bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Robust and Adaptive Online Time Series Prediction with Long Short-Term Memory
Authors: Yang Haimin , Pan Zhisong , Tao Qing
Published: December 2017

Online time series prediction is the mainstream method in a wide range of fields, ranging from speech analysis and noise cancelation to stock market analysis. However, the data often contains many outliers with the increasing length of time series in real world. These outliers can mislead the learned model if treated as normal points in the process of prediction. To address this issue, in this paper, we propose a robust and adaptive online gradient learning method, RoAdam (Robust Adam), for long short-term memory (LSTM) to predict time series with outliers. This method tunes the learning rate of the stochastic gradient algorithm adaptively in the process of prediction, which reduces the adverse effect of outliers. It tracks the relative prediction error of the loss function with a weighted average through modifying Adam, a popular stochastic gradient method algorithm for training deep neural networks. In our algorithm, the large value of the relative prediction error corresponds to a small learning rate, and vice versa. The experiments on both synthetic data and real time series show that our method achieves better performance compared to the existing methods based on LSTM.
Metabolomics in COPD Acute Respiratory Failure Requiring Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Authors: Fortis Spyridon , Lusczek Elizabeth R. , Weinert Craig R. , Beilman Greg J.
Published: December 2017

We aimed to investigate whether metabolomic analysis can discriminate acute respiratory failure due to COPD exacerbation from respiratory failure due to heart failure and pneumonia. Since COPD exacerbation is often overdiagnosed, we focused on those COPD exacerbations that were severe enough to require noninvasive mechanical ventilation. We enrolled stable COPD subjects and patients with acute respiratory failure requiring noninvasive mechanical ventilation due to COPD, heart failure, and pneumonia. We excluded subjects with history of both COPD and heart failure and patients with obstructive sleep apnea and obstructive lung disease other than COPD. We performed metabolomics analysis using NMR. We constructed partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) models to distinguish metabolic profiles. Serum (p=0.001, R2 = 0.397, Q2 = 0.058) and urine metabolic profiles (p<0.001, R2 = 0.419, Q2 = 0.142) were significantly different between the four diagnosis groups by PLS-DA. After excluding stable COPD patients, the metabolomes of the various respiratory failure groups did not cluster separately in serum (p=0.2, R2 = 0.631, Q2 = 0.246) or urine (p=0.065, R2 = 0.602, Q2 = −0.134). However, several metabolites in the serum were reduced in patients with COPD exacerbation and pneumonia. We did not find a metabolic profile unique to COPD exacerbation, but we were able to clearly and reliably distinguish stable COPD patients from patients with respiratory failure in both serum and urine.
A Novel Efficiency Measure Model for Industrial Land Use Based on Subvector Data Envelope Analysis and Spatial Analysis Method
Authors: Chen Wei , He Rui , Wu Qun
Published: December 2017

With the rapid and unbalanced development of industry, a large amount of cultivated land is converted into industrial land with lower efficiency. The existing research is extensively concerned with industrial land use and industrial development in isolation, but little attention has been paid to the relationship between them. To help address this gap, the paper creates a new efficiency measure method for industrial land use combining Subvector Data Envelope Analysis (DEA) with spatial analysis approach. The proposed model has been verified by using the industrial land use data of 30 Chinese provinces from 2001 to 2013. The spatial autocorrelation relationship between industrial development and industrial land use efficiency is explored. Furthermore, this paper examines the effects of industrial development on industrial land use efficiency by spatial panel data model. The results indicate that the industrial land use efficiency and the industrial development level in the provinces of eastern region are higher than those of the western region. The spatial distribution of industrial land use efficiency shows remarkable positive spatial autocorrelation. However, the level of industrial development has obvious negative spatial autocorrelation since 2009. The improvement of industrial development has a significant positive impact on the industrial land use efficiency.
Three-Dimensional Hydromechanical Modeling during Shearing by Nonuniform Crust Movement
Authors: Zhao Yuqing , Zhang You-Kuan , Liang Xiuyu
Published: December 2017

Hydromechanical modeling of a geological formation under shearing by the nonuniform crust movement during 10000 years was carried out to investigate the solid stress and pore pressure coupling processes of the formation from the intact to the fractured or faulted. Two three-dimensional numerical models were built and velocities in opposite directions were applied on the boundaries to produce the shearing due to the nonuniform crust movement. The results show that the stress and pore pressure became more and more concentrated in and around the middle of the formation as time progresses. In Model I with no fault, stress and pore pressure are concentrated in the middle of the model during shearing; however, in Model II with a fault zone of weakened mechanical properties, they are more complex and concentrated along the sides of the fault zone and the magnitudes decreased. The distribution of stress determines pore pressure which in turn controls fluid flow. Fluid flow occurs in the middle in Model I but along the sides of the fault zone in Model II. The results of this study improve our understanding of the rock-fluid interaction processes affected by crustal movement and may guide practical investigations in geological formations.
Cellular Therapeutics for Heart Failure: Focus on Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Authors: Pandey Amitabh C. , Lancaster Jordan J. , Harris David T. , Goldman Steven , Juneman Elizabeth
Published: December 2017

Resulting from a various etiologies, the most notable remains ischemia; heart failure (HF) manifests as the common end pathway of many cardiovascular processes and remains among the top causes for hospitalization and a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Current pharmacologic treatment for HF utilizes pharmacologic agents to control symptoms and slow further deterioration; however, on a cellular level, in a patient with progressive disease, fibrosis and cardiac remodeling can continue leading to end-stage heart failure. Cellular therapeutics have risen as the new hope for an improvement in the treatment of HF. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have gained popularity given their propensity of promoting endogenous cellular repair of a myriad of disease processes via paracrine signaling through expression of various cytokines, chemokines, and adhesion molecules resulting in activation of signal transduction pathways. While the exact mechanism remains to be completely elucidated, this remains the primary mechanism identified to date. Recently, MSCs have been incorporated as the central focus in clinical trials investigating the role how MSCs can play in the treatment of HF. In this review, we focus on the characteristics of MSCs that give them a distinct edge as cellular therapeutics and present results of clinical trials investigating MSCs in the setting of ischemic HF.
POETAS HETERONÍMICOS E ANAGRAMÁTICOS
Authors: Ferreira Ermelinda Maria Araújo
Published: December 2017

Este ensaio propõe uma aproximação preliminar e pouco comum das poéticas de Fernando Pessoa e Guimarães Rosa, a partir da análise de sua produção nos textos das “Ficções do Interlúdio”, do português, e das “Coisas de Poesia”, do brasileiro, considerando questões como o espaço literário, a desleitura da tradição canônica e a despersonalização do artista moderno.
MARTHYA DE ABDEL HAMID, SEGUNDO ALBERTO PIMENTA. DA TERRA E DO CORPO QUEIMADOS, MAS DO CORAÇÃO REGENDO A VIDA
Authors: Amaral Ana Luisa
Published: December 2017

Em 2005 Alberto Pimenta publicou Marthya de Abdel Hamid, poema dividido em 35 partes, ou texto composto por 35 poemas, o livro empresta-se da figura de Abdul Hamid (1848-1918), poeta e tradutor e o último sultão a exercer poder efectivo no império Otomano,  cujos territórios viriam a ser desmembrados em 1922, depois da Primeira Grande Guerra.
CRÍTICA DA RAZÃO CULTURAL GUINEENSE: UM ESTUDO SOBRE A REPRESENTAÇÃO DA CULTURA EM KIKIA MATCHO, TEXTO FICCIONAL DE FILINTO DE BARROS
Authors: Cardoso Sebastião Marques
Published: December 2017

Kikia Matcho (1997), obra de ficção de Filinto de Barros [1942-2011], merece uma releitura por vários motivos: a)- porque, em face de sua historicidade, o livro é publicado num momento delicado da vida política nacional guineense; b)- porque a sua existência é também reveladora dentro do cânone da literatura pós-colonial de língua portuguesa; c)- porque ainda o livro, enquanto artefato puramente estético, apresenta características peculiares e d)- porque, fundamentalmente, a obra traz de maneira tensa e contraditória vários modos de representação da cultura guineense. Pensando nisso, vamos, neste artigo, tratar, numa primeira etapa, dos três primeiros elementos, conscientes, entretanto, da brevidade da análise e de que os respectivos assuntos poderiam ser ampliados e desenvolvidos em análises separadas. Mesmo assim, justificamos a presença da primeira etapa em nosso texto como, sobretudo, introdução e contextualização da obra de Filinto de Barros para que, na segunda etapa, momento este em que vamos discutir a questão da representação cultural guineense, não percamos de vista o tempo e a complexidade literária da obra deste autor negro-africano.
Tell El-Amarna, 2011–12
Authors: Kemp Barry
Published: December 2017

Two periods of fieldwork are covered in this report. The first, from late 2011, was primarily a further season of excavation at the South Tombs Cemetery, which saw an exploratory trench run across the flat wadi floor, confirming that it had, at least in part, been used for burials. A notable find was of a decorated wooden coffin that included an image of a canine-headed god. A programme of repairs at the North Palace was also completed. The second, in the spring of 2012, saw the start of a new project, the re-examination of the Great Aten Temple foundations, specifically an area at the front and another towards the rear where a stela and statue had been set up. The season ended with the study of the human bones from the 2011 excavations by the University of Arkansas bioanthropology team.
Theban Harbours and Waterscapes Survey, 2012
Authors: Graham A. , Strutt K. D. , Hunter M. A. , Jones S. , Masson A. , Millet M. , Pennington B. T
Published: December 2017

The 2012 season in the Theban region ran from 15 February to 4 March and from 20 March to 7 April. The team consisted of the authors of this report, with Reis Omar Farouk managing the hand augering and our local team of workmen. Our MSA inspector was Ms Warda el-Najar.
Fowl for the Governor: The Tomb of Governor Djehutinakht IV or V at Dayr Al-Barshā Reinvestigated, I. Architecture and Archaeology
Authors: De Meyer Marleen , Dils Peter
Published: December 2017

In 2009 the shaft of governor Djehutinakht IV or V at Dayr al-Barshā was re-excavated. This tomb with its well-preserved funerary equipment had been discovered by George Reisner in 1915, and most of its contents are housed at the MFA in Boston. While the primary objective was the documentation of the architecture of the tomb, a deposit was found inside the shaft that had not been touched by Reisner. Bones belonging to ducks and cranes and pottery inside this deposit form the sole surviving remnants of food offerings in the burial of this Middle Kingdom governor. In addition, a number of human remains that had been carefully placed in the eastern side chamber of the shaft may have belonged to the governor's wife, also named Djehutinakht.
Zu Sprache und Datierung Des Amduat
Authors: Jansen-Winkeln Karl
Published: December 2017

In recent years it has often been maintained that the texts of the ‘Amduat' should date to the Old Kingdom because they contain so many linguistic features known from Old Egyptian. On closer inspection this view cannot be corroborated. It is true that there are many words and forms that look very ancient, and some of them may indeed have their origin in Old Egyptian texts. But most of these elements are different in certain aspects (writing, syntax, or frequency) from those found in genuine texts of the Old Kingdom. The more probable conclusion is that most of them have been adopted to make the texts of the Amduat look as if they had been composed in very ancient times.
The Abydos BG 10 Boat and Implications for Standardisation, Innovation, and Timber Conservation in Early Dynastic Boat-Building
Authors: Mark Samuel
Published: December 2017

Cheryl Ward recently proposed that the breaking down of Egyptian vessels evolved from the need to transport ships from the Nile to the Red Sea. Analysis of the Abydos BG 10 boat and other data suggest that boat-wrights instead built vessels in this manner, with many standardised elements, primarily to conserve timber. An evaluation of the data supports the traditional interpretation that timber was indeed scarce in Ancient Egypt. Scarcity of timber and the centralisation of Egyptian society produced boat-wrights who were more innovative than boat-wrights of other ancient societies, as is evident in the construction of the symbolic BG 10 boat.
The ‘Pewenhor’ Documents from the Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara
Authors: Smith H. S. , Davies Sue , Biggs George R.
Published: December 2017

This article presents a textual edition of a group of 15 Demotic letters and ration lists of the fourth century BC recovered from the site of the Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara.
'IM.Y-WR.T (‘3) N P.T and T3-WR (‘3) N T3 in the Solar Circuit: Data from the Coffin Texts*
Authors: Zamacona Carlos Gracia
Published: December 2017

Coffin Text instances of the expressions im.y-wr.t (‘3) and t3-wr (‘3) in the context of the solar circuit are discussed. In this corpus, these terms consistently follow a geographical frame of orientation that is the same in the Underworld as in the real world, contrary to other basic human functions which are inverted in the Underworld. More specifically, the addition of the ‘indirect genitives’ n p.t/n t3 to these two terms respectively indicates that the earth is the spatial point of reference during the underworld journey, whilst the sky plays the same role during the journey in the world of the living.
The Theban High-Priestly Succession in the First Half of the Twenty-First Dynasty
Authors: Broekman Gerard P. F.
Published: December 2017

The order of succession of the High Priests of Amun Herihor and Piankh is still much disputed. Recently Peter James and Robert Morkot proposed a scenario in which the pontificate of Piankh is placed within the reign of Herihor as a king, which in their view coincided with the later years of Ramesses XI. However it appears that the theory of Karl Jansen-Winkeln, in which Piankh is Herihor's predecessor, is preferable in view of the Libyan background of the individuals involved.
A New Demotic Private Letter from Hermopolis*
Authors: Ebeid Mahmoud
Published: December 2017

Publication of a Demotic papyrus, now in the al-Ashmunein magazine (Inv. No. 1455), found in the necropolis of Tuna al-Gebel during excavations by the Cairo University mission. The document is a private letter and dates to the Ptolemaic period. The writer of the letter and the addressee are probably officials in the ibis administration of the necropolis. The letter concerns income received by one of the officials in the local community and reports problems that have arisen between some individuals, possibly members of the ibis community, concerning the distribution of an amount of money that might be salaries or daily allowances.
The A-Group Cemetery at Tunqala West*
Authors: Stevenson Alice
Published: December 2017

Evidence for A-Group tomb superstructures is exceedingly rare and only one cemetery has ever shown definitive proof that such monuments existed, that of Tunqala West. Located during the UNESCO international rescue campaign of 1961, only one tomb from this cemetery was ever published. Although this tomb was the best preserved, it did not possess some features seen elsewhere in the cemetery, such as evidence for dedicated offering places above ground. The remaining tombs are presented here for the first time together with a discussion of the significance of the site in light of 50 further years of research since the cemetery was discovered.
Book of the Dead, Book of the Living: BD Spells as Temple Texts*
Authors: Von Lieven Alexandra
Published: December 2017

Several temples, both of the New Kingdom as well as of the Graeco-Roman period, contain spells from the Book of the Dead among their decoration. The present paper gathers all the attestations and discusses their significance in a temple context. This leads to new insights on the origins and meanings of the respective spells in general.
The Development of Ancient Egyptian Royal Inscriptions*
Authors: Hsu Shih-Wei
Published: December 2017

This article examines the development of Ancient Egyptian royal inscriptions from the Old Kingdom up to the Eighteenth Dynasty. It traces the evolution from royal labels, annals, and decrees of the Old Kingdom to the appearance of royal novels (Königsnovellen) in the Middle Kingdom. The turning point lies in the First Intermediate Period, when various elements of the nomarchal biographical inscriptions began to occur in royal inscriptions. Royal inscriptions are classified according to text type, and their functions discussed.
Robert Curzon and his mummy labels*
Authors: Muhs Brian
Published: December 2017

Publication of six Greek mummy labels acquired in the 1830s by Robert Curzon, 14th Baron Zouche, and now in the British Museum. Curzon's account of their acquisition is compared to archaeological evidence for provenance, and his descriptions are compared to other early interpretations of the purpose of mummy labels.
Der Isishymnus E.14 aus dem Isistempel von Assuan
Authors: Stadler Martin Andreas
Published: December 2017

The initial part of a hymn to Isis as preserved in her temple in Assuan is presented, together with a parallel from Dendera. Brugsch first identified this parallel, but it apparently received no subsequent attention. The version from Dendera helps to reconstruct the first column of the Assuan text. The implications of this re-discovered parallel for the text's history and its interpretation are briefly discussed.
A monument of Ramses VII in the area of the Ramesseum?*
Authors: Lurson Benoît
Published: December 2017

Publication of a doorjamb bearing a dedication of Ramses VII to his father Ramses VI found during the 2010 excavation season in the Ramesseum's Small Temple. Traces of an earlier inscription survive indicating reuse. It may have been the jamb of a house built in the vicinity of the Ramesseum. Although the counterpart to this doorjamb was found by B. Bruyère in Deir el-Medina in 1924, this recent discovery in the Ramesseum, and the nature of its earlier inscription, are sufficient grounds for identifying the temple of Ramses II as the place in which the ‘monument' dedicated by Ramses VII to his father could have been erected.
Tell El-Amarna, 2012–13
Authors: Kemp Barry
Published: December 2017

Several periods of fieldwork and study are covered in this report. Two separate excavations were made at the South Tombs Cemetery, near the end of 2012 and in the spring of 2013. Having reached the intended target of 400 individuals for analysis, no further excavation is planned for the immediate future. The Great Aten Temple also saw two seasons, in the autumn of 2012 and run as a survey field school, and in the spring of 2013. This was followed by the study of the human bones from both seasons of excavation by the University of Arkansas bioanthropology team. At various times other projects of recording and research were carried out at the expedition house.
Theban Harbours and Waterscapes Survey, 2013*
Authors: Graham A. , Strutt K. D. , Emery V. L. , Jones S. , Barker D. S.
Published: December 2017

Report on the 2013 season of the Theban Harbours and Waterscapes Survey.
Glass of Amenhotep II from Tomb KV55 in the Valley of the Kings*
Authors: Nicholson Paul T. , Jackson Caroline
Published: December 2017

Among the purported finds from KV55 is a piece of glass bearing the cartouche of Amenhotep II. This paper reviews the evidence for the discovery of this early fragment, and examines its composition with a view to determining its likely manufacturing origin. Comparison of the glass with some of the earliest Egyptian glass from reign of Thutmose III establishes that it may have been one of the earliest glasses actually manufactured in Egypt.
A Brother for Thutmose III (Cairo Museum BN 104)*
Authors: Metawi Dina
Published: December 2017

Publication of a dyad (Cairo Museum BN 104) representing Nebnefer, ‘a w‘b-‘ḳ priest of Amun in Henket-ankh’, and his wife. Stylistically the dyad is probably datable to the reign of Thutmose III, and it also bears his cartouche. Nebnefer's filiation formula refers to him as born of the ‘royal mother’, possibly making him a hitherto unknown brother of Thutmose III. If so, the dyad provides a previously unattested title for Queen Isis, the mother of Thutmose III: wrt ḫnr ‘3t (n) 'Imn. Notwithstanding Nebnefer's titular association with Henket-ankh, Greek graffiti scratched on the statue base, published here for the first time, argue for a different provenance for the dyad.
The Dean of Archaeological Photographers: Harry Burton
Authors: Ridley Ronald T.
Published: December 2017

Harry Burton (1879–1940) was the most famous photographer in Egyptian archaeology, but he has previously received only a short entry in one specialised biographical dictionary, and been the subject of two essays. This study provides a basic biography, to document his photographic contribution to the history of Egyptian archaeology, and to indicate where published collections of his photographs, often uncredited, can be found.
The Egyptian Royal Titulary of Alexander the Great, I: Horus, Two Ladies, Golden Horus, and Throne Names*
Authors: Bosch-Puche Francisco
Published: December 2017

This is the first of a two-part study of the pharaonic titulary of Alexander the Great. Analysing all available contemporaneous documentation, including onomastic data newly published, the king's names are presented, with particular attention to variants. The parallels and symbolic meaning of each name are discussed, as are the legitimating strategies that lay behind their selection. The present paper deals with the first four names of the royal protocol.
The Pastophorion: ‘Priests’ Houses' in Legal Texts from Ptolemaic Pathyris and Elsewhere in Egypt*
Authors: Thomas Siân E.
Published: December 2017

This article examines legal texts in Demotic and in Greek to investigate the siting and construction of pastophoria, Egyptian s.wt. (n ḥ.t-nṯr) ‘places (of the temple)’, in the enclosure of the temple of Hathor in Pathyris in Upper Egypt during the Ptolemaic period. The Pathyrite evidence is compared with documentary and archaeological evidence from other Egyptian sites. In a forthcoming article in this journal, the scope of the study will be extended to consider the ownership and use of pastophoria and their relationship with the temple functionary known as the pastophoros, Egyptian wn(?). In addition to advancing study of the topography of the Pathyrite temple complex and of the Egyptian pastophorion, this article and its sequel explore the kinds of evidence that legal texts provide about ancient property types, their uses, and their social contexts.
Compositions in Egyptian Hieroglyphs in Nineteenth Century England
Authors: Elliott Chris
Published: December 2017

Between 1840 and 1860, four original texts in Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs were composed for inscription on buildings in England, and in one case on structures in an exhibition. Another inscription was also planned, but not executed. Joseph Bonomi (1796–1878) and Samuel Birch (1813–1885), were involved in all but one of these, often together. This paper considers their location and function, the conflict between authenticity and accommodation of modern content, and implications for the place of Ancient Egypt in the culture of Victorian England. Several other nineteenth century hieroglyphic compositions outside England, and two original twentieth century hieroglyphic compositions on and in buildings in England, are also discussed.
Local Vessels and Imported Copies Manufactured in Sandy Fabrics at Tell El-Ghaba, North Sinai*
Authors: Lupo Silvia , Cremonte Maria Beatriz
Published: December 2017

This study examines Egyptian ceramic production in the Eastern Delta, particularly several vessels manufactured in marl fabrics attributed to Marl F found at Tell el Ghaba, a Third Intermediate Period–early Saite settlement on the eastern border. A characterisation of TG 12, TG 14, and TG 55/60 fabrics performed under binocular lens is presented, as well as a description of their morphological and decorative repertoire. It is suggested that these sandy fabrics can be closely tied to the Marl F group, as they reflect a technological tradition in pottery production typical of the Eastern Delta and North Sinai that may have persisted from the Second Intermediate Period until at least the Saite period. The fabric typology shows the production of local shapes, along with imitations of imported vessels from the Levant and Cyprus different from those previously recognised in older sites.
Missing Koms and Abandoned Channels: The Potential of Regional Survey in the Western Nile Delta Landscape*
Authors: Trampier Joshua , Toonen Willem , Simony Aude , Starbird Jennifer
Published: December 2017

Report on the Western Delta Landscape Project, which integrates geoarchaeological, archaeological, and GIScientific methods to provide a holistic study of the settlement patterns and river channels of the Western Delta, with an illustrative case study of the site of Kom el-Ghuzz. A series of Nile branches west of the Canopic, not previously presented in detail, is also documented. The conceptualisation of a ‘site' is discussed, as well as its implications for archaeological work in Egypt.
Some Remarks on a Negated Earlier Egyptian Nominal Sentence and Related Constructions*
Authors: Uljas Sami
Published: December 2017

A problematic Earlier Egyptian nominal sentence construction with the negation nn is discussed and shown to reveal a number of wider issues pertaining to the syntax and semantics of verbal and non-verbal sentences in Earlier Egyptian, as well as to the logic of negations in this language and in general.
Some Literary Aspects of the Kamose Inscriptions
Authors: Enmarch Roland
Published: December 2017

This paper discusses some features of the Kamose military narrative which relate to earlier Second Intermediate Period Theban royal texts, and to the Middle Egyptian literary corpus. It is suggested that the Kamose inscriptions mobilise various established Königsnovelle topoi, but also incorporate literary themes in some ways which do not seem to have been generally followed in royal inscriptions of the following Eighteenth Dynasty.
A Roman Period child's mummy in the Saffron Walden Museum
Authors: Riggs Christina
Published: December 2017

In the Egyptian collection of the Saffron Walden Museum in Essex, the painted linen portion of a mummy mask from Deir el-Bahri forms the outer wrapping of the mummy of a child. The mask is part of a well-attested group of such objects dating to the late Roman Period (c.250–300 CE), offering a terminus post quem for the mummy.
A stable of the Third Intermediate Period at Tell el-Retaba
Authors: Jarmużek Łukasz
Published: December 2017

The recent discovery of a stable at Tell el-Retaba prompts a reconsideration of this relatively rare category of finds. To date, the only other archaeologically investigated examples from Ancient Egypt are the two stables from Amarna and one from Qantir, with limited additional iconographical sources. The real stables are generally similar to those depicted on walls, but certain differences raise questions as to the kinds of animals kept in them. This question is particularly apposite in the case of Tell el-Retaba.
The Oracular Amuletic Decrees: A Question of Length
Authors: Wilfong T. G.
Published: December 2017

The Third Intermediate Period Oracular Amuletic Decrees, divine decrees worn as amulets that promise protection, are written on strips of papyrus of widely varying lengths that often bear no clear relationship to the amount of text on the papyrus. On the basis of the documents themselves and a possible ethnographic parallel, it is suggested that the lengths of the strips of papyrus on which these texts were written reflect the heights of the persons for whom they were written.
Decision-Making Preferences About Secondary Germline Findings That Arise From Tumor Genomic Profiling Among Patients With Advanced Cancers
Authors: Hamilton Jada G. , Shuk Elyse , Genoff Garzon Margaux , Rodríguez Vivian M. , Westerman Joy , Hay Jennifer L. , Offit Kenneth , Robson Mark E.
Published: December 2017

Purpose

In patients with advanced cancers, tumor genomic profiling (TGP) can reveal secondary germline findings (SGFs) with regard to inherited disease risks. This study examined the process by which patients with advanced cancers would decide about whether to learn these SGFs and their preferences about specific challenging decision scenarios, including whether patients should be required to receive SGFs and whether SGFs should be returned to the family after a patient’s death.

Patients and Methods

We conducted qualitative semistructured interviews with 40 patients with advanced breast, bladder, colorectal, or lung cancer who had undergone TGP. Data were collected on participants’ perspectives about the hypothetical decision to learn their SGFs, including their anticipated approach to the decision-making process, and their preferences about challenging decision scenarios. Data were evaluated by thematic content analysis.

Results

We identified themes with regard to participants’ preferred degree of decisional autonomy, perceived vital role of doctors, information needs, and anticipated process of deliberation. Although participants reported that this decision was ultimately their own, many wanted input from family and trusted others. Oncologists were expected to provide decision guidance and key clarifying information. Most participants stated that patients should be able to make a choice about receiving actionable SGFs, and a majority stated that SGFs should be available to family after a patient’s death.

Conclusion

These results provide insight into SGF decision-making processes of patients with advanced cancers, which can allow clinicians to provide patients with optimal decision support in this context. Patients with advanced cancers have specific information needs and decision-making preferences that educational and communication interventions should address to ensure that patients make informed choices about learning SGFs.
The Use of a Rhodium Catalyst/8-Aminoquinoline Directing Group in the C-H Alkylation of Aromatic Amides with Alkenes: Possible Generation of a Carbene Intermediate from an Alkene
Authors: Chatani Naoto
Published: December 2017

Rhodium-catalyzed alkylation reactions of C-H bonds (hydroarylation) in aromatic amides that contain an 8-aminoquinoline as a directing group with alkenes are discussed. Various alkenes, including acrylic esters, styrenes, α,β-unsaturated butyrolactones, dihydrofurans, maleimides, and norbornene derivatives are applicable to this C-H alkylation. The reaction with norbornene gives unusual endo-hydroarylation products in a high degree of selectivity. The use of a carboxylic acid as an additive dramatically increases both the reactivity and the selectivity of the reaction. The results of deuterium-labeling experiments suggest that hydrometalation or carbometalation, which are commonly accepted mechanisms for C-H alkylation reactions, are not involved. Instead, the reaction appears to proceed through a rhodium carbene intermediate generated from the alkene.
Inter-Spin Interaction of CLPOT Inclusion Compounds with 1D Molecular Chains of 4-X-TEMPO Radicals in the Temperature Range of 4.2–300 K
Authors: Kobayashi Hirokazu , Takamisawa Hitoshi , Furuhashi Yuta , Nakagawa Haruka , Nakatsugawa Kyohei , Takeuchi Kanae , Morinaga Yuka
Published: December 2017

ESR measurements of [CLPOT-(4-X-TEMPO)] inclusion compounds (CLPOT = 2,4,6-tris(4-chlorophenoxy)-1,3,5-triazine, and 4-X-TEMPO = 4-substituted-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxyl radical) with 1D organic-radical molecular chains constructed in organic 1D nanochannels used as templates were conducted in the range of temperatures from 4.2 to 300 K. The peak-to-peak line width (ΔBpp) of all isotropic ESR spectra of the [CLPOT-(4-X-TEMPO)] was much narrower in the whole temperature range than the estimation based on the Van Vleck’s formula for the second moment of the rigid lattice model. In addition, the line profiles of all ESR spectra of the [CLPOT-(4-X-TEMPO)] became Lorentzian in the whole temperature range, compared with our previous results using tris(o-phenylenedioxy)cyclotriphosphazene (TPP) as templates in which the ESR profiles were temperature-dependent. These results indicate that the narrower ESR line width of the [CLPOT-(4-X-TEMPO)] may be caused not by motional narrowing but by 3D exchange interaction even at room temperature although the magnitude was less than 1 K.
Influence of TiO2 Support on Activity of Co3O4/TiO2 Photocatalysts for Visible-Light Water Oxidation
Authors: Ishimaki Koki , Uchiyama Tomoki , Okazaki Megumi , Lu Daling , Uchimoto Yoshiharu , Maeda Kazuhiko
Published: December 2017

Co3O4-loaded TiO2 is a photocatalyst capable of oxidizing water into O2 by absorbing an entire range of visible light (400 < λ < 850 nm). In this work, the photocatalytic activity for water oxidation was investigated with respect to crystal phase, specific surface area, and surface morphology of TiO2 support. Results of photocatalytic reactions using six different TiO2 samples that possessed single-phase anatase or rutile structure indicated that the activity could be improved by applying a TiO2 support that had larger specific surface area, because it could accommodate larger amount of Co3O4 with minimal impact of undesirable aggregation. It was also suggested that when the specific surface area is similar, the activity is largely insensitive to crystal phase of TiO2, but is influenced by the surface morphology of TiO2, which can affect the dispersion of Co3O4.
Auto- and cross-regulation of the hnRNPs D and DL
Authors: Kemmerer Katrin , Fischer Sandra , Weigand Julia E.
Published: December 2017

HnRNP D, better known as AUF1, is an extensively studied protein that controls a variety of cellular pathways. Consequently, its expression has to be tightly regulated to prevent the onset of pathologies. In contrast, the cellular functions and regulation of its ubiquitously expressed paralog hnRNP DL are barely explored. Here, we present an intricate crosstalk between these two proteins. Both hnRNP D and DL are able to control their own expression by alternative splicing of cassette exons in their 3′UTRs. Exon inclusion produces mRNAs degraded by nonsense-mediated decay. Moreover, hnRNP D and DL control the expression of one another by the same mechanism. Thus, we identified two novel ways of how hnRNP D expression is controlled. The tight interconnection of expression control directly links hnRNP DL to hnRNP D-related diseases and emphasizes the importance of a systematic analysis of its cellular functions.
Direito administrativo não adversarial: a prioritária solução consensual de conflito
Authors: Freitas Juarez
Published: December 2017

Non-adversarial administrative law: the priority consensual resolution of conflicts A relação publicista tem sido, no contexto brasileiro, pautada pela dispendiosa contraposição adversarial dos jogos de soma zero. É vasto o leque de danos sistêmicos suscitados por essa postura: desde o iminente colapso do Poder Judiciário até a quebra de confiança legítima do cidadão no Estado-administração, e vice-versa. Logo, é imprescindível assumir premissas científicas do direito público não adversarial, aqui com o foco na negociação administrativa. Para evitar voluntarismos inconsequentes, importa fixar limites ético-jurídicos, pois existe a esfera do inegociável. Ao mesmo tempo, cabe delinear as situações nas quais o compromisso administrativo se amolda, com reais benefícios líquidos, aos princípios publicistas. Felizmente, vários comandos legislativos autorizam afirmar autêntica guinada, em seus primórdios, rumo ao caráter prioritário de soluções consensuais dos conflitos que envolvem a administração pública. Decerto, a filosofia cooperativa e não adversarial somente funcionará se determinadas habilidades cognitivas e motivacionais estiverem cultivadas como verdadeiros hábitos de agentes públicos e particulares, de ordem a compor atmosfera de racional predominância do ajustamento público-privado de condutas. The publicist relationship has been, in the Brazilian context, ruled by the expensive adversarial opposition of zero sum games. There is a wide range of systemic damage arising from this position: from the imminent collapse of the Judiciary to the breach of legitimate expectation of the citizen in the administration State, and vice versa. Therefore, it is essential to assume scientific premises of non-adversarial public law, here with the focus on administrative negotiation. To avoid inconsistent voluntarism, it is important to set ethical-legal limits, since there is the sphere of nonnegotiable. At the same time, it is necessary to delineate the situations in which the administrative commitment conforms, with real net benefits, to the publicist principles. Fortunately, several legislative commands authorize to affirm a genuine turn, in its beginnings, towards the priority character of consensual solutions of the conflicts that involve the public administration. Cooperative and non-adversarial philosophy will certainly only work if some cognitive and motivational abilities are cultivated as real habits of public and private agents, so as to form an atmosphere of rational predominance of public-private adjustment of conduct.
On the distance signless Laplacian spectral radius of graphs and digraphs
Authors: Li Dan , Wang Guoping , Meng Jixiang
Published: December 2017

Let \eta(G) denote the distance signless Laplacian spectral radius of a connected graph G. In this paper,bounds for the distance signless Laplacian spectral radius of connected graphs are given, and the extremal graph with the minimal distance signless Laplacian spectral radius among the graphs with given vertex connectivity and minimum degree is determined. Furthermore, the digraph that minimizes the distance signless Laplacian spectral radius with given vertex connectivity is characterized.
Subscapularis tendon tears
Authors: Lenart Brett A. , Ticker Jonathan B.
Published: December 2017

Tears of the subscapularis tendon have been under-recognised until recently. Therefore, a high index of suspicion is essential for diagnosis. A directed physical examination, including the lift-off, belly-press and increased passive external rotation can help identify tears of the subscapularis. All planes on MR imaging should be carefully evaluated to identify tears of the subscapularis, retraction, atrophy and biceps pathology. Due to the tendency of the tendon to retract medially, acute and traumatic full-thickness tears should be repaired. Chronic tears without significant degeneration should be considered for repair if no contraindication exists. Arthroscopic repair can be performed using a 30-degree arthroscope and a laterally-based single row repair; one anchor for full thickness tears ⩽ 50% of tendon length and two anchors for those ⩾ 50% of tendon length. Biceps pathology, which is invariably present, should be addressed by tenotomy or tenodesis. Timing of post-operative rehabilitation is dictated by the size of the repair and the security of the repair construct. The stages of rehabilitation typically involve a period of immobilisation followed by range of movement exercises, with a delay in active internal rotation (IR) and strengthening in IR.

Cite this article: EFORT Open Rev 2017;2:484–495. DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.2.170015
Return to sport after total or unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
Authors: Dagneaux Louis , Bourlez Julien , Degeorge Benjamin , Canovas François
Published: December 2017

Knee arthroplasty survival rate — either UKA or TKA — is currently 95%, greater than it was ten years ago, but has not been specifically evaluated in very active patients practicing sport at a high intensity. The terms and conditions of return to physical activities are decided by the surgeon, the rehabilitation or Sports Medicine doctor, who needs to make sure that postoperative rehabilitation has been conducted optimally. Specifically, range of movement must be complete, muscular strengthening has to be sufficient and balance must be recovered by proprioception. Only after this stage (i.e. three to six months after surgery) can physical activities be resumed. Return to sport must be gentle and progressive, with moderate activities limited to short sessions. Progressively the patient will be able to return to intermediate activities, provided that he/she possesses the adequate level of technique for the sport. This up-to-date review for young surgeons and residents aims to provide an informative guide for patients regarding sport following knee arthroplasty.

Cite this article: EFORT Open Rev 2017;2:496–501. DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.2.170037
El desarrollo docente del profesorado universitario: análisis y sistematización del concepto
Authors: Madinabeitia Ezkurra Alba , Fernández Fernández Idoia
Published: December 2017

El desarrollo docente del profesorado universitario es reconocido como un factor relevante para la mejora de la calidad educativa en las instituciones de educación superior. No obstante, detrás de este término se esconden concepciones y prácticas diferentes. Este trabajo pretende analizar este concepto a lo largo del tiempo y comprender profundamente la complejidad de sus significados, para lo cual pondremos la atención en los contextos de producción sociohistórica y en la investigación científica. Con tal objetivo se ha realizado una revisión bibliográfica de la literatura anglosajona más relevante en este ámbito educativo. El análisis permite concluir que se ha ido transitando desde un enfoque orientado a apoyar al profesorado en su desarrollo como docente, profesional y/o académico, hacia otro, enfocado a favorecer procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje efectivos a nivel micro y macro. Estos desafíos explicitan la necesidad de fomentar visiones más amplias que, más allá del profesorado, fijen la atención en las instituciones, los marcos y las infraestructuras que se dirigen a la enseñanza-aprendizaje.
Spheres of influence: A few reflections on the concept
Authors: Nyyssönen Heini
Published: December 2017

In the frame of the Ukrainian crisis the question of spheres of influence has returned to political discourse. This may be an awkward subject, but what if we only deny the existence of such power constellations as spheres of influence? Do spheres of influence exist, or are they relics of history, and mere rhetoric? And if they exist, where can we find them? The hypothesis in this article is that instead of being a tangible reality, spheres of influence are obscure and contested political constructions, which nevertheless can have an impact on political behaviour. To demonstrate this, the article will first introduce a few examples of the current use of the concept. Secondly, a few remarks follow concerning the different IR schools of thought, and conceptual history as a method. Next, the article turns to discussing a few dictionaries and the empirical material for the present inquiry, which consists of recent textbooks, i.e. the current political science curriculum in one particular university, at the University of Tampere, Finland. More empirical cases deal with the division of Africa, the post-WWII situation, and the Hungarian revolution of 1956.
Conceptualising the Events of 1956: The Elusive Quest for a Conveniently Simple Definition
Authors: Kemény János
Published: December 2017

The objective of the following article is to give the reader a perspective on the events of 1956 in Hungary – known commonly as the 1956 Hungarian Uprising or Revolution (or as it is sometimes called in Hungary: the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight) – from the point of view of counterinsurgency theory. The author intends to show that the current theory has many problems and shortcomings when it comes to the analysis of the events of 1956 because of the unique set of circumstances which prevailed at that time.
China's Involvement in the Hungarian Revolution, October-November 1956
Authors: Zhu Dandan
Published: December 2017

The 1956 crises in the Soviet Bloc states, and the Hungarian October events in particular, had a profound impact on China’s international and domestic policies. The Chinese Communist Party leadership – party chairman Mao Zedong in particular – had by the end of mid-1950s begun to conceive of “a great Chinese revolution,” which would largely take the form of large-scale industrial modernization. At the same time, China's awareness that it could develop into a leading player in the international socialist camp led Mao and his colleagues to actively intervene on the East European scene, posing an implicit challenge to the Soviet dominance in the bloc. The apparent desire of the Hungarian and Polish people to break free from Stalinist socialism, and the real risk, as Mao saw it, of the bloc foundering, convinced the Chinese Party that only reforming institutional socialism and revising the Stalinist pattern of inter-state relations could keep the camp intact.
French Foreign policy and the 1956 Hungarian revolution
Authors: Kecskés Gusztáv D
Published: December 2017

1956 - Budapest: the time and the place are associated in the minds of many Frenchmen. The name of the Hungarian capital became one of the most painful symbols of the last days of the 4th Republic: after Budapest, many Frenchmen were forced to face their own illusions about the socialist countries. Public opinion and the French press became interested in the tragedy with the intensity commensurate to the significance of the Fall of 1956. The topic of the activity of the French government and its motivations in the national and especially the international context has remained obscure for several decades. The opening of the archives in the West as well as in the former Soviet bloc permits us to reconstruct a subtle picture of the Hungarian Revolution’s repercussions in France.