bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
O instituto da delação premiada como forma de obtenção da verdade
Authors: Alves Samara Pereira
Published: November 2017

Neste artigo, mostramos como o instituto jurídico da delação premiada funciona como uma forma de obtenção da verdade. Para tanto, em um primeiro momento, recorremos a Foucault para apresentar, brevemente, o funcionamento de diferentes formas de obtenção da verdade jurídica na história. Em seguida, mostramos de que forma a delação premiada é discursivizada nas diferentes leis que tratam do referido instituto ou que o retomam, relacionando-o com outras leis e fazendo-o funcionar como uma forma de obtenção da verdade, vinculada, principalmente, ao inquérito. Na análise das referidas leis, identificamos os deslizamentos de sentido que ocorrem tanto no que diz respeito à figura do delator, quanto em relação a constituição histórica do referido instituto.
Sistemas de classificação nominal no Sudoeste amazônico
Authors: VAN DER VOORT Hein
Published: November 2017

Enquanto línguas africanas são conhecidas por ter sistemas fechados e altamentegramaticalizados de classes flexionais de substantivos e sistemas de concordância de gênero,línguas asiáticas e austronésicas tipicamente têm sistemas relativamente abertos de umanatureza mais lexical, que envolvem múltiplos termos de medida e de classe. Considerandoestes tipos de classificação nominal como extremos opostos em um espectro heterogêneo,sistemas de classificação nas línguas amazônicas tendem a ocupar uma posição intermediária.Em várias línguas amazônicas encontra-se um sistema léxico-grammatical de classificação quecombina caraterísticas dos dois outros extremos. Esses sistemas tipicamente envolvem umnúmero considerável de morfemas classificatórios presos, que têm uma distribuição ampla e quepodem ter funções diversas, como concordância, anáfora e derivação. Essa caraterização nãoestá limitada às línguas do Noroeste amazônico, mas vale também para várias línguas doSudoeste amazônico. Além disso, é evidente que esses sistemas de classificação podem seespalhar arealmente.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Classificadores. Sudoeste amazônico. Difusão areal
Classifiers in Paresi-Haliti (Arawak)
Authors: BRANDÃO Ana Paula
Published: November 2017

ABSTRACT: This work presents the nominal classification system of Paresi. Paresi is an Arawak language, spoken in Mato Grosso (Brazil). The data comes from field work in the Formoso and Rio Verde communities. In Paresi, similar to other Arawak languages, nouns can be inalienable or alienable. Inalienable nouns are bound nouns that can only occur with the possessor prefixes or the non-possessed suffix. There are two types of inalienable nouns: simple inalienable nouns and inalienable nouns with a classifying function. These nouns have their meaning metaphorically extended in order to categorize a nominal referent. Furthermore, they can be part of a compound, be incorporated into a verb, and occur also with numerals and demonstratives. These bound nouns have functions similar to classifiers as described in the main literature on the types of nominal classification systems: Dixon (1986); Payne (1987); Derbyshire e Payne (1990); Grinevald (2000); Aikhenvald (2000); and Grinevald e Seifart (2004).KEY WORDS: Noun classification. Classifiers. Multiple classifiers.
Classificação nominal em línguas Tupi
Authors: STORTO Luciana , COSTA Jéssica Clementino da
Published: November 2017

No presente trabalho, abordamos a classificação nominal em cinco línguas da família Tupi: Mekéns (ramo Tupari); Karitiana (ramo Arikém); Gavião (ramo Mondé); Karo (ramo Ramarama) e Munduruku (ramo Munduruku). Karo apresenta um sistema com 11 classificadores. Munduruku, de acordo com Gomes (2006, 2009), apresenta um sistema complexo de nomes inalienáveis classificadores de outros nomes, os quais se combinam também com adjetivos, verbos, numerais, entre outras categorias. Tendo em vista a complexidade desse sistema, analisamos esses nomes como classificadores que concordam com adjetivos, nomes e numerais, à semelhança do que ocorre com Karo entre nomes e adjetivos. Mekéns, Gavião e Karitiana não possuem classificadores e sim nomes (alienáveis e inalienáveis) que possuem uma semântica ligada à dos classificadores, já que eles estão presentes em contexto de possessão e funcionam como modificadores de outros nomes. Utilizando-nos do método comparativo, identificamos cognatos entre os classificadores do Karo e do Munduruku e os nomes do Mekéns, Gavião e Karitiana. Quatro dessas formas foram reconstruidas como nomes por Rodrigues (2005, 2007), Rodrigues e Cabral (2012), e uma quinta forma foi reconstruída por nós. Os resultados da reconstrução das formas nominais em Proto-Tupi nos fizeram concluir que Karo e Munduruku inovaram ao criarem um sistema de classificadores não presente na protolíngua. No entanto, é altamente plausível que estes nomes tenham tido, já na proto-língua, uma função classificadora.
On Accuracy of Calibration Estimators Supported by Auxiliary Variables from Past Periods Based on Simulation Analyses
Authors: Stachurski Tomasz , Żądło Tomasz
Published: November 2017

In sample surveys there is often a need to estimate not only population characteristics, but subpopulation characteristics as well. We consider the problem of estimating the total value in domains (subpopulations). In this case, the Horvitz‑Thompson estimator could be used. Nevertheless, it does not use any additional information about population units, which are usually known. To increase estimation accuracy we propose to use calibration estimators with auxiliary variables from the current and past periods. In the simulation studies based on real and generated data, we show the influence of using auxiliary information from past periods on the accuracy, and compare properties of two calibration estimators of domain totals in longitudinal surveys.
Application of the Divisia Index with Interconnected Factors in the Warsaw Stock Exchange Index (WIG) fluctuation analysis
Authors: Białek Jacek , Pietrzyk Radosław
Published: November 2017

This paper presents a method of economic factorial analysis based on the Divisia index extended to interconnected factors. We verify the applicability of the presented method to financial market research by examining fluctuations of the Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG Index (WIG). We consider four main factors of WIG changes: the GDP growth, the PLN/EUR rate, the S&P500 and the unemployment rate. Due to computational reasons we apply the transformation that produces variables in the bigger the better form. We use quarterly data from the time interval between 2003 and 2014 divided into periods of bull and bear market. All considered variables are assumed to change linearly between quarters. The main conclusion is that during market prosperity, GDP and S&P500 changes exhibit the strongest influence on WIG changes.
Dendroflora parku podworskiego we wsi Wojsławice w powiecie zduńskowolskim
Authors: Woziwoda Beata , Krzyżanowska Anastazja , Brzeska Katrzyna , Kopka Agnieszka , Woziwoda Anna
Published: November 2017

Park w Wojsławicach jest cenną pozostałością dawnego założenia dworskiego, powstałego na przełomie XIX i XX wieku wokół siedziby rodziny Siemiątkowskich. Oryginalny układ przestrzenny założenia został zmieniony w wyniku zmian sposobu zagospodarowania terenu po upaństwowieniu, a następnie sprywatyzowaniu (części) obiektu. Obecnie na dendroflorę parku składają się 73 gatunki drzew i krzewów (20 gatunków iglastych i 53 gatunki liściaste), reprezentujących 23 rodziny. Charakterystycznym komponentem parku są liczne okazałe jesiony wyniosłe Fraxinus excelsior, klony zwyczajne Acer platanoides i topole kanadyjskie Populus canadensis. Walorem parku są wielogatunkowe zgrupowania drzew, najlepiej zachowane w części (centralnej) przypałacowej. Nowsze elementy założenia tworzone są głównie przez barwne odmiany i formy obcych gatunków krzewów iglastych i liściastych. Wśród szczegółowo zinwentaryzowanych 281 drzew i drzewiastych form krzewów dostępnych w części nieleśnej parku i blisko 300 drzew w części leśnej, wyróżnia się 10 okazów o wymiarach pomnikowych.
Nagrobki przy kościele Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Jakuba Apostoła w Szadku – ciąg dalszy
Authors: Czyżewski Bartłomiej
Published: November 2017

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Stan zachowania dworku Marii Konopnickiej w Gusinie w kontekście jego potencjalnej rewitalizacji
Authors: Gorączko Marcin , Gorączko Aleksandra
Published: November 2017

W położonej niedaleko Uniejowa wsi Gusin (obecnie gmina Świnice Warckie w powiecie łęczyckim) znajduje się niewielki dworek szlachecki, w którym w latach 70. XIX wieku zamieszkiwała wraz z rodziną Maria Konopnicka. Informacje o szczególnym znaczeniu dla dziedzictwa kulturowego, obiektu związanego z biografią Konopnickiej można znaleźć w przewodnikach i w opisie map turystycznych, jak również na portalach samorządowych w działach prezentujących miejscowe atrakcje turystyczne. Może to zachęcać do jego zwiedzania. Tymczasem, jak wykazała wizja lokalna przeprowadzona przez autorów, budynek znajduje się obecnie w bardzo złym stanie technicznym, zagrażającym wystąpieniem katastrofy budowlanej. Stwierdzono, że bez podjęcia szybkich kroków mających na celu powstrzymanie dalszej rujnacji dworku, w ciągu kilku lat ulegnie on nieodwracalnej degradacji.
Szata roślinna łąk w dolinie Pisi
Authors: Kucharski Leszek , Chmielecki Błażej
Published: November 2017

Łąki pokrywają ponad 50% powierzchni doliny Pisi. Ich florę tworzy około 200 gatunków roślin naczyniowych, z których około 150 można uznać za typowe dla tych siedlisk. W dolinie odnotowano 14 gatunków uznanych za chronione i zagrożone. Roślinność użytków zielonych doliny Pisi tworzy przynajmniej 15 półnaturalnych zbiorowisk należących do czterech klas. Dominują zbiorowiska z klasy Molinio-Arrhenatheretea, wśród nich odnotowano rzadkie i zagrożone: Molinietum caeruleae, Caricetum cespitosae oraz Arrhenatheretum elatioris. Na uwagę zasługują także użytkowane łąkarsko fitocenozy Caricetum distichae. Występujące w dolinie Pisi zespoły łąkowe są w znacznym stopniu przekształcone w wyniku intensywnych metod gospodarowania i znacznych zmian w siedliskach, na których występują. Wśród nich pięć uznano za zbiorowiska silnie zagrożone.
Zbocze doliny Warty w okolicach Uniejowa
Authors: Kobojek Elżbieta
Published: November 2017

Ważnym elementem doliny rzecznej są jej zbocza. To one nadają dolinie specyficzny charakter, decydują o atrakcyjności krajobrazu i wpływają na sposób zagospodarowania. Zbocza doliny Warty w okolicach Uniejowa są asymetryczne, przy czym wschodnie jest wysokie i strome, a miejscami porozcinane suchymi dolinami. W artykule przedstawiono zmienny charakter zbocza w odcinku o długości 14 km, jego budowę geologiczną oraz genezę. Wskazano także jego oddziaływanie na warunki mikroklimatyczne (w tym siłę i kierunek wiatru lokalnego).
Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego w gminie Uniejów
Authors: Zwolińska Barbara
Published: November 2017

Harcerstwo jest ruchem społecznym i wychowawczym opartym na służbie, samodoskonaleniu i braterstwie wywodzącym się ze skautingu. Działalność w harcerstwie kształtuje postawy i charaktery młodych ludzi. Historia harcerstwa na terenach polskich sięga lat 1910–1911, a w Uniejowie pierwsze drużyny harcerskie powstały już w 1916 r. W listopadzie 1975 r. powołany został Hufiec ZHP Uniejów należący w tym czasie do Chorągwi Konińskiej, który w 1992 r. przeszedł do Chorągwi Łódzkiej ZHP. W artkule przedstawiono różnorodną działalność Hufca w jego ponad 40-letniej historii.
The Great Code(r) Of Serbian Literature
Authors: Damjanov Sava
Published: November 2017

Koder’s life and work still remain a big secret and mysterious code of Serbian literature: this writer is defi ned as a precursor of (post) modernism 20th and 21th century. During his lifetime (1806–1891) as a writer he was not accepted: after death is all but forgotten. Innovations introduced in the literature of his contemporaries were distant and vague, but they fi t perfectly into the context that has become the dominant one hundred years later. Koder’s life destiny and fate of his work here is viewed as a whole, and in the second part analyzes his relationship with symbolism and early modern in the late 19th century. In this way, Djordje Marković Koder appears as the forerunner of modern literary and artistic process.
Considerations On Dositej Obradović's Stay And Travels In Italy
Authors: Lazarević Di Giacomo Persida
Published: November 2017

This paper presents new data related to Dositej Obradović’s stay in Italy and the travels he undertook while he was there. In the period between 1769 and 1780 Obradović visited Trieste, Venice, Padua, Ferrara, Bologna, Florence, Pistoia, Lucca, Pisa, Livorno and Messina and later described these travels in his autobiography The Life and Adventures (1783). Although he is rather sketchy in his descriptions, we nonetheless discover that he became acquainted with a number of interesting fi gures of the day and was witness to contemporary events and phenomena: he tells us, for example, about the provveditore with whom he sailed to Venice and about the Rules of Health promulgated by the Venetian Republic in connection with the plague which was then raging. He also testifi es to the diet of the Venetian navy and the order issued by Catholic authorities prohibiting Orthodox priests from other countries from performing services in Dalmatia. The canale navile, in Bologna was also the object of Obradović’s attention. This artifi cial hydraulic system was a navigable channel making it possible to sail from Venice to Bologna(!) in the past. His descriptions of the heavily travelled road between Bologna and Florence and of the earthquake in Messina which took place after his departure for Chios are also interesting historical accounts of the period.
Kemampuan berpikir kreatif dan pemecahan masalah siswa melalui penerapan model project based learning
Authors: Rahmazatullaili Rahmazatullaili , Zubainur Cut Morina , Munzir Said
Published: November 2017

[Bahasa]: Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui kemampuan berpikir kreatif dan pemecahan masalah siswa sesudah penerapan model Project based learning dibandingkan dengan sebelum penerapan model tersebut serta korelasi antara kemampuan berpikir kreatif dan pemecahan masalah. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen dengan desain penelitian one-group pretest-postest group design. Populasi penelitian ini adalah siswa Madrasah Tsanawiyah Swasta Darul Ulum Banda Aceh sedangkan sampel penelitian yaitu siswa kelas VIII2 sebanyak 30 siswa. Instrumen dalam penelitian ini terdiri atas tes kemampuan berpikir kreatif dan pemecahan masalah. Analisis data dilakukan secara kuantitatif menggunakan uji t yaitu Paired Samples T-Test untuk pengujian perbedaan skor yang diperoleh siswa sebelum pembelajaran (pretes) dan setelah pembelajaran (postes). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan berpikir kreatif dan pemecahan masalah siswa setelah penerapan model Project based learning lebih baik dari sebelum penerapan. Selain itu, terdapat hubungan antara kemampuan berpikir kreatif dan pemecahan masalah siswa yang belajar melalui penerapan model Project based learning. Hubungan kemampuan berpikir kreatif dan pemecahan masalah berada pada kategori cukup.

Kata kunci: Berpikir Kreatif; Pemecahan Masalah; Project based learning

[English]: This research aims to understand the students’ creative thinking and problem solving ability after implementing project based learning compared to before implementation and correlation between creative thinking and problem solving ability. It is an experiment research with one-group pretest-postest group design. The population is all students in Madrasah Tsanawiyah Swasta Darul Ulum Banda Aceh, 30 students are selected as samples. The instruments used are creative thinking and problem solving test. Data analysis used t-test, i.e. paired samples T-test to examine score difference before the implementation of project based learning (pretest) and after it (posttest). The result shows that creative thinking and problem solving ability after implementation is better than before it. In addition, there is a correlation between creative thinking and problem solving ability in ‘enough’ category.

Keywords: Creative Thinking; Problem Solving; Project Based Learning
Fatty Acids, Antioxidants and Physical Activity in Brain Aging
Authors: Freitas Hércules Rezende , Ferreira Gustavo da Costa , Trevenzoli Isis Hara , Oliveira Karen de Jesus , de Melo Reis Ricardo Augusto
Published: November 2017

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and antioxidants are important mediators in the central nervous system (CNS). Lipid derivatives may be used to generate endocannabinoids or prostanoids derived from arachidonic acid, which attenuates excitotoxicity in quadripartite synapses with a focus in astrocytes and microglia; on the other hand, antioxidants, such as glutathione (GSH) and ascorbate, have been shown to signal through transmitter receptors and protect against acute and chronic oxidative stress, modulating the activity of different signaling pathways. Several authors have investigated the role of these nutrients in young and senescent brain, as well as in degenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson's diseases. Through literature review, we aimed to highlight recent data on the role of fatty acids, antioxidants and physical activity in physiology and in molecular mechanisms of brain senescence. Data indicate the complexity and essentiality of endogenous/dietary antioxidants for maintenance of the redox status and control of neuroglial signaling under stress. Recent studies also indicate that omega-3 and -6 fatty acids act in a competitive manner to generate mediators for energy metabolism, feeding behavior, plasticity and memory mechanisms throughout aging. Finding pharmacological or dietary resources that mitigate or prevent neurodegenerative affections continues to be a great challenge and require additional efforts from researchers, clinicians and nutritionists in the field.
Epigenomics of Plant’s Responses to Environmental Stress
Authors: Kumar Suresh
Published: November 2017

Genome-wide epigenetic changes in plants are being reported during the development and environmental stresses, which are often correlated with gene expression at the transcriptional level. Sum total of the biochemical changes in nuclear DNA, post-translational modifications in histone proteins and variations in the biogenesis of non-coding RNAs in a cell is known as epigenome. These changes are often responsible for variation in expression of the gene without any change in the underlying nucleotide sequence. The changes might also cause variation in chromatin structure resulting into the changes in function/activity of the genome. The epigenomic changes are dynamic with respect to the endogenous and/or environmental stimuli which affect phenotypic plasticity of the organism. Both, the epigenetic changes and variation in gene expression might return to the pre-stress state soon after withdrawal of the stress. However, a part of the epigenetic changes may be retained which is reported to play role in acclimatization, adaptation as well as in the evolutionary processes. Understanding epigenome-engineering for improved stress tolerance in plants has become essential for better utilization of the genetic factors. This review delineates the importance of epigenomics towards possible improvement of plant’s responses to environmental stresses for climate resilient agriculture.
A Novel Approach of Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation to Reduce Air Pollution in Indoor Environments
Authors: Liu Chao-Yun , Tseng Chao-Heng , Wang Huang-Chin , Dai Chuan-Fa , Shih Yi-Hsuan
Published: November 2017

This study examined the use of high dosages of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) (253.7 nm) to deal with various concentrations of air pollutants, such as formaldehyde (HCHO), total volatile organic compounds (TVOC), under various conditions of humidity. We also estimated the emission of ozone as a secondary pollutant of UVGI as treatment. A number of irradiation methods were applied for various durations in field studies to examine the efficiency of removing HCHO, TVOC, bacteria, and fungi. The removal efficiency of air pollutants (HCHO and bacteria) through long-term exposure to UVGI appears to increase with time. The effects on TVOC and fungi concentration were insignificant in the first week; however, improvements were observed in the second week. No differences were observed among the various irradiation methods in this study regarding the removal of HCHO and TVOC; however significant differences were observed in the removal of bacteria and fungi.
Psychosocial Factors Influencing Substance Abuse among Undergraduates
Authors: Adewumi Bukunmi O.
Published: November 2017

This study investigated the psychosocial factors influencing substance abuse among undergraduates. The study was conducted in Ekiti State university Ado Ekiti. 150 participants who are undergraduates of the university were used in this research. They consist of 82 males and 68 females selected from all faculties in the institution. 3 questionnaires were administered to respondent to measure the factors influencing substance abuse and the level at which they are abused. Independent T-test, multiple regression and Pearson Correlation method were used to analyze the data collected. Five hypotheses were tested: hypothesis 1, 2, 3 and 4 were significant while hypothesis 5 was insignificant. It was observed that there was significant influence of religiosity on substance abuse among undergraduates, the result also revealed that there was a significant influence of self-esteem on substance abuse among undergraduates, it also revealed that religiosity and self-esteem jointly predicted substance abuse among undergraduates, likewise the result also show that there was significant influence of sex on substance abuse among undergraduates and finally the result revealed there was no significant relationship between religiosity and self-esteem among undergraduates. The results were discussed in line with relevant empirical literatures, while conclusion and recommendations subsequently followed.
Pollution Assessment and Health Risk Implication of Human Exposure to Heavy Metals in Road Dusts from Different Functional Areas in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Authors: Shabbaj Ibrahim I. , Alghamdi Mansour A. , Shamy Magdy , Hassan Salwa K. , Alsharif Musaab M. , Khoder Mamdouh I.
Published: November 2017

Data dealing with the assessment of heavy metal pollution in road dusts in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and its implication to human health risk of human exposure to heavy metals, are scarce. Road dusts were collected from five different functional areas (traffic areas TA, parking areas PA, residential areas RA, mixed residential commercial areas MCRA and suburban areas SA) in Jeddah and one in rural area (RUA) in Hada Al Sham. We aimed to measure the pollution levels of heavy metals and estimate their health risk of human exposure applying risk assessment models described by USEPA. Using geo-accumulation index (Igeo), the pollution level of heavy metals in urban road dusts was in the following order Cd > As > Pb > Zn > Cu > Ni > Cr > V > Mn > Co > Fe. Urban road dust was found to be moderately to heavily contaminated with As, Pb and Zn, and heavily to extremely contaminated with Cd. Calculation of enrichment factor (EF) revealed that heavy metals in TA had the highest values compared to that of the other functional areas. Cd, As, Pb, Zn and Cu were severely enriched, while Mn, V, Co, Ni and Cr were moderately enriched. Fe was consider as a natural element and consequently excluded. The concentrations of heavy metals in road dusts of functional areas were in the following order: TA > PA > MCRA > SA > RA > RUA. The study revealed that both children and adults in all studied areas having health quotient (HQ) < 1 are at negligible non-carcinogenic risk. The only exception was for children exposed to As in TA. They had an ingestion health quotient (HQing) 1.18 and a health index (HI) 1.19. The most prominent exposure route was ingestion. The cancer risk for children and adults from exposure to Pb, Cd, Co, Ni, and Cr was found to be negligible (< 1 x 10-6).
Experimental Implementation of a Passive Millimeter-Wave Fast Sequential Lobing Radiometric Seeker Sensor
Authors: Rossi Massimiliano , Liberati Riccardo Maria , Frasca Marco , Angelini Mauro
Published: November 2017

The paper investigates the theory of operation of a passive millimeter-wave seeker sensor using fast electronic sequential-lobing technique and the experimental validation obtained through laboratory trials. The paper analyzes in detail the theoretical performance of a difference channel sensor and a pseudo-monopulse sensor deriving agile formulas for the estimation of target angular tracking accuracy and the subsequent experimental validation.
Assessing the Performances of Protein Function Prediction Algorithms from the Perspectives of Identification Accuracy and False Discovery Rate
Authors: Yu Chunyan , Li Xiaoxu , Yang Hong , Li Yinghong , Xue Weiwei , Chen Yuzong , Tao Lin , Zhu Feng
Published: November 2017

The knowledge of protein function is essential for the study of biological processes, the understanding of disease mechanism and the exploration of novel therapeutic target. Apart from experimental methods, a number of in-silico approaches have been developed and extensively used for protein function prediction. Among these approaches, BLAST predicts functions based on protein sequence similarity, and machine learning predicts functional families from protein sequences irrespective of their similarity, which complements BLAST and other methods in predicting diverse classes of proteins including distantly related proteins and homologous proteins of different functions. However, their identification accuracies and the false discovery rate have not yet been assessed so far, which greatly limits the usage of these prediction algorithms. Herein, a comprehensive comparison of the performances among four popular functional prediction algorithms (BLAST, SVM, PNN and KNN) was conducted. In particular, the performance of these algorithms were systematically assessed by four metrics (sensitivity, specificity, accuracy and Matthews correlation coefficient) based on the independent test datasets generated from 93 protein families defined by UniProtKB Keywords. Moreover, the false discovery rates of these algorithms were evaluated by scanning the genomes of four representative model species (homo sapiens, arabidopsis thaliana, saccharomyces cerevisiae and mycobacterium tuberculosis). As a result, the substantially higher sensitivity and stability of BLAST and SVM were observed compared with that of PNN and KNN. But the machine learning algorithms (PNN, KNN and SVM) were found capable of significantly reducing the false discovery rate (SVM < PNN ≈ KNN). In summary, this study comprehensively assessed the performance of four popular algorithms applied to protein function prediction, which could facilitate the selection of the most appropriate method in the related biomedical research.
A Hybrid MCDM Technique for Risk Management in Construction Projects
Authors: Chatterjee Kajal , Zavadskas Edmundas Kazimieras , Tamošaitienė Jolanta , Adhikary Krishnendu , Kar Samarjit
Published: November 2017

Multi-stakeholder based construction projects are subject to various risk factors due to dynamic business environments. These risks affect project activities which indirectly impact construction costs, resulting in delays and poor building quality. So, managing these project risks requires suitable risk mitigation strategies to evaluate and analyse their severity. Hence, risk evaluation and assessment of construction projects is a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) problem. In present real-life problems, evaluation of project risks is often uncertain and even incomplete, and the prevailing methodologies fail to handle such situations. To address the problem, this paper extends the analytical network process (ANP) methodology in the D number domain to handle three types of ambiguous evaluations, viz. complete, uncertain, and incomplete, and assesses the weight of risk criteria. The D number based approach overcomes the deficiencies of the exclusiveness hypothesis and completeness constraint of Dempster-Shafer (D-S) theory. Here, preference ratings of the decision matrix for each decision-maker are determined using a D number extended consistent fuzzy preference relation (D-CFPR). An extended multi-attributive border approximation area comparison (MABAC) method in D number is then developed to rank and select the best alternative risk response strategy. Finally, an illustrative example from construction sector is presented to check the feasibility of the proposed approach. For checking the reliability of alternative ranking, a comparative analysis is performed with different MCDM approaches (D-COPRAS, D-ARAS, D-MABAC, and D-TOPSIS). Based on different criteria weights, a sensitivity analysis of obtained ranking of the hybrid D-ANP-MABAC model is performed for verify the robustness of the proposed method.
Technology Focus: Drilling Technology (February 2009)
Authors: Menand Stephane
Published: November 2017

Technology Focus

To reach reserves in increasingly complex wells, drilling challenges are numerous and very impressive, requiring highly skilled engineers who must deal with many disciplines, such as tubular and rock mechanics, hydraulics, data acquisition and processing, and modeling, among others. Nowadays, drilling is faced with several limits that intensify uncertainty and risks.

Hydraulics and mechanics issues illustrate these drilling limits. From a hydraulic point of view, because of narrow drilling margin (e.g., very small difference between fracture and pore pressure) coupled with inaccurate knowledge of what is happening downhole, automated control and measurements while drilling are required to maintain equivalent circulating densities within a tight margin. Indeed, the uncertainty of temperature and pressure downhole may be greater than the margin itself. As a result, this managed- or controlled-pressure drilling technology enables reducing lost circulation, formation fracturing, and differential sticking, and it enables close monitoring of static, dynamic, and transient hydraulic behavior.

From a mechanical point of view, because wells are deeper and temperatures and pressures are higher, drilling equipment is pushed to its mechanical and endurance limits. Even though it is recognized that new resistant and higher-strength material needs to be developed for the future, downhole measurements with a high-speed-telemetry drillstring will aid in determining accurate mechanical limits of existing technology. This information should lead to a better understanding of drillstring mechanics to prevent vibration, friction heating, wear, fatigue, and finally failure.

To reduce uncertainty on downhole mechanical and hydraulic conditions, one must measure accurately, transmit quickly, and react accordingly to make the best drilling decisions. Therefore, data processing and modeling are important aspects of measurements or control while drilling. To manage, and add value to, this massive amount of information collected downhole, real-time and accurate mechanics and hydraulics models are required. Future generations of drillers will have to push these technical limits even further.

Drilling Technology additional reading available at the SPE eLibrary: www.spe.org

SPE 112669 • "Challenges of Directional Drilling Through Salt in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico" by R.R. Israel, Schlumberger, et al.

SPE 114050 • "Modeling of an Underbalanced-Drilling Operation Utilizing Supercritical Carbon Dioxide" by Faisal Al-Adwani, Kuwait University, et al.

SPE 112683 • "A New Mud-Pulse-Telemetry System for Enhanced MWD/LWD Applications" by C. Klotz, SPE, Baker Hughes, et al.

Additional reading available at OnePetro: www.onepetro.org

OTC 19550 • "Overcoming Weight-Transfer Challenges in Complex, Shallow, Extended-Reach Wells on Alaska's North Slope" by Randy Thomas, SPE, ConocoPhillips Alaska, et al. See JPT November 2008, page 70.
Surface Tension of Crude Oils Containing Dissolved Gases
Authors: Katz D. L. , Monroe R. R. , Trainer R. P.
Published: November 2017

A formula for computing the surface tension of hydrocarbon mixtures has been developed based upon recent measurements of surface tension for the methane-propane system. Data on n-butane gasoline mixtures have been used to demonstrate that the formula applies to complex mixtures. Surface-tension data on heptane and heavier fractions of the equilibrium liquids containing dissolved gases previously reported permitted computation of the surface tension for these oil-gas systems at pressures to 8200 lb. per sq. in. The surface tension for crude oils containing dissolved gases at pressures above 3000 lb. per sq. in. may be expected to be below 2 or 3 dynes per centimeter and may be below 0.1 dyne per centimeter.

Introduction

The tension at the surface of a liquid in contact with a vapor is responsible for capillary action of liquids in porous solids. Methods of measuring surface tension either at atmospheric pressure or at elevated pressures are available. However, these measurements require rather elaborate apparatus and painstaking efforts to obtain reliable data, therefore it is desirable to have a method by which the surface tension of crude oils containing dissolved gases may be computed from the fractional analysis of the liquid.

Recent measurements on the surface tension of the methane-propane system under pressure have provided the basis for the establishment of a relationship by which the surface tension of hydrocarbon mixtures may be predicted from fractional analyses.
Aplicação do Sistema de Indicadores de Sustentabilidade Pressão-Estado-Impacto-Resposta (PEIR) no Município de Nazarezinho-PB: enfoque no estado dos resíduos sólidos
Authors: Soares Anderson Maciel , Barros José Deomar de Souza , Bezerra Danielly de Sousa
Published: November 2017

O acúmulo de resíduos sólidos em locais inadequados pode gerar risco a saúde, dessa maneira, é preciso administrá-lo de forma lógica para que a sua gestão aconteça de modo participativo, procurando a partir de ações sustentáveis com vistas à preservação dos recursos naturais, e o bem-estar humano. Assim, a presente pesquisa teve como objetivo aplicar o Sistema de Indicador Pressão-Estado-Impacto-Resposta (PEIR), com ênfase no estado dos resíduos sólidos no Município de Nazarezinho-PB. Para isso, foi utilizado o Modelo PEIR, desenvolvido pela Organização para a Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico (OCDE) e Programa das Nações Unidas para o Meio Ambiente (PNUMA), com realização de entrevistas a atores sociais que atuam diretamente ou de forma indireta na problemática dos resíduos sólidos no município. Foram empregados nove indicadores no estado, sendo classificados como favoráveis ou desfavoráveis, do ponto de vista sustentável. Como resultado, foi constatado que a dimensão estado foram selecionados nove indicadores dos quais todos foram avaliados como DESFAVORÁVEIS do ponto de vista da sustentabilidade, por não apresentarem resultados que se adéquem aos requisitos necessários para um município conciliar o desenvolvimento econômico e conservação do meio ambiente.
Monitoramento do bicho-preguiça Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825 (Xenarthra: Bradypodidae) em um remanescente de Floresta Atlântica (João Pessoa-PB, Nordeste do Brasil)
Authors: Silva Gibran Anderson Oliveira da , Paz Marilia Carolina Pereira da , Cordeiro Tarcísio Alves
Published: November 2017

A fragmentação dos habitats da Floreta Atlântica ameaçam a mastofauna silvestre promovendo isolamentos genéticos das populações, diminuição da variabilidade genética, aumento do risco de doenças, além de afetar a dinâmica dos grupos, comportamentos e área de uso. Encontra-se ameaçada Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825 (Xenarthra, Bradypodidae), os bichos-preguiça, presentes nos remanescentes da Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB). Um dos problemas mais comuns com os grupos destes animais está associado aos atropelamentos e morte por queda durante a travessia entre fragmentos, porém ainda são escassos os estudos de manejo e gestão dos animais ocasionando impactos ecológicos proporcionados por manejos equivocados e com a translocação de animais para outras áreas de Floresta Atlântica na Paraíba. A presente pesquisa teve como objetivos verificar e monitorar o uso de espaço por B. variegatus nos fragmentos da UFPB, realizar o levantamento de uso de estratos vegetais e comportamentos exibidos pelos animais nas bordas dos fragmentos com o intuito de promover estratégias eficazes de manejo dos animais. Para isso foram coletados através de um etograma o uso de estratos vegetais e comportamentos exibidos pelos animais nas áreas de bordas dos fragmentos internos da UFPB. A partir destes dados foram obtidos um maior uso para os comportamentos de deslocamento, alimentação, forrageio e agonismo o estrato de sub-bosque, já os estratos bosques e dosséis foram exclusivos para alimentação, forrageio e deslocamento, enquanto que o solo foi o estrato que mais possuiu comportamentos agonísticos direcionados aos humanos, principalmente a aqueles que manejavam os bichos preguiça. Além disso, foi obtido consumo por uma fêmea adulta de uma espécie de liana (Stygmaphyllum rotundifolia) que recobre parcialmente uma das pontes ecológicas. Outro registro importante foi obtido através de entrevista livre que amostrou fotograficamente uma preguiça fêmea adulta carregando um infante no dorso durante o período noturno, utilizando o sub-bosque de uma árvore isolada no estacionamento do Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza (CCEN). No total, 261 comportamentos e 247 usos de estratos vegetais por B. variegatus nas bordas dos fragmentos do Campus I da UFPB. Tais dados associados a novas informações são ferramentas para a elaboração de estratégias de gestão e manejo de animais.
Estimation of the capacity of the Ukrainian stock market’s risk insurance sector
Authors: Shkolnyk Inna , Bondarenko Eugenia , Balev Valery
Published: November 2017

The purpose of the article is to determine the degree of financial interaction between the stock and insurance market, or, in other words, to determine the potential capacity of the stock market’s risk insurance sector for the Ukrainian insurance market. The authors examine the insurance not of all possible risks on the stock market, but only the most potentially important for the development of the stock market at this stage of economic development: insurance of professional risks of depositories and insurance of individual investments of individuals – participants of the stock market. In order to calculate the capacity of the stock market’s risk insurance sector in the context of the two above mentioned types, the authors apply the models that are widely used in the economic-mathematical analysis. For mathematical calculations we used 31 absolute indicators of the characteristics of the state of the stock and insurance markets, as well as some macroeconomic indicators. When forming an array of input data for mathematical calculations we used annual values of absolute indicators for the period 2005–2015 were used. For the adequacy of the received calculations the normalization of the selected indicators was carried out. All indicators were divided into two groups: stimulators and de-stimulators. The normalization of stimulator indicators was carried out by the method of natural normalization, and of de-stimulator indicators – according to the Savage formula. The capacity of the segment of the new type of insurance was determined by the authors as the maximum possible amount of insurance premiums that insurers can get in the process of implementing a new insurance product based on the current state of development of the insurance market. The capacity of the sector of the new type of insurance was presented as a function of the main component (an indicator that directly characterizes the created segment) and the corrective component (a set of indicators characterizing the segments created indirectly). The weight coefficients of the corrective component were determined by using the Fischer’s formula. As a result of the calculations, the authors obtained the data on the prospects of simultaneous introduction for the stock and insurance markets of such types of insurance as a professional liability insurance of depositories and an insurance of individual investors on the stock market.
A question of procedural law: the principle of the inalterable nature of a tried case and the violation of EU law
Authors: Lopes João Ramos
Published: November 2017

The reform operated in the regime of civil appeals by the Decree-law 303/2007, from 24 August 2007, introduced a new basis for an extraordinary appeal for review. This paper states our views on the (in)conformity with EU law of the solution put forward by the Portuguese legislator in order to ensure, on the one hand, the legal certainty and, on the other hand, the validity (here entailed in the jurisprudence of the CJEU), by establishing for the extraordinary appeal for review a maximum preclusion time limit of five years from the moment the ruling under review is passed, in cases in which the decision was made by a court of last resort, that failed to fulfill its obligation to ask for a preliminary ruling.
A promising mistake and a tribute
Authors: Marinho Carlos Manuel Gonçalves de Melo
Published: November 2017

This paper examines the construction process of the common European area of Justice designed by the Amsterdam Treaty and launched following the conclusions of the Tampere European Council of 1999; it touches the achievements of the European judicial cooperation in the first decade of this century, particularly materialized in the suppression of the mechanisms for the review and confirmation of judicial decisions and the direct communication between courts; it describes the turning point and genesis of this process – the presentation of Brussels II bis Regulation abolishing the exequatur in the field of rights of access to children and child abduction; it points out the importance of the intervention of the honoree, Cunha Rodrigues, in the development and consolidation of the case law of said process; additionally, it examines the recent paradigm shift.
The Rinau Case and the wrongful removal or retention of children
Authors: Gonçalves Anabela Susana de Sousa
Published: November 2017

The Rinau Case is a landmark decision of the ECJ regarding the wrongful removal or retention of children in the Regulation 2201/2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments both in matrimonial matters and those of parental responsibility (Brussels II bis). Having this case as starting point, this article explains the fast proceedings laid down in Brussels II bis Regulation for situations of wrongful removal or retention of children and the special rules for the recognition of the decision of return of the child wrongfully removed or retained in another Member State. However, as a preliminary point of discussion, and in order to allow a more comprehensive understanding of the proceedings concerning the wrongful removal or retention of children under the Regulation, a brief explanation of the framework of the regulation and the rules of international jurisdiction in matters of parental responsibility is provided.
The Right to Data Protection and the Commissions’ Adequacy Decision
Authors: Araújo Alexandra Maria Rodrigues
Published: November 2017

Data protection is a fundamental right protected by the EU as well as several international human rights instruments. However, an adequate relation of this right faces new challenges every day. A complicated area for the effectiveness of EU data protection law is the cross-border transfer of personal data. In European law, the main principle applicable to international data flows is the principle of adequate protection. This principle implies that a transfer to a third country/international organization is only permissible if an adequate level of protection of the personal data transferred is guaranteed. In this regard, this paper examines the application of this principle in the adequacy decisions adopted by the European Commission.
The Early Days of the Euro Debt Crisis Revisited: Historical, Legal and Institutional Overview of the Role of the ECB in the Context of an Economic and Monetary Union in Mutation
Authors: Carmo Rui do
Published: November 2017

This paper seeks to shed some light on the different stages of what ended up being a deep euro debt crisis of unforeseen proportions and the attempts of responses designed to address it in the context of an EU, unprepared to face its outcomes and implications. Our starting point is a quick overview of the historical, institutional and legal pathway that led to the set-up of the EMU, seeking to provide a better understanding of the backdrop for the on-going euro crisis and the several legal instruments put forward within and alongside the EMU framework to tackle it. Particular attention is given to the functions and goals originally attributed to the ECB and to some of the controversial steps this institution decided to take in order to address the debt crisis at its different stages. Finally, some lines of reflexion are proposed in light of the future challenges that we consider that an EMU in mutation inevitably entails.
The Bank Account Preservation Procedure in the European Union Regulation (EU) No 655/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council 15 of May 2014
Authors: Monteiro Leonor Valente
Published: November 2017

1.Regulation No 655/2014 and the need for its existence, 2. The scope and conduct of the preservation of bank accounts procedure, 3. Critique and Conclusion
“And [they] built a crooked h[arbour]” – the Schrems ruling and what it means for the future of data transfers between the EU and US
Authors: Marques João
Published: November 2017

Safe Harbour (Henceforth, SH) has been the main enabler of EU-US personal data transfers since Decision 2000/520/EC came into force. Initially, Safe Harbour was seen as an innovative solution to a difficult problem. However, the problems the agreement was created to solve were never remedied. Thus, it did not come as a surprise that the Court of Justice of the European Union (hereinafter, CJEU), in Case C-362/14 (the Schrems ruling), deemed the agreement invalid. In the story “And he built a crooked house”, the infamous ‘crooked house’, designed by Robert A. Heinlein’s character Quintus Teal, mirrors SH’s flawed design. It also exemplifies the fact that great innovations can fail if not thought through carefully. Although the Schrems ruling’s scope does not go beyond Decision 2000/520/EC, it will force European Data Protection Agencies to look deeper into alternative data transfer mechanisms and possibly, consider transfers to jurisdictions other than the US. Furthermore, this decision highlights the fact that if any progress on this front is going to be made going forward regarding personal data transfers, any solution(s) would have to be made at a global level. This paper will provide an overview of the implications of the CJEU ruling on data transfers between the EU and the US going forward.
The European recognition of professional qualifications – a legal framework for the European citizenship
Authors: Torres Raquel
Published: November 2017

This paper discusses the evolution of the requirements for recognition of professional qualifications within the European project. In order to do this, an explanation will, first, be given of the first legal measures and the subsequent period of transformation, which led to the legal framework that is in place today. Following this, a brief comment will be given on other political and legal movements that favored the implementation of the recognition systems in the European context, namely the Bologna and Copenhagen Processes that instigated a strong cooperation to achieve European common standards for the Member States’ educational systems. Finally, this legal evolution will inform this paper’s considerations of the implications this evolution will have on the construction of a European citizenship.