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Our Most Holy Death: The phenomenon of the cult of Saint Death in Mexico
Authors: V. Košutić Radmilo 
Published: January 2017

The purpose of this paper is brief presentation of learning and development of the cult of Saint Death, and to indicate to the interest in anthropology and religious studies on this phenomenon that contributes to a better understanding of this interesting topic. It is certainly not an exhaustive study on this issue, but only a starting point for further, more comprehensive and interdisciplinary researches. The cult of Saint Death is increasingly popular, not only in Mexico but also in neighboring countries, such as Guatemala, El Salvador and the United States. The cult of Saint Death is already a social phenomenon which has yet to be systematically explored, especially as this syncretic religious system is very popular among the Mexican underworld: drug dealers, street vendors, taxi drivers, vendors, piracy, street children, prostitutes, pickpockets, criminal gangs and murderers.
Cover Crop Termination Timing is Critical in Organic Rotational No‐Till Systems
Authors: Keene C. L. , Curran W. S. , Wallace J. M. , Ryan M. R. , Mirsky S. B. , VanGessel M. J. , Barbercheck M. E. 
Published: January 2017

Core Ideas
Hairy vetch–triticale biomass peaked at early hairy vetch flowering but mechanical control was highest at late flowering to early pod set.
Cereal rye biomass peaked at late dough stage but optimal mechanical control was obtained between 50% anthesis and early milk stages.
Volunteer hairy vetch was problematic in Delaware and Maryland whereas volunteer cereal rye was problematic in Pennsylvania.
Volunteer cover crops resulting from incomplete termination with mechanical rolling can be problematic in subsequent crops and may impact the benefits of organic rotational no‐till.
Cover crop‐based rotational no‐till enables organic farmers to reduce labor and build soil health. In these systems, cover crops are terminated with a roller‐crimper and cash crops are direct‐seeded into the resulting mulch. A systems experiment was conducted at three Mid‐Atlantic locations to test how cover crop termination timing affects cover crop biomass production, control, and volunteers in subsequent crops during the transition to organic production. The annual crop rotation was hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) plus triticale (x Triticosecale Wittm.)–corn (Zea mays L.)–cereal rye (Secale cereale L.)–soybean [(Glycine max (L.) Merr.]–winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using a full‐entry design. Cover crops were terminated based on growth stages designated Early, Intermediate, or Late. Hairy vetch–triticale and cereal rye biomass production exceeded 5000 kg ha−1 by Late termination in all site‐ years. Although hairy vetch–triticale biomass production peaked at early flowering of hairy vetch, control increased as termination was delayed. Hairy vetch regrowth and volunteer hairy vetch in subsequent soybean and winter wheat crops was lower in Late compared to Early termination treatments. Cereal rye biomass increased as termination was delayed but optimal control was achieved with Intermediate termination. Rolling cereal rye Early resulted in tillering and seed production whereas rolling Late allowed kernels to mature. Wheat grain contamination by volunteer hairy vetch ranged from 11 to 29% and by volunteer cereal rye from 3 to 11% at Maryland and Pennsylvania, respectively, demonstrating that minimizing cover crop seed production with strategic termination is critical in rotational no‐till.
Ammonia Volatilization, Rice Yield, and Nitrogen Uptake Responses to Simulated Rainfall and Urease Inhibitor
Authors: Dempsey Randy J. , Slaton Nathan A. , Norman Richard. J. , Roberts Trenton L. 
Published: January 2017

Core Ideas
Rainfall between preflood urea‐N application and flooding can be detrimental to rice grain yield.
Use of the NBPT reduces yield loss from N transformations facilitated by rainfall between the urea application and flooding.
Rainfall after urea application appears to reduce NH3 loss but enhance denitrification.
The effect of rainfall between urea application and flood establishment on rice (Oryza sativa L.) grain yield has not been studied. We compared the effects of simulated rainfall amount and N‐(n‐butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT) urease inhibitor rate on NH3 volatilization and rice growth. Three field experiments were conducted and NH3 volatilization was measured in two trials for 11 d after urea application (DAA). Untreated urea (Urea) or NBPT‐treated urea (NBPT‐Urea) was subjected to six simulated rainfall amounts (0–25.4 mm) applied 5 to 15 h after fertilizer application and flooded 7 to 12 DAA. Cumulative NH3 loss from Urea accounted for 8.6% of the applied N (112–118 kg N ha−1) with no simulated rainfall and decreased quadratically to 0.6% with 25.4 mm of simulated rainfall. Cumulative NH3 loss from NBPT‐Urea decreased quadratically as simulated rainfall amount increased but loss was 0.2 to 2.0% of the applied N. Depending on the site, yields of rice fertilized with Urea decreased linearly or nonlinearly as simulated rainfall increased with the greatest yield produced by rice receiving no simulated rainfall. The yields of rice fertilized with NBPT‐Urea were not affected by simulated rainfall amount in two trials. In the third trial, the yields of rice receiving NBPT‐Urea decreased nonlinearly as simulated rainfall amount increased but were 8.9 to 18.1% (746–1376 kg ha−1) greater than the yields of Urea‐fertilized rice. Rainfall following urea application reduces NH3 loss but appears to increase N loss via denitrification. Based on yield results, total N loss was reduced when urea was treated with NBPT.
Soil Waterlogging and Nitrogen Fertilizer Management Effects on Corn and Soybean Yields
Authors: Kaur Gurpreet , Zurweller Brendan A. , Nelson Kelly A. , Motavalli Peter P. , Dudenhoeffer Christopher J. 
Published: January 2017

Core Ideas
Excessive soil moisture resulting from extreme precipitation events during early spring can often cause decreases in corn grain yields in the midwestern United States.
Each day of waterlogging resulted in an average corn grain yield loss of 0.42 Mg ha−1 and 0.72 Mg ha−1 in 2013 and 2014, respectively.
Pre‐plant N fertilizer applications of non‐coated urea; polymer coated urea, and non‐coated urea+nitrification inhibitor resulted in 19% higher yields compared to the non‐treated control in 2014.
Effects of rescue N fertilizer were seen on soybean yields in the succeeding year after corn, while rescue N affected corn yields only in 2014.
Climatic conditions including rainfall and air temperature had a significant role in crop response to waterlogging and N fertilizer treatments.
In the midwestern United States, excessive soil moisture resulting from extreme precipitation events during early spring can often cause decreases in corn (Zea mays L.) grain yields and escalate N loss. A field trial was conducted from 2013 to 2015 in Northeast Missouri to determine the effects of soil waterlogging duration, pre‐plant N and rescue N fertilizer applications on corn and succeeding soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr] production. Plots were either non‐flooded or flooded for durations of 1, 3, or 7 d when corn was at V6 growth stage. Pre‐plant N fertilizer treatments included non‐treated control (CO), urea (NCU), urea plus nitrapyrin (NCU+NI), and polymer coated urea (PCU) applied at 168 kg N ha−1. A rescue N fertilizer application of 0 or 84 kg N ha−1 of urea plus N‐(n‐butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT) (NCU+UI) was applied at V10 growth stage. Each day of waterlogging resulted in an average corn grain yield loss of 0.42 and 0.72 Mg ha−1 in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Pre‐plant N fertilizer applications of NCU, PCU, and NCU+NI resulted in 19% higher yields compared to CO in 2014. Effects of rescue N fertilizer were seen on soybean yields in the succeeding year after corn, while rescue N positively affected corn yields only in 2014. These results indicated that rescue N fertilizer applications are not effective if drought conditions occur after its application in corn. Climatic conditions including rainfall and air temperature had a significant role in crop response to waterlogging and N fertilizer treatments.
Implementation of swarm algorithm in modeling a flexible beam structure
Authors: Ting Pek Eek Rickey , Mat Darus Intan Z. , Sahlan Shafishuhaza , Mohd Samin Pakharuddin , Shaharuddin Nik M. R 
Published: January 2017

The application of System Identification techniques for modeling a flexible beam structure are presented in this paper. The flexible beam has been widely applied in various fields engineering and industrial. However, the flexible structure is easily influenced by unwanted vibration which may lead to fatigue, performance reduction and structure damage. Thus, the unwanted vibration must be controlled and reduced. In order to have a good controller performance for vibration suppression, an appropriate model of flexible beam is required. Hence, to obtain a model of the flexible beam structure, Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) are implemented in this study as System Identification techniques. The implementation of PSO and ABC requires experimental data input and output retrieved from data acquisition from a well-developed experimental test rig via MATLAB Simulink platform. Results obtained are displayed in graphical plots and numerical values. The predicted model is validated via mean square error (MSE) and correlation tests. To represent the dynamic model of the flexible beam structure, model with minimum MSE value and correlation test within 95 % confidence interval is selected as the best fit model. The result shows that PSO algorithm produces better performance compared to ABC algorithm with a 3rd order predicted model that has lowest MSE value and correlation tests within 95 % confidence interval for the beam system.
Backstepping integral control for hydraulic servo system based on LuGre friction model
Authors: Tang Hongyu , Tian Pan 
Published: January 2017

A hydraulic shaking table has obvious frictional characteristics that will result in the deterioration of test waveforms and affect test accuracy. In this study, the influence of nonlinear friction for a hydraulic shaking table test system is analyzed briefly. For dynamic friction parameters and unknown system load characteristics, a mathematical model is developed based on the LuGre friction model, and double nonlinear observers are constructed to estimate average deflection. A backstepping integral control method is proposed to compensate the nonlinear friction and estimate the unknown load disturbances. The stability of the closed-loop system is proved by the Lyapunov function. In the test, an iterative control algorithm is utilized to obtain the system inverse transfer function. The experimental results show that the proposed method can reduce the nonlinear friction of the hydraulic servo system, and improve the control accuracy of the hydraulic shaking table. In addition, high identification accuracy for system impedance is also achieved. Compared to no friction compensating method, the acceleration waveform distortion is reduced from 19 % to 5 % and the peak error is reduced from 14 % to 4.2 % by the proposed method, and the deviation of power spectral density is also reduced effectively.
Performance study of the aortic valves with abnormally thickened leaflets during systole
Authors: Hsu Cheung-Hwa , Ou Chao-Hui , Vu Ha-Hai 
Published: January 2017

Utilizing numerical simulation, this study investigated the performance of aortic valves with abnormally thickened leaflets during the systolic phase of the cardiac cycle. The method used coupled computational fluid dynamics and finite element analysis simulations to solve flexible structures interaction with surrounding fluid flow in the valves. The valve model was developed with a valve height of 10 mm, a free edge angle of 0 degrees, a leaflet thickness of 0.2 mm and a valve radius of 23.5 mm. Different cases of valve diseases were considered, including cases involving one thickened leaflet and cases involving two thickened leaflets. In these studied cases, the thickness of the diseased leaflet or leaflets was thicker than that of a normal one by 50 %, 100 % and 150 %, respectively. High shear stresses were discovered during leaflets acceleration period along with big leaflets distortions for all six diseased valve models. The diseased valve with 150 % thicker leaflets experienced a shear stress of up to 98.6 Pa that could disrupt the functions of the valve and therefore lead to severe problems of the cardiovascular system.
Biomechanical assessment of brain dynamic responses due to blast-induced wave propagation
Authors: Yang Bin , Wang Qun , Li Peng , Tang Yong , Wang Yu , Shi Zheng , Cao Li-Bo 
Published: January 2017

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) due to blast-induced wave propagation are not well studied owing to limited published literatures on the subject. This study demonstrates the utilization of a head-helmet model and investigates the effect of using a faceshield with different configurations of laminate composites of polycarbonate and aerogel materials. The model validation is performed against studies published in the literature. The processes of blast wave propagation in the air and blast interaction with the head are modeled by a Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian (CEL) multi-material finite element method (FEM) formulation, together with a fluid-structure dynamic interaction algorithm. The effectiveness of the different faceshield configurations when exposed to a frontal blast wave with one atmosphere (atm) peak overpressure is evaluated. Results show that the helmet with faceshield can delay the transmission of blast waves to the face and lower the skull stresses and intracranial pressures (ICP) at the frontal and parietal lobes in the first 1.7 ms. Faceshields with a combination of polycarbonate and aerogel layers perform better than the fully polycarbonate ones. It is also revealed that the single 0.6 mm thick aerogel layer in the 3-layer configuration and two layers of 0.6 mm thick aerogel in the 5-layer configuration are the most effective. The paper provides insights into the interaction mechanics between the biological head model and the blast wave.
Benefits of using amorphous metallic fibres in concrete slabs-on-grade
Authors: Nayar Sunitha K , Gettu Ravindra 
Published: January 2017

The effective utilization of pseudo-ductile materials like Fibre Reinforced Concrete (FRC) depends on the incorporation of suitable material parameters in appropriate design approaches. A design methodology has been developed for slabs-on-grade addressing various failure patterns, and giving a performance requirement as the design output. This opens up the choice of fibres, allowing the use of combinations of fibres to suit the service requirements. In this context, the current study explores the use of hybrid combinations of conventional steel fibres (SF) and a genre of corrosion-resistant amorphous metallic fibres (AMF) that have the ability to significantly enhance the flexural strength of concrete, even at relatively low dosages. It is shown that AMF, when used in combination with SF, results in a synergistic response with respect to toughness; mixes with 15 kg/m3 of SF and 20 kg/m3 of AMF exhibit about 50% higher characteristic flexural strength and more than double the characteristic equivalent flexural strength than the mix with 15 kg/m3 of SF alone, in the concrete considered here. Consequently, when FRC with a hybrid combination of fibres (AMF+SF) was considered in design, a significant reduction in thickness of slab was possible, in comparison to FRC with only SF.
Оптимизация структурных и ростовых параметров метаморфных InGaAs-фотопреобразователей, полученных методом МОС-гидридной эпитаксии
Authors: Рыбальченко Д.В. , Минтаиров С.А. , Салий Р.А. , Тимошина Н.Х. , Шварц М.З. , Калюжный Н.А. 
Published: January 2017

Методом МОС-гидридной эпитаксии созданы метаморфные Ga0.76In0.24As-гетероструктуры фотопреобразователей на подложках n-GaAs. Обнаружено, что из-за разрыва валентных зон на гетерогранице p-In0.24Al0.76As /p-In0.24Ga0.76As (широкозонное окно/эмиттер) возникает потенциальный барьер для дырок вследствие технологической сложности создания высокой концентрации активной примеси в широкозонном материале. Использование четверного твердого раствора InAlGaAs c содержанием Al &lt;40&#37; позволило повысить концентрацию акцепторов в широкозонном окне до &#126;9&#183;1018 см-3 и полностью нивелировать потенциальный барьер, тем самым уменьшив последовательное сопротивление прибора. Произведен расчет параметров метаморфного буфера GaInAs со ступенчатым профилем изменения содержания In, и оптимизированы параметры его эпитаксиального роста, что позволило улучшить собирание носителей заряда из области n-GaInAs и получить квантовую эффективность фотоответа на длине волны 1064 нм 83&#37;. Фотопреобразователи, созданные на основе метаморфных гетероструктур с оптимизированными слоями широкозонного окна и метаморфного буфера, имели кпд преобразования излучения с длиной волны 1064 нм на уровне 38.5&#37;. DOI: 10.21883/FTP.2017.01.8288
How Do People Experiencing Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders or Other Psychotic Disorders Use the Internet to Get Information on Their Mental Health? Literature Review and Recommendations
Authors: Villani Murielle , Kovess-Masfety Viviane 
Published: January 2017

Background
Studies show that the Internet has become an influential source of information for people experiencing serious psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia spectrum disorders or other psychotic disorders, among which the rate of Internet users is growing, with rates ranging from 33.3% to 79.5% given the country. Between 20.5% and 56.4% of these Internet users seek mental health information.

Objective
Focusing on this population’s Web searches about their mental health, this paper examines what type of content they look for and what could be the benefits and disadvantages of this navigation.

Methods
We conducted a literature review through medical and psychological databases between 2000 and 2015 using the keywords “Internet,” “Web,” “virtual,” “health information,” “schizophrenia,” “psychosis,” “e-mental health,” “e-support,” and “telepsychiatry.”

Results
People experiencing schizophrenia spectrum disorders or other psychotic disorders wish to find on the Internet trustful, nonstigmatizing information about their disease, flexibility, security standards, and positive peer-to-peer exchanges. E-mental health also appears to be desired by a substantial proportion of them. In this field, the current developments towards intervention and early prevention in the areas of depression and bipolar and anxiety disorders become more and more operational for schizophrenia spectrum disorders and other psychotic disorders as well. The many benefits of the Internet as a source of information and support, such as empowerment, enhancement of self-esteem, relief from peer information, better social interactions, and more available care, seem to outbalance the difficulties.

Conclusions
In this paper, after discussing the challenges related to the various aspects of the emergence of the Internet into the life of people experiencing schizophrenia spectrum disorders or other psychotic disorders, we will suggest areas of future research and practical recommendations for this major transition.
Extended Performance Reporting: Evaluating Corporate Social Responsibility And Intellectual Capital Management
Authors: Guthrie James , Cuganesan Suresh , Ward Leanne 
Published: January 2017

Recent corporate scandals have resulted in heightened attention towards the shortcomings of traditional financial reporting frameworks. Concurrently, the rise of the corporate social responsibility imperative has led to criticisms that financial reports resent an incomplete account of a firm‟s activities. In addition, growing acknowledgement of the importance of a firm‟s intangibles and intellectual capital has been associated with increased commentary about the need for extra disclosures if a more complete picture of the firm‟s value is to be provided to external stakeholders. This paper responds to these concerns by developing an extended performance reporting framework to the Australian Food and Beverage Industry, which is characterised by both corporate social responsibility and intellectual capital issues. In relation to the latter, this framework presents a novel attempt to develop an industry-customised framework as called for by both industry bodies and researchers in the area.
The Equator Principles, Project Finance and the Challenge of Social and Environmental Responsibility
Authors: Andrew Jane 
Published: January 2017

The Equator Principles, launched in 2003 and revamped in 2006, are a set of voluntary principles designed to help private lenders make socially and environmentally responsible project financing decisions. This paper explores the impact of these principles on the disclosures of two signatory banks, focusing on type of information disclosures that have resulted and the substance of these disclosures. The work considers whether it is possible to ascertain from publicly available information how the practices of the banks may have changed in order to focus on their stated social and environmental responsibilities. It is concluded that although the Equator Principles have marked the beginning of the banking sectors acknowledgement of their role in social and environmental responsibility, at this stage insufficient information is being disclosed to determine the impact these principles are having on actual banking practices.<br /><br />
The Relationship between Credit Volume and Current Account Deficit: A Dynamic Analysis for Turkey
Authors: Karahan Pinar , Caglarirmak Uslu Nilgun 
Published: January 2017

One of Turkey’s most important macroeconomic problems is persistent current account deficit. Credit volume has been shown as one of the basic determinants of current account rate, especially after the global financial crisis in Turkish economy. The Central Bank of Turkey has begun to implement the policy to ensure financial stability by slowing down credit volume in response to current account deficit affected by rapid credit expansion after the global financial crisis of 2008. In this study, we investigated the relationship between credit volume and current account deficit covering the period of 2005:Q1- 2015:Q3 employing Bound test approach, ARDL model and Kalman filter method. Bound test results suggest the existence of co-integration relationship between current account deficit and credit volume. ARDL model results indicate that the credit volume is statistical significant and positively affects current account deficit in the short and long run. The results show that a 1 % increase in credit volume leads to nearly a 0.62 % increase in current account deficit. Kalman Filter method results indicate that the effect of credit volume on current account deficit increased after global financial crisis and started to decrease after 2013.