bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The distribution regularities of structural, physical and mechanical characteristics of the fillings of shredded wood in the bunkers at the gravity movement
Authors: Лозовецкий  , Lozovetskiy Vyacheslav , Шадрин  , Shadrin Anatoliy , Лебедев  , Lebedev Vladimir , Катков  , Katkov Sergey
Published: July 2017

Described the experimental setup and presents the results of theoretical and experimental analytical studies of structural characteristics (coefficient of fully wood - porosity or the porosity) and physico-mechanical properties (coefficients of internal and external friction) of the materials crushed wood, a generalization which allowed us to obtain the calculated dependences for determination of their size by volume of bunkers axisymmetric geometry.
Peculiarities of functioning of the automated system of accounting of harvested wood and the control of its origin
Authors: Николаев  , Nikolaev Andrey , Стариков  , Starikov Aleksandr , Батурин  , Baturin Kirill
Published: July 2017

The proposed conceptual scheme of functioning of the automated accounting system of the harvested wood and the control of its origin will allow getting the information on time about the transportation at any time from carrying it from the forest and finally to delivering it to the con-sumer. The developed method of biometric passport system and soft- and hardware facilities of primary processing of saw cuts and geometric parameters of timber allows monitoring the vo-lumes and the origin legality on the spot without the use of expensive laboratory analyses.
Distinctive features in properties of particleboards of various thickness for kitchen table-tops
Authors: Разиньков  , Razinkov Egor
Published: July 2017

The work showed that thin and thick particleboards differ very much in physical and me-chanical properties. Flexural strenth of the two types is slightly different, dimentional stability of thick particleboard is lower than that of thin particleboards. The water absorbtion of the thick particleboards is worse than that of thin particleboards. The edge integrity of thick particleboards is worse than that of thin ones.
The experimental definition of friction coefficient in the contact elements of the load gripping tools transfering the gluedwood construction
Authors: Руденко  , Rudenko Aleksandr , Мелехов  , Melekhov Vladimir , Бабкин  , Babkin Aleksandr
Published: July 2017

The article gives the description of the experimental facility to define the friction coeffi-cient between the contact elements and the samples of wood and plywood. Steel, rubber were used as materials for the contact elements. The minimum friction coefficients that can be used for engineering calculations are defined for each out of 16 contact pairs. The most preferable material to manufacture the contact elements of the load gripping tools for transferring the glued wood construction is rubber. It has the friction coefficient 1.3-2 times as high as other materials.
The method for assessing the impact of favourable conditions on the economic growth of furniture production
Authors: Куксова  , Kuksova Irina , Гыязов  , Gyyazov Aydarbek , Безрукова  , Bezrukova Tatyana , Безруков  , Bezrukov Boris
Published: July 2017

In the article the questions of formation of methodology for assessing the impact of enabl-ing environment on economic growth of furniture production. The General economic meaning of the methodology of assessing the impact of enabling environment on economic growth of furni-ture production is developing indicators that identify the effectiveness of enterprise functioning, in assessing the influence of favorable conditions for economy of production. In this study spe-cial attention is paid to the favorable conditions that have a direct impact on the development of the industry and the value of financial activities to increase economic benefits of enterprises.
Economic security of the Russian Federation in the context of global crisis
Authors: Радюкова  , Radyukova Yana , Кулик  , Kulik Yuriy
Published: July 2017

Economic security of the Russian Federation in the context of global crisis
The problem solution of the uniform distribution of resources by the dynamic programming method
Authors: Коновальчук  , Konovalchuk Evgeniy , Коновалов  , Konovalov Oleg , Сербулов  , Serbulov Yuriy
Published: July 2017

The solution of two problems is considered for this purpose in the article: the achievements of a conditional minimum and the achievement of an absolute minimum according to the devel-oped algorithms. At the same time the problem solution of achieving the conditional minimum is reduced to theproblem of integer quadratic programming and the problem of achieving the abso-lute minimum – to minimization of the utility function in the field of the set restrictions and to the search of the fixed number of variables.
Influence of geogrid reinforcing of crushed-stone materials on the effect of shift loadings
Authors: Артемьев  , Artemev Vladislav , Бессараб  , Bessarab Gennadiy
Published: July 2017

The purpose of this work is experimental definition of influence of reinforcing of crushed-stone layers of road carpet by volume geogrid on shift stability. Materials for the research are three fractional compositions of crushed stone: screenings of 0-5 mm; fr. 5-20 mm; fr. 20-40 mm. Reinforcing is made by GEO OR geogrid 20/5 with a size of cell of 16х16 cm and edge high of 5 cm. As a result of comparative tests of crushed-stone materials of different fractions for shift in the horizontal plane with the use of geogrid and without it, significant experimental data have been obtained.
Influence of movement surface slope on tractive and tow performances of wheeled running gear
Authors: Хитров  , Khitrov Egor , Бартенев  , Bartenev Ivan
Published: July 2017

This article presents results of studies of the effect of movement surface slope on tractive and tow performance of wheeled forestry machine’s mover. Dependencies, which the mathematical model is based on, take into account the impact of direction deviations of the resultant load on soils from the gear from the normal, which reduces bearing capacity of the base and increases the deformation of soil and its resistance to machine movement. As a consequence, the model considers reductions of the mover’s tractive and tow performance.
About protected and some rare plant species of ravine oak forests of Voronezh region
Authors: Казьмина  , Kazmina Elena , Агафонов  , Agafonov Vladimir
Published: July 2017

Research materials of flora of ravine forest in Voronezh region are given. Research has established that the flora of ravine oak forests of Voronezh region has 38 species of protected vascular plants. The detailed characteristic of finds in territory of region is given. Researchers indicated new localities of rare for Voronezh region species. Among plant found in the ravine oak forests special attention is paid to a group of species growing in the Voronezh region on the border or near the border of the range, mostly these are representatives of flora reaching the southern and northern distribution limits in the region.
Monitoring of forest certification by the example of LLC "MC" Solombalales"
Authors: Дербин  , Derbin Vasiliy
Published: July 2017

Overview of the certification process for monitoring of forest enterprises is given, which is an effective mechanism of modern enterprise management. Information on the certification process for holding enterprises, LLC "MC" Solombalales" is provided. The schemes of wood raw material supplying in holdings of "Solombalsky woodworking plant" and LLC "MC" Solombalales" are shown. Possible interested parties involved in the certification process are presented. Forest management certification process improvement is considered, which is associated with preservation of high conservation of valuable forests.
The possibility and validity of the improved design of the machine for uprooting stumps ЛП–52 in conditions of forest complex
Authors: Шевцова  , Shevtsova Irina , Солопанов  , Solopanov Mihail , Макеев  , Makeev Viktor , Карпушина  , Karpushina Viktoriya
Published: July 2017

Ripping three-tooth working equipment with individual drive of each tooth is hung instead of rear outriggers and also performs their function during loading and unloading operations. Hitching of this machine with such work equipment is quite reasonably, as it significantly expands the scope of its application during the preparatory and excavation works during the construction of logging roads. Thus the possibility and validity of such improvements to the car is clearly defined, and even there is a technological scheme of performance of its excavation in the construction of embankments from the lateral reserves.
Determination of competitive interspecific re-lationship in deciduous-coniferous stands
Authors: Данилов  , Danilov Dmitriy , Беляева  , Beliaeva Nataliia , Ищук  , Ishchuk Taisiya
Published: July 2017

Article examines the interspecific relationships of tree species in mixed stands of birch and spruce. It is noted that continuous oscillatory process in the ranks of the distribution of trees by diameter can be regarded as a necessity for the formation of a stable stand. This allows you to search for the optimal age and growing con-ditions of the stand. Until the age of clear-cut it is recommended to remove leafy canopy from mixed coniferous-deciduous plantings.
The results of studies of the effect of the sealing groove on the load capacity of aerostatic supports
Authors: Дербин  , Derbin Mikhail , Дербин  , Derbin Vasiliy
Published: July 2017

There are links to the theoretical study of aero-static supports and methodology of their calcu-lation for selecting parameters of aerostatic guide. A scheme of aerostatic support with the given parameters is presented, which are the width and length. Obtained results of experi-mental studies of the plate lift on aerostatic supports with sealing grooves are given. Ac-cording to the research, a conclusion is made: under the same conditions the maximum lifting height is reached for aerostatic support with a teardrop, which corresponds to the highest lift-ing force of aerostatic support.
The method of bucking whips and accounting of received roundwood
Authors: Батурин  , Baturin Kirill , Петровский  , Petrovskiy Vladislav , Малинников  , Malinnikov Petr
Published: July 2017

The article is devoted to developing a method of cross-cutting of whips to assortments, using the data set as a percentage of assortment plan or through the diameters of logs, as well as ac-counting technology for volumes of produced roundwood. The use of information technology in the CTL job of bucking whips, allows to take into account the specifics of the produc-tion of enterprise, consumer applications, mi-nimizing wastes of timber production, with an increase in the volume of business output assortments.
Innovative approaches to the facilitation of the development of innovative small businesses in the industry
Authors: Безрукова  , Bezrukova Tatyana , Бельский  , Belskiy Andrey
Published: July 2017

One of the problems of the Russian economy is the low level of labor productivity, which re-quires the development of the economy in in-tensive manner. To this end, changes in the tax and credit policy are developed in order to support the venture financing of innovation in the industrial sector. To meet the challenges there are offers: differentiation of the tax bene-fits in the form factor taking into account the cost of R & D, depending on the degree of in-novation and breadth of international patent protection and targeted reduction of the refi-nancing for commercial ones.
Gender and age composition of populations of mermithidae (nematoda, mermithida) - abdominal parasites of invertebrates
Authors: Харченко  , Kharchenko Nikolay
Published: July 2017

It was found that the higher the number of individuals of parasites per unit area, the less evident dissocia-tion of males and females within subpopulations. With an overall paucity of Mermithidae dissociation of genders is a common occurrence. Dissociation of individuals by gender within subpopulations in separate time intervals allows the bias of different generations of parasites, as unfertilized females and non-coupling males accumulate in the open environment for several years. As a result, in subpopulations there is rather complicated composition of age’s groups from individuals of more than one generation.
Results of studies of changes in operating stocks of wood in the process of logging operations
Authors: Рыжикова  , Ryzhikova Elena , Заикин  , Zaikin Anatoliy , Теремкова  , Teremkova Irina
Published: July 2017

In order to study the nature of changes in inventories and methods of operative management experimental studies were made. The studies were conducted by field observations of the work of machines in opera-tions: roll-packaging (one ЛП-19), delimbing (two ЛП-33A), skidding (two ЛП-18, one ЛТ-154) and the change in inventory levels between adjacent operations in conditions of the Kirov and the Bryansk re-gions. Statistical data processing was carried out by methods of mathematical statistics. Analysis of the data showed that to find the number of the machine so that the volume of their production at all opera-tions was the same is almost impossible.
Study of the supramolecular structure of cellulose by the response to the impact of inhomogeneous temperature field
Authors: Камалова  , Kamalova Nina , Евсикова  , Evsikova Natalya , Матвеев  , Matveev Nikolay , Саушкин  , Saushkin Viktor
Published: July 2017

It is shown that the cellulose crystallites are centers of polarization in the fiber-forming part of biocompo-site - wood, placed in the non-uniform temperature field. An expression describing the dependence of the logarithm of polarization probability of cellulose on the degree of its crystallinity for various ratios of crystalline and amorphous parts of the cellulose is got. As a result of analysis based on the constructed expression of plots it was revealed that the break point of evaluation curves practically coincides with the known average crystallinity of woodpulp.
Algorithm of designing of permanent mathematical models for the purposes of quality control of knowledge of students of higher educational institutions
Authors: Черкасов  , Cherkasov Oleg , Белокуров  , Belokurov Vladimir , Стародубцев  , Starodubtsev Viktor , Фарафонов  , Farafonov Aleksey
Published: July 2017

The article presents modified combinatorial algorithm of group data handling method (GDHM), which is used for the purpose of identifying students´ knowledge models (SK). The developed algorithm performs the process of choosing the optimal model using both regular application of external criteria and evalua-tion mechanism independent parameters. One of the main disadvantages of the combinatorial algorithm GMDH is limited number of input parameters. It can be used if the number of independent parameters is not greater than 25.
Assessing decision-making capacity: the guiding principles
Authors: Griffith Richard
Published: July 2017

A person capable of making a decision about their healthcare must have that decision respected. Proceeding against the person's wishes would amount to the tort of trespass to the person and, in some cases, a criminal assault. It is essential therefore that nurses are able to assess the decision-making capacity of their patients
Research roundup
Authors: Costello John
Published: July 2017

John Costello provides a synopsis and brief review of a selection of recently published research articles of interest to neuroscience nurses, highlighting the key points to keep you up to date. A full reference is provided for those who wish to read the research in more detail
La exclusión como castigo. La pena de destierro en las ciudades castellanas del siglo XV
Authors: Asenjo González María
Published: July 2017

A fines de la edad media el destierro era un castigo para diferentes delitos. El presente trabajo se adentrará en conocer su aplicación a las circunstancias de la vida urbana de la Corona de Castilla, entre 1460 y 1520, ya fuera para resolver rivalidades, conflictos, delincuencia y alteraciones de la moral. Se constata el desigual reparto de este castigo en las diferentes ciudades, asociado a los conflictos que surgían en las ciudades en una etapa de crecimiento. También se prueba que más de la mitad de los delitos que merecieron destierro se produjeron en ciudades y un análisis comparativo muestra, que los destierros por causas políticas fueron más numerosos en Valladolid, Córdoba o Segovia y apenas existieron en Sevilla y Toledo. Se confirma que la experiencia del destierro estuvo muy extendida por todo el reino a fines del siglo XV y, tanto las quejas reflejadas en los documentos como la plasmación literaria recogida en uno de los poemas del Cancionero de Baena, sabemos que era tal sufrimiento y dolor de esa vivencia de soledad podía llegar a la desesperación.
Integrar, excluir, dominar: relaciones de poder y conflicto político en la Castilla urbana del siglo XV
Authors: Jara Fuente José Antonio
Published: July 2017

El objetivo de este estudio es reflexionar acerca de ciertas estrategias de acción político-social capaces de redefinir la intensidad y profundidad de las políticas de dominación y de la dominación misma: las acciones de integración y exclusión política. Se sostiene que la operación de las estrategias de integración y exclusión no constituyen únicamente el resultado de la acción y decisión de los grupos dominantes sino que, sobre todo en el caso de la integración, esos resultados son el producto de los acuerdos alcanzados entre los diversos segmentos de la estructura social. Esto es especialmente cierto en aquellas coyunturas políticas potencialmente lesivas para los intereses del conjunto de una comunidad dada; lo que puede explicar la adopción de políticas ampliamente consensuadas de bien común, así como la incorporación al proceso de toma de decisiones (en sus diversos escalones) de representantes de los diversos grupos sociales que integran esa comunidad. A tal fin, se utilizará como laboratorio de análisis el concejo de Cuenca en el siglo XV.
ORIENTASI HAPPINESS PADA ORANGTUA YANG MEMILIKI ANAK TUNAGRAHITA RINGAN
Authors: Na'imah Tri , Nur'aeni Nur'aeni , Septiningsih Dyah Siti
Published: July 2017

The purposes of this study were: 1) assess the orientation of happiness in mothers of children with mild mental retardation, 2) assess the orientation of happiness in the fathers who have children with mild mental retardation. This study is a qualitative study using phenomenological approach. The primary informants are mothers and fathers who have mild mentally disabled children who attend school in SLB C Yakut Purwokerto, while the secondary informants were neighbors. Methods of data collection in this study is the interview. Analysis of the data used interactive model analysis. The results showed: There are differences in the pattern of happiness orientation between the mother and father who have children with mild mental retardation. Orientation mother more happiness are dominated on social engagement, meaning that mother happier if it can be involved in social activities. While the pursuit of happiness if dad can do something fun that is the way the economic needs of the family.
Macroeconomic Shocks and Corporate R&D
Authors: Burger John D. , Sedgley Norman , Tan Kerry M.
Published: July 2017

This paper investigates the impact of output and credit market shocks on R&D spending in advanced economies and builds on the commonly accepted view that credit constraints lead to procyclical R&D spending. A theoretical model is developed where output and credit shocks are treated separately, though these shocks may be highly correlated. The estimation procedure utilizes a panel vector autoregression (VAR) in order to empirically identify the role of credit market shocks separately from the output shocks more commonly studied in the existing literature. The primary empirical findings can be summarized as follows: (1) R&D responds pro-cyclically to output shocks at the macroeconomic level, and (2) R&D co-moves positively with credit. More concretely, the results indicate that negative output shocks induce a simultaneous and subsequent contraction in credit and R&D consistent with a model where credit constraints drive cyclical adjustments to R&D. The impact of output and credit shocks on R&D are economically significant and a simulation exercise suggests the shocks associated with the global financial crisis have reduced US R&D by 10% relative to the pre-crisis path.
Enterprise Risk Management in Kosovo’s Banking Sector
Authors: Sahiti Arbana , Sahiti Arben , Aliu Muhamet
Published: July 2017

Today risk management plays a vital role in business. Each firm, whether big or small, makes an effort to manage risk more effectively. Risk management is very important in the financial system, especially in banks. Billions of Euros are spent each year on the financial reporting of banks. Banks should implement effective solutions in risk management to mitigate their risks. Great financial debate that originated in the 1990s is reportedly linked to errors that occurred in the banking sector due to poor risk management. It should be noted that today technology plays a key role in risk management and it has already had a positive effect on the financial industry. Analysis of risk and its management has become significant in the Kosovo economy since the post-war period. The nature of the banking business is threatened by risks because more financial products are becoming complicated. The main role of banks is intermediation between those who have resources and those seeking them. Banks face various risks at the corporate level, such as operational, liquidity, legal, credit, and market risks; thus, these risks should be converted into a composite measure. This research aims to determine practices and effects of risk management in the banking sector. Relevant data were collected from banks through questionnaires and telephone interviews; analysis has been conducted using statistical tools. This study will engage both the quantitative and qualitative methods of data analysis. Dependent variables will be separated from independent variables, and regression analysis will be used to analyse the quantitative data.
The Mudu Archaic City Site of the Spring-and-Autumn Period in Suzhou City, Jiangsu
Authors: Joint Archaeological Team Of Instit  , Suzhou Municipal Institute Of Archa
Published: July 2017

In 2009 and 2010, a series of archaeological investigations were conducted in and around the Mudu archaic city site located in the southwestern highland of Greater Suzhou, Jiangsu. The excavations revealed sections of the north circumference wall at Wufeng and the water gate of the south circumference wall at Xinfeng. The surveys identified the possible locations of the east and the west circumference walls. Diagnostic proto-porcelain and stamped potsherds were recovered. It is tentatively argued that both the north and the south walls were built and in use during the late Spring-and-Autumn Period. The Mudu Site, therefore, was a large-scale walled settlement functioned as a regional center of its time. These findings are instrumental in the search for the lost capital of Wu State of the Spring-and-Autumn Period, the understanding of the relationship among the various contemporary settlement sites, cairns, earthen mounds, and caches distributed in the region, and the reconstruction of the local cultural history of Eastern Zhou.
A mural tomb of the Northern Qi Dynasty at Shuiquanliang in Shuozhou, Shanxi
Authors: Shanxi Provincial Institute Of Arch  , Shanxi Museum  , Shuozhou Municipal Department Of Cu  , Chongfu Temple Cultural Relics Admi
Published: July 2017

From June to August 2008, a joint archaeological team excavated a mural tomb at Shuiquanliang Village in Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province. The tomb is situated about 1.5km west of the village. In the tomb, grave goods such as pottery figurines, pottery models and glazed ceramic vessels as well as many well-preserved murals were found. The tomb structure, murals, and tomb furnishings suggest that the tomb was built in the late Northern Qi Dynasty; the occupant of the tomb may have been the military commander of Shuozhou City. This excavation is very important for the study of the history and culture of Shuozhou area in the Northern Qi Dynasty.
Reexamination of the pre-Qin muji (grave sacrifice) institution
Authors: Dong Kunyu
Published: July 2017

In the pre-Qin Period,
On the custom of burying dogs in prehistoric burials
Authors: Guo Zhiwei
Published: July 2017

By careful analyses to the available data to date, this paper discusses the issues on the custom of burying dogs in the burials in the prehistoric times, including the temporal and spatial distribution of dog burials, the different characteristics of the dog burials in different times and regions, the intentions of burying dogs in the human burials and the changes and evolutions of them, and so on, by which this paper suggests the origins of this custom and the cultural inheritance of the cultures in the historic period reflected by the appearances of this custom, and finally puts forward new clues of searching for the place of origin of the Shang civilization.
The Use of LCA Method to Assess Environmental Impact of Sewage Sludge Incineration Plants
Authors: Wielgosiński Grzegorz , Cichowicz Robert , Targaszewska Agata , Wiśniewski Jacek
Published: July 2017

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is one of the new, little more popular in Poland of elements of environmental management. In the world literature one can find many examples of the use of LCA but mainly for comparison purposes. The paper presents results of LCA analysis made on the basis of data from a running incineration of sewage sludge. Performing a thorough analysis of this process enables improved operational system, including through a better use of the resulting products of combustion, as well as determining the impact of the thermal treatment of sludge on the environment and compared the results with data from the literature. To date, in Poland has not been carried out environmental impact assessments and the process of thermal treatment of both sludge and waste, based on the assumptions of LCA.
The Lisbon Treaty and Changes in the Legal Rules on the Common Commercial Policy
Authors: Janků Martin
Published: July 2017

The EU Lisbon Treaty 2007 (LT) brings some changes for the common commercial policy (CCP) and the decision-making processes related to it. CCP is newly included in the one area with all the external activities of the EU, with foreign and security policy, international environmental policy, development aid and economic, financial and technical cooperation with third countries. The fundamental areas of the CCP have been expanded to include foreign direct investment, services and trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights. The EU’s exclusive competence for external negotiation of agreements in areas of exclusive competence and internal CCP regarding their implementation were confirmed. The changes affect the role of the European Parliament and also the functioning of the European Council, the Council, and competences of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European External Action Service. Together with these changes, there will be also changes in procedures within the European Union. A number of aspects of the decision-making process are not yet entirely clarified, and only the practice of the participation of the EU Member States and the European Parliament in the formation of the common commercial policy will bring more meaningful conclusions. The changes brought by the LT will affect not only the extent of the influence of EU Member States on the common commercial policy, but they can also affect the position of the EU in the context of international trade, particularly in the area of negotiating commitments and rules of multilateral and bilateral trade and investment agreements.
We are all Survivors:Verbal, Ritual and Material Ways of Narrating Disaster and Recovery
Authors: Lindahl Carl
Published: July 2017

This essay introduces a collection of articles by ethnographers concerned with the questions of how survivors narrate disaster, how survivors use traditional techniques to recover from disaster, and how ethnographers can best respond to disaster. The introduction describes a survivor-to-survivor interviewing project created in response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and focuses on ways in which ethnographers can help survivors simply by ceding control to them, by working with them to enhance their sense of
The Story of Cultural Assets and their Rescue: A First-Hand Report from Tohoku
Authors: Katō Kōji
Published: July 2017

This essay explores what happens to objects, and the stories they tell, after a disaster. The focus is a project called the “Cultural Assets Rescue Operation” that was undertaken in the Ishinomaki area of Miyagi Prefecture by a coalition of experts, students, and volunteers to rescue objects after the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March, 2011. The objectives of the essay are 1) to provide a first-hand account of rescue activities; 2) to show how the idea of cultural assets emerges from a longer history of preservation, rescue and museums; and 3) to explore the way cultural assets are part of a complex narrative that is always bound to people, and always changing.
Ship Breaking Industries and their Impacts on the Local People and Environment of Coastal Areas of Bangladesh
Authors: Kutub Md. Juel Rana , Falgunee Nishat , Nawfee Shahreen Muntaha , Rabby Yasin Wahid
Published: July 2017

The coastal area of Bangladesh is one of the most ecologically productive and it contains a rich biodiversity which includes several species that are endemic to this region. Much attention has been focused on ship breaking industries in the coastal areas because of the threat they pose to this thriving biological communities along with their other environmental impacts and the perilous working environment of the workers. The coastal environment of Sitakunda is severely contaminated by various processes related to ship-breaking i.e. the disposal of different toxic wastes into the sea water, deforestation by expanding ship breaking yard, changing land-use pattern and release of toxic substance into the soil. Moreover, the workers of this industry are exposed to an extremely risky and toxic working environment which makes them vulnerable to both physical and psychological disorder as well as to accidental deaths and injury. Still, workers embrace these risks for very poor wages and most of the profits go to the already rich businessmen. Despite various negativities, this industry has gained importance due to the increasing demand of raw material for re-rolling industries and employment opportunities for the people of the coastal areas. As this industry is indispensable due to its importance in the macro and micro economy of Bangladesh, a sustainable management approach should be taken to at least minimize the environmental and health impacts of ship breaking industries. The current paper aims to investigate the extent to which this industry is affecting the ship breaking yard labors and the environment, despite the growing concern nationally and internationally, and it uses both primary and secondary data.
Design an Automatic Gain Adjustment for Shunt Active Power Filter Based on Total Harmonic Distortion Control for Harmonic Propagation Damping
Authors: Ezzati Hamid Reza , Varjani Ali Yazdian
Published: July 2017

In order to harmonic propagation phenomenon damping, active power filters are installed on distribution systems.The installation of active power filter on buses, may itself cause harmonic propagation. The purpose of this paper is analyse the harmonic propagation also discuss the installation effect of a voltage-detection-based shunt active power filter that acts as a harmonic terminator. In order to meet this target because of the uncertain and variable nature of characteristic impedance,Zc, It is necessary to use active power filter with automatic gain adjustment. According to voltage harmonics detected at its installation bus, the active filter can adjust its control gain, keeping the voltage harmonics lower than a specified level, even if the characteristic impedance of the distribution line is unknown. In this paper, an automatic gain adjustment for active filter is designed based on keeping and controlling of total harmonic distortion in the allowable limitation according to IEEE-519 Std. Other features and benefits of using automatic gain adjustment are reduction of compensating current and hence losses reduction that these two results in reduction of the cost of active power filter. Finally the advantage of this controller compared with similar studies is simplicity, and its remoteness from the usual complexity.
Stochastic-Based RANS-LES Simulations of Swirling Turbulent Jet Flows
Authors: Stoellinger Michael K. , Heinz Stefan , Zemtsop Celestin P. , Gopalan Harish , Mokhtarpoor Reza
Published: July 2017

Many turbulent flow simulations require the use of hybrid methods because LES methods are computationally too expensive and RANS methods are not sufficiently accurate. We consider a recently suggested hybrid RANS-LES model that has a sound theoretical basis: it is systematically derived from a realizable stochastic turbulence model. The model is applied to turbulent swirling and nonswirling jet flow simulations. The results are shown to be in a very good agreement with available experimental data of nonswirling and mildly swirling jet flows. Compared to commonly applied other hybrid RANS-LES methods, our RANS-LES model does not seem to suffer from the ’modeled-stress depletion’ problem that is observed in DES and IDDES simulations of nonswirling jet flows, and it performs better than segregated RANS-LES models. The results presented contribute to a better physical understanding of swirling jet flows through an explanation of conditions for the onset and the mechanism of vortex breakdown.
“Je Suis Charlie” and the Digital Mediascape: The Politics of Death in the Charlie Hebdo Mourning Rituals
Authors: Sumiala Johanna
Published: July 2017

This article examines rituals of mourning in the digital mediascape in the case of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris, 2015. The idea of the digital mediascape draws on Arjun Appadurai’s (1990) seminal work on mediascape and develops it further in the current framework of digital media. Rituals of mourning are approached as a response and a reaction to the anxiety and distress caused by the unexpected violent death of global media attention. The phenomenology of ritual practices in Charlie Hebdo is characterised as multi-layered, relational and coexisting. The article looks in particular at the ritual mourning in association with the message and the meme “Je suis Charlie”. The ‘imagined worlds’ created around the digital circulation of this ritual message are discussed in relation to the idea of the politics of death formed around such fundamental value-laden questions as whose life counts as life and is thus worthy of public recognition of mourning, as Judith Butler (2004) has asked.
The Diagnostic Value of Ultrasonography in a Case of Unusual Pilomatrixoma
Authors: Chiriac Anca , Chiriac Anca Eduard , Podoleanu Cristian , Stolnicu Simona
Published: July 2017

Introduction:Pilomatrixoma or pilomatricoma is a benign appendageal growth, originating from hair cortex cells.

Case presentation:We present an unusual case of a 65-year-old female patient who has been diagnosed and treated for a presumed recurrent furunculosis localized on the abdominal area. Ultrasonography raised the suspicion of pilomatrixoma. A large excision was performed and histopathology confirmed the diagnosis.

Conclusions:Ultrasonography could be a simple and reliable diagnostic tool in daily practice.
Noninvasive Assessment of Coronary Arteries in Patients with Hematologic Disorders
Authors: Lázár Erzsébet , Oltean Péter Balázs , Jáni Laura , Kovács István , Nyulas Tiberiu , Benedek István , Benedek István
Published: July 2017

Hematological conditions and their treatments have an increased risk of cardiovascular events, and invasive interventions have a higher risk of periprocedural complications in this group of patients. The aim of this review was to evaluate the risk of invasive interventions in patients with hematologic disorders and to underline the role of noninvasive cardiovascular screening in patients with hematological disorders such as Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, anemia, hemophilia, thrombocythemia, polycythemia vera, and leukemia. Based on present knowledge in the field, our opinion is that the screening of patients with hematological diseases is very important to reduce the morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular events. Noninvasive assessments are suitable for this purpose with a significantly lower risk compared to invasive interventions.
Ukraine‘s deterrence failure: Lessons for the Baltic States
Authors: Takacs David
Published: July 2017

The annexation of Crimea in 2014 was a clear sign that Moscow is looking to extend its sphere of influence and it forced the Baltic States to take a very close look at their deterrent capabilities. The article introduces the basic concepts of deterrence and discusses the differences between the deterrent capabilities of Ukraine and the Baltic States. Furthermore, the threats that Russia presents, the factors that were responsible for Ukraine’s deterrence failure and the challenges that the Baltic States are facing are analysed. The article concludes that while the Baltic States are significantly better prepared for possible Russian aggression, their deterrent capabilities must continuously evolve to reflect the changes in the nature of modern warfare.
The Baltic states should adopt the self-defence pinpricks doctrine: the “accumulation of events” threshold as a deterrent to Russian hybrid warfare
Authors: Nader Philippe Bou
Published: July 2017

This article addresses a key legal debate that the Baltic NATO members ought to engage in: what constitutes an “armed attack” and what interpretation should be made of this concept in order to deter recent Russian hybrid warfare strategies. These questions are considered in connection with a more general issue regarding the law of self-defence: the question of what constitutes an armed attack in international law. This article will try to present a broad definition and context of Russian hybrid warfare and how it is challenging traditional jus ad bellum paradigms. Too few policy-makers have paid detailed attention to the new Russian “lawfare” in Ukraine, using specific military and non-military tactics in order to blur the lines between “armed attack” and mere political intervention. Meanwhile, legal scholars detach their analysis from actual policy-serving considerations and tend to acquiesce to some very restrictive theories of the use force in self-defence. For some countries, like the Baltic ones, facing strategic exposure – because of both threatening neighbours and low military capacities – the jus ad bellum paradigm should not be construed as another layer of obstacle.
National identity and language: students′ usage of English terminology within the Croatian language
Authors: Penjak Ana , Karninčić Hrvoje
Published: July 2017

This article explores the issue of whether the strength of a country’s national identity can determine extensive use of English instead of Croatian equivalents among Croatian students of kinesiology, both in their professional (i.e. expressions related to sport) and everyday language usage. The study addresses the following issues: a) what does having stronger national identity mean; b) is there correlation between strength of national identity and gender differences in knowledge and preferences in using Croatian equivalents over English terms; c) in which context (everyday or sports) do students use more Croatian terms than English ones? A questionnaire was given to a sample of 100 students from the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, Croatia. The Spearman Rank Order Correlations were used in establishing a correlation between national identity and the usage of Croatian equivalents, while the Mann-Whitney U Test was used in testing gender differences. To conclude, the results show a negative correlation between strength of national identity and knowledge of Croatian equivalents (in 51% of cases, in sports terminology, students do not know the Croatian word, and 78% prefer using English sport terms). Furthermore, gender differences were only found on the scale regarding English grades in high school (women had better grades than men).
Sociability and its impact on successful team work in an online environment
Authors: Froldova Vladimira
Published: July 2017

The aim of this study is to explore the relationships between team members and their influence on a team achievement during project work in an online environment. Thirty English language students (from an upper secondary school in Prague) worked in twelve teams on a detailed guided tour through one historical Prague district by means of an online tool wiki. The main aim of the research was to answer the questions: Does student’s sociability have an impact on team work, and if it does, to which extent? The methods of a post-questionnaire, a sociometric-rating questionnaire SORAD (Hrabal and Hrabal, 2002) and the analysis of students′ wiki contributions were used. Firstly, the paper deals with the terms sociability and sociometry, then the research is introduced and finally, the results are presented. The results show that student’s position in a class plays more important role in team cooperation and collaboration than their personal preferences or motivation.
Hybrid Surgical Approach Using Amplatzer Occluder for Treatment of VSD in a Cat
Authors: Uemura Akiko , Tanaka Ryou
Published: July 2017

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is among the most common feline congenital heart malformations. Although usually treated by pulmonary artery banding or pharmacotherapy, neither method is curative. Curative procedures have been performed in humans. Treatment of VSD is usually not required in dogs and cats, but is necessary in cases of non-restrictive VSD. Dogs with non-restrictive VSD are treated either using surgical correction under open-heart surgery, or percutaneous insertion of an occluder under interventional radiation. In our experience, neither method alone is appropriate for treating ventricular septal defect in cats with non-restrictive VSDs. We have applied a hybrid surgical method in a 13-month-old, female Maine Coon cat weighing 3.5 kg. A catheter was inserted and an occluder placed directly at the defect through thoracotomy. This method is less invasive than open-heart surgery and requires no special equipment, using direct puncture of the heart to minimize the distance to the defect and improving maneuverability. By combining the advantages of both surgical defect closure and occlusion guided by interventional ultrasound, treatment that could not be performed with either method alone became possible. In this case, the VSD could not be embolized, but some important points were suggested regarding surgical treatment of VSD in cats. One is that a sizing balloon catheter may be the most accurate method to measure VSD in cats. Amplatzer occlusion of a large non-restrictive VSD in a cat is currently not an option, but the described hybrid technique may still be an option for smaller non-restrictive VSDs. However, criteria and adjustments must be considered carefully.
Hamiltonian ordered algebras and congruence extension
Authors: Laan Valdis , Sohail Nasir , Tart Lauri
Published: July 2017

We introduce the notion of Hamiltonian ordered algebra and explore its relationships with various congruence extension properties for ordered algebras. Furthermore, we give sufficient conditions for extending order-congruences or compatible quasiorders from subalgebras.
M-Cantorvals of Ferens type
Authors: Banakiewicz Michał , Prus-Wiśniowski Franciszek
Published: July 2017

A special family of multigeometric series is considered from the point of view of behaviour of their sets of subsums. A sufficient condition for their sets of subsums to be M-Cantorvals is proven. The Lebesgue measure of those special M-Cantorvals is computed and it is shown to be equal to the sum of lengths of all component intervals of the M-Cantorvals. A new sufficient condition for the set of subsums of a series to be a Cantor set is formulated and it is used to demonstrate that the discussed multigeometric series always have Cantor sets as their sets of subsums for sufficiently small ratios of the series.
Ricci solitons on 3-dimensional cosymplectic manifolds
Authors: Wang Yaning
Published: July 2017

In this paper, we prove that if a 3-dimensional cosymplectic manifold M
3 admits a Ricci soliton, then either M
3 is locally flat or the potential vector field is an infinitesimal contact transformation.
Probabilistic uniformization and probabilistic metrization of probabilistic convergence groups
Authors: Ahsanullah T. M. G. , Jäger Gunther
Published: July 2017

We define probabilistic convergence groups based on Tardiff’s neighborhood systems for probabilistic metric spaces and develop the basic theory. We study, as natural examples, probabilistic metric groups and probabilistic normed groups as well as probabilistic limit groups under a t-norm as defined earlier by the authors. We further show that a probabilistic convergence group induces a natural probabilistic uniform convergence structure and give a result on probabilistic metrization.
Good Tax Governance: A Matter of Moral Responsibility and Transparency
Authors: Gribnau Hans J.L.M. , Jallai Ave-Geidi
Published: July 2017

Multinational corporations’ tax practices are hotly debated nowadays. Multinationals are accused of not paying their fair share of taxes. Apparently, acting within the limits set by law is not sufficient to qualify as morally responsible behavior anymore.

This article offers ethical reflection on the current debate. The general public typically evaluates (aggressive) tax planning in moral terms rather than legal terms. Therefore, multinationals need to reflect on their tax planning strategy next to economic and legal terms also in ethical terms. This article addresses the relationship between society, morality and taxes. The concepts of tax planning, “aggressive tax planning”, “tax evasion” and “tax avoidance” are elaborated on to exemplify the difference between a purely legal and broader approach. In moral terms, aggressive tax planning may imply loss of integrity and trust which may entail certain costs for businesses, such as reputation damage. It will be argued that in order to improve corporate reputation and (moral) leadership, corporate social responsibility (CSR), endorsed by many corporations around the globe, is a helpful tool. Reflection on tax planning in the context of CSR - good tax governance - should foster a moral mind set and enhance accountability and transparency.
Japanese honorifics re-re-visited
Authors: Obana Yasuko
Published: July 2017

The present paper aims to re-investigate the status of Japanese honorifics in pragmatic principles, and attempts to see how various dynamic uses of honorific terms for different purposes can be unified with the idea of “the grammar of society” (Bicchieri 2006). To reach this conclusion, the paper is organised in the following way. First, I argue that honorifics, or more precisely honorific markings, function as the grammatical conversion of what has already been strategically constructed, and solely index a social or psychological distance between the interactants. This means that honorifics present a double layer of linguistic architecture: a strategically constructed unit and honorific marking on the unit. Second, the paper examines honorific terms used in speech (plus-) level shifts to see a parallel between them and the so-called ‘conventional’ honorifics, and to find similar attributes shared between them, which are in many ways derived from the origin of honorifics. Finally, by re-investigating and reinstating the term ‘social norm’, which Bicchieri (2006) compares to “the grammar of society”, I demonstrate how honorific terms as social norms are first employed, and then applied, manipulated and pragmatically expanded for various purposes.