bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Mimicking Gamers: Understanding Gamification Through Roger Caillois
Authors: Idone Cassone Vincenzo
Published: October 2016

The recent rise of gamification lead to a revival of the traditional game studies debate on the relationship between games and society, a key theme since Huizinga, Caillois, and Suits. Yet quite surprisingly, the works of these three authors, Caillois in particular, have mainly been used to establish notable antecedents, not been reevaluated nor discussed. The following pages will first explain the reasons behind these overlooking, taking advantage of the gamification debate to compare the actual theories on the relationship between games and society, subsequently recalling Caillois’ position, pointing out analogies and differences between the present and past stances. Secondly, this article will discuss the reasons to introduce the thought of Caillois in the current debate, showing compatibility between his theories and contemporary reflections, suggesting the possibility to use them to understand gamification, by observing the long-term analogies between games and societies and the role performed by mimicry.
Reforming the System of Non-Material Stimulation of Personnel of the Enterprises of Socio-Cultural Sphere
Authors: Еникеева  , Enikeeva L. , Кузьмина  , Kuzmina S.
Published: October 2016

In the article the urgency of reforming the system of material incentives for the personnel in the socio-cultural sphere is defined. The main theoretical and practical

aspects of application of various forms of non-material stimulation of the personnel at the example of reform of system of stimulation of work of the staff of the

cinema „Aurora“ are considered. The authors reveals the essence of the system of stimulation of work of staff, the role of non-material stimulation of labor, discusses

the relationship between such concepts as „needs“, „stimulus“, „motive“. The basic functions performed by incentive: economic, social and moral functions. The

essence of the concept „motivation“ is not only the establishment of such a mechanism, in which active and producing some results-employment, becomes

a necessary condition for satisfaction of important needs of employees, but also to use corporate-system, social and socio-psychological forms of non-material

incentives of personnel of the enterprise, the need for which justified the analysis of the results of the survey of employees of socio-cultural sphere.

In this article the formation of a system of motivation and non-material incentives for employees of enterprises of film screening that will ensure effective delivery

of services to consumers the movies-video is considered. It was found that the stimulation system is satisfactory, but there is a possibility of reducing the efficiency

of the system due to the indifference of employees towards their work, lack of initiative. So workers don‘t want to be involved in resolution of the problems in the

team.

The personnel‘s interest in efficient operation is clarified, but the existing shortcomings in the system of nonmaterial stimulation, in the opinion of the working team,

in varying degrees, affect job satisfaction and reduce it.
Associative Concepts of Personnel Management Professionalization as an Occupation (Sociological Subscription index of agency “Rospechat” 25181 Analysis)
Authors: Бакланов  , Baklanov P.
Published: October 2016

The article presents the results of associative dimension of individual and group imagery and symbolic concepts regarding personnel management held in 2015

within a comprehensive sociological research of professionalization branding and brand management. The survey polled 1,083 respondents, students of four

universities tracking programs that involved the discipline “Personnel Management”. The survey participants had to choose specific visual mediators, which they

most clearly associated with personnel management. The analysis of the survey results has allowed us to note peculiar imagery and symbolic concepts based on the

respondents’ gender, age and occupation. The article specifically reflects the interpretation of the respondents’ associations using the psychogeometry instruments.

Special attention is paid to classification of the survey participants’ imagery and symbolic concepts on groups of indicators characterizing the personnel

management.
Methodical Approach to Formalization of Strategy of Business Career on the Basis of Balanced Scorecards
Authors: Сотников  , Sotnikov N.
Published: October 2016

In the conditions of strengthening of the competition for human resources objective need of formation and development of strategic approach to management

of business career increases in business. Article is devoted to consideration of approach to strategy formalization by the business career focused on managements

of capitalization of the modern organization. On the basis of the analysis and generalization of results of the carried-out statistical research of business career at the

Russian enterprises in article objective need of formation and development of system of the balanced indicators as independent model of strategic management

of business career is reasoned. Being guided by modern theories of management, human resource management, the author’s interpretation of the concept “balanced

scorecards of business career”, logical-methodological systematization of prospects of the considered system, interpretation of content of these prospects is offered.

Formalization of strategy of business career with use of balanced scorecard is urged to guarantee professional approach to investment into career of own personnel,

the main incentive of search and realization of long-term competitive advantages of a human resource of the organization.
Through a Looking-Glass: Invention and Imagination in the Visual Rhetoric of William Caxton's Mirrour and Description of the World and Stephen Hawes's Pastime of Pleasure
Authors: Reid Pauline
Published: October 2016

This paper explores the intersections of visual rhetoric, cognition, and phenomenology in two early illustrated print texts, William Caxton's Mirrour and Description of the World and Stephen Hawes's Pastime of Pleasure. Through this analysis, I argue that the visual, material features of these works (illustrations, inscriptions), in addition to their spatial figures and metaphors (mirrors, colors, and measurements), mediate and connect reader to image, perceiver and perceived object, and rhetorical form and matter. Caxton's Mirrour and Hawes's Pastime portray rhetoric as ultimately dependent on the visual imagination, or fantasy, of the reader.
OPTIMALIOS ŪKININKŲ MOKESČIŲ SISTEMOS FORMAVIMAS
Authors: Miceikienė Astrida , Besusparienė Erika
Published: October 2016

Išsamių tyrimų apie optimalią ūkininkų ūkių mokesčių sistemą, skatinančią ūkių gyvybingumą, konkurencingumą ir tvarumą, nėra Problema – kokia yra optimali ūkininkų ūkių mokesčių sistema ir kokie turi būti taikomi principai ir kriterijai optimaliai ūkininkų ūkių mokesčių sistemai nustatyti. Tyrimo tikslas – atlikus optimalios mokesčių sistemos teorinę analizę, patikslinus optimalios mokesčių sistemos sąvoką bei identifikavus šios sistemos vystymosi kryptis ir ūkininkų ūkių apmokestinimo problemas, parengti optimalios ūkininkų ūkių mokesčių sistemos teorinį modelį. Egzistuojanti ūkininkų ūkių mokesčių sistema nėra optimali, nes neužtikrinamas maksimalus valstybės pajamų lygis dėl moralinės žalos poveikio mokesčių sistemai, neužtikrinamos ūkininkų gerovės funkcijos, nepakankamos investicijos į žmogiškąjį kapitalą bei mažai sprendžiamos aplinkosauginės problemos.
THE DIFFERENTIATION OF GENDER WAGE IN THE BALTIC STATES
Authors: Šilingienė Violeta , Radvila Gintautas
Published: October 2016

The problem of gender wage differentiation was evaluated as one of the most important in a countries’ legal-political, economic and social life. The purpose of this article is to examine the external determinants that effects gender wage differentiation in the Baltic States. This article research methodology is based on the study and analysis of European Union legislation to define gender equality aspects in the labor market that enables equal payment for men’s and women’s work and the statistical analysis of Eurostat, Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian Statistics departments’ data to determine the gender pay gap in the Baltic States. After the research authors identified a wide variety of external (legal-political, economic and social) determinants that affect gender wage differentiation. This confirmed that gender wage differentiation in all three Baltic States is highly affected by external determinants.
La mujer en los medios de información y comunicación
Authors: Chasqui Revista
Published: October 2016

Tema central de la revista es la MUJER en los medios de información y comunicación. El ensayo titula "Mujeres en comunicación: Teoría e investigación". El estudio "México: Formación de un patrón transnacional femenino", examina el rol de la comunicación transnacional en el desarrollo de un modelo femenino para las mujeres del Tercer Mundo. El artículo sobre "Telenovelas, Ideología y sexo" subraya que la forma social de la propiedad privada exige dos instituciones básicas para su sostenimiento: el matrimonio y la familia patriarcal. El tratamiento de la "La mujer y su relación con los medios" inicia con los antecedentes históricos de la marginación del sexo femenino, y su relación con los medios a través de la historia. El tema "Comunicación alternativa versus modelo transnacional femenino", es un conjunto de intentos por presentar imágenes de mujeres y enfoques de la problemática femenina "alternativos a los que dominantes en los medios que responden al modelo transnacional de comunicación y agrega los desafíos de la mujer ecuatoriana.
Producción filológica española en Filipinas (1656-1898)
Authors: Albarrán González Beningno
Published: October 2016

La inmensa mayoría de los españoles llegados a Filipinas en calidad de transmisores de la cultura europea - Hispanización y Cristianización -, se dedicaron al estudio de las lenguas allí habladas.

En todas y cada una de las mismas surgieron figuras importantes por la copiosa producción de obras de carácter filológico.

Ellos fueron los pioneros en el estudio y sistematización de la multiplicidad de dialectos en los que se comunicaban los muy variados grupos étnicos asentados en suelo filipino. Esta labor filológica constituye una de las huellas más profundas que España ha dejado impresa a su paso por el Archipiélago Filipino. Aparte de desempolvar una serie de datos al respecto, el presente trabajo pretende despertar el interés por conocer en su plenitud la dimensión de la actividad filológica desplegada por los españoles en Filipinas, durante los tres siglos largos de soberanía española sobre dichas Islas. La exposición que nosotros ofrecemos se ciñe al estudio de dicha actividad a siete de las lenguas habladas en aquellas latitudes, a saber: la visaya, tagala, china, ilocana, ibanag, gaddan y batán o ibatán.

Early records on the beginnings of Christianity in the Philippines show that one of the main difficulties that the Spanish missionaries encountered in their apostolic task was the variety of languages. This study has attempted to bring to light the linguistic work carried out by them in some of the dialects spoken in the Islands. They were well versed in those languages. Thus we have found that the Friars were the ones who wrote the first grammars and dictionaries for the e use of the natives.
Les Expressions Phraséologiques Dans La Presse Écrite Française Et Géorgienne
Authors: Pareshishvili Mariam
Published: October 2016

The aim of this article is to present the using of phraseological units in Georgian and French newspapers headlines. The role of the newspapers headlines is very important, because, to a certain extent, the understanding of the text depends on how the title presents the underlying text. Consequently, the journalists often use phraseological units to draw the attention of the readers. Phraseological units exist in the language as ready-made units and make newspapers very expressive because of their figurative nature. The analysis of press texts in both languages showed that the phraseological units are used for the purpose of text. We are going to try to show which type of phraseological units are used most of the time in the Georgian and French newspapers headlines.
Five Years of Oil Production in the Jubilee Field: Operational Safety Lessons Learned for TEN and Other Oil Fields in Offshore Ghana
Authors: Kotey Johnson Amon
Published: October 2016

The Jubilee field in offshore Ghana, commenced oil production in November 2010 and since then, the Field has produced over 18 million barrels of oil and undertaken over 180 crude oil offtakes. The field is Tullow Oil largest revenue stream and also plays a significant contribution to the Ghanaian economy.

This successful field development has had its fair share of challenges throughout the past 5 years where many incidents have been reported and investigated. These incidents have been classified as near misses, process safety events, environmental events and recordable injuries.

This paper will look at these incidents, examine their underlying root causes, why the root causes of these incidents re-occur and provide guidance which will be beneficial to the TEN Oil field and other offshore fields in Ghana.

The paper also looks at human factors, their impact on the Jubilee operation and the challenges encountered, along with some practical solutions. The role of leadership and management commitment in the Jubilee field in operational safety is also considered.

One theme that consistently appeared in lessons learned of Jubilee field incidents is Operational Discipline; this subject and what it means to our operation will be explored in greater detail throughout the paper; some of the solutions implemented to address this important issue will also be shared.

Lastly, the paper offers an insight into how the identification of NORM and Benzene in the Jubilee field were addressed, the challenges involved and the systematic steps currently being pursued to address these problems.
Causas y efectos de un destino no sustentable: Caso Playas Públicas de Cancún, Quintana Roo
Authors: Mc Coy Cador Christine Elizabeth
Published: October 2016

Los problemas resultantes del desarrollo urbano desordenado son, quizás, uno de los mayores inconvenientes a los cuales se enfrentan los destinos turísticos. En Cancún, Quintana Roo dicha anarquía se refleja, entre otras cosas,  en la pérdida constante de playas públicas, no sólo por problemas de erosión, sino por la manipulación de usos de suelo afectando con ello la capacidad de carga ambiental y la perspectiva de sustentabilidad con la que fue creado el destino.

Aunado a lo anterior- la manipulación de usos de suelo- se encuentra el modelo  hotelero que exige la concesión para construir a pie de playa, así como la autorización de uso casi privado de la misma. Este esquema ha sido replicado en otros destinos, imposibilitando con ello a la población local de su disfrute para entretenimiento, sin embargo las empresas hoteleras nos se responsabilizan del mantenimiento cuando éstas se ven afectadas por fenómenos meteorológicos debido a su vulnerabilidad misma que se agrava con el cambio climático.

El presente trabajo realiza una evaluación de lo que estaba programado como playas públicas de acuerdo al Plan Maestro de 1982, su evolución en el tiempo, para finalmente contrastarlo con lo que en la actualidad existe, después de haber realizado un levantamiento de datos en todas las playas públicas y la revisión de los sucesivos Planes de Desarrollo Urbano. El resultado de dicho levantamiento muestra que el destino ha pérdido cerca del 91% de sus playas públicas, lo que permite señalar que ha rebasado su capacidad de carga turística y carece deuna perspectiva de sustentabilidad.
INTEGRATION OF COMMUNITY SETUP IN PHARMACEUTICAL CARE: CURRENT CHALLENGES, PERCEPTION, FACTS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN PAKISTAN
Authors: Ali Huma , Zafar Farya , Alam Shazia , Mallick Neelam , Hasnain Hina , Naqvi Ghazala Raza , Nisa Zeb- Un- , Tariq Anum , Shah Aslam
Published: October 2016

Objective: A qualitative, cross-sectional survey-based study was conducted to evaluate the integration of community setup in pharmaceutical care with respect to current challenges, awareness/perception of individuals from various walks of life, related facts and opportunities which are contextual to local settings in Karachi, Pakistan.

Methods: This cross-sectional, a qualitative study, was conducted between May–November 2015. A questionnaire was designed using 15 close ended and 5 open-ended questions. And validated using correlation of spearman coefficient and Cronbach’s α value (α = 0.916 and p = 0.941). Local residents, pharmacist, medical practitioners, and pharmacy technicians were selected as study participants. Informed consents of all respondents were obtained prior to the participation. SPSS 20.0 was utilized and results were calculated with respect to percentages of responses and mean scores. Chi-square test was used to analyze the problems associated in effective implementation and integration of community pharmacy practices in Pakistan.

Results: Rate of response in the various cohort were in the order of 76%, 94%, 71% and 83% for local residents, pharmacist, physicians and pharmacy technicians respectively. Community pharmacy knowledge and beliefs mean scores were correspondingly found to be 1.971.83, 1.457.44, 2.842.10 and 2.385.54 for doctors, pharmacist, residents and technicians respectively.

Conclusion: A significant difference in the level of perception was observed amongst the professionals and local resident’s cohort, which necessitates the effective and better execution of community residents counseling and more stringent implementation of health care facilities at the community level to improve the medication and health outcomes of related inhabitants.
Room temperature zeolitization of boiler slag from a Bulgarian thermal power plant
Authors: Pascova Radost , Stoyanova Valeria , Shoumkova Annie
Published: October 2016

A simple and cost-effective method was applied for the synthesis of zeolite composites utilising wet bottom boiler slag from the Bulgarian coal-fired thermal power plant ?Sviloza?, near the town of Svishtov. The method consisted of a prolonged alkali treatment at room temperature of this waste. Experimental techniques, such as scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray and X-ray diffraction analyses, are employed to characterize the initial slag and the final products with respect to their morphology, and elemental and mineral compositions. The composites synthesized in this way contained two Na-type zeolite phases: zeolite X (type FAU) and zeolite Linde F (type EDI). The zeolited products and the starting slag were tested as adsorbents for a textile dye (Malachite Green) from aqueous solutions. In comparison with the initial slag, the zeolite composite possessed substantially better adsorption properties: it almost completely adsorbs the dye in much shorter times. The results of this investigations revealed a new, easy and low cost route for recycling boiler slag into a material with good adsorption characteristics, which could find different applications, e.g., for purifying polluted waters, including those from the textile industry.
Using Noise and Fluctuations for In Situ Measurements of Nitrogen Diffusion Depth
Authors: Samoila Cornel , Ursutiu Doru , Schleer Walter‐Harald , Jinga Vlad , Nascov Victor
Published: October 2016

In manufacturing processes involving diffusion (of C, N, S, etc.), the evolution of the layer depth is of the utmost importance: the success of the entire process depends on this parameter. Currently, nitriding is typically either calibrated using a “post process” method or controlled via indirect measurements (H2, O2, H2O + CO2). In the absence of “in situ” monitoring, any variation in the process parameters (gas concentration, temperature, steel composition, distance between sensors and furnace chamber) can cause expensive process inefficiency or failure. Indirect measurements can prevent process failure, but uncertainties and complications may arise in the relationship between the measured parameters and the actual diffusion process. In this paper, a method based on noise and fluctuation measurements is proposed that offers direct control of the layer depth evolution because the parameters of interest are measured in direct contact with the nitrided steel (represented by the active electrode). The paper addresses two related sets of experiments. The first set of experiments consisted of laboratory tests on nitrided samples using Barkhausen noise and yieded a linear relationship between the frequency exponent in the Hooge equation and the nitriding time. For the second set, a specific sensor based on conductivity noise (at the nitriding temperature) was built for shop‐floor experiments. Although two different types of noise were measured in these two sets of experiments, the use of the frequency exponent to monitor the process evolution remained valid.
Residents' Support in Major Local Events: Leeds Pride
Authors: Pappas Nikolaos
Published: October 2016

This article examines the extent to which community participation and perceived impacts have an influence on residents' support of major events, more specifically, the Leeds Pride celebration. The research examines the perspectives of 400 Leeds permanent residents. The study tests a
structural equation model, which has its theoretical basis in social exchange theory. It examines the constructs of community participation, perceived positive and negative impacts, and community support, including the actual participation of locals in the event. The findings reveal that the
actual participation of locals to decision making influences their perspectives on community participation. The support is influenced by views of the perceived impacts, whereas community participation has no direct influence. Conversely, the community involvement in decision making considerably
influences the perceived benefits and costs of the event, acting as a moderator, whereas the willingness of support is connected with the community's participation. Finally, the article discusses theoretical and managerial aspects for major event planning and development.
Inversiones francesas en bancos regionales: del estado de México, de Guanajuato, de Yucatán
Authors: Siller Javier Pérez
Published: October 2016

Con el fin de modernizar el país, el grupo gobernante de los Científicos fomentó, desde los años 1890, un modelo de progreso basado en la apertura de la economía a las inversiones extranjeras, y en una estrategia de equilibrio. Revivió la idea de apoyarse en la influencia europea para contrarrestar el expansionismo norteamericano. Las inversiones galas -terceras en importancia-jugaron un papel de primer orden: fueron estratégicas en el sector financiero (en 1911, controlaban ya 75% de la deuda pública y dos terceras partes del capital bancario), dominantes en algunas industrias de transformación (textiles, cigarros, cerveza, jabón, cemento, pólvora) y hegemónicas en el comercio de ropa y novedades (los inmigrantes franceses poseían los principales almacenes de las grandes ciudades del país). El examen de su participación en los bancos regionales -del Estado de México, de Guanajuato y Peninsular- permite evaluar la complementariedad interna de las inversiones francesas y nos descubre las prácticas financieras de los diversos actores -nacionales e internacionales- que contribuyeron a unir la dinámica local a las tendencias de la mundialización.
Les fonds du Parti communiste français déposés aux Archives départementales de Seine-Saint-Denis
Authors: Carreau Pascal
Published: October 2016

La partie la plus importante du fonds des archives du Parti communiste déposées aux Archives départementales de Seine-Saint-Denis est postérieure aux années 1940. Il s’agit de deux séries de microfilms de complément. En effet, pour différentes raisons, les archives des organes centraux du Parti communiste n’ont pas été conservées, pour la période antérieure à 1945, sous leur forme originale. Il s’agit donc des copies de documents envoyés par le Parti communiste français à l’Internationale communiste. La première série est une copie partielle (environ 40 %) du fonds 517-1 de l’Internationale (Parti communiste français), soit environ 100 000 vues. L’autre série de microfilms représente la copie d’une série de documents issus de différents fonds du RGASPI, réalisée auparavant dans le cadre d’un programme de coopération entre l’université de Bourgogne et l’Institut de recherche marxiste dans les années 1980. Les instruments de recherche élaborés à partir de ces fonds se proposent de couvrir l’ensemble de la période 1920-fin des années 1970. Il sont de deux sortes : d’une part, un état des fonds des réunions du comité central du Parti communiste, dont le premier tome (1921-1939), est paru ; d’autre part, une base de données, établie à partir du corpus formé par les procès-verbaux du Bureau politique, du secrétariat et du Comité central pour l’ensemble de la période s’étendant jusqu’aux années 1970.
Reframing the Tower of Babel narrative for economic justice within the South African context
Authors: Rathbone Mark
Published: October 2016

The Tower of Babel narrative is profoundly connected to the history of South Africa and its interpretation in the Dutch Reformed Church document entitled Human Relations and the South African Scene in the Light of Scripture (1976), which was used to justify apartheid. In this article, it is argued that this understanding of the narrative is due to racist framing that morally justified the larger apartheid narrative. The Tower of Babel narrative was later reframed for liberation and reconciliation by Desmond Tutu. However, apartheid had an impact not only on the sociopolitical dynamics of South Africa. Submissions to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission by business and labour highlight the impact of apartheid on the economy and specifically black labour. These revelations are responsible for new questions regarding the economics of the narrative that arise and may enrich the understanding of the Tower of Babel narrative. This focus on the economic aspect of the narrative is also supported by historical research on the Tower of Babel narrative that reveals that the dispersion of the people on the plain of Shinar may refer to the demise of the Sumerian empire, which was among other influences brought about by a labour revolt. In this regard, the narrative is a theological reflection on the demise of an unjust economic system that exploited workers. The purpose of this article is to critically explore this economic justice aspect embedded in the narrative in order to determine whether this reframing of the narrative is plausible. This is particularly important within the post-apartheid context and the increase of economic problems such as unemployment, poverty and economic inequality.
Role of miRNA-9 in Brain Development
Authors: Radhakrishnan Balachandar , Anand A. Alwin Prem
Published: October 2016

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small regulatory RNAs involved in gene regulation. The regulation is effected by either translational inhibition or transcriptional silencing. In vertebrates, the importance of miRNA in development was discovered from mice and zebrafish dicer knockouts. The miRNA-9 (miR-9) is one of the most highly expressed miRNAs in the early and adult vertebrate brain. It has diverse functions within the developing vertebrate brain. In this article, the role of miR-9 in the developing forebrain (telencephalon and diencephalon), midbrain, hindbrain, and spinal cord of vertebrate species is highlighted. In the forebrain, miR-9 is necessary for the proper development of dorsoventral telencephalon by targeting marker genes expressed in the telencephalon. It regulates proliferation in telencephalon by regulating Foxg1, Pax6, Gsh2, and Meis2 genes. The feedback loop regulation between miR-9 and Nr2e1/Tlx helps in neuronal migration and differentiation. Targeting Foxp1 and Foxp2, and Map1b by miR-9 regulates the radial migration of neurons and axonal development. In the organizers, miR-9 is inversely regulated by hairy1 and Fgf8 to maintain zona limitans interthalamica and midbrain-hindbrain boundary (MHB). It maintains the MHB by inhibiting Fgf signaling genes and is involved in the neurogenesis of the midbrain-hindbrain by regulating Her genes. In the hindbrain, miR-9 modulates progenitor proliferation and differentiation by regulating Her genes and Elav3. In the spinal cord, miR-9 modulates the regulation of Foxp1 and Onecut1 for motor neuron development. In the forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain, miR-9 is necessary for proper neuronal progenitor maintenance, neurogenesis, and differentiation. In vertebrate brain development, miR-9 is involved in regulating several region-specific genes in a spatiotemporal pattern.
Isotopic approaches to quantifying root water uptake and redistribution: a review
and comparison of methods
Authors: Rothfuss Youri , Javaux Mathieu
Published: October 2016

Abstract. Plant root water uptake (RWU) and release (i.e., hydraulic redistribution – HR, and its particular case hydraulic lift – HL) have been documented for the past five decades from water stable isotopic analysis. By comparing the (hydrogen or oxygen) stable isotopic composition of plant xylem water to those of potential contributive water sources (e.g., water from different soil layers, groundwater, water from recent precipitation or from a nearby stream) authors could determine the relative contributions of these water sources to RWU. Other authors have confirmed the existence of HR and HL from the isotopic analysis of the plant xylem water following a labelling pulse. In this paper, the different methods used for locating / quantifying relative contributions of water sources to RWU (i.e., graphical inference, statistical (e.g., Bayesian) multi-source linear mixing models) are reviewed with emphasis on their respective advantages and drawbacks. The graphical and statistical methods are tested against a physically based analytical RWU model during a series of virtual experiments differing in the depth of the groundwater table, the soil surface water status, and the plant transpiration rate value. The benchmarking of these methods illustrates the limitations of the graphical and statistical methods (e.g., their inability to locate or quantify HR) while it underlines the performance of one Bayesian mixing model, but only when the number of considered water sources in the soil is the highest to closely reflect the vertical distribution of the soil water isotopic composition. The simplest two end-member mixing model is also successfully tested when all possible sources in the soil can be identified to define the two end-members and compute their isotopic compositions. Finally, future challenges in studying RWU with stable isotopic analysis are evocated with focus on new isotopic monitoring methods and sampling strategies, and on the implementation of isotope transport in physically based RWU models.
Synthesizing long-term sea level rise projections – the MAGICC sea
level model
Authors: Nauels Alexander , Meinshausen Malte , Mengel Matthias , Lorbacher Katja , Wigley Tom M. L.
Published: October 2016

Abstract. Sea level rise is one of the major impacts of global warming; it will threaten coastal populations, infrastructure, and ecosystems around the globe in coming centuries. Well-constrained sea level projections are needed to estimate future losses from Sea Level Rise (SLR) and benefits of climate protection and adaptation. Process-based models that are designed to resolve the underlying physics of individual sea level drivers form the basis for state-of-the-art sea level projections. However, associated computational costs allow for only a small number of simulations based on selected scenarios that often vary for different sea level components. This approach does not sufficiently support sea level impact science and climate policy advice, which require a sea level projection methodology that is flexible with regard to the climate scenario yet comprehensive and bound to the physical constraints provided by process-based models. To fill this gap, we present a sea level model that emulates global mean long-term process-based model projections for all major sea level components. Thermal expansion estimates are calculated with the hemispheric upwelling-diffusion ocean component of the simple carbon cycle-climate model MAGICC, which has been updated and calibrated against CMIP5 ocean temperature profiles and thermal expansion data. Global glacier contributions are estimated based on a parameterization constrained by transient and equilibrium process-based projections. Sea level contribution estimates for Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are derived from surface mass balance and solid ice discharge parameterizations reproducing current output from ice-sheet models. The land water storage component replicates the latest hydrological modeling results. For 2100, we project 0.38 m to 0.59 m (66 % range) total SLR based on the RCP2.6 scenario, 0.48 m to 0.68 m for RCP4.5, 0.48 m to 0.72 m for RCP6.0, and 0.67 m to 0.97 m for RCP8.5. These projections lie within the range of the latest IPCC SLR estimates. SLR projections for 2300 yield median responses of 0.97 m for RCP2.6, 1.66 m for RCP4.5, 2.32 m for RCP6.0, and 5.12 m for RCP8.5. The MAGICC sea level model provides a powerful and efficient platform for probabilistic uncertainty analyses of long-term SLR projections. It can be used as a tool to directly investigate the SLR implications of different mitigation pathways and may also serve as input for regional SLR assessments via component-wise sea level pattern scaling.
THE IMPACT OF 3D DATA QUALITY ON IMPROVING GNSS PERFORMANCE USING
CITY MODELS INITIAL SIMULATIONS
Authors: Ellul C. , Adjrad M. , Groves P.
Published: October 2016

Abstract. There is an increasing demand for highly accurate positioning information in urban areas, to support applications such as people and vehicle tracking, real-time air quality detection and navigation. However systems such as GPS typically perform poorly in dense urban areas. A number of authors have made use of 3D city models to enhance accuracy, obtaining good results, but to date the influence of the quality of the 3D city model on these results has not been tested. This paper addresses the following question: how does the quality, and in particular the variation in height, level of generalization and completeness and currency of a 3D dataset, impact the results obtained for the preliminary calculations in a process known as Shadow Matching, which takes into account not only where satellite signals are visible on the street but also where they are predicted to be absent. We describe initial simulations to address this issue, examining the variation in elevation angle – i.e. the angle above which the satellite is visible, for three 3D city models in a test area in London, and note that even within one dataset using different available height values could cause a difference in elevation angle of up to 29°. Missing or extra buildings result in an elevation variation of around 85°. Variations such as these can significantly influence the predicted satellite visibility which will then not correspond to that experienced on the ground, reducing the accuracy of the resulting Shadow Matching process.
SPATIAL INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF 3D FLOOD DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
OF BUILDINGS AT MICRO LEVEL: A REVIEW
Authors: Amirebrahimi S. , Rajabifard A. , Sabri S. , Mendis P.
Published: October 2016

Abstract. Floods, as the most common and costliest natural disaster around the globe, have adverse impacts on buildings which are considered as major contributors to the overall economic damage. With emphasis on risk management methods for reducing the risks to structures and people, estimating damage from potential flood events becomes an important task for identifying and implementing the optimal flood risk-reduction solutions. While traditional Flood Damage Assessment (FDA) methods focus on simple representation of buildings for large-scale damage assessment purposes, recent emphasis on buildings’ flood resilience resulted in development of a sophisticated method that allows for a detailed and effective damage evaluation at the scale of building and its components. In pursuit of finding the suitable spatial information model to satisfy the needs of implementing such frameworks, this article explores the technical developments for an effective representation of buildings, floods and other required information within the built environment. The search begins with the Geospatial domain and investigates the state-of-the-art and relevant developments from data point of view in this area. It is further extended to other relevant disciplines in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction domain (AEC/FM) and finally, even some overlapping areas between these domains are considered and explored.
INVESTIGATING THE ENRICHMENT OF A 3D CITY MODEL WITH VARIOUS
CITYGML MODULES
Authors: Floros G. , Dimopoulou E.
Published: October 2016

Abstract. Recent developments in the massive 3D acquisition area made possible the generation of dense and precise 3D data, ranging from the representation of a simple building to a whole city. Nowadays, increasing urbanization, rapid growth of urban areas, and subsequently development of mega cities, are among the most important changes occurring worldwide. Therefore, developing techniques to manage these cities seems quite necessary. The aim of this paper is to investigate the enrichment of a 3D City Model with additional attributes, via appropriate CityGML Modules. The paper focuses on addressing the challenging issues that derive from a complex virtual 3D city modeling. More specifically, the paper investigates a complex built-up area, presenting and analyzing its constituting structures. Within this framework, the following CityGML modules are investigated: Bridge, Transportation Complex, CityFurniture, Land Use and Vegetation. To this purpose, the BIM-Standard software Trimble SketchUp and the data conversion tool FME are used. The processes of both modeling and converting are analyzed in detail. General conclusions and future research considerations are presented.
A revision of the genus Rhinotorus Förster, 1869 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ctenopelmatinae), with descriptions of three new species and an illustrated identification key
Authors: Reshchikov Alexey V.
Published: October 2016

The genus Rhinotorus Förster, 1869 is revised. Thirteen species are recognized including 3 species that are new to science (R. jussilai sp. nov., R. campester sp. nov., R. tarsilatus sp. nov.). Saotis brachycerus (Kasparyan & Kopelke, 2009) comb. nov. is considered to be a member of the genus Saotis. Rhinotorus similis (Brischke, 1892) is tentatively recorded from Austria and Sweden for the first time. A number of new host records are also provided: Cladius pectinicornis (Geoffroy, 1785) for R. leucostomus (Gravenhorst, 1829), Nematus lucidus (Panzer, 1801) for R. nasutus (Gravenhorst, 1829) and N. papillosus (Retzius, 1783) for R. jussilai sp. nov.
The effect of CO2enrichment on net photosynthesis of the red algaFurcellaria lumbricalisin a brackish water environment
Authors: Pajusalu Liina , Martin Georg , Paalme Tiina , Põllumäe Arno
Published: October 2016

Anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to the atmosphere are causing reduction in the global ocean pH, also known as ocean acidification. This change alters the equilibrium of different forms of dissolved inorganic carbon in seawater that macroalgae use for their photosynthesis. In the Baltic Sea, benthic macroalgae live in a highly variable environment caused by seasonality and rapid changes in meteorological conditions. The effect of increasing water CO2concentration on the net photosynthesis of the red macroalgaeFurcellaria lumbricalis(Hudson) Lamouroux was tested in short-term mesocosm experiments conducted in Kõiguste Bay (N Gulf of Riga) in June–July 2012 and 2013. Separate mesocosms were maintained at different pCO2levels: ca. 2,000, ca. 1,000 and ca. 200 µatm. In parallel, different environmental factors were measured such as nutrients, light and water temperature. Thus, the current study also investigated whether elevated pCO2and different environmental factors exerted interactive effects on the photosynthetic rate ofF. lumbricalis. In addition, laboratory experiments were carried out to determine the optimal temperature for photosynthesis ofF. lumbricalis. The results of our field experiments demonstrated that elevated pCO2levels may remarkably enhance the photosynthetic rate ofF. lumbricalis. However, the magnitude of this effect is altered by different environmental factors, mainly by changes in water temperature.
Coordination‐Driven Self‐Assembly and Anticancer Potency Studies of Ruthenium–Cobalt‐Based Heterometallic Rectangles
Authors: Singh Nem , Jang Sunphil , Jo Jae‐Ho , Kim Dong Hwan , Park Dae Won , Kim InHye , Kim Hyunuk , Kang Se Chan , Chi Ki‐Whan
Published: October 2016

Three new cobalt–ruthenium heterometallic molecular rectangles, 1–3, were synthesized through the coordination‐driven self‐assembly of a new cobalt sandwich donor, (η5‐Cp)Co[C4‐trans‐Ph2(4‐Py)2] (L; Cp: cyclopentyl; Py: pyridine), and one of three dinuclear precursors, [(p‐cymene)2Ru2(OO∩OO)2Cl2] [OO∩OO: oxalato (A1), 5,8‐dioxido‐1,4‐naphthoquinone (A2), or 6,11‐dioxido‐5,12‐naphthacenedione (A3)]. All of the self‐assembled architectures were isolated in very good yield (92–94 %) and were fully characterized by spectroscopic analysis; the molecular structures of 2 and 3 were determined by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis. The anticancer activities of bimetallic rectangles 1–3 were evaluated with a 3‐[4,5‐dimethylthiazol‐2‐yl]‐2,5‐diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, an autophagy assay, and Western blotting. Rectangles 1–3 showed higher cytotoxicity than doxorubicin in AGS human gastric carcinoma cells. In addition, the autophagic activities and apoptotic cell death ratios were increased in AGS cells by treatment with 1–3; the rectangles induced autophagosome formation by promoting LC3‐I to LC3‐II conversion and apoptotic cell death by increasing caspase‐3/7 activity. Our results suggest that rectangles 1–3 induce gastric cancer cell death by modulating autophagy and apoptosis and that they have potential use as agents for the treatment of human gastric cancer.
Excited States of Xanthene Analogues: Photofragmentation and Calculations by CC2 and Time‐Dependent Density Functional Theory
Authors: Kulesza Alexander Jan , Titov Evgenii , Daly Steven , Włodarczyk Radosław , Megow Jörg , Saalfrank Peter , Choi Chang Min , MacAleese Luke , Antoine Rodolphe , Dugourd Philippe
Published: October 2016

The front cover artwork is provided by the SpectroBio group at the Institut Lumière Matière in Lyon. The image shows the composition of our experimental–theoretical work: a photo of our nanosecond laser setup in the background with the laser‐pulse dependent photofragmentation spectra is the central element. Further elements are the Jacobian matrix for calculating CC2 transition energies, a natural transition orbital, and the energy levels and processes used for constructing the photofragmentation model. Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/cphc.201600650.
2-ADIC INTEGRAL CANONICAL MODELS
Authors: KIM WANSU , MADAPUSI PERA KEERTHI
Published: October 2016

We use Lau’s classification of 2-divisible groups using Dieudonné displays to construct integral canonical models for Shimura varieties of abelian type at 2-adic places where the level is hyperspecial.
Long-wavelength optical logging for high-resolution detection of ash layers in glacier ice
Authors: CHAN WING S. , MAH MERLIN L. , BAY RYAN C. , TALGHADER JOSEPH J.
Published: October 2016

A new instrument for high-resolution optical logging has been built and tested in Antarctica. Its purpose is to obtain records of volcanic products and other scattering features, such as bubbles and impurities, preserved in polar ice sheets, and it achieves this by using long wavelength near-infrared light that is absorbed by the ice before many scattering events occur. Longer wavelengths ensure that the return signal is composed primarily of a single or few backscattering event(s) that limit its spatial spread. The compact optical logger features no components on its body that draw power, which minimizes its size and weight. A prototype of the logger was built and tested at Siple Dome A borehole, and the results were correlated with prior optical logging profiles and records of volcanic products from collected ice core samples.
Three new species of the genusHyalopecten(Bivalvia: Pectinidae) from the abyssal and hadal zones of the North-western Pacific Ocean
Authors: Kamenev Gennady M.
Published: October 2016

Three new species,Hyalopecten vityazisp. nov.,H. abyssalissp. nov. andH. kurilensissp. nov., are described from the abyssal and hadal zones of the North-western Pacific.Hyalopecten vityaziwas found in the Kuril-Kamchatka and Aleutian trenches at 6090–8100 m depth. It is the most deep-water species of the order Pectinida.Hyalopecten abyssalisandH. kurilensiswere found at the abyssal plain adjacent to the Kuril-Kamchatka and Aleutian trenches at 4550–5045 m depth. To date, 13 species of the genusHyalopectenare known from different regions of the World Ocean. A table with the main differences among all known species in the genus is provided.
Favourableness and connectivity of a Western Iberian landscape for the reintroduction of the iconic Iberian ibexCapra pyrenaica
Authors: Torres Rita T. , Carvalho João , Serrano Emmanuel , Helmer Wouter , Acevedo Pelayo , Fonseca Carlos
Published: October 2016

Traditional land use practices declined throughout many of Europe's rural landscapes during the 20th century. Rewilding (i.e. restoring ecosystem functioning with minimal human intervention) is being pursued in many areas, and restocking or reintroduction of key species is often part of the rewilding strategy. Such programmes require ecological information about the target areas but this is not always available. Using the example of the Iberian ibexCapra pyrenaicawithin the Rewilding Europe framework we address the following questions: (1) Are there areas in Western Iberia that are environmentally favourable for reintroduction of the species? (2) If so, are these areas well connected with each other? (3) Which of these areas favour the establishment and expansion of a viable population of Iberian ibex in a reintroduction programme? We modelled environmental favourableness for the species in the Iberian Peninsula using a logistic regression with a forward–backward stepwise procedure, and assessed landscape connectivity using a graph analytical approach after downscaling the model to the Western Iberia region. Our results indicate that several habitat patches in the study area present favourable environmental conditions for reintroduction of the Iberian ibex. Overall, most of the habitat connectivity was concentrated in northern and central patches. We highlight the potential and practical application of the analytical protocol used, for successful integration of species distribution modelling and landscape connectivity in the design of broad-scale reintroduction and recovery programmes.