bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The metaphorical conceptualization of sadness in the Anglo-Saxon elegies
Authors: Verdaguer Isabel , Castaño Emilia 
Published: November 2018

AbstractThe aim of this paper is to explore the predominant metaphorical conceptualization of sadness in three Old English elegiac monologues whose main themes are the pain and solitude of exile and separation. Taking as a starting point the Cognitive Theory of Metaphor and briefly reviewing the experimental evidence that supports the experiential grounding of our conceptualization of sadness, as well as our own previous research on the Old English expressions for emotional distress, we analyze the use of sadness metaphors in the elegiesThe Wanderer, The SeafarerandThe Wife’s Lament. This analysis clearly shows that in the Old English period, as in present day English, sadness was largely expressed in metaphorical terms. Cold, darkness and physical discomfort were recurrent source domains in its depiction, which suggests a long-term trend in the metaphorical conceptualization of sadness, whose cognitive reality is empirically supported by experimental research.
‘Simple as a fire’: Making sense of the non-standard poetic simile
Authors: Tartakovsky Roi , Shen Yeshayahu 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Our topic is an under-theorized type of closed simile in which the ground represents a non-salient feature of the source term (e.g., as quiet as a weight, as opposed to a standard simile, e.g., as heavy as a weight). The non-standard simile introduces a semantic difficulty, a result of the unexpected mismatch between ground and source. Since they are highly prevalent in poetic texts there is special interest in investigating the ways subjects attempt to comprehend such similes. To that end, we have asked 62 subjects to interpret pairs of similes distinguished only by the salience of the ground. We identify 5 response types and find that these are unevenly distributed across the two simile types (standard and non-standard). The structural difference between the two kinds of similes, therefore, evokes different interpretational strategies. Additionally, we find that the non-standard simile entails a hit-or-miss potentiality, creating conditions for either an insightful interpretation or a rejection of any possibility of its coherent comprehension.
Dysregulated glucose homeostasis in congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
Authors: Musthaffa Yassmin Mansela , Goyal Vikas , Harris Margaret-Anne , Kapur Nitin , Leger Juliane , Harris Mark 
Published: November 2018

AbstractBackgroundCongenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is a rare disorder of autonomic control. A hypoglycaemic seizure in a 4-year-old girl with CCHS led to a more detailed examination of glycaemic control in a cohort of children with CCHS.MethodsWe conducted an observational cohort study of glucose homeostasis in seven children (3 months to 12 years) with genetically confirmed CCHS using a combination of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), fasting studies and oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). CGM was used to compare the effect of diazoxide and dietary intervention in the index patient.ResultsHypoglycaemia was not elicited by fasting in any of the patients. Increased postprandial glycaemic variability was evident in all patients using CGM, with seven of seven patients demonstrating initial postprandial hyperglycaemia (plasma-glucose concentration >7.8 mmol/L), followed by asymptomatic hypoglycaemia (plasma-glucose concentration ≤2.8 mmol/L) in two of seven patients that was also demonstrated on OGTT. Both diazoxide and low Glycaemic Index (GI) dietary intervention reduced the proportion of CGM readings <4 mmol/L; however, diazoxide also increased the proportion of readings in the hyperglycaemic range.ConclusionsGlucose variability associated with autonomic dysfunction may be unrecognised in CCHS, particularly in children with more severe phenotypes. This report highlights the occurrence of hyperglycaemia as well as hypoglycaemia in CCHS. Given the challenges of recognising hypoglycaemia based on clinical symptomatology, the use of CGM may facilitate its identification allowing appropriate management. The observed normoglycaemia during fasting combined with increased postprandial plasma blood glucose level (BGL) variability is more consistent with dumping syndrome than persistent hyperinsulinism. Dietary modifications therefore may be more effective than diazoxide in managing hypoglycaemia.
Die Wirkmacht der Nachahmung. Tanzende Heilige und tanzende Klosterleute im hohen und späten Mittelalter
Authors: Sonntag Jörg 
Published: November 2018

AbstractThis article sets the dancing of religious and saints and their role models in the perspective of imitation in terms of an essential cultural technique of the Middle Ages. Since the religious were compelled in their search for God by the imitation of Christ and the saints, their dancing was also to be integrated into the symbolic order of the monastery. Given that dance and religious practice are both governed equally by two fundamental categories – regularity and ritualization on the one hand, and ecstasy, unboundedness from all being and in result ascension to God on the other – this heterogeneous phenomenon could not be seamlessly integrated into another phenomenon. Here, it clashed with the symbolic ordering of the monastery; the ambiguities contained in this dualism could be reinforced or cancelled out. With the individual and his or her conscience becoming more appreciated, and the ushering-in of a more plural society (that also dances), as well as the rearrangement of old role models which had been typical of mysticism towards Christ, had clear consequences for the image of God, which in the Late Middle Ages received a new more human face with the ‘playing’ God. As a result, believers re-anchored dance and all its facets in the order-oriented thinking of the European-Christian Middle Ages. Christ had become the best of all dancers, someone (not only) every believer had to imitate, at least in his or her soul.
Tanz als Krankheit, Tanz als Therapie. Die Formierung eines religiös-medizinischen Konzepts (15. und 16. Jahrhundert)
Authors: Rohmann Gregor 
Published: November 2018

Abstract‘Dancing mania’ has often been understood as an expression of purportedly ‘typical medieval’ mass hysteria. Yet evidence suggests that a better interpretation would be to see it as a disease, the idea of which was shaped by patterns tracing back to antique cosmology. During the later Middle Ages, this concept became reality as a form of suffering primarily determined by spiritual forces (e.g. the might of Saint John the Baptist) which typically struck only individuals or small groups in narrowly defined regions. This article closely examines a key shift in the semiotic setting of how this disease was interpreted: During the 15th and early 16th centuries, it became medicalised and desacralized. Evidence of this development can be found in isolated instances of ‘dancing mania’ in towns of the Rhine and Moselle area which at first glance would appear to be of little significance. As a medical concept, ‘dancing mania’ would survive the Reformation, and as a concept of primarily medical understanding it would later be re-integrated into the renewed Catholic culture of the late 16th and 17th centuries.
Evaluation of Some Parameters of Hard Surfacing Treatment of the Functional Surfaces of Forestry Tools
Authors: Ťavodová Miroslava , Kalincová Daniela , Slováková Ivana 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
In this paper we discuss the possibility of increasing service life of tools used in forestry for mulching of undesirable forest growths. In a heterogeneous working environment in which they are operated, such tools are subjected to constant abrasion and impact loading. There are several ways how to extend their service life and operational fitness. One of these is hard surface treatment, or hard surfacing of their functional surfaces. In our experiment, we chose suitable hard surfacing materials and applied these on the sample materials using the MMA and MAG welding. The hard surface was applied in an one layer. Subsequently, we performed hardness tests, microscopic analysis of the structure of the basic material and the hard surface and evaluation of the fusion penetration of the base material with the hard surfacing weld. Fusion is crucial as it determines the cohesiveness of the weld and base materials and thus also the actual extension of the service life of the tools.
Criteria for the Optimization of Production Processes in Machining of Metallic Materials
Authors: Matisková Darina , Balog Michal , Husár Jozef 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
The paper deals with the optimization of production processes and the setting of criteria for reducing production costs. Any company is not just a leap in production, but a lean has to be gradually transferred to all its activities. This created the concept of a lean company first. The skill of an enterprise is to perform only the activities that are needed, to do them right for the first time, to make them faster than others and to spend less resources at the same time. The company's business is that the company does exactly what the customer wants, with a minimum number of activities that do not add value to the product or service. The Lean Production System focuses mainly on eliminating waste in every activity of the manufacturing enterprise.
Development Limitations and Perspectives of Renewable Energy Sources in Poland
Authors: Michalak Aneta , Dziugiewicz Sebastian 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Because of deteriorating condition of the environment and more and more difficult situation on the market of energy fuels, the role of renewable energy sources is increasing. In the paper an analysis was performed on the development limitations and perspectives of renewable energy sources on the Polish market. The analysis conducted shows that the renewable energy sources start to be used in a bigger scale in Poland. It may also be noticed that the significance of the particular renewable energy sources is dynamically changing in time. In year 2005 hydropower was largely dominating among the renewable energy sources, however, in 2016 wind power was clearly prevailing. One of the most important factors determining the development of renewable energy sources in Poland are legal conditions. They were subject to analysis, taking into account the European Union regulations and Polish regulations. The research was based on literature review, analysis of legal regulations and of data coming from the reports and statistics published by the Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Environment, Energy Regulatory Office, Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management, and other organizations.
The role of technoparks in technological upgrading of the economy.
The example of agricultural production
Authors: Mingaleva Zhanna , Shaidurova Nataliy , Prajová Vanessa 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
The challenges and achievements of technological upgrading are traditionally discussed in the context of the of high-tech production. However, such areas as agriculture and food production demand no less modern scientific and technological achievements. The challenges of appropriate feeding the population remain relevant. The article focuses on the examinations of issues related to the possibilities of involving modern technological achievements for the development of Russian agriculture. The main scientific methods of research were bibliographic analysis, statistical and factor analysis, comparative analysis, methods of analogies. The factual basis for the research was the official data of the Federal State Statistic Service (Rosstat), the data of technoparks in Russia, the results of modern scientific research of foreign and Russian scientists. A conclusion on the feasibility of involving the scientific and productive capacity of Russian technology parks for technological upgrading of agriculture in Russia is based on the analysis of the activities of the organizations in the country's science and technology sector, first and foremost technoparks.
Crystal structure of diaqua-bis(μ2-6-chloropyridin-2-olato-κ3
N,O:O)-tetrakis(chloropyridin-2-olato-κ1
O)-bis(penanthroline-κ2
N,N′)diterbium(III), C54H38Cl6Tb2N10O8
Authors: Youzhu Yu , Nana Liu , Weiyun Shi , Yuhua Guo , Dongxu Wu 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
C54H38Cl6Tb2N10O8, triclinic, P1̄, a = 12.0062(8) Å, b = 12.0072(8) Å, c = 12.2324(8) Å, α = 115.371(3)°, β = 103.452(3)°, γ = 107.883(3)°, V = 1373.64(16) Å3, Z = 1, R
gt(F) = 0.0237, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1020, T = 296(2) K.
Applications of the uranium’s set of isotopes for nuclear dating: the Monte-Carlo method
Authors: Pop Oksana , Maslyuk Volodymyr 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
The new abilities of the method of standard sets of nuclides (SSN) supplemented by the procedure of statistical testing for geochemical studies and nuclear dating are presented. The method allows one move from point-like to probabilistic dating procedures when both the age of the sample and the statistical errors of its determination can be estimated. Low background γ-spectrometric experiments were carried out for samples of rocks of the Carpathian Mountains and calculations for their dating by using the SSN of the series 238U were made. The dependence of the reliability of nuclear dating on the quality of the low background experiment is discussed too.
Study of the Geometric Structures, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Aluminium-Antimony Alloy Clusters
Authors: Mao Ai-Jie , Kuang Xiao-Yu , Cheng Hao , Zhang Li-Huan , Cheng Xiao-Rong 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
A joint investigation based on an unbiased CALYPSO structure searching method and density functional theory calculation is performed to obtain the most stable structures of the neutral and anionic Al
n
Sb (n = 1–16) clusters. The relative stability analysis reveals that the Al3Sb, Al5Sb, Al5Sb− and Al14Sb− clusters are more stable than their neighbouring clusters. The studies of electronic properties, especially in the consistency of the simulated photoelectron spectra and the experimental results for small clusters, further confirm that the predicted most stable structures are the global minima. Compared with pure aluminium (Al) clusters, the effect of impurity Sb atom on structural evolution of the neutral and anionic Al
n
Sb(n = 1–16) clusters may be neglected, revealing that the most stable structures can be obtained by replacing one Al atom with an Sb atom in the corresponding neutral and anionic Al
n

+1(n = 1–16) clusters except for 8, 11 and 12. Moreover, the discussion concerning the magnetic properties indicates that the 3p state of the Al atom in the neutral and anionic Al
n
Sb(n = 1–16) clusters is the main contributor to the total magnetic moment.
Crystal structure of the high-temperature form of the trisulfide Cs2S3 and the (3+1)D modulated structure of the telluride K37Te28
Authors: Stüble Pirmin , Berroth Angela , Wortelkamp Fritz , Röhr Caroline 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
The high-temperature polymorph of the trisulfide Cs2S3, which has been synthesized from Cs2S2 and elemental sulfur, crystallizes in a new structure type (monoclinic, space group P21/c, a=999.97(4), b=1029.30(5), c=2642.07(12) pm, β=90.083(2)°, Z=16, R1=0.0324). The structure contains four crystallographically independent angled

S
3

2
−

${\rm{S}}_3^{2 - }$

trisulfide ions with S–S distances of 205.7–208.3 pm. The distorted b.c.c. packing of the anions and their insertion in the five-membered rings of 3.53+3.5.3.5. (1:1) Cs nets are similarly found in the r.t. form (Cmc21, K2S3-type structure) and the two polymorphs differ mainly in the orientation of the S3 groups. The second title compound, K37Te28, was synthesized from stoichiometric melts of the elements. It forms a complex (3+1)D modulated tetragonal structure (space group I41/amd (00σ
3)s0s0, q=(0, 0, 0.5143), a=1923.22(2), c=2626.66(4) pm, Z=4, R1all=0.0837). According to K37Te28=K37[Te(1X)]8[Te(2X)2]6[Te(3X)8] the structure contains three different types of Te anions: The two crystallographically different isolated telluride anions [Te(1X)]2− are coordinated by 9/10 K+ cations. Three [Te(2X)2]2− dumbbells (d
Te-Te=277.9/286.4 pm) are arranged to ‘hexamers’. The Te(31) and Te(32) atoms are located in columns of face-sharing K square antiprisms. Their z position modulation, which is accompanied by a smaller shift of the surrounding K+ cations, results in the decomposition of the [Te(3X)8]2 chain in a sequence |:Te3–Te2–Te2–Te3–Te2–Te2–Te2:| of dumbbells Te2
2− (d
Te–Te=304 pm) and hypervalent linear trimers Te3
4− (d
Te–Te=325 pm).
A New Evaluation of Video Encryption Security with a Perceptual Metric
Authors: Khlif Naziha , Ben Amor M. , Kammoun Fahmi , Masmoudi Nouri 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Peak Signal to Noise Ratio (PSNR) and Structural SIMilarity (SSIM) are metrics initially used to evaluate the visual quality of compressed images or sequences compared to the original ones. By analogy to compressed sequences, researchers use these metrics to evaluate the degradation of encrypted sequences. Video encryption algorithms target a maximum scrambling so that their contents become imperceptible to the human visual system. The distortion of PSNR and SSIM values comes from both compression and encryption. The use of these metrics to measure the degradation of joint compressed and encrypted sequences cannot give us a precise evaluation of the distortion. For a better evaluation, a Contrast Sensitivity Function (CSF) metric was used. This article aims to provide a perceptual evaluation of the encryption effect for the H.264 Advanced Video Coding compressed and encrypted sequences, using the CSF metric. The visual quality of the encrypted video is degraded and proven bad from different viewing distances.
Describing the Failure Characteristics of Concrete Derived from Standard ASTM Testing—An Illustration of Full-Field Measurement Using 3D Digital Image Correlation
Authors: Harris Devin K. , Gheitasi Amir , Hansen Marc 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Concrete is one of the most recognized materials in civil infrastructure with a long history of applications, but its nonhomogeneous nature and complex multi-phase interactions across different dimensional scale levels have always presented a challenge for describing its behavior. In practice, it is assumed that the bulk material is approximately homogeneous while the behavior can be described using empirical models developed based on series of experimental tests. Over time, most of these experimental methods have been standardized, with most yielding a single-value parameter to define the overall response characteristic of the materials. However, the majority of these methods are not well suited to characterize local features, which often govern the failure characteristics of such brittle material. Recent advances in noncontact full-field measurement technologies, such as digital image correlation (DIC), have provided the opportunity to revisit this complex behavior and comprehensively characterize the behavior of concrete at specimen scale level. In this manuscript, 3D-DIC is used to evaluate the behavior of two conventional concrete mixes tested according to a series of ASTM standard tests. The experimental study consisted of a series of concrete tests including compression, modulus of elasticity, split tensile, and flexural tests. Results from this investigation demonstrated the suitability of the DIC technique for characterizing the full-field behavior of concrete subjected to various states of stresses and providing a mechanism to understand the linkage between local behavioral features and corresponding failure characteristics. Comparisons of experimental results to those obtained from theoretical predictions also highlighted the shortcomings associated with these existing theoretical approaches in describing the brittle nature of concrete. Results from this investigation provided a foundation for improving the current knowledge base regarding the behavioral features of conventional concrete materials and provides a framework for efficiently describing the behavior of the next generations of innovative high-performance cementitious composites.
Development and Performance Analysis of Asphalt-Rubber Gap-Graded Mixtures: Study on Aggregate Gradations
Authors: Venudharan Veena , Biligiri Krishna Prapoorna 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
The objective of this research was to develop and evaluate asphalt-rubber gap-graded (AR-Gap) mixtures produced with varying gap aggregate gradations and designate a suitable aggregate gap gradation for local conditions, which could further be implemented at global level after necessary laboratory and field evaluations. A total of fifteen gap gradations were investigated, including seven specified by various highway agencies and eight trial gradations. The gradation studies recommended clustering seven gradations into two groups of similar characteristics. Furthermore, investigations on trial gradations presented the significance of each portion of the aggregate gradation in developing a superior performing gap gradation. Based on the refined gradation studies, three gap gradations were chosen: two from agency-specified, and one from the trial gradation for basic performance evaluation. Rutting, fatigue cracking, and moisture susceptibility investigations were accomplished on ten asphalt mixtures encompassing nine AR-Gap mixtures and one conventional dense graded mix. The results depicted superior performance of the proposed gradation indigenously developed in this study in respect of all distresses. The balance of coarse and fine aggregates in the proposed gradation facilitated higher strength at higher temperatures to resist rutting. Furthermore, the customized AR binder aided in providing additional resilience to the mixture, thereby improving the fatigue cracking resistance of the proposed AR-Gap mixture. Overall, it is envisaged that this study will help understand the effect of aggregate gradation characteristics on the performance of the AR-Gap mixture and aid in the development of AR-Gap mixtures as suitable long-lasting pavements.
Reconciliation and Environmental Racism in Mi’kma’ki
Authors: Bernard Dorene 
Published: November 2018

There has been more talk but not enough action on reconciliation since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) released its final report in 2015 containing ninety-four calls to action (Truth and Reconciliation Canada 2015). Indigenous people have not experienced the reconciliation intended in the actions that Canada has agreed to implement. Indigenous people and all Canadians need to hold Canada accountable to these actions for true reconciliation to manifest in Canadian society. The TRC calls to action and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) hold particular meaning and hope for me, as a survivor of Indian Residential Schools (IRS), and many other survivors who have gone through the TRC process. Truth is the first step toward reconciliation; understanding is the second step, and remediation is the third. Water is sacred. Protecting the water and asserting our rights in the Peace and Friendship Treaties are my responsibilities as a Mi’kmaw woman and rights holder. They are also an integral aspect of my healing journey. When I acknowledge Canadians’ habitation on the unceded lands of the Mi’kmaq, I mean that acknowledgment from the core of my spirit, the spirit of my ancestors, and my future generations. I am living that acknowledgment.