bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Modifying Maintenance Practices within a Maritime Support Solution from a Cultural Perspective
Authors: Van Oosterhout Daniel , Bil Cees
Published: May 2017

Maintenance culture is a critical factor in sea power delivery and is embedded throughout all aspects of the maritime support solution. Preliminary research suggests that Royal Australian Navy (RAN) maintenance staff and civilian support organizations do not hold positive attitudes towards asset management. As a result, there is evidence that maintenance culture should be defined and improved. However there are no adequate instruments available to measure this gap in culture and attitude within the RAN, or their associated support organizations. Hence the intent of this research is to validate the theory of a poor maintenance culture across all facets of the RAN ship maintenance support solution. Maintenance culture has for too long been about maintaining ships rather than maintaining ship’s reliability (also known as conducting maintenance for the sake of conducting maintenance). This paper investigates asset maintenance support solutions leveraging experience from alternative industry to augment the culture towards maintaining naval assets.
A General Framework for MaxRS and MaxCRS Monitoring in Spatial Data Streams
Authors: Amagata Daichi , Hara Takahiro
Published: May 2017

This article addresses the MaxRS (Maximizing Range Sum) monitoring problem. Given a set of weighted spatial stream objects, this problem is to monitor a location of a user-specified sized rectangle where the sum of the weights of the objects covered by the rectangle is maximized. This problem supports modern applications (e.g., traffic analysis and event detection in urban sensing) but has not yet been addressed. Although some algorithms for static objects have been proposed, such algorithms are not scalable to stream environments. These motivate us to devise an algorithm for efficient MaxRS monitoring. We first propose G2 (Graph in Grid index) and a G2-based algorithm to incrementally update the result. We then propose aG2 (aggregate G2), by enhancing G2, and a branch-and-bound algorithm that employs aG2 and can deal with error-guaranteed approximation.

We also address MaxCRS monitoring, which is the circle version of the aforementioned problem. Its importance is evident from the fact that distance is also popular as a range criterion. We then have an emerging challenge of developing a general and efficient solution for both continuous MaxRS and MaxCRS queries. Based on a common property of the two problems, we generalize aG2 so as to be employed in both continuous MaxRS and MaxCRS queries. The branch-and-bound algorithm is also extended to suit the generalized index.

We conduct extensive experiments using synthetic and real datasets. The experimental results show that our algorithms support a fast result update and significantly outperform the algorithms for static data.
Juggling Functions Inside a Database
Authors: Khamis Mahmoud Abo , Ngo Hung Q. , Rudra Atri
Published: May 2017

We define and study the Functional Aggregate Query (FAQ) problem, which captures common computational tasks across a very wide range of domains including relational databases, logic, matrix and tensor computation, probabilistic graphical models, constraint satisfaction, and signal processing. Simply put, an FAQ is a declarative way of defining a new function from a database of input functions.

We present InsideOut, a dynamic programming algorithm, to evaluate an FAQ. The algorithm rewrites the input query into a set of easier-to-compute FAQ sub-queries. Each subquery is then evaluated using a worst-case optimal relational join algorithm. The topic of designing algorithms to optimally evaluate the classic multiway join problem has seen exciting developments in the past few years. Our framework tightly connects these new ideas in database theory with a vast number of application areas in a coherent manner, showing potentially that -- with the right abstraction, blurring the distinction between data and computation -- a good database engine can be a general purpose constraint solver, relational data store, graphical model inference engine, and matrix/tensor computation processor all at once.

The InsideOut algorithm is very simple, as shall be described in this paper. Yet, in spite of solving an extremely general problem, its runtime either is as good as or improves upon the best known algorithm for the applications that FAQ specializes to. These corollaries include computational tasks in graphical model inference, matrix/tensor operations, relational joins, and logic. Better yet, InsideOut can be used within any database engine, because it is basically a principled way of rewriting queries. Indeed, it is already part of the LogicBlox database engine, helping efficiently answer traditional database queries, graphical model inference queries, and train a large class of machine learning models inside the database itself.
Koli Calling international computing education conference review
Authors: Sheard Judith , Montero Calkin Suero
Published: May 2017

Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research is held toward the end of each year at Koli National Park in the centre of Finland. This cold time of year in Finland is well matched by a warm and inviting conference atmosphere. The conference is dedicated to scholarship of teaching and learning, and to education research in the computing disciplines. Koli is a single-track conference known for its inclusive spirit and lively discussions.
Elegit summary
Authors: Musicant David
Published: May 2017

Many thanks to SIGCSE for the Special Projects Grant for our Git tool, Elegit. We used the funding from this grant to pay for a student to work during the summer of 2016 doing development on the tool and, as a result, we made significant progress. Elegit is now available at elegit.org for download and use by the community.
CS for all, equity, and responsibility
Authors: Barnes Tiffany
Published: May 2017

It's been one year since the White House's 2016 announcement about the CS for All, an initiative to provide access to computing education to all K-12 children. 2016 seemed to be a celebration marking a decade of effort by researchers and educators to broaden the participation in computing. Where are we now? We still have plenty to celebrate.

Thanks to support from Jan Cuny and the National Science Foundation, the leadership of Lien Diaz at the College Board, and the efforts of thousands of CS researchers, educators, teachers, counselors, schools, parents, and kids, we can celebrate the creation and successful launch of a new course that is designed to promote equity and broader interest in computer science. May 5, 2017 is the first Advanced Placement CS Principles exam, and we anticipate over 30,000 high school students will take it. This is an important step in the right direction --- providing a computer science course that students in every state can someday access.
Application of Panel-Based Tests for Inherited Risk of Cancer
Authors: Shah Payal D. , Nathanson Katherine L.
Published: May 2017

Next-generation or massively parallel sequencing has transformed the landscape of genetic testing for cancer susceptibility. Panel-based genetic tests evaluate multiple genes simultaneously and rapidly. Because these tests are frequently offered in clinical settings, understanding their clinical validity and utility is critical. When evaluating the inherited risk of breast and ovarian cancers, panel-based tests provide incremental benefit compared with BRCA1/2 genetic testing. For inherited risk of other cancers, such as colon cancer and pheochromocytoma-paraganglioma, the clinical utility and yield of panel-based testing are higher; in fact, simultaneous evaluation of multiple genes has been the historical standard for these diseases. Evaluating inherited risk with panel-based testing has recently entered clinical practice for prostate and pancreatic cancers, with potential therapeutic implications. The resulting variants of uncertain significance and mutations with unclear actionability pose challenges to service providers and patients, underscoring the importance of genetic counseling and data-sharing initiatives. This review explores the evolving merits, challenges, and nuances of panel-based testing for cancer susceptibility.
New Developments in Survey Data Collection
Authors: Couper Mick P.
Published: May 2017

This review focuses on recent methodological and technological developments in survey data collection. Surveys are facing unprecedented challenges from both societal and technological changes. Against this backdrop, I review the survey profession's response to these challenges and developments to enhance and extend the survey tool. I discuss the decline in random digit dialing and the rise of address-based sampling, along with the corresponding shift from telephone surveys to self-administered (mail and/or Web) modes. I discuss the rise in nonprobability sampling approaches, especially those associated with online data collection. I also review so-called big data alternatives to surveys. Finally, I discuss a number of recent methodological and technological trends designed to modernize the survey method. I conclude that although they face a number of major challenges, surveys remain a robust and flexible method for collecting data on, and making inference to, populations.
Evaluation of Effective Elastic, Piezoelectric, and Dielectric Properties of SU8/ZnO Nanocomposite for Vertically Integrated Nanogenerators Using Finite Element Method
Authors: Mishra Neelam , Krishna Braj , Singh Randhir , Das Kaushik
Published: May 2017

A nanogenerator is a nanodevice which converts ambient mechanical energy into electrical energy. A piezoelectric nanocomposite, composed of vertical arrays of piezoelectric zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires, encapsulated in a compliant polymeric matrix, is one of most common configurations of a nanogenerator. Knowledge of the effective elastic, piezoelectric, and dielectric material properties of the piezoelectric nanocomposite is critical in the design of a nanogenerator. In this work, the effective material properties of a unidirectional, unimodal, continuous piezoelectric composite, consisting of SU8 photoresist as matrix and vertical array of ZnO nanowires as reinforcement, are systematically evaluated using finite element method (FEM). The FEM simulations were carried out on cubic representative volume elements (RVEs). Four different types of arrangements of ZnO nanowires and three sizes of RVEs have been considered. The volume fraction of ZnO nanowires is varied from 0 to a maximum of 0.7. Homogeneous displacement and electric potential are prescribed as boundary conditions. The material properties are evaluated as functions of reinforcement volume fraction. The values obtained through FEM simulations are compared with the results obtained via the Eshelby-Mori-Tanaka micromechanics. The results demonstrate the significant effects of ZnO arrangement, ZnO volume fraction, and size of RVE on the material properties.
Quantitative Analysis of Urban Regional Traffic Status
Authors: Yang Qing-fang , Xing Ru-ru , Zheng Li-li , Wang Shu-xing
Published: May 2017

In order to monitor the real‐time operation condition of urban region traffic flow, and to quickly identify regional traffic status, this paper adopts CNM (Clauset‐Newman‐Moore) Community Division Method of Complex Network to analyze traffic status information deeply implied from the regional road network traffic flow data, which aims to objectively develop the reasonable classification of regional traffic state with no classification criteria of determining regional traffic state. Combined with the regional road network traffic data from a certain city, the example analysis shows that this proposed method can easily provide the reasonable division of regional traffic condition and verifies the feasibility of the regional traffic state classification method. Besides, the example analysis gives the rough regional traffic status determination standard, laying theoretical basis for accurately judging the regional traffic state.
Effect of Lower and Upper Body High Intensity Training on Genes Associated with Cellular Stress Response
Authors: Żychowska Małgorzata , Kochanowicz Andrzej , Kochanowicz Kazimierz , Mieszkowski Jan , Niespodziński Bartłomiej , Sawczyn Stanisław
Published: May 2017

This study aimed to compare the effect of upper and lower body high intensity exercise (HIE) on select gene expression in athletes. Fourteen elite male artistic gymnasts (age 20.9±2.6 years; weight 68.6±7.2 kg; fat free mass 63.6±6.7 kg; height 1.70±0.04 m) performed lower and upper body 30 s Wingate Tests (WAnTs) before and after eight weeks of specific HIIT. Two milliliters of blood was collected before and after (5, 30 min, resp.) lower and upper body WAnTs, and select gene expression was determined by PCR. Eight weeks of HIIT caused a significant increase in maximal power (722 to 751 Wat), relative peak power in the lower body WAnTs (10.1 to 11 W/kg), mean power (444 to 464 W), and relative mean power (6.5 to 6.8 W/kg). No significant differences in lower versus upper body gene expression were detected after HIIT, and a significant decrease in the IL6/IL10 ratio was observed after lower (−2∧0.57 p=0.0019) and upper (−2∧0.5 p=0.03) WAnTs following eight weeks of HIIT. It is hypothesized that a similar adaptive response to exercise may be obtained by lower and upper body exercise.
Appendectomy as a Risk Factor for Bacteremic Biliary Tract Infection Caused by Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens
Authors: Kawanishi Koki , Kinoshita Jun , Abe Hiroko , Kakimoto Tetsuhiro , Yasuda Yuko , Hara Takeshi , Kato Jun
Published: May 2017

Background/Aims. Recent evidence has suggested that appendix plays a pivotal role in the development and preservation of intestinal immune system. The aim of this study is to examine whether prior appendectomy is associated with an increased risk for the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in bacteremia from biliary tract infection (BTI). Methods. Charts from 174 consecutive cases of bacteremia derived from BTI were retrospectively reviewed. Using multivariate analysis, independent risk factors for development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria were identified among the clinical parameters, including a history of appendectomy. Results. In total, 221 bacteria strains were identified from 174 BTI events. Of those, 42 antibiotic-resistant bacteria were identified in 34 patients. Multivariate analysis revealed that prior appendectomy (Odds ratio (OR), 3.02; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.15–7.87; p=0.026), antibiotic use within the preceding three months (OR, 3.06; 95% CI, 1.26–7.64; p=0.013), and bilioenteric anastomosis or sphincterotomy (OR, 3.77; 95% CI, 1.51–9.66; p=0.0046) were independent risk factors for antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Conclusions. Prior appendectomy was an independent risk factor for the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in bacteremia from BTI.
Determination of Damage in Reinforced Concrete Frames with Shear Walls Using Self-Organizing Feature Map
Authors: Nikoo Mehdi , Sadowski Łukasz , Khademi Faezehossadat , Nikoo Mohammad
Published: May 2017

The paper presents the use of a self-organizing feature map (SOFM) for determining damage in reinforced concrete frames with shear walls. For this purpose, a concrete frame with a shear wall was subjected to nonlinear dynamic analysis. The SOFM was optimized using the genetic algorithm (GA) in order to determine the number of layers, number of nodes in the hidden layer, transfer function type, and learning algorithm. The obtained model was compared with linear regression (LR) and nonlinear regression (NonLR) models and also the radial basis function (RBF) of a neural network. It was concluded that the SOFM, when optimized with the GA, has more strength, flexibility, and accuracy.
Elevated Glucose and Interleukin-1β Differentially Affect Retinal Microglial Cell Proliferation
Authors: Baptista Filipa I. , Aveleira Célia A. , Castilho Áurea F. , Ambrósio António F.
Published: May 2017

Diabetic retinopathy is considered a neurovascular disorder, hyperglycemia being considered the main risk factor for this pathology. Diabetic retinopathy also presents features of a low-grade chronic inflammatory disease, including increased levels of cytokines in the retina, such as interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β). However, how high glucose and IL-1β affect the different retinal cell types remains to be clarified. In retinal neural cell cultures, we found that IL-1β and IL-1RI are present in microglia, macroglia, and neurons. Exposure of retinal neural cell cultures to high glucose upregulated both mRNA and protein levels of IL-1β. High glucose decreased microglial and macroglial cell proliferation, whereas IL-1β increased their proliferation. Interestingly, under high glucose condition, although the number of microglial cells decreased, they showed a less ramified morphology, suggesting a more activated state, as supported by the upregulation of the levels of ED-1, a marker of microglia activation. In conclusion, IL-1β might play a key role in diabetic retinopathy, affecting microglial and macroglial cells and ultimately contributing to neural changes observed in diabetic patients. Particularly, since IL-1β has an important role in retinal microglia activation and proliferation under diabetes, limiting IL-1β-triggered inflammatory processes may provide a new therapeutic strategy to prevent the progression of diabetic retinopathy.
Improved RIP Conditions for Compressed Sensing with Coherent Tight Frames
Authors: Wang Yao , Wang Jianjun
Published: May 2017

This paper establishes new sufficient conditions on the restricted isometry property (RIP) for compressed sensing with coherent tight frames. One of our main results shows that the RIP (adapted to D) condition δk+θk,k<1 guarantees the stable recovery of all signals that are nearly k-sparse in terms of a coherent tight frame D via the l1-analysis method, which improves the existing ones in the literature.
Specific-Locus Amplified Fragment Sequencing Reveals Spontaneous Single-Nucleotide Mutations in RiceOsMsh6Mutants
Authors: Cui Hairui , Wu Qiongyu , Zhu Bin
Published: May 2017

Genomic stability depends in part on an efficient DNA lesion recognition and correction by the DNA mismatch repair (MMR) system. We investigated mutations arising spontaneously in riceOsMsh6mutants by specific-locus amplified fragment sequencing. Totally 994 single-nucleotide mutations were identified in three mutants and on average the mutation density is about 1/136.72 Kb per mutant line. These mutations were relatively randomly distributed in genome and might be accumulated in generation-dependent manner. All possible base transitions and base transversions could be seen and the ratio of transitions to transversions was about 3.12. We also observed the nearest-neighbor bias around the mutated base. Our data suggests thatOsMsh6 (LOC_Os09g24220)is important in ensuring genome stability by recognizing mismatches that arise spontaneously and provides useful information for investigating the function of theOsMsh6gene in DNA repair and exploiting MMR mutants in rice induced mutation breeding.
Delayed Mesoderm and Erythroid Differentiation of Murine Embryonic Stem Cells in the Absence of the Transcriptional Regulator FUBP1
Authors: Wesely Josephine , Steiner Marlene , Schnütgen Frank , Kaulich Manuel , Rieger Michael A. , Zörnig Martin
Published: May 2017

The transcriptional regulator far upstream binding protein 1 (FUBP1) is essential for fetal and adult hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) self-renewal, and the constitutive absence of FUBP1 activity during early development leads to embryonic lethality in homozygous mutant mice. To investigate the role of FUBP1 in murine embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and in particular during differentiation into hematopoietic lineages, we generatedFubp1knockout (KO) ESC clones using CRISPR/Cas9 technology. Although FUBP1 is expressed in undifferentiated ESCs and during spontaneous differentiation following aggregation into embryoid bodies (EBs), absence of FUBP1 did not affect ESC maintenance. Interestingly, we observed a delayed differentiation of FUBP1-deficient ESCs into the mesoderm germ layer, as indicated by impaired expression of several mesoderm markers includingBrachyuryat an early time point of ESC differentiation upon aggregation to EBs. Coculture experiments with OP9 cells in the presence of erythropoietin revealed a diminished differentiation capacity ofFubp1KO ESCs into the erythroid lineage. Our data showed that FUBP1 is important for the onset of mesoderm differentiation and maturation of hematopoietic progenitor cells into the erythroid lineage, a finding that is supported by the phenotype of FUBP1-deficient mice.
Compounds from Cynomorium songaricum with Estrogenic and Androgenic Activities Suppress the Oestrogen/Androgen‐Induced BPH Process
Authors: Wang Xueni , Tao Rui , Yang Jing , Miao Lin , Wang Yu , Munyangaju Jose Edouard , Wichai Nuttapong , Wang Hong , Zhu Yan , Liu Erwei , Chang Yanxu , Gao Xiumei
Published: May 2017

Objective. To investigate the phytoestrogenic and phytoandrogenic activities of compounds isolated from CS and uncover the role of CS in prevention of oestrogen/androgen‐induced BPH. Methods. Cells were treated with CS compounds, and immunofluorescence assay was performed to detect the nuclear translocation of ERα or AR in MCF‐7 or LNCaP cells; luciferase reporter assay was performed to detect ERs or AR transcriptional activity in HeLa or AD293 cells; MTT assay was performed to detect the cell proliferation of MCF‐7 or LNCaP cells. Oestrogen/androgen‐induced BPH model was established in rat and the anti‐BPH, anti‐estrogenic, and anti‐androgenic activities of CS in vivo were further investigated. Results. The nuclear translocation of ERα was stimulated by nine CS compounds, three of which also stimulated AR translocation. The transcriptional activities of ERα and ERβ were induced by five compounds, within which only ECG induced AR transcriptional activity as well. Besides, ECG stimulated the proliferation of both MCF‐7 cells and LNCaP cells. CS extract suppressed oestrogen/androgen‐induced BPH progress in vivo by downregulation of E2 and T level in serum and alteration of the expressions of ERα, ERβ, and AR in the prostate. Conclusion. Our data demonstrates that compounds from CS exhibit phytoestrogenic and phytoandrogenic activities, which may contribute to inhibiting the oestrogen/androgen‐induced BPH development.
Preparation of Cerium Dioxide Layers on Titanium by Electrodeposition with Organic Solution
Authors: Nande Vaijayanti Namdeo , Kostyukova Diana , Choi Jeonghee , Chung Yong Hee
Published: May 2017

Layers of cerium dioxide nanoparticles were prepared on titanium by electrodeposition with organic solution. Three concentrations of cerium ions were used at 31.6 V. The organic solution was isobutanol and titanium foils were used as anodes and cathodes. Currents were monitored during the electrodeposition. Deposition times ranged from 0.5 to 8 h. Deposited Deposited layers were calcined at 700 K for 30 min. The morphology and composition of the deposited layers were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). As-prepared and calcined deposition layers were assayed to be cerium dioxide. The average crystallite size increased from 4 to 7 nm through calcination at 700 K. Sizes of calcined cerium oxide agglomerates were ranging from 73 to 146 nm for 30 min deposition and 209 to 262 nm for 8 h deposition. The electrodeposition efficiencies of 0.5 h deposition at three concentrations were measured to be highest.
Ultrasonography Is Not Inferior to Fluoroscopy to Guide Extracorporeal Shock Waves during Treatment of Renal and Upper Ureteric Calculi: A Randomized Prospective Study
Authors: Van Besien Jeroen , Uvin Pieter , Hermie Isabeau , Tailly Thomas , Merckx Luc
Published: May 2017

Objective. To investigate whether the visualization modality (ultrasound or fluoroscopy) used during shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) affects the clinical outcome in those instances where both imaging modalities are optional. Methods. Between November 2014 and July 2016, 114 patients with radiopaque upper urinary tract calculi were randomly assigned to an ultrasound- or fluoroscopy-guided SWL group in a prospective, open-label, single-center study. A standardized SWL protocol was used. The stone-free rate and the positive outcome rate (stone-free or asymptomatic residual fragments ≤ 4 mm) were compared. Results. The stone-free rate was 52% in the ultrasound-guided group compared to 42% in the fluoroscopy-guided group (p = 0.06) and the positive outcome rate was 79% in the ultrasound-guided group compared to 70% in the fluoroscopy-guided group (p = 0.28). These results were not significantly different but proved to be noninferior based on a Wilson confidence interval of independent proportions (noninferiority limit 10%). The mean number of SWL sessions was not significantly different (p = 0.4). Conclusion. Our study demonstrated that the clinical results of ultrasound-guided SWL were not inferior to the results of fluoroscopy-guided SWL, while no ionizing radiation is needed.
Finite Element Method for Modeling 3D Resistivity Sounding on Anisotropic Geoelectric Media
Authors: Song Tao , Liu Yun , Wang Yun
Published: May 2017

A 3D DC finite element method forward program is developed in this paper for anisotropic geoelectric media. Both total and secondary field approaches have been implemented. In this paper, we focused on the structured grid scheme. The modeling shows that the symmetry of the structure grid determines the symmetry of the response potential around the point source for an anisotropic half‐space. Through numerical modeling with three kinds of coarse meshes by the total field approach and secondary field approach separately, a higher accuracy can be achieved via the secondary field approach. And the relative error between the numerical solution and the analytical solution is less than 2%. Modeling results contrasting with previous scholars also verify the correctness of the algorithm. Then, the numerical results of 3D models with anisotropic properties were presented and compared to models with isotropic properties. These results clearly illustrated the strong effect of anisotropy and the problems in interpretation if anisotropy was not properly addressed. This work will establish the foundation for our future effort of building a 3D inversion program with arbitrary anisotropy.
The Significant Pathways and Genes Underlying the Colon Cancer Treatment by the Traditional Chinese Medicine PHY906
Authors: Su Ziyuan , Zhou Changyu , Qin Shaoyou , Jia Erna , Wu Zhenting
Published: May 2017

Background. We attempted to explore the molecular mechanism underlying PHY906 intervention of colon cancer. Methods. The microarray data of tumors treated by PHY906 and PBS alone were downloaded from the public Gene Expression Omnibus database. The dataset was further analyzed for the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and their related biological functions were analyzed, followed by function and pathways. Protein‐protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed and the significant nodes were screened by network centralities and then the significant modules analysis. Besides, they were clustered and transcriptional factors (TFs) were predicted. Results. The gene expression patterns changed induced by PHY906 treatment, including 414 upregulated and 337 downregulated DEGs. The biological process of response to steroid hormone stimulus and regulation of interferon‐gamma production were significantly enriched by DEGs. Ezh2 (enhancer of zeste 2) was found to be the key node in PPI network. There are 12 significant TFs predicted for module 1 genes and 3 TFs for module 2 genes. Conclusions. PHY906 treatment may function in protecting the epithelial barrier against tumor cell invasion by modulating IFN‐γ level and mediating cancer cell death by activating the response to steroid hormone stimulus and activating the response to steroid hormone stimulus. E2f1, Hsfy2, and Nfyb may be therapeutic targets for colon cancer. PHY906 showed treatment efficacy in modulating cell apoptosis by intervening interferon‐gamma production and response to steroid hormone stimulus. Ezh2 and its TFs such as E2f1, Hsfy2, and Nfyb may be the potential therapeutic targets for anticancer agents development.
Should Hidradenitis Suppurativa Be Included in Dermatoses Showing Koebnerization? Is It Friction or Fiction?
Authors: Boer Jurr
Published: May 2017

Background: The etiology of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) involves genetic and environmental factors. Well-established associated systemic factors are obesity, smoking, inflammation, and bacteria. Whether localized environmental factors such as friction and pressure may also play a causative role is still unclear. Objective: To describe the possible Koebner phenomenon (KP) in HS. Methods: The case notes on 14 patients with typical HS and additional HS lesions in previously uninvolved skin areas exposed to mechanical stress, e.g., on the abdomen at the level of the waistband, were reviewed with regard to the clinical characteristics of the cohort. Results: All 14 patients (7 females) were obese with a mean BMI of 35.8 (range 30.1-45.0). All patients developed additional ectopic HS lesions at the sites of friction on the convex abdomen. The ectopic lesions were clinically and histopathologically similar to HS. Conclusion: Mechanical stress factors or trauma play a role in obese patients with HS. It is suggested that these new induced lesions fit the concept of the KP. This phenomenon seems to occur in the so-called frictional furunculoid type of HS and may explain the unique distribution at certain localizations on the body of this follicular cutaneous eruption. Removal in an early stage of HS of external stress factors that can lead to the KP should be part of the treatment, especially in obese patients.
Use of Epinephrine in Patients with Drug-Induced Anaphylaxis: An Analysis of the Beijing Pharmacovigilance Database
Authors: Wang Tiansheng , Ma Xiang , Xing Yan , Sun Shusen , Zhang Hua , Stürmer Til , Wang Bin , Li Xiaotong , Tang Huilin , Jiao Ligong , Zhai Suodi
Published: May 2017

Background: Few studies assessing the use of epinephrine in drug-induced anaphylaxis (DIA) in the hospital setting are available. We utilized the Beijing Pharmacovigilance Database (BPD) to evaluate the appropriateness of epinephrine for DIA management. Methods: DIA cases collected in the BPD from January 2004 to December 2014 were adjudicated and analyzed for demographics, causative drugs, clinical signs, outcomes, initial treatment, route, dosing, and cardiovascular adverse events (CAE) of epinephrine. Results: DIA was primarily caused by antibiotics (38.4%), radiocontrast agents (11.9%), traditional Chinese medicine injections (10.9%), and chemotherapeutic drugs (10.3%). Only 708 (59.5%) patients received epinephrine treatment. Patients who received epinephrine were more likely to experience wheezing (p < 0.001) and respiratory arrest (p < 0.001). Among 518 patients with a complete record of the epinephrine administration route, the percentage of patients receiving it by intramuscular (IM) injection, subcutaneous (SC) injection, intravenous (IV) bolus injection, or IV continuous infusion was 16.9, 31.5, 43.5, and 8.1%, respectively. Among the 427 patients with a record of both the administration route and the dosing, an overdose was more likely with IV bolus (94.1%) in contrast to IM injection (56.6%; p < 0.001) or SC injection (43.7%; p < 0.001). Among the patients analyzed for CAE (n = 349), 17 patients accounted for 19 CAE, and 13 (76.5%) of these patients were overdosed with epinephrine. Conclusion: Underuse, inappropriate IV bolus use, and overdosing were the 3 major problems with epinephrine use in DIA in China. Educational training for health care professionals on the appropriate use of epinephrine in managing anaphylactic reactions is suggested.
Pulmonary Involvement in Adult Patients with Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Authors: Tran Christel , Barbey Frederic , Lazor Romain , Bonafé Luisa
Published: May 2017

Inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) are rare individually, but taken together, they affect 1 in 1,000 people. Most of the disease becomes apparent at the pediatric age; however, with the identification of late-onset forms, and with improved survival, several of these conditions may be found in adults of all ages. While the lung is not typically a primary site of clinical disease in patients with IEM, in some of them it can be a significantly affected organ with associated severe respiratory complications. Lung involvement can be a late- onset feature of a complex multisystemic disease, but sometimes it can also be the only manifestation of underlying IEM. The aim of this review is to focus on specific IEM associated with lung disease in adults and to provide the reader with an overview of the diagnostic workup, overall disease management, and specific treatments for the respiratory manifestations. Clinical suspicion, early recognition, prompt diagnosis, and appropriate care of the respiratory manifestation are crucial, as they can affect both the life expectancy and the quality of life of these patients.
Stress Testing in Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis
Authors: Redfors Björn , Pibarot Philippe , Gillam Linda D. , Burkhoff Daniel , Bax Jeroen J. , Lindman Brian R. , Bonow Robert O. , O’Gara Patrick T. , Leon Martin B. , Généreux Philippe
Published: May 2017

Aortic stenosis is 1 of the most common heart valve diseases among adults. When symptoms develop, prognosis is poor, and current guidelines recommend prompt aortic valve replacement. Depending of the severity of the aortic stenosis and the presence of concomitant heart disease and medical comorbidities, stress testing represents a reasonable strategy to help better risk stratify asymptomatic patients. The present report provides a comprehensive review of the current available data on stress testing in aortic stenosis and subsequently summarizes its potential for guiding the optimal timing of aortic valve replacement.
“Heaven and Earth Collide”
Authors: Cowan Nelson
Published: May 2017

Hillsong Music has swept across the global Christian landscape, with many of their songs entering the liturgies of charismatic megachurches and small mainline parishes alike. The theological content of these songs comes under scrutiny for a lack of doctrinal depth and hyperpersonalism. This paper argues that between 2007 and 2015 the theological content of Hillsong Music has become increasingly “generalist.” Notably, this theological shift, as expressed in the hymnody, is embedded in a larger shift in Hillsong Church’s vision: from the local church level to a self-replicating global community. As the scope of the church has widened, so, too, has the theological scope of the hymnody. Methodologically, this project is an exercise in comparative discourse analysis, examining song lyrics, official statements from Hillsong Church, officially sanctioned blogs of the church, and dialoging with liturgical and hymnological discourse.
Mary Johnson and Ida Anderson
Authors: Gustafson David M.
Published: May 2017

Mary Johnson (1884–1968) and Ida Anderson (1871–1964) are described in pentecostal historiography as the first pentecostal missionaries sent from America. Both of these Swedish-American missionaries experienced baptism of the Spirit, spoke in tongues, and were called as missionaries to Africa by God, whom they expected to speak through them to the native people. They went by faith and completed careers as missionaries to South Africa. But who were these two figures of which relatively little has been written? They were Swedish-American “Free-Free” in the tradition of August Davis and John Thompson of the Scandinavian Mission Society—the first Minnesota district of the Swedish Evangelical Free Mission, known today as the Evangelical Free Church of America. This work examines the lives of these two female missionaries, their work in South Africa, and their relationship with Swedish Evangelical Free churches in America, particularly its pentecostal stream of Free-Free (frifria).
Reading Craig Keener
Authors: Oliverio L. William
Published: May 2017

In this essay, I contend that Craig Keener’s Spirit Hermeneutics is a major contribution to charismatic-pentecostal biblical hermeneutics and is likely to become a classical text on the subject. Keener develops an ecumenical rather than sectarian pentecostal hermeneutic that addresses both the contextuality of the original texts and that of contemporary interpreters, valuing multiple legitimate interpretations while also holding to the author and Spirit’s design of the text as grounding interpretive meaning. Further, Keener’s hermeneutic provides the biblical hermeneutic for an emerging pentecostal theological paradigm that can be developed through further attention to the relationship between Keener’s biblical hermeneutics and theological hermeneutics, cultural hermeneutics, present horizons of interpretation, and the religious and fleshly forces arrayed against the Spirit hermeneutics for which he advocates.
Use of space by small mammals in a semiarid area in northeastern Brazil
Authors: Cruz Arthur O. , Mendonça André F. , Bocchiglieri Adriana
Published: May 2017

The use of spool-and-line provides information about the movement, vertical stratification and use of shelters and nests by animals. This study evaluated the area of daily use and selection of microhabitat by the marsupialGracilinanus agilisand the rodentWiedomys pyrrhorhinusin northeastern Brazil. The study was conducted using the spool-and-line technique in areas of shrubby arboreal Caatinga and data were obtained on daily use, tortuosity of movement, use of the ground and vertical strata for each individual. The microhabitat was sampled through the ground cover and canopy and the vertical leaf obstruction only during the dry season. A total of 44 trajectories, totaling 2451.42 m, were evaluated. No differences were found in the movement variables between males and females of these species. The species differed only in their use of vertical strata.Gracilinanus agilisshowed area of daily use values that were greater than those ofW. pyrrhorhinus, and low tortuosity values could be associated with the low local population density of these species. The difference in the use of vertical strata was expected, becauseG. agilisis known to be a scansorial species whileW. pyrrhorhinusis preferably arboreal. The absence of habitat selection suggests that these species may be performing this selection on the scale of mesohabitat.
Nationalisms and Soft Power Games (民族主义, 软实力的博弈)
Authors: Bao (包洁敏) Jiemin
Published: May 2017

This essay focuses on the roller-coaster ride of Chinese language education in Thailand in relation to time-specific nationalisms and “soft power” strategies exercised by the Thai and Chinese states. The article first examines how Thai and Chinese nationalisms shaped the rise and fall of Chinese-language education in 20th-century Thailand and then addresses soft-power games played by these two states in the process of reviving Chinese-language education in 21st-century Thailand. Each state employs distinctive strategies: the Thai government reduces learning the Chinese language to an economic tool; the Chinese government builds Confucius Institutes irrespective of the cost. The tortuous history of Chinese-language programs, especially the Thai state’s policies aimed at first eliminating and then, later, restoring them, sheds light on nation-building and the ability of a small state to exercise soft power, as well as on what has persisted and what has been transformed.

本文主题是关于跌宕起伏的泰国中文教育, 民族主义, 以及 泰中“软实力” 博弈 三者之间的联系。文章首先分析在20世纪泰国和中国的民族主义如何影响泰国的中文教育然后讨论两国是如何在21世纪复兴泰国的中文教育并进行软实力博弈。在这一过程中两国各自展示了别具一格的策略: 泰国政府把中文教育等同于经济工具, 中国政府则不惜成本的在泰国建立孔子学院。曲折的中文教育历史, 尤其是泰国政府先是试图根除中文教育然后又试图恢复中文教育的政策, 进一步揭示了教育与国家建设之间的密切关系, 小国运用软实力的能力以及变中有不变。

This article is in English.
Comparing the Effect of Chinese and Japanese Migration Experiences on Peruvian National Identity (中日秘鲁移民秘鲁国家认同的比较研究)
Authors: Ko Ñusta Carranza
Published: May 2017

Research on migration has often characterized migration and the state as being in conflict. International migration does present some challenges to the state in accommodating migrants that bring with them various cultural and social identities. Nonetheless, not all migration experiences can be generalized in dichotomous terms. In this sense, the case of the first South American country to elect a president of Japanese origin and to regard a Chinese migrant-owned supermarket chain as representative of the state’s business model merits closer examination. The experience of Chinese and Japanese migrants in Peru contributes to the literature on transnational migration that regards migrants as both recipients of change and agents that influence a state’s national identity. Through measures such as common language acquisition and the adoption of new cultural traditions, Chinese and Japanese migrants were integrated into Peru and thus influenced some changes in the state’s national identity in a less conflictive way.

外来移民给移入国带来不同的文化和社会认同，从而带来一系列挑战。故在现有移民研究中，移民和移入国常被认为处于冲突状态。然而并非所有移民都与移入国文化对立。本文将日裔移民首次当选拉丁美洲国家总统及中国连锁超市成为移入国商业模范作为案例，对此观点进行阐述。本文指出，秘鲁的中国和日本移民在被移入国改变的同时，也影响了移入国的国家认同。中国及日本移民通过语言习得和文化适应融入秘鲁社会，进而通过较为平和的方式给秘鲁的国家认同带来了影响。

This article is in English.
Family-Making in the Transnational Social Field (在跨国移民社会空间中的家庭构建)
Authors: Bofulin Martina
Published: May 2017

Drawing upon multi-sited ethnographic research I analyze the family-making practices among migrants from south-eastern Zhejiang migrating to Slovenia. The article highlights how traditions, norms and values regarding child-raising are negotiated at both ends of the migration process. The focus is on the practice of leaving children in the care of kin or non-kin caregivers in the migrants’ place of origin and how this particular practice is embedded into the everyday experiences of Chinese migrants in Slovenia. I argue that these practices are not a simple, reciprocal exchange of aid (caregiving) and money (remittances) but have further social implications. They should rather be understood as a crucial mechanism of sustaining the migrants’ transnational field through a continuous flow of money, information, objects and people.

笔者采用多点民族志的研究方法，分析了来自中国浙江省东南部的移民们在斯洛文尼亚如何进行家庭构建的实践。本论文强调了移民输出国与接收国双方的传统教育观念、规范与价值取向如何在移民化过程中被谈判，并着重揭示了中国移民们将子女寄养于国内的亲属或非亲属的现象，以及这一特殊的家庭构建实践如何交织于他们在斯洛文尼亚的日常生活。最后，笔者认为这一系列的实践不只是中国移民们与国内进行的简单的互惠性交换，它们更应该被理解为通过金钱、信息、物质、人员的持续性流通来维持移民们在跨国移民社会空间中运行的一种重要机制，具有深层的社会意义。

This article is in English.
A NEW SPECIES OF TELIPOGON (ONCIDIINAE; ORCHIDACEAE) FROM THE PARAMOS OF COLOMBIA
Authors: PÉREZ-ESCOBAR OSCAR ALEJANDRO , RODRIGUEZ LIZETH KATHERINE , MARTEL CARLOS
Published: May 2017

Telipogon heinrichsii from the paramo of the western slope of the Central Andean Cordillera in Colombia is proposed as a new species. The new taxon is similar to T. puruantensis and T. vollesii, but differs by the triquetrous peduncle of the inflorescence, a widely ovate labellum, and the column completely surrounded by uniformly distributed setae. A description, illustrations, and notes on the ecology and distribution are provided.
The Identity of Justicia burkilliana (Acanthaceae)
Authors: LIN ZHE-LI , DENG YUN-FEI
Published: May 2017

Examination of type materials revealed that Justicia burkilliana is conspecific with Rungia burmanica. A specimen at Herbarium K is selected as the lectotype for the name Justicia burmanica.
First report of Pterygellus from Rajmahal hills of Jharkhand (India) and its relation to Craterellus (Hydnaceae, Cantharellales)
Authors: HEMBROM MANOJ.E. , DAS KANAD , ADHIKARI SINCHAN , PARIHAR ARVIND , BUYCK BART
Published: May 2017

In this paper, the authors report on first Craterellus collections from the poorly explored tropical deciduous scrub forest of Rajmahal hills, Jharkhand, India. In this habitat, dominated by Shorea robusta (Dipterocarpaceae), a yellow to orange craterelloid species was abundantly growing in caespitose troops all over the forest floor. Morphological analysis and sequence data from the nucLSU revealed these specimens to belong to a hitherto undescribed Craterellus. As the new species is morphologically identical to Pterygellus polymorphus var. minor, our results suggest that Pterygellus is a later synonym of Craterellus.
Multivariate Downscaling Approach Preserving Cross Correlations across Climate Variables for Projecting Hydrologic Fluxes
Authors: Bhowmik Rajarshi Das , Sankarasubramanian A. , Sinha Tushar , Patskoski Jason , Mahinthakumar G. , Kunkel Kenneth E.
Published: May 2017

Most of the currently employed procedures for bias correction and statistical downscaling primarily consider a univariate approach by developing a statistical relationship between large-scale precipitation/temperature with the local-scale precipitation/temperature, ignoring the interdependency between the two variables. In this study, a multivariate approach, asynchronous canonical correlation analysis (ACCA), is proposed and applied to global climate model (GCM) historic simulations and hindcasts from phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) to downscale monthly precipitation and temperature over the conterminous United States. ACCA is first applied to the CNRM-CM5 GCM historical simulations for the period 1950–99 and compared with the bias-corrected dataset based on quantile mapping from the Bureau of Reclamation. ACCA is also applied to CNRM-CM5 hindcasts and compared with univariate asynchronous regression (ASR), which applies regular regression to sorted GCM and observed variables. ACCA performs better than ASR and quantile mapping in preserving the cross correlation at grid points where the observed cross correlations are significant while reducing fractional biases in mean and standard deviation. Results also show that preservation of cross correlation increases the bias in standard deviation slightly, but estimates observed precipitation and temperature with increased likelihood, particularly for months exhibiting significant cross correlation. ACCA also better estimates the joint likelihood of observed precipitation and temperature under hindcasts since hindcasts estimate the observed variability in precipitation better. Implications of preserving cross correlations across climate variables for projecting runoff and other land surface fluxes are also discussed.
Response to Temperature of a Class of In Situ Hyperspectral Radiometers
Authors: Zibordi Giuseppe , Talone Marco , Jankowski Lukasz
Published: May 2017

The response to temperature of sample hyperspectral radiometers commonly used to support the validation of satellite ocean color data was characterized in the 400–800-nm spectral range. Measurements performed in the 10°–40°C interval at 5°C increments showed mean temperature coefficients varying from −0.04 × 10−2 (°C)−1 at 400 nm to +0.33 × 10−2 (°C)−1 at 800 nm, which are largely explained by the temperature coefficient of the photodetector array constituting the core of the sensor. Overall, the results indicate the possibility of applying temperature corrections with an uncertainty of approximately 0.03 × 10−2 (°C)−1 for the class of hyperspectral radiometers investigated in the study.