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Assessment of Aquifer Vulnerability Using Integrated Geophysical Approach in Weathered Terrains of South China
Authors: Hasan Muhammad , Shang Yanjun , Jin Weijun , Akhter Gulraiz 
Published: January 2020

Abstract
Despite being rich in groundwater resources, assessment of hard-rock aquifers in many areas of Asia is difficult given their strong heterogeneity. However, delineation of such aquifers is essential for estimation of the groundwater reserves. In addition, the vulnerability of hard-rock aquifers is controlled by the weathered/fractured zones because it is the place where most of the groundwater reserves are contained. In this work, an integrated approach of the electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), high precision magnetic, X-ray Diffraction (XRD), physicochemical analysis and pumping test data was performed to investigate the hard-rock aquifers occurring in the weathered terrains. This approach reveals seven fractures/faults (F1 to F7) and four discrete layers such as the topsoil cover, highly weathered, partly weathered and unweathered rock. The groundwater resources are estimated as a function of different parameters i.e., aquifer resistivity (ρo), transverse unit resistance (Tr), hydraulic conductivity (K), transmissivity (T), rock formation factor (F) and rock porosity (Φ). These parameters divide the groundwater resources into four aquifer potential zones with specific ranges of ρo, Tr, K, T, F and Φ i.e., high, medium, poor, and negligible potential aquifers. The results suggest that the high potential aquifer reserves are contained within the weathered/fractured and fault zones. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique analyzes quartz as the major mineral (>50%). The physicochemical and geophysical analysis suggests good groundwater quality in the investigated area. The integrated results are highly satisfied with the available borehole information. This integrated geophysical approach for the estimation of groundwater resources is not only applicable in the weathered terrains of South China, but also in many other areas of the weathered/fractured aquifer in Asia and beyond.
A Green Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of N-Arylsulfonylhydrazone Compounds
Authors: Yang Qian , Hao Wangwang , He Yangqing , Zhang Qian , Yu Xiaojiao , Hua Yaobing 
Published: January 2020

AbstractA green method has been developed for the synthesis of N-arylsulfonylhydrazones via a simple grindstone procedure. By grinding mixtures of benzensulfonyl hydrazides and a series of aryl aldehydes or ketones in the mortar using L-tyrosine as catalyst, 24 N-arylsulfonylhydrazones were synthesized in a few minutes with high yield. All compounds were screened for their antibacterial activities. Most of them exhibit some antibacterial activities especially for 3d, 3l and 3v showing high activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.
The Use of a Hybrid Drying Method with Pre-Osmotic Treatment in Strawberry Bio-Snack Technology
Authors: Kowalska Hanna , Marzec Agata , Kowalska Jolanta , Trych Urszula , Masiarz Ewelina , Lenart Andrzej 
Published: January 2020

AbstractThe aim of this study was to determine the effect of osmotic pre-treatment on physical and sensory properties of dried strawberry. Frozen strawberries were dehydrated in sucrose solution with/without 5 or 15 % concentrated chokeberry juice. Then, samples were dried in hybrid (convective-microwave-vacuum) and freeze-drying method. The chokeberry juice concentrate addition to the osmotic solutions had no effect on the mass transfer of dehydrated strawberries but changes in sensory properties, also after storage. Initial osmotic treatment in sucrose solution with 5 % of chokeberry juice concentrate resulted in improved colour, when 15 % addition caused the darkening of the dried strawberries. Strawberries dried by hybrid method exhibited greater hardness and brittleness than by freeze-drying, which were slightly higher evaluated in the sensory analysis. Storage for 3 months resulted in an increase in the hardness of the samples, the reduction of colour parameters and sensory quality.
Design and Performance Investigations with Ultra High Speed Optical ALU
Authors: Tripathi Devendra Kumar 
Published: January 2020

Abstract
All-optical arithmetic and logic unit is an integral part of contemporary optical data processing network. Accordingly, in this paper a method to develop all-optical arithmetic unit has been proposed. The proposed logic unit consists of semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) whose fast non-linear characteristics have been utilized for the execution of numerous binary logic operations such as AND, OR, NAND, NOR, EXOR, buffer etc., as well as arithmetic operations, for instance half-addition and half-subtraction, etc. Numerical simulations for the various logic operations have been realized and output verified for the 100 Gbps data rate. Numerical executions have been also done for the crucial key parameters as the bias voltage, confinement factor, and laser power, yielded with good extinction ratio more than 10 dB. The proposed design consists of SOA with benefits of design as rapid switching speed, consumes low power and avoids optoelectronic translation. The design is having with good prospect for impending all optical complex computing networks.
Formal variation in incorporation: A typological study and a unified approach
Authors: Olthof Marieke 
Published: January 2020

AbstractThis study investigates the formal variation in elements involved in incorporation structures. Although it has traditionally been assumed that only stems can be incorporated, several languages also show incorporation of formally more complex elements. Most theoretical approaches to incorporation are, however, limited to incorporated stems and the few that do include more complex forms consider the incorporation of simple and complex elements separate processes. The present study, by contrast, recognizes the many shared characteristics between incorporation structures with simple and complex elements and adopts the approach to incorporation advocated in Functional Discourse Grammar, which proposes a unified account of incorporated simple stems, derived stems, inflected words, phrases and clauses. In addition, the study hypothesizes that these forms constitute an implicational hierarchy, i. e., that more complex incorporated elements only occur in languages that also allow the incorporation of all simpler forms. Results from a typological study of incorporated elements in a variety sample of 30 incorporating languages show that all forms except clauses are indeed found incorporated and that the hypothesized implicational pattern holds. The study thus demonstrates that the incorporation of simple and complex elements is interrelated, supporting a unified treatment of incorporated elements of different degrees of complexity.
Foregrounding of subordinate clauses by word order: Psycholinguistic evidence of the function of V>Adv (V2) word order in Danish
Authors: Christensen Marie Herget , Christensen Tanya Karoli , Jensen Torben Juel 
Published: January 2020

AbstractIn modern Danish, main clauses have the word order X>Verb>Adverb (i. e., V2) whereas subordinate clauses are generally characterized by the “subordinate clause” word order Subject>Adverb>Verb. Spoken Danish has a high frequency of “main clause” word order in subordinate clauses, however, and in the article we argue that this “Main Clause Phenomena” (cf. Aelbrecht et  al. 2012) functions as a foregrounding device, signaling that the more important information of the clause complex is to be found in the subordinate clause instead of in its matrix clause.A prediction from the foregrounding hypothesis is that a subordinate clause with Verb>Adverb word order will attract more attention than a clause with Adverb>Verb word order. To test this, we conducted an experiment under the text change paradigm. 59 students each read 24 constructions twice, each containing a subordinate clause with either Verb>Adverb or Adverb>Verb word order. Half of the subordinate clauses were governed by a semifactive predicate (open to both word orders) and the other half by a semantically secondary sentence (in itself strongly favoring Verb>Adverb word order). Attention to the subordinate clause was tested by measuring how disinclined the participants were to notice change of a word in the subordinate clause when re-reading it.Results showed significantly more attention to Verb>Adverb clauses than to Adverb>Verb clauses (though only under semifactive predicates), and more attention to subordinate clauses under semantically secondary than semifactive predicates. We consider this as strongly supporting the hypothesis that Verb>Adv word order functions as a foregrounding signal in subordinate clauses.
Assessing the status of critically endangered Kondana soft-furred rat (Millardia kondana) using integrative taxonomy: combining evidence from morphological, molecular and environmental niche modeling
Authors: Bajaru Sameer B. , Lajmi Aparna , Manakadan Ranjit , Kulavmode Amol R. , Ramakrishnan Uma 
Published: January 2020

Abstract
Kondana soft-furred rat is a critically endangered (CR) species, known from a single locality – Sinhgad in the northern Western Ghats, India. However, the taxonomic status of this species is uncertain due to its close resemblance to the widely distributed soft-furred field rat Millardia meltada, which has serious implications on the conservation status of Millardia kondana. In this study, we assessed the current taxonomic status of M. kondana through an integrative approach combining morphological, molecular and environmental niche modeling analyses. We collected morphological data from the specimens around Sinhgad as well as preserved specimens in the museum. Both morphological and two-dimensional (2D) morphometrical analyses showed a significant difference between M. kondana and M. meltada. Molecular phylogeny based on cytochrome b gene revealed a sister relationship between M. kondana and M. meltada, and both species form distinct well-supported monophyletic clades. Niche modeling also predicted niche segregation between the two species: M. kondana preferred areas with a high elevation and precipitation seasonality while M. meltada favored regions with a low elevation and precipitation. We confirmed that M. kondana is taxonomically distinct from M. meltada, and based on our estimates of its occurrence and occupancy, M. kondana continues to be treated as CR until further detailed investigations.
Explicit order 3/2 Runge-Kutta method for numerical solutions of stochastic differential equations by using Itô-Taylor expansion
Authors: Alhojilan Yazid 
Published: January 2020

Abstract
This paper aims to present a new pathwise approximation method, which gives approximate solutions of order
$\begin{array}{}
\displaystyle
\frac{3}{2}
\end{array}$ for stochastic differential equations (SDEs) driven by multidimensional Brownian motions. The new method, which assumes the diffusion matrix non-degeneracy, employs the Runge-Kutta method and uses the Itô-Taylor expansion, but the generating of the approximation of the expansion is carried out as a whole rather than individual terms. The new idea we applied in this paper is to replace the iterated stochastic integrals Iα by random variables, so implementing this scheme does not require the computation of the iterated stochastic integrals Iα. Then, using a coupling which can be found by a technique from optimal transport theory would give a good approximation in a mean square. The results of implementing this new scheme by MATLAB confirms the validity of the method.
Surfing the Public Square: On Worldlessness, Social Media, and the Dissolution of the Polis
Authors: Spaid Sue 
Published: January 2020

Abstract
This paper employs Hannah Arendt’s characterization of the social, which lacks location and mandates conformity, to evaluate social media’s: a) challenge to the polis, b) relationship to the social, b) influence on private space, d) impact on public space, and e) virus-like capacity to capture, mimic, and replicate the agonistic polis, where “everything [is] decided through words and persuasion and not through force and violence.” Using Arendt’s exact language, this paper begins by discussing how she differentiated the political, private, social, and public realms. After explaining how online activities resemble (or not) her notion of the social, I demonstrate how the rise of the social, which she characterized as dominated by behavior (not action), ruled by nobody and occurring nowhere, continues to eclipse both private and public space at an alarming pace. Finally, I discuss the ramifications of social media’s setting the stage for worldlessness to spin out of control, as the public square becomes an intangible web. Unlike an Arendtian web of worldly human relationships that fosters individuality and enables excellence to be publicly tested, social media feeds a craving for kinship and connection, however remotely. Leaving such needs unfulfilled, social media risks to trump bios politicos.
Rate of Force Development as a Predictor of Mobility in Community-dwelling Older Adults
Authors: Hester Garrett M. , Ha Phuong L. , Dalton Benjamin E. , VanDusseldorp Trisha A. , Olmos Alex A. , Stratton Matthew T. , Bailly Alyssa R. , Vroman Tara M. 
Published: January 2020

Background and Purpose:
Rate of force development (RFD) is influential, and possibly more influential than other muscular performance parameters, for mobility in older adults. However, only a few studies have investigated this matter, and this has not been examined for the plantar flexors (PFs). The purpose of this study was to examine the contribution of PF RFD and other common tests of muscular performance to Up-and-Go (UG) performance and walking speed (WS) in older adults.

Methods:
Twenty-six (19 females) healthy, community-dwelling older adults (73.7 ± 4.9 years) were recruited from a senior citizen center for this observational study. Handgrip strength, UG performance, as well as preferred and maximal WS were obtained. Time taken to complete 5-chair rises and the number of chair rises completed in 30 seconds were recorded. Rate of force development of the PFs was obtained during a rapid, bilateral calf raise performed on a force plate. Hierarchical multiple linear regression was used to identify significant predictors, after adjusting for physical activity level and body mass index, of mobility (ie, UG, preferred and maximal WS).

Results and Discussion:
No muscular performance variables correlated with preferred WS. Rate of force development (adjusted R
2 = 0.356; P = .008) and handgrip strength (adjusted R
2 = 0.293; P = .026) were the only predictors of maximal WS and accounted for a 21.7% and 16.1% change in R
2, respectively, after accounting for physical activity level and body mass index. Rate of force development was the only predictor of UG performance (adjusted R
2 = 0.212; P = .006) and accounted for a 29.2% change in R
2 after adjustment variables were applied.

Conclusions:
Compared to common assessments of muscular performance, such as handgrip strength and chair rise performance, PF RFD was a greater predictor of mobility in older adults. These findings, in conjunction with recent reports, indicate that the assessment of RFD likely complements strength testing, thereby enabling a more robust assessment of functional decline in older adults.
Home-Based Exercise Prescription for Congestive Heart Failure
Authors: Langford Emily , Burnham Alyssa , Thompson Krystopher , Cook Jordan , Ryan Greg A. 
Published: January 2020

ABSTRACT
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is an increasingly prevalent condition characterized by a reduced ability of the heart to circulate blood throughout the body. Although CHF is particularly prevalent among aging populations, evidence suggests physical training can improve exercise capacity, quality of life, and risk of mortality. Many individuals with CHF lack access to cardiac rehabilitation facilities, though, and therefore do not receive appropriate treatment. However, home-based rehabilitation programs may provide various advantages over clinic-based programs. This article will explain the pathophysiology and benefits of exercise in those with the condition, as well as provide recommendations for home-based training for individuals with CHF.
Influence of Metal Transfer Modes and Postweld Heat Treatment on Tensile Properties of Gas Metal Arc–Welded AA6061-T6 Aluminum Alloy Joints
Authors: Ramaswamy Addanki , Malarvizhi S. , Balasubramanian V. 
Published: January 2020

Abstract
The issues of dissolution or overaging of precipitates in the weld metal or heat-affected zone of aluminum alloy joints welded by conventional or constant-current gas metal arc welding (CC-GMAW) process are the key factors responsible for the formation of softening region, which leads to the degradation of the mechanical properties of the joint. In order to prevent the precipitate dissolution, a low heat input welding process is required. Further, to improve the mechanical properties of the welded joints, reprecipitation is necessary, and this can be achieved by postweld heat treatment (PWHT). The main aim of this investigation is to study the combined effect of metal transfer modes (i.e., CC-GMAW, pulsed-current gas metal arc welding [PC-GMAW], and cold metal transfer gas metal arc welding [CMT-GMAW]) and heat treatment on the tensile properties of gas metal arc–welded AA6061 aluminum alloy joints. This investigation effectively implements the low heat input GMAW variants like PC-GMAW and CMT-GMAW to control the dissolution of precipitates. Moreover, PWHT procedure (solutionizing at 530°C for 1 h, followed by quenching in water and then artificial aging at 170°C for 19 h, and finally cooling in air at an ambient temperature) was imposed on the specimens in order to recover the mechanical properties of the welded joints. It is observed from the tensile properties that PWHT joints exhibited improved mechanical properties compared with the as-welded joints. But the joint welded by CC-GMAW process has shown no improvement in the tensile properties because of the segregation of alloying elements that are observed along the grain boundary. The PWHT CMT-GMAW joint showed huge improvement in tensile properties (i.e., 13 % higher than the CC-GMAW joint and 9 % higher than the PC-GMAW joint) because of the controlled segregation of alloying elements with nucleation of β″ precipitates.
Uma Tijoloteca como fonte de pesquisa: Coleção arqueológica Casa do Grito
Authors: Moreira da Silva Angélica Aparecida , Barbosa Paula Nishida 
Published: January 2020

A Reserva Técnica do Centro de Arqueologia de São Paulo possui diversas coleções arqueológicas onde, entre os vários materiais que as compõem, chama a atenção a grande quantidade de tijolos. Por isso, o Centro de Arqueologia tem como uma de suas metas a organização de uma Tijoloteca. Esse artigo traz notícias sobre a execução de um projeto piloto para a Tijoloteca do CASP que foi desenvolvido pela autora no âmbito de seu trabalho de conclusão do curso de especialização em Arqueologia. São os primeiros passos para organização dos tijolos e consequente disponibilização das informações unificadas. Espera-se que a Tijoloteca contribua para diversos estudos arqueológicos e que seja uma ferramenta para ações educativas que busquem promover a importância do patrimônio arqueológico urbano. Foram organizados 163 tijolos provenientes da escavação arqueológica ocorrida em 1981 no Sítio Histórico Casa do Grito, na cidade de São Paulo. Destes, 47 unidades foram selecionadas para compor a Coleção Referência onde a partir das informações contidas no tijolo buscou-se identificar as olarias, e com isso sua localização e períodos da atividade produtiva.
Absctract: The Stored Collection of the Archaeological Center of São Paulo encompasses several archaeological collections and, of the various materials that compose them, a large number of bricks has drawn our attention. Therefore, the Center of Archeology has made of one of its goals the organization of these bricks into a "Brick Collection" or Tijoloteca. The aim of this article is to bring news about the execution of a pilot project for the CASP's Tijoloteca, which project was developed by the author as a final course assignment for her Specialization Course in Archeology. Organizing the bricks is the first step of the project, followed by making the information about them consolidated and available. It is expected that the Tijoloteca contributes to several archaeological studies and that it turns into a tool for educational actions that seek to promote the importance of the urban archaeological heritage. 163 bricks were organized from the archaeological excavation realized in 1981 at the Casa do Grito Historic Site, in the city of São Paulo. Of these, 47 units were selected to compose the Reference Collection. Based on the information contained on the bricks, it was possible to identify the brickyards, and thus their location and period of activity.
Reflexões sobre a pesca pré-colonial na Baía da Babitonga, litoral norte de Santa Catarina, Brasil
Authors: Ferreira Jessica , Bandeira Dione da Rocha , Bartz Magda Carrion , Fossile Thiago , Mayorka Felipe 
Published: January 2020

Evidências relacionadas à pesca entre populações sambaquianas e da cultura taquara-itararé na Baía da Babitonga são muito antigas, pode-se dizer que desde a sua primeira publicação, no século XIX, há menção aos vestígios relacionados à esta prática, já que estes sítios são constituídos majoritariamente por restos de animais obtidos por técnicas de pesca. Somente a partir dos anos de 1990 estudos sistemáticos voltados para os restos faunísticos e com base na Zooarqueologia começam a ser feitos, permitindo avançar no aspecto qualitativo e quantitativos. Estes estudos permitiram conhecer melhor o papel do peixe em relação aos outros recursos marinhos, as preferências entre as espécies capturadas, as inferências sobre os ambientes frequentados e os petrechos utilizados e as relações de práticas pesqueiras entre estas diferentes culturas. Pode-se dizer que foi este viés que dominou os estudos até recentemente quando pesquisa com foco em populações atuais de pescadores artesanais foi desenvolvida tendo em vista compreender melhor as práticas antigas assim como contribuir nas ações de conservação da fauna marinha. Em suma, o presente estudo traz uma síntese sobre os dados disponíveis sobre a pesca na pré-história da Baía da Babitonga afim de obter subsídios para a brilhante iniciativa de criação de uma rede colaborativa de estudos sobre o tema.

Abstract: Evidence related to fishing between sambaquian populations and taquara-itararé culture in Babitonga Bay is very old, it can be said that since its first publication in the nineteenth century, there is mention of the traces related to this practice, since these sites are consisting mainly of animal remains obtained by fishing techniques. Only from the 1990s onwards, systematic studies focusing on faunal remains and based on zooarcheology began to be made, allowing the qualitative and quantitative progress to be made. These studies made it possible to better understand the role of fish in relation to other marine resources, the preferences between the species caught, the inferences about the environments frequented and the equipment used as well as the relationships of fishing practices between these different cultures. It can be said that it was this bias that can contribute to the brilliant initiative of creating a collaborative network of studies on the subject as well as to base conservation studies on the marine fauna of Babitonga Bay.