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Foreword
Authors: GOLOB Nina 
Published: July 2018

This last year has been busy for the journal not only in terms of the volume of submissions but also due to the newliest demands as an online journal. Words of appreciaton go to the authors who have contributed to this edition, all the reviewers, finally to the production team, who prepared the papers for publication. Altogether this summer’s edition of the journal brings together six research articles.
The first paper was authored by Karen HUANG, who acoustically analyzed neutral tone syllables in Taiwan Mandarin to show the effects of stress and accent on its tone patterns.
The following paper is a corpus study on phonemic status of Bangla nasal vowels and was written by Jahurul ISLAM. It offers a new insight into the number of such vowels, which is lower than reported up until now.
Nina GOLOB and Mateja PETROVČIČ wrote an article on vowel sequences in Japanese and Chinese, and reviewed their appearance in official Latin scripts of the two languages and pronunciation catches in those scripts.
A paper by Liulin ZHANG dedicates its attention to a character-based historical overview of the notional passive construction in Chinese through corpus analysis.
Yet another paper on Chinese was written by LI Wenchao, who focused on the evolution of the Chinese verb 断 (duàn ‘break’) and discussed the development of its several syntactic functions.
Last but not least, I-hao WOO’s paper on Mandarin Chinese perfective suffix -‍le proposed a straightforward definition on the core function of the suffix, and provided a simple way for the instruction of it.
Editors and Editorial Board wish the regular and new readers of the ALA journal a pleasant read full of inspiration.
African volcanic emissions influencing atmospheric aerosols over the Amazon rain forest
Authors: Saturno Jorge , Ditas Florian , Penning de Vries Marloes , Holanda Bruna A. , Pöhlker Mira L. , Carbone Samara , Walter David , Bobrowski Nicole , Brito Joel , Chi Xuguang , Gutmann Alexandra , Hrabe de Angelis Isabella , Machado Luiz A. T. , Moran-Zuloaga Daniel , Rüdiger Julian , Schneider Johannes , Schulz Christiane , Wang Qiaoqiao , Wendisch Manfred , Artaxo Paulo , Wagner Thomas , Pöschl Ulrich , Andreae Meinrat O. , Pöhlker Christopher 
Published: July 2018

Abstract. The long-range transport (LRT) of trace gases and aerosol particles plays an
important role for the composition of the Amazonian rain forest atmosphere.
Sulfate aerosols originate to a substantial extent from LRT sources and play
an important role in the Amazonian atmosphere as strongly light-scattering
particles and effective cloud condensation nuclei. The transatlantic
transport of volcanic sulfur emissions from Africa has been considered as a
source of particulate sulfate in the Amazon; however, direct observations
have been lacking so far. This study provides observational evidence for the
influence of emissions from the Nyamuragira–Nyiragongo volcanoes in Africa
on Amazonian aerosol properties and atmospheric composition during September
2014. Comprehensive ground-based and airborne aerosol measurements together
with satellite observations are used to investigate the volcanic event. Under
the volcanic influence, hourly mean sulfate mass concentrations in the
submicron size range reached up to 3.6 µg m−3 at the Amazon
Tall Tower Observatory, the highest value ever reported in the Amazon region.
The substantial sulfate injection increased the aerosol hygroscopicity with
κ values up to 0.36, thus altering aerosol–cloud interactions over
the rain forest. Airborne measurements and satellite data indicate that the
transatlantic transport of volcanogenic aerosols occurred in two major
volcanic plumes with a sulfate-enhanced layer between 4 and 5 km of
altitude. This study demonstrates how African aerosol sources, such as
volcanic sulfur emissions, can substantially affect the aerosol cycling and
atmospheric processes in Amazonia.
Using network theory and machine learning to predict El Niño
Authors: Nooteboom Peter D. , Feng Qing Yi , López Cristóbal , Hernández-García Emilio , Dijkstra Henk A. 
Published: July 2018

Abstract. The skill of current predictions of the warm phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) reduces significantly beyond a lag time of 6 months. In this paper, we aim to increase this prediction skill at lag times of up to 1 year. The new method combines a classical autoregressive integrated moving average technique with a modern machine learning approach (through an artificial neural network). The attributes in such a neural network are derived from knowledge of physical processes and topological properties of climate networks, and they are tested using a Zebiak–Cane-type model and observations. For predictions up to 6 months ahead, the results of the hybrid model give a slightly better skill than the CFSv2 ensemble prediction by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). Interestingly, results for a 12-month lead time prediction have a similar skill as the shorter lead time predictions.
Evaluating financial performance in local government: A study in South Sulawesi Province (Indonesia)
Authors: Pirade Ramadhan , Mus H. Abdul Rahman , Mas’ud Hj. Masdar , Nur Hj. Andi Nirwana 
Published: July 2018

This study investigates the financial performance measurement (fiscal decentralization, allocation of capital expenditure, economic growth effect on the regional own revenue) in South Sulawesi Province (Indonesia) local government. The database used is sourced from the Central Statistics Agency and the financial statements 24 County and City on 2012-2016, in order to obtain a total sample of 120 units of the sample. The results of the panel regression analysis using Eviews program 9 shows that increasing fiscal decentralization, capital expenditure and hence economic growth increasingly important role in increasing on the regional own revenue. Recommendations of these studies to the parties concerned to be pursued acceleration of economic growth quality and useful for the improvement of the regional own revenue (PAD) and creating equitable economic growth, especially in economic sectors that are closely related to the acceptance of the PAD. This study is very important that further research is necessary to perform additional variables with a longer observation time. Later research can also be done in other provinces in the entire territory of the Republic of Indonesia even more wide-ranging.
“Who in England cares about the champion spear tosser?” Field Events and the British Athletic Psyche before the First World War
Authors: Day Dave , Harris Luke 
Published: July 2018

Abstract
The British Olympic Association was formed by men whose class attitudes were reflected in their adherence to traditional notions of amateurism. An emphasis on elegance and a suspicion of professional coaches were central to their ethos and resulted in the middle-class amateur focusing on events that accommodated the symmetrical body while avoiding events that demanded a more proletarian, highly trained functional body. The result was the almost complete absence of amateurs from the field-event arena to the long-term detriment of the competitiveness of British international teams, although, between the 1908 London Games and the outbreak of war in 1914, efforts were made to redress the balance between track and field. Using press reports and organizational archives, this paper uncovers some of these initiatives and concludes that their failure to make a difference is confirmation of how deeply amateur values had been embedded within the British athletic system.
UNAMUNO, Miguel de (2017): Escritos sobre la ciencia y el cientificismo, ed. de Alicia Villar, Madrid: Tecnos.
Authors: Gómez Sánchez Carlos 
Published: July 2018

Reseña de M. de Unamuno, <em>Escritos sobre la ciencia y el cientificismo</em>, ed. de Alicia Villar, Madrid, Tecnos, 2017, 426pp.
SANTAMARÍA VELASCO, Freddy (2016): Hacer mundos: el nombrar y la significatividad. Bogotá: Siglo del hombre editores; Universidad Santo Tomás & Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. Segunda edición revisada., 296 pp. Prólogo de Mauricio Beuchot.
Authors: Rodríguez Ortiz Angélica María 
Published: July 2018

Esta es una reseña del libro:<strong>Freddy Santamaría Velasco. <em>Hacer mundos: el nombrar y la significatividad. </em></strong><strong>Siglo del hombre editores; Universidad Santo Tomás &amp; Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. Bogotá: 2016, 296 pp . Prólogo: Mauricio Beuchot. </strong>Un aporte para la filosofía del lenguaje. El libro es producto de un proceso de investigación doctoral del autor, y aquí se presenta una reseña de la segunda edicación. <div><div><p> </p></div></div>
Mitochondrial genomes organization in alloplasmic lines of sunflower (Helianthus annuusL.) with various types of cytoplasmic male sterility
Authors: Makarenko Maksim S. , Kornienko Igor V. , Azarin Kirill V. , Usatov Alexander V. , Logacheva Maria D. , Markin Nicolay V. , Gavrilova Vera A. 
Published: July 2018

BackgroundCytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) is a common phenotype in higher plants, that is often associated with rearrangements in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), and is widely used to produce hybrid seeds in a variety of valuable crop species. Investigation of the CMS phenomenon promotes understanding of fundamental issues of nuclear-cytoplasmic interactions in the ontogeny of higher plants. In the present study, we analyzed the structural changes in mitochondrial genomes of three alloplasmic lines of sunflower (Helianthus annuusL.). The investigation was focused on CMS line PET2, as there are very few reports about its mtDNA organization.MethodsThe NGS sequencing,de novoassembly, and annotation of sunflower mitochondrial genomes were performed. The comparative analysis of mtDNA of HA89 fertile line and two HA89 CMS lines (PET1, PET2) occurred.ResultsThe mtDNA of the HA89 fertile line was almost identical to the HA412 line (NC_023337). The comparative analysis of HA89 fertile and CMS (PET1) analog mitochondrial genomes revealed 11,852 bp inversion, 4,732 bp insertion, 451 bp deletion and 18 variant sites. In the mtDNA of HA89 (PET2) CMS line we determined 27.5 kb and 106.5 kb translocations, 711 bp and 3,780 bp deletions, as well as, 5,050 bp and 15,885 bp insertions. There are also 83 polymorphic sites in the PET2 mitochondrial genome, as compared with the fertile line.DiscussionThe observed mitochondrial reorganizations in PET1 resulted in only one new open reading frame formation (orfH522), and PET2 mtDNA rearrangements led to the elimination oforf777, duplication ofatp6gene and appearance of four new ORFs with transcription activity specific for the HA89 (PET2) CMS line—orf645,orf2565,orf228andorf285.Orf228andorf285are theatp9chimeric ORFs, containing transmembrane domains and possibly may impact on mitochondrial membrane potential. Soorf228andorf285may be the cause for the appearance of the PET2 CMS phenotype, while the contribution of other mtDNA reorganizations in CMS formation is negligible.
A Flexible Dual‐Ion Battery Based on PVDF‐HFP‐Modified Gel Polymer Electrolyte with Excellent Cycling Performance and Superior Rate Capability
Authors: Chen Guanghai , Zhang Fan , Zhou Zhiming , Li Jinrui , Tang Yongbing 
Published: July 2018

AbstractDual‐ion batteries (DIBs) have attracted increasing attention owing to their merits of high working voltage, low cost, and especially environmental friendliness. However, the cycling stability of most DIBs is still unsatisfying due to the decomposition of conventional liquid carbonate electrolytes under high working voltages. Exploration of gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) with good electrochemical stability at high voltage is a possible strategy to optimize their cycling stability. A high‐performance flexible DIB based on a poly(vinylidene fluoride‐hexafluoro propylene) GPE codoped with poly(ethylene oxide) and graphene oxide via weak bond interactions is herein reported for the first time. The prepared polymer electrolyte shows a 3D porous network with significantly improved ionic conductivity up to 2.1 × 10−3 S cm−1, which is favorable for fast ionic transportation of both cations and anions. As a result, this DIB exhibits excellent cycling stability with a capacity retention of 92% after 2000 cycles at a high current rate of 5C (1C is corresponding to 100 mA g−1), which is among the best performances of DIBs. Moreover, good flexibility and thermal stability (up to 90 °C) are also achieved for this battery, indicating its potential applications for high‐performance flexible energy storage devices.
Impact of lenalidomide use among non‐transfusion dependent patients with myelodysplastic syndromes
Authors: Brunner Andrew M. , Weng Shicheng , Cronin Angel , Fathi Amir T. , Habib Anand R. , Stone Richard , Graubert Tim , Steensma David P. , Abel Gregory A. 
Published: July 2018

AbstractChemotherapies approved for defined subgroups promise personalized oncologic care, but their off‐label impact is unclear. Lenalidomide is approved for lower‐risk, transfusion‐dependent (TD) myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) with del(5q), but frequently used in MDS outside this indication. We characterized lenalidomide use and outcomes among non‐TD patients with MDS. Patients 65 or older diagnosed with MDS between 2007 and 2013 were identified using SEER; linked Medicare claims were evaluated for transfusions, lenalidomide use, and incident toxicities. TD was ≥2 transfusion episodes within an 8‐week period; responses were transfusion independence (TI) and ≥50% transfusion reduction (minor response). We compared overall survival for non‐TD patients receiving lenalidomide versus those not receiving lenalidomide, matched on disease and patient characteristics. We identified 676 patients who had received lenalidomide, including 275 (40.7%) TD and 401 (59.3%) non‐TD; 18.5% (125/676) had zero claims for RBC transfusion prior to receiving lenalidomide. Incident toxicities among patients prescribed lenalidomide were similar in TD and non‐TD groups, except incident thromboembolic events were higher among non‐TD patients (10.8% vs. 6.0%, P = .04). Comparing 191 non‐TD patients receiving lenalidomide within 6 months of MDS diagnosis to risk‐matched MDS controls, lenalidomide was not associated with improved OS (P = .78). Among TD patients (n = 275), 31% achieved TI, and 30% achieved minor hematologic response, with a median time to TI of 4.1 weeks. In conclusion, we confirmed the benefit of lenalidomide among TD patients with MDS; however, many non‐TD patients also received lenalidomide. These patients experienced accompanying toxicity without evidence of benefit in terms of transfusion needs or overall survival.
Olive Oil Quality and Sensory Changes During House‐Use Simulation and Temporal Assessment Using an Electronic Tongue
Authors: Rodrigues Nuno , Oliveira Letícia , Mendanha Lorena , Sebti Mohamed , Dias Luís G. , Oueslati Souheib , Veloso Ana C. A. , Pereira José A. , Peres António M. 
Published: July 2018

AbstractDuring domestic usage, olive oil bottle manipulation may lead to a quality decrease due to agitation and oxygenation. Therefore, assessing the domestic consumption time period during which the initial quality grade is retained may allow including this information as a recommendation, ensuring olive oil consumers’ satisfaction. Temporal changes of physicochemical, chemical, and sensory parameters of extra‐virgin olive oils (EVOO) were monitored during 1‐month simulated house‐use conditions. It was observed that K232 (R‐Pearson ≥+0.81) and ΔK increased resulting in a significant olive oil quality decrease from EVOO (during the initial 21 days of simulated usage) to lampante olive oil (after 28 days of simulated usage) as well as the appearance of rancid sensation. As lampante olive oils cannot be commercialized, it is pertinent to establish olive oil shelf life under usual home‐use conditions. Principal component analysis allowed grouping the olive oils according to home‐use time period and how bottles are stored after their first opening, showing that the overall olive oil physicochemical and sensory characteristics changed with the domestic‐use time period. Finally, a potentiometric electronic tongue coupled with linear discriminant analysis was used to discriminate olive oils according to the domestic‐use time period (leave‐one‐out cross‐validation sensitivities ≥95%). Thus, this device could be used to indirectly assess the quality of the remaining bottled olive oil by establishing for how long an olive oil bottle has been used under domestic conditions.
Electrolyte Additives for Room‐Temperature, Sodium‐Based, Rechargeable Batteries
Authors: Eshetu Gebrekidan Gebresilassie , Martinez‐Ibañez Maria , Sánchez‐Diez Eduardo , Gracia Ismael , Li Chunmei , Rodriguez‐Martinez Lide M. , Rojo Teófilo , Zhang Heng , Armand Michel 
Published: July 2018

AbstractOwing to resource abundance, and hence, a reduction in cost, wider global distribution, environmental benignity, and sustainability, sodium‐based, rechargeable batteries are believed to be the most feasible and enthralling energy‐storage devices. Accordingly, they have recently attracted attention from both the scientific and industrial communities. However, to compete with and exceed dominating lithium‐ion technologies, breakthrough research is urgently needed. Among all non‐electrode components of the sodium‐based battery system, the electrolyte is considered to be the most critical element, and its tailored design and formulation is of top priority. The incorporation of a small dose of foreign molecules, called additives, brings vast, salient benefits to the electrolytes. Thus, this review presents progress in electrolyte additives for room‐temperature, sodium‐based, rechargeable batteries, by enlisting sodium‐ion, Na−O2/air, Na−S, and sodium‐intercalated cathode type‐based batteries.
Algebraization and Optimization of Networked Evolutionary Boxed Pig Games with Passive Reward and Punishment
Authors: Wang Jianjun , Zhao Jianli , Fu Shihua 
Published: July 2018

AbstractThis paper investigates the evolutionary dynamics and optimization problem of the boxed pig games with the mechanism of passive reward and punishment by using the semi‐tensor product method. First, an algorithm is provided to construct the algebraic formulation for the dynamics of the networked evolutionary boxed pig games with the mechanism of passive reward and punishment. Then, the impact of reward and punishment parameters on the final cooperation level of the whole network is discussed. Finally, an example is provided to show the effectiveness of our results.
Comment and Further Result on “Fault Detection and Isolation Method Based on H−/H∞ Unknown Input Observer Design in Finite Frequency Domain”
Authors: Li Jitao , Wang Zhenhua , Shen Yi 
Published: July 2018

AbstractThis paper considers the work entitled “Fault detection and isolation method based on H−/H∞ unknown input observer design in finite frequency domain”, published previously in the Asian Journal of Control. We point out that some design matrices in the above mentioned article have no effect on the design result. Furthermore, we show that the conditions proposed therein for H∞ design are conservative and propose an improved design method.
Approximate Controllabilty of Semilinear Dynamic Equations on Time Scale
Authors: Duque Cosme , Uzcátegui Jahnett , Leiva Hugo 
Published: July 2018

AbstractIn this paper we study the approximate controllability of semilinear systems on time scale. In order to do so, we first give a complete characterization for the controllability of linear systems on time scale in terms of surjective linear operators in Hilbert spaces. Then we will prove that, under certain conditions on the nonlinear term, if the corresponding linear system is exactly controllable on
, for any
, then semilinear system on time scale is approximately controllable on
.
Culture temperature modulates half antibody and aggregate formation in a Chinese hamster ovary cell line expressing a bispecific antibody
Authors: Gomez Natalia , Wieczorek Agatha , Lu Fang , Bruno Richele , Diaz Luis , Agrawal Neeraj J. , Daris Kristi 
Published: July 2018

AbstractTherapeutic bispecific antibodies are formed by assembly of multichain polypeptides. In general, a bispecific antibody has two different light chains and two different heavy chains that fold and correctly pair via engineered interchain interactions. Because of some incorrect assembly, product‐related impurities can be prevalent (e.g., half molecules, mispaired light chains, homodimers), requiring its removal during subsequent purification. In this study, we investigated the modulation of impurity levels in a stable Chinese hamster ovary cell line X expressing a bispecific antibody A formed by two light chains (LC1 and LC2) and two heavy chains (HC1 and HC2) that assembled intracellularly into a heterodimer (LC1–HC1 + LC2–HC2) via engineered charged residues. Cell line X exhibited the best volumetric productivity, growth, and viability in culture compared with other clones but also showed higher levels of half antibody species (>10%); therefore, to minimize process yield loss, better understanding, and control of impurity formation was pursued. We found this cell line decreased half antibody levels from 16% to 1% when temperature changed from 36°C to 32.5°C or 31.5°C. However, lower temperature also increased high‐molecular‐weight (HMW) species from 4% to 12%. To determine the impurity species composition, we characterized enriched fractions with half antibody or HMW. Intact mass spectrometry analysis revealed half antibody was LC2–HC2, whereas HMW was a mixture with ~50% as LC1–HC1 homodimer. Results suggested LC2–HC2 was easily folded and could be secreted as half antibody, especially at 36°C. On the contrary, LC1–HC1 was more susceptible to misfold or aggregate, a phenomenon more acute for cell line X at lower culture temperature because of 60% increased LC1 and HC1 messenger RNA levels. Although temperature modulation was cell line X‐specific, the propensity of LC2–HC2 to form half antibodies and LC1–HC1 to aggregate appeared in other cell lines also expressing bispecific antibody A, suggesting an amino‐acid sequence‐dependent mechanism. In summary, impurity formation in cell line X was temperature‐dependent and was influenced by different molecule characteristics between the LC1–HC1 and LC2–HC2 parts. Ultimately, we selected a biphasic cell culture process with a growth phase followed by a lower temperature phase to improve product quality and purification yield.
Pd‐Ni BMNPs Encapsulated in UiO‐66 as an Efficient Catalyst for the Activation of “Inert” C−O Bonds
Authors: Zhang Jia‐Wei , Li Dan‐Dan , Lu Guo‐Ping , Deng Tao , Cai Chun 
Published: July 2018

AbstractA catalytic system based on Pd−Ni bimetallic nanoparticles (BMNPs) encapsulated in the nanocavities of UiO‐66 was established for the activation of C−O bonds in ethers. Pd0.25Ni4@UiO‐66 catalyst show excellent catalytic performance in the directly methylation and arylation of ethers under a mild reaction condition. High catalytic activity of the catalyst could be ascribed to the “synergistic effect” between the two metal components and strong interaction between BMNPs and the carrier (UiO‐66). BMNPs encapsulated in UiO‐66 also guarantee a good reusability of the catalyst, the catalyst delivered high catalytic activity for at least four cycles. Our work highlights the great potential value of ethers as powerful alternatives for aryl halides as well as the bright future of BMNPs and MOFs in the catalysis field.