bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Dietary cost associated with adherence to the Mediterranean diet, and its variation by socio-economic factors in the UK Fenland Study
Authors: Tong Tammy Y. N. , Imamura Fumiaki , Monsivais Pablo , Brage Søren , Griffin Simon J. , Wareham Nicholas J. , Forouhi Nita G.
Published: March 2018

High cost of healthy foods could be a barrier to healthy eating. We aimed to examine the association between dietary cost and adherence to the Mediterranean diet in a non-Mediterranean country. We evaluated cross-sectional data from 12 417 adults in the UK Fenland Study. Responses to 130-item FFQ were used to calculate a Mediterranean diet score (MDS). Dietary cost was estimated by matching food consumption data with retail prices of five major supermarkets. Using multivariable-adjusted linear regression, we examined the association of MDS and individual foods with dietary cost in absolute and relative scales. Subsequently, we assessed how much the association was explained by education, income, marital status and occupation, by conducting mediation analysis and testing interaction by these variables. High compared with low MDS (top to bottom third) was associated with marginally higher cost by 5·4 % (95 % CI 4·4, 6·4) or £0·20/d (95 % CI 0·16, 0·25). Participants with high adherence had higher cost associated with the healthier components (e.g. vegetables, fruits and fish), and lower cost associated with the unhealthy components (e.g. red meat, processed meat and sweets) (Pfor trend<0·001 each). In total, 20·7 % (95 % CI 14·3, 27·0) of the MDS-cost association was explained by the selected socio-economic factors, and the MDS-cost association was of greater magnitude in lower socio-economic groups (Pinteraction<0·005). Overall, greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with marginally higher dietary cost, partly modified and explained by socio-economic status, but the potential economic barriers of high adherence might be offset by cost saving from reducing unhealthy food consumption.
Nitrate supplementation improves physical performance specifically in non-athletes during prolonged open-ended tests: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Campos Helton O. , Drummond Lucas R. , Rodrigues Quezia T. , Machado Frederico S. M. , Pires Washington , Wanner Samuel P. , Coimbra Cândido C.
Published: March 2018

Nitrate (NO3−) is an ergogenic nutritional supplement that is widely used to improve physical performance. However, the effectiveness of NO3− supplementation has not been systematically investigated in individuals with different physical fitness levels. The present study analysed whether different fitness levels (non-athletes v. athletes or classification of performance levels), duration of the test used to measure performance (short v. long duration) and the test protocol (time trials v. open-ended tests v. graded-exercise tests) influence the effects of NO3− supplementation on performance. This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted and reported according to the guidelines outlined in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) statement. A systematic search of electronic databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus and ProQuest, was performed in August 2017. On the basis of the search and inclusion criteria, fifty-four and fifty-three placebo-controlled studies evaluating the effects of NO3− supplementation on performance in humans were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis, respectively. NO3− supplementation was ergogenic in non-athletes (mean effect size (ES) 0·25; 95 % CI 0·11, 0·38), particularly in evaluations of performance using long-duration open-ended tests (ES 0·47; 95 % CI 0·23, 0·71). In contrast, NO3− supplementation did not enhance the performance of athletes (ES 0·04; 95 % CI −0·05, 0·15). After objectively classifying the participants into different performance levels, the frequency of trials showing ergogenic effects in individuals classified at lower levels was higher than that in individuals classified at higher levels. Thus, the present study indicates that dietary NO3− supplementation improves physical performance in non-athletes, particularly during long-duration open-ended tests.
A novel body circumferences-based estimation of percentage body fat
Authors: Lahav Yair , Epstein Yoram , Kedem Ron , Schermann Haggai
Published: March 2018

Anthropometric measures of body composition are often used for rapid and cost-effective estimation of percentage body fat (%BF) in field research, serial measurements and screening. Our aim was to develop a validated estimate of %BF for the general population, based on simple body circumferences measures. The study cohort consisted of two consecutive samples of health club members, designated as ‘development’ (n476, 61 % men, 39 % women) and ‘validation’ (n224, 50 % men, 50 % women) groups. All subjects underwent anthropometric measurements as part of their registration to a health club. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan was used as the ‘gold standard’ estimate of %BF. Linear regressions where used to construct the predictive equation (%BFcal). Bland–Altman statistics, Lin concordance coefficients and percentage of subjects falling within 5 % of %BF estimate by DEXA were used to evaluate accuracy and precision of the equation. The variance inflation factor was used to check multicollinearity. Two distinct equations were developed for men and women: %BFcal(men)=10·1−0·239H+0·8A−0·5N; %BFcal(women)=19·2−0·239H+0·8A−0·5N(H, height;A, abdomen;N, neck, all in cm). Bland–Altman differences were randomly distributed and showed no fixed bias. Lin concordance coefficients of %BFcalwere 0·89 in men and 0·86 in women. About 79·5 % of %BF predictions in both sexes were within ±5 % of the DEXA value. The Durnin–Womersley skinfolds equation was less accurate in our study group for prediction of %BF than %BFcal. We conclude that %BFcaloffers the advantage of obtaining a reliable estimate of %BF from simple measurements that require no sophisticated tools and only a minimal prior training and experience.
LOYALTY REBATES AND ABUSE OF DOMINANCE
Authors: Friend Mark
Published: March 2018

THE recent judgment of the Court of Justice in Intel v Commission (Case C-413/14 P, EU:C:2017:632) deserves a cautious welcome for signalling a move to a more economics-based approach to the assessment of loyalty rebates under Article 102 TFEU, and for modulating the rigid legal presumptions that have characterised nearly four decades of case law. Yet it also represents a missed opportunity to provide a comprehensive analytical framework for one of the more unsatisfactory areas of EU competition law.
OPINION 2/15 OF THE CJEU: DELINEATING THE SCOPE OF THE NEW EU COMPETENCE IN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Authors: Yotova Rumiana
Published: March 2018

ON 16 May 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its Opinion 2/15 concerning the competence of the EU to conclude the Free Trade Agreement with Singapore (EUSFTA) (ECLI:EU:C:2017:376). The Opinion was requested by the Commission which argued, with the support of the European Parliament (EP), that the EU had exclusive competence to conclude the EUSFTA. The Council and 25 of the Member States countered that the EUSFTA should be concluded as a mixed agreement – that is, by the EU and each of its members – because some of its provisions fell under the shared competence of the organisation or the competence of the Member States alone.
SEASIDE ALTARS OF APOLLO DELPHINIOS, EMBEDDED HYMNS, AND THE TRIPARTITE STRUCTURE OF THE HOMERICHYMN TO APOLLO
Authors: Faraone Christopher A.
Published: March 2018

Although recent and ongoing excavations of the sanctuary of Apollo Delphinios in Miletus have prompted archaeologists to discuss anew the aetiological references to the same god and his altar at the end of the HomericHymn to Apollo, these discussions have yet to make any impact on literary scholars working on the poem itself. Indeed, we now know that in archaic Miletus an altar of Apollo Delphinios was erected, as in the hymn, directly upon a sandy beach beside a harbour and was probably the focus, as in the hymn, of some kind of sacrificial ritual, before the annual procession to another famous Panhellenic oracle of Apollo at Didyma. These new revelations provide an incentive for returning to the somewhat puzzling details in the scene on the beach at Crisa in the HomericHymn, with its agrarian offering and meal (both of roasted barley) followed by a paeanic procession of musician and singers. I will argue that the Milesian parallels allow us to see more clearly that, like the Delian episode at the start of the HomericHymn, the events at Crisa seem to reflect a shorter hexametrical hymn originally composed for a seaside sanctuary at Crisa and then later adapted, again like the Delian section, by a poet intent on praising Apollo as a Panhellenic deity, whose most important place of worship was Delphi. Such an argument leads, finally, to a positive assessment of the recent suggestion that the HomericHymn to Apollodoes not have a bipartite structure (Delian–Delphic), as is usually assumed or argued, but rather a tripartite one (Delian–Delphic–Crisaean) that organizes the poem into three hymnic movements: birth, oracle, priesthood.
UNDERSTANDING DELPHI THROUGH TIBET
Authors: Flower Michael A.
Published: March 2018

The question of the exact nature of the Pythia's expertise has been the subject of academic debate for a very long time. It would indeed not be an exaggeration to say that this has been, and continues to be, one of the most controversial questions in the study of ancient Greek religion. Modern scholars are sharply divided over whether any inspired female oracles, and especially the Pythia at Delphi, had the ability to prophesy in hexameter verse without male assistance. During the classical period the two most famous oracles were those of Zeus at Dodona in Epirus in north-western Greece and of Apollo at Delphi, which was located on the south-western spur of Mount Parnassus. According to Plato (Phaedrus244), the Delphic priestess, as well as the priestesses at Dodona, prophesied in a state of altered consciousness (which he callsmania), and were practitioners of ‘inspired prophecy’ (mantikē entheos).
Beta Matrix and Common Factors in Stock Returns
Authors: Ahn Seung C. , Horenstein Alex R. , Wang Na
Published: March 2018

We consider the estimation methods for the rank of a beta matrix corresponding to a multifactor model and study which method would be appropriate for data with a large number of assets. Our simulation results indicate that a restricted version of Cragg and Donald’s (1997) Bayesian information criterion estimator is quite reliable for such data. We use this estimator to analyze some selected asset pricing models with U.S. stock returns. Our results indicate that the beta matrix from many models fails to have full column rank, suggesting that risk premiums in these models are underidentified.
Two new species ofArthoniaceaefrom old-growth European forests,Arthonia thorianaandInoderma sorediatum, and a new genus forSchismatomma niveum
Authors: ERTZ Damien , SANDERSON Neil , ŁUBEK Anna , KUKWA Martin
Published: March 2018

Two new species ofArthoniaceaeare described from old-growth European forests:Arthonia thorianafrom Horner Combe in Great Britain andInoderma sorediatumfrom the Białowieża Forest in Poland. Phylogenetic analyses using mtSSU sequences were used to determine the generic affiliation of the two species.Arthonia thorianais characterized by a non-lichenized white thallus, pallid brown, white pruinose ascomata of 0·12–0·30 mm diam., richly anastomosing paraphysoids and (1–2–)3-septate ascospores of 9–12×3·0–3·5 µm.Inoderma sorediatumdiffers from all other species of the genus by a sorediate thallus and the production of confluentic acid. It is the sister species toI. afromontanumin our phylogenetic analyses. The discovery of the new species supports the high value of these forests for biodiversity action plans. Phylogenetic analyses also placeSchismatomma niveumin theArthoniaceaeand the new genusSnippociais described to accommodate it. The genusLepranthais resurrected for its type species (L. cinereopruinosa). A lectotype is designated forArthonia pruinosella.
The British endemic Enterographa sorediata is the widespread Syncesia myrticola (Roccellaceae, Arthoniales)
Authors: ERTZ Damien , COPPINS Brian J. , SANDERSON Neil A.
Published: March 2018

Enterographa sorediata is a corticolous, crustose lichen endemic to the southern part of Great Britain where it is confined to old-growth woodlands. This lichen is rarely fertile and mainly characterized by a sorediate thallus producing protocetraric acid. However, phylogenetic analyses using nuLSU, RPB2 and nuITS sequences suggest that E. sorediata belongs to the genus Syncesia and is conspecific with S. myrticola. This is corroborated by the chemistry and the recent observation of a thallus with both fully developed S. myrticola-like apothecia and soralia. This provides further evidence of the difficulties involved in correctly placing sorediate sterile morphs of crustose lichens into particular genera without using molecular data. An updated distribution map of S. myrticola for Great Britain and Ireland is provided, showing that the sorediate morph extends more inland whereas the fertile morph is more coastal.
Reduced immunity to measles in adults with major depressive disorder
Authors: Ford Bart N. , Yolken Robert H. , Dickerson Faith B. , Teague T. Kent , Irwin Michael R. , Paulus Martin P. , Savitz Jonathan
Published: March 2018

Background

Depression can impair the immunogenicity of vaccine administration in adults. Whereas many vaccinations are administered in childhood, it is not known whether adolescent or adult onset depression is associated with impairments in the maintenance of protection of childhood vaccines. This study tested the hypothesis that individuals with adolescent or adult onset mood disorders would display compromised immunity to measles, a target of childhood vaccination.

Methods

IgG antibodies to measles were quantified using a solid phase immunoassay in volunteers with bipolar disorder (BD, n = 64, mean age of onset = 16.6 ± 5.6), currently depressed individuals with major depressive disorder (cMDD, n = 85, mean age of onset = 17.9 ± 7.0), remitted individuals with a history of MDD (rMDD, n = 82, mean age of onset = 19.2 ± 8.6), and non-depressed comparison controls (HC, n = 202), all born after the introduction of the measles vaccine in the USA in 1963.

Results

Relative to HC, both the cMDD group (p = 0.021, adjusted odds ratios (OR) = 0.47, confidence interval (CI) = 0.24–0.90), and the rMDD group (p = 0.038, adjusted OR = 0.50, CI = 0.26–0.97) were less likely to test seropositive for measles. Compared with unmedicated MDD participants, currently medicated MDD participants had a longer lifetime duration of illness and were less likely to test seropositive for measles.

Conclusions

Individuals with adolescent or adult onset MDD are less likely to test seropositive for measles. Because lower IgG titers are associated with increased risk of measles infection, MDD may increase the risk and severity of infection possibly because of impaired maintenance of vaccine-related protection from measles.
The evil-god challenge: extended and defended
Authors: COLLINS JOHN M.
Published: March 2018

Stephen Law developed a challenge to theism, known as the evil-god challenge (Law (2010) ). The evil-god challenge to theism is to explain why the theist's responses to the problem of evil are any better than the diabolist's – who believes in a supremely evil god – rejoinders to the problem of good, when all the theist's ploys (theodicy, sceptical theism, etc.) can be parodied by the diabolist.

In the first part of this article, I extend the evil-god challenge by showing that additional theist replies to the problem of evil (more theodicies, the privation view of evil, and others) also may be appropriated, with just as much plausibility, in support of the diabolist position. In the second part of the article, I defend the evil-god challenge against several objections.
Omni-beauty as a divine attribute
Authors: ROBSON JON
Published: March 2018

The claim that God is perfectly beautiful has played a key role within the history of a number of religious traditions. However, this view has received surprisingly little attention from philosophers of religion in recent decades. In this article I aim to remedy this neglect by addressing some key philosophical issues surrounding the doctrine of divine beauty. I begin by considering how best to explicate the claim that God is perfectly beautiful before moving on to ask what consequences accepting this claim will have for our broader theorizing in philosophy.
At the Limits of Cultural Heritage Rights? The Glasgow Bajuni Campaign and the UK Immigration System: A Case Study
Authors: Hill Emma C. , Craith Máiréad Nic , Clopot Cristina
Published: March 2018

In 2003, the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO ICH Convention) formalized provision for forms of heritage not solely rooted in the material world. This expanded the scope and accessibility of cultural heritage rights for communities and groups. To much commentary and critique, the United Kingdom (UK) infamously decided not to ratify the UNESCO ICH Convention. This article examines the implications of the UK’s decision not to ratify the Convention for the cultural heritage and human rights of an asylum-seeking group in Glasgow, Scotland, namely, the Glasgow Bajuni campaigners, members of a minority Somali clan. Based on participatory ethnographic fieldwork with the group and analysis of their asylum cases, this article makes two observations: first, that the UK’s absence from the Convention establishes a precedent in which other state actors (that is, immigration authorities) are emboldened to advance skepticism over matters involving intangible cultural heritage and, second, that despite this, limitations in current provisions in the UNESCO ICH Convention would provide the group with little additional protection than they currently have. Developing these observations, we critique current UK approaches to intangible cultural heritage as complicit in the maintenance of hierarchies and the border. Finally, we consider the extent to which the current provisions of the UNESCO ICH Convention might be improved to include migrant and asylum-seeking groups.
Saving Hasankeyf: Limits and Possibilities of International Human Rights Law
Authors: Aykan Bahar
Published: March 2018

This article explores the limits and possibilities of international human rights law in protecting cultural heritage from state-led destruction. It does so by focusing on two attempts by activists and non-governmental organizations to have the United Nations and the Council of Europe intervene to save the ancient city of Hasankeyf in Turkey’s southeast region, which will soon be flooded by the reservoir waters of the Ilısu Dam. Adopting a heritage rights focus, these grassroots initiatives have argued that Hasankeyf’s destruction would constitute a violation of human rights because it would deprive people of their right to participate in, and benefit from, cultural heritage. I suggest that, as powerful attempts to link cultural heritage and human rights, these cases demonstrate the need for more effective and legally binding international frameworks to protect heritage rights as an aspect of human rights.
Maladaptive Behaviours Associated with Generalized Anxiety Disorder: An Item Response Theory Analysis
Authors: Mahoney Alison E.J. , Hobbs Megan J. , Newby Jill M. , Williams Alishia D. , Andrews Gavin
Published: March 2018

Background: Cognitive models of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) suggest that maladaptive behaviours may contribute to the maintenance of the disorder; however, little research has concentrated on identifying and measuring these behaviours. To address this gap, the Worry Behaviors Inventory (WBI) was developed and has been evaluated within a classical test theory (CTT) approach. Aims: As CTT is limited in several important respects, this study examined the psychometric properties of the WBI using an Item Response Theory approach. Method: A large sample of adults commencing treatment for their symptoms of GAD (n = 537) completed the WBI in addition to measures of GAD and depression symptom severity. Results: Patients with a probable diagnosis of GAD typically engaged in four or five maladaptive behaviours most or all of the time in an attempt to prevent, control or avoid worrying about everyday concerns. The two-factor structure of the WBI was confirmed, and the WBI scales demonstrated good reliability across a broad range of the respective scales. Together with previous findings, our results suggested that hypervigilance and checking behaviours, as well as avoidance of saying or doing things that are worrisome, were the most relevant maladaptive behaviours associated with GAD, and discriminated well between adults with low, moderate and high degrees of the respective WBI scales. Conclusions: Our results support the importance of maladaptive behaviours to GAD and the utility of the WBI to index these behaviours. Ramifications for the classification, theoretical conceptualization and treatment of GAD are discussed.
Conversations with Sir John Hamilton Baker QC: Aspects of Resolving the Legal History of the Common Law
Authors: Dingle Lesley
Published: March 2018

Professor Sir John Baker was born in Sheffield in April 1944 towards the end of the Second World War. His path into legal history was via the Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford, and University College London (UCL) in the early 1960s. It was his good fortune that lecturing arrangements still in place at UCL as a wartime legacy caused him to fall under the inspirational guidance of Professor Toby Milsom at LSE for his legal history tuition. By the time John Baker moved to Cambridge in 1971 he had been called to the Bar at the Inner Temple, and his interest in the development of the common law in the late mediaeval/early Tudor period was firmly grounded. The next forty years were spent at Cambridge, where he established an enviable reputation as an innovative and meticulous scholar, whose publications output has become legendary. He retired from the Downing Chair of the Laws of England in 2011, and was knighted for his services to legal history in 2003. This article by Lesley Dingle attempts to highlight some aspects of Professor Baker's illustrious career, and should be read in conjunction with his entry in the Cambridge Eminent Scholars Archive, both of which are based on interviews that she conducted with Sir John in the Law Faculty in February-March 2017.
Data Protection in UK Library and Information Services: Are We Ready for GDPR?
Authors: Bailey Josephine
Published: March 2018

Against a backdrop of increasing data security and privacy concerns, current data protection law will soon be overhauled by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Previous research has indicated a lack of data protection management in libraries, however, it has been nine years since the latest study. This article by Josephine Bailey aims to provide an updated review of the extent of data protection management in UK library and information services and gauge preparation for the incoming GDPR.
The Negotiation Game: How to Get a Fair Deal
Authors: Fishleigh Jackie
Published: March 2018

In this article Jackie Fishleigh takes a look at the art of negotiation as a skill when trying to reach a fair deal. She draws on her experience in the information and library business whereby she has dealt with publishers and suppliers and, at the end of her article, she provides her own checklist of ten top tips on negotiation.
Comment on ‘Large-Scale Cognitive GWAS Meta-Analysis Reveals Tissue-Specific Neural Expression and Potential Nootropic Drug Targets’ by Lam et al.
Authors: Hill W. David
Published: March 2018

Intelligence and educational attainment are strongly genetically correlated. This relationship can be exploited by Multi-Trait Analysis of GWAS (MTAG) to add power to Genome-wide Association Studies (GWAS) of intelligence. MTAG allows the user to meta-analyze GWASs of different phenotypes, based on their genetic correlations, to identify association's specific to the trait of choice. An MTAG analysis using GWAS data sets on intelligence and education was conducted by Lam et al. (2017). Lam et al. (2017) reported 70 loci that they described as ‘trait specific’ to intelligence. This article examines whether the analysis conducted by Lam et al. (2017) has resulted in genetic information about a phenotype that is more similar to education than intelligence.
Berufliche Weiterbildung älterer Beschäftigter
Authors: Schmid Linda , Pfetsch Jan
Published: March 2018

Zusammenfassung. Die berufliche Weiterbildungsaktivität sichert und erweitert berufliche Kenntnisse und Kompetenzen, allerdings sinkt die Teilnahmequote an beruflichen Weiterbildungen mit zunehmendem Lebensalter. Angesichts des demographischen Wandels und der alternden Erwerbsbevölkerung analysiert die vorliegende Studie daher – in Anlehnung an die Theorie des geplanten Verhaltens – individuelle (Einstellung, subjektive Norm, wahrgenommene Verhaltenskontrolle), angebotsbezogene (Weiterbildungsdidaktik) und organisationale Faktoren (lernförderliche Unternehmenskultur) der Weiterbildungsintention von älteren Erwerbstätigen. An einer schriftlichen Befragung nahmen N = 161 Beschäftigte eines deutschen Energieunternehmens teil, die älter als 45 Jahre waren. Die Ergebnisse zeigten, dass neben der persönlichen Einstellung gegenüber beruflicher Weiterbildung als stärkstem Prädiktor, das soziale Arbeitsumfeld, die wahrgenommene Verhaltenskontrolle und eine lernförderliche Unternehmenskultur bedeutend für die Weiterbildungsintention älterer Lernender sind. Während eine spezifische Didaktik von Weiterbildungsangeboten für ältere Erwerbstätige unbedeutend erscheint, haben besonders die persönliche Einstellung sowie eine lernförderliche Unternehmenskultur ein großes Potential für die Förderung von Weiterbildungsaktivitäten von älteren Beschäftigten.
National Immigration Receiving Contexts
Authors: Marks Amy K. , McKenna John L. , Garcia Coll Cynthia
Published: March 2018

Abstract. Extraordinary increases in refugee and voluntary migration have recently been observed in many European and North American countries. At the same time, negative attitudes toward immigrants and unfavorable immigration-related policy changes are promoting national climates of increased discrimination, fear of deportation, and experiences of income and education inequality among many immigrant origin youth and families. This paper considers how national receiving contexts, in particular the efficacy of national immigration integration policies and markers of national attitudes toward immigrants, can shape both native-born youth and immigrant and refugee youth well-being. Using an ecological framework, we draw from the recent empirical literature and three sources of international policy and child well-being data, to assess how national receiving contexts matter for native-born children and immigrant youth adaptation. Results indicate strong linkages among the macro-level contexts of multicultural policies and positive integration approaches with overall child well-being. More favorable immigrant national attitudes, and the more micro-level perceptions of discrimination and xenophobia, also matter tremendously for immigrant and refugee youth adaptation and health outcomes.
Competitive Frames and Accuracy Motivations
Authors: Borah Porismita
Published: March 2018

Abstract. To examine the psychological mechanisms involved in value framing effects, the present study extends previous research on competitive frames and tests the mediating role of ambivalence in value framing effects. The current research delves into the nuances of value framing effects and helps explain processes such as applicability. Two web-based experiments were conducted using value frames related to two different issues, civil liberties and gay rights. Findings from moderated-mediation models indicate that when individuals are exposed to competitive frames they feel ambivalent. Because of this ambivalence, participants were more willing to seek information and showed increased online information-seeking behavior. However, these findings are true only in cases of individuals who are motivated to process the information. Implications are discussed.
Erratum: Recombinant Mutated Human TNF in Combination with Chemotherapy for Stage IIIB/IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Randomized, Phase III Study
Authors: Ma Xiaowen , Song Yang , Zhang Kuo , Shang Lei , Gao Yuan , Zhang Wei , Xue Xiaochang , Jia Huimin , Geng Jian , Zhou Wei , Dang Yazheng , Li Enxiao , Ti Xinyu , Fan Fulin , Zhang Yingqi , Li Meng
Published: March 2018

Correction to: Scientific Reports 5: Article number: 9918; published online: 21 April 2015; updated: 19 March 2018 The original version of this Article contained a typographical error in the volume number ‘5’ was incorrectly given as ‘4’. This error has now been corrected in the PDF and HTML versions of the Article.
Erratum: Conceptualization and validation of an open-source closed-loop deep brain stimulation system in rat
Authors: Wu Hemmings , Ghekiere Hartwin , Beeckmans Dorien , Tambuyzer Tim , van Kuyck Kris , Aerts Jean-Marie , Nuttin Bart
Published: March 2018

Correction to: Scientific Reports 5: Article number: 9921; published online: 21 April 2015; updated: 19 March 2018 The original version of this Article contained a typographical error in the volume number ‘5’ was incorrectly given as ‘4’. This error has now been corrected in the PDF and HTML versions of the Article.
Retraction Note: Efficient Quantum Transmission in Multiple-Source Networks
Authors: Luo Ming-Xing , Xu Gang , Chen Xiu-Bo , Yang Yi-Xian , Wang Xiaojun
Published: March 2018

Scientific Reports 5: Article number: 7627; published online: 16 January 2015; updated: 19 March 2018. The original version of this Article contained a typographical error in the volume number ‘5’ was incorrectly given as ‘4’. This error has now been corrected in the PDF and HTML versions of the Article.
Erratum: Reducing Cascading Failure Risk by Increasing Infrastructure Network Interdependence
Authors: Korkali Mert , Veneman Jason G. , Tivnan Brian F. , Bagrow James P. , Hines Paul D. H.
Published: March 2018

Correction to: Scientific Reports 7: Article number: 44499; published online: 20 March 2017; updated: 19 March 2018 The original HTML version of this Article contained typographical errors in the legend of Figure 2. “In our smart grid models, the initiating failure ① potentially causes overloads ③ which causes an edge failure and #x02464; a loss of power at the “sink” node.
Correction: Corrigendum: Entire CD3ε, δ, and γ humanized mouse to evaluate human CD3–mediated therapeutics
Authors: Ueda Otoya , Wada Naoko A. , Kinoshita Yasuko , Hino Hiroshi , Kakefuda Mami , Ito Tsuneo , Fujii Etsuko , Noguchi Mizuho , Sato Kiyoharu , Morita Masahiro , Tateishi Hiromi , Matsumoto Kaoru , Goto Chisato , Kawase Yosuke , Kato Atsuhiko , Hattori Kunihiro , Nezu Junichi , Ishiguro Takahiro , Jishage Kou-ichi
Published: March 2018

Correction to: Scientific Reports 7: Article number: 45839; published online: 03 April 2017; updated: 19 March 2018 In this Article, the Authors neglected to include the Data and Material Availability section. This section should read: “Data and material availability The novel mouse strain generatedin this study is available on request from Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.
An integrated experimental and theoretical reaction path search: analyses of the multistage reaction of an ionized diethylether dimer involving isomerization, proton transfer, and dissociation
Authors: Matsuda Yoshiyuki , Xie Min , Fujii Asuka
Published: March 2018

A multistage reaction involving isomerization, proton transfer, and dissociation of an ionized diethylether dimer is studied by combination of infrared spectroscopy, tandem mass spectrometry, and a theoretical reaction path search.
Mechanochemistry – a new powerful green approach to the direct synthesis of alkoxysilanes
Authors: Temnikov Maxim N. , Anisimov Anton A. , Zhemchugov Pavel V. , Kholodkov Dmitry N. , Goloveshkin Alexander S. , Naumkin Alexander V. , Chistovalov Sergey M. , Katsoulis Dimitris , Muzafarov Aziz M.
Published: March 2018

The present work shows a new one-stage mechanochemical method for the direct synthesis of alkoxysilanes.
Following Ramachandran 2: exit vector plot (EVP) analysis of disubstituted saturated rings
Authors: Grygorenko Oleksandr O. , Demenko Daryna , Volochnyuk Dmitry M. , Komarov Igor V.
Published: March 2018

EVP analysis of common saturated rings revealed five regions (α–ε); only part of them corresponds to 3D molecular structures.
Diiron monooxygenases in natural product biosynthesis
Authors: Komor Anna J. , Jasniewski Andrew J. , Que Lawrence , Lipscomb John D.
Published: March 2018

Two new families of diiron cluster-containing oxygenases serve as tailoring enzymes for NRPS and PKS biosynthetic systems.
Electrochemical and optoelectronic properties of terthiophene- and bithiophene-based polybenzofulvene derivatives
Authors: Fabrizi de Biani Fabrizia , Reale Annalisa , Razzano Vincenzo , Paolino Marco , Giuliani Germano , Donati Alessandro , Giorgi Gianluca , Mróz Wojciech , Piovani Daniele , Botta Chiara , Cappelli Andrea
Published: March 2018

The electrochemical behavior of some polybenzofulvene derivatives bearing bithiophene (BT) or terthiophene (TT) side chains was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and cross-linked materials were obtained by dimerization of the BT or TT side chains.
Antimicrobial activity of nano-sized silver colloids stabilized by nitrogen-containing polymers: the key influence of the polymer capping
Authors: Batista Carin C. S. , Albuquerque Lindomar J. C. , de Araujo Iris , Albuquerque Brunno L. , da Silva Fernanda D. , Giacomelli Fernando C.
Published: March 2018

The antimicrobial activity of silver colloids depends on Ag+kinetic release that is governed by the chemical nature of the polymer coating in polymer-stabilized assemblies.
Improved hydrogen storage of LiBH4and NH3BH3by catalysts
Authors: Luo Yumei , Sun Lixian , Xu Fen , Liu Zongwen
Published: March 2018

The research and development of new high capacity hydrogen storage materials is of both academic significance and practical importance.
Sulfur-driven switching of the Ullmann coupling on Au(111)
Authors: Rodríguez-Fernández Jonathan , Schmidt Søren Birthin , Lauritsen Jeppe V.
Published: March 2018

We demonstrate the inhibition and reactivation of the Ullmann coupling reaction by molecular gases.
On the making of aromatic organometallic superalkali complexes
Authors: Parida Rakesh , Reddy G. Naaresh , Ganguly Anirban , Roymahapatra Gourisankar , Chakraborty Arindam , Giri Santanab
Published: March 2018

First principle calculation on Au3(Py)3 and Au3(IMD)3 systems shows that they are superalkali and exhibit good nonlinear optical property.
High alkaline ion storage capacity of hollow interwoven structured Sb/TiO2 particles: the galvanic replacement formation mechanism and volumetric buffer effect
Authors: Zhou Lin , Cheng Yong , Sun Qujiang , Sun Lianshan , Wang Chunli , Wang Xuxu , Yin Dongming , Wang Limin , Ming Jun
Published: March 2018

A new galvanic replacement synthetic strategy and intriguing hollow interwoven structured Sb/TiO2 with high alkaline ion storage capacity are introduced.
Effect of water/glycerol polymorphism on dynamic nuclear polarization
Authors: Leavesley Alisa , Wilson Christopher B. , Sherwin Mark , Han Songi
Published: March 2018

The propensity of water/glycerol glasses to form polymorphs influences the performance and reproducibility of dynamic nuclear polarization amplification of NMR signal.
Potassium-incorporated mesoporous carbons: strong solid bases with enhanced catalytic activity and stability
Authors: Li Tian-Tian , Gao Xia-Jun , Qi Shi-Chao , Huang Li , Peng Song-Song , Liu Wei , Liu Xiao-Qin , Sun Lin-Bing
Published: March 2018

Through chemical activation combined with the hard-templating strategy, potassium-incorporated mesoporous carbons were fabricated which showed strong basicity and enhanced catalytic performance.
Insights into the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) over polythiophene/ZnIn2S4 based on different modification processing
Authors: Gao Bo , Iftekhar Sidra , Srivastava Varsha , Doshi Bhairavi , Sillanpää Mika
Published: March 2018

Different ˙O2− and 1O2 were generated from blended and surface-modified samples, respectively.
High light harvesting efficiency CuInS2 quantum dots/TiO2/MoS2 photocatalysts for enhanced visible light photocatalytic H2 production
Authors: Yuan Yong-Jun , Fang Gaoliang , Chen Daqin , Huang Yanwei , Yang Ling-Xia , Cao Da-Peng , Wang Jingjing , Yu Zhen-Tao , Zou Zhi-Gang
Published: March 2018

High light harvesting efficiency CuInS2 quantum dots/TiO2/MoS2 composite photocatalysts were prepared for visible-light-driven photocatalytic H2 production.
Organic solvent- and catalyst-free Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of levoglucosenone and dihydrolevoglucosenone (Cyrene®): a sustainable route to (S)-γ-hydroxymethyl-α,β-butenolide and (S)-γ-hydroxymethyl-γ-butyrolactone
Authors: Bonneau Guillaume , Peru Aurélien A. M. , Flourat Amandine L. , Allais Florent
Published: March 2018

Aqueous H2O2-mediated Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of levoglucosenone provides valuable chiral lactone HBO in one step without an organic solvent, catalyst nor acid.
From 4-nitrotoluene and 4,4′-dinitrobibenzyl to E-4,4′-dinitrostilbene: an electrochemical approach
Authors: Gallardo Iluminada , Gómez Ana Belén , Guirado Gonzalo , Lariño Adrián , Moreno Miquel , Ortigosa Manuel , Soler Sergio
Published: March 2018

Oxidation of nitroarenes under electroreductive conditions: the electrochemical reduction of 4,4′-dinitrobibenzyl and 4-nitrotoluene leads to the dianion of E-4,4′-dinitrostilbene.
Preparation of phenyl group functionalized g-C3N4 nanosheets with extended electron delocalization for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity
Authors: Li Yunfeng , Jin Renxi , Li Gaijuan , Liu Xianchun , Yu Min , Xing Yan , Shi Zhan
Published: March 2018

Phenyl group functionalized g-C3N4 shows an improved light utilization and charges separation rate due to extended conjugation system, leading to a superior catalytic activity in a variety of photocatalytic systems.
Pyridinium-clubbed dicationic ionic liquid electrolytes for efficient next-generation photo harvesting
Authors: Dhar Abhishek , Kumar Nadavala Siva , Asif Mohammad , Vekariya Rohit L.
Published: March 2018

A new series of pyridinium based dicationic ionic liquids was designed and synthesized. The synthesized ionic liquids have excellent thermal stability and good ionic conductivity. They can be used as electrolytes in photovoltaic devices.
A facile hydrothermal synthesis of graphene/RuO2/Co3O4 nanocomposites with high pseudocapacity
Authors: Yi Chenqi , Zou Jianpeng , Yang Hongzhi , Leng Xian
Published: March 2018

The combination of three materials is innovative and the mechanisms of chemical transformation and the electrochemical process are insightfully discussed.
A possible target: triple-bonded indiumantimony molecules with high stability
Authors: Lu Jia-Syun , Yang Ming-Chung , Su Ming-Der
Published: March 2018

Only bulkier substituents can thermodynamically stabilize the triple-bonded RInSbR molecules.
Self-assembled nanocontainer mediated oxidation of Fe(ii) by Cu(ii)–neocuproine complex: a model system to emulate electron transfer proteins
Authors: Bhat Parvaiz Ahmad , Chat Oyais Ahmad , Dar Aijaz Ahmad
Published: March 2018

Catalysis of coordination inspired Fe(ii) oxidation by Cu(ii)–neocuproine complex.
Diastereoselective reduction of the tricarbonyl moiety in bicyclic tetramates giving pyroglutamates
Authors: Josa-Culleré Laia , Christensen Kirsten E. , Moloney Mark G.
Published: March 2018

The formation of densely functionalised bicyclic tetramic acids by both stereoselective reduction and Grignard displacement of a Weinreb amide gives bioactive small molecules, with antibacterial activity along with some cancer-cell line inhibitory activity.
Synthesis and aggregation behaviour of single-chain, 1,32-alkyl branched bis(phosphocholines): effect of lateral chain length
Authors: Gruhle K. , Müller S. , Meister A. , Drescher S.
Published: March 2018

The syntheses of three single-chain, alkyl-branched bolalipids—using a Grignard bis-coupling reaction as a key step—and first investigations of the lyotropic behaviour of these lipids are reported.
Electromagnetic and microwave absorption characteristics of PMMA composites filled with a nanoporous resorcinol formaldehyde based carbon aerogel
Authors: Mahani A. Abolghasemi , Motahari S. , Nayyeri V.
Published: March 2018

Both PSD and filler content play dominant role in tuning EM absorption performance of CAs composites.
Extremely flat metal films implemented by surface roughness transfer for flexible electronics
Authors: Kim Kisoo , Kim Sungjoo , Jung Gwan Ho , Lee Ilhwan , Kim Sungjun , Ham Juyoung , Dong Wan Jae , Hong Kihyon , Lee Jong-Lam
Published: March 2018

We present an innovative approach to fabricate an extremely flat (EF) metal film which was done by depositing metal on an extremely flat mother substrate, then detaching the metal from the substrate.
Insight into the efficient catalytic conversion of biomass to EG and 1,2-PG over W–Ni bimetallic catalyst
Authors: Li Meng-Qing , Ma Yu-Long , Ma Xiao-Xia , Sun Yong-Gang , Song Zhi
Published: March 2018

Bimetallic supported catalyst (W-Ni/MSM) was proposed to improve capability of catalytic conversion and investigated reaction pathway of lignocellulose into ethylene glycol and 1,2-propylene glycol.
Structural and magnetic study of undoped and cobalt doped TiO2 nanoparticles
Authors: Chanda Anupama , Rout Kumarmani , Vasundhara M. , Joshi Shalik Ram , Singh Jai
Published: March 2018

The present study investigates the influence of cobalt doping on the structural and magnetic properties of TiO2 nanoparticles prepared by a simple wet chemical method.
Metallic VO2 monolayer as an anode material for Li, Na, K, Mg or Ca ion storage: a first-principle study
Authors: Wang Yusheng , Song Nahong , Song Xiaoyan , Zhang Tianjie , Zhang Qiaoli , Li Meng
Published: March 2018

Using density functional theory (DFT), we assess the suitability of monolayer VO2 as promising electrode materials for Li, Na, K, Mg and Ca ion batteries.
Cytoprotective effects of a tripeptide from Chinese Baijiu against AAPH-induced oxidative stress in HepG2 cells via Nrf2 signaling
Authors: Wu Jihong , Sun Baoguo , Luo Xuelian , Zhao Mouming , Zheng Fuping , Sun Jinyuan , Li Hehe , Sun Xiaotao , Huang Mingquan
Published: March 2018

PHP up-regulated gene and protein expression levels of intracellular antioxidant enzymes by activation of the Nrf2/ARE pathway in HepG2 cells.
Stronger-than-Pt hydrogen adsorption in a Au22 nanocluster for the hydrogen evolution reaction
Authors: Hu Guoxiang , Wu Zili , Jiang De-en
Published: March 2018

Ligand-protected Au clusters with coordinatively unsaturated (cus) Au atoms are predicted to be promising for realizing Au–H nanoclusters and water splitting.
Quasi-reversible conversion reaction of CoSe2/nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers towards long-lifetime anode materials for sodium-ion batteries
Authors: Cui Chao , Wei Zengxi , Zhou Gang , Wei Weifeng , Ma Jianmin , Chen Libao , Li Chengchao
Published: March 2018

CoSe2 nanodots offer adequate heterointerfaces between CoSe2 and N-CNFs to ensure quasi-reversible conversion of the CoSe2/N-CNF electrode and excellent electrochemical performance.
Facile fabrication of nanofiber- and micro/nanosphere-coordinated PVDF membrane with ultrahigh permeability of viscous water-in-oil emulsions
Authors: Wu Jindan , Ding Yajie , Wang Jianqiang , Li Tiantian , Lin Haibo , Wang Jiping , Liu Fu
Published: March 2018

A superhydrophobic, superoleophilic and under oil superhydrophobic poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) nanofibrous membrane was developed through a facile electrospinning strategy.
An electrically switchable visible to infra-red dual frequency cholesteric liquid crystal light shutter
Authors: Lee Chang Suk , Kumar Tatipamula Arun , Kim Jin Ho , Lee Joong Hee , Gwag Jin Seog , Lee Gi-Dong , Lee Seung Hee
Published: March 2018

Herein, an electrically switchable cholesteric liquid crystal (LC) shutter from visible to infrared light was prepared using a dual frequency LC (DFLC).
The effect of ionic composition on acoustic phonon speeds in hybrid perovskites from Brillouin spectroscopy and density functional theory
Authors: Kabakova Irina V. , Azuri Ido , Chen Zhuoying , Nayak Pabitra K. , Snaith Henry J. , Kronik Leeor , Paterson Carl , Bakulin Artem A. , Egger David A.
Published: March 2018

The impact of A and X site substitution on acoustic phonon speeds in hybrid perovskites with ABX3 stoichiometry is studied.
Formation of ultra-flexible, conformal, and nano-patterned photonic surfaces via polymer cold-drawing
Authors: Li Kaiwei , Zhang Nan , Zhang Ting , Wang Zhe , Chen Ming , Wu Tingting , Ma Shaoyang , Zhang Mengying , Zhang Jing , U. S. Dinish , Shum Perry Ping , Olivo Malini , Wei Lei
Published: March 2018

Large-area nano-patterning on ultra-thin substrates through mechanical stretching for ultra-flexible and conformal sensors.
RNase I regulates Escherichia coli 2′,3′-cyclic nucleotide monophosphate levels and biofilm formation
Authors: Fontaine Benjamin M. , Martin Kevin S. , Garcia-Rodriguez Jennifer M. , Jung Claire , Briggs Laura , Southwell Jessica E. , Jia Xin , Weinert Emily E.
Published: March 2018

Regulation of nucleotide and nucleoside concentrations is critical for faithful DNA replication, transcription, and translation in all organisms, and has been linked to bacterial biofilm formation. Unusual 2′,3′-cyclic nucleotide monophosphates (2′,3′-cNMPs) recently were quantified in mammalian systems, and previous reports have linked these nucleotides to cellular stress and damage in eukaryotes, suggesting an intriguing connection with nucleotide/nucleoside pools and/or cyclic nucleotide signaling. This work reports the first quantification of 2′,3′-cNMPs in Escherichia coli and demonstrates that 2′,3′-cNMP levels in E. coli are generated specifically from RNase I-catalyzed RNA degradation, presumably as part of a previously unidentified nucleotide salvage pathway. Furthermore, RNase I and 2′,3′-cNMP levels are demonstrated to play an important role in controlling biofilm formation. This work identifies a physiological role for cytoplasmic RNase I and constitutes the first progress toward elucidating the biological functions of bacterial 2′,3′-cNMPs.