bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Original Article. Effect of cold plasma on degradation of organophosphorus pesticides used on some agricultural products
Authors: Mousavi Seyyedeh Mahbubeh , Imani Sohrab , Dorranian Davoud , Larijani Kambiz , Shojaee Mahmoud 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
This study investigated the potential effect of cold plasma on reducing residues of pesticides diazinon and chlorpyrifos in apples and cucumbers and its effects on property of products. Two separate concentrations of each pesticide with 500 and 1,000 ppm were prepared and the samples were inoculated by dipping them into the solutions. All samples treated with pesticides were exposed to cold plasma in a monopole cold plasma apparatus (DBD) run at 10 and 13 kV voltages. Liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) was used to remove pesticide residues from the samples. Eventually, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to measure the amount of pesticides in the samples. Also, to investigate generated metabolites, extracts were injected into a GC/MS apparatus. In addition, the effects of cold plasma on humidity, tissue hardness, color and the sugar percentage of products were analyzed. The results revealed that treatment of samples with cold plasma considerably reduced pesticide residues without leaving any traces of harmful or toxic substances. Furthermore, it did not have any undesirable effects on the color and texture of the samples. The efficiency of this method increased with higher voltage and longer exposure time. In general, the best results were obtained by the combination of 500 ppm concentration, 10 min exposure and 13 kV voltages. The residues of diazinon were reduced better than the residues of chlorpyrifos. Apples were detoxified much better than cucumbers. Also, cold plasma treatment transformed diazinon and chlorpyrifos pesticides into their less toxic metabolites. The results showed that with increased voltage and longer exposure time, cold plasma caused few changes in moisture and glucose content, texture hardness and color of products. Th ere were no significant difference between treated samples and control in all treatments.
Original Article. Efficacy of electrospun bionanofibers as fumigant pesticides in foodstuff storage
Authors: Allahvaisi Somaye , Jahromi Khalil Talebi , Imani Sohrab , Khanjani Mohammad 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
Essential oils as alternative synthetic pesticides for pest management of foodstuffs have recently received increased attention. Controlled and slow release formulations of essential oils are used to enhance their efficiency. Two volatile essential oils of Mentha piperita L. and Salvia officinalis L. were investigated for release rate and mortality percentage by fumigant toxicity against 1st instar larvae of Plodia interpunctella. Electrospinning was used to incorporate various concentrations of essential oils in nanofibers. The essential oils can be released from the nanofibers for long periods of time, from several days to several weeks. Poly(lactic acid) was used as a green polymer carrier and the essential oils were incorporated into the nanofibers (8-15v/v% PLA). Insecticidal bioassay revealed that oil-loaded nanofibers (NFOs) were more toxic than pure essential oils (PEOs) against tested larvae. The LC50 and LT50 of NFOs were 1.2 and 4 times, respectively, more than PEOs. Our results indicated that PEOs completely lost their insecticidal activity after 14 days, whereas at the same period, NFOs had an average of 93% mortality when applied against P. interpunctella. Therefore, it can be concluded that nanofibers improved the persistence of the oil. This study presents S. officinalis has more toxicity and M. piperita had more persistence for controlling the larvae of indian meal moth.
Rapid Communication. Tamarixia monesus (Walker) (Hym.: Eulophidae) parasitoid of Bactericera tremblayi (Wagner, 1961) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) in Iran
Authors: Lotfalizadeh Hossein , Sadeghi-Nasab Fereshteh 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
Bactericera tremblayi (Wagner, 1961) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) is reported on Brassica oleracea var. capitata (Brassicaceae) in northwestern Iran. Tamarixia monesus (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae) was reared for the first time on B. tremblayi, and compared with Tamarixia tremblayi, another parasitoid of B. tremblayi. This is a new record of T. monesus from the Middle East.
The Metaphysics of Economic Exchanges
Authors: Massin Olivier , Tieffenbach Emma 
Published: May 2017

AbstractWhat are economic exchanges? The received view has it that exchanges are mutual transfers of goods motivated by inverse valuations thereof. As a corollary, the standard approach treats exchanges of services as a subspecies of exchanges of goods. We raise two objections against this standard approach. First, it is incomplete, as it fails to take into account, among other things, the offers and acceptances that lie at the core of even the simplest cases of exchanges. Second, it ultimately fails to generalize to exchanges of services, in which neither inverse preferences nor mutual transfers hold true. We propose an alternative definition of exchanges, which treats exchanges of goods as a special case of exchanges of services and which builds in offers and acceptances. According to this theory: (i) The valuations motivating exchanges are propositional and convergent rather than objectual and inverse; (ii) All exchanges of goods involve exchanges of services/actions, but not the reverse; (iii) Offers and acceptances, together with the contractual obligations and claims they bring about, lie at the heart of all cases of exchange.
Morality, Ontology, and Corporate Rights
Authors: Walt Steven , Schwartzman Micah 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
Does the ontology of corporations matter for corporate rights? Much of the philosophical literature on corporate rights focuses on whether corporations are real entities, aggregations of individuals, or fictions to which rights or other entitlements can be ascribed. We argue that this focus is misplaced. Whether corporations have rights, and the sort of rights they have, is a question of moral theory. It is not fundamentally a matter of ontology, as F.W. Maitland thought, or a matter of legal or moral semantics, as H.L.A. Hart once argued. The going moral theory, not conceptual requirements or explanatory criteria, determines the conditions a corporation must satisfy to have various rights and duties. We argue that this truth is independent of the deontic, consequentialist, or hybrid character of the moral theory. This paper defends three claims. First, the ontological status of a group as an intentional agent is neither necessary nor sufficient for its moral status or entitlements. A moral theory in principle could recognize groups that are not intentional agents, and a group’s existence as an intentional agent does not by itself require moral recognition. A moral commitment to corporate rights and duties is therefore not determined by the indispensability of groups in explaining group behavior. Second, the substantive claims of a moral theory (understood broadly) determine the conditions for assigning rights and duties to corporations. Third, this moral conception of corporate rights has both legal and moral implications for the treatment of corporations.
Corporate Crime and Plea Bargains
Authors: Procaccia Uriel , Winter Eyal 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
Corporate entities enjoy legal subjectivity in a variety of forms, but they are
not human beings. Hence, their legal capacity to bear rights and obligations of
their own is not universal. This article lays out a stylized model that
explores, from a normative point of view, one of the limits that ought to be set
on corporate capacity to act “as if” they had a human nature
− the capacity to commit crime. Accepted wisdom states that corporate
criminal liability is justified as a measure to deter criminal behavior. Our
analysis supports this intuition in one subset of cases, but also reveals that
deterrence might in fact be undermined in another subset of cases, especially in
an environment saturated with plea bargains involving serious violations of the
law.
Lithuanians on the jubilee of the 125th birth anniversary of the great linguist Jan Szczepan Otrębski
Authors: Marcinkiewicz Józef 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
This article draws attention to the jubilee scientific conference which was held on 28th November 2014 in Vilnius, in the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania, on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of the great Polish linguist Jan Szczepan Otrębski. A one-day seminar in Vilnius was attended by Lithuanian and Polish linguists, as well as politicians who opened the conference, thus emphasizing importance and significance of this event. During the conference nine interesting papers were read out about the life and work of Jan Sz. Otrębski, a linguist who devoted a large part of his life to research of the Lithuanian language. In general, the papers highlighted inter alia the genius of this scholar and his great contribution to the study of both the Lithuanian language as well as the other Indo-European languages. In other words, let background anniversary be a good opportunity to recall the figure of this great scholar.
Józef Darski (1942–2016) and his contribution to the German linguistics and grammar
Authors: Taborek Janusz 
Published: May 2017

AbstractThe linguist and grammarian, Józef Darski (born 30thAugust 1941) died on 18thMarch 2016 in Poznan. This contribution presents his life and innovative and original work. His outstanding achievement was a holistic, original, generic and empirical-based model of linguistic analysis, concerning all of its levels. Based on his model, Darski proposed original ways of presenting stems and exponents, a system of word classes, regular and irregular verbs, as well as noun and adjective declension. Józef Darski was a respected and esteemed teacher and a master for many Polish Germanists as well as a successful university administrator serving as dean of his faculty for several years. His death was a loss for German studies in Poland.
Assessment Concerning the Domain of Applicability of Protodiakonov Method in Calculus of Underground Structures
Authors: Popovici Adrian , Ilinca Cornel , Anghel Cristian 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
The sectional stresses (M, N) in a gallery lining are computed comparatively numerical by FEM taking into account the interaction underground structure - surrounding ground and analytical by Protodiakonov method. The last method is based on coincidence arch born in ground over gallery.
Comprehensive analyses allow to settle the domain in which Protodiakonov method can be applied as well as the conditions in which discharge arches appear in ground above underground or embedded structures.
The study is available for galleries (tunnels) built so that their lining takes loads from undeformed ground (rock) mass surrounding gallery, existent before excavation.
Effect of call-clubs to institute local network effects in mobile telecommunication and its′ implications on brand loyalty
Authors: Karunarathne E. A .C. P , Jing Zhang 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
As a result of rapid technological advancements in the mobile telecommunication industry, many firms have set their strategies to target larger customer bases since it forecasts extensive future profit generation. Due to severe competition, while employing successful customer loyalty strategies, customer locked-in strategies are also commonly used in the telecommunication industry to retain their customers within the firm. Call-clubs benefits are one of the commonly used strategies used to create local network effects in the mobile telecommunication market place. Thus, this paper targets to provide insight on the implication of subscriber’s involvement in call-clubs on their loyalty towards service providers. A survey based quantitative approach was followed for this study and the data was gathered through a structured off-line questionnaire from randomly selected mobile users in Sri Lanka. Based on collected valid responses, analysis was carried out to answer the designed research hypotheses and structural equation modelling techniques were mainly used for statistical analysis. As per the analysis, research model shows a fairly high level of explanatory power with customer loyalty and perceived call-clubs benefits which indicate customers′ preference towards the service provider when most frequently contacting parties are using the same network. Further analysis was carried out to investigate the moderating effect on call-clubs benefits and customer loyalty relationships due to two main technological advancements; namely, Internet based voice calling facility and multiple connection access facility. Based on the analysis results recommendations were made to track the value of call-clubs strategies accordingly.
Linear algebraic proof of Wigner theorem and its consequences
Authors: Barvínek Jáchym , Hamhalter Jan 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
We present new proof of non-bijective Wigner theorem on symmetries of quantum systems using only basic linear algebra. It is based on showing that any non-zero Jordan ∗-homomorphism between matrix algebras preserving rank-one projections is implemented by either a unitary or an anitiunitary map. As a new application we extend hitherto known results on preservers of quantum relative entropy to infinite quantum systems.
A note on groups with finite conjugacy classes of subnormal subgroups
Authors: de Giovanni Francesco , Saccomanno Federica 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
A group G is said to be a V-group if every subnormal subgroup of G has only finitely many conjugates. It is proved here that if G is a group admitting an ascending normal series whose factors have finite rank, and all proper subgroups of G have the V-property, then G itself is a V-group, provided that G belongs to a suitable class of generalized soluble groups, containing in particular all locally (soluble-by-finite) groups. On the other hand, an example shows that there exist periodic metabelian minimal non-V groups.
Groups with the same complex group algebras as some extensions of psl(2, pn
)
Authors: Heydari Somayeh , Ahanjideh Neda 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
For a natural number n and the prime p, let L be an almost simple group with the socle PSL(2,p

n
) such that p does not divide [L: PSL(2,p

n
)]. In this paper, we prove that L is uniquely determined by the first column of its character table. In particular, this implies that L is uniquely determined by the structure of its complex group algebra.
Klee-Phelps convex groupoids
Authors: Peters James F. , Öztürk Mehmet A. , Uçkun Mustafa 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
We prove that a pair of proximal Klee-Phelps convex groupoids A(∘), B(∘) in a finite-dimensional normed linear space E are normed proximal, i.e., A(∘) δ
B(∘) if and only if the groupoids are normed proximal. In addition, we prove that the groupoid neighbourhood N

z
(∘) ⊆ S

z
(∘) is convex in E if and only if N

z
(∘) = S

z
(∘).
Generalized Padé approximants for plane condenser and distribution of points
Authors: Ikonomov Nikolay 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
Given a regular plane condenser (E, F), let α and β be triangular point tables; α ∈ E, β ∈ F. In the present paper, a criterium relating to the extremal distribution of the tables α and β is proved. The results are provided in terms of generalized Padé approximant, associated with the point tables α and β.
Dirichlet boundary value problem for differential equation with ϕ-Laplacian and state-dependent impulses
Authors: Tomeček Jan 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
The paper deals with the boundary value problem for differential equation with ϕ-Laplacian and state-dependent impulses of the form

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$$\begin{array}{}
\left(\phi(z'(t))\right)' = f(t,z(t),z'(t))\qquad \text{ for a.e. } t\in [0,T]\subset\mathbb R,\\
\Delta z'(t) = M(z(t),z'(t-)),\qquad t=\gamma (z(t)),\\ z(0) = z(T) = 0.
\end{array} $$

Here, T > 0, ϕ : ℝ → ℝ is an increasing homeomorphism, ϕ(ℝ) = ℝ, ϕ(0) = 0, f : [0, T] × ℝ2 → ℝ satisfies Carathéodory conditions, M : ℝ → ℝ is continuous and γ : ℝ → (0, T) is continuous, Δ z′(t) = z′(t+) − z′(t−). Sufficient conditions for the existence of at least one solution to this problem having no pulsation behaviour are provided.
Religious Experience and Photography: The Phenomenology of Photography as Revelatory of the Religious Play of Imagination
Authors: Carreño Javier E. 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
That there are genuinely religious representations, and that the practice of praying with images involves no confusion of the divine with its representation, are matters firmly established by a phenomenology of imagination such as Edmund Husserl’s. Moreover, such a phenomenological regard can become attentive to the concrete roles played by a viewer’s imagination in his dealings with various sorts of images. I propose to bring these phenomenological insights to show that there is a distinctively religious play of imagination in dealing with religious images. Moreover, I address this question by turning to one kind of representation which Barthes and others have found unsuitable for representing a religious subject, namely, photographic images. While agreeing with some of these reservations, this paper explores some of the ways in which photography may still be found to represent a religious subject, shifting the problem of religious photography from its inherent impossibility to its inadequacy. In doing so, I show that the distinctively religious play of imagination vis-à-vis religious representations cuts a wedge between the depictive and the symbolic, and is rather akin to a metaphorical use of representations.
The Sound of a Small Whisper: Ordinary Religious Experience
Authors: Kugelmann Robert 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
An ordinary religious experience does not entail an overwhelming sense of the Divine; it is not a “numinous” experience. It is instead easily ignored. In a phenomenological psychological inquiry into such a religious experience, both the noema, the “what” experienced, and the noesis, the mode of givenness of the experience, manifested themselves in distinctive ways. The paper examines a simple experience of having been guided in making a decision. The guidance was recognized only at the moment of realization. The realization revealed the decision to have been part of a larger drama that transcended the immediate experience. The “world” of this moment of realization included sensing that the sky above-as an “elemental”-was a dome, with allusions to the Noah story. Even at the time, this perception was not experienced as literal, but as symbolic. The social, historical, and theological contexts for the possibility of this experience receive attention. Theological as well as psychological reflection indicate such an experience continues to happen, in memory and thought, and even in action, long after the initial moment. Essential to the meaning of the experience is an admonition to transcend egocentricity.
Germocyte lesions caused by porcine circovirus type 2b in Kunming mice
Authors: Yuan A.W. , Pang P. , Gong Q.L. , Deng Z.B. 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) has been known as a causative agent of reproductive failure in the sow. In the present study mouse model was used to investigate PCV2 infection. In order to investigate whether PCV2 can induce lesions of spermatocytes and oocytes, 6 male and 6 female mice were each inoculated intraperitoneally with PCV2b, and 3 male and 3 female mice mock-infected with cell culture supernatant served as controls. Samples of testes and ovaries from PCV2b-inoculated and mock-infected mice were investigated using PCR, histopathological, ultrastructural and immunofluorescent histochemical methods at 14 and 21 day post infection (dpi). The study revealed that in the virus-inoculated mice leydig cells in testes and granulosa cells in ovaries were degenerated, and a small number of spermatocytes and oocytes showed apoptosis. Positive PCV2b antigen signals were also observed in these apoptotic cells. It can be suggested that PCV2 can cause lesions of spermatocyte and oocyte prior to zygotes formation in its host.
Accuracy of real-time shear wave elastography in the assessment of normal liver tissue in the guinea pig (cavia porcellus)
Authors: Glińska-Suchocka K. , Kubiak K. , Spużak J. , Jankowski M. , Borusewicz P. 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
Shear wave elastography is a novel technique enabling real-time measurement of the elasticity of liver tissue. The color map is superimposed on the classic ultrasound image of the assessed tissue, which enables a precise evaluation of the stiffness of the liver tissue. The aim of the study was to assess the stiffness of normal liver tissue in the guinea pig using shear wave elastography. The study was carried out on 36 guinea pigs using the SuperSonic Imagine Aixplorer scanner, and a 1 to 6 MH convex SC6-1 transducer. An ultrasound guided Try-Cut liver core needle biopsy was carried out in all the studied animals and the collected samples were examined to exclude pathological lesions. The mean liver tissue stiffness ranged from 0.89 to 5.40 kPa. We found that shear wave elastography is an easy, non-invasive technique that can be used to assess the stiffness of liver tissue. The obtained results can be used in future studies to assess the types and changes of liver tissue in the course of various types of liver disease.
In vitro production of Sudanese camel (Camelus dromedarius) embryos from epididymal spermatozoa and follicular oocytes of slaughtered animals
Authors: Abdelkhalek A.E. , Gabr Sh.A. , Khalil W.A. , Shamiah Sh.M. , Pan L. , Qin G. , Farouk M.H. 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
Application of assisted reproductive technology in camelidea, such as artificial insemination (AI) and embryo transfer, has been slow in comparison to that for other livestock species. In Egypt, there are few attempts to establish in vitro maturation (IVM) and fertilization (IVF) techniques in dromedary camel. The present study was carried out to produce Sudanese camel embryos using in vitro matured oocytes and epididymal spermatozoa. Dromedary camel ovaries were collected from abattoirs and then, the oocytes were aspirated from all the visible follicles on the ovarian surface (~2-8 mm in a diameter). Meanwhile, Fetal Dromedary Camel Serum (FDCS) was obtained from camel fetuses after slaughtering. Thereafter, only Cumulus Oocyte Complexes (COCs) were matured in vitro in the Tissue Culture Medium (TCM-199) complemented with 10% FDCS. Spermatozoa required for in vitro fertilization were collected from testes (epididymal cauda) of the slaughtered camel bulls. The results clearly showed that the maturation rate of oocytes at metaphase II was about 59.5% while the fertilization rate was around 70.4%. Intriguingly, the embryo rates determined were 13.1%, in 2-cell; 0.0%, in 4-cell; 34.7%, in 8-16% cell; 39.1%, in morula and 13.1% in a blastocyst stage. This study represented a successful in vitro production of Sudanese dromedary camel embryos from epididymal sperm cells and in vitro matured oocytes recovered from slaughtered camels.