bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Supramolecular Complexes of Graphene Oxide with Porphyrins: An Interplay between Electronic and Magnetic Properties
Authors: Lewandowska Kornelia , Rosiak Natalia , Bogucki Andrzej , Cielecka-Piontek Judyta , Mizera Mikołaj , Bednarski Waldemar , Suchecki Maciej , Szaciłowski Konrad
Published: February 2019

Graphene oxide (GO) was modified by two modified porphyrins (THPP and TCPP) to form GO–porphyrin hybrids. Spectroscopic measurements demonstrated the formation of stable supramolecular aggregates when mixing two components in solution. The Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Raman scattering measurements confirm π-stacking between hydrophobic regions of GO nanoflakes and porphyrin molecules. On the number and the kind of paramagnetic centers generated in pristine GO samples, which originate from spin anomalies at the edges of aromatic domains within GO nanoflakes. More significant changes in electronic properties have been observed in hybrid materials. This is particularly evident in the drastic increase in the number of unpaired electrons for the THPP-GO sample and the decrease in the number of unpaired electrons for the TCPP-GO. The difference of paramagnetic properties of hybrid materials is a consequence of π-stacking between GO and porphyrin rings. An interesting interplay between modifiers and the surface of GO leads to a significant change in electronic structure and magnetic properties of the designed hybrid materials. Based on the selection of molecular counterpart we can affect the behavior of hybrids upon light irradiation in a different manner, which may be useful for the applications in photovoltaics, optoelectronics, and spintronics.
A Fast Indoor/Outdoor Transition Detection Algorithm Based on Machine Learning
Authors: Zhu Yida , Luo Haiyong , Wang Qu , Zhao Fang , Ning Bokun , Ke Qixue , Zhang Chen
Published: February 2019

The widespread popularity of smartphones makes it possible to provide Location-Based Services (LBS) in a variety of complex scenarios. The location and contextual status, especially the Indoor/Outdoor switching, provides a direct indicator for seamless indoor and outdoor positioning and navigation. It is challenging to quickly detect indoor and outdoor transitions with high confidence due to a variety of signal variations in complex scenarios and the similarity of indoor and outdoor signal sources in the IO transition regions. In this paper, we consider the challenge of switching quickly in IO transition regions with high detection accuracy in complex scenarios. Towards this end, we analyze and extract spatial geometry distribution, time sequence and statistical features under different sliding windows from GNSS measurements in Android smartphones and present a novel IO detection method employing an ensemble model based on stacking and filtering the detection result by Hidden Markov Model. We evaluated our algorithm on four datasets. The results showed that our proposed algorithm was capable of identifying IO state with 99.11% accuracy in indoor and outdoor environment where we have collected data and 97.02% accuracy in new indoor and outdoor scenarios. Furthermore, in the scenario of indoor and outdoor transition where we have collected data, the recognition accuracy reaches 94.53% and the probability of switching delay within 3 s exceeds 80%. In the new scenario, the recognition accuracy reaches 92.80% and the probability of switching delay within 4 s exceeds 80%.
Research on Sharing Intention Formation Mechanism Based on the Burden of Ownership and Fashion Consciousness
Authors: Zhang Guangling , Wang Liying , Shi Pengfei
Published: February 2019

The sharing economy has become an important business model for China to promote energy conservation and emission reduction, improve the utilization efficiency of social resources, promote green and sustainable development, and achieve high-quality economic development. How to improve the willingness of individuals to share underutilized resources with others is becoming an urgent problem for enterprises and academia. Although current research on the sharing economy provides insights into users’ perspectives, little attention has been given to the comprehensive investigation of the sharing intention of individual service providers. Based on the motivation—opportunity—abilities (MOA) theory, we analyze the influencing factors and boundary conditions of individual resource sharing intention by taking new consumer groups as research samples. The results reveal that the sharing intention of individual service providers depends on their customized service capability, economic motivation, and perceived ease of use. Furthermore, the burden of ownership and fashion consciousness will further influence the sharing intention of individual service providers. This discovery provides theoretical basis for the development of an enterprise sharing economy and government guidance, and enriches the theoretical research on the sharing economy.
Construct and Psychometric Properties of a New Version Quality of Life Scale Based on Choice Theory
Authors: Kheramin Shirali , Sahebi Ali , Shirazi Yasaman Ghafaryan , Malekzadeh Mohammad , Mohseni Shila , Shirazi Hamid Reza Ghafarian
Published: February 2019

BACKGROUND: Choice theory, as a psychopathological model, postulated five basics, genetically and universally, needs. Accordingly, the rate of everybody happiness and quality of life is depended on the number of his needs fulfilling. Although some scales have been constructed to assess basic needs, they have proposed unity of needs for all human.
AIM: The present study was designed to construct a new scale, considering individualisation needs for each person; quality of life scale based on choice theory (QOLSCT).
METHODS: Using cluster sampling, six hundred (49% female and 51% male) postgraduate students were selected. One hundred fifty participants also filled SF-36 and GHQ, and 80 participants refilled QOLSCT with four weeksâ€™ interval again.
RESULTS: Cronbachâ€™s alpha, split-half and test re-test (one month) reliability scores were 0.78, 0.75, and 0.92 successively. The correlation between items and total scores range from 0.36 to 0.72, all with P values â‰¥ 0.0001. Confirmatory factor analysis showed satisfactory values of goodness-of-fit indices, RMSEA, CFI, NFI and GFI were, 0.05, 0.99, 0.99 and 0.99 respectively. Convergent and divergent validity also showed significant correlations.
CONCLUSION: The result of the present study showed that the new version of quality of life scale based on choice theory could be confirmed. The good level of reliability, fairly goodness of fit indexes, and very good convergent validity support this idea.
An Update on Arthritis in Canada — National and Provincial Data Regarding the Past, Present, and Future
Authors: Badley Elizabeth M. , Goulart Céline M. , Millstone Dov B. , Perruccio Anthony V.
Published: February 2019

Objective.

To provide updated arthritis estimates for Canada given a change in wording in the 2015 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) arthritis question.

Methods.

Prevalence data from the 2000 to 2016 CCHS were used to document trends in the prevalence of arthritis over time. Projections of arthritis prevalence were also calculated using data from CCHS 2015 in conjunction with Statistics Canada’s published population projections. Data for 2015 were also used to provide summary data on the effect of arthritis.

Results.

Between 2000 and 2014 there were some fluctuations in the prevalence of arthritis (age ≥ 15 yrs), with the range of prevalence varying between 15.4% and 17.6%. There was a significant increase in overall prevalence to over 20% with the 2015 and 2016 surveys (6 million Canadians), coinciding with a revised wording of the arthritis question. This increase was observed in all age and sex groups, except for men aged 85+. The overall characteristics of the 2015 arthritis population were similar to those in 2007/08. Using the updated 2015 CCHS arthritis data, projection estimates suggest the population prevalence of arthritis will increase to just over 24% by 2040, with the number of Canadians living with arthritis projected to increase by about 50% from 2015 to 2040.

Conclusion.

The revised question likely increased ascertainment of arthritis owing to inclusion of examples of arthritis diagnoses in the CCHS question and more explicit wording in the French version, resulting in a large increase in the estimated prevalence and numbers of people with arthritis in Canada.
Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Spondyloarthritis in Japan in Comparison with Other Regions of the World
Authors: Kishimoto Mitsumasa , Yoshida Kazuki , Ichikawa Naomi , Inoue Hisashi , Kaneko Yuko , Kawasaki Taku , Matsui Kazuo , Morita Mitsuhiro , Suda Masei , Tada Kurisu , Takizawa Naoho , Tamura Naoto , Taniguchi Atsuo , Taniguchi Yoshinori , Tsuji Shigeyoshi , Haji Yoichiro , Rokutanda Ryo , Yanaoka Haruyuki , Cheung Peter P. , Gu Jieruo , Kim Tae-Hwan , Luo Shue-Fen , Okada Masato , López Medina Clementina , Molto Anna , Dougados Maxime , Kobayashi Shigeto , van der Heijde Désirée , Tomita Tetsuya
Published: February 2019

Objective.

To delineate clinical characteristics of patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) in Japan in comparison to other areas of the world.

Methods.

Using the ASAS-COMOSPA (Assessment of Spondyloarthritis international Society–COMOrbidities in SPondyloArthritis) data, an international cross-sectional observational study of patients with SpA, we analyzed information on demographics, disease characteristics, comorbidities, and risk factors. Patients were classified by region: Japan, other Asian countries (China, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan), and non-Asian countries (Europe, the Americas, Africa). Patient characteristics, including diagnosis and treatment, were compared.

Results.

Among 3984 patients included in the study, 161 were from centers in Japan, 933 from other Asian countries, and 2890 from other regions. Of patients with SpA in Japan, 42 (26.1%) had peripheral SpA, substantially more than in other countries. This trend was explained by the predominance of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) among Japanese patients with SpA. In contrast to the relatively low number in Japan, 54% of patients from other Asian countries had pure axial SpA (axSpA) without peripheral features. HLA-B27 testing, considered an integral part of the classification of axSpA, was performed in only 63.6% of Japanese patients with axSpA. More than half of Japanese patients with axSpA were classified using imaging criteria.

Conclusion.

In our study, there was a more substantial number of peripheral SpA cases observed in Japan compared to other parts of Asia and other regions of the world. Aside from ethnic differences, increasing recognition of PsA in Japan, as well as a potential underdiagnosis of axSpA due to the insufficient use of HLA-B27 testing, may partly explain regional discrepancies.
Longterm Efficacy and Safety of Monotherapy versus Combination Therapy in Systemic Sclerosis–associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Retrospective RESCLE Registry Study
Authors: Pestaña-Fernández Melani , Rubio-Rivas Manuel , Tolosa-Vilella Carles , Guillén-Del-Castillo Alfredo , Freire Mayka , Vargas-Hitos Jose Antonio , Todolí-Parra Jose Antonio , Rodríguez-Carballeira Mónica , Marín-Ballvé Adela , Espinosa Gerard , Colunga-Argüelles Dolores , Ortego-Centeno Norberto , Trapiella-Martínez Luis , Carbonell-Muñoz Cristina , Pla-Salas Xavier , Perales-Fraile Isabel , Corbella Xavier , Fonollosa-Pla Vicent , Simeón-Aznar Carmen Pilar
Published: February 2019

Objective.

Monotherapy is an option as first-line therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). However, combination therapy is a beneficial alternative. Our objective was to evaluate the efficacy of monotherapy versus combination therapy in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc)–associated PAH.

Methods.

All patients with SSc-associated PAH from the Spanish Scleroderma Registry (RESCLE) were reviewed. Patients were split into 3 groups: monotherapy versus sequential combination versus upfront combination therapy. The primary endpoint was death from any cause at 1, 3, and 5 years from PAH diagnosis.

Results.

Seventy-six patients (4.2%) out of 1817 had SSc-related PAH. Thirty-four patients (45%) were receiving monotherapy [endothelin receptor antagonist (n = 22; 29%) or phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (n = 12; 16%)], 25 (33%) sequential combination, and 17 (22%) upfront combination therapy. A lower forced vital capacity/DLCO in the sequential combination group was reported (2.9 ± 1.1 vs 1.8 ± 0.4 vs 2.3 ± 0.8; p = 0.085) and also a higher mean pulmonary arterial pressure in combination groups (37.2 ± 8.7 mmHg vs 40.8 ± 8.8 vs 46 ± 15.9; p = 0.026) at baseline. Treatment regimen (p = 0.017) and functional class (p = 0.007) were found to be independent predictors of mortality. Sequential combination therapy was found to be an independent protective factor (HR 0.11, 95% CI 0.03–0.51; p = 0.004), while upfront combination therapy showed a trend (HR 0.68, 95% CI 0.23–1.97; p = 0.476). Survival from PAH diagnosis among monotherapy, sequential, and upfront combination groups was 78% versus 95.8% versus 94.1% at 1 year, 40.7% versus 81.5% versus 51.8% at 3 years, and 31.6% versus 56.5% versus 34.5% at 5 years (p = 0.007), respectively. Side effects were not significantly different among groups.

Conclusion.

Combination sequential therapy improved survival in our cohort.
Radiographic Progression Inhibition with Intravenous Golimumab in Psoriatic Arthritis: Week 24 Results of a Phase III, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial
Authors: Kavanaugh Arthur , Husni M. Elaine , Harrison Diane D. , Kim Lilianne , Lo Kim Hung , Noonan Lenore , Hsia Elizabeth C.
Published: February 2019

Objective.

Evaluate effects of intravenous (IV) golimumab (GOL) on radiographic progression in psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

Methods.

This phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (GO-VIBRANT) randomized patients with active PsA to receive IV placebo (n = 239) or IV GOL 2 mg/kg (n = 241) at weeks 0, 4, 12, and 20. Radiographic progression (controlled secondary endpoint) was evaluated as change from baseline at Week 24 in PsA-modified total Sharp/van der Heijde scores (SvdH). The proportions of patients with a change from baseline at Week 24 in the total PsA-modified SvdH exceeding the smallest detectable change (SDC) or > 0 or 0.5 also were determined.

Results.

Overall, 474 patients (237/arm) contributed radiographic data. Results obtained from the 2 blinded, independent radiographic readers demonstrated good agreement (total score intraclass correlation coefficients: baseline = 0.93, Week 24 = 0.92, Week 24 change score = 0.73). GOL demonstrated significant inhibition of radiographic progression relative to placebo from baseline to Week 24 (mean changes in PsA-modified total SvdH: −0.36 vs 1.95; treatment difference: −2.32; p < 0.001). At Week 24, smaller proportions of GOL- versus placebo-treated patients demonstrated an increase in the total PsA-modified SvdH score exceeding the SDC (8.0% vs 27.0%, respectively; difference: −19.0%; p < 0.001), > 0 (28.3% vs 57.0%, respectively; difference: −28.7%; p < 0.001), or > 0.5 (18.6% vs 41.8%, respectively; difference: −23.2%; p < 0.001). Results were consistent for erosion and joint space narrowing scores, in hands and feet, and in patients with/without baseline concomitant methotrexate use. Prevention of radiographic progression by GOL was independent of clinical response.

Conclusion.

IV GOL is significantly better than placebo in inhibiting radiographic progression of structural damage in active PsA. [Clinical trial registration number (www.ClinicalTrials.gov): NCT02181673]
OMERACT Hip Inflammation Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scoring System (HIMRISS) Assessment in Longitudinal Study
Authors: Jaremko Jacob L. , Lambert Robert G.W. , Pedersen Susanne J. , Weber Ulrich , Lindsay Duncan , Al-Ani Zeid , Steer Kieran , Pianta Marcus , Wichuk Stephanie , Maksymowych Walter P.
Published: February 2019

Objective.

To assess reliability, feasibility, and responsiveness of Hip Inflammation Magnetic resonance imaging Scoring System (HIMRISS) for bone marrow lesions (BML) in hip osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods.

HIMRISS was scored by 8 readers in 360 hips of 90 patients imaged pre/post-hip steroid injection. Pre-scoring, new readers trained online to achieve intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) > 0.80 versus experts.

Results.

HIMRISS reliability was excellent for BML status (ICC 0.83–0.92). Despite small changes post-injection, reliability of BML change scores was high in femur (0.76–0.81) and moderate in acetabulum (0.42–0.56).

Conclusion.

HIMRISS should be a priority for further assessment of hip BML in OA, and evaluated for use in other arthropathies.
OMERACT 2018 Modified Patient-reported Outcome Domain Core Set in the Life Impact Area for Adult Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Authors: Regardt Malin , Mecoli Christopher A. , Park Jin Kyun , de Groot Ingrid , Sarver Catherine , Needham Merrilee , de Visser Marianne , Shea Beverly , Bingham Clifton O. , Lundberg Ingrid E. , Song Yeong W. , Christopher-Stine Lisa , Alexanderson Helene
Published: February 2019

Objective.

To present and vote on a myositis modified patient-reported outcome core domain set in the life impact area at the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) 2018.

Methods.

Based on results from international focus groups and Delphi surveys, a draft core set was developed.

Results.

Domains muscle symptoms, fatigue, level of physical activity, and pain reached ≥ 70% consensus and were mandatory to assess in all trials. Domains lung, joint, and skin symptoms were mandatory in specific circumstances. This core set was endorsed by > 85% at OMERACT 2018.

Conclusion.

We propose a life impact core set for patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and will proceed with instrument selections.
Advancing Stiffness Measurement in Rheumatic Disease: Report from the Stiffness Special Interest Group at OMERACT 2018
Authors: Craig Ethan T. , Orbai Ana-Maria , Mackie Sarah , Bartlett Susan J. , Bingham Clifton O. , Goodman Susan , Hill Catherine , Holt Robert , Leong Amye , Karyekar Chetan , Leung Ying Ying , Richards Pamela , Halls Serena
Published: February 2019

Objective.

To improve measurement of stiffness in rheumatic disease.

Methods.

Data presented included (1) 2 qualitative projects, (2) the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) stiffness patient-reported outcome measure (RAST), and (3) 3 items assessing stiffness severity, duration, and interference.

Results.

Stiffness is multidimensional and includes aspects of stiffness experience such as duration, severity, and effect. Stiffness items showed construct validity in RA. Further efforts are required to develop an instrument that will be taken through the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Filter 2.1 for instrument selection.

Conclusion.

The research agenda for the group includes domain content voting for individual diseases, and development of stiffness item banks and disease-specific short forms.
La manifestation de la douleur comme paradigme de l’interanimalité
Authors: Vanzago Luca
Published: February 2019

Le but de cet article est de discuter le travail de Buytendijk sur la douleur animale et de voir comment il peut être prolongé par l’ontologie de la chair de Merleau-Ponty. Buytendijk met en lumière un certain nombre d’aspects de l’expérience animale de la douleur, qui peuvent être retenus par tout compte rendu phénoménologique de l’expérience en général, et de la souffrance en particulier. Cependant, sa contribution semble être conditionnée par une distinction encore assez conventionnelle entre les animaux et les êtres humains, que renouvelle grandement la philosophie de Merleau-Ponty. Cette dernière offre en effet une notion d’inter-animalité qui renvoie à une compréhension plus profonde de l’expérience, où la distinction humaniste entre animaux et êtres humains n’est pas tant annulée que radicalisée en vue de bâtir un terrain d’entente plus général, repéré dans la corporéité de la subjectivité, dont les animaux et les êtres humains constituent des possibilités différentes.
Imaging of Epiretinal Membranes Using En Face Widefield Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography
Authors: Motulsky Elie , Zheng Fang , Shi Yingying , Garcia José M. B. , Gregori Giovanni , Rosenfeld Philip J.
Published: February 2019

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:

Swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) imaging was performed on eyes with epiretinal membranes (ERMs), and the extent of the ERMs were compared between the 12 mm × 12 mm scans and the more routine 6 mm × 6 mm field of view (FOV).

PATIENTS AND METHODS:

Eyes containing ERMs were imaged using a 12 mm × 12 mm SS-OCT scan. En face images derived from vitreoretinal interface (VRI) slabs were reviewed to assess the full extent of the ERM.

RESULTS:

En face VRI slab images from 12 mm × 12 mm scans could visualize the full extent in eyes with ERMs.

CONCLUSIONS:

The use of 12 mm × 12 mm SS-OCT scans and en face VRI slabs provided better visualization of large ERMs compared with a 6 mm × 6 mm FOV. This strategy can be useful in identifying the full extent of tractional forces and may help with preoperative surgical planning in selected cases.

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Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina.
2019;50:106–112.]
La filosofía andalusí frente al sufismo
Authors: Tornero Emilio
Published: February 2019

Frente al reto del sufismo a la filosofía, sistematizado por Algazel, en cuanto al modo de conseguir el conocimiento y la felicidad del hombre, reaccionan los filósofos andalusíes de diferente modo: Avempace niega totalmente las pretensiones de los sufíes y hace de la filosofía el único medio capaz de dar cumplida satisfacción a todas las potencialidades humanas. Ibn Ṭufayl asume la vía sufí dentro de su filosofía, aunando el éxtasis buscado por los sufíes con el éxtasis plotiniano. Averroes reconoce la validez de la vía sufí, pero sólo para unos pocos. La vía normal y accesible al hombre inteligente es sólo la filosofía. Filosofía en la que la experiencia del éxtasis no es contemplada. En el Occidente islámico no tuvo continuidad la síntesis de filosofía y sufismo realizada por Ibn Ṭufayl, siendo finalmente la filosofía eliminada del horizonte intelectual por el sufismo, fenómeno perfectamente apreciable en Ibn Jaldūn.
Fulūs y moneda en Mallorca, Ibiza y Menorca antes del 290 H/902D.C.
Authors: Retamero Félix
Published: February 2019

Este artículo trata de algunas piezas de cobre (fulūs) acuñadas entre del siglo I H y las primeras décadas del II H (VII-VIII d. C.). y halladas recientemente en Mallorca, Ibiza y Menorca. Esta evidencia numismática, junto con la proporcionada por un conjunto de piezas depositado en el Museu de Menorca, permite plantear cuestiones sobre la datación y el contenido de los pactos establecidos entre los andalusíes y los habitantes de las islas antes del año 902 d. C, fecha de la expedición de conquista de ‛Iṣām al-Jawlānī.
Nuevas inscripciones árabes de la provincia de Jaén: las lápidas de Cazalilla y de Úbeda
Authors: Aguirre Sádaba Francisco Javier
Published: February 2019

Este artículo pretende aportar nueva información para el estudio de la epigrafía árabe en España. En él se presenta la transcripción, traducción y estudio de dos epitafios funerarios inéditos, producto de hallazgos casuales, procedentes de Cazalilla y Úbeda, en la provincia de Jaén, y fechadas en el año 271/885 y en el 361/972 respectivamente. Ambas inscripciones ofrecen algunas de las características más comunes de la epigrafía en las zonas rurales, de la que constituyen una buena muestra.
Le regard qui pénètre le monde: pouvoir et sacralité au Maroc (XVIe et XVIIe siècles)
Authors: Mediano Fernando R.
Published: February 2019

Este artículo se centra en la comparación entre el sultán marroquí Aḥmad al-Manṣūr y el santo de Fez Aḥmad Ibn ‛Abd Allāh Ma‛an. A través de esa comparación, se intenta subrayar el carácter comunicativo de la sacralización del poder, basada en la utilización de determinados recursos retóricos. El análisis de algunos de esos recursos en el caso de Aḥmad al-Mansūr demuestra la dificultad de sacralizar el poder, teniendo en cuenta especialmente el punto de vista de la recepción del discurso.
Un relato de la conquista de al-Andalus
Authors: Molina Luis
Published: February 2019

Análisis historiográfico de las diferentes versiones conservadas en las crónicas árabes de un relato sobre la conquista de al-Andalus. Del estudio se desprende que el texto procede de la obra, hoy perdida, del cronista cordobés del siglo X Ahmad al Rāzī, de quien la tomaron —en unos casos de forma directa, en otros, a través de fuentes intermedias— numerosos autores, entre ellos, el compilador de los Ajbār maŷmū‛a. Esto aporta una prueba más de que esta crónica anónima y de datación incierta no es otra cosa que una recopilación elaborada a partir de textos históricos anteriores y no fuente redactada con materiales historiográficos de primera mano, como algunos sostienen. El relato aquí analizado fue empleado también por autores cristianos y se halla reproducido en obras como la Crónica de 1344 y el De Rebus Hispanie de Jiménez de Rada
The Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyā’ of Ibn Muṭarrif al-Ṭarafī (d. 454/1062): Stories of the Prophets from al-Andalus
Authors: Tottoli Roberto
Published: February 2019

La obra del andalusí Ibn Muṭarrif al-Ṭarafī, Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyā’ es una colección de relatos sobre los profetas escrita en el siglo V/XI y de la cual sólo se conservan dos manuscritos. Se conoce muy poco sobre su autor, un experto en lecturas coránicas. Ninguna fuente biográfica —ni otras fuentes posteriores— menciona esta colección de qiṣaṣ al-anbiyā’. La obra se inicia con un prefacio en el que se puede apreciar su carácter exegético. La característica más notable del texto es su estrecha dependencia del tafsīr de al-Ṭabarī. Sin embargo, parte de los materiales que al-Ṭarafī incluyó en su obra no carecen de interés, como es el caso de las tradiciones que se refieren a la onomástica, el aspecto físico de los profetas y otros temas.
Epitafios hispanomusulmanes de Arjona
Authors: Aguirre Sádaba Francisco Javier
Published: February 2019

Este artículo ofrece la transcripción, la traducción y el estudio de dos nuevas inscripciones funerarias inéditas, halladas en Arjona (provincia de Jaén) y que están fechadas en los años 352/963 y 364/975 respectivamente. La técnica epigráfica de estas lápidas es la habitual en las inscripciones de procedencia rural.
Códices misceláneos de agronomía andalusí
Authors: Carabaza Julia María , García Expiración
Published: February 2019

La mayoría de los tratados agrícolas andalusíes se encuentran en códices de carácter misceláneo que, en gran parte, se atribuyen a un solo autor. Esto ha originado una serie de falsas autorías cuyas causas analizamos en este trabajo. Tras esto, procedemos a un breve estudio de los distintos manuscritos misceláneos, incidiendo en el hecho de las diferentes atribuciones de que han sido objeto y tratando de delimitar cada una de ellas. Este estudio se resume a continuación en un cuadro y, para finalizar, comentamos los datos más significativos que se desprenden de toda la información anterior, añadiendo algunas referencias a la proyección que tuvieron las obras de la escuela agronómica andalusí.
Los itinerarios de la conquista: el relato de ‛Arīb
Authors: Molina Luis
Published: February 2019

Reconstrucción de la descripción que de la conquista musulmana de la Península Ibérica hizo el cronista cordobés del siglo X ‛Arīb b. Sa‛īd. Aunque no se nos ha conservado el relato, las citas de que él hacen autores posteriores, especialmente Ibn al-Šabbāṭ (s. XIII), nos permiten conocer casi en su literalidad el texto de ‛Arīb Esta versión de la conquista se asemeja en sus líneas generales a la de al-Rāzī, estudiada en un reciente trabajo en esta misma revista, aunque las diferencias en los detalles son lo suficientemente notables como para considerarla una versión totalmente independiente.
Quand, dans le premier tiers du XIe siècle, le peuple cordouan s'emparait de la rue…
Authors: Mazzoli-Guintard C.
Published: February 2019

El pueblo de Córdoba, estudiado aquí a partir del Bayān, entre los años 1002 y 1031, se sitúa como el grupo de cordobeses excluidos del poder, es decir, la ‛āmma y la clase media. Este grupo, designado por varias denominaciones, comprende a los comerciantes, desde la gente del zoco (tenderos y pequeños artesanos) hasta la capa importante de los mercaderes (tŷŷār). El pueblo está bajo el dominio del poder y aparece como actor pasivo de la vida cordobesa: asiste al espectáculo de la calle, aprueba al poder cuando se le pide. Sin embargo, tiene capacidad para apoderarse de la calle, mediante la vox populi, pero también mediante el tumulto, lo que conduce a invertir el dominio de los espacios urbanos, pues entonces el espacio público se le escapa de las manos al poder.
Cadies y alcaides de la frontera oriental nazarí (s. XV)
Authors: Arcas Campoy María
Published: February 2019

Este trabajo se centra, dentro del marco de la práctica jurídica, en la actividad judicial en la frontera oriental granadina en los últimos años del reino nazarí. La fuente documental es el pleito que Lorca (Murcia) y Vera (Almería) sostuvieron por la delimitación de sus términos a lo largo del siglo XVI. La información viva y real aportada por los testigos, en su mayoría cristianos nuevos y de avanzada edad, viene a arrojar luz sobre la delimitación de competencias, actuaciones y jurisdicciones no sólo del cadí, sino también del alcaide, otro importante representante de la justicia, en un espacio concreto de al-Andalus y en un tiempo concreto de su historia.
Falsafa versus ‛Arabiyya: al-Rāzī
Authors: Tornero Emilio
Published: February 2019

Los falāsifa no se mantuvieron tan imparciales en el tema de la Šu‛ūbiyya como sugiere Goldziher, pues, al menos, en el caso del médico y filósofo al-Rāzī (m. 932?) ataca éste el núcleo más genuinamente árabe al polemizar contra la ‛arabiyya, adab, zarf, naḥw, ši‛r ... y al situar por encima de las ciencias filológicas árabes a las ciencias filosofico-científicas características del Helenismo. Por ello puede considerarse este ataque de Al-Rāzī como un capítulo más de la polémica de la Šu‛übiyya. Todo esto lo expone al-Rāzī en el capítulo cinco de su tratado Fī l-ṭibb al-rūḥānī, que es el que se presenta y traduce en este trabajo.
Sobre la supernova del 1006
Authors: Rius Mónica
Published: February 2019

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Yā-btā l-lāḏī fī l-samāwāt… Notas sobre antiguas versiones árabes del «Padre Nuestro»
Authors: Monferrer Sala Juan Pedro
Published: February 2019

El texto que Massignon creyera ser la muestra del más antiguo «Padre nuestro» en árabe, tal como se nos ha conservado no es sino una adaptación musulmana que queda lejos de poder representar una versión directa de la Oratio Dominica, lo cual obliga a rastrear las antiguas versiones árabes del «Padre nuestro» entre la producción literaria cristiana. En ésta, tanto las versiones orientales como las occidentales ofrecen lecturas distintas en función de su procedencia doctrinal: las orientales atienden, a grandes rasgos, a una doble clasificación, muestras ortodoxas y monofisítas, en tanto que las occidentales, además de evidenciar una compleja tradición textual de los textos bíblicos neotestamentarios, parecen reflejar, cuando menos y a simple vista, interferencias orientales de procedencia monofisita, que llevan a reconsiderar la naturaleza, las fuentes y las familias textuales de las traducciones que circularon por al-Andalus.
Islam as the inborn religion of mankind: the concept of fiṭra in the works of Ibn Ḥazm
Authors: Adang Camilla
Published: February 2019

This article deals with the views of Ibn Ḥazm of Cordoba (d. 456/1064) on the concept of fiṭra, which occurs in the Koran (Sura 30:30) and in a number of exegetical traditions. Ibn Ḥazm takes these texts to mean that literally everyone is born as a Muslim, including polytheists and other unbelievers, and that they will be considered believers until they come of age. It is at this point that they have to choose between reaffirming their covenant with God, or —if they are of non-Muslim descent— to renounce their inborn religion and stick to that of their parents. This choice will, of course, affect their fate in the afterlife. Ibn Ḥazm's belief that all children up till the age of discernment must be considered believers —and are therefore entitled to paradise should they die before that age— had certain legal implications as well, and here we can see his Ẓāhirī principles at play. Ibn Ḥazm shows a tendency to award custody of non-Muslim children to Muslims so as to avoid that they are disconnected from their inborn Islam. We see this in the case of foundlings and children of doubtful paternity. Although in general he does not require that the bodies of deceased non-Muslim children (who are after all considered believers) be handed over for Muslim burial, he does rule that a child of non-Muslim parents that has fallen into captivity be given a Muslim burial. Although at first glance, these rulings seem to confirm Goldziher's statements about Ibn Ḥazm's «personal fanaticism against followers of other religions», we also see that in his view, the damages to be paid for the miscarried foetus of a non-Muslim woman are equal to those to be awarded a Muslim woman who loses her child in this way.
Les sourires et les larmes. Observations en marge de quelques textes hagiographiques musulmans
Authors: Calasso Giovanna
Published: February 2019

L'ouvrage de l'hagiographe maghrebin Ibn Qunfudh, Uns al-faqīr wa-'izz al-ḥaqīr, a été choisi comme point de départ d’une recherche concernant les modalités médiévales de l'écriture des sentiments et des émotions religieuses. Le corps nous apparaît dans les récits hagiographiques comme étant le véhicule de connaissances spirituelles et, parmi les sens corporels, la vue, ainsi que le toucher et le goût, ont la prééminence. Une hiérarchie se dessine entre les formes de savoir centrées sur la parole et la transmission auditive et celles, véhiculées par la vue et les autres sens corporels, qui impliquent une expérience de contact direct et qui s'acquièrent par un apprentissage informel où les gestes et les silences jouent un rôle de premier plan.
Retiro y ayuno: algunas prácticas religiosas de las mujeres andalusíes
Authors: Marín Manuela
Published: February 2019

La literatura biográfica andalusí contiene un corto número de biografías de mujeres devotas (ṣāliḥāt), cuyas características más notables son la dedicación a la lectura del Corán, la limosna, la vida retirada y el ayuno. Gracias a estos y otros textos, puede apreciarse cómo las dos últimas prácticas mencionadas llegaron a conformar un ámbito específico de dedicación religiosa entre las mujeres andalusíes; en particular, el caso del ayuno revela fórmulas de anulación del cuerpo destinadas a trascender las limitaciones impuestas a las mujeres por la ortopraxis islámica.
Preparar la revolución : acciones violentas en la utopía libertaria hispánica
Authors: Hernández Arias Rocío
Published: February 2019

Las utopías libertarias, sociedades ideales producidas por diferentes ramificaciones del anarquismo, se producen, en el ámbito hispánico, desde 1880 y hasta 1939. Las comunidades que describen autores como Martínez Rizo, Urales, Mella o Quiroule han alcanzado el Ideal tras revoluciones violentas que también aparecen en los textos. El objetivo de esta comunicación es analizar cómo se describen estas revoluciones, complementando estos textos utópicos con los artículos publicados en los medios libertarios, de forma que sea posible determinar si las posiciones violentas vienen determinadas por la posición ideológica o son producto de artificios literarios necesarios para la narración utópica.
De la terreur à la pitié : les anticipations de Marcel Schwob et de Paul Adam
Authors: Staron Anita
Published: February 2019

« La Terreur future » de Marcel Schwob et Le Conte futur de Paul Adam, tous deux écrits au début de la dernière décennie du XIXe siècle, reflètent le climat agité de ces années en racontant des conflits situés dans un avenir plus ou moins vague. Sans négliger les différences entre les deux textes, notre analyse se concentre sur les éléments communs, possibles à relever dans la présentation de ces conflits. Il semble notamment que le principe fondateur du Cœur double se réalise aussi bien dans le conte de Schwob que dans celui d’Adam ; mais ce passage de la terreur à la pitié n’emprunte que partiellement le même chemin. Peut-on pour autant conclure à la portée optimiste des deux textes ? C’est également à cette question que la présente étude tâche de répondre.
Un roman d’alerte : 1962 en 1922. Berbéropolis... l’an quarante de la République berbère par Victor Trenga (Alger, 1922)
Authors: Chaulet Achour Christiane
Published: February 2019

FrDans la littérature coloniale française sur l’Algérie, il n’existe que deux romans d’anticipation. Cet article s’intéresse à celui de Victor Trenga, Berbéropolis – Tableaux de la vie nord-africaine en l’an quarante de la République berbère, édité en 1922 et qui prédit l’avènement d’une République berbère... en 1962 ! Notre étude montre que, dans le contexte de l’époque, ce roman d’alerte se dresse contre la politique d’assimilation de la France et contre ce qu’on a nommé « le mythe kabyle », pour que l’Algérie reste une possession française.république berbère, Orient de pacotille, pamphlet, islam, Algérie française
Cité modèle et Cité guerrière : utopie et dystopie dans Les Cinq cents millions de la Bégum de Jules Verne
Authors: Hubner Patrick
Published: February 2019

Il s’agit d’une réflexion autour du motif de la guerre présente et future sur le mode de l’uchronie selon un schéma habituel dans les romans de Jules Verne. Les Cinq cents millions de la Bégum correspondent dans la fiction à l’héritage miraculeux d’une grand-tante éloignée, ladite Bégum, épouse en secondes noces d’un lointain parent commun aux deux héros selon une généalogie fictive. L’héritage fabuleux se trouve partagé entre deux ennemis, parents par le hasard d’un autre mariage : d’une part Herr Schultze, professeur allemand passionné de chimie, d’autre part François Sarrasin, docteur français préoccupé par les problèmes de santé et d’hygiène. Et c’est à l’occasion d’un Congrès international d’Hygiène à Londres en 1871 que le docteur français lance le projet philanthropique d’une Cité modèle. L’histoire, comme intrigue romanesque, est une transposition de l’Histoire, du conflit franco-prussien, sous forme d’une uchronie projetée vers la marge nord-ouest des États-Unis, une utopie située géographiquement mais en une sorte de non-lieu produit par l’éloignement. Dans la fiction, l’héritier allemand riposte en annonçant au même Congrès devoir fonder une Place forte, Stahlstadt, la Cité de l’Acier. Mais cette dialectique manichéenne structurant le roman serait faussée par une absence, cette fonction vacante révélée par le chaos du conflit entre la Cité de l’Acier et ladite Cité de la Paix.
L’étude de la violence dans le Sur Racine de Roland Barthes
Authors: Zarzouli Despina
Published: February 2019

Le Sur Racine de Roland Barthes a rencontré un succès sans précédent et une diffusion qu’aucun livre de critique n’a connue au XXe siècle. Barthes, en une célèbre polémique, y qualifie Racine de « degré zéro de l’objet critique », métaphore qui reflète ses interrogations personnelles au sujet des auteurs dits « classiques » du XVIIe siècle. Malgré toutes les polémiques que le Sur Racine a pu susciter, cette étude représente, selon les mots mêmes de l’auteur, « une sorte d’anthropologie structurale et analytique ». Cet article vise à analyser la violence telle que le Sur Racine de Roland Barthes la pense. D’après l’auteur, le théâtre de Racine serait un théâtre de la violence et, pour lui, l’antagonisme, l’injustice, la colère, la terreur, l’indignation..., constituent des éléments étroitement liés à la notion de violence. On essaiera de démontrer ici que l’analyse de ces éléments s’avère pertinente pour l’ensemble de l’œuvre de Racine.
Prediction of Sulfur Content in Desulfurization Process Using a Fuzzy-Logic Based Model
Authors: Al-Jamimi Hamdi A.
Published: February 2019

In petroleum industry, hydrodesulphurization (HDS) process is considered as one of the crucial catalytic units in which the sulfur is mostly eradicated. The modeling of HDS process is very important for the proper understanding of the process operation to be optimized. The studies conducted, in this area, focused on predicting parameters using analytical, empirical and numerical approaches. However, a typical desulfurization process is constantly faced with an uncertainty, which should be considered in a reasoning way. Therefore, this work aims to explore the use of fuzzy logic (FL) inference system in creating models of the HDS process for the prediction of sulfur reduction from oil. In order to validate the proposed model, we employed experimental data from the HDS setup. The simulated sulfur content results obtained from the proposed model correspond closely to the real experimental values. The outstanding performance of the developed FL-based model suggests its potential in predicting sulfur content for optimization of the HDS process. The model demonstrates promising results in terms of high correlation (R2=0.98) and minimal percentage of error (AARE=0.072).
Solar 27-day signatures in standard phase height measurements above central Europe
Authors: von Savigny Christian , Peters Dieter H. W. , Entzian Günter
Published: February 2019

Abstract. We report on the effect of solar variability at the 27-day and the 11-year
timescales on standard phase height measurements in the ionospheric D region
carried out in central Europe. Standard phase height corresponds to the
reflection height of radio waves (for constant solar zenith distance) in the
ionosphere near 80 km altitude, where NO is ionized by solar Lyman-α
radiation. Using the superposed epoch analysis (SEA) method, we extract
statistically highly significant solar 27-day signatures in standard phase
heights. The 27-day signatures are roughly inversely correlated to solar
proxies, such as the F10.7 cm radio flux or the Lyman-α flux. The
sensitivity of standard phase height change to solar forcing at the 27-day
timescale is found to be in good agreement with the sensitivity for the
11-year solar cycle, suggesting similar underlying mechanisms. The amplitude
of the 27-day signature in standard phase height is larger during solar
minimum than during solar maximum, indicating that the signature is not only
driven by photoionization of NO. We identified statistical evidence for an
influence of ultra-long planetary waves on the quasi 27-day signature of
standard phase height in winters of solar minimum periods.
Scalable Flood Level Trend Monitoring with Surveillance Cameras
using a Deep Convolutional Neural Network
Authors: Moy de Vitry Matthew , Kramer Simon , Wegner Jan Dirk , Leitão João P.
Published: February 2019

Abstract. In many countries, urban flooding due to local, intense rainfall is expected to become more frequent because of climate change and urbanization. Cities trying to adapt to this growing risk are challenged by a chronic lack of surface flooding data that is needed for flood risk assessment and planning. In this work, we propose a new approach that exploits existing surveillance camera systems to provide qualitative flood level trend information at scale. The approach uses a deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) to detect floodwater in surveillance footage and a novel qualitative flood index (SOFI) as a proxy for water level fluctuations visible from a surveillance camera’s viewpoint. To demonstrate the approach, we trained the DCNN on 1281 flooding images collected from the Internet and applied it to six surveillance videos representing different flooding and lighting conditions. The SOFI signal obtained from the videos had on average a 75 % correlation to the actual water level fluctuation. By retraining the DCNN with a few frames from a given video, performance for that video is further increased to 85 %. The results suggest that the approach can be used with almost any surveillance footage without the need for on-site camera calibration, making it cheap, highly scalable, and retroactively applicable to archived surveillance footage.
Design and dynamic analysis of metal rubber isolators between satellite and carrier rocket system
Authors: Cao Xibin , Wei Cheng , Liang Jiqiu , Wang Lixu
Published: February 2019

Abstract. To achieve mobility and rapid-response, vehicles are used to launch
satellites, and such systems will inevitably undergo random vibrations caused
by uneven ground excitations. However, cameras or other high-precision
satellite payloads cannot withstand such harsh mechanical environment in the
absence of isolators. Hence, in the present paper, due to the advantages of
the superior damping properties of metal rubber (MR), we designed MR
structures to absorb vibrations. Correspondingly, the dynamical behaviours of
the integrated system were comprehensively analysed to ensure that vibrations
would not cause the payloads to collide with the fairing. In addition, the
effects of geometric parameters of the isolated structures on the vibration
properties of the system were investigated. This work provides a feasible
design method of using simple MR structures, instead of very complicated
isolators, for a mobile satellite launching system moving on rough roads.
Precision of continuous GPS velocities from statistical analysis of synthetic time series
Authors: Masson Christine , Mazzotti Stephane , Vernant Philippe
Published: February 2019

Abstract. We use statistical analyses of synthetic position time series to estimate the
potential precision of GPS (Global Positioning System) velocities. The
synthetic series represent the standard range of noise, seasonal, and
position offset characteristics, leaving aside extreme values. This analysis
is combined with a new simple method for automatic offset detection that
allows an automatic treatment of the massive dataset. Colored noise and the
presence of offsets are the primary contributor to velocity variability.
However, regression tree analyses show that the main factors controlling the
velocity precision are first the duration of the series, second the presence
of offsets, and third the noise level (dispersion and spectral index). Our
analysis allows us to propose guidelines, which can be applied to actual GPS
data, that constrain velocity precisions, characterized as a 95 %
confidence limit of the velocity biases, based on simple parameters:
(1) series durations over 8.0 years result in low-velocity biases in the
horizontal (0.2 mm yr−1) and vertical (0.5 mm yr−1) components;
(2) series durations of less than 4.5 years are not suitable for studies that
require precisions lower than mm yr−1; (3) series of intermediate
durations (4.5–8.0 years) are associated with an intermediate horizontal
bias (0.6 mm yr−1) and a high vertical one (1.3 mm yr−1),
unless they comprise no offset. Our results suggest that very long series
durations (over 15–20 years) do not ensure a significantly lower bias
compared to series of 8–10 years, due to the noise amplitude following a
power-law dependency on the frequency. Thus, better characterizations of
long-period GPS noise and pluri-annual environmental loads are critical to
further improve GPS velocity precisions.