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Latimer, Bonnie, and Louise Barnett. "Jonathan Swift in the Company of Women." Modern Language Review 103, no. 4 (October 1, 2008): 1108. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/20468049.
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Price, J. V. "LOUISE BARNETT, Jonathan Swift in the Company of Women." Notes and Queries 55, no. 3 (July 1, 2008): 379–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/notesj/gjn081.
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Kairoff, Claudia Thomas. "Jonathan Swift in the Company of Women by Louise Barnett." Scriblerian and the Kit-Cats 41, no. 1 (2008): 37–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/scb.2008.0035.
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Bixby, Ann, Brian Downs, and Mike Self. "A Scheduling and Capable-to-Promise Application for Swift & Company." Interfaces 36, no. 1 (February 2006): 69–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/inte.1050.0184.
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Sun, Yuan, Mengyi Zhu, and Zuopeng (Justin) Zhang. "How Newcomers’ Work-Related Use of Enterprise Social Media Affects Their Thriving at Work—The Swift Guanxi Perspective." Sustainability 11, no. 10 (May 16, 2019): 2794. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11102794.
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This study aims to explore the relationship between newcomers’ use of enterprise social media (ESM) and their thriving at work. Adopting the conception of swift guanxi, we propose a model to examine how newcomers’ work-related use of ESM influences their thriving at work through promoting swift guanxi (i.e., mutual understanding, reciprocal favors, and relationship harmony) between newcomers and veterans. A valid sample consisted of 77 new employee-veteran dyads in a large telecom company was used in Smart-PLS to test our research model. The results show that newcomers’ work-related use of ESM positively affects mutual understanding, reciprocal favor, and relationship harmony. Reciprocal favor and relationship harmony exert positive effects on learning and vitality. However, mutual understanding only has a positive effect on learning. Furthermore, swift guanxi mediates the relationships between newcomers’ work-related ESM usage and the two dimensions of thriving. The findings provide new insights for organizations to better manage the use of ESM to improve newcomers’ thriving at work.
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Thorne, Christian. "Thumbing Our Nose at the Public Sphere: Satire, the Market, and the Invention of Literature." Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 116, no. 3 (May 2001): 531–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1632/s0030812900112659.
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This article identifies a major contradiction in Jürgen Habermas's theory of the emergent public sphere. In his account, Habermas gives pride of place to Swift and his fellow Tory satirists. Their assault on the Whig oligarchy, he suggests, is emblematic of public-sphere debate—even though Swift and Company are also the public sphere's fiercest critics. This contradiction is not simply Habermas's; it is the Tories' own. The defining challenge facing the Tory satirists is to conduct a critique of the public sphere—that is, a critique of critique itself—from within that sphere's institutions. We might best understand such satire, then, as a kind of publishing that is not public, a genre that circulates freely in the print marketplace while renouncing the standards of public rationality. Tory satire will bestow this project on the category of literature that emerges later in the century—the project of a public textuality that operates outside the public sphere.
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Thorne, Christian. "Thumbing Our Nose at the Public Sphere: Satire, the Market, and the Invention of Literature." PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 116, no. 3 (May 2001): 531–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1632/pmla.2001.116.3.531.
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This article identifies a major contradiction in Jürgen Habermas's theory of the emergent public sphere. In his account, Habermas gives pride of place to Swift and his fellow Tory satirists. Their assault on the Whig oligarchy, he suggests, is emblematic of public-sphere debate—even though Swift and Company are also the public sphere's fiercest critics. This contradiction is not simply Habermas's; it is the Tories' own. The defining challenge facing the Tory satirists is to conduct a critique of the public sphere—that is, a critique of critique itself—from within that sphere's institutions. We might best understand such satire, then, as a kind of publishing that is not public, a genre that circulates freely in the print marketplace while renouncing the standards of public rationality. Tory satire will bestow this project on the category of literature that emerges later in the century—the project of a public textuality that operates outside the public sphere.
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Laksono, Raden Aji, Imam Basuki, and Y. Lulie. "ANALISIS BIAYA OPERASIONAL KENDARAAN (BOK) DAN TINGKAT OKUPANSI ANGKUTAN TAKSI DAERAH ISTIMEWA YOGYAKARTA." Jurnal Teknik Sipil 13, no. 3 (January 23, 2017): 196. http://dx.doi.org/10.24002/jts.v13i3.876.
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Abstract : Taxi’s purpose is to safety economic, comfort, swift, bring, but it is need a important factor. Such as condition of the taxi, especially their services which its important factors that user wants. One of the service task is cost, then it need controlling and accounting objective operational cost and accurate then it can use to take some decision.The purpose of this research is to analyze occupancy of the taxi’s user and yearly vehicle operating cost (VOC) for taxi. The method of the research is with in direct observation on taxi’s company and interview the owner. The vehicle operating cost (VOC) calculation using basic cost from Directorate General Of Land Transportation 2002.The result of this research is with data’s from seven taxi companys, taxi’s occupancy is 33%. According Directorate General Of Land Transportation SK.1905/KP.801/DRJD/2010 that taxi’s occupancy in DIY is less than enough, of then it services in the city need improvements. One of way to improve is using some application on such as G-maps, Ruby on Rails that combine with Android software. Average net income from seven taxi’s company by calculation is ± 80.000.000,- it’s mean that taxi’s sector is affordable to do.
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Wang, Hong Yun, G. F. Guo, Y. X. Li, and Xi Lin Zhu. "Application of LabVIEW in Flame Cutter NC System." Key Engineering Materials 392-394 (October 2008): 121–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.392-394.121.
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In this paper, a system was introduced, which bases on Flame Cutter NC System and software platform of LabVIEW which the USA NI company developed. Composing of NC machine, partition of modules and assignments, functions confirming, data processing of machining and control, structure of software by the numbers and realization method of two CPUs. The system makes use of multitasking of LabVIEW to make the programmer realize easily the task, which is difficulty to acquire in in tradition programme. It is a kind of comparatively convenient and swift thinking to realize system interface and multitasking by the platform of LabVIEW.
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Dahlan, Nur Khalidah, Muhamad Helmi Md. Said, and Ramalinggam Rajamanickam. "MEDIATION: PRACTICE IN THE CORPORATE WORLD." UUM Journal of Legal Studies 12, Number 1 (January 31, 2021): 51–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.32890/uumjls2021.12.1.3.
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The relationship between parties in corporate world is essential in order to addressing business disagreements. Where it is focusing on the language of business contract per se. Despite various dispute solutions and legal provisions on corporate, company and shareholder rights, all the parties concern are still facing some challenges. Mediation method is one of the alternative dispute resolutions for those who seeks justice without undergo the court proceeding. It is a swift and inexpensive form of dispute resolution. Mediator’s role is to facilitate the disputing parties, and utilizes both joint and private sessions to assist them to achieve consensus. In view of the economic interest, and with a vision to maintain their business relation, a private settlement is preferred between them. This study is using the doctrinal and comparative research methods. In which, this study is comparing the pertinent literature on jurisdiction of the court and Mediation Bodies in terms of Corporate / Company / Shareholders. The discoveries of this study are vital in describing the pros and cons of mediation practices and how it reflects justice to the Malaysian society.
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Damayanti, Herwinda Rena, Alifah Sarah Yunita, and Mega Lois Aprilia. "Arbitration Agreement to Non-Signatory Parties in Indonesia." Notaire 2, no. 2 (August 8, 2019): 173. http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/ntr.v2i2.14494.
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AbstractInternational business transaction, especially in the exchange of goods and services nowadays, a contract is normally concluded to govern the entire relation between the parties. Ideally, the perfect contract probably should be able to give foresights to all possible scenarios and their solutions, regarding the beginning of the business relationship, its performance and finally its termination. In today’s commercial transaction, the parties will draw up an arbitration agreement in their contract to submit all disputes arising from a contract to a neutral body. The presence of non-signatories party in arbitration agreement is apparent on a contract which involves an affiliated companies. This situation arises because it is becoming more acceptable nowadays for a company to establish subsidiary companies in order to make business transaction become more swift and sophisticated. The liability issue normally happened when there are two company that are affiliated to each other while only one of them signed the contract. On this ground, there have been some cases wherein the affiliation is considered as an equal liability between the parent company and subsidiary, especially when the parent company is also involved in the contract performance. Extending the scope of an arbitration agreement to a party who is initially not signed under the agreement would defeat the original purpose of having the agreement in the first place. It must be remembered that the starting point of arbitration agreement is its privity, that is, it will only bind the parties who signed it From this perspective, a question arises on whether according to the regulations in Indonesia, an action of a company who has knowingly engage themselves in a contract concluded by their affiliates will make them bound to the contract and the arbitration agreement as well. This research is to give a better understanding on to what extent does a company, who only acts as a non-signatory, can be bound to an arbitration agreement if a dispute arises by seeing it from the Indonesian law perspective.
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Baranovskiy, Alexander, Nikolay Konoplya, Tatyana Kosogova, Sergey Kapustin, and Andrey Kapustin. "Crop correlations with structure elements in varieties of grain sorghum of various ecological and geographical origin." E3S Web of Conferences 222 (2020): 03018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202022203018.
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In the conditions of the Donbass region, 38 varieties of grain sorghum of various ecological and geographical origin-breeding companies of Western Europe (“RAGT SEMENCES”, “EURALIS SEMENCES”, “PIONEER”), Ukraine, Russia, the international company “ADVANTA”, the American company “RICHARDSON SEED” were studied. Field research was carried out in the period from 2016 to 2018 in the experimental field of the Lugansk National Agrarian University on ordinary shallow weakly washed blackearth (chernozem) on loess-loam. It was found that the most adapted and productive (6,0 t/ha of grain or more) were early – maturing hybrids – Swift and Queyras; middle early – Solarius, PR88Y20, Bianca, Puma Star; mid-season - Bounty. The most productive (5,0 t/ha and more grain) varieties – Odessky 205, Krupinka 10, Darunok, Zersta 97. The average positive correlation between the duration of the growing season of varieties and crop yield was established. The density of the productive stem in the range from 11 to 25 panicles per 1 m2, the length of the panicle leg and the weight of 1000 grains did not have a significant correlation with the level of sorghum yield. Sorghum yield had an average and increased correlation with panicle weight, grain weight per panicle, number of grains per panicle, grain type, and medium negative relationship with plant height.
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Onofrei, George, and Brian Fynes. "Quality practices as a mediator of the relationship between Lean practices and production fitness." International Journal of Lean Six Sigma 10, no. 1 (March 4, 2019): 500–522. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlss-09-2017-0107.
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Purpose The purpose of this research is to test a model that incorporates investments in quality and Lean practices and production fitness constructs, originating in the theory of swift even flow (SEF), to provide insights into successful implementation of manufacturing practices. Design/methodology/approach This research uses data from the Global Manufacturing Research Group fourth round survey and empirically tests the relationships between investments in Lean practices and improvements in production fitness, using a sample of 844 plants in 17 countries. Findings The results highlight that the implementation of Lean practices yields better results on production evenness, when the company has higher levels of investments in quality practices. Therefore, the implementation of quality practices is a prerequisite for achieving higher production fitness. Originality/value The findings are important to the development and testing of operations management theory, as it integrates two research streams, manufacturing practices and SEF research, to gain insights into the interplay of manufacturing practices and how it influences the production fitness. For practitioners, this research assesses how better-performing plants compete. It provides operations managers with a better understanding of production fitness and how manufacturing practices foster its development.
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Choi, Young Jun. "The effect of the fast-track corporate rehabilitation program on the interest coverage ratio of the companies under court receivership." Journal of Governance and Regulation 7, no. 1 (2018): 7–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/jgr_v7_i1_p1.
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Given the fact that a swift rehabilitation procedure is very critical due to the risk of the collapse of business foundation (e.g. falling asset value), this paper analyzes the effect of the Fast-track program, introduced to address insolvent companies swiftly. A Differences-in-Differences model is used to analyze and compare the prior-and-post effects of the program. The analysis result shows that the effect of this program on ICR (interest coverage ratio), representing the degree of rehabilitation, is positive; but its statistical significance is low. This is because the business foundation has been undermined around the time of receivership; and even after the termination of the receivership, the program effect is limited due to the bankruptcy stigma. The same result is observed in estimations by company size and by industry. This result has following implications. First, to improve the effect of Fast-track, institutional efforts are required to reduce disadvantages induced by the bankruptcy stigma (e.g. a fall in credit rating and high-risk premiums). Next, as observed in the empirical analysis of steel and shipbuilding, the effect of the Fast-track may not be exercised to the full with weakened industrial competitiveness. Therefore, restructuring efforts such as business reshuffle are necessary.
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Dönmez, Ç. K., M. M. Serim, S. Ç. İnam, Ş. Şahiner, D. Serim, and A. Baykal. "Comprehensive analysis of the transient X-ray pulsar MAXI J1409−619." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 496, no. 2 (June 6, 2020): 1768–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa1562.
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ABSTRACT We probe the properties of the transient X-ray pulsar MAXI J1409−619 through RXTE and Swift follow-up observations of the outburst in 2010. We are able to phase-connect the pulse arrival times for the 25 d episode during the outburst. We suggest that either an orbital model (with Porb ≃ 14.7(4) d) or a noise process due to random torque fluctuations (with Sr ≈ 1.3 × 10−18 Hz2 s−2 Hz−1) is plausible to describe the residuals of the timing solution. The frequency derivatives indicate a positive torque–luminosity correlation, which implies temporary accretion disc formation during the outburst. We also discover several quasi-periodic oscillations in company with their harmonics whose centroid frequencies decrease as the source flux decays. The variation of the pulsed fraction and spectral power-law index of the source with X-ray flux is interpreted as the sign of transition from a critical to a sub-critical accretion regime at the critical luminosity within the range of 6 × 1037–1.2 × 1038 erg s−1. Using pulse-phase-resolved spectroscopy, we show that the phases with higher flux tend to have lower photon indices, indicating that the polar regions produce spectrally harder emission.
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Mandal, Rudresh. "Directors’ duties, CSR and the tragedy of the commons in India: Mutual coercion mutually agreed upon." Environmental Law Review 23, no. 2 (May 4, 2021): 144–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14614529211012295.
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This article argues that humanity is locked into a system culminating in the tragedy of the commons (ToC), and swift action is required to course-correct. Undeniably, companies are the single-largest users of natural resources. To that extent, this article puts forward two interrelated proposals on refining directors’ duties under Section 166 of the Indian Companies Act 2013 and CSR under Section 135 to help avert the ToC. Part I of this article outlines Hardin’s theory of the ToC and examines why corporations fit his definition of the self-interested, rational economic agent. Part II analyses the stakeholder theory embedded in the Indian Companies Act 2013 and highlights its enforcement lacunae. It subsequently proposes a new directorial duty to conduct company business in accordance with principles of sustainable development. Thereafter, Part III proceeds to re-conceptualise the notion of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 to position CSR as an avenue towards averting the ToC. Part IV concludes. The proposals put forth by this article in Parts II and III do not require paradigm shifts but are consistent with the stakeholder orientation of Indian corporate law, and therefore more easily attainable than most other countries.
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Seshadri, D. V. R., Achal Raghavan, and Shobitha Hegde. "Business Ethics: The Next Frontier for Globalizing Indian Companies." Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers 32, no. 3 (July 2007): 61–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0256090920070305.
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Nowhere is the fast changing nature of the global business landscape more perceptible than on the ethics front. With a spate of recent unethical behaviours by large corporations in the Western world, especially in USA, their societies have become intolerant to businesses that manifest unethical behaviour. Legal and regulatory frameworks in these countries have been swift to respond through stringent laws such as the Sarbanes Oxley Corporate Reform Act. Consequently, most businesses based in these countries have become extremely risk averse on the ethics front. Few of them would like to have anything to do with any unethical company in any part of the world. This changed mindset has significant ramifications for Indian companies that have global aspirations. No Indian company that hopes to globalize in any manner can afford to ignore these changes sweeping the global business arena on the ethics front. Business ethics encompasses much more than mere compliance with laws and regulations. It is about every individual in the organization acting ethically, about creating an ethically sound working environment within the organization and about modeling ethical behaviour by leadership at all levels. Research suggests that it makes good long-term business sense to be ethical. For a company's ethics policy to be successfully implemented, it is essential that: The code of ethics is clearly communicated to employees. Employees are formally trained in it. They are told how to deal with ethical challenges. The code is implemented strongly. The code is contemporary. The company leadership adheres to the highest ethical standards. When an employee gets no clear answers from the organization while dealing with decisions that have inherent ethical dilemmas, he tends to chart his own course of action by drawing on his intuition, conviction, and beliefs, and assessing the pressures of the situation at hand, putting the organization at considerable risk. Globalizing Indian companies essentially have two options. One is to sit back and wait for the tightening of regulatory and societal screws on them, forcing them into ethical behaviour in a reactive mode. The other approach is for them to proactively herald the new era of business ethics by becoming torch bearers of the new order of things. It is in the organization's selfinterest to take a proactive posture on the ethics issue, and be well-prepared for the shape of things to come. We also show how this can be done and what challenges must be addressed for success on this journey.
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Gabrielli, Veronica, and Ilaria Baghi. "Unveiling the corporate brand: the role of portfolio composition." Journal of Consumer Marketing 37, no. 3 (February 3, 2020): 279–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jcm-12-2018-2995.
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Purpose This paper aims to investigate the effects on corporate brand equity when a company moves from a house of brand strategy to a branded house. In fact, recently, most of large companies (Procter & Gamble, Unilever) are managing this swift in order to simplify and optimize their efforts. Design/methodology/approach A total of 433 consumers participated in a between-subject experimental design completing a questionnaire. Each respondent was exposed to one of eight hypothetical scenarios with real-existing brands. A moderated-mediation model was tested. Findings The number of individual brands interacts with the variety of product categories within the portfolio to define its internal consistency which, in turn, exerts a significant mediation effect on corporate brand equity. Research limitations/implications The study supports the mental accounting process (subtyping vs bookkeeping), demonstrating how this psychological framework is applicable within brand management. Practical implications The study unveils a strong dichotomy: consumers award very small portfolios focused on a single product category or, conversely, they appreciate a wide and highly diversified brand portfolio. No chances for intermediate and hybrid solutions. Findings demonstrate that a brand architecture shift might be a flexible opportunity to manage an on-going diversification strategy. Originality/value The study is the first to analyse the importance of internal consistency within a brand portfolio in case of a shift in the portfolio strategy. Moreover, it investigates the effects since the first announcement of a linkage between the individual brands and the corporate one.
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Muralidharan, Etayankara, Hari Bapuji, and Manpreet Hora. "The more I err, the less I pay." European Journal of Marketing 53, no. 5 (May 13, 2019): 916–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ejm-12-2017-0964.
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Purpose This study aims to investigate the effects of firm characteristics and crisis characteristics on remedies offered to consumers by firms in the event of a product recall crisis. Design/methodology/approach Published data on 868 product recalls in the US toy industry from 1988 to 2011 have been used to investigate the effects of firm experience in product recalls, type of firm (company versus intermediary) and product recall severity in predicting remedies offered to consumers in the event of a product recall. Findings The findings show that firm recall experience, firm type and recall severity are negatively associated with recall remedies offered. Specifically, firms offer lower remedies if they have higher recall experience, if they are upstream firms in the supply chain (farther from consumers) and if the recall is more severe. Research limitations/implications This study focuses on the toy industry and does not consider product complexity, firm reputation and the role of external regulatory agencies in the prediction of remedies offered by firms. Future research may extend this study to include the above factors. Practical implications Offering a high remedy to consumers of a recalled product may be a responsible decision by a firm, but it may also attract shareholder wrath. The study has implications for managing multiple goals in product recall crisis management. Originality/value Studies focused on issues of interest to consumers during a recall crisis, such as swift recalls and appropriate remedies, are limited. This study contributes to the understanding of the antecedents of recall remedies.
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Eltantawy, Reham, Antony Paulraj, Larry Giunipero, Dag Naslund, and Abhinay A. Thute. "Towards supply chain coordination and productivity in a three echelon supply chain." International Journal of Operations & Production Management 35, no. 6 (June 1, 2015): 895–924. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijopm-10-2013-0459.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the issue of supply management coordination among a prominent contact lens company (customer), its carton supplier (first tier), and paperboard supplier (second tier). Adopting concepts within the theory of swift and even flow, the authors integrate the physical (material) and information flow among these supply partners to ensure higher productivity through timely production and distribution of the cartons, which reduced the lead-times and inventory levels at the three companies in this supply chain. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses a longitudinal case study (action research (AR)), which combines qualitative and quantitative analyses. Observations over time, documents such as contracts, joint agreements, meeting agendas and minutes, personal conversations, and in-depth interviews were mainly used, with quantitative measurement of operational performance. Findings – The complete solution to eliminate waste and improve the existing system is provided, as well as the ordering process solution in the form of service level models. The results of the study proved supply management coordination to be a pioneering approach in reducing inventory, reducing the safety stock at the buyer’s facility, improving the forecasts, lowering the product delivery lead-times, and establishing an information system throughout the three tiers of the supply chain. Originality/value – The paper draws upon real-life data from a three echelon supply chain in the manufacturing industry. Combining this triadic focus with action-based research makes it a unique opportunity to reveal insights into the issue of coordination among supply chain members and consequent performance outcomes.
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Alshare, Khaled A., Peggy L. Lane, and Michael R. Lane. "Information security policy compliance: a higher education case study." Information & Computer Security 26, no. 1 (March 12, 2018): 91–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ics-09-2016-0073.
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Purpose The purpose of this case study is to examine the factors that impact higher education employees’ violations of information security policy by developing a research model based on grounded theories such as deterrence theory, neutralization theory and justice theory. Design/methodology/approach The research model was tested using 195 usable responses. After conducting model validation, the hypotheses were tested using multiple linear regression. Findings The results of the study revealed that procedural justice, distributive justice, severity and celerity of sanction, privacy, responsibility and organizational security culture were significant predictors of violations of information security measures. Only interactional justice was not significant. Research limitations/implications As with any exploratory case study, this research has limitations such as the self-reported information and the method of measuring the violation of information security measures. The method of measuring information security violations has been a challenge for researchers. Of course, the best method is to capture the actual behavior. Another limitation to this case study which might have affected the results is the significant number of faculty members in the respondent pool. The shared governance culture of faculty members on a US university campus might bias the results more than in a company environment. Caution should be applied when generalizing the results of this case study. Practical implications The findings validate past research and should encourage managers to ensure employees are involved with developing and implementing information security measures. Additionally, the information security measures should be applied consistently and in a timely manner. Past research has focused more on the certainty and severity of sanctions and not as much on the celerity or swiftness of applying sanctions. The results of this research indicate there is a need to be timely (swift) in applying sanctions. The importance of information security should be grounded in company culture. Employees should have a strong sense of treating company data as they would want their own data to be treated. Social implications Engaging employees in developing and implementing information security measures will reduce employees’ violations. Additionally, giving employees the assurance that all are given the same treatment when it comes to applying sanctions will reduce the violations. Originality/value Setting and enforcing in a timely manner a solid sanction system will help in preventing information security violations. Moreover, creating a culture that fosters information security will help in positively affecting the employees’ perceptions toward privacy and responsibility, which in turn, impacts information security violations. This case study applies some existing theories in the context of the US higher education environment. The results of this case study contributed to the extension of existing theories by including new factors, on one hand, and confirming previous findings, on the other hand.
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McKenna, Christopher D. "The World's Newest Profession: Management Consulting in the Twentieth Century." Enterprise & Society 2, no. 4 (December 2001): 673–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1467222700005322.
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In 1930 Business Week alerted its interested readers to a new professional service: management consulting. As the writers at Business Week explained, the existing system of business professionals had become so complicated that, according to James McKinsey at the University of Chicago, a new type of professional was “increasing in numbers and influence . . . the adviser that tells business what other advisers to use and when.” Although Business Week would go on to chronicle the rise of management consulting over the next seventy years, consultants would continue to style themselves as an emerging profession through the end of the twentieth century.My dissertation title, “The World's Newest Profession,” plays off both the longstanding perception that consulting is an emerging profession and the widespread apprehension that consultants' advice is little more than corporate pandering. In response to these concerns, I address both the origins of management consultants and their influence on the strategies, structures, and operations of large bureaucratic organizations. Because the institutionalization and professionalization of management consulting occurred within firms, not among solo practitioners, I focus on management consulting firms like McKinsey & Company; Booz, Allen & Hamilton; and Arthur D. Little, Inc., which have advised large corporations since the 1920s. During the 1920s and 1930s these consulting firms were integral in reorganizing many of the largest companies in the United States, including General Motors, Swift, U.S. Steel, and Sears. By the 1960s the use of American management consultants had expanded beyond their initial domestic corporate clients to include international nonprofit organizations, businesses, and governments as diverse and influential as Air France, the Bank of England, Volkswagen, the University of Liberia, and the Government of Tanzania.
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Weng, Ho Yew. "OIL SPILL RESPONSES - THE POLITICAL DIMENSION." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 2008, no. 1 (May 1, 2008): 587–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-2008-1-587.
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ABSTRACT There are always lessons to be learnt from every oil spill response. Similarly, critics are always quick to point out how a response was too slow, the inadequacy of equipment / manpower resources and, inevitably, how the response lacks proper coordination. Yet many of these common criticisms can be resolved if artificial ‘roadblocks and red tape’ are removed so that Responders can go about doing their jobs, providing prompt responses in mitigating damages caused by oil spills. This paper will discuss the challenges of mounting an international oil spill response in the Asia Pacific with specific references to political roadblocks and red tape put up by ‘recipient’ countries. Tier 3 Oil Spill Response organizations, namely Oil Spill Response and East Asia Response Limited (OSRL/EARL), regularly practices activations and resource deployments through exercises with different scenarios. These exercises can take the form of tabletop exercises or full scale deployment of equipment, recall of Members’ regional and worldwide teams. The larger scale exercises involve trans-boundary movement of people and equipment, including boats and aircrafts. OSRL/EARL has conducted large scale exercises successfully. Unfortunately, there are also times when red tape prevented the company from responding in the swift and efficient manner that it endeavors. Various reasons given are ‘national security’ and the need for very ‘high level approvals’ as the recipient country will be deemed to be calling outside assistance for a national incident. The paper will discuss some of OSRL/EARL'S experiences like:Response organizations refusing to participate in exercises due to ‘national security’ reasonsNational agencies refusing import of equipment due to taxation lawsProtracted approval processes, and sometimes outright refusal, for materials like dispersantRefusing entry of international aircraftsClearance and complicated permit requirements for Responders entering a country to assist in the response The challenge to remove these road blocks is an uphill task. OSRL/EARL has an on-going Advocacy program to engage and cooperate on these issues with Government Agencies and relevant bodies. The Author believes that the removal of ‘road blocks’ will expedite responses to oil spills.
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Minagawa, Yoshihiro, Hiroshi Ueno, Kazuhito V. Tabata, and Hiroyuki Noji. "Mobile imaging platform for digital influenza virus counting." Lab on a Chip 19, no. 16 (2019): 2678–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9lc00370c.
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Watson, A. M., N. R. Butler, W. H. Lee, R. L. Becerra, M. Pereyra, F. Angeles, A. Farah, et al. "Limits on the electromagnetic counterpart to S190814bv." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 492, no. 4 (January 20, 2020): 5916–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa161.
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ABSTRACT We derive limits on any electromagnetic counterpart to the compact binary merger S190814bv, whose parameters are consistent with the merger of a black hole and a neutron star. We present observations with the new wide-field optical imager DDOTI and also consider Swift/BAT observations reported by Palmer et al. We show that Swift/BAT would have detected a counterpart with similar properties to a typical on-axis short GRB at the 98 per cent confidence level, whereas our DDOTI observations only rule out such a counterpart at the 27 per cent confidence level. Neither has sufficient sensitivity to rule out an off-axis counterpart like GW 170817. We compare the efficiency of Swift/BAT and DDOTI for future observations, and show that DDOTI is likely to be about twice as efficient as Swift/BAT for off-axis events up to about 100 Mpc.
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POSHYVALOVA, Olena. "Modeling of business processes of the commercial enterprise." Economics. Finances. Law, no. 10 (October 26, 2020): 19–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.37634/efp.2020.10.3.
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The work considers the peculiarities of formulating the business model of the commercial enterprise on the basis of improvements in the accounting and analytical support. A particular role of the rational organization of accounting in the implementation of principles of re-engineering in the enterprise business processes has been proven within the scope of the presented paper. For these purposes, the accounting ratios and indicators represented in the reporting information must remain precise, reliable and relevant, adapted to transfer and identification by all hardware resources and technological means without data corruption. The paper incorporates the elaborated scheme for re-engineering of accounting and analytical support for inventory management according to the intended purposes. It is determined that forecasting of the prospects of the enterprise development based upon conducting re-engineering of the accounting and analytical system serves to establish the best possible directions for its activity, to evaluate new possibilities and alternatives that are employed in drafting the balance statements in the process of predictive assessment and promotes the rational use of resources. The re-engineering is based upon the use of the latest information technologies. Therefore, quite frequently re-engineering becomes compared to the notions of computerization of business processes, automation and reorganization of the enterprise. The processes must be conceived with the use of modern communication technologies, use of the Internet, objective multi-level models for development of computing systems, achievements in the domain of databases. Information technologies are intended to facilitate the management of large amounts of data. Implementation of the principles of re-engineering within the practical activity of enterprises requires continuous stimulation of the personnel towards their professional growth. Introduction of the computer-mediated system of accounting at the enterprise must be preceded by the re-engineering of business processes, i.e. re-thinking and re-designing the enterprise activities for the purpose of achieving sizeable improvements in such key indicators of modern business management as the profit, the quality, the level of service and the prompt responsiveness. The success of re-engineering is bound with fast transformations in the enterprise while namely the radical nature of measures applied serves as the key indicator. It is imperative that enterprise employees would be committed to radical and swift changes in their work, with the corresponding absence of conflicts. Another point of success would be managing every employee of the company to form a common and specific understanding of the future of enterprise.
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van den Eijnden, J., N. Degenaar, T. D. Russell, D. J. K. Buisson, D. Altamirano, M. Armas Padilla, A. Bahramian, et al. "The variable radio counterpart of Swift J1858.6-0814." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 496, no. 4 (June 17, 2020): 4127–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa1704.
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ABSTRACT Swift J1858.6-0814 is a transient neutron star X-ray binary discovered in 2018 October. Multiwavelength follow-up observations across the electromagnetic spectrum revealed many interesting properties, such as erratic flaring on minute time-scales and evidence for wind outflows at both X-ray and optical wavelengths, strong and variable local absorption, and an anomalously hard X-ray spectrum. Here, we report on a detailed radio observing campaign consisting of one observation at 5.5/9 GHz with the Australia Telescope Compact Array, and nine observations at 4.5/7.5 GHz with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array. A radio counterpart with a flat to inverted radio spectrum is detected in all observations, consistent with a compact jet being launched from the system. Swift J1858.6-0814 is highly variable at radio wavelengths in most observations, showing significant variability when imaged on 3-to-5-min time-scales and changing up to factors of 8 within 20 min. The periods of brightest radio emission are not associated with steep radio spectra, implying they do not originate from the launching of discrete ejecta. We find that the radio variability is similarly unlikely to have a geometric origin, be due to scintillation, or be causally related to the observed X-ray flaring. Instead, we find that it is consistent with being driven by variations in the accretion flow propagating down the compact jet. We compare the radio properties of SwiftJ1858.6-0814 with those of Eddington-limited X-ray binaries with similar X-ray and optical characteristics, but fail to find a match in radio variability, spectrum, and luminosity.
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Fox, Derek B., and Peter W. A. Roming. "Observations of short gamma-ray bursts." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 365, no. 1854 (February 9, 2007): 1293–305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2006.1974.
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We review recent observations of short-hard gamma-ray bursts and their afterglows. The launch and successful ongoing operations of the Swift satellite, along with several localizations from the High-Energy Transient Explorer mission, have provoked a revolution in short-burst studies: first, by quickly providing high-quality positions to observers; and second, via rapid and sustained observations from the Swift satellite itself. We make a complete accounting of Swift-era short-burst localizations and proposed host galaxies, and discuss the implications of these observations for the distances, energetics and environments of short bursts, and the nature of their progenitors. We then review the physical modelling of short-burst afterglows: while the simplest afterglow models are inadequate to explain the observations, there have been several notable successes. Finally, we address the case of an unusual burst that threatens to upset the simple picture in which long bursts are due to the deaths of massive stars, and short bursts to compact-object merger events.
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Lutz, D., T. Shimizu, R. I. Davies, R. Herrera-Camus, E. Sturm, L. J. Tacconi, and S. Veilleux. "Local Swift-BAT active galactic nuclei prefer circumnuclear star formation." Astronomy & Astrophysics 609 (December 22, 2017): A9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201731423.
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We use Herschel data to analyze the size of the far-infrared 70 μm emission for z < 0.06 local samples of 277 hosts of Swift-BAT selected active galactic nuclei (AGN), and 515 comparison galaxies that are not detected by BAT. For modest far-infrared luminosities 8.5 <log (LFIR [L⊙]) < 10.5, we find large scatter of half light radii Re,70 for both populations, but a typical Re,70≲ 1 kpc for the BAT hosts that is only half that of comparison galaxies of same far-infrared luminosity. The result mostly reflects a more compact distribution of star formation (and hence gas) in the AGN hosts, but compact AGN heated dust may contribute in some extremely AGN dominated systems. Our findings are in support of an AGN-host coevolution where accretion onto the central black hole and star formation are fed from the same gas reservoir, with more efficient black hole feeding if that reservoir is more concentrated. The significant scatter in the far-infrared sizes emphasizes that we are mostly probing spatial scales much larger than those of actual accretion, and that rapid accretion variations can smear the distinction between the AGN and comparison categories. Large samples are hence needed to detect structural differences that favor feeding of the black hole. No size difference between AGN host and comparison galaxies is observed at higher far-infrared luminosities log(LFIR [L⊙]) > 10.5 (star formation rates ≳6 M⊙ yr-1), possibly because these are typically reached in more compact regions.
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Bharali, Priya, Jaiverdhan Chauhan, and Kalyanee Boruah. "Broad-band spectral study of X-ray transient MAXI J1820+070 using Swift/XRT and NuSTAR." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 487, no. 4 (June 25, 2019): 5946–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz1686.
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ABSTRACT We report on a NuSTAR and Swift/XRT observation of the newly discovered X-ray transient MAXI J1820+070. Swift/XRT and NuSTAR have concurrently observed the newly detected source on 2018 March 14. We have simultaneously fitted the broad-band spectra obtained from Swift/XRT and NuSTAR. The observed joint spectra in the energy range 0.6–78.0 keV are well modeled with a weak disc black-body emission, dominant thermal Comptonization, and relativistic reflection fraction. We have detected a fluorescent Iron-Kα line relativistically broadened and a Compton hump at ∼30 keV. We constrain the inner disc radius as well as the disc inclination angle, and their values are found to be 4.1$^{+0.8}_{-0.6}$RISCO (where RISCO ≡ radius of the innermost stable circular orbit) or 5.1$^{+1.0}_{-0.7}$ rg (where rg ≡ gravitational radius) and 29.8$^{+3.0}_{-2.7}$°, respectively. The best-fitting broad-band spectra suggest that the source was in the hard state and evolving. The source emission is best described by weak thermal emission along with strong thermal Comptonization from a relatively cold, optically thick, geometrically thin and ionized accretion disc. X-ray spectral modeling helps us to understand the accretion and ejection properties in the vicinity of the compact object.
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Coti Zelati, F., A. de Ugarte Postigo, T. D. Russell, A. Borghese, N. Rea, P. Esposito, G. L. Israel, and S. Campana. "Multi-band observations of Swift J0840.7−3516: A new transient ultra-compact X-ray binary candidate." Astronomy & Astrophysics 650 (June 2021): A69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202140573.
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We report on multi-band observations of the transient source Swift J0840.7−3516, which was detected in outburst in 2020 February by the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. The outburst episode lasted just ∼5 days, during which the X-ray luminosity quickly decreased from LX ≈ 3 × 1037 d102 erg s−1 at peak down to LX ≈ 5 × 1033 d102 erg s−1 in quiescence (0.3−10 keV; d10 is the distance to the source in units of 10 kpc). Such a marked and rapid decrease in the flux was also registered at UV and optical wavelengths. In outburst, the source showed considerable aperiodic variability in the X-rays on timescales as short as a few seconds. The spectrum of the source in the energy range 0.3−20 keV was well described by a thermal, blackbody-like, component plus a non-thermal, power law-like, component and it softened considerably as the source returned to quiescence. The spectrum of the optical counterpart in quiescence showed broad emission features mainly associated with ionised carbon and oxygen, superposed on a blue continuum. No evidence for bright continuum radio emission was found in quiescence. We discuss possible scenarios for the nature of this source and show that the observed phenomenology points to a transient ultra-compact X-ray binary system.
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Olson, Carl. "Combat at Close Quarters: Warfare on the Rivers and Canals of Vietnam." DttP: Documents to the People 48, no. 3 (September 10, 2020): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/dttp.v48i3.7419.
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The “Brown-Water Navy” in Vietnam gained fame by numerous books, such movies as Apocalypse Now, and the Presidential candidacy of Senator John Kerry, a “swift-boat” veteran. Commendably, this compact and lavishly illustrated history begins with an executive summary of riverine operations from the French Indochina War to the withdrawal of the United States Navy in the 1970’s. Subsequent chapters describe the major campaigns, milestone by milestone.
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Loeb, Abraham. "Observing the First Stars, One Star at a Time." International Astronomical Union Colloquium 192 (2005): 543–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0252921100009647.
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SummaryGamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) are believed to originate in compact remnants (black holes or neutron stars) of massive stars. Their high luminosities make them detectable out to the edge of the visible universe. We describe the many advantages of GRB afterglows relative to quasars as probes of the intergalactic medium during the epoch of reionization. The Swift satellite, planned for launch by the end of 2004, will likely open a new era in observations of the high redshift universe.
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Lin, Hui, Ya Zhou Ji, Liang Liang, Wei Liu, and Zhao Ling Hu. "Reconstruction of Three Dimensional City Model Based on LIDAR." Advanced Materials Research 518-523 (May 2012): 5648–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.518-523.5648.
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The research of Three Dimensional City Model (3DCM) has become a hot topic in GIS field in recent years, and it also has played an important role in traffic, land, mining, surveying and mapping, and other fields, especially in urban planning. However, the difficulty to acquire 3D data is the key obstacle to the further development of 3DCM. Airborne LIDAR, integrating GPS, INS and scanning laser rangefinder, can rapidly acquire the 3D position of ground by airplane, which is very economical, efficient and convenient to acquire 3D data. Because traditional three-dimensional data acquisition method can’t meet the need of the city’s fast development, airborne LIDAR technology is regarded as a convenient, swift, high-efficient three-dimensional data acquisition method. Compared with traditional methods, the airborne LIDAR technology has the following characteristics: 1) High efficiency: in 12 hours, the airborne LIDAR can scan 1000 square kilometers, next, with the help of the related post-processing software, LIDAR cloud data can transform them into GIS format or other receivable format in certain automatic or semiautomatic mode. 2) High precision: because the pulse of laser light isn’t easily subject to shadow and solar angle, it greatly improves the data quality. The flight height limit has no influence on its elevation data precision, which is superior to the conventional photogrammetry. The plane precision may achieve 0.15 to 1 meter, the elevation precision may achieve 10 centimeters. 3) All-weather feature: airborne LIDAR is active remote sensing without considering the digital aerial photogrammetry. 4) Rich information: with the aid of airborne LIDAR ,we can obtains not only the three dimensional coordinate of ground point, but also the three dimensional coordinate of terrain details, such as trees, buildings, roads. If it is integrated with CCD, it could gains image information. We acquired the airborne LIDAR data of 20 square kilometers in the central area of Shanghai using ALTM3100 airborne LIDAR system of the Optech company in 2006.This paper introduces the data processing procedure of the airborne LIDAR data, LIDAR system uses random commercial software to process plane GPS tracking data、plane attitude data、 laser ranging data and the swinging angle data of laser scanning mirror, finally, obtaining the three-dimensional coordinates(X,Y,Z) data of various surveying points. Which three-dimensional discrete dot matrix data is without attribute suspending in the air namely LIDAR original data, named “point cloud”. LIDAR data performs pre-processing to obtain digital surface model (DSM), which is classified and extracted, we acquire topography and object related to modeling, preparing for three-dimensional city model. Data pre-processing includes abnormal point deletion, coordinate transformation and flight strip combination. At present, we used famous business software TerraSolid, developed by Company of Finland to realize the classification and extraction from the LIDAR data TerraSolid depends on MicroStation platform, on the basis of classification and extraction algorithms presented by Axelsson, et al. of Swedish, including a lot of module such as TerraScan, TerraModeler and TerraPhoto. TerraScan is used in the field of LIDAR data classification and extraction, TerraModeler is used for producing and dealing with various planes, TerraPhoto is used for dealing with the primitive image, topography model and building model are got by using this software, complicated artificial building (Oriental Pearl, Jin Mao mansion etc.) need artificial repair and disposal, data processing of 20 sq. km. takes more than one month, efficiency has been improved greatly on the premise of guaranteeing the precision. Topography model and building model can be obtained by using TerraSolid and combining a few manual intervention based on DSM, The topography model is expressed with the triangulated irregular network (TIN), the building model is expressed with 3ds format, three dimensional model of non - texture of Lujiazui region of Shanghai was gained by LIDAR data. In order to achieving better visualization effect, the topography model overlaps orthophoto, and stuck true texture to building model, true city landscape of Lujiazui region of Shanghai is established. This paper has introduce post-processing procedure of airborne LIDAR data systematically, has realized the fast reconstruction of three-dimension urban model based on LIDAR data, enable this technology to serve the information construction of the city better.
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Buisson, D. J. K., D. Altamirano, P. Bult, G. C. Mancuso, T. Güver, G. K. Jaisawal, J. Hare, et al. "Discovery of thermonuclear (Type I) X-ray bursts in the X-ray binary Swift J1858.6–0814 observed with NICER and NuSTAR." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 499, no. 1 (September 10, 2020): 793–803. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa2749.
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ABSTRACT Swift J1858.6–0814 is a recently discovered X-ray binary notable for extremely strong variability (by factors of >100 in soft X-rays) in its discovery state. We present the detection of five thermonuclear (Type I) X-ray bursts from Swift J1858.6–0814, implying that the compact object in the system is a neutron star (NS). Some of the bursts show photospheric radius expansion, so their peak flux can be used to estimate the distance to the system. The peak luminosity, and hence distance, can depend on several system parameters; for the most likely values, a high inclination and a helium atmosphere, $D=12.8_{-0.6}^{+0.8}$ kpc, although systematic effects allow a conservative range of 9–18 kpc. Before one burst, we detect a QPO at 9.6 ± 0.5 mHz with a fractional rms amplitude of 2.2 ± 0.2 per cent (0.5–10 keV), likely due to marginally stable burning of helium; similar oscillations may be present before the other bursts but the light curves are not long enough to allow their detection. We also search for burst oscillations but do not detect any, with an upper limit in the best case of 15 per cent fractional amplitude (over 1–8 keV). Finally, we discuss the implications of the NS accretor and this distance on other inferences which have been made about the system. In particular, we find that Swift J1858.6–0814 was observed at super-Eddington luminosities at least during bright flares during the variable stage of its outburst.
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Beri, Aru, D. Altamirano, R. Wijnands, N. Degenaar, A. S. Parikh, and K. Yamaoka. "Unveiling the nature of compact object in the LMXB MAXI J1957+032 using Swift-xrt." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 486, no. 2 (April 3, 2019): 1620–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz938.
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Blustin, Alexander J. "Shock break-out: how a GRB revealed the beginnings of a supernova." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 365, no. 1854 (February 9, 2007): 1263–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2006.1968.
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In February 2006, Swift caught a gamma-ray burst (GRB) in the act of turning into a supernova, and made the first ever direct observations of the break-out and early expansion of a supernova shock wave. GRB 060218 began with an exceptionally long burst of non-thermal gamma-rays, lasting over 2000 s, as a jet erupted through the surface of the star. While this was in progress, an optically-thick thermal component from the shock wave of the supernova explosion grew to prominence, and we were able to track the mildly relativistic expansion of this shell as the blackbody peak moved from the X-rays into the UV and optical bands. The initial radius of the shock implied that it was a blue supergiant that had exploded, but the lack of hydrogen emission lines in the supernova spectrum indicated a more compact star. The most likely scenario is that the shock ploughed into the massive stellar wind of a Wolf–Rayet progenitor, with the shock breaking-out and becoming visible to us once it reached the radius where the wind became optically-thin. I present the Swift observations of this landmark event, and discuss the new questions and answers it leaves us with.
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Bhattacharya, Debbijoy, Krishna Mohana A, Subir Bhattacharyya, Nilay Bhatt, and C. S. Stalin. "Multiwavelength study of different flaring and low-activity states of blazar 4C+21.35." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 500, no. 1 (September 26, 2020): 1127–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa2958.
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ABSTRACT Blazars, a class of active galactic nuclei, emit over the entire accessible electromagnetic spectrum and modelling of their broad-band spectral energy distribution (SED) is the key to constrain the underlying emission mechanisms. Here we report the results on the one-zone leptonic emission modelling carried out on the blazar 4C+21.35 using multiwavelength data spanning over the period 2008–2018. Broad-band SED modelling using γ-ray data from Fermi-Large Area Telescope, X-ray data from Swift-XRT and AstroSat, and UV–optical data from Swift-UVOT, AstroSat, and Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey was carried out at seven different epochs, including three γ-ray flaring episodes and four quiescent periods (three long-term averaged ones and one during AstroSat observing period). Our SED modelling suggests that two compact emission regions originating at a different time outside the broad-line region and moving away from the core with variation primarily in the jet electron spectra can explain the emission from the high-, moderate-, and low-activity periods. The emissions from high- and first low-activity states are likely to have originated in the first region. The moderate- and second low-activity states are likely due to the second emission region with fresh particle acceleration/injection at a later time.
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Park, Wooryong, Donghee Lee, Junhak Yi, and Woochul Nam. "Visual MAV Tracker with Adaptive Search Region." Applied Sciences 11, no. 16 (August 23, 2021): 7741. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11167741.
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Tracking a micro aerial vehicle (MAV) is challenging because of its small size and swift motion. A new model was developed by combining compact and adaptive search region (SR). The model can accurately and robustly track MAVs with a fast computation speed. A compact SR, which is slightly larger than a target MAV, is less likely to include a distracting background than a large SR; thus, it can accurately track the MAV. Moreover, the compact SR reduces the computation time because tracking can be conducted with a relatively shallow network. An optimal SR to MAV size ratio was obtained in this study. However, this optimal compact SR causes frequent tracking failures in the presence of the dynamic MAV motion. An adaptive SR is proposed to address this problem; it adaptively changes the location and size of the SR based on the size, location, and velocity of the MAV in the SR. The compact SR without adaptive strategy tracks the MAV with an accuracy of 0.613 and a robustness of 0.086, whereas the compact and adaptive SR has an accuracy of 0.811 and a robustness of 1.0. Moreover, online tracking is accomplished within approximately 400 frames per second, which is significantly faster than the real-time speed.
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Tri Fitriani P. "Potensi Pasar Rakyat Batuah Kabupaten Banjar Dalam Mendukung Pengembangan Pariwisata Di Kabupaten Banjar, Kalimantan Selatan Tahun 2019." Jurnal Kebijakan Pembangunan 15, no. 1 (June 15, 2020): 119–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.47441/jkp.v15i1.29.
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the existence of the people's market is currently being eroded by the swift flow of global trade which is realized by the rise of modern retail that is also available around the market, making people switch from buying necessities in the market and replacing them with shopping in the modern market with various facilities. This condition makes people's markets increasingly abandoned so that people's markets inevitably have to change by the times. This paper aims to explore the tourism potential of the Pasar Batuah which is managed by the Regional Company of Bauntung Batuah (PD Pasar Bauntung Batuah). This paper also aims to provide information and recommendations to the Banjar Regency government on several local regulations related to tourism and local market regulations which must be revised. By using an explorative qualitative analysis method in which the writer explores as much information as possible from the source to explore the potential of the Pasar Batuah. Pasar Batuah is a well-known market both at home and abroad because of its commodities such as gold, natural stones, culinary and natural handicrafts. Besides that, the location of the market is integrated with other markets, including the Cahaya Bumi Selamat market (CBS), the Sekumpul Shopping Center (PPS), and also the Culinary Tourism Area (KWK). Pasar Batuah is also close to one of the most well-known religious tourism destinations in South Kalimantan, the Tomb of Guru Sekumpul making this market a potential to be developed and branding as one of the shopping tourism destinations in South Kalimantan. Suggestions for the Banjar district government and PD Pasar Bauntung Batuah are to strengthen the market traders organization by forming a market traders association, establishing a connecting location between the Pasar Bauntung and the CBS by creating a showroom of handicraft of natural stones and jewelry, and making connecting vehicles to get around the lack of land parking.
Keywords: Pasar Rakyat, Pasar Batuah, Tourism potential.
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Eksistensi pasar rakyat saat ini mulai tergerus dengan derasnya arus perdagangan global yang diwujudkan dengan maraknya retail modern yang terdapat di sekeliling pasar rakyat sehingga membuat masyarakat beralih dari membeli kebutuhan pokok di pasar dan menggantinya dengan berbelanja di pasar modern dengan berbagai fasilitas. Kondisi ini membuat pasar rakyat semakin ditinggalkan, sehingga pasar rakyat mau tidak mau harus berubah sesuai dengan perkembangan zaman.. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi potensi pariwisata yang dimiliki oleh Pasar Batuah yang dikelola oleh Perusahaan Daerah (PD) Pasar Bauntung Batuah. Tulisan ini juga bertujuan untuk memberikan informasi dan rekomendasi kepada pemerintah Kabupaten Banjar terhadap beberapa Peraturan Daerah (Perda) terkait pariwisata dan pasar rakyat yang sudah harus direvisi. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis kualitatif eksploratif. Pasar Batuah merupakan pasar yang sudah dikenal luas baik di dalam maupun di luar negeri karena komoditas yang diperjualbelikan seperti emas, batu-batuan alam, kuliner dan hasil kerajinan alam. Di samping itu lokasi pasar terintegrasi dengan pasar lainnya termasuk Pasar Cahaya Bumi Selamat, Pusat Pertokoan Sekumpul (PPS) dan juga Kawasan Wisata Kuliner (KWK). Pasar Batuah juga berdekatan dengan salah satu destinasi wisata religi yang sudah cukup terkenal di Kalimantan Selatan yakni Makam Guru Sekumpul menjadikan pasar ini potensial untuk dikembangkan dan di-branding sebagai salah satu destinasi wisata belanja di Kalimantan Selatan. Rekomendasi bagi pemerintah kabupaten Banjar dan PD pasar bauntung batuah adalah memperkuat organisasi pedagang pasar dengan membentuk paguyuban pedagang pasar, membuat lokasi penghubung antara pasar bauntung batuah dengan pasar CBS dengan membuat showroom kerajinan batu-batu alam dan perhiasan, serta membuat kendaraan sambung untuk menyiasati minimnya lahan parkir.
Kata Kunci: Pasar Rakyat, Pasar Batuah, Potensi Pariwisata
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Alfarizki, Fahmi Iman, and Kiki Vierdayanti. "Tracing Black Hole Signatures in Several Black Hole Candidates Based on Their X-Ray Spectral Evolution." EPJ Web of Conferences 240 (2020): 04001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202024004001.
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Investigation of spectral evolution of four black hole candidates was carried out by using color-color diagram as well as spectral fitting on Swift/XRT data. Newly found candidates, which are classified as low-mass X-ray binary system based on their transient nature, are the focus of our work. We compare their spectral evolutions to that of XTE J1752-223, a transient system and a more convincing black hole candidate whose mass has been determined from spectral-timing correlation scaling. In addition, comparison to Cygnus X-1, a well-known stellar-mass black hole, was done despite its persistent nature. The spectral fitting, by using a combination of thermal disk and non-thermal component model, results in the innermost temperature values in the range of the typical innermost temperature of black hole binary which is 0.7 – 1.5 keV. The spectral evolutions of the candidates bear a resemblance to both Cygnus X-1 and XTE J1752-223. We note that during Swift/XRT observations, the spectra of Cygnus X-1 and IGR J17451-3022 are mostly dominated by the non- thermal component. We conclude that the compact object of MAXI J1535- 571 and MAXI J1828-249 is highly likely to be a black hole. However, the lack of data rendered conclusive result impossible for IGR J17454-2919.
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Dado, Shlomo, and Arnon Dar. "GRB 130603B: No Compelling Evidence for Neutron Star Merger." Advances in Astronomy 2015 (2015): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/460293.
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The near infrared (NIR) flare/rebrightening in the afterglow of the short hard gamma ray burst (SHB) 130603B measured with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and an alleged late-time X-ray excess were interpreted as possible evidence of a neutron star merger origin of SHBs. However, the X-ray afterglow that was measured with the Swift XRT and Newton XMM has the canonical behaviour of a synchrotron afterglow produced by a highly relativistic jet. The H-band flux observed with HST 9.41 days after burst is that expected from the measured late-time X-ray afterglow. The late-time flare/rebrightening of the NIR-optical afterglow of SHB 130603B could have been produced also by jet collision with an interstellar density bump. Moreover, SHB plus a kilonova can be produced also by the collapse of a compact star (neutron star, strange star, or quark star) to a more compact object due to cooling, loss of angular momentum, or mass accretion.
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Wevers, T., D. R. Pasham, S. van Velzen, G. Leloudas, S. Schulze, J. C. A. Miller-Jones, P. G. Jonker, et al. "Evidence for rapid disc formation and reprocessing in the X-ray bright tidal disruption event candidate AT 2018fyk." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 488, no. 4 (July 22, 2019): 4816–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz1976.
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ABSTRACT We present optical spectroscopic and Swift UVOT/XRT observations of the X-ray and UV/optical bright tidal disruption event (TDE) candidate AT 2018fyk/ASASSN–18ul discovered by ASAS–SN. The Swift light curve is atypical for a TDE, entering a plateau after ∼40 d of decline from peak. After 80 d the UV/optical light curve breaks again to decline further, while the X-ray emission becomes brighter and harder. In addition to broad H, He, and potentially O/Fe lines, narrow emission lines emerge in the optical spectra during the plateau phase. We identify both high-ionization (O iii) and low-ionization (Fe ii) lines, which are visible for ∼45 d. We similarly identify Fe ii lines in optical spectra of ASASSN–15oi 330 d after discovery, indicating that a class of Fe-rich TDEs exists. The spectral similarity between AT 2018fyk, narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies, and some extreme coronal line emitters suggests that TDEs are capable of creating similar physical conditions in the nuclei of galaxies. The Fe ii lines can be associated with the formation of a compact accretion disc, as the emergence of low-ionization emission lines requires optically thick, high-density gas. Taken together with the plateau in X-ray and UV/optical luminosity this indicates that emission from the central source is efficiently reprocessed into UV/optical wavelengths. Such a two-component light curve is very similar to that seen in the TDE candidate ASASSN–15lh, and is a natural consequence of a relativistic orbital pericentre.
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Li, Z., V. De Falco, M. Falanga, E. Bozzo, L. Kuiper, J. Poutanen, A. Cumming, D. K. Galloway, and S. Zhang. "Mixed H/He bursts in SAX J1748.9–2021 during the spectral change of its 2015 outburst." Astronomy & Astrophysics 620 (December 2018): A114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201833857.
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SAX J1748.9–2021 is a transiently accreting X-ray millisecond pulsar. It is also known as an X-ray burster source discovered by Beppo-SAX. We analyzed the persistent emission and type-I X-ray burst properties during its 2015 outburst. The source changed from hard to soft state within half day. We modeled the broadband spectra of the persistent emission in the (1–250) keV energy band for both spectral states using the quasi-simultaneous INTEGRAL and Swift data. The broadband spectra are well fitted by an absorbed thermal Componization model, COMPPS, in a slab geometry. The best-fits for the two states indicate significantly different plasma temperature of 18 and 5 keV and the Thomson optical depths of three and four, respectively. In total, 56 type-I X-ray bursts were observed during the 2015 outburst, of which 26 detected by INTEGRAL in the hard state, 25 by XMM-Newton in the soft state, and five by Swift in both states. As the object transited from the hard to the soft state, the recurrence time for X-ray bursts decreased from ≈2 to ≈1 h. The relation between the recurrence time, Δtrec, and the local mass accretion rate per unit area onto the compact object, ṁ, is fitted by a power-law model, and yielded as best fit at Δtrec ∼ ⟨ṁ⟩−1.02±0.03 using all X-ray bursts. In both cases, the observed recurrence times are consistent with the mixed hydrogen and helium bursts. We also discuss the effects of type-I X-ray bursts prior to the hard to soft transition.
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Monageng, I. M., M. J. Coe, J. A. Kennea, L. J. Townsend, D. A. H. Buckley, V. A. McBride, A. Udalski, P. A. Evans, and P. D. Roche. "An X-ray and optical study of the outbursting behaviour of the SMC Be X-ray binary SXP 91.1." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 489, no. 1 (August 14, 2019): 993–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz2262.
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ABSTRACT In this paper we report on the optical and X-ray behaviour of the Be X-ray binary, SXP 91.1, during a recent type I outburst. We monitored the outburst using the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. These data were supported by optical data from the Southern African Large Telescope and the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) to show the circumstellar disc activity. Matter from this disc accretes on to the neutron star, giving rise to the X-ray outburst as seen in the synchronous evolution of the optical and X-ray light curves. Using data taken with OGLE we show that the circumstellar disc has exhibited stable behaviour over two decades. A positive correlation is seen between the colour and magnitude from the OGLE and massive compact halo object observations, which indicates that the disc is orientated at relatively low-inclination angles. From the OGLE and Swift data, we demonstrate that the system has shown relative phase offsets that have persisted for many years. The spin period derivative is seen to be at maximum spin-up at phases when the mass accretion rate is at maximum. We show that the neutron star in SXP 91.1 is an unusual member of its class in the sense that it has had a consistent spin period derivative over many years, with the average spin-up rate being one of the highest for known Small Magellanic Cloud pulsars. The most recent measurements of the spin-up rate reveal higher values than the global trend, which is attributed to the recent mass accretion event leading to the current outburst.
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Fogantini, Federico A., Federico García, Jorge A. Combi, and Sylvain Chaty. "Stellar wind structures in the eclipsing binary system IGR J18027–2016." Astronomy & Astrophysics 647 (March 2021): A75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202039088.
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Context. IGR J18027–2016 is an obscured high-mass X-ray binary formed by a neutron star accreting from the wind of a supergiant companion with a ∼4.57 d orbital period. The source shows an asymmetric eclipse profile that remained stable across several years. Aims. We aim to investigate the geometrical and physical properties of stellar wind structures formed by the interaction between the compact object and the supergiant star. Methods. In this work we analysed the temporal and spectral evolution of this source along its orbit using six archival XMM-Newton observations and the accumulated Swift/BAT hard X-ray light curve. Results. The XMM-Newton light curves show that the source hardens during the ingress and egress of the eclipse, in accordance with the asymmetric profile seen in Swift/BAT data. A reduced pulse modulation is observed on the ingress to the eclipse. We modelled XMM-Newton spectra by means of a thermally Comptonized continuum (NTHCOMP), adding two Gaussian emission lines corresponding to Fe Kα and Fe Kβ. We included two absorption components to account for the interstellar and intrinsic media. We found that the local absorption column outside the eclipse fluctuates uniformly around ∼6 × 1022 cm−2, whereas when the source enters and leaves the eclipse the column increases by a factor of ≳3, reaching values up to ∼35 and ∼15 × 1022 cm−2, respectively. Conclusions. Combining the physical properties derived from the spectral analysis, we propose a scenario in which, primarily, a photo-ionisation wake and, secondarily, an accretion wake are responsible for the orbital evolution of the absorption column, continuum emission, and variability seen at the Fe-line complex.
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Ludlam, R. M., L. Shishkovsky, P. M. Bult, J. M. Miller, A. Zoghbi, T. E. Strohmayer, M. Reynolds, et al. "Observations of the Ultra-compact X-Ray Binary 4U 1543-624 in Outburst with NICER, INTEGRAL, Swift, and ATCA." Astrophysical Journal 883, no. 1 (September 18, 2019): 39. http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab3806.
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Tzanavaris, P., S. C. Gallagher, A. E. Hornschemeier, K. Fedotov, M. Eracleous, W. N. Brandt, T. D. Desjardins, J. C. Charlton, and C. Gronwall. "A CHANDRA - SWIFT VIEW OF POINT SOURCES IN HICKSON COMPACT GROUPS: HIGH AGN FRACTION BUT A DEARTH OF STRONG AGNs." Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 212, no. 1 (April 24, 2014): 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0067-0049/212/1/9.
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Carotenuto, F., S. Corbel, E. Tremou, T. D. Russell, A. Tzioumis, R. P. Fender, P. A. Woudt, et al. "The black hole transient MAXI J1348–630: evolution of the compact and transient jets during its 2019/2020 outburst." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 504, no. 1 (March 26, 2021): 444–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab864.
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ABSTRACT We present the radio and X-ray monitoring campaign of the 2019/2020 outburst of MAXI J1348–630, a new black hole X-ray binary (BH XRB) discovered in 2019 January. We observed MAXI J1348–630 for ∼14 months in the radio band with MeerKAT and the Australia Telescope Compact Array, and in the X-rays with MAXI and Swift/XRT. Throughout the outburst, we detected and tracked the evolution of compact and transient jets. Following the main outburst, the system underwent at least four hard-state-only re-flares, during which compact jets were again detected. For the major outburst, we observed the rise, quenching and reactivation of compact jets, as well as two single-sided discrete ejecta travelling away from the BH, launched ∼2 months apart. These ejecta displayed the highest proper motion (≳100 mas d−1) ever measured for an accreting BH binary. From the jet motion, we constrain the ejecta inclination and speed to be ≤46○ and ≥0.69 c, and the opening angle and transverse expansion speed of the first component to be ≤6○ and ≤0.05 c. We also infer that the first ejection happened at the hard-to-soft state transition, before a strong radio flare, while the second ejection was launched during a short excursion from the soft to the intermediate state. After travelling with constant speed, the first component underwent a strong deceleration, which was covered with unprecedented detail and suggested that MAXI J1348–630 could be located inside a low-density cavity in the interstellar medium, as already proposed for XTE J1550–564 and H1743–322.
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Wang, Zhongxiang, Yi Xing, Jujia Zhang, Konstantina Boutsia, Gege Wang, Jithesh V, Kevin B. Burdge, et al. "A compact X-ray emitting binary in likely association with 4FGL J0935.3+0901." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 493, no. 4 (March 9, 2020): 4845–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa655.
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ABSTRACT 4FGL J0935.3+0901 is a γ-ray source detected by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope. We have conducted detailed analysis of the LAT data for this source and multiwavelength studies of the source field. Its γ-ray emission can be described with a power law (Γ = 2.0 ± 0.2) with an exponential cut-off (Ec = 2.9 ± 1.6 GeV), while the flux shows significant long-term variations. From analysis of archival Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory X-Ray Telescope data, we find only one X-ray source in the LAT’s 2σ error region. Within a $3.7\,{\rm arcsec}$ radius error circle of the X-ray source, there is only one optical object down to r′ ∼ 23 mag. Time-resolved photometry of the optical object indicates a likely 2.5 h periodic modulation, while its spectrum shows double-peaked hydrogen and helium emission lines (similar to those seen in accretion discs in low-mass X-ray binaries). Combining these results, we conclude that we have discovered a compact X-ray emitting binary in likely association with 4FGL J0935.3+0901, i.e. a millisecond pulsar (MSP) binary. We discuss the implication of the optical spectral features: this binary could be a transitional MSP system at a subluminous disc state, although the other possibility, the binary in a rotation-powered state showing the optical emission lines due to intrabinary interaction processes, cannot be excluded. Further observational studies will help to determine detailed properties of this candidate MSP binary and thus clarify its current state.