bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Seasonal Diets of Newfoundland Martens, <em>Martes americana atrata</em>
Authors: Gosse John W. , Hearn Brian J. 
Published: January 2017

We analyzed scats (n = 679) and stomach contents (n = 25) collected from 1980-2003 to assess the relative frequencies of food types utilized by Newfoundland Marten (Martes americana atrata) during summer and winter. Meadow Voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) were the most prevalent food item occurring in 80% and 47.5% of samples from summer and winter, respectively. Apart from Snowshoe Hares (Lepus americana), which occurred in 28% of winter samples, all other food types occurred in <16% of samples during each season. Diet breadth was widest during winter and may be related to a lower availability of Meadow Voles during this time of year. Erratum included.
Additions to the Flora of the Continental Northwest Territories from the Great Slave Lake Area
Authors: Catling Paul M. 
Published: January 2017

Eleven species are reported as new to the flora of the continental Northwest Territories. The new native species include Artemesia dracunculus, Chenopodium leptophyllum, Eleocharis erythropoda, Panicum capillare, Schoenoplectus pungens and Symphyotrichum lanceolatum subsp. hesperium var. hesperium. New alien species reported include Achillea ptarmica, Chaenorhinum minus, Galium aparine, Malva neglecta and Silene cserei. Sonchus arvensis, previously reported, is based on material referable to a subsp. uliginosus. Forms new to the flora include Achillea millefolium f. rosea and Actaea rubra f. neglecta. Locations, habitats and distinctive features are provided for the additional taxa. The Hay River lowland ecoregion is a floristically rich area that deserves more botanical exploration. Erratum included.
Recent Declines of House Sparrows, <em>Passer domesticus</em>, in Canada's Maritime Provinces
Authors: Erskine Anthony J. 
Published: January 2017

House Sparrows, Passer domesticus, were introduced to North America after 1850, increased and spread up to 1920, and stabilized or decreased thereafter until 1960. In the Maritimes (and perhaps some other areas), a further decline set in after 1970, continuing to the present. Now the species is rare to absent in much of the Maritimes, except around farms with livestock. Decline here since 1970 probably approaches 90 per cent in most other areas of human settlement except south of 45°N. Similar declines are known in the U.K., but seem poorly documented, if recognized, in North America outside of our region. Erratum included.
Les collisions d'oiseaux à l'édifice Marly à Sainte-Foy, Québec, de 1978 à 2007
Authors: Pouliot Yvan 
Published: January 2017

Since its construction in 1978, thousands of birds have been killed following collisions on the Marly mirror-glassed building located in the western area of Quebec City. This paper presents ornithological observations and describes the collision phenomenon at this site. Data show that the number of birds killed by collisions has declined dramatically over the 30-year period. Probable causes of this decline are discussed. Erratum included.
Wolverine, <em>Gulo gulo</em>, Home Range Size and Denning Habitat in Lowland Boreal Forest in Ontario
Authors: Dawson F. Neil , Magoun Audrey J. , Bowman Jeff , Ray Justina C. 
Published: January 2017

We conducted the first radio-telemetry study of Wolverines in northwestern Ontario during the winter of 2003-2004 to determine whether home ranges and movements of Wolverines in lowland boreal forest were typical of this species in other ecosystems and to describe reproductive den sites in this habitat type. Seven Wolverines (3 M, 4 F) were radio-tagged and monitored for 31 to 269 (Mean ± SE = 153 ± 35) days using a combination of remotely monitored Argos satellite and conventional aerial telemetry. Male and female 95% minimum convex polygon (MCP) home ranges (±SE) during December to October were 2,563 (796) km2 and 428 (118) km2, respectively, for combined VHF and Argos locations. A lactating female had a 95% MCP home range of 262 km2. The den site for this female included large boulders and downed trees, similar to dens described for this species in montane ecosystems. Boulder complexes and downed trees may be critical features of wolverine dens in lowland boreal forests. Mean road densities (± SE) within 95% MCP and 50% MCP home ranges were 0.43 (0.13) and 0.33 (0.23) km/km2, respectively, and our results suggest that road densities may affect selection of home ranges by Wolverines. The Wolverine population was a resident, reproductive population. Erratum for table included.
Aspen parkland pasture altered by Richardson’s Ground Squirrel (<em>Urocitellus richardsonii</em> Sabine) activity: the good, the bad, and the not so ugly?
Authors: Newediuk Levi J. , Waters Isobel , Hare James F. 
Published: January 2017

Although Richardson’s Ground Squirrels (Urocitellus richardsonii) are considered pests throughout their North American range, their impact on forage in Canadian aspen parkland has not been explored. We investigated the effect of Richardson’s Ground Squirrel density on forage quality and plant community composition in an intensely grazed cattle pasture in the aspen parkland region of Manitoba, Canada. We detected no significant differences in forage protein content or legume, grass, and litter biomass among ground squirrel density levels. However, ground squirrel density did influence the abundance of invasive and forage plant species; greater squirrel density reduced the prevalence of Smooth Brome (Bromus inermis Leysser) and Red Clover (Trifolium pratense L.) and increased the abundance of Quackgrass (Elymus repens (L.) Gould) and Black medick (Medicago lupulina L.). Plant community diversity also increased with ground squirrel density. There were no differences in soil bulk density or ammonia content among squirrel density levels; however, soil nitrate content was highest at low ground squirrel density. Changes in available soil nitrogen and relative abundances of forage species on this pasture may affect cattle diet by altering both the availability and quality of forage. Our findings highlight the need for further investigation of the role of Richardson’s Ground Squirrel on rangeland in the aspen parkland region to ascertain the generality of the effects documented in our study. Until such effects and their implications for cattle production are understood, land managers should refrain from exterminating colonies of Richardson’s Ground Squirrel.
First Record of the Land Snail <i>Pristiloma idahoense</i> (Gastropoda: Pristilomatidae) for Montana
Authors: Hendricks Paul 
Published: January 2017

The land snail Pristiloma idahoense (Pilsbry, 1902) is reported from Montana for the first time. Five live individuals were found under downed wood beneath a mature coniferous forest canopy at 1670 m elevation in the Big Creek drainage of the Bitterroot Mountains, Ravalli County, Montana. This location extends the known range approximately 75 km east and over the crest of the Bitterroot Mountains from the nearest sites in Idaho County, Idaho and supports the hypothesis that the terrestrial mollusc fauna of Montana west of the continental divide has been strongly influenced by a molluscan radiation, which developed in a northern Idaho Pleistocene refuge. The probable route of dispersal for P. idahoense between the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana and the adjacent Lochsa River drainage of Idaho was over the lower mountains to the north in the Lolo Pass area.
Effect of graphite content on the tribological behavior of Al/2SiC/Gr hybrid nano-composites processed via mechanical milling
Authors: Mosleh-Shirazi Sareh , Akhlaghi Farshad 
Published: January 2017

AbstractThe influence of 0 – 7 vol.% graphite addition on the dry sliding wear characteristics of Al/2SiC/Gr hybrid nanocomposites was examined. The composites were synthesized via ball milling of Al6061, nano-sized SiC and micron-sized graphite particles followed by cold pressing and hot extrusion. While the hardness of composites decreased almost linearly with their graphite content, the samples containing 2 % and 5 % of graphite exhibited minimum values of wear rate and friction coefficient, respectively. Addition of only 2 vol.% of graphite to the Al/2SiC nanocomposite resulted in changing the wear mechanism from a combination of adhesive and abrasive micro-cutting to abrasive and delamination wear. The superior tribological properties of the hybrid nanocomposites investigated in the present study as compared to those of Al/30SiC/Gr hybrid composites containing micron-sized SiC particles are discussed.
Austenite to polygonal-ferrite transformation and carbide precipitation in high strength low alloy steel
Authors: Zhou Xiaosheng , Dong Ji , Liu Yongchang , Liu Chenxi , Yu Liming , Huang Yuan , Li Huijun 
Published: January 2017

AbstractBy differential scanning calorimetry measurement and microstructural examination, the effects of cooling rates on the kinetics and microstructure of polygonal ferrite transformation have been investigated in a high strength low alloy steel. The peak temperature of ferrite transformation exhibits an evident dependency on cooling rate. With the cooling rate decreasing, the ferrite fraction corresponding to the maximum transformation rate is decreased, as well as the size of polygonal ferrite grains. More ferrite is nucleated at lower cooling rate. On the basis of the effects of austenite grain size and carbide precipitation on ferrite formation, it is suggested that carbide precipitation plays a more dominant role in the kinetics of ferrite transformation. During austenite–ferrite transformation, the ferrite nucleation still proceeds, and the nucleation would not be saturated by pre-existing nuclei.
DETECTION OF A HYDROGEN CORONA IN HST Lyα IMAGES OF EUROPA IN TRANSIT OF JUPITER
Authors: Roth Lorenz , Retherford Kurt D. , Ivchenko Nickolay , Schlatter Nicola , Strobel Darrell F. , Becker Tracy M. , Grava Cesare 
Published: January 2017

ABSTRACT
We report far-ultraviolet observations of Europa in transit of Jupiter obtained with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph of the Hubble Space Telescope on six occasions between 2014 December and 2015 March. Absorption of Jupiter’s bright hydrogen Lyα dayglow is detected in a region several moon radii above the limb in all observations. The observed extended absorption provides the first detection of an atomic hydrogen corona around Europa. Molecular constituents in Europa’s global sputtered atmosphere are shown to be optically thin to Lyα. The observations are consistent with a radially escaping H corona with maximum densities at the surface in the range of (1.5–2.2) × 103 cm−3, confirming the abundances predicted by Monte Carlo simulations. In addition, we search for anomalies around the limb of Europa from absorption by localized high H2O abundances from active plumes. No significant local absorption features are detected. We find that an H2O plume with line-of-sight column density in the order of 1016 cm−2, as inferred by Roth et al. would not be detectable based on the statistical fluctuations of the transit measurements, and hence is not excluded or further constrained. The presence of plumes with line-of-sight column densities of >2 × 1017 cm−2 can be excluded at a 3-σ level during five of our six observations.
WAIT FOR IT: POST-SUPERNOVA WINDS DRIVEN BY DELAYED RADIOACTIVE DECAYS
Authors: Shen Ken J. , Schwab Josiah 
Published: January 2017

ABSTRACT
In most astrophysical situations, the radioactive decay of

to

occurs via electron capture with a fixed half-life of 6.1 days. However, this decay rate is significantly slowed when the nuclei are fully ionized because K-shell electrons are unavailable for capture. In this paper, we explore the effect of these delayed decays on white dwarfs (WDs) that may survive Type Ia and Type Iax supernovae (SNe Ia and SNe Iax). The energy released by the delayed radioactive decays of

and

drives a persistent wind from the surviving WD’s surface that contributes to the late-time appearance of these SNe after emission from the bulk of the SN ejecta has faded. We use the stellar evolution code MESA to calculate the hydrodynamic evolution and resulting light curves of these winds. Our post-SN Ia models conflict with late-time observations of SN 2011fe, but uncertainties in our initial conditions prevent us from ruling out the existence of surviving WD donors. Much better agreement with observations is achieved with our models of post-SN Iax bound remnants, providing evidence that these explosions are due to deflagrations in accreting WDs that fail to completely unbind the WDs. Future radiative transfer calculations and wind models utilizing simulations of explosions for more accurate initial conditions will extend our study of radioactively powered winds from post-SN surviving WDs and enable their use as powerful discriminants among the various SN Ia and SN Iax progenitor scenarios.
CHARACTERIZING THE POPULATION OF BRIGHT INFRARED SOURCES IN THE SMALL MAGELLANIC CLOUD
Authors: Kraemer K. E. , Sloan G. C. , Wood P. R. , Jones O. C. , Egan M. P. 
Published: January 2017

ABSTRACT
We have used the Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) on the Spitzer Space Telescope to observe stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) selected from the Point Source Catalog of the Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX). We concentrate on the dust properties of the oxygen-rich evolved stars. The dust composition has smaller contributions from alumina compared to the Galaxy. This difference may arise from the lower metallicity in the SMC, but it could be a selection effect, as the SMC sample includes more stars that are brighter and thus more massive. The distribution of the SMC stars along the silicate sequence looks more like the Galactic sample of red supergiants than asymptotic giant branch stars (AGBs). While many of the SMC stars are definitively on the AGB, several also show evidence of hot bottom burning. Three of the supergiants show PAH emission at 11.3 μm. Two other sources show mixed chemistry, with both carbon-rich and oxygen-rich spectral features. One, MSX SMC 134, may be the first confirmed silicate/carbon star in the SMC. The other, MSX SMC 049, is a candidate post-AGB star. MSX SMC 145, previously considered a candidate OH/IR star, is actually an AGB star with a background galaxy at z = 0.16 along the same line of sight. We consider the overall characteristics of all the MSX sources, the most infrared-bright objects in the SMC, in light of the higher sensitivity and resolution of Spitzer, and compare them with the object types expected from the original selection criteria. This population represents what will be seen in more distant galaxies by the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Color–color diagrams generated from the IRS spectra and the mid-infrared filters on JWST show how one can separate evolved stars from young stellar objects (YSOs) and distinguish among different classes of YSOs.
Retour sur une expérience de réforme : la création de Santé publique France, l’agence nationale de santé publique
Authors: Spahic Mili , Mettendorff Martial , Bourdillon François 
Published: January 2017

Entre l’annonce de la création d’une nouvelle agence sanitaire regroupant trois établissements du champ, auxquels s’est ajouté par la suite un groupement d’intérêt public, et la tenue du premier conseil d’administration du nouvel organisme, en passant bien entendu par la publication des textes législatifs et réglementaires, plus de deux ans se sont écoulés. Cette période est ici retracée à travers un regard singulier, avec comme objectif de donner à voir les outils, les usages et les ressorts de cette construction. Ce sont bien les temporalités de la réforme qui sont ici mises en avant, autour de trois moments enchevêtrés : celui du droit, celui du projet et celui du dialogue social.
Altitude registration of limb-scattered radiation
Authors: Moy Leslie , Bhartia Pawan K. , Jaross Glen , Loughman Robert , Kramarova Natalya , Chen Zhong , Taha Ghassan , Chen Grace , Xu Philippe 
Published: January 2017

Abstract. One of the largest constraints to the retrieval of accurate ozone profiles from UV backscatter limb sounding sensors is altitude registration. Two methods, the Rayleigh scattering attitude sensing (RSAS) and absolute radiance residual method (ARRM), are able to determine altitude registration to the accuracy necessary for long-term ozone monitoring. The methods compare model calculations of radiances to measured radiances and are independent of onboard tracking devices. RSAS determines absolute altitude errors, but, because the method is susceptible to aerosol interference, it is limited to latitudes and time periods with minimal aerosol contamination. ARRM, a new technique introduced in this paper, can be applied across all seasons and altitudes. However, it is only appropriate for relative altitude error estimates. The application of RSAS to Limb Profiler (LP) measurements from the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) on board the Suomi NPP (SNPP) satellite indicates tangent height (TH) errors greater than 1 km with an absolute accuracy of ±200 m. Results using ARRM indicate a ∼ 300 to 400 m intra-orbital TH change varying seasonally ±100 m, likely due to either errors in the spacecraft pointing or in the geopotential height (GPH) data that we use in our analysis. ARRM shows a change of ∼ 200 m over ∼ 5 years with a relative accuracy (a long-term accuracy) of ±100 m outside the polar regions.
INVESTIGATION OF DIFFERENT CROSS-LINKING METHODS OF EOC:PDMS THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS FOR CABLE INSULATION APPLICATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THERMAL, RHEOLOGICAL, CREEP, AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
Authors: Ramachandran Padmanabhan , Dutta Joyeeta , Chatterjee Tuhin , Nando Golok B. , Naskar Kinsuk 
Published: January 2017

ABSTRACTThis article demonstrates the influence of different cross-linking methods of the ethylene octene copolymer (EOC)–polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) rubber blends. From rheology analysis, it is understood that the EOC with a high co-monomer content has better radiation cross-linkability as compared with the EOC with a low co-monomer content. Also, from the curing study using an oscillating die rheometer, it was found that as the octene content increases, the cross-linking efficiency of the peroxide to cross-link that particular EOC decreases. The tensile strength of the EOC2:PDMS blend with a high co-monomer content was drastically improved by 39% on irradiation with a dosage of 50 kGy, whereas for the EOC:PDMS blend with a low co-monomer content, the tensile strength was drastically improved by 60% on peroxide cross-linking. It is inferred that both the peroxide and radiation cross-linked blends show higher creep resistance compared with the neat blends. From the thermal studies, it was found that through blending and subsequent radiation cross-linking, the maximum degradation temperature of the high-octene-content EOC was increased from 480.5 °C to 509.1 °C. The cross-linked blends show higher-volume resistivity as compared with the un-cross-linked counterparts.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 7, No. 2
Authors: John Albert 
Published: January 2017

International Journal of Chemistry wishes to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Their help and contributions in maintaining the quality of the journal is greatly appreciated.Many authors, regardless of whether International Journal of Chemistry publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Reviewers for Volume 7, Number 2 Adel F. ShoukryAhmad GaladimaAhmet Ozan GezermanAjeet KumarAna Sanches-SilvaAnshuman MangalumAprajita ChauhanBhargava KarumudiBinod P PandeyChanchal Kumar MalikDebashis MandalDesheng ZhengGreg PetersHo Soon MinIsmail Ab RahmanJalal IsaadJiajue ChaiJuan Giner-CasaresK. Ishara SilvaLei ShenMadduri SrinivasaraoMarianna TorokMichael Rajesh StephenNanda GunawardhanaNejib Hussein MekniOng Siew TengPraveen KumarQun YeR. K. DeyRabia RehmanRajasekhar Reddy NaredlaRizvi SyedRuogu PengSayandev ChatterjeeShu-Ching OuSitaram AcharyaValter Aragão do NascimentoVijay RamalingamWenkai ZhangXianlong WangYu ChenYu HouZhixia LiuZhixin Tian Albert JohnOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of International Journal of ChemistryCanadian Center of Science and Education
Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 8, No. 3
Authors: John Albert 
Published: January 2017

International Journal of Chemistry wishes to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Their help and contributions in maintaining the quality of the journal is greatly appreciated. Many authors, regardless of whether International Journal of Chemistry publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Reviewers for Volume 8, Number 3 Ahmet Ozan GezermanAna SilvaAyodele Temidayo OdularuKallen Mulilo NalyanyaKhandan AmirsalarLeiming WangOng Siew TengPrathapan SreedharanR. K. DeyRabia RehmanRizvi SyedRuogu PengSitaram Acharya Albert JohnOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of International Journal of ChemistryCanadian Center of Science and Education
Fast-HPLC Fingerprinting to Discriminate Olive Oil from Other Edible Vegetable Oils by Multivariate Classification Methods
Authors: Jiménez-Carvelo Ana M , González-Casado Antonio , Pérez-Castaño Estefanía , Cuadros-Rodríguez Luis 
Published: January 2017

Abstract
A new analytical method for the differentiation of olive oil from other vegetable oils using reversed-phaseLC and applying chemometric techniques was developed. A 3 cm short column was used to obtain the chromatographic fingerprint of the methyl-transesterified fraction of each vegetable oil. The chromatographic analysis tookonly 4 min. The multivariate classification methods used were k-nearest neighbors, partial least-squares (PLS) discriminant analysis, one-class PLS, support vector machine classification, and soft independent modeling of class analogies. The discrimination of olive oil from other vegetable edible oils was evaluated by several classification quality metrics. Several strategies for the classification of the olive oil wereused: one input-class, two input-class, and pseudo two input-class.
Julie Barnsley: la empatía kinestésica en la rebeldía del cuerpo y su performatividad
Authors: Ponce Flores Leyson Orlando 
Published: January 2017

<h2 align="center">El imaginario sobre la rebeldía del cuerpo ha sido un referente indiscutible en los estudios dramatúrgicos y prácticas performativas abocados a esta novedosa perspectiva estética. En el ámbito concreto de la danza contemporánea venezolana, la noción de rebeldía elaborada por la británica Julie Barnsley ocupa un puesto privilegiado como herramienta de comprensión y exégesis en los análisis semióticos y ontológicos del cuerpo y su movimiento en tanto organicidad y nueva sensibilidad. Ante la vigencia de su propuesta, resulta preciso insistir en la particu­laridad de su nueva consciencia de cuerpo frente a otros usos e interpretaciones del proceder performativo. En tal sentido, este artículo tratará de enfatizar en la especificidad de sus ideas sobre el fenómeno, a través de un recorrido teórico en el proceso kinestésico y recepción de esa rebeldía del cuerpo planteada por esta coreógrafa y directora escénica en el contexto de la danza contemporánea en Venezuela.</h2><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p>
El cuerpo de Electra: una lectura política de la tragedia
Authors: Basili Cristina 
Published: January 2017

<p>En 1936, la filósofa francesa Simone Weil (1909-1943) escribe un pequeño ensayo sobre la <em>Electra</em> de Sófocles. El texto forma parte de un proyecto más amplio: presentar las obras maestras de la literatura griega a la clase trabajadora. Sin embargo, el breve escrito no representa solamente un admirable ejemplo de divulgación, sino que apunta hacia muchas de las intuiciones políticas de la filósofa. El presente trabajo pretende investigar las conexiones entre la representación de Electra como figura de la opresión y la posición de Weil respecto a la moderna concepción de la política.</p><p> </p>