On One of the Possible Formation Mechanisms of Narrow Sporadic Ionosphere Layers

Electron density, and sounding rocket investigation of narrow sporadic ionosphere layer

Discipline Impact Factor: Some of Its History, Some of the Author’s Experience of Its Application, the Continuing Reasons for Its Use and… Next Beyond

Purpose: This work aims to consider the role and some of the 42-year history of the discipline impact factor (DIF) in evaluation of serial publications. Also, the original “symmetric” indicator called the “discipline susceptibility factor” is to be presented. Design/methodology/approach: In accordance with the purpose of the work, the methods are analytical interpretation of the scientific literature related to this problem as well as speculative explanations. The information base of the research is bibliometric publications dealing with impact, impact factor, discipline impact factor, and discipline susceptibility factor. Findings: Examples of the DIF application and modification of the indicator are given. It is shown why research and university libraries need to use the DIF to evaluate serials in conditions of scarce funding for subscription to serial publications, even if open access is available. The role of the DIF for evaluating journals by authors of scientific papers when choosing a good and right journal for submitting a paper is also briefly discussed. An original indicator “symmetrical” to the DIF (the “discipline susceptibility factor”) and its differences from the DIF in terms of content and purpose of evaluation are also briefly presented. Research limitations: The selection of publications for the information base of the research did not include those in which the DIF was only mentioned, used partially or not for its original purpose. Restrictions on the length of the article to be submitted in this special issue of the JDIS also caused exclusion even a number of completely relevant publications. Consideration of the DIF is not placed in the context of describing other derivatives from the Garfield impact factor. Practical implications: An underrated bibliometric indicator, viz. the discipline impact factor is being promoted for the practical application. An original indicator “symmetrical” to DIF has been proposed in order of searching serial publications representing the external research fields that might fit for potential applications of the results of scientific activities obtained within the framework of the specific research field represented by the cited specialized journals. Both can be useful in research and university libraries in their endeavors to improve scientific information services. Also, both can be used for evaluating journals by authors of scientific papers when choosing a journal to submit a paper. Originality/value: The article substantiates the need to evaluate scientific serial publications in library activities—even in conditions of access to huge and convenient databases (subscription packages) and open access to a large number of serial publications. It gives a mini-survey of the history of one of the methods of such evaluation, and offers an original method for evaluating scientific serial publications

Combinatorics and formal geometry of the master equation

We give a general treatment of the master equation in homotopy algebras and describe the operads and formal differential geometric objects governing the corresponding algebraic structures. We show that the notion of Maurer-Cartan twisting is encoded in certain automorphisms of these universal objects

Coherent lidars based on intracavity heterodyning of echo signals

The development and technical realization of the method of laser sounding of the atmosphere based on the effects of mixing of reference and external fields of scattering inside a laser cavity are presented. An approximate theory of the method was developed on the basis of the investigations using the model of a three-mirror laser. The nonlinear effect of a wideband laser on frequency-dependent external influences of the atmosphere was investigated. The field measurements of gaseous composition of the atmosphere were performed on the basis of a given method of coherent reception using a tunable CO2 laser

The algorithm for decision-making supporting on the selection of processing means for big arrays of natural language data

In this paper decision support algorithm for choosing the processing means of natural language big data arrays is proposed. In the process the algorithm uses the program for evaluating the effectivenessof text analyzers. This program is based on the operation of a fuzzy choice system, which serves to calculate the integral indicator of the text analyzer effectivenes

Model of neuro-fuzzy prediction of confirmation timeout in a mobile ad hoc network

This article represents an RTT prediction model based on application of fuzzy neural network theory. This model relies upon zeroorder Sugeno-Type Fuzzy Inference algorith

Limitary request queue choice mathematical model for the real time streams transfer by means of the mobile ad hoc network radio channel

The mathematical model for the limitary request queue choice for real time streams transfer by means of the wireless self-organized network radio channel is offered. For quality assessment of the multimedia traffic transfer it is offered to use probability of the radio channel request service reservation productivity. The model reflects dependence of channel resources reservation requests service probability on parameters of these inquiries and radio channel parameters. The model is based on the mass service theory mathematical apparatus, probability-and-time graphs and the generating functions use. It is shown that on the basis of the offered mathematical model it is possible to carry out the limitary request queue choice for reservation of a radio channel productivity which allows increasing significantly the probability of high-quality real time streams transfer.Keywords: Mobile ad hoc network, mathematical model, real time flows, requests queue