bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Legitimating Role of the Israeli High Court of Justice: From Occupation to Segregation
Authors: Weill Sharon 
Published: July 2015

AbstractSince the early years of the occupation, Israel has promoted a settlement policy and encouraged Israeli Jewish citizens to live in new communities it established in the OPT. Over the years, the Israeli and Palestinian populations living in separated cities and villages, situated side by side, over the entire Occupied West Bank, have been placed under the jurisdiction of two different sets of laws. The creation of this segregated legal regime in the OPT was indispensable in order to keep the original Palestinian population subordinated to military rule, denied civil rights and any democratic representation, and to carry out the settlements policy of the State of Israel. This article demonstrates through a critical analysis of case law, how the Israeli High Court of Justice, through the selective use (and misuse) of the law of military occupation, not only has legitimatized the creation of a segregation regime in the OPT but also has actively contributed to its formation by providing the State with the necessary legal tools required to design and implement it.
Creep Behaviors Calculated by Varying Material Constants Obtained from Different Stress Regions for a Closed-End P91 Pipe
Authors: Yanping Zhao , Jianming Gong , Xiaowei Wang , Qingnan Li 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
In order to predict the creep life of a component at high temperature both accurately and economically, continuum damage mechanics approach is used based on experimental creep data. However, material constants used in the models have a great relationship with the performed stress range of creep tests. In this paper, several sets of material constants were obtained from a wide range of stresses on P91 steel. The creep damage tolerance parameter was used to classify these sets, and the modified continuum damage mechanics model was used to investigate a pipe under closed-end condition. Results have illustrated the main difference lies on the tertiary stage while slight difference on the primary and secondary stages, and the contribution of the tertiary stage to the total damage decreased when using material constants from higher stress region.
Particle Size Distribution of Food Boluses and Validation of Simulation During Artificial Indenter Crushing
Authors: Mao Qian , Sun Yonghai , Wang Lu , Yang Liu , Huang Bizhu , Chen Fangyuan , Guo Xiaolei 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
To study the effects of indenter surface shapes on the crushing of foods, a double-tooth indenter (DTI), a single-tooth indenter (STI), a cylinder-type indenter (CTI) and a wave-type indenter (WTI) were developed by simulating the crown of human molar. Crushing experiments and analysis of finite element simulation were done. Crushing effect was determined by the wet sieving and weighing method; numerial simulations were performed for the crush process using the non-linear contact finite element method. The results showed that the DTI yielded the smallest median size among the four indenters, and the granulometric characteristics of food bolus are similar to human boluses, have higher von Mises stress value than others, higher crush efficiency, bigger crush stress, more stress concentration area than others. The crushing efficiencies of STI and CTI are very close. This study can improve the indenter parameters of texture analyzers and optimize the design process of a food chewing robot.
Finite groups with complemented subgroups of prime orders
Authors: Monakhov Victor S. , Kniahina Viktoryia N. 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
In this paper, we study finite groups with some complemented subgroups
of prime orders. We prove the p-supersolvability of a group with complemented
subgroups of order p, where p is the second smallest prime divisor
of the group order.
Cognitive impairment predicts social disability in persons with epilepsy
Authors: Bujarski Krzysztof A. , Wozniak Gabriella , Kobylarz Erik J. 
Published: July 2015

SUMMARYIntroduction.Cognitive dysfunction is one of the main comorbidities of epilepsy which co-exists with seizures and contributes to the adverse impact of the disease on employment, education and interpersonal relationships. A fundamental question regarding cognitive dysfunction in epilepsy goes as follows: in comparison to seizures, what role does cognitive dysfunction play in causing social disability? The purpose of this review was to evaluate our understanding of the role cognitive impairment plays in social disability in persons with epilepsy (PWE). We systematically searched the medical literature and identified studies which assessed the impact of seizures and cognitive function on some aspect of social disability in PWE.Results and Discussion.We identified 12 studies which adequately measured all variables in non-surgical cohorts, and 9 studies of cohorts following epilepsy surgery. We found evidence from non-surgical and from surgical series that cognitive variables strongly correlate with levels of social disability.Conclusions.We conclude that efforts to better understand the origins of cognitive dysfunction in epilepsy and subsequently at developing treatment modalities will be needed in order to reduce the degree of social disability caused by the condition.
Syriac into Middle Iranian: A Translation Studies Approach to Sogdian and Pahlavi Manuscripts within the Church of the East
Authors: Barbati Chiara 
Published: July 2015

AbstractBased on a corpus coming from the Turfan oasis (in present-day Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China) and consisting of Christian Middle Iranian literature in several languages (Middle Persian, Syriac and Sogdian) and scripts (East Syriac, Pahlavi and secular Sogdian), the present paper is aimed at identifying and outlining the translation techniques for the transmission of religious knowledge, based on a literary tradition as well as on a manuscript tradition, from one context to another. The religious knowledge is that which belongs to the “Church of the East” and which is written in its official liturgical language, i.e. Syriac in East Syriac script. The general context is that of the missionary activities of the “Church of the East” along the Silk road between late Antiquity and early Middle Age. The particular context is that of the converted Iranian communities.
Evaluation of CO2 laser efficacy in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a group of 10 Sudanese patients
Authors: Osman Ali M. , Almuslet Nafie A. 
Published: July 2015

AbstractCutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a protozoal skin disease, transmitted by the bite of an infected female sand fly. The result of infection can vary from a chronic skin ulcer to erosive mucosal disease. The disease is endemic in Sudan, persists for longer periods and heals with disfiguring scars. The use of lasers has not been extensively tried out in the treatment of this disease. The present case study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a fractional COThe ulcers of 10 randomly selected Sudanese patients, diagnosed as CL patients, were ablated using a 10,600 nm COThe majority of the patients (8 out of 10) had either a complete or very good improvement by the end of follow-up. Pain occurred post-operatively in all patients, while edema, infection and hypo/hyperpigmentation occurred in only two patients. These side effects were trivial and disappeared a few days after treatment.The fractional CO
Compression and shear behavior of epoxy SA 80 bulk adhesive over wide ranges of strain rate
Authors: Challita Georges , Othman Ramzi , Khalil Khaled 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
This paper deals with the experimental characterization of a bulk adhesive fracture in the quasi-static range using a conventional machine and at high strain rates using the Hopkinson bar technique. For very high strain rates, the direct impact Hopkinson bar technique is used. The studied adhesive is a toughened epoxy which can be used for impact resistance in bonded assemblies. It is worth studying the adhesive sensitivity to strain rate as a bulk material in order to distinguish between its response within a structure when used to bond substrates and its response as pure material. Experiments were carried out under compression and shear loadings. A special grip was conceived to mount the specimen for shear tests. In both loading types, this adhesive was found to be highly strain-rate-sensitive. The adhesive strength increases with strain rate until reaching a maximum value then it drops for very high strain rates. Although this behavior is uncommon, it has been reported already in three previous works.
The use of prothetic /v/ by older speakers in Prague
Authors: Chromý Jan 
Published: July 2015

AbstractThe aim of this paper is to analyze linguistic factors which influence the usage of prothetic /v/ in speech of older speakers in Prague. The analysis is based on informal 1 hour long interviews with 17 speakers (9 women, 8 men) from Prague aged between 60 and 71 years. All of the speakers were born in Prague and they lived there for most of their lives. Altogether, there are 2769 occurrences of the variable (v): 538 /Ø/ and 2231 /v/. It can be seen that the speakers in the sample prefer using the prothetic /v/. Based on a generalized linear mixed model, we show that the use of (v) is influenced by word frequency, presence of a prefix and borrowedness of the word. Other variables do not fit in the model. If compared with older data by Jančák (1974) and the recent data on younger speakers from Prague by Chromý (2015), it can be seen that there is a change in progress in the use of (v) in Prague and that the prothetic /v/ seems to be on slow decline.
Accent evaluation from extemporaneous child speech
Authors: García Lecumberri María Luisa , Cooke Martin , Bryant Christopher 
Published: July 2015

AbstractA key issue in judging foreign accent is to isolate the phonetic component from potentially confounding higher-level factors such as grammatical or prosodic errors which arise when using natural sentence-length speech material. The current study evaluated accent and intelligibility ratings of children’s speech for isolated words spliced out of extemporaneous material elicited via a picture description task. Experiment 1 demonstrated that word scores and accent ratings provided by native judges pattern as in earlier studies, validating the use of word-based material derived from natural speech. In a second experiment, listeners rated the degree of foreign accent and comprehensibility for unrelated sequences of 1 to 8 words from the same talker. Degree of foreign accent was judged to increase with sequence length, asymptoting by 2 word sequences, although listeners did not rate the sequence based on the most-accented word it contains. Comprehensibility was judged to be lower as sequence length increased, asymptoting at 4 words. These findings suggest that short sequences of randomly-permuted words extracted from extemporaneous speech can be used for robust accent and comprehensibility judgements whose focus is on the phonetic basis for deviations from the native norm.
The Effect of Roads on the Movement of Large and Mid-sized Mammals
Authors: Saklaurs Marcis , Baltmanis Raivis 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
Infrastructure development is one of the major threats to biodiversity in the forest. Roads are barriers which restrict the movement of animals. It is therefore urgent to explore characteristics of mammal life associated with forest road crossings. Mammals cross forest roads very rarely compared to the intensity of their movement within the forest. Data sets were created by observing footprints in the snow. The study concludes that forest roads are not an insurmountable obstacle for medium and large mammals.
Investigation of the crystal structures of N-(4-fluorobenzoyl)benzenesulfonamide and N-(4-fluoro-benzoyl)-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide
Authors: Suchetan Parameshwar Adimule , Sreenivasa Swamy , Srivishnu Kalavala Shivaprakash , Lakshmikantha Hanumanahalli Nagaraju , Supriya Gundagallu Madanagopalareddy , Naveen Shivalingegowda , Lokanath Neratur Krishnappagowda 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
The crystal structures of two closely related compounds, namely, N-(4-fluorobenzoyl)-benzenesulfonamide (I) and N-(4-fluorobenzoyl)-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide (II) are investigated by analysing the packing patterns and intermolecular interactions, and also by Hirshfeld surface analysis. The crystal structure of each of (I) and (II) displays a two-dimensional architecture. Hirshfeld surfaces comprising dnorm surface and 2D fingerprint plots were analysed for both molecules in order to understand the relationship between the crystal structures. The analysis shows that the lengths of the observed hydrogen bonds and other intermolecular interactions in (II) are relatively shorter than those observed in (I). Further, the analysis demonstrates the predominant participation of the sulfonyl-O atom and the carbonyl-O atom as the hydrogen bond acceptors in (I) and (II), respectively.
Hydrogen bonding induced polymorphism in the scandium(III) complex with ε-caprolactam
Authors: Virovets Alexander V. , Cherkasova Elizaveta V. , Peresypkina Eugenia V. , Cherkasova Tatjana G. 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
Two polymorphs of [Sc(cpl)6][Cr(NCS)6] (cpl=ε- C6H11NO), trigonal and monoclinic, form purple elongated narrow plates and brownish-purple prisms and are formed concomitantly irrespectively of the crystallization conditions. In the trigonal polymorph both cation and anion possess C
3i
site symmetry while in the monoclinic form cation and anion lie on inversion centre and 2-fold axis respectively. The nature of the polymorphism traces back to a redistribution of inter- and intramolecular hydrogen bonds that causes different conformation of the complex cations, different hydrogen bonding and different molecular packings. The [Sc(cpl)6]3+ cations in the structure of the trigonal polymorph form intermolecular N(H)…S, and in the monoclinic form both N(H)…S inter- and N(H)…O intramolecular hydrogen bonds with NCS groups of [Cr(NCS)6]3− and cpl ligands. This aggregation leads to chains, where the cations and the anions alternate, in the trigonal modification and to layers, in which each ion is surrounded by four counterions, in the monoclinic form. Both polymorphs possess thermochromic properties, and a reversible color change from light purple to dark green takes place at 470–475 K.
Dirac Equation with Mixed Scalar–Vector–Pseudoscalar Linear Potential under Relativistic Symmetries
Authors: Tokmehdashi Hadi , Rajabi Ali Akbar , Hamzavi Majid 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
In the presence of spin and pseudospin (p-spin) symmetries, the approximate analytical bound states of the Dirac equation, which describes the motion of a spin-1/2 particle in 1+1 dimensions for mixed scalar–vector–pseudoscalar linear potential are investigated. The Nikiforov–Uvarov (NU) method is used to obtain energy eigenvalues and corresponding wave functions in their closed forms.
Synthesis and characterization of silver(I) complexes of thioureas and thiocyanate: crystal structure of polymeric (1,3-diazinane-2-thione)thiocyanato silver(I)
Authors: Tahir Muhammad Nawaz , Isab Anvarhusein A. , Afzal Fozia , Raza Kashif , Muhammad Shah , Hanif Muhammad , Ahmad Sajjad , Gul Tahira , Ahmad Saeed 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
Silver(I) complexes of thioureas and thiocyanate, [(Tu)AgSCN], [(Metu)AgSCN], [(Dmtu)AgSCN], [(Tmtu)(AgSCN)1.5], [(Imt)AgSCN], and [(Diaz)AgSCN] (where Tu = thiourea, Metu = N-methylthiourea, Dmtu = N,N′-dimethylthiourea, Tmtu = N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylthiourea, Imt = 1,3-imidazolidine-2-thione, and Diaz = 1,3-diazinane-2-thione), have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and NMR spectroscopy, and thermal analysis. The crystal structure of one of them, [(Diaz)Ag(SCN)] (1), was determined by X-ray crystallography. The crystal structure of 1 shows that the complex exists in the form of a chain-like polymer comprising [Ag(μ
2-Diaz)(μ
2-SCN)] units. The silver atoms are bridged by μ
2-thione sulfur atoms of Diaz and μ
2-thiocyanate sulfur atoms. Thereby each silver atom adopts a distorted tetrahedral coordination environment comprising four sulfur atoms, two from thione and two from thiocyanate ligands. An upfield shift in the >C=S resonance of thiones in 13C NMR and a downfield shift in the N–H resonance in 1H NMR are consistent with the sulfur coordination to silver(I). The appearance of a band around 2100 cm–1 in the IR and a resonance around 125 ppm in the 13C NMR spectrum indicates the binding of thiocyanate to silver(I).
PENGARUH PENAMBAHAN EM4 (Effective Microorganism-4) PADA PEMBUATAN BIOGAS DARI ECENG GONDOK DAN RUMEN SAPI
Authors: Megawati Megawati 
Published: July 2015

<p>Eceng gondok (Eichornia crassipes) merupakan tanaman yang menjadi limbah perairan dan keberadaannya belum banyak dimanfaatkan. Kandungan selulosa, hemiselulosa, dan lignin di dalamnya dapat dimanfaatkan menjadi biogas melalui proses fermentasi. Penelitian ini mengkaji pengaruh EM4 (Effective Microorganism- 4) terhadap massa, nilai kalor, dan kecepatan pembentukan biogas dari eceng gondok. Percobaan dilakukan dalam anaerobic digester berukuran 4 liter, bahan baku yang digunakan adalah eceng gondok, rumen sapi, dan air dengan variabel penambahan EM4 sebesar 1% dan 0%. Fermentasi dilakukan secara batch dengan pengukuran gas (temperatur, tekanan, dan massa) setiap 7 hari sekali sampai hari ke-35. Sebelum proses fermentasi, dilakukan pengujian terhadap rasio C/N campuran bahan baku. Pembakaran gas dilakukan untuk membuktikan gas yang didapat mengandung metana. Hasil Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rasio C/N untuk variabel dengan penambahan EM4 1% sebesar 5,33 dan rasio C/N untuk variabel dengan penambahan EM4 0% sebesar 7. Jadi, penambahan EM4 dapat menurunkan rasio C/N. Sementara itu, hasil fermentasinya memperlihatkan bahwa EM4 memperkecil produksi biogas meskipun proses pembentukannya cepat. Massa total biogas yang didapat pada variabel EM4 1% sebesar 1,1 g dan variabel EM4 0% sebesar 1,55 g. Tekanan<br />biogas mengalami fluktuasi (pada variabel EM4 1% sebesar 35,6 cmH2O, sedangkan pada variabel EM4 0% sebesar 40,6 cmH2O). Berdasarkan simulasi menggunakan chemical process simulator software, diketahui heating value biogas sebesar 39.180 kJ/kg.</p><p> </p><p>Water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) is a plant that becomes waste and its existence has not been widely used. Content of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin in it can be converted into biogas through a process of fermentation. Study examines the effect of EM4 (Effective Microorganism-4) on the mass, heating value, and the rate of formation of biogas from water hyacinth. An experiments were performed in anaerobic digesters size of 4 liters, the raw material used is water hyacinth, cow's rumen, and water with variable of EM4 addition of 1% and 0%. Fermentation was carried out in batch condition with gas measurement (temperature, pressure, and mass) every 7 days until the 35th day. Before fermentation, the C/N ratio of raw material mixture was analyzed. The gas was burnt to prove that the obtained gas containing methane. Results showed that the C/N ratio for the variable with the addition EM4 1% is 5.33 and C/N ratio for the variable with the addition EM4 0% is 7. Thus, the addition of EM4 can reduce C/N ratio. Despite the formation process is rapid, the results showed that EM4 reduce the biogas production. Total mass of biogas obtained at variable<br />EM4 1% is 1.1 g and variable EM4 0% is 1,55 g. Biogas pressure is fluctuated (at variable EM4 1% is 35.6 cmH2O, EM4 0% is 40.6 cmH2O). Based on simulation using the chemical process simulator software, it is known that biogas heating value is 39,180 kJ/kg.</p>
PEMANFAATAN LIMBAH SEKAM PADI MENJADI SILIKA GEL
Authors: Handayani Prima Astuti , Nurjanah Eko , Rengga Wara Dyah Pita 
Published: July 2015

<p>Sekam padi merupakan salah satu sumber penghasil silika terbesar, berpotensi sebagai bahan pembuatan silika gel. Abu sekam padi mengandung silika sebanyak 87%-97% berat kering. Sintesis silika gel dari abu sekam padi dilakukan dengan mereaksikan abu sekam padi menggunakan larutan NaOH 1N pada suhu 800C selama 1 jam dan dilanjutkan dengan penambahan larutan asam hingga pH=7. Gel yang dihasilkan selanjutnya didiamkan selama 18 jam kemudian dikeringkan pada suhu dikeringkan menggunakan oven pada suhu 800C hingga beratnya konstan. Hasil percobaan diperoleh bahwa silika gel dengan penambahan CH3COOH menghasilkan yield yang lebih besar dibandingkan penambahan HCl. Berdasarkan analisis FT-IR silika gel yang diperoleh memiliki gugus Si-O-Si dan gugus Si-OH. Silika gel dengan penambahan HCl memiliki surface area sebesar 65,558 m2/g, total pore volume 0,1935 cc/g, dan average pore size sebesar 59,0196 Å. Sedangkan silika gel dengan penambahan CH3COOH memiliki surface area sebesar 9,685 m2/g, total pore volume 0,02118 cc/g, dan average pore size sebesar 43,7357Å. Silika gel dengan penambahan<br />CH3COOH memiliki kemampuan menyerap kelembaban udara yang lebih baik dibanding silika gel dengan penambahan HCl.</p><p> </p><p>Rice hull ash (RHA) is one of the biggest source of silica, potential for sintesis silica gel. RHA contains silica as many as 87 % -97 %. Synthesis of silica gel from rice hull ash was done by reaction using NaOH solution at temperature 800C for 1 hour and followed by the addition of an acid solution until pH=7. The gel were rested with time aging 18 hour, and then dried using oven at temperature 800C until constant weigh. The results obtained that the silica gel with the addition of CH3COOH produce higher yields than the addition of HCl. Based on FT-IR analysis, silica gel has a group of silanol (Si-`OH) and siloxan (Si-O-Si) group. Silica gel with the addition of HCl has a surface area 65,558 m2/g, a total pore volume 0,1935 cc/g, and average pore size 59,0196 Å. While the silica gel with the addition of CH3COOH has a surface area 9.685 m2/g, a total pore volume 0,02118 cc/g, and average pore size 43,7357 Å. Silica gel with the addition of CH3COOH<br />has the ability to absorb humidity better than silica gel with the addition of HCl.</p>