bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Autobiographical memory specificity in borderline personality disorder: Associations with co‐morbid depression and intellectual ability
Authors: Reid Tamar , Startup Mike 
Published: March 2010

Objectives. The results of studies of autobiographical recall in borderline personality disorder (BPD) have so far been inconsistent. The aims of the present study were to clarify this relationship by comparing memory specificity in BPD individuals, both with and without comorbid depression, to healthy controls; and to test whether differences between BPD individuals and healthy controls are mediated by differences in general intelligence and years of education.Method. Depressed (N=22) and non‐depressed (N=9) patients who met criteria for BPD were matched by age and gender with healthy controls (N=29). All were assessed with the Autobiographical Memory Test and the National Adult Reading Test.Results. No difference in memory specificity was found among people with BPD between those who had a comorbid diagnosis of major depression disorder and those who did not. Individuals with BPD were less specific than controls but the relationship between memory specificity and borderline diagnosis was largely mediated by group differences in IQ and education.Conclusions. Differences in autobiographical specificity between patients with BPD and healthy controls may be due not to borderline disorder nor current major depression but to differences in cognitive ability.
Relationship Matrix - Discovering New Business in Difficult Times
Authors: Sinha Diwakar 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
The relationship matrix is a new business development analysis matrix used to analyze the market to find new business opportunity in difficult times. In the recent past we were faced by increasing difficulty to sustain our businesses during the recession. How should companies survive such difficult times? This problem was especially amplified for smaller service companies and contractors who even struggled to meet their working capital requirements. This event emphasizes the risk of not diversifying services, proactively in time to be able to tide over difficulties. The relationship matrix provides an easily understandable framework for companies to be able to identify new business in terms of activities and geographies, based on: Experience level of the companyAttractiveness of new market segmentPotential of new market segmentTransferability of current skillsAcquireability of required skillsDemand supply disparity in new market segment
The framework also provides an investment decision guideline for the company to be able to prioritize their 'future readiness' investments. The paper contains case studies explaining how this analysis is done and its wide applicability to any service providing company. The framework was applied to a dredging company that was proactively preparing to combat thinning revenue streams from its near shore oil and gas service business. The application of the framework led to identification of skills and infrastructure that it required in order to be future ready. Geographies and market segments where business development effort is required were also identified. These opportunities were also assigned an execution priority order based on resources available.
In this paper I discuss a new way of analyzing and identifying opportunities for business to proactively mitigate declining future cash flows. The salient distinguishing factor of this approach is that the way ahead is found by collaborative effort made together with the company’s strategy setters and the execution brass of the company. Using terms that are easily relatable and understandable by the common man. Refraing to use management jargon makes the strategy that is precipitated after using the Relationship Matrix easily understandable and acceptable to the ground working force, thereby increasing its chance to succeed.
The Relationship Matrix draws on themes of: Previous experience in a certain job type or industry typeCross transferability of skills within a job or industry typeCompleteness of learning curve within a job or industry typeGrowth opportunityAttractiveness of market
Therefore prioritizing the areas where a company should commit its resources in order to remain in business.
The Demonstration of a "Reliable Technology" for Estimating Oil and Gas Reserves
Authors: Sidle R.E. , Lee W.J. 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
The term "reliable technology" as related to oil and gas reserves estimation is a recent development in reserves classification. This term was introduced in the updated regulations published by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in late 2008. This paper will describe how reserves evaluators can use scientific practices to identify such reliable technologies and document that these technologies meet defined requirements. The paper will also explore the how Petroleum Resource Management System (PRMS) addresses the concept of reliable technologies and defines different levels of reliability to classify reserves estimates.
Reserves evaluators currently have limited guidance from the SEC or PRMS on how reliable technologies should be demonstrated. Since the use of new technologies is fundamental to advancing technical methods and practices in the Geosciences and Petroleum Engineering, the proposed approaches noted in this paper will provide useful support to enable the application of new technologies in reserves estimation and classification.
The paper draws on scientific practices and legal evidence rules (previously described by Miller 1997) to support the use of the scientific method for satisfying the requirements of reliability. The key steps of the scientific method are reviewed and adapted to the needs of demonstrating a reliable technology. The paper explains that the technology need be supported by both scientific theory and empirical data from experimental results. Also limitations on the technology including key assumptions and required conditions for successful application are discussed as part of the work needed to properly use the technology. Finally the paper will describe the level of empirical data needed for proper qualification of the reliable technology.
The recent publication of the SEC reserves reporting rules, which draw partially from the PRMS, has increased interest in deeper understanding of both these SEC rules and the PRMS. This paper will assist those who develop and use petroleum reserves data in understanding how technologies can be qualified to contribute to reliable reserves estimates and proper classification.
Risk, Reward, Metrics and Volatility
Authors: Schultz Rodney 
Published: March 2010

How much product price volatility is "normal"? How should this volatility affect a price forecast, along with the focus and metrics applied in our daily work? If one tries to limit price volatility through hedging, what happens if production falls short of the goal? What kind of risk/reward relationship do we see in the equity markets, and can we apply this data and thinking to our oil and gas projects and acquisitions?
Each of the above questions should generate some thought when today’s petroleum engineer considers the challenge of surviving and thriving with the global volatility that’s inherent in our industry. Just as this paper raises several key questions for the engineer evaluating an oil and gas project or acquisition’s economics, the paper will present strategies, observations and conclusions about how to handle the questions raised above.
Rather than being an in-depth presentation of one specific topic, this paper takes a high level view of several key factors. Nevertheless, it will still deliver detailed, applicable solutions to the questions raised. Hence, the professionals attending will take not just one or two pragmatic applications from the presentation, but several. This will leverage their time and generate a range of benefits for each attendee.
One may rightfully ask: "What is the significant of the subject matter concerning the Social Responsibility technical knowledge base of the industry?" Everyone in our industry, from the front line engineer to the uppermost executives, has a responsibility to take a holistic look at a project’s economic evaluation. This is particularly critical when one considers the range of shareholders a company may have and the semi-recent volatility of the equity markets.
Hence, this paper will deliver on its Social Responsibility technical knowledge base of the industry expectations by assisting with the evaluation of risk, return and how oil and gas projects can accommodate the global economic environment.
Designing Efficient Fiscal Systems
Authors: Mian M. A. 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
The fiscal systems for hydrocarbon exploration and development have come a long way during the last 75 years. The current fiscal systems are much more sophisticated as compared to the ones seven decades ago. Some very critical factors are still often overlooked. The ideal fiscal systems are designed in such a way that it is simple to apply and provide the contractor with a fair rate of return (ROR) on investment commensurate with the project risks, and provide the host government (HG) with an adequate resource for rent, thereby resulting in a win-win situation. Some fiscal systems are unnecessarily cumbersome and do not achieve the main objective.
The information given in this paper is applicable to the design of fiscal systems worldwide. Every year new exploration blocks and/or development fields are farmed out to either International Oil Companies (IOCs) or International National Oil Companies (INOCs). These farm-outs are based on fiscal and legal arrangements.
No matter how sophisticated a fiscal system you design, if it fails to address the expected boundary conditions of the project under consideration then it is not a good system. A poor fiscal system will either give more to the contractor at the expense of the HG or vice versa. Developing a fiscal system — without knowing the effect of various variables on the end result of the fiscal system — will end up merely in an academic exercise. Several hypothetical field development and product pricing scenarios are used to test various fiscal systems. The outcome of each is evaluated in terms of the end benefit to the contractor and the HG. This paper also highlights one of the major outcomes that most analysts overlook during the designing of a fiscal system. This paper concludes that it is not necessary to have a cumbersome fiscal system if the same objective (reasonable return for the contractor and a reasonable government take (GT)) can be achieved with a simple system.
The key elements of a fiscal system are examined in this paper and it aims to outline desirable features that should be considered in the design of a fiscal policy with the objective of optimizing the HG’s take while providing an acceptable contractor’s ROR.
Bid Optimization With Monte Carlo Simulation
Authors: Schuyler John R. 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
The optimizer’s curse phenomenon seen in portfolio optimization appears similar to the winner’s curse observed in competitive bidding. A technique that calculates the effects of optimizer’s curse and sampling error bias is adapted for analyzing competitive bidding. The demonstration example is an auction of single risky project, which could be an exploration block containing one prospect. Bid optimization involves finding a function that expresses bid fraction as a function of estimates for 1) project expected monetary value and 2) number of other bidders. A foundation principle for a symmetric auction is that each bidder must be in equilibrium. The base model assumes that all auction competitors a) have matching judgments for the project parent population (in three parameters), b) all competitors the same estimate/actual error functions (in the three judgment parameters), c) use the same bid factor function, and 4) are risk neutral. Several correlations are embedded in the calculations. Incorporating specific company cost and information advantages, sub-models representing the project appraisal process to determine commercial success, and other such details is straightforward. The example assumes one company (us) has assessed chance of success, test cost, and discovery value for a subject prospect. A brute-force Monte Carlo simulation approach solves Bayesian calculations for the auction simulation. The calculations produce estimates of 1) probability of winning the auction and 2) expected monetary value versus bid amount, thus determining the optimal bid.
Reservoir Management in Unconventional Reservoirs
Authors: Khan M.U. , Callard J.G. 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
In planning successful development of any field, one of the key objectives is to determine the remaining infield potential. In conventional reservoirs, this is usually performed by using decline curve reserves coupled with volumetric recovery. There exist two disparities when the same methodology is applied in ultra low permeability reservoirs such as shale formations. First, production data used in decline curve analysis may be governed by infinite acting rather than boundary dominated flow regime. The prolonged infinite acting production reduces volumetric recovery efficiency to half of what is obtained in conventional reservoirs in situations where spacing exceeds the drainage area during a life of the well. Secondly, in these tight reservoirs, hydraulic stimulation generates the necessary conduit for hydrocarbons to flow at commercial rates, and may also interconnect individual wells into a flow network. Interference among wells in the same flow network must be accounted for to accurately assess remaining infield potential. This study addresses these issues by developing a new evaluation system to assess field maturity.
Production data from 40 wells of core area Barnett shale were analyzed in this study. Based on infinite acting flow behavior exhibited by these wells, new methodologies are presented to estimate reserves and recovery. These methodologies are applicable to the cases where flow over the life of a well is governed by an interconnected yet infinite acting flow system.
A new reservoir management tool is presented which serves as an aid in assessing field development maturity. It is developed by utilizing a correlation between cumulative stimulation treatment volume and reserves which are adjusted for interference and restimulation. Stimulation treatment volume was selected owing to the mixed presence of vertical and horizontal wells found in the investigated reservoir - the Barnett shale. Due to the straightforward nature of this evaluation system, it can be applied to other shale or ultra tight formations as well as to conventional reservoirs.
Win-Win Upstream Fiscal Systems: What They Are and How to Achieve Them
Authors: Demirmen Ferruh 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
In the exploitation of petroleum resources of a country, the interests of the host country and the investing oil company are not al- ways in alignment. Most significantly, economic rents expected from exploration and production tend to compete. The competing interests are best handled and reconciled through a win-win fiscal system that not only protects the interests of the host govern- ment, but also provides sufficient incentives to the investing oil company. Such a fiscal system enables E&P activities to proceed. The task, however, is not easy.
A win-win upstream fiscal system is one that (1) encourages exploration, (2) promotes development of small as well as large pe- troleum reserves, (3) allows special incentives for difficult-to-explore or difficult-to-develop situations, and (4) enables equitable sharing of economic benefits between the host government and the investor. What constitutes equitable sharing is best judged from the relationship between the Government Take and the investor’s Rate of Return.
A practical way to achieve a win-win a fiscal system is through economic modeling. Economic models constructed to represent various scenarios, each representing certain reserves, an exploration and development program, production profile, capex, oil price, etc., can be evaluated under the proposed contractual terms. The inefficiencies can then be removed by adjusting the fiscal terms. The process is one of trial-and error involving fiscal simula- tion of various exploration and development scenarios.
The efficiency of Country A’s draft petroleum law, based on Royalty/Tax system, was evaluated through economic modeling. The evaluation, encompassing six scenarios, revealed that the pro- posed system, lacking the features of a win-win fiscal system, was economically inefficient. Instead, a Production Sharing structure with a graduated Profit Oil split, a cost recovery limit of 80%, and a sliding-scale income tax rate of 0-40% would yield the desired results.
E&P Portfolio Optimization - How to Decrease Risk and Increase Return
Authors: Cronshaw Mark 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
It is becoming commonplace to consider uncertainty when making exploration and production investment decisions. Exploration and production companies typically have a portfolio of several active and potential projects, each with their own uncertainty. Companies can mitigate against risk by careful selection of their project portfolios. This paper shows how the risk of a project portfolio can be reduced while simultaneously increasing the expected return. This may sound too good to be true. However, it is based on the well- established efficient frontier idea from finance. Such portfolio selection can be accomplished by use of the Solver capability within Microsoft Excel.
Organic field-effect transistors
Authors: Małachowski M. , Żmija J. 
Published: March 2010

AbstractThe paper reviews the recent year publications concerning organic field-effect transistors (OFETs). A lot of works have been performed to help understanding the structural and electrical properties of materials used to construct OFETs. It has been established that in partially ordered systems, the charge transport mechanism is thermally activated and field-assisted hopping transport and the hopping transport between disorder-induced localized states dominate over intrinsic polaronic hopping transport seen in organic single crystals. Many research attempts have been carried out on the design of air-stable organic semiconductors with a solution process which is capable of producing OFETs with excellent properties and good stability when subjected to multiple testing cycles and under continuous electrical bias. Recent experiments have demonstrated ambipolar channel conduction and light emission in conjugated polymer FETs. These achievements are the basis for construction of OLED based displays driven by active matrix consisting of OFETs.
Desheredamiento y desafuero, o la pretendida justificación de una revuelta nobiliaria
Authors: Alfonso Isabel 
Published: March 2010

En este trabajo, a partir del muy singular relato que se contiene en la
«Crónica de Alfonso X» sobre la revuelta nobiliaria que en los primeros años 70 del siglo XIII hubo de enfrentar este monarca, se indaga y reflexiona sobre las vías y formas de comunicación política, que son también de disputa y negociación, como momentos de la lucha política, y se analizan los diversos recursos culturales que tenían los agentes sociales para legitimar su comportamiento, incluidos los medios utilizados por el cronista para construir el significado del relato transmitido.
Un four de potier au Ve siècle avant J.-C. à Béziers, place de la Madeleine
Authors: Ugolini Daniela , Olive Christian 
Published: March 2010

The supervision of the diggings prior to the construction of a car park on "place de la Madeleine" in Béziers in 1986, allowed the excavation of a very interesting pottery-kiln of the 5th century B.C. situated near the area excavated in 1985. This is a basic discovery for the protohistory research : it is the most ancient pottery-kiln of a Greek type found on the western coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Moreover, its exceptional preservation state is quite unique and made possible to study its construction techniques and its working. Its homogeneous filling up allows to date it in the 5th century B.C. and gives evidence of a local production of grey-monochrome pottery which will henceforth be termed "biterroise", as well as of a production of turned kitchen pottery.
So, the pottery-kiln of Béziers raises again, though on a more concrete basis, the problem of locally produced turned table and kitchen pottery that copies similar products of Greek workmanship. Furthermore, this discovery throws a new light on the issue of contacts between the Greeks and the natives.
L'analyse des données appliquée à la typologie des sites gallo-romains dans le Beaucairois (Gard) : matériel de prospection et environnement paysager. Essai méthodologique
Authors: Favory François , Fiches Jean-Luc , Girardot Jean-Jacques 
Published: March 2010

La typologie des sites archéologiques constitue une des voies les plus explorées par les archéologues soucieux de comprendre les conditions de l'implantation de l'habitat. La collaboration entre une équipe d'archéologues languedociens et deux chercheurs du Groupement Scientifique 36 du CNRS «Techniques Nouvelles en Sciences de l'Homme» a permis de traiter par l'analyse des données (Analyse Factorielle des Correspondances et Classification Ascendante Hiérarchique) un dossier de 43 sites de la région de Beaucaire (Gard, France), ordonné sous forme d'une matrice préalablement soumise à un traitement graphique (diagonalisation).
La première partie de l'article est consacrée aux descripteurs retenus pour exprimer l'information archéologique révélée par les prospections, et pour intégrer dans la typologie les faits relatifs à l'environnement. Ensuite, les auteurs présentent les principaux résultats de l'interprétation des graphes de l'AFC et des arbres de la classification, au terme de traitements réalisés sur micro-ordinateurs. L'analyse des données permet de proposer une typologie où l'environnement paysager réussit à nuancer et à compliquer la classification imposée par les seuls critères archéologiques.
La villa gallo-romaine de Saint-Michel à La Garde (Var). Un domaine oléicole au Haut-Empire
Authors: Brun Jean-Pierre , Rogers George B. , Columeau Philippe , Thinon Michel , Gérard Marc 
Published: March 2010

A l'est de Toulon, la villa gallo-romaine de La Garde a été fondée dans la seconde moitié du Ier s. avant J.-C. et a connu un développement progressif marqué notamment par la construction de plusieurs huileries successives au Ier s. de notre ère. Le principal intérêt de la fouille réside dans la mise au jour d'une huilerie domaniale comprenant six pressoirs, édifiée au début du IIe s. sur les vestiges antérieurs. Cette huilerie, la plus grande de Gaule, a fonctionné jusqu'au milieu du IIIe s. Elle faisait partie d'une vaste villa dont la pars urbana, relativement luxueuse a été reconnue partiellement. L'exploitation agricole paraît avoir périclité au IVe s. et été abandonnée au début du Ve s.
La publication présente l'évolution des constructions et des installations techniques et dans une seconde partie, l'étude des monnaies, des céramiques, de la faune et des charbons.