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Multi hazard failure probability analysis of gas pipelines for earthquake shaking, ground failure and fire following earthquake
Venue: Natural Hazards

This paper was aimed to provide a quantitative failure probability analysis for multiple hazards. To achieve this, the 1724 kPa (250 Psi) gas pipelines of one of the district neighborhoods of Tehran metropolitan are analyzed to establish the probability of damage against earthquake, fire and liquefaction as a multi hazard case study. The pipeline is approximately 4 km long and is divided into 14 segments, each of which has 300 m length. We used probabilistic analysis to identify the sources of earthquakes in the area. We calculated the probability that an earthquake with a given maximum magnitude will occur, the probability of liquefaction, that of post earthquake fires, and the probability of pipeline failure for each segment. In order to take into account uncertainty in the location of epicenters, different points on the North Ray fault were randomly selected as epicenters, and the analysis was carried out for each point. Finally, based on the proposed method, the upper bound of failure probability of the main pipeline resulting from multiple hazards was estimated to be 65.7 If ductile pipelines were installed, this amount could be reduced to 32.7 which shows a reduction of 51.79 of the upper bound of failure probability.
Multi temporal assessment of ground cover restoration and soil erosion risks along petroleum and gas pipelines in Azerbaijan using GIS and remote sensing
Venue: Environmental Earth Sciences

The main goal of this research was to perform vegetation cover restoration and soil erosion risk assessment based on multi temporal NDVI monitoring and deterministic USLE erosion prediction model along Baku Tbilisi Ceyhan Oil and South Caucasus Gas pipelines. The categorization of NDVI derived from IKONOS 2007 and PLEIADES 2012 high resolution multispectral satellite images into the bare lands, sparse and dense vegetation revealed the positive vegetation cover restoration along oil and gas pipelines. The change detection analysis of NDVIs showed that the class of 'Significant Increase in Vegetation' was 5.40 km2 within the croplands. However, the classes of 'Significant Decrease in Vegetation' and 'No Significant Change in Vegetation' were observed to be 2.56 and 5.10 km2 within croplands, correspondingly. This decrease can be explained by the encumbrances applied for the partial restrictions of land use activities along oil and gas pipelines to mitigate potential risks to pipelines and by the slow natural vegetation restoration. NDVI analysis for 50 m section polygons of pipeline corridor and contiguous areas showed that 7072 polygons had no significant NDVI difference in 2012, whereas in 2007 it was 4383. USLE model run with cover management factor derived from PLEIADES NDVI 2012 showed higher number of polygons with predicted erosion class of '0 10 ton/ha' which is acceptable and not critical to pipelines. For higher erosion classes more than '0 10 ton/ha' USLE model run with IKONOS NDVI 2007 revealed higher number of polygons. USLE model run predicted 37 of total number of erosion occurrences identified during 2005 2014.
A Review on Link Prediction in Social Network

Social network analysis is an evolving field of research and link prediction problem shows a vital role for prediction of social network structure. This paper emphases on prevailing research on link prediction problem. Prevailing researches reveal that link prediction problem complexity, available solutions effective group communication management and social link consciousness. The link prediction problem across associated networks can include anchor link prediction problem and link transfer through associated heterogeneous networks. This paper summarizes recent growth about link prediction algorithms and survey of all the prevailing link prediction techniques.
Media framing and the myth of religious violence: The othering of sikhs in The Times of India

This article employs theories of media framing to 'the crisis in Punjab' in 1983 and 1984. I argue that The Times of India frames Sikhs and the crisis in such a manner as to generate a stereotype of Sikhs as inherently violent, pre modern and dangerous to the Indian state. Such a framing, I argue, mimics stereotypes of religion and violence critiqued by William Cavanaugh [2009. The Myth of Religious Violence: Secular Ideology and the Roots of Modern Conflict.
Drug Repositioning for Alzheimer's Disease Based on Systematic 'omics' Data Mining
Venue: PloS one

Traditional drug development for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is costly, time consuming and burdened by a very low success rate. An alternative strategy is drug repositioning, redirecting existing drugs for another disease. The large amount of biological data accumulated to date warrants a comprehensive investigation to better understand AD pathogenesis and facilitate the process of anti AD drug repositioning. Hence, we generated a list of anti AD protein targets by analyzing the most recent publically available 'omics' data, including genomics, epigenomics, proteomics and metabolomics data. The information related to AD pathogenesis was obtained from the OMIM and PubMed databases. Drug target data was extracted from the DrugBank and Therapeutic Target Database. We generated a list of 524 AD related proteins, 18 of which are targets for 75 existing drugs novel candidates for repurposing as anti AD treatments. We developed a ranking algorithm to prioritize the anti AD targets, which revealed CD33 and MIF as the strongest candidates with seven existing drugs. We also found 7 drugs inhibiting a known anti AD target (acetylcholinesterase) that may be repurposed for treating the cognitive symptoms of AD. The CAD protein and 8 proteins implicated by two 'omics' approaches (ABCA7, APOE, BIN1, PICALM, CELF1, INPP5D, SPON1, and SOD3) might also be promising targets for anti AD drug development. Our systematic 'omics' mining suggested drugs with novel anti AD indications, including drugs modulating the immune system or reducing neuroinflammation that are particularly promising for AD intervention. Furthermore, the list of 524 AD related proteins could be useful not only as potential anti AD targets but also considered for AD biomarker development.
Application of Is Mp Ia Model and Taylor Rule to Cesee Economies

In this paper, the extended framework of the IS MP IA model has been tested. Since the appearance of the Romer's (2000) model, a bulk of studies with its extensions have been published. Perhaps, the most notable amongst them were those proposed by Hsing (2004, 2013) and Giese and Wagner (2006) which are integral part of this paper. The application of the extended Romer (2000) model to selected Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (CESEE) countries (Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Ukraine) shows that on an average, higher world output and lower world interest rate and inflation have positive effect on real output. A lower government consumption to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio also increases the real output. However, the insignificant government consumption implies that the Ricardian equivalence might hold in these economies. Hence, fiscal prudence is needed, and the conventional approach of real currency depreciation, in order to stimulate exports and raise real output, is not recommendable for the selected CESEE countries. The results from this paper can be useful for the policymakers and the academia. They prove the theoretical and empirical value of the Romer's IS MP IA model. From a methodological point of view, we use generalised method of moments (GMM) estimator for dynamic panel data models, that is, first differenced GMM.
Teaching Agile Addressing the Conflict between Project Delivery and Application of Agile Methods
Venue: 2016 IEEE/ACM 38th International Conference on Software Engineering Companion (ICSE C)

This paper analyses the changes we have made in teaching agile methodologies, practices, and principles in four courses in order to address a specific dilemma: students need to apply agile methods in order to learn them, but when complementing our courses with applied content, we face the problem that students perceive the learning and application of agile methods as less important than delivering a finished product at the end of the course. This causes students to not apply theoretical process knowledge and therefore to not develop necessary skills associated with working with defined processes in the industry. Concretely, we report on our experience with teaching Scrum with Lego, removing formal grading requirements on the delivered product, emphasising process application in post mortem reports, and organisational changes to support the process during supervision. These changes are analysed in the context of student satisfaction, teacher observations, and achievements of learning outcomes. We also provide an overview of the lessons learnt to help guide the design of courses on agile methodologies.
Systemic Functional Linguistics and its Application to Foreign Language Teaching

Este trabajo describe los conceptos basicos acerca de la relacion entre la Linguistica Sistemico Funcional y la ensenanza de lenguas; asi como el desarrollo historico de esta escuela funcional e implicaciones que lleven a la comprension de su papel en la ensenanza de lenguas. La discusion incluye la relacion entre la teoria y su aplicacion; y diferentes orientaciones metodologicas en la ensenanza de lenguas; asi como el papel del conocimiento explicito del lenguaje. Desde una perspectiva de la LSF; la teoria y la practica no se consideran como separadas; ni en una relacion jerarquica; sino en una relacion dialectica. Se puede clasificar la LSF dentro de los enfoques metodologicos comunicativos en cuanto a la ensenanza de lenguas; como una teoria del lenguaje con una base lexico gramatical extensiva. La LSF toma una posicion que enfatiza el papel positivo del conocimiento explicito del lenguaje y su uso; especialmente el conocimiento acerca de la conexion entre los fenomenos del discurso y los patrones lexicogramaticales; como una contribucion importante no solo a la ensenanza de lenguas; sino tambien a la comprension del lenguaje y de la naturaleza humana.
"Girlfriend getaway" as a contested term: Discourse analysis

All female leisure travel is a fast growing tourism market segment that is frequently called "girlfriend getaways." This study explored the meanings associated with the "girlfriend getaway" term, using discourse analysis to understand the ways women build significance, activities, identities, relationships, politics, connections, and sign systems and knowledge with respect to it. Eleven focus groups and 15 individual interviews were conducted with 83 American and Canadian women. The analysis revealed that "girlfriend getaway" is a term with contested and polysemous meanings. While some women found it to be adequate, accurate, cute, and reflective of their all female tourist experiences, others described it as stereotypical, narrow/claustrophobic, "pink," inadequate, and unreflective of their experiences. At times, the same symbolic meanings attracted some women but alienated others. Thus, tourism marketers need to identify and engage with different strands within their female clientele to ensure that their strategies appropriately respond to various preferences and lifestyles.
'Total girlfriend experience' examining marketplace mythologies on sex tourism websites
Venue: Culture, health sexuality

The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic content analysis of sex tour websites to understand how sex tours are marketed to potential clients. A total of 380 web pages from 21 sex tour websites were reviewed. The sex tour websites sought to promote privacy and hassle free travel with a local 'escort' and the opportunity for 'hooks ups' with no strings attached. Three themes emerged around the description of sex workers: (1) enjoyment and complete acceptance, (2) a 'total girlfriend experience' and (3) exoticisation of the 'Third World' woman. The majority of the sex tourism websites used marketplace mythologies concerning racism, sexism and imperialism to appeal to sex tourists' desires for fantasy experiences, power and domination, and a renewed sense of identity. Legal and STI related information was largely missing from the websites, and when it was included it was aimed at protecting sex tourists, not sex workers. It is of importance for researchers, social workers and others engaging with sex workers and sexscapes to recognise the power of language, cultural myths and framings and their ability to generate real world social and health implications.
High Precision Automatic Assembly Based on Microscopic Vision and Force Information
Venue: IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering

An automatic system is developed to realize high precision assembly of two components in the size of mm level with an interference fit in 3 dimensional (3 D) space with 6 degree of freedoms (DOF) which consists of a manipulator, an adjusting platform, a sensing system and a computer. The manipulator is employed to align component B to the component A in position. The adjusting platform aligns the component A to component B in orientations and inserts A into B. The sensing system includes three microscopes and a force sensor. The three microscopes are mounted approximately orthogonal to observe components from different directions in the aligning stage. The force sensor is introduced to detect the contact force in assembly process. In the aligning stage, a pose control method based on image Jacobian matrix is proposed. In the insertion stage, a position control method based on the contact force is proposed. The calibration of image Jacobian matrix is also presented. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed system and methods.
Simulink framework for the modeling of Cartesian Feedback Power Amplifier linearization systems
Venue: 2016 1st International Symposium on Instrumentation Systems, Circuits and Transducers (INSCIT)

The Power Amplifier (PA) is a Radio Frequency (RF) circuit and its main goal is to drive the transmitter's (Tx) antenna. It faces a trade off between spectral efficiency and power saving. Digital Cartesian Feedback (CFB) presents itself as a good linearization system when using narrowband signals in portable or mobile devices. This work starts with the validation of a digital CFB linearization system using a Proportional and Integrative (PI) controller, which is able to decrease spectral side lobes of at least 20dB. Next, non linearities are added to the elements in the transmission chain in the forward and feedback paths, and the same regulator is used to linearize the system. Finally, the imperfections on the feedback are removed. The results start by validating the digital CFB linearization system, so that different configurations of non linearities can be simulated and compared. The system operates with 4QAM and 16QAM modulation, raised cosine filter, PA modeled using Salehs equation and a PI regulator.
Der philosophische Glaube angesichts der Offenbarung

Mit dem Glauben an Offenbarung hat Jaspers sich auseinandergesetzt, seitdem er philosophierte. Er bildete das Gegenuber, angesichts dessen ihm bewusst wurde, was er selbst den philosophischen Glauben nannte: einen Glauben an Transzendenz jenseits konfessioneller Gebundenheit, der, so die Hoffnung, imstande war, den Frieden zwischen den Religionen herzustellen, ohne bewahrte religiose Bindungen aufzulosen.
Thermodynamics of mixtures with strong negative deviations from raoult's law. XIV. density, permittivity, refractive index and viscosity data for the methanol cyclohexylamine mixture at (293.15 303.15) K

Densities, kinematic viscosities, refractive indices and dielectric permittivities have been measured over the whole concentration range for the methanol cyclohexylamine mixture at (293.15 303.15) K and 0.1 MPa. Dynamic viscosities, e were obtained from densities and kinematic viscosities. This set of experimental values has been used to determine, excess functions for volume, V m E refractive index, n D E and permittivity, e r E as well as deviations of e from the linear dependence on mole fraction, D e Viscosity data were correlated by the following semi empirical equations: Grunberg Nissan, Hind, Frenkel, Katti Chaudhri, Teja Ric e, McAllister, and Heric. The large and negative V m E values and the positive D e values obtained reveal the existence of strong interactions between unlike molecules in the studied mixture. Such interactions become weaker in cyclohexylamine systems when the size of the alcohol increases. Values of the molar refraction determined from the Lorentz Lorenz equation show that dispersive interactions become more relevant for the mixtures including the longer 1 alkanols. The positive e r E values indicate that dielectric polarization is strengthened along the mixing process. It has been ascribed to the mixture compounds form multimers of larger effective dipole moment than those which come from the alcohol dissociation upon mixing. The experimental data have been also used to calculate the Kirkwood's correlation factor, g K the orientational polarization, P m and the corresponding excess magnitudes. From these calculations, it is concluded that the methanol mixture is more structured than those with longer 1 alkanols due to a strengthening of orientational polarization in comparison to that of the ideal solution.
IoT based smart security and home automation system
Venue: 2016 International Conference on Computing, Communication and Automation (ICCCA)

Internet of Things (IoT) conceptualizes the idea of remotely connecting and monitoring real world objects (things) through the Internet  When it comes to our house, this concept can be aptly incorporated to make it smarter, safer and automated. This IoT project focuses on building a smart wireless home security system which sends alerts to the owner by using Internet in case of any trespass and raises an alarm optionally. Besides, the same can also be utilized for home automation by making use of the same set of sensors. The leverage obtained by prefering this system over the similar kinds of existing systems is that the alerts and the status sent by the wifi connected microcontroller managed system can be received by the user on his phone from any distance irrespective of whether his mobile phone is connected to the internet. The microcontroller used in the current prototype is the TI CC3200 Launchpad board which comes with an embedded micro controller and an onboard Wi Fi shield making use of which all the elctrical appliances inside the home can be controlled and managed.
A Smart Building Automation System

The building energy management systems its control and automation in buildings has significant role. These systems can play an important role in regular energy monitoring and management and therefore to save the possible energy and cost. The key point of the building automation market is focused upon better facilitation to the user in terms of comfort at reduced operation cost. Energy efficiency improvement will also contribute to environmental protection. Therefore there have been regulations and rating systems made that mandates the requirement of energy monitoring and control in a building. For example, the above mentioned building utilities and equipment control and automation plays an integral role in achieving the green building rating points from certifying authorities such as GRIHA and IGBC. The proposed system is to control the active systems such as lighting including artificial lighting (on/off dimming control) air conditioners and safety features like fire alarm gas alarm. In future the existing idea can be implemented for the whole building, i.e. various rooms or areas and then all of them can be integrated on a common platform for monitoring and control of different equipment.
Evaluation of an in practice wet chemistry analyzer using canine and feline serum samples
Venue: Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc

A wet chemistry biochemical analyzer was assessed for in practice veterinary use. Its small size may mean a cost effective method for low throughput in house biochemical analyses for first opinion practice. The objectives of our study were to determine imprecision, total observed error, and acceptability of the analyzer for measurement of common canine and feline serum analytes, and to compare clinical sample results to those from a commercial reference analyzer. Imprecision was determined by within and between run repeatability for canine and feline pooled samples, and manufacturer supplied quality control material (QCM) Total observed error (TEobs) was determined for pooled samples and QCM. Performance was assessed for canine and feline pooled samples by sigma metric determination. Agreement and errors between the in practice and reference analyzers were determined for canine and feline clinical samples by Bland Altman and Deming regression analyses. Within and between run precision was high for most analytes, and TEobs( was mostly lower than total allowable error. Performance based on sigma metrics was good (s 4) for many analytes and marginal (s 3) for most of the remainder. Correlation between the analyzers was very high for most canine analytes and high for most feline analytes. Between analyzer bias was generally attributed to high constant error. The in practice analyzer showed good overall performance, with only calcium and phosphate analyses identified as significantly problematic. Agreement for most analytes was insufficient for transposition of reference intervals, and we recommend that in practice specific reference intervals be established in the laboratory.
A waiting time deterministic inventory model for perishable items in stock and time dependent demand
Venue: Int. J. Syst. Assur. Eng. Manag.

This paper presents a deterministic inventory model for perishable items when the demand has been considered to be stock and time dependent. Shortages are allowed and are partially backlogged for the model. The deterioration rate has been considered here to be constant. The objective is to determine the optimal ordering policy by finding the optimal length of the inventory interval with positive inventory and the optimal length of order cycle for minimizing the cost. The model is solved analytically and graphically by minimizing the total inventory cost. The result is illustrated with the help of numerical example of the model. Sensitivity analysis is performed to show the effect of changes in the parameters on the optimum solution. The analysis of the model shows that the solution of the model is quite stable and can be applied for optimizing the total inventory cost of perishable items in inventory for the business enterprises.