bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Monitoring of Subsidence along Jingjin Inter-City Railway with High-Resolution TerraSAR-X MT-InSAR Analysis
Authors: Luo Qingli , Zhou Guoqing , Perissin Daniele
Published: July 2017

Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (InSAR), widely applied for the monitoring of land subsidence, has the advantage of high accuracy and wide coverage. High-resolution SAR data offers a chance to reveal impressive details of large-scale man-made linear features (LMLFs) with Multi-temporal InSAR (MT-InSAR) analysis. Despite these advantages, research validating high-resolution MT-InSAR results along high-speed railways with high spatial and temporal density leveling data is limited. This paper explored the monitoring ability of high-resolution MT-InSAR in an experiment along Jingjin Inter-City Railway, located in Tianjin, China. Validation between these MT-InSAR results and a high spatial/temporal density leveling measurement was conducted. A total of 37 TSX images spanning half a year were processed for MT-InSAR analysis. The distance between two consecutive leveling points is 60 m along Jingjin Inter-City railway and the time interval of the study was about one month. The Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) index of average subsidence rate comparison between MT-InSAR results and leveling data was 3.28 mm/yr, with 34 points, and that of the displacement comparison was 2.90 mm with 464 valid observations. The experimental results along Jingjin Inter-City railway showed a high correlation between these two distinct measurements. These analyses show that millimeter accuracy can be achieved with MT-InSAR analysis when monitoring subsidence along a high-speed railway. We discuss the possible reason for the subsiding center, and the characteristics of both leveling and MT-InSAR results. We propose further planning for the monitoring of subsidence over LMLFs.
A Study on the Data Compression Technology-Based Intelligent Data Acquisition (IDAQ) System for Structural Health Monitoring of Civil Structures
Authors: Heo Gwanghee , Jeon Joonryong
Published: July 2017

In this paper, a data compression technology-based intelligent data acquisition (IDAQ) system was developed for structural health monitoring of civil structures, and its validity was tested using random signals (El-Centro seismic waveform). The IDAQ system was structured to include a high-performance CPU with large dynamic memory for multi-input and output in a radio frequency (RF) manner. In addition, the embedded software technology (EST) has been applied to it to implement diverse logics needed in the process of acquiring, processing and transmitting data. In order to utilize IDAQ system for the structural health monitoring of civil structures, this study developed an artificial filter bank by which structural dynamic responses (acceleration) were efficiently acquired, and also optimized it on the random El-Centro seismic waveform. All techniques developed in this study have been embedded to our system. The data compression technology-based IDAQ system was proven valid in acquiring valid signals in a compressed size.
Does R&D Expenditure with Heavy Related Party Transactions Harm Firm Value?
Authors: Kim Sangil , Yoo Jungmin
Published: July 2017

Related party transactions (RPTs) are transactions made among affiliated companies in a conglomerate group. Heavy RPT ratio means high level of dependence of a firm on the captive market within a conglomerate group. This may depress the firm’s incentive to invest in R&D and the high level of R&D expenditure of a firm with heavy RPT ratio may not be efficiently led to high level of firm performances. Relating these RPTs with firm’s R&D expenditures together, we investigate the impact of RPTs on firm’s R&D expenditures and the effectiveness of R&D with heavy RPT ratio on firm performances, subject to such transactions made by Korean conglomerate groups for the period 2000 to 2010. Results show that higher RPT ratio is negatively associated with R&D expenditures; and the positive relationship between R&D and firm values are negatively moderated by increase in RPTs. Classifying the types of R&D expenditures into research expenses and development expenses, the results are differentiated between them. Evidencing the impact of RPTs on R&D spending and the subsequent effectiveness on firm values, this study helps the related parties to understand the nature of RPTs and conglomerate groups, related to R&D and firm performances, and to make relevant decisions.
Family Food Security and Children’s Environment: A Comprehensive Analysis with Structural Equation Modeling
Authors: Bt Wan Mohamed Radzi Che , Hui Huang , Mohamed @ A. Rahman Nur , Salarzadeh Jenatabadi Hashem
Published: July 2017

Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) has been used extensively in sustainability studies to model relationships among latent and manifest variables. This paper provides a tutorial exposition of the SEM approach in food security studies and introduces a basic framework based on family food security and children’s environment sustainability. This framework includes family food security and three main concepts representing children’s environment, including children’s BMI, health, and school performance. A detailed description is provided of how SEM is applied in this type of study. The proposed model contains dependent, independent, mediator, and moderator variables. Three latent variables categorized include family food security, children’s health, and children’s school performance, and two manifest variables are children’s body mass index and children’s gender. The samples for this study involve 452 Chinese children aged 7–12. The data analysis outcome indicates that the introduced model is capable of estimating the impact of family food security on children’s environment. The results from this study confirm that the combination of children’s body mass index with children’s health acts as a strong mediator in the relationship between family food security and children’s school performance.
Support Phosphorus Recycling Policy with Social Life Cycle Assessment: A Case of Japan
Authors: Teah Heng , Onuki Motoharu
Published: July 2017

Producing phosphorus (P) fertilizers with recycled P is desirable for efficient use of P resource. However, the current cost of P recycling facilities in Japan strongly discourages the government from adopting this practice. To expand consideration for a P recycling policy, the concept of social externality was introduced. Social issues, such as the violation of human rights in P mining in the Western Sahara, have been identified in recent studies; nevertheless, a systematic approach towards accountability was lacking. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to support a P recycling policy with a social life cycle assessment (SLCA) by contrasting the social impacts associated with mineral and recycled P fertilizers using the case study of Japan. We developed a framework based on the UNEP-SETAC SLCA Guidelines with a supplementary set of P-specific social indicators. The results showed that the marginal social impact associated with recycled P was much less relative to mineral P; however, even if we factored in the maximum recycling capacity, a mandate of P recycling policy in Japan would not mitigate the impacts significantly relative to the current situation because only 15% of P rocks could be substituted. In short, we showed that a semi-quantitative SLCA framework would be useful to communicate the wide spectrum of social impacts to policymakers.
Making Fe0-Based Filters a Universal Solution for Safe Drinking Water Provision
Authors: Naseri Elham , Ndé-Tchoupé Arnaud , Mwakabona Hezron , Nanseu-Njiki Charles , Noubactep Chicgoua , Njau Karoli , Wydra Kerstin
Published: July 2017

Metallic iron (Fe0)-based filtration systems have the potential to significantly contribute to the achievement of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of substantially improving the human condition by 2030 through the provision of clean water. Recent knowledge on Fe0-based safe drinking water filters is addressed herein. They are categorized into two types: Household and community filters. Design criteria are recalled and operational details are given. Scientists are invited to co-develop knowledge enabling the exploitation of the great potential of Fe0 filters for sustainable safe drinking water provision (and sanitation).
The Fuzzy u-Chart for Sustainable Manufacturing in the Vietnam Textile Dyeing Industry
Authors: Truong Kim-Phung , Shu Ming-Hung , Nguyen Thanh-Lam , Hsu Bi-Min
Published: July 2017

The inevitability of measurement errors and/or humans of subjectivity in data collection processes make accumulated data imprecise, and are thus called fuzzy data. To adapt to this fuzzy domain in a manufacturing process, a traditional u control chart for monitoring the average number of nonconformities per unit is required to extend. In this paper, we first generalize the u chart, named fuzzy u-chart, whose control limits are built on the basis of resolution identity, which is a well-known fuzzy set theory. Then, an approach to fuzzy-logic reasoning, incorporating the decision-maker’s varying levels of optimism towards the online process, is proposed to categorize the manufacturing conditions. In addition, we further develop a condition-based classification mechanism, where the process conditions can be discriminated into intermittent states between in-control and out-of-control. As anomalous conditions are monitored to some extent, this condition-based classification mechanism can provide the critical information to deliberate the cost of process intervention with respect to the gain of quality improvement. Finally, the proposed fuzzy u-chart is implemented in the Vietnam textile dyeing industry to replace its conventional u-chart. The results demonstrate that the industry can effectively evade unnecessary adjustments to its current processes; thus, the industry can substantially reduce its operational cost and potential loss.
Chromosomally Integrated Human Herpesvirus 6: Models of Viral Genome Release from the Telomere and Impacts on Human Health
Authors: Wood Michael , Royle Nicola
Published: July 2017

Human herpesvirus 6A and 6B, alongside some other herpesviruses, have the striking capacity to integrate into telomeres, the terminal repeated regions of chromosomes. The chromosomally integrated forms, ciHHV-6A and ciHHV-6B, are proposed to be a state of latency and it has been shown that they can both be inherited if integration occurs in the germ line. The first step in full viral reactivation must be the release of the integrated viral genome from the telomere and here we propose various models of this release involving transcription of the viral genome, replication fork collapse, and t-circle mediated release. In this review, we also discuss the relationship between ciHHV-6 and the telomere carrying the insertion, particularly how the presence and subsequent partial or complete release of the ciHHV-6 genome may affect telomere dynamics and the risk of disease.
Assessing the Efficacy of the SWAT Auto-Irrigation Function to Simulate Irrigation, Evapotranspiration, and Crop Response to Management Strategies of the Texas High Plains
Authors: Chen Yong , Marek Gary , Marek Thomas , Brauer David , Srinivasan Raghavan
Published: July 2017

In the semi-arid Texas High Plains, the underlying Ogallala Aquifer is experiencing continuing decline due to long-term pumping for irrigation with limited recharge. Accurate simulation of irrigation and other associated water balance components are critical for meaningful evaluation of the effects of irrigation management strategies. Modelers often employ auto-irrigation functions within models such as the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). However, some studies have raised concerns as to whether the function is able to adequately simulate representative irrigation practices. In this study, observations of climate, irrigation, evapotranspiration (ET), leaf area index (LAI), and crop yield derived from an irrigated lysimeter field at the USDA-ARS Conservation and Production Research Laboratory at Bushland, Texas were used to evaluate the efficacy of the SWAT auto-irrigation functions. Results indicated good agreement between simulated and observed daily ET during both model calibration (2001–2005) and validation (2006–2010) periods for the baseline scenario (Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency; NSE ≥ 0.80). The auto-irrigation scenarios resulted in reasonable ET simulations under all the thresholds of soil water deficit (SWD) triggers as indicated by NSE values > 0.5. However, the auto-irrigation function did not adequately represent field practices, due to the continuation of irrigation after crop maturity and excessive irrigation when SWD triggers were less than the static irrigation amount.
Do Consumers of Environmentally Friendly Farming Products in Downstream Areas Have a WTP for Water Quality Protection in Upstream Areas?
Authors: Lee Saem , Nguyen Trung , Kim Hyun , Koellner Thomas , Shin Hio-Jung
Published: July 2017

In South Korea, the Soyang Lake is an important source of drinking water to the metropolitan areas including Seoul. However, water quality problems in the Soyang Lake have still remained due to chemical contaminations attributed to conventional farming practices in the upstream areas. Based on a downstream consumer survey using a contingent valuation method, this study estimated the expected willingness to pays (WTPs) for water quality improvement through the conversion to environmentally friendly farming (EFF). The results showed that the estimated annual mean WTP is KRW 36,115 per household. The aggregated WTPs of downstream respondents in the Soyang Lake are sufficient to compensate for the income losses of upstream EFF farmers in highland farming areas. In addition, we found that the downstream citizens who recognize the label for EFF products and who intend to purchase EFF products in the future have a significant impact on WTPs for water quality improvement.
Water Use of Fossil Energy Production and Supply in China
Authors: Lin Gang , Jiang Dong , Duan Rui , Fu Jingying , Hao Mengmeng
Published: July 2017

Fossil energy and water resources are both important for economic and social development in China, and they are tightly interlinked. Fossil energy production consumes large amounts of water, and it is essential to investigate the water footprint of fossil energy production (WFEP) in China. In addition, fossil energy is supplied to consumers in China by both domestic and foreign producers, and understanding the water footprint of fossil energy supply (WFES) is also highly significant for water and energy development programs in the long-term. The objectives of this paper were to provide an estimation of the blue component of WFEP and WFES in China for the period from 2001 to 2014, and to evaluate the impact on water resources from energy production, the contribution of internal and external WFES, and water-energy related issues of the international energy trade by applying water footprint analysis based on the bottom-up approach. The results indicate that generally, the WFEP and WFES in China both maintained steady growth before 2013, with the WFEP increasing from approximately 3900 million m3/year to 10,400 million m3/year, while the WFES grew from 3900 million m3/year to 11,600 million m3/year. The fossil energy production caps of the 13th Five Year Plan can bring the water consumed for fossil energy production back to a sustainable level. Over the long-term, China’s energy trade plan should also consider the water and energy resources of the countries from which fossil energy is imported.
Fish but Not Macroinvertebrates Promote Trophic Cascading Effects in High Density Submersed Plant Experimental Lake Food Webs in Two Contrasting Climate Regions
Authors: Iglesias Carlos , Jeppesen Erik , Mazzeo Néstor , Pacheco Juan , Mello Franco , Landkildehus Frank , Fosalba Claudia , Clemente Juan , Meerhoff Mariana
Published: July 2017

Predators play a key role in the functioning of shallow lakes. Differences between the response of temperate and subtropical systems to fish predation have been proposed, but experimental evidence is scarce. To elucidate cascading effects produced by predators in contrasting climatic zones, we conducted a mesocosm experiment in three pairs of lakes in Uruguay and Denmark. We used two typical planktivorous-omnivorous fish species (Jenynsia multidentata + Cnesterodon decemmaculatus and Gasterosteus aculeatus + Perca fluviatilis) and one littoral omnivorous-predatory macroinvertebrate (Palaemonetes argentinus and Gammarus lacustris), alone and combined, in numbers resembling natural densities. Fish predation on zooplankton increased phytoplankton biomass in both climate zones, whereas the effects of predatory macroinvertebrates on zooplankton and phytoplankton were not significant in either climate zone. Macroinvertebrates (that freely colonized the sampling devices) were diminished by fish in both climate areas; however, periphyton biomass did not vary among treatments. Our experiments demonstrated that fish affected the structure of both planktonic and littoral herbivorous communities in both climate regions, with a visible positive cascading effect on phytoplankton biomass, but no effects on periphyton. Altogether, fish impacts appeared to be a strong driver of turbid water conditions in shallow lakes regardless of climatic zone by indirectly contributing to increasing phytoplankton biomass.
End-User Cost-Benefit Prioritization for Selecting Rainwater Harvesting and Greywater Reuse in Social Housing
Authors: Domínguez Isabel , Ward Sarah , Mendoza Jose , Rincón Carlos , Oviedo-Ocaña Edgar
Published: July 2017

Rainwater harvesting (RWH) and greywater reuse (GWR) are increasingly being considered at the building-level to achieve multiple goals. Cost-benefit assessments facilitate decision-making; however, most are focused on large-scale systems with limited information available for households from developing countries. To better understand the prioritization of costs and benefits by potential end-users in this context, this paper presents an assessment of an RWH/GWR system in low income, low consumption households in a social housing development in Colombia. From an initial household consultation, preferences related to the use of RWH/GWR were identified and three alternatives were proposed and designed. In a follow-up consultation, potential end-users were engaged with the cost-benefit of the proposed alternatives. Potential end-users prioritized the selection of the system with potable water savings of 25%, a payback period of 30 years, an internal return rate of 4.7%, and a Benefit/Cost ratio of 1.3. Of the three alternatives, this system had the median payback period, highest investment, and highest maintenance cost, but also the highest volumetric water saving and highest water and sewerage bill savings. In contrast to findings from developed countries, this indicates that minimising the cost may not be the primary decision making criteria in some developing country contexts, where perhaps a greater value is placed on conserving water resources.
Peritoneal Equilibration Test Reference Values Using A 3.86% Glucose Solution during the First Year of Peritoneal Dialysis: Results of a Multicenter Study of a Large Patient Population
Authors: Milia Vincenzo La , Cabiddu Gianfranca , Virga Giovambattista , Vizzardi Valerio , Giuliani Anna , Finato Viviana , Feriani Mariano , Filippini Armando , Neri Loris , Lisi Lucia
Published: July 2017

Background

The original peritoneal equilibration test (PET) was used to classify peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients using a 2.27% glucose solution. It has since been suggested that a 3.86% glucose solution be used because this provides better information about ultrafiltration (UF) capacity and the sodium (Na) sieving of the peritoneal membrane.

Objective

The aim of this study was to determine reference values for a PET using a 3.86% glucose solution (PET-3.86%).

Methods

We evaluated the PET-3.86% in a large population of incident PD patients attending 27 Italian dialysis centers.

Results

We evaluated the results of 758 PET-3.86% in 758 incident PD patients (1 test per patient). The mean duration of PD was 5 ± 3 months. The ratio of the concentrations of creatinine in dialysate/plasma (D/PCreat) was 0.73 ± 0.1 (median 0.74). The ratio between the concentrations of glucose at the end/beginning of the test (D/D0) was 0.25 ± 0.08 (median 0.24). Ultrafiltration uncorrected and corrected for bag overfill was respectively 776 ± 295 mL (median 781 mL) and 675 ± 308 mL (median 689 mL). Sodium sieving was 8.4 ± 3.8 mmol/L (median 8.0 mmol/L).

Conclusion

The results of the study provide PET-3.86% reference values for the beginning of PD that can be used to classify PD patients into transport classes and monitor them over time.
A Simple Depth-of-Search Metric for Exoplanet Imaging Surveys
Authors: Garrett Daniel , Savransky Dmitry , Macintosh Bruce
Published: July 2017

We present a procedure for calculating expected exoplanet imaging yields that explicitly separates the effects of instrument performance from assumptions of planet distributions. This “depth-of-search” approach allows for fast recalculation of yield values for variations in instrument parameters. We also describe a new target star selection metric with no dependence on an assumed planet population that can be used as a proxy for single-visit completeness. This approach allows for the recovery of the total mission completeness via convolution of the depth-of-search grid with an equivalent grid of assumed occurrence rates and summation over the part of the grid representing the population of interest (e.g., Earth-like planets on habitable zone orbits, etc.). In this work, we discuss the practical details of calculating the depth-of-search and present results of such calculations for one design iteration of the WFIRST coronagraphs.
Spatial Offsets in Flare-CME Current Sheets
Authors: Raymond John C. , Giordano Silvio , Ciaravella Angela
Published: July 2017

Magnetic reconnection plays an integral part in nearly all models of solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). The reconnection heats and accelerates the plasma, produces energetic electrons and ions, and changes the magnetic topology to form magnetic flux ropes and to allow CMEs to escape. Structures that appear between flare loops and CME cores in optical, UV, EUV, and X-ray observations have been identified as current sheets and have been interpreted in terms of the nature of the reconnection process and the energetics of the events. Many of these studies have used UV spectral observations of high temperature emission features in the [Fe xviii] and Si xii lines. In this paper, we discuss several surprising cases in which the [Fe xviii] and Si xii emission peaks are spatially offset from each other. We discuss interpretations based on asymmetric reconnection, on a thin reconnection region within a broader streamer-like structure, and on projection effects. Some events seem to be easily interpreted as the projection of a sheet that is extended along the line of sight that is viewed an angle, but a physical interpretation in terms of asymmetric reconnection is also plausible. Other events favor an interpretation as a thin current sheet embedded in a streamer-like structure.
Redox States of Initial Atmospheres Outgassed on Rocky Planets and Planetesimals
Authors: Schaefer Laura , Fegley Bruce
Published: July 2017

The Earth and other rocky planets and planetesimals in the solar system formed through the mixing of materials from various radial locations in the solar nebula. This primordial material likely had a range of oxidation states as well as bulk compositions and volatile abundances. We investigate the oxygen fugacity produced by the outgassing of mixtures of solid meteoritic material, which approximate the primitive nebular materials. We find that the gas composition and oxygen fugacity of binary and ternary mixtures of meteoritic materials vary depending on the proportion of reduced versus oxidized material, and also find that mixtures using differentiated materials do not show the same oxygen fugacity trends as those using similarly reduced but undifferentiated materials. We also find that simply mixing the gases produced by individual meteoritic materials together does not correctly reproduce the gas composition or oxygen fugacity of the binary and ternary mixtures. We provide tabulated fits for the oxygen fugacities of all of the individual materials and binary mixtures that we investigate. These values may be useful in planetary formation models, models of volatile transport on planetesimals or meteorite parent bodies, or models of trace element partitioning during metal-silicate fractionation.
The HAWC Real-time Flare Monitor for Rapid Detection of Transient Events
Authors: Abeysekara A. U. , Alfaro R. , Alvarez C. , Álvarez J. D. , Arceo R. , Arteaga-Velázquez J. C. , Rojas D. Avila , Solares H. A. Ayala , Barber A. S. , Bautista-Elivar N. , Gonzalez J. Becerra , Becerril A. , Belmont-Moreno E. , BenZvi S. Y. , Bernal A. , Braun J. , Brisbois C. , Caballero-Mora K. S. , Capistrán T. , Carramiñana A. , Casanova S. , Castillo M. , Cotti U. , Cotzomi J. , León S. Coutiño de , Fuente E. De la , León C. De , Díaz-Vélez J. C. , Dingus B. L. , DuVernois M. A. , Ellsworth R. W. , Engel K. , Fiorino D. W. , Fraija N. , García-González J. A. , Garfias F. , Gerhardt M. , González M. M. , Muñoz A. González , Goodman J. A. , Hampel-Arias Z. , Harding J. P. , Hernandez S. , Hernandez-Almada A. , Hona B. , Hui C. M. , Hüntemeyer P. , Iriarte A. , Jardin-Blicq A. , Joshi V. , Kaufmann S. , Kieda D. , Lauer R. J. , Lee W. H. , Lennarz D. , Vargas H. León , Linnemann J. T. , Longinotti A. L. , López-Cámara D. , López-Coto R. , Raya G. Luis , Luna-García R. , Malone K. , Marinelli S. S. , Martinez O. , Martinez-Castellanos I. , Martínez-Castro J. , Martínez-Huerta H. , Matthews J. A. , Miranda-Romagnoli P. , Moreno E. , Mostafá M. , Nellen L. , Newbold M. , Nisa M. U. , Noriega-Papaqui R. , Pelayo R. , Pérez-Pérez E. G. , Pretz J. , Ren Z. , Rho C. D. , Rivière C. , Rosa-González D. , Rosenberg M. , Ruiz-Velasco E. , Salazar H. , Greus F. Salesa , Sandoval A. , Schneider M. , Schoorlemmer H. , Sinnis G. , Smith A. J. , Springer R. W. , Surajbali P. , Taboada I. , Tibolla O. , Tollefson K. , Torres I. , Ukwatta T. N. , Vianello G. , Weisgarber T. , Westerhoff S. , Wisher I. G. , Wood J. , Yapici T. , Younk P. W. , Zepeda A. , Zhou H.
Published: July 2017

We present the development of a real-time flare monitor for the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) observatory. The flare monitor has been fully operational since 2017 January and is designed to detect very high energy (VHE; E ≳ 100 GeV) transient events from blazars on timescales lasting from 2 minutes to 10 hr in order to facilitate multiwavelength and multimessenger studies. These flares provide information for investigations into the mechanisms that power the blazars’ relativistic jets and accelerate particles within them, and they may also serve as probes of the populations of particles and fields in intergalactic space. To date, the detection of blazar flares in the VHE range has relied primarily on pointed observations by imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. The recently completed HAWC observatory offers the opportunity to study VHE flares in survey mode, scanning two-thirds of the entire sky every day with a field of view of ∼1.8 steradians. In this work, we report on the sensitivity of the HAWC real-time flare monitor and demonstrate its capabilities via the detection of three high-confidence VHE events in the blazars Markarian 421 and Markarian 501.
Three new species and one new subspecies of Depressariinae (Lepidoptera) from Europe
Authors: Buchner Peter , Corley Martin , Junnilainen Jari
Published: July 2017

The speciesDepressaria albarracinellaCorley,sp. n.,Agonopterix carduncelliCorley,sp. n.andAgonopterix pseudoferulaeBuchner & Junnilainen,sp. n.and the subspecies Depressaria saharae Gastón & Vives ssp. tabelli Buchner,ssp. n.are described.

Depressaria albarracinellawas first found in Spain in 1969 and recognised as apparently new but the specimens in NHMUK have remained undescribed. Additional Spanish material has been located in ZMUC and other collections and three specimens have been found from Greece.

Agonopterix carduncelli. A single male of an unidentifiedAgonopterixof thepallorellagroup was found in Algarve, Portugal in 2010. A search for larvae in March 2011 was successful and one male and one female were reared fromCarthamus caeruleus. Additional specimens of the new species have been located in collections from Spain, Greece and Morocco.

Agonopterix pseudoferulae. A specimen from Greece with the nameAgonopterix ferulae(Zeller, 1847) found in the Klimesch collection in ZSM had forewing markings which suggested that it might be a different species. Further specimens from Italy and Greece have been examined, among them two reared fromElaeoselinum asclepium(Apiaceae). Both genitalia and barcode show that this is an undescribed species.

Depressaria saharaeGastón & Vives, 2017 was described very recently (Gastón and Vives 2017) from northern Spain with a brief description, and figures of two males and male genitalia. Here the new species is redescribed, and additional data on distribution and relationships of the new species added. The opportunity is also taken to show that Canary Islands specimens with the same male genitalia should be treated as a new subspecies D. saharae ssp. tabelli Buchner,ssp. n.
Le travail non-directif avec des consommateurs de drogue et d’alcool
Authors: Wilders Sue , Graap Caroline
Published: July 2017

Dans cet article, Sue Wilders met en évidence l’imprévisibilité des substances psychotropes et de leur utilisation, véritable défi à l’empathie des thérapeutes qui sont peu nombreux à travailler dans ce domaine. Elle examine comment les conditions nodales peuvent être appliquées à des clients consommateurs de drogue et insiste sur la nécessité d’une réflexion approfondie avant de s’engager dans un tel travail. Elle indique clairement les responsabilités du thérapeute. Wilders étudie ensuite la question du contact dans la relation thérapeutique avec ce genre de clients et fait remarquer l’importance du cadre de référence dans la relation avec des individus souvent habitués à recevoir jugements et sanctions de leur environnement. Avant de conclure, Sue Wilders souligne le fait qu’informer les clients des risques encourus par les consommateurs de drogue n’est pas synonyme de leur donner des conseils.
De la pré-thérapie de Prouty au paradigme centré sur la personne
Authors: Ellingham Ivan , Dreyfus-Asséo Sylvie
Published: July 2017

Dans cet article, après avoir résumé brièvement certaines des idées théoriques clés de Prouty, Ellingham présente une tentative de mise en commun et de mise en regard des idées tirées de Langer et de Cassirer avec celles de Prouty. Son but est de parvenir à un élargissement de la portée de la théorie centrée sur la personne tout en y incorporant certains concepts majeurs d’autres visions théoriques de la psychothérapie.
Théorie de la régulation, régulations, « régulationnistes » : éléments de méthodes et conditions d’une communauté épistémique
Authors: Chanteau Jean-Pierre
Published: July 2017

Cet article présente l’objet empirique de la théorie de la régulation (TR) à l’aune de son histoire et des apports de différentes disciplines scientifiques. Puis il éclaire la diversité des pratiques scientifiques observées dans ce champ théorique en intégrant les différences de positions ontologiques des chercheurs : sont ainsi caractérisées deux approches concurrentes (positiviste-injonctive vs constructiviste-procédurale) investies dans la TR. Il montre enfin comment la seconde s’inscrit dans un structurisme critique, dont l’article tire quelques propositions méthodologiques nécessaires à la réflexivité du travail de recherche et qui pourrait structurer positivement des chercheurs « hétérodoxes » – dont les « régulationnistes » – en une communauté épistémique explicite. JEL codes  : B41, B5, A12, Z13
« Some aspects of railroad rates » (1922) : Edward H. Chamberlin avant Harvard, l’oligopole comme un premier pas vers la concurrence monopolistique
Authors: Guicherd Thibault
Published: July 2017

L’article analyse un manuscrit inédit d’Edward H. Chamberlin de 1922 intitulé « Some aspects of railroad rates ». Il s’agit d’un essai rédigé avant son entrée à l’Université de Harvard et ses travaux sur la théorie de la concurrence monopolistique. Ce document comporte plusieurs intuitions explicites préfigurant la théorie du duopole que développera Chamberlin dans le cadre de sa thèse (1927), confirmant l’importance de l’oligopole comme premier pas vers l’idée de différenciation du produit (1961). De plus, cette manière de présenter sa théorie introduit une lecture alternative de celle-ci, l’éloignant de la théorie de la concurrence imparfaite de Joan V. Robinson à laquelle elle est souvent comparée. JEL codes : B13, B31, D43
Agir dans la diversité des langues
Authors: Mahmoudian Mortéza
Published: July 2017

Théoriquement, la description linguistique vise à dégager la structure de la langue, c’est-à-dire un ensemble de mécanismes par lesquels émetteur et récepteur parviennent à communiquer. En pratique, elle aboutit non à une structure une, mais bien à un ensemble de variantes de structure. Le résultat se présente souvent comme l’exposé de données – parfois agrémentées de chiffres, tabelles, graphiques,… Bref, la structure linguistique se présente ainsi d’une grande complexité. Face à la complexité, on peut être tenté de remettre en cause l’existence de la langue et la possibilité de la communication. Une autre réaction serait de se demander dans quelle mesure pareilles descriptions reflètent la possibilité et les limites de la communication par la langue. Ce chapitre part de cette interrogation. Il pose un problème complémentaire : quels sont les attributs dont sont – doivent être – doués les sujets parlants pour utiliser efficacement l’outil complexe qu’est une langue ? Ce qui conduit à interroger les neurosciences sur la structure et le fonctionnement neurobiologiques de l’homme, tels qu’elles les conçoivent aujourd’hui.
Agir dans la diversité des langues
Authors: Borràs Eulàlia , Moore Emilee , Nussbaum Luci
Published: July 2017

Ce chapitre porte sur les moyens mis en œuvre par les étudiants, dans un contexte d’internationalisation de l’enseignement supérieur, pour discuter des connaissances et les reconstruire lors de la résolution d’une tâche académique en anglais lingua franca (English as a Lingua Franca, ELF), dans une situation interculturelle. Une attention particulière est accordée à la façon dont les participants utilisent leurs ressources plurilingues et multimodales pour interroger les connaissances des partenaires ainsi que pour établir et modifier leur position face aux savoirs en question. L’analyse interactionnelle d’enregistrements vidéo révèle que, malgré des compétences linguistiques et disciplinaires asymétriques, les étudiants travaillant en groupe forgent des moyens créatifs pour atteindre le consensus.
Agir dans la diversité des langues
Authors: Forster Vosicki Brigitte
Published: July 2017

Ce chapitre porte autant sur le contexte de la création en 2003 de la Commission de politique linguistique (CPL) de l’Université de Lausanne (UNIL) – en tension entre diversité accrue et recours à une lingua franca – que sur certaines de ses activités visant à maintenir la diversité et infléchir la tendance à privilégier une lingua franca unique. En effet, dans le contexte actuel d’internationalisation, on observe une augmentation du caractère multilingue et multiculturel des institutions universitaires ; ceci engendre des contextes plus hétérogènes et introduit de nouvelles langues pour l’apprentissage, l’enseignement et la recherche ainsi que pour la collaboration et la promotion des institutions au niveau international. Ce chapitre examine d’abord les tendances contradictoires entre, d’une part, la valeur ajoutée attendue du plurilinguisme, étayée par des résultats de recherche récents en relation avec les objectifs de la politique éducative européenne et plus particulièrement ceux de Bologne, et, d’autre part, la tendance à privilégier l’anglais comme lingua franca unique avec le risque d’uniformisation que cela comporte. Face à ces nouveaux défis émerge le besoin d’un traitement explicite de la question du plurilinguisme en tant que condition indispensable à la qualité de la formation, de la recherche et de la communication scientifique et institutionnelle. L’enjeu d’une telle politique est de créer des conditions nécessaires pour les acteurs universitaires qui doivent disposer d’un profil plurilingue et interculturel adéquat et d’agir sur une dimension multilingue dans la communication scientifique et institutionnelle. En s’appuyant sur diverses actions de la CPL, quelques aspects d’une telle politique sont considérés dans ce chapitre, par exemple la nécessité de sensibiliser les acteurs au rôle du plurilinguisme en rapport aux objectifs de Bologne, la question des langues d’enseignement, l’intégration du développement du profil plurilingue des étudiants dans les facultés ainsi que le rôle du plurilinguisme dans la stratégie d’internationalisation de l’UNIL.
Agir dans la diversité des langues
Authors: Lüdi Georges
Published: July 2017

La prédominance de l’anglais dans le domaine académique est assez généralement admise. Mais l’idéologie unilingue sous-jacente, privilégiant une seule lingua franca au détriment de toutes les autres langues, est fortement contestable. Or, un mouvement de revalorisation du plurilinguisme durant les dernières années a mis l’accent sur les avantages cognitifs, sociaux et stratégiques de la diversité linguistique, entre autres au sein d’équipes mixtes. Dans le projet DYLAN, les membres du Consortium ont développé un régime des langues fondé sur le plurilinguisme pour la communication interne, mais aussi pour les rapports scientifiques et les publications. Ce chapitre présente le fonctionnement et les avantages de cette gestion des langues ainsi que du « raisonnement plurilingue » sous-jacent ; et il pose la question de savoir si un tel régime pourrait servir de modèle pour le monde académique et les publications scientifiques en général.
L’art contemporain tunisien en révolution. Continuité et discontinuité des trajectoires face à l’événement
Authors: Boissier Annabelle
Published: July 2017

Il n’est pas rare d’entendre dire que l’art contemporain tunisien serait né suite à la révolution. L’événement aurait permis l’augmentation de la population d’artistes et l’émergence d’une nouvelle génération. Le propos de cet article est d’objectiver ces transformations grâce à une série d’enquêtes de terrain conduite entre 2001 et 2015. L’hypothèse poursuivie est que la révolution ne constitue pas un Turning Point, mais qu’elle génère, au contraire, un accroissement de l’adhésion à un régime de probabilités s’élaborant entre 2003 et 2010.
Mobile Devices in the Classroom
Authors: Parkavi R. , Abdullah A. Sheik , Sujitha S. , Karthikeyan P.
Published: July 2017

Mobile Learning plays a vital role in the field of education technology. Technology changed from time to time from traditional method of teaching to e-learning and then now moved to m-learning (mobile-learning), but the concept of education remains the same. In this chapter the objective is to review the benefits and challenges of using mobile devices (m-learning) in class room in the field of educational technology. The term educational technology is the combination of education and technology. Technology changes from time to time with the development of digital technology, but education remains the same.
Smart E-Communication Through Smart Phones
Authors: Anil Beena
Published: July 2017

The advancements in digital technology have made the learning and understanding process, a simple and candid one. Today's children want to learn colorfully and practically in the classroom. In this technological era, gadgets are helpful for teachers to develop e-teaching in the classroom. Smartphone is a very common gadget that is being used in all the developed and developing countries. Smartphone is an interesting teaching tool which would help students to learn deliberately. This paper examines how Smartphone is helpful for learners from K-12 grades to learn and develop e-communication
Intelligent Models Applied to Elastic Modulus of Jointed Rock Mass
Authors: Jayabalan Jagan , Roy Sanjiban Sekhar , Samui Pijush , Kurup Pradeep
Published: July 2017

Elastic Modulus (Ej) of jointed rock mass is a key parameter for deformation analysis of rock mass. This chapter adopts three intelligent models {Extreme Learning Machine (ELM), Minimax Probability Machine Regression (MPMR) and Generalized Regression Neural Network (GRNN)} for determination of Ej of jointed rock mass. MPMR is derived in a probability framework. ELM is the modified version of Single Hidden Layer Feed forward network. GRNN approximates any arbitrary function between the input and output variables. Joint frequency (Jn), joint inclination parameter (n), joint roughness parameter (r), confining pressure (s3) (MPa), and elastic modulus (Ei) (GPa) of intact rock have been taken as inputs of the ELM, GRNN and MPMR models. The output of ELM, GRNN and MPMR is Ej of jointed rock mass. In this study, ELM, GRNN and MPMR have been used as regression techniques. The developed GRNN, ELM and MPMR have been compared with the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models.
Prediction of The Uniaxial Compressive Strength of Rocks Materials
Authors: Ceryan Nurcihan , Can Nuray Korkmaz
Published: July 2017

This study briefly will review determining UCS including direct and indirect methods including regression model soft computing techniques such as fuzzy interface system (FIS), artifical neural network (ANN) and least sqeares support vector machine (LS-SVM). These has advantages and disadvantages of these methods were discussed in term predicting UCS of rock material. In addition, the applicability and capability of non-linear regression, FIS, ANN and LS-SVM SVM models for predicting the UCS of the magnatic rocks from east Pondite, NE Turkey were examined. In these soft computing methods, porosity and P-durability secon index defined based on P-wave velocity and slake durability were used as input parameters. According to results of the study, the performanc of LS-SVM models is the best among these soft computing methods suggested in this study.
Excavatability Assessment of Rock Masses for Geotechnical Studies
Authors: Kesimal Ayhan , Karaman Kadir , Cihangir Ferdi , Ercikdi Bayram
Published: July 2017

The excavatability of rocks is of importance for the selection of suitable and cost–effective excavation methods not only in mining and quarrying but also in the construction of tunnels, subways, highways and dams. Moreover, selection of the right excavation method and equipment in mining and geotechnical projects depends on the excavatability properties of rocks. A number of different methods have been proposed to evaluate the excavatability of rocks based on their geotechnical properties, such as rock mass rating (RMR), uniaxial compressive strength (UCS), discontinuity spacing of rock masses, point load index (PLI) and seismic velocity of intact rock. The type of equipment used and the method of working also affect the excavatability of rocks. In this work, the term excavatability is considered as the ease of excavation of rock and rock masses and comprises the methods of digging, ripping, breaking and blasting for easy/very easy, moderate to difficult, soft or moderately to highly fractured rock and very difficult excavation conditions, respectively.
General Trends and New Perspectives on Landslide Mapping and Assessment Methods
Authors: Ercanoglu Murat , Sonmez Harun
Published: July 2017

Landslides and their consequences are of great importance throughout the world and they constitute an important responsibility on the damages and fatalities among the natural or man-made hazards. Landslide mapping and assessment studies have become a very important issue for the geoscientists and the decision makers to prevent from the consequences of the landslides, particularly in the last decades. In addition to the increase in population and poor economic conditions, unconsciously built settlements, located in the landslide-prone areas, were the most influencing factors on these losses and damages sourced from the landslides. This section particularly focuses on the landslide mapping and assessment methods considering the chronological development of these methods. In addition, this section also summarizes the landslide inventory, susceptibility, hazard and risk concepts, considering the scientific landslide literature. Furthermore, past-actual trends and new perspectives on these issues were also compiled to show the readers how this subject emerged and evolved progressively.
Slope Stability of Soils
Authors: Cevikbilen Gokhan
Published: July 2017

Slope stability problems in soils underlie most of the landslides that cause losses of human and property in the world. The stability of natural or man-made slopes in soils is an important topic that requires great attention while site exploring, testing, modelling and analyzing. Engineering geology and geotechnical engineering interdisciplinary team work is essential to achieve a sufficient understanding of site geology and the behavior of soil. The developments of urban areas require new sites for settlement. Soil structure interaction in slopes requires more sophisticated numerical analysis methods to develop. This section particularly summarizes the factors cause a slope to fail. In addition, site exploration steps, in-situ and laboratory test methods were mentioned. Slope stability analysis methods such as LEM, FEM, DEM, BEM were discussed in details. The developments of empirical or statistical regional approaches were stated. Remediation techniques were discussed regarding the construction costs. Finally, the necessity of further studies in numerical modelling was emphasized.
Geological and Geotechnical Investigations in Tunneling
Authors: Dalgıç Süleyman , Kuşku İbrahim
Published: July 2017

The one of important matter of the design of tunnel is that choosing of the building materials and to make away rock material from tunnel walls or surface. Another important point is that these factors are effective for the building of tunnel process. It is necessary to investigation detailed the matters such as choosing the route of tunnel, the method of excavation, design of tunnel, choosing of the building material, to preparing to application Project, revision of the Project, recycling of the rest materials etc. The one of important duty of engineer is that to realize the importance of security and economic conditions together. It isn't random the economic and timing work about this type of project, on the contrary it is definitely depending on good geotechnical and geological pre-research. The research which is along the route of tunnel supply economic and feasible work for the Project. The unit of in this book we will describe the methodology of tunnel building by using suit geotechnical and geological processes.
Soil Liquefaction Assessment by Anisotropic Cyclic Triaxial Test
Authors: Ulamis Koray
Published: July 2017

Liquefaction of saturated sandy soils is one of the most significant aspects of earthquake triggered natural hazards. The main mechanism deals with the loss of effective stress due to rapid pore water pressure generation during earthquake shaking. This chapter involves with the fundamental mechanism and impacts of liquefaction. Liquefaction susceptibility of geological environments are briefly represented for preliminary assessment. Standard procedures of liquefaction are summarized. The dynamic response of sands are also reviewed. A case of anisotropic loading is considered, using three different particle sized sands below a shallow footing. Such sandy soils are subjected to anisotropic consolidation before performing undrained cyclic triaxial testing along limited cycles. Variation of axial strain, pore water pressure and related parameters are investigated. Main outcome of this study is to review the initial liquefaction state of sands by anisotropic loading case.