bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
DEFINITION OF THE COMPETITIVENESS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE SPECIFICATION OF PORT ACTIVITY
Authors: Ilchenko S.V. , Glushko G.M.
Published: August 2018

In the article the existing approaches to the definition of the competitiveness concept are analyzed. The author�s conception of competitiveness with regard to characteristics of sea ports is offered. Provided graphical representation concerning the definition of enterprises competitiveness of the port sector. In addition to the objective economic categories, such as price, salary, income and profits, the main elements of the organizational and economic management mechanism, in the current conditions, should also be added the level of competitiveness. It should be noted that the principles of the organizational and economic management mechanism formation had better be based on the systematic and situational approach. And the competitive advantages of the ports, formed on the basis of their production profile and the system of interconnected signs of competitiveness, must determine the need to select and implement a market strategy aimed at achieving these competitive advantages. In the presence of a competitive market and a developed competitive environment, the ability of significant number of enterprises in the ports sphere to survive will be determined by their competitiveness, which is realized in the process of enterprises in the market during the competition. The authors concluded that the main outcome of the competitive functioning arrangements of modern port should be the following: ensuring stable long-term market position, practically permanent profit growth and ensure capitalization. As a main result can be selected as one of the criteria, and all together, depending on the state of the port and the stage of its life cycle.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SIMPLIFIED METHODS OF OPERATING LINES WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF WORK AND THE MAIN MEANS OF TRANSPORT
Authors: Kyrylenko O.M. , Mishchenko M.I.
Published: August 2018

Presents the results of research performance in terms of activity, revealing the root cause of high costs associated with the operation of lines with small amount of work and the main means of transport. For misallocation much of obsolete machinery, equipment, standing devices, fixed assets, observed ultra-high rate of transportation costs on the lines with small amount of work. The proposed rational methods of cost reduction and maintenance activities in such areas - application of simplified methods of exploitation and modern, innovative fixed assets. The emergence of land with small amounts of work due to several factors. Some areas were built specifically with the small volume of operational activities. While another part of the lines moved into the category of modeately under the influence of rapid reduction of traffic. Especially due to the rupture of economic relations after 1991 Using different sizes of the transport structure and the level of technical equipment of the Railways is much differentialsa. The main difference between the indicators of the technological capacity of main and railway sections with low volumes of work. On lines with low volumes of work technique used is outdated design with a large actual service life and a high degree of wear.
The question of the level of technical development of fixed assets of Railways with small traffic is important because good decisions depend on production and economic results of work of transport. Investigation of the operational activities and the corresponding calculations reveal the root cause of high costs associated with the operation of lines with small amount of work. It is basically a misallocation of much morally and physically obsolete equipment, equipment and permanent devices, which leads to a dramatic surge in the cost of transportation, compared to trunk lines. However, the possibility of rational cost reduction and maintenance activities on lines with low volumes of work exist. Mainly as a result of application of simplified methods of exploitation and modern, innovative fixed assets.
Analisis Loan To Deposit Ratio, Capital Adequacy Ratio dan Return On Assets PT. Bank Pembangunan Daerah Sumatera Barat
Authors: Fernos Jhon , Dona Elva
Published: August 2018

The purpose of this research is to investigate and analyze condition of Loan to Deposit Ratio (LDR), Capital Adequency Ratio (CAR) and Return On Assets (ROA) on PT. Bank Pembangunan Daerah Provinsi Sumatera Barat. Type of this research is descriptive quantitative research. Type of data in the research is primary and secondary data. The population that is used in this research is PT. Bank Pembangunan Daerah Sumatera Barat finance report begin 2016 until 2017. Analyze data technical is used of this research to calculate Loan to Deposit Ratio (LDR), Capital Adequency Ratio (CAR) and Return On Assets (ROA).Loan To Deposit Ratio (LDR) at PT. Bank Pembangunan Daerah Provinsi Sumatera Barat in 2016 and 2017 indicates that the level of liquidity of PT. Bank Pembangunan Daerah Provinsi Sumatera Barat is healthy because it is in the healthy category set by BI is LDR ≤ 94.75%. Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) Condition of PT. Bank Pembangunan Daerah Provinsi Sumatera Barat  in the period 2016-2017 is healthy because it is in the healthy category set by BI that is CAR ≥ 8%. Return On Assets (ROA) at PT. Pembangunan Daerah Provinsi Sumatera Barat in the period 2016 is healthy because it is in the healthy category set by the BI of ROA ≥ 1.215%. But in the year 2017 seen from the value of Return On Assets is quite healthy because it is in the category of healthy enough set by the BI of ROA <1.215%
Pengetahuan Konsumen Tentang LPG Bersubsidi di Indonesia
Authors: Fernandes Joni
Published: August 2018

The aim of this study is to analyze the main factors of consumer knowledge about the official retail price of subsidized LPG and consumer knowledge that the 3 kg LPG is subsidized by the government of Indonesia. This study uses survey logistic regression (SVY logit) as a method of analysis. The results found that Communities in the city tend to be more aware that 3 Kg LPG is subsidized by the government than 2% in rural areas. There is no difference in the increasing education of respondents who live in rural than urban residents who live in the knowledge that the 3 kg LPG is subsidized by the government. Ignorance of the public on fossil fuels are subsidized by the government should not be ignored. The public ignorance will lead to resistance and demonstrations to reject any policy of elimination of fossil fuel subsidies, which in turn increase the price of subsidized fuel
MODERN PRODUCTION AND TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES USING THERMAL PLASMA ENERGY
Authors: Anshakov A. A. , Gauss K. S. , Volokitin O. G. , Shekhovtsov V. V.
Published: August 2018

The paper presents research results on silicate melt and glass-ceramic material production based on ashes generated by thermal power plants using the energy of thermal plasma. A plasma-chemical reactor is designed and tested. Calculations show that when the thermal power of plasma torch varies from 50 to 100 kW and the optimum melt temperature of 1850 °C is maintained in the plasma-chemical reactor, the feed rate varies. The dependence between the crystallization properties of the melt and the mixture composition is established. To obtain the material with increased crystallinity, the resulting silicate melt is subjected to plasma treatment at 700 °C for 1 hour and 950 °C for 2 hours. The degree of crystallinity increases up to 60–65 %. Compressive and flexure strength and coefficient of linear expansion of obtained products are determined. The obtained results are compared with those available in the domestic and foreign markets.
ARCHITECTURE OF TRADITIONAL RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IN IRAQ (THE ANBAR PROVINCE CASE STUDY)
Authors: Sabah Saad Mohammed M. , Molchanov V. M.
Published: August 2018

The period from the 19th to the beginning of the 20th century is considered in relation to historical evolution of architecture of traditional individual residential building. Social, religious and natural factors contribute to the formation of the structure of traditional residential house and provide the most comfortable microclimate, ensure security and noise protection for residents. Traditional house consists of both inner and outer courtyards. The paper gives the description of housing types in the province of Anbar: a tent, a house with rivak, a house with a Lebanon, rural and urban houses. It is found that in the Anbar province, the main type of the traditional individual urban residential building is a city house with courtyard that meets the requirements of urban residents.
Functional design and construction of reusable surgical gowns considering microbial barrier
Authors:   University of Zagreb, Faculty of Textile Technology, Department of Clothing Technology, Croatia, Rogina-Car Beti
Published: August 2018

The objective of this paper is to propose a functional design of surgical gowns regarding previously investigated properties of textile materials. The following materials were used for the surgical gowns: 100% Tencel, 50% PES/50% cotton and PES/PU/PES three-layered textile laminate. The materials showed satisfactory properties throughout 50 washing cycles and 50 sterilization cycles under realistic conditions at KBC Zagreb (University Hospital Centre Zagreb). Construction and modelling were carried out based on necessary requirements in the operating room. Functional design is proposed based on microbial barriers permeability and air permeability results.
Es wird Zeit!
Authors: Jänicke Sophie , Ohl Kay , Wagner Hilde
Published: August 2018

The article discusses the changing working time conditions in Germany. The development of trade union policies towards working time is considered and the actual concepts of the metal workers union (IG Metall) are presented.
Die Entscheidungen in die politische Arena zurückzuholen
Authors: Lederer Klaus
Published: August 2018

The text is dealing with the article (PROKlA 4/2007) of Henrik Lebuhn on urban entrepreneurial policies based on the example of Berlin. The policy of the town of Berlin is a complex and contradictory process which includes more and other things than being a NPM model town. Lebuhn's analysis of the conflicts and the lines of debate is strongly reduced, because he doesn't take into consideration at all the entire development of Berlin since 1990. Contrary to that the autor argues that especially strategic defects of the Berlin left have led to the weakness of alternative political approaches. Instead of eluding the question of an appropriate handling of public resources the left should pick it up head-on and bring it back into the political arena of the town.
Repressive Toleranz und der "Pluralismus" der Oligarchien
Authors: Fisahn Andreas
Published: August 2018

Tendencies of increasing repression and surveillance are described and different theoretical approaches of explanation are discussed. The author concludes that as an answer to growing social disintegration a development can be found, which leads in the direction of a decision making oligarchy behaving to the rest of the society in a way, which can be characterised as repressive tolerance.
Konjunkturen der inneren Sicherheit
Authors: Kannankulam John
Published: August 2018

The article explores the relationship between the changes within the capitalist mode of production since the political and economic crisis of the 1970s and its possible effects for the recent tightening of surveillance and control in the pri vate sector as well as in the states' homeland security policies. It is argued that beside these economic changes within the societal relationship of forces, neo-conservative and neo-Iiberal strategies have to be considered, which, when we take them all together, even regarded from a viewpoint of capitalism itself, often seem to be dysfunctional. Therefore left-wing counter-strategies should not fall into the trap to take the proclaimed Orwellian Big-Brother ideologies for granted.
Armutspolitik in den US-amerikanischen Städten
Authors: Mayer Margit
Published: August 2018

While poverty has been growing and becoming manifest in new forms of segregation in US cities, welfare reform has been accompanied by intensified efforts to enhance social control of urban space. In parallel with the shrinkage of social services and the erosion of job security, the (public, private, and third sector) provision of services have exploded - with detrimental impacts on the fabric of urban democracy and citizen participation. By looking at developments in Los Angeles, this article analyzes the implementation of a new generation of "social cohesion" policies in US cities. Community development and empowerment programs as well as welfare-to-work programs involve non profits such as community-based organizations and development corporations in the implementation of these services, who are tasked with the activation of marginalized groups and neighborhoods, and with the provision of local security. Their practice has transformed the quality of urban participation: while invoking empowerment and cohesion, it has reduced participation to minor issues and restricted access to the relevant decision-making arenas.
60 jahre NATO
Authors: Ten Brink Tobias
Published: August 2018

The NATO Alliance is being adapted to a new international situation which is quite the opposite of any harmonious "global village" or "democratic peace". The member states, the most powerful agents within the competitive machinery of global capitalism, are propelling an arms race and a spiral of violence. The Western power elites all agree to use hard power in order to secure the world order and the conditions for an efficient capital accumulation but are at the same time at loggerheads with each other in respect to the hierarchy in the creation of this order. The new US administration will presumably contribute nothing to any serious detente in international relations.
Using the Entire Yield Curve in Forecasting Output and Inflation
Authors: Hillebrand Eric , Huang Huiyu , Lee Tae-Hwy , Li Canlin
Published: August 2018

In forecasting a variable (forecast target) using many predictors, a factor model with principal components (PC) is often used. When the predictors are the yield curve (a set of many yields), the Nelson–Siegel (NS) factor model is used in place of the PC factors. These PC or NS factors are combining information (CI) in the predictors (yields). However, these CI factors are not “supervised” for a specific forecast target in that they are constructed by using only the predictors but not using a particular forecast target. In order to “supervise” factors for a forecast target, we follow Chan et al. (1999) and Stock and Watson (2004) to compute PC or NS factors of many forecasts (not of the predictors), with each of the many forecasts being computed using one predictor at a time. These PC or NS factors of forecasts are combining forecasts (CF). The CF factors are supervised for a specific forecast target. We demonstrate the advantage of the supervised CF factor models over the unsupervised CI factor models via simple numerical examples and Monte Carlo simulation. In out-of-sample forecasting of monthly US output growth and inflation, it is found that the CF factor models outperform the CI factor models especially at longer forecast horizons.
Multichannel and Multistate All-Optical Switch Using Quantum-Dot and Sample-Grating Semiconductor Optical Amplifier
Authors: Qasaimeh Omar
Published: August 2018

A novel type of multichannel and multistate all-optical switch using a single sample-grating quantum-dot-distributed feedback semiconductor optical amplifier has been proposed and theoretically demonstrated. The multichannel device, which operates below threshold, utilizes cross-gain modulation and the sample-grating technique. The multichannel outputs are strongly coupled and are utilized to get multistability at several wavelength channels. Three logic states can be obtained when the inputs are properly detuned to the sample-grating comb modes. The three logic states, which exhibit reasonable gain, are separated by wide hysteresis width and can be tuned to a different wavelength channels. The device characteristics are very useful for building all-optical logic gates, flip-flops, and decision circuits.
Effects of Stand Structure, Browsing, and Biophysical Conditions on Regeneration Following Mountain Pine Beetle in Mixed Lodgepole Pine and Aspen Forests of the Southern Rockies
Authors: Pelz Kristen A. , Smith Frederick W.
Published: August 2018

Aspen (Populus tremuloides) and lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia) co-occur in the southern Rocky Mountains (USA), where mountain pine beetle (MPB, Dendroctonus ponderosae) has caused extensive lodgepole pine mortality since the late 1990s. Both species excel in post-disturbance high-light environments, but lodgepole pine has generally been thought to establish poorly on undisturbed seedbeds, and aspen suckering may be inhibited by intact aspen overstory. We ask whether lodgepole pine and aspen will regenerate in sufficient quantities to revegetate these forests. We visited a random sample of aspen and lodgepole pine stands across the affected landscape in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming to measure regeneration and overstory mortality. Lodgepole pine regeneration is occurring in 85% of stands, and most stands have >550 stems ha−1. The median aspen sucker density was 6175 stems ha−1. Surprisingly, neither lodgepole pine nor aspen regeneration density was related to overstory mortality level. Animal damage is currently affecting aspen in these forests. Over 50% of stands had damage to 60% or more of their suckers, but 30% of stands had <20% of their stems damaged. Browsed stems were significantly shorter for their ages and were shorter than the 2.5-m height threshold for possible elk browsing. However, the results suggest that sufficient quantities of down lodgepole pine may protect aspen from damage and allow aspen to successfully recruit to the overstory. Multiple regression analysis showed that down lodgepole pine basal area, followed by browsing pressure, were the most important predictors of sucker height and the proportion of suckers browsed. Although 15% of stands had no lodgepole pine regeneration, aspen and lodgepole pine forests are generally regenerating despite animal browsing on aspen. This study is the first to present a regional perspective on regeneration in MPB-affected lodgepole pine and aspen forests, and overall, intervention does not seem necessary to ensure a mix of both species in the future.
Assessment of Smart Watches for Management of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Ageing Population: A Systematic Review
Authors: Gordon Lachlan A. N.
Published: August 2018

Advancement in wearable technologies is providing promising new ways to monitor and improve patient care to the ageing population. With the global demographic transition of developed countries to an ageing population, implementation of these technologies could benefit patients and clinicians. This systematic review assesses experimental studies performed utilizing these technologies. A systematic review of peer-reviewed literature was performed on the application of wearable technologies in the patients 60 years old or greater or what is considered ageing population. Search results were reviewed and synthesized to attempt to ascertain its possible clinical application and impact. A total of 422 papers were identified for review. Eight papers were relevant to the ageing population. The majority of papers identified were experimental studies. This was because the technology is still new to the field of medicine. The studies were performed in North America, United Kingdom, Germany and Indonesia. All showed promise that wearable technologies can benefit the management of non-communicable diseases in the ageing population. Current studies focus on the experimental nature of wearable technology. Further clinical trials are needed to assess the benefit in the management of ageing populations in the clinical setting.
Development of Kinase Inhibitors via Metal-Catalyzed C–H Arylation of 8-Alkyl-thiazolo[5,4-f]-quinazolin-9-ones Designed by Fragment-Growing Studies
Authors: Couly Florence , Harari Marine , Dubouilh-Benard Carole , Bailly Laetitia , Petit Emilie , Diharce Julien , Bonnet Pascal , Meijer Laurent , Fruit Corinne , Besson Thierry
Published: August 2018

Efficient metal catalyzed C–H arylation of 8-alkyl-thiazolo[5,4-f]-quinazolin-9-ones was explored for SAR studies. Application of this powerful chemical tool at the last stage of the synthesis of kinase inhibitors allowed the synthesis of arrays of molecules inspired by fragment-growing studies generated by molecular modeling calculations. Among the potentially active compounds designed through this strategy, FC162 (4c) exhibits nanomolar IC50 values against some kinases, and is the best candidate for the development as a DYRK kinase inhibitor.
Analysis of the Coverage of Paratriathlon and Paratriathletes in Canadian Newspapers
Authors: Wolbring Gregor , Martin Brian
Published: August 2018

From recreational to elite levels, sport has many benefits for disabled people. At the same time, it is acknowledged that there is a trickle-down problem from para-elite sport to sport participation of disabled people, in general. Newspapers are one form of media that sets agendas and influences public opinion. Many studies have highlighted problematic aspects of parasport and para-athlete coverage in newspapers. Paratriathlon was one of two new events added to the Paralympics in Rio 2016, which increased its visibility in the public domain. We investigated the coverage of paratriathlon and paratriathletes in 300 Canadian newspapers using the ProQuest database Canadian Newsstream as a source, and utilizing a descriptive quantitative and a qualitative thematic content analysis. The main themes evident in the reporting on paratriathlon and paratriathletes, in the three hundred Canadian newspapers we covered, were the supercrip imagery of the para-athlete, personal stories mostly linked to the supercrip imagery, and the theme of able-bodied athletes in juxtaposition to the para-athletes. Using the lens of the four legacy goals of the International Paralympic Committee, we conclude that our findings are detrimental to the fulfillment of the four legacy goals.
The Relationship between BPR Strategy and Change Management for the Sustainable Implementation of ERP: An Information Orientation Perspective
Authors: Park Kwang O.
Published: August 2018

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is an IT system that supports the business functions that firms adopt to gain advantages and development possibilities. However, some firms do not show positive financial performance after implementing ERP. Why is this the case? An ERP is an information system (IS) that brings about radical changes within organizations, changing both the IS environment and overall corporate business process, which may cause resistance from the organization’s members. Thus, change management is crucial, in operating a successful ERP, to addressing organizational changes after the adoption of ERP. The objective of this study was to examine the influence that the depth of business process reengineering (BPR) and change management have on ERP performances. To this end, KOSPI companies with more than a year of experience using ERP were analyzed using the structural equation method. This study confirmed mutual relationships between ERP success factors and its performance. In future research, it would be helpful to determine if companies with higher IT performances actually have better financial results.
Advances in the Treatment of Yaws
Authors: Marks Michael
Published: August 2018

Yaws is one of the three endemic treponematoses and is recognised by the World Health Organization as a neglected tropical disease. Yaws is currently reported in 15 countries in the Pacific, South-East Asia, West and Central Africa, predominantly affects children, and results in destructive lesions of the skin and soft tissues. For most of the twentieth century penicillin-based treatment was the standard of care and resistance to penicillin has still not been described. Recently, oral azithromycin has been shown to be an effective treatment for yaws, facilitating renewed yaws eradication efforts. Resistance to azithromycin is an emerging threat and close surveillance will be required as yaws eradication efforts are scaled up globally.
MHD Instabilities in Accretion Disks and Their Implications in Driving Fast Magnetic Reconnection
Authors: Kadowaki Luis H. S. , De Gouveia Dal Pino Elisabete M. , Stone James M.
Published: August 2018

Magnetohydrodynamic instabilities play an important role in accretion disk systems. Besides the well-known effects of magnetorotational instability (MRI), the Parker–Rayleigh–Taylor instability (PRTI) also arises as an important mechanism to help in the formation of the coronal region around an accretion disk and in the production of magnetic reconnection events similar to those occurring in the solar corona. In this work, we have performed three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamical (3D-MHD) shearing-box numerical simulations of accretion disks with an initial stratified density distribution and a strong azimuthal magnetic field with a ratio between the thermal and magnetic pressures of the order of unity. This study aimed at verifying the role of these instabilities in driving fast magnetic reconnection in turbulent accretion disk/corona systems. As we expected, the simulations showed an initial formation of large-scale magnetic loops due to the PRTI followed by the development of a nearly steady-state turbulence driven by both instabilities. In this turbulent environment, we have employed an algorithm to identify the presence of current sheets produced by the encounter of magnetic flux ropes of opposite polarity in the turbulent regions of both the corona and the disk. We computed the magnetic reconnection rates in these locations, obtaining average reconnection velocities in Alfvén speed units of the order of 0.13 ± 0.09 in the accretion disk and 0.17 ± 0.10 in the coronal region (with mean peak values of order 0.2), which are consistent with the predictions of the theory of turbulence-induced fast reconnection.
The Dearth of Differences between Central and Satellite Galaxies. II. Comparison of Observations with L-GALAXIES and EAGLE in Star Formation Quenching
Authors: Wang Enci , Wang Huiyuan , Mo Houjun , Bosch Frank C. van den , Lim S. H. , Wang Lixin , Yang Xiaohu , Chen Sihan
Published: August 2018

As we demonstrated in Paper I, the quenched fractions of central and satellite galaxies as a function of halo mass are extremely similar, as long as one controls for stellar mass. The same holds for the quenched fractions as a function of central velocity dispersion, which is tightly correlated with black hole mass, as long as one controls for both stellar and halo masses. Here we use mock galaxy catalogs constructed from the latest semi-analytic model, L-GALAXIES, and the state-of-the-art hydrodynamical simulation, EAGLE, to investigate whether these models can reproduce the trends seen in the data. We also check how the group finder used to identify centrals and satellites impacts our results. We find that L-GALAXIES fails to reproduce the trends. The predicted quenched fraction of central galaxies increases sharply with halo mass around

and with black hole mass around ∼106.5
M
⊙, while the predicted quenched fraction of satellites increases with both halo and black hole masses gradually. By contrast, centrals and satellites in EAGLE follow almost the same trend as seen in the data. We discuss the implications of our results for how feedback processes regulate galaxy quenching.
Broad Non-Gaussian Fe xxiv Line Profiles in the Impulsive Phase of the 2017 September 10 X8.3-class Flare Observed by Hinode/EIS
Authors: Polito Vanessa , Dudík Jaroslav , Kašparová Jana , Dzifčáková Elena , Reeves Katharine K. , Testa Paola , Chen Bin
Published: August 2018

We analyze the spectra of high-temperature Fe xxiv lines observed by the Hinode/Extreme-Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer (EIS) during the impulsive phase of the X8.3-class flare on 2017 September 10. The line profiles are broad, show pronounced wings, and clearly depart from a single-Gaussian shape. The lines can be well fitted with κ distributions, with values of κ varying between ≈1.7 and 3. The regions where we observe the non-Gaussian profiles coincide with the location of high-energy (≈100–300 keV) hard X-ray (HXR) sources observed by RHESSI, suggesting the presence of particle acceleration or turbulence, also confirmed by the observations of nonthermal microwave sources with the Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array at and above the HXR loop-top source. We also investigate the effect of taking into account κ distributions in the temperature diagnostics based on the ratio of the Fe xxiii λ263.76 and Fe xxiv λ255.1 EIS lines. We found that these lines can be formed at much higher temperatures than expected (up to log(T[K]) ≈ 7.8) if departures from Maxwellian distributions are taken into account. Although larger line widths are expected because of these higher formation temperatures, the observed line widths still imply nonthermal broadening in excess of  200 km s−1. The nonthermal broadening related to HXR emission is better interpreted by turbulence than by chromospheric evaporation.
Implanted byssal hairs on postlarval shells of Mytilus edulis platensis (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) from Patagonia
Authors: Isola Tomás , Varisco Martin , Cazzaniga Néstor J.
Published: August 2018

This communication describes the first records of byssal hairs on the postlarvae shells of Mytilusedulisplatensis d’Orbigny, 1842. The postlarvae used in this study were sampled on artificial collectors used for mussel culture in San Jorge Gulf, Sudoccidental Atlantic Ocean. A general description of the hairs is made as well as an exploratory analysis of their spatial distribution on the shell surface. The presence of these byssal hairs is suggested as a criterion to differentiate M.edulisplatensis from other mytilids.
Le climat, lieu de collaborations religieuses croissantes
Authors: Kopp Martin
Published: August 2018

Les changements climatiques se sont imposés comme un item clé de l’agenda politique, sinon sociétal. À l’image d’autres acteurs non étatiques, des acteurs religieux se sont eux aussi saisis de l’enjeu de façon croissante, et s’engagent souvent ensemble. Dans cette contribution, nous proposons un panorama critique de ces collaborations religieuses en développement. Après un regard sur les convergences théologiques et le vécu qui les fondent, nous exposons, à travers quelques exemples, le caractère multiforme de la mobilisation commune. Pour finir, nous soulevons des questions relatives aux limites et défis d’une telle coopération, qui constituent autant des pistes pour l’action future.
Radiographic Course of Medically Managed Pediatric Orbital Subperiosteal Abscesses
Authors: Cossack Matthew T. , Herretes Samantha P. , Cham Abdourahman , Sniegowski Matthew C. , Lyon David B.
Published: August 2018

Purpose:

To describe the natural radiographic course of subperiosteal orbital abscesses that were managed medically in pediatric patients.

Methods:

A retrospective case review was undertaken at Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics of Kansas City, Missouri. All patients admitted to the hospital and diagnosed as having orbital cellulitis or subperiosteal abscess from 2008 to 2017 were included in the study. Of the 418 patients identified, 15 patients had repeat imaging and did not undergo surgery prior to the second scan. The initial size of the empyema, size of the empyema on repeat imaging, and clinical course were recorded for each patient.

Results:

The size of the empyemas increased 240% on average in the first 2 to 3 days. Imaging up to 11 days after the diagnosis showed that 9 cases persisted; meanwhile, 4 cases had radiographic resolution, with the earliest by 21 days. Two cases recurred months later. The largest increase in size was 500% over 3 days, but the initial empyema was only 0.3 cm
3
.

Conclusions:

This review describes the natural history of radiographically reimaged subperiosteal empyema. Empyema size will increase for a few days prior to a gradual resolution in 1 to 3 weeks. An ultimate resolution of radiographic evidence of an empyema takes up to 21 days. This information will help guide clinical management and decision making in caring for patients with pediatric orbital cellulitis with subperiosteal empyema.

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J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus
. 2018;55(6):387–392.]
PE Teaching Activities in Colleges and Universities Based on Decision Tree
Authors: Chen Jian
Published: August 2018

To improve the efficiency of student's sports performance management and the quality of physical education teaching, the overall structure of the sports performance management system based on decision tree was designed, and a systematic database design plan was proposed. Then, ASP.NET technology was used. Combined with SQL Server database, on the Visual Studio platform, the implementation process of sports test type, test items and score management was given through the flow chart of the program. Moreover, the decision tree of the relationship between the sports performance and the students' employment was generated. It was proved that the efficiency of the sports teachers' entry and statistical results were improved through the construction of this system. it is concluded that the sports performance and the sports teaching based on rule are better developed through the system of data mining.
Mobile English Teaching System Based on Adaptive Algorithm
Authors: Zhao Xing
Published: August 2018

To improve the students’ individualized and autonomous learning ability in English teaching, a mobile English learning system is designed on the basis of adaptive algorithm. The students’ need for the adaptive mobile English teaching system is analyzed through researches on students and questionnaires. According to the needs analysis, the main functional modules of the adaptive mobile English learning system are designed, including the creation module, personalized learning module, evaluation and feedback module, and management module. Then, the improved XAHM (XML adaptive hypermedia model) is applied to the mobile English learning system. The three-layer architecture of the English mobile learning system is revised into four layers of composition layer, data layer, business logic layer and presentation layer. At the same time, more attention is diverted to the terminal and the situation. Finally, the system is tested. The test results showed that the mobile English learning system realized the self-adaptive and intelligent navigation of learning space in the course of teaching. It is concluded that the new adaptive algorithm had a good performance for college English learning.
Standardization of Design Interfaces Applied to Language Test on-line through Ubiquitous Devices
Authors: Magal-Royo Teresa , Garcia-Laborda Jesus
Published: August 2018

Normalization of design rules and guidelines in English language tests to help future instructors and assessment developers in the field of examination of English as a foreign language. have not been defined sufficiently until present days

In fact, there are several experiences and investigations related to the user’s experiences in the handling of computer exams for learning a second language that have been evaluated in, for and  through different experimental interactive digital environments.

These interactive scenarios oriented to the user experience, UX in the ubiquitous devices, have allowed to learn technological, functional and design aspects that will be necessary in the future to establish the standards in design and vision for language tests in its online environment.

The lack of effective and realistic regulations has become a functional requirement for the progress of research on digital environments adapted to the needs of competence assessment and more specifically, to the learning environment of second language (L2).

Proliferation of on-line tests of language certification of ls with a structural corpus depends on where there are not really functional and formal guidelines that allow evaluating their quality and adequacy from the experience of the user and according to the level of learning competences acquired in a second language.

This article describes aspects of design that should be taken into account when defining an online test of languages in a ubiquitous device that will mark verifiable guidelines of a general nature and affect the evaluation task in the formation of languages that need to be checked and evaluated periodically.
Strategies to select soybean segregating populations with the goal of improving agronomic traits
Authors: Silva Fabiana Mota da , Pereira Elise De Matos , Val Bruno Henrique Pedroso , Perecin Dilermando , Mauro Antonio Orlando Di , Unêda-Trevisoli Sandra Helena
Published: August 2018

The success of breeding programs depends on selection procedures and on the breeding methods adopted for selecting segregating populations. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of the Bulk method with selection in the F3 generation (BulkF3) compared to that of Bulk method as well as determine the most effective selection strategy in terms of genetic gain. Twenty segregating populations were selected by two methods. The 60 best families of each method were selected according to their average agronomic performance. An augmented block design was used. The following agronomic traits were evaluated: insertion height of first pod, plant height at maturity, number of branches and of pods per plant, 100-seed weight, and grain yield. For comparison of the methods, genetic component estimates, genetic gain and predicted breeding values were calculated using mixed models (REML and BLUP). The results showed the families obtained with the BulkF3 method were more productive, showed suitable plant height, a larger number of branches and pods, and higher 100-seed weight. The BulkF3 method was found to be an effective selection strategy for soybean improvement.
Nopalea cactus pear fertilized with nitrogen: morphometric, productive and nutritional characteristics
Authors: Leite João Ricardo Avelar , Sales Eleuza Clarete Junqueira de , Monção Flávio Pinto , Guimarães Adriano De Souza , Rigueira João Paulo Sampaio , Gomes Virgílio Mesquita
Published: August 2018

This study aimed to evaluate the structural, productive and nutritional characteristics of cactus pear (Nopalea cochenillifera Salm Dyck. cv. Miúda/Doce) under five nitrogen doses and two planting orientations. A randomized block design in a 5 x 2 factorial scheme was used in the scheme: five nitrogen doses (0, 150, 300, 450 and 600 kg of N ha-1), and two planting orientations (North/South and East/West), with three replicates. Except for the thickness of the secondary (p = 0.04) and tertiary cladodes (p = 0.02), the morphometric characteristics of the cactus pear were not influenced by the nitrogen doses (p > 0.05). The mean height was 120 cm, the areas of the primary, secondary and tertiary cladodium were 160.9; 208 and 158.4 cm², respectively. The application of nitrogen fertilizer, in the dry conditions and doses evaluated, did not affect the production of green matter (PGM, p = 0.56), dry matter (PDM, p = 0.74) and dry matter content (DM, p = 0.72), with averages of 276 t ha-1, 43.2 t ha-1 and 15.7%, respectively. The increase of the nitrogen doses does not improve the majority of the morphometric characteristics or the dry matter yield of the cactus pear cv. Miúda at 730 days after planting.
Performance of fat snook juveniles reared at different temperatures
Authors: Correia Daniel , David Luiz Henrique Castro , Pinho Sara Mello , Costa-Filho João , Emerenciano Maurício Gustavo Coelho , Mello Giovanni Lemos de
Published: August 2018

We aimed at evaluating the effects of different water temperatures on the zootechnical performance of fat snook. The experiment lasted for 60 days, which was conducted in water recirculation systems, and was randomly designed with three treatments and three replicates each, corresponding to three water temperatures (25, 28 and 31°C). A total of 225 fat snook juveniles with a mean weight of 6.45 ± 0.58 g were used, which were fed daily until apparent satiety. Zootechnical parameters were assessed and feeding rates were registered for each tested temperature. Survival rates varied from 96 to 100% among treatments. Higher values of standard and total length, and weight gain were found in 28 and 31°C (p < 0.05). With regard to final weight, final biomass, feed conversion and specific growth rate, no significant differences were observed (p > 0.05). Feeding rates did not differ among evaluated temperatures. The results show that the used temperatures did not negatively affect zootechnical performance of fat snook juveniles.
Casting Design Modification to Improve Casting Yield in Producing Thin Wall Ductile Iron Plate
Authors: Sulamet-Ariobimo Rianti Dewi , Gemilang Yun , Dhaneswara Donanta , Soedarsono Johny Wahyuadi , Suharno Bambang
Published: August 2018

Cooling rate plays an important role in the formation of thin wall ductile iron microstructure due to their thickness, which is 3 mm below based on Stefanescu. Cooling rate is closely related to casting design and determines the microstructure. This paper discusses the effect of casting design modification to casting yield and microstructures. Modification was made on a patented design used previously to produce thin wall ductile iron plates. The design was minimized and casting simulation was used to analyze castability of the design. After that, the design were casted in several pouring temperatures. Improvement was made to casting design based on the failure during the experiment. Casting process took place after simulation analysis. The casting product was fully casted as shown by the simulation. The casting yield has improved to 28%. When all plates were examined for microstructure, the result showed that all the microstructure of the plates was not graphite in ferrite matrix as occurred in the patented design but it was graphite in pearlite matrix.
Hydrogen Recovery from Hydrogen-Methane Gas Mixture Utilized by Palm Shell Based Bioadsorbent Activated Carbon
Authors: Putri Sheila Nabila , Sudibandriyo Mahmud
Published: August 2018

The objective of the study is to obtain suitable adsorbent to be applied for the purification of hydrogen from hydrogen-methane gas mixture. The application will be used to increase the efficiency of process in refinery unit focusing on hydrogen supply as the feed of hydrocracking unit. One of the promising technology is adsorption. In this study, adsorbent used is utilized by palm shell based bioadsorbent activated carbon which is a potential raw material among others due to its carbon and lignin content also its abundant supply. The activated carbon is going through chemical activation using H3PO4 to increase its surface area. Characteristic test of produced activated carbon is measured to obtain surface area which resulted in BET surface area of 414.91 m2/g and iodine number of 716 mg/g. In this case, a detailed experimental study has been made for the adsorption of pure methane, and pure hydrogen at 20°C and CH4/H2 gas mixture at 10, 20, and 30°C isothermal condition with pressure variation for each isothermal condition 1 – 6 bar. Measurement were made using volumetric technique coupled with gas chromatographic analysis. The result of adsorption test shows at 20°C adsorption of pure CH4 was highest followed by mixture gas of CH4/H2 with 1.5% methane then pure H2. The adsorption of gas mixture for any composition of gas were increased with increasing pressure at all temperatures. At the same pressure, adsorption of gas mixture that composed of 8.5% methane at 10 and 30°C increased in lower isothermal condition. Based on gas chromatograph analysis, in all conditions methane in gas mixture is all adsorbed to activated carbon. The trend of isothermal adsorption also fits the Langmuir model of isothermal adsorption.
Corrosion Inhibition by a Caesalpinia Sappan L Modified Imidazoline for Carbon Steel API 5L Grade X60 in HCl 1M Environment
Authors: Arlan Adam Septiyono , Subekti Norman , Soedarsono Johny Wahyuadi , Rustandi Andi
Published: August 2018

Acidizing is one of the stimulation technologies in the oil and gas industry by removing scale, rust, debris or other acid-soluble particulates on the pipe tubing internal surface. The most common acid used is HCl. To avoid problems such as pipe or casing tubing leak due to acidic corrosion, during the acidizing normally applied with inhibition treatment by inorganic corrosion inhibitor with various compositions including quaternary ammonium salts, solvent and often some surfactant to strip oil from acid reactive surfaces. However, most of these compounds are not only expensive but also toxic to the marine environment. It is an obvious remark to point out the importance of low cost, green corrosion inhibitors which is safe to the environment. The wood extract has become important as an environmentally acceptable, readily available and renewable resource for wide range of inhibitors. A Caesalpinia Sappan L modified imidazoline has been synthesized and used as a corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in API 5L X60 in HCl 1M environment.The aim of the investigation is to find low dosage-high efficiency green corrosion inhibitor.The testing techniques include wheel test weight loss measurement, Tafel polarization and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), Fourier Transform Infra-red Spectroscopy (FTIR). The results of weight loss studies correlated well with those of polarization and Impedance Spectroscopy. Inhibition performance for both Caesalpinia Sappan L modified imidazoline ( CS IMI) and Imidazoline (IMI) increases with increasing inhibitor concentration. The formulated Caesalpinia Sappan L modified imidazoline ( CS IMI), and Imidazoline (IMI) inhibitors give a greater than 90% inhibition efficiency with dosage 25 ppm at a temperature of 90-140°F. Caesalpinia Sappan L modified imidazoline (CS IMI), and Imidazoline (IMI) show comparable inhibition performance. However, at temperature 140oF, Imidazoline (IMI) seems to have a slightly better performance, indicating better thermal stability. Caesalpinia sappan bioactive agents are brazilein and chalcone, and its inhibition mechanism by physisorption obey Langmuir Isotherm, this mode will control charge transfer at surface metal and electrolyte.This result confirms that Caesalpinia sappan modified imidazoline is very promising for the development of green corrosion inhibitors for oil and gas application