bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Exchange rate policy and the role of non-traded goods prices in real exchange rate fluctuations
Authors: Azcona Nestor 
Published: July 2017

AbstractThis paper uses a DSGE model of two small open economies to explain certain features of real exchange rate cyclical fluctuations in countries with fixed and flexible exchange rates, focusing on the role of traded and non-traded goods prices. In particular, the model illustrates why the relative price of non-traded goods and the relative price between domestic and foreign traded goods are more volatile than the real exchange rate under a fixed exchange rate but not under a flexible exchange rate, why deviations from purchasing power parity for traded goods prices can be more volatile under a fixed exchange rate than under a flexible exchange rate, and why there is no correlation between the volatility of the real exchange rate and its variance decomposition.
Blocks of small defect in alternating groups and squares of Brauer character degrees
Authors: Chen Xiaoyou , Cossey James P. , Lewis Mark L. , Tong-Viet Hung P. 
Published: July 2017

Abstract
Let p be a prime. We show that other than a few exceptions, alternating groups will have p-blocks with small defect for p equal to 2 or 3. Using this result, we prove that a finite group G has a normal Sylow p-subgroup P and

G
/
P

{G/P}

is nilpotent if and only if

φ
⁢

(
1
)

2

{\varphi(1)^{2}}

divides

|
G
:
ker

(
φ
)

|

{|G:{\rm ker}(\varphi)|}

for every irreducible Brauer character φ of G.
High Speed 4 × 2.5 Gbps-5 GHz AMI-WDM-RoF Transmission System for WLANs
Authors: Chaudhary Sushank , Chauhan Priyanka , Sharma Abhishek 
Published: July 2017

Abstract
Radio-over-fiber (RoF) is revolutionary technique to transmit radio signals over optical fiber. It can be also suitable to distribute wireless local area networks (WLANs) due to its low-cost implementation. WLANs generally operate on 5 GHz radio signals. Thus in this work, four high speed radio channels, each carrying 2.5 Gbps data and 5 GHz radio signal, are transmitted by incorporating alternate mark inversion (AMI) scheme and wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) scheme over optical fiber having span of 50 km. The performance of proposed AMI-WDM-RoF transmission system is reported in terms of Q-factor, bit error rate, signal-to-noise ratio, total received power and eye diagrams.
Effect of Seed Maturity and Storage Duration on Germination of Sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees)
Authors: Solikin Solikin , Nurfadilah Siti 
Published: July 2017

<p>Seed maturity and its storage are one of problems on propagation and developing of medicinal plants such as sambiloto (<em>Andrographis paniculata </em>(Burm.f.) ex Nees). The research aimed to determine effects of seed maturity and storage duration on seed germination of sambiloto was conducted in a green house of Purwodadi Botanical Garden from November 2014 to November 2015. The experiment done by completely randomised design with two treatments namely seed maturity and storage duration. The seed was classified into immature seed (0.061 g/100 seeds), semimature seed (0.113 g/100 seeds) and mature seed (0.166 g/100 seeds). The seed’s storage duration was classified into seed was not stored, seed was stored for six months and seed was stored for twelve months. Each treatment combination was replicated five times. The results showed that there were significant interactions between the treatments on percentage and rate of seed germination. The highest percentage of seed germination was the treatment of mature seed and stored twelve months (98.50%). On the contrast, the lowest seed germination percentage was the treatment of immature seed and stored twelve months (4.25 %). The fastest seed germination rate was the treatment of mature seed and stored six months (3.88 days), whereas the slowest seed germination rate was the treatment of immature seed and without stored (28.58 days). This study is expected to be applied to improve genetic and cultivation of medicinal plant as well as increasing plant growth and yield.</p>
An Integrated Modeling Environment to Study the Coevolution of Networks, Individual Behavior, and Epidemics
Authors: Barrett Chris , Bisset Keith , Leidig Jonathan , Marathe Achla , Marathe Madhav 
Published: July 2017

We discuss an interaction‐based approach to study the coevolution between sociotechnical networks, individual behaviors, and contagion processes on these networks. We use epidemics in human populations as an example of this phenomenon. The methods consist of developing synthetic yet realistic national‐scale networks using a first‐principles approach. Unlike simple random graph techniques, these methods combine real‐world data sources with behavioral and social theories to synthesize detailed social contact (proximity) networks. Individual‐based models of within‐host disease progression and interhost transmission are then used to model the contagion process. Finally, models of individual behaviors are composed with disease progression models to develop a realistic representation of the complex system in which individual behaviors and the social network adapt to the contagion. These methods are embodied within Simdemics, a general‐purpose modeling environment to support pandemic planning and response. Simdemics is designed specifically to be scalable to networks with 300 million agents; the underlying algorithms and methods in Simdemics are all high‐performance computing‐oriented methods. New advances in network science, machine learning, high‐performance computing, data mining, and behavioral modeling were necessary to develop Simdemics.Simdemics is combined with two other environments, Simfrastructure and Didactic, to form an integrated cyber environment. The integrated cyber environment provides the end user with flexible and seamless Internet‐based access to Simdemics. Service‐oriented architectures play a critical role in delivering the desired services to the end user. Simdemics, in conjunction with the integrated cyber environment, has been used in more than a dozen user‐defined case studies. These case studies were done to support specific policy questions that arose in the context of planning the response to pandemics (for example, H1N1, H5N1) and human‐initiated bioterrorism events. These studies played a crucial role in the continual development and improvement of the cyber environment.
Emerging Applications for Intelligent Diabetes Management
Authors: Marling Cindy , Wiley Matthew , Bunescu Razvan , Shubrook Jay , Schwartz Frank 
Published: July 2017

Diabetes management is a difficult task for patients, who must monitor and control their blood glucose levels in order to avoid serious diabetic complications. It is a difficult task for physicians, who must manually interpret large volumes of blood glucose data to tailor therapy to the needs of each patient. This paper describes three emerging applications that employ AI to ease this task: (1) case‐based decision support for diabetes management; (2) machine‐learning classification of blood glucose plots; and (3) support vector regression for blood glucose prediction. The first application provides decision support by detecting blood glucose control problems and recommending therapeutic adjustments to correct them. The second provides an automated screen for excessive glycemic variability. The third aims to build a hypoglycemia predictor that could alert patients to dangerously low blood glucose levels in time to take preventive action. All are products of the 4 Diabetes Support System project, which uses AI to promote the health and well‐being of people with type 1 diabetes. These emerging applications could potentially benefit 20 million patients who are at risk for devastating complications, thereby improving quality of life and reducing health‐care cost expenditures.
McCarthy as Scientist and Engineer, with Personal Recollections
Authors: Feigenbaum Edward 
Published: July 2017

John McCarthy, professor emeritus of computer science at Stanford University, died on October 24, 2011. McCarthy, a past president of AAAI and an AAAI Fellow, helped design the foundation of today's internet‐based computing and is widely credited with coining the term, artificial intelligence. This remembrance by Edward Feigenbaum, also a past president of AAAI and a professor emeritus of computer science at Stanford University, was delivered at the celebration of John McCarthy's accomplishments, held at Stanford on 25 March 2012.– AI Magazine
A History of AI Research and Development in Thailand: Three Periods, Three Directions
Authors: Kawtrakul Asanee , Praneetpolgrang Prasong 
Published: July 2017

Thailand, a country of 65 million people, has had an active AI community for almost three decades. With limited research funding (less than 1 percent of GDP), AI researchers have had to maintain a focus on producing concrete results. They have set clear research goals to ensure that smart or intelligent systems are developed and applied to help reduce costs, improve efficiency, and increase productivity in integrated public services.The guest editor for this column was Eduard Hovey.
Deploying nEmesis: Preventing Foodborne Illness by Data Mining Social Media
Authors: Sadilek Adam , Kautz Henry , DiPrete Lauren , Labus Brian , Portman Eric , Teitel Jack , Silenzio Vincent 
Published: July 2017

Foodborne illness afflicts 48 million people annually in the US alone. More than 128,000 are hospitalized and 3000 die from the infection. While preventable with proper food safety practices, the traditional restaurant inspection process has limited impact given the predictability and low frequency of inspections, and the dynamic nature of the kitchen environment. Despite this reality, the inspection process has remained largely unchanged for decades. CDC has even identified food safety as one of seven “winnable battles”; however, progress to date has been limited. In this work, we demonstrate significant improvements in food safety by marrying AI and the standard inspection process. We apply machine learning to Twitter data, develop a system that automatically detects venues likely to pose a public health hazard, and demonstrate its efficacy in the Las Vegas metropolitan area in a double‐blind experiment conducted over three months in collaboration with Nevada's health department. By contrast, previous research in this domain has been limited to indirect correlative validation using only aggregate statistics. We show that the adaptive inspection process is 64 percent more effective at identifying problematic venues than the current state of the art. If fully deployed, our approach could prevent more than 9000 cases of foodborne illness and 557 hospitalizations annually in Las Vegas alone. Additionally, adaptive inspections result in unexpected benefits, including the identification of venues lacking permits, contagious kitchen staff, and fewer customer complaints filed with the Las Vegas health department.
Effect of broiler breeder's body weight after induced molting by zinc oxide on egg production, fertility, hatchability and chicks weight
Authors: Ali Khasraw 
Published: July 2017

This study investigates the effect of different body weight of Arbor Acres broiler breeder
hens after molting on product performance. 296 hens, the birds were molted by zinc
oxide with or without supplementation of vitamin C and the body weight of the birds
after molting at 361 days old of age, were randomly divided into eight treatments (T‎) of
body weight: [T1(3.783), T2(3.714),T3( 3.458), T4(3.428), T5(3.380),T6( 3.318),
T7(3.276) and T8(3.253) ±50]. Weekly eggs/hen, hen day production and egg mass
revealed significant (p&lt;0.05) differences between different body weights of hens. Hens
in molting significantly had higher values of these traits compared with non-molting
hens. Effect of body weight on Fertility percentage of eggs did not differ while
hatchability of fertile eggs and hatchability of total eggs affected by the different
treatments with the superiority of molting treatments on non-molting treatments. Results
show no significant effect of body weight on egg weight and chick’s weight.
Synthesis and Characterization of some new 2,5-disubstituted- 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives Containing Antipyrine moiety.
Authors: Rashid Mohammad , Mohammed Sewara 
Published: July 2017

Some new 2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4-oxadiazolels of type (E)-4-((1-(5-(substitutedphenyl)
1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)pro-1-en-2-yl)amino)-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3(2H)-
one were synthesized in (60-81%) yield under solvent free conditions using grinding
technique through the reaction of hydrazide intermediate with benzaldehyde or different
substituted benzaldehydes in the presence of catalytic amounts of iodine molecular as a
single step. The structures of all the synthesized compounds were confirmed on the basis
of their physical properties, IR, 1H-NMR and Mass spectral data.
Hemodynamic ,thyroid and immunomodulater effects of cannabinoid in rats.
Authors: Maulood Ismail 
Published: July 2017

The aims of the present study are to investigate the cannabinoid effects on serum
monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), Troponin-1 ,liver and renal test
parameters. The experimental rats were divided into three groups, the first group served
as a control, and the animals were injected with normal saline. In the second group,
animals were injected with cannabis (5 mg/kg, intraperitonial), while in the third group
animals were injected with cannabis (10 mg/kg). After the course of the experiment,
systolic blood pressure (SBP) tended to reduce significantly in the second dose of
cannabis administered rats. Serum nitric oxide (NO) level slightly increased in dose
dependent manner but it did not reach the level of significance. Serum level of
malondialdehyde (MDA), troponin-T, MCP-1 and serum total bilirubin were
significantly increased in the second dose of cannabis administration as compared to
control rats. Neither triiodothyronin (T3) nor tetraiodothyronin (T4) hormones had
statistically changed in cannabis group comparing with the control rats. Furthermore,
serum uric acid reduced in cannabis group as compared with control. In conclusions, for
the first time, our findings suggested that cannabis could affect immune system through
MCP-1 elevation. As well as, cannabis may affect cardiac and liver functions via
increasing troponin-T and bilirubin levels.
Analysis of a Uniform Linear Broadside Dipole Antenna Array Operating at 1.8 GHz for Use in GSM Application.
Authors: Mahmood Aras , Ibrahim Dlnya 
Published: July 2017

A uniform broadside array antenna is the arrangement of equally spaced and equal
current amplitude excitation of identical antennas, which are placed along the axis
perpendicular to the direction of maximum radiation. The overall radiation pattern of an
array is determined by array factor combined with the radiation pattern of the antenna
element. The number of the elements and their spacing may produce the diverse radiation
properties. In this work the impact of these two factors on the radiation characteristics of
a uniform linear broadside dipole array were analyzed using the 4NEC2 simulation
software. The spacing between the elements varied from 0.1λ to 2λ in steps of 0.02λ for
a number of elements up to 10 elements. For GSM application at 1.8GHz frequency the
best configuration to achieve the required gain of 13.8dBi was 7-elements with 0.88λ
spacing.
Paleostress analysis from brittle failure and minor structures in Dokan Area, Kurdistan Region, NE of Iraq.
Authors: Al-Hakari Salim 
Published: July 2017

The study area is located within the high folded of the northwestern segment of the
Zagros Foreland Fold Thrust Belt in northeast of Iraq. Joints, mesofaults, veins and
stylolites were studied through seven stations in the Kosrat Anticline. The trend of
the fold and the strike of the strata are of NW-SE direction in accordance with the
main trend of Zagros folds.
New geological map and cross section of the study area were constructed. The
exposed rocks of the studied area range in age from Cretaceous up to the Eocene
included the following formations (Qamchuqa, Kometan, Shiranish, Tanjero,
Kolosh and Sinjar) Kometan and Tanjero formations was taken in consideration for
brittle failure analysis . The analyzed structural field data indicate that the
investigated area was subjected throughout its geological history to four stress
phases. First is primary compressive tectonic phase in the directions N-S, NE-SW
and successive phase in the direction ENE-WSW. The second compressive
tectonic stress in the direction NW-SE considered as a secondary phase. Third was
extension tectonic phase in the direction NE-SW which developed during the final
uplift stage of folding is normal to the major folds trend. The fourth is NW-SE
extension face considerate as extension stress related to the primary NE-SW
compressive stress.
The Simple Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis for Yield and Some Yield Components of Durum Wheat in Two Seasons in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Authors: Tawfiq Sherwan , Abdulqader Shang , Abdulkhaleq Dana , Hama Shara 
Published: July 2017

This investigation was conducted during the winter seasons of 2012-2013 and 2013-2014
at Qlyasan Agriculture Research Station, Faculty of Agricultural sciences, University of
Sulaimani, using split plot design the main plots conducted in Randomized Completely
Block Design (RCBD) with three replicates to study the effect of organic matter and
removal treatments on the yield of durum wheat Ovanto cultivars. Highly significant and
positive correlations recorded between grain yield & spike weight, grain weight/spike
and harvest index at the first season. At the second season highly significant and positive
correlation were recorded between grain yield and spike weight and harvest index and
significant and positive correlation with spike length and biological yield at the second
season. Concerning the path coefficient analysis, grain yield represented the dependent
variable and no. of spikes/m2, spike weight/m2, average spike length, no. of
spikelets/spike, no. of grains/spike, grains weight/spike,1000-grain weight, biological
yield (t/ha) , harvest index and grain yield (t/ha), were the independent ones. Maximum
and positive direct effect in grain yield recorded by grain weight/spike at the first season
and harvest index at the second season reaching 0.639 and 0.822 respectively.
MENILIK ASPEK MORAL DALAM LIRIK LAGU CAMPURSARI JAWA TIMUR: SEBUAH KAJIAN SEMIOTIKA
Authors: Chandra Afry Adi 
Published: July 2017

<p><em>Penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan semiotika (Ferdinand D. Saussure) ini bertujuan untuk meninjau aspek moral yang terdapat dalam lirik lagu campursari karya musisi Jawa Timur. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dengan semakin berkembangnya teknologi pun cara berpikir masyarakat, saat ini banyak bermunculan lagu campursari karya beberapa seniman lokal Jawa Timur yang krisis akan moral. Karya tersebut lebih mengangkat sisi seksualitas, sikap melawan tataran norma dalam masyarakat (perselingkuhan), poligami, pengangguran, membuka aib seseorang, maupun merendahkan martabat orang lain.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>Kata kunci: </strong><em>moral, lirik lagu campursari, Jawa Timur, semiotika</em></p>
PEMANFAATAN ASPEK KEBAHASAAN BENTUK KATA TUTURAN HUMOR DALAM KARIKATUR
Authors: Resticka Gita Anggria 
Published: July 2017

<p>Pemakaian bahasa dalam masyarakat ditentukan oleh faktor linguistik faktor sosial. Hal ini juga berlaku pada karikatur, karikatur tersebut ditampilkan dengan berbagai gambar yang lucu dan menarik serta diikuti kalimat singkat. Penggunaan bahasa yang khas dalam karikatur menjadikan karikatur sebagai suatu register dalam kebahasaan yang menarik untuk diteliti. Untuk mengetahui maksud karikatur dalam tiap gambar dapat dikaji secara pragmatik. Wijana (2004) mengatakan bahwa karikatur secara sengaja menciptakan tuturan yang menyimpangkan prinsip-prinsip dan parameter pragmatik secara langsung atau lewat perantara tokoh atau tokoh-tokoh rekaannya yang berperan sebagai peserta tindak tutur yang irrasional. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian kualitatif deskriptif dengan menekankan pada masalah proses dan makna (tindak tutur). Dalam sebuah karikatur untuk sampai pada pemahaman humor yang sebenarnya perlu dilacak berbagai jenis tindak tutur, fungsi pragmatis, implikatur percakapan dan kategorinya yang dikandung oleh berbagai jenis tuturan dalam wacana karikatur tersebut.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Kata Kunci:</strong> <em>Tuturan Humor, Karikatur, Pragmatik</em></p>
JENIS, FUNGSI, DAN MAKNA PADA FRASA DAN KATA MAJEMUK DALAM PUISI DON QUIXOTE KARYA GOENAWAN MOHAMAD
Authors: Pehala Ilfan Askul , Anindita Kun Andyan , Rosyidi M. 
Published: July 2017

<div class="WordSection1"><p>Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui, menganalisis dan mendeskripsikan frasa dan kata majemuk yang memiliki fungsi dan makna dalam puisi. Sumber data penelitian adalah 2 puisi Don Quixote. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan teknik pembacaan dan teknik pencatatan atau simak catat dan dianalisis dengan teknik analisis deksriptif kualitatif secara formal dan informal. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) jenis frasa yang ditemukan dalam kumpulan puisi ini ada 5, yaitu: frasa determiner/FD, frasa nominal (FN), frasa verba (FV), frasa ajektiva (F Adj.) dan frasa preposisional (F Prep.). (2) Fungsi yang dibedakan menjadi 3, yaitu referensial, puitis/estetis dan komunikatif. (3) Makna yang ada dalam sajak terdiri dari 5 yaitu denotatif, gramatikal, kiasan, idiom dan konotatif. (4) Fungsi frasa dan kata majemuk dalam sajak.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Kata Kunci</strong>: jenis, fungsi, makna, frasa, kata majemuk</p></div>
PERTUNJUKAN WAYANG DALAM RANGKA PEMBINAAN MORAL GENERASI MUDA
Authors: Sutardjo Imam 
Published: July 2017

<em>Dalam pertunjukan wayang apabila dikaji dan diapresiasi ternyata penuh nilai karakter dan ajaran moral, yang meliputi nilai kearifan sosial, bela bangsa, pembinaan budi pekerti, rela berkorban demi kebenaran, persatuan dan kesatuan bangsa. Sehingga pertunjukan wayang merupakan ensiklopedi watak manusia, dan apabila <strong>digelar</strong>‘dipentaskan’ mengandung nilai <strong>tontonan</strong>, <strong>tuntunan</strong>, dan <strong>tatananing</strong> agesang yang amat berguna untuk membangun dan mewujudkan karakter serta moral generasi muda.</em>