bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Les collections d’imprimés et les fonds d’archives de banq : des ressources importantes pour l’histoire de la caricature et de la satire graphique québécoises avant 1960
Authors: Hardy Dominic 
Published: October 2012

Pour toute étude sur l’histoire de la caricature et de la satire graphique au Québec avant 1960, les fonds et les collections de Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) sont d’une richesse exceptionnelle. Ce texte présente les collections d’imprimés et les fonds d’archives utiles à la recherche en deux temps. Nous examinons d’abord les lieux de publication des documents pour faire ressortir les grandes étapes de l’évolution de la pratique caricaturale sur le territoire québécois. Ensuite, nous décrivons deux fonds d’archives pour indiquer comment des corpus très différents, composés de caricatures et d’autres documents, peuvent être utiles aux chercheurs. Premièrement, un fonds de 3600 caricatures originales signées par Albéric Bourgeois (1876-1962), véritable témoignage de l’avènement de la modernité culturelle au xx e siècle. Ensuite, un ensemble de documents associés au peintre Louis Dulongpré (1759-1843) qui montre comment la circulation de caricatures est étroitement liée aux débuts de la vie démocratique de la collectivité. Ainsi, BAnQ est riche de documents divers – originaux et reproductions – qui permettent de voir comment artistes et éditeurs ont été les artisans d’une forme d’expression qui a longtemps été au coeur de polémiques dans la société québécoise.
Déficits extérieur et budgétaire : jumeaux, petits cousins ou parfaits étrangers?
Authors: Normandin Michel 
Published: October 2012

L’hypothèse de déficits jumeaux stipule qu’il existe une relation positive entre les déficits extérieur et budgétaire engendrée suite aux changements de dépenses publiques ou de taxes. La validité de cette hypothèse implique que les problèmes liés aux solvabilités du pays et du gouvernement peuvent être conjointement résolus à partir d’un seul instrument fiscal, soit les dépenses publiques, ou encore, les taxes. Cet article décrit les principaux résultats empiriques relativement à la validité de l’hypothèse de déficits jumeaux et présente les prédictions de différents modèles économiques quant à la relation entre les déficits extérieur et budgétaire.
Research Collaboration among Selected HEIs and Industries in Visayas Region, 114 Philippines: Inputs to Research Technology Management
Authors: Cango Rogelio D. 
Published: October 2012

Factors predicting industries’ research collaborationwith Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Regions 6 and 7 Visayas,Philippines were identified. It described HEIs’ and industries’ profiles;technology management activities and strategies; performance andproblems on research collaboration. Data were gathered throughsurvey and interviews from 59 respondents and documentary analysisfor HEIs. Results showed HEIs had electronics/computer as mainoffering and less than 10% research budget. Industry respondentswere solely private. Searching, screening and signaling activitieswere attending conferences/meetings, deepening contacts withclients/suppliers, and giving special attention to R&D, respectively.Technology management activities were to a great extent, level ofeffectiveness in strategies as exploiter, extender, and follower waseffective. More than three-fourths had no HEI collaboration, thosewho collaborated, produced two or more R&D projects. The industryrelated factors are all predictors for extent of collaborative projects.Only R&D activity and status predicts propensity, number of patentsand R&D outsourcing. For technology-related factors, only pathnavigatingactivities are predictors. Problemsto collaboration were: lack of government support; centralized R&D; lack of facilities andresources; lack of awareness on R&D; IP protection skepticism; lack of linkage initiative; and lack of implementation guidelines/application. Keywords: Research Collaboration, Technology Management,Industry-related Factors, Technology-related Factors
Estimation of Interdependent Behavior of City Government Units of the Philippines Using the Les Model
Authors: Estrada Ronald D. 
Published: October 2012

For local units to be effective in their functions, their resources need to be spent in a way that will meet the need of local community. The main objective of the study is to estimate the demand of the basic social services provided by the city governments in the Philippines with the influence of spatial effects using the Linear Expenditure System (LES). The study used the descriptive research technique. Results showed that the LES model incorporated with spatial effects fits the data reasonably well compared to the LES model without spatial effect. Fiscal interactions among cities were found significant with education and social welfare services. Subsistence expenditure level of each service sector was found statistically significant except for local tax revenue that was treated as negative expenditure. Some identified cost variables of respective service sectors were found significant predictors of subsistence expenditure level of each service sectors. All marginal discretionary income shares were found statistically significant across the service sectors. The studies conclude that both population density and saving rate of the previous year significantly predicted marginal discretionary income share of each service sector. Elasticity results revealed that all basic social services were found to be normal goods and demands for these services tend to be inelastic with respect to government income. Keywords - demand system, discretionary income, lagged dependent variable, LES, NSUR, spatial econometrics, spatial effect, and subsistence expenditure.
Adaptability Trial of Hybrid and Inbred Rice Varieties under Corona Clayloam Condition
Authors: Lasim Maria P. , Oanzon Virginia P. , Hubilla Minerva J. , Ocbian Magdalena M. , Guarin Miguel G. , Detera Andrew F. 
Published: October 2012

This study was done in one of the ricefields of Sorsogon State College Castilla Campus at Mayon, Castilla, and Sorsogon to determine the best rice varieties adaptable in a location specific lowland ricefield specifically under Corona clay loam condition. This experiment also evaluated and characterized the agronomic or morphologic traits of rice cultivars in farmers’ field and identified the most productive and promising rice cultivars. Results of morphologic characteristics of the five varieties tested showed that for plant height NSIC Rc 222 was the tallest for wet season (WS) and NSIC Rc 212 and NSIC Rc 214 for dry season (DS). PhB71 performed just as well as NSIC Rc 214. Same variety got the highest productive tillers in both seasons and differed significantly over the four inbred varieties. NSIC Rc 222 exhibited the highest number of filled grains per panicle. This is significantly different from the other varieties. Only NSIC RC 214 gave a significantly higher weight for 1,000 grains per replication than the other varieties for both seasons. PhB 71 had the highest yield performance during the wet season and is significantly different with the other inbred varieties. It is concluded that the hybrid (PhB 71) and the inbred rice variety NSIC Rc214 were adaptable under corona clayloam condition in both seasons. Among the inbred rice varietiestested, NSIC Rc214 was found to be the most productive and promising variety in terms of yield. The hybrid variety (PhB71) is more productive than any of the inbred varieties under this present study. Keywords - hybrid rice varieties, inbred rice, corona clayloan
Gender Role and Climate Change Mitigation Practices among B’laan Tribe in Glan, Sarangani Province, Philippines
Authors: Elbat Charity Grace P. , Alburo Daisy M. 
Published: October 2012

This study aimed to look into gender role and climate change mitigation practices and their implications among the B’laan tribe in Mudan, Sarangani Province. This study used both the quantitative and qualitative methods in analyzing the data. Percentage was used in assessing socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents. Qualitative methodologies were key informants interview, informal discussion and direct observation. A total of 80 respondents were included in the study chosen through purposive sampling. Majority of the respondents are female, 36-45 years old, with 6-10 members of the family whose income ranges from 1,000.00- 5,000.00php and whose main source of family income is farming. The household basically is the domain of the woman while the man takes care of the food production. Climate change has greatly affected agriculture where B’laansis largely dependent on especially during dry season. In times like this, the woman is forced to involve in income-generating activities, worse, sometimes she has to leave her home and children to the care of her husband and seek employment as house-helper. This has drastically brought about changes in gender role. When this happens, decision-making which traditionally resides on man now is transferred to the woman. Keywords - B’laan tribe, Climate Change, decision making, agriculture, and mitigation practices
Forest Management by a Traditional Village Community in South China
Authors: Kikuchi Masumi 
Published: October 2012

Yao people have been self-sufficient through the cultivation of terraces for over 600 years in Dazhai village Guangxi Prefecture of China. As the village assigns tracts of forests to households, it regards water sources and the forest plots as part of a contract responsibility system, and manages the land resources as collectively owned. This paper discusses the following two issues: first, to study the traditional values and regulations that sustain the system of collective ownership over forest water sources in Dazhai village, second, to investigate the village commons that manages natural resources in the remote districts of Southern China. Keywords - Commons, Forest Management, China
Phasor Measurement Units (
PMU
s)
Authors: Phadke Arun 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
This article describes the origin of phasor measurement units. A definition of phasors and synchrophasors is provided. In addition, a brief account of the industry standards that govern the synchrophasors is given. Present research and development of applications of phasor measurement systems are described, and several references are provided for the interested reader.
Radiofrequency Stability Analysis
Authors: Suárez Almudena 
Published: October 2012

AbstractThis article will provide essential concepts for a basic understanding of the nonlinear dynamics of microwave circuits, so that a designer may distinguish between different types of steady‐state solutions, identify instability problems, and comprehend mechanisms for instability. The aim is to increase a designer's awareness and knowledge on what can go on in a nonlinear circuit. The harmonic‐balance method will be briefly outlined, with emphasis on the need to combine this method with a stability analysis to ensure the physical existence of any solution obtained. The article will cover the stability analysis of microwave circuits in small‐ and large‐signal regimes. The main approaches for stability analysis will be presented and compared, from the most familiar ones, Rollet factor and stability circles, to very recent and efficient techniques, such as pole‐zero identification. Another problem covered will be the abrupt change in the solution observed when a parameter, such as a bias voltage or input power, is modified continuously.
Iron‐Catalyzed Cross‐Coupling Reactions
Authors: Ilies Laurean , Nakamura Eiichi 
Published: October 2012

AbstractIron has received much attention in recent years as a catalyst for cross‐coupling reactions. Besides attractive features such as wide availability, low cost, and negligible toxicity, iron shows a unique reactivity that allows cross‐couplings to proceed under mild reaction conditions with high chemoselectivity. Reactions of various nucleophiles (organomagnesium, ‐zinc, ‐copper, ‐boron, etc.) with alkenyl, aryl, alkyl, and miscellaneous electrophiles are described. Oxidative and reductive couplings and reactions involving CH bond cleavage are also discussed. Several mechanistic possibilities and synthetic applications are briefly presented.
Iron‐CatalyzedCCBond Formation withCHBond Activation
Authors: Yoshikai Naohiko 
Published: October 2012

AbstractThe past decade has witnessed a significant progress in iron‐catalyzed organic transformations including functionalization of otherwise unreactive CH bonds. This chapter provides a review on iron‐catalyzed CC bond forming reactions via CH bond functionalization. First, a series of stoichiometric, inner‐sphere CH bond activation reactions by well‐defined iron complexes are summarized, which would serve as the basis for the design of catalytic CH functionalizations. Second, iron‐catalyzed CC bond‐forming reactions via C(sp2)H bond cleavage are discussed with a particular focus on biaryl‐forming reactions via aromatic CH bond functionalization. Third, iron‐catalyzed CC bond‐forming reactions via C(sp3)H bond cleavage are described. Oxidative coupling reactions between two CH fragments, so‐called cross‐dehydrogenative coupling reactions, are mainly discussed.
Ferrocenes in Frustrated Lewis Pair Chemistry
Authors: Kehr Gerald , Erker Gerhard 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
Frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) composed of bulky Lewis acids and bases do not quench each other efficiently by adduct formation. They can react jointly, for example in small molecule activation. A series of FLPs and typical FLP reactions at ferrocene‐derived frameworks are presented. This involved ferrocene‐bonded nitrogen or phosphorus bases in conjunction with strongly electrophilic pentafluorophenyl containing boron Lewis acids. Reactions of these ferrocene‐derived FLPs include activation of dihydrogen under mild conditions and catalytic hydrogenation reactions but also FLP reactions with alkenes or alkynes.
The Criteria for Beneficial Disorder in Thermoelectric Solid Solutions
Authors: Wang Heng , LaLonde Aaron D. , Pei Yanzhong , Snyder G. Jeffery 
Published: October 2012

AbstractForming solid solutions has long been considered an effective approach for good thermoelectrics because the lattice thermal conductivities are lower than those of the constituent compounds due to phonon scattering from disordered atoms. However, this effect could also be compensated by a reduction in carrier mobility due to electron scattering from the same disorder. Using a detailed study of n‐type (PbTe)1–x (PbSe)x solid solution (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) as a function of composition, temperature, and doping level, quantitative modeling of transport properties reveals the important parameters characterizing these effects. Based on this analysis, a general criterion for the improvement of zT due to atomic disorder in solid solutions is derived and can be applied to several thermoelectric solid solutions, allowing a convenient prediction of whether better thermoelectric performance could be achieved in a given solid solution. Alloying is shown to be most effective at low temperatures and in materials that are unfavorable for thermoelectrics in their unalloyed forms: high lattice thermal conductivity (stiff materials with low Grüneisen parameters) and high deformation potential.
DNA‐Directed Self‐Assembly of Core‐Satellite Plasmonic Nanostructures: A Highly Sensitive and Reproducible Near‐IR SERS Sensor
Authors: Zheng Yuanhui , Thai Thibaut , Reineck Philipp , Qiu Ling , Guo Yueming , Bach Udo 
Published: October 2012

AbstractThe excitation of surface plasmons in metallic nanostructures provides an opportunity to localize light at the nanoscale, well below the scale of the wavelength of the light. The high local electromagnetic field intensities generated in the vicinity of the nanostructures through this nanofocusing effect are exploited in surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). At narrow interparticle gaps, so‐called hot‐spots, the nanofocusing effect is particularly pronounced. Hence, the engineering of substrates with a consistently high density of hot‐spots is a major challenge in the field of SERS. Here, a simple bottom‐up approach is described for the fabrication of highly SERS‐active gold core‐satellite nanostructures, using electrostatic and DNA‐directed self‐assembly. It is demonstrated that well‐defined core‐satellite gold nanostructures can be fabricated without the need for expensive direct‐write nanolithography tools such as electron‐beam lithography (EBL). Self‐assembly also provides excellent control over particle distances on the nanoscale. The as‐fabricated core‐satellite nanostructures exhibit SERS activities that are superior to commercial SERS substrates in signal intensity and reproducibility. This also highlights the potential of bottom‐up self‐assembly strategies for the fabrication of complex, well‐defined functional nanostructures with future applications well beyond the field of sensing.
Comment on Real‐Time Observation on Dynamic Growth/Dissolution of Conductive Filaments in Oxide‐Electrolyte‐ Based ReRAM
Authors: Valov Ilia , Waser Rainer 
Published: October 2012

AbstractFilament formation and dissolution in the system Ag(Cu)/ZrO2/Pt were observed by Liu et al. [Adv. Mater. 2012, 24, 1844]. Their explanation of the phenomena is shown here to be inappropriate. Various situations, including the “bipolar electrode” shown in the figure, are considered and the difference between the behavior in electrochemical metallization memories (ECMs) and valence change memories (VCMs) outlined. Of crucial importance for distinguishing ECM from VCM behavior, that is, the effects of cation and anion migration, is the choice of the solid materials used to transport metal cations. A possible explanation of the phenomena is proposed.
Linear response theory of uniformly complex‐scaled many‐body systems
Authors: Whitenack D.L. 
Published: October 2012

AbstractLinear response functions for a uniformly complex‐scaled many‐body system are derived. Differences between these functions and their Hermitian analogs are emphasized including additional poles at metastable excitations. Energy absorption is investigated and it is shown how a complex‐scaled external perturbation and its complex‐conjugate couples to the system's energy and lifetime.
Prism dispersion effects in near‐guided‐wave surface plasmon resonance sensors
Authors: Shalabney A. , Abdulhalim I. 
Published: October 2012

AbstractRefractive index dispersion causes the light line to curve. As a result it is shown that when the prism is dispersive, an additional dip in the spectral response of Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) sensors is observed in the Kretschmann‐Raether (KR) configuration. Since the new dip evolves in the infrared (IR) region, it exhibits a high sensitivity to the analyte refractive index (RI) changes and the mode penetrates deeper into the analyte. Adding a thin dielectric layer with high refractive index on top of the metallic layer enables to control the dip location and strength. The two dips shift in opposite directions as the analyte RI changes and therefore when the spectral difference is considered as the measurand, higher RI sensitivity is obtained. The dispersion relation of two thin films bounded by two semi‐infinite media is derived when the prism dispersion is considered.
Local Extraction and Condensation under a Microscope Using the Optically Controlled Phase Separation of a Thermoresponsive Polymer
Authors: Inoue Hayato , Yamamoto Takayuki , Kuwahara Shota , Katayama Kenji 
Published: October 2012

AbstractIn‐situ extraction and condensation of various dyes were carried out in a phase‐separation region of a thermoresponsive polymer aqueous solution generated by near infrared (NIR) laser heating under a microscope. The NIR laser irradiation was directed at a chromium line deposited on a glass substrate, thereby causing local heating of the solution due to the photothermal effect. A phase‐separation region was formed by dehydration of the thermoresponsive polymer followed by ejection of water outside of the phase‐separation region. When various dyes were included in the solution, some dye molecules were extracted into the phase‐separation region, where they condensed. In the case of poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM, 10 wt % in an aqueous solution) as the thermoresponsive polymer and crystal violet (CV) as the dye (0.1 mM), CV condensed by about 25 times. It was found that one of the necessary conditions for the extraction/condensation is the hydrophobicity of the dye molecule; however, the dominant cause for accumulating inside the PNIPAM chain is the molecular interaction between the amide group in the side chain of PNIPAM and the functional groups such as carbonyl or amino groups in the dye molecules.
Facile Synthesis of High‐Quality Plasma‐Reduced Graphene Oxide with Ultrahigh 4,4′‐Dichlorobiphenyl Adsorption Capacity
Authors: Wang Qi , Li Jiaxing , Song Ye , Wang Xiangke 
Published: October 2012

AbstractHigh‐quality reduced graphene, termed PG, has been synthesized by a simple, low‐cost, and green plasma approach, and applied as adsorbent to remove 4,4′‐dichloribiphenyl (4,4′‐DCB) from aqueous solutions. As a comparison, the adsorption of 4,4′‐DCB on graphene oxide (GO) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was also studied under the same experimental conditions. PG performs significantly better with regard to 4,4′‐DCB adsorption than GO and MWCNTs, or any reported nanomaterials, with a maximum adsorption capacity (qmax) of 1552 mg g−1 at pH 7.0. The high affinity of 4,4′‐DCB to PG is mainly a result of strong π–π interactions, as also confirmed by DFT calculations. The results reveal that PG sheets hold promise for the removal of persistent organic pollutants. We expect possible applications of this fast and mild plasma technique in the fabrication of nanomaterials and envisage their use in a variety of advanced chemical processes.
Intracellular surface‐enhanced Raman scattering probe based on gold nanorods functionalized with mercaptohexadecanoic acid with reduced cytotoxicity
Authors: Liu Min , Wang Zhuyuan , Zong Shenfei , Zhang Ruohu , Yang Jing , Cui Yiping 
Published: October 2012

AbstractA surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) probe for intracellular detection was demonstrated by utilizing gold nanorods (GNRs) coated with p‐aminothiophenol as the Raman reporters. In this probe, to reduce the cytotoxicity of GNRs, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) molecules adsorbed on the surfaces of GNRs as ligands were replaced by mercaptohexadecanoic acid via a “round‐trip” phase change method. Such a ligand exchange can reduce the toxicity of the probe compared to the original CTAB‐stabilized GNRs, which were confirmed by both 3‐(4,5‐dimethylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐2,5‐diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay and bright field view of HeLa cells. Meanwhile, the transmission electron microscopy images indicated that there is no significant morphologic change of GNRs before and after the ligand exchange. Moreover, its SERS performance was adequately retained after the incorporation of the probe into living HeLa cells. This new type of SERS probe is expected to have great potential in intracellular imaging or sensing applications.