bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ideologies of the Chinese language in Finland
Authors: Liu Haiqin , Holmes Prue
Published: September 2018

In recent years, the visibility and importance of the Chinese language (Mandarin) has been rising globally due to its emerging status as a significant global language used by native and non-native speakers and learners. This study looks into how Finland, a small country where English is used as a second language, deals with the growing prominence of the Chinese language. More specifically, we are interested in how Finnish policies and media respond and contribute to the emerging global discourses on the Chinese language. Drawing on critical discourse analysis we examined the discourses on the Chinese language presented in policy documents and two of the main news outlets in Finland—Yleisradio (Yle) and Helsingin Sanomat (HS)—with the aim to reveal what ideologies lie behind the construction of the Chinese language. Four prevailing categories of ideological discourses of the Chinese language emerged from our analysis of the political and media texts: Chinese as a useful language, Chinese as a world/global language, Chinese as an increasingly popular language, and Chinese as a different and/or difficult language. We argue that despite the multiple societal meanings the Chinese language appears to have in the policy documents and news articles, the discourses are related to the economic allure of China and share similar ideological roots that emphasize the symbolic capital of the Chinese language.
Estimation of wood density by the core drilling technique
Authors: Bobadilla Ignacio , Martínez Roberto D. , Esteban Miguel , Llana Daniel F.
Published: September 2018

Density estimation by non-destructive or semi-destructive methods is applied mainly on softwood species. The instruments are expensive, the methods are complicated and the determination coefficients are low. In the present study, the simple core hollow drilling approach is revisited. Data of 600 cores or cylindrical specimens from 300 pieces of 10 different softwood and hardwood species were evaluated in the density range from 350 to 975 kg m−3. The data were obtained from complete pieces and from the cores from core drilling, while the difference between the two data sets is 1.7%. At higher densities, the differences are greater. A model was proposed concerning the piece density estimation with a determination coefficient of 0.98. It is concluded that core drill is a cheap and reliable method for density estimation and the data are equally reliable for radial (R) or tangential (T) probing. The cylindrical cores obtained are suitable for moisture content (MC) and species determination.
Depression in a sample of Tunisian adolescents: prevalence, associated factors and comorbidity with anxiety disorders
Authors: Sendi Ibtissem , Chouikh Amira , Ammar Asma , Bouafia Nabiha
Published: September 2018

Background

Adolescent depression is a significant health problem which can lead to detrimental consequences. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of the depression in a sample of secondary school students, to identify its associated factors and to explore the co-occurrence with symptoms of anxiety disorders.

Materials and methods

We conducted, in March 2017, a cross-sectional study that included, using a cluster sampling technique, 386 students from five public secondary schools in El Kef (Tunisia). Data were collected using a socio-demographic questionnaire and the Arabic versions of the Beck Depression Inventory (13 items) and the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders. Statistical analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.

Results

The prevalence of depression among participants was 75.9%. Of depressed students, 30.4% had mild depression, 48.8% had moderate depression and 20.8% had severe depression. The logistic regression analysis showed an association between the depression and the female gender [odds ratio (OR) = 2.59, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.52–4.17], the 1st and 4th school grades (OR = 1.79, 95% CI: 1.09–2.94), the low and medium socioeconomic status (SES) (OR = 1.91, 95% CI: 1.14–3.18), the school dissatisfaction (OR = 2.77, 95% CI: 1.41–5.44) and the anxiety disorders (OR = 5.86, 95% CI: 3.54–9.70). The comorbidity “depression and anxiety” was found in 86.1% of students.

Conclusion

This high prevalence of depressive symptoms reported in the present study seems to have many implications especially for school health-care services.
Fractal Reactor in Micro-Scale for Process Intensification
Authors: Lu Yue , Wang Gang , Liang Zhuangdian , Sun Jian , Gu Yu , Tang Zhiyong
Published: September 2018

Fractal theory, with its novel architectures inspired by nature, provides some novel concepts for smart reactor design. Here, researches on the applications of fractal theory to micro-reactor design are reviewed, in term of its high surface area-to-volume ratio, rapid and direct numbering-up, safety, and precise control. In addition, two designs of fractal micro-reactor are introduced as typical examples. First, the H-type fractal structure is considered in the context of the design of a double-plate micro-reactor, which is used for photocatalytic reactions of CO2. Second, applications of fractal Hilbert curves are considered in the design of channel structures for gas-liquid reactions. These two fractal micro-reactors can be fabricated via 3D printing technology and used for CO2conversion under mild conditions.
Gas-Liquid Phase Recirculation in Bubble Column Reactors: Development of a Hybrid Model Based on Local CFD – Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS)
Authors: Rezakazemi Mashallah , Shirazian Saeed
Published: September 2018

The Euler–Euler method and soft computing methods are recently utilized for the purpose of bubbly flow simulation and evolution of the dispersed and continuous phase in a two-phase reactor. Joining computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) method can enable the researchers to avoid several runs for heavy numerical methods (multidimensional Euler–Euler) to optimize fluid conditions. This overview can also help the researchers to carefully analyze fluid conditions and categorize their huge number of data in their artificial neural network nodes and avoid a complex non-structure CFD mesh. In addition, it can provide a neural geometry without limitation of an increasing mesh number in the fluid domain. In this study, gas and liquid circulation were considered as one of the main CFD factors in the scale-up of reactors used as an output parameter for prediction tool (ANFIS method) in different dimensions. This study shows that a combination of ANFIS and CFD methods provides the non-discrete domain in various dimensions and makes a smart tool to locally predict multiphase flow. The integration of numerical calculation and smart methods also shows that there is a great agreement between CFD results and ANFIS output depending on different dimensions.
Measuring the optical permittivity of two-dimensional materials without a priori knowledge of electronic transitions
Authors: Jung Gwang-Hun , Yoo SeokJae , Park Q-Han
Published: September 2018

We propose a deterministic method to measure the optical permittivity of two-dimensional (2D) materials without a priori knowledge of the electronic transitions over the spectral window of interest. Using the thin-film approximation, we show that the ratio of reflection coefficients for s and p polarization can give a unique solution to the permittivity of 2D materials within the measured spectral window. The uniqueness and completeness of our permittivity measurement method do not require a priori knowledge of the electronic transitions of a given material. We experimentally demonstrate that the permittivity of monolayers of MoS2, WS2, and WSe2 in the visible frequency range can be accurately obtained by our method. We believe that our method can provide fast and reliable measurement of the optical permittivity of newly discovered 2D materials.
Crystal structure of catena-poly[(μ2-pentane-1,5-dicarboxylato-κ2
O:O′)-(μ2-2-[(1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl]-6-methyl-1H-benzimidazole-κ2
N:N′)zinc(II)] sesquihydrate, C17H21N4O5.5Zn
Authors: Liu Yan-Ju , Wang Na , Liu Ya , Cheng Fang-Rong , Meng Xiang-Ru
Published: September 2018

C17H21N4O5.5Zn, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 9.4009(12) Å, b = 13.8160(18) Å, c = 15.1299(19) Å, β = 95.507(3)°, V = 1956.0(4) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0590, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1495, T = 298(2) K.
Synthesis of “three-legged” tri-dentate podand ligands incorporating long-chain aliphatic moieties, for water remediators, and for isolating metal ions in non-aqueous solution
Authors: Pothoof Justin , Ruprecht Michal , Sliwinski Ben D. , Sosnowski Ben M. , Fitzgerald Polly R. , Kosmas Steven , Benvenuto Mark A.
Published: September 2018

Two molecules, each including tris-2-amino-ethyleneamine (tren), have been produced using a Schiff’s base condensation and long-chain, aliphatic aldehydes. The syntheses are straightforward and can be run in air at ambient temperature. The ability of these molecules to complex with metal ions makes them good candidates for water remediation. The ability of these ligands to hold metal ions in 0.03 M non-aqueous solutions was unexpected. Their syntheses and characterization are discussed.
68Ga@pyridine-functionalized MCM-41 mesoporous silica: a novel radio labeled composite for diagnostic applications
Authors: Fazaeli Yousef , Hosseini Mohammad Amin , Afrasyabi Mohammadreza , Ashtari Parviz
Published: September 2018

Silica nanoparticles (SNPs) are known as intrinsic radiolabeling agents and offer a fast and reliable approach to deliver theranostic agents into targeted organs. Radiolabeled amorphous silica nanoparticles are of great interest to radiation oncology communities. In order to improve the performance of these nano materials in cancer diagnosis and treatment, their inherent properties, such as surface area and the ability to accumulate in cancer cells, should be enhanced. Pyridine functionalized mesoporous silica MCM-41 is known as a potential anticancer-drug delivery system with high suface area. In thiswork, in order to produce an image-guided drug delivery system for diagnostic applications, [68Ga] radionuclide was grafted on pyridine functionalized MCM-41. The nanoparticles were assessed with atomic force microscopy (AFM), paper chromatography, X-ray diffraction, FTIR spectroscopy, CHN and TGA/DTA analyses. The pharmacokinetic profile evaluation of the radiolabeled nano silica, [68Ga]-Py-Butyl@MCM-41, was done in Fibrosarcoma tumor-bearing mice. This labeled nanocomposite with appropriate blood circulation in body, high structural stability, high tumor/blood ID/g% ratio and fast excretion from the body can be proposed as an efficient nano engineered composite for upcoming tumor targeting/imaging nanotechnology-based applications.
Linguistic violence and the “body to come”: The performativity of hate speech in J. Derrida and J. Butler
Authors: Ponzio Julia
Published: September 2018

This text analyzes the question of linguistic violence in J. Derrida and in J. Butler and shows how this question implies a consideration of the relation between language and body. The starting point is Derrida’s critic of Austin’s theory of speech acts. Through this critic Derrida establishes a relation between speech acts and writing. This connection brings to the fore the importance of the iterability as a structural feature of speech acts. The iterability becomes fundamental in Butler’s analysis of hate speech in Excitable Speech. In this book the iterability is interpreted as the ritual character of the hate speech, which reveals its political dimension. Comparing Butler and Derrida’s ideas of speech act, I try in this text to make emerge the idea of a textual body as the possibility of the resistance to the linguistic violence.
Parameterschätzung und Cramér-Rao-Schranken bei der berührungslosen Temperaturmessung
Authors: Exel Dominik , Zagar Bernhard , Schuster Stefan , Ganglberger Vera , Reisinger Johann
Published: September 2018

Eine Herausforderung bei der berührungslosen Temperaturmessung an metallischen Oberflächen ist der veränderliche Emissionsgrad. Erschwerend kommt hinzu, dass dieser Emissionsgrad meistens unbekannt und nur schwer bestimmbar ist. Dieser Beitrag zeigt eine Methode auf, wie man aus Messdaten einer Multispektralkamera die Temperatur eines Objektes mit geringer Unsicherheit schätzen kann, ohne dabei den Emissionsgrad explizit zu kennen. Es werden zwei Modelle für den Emissionsgrad hinsichtlich ihrer Modellfehler bei der Temperaturmessung vergleichend untersucht. Basierend auf diesen Modellen und dem Planck’schen Strahlungsgesetz ergibt sich jeweils ein Separable Least-Squares-Problem über das die Objekttemperatur geschätzt werden kann. Dabei kann es sinnvoll sein, den unbekannten spektralen Emissionsgrad über einen mittleren Emissionsgrad in den Modellen zu berücksichtigen. Weiters werden die Cramér-Rao-Schranken für die Temperaturschätzung angegeben und mit realen Messdaten und Simulationen verifiziert.
Analyzing ideological complexes from the perspective of modalities
Authors: Menard Rusten
Published: September 2018

Modalities are fundamental in building, maintaining and contesting ideological systems. While modalities have been described as resources for constructing both representational and interpersonal aspects of reality and truth, the analytical focus has been on modalities as a relationship between authors, their texts and their audiences, i.e. on their interpersonal functions. Informed by a framework on modalities for discourse analyses of values, Hodge and Kress’s theory on ideological complexes and Fairclough’s three-dimensional conception of discourse, in this paper I develop a method for examining modalities as resources for building dominant and counter discourses. I use example excerpts that come from my research on Finnish equality discourses to build and demonstrate the method. The example texts were written by people who are differently positioned in relation to salient norms and institutions on gender/sex and sociability: people contacted through a national random sample, people diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, and people with transgender experiences. The method allows not only for systematic examinations of how modalities function in ordering power-imbalanced interpersonal relations but also attends to an underexplored dimension dealing with how modalities work in ideological representation.
Resistance Training Improves a Cellular Health Parameter in Obese Older Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Ribeiro Alex S. , Schoenfeld Brad J. , Dos Santos Leandro , Nunes João Pedro , Tomeleri Crisieli M. , Cunha Paolo M. , Sardinha Luis B. , Cyrino Edilson S.
Published: September 2018

Ribeiro, AS, Schoenfeld, BJ, dos Santos, L, Nunes, JP, Tomeleri, CM, Cunha, PM, Sardinha, LB, and Cyrino, ES. Resistance training improves a cellular health parameter in obese older women: a randomized controlled trial. J Strength Cond Res 34(10): 2996–3002, 2020—Phase angle (PhA) is a viable indicator of cellular health, with higher values reflecting better cellularity, cell membrane integrity, and cell function. Adaptive responses to resistance training (RT) on PhA may be important in obese older people. The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of 8 weeks of RT on PhA in obese older women. Thirty-three obese older women (68.1 ± 5.7 years, 71.6 ± 10.1 kg, 154.5 ± 6.7 cm, 30.0 ± 4.1 kg·m−2, and 45.0 ± 6.0% body fat) were randomly allocated into 1 of 2 groups: a training group that performed the RT program (TG, n = 18) or a nonexercise control group (CG, n = 15). The whole-body RT consisted of an 8-week RT program involving 8 exercises performed for 3 sets of 8–12 repetitions 3 times a week. Anthropometric, body fat and fat-free mass, PhA, total body water (TBW), intracellular water (ICW), and extracellular water compartments were performed at before and after training. After the intervention period, the TG presented greater increases (p < 0.05) than CG for fat-free mass (TG = +1.3% and CG = −0.3%), TBW (TG = +2.0% and CG = −1.7%), ICW (TG = +3.1% and CG = −1.9%), and PhA (TG = +3.4% and CG = −1.4%), and lower values for percentage of body fat (TG = −1.3% and CG = +0.9%) and bioimpedance resistance (TG = −4.6% and CG = +2.3%). Our results suggest that 8 weeks of RT improves PhA—a cellular health parameter—in obese older women.
Kinetic Analysis of Isometric Back Squats and Isometric Belt Squats
Authors: Layer Jacob S. , Grenz Christylynne , Hinshaw Taylour J. , Smith Derek T. , Barrett Steven F. , Dai Boyi
Published: September 2018

Layer, JS, Grenz, C, Hinshaw, TJ, Smith, DT, Barrett, SF, and Dai, B. Kinetic analysis of isometric back squats and isometric belt squats.J Strength Cond Res32(12): 3301–3309, 2018—Belt squats seem to provide an alternative to back squats. However, it is not clear how musculoskeletal loading differs between the two. This study compared lower extremity and low-back kinetics during isometric back squats and isometric belt squats. Sixteen men (age: 22.6 ± 3.4 years; height: 1.74 ± 0.11 m; mass: 82.0 ± 5.6 kg) and 10 women (age: 21.5 ± 2.5 years; height: 1.64 ± 0.10 m; mass: 68.9 ± 7.1 kg) performed isometric back squats and belt squats at 4 squat depths. Joint resultant moments were calculated from kinematic and ground reaction force data. Linear interpolation was used to estimate peak vertical forces and joint moments at a 45° thigh segment angle. Subjects increased peak forces, ankle moments, and knee moments but decreased low-back moments from back to belt squats (p≤ 0.023). Hip moments did not significantly change between 2 squats. Subjects demonstrating smaller ankle and knee moments during back squats showed greater increases in these moments from back to belt squats (p≤ 0.012,R2≤ 0.24). Subjects whose back squats were characterized by greater low-back moments displayed greater decreases in low-back moments from back to belt squats (p< 0.001,R2= 0.98). Compared with isometric back squats, isometric belt squats may provide a similar or greater external loading for the musculoskeletal system of the lower extremities while reducing external spinal loading. Belt squats may be considered by individuals with upper-body or spinal injuries and those displaying excessive external back moments.
Effects of Combined Plyometric and Short Sprint With Change-of-Direction Training on Athletic Performance of Male U15 Handball Players
Authors: Hammami Mehrez , Gaamouri Nawel , Aloui Gaith , Shephard Roy J. , Chelly Mohamed Souhaiel
Published: September 2018

Hammami, M, Gaamouri, N, Aloui, G, Shephard, RJ, and Chelly, MS. Effects of combined plyometric and short sprint with change-of-direction training on athletic performance of male U15 handball players. J Strength Cond Res 33(3): 662–675, 2019—This study examined the effects of combined plyometric and change-of-direction training (CPT) on selected measures of performance (repeated-sprint T-test [RSTT], sprint performance [5, 10, 20, and 30 m], change-of-direction tests [modified Illinois test and T-half test], squat jump, countermovement jump, countermovement jump with aimed arms 5-jump test, Y-balance test, Stork balance test, and 20-m shuttle run) in male U15 handball players. Players were randomly divided between experimental (n = 14; age: 14.5 ± 0.3 years) and control (n = 14; age: 14.6 ± 0.2 years) groups. All trial participants trained and played matches together, but for 8 weeks in the latter part of the season, the experimental group replaced the tactical part of their normal regimen by a biweekly course of CPT. This induced significant increases in sprint performance relative to controls (p = 0.006, effect size [ES] = 0.135, 8.7%; p=<0.001, ES = 0.214, 7.4%; p = 0.022, ES = 0.096, 7.2%; and p = 0.032, ES = 0.085, 8.9% over distances of 5, 10, 20, and 30 m, respectively). The modified Illinois test and T-half test also showed significant gains for experimental subjects (p < 0.025; ES = 0.205, 4.2% and p < 0.001; ES = 0.093, 5.3%, respectively), as did vertical and horizontal jumps. However, there were no significant changes of RSTT, 20-m shuttle run, or balance. Nevertheless, we conclude that the current CPT is effective in enhancing sprint performance, change-of-direction tests, and vertical and horizontal jumping and thus it can be commended to male U15 handball players as a useful option for improving important components of their physical performance.
MİKRODALGA TEKNOLOJİSİNİN BİTKİSEL DOKULARDAN MAKRO VE MİKRO BİLEŞENLERİN ÖZÜTLENMESİNDE KULLANIMI
Authors: YILMAZ Fatih Mehmet , ÖZER Pınar , GÖRGÜÇ Ahmet
Published: September 2018

Mikrodalgalar, elektromanyetik spektrumda kızılötesi ve
radyo dalgaları arasında yer alan, dalga boyları 1 mm – 1 m ve frekansları 300
MHz ile 300 GHz arasında değişen elektromanyetik dalgalardır. Mikrodalga
işleminde gıdanın içerisindeki polar su molekülleri, elektrik alan etkisi ile
polarize olmakta ve moleküllerin titreşimi sonucu oluşan ısı, özütleme verimini
de arttırmaktadır. Mikrodalga teknolojisi, birçok özütleme tekniğine göre
maliyetinin düşük, proses süresinin kısa olması ve besinsel bileşenlerin daha
iyi korunması gibi avantajlara sahiptir. Mikrodalga teknolojisinin bitkisel
dokulardan protein, karbonhidrat, uçucu yağ ve fenolik gibi maddeleri
özütlemede kullanımı ile ilgili özellikle son yıllarda yapılan çok sayıda
çalışma bulunmaktadır. Bu derleme kapsamında, mikrodalga teknolojisi, bitkisel
materyallerden farklı makro ve mikro bileşenlerin mikrodalga destekli
özütlenmesi ile ilgili güncel çalışmalara da değinilerek literatür
çalışmalarına yer verilmiştir.
KARRAGENANLAR VE ET PROTEİNLERİ ARASINDAKİ ETKİLEŞİMLERİN DİFFERANSİYEL TARAMALI KALORİMETRE İLE İNCELENMESİ
Authors: EYİLER Esen , VURAL Halil
Published: September 2018

Bu çalışma kapsamında et proteinlerinin farklı
karragenanlar ile etkileşimi NaCl eklendiği ve eklenmediği durumlarda
araştırılmıştır. Bu amaçla et proteinlerinin denatürasyon pik sıcaklıkları (Tp)
ve camsı geçiş sıcaklıkları (Tg) ve karragenanların jelleşme
sıcaklıkları differansiyel taramalı kalorimetre (DTK) ile incelenmiştir.
DTK’dan elde edilen termogramlarda miyosin için 57.96°C, sarkoplazmik proteinler için 66.08°C ve aktin için 79.23°C olmak üzere 3 temel Tp değeri bulunmuştur.
Kıyma haline getirilmiş dana eti tuz eklendiğinde miyosin ve aktinin Tp
değerlerinde azalma sarkoplazmik proteinlerininkinde ise artış gözlenmiştir.
Karragenanlar eklendiğinde ise proteinlerin aktin ve miyosinin Tp
değerlerinde azalma gözlenmiştir. Karragenanlar etkilerini tuz varlığında daha
belirgin olarak göstermişlerdir (P ≤0.05).
Camsı geçiş sıcaklığı DTK termogramlarında basamak değişim olarak gözlenmiştir.
Tuz eklemenin camsı geçiş sıcaklığı üzerine önemli bir etkisi gözlenmezken (P >0.05), eklenen karragenanlardan
yalnızca ι-karragenan artışa neden olmuştur (P ≤0.05). κ ve λ-karragenan ise camsı geçiş sıcaklıklarında
azalmaya neden olmuşlardır (P >0.05).
Polymorphisms of endothelial nitric oxide synthase and hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha genes play a role in susceptibility to coronary artery disease
Authors: Kiani Ali Asghar , Nazarabad Vahide Heydari , Ahmadi Kolsoum , Anbari Khatereh , Ahmadi Babak Baharvand
Published: September 2018

Objective: Genetics is a known factor in the susceptibility to cardiovascular disease. In this study, polymorphisms of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) (T876C and G894T) and hypoxiainducible factor 1 (HIF1) (rs10873142 and rs41508050) in coronary artery disease were compared with healthy subjects, and the relationship between these mutations and risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) was assessed.

Methods: Blood samples were collected from 138 patients with obstructive CAD and 115 healthy subjects. Polymerase chain reaction- restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP), Griess test, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were used to measure serum nitric oxide (NO) and paraoxonase antioxidant. Independent t-test was used to examine the relationship between variables.

Results: There was no significant difference between genotype frequency in healthy subjects and patients for eNOS and HIF1 alpha polymorphisms. There was no significant difference between these polymorphisms and age, sex, hypertension and lipidemia. Furthermore, the difference in mean serum levels of NO in different genotypes of the G894T gene was not significant between the patient and control groups. However, the difference in mean serum NO levels in different genotypes of the T786C gene was significant between the patient and control groups such that minimum and maximum serum NO levels were observed in individuals bearing TT and TC genotypes, respectively. The difference in mean serum NO levels was higher in patients than in controls, and was statistically significant.

Conclusions: The results suggest that the T876C polymorphism could be associated with low serum NO level and implicated as a risk factor for developing CAD. Furthermore, our findings indicate that genetics may not be involved in susceptibility to CAD; however, further comprehensive studies are required.
Service Innovation Decision Analysis Based on Influence Diagrams
Authors: Tan Liang
Published: September 2018

The influence diagram is a probabilistic model for presenting decision problems as a directed graph. In this study, the dynamic influence diagram and the interactive dynamic influence diagram are used to model the three parties to service innovation: customers, suppliers, and service enterprises. The models analyze the decisions of these dierent parties and describe the process by which service enterprises should consider their own innovation conditions as well as those of the other parties, that is, customers and suppliers. Moreover, during the process of service innovation, service enterprises should be in constant communication with customers and suppliers. After the customers and suppliers respond, service enterprises can modify their innovation decision-making, and improve service innovation quality and income.
Running Cells with Decision-Making Mechanism: Intelligence Decision P System for Evacuation Simulation
Authors: Niu Yunyun , Zhang Yongpeng , Zhang Jieqiong , Xiao Jianhua
Published: September 2018

Cell migration is a central process which happens along with multicellular organisms' development and maintenance. The process that cells move to specidic locations in particular directions has some similarities with pedestrian walking behaviour. In this work, we propose a simulation model called an Intelligence Decision P System (IDPS), which is inspired by the process of cell migration. Each cell has its own decision-making mechanism and moving mechanism. They move towards its goals on a two-dimensional space under the guidance of external signals and its own regulations. Cells also communicate with each other according to specidic interaction mechanism. The environment is dedined as a place for cell movement. It includes signal objects, some of which help start or end the migration and others have great influence on the speed and directions of cells. It also keeps a record of current position for each cell. Comparing with traditional P systems, cells can be considered as intelligent particles with decision-making mechanism and they can move to their destination. A case study is about modeling and simulating a building evacuation problem in a dire emergency by using the IDPS model. To our best knowledge, the topic of evacuation simulation was not under study in the dield of membrane computing before. The simulation result shows that the IDPS allows much easier and more precise modelling of pedestrian evacuation problems. So it is supposed to be a good simulation model for pedestrian walking behaviour.
Electronic Throttle Valve Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Control Based on Nonlinear Unknown Input Observers
Authors: Gritli Wafa , Gharsallaoui Hajer , Benrejeb Mohamed , Borne Pierre
Published: September 2018

This paper deals with the synthesis of a new fuzzy controller applied to Electronic Throttle Valve (ETV) affected by an unknown input in order to enhance the rapidity and accuracy of trajectory tracking performance. Firstly, the Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy model is employed to approximate this nonlinear system. Secondly, a novel Nonlinear Unknown Input Observer (NUIO)-based controller is designed by the use of the concept of Parallel Distributed Compensation (PDC). Then, based on Lyapunov method, asymptotic stability conditions of the error dynamics are given by solving Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMIs). Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy in terms of tracking trajectory and in the presence of perturbations is verified in comparison with a control strategy based on Unknown Input Observers (UIO) of the ETV described by a switched system for Pulse-Width-Modulated (PWM) reference signal.
Optimization of the latency in networks SDN
Authors: KEUPONDJO SATCHOU Gilles Armel , ANOH Nogbou Georges , N'Takpé Tchimou , Oumtanaga Souleymane
Published: September 2018

Unlike traditional networks, software-defined networking (SDN) are characterized by a physical separation of the control and the transfer plan. Thus, a centralized controller communicates the functions of control plan to each device via the OpenFlow Protocol whenever he is asked or that it deems appropriate. This impact strongly the latency time which is important for new services or multimedia applications. In order to optimize the time of transmission in network data with SDN, the proactive approach based on the algorithm back - pressure is usually oered. However, we note that the proactive approach while reducing strongly this time, does not account settings such as the failure of a node part of the way to transfer or the breaking of a bond that greatly increases the latency time. In this document, we will propose a joint routing approach based on proactive and reactive routing. This in order to optimize the routing functions by simply placing the traffic where capacity allows, in order to avoid congestion of highly stressed parts of the network taking into account the failures and significantly reduce the time latency. Simulation results show that our proposal allows a considerable reduction of latency even when there are failures in the network.
The Use of Information and Communication Technology for Determining the Level Mobility in Joint in Physical Education of Students
Authors: Koryahin V. , Blavt O.
Published: September 2018

The study objective is tothe substantiation and implementation of modern ICT for improving the testing of mobility in the joints in physical education of students. The task of our work is the is the development of tools that will allow researchers in the sphere of physical training to determine parameters of flexibility with a high degree of accuracy and reliability.  Materials and methods. To solve the research tasks used the methods of comparing and contrasting are used and analysis, synthesis, abstraction, formalization and scientific modelling.  Results. The method of flexibility testing with the use of an electronic ruler was developed. Functioning of the electronic ruler is based on measuring changes of the electric capacitance formed on the surface of the dielectric substrate of metal electrodes when the student touches it with his hand in the course of the test task. When performing the test task, the subject of monitoring touches with the hand the ruler, which registers the exercise process and its outcome. The resulting signal is processed promptly by the signal transducer placed in the ruler. Then the digital signal enters the processor that ensures its further conversion and signal transmission to the personal computer.  Conclusions. The main results of the research–scientific substantiation and implementation of the developed technology and method of recording the results of measurements in the tests, which are aimed to assess the physical of mobility in the joints by using electronic ruler designed on the basis of modern ICT. We have developed and offer methods by means of which, with a high degree of accuracy, one can determine the level of flexibility. For the first time the possibility of their use in the practice in physical education of students is shown and this allows to provide the rapid obtaining of reliable test data.
Strength Abilities: Overview of Development in Middle School Boys
Authors: Veremeenko V.
Published: September 2018

The purpose of the study is to identify the peculiarities of strength preparedness of middle-school-aged boys. Materials and methods. The participants in the study were boys of sixth grade (n=36), seventh grade (n=36), eighth grade (n=33). The study used analysis and summary of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical testing and methods of mathematical statistics for processing study results. The IBM SPSS 23 statistical analysis software was used to process the study materials. The following parameters were calculated: arithmetic mean value (X); standard deviation (s). The probability of difference in statistical indicators was estimated using the Student’s t-test. Results. The analysis of the results suggests that the sixth- and seventh-grade boys have statistically significant differences in the set of tests (p <0.05). The seventh-grade boys show the increase in strength indicators of the shoulder girdle muscles, abdominal and back muscles, leg muscles. The sixth- and eighth-grade boys show statistically significant differences in the set of tests (p<0.05). The eighth-grade boys demonstrate the increased indicators of strength and strength endurance of the shoulder girdle muscles, abdominal and back muscles, and leg muscles. There are also statistically significant differences in the test on frequency of arm movements (p<0.001) and in the “Standing long jump” (p<0.001). The seventh- and eighth-grade boys show statistically significant increase in strength indicators of the shoulder girdle muscles, the indicators of strength endurance of the abdominal and back muscles, and the indicators of strength endurance of the leg muscles. There are statistically significant differences in the test on frequency of arm movements (p<0.05) and in the “Shuttle run 4×9” (p<0.001). Conclusions. The middle-school-aged boys show a positive dynamics in the development of motor preparedness. The largest increase is observed in the indicators of strength and strength endurance of the shoulder girdle muscles, abdominal, back, and leg muscles.
Peculiarities of Movement Plastique Development in Young Gymnasts
Authors: Kravchuk T. , Sanzharova N. , Udovika A.
Published: September 2018

The purpose of this study was to substantiate and create a technique for the development of movement plastique in gymnastics at the initial training stage and experimentally verify its effectiveness.

Materials and methods: The study participants were 28 boys aged 6-7 engaged in gymnastics (14 – control group and 14 – experimental group). To achieve the purpose set, the study used the following research methods: analysis of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical testing and methods of mathematical statistics.

Results: The use of a special technique that includes exercises developing expressive movements, exercises of classical and parterre choreography, rhythmic gymnastics and elementary dance exercises at the initial training stage in gymnastics improved the development level of movement plastique and its individual components, in particular the amplitude and dynamism (at p<0.05), the accuracy and the degree of using accompanying movements (at p<0.001). The study revealed strong and average correlations between the individual indicators and movement plastique in general.

Conclusion: The study defined the criteria and modern requirements for gymnasts’ movement plastique, as well as its individual indicators: amplitude, accuracy, degree of using accompanying movements, and dynamism. The study created a technique for the development of movement plastique in young gymnasts and experimentally proved its effectiveness.
«Почти каждой сплетнице есть что вспомнить»: репрезентации сексуального насилия в цифровых таблоидах
Authors: Ерофеева Полина Андреевна
Published: September 2018

Полина Андреевна Ерофеева – к. п. н., преподаватель, Нижегородский государственный лингвистический университет им. Н. А. Добролюбова, Нижний Новгород, Россия. Электронная почта: polina.erofeeva@gmail.com

Средства массовой информации играют важную роль в формировании общественных представлений о проблеме сексуального насилия. Переход к цифровым каналам информации дает возможность оценить, как проблему сексуального насилия воспринимают потребители цифровых СМИ разных жанров. В статье рассматриваются репрезентации сексуального насилия в отношении женщин среди потребителей цифровых таблоидов, комментирующих публикации по теме насилия. Роль читательского комментария разбирается с опорой на нарративную теорию Эрминии Ибарры, которая выделяет три этапа процесса формирования идентичности в коммуникации: (1) выбор ролевых моделей и их сопоставление с собой; (2) экспериментирование с поведением ролевых моделей; (3) внутренняя оценка поведения на предмет совместимости с прошлой идентичностью, а также его внешнее одобрение значимыми окружающими. Процесс формирования идентичности выражается в «я-нарративе», рассказе, который позволяет высказать соображение о себе. В статье читательский комментарий в цифровых СМИ рассматривается как форма «я-нарратива», в котором комментатор сопоставляет себя с ролевой моделью (героем новостной истории), получая или не получая одобрение («лайк») со стороны других участников обсуждения. В качестве эмпирического источника рассматривается женский цифровой таблоид «Сплетник». Статья демонстрирует, что, освещая жизнь знаменитостей, «Сплетник» дает благодатную почву для создания и подтверждения «я-нарративов». Показывается, что поводом для обсуждения темы насилия служат истории знаменитых женщин, его переживших. Используя тематический анализ, автор выявляет основные темы читательского обсуждения историй знаменитостей. Поскольку издание представляет собой гибрид таблоида и глянца, восприятие темы насилия среди аудитории «Сплетника» является ареной борьбы между разными дискурсами – патриархатным, характерным для таблоида, и феминистским, элементы которого присутствуют в современном женском глянце. В заключении критически осмысляется вклад «Сплетника» в развитие общественной дискуссии о проблеме сексуального насилия в России, легитимацию открытого обсуждения этой темы как социальной, а не частной проблемы.
#Янебоюсьсказати в повестке украинских и российских СМИ: специфика восприятия инициативы граждан в конфликтной среде масс-медиа
Authors: Стеблина Наталия Александровна
Published: September 2018

Наталия Александровна Стеблина – кандидат наук по социальным коммуникациям, доцент, кафедра рекламы и связей с общественностью, Одесский национальный университет им. И. И. Мечникова, Одесса, Украина. Электронная почта: steblyna@onu.edu.ua

Хештег #янебоюсьсказати вследствие популярности в социальных сетях стал предметом интереса для масc-медиа Украины и России. Масштабный флешмоб раскрыл проблемы агрессии против женщин, нарушения их прав и скрытый гендерный конфликт. Анализ восприятия этой акции в СМИ дает возможность проследить специфику формирования медиа-события. На основе анализа делаются выводы об особенностях отражения в СМИ инициатив граждан в эпоху новых медиа. Хотя исследования показывают, что масc-медиа по-прежнему зависимы от традиционных («авторитетных») источников информации, флешмоб #янебоюсьсказати, напротив, стал примером вовлечения в повестку СМИ мнения обычных людей, которые заявили о существовании замалчиваемой проблемы. Для выявления специ­фики подачи подобного материала, проведен анализ основных фреймов, которые использовали наиболее популярные масс-медиа Украины и России. Выделены и исследованы два основных фрейма: фрейм конфликта и фрейм ответственности. Они направлены не столько на решение проблемы насилия в отношении женщин, которая обсуждалась в социальных сетях, сколько на интерпретацию самого флешмоба, его целей и возможных угроз для участников и для общества. В процессе освещения флешмоба #янебоюсьсказати в масс-медиа редко упоминалась необходимость решения проблемы насилия на законодательном уровне. Напротив, СМИ цитировали публикации пользователей соцсетей для привлечения внимания к своим материалам. Наряду с этим публиковались истории знаменитостей, мнения экспертов. Также зафиксированы попытки противопоставить участников дискуссии друг другу. В СМИ делались прогнозы о всплесках насилия, которые могут быть вызваны флешмобом, а сама акция интерпретировалась как повод для подозрений: инициаторов обвиняли в попытках отвлечь общественность от более серьезных тем, например, войны на Востоке Украины. В результате такой подачи информации СМИ скорее заняли пассивную роль, не воспринимая инициативы пользователей социальных сетей всерьез и не предлагая механизмов решения проблем, которые были ими подняты.
Насилие в семье или насилие над семьей
Authors: Ловцова Наталия Игоревна , Зайцев Дмитрий Викторович
Published: September 2018

Наталия Игоревна Ловцова – д. с.н., профессор, кафедра психологии и прикладной социологии, Саратовский государственный технический университет имени Гагарина Ю. А., Саратов, Россия. Электронная почта: natasha_lov@mail.ru

Дмитрий Викторович Зайцев – д. с.н., профессор, кафедра психологии и прикладной социологии, Саратовский государственный технический университет имени Гагарина Ю. А., Саратов, Россия. Электронная почта: zaitsevd@bk.ru

Политические и медийные дебаты относительно направлений и содержания семейной политики и политики в сфере защиты детства велись в русле возрождения традиционных семейных ценностей. Среди наиболее обсуждаемых составляющих этого понятия оказался вопрос об укреплении авторитета родительства. Дискуссия о родительской власти переместилась в плоскость обсуждения темы семейного насилия, которая стала предметом законотворческой деятельности 2012–2018 гг. В приведенном обзоре инициатив по изменению cемейного кодекса, внесению поправок в закон о защите детей от информации, причиняющей вред их здоровью и развитию, уголовного кодекса, декриминализирующего побои в семье, продемонстрирована логика традиционализма в семейной политике и политике защиты детства, легитимирующей насилие. Ее конструирование по принципу «от обратного», при котором социально-политические практики разрабатываются на основе противопоставления пунктам Стратегии Совета Европы в обеспечению прав ребенка (2016–2021) приводит к противоречивому толкованию феноменов насилия и дискриминации как в повседневных воспитательных практиках, так и в законодательном дискурсе. Возможно, обсуждение законопроекта о профилактике домашнего насилия и привлечение внимания к инициативам общественных организаций, призывающих к искоренению в России гендерного насилия, позволит сменить вектор семейной политики с противостояния западным ценностям и переориентирует ее на поддержку семьи не только как социального института, но и как форму совместного проживания, и защиту детства от любых форм насилия и дискриминации.
Интерсекциональность как способ концептуализации гендерного и классового неравенства
Authors: Гаврилюк Татьяна Владимировна , Бочаров Владислав Юрьевич
Published: September 2018

Татьяна Владимировна Гаврилюк – к. c.н., доцент, старший научный сотрудник Центра перспективных исследований и инновационных разработок, Тюменский индустриальный университет, Тюмень, Россия. Электронная почта: tv_gavrilyuk@mail.ru

Владислав Юрьевич Бочаров – к. с.н., доцент кафедры социологии и культурологии, Самарский национальный исследовательский университет, Самара, Россия; ассоциированный научный сотрудник СИ РАН, Санкт-Петербург, Россия. Электронная почта: vlad.bocharov@gmail.com

Статья представляет аналитический обзор теоретических и социальных предпосылок, базовых положений и методологических возможностей теории интерсекциональности в её трактовке классового и гендерного неравенства. Долгое время гендер и класс как базовые понятия современной социологии производили два параллельно существующих научных дискурса. С одной стороны, конвенциальный классовый анализ оставался гендерно нечувствительным, вплоть до середины 1980-х гг. защищая собственные предпосылки под натиском феминистской критики. С другой – гендерная теория и women studies игнорировали значение различий, порожденных социальным происхождением и классом. Постмодернистская критика 1990-х гг. и «культуральный поворот» поставили под сомнение релевантность использования данных подходов, подчеркнув их социально сконструированную природу, неустойчивость и фрагментарность. Вместе с тем последствия глобальной капиталистической трансформации, затронувшие большие социальные группы, продемонстрировали концептуальную недостаточность конструктивистского подхода. Одним из ответов на вызов постмодерна, позволившим учитывать как влияние дискурса, производящего социальные различия и барьеры, так и реально существующие властные диспозиции, становится теория интерсекциональности. Данный методологический фрейм концентрируется на изучении того, как социально сконструированные и исторически укорененные системы власти и доминирования оказывают влияние на формирование индивидуальной субъектности. Постулируется и обосновывается, как взаимное наложение нескольких стигматизирующих социальных категорий порождает множественные негативные эффекты для дискриминируемых групп. В статье представлен обзор зарубежных интерсекциональных исследований, рассматривающих способы производства различных версий гендера и сексуальной нормативности, стратегии комбинирования семейных и профессиональных ролей в рамках классовых культур. Приводятся аргументы интерсекционального подхода в отношении того, как пересечение категорий класса и гендера с другими системами подавления производит барьеры между группами и порождает новые формы неравенства на индивидуальном и институциальном уровне, влияя как на повседневную жизнь людей, так и на государственные стратегии в области социальной политики.
Policing the Fluff: The Social Construction of Scientistic Selves in Otherkin Facebook Groups
Authors: Proctor Devin
Published: September 2018

The Otherkin are a group of people who identify as other-than-human. Primarily gathering in online spaces, they discuss and debate the origins and parameters of this identification and try to make sense of their extraordinary experiences. This article traces how the Otherkin deploy scientific facts and theories during this process, arriving at Otherkin science, a carefully curated compilation of abstract physics, psychology, metaphysics, and ancient belief that renders other-than-human identification thinkable in a contemporary Western paradigm. Drawing on five years of ethnographic engagement with the Otherkin, this article examines this social knowledge construction through the processes of “questioning” and “grilling” on Otherkin Facebook groups. In continuously negotiating their own identities through scientific reasoning, they create what I am calling scientistic selves—frameworks of identification created by lay scientists whose adherence to specific scientific facts and theories is fundamental to their continued existence.