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Universality and language-dependency of tense and aspect: Performatives from a crosslinguistic perspective
Authors: Fortuin Egbert 
Published: May 2019

AbstractThis paper presents a cross-linguistic typology of performatives, especially with respect to their relationship with tense and aspect, in the languages of the world. I explore the relationship between performatives and particular tenses and aspects, and touch on the mechanisms underlying such a relationship. The paper finds that there is not one relation between performatives and a particular tense and aspect and there are no languages which have a special (dedicated) performative tense or aspect marker. Instead, performatives are compatible with various tense and aspect markers, even though the use of a present tense seems to be the most common. What counts as the most optimal tense and aspect for performatives depends on the division of labor within the linguistic structure.
Elevation as a category of grammar: Sanzhi Dargwa and beyond
Authors: Forker Diana 
Published: May 2019

AbstractNakh-Daghestanian languages have encountered growing interest from typologists and linguists from other subdiscplines, and more and more languages from the Nakh-Daghestanian language family are being studied. This paper provides a grammatical overview of the hitherto undescribed Sanzhi Dargwa language, followed by a detailed analysis of the grammaticalized expression of spatial elevation in Sanzhi. Spatial elevation, a topic that has not received substantial attention in Caucasian linguistics, manifests itself across different parts of speech in Sanzhi Dargwa and related languages. In Sanzhi, elevation is a deictic category in partial opposition with participant-oriented deixis/horizontally-oriented directional deixis. This paper treats the spatial uses of demonstratives, spatial preverbs and spatial cases that express elevation as well as the semantic extension of this spatial category into other, non-spatial domains. It further compares the Sanzhi data to other Caucasian and non-Caucasian languages and makes suggestions for investigating elevation as a subcategory within a broader category of topographical deixis.
Reported speech forms a dedicated syntactic domain
Authors: Spronck Stef , Nikitina Tatiana 
Published: May 2019

AbstractIn many languages, expressions of the type ‘x said: “p”’, ‘x said thatp’ or ‘allegedly,p’ share properties with common syntactic types such as constructions with subordination, paratactic constructions, and constructions with sentence-level adverbs. On closer examination, however, they often turn out to be atypical members of these syntactic classes. In this paper we argue that a more coherent picture emerges if we analyse these expressions as a dedicated syntactic domain in itself, which we refer to as ‘reported speech’. Based on typological observations we argue for the idiosyncrasy of reported speech as a syntactic class. The article concludes with a proposal for a cross-linguistic characterisation that aims at capturing this broadly conceived domain of reported speech with a single semantic definition.
Gamma-ray shielding parameters of Li2B4O7 glasses: undoped and doped with magnetite, siderite and Zinc-Borate minerals cases
Authors: Yıldız Yorgun Nergiz 
Published: May 2019

Abstract
Designing new shielding materials and calculating their shielding parameters are important task to keep living in safe from hazardous effects of radiation. In this study, the lithium borate glasses with chemical formula (Li2B4O7)(100−x)Yx (x = 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40 wt % and Y = magnetite, siderite and zinc-borate) were fabricated via melt quenching technique. X-ray diffraction method was employed to confirm amorphous structure of fabricated glass samples. The glass sample’s shielding parameters such as mass attenuation coefficient, effective atomic number, and half value layer were measured experimentally by the narrow beam transmission method for 81, 276, 302, 356, and 383 keV of incident photon energies. Also, WinXCom software was used to calculate theoretical shielding parameters from 1 keV to 105 MeV photon energy. Moreover, Geometric Progression (G–P) method was used to calculate exposure buildup factor (EBF) values for incident photon energy 0.015 MeV–15 MeV up to penetration depths of 40 mfp (mean free path). Among the obtained results, while Li2B4O7 glass with magnetite 40 % has the highest mass attenuation and effective atomic number, it has the lowest half value layer and exposure buildup factor. The results show that the fabricated glass systems could be considered as a good candidate for radiation safety.
Reproducibility of biomarker identifications from mass spectrometry proteomic data in cancer studies
Authors: Liang Yulan , Kelemen Adam , Kelemen Arpad 
Published: May 2019

Abstract
Reproducibility of disease signatures and clinical biomarkers in multi-omics disease analysis has been a key challenge due to a multitude of factors. The heterogeneity of the limited sample, various biological factors such as environmental confounders, and the inherent experimental and technical noises, compounded with the inadequacy of statistical tools, can lead to the misinterpretation of results, and subsequently very different biology. In this paper, we investigate the biomarker reproducibility issues, potentially caused by differences of statistical methods with varied distribution assumptions or marker selection criteria using Mass Spectrometry proteomic ovarian tumor data. We examine the relationship between effect sizes, p values, Cauchy p values, False Discovery Rate p values, and the rank fractions of identified proteins out of thousands in the limited heterogeneous sample. We compared the markers identified from statistical single features selection approaches with machine learning wrapper methods. The results reveal marked differences when selecting the protein markers from varied methods with potential selection biases and false discoveries, which may be due to the small effects, different distribution assumptions, and p value type criteria versus prediction accuracies. The alternative solutions and other related issues are discussed in supporting the reproducibility of findings for clinical actionable outcomes.
Update of the History of ASTM Committee D18 on Soil and Rock (1996–2005)
Authors: Edelen William F. 
Published: May 2019

Abstract
This update on the activities of the committee meetings of ASTM Committee D18 on Soil and Rock covers the years 1996–2005. The purpose of this update is to highlight the activities of the biannual meetings, winter and summer, of Committee D18, to list members’ awards, and to indicate those members who have deceased during this period. This article was reviewed by Amy Germaine (Fugro) and Jan Wildman (retired).
Lethal Interaction of Nuclear and Mitochondrial Genotypes inDrosophila melanogaster
Authors: Salminen Tiina S , Cannino Giuseppe , Oliveira Marcos T , Lillsunde Päivi , Jacobs Howard T , Kaguni Laurie S 
Published: May 2019

AbstractDrosophila melanogaster, like most animal species, displays considerable genetic variation in both nuclear and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Here we tested whether any of four natural mtDNA variants was able to modify the effect of the phenotypically mild, nuclear tko25t mutation, affecting mitochondrial protein synthesis. When combined with tko25t, the mtDNA from wild strain KSA2 produced pupal lethality, accompanied by the presence of melanotic nodules in L3 larvae. KSA2 mtDNA, which carries a substitution at a conserved residue of cytochrome b that is predicted to be involved in subunit interactions within respiratory complex III, conferred drastically decreased respiratory capacity and complex III activity in the tko25t but not a wild-type nuclear background. The complex III inhibitor antimycin A was able to phenocopy effects of the tko25t mutation in the KSA2 mtDNA background. This is the first report of a lethal, nuclear-mitochondrial interaction within a metazoan species, representing a paradigm for understanding genetic interactions between nuclear and mitochondrial genotype relevant to human health and disease.
Organic and Inorganic Spin-On Polymers for Low-Dielectric-Constant Applications
Authors: Hacker Nigel P. 
Published: May 2019

Low-dielectric-constant materials (k < 3.0) have the advantage of facilitating manufacture of higher performance integrated-circuit (IC) devices with minimal increases in chip size. The reduced capacitance given by these materials permits shrinkage of spacing between metal lines to below 0.25 μm and the ability to decrease the number of levels of metal in a device. The technologies being considered for low-k applications are chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or spin-on of polymeric materials. For both types of processes, there are methods and materials capable of giving k < 3.0 dielectric stacks. This article will focus on the spin-on approach and discuss the properties of both organic and inorganic spin-on polymers.While CVD SiO2 has been the mainstay of the industry, spin-on materials are appropriate for many dielectric applications. Polyimides have applications as electrical insulators, and traditional spin-on silicates or siloxanes (k > 3.0) have served as planarizing dielectrics during the last 15 years. The newer spin-on polymers have greatly enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties, exhibiting lower dielectric constants than the traditional materials.
Materials Issues and Characterization of Low-k Dielectric Materials
Authors: Ryan E. Todd , McKerrow Andrew J. , Leu Jihperng , Ho Paul S. 
Published: May 2019

Continuing improvement in device density and performance has significantly affected the dimensions and complexity of the wiring structure for on-chip interconnects. These enhancements have led to a reduction in the wiring pitch and an increase in the number of wiring levels to fulfill demands for density and performance improvements. As device dimensions shrink to less than 0.25 μm, the propagation delay, crosstalk noise, and power dissipation due to resistance-capacitance (RC) coupling become significant. Accordingly the interconnect delay now constitutes a major fraction of the total delay limiting the overall chip performance. Equally important is the processing complexity due to an increase in the number of wiring levels. This inevitably drives cost up by lowering the manufacturing yield due to an increase in defects and processing complexity.To address these problems, new materials for use as metal lines and interlayer dielectrics (ILDs) and alternative architectures have surfaced to replace the current Al(Cu)/SiO2 interconnect technology. These alternative architectures will require the introduction of low-dielectric-constant k materials as the interlayer dielectrics and/or low-resistivity conductors such as copper. The electrical and thermomechanical properties of SiO2 are ideal for ILD applications, and a change to material with different properties has important process-integration implications. To facilitate the choice of an alternative ILD, it is necessary to establish general criterion for evaluating thin-film properties of candidate low-k materials, which can be later correlated with process-integration problems.
The Dynamics of Partner Violence and Alcohol Use in Couples: Research Methods
Authors: Burge Sandra K. , Katerndahl David A. , Becho Johanna , Wood Robert , Rodriguez Jasmine , Ferrer Robert 
Published: May 2019

ObjectiveThis research team uses complexity science to gain a deeper understanding of daily dynamics of intimate partner violence (IPV). This report describes research methods for gathering daily information about patterns of partner violence and alcohol use from couples in near-real time, and addresses recruitment and retention, adherence to study protocol, data validity, and participant safety.MethodsResearchers enrolled 20 heterosexual couples with violent relationships from a primary healthcare center. Every day for 8 weeks, participants telephoned an interactive voice response (IVR) system and responded to 33 survey questions assessing violence, alcohol use, and household environment. They also completed baseline and end-of-study surveys.ResultsOf 20 enrolled couples, 15 completed the study, providing 90% adherence to daily reporting. Participants reported verbal aggression on an average of 11–13 days over 8 weeks, and physical abuse on an average of 2–4 days. Alcohol use was modest and infrequent. Women and men differed in their reports of women's physical aggression. No reports of physical violence were correlated with social desirability.ConclusionsWe demonstrated the feasibility of enrolling and engaging both women and men in daily longitudinal research about partner violence and described advantages of IVR in daily longitudinal research.
RESULTS OF IMPORT SUBSTITUTION ANALYSIS OF ANTI-CANCER MEDICATIONS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (2013–2018)
Authors: Ryzhova O. A. , Moroz T. L. 
Published: May 2019

The aim. Due to the social importance of anticancer drugs, the aim of the study is to conduct a comparative analysis of the range of domestic and foreign anticancer medications included in the Lists of Vital and Essential Drugs in 2013 and 2018 in the aspect of import substitution.Materials and methods. The study was conducted by comparing the data on the registered anticancer preparations included in the list of Vital and Essential Drugs in the State Register of Medicines in 2013 and 2018. Statistical processing of the data was carried out on the basis of Fisher Z-test method.Results. All in all, there were 286 trade names of anticancer drugs registered in the Russian Federation in 2013. 94 of them, i.e. 33%, were Russian-made. In 2013, there were 19 pharmaceutical substances of domestic production in the analyzed group, which accounted for 27% of 71 INNs (International nonproprietary name). As for 71 INNs, in 2018 there were 393 registered trade names of anticancer drugs. 162 drugs, i.e. 41%, were Russian-made. From 2013 to 2018, a statistically significant positive trend of the increase in the number of domestic anticancer drugs by 8% was revealed.Conclusion. In order to increase the volume of import substitution in the production of anticancer drugs, it is necessary to provide state support to Russian manufacturers, who register domestic analogues for the first time. A particular attention should be paid to the production of domestic pharmaceutical substances, without which it is impossible to ensure the drug safety of the country.
Organic and non-organic mulches – impact on environmental conditions, yield, and quality of Cucurbitaceae
Authors: Bucki Piotr , Siwek Piotr 
Published: May 2019

Abstract
The publication presents the current state of knowledge regarding the importance of mulching in the cultivation of Cucurbitaceae (cucurbit, or gourd family) vegetables. The intensifying climate change – mainly decreasing rainfall – combined with large-scale production of cucurbit vegetables worldwide prompt the application of methods that reduce evaporation and weed infestation. One of the widespread methods is mulching of the soil. The most important advantages of this treatment include the efficient use of water, the reduction in soil erosion and in the leaching of nutrients to the deeper layers. In addition, mulching improves the physical and chemical properties of the soil, and positively affects the surrounding microclimate of the plant. The report includes descriptions of the characteristics of various types of organic, mineral and synthetic mulches used. The results of studies on the environmental conditions forming in mulched soil are presented. Also, the results of research into the physico-chemical properties of mulch-covered soil are collated. The effect of mulching on cucurbit vegetables was evaluated in terms of plant growth and development as well as fruit yield and its biological value. The monograph also deals with the effect of mulching on weed infestation, as well as the occurrence of harmful and beneficial organisms.
Perencanaan Lansekap Desa Pertima sebagai Desa Wisata Berkelanjutan di Kecamatan Karangasem Kabupaten Karangasem
Authors: PUTRA IWAN SEMARA , UTAMI NI WAYAN FEBRIANA , SUGIANTHARA ANAK AGUNG GEDE 
Published: May 2019

Pertima Village is a village in the province of Bali which has 13 sub village and three indigenous villages which has potency to serve as a tourist village, so it needs to be planned. Tourist villlage is a place which has certain characteristics and values that can be special attraction for tourists with a special interest in rural life. This study aims to determine some potencies and problems which exist in the Pertima Village to develop this village as a tourist village by implementing concept of "Sustainable Tourism Village". The method used in this study were field survey with observation, interview, questionnaire and study literature technique. There were five stages conducted in this research such as site preparation, inventory, analysis, synthesis and planning. The landscape planing were done by using the natural and culture resource approach. Sustainable tourist village apllied was a tourist village that does not pollute or ruin the environment, economically profitable and socially acceptable.
Eksperimental Pengaruh Variasi Sudut Ulir Pada Turbin Ulir (Archimedean Screw) Pusat Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Mikro Hidro Dengan Head Rendah
Authors: Saputra Agus Trisna , Weking Antonius Ibi , Artawijaya I Wayan 
Published: May 2019

Indnonesia memiliki banyak potensi energi baik energi konvesional (Non Renewable) maupun energi terbarukan (Renewable Energy). Potensi energi yang kebanyakan digunakan di daerah Indonesia masih menggunakan energi konvesional (Non Renewable) berupa bahan bakar fosil (batu bara, gas alam dan minyak Bumi). Pada saat ini penggunaan energi fosil mencapai 75 % dan akan terus meningkat. Untuk mengurangi penggunaan energi fosil maka dilakukan penelitian-penelitian mengenai energy terbarukan (Non Renewable) seperti. Mikro Hidro. Prinsip kerja Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Mikro Hidro memanfaatkan energi potensial air yang diubah menjadi energi listrik. Pada penelitian skripsi ini telah dibuat pemodelan pembangkit listik tenaga mikro hidro menggunakan turbin ulir (Archimedean Screw) dengan variasi sudut blade tubrin mulai dari sudut 240, 260,280,300 dan 320. Penelitin ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh variasi sudut blade pada turbin Archimedean Screw terhadap output yang dihasilkan. Pengukuran yang dilakukan pada penelitian ini meliputi pengukuran putaran turbin, putaran generator, tegangan, arus dan torsi yang dihasilkan pada pemodelan yang telah dibuat. Dari pengukuran yang telah dilakukan dengan menggunakan beban lampu sebesar 25 Watt didapatkan hasil pengukuran tertinggi pada sudut 280. Pada sudut 280 menghasilkan daya sebesar 10,8 Watt, toris sebesar 0,33 Nm dan effesiensi sebesar 11,6%.
Application of Spherical Cap Harmonic Analysis on CHAMP satellite data to develop a lithospheric magnetic field model over southern Africa at satellite altitude
Authors: Nahayo E. , Kotzé P. B. , Webb S. J. 
Published: May 2019

AbstractWe apply a Spherical Cap Harmonic Analysis technique on CHAMP satellite data recorded over southern Africa between 2007.0 and 2009.0 epochs, and develop a Southern African Lithospheric Magnetic Model (SALMM) at satellite altitude. The comparative evaluation of the SALMM with the global model MF7 shows a good agreement in the Y and Z field components that are not much contaminated by external field contributions. We use the Z lithospheric field map to confirm the prominent long-wavelength anomalies over the southern African region and its surrounding ocean areas, discussing the underlying geological and tectonic structures of the identified crustal anomalies.
COMPOSTOS BIOATIVOS EM FLORES COMESTÍVEIS
Authors: Gonçalves Joelma , Silva Gabriela Conceição Oliveira , Carlos Lanamar Almeida 
Published: May 2019

O uso de flores comestíveis ganha destaque, dentre os alimentos funcionais, devido à presença de compostos bioativos, que são capazes de neutralizar os radicais livres e contribuir para uma alimentação saudável e equilibrada. O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar o perfil de compostos bioativos em flores comestíveis de cinco espécies de plantas, sendo quatro consideradas não convencionais. Avaliou-se os teores de carotenoides, compostos fenólicos, flavonoides e antocianinas em couve-flor roxa e couve-flor verde (convencionais), e flores de ipê-amarelo, amor-perfeito, capuchinha (vermelha e laranja) e ora-pro-nobis, consideradas plantas alimentícias não convencionais (PANC). As variáveis foram submetidas a análise de variância, em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com três repetições, seguido do teste de Tukey, ao nível de 5% de significância. As flores de ipê-amarelo apresentaram maiores conteúdos de carotenoides totais (1.443,3 µg.100 g-1). As flores de amor-perfeito e capuchinha-laranja apresentaram os maiores teores de compostos fenólicos (2,9 e 3,2 g EAG.100 g-1), de flavonoides (294,2 e 106,4 mg.100g-1) e de antocianinas (45,1 e 58,9 mg.100g-1). Foram detectadas as presenças de compostos bioativos dos grupos dos carotenoides, dos flavonoides e das antocianinas e em todas as flores comestíveis avaliadas. As flores de ora-pro-nobis e de couve flor verde, foram as que apresentaram os menores conteúdos dos compostos bioativos.
Persepsi Kondisi Kerja dan Kinerja Karyawan Generasi Y
Authors: Fathonah Tri Yulyanti , Hubeis Aida Vitayala , Panjaitan Nurmala Katrina 
Published: May 2019

Generation Y is the latest generation of workers entering the workforce nowadays. The increasing number of generation Y entering the workforce nowadays has provided challenges for PT XYZ. The purposes of this research are to analyze the perception of generation Y employees toward the working conditions at PT XYZ and to analyze the performance of generation Y employees at PT XYZ. The research was conducted at PT XYZ involving generation Y employees as respondents. Data was collected using questionnaires, interviews, and documentation. Respondents were selected by simple random sampling. The research sample were 66 employees, consisted of 46 men and 20 women employees. The initial stage of data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics, linear regression analysis and Mann Whitney test using SPSS version 16. The research found that employees generation Y both men and women have positive perception of working conditions at XYZ. The average value scores of generation Y employees' performance based on gender leads to positive. The performance indicator that has the highest value on the employees of Generation Y (both men and women and has positive perception is cooperative attitude. Strategies that suggested to maintain and improve employee performance they are review of policy determination of salary and benefits are calculated based on performance standards and real-time based on the results of the employee according to his duties and responsibilities, giving reward as appreciation to employees who have achieved maximum performance results, as well as scheduling fun activities gathering and team building in order to improve teamwork between colleagues and give refreshment to the employees in the middle of their routine work.