bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Analysis of Vibration Transmitted by Hydraulic Drilling Machines in Underwater Working Conditions
Authors: Weyna Stefan
Published: January 2017

There is little knowledge of the effect of whole-body vibration on a diver working under water. During underwater work the diver is subject to the direct influence of the tool vibration as well as vibration transmitted to his body. The sole aim of this study was hand-arm vibration from hydraulic drills. The test proved that the allowed vibration level was exceeded, especially within the low frequency region from 6.3 Hz up to 125 Hz. These initial results have been applied to the design of a new tool with reduced vibration levels.
A Fast Algorithm for Periodic Structures with General Boundary Conditions
Authors: Leung A.Y.T. , Wong S.C. , Lee P.K.K.
Published: January 2017

A solution algorithm for periodic structures having general boundary conditions is presented. Due to the generally nonperiodic boundary conditions, difference calculus and transformation methods are ineffective. The number of operations for a general solution is directly proportional to the number N of substructures involved, which is quite inefficient when N is large as in the case of space structures. A fast algorithm analogous to the Fast Fourier Transform Method is introduced. The number of operations is proportional to log/ N rather than N. Numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness. Due to the general nature of boundary conditions, it can be shown that a periodic structure can be condensed into a substructure of higher level which can then be connected at the boundaries to another structure or supports. The proposed algorithm is suitable for microcomputer environment.
Inner Vision Toward An Architecture Of Organic Humanism
Authors: Tyng Anne Griswold
Published: January 2017

Perception of geometry as inorganic/abstract is changed to natural/human by electron-microscopic discoveries of the geometry of molecules within us, by discoveries in the unconscious mind of archetypal geometry that orients and directs conscious attitudes and creativity.

A mathematical model of random process and ordered synthesis for geometries of matter and mind is seen in a Fibonacci-Divine Proportion (F-DP) Matrix of Simultaneous Randomness and Order.

Fibonacci summations of cross-sections of random probability in (2 D) Pascal Triangle and of successive slices through (3 D Pascal) Probability Pyramid (Tyng and Yanchenko) accumulate toward precise Divine Proportion connection between summations, offering possible ordered recombinations of dot patterns/information bits in morphology/creativity.

Fibonacci dot patterns expanded into Fibonacci circle-packings within circles and sphere-packings within spheres produce regular polygons and regular polyhedra. The Divine Proportion extends regular Higher Solids to helix and spiral toward greater complexity and randomness, offering new possibilities for order and synethesis.

Fibonacci fitting of circled rather than squared sides of right-angled triangles within next larger Fibonacci circle, and Fibonacci right-angled triangulation of sphere-packings within spheres, expands the Pythagorean Theorem to overlapping summation sequence toward Divine Proportion precision.

A natural cycle of the F-DP matrix occurs in Deoxyhemoglobin molecule in relative distances between the four hemes that order its 10,000 atom complexity within simplicity.

Cycles of underlying geometric order toward entropy to order correlate with changing form empathies in history and in individual human creative process.

Examples in current architectural cycle show a shift from perception of geometry as inorganic to geometry expressing “growth”, human scales and orientations to geometry with a “life of its own” toward resonant life-enhancing architecture of Organic Humanism.
Clusters Of Polyhedra In Architecture
Authors: Gabriel J. Francois
Published: January 2017

Conventional structural and building systems could not in the past bring into existence medium-rise buildings based on polyhedra. Modern technology makes it now possible to conceive and erect such buildings. One good reason to do so is that clusters of polyhedra can satisfy an essential need of architecture: the need for visual order. Too many contemporary buildings rely on a simplistic rectangular grid. The effect is, indeed, orderly, but it is also usually boring and non-hierarchical.

The configuration selected here is the 12-connected network considered as a habitable three-way, multi-layer space frame. It is presented along with two variations. One is an infinite structure of three polyhedra also derived from the 12-connected network, the truncated octahedron, the cuboctahedron and the truncated tetrahedron. The other configuration is the honeycomb pattern resulting from the absorption of tetrahedron by adjacent octahedra, to which I have given the name Hexmod. Similarities and differences are identified and advantages and disadvantages of the three patterns are examined. Finally, combinations between patterns are introduced.
Real Stable, Stable, And Not-So Stable Polyhedra: All Stemming From A New Family
Authors: Clinton Joseph D.
Published: January 2017

A description of a Family of Polyhedra is given where the parent forms are the five regular polyhedra. The facial planes of the parent forms are subdivided into right triangles and by a series of rearrangements are allowed to move out of plane thus creating new volumetric forms while maintaining the same surface area. The axes of symmetry of the parent polyhedra are preserved. One new form is less stable than the parent and the other is more stable than the parent; thus giving rise to a family of real stable, stable and not-so stable polyhedra. Illustrations of all fifteen polyhedra in the family are given along with tables describing several of their geometric properties. The influence of precision on geometrical stability will also be demonstrated as related to architectural applications.
Elements of Access
Authors: Strome Stuart , Johns Tracy , Scicchitano Michael J. , Shelnutt Karla
Published: January 2017

This study surveys 900 supplemental nutrition assistance program recipient or eligible households and 300 supplemental nutrition assistance program ineligible households in local food deserts to identify the effects of different dimensions of access on fresh fruit and vegetables (FFV) consumption. While proximity and access to one’s own car were not significant predictors of FFV consumption, realized access to nonsupermarket outlets did have a positive effect on fresh vegetable consumption. Among food insecure respondents, limited car access had a negative effect on FFV consumption. This research underlines the importance of focusing on dimensions of access other than proximity when considering interventions designed to improve nutrition and health outcomes in food deserts.
Marriage and Family in Nablus, 1720–1856: Toward a History of Arab Marriage
Authors: Tucker Judith E.
Published: January 2017

Despite assumptions to the contrary, marriage practices among Arab Muslims in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Nablus in Palestine varied in relation to the social background of the bride and groom. The significance of the indirect dower (mahr), the prevalence of child and cousin marriage, and the frequency of divorce and remarriage differed according to the role marriage played in the political and economic life of various urban classes. The records of the Islamic court, which include marriage contracts and the partition of estates, reveal this diversity and demonstrate the ways in which a woman's experience of marriage depended on her social background.
Hybrid effect of carbon nanotube film and ultrathin carbon fiber prepreg composites
Authors: Pan Jiao , Li Min , Wang Shaokai , Gu Yizhuo , Li Qingwen , Zhang Zuoguang
Published: January 2017

This paper successfully interlaced floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition-grown carbon nanotube film and ultrathin carbon fiber prepreg to achieve strong and flexible carbon nanotube/carbon fiber hybrid composites with high carbon nanotube loading. Epoxidation was also introduced to improve interlaminar interfacial bonding. It was found that pristine carbon nanotube film/carbon fiber interply hybrid composite (carbon fiber/carbon nanotube/carbon fiber) showed sudden and brittle failure, while epoxidation caused a gradual failure behavior. Hybrid effect analysis suggested that the improved tensile performance and synergistic effect of epoxidized carbon nanotube film/carbon fiber hybrid composite were attributed to good load transfer and suppressed delamination induced by improved interfacial bonding. In addition carbon fiber/carbon nanotube/carbon fiber manifested excellent damping capacity with the maximum loss factor of 0.13. The in-plane electrical conductivity of composite with global carbon nanotube content of 21 wt% increased to the same order of magnitude as carbon nanotube film composite. The excellent mechanical, damping, and electrical properties demonstrated great potential for both structural and multifunctional applications of the resultant hybrid composites.
Effect of permeability characterization at different boundary and flow conditions on vacuum infusion process modeling
Authors: Yalcinkaya M Akif , Caglar Baris , Sozer E Murat
Published: January 2017

Permeability characterization of a fabric preform is a key factor that affects the accuracy of process modeling of vacuum infusion. There are various flow types and boundary conditions (such as one-dimensional or radial flow under constant injection pressure or constant injection flow rate during unsaturated or saturated flow regimes) used in permeability measurement experiments in the literature. This study investigates the effect of using different flow and injection boundary conditions in permeability characterization on the results of coupled one-dimensional mold-filling and compaction model. The results of the model are compared with vacuum infusion mold-filling experiments. It is shown that using the permeability measured at constant injection pressure and unsaturated flow results in the closest fill time compared to the experiments for all three types of fabrics investigated in this study.
Coupled continuum damage mechanics and failure envelope method for failure prediction of composite multi-bolt joints
Authors: He Boling , Ge Dongyun
Published: January 2017

A numerical strategy, based on continuum damage mechanics and the failure envelope method, is proposed for failure prediction of composite multi-bolt joints. First, the design parameters of the failure envelope are determined by virtual tests of simple structures. Then, a modified failure envelope incorporating the bending effect is constructed. Finally, different bearing-to-bypass stress ratios and the influence of bolt rows on the bending effect are discussed. It is shown that the failure envelope with constant bearing-to-bypass stress ratio, obtained by assuming uniform bolt load distribution, is recommended. And the bending effect of single-lap, composite multi-bolt joints is alleviated by the introduction of more bolt rows. These results indicate that failure prediction of composite multi-bolt joints, using the proposed numerical strategy, exhibits excellent agreement with the experimental outcomes. This demonstrates that the numerical strategy is feasible.
Newer Laws Give Media Means to ‘SLAPP’ Back in Libel Suits
Authors: Bunker Matthew D. , Gates Paul H.
Published: January 2017

This legal analysis finds the new wave of anti-SLAPP statutes in some states might become a powerful weapon for media defendants in libel suits.
Television Exposure Not Predictive of Terrorism Fear
Authors: Rubin Alan M. , Haridakis Paul M. , Hullman Gwen A. , Sun Shaojing , Chikombero Pamela M. , Pornsakulvanich Vikanda
Published: January 2017

This study of university undergraduates examined the role of television coverage of terrorism in perpetuating fright and fear following the Sept. 11 attacks. Viewer characteristics, rather than television exposure, were the most consistent predictors of fear, safety and faith in others.
Courtroom Access Principles Apply to Deportation Hearings
Authors: Olson Kathleen K.
Published: January 2017

The presumption of “openness” set forth in the Richmond Newspapers case should apply to deportation hearings to allow for public scrutiny and to guarantee individual rights.
Specialization Still Favored in Most Newspaper Jobs
Authors: Russial John , Santana Arthur
Published: January 2017

This study compares survey data from 2009 to 2007 to determine the importance of role convergence. Findings indicate some convergence in the day-to-day operation of newspapers; however, jobs that still require specialized skills include reporters, editors and photographers.
A Parsimonious Regression Model to Predict Metropolitan Circulation in Outlying Counties
Authors: Guthrie Thomas L. , Ludwin William G. , Jacob Stephen B.
Published: January 2017

A regression model 1using readily available data is described. The model can identify forces driving a metropolitan newspaper's circulation in outlying counties of the major market area. Use of a gravity model develops an estimate of metropolitan “attractiveness” to current and potential subscribers in outlying counties. The outcome is a minimal variable model that explains a high percentage of circulation variability.
Ethics in Editorial Cartooning: Cartoonist and Editor Views
Authors: Riffe Daniel , Sneed Donald , Van Ommeren Roger L.
Published: January 2017

How does the editorial cartoonist, employed expressly as critic, respond to dilemmas involving the “ethics of objectivity” that editors and newsroom colleagues face? This exploratory survey found several points of disagreement. Editors were more intense than cartoonists in condemning possible conflicts of interest and more likely to advocate cartoonist “non-involvement” to avoid such conflicts.
Enabling New Market Exploitation by SMEs
Authors: Burns Ceris
Published: January 2017

This article provides a practical case example of the way in which international collaboration between government, higher education and business can lead to new commercial opportunities for small companies which would otherwise lack the necessary resources for the extensive market research required, and also to enhanced knowledge and understanding for all participants. The author summarizes the results of her market research in France, undertaken as part of a TCS programme of the University of Stirling and Albyn Medical, a small Scottish-based company in the medical electronics business. The six-week visit to France was the result of a TCS scholarship supported by institutions in both France and the UK.
Product - Its Association with the Personality
Authors: Trivedi Shekhar , Pandiya Sudhanshu , Gupta Suneel
Published: January 2017

Product Personality is the user’s profile of any product category. It connotes the style, shape, colour, design, texture, weight and sound of the product.

The product personality can be constructed with the help of its different variables, i.e., colour, style, design and odour so as to add to the meaning of the intended brand personality.

It development can be mainly attributed to the types of users, that the product has had over the year, cumulative effect of brand personalities of different brands, and natural associations, an age-old process. It assumes greater importance due to the difficulties encountered in the implementation of the brand personality.
Influence of Lifestyles on Consumers’ Buying Behaviour
Authors: Verma DPS , Hanspal Savita
Published: January 2017

This paper examines the influence of the buyer’s lifestyle on his purchase behaviour and identifies the major characteristics of the seven lifestyles of the middle-class consumers of Delhi inetropolis. It future explores how these characteristics influence certain dimensions of their purchase behaviour, namely: (a) interest in shipping, (b) interest in trying new brands, (c) seeking friends’ advice on the choice of a brand, (d) preference for the store that backs up the product guarantee, and (e) store loyalty. This study has revealed that people belonging to different lifestyles have different interests in shopping. They also have differences among themselves on the motivation for trying a new brand that appears in the market, the importance they assign to the opinion of their friends about various brands and extent of store loyalty. These differences indicate that word of mouth communication is an important factor inducing new brand trial and that the retailer plays an important role in enhancing store loyalty.
An Evaluation of Dropouts from Outward Bound Programs for the Unemployed
Authors: Maxwell Robert , Perry Martin , Martin Andrew John
Published: January 2017

Outward Bound New Zealand provides 21-day residential motivational intervention courses (Catalyst courses) to long-term unemployed clients approved by the Ministry of Social Development. During the period 2002/03, 20% of participants starting the course dropped out before course completion; which was double the contracted acceptable level set by the Ministry of Social Development. This study aimed to understand the reasons for these dropouts. Statistical analysis of 585 participants, including 119 early dropouts, identified two significant attributes associated with premature dropout: the smoking habits of participants and duration of enrollment. The social interactions of participants were a third attribute identified from qualitative analysis of participants' dropout report responses. Tinto's (1993) model of institutional dropout has been adapted to Outward Bound with respect to the outcomes of this data analysis.
The Pedagogic Value of Student Autonomy in Adventure Education
Authors: Sibthorp Jim , Paisley Karen , Gookin John , Furman Nate
Published: January 2017

Allowing students a sense of autonomy has long been considered an important pedagogical tool. This paper synthesizes the current literature on student autonomy from the education, youth development, and outdoor adventure fields and explores its value through an analysis of data from the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). The results supported the two main hypotheses: Developmental outcomes are related to participants' perceptions of autonomy, and autonomous student expeditions (ASE) provide students with authentic and meaningful opportunities to experience autonomy during adventure education programs. A secondary analysis found that injury, evacuation, and near-miss rates were no different during ASEs than when students are accompanied by instructors. Despite these findings, the use of ASEs remains controversial. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
Dr Pennefather's Criminal Code for South Australia
Authors: Taylor Greg
Published: January 2017

South Australia, like England and the two largest Australian States of New South Wales and Victoria, retains the common law of crime, merely modifying various aspects of it, as the need arises, by statute. There has been only one serious attempt to codify the common law of crime in South Australia. Early in the twentieth century, a draft Criminal Code was produced by an Anglo-Irish lawyer who had been Professor of Laws at the University of Adelaide. Although the draft was commissioned by the government of South Australia, that government took no steps towards its enactment. Analysing the primary sources, this article shows that the failure of the Code was due to inertia on the part of the government rather than any serious defects in the Code itself (as Castles proposes). The legislative process is not well adapted to considering lengthy codes, and the political process is too oriented towards short-term goals rather than the long-term benefits which are thought to flow from codification.
Proximity Compatibility and the Object Display
Authors: Wickens Christopher D. , Andre Anthony D.
Published: January 2017

Object displays have been proposed as an efficient, economical means for presenting multiple sources of information that must be integrated. In this paper, we outline the fundamental theoretical and applied principles that have been cited to justify object display advantages, and suggest some modifications to those principles. In particular, we describe the compatibility of proximity principle which asserts that object displays will facilitate information integration, but disrupt focused attention on the individual dimensions of the object. We then discriminate between homogeneous and heterogeneous feature objects, suggesting that only the former will produce emergent features that can facilitate information integration. Finally, we describe an experiment in which the object display is designed to incorporate an emergent feature that will support the perception of aircraft stall conditions. Evaluation of the display reveals superior integration performance to a separate bar graph display, but degraded focused attention performance, thus illustrating the principle of proximity of compatibility.
Significance Messages: An Integrated Display Concept
Authors: Woods David D. , Elias Glenn
Published: January 2017

This paper describes one integral display concept — Significance Messages — which communicates the significance of a numerical value of some continuous parameter. The Significance Messages System combines a variety of kinds of raw data using software techniques from artificial intelligence in order to build a qualitative scale that communicates what a numeric value of some parameter means about the state of the application world given the current context. The Significance Messages concept is built as a generic “shell” that knows about different kinds of qualitative states, contextual factors, and heuristics to focus on relevant data. The designer enters domain specific, parameter specific knowledge about alarm setpoints, automatic system setpoints, etc. and about the specific contextual factors that are relevant to the interpretation of that parameter in order to create a particular Significance Message Display for a particular application.
Asymmetric Transfer of Training between Integral and Separable Displays
Authors: Purcell Janine A. , Coury Bruce G.
Published: January 2017

The type of display employed during operator training may affect the formation of an operator's internal model of the system. In this experiment subjects were divided into two groups and trained to classify instances of system state using either a configural or digital display. During extended practice the subjects were then switched to the alternate display type; those trained on the configural display now worked with the digital display, and vice versa. Results indicate that asymmetric transfer of training occurred; those who switched from the digital to the configural display outperformed the other group by a significant margin in terms of accuracy. Results are discussed in terms of the impact of display type on the formation of the operator's internal model and bias of processing strategy in transfer situations.
Effects of Display Failures and Symbol Rotation on Visual Search Using Dot-Matrix Symbols
Authors: Decker Jennie J. , Dye Craig J. , Kurokawa Ko , Lloyd Charles J. C.
Published: January 2017

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of display failures and rotation of dot-matrix symbols on visual search performance. The type of display failure (cell, horizontal line, vertical line), failure mode (ON, failures matched the symbols; OFF, failures matched the background), percentage of failures (0, 1, 2, 3, 4%), and rotation angle (0, 70, 105 degrees) were the variables examined. Results showed that displays which exhibit ON cell failures greater than 1% significantly affect search time performance. Cell failures degrade performance more than line failures. Search time and accuracy were best when symbols were oriented upright. The effects of display failures and rotation angle were found to be independent. Implications for display design and suggestions for quantifying the distortion due to rotation are discussed.
Determining the Most Important Evaluation Indicators of Healthcare Information Systems (HCIS) in Iran
Authors: Shahmoradi Leila , Ahmadi Maryam , Haghani Hamid
Published: January 2017

Accurate evaluation of healthcare information systems (HCIS) relies upon the choice of appropriate indicators. Iranian healthcare and health industry professionals were surveyed, by means of a descriptive cross sectional study, in order to identify the indicators they considered most relevant to the evaluation of healthcare information systems currently in use in Iran. It was concluded that effective evaluation of HCIS should encompass a variety of perspectives and methodologies (including qualitative methodologies), focus upon technical, economic and organisational concerns, and involve diversely constituted research teams.
Consumer Ethnocentrism and Influence of Role Model on Generational Cohorts’ Purchase Intentions towards Herbal Products
Authors: Haque Moon Moon , Maheshwari Nidhi
Published: January 2017

Purpose:

The main purpose of this study was to investigate what leads customers to ethnocentrism and the effects of ethnocentrism on their attitudes towards purchase intentions. The other objective was to study product preferences of different age cohorts towards herbal products and the influence of role model on their purchase intention behaviours.

Research methodology:

Results are derived from primary data collected from a customer sample in New Delhi, India during the months of May–June, 2015. Data analysis was done using Statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS), version 20.

Findings:

This article identified that consumer ethnocentrism level differs according to age cohorts. For Baby Boomers and Generation X cohort, multiple linear regression analysis inferred that consumer ethnocentrism was the best predictor of purchase intention behaviour. In the case of Generation Y cohort, indirect role model, direct role model and consumer ethnocentrism did not significantly contribute to the purchase intention of Generation Y cohort.

Practical implications:

The research finding will be very useful in providing insight into Indian herbal product marketers to devise marketing strategies. The article contributes to research on consumer ethnocentrism by confirming some of the earlier findings with the help of a consumer sample from northern India.

Contributions:

This research study contributes to the existing literature by analysing the impact of consumer ethnocentrism and role model influence on purchase intention of customers on a diverse range of herbal product categories, using an age-cohort analysis.

Research limitations:

Consumers were asked to evaluate the attributes of herbal products without reference to any specific company/brand, and this could be one of the limitations of the study.
The integrin PSI domain has an endogenous thiol isomerase function and is a novel target for antiplatelet therapy
Authors: Zhu Guangheng , Zhang Qing , Reddy Emily C. , Carrim Naadiya , Chen Yunfeng , Xu Xiaohong Ruby , Xu Miao , Wang Yiming , Hou Yan , Ma Li , Li Yan , Rui Min , Petruzziello-Pellegrini Tania N. , Lavalle Christopher , Stratton Tyler W. , Lei Xi , Adili Reheman , Chen Pingguo , Zhu Cheng , Wilkins John A. , Hynes Richard O. , Freedman John , Ni Heyu
Published: January 2017

Key Points

Integrin PSI domain has endogenous thiol-isomerase function. Novel anti-β3 PSI antibodies inhibit PDI-like activity and platelet adhesion/aggregation, and have antithrombotic therapeutic potential.
Geomorphological and environmental changes in Western Greece: a remote sensing perspective
Authors: Vassilakis E. , Verykiou-Papaspyridakou E.
Published: February 2017

Several rapid geomorphological changes can be detected on the landscape of western Greece since the area is adjacent to the highly active Hellenic trench, where major geodynamic phenomena occur. At this part of the Hellenides, various active structures have been affecting the shallow layers of the overriding plate, due to tectonic movements and in some cases gypsum diapirism. Additionally, lots of environmental implications have been reported since a significant amount of development infrastructure is still being constructed in this area for more than the last twenty years, affecting the slower physical ongoing processes. The outcropping erodible lithologies of flysch in conjunction with the existence of high energy rivers reveal a rapidly evolving area with dynamic topography, which can be identified by using the appropriate methodologies. Remote sensing techniques prove to be the ideal way to locate changes at the physical geography of the studied area, especially when multi-temporal interpretation is implemented. In this paper we try to locate and analyze these changes by using medium resolution satellite images (Landsat TM and ETM+) of different temporal periods (1992, 2000 and 2005). After special interpretation of the acquired remote sensing images, which involves detailed co-registration and spectral analysis, the identified changes can be temporally cate-gorized between the three acquisition dates. The methodology requires the compilation of new sepa-rate datasets, one for each spectral channel from the three Landsat images, in order to detect chang-es in the absorption and reflection spectra for specific bandwidths. The results show that many parts of the river valleys and the main land surface seem to have been violently altered in several parts and also significant coastal changes have been detected along the deltaic fans of Evinos and Mornos rivers, during the 13-year observation period between 1992 and 2005.
Μορφολογικά και ιζηματολογικά χαρακτηριστικά του ενεργού Δέλτα του ποταμού Νέστου, μετά τη κατασκευή των φραγμάτων
Authors: Γαρέζος A. , Αλμπανάκης Κ.
Published: February 2017

The purpose of this paper is the geomorphological and sedimentological study of modern Nestos River Delta, to examine the effect of the dams to the sedimentological regime of the coastal zone. Nestos Delta suffered a series of anthropogenic influences; the most significant was the channeliza-tion of the river bed, which prevents avulsion and enforces the river to discharge to the sea with one main channel. A DGPS with accuracy better than 1m (GMS-2- Topcon), was used for mapping the coastline, along with sampling the coastal sediments. Sedimentological analysis revealed that the mean size of the sandy material of the coastline reduces with increasing the eastward distance from the river mouth. The western coastline revealed a more complex situation, since it had inherited characteristics from older, abandoned river mouths, bars, spits etc, existed prior to anthropogenic influence. Comparison between the DGPS survey and the 1970 topographic maps revealed some areas with erosional and some with depositional tendencies. A clear erosional tendency was not rec-orded. Furthermore comparison, between 2000 GPS survey, and the present 2009 DGPS survey, recorded a stability of the coastline within the resolution and the accuracy of the instruments. A pos-sible explanation, is the dramatic reduction of the active area of the delta, due to anthropogenic influ-ence, where at its natural stage, was dispersing sediments with avulsion and multiple river channels in an area of 500 km2, but now the active area, where deposition is possible, is only 45.84 km2.
Εσωτερική εστίαση και (επαν)αφηγήσεις κλασικών για παιδιά και ενήλικες: διαδραστικά φαινόμενα και ιδεολογικές φορτίσεις
Authors: Ζερβού Αλεξάνδρα
Published: February 2017

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Όψεις της Ελλάδας στο έργο του Ιουλίου Βερν
Authors: Πολυκανδριώτη Ουρανία
Published: February 2017

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Morphological and molecular identification of some species of nematode of the family Protostrongylidae Leiper, 1926
Authors: Салахутдинов  , Salakhutdinov I. , Рузиев  , Ruziev B. , Каримова  , Karimova R. , Кучбоев  , Kuchboev A. , Эгамбердиев  , Egamberdiev Sh.
Published: January 2017

Objective of research: conducting morphological and molecular-genetic identification and studying phylogenetic relations between protostrongylids. Materials and methods: helminthological material was collected from wild (Capra sibirica, C. falconeri, Ovis vignei and O. ammon) and domestic hollow horned ruminants (C. hircus and O. aries), and land mollusks of the family Xeropicta in the piedmont and mountain area of Uzbekisan. The morphology of protostrongylids was studied using the methods of Boev (1975) and Anderson (1978). To identify the nematode type we used temporary preparations treated with glycerol. The first-stage larvae were investigated by examination of fecal samples from animals taking into account the length, tail form and body size. To study the morphology of the third-stage protostrongylid larvae the feet of infected mollusks Xeropicta candaсharica were separated and placed into the artificial gastric juice where the cap was destroyed and the infected larvae were eliminated. After determination of species belonging of mature and larval nematodes the material was stored in separate test-tubes with distilled water under the low temperature (- 20 ºС) or in 70 % Ethanol for the molecular analysis. We used microscopes ML 2000 with a digital camera and Olympus CX3. DNA extraction, amplification and sequencing were performed with an automated sequencer. Phylogenetic analysis was conducted using the software Clustal X 2.0. Phylogenetic trees were created by the Neighbor–Joining method. Nucleotide sequences ITS-2 regions of species Protostrongylus rufescens (EU018485), P. shiozawai (AB478249), Ortostrongylus macrotis (EU018483), Cystocaulus ocreatus (EU018481) and Umingmakstrongylus pallikuukensis (AY648409) received from the NCBI GenBank were used in phylogenetic analysis. Results and discussion: Four species of adult protostrongylid nematodes: Protostrongylus rufescens, P. hobmaieri, Spiculocaulus leuckarti and Cystocaulus ocreatus were determined. DNA from four species of mature protostrongylids and larvae was amplified by using ITS-2 regions. Amplificate dimension of nematodes P. rufescens and P. hobmaieri was 380 base pairs (b.p.), S. leuckarti – 388, C. ocreatus – 399 b.p. According to the results of phylogenetic analysis and comparison of nucleotide sequences, five protostrongylid species were found in animals of the Caprinae subfamily: P. rufescens, P. hobmaieri, Protostrongylus sp., S. leuckarti and C. ocreatus. The morphological and molecular-genetic analysis of detected nematodes enables the precise identification.
Ecology and epizootology of trematodosis in cattle, treatment and prevention in dairy cattle farms of Vologda region
Authors: Кряжев  , Kryazhev A
Published: January 2017

Objective of research: To study the epizootiology of trematodoses of cattle from dairy cattle farms in the Vologda region; to estimate the anthelmintic efficacy of Fascocide, Helmicide, Oxiclozanide, Albendazole, Fezole, Alben.

Materials and methods: A preliminary analysis of veterinary reports of the Department of Veterinary Medicine, the regional Stations on Fight against Diseases in Animals, meat-processing plants and slaughter units, Laboratories of Veterinary and Sanitary Expertise was carried out for the period 2005–2009 according to the Forms «1-Vet» and «5-Vet». Coproovoscopic examinations of cattle were conducted monthly to determine seasonal and age dynamics of infection. Biological features of intermediate hosts were studied by standard methods. Fascocide at the dose of 10 mg a.i./kg, Helmicide — 7,5 g/100 kg, Oxiclozanide — 5,25 mg/kg, Albendazole — 15 mg a.i./kg and Alben — 10 mg a.i./kg were used against fasciolosis and paramphistomosis in cattle under production conditions in dairy farms and complexes of Vologda region.

Results and discussion: The rates of trematode infection in various climatic and geographic zones of the region are different. The highest level of infection was registered in the North Eastern and South Eastern zones, and the lowest — in the South Western.

Adult cattle are infected with Fasciola hepatica, Paramhistomum cervi and P. ichikawai all year round; the maximum peak of infection is registered in winter and spring seasons. First signs of trematode infection in calves of the first grazing season are observed at the beginning of the pasture season, which is the evidence for the overwintering of helminth larvae in intermediate hosts. Trematode infections manifest commonly as mixed infections.

First individuals of Lymnaea truncatula and Planorbis planorbis appear in biotopes in the second decade of May, reaching the maximum number in August. Their infection with trematode parthenites is observed in the period from the first half of June to October; the maximum peak of infection — in August. The most effective preparations for dehelmintization against Fasciola spp. and Paramhistomum spp. are Fascocide, Helmicide and Fezole.
THE FORMATION OF KEY COMPETENCIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF REGIONAL ENTERPRISES
Authors: Винник  , Vinnik Alina , Прядко  , Pryadko Svetlana
Published: February 2017

The article presents the results of theoretical analysis of the dynamics of the statistical data characterizing the formation of key competencies of the regional construction industry in Belgorod region. The necessity of formation of key competences, aimed at introducing scientific research and experimental development in the activities of the regional enterprises.
MODERN CREATION ENVIRONMENT A COMFORTABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENTAL SPACE
Authors: Черныш  , Chernysh Nadezhda , Тарасенко  , Tarasenko Viktoriya
Published: February 2017

The article considers problems of formation in modern conditions of architectural environment as the subject-spatial environment, represented as the object of professional activity. A leading role in shaping the environment, satisfying the modern requirements, the allotted project activities.
Hubungan Faktor Kualitas Lingkungan Rumah Dengan Kejadian Pneumonia Pada Bayi di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Banjarmangu 1 Kabupaten Banjarnegara.
Authors: Juni Masfufatun , Nurjazuli Nurjazuli , Suhartono Suhartono
Published: January 2017

Background: Pneumonia is an infectious disease remains a public health problem in Indonesia. Pneumonia is a disease of the second highest cause of death after diarrhea. This can be seen in the proportion of pneumonia in infant and toddler around 35%. In the working area of Banjarmangu 1, the number of infant affected by pneumonia were 112 among 417 infants. The proportion of healthy house is still low (27.15%) of the target of 80%. Based on this facts, the purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between the quality of the house environment factor with the incidence of pneumonia in infant in the working area community health center Banjarmangu 1 Banjarnegara.Methods: This study was observational study with case control design. The subjects consisted of two groups of case and control, with each sample of 52 infants. The independent variables studied were the type of wall, floor type, ceiling presence, expansive windows / ventilation, natural lighting, residential density, number of bacteria, the intensity of temperature, light intensity and the intensity of moisture, while the dependent variable was the incidence of pneumonia. Data was collected through interviews, observation, and measurement. Data would be analyzed using univariate, bivariate chi-square, and multivariate logistic regression at level of significance 0.05 (5%).Results: Bivariate analysis of 10 variables are the type of wall, floor type, ceiling presence, wide window / ventilation, natural lighting, residential density, number of bacteria, the intensity of the temperature, humidity and intensity of light intensity, indicated that there were two variables that have a correlation with incidence of pneumonia in infant. They were the type of wall and ceiling existence. Results of multivariate analysis that kind of wall is the most dominant factor related to the incidence of pneumonia in infant with p-value = 0.004; OR = 6.6 (1.79 - 24.57).Conclusion: This study concluded that the quality of the house environment conditions was still need to be improved, especially the type of wall and ceiling existence. This is to reduce the incidence of pneumonia in infant.
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Indirect Detection Method of Rotor Position Based on DE-SVM
Authors: Wang Bo , Ji Xiaofu , Cai Jihe
Published: January 2017

In view of the defects and deficiencies of existing detection methods of rotor position for Switched Reluctance Motor (SRM), an indirect Detection Method (DM) based on DE-SVM for Support Vector Machine (SVM) rotor position is proposed. This method uses the three-phase current and flux linkage within the full angle domain of SRM as input and rotor position angle as output, and utilizes the strong nonlinear mapping capability of SVM to create a predication model for these three parameters offline. The strong global optimization capability of Differential Evolution (DE) Algorithm is then employed based on the deviation between actual rotor position and model output to optimize the prediction model online, thereby realizing sensorless detection of SRM rotor position. The simulation result shows that this method can accurately predict the position of SRM rotor.
Realization of Humanoid Robot Playing Golf
Authors: Wu Xibao , Chen Wenbai , Li Weichen
Published: January 2017

Aiming at the golf tournament technical requirements in International Humanoid robot Olympic Game (IHOG), two-freedom-degrees “head & eye” system based on monocular vision robot MF-AI is developed. The new robot equipped with the “head & eye” system can identify the location of the golf ball and the hole, and can measure the distance of the two objects. Experiments show that the two-freedom-degrees “head & eye” system improves the accuracy of hitting the golf ball into the hole. Moreover, the system can identify the target, can calibrate distances, can measure robot’s moving and look for the hole, can adjust the position of the robot and hit the ball effectively.
On a class of analytic functions generated by fractional integral operator
Authors: Ibrahim Rabha W.
Published: February 2017

In this note, we improve the idea of the Tsallis entropy in a complex domain. This improvement is contingent on the fractional operator in a complex domain (type Alexander). We clarify some new classes of analytic functions, which are planned in view of the geometry function theory. This category of entropy is called fractional entropy; accordingly, we demand them fractional entropic geometry classes. Other geometric properties are established in the sequel. Our exhibition is supported by the Maxwell Lemma and Jack Lemma.
Calculation of the Spontaneous Polarization and the Dielectric Constant for the Ferroelectric N(CH3)4HSO4 Using the Mean Field Model
Authors: Yurtseven H. , Celik M. , Karacali H.
Published: January 2017

The temperature dependences of the spontaneous polarization and the dielectric constant (susceptibility) are calculated using the mean field model for the ferroelectric N(CH3)4HSO4. Expressions derived from the mean field model for the spontaneous polarization and the inverse susceptibility are fitted to the experimental data from the literature. The fitting parameters in the expansion of the free energy in terms of the spontaneous polarization are determined within the temperature intervals in the ferroelectric and paraelectric phases of N(CH3)4HSO4. Our results show that the temperature dependences of the spontaneous polarization and the dielectric constant as predicted from our mean field model, describe adequately the observed behavior of N(CH3)4HSO4 in the ferroelectric and paraelectric phases.
The Use of Iron in Advanced Oxidation Processes
Authors: Safarzadeh-Amiri Ali , Bolton James R. , Cater Stephen R.
Published: January 2017

The oxidation of organic compounds by Fe(II)/H
Efficient Visible Light Induced Degradation of the Brightener Tinopal CBS-X. Accelerated Bacterial Adsorption Observed after Photocatalytic Pretreatment
Authors: Pulgarin Cesar O. , Peringer Paul A. , Kiwi John T.
Published: January 2017

The experimental results for the photocatalytic degradation of Tinopal CBS-X Disodium 4,4′-bis(2-sulfostyryl) biphenyl has been studied via the Fenton reaction. In a typical run, irradiation of a solution containing Tinopal CBS-X (5 10
Non-Thermal Plasma Processing for VOCs Decomposition and NOx Removal in Flue Gas
Authors: Oda Tetsuji , Takahashi Tadashi , Yamashita Ryuichi
Published: January 2017

Decomposition performance of non-thermal plasma for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), chlorohydrocarbon and other typical organic materials, were studied experimentally. DeNOx process of the non-thermal plasma for the flue gas was also tested. Frequency dependence of plasma exciting voltage including pulse and AC, humidity effects (OH radical effects) on the plasma processing and reactor geometry effects were studied to understand the decomposition mechanism and optimize the power efficiency of the processing. 500 Hz or 1kHz excitation is found to be the upper limit to realize good decomposition efficiency of VOCs or good reduction of NOx. Higher frequency causes other loss by heating residual ions. Pulse excitation was much better than the AC excitation, especially at the high decomposition rate of the VOCs.
Barrier Discharge Optimization for Nitric Oxide Destruction
Authors: Rogers John W. , Nejezchleb Allen J. , Rolader Glenn E. , Federle Steven P. , Littrell Donald M. , Neely William C. , Newhouse E. Irene
Published: January 2017

Concern over smog and acid rain has created a need for innovative technologies that destroy or remove nitric oxide (NO) from many gas streams. One promising technology is the Non-Thermal Plasma Discharge (NTPD). Although NTPDs have been used to oxidize and reduce NO, previous studies found that these devices required a non-competitive amount of electrical energy input, preventing their wide-spread application. In this paper, we report on our experimental investigation into techniques to increase the efficiency of NTPDs. Specifically, two approaches were investigated. The first approach considered was the upstream injection of chemical additives. It is known that certain additives increase the chemical efficiency of desired reactions, thus reducing the required electrical energy. Several additives were tested, and their effect is summarized in this paper. It was found that upstream injection of ethanol in a diesel exhaust stream reduced the energy requirement from more than 150 electron volts (eV) per NO molecule oxidized to less than 20 eV per NO molecule oxidized. In addition, ethanol was found to produce no precipitate on the dielectrics that can lead to electrode failure. The second approach investigated was varying the dielectric material on a Double Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DDBD), a type of NTPD. Several dielectrics were tested and their effect is reported. It was found that, with the ethanol injection, using Teflon PFA instead of glass dielectrics reduces the energy requirement from approximately 22 eV per NO molecule oxidized to 17 eV per NO molecule oxidized. In addition, the Teflon PFA coated electrodes were more durable than typical glass electrodes. Techniques, experiments, and conclusions are presented in this paper.
Photoinduced Degradation of Environmental Pollutants in the Presence of O2-Free Ozone
Authors: Schutt Wendy S. , Feng Kesheng , Bousman Kenneth S. , Gao Ning , Li Yuzhuo
Published: January 2017

Photoinduced degradation of anthracene, perylene, phenanthrene, pyrene, and potassium ferricyanide in water were monitored spectroscopically. Three types of gas stream (ozone/nitrogen, oxygen/nitrogen, and ozoneoxygen/ nitrogen) were used to supply oxidants to the aqueous solutions. The use of an O
Radiolytic Reduction and Oxidation of Diethyl benzylphosphonate: A Pulse Radiolysis Study
Authors: Aguila Ailette , Ο'Shea Kevin Ε. , Kamat Prashant V.
Published: January 2017

The radiolytic reactions of the diethyl benzylphosphonate (DEBP) have been investigated upon reaction with pulse radiolytically generated e