bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Climatic Influences on Appearance and Development of Neolithic Cultures in Southern Outskirts of Carpathian Basin
Authors: Botić Katarina 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
Southern outskirts of Carpathian basin, namely the region between Sava, Drava and Danube rivers, have specific climate conditions today partially influenced by geological structure and geographical position. In this region Neolithic Starčevo and Sopot cultures are observed. Radiocarbon dates for Neolithic cultures are used to build a time frame which is compared with climate proxies, especially with Holocene rapid climate events (8.2, 5.9 and 4.2 ka), to draw a conclusion on when and how these cultures developed in southern regions of Carpathian basin. Lacking firm geoarchaeological data the results are not conclusive but can provide some insight on how the climate may have directly and indirectly influenced development of Neolithic and beginning of Eneolithic period in the region.
Lithological discontinuity in Glossic Planosols (Albeluvisols) of Lower Silesia (SW Poland)
Authors: Musztyfaga Elżbieta , Kabała Cezary 
Published: May 2018

AbstractThe paper focuses on Glossic Planosols (formerly Albeluvisols) with sandy topsoil widely represented in the northeastern part of Lower Silesia (SW Poland), in the range of tills from the Odra and Warta glaciations (Riss glaciation). The aim of the study was to characterize the texture of these soils in the context of the origin of parent materials and present-day pedogenic processes. Both the sedimentological and granulometric indexes, unbalances clay (and silt) fraction, and ventifact pavement at the contact of underlying loam and topsoil sandy layer confirm, that the textural differentiation of the topsoil and subsoil horizons has not resulted from the pedogenic processes, but primarily from the lithological discontinuity of glacial and post-glacial parent materials. Particle-size distribution and granulometric indexes of albeluvic tongues in the glossic horizon also confirm that the tongues has not been formed by eluviation of the fine fractions from the loamy material, but primarily by filling the initial thin crack with the sandy material. The coarser-textured tongues foster a deep infiltration and stagnation of water, and the development of reductic conditions allows further widening and deepening of the albeluvic tongues.
Pesticide residues in soils along railway lines
Authors: Winiarek Przemysław , Kruk Aneta 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
The aim of the study was to examine the content of pesticide residue in soil adherent to the railway track down to the depth of 2 m below ground. The two lines selected for the examination differed in properties determining pesticide content. To assess the scale of influence of the chemical treatment applied, the selected lines were outside intensive farming areas. The examination consisted of testing the content of 2.4-D, MCPA, carbofuran and atrazine using liquid chromatography, and the content of phenol, cresols, DDT/DDE/DDD, aldrin, dieldrin, endrin and HCH using gas chromatography. The content of 2.4-D, MCPA and phenol was below 0.01 mg·kg−1, cresols – below 0.03 mg·kg−1, DDT/DDE/DDD – below 0.024 mg·kg−1, aldrin and dieldrin – below 0.004 mg·kg−1, endrin – below 0.005 mg·kg−1, carbofuran and atrazine – below 0.02 mg·kg−1, ΣHCH – below 0.017 mg·kg−1. The content of pesticide residue in soils along the examined railway lines is lower than that found in arable soils in Poland. No differences in the content of pesticide residue were found between the soils underneath the modernised railway line and the one which had been in use without major alterations to the upper layers for many years. The study found no evidence of any influence of chemical plant removal from railway lines on adjacent lands.
Trophic conditions of forest soils of the Pieniny National Park, southern Poland
Authors: Wanic Tomasz , Bodziarczyk Jan , Gąsiorek Michał , Hawryło Paweł , Józefowska Agnieszka , Kajdas Bartłomiej , Mazurek Ryszard , Szostak Marta , Usień Michał , Wężyk Piotr , ZadrożNy Paweł , Zięba-Kulawik Karolina , Zaleski Tomasz 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
The primary objective of this study was to characterise the edaphic conditions of forest areas in the Pieniny National Park (PNP), and to describe the dependencies between properties of forest soils and types of forest plant communities. The “Soil Trophic Index” (SIGg) for mountainous areas was applied. The evaluation of the trophism for 74 forest monitoring employed the soil trophic index for mountainous areas SIGg or SIGgo. Plant communities in the forest monitoring areas were classified according to the Braun-Blanquet’s phytosociological method. Soils of PNP present in the forest monitoring areas were mostly classified as eutrophic brown soils (72.9%), rendzinas (10.8%), brown rendzinas (5.41%), and rubble initial soils (5.41%). Pararendzinas, dystrophic brown soils, and gley soils were less common (total below 5.5%). In the forest monitoring areas of PNP, eutrophic soils predominate over mesotrophic soils. High SIGg index of the soils is caused by high values of acidity and nitrogen content. The Carpathian beech forest Dentario glandulosae-Fagetum and thermophilic beech forest Carici albae-Fagetum associations are characterised by high naturalness and compatibility of theoretical habitats. The soils of the Carpathian fir forest Dentario glandulosae-Fagetum abietetosum subcommunity is characterised by a higher share of silt and clay particles and lower acidity as compared to the Carpathian beech forest Dentario glandulosae-Fagetum typicum subcommunity. The soils of the forest monitoring areas in PNP stand out in terms of their fertility against forest soils in other mountainous areas in Poland.
Ethos in Sports: An Aristotelian Examination Focused on Source Credibility and the Modern Day Athlete
Authors: Dix Andrew 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
The current study analyzed source credibility in a sports related context. A review of previous literature was undertaken in order to highlight the central findings focused on the dimensions of competence, goodwill, and trustworthiness. Quantitative methods were then utilized as a means to empirically test whether unconfirmed reports of performance-enhancing drug use could negatively impact perceptions of athlete ethos. Findings revealed that athletes who were inconclusively linked to performance-enhancers were evaluated less favorably in terms of their overall competence, goodwill, and trustworthiness. The implications from this study indicate that clean athletes who are wrongfully accused should proactively communicate their innocence to the general public. Athletes who are not clean should employ various face and image restoration strategies in order to effectively manage their public credibility. Study limitations and directions for future research were appropriately addressed within the present scholarship.
The Relationship between Unilateral Dynamic Stability and Multidirectional Jump Performance in Team Sport Athletes
Authors: Lockie Robert G. , Jalilvand Farzad , Jordan Corrin A. , Callaghan Samuel J. , Jeffriess Matthew D. , Luczo Tawni M. , Schultz Adrian B. 
Published: May 2018

AbstractThis study investigated relationships between dynamic stability and multidirectional jumping. A modified Star Excursion Balance Test (mSEBT), incorporating unilateral lower-body reaching in posteromedial, medial, and anteromedial directions, assessed dynamic stability. Unilateral vertical (VJ), standing broad (SBJ) and lateral jumps (LJ) assessed leg power. VJ power and relative SBJ and LJ distances were calculated. Thirty-two team sport athletes completed the mSEBT when each leg was used for stance, and left- and right-leg VJ, SBJ, and LJ. Correlations were drawn between data recorded from each leg when used for mSEBT stance and for each jump. Participants were dichotomized into better and lesser dynamic stability groups according to the sum of excursions for each leg. A one-way ANOVA determined mSEBT and jump differences (p< 0.05). The left-leg posteromedial and medial excursions correlated with VJ power; the medial excursion correlated with the LJ. The right-leg posteromedial excursion correlated with the SBJ; the anteromedial excursion correlated with the SBJ, and relative SBJ and LJ (r = 0.35-0.45). There were no differences in unilateral jumping between the better and lesser groups. Although there is some relationship with dynamic stability, this study further highlighted the complex interaction between the physical and technical characteristics of multidirectional jumping.
“Next Unto the Gods My Life Shall Be Spent in Contemplation of Him”: Margaret Cavendish’s Dramatised Widowhood in Bell in Campo (I&II)
Authors: Bronk Katarzyna 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
Margaret Cavendish (1623–1673) is nowadays remembered as one of the most outspoken female writers and playwrights of the mid-seventeenth-century; one who openly promoted women’s right to education and public displays of creativity. Thus she paved the way for other female artists, such as her near contemporary, Aphra Behn. Although in her times seen as a harmless curiosity rather than a paragon to emulate, Cavendish managed to publish her plays along with more philosophical texts. Thanks to the re-discovery of female artists by feminist revisionism, her drama is now treated as a valuable source of knowledge on the values and norms of her class, gender, and, more generally, English society in the seventeenth century.
Cavendish’s two-partite play Bell in Campo (1662) is a fantasy on the world where women can fight united not only against misogyny but also against an actual enemy. While the two plays seem to be focused on the valiant Lady Victoria and her female “Noble Heroicks”, Bell in Campo likewise offers an odd subplot featuring two widows and their lives without their beloved husbands. In the secular discourse of the seventeenth century, widowhood has been seen as either liberating – as when the woman became the sole owner of her husband’s estate and goods, or regained her own, and thus more independent – or degrading – when she became the not-so-welcomed burden on her children’s shoulders and pockets. Other studies on widowhood likewise state its symbolic function, showing women as the bearers of memory, predominantly of the husband and his virtues, and often attending to the spouse’s site of memory. While discussing the cultural history of properly performed widowhood, seen as the final (st)age of a woman’s life, and taking into account Cavendish’s remarkable biography, the present paper offers a close study of her propositions for appropriate widowhood and its positioning in contrast to other states of womankind as presented in Bell in Campo.1 It will likewise take into account the more or less sublimated evidence for gerontophobia, particularly in relation to women, as shown in Cavendish’s play and seventeenth-century culture.
Pressure Interaction of Mixing Particulate Material Along the Blade Length
Authors: Peciar Peter , Peciar Marián , Fekete Roman , Úradníček Juraj 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
To assess the energy intensity of particulate materials mixing, it is necessary to know the state of stress in the particulate material in front of mixing elements. The theoretical background of this process results from the theory of the equilibrium limit of the particulate material, and this state may by described by Mohr’s circle theory and the Novosad model. Based on the above assumptions, it is possible to derive the pressure distribution along the blade height, but only for an infinitely long blade. A measuring system implemented on the homogenizer blade was constructed to examine the effects of the distribution of the mixed material on the mixing element along its length.
Behavioral consequences of customers’ satisfaction with banking products and services
Authors: Isac Florin-Lucian , Milovan-Ciuta Anca-Maria , Dobre Andrei 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
The premise that consumer satisfaction determines behavioral models that positively influence business results, is accepted both in the academic and business environment. This research addresses the consequences of satisfaction from the customer’s perspective, focusing on behaviors that customers of banks adopt as a result of satisfaction/dissatisfaction experienced from the performed transactions. Based on literature review, we have developed our own research model and tested the hypotheses formulated regarding the relationships formed between customer satisfaction and behavioral responses to customer satisfaction. For this purpose, we conducted a survey in which the investigated statistical population consists of customers who have completed at least one transaction with suppliers of banking products and services in the last six months. The sample gathered 511 persons using the snowball method, and respondents filled in questionnaires through online self-administration. We tested the research hypotheses using SPSS. Data analysis involved testing the reliability of the used measurement scales, score factors determination, testing the validity of constructs included in the research model, research hypotheses testing. In this article, in analyzing the relationship between customer satisfaction with banking products and services and its behavioral consequences, we take into consideration trust and supplier switching costs as moderator variables.
Applications of uniform distribution theory to the Riemann zeta-function
Authors: Özbek Selin Selen , Steuding Jörn 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
We give two applications of uniform distribution theory to the Riemann zeta-function. We show that the values of the argument of

are uniformly distributed modulo

, where P(n) denotes the values of a polynomial with real coefficients evaluated at the positive integers. Moreover, we study the distribution of arg

modulo π, where γn is the nth ordinate of a zeta zero in the upper half-plane (in ascending order).
New solvability conditions for congruence ax≡b (mod n)
Authors: Porubský Štefan 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
K. Bibak et al. [arXiv:1503.01806v1 [math.NT],March 5 2015] proved that congruence ax ≡ b (mod n) has a solution x0 with t = gcd(x0, n) if and only if gcd

thereby generalizing the result for t = 1 proved by B. Alomair et al. [J. Math. Cryptol. 4 (2010), 121-148] and O. Grošek et al. [ibid. 7 (2013), 217-224]. We show that this generalized result for arbitrary t follows from that for t = 1 proved in the later papers. Then we shall analyze this result from the point of view of a weaker condition that gcd

. We prove that given integers a, b, n ≥ 1 and t ≥ 1, congruence ax ≡ b (mod n) has a solution x0 with t dividing gcd(x0, n) if and only if gcd

divides gcd

.
Closure theories of powerset theories
Authors: Močkǒ Jiří 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
A notion of a closure theory of a powerset theory in a ground category is introduced as a generalization of a topology theory of a powerset theory. Using examples of powerset theories in the category Set of sets and in the category of sets with similarity relations, it is proved that these theories can be used as ground theories for closure theories of powerset theories in these two categories. Moreover, it is proved that all these closure theories of powerset theories are topological constructs. A notion of a closure operator which preserves a canonical form of fuzzy objects in these categories is introduced, and it is proved that a closure theory of a powerset theory in the ground category Set is a coreflective subcategory of the closure theory of (Zadeh’s) powerset theory, which preserves canonical forms of fuzzy sets.
Distribution functions of ratio sequences. An expository paper
Authors: Strauch Oto 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
This expository paper presents known results on distribution functions g(x) of the sequence of blocks

where xn is an increasing sequence of positive integers. Also presents results of the set G(Xn) of all distribution functions g(x). Specially:
- continuity of g(x);
- connectivity of G(Xn);
- singleton of G(Xn);
- one-step g(x);
- uniform distribution of Xn, n = 1, 2, . . . ;
- lower and upper bounds of g(x);
- applications to bounds of

;
- many examples, e.g.,

, where pn is the nth prime, is uniformly distributed.
The present results have been published by 25 papers of several authors between 2001-2013.
Using SAT solvers in large scale distributed algebraic attacks against low entropy keys
Authors: Hromada Viliam , Öllős Ladislav , Zajac Pavol 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
In this paper we study large scale distributed algebraic attacks with SAT solvers in a specific scenarios. We are interested in the complexity of finding low entropy keys with the help of SAT solvers. Moreover, we examine how to efficiently distribute this process on multiple computing nodes. Finally, we show that the average cost of the attack per key decreases, if the attacker has access to many different encryptions with different keys.
Hypothesis testing and advanced distinguishers in differential cryptanalysis of block ciphers
Authors: Mourouzis Theodosis , Courtois Nicolas 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
Distinguishing distributions is a major part during cryptanalysis of symmetric block ciphers. The goal of the cryptanalyst is to distinguish two distributions; one that characterizes the number of certain events which occur totally at random and another one that characterizes same type of events but due to propagation inside the cipher. This can be realized as a hypothesis testing problem, where a source is used to generate independent random samples in some given finite set with some distribution P, which is either R or W, corresponding to propagation inside the cipher or a random permutation respectively. Distinguisher’s goal is to determine which one is most likely the one which was used to generate the sample. In this paper, we study a general hypothesis-testing based approach to construct statistical distinguishers using truncated differential properties. The observable variable in our case is the expected number of pairs that follow a certain truncated differential property of the form ΔX → ΔY after a certain number of rounds. As a proof of concept, we apply this methodology to GOST and SIMON64/128 block ciphers and present distinguishers on 20 and 22 rounds respectively.
Seismic Response of Liquid Storage Ground Supported Tanks for Different Slenderness Ratio
Authors: Kotrasová Kamila 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
Ground-supported cylindrical tanks are used to store a variety of liquids. This paper provides the theoretical background for takes into account impulsive and convective (sloshing) actions of the fluid in concrete containers fixed to rigid foundations; it has been adopted in Eurocode 8. Seismic responses - base shears, the bending and overturning moments - are calculated by using the response spectra of the earthquake in Loma Prieta, California (18.10.1989). As the examples is analyzed the ground supported cylindrical concrete tanks, fluid filling is H = 2 m and R are depended from tank slenderness ratio γ = H/R. For considered tank slenderness ratios γ = 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, 2, 3 R are given 6.667 m, 4 m, 2.857 m, 2 m, 1 m and 0.667 m.
Influence of High Water Contents on Pavement Layers Stiffness Caused by Flooding
Authors: Rokitowski Przemysław , Grygierek Marcin 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
Moisture inside the construction of road pavements is the problem for road engineers all around the world. This issue is mentioned in many European or the US papers and studies, but still it needs to be developed. From the road engineers’ point of view, very important for solving above problems are the studies on the influence of water and moisture inside the construction of road pavement during deflection measurements using Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD). The paper raises this issue by showing a short review of Polish and foreign literature and presenting the first step of research work at the test site on Voivodeship Road 933 in Poland.
The Impact Of Technology Evaluation Programme On Agricultural Productivity In Armenia
Authors: Alaverdyan Davit , Nagy Henrietta , Panosyan Ira , Kehinde Olagunju 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
The importance of innovative technologies in bringing about sustainable development in agriculture cannot be overemphasized in today’s world. Concerted efforts have been made by international organizations, ministries of agriculture and extension agents to ensure that farmers have access to these new technologies. Therefore, this study examined the role of technology as a guarantee of sustainable agricultural development in Armenia. The aim of this paper is to find out in what ways this specific technological program in Armenia could contribute to the sustainable development of agriculture and how the innovations applied in agriculture could improve the quality of products and improve the efficiency of production. Various technology programmes from 2001–2013 were critically examined using narratives based on the data obtained from the Agricultural Support Republican Centre. It has been found out that majority of farmers that participated in the Technology Evaluation Programme had increased productivity, had less post-harvest loss, produced high quality and safe output, and increased income accompanied by better welfare. However, new laws and regulations for shared roles and responsibilities of involved institutions are recommended. Farmers from isolated areas should also be engaged within the scope of the project, and promotion of nationwide awareness of the program should also be carried out to the end users.
A new Species of the Genus Himalopsyche (Trichoptera, Rhyacophilidae), with keys to and Catalogue of Indian Species / Новый вид рода Himalopsyche (Trichoptera, Rhyacophilidae), с определительными таблицами и каталогом индийских видов
Authors: Lakhwinder K. , Malkiat S. Saini 
Published: May 2018

AbstractHimalopsyche schmidi sp. n. from Gehra (India: Himachal Pradesh) belonging to the H. kuldschensis group is described and illustrated. Keys to both males and females and a catalogue of Indian species of Himalopsyche are included
A Case Study of the Herb-Dwelling Spider Assemblages (Aranei) in a Meadow Under the Power Transmission Lines in Ukrainian Carpathians / Исследование сообществ хортобионтных пауков (Aranei) мезофитного луга под высоковольт- ной линией электропередачи в Украинских Карпатах
Authors: Prokopenko E. V. 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
The fauna and structure of herbdwelling spider assemblages in mesophitic meadow under the high voltage power line near Irliava village (Uzhhorod District, Transcarpathian Region) were analyzed on the material collected by sweep netting. Th e counts were held at five sampling sites: 1) under the wires; 2) at a distance of 50 m; 3) 100 m; 4) 150 m; 5) 200 m. In total, 41 spider species of 14 families were collected. Erigonoplus globipes (L. Koch, 1872) and Hylyphantes nigritus (Simon, 1881) were recorded in the Carpathians for the first time. Th e reduction of total number and species richness of spiders was registered as the approaching to the high voltage power line. Except single finds, no species avoided the wire nearest sites (0-50 m). Abundance of most spider families (except Araneidae) was not significantly influenced by distance from the high voltage power line.
The Figure of the Migrant: Tommy Wieringa’s Intellectual Intervention
Authors: Heynders Odile 
Published: May 2018

AbstractIn today’s transforming European public sphere various literary authors position themselves publicly and engagingly in the debate on migration and exclusion. Dutch writer Tommy Wieringa is a clear voice in this context: his ideas on the topic are meaningfully expressed in literary novels. This article analyses Wieringa’s position as an authoritative public intellectual speaking with great moral weight about the figure of the migrant. Drawing on positioning theory, the main claim of the article will be that Wieringa’s literary articulation of migration contributes to the societal discussion and underlines a specific type of moral knowledge as well as an appeal to human solidarity.