bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Genome Sequence of Canine Adenovirus Type 1 Isolated from a Wolf (
Canis lupus
) in Southern Italy
Authors: Pizzurro Federica , Marcacci Maurilia , Zaccaria Guendalina , Orsini Massimiliano , Cito Francesca , Rosamilia Alfonso , Di Renzo Ludovica , Malatesta Daniela , Di Sabatino Daria , Lorusso Alessio
Published: April 2017

Canine adenovirus type 1 (CAdV-1), a DNA virus of the family
Adenoviridae
, causes infectious canine hepatitis, a highly contagious disease primarily affecting canids. In this report, we describe the isolation and whole-genome sequence of a CAdV-1 isolate from the liver of a free-ranging wolf (
Canis lupus
).
Draft Genome Sequence of a Chromium-Reducing Strain, Pseudomonas fluorescens S613, Isolated from a Chromium-Contaminated Aquifer in Los Alamos, New Mexico
Authors: Wang Dongping , Boukhalfa Hakim , Ware Doug S. , Daligault Hajnalka E.
Published: April 2017

In this report, a chromium-reducing bacterium,
Pseudomonas fluorescens
strain S613, was isolated from a Cr(VI)-contaminated aquifer at Los Alamos, NM, and sequenced. The size of the draft genome sequence is approximately 6.7 Mb.
Complete Genome Sequence of the Original Escherichia coli Isolate, Strain NCTC86
Authors: Khetrapal Varnica , Mehershahi Kurosh S. , Chen Swaine L.
Published: April 2017

Escherichia coli
is the most well-studied bacterium and a common colonizer of the lower mammalian gastrointestinal tract. We report here the complete genome sequence of the original
Escherichia coli
isolate, strain NCTC86, which was described by Theodor Escherich, for whom the genus is named.
The Lazarus phenomenon: spontaneous cardioversion after termination of resuscitation in a Scottish hospital
Authors: Spowage-Delaney Benjamin , Edmunds Christopher T , Cooper Jamie G
Published: April 2017

A 66-year-old man suffered a ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest after an episode of chest pain. Despite advanced life support, his condition deteriorated; the situation was considered irrecoverable and resuscitation was discontinued. The patient was observed for about 5 min with irregular agonal gasping respirations evident but no palpable pulse. A gradual increase in the regularity of breathing pattern heralded the return of spontaneous circulation. An inferior myocardial infarction was diagnosed. Primary percutaneous coronary intervention was performed. The patient was discharged from hospital after 9 days with no neurological sequelae. There are several possible mechanisms to explain the Lazarus phenomenon including auto-positive end expiratory pressure and delayed drug actions, but cases are rarely reported in the medical literature. After discontinued resuscitation, we suggest consideration should be given to a period of continued monitoring. However, evidence is limited and prospective studies would be welcome to allow firmer recommendations.
Postintervention acute opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome
Authors: Aquilina Annelise , Dingli Nicola , Aquilina Josanne
Published: April 2017

Opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome (OMS) is a rare, neurological condition affecting 1 in 10 000 000 people annually. Opsoclonus, defined as involuntary rapid, multivectorial oscillations of the eyes, together with ataxia and myoclonus are usually present. OMS may be paraneoplastic: often associated with occult neuroblastoma in childhood and with breast carcinoma or small cell lung carcinoma in adults. Other aetiologies include viral or toxic agents. The pathogenesis is thought to be immune mediated. A 37-year-old woman with previous inflammatory cranial mononeuropathies was admitted for elective dilatation and curettage (D&C). Immediately after she complained of left-sided paraesthesia and later became disoriented, with incoherent speech, inability to obey commands, opsoclonus of the eyes and myoclonic jerks. Investigations including onconeuronal antibodies, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, and imaging were normal. She was treated with intravenous methylprednisolone with rapid improvement. Previous surgeries with anaesthesia were uncomplicated. The anaesthetic agents used for the D&C were fentanyl and propofol.
Frogs host faecal bacteria typically associated with humans
Authors: Gibb Karen , Schobben Xavier , Christian Keith
Published: April 2017

Tree frogs commonly access drinking water tanks; this may have human health implications. Although amphibians might not be expected to host mammalian faecal indicator bacteria (FIB), it is possible that they may have human FIB on their skin after exposure to human waste. We collected faeces and skin wash from green tree frogs (Litoria caerulea) from a natural environment, a suburban site, and a suburban site near a creek occasionally contaminated with sewage effluent. We used molecular techniques to test for FIB that are routinely used to indicate human faecal contamination. Enterococci colonies were isolated from both faecal and skin wash samples, and specific markers (Enterococcus faecium and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron) were found in frog faeces, demonstrating that these markers are not human- or mammalian-specific. Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron was detected in frogs from both natural and urban sites, but E. faecium was only associated with the sewage impacted site.
NBTI and Leakage Reduction Using an Integer Linear Programming Approach
Authors: Yang Zhiming , Yu Yang , Guan Yue , Zhang Chengcheng , Peng Xiyuan
Published: April 2017

As technology scales, negative bias temperature instability (NBTI) becomes one of the primary failure mechanisms for VLSI circuits. Meanwhile, the leakage power increases dramatically as the supply/threshold voltage continues to scale down. These two issues pose severe reliability problems for CMOS devices. Because both the NBTI and leakage are dependent on input vector of the circuit, we present an input vector control (IVC) method based on an integer linear programming (ILP) approach. A novel NBTI and leakage reduction criterion function as well as an ILP formulation are presented to simultaneously minimize the delay degradation and leakage power. Our proposed ILP formulation can be generated adaptively for different circuits that can help the designers find the optimal input vector conveniently. In addition, the proposed method is combined with the supply voltage assignment technique to further reduce delay degradation and leakage power. Experimental results on various circuits show the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Alpha decay half-lives for heavy and super-heavy isotopes
Authors: Hosseini S. S. , Hassanabadi H. , Zarrinkamar S.
Published: April 2017

We considered the systematics of Alpha-decay (AD) half-life (HL) of super-heavy nuclei (SHN) versus the decay energy and the total [Formula: see text]-kinetic energy. We have considered a potential model with Yukawa proximity potential and thereby calculated the HLs. Our results compared with experimental data and the empirical estimates. Also, we obtained [Formula: see text]-preformation factors from the ratio between theoretical and experimental results for a few super heavy nuclei. The results indicate the acceptability of the approach.
Discrete soliton diode induced by synthetic gauge phase
Authors: Huang Hongxin , Zhu Xiaofeng , Su Shijie , Li Huangwu , Huang Chunqing , Lin Haolin , Chen Zhaopin
Published: April 2017

We demonstrate the nonreciprocal dynamics of discrete solitons (DSs) induced by a uniform synthetic gauge phase (SGP) in one-dimensional waveguide array. The SGP is embedded into the coupling constant between the waveguides, which provides a directional momentum to the propagating fields and creates a nonreciprocal for the system. When a kicked Gaussian wave packet propagates through the waveguide arrays, diode effects are formed. Dependence between the diode effect and the SGP is studied. We found that the threshold of the reverse breakdown of this optical diode exhibits a perfect linear dependence against the SGP, and an extremely high diode quality can be achieved when the initial phase tilt exactly compensates the initial momentum provided by the SGP. Moreover, the direction of the diode can be switched by the direction of the SGP, which brings additional freedom to control the one-way propagation of the DSs. Our finding may have potential application to realizing new devices in high-speed all-optical communications.
On type-ADS modules and rings
Authors: Abdioğlu Cihat , Žemlička Jan
Published: April 2017

In this paper, we introduce type absolute direct summand (type-ADS) modules and rings as a natural generalization of ADS ones. Besides basic properties and characterizations of the notion, we present several examples illustrating borders of the theory. We also show that some particular classical classes of rings, such as commutative or right non-singular rings are type-ADS.
Robot Software Platform for IoT-Based Context-Awareness
Authors: Cho Yongseong , Choi Jongsun , Choi Jaeyoung , Ryoo Young-Jae
Published: April 2017

As Internet of Things (IoT)-based sensors have emerged recently, new technologies are being developed for users to provide suitable services by recognizing the surrounding situations. In the service robot sector, many researches are being carried out in order to exploit the collected data from IoT-based sensors. In addition, researches on robot middleware using context information are actively performed.

In this paper, we propose a robot SW platform, which provides IoT-based context-aware services. This robot software platform consists of Ontology Agent, Robot Service Execution Engine, and Context Handler. The Ontology Agent is a module that searches information, such as sensor location, value type, etc., of the IoT devices stored in Ontology Repository and provides them to the Context Handler. The Context Handler reads IoT devices’ data and checks whether service transition conditions are met. If the conditions are satisfied, the data is delivered to the Robot Service Execution Engine, which is in charge of executing services. In experiments, we show a procedure executing the context-aware robot services through definition of robot services, a robot service execution engine, and a context handler, etc.
The quantum polyhedra and the volume spectrum
Authors: Bendjoudi Ahmida , Mebarki Noureddine
Published: April 2017

The Bohr–Sommerfeld volume spectrum of polyhedron with arbitrary number of faces is computed. Some spacial cases (the three, four and five valent node Hilbert space) are studied.
A reductive case on derivations in Vinberg (−1,1) rings
Authors: Lakshmi Devi G. , Jayalakshmi K.
Published: April 2017

In this paper, we describe the reductive pair [Formula: see text] with fixed decomposition [Formula: see text] and construct a reductive Vinberg [Formula: see text] ring relative to [Formula: see text] which is based on the construction of nonassociative algebras with specified simple Lie algebra [Formula: see text] of derivations. As a special case, we construct a class of Vinberg [Formula: see text] algebras ([Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] of dimension 8 with [Formula: see text] [Formula: see text] and determine its associated reductive Lie algebra [Formula: see text] [Formula: see text].
Microstructure and optical properties of TiO2nanocrystallites–CaTiO3:Pr3+ hybrid thick films
Authors: Xia Chang-Kui , Gao Xiang-Dong , Yu Changjiang , Yu Aimin , Li Xiaomin , Gao Dongsheng , Shi Ying
Published: April 2017

Long afterglow CaTiO3:Pr[Formula: see text] ceramic powders were integrated with hydrothermal TiO2nanocrystallites via “doctor-blade” and TiO2-CaTiO3:Pr[Formula: see text] hybrid thick films on FTO substrate were fabricated. Effects of the Pr[Formula: see text] doping level (0.06%, 0.3%) and the CaTiO3:Pr[Formula: see text]/TiO2weight ratio (0.23, 0.92) on the crystallinity, morphologies, optical transmittance and photoluminescence (PL) properties were investigated. Results showed that the crystallinity of the hybrid films originated from both TiO2nanocrystallites and CaTiO3:Pr[Formula: see text] ceramic particles, affected little by the integrating process. The film surface became denser and coarser due to the incorporation of CaTiO3:Pr[Formula: see text] micron/submicron particles, and the film thickness varied little ([Formula: see text][Formula: see text]2.2[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]m). The optical transmittance of the hybrid film decreased sharply ([Formula: see text][Formula: see text]20% for 0.92 incorporation level) due to the scattering effects of the CaTiO3:Pr[Formula: see text] micron/submicron particles to the incident light. All the hybrid films exhibited strong PL at [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]613[Formula: see text]nm when excited with 332–335[Formula: see text]nm, and the film with the Ca[Formula: see text]TiO3:Pr[Formula: see text]/TiO2weight ratio of 0.23 showed the highest emission. In addition, the film exhibited a photoresponce to a broad ultraviolet excitation ranging from 288–369[Formula: see text]nm and a long emission decay time up to 30[Formula: see text]min at 613[Formula: see text]nm, possible for use in the ultraviolet detectors, solar cells and other photoelectrical devices.
Optimization Process of a Visi-Cooler Using Ternary Mixtures of R134a and Hydrocarbons
Authors: Pendyala Srinivas , Prattipati Ravi , Raju A V Sita Rama
Published: April 2017

Ozone depletion and global warming phenomenon necessitates the replacement of widely used refrigerants which consist of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in refrigeration and air-conditioning systems. In this paper, experimental analysis on the performance of hydrofluorocarbon/hydrocarbon (HFC/HC) mixture as a possible drop-in replacement for R134a refrigerant is presented. The influence of capillary length, composition of the mixture and refrigerant charge at various evaporator temperatures on coefficient of performance (COP) are investigated. The optimum operating conditions are obtained by applying Taguchi technique for the acquired experimental results. The results of analysis of variance indicated that for a given evaporator temperature, HFC/HC mixture charge amount is the most influencing parameter. At the optimum condition, the simulation showed that the amount of charge required for HFC/HC mixture in visi-cooler is 120[Formula: see text]g which is 50% lower than required quantity of R134a for the same system. The HC mixture quantity amounted to 90[Formula: see text]g in the HFC/HC mixture which is lower than the safe limit of 150[Formula: see text]g. This eliminates the risk of flammability of HC in the proposed mixture while reducing the quantity of R134a by 87.5%.
Dynamics of Dzyaloshinskii Domain Walls Driven by Spin Hall Effect in the Presence of Magnetic Fields
Authors: Song Chengkun , Jin Chendong , Wang Jianbo , Liu Qingfang
Published: April 2017

Current-induced domain wall motion (CIDWM) in perpendicularly magnetized materials exhibits large potential in spintronic device applications. The Dzyaloshinskii domain walls (DWs) are nucleated in ultrathin ferromagnetic/heavy-metal bilayers with high perpendicular magnetocrystalline anisotropy (PMA) in the presence of interfacial Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction (DMI). Here, we investigate the effect of magnetic fields on Dzyaloshinskii DWs driven by spin Hall effect (SHE) by means of micromagnetic simulations. We find that magnetic fields can modify the dynamics of Dzyaloshinskii DW. When applying out-of-plane magnetic fields, the velocity of Dzyaloshinskii DWs increases when the field-driven and current-driven DW motion are in same direction, while it decreases with opposite direction. In the case of in-plane longitudinal magnetic fields, Dzyaloshinskii DW velocity increases when the direction of the magnetic field and Dzyaloshinskii DW propagation direction are same, and it decreases when applying opposite in-plane magnetic fields. These manifestations may offer a new method for manipulating Dzyaloshinskii DWs and promise applications in DW-based nanodevices.
CONNECTING THEORY AND EMPIRICS FOR ANIMAL SPIRITS, RETURNS AND INTEREST RATES: A CLARIFICATION OF “RISK-FREE RATES AND ANIMAL SPIRITS IN FINANCIAL MARKETS”
Authors: ILOMÄKI JUKKA
Published: April 2017

I clarify and combine the results of Ilomäki (2016a) and Ilomäki (2016b) and find several interesting conclusions. First, the effect of the animal spirits component to the expected returns of investors depends on the risk-free rate. Second, there must be an upper limit for the risk-free rate, where the component that reduces the expected returns of informed investors in Ilomäki (2016a) disappears. Third, the empirical results of Ilomäki (2016b) indicates that the break-even level is as low as 3%.
Statistical Algorithms and a Lower Bound for Detecting Planted Cliques
Authors: Feldman Vitaly , Grigorescu Elena , Reyzin Lev , Vempala Santosh S. , Xiao Ying
Published: April 2017

We introduce a framework for proving lower bounds on computational problems over distributions against algorithms that can be implemented using access to astatistical queryoracle. For such algorithms, access to the input distribution is limited to obtaining an estimate of the expectation of any given function on a sample drawn randomly from the input distribution rather than directly accessing samples. Most natural algorithms of interest in theory and in practice, for example, moments-based methods, local search, standard iterative methods for convex optimization, MCMC, and simulated annealing, can be implemented in this framework. Our framework is based on, and generalizes, the statistical query model in learning theory [Kearns 1998].

Our main application is a nearly optimal lower bound on the complexity ofanystatistical query algorithm for detecting planted bipartite clique distributions (or planted dense subgraph distributions) when the planted clique has sizeO(n1/2 − δ) for any constant δ > 0. The assumed hardness of variants of these problems has been used to prove hardness of several other problems and as a guarantee for security in cryptographic applications. Our lower bounds provide concrete evidence of hardness, thus supporting these assumptions.
Arithmetic Cryptography
Authors: Applebaum Benny , Avron Jonathan , Brzuska Chris
Published: April 2017

We study the possibility of computing cryptographic primitives in a fully black-box arithmetic model over a finite field
F
. In this model, the input to a cryptographic primitive (e.g., encryption scheme) is given as a sequence of field elements, the honest parties are implemented by arithmetic circuits that make only a black-box use of the underlying field, and the adversary has a full (non-black-box) access to the field. This model captures many standard information-theoretic constructions.

We prove several positive and negative results in this model for various cryptographic tasks. On the positive side, we show that, under coding-related intractability assumptions, computational primitives like commitment schemes, public-key encryption, oblivious transfer, and general secure two-party computation can be implemented in this model. On the negative side, we prove that garbled circuits, additively homomorphic encryption, and secure computation with low online complexity cannot be achieved in this model. Our results reveal a qualitative difference between the standard Boolean model and the arithmetic model, and explain, in retrospect, some of the limitations of previous constructions.
Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Contributes to Immunosuppression in Breast Carcinomas
Authors: Dongre Anushka , Rashidian Mohammad , Reinhardt Ferenc , Bagnato Aaron , Keckesova Zuzana , Ploegh Hidde L. , Weinberg Robert A.
Published: April 2017

The epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a cell biological program that confers mesenchymal traits on carcinoma cells and drives their metastatic dissemination. It is unclear, however, whether the activation of EMT in carcinoma cells can change their susceptibility to immune attack. We demonstrate here that mammary tumor cells arising from more epithelial carcinoma cell lines expressed high levels of MHC-I, low levels of PD-L1, and contained within their stroma CD8+ T cells and M1 (antitumor) macrophages. In contrast, tumors arising from more mesenchymal carcinoma cell lines exhibiting EMT markers expressed low levels of MHC-I, high levels of PD-L1, and contained within their stroma regulatory T cells, M2 (protumor) macrophages, and exhausted CD8+ T cells. Moreover, the more mesenchymal carcinoma cells within a tumor retained the ability to protect their more epithelial counterparts from immune attack. Finally, epithelial tumors were more susceptible to elimination by immunotherapy than corresponding mesenchymal tumors. Our results identify immune cells and immunomodulatory markers that can be potentially targeted to enhance the susceptibility of immunosuppressive tumors to various therapeutic regimens. Cancer Res; 77(15); 3982–9. ©2017 AACR.
Combination of Ibrutinib and ABT-199 in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma and Follicular Lymphoma
Authors: Kuo Hsu-Ping , Ezell Scott A. , Schweighofer Karl J. , Cheung Leo W.K. , Hsieh Sidney , Apatira Mutiah , Sirisawad Mint , Eckert Karl , Hsu Ssucheng J. , Chen Chun-Te , Beaupre Darrin M. , Versele Matthias , Chang Betty Y.
Published: April 2017

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and follicular lymphoma are the most prevalent B-lymphocyte neoplasms in which abnormal activation of the Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK)–mediated B-cell receptor signaling pathway contributes to pathogenesis. Ibrutinib is an oral covalent BTK inhibitor that has shown some efficacy in both indications. To improve ibrutinib efficacy through combination therapy, we first investigated differential gene expression in parental and ibrutinib-resistant cell lines to better understand the mechanisms of resistance. Ibrutinib-resistant TMD8 cells had higher BCL2 gene expression and increased sensitivity to ABT-199, a BCL-2 inhibitor. Consistently, clinical samples from ABC-DLBCL patients who experienced poorer response to ibrutinib had higher BCL2 gene expression. We further demonstrated synergistic growth suppression by ibrutinib and ABT-199 in multiple ABC-DLBCL, GCB-DLBCL, and follicular lymphoma cell lines. The combination of both drugs also reduced colony formation, increased apoptosis, and inhibited tumor growth in a TMD8 xenograft model. A synergistic combination effect was also found in ibrutinib-resistant cells generated by either genetic mutation or drug treatment. Together, these findings suggest a potential clinical benefit from ibrutinib and ABT-199 combination therapy. Mol Cancer Ther; 16(7); 1246–56. ©2017 AACR.
Comparison of Choriocapillaris Flow Measurements between Two Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Devices
Authors: Lauermann Jost L. , Heiduschka Peter , Nelis Pieter , Treder Maximilian , Alnawaiseh Maged , Clemens Christoph R. , Eter Nicole , Alten Florian
Published: April 2017

Purpose: To evaluate choriocapillaris (CC) perfusion in healthy subjects using 2 different optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) devices. Procedures: Macular OCT-A imaging (36 eyes of 36 subjects) was performed using Optovue AngioVue and Zeiss AngioPlex devices. CC decorrelation signal index was assessed, and CC data were analyzed regarding intra-device variability, inter-device correlation, age, signal strength, and fields of view. Results: The intra-device variability of CC measurements in the 3 × 3 mm2 field was 5.3 and 2.6% (Angiovue and Angioplex, coefficients of variation; 6 × 6 mm2: 8.0 and 2.8%, respectively). Mean CC decorrelation signal index in 3 × 3 mm2 was 104.3 ± 6.7 (Angiovue) and 81.3 ± 9.2 (Angioplex) (6 × 6 mm2: 95.6 ± 8.1, 81.1 ± 6.5) with high correlation between both devices (3 × 3 mm2: p = 0.0053; 6 × 6 mm2: p = 0.0139). CC decorrelation signal index in 3 × 3 mm2 was significantly higher in subjects aged ≤58 years compared to subjects aged ≥59 years (Angiovue: 107.3 ± 3.6, 101.3 ± 7.7, p = 0.0156; Angioplex: 84.6 ± 7.6, 78.0 ± 9.5, p = 0.0371). Signal strength was 64.6 ± 8.9 (Angiovue) and 9.5 ± 0.8 (Angioplex). Conclusion: Both devices showed low intra-device variability and a high inter-device correlation. CC decorrelation signal index was negatively correlated with advancing age.
Argon Delays Initiation of Liver Regeneration after Partial Hepatectomy in Rats
Authors: Ulmer Tom Florian , Fragoulis Athanassious , Dohmeier Henriette , Kroh Andreas , Andert Anne , Stoppe Christian , Alizai Hamid , Klink Christian , Coburn Mark , Neumann Ulf Peter
Published: April 2017

Background: The liver can heal up to restitutio ad integrum following damage resulting from various causes. Different studies have demonstrated the protective effect of argon on various cells and organs. To the best of our knowledge, the organ-protective effects of the noble gas argon on the liver have not yet been investigated, although argon appears to influence signal paths that are well-known mediators of liver regeneration. We hypothesized that argon inhalation prior to partial hepatectomy (70%) has a positive effect on the initiation of liver regeneration in rats. Methods: Partial hepatectomy (70%) with or without inhaled argon (50 vol%) was performed for 1 h. Liver tissue was harvested after 3, 36, and 96 h to analyze the mRNA and protein expression of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α, and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2. Histological tissue samples were prepared for immunohistochemistry (bromodeoxyuridine [BrdU], Ki-67, and TUNEL) and blood was analyzed regarding the effects of argon on liver function. Statistical analyses were performed using 1-way ANOVA followed by the post hoc Tukey-Kramer test. Results: After 3 h, the primary outcome parameter of hepatocyte proliferation was significantly reduced with argon 50 vol% inhalation in comparison to nitrogen inhalation (BrdU: 15.7 ± 9.7 vs. 7.7 ± 3.1 positive cells/1,000 hepatocytes, p = 0.013; Ki-67: 17.6 ± 13.3 vs. 4.7 ± 5.4 positive cells/1,000 hepatocytes, p = 0.006). This was most likely mediated by significant downregulation of HGF (after 3 h: 5.2 ± 3.2 vs. 2.3 ± 1.0 fold, p = 0.032; after 96 h: 2.1 ± 0.5 vs. 1.3 ± 0.3 fold, p = 0.029) and IL-6 (after 3 h: 43.7 ± 39.6 vs. 8.5 ± 9.2 fold, p = 0.032). Nevertheless, we could detect no significant effect on the weight of the residual liver, liver-body weight ratio, or liver blood test results after argon inhalation. Conclusion: Impairment of liver regeneration was apparent after argon 50 vol% inhalation that was most probably mediated by downregulation of HGF and IL-6 in the initial phase. However, the present study was not adequately powered to prove that argon has detrimental effects on the liver. Further studies are needed to evaluate the effects of argon on livers with preexisting conditions as well as on ischemia-reperfusion models.
Person-Centered Healthcare and Integrated Public Health
Authors: Price Amy , Biswas Rakesh , Anand Akshay
Published: April 2017

The incubation of person-centered healthcare for integrated public health is the focus of this short communication. Here we look at creating an equipoise between culture, medicine, and translational research methods. We propose that these factors can be explored through participatory action research and on-site training of early-career medical professionals. This approach may be one way to build a bridge between trusted tradition and evidence-informed practice. The authors share twelve paths through which integration might occur. They challenge medical professionals to take their places alongside researchers, policy makers, and patients to construct a relevant and practical path that can embrace the rich cultural heritage of traditional Indian medicine with international standards for medical research and care.
Effect of Prophylactic Dialysis on Morbidity and Mortality in Non-Dialysis-Dependent Patients after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Pilot Study
Authors: Borji Roghayeh , Ahmadi Seyyed Hossein , Barkhordari Khosrow , Meysami Ali Pasha , Karimi Abbas Ali , Mortazavi Seyedeh Hamideh , Dadlani Parinaaz , Ayatollah Zadeh Esfahani Farah , Khatami Seyyed Mohammad Reza
Published: April 2017

Background/Aims: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality in patients with pre-existing renal dysfunction. Numerous measures have been implemented to overcome this problem; however, no improvement in outcomes has been achieved. This study was aimed at investigating the effects of prophylactic dialysis on mortality and morbidity in these patients. Methods: This randomized-controlled clinical trial enrolled 88 non-dialysis-dependent patients with chronic kidney disease awaiting CABG surgery. Thirty-nine randomly selected patients received dialysis 3 times prior to surgery, and 49 patients formed the control group. Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox proportional-hazards models were used to identify factors associated with survival. Results: There was no significant difference in the development of morbidities between the groups (p = 0.413). A significant difference was evident in the average survival time (p = 0.037). Cox proportional-hazards models determined that the hazard ratio of death after surgery was 10.854-fold greater in non-dialysis patients than in patients who received dialysis (hazard ratio = 2). Conclusion: Prophylactic dialysis prior to CABG decreases mortality, but does not affect morbidity, in patients with renal insufficiency.
Deborah James. Money from nothing: indebtedness and aspiration in South Africa
Authors: Fernandes Viviane Marinho
Published: April 2017

Resenha de Deborah James, Money from nothing: indebtednessand aspiration in South Africa. Stanford, StanfordUniversity Press, 2014. 304 pp.
A dádiva organizacional: dádiva à distância e circuitos de troca
Authors: Steiner Philippe
Published: April 2017

Este artigo apresenta as características da dádiva organizacional: uma forma particular de doação na qual uma ou mais organizações colocam-se entre o doador e o donatário. Após uma caracterização dessa doação em comparação com a dádiva maussiana, o artigo examina três características da dádiva organizacional: o papel desempenhado pela organização que separa ao mesmo tempo que conecta; os “circuitos de comércio” pelos quais passam as dádivas organizacionais e, por fim, aquestão levantada pela dificuldade de reciprocar a dádiva na ausência de um contato direto entre doador e donatário. Por fim, o artigo sublinha a importância dessa dádiva para compreender a formação de uma solidariedade à distância entre os seres humanos.
Roberto Burle Marx: a caminho da sacralidade?
Authors: Atique Fernando , D'Elboux Roseli Maria Martins
Published: April 2017

Apresenta-se uma análise crítica da exposição Roberto Burle Marx: a Brazilian Modernist, em exibição no Jewish Museum de Nova York. Contrapondo a expografia com os discursos curatoriais, bem como traçando nexos entre o que está exibido e o que se depreende analiticamente, traçamos algumas considerações que parecem indicar uma montagem teleológica da trajetória de Burle Marx no campo artístico.
Aplicação da modelagem de informação da construção (BIM) para a realização de estudos de avaliação de ciclo de vida de edifícios
Authors: Bueno Cristiane , Fabricio Márcio Minto
Published: April 2017

Os impactos ambientais provenientes dos materiais de construção são muitas vezes considerados apenas como consumo de recursos nos aplicativos de avaliação e certificação ambiental de edifícios. Seu ciclo de vida raramente é levado em consideração em tais metodologias. Essa observação pode ser explicada pelas limitações apresentadas pelas Declarações Ambientais de Produtos Evironmental Product Declarations (EPDs), as quais fornecem informações ambientais que não permitem a comparação direta e escolha de produtos de construção. A inserção de dados resultantes de estudos de Avaliação de Ciclo de Vida (ACV) de componentes construtivos em modelos desenvolvidos na plataforma Building Information Modelling (BIM) facilitaria a inserção de tal metodologia quantitativa de avaliação ambiental no campo da construção civil. Assim o objetivo desta pesquisa é o levantamento do estado da arte da integração de estudos de avaliação ambiental na plataforma BIM, de modo que se torne possível prever e avaliar os potenciais impactos ambientais de escolhas construtivas e tecnológicas realizadas na fase de projeto do edifício. Uma abordagem investigativa sobre os aplicativos existentes que possibilitem tal integração é desenvolvida, especialmente direcionada aos que abordem a inserção de dados de ACV na plataforma BIM, com a realização de uma pesquisa-ação para avaliação de um dos aplicativos selecionados por usuários da plataforma BIM.O resultado final do artigo é, além da apresentação de um quadro geral dos aplicativos existentes, a apresentação das principais potencialidades e limitações do aplicativo estudado, de forma a entender os caminhos a serem percorridos no desenvolvimento e aprimoramento de novas ferramentas e metodologias de avaliação.
Control without Controllers: Toward a Distributed Neuroscience of Executive Control
Authors: Eisenreich Benjamin R. , Akaishi Rei , Hayden Benjamin Y.
Published: April 2017

Executive control refers to the regulation of cognition and behavior by mental processes and is a hallmark of higher cognition. Most approaches to understanding its mechanisms begin with the assumption that our brains have anatomically segregated and functionally specialized control modules. The modular approach is intuitive: Control is conceptually distinct from basic mental processing, so an organization that reifies that distinction makes sense. An alternative approach sees executive control as self-organizing principles of a distributed organization. In distributed systems, control and controlled processes are colocalized within large numbers of dispersed computational agents. Control then is often an emergent consequence of simple rules governing the interaction between agents. Because these systems are unfamiliar and unintuitive, here we review several well-understood examples of distributed control systems, group living insects and social animals, and emphasize their parallels with neural systems. We then reexamine the cognitive neuroscience literature on executive control for evidence that its neural control systems may be distributed.
Martin Luther and the Roman Process in the Neo-Latin Epigraphs of the Humanist Poet Euricius Cordus (1486-1535) (Martin Luther und der Römische Prozess in den neulateinischen Epigrammen des humanistischen Dichters Euricius Cordus (1486–1535))
Authors: Sänger Astrid
Published: April 2017

Euricius Cordus (1486–1535), professor of medicine at Marburg University, wrote approximately 1250 epigrams, reflecting his life and environment. Like many fellow humanists, Cordus fervently supported Luther’s ideas and was disturbed by the Papal campaign against him. This paper looks at three examples illuminating literary strategies Cordus employed to express enthusiasm for Luther and to defend him against controversialist opponents. It understands Cordus’ literary support of Luther as part of his humanist identity and a vehicle of self-fashioning.

Der hessische Humanist Euricius Cordus (1486–1535), seit 1527 Professor für Medizin an der Marburger Universität ist der Nachwelt auch als Verfasser von 1250 Epigrammen bekannt, die sein Leben und seine Umwelt widerspiegeln. Wie viele seiner humanistischen Mitstreiter war er ein glühender Unterstützer der reformatorischen Ideen Martin Luthers. Anhand dreier Beispiele verdeutlicht der Aufsatz einige der literarischen Strategien in den Epigrammen des Cordus, mit denen Unterstützung für diese Ideen ausgedrückt und Luther in Kontroversen verteidigt wurde. Diese literarische Unterstützung für den Reformer war ein wichtiger Teil von Cordus’ Identität als Humanist.
“Smash, shred, crush!” (“Zerhaut, zerreißt, zerschmettert!”)
Authors: Nendza Elena
Published: April 2017

The Massacre of the Innocents of Matthew 2,16–18 is a famous motif of Early Modern European art and transcends borders of genre and confession. This article explores an example of its cross-confessional use looking at the sacred poem La Strage degli Innocenti (1632) by Italian poet Giambattista Marino, its German adaptation Verdeutschter Bethlehemitischer Kinder-Mord (1715) by Hamburg Protestant poet Barthold Heinrich Brockes and the influence of paintings from the Dutch milieu.

Die biblische Episode des Bethlehemitischen Kindermordes aus Matthäus 2,16-18, ist ein prominentes und überaus beliebtes Motiv der frühneuzeitlichen Künste in Europa. Sein Erfolg ist derart groß, dass bei seiner Rezeption nicht nur die verschiedenen Genres und Gattungen, sondern auch die Konfessionsgrenzen überwunden werden. Dieser Artikel untersucht einen fruchtbaren Austausch von Katholiken und Protestanten am Beispiel von zwei geistlichen Epen: La Strage degli Innocenti (1632) des italienischen Dichters Giambattista Marino sowie die deutsche Adapation Verdeutschter Bethlehemitischer Kinder-Mord (1715) des protestantischen Hamburger Dichters Barthold Heinrich Brockes. Bis heute jedoch ist das italienische Opus dem literarischen Kanon kaum bekannt, obgleich es inmitten der konfessionellen Auseinandersetzung zu einer kulturellen Schnittstellte Europas avanciert. Der folgende Beitrag diskutiert also nicht allein den interkonfessionellen Gebrauch des Motivs, sondern veranschaulicht darüber hinaus die kulturhistorische Relevanz von Marinos geistlichem Epos über den Vergleich mit Kindermord-Gemälden aus dem niederländischen Milieu.
The Victory of National Interest: Debates on the Belgian Forced Return Policy, 1998–2013
Authors: Poppelmonde Jef , Goddeeris Idesbald
Published: April 2017

Based on the 1951 Refugee Convention, persons who have left their country ‘owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion’ are entitled to protection. The principle of non-refoulement provides that ‘no country shall expel or return a refugee against his or her will, in any manner whatsoever, to a territory where he or she fears threats to life or freedom’.
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Following the increasing numbers of asylum seekers in the 1990s, host countries began to apply the Refugee Convention criteria more strictly and refused a growing number of applicants.
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Since the summer of 2015 Europe has found itself in the middle of what is described as a ‘refugee crisis’. The crisis has brought debates about asylum, borders and return policies to the centre of the public and political conversation. A growing portion of society has called for a stricter asylum policy.

This article will argue that even before this latest ‘refugee crisis’ discourses on asylum were becoming more restrictive, with a growing focus on return rather than protection. It will also show that the debates on asylum keep moving away from the definition provided in the 1951 Refugee Convention. It will do so by comparing the Belgian debates on forced return – and on asylum in general, which is inseparably connected to the subject – in the media and parliament during two periods: 1998–2001 and 2011–2013.
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In the first section, we will elaborate on the theoretical framework of the analysis, paying attention to relevant concepts and secondary literature, as well as to the research questions and methodology. We will then discuss the most important empirical data on the debates’ topics and stances. In a third and final section, the major shifts in the debates will be analysed.
Private Companies of Colonisation and Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Brazil
Authors: Bosenbecker Patricia
Published: April 2017

During the second half of the nineteenth century, southern Brazil received numerous migratory contingents, attracted by the Imperial State or by provincial governments. However, the main difference with colonisation organised by private companies was that it aimed primarily at the commercialisation of farmland and the establishment of trade in agricultural and artisanal products. The private colonisation companies were often run by groups, families or individuals who were also immigrants. This process was fraught with conflict. With great visibility in Brazilian society, these entrepreneurs took advantage of commercial openings by exploiting farmers and workers without political rights and with little knowledge of the country of settlement. The same system however did hide political and economic disputes between local and immigrant elites. To discuss the role of immigrant entrepreneurs, this article presents some results of research on the trajectory of the Rheingantz family.
Oldenlandia vasudevanii (Spermacoceae, Rubiaceae) a new species from the Southern Western Ghats, India
Authors: SOUMYA MURUGAN , SOJAN JOSE , SURESH VEERANKUTTY , NAIR MAYA CHANDRASEKHARAN
Published: April 2017

The new species Oldenlandia vasudevanii from the Southern Western Ghats, Palakkad, Kerala, India, is described and illustrated. The species differs from its allied species O. stocksii and O. hygrophila in terms of stout pedicel, calyx lobes exceeding the level of corolla, number of stipules, number of accessory calyx teeth, and size of the corolla tube. Description of taxa with distribution, ecology and comparison among allied taxa has been provided.
The Route to Raindrop Formation in a Shallow Cumulus Cloud Simulated by a Lagrangian Cloud Model
Authors: Hoffmann Fabian , Noh Yign , Raasch Siegfried
Published: April 2017

The mechanism of raindrop formation in a shallow cumulus cloud is investigated using a Lagrangian cloud model (LCM). The analysis is focused on how and under which conditions a cloud droplet grows to a raindrop by tracking the history of individual Lagrangian droplets. It is found that the rapid collisional growth, leading to raindrop formation, is triggered when single droplets with a radius of 20 μm appear in the region near the cloud top, characterized by large liquid water content, strong turbulence, large mean droplet size, broad drop size distribution (DSD), and high supersaturations. Raindrop formation easily occurs when turbulence-induced collision enhancement (TICE) is considered, with or without any extra broadening of the DSD by another mechanism (such as entrainment and mixing). In contrast, when TICE is not considered, raindrop formation is severely delayed if no other broadening mechanism is active. The reason for the difference is clarified by the additional analysis of idealized box simulations of the collisional growth process for different DSDs in varied turbulent environments. It is found that TICE does not accelerate the timing of the raindrop formation for individual droplets, but it enhances the collisional growth rate significantly afterward by providing a greater number of large droplets for collision. Higher droplet concentrations increase the time for raindrop formation and decrease precipitation but intensify the effect of TICE.
Evolution of the Atlantic Multidecadal Variability in a Model with an Improved North Atlantic Current
Authors: Drews Annika , Greatbatch Richard J.
Published: April 2017

This article investigates the dynamics and temporal evolution of the Atlantic multidecadal variability (AMV) in a coupled climate model. The model contains a correction to the North Atlantic flow field to improve the path of the North Atlantic Current, thereby alleviating the surface cold bias, a common problem with climate models, and offering a unique opportunity to study the AMV in a model. Changes in greenhouse gas forcing or aerosol loading are not considered. A striking feature of the results is the contrast between the western and eastern sides of the subpolar gyre in the model. On the western side, anomalous heat supply by the ocean plays a major role, with most of this heat being given up to the atmosphere in the warm phase, largely symmetrically about the time of the AMV maximum. By contrast, on the eastern side, the ocean anomalously gains heat from the atmosphere, with relatively little role for ocean heat supply in the years before the AMV maximum. Thereafter, the balance changes with heat now being anomalously removed from the eastern side by the ocean, leading to a reduced ocean heat content, behavior associated with the establishment of an intergyre gyre at the time of the AMV maximum. In the warm phase, melting sea ice leads to a freshening of surface waters northeast of Greenland that travel southward into the Irminger and Labrador Seas, shutting down convection and terminating the AMV warm phase.
Atmospheric Rivers over the Northwestern Pacific: Climatology and Interannual Variability
Authors: Kamae Youichi , Mei Wei , Xie Shang-Ping , Naoi Moeka , Ueda Hiroaki
Published: April 2017

Atmospheric rivers (ARs), conduits of intense water vapor transport in the midlatitudes, are critically important for water resources and heavy rainfall events over the west coast of North America, Europe, and Africa. ARs are also frequently observed over the northwestern Pacific (NWP) during boreal summer but have not been studied comprehensively. Here the climatology, seasonal variation, interannual variability, and predictability of NWP ARs (NWPARs) are examined by using a large ensemble, high-resolution atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM) simulation and a global atmospheric reanalysis. The AGCM captures general characteristics of climatology and variability compared to the reanalysis, suggesting a strong sea surface temperature (SST) effect on NWPARs. The summertime NWPAR occurrences are tightly related to El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the preceding winter through Indo–western Pacific Ocean capacitor (IPOC) effects. An enhanced East Asian summer monsoon and a low-level anticyclonic anomaly over the tropical western North Pacific in the post–El Niño summer reinforce low-level water vapor transport from the tropics with increased occurrence of NWPARs. The strong coupling with ENSO and IPOC indicates a high predictability of anomalous summertime NWPAR activity.
Turbulent Large-Eddy Momentum Flux Divergence during High-Wind Events
Authors: Wijesekera H. W. , Wang D. W. , Jarosz E. , Teague W. J. , Pegau W. S. , Moum J. N.
Published: April 2017

Momentum transport by energy-containing turbulent eddies in the oceanic mixed layer were investigated during high-wind events in the northern Gulf of Alaska off Kayak Island. Sixteen high-wind events with magnitudes ranging from 7 to 22 m s−1 were examined. Winds from the southeast prevailed from one to several days with significant wave heights of 5–9 m and turbulent Langmuir numbers of about 0.2–0.4. Surface buoyancy forcing was much weaker than the wind stress forcing. The water column was well mixed to the bottom depth of about 73 m. Spectral analyses indicate that a major part of the turbulent momentum flux was concentrated on 10–30-min time scales. The ratio of horizontal scale to mixed layer depth was from 2 to 8. Turbulent shear stresses in the mixed layer were horizontally asymmetric. The downwind turbulent stress at 10–20 m below the surface was approximately 40% of the averaged wind stress and was reduced to 5%–10% of the wind stress near the bottom. Turbulent kinetic energy in the crosswind direction was 30% larger than in the downwind direction and an order of magnitude larger than the vertical component. The averaged eddy viscosity between 10- and 30-m depth was ~0.1 m2 s−1, decreased with depth rapidly below 50 m, and was ~5 × 10−3 m2 s−1 at 5 m above the bottom. The divergence of turbulent shear stress accelerated the flow during the early stages of wind events before Coriolis and pressure gradient forces became important.