bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A inclusão na Educação Física escolar: um estudo narrativo com professores de Miracema do Tocantins/TO
Authors: Barcelos Marciel , Martins Rodrigo Lema Del Rio , Bonfat Daniela Lima , Brito Lucas Xavier
Published: September 2020

Objetiva analisar como dois professores com formação em educação física compreendem a inclusão de alunos com deficiência em suas aulas de educação física. Utiliza como método a pesquisa narrativa, colocando as narrativas dos professores como fontes, que foram categorizadas aposteriori e configurando-se em quatro eixos de análise Práticas pedagógicas; Relação escola, professor e aluno com deficiência; e Visão sobre a escola para melhorar o acesso aos alunos com deficiência. O estudo evidencia as dificuldades enfrentadas pelos docentes para atender aos alunos com deficiência no cotidiano escolar, ora pelas questões estruturais e seus impactos na produção de práticas, ora pelas experiências construídas com os praticantes do cotidiano escolar.
O corpo-em-fluxo na escalada em ambiente natural: possibilidades de emancipação
Authors: Millás Cláudia Regina Garcia
Published: September 2020

Busca-se neste ensaio refletir sobre a escalada em ambiente natural enquanto uma prática emancipatória de imersão na natureza, em que o participante pode se transformar o longo do trajeto, sentindo-se mais integrado ao meio, potente corporalmente e com os sentidos aguçados. Para tanto, faz-se análise da teoria de fluxo apresentada por Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, relacionando os elementos de desfrute elencados pelo autor como presentes na experiência ótima, com as potencialidades do corpo em movimento na escalada percebidas e analisadas pelo filósofo e montanhista francês Michel Serres. São investigados os treinamentos necessários para a prática, os riscos envolvidos na ação e a qualidade da experiência empreendida. Propõe-se o termo corpo-em-fluxo enquanto postura ecológica, trazendo a possibilidade de se pensar em estados corporais específicos que permitem ao praticante transformar-se ao longo da atividade.
Panorama da produção científica sobre o atletismo (1990 – 2017): uma análise dos artigos científicos em três idiomas com ênfase na subárea pedagógica
Authors: Bressan João Carlos Martins , Impolcetto Fernanda Moreto
Published: September 2020

Com o objetivo de analisar como se dispõe a produção científica sobre o atletismo, em português, inglês e espanhol sob o recorte temporal de 27 anos 1990 – 2017, com ênfase na subárea pedagógica, efetivamos uma revisão sistemática subsidiada por artigos científicos disposta em 4 bases de dados, Lilacs, Sportsdiscus, Periódicos/Capes e Scielo. Os resultados e análises foram organizados conforme as subáreas da produção do conhecimento em Educação Física: pedagógica, sociocultural e biodinâmica. Os estudos da subárea pedagógica foram classificados enquanto Educação Física escolar e não Educação Física escolar. Para Educação Física escolar, as produções foram analisadas sob a categorização de intervenção, diagnóstico/descrição e fundamentação. Os dados revelaram a maior incidência na produção científica alocada na subárea biodinâmica. Na subárea pedagógica o maior volume de produção está disposto na Educação Física escolar sob a perspectiva de estudos de intervenção.
Reducing cloud contamination in AOD measurements
Authors: Schenzinger Verena , Kreuter Axel
Published: September 2020

Abstract. We propose a new cloud screening method for sun photometry that is designed to effectively filter thin clouds. Our method is based on a k-nearest neighbour algorithm instead of scanning timeseries of aerosol optical depth. Using ten years of data from a precision filter radiometer in Innsbruck, we compare our new method and the currently employed screening technique. We exemplify the performance of the two routines in different cloud conditions. While both algorithms agree on the classification of a datapoint as clear or cloudy in a majority of the cases, the new routine is found to be more effective in flagging thin clouds. We conclude that this simple method can serve as a valid alternative for cloud detection, and discuss the generalizability to other observation sites.
Warming and ocean acidification may decrease estuarine dissolved
organic carbon export to the ocean
Authors: Simone Michelle N. , Schulz Kai G. , Oakes Joanne M. , Eyre Bradley D.
Published: September 2020

Abstract. Estuaries make a disproportionately large contribution of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) to the global carbon cycle, but it is unknown how this will change under a future climate. As such, the response of DOC fluxes from microbially dominated unvegetated sediments to individual and combined future climate stressors of warming (from Δ−3 °C to Δ+5 °C on ambient mean temperatures) and ocean acidification (OA, ~2 times the current partial pressure of CO2, pCO2) was investigated ex situ. Warming alone increased sediment heterotrophy, resulting in a proportional increase in sediment DOC uptake, with sediments becoming net sinks of DOC (3.5 to 8.8 mmol-C m−2 d−1) at warmer temperatures (Δ+3 °C and Δ+5 °C, respectively). This temperature response changed under OA conditions, with sediments becoming more autotrophic and a greater sink of DOC (1 to 4 times greater than under current-pCO2). This response was attributed to the stimulation of heterotrophic bacteria with the autochthonous production of labile organic matter by microphytobenthos. Extrapolating these results to the global area of unvegetated subtidal estuarine sediments, the future climate of warming (Δ+3 °C) and OA may decrease the estuarine export of DOC by ~80 % (~150 Tg-C yr−1) and have a disproportionately large impact on the global DOC budget.
Error estimate for fluxgate magnetometer in-flight calibration on a spinning spacecraft
Authors: Narita Yasuhito , Plaschke Ferdinand , Magnes Werner , Fischer David , Schmid Daniel
Published: September 2020

Abstract. Fluxgate magnetometers are widely used for in-situ magnetic field measurements in the context of geophysical and solar system studies. Like in most of experimental studies, magnetic field measurements using the fluxgate magnetometers are constrained to the associated uncertainties. To evaluate the performance of magnetometers, the measurement uncertainties of calibrated magnetic field data are quantitatively studied for a spinning spacecraft. The uncertainties are derived analytically by perturbing the calibration procedure, and are simplified into the first-order expression including the offset errors and the coupling of calibration parameter errors with the ambient magnetic field. The error study shows how the uncertainty sources combine through the calibration process. The final error depends on the ambient environment such as the magnitude of magnetic field relative to the offset error and the angle of magnetic field to the spacecraft spin axis are important factors. The offset uncertainties are the major factor in a low-field environment, while the angle uncertainties (rotation angle in the spin plane, sensor non-orthogonality, and sensor misalignment to the spacecraft reference directions) become more important in a high-field environment in a proportional way to the magnetic field. The error formulas serve as a useful tool in designing high-precision magnetometers in future spacecraft missions as well as in data analysis methods in geophysical and solar system science.
Assessment of the physical vulnerability of buildings affected by slow-moving landslides
Authors: Chen Qin , Chen Lixia , Gui Lei , Yin Kunlong , Shrestha Dhruba Pikha , Du Juan , Cao Xuelian
Published: September 2020

Abstract. Physical vulnerability is a challenging and fundamental issue in
landslide risk assessment. Previous studies mostly focus on generalized
vulnerability assessment from landslides or other types of slope failures,
such as debris flow and rockfall, while the long-term damage induced by
slow-moving landslides is usually ignored. In this study, a method was
proposed to construct physical vulnerability curves for masonry buildings by
taking the Manjiapo landslide as an example. The landslide's force acting on the
buildings' foundation is calculated by applying the landslide residual-thrust
calculation method. Considering four rainfall scenarios, the buildings'
physical responses to the thrust are simulated in terms of potential
inclination by using Timoshenko's deep-beam theory. By assuming
the landslide safety factor to be landslide intensity and inclination ratio to be
vulnerability, a physical vulnerability curve is fitted and the relative
function is constructed by applying a Weibull distribution function. To
investigate the effects of buildings' parameters that influence
vulnerabilities, the length, width, height, and foundation depth and Young's
modulus of the foundation are analysed. The validation results on the case
building show that the physical vulnerability function can give a good
result in accordance with the investigation in the field. The results
demonstrate that the building length, width, and foundation depth are the
three most critical factors that affect the physical vulnerability value. Also,
the result shows that the higher the ratio of length to width of the
building, the more serious the damage to the building. Similarly, the
shallower the foundation depth is, the more serious the damage will be. We hope that the established physical vulnerability curves can serve as tools for
the quantitative risk assessment of slow-moving landslides.
An efficient modelling approach for probabilistic assessments of present-day and future fluvial flooding
Authors: Ngo Hieu , Ranasinghe Roshanka , Zevenbergen Chris , Kirezci Ebru , Maheng Dikman , Radhakrishnan Mohanasundar , Pathirana Assela
Published: September 2020

Abstract. Flood risk management and planning decisions in many parts of the world have historically utilised flood hazard or risk maps for a very limited number of hazard scenarios (e.g. river water levels), mainly due to computational challenges. With the potentially massive increase in flood risk in future due to the combination of climate change effects (increasing the hazard) and increasing population and developments in floodplains (increasing the consequence), risk-informed flood risk management, which enables balancing the risk with the reward, is now becoming more and more sought after. This requires a comprehensive and quantitative risk assessment, which in turn demands multiple (thousands of) river and flood model simulations. Performing such a large number of model simulations is a challenge, especially for large, complex river systems (e.g. Mekong) due to the associated computational and resource demands. This article presents an efficient modelling approach that combines a simplified 1D hydrodynamic model for the entire Mekong Delta with a detailed 1D/2D coupled model and demonstrates its application at Can Tho city in the Mekong Delta. Probabilistic flood hazard maps, ranging from 0.5 yr to 100 yr return period events, are obtained for the urban centre of Can Tho city under different future scenarios taking into account the impact of climate change forcing (river flow, sea-level rise, storm surge) and land subsidence. Results obtained under present conditions show that more than 12 % of the study area is inundated by the present-day 100 yr return period water level. Future projections show that, if the present rate of land subsistence continues, by 2050 (under both RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 climate scenarios), the 0.5 yr and 100 yr return period flood extents will increase by around 15-fold and 8-fold, respectively, relative to the present-day flood extent. However, without land subsidence, the projected increases in the 0.5 yr and 100 yr return period flood extents by 2050 (under RCP4.5 and RCP8.5) are limited to between a doubling to tripling of the present-day flood extent. Therefore, adaptation measures that can reduce the rate of land subsidence (e.g. limiting groundwater extraction), would substantially mitigate future flood hazards in the study area. A combination of restricted groundwater extraction and the construction of a new and more efficient urban drainage network would facilitate even further reductions in the flood hazard. The projected 15-fold increase in flood extent projected by 2050 for the twice per year (0.5 yr return period) flood event implies that the do nothing management approach is not a feasible option for Can Tho.
Possible biases in scaling-based estimates of glacier change: a case study in the Himalaya
Authors: Banerjee Argha , Patil Disha , Jadhav Ajinkya
Published: September 2020

Abstract. Approximate glacier models are routinely used to compute the future evolution of mountain glaciers under any given climate-change scenario. A majority of these models are based on statistical scaling relations between glacier volume, area, and/or length. In this paper, long-term predictions from scaling-based models are compared with those from a two-dimensional shallow-ice approximation (SIA) model. We derive expressions for climate sensitivity and response time of glaciers assuming a time-independent volume–area scaling. These expressions are validated using a scaling-model simulation of the response of 703 synthetic glaciers from the central Himalaya to a step change in climate. The same experiment repeated with the SIA model yields about 2 times larger climate sensitivity and response time than those predicted by the scaling model. In addition, the SIA model obtains area response time that is about 1.5 times larger than the corresponding volume response time, whereas scaling models implicitly assume the two response times to be equal to each other. These results indicate the possibility of a low bias in the scaling model estimates of the long-term loss of glacier area and volume. The SIA model outputs are used to obtain parameterisations, climate sensitivity, and response time of glaciers as functions of ablation rate near the terminus, mass-balance gradient, and mean thickness. Using a linear-response model based on these parameterisations, we find that the linear-response model outperforms the scaling model in reproducing the glacier response simulated by the SIA model. This linear-response model may be useful for predicting the evolution of mountain glaciers on a global scale.
Milk thistle flour effect on dough rheological properties
Authors: Bojňanská Tatiana , Vollmannová Alena , Musilová Janette
Published: September 2020

The influence of the addition of partially defatted milk thistle seed flour was studied by analyzing the rheological properties of dough in order to further exploit the functionality of partially defatted milk thistle flour in bakery products. The rheological properties of dough were monitored using Mixolab 2 (Chopin Technologies, France). A rheofermentometer F4 (Chopin Technologies, France) was used to check the dough fermentation, and for the baking trials wheat flour, rye flour, and milk thistle flour were kept in the portion: 50:50:0 (control flour); 50:45:5; 50:40:10 and 50:35:15. The addition of different milk thistle flour in the mixtures resulted in a difference in the viscoelastic properties of the dough. The results showed a weakening of the gluten network in all trial mixtures evaluated. The dough development time values of the control flour were 1.20 min, while an addition of milk thistle flour in portions of 5, 10, and 15% increased these values to 1.30 min, 1.90 min, and 2,80 min, respectively. In addition to higher dough development time values, all trial mixtures exhibited also higher stability (5.07 min; 6.25 min and 8.03 min), when compared to the control flour (4.63 min). The trial mixture with 15% milk thistle flour had different characteristics of gelatinization and retrogradation. The rheofermentometer measured the dough characteristics during proofing, and the trial mixtures with the addition of MTF had a retention volume at approximately the same level as the control flour (WRF). The Volscan profiler was used to determine the bread volume and other parameters. All breads had high volume and specific volume values and can be rated as good, with good porosity and ratio. Mixtures containing 5%, 10% and 15% milk thistle flour added to wheat flour + rye flour maintained rheological parameters within the recommended limits for good technological behavior and, consequently, good quality of bakery products. From all of the above data, it can be stated that, with regard to their baking characteristics, these flour mixtures fall into the category of flours suitable for bakery products.
The Senior Independent Director’s Evolving Role Across the Top 100 Malaysian PLCs: MCCG 2012 vs MCCG 2017
Authors: Baharudin Dayana Mastura , Marimuthu Maran
Published: September 2020

Purpose - This research aims to investigate the impact of the two main problems of Senior Independent Director’s evolving role, which includes the aspects under board leadership and board effectiveness proposed under the Malaysian Corporate Governance Code (Code) in contrast between 2012 and 2017 towards firm financial performance.Design/ methodology approach - For this analysis, a target list of the top 100 PLCs based on market capitalization was gathered from 784 Malaysian PLCs as of 14 August 2020. In the annual review of corporate reports, this research involves mean and standard deviation, analysis of the correlation and analysis of the materials published within the annual reports.Originality - This report is a comprehensive examination of the recent developments in Corporate Governance research in comparison between the Code in 2012 and 2017, which is also applicable to other PLCs other than the top 100 Malaysian PLCs scoring indices designed for the Senior Independent Director – Board Effectiveness and Board Leadership.
Mitochondrial Dysfunction Contributes to Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome - A Patient Presentation
Authors: Wilson Golder N. , Tonk Vijay S
Published: September 2020

A female patient with substantial history and physical findings of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome by systematic evaluation had a variant in the gene encoding the sixth subunit of mitochondrial ATP synthetase gene that produced a change from glycine to aspartic acid at position 132 of the MT-ATP6 protein (MT-ATP6 m.8921G>A, p.Gly132Asp). The mutation was heteroplasmic, affecting 32% of the mitochondria in blood leucocytes, was qualified as a pathogenic variant because of its significant molecular change, but was not detected in the maternal blood sample as might be expected for its low degree of heteroplasmy. The patient was shown to have typical findings of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome by comparison of 48 history and physical findings in her and a peer group of 32 teenage females with that diagnosis. None of the classical neurosensory or developmental symptoms of mitochondrial disease were present in mother or daughter, but the patient had symptoms, metabolite alterations during rest or exercise, and muscle biopsy changes that suggested mild mitochondrial dysfunction. She also had heterozygous variants of uncertain significance in the nuclear PLOD1, FLNA, and ATP2A genes by concomitant whole exome sequencing that could also contribute to her arthritis-adrenaline disorder. Mitochondrial dysfunction is proposed to influence neuromuscular components of connective tissue, acting through an articulo-autonomic dysplasia cycle to cause the typical joint-skin laxity and dysautonomia of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
Rollout of Business Partner Networks from Selection to Implementation
Authors: PETERSON Douglas K
Published: September 2020

This paper covers a methodology for rolling out large initiatives in non-linear ways. Based on cooperation network formation theory, a cooperation network can be constructed from the multi-distance perspective under variables that better align business with the SDGs of the UN, the Paris Accord and the agendas of international organizations. It is apparent that business organizations play a central role in the addressing of the SDGs, however all that glitters isn’t gold. There is poor transparency and rampant corruption in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Russia. With this in mind, a structure can be built that anyone can master with the use of an app. It would take a very large initiative to bring a structure to bear that transcended ad hoc assessment for superficiality and judgement. It would be highly possible to build assessment and transparency structures that allow a within and between company, cultural, and unilateral or multilateral view as well as a larger and more granular examination of industry, company reputation, strategy, finances, supply chain, delivery, and interactions with government and society. This paper proposes a simple mechanism using factor analysis and regression that can be built into the structure of app functionality. To use this, it is important to gather qualitative data, but more so to select quantitative data from which greatest opportunities can be derived and compared with qualitative data on culture and capacious capital structures. Data can be demographic, corporate operations, cultural typology, human development, transparency, industrial or economic weakness.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for English Linguistics Research, Vol. 9, No. 3
Authors: Su Camille
Published: September 2020

English Linguistics Research (ELR) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether ELR publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue. Reviewers for Volume 9, Number 3 Li-ping Chang, National Taipei College of Business, TaiwanNaom Nyarigoti, United States International University-Africa, KenyaOmer Elsheikh Hago Elmahdi, Taibah University, Saudi ArabiaPaz Suárez-Coalla, OviedoUniversity of Oviedo, SpainZeineb Ayachi Ben Abdallah, Higher School of Digital Economy, Tunisia Best Regards,Camille SuEditorial Assistant, English Linguistics ResearchSciedu Press*************************************Add: 1595 Sixteenth Ave, Suite 301, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 3N9, CanadaTel: 1-416-479-0028 ext. 210Fax: 1-416-642-8548E-mail 1: elr@sciedupress.comE-mail 2: elr@sciedupress.orgWebsite: http://elr.sciedupress.com
Creating patient-centered radiology reports to empower patients undergoing prostate magnetic resonance imaging
Authors: Perlis Nathan , Finelli Antonio , Lovas Mike , Berlin Alejandro , Papadakos Janet , Ghai Sangeet , Bakas Vasiliki , Alibhai Shabbir , Lee Odelia , Badzynski Adam , Wiljer David , Lund Alexis , Di Meo Amelia , Cafazzo Joseph , Haider Masoom
Published: September 2020

Introduction: As we progress to an era when patient autonomy and shared decision-making are highly valued, there is a need to also have effective patient-centered communication tools. Radiology reports are designed for clinicians and can be very technical and difficult for patients to understand. It is important for patients to understand their magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) report in order to make an informed treatment decision with their physician. Therefore, we aimed to create a patient-centered prostate MRI report in order to give our patients a better understanding of their clinical condition.

Methods: A prototype patient-centered radiology report (PACERR) was created by identifying items to include based on opinions sought from a group of patients undergoing prostate MRI and medical experts. Data was collected in semi-structured interviews using a salient belief question. A prototype PACERR was created in collaboration with human factors engineering and design, medical imaging, biomedical informatics, and cancer patient education groups.

Results: Fifteen patients and eight experts from urology, radiation oncology, radiology, and nursing participated in this study. Patients were particularly interested to have a report with laymen terms, concise language, contextualization of values, definitions of medical terms, and next course of action. Everyone believed the report should include the risk of MRI findings actually being cancer in the subsequent biopsy.

Conclusions: A prostate MRI PACERR has been developed to communicate the most important findings relevant to decision-making in prostate cancer using patient-oriented design principles. The ability of this tool to improve patient knowledge and communication will be explored.
Does adding local salvage ablation therapy provide survival advantage for patients with locally recurrent prostate cancer following radiotherapy?
Authors: Nair Shiva Madhwan , Warner Andrew , Lavi Arnon , Rodrigues George , Chin Joseph
Published: September 2020

Introduction: Some men who experience prostate cancer recurrence post-radiotherapy may be candidates for local salvage therapy, avoiding and delaying systemic treatments. Our aim was to assess the impact of clinical outcomes of adding salvage local treatment in prostate cancer patients who have failed radiation therapy.

Methods: Following radiation biochemical failure, salvage transperineal cryotherapy (sCT, n=186), transrectal high intensity focused ultrasound ablation (sHIFU, n=113) or no salvage treatment (NST, identified from the pan-Canadian Prostate Cancer Risk Stratification [ProCaRS] database [n=982]) were compared with propensity-score matching. Primary endpoints were cancer-specific survival (CSS) and overall survival (OS).

Results: Median followup was 11.6, 25.1, and 14.3 years following NST, sCT, and sHIFU, respectively. Two propensity-score matched analyses were performed: 1) 196 NST vs. 98 sCT; and 2) 177 NST vs. 59 sHIFU. In the first comparison, there were 78 deaths and 49 prostate cancer deaths for NST vs. 80 deaths and 24 prostate cancer deaths for sCT. There were significant benefits in CSS (p<0.001) and OS (p<0.001) favoring sCT. In the second comparison, there were 52 deaths (31 from prostate cancer) for NST vs. 18 deaths (nine from prostate cancer) for sHIFU. There were no significant differences in CSS or OS possibility attributed to reduced sample size and shorter followup of sHIFU cohort.

Conclusions: In select men with recurrent prostate cancer post-radiation, further local treatment may lead to benefits in CSS. These hypothesis-generating findings should ideally be validated in a prospective clinical trial setting.
Virtual “matchmaking” without visiting electives: Overview of the early U.S. experience and potential applications to the 2021 Canadian urology match
Authors: Nguyen David-Dan , Reitblat Chanan R. , Andino Juan J. , Couture Félix , Sui Wilson , Cone Eugene B. , Gershman Boris , Haleblian George E. , Kathrins Martin N. , Korets Ruslan , Kraft Kate H. , Perrotte Paul , Scarpato Kristen R. , Singla Ajay , Lee Jason Y. , Bhojani Naeem
Published: September 2020

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In Niger, the Expected Futur Climate Will Provide Better Conditions than the Current One to Diospyros Mespiliformis Hochst. ex A.DC. Rich.
Authors: ALI Ado , ABDOU Laouali , INOUSSA Maman Maârouhi , SEGHIERI Josiane , MAHAMANE Ali
Published: September 2020

The human use of plant resources and land to face increasing population needs in Africa to the regression or even the disappearance of some useful multi-purpose species such as Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. Ex A. Rich. Increasing climatic variability is an additional threat for these species. The present study aims to identify the areas that are potentially favorable to D. mespiliformis conservation or regeneration in Niger and to analyze the impact of the current climate change. Thus to assess the D. mespiliformis distribution areas, the geographic coordinates of D. mespiliformis, the bioclimatic data, the soil and vegetation cover were collected and used to modeling based on the principle of maximum entropy (MaxEnt). The soil cover, annual cumulated precipitations and the average temperature are the most determining variables. This study also shows that the ecological niche of D. mespiliformis is located in the Central and Eastern bioclimates, within which almost 3% of the surface is very favorable under the current climate conditions and may reach 3. 94 % under 2050 ones after. These results indicate that the climate change expected in Niger is expected to be more favorable to the studied species than the current climate conditions. This represents an opportunity for its domestication.
Validation of a HPLC Method for the Determination of 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamyl Alcohol in Extracts Obtained from Stachyurus Chinensis Franeh
Authors: Ji Jing , Cao Jie , Cheng Jianming
Published: September 2020

Stachyuri medulla helwingiae medulla is a wild used genus in clinic, especially in promoting lactation. Most study confirmed it’s evidently rich in polysaccharide. In this study, a HPLC method for the quantification of Coniferyl alcohol (4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamyl alcohol) was validated. The results showed that the HPLC method was linear (0.01-0.16mg/ml) with good accuracy, precision and robustness. The content of Coniferyl alcohol in different formula granule ranged from 0.091-0.163mg/g. Thus, the method might be used for the standardization of the extracts based on the Coniferyl alcohol marker.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Journal of Food Research, Vol. 9 No. 5
Authors: Dong Bella
Published: September 2020

Journal of Food Research wishes to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Their help and contributions in maintaining the quality of the journal are greatly appreciated.

Journal of Food Research is recruiting reviewers for the journal. If you are interested in becoming a reviewer, we welcome you to join us. Please contact us for the application form at: jfr@ccsenet.org

Reviewers for Volume 9, Number 5

 

Ammar Eltayeb Ali Hassan, University of Tromsø, Norway

Asima Asi Begic-Akagic, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Bosnian

Bojana Filipcev, University of Novi Sad, Serbia

Bruno Alejandro Irigaray, Facultad de Química, Uruguay

Diego A. Moreno-Fernández, CEBAS-CSIC, Spain

Eganathan Palanisami, Meta Procambial Biotech Private Limited, India

Elsa M Goncalves, Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Agrária, Portugal

Greta Faccio, Independent Scientist, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Jelena Dragisic Maksimovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Meena Somanchi, United States Department of Agriculture, United States

Milla Santos, Universidade Federal De Uberlandia, Brazil

Mohd Nazrul Hisham Daud, Malaysian Agricultural Research & Development Institute, Malaysia

Olutosin Otekunrin, Federal University of Agriculture, Nigeria

Rozilaine A. P. G. Faria, Federal Institute of Science, Education and Technology of Mato Grosso, Brazil

Wesam Al-Jeddawi, Clemson University, USA
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Journal of Mathematics Research, Vol. 12, No. 5
Authors: Wang Sophia
Published: September 2020

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Journal of Mathematics Research, Vol. 12, No. 5, 2020.
The current state of nonfinancial reporting in Switzerland and beyond
Authors: Müller Roger , Veser Mark
Published: September 2020

Based on the increasing expectations from investors, regulators and society on firms to transparently report on their sustainability achievements, this article analyzes the current state of nonfinancial reporting in Switzerland and globally. The analysis is based on the reporting period 2017-18 regarding: (1) A global survey of institutional investors to examine their views on the use of nonfinancial information in investment decision making; (2) A snapshot on the uptake of the TCFD recommendations across 18 markets, 11 key sectors and over 500 companies; (3) How Switzerland’s largest companies report on nonfinancial information. The results show that (1) investors increasingly rely on nonfinancial information while issuers are getting better at assessing materiality, but there is still considerable room for improvement. Further, investors report that the four main ESG factors considered are governance, supply chain, human rights and climate change. (2) Although an increasing share of corporations consider climate-related risks and opportunities, most companies are lacking high quality disclosures aligned to the TCFD recommendations. (3) The share of sustainability reporting and its (partial) integration in the annual report among the largest Swiss corporations is increasing, while also external assurance on nonfinancial information slightly increases.
Rechtssicher handeln in der Krise
Authors: Schick Stefan
Published: September 2020

Bei der Findung und Einführung von Regelungen und Mechanismen für den Notfall müssen zahlreiche rechtliche Aspekte beachtet und für den Einzelfall bedacht werden.
Rechtsextremismus
Authors: Salzborn Samuel
Published: September 2020

Right-wing extremism is an omnipresent topic in academia and the public sphere. But what exactly characterises right-wing extremism? How does it manifest itself? What explanations are there for the emergence of right-wing extremism? How can it be successfully combated?

The fourth updated and expanded edition of this volume provides an overview of the state of research into these questions and presents the central controversies in the field of social science research on right-wing extremism.

It presents the world view and history of right-wing extremism, the characteristics of its manifestations, such as political parties, movements, the media, music and the Internet, and formulates an overall assessment of contemporary right-wing extremism. In addition, the book discusses explanatory approaches at the point where the following converge and clash: extremism theory and ‘extremism of the centre’; authoritarianism, socialisation and gender; the youth protest axiom and the theories of social movement and social disintegration.
Zur Anwendbarkeit des Mindestlohngesetzes beim grenzüberschreitenden Gütertransport
Authors: Fahrenbruch Walter
Published: September 2020

The dissertation deals with the question of whether the German Minimum Wage Act applies to foreign truck drivers for the duration of their stay in Germany if they in order to fulfil their obligation to work only drive through the German territory or go there for loading and / or unloading and leave it again. First, the applicability of the German Minimum Wage Act is examined in accordance with the requirements of private international law. Then the compatibility of a comprehensive application of the German Minimum Wage Act in the light of European law is examined. Ultimately, it is discussed what benefit the foreign drivers concerned would actually have from a comprehensive application. The work is directed towards theorists and practitioners.
Dialogik
Authors: Heinrichs Johannes
Published: September 2020

The 16 source-types of Dialectics shown in Heinrich’s recent publication are applied to the topic of love, giving just as many differentiated answers to the question of whether love can be logical. The dialogical school of thought in the 19th and 20th centuries (Jacobi, Hölderlin, Feuerbach, Buber, Ebner, Rosenzweig, Marcel etc.) was only partially right with its opposition to the subject-object dialectics of Kant and Hegel. Dialectics as well as philosophy of dialogue are both thinking in relations and opposites. On the very innovative basis of his recently developed types of dialectic, Heinrichs presents a dialogical dialectic that is also dialectical dialogic. The hitherto sterile contrast between loving interpersonal relationships and logical acuity is made fruitful, also through strong consideration of Hegel's childhood friend and co-jubilant Hölderlin. Part I contains former essays of the author, while part II surprisingly maintains, even increases, the innovative level of the recent publication of Dialetics.
Five new species of the planthopper genus Atracis Stål (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Flatidae) from China
Authors: Ai Deqiang , Peng Lingfei , Zhang Yalin
Published: September 2020

This paper treats the planthopper genus, Atracis Stål, 1866 (Flatidae: Flatoidinae) in China. Five new species, A. ocularia sp. nov., A. patefacta sp. nov., A. punctulata sp. nov., A. sphaerica sp. nov. and A. ungulata sp. nov., are described and a checklist of all its known species from China is provided.
The Role of T-box Transcription Factor in a Pituitary Adenoma Diagnostic Algorithm
Authors: McDonald William C. , McDonald Kelsey N. , Helmer Jordan A. , Ho Bridget , Wang Amber , Banerji Nilanjana
Published: September 2020

Context.—

We previously examined pituitary adenomas with immunohistochemical (IHC) stains for steroidogenic factor 1, Pit-1, anterior pituitary hormones, cytokeratin CAM 5.2, and the α-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin and found that a screening panel comprising stains for steroidogenic factor 1, Pit-1, and adrenocorticotropic hormone successfully classified most cases and reduced the overall number of stains required.

Objectives.—

To examine the potential role of IHC stain for T-box transcription factor (Tpit) in the classification of our series of pituitary adenomas and to update our screening panel as necessary.

Design.—

We collected 157 pituitary adenomas from 2 institutions and included these in tissue microarrays. Immunostains for Tpit were scored in a blinded fashion using the Allred system. Adenomas were assigned to a gold standard class based on IHC pattern followed by application of available clinical and serologic information. Test characteristics were calculated. Correlation analyses, cluster analyses, and classification tree analyses were used to see whether IHC staining patterns reliably reflected adenoma class.

Results.—

Of the cases collected, 147 (93.6%) had sufficient material for Tpit analysis. IHC stain for Tpit identified 8 null cell adenomas (all nonfunctioning clinically) as silent corticotrophs; Tpit stains showed better sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value than IHC for adrenocorticotropic hormone and cytokeratin CAM 5.2. Correlation analyses continued to show the expected relationships among IHC stains. Cluster analyses showed grouping of adenomas into clinically consistent groups. Classification tree analysis underscored the central role of transcription factor IHC stains, including Tpit, in adenoma classification.

Conclusions.—

Substitution of Tpit stain for the adrenocorticotropic hormone stain improves our prior algorithm by reducing the number of false-negatives and false-positives. As a result, fewer adenomas are classified as null cell adenoma, and more adenomas are classified as silent corticotroph adenoma.
Infantile Hemangioma: A Review of Current Pharmacotherapy Treatment and Practice Pearls
Authors: Tiemann Laura , Hein Sarrah
Published: September 2020

Infantile hemangioma (IH) is the most common vascular tumor of infancy, affecting as many as 5% to 10% of all infants. The exact cause is unclear, but specific risk factors, such as low birth weight, prematurity, female sex, white race, and family history are associated with IH development. Most IHs are benign and self-resolving, but a small subset of patients with IHs are at risk of severe or life-threatening outcomes. Systemic and topical β-blockers are effective and safe for use in pediatric patients and considered first-line treatment for both complicated and uncomplicated IHs. Recently published guidelines provide a thorough review of IH and management. This article focuses on IH pharmacotherapy and provides practice pearls to support health care providers in IH medication management.
Transitioning From Intravenous to Subcutaneous Prostacyclin Therapy in Neonates With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension
Authors: Turbenson Meghan N. , Radosevich John J. , Manuel Vinit , Feldman Jeremy
Published: September 2020

This article aims to present our neonatal intensive care unit experience transitioning from intravenous epoprostenol to IV and subcutaneous treprostinil in patients with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the neonate. This was a retrospective chart review at an academic teaching hospital. Neonates with a diagnosis of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the neonate (PPHN) who were started on IV prostacyclin therapy while admitted to the NICU between August 2017 and October 2019 were included. Of the 5 patients included, gestational ages ranged from 24 to 38 weeks. All patients were treated with inhaled nitric oxide and sildenafil before being initiated on IV or SQ prostacyclin therapy. Intravenous epoprostenol dosing was initiated at 1 ng/kg/min and was increased by 1 ng/kg/min every 12 hours until the provider was satisfied with the clinical response. Once the dose was stable for a few days epoprostenol was transitioned to IV treprostinil using double the last epoprostenol dose. A few days later infants were switched to SQ treprostinil using the same dose by stopping the IV infusion and starting the SQ infusion. All patients survived to hospital discharge and were sent home on SQ treprostinil. Minimal adverse effects were seen; patients experienced some slight hypotension, tachycardia, and diarrhea. Severe pulmonary hypertension is a common occurrence and a significant cause of mortality in the NICU. Our patients demonstrate that IV and SQ prostacyclin therapy is a therapeutic option for PPHN. Additionally, rapid high-dose transition from IV epoprostenol to IV treprostinil and then to SQ treprostinil is well tolerated in neonates, with minimal adverse effects.
A possible link between olfaction and miscarriage
Authors: Borak Neven , Kohl Johannes
Published: September 2020

Unexplained repeated pregnancy loss is associated with an altered perception of male odors and differences in brain regions that process smells.
Fast and automatic estimation of transition state structures using tight binding quantum chemical calculations
Authors: Rasmussen Maria H. , Jensen Jan H.
Published: September 2020

We present a method for the automatic determination of transition states (TSs) that is based on Grimme’s RMSD-PP semiempirical tight binding reaction path method (J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2019, 15, 2847–2862), where the maximum energy structure along the path serves as an initial guess for DFT TS searches. The method is tested on 100 elementary reactions and located a total of 89 TSs correctly. Of the 11 remaining reactions, nine are shown not to be elementary reactions after all and for one of the two true failures the problem is shown to be the semiempirical tight binding model itself. Furthermore, we show that the GFN2-xTB RMSD-PP barrier is a good approximation for the corresponding DFT barrier for reactions with DFT barrier heights up to about 30 kcal/mol. Thus, GFN2-xTB RMSD-PP barrier heights, which can be estimated at the cost of a single energy minimisation, can be used to quickly identify reactions with low barriers, although it will also produce some false positives.
The mechanism of the plant roots’ soil-reinforcement based on generalized equivalent confining pressure
Authors: Guo Ping , Xia Zhenyao , Liu Qi , Xiao Hai , Gao Feng , Zhang Lun , Li Mingyi , Yang Yueshu , Xu Wennian
Published: September 2020

Background

To quantitatively evaluate the contribution of plant roots to soil shear strength, the generalized equivalent confining pressure (GECP), which is the difference in confining pressure between the reinforced and un-reinforced soil specimens at the same shear strength, was proposed and considered in terms of the function of plant roots in soil reinforcement.

Methods

In this paper, silt loam soil was selected as the test soil, and the roots of Indigofera amblyantha were chosen as the reinforcing material. Different drainage conditions (consolidation drained (CD), consolidation undrained (CU), and unconsolidated undrained (UU)) were used to analyse the influences of different root distribution patterns (horizontal root (HR), vertical root (VR), and complex root (CR)) and root contents (0.25%, 0.50%, and 0.75%) on the shear strength of soil-root composites.

Results

The cohesion (c) values of the soil-root composites varied under different drainage conditions and root contents, while the internal friction angle (φ ) values remain basically stable under different drainage conditions. Under the same root content and drainage conditions, the shear strength indexes ranked in order of lower to higher were HR, VR and CR. The GECP of the soil-root composites with a 0.75% root content was 1.5–2.0 times that with a 0.50% root content and more than 5 times that with a 0.25% root content under the CD and CU conditions. The GECP in reinforced soil followed the sequence of CD > CU > UU. The GECP of the plant roots increased as confining pressure increased under CD and CU conditions while showed a complex change to the confining pressure under the UU condition.

Conclusion

It was concluded that the evaluation of plant root reinforcing soil based on GECP can be used to measure effectively the influences of roots on soil under different drainage conditions and root distribution patterns.
Clostridioides difficile infection after cardiac surgery: Assessment of prevalence, risk factors and clinical outcomes—retrospective study
Authors: Rzucidło-Hymczak Anna , Hymczak Hubert , Olechowska-Jarząb Aldona , Gorczyca Anna , Kapelak Boguslaw , Drwiła Rafał , Plicner Dariusz
Published: September 2020

Background

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is the most common cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea. There is little available data regarding risk factors of CDI for patients who undergo cardiac surgery. The study evaluated the course of CDI in patients after cardiac surgery.

Methods

Of 6,198 patients studied, 70 (1.1%) developed CDI. The control group consisted of 73 patients in whom CDI was excluded. Perioperative data and clinical outcomes were analyzed.

Results

Patients with CDI were significantly older in comparison to the control group (median age 73.0 vs 67.0, P = 0.005) and more frequently received proton pump inhibitors, statins, β-blockers and acetylsalicylic acid before surgery (P = 0.008, P = 0.012, P = 0.004, and P = 0.001, respectively). In addition, the presence of atherosclerosis, coronary disease and history of malignant neoplasms correlated positively with the development of CDI (P = 0.012, P = 0.036 and P = 0.05, respectively). There were no differences in the type or timing of surgery, aortic cross-clamp and cardiopulmonary bypass time, volume of postoperative drainage and administration of blood products between the studied groups. Relapse was more common among overweight patients with high postoperative plasma glucose or patients with higher C-reactive protein during the first episode of CDI, as well as those with a history of coronary disease or diabetes mellitus (P = 0.005, P = 0.030, P = 0.009, P = 0.049, and P = 0.025, respectively). Fifteen patients died (21.4%) from the CDI group and 7 (9.6%) from the control group (P = 0.050). Emergent procedures, prolonged stay in the intensive care unit, longer mechanical ventilation and high white blood cell count during the diarrhea were associated with higher mortality among patients with CDI (P = 0.05, P = 0.041, P = 0.004 and P = 0.007, respectively).

Conclusions

The study did not reveal any specific cardiac surgery-related risk factors for development of CDI.
The Pricing of Double Trigger Catastrophe Put Option with Default Risk
Authors: Jiao Linzhi , Bao Zhenhua
Published: September 2020

This study was present a catastrophe put option pricing model that considers default risk. The default of the option issuer can occur at any time before the maturity, and there is a correlation between the total assets of the option issuer, the underlying stock and the zero coupon bond. The explicit solution of option pricing is obtained when the interest rate process follows the Vasicek model and relevant proofs are given. Finally, the value changes under different parameters are discussed through a numerical analysis.