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FULL SCALE PREDICTION OF HYDRODYNAMIC NOISE USING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
Authors: Fay E M
Published: October 2019

The issues of noise and vibration related to the propulsion system of vessels shines a bright light over the present day operation of sea going vessels. Some of the principal issues coming to the front are not new and are concerned with passenger and crew comfort which has been a touchstone for a decade or more. The most recent, more ominous issue is transmission of noise from transiting vessels and how this noise affects marine mammals.

The tools used to analyse and define the expected levels of vibration and noise in the design phase are becoming more and more robust. The paper describes the use of computational fluid dynamics to predict the noise and vibration generated by hydrodynamic flow over the hull and the propeller(s) of the vessel. The analysis is carried out using the program OpenFOAM comparing the operating propeller performance coefficients with the open water propeller coefficients. The paper also looks at the effects of cavitation, vessel trim and propeller loading on a 140 meter car ferry. The loading, noise and vibration data will be quantified and compared to full scale vessel data.
AN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL CONTROLLABLE-PITCH PROPELLER
Authors: McBain J
Published: October 2019

An electro-mechanical replacement for hydraulically-actuated controllable pitch propellers is described. The proposed mechanism applies a thread to the rotating shaft driven by the ship’s prime mover onto which a ferromagnetic nut is threadedly mated and spun by a stator-born electromagnet; the axial motion of the nut is used to manipulate the pitch of the rotatable blades. The design completely removes any mechanical coupling between the rotor and stator systems. An argument for the mechanism’s efficiency, ease of maintenance, and reduction of weight is provided in the form of reasoning by analogy for the already well studied differentiation between hydraulic and electric cylinders. Efficiency gains of 2-3 times, a doubling of mean-time-between failure, and a reduction of weight by 10% are inferred.
FULL SCALE PERFORMANCE OF GATE RUDDER
Authors: Sasaki N , Kuribayshi S , Miles A
Published: October 2019

This paper introduces full scale performance results obtained from voyage data taken from two 2400 dwt container ships, one equipped with the world’s first GATE RUDDER®. This is an innovative design, which is not seen as a conventional energy saving device and which has not been fully explored so far. The recent full-scale trials with this coastal container vessel have confirmed the superior performance of the GATE RUDDER® system which has shown 14% reduction in fuel consumption when compared with it’s sister vessel having a conventional rudder system. After 12 months from delivery, the voyage data from both vessels revealed that in some situations the gain could be much larger at abt. 27%. In this paper, the full scale operational performance differences from not only the model test but also the sea trial result are presented.
FOLICULITE FURUNCULOSE SECUNDÁRIA A DEMODICOSE EM CÃO DA RAÇA HUSKY SIBERIANO – RELATO DE CASO
Authors: Dos Santos Douglas Evandro , Fiorato Camila André , Mattosinho Rodrigo de Oliveira
Published: October 2019

A foliculite furunculose, piodermite profunda causada na maioria das vezes por Staphylococcus pseudointermedius, tem sido frequentemente descrita em cães pastores, e outras raças de pastoreios. Existem ainda, relatos desta afecção em cães das raças Bull Terrier, Pit Bull e Dálmatas. Os sinais clínicos comumente encontrados são lesões alopécicas, pruriginosas, podendo ser visualizadas em forma de pápulas, pústulas, crostas, erosões e fistulas, acompanhadas de odor fétido. As lesões podem ser encontradas em região lombossacra, inguinal, abdômen ventral, membros, glúteos, cotovelos, região axilar, região cervical e face podendo também, apresentar-se de forma generalizada. O diagnóstico é baseado nos sinais clínicos, histórico do animal, exame citológico, exame hematológico, exames microbiológicos e análise histopatológica. O tratamento consiste na remoção do fator causal primário, antibioticoterapia de longo prazo, anti-inflamatório esteroidal e tratamento tópico abrangendo tricotomia, limpeza das lesões e banhos com xampu a base de Clorexidine ou Peróxido de benzoíla, podendo ainda ser realizada a excisão cirúrgica da lesão. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo relatar o atendimento a um canídeo, fêmea, 10 anos de idade, 14kg, da raça Husky Siberiano, atendido na Clínica Veterinária UNINGÁ, tendo como queixa principal lesões na região do cotovelo esquerdo com histórico de recidivas, onde obteve-se o diagnóstico de foliculite furunculose profunda piogranulomatosa e eosinofílica crônica secundaria a demodicose. Optou-se pelo tratamento cirúrgico, utilizando-se a técnica de nodulectomia, a qual obteve-se uma resposta satisfatória.
OCORRÊNCIA DE ALTERAÇÕES ODONTOLÓGICAS EM EQUINOS MESTIÇOS DA FAZENDA VIDA NOVA NA CIDADE DE SÃO JOÃO DO IVAÍ – PARANÁ
Authors: Marino Polyana Carolina , Ribeiro Maria Samara Almeida , Massanares João Victor Brisola , Moreira Mateus Jacomelli , Gonçalves Gustavo Romero , Rossato Monique Rusch
Published: October 2019

O objetivo do presente estudo foi estabelecer a incidência de alterações odontológicas de equinos mestiços que vivem sob regime semiextensivo em uma propriedade na cidade de São João do Ivaí, Paraná. Foram avaliados 20 equinos, sem raça definida, com idade entre 3 e 20 anos, de ambos os sexos, pesando em média 450 kg, criados em um sistema semiextensivo na fazenda Vida Nova em São João do Ivaí, Estado do Paraná. Os animais foram devidamente contidos, e com o auxílio de um espéculo oral de equinos, os mesmos foram avaliados por meio de inspeção visual e palpação interna da cavidade oral. O exame odontológico apresentou resultados importantes quanto as alterações dentárias sendo que cerca de 90% (18/20) dos animais apresentaram pontas excessiva de esmalte e ondas nas arcadas dentárias superior e inferior, 25% (5/20) de ganchos, e 5% (1/20) apresentaram ausência de 2º pré-molar da arcada inferior esquerda (306), crescimento excessivo, rampa ou fratura de dente incisivo na arcada superior direita (201) e diastema fisiológico entre quarto pré-molar e primeiro molar. Diante dos resultados apresentados, conclui-se que a odontologia equina faz-se necessária na rotina clínica de equinos com o intuito de minimizar estas alterações odontológicas que no início de sua formação podem até não trazerem grandes prejuízos, mas, na medida em que forem se desenvolvendo, poderão acarretar lesões sérias de cavidade oral, comprometer no desempenho atlético, apresentarem distúrbios nutricionais e metabólicos, dificuldades no adestramento dos cavalos e até mesmo apresentarem quadros recorrentes de desconforto abdominal agudo.
DOENÇA VESICULAR IDIOPÁTICA DOS SUÍNOS: RELATO DE CASOS E IMPACTO ECONÔMICO, PARANÁ, BRASIL, NOVEMBRO DE 2018
Authors: Zini Lise Michael Laurence , Lopes Marcelo Alessandro Pinheiro , Oliveira Stefan Vilges de
Published: October 2019

A doença vesicular idiopática em suínos (DVIS) é de notificação obrigatória ao serviço veterinário oficial do Ministério da Agricultura Pecuária e Abastecimento. Neste relato são descritos casos suspeitos de DVIS e as condutas sanitária adotadas. Em novembro de 2018, foram recebidos 1218 suínos provenientes de granjas dos municípios de Guaraniaçú (1.038 animais) e Toledo (180 animais), ambos no oeste do estado do Paraná. Na inspeção foram verificados os seguintes sinais e sintomas: claudicação severa; prostração; tendência a ficarem em decúbito; lesões vesiculares circulares sobre as unhas, na coroa do casco e próximo dos dedos acessórios, não cicatrizados ou em fase de cicatrização; edema de membro em alguns animais e artrite; dermatite de contato por decúbito prolongado; úlceras dérmicas; dificuldade de locomoção e sialorréia. Amostras biológicas foram coletadas e os animais abatidos, tiveram as carcaças destinadas para aproveitamento condicional, ao tratamento pelo calor. O diagnóstico sorológico dos testes de neutralização viral de Alagoas vesiculovirus foi positivo em 66,6% (8/12), porém com RT-qPCR negativo. Os custos com a destinação dos animais suspeitos para tratamento pelo calor, bem como a paralização das atividades frigoríficas decorrente da suspeita resultou em um prejuízo aproximado de um milhão de reais.
ASPECTOS CLÍNICOS E TERAPÊUTICOS DO ENVENENAMENTO POR ESCORPIÕES EM CÃES E GATOS
Authors: Brites-Neto José
Published: October 2019

O escorpionismo é um problema de saúde pública em várias partes do mundo, constituindo uma ameaça frequente ao bem estar e qualidade de vida de uma população. Em Medicina Veterinária, não existem registros epidemiológicos relacionados a animais domésticos, pela ausência de informações dos órgãos de vigilância em saúde veterinária, caracterizando um silêncio de notificações quanto à ocorrência de acidentes por escorpiões e consequente análise de risco para a saúde animal. O repertório de informações sobre achados clínicos e fisiopatológicos apresenta predominância sindrômica em humanos, com alguns relatos técnicos em ensaios com animais de experimentação, incluindo modelos caninos. Considerando que no Brasil não há soro antiescorpiônico disponível em medicina veterinária, o objetivo do tratamento de acidentes em cães e gatos consiste em aliviar os sinais clínicos do envenenamento, instituindo tratamento de suporte para preservar as funções vitais do animal. Nesse sentido, foram abordados aspectos clínicos e terapêuticos, com ênfase nos efeitos sobre o sistema nervoso simpático e parassimpático, sistema cardiorrespiratório e sistema neuromuscular,envolvidos em casos de envenenamentos por acidentes escorpiônicos em cães e gatos.
Escherichia coli: ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY MONITORING 2015 – 2018 IN BRAZIL
Authors: Levandowski Rafael , Daroit Luciane , Dos Santos Luciana Ruschel
Published: October 2019

Commensal bacteria, such as Escherichia coli, are involved in the transmission of resistance genes because it is widely distributed and constantly exposed to antibiotics. In this study, we examined multidrug resistance (MDR) in 282 collections of Escherichia coliisolates recovered from hospitalized animals in Brazil. A total of 2186 disc diffusion susceptibility tests were performed for 22 antibiotics. We verified 100% resistance for Lincomycin, metronidazole and penicillin and for other drugs we observed: sulfonamide (77%), amoxicillin (75%), cephalothin (70%), ampicillin (57%), tetracycline (52%), doxycycline (48%), amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid (47%), cephalexin (45%), sulfamethoxazole plus trimethoprim (41%), ciprofloxacin (40%), cefazolin (40%), trimethoprim (39%), norfloxacin (34%), enrofloxacin (34%), neomycin (33%), florfenicol (27%), ceftiofur (24%), chloramphenicol (20%) and gentamicin (17%). In addition, multidrug resistance was observed in 39% (151/282) of the samples tested. The study demonstrated that E. coli isolates showed resistance to antibiotics used in human medicine and, due to the ability to transfer resistance genes, is a public health issue. Multidrug resistance limits the drug choice for the treatment of E. coliinfections, suggesting that veterinarians seek antimicrobial alternatives.
The Chromic Response to Environment of some Imine-Based Oligomers
Authors: Constantin Catalin Paul , Bejan Andra Elena , Damaceanu Mariana Dana
Published: October 2019

Among the organic materials widely studied for applications in advanced techniques, imine-based compounds (or azomethines) have received considerable attention due to their ability to reversibly change the color under the action of an external stimulus. The halochromic or photochromic behavior of imines is based on the protonation or photoizomerization ability of the imine linkage, the color changing effect occurring in response to the change in pH of the surrounding medium or electromagnetic radiation absorption. Starting from these aspects, three imine-based oligomers with a donor-acceptor-donor topology containing phenoxazine as the donor unit and diphenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole, 9,9-diphenylfluorene or fluorene as an acceptor moiety were thoroughly investigated with respect to their protonation and photoiradiation behavior, evaluated by means of photo-physics analysis.
Helicopter Response to Atmospheric Turbulence in Forward Flight
Authors: Elliott Andrew S. , Chopra Inderjit
Published: October 2019

The response of a helicopter rotor‐body system in forward flight to a nonstationary random gust field is examined analytically, using a state space formulation in the time domain. The statistically sufficient characteristics of the nonstationary response, namely the mean vector
and covariance matrix, are obtained by direct time integration of the stochastic differential equations. Threshold crossing and peak value statistics are derived far arbitrary threshold levels. The hingeless. rotor blades are modelled structurally as rotating elastic beams, while the hub and
fuselage are considered as a single rigid body. The aerodynamic forcing is developed using a two‐dimensional unsteady aerodynamic model with compressibility effects included. The external environment consists of a uniform free‐stream velocity, plus a one‐dimensional, nonstationary,
Gaussian stochastic perturbation with known mean and standard deviation and von Karman power spectral density distribution. Results are presented for a model helicopter at various combinations of advance ratio, turbulence intensity, and scale length typical of law altitude and nap‐of‐the‐earth
flight environments. Nonstationarity in the gust field is shown to have little effect on the response, while choice of altitude and airspeed may significantly alter the hub and blade motions.
Giant acquired acral fibrokeratoma: A case report
Authors: Al-Atif Hend M.
Published: October 2019

Acquired acral fibrokeratoma (AAF) is a rare benign fibrous tumor. Its size is usually small (i.e., <0.5 cm). However, few cases with giant lesions (i.e., >1 cm) have been reported. A 17-year-old Saudi male presented to the Dermatology Outpatient Clinic of Aseer Central Hospital, Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia, with a painless rounded skin-colored exophytic nodule arising from the dorsal surface of the right middle toe, 1.7 cm in diameter. The tumor was surgically excised. Histopathology examination revealed a giant polyploid lesion, composed of massive hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, a core of thick collagen bundles and vertically oriented small dermal blood vessels. The diagnosis was giant AAF. There was no evidence of recurrence after surgical excision. AAF is a rare benign skin tumor which should be differentiated from other similar skin lesions. Surgical excision is the first line for treatment.
A case of intractable pruritis vulvae treatment with pulsed ultrasound
Authors: Liggins C. A.
Published: October 2019

No abstract available
Report on Fourteenth General Meeting of The National Council of The South African Society of Physiotherapy held on 27th & 28th March 1981 in Pretoria
Authors: Unknown Author
Published: October 2019

No abstract available
Spinal cord injury — Hope through rehabilitation and research
Authors: Flint Lane
Published: October 2019

The incidence of spinal cord injuries in industrial countries is increasing. Rehabilitation and vocational (re)training of these persons in wheelchairs is essential. This article describes a specific rehabilitation programme from the acute phase to the final goal, namely vocational integration. All members of the rehabilitation team are involved.
Excerpts from the annual CSP Congress in London held at the Royal Free hospital in Hampstead
Authors: Authors Various
Published: October 2019

No abstract available
Квантовая запутанность в нерелятивистском столкновении двух тождественных фермионов со спином $1/2$
Authors: Kouzakov Konstantin Alekseevich
Published: October 2019

В рамках нестационарной теории рассеяния изучается формирование запутанного состояния двух нерелятивистских тождественных частиц со спином $1/2$ в результате их упругого рассеяния. Мера запутанности частиц в конечном канале описывается с помощью согласованности пары. Для указанного количественного критерия получены общие выражения через прямую и обменную амплитуды рассеяния в случае как чистого, так и смешанного спинового состояния пары в начальном канале. Рассмотрено нарушение неравенства Белла в конечном канале. Показано, что в результате столкновения неполяризованных частиц формируется вернеровское спиновое состояние пары, которое является запутанным, если синглетная компонента углового дифференциального сечения рассеяния в системе центра масс превышает триплетную компоненту. Развитый формализм проиллюстрирован на примере процесса свободного электрон-электронного рассеяния.
Case Report: Two Cases of Acute Q Fever from the Same Family Who Returned from Malawi to Japan
Authors: Matsui Toshihiro , Nakamoto Takato , Hayakawa Kayoko , Yamamoto Kei , Nakamura Keiji , Kutsuna Satoshi , Nagashima Maki , Toriniwa Hiroko , Komiya Tomoyoshi , Ohmagari Norio
Published: October 2019

In July 2018, acute Q fever (AQF) was diagnosed in two Japanese individuals from the same family. They returned to Japan from Malawi, where the epidemiology of AQF is unknown. A child presented to the hospital with high-grade fever without any symptoms, and a mother presented with fever and dry cough. Paired serum antiphase Ⅱ IgM and IgG significantly elevated in the convalescent phase in both cases. Coxiella burnetii gene (IS1111) was detected from the mother’s blood sample. They had no reported direct animal contact, but the onset of symptoms coincided with the dry season in Malawi, which may have facilitated environmental dispersal. These cases may serve as an alert for high-risk people to possible AQF spread and underdiagnosis in Malawi.
Expanding Primary Care Experiences With Novel Rotations for Residents at a VA Medical Center
Authors: Deeds Stefanie A. , Corning Kelli A. , Wipf Joyce E. , Takahashi Traci A.
Published: October 2019

Background

The number of graduating primary care physicians will not meet the demands of the growing and aging US population. In 2011, the Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Academic Affiliations established 5 Centers of Excellence in Primary Care Education (CoEPCE) to transform primary care training.

Objective

We created an innovative training model with immersive primary care experiences to foster careers in primary care for residents.

Methods

As a CoEPCE, the Seattle VA partnered with the University of Washington internal medicine residency program to form a Center of Excellence (CoE) pathway with increased outpatient training time. The CoEPCE created a longitudinal curriculum of continuity clinic immersion and new thematically based rotations (eg, Homeless Health) for CoE residents. These rotations expanded primary care experiences and allowed for in-depth opportunities to care for the unique needs of veterans. Resident feedback was solicited through program evaluations, and career choices were tracked.

Results

Eighty-five of 102 (83%) possible rotation evaluations from 2014 to 2017 were reviewed. Residents reported that CoEPCE rotations had a positive effect on their care of patients and career choice, and provided opportunities to interface with faculty role models. Seventy-five percent of Seattle VA CoE residents selected primary care careers compared to 36% of historical controls.

Conclusions

The CoEPCE rotation curriculum offers in-depth primary care training and may contribute to trainees maintaining interest in primary care careers.
Throughput improvement in partially crowded indoor areas
Authors: Ndaboine Deusdedith , Kundaeli Herald N.
Published: October 2019

Abstract In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people using advanced mobile devices, leading to a jump in the number of mobile broadband subscriptions and network traffic. In most instances such users tend to operate in indoor areas which then become crowded. The resulting high density of demand for connection to the network and the attendant interference among the user devices tend to overload the network and degrade its performance. This paper reports on the deployment of small cells in crowded indoor areas, as a solution to provide broadband services to the users. The results show that improved performance is achieved when small cells are deployed to offload traffic from the macro cells.Keywords: Indoor broadband, LTE, Small cells, Throughput.
Detection and classification of four phase to ground faults in a 138 kV six phase transmission line using Hilbert Huang transform
Authors: Kapoor Gaurav
Published: October 2019

In this work, the Hilbert Huang transform (HHT) is used for the detection and classification of four phase to ground faults in the six-phase transmission line (SPTL). Using the HHT, the faults can be detected, classified and the faulted phase can be recognized merely, by calculating the amplitudes of HHT coefficients of six-phase fault currents. HHT is utilized for extracting the features of the six-phase fault currents recorded at one end only. The HHT is extensively tested using the MATLAB model of 138 kV, 60 Hz, and 68 km long SPTL. The possibility of HHT is investigated under extensive variations of the fault factors. The results exemplify that the HHT effectively detects and categorizes all types of four phase to ground faults regardless of varying the fault factors.Keywords: c
Espectrofonias no teatro de Nathalie Sarraute
Authors: Reis Diego Dos Santos
Published: October 2019

Este ensaio busca analisar de que modo parte do teatro de Nathalie Sarraute pode ser lido como uma espectropoética, isto é, concebido como modo de trabalhar o elemento espectral em suas composições via procedimentos sonoros específicos. Pautadas pela fragmentação sonora, pela polifonia, pela duplicação vocal e figural, as peças de Sarraute teriam como traço comum a ênfase na dimensão auditiva e no universo acústico das operações características de meios sonoros, o que resultaria na criação de zonas de tensão entre temporalidade e espacialidade, matéria sonora das palavras e imagem. Para além da camada semântica, aqui a voz é pensada não apenas com a força de choque de um objeto material, mas também como o lugar de uma ausência que, nela, se transforma em presença. Estas espectropoéticas se configurariam então como exercícios de experimentação vocal e de escuta marcados por traço lacunar, por reduplicações e ressonâncias que caracterizariam a indeterminação da ausência-presença como procedimento formal privilegiado desta dramaturgia.
Salve, salve, poesia. Resenha a Bye bye Babel, de Patricia Lavelle
Authors: Scramim Susana Célia Leandro
Published: October 2019

Resenha de: LAVELLE, Patrícia. Bye bye Babel. Rio de Janeiro: 7 Letras, 2018.
Ao rés do chão — Figuras da prosa nas poéticas de Fernando Assis Pacheco e Manuel de Freitas
Authors: Pimenta Tamy De Macedo
Published: October 2019

Este artigo busca pensar as configurações da ideia de prosa no âmbito temático (presença do quotidiano e de elementos banais) e formal (linguagem simples, prosaica e narrativa, com termos e expressões do dia a dia) na obra poética de Fernando Assis Pacheco (1937-1995) e Manuel de Freitas (1972 — ). Atentando-nos especialmente para como cada um expressa sua relação com a poesia e seu entendimento dela por meio do discurso poético e, no caso de Manuel de Freitas, também do crítico, intenta-se salientar como essas obras, ainda que distantes temporalmente — já que Freitas só começa a publicar nos anos 2000 —, compartilham uma noção não-aurática de poesia, por vezes escrevendo, como diria outro poeta, “ao nível das priscas/dos outros”  e declarando categoricamente para que “Peçam a grandiloquência a outros/ acho-a pulha no estado actual da economia”  ou, ainda, que “Onde se lê poesia deve ler-se nada” , declarando a impotência do próprio gesto de escrita poética.
O espaço liso e o diagrama aberto: A topologia poética de André Vallias
Authors: Kulisky Yuri
Published: October 2019

Segundo Roman Jakobson, a poesia estabelece sua qualidade diferencial por estar dotada de uma configuração (patterning) verbal subliminar – uma tessitura paralelística que ocasiona a justaposição de “figuras de gramática” e “figuras de som”. Esta padronagem verbal daria uma espécie de "esqueleto abstrato" ao corpo do poema. Quando, na semiose, a metalinguagem implica-se como material integrante do signo, o ato criativo acaba por se confundir com ela – os paralelismos entre linguagem e metalinguagem passam a gerar figuras de figuras, o "esqueleto" vira do avesso e faz proliferar imagens ou diagramas de similaridade. Movimentos desta magnitude costumam originar saltos criativos; é a partir de um destes saltos que André Vallias inaugura um novo espaço de imaginação poética. Na seqüência de poemas desta fase (em especial Nous n’avons pas compris Descartes e de verso), o universo intervalado da textura alfabética e das distribuições rítmicas ganha um ponto de contato com o universo contínuo das imagens: diagramas rítmicos, representantes in abstracto das oscilações de intensidade entre as sílabas, tornam-se eles mesmos poemas. É tal captura crítica que, a partir dos conceitos de "espaço liso" e "diagrama aberto", intentamos analisar, pensando em como Vallias transforma a imaginação fonética da página numa imaginação topológica.
China and the Chinese in Popular Film
Authors: Richards Jeffrey
Published: October 2019

There’s a folk memory of China in which numberless yellow hordes pour out of the ‘mysterious East’ to overwhelm the vulnerable West, accompanied by a stereotype of the Chinese as cruel, cunning and depraved. Hollywood films played their part in perpetuating these myths and stereotypes that constituted ‘The Yellow Peril’. Jeffrey Richards examines in detail how and why they did it. He shows how the negative image was embodied in recurrent cinematic depictions of opium dens, tong wars, sadistic dragon ladies and corrupt warlords and how, in the 1930s and 1940s, a countervailing positive image involved the heroic peasants of The Good Earth and Dragon Seed fighting against Japanese invasion in wartime tributes to the West’s ally, Nationalist China. The cinema’s split level response is also traced through the images of the ultimate Oriental villain, the sinister Dr. Fu Manchu and the timeless Chinese hero, the intelligent and benevolent detective Charlie Chan.Filling a longstanding gap in Cinema and Cultural History, the book is founded in fresh research into Hollywood’s shifting representations of China and its people.
Drone Age Cinema
Authors: Christiansen Steen Ledet
Published: October 2019

At a time when technological advances are transforming cultures and supporting new automated military operations, action films engage the senses and, in doing so, allow viewers to embody combat roles. This book argues that through film the viewer adapts to an ecology of fear, one that reflects global panic at the near-constant threat of conflict and violence. Often overwhelming in its audiovisual assault, action cinema attempts to overpower our bodies with its own through force and intensity. In this book, Steen Ledet Christiansen identifies five aspects central to how action films produce such physical movements and responses through vectors, droning, kinetics, telesomatics and volatility and in so doing unveils new modes of perception that acclimatise us for warfare. Drawing on theories from film-philosophy and a consideration of the aesthetics and phenomenology of war, this is an innovative study of the evolving action movie and its role in the targeted address of battle. Chapters investigate new modes of cinematic experience through in-depth case studies of Iron Man, Avatar and the Jason Bourne trilogy, through to The Hurt Locker and Mad Max: Fury Road.
Freedom and Vengeance on Film
Authors: Watkins Robert E
Published: October 2019

Films both reflect and construct social reality, especially in the way they employ, affirm and critique the discourses through which we grasp political life. This book examines five contemporary feature films that engage our deep attachments to two core p
Organization of dust storms and synoptic-scale transport of dust by Kelvin waves
Authors: Pokharel Ashok Kumar , Kaplan Michael L.
Published: October 2019

Abstract. Based on the large-scale transport of dust driven by the winds parallel to
the mountains in the Harmattan, Saudi Arabian, and Bodélé Depression
dust storm cases, a detailed study of the generation of Kelvin waves and
its possible role in organizing these dust storms and large-scale dust
transport was accomplished. For this study, observational and numerical
model analyses were done in an in depth manner. For this, MERRA reanalysis
data sets; WRF-simulated high-resolution variables; MODIS Aqua and Terra
images; EUMETSAT images; NAAPS aerosol modeling plots; and MERRA-2 dust
scattering aerosol optical depth (AOD) modeling plots, surface observations, and rawinsonde
soundings were analyzed for each of these three case studies. We found that there
were meso-β-scale (horizontal length scale of 20–200 km) adjustment
processes resulting in Kelvin waves only in the Harmattan and the
Bodélé Depression cases. The Kelvin wave preceded a cold pool
accompanying the air behind the large-scale cold front instrumental in the
major dust storm. We find that this Kelvin wave organized the major dust
storm in a narrow zone parallel to the mountains before it expanded upscale
(meso-α to synoptic).
A review of methods for measuring groundwater–surface water exchange in braided rivers
Authors: Coluccio Katie , Morgan Leanne Kaye
Published: October 2019

Abstract. Braided rivers, while uncommon internationally, are significant in terms of their unique ecosystems and as vital freshwater resources at locations where they occur. With an increasing awareness of the connected nature of surface water and groundwater, there have been many studies examining groundwater–surface water exchange in various types of waterbodies, but significantly less research has been conducted in braided rivers. Thus, there is currently limited understanding of how characteristics unique to braided rivers, such as channel shifting, expanding and narrowing margins, and a high degree of heterogeneity affect groundwater–surface water flow paths. This article provides an overview of characteristics specific to braided rivers, including a map showing the regions where braided rivers are mainly found at the global scale: Alaska, Canada, the Japanese and European Alps, the Himalayas, Russia, and New Zealand. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first map of its kind. This is followed by a review of prior studies that have investigated groundwater–surface water interactions in braided rivers and their associated aquifers. The various methods used to characterise these processes are discussed with emphasis on their effectiveness in achieving the studies' objectives and their applicability in braided rivers. We also discuss additional methods that appear promising to apply in braided river settings. The aim is to provide guidance on methodologies most suitable for future work in braided rivers. In many cases, previous studies found a multi-method approach useful to produce more robust results and compare data collected at various scales. Given the challenges of working directly in braided rivers, there is considerable scope for the increased use of remote sensing techniques. There is also opportunity for new approaches to modelling braided rivers using integrated techniques that incorporate the complex river bed terrain and geomorphology of braided rivers explicitly. We also identify a critical need to improve the conceptual understanding of hyporheic exchange in braided rivers, rates of recharge to and from braided rivers, and historical patterns of dry and low-flow periods in these rivers.
Effect of compliant linkages on suspension under load
Authors: Huang Hsing-Hui , Chen Si-Liang
Published: October 2019

Abstract. A numerical investigation is performed into the effects
of rigid and compliant suspension linkages, respectively, on: the kinematics
and handling performance of a lightweight electric vehicle (EV). CAE models
of the front and rear suspension systems are first established based on the
measured parameters of the target vehicle. The validity of the CAE models is
confirmed by comparing the results obtained for the camber angle and kingpin
inclination angle with those obtained mathematically using the vector loop
method. CAE models are then performed using half-vehicle and whole-vehicle
models. Quarter-vehicle simulations are then performed to compare the
solutions obtained from the compliance and rigid-body models for the forces
acting on the hardpoints of the two suspension systems under pothole impact
conditions. Finally, whole-vehicle simulations are conducted using both the
rigid-body model and the compliance model to evaluate the handling
performance of the EV in impulse steering tests conducted at vehicle speeds
of 40, 60 and 80 km h−1, respectively. In general, the results show
that the choice of a rigid-body model or a compliance model has a
significant effect on the forces computed at some of the hardpoints in the
front and rear suspension systems. Furthermore, the rigid-body model
predicts a better vehicle body stability following high-speed turns than the
compliance model.
Brief communication: Hurricane Dorian: automated near-real-time mapping of the
unprecedented flooding on the Bahamas using SAR
Authors: Cerrai Diego , Yang Qing , Shen Xinyi , Koukoula Marika , Anagnostou Emmanouil N.
Published: October 2019

Abstract. Lack of real-time, in situ data on the extent of flooding in many parts of the world can hinder efficient disaster response. With the advent of satellite-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors, we can deploy techniques to identify flooded areas worldwide while storms are occurring. In this communication, we present an automated near-real-time (NRT) system called RAdar-Produced Inundation Diary (RAPID), applying it to European Space Agency Sentinel-1 SAR images to produce flooding maps for Hurricane Dorian in the northern Bahamas. Images from RAPID released two days after the event show coastal flooding in the Bahamas reached areas located more than 10 km inland, covering more than 3,000 km2 of continental area. RAPID flood estimates from subsequent SAR images show the recession of the flood across the islands.
Brief communication: Subglacial lake drainage beneath Isunguata Sermia, West Greenland: geomorphic and ice dynamic effects
Authors: Livingstone Stephen J. , Sole Andrew J. , Storrar Robert D. , Harrison Devin , Ross Neil , Bowling Jade
Published: October 2019

Abstract. We report three active subglacial lakes within 2 km of the lateral margin of Isunguata Sermia, West Greenland, identified by differencing time-stamped ArcticDEM strips. Each lake underwent one drainage–refill event between 2009 and 2017, with two lakes draining in < 1 month in August 2014 and August 2015. The 2015 drainage caused a ∼ 1-month down-glacier slowdown in ice flow and flooded the foreland, aggrading the proglacial channel by 8 m. The proglacial flooding confirms the ice-surface elevation anomalies as subglacial water bodies and demonstrates how their drainage can significantly modify proglacial environments. These subglacial lakes offer accessible targets for geophysical investigations and exploration.
Parameter Optimization in Sea Ice Models with Elastic-Viscoplastic Rheology
Authors: Panteleev Gleb , Yaremchuk Max , Stroh Jacob N. , Francis Oceana P. , Allard Richard
Published: October 2019

Abstract. Ice rheology formulation is the key component of the modern sea ice modeling. In the CICE6 community model, rheology and landfast grounding/arching effects are simulated by functions of the sea ice thickness and concentration with a set of fixed parameters empirically adjusted to optimize the model performance. In this study we consider a spatially variable extension of representing these parameters in the two-dimensional EVP sea ice model with a formulation similar to CICE6. Feasibility of optimization of the rheological and landfast sea ice parameters is assessed by applying variational data assimilation to the synthetic observations of ice concentration, thickness and velocity. It is found that the tangent linear and adjoint models featuring EVP rheology are unstable, but can be stabilized by adding Newtonian damping term into the adjoint equation. The set of the observation system simulation experiments shows that landfast parameter distributions can be reconstructed after 5–10 iterations of the minimization procedure. Optimization of the sea ice initial conditions and spatially varying parameters in the equation for the stress tensor requires more computation, but provides a better hindcast of the sea ice state and the internal stress tensor. Analysis of the inaccuracy in the wind forcing and errors in the sea ice thickness observations have shown reasonable robustness of the variational DA approach and feasibility of its application to the available and incoming observations.
Physiological and Sanitary Quality of Safflower Seeds Under Different Seed Treatments
Authors: Menegaes Janine Farias , Nunes Ubirajara Russi , Bertagnolli Carla Medianeira , Muniz Marlove Fátima Brião , Bellé Rogério Antônio , Backes Fernanda Alice Antonello Londero
Published: October 2019

Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) presents a high susceptibility for the attack of pathogens, resulting in low productivity of seeds. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the physiological and sanitary quality of safflower seeds submitted to different treatments. The experiment was conducted in the Floricultural Sector and in the Didactic and Seed Research Laboratory, in completely randomized design, with 4x9 (lots of seeds and treatment of seeds), with four repetitions. The lots of seeds were cultivated in the crop 2017/2018, the sowing occurred in the first fortnight of each season of the year (autumn, winter, spring and summer). After collected, the lots were stored in cold chamber with average degree of humidity of 9.0%. The treatments of seeds were constituted by: control, thermotherapy via humid heat, thermotherapy via dry heat, Trichoderma harzianum, chemical fungicide with active ingredients of Carbendazim+Thiram, Metalaxyl-M+Fludioxonil and Carboxin+Thiram, vegetal extracts of Dendranthema grandiflora and of Melia azedaeach. We evaluated the seeds treated by the standard test of germination, length and mass of seedlings, emergence and sanity. We observed that all the tested treatments benefit the safflower culture, promoting improvement in its germination, with efficient establishment of seedlings in the field. At the same time that was carried out the infestation control of the pathogens on the same, among the treatments we highlight the chemical fungicide with active ingredient Carbendazim+Thiram.
Opinions of Stakeholders about Evaluation of Middle-School Turkish and English Curriculum Dimensions
Authors: Gelen İsmail , Aliş Esra
Published: October 2019

The purpose of the research is to describe the problems in the program evaluation field according to curriculum'sfour different dimensions, to search if the problems differ significantly according to students’ class level andteachers’, administrators’/inspectors’ seniority. The research used one of the quantitative research methods, the fieldsurvey model, which is descriptive research. The population of the research is Samsun city, and the target populationof the research is middle-school students, teachers of Turkish and English branches, inspectors and administratorsworking at secondary schools in Samsun city’s districts Atakum, Bafra, Canik and İlkadım. The research sampleconsists of middle-school students, teachers of Turkish and English branches, inspectors and administrators workingat middle-schools in these districts, chosen with stratified sampling, a random sampling method. In the research,“Survey of Defining Problems about Curriculum Dimensions” is completed by the students, teachers andinspectors/administrators. When the participants’ problems about the curriculum dimensions are examined, it isrevealed that the most common problems they face is the lack of adequacy of functionality, flexibility, practicality,scientificness and actuality of the dimensions of curriculum. It is concluded that students’ issues with programevaluation differ according to their class levels whereas the inspectors’/administrators’ problems with programevaluation do not differ significantly according to their seniority.
Transforming South African Public Hospitals Through Intrapreneurship Practice: Views of Unit Nurse Managers Regarding Their Potential Contribution
Authors: Letsie Thandiwe Marethabile
Published: October 2019

The insurmountable challenges confronting public hospitals globally jeopardize envisaged quality. South Africa health care system faces a number of challenges calling for strategic business approaches embodied through intrapreneurship practice. As a foreign concept in nursing, intrapreneurship is least understood. Views of unit nurse managers concerning their potential contribution towards improving services at public hospitals are least understood. A qualitative, descriptive and explorative study done through focus groups shed light. Data analysed through Tesch approach culminated in rich verbatim. The participants’ shared the following views concerning their intrapreneurial contribution; ability to take–risk in bureaucratic public hospitals; they associate the initiative with creativity and novelty through leading transformative projects in teams, the business leaders are knowledgeable, and share ideas internally or outside. The remarkable paradigm shift in nursing adopting business strategies has a significant impact on outcome of nursing care. The proposed recommendations adding significant value, transform health care policy, practice, education. On-going capacity development for the nurses in clinical practice is a necessary quality improvement initiative.
A Life on the Hyphen-Bicultural Identity in Virgil Suarez’s Going Under
Authors: Zhang Renran , Dai Guiyu
Published: October 2019

This thesis is intended to delve into the one-and-a-half generation of Cuban-American’s bicultural identity in Virgil Suarez’s novel Going Under. Through an interpretation from the perspective of diaspora consciousness, this paper will identify how the main character constructs his individual identity through a network of usually competitive and incompatible elements like language, culture, religion, political ideologies and so on. Xavier Cuevas, the protagonist in this novel, maintains an unstable relationship with the American culture which he believes he has been wholly assimilated. The tension and anxiety lead him to “go under” and search for roots to return to the moment before exile.
Some Series and Mathematic Constants Arising in Radioactive Decay
Authors: Zhou Xun
Published: October 2019

In this paper we show the construction of 32 infinite series based on the law of decay of radioactive isotopes, which indicates that a radioactive parent isotope is reduced by 1/2 and 1/e of its initial value during each half-life and mean life, respectively. We found that the ratios among the values of the radioactive parent isotope and the radiogenic daughter isotope for each half-life’s and mean life’s decay can be used to construct 16 half-life related (or 2-related) and 16 mean life related (or e-related) infinite series. There are 8 divergent series, 4 previously known convergent series and 2 series converging to the Erdös-Borwein constant. The remaining 18 series are found to converge to 18 mathematical constants and the divergent and alternating mean life related series leads to another 2 mathematical constants. A few interesting mathematical relations exist among these convergent series and 5 sequences are also attained from the convergent half-life related series.
La Cour Suprême et ses fonctions dans le système judiciaire polonaise
Authors: Sanetra Walerian
Published: October 2019

The author asserts that the organization of judicial system in each country is a result of a long evolution triggered by political, economic, social and cultural developments. The Polish Supreme Court was created in 1917, but its current shape is an outcome of changes initiated in 1990s, most notably the entrance into force of the new Polish Constitution in 1997.
The author analyses the notion of judicial power by juxtaposing a functional approach and a structural approach. Next, he remarks that the most important function of the Polish Supreme Court is to ensure the uniformity of jurisprudence by examining cassation complaints. Among other functions of the Supreme Court, the author enumerated examination of electoral protests, declaring the validity of elections of executive and legislative authorities, stating the validity of national referendums. The author emphasized that some specific duties of the Supreme Court are stipulated not only in the Constitution, but also in other legal acts. By presenting a wide range of attributes bestowed upon the Supreme Court, the author also invoked the duty of examining complaints against the excessive length of the proceedings, complaints for declaring a final judgment contrary to law, the appellate measures in disciplinary cases involving judges, prosecutors and legal advisors as well as appellate measures against the decisions of the National Judiciary Council. In addition to it, the author hinted at the Supreme Court’s obligation to control acts adopted by the authorities of self-governing bodies of attorneys, notaries, legal advisors and bailiffs.
The author comes to the conclusion that the Supreme Court in Poland cannot be described as a typical cassation court. Although its principle role is to examine cassation complaints with a view to ensure uniformity of jurisprudence and its conformity with law, it also fulfils many other functions that are of great significance for the legal order in Poland.
Access to the Supreme Court – the English Approach
Authors: Sorabji John
Published: October 2019

The United Kingdom Supreme Court (UKSC) is a relatively new supreme court, as it started to sit as recently as 2009. It is the statutory successor to the House of Lords’ judicial powers. The text sets out the following issues: the court’s jurisdiction, standing, permission to appeal requirements, substantive nature of appeals, tied decisions and reopening of appeals. Next, the author proceeds to examine the nature of the remedies avaible to it, and any restrictions that apply to them. The text demonstrates the UKSC’s wide-ranging appellate jurisdiction, which enables it to exercise the full range of powers of the courts from which appeals are made it. However, in the majority of cases, access to the UKSC is limited due to the Court’s focus on legal questions of general public importance. As a result of it, the UKSC deals with a small number of cases on an annual basis. Although the Court is not supposed to carry out a judicial review of legislative action, the author hints at a nascent movement towards establishing a US-style power to strike down legislation.