bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Application of Artificial Neural Networks for Defect Detection in Ceramic Materials
Authors: Akinci Tahir Cetin , Nogay H. Selcuk , Yilmaz Ozgur 
Published: February 2013

Abstract
In this study, an artificial neural network application was performed to tell if 18 plates of the same material in different shapes and sizes were cracked or not. The cracks in the cracked plates were of different depth and sizes and were non-identical deformations. This ANN model was developed to detect whether the plates under test are cracked or not, when four plates have been selected randomly from among a total of 18 ones. The ANN model used in the study is a model uniquely tailored for this study, but it can be applied to all systems by changing the weight values and without changing the architecture of the model. The developed model was tested using experimental data conducted with 18 plates and the results obtained mainly correspond to this particular case. But the algorithm can be easily generalized for an arbitrary number of items.
Beam Tracing with Refraction
Authors: Sikora Marjan , Mateljan Ivo , Bogunović Nikola 
Published: February 2013

Abstract
This paper presents the beam tracing with refraction method, developed to examine the possibility of creating the beam tracing simulation of sound propagation in environments with piecewise non- homogenous media. The beam tracing with refraction method (BTR) is developed as an adaptive beam tracing method that simulates not only the reflection but also the refraction of sound. The scattering and the diffraction of sound are not simulated. The BTR employs 2D and 3D topology in order to efficiently simulate scenes containing non-convex media. After the beam tracing is done all beams are stored in a beam tree and kept in the computer memory. The level of sound intensity at the beginning of each beam is also memorized. This beam data structure enables fast recalculation of results for stationary source and geometry. The BTR was compared with two commercial ray tracing simulations, to check the speed of BTR algorithms. This comparison demonstrated that the BTR has a performance similar to state-of- the-art room-acoustics simulations. To check the ability to simulate refraction, the BTR was compared with a commercial Finite Elements Method (FEM) simulation. In this comparison the BTR simulated the focusing of the ultrasound with an acoustic lens, with good accuracy and excellent performance.
Chronicle. Joint NTAV/Spa 2012 Conference Lodz University Of Technology Poland, September 27–29, 2012
Authors: Pawel Strumillo 
Published: February 2013

Abstract
The NTAV/SPA 2012 conference was held on 27–29th September 2012 and was organized by the Institute of Electronics, Lodz University of Technology (www.eletel.p.lodz.pl) with the support of the IEEE Polish Section Region 8, Polish Section of the Audio Engineering Society, Department of Acoustics, Wroclaw University of Technology and the Division of Signal Processing and Electronic Systems, Poznan University of Technology.
Improving Sound Absorption Property of Polyurethane Foams by Adding Tea-Leaf Fibers
Authors: Ekici Bülent , Kentli Aykut , Küçük Haluk 
Published: February 2013

Abstract
The sound absorption property of polyurethane (PU) foams loaded with natural tea-leaf fibers and luffa cylindrica (LC) has been studied. The results show a significant improvement in the sound absorption property parallel to an increase in the amount of tea-leaf fibers (TLF). Using luffa-cylindrica as a filler material improves sound absorption properties of soft foam at all frequency ranges. Moreover, an increase in the thickness of the sample resulted in an improvement of the sound absorption property. It is pleasing to see that adding tea-leaf fibers and luffa-cylindrica to the polyurethane foam demonstrate a significant contribution to sound absorption properties of the material and it encourages using environmental friendly products as sound absorption material in further studies.
Performance in a Pitch Memory Task by Visually Handicapped Children and Youths
Authors: Bogusz Edyta , Koprowska Hanna , Skrodzka Ewa 
Published: February 2013

Abstract
The present work discusses results concerning sound perception obtained in a pitch memorization experiment for blind and visually impaired subjects (children and teenagers). Listeners were divided into two age groups: 7-13 year olds and 14-18 year olds. The study tested 20 individuals (8 congenitally blind and 12 visually impaired) and 20 sighted persons comprising reference groups. The duration of the experiments was as short as possible due to the fact that our listeners were children. To date, no study has described results of such experiment for blind/visually handicapped children and teenagers. In the pitch memory experiment blind teenagers outperformed blind children and both age groups of visually impaired subjects in two out of three tested cases. These results may have implications for the development of auditory training in orientation and mobility of young visually handicapped people.
Book Review: Jens Blauert, Ning Xiang, Acoustics for Engineers – Troy Lectures
Authors: Dobrucki Andrzej 
Published: February 2013

Abstract
The reviewed book is an introductory course on engineering acoustics designed for undergraduates with basic knowledge in mathematics. It is not written clearly enough but in my opinion is it a handbook for students of electrical engineering. Some parts of the material require the knowledge of the basics of electricity and magnetism. Particularly, there are chapters about electromechanical and electroacoustical analogies and electroacoustical transducers. It is not clear whether the course is intended for students who plan to specialize in acoustics or for those for whom this will be the only contact with engineering acoustics. In the second case basic information about physiology and psychology of hearing is missing. The book is divided into 15 chapters. The Authors write that each chapter represents material for two hours of lecture. The 15th chapter does not present a material for a lecture. It contains appendices: basic information about
complex notation for sinusoidal signals, power and intensity, supplementary bibliography for self-study
and exercises. In my opinion the exercises have various levels of difficulty and should be solved under the direction of a teacher. They are a very important part of the entire course.
Incremental Rule-Based Learners for Handling Concept Drift: An Overview
Authors: Deckert Magdalena 
Published: February 2013

Abstract
Learning from non-stationary environments is a very popular research topic. There already exist algorithms that deal with the concept drift problem. Among them there are online or incremental learners, which process data instance by instance. Their knowledge representation can take different forms such as decision rules, which have not received enough attention in learning with concept drift. This paper reviews incremental rule-based learners designed for changing environments. It describes four of the proposed algorithms: FLORA, AQ11-PM+WAH, FACIL and VFDR. Those four solutions can be compared on several criteria, like: type of processed data, adjustment to changes, type of the maintained memory, knowledge representation, and others.
Number of Fimbria of fallopian tubes - A postmortem study
Authors: Hena Hasna , Qasim Rubina , Ullah MD Enayet , Ara Shamim , Siddiqua Dilruba , Jahora Fatema 
Published: February 2013

Background: Fallopian tube is one of the vital organ for human fertility.This is where the sperm fertilizes the ovum and human life begins. Detailed morphological knowledge is essential for proper diagnosis and management of disease of fallopian tube. Study Design: Cross Sectional descriptive type of study. Place & period of study: Department of Anatomy, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka from July 2008 to June 2009. Materials: 120 postmortem human fallopian tubes were collected from 60 unclaimed dead bodies that were under examination in the morgue of Department of Forensic Medicine, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka. Methods: The samples were divided into three age groups: Group-A (10-13 years), Group-B (14-45 years) and Group-C (46-50 years). Results: The mean(±SD) number of fimbriae of the right & left Fallopian tubes were 21.20(±3.63) and 21.00(±4.00) in group A, 21.71(±2.13) and 21.53(±2.07) in group B and 20.90(±3.48) and 21.20± 2.30 in group C respectively.The highest mean number was found in group B and lowest mean number was in group A. The mean difference in number of fimbria of right and left Fallopian tube between Group-A, Group-B and Group-C were statistically not significant. Conclusion:In this study, the number of fimbriae does not vary in between right and left fallopian tubes, in any age group.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/updcj.v2i1.13956 Update Dent. Coll. j: 2012; 2 (1): 21-24
Bilateral double mandibular canal - a case report
Authors: Banik Shoma , Banik Samir , Shaikh Mushfiq Hassan , Mallick Parimol Chandra , Gofur Abdul , E-Mahmud Manjur 
Published: February 2013

Objectives: The objective is to draw attention to the anatomical variation of mandibular canal (double mandibular canals). Methods: This case report showing clinical and radiographic findings of a patient who was presented with bilateral double mandibular canals were recorded. Results: Bifid or double mandibular canals can be detected on a panoramic radiograph. More precise information about the course of the canal can be revealed on CBCT scan. Conclusions: The detection of these bifid or double mandibular canals are important because of their clinical implications. Special attention has to be made in the surgical procedures, especially involving the lower jaw.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/updcj.v2i1.13958 Update Dent. Coll. j: 2012; 2 (1): 31-34
Le tourisme durable dans les Suds : solution ou mirage ?
Authors: Froger Géraldine 
Published: February 2013

Cet article, dans un premier temps, identifie et d’explique les multiples dénominations qui qualifient des formes alternatives de tourisme relevant d’un tourisme “durable”, tout en soulignant les ambivalences et les contradictions. Dans un deuxième temps, il analyse les potentialités et les limites de deux formes particulières de tourisme durable, plus institutionnalisées que d’autres : l’écotourisme et le tourisme communautaire de nature, à l’aide des décalages constatés entre discours et pratiques dans plusieurs territoires des Suds.
Tourisme et développement dans les Caraïbes. Le cas de Cuba
Authors: Herrera Rémy 
Published: February 2013

Cet article analyse, tout d’abord, les étapes de l’essor du tourisme à Cuba, de ses origines jusqu’à la période actuelle, puis les caractéristiques de ce secteur, à partir d’une comparaison internationale en Amérique latine et dans les Caraïbes, ainsi que ses singularités, structures et évolutions récentes ; enfin, les difficultés auxquelles il se trouve confronté, comme les défis en termes de développement à relever dans les prochaines années.
La terreur et ses tremblements, le manque et ses abords
Authors: Kadari Louiza 
Published: February 2013

Les romans Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close de Jonathan Safran Foer et Man in the Dark de Paul Auster déroulent la progressive reconstruction de familles endeuillées. Bien que déterminante, la violence terroriste n’y est en fait appréhendée que par le prisme de tiers médusés. C’est d’un retour à la lettre qu’il s’agit ici, d’un retour à cette étymologie qui désigne l’effet de tremblement produit par la peur (terror, -oris) et fait entendre immobilité et silence (terra).
Dans les marges de la science : Esquisse d’un projet comparatiste sur le rôle de l’auteur à partir de quelques textes de Strindberg, Zola et Joyce
Authors: Marcus Gustaf 
Published: February 2013

Cet article traite du rôle de l’auteur dans quelques textes de Strindberg, Zola et Joyce où la fiction et la littérature dans un sens large (le rôle de l’auteur, la critique et le texte littéraire) sont mises en relation avec la science et des méthodes scientifiques. Même si le fond scientifique présenté est différent chez les trois auteurs, des hiérarchies discursives et des stratégies communes émergent dans la comparaison des textes. Les auteurs essayent avant tout de créer un espace, une marge, dans la logique scientifique où la subjectivité de l’auteur et du texte littéraire a toujours un rôle à jouer. Trois textes sont plus particulièrement étudiés : The Study of Languages (1898/99 ?) de James Joyce, Sensations Détraquées (1893) de Strindberg et Le Roman expérimental (1880) de Zola. D’autres œuvres des trois auteurs sont aussi évoquées : ce thème constitue un objet d’étude privilégié qui n’a été ici qu’esquissé en vue d’une étude plus poussée.
“It might be a portrait but in any case it is for you”
Authors: Daugaard Solveig 
Published: February 2013

« C’est peut-être un portrait mais en tout cas c’est pour vous » porte sur les aspects dialogiques du genre du portrait littéraire tel que le pratique l’auteure d’avant-garde américaine Gertrude Stein. L’article présente une brève analyse comparative entre les deux portraits intitulés Matisse et Picasso, tous deux écrits en 1911. Il se concentre sur l’utilisation d’instruments aussi bien grammaticaux que rythmiques dans l’invocation des sujets. L’article analyse le contexte biographique du salon artistique de Stein, fréquenté par les deux sujets, aussi bien que les circonstances particulières de la distribution des premières œuvres de Stein dans ce contexte. Le genre se trouve alors rattaché au genre oral des ragots. Enfin, l’article soutient que les portraits occupent une position clé dans la poétique générale de Stein et que ses portraits littéraires sont un travail décisif dans le développement de son concept dialogique du génie.
Fictionnalisation de l’attentat-suicide : surexposition d’un triple dispositif chez DeLillo, Binebine et Khadra
Authors: Tazartez Chloé 
Published: February 2013

L’application de la critique des dispositifs développée par Philippe Ortel aux fictions du terrorisme telles que les œuvres de DeLillo, Khadra et Binebine, nous permet de pointer une dimension importante de la fictionnalisation du terrorisme dans la littérature contemporaine : il ne s’agit pas seulement de représenter un événement traumatique, mais également d’exposer une crise de l’imaginaire et de réfléchir au rôle de la fiction dans de telles circonstances.
Google Scholar and 100 Percent Availability of Information
Authors: Pomerantz Jeffrey 
Published: February 2013

This paper discusses Google Scholar as an extension of Kilgour’s goal to improve the availability of information. Kilgour was instrumental in the early development of the online library catalog, and he proposed passage retrieval to aid in information seeking. Google Scholar is a direct descendent of these technologies foreseen by Kilgour. Google Scholar holds promise as a means for libraries to expand their reach to new user communities, and to enable libraries to provide quality resources to users during their online search process.
Toward a Twenty-First Century Catalog
Authors: Antelman Kristen , Lynema Emily , Pace Andrew K. 
Published: February 2013

Library catalogs have represented stagnant technology for close to twenty years. Moving toward a next-generation catalog, North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries purchased Endeca’s Information Access Platform to give its users relevance-ranked keyword search results and to leverage the rich metadata trapped in the MARC record to enhance collection browsing. This paper discusses the new functionality that has been enabled, the implementation process and system architecture, assessment of the new catalog’s performance, and future directions.
Helping the Hacker? Library Information, Security, and Social Engineering
Authors: Thompson Samuel T. C. 
Published: February 2013

Social engineering is the use of nontechnical means to gain unauthorized access to information or computer systems. While this method is recognized as a major security threat in the computer industry, little has been done to address it in the library field. This is of particular concern because libraries increasingly have access to databases of both proprietary and personal information. This tutorial is designed to increase the awareness of library staff in regard to the issue of social engineering.
Assessing Sufficiency and Quality of Bandwidth for Public Libraries
Authors: Bertot John Carlo , McClure Charles R. 
Published: February 2013

Based on data collected as part of the 2006 Public Libraries and the Internet study, the authors assess the degree to which public libraries provide sufficient and quality bandwidth to support the library’s networked services and resources. The topic is complex due to the arbitrary assignment of a number of kilobytes per second (kbps) used to define bandwidth. Such arbitrary definitions to describe bandwidth sufficiency and quality are not useful. Public libraries are indeed connected to the Internet and do provide public-access services and resources. It is, however, time to move beyond connectivity type and speed questions and consider issues of bandwidth sufficiency, quality, and the range of networked services that should be available to the public from public libraries. A secondary, but important issue is the extent to which libraries, particularly in rural areas, have access to broadband telecommunications services.
The Structure and Form of Folksonomy Tags: The Road to the Public Library Catalog
Authors: Spiteri Louise F. 
Published: February 2013

This article examines the linguistic structure of folksonomy tags collected over a thirty-day period from the daily tag logs of Del.icio.us, Furl, and Technorati. The tags were evaluated against the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) guidelines for the construction of controlled vocabularies. The results indicate that the tags correspond closely to the NISO guidelines pertaining to types of concepts expressed, the predominance of single terms and nouns, and the use of recognized spelling. Problem areas pertain to the inconsistent use of count nouns and the incidence of ambiguous tags in the form of homographs, abbreviations, and acronyms. With the addition of guidelines to the construction of unambiguous tags and links to useful external reference sources, folksonomies could serve as a powerful, flexible tool for increasing the user-friendliness and interactivity of public library catalogs, and also may be useful for encouraging other activities, such as informal online communities of readers and user-driven readers’ advisory services.
ThManager: An Open Source Tool for Creating and Visualizing SKOS
Authors: Lacasta Javier , Nogueras-Iso Javier , López-Pellicer Francisco Javier , Muro-Medrano Pedro Rafail , Zarazaga-Soria Francisco Javier 
Published: February 2013

Knowledge organization systems denotes formally represented knowledge that is used within the context of digital libraries to improve data sharing and information retrieval. To increase their use, and to reuse them when possible, it is vital to manage them adequately and to provide them in a standard interchange format. Simple knowledge organization systems (SKOS) seem to be the most promising representation for the type of knowledge models used in digital libraries, but there is a lack of tools that are able to properly manage it. This work presents a tool that fills this gap, facilitating their use in different environments and using SKOS as an interchange format.
Public Libraries, Values, Trust, and E-Government
Authors: Jaeger Paul T. , Fleischmann Kenneth R. 
Published: February 2013

As public libraries are becoming e-government access points relied on by both patrons and government agencies, it is important for libraries to consider the implications of these roles. While providing e-government access serves to reinforce the tremendously important role of public libraries in the United States social infrastructure, it also creates new demands on libraries and opens up significant new opportunities. Drawing upon several different strands of research, this paper examines the nexus of public libraries, values, trust, and e-government, focusing on the ways in which the values of librarianship and the trust that communities place in their public libraries reinforce the role of public libraries in the provision of e-government. The unique values embraced by public libraries have not only shaped the missions of libraries, they have influenced popular opinion surrounding public libraries and fostered the confidence that communities place in them as a source of trusted information and assistance in finding information. As public libraries have embraced the provision of Internet access, these values and trust have become intertwined with their new social role as a public access point for e-government both in normal information activities and in the most extreme circumstances. This paper explores the intersections of these issues and the relation of the vital e-government role of public libraries to library funding, public policy, library and information science education, and research initiatives.
Gender, Technology, and Libraries
Authors: Lamont Melissa 
Published: February 2013

Information technology (IT) is vitally important to many organizations, including libraries. Yet a review of employment statistics and a citation analysis show that men make up the majority of the IT workforce, in libraries and in the broader workforce. Research from sociology, psychology, and women’s studies highlights the organizational and social issues that inhibit women. Understanding why women are less evident in library IT positions will help inform measures to remedy the gender disparity.
Metadata Creation Practices in Digital Repositories and Collections: Schemata, Selection Criteria, and Interoperability
Authors: Park Jung-ran , Tosaka Yuji 
Published: February 2013

This study explores the current state of metadata-creation practices across digital repositories and collections by using data collected from a nationwide survey of mostly cataloging and metadata professionals. Results show that MARC, AACR2, and LCSH are the most widely used metadata schema, content standard, and subjectcontrolled vocabulary, respectively. Dublin Core (DC) is the second most widely used metadata schema, followed by EAD, MODS, VRA, and TEI. Qualified DC’s wider use vis-à-vis Unqualified DC (40.6 percent versus 25.4 percent) is noteworthy. The leading criteria in selecting metadata and controlled-vocabulary schemata are collection-specific considerations, such as the types of resources, nature of the collection, and needs of primary users and communities. Existing technological infrastructure and staff expertise also are significant factors contributing to the current use of metadata schemata and controlled vocabularies for subject access across distributed digital repositories and collections. Metadata interoperability remains a major challenge. There is a lack of exposure of locally created metadata and metadata guidelines beyond the local environments. Homegrown locally added metadata elements may also hinder metadata interoperability across digital repositories and collections when there is a lack of sharable mechanisms for locally defined extensions and variants.
Batch Loading Collections into DSpace: Using Perl Scripts for Automation and Quality Control
Authors: Walsh Maureen P. 
Published: February 2013

This paper describes batch loading workflows developed for the Knowledge Bank, The Ohio State University’s institutional repository. In the five years since the inception of the repository approximately 80 percent of the items added to the Knowledge Bank, a DSpace repository, have been batch loaded. Most of the batch loads utilized Perl scripts to automate the process of importing metadata and content files. Custom Perl scripts were used to migrate data from spreadsheets or comma-separated values files into the DSpace archive directory format, to build collections and tables of contents, and to provide data quality control. Two projects are described to illustrate the process and workflows.