bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sustainable Workplace: The Moderating Role of Office Design on the Relationship between Psychological Empowerment and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour in Uzbekistan
Authors: Khusanova Rushana , Choi Suk Bong , Kang Seung-Wan
Published: December 2019

The physical format of office configuration has advanced to mirror the intricacy of modern work and the transitory nature of contemporary employment. Drawing on the social exchange theory, this study examines the effect of office design and psychological empowerment on the relationship between transformational leadership and employee organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB). A total of 216 subordinates and 49 supervisors completed questionnaire items from ten organizations in Uzbekistan. The survey was conducted in two waves and designed to have multi-source respondents. Confirmatory factor analysis was run to examine the discriminant validity of our measurement model. Ordinary least square regression-based analysis was used to analyze direct and interaction effects, and then it was followed by bootstrapping tests to identify mediation effects. Results reveal that transformational leadership is significantly related to psychological empowerment, and that psychological empowerment mediates the relationship between transformational leadership and OCB. Furthermore, the relationship between psychological empowerment and OCB is stronger in an open-plan office type. This study confirms that transformational leaders are adept at bringing out the best in their followers, influencing their OCB by increasing intrinsic motivation (psychological empowerment). Office type—specifically, open-plan offices—will intensify employee willingness to engage in extra-role behaviour.
Energy Evolution Pattern and Roof Control Strategy in Non-Pillar Mining Method of Goaf-Side Entry Retaining by Roof Cutting—A Case Study
Authors: Li Lifeng , Li Gan , Gong Weili , Wang Jiong , Deng Huilin
Published: December 2019

This article focuses on the energy density alteration during non-pillar mining method of goaf-side entry retaining by roof cutting (GERRC) and adjacent working face mining. We also studied the support control strategy of goaf-side roadway. Numerical calculation model is established, and the parameters of the model are verified by the measured advance abutment pressure and numerical solution. Based on the numerical model, the energy density during mining is studied. It is found that the whole energy evolution pattern of the goaf side entry during the two adjacent working face mining includes: the original rock energy, the advance energy of the current working face, the dynamic lateral abutment energy caused by strata movement, the lateral abutment energy of the adjacent working face. The support body failure and surrounding rock large deformation phenomenon often occur in goaf side roadway, which is influenced by multiple energy disturbances. Research shows that strong stress disturbance of surrounding rock generates in front of the working face 23 m and behind of working face 60 m in GERRC method. In the second goaf-side entry retaining, the range is in front of the working face 47 m. The evolution law of energy field puts forward the strategy of using the high constant resistance and large deformation (CRLD) anchor cable and procured preferable effect.
Research on a Systematical Design Method for Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings
Authors: Li Ji , Xu Wei , Cui Ping , Qiao Biao , Wu Siyang , Zhao Chenghua
Published: December 2019

As a result of the impact of energy consumption, research on ultra-low energy, nearly zero-energy, and zero energy buildings has been conducted in China. However, the design of the nearly zero-energy building is flexible; the traditional architectural design method is not fully applicable to nearly zero-energy buildings. The paper proposed a performance-based design method based on overall energy consumption and progress for the nearly zero-energy building. The design process of the relevant cases was also analyzed. The factors of cold and heat sources, environment, and renewable energy were combined to make a comprehensive analysis to get the optimal scheme of the nearly zero-energy building in the case. In general, the performance-based design method has a certain guiding significance for the design of nearly zero-energy buildings and certainly promotes the expansion of the nearly zero-energy building industry in China.
The Difference in Night Visibility between Shared Bikes and Private Bikes during Night Cycling with Different Visibility Aids
Authors: Wu Chengcheng , Chen Dawei
Published: December 2019

In recent years, bike sharing has increasingly spread across the world. Compared with personal bikes, shared bikes are uniform and have bright surfaces to help the public to find them easily. At the same time, unfamiliarity is still a problem for some users of shared bikes. Therefore, these features should be understood to improve the night visibility of cyclists and improve traffic safety. Our study tested and compared differences in night visibility using five types of visibility aids. The results showed two cognitive differences between cyclists and drivers. First, cyclists believed that using flashing lights or static lights would provide better visibility than other visibility aids. However, using a static light and reflectors showed better results in our research. Secondly, compared to private bikes, cyclists showed more confidence in the nighttime visibility of shared bikes, especially with retroreflective strips. But the behavior of drivers in our study did not support such differences. A post-experiment survey was conducted to explore such cognitive differences, and showed that unfamiliarity with these strips was a possible reason for driver unawareness. This study will aid policy makers in incorporating suitable visibility aids within bike-sharing programs. Further, this study includes helpful advice for cyclists in terms of improving their night visibility.
Application of Non-Parametric Bootstrap Confidence Intervals for Evaluation of the Expected Value of the Droplet Stain Diameter Following the Spraying Process
Authors: Bochniak Andrzej , Kluza Paweł Artur , Kuna-Broniowska Izabela , Koszel Milan
Published: December 2019

In the era of sustainable agriculture, the issue of proper and precise implementation of agrotechnical operations, without harmful effects on the natural environment, begins to play an important role. Statistical tools also become important, for example, when assessing the malfunction of plant cultivation equipment. The study presents a comparison of six nonparametric bootstrap methods used for construction of confidence intervals for the expected value of an average diameter of droplet stains following the spraying process. The simulation tests were carried out based on experiment with nozzle sprayer Lechler 110-03 using two spray nozzles: a new one and an old one. It was assumed that the distribution of the droplet stain size was consistent with the lognormal distribution. The paper considers the influence of the sample size, mean value and standard deviation of the droplet stain diameter on the interval range as well as on the estimated coverage probabilities of the confidence intervals. It was shown that in general these methods can be applied for this purpose. For the double bootstrap method and the studentized method, the empirical confidence levels of the constructed intervals turned out to be less distinct than the assumed level but the lengths of these intervals were greater than the lengths of intervals obtained using the other four methods.
Market Segmentation of New Gateway Airports Incorporating Passengers’ Curiosity
Authors: Lu Jing , Lv Cheng , Yang Zhongzhen , Hansen Mark
Published: December 2019

To serve more markets for supporting its sustainable development, Zhuhai airport tends to act as a new gateway by providing an air–bridge–air path that links its domestic network to the international air routes of Hong Kong Airport, through surface transportation via the Hongkong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge. In order to identify the target passengers using the new gateway service, this paper proposes a market segmentation approach which incorporates the heterogeneity among passengers in the choice of the air–bridge–air route and explicitly incorporates people’s curiosity about the new service. A latent class choice model incorporating passengers’ curiosity is developed to identify the market segments of the new gateway service offered by Zhuhai Airport. The model is estimated using the stated preference data collected in 12 Chinese cities. The results indicate that people who have a high level of curiosity and/or are price sensitive prefer to use the new gateway service. Meanwhile, some segment-specific strategies of improving the new gateway service are proposed for the sustainable development of domestic airports which have the desire to cooperate with nearby hubs.
Handcrafted versus CNN Features for Ear Recognition
Authors: Alshazly Hammam , Linse Christoph , Barth Erhardt , Martinetz Thomas
Published: December 2019

Ear recognition is an active research area in the biometrics community with the ultimate goal to recognize individuals effectively from ear images. Traditional ear recognition methods based on handcrafted features and conventional machine learning classifiers were the prominent techniques during the last two decades. Arguably, feature extraction is the crucial phase for the success of these methods due to the difficulty in designing robust features to cope with the variations in the given images. Currently, ear recognition research is shifting towards features extracted by Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), which have the ability to learn more specific features robust to the wide image variations and achieving state-of-the-art recognition performance. This paper presents and compares ear recognition models built with handcrafted and CNN features. First, we experiment with seven top performing handcrafted descriptors to extract the discriminating ear image features and then train Support Vector Machines (SVMs) on the extracted features to learn a suitable model. Second, we introduce four CNN based models using a variant of the AlexNet architecture. The experimental results on three ear datasets show the superior performance of the CNN based models by 22%. To further substantiate the comparison, we perform visualization of the handcrafted and CNN features using the t-distributed Stochastic Neighboring Embedding (t-SNE) visualization technique and the characteristics of features are discussed. Moreover, we conduct experiments to investigate the symmetry of the left and right ears and the obtained results on two datasets indicate the existence of a high degree of symmetry between the ears, while a fair degree of asymmetry also exists.
Selected Trichothecenes in Barley Malt and Beer from Poland and an Assessment of Dietary Risks Associated with their Consumption
Authors: Ksieniewicz-Woźniak Edyta , Bryła Marcin , Waśkiewicz Agnieszka , Yoshinari Tomoya , Szymczyk Krystyna
Published: December 2019

Eighty-seven samples of malt from several Polish malting plants and 157 beer samples from the beer available on the Polish market (in 2018) were tested for Fusarium mycotoxins (deoxynivalenol (DON), nivalenol (NIV)), and their modified forms ((deoxynivalenol-3-glucoside (DON-3G), nivalenol-3-glucoside (NIV-3G), 3-acetyldeoxynivalenol (3-AcDON)). DON and its metabolite, DON-3G, were found the most, among the samples analyzed; DON and DON-3G were present in 90% and 91% of malt samples, and in 97% and 99% of beer samples, respectively. NIV was found in 24% of malt samples and in 64% of beer samples, and NIV-3G was found in 48% of malt samples and 39% of beer samples. In the malt samples, the mean concentration of DON was 52.9 µg/kg (range: 5.3–347.6 µg/kg) and that of DON-3G was 74.1 µg/kg (range: 4.4–410.3 µg/kg). In the beer samples, the mean concentration of DON was 12.3 µg/L (range: 1.2–156.5 µg/L) and that of DON-3G was 7.1 µg/L (range: 0.6–58.4 µg/L). The concentrations of other tested mycotoxins in the samples of malt and beer were several times lower. The risk of exposure to the tested mycotoxins, following the consumption of beer in Poland, was assessed. The corresponding probable daily intakes (PDIs) remained a small fraction of the tolerable daily intake (TDI). However, in the improbable worst-case scenario, in which every beer bottle consumed would be contaminated with mycotoxins present at the highest level observed among the analyzed beer samples, the PDI would exceed the TDI for DON and its metabolite after the consumption of a single bottle (0.5 L) of beer.
Real-Time PCR Detection Patterns of Porcine Circovirus Type 2 (PCV2) in Polish Farms with Different Statuses of Vaccination against PCV2
Authors: Woźniak Aleksandra , Miłek Dagmara , Matyba Piotr , Stadejek Tomasz
Published: December 2019

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is a globally spread pathogen controlled with generally highly efficacious vaccination protocols. In order to compare PCV2 detection profiles in farms with different vaccination statuses, serum (359) and fecal pools (351) and oral fluids (209) from four farms that do not vaccinate against PCV2 (NON-VAC) and from 22 farms that do vaccinate (VAC) were tested with quantitative real-time PCR. Additionally, nucleotide sequences of ORF2 of the virus were obtained from selected samples. Three genotypes, PCV2a, PCV2b, and PCV2d, were detected. Significant differences (p < 0.05) in PCV2 prevalence and quantities between the VAC and NON-VAC farms were evident. In five VAC farms, no viremia or shedding in feces was detected. On the other hand, in four VAC farms, the results were very similar to those from NON-VAC farms. No significant difference in PCV2 prevalence in oral fluids was observed between VAC and NON-VAC farms. An examination of viremia can be recommended for the detection of vaccination efficacy issues. The median of the PCV2 viral loads >6.0 log10 copies/mL in pooled sera from the vaccinated population should be considered a very strong indication that the vaccination protocol needs revision.
Choosing the LID for Urban Storm Management in the South of Taiyuan Basin by Comparing the Storm Water Reduction Efficiency
Authors: Cui Tingting , Long Yuqiao , Wang Yintang
Published: December 2019

Low impact development (LID) is a storm management philosophy. This paper aims at choosing the LID for urban storm management by comparing the efficiency in the south urban district in the Taiyuan Basin. Firstly, we set up a 1D–2D model to simulate the hydrological and hydraulic process of the area. Then the efficiency of different LID scenarios was analyzed by ratio of surcharging pipeline, percentage of ponding road, external outflow, infiltration, surface runoff, facility storage, and LID area ratio. It was found that the continuous porous pavement and rain garden are beneficial for use in residential and commercial settings in urban areas, and the rain garden performs more effectively and efficiently than the continuous porous pavement. The area occupied by LID might be under 20% of the impervious building area, because the LID performance was not improved significantly with the LID area when the ratio exceeded 20%. The LIDs could be more useful for small return periods and short duration storms, and could not replace conventional runoff management practices and drainage systems.
Scaling Reduction in Carbon Nanotube-Immobilized Membrane during Membrane Distillation
Authors: Humoud Madihah Saud , Roy Sagar , Mitra Somenath
Published: December 2019

Membrane distillation (MD) is fast evolving as a desalination technology for high-salinity waters where scaling remains a major challenge. This paper reports the scaling reduction in carbon nanotube-immobilized membranes (CNIMs) and by the use of the antiscalant polyacrylic acid. High concentrations of CaSO4, CaCO3, and BaSO4 were deliberately used to initiate scaling on the membranes. It was observed that after ten hours of operation in a highly scaling CaSO4 environment, the CNIM showed 127% higher flux than what was observed on a membrane without the CNTs. The trends were similar with CaCO3 and BaSO4, where the CNIM showed significantly improved antiscaling behavior. The normalized flux declination for CNIM was found to be 45%, 30%, and 53% lower compared to the pristine membrane with CaSO4, CaCO3, and BaSO4 solutions, respectively. The use of antiscalant in the feed solution was also found to be effective in improving antiscaling behavior, which reduced salt deposition up to 28%, and the water vapor flux was 100% and 18% higher for the pristine polypropylene and CNIM, respectively. Results also showed that the presence of CNTs facilitated the removal of deposited salts by washing, and the CNIM regained 97% of its initial water flux, whereas the polypropylene only regained 85% of the original value.
Re-Interpreting Cooperation in Transboundary Waters: Bringing Experiences from the Brahmaputra Basin
Authors: Barua Anamika , Deka Arundhati , Gulati Vishaka , Vij Sumit , Liao Xiawei , Qaddumi Halla
Published: December 2019

Several studies have demonstrated the continuum of cooperation on transboundary rivers, but have largely focused on government to government (Track 1) cooperation and formal diplomacy. Formal arrangements like treaties, agreements, joint mechanisms, joint bodies, joint commissions (e.g., river basin organizations), etc., fall within the scope of transboundary waters cooperation. However, in some transboundary rivers, often due to political constraints, Track 1 cooperation might not be a feasible option. When governmental cooperation is a non-starter, effort and progress made outside the government domain through informal dialogues can play a significant role. It is therefore important to re-examine the definition of cooperation as it applies to international rivers, and potentially to broaden its scope. Such an examination raises important questions: What does international cooperation in this context actually mean? Is it formal (Track 1) cooperation related to sharing of water, data, and information only, or does it have a broader meaning? What, precisely, can be the entry point for such cooperation? Are informal transboundary dialogues and water diplomacy itself an entry point for cooperation on international rivers? This paper aimed to answer these critical questions drawing from the “Brahmaputra Dialogue” project initiated in 2013 under the South Asia Water Initiative (SAWI), which involved the four riparian countries of the Brahmaputra Basin. Several important focal points of cooperation emerged through this sustained dialogue, which went beyond sharing hydrological data or signing a basin-level treaty, broadening the definition of “cooperation”. The paper, bringing evidence from the dialogue, argues that the Brahmaputra Dialogue process has led to a broader understanding of cooperation among basin stakeholders, which could influence water resource management of the basin in the future.
Combining Hydrologic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment Approaches to Evaluate Sustainability of Water Infrastructure: Uncertainty Analysis
Authors: Tavakol-Davani Hassan , Rahimi Reyhaneh , Burian Steven , Pomeroy Christine , McPherson Brian , Apul Defne
Published: December 2019

The goal of this research is identifying major sources of uncertainty of an environmentally-sustainable urban drainage infrastructure design, based on hydrologic analysis and life cycle assessment (LCA). The uncertainty analysis intends to characterize and compare relative roles of unreliability, incompleteness, technological difference, and spatial and temporal variation in life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) data, as well as natural variability in hydrologic data. Uncertainties are analyzed using a robust Monte Carlo simulation approach, performed by High Throughput Computing (HTC) and interpreted by Morse-Scale regression models. The uncertainty analysis platform is applied to a watershed-scale LCA of rainwater harvesting systems (RWH) to control combined sewer overflows (CSOs). To consider the watershed-scale implications, RWH is simulated to serve for both the water supply and CSO control in an urban watershed in Toledo, Ohio, USA. Results suggest that, among the studied parameters, rainfall depth (as a hydrologic parameter) caused more than 86% of the uncertainty, while only 7% of the uncertainty was caused by LCIA parameters. Such an emphasis on the necessity of robust hydrologic data and associated analyses increase the reliability of LCA-based urban water infrastructure design. In addition, results suggest that such a topology-inspired model is capable of rendering an optimal RWH system capacity as a function of annual rainfall depth. Specifically, if the system could capture 1/40th of annual rainfall depth in each event from rooftops, the RWH system would be optimal and, thus, lead to minimized life cycle impacts in terms of global warming potential (GWP) and aquatic eco-toxicity (ETW). This capture depth would be around 2.1 cm for Toledo (given an 85 cm/year rainfall and 200 m2 typical roof area), which could be achieved through an RWH system with 4.25 m3 capacity per household, assuming a uniform plan for the entire studied watershed. Capacities smaller than this suggested optimal value would likely result in loss of RWH potable water treatment savings and CSO control benefits, while capacities larger than the optimal would likely incur an excessive wastewater treatment burden and construction phase impacts of RWH systems.
A Spacetime Meshless Method for Modeling Subsurface Flow with a Transient Moving Boundary
Authors: Ku Cheng-Yu , Liu Chih-Yu , Xiao Jing-En , Yeih Weichung , Fan Chia-Ming
Published: December 2019

In this paper, a spacetime meshless method utilizing Trefftz functions for modeling subsurface flow problems with a transient moving boundary is proposed. The subsurface flow problem with a transient moving boundary is governed by the two-dimensional diffusion equation, where the position of the moving boundary is previously unknown. We solve the subsurface flow problems based on the Trefftz method, in which the Trefftz basis functions are obtained from the general solutions using the separation of variables. The solutions of the governing equation are then approximated numerically by the superposition theorem using the basis functions, which match the data at the spacetime boundary collocation points. Because the proposed basis functions fully satisfy the diffusion equation, arbitrary nodes are collocated only on the spacetime boundaries for the discretization of the domain. The iterative scheme has to be used for solving the moving boundaries because the transient moving boundary problems exhibit nonlinear characteristics. Numerical examples, including harmonic and non-harmonic boundary conditions, are carried out to validate the method. Results illustrate that our method may acquire field solutions with high accuracy. It is also found that the method is advantageous for solving inverse problems as well. Finally, comparing with those obtained from the method of fundamental solutions, we may obtain the accurate location of the nonlinear moving boundary for transient problems using the spacetime meshless method with the iterative scheme.
La pirquitasite, Ag2ZnSnS4, un nouveau membre du groupe de la stannite
Authors: Johan Zdenek , Picot Paul
Published: December 2019

La pirquitasite, Ag₂ZnSnS₄, quadratique, I[-4]2m ou I[-4], a = 5,786, c = 10,829 Å, à structure type stannite, a été découverte dans le gisement de Pirquitas (Argentine), en association avec hocartite, pyrite, marcasite, wurtzite, franckéite, miargyrite, aramayoïte, chalcostibite, stannite, kësterite, rhodostannite et cassitérite. En lumière réfléchie, elle est gris brunâtre ; macles polysynthétiques, anisotropie forte du rouge brique au vert clair. Réflexions internes rouges. Microdureté Vickers : 218 kg/mm² (P = 25 g). Raies les plus intenses du diagramme de poudre : 3,267 (10) (112), 2,901 (4) (200), 2,049 (6) (220), 1,976 (8) (204), 1,735(8) (132), 1,289 (4) (240), 1,165 (4) (244). Pouvoir réflecteur (Rmax et Rmin) : 24,6 — 21,7(420), 23,8 — 21,8(500), 24,1 — 22,2 (540), 24,1 — 22,9 (600), 21,6 — 20,1 (700 nm). Elle forme une solution solide très étendue (12 à 67 % mol.) avec la hocartite. On observe une immiscibilité de la hocartite avec la stannite. La rhodostannite de Pirquitas forme une solution solide avec le terme extrême Ag₂FeSn₃S₈ jusqu'à la composition (Ag₁,₁₄₃ Cu₀,₈₉₉)₂,₀₄₂ Fe₀,₉₉₆ S₃,₀₁₄ S₇,₉₄₆. Les propriétés optiques de cette phase sont données.
Notes on Continental Celtic and Indo-European
Authors: Hamp Eric P.
Published: December 2019

Remarks on the etymology of Caledu, pl. Caledones, an ethnic which gave birth to Caledonia : probably from a participle of a stative verb, with the suffix -edo-. Moreover, remarks concerning the formation of Gaul. curmi, Lep. teuoxtonion and Gaul. Vlatucia. Lastly, notes to Xavier Delamarre’s Dictionnaire de la Langue Gauloise : remarks or corrections about a few words beginning with a-.
I ‘Compagni’ Celtici
Authors: Bernardo Stempel Patrizia de
Published: December 2019

L’étymologie du nom celtique insulaire du «compagnon, client, époux » , v. irl. céile, gall. cilydd, bret. (k) ile s’expliquerait par le thème verbal * ḱei-«reposer » , en partant de * ki-lo-s (avec -i-allongé en brittonique) / * kei-lo-s. L’étude envisage un certain nombre de mots gaulois pouvant comporter cet élément, comme celicnon «banquet/ salle du banquet » , duscelinatia (Larzac), cele (Châteaubleau) et des noms de personnes tels que Celecorix (monnaie).
Die Erhebung Davids zum König nach der Darstellung der Chronik
Authors: Mathys Hans-Peter
Published: December 2019

The Chronicler’s account of David’s accession to the kingship is attached to his model (2 Sm 5.1-3), but goes much further : it is the entire army gathered at Hebron which makes David king, which recalls to some extent Macedonian military royalty. Whilst the coronation of David is not a genuinely religious act, it does offer a certain cultural colouring which arises particularly from the meals to which it is linked, these meals being constitutive of access to royal status. Concerning the menus of the meals which take place at Hebron, the Chronicler looks to the presents which Abigail brings to David to coax him (1 Sm 25.18). The Chronicler creates in David’s future wife a forerunner of the entire army : she proclaims the king before the army does, as is clear from a reading of 1 Chr 12.41.
La construction de l’identité en Christ dans une ville grécoromaine d’après la première lettre de Paul aux Corinthiens
Authors: Gerber Daniel
Published: December 2019

L’enquête menée en ces pages s’attache à repérer dans les différentes argumentations développées en 1 Corinthiens les liens logiques posés par Paul entre la construction de l’identité en Christ et l’ethos nouveau qu’appellent, entre autres, le langage de la croix et la priorité donnée à l’agapè. Pour ce faire, elle s’appuie sur quelques hypothèses avancées ces dernières années par les sciences sociales qui rendent attentif à certains points moins travaillés jusqu’ici de cette lettre au riche contenu.
« Ruisselant de lait et de miel ». Une expression reconsidérée
Authors: Hunziker-Rodewald Regine
Published: December 2019

The Old Testament phrase «a land flowing with milk and honey » does not refer to the natural richness of Palestine nor does it represent merely a metaphor of fertility. Analysis of the saying’s syntax, semantics and function, as well as comparison with a similar motif in the Ugaritic Baal Cycle, point to the vision of a cultivated and irrigated land of meadows and fruit-bearing trees. This idea focuses primarily on Yahweh’s chosen people to whom this land has been promised, and secondarily on the whole body of Adam’s descendants who share the vision that paradise is not lost.
Les agapes et l’identité chrétienne
Authors: Schlosser Jacques
Published: December 2019

Dans le contexte social de l’Antiquité, surtout dans les associations, le repas partagé était capital pour la cohésion de la société et des groupes. Tel était aussi le cas chez les chrétiens. Selon Tertullien, «notre repas fait voir sa raison d’être par son nom, on l’appelle d’un nom qui signifie ‘ amour’ chez les grecs » . Ce nom (agapè) est abondamment utilisé par les auteurs du Nouveau Testament en référence à l’amour du prochain et à l’amour de Dieu. Son application à un repas fut faite pour la première fois en Jude 12 et s’imposa par la suite. Distinguée de l’eucharistie, l’agape tomba peu à peu en désuétude. Le temps est peut-être venu de s’interroger sur la place que ce repas de l’amour pourrait reprendre dans les Églises d’aujourd’hui.
La prédication d’Albert Schweitzer, vicaire à la paroisse de Saint-Nicolas (1898-1912)
Authors: Arnold Matthieu
Published: December 2019

The standard biographies of Albert Schweitzer hardly speak of his preaching. However, the sermons he gave between 1898 and 1912 reveal a conscientious and enthusiastic preacher. Centred on the theme of the Kingdom of God, his preaching calls the believer to ethical action in the areas of overseas missions and of social (even political) action in Europe. Allying simplicity and profundity and rooted in the message of Jesus, his sermons are also characterised by their literary quality, as seen in his sermon of 8 March 1903 translated as an annex.
Le Catéchisme de Heidelberg. Sa naissance, son profil théologique et l’histoire de sa recherche
Authors: Strohm Christoph
Published: December 2019

Le présent article s’attache à la genèse du Catéchisme de Heidelberg,

qui constitue un texte de consensus : le Palatinat, où il parut, fut une sorte de laboratoire, où convergèrent les différentes tendances du protestantisme réformé. C’est pourquoi, on a pu discerner dans le Catéchisme des influences tant melanchthoniennes que zwingliennes ou calviniennes, comme le montre par exemple la doctrine de la Cène. En outre, le Catéchisme se démarque nettement du «culte des idoles » romain. Il souligne l’interdiction des images, fonde les bonnes oeuvres sur la gratitude du croyant et fait de la providence divine la pointe du message réformateur.
Le ministère dans le dialogue entre les Églises de la Réforme et l’Église catholique romaine
Authors: Birmelé André
Published: December 2019

Après 50 années de dialogue oecuménique entre les Églises marquées par la Réforme du XVIe siècle et l’Église catholique romaine à propos du (des) ministère(s), deux articulations se révèlent être les enjeux majeurs : l’articulation entre Église et Ministère ainsi que celle entre le ministère ordonné et le ministère de tous les baptisés. La présente étude montre comment toutes les questions ouvertes se concentrent sur cette double problématique qui constitue un défi majeur pour la recherche oecuménique actuelle.
Le Sola Scriptura et la connaissance des langues anciennes
Authors: Grappe Christian
Published: December 2019

Le présent essai a pour but de montrer l’importance de maintenir l’exigence philologique dans les études de théologie, notamment protestante, dans la mesure où la philologie permet non seulement d’accéder aux textes fondateurs mais aussi de mesurer combien ils ont pu et peuvent faire l’objet de lectures et de relectures différentes selon les temps, les lieux et les langues dans lesquelles ils sont à la fois transmis et traduits. Il s’avère ainsi que la philologie constitue un des instruments les plus précieux en vue de la compréhension mutuelle, de la tolérance et de la traduction la plus fidèle possible du message biblique en des temps et des circonstances toujours nouveaux.
Anglicanisme et abolition de l’esclavage dans l’Empire britannique
Authors: McDonald Jack
Published: December 2019

On fondait l’esclavage dans l’Europe du XVIIIe siècle sur des arguments bibliques et philosophiques, ainsi que sur l’inépuisable marché anglais du sucre cultivé aux Antilles. Dans ce contexte, la question se pose : «Pourquoi l’abolition ? » Le facteur majeur sur le plan religieux en est l’influence des quakers, qui luttent avec acharnement dans la seconde moitié du XVIIIe siècle contre la traite négrière et pour l’égalité sociale en Angleterre. Le facteur politique majeur est la Révolution française et ses suites haïtiennes, qui forcent l’Angleterre à décréter l’abolition afin d’éviter des révoltes dans ses propres colonies antillaises. L’abolition est ainsi une réussite quaker et jacobine plutôt qu’anglicane.
Albert Schweitzer : La genèse des Souvenirs de mon enfance (1924) à partir de documents inédits
Authors: Printz Othon
Published: December 2019

À l’origine des Souvenirs de mon enfance (1924) se situe une rencontre avec le pasteur et psychanalyste suisse Oskar Pfister. Couché sur un divan, Schweitzer est invité à raconter, afin qu’ils soient publiés, «des épisodes de son enfance comme ils lui viendraient à l’esprit » . Après plus de 90 ans, le sténogramme de ces propos vient d’être mis à jour. L’examen de ces pages mais aussi des commentaires inédits de Pfister montrent l’existence d’un décalage entre l’apparente spontanéité de ce «bijou littéraire » (Hermann Hesse) que sont les Souvenirs et la réalité historique. Le lecteur découvrira aussi quelques non-dits qui éclairent la version définitive des Souvenirs.
Les manuscrits de la mer Morte à l’aune de la philologie matérielle
Authors: Langlois Michaël
Published: December 2019

Cet essai propose une méthodologie d’étude des manuscrits de la mer Morte qui tienne compte de leurs caractéristiques matérielles. Le contexte archéologique, le support d’écriture, l’agencement, la paléographie, l’orthographe, les divisions, les annotations, et la rédaction de ces rouleaux doivent faire l’objet de la plus grande attention, chacun de ces aspects étant à même d’influencer la compréhension que l’on a des oeuvres littéraires ainsi véhiculées.
Primus Truber (Primož Trubar), le « Luther slovène »
Authors: Schindling Anton
Published: December 2019

Today, Primus Truber (1507 ?-1587) is a national symbolic figure in the Republic of Slovenia, where people remember that, by his translations and editions of biblical and Reformation literature, he created the written Slovene language. Catholic priest and canon of the Diocese of Ljubljana / Laibach, he embraced the Reformation at the end of the 1540s and became a Lutheran preacher in the Free Cities in the south of the Holy Roman Empire and in Württemberg. It was in Württemberg that, with the support of Duke Christoph, he worked on his Slovene translations and that he produced copies of the «Establishment for the Diffusion of the Bible » of Hans Ungnad ; of noble stock, this aristocrat exiled for his faith came, like Truber, from central Austria.
La croyance de l’enfant selon Rousseau. Émile à la lumière des philosophie et psychologie de la religion
Authors: Frey Daniel
Published: December 2019

L’intérêt des pages que Rousseau consacre à la croyance de l’enfant, dans l’Émile, a souvent été ignoré en raison de la fameuse Profession de foi du Vicaire savoyard qu’elles ont pourtant pour fonction d’introduire. En quittant la perspective étroite des études rousseauistes pour adopter la double perspective de la psychologie de la religion et de la philosophie de la religion, cette étude cherche à expliquer et à discuter la thèse de Rousseau selon laquelle l’enfant, faute d’être capable de concevoir l’idée de Dieu, ne croit pas en Dieu mais en ceux qui le lui présentent.
Job et les pauvres, un rapport ambigu
Authors: Marx Alfred
Published: December 2019

Le livre de Job contient deux passages assez étonnants où Job parle de la condition des pauvres, le premier, en Jb 24,1-12, où il témoigne d’une extrême compassion pour leur sort, le second, en Jb 30,1-8, où, après avoir fait étalage de sa charité, il affiche un souverain mépris pour eux. Cette attitude ambivalente fait problème et pose la question du vrai rapport de Job aux pauvres.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Jean Lasserre et la sainteté. Repenser la lettre du 21 juillet 1944 à la lumière de deux documents inédits
Authors: Rognon Frédéric
Published: December 2019

La lettre de captivité rédigée par Dietrich Bonhoeffer le 21 juillet 1944 a donné lieu à une riche littérature secondaire. Mais aucun de ces commentaires n’a cherché à éclairer l’évocation d’une conversation tenue à New York en 1931 avec Jean Lasserre, par le biais de textes dont ce dernier serait l’auteur. La prise en compte de deux documents inédits permet de chasser quelques quiproquos, de croiser les regards des deux amis sur la notion de «sainteté » , et au final d’esquisser l’hypothèse d’une influence théologique réciproque entre Dietrich Bonhoeffer et Jean Lasserre. La relecture de la fameuse lettre de prison ne s’en trouve que mieux ajustée.
Aprendizagem por projeto no ensino superior: análises preliminares nos cursos de Educação Física, Design de Moda, Psicologia e Engenharia Elétrica
Authors: Salvatierra Rodrigues Neliffer Horny , Lin Alessandra Dal , Valente Eunice Lopez , Prestes Irene C. Picone , Lima Jonas Castiglione , Fontoura Mariana
Published: December 2019

No presente artigo faz-se uma digressão sobre a importância da aplicação de metodologias ativas no ensino superior, notadamente a metodologia Aprendizado Baseado em Projetos (PBL ou ABP). Apresenta-se a experiência desenvolvida na Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná, por meio de seu Núcleo de Apoio ao Docente (NAD), ao incentivar os professores a pesquisarem a própria prática para construírem novos conteúdos e ressignifiquem o trabalho pedagógico. A metodologia ABP é apresentada, desde seu histórico até os métodos de avaliação recomendados, mediante a descrição das etapas a serem cumpridas para uma adequada aplicação em diversas turmas da Universidade. Especificamente, são apresentadas as experiências em realização nos cursos de Psicologia, Educação Física, Design de Moda e Engenharia Elétrica, cobrindo uma ampla gama de particularidades de organização curricular e público participante do projeto. Destas experiências decorrem considerações sobre a participação dos alunos na construção do conhecimento e dos docentes, na elaboração em equipe dos parâmetros científicos adotados no acompanhamento e avaliação da ABP. Mesmo com a pesquisa, ainda em andamento, já é possível uma avaliação positiva em termos de aplicabilidade nas diversas áreas de ensino da Universidade.

 

Palavras Chave: Ensino, Aprendizagem, Projeto, Avaliação, ABP
Reflections: Eudaemonia in the Eyes of the Kouros
Authors: Sevilla Sadeh Nava
Published: December 2019

The Kouros image in Archaic Greek art has never been perceived as expressing emotions; and nor have his eyes been a focus of research. Rather, the gaze of most of the Kouroi has been perceived as reflecting a sort of denial or cancellation of expression and emotion. However, the opposite of emotion is in itself an emotion and, indeed, once a human figure is portrayed its expression always conveys some sort of emotional message, no matter how indifferent it may seem. Moreover, emotions in Ancient Greece were perceived differently from their conception today.

The present study focuses on the meanings expressed by the gaze of the Kouros type, and examines the essence of this expression as it was understood by the beholder in Antiquity. Two kinds of gaze reflected from the eyes of Kouroi can be discerned: a seemingly hollow and emotionless gaze; and a glowing and radiant gaze. 

The argument presented here is that both these kinds of gaze are manifestations of eudaemonia - happiness as a reflection of social customs and religious practices.
Penyusunan Program Pembelajaran Biologi Berorientasi Literasi Saintifik
Authors: Setiawan Adib Rifqi
Published: December 2019

Pendekatan research and development desain four-d model digunakan untuk menyusun program pembelajaran biologi berorientasi literasi saintifik di topik ekologi. Data dikumpulkan melalui kajian pustaka, tabel analisis, validasi pakar, serta nilai konsistensi internal yang dianalisis secara deskriptif dan statistik. Diperoleh hasil berupa 11 lembar kegiatan siswa (LKS) yang memiliki nilai keandalan beruntun sebesar 0,962; 0,710; 0,824; 0,839; 1,000; 0,839; 0,724; 0,848; 0,943; 0,932; dan 0,983 serta nilai keandalan instrumen penilaian pembelajaran sebesar 0,910 yang berarti keduanya dapat digunakan. Hasil tersebut menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran biologi topik ekologi dapat menjadi sarana untuk melatih literasi saintifik kepada siswa. Kami berharap bahwa penyusunan program ini tidak dianggap final, sehingga perlu dilakukan perbaikan berkelanjutan.
THIN FILM TRANSISTORS WITH InGaZnO-SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER FOR ACTIVE MATRIX ADDRESSING
Authors: Kazarkin B. A. , Stepanov A. A. , Mukha Y. U. , Zakharchenia I. I. , Khakhlou Y. A. , Smirnov A. G.
Published: December 2019

The paper presents the results of a study of thin-film transistors based on the InGaZnO semiconductor compound (IGZO) for active-matrix displays addressing formed by magnetron plasma-chemical deposition. Their structural-morphological and electrophysical properties are investigated. Carrier mobility is analyzed using the Hall method. The effect of annealing in vacuum, an oxygen atmosphere, and a nitrogen atmosphere on the grain size of an IGZO film was investigated. The resulting layers are characterized by high mobility of charge carriers, which allows their use in the manufacture of new-generation LCD and OLED displays.
THE ROLE OF THE NORTHERN RUSSIAN DIALECTS IN THE FORMATION OF CONDITIONAL СONJUNCTIONS IN THE KOMI-ZYRYAN DIALECTS
Authors: Popova E.N.
Published: December 2019

The work deals with the conjunctions ежели, коли, the particles of conjunction так (дак) , borrowed from the Northern Russian dialects and entrenched in the Komi-Zyryan dialects. The attraction of comparative material on the Komi-Zyryan dialects and Northern Russian dialects aims to trace the general and distinctive in functioning of these conjunctions in the dialects of the Komi language and Northern Russian dialects. Their place in the system of subordinating conjunctions in the Komi language is determined. The reason of their entrenchment in dialectal speech of the Komi language is explained.
THE МYTHOLOGHEME ТRAVELLER / WANDERER IN THE NOVEL BY L.N. TOLSTOY "THE COSSACKS"
Authors: Ogorodova V.V.
Published: December 2019

The article is devoted to the study of the functions of mythopoetic images and motives in the poetics of the novel by L.N. Tolstoy "The Cossacks". The central object of the study is the мythologheme Traveller / Wanderer, which determines the logic of the fate of the protagonist of the story Dmitriy Olenin, as well as the dominant psychological, spiritual and moral traits of his character. The archetypes of the Traveller and the Wanderer are differentiated as two various invariants, since their content has a number of similar features, but is not completely identical. In the plot-semantic contexts of "The Cossacks ", the dyad Traveller / Wanderer is interpreted as a mythologeme, performing the functions of an archetypical core in the image structure of the main character of the work. The analysis of the plot-event logic of Olenin’s biography reveals that the hero’s life and spiritual path is determined typologically by Tolstoy’s “wandering model”, which involves a number of stages. The study leads to the conclusion that in the image of Tolstoy Olenin is presented as an eternal Wanderer, whose path turns out to be fundamentally incomplete.
E.T.A. HOFFMANN’s TEXTS AS ART GUIDES
Authors: Mishina L.A.
Published: December 2019

The goal of the article is to reveal the geographical realias and define their roles in the novel of the German romanticist E.T.A. Hoffmann “Devil’s elixirs” and his story “Ignaz Denner”. The embodiment of such ideas of humanitarian geography as geography of space, geography of way, phenomenon of traveler is traced.
Optimizing K-Means Initial Number of Cluster Based Heuristic Approach: Literature Review Analysis Perspective
Authors: Rosyid Harunur , Mailok Ramlah , Lakulu Muhammad Modi
Published: December 2019

Optimizing K-Means Initial Number of Cluster Based Heuristic Approach: Literature Review Analysis Perspective

One popular clustering technique - the K-means widely use in educational scope to clustering and mapping document, data, and user performance in skill. K-means clustering is one of the classical and most widely used clustering algorithms shows its efficiency in many traditional applications its defect appears obviously when the data set to become much more complicated. Based on some research on K-means algorithm shows that Number of a cluster of K-means cannot easily be specified in much real-world application, several algorithms requiring the number of cluster as a parameter cannot be effectively employed. The aim of this paper describes the perspective K-means problems underlying research. Literature analysis of previous studies suggesting that selection of the number of clusters randomly cause problems such as suitable producing globular cluster, less efficient if as the number of cluster grow K-means clustering becomes untenable. From those literature reviews, the heuristic optimization will be approached to solve an initial number of cluster randomly.
Impacto de la infraestructura en las operaciones logísticas. Gestión de carga y entrega de mercancías
Authors: Maraví Gabriela , Matuk Diego , Chong Mario
Published: December 2019

El rápido crecimiento de la población urbana ha generado el incremento de la demanda de bienes y servicios; asimismo, de las operaciones de distribución para satisfacer las necesidades propias de los clientes actuales. Ante esta situación, hay aspectos que representan un reto para la distribución de mercancías en las ciudades: la infraestructura en logística con su gestión de operaciones de carga y descarga, las entregas de mercancías, las regulaciones adecuadas, las vías, la señalización y los espacios públicos para el desenvolvimiento de las actividades humanas. Las bahías de carga y descarga son espacios de estacionamiento públicos o privados. Están destinados para realizar operaciones de abastecimiento y logística inversa de la cadena de suministros en los centros y puntos de distribución por vehículos de diversas características, de acuerdo con la operación de diferentes productos y servicios. Estas zonas facilitan la entrega de mercancías ya que reducen el impacto en la congestión del tráfico vehicular y favorecen la sostenibilidad ambiental de la ciudad.
El presente artículo da a conocer las características de la infraestructura logística de la zona comercial de Chosica, ubicada en el distrito de San Juan de Lurigancho-Chosica en el departamento de Lima (Perú). También presenta la problemática de la ciudad, asociada a la ausencia de una política de carga y descarga de mercancías; del mismo modo, propone una integración de iniciativas para mejorar la distribución de mercancías en la zona. Para la caracterización de Chosica se utilizó la metodología del kilómetro cuadrado (km2), propuesta por el Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) con el inventario de comercios (generadores de carga), regulaciones y vías; y la observación y análisis de sus dinámicas y comportamiento en el frente más denso con sus disrupciones, entregas de mercancías y vehículos. De acuerdo con la caracterización de las condiciones de esta zona comercial y su generación de carga, se proponen políticas públicas y mejores prácticas para el desarrollo urbano y sostenibilidad de la ciudad. Los resultados muestran deficiencia en la infraestructura y en las instalaciones físicas para la operación de los flujos de la cadena de suministros; por otro lado, su influencia en el transporte, el inventario y el aprovisionamiento, desde la perspectiva de los operadores logísticos, se presentan con una pérdida en la eficiencia en el reparto de mercancías, reflejada en el precio final al consumidor. Las propuestas para la gestión de cargas y entregas de mercancías presentan el uso multimodal del espacio urbano y la adaptación de cada frente con el objetivo de mantener un equilibrio entre las necesidades de abastecimiento de los comercios y la demanda de los ciudadanos, la movilidad de la ciudad y la sostenibilidad de este ambiente creado por el ser humano.