bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Analysis of spatial variability of near-surface soilmoisture to increase rainfall-runoff modellingaccuracy in SW Hungary
Authors: Hegedüs P. , Czigány S. , Pirkhoffer E. , Balatonyi L. , Hickey R. 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
Between September 5, 2008 and September 5,2009, near-surface soil moisture time series were collectedin the northern part of a 1.7 km2 watershed in SWHungaryat 14 monitoring locations using a portable TDR-300 soilmoisture sensor. The objectives of this study are to increasethe accuracy of soil moisture measurement at watershedscale, to improve flood forecasting accuracy, and to optimizesoil moisture sensor density.
According to our results, in 10 of 13 cases, a strong correlationexists between the measured soil moisture dataof Station 5 and all other monitoring stations; Station 5is considered representative for the entire watershed. Logically,the selection of the location of the representativemeasurement point(s) is essential for obtaining representativeand accurate soil moisture values for the given watershed.This could be done by (i) employing monitoringstations of higher number at the exploratory phase of themonitoring, (ii) mapping soil physical properties at watershedscale, and (iii) running cross-relational statisticalanalyses on the obtained data.
Our findings indicate that increasing the number of soilmoisture data points available for interpolation increasesthe accuracy of watershed-scale soil moisture estimation.The data set used for interpolation (and estimation ofmean antecedent soil moisture values) could be improved(thus, having a higher number of data points) by selectingpoints of similar properties to the measurement pointsfrom the DEM and soil databases. By using a higher numberof data points for interpolation, both interpolation accuracyand spatial resolution have increased for the measuredsoil moisture values for the Pósa Valley.
Economy, Knowledge, Families: Practices of Appropriation
Authors: Bougleux Elena 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
The expansion process of a Western multinational corporation in India is investigated using ethnographic tools. In particular the paper deals with the processes of knowledge appropriation enacted by the Indian workforce employed at the Research & Development Center in Bangalore. Young Indian professionals in the early stages of their scientific or corporate careers seem to take advantage of the investments that the corporation makes in the competitive Indian industrial district, by frequently changing job and finding new positions. The underlying strategy is that of subtracting competences and applied knowledge from the corporation in order to appropriate them and then reinvest them locally and more profitably. Working for a multinational corporation is investigated in its material and metaphorical dimensions, demonstrating the methodological shift required to analyze a very large productive organization through the eyes of its employees. One consequence of scaling down in the ethnographic analysis is that the family is introduced as an economic actor contributing to shaping decisions and public policies.
The “Marriage Market” among Punjabi Migrant Families in Italy: Designs, Resistances, and Gateways
Authors: Bonfanti Sara 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
The dowry system originated in South Asia and the new patterns of household formation among Indian migrant minorities have been debated in the international literature, particularly in the UK. However, less attention has been paid to the pre-marital bargaining strategies used in the most recent Punjabi immigration to Italy (to date the largest Indian Diaspora in Europe) and to how a certain idea of kinship and a cultural code of spousal/parental relations are enacted through gift, exchange and favor. This article explores the “marriage market” among youth of Punjabi descent in Italy (between first and second immigrant generations), investigating the bride-groom selection procedures and the economic transactions which endorse a wedding agreement. Reports of ethnographic research just concluded in the northern rural districts of Bergamo and Brescia indicate that dissonant subjective narratives give voice to family and community conflicts across genders and ages in setting up new domestic groups, capturing the shifting local milieu after the economic crisis. Using an intersectional perspective, which highlights diversity in the Italian Punjabi community (with regard to class, caste and faith), we ascertain how categories of social difference are reproduced, contested and transformed throughout wedlock, and see how a traditional tempered endogamy has long become transnational and partly disrupted. Analyzing how young Indian Italians selectively resort to discourses about love/convenience, right/duty, control/autonomy, we will consider whether and how personal agencies may navigate hierarchical structures such as patriarchy, social inequality and capitalist development.
Gender quotas and the problem with descriptive representation
Authors: Mottlová Markéta 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
The article focuses on descriptive representation, which is a fundamental theoretical concept underpinning the introduction of gender quotas. The main question I consider in the paper is how to overcome the essentialism of descriptive representation. I consider the essentialist line of reasoning as unsustainable because it pays little attention to differences among women. I claim that a possible and desirable solution is based on the concept of gender as seriality-by Iris Marion Young. Although women do not constitute a homogenous group, it is meaningful to talk about women as a group in some sense, specifically as a social collective. In this connection, I highlight the advantages of gender as seriality. Firstly and most importantly, it overcomes the essentialism of descriptive representation. Secondly, the concept of gender as seriality enables us to identify the barriers faced by women in politics. Finally, it highlights why quotas are legitimate tools that can be used to increase women’s political representation
On the notion of the political in feminist theory
Authors: Kobová Ľubica 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
The turn of the 1990s saw the emergence of “the political” in feminist theory. Despite there being a number of publications devoted to the theme, the concept itself has remained rather undertheorized. Instead of producing a thoroughly developed concept, it served to create an epistemic community devoted to the (supposedly dead, modernist) political aim of women’s emancipation. In the article, I argue that it would be beneficent for feminist theory to adopt an affirmative stance towards the contingency of politics. This of course poses a challenge to feminist politics, which still operates mainly within the framework of the politics of representation. Nevertheless, Linda Zerilli’s approach, which interprets contingency in an Arendtian vein as the condition of the world-creating and world-building power of feminism as a practice of freedom may prove to be a productive way of approaching the challenging issue of contingency in feminist theory
Homo biotechnologicus
Authors: Višňovský Emil 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
The paper outlines the concept of the human being as homo biotechnologicus. This concept is just one version of many possible human self-interpretations, since human beings can answer their own fundamental question of ‘who are we?’ simply using their ‘human, all too human’ self-descriptions. However, technology is a substantial part of the human being as a natural being, and biotechnology is, moreover, its root. The biotechnology of today’s world means that humanity is set on a path to transcending its own human nature, with all the risky consequences that entails. The author considers these radical developments from the standpoint of posthumanism
Infrared image filtering applied to the restoration of the convective heat transfer coefficient distribution in coiled tubes
Authors: Bozzoli F. , Cattani L. , Pagliarini G. , Rainieri S. 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThis paper presents and assesses an inverse heat conduction problem (IHCP) solution procedure which was developed to determine the local convective heat transfer coefficient along the circumferential coordinate at the inner wall of a coiled pipe by applying the filtering technique approach to infrared temperature maps acquired on the outer tube’s wall. The data−processing procedure filters out the unwanted noise from the raw temperature data to enable the direct calculation of its Laplacian which is embedded in the formulation of the inverse heat conduction problem. The presented technique is experimentally verified using data that were acquired in the laminar flow regime that is frequently found in coiled−tube heat−exchanger applications. The estimated convective heat transfer coefficient distributions are substantially consistent with the available numerical results in the scientific literature.
Monitoring of historical frescoes by timed infrared imaging analysis
Authors: Cadelano G. , Bison P. , Bortolin A. , Ferrarini G. , Peron F. , Girotto M. , Volinia M. 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThe subflorescence and efflorescence phenomena are widely acknowledged as the major causes of permanent damage to fresco wall paintings. They are related to the occurrence of cycles of dry/wet conditions inside the walls. Therefore, it is essential to identify the presence of water on the decorated surfaces and inside the walls.Nondestructive testing in industrial applications have confirmed that active infrared thermography with continuous timed images acquisition can improve the outcomes of thermal analysis aimed to moisture identification. In spite of that, in cultural heritage investigations these techniques have not been yet used extensively on a regular basis. This paper illustrates an application of these principles in order to evaluate the decay of fresco mural paintings in a medieval chapel located in North−West of Italy. One important feature of this study is the use of a robotic system called aIRview that can be utilized to automatically acquire and process thermal images. Multiple accurate thermal views of the inside walls of the building have been produced in a survey that lasted several days. Signal processing algorithms based on Fast Fourier Transform analysis have been applied to the acquired data in order to formulate trustworthy hypotheses about the deterioration mechanisms.
Acceleration algorithm for constant-statistics method applied to the nonuniformity correction of infrared sequences
Authors: Jara Chavez A.G. , Torres Vicencio F.O. 
Published: April 2015

AbstractNon−uniformity noise, it was, it is, and it will probably be one of the most non−desired attached companion of the infrared focal plane array (IRFPA) data. We present a higher order filter where the key advantage is based in its capacity to estimates the detection parameters and thus to compensate it for fixed pattern noise, as an enhancement of Constant Statistics (CS) theory. This paper shows a technique to improve the convergence in accelerated way for CS (AACS: Acceleration Algorithm for Constant Statistics). The effectiveness of this method is demonstrated by using simulated infrared video sequences and several real infrared video sequences obtained using two infrared cameras.
Numerical investigation of an impact of a top gold metallization on output power of a p-up III-N-based blue-violet edge-emitting laser diode
Authors: Kuc M. , Sarzała R.P. , Stańczyk S. , Perlin P. 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThe effect of modifications in epi-side (top) gold metallization on a thermal performance and on power roll-over of blue-vio- let III-N-based p-up edge-emitting ridge-waveguide laser diode (RW EEL) was explored in this paper. The calculations were carried out using a two-dimensional self-consistent electrical-thermal model combined with a simplified optical model tuned to a RW EEL fabricated in the Institute of High Pressure Physics (Unipress). Our results suggest that with proper modifica- tions in the III-N-based RW EEL, excluding modifications in its inner structure, it is possible to considerably improve the thermal performance and, thus, increase the maximal output power.
Investigation of effect of anti-aggregation agent on the performance of nanostructure dye-sensitized solar cells
Authors: Hosseinnezhad M. , Moradian S. , Gharanjig K. 
Published: April 2015

AbstractDye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on indigo dyes exhibit suitable conversion efficiency. These organic dyes have been undergone for aggregation. Electron transfer process is reduced due to an aggregation of molecular dyes. Therefore, anti-aggregation agent is commonly utilized in fabrication of DSSCs. In the present study, two anti-aggregation agents namely as 3α,7α-dihydroxy-5β-cholanic acid (cheno) and 3α,7α,12α-trihydroxy-5β-cholanic acid (cholic acid) were added to indigo dye solution in DSSCs in order to determine the photovoltaic parameters such as short circuit photocurrent, open circuit voltage and conversion efficiency of each individual dye in the absence and presence of anti-aggregation agents. The results show that the conversion efficiencies are improved with reduced aggregation. Spectrophotometric evaluations of the indigo dyes in solution and on a TiO
Review of night vision metrology
Authors: Chrzanowski K. 
Published: April 2015

AbstractA review of night vision metrology is presented in this paper. A set of reasons that create a rather chaotic metrologic situation on night vision market is presented. It is shown that there has been made a little progress in night vision metrology during last decades in spite of a big progress in night vision technology at the same period of time. It is concluded that such a big discrep- ancy between metrology development level and technology development can be an obstacle in the further development of night vision technology.
Wooden coffins in the Avar-period cemetery in Frohsdorf, Lower Austria
Authors: Scharrer-Liška Gabriele , Cichocki Otto , Wiltschke-Schrotta Karin 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThe Avar period cemetery in Frohsdorf is located in eastern Austria in the area of the former
western periphery of the Avar Khaganate. In a non-literate culture like that of the Avars, it is only possible
to reconstruct everyday culture, including funerary rituals, through archaeological sources. Through
archaeological field seasons from 2001 to 2011, we have been able to document numerous coffins and grave
fixtures made of wood in inhumation graves. Burials in coffins seemed to be common practice. The coffins
are preserved in different states, including wood residues and charred wood residues. In Frohsdorf, in
contrast to many other investigated Avar cemeteries, we subjected these coffins and their wooden remains to
a detailed analysis. Wood species analyses show a preference for a certain type of wood, namely oak. Based
on the preservation status of the wooden remains the authors have developed a hypothesis concerning part
of the funeral ritual at this cemetery.
Extracting Information from Archaeological Texts
Authors: Kintigh Keith W. 
Published: April 2015

AbstractTo address archaeology’s most pressing substantive challenges, researchers must discover, access,
and extract information contained in the reports and articles that codify so much of archaeology’s knowledge.
These efforts will require application of existing and emerging natural language processing technologies
to extensive digital corpora. Automated classification can enable development of metadata needed for the
discovery of relevant documents. Although it is even more technically challenging, automated extraction of
and reasoning with information from texts can provide urgently needed access to contextualized information
within documents. Effective automated translation is needed for scholars to benefit from research published
in other languages.
Digital Technologies and Communication: Prospects and Expectations
Authors: Gabellone Francesco 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThe birth of virtual reality marked a new path forward and also gave a fresh view of reality,
allowing alternative ‘readings’ of cultural heritage. This new way of representation and simulation was
soon associated with the term virtual environment, used to indicate those interactive three-dimensional
models that could be navigated and that simulated a place, building, or synthetic representation scheme in
real time. A virtual environment is like a “microscope for the mind” that allows you to elaborate amplified
projections of the material world, to “look beyond” simple appearances and to make logical connections
between elements grouped together. In recent years, virtual environments have been greeted positively
by the public and scholars, testified by the quantity of thematic conferences on the subject of Virtual
Archaeology. Despite this, there are still many contradictions found in the varying terms and the diverse
aims of the developing disciplines that gravitate around the field of virtual reality such as Cultural Virtual
Environment, Virtual Restoration, Virtual Archaeology, Enhanced Reality, and Mixed Reality. The spread
of new media has upset the traditional systems of communication such as books, television, radio and
even the roles of some cultural stakeholder. With this in mind, the role of virtual heritage also consists in
transmitting information using the language and cognitive metaphors used in video-games, considering
these as cultural paradigms for a form of communication that is freed from the classic rules of elite
culture. It is quite frequent to find projects of digital promotion for monuments that are characterised by
difficulty of access, or for objects that have been taken from their original context. One solution to enhance
the accessibility of those sites is certainly the use of some visual computing technologies which without
presuming to be the ultimate answer to the problems posed, try to offer communications tools that permit
an effective support to the visit.
Bringing Impossible Places to the Public: Three Ideas for Rupestrian Churches in Goreme, Kapadokya Utilizing a Digital Survey, 3D Printing, and Augmented Reality
Authors: Verdiani Giorgio 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThe churches of St. Eustache, the Meryemana and St. Daniel are located in the Göreme area in
Kapadokya, Turkey. Each of the three structures is composed of a main church with a refuge system. Nowadays
these churches have limited access: they cannot be visited by a common tourist. Thus, they are a meaningful
sample of rupestrian architecture, containing important mural paintings and suggestive spaces. Using digital
survey techniques, 3D modelling and 3D printing to produce physical copies from the originals, this research
project tries to find articulate and well working solutions to bring these architectural structures to the public.
Other-initiated repair in Icelandic
Authors: Gisladottir Rosa S. 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThe ability to repair problems with hearing or understanding in conversation is critical for successful communication. This article describes the linguistic practices of other-initiated repair (OIR) in Icelandic through quantitative and qualitative analysis of a corpus of video-recorded conversations. The study draws on the conceptual distinctions developed in the comparative project on repair described in the introduction to this issue. The main aim is to give an overview of the formats for OIR in Icelandic and the type of repair practices engendered by them. The use of repair initiations in social actions not aimed at solving comprehension problems is also briefly discussed. In particular, the interjection
Accessible Human-Robot Interaction for Telepresence Robots: A Case Study
Authors: Tsui Katherine M. , Dalphond James M. , Brooks Daniel J. , Medvedev Mikhail S. , McCann Eric , Allspaw Jordan , Kontak David , Yanco Holly A. 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThe quality of life of people with special needs, such as residents of healthcare facilities, may be improved through operating social telepresence robots that provide the ability to participate in remote activities with friends or family. However, to date, such platforms do not exist for this population.Methodology: Our research utilized an iterative, bottomup, user-centered approach, drawing upon our assistive robotics experiences. Based on the findings of our formative user studies, we developed an augmented reality user interface for our social telepresence robot. Our user interface focuses primarily on the human-human interaction and communication through video, providing support for semi-autonomous navigation. We conducted a case study (n=4) with our target population in which the robot was used to visit a remote art gallery.Results: All of the participants were able to operate the robot to explore the gallery, form opinions about the exhibits, and engage in conversation.Significance: This case study demonstrates that people from our target population can successfully engage in the active role of operating a telepresence robot.
The Interactive Urban Robot: User-centered development and final field trial of a direction requesting robot
Authors: Weiss Astrid , Mirnig Nicole , Bruckenberger Ulrike , Strasser Ewald , Tscheligi Manfred , Kühnlenz (Gonsior) Barbara , Wollherr Dirk , Stanczyk Bartlomiej 
Published: April 2015

AbstractIn this article, we present the user-centered development of the service robot IURO. IURO’s goal is to find the way to a designated place in town without any previous map knowledge, just by retrieving information from asking pedestrians for directions. We present the 3-years development process,which involved a series of studies on its appearance, communication model, feedback modalities, and social navigation mechanisms. Our main contribution lies within the final field trial.With the autonomous IURO platform, we performed a series of six way-finding runs (over 24 hours of run-time in total) in the city center of Munich, Germany. The robot interacted with approximately 100 pedestrians of which 36 interactions included a full route dialogue. A variety of empirical methods was used to explore reactions of primary users (pedestrians who actually interacted with the robot) and secondary users (bystanders who observed others interacting). The gathered data provides insights into usability, user experience, and acceptance of IURO and allowed us deriving recommendations for the development of other socially interactive robots.
Customer Satisfaction, Product Quality and Performance of Companies
Authors: Suchánek Petr , Richter Jiří , Králová Maria 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
This paper presents an analysis of quality, customer satisfaction and business performance in food industry. The main objective of the research is to determine the influence of quality on customer satisfaction and on business performance and competitiveness. In particular, this paper answers the following research question: Does the quality of a product result in a satisfied customer and thereby in a well-performing business? Customer satisfaction is defined as the satisfaction of the customer with a product and the business performance as a capability to generate profit. Therefore, satisfaction was examined by the means of a survey using questionnaires, and the performance was measured by financial data. We managed to find a correlation between the main factors, although partial results were due more factors mostly statistically insignificant.