bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Periodontal Microorganisms and Cardiovascular Risk Markers in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes and Without Diabetes
Authors: Merchant Anwar T. , Nahhas Georges J. , Wadwa R. Paul , Zhang Jiajia , Tang Yifan , Johnson Lonnie R. , Maahs David M. , Bishop Franziska , Teles Ricardo , Morrato Elaine H.
Published: November 2015

Background: A subset of periodontal microorganisms has been associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is the leading complication of type 1 diabetes (t1DM). The authors therefore evaluated the association between periodontal microorganism groups and early markers of CVD in youth with t1DM.

Methods: A cross‐sectional analysis was conducted among youth aged 12 to 19 years at enrollment; 105 had t1DM for ≥5 years and were seeking care at the Barbara Davis Center, University of Colorado, from 2009 to 2011, and 71 did not have diabetes. Subgingival plaque samples were assessed for counts of 41 periodontal microorganisms using DNA–DNA hybridization. Microorganisms were classified using cluster analysis into four groups named red‐orange, orange‐green, blue/other, and yellow/other, modified from Socransky’s color scheme for periodontal microorganisms. Subsamples (54 with t1DM and 48 without diabetes) also received a periodontal examination at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine.

Results: Participants were ≈15 years old on average, and 74% were white. Mean periodontal probing depth was 2 mm (SE 0.02), and 17% had bleeding on probing. In multivariable analyses, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) was inversely associated with the yellow/other cluster (microorganisms that are not associated with periodontal disease) among youth with t1DM. Blood pressure, triglycerides, low‐density lipoprotein, high‐density lipoprotein, and total cholesterol were not associated with microorganism clusters in this group. HbA1c was not associated with periodontal microorganism clusters among youth without diabetes.

Conclusion: Among youth with t1DM who had good oral health, periodontal microorganisms were not associated with CVD risk factors.
Natural Variation for Seed Physical, Biochemical and Culinary traits in Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Authors: Saba, Iram , A. Sofi, Parvaze , U. K. Kandoliya* , Z.A Baba
Published: November 2015

Twenty genotypes of common bean including 17 breeding lines were evaluated for various seed physical, nutritional and culinary traits viz., seed colour, seed shape, seed brilliance, seed coat pattern, seed length, seed breadth and seed weight, traits protein content, phytic acid, raffinose, water absorption percentage, coat percentage, swelling and hydration coefficient as well as cooking score. Most of the genotypes were kidney shaped with plain seed coat and medium seed brilliance. Among biochemical traits, highest protein content was recorded for  Arka Anoop (22.15 %) followed by WB-341 (21.45 %), WB-216 (21.16 %) and WB-249 (20.99).  Low phytic acid was recorded in WB-970 (0.440 %), WB-258 (0.968 %) and WB-102 (1.068 %).  Low values for raffinose was recorded for WB-102 (3.800 mg/g) followed by WB-482 (3.833 mg/g). Highest water absorption percentage was recorded for WB-249 (136.363), Arka Anoop (131.818) and SFB-1 (126.923). The swelling coefficient was highest in case of WB-642 (300.000), WB-249 (266.667) and WB-335 (250.000) whereas lowest values for swelling coefficient were recorded in case of WB-341 (114.285), WB-216 (145.454) and WB-1006 (124.554). Among correlations between various seed physical, biochemical and culinary traits, raffinose was positively and significantly correlated with phytic acid. Phytic acid was also significantly and positively correlated with protein, coat proportion and 100-seed weight. Coat proportion was negatively correlated water absorption percentage, swelling coefficient, hydration coefficient as well as cooking time score. Cooking time score was positively correlated with hydration and swelling coefficients as well as seed weight but negatively correlated with coat proportion. 
Simple and Highly Efficient Synthesis of 3,5-Disubstituted Isoxazoles Using Cu/Graphene/Clay Nanohybrid as a New Heterogeneous Nano Catalyst
Authors: Behrouz Somayeh , Rad Mohammad Navid Soltani
Published: November 2015

A facile and convenient protocol for ‘click’ cycloaddition of structurally diverse alkynes with in situ generated nitrile oxides catalysed by Cu/aminoclay/reduced graphene oxide nanohybrid (Cu/AC/r-GO nanohybrid) as a highly efficient heterogeneous nano-catalyst is described. In this method, Cu/AC/r-GO nanohybrid catalyses the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of alkynes and nitrile oxides in the presence of NaHCO3 in H2O/THF (50:50, V/V) to afford the corresponding 3,5-disubstituted isoxazoles. The Cu/AC/r-GO nanohybrid is a low cost, non-hygroscopic, chemically and thermally stable catalyst that can be reused for many consecutive reaction runs without significant loss in its reactivity.
Microwave-Assisted, Solvent Free Preparation of 1,5-Benzodiazepine Derivatives Using Nanomagnetic-Supported Sulfonic Acid as a Recyclable and Heterogeneous Catalyst
Authors: Amoozadeh Ali , Malmir Masoumeh , Koukabi Nadia , Otokesh Somayeh
Published: November 2015

A new preparation of 1,5-benzodiazepine derivatives has been achieved in good to excellent yields by the condensation of o-phenylenediamine with a variety of ketones employing nano-γ-Fe2O3–SO3H as catalyst under microwave irradiation and solvent-free conditions. Recyclable nano-γ-Fe2O3–SO3H provided high reactivity and was easily separated from the reaction mixture by using an external magnet. The advantages offered by this method are based on the principles of ‘green chemistry’: a facile and rapid reaction, no solvent, easy separation of products and good to excellent yields..
Facile Synthesis of β-Lactam Derivatives by the Staudinger Reaction Using 3,6-Dichlorotetrazine
Authors: Zarei Maaroof , Salehinezhad Aflatoon
Published: November 2015

A versatile and convenient method for synthesis of β-lactams using 3,6-dichlorotetrazine as an acid activator in the ketene–imine cycloaddition is reported. Monocyclic and spirocyclic β-lactams are obtained in good to excellent yields. Easy purification of the products can be performed by aqueous workup and then crystallisation from ethyl acetate.
Synthesis 6-Perfluoroalkylpyrimidine Analogues of Imatinib
Authors: Terentjeva Svetlana , Muceniece Dzintra , Lūsis Viesturs
Published: November 2015

6-Perfluoroalkyl pyrimidine derivatives of well known tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib have been synthesised from 1-(pyridin-3-yl)-3-per fluoroalkylbutane-1,3-diones by condensation with a 3 -iodophenylguanidine and then by a Cu(I)-catalysed reaction with a 4-substituted benzamide.
Syntheses and Structures of Pseudo-Mauveine Picrate and 3-Phenylamino-5-(2-Methylphenyl)-7-Amino-8-Methylphenazinium Picrate Ethanol Mono-Solvate: The First Crystal Structures of a Mauveine Chromophore and a Synthetic Derivative
Authors: Plater M. John , Harrison William T. A. , Rzepa Henry S.
Published: November 2015

Pseudo-mauveine picrate and a synthetic derivative of mauveine, 3-phenylamino-5-(2-methylphenyl)-7-amino-8-methylphenazinium picrate, have been prepared via their leuco-bases and their crystal structures determined. Time-dependent density functional theory gives a good match for the calculated and measured UV-Vis spectra.
Synthesis and Characterisation of Some Novel Fused Thiazolo[3,2-A] Pyrimidinones and Pyrimido[2,1-B][1,3]Thiazinones
Authors: Abbas Ikhlass M. , Gomha Sobhi M. , Elaasser Mahmoud M. , Mabrouk Bazada K. A.
Published: November 2015

Reactions of 7,9-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-thioxo-2,3-dihydropyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4(1H)-one with α-haloketones, chloroacetonitrile and DMAD, afforded the corresponding fused thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidinone derivatives. The reaction of the thione with chloroacetic acid and an appropriate aromatic aldehyde yielded the respective 2-arylidene-2H-pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d]thiazolo[3,2-a] pyrimidine-3,5-diones. Also, the treatment of thione with arylidenemalononitriles gave the fused pyrimido[2,1-b][1,3]thiazine derivatives, respectively. The structures of the synthesised products were confirmed by IR, 1H NMR and mass spectral techniques. The cytotoxic activity of the new products against breast carcinoma (MCF-7) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cell lines were determined and the results revealed promising activity.
A Fortuitously Straightforward Synthesis of 4-Acetoxy-2-Propyltetrahydrothiophene
Authors: Ma Bianbian , Yang Shaoxiang , Tao Feiyan , Sun Baoguo , Liu Yongguo , Tian Hongyu
Published: November 2015

4-Acetoxy-2-propyltetrahydrothiophene was synthesised from 1-hepten-4-ol by a three-step route involving epoxidation and mesylation to 1,2-epoxy-4-heptyl mesylate and then reaction with thioacetate. An acetoxylated cyclic product was formed instead of the expected thioacetate, and a mechanism for its formation using an intramolecular transesterification is proposed.
Preparation of 3-Methylthiodecanal, a Flavour Compound
Authors: Liu Hao , Tao Feiyan , Sun Baoguo , Yang Shaoxiang , Liu Yongguo , Tian Hongyu
Published: November 2015

1-Undecen-4-ol was converted into its benzyl ether in 92% yield by reaction with benzyl chloride in the presence of NaH and was then oxidised with a ruthenium catalysis to give the corresponding aldehyde, which was treated directly with ethylene glycol in the presence of pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate to produce 2-(2′-benzyloxynonyl)-1,3-dioxolane in an overall yield of 87%. This intermediate underwent deprotection of the benzyloxy group and mesylation to give 2-(2′-mesyloxynonyl)-1,3-dioxolane in 90% yield, treatment of which with sodium methyl mercaptide followed by cleavage of the 1,3-dioxolane group afforded 3-methylthiodecanal in 81% yield.
Amine-Controlled Reduction of 2-Aminochromone-3-Carbaldehyde with Zn and Acetic Acid
Authors: Biswas Pritam , Ghosh Jaydip , Sarkar Tapas , Bandyopadhyay Chandrakanta
Published: November 2015

On heating with zinc in acetic acid 2-(N-arylamino)chromone-3-carbaldehydes produce 2-(N-arylamino)-3-methylchromones, whereas 2-(N-alkylamino)chromone-3-carbaldehydes produce 4-hydroxy-3-methylcoumarin in moderate yields. Reduction of an aldehyde function to a methyl group has been achieved under very mild reaction conditions.
Re-analysis of seasonal mass balance at Abramov glacier 1968–2014
Authors: Barandun Martina , Huss Matthias , Sold Leo , Farinotti Daniel , Azisov Erlan , Salzmann Nadine , Usubaliev Ryskul , Merkushkin Alexandr , Hoelzle Martin
Published: November 2015

Abramov glacier, located in the Pamir Alay, Kyrgyzstan, is a reference glacier within the Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers. Long-term glaciological measurements exist from 1968 to 1998 and a mass-balance monitoring programme was re-established in 2011. In this study we re-analyse existing mass-balance data and use a spatially distributed mass-balance model to provide continuous seasonal time series of glacier mass balance covering the period 1968–2014. The model is calibrated to seasonal mass-balance surveys and then applied to the period with no measurements. Validation and recalibration is carried out using snowline observations derived from satellite imagery and, after 2011, also from automatic terrestrial camera images. We combine direct measurements, remote observations and modelling. The results are compared to geodetic glacier volume change over the past decade and to a ground-penetrating radar survey in the accumulation zone resolving several layers of accumulation. Previously published geodetic mass budget estimates for Abramov glacier suggest a close-to-zero mass balance for the past decade, which contradicts our results. We find a low plausibility for equilibrium conditions over the past 15 years. Instead, we suggest that the glacier’s sensitivity to increased summer air temperature is decisive for the substantial mass loss during the past decade.
A ground-based radar for measuring vertical strain rates and time-varying basal melt rates in ice sheets and shelves
Authors: Nicholls Keith W. , Corr Hugh F.J. , Stewart Craig L. , Lok Lai Bun , Brennan Paul V. , Vaughan David G.
Published: November 2015

The ApRES (autonomous phase-sensitive radio-echo sounder) instrument is a robust, lightweight and relatively inexpensive radar that has been designed to allow long-term, unattended monitoring of ice-shelf and ice-sheet thinning. We describe the instrument and demonstrate its capabilities and limitations by presenting results from three trial campaigns conducted in different Antarctic settings. Two campaigns were ice sheet-based – Pine Island Glacier and Dome C – and one was conducted on the Ross Ice Shelf. The ice-shelf site demonstrates the ability of the instrument to collect a time series of basal melt rates; the two grounded ice applications show the potential to recover profiles of vertical strain rate and also demonstrate some of the limitations of the present system.
First in situ record of decadal glacier mass balance (2003–2014) from the Bhutan Himalaya
Authors: Tshering Phuntsho , Fujita Koji
Published: November 2015

This study presents the first decadal mass-balance record of a small debris-free glacier in the Bhutan Himalaya, where few in situ measurements have been reported to date. Since 2003 we have measured the mass balance of Gangju La glacier, which covers an area of 0.3km2 and extends from 4900 to 5200ma.s.l., using both differential GPS surveys (geodetic method) and stake measurements (direct method). The observed mass balance ranged from –1.12 to –2.04mw.e. a–1 between 2003 and 2014. The glacier exhibited much greater mass loss than neighbouring glaciers in the eastern Himalaya and southeastern Tibet, which are expected to be sensitive to climate change due to the monsooninfluenced humid climate. Observed mass-balance profiles suggest that the equilibrium-line altitude has been higher than Gangju La glacier since 2003, implying that the entire glacier has experienced net ablation for at least the past decade.
Effects of ENSO on the major ion record of a Qomolangma (Mount Everest) ice core
Authors: Xu Hao , Hou Shugui , Pang Hongxi , Wang Chaomin
Published: November 2015

Correlations between a 1000 year record of the major ions in a 108.83 m ice core from East Rongbuk Glacier (28°01’N, 86°58’E; 6518ma.s.l.) on the northeast slope of Qomolangma (Mount Everest) and the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) were examined to investigate possible links between the ice-core records of the southern Tibetan Plateau (TP) and El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The results show that years with the highest crustal ion concentrations and lowest marine ion concentrations corresponded with a low SOI, and vice versa. Cross wavelet and wavelet coherence analysis between major ion time series and the SOI indicated that there were significant sections with high common power between the major ion time series and the SOI, suggesting a correlation between the ion records of the Qomolangma ice core and ENSO. Further investigation indicated that the higher SOI years corresponded with weaker continental air masses and stronger south Asian monsoons over the southern TP, leading to increased marine ions and decreased continental ions transported to the southern TP. The in-phase surface pressure anomalies of the southern TP and Darwin, Australia, link ENSO and ion transport over the southern TP, and thus suggest a link between aerosol transport over the southern TP and ENSO.
Les consommateurs de contrefaçon : le prix n’est pas la seule motivation
Authors: Le Roux André , Thébault Marinette , Bobrie François
Published: November 2015

Dans la littérature, le prix est la principale raison d’achat de contrefaçons. Cet article montre que les motivations de ce comportement sont plus variées. Les données recueillies auprès de 144 jeunes adultes permettent d’identifier cinq profils de consommateurs selon leurs motivations, attitudes et intentions de comportements envers la contrefaçon. Le prix constitue bien une raison importante de l’achat de contrefaçons, mais les motivations sont diversifiées. Certains justifient leur achat par des raisons militantes. Pour d’autres, c’est un achat ludique ou utilitariste. Ce travail permet de mieux comprendre la consommation de copies et propose de nouvelles perspectives pour lutter contre celle-ci.
La gestion du risque par les opérateurs de « crowdfunding » d’entreprise
Authors: Dardour Ali
Published: November 2015

Cet article a pour objectif d’explorer les mécanismes de gestion du risque inhérent au crowdfunding comme modèle d’investissement. Le point de vue retenu est celui des fondateurs des plateformes de crowdfunding. L’étude dévoile les résultats suivants. La contribution de la communauté des investisseurs à la sélection et l’évaluation des projets est prédominante. En outre, par leur investissement direct, les actionnaires participent à une aventure entrepreneuriale, revoyant ainsi à la baisse leurs exigences en matière de rentabilité à court terme. Souvent sensibilisés au risque, ces derniers souscrivent des titres après une collecte d’informations auprès des entrepreneurs et de l’intermédiaire financier.
La plasticité du budget dans les sociétés cotées : l’utilité et la crédibilité de l’outil et de ses usages en question ?
Authors: Miroir-Lair Isabelle , Fimbel Éric , Jardat Rémi
Published: November 2015

Les dirigeants mobilisent et mettent en scène l’outil-budget dans des circonstances multiples : traduction quantifiée des intentions, mobilisation des équipes, affectation des ressources, contrôle de leur utilisation mais aussi communication aux actionnaires, aux analystes, etc. Tiraillé par des attentes multiples parfois paradoxales (rendre des comptes sincères et/ou séduire des tiers), le budget peut-il rester capable d’opérer ou cela lui fait-il perdre sa nature et sa crédibilité ? En complément d’une brève revue de la littérature existante et notamment de la théorie néo-institutionnelle, nous interrogeons la plasticité du budget à partir d’une investigation empirique auprès de plusieurs dizaines de sociétés cotées au SBF 250.
Le niveau du développement durable dans les PME du District Fédéral, Mexique
Authors: Saavedra García María Luisa , Adame María Elena Camarena
Published: November 2015

L’objectif de cette recherche a consisté à déterminer le niveau du Développement Durable des PME du District Fédéra et à identifier simultanément les zones d’opportunités qui leur permettent de rester dans un environnement hautement concurrentiel. Nous avons utilisé le Modèle Penta-dimensionnel du développement durable, proposé par Portales et al., (2009), qui mesure le développement durable selon cinq dimensions : Gestion globale, Compétitivité, Relations, Impacts et Transparence. Ce modèle a été appliqué dans un échantillon volontaire de 204 petites et moyennes entreprises du District Fédéral. Les principaux résultats montrent que les entreprises donnent une grande importance à la dimension « Impacts », c’est-à-dire qu’ils favorisent une bonne relation avec les employés, les actionnaires, les fournisseurs et la communauté, en prenant cette initiative afin que leur activité ne cause pas de dommages à l’environnement, et en aidant ainsi le développement de la communauté et de la région dans lesquelles elles opèrent.
L’utilisation de la Simulation Numérique Multi-Agents dans les Sciences de Gestion
Authors: Teller Pierre , Dufour Dominique , Luu Philippe
Published: November 2015

Ce travail propose une typologie des travaux académiques utilisant la simulation multi-agents. Cette méthode étant de plus en plus utilisée dans notre discipline, il nous est apparu intéressant de consacrer un travail à l’analyse de son usage. Nous utilisons 111 articles publiés dans des revues à comité de lecture. Une grille d’analyse est construite et des traitements statistiques font apparaître des relations entre discipline, finalité et post-traitement des données.
L’intégration du diagnostic de personnalité et des fonctionnements post-traumatiques à la pensée systémique
Authors: Selvini Matteo , Stockart Zoé
Published: November 2015

Le diagnostic de personnalité est indispensable pour les thérapeutes exclusivement systémiciens. Il est nécessaire d’intégrer dans la pensée systémique un diagnostic de personnalité basé sur la théorie de l’attachement, les réorganisations de l’attachement désorganisé et les adaptations post-traumatiques. Idées fondamentales pour combattre les risques de l’extrémisme systémique et des psychopédagogismes stéréotypés qui en découlent, comme par exemple celui de la dépathologisation ou de l’émancipation manquée du patient désigné. Nous devons récupérer la richesse de la dimension individuelle : le patient n’est pas un symbole vide dans l’organigramme d’une structure familiale.
Illustration théorico-clinique d’une situation de prise en charge en MDFT
Authors: Lascaux Muriel
Published: November 2015

La MDFT ou thérapie familiale multidimensionnelle s’adresse aux adolescents présentant une conduite addictive et/ ou des comportements délictueux. A partir d’un travail avec l’adolescent et son environnement familial et extrafamilial, elle vise à réinscrire l’adolescent dans une trajectoire développementale constructive et un mieux-être. Son efficacité et sa validité scientifique étant reconnues, l’illustration clinico-pratique de ce modèle est essentielle. Ainsi, après un rappel théorique des principes fondamentaux de la MDFT, le lecteur sera amené à suivre le déroulement des trois étapes de la thérapie de Jean ainsi que l’évolution du travail effectué sur chacun des axes ciblés avec l’adolescent, avec les parents, avec la famille et avec l’environnement.
De l’intérêt du blason fraternel pour mieux exploiter les ressources de la fratrie dans les thérapies familiales avec des adolescents
Authors: Dachet Alexandre , Duret Isabelle
Published: November 2015

Si l’on considère désormais qu’inviter la fratrie constitue une ressource en thérapie familiale systémique, ce n’est pas pour autant que les thérapeutes l’incluent systématiquement dans les thérapies, même lorsque le patient identifié est un adolescent. Une recherche portant sur des adolescents consommateurs de cannabis ayant suivi une thérapie familiale multidimensionnelle (MDFT) au CHU Brugmann à Bruxelles a permis d’explorer la place de la fratrie dans le processus thérapeutique. A l’aide de questionnaires semi-directifs adressés aux adolescents, aux membres de la famille et à leurs thérapeutes, complétés par une passation du blason fraternel, les auteurs ont étudié la façon dont la fratrie d’adolescents, consommateurs de cannabis, avait été mobilisée dans la thérapie familiale multidimensionnelle (MDFT) dont ils avaient bénéficié. Les résultats suggèrent que, même dans les cas où les thérapeutes n’ont pas rencontré les frères et sœurs, les fratries sont pointées comme ayant joué un rôle significatif dans le traitement, par les parents et les adolescents. Ceci nous invite à reconsidérer la façon dont nous impliquons la fratrie lorsqu’il s’agit de mettre en place un dispositif d’aide aux adolescents en souffrance et à leur famille.
Les mannequins en bois : un objet flottant ?
Authors: Wenderickx Véronique , Cheneau Jérôme
Published: November 2015

Cet article propose comme outil en intervention systémique et en thérapie familiale, l’utilisation de mannequins en bois. Ces objets maniables, au caractère ludique, ont notamment l’avantage de permettre une vue globale et l’ouverture au ressenti émotionnel à celui qui présente une situation relationnelle sans mobiliser directement le corps. Dans ce texte, nous passons en revue les différents temps d’exploitation de l’outil et les dimensions qu’il touche. Dans une perspective constructiviste de co-création, ce média permet notamment d’accéder au niveau mythique qui se dégage du système.
Un enfant en salle d’attente
Authors: Muselle Alice , Barnabé Sophie
Published: November 2015

Que faire dans la situation où un parent suivi en thérapie individuelle se présente en entretien avec un jeune enfant ? Ces rencontres non planifiées peuvent-elles être utilisées de façon constructive et être un apport dans la psychothérapie individuelle ? Nous présenterons un outil entre la métaphore, le conte et la coconstruction que nous avons utilisé dans ces situations. Nous l’illustrerons par deux expériences cliniques. Nous réfléchirons ensuite à la place de ces situations et de cet outil dans le paysage systémique.
Degré et intensification : essai de typologie
Authors: Bordet Lucile , Jamet Denis
Published: November 2015

Les typologies existantes des procédés permettant l’expression du degré et de l’intensification présentent toutes des manques en ce qu’elles adoptent soit une perspective sémantique, soit une perspective syntaxique, voire morphosyntaxique, laissant notamment de côté la dimension phonologique, ainsi que certains procédés lexicaux ou stylistiques par exemple. Après avoir rappelé ce que nous entendons par les termes « degré » et « intensification », nous reviendrons sur les typologies existantes pour finalement proposer notre propre typologie en tenant compte des zones de chevauchement entre les divers procédés.
Forms and meanings of intensification: a multifactorial comparison of quite and rather
Authors: Desagulier Guillaume
Published: November 2015

Pour cerner les relations entre quasi-synonymes dans une approche fondée sur l’usage, j’exploite des fréquences de collocations à l’aide de méthodes multifactorielles exploratoires. Mon étude se circonscrit à quite et rather dans les contextes où ils intensifient des adjectifs dans le British National Corpus. J’ai recours à l’analyse factorielle des correspondances puis à l’analyse des correspondances multiples pour visualiser et interpréter des distances entre (a) les deux intensifieurs, (b) les adjectifs intensifiés ainsi que leurs classes sémantiques respectives et (c) les propriétés syntaxiques concernant l’agencement entre les intensifieurs et les adjectifs. Il s’avère que quite et rather appartiennent à un réseau cohérent de constructions. Deux résultats principaux émergent. Premièrement, lorsqu’un adjectif a deux connotations, l’une positive et l’autre négative, il sera intensifié de préférence par rather lorsque sa connotation est négative. Deuxièmement, dans le strict cadre de l’alternance pre-déterminant vs. pré-adjectival, quite apparaît de préférence avant le déterminant et rather avant l’adjectif.
Quand les paroles s’envolent : réflexions sur les caractéristiques et la forme phonétique du High Rising Terminal en anglais contemporain
Authors: Wilhelm Stephan
Published: November 2015

La progression du High Rising Terminal (HRT) ou uptalk – c’est-à-dire l’usage de contours ascendants en fin d’énoncé déclaratif – constitue un phénomène prosodique majeur observé aujourd’hui dans de nombreuses variétés d’anglais à travers le monde (voir par exemple Lakoff 1975, Ching 1982, Guy & Vonwiller 1984, Guy et al. 1986, Allan 1990, McLemore 1991, Britain 1992a et 1992b, Bradford 1997, Cruttenden 1997, Cheng & Warren 2005, Ladd 1996 et 2008, Barry 2007, Liberman 2008, Sullivan 2010).Tous ne reconnaissent pas la même valeur pragmatique au HRT, et la description des segments de discours sur lesquels il est observé varie selon les travaux qui lui sont consacrés. En outre, selon certains auteurs, l’appellation « High Rising Terminal » indiquerait que les schémas employés sont de type high rise (voir par exemple Hirschberg & Ward 1995, Ladd 1996, Fletcher et al. 2005, Liberman 2006b). Le high rise est un contour dont le point de départ se situe relativement haut dans le registre et dont le point d’arrivée se situe plus haut encore, au point de déclencher fréquemment l’usage d’une voix particulièrement haut-perchée (Cruttenden 1997). D’autres travaux fournissent des descriptions sensiblement différentes de la forme du HRT (par exemple Britain 1992, Fletcher & Harrington 2001, Barry 2007).À partir d’un corpus de récits autobiographiques spontanés composé d’enregistrements de plusieurs variétés géographiques d’anglais contemporain, nous cherchons à déterminer lesquelles de ces descriptions correspondent à la réalité. Nous établissons une typologie des contours intonatifs utilisés pour réaliser le HRT et identifions certaines caractéristiques périphériques du phénomène. Nous nous interrogeons sur la fonction du HRT dans le récit spontané et sur la délimitation syntaxique des segments sur lesquels il est observé. Nous dégageons des résultats quelques réflexions applicables à l’étude de la prosodie de l’anglais contemporain.
Ponkesdes Development into Community Nursing Center Based Health Promotion Model, Nursing Center and Behavioral Performance
Authors: Munir Miftachul , . Nursalam , Triyoga R.S.
Published: November 2015

Introduction: The vision of development in East Java is to realize a prosperous society and morals. In order to improve public health, as one of the measures to achieve this vision will require proximity access and improving the quality of health services in the community. Health cottage village (Ponkesdes) is a basic health services located in the village or villages that are part of the development of village midwife (Polindes). The aim of this study was to develop into a Community Nursing Center Ponkesdes based Health Promotion Model Theory, Nursing Center, and Performance Behavior nurse.Methods: The study design was an observational analytic consisting of two phases, namely the implementation of the exploratory and descriptive exploration causa effect. The population used in this study were nurses ponkesdes Tuban district that fit inclusion criteria as much as 20, with a sample of 20 respondents were determined using simple techniques saturated. The independent variable in this study is Nursing Center, Health Promotion and Behavior Model Performance dependent variable is the commitment and the action plan ponkesdes duty nurse. Instruments used in the collection of data in the form of questionnaires and data results focused discussion. Analysis of studies using the Partial Least Square.Results: This study showed a significant effect on Nursing Center nurse commitment Ponkesdes (t = 3.197). Health Promotion Model a significant effect on the commitment of nurses Ponkesdes (t = 2.185). Commitment nurses significantly influence nurses task Ponkesdes (t = 29.546).Discussion and Conclusions: Model development of community nursing center Ponkesdes be very relevant to be applied to programs that can improve the health and can be a solution for institutions of public health services.
Investigating the Role of Talent Management System (TMS) in the Human Resources Management
Authors: Tabatabaei Seyyed Akbar Nilipour , Mami Malek
Published: November 2015

The aim of the present article is to investigate the status of talent management in human resources management and how to apply it in attracting and training effective and talented staff. In fact, the aim is to know that how one can utilize it in the best way in organizations and what processes and domains it contains. In the present article, talent management is defined as a system for identifying, employing, training, enhancing, and retaining talented individuals with the objective of optimizing the abilities of organizations for realizing the results with the maximum of productivity. It can be found out that the issues related to talent management can be established in all processes of human resources management. The present research is a descriptive-analytical one. The data collection institute in the present study was note taking. Findings of the present study indicated that the talent management is the main core of HRM and the main factor of success of organizations. Therefore, it can be claimed that talent management plays a sensitive role in the HRM system and accordingly, it seems that the major attention of organizations in doing talent management should be training successors in organizations. Talent management requires the serious determination and comprehensive support of human resources and managers of organizations in order to be able to have deep and solving effects on the processes of HRM.
Diverse Human Resource And Organizational Productivity: Towards An Analytical Framework
Authors: Alharbi Ameen , Mamman Aminu
Published: November 2015

Experts generally agree that workforce diversity can produce positive outcome such as novel and diverse ideas. However, research evidence indicates that workforce diversity can lead to undesirable outcomes as well. For example, research indicates that performance of a sample of managers was lower when assigned to a diverse group. Another study found that, while performance of some women is higher in a mix-sex group than in same-sex group, men's performance is higher in an all-male group. The main purpose of this paper is to put forward an analytical framework that can help to explain why diverse employees do not always produce desirable outcomes. Using Social Exchange, Organizational Citizenship Behavior, and Organizational Commitment theories the paper explains why and how diverse employees respond to the treatment they receive from the organization and its members. The framework yields research and practical implications for managing diversity.
Segmenting visitors based on willingness to pay for recreational benefits
Authors: Oliveira Fernanda , Pintassilgo Pedro , Pinto Patrícia , Mendes Isabel , Silva João Albino
Published: November 2015

This article uses a criterion-based method to segment visitors in the context of a contingent valuation survey. The National Forest of Leiria, located in central Portugal, is used as case study. Respondents are assigned to segments through a chi-squared automatic interaction detector method according to their willingness to pay for recreational improvements. This method identifies the main socio-economic and behavioural variables that differentiate the segments. The results show that the segment with the largest willingness to pay is formed by visitors who contribute to environmental protection and rate their recreational experience in the forest as very good. Besides these ‘environmentally friendly’ visitors, two other segments show willingness to pay above average: ‘graduates’ and ‘forest neighbours’. The study shows how the rich set of data provided by contingent valuation studies can be used to segment visitors, and therefore to support the planning and management of recreational facilities.
Interplay between kinesin-1 and cortical dynein during axonal outgrowth and microtubule organization in Drosophila neurons
Authors: del Castillo Urko , Winding Michael , Lu Wen , Gelfand Vladimir I
Published: November 2015

In this study, we investigated how microtubule motors organize microtubules in Drosophila neurons. We showed that, during the initial stages of axon outgrowth, microtubules display mixed polarity and minus-end-out microtubules push the tip of the axon, consistent with kinesin-1 driving outgrowth by sliding antiparallel microtubules. At later stages, the microtubule orientation in the axon switches from mixed to uniform polarity with plus-end-out. Dynein knockdown prevents this rearrangement and results in microtubules of mixed orientation in axons and accumulation of microtubule minus-ends at axon tips. Microtubule reorganization requires recruitment of dynein to the actin cortex, as actin depolymerization phenocopies dynein depletion, and direct recruitment of dynein to the membrane bypasses the actin requirement. Our results show that cortical dynein slides ‘minus-end-out’ microtubules from the axon, generating uniform microtubule arrays. We speculate that differences in microtubule orientation between axons and dendrites could be dictated by differential activity of cortical dynein.
Axial contraction and short-range compaction of chromatin synergistically promote mitotic chromosome condensation
Authors: Kruitwagen Tom , Denoth-Lippuner Annina , Wilkins Bryan J , Neumann Heinz , Barral Yves
Published: November 2015

The segregation of eukaryotic chromosomes during mitosis requires their extensive folding into units of manageable size for the mitotic spindle. Here, we report on how phosphorylation at serine 10 of histone H3 (H3 S10) contributes to this process. Using a fluorescence-based assay to study local compaction of the chromatin fiber in living yeast cells, we show that chromosome condensation entails two temporally and mechanistically distinct processes. Initially, nucleosome-nucleosome interaction triggered by H3 S10 phosphorylation and deacetylation of histone H4 promote short-range compaction of chromatin during early anaphase. Independently, condensin mediates the axial contraction of chromosome arms, a process peaking later in anaphase. Whereas defects in chromatin compaction have no observable effect on axial contraction and condensin inactivation does not affect short-range chromatin compaction, inactivation of both pathways causes synergistic defects in chromosome segregation and cell viability. Furthermore, both pathways rely at least partially on the deacetylase Hst2, suggesting that this protein helps coordinating chromatin compaction and axial contraction to properly shape mitotic chromosomes.
Assessing Research Data Management Practices of Faculty at Carnegie Mellon University
Authors: Van Tuyl Steve , Michalek Gabrielle
Published: November 2015

INTRODUCTION Recent changes to requirements for research data management by federal granting agencies and by other funding institutions have resulted in the emergence of institutional support for these requirements. At CMU, we sought to formalize assessment of research data management practices of researchers at the institution by launching a faculty survey and conducting a number of interviews with researchers. METHODS We submitted a survey on research data management practices to a sample of faculty including questions about data production, documentation, management, and sharing practices. The survey was coupled with in-depth interviews with a subset of faculty. We also make estimates of the amount of research data produced by faculty. RESULTS Survey and interview results suggest moderate level of awareness of the regulatory environment around research data management. Results also present a clear picture of the types and quantities of data being produced at CMU and how these differ among research domains. Researchers identified a number of services that they would find valuable including assistance with data management planning and backup/storage services. We attempt to estimate the amount of data produced and shared by researchers at CMU. DISCUSSION Results suggest that researchers may need and are amenable to assistance with research data management. Our estimates of the amount of data produced and shared have implications for decisions about data storage and preservation. CONCLUSION Our survey and interview results have offered significant guidance for building a suite of services for our institution.
File Naming in Digital Media Research: Examples from the Humanities and Social Sciences
Authors: Crowder Jerome W. , Marion Jonathan S. , Reilly Michele
Published: November 2015

This paper identifies organizational challenges faced by Social Science and Humanities (SSH) scholars when dealing with digital data and media, and suggests improved file naming practices in order to maximize organization, making files easier to find, more useable, and more easily shared. We argue that such skills are not formally discussed in the literature and therefore many scholars do not recognize the problem until they cannot locate a specific file or are sharing files with colleagues. We asked SSH scholars to share their file naming strategies (or lack thereof ) and we use these narrative anecdotes to discuss common problems and suggest possible solutions for their general file naming needs.
A Generalized case of Electromagnetic Scattering from a finite number of Ferromagnetic cylinders
Authors: Kumar T. , Kalyanasundaram N. , Lande B. K.
Published: November 2015

A generalized solution of the scattering problem from an array containing a finite number of axially magnetized ferromagnetic cylinders of infinite length placed in free space is presented in this paper. The analysis is carried out by matching the tangential boundary conditions at the surface of each cylinder to find the unknown expansion coefficients of the scattered field. Planar arrays consist of a finite number of ferromagnetic microwires are considered to obtain the numerical results for TMz and TEz polarizations in terms of the variation in scattered field components of the near field and scattering cross section (SCS) with respect to angle of incidence, radius of microwires, spacing among the microwires and operating frequency. For validation purpose, numerical results of the proposed analysis specialized for the case of single microwire and normal incidence for TMz polarization are compared with the results available in the literature for the specialized case and both are found to be matched completely.
Clusters of megaearthquakes on upper plate faults control the Eastern Mediterranean hazard
Authors: Mouslopoulou Vasiliki , Nicol Andrew , Begg John , Oncken Onno , Moreno Marcos
Published: November 2015

The Hellenic subduction margin in the Eastern Mediterranean has generated devastating historical earthquakes and tsunamis with poorly known recurrence intervals. Here stranded paleoshorelines indicate strong uplift transients (0–7 mm/yr) along the island of Crete during the last ~50 kyr due to earthquake clustering. We identify the highest uplift rates in western Crete since the demise of the Minoan civilization and along the entire island between ~10 and 20 kyr B.P., with the absence of uplifted Late Holocene paleoshorelines in the east being due to seismic quiescence. Numerical models show that uplift along the Hellenic margin is primarily achieved by great earthquakes on major reverse faults in the upper plate with little contribution from plate‐interface slip. These earthquakes were strongly clustered with recurrence intervals ranging from hundreds to thousands of years and primarily being achieved by fault interactions. Future great earthquakes will rupture seismically quiet areas in eastern Crete, elevating both seismic and tsunami hazards.
Temporal and vertical distributions of anthropogenic 236U in the Japan Sea using a coral core and seawater samples
Authors: Sakaguchi Aya , Nomura Tomoya , Steier Peter , Golser Robin , Sasaki Keiichi , Watanabe Tsuyoshi , Nakakuki Tomoeki , Takahashi Yoshio , Yamano Hiroya
Published: November 2015

The input history of 236U to the surface water of the Japan Sea was reconstructed through measurement of the 236U/238U atom ratio in annual bands of a coral skeleton which was collected at Iki Island in the Tsushima Strait, the main entrance to the Japan Sea. The 236U/238U atom ratios and concentrations of U isotopes were measured for the period 1935–2010 using AMS and ICP‐MS. The 236U/238U atom ratios revealed three prominent peaks: 4.51 × 10−9 in 1955, 6.15 × 10−9 in 1959 and 4.14 × 10−9 in 1963; thereafter the isotope ratios gradually decreased over the next several decades, attaining a value of ca.1.3 × 10−9 for the present day. A simplified depth profile model for 236U in the Japan Sea, using the reconstructed 236U value for the surface water together with observed depth profiles for 236U in the water column in 2010, yielded diffusion coefficients of 3.4–5.6 cm2/s for 6 sampling points. The diffusion coefficient values obtained for the northern stations were relatively large, and fitting uncertainty was also larger for stations in the northern region. It may be presumed that the distribution of 236U in the water columns have been influenced not only by diffusion but also by subduction of the surface water in the Japan Sea.
“Prophetic vision, vivid imagination”: The 1927 Mississippi River flood
Authors: Smith James A. , Baeck Mary Lynn
Published: November 2015

The 1927 flood in the Lower Mississippi River was the most destructive flood in American history, inundating more than 70,000 km2 of land, resulting in approximately 500 fatalities and leaving more than 700,000 people homeless. Despite the prominence of the 1927 flood, details on the flood, and the storms that produced the flood, are sparse. We examine the hydrometeorology and hydroclimatology of the 1927 flood in the Lower Mississippi River through downscaling simulations of the storms that were responsible for catastrophic flooding and through empirical analyses of rainfall and streamflow records. We use Twentieth Century Reanalysis fields as boundary conditions and initial conditions for downscaling simulations using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. We place the hydrometeorological analyses of the 1927 storms in a hydroclimatological context through analyses of the Twentieth Century Reanalysis fields. Analyses are designed to assess the physical processes that control the upper tail of flooding in the Lower Mississippi River. We compare the 1927 flood in the Lower Mississippi River to floods in 1937 and 2011 that represent the most extreme flooding in the Lower Mississippi River.
Environmental Risk Factors and Early‐Life Exposures in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Case–Control Study
Authors: Shenoi S. , Shaffer M. L. , Wallace C. A.
Published: November 2015

Objective

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by chronic arthritis in children with unknown etiology. Although research evaluating environmental or early‐life exposures in JIA is scarce, there are data to suggest that infections, smoking exposure, and lack of breastfeeding play a role. This case–control study investigated the association of selected environmental and early‐life risk factors with the development of JIA.

Methods

JIA cases were identified at a major pediatric rheumatology outpatient clinic. Each case was asked to identify up to 3 healthy playmates of similar age and same sex to serve as controls. Parents/caregivers of cases and controls completed a questionnaire on selected environmental and early‐life exposures. Conditional logistic regression adjusted for age and socioeconomic status was used to determine the odds ratio (OR) for developing JIA with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for the playmate‐matched design.

Results

Included in the study were 225 JIA cases and 138 controls. Compared to playmate‐matched controls, preterm delivery (OR 1.8 [95% CI 1.2–2.7]) was associated with JIA. There was no association between JIA and household smoking or maternal prenatal smoking, breastfeeding, hospitalization with infection in the first year of life, daycare attendance before 6 years of age, household pets, or residential area prior to the onset of JIA.

Conclusion

There was no association between the previously reported risk factors of smoking, early‐life infection, or breastfeeding and development of JIA in this study. The association of preterm delivery with JIA needs to be further studied.
Implementing Thermometry on Silicon Surfaces Functionalized by Lanthanide‐Doped Self‐Assembled Polymer Monolayers
Authors: Rodrigues Mafalda , Piñol Rafael , Antorrena Guillermo , Brites Carlos D. S. , Silva Nuno J. O. , Murillo José Luis , Cases Rafael , Díez Isabel , Palacio Fernando , Torras Núria , Plaza José Antonio , Pérez‐García Lluïsa , Carlos Luís D. , Millán Angel
Published: November 2015

The thermal gradients generated at submicrometer scale by the millions of transistors contained in integrated circuits are becoming the key limiting factor for device integration in micro‐ and nanoelectronics. Noncontact thermometric techniques with high‐spatial resolution are, thus, essential for noninvasive off‐chip characterization and heat management on Si surfaces. Here, the first ratiometric luminescent molecular thermometer implemented in a self‐assembled polymer monolayer functionalized Si surface is reported. The functionalization of Si surfaces with luminescent thermometers constitutes a proof‐of‐concept that foretells a wide range of applications in Si‐based micro‐ and nanostructures. The thermometric functionalization of the Si surface with Tb3+ and Eu3+ complexes leads to a thermal sensitivity up to 1.43% K−1, a cycle–recycle reliability of 98.6%, and a temperature uncertainty of less than 0.3 K. The functionalized surface presents reversible bistability that can be used as an optically active molecular demultiplexer.