bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
On the 0/1 test for chaos in continuous systems
Authors: Melosik M. , Marszalek W. 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
In this paper we discuss in detail the resonance and oversampling features of the 0/1 test for chaos in continuous systems and propose methods to avoid those undesired features. Our method is based on certain frequency properties of the 0/1 test. When reconstructing the phase space, our approach is compared with the first minimum of the mutual information method. Several numerical results for typical chaotic systems (including memristive circuits) are included.
Characterization of Al2O3/4H-SiC and Al2O3/SiO2/4H-SiC MOS structures
Authors: Taube A. , Guziewicz M. , Kosiel K. , Gołaszewska-Malec K. , Król K. , Kruszka R. , Kamińska E. , Piotrowska A. 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
The paper presents the results of characterization of MOS structures with aluminum oxide layer deposited by ALD method on silicon carbide substrates. The effect of the application of thin SiO2 buffer layer on the electrical properties of the MOS structures with Al2O3 layer has been examined. Critical electric field values at the level of 7.5–8 MV/cm were obtained. The use of 5 nm thick SiO2 buffer layer caused a decrease in the leakage current of the gate by more than two decade of magnitude. Evaluated density of trap states near the conduction band of silicon carbide in Al2O3/4H-SiC MOS is about of 1×1013 eV−1cm−2. In contrast, the density of the trap states in the Al2O3/SiO2/4H-SiC structure is lower about of one decade of magnitude i.e. 1×1012 eV−1cm−2. A remarkable change in the MOS structure is also a decrease of density of electron traps located deeply in the 4H-SiC conduction band below detection limit due to using of the SiO2 buffer layer.
Alternative Cereals in Carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) Nutrition
Authors: Marković Goran , Madić Milomirka , Bokan Nikola , Ćirković Miroslav 
Published: September 2016

Summary
Due to their high carbohydrate content, cereals are the main source of energy in human, livestock and fish diets, with wheat and maize being the most commonly used crops. Although these two crops, along with rice, satisfy about 50% of human energy requirements, it is necessary to introduce other crops, which are of minor commercial importance. This necessity has been intensified by the growing needs of aquaculture, particularly with respect to carbohydrate requirements. Cereal grains account for an average of 35-45% of the feed ration for common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Experiments have been conducted on the use of barley, triticale and rye as substitutes for wheat and maize. The grains of these replacement cereals are preliminarily subjected to gelatinisation due to the high content of crude starch. Results indicate the possibility of partial or complete substitution (for maize) in some fish feeds. The usability (feed value) of cereals in fish nutrition is ranked in the order: wheat > triticale > maize > barley > rye.
The first records of Senecio inaequidens along motorways in Poland and Slovakia
Authors: Kocián Petr 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
The paper reports on finds of the invasive species Senecio inaequidens along motorways in Poland and Slovakia. The species was already mentioned in the floras of both countries but until recently there had been no reports from motorways there. In 2015, a large population of Senecio inaequidens was found along the A4 motorway in Poland. In 2013, it was collected along the D2 motorway in Slovakia. Intensive road traffic is probably the main vector of Senecio inaequidens invasion along motorways in Central Europe. Motor vehicles can carry the propagules over long distances. The newly recorded sites along the A4 in Poland and the D2 in Slovakia are part of the species’ invasion eastwards. It is assumed that Senecio inaequidens will continue to spread along motorways in both countries and in the region as a whole.
Building partnerships with suppliers as a new trend in management
Authors: Weiss Elżbieta , Tyszkiewicz Rafał 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
The main objective of the paper is to show the importance of building partnerships with suppliers, and to present the results of research verifying the following hypothesis: Most of the furniture industry companies in Lower Silesia take into account the partnership relations with suppliers in their formulated business strategy. The study was carried out using CATI method and included a research sample consisting of 110 enterprises of Lower Silesia. Enterprises were selected using the purposive sampling method. Selection of companies was based on factors such as: regional differences, basic products and the activity period, size organizational and legal form, basic profile of activity. Interviews with companies’ managers were based on an anonymous survey questionnaire. A time frame of research included 2 phases: phase I – exploratory phase: February – May 2013 and phase II – the essential phase: up to early 2014.
The studs has confirmed the formulated hypothesis. Most of the companies of the furniture industry have developed an overall strategy in the form of official or unofficial documents. They are characterized by a high degree of diversity, both in terms of accepted legal form, number of employees, year of establishment, business profile and range of operation. They see the impact of relationships with suppliers on the modernization of the products in the context of improving their quality. Deepening and ordering problems in the field of building partnerships with suppliers in terms of the overall business strategy formulation may be considered a theoretical contribution of this work. The results of the study should help companies in building partnerships with suppliers appropriately using the proposed roadmap; conducting quantitative and qualitative research, to assess the impact of the company's overall strategy on the relationships with suppliers.
Analysis of clusterization and networking processes in developing intermodal transportation
Authors: Sinkevičius Gintaras , Ginevicius Romualdas , Jarašūnienė Aldona 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
Analysis of the processes of clusterization and networking draws attention to the necessity of integration of railway transport into the intermodal or multimodal transport chain. One of the most widespread methods of combined transport is interoperability of railway and road transport. The objective is to create an uninterrupted transport chain in combining several modes of transport. The aim of this is to save energy resources, to form an effective, competitive, attractive to the client and safe and environmentally friendly transport system.
Under the modern conditions of globalization and integration into the European Union, the processes of networking are becoming increasingly important. In the context of intensive changes in the life of the society and business development processes, networking processes inevitably make influence on intermodal transportation. Therefore, the processes of clusterization, networking and integration have a significant impact on international economic area, including the development of a single social, scientific, technological information and transport system.
How Internet of Things Influences Human Behavior Building Social Web of Services via Agent-Based Approach
Authors: Komarov Mikhail , Konovalov Nikita , Kazantsev Nikolay 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
The paper discovers potential human interactions with growing amount of internet of things (IoT) via proposed concept of Social Web of Services (classical social web with smart things - daily life objects connected to the internet). To investigate the impact of IoT on user behaviour patterns we modelled human-thing interactions using agent-based simulation (ABM). We have proved that under certain conditions SmartThings, connected to the IoT, are able to change patterns of Human behaviour. Results of this work predict our way of living in the era of caused by viral effects of IoT application (HCI and M2M connections), and could be used to foster business process management in the IoT era.
Hydrolysis of green nanocomposites of poly(lactic acid) (PLA), chitosan (CS) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) in acid solution
Authors: Trang Nguyen Thi Thu , Chinh Nguyen Thuy , Giang Nguyen Vu , Thanh Dinh Thi Mai , Lam Tran Dai , Thu Le Van , Quang Ngo Dai , Hoang Thai 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
Green nanocomposites based on poly(lactic acid), chitosan, and polyethylene glycol (PLA/CS/PEG) were prepared by the solution method. The content of PEG was 2–10 wt.% compared with the weight of PLA. The characterization and morphology of the nanocomposites before and after hydrolysis in acid solution were determined by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The hydrolysis of PLA/CS/PEG nanocomposites in acid solution for different times was also investigated. The shift of C=O, CH3 groups in FTIR spectra of PLA/CS/PEG nanocomposites before and after hydrolysis was clearly observed. The SEM images of the nanocomposites indicate that PEG plays a role in improving the interaction between PLA and CS, resulting in limiting the permeability of acid solution into the structure of the nanocomposites in the presence of PEG. The obtained results after 28 days of testing in the acid solution show that the PLA/CS/PEG8 nanocomposite (containing 8 wt.% of PEG) had the lowest weight loss with the highest regression coefficient (R2=0.9614).
Polymeric (anion-π)n interactions in crystals of 2-(2,4,6-trioxo-[1,3,5]triazinan-1-yl)ethylammonium iodide
Authors: Sączewski Franciszek , Gdaniec Maria , Mazalon Weronika 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
2-(2,4,6-Trioxo-[1,3,5]triazinan-1-yl)ethyammonium halides 3–5 were prepared starting from 2-(methylthio)-7,8-dihydroimidazo[1,2-a]-1,3,5-triazin-4(6H)-thione (1). First, compound 1 was S4-methylated to give 2,4-bis(methylthio)-6,7-dihydroimidazo[1,2-a][1,3,5]-triazine (2) which, in turn, was hydrolyzed with corresponding aqueous solution of hydrogen halide. X-ray crystallographic study revealed that in crystals of 2-(2,4,6-trioxo-[1,3,5]triazinan-1-yl)ethylammonium iodide (5) a chain of alternatively arranged anions and cations extending along [001] is formed through polymeric (anion-π)n interactions.
Characterization of a new toxin from the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae: the ribotoxin anisoplin
Authors: Olombrada Miriam , Medina Pilar , Budia Flor , Gavilanes José G. , Martínez-del-Pozo Álvaro , García-Ortega Lucía 
Published: September 2016

AbstractMetarhizium anisopliaeis an entomopathogenic fungus relevant in biotechnology with applications like malaria vector control. Studies of its virulence factors are therefore of great interest. Fungal ribotoxins are toxic ribonucleases with extraordinary efficiency against ribosomes and suggested as potential insecticides. Here we describe this ribotoxin characteristic activity inM. anisopliaecultures. Anisoplin has been obtained as a recombinant protein and further characterized. It is structurally similar to hirsutellin A, the ribotoxin from the entomopathogenHirsutella thompsonii. Moreover, anisoplin shows the ribonucleolytic activity typical of ribotoxins and cytotoxicity against insect cells. HowMetarhiziumuses this toxin and possible applications are of interest.
Effect of B2O3 on Volume Stability and Strength of Corundum-based Castables
Authors: Zhang Chuanyin , Ye Guotian , Shang Xuejun , Zhai Pengtao , Chen Liugang 
Published: September 2016

AbstractCalcium aluminate cements (CAC) with 0.21 wt% B2O3 and without B2O3 were used as binders of corundum-based castables. The properties of the castables with and without B2O3 after heat treatment at 110 °C, 1,100 °C and 1,450 °C were investigated, with emphasis on studying the effect of B2O3 in CAC on the volume stability and high temperature strength of the castables. It is found that a very small amount (about 0.01 wt%) of B2O3 introduced by the cement alleviates the expansion of the castables after firing at 1,450 °C and decreases the high-temperature strength of castables as the presence of B2O3 should generate liquid phase.
The L2-acquisition of the German particle doch
Authors: Hogeweg Lotte , de Hoop Helen , Ramachers Stefanie , van der Slik Frans , Wottrich Verena 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
Discourse particles are notoriously difficult to acquire for second language learners. It has been argued that this difficulty is caused by a lack of equivalent concepts in the learner’s native language. In this article we compare the acquisition of the German particle doch by speakers of Dutch and speakers with a native language other than Dutch. Like German, Dutch has a rich inventory of discourse particles and one of them can be considered the cognate of doch: toch. We performed our investigation by means of an online cloze test among 85 Dutch students of German and 76 learners of German with a first language other than Dutch. We tested five different functions of doch, some of which overlapped with the functions of Dutch toch and some which did not. Our results indicate that it is beneficial to have similar particles in one’s mother tongue but we did not find evidence that it is extra beneficial to have form-meaning equivalents between the L1 and L2.
Learning and Reasoning in Unknown Domains
Authors: Strannegård Claes , Nizamani Abdul Rahim , Juel Jonas , Persson Ulf 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
In the story Alice in Wonderland, Alice fell down a rabbit hole and suddenly found herself in a strange world called Wonderland. Alice gradually developed knowledge about Wonderland by observing, learning, and reasoning. In this paper we present the system Alice In Wonderland that operates analogously. As a theoretical basis of the system, we define several basic concepts of logic in a generalized setting, including the notions of domain, proof, consistency, soundness, completeness, decidability, and compositionality. We also prove some basic theorems about those generalized notions. Then we model Wonderland as an arbitrary symbolic domain and Alice as a cognitive architecture that learns autonomously by observing random streams of facts from Wonderland. Alice is able to reason by means of computations that use bounded cognitive resources. Moreover, Alice develops her belief set by continuously forming, testing, and revising hypotheses. The system can learn a wide class of symbolic domains and challenge average human problem solvers in such domains as propositional logic and elementary arithmetic.
Dictionaries of Critically Endangered Languages: Focus on Users
Authors: Ivanishcheva Olga Nikolajevna 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
The article describes specific features of dictionaries of endangered languages from the perspective of their user. Dictionaries of the Saami language – the language of the indigenous minority of the North – are used to describe the anthropocentric, cognitive and pragmatic approach to lexicographical description of culture. The article shows that the focus on the dictionary user becomes especially critical for the endangered languages. It proves that the purpose of such dictionaries is not only to preserve the knowledge that the speakers of the endangered language and bearers of the culture still keep, but also to revitalize this knowledge. The article states that contemporary lexicography must consider several factors for making an endangered language dictionary: the present state of the language in the language community and the scope of background knowledge of a language speaker that represents everyday level of the world cognition by indigenous minority. The article shows that the most relevant type of dictionary for the endangered languages is both a learner’s dictionary and a linguoculturological dictionary (active type). We emphasize that on the one hand the Saami dictionaries describe a culture that is often unknown even to most Saami culture bearers and on the other hand, the dictionaries are also intended for Saami who have no command of the native language. The peculiarities of the relevant dictionary comprise the fact that alongside the translation in the basic part of the dictionary there is a culturological commentary that as fully as possible reflects the knowledge of language speakers.
Neuropharmacological evaluation of a novel 5-HT3 receptor antagonist (4-benzylpiperazin-1-yl)(3-methoxyquinoxalin-2-yl) methanone (6g) on lipopolysaccharide-induced anxiety models in mice
Authors: Bhatt Shvetank , Mahesh Radhakrishnan , Devadoss Thangaraj , Jindal Ankur 
Published: September 2016

Abstract

Background:
5-HT3 receptor antagonists play a key role in the management of psychiatric disorders such as, depression and anxiety. They may act through modulation of serotonergic transmission. In the present study, a novel and potential 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, 6g (4-benzylpiperazin-1-yl)(3-methoxyquinoxalin-2-yl) methanone, which exhibited good log P (3.08) and pA
2 (7.5) values was screened for its anxiolytic property in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced anxiety models.

Methods:
LPS, an endotoxin, present in the cell wall of Gram negative bacteria was injected 0.83 mg/kg, i.p. as a single dose to induce anxiety-like symptoms in mice. Compound 6g (1 and 2 mg/kg, p.o.) and standard fluoxetine (FLX) (20 mg/kg, p.o.) were injected to treatment groups for 7 days and evaluated in various behavioral paradigms such as elevated plus maze (EPM), light and dark (L/D) test, and open field test (OFT). Their effects on serotonin levels in mice brain were also examined.

Results:
The results showed that LPS induced anxiety-like symptoms in mice, as indicated by a significantly decreased percentage open arm entries and percentage time spent in open arms in EPM; decreased time spent in light area and number of transition between chambers in L/D test; decreased ambulation and rearing scores in OFT. Compound 6g (1 and 2 mg/kg, p.o., 7 days) and FLX treatment (20 mg/kg, p.o., 7 days) reversed the LPS-induced behavioral changes and significantly affected all the behavioral parameters mentioned above. In addition 6g (1 and 2 mg/kg, p.o., 7 days) and FLX treatment (20 mg/kg, p.o., 7 days) increased the levels of serotonin in mice brain.

Conclusions:
Compound 6g produced anxiolytic-like effects in various anxiety paradigms in LPS-treated mice as well as restored the decreased serotonin levels in mice brain.
Influence of Market Values of Enterprise on Objectivity of the Altman Z-Model in the Period 2006-2012: Case of the Republic of Macedonia and Republic of Serbia
Authors: Postolov Kiril , Milenkovic Ivan , Milenkovic Dragana , Iliev Aleksandra Janeska 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
The Altman’s model is a multiple discriminant analysis bankruptcy model that uses ordinarily accepted criteria that may provide a useful decision rule to predict financial distress in firms. In this research, we outline the construction and interpretation of the Z-Score influenced by the stock movement for the period of six years in the Republics of Macedonia and Serbia. Research focuses determining the influence of the market value of companies and if it could be related to potential bankruptcy of companies at specific markets.
Monitoring the Quality of Services in Electronic Banking
Authors: Jovovic Radislav , Lekic Elvis , Jovovic Miroslav 
Published: September 2016

AbstractSuccessful development of electronic banking is in direct correlation with the quality of services in electronic banking. Therefore, it is necessary that the banks are familiar with the attributes of electronic services on which clients assess the bank’s quality and client’s satisfaction with them, in order to be able to monitor, correct and improve the performance of electronic banking. We start from the hypothesis that there are already developed theoretical models for measuring the quality of e-banking services but they must be adjusted to the specific environment that is analysed in order to obtain reliable and quality information. The qualitative and quantitative research methods are applied in this paper in order to a get adjusted theoretical model (instrument) for measuring the quality of electronic banking services. As a result of the conducted analysis, the initial theoretical model has been modified, so that the final version of the model (instrument) for measuring quality of online banking allows obtaining reliable data, and information in the particular environment. And the results are: significant information about the quality of e-banking, modified theoretical model, information about the dimensions of quality of e-banking, customer satisfaction, and pathways and guidelines for the improvement of e-banking. The measuring of quality of electronic banking services in not one time activity but repeated one, as permanent monitoring strategy. This research is widely applicable even though it was conducted in the context of Montenegrin e-banking, since most of the banks in Montenegro are owned by well-known European banks, and it is expected that the obtained knowledge and information can be generalized.
Using Data Mining to Predict the Occurrence of Respondent Retrieval Strategies in Calendar Interviewing: The Quality of Retrospective Reports
Authors: Belli Robert F. , Miller L. Dee , Baghal Tarek Al , Soh Leen-Kiat 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
Determining which verbal behaviors of interviewers and respondents are dependent on one another is a complex problem that can be facilitated via data-mining approaches. Data are derived from the interviews of 153 respondents of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) who were interviewed about their life-course histories. Behavioral sequences of interviewer-respondent interactions that were most predictive of respondents spontaneously using parallel, timing, duration, and sequential retrieval strategies in their generation of answers were examined. We also examined which behavioral sequences were predictive of retrospective reporting data quality as shown by correspondence between calendar responses with responses collected in prior waves of the PSID. The verbal behaviors of immediately preceding interviewer and respondent turns of speech were assessed in terms of their co-occurrence with each respondent retrieval strategy. Interviewers’ use of parallel probes is associated with poorer data quality, whereas interviewers’ use of timing and duration probes, especially in tandem, is associated with better data quality. Respondents’ use of timing and duration strategies is also associated with better data quality and both strategies are facilitated by interviewer timing probes. Data mining alongside regression techniques is valuable to examine which interviewer-respondent interactions will benefit data quality.
Management of soil-borne diseases of organic vegetables
Authors: Shafique Hafiza Asma , Sultana Viqar , Ehteshamul-Haque Syed , Athar Mohammad 
Published: September 2016

AbstractWith the rising awareness of the adverse effects of chemical pesticides, people are looking for organically grown vegetables. Consumers are increasingly choosing organic foods due to the perception that they are healthier than those conventionally grown. Vegetable crops are vulnerable to a range of pathogenic organisms that reduce yield by killing the plant or damaging the product, thus making it unmarketable. Soil-borne diseases are among the major factors contributing to low yields of organic produce. Apart from chemical pesticides there are several methods that can be used to protect crops from soil-borne pathogens. These include the introduction of biocontrol agents against soil-borne plant pathogens, plants with therapeutic effects and organic soil amendments that stimulate antagonistic activities of microorganisms to soil-borne diseases. The decomposition of organic matter in soil also results in the accumulation of specific compounds that may be antifungal or nematicidal. With the growing interest in organic vegetables, it is necessary to find non chemical means of plant disease control. This review describes the impact of soil-borne diseases on organic vegetables and methods used for their control.