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Evaluation of Coarse Aggregate in Cold Recycling Mixes Using X-Ray CT Scanner and Image Analysis
Authors: Gao Lei , Ni Fujian , Luo Hailong , Wang Hainian , Chen Yunqing 
Published: January 2015

Abstract
The performance of cold recycling (CR) mixtures has been widely evaluated, but these studies rarely focused on the internal structure of CR mixtures. The objective of this research is to investigate the distribution, orientation, and shape properties of coarse aggregates in CR mixtures with emulsion by processing a series of sectional images from an X-ray CT scanner. The uniformity index (UI) was derived to describe the distribution of coarse aggregates. The aggregate orientation was obtained by calculating the average angle of inclination θ and the coherence of orientation Δ. The morphological indices, such as the flat and elongated ratio (FER), angularity index (AI), and surface texture index (STI) were used to address the shape properties of CR mixtures. According to the results, the distribution uniformity of CR aggregates becomes worse with coarser gradation. Compaction methods significantly influence the aggregate orientation in CR mixtures. The superpave gyratory compaction (SGC) method makes the best coherence of aggregate orientation, but the static load compacted specimen shows the opposite result. The CR mix tends to have worse uniformity of aggregate distribution, larger angle of aggregate inclination, and more random aggregate orientation compared with the HMA mix. It is estimated that more crushed faces of aggregates are produced in the process of pavement milling and the surface texture of RAP materials decreases with the long-term effects of traffic loading and environment. Adding new coarse aggregates to CR mixtures disturbs the aggregate distribution, but it can improve the average surface texture of aggregates in CR mixtures.
Distribution extension of Dasyonchocotyle dasyatis (Yamaguti, 1968) Boeger &amp; Kritsky, 1989 (Monogenea: Hexabothriidae) in Dasyatis longa (Garman, 1880) (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) from Sinaloa, México
Authors: Escorcia-Ignacio Rafaela , Pulido-Flores Griselda , Monks Scott 
Published: January 2015

The collection of 13 specimens of Dasyonchocotyle dasyatis (Yamaguti, 1968) Boeger & Kritsky, 1989 on the coast of Sinaloa, México extends the geographic distribution of the species from the original locality (Hawaii, U.S.A.) eastward to at least the Pacific Coast of Mexico. The species is a parasite of Dasyatis longa (Garman, 1880), a common stingray of the tropical eastern Pacific. This species has not been reported since the original description in 1968.
Isopachys borealis Lang &amp; Böhme, 1990 (Squamata: Scincidae): New distribution record and map
Authors: Chuaynkern Yodchaiy , Duengkae Prateep , Chuaynkern Chantip , Chitchamnong Watchara 
Published: January 2015

We present a new locality for Isopachys borealis Lang & Böhme, 1990 based on a specimen collected from Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary, Kanchanaburi province, western Thailand. The present work represents a new provincial record for Kanchanaburi province. The geographical distribution of the species is reviewed and an updated distribution map is presented.
Hydrate Formation in Systems Containing Methane, Hydrogen Sulphide and Carbon Dioxide
Authors: Robinson D.B. , Hutton J.B. 
Published: January 2015

Abstract
Experimental data have been obtained on the initial hydrate-forming conditions in systems containing, nominally, 72 per cent and 82 per cent methane, with the balance consisting of various mixtures of hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide. The study covered a range in pressure from about 100 psia to 2,200 psia and a range in temperature from about 32°F to 76°F. These data, together with previously published data on systems containing methane and carbon dioxide and methane and hydrogen sulphide, were used to prepare working charts to predict initial hydrate-forming conditions in systems containing about 65 per cent or more methane, with the balance consisting of variable amounts of hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide. A comparison was made with results calculated using the concept of solid-vapour equilibrium ratios. The calculated pressures at any given temperature were always higher than the experimental pressures at the same temperature. The average error was about 42 per cent for the 72-per-cent methane mixtures and 52 per cent for the 82-per-cent methane mixtures.
Gravity Drainage in Thermally Stimulated Wells
Authors: Towson D.E. , Boberg T.C. 
Published: January 2015

Abstract
Continued interest in steam stimulation has led to the publication of a number of predictive techniques for this type of oil production. Most of these involve radial flow through a heated zone around the wellbore. Another possible producing mechanism is gravity drainage. This paper presents a method for calculating gravity drainage production rates as a function of time following steam injection.
The heat transfer model accounts for cooling of the oil sand by both vertical and radial conduction. Heat losses for any number of productive sands separated by unproductive rock are calculated for the injection, shut-in and production phases. The oil flow rate from the heated region is calculated by the gravity drainage equations. Excellent agreement is shown between calculated and field results. In addition, the results of a number of process and reservoir variable studies are included.
“8 Plate”: An Alternative Device to Fix Highly Recurrent Traumatic Anterior Gleno-Humeral Instability in Patients with Severe Impairment of the Anterior Capsule
Authors: Tudisco C. , Bisicchia S. , Savarese E. , Ippolito E. 
Published: January 2015

Background:There is still debate about the best treatment option for highly recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation in patients with severe impairment of the anterior capsule and/or recurrence after either arthroscopic or open capsulorrhaphy. Materials andMethods:The clinical and radiological findings of 7 patients treated with an open capsulorrhaphy stabilized with an “8 plate” for a highly recurrent traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation with severe impairment of the anterior capsule and a large Bankart lesion were retrospectively reviewed. Follow-up evaluation included VAS for pain, Constant-Murley, Simple Shoulder Test, ASES, UCLA, Quick DASH, Rowe, Walsch-Duplay scores, as well as X-rays of the operated shoulder.Results:At follow-up none of the patients reported subsequent dislocations. Range of motion of the shoulder was complete in all cases, but one. Results of the functional scoring systems were satisfactory. X-rays showed no osteolysis and good position of the plate.Conclusion:To our knowledge, this is the first report in the literature about an open capsular tensioning and Bankart lesion repair performed with an “8 plate”. We believe that this is a reliable and effective procedure to address traumatic anterior re-dislocation of the gleno-humeral joint when the capsule is extensively torn and frayed or in revision cases. Moreover the “8 plate” is ideal to be applied in such a narrow space on the slant surface of the scapular neck close to the glenoid rim.
Cardiac Autonomic Dysfunction Is Associated With High-Risk Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio in Young Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes in AdDIT (Adolescent Type 1 Diabetes Cardio-Renal Interventional Trial)
Authors: Cho Yoon Hi , Craig Maria E. , Davis Elizabeth A. , Cotterill Andrew M. , Couper Jennifer J. , Cameron Fergus J. , Benitez-Aguirre Paul Z. , Dalton R. Neil , Dunger David B. , Jones Timothy W. , Donaghue Kim C. ,   on behalf of the Adolescent Type 1 Diabetes Cardio-Renal Intervention Trial (AdDIT)
Published: January 2015

OBJECTIVE
This study examined the association between cardiac autonomic dysfunction and high albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
Adolescents recruited as part of a multicenter screening study (n = 445, 49% female, aged 10–17 years, mean duration 6.9 years; mean HbA1c 8.4%, 68 mmol/mol) underwent a 10-min continuous electrocardiogram recording for heart rate variability analysis. Time-domain heart rate variability measures included baseline heart rate, SD of the R-R interval (SDNN), and root mean squared difference of successive R-R intervals (RMSSD). Spectral analysis included sympathetic (low-frequency) and parasympathetic (high-frequency) components. Standardized ACR were calculated from six early morning urine collections using an established algorithm, reflecting age, sex, and duration, and stratified into ACR tertiles, where the upper tertile reflects higher nephropathy risk.

RESULTS
The upper-tertile ACR group had a faster heart rate (76 vs. 73 bpm; P &lt; 0.01) and less heart rate variability (SDNN 68 vs. 76 ms, P = 0.02; RMSSD 63 vs. 71 ms, P = 0.04). HbA1c was 8.5% (69 mmol/mmol) in the upper tertile vs. 8.3% (67 mmol/mol) in the lower tertiles (P = 0.07). In multivariable analysis, upper-tertile ACR was associated with faster heart rate (β = 2.5, 95% CI 0.2–4.8, P = 0.03) and lower RMSSD (β = −9.5, 95% CI −18.2 to −0.8, P = 0.03), independent of age and HbA1c.

CONCLUSIONS
Adolescents at potentially higher risk for nephropathy show an adverse cardiac autonomic profile, indicating sympathetic overdrive, compared with the lower-risk group. Longitudinal follow-up of this cohort will further characterize the relationship between autonomic and renal dysfunction and the effect of interventions in this population.
Surface Treatments that Demonstrate a Significant Positive Effect on the Shear Bond Strength of Repaired Resin-modified Glass Ionomer
Authors: Welch D , Seesengood B , Hopp C 
Published: January 2015

SUMMARY
This study examined surface treatment options used to repair resin-modified glass ionomer (RMGI; GC Fuji II LC, GC America). Two hundred forty specimens were equally divided into four different water/temperature cycling environmental conditions. The conditions were 1) five-minute delay, 2) one-week delay with one thermocycle, 3) 500 thermocycles, and 4) 24-hour delay in a dry environment, followed by 500 thermocycles. Within each of the condition groups, the specimens were equally divided again into three different surface treatment groups with 20 specimens in each. The treatment groups comprised A) sanding, B) sanding and acid etch, and C) sanding, acid etch, and dental bonding agent. Our results suggest that RMGI is extremely susceptible to the simultaneous exposure of temperature cycling and water during the first 24 hours. Our main results reflect that 1) during the first five minutes after the initial placement, the surface treatments made no difference in terms of the shear bond strength (NS); and 2) when we weakened the RMGI by exposing it to water and temperature cycling immediately after initial placement, each of the treatments (A&lt;B&lt;C) had a significant incremental increase in bond strength (p&lt;0.05). As such, given that a RMGI is partially a composite resin, the surface treatment with a dental bonding agent did have a significant positive effect on the micromechanical bond strength of the repair.
Forecasting Financial Performance for Quarries/ Předvídání Hospodářského Výsledku Lomů
Authors: Dvořáček Jaroslav , Sousedíková Radmila , Jureková Zdenka , Vrátný Tomáš 
Published: January 2015

Abstract
The paper highlights the importance of successful financial performance for companies, and provides for a brief review of foreign expert opinions on the most important factors that influence the financial performance of enterprises. Linear and quadratic discriminate analyses and a logistic regression analysis were applied to a sample file of 233 annual data from 3 countries (Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Ukraine) for a period of 2008-2012 concerning quarries extracting building materials. These methods provided for distributing the sample file quarries into two classes of profitable and loss-making enterprises. Their financial performance had been known, which enabled to assess the classification accuracy of individual method applications. The average classification accuracy was about 86% and there were no significant differences in the specific method applications. The linear discriminate analysis calculations are the simplest ones in comparison with two other applied methods. The linear discriminate analysis also made possible to identify the most influential discriminators that contributed to the classification into the specific groups. In case of our investigation, prices per production unit, direct variable costs, and ratio of fixed costs to total costs were the most important factors of influence. The factors, if analysed, can provide for prediction of financial performance of quarries in future.
Troj-Variantné Spracovanie A Vyrovnanie Observácií A Určovaných Odhadov/ Three-Variant Processing and Adjustment of Observations and Determined Estimations
Authors: Labant Slavomír , Weiss Erik , Gašinec Juraj , Zuzík Jozef , Király Alexander 
Published: January 2015

Abstrakt
Predmetný článok sa zaoberá trivariántnym spracovaním a určením odhadov neznámych parametrov v geodetickej sieti observovanej technológiu využívajúcou signály globálnych navigačných satelitných systémov v rokoch 2004, 2008 a 2011. Cieľom práce je zhodnotiť vplyv použitej metódy vyrovnania na odhad parametrov prvého a druhého rádu geodetickej siete a prezentovať výsledky analýzy pretvorení s grafickou vizualizáciu jednotlivých spracovaní a analýz. Na spracovanie a vyrovnanie observácií boli použité MNŠ a robustné M-odhady podľa Hubera a Hampela. Pri analýze stability bodov poukázali všetky 3 metódy spracovania na posun bodu 5005 v epoche 04-08, čo potvrdzujú aj grafické vizualizácie pomocou konfidenčných elipsoidov chýb.
Decrease of the herbicide fenoxaprop phytotoxicity in drought conditions: the role of the antioxidant enzymatic system
Authors: Radchenko Maria Pavlivna , Mykhailivna Sychuk Аnna , Yulievich Morderer Yevgen 
Published: January 2015

Abstract
This study investigated the effects of the herbicide from the graminicide group fenoxaprop, on oat plants under a normal
and reduced water supply. The study was done in vegetative experimental conditions. It was established, that plants treated with
fenoxaprop after 2 days following a reduction of the water content in soil with 60% to 40% of full field moisture capacity, significantly
reduced phytotoxic action. At the decreased level of water supply in the oat plants, activity of antioxidant enzymes – superoxide dismutase,
and catalase increased. The fenoxaprop action did not lead to a substantial increase in superoxide anion radical and hydrogen
peroxide content, which had been observed under the action of the herbicide when normal levels of water were supplied to the plants.
It was concluded, that the phytotoxic action of the herbicides from the graminicide group mediated the formation of reactive oxygen
species and reduction of phytotoxicity on the background effect on plants of various stressors. This reaction was due to the increased
activity of antioxidant enzymes, associated with nonspecific reaction of plants to these stressors.
Parent-Child Interaction and Lexical Acquisition in two Domains: Color Words and Animal Names
Authors: Gleason Jean Berko 
Published: January 2015

ABSTRACT
This paper explores young children’s and parents’ use of color words and animal names in two published studies. The aim is to compare the ranges and kinds of these words in parentchild interaction and to consider the implications of these findings for our understanding of early lexical development. Color term data were drawn from the Gleason corpus in CHILDES: 12 boys and 12 girls ranging in age from 25-62 months, and their parents. Results showed that parents used and emphasized only the same 10 most basic colors, with many teaching episodes. Parents’ most frequent terms, red, blue, and green were also children’s most frequent terms and are the ones acquired earliest according to MacArthur Bates lexical norms. In the second study CLAN programs were used to identify animal names in corpora from a variety of families in CHILDES, with 44 children ranging in age from 1;6-6;2. Children and parents produced a remarkable number and range of animal terms, with individual preschoolers naming as many as 96 different, often rare, animals, such as crocodile and pelican. Parents and children thus attend to the same limited set of basic color terms. By contrast, biophilia, our shared human love of the living world is reflected in children’s extensive animal lexicon.
Further results about uniqueness of meromorphic functions sharing a set with their derivatives
Authors: Qi Jianming , Zhu Taiying 
Published: January 2015

Abstract
In this paper, we consider a problem of meromorphic functions that share an arbitrary set having two elements with their derivatives. We obtain a uniqueness result which is an improvement of some related theorems given by Lü and Xu’s. We also generalize the famous Brück conjecture with the idea of sharing a set.
Multi-year observations of Breiðamerkurjökull, a marine-terminating glacier in southeastern Iceland, using terrestrial radar interferometry
Authors: Voytenko Denis , Dixon Timothy H. , Howat Ian M. , Gourmelen Noel , Lembke Chad , Werner Charles L. , De La Peña Santiago , Oddsson Björn 
Published: January 2015

AbstractTerrestrial radar interferometry (TRI) is a new technique for studying ice motion and volume change of glaciers. TRI is especially useful for temporally and spatially dense measurements of highly dynamic glacial termini. We conducted a TRI survey of Breiðamerkurjökull, a marine-terminating glacier in Iceland, imaging its terminus near the end of the melt season in 2011, 2012 and 2013. The ice velocities were as high as 5 m d−1, with the fastest velocities near the calving front. Retreat of the glacier over the 3 year observation period was accompanied by strong embayment formation. Iceberg tracking with the radar shows high current velocities near the embayment, probably indicating strong meltwater outflow and mixing with relatively warm lagoon water.
Runaway thinning of the low-elevation Yakutat Glacier, Alaska, and its sensitivity to climate change
Authors: Trüssel Barbara L. , Truffer Martin , Hock Regine , Motyka Roman J. , Huss Matthias , Zhang Jing 
Published: January 2015

AbstractLake-calving Yakutat Glacier in southeast Alaska, USA, is undergoing rapid thinning and terminus retreat. We use a simplified glacier model to evaluate its future mass loss. In a first step we compute glacier-wide mass change with a surface mass-balance model, and add a mass loss component due to ice flux through the calving front. We then use an empirical elevation change curve to adjust for surface elevation change of the glacier and finally use a flotation criterion to account for terminus retreat due to frontal ablation. Surface mass balance is computed on a daily timescale; elevation change and retreat is adjusted on a decadal scale. We use two scenarios to simulate future mass change: (1) keeping the current (2000–10) climate and (2) forcing the model with a projected warming climate. We find that the glacier will disappear in the decade before 2110 or 2070 under constant or warming climates, respectively. For the first few decades, the glacier can maintain its current thinning rates by retreating and associated loss of high-ablating, low-elevation areas. However, once higher elevations have thinned substantially, the glacier can no longer counteract accelerated thinning by retreat and mass loss accelerates, even under constant climate conditions. We find that it would take a substantial cooling of 1.5°C to reverse the ongoing retreat. It is therefore likely that Yakutat Glacier will continue its retreat at an accelerating rate and disappear entirely.
Characterizing the internal structure of laboratory ice samples with nuclear magnetic resonance
Authors: Brox Timothy I. , Skidmore Mark L. , Brown Jennifer R. 
Published: January 2015

AbstractDue to solute impurities and freezing-point depression in polycrystalline ice, a complicated and dynamic network of liquid water forms within the solid ice matrix at the boundaries between ice crystal grains. Impurity concentrations, temperature and pressure influence this network structure and impact physical, transport and rheological properties of ice. However, the nature of this internal network structure is not fully understood. Here we utilize nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements of diffusion and magnetic relaxation to study the geometry and interconnectivity of the liquid-filled network in laboratory ice, formed from a 7 g L−1NaCl solution, and its evolution due to recrystallization processes. Additionally, we apply these NMR measurements to observe the impact on ice microstructure of an ice-binding protein (IBP) excreted by the V3519-10 organism (Flavobacteriaceae family) isolated from the Vostok ice core in Antarctica. Recrystallization inhibition was observed as a function of IBP concentration. This work demonstrates the utility of advanced NMR techniques for applications to ice microstructure and has broader implications for understanding geophysical properties of cryospheric systems.
Les verbes περιπατει̃ν et φέρειν dans le Livre VII des Lois de Platon : la promenade et le portage dans la formation du jeune enfant
Authors: Agne Djibril 
Published: January 2015

The verbs περιπατει̃ν and φέρειν in book VII of Plato's Laws: walk and carriage in the development of the young child.
In the 789th passage of his Laws Plato uses the verbs peripatein and ferein when referring to the respective activities of pregnant women and nurses. The study of these two verbs is centered on the positive effects of walk and carrying on embryos and newborns. Pregnant women are required to walk because this helps to ‘ mould’ the soft body of the future baby. Such movements should control the moods and frights of the fetus. Plato seems to be repeating Hippocrates’ theses on the contribution of walking to the physical and sanitary formation of the human body. However, what makes this philosopher’s approach a peculiar one lies in his advocating pregnant women’s walking with a view to having the children in the womb benefit from it. Child-carrying which is imposed upon the sturdy nurses of the ideal city in Plato’s Laws is a physical ordeal that protects from deformity the young and soft limbs of children under three. Finally, in both prenatal and postnatal periods, Plato has strongly advocated pregnant women’s walking and child-carrying because of the physical and psychological advantages infants derive from them. As a matter of fact, the eugenics that is extolled by Plato in the ideal city of his Laws is the main prop of the pedagogical orientation he is advocating.
L'Iran peut-elle devenir une « surperpuissance » énergétique ?
Authors: Chaudet Didier 
Published: January 2015

L’Iran est un des plus gros exportateurs de pétrole au monde, et aussi l’un des plus gros producteurs. Il possède les deuxièmes réserves de gaz, et, avec un accès à une technologie moderne adéquate, Téhéran pourrait devenir un très sérieux compétiteur pour la Russie. De là, une question peut légitimement se poser : l’Iran pourra-t-il devenir une « superpuissance » énergétique ? Pour répondre à cette question, l’analyse ne pourra pas porter que sur les questions énergétiques en elles-mêmes, il faudra les associer à la situation géopolitique, et aux orientations diplomatiques de la République islamique, pour savoir si cette dernière saura mener une politique lui permettant d’atteindre cet objectif. Ou si au contraire, ses choix, sur les dossiers énergétiques mais aussi économiques au sens large, de politique étrangère, de sécurité, ces dernières années et jusqu’à aujourd’hui, rendrait le dit objectif inaccessible. Une évolution vers un statut de « superpuissance » énergétique aurait-elle un impact sur le marché méditerranéen et européen ?