bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Pattern of Fasting and Post 75 G Glucose Loading of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Levels in Obese and Non-Obese Subjects
Authors: Nugraha Ida Bagus Aditya , Saraswati Made Ratna , Suastika Ketut
Published: February 2019

BACKGROUND: Prevalence of obesity increased sharply recently; it was associated with an increased prevalence of several cardiometabolic diseases. Reduced glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) secretion is observed among obese subjects in many studies, and it may mediate the failure of insulin secretion response to food intake.
AIM: To evaluate the pattern of fasting and post 75 g glucose loading of GLP-1 levels in obese and non-obese subjects.
METHODS: An experimental study on the pattern of GLP-1 levels in fasting state and response in post 75 g glucose loading in obese and non-obese subjects, was conducted. Sixteen obese and 16 non-obese subjects were enrolled in the study, with age- and sex-matching in both groups. GLP-1 levels were measured at fasting state (0), 15, 30, 60, and 120 minutes post-glucose loading.
RESULTS: The GLP-1 response to glucose loading were similar in obese and non-obese subjects, which increased from fasting state to post glucose loading and reaching the peak levels in 15 minutes, then declined until the end of observation. There was tendency that GLP-1 levels in fasting state and post glucose loading were lower in obese subjects compared to in non-obese subjects (in fasting state, 5.67 vs. 6.16 ng/mL, P = 0.338; in 15 minutes, 6.20 vs. 6.94 ng/mL, P = 0.239; in 30 minutes 6.20 vs. 6.90 ng/mL, P = 0.264; in 60 minutes, 5.77 vs. 6.12 ng/mL, P = 0.242), but the difference were not statistically significant, except in 120 minutes (5.24 vs. 6.67 ng/mL, P = 0.049; in obese and non-obese subjects, respectively). Similar finding was also seen in the pattern of response (delta) of GLP-1 from time-to-time observation among obese and non-obese subjects (0-15 minutes [0.52 vs. 0.8 ng/mL, P = 0.350], 0-30 minutes [0.53 vs. 0.74, P = 0.550], 0-60 minutes [0.11 vs. 0.31 ng/mL, P = 0.546], in 0-120 minute [-0.42 vs. 0.31, P = 0.006]).
CONCLUSIONS: The patterns of GLP-1 levels post glucose loading were similar in obese and non-obese subjects which increased from fasting state to post glucose loading, reaching the peak levels in 15 minutes and then declined until the end of observation, except in non-obese subjects where the GLP-1 levels were increased at 120 minutes. There was a tendency of GLP-1 levels in fasting state and post-glucose loading to be lower in obese subjects compared within non-obese subjects.
Triage Systems in Mass Casualty Incidents and Disasters: A Review Study with A Worldwide Approach
Authors: Bazyar Jafar , Farrokhi Mehrdad , Khankeh Hamidreza
Published: February 2019

BACKGROUND: Injuries caused by emergencies and accidents are increasing in the world. To prioritise patients to provide them with proper services and to optimally use the resources and facilities of the medical centres during accidents, the use of triage systems, which are one of the key principles of accident management, seems essential.
AIM: This study is an attempt to identify available triage systems and compare the differences and similarities of the standards of these systems during emergencies and disasters through a review study.
METHODS: This study was conducted through a review of the triage systems used in emergencies and disasters throughout the world. Accordingly, all articles published between 1990 and 2018 in both English and Persian journals were searched based on several keywords including Triage, Disaster, Mass Casualty Incidents, in the Medlib, Scopus, Web of Science, Pubmed, Cochrane Library, Science Direct, Google scholar, Irandoc, Magiran, Iranmedex, and SID databases in isolation and in combination using both and/ or conjunctions.
RESULTS: Based on the search done in these databases, twenty different systems were identified in the primary adult triage field including START, Homebush triage Standard, Sieve, Care Flight, STM, Military, CESIRA Protocol, MASS, Revers, CBRN Triage, Burn Triage, META Triage, Mass Gathering Triage, SwiFT Triage, MPTT, TEWS Triage, Medical Triage, SALT, mSTART and ASAV. There were two primary triage systems including Jump START and PTT for children, and also two secondary triage systems encompassing SAVE and Sort identified in this respect. ESI and CRAMS were two other cases distinguished for hospital triage systems.
CONCLUSION: There are divergent triage systems in the world, but there is no general and universal agreement on how patients and injured people should be triaged. Accordingly, these systems may be designed based on such criteria as vital signs, patient's major problems, or the resources and facilities needed to respond to patientsâ€™ needs. To date, no triage system has been known as superior, specifically about the patientsâ€™ clinical outcomes, improvement of the scene management or allocation of the resources compared to other systems. Thus, it is recommended that different countries such as Iran design their triage model for emergencies and disasters by their native conditions, resources and relief forces.
Successful Endovascular Treatment of a Giant Hepatic Artery Aneurysm with Dual Layer Stents Placement as Flow-Diverting Option: Case Report
Authors: Gjoreski Aleksandar , Risteski Filip , Damjanoski Gjorgji
Published: February 2019

BACKGROUND: Visceral artery aneurysms are rare conditions. The incidence of hepatic artery aneurysm (HAA) accounts for approximately 20% of all splanchnic aneurysms. HAA can become a life-threatening situation because there is a great risk of rupture when it grows more than 2 cm in diameter.
CASE PRESENTATION: In this article, we describe a case of a 54-year-old female patient with large hepatic artery aneurysm which was incidentally founded. From symptoms, she had abdominal discomfort slightly worsening after meals, frequent pain in mesogastrium and reported some unexplained weight loss in the last few months. The lesion was detected by CT examination of the abdomen and pelvis.
CONCLUSION: The aneurysm was successfully treated at our department with the endovascular approach, by covering the aneurysmal sac with two stents, one closed cell and one double-layer micromesh new generation stent as a flow diverting option.
Age Characteristics and Concomitant Diseases in Patients with Angioedema
Authors: Dermendzhiev Svetlan , Petrova Atanaska , Dermendzhiev Tihomir
Published: February 2019

BACKGROUND: Angioneurotic oedema (AE) is an unpredictable and dangerous disease directly threatening the patient's life due to a sudden onset of upper respiratory tract obstruction. The disease is associated with various causes and triggering factors, but little is known about the conditions that accompany AE.
AIM: The study aims to determine the age-specificities and the spectrum of concomitant diseases in patients with AE.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: The subjects of observation were 88 patients (53 women and 35 men) with angioneurotic oedema who underwent diagnostics and treatment in the Department of Occupational Diseases and Clinical Allergology of University hospital â€œSaint Georgeâ€-Plovdiv.
RESULTS: The highest level of disease prevalence was found in the age group over 50 years, both in males (45.71%) and females (54.72%). We found that the most often concomitant diseases in our patients with AE are cardiovascular (33%). On second place are the patients with other accompanying conditions outside of the target groups (27.3%). Patients with AE and autoimmune thyroiditis were 14.8%, and those with AE and skeletal-muscle disorders-10.2%. Given the role of hereditary factors in this disease, the profession of the patients is considered insignificant.
CONCLUSION: Angioedema occurs in all age groups, but half of the cases are in people over 50 years of age. The most common concomitant diseases in angioedema are cardiovascular diseases.
Positive Correlation between Left Hemisphere Lesion and Erectile Dysfunction in Post-Stroke Patients
Authors: Purwata Thomas Eko , Andaka Dedy , Nuartha AABN , Wiratni Candra , Sumada Ketut
Published: February 2019

BACKGROUND: Stroke is a serious health condition and the leading cause of disability, including erectile dysfunction (ED). The mechanisms and factors that predict ED in stroke are not fully elucidated. Several studies have shown a relationship between the location of the lesion in stroke with the onset of ED. The left hemispheric lesion was believed to disrupt the parasympathetic nervous system which is responsible for the regulation of erection. Stroke attack in this region therefore can be the underlying reason for ED. However, there are still contradictory findings in this area, and very few studies attempted to look at this problem, particularly among Asian male.
AIM: We would like to evaluate the association between left hemisphere lesion after ischemic stroke and the subsequent risk of developing ED.
METHODS: The study was conducted in the neurology polyclinic of Sanglah and Wangaya Hospital from February to August 2013. Subjects are all post-stroke patients who visited the neurology polyclinic of Sanglah and Wangaya Hospital that met inclusion and exclusion criteria.
RESULTS: There is a significant positive correlation (p < 0.05) between left hemisphere lesions and ED in stroke patients with a correlation coefficient (r) = 0.361 which means weak correlation and p = 0.032.
CONCLUSION: Left hemisphere lesions positively correlated with ED in stroke patients. Further longitudinal research is needed to see whether left hemisphere lesion in post-stroke patients is a risk factor for ED.
The One Step Melanoma Surgery (OSMS): A New Chance for More Adequate Surgical Treatment of Melanoma Patients!?
Authors: Tchernev Georgi , Temelkova Ivanka
Published: February 2019

One step melanoma surgery (OSMS) is applicable to all patients with clear clinical and dermatoscopic criteria for thin cutaneous melanomas or melanoma in situ lesions, even without the need for preoperative tumour thickness measurement. Amelanotic melanomas and melanomas with clinical and dermatoscopical features for regression zones could be problematic when applying the OSMS.  The methodology could be also applicable to all groups of patients where the tumour thickness could be measured preoperatively/by ultrasound (while in parallel also determining the status of the locoregional lymph nodes). For tumours with a tumour thickness between 2 and 4 mm, but also over 4mm the OSMS seems to be the correct choice.
Mélodie, essence et espèce. Thématisme et variations entre Raymond Ruyer et Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Authors: Zaietta Lucia
Published: February 2019

Dans cet article, nous analysons la façon dont Merleau-Ponty a repensé la notion d’essence dans le cadre de sa réflexion sur la nature et les vivants. Avant tout, nous verrons que Merleau-Ponty privilégie la métaphore de la mélodie pour comprendre le déploiement d’un événement vital et le développement d’un organisme. Il en résulte une approche particulière qui ne s’identifie ni avec le mécanisme ni avec le finalisme, mais qui se réfère au thématisme formulé par Ruyer. En conclusion, nous proposons une réflexion sur la notion d’espèce, à la lumière de cette nouvelle relation entre généralité et individualité.
A Novel Pathogenic Variant in
NDP
Gene With Incomplete Penetrance Manifests as X-Linked Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy
Authors: Scott Nathan L. , Tran Kimberly D. , Russell Jonathan F. , Hinkle John W. , Cernichiaro-Espinosa Linda A. , Lauer Andreas , Berrocal Audina M.
Published: February 2019

Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is a rare hereditary ocular disorder characterized by incomplete or abnormal development of peripheral retinal vasculature. The genes responsible for this disorder are associated with the wingless-related integration site (Wnt) signaling pathway, a critical pathway for the development of normal retinal vasculature. A pathogenic variant in any one of these genes may disrupt retinal vasculogenesis. Furthermore, the type and number of pathogenic variants may influence the severity of disease and clinical course. Here, the authors identify a novel pathogenic variant in the
NDP
gene, not previously described in the literature.

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Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina.
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La frappe de monnaie et sa légitimité entre Ibn Ḥazm et Abū l-‛Abbās Aḥmad al-‛Azafī
Authors: Cherif Mohamed
Published: February 2019

Este artículo estudia la obra inédita sobre metrología y numismática Itbāt mā laysa min-hu budd li-man arāda l-wuqūf ‛alā ḥaqīqat al-dinār wa-l-dirham wa-l-sā‛ wal-mudd, compuesta por Abū l-‛Abbās Aḥmad al-‛Azafī al-Sabfī (1162-1236). Se recogen informaciones biográficas sobre el autor y se estudia y analiza el contenido del texto, sus fuentes y su metodología. Se incluye la traducción de los capítulos relativos a la legitimidad y la necesidad de acuñar moneda, en los que el autor discute la posición de Ibn Ḥazm al respecto.
El Archivo digital de manuscritos árabes de la Escuela de Estudios Árabes (C.S.I.C.)
Authors: Ávila M.ª Luisa , Pénelas Mayte
Published: February 2019

Desde hace unos años la Escuela de Estudios Árabes (C.S.I.C.) lleva a cabo un proyecto de digitalización de manuscritos árabes. En este artículo se exponen las ventajas que ofrece la consulta de manuscritos en soporte informático frente a los métodos tradicionales, describiendo las diferentes etapas del proceso de creación de un archivo digital, desde el paso del manuscrito o microfilm a un soporte informático hasta el acceso a las imágenes almacenadas en el ordenador y su manejo.
Nota biographica: Maklouf Levi and Evariste Lévi-Provençal
Authors: Wasserstein David J.
Published: February 2019

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Puntualización sobre el manuscrito J-XXXIII y otros manuscritos aljamiados
Authors: Abboud-Haggar Soha
Published: February 2019

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Le Réveil de l’Afrique, de Rubió, y las fantasías literarias sobre el « peligro verde » en Francia y España (1871-1939)
Authors: Martín Rodríguez Mariano
Published: February 2019

La fantasía sobre una nueva invasión musulmana de Europa, esto es, sobre un « peligro verde » paralelo al « peligro amarillo » (y al « peligro rojo » intraoccidental), tuvo algunas manifestaciones narrativas interesantes en Francia y España entre 1871 y 1939. Junto a novelas convencionales sobre el tema firmadas por Danrit y Rubio Coloma, hubo obras en las que el recurso a géneros discursivos documentales tuvo por objeto dotar de mayor verosimilitud y credibilidad a estas fantasías bélicas, tales como la historiografía (ficticia) en Spronck, o el reportaje periodístico en Rubió. Este último publicó en Francia Le Réveil de l’Afrique (1936), que aborda el tema de la invasión futura desde África desde un punto de vista comprensivo muy actual y una forma que explota hábilmente los recursos de los discursos factuales al servicio de la fantasía especulativa y la reflexión geopolítica.
Guerra « al margen del cable ». Anticipación de la Segunda Guerra Mundial en las crónicas de Roberto Arlt
Authors: Raič Monika
Published: February 2019

En las crónicas Al margen del cable de los años 1937 y 1938 el escritor argentino Roberto Arlt anticipa la Segunda Guerra Mundial. ¿A través de qué recursos narratológicos y con qué fin anticipa un argentino una guerra que está preparándose en Europa ? Para abarcar esta problemática implicaré reflexiones sobre el fenómeno de la anticipación, la oposición entre guerra y paz, y la cuestión de subjetividad cosmopolita marginal. Los textos de Arlt exponen un afirmado interés por entender estructuras psicológicas, sociales, económicas y políticas entretejidas globalmente. Contrapongo la noción de historia universal de Kant con las reflexiones de Arlt sobre historia, guerra y paz. Leo las operaciones narrativas y la selección temática como táctica de inserción del sujeto cosmopolita marginal en el discurso global cuyo epicentro es Europa.
Microstructure, Texture and Mechanical Properties of Al Alloy A380 Prepared by Directional Solidification Method
Authors: Borkar Hemant , Seifeddine Salem , Jarfors Anders E.W.
Published: February 2019

The mechanical properties of Al-Si alloys are affected by several microstructural features such as secondary dendrite arm spacing (SDAS), size and shape of eutectic Si-particles, presence of intermetallics as well as by porosity. In the current study, Al-Si-Cu alloy A380 was prepared by a unique directional solidification method to produce samples with two different SDAS of 9 μm and 27 μm. The lower solidification rate resulted in larger SDAS, larger grain size, larger eutectic Si and larger intermetallics including Fe-rich β phase. The microstructure with higher solidification rate was found to be finer and more homogeneous with smaller eutectic Si and intermetallics. The specimen with larger SDAS exhibited stronger texture than the one with smaller SDAS. The specimen with smaller SDAS showed improved mechanical properties including YS, UTS and ductility.
Ballistic Performance Study of Kevlar29 Fibre Reinforced Polyester Composite
Authors: Sangamesh Rajole , Shivashankar Hiremath , Ravishankar K.S. , Kulkarni S.M.
Published: February 2019

Ballistic qualities of the material are important for the military defence barrier application for protection of military persons, their vehicles and equipment. In the present investigation ballistic performance of Kevlar29 fibre reinforced polyester composite (KPC) is analysed. A definite parametric study, taking into account various shape of projectiles (Flat-F, Spherical-S and Conical-C) impact on the composite target of different thicknesses (12, 16 and 20 mm). Impact velocity of the projectile considered for analysis 100-400 m / s. Ballistic parameters such as residual velocity, deformation and penetration behaviour are predicted. Conical projectile has more effect on the composite target compared to other projectiles. Composite thickness influenced the energy absorption. The thickness increase from 12 mm to 20 mm which leads to increase in energy absorption by almost 20%.
Experimental Description of Aging of Coconut Shell Powder/Epoxy Composite
Authors: Valášek Petr , Habrová Karolína
Published: February 2019

In the field of composite materials, in some areas, the current trend is the substitution of synthetic reinforcement by natural material. Biological reinforcements thus optimize the resulting mechanical characteristics in a number of cases, where the resulting material can be labeled as environmentally sensitive. The problem of biological materials can be their aging. For the specification of application areas of composite materials with biological reinforcement, it is necessary to know the stability of these materials over time. The paper describes the composite material with epoxy matrix and filler in the form of microparticles (100-200 μm) prepared from coconut shells (CSP/epoxy). Epoxy resin for joining materials in engineering was filled with 2.5, 5.0 and 10.0 wt.% of CSP, and resin used for vacuum infusion was filled with 30 wt.% of CSP (different kind of preparation of composite systems) . For an experimental description of aging was used degradation chamber, where both, the humidity and temperatures in each cycle were changed + 70 °C/-40 °C. An important indication of mechanical aging was used to describe aging, namely shear strength and tensile strength. The degradation period was 5 weeks, corresponding to 35 cycles, i.e. 840 hours of degradation. During the degradation time, the shear strength of the CSP composite dropped to 42.2%, the tensile strength of the prepared infusion system dropped by 49.6%.
Influence of functional groups on toxicity of carbon nanomaterials:
implication for toxicological evolution during atmospheric relevant
aging of soot
Authors: Liu Yongchun , Jiang Haotian , Liu Chunmei , Wang Lian , Zhang Bo , He Hong , Liu Sijin
Published: February 2019

Abstract. It has been well recognized that black carbon is toxic for human health, while it is still controversial about the influence of functionalization on its toxicity as well as the evolution of its toxicity due to chemical aging in the atmosphere. In the current study, the oxidation potential measured by dithiothreitol (DTT) decay rate and the cytotoxicity to murine macrophage cells of different functionalized carbon nanomaterials, which were used as model sample of black carbon, were investigated for understanding the role of functionalization in the toxicity of black carbon. The DTT decay rates of special black 4A (SB4A), graphene, graphene oxide, single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT), SWCNT-OH and SWCNT-COOH were 45.9±3.0, 58.5±6.6, 160.7±21.7, 38.9±8.9, 57.0±7.2 and 36.7±0.2 pmol min−1 μg−1, respectively. Epoxide was found to be mainly responsible for the largest DTT decay rate of graphene oxide compared with other materials based on comprehensive characterizations. Both carboxylation and hydroxylation showed little influence on the oxidation potential of these materials, while epoxidation contributes to the enhancement of oxidation potential. All these carbon nanomaterials were toxic to murine J774 cell line. However, oxidized carbon nanomaterials (graphene oxide, SWCNT-OH and SWCNT-COOH) showed weaker cytotoxicity to J774 cell line compared with the corresponding control sample as far as the metabolic activity was considered and stronger cytotoxicity to J774 cell line regarding to the membrane integrity and DNA incorporation. These results imply that epoxidation might enhance the oxidation potential of black carbon during transport in the atmosphere.
Environment Gradient related Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction to Ammonium in Huangmao Sea Estuary: Rates and Community Diversity
Authors: Jiang Ran , Zhang Shu-Xin , Wei Gou , He Rui , Yang Li-Ling , Chai Xin-Sheng
Published: February 2019

Abstract. The potential rates of dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) in the sediments collected from Huangmao Sea Estuary (HSE), one of Pearl River Estuaries in China, were investigated. The research covers a one-year period at 20 sites of HSE based on the 15N isotope and molecular biology analysis. The results showed that the environment gradients of nitrogen pollutants decreased from the estuary to the sea, and the characteristics of terrestrial pollutant export were obvious. 15NH4+ was detected in all sites in continuous-flow systems, which showed that DNRA existed in HSE potentially. In which the maximum 15NH4+ was 1948.5 μg/L, accordingly in situ rate of DNRA was 6.3 μg/L.h in 72 h. The high transcripts of nrfA gene were found at the same site, with values of 1 159 715 copics/(g wet sediment). Correspondingly, a very low transcripts of nrfA were found at other sites. Principal components analysis (PCA) based on community composition at genus level showed the distribution pattern of the nrfA gene sequences. Nine samples formed three distinct clusters, corresponding to their geographical locations, which suggested that salinity was likely to affect the selection of the nrfA bacterial populations. This study provide a better understanding of DNRA in the Pearl River Estuary.
Impact of wave physics on ocean–wave coupling in CMEMS-IBI Part B: Validation study
Authors: Rainaud Romain , Aouf Lotfi , Dalphinet Alice , Garcia Sotillo Marcos , Alvarez-Fanjul Enrique , Reffray Guillaume , Levier Bruno , Law-Chune Stéphane , Lorente Pablo , Toledano Cristina
Published: February 2019

Abstract. This work aims to evaluate the ocean/waves coupling based on input from the wave modelMFWAM. 1-year coupled runs including seasonal variability has been performed for the IberianBiscay and Ireland domain. We investigated the consequences of improvement in wave physics onthe mixed layer of the ocean with a fine horizontal grid size of 1/36°. The ocean model NEMO andthe wave model MFWAM have been used for this study to prepare the use of coupling operationallyin the IBI Copernicus Marine Service and Monitoring Evironment (CMEMS). Two wave physicsversions have been discussed in this study. The validation of sea surface temperature, surfacecurrents have been implemented in comparison with satellite and in-situ observations. The resultsshow a positive impact of the waves forcing on surface key parameters. For storm cases it has beendemonstrated a good skill of the ocean/wave coupling to capture the peak of surge event such as theone observed for Petra storm.
Seismic Hazard of L'Aquila downtown (central Italy): new insights for 3D geological model based on high-resolution seismic reflection profile and borehole stratigraphy
Authors: Tallini Marco , Spadi Marco , Cosentino Domenico , Nocentini Marco , Macerola Luca , Cavuoto Giuseppe , Di Fiore Vincenzo
Published: February 2019

Abstract. On 6 April 2009, a Mw 6.1 earthquake struck the Plio-Quaternary intermontane L'Aquila Basin in central Italy, causing strong damages in L'Aquila historical downtown and surroundings, which were affected by notable site effects. Previous works have suggested that different site effects may be related to the complex subsurface geologic architecture, given by the variability of thickness and lithology of L'Aquila Basin clastic deposits, on which the city was built. To improve the 3D geological model of L'Aquila downtown for seismic site response evaluation and to estimate the Seismic Hazard of possible buried active normal faults, a multitask project has been carried out consisting mainly of the integration of subsurface dataset, including geological and geophysical surveys. Data have been interpreted with the aim to conceive and build a detailed model for the Plio-Quaternary cover of the continental basin and the buried morphology of the Meso-Cenozoic bedrock. We report the results concerning the interpretation of a 1 km-long high-resolution seismic reflection profile and refraction tomography integrated with the stratigraphy from deep and shallow boreholes. The results allowed us to reconstruct the Plio-Quaternary succession below L'Aquila downtown. The Plio-Quaternary depocentre corresponds to a minor NNW-SSE graben, which is developed within the main regional graben that borders L'Aquila Basin. Finally, data interpretation allowed to reconstruct the Plio-Quaternary tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the basin, to evidence the recent activity of several faults, and to define the subsoil geological model of the study area. All these data, which are functional to define the seismic site effects and to detect the activity of faults, are useful to mitigate the Seismic Hazard of cultural heritage cities of central Italy, such as the case study of L'Aquila downtown.
A Poetics of the Self. Ricoeur’s Philosophy of the Will and Living Metaphor as Creative Praxis
Authors: Brooke Gildea Iris J.
Published: February 2019

This article presents the conceptual groundwork for a “poetics of the self” by theorizing how and why a creative praxis rooted in Ricoeur’s philosophy of the will and hermeneutics of the living metaphor contributes to an individual’s on-going development of self-awareness. Its focus is on the affective fragility that manifests in an individual’s intermediary status of polarities – finitude and infinitude, freedom and nature – in conjunction with Ricœur’s tensional status of metaphorical truth. The act of writing poetry, it suggests, can be an aesthetic mediation that develops insight into the primordial discord of the servile will.
Ce que l’action doit à l’affection. Éléments d’une phénoménologie de l’initiative chez Ricœur
Authors: Nal Emmanuel
Published: February 2019

Cette réflexion tentera de comprendre comment se pose le problème de la genèse de l’initiative, en commençant par s’interroger sur la perception affective à partir du concept de corps propre, pour montrer ensuite comment l’intentionnalité qui caractérise sa relation aux objets est aussi ce qui aiguille un désir, explicité par Ricœur à travers le concept de “thumos.” L’intention éthique procèdera du désir: désir de manifester une liberté, désir que la liberté de l’autre advienne. À partir de ces éléments d’analyse, nous essaierons de montrer comment l’initiative articule les aspects téléologique et déontologique de l’éthique, participe à l’avènement d’un sujet éthique tout en suscitant sa créativité.
La ‘faille’ chez Paul Ricœur. De l’identité symbolique et narrative, à l’identité gestuelle et langagière
Authors: Causse Guilhem
Published: February 2019

Dans L’Homme faillible, Ricœur découvre, au cœur de l’homme, une faille. À cause d’elle, l’homme est fragile: il est fragile médiation de lui-même et du monde, médiation à faire et à refaire, au risque permanent de se défaire. C’est ainsi que l’homme fragile est aussi faillible. Dans Soi-même comme un autre, Ricœur revient sur cette faille qui passe au cœur de soi, entre l’idem et l’ipse, livrant accès à l’alter. Cette image, la faille, guide Ricœur dans chacun de ces deux textes: elle nous donne accès à leur continuité mais aussi à l’écart qui les sépare. D’autre part, si cette image a inspiré l’œuvre de Ricœur, elle donne aussi de la critiquer: relisant la Symbolique du mal, nous mettrons en lumière une dimension de l’homme peu explorée par Ricœur et que notre actualité nous pousse à retrouver: le corps et le geste.
La médiation vulnérable. Puissance, acte et passivité chez Ricœur
Authors: Amalric Jean-Luc
Published: February 2019

Cet article se propose d’aborder la question de l’incarnation dans l’anthropologie philosophique de Ricœur en choisissant de faire porter ses analyses sur ces deux œuvres majeures que sont la Philosophie de la volonté et Soi-même comme un autre. Il défend la thèse selon laquelle la pensée ricœurienne de l’incarnation consiste pour l’essentiel à développer une analyse du corps propre comme médiation fragile, en s’efforçant d’articuler deux dialectiques complémentaires. Une première dialectique de l’acte et de la puissance exprime le caractère ontologique et opérant de ce procès dynamique de médiation, tandis qu’une seconde dialectique de l’activité et de la passivité pointe les limites et la vulnérabilité de cette médiation. L’articulation de ces deux dialectiques constitutives de notre expérience de l’incarnation peut alors être lue ultimement comme une dialectique de la structure et de l’événement dont le caractère à la fois éthique et ontologique constitue le cœur de l’anthropologie philosophique ricœurienne.
Ricœur’s Affirmation of Life in this World and his Journey to Ethics
Authors: Joy Morny
Published: February 2019

Although Paul Ricœur never wrote a book on acting and suffering, the essay focuses on Ricœur’s engagement with this topic. It was one of Ricœur’s abiding interests that consistently appeared over the years in a number of his works. Given his compassionate affirmation of life in this world, he was vitally concerned about human beings’ inhumanity, in the form of inflicting unmerited suffering on their fellow beings. His distress on this issue was clearly evident. This essay is an overview of Ricœur’s endeavors to try and alleviate such injustice by a commitment to an ethically grounded approach that aimed at “the good life with and for others, in just institutions.”
Introduction
Authors: Contreras Tasso Beatriz , Mena Malet Patricio
Published: February 2019

Introduction (english version) of ERRS, 2018, 9, 2, “Affectivity, Initiative, Fragility and Vulnerability in Ricœur’s Philosophical Anthropology”
Short communication: Estimation of genetic trends for body weight traits in Markhoz goat at different ages
Authors: Latifi Meysam , Razmkabir Mohammad
Published: February 2019

The objective of the present study was to estimate genetic trends for body weight at different ages in Markhoz goat, including birth weight (BW, n = 4758), weaning weight (WW, n= 3685), 6-month weight (6MW, n = 3420), 9-month weight (9MW, n = 3032) and 12-month weight (12MW, n = 2697). Data and pedigree information were collected from 1992 until 2014 at the Breeding Center of Markhoz goat, Sanandaj, Iran. The GLM procedure of SAS was used for selecting the variables and identifying significant fixed effects in the equation of model. Various animal models were applied for genetic analysis and the best model was determined based on Akaike information criteria (AIC). Breeding values of animals were predicted using Wombat program. Genetic trends were obtained by regressing the average predicted breeding values on birth year for each trait. Based on the best model, direct estimated genetic trends were positive and significance for WW, 6MW, 9MW and 12 MW were 15.51, 26.28, 58.36 and 76.70 g/year, respectively (p<0.001). Maternal genetic trend for BW and WW were 0.61 and 5.47 g/year, respectively (p<0.01). The low and moderate generic trends obtained in the present study, indicated the possibility of growth traits improvements through genetic selection at all ages in Markhoz goat.
Who Pays for Retail Electric Deregulation? Evidence of Cross-Subsidization from Complete Bill Data
Authors: Dormady Noah , Hoyt Matthew , Roa-Henriquez Alfredo , Welch William
Published: February 2019

Retail electric deregulation has been identified in the literature to have favorable price impacts to businesses and households because of the introduction of competition into rate-setting. Those studies often ignore the important role of regulatory intervention. They are also generally national or multi-state aggregated studies that ignore state- and utility-specific dynamics, and most rely on Energy Information Administration (EIA) price data that does not account for riders and surcharges on consumer bills, which can total more than 60 percent of bills. Using a unique panel of representative, complete electricity bill data from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), this paper provides a multi-utility panel regression analysis of the effect of retail deregulation on total electric bills in Ohio. The results identify two main sources of cross-subsidization that have generally cancelled out the favorable effects of restructuring. Both types of cross-subsidies result in substantial burden shifts to residential consumers.
Atomic Scale Magnetic Sensing and Imaging Based on Diamond NV Centers
Authors: Lee Myeongwon , Yoon Jungbae , Lee Donghun
Published: February 2019

The development of magnetic sensors simultaneously satisfying high magnetic sensitivity and high spatial resolution becomes more important in a wide range of fields including solid-state physics and life science. The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond is a promising candidate to realize nanometer-scale magnetometry due to its excellent spin coherence properties, magnetic field sensitivity, atomic-scale size and versatile operation condition. Recent experiments successfully demonstrate the use of NV center in various sensing and imaging applications. In this chapter, we review the basic sensing mechanisms of the NV center and introduce imaging applications based on scanning magnetometry and wide field-of-view optics.
Combined transcriptome and proteome profiling reveals specific molecular brain signatures for sex, maturation and circalunar clock phase
Authors: Schenk Sven , Bannister Stephanie C , Sedlazeck Fritz J , Anrather Dorothea , Minh Bui Quang , Bileck Andrea , Hartl Markus , von Haeseler Arndt , Gerner Christopher , Raible Florian , Tessmar-Raible Kristin
Published: February 2019

Many marine animals, ranging from corals to fishes, synchronise reproduction to lunar cycles. In the annelid Platynereis dumerilii, this timing is orchestrated by an endogenous monthly (circalunar) clock entrained by moonlight. Whereas daily (circadian) clocks cause extensive transcriptomic and proteomic changes, the quality and quantity of regulations by circalunar clocks have remained largely elusive. By establishing a combined transcriptomic and proteomic profiling approach, we provide first systematic insight into the molecular changes in Platynereis heads between circalunar phases, and across sexual differentiation and maturation. Whereas maturation elicits large transcriptomic and proteomic changes, the circalunar clock exhibits only minor transcriptomic, but strong proteomic regulation. Our study provides a versatile extraction technique and comprehensive resources. It corroborates that circadian and circalunar clock effects are likely distinct and identifies key molecular brain signatures for reproduction, sex and circalunar clock phase. Examples include prepro-whitnin/proctolin and ependymin-related proteins as circalunar clock targets.
A Gel‐Based Model of Selective Cell Motility: Implications for Cell Sorting, Diagnostics, and Screening
Authors: Ivanir Eran , Shachaf Yonatan , Mironi‐Harpaz Iris , Yeheskely‐Hayon Daniella , Hazanov Lena , Harpaz‐Segev Shlomit , Birman Tamara , Minai Limor , Melino Sonia , Yelin Dvir , Seliktar Dror
Published: February 2019

The ability to precisely control cell‐loaded material systems is essential for in vitro testing of novel therapeutics poised to advance to clinic. In this report, unique patterns of cell migration are devised into an in vitro gel‐in‐gel model for the purpose of obtaining cell response data to potentially therapeutic chemical agonists. The model consists of co‐cultures in a cell‐loaded microgel invading an acellular “sorting” gel. Material properties including biophysical and chemical compositions of the sorting gel are carefully controlled to guide a desired cell‐specific behavior, leading to massive tumor cell invasion by amoeboid migration mechanisms. Optical transparency enables straightforward and high‐throughput measurements of outgrowth response in the presence of either chemical and photoradiation therapy. Important dosing and drug sensitivity information are obtained with the gel‐in‐gel model using no more than a light microscope, without further need for arduous genomic or proteomic screening of the tissue samples.
A Double‐Layer Mechanochromic Hydrogel with Multidirectional Force Sensing and Encryption Capability
Authors: Zhu Qingdi , Van Vliet Krystyn , Holten‐Andersen Niels , Miserez Ali
Published: February 2019

Hydrogel‐based soft mechanochromic materials that display colorimetric changes upon mechanical stimuli have attracted wide interest in sensors and display device applications. A common strategy to produce mechanochromic hydrogels is through photonic structures, in which mechanochromism is obtained by strain‐dependent diffraction of light. Here, a distinct concept and simple fabrication strategy is presented to produce luminescent mechanochromic hydrogels based on a double‐layer design. The two layers contain different luminescent species—carbon dots and lanthanide ions—with overlapped excitation spectra and distinct emission spectra. The mechanochromism is rendered by strain‐dependent transmittance of the top‐layer, which regulates light emission from the bottom‐layer to control the overall hydrogel luminescence. An analytical model is developed to predict the initial luminescence color and color changes as a function of uniaxial strain. Finally, this study demonstrates proof‐of‐concept applications of the mechanochromic hydrogel for pressure and contact force sensors as well as for encryption devices.
Progress and Perspectives of Thin Film Kesterite Photovoltaic Technology: A Critical Review
Authors: Giraldo Sergio , Jehl Zacharie , Placidi Marcel , Izquierdo‐Roca Victor , Pérez‐Rodríguez Alejandro , Saucedo Edgardo
Published: February 2019

The latest progress and future perspectives of thin film photovoltaic kesterite technology are reviewed herein. Kesterite is currently the most promising emerging fully inorganic thin film photovoltaic technology based on critical raw‐material‐free and sustainable solutions. The positioning of kesterites in the frame of the emerging inorganic solar cells is first addressed, and the recent history of this family of materials briefly described. A review of the fast progress achieved earlier this decade is presented, toward the relative slowdown in the recent years partly explained by the large open‐circuit voltage (VOC) deficit recurrently observed even in the best solar cell devices in the literature. Then, through a comparison with the close cousin Cu(In,Ga)Se2 technology, doping and alloying strategies are proposed as critical for enhancing the conversion efficiency of kesterite. In the second section herein, intrinsic and extrinsic doping, as well as alloying strategies are reviewed, presenting the most relevant and recent results, and proposing possible pathways for future implementation. In the last section, a review on technological applications of kesterite is presented, going beyond conventional photovoltaic devices, and demonstrating their suitability as potential candidates in advanced tandem concepts, photocatalysis, thermoelectric, gas sensing, etc.
High‐Performance All‐Polymer Solar Cells Enabled by an n‐Type Polymer Based on a Fluorinated Imide‐Functionalized Arene
Authors: Sun Huiliang , Tang Yumin , Koh Chang Woo , Ling Shaohua , Wang Ruizhi , Yang Kun , Yu Jianwei , Shi Yongqiang , Wang Yingfeng , Woo Han Young , Guo Xugang
Published: February 2019

A novel imide‐functionalized arene, di(fluorothienyl)thienothiophene diimide (f‐FBTI2), featuring a fused backbone functionalized with electron‐withdrawing F atoms, is designed, and the synthetic challenges associated with highly electron‐deficient fluorinated imide are overcome. The incorporation of f‐FBTI2 into polymer affords a high‐performance n‐type semiconductor f‐FBTI2‐T, which shows a reduced bandgap and lower‐lying lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy level than the polymer analog without F or with F‐functionalization on the donor moiety. These optoelectronic properties reflect the distinctive advantages of fluorination of electron‐deficient acceptors, yielding “stronger acceptors,” which are desirable for n‐type polymers. When used as a polymer acceptor in all‐polymer solar cells, an excellent power conversion efficiency of 8.1% is achieved without any solvent additive or thermal treatment, which is the highest value reported for all‐polymer solar cells except well‐studied naphthalene diimide and perylene diimide‐based n‐type polymers. In addition, the solar cells show an energy loss of 0.53 eV, the smallest value reported to date for all‐polymer solar cells with efficiency > 8%. These results demonstrate that fluorination of imide‐functionalized arenes offers an effective approach for developing new electron‐deficient building blocks with improved optoelectronic properties, and the emergence of f‐FBTI2 will change the scenario in terms of developing n‐type polymers for high‐performance all‐polymer solar cells.
Improvement of the Electroluminescence Performance of Exciplex‐Based OLEDs by Effective Utilization of Long‐Range Coupled Electron–Hole Pairs
Authors: Yuan Peisen , Guo Xiaomin , Qiao Xianfeng , Yan Donghang , Ma Dongge
Published: February 2019

An effective method to utilize the radiation of long‐range coupled electron–hole pairs to improve the electroluminescence performance of exciplex‐based organic light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs) is realized by codoping an organic spacer into the bulk‐heterojunction exciplex emitter. The photoluminescence properties of the codoped films reveal that the fraction of delayed fluorescence will be clearly strengthened with an increasing codoping ratio, indicating that more triplet excitons can be utilized effectively, thus greatly enhancing the efficiency of exciplex‐based OLEDs. The maximum external quantum efficiency is improved by ≈105%, from 3.9% to 8.0%, and maintains 7.5% at a luminance of 1000 cd m−2; the codoped devices with the spacer also exhibit excellent spectrum stability under various applied voltages. Magneto‐electroluminescence properties are also investigated to verify the radiative process of long‐range coupled electron–hole pairs. Furthermore, based on this codoped system, low driving voltage, high efficiency, and low efficiency roll‐off are achieved in the orange phosphorescence OLEDs, indicating the advantage of this method in exciton regulation and utilization. This work can assist for further research to achieve high‐performance exciplex‐based OLEDs by adjusting the exciton behavior in device structure design.
Fabrication of Lyotropic Alignment Layers for Thermotropic Liquid Crystals Facilitated by a Polymer Template
Authors: Zhang Bingru , Schmidtke Jürgen , Kitzerow Heinz‐Siegfried
Published: February 2019

Uniformly aligned layers made of disodium cromoglycate (DSCG) or double‐stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) are fabricated. For this purpose, a thin liquid layer of a lyotropic chromonic liquid crystal made of DSCG and water or an aqueous solution of DNA is sandwiched between a silica substrate and an anisotropic polyethylene terephthalate film. Removal of the polymer film and subsequent drying yields a highly birefringent solid layer made of DSCG or DNA, respectively. Substrates with these well‐aligned layers can in turn be used to manufacture uniformly aligned samples of a thermotropic liquid crystal. The quality of the alignment is tested by measuring the order parameter of a dye‐doped nematic liquid crystal.
β‐Nitroacrylates as Starting Materials of Thiophene‐2‐Carboxylates Under Continuous Flow Conditions
Authors: Chiurchiù Elena , Patehebieke Yeersen , Gabrielli Serena , Ballini Roberto , Palmieri Alessandro
Published: February 2019

We report herein a general and efficient continuous flow‐based protocol for synthesizing thiophene‐2‐carboxylates starting from ketal‐functionalized β‐nitroacrylates. The protocol involves (i) a promoter‐free conjugate addition of thioacetic acid to β‐nitroacrylates, (ii) a base‐induced elimination of nitrous acid, and (iii) a final acid‐promoted domino cyclization‐aromatization process to afford the title targets. Thanks to the means of the flow chemistry and the use of solid supported systems, the three steps were combined in a whole flow chemical process, by which the products were isolated in good to excellent overall yields (38–88%).

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Metal–Organic Framework: A Novel Material for Triboelectric Nanogenerator–Based Self‐Powered Sensors and Systems
Authors: Khandelwal Gaurav , Chandrasekhar Arunkumar , Maria Joseph Raj Nirmal Prashanth , Kim Sang‐Jae
Published: February 2019

The triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) offers a simple and cost‐effective method to harness waste energy and works on the principle of contact electrification and electrostatic induction. The performance and application of TENG depend to a great extent on the material used for fabrication. The most widely used materials include polymers and a few metals, well‐arranged in the triboelectric series so as to promote electrification upon contact. New triboelectric materials are important for extending the applications and specificity of the TENG. A TENG based on a metal–organic framework (MOF) of the zeolitic imidazole family is reported here. The zeolitic imidazole framework‐8 (ZIF‐8) and Kapton are used as the active materials for MOF–TENG fabrication. Surface potential, structural, morphological and electrical measurements reveals detailed characteristics of ZIF‐8, confirming the MOF as a potential candidate for TENG applications. The MOF–TENG generates a sustainable output of 164 V and 7 µA in vertical contact–separation mode. Finally, a self‐powered UV counterfeit system and a tetracycline sensor are successfully developed and demonstrated with the MOF–TENG. The sensor is highly selective and reusable simply by washing.