bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
HippogriffDB
Authors: Li Jing , Tseng Hung-Wei , Lin Chunbin , Papakonstantinou Yannis , Swanson Steven 
Published: November 2016

As data sets grow and conventional processor performance scaling slows, data analytics move towards heterogeneous architectures that incorporate hardware accelerators (notably GPUs) to continue scaling performance. However, existing GPU-based databases fail to deal with big data applications efficiently: their execution model suffers from scalability limitations on GPUs whose memory capacity is limited; existing systems fail to consider the discrepancy between fast GPUs and slow storage, which can counteract the benefit of GPU accelerators.
In this paper, we propose HippogriffDB, an efficient, scalable GPU-accelerated OLAP system. It tackles the bandwidth discrepancy using compression and an optimized data transfer path. HippogriffDB stores tables in a compressed format and uses the GPU for decompression, trading GPU cycles for the improved I/O bandwidth. To improve the data transfer efficiency, HippogriffDB introduces a peer-to-peer, multi-threaded data transfer mechanism, directly transferring data from the SSD to the GPU. HippogriffDB adopts a query-over-block execution model that provides scalability using a stream-based approach. The model improves kernel efficiency with the operator fusion and double buffering mechanism.
We have implemented HippogriffDB using an NVMe SSD, which talks directly to a commercial GPU. Results on two popular benchmarks demonstrate its scalability and efficiency. HippogriffDB outperforms existing GPU-based databases (YDB) and in-memory data analytics (MonetDB) by 1-2 orders of magnitude.
The accuracy of the germination rate of seeds based on image processing and artificial neural networks
Authors: Škrubej Uroš , Rozman Črtomir , Stajnko Denis 
Published: November 2016

Abstract This paper describes a computer vision system based on image processing and machine learning techniques which was implemented for automatic assessment of the tomato seed germination rate. The entire system was built using open source applications Image J, Weka and their public Java classes and linked by our specially developed code. After object detection, we applied artificial neural networks (ANN), which was able to correctly classify 95.44% of germinated seeds of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.).
Variations in leaf total protein, phenolic and thiol contents amongst old varieties of mulberry from the Gorizia region
Authors: Ugulin Tina , Bakonyi Tamas , Berčič Rebeka , Urbanek Krajnc Andreja 
Published: November 2016

Abstract Preserving the plant genetic resources of genus Morus is insuff­cient but undoubtedly vital for conservation of the world’s germplasm for our successors. This research was focused on old mulberry varieties from the Gorizia region in Slovenia which were assessed for their contents on crucial metabolites (proteins, phenolics and thiols) in leaves regarding their antioxidant and nutraceutical potentials. Total proteins were measured spectrophotometrically by following the procedure of Bradford, the total phenolic contents were determined using the Folin-Ciocalteu method and thiols were established with monobromobimane fluorescent dye. The presented metabolite screening showed that some of the evaluated genotypes had higher concentrations of glutathione and were superior in contents of proteins and phenolics when compared to the results of other authors and could be propagated as highly recommendable feed for silkworms, and other animals.
Hybridisation of Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficient and Higher Order Spectral Features for Musical Instruments Classification
Authors: Bhalke Daulappa Guranna , Rama Rao C. B. , Bormane Dattatraya 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
This paper presents the classification of musical instruments using Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficients (MFCC) and Higher Order Spectral features. MFCC, cepstral, temporal, spectral, and timbral features have been widely used in the task of musical instrument classification. As music sound signal is generated using non-linear dynamics, non-linearity and non-Gaussianity of the musical instruments are important features which have not been considered in the past. In this paper, hybridisation of MFCC and Higher Order Spectral (HOS) based features have been used in the task of musical instrument classification. HOS-based features have been used to provide instrument specific information such as non-Gaussianity and non-linearity of the musical instruments. The extracted features have been presented to Counter Propagation Neural Network (CPNN) to identify the instruments and their family. For experimentation, isolated sounds of 19 musical instruments have been used from McGill University Master Sample (MUMS) sound database. The proposed features show the significant improvement in the classification accuracy of the system.
Decision Support System for Identifying Technical Condition of Combustion Engine
Authors: Deptuła Adam , Osiński Piotr , Radziwanowska Urszula 
Published: November 2016

AbstractThe paper is a continuation of the publication under the title “Acoustic diagnostics applications in the study of technical condition of combustion engine” and concerns the detailed description of decision support system for identifying technical condition (type of failure) of specified combustion engine. The input data were measured sound pressure levels of specific faults in comparison to the noise generated by undamaged motor. In the article, the whole procedure of decision method based on game graphs is described, as well as the interface of the program for direct usage.
Confidence Intervals for the Long-Term Noise Indicators Using the Kernel Density Estimator
Authors: Stępień Bartłomiej 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
A non-classical model of interval estimation based on the kernel density estimator is presented in this paper. This model has been compared with interval estimation algorithms of the classical (parametric) statistics assuming that the standard deviation of the population is either known or unknown. The non-classical model does not have to assume belonging of random sample to a normal distribution. A theoretical basis of the proposed model is presented as well as an example of calculation process which makes possible determining confidence intervals of the expected value of long-term noise indicators Aden and LN. The statistical analysis was carried out for 95% interval widths obtained by using each of these models. The inference of their usefulness was performed on the basis of results of non-parametric statistical tests at significance level α = 0.05. The data used to illustrate the proposed solutions and carry out the analysis were results of continuous monitoring of traffic noise recorded in 2004 in one of the main arteries of Krakow in Poland.
The Risks of Social Noise Exposure in the Vulnerable Population in Slovakia
Authors: Argalasova Lubica , Filova Alexandra , Hirosova Katarina , Vondrova Diana , Samohyl Martin , Krajcova Daniela , Jurkovicova Jana , Sevcikova Ludmila 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
The study is aimed to quantify the effects of social noise exposure (personal music players (PMP), events with high noise exposure) and the exposure to the other environmental noise sources in the selected sample of Slovak university students. The validated ICBEN methodology was used to assess noise annoyance. The measurement of ambient noise levels was done using hand-held sound level analyzer. There were 526 university students (143 males and 383 females, average age 23±2.2) enrolled into the study so far, 192 in the exposed housing facility to road traffic noise and 326 in the control housing facility in Bratislava. The social noise exposure was quantified and followed according to the authorized methodology of the study Ohrkan. From the total sample 416 (79.4%) students reported the use of PMP in the last week for the average time of 314 minutes. There was a significant difference in PMP use between the exposed (85.34%) and the control group (76.31%) (p = 0.01). Among PMP users 28.1% exceeded the LAV (lower action value for industry = 80 dB). The results showed the importance of road traffic and the social noise as well and the need for prevention and intervention in these vulnerable groups.
Native and non-native speaker identities in interaction: Trajectories of power
Authors: Liddicoat Anthony J. 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
In intercultural interactions in which native speakers communicate with non-native speakers there is potential for asymmetries of power to shape how interaction occurs. These inequalities are not simply the result of a difference in command of the language between interlocutors but rather they relate to the social construction and performance of the identities of each participant. Using data drawn from intercultural interactions in a range of contexts, this article examines some of the ways in which the inequalities of power between native speakers and non-native speakers is an interactionally accomplished product by examining instances of intercultural interaction. Such inequalities are seen in instances of intervention in interactions that create and reaffirm the ideology of native speakers’ authority over language. The most obvious of such interventions are those in which the native speaker takes up an authoritative stance in relation to the linguistic productions of non-native speakers that emphasize the features and circumstances of their production rather than their communicative function. Such interventions may, however, occur in more covert ways. Where such interventions occur they may be ratified as legitimate activities by non-native speaker participants, and the power asymmetry is thereby co-constructed by the participant. However, such asymmetries may also be resisted by non-native speakers when they reassert their communicative intent and in so doing reframe the interaction away from inequalities.
“Where are you really from?”: Nationality and Ethnicity Talk (NET) in everyday interactions
Authors: Hua Zhu , Wei Li 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
The article examines the significance of questions such as “where are you really from?” in everyday conversational interactions. Defining this kind of talk as nationality and ethnicity talk (NET), i. e. discourse that either explicitly or inexplicitly evokes one’s nationality or ethnicity in everyday conversation, the paper discusses what constitutes NET, how it works through symbolic and indexical cues and strategic emphasis, and why it matters in the wider context of identity, race, intercultural contact and power relations. The discussion draws on social media data including videos, blogs, on-line comments and the authors’ observations, and focuses on NET around Asian people living outside Asia. It argues that the question “where are you really from” itself does not per se contest immigrants’ entitlement. However, what makes difference to the perception of whether one is an “interloper” – someone who is not wanted – is the “tangled” history, memory and expectation imbued and fuelled by power inequality.
“Misunderstanding” and (mis)interpretation as strategic tools in intercultural interactions between preschool children
Authors: Bernstein Katie A. 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Misunderstandings in intercultural interactions are often taken as givens – unintentional side effects of coming to interactions with different languages and frames of reference – but also as givens that with enough effort and learning on the parts of participants might be repaired or even avoided. Researchers have warned, however, that assuming the intercultural-ness of these interactions to be the a priori cause of misunderstandings ignores possibly more complex, and less comfortable, explanations involving power relations and social identities. Drawing on data from a year-long ethnography of 11 Nepali- and Turkish-speaking children learning English in preschool in the United States, this paper argues that in some cases, it is less helpful to see intercultural-ness as a cause of misunderstanding than as an alibi for it. Through the lens of “strategic misunderstanding”, this paper shows how one English-speaking student exploited the gap in language ability and in symbolic power between himself and an English language learner (ELL) peer in order to fake misunderstanding and thus accomplish his own social aims.
Language choices and symbolic power in intercultural communication: A case study of a multilingual, immigrant Filipino woman in South Korea
Authors: Shin Jaran 
Published: November 2016

AbstractThis paper is a case study of a Filipino woman who migrated to Korea to marry a Korean farmer and who ends up using her knowledge of English to navigate power differences in her exchanges with Korean interlocutors. I extend the tradition of research on intercultural communication by drawing on Bourdieu’s concept of symbolic power. Employing the ethnography of an embedded case study, this paper adopts inductive thematic analysis and discourse analysis to show (a) Natalie’s attitudes toward Korean and English, (b) her use of English in the Korean school setting as a parent to destabilize power differences, (c) her encounters with institutional/ideological walls that reinforce power differences, and (d) her daughter’s strategies of appropriating her mother’s English speaking status. The data reveal how Natalie – being in an inferior social position due to her status as a foreign bride – strategically used the symbolic power of English in an effort to position herself as a legitimate interlocutor. The clash between the global legitimacy of English and the local legitimacy of Korean replicates on a microscale the larger symbolic struggles that are going on the geopolitical level in intercultural encounters. By discussing the historical, (post)colonial reality that study participants faced, this paper ultimately demonstrates a conflict between various symbolic orders and highlights the eminently paradoxical struggle for symbolic power.
More than fifty shades of grey: Copyright on social network sites
Authors: Pihlaja Stephen 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Social Network Sites (SNS) have increasingly grown as platforms for users to publish and promote content (which includes videos, written texts, and images), in addition to interacting socially. While all published material both online and offline is normally protected by copyright laws, what constitutes copyrighted material on SNS can be difficult to distinguish. Moreover, users on these sites can have differing expectations of how their content is used and viewed by others, causing confusion around both the legal and ethical obligations of others when they use or cite others’ content. Knowing when to attribute content to users and when to protect user privacy is, therefore, a key issue for researchers, particularly linguists working with language data from SNS. Using three case studies, this article looks at content from SNS where applying copyright rules might be problematic: videos that have been published and subsequently removed from a site; user comments on videos published on YouTube and Facebook; and user comments on sites, which might be considered sensitive, such as adult video pages. I discuss the legal obligations in using this content, by first presenting examples where there is a clear legal requirement to cite the copyrighted work of users. I then highlight the ambiguity of copyright law and suggest ways problematic cases might be addressed, enabling the researcher to act both legally and ethically in copying and using online material. In conclusion, I argue based on these studies that attribution of publicly available content on SNS should be the default position, but that the effect of reproducing materials for academic purposes should be taken into account.
Théâtre et communication de masse: L’exemple du concert party au Togo
Authors: Ricard A. , Weston J. 
Published: November 2016

Zusammenfassung
Bei der Untersuchung der Massenmedien in der Dritten Welt ist ihr spezifischer Charakter allzu oft vernachlässigt worden. Kann die Vitalität der folkloristischen Kommunikationsformen von Kleingruppen neue Medien für die Masse, z. B. für eine Stadt hervorbringen? Die Untersuchung zeigt, daß das Publikum der „concert party“, einer Art Folklore-Theater im togolesischen Lomé, gewisse Gruppenmerkmale aufweist, daß es sich dabei aber zugleich schon um ein Massenpublikum handelt, verstreut über den gesamten städtischen und sozialen Raum. In einer Übergangsgesellschaft wie der togolesischen lassen sich also halb-folkloristische, halb-massengerechte Kommunikationsformen beobachten, die zu Recht populär genannt werden dürfen.
The Canadian Experience of Pay-TV: The Failure of Policy and the Policy of Failure
Authors: Meier Werner A. 
Published: November 2016

Summary
Canada is years ahead of most countries in the fields of Pay-TV, Cable-TV and Direct Broadcasting Satellite (DBS). With this lead, Canada is able to give some important lessons in advanced technology and communications policy to highly industrialized countries. The introduction of pay-tv in 1983 in Canada gives the opportunity to analyze the performance of the Canadian model. In the first part of this paper, the most important facts and events, from the beginning of the pay-tv experiment to the recent decision for reorganization of the market are briefly described. The second part contains an analysis of the ongoing difficulties especially as concerns the contradiction between cultural and industrial strategies. The gap between claims and reality are attributable to private industry as well as to the CRTC and the DOC for their inability to learn from past experience concerning the problems of Canadian cultural and communications policy.
La musique – Discours national ou langage universel?
Authors: Freund Wolfgang S. 
Published: November 2016

Summary
The present essay questions the idea generally admitted that „music” could be, under all circumstances, an universal language likely to pull down ideological borders and prejudices between people and civilizations. For his argument, the author takes advantage of the opposition prevailing between european and middle-eastern music on the one hand, pointing out on the other hand the importance of different kinds of music such as classical music, light music, music for publicity, as well as military music. The military music is understood in terms of an epistemological code for different artistico-cultural articulations, specific to highly industrialized countries. In conclusion, the author is forwarding substantial doubts as to understanding music as language without borders, insisting on its socio-cultural, and therefore regional profiles.
Individual Communication Styles
Authors: Dragneva Raissa 
Published: November 2016

Summary
The article presents a brief description of a series of integrated studies on the communication style and way of life of individual personalities, bearers of the basic personality systems, provisionally called synthetic-reflective and analytic-active. A set of psychological, psycho-linguistic and sociological methods has helped investigate the ways of communication behaviour of a number of individuals in various kinds of communication (small social groups, binary interpersonal communication between spouses and close friends, communication with objects of culture and spending leisure time). Correlations were drawn between the communication activity and the components of the basic personality system.
Artikel: Health Information Dissemination in the Information Age: Media, Messages and Roles
Authors: Wigand Rolf T. , Klee Hans-Dieter 
Published: November 2016

Summary
Understanding the priorities and workings of the mass media are a prerequisite to gaining the attention of the media and, more importantly, the cooperation of those who control access to media space and time. In addition, one needs to understand information and news filtering and gate-keeping functions carried out by the media. It is also essential to understand the interplay between reporters and their news sources and the fact that both entities have their specific priorities and agenda. In the United States of America the media’s behavior may be viewed and understood, at least in part, as the journalistic performance and exercise in the principles of the First Amendment within the Constitution. Simultaneously though the media are part of the free enterprise system, implying that they are a business whose primary motivation is to maximize profits and minimally to survive as an organization. The media, however, are not in the business of health care, medicine or public health. This contribution characterizes the health information setting in the United States of America. Relevant research has demonstrated that in the process of gaining health information by the consumer, food producers can be highly successful in influencing food-purchasing behavior and thus may have an influence on health and eating behavior. Among the issues addressed here are scientific alarmism, information confusion, disinformation, misinformation and the often resultant paradoxical behavior exhibited by the public. The knowledge gap-hypothesis is explored with regard to its appropriateness in this setting. Researchers found that short, unequivocal and positive media messages - so-called magic bullets - addressing single and relatively simple behaviors can be highly effective and that whatever advice is given should be uncomplicated and negative elements associated with the message should be avoided.
It is important for scientists, medical experts and nutritionists, the media and food producers to realize that they all play a vital role in achieving broad-scale health behavior. They need to cooperate and work together to produce a set of clear, consistent, focused and positive messages based on current scientific knowledge and trends. Only then can such recommendations be communicated, understood and acted upon by the public. It is especially important to educate and inform children properly about the appropriate judgement and analysis of advertised messages pertaining to health and eating behavior questions.
„Leichter leben“
Authors: Lingelbach Dieter 
Published: November 2016

Zusammenfassung der Diskussion
In der sich anschließenden Diskussion wurde zunächst darauf aufmerksam gemacht, daß es in der Bundesrepublik etwa fünf Millionen Diabetiker gibt, was ca. 5% der Bevölkerung entspricht. Hiervon sind ca. 10% sogenannte Jung- oder Typ I-Diabetiker und 90% Altersdiabetiker. Obwohl im klinischen Bereich sehr viel für Diabetiker getan werde - es wurde insbesondere auf das „Düsseldorfer Modell“ hingewiesen - seien aus Sicht von Lingelbach von den 20.000 Apotheken in der Bundesrepublik lediglich 1000-2000 in der Lage, mit dieser Patientengruppe ein fachkundiges Gespräch zu führen. Dementsprechend werde in „leichter leben“ auf Adressen von Beratungsstellen und Selbsthilfegruppen hingewiesen. Allerdings sei juristisch noch nicht hinreichend geklärt, ob das vorgestellte Projekt auch den Anforderungen des Heilmittelgesetztes genügt, da es sich bei dem Produkt, dem die Miniillustrierte beigelegt ist, um ein Diagnostikum und nicht um ein Arzneimittel handelt.