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Process Mining for Six Sigma
Authors: Graafmans Teun , Turetken Oktay , Poppelaars Hans , Fahland Dirk 
Published: April 2020

AbstractProcess mining offers a set of techniques for gaining data-based insights into business processes from event logs. The literature acknowledges the potential benefits of using process mining techniques in Six Sigma-based process improvement initiatives. However, a guideline that is explicitly dedicated on how process mining can be systematically used in Six Sigma initiatives is lacking. To address this gap, the Process Mining for Six Sigma (PMSS) guideline has been developed to support organizations in systematically using process mining techniques aligned with the DMAIC (Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control) model of Six Sigma. Following a design science research methodology, PMSS and its tool support have been developed iteratively in close collaboration with experts in Six Sigma and process mining, and evaluated by means of focus groups, demonstrations and interviews with industry experts. The results of the evaluations indicate that PMSS is useful as a guideline to support Six Sigma-based process improvement activities. It offers a structured guideline for practitioners by extending the DMAIC-based standard operating procedure. PMSS can help increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of Six Sigma-based process improving efforts. This work extends the body of knowledge in the fields of process mining and Six Sigma, and helps closing the gap between them. Hence, it contributes to the broad field of quality management.
Holistic approach to control Melolontha spp. in organic strawberry plantations
Authors: Malusá Eligio , Tartanus Małgorzata , Furmanczyk Ewa M. , Łabanowska Barbara H. 
Published: April 2020

AbstractTo achieve an effective reduction of the damage by root feeding grubs of Melolontha spp. in organic strawberry plantations, we have tested an approach targeting different stages of the insect’s biological cycle. Adult beetles were caught by using light traps or by manual shaking off trees associated to the monitoring of cockchafer swarm flights supported by forecasts models. Phytosanitary pre-crops and the application of biological control agents were tested against the larvae. The three predictive models utilized to forecast the period of emergence of the cockchafer were suitable to support the deployment of the light traps before the adults’ swarm flights. Traps positioned at 4-m height were more effective in attracting the beetles than those kept at 2-m height. Buckwheat in mixtures with either a mustard or leguminous species used as pre-crops was able to reduce the population of grubs, and considering also its capacity in solubilizing recalcitrant phosphorous sources should enter in a rotation with strawberry or any other crop susceptible to grubs damage. The distribution of two different strains of entomopathogenic fungi resulted in a reduction of the damage to plants due to the cockchafer grubs’ activity, even though the efficacy resulted to be dependent on environmental and agronomic factors, including the kind of formulation used. It is concluded that to assure a sufficient level of control of Melolontha spp. in organic strawberry plantations, it is necessary to integrate several methods that are targeting the different biological stages of the insect and are based on different kinds of practices.
Credence: A Belief-First Approach
Authors: Moon Andrew , Jackson Elizabeth 
Published: April 2020

AbstractThis paper explains and defends a belief-first view of the relationship between belief and credence. On this view, credences are a species of beliefs, and the degree of credence is determined by the content of what is believed. We begin by developing what we take to be the most plausible belief-first view. Then, we offer several arguments for it. Finally, we show how it can resist objections that have been raised to belief-first views. We conclude that the belief-first view is more plausible than many have previously supposed.
Long-Lasting Effects of the 2013 Yolanda Typhoon on Overall Health of Mothers and Children
Authors: Horiguchi Hanna , Nakazawa Minato 
Published: April 2020

ABSTRACTObjectives:Three years after the 2013 Yolanda Typhoon, this study sought to determine the factors associated with the stress of the affected mothers and the health of the children on Leyte island, and the preparedness of the community to mitigate future potential disasters.Methods:Three hundred mothers with children from 0 to 7 years old were selected through convenience sampling, structured interviews conducted using the Hurricane-Related Traumatic Experiences questionnaire and the PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Checklist 5 (PCL5), and the children’s weights and heights were measured.Results:The provisional PTSD prevalence was found to be 53.3% 3 y after Yolanda. The multiple regression analysis with multiple imputation for the missing values found that housing and childcare attitudes were significantly associated with preparedness.Conclusions:This study concluded that living in multistoried houses was useful for disaster mitigation and that the caregiving responsibility for their children could be a disaster preparedness motivation for mothers.
Saline–alkaline resistance analysis of rice overexpressing the CsCYP1A gene of alkaline Chlorella
Authors: Liu Jiali , He Mingliang , Liu Chenxi , Liao Xu , Li Xiufeng , Wang Ling , Guan Qingjie 
Published: April 2020

AbstractPlant cyclophilin (CYP) is related to chloroplast photoprotection, redox and other growth and developmental regulatory processes and responds to stress and improves tolerance to saline–alkali stress. Besides, it exerts peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase activity to participate in protein synthesis and folding. In this study, Northern blot was used to analyse the CsCYP1A gene (a CYP gene isolated from a Chlorella species) (accession number: KY207381) of tolerant Chlorella vulgaris in soda saline–alkali soil. The result showed that the expression of the CsCYP1A gene was induced by NaHCO3, NaCl and sorbitol. Additionally, Agrobacterium tumefaciens was used to infect the callus of rice (Oryza sativa var. Longjing11) for genetic transformation. Molecular detection confirmed that transgenic seedlings overexpressing CsCYP1A were obtained by hygromycin selection. Treatment with NaCl and NaHCO3 at the five-leaf stage was performed in the seedlings, and the results showed that there were significant differences between the CsCYP1A overexpressed rice lines and non-transgenic (NT) Longjing11 in terms of plant height, fresh weight, chlorophyll content, malondialdehyde content and ascorbate peroxidase activity. The CsCYP1A overexpression rice lines had higher tolerance to NaCl and NaHCO3 than NT. The current findings indicate that CsCYP1A can enhance the tolerance of rice to saline–alkali stress possibly through its involvement in reactive oxygen scavenging pathways.
Contribution to some biological aspects of invasive marbled spinefoot (Siganus rivulatus, Forsskål 1775) from the Turkish coast of southern Aegean Sea
Authors: Soykan Ozan , Gülşahin Anıl , Cerim Hasan 
Published: April 2020

AbstractSome biological aspects of marbled spinefoot (Siganus rivulatus) were determined from a southern Aegean Sea small-scale fishery. A total of 721 individuals were captured (335 females, 279 males and 87 immature) and sex ratio was found to be 1:1.27, female to male. Total lengths and ages of individuals ranged between 9.0–26.1 cm and 1–9 years. Asymptotic length (L∞), growth coefficient (K) and the theoretical age at zero length (t0) were estimated to be 27.7 cm, K = 0.162 y−1 and t0 = −1.87 y. Length at maturity value was determined as 16.6 cm for females and 16.84 cm for males. Although S. rivulatus is one of the target species for small-scale and recreational fishery in the Turkish coast of the southern Aegean Sea, especially in Gökova Bay, official landing data is lacking for Turkey. Results of the present study are of crucial importance for further fisheries management of this invasive species.
Succeeding as a Western Academic Working at a Newer Foundation University in a Developing Country
Authors: Kaminski Joseph J. 
Published: April 2020

ABSTRACTThis article discusses the two most important things that I have learned since taking a full-time position in 2014 at a newer private university in the Balkans: (1) the unique challenges you face when doing research in such a setting; and (2) how to handle the significant cultural differences that you will face in the classroom. This article also offers recommendations for earning the trust of students who will be suspicious of your motivation for teaching in their country. If you can manage these two realities, you will have a much easier time finding personal fulfillment and, ultimately, professional success in your new endeavor. This article focuses primarily on teaching in newer, private institutions known as Foundation Universities in developing countries more than long-established public institutions. However, you most certainly will face issues in these public institutions similar to those at smaller private ones.
Differences in Discriminability and Response Bias on Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test Delayed Recognition in Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: van den Berg E. , Poos J.M. , Jiskoot L.C. , Heijnen L.M. , Franzen S. , Steketee R.M.E. , Meijboom R. , de Jong F.J. , Seelaar H. , van Swieten J.C. , Papma J.M. 
Published: April 2020

AbstractObjective:Episodic memory is impaired in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) dementia but thought to be relatively spared in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). This view is challenged by evidence of memory impairment in bvFTD. This study investigated differences in recognition memory performance between bvFTD and AD.Method:We performed a retrospective analysis on the recognition trial of the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test in patients with bvFTD (n = 85), AD (n = 55), and control participants (n = 59). Age- and education-adjusted between-group analysis was performed on the total score and indices of discriminative ability and response bias. Correlations between recognition and measures of memory, language, executive functioning, and construction were examined.Results:Patients with AD had a significantly lower total recognition score than patients with bvFTD (control 28.8 ± 1.5; bvFTD 24.8 ± 4.5; AD 23.4 ± 3.6, p < .01). Both bvFTD and AD had worse discriminative ability than controls (A’ control 0.96 ± 0.03; bvFTD 0.87 ± 0.03; AD 0.84 ± 0.10, p < .01), but there was no difference in response bias (B” control 0.9 ± 0.2; bvFTD 1.6 ± 1.47; AD 1.4± 1.4, p < .01). AD had worse discriminability than bvFTD (p < .05). Discriminability was associated with memory for both patient groups (median correlation coefficient r = .34) and additionally associated with language (r = .31), but not executive functioning (r = −.03) in bvFTD. Response bias was unrelated to other cognitive functions (r = −.02).Conclusions:Discriminability, but not response bias, differentiated patients with bvFTD from AD. The presence of an impaired discrimination index suggests a “pure” (recognition) memory deficit in bvFTD.
Conflict adaptation during multilingual language production as evidenced by the n-3 effect
Authors: Declerck Mathieu , Schuch Stefanie , Philipp Andrea M. 
Published: April 2020

AbstractSeveral multilingual language production models assume that language control is instigated by conflict monitoring. In turn, conflict adaptation, a control process which makes it easier to resolve interference if previously a high-interference context was detected, should also occur during multilingual production, as it is triggered by conflict monitoring. Because no evidence has been provided for conflict adaptation in the multilingual production literature, we set out to investigate this process using the n-3 effect. Our study showed that the n-3 effect can be observed during multilingual production, and thus provides evidence for conflict adaptation during multilingual production.
Ultra-processed foods drive to unhealthy diets: evidence from Chile
Authors: Cediel Gustavo , Reyes Marcela , Corvalán Camila , Levy Renata Bertazzi , Uauy Ricardo , Monteiro Carlos A 
Published: April 2020

AbstractObjectives:To assess the consumption of ultra-processed foods and its association with the overall dietary content of nutrients related to non-communicable diseases (NCD) in the Chilean diet and to estimate the population attributable fraction of ultra-processed food consumption on the unhealthy nutrient content.Design:Cross-sectional analysis of dietary data collected through a national survey (2010).Setting:Chile.Participants:Chilean population aged ≥2 years (n4920).Results:In Chile, ultra-processed foods represented 28·6 % of the total energy intake. A significant positive association was found between the dietary share of ultra-processed foods and NCD-promoting nutrients such as dietary energy density (standardised regression coefficient (β) = 0·22), content of free sugars (β= 0·45), total fats (β= 0·26), saturated fats (β= 0·19), trans fats (β= 0·09) and Na:K ratio (β= 0·04), while a significant negative association was found with the content of NCD-protective nutrients such as K (β= –0·19) and fibre (β= –0·31). The content of Na (β= 0·02) presented no significant association. Except for Na, the prevalence of inadequate intake of all nutrients (WHO recommendations) increased across quintiles of the dietary share of ultra-processed foods. With the reduction of ultra-processed foods consumption to the level seen among the 20 % lowest consumers (3·8 % (0–9·3 %) of the total energy from ultra-processed foods), the prevalence of nutrient inadequacy would be reduced in almost three-fourths for trans fats; in half for energy density (foods); in around one-third for saturated fats, energy density (beverages), free sugars and total fats; in near 20 % for fibre and Na:K ratio and in 13 % for K.Conclusions:In Chile, decreasing the consumption of ultra-processed foods is a potentially effective way to achieve the WHO nutrient goals for the prevention of diet-related NCD.
Changes in nutrition content and health claims post-implementation of regulation in Australia
Authors: Wellard-Cole Lyndal , Li Rebecca , Tse Christine , Watson Wendy L , Hughes Clare 
Published: April 2020

AbstractObjective:To determine whether there were changes in the prevalence or healthiness of products carrying claims post-implementation of Standard 1.2.7: Nutrition, Health and Related Claims in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.Design:Observational survey of claims on food packages in three categories: non-alcoholic beverages, breakfast cereals and cereal bars. Nutrient profiling was applied to products to determine their eligibility to carry health claims under Standard 1.2.7. The Standard came into effect in 2013. The proportion of products carrying claims and the proportion of those not meeting the nutrient profiling criteria were calculated. A comparative analysis was conducted to determine changes between 2011 and 2016.Setting:Three large metropolitan stores from the three major supermarket chains in Sydney, Australia were surveyed in 2011 and 2016.Participants:All claims on all available products in 2016 (n 1737). Nutrition composition and ingredients were collected from the packaging.Results:Overall in 2016, 76 % of products carried claims and there were 7367 claims identified in the three food categories. Of products in 2016 with health claims, 34 % did not meet nutrient profiling criteria. These may breach Standard 1.2.7. Comparison of 2011–2016 showed a significant increase in the number of products carrying claims (66 v. 76 %, P < 0·001).Conclusions:The proportion of products carrying claims that do not meet nutrient profiling and consumers’ tendency to infer health benefits from nutrition content claims warrants the regulation of all claims using the nutrient profiling. This will ensure consumers are not misled by claims on unhealthy food products.
Scattering matrix solution for an ideal star-junction multiplexer based on ladder-type filters
Authors: Silveira Patricia , Verdú Jordi , de Paco Pedro 
Published: April 2020

AbstractMultiplexer design is a challenging task due to the high number of variables involved, raising the difficulty as the numbers of filters increase. Numerical computing tools provide a suitable environment to evaluate topologies and technologies before starting the long journey to the device. A direct scattering matrix solution for a star-junction multiplexer, based on the circuit theory, is presented in this work. The resulting star-junction matrix is introduced in a matrix system with the scattering matrix of each filter to evaluate the overall multiplexer response. This approach allows the acquisition of main multiplexer parameters like transmission, reflection, and cross-isolation response in a compact way, achieving a good starting point for the further full-wave optimization procedure. Furthermore, an approach for the design of a star-junction multiplexer is tackled based on the reflection coefficient phase. A triplexer under this interpretation is presented and evaluated using lumped elements.
Scattering of a Gaussian beam by an anisotropic-coated eccentric conducting circular cylinder
Authors: Mao Shi-Chun , Wu Zhen-Sen , Zhang Zhaohui , Gao Jiansen , Yang Lijuan 
Published: April 2020

AbstractA solution to the problem of Gaussian beam scattering by a circular perfect electric conductor coated with eccentrically anisotropic media is presented. The incident Gaussian beam source is expanded as an approximate expression in the simple form with Taylor's series. The transmitted field in the anisotropically coated region is expressed as an infinite summation of Eigen plane waves with different polar angles. The unknown coefficients of the scattered fields are obtained with the aid of the boundary conditions. The addition theorem for cylindrical functions is applied to transfer from the local coordinates to the global ones. The infinite series can be truncated under the prerequisite of achieving the solution convergence. Only the case of transverse-electric polarization is discussed. The similar formulation of transverse-magnetic polarization can be obtained by adopting a similar method. Some numerical results are presented and discussed. The result is in agreement with that available as expected when the eccentric geometry comes to the concentric one.
Vom Großen ins Kleine
Authors: Kerwer Martin , Rosman Tom 
Published: April 2020

Zusammenfassung. Epistemische Überzeugungen (individuelle wissensbezogene Überzeugungen) haben sich als wichtiger Prädiktor des Lernerfolgs erwiesen. Es ist deswegen von immer größerem Interesse, Interventionen zu entwickeln und Faktoren zu identifizieren, die die Etablierung fortgeschrittener wissensbezogener Überzeugungen – sogenannten epistemischen Wandel – begünstigen. Allerdings ist unklar, ob klassische Stufenmodelle der Lebensspannenentwicklung epistemischer Überzeugungen sich überhaupt in ihrer bisherigen Form auf den epistemischen Wandel in Kurzzeitinterventionen übertragen lassen, oder, ob die hierbei zugrundeliegenden Prozesse grundsätzlich verschieden sind. Die vorliegende Arbeit adressiert diese Fragestellung mittels einer Analyse der Effekte epistemischer Vorüberzeugungen auf den epistemischen Wandel. Hierzu wurden Daten aus drei experimentellen Studien reanalysiert ( Ngesamt = 221), welche sich der Frage widmeten, ob über die Präsentation auflösbarer Widersprüche (Resolvable Controversies) epistemischer Wandel hervorgerufen werden kann. Die Analysen zeigen, dass sich in diesen Daten für das in Entwicklungsmodellen postulierte Zusammenhangsmuster keine Evidenz findet. Vielmehr hatten absolute Vorüberzeugungen (Stufe 1) einen direkten Effekt auf den Wandel hin zu evaluativistischen Überzeugungen (Stufe 3), während multiplistische Überzeugungen (Stufe 2) diesen Wandel sogar behinderten. Evaluativistische Überzeugungen schienen jedoch ein Schutzfaktor zu sein, der einer Regression auf „naivere“ Überzeugungen entgegenwirkte. Diese Ergebnisse werden in die bestehende Forschungslandschaft eingeordnet und ihre theoretischen und praktischen Implikationen diskutiert. Eine englische Übersetzung als Rohfassung dieses Artikels finden Sie als Elektronisches Supplement 1.
Compensatory Thermal Adaptation of Soil Microbial Respiration Rates in Global Croplands
Authors: Ye Jian‐Sheng , Bradford Mark A. , Maestre Fernando T. , Li Feng‐Min , García‐Palacios Pablo 
Published: April 2020

AbstractUnderstanding whether soil microbial respiration adapts to the ambient thermal climate with an enhanced or compensatory response, hence potentially stimulating or slowing down soil carbon losses with warming, is key to accurately forecast and model climate change impacts on the global carbon cycle. Despite the interest in this topic and the plethora of recent studies in natural ecosystems, it has been seldom explored in croplands. Using two recently published independent datasets of soil microbial metabolic quotient (MMQ; microbial respiration rate per unit biomass) and carbon use efficiency (CUE; partitioning of C to microbial growth vs. respiration), we find a compensatory thermal adaptive response for MMQ in global croplands. That is, mean annual temperature (MAT) has a negative effect on MMQ. However, this compensatory thermal adaptation is only half or less of that found in previous studies for noncultivated ecosystems. In contrast to the negative MMQ‐MAT pattern, microbial CUE increases with MAT across global croplands. By incorporating this positive CUE‐MAT relationship (greater C partitioning into microbial growth rather than respiration with increasing temperature) into a microbial‐explicit soil organic carbon model, we successfully predict the thermal compensation of MMQ observed in croplands. Our model‐data integration and database cross‐validation suggest that a warmer climate may select for microbial communities with higher CUE, providing a plausible mechanism for their compensatory metabolic response. By helping to identify appropriate representations of microbial physiological processes in soil biogeochemical models, our work will help build confidence in model projections of cropland C dynamics under a changing climate.
Observational and Modeling Evidence of Seasonal Trends in Sediment‐Derived Material Inputs to the Chukchi Sea
Authors: Kipp L. E. , Spall M. A. , Pickart R. S. , Kadko D. C. , Moore W. S. , Dabrowski J. S. , Charette M. A. 
Published: April 2020

AbstractBenthic inputs of nutrients help support primary production in the Chukchi Sea and produce nutrient‐rich water masses that ventilate the halocline of the western Arctic Ocean. However, the complex biological and redox cycling of nutrients and trace metals make it difficult to directly monitor their benthic fluxes. In this study, we use radium‐228, which is a soluble radionuclide produced in sediments, and a numerical model of an inert, generic sediment‐derived tracer to study variability in sediment inputs to the Chukchi Sea. The 228Ra observations and modeling results are in general agreement and provide evidence of strong benthic inputs to the southern Chukchi Sea during the winter, while the northern shelf receives higher concentrations of sediment‐sourced materials in the spring and summer due to continued sediment‐water exchange as the water mass traverses the shelf. The highest tracer concentrations are observed near the shelfbreak and southeast of Hanna Shoal, a region known for high biological productivity and enhanced benthic biomass.