bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Evaluating Dual Performance Measures on Information Dashboards: Effects of Anchoring and Presentation Format
Authors: van der Heijden Hans 
Published: July 2013

ABSTRACT
This study examines aspects of dual performance measures in the context of organizations disclosing operational performance to the general public through information dashboards. Dual performance measures are measures where performance is a function of two values, one value denoting the percentage of a group to which the measure refers and one value denoting the performance level achieved by that particular percentage. Dual measures must be anchored to either target percentage or target performance level before a decision on over- or under-performance can be made. A 2 × 2 experiment (n = 222), involving performance assessment of a fictional emergency room, varies anchor and presentation format, and measures the effects on subjective performance of the emergency room, as well as perceived informativeness and attractiveness of the dashboard. The results indicate, first, that choice of anchor matters, in the sense that anchor choice can mask or accentuate relevant information, thereby influencing subjective performance. Second, a pictorial unit chart combined with a performance-level anchor is perceived to be the most informative and most attractive dashboard display. The study contributes to research on the design of information dashboards by developing theory on the effectiveness of reporting dual performance measures.
Procedural Aspects of Tax Fairness: A Content Analysis of Canadian Tax Jurisprudence
Authors: Farrar Jonathan M. , Donnelly Maureen E. , Dhaliwal Sonia B. 
Published: July 2013

ABSTRACT
We undertake a directed content analysis of Canadian tax jurisprudence to analyze procedural, interpersonal, and informational fairness, and their respective criteria, in the tax context. To facilitate our analysis, we apply Colquitt's (2001) theoretical framework of fairness. Consistent with this framework, we find 198 cases that contain procedural fairness, 34 cases that contain interpersonal fairness, and 37 cases that contain informational fairness. Furthermore, we identify seven criteria of procedural tax fairness (accuracy, bias, consistency, compatibility, correctibility, representativeness, voice), three criteria of interpersonal tax fairness (respect, propriety, timeliness), and four criteria of informational tax fairness (justification, truthfulness, full disclosure, taxpayer technical competence). Implications for taxpayers, tax authorities, and tax researchers are discussed.
Maxillary canine impaction in orthodontic patients with and without agenesis: A cross-sectional radiographic study
Authors: Lempesi Evangelia , Karamolegkou Marina , Pandis Nikolaos , Mavragani Maria 
Published: July 2013

ABSTRACT

Objective:
To assess potential associations between maxillary canine impaction (MCI) and agenesis status as well as between MCI and gender.

Materials and Methods:
The records of 182 orthodontic patients with agenesis (excluding the third molars) and 630 orthodontic patients without agenesis were examined. Diagnosis of MCI was based on pretreatment panoramic radiographs. Maxillary canines that had not erupted as a result of physical barrier or deflection in the eruption path at the dental age of at least 12 years were considered impacted. Logistic regression analysis was used to test for the associations of interest.

Results:
MCI was detected in 5.6% (n  =  35) of the nonagenesis group (28 female and 7 male participants) and in 18.1% (n  =  33) of the agenesis group (20 female and 13 male participants). Bilateral impaction was detected in 12 patients (34.3%) of the nonagenesis group and in 11 patients (33.3%) of the agenesis group. There was evidence that maxillary lateral incisor agenesis (odds ratio  =  5.1, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.5–10.5, P &lt; .001) and second premolar agenesis (odds ratio  =  2.6, 95% CI 1.0–6.6, P  =  .042) were significant MCI predictors after adjusting for gender. The odds of MCI were 69% higher in female versus male subjects after adjusting for agenesis status (95% CI 0.97–2.92, P  =  .063).

Conclusions:
This study indicates that there is evidence that agenesis status is a strong predictor of MCI, whereas gender is a weak predictor of MCI. Caution should be exercised in interpreting the results because of the observational nature of the present study.
Coherence Between Land Use and Parking in Sustainable Cities
Authors: Macsinka Klára 
Published: July 2013

Abstract
The article introduces main results of a research about defining parking needs to land use functions on the principles of sustainable mobility. Objective of the research was to find a method of determining differentiated, realistic (and environmentally friendly) parking standards applicable in the practice of urban planning and traffic design. Process of the work is briefly presented. Existing Hungarian practice of determining parking demands for different land use functions and zones is dealt with, pointing out problems, inconsequent issues and necessity of an urgent review. Factors to be taken into consideration (land use type, location within the city structure, accessibility and service level of public transportation system, simultaneity of usage land use zones, etc.) are listed. A model for calculation of realistic parking needs is shown. Needs and possible directions of further research are explained.
Preliminary Researches Regarding the Use of Ann to Predict the Wheel-Soil Interaction
Authors: Taghavifar H. , Mardani A. , Elahi I. 
Published: July 2013

Abstract
Soil-wheel interactions as a phenomenon in which both components are behaving nonlinearly has been considered a sophisticated and complex relation to be modeled. A well-trained artificial neural networks as a useful tool is widely used in variety of science and engineering fields. We inspired to use this facility for application of some soil-wheel interaction products since nonlinear and complex relationships between wheel and soil necessitate more precise and reliable calculations. A 2-14-2 feed forward neural network with back propagation algorithm was found to have acceptable performance with mean squared error of 0.020. This model was used to predict two output variables of rut depth and contact area with regression correlations of 0.99961 and 0.99996 for rut depth and contact area, respectively. Furthermore, the results were compared with conventional models proposed for predicting the contact area and rut depth. The promising results of ANN model give higher privilege over conventional models. The findings also introduce the potential of ANN for modeling. However, the authors recommend further studies to be conducted in this realm of computing due to its great potential and capability.
Effects of Iron and Zinc Spray on Yield and Yield Components of Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) in Drought Stress
Authors: Monjezi F. , Vazin F. , Hassanzadehdelouei M. 
Published: July 2013

Abstract
In hot and arid regions, drought stress is considered as one of the main reasons for yield reduction. To study the effect of drought stress, iron and zinc spray on the yield and yield components of wheat, an experiment was carried out during the crop seasons of 2010 and 2011 on Shahid Salemi Farm in Ahwaz as a split factorial within randomized complete block design with three replications. The main plots with irrigation factor and three levels were considered: Level A) full irrigation, Level B) stopping irrigation at pollination step, and Level C) stopping irrigation at the seed filling stage. Subsidiary plots were considered with and without iron and zinc spray. Influencing the seed filling process, in interaction with iron, wich is an important leaf's chlorophyll cation, zinc increased the seed yield. The drought stress reduced the thousand kernels weight (TKW) and the number of seeds per spike increased about 24% and 8.5% more than the one of control treatment, respectively. Using iron, as compared with control treatment, causes the increase of thousand kernels weight from 45.71 to 46.83 grams and the increase of spike from 49.51 to 51.73. Zinc spray increased seed yield and thousand kernels weight. The results obtained from the present research showed that iron and zinc spray has fairly improved the effects caused by drought stress.
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Management Under Long-Term Experiments
Authors: Ailincăi C. , Jităreanu G. , Ailincăi Despina 
Published: July 2013

Abstract
The investigations conducted at the Podu-Iloaiei Agricultural Research Station, Iaşi County, Romania, have studied the influence of different mineral fertilizers rates on wheat and maize yield and soil agrochemical characteristics. In bean-wheatmaize- sunflower-wheat crop rotation, the mean yield increases, obtained for each kg of a.i. of applied fertilizer, were comprised between 8.3 and 10.1 kg in wheat (N120P80- N160P80) and between 10.8 and 11.0 kg in maize (N150P80-N200P100). Generally, nitrogen use efficiency is low and, to achieve maximum yields, need for high doses of nitrogen which can increase the risk of environmental pollution. The N agronomic efficiencies and physiological efficiencies in wheat and maize declined with the increase of nitrogen rate. Wheat placed in rotation for five years, after sunflower at recommended dose (N160P80), physiological efficiency of nitrogen utilization was 43.4 kg grain per kilogram of nitrogen exported from soil, from fertilizer applied. Mean annual amounts of nutrients exported from soil by wheat in dry (14 yr.) and favourable (11 yr.) years in five year crop rotation have varied according to rates, between 34.5 and 100.7 kg at nitrogen and between 6.5 and 18.4 kg at phosphorus. The long-term use of bean - wheat - maize - sunflower - wheat rotation determined the diminution by 43.4% (2,772 t/ha) in the mean annual losses of eroded soil and by 38.5% (5.61 kg/ha) in nitrogen leakages by erosion, compared with maize continuous cropping.
The Effect of Phytoprotection Programs on the Control of the Main Apple Pests
Authors: Beşleagă Ramona , Tălmaciu M. , Cârdei E. , Tălmaciu Nela , Corneanu G. 
Published: July 2013

Abstract
In recent decades, positive changes have been occurred on the fruit crops protection, because of new synthetic or natural substances, more effective and less toxic. In 2011, at Fruit Growing Research and Development Station Iaşi, Romania, was tested a phitosanitary program that aimed especially to control the main pest of apple, being introduced the next generation of plant protection products, such as: Coragen, Proteus, Calypso, Decis 25 WG. The research was carried out for Idared, Golden delicious and Florina, on tow variants for each variety. Phytosanitary treatments applied for pest control were supplemented with fungicides used to combat major apple deseases. Until blooming tow treatments were applied for each variant, and after the petals fall, treatments were carried out at warning. Observation and measurements were performed after the treatments and they showed, at the end of each generation, the percentage of attacked fruits by the main apple pests. These produsts applied in a few treatments have provided a strong efficacy in combating major apple pests: codling moth (Cydia pomonella L.), fruit skin moth (Adoxophyes reticulana Hb.), leaf miner moth (Phyllonorycter sp.) and mites (Panonychus sp.). To combat lepidoptera, best result were obtained with Calypso 480 SC and Coragen insecticides, and also, products such as Decis 25 WG and Proteus, have ensured a good health in apple plantation.
Effect of Salt Stress in Different Stages of Growth on Qualitative and Quantitative Characteristics of Cumin (Cuminum Cyminum L.)
Authors: Hassanzadehdelouei M. , Vazin F. , Nadaf J. 
Published: July 2013

Abstract
Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) is one of the most important pharmaceutical plants. As a considerable portion of existing agricultural lands in arid regions is exposed to aridity and finally to salinity, we need to study the effects of salinity on the growth and production of agronomical products. For this purpose, an agricultural experiment in the form of split plots with three replications was conducted in 2011 at the Islamic Azad University, Gonabad Branch, Iran, in the longitude of 58°, 50’, latitude of 34°, 54’, and altitude of 940 m from the sea level. At the main plot, four salinity levels (2,5,8 and 11ds/m) and at the sub plot, the growth stages of stress implementation (including stress in establishment, flowering, and seed filling stage), were located at random. The results showed that the salinity rate had significant impact on fresh weight, dry weight, height , percentage of essence, seed and biological yield. With the increase in salinity from 2 to 11ds/m, a significant decrease in all vegetative and reproductive characteristics were observed. The most sensitive growth stages of plant to salt stress, during vegetative and reproductive period were the stage of establishment and flowering, respectively. There was no interaction between the growth stage of plant and salinity rate, except for seed yield and harvest index.
Effect of Tillage and Organic Mulches on Growth, Yield and Quality of Autumn Planted Maize (Zea Mays L.) and Soil Physical Properties
Authors: Zamir M.S.I. , Javeed H.M.R. , Ahmed W. , Ahmed A.U.H. , Sarwar N. , Shehzad M. , Sarwar M.A. , Iqbal S. 
Published: July 2013

Abstract
The research work was conducted to see the effect of organic mulches and tillage practices on growth, yield and quality of autumn planted maize and soil physical properties. Four types of tillage practices i.e. conventional tillage, zero tillage, bar harrow tillage, subsoiler tillage and two types of mulching material i.e. wheat straw mulch and saw dust mulch was used. The mulching material was partially incorporated in the field after germination of crop. The experiment was carried out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. Control treatment was kept for comparison. All other practices were kept uniform throughout the crop period. Data about growth and yield components were collected and analyzed statistically by fisher analysis of variance and treatment significance was measured by significant difference test at 5v% level. The results showed that zero tillage + wheat straw mulch gave maximum 1000-grain weight (341.67 g) and grain yield (6.33 t ha-1) and it was followed by conventional tillage + saw dust mulch (4.92 t ha-1). Higher protein content was recorded in Subsoiler tillage (10.26 %). Conducive soil physical conditions were observed in the zero tillage practices over the other tillage practices. On the basis of these results it could be proposed that the tillage and mulching is a very important practice to increase the yield of crop. Among different practices, zero tillage with wheat straw mulching gave maximum yield and net benefits.
Critical Season for Soil Erosion in the Moldavian Plateau
Authors: Ailincăi C. , Jităreanu G. , Bucur D. , Ailincăi Despina 
Published: July 2013

Abstract
Experiments conducted at Agricultural Research and Development Station of Podu-Iloaiei, Iaşi County, Romania, during 2002 - 2011, followed study runoff and soil erosion in different cultures, and establish critical season of soil erosion in this area. Establish critical season of soil erosion is necessary to satisfy the critical level of ground cover, which is required to maintain a low risk of soil erosion. Average annual soil loss by erosion, recorded in maize and sunflower were (mean on 10 years) of 6.753 and 7.385 t/ha/year, respectively. In sunflower and corn of the total soil loss recorded in the Moldavian Plateau, 19.7- 20.4% occurred in spring, 68.7 to 69.2% in summer and 6.1- 6.6% in the autumn. Differences of 4.5 to 4.9% of the total annual soil losses by erosion were recorded in winter, with snow melt. Season critic of soil erosion in the Moldavian Plateau, when recording the most aggressive rain event occurs in June and July. Mean soil loss due to erosion, recorded in June and July were 0.424 t/ha for winter rape, winter wheat 0.291 and 0.093 t/ha the perennial grasses in the second year of vegetation.
Pollinator Fauna of Sesame Crop (Sesamum Indicum L.) in Ismailia Governorate, Egypt
Authors: Kamel S.M. , Blal A.E.H. , Mahfouz H.M. , Said M. 
Published: July 2013

Abstract
A survey of insect pollinators associated with sesame, Sesamun indicum L. (Pedaliaceae), was conducted at the Agriculture Research Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Suez Canal during the growing seasons of 2011 and 2012. All different insect pollinators which found on the experimental site were collected for identification. Sampling was done once a week and three times a day. Three methods were used to collect and identify insects from the sesame plants (a sweep net, pitfall traps, digital camera and eye observation). A total of 29 insect species were collected and properly identified during the survey. Insect pollinators which recorded on the plants were divided into four groups, 18 belonged to Hymenoptera, seven to Diptera, three to Lepidoptera and one to Coleoptera. Results revealed that honey-bee, Apis mellifera, was the most dominant species in the 2011 season and the second one in the 2012 season. Whereas small carpenter bees, Ceratina tarsata was the most dominant species in the 2012 season and the second one in the 2011 season. The percentage of Hymenoptera was higher in the two studied seasons by 90.94% and 89.59%, followed by Diptera by 3.93% and 5.38%, then Lepidoptera by 3.58% and 3.62, and in the last Coleoptera by 1.53% and 1.39%, respectively.
Percival Everett’s Grand Canyon Inc.: Self-Reliance Revisited
Authors: Bauer Sylvie 
Published: July 2013

Abstract: Grand Canyon Inc., by Percival Everett, enacts a simple farce of madness, in which the main character maims the landscape of the Grand Canyon, destroying what is essential in order to achieve a form of power. The transformation of the place into an amusement park entails a confusion between reality and its representation, where the former stems from the latter. The very notions of reality and meaning are thereby challenged when language is used to model reality. The article aims to show how meaning is distorted through a series of dislocations and how Percival Everett subtly questions the intellectual and moral heritage of America.
Frenzy, Practical Philosophy, and Fictive Jokes
Authors: Tissut Anne-Laure 
Published: July 2013

Abstract: Frenzy is a mythological fable suffused with such crucial philosophical issues as being, existence, time, and language. Through the narrative device of Vlepo, the trickster-servant to god Dionysos, who can read people’s minds, reading and interpreting are offered as paradigms for an appropriate attitude to life, opening onto the world through the development of relations. The article aims at showing how the poetic fabric of this lyrical novel both illustrates and calls us to care for our surroundings as well as for words and language.
Hire-a-Glyph: Hermetics and Hermeneutics in Percival Everett’s Glyph
Authors: Feith Michel 
Published: July 2013

Abstract: Eighteen-month-old baby Ralph Townsend, the narrator-hero of Glyph, is one of the many trickster figures in Percival Everett’s fiction. A child who refuses to speak, yet can read, write, and gloss the most difficult texts, Ralph is Glyph. And Glyph, Ralph’s story, is itself a glyph to be interpreted. This article explores how, as an avatar of Hermes, inventor of (hiero)glyphs, Ralph is a self-referential figure of writing: both fictional character and the text itself. In fact, Glyph is composed of two levels: a literal, exoteric one—a screwball adventure story; and a pastiche of what has replaced the esoteric discourses of yore: postmodern Academese. The two levels comment on one another, uniting hermetics and hermeneutics in a complex game of mirrors. A novel about language and meaning, the parodic text appears to propose its own alternative theory of fiction, displacing deconstructionist aporia with a dynamic of meaning centred on language games and context.
Sensitivity of Greenland Ice Sheet Projections to Model Formulations
Authors: Goelzer H. , Huybrechts P. , Fürst J.J. , Nick F.M. , Andersen M.L. , Edwards T.L. , Fettweis X. , Payne A.J. , Shannon S. 
Published: July 2013

AbstractPhysically based projections of the Greenland ice sheet contribution to future sea-level change are subject to uncertainties of the atmospheric and oceanic climatic forcing and to the formulations within the ice flow model itself. Here a higher-order, three-dimensional thermomechanical ice flow model is used, initialized to the present-day geometry. The forcing comes from a high-resolution regional climate model and from a flowline model applied to four individual marine-terminated glaciers, and results are subsequently extended to the entire ice sheet. The experiments span the next 200 years and consider climate scenario SRES A1B. The surface mass-balance (SMB) scheme is taken either from a regional climate model or from a positive-degree-day (PDD) model using temperature and precipitation anomalies from the underlying climate models. Our model results show that outlet glacier dynamics only account for 6–18% of the sea-level contribution after 200 years, confirming earlier findings that stress the dominant effect of SMB changes. Furthermore, interaction between SMB and ice discharge limits the importance of outlet glacier dynamics with increasing atmospheric forcing. Forcing from the regional climate model produces a 14–31 % higher sea-level contribution compared to a PDD model run with the same parameters as for IPCC AR4.
La tolérance au chaos : un facteur d'efficacité ?
Authors: Desportes Vincent , Drissi Amar 
Published: July 2013

Les jardins à la française ont marqué notre imaginaire : dans les organisations, un effort de quadrillage était sans cesse renouvelé. Mais quand tout bouge, cette obsession est vaine et la tolérance au chaos devient un facteur d’efficacité.
Le défi d'un nouvel acteur privé : fluidifier le trafic aérien
Authors: Stefanello Éric 
Published: July 2013

Jusqu’à quatre mille cinq cents avions simultanément présents dans le ciel européen, et tous en concurrence pour atterrir ou décoller au même moment aux mêmes endroits ! Comment assurer la sécurité et la rentabilité d’un système proche de la saturation ?
Comparer l'image des magasins avec celle de la boutique en ligne
Authors: Bèzes Christophe 
Published: July 2013

Avec l’essor planétaire que connaît le commerce électronique, les comportements des consommateurs sont devenus multicanaux : une majorité d’internautes s’informent désormais sur Internet et terminent leurs achats en magasin. Mais peut-on vraiment analyser l’image d’un site Web marchand comme celle d’un point de vente ? Cet article met à la disposition des cadres et des dirigeants une grille d’évaluation permettant d’analyser, de comparer et de contrôler les indications délivrées par leur boutique en ligne et leurs magasins afin d’attirer et de fidéliser les clients.
Les voies d'avenir du magasin physique à l'heure du commerce connecté
Authors: Picot-Coupey Karine 
Published: July 2013

Face à l’essor du commerce électronique (e-commerce) et à l’émergence du commerce mobile (m-commerce) qui bouleversent le secteur du commerce de détail, le magasin physique a-t-il un avenir ? La réponse semble positive : si le magasin physique traditionnel est remis en cause, il est moins appelé à disparaître qu’à être réinventé. L’article présente les quatre défis majeurs auxquels le magasin physique fait face ainsi que les cinq atouts clés dont il peut se prévaloir. Puis, nous appuyant sur des exemples nord-américains, asiatiques et européens, nous analysons cinq voies d’avenir : le magasin physique de l’avenir devrait être éphémère, tiers-lieu, vitrine, digitalisé ou virtuel. Enfin, nous présentons les implications à maîtriser pour une transformation réussie du magasin physique.