bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Kompetenztrainer Rechtsdidaktik
Authors: Zimmermann Achim , Aksoy Derya
Published: October 2018

Die Herausforderung für Dozenten in der Rechtswissenschaft: Sie müssen vermeintlich trockenen Stoff ihrer Hörerschaft vermitteln. Neben der reinen Wissensvermittlung muss den Studierenden zusätzlich verdeutlicht werden, wie ein Fall zu lösen ist. Besonders spannend wird es, wenn im Hörsaal keine Juristen, sondern Fachfremde sitzen. Das Buch unterstützt Dozenten, ihre Veranstaltungen – vom Tutorium über die Propädeutische Übung bis hin zur Groß-Vorlesung – lehrreich und interessant zu gestalten. Es erläutert, wie Lehr-Veranstaltungen unter didaktischen Gesichtspunkten gestaltet werden können. Der Leser erhält sofort in die Lehr-Praxis umsetzbare Methoden an die Hand. Für jede Veranstaltungsart werden verschiedene Techniken vorgestellt. Zusätzlich wird der Vorbereitungsaufwand, benötigte Materialen und der Zeitaufwand in der Veranstaltung angegeben. Tipps zur Erstellung von Übungsfällen und Klausuren runden das Werk ab.
Landesrecht Hessen
Authors: Hermes Georg , Reimer Franz
Published: October 2018

Das Studienbuch macht Studierende, Examenskandidaten und Praktiker mit den wichtigsten Materien des hessischen Landesrechts vertraut. Die hoch examensrelevanten Materien des Besonderen Verwaltungsrechts – Kommunalrecht, Polizeirecht, Bau- und Planungsrecht – werden mit ihren landesrechtlichen Besonderheiten im Studienbuch kompakt, aktuell und verlässlich von Hochschullehrern dargestellt und analysiert. Zahlreiche Beispiele, Verweise auf die hessische Rechtsprechung und Klausurhinweise ergänzen die Beiträge. Zu den besonderen Vorzügen des Studienbuchs gehört es, dass die Leser durch eigene Kapitel zur Verfassungsgeschichte Hessens (insbesondere nach dem 2. Weltkrieg), zum hessischen Verfassungsrecht, zum Allgemeinen Landesverwaltungsrecht und zum Umweltrecht prägnante Informationen zu Kontext und Charakteristika des Öffentlichen Rechts in Hessen erhalten. Das Studienbuch ist damit ein konkurrenzloser Wegbegleiter durch das hessische Verfassungs- und Verwaltungsrecht.
Erbrecht
Authors: Schmoeckel Mathias
Published: October 2018

Das Erbrecht gilt unter Studenten als eine schwierige Rechtsmaterie. Das Lehrbuch erleichtert den Einstieg in das Erbrecht mit zahlreichen Beispielen und deckt die ausbildungs- und prüfungsrelevanten Bereiche so besonders einprägsam ab. Die 5. Auflage berücksichtigt insbesondere auch die Änderungen durch die EU-Erbrechtsverordnung.
Dramaturgia e Teatro: Tensão Criativa
Authors: Lisbôa Eliane
Published: October 2018

Este texto chama a atenção para as especificidades e interseções do teatro e da dramaturgia.
El estilo decorativo en las primeras producciones cerámicas en el valle del río vinalopó (Alicante).
Authors: Martínez Amorós Silvia
Published: October 2018

En el presente trabajo se aborda el estudio de seis vasos procedentes de yacimientos del valle del Vinalopó –Cueva Santa, Arenal de la Virgen, Ledua, La Alcudia y Cova de les Aranyes–, cronológicamente vinculados al Neolítico inicial. El estudio consiste en un análisis estilístico de los recipientes con el fin de definir su estilo decorativo. Se desarrolla también su comparación con las producciones cerámicas de las primeras comunidades neolíticas del valle del Serpis para así plantear la existencia o no de una barrera social entre estos dos espacios

In the present dissertation we study the Neolithic ceramic decorative style from the Vinalopó’s Valley and from the Early Neolithic chronology, based on a sample of six ceramic vases – from Cueva Santa, Arenal de la Virgen, Ledua, Alcudia and Cova de les Aranyes –. The study consists of a ceramic stylistic analysis which attempts to define their decorative style. It has also been compared with the ceramic productions of the first Neolithic communities of the Serpis valley in order to question the existence or absence of a social barrier between these two areas
Nine Modes of Listening to Music
Authors: Santaella Lucia
Published: October 2018

Listening has become a major issue of musical composition from the middle of last century on, since Pierre Schaeffer inaugurated with concrete music one of the trends of what would be established under the name of electroacoustic music. The classification of the modes of listening to music that will be presented in this paper is not concerned with the chronological study of listening by means of musical examples from historical periods and their respective social context. As my classification aims at the processes of reception and in a broad sense, I found its foundation in the different interpretative levels formulated by Peirce in his classification of the interpretants.
Analyse comparée d’attributs de Dieu et des bouddhas
Authors: Hébert Louis
Published: October 2018

Le bouddhisme est, avec le jaïnisme, la seule religion traditionnelle non théiste. Le bouddhisme considère que tous les êtres sensibles deviendront inévitablement un jour un bouddha à l’égal de tous les bouddhas passés, présents et futurs. Or un bouddha n’est pas (un) Dieu. Selon le bouddhisme, Dieu n’existe pas. Le bouddhisme, confronté depuis sa fondation jusqu’à aujourd’hui aux religions théistes majoritaires ou dominantes, a développé une posture et un argumentaire pour soutenir sa position. Nous n’irons pas dans cette direction.

Après avoir situé sommairement les attitudes face à la spiritualité – croyance, incroyance (dont l’athéisme), acroyance (agnosticismes), non-croyance (indifférence, ignorance), etc. –, nous expliquerons le statut des dieux dans le bouddhisme. Ensuite, nous comparerons sommairement les principales caractéristiques des bouddhas avec les principales caractéristiques de Dieu dans le judéo-christianisme, en regard principalement de : l’omnipotence, l’omniscience, “l’omni-amour” (omnibienveillance).

Nous croiserons en route d’importantes questions philosophiques – comme l’existence de l’indicible, la coexistence de la pensée duelle et de la pensée non duelle, l’infinité des caractéristiques d’un objet – et théologiques – comme la cohabitation de la transcendance « toute-amour » et de la souffrance immanente omniprésente des êtres. Nous ne pourrons évidemment pas répondre à ces questions, mais nous les poserons dans un cadre rigoureux, fourni par une sémiotique accessible, ce qui est déjà un pas vers les réponses.
Harlem, coeur mythique de l’Amérique noire, revisité dans Nègre de personne de Roland Brival
Authors: Scheel Charles W.
Published: October 2018

Cette étude porte sur les rapports entre les promesses affichées par le paratexte du roman de Roland Brival, Nègre de personne (Gallimard, 2016), et son contenu. Le titre frappe par son caractère fièrement revendicateur. Quant à la quatrième de couverture, elle précise que le roman traite d’un voyage à New York accompli par Léon-Gontran Damas pour rencontrer les intellectuels noirs de la Harlem Renaissance. Ce « rendez-vous qu’il s’est lui-même fixé avec l’histoire » va l’obliger « à revoir ses propres convictions d’une manière radicale », tandis qu’« une jeune femme rebelle et passionnée » va entrer dans sa vie. L’« emballage » est donc assez racoleur, mais ce voyage est une invention de Brival, tout comme ce carnet intime dans lequel Damas s’adresse à Césaire et Senghor. Il leur confie surtout des aventures sexuelles torrides avec une artiste haïtienne, perspective qui va plutôt à l’encontre de récentes lectures queer de la poésie de Damas. Le roman de Brival soulève donc toutes sortes de questions concernant les qualités de son texte et l’intérêt d’une fiction prétendument autobiographique qui prend d’aussi grandes libertés avec l’histoire littéraire et inclut même des calques de poèmes de Damas au statut ambigu.
L’afropolitanisme au féminin : une déterritorialisation des lieux communs ?
Authors: Alix Florian
Published: October 2018

L’afropolitanisme apparaît comme un contre-discours visant les représentations sociales et médiatiques des Africains. Il produit cependant une autre image qui peut à son tour relever du stéréotype. Les romans étudiés, Americanah de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, We Need New Names de NoViolet Bulawayo, Ghana Must Go de Taiye Selasi et Behold the Dreamers d’Imbolo Mbue, confèrent une nouvelle complexité à ces images. En effet, les romancières construisent leurs personnages non seulement comme des migrants, mais aussi en fonction de leur genre. À l’intersection de ces deux caractéristiques, ils doivent trouver leur place : l’espace devient un enjeu majeur des romans, complexifié par cette double détermination des personnages. Ainsi, loin de faire de la multiplicité des espaces traversés une somme d’expériences enrichissantes, ces écrivaines la présentent plutôt comme le résultat d’une incomplétude, d’un manque fondamental. La construction de la narration nourrit ainsi une réflexion sur le rapport de l’individu au groupe.
Un art du roman démocratique ? Effets de miroir et lieux communs dans l’oeuvre d’Henri Lopes
Authors: Mangeon Anthony
Published: October 2018

Si Henri Lopes a joué politiquement un rôle de premier plan dans l’instauration d’une république populaire au Congo, dans les années soixante-dix, il a également développé une conception démocratique du roman qui repose fondamentalement sur trois éléments. Son art de conter instaure tout d’abord une proximité avec le lecteur, à qui le récit est souvent adressé, et dont l’activité d’herméneute se trouve fréquemment mise en abyme à travers différentes figures de narrateurs-enquêteurs. D’autres effets de miroir sont ensuite construits, entre des personnages ou des mondes distincts et distants, afin d’établir autant d’équivalences entre Afrique, Antilles, Amérique et Europe. Enfin les récits privilégient des lieux communs, sur les plans topographiques, linguistiques et littéraires, qui créent des rapports fondamentalement horizontaux entre les nations, les cultures et les générations.
Le Méridional, un roman hanté par la génétique
Authors: Martin-Granel Nicolas
Published: October 2018

S’il a souvent et longuement exprimé ses réflexions sur la genèse de son oeuvre, sur son travail d’écrivain, Henri Lopes a longtemps été réticent à livrer ses brouillons et avant-textes à la curiosité des chercheurs en génétique des textes. Il s’y est enfin résolu à l’occasion de la sortie d’Une enfant de Poto-Poto, le 12 décembre 2011, en mettant à la disposition de l’équipe « Manuscrits francophones » de l’ITEM tous les dossiers génétiques qu’il avait pu conserver et ensuite, la mise au net à peine remise à l’éditeur, celui du Méridional consistant en deux tapuscrits autographes, versions 1 et 2 corrigées de la main de l’auteur. Une première lecture de ce dossier, qui se concentre sur l’incipit et l’explicit considérés comme les lieux stratégiques de l’écriture, permet de confirmer la théorie de sa pratique : immuabilité de la première phrase, premier jet dactylographié directement à l’ordinateur, re-travail acharné lors des multiples campagnes de relectures et réécritures. Au vu de celles-ci, cependant, la critique génétique peut avancer l’hypothèse que la singularité de ce roman autofictionnel tient à ce que l’écrivain aurait intégré, voire embarqué, le questionnement génétique dans le cabinet intime de son « écriture métisse », que ce soit pour le prévenir ou en émousser la pointe indiscrète. Le ver génétique est dans le fruit.
Conservation implications of primate trade in China over 18 years based on web news reports of confiscations
Authors: Ni Qingyong , Wang Yu , Weldon Ariana , Xie Meng , Xu Huailiang , Yao Yongfang , Zhang Mingwang , Li Ying , Li Yan , Zeng Bo , Nekaris K.A.I.
Published: October 2018

Primate species have been increasingly threatened by legal and illegal trade in China, mainly for biomedical research or as pets and traditional medicine, yet most reports on trade from China regard international trade. To assess a proxy for amount of national primate trades, we quantified the number of reports of native primate species featuring in unique web news reports from 2000 to 2017, including accuracy of their identification, location where they were confiscated or rescued, and their condition upon rescue. To measure temporal trends across these categories, the time span was divided into three sections: 2000-2005, 2006-2011 and 2012-2017. A total of 735 individuals of 14 species were reported in 372 news reports, mostly rhesus macaques (n=165, 22.5%, Macaca mulatta) and two species of slow lorises (n=487, 66.3%, Nycticebus spp.). During the same period, live individuals of rhesus macaques were recorded 206 times (70,949 individuals) in the CITES Trade Database, whereas slow lorises were only recorded four times (9 individuals), indicating that the species originated illegally from China or were illegally imported into China. Due to their rescued locations in residential areas (n=211, 56.7%), most primates appeared to be housed privately as pets. A higher proportion of ‘market’ rescues during 2006-2011 (χ2=8.485, df=2, p=0.014), could be partly attributed to an intensive management on wildlife markets since the outbreak of SARS in 2003. More than half (68.3%, 502 individuals) of the primate individuals were unhealthy, injured or dead when rescued. Thus, identification and welfare training and capacity-building should be provided to husbandry and veterinary professionals, as well as education to the public through awareness initiatives. The increase in presence of some species, especially slow lorises, with a declining population in restricted areas, also suggests the urgent need for public awareness about the illegal nature of keeping these taxa as pets.
The nectar report: Quantitative review of nectar sugar concentrations offered by bee visited flowers in agricultural and non-agricultural landscapes
Authors: Pamminger Tobias , Becker Roland , Himmelreich Sophie , Schneider Christof W , Bergtold Matthias
Published: October 2018

There is growing concern that some bee populations are in decline potentially threatening pollination security in agricultural and non-agricultural landscapes. Among the numerous causes associated with this trend nutritional stress, resulting from a mismatch between bee nutritional needs and plant community provisioning, has been suggested as one potential driver. To ease nutritional stress on bee populations in agricultural habitats, agri-environmental protection schemes aim to provide alternative nutritional resources for bee populations during times of need. However, such efforts have focused mainly on quantity (providing flowering plants) and timing (flower-scarce periods), while largely ignoring the quality of the offered flower resources. In a first step to start addressing this information gap we have compiled a comprehensive geographically explicit dataset on nectar quality (i.e. total sugar concentration), offered to bees both within fields (crop and weed species) as well as off field (wild) around the globe. We find that the total nectar sugar concentrations in general do not differ between the three plant communities studied. In contrast we find increased quality variability in the wild plant community compared to crop and weed community, which is likely explained by the increased phylogenetic diversity in this category of plants. In a second step we explore the influence of local habitat on nectar quality and its variability utilizing a detailed sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) data set and find that geography has a small, but significant influence on these parameters. In a third step we identify crop groups (genera), which provide sub-optimal nectar resources for bees and suggest high quality alternatives as potential nectar supplements. In the long term this data base could serve as a starting point to systematically collect more quality characteristics of plant provided resources to bees, which ultimately can be utilized by scientist, regulators, NGOs and farmers to improve the flower resources offered to bees. We hope that ultimately this data will help to ease nutritional stress for bee populations and foster a data informed discussion about pollinator conservation in modern agricultural landscapes.
MANAGEMENT OF DIABETIC FOOT ULCER: A LITERATURE REVIEW
Authors: Sulistyo Angger Anugerah Hadi
Published: October 2018

This article explores the effective management of diabetic foot ulcer. A literature review was conducted by analyzing scholar papers including systematic review, clinical and a randomized control trial published between 2000 to 2016 in the English language. Data were searched through CINAHL, PubMed, Proquest and Google Scholar. The keywords used were diabetic foot ulcer or diabetic foot ulcers or diabetic foot or neuropathic foot ulcer combined with assessment and treatment. There were two kinds of assessment used in diabetic foot ulcer which are risk assessment and wound assessment. The treatments that frequently used in diabetic foot ulcer are systemic treatment and local treatment. This literature review can be used as a guideline and literature for further experimental studies. Keywords: diabetic foot ulcer, management of foot ulcer, assessment of foot ulcer, treatment of foot ulcer  Abstrak Artikel ini dibuat dengan mencari sumber literatur dari manajemen luka kaki diabetes. Tujuan studi literatur ini adalah untuk mencari manajemen luka diabetes yang paling efektif. Studi literatur ini dibuat dengan melakukan analisis artikel-artikel ilmiah meliputi systematic review, clinical and a randomized control trial dalam bahasa inggris yang dipublikasikan pada tahun 2000 sampai 2016. Data didapatkan dengan mencari di beberapa database meliputi CINAHL, PubMed, Proquest and Google Scholar. Kata kunci pencarian data yaitu dengan menggunakan kata kunci diabetic foot ulcer or diabetic foot ulcers or diabetic foot or neuropathic foot ulcer combined with assessment and treatment. Pada studi literatur ini didapatkan 14 artikel yang sesuai dengan kriteria penelitian. Hasil pencarian artikel ditemukan 2 jenis pengkajian luka diabetes yaitu pengkajian resiko dan pengkajian luka diabetes. Sedangkan penanganan yang sering digunakan dalam luka diabetes adalah penanganan sistemik dan penaganan local. Studi literatur ini dapat dijadikan petunjuk dan tambahan referensi untuk penelitian experiment. Kata Kunci: luka kaki diabetes, manajemen luka kaki, pengkajian luka kaki, penanganan luka kaki
Elogio aos errantes
Authors: Berenstein Jacques Paola
Published: October 2018

Elogio aos errantes propõe-se a abordar a experiência urbana da alteridade. Entendendo a cidade como locus da experiência e se contrapondo aos discursos que demonstram a incapacidade de fazer e transmitir experiências na cidade contemporânea, a autora discute as possibilidades de um urbanismo mais incorporado.
Computed tomography in the diagnosis and management of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome
Authors: Wehmann Thomas W.
Published: October 2018

Popliteal artery entrapment by an anomalous band of the gastrocnemius muscle is an uncommon but apparently underdiagnosed syndrome. Historically, arteriography has been used to diagnose this condition, but the standard method may not demonstrate arterial deviation or differentiate entrapment from other conditions that affect the popliteal artery, such as cystic adventitial disease and thrombosed popliteal artery aneurysms. Computed tomography has become increasingly useful to vascular surgeons in elucidating arterial disorders of the popliteal fossa. This case demonstrates the usefulness of computed tomography evaluation in the diagnosis and management of popliteal artery entrapment.
BdBG: a bucket-based method for compressing genome sequencing data with dynamic de Bruijn graphs
Authors: Wang Rongjie , Li Junyi , Bai Yang , Zang Tianyi , Wang Yadong
Published: October 2018

Dramatic increases in data produced by next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies demand data compression tools for saving storage space. However, effective and efficient data compression for genome sequencing data has remained an unresolved challenge in NGS data studies. In this paper, we propose a novel alignment-free and reference-free compression method, BdBG, which is the first to compress genome sequencing data with dynamic de Bruijn graphs based on the data after bucketing. Compared with existing de Bruijn graph methods, BdBG only stored a list of bucket indexes and bifurcations for the raw read sequences, and this feature can effectively reduce storage space. Experimental results on several genome sequencing datasets show the effectiveness of BdBG over three state-of-the-art methods. BdBG is written in python and it is an open source software distributed under the MIT license, available for download at https://github.com/rongjiewang/BdBG.
Thumbs up: movements made by the thumb are smoother and larger than fingers in finger-thumb opposition tasks
Authors: Rachaveti Dhanush , Chakrabhavi Niranjan , Shankar Vaisakh , SKM Varadhan
Published: October 2018

Background

In humans, the thumb plays a crucial role in producing finger opposition movements. These movements form the basis of several activities of the hand. Hence these movements have been used to study phenomena like prehension, motor control, motor learning, etc. Although such tasks have been studied extensively, the relative contribution of the thumb vis-à-vis the fingers in finger opposition tasks is not well understood. In this study, we investigated the kinematics of thumb and fingers in a simple finger opposition task. Further, we quantified the relative contribution and the movement smoothness aspects and compared these between fingers and thumb.

Methods

Eight, young healthy participants (four males and four females) were asked to perform a full finger to thumb opposition movement, where they were required to reach for different phalanges of the fingers. Position (X, Y and Z) of individual segments of the four fingers and the thumb were measured with reference to the wrist by a 16-sensor kinematics measurement system. Displacements and velocities were computed. An index, displacement ratio, that quantifies the relative contribution of thumb and fingers was computed from displacement data. Velocity data was used to quantify the smoothness of movement of thumb and fingers.

Results

The Displacement Ratio showed that contribution of the thumb is higher than contribution of any other target finger or target phalanges, except for the distal phalanx of the index and middle fingers. Smoothness of movement of the thumb was higher than all the finger phalanges in all cases.

Conclusion

We conclude that in the task considered (thumb opposition movements to different targets within the hand & fingers), the thumb made a greater relative contribution in terms of displacement ratio and also produced smoother movements. However, smoothness of thumb did not vary depending on the target. This suggests that the traditional notion of the thumb being a special digit when compared to other fingers is true at least for the opposition movements considered in this study.
Deep learning-based classification with improved time resolution for physical activities of children
Authors: Jang Yongwon , Kim Seunghwan , Kim Kiseong , Lee Doheon
Published: October 2018

Background

The proportion of overweight and obese people has increased tremendously in a short period, culminating in a worldwide trend of obesity that is reaching epidemic proportions. Overweight and obesity are serious issues, especially with regard to children. This is because obese children have twice the risk of becoming obese as adults, as compared to non-obese children. Nowadays, many methods for maintaining a caloric balance exist; however, these methods are not applicable to children. In this study, a new approach for helping children monitor their activities using a convolutional neural network (CNN) is proposed, which is applicable for real-time scenarios requiring high accuracy.

Methods

A total of 136 participants (86 boys and 50 girls), aged between 8.5 years and 12.5 years (mean 10.5, standard deviation 1.1), took part in this study. The participants performed various movement while wearing custom-made three-axis accelerometer modules around their waists. The data acquired by the accelerometer module was preprocessed by dividing them into small sets (128 sample points for 2.8 s). Approximately 183,600 data samples were used by the developed CNN for learning to classify ten physical activities : slow walking, fast walking, slow running, fast running, walking up the stairs, walking down the stairs, jumping rope, standing up, sitting down, and remaining still.

Results

The developed CNN classified the ten activities with an overall accuracy of 81.2%. When similar activities were merged, leading to seven merged activities, the CNN classified activities with an overall accuracy of 91.1%. Activity merging also improved performance indicators, for the maximum case of 66.4% in recall, 48.5% in precision, and 57.4% in f1 score . The developed CNN classifier was compared to conventional machine learning algorithms such as the support vector machine, decision tree, and k-nearest neighbor algorithms, and the proposed CNN classifier performed the best: CNN (81.2%) > SVM (64.8%) > DT (63.9%) > kNN (55.4%) (for ten activities); CNN (91.1%) > SVM (74.4%) > DT (73.2%) > kNN (65.3%) (for the merged seven activities).

Discussion

The developed algorithm distinguished physical activities with improved time resolution using short-time acceleration signals from the physical activities performed by children. This study involved algorithm development, participant recruitment, IRB approval, custom-design of a data acquisition module, and data collection. The self-selected moving speeds for walking and running (slow and fast) and the structure of staircase degraded the performance of the algorithm. However, after similar activities were merged, the effects caused by the self-selection of speed were reduced. The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm performed better than conventional algorithms. Owing to its simplicity, the proposed algorithm could be applied to real-time applicaitons.
Conversion of Skeletal Society of Radiology annual meeting abstracts to publications in 2010–2015
Authors: Tritz Daniel , Bautista Leomar , Scott Jared , Vassar Matt
Published: October 2018

Background

Material presented at conferences is meant to provide exposure to ongoing research that could affect medical decision making based on future outcomes. It is important then to evaluate the rates of publication from conference presentations as a measure of academic quality as such research has undergone peer review and journal acceptance. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the fate of abstracts presented at the Skeletal Society of Radiology Annual Meetings from 2010–2015.

Materials and Methods

Conference abstracts were searched using Google, Google Scholar, and PubMed (which includes Medline) to locate the corresponding published reports. The data recorded for published studies included date published online, in print, or both; the journal in which it was published; and the 5-year journal impact factor. When an abstract was not confirmed as published, authors were contacted by email to verify its publication status or, if not published, the reason for nonpublication.

Results

A total of 162 abstracts were published out of 320 presented (50.6%) at the SSR conferences from 2010 to 2015 with 59.9% (85/142) of publications occurring within two years of the conference date (not counting abstracts published prior to conference). Mean time to publication was 19 months and is calculated by excluding the 20 (12.3%) abstracts that were published prior to the conference date. The median time to publication is 13 months (25th–75th percentile: 6.25–21.75). The top two journals publishing research studies from this conference were Skeletal Radiology and The American Journal of Roentgenology. These journals accepted 72 of the 162 (44.4%) studies for publication. Of the 14 authors who responded with 17 reasons for not publishing, the most common reasons were lack of time (7–41.2%), results not important enough (4–23.5%), publication not an aim (3–17.6%), and lack of resources (3–17.6%).

Discussion

At least half of the abstracts presented at the annual meeting for the Society of Skeletal Radiology are accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. The majority (59.9%) of these publications were achieved within two years of the conference presentation. The rate at which presentations are published and the journals that accept the abstracts can potentially be used to compare the importance and quality of information at conferences.
Single‐Shot Multi‐Level All‐Optical Magnetization Switching Mediated by Spin Transport
Authors: Iihama Satoshi , Xu Yong , Deb Marwan , Malinowski Grégory , Hehn Michel , Gorchon Jon , Fullerton Eric E. , Mangin Stéphane
Published: October 2018

All‐optical ultrafast magnetization switching in magnetic material thin film without the assistance of an applied external magnetic field is explored for future ultrafast and energy‐efficient magnetic storage and memories. It is shown that femtosecond (fs) light pulses induce magnetization reversal in a large variety of magnetic materials. However, so far, only GdFeCo‐based ferrimagnetic thin films exhibit magnetization switching via a single optical pulse. Here, the single‐pulse switching of Co/Pt multilayers within a magnetic spin‐valve structure ([Co/Pt]/Cu/GdFeCo) is demonstrated and four possible magnetic configurations of the spin valve can be accessed using a sequence of single fs light pulses. The experimental study reveals that the magnetization final state of the ferromagnetic [Co/Pt] layer is determined by spin‐polarized currents generated by the light pulse interactions with the GdFeCo layer. This work provides an approach to deterministically switch ferromagnetic layers and a pathway to engineering materials for opto‐magnetic multi‐bit recording.
Diffusion‐Mediated Growth and Size‐Dependent Nanoparticle Reactivity during Ruthenium Atomic Layer Deposition on Dielectric Substrates
Authors: Soethoudt Job , Grillo Fabio , Marques Esteban A. , van Ommen J. Ruud , Tomczak Yoann , Nyns Laura , Van Elshocht Sven , Delabie Annelies
Published: October 2018

Understanding the growth mechanisms during the early stages of atomic layer deposition (ALD) is of interest for several applications including thin film deposition, catalysis, and area‐selective deposition. The surface dependence and growth mechanism of (ethylbenzyl)(1‐ethyl‐1,4‐cyclohexadienyl)ruthenium and O2 ALD at 325 °C on HfO2, Al2O3, OH, and SiOSi terminated SiO2, and organosilicate glass (OSG) are investigated. The experimental results show that precursor adsorption is strongly affected by the surface termination of the dielectric, and proceeds most rapidly on OH terminated dielectrics, followed by SiOSi and finally SiCH3 terminated dielectrics. The initial stages of growth are characterized by the formation and growth of Ru nanoparticles, which is mediated by the diffusion of Ru species. Mean‐field and kinetic Monte Carlo modeling show that ALD on OSG is best described when accounting for (1) cyclic generation of new nanoparticles at the surface, (2) surface diffusion of both atomic species and nanoparticles, and (3) size‐dependent nanoparticle reactivity. In particular, the models indicate that precursor adsorption initially occurs only on the dielectric substrate, and occurs on the Ru nanoparticles only when these reach a critical size of about 0.85 nm. This phenomenon is attributed to the catalytic decomposition of oxygen requiring a minimum Ru nanoparticle size.
Solution‐Processed 2D Molecular Crystals: Fabrication Techniques, Transistor Applications, and Physics
Authors: Qian Jun , Jiang Sai , Li Songlin , Wang Xinran , Shi Yi , Li Yun
Published: October 2018

Based on intensive research, organic field‐effect transistors (OFETs) will likely remain at the zenith in information science for many years due to their numerous potential applications in portable and smart electronic devices. Elucidating the intrinsic charge‐transport behavior and realizing functional OFETs with superior device characteristics have been the cornerstones for the sustainable advancement in organic electronics. The emerging 2D molecular crystals (2DMCs) have become prosperous in the past few years, because they offer a revolutionary opportunity to overcome these obstacles. In particular, 2DMCs, which display a high uniform morphology, can be prepared using low‐cost and scalable solution‐based techniques. More importantly, their highly tunable molecular arrangement at a 2D limit is extraordinarily beneficial in property exploration and device optimization. In this article, the recent breakthroughs in material preparation, transistor applications, and physics of solution‐processed 2DMCs are reviewed, providing a promising avenue toward high‐performance, multifunctional, and diversiform organic electronic devices.
2D Materials for Lithium/Sodium Metal Anodes
Authors: Zhang Chanyuan , Wang Aoxuan , Zhang Jiahua , Guan Xuze , Tang Wenjing , Luo Jiayan
Published: October 2018

In view of their high theoretical specific capacity and low electrochemical potential, lithium/sodium metal anodes (MAs) have been revisited in recent years in the context of high‐energy‐density storage systems. However, the infinite volume change and the uncontrollable dendrite growth of MAs during cycles are obstructing the development of commercialization. Numerous strategies have been explored to surmount the barriers, including composite anode preparation, separator modification, artificial solid electrolyte interphase, and solid‐state electrolyte fabrication. With atomic thickness, two‐dimensional (2D) materials possess ultrahigh specific surface area, abundant surface chemistry, and high mechanical strength along with facile processibility. These properties render 2D materials useful in all components of lithium/sodium metal batteries, improving their cycle stability and safety performance of the whole system. Herein, current progress of 2D materials for MAs is summarized. Their limitations are also discussed. New perspectives and future directions for this area are also provided. With numerous new 2D materials discovered or underexplored, it is expected that 2D materials will find great opportunities in high‐energy‐density lithium/sodium metal batteries.
Developing an In Vitro Model to Screen Drugs for Nerve Regeneration
Authors: RAYNER MELISSA L. D. , LARANJEIRA SIMÃO , EVANS RACHAEL E. , SHIPLEY REBECCA J. , HEALY JESS , PHILLIPS JAMES B.
Published: October 2018

Peripheral nerve injuries (PNI) have a high prevalence and can be debilitating, resulting in life‐long loss or disturbance in end‐organ function, which compromises quality of life for patients. Current therapies use microsurgical approaches but there is the potential for enhancing recovery through other therapeutic modalities such as; cell‐based conduits, gene therapy and small molecules. A number of molecular targets and drugs which have the potential to improve nerve regeneration have been identified, however, there are challenges associated with moving therapies toward clinical translation. Due to the lack of detailed knowledge about the pro‐regenerative effect of potential drug treatments, there is a need for effective in vitro models to screen compounds to inform future pre‐clinical and clinical studies. The interaction between regenerating neurites and supporting Schwann cells is a key feature of the nerve environment, therefore, in vitro models that mimic this cellular association are useful tools. In this study, we have investigated various cell culture models, including simple monolayer systems and more complex 3D‐engineered co‐cultures, as models for use in PNI drug development. Anat Rec, 301:1628–1637, 2018. © 2018 The Authors. The Anatomical Record published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Association of Anatomists.
Nanoarchitectured Graphene‐Organic Frameworks (GOFs): Synthetic Strategies, Properties, and Applications
Authors: Haque Enamul , Yamauchi Yusuke , Malgras Victor , Reddy Kakarla Raghava , Yi Jin Woo , Hossain Md. Shahriar A. , Kim Jeonghun
Published: October 2018

Graphene‐organic frameworks (GOFs) is a new class of graphene‐based materials in which structure and properties can be designed by controlling the length and concentration of organic ligands, comparable to their tunable metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) counterpart. The structural properties (e.g., surface area, pore volume) and physico‐chemical properties (e.g., electronic, thermal, and mechanical) of GOFs can be tuned based on the synthetic conditions. Such GOFs are promising as the next generation of novel materials for a wide range of potential applications such as H2 storage, electronic devices, sensors, drug carriers, etc. Here we report a review summarizing synthetic strategies, properties, and applications of GOFs.
Recognition of Oligosaccharides by Chirality Induced in Europium (III) Compounds
Authors: Wu Tao , Kessler Jiří , Kaminský Jakub , Bouř Petr
Published: October 2018

Identification of saccharides is difficult due to their similar chemical structure. However, they interact very selectively with lanthanide probes. To explore the potential for saccharide recognition, we compare circularly polarized luminescence induced by a variety of oligo‐ and polysaccharides in three europium compounds. Measurement on a standard Raman optical activity spectrometer made it possible to use high excitation powers and provided very distinct spectral patterns, which were sensitive both to the local structure and differences in molecular size. For example, α‐, β‐ and γ‐cyclodextrins provided unique spectroscopic responses. Titration data and molecular dynamics simulation confirmed that CPL spectra carry information about the binding mode and strength between the lanthanide probe and saccharide skeleton.
Improved activity of α‐L‐arabinofuranosidase from Geobacillus vulcani GS90 by directed evolution: Investigation on thermal and alkaline stability
Authors: Sürmeli Yusuf , İlgü Hüseyin , Şanlı‐Mohamed Gülşah
Published: October 2018

α‐L‐Arabinofuranosidase (Abf) is a potential enzyme because of its synergistic effect with other hemicellulases in agro‐industrial field. In this study, directed evolution was applied to Abf from Geobacillus vulcani GS90 (GvAbf) using one round error‐prone PCR and constructed a library of 73 enzyme variants of GvAbf. The activity screening of the enzyme variants was performed on soluble protein extracts using p‐nitrophenyl α‐L‐arabinofuranoside as substrate. Two high activity displaying variants (GvAbf L307S and GvAbf Q90H/L307S) were selected, purified, partially characterized, and structurally analyzed. The specific activities of both variants were almost 2.5‐fold more than that of GvAbf. Both GvAbf variants also exhibited higher thermal stability but lower alkaline stability in reference to GvAbf. The structural analysis of GvAbf model indicated that two mutation sites Q90H and L307S in both GvAbf variants are located in TIM barrel domain, responsible for catalytic action in many Glycoside Hydrolase Families including GH51. The structure of GvAbf model displayed that the position of L307S mutation is closer to the catalytic residues of GvAbf compared with Q90H mutation and also L307S mutation is conserved in both variants of GvAbf. Therefore, it was hypothesized that L307S amino acid substitution may play a critical role in catalytic activity of GvAbf.
The inferior gluteal nerve often has a cutaneous branch: A discovery with application to hip surgery and targeting gluteal pain syndromes
Authors: Iwanaga Joe , Simonds Emily , Vetter Marc , Patel Mayank , Oskouian Rod J. , Tubbs R. Shane
Published: October 2018

The inferior gluteal nerve has been traditionally described as a solely motor branch innervating the gluteus maximus. However, during routine dissection of the gluteal region, a cutaneous branch of the inferior gluteal nerve was identified. As the gluteal region is vulnerable to the development of pressure ulcers and iatrogenic injury with for example, surgical approaches and injection therapies, a comprehensive understanding of its cutaneous innervation is important. Therefore, the aim of this study was to elucidate the anatomy of this cutaneous branch of the inferior gluteal nerve in a series of cadavers. Twelve sides from six fresh‐frozen cadaveric specimens were dissected. When a cutaneous branch was identified piercing the gluteus maximus, its origin from the inferior gluteal nerve was verified and the diameter and length of it measured. Additionally, for localization, the distance from the midline to the exit point of the cutaneous branch from the gluteus maximus was measured. One to two cutaneous branches were identified as arising from the inferior gluteal nerve on nine sides (75%). The branch(es) were usually located in the lower outer quadrant of the gluteus maximus. These branches had a mean distance of 12.5 cm from the midline. Their mean diameter and length was 0.7 mm and 28.6 cm, respectively. On all sides with a cutaneous branch of the inferior gluteal nerve, the skin over the posterior aspect of the greater trochanter was innervated by superior and inferior cluneal nerves and supplemented by cutaneous branch(es) of the inferior gluteal nerve. Side or sex was not a predictor of the presence of a cutaneous branch of the inferior gluteal nerve. To our knowledge, a cutaneous branch derived from the inferior gluteal nerve has not been previously described. Based on our cadaveric findings, the majority of individuals will have the area of skin over the greater trochanter innervated by this nerve. Therefore, surgeons and pain specialists should be aware of its presence and might develop surgical procedures that help avoid it or develop technical advances that target it for various pain syndromes in this area. We propose naming these cutaneous branches the lateral cluneal nerves, which would necessitate renaming the middle cluneal nerves to medial cluneal nerves. Clin. Anat. 31:937–941, 2018. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase: A novel biomarker and a potential therapeutic target of cervical cancer
Authors: Wang Juan , Wang Yamei , Shen Fangrong , Xu Yanting , Zhang Yinghui , Zou Xinwei , Zhou Jinhua , Chen Youguo
Published: October 2018

Maternal embryo leucine zipper kinase (MELK) is highly expressed in a variety of malignant tumors and involved in cell cycle regulation, cell proliferation, apoptosis, tumor formation etc However, the biological effects of MELK in cervical cancer are still uninvestigated. This study aimed to explore the expression of MELK in cervical cancer, as well as its effects on the proliferation, apoptosis, DNA damage repair on cervical cancer cell line in vitro and to provide novel ideas for further improving the clinical efficacy of cervical cancer. Immunohistochemistry, Western blot, RT‐qPCR, CCK8, and immunofluorescence techniques were used to detect the expression of MELK in cervical cancer tissues, paracancerous tissues, and cervical cancer cell lines. Several cervical cancer cell lines were treated with MELK knockdown by siRNA and MELK selective inhibitor OTSSP167. The effects on proliferation, apoptosis, and colony formation capacity, and tumor cell DNA damage repair‐related factor were detected in cell lines. Our data showed that the high expression rate of MELK in cervical cancer patients was 56.92%. MELK expression in cervical cancer samples was significantly higher than that in paraneoplastic tissues. Highly expressed MELK correlated with the cervical histopathological grading and greatly increased with the cervical histopathological grading, from normal cervix and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia to cervical cancer. Moreover, the abnormal expression of MELK was related to cervical cancer metastasis at early stage. The knockdown of MELK with siRNA and OTSSP167 had strong inhibition effects on the proliferation, apoptosis, and colony formation of cervical cancer cells. MELK knockdown could also aggravate the DNA damage of cervical cancer cells possibly by homologous recombination repair pathway. Therefore, MELK may be a predicting marker of poor prognosis of cervical cancer and may also be a new therapeutic target for cervical cancer, providing ideas for improving the therapeutic effect of cervical cancer.
AI‐powered video analytics software can speed up investigations
Authors: Sutton Halley
Published: October 2018

Your institution most likely has a variety of surveillance devices in place on campus, but do you have the time to review or effectively live monitor all that footage? If you're not reviewing video in a timely manner after an incident has been reported, or monitoring video feeds in real time with a perfect eye toward spotting the target, your surveillance network is not working as effectively as it could be to keep your campus safe.
Build transformative resilience across your unit
Authors: Hope Joan
Published: October 2018

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When Elizabeth Harrison, director of the Office of Learning Resources and associate director of the Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center at the University of Dayton, noticed that students seemed more fragile than they used to be, she started looking for ways to help them. Harrison spoke at a session at the Association for Higher Education And Disability annual conference.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in an orthotopic heart transplant recipient with bicuspid aortic valve
Authors: Akleh Subhi I. , Bandali Alykhan , Edwards Richard
Published: October 2018

Key Clinical Message

Increasing longevity of heart transplantation recipients and aging donor population accompanied by the older age at transplantation led to an increase in the prevalence of degenerative valvular disease in particular aortic stenosis. TAVI is considered a safe and feasible alternative compared to conventional SAVR in this high‐risk population.
Synthesis and Active Site Identification of Fe−N−C Single‐Atom Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Authors: Wan Xin , Chen Weiqi , Yang Jiarui , Liu Mengchan , Liu Xiaofang , Shui Jianglan
Published: October 2018

Fe−N−C catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are still inferior to the Pt catalysts. The major downsides of Fe−N−C are the low density and ambiguous structural identification of active sites. Fe−N−C single‐atom catalysts (SACs) have shown great potential for maximizing the active site density and can serve as ideal platforms for investigating the nature of active sites. This review starts with a summary of the latest progress in the synthetic strategy for Fe−N−C SACs, followed by an introduction to the active site identification by atomic‐resolution techniques and electrochemical analyses. Finally, the major challenges are highlighted, and the prospective directions are proposed to guide the development of high‐performance Fe−N−C catalysts.
Cell Cycle Analysis of Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells by Multicolor Flow Cytometry
Authors: Galvin Amy , Weglarz Meredith , Folz‐Donahue Kat , Handley Maris , Baum Misa , Mazzola Michael , Litwa Hannah , Scadden David T. , Silberstein Lev
Published: October 2018

Maintenance of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) quiescence is critical for self‐renewal and differentiation into mature lineages. Therefore, the ability to reliably detect abnormal HSC cycling is essential for experiments that seek to investigate abnormalities of HSC function. The ability to reproducibly evaluate cell cycle status in a rare cell subset requires careful optimization of multiple parameters during cell preparation and sample processing. Here, we describe a method where data acquisition parameters and fluorochrome combination for long‐term HSC staining have been specifically designed for concurrent use with DAPI and Ki‐67 antibodies. © 2018 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.