bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ORCHIMIC (v1.0), a microbe-mediated model for soil organic matter decomposition
Authors: Huang Ye , Guenet Bertrand , Ciais Philippe , Janssens Ivan A. , Soong Jennifer L. , Wang Yilong , Goll Daniel , Blagodatskaya Evgenia , Huang Yuanyuan
Published: June 2018

Abstract. The role of soil microorganisms in regulating soil
organic matter (SOM) decomposition is of primary importance in the carbon
cycle, in particular in the context of global change. Modeling soil
microbial community dynamics to simulate its impact on soil gaseous carbon
(C) emissions and nitrogen (N) mineralization at large spatial scales is a
recent research field with the potential to improve predictions of SOM
responses to global climate change. In this study we present a SOM model called
ORCHIMIC, which utilizes input data that are consistent with those of global
vegetation models. ORCHIMIC simulates the decomposition of SOM by explicitly
accounting for enzyme production and distinguishing three different
microbial functional groups: fresh organic matter (FOM) specialists, SOM
specialists, and generalists, while also implicitly accounting for microbes
that do not produce extracellular enzymes, i.e., cheaters. ORCHIMIC and two other organic matter decomposition models,
CENTURY (based on first-order kinetics and representative of the structure of most current global soil carbon models)
and PRIM (with FOM accelerating the decomposition rate of SOM), were calibrated
to reproduce the observed respiration fluxes of FOM and SOM from the incubation experiments of
Blagodatskaya et al. (2014).
Among the three models, ORCHIMIC was the only
one that effectively captured both the temporal dynamics of the respiratory fluxes
and the magnitude of the priming effect observed during the incubation
experiment. ORCHIMIC also effectively reproduced the temporal dynamics of microbial
biomass. We then applied different idealized changes to the model input
data, i.e., a 5 K stepwise increase of temperature and/or a doubling of plant
litter inputs. Under 5 K warming conditions, ORCHIMIC predicted a 0.002 K−1
decrease in the C use efficiency (defined as the ratio of C allocated to
microbial growth to the sum of C allocated to growth and respiration) and a
3 % loss of SOC. Under the double litter input scenario, ORCHIMIC
predicted a doubling of microbial biomass, while SOC stock increased by less
than 1 % due to the priming effect. This limited increase in SOC stock
contrasted with the proportional increase in SOC stock as modeled by the
conventional SOC decomposition model (CENTURY), which can not reproduce the
priming effect. If temperature increased by 5 K and litter input was doubled,
ORCHIMIC predicted almost the same loss of SOC as when only temperature
was increased. These tests suggest that the responses of SOC stock to
warming and increasing input may differ considerably from those simulated by
conventional SOC decomposition models when microbial dynamics are included.
The next step is to incorporate the ORCHIMIC model into a global vegetation
model to perform simulations for representative sites and future scenarios.
Development of reliable future climatic projections to assess hydro-meteorological implications in the Western Lake Erie Basin
Authors: Mehan Sushant , Gitau Margaret W. , Flanagan Dennis C.
Published: June 2018

Abstract. Modeling efforts to simulate hydrologic processes under different climate conditions rely on accurate input data; inaccuracies in climate projections can lead to incorrect decisions. This study aimed to develop a reliable climate (precipitation and temperature) database for the Western Lake Erie Basin (WLEB) for the 21st century. Two statistically downscaled bias-corrected sources of climate projections (GDO and MACA) were tested for their effectiveness in simulating historic climate (1966–2005) using ground-based station data from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). MACA was found to have less bias than GDO and was better in simulating certain climate indices, thus, its climate projections were subsequently tested with different bias correction methods including the power transformation method, variance scaling of temperature, and Stochastic Weather Generators. The power transformation method outperformed the other methods and was used in bias corrections for 2006 to 2099. From the analysis, maximum one-day precipitation could vary between 120 and 650 mm across the basin, while the number of days with no precipitation could reduce by 5–15 % under the RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5. The number of wet sequences could increase up to 9 times and the conditional probability of having a wet day followed by wet day could decrease by 25 %. The maximum and minimum daily air temperatures could increase by 2–12 % while the annual number of days for optimal corn growth could decrease by 0–10 days. The resulting climate database will be made accessible through an open-access platform.
Hysteresis analysis of a notched continuum manipulator driven by tendon
Authors: Yu Hong-Jian , Yang Wen-Long , Yang Zheng-Xin , Dong Wei , Du Zhi-Jiang , Yan Zhi-Yuan
Published: June 2018

Abstract. Continuum manipulators are widely used in minimally invasive surgical robot systems (MISRS) because of their flexibility and compliance, while their modelling and control are relatively difficult and complex. This paper proposes an improved hysteresis model of a notched continuum manipulator based on the classical Bouc–Wen model, which can reduce errors and increase the accuracy of the kinematic-mechanics coupled model. Then parameters are identified by the mean of genetic algorithm (GA). Hysteresis phenomenon of the mentioned manipulator is actually caused by many factors such as the hysteresis property of Hyperelastic Nitinol Alloy (HNA), the elastic deformation of tendon and the friction between the tendon and the tube. The results of both static and dynamic experiments show that the introduced hysteresis model can eliminate the positional difference between forward and reverse bending processes, and thus improve the forecast precision of deformation during motion. This model can also be used to compensate modelling errors caused by hysteresis of other similar systems.
The effect of rock composition on muon tomography measurements
Authors: Lechmann Alessandro , Mair David , Ariga Akitaka , Ariga Tomoko , Ereditato Antonio , Nishiyama Ryuichi , Pistillo Ciro , Scampoli Paola , Schlunegger Fritz , Vladymyrov Mykhailo
Published: June 2018

Abstract. In recent years, the use of radiographic inspection with cosmic-ray muons has spread into multiple research and industrial fields. This technique is based on the high-penetration power of cosmogenic muons. Specifically, it allows the resolution of internal density structures of large scale, geological objects through precise measurement of the muon absorption rate. So far in many previous works, this muon absorption rate has been considered to depend solely on the density of traversed material (under the assumption of a standard rock) but the variation in chemical composition has not been taken seriously into account. However, from our experience with muon tomography in Alpine environments we find that this assumption causes a substantial bias on the muon flux calculation, particularly where the target consists of high {Z2/A} (like basalts) or low {Z2/A} (e.g. dolomites) rocks and where the material thickness exceeds 300 m. In this paper we derive an energy loss equation for different minerals and we additionally derive a related equation for mineral assemblages that can be used for any rock type on which mineralogical data is available. Thus, for muon tomography experiments in which high/low {Z2/A} rock thicknesses can be expected, it is advisable to plan an accompanying geological field campaign to determine a realistic rock model.
From lidar scans to roughness maps for wind resource modelling in forested areas
Authors: Floors Rogier , Enevoldsen Peter , Davis Neil , Arnqvist Johan , Dellwik Ebba
Published: June 2018

Abstract. Applying erroneous roughness lengths can have a large impact on the estimated performance of wind turbines, particularly in forested areas. In this study, a new method called the objective roughness approach (ORA), which converts tree height maps created using airborne lidar scans to roughness maps suitable for wind modelling, is evaluated via cross predictions among different anemometers at a complex forested site with seven tall meteorological masts using the Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Program (WAsP). The cross predictions were made using ORA maps created at four spatial resolutions and from four freely available roughness maps based on land use classifications. The validation showed that the use of ORA maps resulted in a closer agreement with observational data for all investigated resolutions compared to the land use maps. Further, when using the ORA maps, the risk of making large errors (> 25 %) in predicted power density was reduced by 40–50 % compared to satellite-based products with the same resolution. The results could be further improved for high-resolution ORA maps by adding the displacement height. The improvements when using the ORA maps were both due to a higher roughness length and due to the higher resolution.
Analyse linguistique des données chiffrées dans les textes de vulgarisation scientifique
Authors: El Khamissy Riham
Published: June 2018

Dans le présent article, notre objectif consiste à saisir comment les journalistes traitent l’information de nature quantitative, notamment lorsqu’il s’agit de nombres. Nous avons choisi de travailler sur les articles de vulgarisation scientifique parce qu’ils foisonnent en chiffres. Les textes sélectionnés parlent du virus Zika, virus qui connait une expansion planétaire importante aux cours des années 2015-2016. Nous explorerons d’abord le niveau formel des données chiffrées et leur intégration dans le texte. Ensuite, nous examinerons à fond le co-texte des chiffres, autrement dit les éléments qui permettent de modifier les données chiffrées et/ou de (ré)-orienter l’interprétation.
"Celles d’avant" de Corinne Hoex. Une lecture énonciative
Authors: Ninanne Dominique
Published: June 2018

La présente contribution est un parcours à travers l’ouvrage poétique Celles d’avant (2013) de l’écrivain belge de langue française Corinne Hoex (1946). Nous avons opté pour une perspective énonciative du texte, sans en omettre toutefois les aspects sémantique et iconique (modèle de Michèle Monte). Notre analyse permettra de souligner les mécanismes auxquels recourt l’auteur pour mettre à mal l’emprise des mères sur leur fille – une problématique centrale dans la production littéraire de Corinne Hoex. Enfin, l’approche énonciative contribuera à éclairer l’éthos poétique de l’auteur.
A (RE)PRODUÇÃO DE ESTEREÓTIPOS DE GÊNERO EM LIVROS DIDÁTICOS À LUZ DA ANÁLISE DE DISCURSO CRÍTICA
Authors: Oliveira Maria Regina de Lima Gonçalves , Lopes Pereira Ariovaldo
Published: June 2018

Com base nos princípios da Análise de Discurso Crítica (ADC), este artigo objetiva analisar a (re)produção de estereótipos de gênero veiculados imageticamente em um livro didático (LD) de língua portuguesa da 1ª série do ensino fundamental. Para este estudo, nos aportamos teoricamente a autoras/es que discutem a (re)produção de estereótipos de gênero com base na ADC (FAIRCLOUGH, 2001), bem como a uma pesquisa documental realizada em livro didático (FERREIRA, 2014; PEREIRA, 2014). Nesta pesquisa, encontramos como principais resultados: a predominância de personagens masculinos, principalmente quando a temática se refere a profissões; a associação da mulher ao consumismo; dentre outros.
Attitudes of High School Band Directors in the United States Toward Solo and Ensemble Activities
Authors: Meyers Brian D.
Published: June 2018

The purpose of this study was to investigate attitudes of high school band directors in the United States toward solo and ensemble activities. Independent variables such as teaching experience, level of education, National Association for Music Education (NAfME) division, personal solo and ensemble experience, teaching assignment, and director-centered external factors were used to investigate potential differences in attitudinal responses. Subjects were high school band directors (N = 557) who completed an online researcher-designed questionnaire that gathered demographic and attitudinal information regarding directors’ perceptions of benefits to students from participation in solo and ensemble activities, their importance to directors, and perceptions of local, regional, and state events. Analyses indicated no significant differences in director’s perceptions of benefits to students according to any independent variables, but significant differences were found in the importance of solo and ensemble to directors and perceptions of solo and ensemble events according to NAfME division, directors’ experience with solo and ensemble as a student, and director-centered external factors. Results indicate directors understand and believe strongly in the benefits of solo and ensemble activities, but factors such as time constraints, job demands, program expectations, and festival and contest adjudication, format, and schedule may hinder directors’ use of solo and ensemble activities as an integral part of their program.
Giving Berth: Fiji, Black Women’s Internationalism, and the Pacific Women’s Conference of 1975
Authors: Swan Quito
Published: June 2018

This essay is centered on Fiji’s Pacific Women’s Conference (PWC) of 1975. It adds to Africana scholarship by demonstrating how Black women’s internationalism weaved across the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Ocean worlds. Organized by Fijian women such as Amelia Rokotuivuna, Claire Slatter, and Vanessa Griffen, the conference was a unified berth for Pacifica women to address the interlocking regional issues of gender, neocolonialism, ecological justice, human rights, ethnicity, race, culture, and sovereignty. These women helped transform Suva, Fiji, into a hub for Pacifica nationalist movements, such as the Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Movement (NFIP). They also attended the United Nations World Conference on Women in Mexico City (1975). Slatter and Griffen edited NFIP’s newsletter, Povai, which became a collective voice for Melanesian, Polynesian, and Micronesian anticolonial struggles. The PWC occurred at a critical moment of Indigenous, Global South women’s and anticolonial liberation struggles across the region. Conference participants represented political movements from across New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Tahiti, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Australia, and the Americas. They denounced French, Australian, American, British, and Indonesian (neo)colonialism and imperialism in the South Pacific. This highlighted the relationships between Oceanic, Asian, African American, Caribbean, and African liberation struggles.
Integrated Reporting and Financial Performance: Empirical Evidences from Bahraini Listed Insurance Companies
Authors: Albetairi Huda Tariq Abdulrahman , Kukreja Gagan , Hamdan Allam
Published: June 2018

In Middle Eastern countries, Integrated Reporting  concept is gaining momentum and companies are adopting it in non-standardize way however, it is not mandatory by law. The current study is aimed at exploring  among five listed insurance companies in Bahrain and its effects on their financial performance (Return on Assets assumed). Content, descriptive and linear regression analyses were employed to analyze the collected data over a period of four years from 2012 to 2015. The research findings suggested that there is a wide variation of companies’ compliance with , and the use of non-uniform disclosure formats. The content elements whose level of disclosures appeared to improve include the external environment and organizational overview, governance, and outlook, while there is a decreasing level of disclosures that are witnessed for risk and opportunities. The business model, strategy and resource allocation have a positive and significant relationship with Return on Assets (ROA), while risk and opportunities and performance elements negatively, but significantly related to ROA. This research will help the policy makers, regulators, investors, companies, researchers and analysts to understand the importance of . Further, it provides the broad understanding and application of  to the researchers, academicians and students communities.
Smallholder Farmers’ Knowledge, Perception and Management of Rice Blast Disease in Upland Rice Production in Tanzania
Authors: Hashim Ibrahim , Mamiro Delphina P. , Mabagala Robert B. , Tefera Tadele
Published: June 2018

The objective of this paper was to investigate farmers’ knowledge and management of rice blast disease in Tanzania. Farmers’ household survey was conducted in five districts namely Mvomero, Morogoro rural, Ulanga, Korogwe and Muheza in April and May 2017. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using semi-structured questionnaire and observations made through transect walks across selected villages. Farmers observed symptoms of rice blast disease for the first time in the past 3 to 10 years, with higher severity of blast disease in April to May each year. About 46.3% of the respondents were not aware of the cause and spread of rice blast disease. About 39.9% of the respondents associated rice blast disease with drought, high rainfall and temperature (8.7%) and soil fertility problems (5.1%). About 18.7% of the farmers reported burning of crop residues, 17.0% use of ash, 4.0% use of nitrogen fertilizer and 6.3% application of fungicide for management of rice blast disease. The majority (54.0%) of farmers did not apply any management method. Most farmers planted local upland rice varieties, with only 7.7% using improved varieties. About 69.6% of the respondents shared information on disease management among themselves. Lack of knowledge, ability to afford and unavailability of effective blast disease control methods were reported to affect the management of the disease. Strengthening the capacity of farmers to identify the disease and proper management practices will sustainably solve the problem of rice blast disease in upland rice production.
Obtaining and Evaluating New Hybrids of Papaya Tree
Authors: Nascimento Adriel L. , Nascimento Alan De L. , Santos Karina T. H. dos , Malikouski Renan G. , Schmildt Omar , Alexandre Rodrigo S. , Czepak Márcio P. , Cattaneo Laercio F. , Ferreguetti Geraldo A. , Amaral José A. T. do , Schmildt Edilson R.
Published: June 2018

Due to the close genetic base in the papaya crop, the breeding programs seek new alternatives with agronomic characteristics desirable to the producer and fruit that meets the consumer desire. The objective of this work was to evaluate the behavior of new Hybrids in germplasm database maintenance units of the company Caliman Agrícola SA. The experiment was carried out in a randomized block design with 10 new elements (CP3 × SSAM; CP3 × UENF/Caliman 01; CP3 × JS 12; CP2 × SS32; JS 12 × SSAM) and one control, UENF/Caliman 01, four replicates and ten plants per plot. Tem hermaphrodite plants per plot were evaluated at eight and 12 months after planting, 16 characteristics focused on plant morphologies and biometry of fruits harvested at the maturation stage II (fruits with up to 25% of the yellow surface). The productivity of one year of harvest was also evaluated. Among the new hybrids evaluated, it is possible to detect the presence of productive characteristics and fruit quality that were interesting for the market, suggesting that they be evaluated for crop value and use for future launches as commercial hybrids. With interest for future market launch, we highlight CP3 × 72/12, CP2 × SS32, CP3 × Progeny Tainung and CP1 × Sekati which shows high average productivity.
Productivity, Technological Attributes and Water Use Efficiency of Sugarcane Cultivars Under Regulated Deficit Irrigation
Authors: Coelho Anderson P. , Dalri Alexandre B. , Landell Estêvão P. A. , Fischer Filho João A. , Libardi Luís G. P. , Bettiol João V. T. , Faria Rogério T. , Palaretti Luiz F.
Published: June 2018

Irrigation systems with high water application uniformity, adapted cultivars, and management of regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) are some ways to increase water use efficiency in agriculture. RDI is a practice that aims to provide a smaller amount of water than that consumed by crops without significantly affecting agricultural yield. Objectives of this study were to evaluate the technological characteristics (Bx, Juice POL, Fiber, TRS and Cane POL), water use efficiency (WUE), number of stalks, and sugar and stalk yield of five sugarcane cultivars subjected to RDI and non-irrigation. The experiment was conducted at the School of Agricultural and Veterinatian Sciences, São Paulo State, Brazil. The treatments were distributed in a partially balanced incomplete-block design. The RDI provided 50% of the evapotranspiration water by the crop. At each 30 mm water deficit a 15 mm depth was applied. The evaluated sugarcane cultivars were ‘CTC 4’, ‘IACSP 93-3046’, ‘RB 86-7515’, ‘IACSP 95-5000’, and ‘IAC 91-1099’. The total irrigation depth applied during the cycle was 180 mm. The RDI reduced the technological characteristics of sugarcane. However, it increased the productivity of the stalks and sugar, and did not change the number of stalks per hectare, nor the water use efficiency. Among the cultivars, ‘IAC91-1099’ showed the highest sugar yield (21.81 t ha-1), stalk yield (146.5 t ha-1), and water use efficiency (146.7 kg ha-1 mm-1). The cultivar ‘CTC4’ showed little responsiveness to RDI, presenting a lower number of stalks per hectare and water use efficiency in relation to its growth under non-irrigation conditions.
Mineral Composition of Lettuce Grown in Hydroponic System With Wastewater
Authors: Xavier Josilda de França , Azevedo Carlos Alberto Vieira de , Azevedo Marcia Rejane de Q. A. , Albuquerque Junior José Emídio de , Simões João Paulo de Oliveira
Published: June 2018

The use of treated effluents is not a new practice in agriculture, however, the optimization of wastewater was given with mineral fertilizers to grow lettuce in a hydroponic system, subject that is still barely studied. The objective of this study was to evaluate the mineral composition of three lettuce cultivars (Verônica, Vanda and Thais) in a hydroponic system using wastewater, well water and optimized nutrient solutions. The plants was grown in seven nutrient solutions, as S1 = Furlani solution; S2 = domestic wastewater; S3 = optimized domestic wastewater; S4 = well water; S5 = optimized well water; S6 = wastewater UASB and S7 = optimized UASB wastewater and the sub-plot for three lettuce cultivars. It was verified that the treatments S2, S4 and S6 when compared with the respective optimized solutions S3, S5 and S7 presented lower levels of nitrogen, potassium, calcium, zinc, copper and manganese in the two experiments. Same behavior was not observed for phosphorus and sodium. As for the cultivars, they presented, regardless of the experiment, mineral composition similar to each other when the same nutrient solution was used.
Yield of Brachiaria in Function of Natural Phosphate Application and Liming in Pará Northeast
Authors: Araujo Vanessa Dos S. , Rodrigues Katia C. B. , Galvão Jessivaldo R. , Yakuwa Tiago K. M. , Silva Vicente F. A. , Silva Deivison R. da , Araujo Leonardo B. , Souza Francisco J. L. de , Souza Joel C. de
Published: June 2018

Forage plants of the genus Brachiária show excellent adaptation to poor soils with high acidity in the region. They present good response to phosphate fertilization and tolerant to soil with higher humidity. The soils of Amazonia are characterized mainly by high acidity, low availability of phosphorus and high saturation of aluminum. Under these conditions, aluminum tends to fix the phosphorus, making it necessary to apply higher doses to supply the need for fodder, justifying the need to apply corrective acidity material. The objective was to evaluate the pH of the behavior and productivity of Brachiaria brizantha cv. Xaraés by using Arad rock phosphate and limestone dolomite in a yellow Latosol of medium texture collected from the 0-20 cm layer. The treatments were: soil only (T1); soil with the addition of lime (T2); soil with added Arad 30 days before planting (T3); soil with the addition of Arad on planting (T4); soil with the addition of Arad and liming 30 days before planting (T5); and soil with the addition of Arad and liming on planting (T6), distributed in five replications, totaling 30 experimental units. At 45 days of germination, evaluated the plant height (HP) and number of leaves (NL), culminating with the courts to obtain the shoot fresh matter (SFM) and dry matter (FDM), the other cuts made every 30 days. pH variations responded positively to the treatments using lime to increase the pH to levels close to 6.5. For HP variables, NL, SFM and SDM the highest increases were obtained for treatments under the influence of limestone (T2) and limestone + Arad 30 days before planting (T5). The natural phosphate fertilizer in combination with liming showed significant results for all parameters.
Biofertigation of Forage With Effluents From a Cattle Slaughterhouse Green Line: Impacts on Physical-Chemical Indicators of Soil Quality and on Production Biomass
Authors: Carvalho Joaquim Jose de Carvalho , Luz José Maria Rodrigues da , Henrique Jaqueline , Silva José Geraldo Delvaux , Fernandes Raphael Bragança Alves , Ribeiro S. S. , Silva José Expedito Cavalcante da
Published: June 2018

Cattle slaughterhouses are potential causes the environmental impacts, as it require a large volume of water in meat processing, generate large effluents amount, and promote the Cerrado deforestation for animal husbandry. Therefore, we aim was carried out to assess the effects of the soil application of a green line wastewater from a cattle slaughterhouse in the Brachiaria brizantha growth. The M1 and M2 managements did not contain wastewater of slaughterhouse. The wastewater from the 3rd stabilization pond (M3 to M5), from reception box (M6 to M8), and manure (M9 and M10) were used in the biofertigation managements. The physical-chemical indicators levels did not show significant differences (p < 0.05) before soil preparation and after managements. However, biofertigation in the Cerrado soil can provide a mitigation of the leaching of fine soil particles and cations. In addition, maximum nitrogen dose of wastewater provided a higher leaf biomass productivity than commercial nitrogen. Thus, the fertigation with wastewater can reduce the use of water bodies to crops irrigation and the incorporation of new areas with native vegetation to the agricultural production systems.
Gender Effect on Adoption of Selected Improved Rice Technologies in Ghana
Authors: Addison Monica , Ohene-Yankyera Kwasi , Aidoo Robert
Published: June 2018

The study sought to test the hypothesis that gender influences adoption of innovations in the rice sector of Ghana. There is an existence of gender gap in adoption of farm innovations in Ghana. After desk review, it was found that the existing literature has not provided a clear linkage between gender and adoption of agricultural technologies. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine how the interaction between gender and other socio-economic factors influence the incidence of adoption of improved rice variety and fertilizer. Drawing on 917 face-to-face interviews with rice producers, the results show that child care and limited access to land inhibit female incidence of adoption. It is recommended that the innovation system should take cognizance of female reproductive role and develop, as much as possible, technology options that rely less on intensive use of labour. Furthermore, government should facilitate the development of land markets to improve female access to land, especially in northern Ghana where cultural norms restrict women’s access to land.
Monitoring of Physical Parameters in Organic Waste Composting
Authors: Ferreira Ana Kaline da Costa , Dias Nildo Da Silva , Ferreira Daianni Ariane da Costa , Junior Francisco Souto de Sousa , Leite Moadir De Sousa , Porto Vânia Christina Nascimento , Fernandes Cleyton Dos Santos , Souza Bruno Goulart de Azevedo , Silva Jucirema Ferreira da , Andrade Luciara Maria de
Published: June 2018

The volume of biodegradable solid waste and its inadequate disposal have led to serious environmental problems, requiring efficient measures that prioritize the recycling of these wastes, promoting sustainability. The objective of this research was to monitor the behavior of physical parameters during the organic waste composting process. For this, 5 piles of organic waste were built through the composting technique developed according to the windrow method. The piles were composed of 70% of plant material, and 30% varied between manure and food remains. The piles were composed of 70% of plant material, and 30% varied between manure and food remains. The proportions were: I pile, 1:1 (15% manure and 15% rest of food); Pile II, 2:1 (20% manure and 10% rest of food); Cell III, 1:2 (10% manure and 20% rest of food); (30% manure and 0% rest of food) and the V pile in the ratio of 0:3 (0% manure and 30% rest of food). The evaluated parameters were temperature, moisture, pH, TOC, TN and C/N ratio. During the process of compost maturation, the parameters evaluated were kept within the established standards for the composting process.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Journal of Agricultural Science, Vol. 10, No. 7
Authors: Brown Anne
Published: June 2018

Reviewer acknowledgements for Journal of Agricultural Science, Vol. 10, No. 7, 2018.
Irreducible Unitary Representations Concerning Homogeneous Holomorphic Line Bundles Over Elliptic Orbits
Authors: Boumuki Nobutaka , Noda Tomonori
Published: June 2018

In this paper we consider a homogeneous holomorphic line bundle over an elliptic adjoint orbit of a real semisimple Lie group, and set a continuous representation of the Lie group on a certain complex vector subspace of the complex vector space of holomorphic cross-sections of the line bundle. Then, we demonstrate that the representation is irreducible unitary.
Abstract Contraflow Models and Solution Procedures for Evacuation Planning
Authors: Dhungana Ram Chandra , Pyakurel Urmila , Dhamala Tanka Nath
Published: June 2018

The abstract flow model deals with the flow  paths (routes) that satisfy the switching property. Contraflow is a widely accepted solution approach that increases the flow and decreases the evacuation time making the traffic smooth during evacuation by reversing the required road directions from the risk areas to the safe places. In this paper, we integrate the concepts of abstract flow and contraflow, give mathematical formulations of these models and present efficient algorithms for solving the abstract contraflow problems. The efficient solution procedures are presented for  maximum dynamic, lexicographically maximum and earliest arrival abstract contraflow  problems. This approach maximizes the flow value in given time and seeks to eliminate the crossing conflicts.
An Overview of the Open Science in Times of Big Data and Innovation to Global Health
Authors: Magalhães Jorge , Hartz Zulmira , Antunes Adelaide , Martins Maria do Rosário O.
Published: June 2018

The last several years have revealed information technology and scientific data to be important allies. However, the most important scientific ally is that which can assist in the complex task of identifying, collecting and treating the exponential amount of data added to the Web every day in the XXI century. Moreover, the volume of this data exceeds 2.5 x 1018 new bytes per day and arrives on the Web at a rapid speed. Thus, it is necessary to assess the veracity of these data and their value to decision-making. Although approximately 43% of the data are related to health and about one million scientific articles published per year are in the health field, it is important to think beyond trivial models to solve problems of local health with a global focus. Thus, this work aims to contribute to the reflection on the use of free tools as well as to discussions of collaborative and effective partnerships for action in the field of Public Health. This study shows opportunities to use open science for global health innovation, mainly, to the countries with difficulty in managing the problems of their ills. Open science in times of Big Data are much more agile than the old model of closed science, i.e., isolated groups that either did not share data or did share but at prices that were unaffordable for developing or underdeveloped countries. Technological development for new chemical entities can be facilitated by using the open science of the Scientific’s Big Data.
Innovation In Universities: brazilian academic research in the period of 2001-2010
Authors: Silva Elizandra da , Segatto Andréa Paula
Published: June 2018

Universities play an important role in economic development and in the network to improve innovation in organizations. Besides the acknowledged influence in innovation to the outside, is important to consider the ability of universities to innovate on the inside too, in its process and choices. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the academic research about innovation in universities, considering Brazilians journals in the period of 2001-2010. The research was exploratory and bibliographic, using thirty five journals classified by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) in the levels A1, A2, B1, B2 e B3. Between those, sixteen presented the total of thirty five articles about the main subject. The results revealed that the biggest part of articles is published in only five journals, mostly into evaluation level B3. Most of those were writing by two authors, usually from different institutions, and there is a growing tendency in the number of publications, especially in the evaluation level B3. The most frequent subject was de University-Industry relationships, with lower participation from the subjects: patenting, incubators, Center for Technological Innovation (CTI), academic spin-offs, technology transfer, and innovation adoption. The study concludes that almost all of the publications deals with the perspective of innovations produced by university for external environment, and the innovations for the internal environment have poorest publication, which leads on to the need of development of an innovation culture in universities, in order to improve its innovative and entrepreneurial abilities.
Success Factors of Radical Breakthgrough ICT Projects – Comparison of Hardware and Software Cases
Authors: Sarja Jari
Published: June 2018

Because technology pushed product development projects are risky and failure rates are high, the success factors are valuable knowledge for the management of development-intensive firms. This paper provides a comparison of success factor weighting between hardware and software product development projects in the ICT industry improving existing success factor research. We analyze qualitatively interview data from nine intentionally selected start-up firms and identify which success factors were clearly supported by HW and SW firms, and in which area different types of firms could benchmark each other. The practical aim of this paper is that it helps management to recognize the real actions needed to reduce product development risks in HW and SW projects.
TEORIAS DO ACONTECIMENTO E CRISE ORGANIZACIONAL: um diálogo produtivo
Authors: OLIVEIRA Luciana , SIQUEIRA Laura Luiza Tupynambá
Published: June 2018

As teorias do acontecimento têm sido muito utilizadas nos estudos da comunicação, notadamente para análise do jornalismo, das celebridades, dos grandes eventos, das catástrofes. A aplicação aos estudos da comunicação organizacional é restrita, para não dizer nula. Acreditando que o entendimento das crises organizacionais pode ganhar um novo impulso com tal abordagem teórico-metodológica, buscamos apresentar e explorar os fundamentos acerca dessa articulação, bem como os entrecruzamentos entre discursos oficiais e outros discursos presentes nas interações públicos-organizações e a propriedade da visada acontecimental para explicar fenômenos organizacionais, posto que, na situação de crise, são as organizações elas próprias acontecimentos ou  catalisadoras da discussão de problemas públicos.
Estudos do Jornalismo: reafirmação do status quo ou busca por arranjos alternativos?
Authors: Nonato Cláudia , Bulla Olívia
Published: June 2018

O presente artigo pretende discutir as relações de trabalho do jornalista do ponto de vista da produção jornalística e apresentar influências das rotinas produtivas na construção de um fato, bem como viabilizar alternativas capazes o fazer Jornalismo. A partir do binômio Comunicação e Trabalho, que busca compreender redes de sentido em um mundo do trabalho em permanente mudança, a discussão mostra que a racionalidade dos processos produtivos modifica a condição do trabalhador. Como exemplo, serão apresentadas duas pesquisas: a primeira mostra a forma como os números são usados para sustentar um discurso na notícia, por considerar que as rotinas de trabalho e as práticas produtivas permitem, e até incentivam, ao jornalista usar esse recurso na interpretação dos fatos sociais; a segunda mostra que portais, blogs e ferramentas das redes sociais são hoje utilizados como ‘inovações na forma de produzir Jornalismo’, e discute como ‘arranjos econômicos’ podem viabilizar o trabalho do jornalista sendo encarados como possibilidade de mudanças nas rotinas produtivas e incorporados como alternativos ao trabalho jornalístico tradicional. Com isso, propõem-se mostrar a complexidade da discussão sobre o trabalho do jornalista, os desafios dos arranjos econômicos e a viabilidade de sustentação de tais iniciativas. Ao final, os resultados das duas pesquisas reafirmam a relevância dos estudos da comunicação no mundo do trabalho.
O All-news com sotaque brasileiro
Authors: Lemos Cândida Emília , Costa Ana Carolina Melo
Published: June 2018

Este artigo trata da investigação sobre o processo de produção e de recepção do formato por ouvintes de rádio all-News, com estudo de caso da BandNews FM de Belo Horizonte, capital do estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Apresenta a discussão sobre este formato de rádio na bibliografia especializada, com análise de conteúdos e contextualização do formato no Brasil. Aborda também o all-news no contexto da interatividade entre produtores e ouvintes/internautas em ambientes virtuais.
A individuação e a máquina: leitura deleuzeana de Simondon
Authors: De Almeida Bruno Vasconcelos
Published: June 2018

Este trabalho objetiva investigar duas questões no plano das ressonâncias entre Simondon e Deleuze. A primeira diz respeito aos elementos conceituais que dispomos para pensar a individuação psíquica e coletiva, isto é, os modos de produção de subjetividade implicados com a processualidade dos acontecimentos. A segunda diz respeito às linhas de força que desenham os processos subjetivos desencadeados nos encontros entre homens, meios e objetos técnicos. No movimento de aproximação entre as questões, deriva-se a pergunta pela problemática da individuação psíquica, coletiva e maquínica. Neste sentido, o artigo trabalha algumas articulações entre objetos técnicos e cultura, entre tecnologias e máquinas, propondo, ainda, uma análise do vídeo de Chris Cunningham (1999), em parceria com a cantora Björk, intitulado ‘The Erotic Life of Machine’.
Hyperwriting, a multiscale writing with the method of loci
Authors: Aberkane Idriss
Published: June 2018

Let us suppose that any media is the outsourcing of a mental function ; writing, then, is the outsourcing of working memory. For Dehaene and others, writing is a neural recycling by which populations specialized in form recognition are associated with sounds, thus forming a simple grapheme-phoneme association. Could there be other forms of writing then, or “neowriting”, and could they externalize other mental functions, such as say, episodic memory ? Here I propose a multiscale form of symbolic writing based on the method of loci, consisting of a loceme-noeme association endowed with a proto-grammar, which purpose is to externalize episodic memory, and allow for the mapping of noems onto space. I add that hyperwriting is not the only possible form of neowriting, thus posing the problem of the neuroergonomic optimality of existing media depending on their contents and cognitive purpose, and discuss its epistemological continuity with hypertext.
Éditorialisation et littérature
Authors: Gac Roberto
Published: June 2018

Depuis sa création, Sens public est apparu dans le champ des médias comme une
structure à l'avant-garde de changements décisifs pour l'évolution de la société
contemporaine. Son fonctionnement a permis que des démarches culturelles synergiques
puissent coïncider en son sein, donnant lieu à « un réseau d'intelligences » qui
s'élève au-dessus des lourdeurs institutionnelles surannées. C'est ainsi que des
phénomènes comme l'éditorialisation et l'intertexte, nettement avant-gardistes, ont
pu se rejoindre tout en multipliant leur potentiel de développement, aussi bien dans
le monde de la communication que dans celui de la littérature.
Approches du Brésil
Authors: Wormser Gérard
Published: June 2018

La scène politique brésilienne est entrée dans une phase de confusion extrême.
Cela permettra t-il à notre enquête de sortir des clichés ? Après des mois de
guérilla parlementaire, le 17 mars 2016 restera une date marquante. Ce même jour, la
chambre des députés a constitué la commission qui statuera sur la possible
destitution de la présidente Dilma Rousseff, celle-ci a nommé à la tête de son
Cabinet l'ancien président Lula da Silva, un artifice de procédure a immédiatement
suspendu cette nomination à une décision de la Cour suprême brésilienne (Supremo
Tribunal Federal), dont les juges ont simultanément autorisé la diffusion d'écoutes
téléphoniques de Lula. Dès le soir, les médias ont ouvert un procès public de
l'ancien président. On parle de coup d'Etat.
Éléments de débat sur la politique de la psychanalyse
Authors: Demailly Lise
Published: June 2018

La psychanalyse a des implications sociétales. Autrement dit, elle a une
certaine responsabilité historique dans l’évolution des sociétés dans lesquelles
elle s’est développée. Elle est elle-même influencée par les sociétés et les cadres
politiques dans lesquels elle se déploie. La théorie psychanalytique peut s’emparer
de cette influence réciproque, d’une part pour la penser, d’autre part pour en tirer
des enseignements pour sa propre politique, mais cela ne saurait se faire
aujourd’hui dans un isolement théorique ou pratique, notamment vis-à-vis des
sciences sociales ou des innovations sociales.
What is editorialization?
Authors: Vitali Rosati Marcello
Published: June 2018

This paper is the result of eight years of work on the concept of editorialization that was done in the context of the international seminar “Écritures numériques et éditorialisation”, which I have been co-organizing with Nicolas Sauret since 2008. I propose a definition of editorialization as the set of dynamics that produce and structure digital space. These dynamics can be understood as the interactions of individual and collective actions within a particular digital environment. Starting from this definition I try to describe how authority works in digital space.
Les ordres du monde
Authors: Mayer Ariane
Published: June 2018

Avec le développement spectaculaire des bibliothèques virtuelles depuis les années
2000, se sont aussi multipliés les modes d’indexation de ces archives livresques. Si l’on
envisage la pensée de l’organisation des bibliothèques à travers les âges, on constate que
l’histoire a longtemps été dominée par une tentative de classification documentaire unique,
traduisant une conception du monde héritée de la philosophie aristotélicienne. Dans cet
article, il s’agit de mettre en lumière cette relation multiséculaire entre la vision du
monde ou de l’esprit d’une part, et de l’autre la manière dont l’indexation des archives est
censée la refléter dans l’espace. Ordre du monde et ordre des livres se répondent, promis à
l’heure du numérique à un éclatement et à une recomposition.
Botcrafting and Botbreeding : A Simplified Economics of Evolutionary Algorithms
Authors: Aberkane Idriss
Published: June 2018

Let us consider the industrial and economic impact of genetic programming and its generic availability to the masses. Is the interaction between genetic programming and the so-called “cognitariat” the beginning of a “genetic revolution” in the industrial sense ? Can we theorise a genetic marketplace, based on the dynamic of bids and asks for genetic algorithms to be made-to-order and leverage any daily routine, thus trading value ? Can genetic algorithms be crossbred to achieve a phenomenon similar to animal domestication, with a transition from wild to domestic type and heterosis, and can such a pressure for domestication percolate to macroeconomic value ? Which economic marketplace would allow such an economic phenomenon to happen and percolate least impeded ? Here I consider the economic implication of evolving genetic algorithms to address any repetitive human task, within a grand genetic marketplace composed of bidders and askers that would be using, evolving and breeding genetic programs (“bots”) and manipulating them as “bot breeders” to leverage their own economic output. I define a cryptocurrency on the buyer’s side, conceived to represent a unit of genetic purchasing power, which I call a “botcoin”.
Approches du Brésil (2)
Authors: Wormser Gérard
Published: June 2018

L'éviction de la présidente Dilma Rousseff place le Brésil en situation instable.
Paralysées depuis l'an dernier par une Fronde parlementaire, les institutions sont à présent
fragilisées car le changement de majorité a été obtenu par une coalition entre l'opposition
et une partie des membres du gouvernement menés par le vice-président qui parle de redresser
le pays. L'opinion publique a été tenue à l'écart de ce processus et pourrait bien rejeter
le nouveau gouvernement brésilien. Ces événements nous permettent d'amorcer une description
du jeu institutionnel et social brésilien.
Existe-il une structure de servitude volontaire dans les technologies de l’information
et de la communication ?
Authors: Fourneret Eric
Published: June 2018

Sans entrer dans une analyse évaluative et comparative des arguments en présence, nous
voudrions examiner, dans cet article, la référence à la servitude volontaire lorsqu’elle
sert à dénoncer une illusion d’accroissement de la liberté des individus au moyen des
technologies d’information et de communication (TIC). En s’appuyant sur sa version
originelle (16e siècle), cette référence est-elle justifiée ? Nous voudrions montrer que si
une structure de servitude apparait effectivement, le débat opposant les défenseurs des TIC
et leurs détracteurs appelle à penser, voire à re-penser le rapport entre l’homme et sa
nature technicienne, plutôt que de faire des diatribes ou de faire l’apologie de la société
numérique.
(Re)construire les marges
Authors: Marcotte Sophie
Published: June 2018

Cet article porte sur trois projets exploitant l’archive de la romancière d’origine franco-manitobaine Gabrielle Roy : une exposition commémorative à Bibliothèque et archives Canada, un album et un site web fondé sur le modèle de la communauté virtuelle. On remarque que selon la finalité du projet (politique et institutionnelle, incitation à relire l’œuvre, dialogue entre chercheurs et lecteurs), l’archive est convoquée et reconstruite de manière singulière. La mise en réseau de l’archive, si elle donne lieu à l’élaboration de nouveaux modèles de collaboration fondés sur une logique participative, entraîne par ailleurs des questionnements liés à la pérennité des publications électroniques.