bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Composição da assembleia de formigas em área de savana no norte da Amazônia
Authors: Do Vale Júnior José Frutuoso , Silva Lima Antonio Cesar , Nascimento Cidade Márcia Patricia , Da Silva Bandeira Hugo Falkyner , De Souza Cruz Diego Lima de Souza
Published: June 2017

Os formicídeos constituem um dos grupos mais importante de insetos sociais do solo, apontados como potenciais indicadores biológicos da degradação ambiental e fornecedores de informações importantes em planos de manejo e conservação de uma dada região. Assim, objetivou-se com este trabalho inventariar a composição da assembleia de formigas e estabelecer as espécies predominantes, utilizando dois diferentes métodos de coleta (pitfall e isca de sardinha), em ecossistema de savana amazônica. As coletas das formigas foram realizadas em seis épocas, entre os meses de dezembro/2010 e janeiro/2011, em 12 parcelas de 250 m de comprimento, com 10 pontos de amostragens, distanciados 25 m um do outro. Em cada ponto, utilizou-se dois métodos de coleta: pitfall e isca de sardinha, totalizando 120 subamostras por método. Após as coletas, as amostras foram levadas ao Laboratório de Invertebrados Aquáticos do Centro de Biodiversidade (CBIO/ UFRR) para triagem, e os espécimes coletados foram acondicionados em frascos contendo álcool 70%, para posterior classificação taxonômica. A identificação dos formicídeos até espécie e morfoespécies foi realizada no Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - INPA. O material testemunho se encontra depositado na coleção de invertebrados do INPA. Constatou-se que os gêneros de maior ocorrência foram: Camponotus, Crematogaster e Dorymyrmex; enquanto os de maior riqueza de espécies foram: Pheidole, Solenopsis e Camponotus. As espécies Crematogaster abstinens e Camponotus novogranadensis foram predominantes na savana estudada. Esse é o primeiro registro de Kalathomyrmex emeryi no estado de Roraima. As coletas realizadas com pitfall foram mais eficientes para a avaliação da riqueza de formigas.
Variabilidade espacial dos parâmetros da equação de van Genuchten em um Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo
Authors: Anunciato Mota Jaedson Cláudio , Libardi Paulo Leonel , Brito Alexsandro Santos , Moraes Sergio Oliveira , Nascimento Ícaro Vasconcelos , Alencar Thiago Leite
Published: June 2017

O conhecimento da variabilidade espacial dos parâmetros da equação de van Genuchten é importante para a interpretação de determinados indicadores de qualidade física do solo, uma vez que alguns índices derivam da curva característica da água no solo. Partindo da hipótese de que mesmo em área considerada homogênea há variabilidade espacial distinta para os parâmetros dessa equação, objetivou-se com o presente trabalho avaliar a variabilidade espacial dos parâmetros θs, θr, α, m e n em Latossolo Vermelho- Amarelo. Para esse estudo, estabeleceram-se 60 pontos de amostragem, distanciados 5 m entre si, em uma grade de 10 x 6 pontos (50 x 30 m). Foram coletadas amostras de solo com estrutura preservada em anéis de aço com dimensões de 0,05 m de altura e diâmetro, em cinco repetições na profundidade de 0,80 m, totalizando 300 amostras. Foram avaliados os atributos granulometria, densidade das partículas, densidade do solo e curva característica de água no solo. A curva foi construída considerando as tensões 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 e 10 kPa (no funil de Haines) e 30, 50, 70 e 100 kPa (no extrator de placa porosa de Richards). Os dados foram ajustados ao modelo de van Genuchten (1980) com o programa Table Curve 2D, versão trial 5.01, inclusive para a extrapolação da umidade residual. Os parâmetros da equação de van Genuchten foram analisados quanto à variabilidade espacial com uso da técnica da diferença relativa. Concluiu-se que apesar da uniformidade na textura e na densidade do solo, os parâmetros da equação de van Genuchten variam espacialmente de modo que não há um ponto amostral único que represente o valor médio de θs, θr, α, m e n.
(RE)INVENÇÕES DOS CORPOS NAS EXPERIÊNCIAS DA NÃO-BINARIDADE DE GÊNERO
Authors: Dos Reis Neilton
Published: June 2017

O artigo se propõe a problematizar os atravessamentos entre as não-binaridades de gênero e os corpos. Tomo como base as análises produzidas em uma pesquisa com estudantes de Ensino Médio no ano de 2015, residentes da cidade do Rio de Janeiro e que se identificam com gêneros não-binários. A partir da narrativa de dois sujeitos dessa pesquisa penso em análises que se utilizam dos estudos pós-críticos, me possibilitando lidar com os gêneros, as sexualidades e os corpos enquanto categorias históricas, sociais e culturais, constituídas nos jogos de poder e de linguagem. Sobretudo, direciono meu olhar ao rompimento subjetivo do binário de gênero e suas formas de expressão que modificam os corpos. A partir de uma perspectiva teórica queer de diferença, questionamento e provocação e reconhecendo as limitações desse texto, proponho-me pensar como os símbolos e signos que constituem os corpos são utilizados, bem como suas (re)invenções motivadas pela identidade e diferença de gênero.
BELA, RECATADA E DO L/BAR: O IMAGINÁRIO DA MULHER NA CONTEMPORANEIDADE
Authors: Carneiro Ceres , Pereira Daróz Elaine
Published: June 2017

Nosso trabalho de investigação tem como aporte teórico-metodológico a Análise de Discurso de linha francesa e nosso objetivo é analisar os efeitos de sentidos do enunciado “Marcela Temer: bela, recatada e ‘do lar’”, título de uma matéria publicada na revista Veja que circulou, amplamente, em abril de 2016. Diversas postagens de internautas nas redes sociais materializaram sentidos outros, o que nos permite entender que tais discursividades nos têm muito a dizer sobre o imaginário da mulher no discurso político na/em nossa formação social. Considerando que os sentidos são regularizados por uma disputa ideológica que se realiza na e pela línguagem, apresentaremos uma análise discursiva dos dizeres em circulação na mídia, em seus diferentes espaços de enunciação (GUIMARÃES, 2000), levando em consideração as repetições e/ou deslizamentos destes sentidos nos dizeres outros dispostos nas redes sociais a partir das condições sócio-histórico-ideológicas em que estas discursividades foram produzidas em suas posições-sujeito por vezes distintas. A partir de um gesto de interpretação, buscamos melhor compreender o lugar da mídia na regularização e na desnaturalização dos sentidos sobre a mulher no discurso político, relativamente estabilizados no discurso midiático, em detrimento de outros, por vezes, silenciados.

Palavras-chave: análise de discurso; mulher; imaginário; mídia.
EDUCACIÓN INCLUSIVA Y ENSEÑANZA SUPERIOR DESDE LA MIRADA DE ESTUDIANTES CON DIVERSIDAD FUNCIONAL
Authors: Moriña Anabel , Cotán Fernández Almudena
Published: June 2017

Este artículo presenta los resultados de una investigación en la que se analizaron los facilitadores y obstáculos que tres estudiantes con diversidad funcional identificaron durante su trayectoria en la universidad. Concretamente, se estudió cómo el profesorado había podido contribuir o no a la inclusión social y educativa. A partir del método biográfico-narrativo se pretendía dar voz a personas con diversidad funcional. Para la recogida de información se hizo uso de diversos instrumentos cualitativos: entrevistas biográficas, entrevistas focalizadas, entrevistas semiestructuradas, fotografías, autoinformes, línea de vida, diario de campo de la investigadora, notas de campo de la investigadora, observaciones, correos electrónicos y la técnica “Un día en la vida de…”. Se llevó a cabo un análisis narrativo que permitió construir tres historias de vida. En concreto, los resultados de este trabajo, a través de las narraciones de Marper, Andrés y Rafa, se centran en analizar cómo el profesorado contribuía o no a la inclusión de los estudiantes y cuáles eran las principales barreras que identificaban referidas a éste. Entre las principales conclusiones cabe resaltar cómo algunos docentes no estaban suficientemente formados para responder a las necesidades de los estudiantes o cómo, en ocasiones, no se realizaban los ajustes necesarios para el aprendizaje y participación de los estudiantes.
HACIA UNA EDUCACIÓN UNIVERSITARIA INCLUSIVA: REALIDAD Y RETOS
Authors: Alcaín Martínez Esperanza , Medina-García Marta
Published: June 2017

Es una realidad que la Convención Internacional de los derechos de las personas con discapacidad reconoce el derecho a la educación inclusiva y es una realidad que así se regula en la Ley General de derechos de las personas con discapacidad y de su inclusión social. En cuanto a la normativa nacional, la enseñanza universitaria forma parte del sistema educativo español y le es aplicable lo previsto en la legislación en materia de educación. Sin embargo, este planteamiento básico y objetivo no se corresponde con la situación en la que se encuentran los estudiantes con discapacidad y otras necesidades específicas de apoyo educativo que acceden a la Universidad. En ese sentido, el objetivo de este trabajo es realizar un análisis del sistema educativo universitario español, que nos permita hacer un diagnóstico de la realidad y de los retos pendientes para lograr una educación universitaria inclusiva.
Agrobacterium tumefaciens -mediated transformation of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
Authors: Mallikarjunaiah Shanthala , Moudgalya Sowmya
Published: June 2017

The present investigation describes the development of genetically engineered tomato plants with annexin gene. The alkaline lysis method is used to isolate the plasmid DNA of pUC 19 vector having the desired Annexin gene (3Kbp) and the plasmid DNA of the binary vector pGPTV (13 Kbp) from E.coli (DH5α strain). The purified pUC 19/Annexin and pGPTV plasmid were restriction digested using the restriction enzymes EcoRI and XbaI as a linearised band was eluted from the gel. The digested plasmid shown in the band pattern in the gel were cut by gel elution technique and purified from other reaction mixture. Then the dot spot test was done to calculate the concentration of pGPTV and Annexin gene. The recombinant PGPTV plasmid with the annexin gene in Agrobacterium tumefaciens MTCC 431 was mobilized and transferred to plant system through the mobilization helper plasmid pRK2013. The kanamycin resistance gene (NPT II) was used as a selective marker. The calli used for isolating the genomic DNA which was then amplified for confirmation of annexin gene. The nptII gene of 800 bp serves as a selectable marker system in plants and its amplification confirmed the presence of annexin gene in transgenic plants by PCR method.
Integrated Lighting Efficiency Analysis in Large Industrial Buildings to Enhance Indoor Environmental Quality
Authors: Katunský Dušan , Dolníková Erika , Doroudiani Saeed
Published: June 2017

We present observations from evaluation of internal environmental quality of industrial halls with priority on daylighting in combination with the integral lighting. The physical parameters related to indoor lighting in large industrial halls in winter and summer periods were analyzed using in situ measurements and computational methods. These are part of a comprehensive research on indoor environmental quality of industrial halls with the aims of saving energy and providing a comfortable environment for the workers while improving the productivity. The results showed that the procedures used for evaluation of residential or office buildings may not be used for industrial buildings. We also observed that the criteria of occupants’ comforts for indoor industrial buildings may differ from those of other kinds of buildings. Based on these results, an adequate attention is required for designing the industrial buildings. For this reason, appropriate evaluation methods and criteria should be created. We found the measured values of daylight factor very close to the skylight component of the total illumination. The skylight component was observed on average 30% that of the measured daylight factor values. Although the daylight is not emphasized when designing the industrial buildings and its contribution is small, but it is very important for the workers psychology and physiology. The workers must feel a connection with the exterior environment; otherwise, their productivity decreases.
Do we live in the Best of all possible Worlds? The fine-tuning of the constants of Nature
Authors: Naumann Thomas
Published: June 2017

Our existence depends on a variety of constants which appear to be extremely fine-tuned to allow for the existence of life as we know it. These include the number of spatial dimensions, the strengths of the forces, the masses of the particles, the composition of the Universe and others. On the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the death of G.W. Leibniz we discuss the question of whether we live in the "Best of all possible Worlds". The hypothesis of a multiverse could explain the mysterious fine tuning of so many fundamental quantities. Anthropic arguments are critically reviewed.
In Vitro Effect of 8-Prenylnaringenin and Naringenin on Fibroblasts and Glioblastoma Cells—Cellular Accumulation and Cytotoxicity
Authors: Stompor Monika , Uram Łukasz
Published: June 2017

Gliomas are one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant types of human cancer. One of the most promising field in gliomas cancer therapy is identification and evaluation of anticancer properties of compounds found in plants i.a. naringenin (N) and 8-prenylnaringenin (8PN). The prenyl group seem to be crucial to the anticancer activity of flavones, which may lead to enhanced cell membrane targeting and thus increased intracellular activity. Unfortunately, 8PN content in hop cones is from 10 to 100 times lower compared to other flavonoids i.e. xanthohumol. In this study we used a simple method for the synthesis of 8PN from isoxanthohumol, via O-demethylation with high, 97% of the isolated yield. Cellular accumulation and cytotoxicity of naringenin and 8-prenylnaringenin in normal (BJ) and cancer cells (U-118 MG) were also examined. Obtained data indicated that 8-prenylnaringenin exhibited higher toxicity against used cell lines than naringenin and both flavones inhibited stronger glioblastoma U-118 MG cells than normal fibroblasts. The anticancer properties of 8PN correlated with its significantly greater (37%), accumulation in glioblastoma cells than in normal fibroblasts. Additionally, naringenin indicated higher selectivity for glioblastoma as it was over 6 times more toxic for cancer than normal cells. Our results provide evidence that examined prenylated and non-prenylated flavanones have different biological activity against normal and cancer cell lines and this phenomenon may be useful in clinical practice to construct new, anticancer drugs for glioblastoma.
Microindolinone A, a Novel 4,5,6,7-Tetrahydroindole, from the Deep-Sea-Derived Actinomycete Microbacterium sp. MCCC 1A11207
Authors: Niu Siwen , Zhou Ting-Ting , Xie Chun-Lan , Zhang Gai-Yun , Yang Xian-Wen
Published: June 2017

A novel indole, microindolinone A (1), was isolated from a deep-sea-derived actinomycete Microbacterium sp. MCCC 1A11207, together with 18 known compounds (2–19). By detailed analysis of the 1H, 13C, HSQC, COSY, HMBC, HRESIMS, and CD data, the absolute configuration of 1 was elucidated as 5R-hydroxy-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindole-4-one. Noteworthily, 1 is the second example of a saturated indole isolated from nature.
Congratulations! The First JDR Award
Authors: Murakami Dr. ,   Editors-in-Chiefs, Takiguchi Dr.
Published: June 2017

The first JDR Award and JDR 10th anniversary ceremony was held in Kasumigaseki, Japan, at November 11 and the certificate was given to the one of the JDR award winners, Prof. Fumio Yamazaki.

We congratulate the winners and sincerely wish for future success.
Message from Editors-in-Chief
Authors: Hayashi Haruo ,   President, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience  3-1, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0006, Japan
Published: June 2017

Journal of Disaster Research (JDR) is a comprehensive, peer-reviewed professional journal published in Japan for studies on disaster reduction with all-hazard approach and has published more than 1,000 papers since 2006. I took over the chief editor from Dr. Takiguchi last September to help Dr. Murakami. I would like to keep working on publishing high-quality study achievements from JDR, as a clearinghouse site of disaster risk reduction and resilience information in Asia. I very much hope for your continued cooperation.
Special Issue on Dynamically and Biologically Inspired Legged Locomotion
Authors: Kinugasa Tetsuya ,   Professor, Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Okayama University of Science, Hosoda Koh , Iribe Masatsugu , Asano Fumihiko , Sugimoto Yasuhiro
Published: June 2017

Legged locomotion, including walking, running, turning, and jumping, strongly depends on the dynamics and biological characteristics of the body involved. Gait patterns and energy efficiency, for example, are known to be greatly affected by not only travel velocity and ground contact conditions but also by body configuration, such as joint stiffness and coordination, as well as foot sole shape. To understand legged locomotion principles, we must clarify how the body’s dynamic and biological characteristics affect locomotion. Effort must also be made to incorporate these characteristics inventively to improve locomotion performance, such as robustness, adaptability, and efficiency, which further refine the legged locomotion. This special issue on “Dynamically and Biologically Inspired Legged Locomotion,” studies on legged locomotion based on dynamic and biological characteristics, covers a wide range of themes, such as a rimless wheel, a design method for a biped based on passive dynamic walking, the analysis of biped locomotion based on passive dynamic walking and dynamically inspired walking, an analysis of gait generation for a triped robot, and quadruped locomotion with a flexible trunk. Since there are interesting papers on legged robots with different numbers of legs, we basically organized the papers based on the number of legs. Studies on “Dynamically and Biologically Inspired Legged Locomotion” are expected to not only realize and improve legged locomotion as engineering, but also to reveal the locomotion mechanism of various creatures as science.
Maneuvering Support System for an Amphibian Vehicle – Warning Display to Prevent Rough Maneuvers –
Authors: Hayashi Ryota ,   Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Okayama University of Science, Matsuyama Genki , Amano Hisanori , Saiki Hitomu , Kinugasa Tetsuya , Yoshida Koji , Iribe Masatsugu , Tokuda Kenichi ,   Ichihara Works, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.,   National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster,   Department of Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Osaka Electro-Communication University,   Faculty of Systems Engineering, Wakayama University
Published: June 2017

[abstFig src='/00290003/14.jpg' width='300' text='Amphibian vehicle maneuvering simulator' ] This study proposes a maneuvering support system for an amphibian vehicle by applying a nonlinear state feedback control law for vehicle trajectory control. We consider that the vehicle should not drift sideways for good driving performance. To derive a nonlinear state feedback control law, we have defined ‘Maneuvering Trajectory’ as an additional reference trajectory that is generated by the driver’s maneuver. We have constructed a Lyapunov-like function for the trajectory control system. In this paper, we construct a vehicle-maneuvering simulator and set a clockwise circular reference trajectory. The efficiency of the proposed maneuvering support system is shown in the maneuvering simulations. We consider the case where the propulsive forces of the vehicle have limited influence on maneuverability. A new warning display system is proposed so that the driver can recognize if his or her maneuver is not suitable. Then, we examine the feasibility of the proposed warning display system through several simulations.
Nation Branding in Romania After 1989: A Cultural Semiotic Perspective
Authors: Cheregi Bianca Florentina
Published: June 2017

This paper discusses four nation branding post-communist campaigns initiated by the Romanian Government, from a cultural semiotic perspective, as developed by the Tartu-Moscow-Semiotic School. In so doing, it focuses on analyzing advertising and national identity discourses inside the semiospheres. Moreover, the paper investigates how elements of neoliberal ideology are addressed in the governmental campaigns, considering the “marketization of public discourse” (Fairclough, 1993). Nation branding in post-communist Romania is a distinctive phenomena, compared to other countries, especially from Western Europe. In transition countries, nation branding is often mentioned because of the constant need to reconfigure national identity by dissociating from the communist past (Kaneva, 2012). In Romania, nation branding is also a public issue discussed in the media, connected to the ways in which the international press portrays the country or to the migrants’ actions. In this context, Romania’s nation brand represents a cultural space and the campaigns mobilize cultural symbols as systems of signs necessary for the existence and functioning of advertising discourses.

Using a semiotic analysis linked to the field of cultural semiotics (Lotman, 2005/1984), this article analyzes four nation branding campaigns initiated by the Romanian Government (Romania Simply Surprising – 2004, Romania Land of Choice – 2009, Explore the Carpathian Garden – 2010, and Discover the Place Where You Feel Reborn – 2014), considering elements such as semiotic borders, dual coding and symbols. The results show that the campaigns are part of four different semiospheres, integrating discursive practices both from advertising and public diplomacy when communicating the national image to the internal (citizens) or external (international) audiences.
ANTHROPOMORPHISM IN ADVERTISING: THE EFFECT OF ANTHROPOMORPHIC PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION ON CONSUMER PURCHASE INTENTION
Authors: Dwinita Laksmidewi  , Harry Susianto  , Adi Zakaria Afiff
Published: June 2017

Anthropomorphism refers to the tendency to imbue the nonhuman objects with human-like characteristics, intentions, and behaviour. This study aims to examine that demonstrating the efficacy of the product using human behaviour (anthropomorphic demonstration) in advertising is more effective in explaining the efficacy of the products that are difficult to understand. We used hero archetype to illustrate the product efficacy in human behaviour. The results of two studies suggest that anthropomorphic demonstration has a positive effect on perceived product efficacy. These studies also find that anthropomorphic demonstration effect would be higher when the product represented character has high similarity to humans. Consumers successfully anthropomorphise the product when the products are presented as human which have human-like behaviour and human-like physical appearance. Further, the results indicate that perceived product efficacy significantly mediates the effect of anthropomorphic demonstration on purchase intention.
Current Methods of the Circulating Tumor Cells (CTC) Analysis: A Brief Overview
Authors: Dementeva Natalia , Kokova Daria , Mayboroda Oleg A.
Published: June 2017

This mini review provides a short overview of the main methods of the selection and analysis of the
circulating tumor cells. We briefly focus on the evolution of the technical approaches used in the CTCs analysis
from early description of the most discussed contemporary workflows such as Cellsearch and CTC-iChip. In
addition, we discuss more “unconventional” approaches such as mass spectrometry and NMR based methods of
CTC analysis.
Rotator: Flexible Distribution of Data Across Sensory Channels
Authors: Cherston Juliana , Paradiso Joseph A.
Published: June 2017

‘Rotator’ is a web-based multisensory analysis interface that en- ables users to shift streams of multichannel scientific data between their auditory and visual sensory channels in order to better discern structure and anomaly in the data. This paper provides a technical overview of the Rotator tool as well as a discussion of the mo- tivations for integrating flexible data display into future analysis and monitoring frameworks. An audio-visual presentation mode in which only a single stream is visualized at any given moment is identified as a particularly promising alternative to a purely visual information display mode. Auditory and visual excerpts from the interface are available at http://resenv.media.mit.edu/rotator.
Illustrating Trends in Nitrogen Oxides Across the United States Using Sonification
Authors: Laughner Joshua L. , Canfield-Dafilou Elliot Kermit
Published: June 2017

Leveraging the human auditory system, sonification can be used as an educational tool for non-experts to engage with data in a different mode than visualization. Without oversimplifying the data, this project presents a sonification tool for exploring NO2 and O3 data from the BErkeley High Resolution (BEHR) tropospheric NO2 and OMO3PR ozone profile datasets. By allowing the listener control over the data-to-sound mapping and synthesis parameters, one can experience and learn about the interplay between NO2 tVCDs and O3 concentrations. Furthermore, interannual trends can be perceived across different types of locations.
Sounding Objects: An Overview Towards Sound Methods and Techniques to Explore Sound Within a Design Process
Authors: Ferranti Marcelo Pedruzzi , Spitz Rejane
Published: June 2017

Sound is a neglected subject of today’s products and services. The new technologies changed the way we interact with the people, objects and the world around us, thus, designers should aim at all senses, contemplating a multi sensorial experience. In this scenario sound becomes an important aspect to be considered during the project phase in a design process. Sound becomes part of the product identity and expression, the way the product talks to us. To foster this scenario designers should be aware of the possibilities and attributes of sound and how to explore them in a creative way. In this short paper we investigated published articles, workshops and publications to collect sound methods and techniques to be used into a design process. As a result, we proposed twenty essential sound methods that could be applied in a design thinking context. This is an ongoing research, part of a thesis experiment, since further methods and refinement could be added in the future.
Parallel Computing of Particle Trajectory Sonification to Enable Real-time Interactivity
Authors: Yang Jiajun , Hermann Thomas
Published: June 2017

In this paper, we revisit, explore and extend the Particle Trajectory Sonification (PTS) model, which supports cluster analysis of high-dimensional data by probing a model space with virtual particles which are ‘gravitationally’ attracted to a mode of the dataset’s potential function. The particles’ kinetic energy progression of as function of time adds directly to a signal which constitutes the sonification. The exponential increase in computation power since its conception in 1999 enables now for the first time to investigate real-time interactivity in such complex interweaved dynamic sonification models. We speeded up the computation of the PTS model with (i) data optimization via vector quantization, and (ii) parallel computing via OpenCL. We investigated the performance of sonifying high-dimensional complex data under different approaches. The results show a substantial increase in speed when applying vector quantization and parallelism with CPU. GPU parallelism provided a substantial speedup for very large number of particles comparing to using CPU but did not show enough benefit for a low number of particles due to copying overhead. A hybrid OpenCL implementation is presented to maximize the benefits of both worlds.
Spindex and Spearcons in Mandarin: Auditory Menu Enhancements Successful in A Tonal Language
Authors: Gable Thomas M. , Tomlinson Brianna , Cantrell Stanley , Walker Bruce N.
Published: June 2017

Auditory displays have been used extensively to enhance visual menus across diverse settings for various reasons. While standard auditory displays can be effective and help users across these settings, standard auditory displays often consist of text to speech cues, which can be time intensive to use. Advanced auditory cues including spindex and spearcon cues have been developed to help address this slow feedback issue. While these cues are most often used in English, they have also been applied to other languages, but research on using them in tonal languages, which may affect the ability to use them, is lacking. The current research investigated the use of spindex and spearcon cues in Mandarin, to determine their effectiveness in a tonal language. The results suggest that the cues can be effectively applied and used in a tonal language by untrained novices. This opens the door to future use of the cues in languages that reach a large portion of the world’s population.
Use of Sonification of Radar Data for Noise Control
Authors: van den Doel Kees , Robinson Michael
Published: June 2017

Deep sounding radar surveys for geophysical exploration requires the detection of faint reflections from deep subsurface structures. Signal to noise enhancement through extensive data stacking is effective provided the data noise is incoherent and time-invariant. We describe the use of sonification of radar data for quality control of peripheral equipment, specifically to detect unwanted noise with a temporal pattern. The sonification process consists of filtering and time-scaling radio frequency data and interpreting the result as audio, a process usually referred to as auralization. A small user study was performed to quantify variations in individual performance in detecting these.
Navigation in an Audio-only First Person Adventure Game
Authors: Jäger Adrian , Hadjakos Aristotelis
Published: June 2017

Navigation in audio-only first person adventure games is challenging since the user has to rely exclusively on his or her sense of hearing to localize game objects and navigate in the virtual world. In this paper we report on observations that we made during the iterative design process for such a game and the results of the final evaluation. In particular we argue to provide a sufficient number of unique sound sources since players do not use a mental map of the virtual place for navigating but instead move from sound source to sound source in a more linear fashion.
Challenges and Constraints of Using Audio in Online Music Education
Authors: Marins Paulo R. A.
Published: June 2017

Several online music courses have been developed lately by educational companies. In addition, many universities have been offering music online degree programs. Since these courses and programs are taught through distance education, many information and communication technoloties (ICTs) are used such as: recorded video, online software, social networks, and audio. Although audio is widely used in the online courses and degree programs that aim to teach applied music, only a few research reports have been published recently about this subject. This paper intends to clarify – through a literature review - some questions concerning this use and also aims to provide a discussion regarding the challenges and constraints of using audio in online applied music lessons. It is also hoped that the discussions made in this paper may lead to the development of research in the area of online music education as well as in the specific field of sound in learning.
Human and Machine Listening of Seismic Data
Authors: Paté Arthur , Holtzman Benjamin , Waldhauser Felix , Repetto Douglas , Paisley John
Published: June 2017

Geothermal energy mining consists of injecting cold water into hot rocks in order to create micro-fractures allowing heat to be extracted and converted into electrical energy. This water injection can trigger several rock fracture processes. Seismologists are facing the challenge of identifying and understanding these fracture processes in order to maximize heat extraction and minimize induced seismicity. Our assumption is that each fracture process is characterized by spectro-temporal features and patterns that are not picked up by current signal processing methods used in seismology, but can be identified by the human auditory system and/or by machine learning. We present here a pluridisciplinary methodology aimed at addressing this problem, combining machine learning, auditory display and sound perception.
Spectral Parameter Encoding: Towards a Framework for Functional-Aesthetic Sonification
Authors: Tsuchiya Takahiko , Freeman Jason
Published: June 2017

Auditory-display research has had a largely unsolved challenge of balancing functional and aesthetic considerations. While functional designs tend to reduce musical expressivity for the fidelity of data, aesthetic or musical sound organization arguably has a potential for representing multi-dimensional or hierarchical data structure with enhanced perceptibility. Existing musical designs, however, generally employ nonlinear or interpretive mappings that hinder the assessment of functionality. The authors propose a framework for designing expressive and complex sonification using small timescale musical hierarchies, such as the harmony and timbral structures, while maintaining data integrity by ensuring a close-to-the-original recovery of the encoded data utilizing descriptive analysis by a machine listener.
Evaluating Two Ways to Train Sensitivity to Echoes to Improve Echolocation
Authors: Heller Laurie M. , Schenker Arley , Grover Pulkit , Gardner Madeline , Liu Felix
Published: June 2017

We investigated whether training sighted individuals to attend to information in echoes could improve their active echolocation ability. We evaluated two training techniques that involved artificially generated sounds. Both artificial techniques were evaluated by their effect on natural echolocation of real objects with self-generated clicks. One group trained by discriminating sounds presented over headphones in the lab. The lateral displacement or distance of the echo was varied in a staircase procedure. The second training group used an echolocation app on a smartphone. They navigated a maze by using echo cues presented over earbuds. The echo cues had 3D audio virtual reality cues. Participants in the control condition did not improve but the majority of participants who trained did improve. The lab training is labor intensive whereas the app training was self-guided and convenient. This has implications for training methods aimed at echolocation that might ultimately be useful for navigation by visually impaired individuals.
Did You Feel That? Developing Novel Multimodal Alarms for High Consequence Clinical Environments
Authors: Alirezaee Parisa , Girgis Roger , Kim TaeYong , Schlesinger Joseph J. , Cooperstock Jeremy R.
Published: June 2017

Hospitals are overwhelmingly filled with sounds produced by alarms and patient monitoring devices. Consequently, these sounds create a fatiguing and stressful environment for both patients and clinicians. As an attempt to attenuate the auditory sen- sory overload, we propose the use of a multimodal alarm system in operating rooms and intensive care units. Specifically, the system would utilize multisensory integration of the haptic and auditory channels. We hypothesize that combining these two channels in a synchronized fashion, the auditory threshold of perception of participants will be lowered, thus allowing for an overall reduction of volume in hospitals. The results obtained from pilot testing support this hypothesis. We conclude that further investigation of this method can prove useful in reducing the sound exposure level in hospitals as well as personalizing the perception and type of the alarm for clinicians.
A Comparison Between the Efficacy of Task-Based vs. Data-Based sEMG Sonification Designs
Authors: Verona Daniel , Peres S. Camille
Published: June 2017

Historically, many sonification designs that have been used for data analysis purposes have been based on data characteristics and have not been explicitly based on the listener’s task. These sonification designs have often been described as annoying, confusing, or fatiguing. In the absence of a generally accepted theoretical framework for sonification design, there is a need for improvements in sonification design as well as a need for empirical evaluation of task- based sonification designs. This research focuses on surface electromyography (sEMG) sonification and two sEMG data analysis tasks: determining which of two muscles contracts first and which of two muscles exhibits a higher exertion level. Both of these tasks were analyzed using a task analysis technique known as GOMS (Goals, Operators, Methods, Selection Rules) and two sonification designs were created based on the results of these task analyses. Two Data-based sEMG sonification designs were then taken from the sEMG sonification literature, and the four designs (2 Task-based and 2 Data-based) were empirically compared. Significant effects of sonification design on listener performance were found, with listeners scoring more accurately using the Task-based sonification designs. Based on these results, we argue for wider application of task analysis methods to sonification design and for the inclusion of task analysis methods into a generally accepted theoretical framework for sonification design.
Definición del objeto de trabajo y conceptualización de los Sistemas de Información Audiovisual de la Televisión
Authors: Póveda López Inés Carmen , Caldera Serrano Jorge , Polo Carrión Juan Antonio
Published: June 2017

Se define el objeto de trabajo documental en los sistemas de información audiovisual de la televisión, partiendo de las distintas definiciones aportadas por los principales autores e instituciones sobre los conceptos de audiovisual, imagen en movimiento, sonido, documentación audiovisual, información audiovisual y documento audiovisual. Se llega así, por medio de la cuantificación y el análisis de las ideas y conceptos más repetidos en las definiciones analizadas, a definir un “Documento televisivo de imagen en movimiento”.
Situación de la brecha digital de género y medidas de inclusión en España
Authors: Caridad Sebastian Mercedes , Ayuso García Maria Dolores
Published: June 2017

La presente investigación establece en el contexto económico y social mundial, la importancia que tiene el desarrollo de las TIC y las notables diferencias que existen en cuanto acceso, uso, penetración y habilidades, resultado de otras brechas sociales, incluida la brecha de género objeto de nuestra investigación. Se analizan los datos estadísticos sobre la Sociedad de la Información con indicación de género en la UE de los 15 y la de los 27, y en España. Por último se analizan las medidas normativas y legislativas de carácter general y horizontal acometidas por los poderes públicos para evitar las desigualdades, esto es, la exclusión, y se estudian los planes específicos para la inclusión digital de género que se llevan a cabo en las CCAA y cuáles de estos son más beneficiosos y se ajustan mejor a las necesidades que se demandan. Se concluye que tal brecha es más profunda en las categorías de usuarios avanzados y muy avanzados que utilizan con destreza herramientas de software y que es necesario revisar los indicadores de medición.
Factores culturales, económicos y sociales de la preservación documental digital
Authors: Voutssás M. Juan
Published: June 2017

Se analiza la problemática actual de la enorme producción y acumulación mundial de información en forma de documentos electrónicos o digitales, y el problema derivado de la pérdida de esa información, así como su posible preservación. Se estudian y establecen con detalle los factores que inciden en la preservación de documentos digitales a largo plazo; en particular los factores culturales, económicos y sociales.
La colaboración científica y la internacionalización de la ciencia mexicana de 1980 a 2004
Authors: Luna-Morales María Elena
Published: June 2017

Este trabajo presenta un análisis de las publicaciones registradas en las bases de datos Science Citation Index (SCI) en el periodo 1980-2004, y Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) de 1997-2004, para determinar el nivel de internacionalización que sostiene la ciencia mexicana, tomando como aspecto básico de estudio la colaboración científica establecida con otras instituciones, países y disciplinas científicas. El trabajo se apoya en el método bibliométrico y el análisis de redes de coautoría utilizando como herramienta base el software Pajek. De acuerdo con los resultados, México mantiene colaboración internacional desde los primeros años del estudio, aunque con menos intensidad durante los 80 y primera mitad de los 90, donde predomina la práctica de investigación en autoría única que está representada por el 40% del total de la producción. Es a partir de la segunda mitad de la década de los años noventa cuando México se integra con mayor fuerza a la colaboración internacional a través de 4,000 distintas instituciones procedentes de 143 diferentes países. El análisis de redes demuestra que es con Estados Unidos de América (EUA) con el que se logra una mayor colaboración científica, al igual que con Canadá e Inglaterra, lo anterior de acuerdo con las medidas de centralidad por grado, cercanía e intermediación. Finalmente, por el número de trabajos en cooperación, nuevamente destacan Estados Unidos, Canadá, Inglaterra, así como Italia, Alemania, Argentina, Cuba y Brasil.
La fotografía en los diarios impresos gratuitos españoles: aplicación y uso en 20 Minutos, Qué y Adn
Authors: Sánchez Vigil Juan Miguel , Olivera Zaldua María , Marcos Recio Juan Carlos
Published: June 2017

La prensa gratuita, de gran impacto social, cumple una función informativa de urgencia con titulares de impacto, artículos concisos y noticias breves. La distribución en puntos clave (medios de transporte, cafés, centros culturales, bibliotecas, etcétera.) confiere a este medio unas características especiales poco estudiadas, entre ellas la fotografía. Se presenta en este artículo un estudio exhaustivo de la aplicación y uso de la fotografía en los tres diarios impresos gratuitos españoles de implantación nacional: 20 Minutos, Qué y Adn, considerando el número de imágenes, la procedencia y autoría, su relación con el texto y la publicidad, los formatos y su distribución por secciones.
tulajdonhoz való jog védelmének kialakulása
Authors: Andorkó Imre
Published: June 2017

Ein wesentlicher Bestandteil der Freiheit ist das private Eigentum. Das Privateigentumermöglicht den Menschen die Souveränität und Selbstentfaltung, ist eines der wichtigstenInstituten der Marktwirtschaft. Die Fixierung von Eigentumsrecht als Grundrecht in denVerfassungen blickt in den Ländern im Westen Europas im allgemeinem auf mehrJahrhunderte zurück. Nach Meinung einiger Autoren sind die Verwurzelungen desgrundrechtlichen Schutzes des Eigentums schon in biblischer Zeit entdeckbar. Die Studiebeschäftigt sich mit der Entwicklung und mit den theoretischen Grundfragen desverfassungsrechtlichen Eigentumsschutzes. Diese Übersicht zeigt, dass der konkrete,effiziente Eigentumsschutz in Ungarn im Vergleich zu den demokratischen StaatenWesteuropas und den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika mehr Jahrhundert später aufgetretenhat. Der ungarische Verfassungsgerichtshof hat das für die Rechtsstaaten charakteristischhohe Niveau des Eigentumschutzes ohne heimische Prämissen und Traditionen nach derWende 1989/90 entwickeln müssen.
orvostudomány elméleti, gyakorlati eredményei és a büntetőjog kapcsolata
Authors: Béky Ágnes Enikő
Published: June 2017

In the 19th Century the results of the natural sciences – physics, chemistry –, the technicalachievements incorporated in the medical science, and made the medical science an intensiveprogress. This article presents the scientific results, which have the largest relevance regardthe criminal law and which have a significant impact on the science of criminal law and itsaffiliates.The advance of medical science results the appearance on the one part the expansion of themedical knowledge and medical tasks, on the other hand new offenses and new types ofevidence. The practical application of the results of medical research into the criminalprocedure (blood tests, DNA test, etc.) allows primary the faster detection in the investigativestage of criminal proceedings, and the making of more reasonable judgments. On the territoryof psychiatry are very important the results of research of the state of consciousness, thatinfluence the offenders culpableness, because they give an answer to the question, in whatconsciousness was the offender at the time of the crime.This article submitted the most important correspondences of the medical science andcriminal law, and it is established, that the results of the medical science support the furtherdevelopment of the criminal law and its affiliates.
diszkriminációmentes munkadíjazás alapvető sajátosságai az Európai Unióban
Authors: Bagdi Katalin
Published: June 2017

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Gondolatok a fogyasztói szerződési jog kialakulásáról és fejlődéséről
Authors: Varga Nelli
Published: June 2017

In dem ersten Teil der Arbeit wird die historischen Grundlagen des Verbraucherschutzespräsentiert: der Prinzip des Schutzes der schwächeren Partei. In dem zweiten Teil wird dieArbeit die Herausbildung und die Entwicklung des Verbrauchervertragsrechts in der EUgeprüft und das Problem der Implementation der verbraucherlichen Richtlinien eröffnet. DasWerk enthält die wesentlichen allgemeinen Merkmalen der Verbrauchersverträge: unfairKlauseln in den Verbrauchersvertägen, Aufklärungspflicht vor dem Vertragsabschluss, dasWiderrufsrecht, obligatorischen Inhaltselementen der Verbrauchersverträge, usw. Die Arbeitvermeidet auf die gegenständige Tendenz von dem Verbrauchervertragsrecht. Der letzte Teilder Arbeit vorzeigt das Zustandekommen und die Entwicklung des Verbrauchervertragsrechtsin Ungarn, betont die Position der Verbraucherverträge in den Kodifikationen des neuenungarischen BGBs. Das Werk fasst die verschiedenen verbraucherrechtlichen Normen desneuen ungarischen BGBs, um die Existieren des Verbrauchervertragsrechts in Ungarn zubeweisen. Es muss deswegen bemerkt werden, neben die Normen des gültigen und des neuenBGBs viele andere Gesetze auf dem Gebiet des Verbrauchervertragsrechts zu geben. Auchder ungarische Gesetzgeber muss entscheiden, ob die verschiedenen verbraucherrechtlichenRichtlinien im getränten Gesetz oder in dem BGB implementiert werden sollte. DerGesetzgeber hat die erste Lösung gewählt.Die gültigen Normen des Verbrauchervertragsrechts befinden sich in keinem einheitlichenGesetz, und das neue ungarische BGB enthält nur die konstanten Kerne derverbraucherrechtlichen Richtlinien. Es wird gehofft, dass das Verbrauchervertragsrecht in derZukunft in einem einheitlichen Verbrauchergesetz geregelt wird, wie darauf die Gründung desneuen ungarischen BGBs hinweist.
A vétőképtelen személy károkozásáért való felelősség
Authors: Varga Nelli
Published: June 2017

The new Hungarian Civil Code also modernizes the non-contractual liability law in several aspects. Even if the so-called general clause of non-contractual liability reamains unchanged, its contstitutive elements are regulated in detail in the new Civil Code. The new Code also introduces some new provisions with regard to liability for dameges caused by a person of lack of discretionary power. The objektive of this survey is to present these changes and to examine its possible impacts on judicial practice.