bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
COMPARACIÓN DE TÉCNICAS DE ANÁLISIS MULTIVARIADO MEDIANTE SIMULACIÓN PARA CARACTERIZACIÓN DE RECURSOS FITOGENÉTICOS EN FUNCIÓN DE CARACTERES SUSCEPTIBLES A INTERACCIÓN GENOTIPO-AMBIENTE
Authors: ZULIANI P. , DEFACIO R. , LAVALLE A. , BRAMARDI S. 
Published: September 2018

Los Recursos Fitogenéticos se conservan ex situ en bancos de germoplasma. Para que los mismos sean utilizados por los mejoradores deben ser caracterizados y evaluados. En el banco de Germoplasma del INTA Pergamino se realiza la caracterización y evaluación de poblaciones locales de maíz, donde los datos obtenidos pueden presentarse como matrices de tres vías (poblaciones * variable * ambiente). A partir de datos empíricos de tres vías se generaron datos simulados, los cuales se utilizaron para comparar las técnicas de Análisis de Componentes Principales (ACP), Análisis Factorial Múltiple (AFM) y Análisis de Procrustes Generalizado (APG). La correlación entre las matrices de datos se cuantifi có con el coefi ciente RV de Escoufi er. Los resultados muestran una alta concordancia entre las confi guraciones encontradas con las tres estrategias de análisis. Se destaca el potencial que tienen AFM y el APG en el estudio de la interacción genotipo-ambiente multivariada. También se pudo comprobar que el coefi ciente RV de Escoufi er, puede ser usado como una sencilla herramienta para cuantifi car dicha interacción.
EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY AND TOLERABILITY OF LEFLUNOMIDE (ELAFRA) IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS ACCORDING TO THE DATA OF AN OPEN-LABEL MULTICENTER STUDY
Authors: Chichasova N. V. 
Published: September 2018

In accordance with international and Russian guidelines for the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), after its diagnosis, a synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug is prescribed, among these drugs, methotrexate is anchor and, when the latter is impossible to use, leflunomide is commonly administered. Objective: to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a leflunomide generic (Elafra) during a multicenter follow-up. Subjects and methods. The investigation enrolled 347 patients aged over 18 years who met the 2010 ACR/EULAR criteria for RA, had its duration of less and more than 2 years, signed informed consent, and followed up in 29 centers of Russia. Elafra was prescribed at a saturating dose of 100 mg for the first 3 days, then 20 mg/day. There might be a temporary two-fold reduction in the dose when adverse events (AE) occurred. The patients were examined before and 4, 12 and 24 weeks after beginning leflunomide treatment. The treatment efficiency was evaluated with DAS28 and CDAI and by the physician global assessment. Results and discussion. The patients were divided into two groups: 1) 125 patients with RA of less than 2 years’ duration and 2) 222 patients with RA of more than 2 years’ duration. The mean age of patients in Group 1 was 48.7±12.9 years; that in Group 2 was 52.5±11.95 years; the mean disease duration was 11.9±7.8 and 90.99±54.28 months, respectively. During 24-week treatment, there was a highly significant decrease in all assessed clinical, laboratory parameters and indices of RA activity in both groups. At 4 weeks of treatment, the effect was observed in 91.8% of the patients in Group 1 and in 84.6% in Group 2, whereas at 12 weeks the effect was noted in almost all patients (99.1% and 96.9% in Groups 1 and 2, respectively). The highest rate of AE during Elafra therapy was recorded in the early periods: at 4 weeks, AE were noted in 6.5% of the patients in Group 1 and in 9.9% in Group 2, without needing to discontinue the drug. Treatment continuation decreased the rate of AE. Because of its intolerance, Elafra was discontinued due to in one case in Group 1 (diarrhea at 24 weeks of treatment) and in 6 cases in Group 2 (at 12 and 24 weeks of treatment). Conclusion. Treatment with leflunomide (Elafra) leads to the rapid development of its effect in early and late RA in most patients and is characterized by a good tolerability.
Entomophagy in traditional healthcare practiced by indigenous communities: potential, implications and constraints
Authors: T. Gahukar Ruparao 
Published: September 2018

Several insect species including termites, honey bees, American cockroach, grasshoppers, stink bugs, aquatic bugs, silkworms and mopane caterpillars are popularly consumed by indigenous and tribal communities in South America, sub-Saharan Africa, South-east Asia and the Pacific. Different life stages of the insects were found effective in therapeutic treatment against health disorders and life-threatening diseases. In entomophagy (process of insect eating), allergy, content of anti-nutrients, contamination of micro-organisms, chemicals and biochemical compounds, and parasitic infection are major constraints for wide adoption of entomophagy. An urgent attention of policymakers, peopleâ€™s organizations and researchers is therefore needed. This review is focused on worldwide utilization of selected edible insects for therapeutic treatment wherever modern medical facilities are not readily available or indigenous people prefer traditional healers. Certain practical safety measures against anticipated health risk are also elaborated.Â Â
Adsorción de rojo 40 sobre cascarilla de arroz: determinación del equilibrio, cinética y termodinámica
Authors: Amaringo Villa Fredy Alberto , Hormaza Anaguano Angelina Del Socorro 
Published: September 2018

Contexto: Los residuos agrícolas se han convertido en adsorbentes no convencionales de gran interés debido a su amplia disponibilidad, mínimo costo y alta eficiencia. En este trabajo se evaluó la capacidad adsorbente del subproducto cascarilla de arroz (CA) en la remoción del colorante aniónico rojo 40 (R40), bajo un sistema discontinuo.Método: Para determinar las mejores condiciones de remoción de este colorante, se implementó un diseño factorial 23, que permite alcanzar una remoción del 75,6 % a pH=2,0, concentración inicial de 15 mg/L, dosificación de 8,0 g/L y tiempo de contacto de 18 horas.Resultados: Se evaluó el equilibrio del proceso y se encontró que el modelo Langmuir es el que mejor representa los resultados experimentales con qmáx de 2,74 mg/g y un coeficiente de ajuste de R2 = 0,987. En cuanto a la cinética, el modelo de pseudosegundo orden con qt de 1,09 mg/g presentó el mejor ajuste (R2 = 0.970). Con respecto a las propiedades termodinámicas, la energía libre de Gibbs (con ΔG = -1,11 kJ/mol) y la entropía (con ΔS = 23,9 J/mol*K), señalan un proceso espontáneo, en tanto que la entalpía mostró que la remoción de R40 constituye un proceso endotérmico, con un de ΔH = 6,71 kJ/mol. Adicionalmente, la energía de activación con valor de 14,1 kJ/mol sugiere que el mecanismo de adsorción del R40 transcurre a través de una fisi-adsorción.Conclusiones: Estos resultados señalan que la cascarilla de arroz ofrece una adecuada capacidad adsorbente para la retención de colorantes azo de efluentes contaminados y que el escalado de dicho proceso es factible dadas sus características termodinámicas.
Programy heraldyczne w dekoracji kościołów parafialnych w Kraśniku i Chodlu
Authors: Soćko Adam 
Published: September 2018

The essay is an analysis of coats of arms, mainly from the second quarter ofthe 16th century, connected with the architecture and decoration of thechurch of the Regular Canons in Kraśnik and the parish church in Chodel. The identification of numerous coats of arms used to decorate the keystones,supports, portals, balustrades, and facades of the Kraśnik church confirms two stages of its construction by two branches of the Tęczyński family (coat of arms Topór ) in the 15th and 16th centuries. The identification of the coatsof arms painted on the chancel vault of the church in Chodel determines thedating of its decorations and commemorates the town’s proprietors – theMaciejowski family and their family connections in the second quarter of the16th century. The identification of the coats of arms makes it possible to proposeprecise dating of the construction of both churches.
Images, Media and Idols (An Explanation of Stefan Papčo's Work "Citizens"
Authors: Gerát Ivan , Zervan Marian 
Published: September 2018

Analiza prac młodego słowackiego artysty Štefana Papčo Obywatele pokazuje, jakie są możliwości interpretacji współczesnej rzeźby. Materialnie dzieło tworzą prace wykonane głównie z drewna. Są one jednak wpisane w dokonujący się w czasie proces, w którym istotne są relacje i interakcje dokonujące się zarówno wobec różnych składowych dzieła, jak i wobec użytych przy ich realizacji środków. Nie bez znaczenia sa też historyczne asocjacje. Rzeźbione drewniane rzeźby artysta ustawił w różnych trudno dostępnych miejscach w górach. Już sam proces ich przenoszenia i ustawiania nasycony jest znaczeniami. Następnie rzeźby pozostawione w górach oddane zostały destrukcyjnemu działaniu sił przyrody; w ten sposób natura stała się współautorką nowego dzieła. Ta destrukcyjna interakcja dziejąca się za sprawą sił przyrody, która może być odczytywana jako współczesna forma obrazoburczej krytyki wymierzonej w dzieła, była utrwalana, dokumentowana z użyciem mediów cyfrowych i transmitowana na żywo przez Internet do galerii. Obrazy rzeźb i zachodzącej przemiany wyświetlano na jej ścianach. W ten sposób powstała wirtualna galeria rzeźb. Jednak w tej formie prezentacji zanika istota relacji obecnej w środowisku naturalnym. Cyfrowa transmisja dokumentująca zachodzący w różnych miejscach proces przemiany dzieł przetwarza prawdziwe rzeźby w dwuwymiarowe obrazy. Opisany tu proces spłaszczania, trywializacji nabiera znaczenia, jeśli zrozumiały jest historyczny kontekst asocjacji, do którego odwołują się Obywatele. Rzeźby przedstawiają grupę wspinaczy górskich, dla których przebywanie w górach i związany z tym styl życia były protestem wobec totalitarnego reżimu w komunistycznej Czechosłowacji. Pozostawienie w górach oddanych w pacht naturze drewnianych figur, choć wyzwala stopniowo różne możliwości interpretowania, prowadzi do ich całkowitej materialnej destrukcji. Dzieło Papča Obywatele staje się tym samym anty-pomnikiem i jako takie otwiera cały zespół zagadnień odnoszących się do pamięci, rozpadu wartości obywatelskich w zmanipulowanym i kontrolowanym przez media społeczeństwie.
Malarstwo materii w Polsce. Na marginesach odwilżowej "nowoczesności"
Authors: Jankowska-Andrzejewska Maria 
Published: September 2018

The painting of the matter was an important component of Polish art of the “thaw” period and the 1960s. So far Polish art historians have usually interpreted works made of non-traditional substances by Polish artists as examples of inspiration by Western art and a tendency to abandon the painting as such. Scholars and critics stressed the relief qualities of art objects and their impact on the spectator through the surface texture and the properties of the material used, often incorporated into a picture directly from reality and provoking specific associations. Such an approach did justice only to some such works, e.g., those painted with paints mixed with nonpainterly substances, with the mud effects of the palette, characteristic of French art (Aleksander Kobzdej, Jan Lebenstein), or abandoning traditional materials to challenge the painting as such (Jan Ziemski, Włodzimierz Borowski, Jerzy Rosołowicz). Thus far the reflection on the painting of the matter seems inadequate to the works in which paint was eliminated in favor of other materials and substances combined with painterly activities. Those unspecific substances and materials were often distributed on flat surfaces and composed in terms of basic division of the pictorial field, its main axes, relations to the edges, etc. Such “paintings made of matter” are interesting examples of the “thaw” art, which have not been interpreted as paintings, escaping chronological and other criteria of art history. Ambiguously called the “painting of the matter,” they occupied the margins of the critical discourse. The inadequacy of the terms adopted to describe them resulted in ignoring many works, while others have been included in the history of Polish art only in some aspects. So far no one has addressed the basic question of different artistic responses to the problem of searching for the limits of the painting, and related attempts to enhance the painterly idiom which was at the same time disrupted in a number of ways. The author analyzes works selected from the set of about three hundred items found in thirteen Polish museums. Regardless of the individual differences, the paintings by Jadwiga Maziarska, Bronisław Kierzkowski, Adam Marczyński, Teresa Rudowicz, and Krystyn Zieliński exemplify the combination of non-traditional substances and surface composition. Paradoxically, the decision to abandon paint did not make those artists deny the superior role of the surface, which resulted in the creation of works oscillating among painting, relief, and sculpture, close to collages or assemblages, yet quite specific. Their works either exploited the conditions offered by the framed flat surface or brought into play new, autonomous surfaces.
Forecasting big time series
Authors: Faloutsos Christos , Gasthaus Jan , Januschowski Tim , Wang Yuyang 
Published: September 2018

Time series forecasting is a key ingredient in the automation and optimization of business processes: in retail, deciding which products to order and where to store them depends on the forecasts of future demand in different regions; in cloud computing, the estimated future usage of services and infrastructure components guides capacity planning; and workforce scheduling in warehouses, call centers, factories requires forecasts of the future workload. Recent years have witnessed a paradigm shift in forecasting techniques and applications, from computer-assisted model- and assumption-based to data-driven and fully-automated. This shift can be attributed to the availability of large, rich, and diverse time series data sources, posing unprecedented challenges to traditional time series forecasting methods. As such, how can we build statistical models to efficiently and effectively learn to forecast from large and diverse data sources? How can we leverage the statistical power of "similar" time series to improve forecasts in the case of limited observations? What are the implications for building forecasting systems that can handle large data volumes?
The objective of this tutorial is to provide a concise and intuitive overview of the most important methods and tools available for solving large-scale forecasting problems. We review the state of the art in three related fields: (1) classical modeling of time series, (2) scalable tensor methods, and (3) deep learning for forecasting. Further, we share lessons learned from building scalable forecasting systems. While our focus is on providing an intuitive overview of the methods and practical issues, we also present technical details underlying these powerful tools.
Dhalion in action
Authors: Agrawal Ashvin , Floratou Avrilia 
Published: September 2018

In a world where organizations are being inundated with data from various sources, analyzing data and gaining actionable insights in real-time has become a key service differentiator. Over the last few years, several stream processing frameworks have been developed to address the need for large-scale, real-time analytics. A crucial challenge in these environments is the complexity of configuring, managing and deploying long-running streaming applications. Operators must carefully tune these systems to balance competing objectives such as resource utilization and performance. At the same time, they must also account for external shocks such as unexpected load variations and service degradations.
In this demonstration, we show how operators can maintain healthy streaming applications without manual intervention while still meeting their performance objectives. We use Dhalion, an open-source library that sits on top of the streaming application, observes its behavior and automatically takes actions to keep the application in a healthy state. In particular, through various Dhalion policies that are configured by the attendees, we demonstrate how a streaming application can meet its performance objective by automatically configuring the amount of resources needed at the various application stages. We also demonstrate Dhalion's modularity and extensibility that greatly simplifies the process of developing new policies which address different application requirements.
SkinnerDB
Authors: Trummer Immanuel , Moseley Samuel , Maram Deepak , Jo Saehan , Antonakakis Joseph 
Published: September 2018

Robust query optimization becomes illusory in the presence of correlated predicates or user-defined functions. Occasionally, the query optimizer will choose join orders whose execution time is by many orders of magnitude higher than necessary. We present SkinnerDB, a novel database management system that is designed from the ground up for reliable optimization and robust performance.
SkinnerDB implements several adaptive query processing strategies based on reinforcement learning. We divide the execution of a query into small time periods in which different join orders are executed. Thereby, we converge to optimal join orders with regret bounds, meaning that the expected difference between actual execution time and time for an optimal join order is bounded. To the best of our knowledge, our execution strategies are the first to provide comparable formal guarantees. SkinnerDB can be used as a layer on top of any existing database management system. We use optimizer hints to force existing systems to try out different join orders, carefully restricting execution time per join order and data batch via timeouts. We choose timeouts according to an iterative scheme that balances execution time over different timeouts to guarantee bounded regret. Alternatively, SkinnerDB can be used as a standalone, featuring an execution engine that is tailored to the requirements of join order learning. In particular, we use a specialized multi-way join algorithm and a concise tuple representation to facilitate fast switches between join orders. In our demonstration, we let participants experiment with different query types and databases. We visualize the learning process and compare against baselines.
Argumentation and Reflection in Plato’s Gigantomachia (Sophist 245e6–249d5)
Authors: Vázquez Daniel 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
This paper argues that Plato’s gigantomachia is simultaneously concerned with first-order arguments about metaphysics and epistemology and with second-order arguments that reflect on the impact of ethical components, argumentative strategies and theoretical assumptions in the conversation. This complex argumentative structure reveals, I suggest, an organic and systematic conception of philosophy where all the elements are interdependent. This interpretation has four consequences, two at the second-order level, and two concerning the first-order arguments. First, it shows that there are methodological and ethical requirements without which philosophy is impossible. Second, it shows that the text does not refute materialism but tries to reflect the necessary conditions to consider possible the existence of incorporeal beings. Third, it argues that the text assumes a conception of knowledge where knowing something is a complex activity composed of two causal relations. Finally, it offers a new interpretation of the overall conclusion of the passage.
Tax Dispute Resolution and Taxpayer Screening
Authors: Sato Hideki 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine the characteristics of the tax tribunal, and the functions of its dispute resolution decisions according to a law and economics perspective. We show that the tax agency can use the tax tribunal as a screening device. That is, the tax agency can inform taxpayers of income tax that minimizes their expected costs, and then can screen taxpayers based on whether they appeal to the tax tribunal.
The even, the odd, the superalgebras and their derivations
Authors: Roger Claude 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
We give an introduction to superalgebra, founded on the difference between even (commuting) and odd (anti-commuting) variables. We give a sketch of Graßmann’s work, and show how derivations of those structures induce various superalgebra structures, Lie superalgebras of Cartan type being obtained with even derivations, while odd derivations induce Jordan-type superalgebras.
Regularity properties of Schrödinger equations in vector-valued spaces and applications
Authors: Shakhmurov Veli 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
In this paper, regularity properties and Strichartz type estimates for solutions of the Cauchy problem for linear and nonlinear abstract Schrödinger equations in vector-valued function spaces are obtained.
The equation includes a linear operator A defined in a Banach space E, in which by choosing E and A, we can obtain numerous classes of initial value problems for Schrödinger equations, which occur in a wide variety of physical systems.
Strength and stiffness of the reaction wood in five Eucalyptus species
Authors: Soares Bruno Charles Dias , Lima José Tarcísio , Goulart Selma Lopes , Assis Claudineia Olímpia de 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
Tree stems deviating from the vertical position react by the formation of tension wood (TW) or compression wood (CW), which are called in general as reaction wood (RW), in which the cells are modified chemically and anatomically. The focus of the present work is the mechanical behavior of TW in five 37-year-old Eucalyptus species, which were grown on a planting area with an average slope of 28% leading to decentralized pith in the trees, which is an unequivocal indication of the presence of RW. TW and opposite wood (OW) samples were isolated and subjected to a compression-parallel-to-grain test. It was observed that TW is less resistant and less stiff than the OW.
A coupled complex boundary expanding compacts method for inverse source problems
Authors: Zhang Ye , Gong Rongfang , Gulliksson Mårten , Cheng Xiaoliang 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
In this paper, we consider an inverse source problem for elliptic partial differential equations with both Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions. The unknown source term is to be determined by additional boundary data. This problem is ill-posed since the dimensionality of the boundary is lower than the dimensionality of the inner domain. To overcome the ill-posed nature, using the a priori information (sourcewise representation), and based on the coupled complex boundary method, we propose a coupled complex boundary expanding compacts method (CCBECM). A finite element method is used for the discretization of CCBECM. The regularization properties of CCBECM for both the continuous and discrete versions are proved. Moreover, an a posteriori error estimate of the obtained finite element approximate solution is given and calculated by a projected gradient algorithm. Finally, numerical results show that the proposed method is stable and effective.