bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Non-anthropocentric creative mechanisms in multispecies symbiotic assemblages
Authors: Ivanova Nevena 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
‘So well established was the cliché which connected TB and creativity that at the end of the century one critic suggested that it was the progressive disappearance of TB which accounted for the current decline of literature and the arts’. Some biochemical evidence does indeed invite a hypothesis that M. tuberculosis originally joined the human holobiont as a brain evolution-enhancing endosymbiont, thus possibly contributing towards the development of human consciousness and creative potential. Exploring the complexity of mycobacteria’s entanglements within human corporeality leads us to questions that challenge anthropocentric conceptions of creativity in a twofold manner. As noted above, the tubercle bacillus forms machinic assemblages and operates as an endosymbiont with human bio-systems. It is possible that these endosymbiotic assemblages contribute towards human creativity and destabilize simple notions of its origin. In a double reflection, the concept of creativity itself could be revisited along alternative lines: it can no longer be considered only as the production of human cultural artefacts and experiences, but rather it can be understood as ubiquitous activity performed by heterogeneous highly dynamic machinic assemblages (comprising of human, animal, computational, social, molecular, bacterial, viral and other processes), which lead to the production of novel modes of existence.
Refounding legitimacy towards Aethogenesis
Authors: Auber Olivier 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
The fusion of humans and technology takes us into an unknown world, described by some authors as populated by quasi-living species that would relegate us – ordinary humans – to the rank of alienated agents, emptied of our identity and consciousness. I argue instead that our world is woven of simple, though invisible, perspectives, which – if we become aware of them – may renew our ability for making judgements and enhance our autonomy. I became aware of these invisible perspectives by observing and practicing a real-time collective net art experiment called the Poietic Generator. As the perspectives unveiled by this experiment are invisible, I have called them anoptical perspectives (i.e., non-optical), by analogy with the optical perspective of the Renaissance. Later, I have come to realize that these perspectives obtain their cognitive structure from the political origins of our language. Accordingly, it is possible to define certain cognitive criteria for assessing the legitimacy of the anoptical perspectives, just like some artists and architects of the Renaissance defined the geometrical criteria that established the legitimacy of the optical one.
Discussing five issues of post-material art
Authors: Kelomees Raivo 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
The classification presented here will condense into five categories the adjectives, concepts, artworks and topics of discussion that are related to ‘post-materiality’, understood here to mean those art practices that are related to artistic physicality in some shifted way by being objectless artworks or works beyond physicality. I present several elements that are related to the history and theoretical background of this question. The immateriality, dematerialization and non-materiality of art will be considered in the context of digital art and culture. We can follow artistic concepts related to immateriality in the late 1950s, discussions on dematerialization of art in the late 1960s and the appearance of ‘immateriality’ in the 1980s. ‘Immateriality’ emerges again in the early 1990s, this time in association with the digital environment, and has remained a much-discussed term and more of a metaphor up to the present since so-called immaterial digital art is in fact a labour-intensive and material-intensive sphere. In observing the experimental and theoretical activity around artistic technologies over the past 50 years, it is possible to discern two directions: first, dematerialization in the context of non-technological art, and second, immaterialization of the art object in the context of technological art.
From experiments in visualizing fractal theory to rethinking social networks as moistmedia
Authors: Chengkun Tang 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
The evolution of fractal theory can be traced through Leibniz’s attempts to understand the Recursion model in seventeenth century, the work of Karl Weierstrass and descriptions by Von Koch Helge (1904) and later visualization experiments by Benoît Mandelbro within the digital realm through computer technology. Selfsimilarity and Scale-free are manifested features of fractal theory. These features are also evident as emergent syncretic properties of contemporary social information communication behaviour. The attraction of fractal theory does not only provide a mapping of creature, universe, nature but also provides a path to deeply understand and probe the evolution and structure of human consciousness. Digital Social Media Networks can be seen to manifest properties that are reminiscent of what Ascott describes as a ‘moistmedia’. This article explores the tangible relationships between fractal theory and philosophy, its manifestation through digital visualizations and the moistmedia emergent properties of Social Media Networks. Put forward social media (Weibo) the moistmedia (mixed bio, nano, geo, psycho, etc.) in the dissemination of information evolution, with the fractal features of visualization, has formed a new Techneotic language of artistic expression, but also for our better understanding of political philosophy, social system operation rules to provide ways of thinking.
Senses to cultivate the collective consciousness: Physical theatre, an experimental approach to product design education
Authors: Maggio Tommaso 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Consciousness and perception of reality are related to internal and external factors as the sum of collective and social interactions. Attila Grandpierre in his ‘The physics of collective consciousness’ underlined the prime role of performing arts quoting the words of Vekerdy, who said that theatrical artists especially in the ancient Japanese Noh Theatre have a great effect on audience in three ways: using words, hearing by movements, through seeing and the use of intense emotion. Generally in the design field the relation between user and the product is stressed; on the other hand, in the theatre field the ability to explore and underlining the social impact of a specific object or action is important. We might assume that each of us perceives the world differently according to the culture that we are a part of. The ancient Aristotle’s peripatetic School and the context of Zen Buddhism highlighted the senses and experimental knowledge as the first important tools to cultivate intellect. This article will describe an experimental blend created in Thailand between physical theatre and design education.
Re-constructing memory using quantized electronic music and a ‘Toridion byte’ quantum algorithm: Creating images using zero logic quantum probabilistic neural networks (ZLQNN)
Authors: Van De Bogart Willard , Forshaw Scot 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Quantum theory applied to data analytics using a quantum computer has become the leading research endeavour to find a way to store and retrieve data using the nano-sized world of molecular structures. Much of the theorization that is applied to quantum computer development relies on a conceptual framework largely based on metaphors to understand the behaviour of sub-atomic elements within a quantum field. One aspect of the quantum field is the entanglement of elements, whereby behaviours of two distinct elements respond to change independent of their location. The Toridion quantum algorithm was used to scatter pre-recorded sound into frequency amplitudes within a simulated quantum computer environment. The sounds were composed by using quantum cognitive meta models for the creation of electronic music compositions. The Toridion Encoder creates highly compressed ‘glyphs’ of the sounds whilst simultaneously creating a probabilistic quantum neural network within the cyclic mental workspace of the computer. This article will explain how using a quantum compositional framework in composing electronic music orchestrations can aid in retrieving lost memories of either images or verbal expressions. The implications for exploring a quantum language (exo-language) formed by self-organizing principles in the quantum field and interpreted using the Toridion quantum algorithm’s search function will also be discussed.
The space of the subject: An étude
Authors: Nishina Wren 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Space and spatiality had been a thorn in philosophy’s side from time immemorial. Spatiality, immediately associated with corporeality, finitude, even death, properly speaking constituted problems for philosophy; enigmas posed to philosophy to disrupt its cool complacency.
The root of the difficulty, it seems, rests on nothing more than a prejudice: the rightful domain of philosophy is time, understood as pure continuous duration, the image of eternity; the compartmentalised units of space are (always in the plural) the province of cartographers and geographers, but certainly not the philosopher, lost in his transcendent contemplation … What follows then is a preliminary study, or better an étude deploying variations on a single theme: how can we liberate space from the Cartesian grid under which it has been imprisoned for so long, so as to open up its free expanse? What might it be to think of space as a form of duration, without breaks, without borders, without boundaries? And in the last instance, is this pure void not another name for the very being of consciousness itself?
The effects of 8-week core training on the development of some motoric features among 18 year-old footballers<p>18 yaş grubu futbolcularda 8 haftalik merkez bölge (core) antrenmanlarının bazı motorik özelliklerin gelişimine etkisi
Authors: Afyon Yakup Akif , Boyacı Abdurrahman 
Published: November 2016

The purpose of the present research is investigating the effects of core trainings on some motoric features (strength and speed) among 18 year-old footballers. In the present research, 20 experiment group (age =18 years, body weight =71,66±6,61 kg, height =171,75±5,86 cm) and 20 control group (age =18 years, body weight =70,66±5,74 kg, height =171,75±2,99 cm), the total of 40 certified footballers, who played in 2013-2014 season, participated in the present research.Before the trainings, pre-test scores (sit-up, push-up, plank, vertical jump, medicine ball throwing, 30 m speed) were recorded. 30-35 minute core trainings, 2 days a week, for 8 weeks were conducted on the control group in addition to their regular training. Control group participants followed their regular yearly training program. At the end of the trainings, post-test scores of both groups were recorded by two experts in the field in accordance with the protocol. In order to evaluate the effects of 8-week core trainings of the strength development of footballers, paired t test was utilized for in-group comparisons and independent samples t test was utilized for inter-group comparisons.Consequently, it was observed that 8-week core training in addition to football trainings contributed to the strength and speed development among footballers. Accordingly, core trainings can be advised for football trainers, who work for youth teams of football clubs. ÖzetBu araştırmanın amacı 18 yaş grubu futbolcularda bölgesel (core) antrenmanların bazı motorik özelliklerin (kuvvet ve sürat) gelişimine etkisinin incelenmesidir. Araştırmaya 2013-2014 sezonunda lisanslı olarak futbol oynayan 20 denek grubundan (yaş =18 yıl, vücut ağırlığı =71,66±6,61 kg, boy =171,75±5,86 cm) ve 20 kontrol grubundan (yaş =18 yıl, vücut ağırlığı =70,66±5,74 kg, boy =171,75±2,99 cm) olmak üzere 40 futbolcu katıldı.Antrenmanlar öncesi grupların ön testleri (mekik, şınav, plank, dikey sıçrama, sağlık topu fırlatma, 30 m. sürat) alındı. Deney grubuna normal antrenmanlarına ek olarak 8 hafta boyunca haftada 2 kez günde 30-35 dk. core antrenmanlar uygulandı. Kontrol grubuna ise yıllık antrenman programında yer alan olağan antrenmanlar uygulandı. Antrenmanlar sonunda grupların son test ölçümleri alanında uzman iki kişi tarafından protokole uygun bir şekilde alındı. 8 hafta boyunca uygulanan merkez bölge (core) antrenmanlarının futbolcuların kuvvet gelişimine etkisinin değerlendirilmesinde grup içi karşılaştırmalarda paired t testinden gruplar arası karşılaştırmalarda independent sample t testinden yararlanılmıştır.Sonuç olarak; futbol antrenmanlarına ek olarak uygulanacak 8 haftalık merkez bölge (core) antrenmanlarının futbolcuların kuvvet ve sürat gelişimine katkı sağladığı görüldü. Bu nedenle bölgesel (core) antrenman alt yapılarda çalışan futbol antrenörlerine önerilebilir.
A New “Vision”: Early Works of Ahmad Aali and the Emergence of Fine Art Photography in Iran (1960s–1970s)
Authors: Helbig Elahe 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
This article explores the emergence of fine art photography in Iran during the 1960s and 1970s, bringing to the fore the significance of Ahmad Aali and his early photographic works for this transformation. It sheds light on the confluence of the main trajectories that paved the way for the formation of fine art photography in Iran, firstly by exploring historical practices of photography, secondly by addressing the influences of transforming political and social agendas after World War II on photographic developments, and finally by underlining the involvement of photography in the artistic sphere of that time. Central to the latter is Aali’s contribution to theoretical discourses about photography as an artistic medium and the major role he played in the first photographic exhibitions in art spaces. In that perspective, this article argues for the pivotal role of Ahmad Aali in bridging the gap between photography and art for the first time in Iran’s long history of photography. It analyses Aali’s photographic works exhibited during the 1960s and 1970s to comprehend the circumstances of the emergence of fine art photography in Iran, and does so by discussing the modernist aesthetics in photography that emerged at the time. Going beyond Aali’s regional importance, it examines his conceptual approaches to overcoming the ‘static realism’ and the limitations of the medium. Aali’s novel photographic concepts of space and time that emerged therefrom should be accorded their full autonomy and uniqueness in the (re-)writing of a narrative of art history on their very premises. This article thereby seeks to support a critique of the narrow epistemological boundaries of the discipline of art history and its resulting marginalization of locally developed art forms and concepts.
To the theory of modeling of electric power and
electric contact systems
Authors: Kalimoldayev Maksat N. , Jenaliyev Muvasharkhan T. 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
This study evaluated questions of optimum control
solution of ordinary differential equations’ nonlinear
system which in particular, describes control processes of
electric power systems. Conducted numerical experiments
have shown sufficient efficiency of the implemented algorithms.
It has been shown that essential feature of heating
conditions in contact space occur in the moment of contact
closure or contact breaking, which has t−1/2 order.
Sample Size for Assessing Agreement between Two Methods of Measurement by Bland−Altman Method
Authors: Lu Meng-Jie , Zhong Wei-Hua , Liu Yu-Xiu , Miao Hua-Zhang , Li Yong-Chang , Ji Mu-Huo 
Published: November 2016

Abstract:
The Bland–Altman method has been widely used for assessing agreement between two methods of measurement. However, it remains unsolved about sample size estimation. We propose a new method of sample size estimation for Bland–Altman agreement assessment. According to the Bland–Altman method, the conclusion on agreement is made based on the width of the confidence interval for LOAs (limits of agreement) in comparison to predefined clinical agreement limit. Under the theory of statistical inference, the formulae of sample size estimation are derived, which depended on the pre-determined level of
α
, β, the mean and the standard deviation of differences between two measurements, and the predefined limits. With this new method, the sample sizes are calculated under different parameter settings which occur frequently in method comparison studies, and Monte-Carlo simulation is used to obtain the corresponding powers. The results of Monte-Carlo simulation showed that the achieved powers could coincide with the pre-determined level of powers, thus validating the correctness of the method. The method of sample size estimation can be applied in the Bland–Altman method to assess agreement between two methods of measurement.
Laparoscopic antegrade cholecystectomy: a standard procedure?
Authors: Tartaglia Nicola , Cianci Pasquale , Di Lascia Alessandra , Fersini Alberto , Ambrosi Antonio , Neri Vincenzo 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Retrograde approach (“fundus first”) is often used in open surgery, while in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is less frequent. LC, with antegrade access, is done by putting in traction the infundibulum and going up to the fundus before to clip the cystic. Our study analyzes a number of surgical procedures performed by experienced surgeons in laparoscopy.
From 2002 to 2015, 1740 laparoscopic cholecystectomies were performed at our Institution. The operative procedure performed since 2002 consists of the incision of the visceral peritoneum from the infundibulum away from Calot’s triangle along the gallbladder bed up to the fundus. Then it continues from the fundus up to the infundibulum.
Results: There were no bile duct injuries. Average operative time was 40 min. 22 conversions to an open procedure (1.3%) occurred, in cases of acute cholecystitis and cirrhotic patient. Postoperative stay was mean 2 days with no delayed sequelae on follow up.
Conclusions: gallbladder antegrade dissection for laparoscopic cholecystectomy can reduce the time of surgery and is an easier technique to perform. Therefore, it can be proposed as the standard procedure and not only be used for difficult cholecystectomies.
Native and non-native listeners’ sensitivity to English onset restrictions and universal onset markedness
Authors: Lee Shinsook 
Published: November 2016

AbstractLanguage-specific phonotactic restrictions modulate the perception of L1 and L2 sound structures. However, sonority-driven onset markedness is also known to affect listeners’ perception of onset clusters; onsets of large sonority distances elicit more accurate perception than those of small sonority distances (e.g.,
Reliability and Adaptability of Religious Beliefs in the Light of Cognitive Science of Religion
Authors: Szocik Konrad 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Cognitive approach towards the study of religion is a good and promising way. However, I think that this approach is too narrow and it would be better to use some basic concepts of CSR as a starting point for further, not cognitive explanation of religious. I suppose that religious beliefs should be explained also by their pragmatic functions because they were probably always associated with some pragmatic purposes at the group or at the individual levels. To develop further this last approach, the good explanatory way is the evolutionary study of religion.
Maintenance of Heterochromatin by the Large Subunit of the CAF-1 Replication-Coupled Histone Chaperone Requires Its Interaction with HP1a Through a Conserved Motif
Authors: Roelens Baptiste , Clémot Marie , Leroux-Coyau Mathieu , Klapholz Benjamin , Dostatni Nathalie 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
In eukaryotic cells, the organization of genomic DNA into chromatin regulates many biological processes, from the control of gene expression to the regulation of chromosome segregation. The proper maintenance of this structure upon cell division is therefore of prime importance during development for the maintenance of cell identity and genome stability. The chromatin assembly factor 1 (CAF-1) is involved in the assembly of H3-H4 histone dimers on newly synthesized DNA and in the maintenance of a higher order structure, the heterochromatin, through an interaction of its large subunit with the heterochromatin protein HP1a. We identify here a conserved domain in the large subunit of the CAF-1 complex required for its interaction with HP1a in the Drosophila fruit fly. Functional analysis reveals that this domain is dispensable for viability but participates in two processes involving heterochromatin: position-effect variegation and long range chromosomal interactions during meiotic prophase. Importantly, the identification in the large subunit of CAF-1 of a domain required for its interaction with HP1 allows the separation of its functions in heterochromatin-related processes from its function in the assembly of H3-H4 dimers onto newly synthesized DNA.
Drift Barriers to Quality Control When Genes Are Expressed at Different Levels
Authors: Xiong Kun , McEntee Jay P , Porfirio David J , Masel Joanna 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Gene expression is imperfect, sometimes leading to toxic products. Solutions take two forms: globally reducing error rates, or ensuring that the consequences of erroneous expression are relatively harmless. The latter is optimal, but because it must evolve independently at so many loci, it is subject to a stringent “drift barrier”—a limit to how weak the effects of a deleterious mutation s can be, while still being effectively purged by selection, expressed in terms of the population size N of an idealized population such that purging requires s &lt; −1/N. In previous work, only large populations evolved the optimal local solution, small populations instead evolved globally low error rates, and intermediate populations were bistable, with either solution possible. Here, we take into consideration the fact that the effectiveness of purging varies among loci, because of variation in gene expression level, and variation in the intrinsic vulnerabilities of different gene products to error. The previously found dichotomy between the two kinds of solution breaks down, replaced by a gradual transition as a function of population size. In the extreme case of a small enough population, selection fails to maintain even the global solution against deleterious mutations, explaining the nonmonotonic relationship between effective population size and transcriptional error rate that was recently observed in experiments on Escherichia coli, Caenorhabditis elegans, and Buchnera aphidicola.