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A Few Figs from Thistles: Edna St. Vincent Millay—“Constant only to the Muse” and Not To Be Taken Lightly
Authors: Davis Geffrey 
Published: December 2015

A Few Figs from Thistles (1920) has been received much differently than Edna St. Vincent Millay’s other poetic work. Scholars repeatedly describe this volume as “light verse,” an impression that, I argue, is misinformed. This mischaracterization of Millay’s Figs from Thistles is not only due to the literary and cultural challenges faced by women modernist writers of the 1920s, but also because of the volume’s difficult production history, including her original publisher’s poor business practices and the resulting interruption in her early poetic output. The material record—unpublished correspondence with close friends and poets Arthur Ficke and Witter (Hal) Bynner, as well as working manuscripts—shows that Millay was creating the poetry that we know as Figs from Thistle together with poems that span a larger portion of her oeuvre, including several poems that would appear in the Pulitzer-winning The Harp-Weaver and Other Poems (1923), a volume typically read as the product of a markedly more “developed” or “mature” Millay. However, as I demonstrate in this article, Millay’s legacy cautions against critical approaches that rehearse unchecked readings, and her concerted efforts to “revise” Figs from Thistles and its reception further highlight the hazards of discourses largely informed by the conceptual attractiveness of poetic maturation.
Die neue ZHAW Hochschulbibliothek in Winterthur: Eine aktivitätsbasierte Raumkonzeption der Lernlandschaft
Authors: Giella Wolfgang 
Published: December 2015

Zusammenfassung
In atemberaubend kurzer Zeit entstand mit der neuen Hochschulbibliothek der Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (ZHAW) in Winterthur eine der modernsten Fachhochschulbibliotheken Europas. Der neue Bibliotheksstandort befindet sich in einem denkmalgeschützten Industriegebäude und weist rund 4 620 Quadratmeter Bruttonutzfläche auf. Zusätzlich entstand eine Lernlandschaft von über 1 700 Quadratmetern. Ihre aktivitätsorientierte Konzipierung sowie ihr Betrieb und erste Erfahrungen bilden einen Schwerpunkt dieses Beitrags.
Reverse Bonus Certificate Design and Valuation Using Pricing by Duplication Methods
Authors: Bobriková Martina , Harčariková Monika 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
In this paper we perform an analysis of a capped reverse bonus certificate, the value of which is derived from the value of an underlying asset. A pricing formula for the portfolio replication method is applied to price the capped reverse bonus certificate. A replicating portfolio has profit that is identical to profit from a combination of positions in spot and derivative market, i.e. vanilla and exotic options. Based upon the theoretical option pricing models, the replicating portfolio for capped reverse bonus certificate on the Euro Stoxx 50 index is engineered. We design the capped reverse bonus certificate with various parameters and calculate the issue prices in the primary market. The profitability for the potential investor at the maturity date is provided. The relation between the profit change of the investor and parameters’ change is detected. The best capped reverse bonus certificate for every estimated development of the index is identified.
Identifying and Explaining the Efficiency of the Public Health Systems in European Countries
Authors: Asandului Laura , Popescu Cristian , Fătulescu Ionuț Puiu 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the efficient European healthcare systems. The study differs from other similar researches in that it uses different variables in assessing the efficiency of the healthcare systems, and also in that it uses a two-stage approach in the analysis.
In order to identify the efficient healthcare systems, we used a non-parametric method, Data Envelopment Analysis, which allows the evaluation of the countries against an efficiency frontier. Furthermore, we explain the efficiency by analysing several factors which influence the efficiency of the healthcare systems, using the censored regression analysis.
The findings indicate that there are significant efficiency disparities both among the developed states and among the developing ones. Finally, we suggest several directions for the public policy, in order to increase the efficiency of the public healthcare systems in the European countries.
The Impact of Economic Growth on Gender Specific Unemployment in the EU
Authors: Brincikova Zuzana , Darmo Lubomir 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
The relationship between unemployment and economic growth is known as Okun´s Law. Okun´s Law is used to estimate the reaction of unemployment rate on change in GDP growth. The purpose of this paper is therefore to examine the possibly asymmetric relationship between changes in output and gender specific unemployment rates by estimating Okun´s coefficients for all countries of the EU, as well as for selected groups of the EU countries. These groups include countries with similar characteristics that differ from other groups and represent the diversity among the EU. The results confirm that male unemployment is more sensitive to changes in GDP than the unemployment of females. Furthermore, findings differ on the country´s specifics with higher sensitivity in countries with lower economic performance.
The European Central Bank Quantitative Policy and Its Consistency with the Demand for Liquidity
Authors: Hlebik Sviatlana , Verga Giovanni 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
In 2008 the European Central Bank added a new quantitative policy strategy to its traditional control of the interest rates. This new policy, sometimes called “enhanced credit support”, consists of fully satisfying the demand for liquidity of banks, with the European Central Bank deciding only the timing and characteristics of its interventions. This study analyses the market conditions in which these measures have been taken and their consistency with the demand for liquidity by the banking system. Measures in favour of the sovereign debt of PIIGS countries are also considered.
Econometric Tests of the CAPM Model for a Portfolio Composed of Companies Listed on Nasdaq and Dow Jones Components
Authors: Vintilă Georgeta , Păunescu Radu Alin 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
We tested empirically through econometric methods the classic CAPM model for 15 shares listed on the NASDAQ market in United States of America. The results showed that, for the majority of shares, there is a linear relation between expected return and market return. The shares of the largest companies from sample (AAPL, MSFT, GOOGL, etc. INTC) had a subunitary beta and the shares of smaller companies (ADBE, YHOO, BIDU etc.) had a beta greater than one. Compared with Security Market Line (SML) the shares were found to be overestimated and overstated and using GARCH-VECH model we identified the presence of high correlation between shares and the volatility spillover phenomenon.
Nanoparticles as a Tool for Transfection and Transgenesis – a Review
Authors: Dzięgiel Natalia 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
Nanoparticles can be an alternative for currently used viral and non-viral systems of transporting exogenous DNA into cells, and furthermore, can be an effective way to produce transgenic animals. The possibility of linking them with proteins, lipids and of adding ligands enables improved transfection by making the crossing of membranes and the breaking of the endosomal barrier more efficient. Additionally, by the addition of magnetic particles it is possible to amend the intracellular kinetics of nanoparticle-DNA complexes. This review considers the use of nanoparticles to transfect cells and embryos and their possible application as a non-viral vector in animal transgenesis.
14. Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Garlic (Allium Sativum) and Turmeric (Curcuma Longa) on Growth Performance, Carcass Traits, Blood Profile and Oxidative Status in Growing Rabbits
Authors: Alagawany Mahmoud , Ashour Elwy Ali , Reda Fayez Mohamed 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
This study was performed to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with garlic and turmeric powder as growth promoter agents on performance, carcass traits, serum biochemistry, and antioxidant enzyme activities of growing rabbits. A total of 112 New Zealand White rabbits (NZW) at 5 weeks of age were randomly assigned to seven treatments with four replicates. The dietary treatments consisted of 7 groups as follows; the basal diet as control, phytogenic additives groups were supplemented with 2, 4, and 6 g/kg garlic or turmeric powder added to the basal diet. There were no linear and quadratic differences (P<0.05) in growth performance after garlic or turmeric supplementation at all studied ages. Compared with the control group, supplementation of diets with garlic or turmeric linearly and quadratically elevated immunity biomarkers such as total protein (TP), albumin (AL) and immunoglobulin (IgG) levels and decreased (linearly and quadratically, P<0.05) aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT ), triglyceride (TG) and total cholesterol (TC) levels in rabbit serum. However, TP, AL, globulin (GL), IgG and IgM levels were linearly and quadratically enhanced with increasing turmeric levels versus the control diet. Hepatic superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT ) and glutathione peroxidase GSH-Px activities as well as reduced glutathione (GSH) concentrations were linearly and quadratically (P<0.05) improved in garlic or turmeric additives fed groups. While MDA concentration was statistically (linearly, P= 0.022) reduced in comparison with the control group. It could be concluded that garlic or turmeric supplementation (2, 4 and 6 g/kg) did not linearly and quadratically affect growth performance but improved the immunity responses and lowered the lipid profile in blood and lipid peroxidation in liver and increased hepatic antioxidant activity in treated rabbits.
Translation memory and computer assisted translation tool for medieval texts
Authors: Törcsvári Attila 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
Translation memories (TMs), as part of Computer Assisted Translation (CAT) tools, support translators reusing portions of formerly translated text. Fencing books are good candidates for using TMs due to the high number of repeated terms. Medieval texts suffer a number of drawbacks that make hard even “simple” rewording to the modern version of the same language. The analyzed difficulties are: lack of systematic spelling, unusual word orders and typos in the original. A hypothesis is made and verified that even simple modernization increases legibility and it is feasible, also it is worthwhile to apply translation memories due to the numerous and even extremely long repeated terms. Therefore, methods and algorithms are presented 1. for automated transcription of medieval texts (when a limited training set is available), and 2. collection of repeated patterns. The efficiency of the algorithms is analyzed for recall and precision.
HEMA in the map of science
Authors: Miskolczi Mátyás 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
This article aims to place HEMA on the map of science. To be able to start this work I have to find an appropriate definition on science and on discipline (field of science). After describing main characters of a discipline I investigate HEMA if it shows this characteristic or can be recognised as an interdisciplinary field. The second question I focus on is the place of this field between disciplines and interdisciplinary topics. For this investigation I review methods of bibliometrics and scientometrics and choose a fitting method to be able to get an answer. I also choose a relevant sample of publications the chosen method can be performed on. After mapping HEMA and having result of the chosen method I try to give a picture on the development of in-field usage of HEMA-related works (how often relevant articles are cited by other HEMA-related articles).
The Neapolitan School of Fencing: Its Origins and Early Characteristics
Authors: Blair Charles 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
The Neapolitan school of fencing, which received official sanction after the reunification of Italy in the nineteenth century, originated in the seventeenth century. It was originally best known as a system of sword and dagger fencing. It is documented as such in both Italian and Spanish sources during the reign of Carlos II and the War of the Spanish Succession (1665-1714). This article discusses the evidence from both sets of sources during this period, comparing and contrasting the Neapolitan approach to previous, contemporary and subsequent approaches in order to provide the necessary historical context for its origin and development.
The guild and the swordsman
Authors: Chandler Jean 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
Guilds have a well-established association with the fencing systems of medieval Europe, and the phenomenon of guilds has been the subject of a great deal of new academic research in the last 20 years or so. A thorough summary of the recent scholarship on guilds and their structure and history will help provide context for what may be loosely described as armed guilds. Though armed guilds have not yet been the subject of a proper systematic analysis, it is possible to tentatively identify four types. Combining the summary of ‘civilian’ guilds with the emerging evidence of armed guilds, including the fencing guilds, may help us better understand the social relevance of martial arts in medieval and Early Modern Europe. This may in turn contribute positively to the ongoing efforts to interpret the medieval fightbooks.
Organization and Regulation of Fencing in the Realm of France in the Renaissance
Authors: Dupuis Olivier 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
During the nineteenth century, many sources were published about the regulation of fencing in Renaissance France. Comparing those sources shows significant though incomplete uniformity in the formalities observed in the training of students of fencing, particularly in the process followed by the neophyte in his passage to mastery of the art of defence.
The Predominant Role of Signal Precision in Experimental Beauty Contests
Authors: Baeriswyl Romain , Cornand Camille 
Published: December 2015

AbstractThe weight assigned to public information in Keynesian beauty contests depends on both the precision of signals and the degree of strategic complementarities. This experimental study shows that the response of subjects to changes in signal precision and the degree of strategic complementarities is qualitatively consistent with theoretical predictions, though quantitatively weaker. The weaker response of subjects to changes in the precision of signals, however, mainly drives the weight observed in the experiment, qualifying the role of strategic complementarities and overreaction in experimental beauty contests.
Estimation of Kinetic Parameters by a Hybrid Algorithm of Nonlinear Model Based Differential Evolution for Lactic Acid Production
Authors: Satya Eswari J. 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
The kinetic model parameters are estimated for lactic acid production using mixed microbial consortium in batch fermentation by using different optimization methods. For every time interval concentrations are measured and formulated the parameter appraisal delinquent. Cellular progression kinetic model of exponential or logistic was verified for the effect of various substrates and lactic acid production of mixed culture. This paper proposed hybrid algorithm such as nonlinear models in conjunction with differential evolution and kinetic model. The nonlinear regression with graphical method and Nelder-Mead simplex linked kinetic model was compared with the differential evolution for parameter estimation. The optimized kinetic parameters are found to be within the range of experimental conditions for which the model is developed offers a significant enhancement of lactic acid production. From the computational results, the proposed kinetic model linked differential evolution strategy is thus found effective in exploring the input search space and optimizing the kinetic parameters.
Weakly Idempotent Lattices and Bilattices, Non-Idempotent Plonka Functions
Authors: Davidova D. S. , Movsisyan Yu. M. 
Published: December 2015

AbstractIn this paper, we study weakly idempotent lattices with an additional interlaced operation. We characterize interlacity of a weakly idempotent semilattice operation, using the concept of hyperidentity and prove that a weakly idempotent bilattice with an interlaced operation is epimorphic to the superproduct with negation of two equal lattices. In the last part of the paper, we introduce the concepts of a non-idempotent Plonka function and the weakly Plonka sum and extend the main result for algebras with the well known Plonka function to the algebras with the non-idempotent Plonka function. As a consequence, we characterize the hyperidentities of the variety of weakly idempotent lattices, using non-idempotent Plonka functions, weakly Plonka sums and characterization of cardinality of the sets of operations of subdirectly irreducible algebras with hyperidentities of the variety of weakly idempotent lattices. Applications of weakly idempotent bilattices in multi-valued logic is to appear.
Open Set Lattices of Subspaces of Spectrum Spaces
Authors: Nai Y.T. , Zhao D. 
Published: December 2015

AbstractWe take a unified approach to study the open set lattices of various subspaces of the spectrum of a multiplicative lattice L. The main aim is to establish the order isomorphism between the open set lattice of the respective subspace and a sub-poset of L. The motivating result is the well known fact that the topology of the spectrum of a commutative ring R with identity is isomorphic to the lattice of all radical ideals of R. The main results are as follows: (i) for a given nonempty set S of prime elements of a multiplicative lattice L, we define the S-semiprime elements and prove that the open set lattice of the subspace S of Spec(L) is isomorphic to the lattice of all S-semiprime elements of L; (ii) if L is a continuous lattice, then the open set lattice of the prime spectrum of L is isomorphic to the lattice of all m-semiprime elements of L; (iii) we define the pure elements, a generalization of the notion of pure ideals in a multiplicative lattice and prove that for certain types of multiplicative lattices, the sub-poset of pure elements of L is isomorphic to the open set lattice of the subspace Max(L) consisting of all maximal elements of L.
Technical aspects of a large size industrial process turbo compressor revamp
Authors: Świder Piotr , Kozanecki Jr Zbigniew , Graczykowski Marek , Kryłłowicz Władysław 
Published: December 2015

AbstractThis paper describes several modernization aspects of the process 8 MW air compressor and its driver. The main aim of the revamp was to increase internal efficiencies of both the compressor and turbine and increase the load of the compressor without additional power consumption. The original pressure ratio was preserved. To meet these requirements a redesign of the flow path of both machineswas necessary.Moreover, the turbineworking conditions were changed from extraction-condensing to condensing. In terms of compressor, impeller blade redesign, adaptation of diffusers and Abradable seals were a part of the scope. The revamp was completed in April 2014 with all the requirements met. This paper covers the general outline and a comparison of the original and modernized machine operating parameters, design and technical assumptions and also describes some problematic issues which occurred during the realization of the project.
Using the Polygraph Validation Test (PVT) in Solving Conflicted Polygraph Results and Confirming Deliberate Distortions by Examinees
Authors: Shurany Tuvia 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
This paper involves fifty-one re-examinations of original polygraph tests that resulted in conflicted outcomes and examinations where deliberate distortions were believed to have been employed. The Polygraph Validation Test (PVT) was successfully employed in these re-examinations to rectify the original problems and/or confirm attempts by examinees at countermeasures or augmentations.
Toward smartphone applications for geoparksinformation and interpretation systems in China
Authors: Li Qian , Tian Mingzhong , Li Xingle , Shi Yihua , Zhou Xu 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
Geopark information and interpretation systemsare both necessary infrastructure in geopark planning andconstruction program, and they are also essential for geoeducationand geoconservation in geopark tourism. Thecurrent state and development of information and interpretationsystems in China’s geoparks were presented andanalyzed in this paper. Statistics showed that fewer thanhalf of geoparks run websites, and less than that amountmaintained database, and less than one percent of allInternet/smartphone applications were used for geoparktourism. The results of our analysis indicated that smartphoneapplications in geopark information and interpretationsystems would provide benefits such as acceleratedgeopark science popularization and education and facilitatedinteractive communication between geoparks andtourists.
A modified initial in-situ Stress Inversion Method based onFLAC3D with an engineering application
Authors: Li Yong , Guo Yunhua , Zhu Weishen , Li Shucai , Zhou Hao 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
To improve the accuracy of an initial in-situstress field determined by inversion, we describe a modified initial in-situ stress inversion method that uses partialleast-squares regression based on FLAC3D. First, eachstress component is regressed to improve the fitting accuracyof locally abnormal stress regions, and then the relationshipbetween element stress and unbalanced nodeforce is analyzed according to the computational principlesof FLAC3D. The initial in-situ stresses obtained fromthese regression calculations are added to a numericalmodel, and the unbalanced node forces are recalculated.An external force equal to the recalculated unbalancednode force is then exerted on the node in the direction opposingthe original unbalanced node force to satisfy theequilibrium condition. For the in-situ stresses of elementsthat do not satisfy the strength conditions, they are modified by assuming the average stress is constant and reducingthe partial stress to satisfy the equilibrium andstrength conditions, which also resolves the unreasonabledistribution of the boundary nodal forces and results ingood regression estimates. A three-dimensional hypersurfacespline interpolation method is developed to calculatethe in-situ stress tensor at arbitrary coordinates. Finally,we apply this method to an underground engineeringproject, and the results are shown to agree well withthose obtained from field monitoring. Therefore, it is concludedthat this modified in-situ stress inversion methodcould effectively improve the fitting accuracy of locally abnormalstress regions.