bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Subirrigation System Performance and Evaluation in the Red River Valley of the North
Authors: Jia Xinhua , Scherer Thomas F. , Steele Dean D. , DeSutter Thomas M. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract. Using a subsurface drainage system, subirrigation (SI) applies water below the ground surface and raises the phreatic water to within or near the root zone. SI is relatively new to the Red River Valley (RRV) of the North in eastern North Dakota (ND) and west central Minnesota (MN). In 2011, two SI field sites in the RRV were installed and have shown promising results in optimal water management and increasing agricultural production. Unlike a surface irrigation system, SI supplies water below the ground surface over a long duration; water loss is generally through crop transpiration; and SI leads to negligible water loss via wind, surface runoff and evaporation. Therefore, a new method was developed to evaluate the SI system performance. Water application efficiency (Ea) was calculated through the soil moisture changes in the root zone before and after the SI application with known amounts of SI, precipitation, and evapotranspiration (ET). Uniformity coefficient (UC) and distribution efficiency of low quarter (DULQ) were estimated from the total depth of water stored in the root zone. The SI system performance in 2014 and 2015 showed that the Ea was over 100% in 2014 and 78% for the ND 2015 site-year. The Ea values were high, indicating that the SI system either performed better than typical surface irrigation systems with minimal water loss, or the SI system and/or the methods need improvement in accurate ET estimation to help close the water budget. The UCs were 67% to 86%, and the DULQs were 48% to 78%, much lower than typical sprinkler and surface irrigation systems, possibly due to the unique SI flow path. Overall, the evaluation indicated that a SI system is effective as a water supply, but the uniformity needs to be improved with a longer SI duration or smaller flow rate or an alternative SI system design. Keywords: Red River Valley of the North, Subirrigation, Uniformity, Water use efficiency.
Evolving mannequins in Jacques Becker’s Falbalas (1944–45)
Authors: Blum-Reid Sylvie 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Fashion is prominently displayed in Jacques Becker’s Falbalas (1944), through the presence of mannequins, both living women and display models. Falbalas is an unusual French film that incorporates both a contemporary fashion house and the creation of a couture collection during the Second World War, which marks a key moment in the history of fashion and cinema. Living and still mannequins are part of a skilful cinematic mise-en-scène, carefully elaborated by an imaginative filmmaker conscious of the power of theatricality. Jean-Paul Gaultier credits the film for starting his career in fashion; he was, and still is, influenced by the way the models moved, or ‘evolved’, in Falbalas, rather than by its plot. Falbalas, heavily marked by Paul Poiret’s theory on mannequins, was orchestrated by couturier Marcel Rochas. Falbalas plays with the spectator on various levels, following the way in which the film’s designer plays with his models, both living and still. The mannequin resists Philippe, and comes to life at the end, signifying the death of an era, but also paradoxically the birth of a new style.
On space curves as a substrate for audio-visual composition
Authors: Putnam Lance 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Technology has long provided artists with new tools and materials to inform or drive the concept, production and/or communication of their artworks. With the advent of computers, artists have an unprecedented degree of access to a vast realm of mathematical structures to use towards the production of artefacts. Harmonic space curves are a basic, yet rich virtual material for construction of audio-visual works that are noteworthy for their persistence across a diverse range of technologies. This is evidenced by a brief foray into mechanical, electronic and digital systems that produce space curves and the author’s own successes in utilizing space curves as a substrate for audio-visual synthesis and composition.
On the accuracy of detailed model inductance matrix estimation for air core winding
Authors: Ahour Jafar Nosratian , Seyedtabaii Saeed , Gharehpetian Gevork B. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Researchers have used various methods to determine the parameters of transformer- equivalent circuits in transient studies. But most of these previous algorithms had difficulty finding the equivalent circuit parameters in a bigger model. This paper presents a new method to extract the inductance matrix of a detailed model for an air core winding for transient studies using frequency-response measurement data. This matrix can be determined with acceptable accuracy by using the proposed method. The biggest advantage of the proposed method is a reduction in the search space, and thus, speedier problemsolving. Simulations showed that the use of the proposed method leads to better behavioural quality of a transformer winding. The simulation results of the previous and proposed methods were compared with the help of a 20/0.4 kV, 1600 kVA transformer. This comparison showed the accuracy and superiority of the proposed method.
The Influence of Stack Position and Acoustic Frequency on the Performance of Thermoacoustic Refrigerator with the Standing Wave
Authors: Kajurek Jakub , Rusowicz Artur , Grzebielec Andrzej 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Thermoacoustic refrigerator uses acoustic power to transport heat from a low-temperature source to a high-temperature source. The increasing interest in thermoacoustic technology is caused due to its simplicity, reliability as well as application of environmentally friendly working fluids. A typical thermoacoustic refrigerator consists of a resonator, a stack of parallel plates, two heat exchangers and a source of acoustic wave. The article presents the influence of the stack position in the resonance tube and the acoustic frequency on the performance of thermoacoustic refrigerator with a standing wave driven by a loudspeaker, which is measured in terms of the temperature difference between the stack edges. The results from experiments, conducted for the stack with the plate spacing 0.3 mm and the length 50 mm, acoustic frequencies varying between 100 and 400 Hz and air as a working fluid are consistent with the theory presented in this paper. The experiments confirmed that the temperature difference for the stack with determined plate spacing depends on the acoustic frequency and the stack position. The maximum values were achieved for resonance frequencies and the stack position between the pressure and velocity node.
Modeling the Performance of Water-Zeolite 13X Adsorption Heat Pump
Authors: Kowalska Kinga , Ambrożek Bogdan 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
The dynamic performance of cylindrical double-tube adsorption heat pump is numerically analysed using a non-equilibrium model, which takes into account both heat and mass transfer processes. The model includes conservation equations for: heat transfer in heating/cooling fluids, heat transfer in the metal tube, and heat and mass transfer in the adsorbent. The mathematical model is numerically solved using the method of lines. Numerical simulations are performed for the system water-zeolite 13X, chosen as the working pair. The effect of the evaporator and condenser temperatures on the adsorption and desorption kinetics is examined. The results of the numerical investigation show that both of these parameters have a significant effect on the adsorption heat pump performance. Based on computer simulation results, the values of the coefficients of performance for heating and cooling are calculated. The results show that adsorption heat pumps have relatively low efficiency compared to other heat pumps. The value of the coefficient of performance for heating is higher than for cooling
Rabbi Nissim and His Influence on Medieval German Literature: Rudolf von Ems’s Der guote Gêrhart and Heinrich Kaufringer’s »Der Einsiedler und der Engel«
Authors: Classen Albrecht 
Published: December 2017

Abstract:In diesem Aufsatz wird der Versuch unternommen, das sehr verschwommene aber ungemein wichtige Abhängigkeitsverhältnis zwischen den Erzählungen des Rabbi Nissim (im heutigen Tunesien) und den Werken der zwei mittelhochdeutschen Dichter Rudolf von Ems (
Hierarchisches Konzept zur Fahrdynamikregelung für Elektrofahrzeuge mit Einzelradantrieben
Authors: Schünemann Martin , Kasper Roland 
Published: December 2017

Zusammenfassung
Der Einsatz elektrischer Einzelradantriebe in Kraftfahrzeugen eröffnet auf Grund der Möglichkeit der schnellen und genauen
radindividuellen Stellung positiver und negativer Drehmomente neue Potenziale für die Fahrdynamikregelung. Hierdurch wird
eine Regelung des Reifenlängsschlupfes an jedem Rad mit hoher Dynamik und Genauigkeit sowie eine höhere Energieeffizienz
ermöglicht, die mit konventionellen Eingriffen des Bremssystems nicht umsetzbar ist. Damit eine darauf aufbauende Regelung
der Fahrzeugdynamik diese Vorteile konsequent ausnutzen kann, wird in diesem Beitrag ein hierarchisches Konzept zur
Fahrdynamikregelung vorgestellt, das eine Unterteilung der Beobachtungs- und Regelungsstruktur auf Rad- und Fahrzeugebene
vorsieht.
A potential field-based PSO approach to multi-robot cooperation for target search and hunting
Authors: Cao Xiang , Sun Changyin 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
The control design of target search and hunting using multi-robot remains a challenge in recent years. In this paper, we
propose a control algorithm of multi-robot for target search and hunting inspired by potential field-based particle swarm
optimization (PPSO). Firstly, a potential field function is established according to the initial positions of the
obstacles, un-search area and targets. Then, the fitness function of PSO's (particle swarm optimization) is determined by
the potential function of the work area. Lastly, multi-robot start performing target search and hunting missions driven by
the proposed PPSO algorithm. Simulation results demonstrate that the PPSO algorithm is applicable and feasible for
multi-robot cooperation to search and hunting targets. Compared with other commonly used methods for control of
multi-robot, simulation results indicate that the PPSO algorithm has more stability and higher efficiency.
Exploring customer satisfaction with university cafeteria food services. An empirical study of Temptation Restaurant at Taylor’s University, Malaysia
Authors: Garg Anshul , Kumar Jeetesh 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
This study investigates the link between the different service characteristics that have an influence on customer satisfaction in university cafeteria food services. A conceptual model comprising of different variables like food and beverage quality, service quality, food choice, price and value equality, and ambience were studied for customer satisfaction to explore the relationship among them. This study examined how dining experiences influence the satisfaction and loyalty of both non-mature (students) and mature (staff) customers, in order to find their similarities and differences within the context of university cafeteria services. The study was conducted at Taylor’s University in Malaysia by using a quantitative research approach, and 231 students and 63 staff members of the university participated in the study. The findings reveal that the various quality factors considered in the study are positively correlated with customer satisfaction and have a significant impact on the satisfaction level of both students and staff who dined at the university cafeteria. It could be concluded from the results that the influence of price offered at the university cafeteria had a significant effect on respondents’ loyalty. The result of this study offers a direction towards better the services and facilities, which lead to an increase of the competitive influence of the restaurant business in the marketplace.
Cerebral germinoma revealed through a polydipsic polyuric syndrome in a 10-year-old girl: case report
Authors: Van Lierde , Clapuyt P. , Nassogne M. C. , Oriot Philippe 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Cerebral germinoma is rare. Although the imaging of the germinoma is very evocative, it’s very polymorphic clinical expression is at the origin of misguided diagnosis, as illustrated in our case. We report the case of a 10-year-old girl with diabetes insipidus evolving for 12 months associated with a decrease in visual acuity. Brain MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) revealed a tumor process in the suprasellar region. The stereotaxic biopsy of the tumor confirmed the diagnosis of the hypothalamic germinoma, which allowed the patient to be treated by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The incidence of cerebral germinoma, its clinical (principally diabetes insipidus) and radiological features as well as therapeutic strategies are discussed hereby.
Antibacterial activity of Zataria multiflora essential oil and its main components against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Authors: Mahboubi Mohaddese , Heidarytabar Rezvan , Mahdizadeh Elaheh 
Published: December 2017

Summary
Introduction: In Iranian traditional medicine, Zataria multiflora Boiss (Lamiaceae family) is reputed due to its antiseptic effects. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial and biofilm killing effects of Z. multiflora essential oil and main components against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Methods: The main components of essential oil were identified by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The antibacterial properties of Z. multiflora oil and main components were determined by assessing the MIC and MBC values, and their inhibition percent of biofilm killing effects were determined by the evaluation of optical density. The role of each main component in these activities was determined according to the chemical profiles of essential oil. Results: Thymol (38.7%), carvacrol (30.6%), and p-cymene (8.3%) were main components of twenty five components of essential oil. Carvacrol had the higher role in antibacterial activity against P. aeruginosa, followed by thymol. P-cymene enhanced the antibacterial activities of thymol and carvacrol against P. aeruginosa. Carvacrol showed the weak role in biofilm killing effect. In spite of the low antibacterial activity of p-cymene against P. aeruginosa, it can enhance the antibacterial activity of thymol or carvacrol. Conclusion: Z. multiflora essential oil can be used for the management of P. aeruginosa infections. Determining the precise role of each components needs investigating in their behavior in different media.
Twinflower (Linnaea borealis L.) – plant species of potential medicinal properties
Authors: Thiem Barbara , Buk-Berge Elisabeth 
Published: December 2017

SummaryTwinflower (Linnaea borealis L.) is a widespread circumboreal plant species belonging to Linnaeaceae family (previously Caprifoliaceae). L. borealis commonly grows in taiga and tundra. In some countries in Europe, including Poland, twinflower is protected as a glacial relict. Chemical composition of this species is not well known, however in folk medicine of Scandinavian countries, L. borealis has a long tradition as a cure for skin diseases and rheumatism. It is suggested that twinflower has potential medicinal properties. The new study on lead secondary metabolites responsible for biological activity are necessary. This short review summarizes very sparse knowledge on twinflower: its biology, distribution, conservation status, chemical constituents, and describes the role of this plant in folk tradition of Scandinavian countries.
Monomodal and multimodal instantiations of conceptual metaphors of Brexit
Authors: Morozova Olena 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
This article offers a linguistic analysis of the conceptual metaphors of Brexit, in which the source and the target belong to the same semiotic mode or to different ones. It is shown that the variation of high-level cognitive models underpinning metaphoric images of Brexit reflects the author’s stance towards the event. Phases of Brexit are associated with different image-schematic cognitive models, and this impinges on the range of those metaphors of Brexit that involve low-level concepts.
Macroscopic and microscopic typology: Basic Valence Orientation, more pertinacious than meets the naked eye
Authors: Plank Frans , Lahiri Aditi 
Published: December 2017

AbstractBasic Valence Orientation has been suggested as a typological parameter by Nichols, Peterson, & Barnes (2004). Generalising over the entire lexicon, the idea is that languages can be distinguished as transitivising or detransitivising, depending on whether their verbs are basically intransitive or transitive and the opposite valency values require some means of derivation, such as causativisation or decausativisation. Whereas derivedness among valency opposites is assessed through easy-to-spot overt segmental morphological or syntactic markers by Nichols et . (2004), we argue that
Conception of the Maritime Transport Safety in the Baltic Sea in 2009 to 2015
Authors: Caban Jacek , Brumercikova Eva , Bukova Bibiana , Brumercik Frantisek , Vrábel Ján , Šarkan Branislav , Ignaciuk Piotr 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
The maritime transport is particularly exposed to danger due to the environment of its operations. These are the threat dependent and independent of human e.g. environmental, safety health and life of humans or belongings. In spite of attempts to limit the risk of danger, it is impossible to completely eliminate it. The article presents some aspects of the state of transportation safety in the Baltic Sea from Statistical Yearbook of Maritime Economy and Helcom as well as attempt the undertaken to analyses the security state of this sea area in 2009 to 2015.
Generalized Differential Transform Method for Solving RLC Electric Circuit of Non-Integer Order
Authors: Magesh N. , Saravanan A. 
Published: December 2017

AbstractSystematic construction of fractional ordinary differential equations [FODEs] has gained much attention nowadays research because dimensional homogeneity plays a major role in mathematical modeling. In order to keep up the dimension of the physical quantities, we need some auxiliary parameters. When we utilize auxiliary parameters, the FODE turns out to be more intricate. One of such kind of model is non-homogeneous fractional second order RLC circuit. To solve this kind of complicated FODEs, we need proficient modern analytical method. In this paper, we use two different methods, one is modern and the other is traditional, namely generalized differential transform Method (GDTM) and Laplace transform method (LTM) to obtain the analytical solution of non-homogeneous fractional second order RLC circuit. We present the solution in terms of convergent series. Though GDTM and LTM are capable to produce the exact solution of fractional RLC circuit, great strength of GDTM over LTM is that differential transform of initial conditions occupy the coefficients of first two terms in series solution so that we arrive exact solution with few iterations and also, it does not allow the noise terms while computing the coefficients. Due to this, GDTM takes less time to converge than LTM and it has been demonstrated. Furthermost, we discuss the characteristics of non-homogeneous fractional second order RLC circuit through numerical illustrations.
Habitat requirements of Elodea canadensis Michx. in Polish rivers
Authors: Cegłowska Aurelia , Jusik Szymon , Samecka-Cymerman Aleksandra , Klink Agnieszka , Szoszkiewicz Krzysztof 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
The main objectives of this work were to investigate the range of habitat conditions (in terms of water chemistry and hydromorphological parameters) at sites colonized by Elodea canadensis and to analyze the species composition of communities with this plant species. We analyzed physicochemical, hydromorphological and biological data from 1135 sites located in Polish rivers to identify environmental factors that determine the occurrence of Elodea canadensis. Canadian waterweed was present at 18.1% of the analyzed river sites, located mainly in the lowlands (26.2% of all lowland sites).The results show that Elodea canadensis prefers moderately mineralized water (545 ± 329 μS cm−1), rich in calcium and magnesium carbonates (174 ± 63 mg CaCO3 l−1, 84.1 ± 31.4 mg Ca2+ l−1 and 11.1 ± 6.4 mg Mg2+ l−1), with moderate concentrations of chlorides and sulfates (38.9 ± 59.1 mg Cl- l−1 and 62.3 ± 50.9 mg SO4
2− l−1) and in terms of nutrients, it prefers water from moderately rich to mesotrophic and eutrophic. This plant has high light requirements and grows mainly in unshaded sections of shallow rivers. The studied species avoids sections of rivers strongly transformed and those with reinforced banks and bottoms. Canadian waterweed occurs mostly in the company of vascular macrophytes associated with slow-flowing rivers with sandy bottom material, indicating mesotrophic and eutrophic water.
Some physical properties of mursh developed on limnic limestones in NW Poland
Authors: Jarnuszewski Grzegorz 
Published: December 2017

AbstractPost-bog soils developed on carbonate sediments are closely related to a young-glacial landscape and postglacial lakes. Drainage of biogenic accumulation area leads to a series of transformations in accumulated formations, including the process of decession. The studies conducted in the years 2009–2012 were focused on post-bog soils near lakes: Strzeszowskie, Sitno and Drawskie in Western Pomerania. The examined soils belong to murshic soils and gleysols (The classification of Polish soils). Mursh horizons contained from 0.2 to 43.3% of carbonate and from 27.2 to 77.6% of non-carbonates fractions (Ncf), and varying amount of organic matter depending on the degree of mineralisation. Specific density of surface horizons was in the range from 1.76 to 2.33 Mg·m−3, and bulk density from 0.28 to 0.68 Mg·m−3. Higher porosity was found in mursh organic soils in comparison to gleysols. The studies showed that the content of carbonate fraction was related with specific density, bulk density, porosity and water capacity. Obtained results of physical and physico-chemical analysis indicate that dewatering depth of post-bog soils developed on limnic limestone are reflected in worsened water retention properties and reduced capillary ascent in the upper layers of carbonate formations of gleysols.
Optimal expected utility risk measures
Authors: Geissel Sebastian , Sass Jörn , Seifried Frank Thomas 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
This paper introduces optimal expected utility (OEU) risk measures,
investigates their main properties and puts them in perspective to alternative risk
measures and notions of certainty equivalents.
By taking the investor’s point of view, OEU maximizes the sum of capital available today and the certainty equivalent of capital in the future.
To the best of our knowledge, OEU is the only existing utility-based risk measure that is (non-trivial and) coherent if the utility function u has constant relative risk aversion.
We present several different risk measures that can be derived with special choices of u and illustrate that OEU is more sensitive than value at risk and average value at risk with respect to changes of the probability of a financial loss.