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Figures of the Body and the Semiotics of Imprint: Semiotic Figures of the Body in the Humanities
Authors: Fontanille Jacques 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
Semiotics of the body consists essentially, in a current use, in gestural and mimo-gestural semiotics. At best, in an integrated semiotic approach, communicative gesture involved the construction of a syncretic expression plane, combined with verbal discourse. The body as conceived by psychoanalysts is, on the contrary, the source and the seat of energy itself (impulses), from which psychic instances feed their representations. The psychoanalytical body is thus both the source and the significant substance from which the semiotic actant may take form. In the phenomological conception developed by Merleau-Ponty, the proper body is that entity, the “vehicle of our being in the world”, which belongs both to “I” and to “the world for me”, which takes shape in perception, where the first (I) experienced the second (world for me). The phenomenological body seems at first sight an adjuvant, which turns out to be, for a second sight, the very principle of actantiality and intentionality. In a quick overview of the different “implicit semiotics” of the body in human sciences (psychoanalysis, theory of “I-skin”, contemporary cognitive science, psychology, etc.) it acquires a status of an actantial basis, because, as an actant, it is directly involved in the process of incorporation of agentivity and intentionality, and with two different and recurrent representations: one according to movement, and the other according to envelope. Forces and form, in short. We decide to name them (arbitrarily for now, but we’ll return to this point) the first “Me” and the second “Myself”. • “Me” is the referent instance, consisting both of sensitive matter and energy, the substrate and the dynamic bodymark for all figures and all enunciations. In short, it will be the “Me-flesh.” • “Myself ” is the body-in-construction, the living vehicle of intentionality and the interactions support, and therefore, particularly the support of confrontation with otherness; and, through these interactions, it provides the actant a patterned form through which it may be identified. In short, this is “Myself-envelope”. Then the paper may display a new typology of semiotic body figures. At each of these figures of the body, is a figure of movement. At each of them, is a figure of enunciative instances, that is to say for each of them a modality of the imprint and of its interpretation.
Vico’s Potential in Semiotics: The Imaginative Universal and its Bodily Roots
Authors: Raudla Tuuli 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
The aim of this article is to give an overview of the interpretations of Giambattista Vico’s ideas in the context of general and Tartu semiotics and to bring attention to the possible fruitful lines of research in Vichian semiotics yet to be explored. One of the essential notions of Vico’s opus magnum The New Science is that of the imaginative universal. It signifies a primordial class concept that is based on bodily experience. Imaginative universals are part of mythological, or in Vico’s terms poetic, thought. In Vico’s conception, imagination is an extension of bodily experience - being thus a kind of mediator between sensory perception and more abstract levels of human cognition. The article provides a brief account of Vico’s connection to semiotics, followed by an outline of the concept of the imaginative universal in Vico’s texts, focusing on the aspect of body-mind interrelations. Finally, it offers some preliminary observations about the similarities between Vico’s concept of the imaginative universal and the concept of primary metaphors in the works of George Lakoff and Mark Johnson.
Expansions and asymptotics associated with basic hypergeometric functions and modified
q-Bessel functions
Authors: Salem Ahmed 
Published: May 2014

Abstract.
In this paper, the expansion of a basic confluent hypergeometric function in terms of an incomplete q-gamma function is investigated and shown to be an asymptotic expansion for a basic confluent hypergeometric function and a q-analogue of the Hadamard expansion. The general expansion associated with a basic hypergeometric function is introduced. In special cases, this provides alternative derivations of the q-Hadamard expansion. Expansions and asymptotics for modified q-Bessel functions are derived as special cases from the general expansion.
Appearance, corrosion properties, and leach resistance of spruce and pine wood treated with Mea modified micronized copper preservative (MCu)
Authors: Lee Myung Jae , Pankras Sedric , Cooper Paul 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
Canadian refractory wood species treated with micronized copper (MCu) wood preservative become mottled and streaky in appearance. To overcome this issue, the MCu system was modified by adding small amounts of monoethanolamine (Mea). The modified systems were evaluated to clarify the role of Mea in terms of leaching, corrosion, and mold resistance of MCu systems. The mottled and streaky surface on treated spruce was prevented at Mea/Cu molar ratios between 0.7 and 1.5. Copper leaching remained modest and was only slightly higher than that of MCu alone up to a Mea/Cu molar ratio of 1.2. However, adding even a small amount of Mea to the MCu formulation increased fastener corrosion compared with MCu. Protonated Mea increased as more Mea was added and was identified as the main corrosion-causing electrolyte in the system.
Tensile behaviour and fracture mechanism of moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)
Authors: Liu Huanrong , Jiang Zehui , Fei Benhua , Hse Chungyun , Sun Zhengjun 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
The present work is aiming at the elucidation of the tensile behaviour and fracture performance of moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens Mazei ex H. de Lebaie) by means of digital speckle correlation method (DSCM) and microscopic techniques. Results indicated that fibres play a major role in longitudinal tension and impeding crack radial propagation. Hybrid I-II failure mode was observed, i.e., crack opening (in tensile stress) and shear sliding (in shear stress). According to microscopic fracture characteristics, fibres extraction and stretching, filament formation in parenchyma with fibres bridging, interface debonding and the helix fracture of fibres happened in tension, which created more interfaces and dissipated more energy. The graded composite structure of bamboo provides intrinsic and extrinsic toughening mechanisms which contribute to improved toughness and physical properties.
Phosphate Capacities of CaF2-MgO and CaF2-CaO-MgO Slags
Authors: Akbari F. , Pickles C. A. 
Published: May 2014

AbstractPreviously published sulphide capacity data and thermodynamic arguments have been employed to calculate the phosphate capacities and the phosphorus partition ratios between a molten carbon saturated iron alloy and binary CaF
The Influence of Yttrium on High Temperature Oxidation of Valve Steels
Authors: Grzesik Z. , Migdalska M. , Mrowec S. 
Published: May 2014

AbstractThe influence of small amounts of yttrium, electrochemically deposited on the surface of four steels utilized in the production of valves in car engines, on the protective properties of the oxide scale and its adherence to the surface of the oxidized materials has been studied under isothermal and thermal cycle conditions. Oxidation measurements have been carried out at 1173 K. It has been found that yttrium addition improves considerably the scale adherence to the substrate surface, increasing thereby corrosion resistance of the studied materials.
Sparta und die Genese des politischen Freiheitsbegriffs
Authors: Bernhardt Rainer 
Published: May 2014

Zusammenfassung
Ein politisches Freiheitsbewusstsein, das im Gegensatz zur Tyrannis stand, war wahrscheinlich schon bei Solon vorhanden. Der entscheidende Anstoß für die Verwendung des Begriffs ἐλευθερία/eleutheria gingjedoch von Sparta aus, wo sich die elitären Vollbürger,ähnlich wie die Vollbürger in Gortyn, als ἐλεύθεροι/eleutheroibetrachteten. Diese ἐλευθερία/eleutheria implizierte u.a. auch die Freiheit von Tyrannis. Aus diesem Selbstverständnis heraus wandelte Pausanias 479 v. Chr. in Plataiai den Kult des Ζεὺς Σωτήρ/Zeus Soterin den des Ζεὺς Ἐλευθέριος/Zeus Eleutheriosum, wobei sich der Schwerpunkt dieser ἐλευθερία/eleutherianach Lage der Dinge zwangsläufig auf die äußere Freiheit verlagerte, und stellte Plataiai unter den Schutz aller griechischen Bundesgenossen. Mit der Erweiterung von ἐλευθερία/eleutheriavon der inneren auf die äußere Unabhängigkeit entstand der umfassende politische Freiheitsbegriff, der für Sparta zwar anfangs noch keine große Bedeutung hatte, den aber nach und nach – durchaus zögernd ‒ alle Griechen übernahmen. Während in Griechenland Freiheit zunächst als Unabhängigkeit vom Perserreich verstanden wurde, verschob sich auf Sizilien nach der Abwehr der Karthager und Etrusker der Akzent auf die Befreiung von der Tyrannis. Zur vollen Entfaltung gelangte der politische Freiheitsbegriff nicht in den Kriegen Athens gegen das Perserreich seit 478, sondern erst um die Mitte des 5. Jahrhunderts, als die Theten in Athen die politische Gleichberechtigung erlangt hatten, und ging wenig später eine Symbiose mit dem Begriff δημοκρατία/demokratia ein. Die politische ἐλευθερία/eleutheriawurde zu einem Teil der griechischen Identität. Gegen Ende des 5. Jahrhunderts entstand daraus auch der griechische Herrschaftsanspruch gegenüber den „Barbaren“.
Treatment of refractory substance-induced psychosis in adolescent males with a genetic predisposition to mental illness
Authors: Rahmani Mariam , Paul Sean , Nguyen Mathew L. 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
This article presents two cases of adolescent males who were admitted to our inpatient psychiatric unit with a psychotic, disorganized presentation. Both males had a genetic vulnerability to mental illness and reported significant substance use. Their symptoms were refractory to treatment and required the use of clozapine. Both patients experienced significant side effects, which limited the maximum daily dose of clozapine. However, they responded to a dose that was much lower than that typically used in adults. There is significant evidence in the literature about cannabis use triggering psychotic breaks in vulnerable individuals. We speculate that substance use (including synthetic cannabinoids) triggers treatment-resistant psychosis that requires the use of clozapine. Further, lower doses of clozapine may be sufficient to treat the substance-induced psychotic symptoms than those typically used in adult schizophrenia.
Effect of external classroom noise on schoolchildren’s reading and mathematics performance: correlation of noise levels and gender
Authors: Papanikolaou M. , Skenteris N. , Piperakis S.M. 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
The present study investigated the effect of low, medium, and high traffic road noise as well as irrelevant background speech noise on primary school children’s reading and mathematical performance. A total of 676 participants (324 boys, 47.9% and 352 girls, 52.1%) of the 4th and 5th elementary classes participated in the project. The participants were enrolled in public primary schools from urban areas and had ages ranging from 9 to 10 years and from. Schools were selected on the basis of increasing levels of exposure to road traffic noise and then classified into three categories (Low noise: 55–66 dB, Medium noise: 67–77 dB, and High noise: 72–80 dB). We measured reading comprehension and mathematical skills in accordance with the national guidelines for elementary education, using a test designed specifically for the purpose of this study. On the one hand, children in low-level noise schools showed statistically significant differences from children in medium- and high-level noise schools in reading performance (p<0.001). On the other hand, children in low-level noise schools differed significantly from children in high-level noise schools but only in mathematics performance (p=0.001). Girls in general did better in reading score than boys, especially in schools with medium- and high-level noise. Finally the levels of noise and gender were found to be two independent factors.
Modified DSTATCOM Topology with Reduced DC Link Voltage for Reactive and Harmonic Power Compensation of Unbalanced Nonlinear Load in Distribution System
Authors: Geddada Nagesh , Karanki Srinivas B. , Mishra Mahesh K. 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
This paper proposes a modified four-leg distribution static compensator (DSTATCOM) topology for compensation of unbalanced and nonlinear loads in three-phase four-wire distribution system. DSTATCOM, connected in parallel to the load, supplies reactive and harmonic powers demanded by unbalanced nonlinear loads. In this proposed topology, the voltage source inverter (VSI) of DSTATCOM is connected to point of common coupling (point of interconnection of source, load, DSTATCOM) through interface inductor and series capacitance, unlike the conventional topology which consists of interface inductor alone. Load compensation with a lower value of input DC link voltage of VSI is possible in this modified topology compared to conventional topology. A comparative study on modified and conventional topologies in terms of voltage rating of inverter power switches, switching losses in VSI and power rating of input DC capacitor of VSI is presented. The detailed design aspects of DC link capacitor and interface series capacitor are also presented. The reference filter currents are generated using instantaneous symmetrical component theory and are tracked using hysteresis current control technique. A detailed simulation study is carried out, to compare the compensation performances of conventional, modified topologies using PSCAD simulator and experimental studies are done to validate the simulation results.
Physical Properties of Naked Oat Seeds (Avena nuda L.)
Authors: Ren Guang-yue , Yao Ping , Fu Nan , Li Dong , Lan Yubin , Chen Xiao Dong 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
Some physical properties of the naked oat seeds were determined as a function of moisture content ranging from 9.56 to 18.07% (wet basis, w.b.). Seed length, width, thickness, and geometric mean diameter were increased from 7.89 to 8.81 mm, 2.32 to 3.09 mm, 1.85 to 2.77 mm, and 3.24 to 4.22 mm, respectively, with the increase of moisture content. The bulk and true densities of the seed samples were decreased from 682.1 to 533.1 kg/m3 and from 1,280.6 to 1,162.8 kg/m3, respectively. The average static friction coefficients of the seeds on the surfaces of plywood, stainless steel, and polypropylene knitted bags were increased from 0.403 to 0.674, from 0.371 to 0.496, and from 0.562 to 0.765, respectively, when the moisture content of these samples were increased from 9.56 to 18.07% (w.b.). The static angle of repose varied from 24.38° to 39.17° in the moisture content range.
The Effect of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Food and Feed and Their Impact on Food Safety
Authors: Wang Wei , Wang HaiKuan 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
Pathogenic microorganism contamination of food and feed is a serious problem worldwide. The use of microorganism to preserve food and feed has gained importance in recent years due to the demand for the reduced use of chemical preservatives by consumers and the increasing number of microbial species resistant to antibiotics and preservatives. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) not only produce various antimicrobial compounds that are considered important in the bio-preservation of food and feed and are both cost-effective and safe. At present, many pieces of data have shown that LAB, as a bio-preservative, can improve the quality of food and feed and prolong their shelf life. This review summarises these findings and demonstrates that LAB are promising biological agents for food and feed safety.
Optimal Design of an Olive Oil Mill by Means of the Simulation of a Petri Net Model
Authors: Latorre-Biel Juan-Ignacio , Jiménez-Macías Emilio , Blanco-Fernández Julio , Sáenz-Díez Juan Carlos 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
Global concurrence is a topic that affects many companies in most sectors of the economy. In particular, the improvement in the manufacturing, packing, storage, and transportation of food has allowed farming companies from all over the world to compete for customers of a global market. In order to achieve success in this complex environment, it is convenient for the companies to be efficient even before the beginning of their business activity. This paper presents a decision support methodology for improving the design and management of an olive oil manufacturing facility based on the development of a Petri net model of the system, the simulation of its behaviour under a selected set of alternative configurations, and the choice of the most promising one by means of an optimization algorithm.
Complete resolution of large intracranial aneurysm and cranial nerve deficits after endovascular treatment in an infant with tuberous sclerosis
Authors: Raber Michael R. , Erdem Eren , Elbabaa Samer K. 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
Pediatric intracranial aneurysms are a rare entity, with an often reported prevalence ranging from 0.5% to 4.6%. Their etiology is poorly understood; however, their association with other congenital disorders, such as polycystic kidney disease and Marfan syndrome, has been widely documented in the pediatric neurosurgical literature. We present a case of a 9-month-old boy with tuberous sclerosis with a giant cavernous internal carotid artery aneurysm presenting with third nerve palsy.
A system of two conservation laws with flux conditions and small viscosity
Authors: Joseph Kayyunnapara Thomas 
Published: May 2014

Abstract.
This is an erratum to
[J. Appl. Anal. 15 (2009), no. 2, 247–267], http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/JAA.2009.247.
In this note the author would like to make a correction in formulas (2.12) and (2.13)
for the limit

lim

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${\lim _{\epsilon \rightarrow 0}(u^\epsilon (x,t),v^\epsilon (x,t))}$

stated in Theorem (2.1); there is no change in the proof.
Subacute antidiabetic and in vivo antioxidant effects of methanolic extract of Bridelia micrantha (Hochst Baill) leaf on alloxan-induced hyperglycaemic rats
Authors: Omeh Yusuf Ndukaku , Onoja Samuel Okwudili , Ezeja Maxwell Ikechukwu , Okwor Peace Obiageli 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
The methanolic leaf extract of Bridelia micrantha was tested for subacute antidiabetic and in vivo antioxidant effects in alloxan-induced hyperglycaemic rats. The subacute treatment of the extract (125, 250 and 500 mg/kg) produced 75, 68 and 63% reduction in fasting blood sugar level respectively, on day 14 of treatment. The extract produced time-dependent effect, but did not show a dose-dependent effect. Its optimum antidiabetic activity was noted at the dose of 125 mg/kg and this was comparable to glibenclamide 2 mg/kg (positive control). The extract (125 mg/kg) showed good oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) effect in both normoglycaemic and hyperglycaemic rats. The OGTT effect of the extract (125 mg/kg) did not differ significantly (p>0.05) from glibenclamide (2 mg/kg). The antioxidant effect of the extract was assayed through the determination of the level of thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) and catalase activity. The extract produced a dose-dependent decrease in the serum level of TBARS and gave its optimum catalase activity at the dose of 500 mg/kg. This study suggests that the B. micrantha extract has antihyperglycaemic and antioxidant activities. Therefore, could be a potential source of novel antidiabetic and antioxidant agent for the management of diabetes mellitus.
Pharmacognostical standardization and antidiabetic activity of Syzygium cumini (Linn.) barks (Myrtaceae) on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
Authors: Tripathi Akhilesh K. , Kohli Seema 
Published: May 2014

Abstract

Background: The objectives of the present study were phytochemical and pharmacological screening of bark of Syzygium cumini on streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic Wistar albino rats.

Methods: Dose selection was made on the basis of acute oral toxicity study (300–5,000 mg/kg b.w.) as per OECD guidelines. Rats were made diabetic by a single dose of STZ at 50 mg/kg b.w. intraperitoneally. The effect of Syzygium cumini extracts (500 mg/kg) on postprandial blood glucose level was determined in fasted diabetic and normal rats. Blood glucose levels were measured at 0, 30, and 90 min after the glucose administration in the OGTT study. The bark extracts were administered orally at the dose of 500 mg/kg for 21 days in the chronic study. Glibenclamide (2.5 mg/kg) was used as a standard drug for activity comparison. Statistical analyses were performed using one-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni’s multiple comparison tests.

Results: The phytochemical screening showed positive results for triterpenes/steroids, glycosides, carbohydrates, alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins and amino acids. Administration of Syzygium cumini extracts 30 min before oral glucose loading significantly suppressed (p<0.001) the rise in postprandial blood glucose levels in treated rats compared to control rats but less significant than glibenclamide. Daily, continuous oral treatment of STZ-induced diabetic with various extract of Syzygium cumini for 3 weeks resulted in significant reductions in fasting blood glucose levels compared with diabetic controls. The ethanol and aqueous extracts were most active.

Conclusions: This study brings out the evidence regarding phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of Syzygium cumini.
A block extension of categorical results
in the Green correspondence context
Authors: Harris Morton E. 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
In [J. Pure Appl. Algebra 2 (1972), 371–393, Theorem 4.1], J. A. Green
shows that the Green Correspondence in
Finite Group Modular Representation
Theory is a consequence of an equivalence
between two quotient categories of
appropriate subcategories in the Green
Correspondence context. In [Adv. Math. 104
(1994), 297–314, Theorems 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7], M. Auslander and M. Kleiner
prove a similar result.
M. Linckelmann suggested that the
quotient categories in these results are
the same. Utilizing extensions of [The Representation Theory of Finite Groups, North-Holland,
Amsterdam, 1982, III, Theorem 7.8] or [Representations of Finite Groups, Academic Press, San Diego, 1988, Chapter 5, Corollary 3.11],
we extend these results to blocks of
finite groups. In order to state and
prove our results and to remain relatively
self-contained, we follow the
procedures of [Adv. Math. 104 (1994), 297–314] in the Green Correspondent
context. This is presented in Section 1.
In Section 2 we present our main results. In Section 3
we give a very short proof of a theorem of H. Fitting for
𝒪-algebras that is essential in the proof of
basic results of J. A. Green, [J. Pure Appl. Algebra 2 (1972), 371–393, Lemma 3.9 and Theorem 3.10].