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Extreme significant wave height of tropical cyclone waves in the South China Sea
Authors: Shao Zhuxiao , Liang Bingchen , Li Huajun , Li Ping , Lee Dongyoung 
Published: October 2019

Abstract. Extreme significant wave heights are assessed in the South China Sea (SCS),
as assessments of wave heights are crucial for coastal and offshore
engineering. Two significant factors include the initial database and
assessment method. The initial database is a basis for assessment, and the
assessment method is used to extrapolate appropriate return-significant wave
heights during a given period. In this study, a 40-year (1975–2014) hindcast of tropical cyclone waves is used to analyse the extreme significant wave height, employing the peak over threshold (POT) method with the generalized Pareto distribution (GPD) model. The peak exceedances over a sufficiently large value (i.e. threshold) are fitted; thus, the return-significant wave heights are highly dependent on the threshold. To determine a suitable threshold, the sensitivity of return-significant wave heights and the characteristics of tropical cyclone waves are studied. The sample distribution presents a separation that distinguishes the high sample from the low sample, and this separation is within the stable threshold range. Because the variation in return-significant wave heights in this range is generally small and the separation is objectively determined by the track and intensity of the tropical cyclone, the separation is selected as a suitable threshold for extracting the extreme sample in the tropical cyclone wave. The asymptotic tail approximation and estimation uncertainty show that the selection is reasonable.
Understanding the spatiotemporal development of human settlement in hurricane-prone areas on the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts using nighttime remote sensing
Authors: Huang Xiao , Wang Cuizhen , Lu Junyu 
Published: October 2019

Abstract. Hurricanes, as one of the most devastating natural hazards, have posed a great threat to people in coastal areas. A better understanding of the spatiotemporal dynamics of human settlement in hurricane-prone areas largely benefits sustainable development. This study uses the nighttime light (NTL) data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program's Operational Linescan System (DMSP/OLS) to examine human settlement development in areas with different levels of hurricane proneness from 1992 to 2013. The DMSP/OLS NTL data from six satellites were intercalibrated and desaturated with the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) and Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer (MODIS) optical imagery to derive the Vegetation Adjusted NTL Urban Index (VANUI), a popular index that quantifies human settlement intensity. The derived VANUI time series was examined with the Mann–Kendall test and Theil–Sen test to identify significant spatiotemporal trends. To link the VANUI product to hurricane impacts, four
hurricane-prone zones were extracted to represent different levels of
hurricane proneness. Aside from geographic division, a wind-speed-weighted
track density function was developed and applied to historical storm tracks which originated in the North Atlantic Basin to better categorize the four levels
of hurricane proneness. Spatiotemporal patterns of human settlement in the
four zones were finally analyzed. The results clearly exhibit a north–south
and inland–coastal discrepancy of human settlement dynamics. This study also reveals that both the zonal extent and zonal increase rate of human
settlement positively correlate with hurricane proneness levels. The
intensified human settlement in high hurricane-exposure zones deserves
further attention for coastal resilience.
Bada Bing Bada Boom
Authors: Demandt K.M.G. , Coenen M. 
Published: October 2019

Bada Bing Bada Boom: overpeinzingen over omkoping en belastingfraude in het Caribische deel van het Koninkrijk
In het onderzoek Bada Bing worden een parlementariër en de eigenaar van een bordeel veroordeeld voor ambtelijke omkoping. De eigenaar wordt tevens veroordeeld voor belastingfraude. In deze bijdrage gaan wij nader in op een aantal aspecten dat in deze zaken aan de orde was. Daarbij hebben we ons beperkt tot de invulling van de omkoping in de zaak van de parlementariër en de formele aspecten die speelden bij de belastingfraude. Deze aspecten springen het meest in het oog gezien de overeenkomsten en verschillen met de Nederlandse (fiscale) strafrechtspleging.
De kosten van rechtsbijstand ex artikel 591a Sv in perspectief
Authors: Koopmans I.M. 
Published: October 2019

De kosten van rechtsbijstand ex artikel 591a Sv in perspectief
Hoeveel mag de verdediging in strafzaken kosten? En maakt het daarbij uit wie de verdachte is? Het lijkt er wel op en de vraag is of dat zo moet blijven.
A Review on the Exposure to Benzene among Children in Schools, Preschools and Daycare Centres
Authors: Junaidi Ernie Syazween , Jalaludin Juliana , Tualeka Abdul Rohim 
Published: October 2019

Abstract
Benzene, has been measured in indoor environments for many decades and has been identified to cause variety of health effects. As children spend most of their time indoors such as daycare centre, preschool and school, they are more likely to be exposed to indoor air pollutants. This paper was aimed to evaluate 15 years (2003–2018) of investigations of exposure to benzene among children within indoor environments from worldwide studies. Among 24 papers evaluated, the most frequently studied environment was in primary school (54%) and the highest concentration of benzene was found in preschool at 148.0 μg/m3 in China. Benzene levels were found higher in indoors than outdoors for most of the studies. Active sampling techniques were used in 42% of studies that enable the determination of acute health effects on children during shortperiod of exposure time. Based on the papers evaluated in this study, most of the children are exposed to the inadequate environment during their time spent in indoor environments, which is not in compliance with the established standard of exposure to benzene and may lead to the increase of potential health risk. Besides, differences in sampling techniques and durations make it hard to compare the outcomes of the studies with health-effects guidelines. The evaluation from this study indicated a diversity of sampling approaches and techniques, pointing to the importance of establishment of standard method for collecting and reporting data, for both exposure and health effects.
Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from a Dairy Cattle Shed in Japan
Authors: Tanaka Nobuyuki , Moriyama Kaede , Ohtsu Megumi , Miyazaki Akane 
Published: October 2019

Abstract
To clarify the nature and characteristics of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from dairy cattle within a cattle shed located in Chiba, Japan, air samples were collected and analyzed for the four seasons in 2017–2018. Thirty-four VOCs were determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and high performance liquid chromatography. In addition, air temperature and relative humidity inside and outside of the shed were monitored during each sampling campaign to estimate the ventilation rate of the shed. The average concentrations of total VOCs (μg m−3) in the shed in each season were 50.5 (spring), 128.4 (summer), 168.8 (autumn), and 199.5 (winter). Ketones were always the most dominant components followed by alcohols and volatile fatty acids (VFAs). The sum of ketones, alcohols, and VFAs accounted for more than 80% of the total VOCs in all seasons. Acetone, 3-pentanone, 1-butanol, and acetic acid were the major components regardless of the season, accounting for more than 60% of the total VOCs. The average emission rates of total VOCs from the shed (μg h−1 kg−1) were calculated to be 623 (spring), 1520 (summer), 585 (autumn) and 469 (winter). The emission rates of almost all the VOCs except alcohols increased exponentially with increase of air temperature in the shed. The ranges of the emission rates for each class of chemical (μg h−1 kg−1) were 39–170 (VFAs), 247–913 (ketones), 65–134 (alcohols), 40–122 (phenols), 10–122 (aldehydes), 4.17–22.3 (sulfur compounds), and 0.0067–0.74 (indoles). Furthermore, the annual emissions of VOCs for a single dairy cattle and for the cattle shed were estimated to be 5.5 kg and 44 kg, respectively.
Examining the Factors Contributing to Adolescents’ Online Game Addiction
Authors: Bekir Seyhan , Çelik Eyüp 
Published: October 2019

En este estudio, el objetivo fue examinar el nivel de adicción a los juegos en línea entre los estudiantes de secundaria en términos de necesidades psicológicas básicas y búsqueda de sensaciones. El grupo de estudio consistió en 214 estudiantes de secundaria, 150 de los cuales eran hombres y 64 mujeres. Los datos del estudio se recolectaron utilizando la Escala de Adicción a los Juegos en Línea, la Escala de Necesidades Psicológicas Básicas y la Escala de Búsqueda de Sensaciones. La variable dependiente de la investigación es la adicción a los juegos en línea, mientras que las variables independientes son la búsqueda de emoción, las necesidades psicológicas básicas, el género, el tipo de juego en línea que el individuo aprende en línea y el tipo de juego en línea. El análisis de regresión múltiple se utilizó para determinar si las variables independientes predijeron la variable dependiente. De acuerdo con el resultado del análisis de correlación, se ha encontrado que existe una relación positiva y significativa entre la adicción al juego en línea y la búsqueda de sensaciones y las necesidades psicológicas básicas.
In this study, it was aimed to examine the level of online game addiction among high school students in terms of basic psychological needs, sensation seeking and some variables. The study group of the study consisted of 214 high school students, 150 of whom were male and 64 female. Data from the study were collected using the Online Game Addiction Scale, the Basic Psychological Needs Scale, and the Sensation Seeking Scale. The dependent variable of the research is the online game addiction, while the independent variables are the search for excitement, basic psychological needs, gender, the type of online game the individual learns online and the type of online game played. Multiple regression analysis was used to determine whether the independent variables predicted the dependent variable. In addition, it was determined by independent sample t test whether the level of online gaming addiction differed according to sex, and at the same time whether the individual was different according to the type of online game or not was also examined by one way variance analysis. According to the result of correlation analysis, it has been found that there is a positive and significant relationship between online gaming addiction and the sensation seeking and basic psychological needs. Besides, it was also determined that the level of online game addiction differ statistically significantly depending on the variables such as gender, from whom the game was learned and the type of online game.
A trial of a school-based cognitive behaviour program for anxiety on 4th Generation Immigrants
Authors: Direktör Cemaliye 
Published: October 2019

El propósito del estudio en esta dirección es examinar la efectividad del programa de comportamiento cognitivo basado en la escuela para reducir los niveles de ansiedad de los niños entre los 9 y los 10 años de edad. En la investigación se utilizó un patrón experimental con un grupo de control de prueba previa / prueba posterior. El estudio se realizó en 36 participantes que se dividieron en 3 grupos de 12 alumnos, uno de los cuales fue un grupo experimental y dos de los cuales fueron grupos de control. Se utilizó la "Escala de Ansiedad Infantil de Spence" para determinar el nivel de ansiedad. El tamaño del impacto se ha determinado en un 56,3% para el grupo experimental. Los resultados del estudio muestran que el programa de comportamiento cognitivo basado en la escuela es eficaz.
The purpose of the study in this direction is to examine the effectiveness of the school-based cognitive behaviour program on the reduction in anxiety levels of children at 9-10 years of age. An experimental pattern with pre-test/post-test control group was used in the research. The study was conducted on 36 participants who were divided into 3 groups of 12 pupils, one of which was experiment group and two of which were control groups. “Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale” was used in order to determine the anxiety level. The impact size has been determined as 56.3% for experiment group. The results of the study show that school-based cognitive behaviour program is effective.
Por uma didática decolonial: aproximações teóricas e elementos categoriais
Authors: Dias Alder , ABREU Waldir Ferreira de 
Published: October 2019

O presente artigo tematiza a didática, enquanto campo do conhecimento da Pedagogia e como espaço importante de estudo e discussão do pensamento decolonial com vistas a construção de uma didática decolonial. Tem-se como objetivo explicitar elementos teóricos que contribuem com a constituição de uma didática decolonial. Consiste em uma pesquisa bibliográfica. Entre os referenciais teóricos constam autores do pensamento decolonial e da didática crítica intercultural. Abordam-se elementos históricos e conceituais que demarcam o pensamento decolonial, a pedagogia decolonial e a didática crítica intercultural, que possibilitam o desvelar epistemológico de realidades invisibilizadas, de enfrentamento crítico ao paradigma moderno/colonial e as relações de colonialidade formadas nos movimentos hegemônicos mundiais, forjados desde o processo de conquista das Américas. Retoma-se o pensamento de Candau desde a proposta de uma didática fundamental na década de 1980 aos dias atuais, momento em que defende uma didática crítica intercultural. No diálogo com esse percurso, propõe-se a didática decolonial. Conclui-se, entre outros elementos, que uma prática didática decolonial precisa assumir a alteridade como pressuposto ético-político-educativo, sobretudo considerando os sujeitos historicamente marginalizados, oprimidos e subalternizados da sociedade e do sistema educacional, comumente imersos em lógicas opressoras, monoculturalistas e instrumentais.
ImageJ and 3D Slicer: open source 2/3D morphometric software
Authors: Pye Fiona , Raja Nussaȉbah B , Shirley Bryan , Kocsis Ádám T , Hohmann Niklas , Murdock Duncan J E , Jarochowska Emilia 
Published: October 2019

In a world where an increasing number of resources are hidden behind paywalls and monthly subscriptions, it is becoming crucial for the scientific community to invest energy into freely available, community-maintained systems. Open-source software projects offer a solution, with freely available code which users can utilise and modify, under an open source licence. In addition to software accessibility and methodological repeatability, this also enables and encourages the development of new tools.
As palaeontology moves towards data driven methodologies, it is becoming more important to acquire and provide high quality data through reproducible systematic procedures. Within the field of morphometrics, it is vital to adopt digital methods that help mitigate human bias from data collection. In addition, mathematically founded approaches can reduce subjective decisions which plague classical data. This can be further developed through automation, which increases the efficiency of data collection and analysis.
With these concepts in mind, we introduce two open-source shape analysis software, that arose from projects within the medical imaging field. These are ImageJ, an image processing program with batch processing features, and 3D Slicer which focuses on 3D informatics and visualisation. They are easily extensible using common programming languages, with 3D Slicer containing an internal python interactor, and ImageJ allowing the incorporation of several programming languages within its interface alongside its own simplified macro language. Additional features created by other users are readily available, on GitHub or through the software itself.
In the examples presented, an ImageJ plugin “FossilJ” has been developed which provides semi-automated morphometric bivalve data collection. 3D Slicer is used with the extension SPHARM-PDM, applied to synchrotron scans of coniform conodonts for comparative morphometrics, for which small assistant tools have been created in Python.
Accelerating the Screening of Perovskite Compositions for Photovoltaic Applications through High‐Throughput Inkjet Printing
Authors: Chen Shi , Zhang Lihua , Yan Lijia , Xiang Xiaodong , Zhao Xingzhong , Yang Shihe , Xu Baomin 
Published: October 2019

AbstractThe exploration and optimization of numerous mixed perovskite compositions are causing a strong demand for high‐throughput synthesis. Nevertheless high‐throughput fabrication of perovskite films with representative film properties, which can efficiently screen the perovskite compositions for photovoltaic applications, has rarely been explored. A high‐throughput inkjet printing approach that can automatically fabricate perovskite films with various compositions with high reproducibility and high speed is developed. The automatic sequential printing of four precursors forms 25 mixed films in a fast and reproducible manner. The obtained bandgaps, photoluminescence (PL) peak positions, and PL lifetimes allow for the efficient screening of perovskite compositions for photovoltaic applications. To exemplify this concept, among 25 tested films, two compositions CH3NH3PbBr0.75I2.25 (MA) and (HC(NH2)2)0.75(CH3NH3)0.25PbBr0.75I2.25 (FA0.75MA0.25) with a long (237 ns) and short (49.0 ns) PL lifetime, respectively, are screened out for device investigations. As expected, the MA‐based device exhibits a much higher efficiency (19.0%) than that (15.3%) of the FA0.75MA0.25 counterpart. This efficiency improvement is mainly ascribed to a smaller dark saturate current density, a lower level of energetic disorder, more efficient charge transfer and decreased charge recombination losses, which are consistent with the much longer PL lifetime in the database.
Macromolecular crowding effects on transcription and translation are regulated by free magnesium ion
Authors: Ge Xumeng , Xu Jianfeng 
Published: October 2019

AbstractCell‐free metabolic engineering is an emerging and promising alternative platform for the production of fuels and chemicals. In recent years, macromolecular crowding effect, which is an important function in living cells but ignored in cell‐free systems, has been transferred to cell‐free protein synthesis (CFPS). However, inhibitory effects of crowding agents on CFPS were frequently observed, and the mechanism is unclear. In this study, free Mg2+ was found to be a key factor that can regulate the macromolecular crowding effect on in vitro transcription, in vitro translation, and coupled transcript/translation. Addition of crowding agents (20% of Ficoll‐70 or Ficoll‐400) enhanced in vitro transcription at an index of free Mg2+ concentration (IFMC) below 2 mM but inhibited the transcription when the IFMC was higher than 2 mM. Similarly, Ficoll‐400 enhanced in vitro translation and coupled transcription/translation at a lower IFMC (0.1–2 mM) and inhibited the reactions at higher IFMC (>2 mM). Based on the results, CFPS systems could be further optimized by adjusting the content of crowding agents and the IFMC. Besides, the results also indicate that macromolecular crowding effect is important for maintaining the efficiency of in vivo transcription and translation which occur at a low intracellular IFMC (<1 mM).
Lignocellulosic biomass from agro‐industrial residues in South America: current developments and perspectives
Authors: Magalhães Antonio Irineudo , de Carvalho Júlio Cesar , de Melo Pereira Gilberto Vinícius , Karp Susan Grace , Câmara Marcela Candido , Medina Jesus David Coral , Soccol Carlos Ricardo 
Published: October 2019

AbstractSouth America is a pivotal supplier of agricultural commodities for a growing world population. This large‐scale production generates a substantial amount of lignocellulosic residue. Inadequate disposal of this material can lead to putrefaction and leaching, and can attract insects and rodents. Solid residues can be treated by incineration or composting – both causing greenhouse gas emissions. Biotransformation of lignocellulosic residues into valuable products has been proposed as a more sophisticated alternative to burning. However, pretreatment steps are necessary to obtain fermentable sugars for biological or thermochemical transformation into value‐added products. In this review, we noted trends in lignocellulosic biomass generation and potential uses, with special attention to the procedures necessary for the generation of fermented products and bio‐oil. This survey pointed out that sugarcane bagasse, cereal straws, bananas, and oil‐palm biomass can generate about 900 million tonnes of biomass by 2025. Based on production data from several researchers it was estimated that these raw materials have the potential for annual production of more than 550 million tonnes of fermentable sugars (i.e., glucose and xylose), 670 million tonnes of bio‐oil, or 4000 TWh of thermal energy. We describe procedures and strategies for the conversion of these residues to produce higher value‐added biomolecules and to promote more sustainable application of lignocellulosic biomass © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Assessment of the Location of Pt Nanoparticles in Pt/zeolite Y/γ‐Al2O3 Composite Catalysts
Authors: Oenema Jogchum , Hofmann Jan P. , Hensen Emiel J. M. , Zečević Jovana , de Jong Krijn P. 
Published: October 2019

AbstractThe location of Pt nanoparticles was studied in Pt/zeolite Y/γ‐Al2O3 composite catalysts prepared by H2PtCl6 ⋅ 6H2O (CPA) or Pt(NH3)4(NO3)2 (PTA) as Pt precursors. The aim of this study is to validate findings from Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) by using characterization techniques that sample larger amounts of catalyst per measurement. Quantitative X‐ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) showed that the catalyst prepared with CPA led to a significantly higher Pt/Al atomic ratio than the catalyst prepared with PTA confirming that the 1‐2 nm sized Pt nanoparticles in the former catalyst were located on the open and mesoporous γ‐Al2O3 component, whereas they were located in the micropores of zeolite Y in the latter. By using infrared spectroscopy, a shift in the absorption band maximum of CO chemisorbed on Pt nanoparticles was observed, which can be attributed to a difference in electronic properties depending on the support of the Pt nanoparticles. Finally, model hydrogenation experiments were performed using β‐phenylcinnamaldehyde, a reactant molecule with low diffusivity in zeolite Y micropores, resulting in a 5 times higher activity for the catalyst prepared by CPA compared to PTA. The combined use of these characterization techniques allow us to draw more robust conclusions on the ability to control the location of Pt nanoparticles by using either CPA or PTA as precursors in zeolite/γ‐Al2O3 composite catalyst materials.