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Image and Reputation of Yalova City: A Study on Yalova University Students
Authors: Kızıl Cevdet , Atalan Alican
Published: November 2015

Recently, the image of a country and city has become a core competitive asset for the government and local authorities and this core competitive asset plays a critical role for domestic and foreign tourists, businessmen, residents of the city, neighbouring cities, investors, entrepreneurs and also the university students. Based on the competitive asset of city image and reputation, the perception needs an effort from a marketing perspective in order to improve the strategies for enhancing quality of life. The aim of this research is to evaluate the city image of Yalova from the eye of Yalova university students. For this purpose, image perception of students on the advantages of city, abstract image elements and residents of the city have been investiageted. The data of research have been collected through the questionnaire methodology. This study is run on 200 students as the research sample. In light of the results of the survey, the overall image perception of students about Yalova city and its residents are determined to be at medium level. Location of Yalova has a very positive perception, while intercity transportation, nature and weather conditions have a positive perception. The city is considered as peaceful, safe and clean, but expensive. Residents of Yalova are evaluated as peaceful. It is also found that, infrastructures and superstructures enhancing the Yalova city image should be improved.
Displaying a Poster, Unifying a Campus: Undergraduate Research Day at Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Authors: Knies Jennie Levine , Mac Gregor Megan
Published: November 2015

This article describes the first official Undergraduate Research Day at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, a small campus with approximately 550 undergraduate students and 8 four-year degree programs. In 2015, an informal planning committee, consisting of two librarians and two faculty members, embarked on a project to turn what had been an informal course assignment into a campus-wide research event.  By remaining flexible, engaged, and open to collaboration, the committee made Undergraduate Research Day in April 2015 a success, and plans are underway to hold this event in subsequent years.  The event energized and motivated students, faculty, and staff on campus and paved the way toward a unified organizational identity on campus.
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Authors: Reinsfelder Tom
Published: November 2015

Fall 2015
“El descubridor descubierto” o cuestionar a Cristóbal Colón en "El arpa y la sombra", de Alejo Carpentier
Authors: Zárate Julio
Published: November 2015

En su última novela, El arpa y la sombra (1979), el escritor cubano, Alejo Carpentier (1904- 1980) propone un cuestionamiento, personal e histórico, de la vida y los viajes de Cristóbal Colón al Nuevo Mundo. La novela de Carpentier confronta lo humano al impacto político y religioso de lo que hubiera sido la eventual beatificación de un hombre, cuyos actos determinaron en cierta medida la dinámica de las relaciones entre España y el Nuevo Mundo. En este artículo se analiza la forma en la que el “descubridor” es puesto al “descubierto” a través del proceso de desenmascaramiento. Lejos del discurso histórico y, sin embargo, partiendo de este mediante diversos hechos y documentos, Carpentier construye una ficción intensa que recupera de manera íntima la vida de Cristóbal Colón. La doble puesta en perspectiva del descubridor de América permite invertir el concepto del “descubrimiento” y crea una distancia irónica que cuestiona de igual manera al hombre y al personaje histórico.
Relecturas del Descubrimiento y la Independencia de Latinoamérica en "Repertorio Americano"
Authors: Van der Heusen Sarah
Published: November 2015

En la interpretación que los intelectuales latinoamericanos de la época ofrecen de la situación europea en los años 30 y 40 del siglo XX, destacan las referencias a la historia común de los dos continentes. En particular encontramos numerosas reflexiones sobre el Descubrimiento y la Independencia, una discusión que se condensa en las contribuciones publicadas con motivo del 12 de octubre, el llamado Día de la Raza. En este artículo se presenta una selección de las diversas propuestas publicadas en las páginas de la revista cultural Repertorio Americano. Se persigue analizar las estrategias empleadas por estos autores para conectar pasado histórico y actualidad en sus argumentaciones, las conclusiones a las que llegan y la forma en que esas conclusiones son presentadas en los textos.
"Miltín 1934", de Juan Emar: la reformulación paródica de la Historia
Authors: Rico Alonso Sonia
Published: November 2015

En las primeras décadas del siglo XX chileno, la cuestión nacional ocupaba un papel destacado dentro de las prácticas escriturales del momento vinculadas al realismo. Juan Emar, antítesis de dichas prácticas y abogador por la vanguardia, trata también dicha cuestión en fragmentos como el de la batalla entre españoles y araucanos, dentro de la obra Miltín 1934. Tomando este fragmento como objeto de estudio, y a través de su análisis lingüístico y semántico, demostraremos que Emar, mediante la técnica literaria, cuestiona el discurso oficial y propugna el valor sincrónico de la obra artística y, en última instancia, la libertad del pensamiento y la supremacía de la imaginación.
La arista brasileña de la crónica iberoamericana: apuntes sobre una incorporación necesaria
Authors: Lázaro Igoa Rosario
Published: November 2015

El presente artículo discute el escaso diálogo del aparato crítico hispanoamericano en relación a la profusa crónica brasileña del siglo XIX e inicios del siglo XX. Para tal efecto, realiza un recorrido por los principales abordajes de críticos de habla hispana sobre la crónica en el continente (González, 1983; Ramos, 1989; Rotker, 2005). Allí, se discute la centralidad que adquiere en esos abordajes la crónica modernista, vista por lo general a partir de autores como José Martí o Rubén Darío. En función de lo anterior, se proponen vectores comparativos que podrían, por medio de la incorporación brasileña y de un cronista como Machado de Assis, contribuir a una visión menos restringida del género en un marco iberoamericano.
Rutas y encrucijadas: cronotopos de la narrativa contemporánea latinoamericana
Authors: Bournot Estefanía
Published: November 2015

El actual marco global ha determinado la construcción de nuevos espacios ficcionales que desestabilizan las estructuras binarias desde las cuales se enfocó la literatura latinoamericana. Si en otra época se trataba de una pugna cultural entre campo y ciudad, autóctono o extranjerizante, civilización o barbarie; hoy en día es casi imposible discernir dónde se encuentran las fronteras entre lo local y lo global, pues también el imaginario literario se ha expandido a escalas mundiales en busca de nuevos paisajes. A partir de obras narrativas recientes de Guillermo Fadanelli, Andrés Neuman y Lina Meruane este artículo indaga en las formas de entender el tiempo y el espacio en la literatura contemporánea de Latinoamérica.
Barbarians, Telescreens, and Jazz:
Authors: García Hugo
Published: November 2015

This article is a preliminary exploration of a large (some forty texts) and relatively unknown sample of reactionary uchronias—that is, works of fiction that imagine future revolutions in dystopian terms—published in Spain between the 1870s and the 1950s. Building on the work of Marc Angenot and Matthew Beaumont, among others, it argues that these texts not only provide a precious insight into the mentality of a large section of Spanish society in the transition to modernity but also illuminate the formative process of the modern dystopia. Spanish uchronias are interesting for various reasons: their abundance and variety during a very long period, the evidence of cultural transfers both into and—less often—from Spain, and their peculiar features, such as the important role played by religion both in the plot and in the identity of protagonists. More generally, the study shows the remarkable spread of the dystopian form in the Western world since the end of the nineteenth century and the need for further comparative and transnational analyses that integrate the traditions of “semiperipheral countries” into the general—and overwhelmingly Anglo-American—narrative on the history of utopianism.
Tokens of Identity: Gender and Recognition in Greek Tragedy
Authors: McClure Laura
Published: November 2015

This essay explores the function of women in tragic recognition and its implications for understanding the genre and ancient Greek conceptions of gender more generally. It begins with the premise that recognition is a reciprocal process that confers social identity on the participants and affirms the importance of kin ties. Women are critical to discovery because of their knowledge of the material markers of male identity, whether physical scars or objects wrought or managed by them. Through their supervision of these tokens, particularly textiles, they are represented as maintaining and transmitting the knowledge of the past, indispensable to the recovery and preservation of male identity within the oikos.
Distorted Oaths in Aeschylus
Authors: Torrance Isabelle
Published: November 2015

This paper argues that Aeschylus systematically distorts normative ritual paradigms of oath-taking for dramatic purposes. Oaths in Aeschylus tend to be conspiratorial and/or political in nature. In the Oresteia, conspiratorial oaths will conform to the general pattern evident throughout the trilogy where perverted or inverted images in Agamemnon become ambivalent in Libation Bearers and are restored to their auspicious context in Eumenides. Political oaths, however, remain anomalous throughout the trilogy up to the conclusion of Eumenides with the oath of alliance between Argos and Athens, and it is argued that these anomalies imply an ambiguous position vis-à-vis the alliance.
The Impact of IFRS Adoption on Earnings Quality: A Study Conducted on Foreign Issuers in the United States
Authors: Den Besten Priscilla Samantha , Georgakopoulos Georgios , Vasileiou Konstantinos Z. , Ereiotis Nikolaos
Published: November 2015

The worldwide adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is affecting many countries around the globe as it has become widely spread. Since 2007 the United States (US) allows foreign issuers to voluntarily adopt IFRS. This paper investigates the effect of IFRS adoption on earnings quality after voluntary IFRS adoption was allowed to foreign issuers in the US. More precisely, the discretionary accruals and the small positive earnings are tested for a sample of foreign issuers in the US that are registered and reporting with the SEC, comparing a pre-period from 2002 to 2006 with a post-period from 2008 to 2011. The results from the difference-in-differences regression analysis suggest that in terms of discretionary accruals there is no statistical difference between the pre-IFRS and the post-IFRS period, therefore the earnings quality remains the same. For small positive earnings it is found that, when foreign issuers incorporate IFRS, these are lower, indicating higher earnings quality.
Does the Endorser’s Nationality Matter? An Investigation of Young Taiwanese Consumers’ Selecting Smartphone
Authors: Lin Chen-Yu , Chen Peng-Jui , Wu Li-Wei , Tseng Ting-Hsiang
Published: November 2015

The use of a wrong celebrity endorser may boost the animosity of local consumers toward a specific country with a complex consumer animosity. Thus, this study aims to examine whether the match or mismatch between the endorser’s nationality and the brand’s country of origin affects consumers’ purchase intention. We use an experimental study to investigate the purchase intention of young Taiwanese consumers toward Korean smartphone brand “Samsung”. Results indicate that the endorser’s nationality does matter. While celebrity endorsement has a consistent positive effect on purchase intention, the effect of the endorser’s nationality varies. Specifically, using domestic celebrity as an endorser has more advantage in enhancing the purchase intentions of consumers who are neutral and dislike Korea than using a foreign celebrity. However, an endorser’s nationality has no significant difference among young Taiwanese consumers who like the Korean culture. Smartphone producers such as Samsung and LG can use the results to promote their new products in a foreign country such as Taiwan and Japan with a complex consumer animosity.
The Impact of Marketing Strategy on Profitability in Medical Jordanian Corporations
Authors: Al-Nimer Munther , Qasem Moh’d Fayez , AlAdham Mohammad “Abd Alaffo” , Yousef Ammar Ali
Published: November 2015

Marketing and advertising is a fundamental factor in the deployment of companies’ name and increase their profits, Therefore, this study aimed to identify whether there is an impact between Marketing and advertising expenses and profitability in industrial medicines public shareholding companies listed in the Amman Stock Exchange.

The sample of the study included the industrial pharmaceutical companies listed in the Amman Stock Exchange, during the period between 2009-2013. To achieve the purposes of the study, and to analyze the data extracted from the annual statements, the researcher used simple linear regression method.

The results of the study showed an impact of marketing and advertising expenses on the profitability of the pharmaceutical companies.

The paper provides a useful guide for the users of financial statements of Marketing and Advertising, since it provides information on possible effect on the company’s performance. In addition, the paper fills an information gap by addressing a range of valuation issues on Marketing and Advertising and offers relevant information guidance to the users of financial statements.
The Impact of Dividend Payment on Market’s Expectation after the Global Crisis
Authors: Nguyen Thanh Thai , Nguyen Tristan
Published: November 2015

This paper examines if there is any change in investors’ behavior toward dividend payout policy of the US corporations after the breakout of the global financial crisis in 2007-2008. In order to do so, dividend signaling theory is adopted as the main theme where we build econometrical models describing the influence of dividend payment on market’s expectation. Unlike most of the previous studies which use either price-dividend or dividend-earnings type tests to provide empirical evidence for the signaling theory, this paper attempts to perform a new type of test called present value of growth options (PVGO)-dividend type test. It is inspired by the recent development of real options as an investment valuation tool. This paper is in our opinion the very first to examine the implications of the signalling models in the context of the relation between dividend and PVGO using real options technique. Our result shows that in the market flooded with information like the US financial market, dividend no longer plays a significant role in delivering additional valuable information to investors. This outcome is highly inconsistent with dividend signaling theory. 
The Motivation and Objective Factors of Web Psychological Counselors’ Free Services: A Case Study of www.Psy525.cn
Authors: Zhao Jian
Published: November 2015

Providing netizens with free psychological guidance and counseling, of which an important link is to improve web psychological counselors’ motivation for free services, is an integral part of establishing China’s web service system for mental health. Based on the case study of China’s largest free psychological counseling website—www.psy525.cn, this study found that objective factors such as age, professional background, grade of practice qualification, authentication of practice qualification, and service providers’ group affiliation could have remarkable influences on web psychological counselors’ behavior and performance that reflect their motivation for free services indirectly.
Change is in the Air: Bronchial Valves to Improve Quality of Life in Heterogeneous Emphysema
Authors: Krenke Rafal
Published: November 2015

Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) is a major healthcare problem [...]
Pilot Program on Distance Training in Spirometry Testing—The Technology Feasibility Study
Authors: Nowiński Adam , Romański Emil , Bieleń Przemysław , Bednarek Michał , Puścińska Elżbieta , Goljan-Geremek Anna , Pływaczewski Robert , Śliwinski Paweł
Published: November 2015

Introduction: Office spirometry has been widely used in recent years by general practitioners in primary care setting, thus the need for stricter monitoring of the quality of spirometry has been recognized. Materials and Methods: A spirometry counseling network of outpatients clinics was created in Poland using portable spirometer Spirotel. The spirometry data were transferred to counseling centre once a week. The tests sent to the counseling centre were analyzed by doctors experienced in the analysis of spirometric data. In justified cases they sent their remarks concerning performed tests to the centres via e-mail. Results: We received 878 records of spirometry tests in total. Data transmission via the telephone was 100% effective. The quality of spirometry tests performed by outpatients clinics was variable. Conclusions: The use of spirometers with data transfer for training purposes seems to be advisable. There is a need to proper face-to-face training of spirometry operators before an implementation of any telemedicine technology
Diseño y evaluación de un taller de robótica basado en Estilos de Aprendizaje para la enseñanza de Fundamentos de Programación
Authors: Muñoz Roberto , Nöel René , Barría Marta , Barcelos Thiago , Silveira Ismar
Published: November 2015

Los cursos de pregrado relacionados con fundamentos de programación de computadores tienen, frecuentemente, altas tasas de reprobación. Por otro lado, el uso de robots tiene un alto potencial de permitir la aplicación más tangible y concreta de las habilidades de programación. En este artículo presentamos el diseño y evaluación de un taller de robótica, dirigido a estudiantes de Ingeniería de una Universidad chilena, que simultáneamente cursan la asignatura de Fundamentos de Programación. Los resultados de la primera ejecución del taller, indican que los alumnos con mayor asistencia al taller obtuvieron también mejores calificaciones finales en el curso de Fundamentos de Programación.
Linguagem de Programação e a elaboração de discursos científicos
Authors: Zocoler Flávia Aparecida da Silva , Santos Verônica Gomes dos
Published: November 2015

Este meta-artigo descreve o trabalho de produção de discursos autorais, colaborativos e científicos desenvolvido com alunos do 5º ano do ensino fundamental I, feito com base nas criações realizadas a partir da linguagem de programação Scratch, como animações e jogos. Os textos, animações e jogos produzidos farão parte da revista digital que será divulgada para alunos de outras regiões do Brasil e outros 2 países, num projeto de comunicação, com o objetivo de divulgar os conhecimentos construídos.
Felpo Filva e as TICs: oportunizando práticas contextualizadas de escrita e leitura no terceiro ano do ciclo de alfabetização
Authors: Silva Lisandra Almeida da , Corbellini Silvana
Published: November 2015

Este artigo trata-se de um relato de experiência sobre o trabalho desenvolvido a partir da leitura do livro Felpo Filva, de Eva Furnari, em uma turma de terceiro ano do ensino fundamental de uma escola municipal de Porto Alegre. Os objetivos do trabalho foram investigar as escritas dos alunos descrevendo como realizaram suas produções e como se motivaram diante dos desafios e situações criadas a partir da leitura e das atividades vivenciadas com diversos portadores de texto na sala de aula e no laboratório de informática. Os sujeitos são 26 crianças de ambos os sexos, com idades que variam de 8 a 11 anos, no ano de 2014. Os resultados mostram evoluções no que se refere aos níveis de escrita e desenvolvimento da leitura em práticas de letramento.
Formação Inicial Docente em Questão: o PIBID na Licenciatura em Informática
Authors: Marinho Anna Raquel da S. , Silva Júnior Francisco das Chagas da , Souza Givanaldo Rocha de , Morais Pauleany Simões de
Published: November 2015

Este trabalho objetiva refletir sobre as possibilidades de atuação dos bolsistas do PIBID, bem como compreender as especificidades do Curso de Licenciatura em Informática na escola pública. Os bolsistas estão vinculados ao Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN), Campus Natal/Zona Norte, atuando em escolas públicas na Zona Norte da cidade de Natal/RN. A pesquisa foi realizada por meio de revisão bibliográfica, bem como o relato de experiência da atuação dos bolsistas desde o período de 2010. Observa-se que o PIBID representa uma significava oportunidade de constituição dos saberes docentes necessários à prática educativa dos Licenciandos inseridos no programa.
Socialização do ensino em mídia social na internet: configurações identitárias e representações constituídas
Authors: Testoni Elaine Alves , Dotta Silvia Cristina
Published: November 2015

O objetivo deste artigo é investigar a socialização do ensino em mídia social apontando a relevância das identidades e das representações sociais discentes para o fomento da aprendizagem. Nesse sentido, o objeto de análise compreende uma atividade didática estruturada no Facebook, como forma de verificar a socialização pedagógica de universitários em um espaço exterior à universidade. Dessa maneira, serão analisadas manifestações de sociabilidade dos interlocutores por meio de uma experiência prática, na qual a docente propõe aos alunos um debate acerca de dado filme. Os resultados esperados configuram a socialização didática em mídia social como recurso significativo para a construção do conhecimento.
One Laptop per Child: Análise sobre as implementações no Brasil e no Uruguai
Authors: Gomes Filho Avelino Ferreira , Duarte Flávio , Kopke Josemary Corrêa , Sampaio Fábio Ferrentini
Published: November 2015

O One Laptop per Child (OLPC) é uma proposta cujo objetivo busca, através do uso da Tecnologia de Informação e Comunicação (TIC), transformar o processo de aprendizagem de todas as crianças em países de desenvolvimento. Entretanto, as diversidades culturais, econômicas e sociais fazem com que cada implementação seja única. O presente trabalho faz uma análise crítica sobre a aplicação do OLPC no Uruguai e no Brasil. Procura evidenciar aspectos comuns que sejam importantes para aplicação dessa proposta. Com isso, esperamos contribuir com novos projetos que objetivem transformar o processo de ensino e aprendizagem através do uso das TICs.
Educação em Saúde no Brasil: uma revisão sobre aprendizagem móvel e desafios na promoção de saúde no Brasil
Authors: Farias Adelito Borba , Pereira Mariana Xavier , Henrique Mychelline Souto , Almeida Rayana Alencar de
Published: November 2015

A sociedade está cada vez mais imersa no contexto dos dispositivos móveis, devido a sua rápida popularização e diminuição dos custos de aquisição. Políticas públicas ainda não conseguem suprir a carência em promover saúde nas extremidades existenciais brasileiras. Nesta perspectiva, apresentamos uma Revisão Sistemática da Literatura sobre a utilização de dispositivos móveis para promoção da educação em saúde nos capilares da sociedade, e, posteriormente, compreender o real impacto desta medida na melhoria da qualidade de vida da população geolocalizadas nos rincões brasilianos. Os resultados obtidos poderão vir a ser aplicados no desenvolvimento de novas soluções, visto que este estudo infere na limitação de arcabouço tecnológico para m-learning, motivo pela qual os dispositivos móveis e as tecnologias móveis potencializam as oportunidades de pesquisa para promoção da educação em saúde.
Preliminary Assessment of CO2 Storage Potential in the H-59 Block in Jilin Oilfield CCS Project
Authors: Zhang Liang , Li X. , Ren B. , Cui G. D. , Ren S. R. , Chen G. L.
Published: November 2015

The block H-59 in the Daqingzijing region was selected as a pilot site for the first stage of the CCS project in Jilin oilfield after an extensive assessment. This block is a light oil reservoir with a low permeability. The performance of water flooding after the primary oil recovery was very poor. Therefore, CO2 injection has been started since April 2008 for EOR associated with CO2 storage for environmental benefits. This paper is aimed at assessing the current CO2 storage capacity and distribution at different states in the oil reservoir after 6-year injection until April 2014. Based on various CO2 trapping mechanisms, an evaluation method of CO2 storage potential is established to calculate the theoretical and effective CO2 storage capacities in target oil reservoir the current amount of CO2 buried in the H-59 block was calculated according to the field data. The reservoir numerical simulation was used to analyze the distribution and existing state of CO2 underground. The assessment results show that the theoretical capacity of CO2 storage in the H-59 block is 72.32×104 t, and the effective capacity of CO2 storage is 26.37×104 t. The calculation of effective CO2 storage capacity in oil reservoir considers the engineering practice of field operation during project life. The coverage factor of well pattern (k1) and the sweep coefficient of CO2 within the well pattern (k2) have been introduced in the method. Meanwhile, the mineral trapping was neglected for short-term storage of CO2 based on a preliminary geochemical simulation analysis. There are 17.45×104 t CO2 which has been buried in the block until April 2014. The distribution of buried CO2 between the injection and production wells is mainly determined by the reservoir physical properties and the total amount of CO2 injected in each well. Reservoir simulations indicate that 61.0% of CO2 buried in the oil reservoir has been trapped at supercritical state, and the amounts of CO2 dissolved in oil and water account for 24.4% and 14.6% respectively. These proportions of CO2 at different states are very close to the calculation results of effective CO2 storage capacity. In comparison to the effective CO2 storage capacity, it is thought that the block H-59 still has a certain storage potential of 8.92×104 t at present. For the assessment methods, the parameters k1 and k2 for calculation of effective CO2 storage capacity deserve for further discussion. It should be also noted that the accuracy of CO2 distribution predicted by reservoir simulation greatly depends on the accuracy of geological model. It needs more efforts to improve the understanding of the target reservoir properties.
Restoring Gases Emission in Aspect of CO2 Capture - Case Study: Borzouyeh Petrochemical Complex (BPC) in Pseez
Authors: Razmjoo Peyman , Rahneshin Ali
Published: November 2015

The Paper structured in the following manner. First, Excessive emissions of Greenhouse Gases increased during the past one hundred year increased the average global temperature to 0.4 C°. Forecasts is significant that in the next century, this ascending will be approach to 1.5–3.5 C°. The industry provides significant opportunities for a reduction in energy demand and CO2 emissions. It could be achieve through a variety of measures and technology advances in equipment and materials. The Refineries & Petrochemical industries are the third largest source of CO2 emissions takes an account for 30 % of the final energy use. This huge producers are burning of thousands Tones of gases in the flaring system, the most amount of Carbon compounds (i.g.hydrocarbons) and valuable gases such as hydrogen burn in flaring system. Major emissions are Co2, Nox. This Losses in addition to the waste of a large amount of the nation's capital, suffered the ecosystem imported and the cost of many diseases such as respiratory as well as skin will be followed.Second, BPC (same as a Petro-Refinery) is followed by macro policy in the environmental debate establish the three projects for management of Restoring the Gases from Flaring system. With due these projects, it could be to prevent the release of more than 380 tons of Co2 gas daily and in other side, it will be in access as a revenue from the sale of fresh gases with margin of income around 500,000 $ per year. These projects were defined in our company. Up to now, one project from three following projects implemented and two other projects are in the study phase and pilot under scope of R&D; Construction & Commissioning of the Hydrotreating(Sweetening) process of light End(LTE) as by-product in Complex, Flare Gas Recovery plan, Pilot unit of Sour gas conversion to DMDS (Di-methyl Di-Sulfide) as new product.Wellnoted that nowadays we have many processes & methods to recover and made sweet the released gases from factories and Plants under license of high technology companies for stopping the emission of gases include CO2, NOx, Sox, etc. Third, by implementing all of these projects in the Carbon management which, in turn, each having a strategic plan and will be extensible in the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical industries. BPC could be to prevent the loss of hundred tons of hydrocarbons, leading in carbon management requirements in terms of Capture and Storage of Carbon. It should be noted that another important aspect is commitment to environmental issues and the implementation of relevant considerations. Due to the increasing sensitivity to global environmental issues, is in particular importance.
The Energy Gap - How CO2 Tertiary Oil Recovery Will Mark Its Place in the 21st Century
Authors: Merchant David
Published: November 2015

The Energy Gap - How CO2 Tertiary Oil Recovery will mark its place in the 21st CenturyThe Economic Sustainability of the 21st Century is based largely on how well Mankind can best fill its World Oil Consumption needs. Back in 2005, the World was consuming around 80 million barrels of oil a day. Today, that number has risen to 86.8 million barrels a day. Based on straight line projections, the World would require between 160 million barrels a day and 200 million barrels a day in the year 2100 to support an ever increasing population growth.In 2005, the World thought we were running out of oil. What we learned is that Peak Oil is a function of how fast we can keep up with technology to help "Fill" the "Energy Gap" that exists between Consumption and Energy Supply.For the World to maintain Economic Sustainability in the 21st Century and lower our CO2 impact on the Planet, we must at some point transition ourselves between a Hydro-Carbon Based Economy to a Hydrogen Based Economy without sacrificing all of what we have accomplished as a society to date. The Hydrogen Economy currently contains Wind, Solar, and Nuclear (Fission) that by themselves will add to the curve, but will still be small in comparison to our total energy needs. In addition, Hydrogen Power along with Nuclear (Fusion) are only in their infant stages of development and will not see any impact until the technology can compete economically with conventional sources of power.To achieve Economic Sustainability requires filling the total area under the curve all the way through the 21st Century. "Gap Fillers" such as Conventional Oil Recovery (Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary) along with Unconventional Methods (Shale Oil and Shale Gas) will help fill our energy needs in the 21st Century.The question becomes "How will CO2 for Enhanced Oil Recovery mark its place in the 21st Century?"
Des p’tits culs aux gangs de rue. Action concertée et enjeux définitionnels1
Authors: Cauchie2 Jean-François , Corriveau Patrice , Tracqui Héloïse , Cyr Kim
Published: November 2015

Au Canada, le phénomène des « gangs de rue » suscite une inquiétude politique et policière depuis près d’une vingtaine d’années. Cette inquiétude s’est traduite au Québec par deux plans d’intervention successifs à la fin des années 2000. C’est ainsi que dans plusieurs villes de la province, des tables de concertation sur les gangs ont vu le jour. Informés des difficultés que connaissait l’une de ces tables à se situer par rapport à sa raison d’être, nous avons eu recours à des entretiens semi-directifs avec ses membres : service de police, centres jeunesse, organismes communautaires, milieux scolaires. Ces entretiens se sont spécifiquement penchés sur les décalages que les membres de la table de concertation percevaient entre la définition policière du phénomène de gangs de rue adoptée par le groupe et leurs « réalités de terrain » ; des réalités qui étaient par ailleurs loin de faire consensus. Nous verrons que de tels décalages occasionnent nombre de malaises touchant à la fois à la raison d’être de la table et à la légitimité de ses actions concertées.
Le désistement assisté ? Les interventions des agents de probation telles que perçues par des sursitaires qui se sont désistés du crime1
Authors: F.-Dufour2 Isabelle
Published: November 2015

Un nombre grandissant d’études sur le désistement ont permis de déterminer le ou les processus qui conduisent à l’abandon de la « carrière criminelle ». On reconnaît généralement que ces processus peuvent être facilités (ou contrecarrés) par l’agent de probation chargé du suivi du désisteur. Or, il y a encore peu d’études ayant porté sur le rôle des agents de probation dans le processus de désistement du crime et, généralement, celles qui existent sont centrées sur l’étape de désistement primaire (arrêt des comportements criminels). Cet article illustre le point de vue de 22 désisteurs secondaires (changement identitaire) sur les interventions facilitantes (ou non) offertes par leurs agents de probation lors de leur emprisonnement avec sursis. Les résultats indiquent que la perception de ces interventions varie selon le type de processus de désistement du crime emprunté par les sursitaires.
Porphyrobacter mercurialissp. nov., isolated from a stadium seat and emended description of the genusPorphyrobacter
Authors: Coil David A. , Flanagan Jennifer C. , Stump Andrew , Alexiev Alexandra , Lang Jenna M. , Eisen Jonathan A.
Published: November 2015

A novel, Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, pleomorphic yellow-orange bacterial strain was isolated from a stadium seat. Strain CoronadoTfalls within theErythrobacteraceaefamily and the genusPorphyrobacterbased on 16S rRNA phylogenetic analysis. This strain has Q-10 as the predominant respiratory lipoquinone, as do other members of the family. The fatty acid profile of this strain is similar to otherPorphyrobacter, however CoronadoTcontains predominately C18:1ω7cis and C16:0, a high percentage of the latter not being observed in any otherErythrobacteraceae. This strain is catalase-positive and oxidase-negative, can grow from 4 to 28 °C, at NaCl concentrations 0.1–1.5%, and at pH 6.0–8.0. On the basis of phenotypic and phylogenetic data presented in this study, strain CoronadoTrepresents a novel species in thePorphyrobactergenus for which the namePorphyrobacter mercurialissp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is CoronadoT(=DSMZ 29971, =LMG 28700).
Multiscale fracture network characterization and impact on flow: A case study on the Latemar carbonate platform
Authors: Hardebol N. J. , Maier C. , Nick H. , Geiger S. , Bertotti G. , Boro H.
Published: November 2015

A fracture network arrangement is quantified across an isolated carbonate platform from outcrop and aerial imagery to address its impact on fluid flow. The network is described in terms of fracture density, orientation, and length distribution parameters. Of particular interest is the role of fracture cross connections and abutments on the effective permeability. Hence, the flow simulations explicitly account for network topology by adopting Discrete‐Fracture‐and‐Matrix description. The interior of the Latemar carbonate platform (Dolomites, Italy) is taken as outcrop analogue for subsurface reservoirs of isolated carbonate build‐ups that exhibit a fracture‐dominated permeability. New is our dual strategy to describe the fracture network both as deterministic‐ and stochastic‐based inputs for flow simulations. The fracture geometries are captured explicitly and form a multiscale data set by integration of interpretations from outcrops, airborne imagery, and lidar. The deterministic network descriptions form the basis for descriptive rules that are diagnostic of the complex natural fracture arrangement. The fracture networks exhibit a variable degree of multitier hierarchies with smaller‐sized fractures abutting against larger fractures under both right and oblique angles. The influence of network topology on connectivity is quantified using Discrete‐Fracture‐Single phase fluid flow simulations. The simulation results show that the effective permeability for the fracture and matrix ensemble can be 50 to 400 times higher than the matrix permeability of 1.0 · 10−14 m2. The permeability enhancement is strongly controlled by the connectivity of the fracture network. Therefore, the degree of intersecting and abutting fractures should be captured from outcrops with accuracy to be of value as analogue.
Effect of pore pressure buildup on slowness of rupture propagation
Authors: Ougier‐Simonin A. , Zhu W.
Published: November 2015

Pore fluid pressure is known to play an important role in brittle fracture initiation and propagation, yet the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We conducted triaxial experiments on saturated porous sandstones to investigate effects of pore pressure buildup on the slowness of shear rupture propagation at different confining pressures. At low to intermediate confinements, rocks fail by brittle faulting, and pore pressure buildup causes a reduction in rock's shear strength but does not induce measurable differences in slip behavior. When the confinement is high enough to prohibit dynamic faulting, rocks fail in the brittle‐ductile transitional regime. In the transitional regime, pore pressure buildup promotes slip instability on an otherwise stably sliding fracture. Compared to those observed in the brittle regime, the slip rate, stress drop, and energy dissipated during rupture propagation with concurrent pore pressure buildup in the transitional regime are distinctively different. When decreasing confining pressure instead, the slip behavior resembles the ones of the brittle regime, emphasizing how the observed slowness is related to excess pore pressure beyond the effective pressure phenomenon. Analysis of the mechanical data using existing theoretical models confirms these observations. Quantitative microstructural analyses reveal that increasing pore pressure lessens the dilatancy hardening during failure, thus enhances slip along the localized zone in the transitional regime. Our experimental results suggest that pore pressure buildup induces slow slip in the transitional regime, and slip rates along a shear fracture may vary considerably depending on effective stress states.
Permeability and pressure measurements in Lesser Antilles submarine slides: Evidence for pressure‐driven slow‐slip failure
Authors: Hornbach Matthew J. , Manga Michael , Genecov Michael , Valdez Robert , Miller Peter , Saffer Demian , Adelstein Esther , Lafuerza Sara , Adachi Tatsuya , Breitkreuz Christoph , Jutzeler Martin , Le Friant Anne , Ishizuka Osamu , Morgan Sally , Slagle Angela , Talling Peter J. , Fraass Andrew , Watt Sebastian F. L. , Stroncik Nicole A. , Aljahdali Mohammed , Boudon Georges , Fujinawa Akihiko , Hatfield Robert , Kataoka Kyoko , Maeno Fukashi , Martinez‐Colon Michael , McCanta Molly , Palmer Martin , Stinton Adam , Subramanyam K. S. V. , Tamura Yoshihiko , Villemant Benoît , Wall‐Palmer Deborah , Wang Fei
Published: November 2015

Recent studies hypothesize that some submarine slides fail via pressure‐driven slow‐slip deformation. To test this hypothesis, this study derives pore pressures in failed and adjacent unfailed deep marine sediments by integrating rock physics models, physical property measurements on recovered sediment core, and wireline logs. Two drill sites (U1394 and U1399) drilled through interpreted slide debris; a third (U1395) drilled into normal marine sediment. Near‐hydrostatic fluid pressure exists in sediments at site U1395. In contrast, results at both sites U1394 and U1399 indicate elevated pore fluid pressures in some sediment. We suggest that high pore pressure at the base of a submarine slide deposit at site U1394 results from slide shearing. High pore pressure exists throughout much of site U1399, and Mohr circle analysis suggests that only slight changes in the stress regime will trigger motion. Consolidation tests and permeability measurements indicate moderately low (~10−16–10−17 m2) permeability and overconsolidation in fine‐grained slide debris, implying that these sediments act as seals. Three mechanisms, in isolation or in combination, may produce the observed elevated pore fluid pressures at site U1399: (1) rapid sedimentation, (2) lateral fluid flow, and (3) shearing that causes sediments to contract, increasing pore pressure. Our preferred hypothesis is this third mechanism because it explains both elevated fluid pressure and sediment overconsolidation without requiring high sedimentation rates. Our combined analysis of subsurface pore pressures, drilling data, and regional seismic images indicates that slope failure offshore Martinique is perhaps an ongoing, creep‐like process where small stress changes trigger motion.
Time‐dependent recovery of microcrack damage and seismic wave speeds in deformed limestone
Authors: Brantut Nicolas
Published: November 2015

Limestone samples were deformed up to 5% inelastic axial strain at an effective confining pressure Peff=50 MPa in the cataclastic flow regime and subsequently maintained under constant static stress conditions (either isostatic of triaxial) for extended periods of time while elastic wave speeds and permeability were continuously monitored. During deformation, both seismic wave speeds and permeability decrease with increasing strain, due to the growth of subvertical microcracks and inelastic porosity reduction. During the static hold period under water‐saturated conditions, the seismic wave speeds recovered gradually, typically by around 5% (relative to their initial value) after 2 days, while permeability remained constant. The recovery in wave speed increases with increasing confining pressure but decreases with increasing applied differential stress. The recovery is markedly lower when the samples are saturated with an inert fluid as opposed to water. The evolution in wave speed is interpreted quantitatively in terms of microcrack density, which shows that the post‐deformation recovery is associated with a decrease in effective microcrack length, typically of the order to 10% after 2 days. The proposed mechanism for the observed damage recovery is microcrack closure due to a combination of backsliding on wing cracks driven by time‐dependent friction and closure due to pressure solution at contacts between propping particles or asperities and microcrack walls. The recovery rates observed in the experiments, and the proposed underlying mechanisms, are compatible with seismological observations of seismic wave speed recovery along faults following earthquakes.
Geomechanical simulation of the stress tensor rotation caused by injection of cold water in a deep geothermal reservoir
Authors: Jeanne Pierre , Rutqvist Jonny , Dobson Patrick F. , Garcia Julio , Walters Mark , Hartline Craig , Borgia Andrea
Published: November 2015

We present a three‐dimensional thermohydromechanical numerical study of the evolution and distribution of the stress tensor within the northwest part of The Geysers geothermal reservoir (in California), including a detailed study of the region around one injection well from 2003 to 2012. Initially, after imposing a normal faulting stress regime, we calculated local changes in the stress regime around injection wells. Our results were compared with previously published studies in which the stress state was inferred from inverting the focal plane mechanism of seismic events. Our main finding is that changes in stress tensor orientation are caused by injection‐induced progressive cooling of the reservoir, as well as by the seasonal variations in injection rate. Because of the gravity flow and cooling around a liquid zone formed by the injection, the vertical stress reduction is larger and propagates far below the injection well. At the same time, the horizontal stress increases, mostly because of stress redistribution below and above the cooling area. These two phenomena cause the rotation of the stress tensor and the appearance of a strike‐slip regime above, inside, and below the cooling area. The cooling and the associated rotation of the stress regime can play a significant role in the observed long‐term deepening of the microseismicity below active injection wells.
Modeled ocean circulation in Nares Strait and its dependence on landfast‐ice cover
Authors: Shroyer Emily L. , Samelson Roger M. , Padman Laurie , Münchow Andreas
Published: November 2015

Two simplified ocean simulations are used to study circulation and transport within Nares Strait. The simulations are similar, except that one included a coupled sea ice model that effectively established a landfast ice cover throughout the simulation year. Comparison between the ocean‐only and ocean‐ice simulations reveals a systematic change in the current structure, reminiscent of the seasonal shift under mobile and landfast ice previously observed in Nares Strait. A surface‐intensified jet, which carries low‐salinity water along the strait's centerline, develops within the ocean‐only simulation. The current structure under landfast ice is characterized by a subsurface jet located along the western side with low‐salinity surface water distributed along the eastern side of the strait. Intermediate salinity water is offset to the west in the ice‐ocean simulation relative to the ocean‐only simulation, while high‐salinity water (>34.8) is constrained to recirculations that are located north and south of a sill in Kane Basin. The simulations, combined with an idealized, semianalytical model, suggest that the structural shift is caused by the surface Ekman layer beneath the landfast ice and the associated eastward advection of near‐surface low‐salinity water and westward movement of the jet. Temporal variability in the ocean‐ice simulation is dominated by the remote response to the time‐dependent northern boundary conditions. In contrast, the ocean‐only simulation favors an instability and additionally responds to local surface wind forcing, which enhances the variability within the strait above that imposed at the boundaries.
Young‐onset frontotemporal dementia in a homozygous tau R406W mutation carrier
Authors: Ng Adeline S. L. , Sias Ana C. , Pressman Peter S. , Fong Jamie C. , Karydas Anna M. , Zanto Theodore P. , De May Mary , Coppola Giovanni , Geschwind Daniel H. , Miller Bruce L. , Lee Suzee E.
Published: November 2015

Microtubule‐associated protein tau mutations result in 10–20% of cases of genetic frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Tau mutation carriers typically develop behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia with or without parkinsonism. Unlike most frontotemporal dementia gene mutations, heterozygous R406W tau mutation carriers most often develop clinical Alzheimer's disease. We report a homozygous tau R406W mutation carrier with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia who developed symptoms 20 years before mean family symptom onset. Voxel‐based morphometry showed frontoinsular, frontal, and mesial temporal cortical atrophy. Homozygous tau R406W mutations appear to accelerate symptom onset and drive a behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia syndrome.