bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
«Εκσυρικτέον άρα τα χυδαϊστί φιλοσοφείν επαγγελλόμενα βιβλιδάρια». Απόπειρα ερμηνείας
Authors: Ψημμένος Νίκος Κ.
Published: November 2013

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Συνδρομητές για την Ακολουθία του Αγίου Σπυρίδωνος, Κέρκυρα 1847
Authors: Ευαγγέλου Μποτή Γιούλη
Published: November 2013

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Ευρετήριο
Authors: Μιχαηλάρης Παναγιώτης
Published: November 2013

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«Νέοι Έλληνες». Ο νεολογισμός και τα συνδηλούμενά του στα 1675
Authors: Αποστολόπουλος Δημήτρης Γ.
Published: November 2013

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À la recherche du royaume antique Les investigations de Choiseul-Gouffier et ses collaborateurs en Macédoine (1787-1792)
Authors: Koutzakiotis Georges
Published: November 2013

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Πολιτική γεωγραφία και οικονομική συγκυρία Οι όροι της επικοινωνίας του ελληνικού εμπορίου με τη Ρωσία της Μαύρης Θάλασσας (τέλος 18ου - αρχές 19ου αι)
Authors: Κρεμμυδάς Βασίλης
Published: November 2013

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Με της ποίησης τα άλογα λυμένα. Η απορρόφηση της θρησκευτικής πίστης στην ποιητική έκφραση του Σολωμού
Authors: Πολίτης Αλέξης
Published: November 2013

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«Χασμάτων πλήρωσις» Η εμπλοκή του Μηνά Μηνωίδη και του Μανουήλ Γεδεών στα χειρόγραφα Paris. Suppl. gr. 684 και Suppl. gr. 1044
Authors: Παΐζη–Aποστολοπούλου Μάχη
Published: November 2013

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Ελληνική Βιβλιογραφία (1800-1861). Ένα αβιβλιογράφητο έντυπο τοΰ 1862
Authors: Μούλιας Χρήστος Αθαν.
Published: November 2013

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Η τύχη του χειρογράφου 827 του Μετοχίου του Παναγίου Τάφου στην Κωνσταντινούπολη
Authors: Αποστολόπουλος Δημήτρης Γ.
Published: November 2013

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Tο χειρόγραφο του «Χρονογράφου του Δαπόντε» και η λύση ενός αινίγματος. Tο χφ Κυριαζή 4 της Γενναδείου
Authors: Παΐζη–Aποστολοπούλου Μάχη
Published: November 2013

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Οι έρευνες του Villoison στον Άθω (1785). Απόηχοι, ερμηνείες και σπαράγματα
Authors: Κουτζακιώτης Γιώργος
Published: November 2013

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Το Μέγα θεωρητικόν του Χρύσανθου και οι γαλ­λικές πηγές του
Authors: Ξανθουδάκης Χάρης
Published: November 2013

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Παρεμβάσεις του Κοραή στα μουσικά πράγμα­τα και τη μουσική αγωγή των Ελλήνων
Authors: Φραγκίσκος Εμμ. Ν.
Published: November 2013

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Ο Στέφανος Α. Κουμανούδης, «οι διδάσκαλοι του έθνους» και ο επικήδειος στον Νεόφυτο Βάμβα
Authors: Ματθαίου Σοφία
Published: November 2013

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Άνθιμος Όλυμπιώτης. Ο συνομι­λητής του Σουλευμάν Πενάχ έφέντη (1778)
Authors: Παΐζη–Aποστολοπούλου Μάχη
Published: November 2013

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Πώς «βρέθηκαν» στα Τρίκαλα το 1779 ο Newton, ο Wolff και ο Boerhaave. Μια υπόθεση
Authors: Αποστολόπουλος Δημήτρης Γ.
Published: November 2013

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Ο Καταρτζής και οι "Questions sur l’Encyclopédie" του Βολταίρου
Authors: Αποστολόπουλος Δημήτρης Γ.
Published: November 2013

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Βιβλιογραφικά
Authors: Καρύδης Σπύρος Χρ.
Published: November 2013

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Ο ρόλος του τυπογραφείου του Λούκαρη στην ίδρυση του ελληνικου τυπογραφείου της Propaganda Fide
Authors: Τσακίρης Βασίλειος
Published: November 2013

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«Απλώς και ως έτυχε αφοριστικά να μη δίδονται...» Μυτιλήνη 1779
Authors: Μιχαηλάρης Παναγιώτης Δ.
Published: November 2013

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Από την Τεργέστη στην Αθήνα του Όθωνα (1838-1845). Ο Ιάκωβος Ρώτας θύμα των πιστωτικών σχέσεων
Authors: Φραγκίσκος Εμμ. Ν.
Published: November 2013

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Η καραμανλίδικη εφημερίδα Μικρά Ασία γιάνι Ανατολή του Ευαγγελινού Μισαηλίδη στη δίνη του βουλγάρικου σχίσματος
Authors: Μπαλτά Ευαγγελία
Published: November 2013

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Συμπληρωματικά στην αλληλογραφία του Δ. Κ. Βυζάντιου με τον πρωθυπουργό Ίω. Κωλέττη
Authors: Φραγκίσκος Εμμ. Ν.
Published: November 2013

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The electrostatic profile of consecutive Cβ atoms applied to protein structure quality assessment
Authors: Chakraborty Sandeep , Venkatramani Ravindra , Rao Basuthkar J. , Asgeirsson Bjarni , Dandekar Abhaya M.
Published: November 2013

The structure of a protein provides insight into its physiological interactions with other components of the cellular soup. Methods that predict putative structures from sequences typically yield multiple, closely-ranked possibilities. A critical component in the process is the model quality assessing program (MQAP), which selects the best candidate from this pool of structures. Here, we present a novel MQAP based on the physical properties of sidechain atoms. We propose a method for assessing the quality of protein structures based on the electrostatic potential difference (EPD) of Cβ atoms in consecutive residues. We demonstrate that the EPDs of Cβ atoms on consecutive residues provide unique signatures of the amino acid types. The EPD of Cβ atoms are learnt from a set of 1000 non-homologous protein structures with a resolution cuto of 1.6 Å obtained from the PISCES database. Based on the Boltzmann hypothesis that lower energy conformations are proportionately sampled more, and on Annsen's thermodynamic hypothesis that the native structure of a protein is the minimum free energy state, we hypothesize that the deviation of observed EPD values from the mean values obtained in the learning phase is minimized in the native structure. We achieved an average specificity of 0.91, 0.94 and 0.93 on hg_structal, 4state_reduced and ig_structal decoy sets, respectively, taken from the Decoys `R' Us database. The source code and manual is made available at https://github.com/sanchak/mqap and permanently available on 10.5281/zenodo.7134.
StatsDB: platform-agnostic storage and understanding of next generation sequencing run metrics
Authors: Ramirez-Gonzalez Ricardo H. , Leggett Richard M. , Waite Darren , Thanki Anil , Drou Nizar , Caccamo Mario , Davey Robert
Published: November 2013

Modern sequencing platforms generate enormous quantities of data in ever-decreasing amounts of time. Additionally, techniques such as multiplex sequencing allow one run to contain hundreds of different samples. With such data comes a significant challenge to understand its quality and to understand how the quality and yield are changing across instruments and over time. As well as the desire to understand historical data, sequencing centres often have a duty to provide clear summaries of individual run performance to collaborators or customers. We present StatsDB, an open-source software package for storage and analysis of next generation sequencing run metrics. The system has been designed for incorporation into a primary analysis pipeline, either at the programmatic level or via integration into existing user interfaces. Statistics are stored in an SQL database and APIs provide the ability to store and access the data while abstracting the underlying database design. This abstraction allows simpler, wider querying across multiple fields than is possible by the manual steps and calculation required to dissect individual reports, e.g. ”provide metrics about nucleotide bias in libraries using adaptor barcode X, across all runs on sequencer A, within the last month”. The software is supplied with modules for storage of statistics from FastQC, a commonly used tool for analysis of sequence reads, but the open nature of the database schema means it can be easily adapted to other tools. Currently at The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC), reports are accessed through our LIMS system or through a standalone GUI tool, but the API and supplied examples make it easy to develop custom reports and to interface with other packages.
The Vehicle Routing Problem with Divisible Deliveries and Pickups
Authors: Nagy Gábor , Wassan Niaz A. , Speranza M. Grazia , Archetti Claudia
Published: November 2013

The vehicle routing problem with divisible deliveries and pickups is a new and interesting model within reverse logistics. Each customer may have a pickup and delivery demand that have to be served with capacitated vehicles. The pickup and the delivery quantities may be served, if beneficial, in two separate visits. The model is placed in the context of other delivery and pickup problems and formulated as a mixed-integer linear programming problem. In this paper, we study the savings that can be achieved by allowing the pickup and delivery quantities to be served separately with respect to the case where the quantities have to be served simultaneously. Both exact and heuristic results are analysed in depth for a better understanding of the problem structure and an average estimation of the savings due to the possibility of serving pickup and delivery quantities separately.
Physical and Mechanical Properties of Woods from Three Native Fast-Growing Species in a Secondary Forest in South Kalimantan, Indonesia
Authors: Istikowati Wiwin Tyas , Ishiguri Futoshi , Aiso Haruna , Hidayati Fanny , Tanabe Jun , Iizuka Kazuya , Sutiya Budi , Wahyudi Imam , Yokota Shinso
Published: November 2013

Growth characteristics and basic wood properties of three native fast-growing species, terap (Artocarpus elasticus Reinw. ex Blume), medang (Neolitsea latifolia (Blume) S. Moore), and balik angin (Alphitonia excelsa (Fenzel) Reissek ex Benth), were investigated. All three species are grown in a secondary forest in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. No significant correlations between growth characteristics (stem diameter and tree height) and stress-wave velocity of the stems were found. The mean basic density (BD) for whole trees of terap, medang, and balik angin were 0.34, 0.55, and 0.39 g cm−3, respectively. The BD in medang wood was similar in both radial and longitudinal directions. On the other hand, the BD gradually increased from pith to bark, decreased from 1 to 3 m above the ground, and then gradually increased to the top of the tree in terap and balik angin. Significant positive correlations between radial and tangential shrinkages and BD were found. Compressive strength parallel to grain and air-dry density also showed high positive correlations for all species. Analysis of variance showed significant differences in wood properties among the five sample trees in each species.
Reading Tahitian francophone literature: The challenge of scent and perfume
Authors: Cowell Andrew , DeNino Maureen
Published: November 2013

This article focuses on one particular recent French Polynesian novel, Hutu Pāinu: Tahiti, Racines et Déchirements (2004), and more generally on the issue of how to approach and read Tahitian literature from the ‘outside’ given the heavily over-determined images of Tahiti in the western imaginary and the still relatively small (but growing) amount of indigenous literary production. The focus is on the poetics and hermeneutics of scent as explored by the author, Marie-Claude Teissier-Landgraf. The article argues that French Polynesian writers generally have been extraordinarily sensitive to over-determination, and that the theme of scent is used to challenge both western images of Tahiti as a floral paradise, and tendencies to idealize scent as a potential postcolonial form of sensory resistance to more containable modes of knowledge such as vision or hearing. The text suggests that Tahiti remains always a powerful object of outside desire, and this desire constantly threatens to foreclose the full potential readings of the literature.

Cet article traite un roman francophone récent de la Polynésie Française, Hutu Pa-inu: Tahiti, Racines et Déchirements (2004), et plus généralement, la question de la manière dont il faut s’approcher de la littérature Tahitienne et la lire ‘de l’extérieur’, en vue du fait que l’image de Tahiti est nettement sur-déterminée dans l’imaginaire occidental, et la voix littéraire locale en français est née seulement depuis trente ans. Le point de départ de l’article est la poétique et l’herméneutique de l’odorat, telle qu’elles sont examinées par l’auteur, Marie-Claude Teissier-Landgraf. L’article démontre que les écrivains de la Polynésie Française ont été très sensibles à la sur-détérmination, et que le thème de l’odorat est employé à la fois pour mettre en question les images de Tahiti comme un paradis floral et en même temps les tendances à poser l’odorat comme une forme de résistance postcoloniale sensorielle aux connaissances plus faciles à contraindre, comme la vision et l’ouie. Le texte suggère que le Tahiti est toujours un objet de puissants désirs externes, et le ce désir menace d’appauvrir la richesse potentille de cette littérature.
Detective fiction and working through: Investigating the (post) colonial past in Boualem Sansal’s Le Serment des barbares (1999) and Yasmina Khadra’s La Part du mort (2004)
Authors: Brisley Lucy
Published: November 2013

This article examines how the postcolonial detective novels of Boualem Sansal and Yasmina Khadra enact a form of ‘working through’ Algeria’s (post) colonial past. In contrast to the frequently cited Freudian model of mourning and melancholia, working through is conceived as a self-critical and conscious response to loss that eschews binary logic. Building upon recent scholarship that figures working through as a crucial ethical and historical model, this article analyses how Sansal’s Le Serment des barbares (1999) and Khadra’s La Part du mort (2004) deploy the detective genre as a means of investigating the connections between the crime of the Algerian war of 1954–1962 and the civil war of the 1990s. Their novels unearth repressed elements of Algeria’s history and, in seeking to work through the victim-perpetrator paradigm, they offer an alternative to the model of competitive victimhood that, some 50 years after independence, continues to dominate memories of the nation’s past.

Cet article examine comment les romans policiers de Boualem Sansal et de Yasmina Khadra mettent en scène une manière d’assumer le passé de l’Algérie (post)coloniale. Par contraste avec le modèle freudien fréquemment invoqué du deuil et de la mélancolie, le travail de mémoire (working through) est conçu comme une réponse consciente et auto-critique à la perte, qui échappe à la logique binaire. S’appuyant sur des recherches récentes qui représentent le travail de mémoire comme un modèle historique et éthique fondamental, cet article analyse comment Le Serment des barbares (1999) de Sansal et La Part du mort (2004) de Khadra utilisent le genre policier comme un moyen d’examiner les liens entre le crime de la guerre d’Algérie et la guerre civile des années 1990. Leurs romans exhument des éléments réprimés de l’histoire de l’Algérie et, en cherchant à dépasser le paradigme victime-bourreau, ils offrent une alternative à la concurrence des mémoires qui, cinquante ans après l’indépendance, continue de s’imposer dans les souvenirs du passé de la nation.
A ‘Better Life’? The universal deception of immigrants in the narratives of Driss Chraïbi and J. M. G. Le Clézio
Authors: Moser Keith
Published: November 2013

At first glance, Driss Chraïbi and J. M. G. Le Clézio are two divergent writers that might seem to have little in common. However, this study attempts to contribute to the wealth of criticism that exists related to both authors by examining a relatively neglected thread that links their distinct narratives together. Specifically, this investigation probes the undeniable similarities concerning how both authors depict the plight of the immigrant in contemporary western society. Research that endeavours to make intertextual connections between the works of Chraïbi and Le Clézio is rather scant. Moreover, the dearth of criticism that simultaneously examines both authors in a given context is limited to superficial comparisons. For this reason, this exploration seeks to begin to fill this significant research gap and to encourage other researchers to transcend the inherent limitations of this specific study.

De prime abord, Driss Chraïbi et J.M.G. Le Clézio sont deux écrivains aux vues divergentes et ils semblent avoir peu de choses en commun. Les études portant sur les rapports intertextuels de leurs oeuvres sont plutôt rares. Cette étude souhaite contribuer à l’examen critique de l’oeuvre des deux auteurs en mettant en relief la convergence de leurs projets littéraires. Plus précisément, la présente enquête met l’accent sur les similitudes entre leurs deux façons de représenter le sort de l’immigré dans la société occidentale contemporaine. En examinant leurs deux façons d’encourager un dialogue, cet essai invite d’autres chercheurs à transcender les limites de la présente enquête.
Hockets as Compositional and Scribal Practice in the ars nova Motet—A Letter from Lady Music
Authors: Zayaruznaya Anna
Published: November 2013

The whimsical upper-voice texts of the anonymous fourteenth-century motet Musicalis/Sciencie stage an epistolary exchange between Rhetoric, Music, and a long list of French composers and singers. The letters complain that these musicians, whose ranks include Guillaume de Machaut and Philippe de Vitry, split words with rests when they write hockets. The critical tone of Musicalis/Sciencie implies that some ars nova composers must have regularly split words with hockets, while others—the motet’s composer, for one—held this to be bad practice. But since modern editions and medieval scribes alike are imprecise in the placement of text around hockets, the existence of such opposing camps seems difficult to substantiate. An analysis of text-note alignment in four sources for Apta/Flos reveals that some scribes were prescriptive in their texting of hockets, while others, like the scribe of the important Ivrea codex, were pragmatic. An awareness of these differences can lead to alternate modes of interpreting ambiguous text underlay. In the case of Philippe de Vitry’s Petre/Lugentium, shifting syllables adjacent to hockets can transform the work, highlighting carefully differentiated textural zones that are key to its structure. Such editorial intervention can in turn yield fresh insight into competing compositional approaches.
Examining Chicana/o History through a Relational Lens
Authors: Molina Natalia
Published: November 2013

This article argues that we should examine Chicana/os in relation to other racialized groups in order to develop a fuller understanding of how racial categories form and operate. The article highlights different models of relational work by examining key works in Chicana/o history that have employed such a relational methodology. In addition, the article demonstrates how we can use organizing principles besides race to find links between racialized groups. Lastly, the author revisits key events in Chicana/o history, examining them through a relational lens, to demonstrate what may be gained through this methodology.
On the Road with Chicana/o History
Authors: Stern Alexandra Minna
Published: November 2013

Chicana/o historians have transformed understandings of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, identity, labor, and space in the United States. In dialogue with the articles for this special issue, my commentary reflects on some of the significant contributions of Chicana/o history, highlighting the themes of complexity and spatial metaphors. I concur with the authors that there still is much historical reconstruction to do, and suggest that this work is important intellectually and politically, given the hostile climate toward Mexicans and immigrants in many parts of the country. This commentary also provides an opportunity to share the course of my scholarly engagement with Chicana/o history and consider its far-reaching influence on my work in the history of medicine and public health in the U.S. West.
Bisphenol A modulates the metabolic regulator oestrogen-related receptor-α in T-cells
Authors: Cipelli Riccardo , Harries Lorna , Okuda Katsuhiro , Yoshihara Shin'ichi , Melzer David , Galloway Tamara
Published: November 2013

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a widely used plastics constituent that has been associated with endocrine, immune and metabolic effects. Evidence for how BPA exerts significant biological effects at chronic low levels of exposure has remained elusive. In adult men, exposure to BPA has been associated with higher expression of two nuclear receptors, oestrogen receptor-β (ERβ) and oestrogen-related-receptor-α (ERRα), in peripheral white blood cellsin vivo. In this study, we explore the expression ofESR2(ERβ) andESRRA(ERRα) in human leukaemic T-cell lymphoblasts (Jurkat cells) exposed to BPAin vitro. We show that exposure to BPA led to enhanced expression ofESRRAwithin 6 h of exposure (mean±s.e.m.: 1.43±0.08-fold increase compared with the control,P<0.05). After 72 h, expression ofESRRAremained significantly enhanced at concentrations of BPA ≥1 nM. Oxidative metabolism of BPA by rat liver S9 fractions yields the potent oestrogenic metabolite, 4-methyl-2,4-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)pent-1-ene (MBP). Exposure of cells to 1–100 nM MBP increased the expression of bothESRRA(significantly induced,P<0.05, at 1, 10, 100 nM) andESR2(1.32±0.07-fold increase at 100 nM exposure,P<0.01). ERRα is a major control point for oxidative metabolism in many cell types, including T-cells. Following exposure to both BPA and MBP, we found that cells showed a decrease in cell proliferation rate. Taken together, these results confirm the bioactivity of BPA against putative T-cell targetsin vitroat concentrations relevant to general human exposure.
Uncovering Networks from Genome-Wide Association Studies via Circular Genomic Permutation
Authors: Cabrera Claudia P , Navarro Pau , Huffman Jennifer E , Wright Alan F , Hayward Caroline , Campbell Harry , Wilson James F , Rudan Igor , Hastie Nicholas D , Vitart Veronique , Haley Chris S
Published: November 2013

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) aim to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) associated with trait variation. However, due to the large number of tests, standard analysis techniques impose highly stringent significance thresholds, leaving potentially associated SNPs undetected, and much of the trait genetic variation unexplained. Pathway- and network-based methodologies applied to GWAS aim to detect associations missed by standard single-marker approaches. The complex and non-random architecture of the genome makes it a challenge to derive an appropriate testing framework for such methodologies. We developed a rapid and simple permutation approach that uses GWAS SNP association results to establish the significance of pathway associations while accounting for the linkage disequilibrium structure of SNPs and the clustering of functionally related elements in the genome. All SNPs used in the GWAS are placed in a “circular genome” according to their location. Then the complete set of SNP association P values are permuted by rotation with respect to the genomic locations of the SNPs. Once these “simulated” P values are assigned, the joint gene P values are calculated using Fisher’s combination test, and the association of pathways is tested using the hypergeometric test. The circular genomic permutation approach was applied to a human genome-wide association dataset. The data consists of 719 individuals from the ORCADES study genotyped for ∼300,000 SNPs and measured for 51 traits ranging from physical to biochemical measurements. KEGG pathways (n = 225) were used as the sets of pathways to be tested. Our results demonstrate that the circular genomic permutations provide robust association P values. The non-permuted hypergeometric analysis generates ∼1400 pathway-trait combination results with an association P value more significant than P ≤ 0.05, whereas applying circular genomic permutation reduces the number of significant results to a more credible 40% of that value. The circular permutation software (“genomicper”) is available as an R package at http://cran.r-project.org/.
Hog1 Controls Global Reallocation of RNA Pol II upon Osmotic Shock in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Authors: Cook Kristen E , O’Shea Erin K
Published: November 2013

When challenged with osmotic shock, Saccharomyces cerevisiae induces hundreds of genes, despite a concurrent reduction in overall transcriptional capacity. The stress-responsive MAP kinase Hog1 activates expression of specific genes through interactions with chromatin remodeling enzymes, transcription factors, and RNA polymerase II. However, it is not clear whether Hog1 is involved more globally in modulating the cell’s transcriptional program during stress, in addition to activating specific genes. Here we show that large-scale redistribution of RNA Pol II from housekeeping to stress genes requires Hog1. We demonstrate that decreased RNA Pol II occupancy is the default outcome for highly expressed genes upon stress and that Hog1 is partially required for this effect. We find that Hog1 and RNA Pol II colocalize to open reading frames that bypass global transcriptional repression. These activation targets are specified by promoter binding of two osmotic stress-responsive transcription factors. The combination of reduced global transcription with a gene-specific override mechanism allows cells to rapidly switch their transcriptional program in response to stress.
Does Metacognition Make a Unique Contribution to Health Anxiety When Controlling for Neuroticism, Illness Cognition, and Somatosensory Amplification?
Authors: Bailey Robin , Wells Adrian
Published: November 2013

Somatosensory amplification (e.g., Barsky, 1992), illness cognition (e.g., Salkovskis & Warwick, 1986), and neuroticism (e.g., Noyes et al., 2003) have all been linked to health anxiety. The first two factors are disorder specific; however, neuroticism is a general vulnerability connected to a range of disorders. In the metacognitive model (Wells, 2009), beliefs about thinking have been implicated in the development of psychopathologies, but little is known about the contribution of individual differences in metacognition to health anxiety, specifically. A cross-sectional design was employed with convenience sampling used for participant selection. Participants (N = 351) completed a questionnaire battery and the following hypotheses were tested: (a) metacognition will show a significant positive correlation with health anxiety and (b) the relationship between metacognition and health anxiety will remain significant after controlling for variables normally associated with health anxiety (i.e., neuroticism, somatosensory amplification, and illness cognition). Hierarchical multiple regression analysis were run to test hypotheses and determine the best independent metacognitive predictors. The results supported each of the hypotheses and revealed three independent metacognitive predictors of health anxiety: “negative metacognitive beliefs about uncontrollability and danger,” “beliefs about the need for thought control,” and “cognitive confidence.” Overall, this study indicates that metacognition may have an important role in health anxiety, and the clinical implications are discussed.
Promoting Cultures of Thinking: Transforming Nursing Education to Transform Nursing Practice
Authors: Freed Patricia E. , McLaughlin Dorcas E.
Published: November 2013

Contemporary nursing education is highly invested in the development of the academic, critical, and empirical aspects of education that represent the science of nursing, and concomitantly less attentive to the development of the creative, interpersonal aspects of education typically associated with the art of nursing. This represents a reversal of historic patterns in nursing education, but the pendulum may have swung so far that there could be costs to nursing practice unless the creative, interpersonal aspects of education can be reclaimed and balanced. Ideas and suggestions regarding how nurse educators might foster the creation of cultures of thinking, which represent whole-brain, integrated teaching approaches that are based on emerging neurocognitive evidence, are discussed.
Care Coordination and the Essential Role of the Nurse
Authors: Cropley Stacey , Duis Sanders Ellarene
Published: November 2013

Quality improvement and cost control rely on effective coordination of patient care. Registered nurses (RNs) across the continuum of care play an essential role in care coordination. Greater health care efficiencies can be realized through coordination of care centered on the needs and preferences of patients and their families. Professional nursing links these approaches, promoting quality, safety, and efficiency in care, resulting in improved health care outcomes that are consistent with nursing's holistic, patient-centered framework of care. This model for RN care coordination provides a guideline for nurses in direct care as well as those in highly specialized care coordination positions.
Mindfulness Practice with Urban Youth: A Nursing Experience
Authors: Manzo Joanne
Published: November 2013

Contemporary care models and new knowledge in neuroscience and brain development are the foundation for including mindfulness in the delivery of holistic health care. Youth who experience persistent poverty or other chronic environmental stressors face serious challenges to health development. This article shares a nursing challenge in piloting a mindfulness program with urban youth who have experienced homelessness.
Returning knowledge to the community: an innovative approach to sharing knowledge about drinking water practices in a peri-urban community
Authors: Furlong C. , Tippett J.
Published: November 2013

During previous research into drinking water quality in Peru, it was found that water was becoming contaminated in households, and there was a lack of understanding surrounding this contamination. It was felt that returning these findings to the community could build capacity, enabling people to make more informed choices about drinking water practices. Several participatory methods were explored. Ketso®, a hands-on kit for engagement, was thought to provide the most appropriate approach, and was used to deliver several workshops in the community. Thirty-five participants explored their understanding of drinking water and factors that caused contamination. The method allowed them to explore these factors in depth and to develop several practical and simple solutions. One solution capitalized on a novel finding; participants associated the taste of chlorine with clean water, but were unaware that household bleach could be used as a cost-effective water treatment. Feedback was excellent, with Ketso seen as giving participants space to better understand and question their practices, whilst building capacity for change. This co-production of knowledge also allowed the researcher to gain a better understanding of local knowledge and perceptions. Such innovative knowledge exchange has important implications for future implementation of new water technologies and engineering projects.
Thermophilic co-composting of human wastes in Haiti
Authors: Preneta N. , Kramer S. , Magloire B. , Noel J. M.
Published: November 2013

Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) is an organization that has been working on ecological sanitation in Haiti since 2006 and, in 2009, developed the nation's first waste treatment site to treat human faeces using thermophilic co-composting. Since the earthquake in 2010, SOIL has developed a composting design that eliminates pathogens and creates a re-usable nutrient-rich compost. This paper provides an overview of SOIL's thermophilic composting model in a low-resource setting, highlighting the mechanisms of effective pathogen elimination in the system. SOIL's model creates a composting environment in static bins that reaches and maintains temperatures of over 65 °C for more than 1 month. Temperatures are monitored regularly and have been revealed not to be homogeneous throughout the piles. A 2012 collaboration with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed rapid pathogen die-off rates within the compost piles, reducing E. coli levels to below detection levels within 14 weeks and rendering Ascaris ova not viable within 8 weeks. In order to increase the efficiency of the process and ensure that this compost is pathogen-free, SOIL will continue to refine the composting design, including piloting a new turning scheme, and identifying a procedure for regular pathogen testing.
Anaerobic Digestion of Waste Water from Hydrothermal Carbonization of Corn Silage
Authors: Wirth Benjamin , Mumme Jan
Published: November 2013

This experimental work investigates anaerobic digestion of waste water from hydrothermal carbonization of maize silage comparing a continuously stirred-tank reactor (CSTR) and an anaerobic filter (AF). Both reactors were operated for 91 days at a constant organic loading rate of 1 g
Use of Statistical Methods in Quality Control
Authors: Prístavka Miroslav , Bujna Marián
Published: November 2013

More and more organisations are beginning to realise how important is it to implement a quality management system. Its main task is to rejuvenate the given processes in production. Problem solving is systemic within quality assurance procedures of an organisation. This work describes a quality management system according to ISO 9001 and statistical methods in quality management. The theoretical part contains the characteristics and description of the system listed above. The practical part shows the use of knowledge in the organisation to solve problems.
Multivariate Discrimination of Czech Autochthonous Horses
Authors: Holeckova Stepanka , Policht Richard , Polichtova Dominika
Published: November 2013

We have used a discriminant function analysis to compare morphology of five Czech autochthonous breeds (including two colour varieties as independent breeds) to test whether a small number of basic morphological variables (wither height, thoracic, nose and shin perimeter, length of head) can discriminate them. The breeds included Czech Warmblood, black and grey colour variety of the Old Kladruby horse, Czech-Moravian Belgian horse and Silesian Noriker. The tested individuals were assigned with overall 81.9% classification success to correct breed. The best classification result reached Czech Warmblood 95.7%, the black Old Kladruby horse 87.5% and Silesian Noriker, respectively, 85.7%. Czech-Moravian Belgian horse showed a poorer success of classification (60%). Discrimination analysis identified the most important variables related to their head (nose perimeter and length of the head). Based on discrimination model both colour varieties of the Old Kladruby horse clustered more closely. Similarly both cold-blooded breeds (Czech-Moravian Belgian and Silesian Noriker) grouped more together and locations of the Czech warmbloods were more apart from all others. Such result is in concordance with the origin history of these horses.
Saliva Crystallization in Cattle: New Possibility for Early Pregnancy Diagnosis?
Authors: Skalova Iva , Fedorova Tamara , Brandlova Karolina
Published: November 2013

Saliva sampling is a non-invasive, simple and low-cost procedure. The aim of this study was to confirm the presence and changes of saliva crystallization in domestic cattle during synchronized oestrous cycle and early pregnancy. We verified saliva crystallization as a method for early pregnancy diagnosis. Eight Holstein cows were included into the research. The samples were collected daily from 16th day before to 34th day after artificial insemination (in total 51 days). We observed the following types of crystallization: none, dotted, branch-like, fir-like, fern-like and combinations of them and an atypical pattern. We confirmed the presence of saliva crystallization in cattle and its changes during oestrus synchronization process, insemination and post-insemination periods. We found significant differences in pregnant and non-pregnant animals between 20th and 29th day after insemination. We concluded that pregnancy diagnosis by saliva crystallization might be possible but the practical application of this method is currently unfeasible.
Selection of Advertising Appeals in Slovak Television Advertising
Authors: Ihnátová Zuzana
Published: November 2013

Purpose of the article The issue of creating advertising that is culturally congruent has been considered to be very important to experts dedicated to the field in the past years. Culture is an important internal factor of customer behavior that needs to be fully considered if the advertising campaigns aim to address its target audience effectively. The goal of this article is to contribute to existing knowledge in the area of culturally congruent advertising. More specifically, to find out what advertising appeals are preferred in Slovak television advertising. Methodology/methods Main scientific method of the present research was conceptual content analysis. The results are based on the sample of 133 TV commercials broadcasted in Slovak televisions during the 2012 in selected four segments (beer, financial services, periodicals and non-alcoholic beverages). Scientific aim Aim of this contribution is the introduction of preferences and frequency of usage of advertising appeals used in Slovak television advertising. Subsequenty, the exploration of the links between the selection of advertising appeals and cultural dimensions of Slovaks are analyzed. Findings The largest representation in analyzed television commercials in all examined segments has the appeal to relaxation.), followed by the appeal of suitable, then the appeal of saving, the appeal to patriotism, the appeal of natural and the appeal to affiliation. In the surveyed segments the preferences of individual advertising appeals are somehow different and reflect existing influence of product category on creative strategy. The findings show the positive relation between selection of advertising appeals and Slovak cultural dimensions. Conclusions The preset contribution shows the importance of studying cultural aspects of advertising and applying findings to the field of advertising. Some limitations of the study are stated and recommendations for further research are added at the end of the article.
Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi A carrying CTX-M-15 type extended-spectrum beta-lactamase isolated from a Japanese traveller returning from India, Japan, July 2013
Authors: Mawatari M , Kato Y , Hayakawa K , Morita M , Yamada K , Mezaki K , Kobayashi T , Fujiya Y , Kutsuna S , Takeshita N , Kanagawa S , Ohnishi M , Izumiya H , Ohmagari N
Published: November 2013

Emerging drug resistance in Salmonella Typhi and S. Paratyphi is a substantial public health concern. We report what appears to be the first case and isolation of multidrug resistant S. Paratyphi A carrying CTX-M-15-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamase from a Japanese traveller returning from India.
Evidence for the transmission of Salmonella from reptiles to children in Germany, July 2010 to October 2011
Authors: Pees M , Rabsch W , Plenz B , Fruth A , Prager R , Simon S , Schmidt V , Münch S , Braun P G
Published: November 2013

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Tick-borne encephalitis in Bulgaria, 2009 to 2012
Authors: Mohareb E , Christova I , Soliman A , Younan R , Kantardjiev T
Published: November 2013

For the last 60 years, only a few cases of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) have been detected in Bulgaria. Considering the remarkable increase in TBE morbidity in Europe over the past two decades, we conducted a study of TBE among patients with acute viral meningitis who were hospitalised in Bulgaria during 2009 to 2012. A total of 86 patients with viral meningitis of unknown aetiology during this period were tested. Acute TBE was confirmed in three of these patients. The last TBE case was detected in October 2012; the other two were diagnosed in 2009. To the best of our knowledge, these three patients are the first confirmed TBE cases reported in Bulgaria. The risk of TBE is underestimated in Bulgaria due to the low awareness of medical doctors.
Healthy Eating Guidelines for a School Jurisdiction: Collaborative Design and Implementation
Authors: Stephenson Flora F. , Johnston J. Cyne , Riege Theresa , Bandali Farah , McNeil Deborah A.
Published: November 2013

Purpose: Healthy eating is a determinant of optimal growth, and schools provide an ideal setting in which to influence students’ diets. The Healthy Eating Guidelines Initiative (HEGI) was a partnership among education, health, and community stakeholders to develop and implement healthy eating guidelines across a school jurisdiction. An evaluation was conducted to examine the potential impact of the HEGI on the school food environment and students’ self-reported diets.

Methods: All schools in the jurisdiction were invited to participate in the evaluation. Participating schools included elementary, middle, high, and mixed grades schools. A school environment assessment and a student questionnaire were used to collect data before and after the HEGI.

Results: Twenty-two (71%) of 31 schools participated in the evaluation. The guidelines were successfully implemented in 17 of these 22 schools. Overall, a greater proportion of students reported healthier eating behaviours at the conclusion of the HEGI. In particular, a greater proportion of students in schools with cafeteria-style food service showed significantly improved self-reported dietary behaviours. These changes were not seen among students at schools with limited or no on-site food service.

Conclusions: The findings are consistent with those of previous studies, and indicate that guidelines for a school jurisdiction can have a positive impact on the school food environment and students’ food intake. The HEGI shows promise as a strategy to promote healthy eating among students.
Risks of common complications in deep brain stimulation surgery: management and avoidance
Authors: Fenoy Albert J. , Simpson Richard K.
Published: November 2013

Object

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery is increasingly prominent in the treatment of various disorders refractory to medication. Despite the procedure's efficacy, the community at large continues to be hesitant about presumed associated risks. The main object of this study was to assess the incidence of various surgical complications occurring both during and after DBS device implantation in a large population of patients with movement disorders in an effort to better quantify patient risk, define management plans, and develop methods for risk avoidance. A second aim was to corroborate the low procedural complication risk of DBS reported by others, which in light of the procedure's efficacy is needed to promote its widespread acceptance.

Methods

All patients who had undergone new DBS device implantation surgery between 2002 and 2010 by a single surgeon were entered into a database after being verified by cross-referencing manufacturer implantation records. All surgical records and charts were reviewed to identify intraoperative, perioperative, and long-term surgical complications, including any characteristics predictive of an adverse event.

Results

Seven hundred twenty-eight patients received 1333 new DBS electrodes and 1218 new internal pulse generators (IPGs) in a total of 1356 stereotactic procedures for the treatment of movement disorders. Seventy-eight percent of the patients had staged lead and IPG implantations. Of the 728 patients, 452 suffered from medically refractory Parkinson disease; in the other patients, essential tremor (144), dystonia (64), mixed disease (30), and other hyperkinetic movement disorders (38) were diagnosed. Severe intraoperative adverse events included vasovagal response in 6 patients (0.8%), hypotension in 2 (0.3%), and seizure in 2 (0.3%). Postoperative imaging confirmed asymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in 4 patients (0.5%), asymptomatic intraventricular hemorrhage in 25 (3.4%), symptomatic ICH in 8 (1.1%), and ischemic infarction in 3 (0.4%), associated with hemiparesis and/or decreased consciousness in 13 (1.7%). Long-term complications of DBS device implantation not requiring additional surgery included hardware discomfort in 8 patients (1.1%) and loss of desired effect in 10 (1.4%). Hardware-related complications requiring surgical revision included wound infections in 13 patients (1.7%), lead malposition and/or migration in 13 (1.7%), component fracture in 10 (1.4%), component malfunction in 4 (0.5%), and loss of effect in 19 (2.6%).

Conclusions

The authors confirmed that the overall risk of both procedure- and hardware-related adverse events is acceptably low. They offer advice on how to avoid the most common complications.
A new alarm point of transcranial electrical stimulation motor evoked potentials for intraoperative spinal cord monitoring: a prospective multicenter study from the Spinal Cord Monitoring Working Group of the Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research
Authors: Kobayashi Sho , Matsuyama Yukihiro , Shinomiya Kenichi , Kawabata Shigenori , Ando Muneharu , Kanchiku Tsukasa , Saito Takanori , Takahashi Masahito , Ito Zenya , Muramoto Akio , Fujiwara Yasushi , Kida Kazunobu , Yamada Kei , Wada Kanichiro , Yamamoto Naoya , Satomi Kazuhiko , Tani Toshikazu
Published: November 2013

Object

Although multimodal intraoperative spinal cord monitoring provides greater accuracy, transcranial electrical stimulation motor evoked potential (TcMEP) monitoring became the gold standard for intraoperative spinal cord monitoring. However, there is no definite alarm point for TcMEPs because a multicenter study is lacking. Thus, based on their experience with 48 true-positive cases (that is, a decrease in potentials followed by a new neurological motor deficit postoperatively) encountered between 2007 and 2009, the authors set a 70% decrease in amplitude as the alarm point for TcMEPs.

Methods

A total of 959 cases of spinal deformity, spinal cord tumor, and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) treated between 2010 and 2012 are included in this prospective multicenter study (18 institutions). These institutions are part of the Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research monitoring working group and the study group on spinal ligament ossification. The authors prospectively analyzed TcMEP variability and pre- and postoperative motor deficits. A 70% decrease in amplitude was designated as the alarm point.

Results

There were only 2 false-negative cases, which occurred during surgery for intramedullary spinal cord tumors. This new alarm criterion provided high sensitivity (95%) and specificity (91%) for intraoperative spinal cord monitoring and favorable accuracy, except in cases of intramedullary spinal cord tumor.

Conclusions

This study is the first prospective multicenter study to investigate the alarm point of TcMEPs. The authors recommend the designation of an alarm point of a 70% decrease in amplitude for routine spinal cord monitoring, particularly during surgery for spinal deformity, OPLL, and extramedullary spinal cord tumor.