bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Vector-Autoregression Simulation Study of Multiple Shocks on Louisiana's Economic Performance
Authors: Taleghani Negar Dahi , Tyagi Mayank 
Published: May 2017

Summary
Catastrophic events such as hurricanes and oil spills have enormous impacts on the local and regional economies and labor markets. The US Gulf Coast experienced the largest marine oil spill, the highest mobilization of spill-response resources, and also the first drilling moratorium in the history of deepwater operations during 2010. Another regional disaster, Hurricane Katrina impacted Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, as it ripped over the core of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) producing region, one of the most-important oil-and-gas production areas of the world, during 2005. The disruption of oil-and-gas production and fisheries caused by an oil spill or a drilling moratorium can be modeled as negative shock impacts on the local labor markets. Therefore, the analysis of the damage started by the storms at offshore oil-and-gas drilling and production facilities brings a valuable opportunity to learn how to be well-prepared for hurricanes, with the aim of avoiding future damage. The objective of this paper is to find the impact of such shocks on the employment numbers and wages in the US Gulf Coast region. This research uses econometric tools to provide quantitative estimates of the response and correlation between past and current activities of Louisiana employment and other relevant regional economies. In this study, we have determined the likely magnitude of the net economic impact of a major oil spill such as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on certain sectors with the vector autoregressive (VAR) method. Also, the potential impacts of future changes in employment after a disaster on the economy are discussed.
FEL Method in One 3D Project to Develop an Oil Field in Los Perales, San Jorge Basin, Argentina
Authors: Ursule J. , Farina Saint Selve E. A. , Pedersen G. , Lehu R. 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
This work shows the realization of a 3D static and dynamic model with feasibility analysis and conceptual planning in the field of "La Itala" in Los Perales. Incorporate in one unique project feasibility and conceptual model is the principal benefits of this method because until now we haven't this kind of project in this all field. To perform this project, it was used some basic data of the wells, like SP and resistivity and a petrophysical model.
To do the feasibility analysis we use wells basics curves envelops. Combining with core analysis a static facies model was generated. Using averages of rock and fluid parameters along with the history of production and injection, a dynamic model was initialized. This model permits to do a "History Match" at field level. This allowed visualizing the evolution in time of displacement of fluids, product of the water injection.
The conclusions of this model define continuity with the conceptual model using a complete petrophysical study (VCL-Phie and Sw).
Combination of the results of SP and short resistivity envelopes yielded to a first approximation of a Vclay. From there a binary log was generated. Settle the same curve with a vertical proportion curve; reference levels used to separate the model in zones were defined. The study of cores fostered a relationship between facies and resistivity. To make a reliable 3D structural model the control was made by some surfaces created on well tops by correlation. In this static model were charged all wells data available (perforations, facilities, production and injection). Along with rock properties and fluid average, the model was initialized.
At this stage of visualization, a quick historical setting, at field level, injection and production served to understand the behavior of fluids in the reservoir. This understanding in the changes of water saturation turns to be a very important input for the next phase of conceptualization.
Having a static and dynamic visualization model purchase in both ways the conceptualization phase, whether or not pass to the next stage. Everything done in the first stage is the starting point of the next (Front End Loading - FEL).
The FEL methodology is deeply rooted in the DNA of YPF. In this case, with software who allowed enhancing this work process, creating a unique project where all available parameters are incorporated, with the possibility of being used in the different phases of the study. At the same time, each analysis on the project, adds value to the next step. This work allowed to reservoir engineer of this field to improve the oil recuperation factor.
On Optimal Selection of Objective Grouping for Multiobjective History Matching
Authors: Hutahaean J.. , Demyanov V.. , Christie M. A. 
Published: May 2017

Summary
Multiobjective history matching has gained popularity in the last decade. It provides an ensemble of diverse set and good matched models that should lead to improved forecasting. Moreover, in some cases, multiobjective history matching provides faster and more-robust convergence than the single-objective approach. In multiobjective, objective components (usually groups of them) guide the algorithm to different areas of objective space that lead to a diverse set of optimal solutions. These algorithms are widely established and well-developed for problems with two or three objectives. Under an increasing number of objective components, such as in a reservoir model with multiple wells and production data, multiobjective-history-matching performance (convergence speed and match quality) can deteriorate. One effective approach is grouping objective components to reduce the number of objectives. However, the existing literature does not present sufficient information on appropriate grouping techniques and ways of combining objective components.
We present a novel technique to group the objective components depending on analysis of the nonparametric-conflict information obtained from a set with a limited number of initial solutions. By grouping the objectives depending on the conflict between them, we aim to achieve better performance in history matching. We apply this framework to history matching of an industry-standard reservoir model and a real-field case study. We also perform history-matching runs of groupings with different degree of conflict, and then analyze the performance among them with the statistical-significance test.
Our extensive simulation results show that the proposed conflict-based strategy can be used as a guideline to help select a grouping of the objective components in multiobjective history matching optimally. By calculating the conflict between objectives a priori, we can identify which grouping scheme will result in a better performance. This technique can significantly improve the fitness quality of the matched model given the same number of flow simulations, and can also obtain a diverse set of models.
Model-Uncertainty-Estimation Methodology Used on High-Flow-Rate Field Cases
Authors: Johansson Peter Sassan , Valle Arne , Holm Henning Thode 
Published: May 2017

Summary
An uncertainty-estimation methodology for multiphase-flow predictions is presented and applied on two high-flow-rate field cases. The focus is the contribution from the model uncertainty. Uncertainty in input parameters is not considered. Statoil has developed an extensive internal database on both laboratory data and field data with simulator predictions. Probability distributions for the relative error are extracted from the database and used directly on the simulator output for two high-flow-rate field cases with low liquid loading.
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of e-Mental Health Interventions to Treat Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress
Authors: Simblett Sara , Birch Jennifer , Matcham Faith , Yaguez Lidia , Morris Robin 
Published: May 2017

BackgroundPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a stress disorder characterized by unwanted intrusive re-experiencing of an acutely distressing, often life-threatening, event, combined with symptoms of hyperarousal, avoidance, as well as negative thoughts and feelings. Evidence-based psychological interventions have been developed to treat these symptoms and reduce distress, the majority of which were designed to be delivered face-to-face with trained therapists. However, new developments in the use of technology to supplement and extend health care have led to the creation of e-Mental Health interventions.ObjectiveOur aim was to assess the scope and efficacy of e-Mental Health interventions to treat symptoms of PTSD.MethodsThe following databases were systematically searched to identify randomized controlled trials of e-Mental Health interventions to treat symptoms of PTSD as measured by standardized and validated scales: the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsycINFO (in March 2015 and repeated in November 2016).ResultsA total of 39 studies were found during the systematic review, and 33 (N=3832) were eligible for meta-analysis. The results of the primary meta-analysis revealed a significant improvement in PTSD symptoms, in favor of the active intervention group (standardized mean difference=-0.35, 95% confidence interval -0.45 to -0.25, P<.001, I2=81%). Several sensitivity and subgroup analyses were performed suggesting that improvements in PTSD symptoms remained in favor of the active intervention group independent of the comparison condition, the type of cognitive behavioral therapy-based intervention, and the level of guidance provided.ConclusionsThis review demonstrates an emerging evidence base supporting e-Mental Health to treat symptoms of PTSD.
Особливості когнітивних порушень при пораненнях, отриманих в умовах бойових дій
Authors: Krishtafor A.A. , Iovenko I.А. , Chernenko V.G. , Klimenko K.A. , Krishtafor D.A. 
Published: May 2017

Актуальність. Дослідження впливу бойового стресу на вираженість порушення когнітивних функцій у ранньому періоді після перенесеної тяжкої травми має істотне практичне значення в плані підвищення якості життя поранених та їх швидшої і повноцінної адаптації у віддаленому посттравматичному періоді. Мета даного дослідження — визначення відмінностей когнітивних дисфункцій у поранених внаслідок бойових дій і постраждалих із травмами, отриманими поза бойової обстановки, у посттравматичному періоді. Матеріали та методи. Використано шкали RTS, ISS і TRISS, шкалу оцінки впливу травматичної події (IES-R). Соматична реакція на травму і пов’язаний із нею стрес оцінювалися за допомогою індексу Кердо і глюкозо-лейкоцитарного індексу. Оцінка когнітивних функцій проводилася з використанням методики FAB і шкали MMSE. Результати. За шкалою IES-R у 1-шу добу після травми було виявлено статистично значуще перевищення загального значення в групі ІІ за рахунок показників субшкали «вторгнення» і особ­ливо субшкали «фізіологічна збудливість». При цьому показники субшкали «уникнення» у поранених були вірогідно нижчими, ніж у постраждалих від небойових травм. Стан когнітивних функцій під час надходження в лікарню в постраждалих із небойовою травмою і поранених із травмою, отриманою під час бойових дій, характеризується насамперед зниженням уваги та короткочасної пам’яті. У міру віддалення від моменту травми вираженість когнітивних порушень поступово знижувалася. Висновки. Тривалий стрес, пов’язаний із бойовими діями, викликає в поранених більш виражені когнітивні порушення, ніж травма, отримана в небойових умовах. Найбільшою мірою з усіх когнітивних функцій у хворих обох груп страждали увага і короткочасна пам’ять, відзначалися також труднощі, пов’язані з вибором. Найбільший ступінь пригнічення когнітивних функцій спостерігався на 7-му добу після травми.
La formación de profesionales universitarios en información y documentación desde una nueva perspectiva: la tercera edad
Authors: Faba-Pérez Cristina , Patiño-Agudo Rocío 
Published: May 2017

Los descubrimientos médicos y las mejoras en la calidad de vida han hecho que la esperanza de vida, en la mayoría de los países, aumente considerablemente. La tercera edad es uno de los grupos donde más se ha notado este progreso. La universidad no puede ni debe ser ajena a este profundo cambio social, por lo que los nuevos títulos de las universidades españolas, independientemente de su disciplina, deberían incluir contenidos referentes a este colectivo, con el fin de abrir nuevas vías para las salidas profesionales de sus egresados y, más aún, los relacionados directamente con la sociedad y las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación. Por ello, el objetivo fundamental de este trabajo es adaptar el actual título de grado en Información y Documentación de la Universidad de Extremadura a nuevas oportunidades profesionales, que parecen pasar desapercibidas a pesar de su importancia y constante crecimiento. Con este fin, se diseñan contenidos especializados en la tercera edad para un total de 40 asignaturas. Estos contenidos no suplen a los ya existentes, sino que se añaden a ellos y son extrapolables a otros estudios universitarios en Información y Documentación impartidos más allá de nuestras fronteras geográficas.
The Media are Making Artists of Us All
Authors: Doeden D.L 
Published: May 2017

The point I wish to make here is obvious yet vital to an understanding of the function of art in the environment. It's the idea that man is conditioned by his environment and that "environment" for contemporary man is the intermedia network. We are conditioned more by cinema and television than by nature. Once we've agreed upon this, it becomes immediately obvious that the structure and content of popular cinema is a matter of cardinal importance, at least as serious as most political issues, and thus calls for comment not from journalists but from those who work at the matter, artists themselves. Gene Youngblood in Expanded Cinema
A Probe on Public Opinion on Press Restrictions
Authors: Howard Douglas M. , Wilson C Edward 
Published: May 2017

A survey of 203 residents of Windsor, Ontario showed that in general public feelings favoring restrictions on the news media were associated with specific news stories and the way they were handled. Matters of taste were mentioned much more frequently than substantive issues as reasons for desiring control. Respondents generally chose "soft" rather than "harsh" methods of controlling the press, with government control selected by a small minority. It seems a reasonable inference from past studies that the idea "freedom of the press", however, expressed, does not evoke responses based on deep-seated principles among citizens of Canada or the United States. The Canada-wide survey conducted for the Special Senate Commission on the Mass Media (Davey Committee)1 found that different meanings attached to the concept and its variants depending on the medium being considred, as did Shaw in his study of American university students.2 The latter study also pointed out differences among groups with different professional orientations. Stevens found that a sample of students held different opinions about what the government ought to require television and newspapers to carry in controversial situations.3 Becker et. al. reported that public support for press freedom varied according to political situation.4
GEOELECTRIC MODELING OF SUPERGENIC MANGANESE OCURRENCE IN HELIODORA REGION, SOUTHERN MINAS GERAIS
Authors: Moreira César Augusto , Reis Samuel Siqueira , Filho Walter Malagutti , Hansen Marco Antônio Fontoura 
Published: May 2017

ABSTRACT. This paper discusses the results of the combined application of Electric resistivity and Induced Polarization methods into a mineral occurrence of manganese of supergenic origin, characterized by oxides of manganese and iron with terrain to powdery texture, arising from weathering of spessartite contained in metasediments.Keywords: mineral exploration, oxide, resistivity, chargeability, 3D modeling. RESUMO. Este trabalho discute os resultados de uso combinado dos métodos da Eletrorresistividade e Polarização Induzida numa ocorrência mineral de manganês de origem supergênica, caracterizada por óxidos de...Palavras-chave: exploração mineral, óxido, resistividade, cargabilidade, modelamento 3D.
ADAPTIVE SIGNAL DECOMPOSITION AND FILTERING USING BINOMIAL FILTERS APPLIED TO THE GROUND-ROLL ATTENUATION
Authors: Ariza A. Cristian D. , Porsani Milton J. 
Published: May 2017

ABSTRACT. The ground-roll is a type of noise normally present in land seismic data. It strongly harms the signal-to-noise ratio, and interferes in several stages of the seismic data processing, strongly affecting the final quality of the obtained seismic images...Keywords: seismic noise, signal-to-noise ratio, adaptive filters, Burg algorithm, seismic signal decomposition. RESUMO. O ground-roll é um tipo de ruído normalmente presente nos dados sísmicos terrestres. Ele prejudica muito a razão sinal-ruído e interfere em vários est´ágios do processamento de dados sísmicos, afetando fortemente a qualidade final das imagens sísmicas obtidas...Palavras-chave: ruídos sísmicos, relação sinal-ruído, filtragem adaptativo, algoritmo de Burg, decomposição do sinal sísmico.
RESULTS OF INCORPORATING THE STRATIGRAPHY WITHIN THE EVAPORITIC SEQUENCE INTO THE VELOCITY FIELD FOR RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION
Authors: Falcão Livia , Maul Alexandre , Gobatto Fernanda , González Gerardo , González María De Los Ángeles 
Published: May 2017

ABSTRACT. There are many ways to build velocity models for seismic migration purposes, either by using inversion algorithms, approximations by constant or variables velocities, including or not including anisotropic parameters, etc...Keywords: amplitude responses, attributes, salt, pre-salt, uncertainties. RESUMO. Atualmente existem muitas alternativas para construção de modelos de velocidades para propósitos de migração sísmica, seja usando algoritmos de inversão ou aproximações por estimativas de velocidades constantes e/ou variáveis, inserindo ou não parâmetros de anisotropia, etc.Palavras-chave: respostas de amplitude, atributos, sal, pré-sal, incertezas.
Threshold-Based Medicare Incentives and Aggressive Patient Reporting in U.S. Hospitals
Authors: Barnes Beau Grant , Buchheit Steve , Parsons Linda M. 
Published: May 2017

ABSTRACT
This paper examines regulatory reporting by large urban hospitals in response to financial incentives designed to increase the provision of health care services to certain underserved individuals. We find strong evidence that hospitals have used aggressive reporting to extract substantial unwarranted funding from Medicare's Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program—a program designed to ease the burden on hospitals treating low income populations. Our evidence suggests that the accuracy of basic performance metrics (in this case, the number of low income patients served) can be unreliable when threshold-driven incentives based on such metrics benefit the reporting party (in this case, large urban hospitals). Similarities between the DSH program and current payment reforms, along with policy implications, are discussed.
JEL Classifications: H51; I18.
Cross-National Differences in Cost Accounting of MNEs: Empirical Evidence from Anglophone Subsidiaries in Germany
Authors: Kajüter Peter , Schröder Moritz 
Published: May 2017

ABSTRACT
Anecdotal evidence shows that multinational enterprises (MNEs) encounter difficulty in imposing their cost-accounting standards internationally because foreign subsidiaries prefer to follow their local cost-accounting traditions. Although prior research has revealed cross-national differences in management accounting, particularly between anglophone and German-speaking countries, the determinants and consequences for cost-accounting systems in foreign subsidiaries of MNEs are largely unexplored. This study therefore investigates the design of cost-accounting systems in German subsidiaries of anglophone MNEs. The empirical results reveal that anglophone cost-accounting traditions prevail in two-thirds of anglophone subsidiaries. Based on new institutional sociology, this study explores the determinants and identifies strong coercive pressures by anglophone parent companies, suggesting that anglophone MNEs standardize their cost-accounting systems globally using their home country cost-accounting traditions. The results also show that both management accountants and managers in German subsidiaries of anglophone MNEs assess their cost-accounting system as worse when it is shaped by anglophone traditions. Managerial implications are discussed.
ENHANCING EFL STUDENTS’ WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE: TEACHERS’ BELIEFS ABOUT THEIR ROLES AND STRATEGIES
Authors: Sari Funny Amalia 
Published: May 2017

This study aims to investigate teachers’ beliefs about the scope of their roles in terms of interaction strategies in order to develop and maintain their learners’ willingness to communicate (WTC). Four experienced teachers of twoEnglish courses in Indonesia were asked to answer an open self-completion questionnaire that was designed based on the three interaction strategies proposedby Lee and Ng (2010). The study suggests any pedagogic interventions always depend on good teaching: one method alone does not promise success. This present study is expected to contribute to the comprehension of teachers’ influence to learners’ WTC particularly to language teacher development.
Electrochemical impedimetric detection of stroke biomarker NT-proBNP using disposable screen-printed gold electrodes
Authors: Sinawang Prima Dewi , Harpaz Dorin , Fajs Luka , Seet Raymond Chee Seong , Tok Alfred Iing Yoong , Marks Robert S. 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
Stroke is the second top leading cause of death globally. It is caused by an abrupt interruption of blood flow to the brain. In that course, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and its derivative N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), neurohormones produced mainly by the heart ventricles in response to excessive stretching of cardiomyocytes (heart muscle cells), are proven to be good biomarkers for heart failure diagnosis. Moreover, there is growing clinical interest of the use of NT-proBNP for stroke diagnosis and prognosis because it is significantly associated with cardioembolic stroke and secondary stroke reoccurrence, with sensitivity >90% and specificity >80%. However, in diagnostic settings, there is still a need to address the encountered analytical problems, particularly assay specificity and set up. In this study, a novel approach for NT-proBNP detection is demonstrated using an electrochemical immunoassay method. A label-free impedimetry immunosensor for stroke biomarker was developed using modified disposable screen-printed gold electrodes (SPGE) hosting specific anti-NT-proBNP capture antibody. The performance of our immunosensor was studied in the presence of NT-proBNP in both buffered and mock (porcine) plasma samples. A linear relation between the relative total resistance (ΔRtot) responses and the NT-proBNP concentrations in buffer was observed in a range from 0.1 to 5 ng mL-1 with a correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.94656. Overall, the biosensor has demonstrated the capability to quantitate NT-proBNP and differentiate such concentrations in a low concentration range, especially among 0, 0.1, 0.5, 1, and 3 ng mL-1 in plasma samples within 25 min. This range is valuable not only for classifying cardioembolic stroke (higher or equal to 0.5 ng mL-1), but also predicting the risk of secondary stroke reoccurrence (higher than 0.255 ng mL-1). Our biosensor has the potential to be used as an easy-to-use point-of-care test that is both accurate and affordable.