bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The association between impulsivity and sensory processing patterns in healthy adults
Authors: Hebert Karen 
Published: April 2015

Introduction Growing evidence suggests that an individual's style of processing sensory information plays a role in affective disorders. However, most of this work focuses on the relationship between sensory hypersensitivity and factors related to internalizing disorders. This study explores the association between sensory processing styles and impulsivity, a fundamental feature of externalizing disorders, in healthy adults. Method Two hundred and twenty-six healthy individuals aged 18–60 years completed the adolescent/adult sensory profile, Barratt impulsiveness scale, and a computerized response inhibition task (go/no-go task). Findings Low registration sensory processing scores were positively correlated with Barratt impulsivity scores. In addition, individuals high in low registration were more likely to meet criteria for high impulsivity. Individuals higher in sensory sensitivity made more impulsive errors on the response inhibition task. Conclusion The findings suggest that individuals with low registration are more impulsive. When helping clients manage impulsivity, occupational therapists should consider their sensory processing patterns and utilize interventions that address sensory needs. Future studies should examine these associations in clinical populations characterized by high rates of impulsive behavior.
Producing desirable bodies: Boundary work in a lesbian niche dating site
Authors: Hightower Joy L 
Published: April 2015

This article presents an in-depth case study of the way contemporary lesbians use labels in the niche dating site, “WomynLink.com.” Drawing on five months of online ethnography between November 2011 and March 2012, I examine and compare butch, femme, and queer members’ use of labels and bodily presentations in WomynLink’s (video) chat room, forum boards, and profiles. I also conducted 21 online interviews through WomynLink’s free chat room service or external messaging services such as Skype. I draw on the boundary-making literature to illustrate how femme, butch, and queer members engage in different forms of boundary work to achieve online desirability by reconciling the tensions between their gendered bodily presentation, label use and other members’ perceptions of them. Femme members sought to highlight their femininity, butches’ boundary work made salient their sexual interest, and queer members defended their sex category as female and sexual identity as lesbian. These patterns of boundary work provide insight into how the salience of lesbian gender labels has evolved, particularly in the contemporary online era.
Laccase-catalyzed decolorization and detoxification of Acid Blue 92: statistical optimization, microtoxicity, kinetics, and energetics
Authors: Rezaei Shahla , Tahmasbi Hamed , Mogharabi Mehdi , Ameri Alieh , Forootanfar Hamid , Khoshayand Mohammad Reza , Faramarzi Mohammad Ali 
Published: April 2015

Abstract

Background
In recent years, enzymatic-assisted removal of hazardous dyes has been considered as an alternative and eco-friendly method compared to those of physicochemical techniques. The present study was designed in order to obtain the optimal condition for laccase-mediated (purified from the ascomycete Paraconiothyrium variabile) decolorization of Acid Blue 92; a monoazo dye, using response surface methodology (RSM). So, a D-optimal design with three variables, including pH, enzyme activity, and dye concentration, was applied to optimize the decolorization process. In addition, the kinetic and energetic parameters of the above mentioned enzymatic removal of Acid Blue 92 was investigated.

Results
Decolorization of Acid Blue 92 was maximally (94.1% ± 2.61) occurred at pH 8.0, laccase activity of 2.5 U/mL, and dye concentration of 75 mg/mL. The obtained results of kinetic and energetic studies introduced the laccase-catalyzed decolorization of Acid Blue 92 as an endothermic reaction (Ea, 39 kJ/mol; ΔS, 131 J/mol K; and ΔH, 40 kJ/mol) with K

m
and V

max
values of 0.48 mM and 227 mM/min mg, respectively. Furthermore, the results of microtoxicity study revealed that the toxicity of laccase-treated dye was significantly reduced compared to the untreated dye.

Conclusions
To sum up, the present investigation introduced the Paraconiothyrium variabile laccase as an efficient biocatalyst for decolorization of synthetic dye Acid Blue 92.
Crystal structure of 2-ethyl-1-ferrocenylsulfonyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]- pyridine, C18H17FeN3O2S
Authors: Wang Lu-Yao , Li Lu 
Published: April 2015

Abstract C18H17FeN3O2S, triclinic, P1̄ (no. 2), a = 7.8088(2) Å, b = 10.5763(3) Å, c = 11.9799(3) Å, α = 109.277(1)°, β = 107.856(1)°, γ = 97.832(1)°, V = 857.3 Å3, Z = 2, Rgt(F) = 0.0280, wRref(F2) = 0.0755, T = 296 K.
Crystal structure of (E)-1-(2-hydroxybenzylideneamino)imidazolidine- 2,4-dione, C10H9N3O3
Authors: Hu Lei , Liu Xue-Xue , Xu Hua-Jie , Sheng Liang-Quan , Liu Zhao-Di 
Published: April 2015

Abstract C10H9N3O3, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 11.290(2) Å, b = 7.339(1) Å, c = 12.238(2) Å, β = 101.325(3)°, V = 994.3 Å3, Z = 4, Rgt(F) = 0.0408, wRref(F2) = 0.1209, T = 296 K.
Crystal structure of 17-(2'-(1'-oxa-4'-aza-heterocyclohexyl-1'-)ethylamino)- 17-demethoxygeldanamycin dihydrate, C34H54N4O11
Authors: Sun Wei , Li Yan-Ping , Jin Jie , Li Zhuo-Rong , Shan Guang-Zhi 
Published: April 2015

Abstract C34H54N4O11, monoclinic, P21 (no. 4), a = 15.5892(4) Å, b = 7.7952(2) Å, c = 15.6849(4) Å, β = 106.396(2)°, V = 1828.5 Å3, Z = 2, Rgt(F) = 0.0445, wRref(F2) = 0.1189, T = 120 K.
Rethinking Discernment
Authors: Kádár Dániel Z. , Mills Sara 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThis article engages with the notions of discernment and volition, developed by Ide (1989), in order to consider how the concept which these phenomena describe could be reintroduced into second-wave critical analysis of politeness and impoliteness. It is our contention that these terms have been used in a way which polarizes cultures, so that various East Asian cultures are characterized as ‘discernment cultures’ whilst Western cultures are seen as ‘volitional’. We argue that this polarization is problematic as it does not capture politeness behaviour beyond certain stereotypes, and as such it fails to address the complexities with which a cross-cultural examination of politeness needs to cope. Nevertheless, we believe that the cross-cultural phenomenon which Ide attempted to capture should not be completely ignored. Thus, we reconceptualize the notions of discernment and volition, by focusing on discernment, and we integrate this concept into a framework (Kádár 2013) based on convention and ritual, hence providing a way of using the term discernment in crosscultural (and intercultural) analysis.
On the importance of the prosodic component in the expression of linguistic im/politeness
Authors: Hidalgo Navarro Antonio , Cabedo Nebot Adrián 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThis paper outlines the important relationship between prosody and im/politeness and presents a brief overview of what has been done in this field. Sections 2, 3 and 4 present several theoretical concepts which are especially relevant for understanding im/politeness in concrete frameworks (mainly in conversation). Section 5 points out the necessity of studying a pragmatic phenomenon like im/politeness with its prosodic expression. Finally, section 6 discusses some studies in this field on different languages, with a special focus on prosodic values like the F
The intonation of mitigating politeness in Catalan
Authors: Devís Herraiz Empar , Cantero Serena Francisco José 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThis paper presents a descriptive model of the melodic characteristics of expressions of politeness attenuators in Catalan, based on the acoustic analysis of a spontaneous speech corpus and its subsequent perceptive validation. The model allows the pragmatic analysis of the phenomenon to be covered, as well as offering future guidelines for its teaching. In addition, the results of the analysis reflect the extensive character of the phenomenon, which surpasses the strict limits of idiomatic code, and allows inter-linguistic analysis. The paper is the product of the collaboration between the
Offering and hospitality in Arabic and English
Authors: Grainger Karen , Kerkam Zainab , Mansor Fathia , Mills Sara 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThis paper examines the conventional linguistic practices involved in everyday hospitality situations. We compare offers in Arabic and English and, rather than focusing on the differences between the ways interactants in these two cultures make offers, we challenge the notion that offering is in essence differently handled in the two languages. We argue instead that we should focus just as much on the similarities between the ways offers are made, since no two cultural/linguistic groups are diametrically opposed. Furthermore, no cultural or linguistic group can be argued to be homogeneous. Through a detailed analysis of four naturally occurring hospitality encounters, we explore the nature and sequencing of offering and receiving hospitality in each cultural community and discuss the extent to which offers and refusals are conventionalized in each language. In this way we hope to develop a more contextual discursive approach to cross-cultural politeness research. Drawing on Spencer-Oatey’s notion of sociality face, we examine the conventions for being hospitable in order to appear sincere. A qualitative analysis of the data reveals that, while there are similarities in offering behaviour in both English and Arabic, in Arabic, the interactional moves of insisting and refusing are slightly more conventionalized. This however does not constitute a radical difference between the offering norms of these two cultural groups.
"Plata quemada": a violência em linguagem
Authors: Soares Leonardo Francisco 
Published: April 2015

Resumo: Análise da configuração da violência como linguagem no romance Plata quemada, de Ricardo Piglia. Acentua-se que a virulência, o poder de visibilidade da violência no texto ultrapassa a abordagem temática ao engendrar-se como operador da elaboração textual da narrativa. Pretende-se ainda demonstrar como as questões das exigências de mercado levaram o cineasta Marcelo Piñeyro a interpretar de forma desequilibrada a reflexão aprofundada e subversiva de Ricardo Piglia sobre a representação da violência. Palavras-chave: Ricardo Piglia; Plata quemada; violência; Marcelo Piñeyro; cinema.Resumen: Análisis de la configuración de la violencia como lenguaje en la novela Plata quemada, de Ricardo Piglia. Se hace hincapié en el hecho de que la virulencia, el poder de visibilidad de la violencia en el texto traspasa el abordaje temático al engendrarse como operador de elaboración textual de la narración. Se quiere aun demostrar como las cuestiones de las exigencias del mercado han llevado al cineasta Marcelo Piñeyro a interpretar de manera desequilibrada la profunda y subversiva reflexión de Ricardo Piglia sobre la representación de la violencia.Palabras-clave: Ricardo Piglia; Plata quemada; violencia; Marcelo Piñeyro; cinema.Keywords: Ricardo Piglia; Plata quemada; violence; Marcelo Piñeyro; cinema.
Aspectos diacrônicos da ordem de palavras em línguas românicas sob a perspectiva da difusão sintática
Authors: Totaro João Henrique Rettore 
Published: April 2015

Resumo: Este trabalho compreende um estudo quantitativo de corpora românicos, com o objetivo de comparar qualitativamente algumas tendências diacrônicas de arranjo sintático nessas línguas. Vários traços foram selecionados para a construção das bases de dados, os quais também orientaram a análise dos perfis de mudança. O objetivo central do trabalho é verificar se essas alterações de ordem dos constituintes são acompanhadas de outras mudanças estruturais e se elas representam instâncias de difusão sintática. Os resultados mostram que o ambiente oracional é determinante no controle de várias ordens de mudança; contudo, nem todos os diversos movimentos aqui identificados caracterizam claramente um processo de difusão, mas exigem uma análise multinivelar. Palavras-chave: Linguística românica; sintaxe; ordem dos constituintes; difusão sintática. Resumen: Este trabajo comprende un estudio quantitativo de corpora románicos, con el objetivo de comparar qualitativamente algunas tendencias diacrónicas de organización sintáctica en esas lenguas. Varios trazos fueron seleccionados para la construcción de las base de datos, los cuales también orientaron el análisis de los perfiles de cambio. El objetivo central del trabajo es verificar si esas modificaciones de orden de los constituyentes están acompañadas de otros cambios estruturales y si ellos representan ejemplos de difusión sintáctica. Los resultados mostran que el ambiente oracional es determinante en el control de varios órdenes de cambio; pero ni todos los diversos movimientos aqui identificados caracterizan claramente un proceso de difusión, aun que exigen un análisis de muchos niveles.Palabras-clave: Lingüística románica; sintaxis; orden de los constituyentes; difusión sintáctica.Keywords: Romance linguistics; syntax; word order; syntactic diffusion.
The Dragon and the Tiger
Authors: Tealdi Loris , Onyige Rita 
Published: April 2015

Forum - Young professionals offer their opinions on China and India.
Our latest survey had 562 respondents. The nationalities of roughly two-thirds of respondents were from Asiatic countries, while 37% were from North and South America. Concerning the primary work location, North and South America represented the largest population (41%), while 15% of respondents work in Asia. The male/female mix was 87/13. More than half of the respondents were between 25 and 30 years old.

China and India: Economic Opportunities and Threats
What factors contribute most to boosting China's and India's economies?
Most respondents (36%) associate the boost in China's and India's economies with their availability of cheap labor. This is by far the most recognized competitive advantage, regardless of the nationality, work location, age, or gender of the respondents. The second-biggest factor saw a split among respondents. Asian respondents identified political attitudes and mentality, while non-Asian respondents gave more weight to attitude toward work. Though less than 6% of non-Asian respondents believe the unique skills and education in China and India contribute to the boost in their economies, this factor seems to be the third-most popular choice of Asians.
A Message From 2008 SPE President Bill Cobb
Authors: Cobb Bill 
Published: April 2015

Message from SPE President
President Bill Cobb offers advice on career success.
Congratulations to all the young professionals who have worked on The Way Ahead for completing a third year of production. The magazine has become a valued tool for reaching and connecting young SPE members. The current issue addresses the important topic of developing competencies.
The worldwide demand for energy has never been so great and continues to grow. Today's young professionals, university students, and the next generation entering the field will be called upon to find new energy resources that will lead to an improved standard of living for all of the citizens of the world.
As I have traveled to SPE sections throughout the world, I have met many young professionals and students. I am confident that you have the talent and the passion to meet the challenge. It's up to the industry to provide opportunities to develop your talents and to encourage your passion. It is up to you to be motivated to learn and to excel. Motivation is a trait that cannot be taught. Skills can be taught, with the right instruction and the desire to learn.
Transitioning from Engineering to Leading
Authors: Kelley Jean 
Published: April 2015

HR Discussion - Learn about making the transition from engineering to leading.
Most organizations in the oil and gas industry rely on the talents of bright and dedicated engineers. Although several of these engineers are exceptional in their technical field, many have not developed enough of the key skills required to be a great leader.
How is this possible, considering all the schooling and training most engineers undergo? The explanation seems to be that the skills needed to be a valued leader are often different from the talents engineers naturally possess and the skills they learn in school.
Leadership skills—included among “soft skills”—involve communication and relationship management rather than science and facts. Many engineers do not focus on developing communication and relationship management skills. Many technical professionals are not knowledgeable on a personal basis about the people who report to them. Without knowing a person’s hopes, dreams, and goals, there exists little chance of developing them. As Jack Welch, executive director, Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University, said, “When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. It’s about making the people who work for you smarter, bigger, and bolder. It’s not about you anymore. It’s about them.”
Upstream Petroleum Economic Analysis: Balancing Geologic Prospectivity with Progressive, Stable Fiscal Terms and Instruments
Authors: Iledare Omowumi O. 
Published: April 2015

Academia - Practical ways to navigate the sea of petroleum fiscal systems worldwide.
Fiscal regimes describe all legislative, taxation policy, contractual, and fiscal elements under which petroleum operations are conducted in petroleum provinces or nations. There are far more petroleum fiscal systems worldwide than petroleumproducing provinces. Kaiser and Pulsipher (2006) give some explanations for this phenomenon, including the fact that contracts originating under several different fiscal regimes may be in effect at any given point in time. Other reasons cited include adoption of more than one fiscal arrangement during a licensing round, changes in political and economic conditions as well as in prospectivity assumptions of firms seeking the right to explore and develop petroleum resources, and the host government’s motivation to maximize economic rent collections from its country’s endowed resources.
Host Governments vs. Investors
Usually, the primary objective of the host government in a petroleumproducing nation is to ensure maximum economic benefits for the country without necessarily seeking total control of all exploration and production (E&P) terms and conditions, investments, and/or production. Other objectives may, however, be pursued, including efficient resource development, access to technology, skilled national manpower, investment funding for local E&P activity, and sustainable economic growth (Iledare, 2008). On the other hand, investors tend to view host countries’ fiscal regimes critically on the basis of their financial objectives.
Oil: What the Public Doesn’t See Every Day
Authors: Dragani Jarrett , Kotenev Maxim 
Published: April 2015

Forum - Results of a poll that sought to understand people’s “oil awareness.”
The Oil Dilemma
Oil is undoubtedly a lynchpin of the world’s economy. Oil is the world’s most widely used source of energy, accounting for 40% of global energy consumption and an astonishing 96% of the energy used in the transportation sector. Yet even if we were to remove all gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles from the roads, we would still be dependent on this hydrocarbon.
One of the first applications of oil, dating back thousands of years, was as a medicine. Nowadays the most surprising uses include chewing gum, lipstick, and aspirin. Every barrel of crude oil holds remarkable potential: It helps keep us warm, helps keep us on the go, and provides the building blocks for countless products we take for granted. Plastics are a great example of this, with water bottles a notable illustration. Although there is a growing interest in the use of biomass as a feedstock, fossil fuels today form 99% of plastics’ raw material base.
Learning: The Ultimate Transferable Skill
Authors: Milanovich Narandja , Eagleson Gary 
Published: April 2015

Soft Skills - What is the ultimate transferable skill? Learning.
In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists. —Eric Hoffer (1902–1983), Reflections on the Human Condition, 1973
The wisdom in Hoffer’s words speaks to the question, “What soft skills remain valuable as our industry continues to evolve or if one has to change industries?” As technical professionals, our market value—our personal currency—is a function of our capacity to learn and the speed at which we do it. Learning is not just about acquiring facts, skills, or knowledge, but rather the application of all of these to a task in order to deliver results. The difference between learning in the workplace and learning at a university can be found in the balance between task, relationships, and self:
• Task—Work to be done
• Relationships—Interactions with others
• Self—Our own aspirations and values
For example, our capacity to do well on a test in school did not depend on our relationships with fellow students; however, our relationships with work colleagues do substantially affect how well we perform at work. At work, all three—task, relationships, and self—are equal partners. We need to maintain an interdependent balance between achieving tasks, maintaining relationships, and fulfilling personal aspirations (self).
Mentoring Today for Tomorrow
Authors: Tealdi Loris , Donachie John 
Published: April 2015

Forum - Young professionals speak out on mentoring.
This survey aims to capture the opinions of our readership on the increasingly important theme of mentoring. Responding to the survey were 569 readers, with 42% from North and South America; 32% from Europe, Russia, and Africa; and 26% from the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Australia. Of the respondents, 36% were from integrated (major) oil companies, 7% from national oil companies, 28% from service/manufacturing companies, 18% from independents, and 8% were consultants; 63% were from companies with more than 3,000 employees. The median age was in the range of 25– 30 years. The male/female mix was 76/24%. More than half of the respondents had more than 5 years of experience in the industry.
The forum was divided into three sections:• Mentoring practices today.• The definition of an ideal mentor.• Mentoring practices tomorrow.

Mentoring Practices Today
Mentoring schemes exist in many guises within large and small organizations across our industry. Some schemes are successful and are recognized as a part of corporate culture. Successful programs are a valuable tool that can increase retention and stimulate overall enthusiasm. Other schemes are fragmented and ill-defined, resulting in poorly managed relationships and demotivated mentors and "mentees." It is in our industry's best interest to maximize the effectiveness of mentoring initiatives, and in this issue our questionnaire investigated young professionals' opinions on the status of mentoring.