"Accomodating science" : a new way of thinking about rhetorical dynamics

By analyzing three case studies (neutrinos, victimization survey and quality of mass media), our present issue is to figure out if underlying successive accommodations to new rhetorical situations will have an impact on the respective importance of logos, ethos and pathos. We would like to pinpoint the stakes of science's public dimensions considering the scientists' image, their expertise, and also the given results' implication. We will especially take into account scientific papers that may be or are potentially controversial in the political, media and civic spheres

The effect of clouds on the earth's radiation balance

The effect of global cloudiness on the radiation balance at the top of the atmosphere is studied in general circulation model experiments. Wintertime simulations were conducted with clouds that had realistic optical properties, and were compared with simulations in which the clouds were transparent to either solar or thermal radiation. Clouds increase the net balance by limiting longwave loss to space, but decrease it by reflecting solar radiation. It is found that the net result of cloudiness is to maintain net radiation which is less than would be realized under clear conditions: Clouds cause the net radiation at the top of the atmosphere to increase due to longwave absorption, but to decrease even more due to cloud reflectance of solar radiation

A CrC^{r} Closing Lemma for a Class of Symplectic Diffeomorphisms

We prove a $C^r$ closing lemma for a class of partially hyperbolic symplectic diffeomorphisms. We show that for a generic $C^r$ symplectic diffeomorphism, $r =1, 2, ...,$, with two dimensional center and close to a product map, the set of all periodic points is dense

Role of social environment and social clustering in spread of opinions in co-evolving networks

Taking a pragmatic approach to the processes involved in the phenomena of collective opinion formation, we investigate two specific modifications to the co-evolving network voter model of opinion formation, studied by Holme and Newman [1]. First, we replace the rewiring probability parameter by a distribution of probability of accepting or rejecting opinions between individuals, accounting for the asymmetric influences in relationships among individuals in a social group. Second, we modify the rewiring step by a path-length-based preference for rewiring that reinforces local clustering. We have investigated the influences of these modifications on the outcomes of the simulations of this model. We found that varying the shape of the distribution of probability of accepting or rejecting opinions can lead to the emergence of two qualitatively distinct final states, one having several isolated connected components each in internal consensus leading to the existence of diverse set of opinions and the other having one single dominant connected component with each node within it having the same opinion. Furthermore, and more importantly, we found that the initial clustering in network can also induce similar transitions. Our investigation also brings forward that these transitions are governed by a weak and complex dependence on system size. We found that the networks in the final states of the model have rich structural properties including the small world property for some parameter regimes. [1] P. Holme and M. Newman, Phys. Rev. E 74, 056108 (2006)

Thermal emission spectroscopy of the middle atmosphere

The general objective of this research is to obtain, via remote sensing, simultaneous measurements of the vertical distributions of stratospheric temperature, ozone, and trace constituents that participate in the catalytic destruction of ozone (NO(sub y): NO, NO2, NO3, HNO3, ClONO2, N2O5, HNO4; Cl(sub x): HOCl), and the source gases for the catalytic cycles (H2O, CH4, N2O, CF2Cl2, CFCl3, CCl4, CH3Cl, CHF2Cl, etc.). Data are collected during a complete diurnal cycle in order to test our present understanding of ozone chemistry and its associate catalytic cycles. The instrumentation employed is an emission-mode, balloon-borne, liquid-nitrogen-cooled Michelson interferometer-spectrometer (SIRIS), covering the mid-infrared range with a spectral resolution of 0.020 cm(exp -1). Cryogenic cooling combined with the use of extrinsic silicon photoconductor detectors allows the detection of weak emission features of stratospheric gaseous species. Vertical distributions of these species are inferred from scans of the thermal emission of the limb in a sequence of elevation angles. The fourth SIRIS balloon flight was carried out from Palestine, Texas on September 15-16, 1986 with 9 hours of nighttime data (40 km). High quality data with spectral resolution 0.022 cm(exp -1), were obtained for numerous limb sequences. Fifteen stratospheric species have been identified to date from this flight: five species from the NO(sub y) family (HNO3, NO2, NO, ClONO2, N2O5), plus CO2, O3, H2O, N2O, CH4, CCl3F, CCl2F2, CHF2Cl, CF4, and CCl4. The nighttime values of N2O5, ClONO2, and total odd nitrogen have been measured for the first time, and compared to model results. Analysis of the diurnal variation of N2O5 within the 1984 and 1986 data sets, and of the 1984 ClONO2 measurements, were presented in the literature. The demonstrated ability of SIRIS to measure all the major NO(sub y) species, and therefore to determine the partitioning of the nitrogen family over a continuous diurnal cycle, is a powerful tool in the verification and improvement of photochemical modeling

Analisis Penerapan Sistem dan Prosedur Pemungutan Pajak Hiburan di Kota Bitung

Regional autonomy in Indonesia came into force on 1 January 2001. Regional Government Law 28 of 2009 on Regional Tax and Retribution, is set to be one source of revenue that comes from inside the area. Bitung is one of the autonomous regions. With the availability of a variety of entertainment, receipt Pemerintahpun revenue increase due to impose a tax on organizing entertainment such entertainment. The objective of this study is to determine the application of tax collection systems and procedures of entertainment in the city of Bitung. The object of research is the Regional Revenue Office Bitung. This type of research, namely, qualitative research and analysis method used is descriptive analysis method. The results showed that the systems and procedures for the collection of entertainment tax imposed by the Regional Revenue Office Bitung as the tax authorities have been implemented properly, because in accordance with the Regional Regulation No. 1 in 2013, Mayor Regulation No. 21 in 2013, and Regulation No. 13 Year 2006. Regional Revenue Office Bitung City should continue to maintain the systems and procedures in accordance with the entertainment tax collection regulations

Analisa Pengaruh Material Abrasif pada Blasting terhadap Kekuatan Lekat Cat dan Ketahanan Korosi di Lingkungan Air Laut

Coating merupakan proses pelapisan pada permukaan profil material dengan suatu lapisan film organik maupun anorganik. Coating lebih sering digunakan pada industry karena lebih ekonomis dan lebih mudah digunakan. Namun teknik ini pun tidak lepas dari berbagai masalah. Masalah yang timbul dari teknik ini sebagian besar disebabkan karena buruknya proses surface preparation yang dapat mengurangi daya lekat cat. Buruknya proses surface preparation dapat disebabkan berbagai hal antara lain ukuran mesh dari material abrasif yang tidak pas, pemilihan material abrasif, hingga kesalahan teknik dalam melakukan proses ini. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menganalisa pengaruh dari material abrasif terhadap kekuatan lekat cat di material A36 yang diberikan variasi jenis material abrasif alumunium oxide, steel grit, dan volcanic sand, kemudian material di coating dengan cat jenis epoxy dan zinc rich. Hasil dari pengujian menunjukan bahwa peningkatan kekerasan material abrasif meningkatkan kekasaran permukaan pada substrat. Nilai rata-rata kekasaran permukaan yang tertinggi adalah material yang di blasting dengan steel grit yaitu sebesar 84.71 µm. Meningkatnya kekasaran permukaan akan menambah daya lekat cat dengan substrat, yang juga akan meningkatkan ketahanan korosi pada material. Nilai daya lekat tertinggi pada material yang di coating dengan cat jenis epoxy dan zinc rich berturut-turut sebesar 20.04 MPa dan 21.46 MPa, dimana material tersebut di blasting dengan menggunakan steel grit. Hasil dari pengujian salt spray NaCl 3.5% selama 72 jam, dan 168 jam pada material menunjukan material yang di blasting dengan steel grit tetap memiliki nilai daya lekat yang tertinggi. Nilai daya lekat tertinggi setelah uji salt spray selama 72 jam pada material yang di coating dengan cat jenis epoxy dan zinc rich berturut-turut sebesar 14.15 MPa dan 15.04 MPa, sedangkan Nilai daya lekat tertinggi setelah uji salt spray selama 168 jam pada material yang di coating dengan cat jenis epoxy dan zinc rich berturut-turut sebesar 11.91 MPa dan 12.80 MPa

Phase Space Tomography of Matter-Wave Diffraction in the Talbot Regime

We report on the theoretical investigation of Wigner distribution function (WDF) reconstruction of the motional quantum state of large molecules in de Broglie interference. De Broglie interference of fullerenes and as the like already proves the wavelike behaviour of these heavy particles, while we aim to extract more quantitative information about the superposition quantum state in motion. We simulate the reconstruction of the WDF numerically based on an analytic probability distribution and investigate its properties by variation of parameters, which are relevant for the experiment. Even though the WDF described in the near-field experiment cannot be reconstructed completely, we observe negativity even in the partially reconstructed WDF. We further consider incoherent factors to simulate the experimental situation such as a finite number of slits, collimation, and particle-slit van der Waals interaction. From this we find experimental conditions to reconstruct the WDF from Talbot interference fringes in molecule Talbot-Lau interferometry.Comment: 16 pages, 9 figures, accepted at New Journal of Physic

Excited states in bilayer graphene quantum dots

We report on ground- and excited state transport through an electrostatically defined few-hole quantum dot in bilayer graphene in both parallel and perpendicular applied magnetic fields. A remarkably clear level scheme for the two-particle spectra is found by analyzing finite bias spectroscopy data within a two-particle model including spin and valley degrees of freedom. We identify the two-hole ground-state to be a spin-triplet and valley-singlet state. This spin alignment can be seen as Hund's rule for a valley-degenerate system, which is fundamentally different to quantum dots in carbon nano tubes and GaAs-based quantum dots. The spin-singlet excited states are found to be valley-triplet states by tilting the magnetic field with respect to the sample plane. We quantify the exchange energy to be 0.35meV and measure a valley and spin g-factor of 36 and 2, respectively