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The Political Economy of Net Neutrality Regulation
Authors: Weisman Dennis L. 
Published: June 2015

Abstract
On February 26, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed sweeping new regulation for broadband providers. While regulation is typically driven by a combination of economic and political considerations, this article argues that the FCC’s initiative is long on politics and short on economics. For example, the FCC is not able to identify a non-transitory abuse of market power by broadband providers to justify its actions. There is no evidence of excessive returns being earned by broadband providers and the violations of net neutrality that the Commission can point to, including throttling and blocking of data, are conspicuously few in number. What is more, the FCC has yet to establish that the regulatory oversight it proposes would not stifle more investment than it stimulates. Broadband is an example of a two-sided market in which edge (content) providers represent one side of the market and consumers represent the other side of the market. Just as newspapers impose positive prices on both advertisers and subscribers, it is (quite generally) efficient in two-sided markets for both sides of the market to contribute to the total price. Two-sided markets are characterized by a seesaw principle in which a lower price on one side of the market tends to give rise to a higher price on the other side of the market. Hence, a ban on paid prioritization of traffic delivery over broadband networks essentially requires consumers to pay the full freight. The FCC is therefore in the unenviable position of having to justify a policy to regulate broadband that is distinguished by being both economically inefficient and socially inequitable. While the courts are disposed to give deference to expert federal agencies under the Chevron Doctrine, the lack of economic foundation to justify broadband regulation promises to make this tough sledding for the FCC. The strategy on the part of the broadband providers will be to run out the clock with litigation in the hope that the political winds shift in their favor post 2016.
Effects of extrusion parameters on tensile strength of polybenzimidazole fiber-reinforced high density polyethylene composites
Authors: Anis Arfat , Faiz Shan , Al-Zahrani Saeed M. 
Published: June 2015

Abstract
The objectives of this study were to examine the effects of fiber content and extrusion parameters on polybenzimidazole (PBI) fiber-reinforced polyethylene composites and to determine the optimum values for the tensile strength. The PBI fiber was physically mixed with high density polyethylene (HDPE) and then extruded through a twin screw extruder. The extrusion parameters were studied at different levels, barrel temperatures at 240°C, 250°C and 260°C and screw speeds at 12 rpm, 15 rpm and 18 rpm. The tensile strength was measured using a universal testing machine. A response surface experimental design using Design-Expert was applied to investigate the effect of fiber loading and extrusion parameters (barrel temperature, screw speed) on tensile properties of the resulting composite and consequently analyzing the optimized value for these parameters to yield maximum tensile strength. The analysis predicted a linear model which suggests that in order to achieve maximum tensile strength the screw speed should be 18 rpm, the barrel temperature at 240°C and at a fiber loading of 2%.
Epistemic marking and multiple perspective: An introduction
Authors: Bergqvist Henrik 
Published: June 2015

Abstract
This paper discusses forms of epistemic marking that instantiate multiple perspective constructions (see Evans 2005). Such forms express the speaker’s and the addressee’s simultaneous epistemic perspectives from the point of view of the speaker, crucially relying on the assumptions of the speaker with regard to the addressee’s knowledge. The analysis of forms considers established semanto-pragmatic concepts, such as semantic scope, mitigation strategies and communicative intention (as marked by sentence-type) in the exploration of forms. In addition, the notion of knowledge asymmetry is discussed alongside the concepts of epistemic status and stance as tools for a semantic analysis of investigated forms.
Refracting views: How to construct complex perspective in reported speech and thought in Ungarinyin
Authors: Spronck Stef 
Published: June 2015

AbstractThis paper analyses reported speech, thought and epistemic modality in the North Western Australian Aboriginal language Ungarinyin. It demonstrates how these grammatical domains interact in the language to encode multiple perspective meanings. The paper concludes by discussing some implications of the Ungarinyin patterns for expressions of complex perspective elsewhere.
A Meshless Method Based on Radial Basis and Spline Interpolation for 2-D and 3-D Inhomogeneous Biharmonic BVPs
Authors: Shivanian Elyas 
Published: June 2015

AbstractThis paper presents a meshless method which, at the first step, utilises the radial basis functions collocation scheme to approximate the unknown function at specific nodal points. The difficulty of these biharmonic-type problems is the multiple boundary conditions, as well as high derivatives terms. The inhomogeneous biharmonic equation is replaced by two Poisson equations of an intermediate function where Neumann’s boundary conditions is of second derivatives. It uses the imposed-kernel technique (IKT) to overcome multiple boundary conditions where Neumann’s boundary conditions is of first derivatives. In the next step, our meshless approach uses two- and three-dimensional cubic spline interpolation to get smooth, approximate solutions for the 2-D and 3-D inhomogeneous biharmonic-type problem, respectively. Numerical experiments are included to demonstrate the reliability and efficiency of this method.
Crystal structures and luminescence properties of two Cd(II) complexes based on 2-(1H-imidazol-1-methyl)-6-methyl-1H-benzimidazole
Authors: Zhang Yuhong , Zhang Qiuju , Wen Yu , Li Peng , Ma Lin , Meng Xiangru 
Published: June 2015

Abstract
Two new complexes, {[Cd(immb)I2]·DMF}
n
(1) and {[Cd3(immb)(btc)2]·H2O}
n
(2) (immb = 2-(1H-imidazol- 1-methyl)-6-methyl-1H-benzimidazole, btc = 1,2,3-benzenetricarboxylate, DMF = dimethyl formamide), have been synthesized and characterized. Single crystal X-ray diffraction shows that 1 exhibits a chain structure constructed by immb ligands bridging Cd(II) ions. In 2, Cd(II) ions are linked by immb ligands with bridging mode and btc3– anions with the μ
2-η
2:η
1 bonding pattern leading to a 2D structure. Luminescent properties have been investigated in the solid state at room temperature.
Larger Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of Early Paleogene Sections in India
Authors: Govindan A. 
Published: June 2015

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Early Paleogene larger foraminifera are widely known from Indian basins. A brief review of earlier studies from Indian basins is presented. The review indicates that some species reported earlier in this interval need taxonomic revision. Additional new data on age diagnostic foraminiferal species from the subsurface section is presented and illustrated in the study. Nearly 60 species including 2 new species (Alveolina lukashottingeri and Nemkovella bprkrishna) belonging to 15 genera are presented. Reports on many of these species are not yet known from this region. This study on larger foraminifers from the subsurface sections with stratigraphic ranges can serve as a useful reference wherein a larger foraminiferal assemblage recorded in a subsurface sample can be placed in the stratigraphic column with greater confidence. Based on the distribution of larger foraminifers, the prevalence of carbonates and associate facies deposition in the Indian basins can be correlated broadly to Tethyan Shallow Benthic Zones SBZ 3- 4 (Thanetian, Late Paleocene, P4 – P5; Ta1); SBZ 8 – 11; (Ypresian, early Eocene, P7 – P9; Ta2) SBZ 14 – 15 (Lutetian, Middle Eocene, P11 – P12; Ta3); SBZ 15 – 17 (Bartonian, Middle Eocene, P12 – P14; Ta3) and SBZ 19 – 20 (Priabonian,Late Eocene, P16 – P17; Tb).
Micropalaeontological response to mid–late Cretaceous Oceanic Anoxic Events: 50th Anniversary Tribute to the Pioneering Work of R.P.S. Jefferies
Authors: Hart M. B. 
Published: June 2015

Abstract :
In the early 1960s, R.P.S. Jefferies conducted an investigation of the microfossils found in the Actinocamax plenus Marls of Southern England. This was the first investigation of its kind, using closely-spaced samples and providing a detailed analysis of a relatively short interval of geological time. The Plenus Marls Member, as it is now known, is the on-shore representation of Oceanic Anoxic Event ll (=Bonarelli Event or Cenomanian/Turonian Boundary Event [CTBE]). Jefferies’ detailed analysis of the changes over this major extinction event in Earth history has provided the foundation for much later research. Anoxic events – including the CTBE – characterise the mid-Late Cretaceous interval and all are associated with stable isotope excursions, geochemical changes and distinctive patterns of both extinction and appearance of various taxa. Some of these (e.g., calcareous dinoflagellates, radiolaria) are now regarded as ‘disaster taxa’ and their appearance, in variable numbers, from a range of locations can be used to inform judgements about the nature of these events.
Sediment Characteristics and Foraminiferal Distribution in the Bet Zone of the Great Rann of Kachchh, Western India
Authors: Khonde Nitesh , Maurya D. M. , Singh A. D. , Das Archana , Chamyal L. S. 
Published: June 2015

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Based on geomorphological characteristics, the vast, flat saline tract of the Great Rann of Kachchh is considered as a raised floor of a former gulf that was connected to the Arabian Sea in the west. In general, the Rann exhibits a unique supratidal environment complicated by alternating periods of marine and freshwater inundation and extreme dryness. The Great Rann is divisible into four distinct geomorphic domains – the Banni plain, the Linear trench zone, the Great barren zone and the Bet zone. Contrary to the rest of the Great Rann, the Bet zone shows distinct variations in elevation due to the presence of bets (islands) and is dotted by several vegetated elevated areas, seasonal short distance channels and local depressions. The present study attempts to characterize the environmental conditions of the Bet zone comprising the northwestern part of the Great Rann. Surface sediment samples were collected by digging small pits in the Rann surface at several locations along ESE-WNW and roughly N-S oriented transects (transect 1 and 2). The samples were subjected to detailed grain size analysis and micropalaeontological analysis for determining foraminiferal assemblage. Overall, the sediments of the Bet zone are of sandy-silty to clayey-silty in nature. The grain size was found to vary in accordance with the microgeomorphic setting of the stations. The foraminiferal assemblages recorded along the two transects belong to twelve genera (Ammonia, Elphidium, Bolivina, Nonian, Bulimina, Cibicides, Helenina, Brizalina, Globigerinella, Globigerina, Globorotaloides Gallitellia). Presence of some reworked foraminiferal tests suggests the transport of foraminifera from the Arabian Sea water surges under the influence of strong SW monsoon winds. However, the relatively higher diversity near the open ocean gets reduced in the Great Rann due to the typical hypersaline conditions, submergence patterns, mixing by fresh water (runoff, fresh water influx), and the microenvironments created by variations in the elevation of the Rann surface. The diversity is limited to the few tolerant taxa which can survive through such large scale changes in the environmental parameters.
Palaeocene to early Eocene Planktonic Foraminifera of the Pondicherry area, South India
Authors: Malarkodi N. , Devi Chingakham Usharani , Bhargava Sharma C.S. 
Published: June 2015

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Planktonic foraminifera from several outcrops and sections in the Pondicherry area, South India, were analyzed to determine their age. Preliminary analysis of the samples collected from various outcrops and sections of Pondicherry area yielded abundant well preserved planktonic foraminifera belonging to Globoanomolina, Parasubbotina, Subbotina Praemurica, Igorina, Acarinina, Morozovella, Pseudohastigerina and Astrorotalia occurring in part of the sequence in association with abundant Discocyclinids. Fifty-two planktonic foraminiferal species of these genera are recorded from and interval spanning from the early Palaeocene zone P1b to the early Eocene zone P9. The stratigraphic distribution of the planktonic foraminifera from these samples do not allow identification of individual biozones, undifferentiated zone intervals can be recognized, including P1b-P2, P3a-P5 and P6-P9. Species are illustrated based on SEM microphotographs. More detailed biostratigraphic work is needed and will be carried out to identify individual zones and determine the completeness of the sections.
Deccan Continental Flood Basalt Eruption Terminated Indian Dinosaurs before the Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary
Authors: Mohabey Dhananjay M. , Samant Bandana 
Published: June 2015

Abstract:
Late Cretaceous-Early Paleogene sediments associated with Deccan Continental Flood Basalt (DCFB) sequences of central and western India record the timing of the introduction and extinction of Late Cretaceous dinosaurs in India based on magnetostratigraphy and magnetic susceptibility stratigraphy. Current taxonomy indicates that only two genera of titanosaurs (e.g., Isisaurus and Jainosaurus), at least four species of large-bodied abelisauridae theropods (e.g., Rajasaurus narmadensis, Rahiolisaurus gujaratensis, Indosuchus matleyi and Indosaurus raptorius) and a small-bodied theropod Laevisuchus inhabited India during the Maastrichtian. Their stratigraphic and geographic distribution suggests that these dinosaurs were dominated by titanosauriforme and abelisauridae that first appeared before the advent of Deccan volcanism in the magnetochron C30n and were well established with the acme of breeding and nesting during C30n to maastrichtian C29r. Their decline in diversity and abundance coincides with initiation of DCFB eruptions when most of the early taxa were terminated and only a few titanosauriforme sauropods survived becoming extinct at about 350 kyr before the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary (KPB). Dinosaur extinction in India is thus directly tied to Deccan volcanism with no evidence of an asteroid impact.
Aquilapollenites Pollen from Deccan Intertrappean Sediments: Age Implications
Authors: Samant Bandana , Thakre Deepali , Mohabey D. M. 
Published: June 2015

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Palynological studies of Deccan volcanic associated sediments of the Sahyadri Group of Nand-Dongargaon basin of Maharashtra, Amarkantak Group of Chhindwara and unclassified Deccan Trap sequences of Saurashtra show the presence of Aquilapollenites pollen. The overall data on this genus from the Indian Late Cretaceous-Early Paleocene indicates that the genus was widely distributed during the Late Cretaceous. A notable decline in abundance in the Early Paleocene may be related to the climatic and environmental changes brought about by the Deccan volcanism.
Palaeoecology and Affinity of Ostracod Fauna from the Classic Localities of Lameta Formation of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Authors: Khosla S.C. , Rathore A.S. , Nagori M.L. , Jakhar S.R. 
Published: June 2015

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Contrasting opinions have been expressed by different workers about the palaeo-environments of the Lameta Formation of Jabalpur. Some workers have ascribed a shallow marine/estuarine environment of depositions for its sediments, while others have favoured a non-marine interpretation. The present authors have recently recorded 26 ostracod species from the basal beds of Lameta Formation from three classic localities (i.e., Chui Hill, Bara Simla Hill and Chhota Simla Hill). These are univocally freshwater fauna. Khosla and Sahni (2000) earlier proposed Late Cretaceous Mongolian and Chinese affinities for the ostracod fauna of the Lameta Formation of Jabalpur. Whatley and Bajpai (2006) considered them strongly endemic to India. Our study revealed an African and/or South American zoogeographic affinity. The genera common to these continents are Altanicypris, Neuquenocypris, Paracypretta, Stenocypris and Wolburgiopsis.
Terminal Maastrichtian Age Calcareous Nannofossils Preceding K/T Mass Extinction from Aladi Formation, Vridhachalam Area, South India
Authors: Rai Jyotsana , Malarkodi N. , Singh Abha 
Published: June 2015

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A moderately diversified, well preserved, low frequency nannofossil assemblage with over twenty species is recorded from one (S-13) calcareous marl sample of the Ariyalur Formation situated north of the village Aladi. The assemblage includes the latest Maastrichtian index species Micula prinsii. Preservation is good and although specimens are overgrown, no dissolution effects are apparent. The assemblage is of late Maastrichtian age CC 26b (Perch- Nielsen, 1985) correlative with UC 20d TP (Burnett, 1998). The range of Micula prinsii, a low latitude marker, is indicative of the latest Maastrichtian magnetochron C29r below the K/T boundary that spans approximately the last 500,000 years of the Maastrichtian. In addition, high abundance of Petrobrasiella? bownii in both very small and large sizes (3-4 μm to 10 μm diameter) along with Ceratolithoides aculeus, C. kamptneri, Arkhangelskiella maastrichtiana, Calculites obscurus attests to this zonal placement. The high latitude Maastrichtian genus Nephrolithus, represented by N. miniporus, is also present in the assemblage and indicates a cold water current in the southeastern part of India during latest Maastrichtian. Reworked Campanian species represented by Nannoconnus spp. and Haqius circumradiatus are also present in the assemblage. Further study of this locality may provide a record of the K/T boundary.
Middle Cenomanian to Middle Turonian Planktic Foraminiferal Assemblages from Scattered Outcrops in the Karai - Kulakkalnattam Area, Uttattur Group, Southern India
Authors: Venkatachalapathy R. , Shanmugavalli G. 
Published: June 2015

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The purpose of the present study is to record the planktic foraminiferal fauna present and to determine the Cenomanian-Turonian boundary based on the planktic foraminifera of the Karai – Kulakkalnattam Traverse of Uttattur Group, East coast of India. For this study one hundred ninety five sediment samples were systematically collected from the Karai - Kulakkalnattam traverse. Foraminifers were separated out by using standard micropaleontological techniques. Five Species of planktic foraminifera were identified and studied. In the present study area the Cenomanian-Turonian boundary (C/T) is placed in the upper most part of the Whiteinella archaeocratacea Partial range zone. The distribution of foraminifera and stratigraphic importance of this species are discussed.
Neoproterozoic Chert Permineralized Silicified Microbiota from the Carbonate Facies of Raipur Group, Chhattisgarh Basin, India: Their Biostratigraphic Significance
Authors: Kant Singh Veeru , Babu Rupendra 
Published: June 2015

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A diverse assemblage of microorganisms are being discovered in black bedded, nodular and lenticular silicified cherts in the limestone/dolomite sequence of the Saradih Formation, Raipur Group, Baradwar sub-basin - a part of main Chhattisgarh basin, India. The composition of microbiota in the present assemblage includes 33 genera (9 acritarchs and 24 cyanobacteria) of different morphotypes categorized as: Acritarchs—Comasphaeridium, Dictyotidium, Favososphaeridium, Leiosphaeridia, Meghystrichosphaeridium, Navifusa, Tianzhushania, Trachyhystrichosphaera and Trachysphaeridium;Coccoids—Eoentophysalis, Eomicrocystis, Eosynechococcus, Glenobotrydion, Gloeodiniopsis, Myxococcoides, Palaeoanacystis, Scissilisphaera, Sphaerophycus and Tasmanites;Filaments—Archaeotrichion, Biocatenoides, Cephalophytarion, Cyanonema, Eomicrocoleus, Heliconema, Oscillatoriopsis, Palaeolyngbya, Partitiofilum, Polybessurus, Polythrichoides, Siphonophycus, Richnonema, and Veteronostocale. Like equivalent Proterozoic microbiota, the Saradih assemblage includes extensively well preserved morphotypes of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic affinities representing planktic and benthic habitats belonging to different groups and families. The mat forming and mat dwelling forms are abundant in Saradih assemblage. Mat-dwelling microbenthos and possible coastal microplanktons are abundant in subtidal to lower intertidal settings whereas, densely woven mat populations with few associated taxa characterized more restricted parts of tidal flats. The preservation of vertically oriented sheaths and bundles indicates that in these mats carbonate cementation was commonly penecontemporaneous with mat growth. The microbiotic population in present finding are widely recorded from the peritidal to open shelf carbonate facies of the Late Neoproterozoic (Cryogenian) sediments across world.
O Rei Burislaf: ligeira concessão ao cientificismo e considerações acerca do cômico, do factual e do fictício
Authors: Muceniecks André 
Published: June 2015

<p>In this article we analyze Scandinavian medieval documents, the <em>Yngvar Saga </em>víðförla (<em>Saga of Yngvar, the far travelled</em>) and the <em>Eymundar þáttr Hringssonar </em>(<em> The tale of </em><em>Eymundr Hringr</em>). Both sources report events supposedly occurred in Kievian Russia. In the first one the main focus is the expedition that was made by the title’s hero, while in the second one the story is quite different, focused on the characters of Eymund and on the kings Burislaf, Jarisleif and Vartilaf. With the help of Mikhail Bakhtin’s ideas we propose the hypothesis that there is in <em>Eymundar þáttr Hringssonar </em> the possibility of critical and social reactions against ideological and even christian elaborations <em>Yngvar Saga víðförla</em> . This criticism was made with use of comical and humoristic aspects, the same kind of “laughter” studied by Bakhtin in his work about cultural history in Middle Ages.</p>