bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Multiple-Layer Visibility Propagation-Based Synthetic Aperture Imaging through Occlusion
Authors: Yang Tao , Li Jing , Yu Jingyi , Zhang Yanning , Ma Wenguang , Tong Xiaomin , Yu Rui , Ran Lingyan
Published: August 2015

Heavy occlusions in cluttered scenes impose significant challenges to many computer vision applications. Recent light field imaging systems provide new see-through capabilities through synthetic aperture imaging (SAI) to overcome the occlusion problem. Existing synthetic aperture imaging methods, however, emulate focusing at a specific depth layer, but are incapable of producing an all-in-focus see-through image. Alternative in-painting algorithms can generate visually-plausible results, but cannot guarantee the correctness of the results. In this paper, we present a novel depth-free all-in-focus SAI technique based on light field visibility analysis. Specifically, we partition the scene into multiple visibility layers to directly deal with layer-wise occlusion and apply an optimization framework to propagate the visibility information between multiple layers. On each layer, visibility and optimal focus depth estimation is formulated as a multiple-label energy minimization problem. The layer-wise energy integrates all of the visibility masks from its previous layers, multi-view intensity consistency and depth smoothness constraint together. We compare our method with state-of-the-art solutions, and extensive experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of our approach.
Daily Quantity of Infant Leg Movement: Wearable Sensor Algorithm and Relationship to Walking Onset
Authors: Smith Beth , Trujillo-Priego Ivan , Lane Christianne , Finley James , Horak Fay
Published: August 2015

Background: Normative values are lacking for daily quantity of infant leg movements. This is critical for understanding the relationship between the quantity of leg movements and onset of independent walking, and will begin to inform early therapy intervention for infants at risk for developmental delay. Methods: We used wearable inertial movement sensors to record full-day leg movement activity from 12 infants with typical development, ages 1–12 months. Each infant was tested three times across 5 months, and followed until the onset of independent walking. We developed and validated an algorithm to identify infant-produced leg movements. Results: Infants moved their legs tens of thousands of times per day. There was a significant effect of leg movement quantity on walking onset. Infants who moved their legs more walked later than infants who moved their legs less, even when adjusting for age, developmental level or percentile length. We will need a much larger sample to adequately capture and describe the effect of movement experience on developmental rate. Our algorithm defines a leg movement in a specific way (each pause or change in direction is counted as a new movement), and further assessment of movement characteristics are necessary before we can fully understand and interpret our finding that infants who moved their legs more walked later than infants who moved their legs less. Conclusions: We have shown that typically-developing infants produce thousands of leg movements in a typical day, and that this can be accurately captured in the home environment using wearable sensors. In our small sample we can identify there is an effect of leg movement quantity on walking onset, however we cannot fully explain it.
Interactions between Autophagy and Bacterial Toxins: Targets for Therapy?
Authors: Mathieu Jacques
Published: August 2015

Autophagy is a physiological process involved in defense mechanisms for clearing intracellular bacteria. The autophagic pathway is finely regulated and bacterial toxins interact with this process in a complex manner. Bacterial toxins also interact significantly with many biochemical processes. Evaluations of the effects of bacterial toxins, such as endotoxins, pore-forming toxins and adenylate cyclases, on autophagy could support the development of new strategies for counteracting bacterial pathogenicity. Treatment strategies could focus on drugs that enhance autophagic processes to improve the clearance of intracellular bacteria. However, further in vivo studies are required to decipher the upregulation of autophagy and potential side effects limiting such approaches. The capacity of autophagy activation strategies to improve the outcome of antibiotic treatment should be investigated in the future.
Nonsingular Black Holes in ƒ (R) Theories
Authors: Olmo Gonzalo , Rubiera-Garcia Diego
Published: August 2015

We study the structure of a family of static, spherically symmetric space-times generated by an anisotropic fluid and governed by a particular type of f(R) theory. We find that for a range of parameters with physical interest, such solutions represent black holes with the central singularity replaced by a finite size wormhole. We show that time-like geodesics and null geodesics with nonzero angular momentum never reach the wormhole throat due to an infinite potential barrier. For null radial geodesics, it takes an infinite affine time to reach the wormhole. This means that the resulting space-time is geodesically complete and, therefore, nonsingular despite the generic existence of curvature divergences at the wormhole throat.
Characterization of Humoral Responses Induced by an H7N9 Influenza Virus-Like Particle Vaccine in BALB/C Mice
Authors: Zhang Li , Lu Jing , Chen Yin , Shi Fengjuan , Yu Huiyan , Huang Chao , Cui Lunbiao , Shi Zhiyang , Jiao Yongjun , Hu Yuemei
Published: August 2015

In April 2013, human infections with a novel avian influenza (H7N9) virus emerged in China. It has caused serious concerns for public health throughout the world. However, there is presently no effective treatment, and an A (H7N9) H7 subtype influenza vaccine is not available. Vaccination with virus-like particles (VLPs) has showed considerable promise for many other subtype influenza viruses. To produce H7N9 VLPs, full length, unmodified hemagglutinin (HA), neuraminidase (NA), and matrix1 (M1) genes from the A/Wuxi/1/2013(H7N9) were cloned into a pCDNA5.1 FRT vector. By co-transfection, VLPs containing HA, NA, and M1 were secreted by 293T cells. VLPs were purified by ultracentrifugation and injected into mice by the intramuscular route. In animal experiments, humoral and cellular immunoresponse were all triggered by H7N9 VLPs. High levels of specific antibodies and the isotypes of IgG were detected by ELISA. Anamnestic cellular immune responses were examined by detecting specific cytotoxic T cell for IFN-Υ production in ELISPOT assay. The hemagglutination-inhibition (HAI) against the homologous virus was more than 1:64, and cross-reactive HAI titers against the heterologous virus (H1N1 and H3N2) were more than 1:16. Moreover, VLPs immunized mice showed a rapid increase of neutralizing antibodies, with neutralizing antibody titers more than 1:8, which increased four-fold against PBS immunized mice in week four. By week six, the mice had high neutralization ability against the given strain and held a potent homologous virus neutralizing capacity. Thus, VLPs represent a potential strategy for the development of a safe and effective vaccine against novel avian influenza (H7N9) virus.
Translational Control of the HIV Unspliced Genomic RNA
Authors: Rojas-Araya Bárbara , Ohlmann Théophile , Soto-Rifo Ricardo
Published: August 2015

Post-transcriptional control in both HIV-1 and HIV-2 is a highly regulated process that commences in the nucleus of the host infected cell and finishes by the expression of viral proteins in the cytoplasm. Expression of the unspliced genomic RNA is particularly controlled at the level of RNA splicing, export, and translation. It appears increasingly obvious that all these steps are interconnected and they result in the building of a viral ribonucleoprotein complex (RNP) that must be efficiently translated in the cytosolic compartment. This review summarizes our knowledge about the genesis, localization, and expression of this viral RNP.
Vpu Protein: The Viroporin Encoded by HIV-1
Authors: González María
Published: August 2015

Viral protein U (Vpu) is a lentiviral viroporin encoded by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and some simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) strains. This small protein of 81 amino acids contains a single transmembrane domain that allows for supramolecular organization via homoligomerization or interaction with other proteins. The topology and trafficking of Vpu through subcellular compartments result in pleiotropic effects in host cells. Notwithstanding the high variability of its amino acid sequence, the functionality of Vpu is well conserved in pandemic virus isolates. This review outlines our current knowledge on the interactions of Vpu with the host cell. The regulation of cellular physiology by Vpu and the validity of this viroporin as a therapeutic target are also discussed.
Model Spin-Up Behavior for Wet and Dry Basins: A Case Study Using the Xinanjiang Model
Authors: Rahman Mohammad , Lu Minjiao
Published: August 2015

Model spin-up is an adjustment process where its internal stores move from an initial state of unusual conditions to one of equilibrium. Model outputs during this spin-up process are often unrealistic and misleading. This study investigates some primary factors affecting spin-up time using the Xinanjiang model for 22 river basins throughout the United States. A 10-year recursive simulation with three data sets indicates that time required for model equilibrium is not only a function of initial conditions, but also is affected by input data sets (precipitation and evaporation). The model requires less time to be equilibrated under wetter initial conditions (lowest under saturated initial condition). Moreover, model spin-up time shows distinct variations with the dryness of the input data sets. Analysis suggests that wet basins (ratio of evaporation over precipitation <0.9) require less time (55 days) for model equilibrium in comparison to that of dry basins (298 days). The spin-up time displayed an exponential relationship with the basin aridity index (r2 = 0.85). This relationship could provide a way to predict the maximum model spin-up time using the precipitation and evaporation information only. Predicting maximum model spin-up time based on this relationship could be valuable to reduce uncertainty, particularly under data scarce situations.
Hacia una (de)construcción del teatro breve de Manuel Bretón de los Herreros
Authors: Fernández Urenda Francisco Javier
Published: August 2015

El teatro breve de Manuel Bretón de los Herreros (1796-1873) ha sido tradicionalmente identificado con un corpus de veinticinco comedias en uno o dos actos recopiladas en la edición póstuma de las obras del escritor de 1883-1884. El presente ensayo sigue un criterio totalizador y aporta dieciocho comedias breves adicionales que completan el corpus definitivo de la dramaturgia menor de Bretón. Bajo la hipótesis de la existencia de un proceso de autocensura que elidió progresivamente dicho conjunto de dieciocho obras, este trabajo argumenta cómo el autor, los biógrafos y los críticos posteriores favorecieron la irregular recepción crítica de este significativo subgénero dramático. Conceptos como escritura politizada y autocensura consciente pasan a incorporarse así a los estudios sobre Bretón de los Herreros.
Génesis y estudio de variantes de una antología olvidada: La Tercera antolojía poética (1957) de Juan Ramón Jiménez
Authors: Gómez Trueba Teresa
Published: August 2015

A partir del minucioso análisis del proceso de gestación de la Tercera antolojía poética de Juan Ramón Jiménez, así como del estudio de las variantes que los poemas agrupados en dicha antología presentan respecto a ediciones y selecciones previas, se pretende poner en evidencia que el grado de participación del autor en la preparación de esta antología es mayor que el que la mayor parte de los críticos juanramonianos ha dado por supuesto, a partir de ciertas declaraciones de Zenobia y el propio Juan Ramón. Frente a la tendencia generalizada a minusvalorar la relevancia de esta antología, en este artículo se pretende llamar la atención sobre su importancia, teniendo en cuenta que se trata del último libro publicado por Juan Ramón Jiménez en vida, y que, a través de él, el autor pretendió dar una visión general y representativa del conjunto de su Obra en 1957.
La escritura que lee a la escritura: José Ángel Valente, traductor. Algunas calas
Authors: Del Río Surribas Juan Manuel
Published: August 2015

José Ángel Valente, poeta bilingüe y traductor profesional en diferentes instituciones internacionales, frecuentó además de la creación poética y prosística la reescritura de textos ajenos procedentes de lenguas extranjeras. Su labor como traductor o versionador quedó recogida tras su muerte en el volumen Cuaderno de versiones. El presente estudio expone la concepción de traducción en José Ángel Valente en relación con una serie de nociones clave en su pensamiento estético y con su propia obra. Además, analiza un conjunto de ejemplos de su labor como traductor comparándolos con su original en los que se muestra cómo el proceso de traducción implica un proceso de reescritura creativa. A la luz de este análisis, plantea la consideración en pie de igualdad de su faceta de escritor y traductor, y la condición de creación literaria de esta última.
The Impact of Digital Technologies in Mathematics Pre-Service Teacher Preparation over Four Decades
Authors: Bush Sarah B. , Driskell Shannon O. , Niess Margaret L. , Pugalee David , Rakes Christopher R. , Ronau Robert N.
Published: August 2015

The rapid expansion of technology integration in everyday lives calls for a rethinking of teaching and learning with current and emerging digital technologies. How have pre-service teachers been prepared for teaching with these new technologies? Are they prepared for this educational revolution? This chapter presents an analysis of the impact of digital technologies in mathematics pre-service teacher preparation over the past four decades. The chapter examines how various technology types, content strands, grade-level bands, teacher outcomes, conceptual frameworks, research questions, and alignment with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) (CCSSO, 2010) Mathematical Practices (CCSSM-MP) have influenced the outcomes from mathematics teacher education papers and how this literature has affected teacher preparation. The goal of this examination is to identify recommendations for future mathematics teacher preparation research that show promise for revising mathematics teacher preparation in this digital age.
Social Media in Teacher Education
Authors: Carpenter Jeffrey Paul , Krutka Daniel G.
Published: August 2015

Social media's rise has affected human interactions in significant ways, and such media may support learning. But how to prepare teachers who can maximize the educational potential of these technologies remains unclear. In this chapter the authors aim to summarize and synthesize extant research concerning social media use in teacher education, specifically attending to methods, theories, and findings. They begin by defining and situating social media with an eye towards affordances and drawbacks. The authors discuss pertinent research through the lens of experiences various mediums afford individuals and groups, including enhanced interaction, discussion, collaboration, community, feedback, mentoring, and support. Opportunities and challenges associated with the use of social media in the preparation of teachers in and for the digital age are discussed, and the chapter concludes by detailing implications of the existing literature for theory, practice, and future research.
An Online Course Design for Inservice Teacher Professional Development in a Digital Age
Authors: Lee Kyungmee , Brett Clare
Published: August 2015

This chapter introduces a practical model for teacher educators concerned with designing online courses for inservice teachers' technological knowledge learning and its implementation in their teaching. A double-layered CoP model has been developed and repeatedly applied in the teacher professional development (TPD) context using a design-based research (DBR) approach. DBR provides an iterative cycle of design, implementation, evaluation and improvement of the design. This chapter includes a detailed description of the design context of the model including design considerations and theoretical frameworks upon which the model is based. The chapter also demonstrates how the model works in practice referencing important issues in current teacher education practices and offering suggestions for how DBR can guide teacher educators' teaching and research practices. Four course participants' learning experiences are presented as case studies to illustrate more clearly the way the model seems to be facilitating teachers' learning processes.
Digital Tools for Accelerating Preservice Teacher Effectiveness
Authors: Harrington Rachel , Rhine Steve
Published: August 2015

In this chapter, the authors describe one model for how teacher preparation programs can use research and technology to facilitate the development of preservice teachers and accelerate their effectiveness. Our work illustrates a collection of teacher preparation tools including our online Encyclopedia of Algebraic Thinking, online Video Case Database, online Formative Assessment Database and our collection of Virtual Algebra Manipulatives (iOS Apps). We situate our work in the content of algebra because it has been shown to be a gatekeeper to future mathematics (Moses & Cobb, 2001). However, our model could be applied to other subjects and content areas. Case study data indicate that our tools impact preservice teacher practice regarding the anticipation of student thinking. We have made these resources freely available to the profession so that we might begin to create consistently reliable tools for facilitating effective instruction, particularly for preservice and early career teachers.
A Reconstruction of Rural Teachers' Technology Integration Experiences
Authors: Porras-Hernández Laura Helena , Salinas-Amescua Bertha
Published: August 2015

Teachers who integrate information and communication technologies (ICT) to their practice in rural areas face important challenges that differ from those where contextual conditions are most favorable. The purpose of this chapter is to describe how and why a phenomenological research approach applied to the reconstruction of rural teachers' experiences in incorporating ICT's to their practice can be helpful for both, for research purposes as well as for inspiring the avenues that rural teacher education in the digital age should follow. Based on the narratives of eight teachers working in poor rural schools of Mexico, this chapter describes how, as part of a construction of their own rural pedagogies, these teachers integrate ICT to their practice in response to three levels of contextual demands. Lessons learned and recommendations for research of this kind are provided.
A Framework for Supporting In-Service Teachers to Use Domain-Specific Technologies for Instruction
Authors: Yarnall Louise , Fusco Judith
Published: August 2015

Domain-specific technologies, which are used for analysis, representation, and production in real-world contexts, differ from basic technologies, such as word processing software and Internet search tools. They cannot be used effectively without adequate command of fundamental domain-specific content knowledge. They can be used to deepen students' understanding of content, but these technologies bring distinct classroom-integration challenges. This chapter presents a framework for supporting in-service teachers to integrate these technologies. The research team derived this framework from data collected during an extended TPACK-style (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) workshop that engaged 13 life science community college instructors in integrating bioinformatics technologies into courses. This chapter presents a case study about the challenges community college teachers faced in implementing these tools—and the strategies they used to address them. Challenges included activity translation, problem definition, implementation, and assessment.
Online Processing of End-User Data in Real-Time Data Warehousing
Authors: Naeem M. Asif , Jamil Noreen
Published: August 2015

Stream-based join algorithms are a promising technology for modern real-time data warehouses. A particular category of stream-based joins is a semi-stream join where a single stream is joined with a disk based master data. The join operator typically works under limited main memory and this memory is generally not large enough to hold the whole disk-based master data. Recently, a seminal join algorithm called MESHJOIN (Mesh Join) has been proposed in the literature to process semi-stream data. MESHJOIN is a candidate for a resource-aware system setup. However, MESHJOIN is not very selective. In particular, MESHJOIN does not consider the characteristics of stream data and its performance is suboptimal for skewed stream data. This chapter presents a novel Cached-based Semi-Stream Join (CSSJ) using a cache module. The algorithm is more appropriate for skewed distributions, and we present results for Zipfian distributions of the type that appear in many applications. We conduct a rigorous experimental study to test our algorithm. Our experiments show that CSSJ outperforms MESHJOIN significantly. We also present the cost model for our CSSJ and validate it with experiments.
Knowledge Extraction from Information System Using Rough Computing
Authors: Acharjya D. P.
Published: August 2015

The amount of data collected across various sources in real life situations is never in its complete form. That is, it is never precise or it never gives definite knowledge. It always contains uncertainty and vagueness. Therefore, most of our traditional tools for formal modelling, reasoning and computing can not handle efficiently. Therefore, it is very challenging to organize this data in formal system which provides information in more relevant, useful, and structured manner. There are many techniques available for knowledge extraction form this high dimensional data. This chapter discusses various rough computing based knowledge extraction techniques to obtain meaningful knowledge from large amount of data. A real life example is provided to show the viability of the proposed research.
A Supervised Learning Model for AGV Perception in Unstructured Environment
Authors: Aqeel Rizwan , Rehman Saif Ur , Gillani Saira , Asghar Sohail
Published: August 2015

This chapter focuses on an Autonomous Ground Vehicle (AGV), also known as intelligent vehicle, which is a vehicle that can navigate without human supervision. AGV navigation over an unstructured road is a challenging task and is known research problem. This chapter is to detect road area from an unstructured environment by applying a proposed classification model. The Proposed model is sub divided into three stages: (1) - preprocessing has been performed in the initial stage; (2) - road area clustering has been done in the second stage; (3) - Finally, road pixel classification has been achieved. Furthermore, combination of classification as well as clustering is used in achieving our goals. K-means clustering algorithm is used to discover biggest cluster from road scene, second big cluster area has been classified as road or non road by using the well-known technique support vector machine. The Proposed approach is validated from extensive experiments carried out on RGB dataset, which shows that the successful detection of road area and is robust against diverse road conditions such as unstructured nature, different weather and lightening variations.
Why Studying Individual Differences in CALL?
Authors: Tayebinik Maryam , Puteh Marlia
Published: August 2015

The present chapter aims to highlight the importance of studying individual differences (IDs) in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL). This study begins with a brief overview of drastic changes in educational delivery methods by wide application of technological tools and ends by developing a framework that emphasizes on the need for studying IDs in CALL settings. To gain a comprehensive support to develop this framework, an extensive literature review was conducted by focusing on a) instruction and technology integration, b) natural aptitude of Net generation for technology-mediated education, c) utilizing technology in language learning process, d) CALL properties, e) CALL advantages in second language learning, f) the effect of IDs in language learning, g) common taxonomies of IDs in language learning process, and h) the role of IDs in technology-mediated learning environments. This study motivates future research to find relationship between IDs and language learning CALL environments.
Digital Storytelling in an EFL Class
Authors: Soleymani Elham
Published: August 2015

This study aims at investigating the perceptions and attitudes of a digital storytelling EFL teacher (as a digital immigrant) who was responsible for creating digital stories for her students (as digital natives) for one semester. The teacher was asked to complete a journal to reflect on the way she prepared and used the stories in her class for 6 months. Students' perceptions about using DST in their listening class were also recorded by focused group interview. Interesting ideas emerged when the two perspectives were compared.
Corpora, Cognitive Styles, English Content-Specific Vocabulary and Academic Language at University Level
Authors: Carloni Giovanna
Published: August 2015

This chapter shows how learner-centered corpus-designed activities can be effectively implemented while catering to learners' cognitive styles. Examples of corpus-designed activities implemented through a foreign language in higher education are provided and the role of cognitive styles in task performance is analyzed. The use of keyword lists and lexical bundles to design corpus-designed activities is investigated. As a result, foreign language acquisition and the personalization process are discussed within an applied corpus linguistics framework.
The Impact of Corpus-Based Vocabulary Teaching/Learning on Vocabulary Retention across Language Proficiency Levels
Authors: Momeni Ghodrat
Published: August 2015

In this chapter the impact of corpus-based vocabulary teaching/learning on vocabulary retention among EFL learners with different levels of language proficiency was studied. Four groups of students (two experimental and two control) participated in the study. The experimental groups received vocabulary instruction based on the techniques and procedures of the lexical approach. The control groups were taught with conventional techniques of vocabulary teaching. Vocabulary learning and retention were assessed by two vocabulary tests taken immediately after the treatment and with a 2-month delay respectively. The result showed that the lower proficiency experimental group outperformed other groups in the first vocabulary test, while in the second vocabulary test no significant difference was found between the experimental groups with different language proficiencies.
Dangers of Playing with the Virtual Other in Mind
Authors: Mittlböck Katharina
Published: August 2015

This chapter contributes to the discussion on worth and dangers of digital role-playing games. With a psychoanalytical approach it focuses on the psyche's abilities provided by entering a game space. Building on the basic axioms of psychoanalysis a set of hypotheses concerning a psychoanalytic view on the act of playing is developed, which is systematically processed in the following. The aim of these deliberations is to outline that playing always means to deal with certain chaos in the sense of an unknown and unfamiliar structure in which the player immerses. The narrow edge between facilitating personality development on the one side and overwhelming - the player's psyche endangering - chaos on the other is worked out. The chapter is a revised part of an upcoming transdisciplinary PhD-thesis in the field of educational science and game studies.
Cyber-Stalking or Just Plain Talking?
Authors: Beech Mark , Bishop Jonathan
Published: August 2015

In the United Kingdom there were a number of rape threats made to prominent public figures who identify feminists. It led to three people being jailed, namely Isabella Sorley, John Nimmo and Peter Nunn. This was at a time when the UK police had identified around 50,000 online sex offenders but said they could not all be prosecuted. This study investigates the use of rape threats and other threatening language based on those tweeted by these people to see the contexts in which they are used. The study finds that most rape and other threats made are done as a joke and not with any real malicious intent. The chapter recommends on the basis of the evidence necessary for the authorities to use the judgement in DPP v Chambers, which would mean the context of an alleged abusive message would be considered.
The Impacts of Alcohol on E-Dating Activity
Authors: Barratt Jason , Bishop Jonathan
Published: August 2015

The impact of alcohol on Internet use is relatively unexplored. This chapter presents the results of a study conducted over a period of 1 year, which investigated whether persons who stated on their e-dating profile that they drank alcohol were more or less likely to contact another person. The study found that increased consumption of alcohol resulted in a person posting more flames (i.e. abusive posts) to their target. No such difference existed in terms of whether a person drank alcohol in relation to whether they had a low education, spoke more about themselves, their target, or whether they posted kudos to their targets. The chapter concludes that further research is needed to uncover the effects of alcohol on participation in social networking services, so that young people, like Liam Stacey and Isabella Sorley are not unfairly targeted for Internet trolling.
The Impact of Consumer Search Behavior on Search Advertising in the Hotel Industry
Authors: Lu Qiang , Yang Yupin , Akter Shahriar
Published: August 2015

This chapter proposes a conceptual framework to encapsulate our understanding of how consumers' search behavior influences the content in search advertising in the hotel industry. We suggest that firms can better match consumers' preferences and needs by embracing a trade-off between price information and product information in search advertising. The dynamics of this trade-off is driven by consumers' prior product knowledge and the type of advertisers in the competitive market. Our framework suggests that travel agents tend to focus more on price advertising in their search ads, whereas hotels do not change their level of price advertising in a competitive market. More interestingly, competition from travel agents and hotels has different effects on the content of search advertising by travel agents and hotels. Our study provides critical insights in responding to different market conditions, which enhance the understanding of firms' behaviors in designing their search advertising content.
Sustainable Tourism Marketing Strategy
Authors: Kiráľová Alžbeta
Published: August 2015

The chapter describes how sustainable tourism marketing strategy can bring competitive advantage to a destination. It defines tourism destinations; characterizes the principles of sustainable tourism development and its role in competitiveness of the destination. The chapter also shows a destination´ best practice in the implementation of sustainable tourism marketing strategy. The destination was subject to research using onsite and internet surveys, semi-structured and informal interview and the results were subjected to evaluation using the VRIO model.
Potentials of Wineries as Tourism Destinations in India
Authors: Dash M. K.
Published: August 2015

There are many famous vineyards and wine tasting destinations in India. It might be a splashy red or a soothing white, or a bubbly twist. Wines are here to stay and there are many wine related service providers in many wine tasting destinations and vineyards vying to grab this upcoming dining market. Although the concept of wine tasting is in its nascent stage in India, there are many vineyards which have come up, primarily in the Nashik and Pune region of Maharastra state. One of the attractions for those following the wine trails in India are not only the domestic tourists but also by the foreign tourists who love having Indian foods pairing with the Indian wines. These wine tasting tours satisfy the customers and visitors of affluent class only who are of three levels: aromatic, visual and on the palate. Unlike most Western nations where wine is an essential part of everyday dining, Indian wines are still a part of exclusive fine dining experience affordable mostly to the selective elite or more recently to the upper middle class city folks. But the recent influx of these winemakers in the mainstream Indian Fine dining market has helped enlarge this market.
Tourism Motivational Factors in Bhutan
Authors: Ray Nilanjan
Published: August 2015

The concept of tourism has become one of the vital issues of economic and social benefits to the society. This present study identifies different motivational factors which may directly or indirectly influence the tourists' motivation. The primary objective of this study includes the growth, development and emergence of tourism potentials at Bhutan, in particular, as well as to analyze the tourist flow pattern and also examine the existing and future requirement in the motivational point of view. The major findings of this study show, in the present scenario of the above factors, how to attract more tourists for repeat visit and promoting infrastructural requirement for better tourism service to increase the level of tourists' motivation as well. In the policy implication point of view this study is relevant for balancing the demand and supply of tourism motivational requirement indicators which can offer better service excellence in the study area.
How Can a Regional Theme Park Survive in China?
Authors: Xu Jing (Bill) , Yuan Wei , Ekiz Erdogan H. , Lo Doris Shuk-ting
Published: August 2015

Theme parks have become a vital component of the tourism industry, providing entertainment and excitement to local residents and tourists. Particularly, more and more parks start their business in Asia. In this competitive environment, investigating the success and failure cases may prove very fruitful implications to other practitioners. Among these implications innovative marketing strategies are one of the most important ones. However, few previous studies attached importance to the study of theme park industry and the service performance in China. Given this lack of attention, this study was conducted in attempts to shed some lights for the park managers all around the world in general but also the ones in Chinese market, in particular. A case study of Wuhu Fantawild Dreamland, Anhui, China, was adopted for the survey and interviews. The analyses suggested China's theme park visitors had some unique preferences which can be used while creating innovative marketing strategies.
Seriously Social
Authors: Kaufhold Kelly
Published: August 2015

This study examined the relationship between young adults' social media use and their news consumption. A survey of two large college populations found significant correlations indicating a negative relationship between social media use and consumption of news (n = 345). Two scenarios were tested: a complementary engagement hypothesis, which suggests that social media use may aid news consumption through ambient exposure to news, and Robert Putnam's displacement hypothesis, in which social media use may consume time and attention, thereby impeding news use. The results of the analysis suggest that social media use – specifically social networking sites such as Facebook – may in fact displace news use at the cost of leaving young people less informed.
Cloud Gaming Virtual Community
Authors: Yao Yulin , Chang Victor
Published: August 2015

Cloud gaming is an emerging Cloud service that trust and trust building in the gaming community is highly important. This paper aims to further investigate a Chinese case study for Cloud gaming by collecting and analyzing data from two most populous cities in China, Beijing and Shanghai. Data analysis and discussion were explained. Results highly support questionnaires designed based on our hypotheses with mean scores 3.5 and above, low standard deviations, high R-squared values above 0.96 and low p-values 0.05 and below. Data between Beijing, Shangia and Chengdu are compared with each other with explanations for all the outputs. We plan to develop a new method that can offer large-scale ANOVA analysis in a single attempt. Limitations and future directions of this research have been addressed, whereby critical factors that can guarantee successful delivery and services of Cloud gaming including trust will be investigated.
Novel Bio-Inspired Technique of Artificial Social Cockroaches (ASC)
Authors: Bouarara Hadj Ahmed , Hamou Reda Mohamed , Amine Abdelmalek
Published: August 2015

This paper deals about a new bio-inspired algorithm that can be classified in the family of swarm optimization algorithms. The authors' algorithm, which is called Artificial Social Cockroaches (ASC), is inspired from the social behaviour of cockroaches. This inspiration is based on the general phenomenon of real cockroaches that resides in grouping them under the same shelter (place with less lightness) and the way of choosing which shelter and how to get into it. This algorithm has as input a population of artificial cockroaches that will cooperate among them from iteration to another to solve a specific problem using simple rules as the attraction method and the aggregation operators (interaction, individual preference and evaluation). In order to evaluate our algorithm, the authors confronted several experiments facing clustering problem by applying this model on Reuters benchmark and basing on three essential measures: number of Bell, number of Stirling and time complexity.
A Comparative Analysis of Content Delivery Network and Other Techniques for Web Content Delivery
Authors: Gupta Meenakshi , Garg Atul
Published: August 2015

Web content delivery is based on client-server model. In this model, all the web requests for specific contents are serviced by a single web server as the requested contents reside only on one server. Therefore, with the increasing reliance on the web, the load on the web servers is increasing, thus causing scalability, reliability and performance issues for the web service providers. Various techniques have been implemented to handle these issues and improve the Quality of Service of the web content delivery to end-users such as clustering of servers, client-side caching, proxy server caching, mirroring of servers, multihoming and Content Delivery Network (CDN). This paper gives an analytical and comparative look on these approaches. It also compares CDN with other distributed systems such as grid, cloud and peer-to-peer computing.
Impact of Fault-Prone Components on Effective Software Testing
Authors: Mala D. Jeya , Jalila A.
Published: August 2015

In a real-time software system, often a small portion of the components holds the major operations of the system. Thus, the rate of failure of those portions is high, which leads to major loss to the system. In order to develop cost-effective and high-quality software systems, those fault-prone components must be identified and tested rigorously. This paper analyzes the industrial questionnaire survey with a focus on the significance of early identification of fault-prone components within a system and importance of the fault-prone components-based testing. From the survey results, it has been inferred that, fault-prone components can be identified using software models, formal specifications and appropriate metrics and measures; which would, in turn, reduce the cost of defect and testing. Furthermore, the present study endeavours to investigate as to how far research efforts are essential in providing guidelines in the adoption of fault-prone components-based development, thus improving the quality of software development.
Algues Carbonifères et Permiennes de l'Arctique Canadien
Authors: Mamet B L , Roux A , Nassichuk W W
Published: August 2015

Carboniferous and Permian carbonate formations of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago yield widespread and well preserved algal microflora. More than sixty species belonging to fort y-eight genera are described and illustrated. Five genera are new: Ellesmerella n.
gen. (type: E. permica (Pia)), Halimedoides n. gen . (type: H. arctica n. sp.), Nansenella n. gen. (type: N. multiramosa n. sp.), Richella n. gen. (type: R. incrustata n. sp.) and Stacheoidella n. gen. (type: Stacheoides? spissa Petryk and Mamet). Two new species are also erected: Anthracoporella
girtyi n. sp. and Diplopora belcherensis n. sp.

The transgressive Namurian carbonates have numerous Donezella, which form c carbonate mounds. The Baschkirian yields Komia and Ungdarella boundstones and the first occurrence of phylloid algae (Eugonophyllum, Neoanchicodium, Ivanovia) is Moscovian. Beresellids (Dvinella, Uraloporella) form
bafflestones from the Middle Moscovian and upwards. The late Carboniferous microflora is not characteristic and the level is missing by hiatus in a number of sections. The Asselian has numerous Epimastopora. Phylloid algae disappear in the Sakmarian and are replaced by Dasycladaceae.

The diversity of the flora is lower than the diversity of comparable Tethyan assemblages. The algae indicate a gradual warming of the marine waters which were temperate in the Namurian and progressed to temperate warm in the early Permian.
Geology and petrochemistry of the Ordovician volcano-plutonic Robert's Arm Group, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland
Authors: Bostock H H
Published: August 2015

The Robert's Arm Group is a Middle Ordovician.fault-bounded, spilitized. bimodal volcanic to shallow plutonic assemblage within the northern Dunnage tectonostratigraphic zone. On the north it is nonconformably overlain by Silurian Springdale Group red beds, and
both are separated from the Lower Ordovician Lushs Bight ophiolitic terrane by the Lobster Cove Fault. The group itself is complexly faulted and comprises an older terrane of tholeiitic to alkaline basalt slices overlain by one of more calc-alkaline slices. The tholeiitic basalts are interleaved
with fine elastics of Cresent Lake Formation and with quartz-phyric felsites accompanied by substantial pyroclastics, whereas the calc-alkaline terrane includes quartz-amygdaloidal felsites with less common pyroclastics, concentrated in major centres that locally grade into granite. Erratic lithium
enrichment of the basalts is spatially related to the basal fault contact of the group but spreads upward where deformation of underlying shales is strongest and disruption of the overlying basalts is greatest.
The Robert's Arm Group evolved at the outer edge of a back arc basin beginning with deep water eruption of tholeiitic basalts before abduction of ophiolite in western Newfoundland. Subsequent more calc-alkaline volcanism occurred in neritic to littoral environments likely about the time of
continental collision. After southeastward thrusting of Robert's Arm Group and deposition of Springdale Group, the dips of both were steepened by Devonian tectonism. Oroclinal bending of the basalts accompanied late right lateral movements on the Lobster Cove Fault. Alkaline dykes of presumed
Mesozoic age were emplaced during opening of the modern Atlantic Ocean.
BioWatch: Estimation of Heart and Breathing Rates from Wrist Motions
Authors: Hernandez Javier , McDuff Daniel , Picard Rosalind
Published: August 2015

Continued developments of sensor technology including hardware miniaturization and increased sensitivity have enabled the development of less intrusive methods to monitor physiological parameters during daily life. In this work, we present methods to recover cardiac and respiratory parameters using accelerometer and gyroscope sensors on the wrist. We demonstrate accurate measurements in a controlled laboratory study where participants (n = 12) held three different positions (standing up, sitting down and lying down) under relaxed and aroused conditions. In particular, we show it is possible to achieve a mean absolute error of 1.27 beats per minute (STD: 3.37) for heart rate and 0.38 breaths per minute (STD: 1.19) for breathing rate when comparing performance with FDA-cleared sensors. Furthermore, we show comparable performance with a state-of-the-art wrist-worn heart rate monitor, and when monitoring heart rate of three individuals during two consecutive nights of in-situ sleep measurements.
Phenomenon of Life and Death by Dōgen and Heidegger––In View of “Embodied Cognition” in Buddhist Philosophy and Phenomenology
Authors: HASHI Hisaki
Published: August 2015

Contrary to occidental philosophy, which is to grasp and solidify the principles of essential being (ontos on), Buddhism seeks to understand the existence of human beings and the significance of suffering in human life. In the East Asian languages human beings are described as “inter-beings” in that they are enveloped by the topos of life and death. From breath to breath, our life is bound to the moments of emerging and vanishing, being and non-being in an essential unity. Dōgen’s philosophical thinking integrated this conception with the embodied cognition of both the thinking and the acting self. In the phenomenological point of view, Heidegger, in his early work, emphasizes that being is bound to a fundamental substantiality, which borders on the Abgrund, falling into nothingness. With Dōgen, the unity-within-contrast of life and death is exemplified in our breathing because it achieves a unity of body and cognition which can be called “corpus”. In perfect contrast, the essential reflection for Heidegger is that of grasping the fundament of being in the world, which represents the actualization of a thinking-being-unity. The goal of this comparison is to fundamentally grasp what is the essentiality of being, life, and recognition (jikaku 自覚), bound to embodied cognition in our globalized world.
高橋睦郎氏講演会原稿掲載に寄せて/Prologue to Takahashi Mutsuo’s Lecture
Authors: MORITOKI ŠKOF Nagisa
Published: August 2015

高橋睦郎氏講演会原稿掲載に寄せてPrologue to Takahashi Mutsuo’s Lecture
団塊の世代の文学/Literatue of the “dankai” Generation
Authors: FUKUMA Kenji
Published: August 2015

要約日本では、戦後のベビーブームで生まれた世代は、「団塊の世代」と呼ばれる。かれらは豊かになっていく社会の文化の消費者として登場し、1970年前後に「熱い季節」を体験した。佐藤泰志の短篇小説「市街戦のジャズメン」と佐々木幹郎の詩「死者の鞭」は、1960年後半の政治運動の波動から生まれた二つの先駆的作品である。1970年代のある時期に社会の空気が変わった。人々は問題未解決のままの幸福状態に入っていった。そこにつきまとう不安が当時の詩の特徴の一部となっている。Abstract The generation born during Japan’s post-war baby boom are called the “dankai” generation. Appearing as consumers of culture in a society which was becoming richer, they experienced a “hot season” around 1970. Sato Yasushi’s Jazzmen in Street Fighting and Sasaki Mikirō’s Whip of the Dead are two pioneer works born in an undulation from the political movement in the late 60s. At a certain point in the 1970s the whole scene changed. People were entering a state of strange happiness with problems unsolved. A kind of uneasiness haunting there is a part of characteristics of poetry then.
Imperialna nostalgija na Japonskem: politična instrumentalizacija šintoističnega svetišča Yasukuni
Authors: SENICA Klemen
Published: August 2015

Šintoistično svetišče Yasukuni je ena od nevralgičnih točk v japonskih zunanjepolitičnih odnosih s sosednjimi državami, predvsem Kitajsko in Južno Korejo. V recentnem obdobju je bilo deležno izjemne medijske pozornosti širom sveta predvsem zavoljo dejstva, da ga je v času svojega vodenja vlade redno obiskoval Koizumi Jun’ichirō, čeprav je njegovi praksi počastitve spomina padlim za »japonsko stvar« oponiral širok spekter posameznikov na Japonskem, da kitajskih in južnokorejskih državnikov niti ne omenjam. Sodim, da je potrebno glorificiranje izbranih žrtev velikega Japonskega imperija, ki ga prakticira konservativni del japonskih političnih elit, umestiti v širši kontekst imperialne nostalgije, ki smo ji na Japonskem priča v začetku 21. stoletja.