bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Los epígrafes delatores
Authors: Butti Enrique , Welschen Fabricio 
Published: November 2019

En el presente artículo se indagará en la operatividad y los alcances que tienen los epígrafes en algunos de los cuentos del escritor estadounidense Edgar Allan Poe. De este modo, se focalizará en aquellos cuentos en los que los epígrafes operan en función de anticipar el desenlace de la trama así comotambién en aquellos otros en los que estos paratextos direccionalizan la lectura hacia una determinada interpretación
Ultramatricial algebras over commutative chain semirings and application to MV-algebras
Authors: Di Nola Antonio , Lenzi Giacomo , Nam Tran Giang 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
In this paper, we give a complete description of strongly projective semimodules over a semiring which is a finite direct product of matrix semirings over commutative chain semirings. We then classify ultramatricial algebras over commutative chain semirings by their ordered

SK
0

{\mathrm{SK}_{0}}

-groups. Consequently, we get that there is a one-one correspondence between isomorphism classes of ultramatricial algebras A whose

SK
0

⁢

(
A
)

{\mathrm{SK}_{0}(A)}

is lattice-ordered over a given commutative chain semiring and isomorphism classes of countable MV-algebras.
Signal Processing Criteria Based on Electro-Optic Filters for Fiber Optic Access Transceiver Systems
Authors: Amiri IS , Rashed Ahmed Nabih Zaki 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
The study outlines the different types of electro-optic filters that are used in fiber optic access transceiver systems. These filters are classified into the electrical filter in the receiver side and optical filters are located between fiber optic and transmitter. The optical filters are, namely, Fabry Perot, Gaussian, and Bessel filters. While electrical filters that are namely low pass Bessel, low pass Gaussian, and low pass squared raised cosine roll-off filters. The study emphasizes the important criteria in the employment of electro-optic filters in this system for signal fast processing. The Fabry Perot optical filters in addition to low pass squared raised cosine roll-off filters are clarified the best-obtained results in the comparison with other proposed filters.
Revision des Internationalen Einheitensystems (SI)
Authors: Bosse Harald 
Published: November 2019

Zusammenfassung
Aufgrund der im bisherigen Internationalen Einheitensystem (SI) vorhandenen Limitierungen durch Materialabhängigkeiten der Definitionen einiger Basiseinheiten wurde eine Revision des SI vorgeschlagen und verabschiedet, die am 20. Mai 2019 in Kraft trat. Diese folgt dem Beispiel der Definition der Längeneinheit von 1983, nämlich der Definition einer Einheit durch die Festlegung des numerischen Wertes einer Naturkonstanten – ohne Unsicherheit. Im Fall der Längeneinheit war dies der Wert der Lichtgeschwindigkeit im Vakuum:

c
=
299

792

458

m
/
s

c=299\hspace{0.1667em}792\hspace{0.1667em}458\hspace{0.1667em}\text{m}/\text{s}

. Im Beitrag wird kurz auf die Hintergründe der Revision des SI eingegangen. Insbesondere wird aufgezeigt, wie Fortschritte in der Präzisionsfertigung und der dimensionellen Präzisionsmetrologie es ermöglichten, eine für die Revision hinreichende Übereinstimmung verschiedener Experimente mit den geforderten Messunsicherheiten für die definierenden Konstanten h,

N

A

{N_{A}}

, k und e zu erreichen. Das neue SI bietet ein höheres Maß an Konsistenz in den Definitionen sowie an Flexibilität in der Realisierung und Weitergabe der Einheiten mit größtmöglicher Kontinuität zum bisherigen SI. Es wird zudem auf die Überarbeitung der mise en pratique für den Meter im Rahmen der Revision des SI eingegangen, welche das kristalline Silicium-Gitter als sekundäre Realisierung des Meters für Messungen im Nanometerbereich beinhaltet.
Chronic subdural hematoma (CSH) is still an important clinical problem. Analysis of 700 consecutive patients
Authors: Kotwica Zbigniew , Saracen Agnieszka , Dziuba Ireneusz 
Published: November 2019

Abstract

Background
Chronic subdural hematoma (CSH) is still an important neurosurgical problem and the number of patients increases despite the progress in early diagnosis of cerebral lesions.

Methodology
We analyzed a group of 700 consecutive patients treated in neurosurgical departments for CSH. Clinical state on admission was evaluated according to the Markwalder scale, all patients had CT studies and were operated using craniotomy or burr holes with closed system drainage techniques.

Results
More than 50% had extensive intracranial bleeding, almost half of the patients were treated with oral anticoagulants. The patients with extensive fresh bleeding were in significantly worse states on admission and were treated by craniotomy and external capsulectomy (42%). All the others had burr holes and closed system drainage of the subdural space. Results of treatment were acceptable, 2% died, and 1.5% remained vegetative, due to massive hemorrhage and severe neurological deficits on admission.

Conclusions
Despite a progress in diagnosis, CSH still remains an often cause of severe intracranial complications. The rising number of occurrences of this lesion is strictly connected with a wide use of oral anticoagulants. Surgical removal of CSH still remains the best type of treatment for such lesions.
Jesus as Healer: Etymologizing of Proper Names in Luke-Acts
Authors: Reece Steve 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
The author of Luke-Acts embraces the time-honored literary tradition, both Hebrew and Greek, of attaching thematic significance to the etymologies of proper names. The fact that these are sometimes false etymologies based on a homophone in a different language – e. g., the festival name Pascha = “suffering,” the place name Gaza = “treasure,” the personal name Jesus = “healer” – is in accord with the methods of this etymological practice. Luke’s false etymological association of the Hebrew name Jesus (Yeshua/Joshua – transliterated into Greek as Ἰησοῦς) with the Greek words for “healing” (ἴασις) and “to heal” (infinitive ἰῆσθαι), as bizarre as it may strike the modern philologist, serves as an implicit leitmotif that runs through the entirety of Luke-Acts (Luke 9,42; 14,3–4; 22,51; Acts 4,30; 9,34; 17,18).
Auf der Spur einer „Grundsatzrede“ vor der Bergpredigt
Authors: Baasland Ernst 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
The thesis of an Inaugural Speech is widely accepted. To neglect its existence will substantially weaken the “two-source theory”. The exact content, the genre and rhetoric of the speech have, however, not been investigated sufficiently. Is Luke’s Sermon on the Plain in fact identical with the historical Inaugural Speech? Do also parts of the Q-material in Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount originate from this speech? A new approach is to differentiate four groups of traditions in the Sermon on the Mount: a. the Inaugural Speech = common material in Luke and Matthew; b. the Q material in the Sermon on the Mount; c. “The triple-tradition”; d. the “Sondergut” in Matthew and Luke. A precise and comprehensive reconstruction of the Inaugural Speech as such is hardly possible, but the genre and the rhetorical outline of the Speech can to a large extent be reconstructed. The parallels in Mark, the Gospel of Thomas and particularly in the Epistle of James and in Justin’s Apology can also illuminate the genre and text behind Matthew and Luke. Reconstructions often have an element of speculation. Due to the existence of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew and the Sermon on the Plain in Luke a reconstruction is necessary, possible and fruitful – at least if we take the parallels, the genre and the composition into account.
Decline and Ascension. Paul’s Apostolic Self-Definition in 2Cor 12,1–10
Authors: Nassauer Gudrun 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
There is considerable scholarly uneasiness concerning the interpretation of Paul’s ecstatic journey to heaven (2Cor 12,1–10) as a genuine element of the “fool’s speech” (2Cor 11,16–12,13). Unlike the passages wherein Paul describes his weaknesses, little importance is attached to this heavenly ascent. The present study analyses both the argumentative function of the heavenly ascent within the context of the “fool’s speech” and its transformative function with regards to Paul’s addressees. They both culminate in a changing of perspective: It is this view from above, achieved by means of his heavenly ascent, which allows Paul (and his readers) to understand his earthly existence in weakness as the very space wherein he receives a relational experience and revelation of Christ.
Tobacco and Marijuana Use Among US College and Noncollege Young Adults, 2002–2016
Authors: Odani Satomi , Soura Biesse D. , Tynan Michael A. , Lavinghouze Rene , King Brian A. , Agaku Israel 
Published: November 2019

OBJECTIVES:
To assess trends and behavioral patterns of marijuana and cigarette and/or cigar (ie, smoked tobacco) use among 18- to 22-year-old US young adults who were in or not in college.

METHODS:
Data were from the 2002–2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Past-30-day and past-12-month use of marijuana and smoked tobacco were assessed by college enrollment status. χ2 tests were used to examine within- and between-group differences. Trends were assessed by using logistic regression and relative percentage change (RPC).

RESULTS:
Among both college and noncollege individuals during 2002 to 2016, exclusive marijuana use increased (faster increase among college students; RPC = 166.6 vs 133.7), whereas exclusive smoked tobacco use decreased (faster decrease among college students; RPC = −47.4 vs −43.2). In 2016, 51.6% of noncollege and 46.8% of college individuals reported past-12-month usage of marijuana and/or smoked tobacco products (P &lt; .05). Exclusive marijuana use was higher among college than noncollege individuals, both for past-30-day (11.5% vs 8.6%) and past-12-month use (14.6% vs 10.8%). Exclusive smoked tobacco use was higher among noncollege than college individuals, both for past-30-day (17.7% vs 10.4%) and past-12-month (17.4% vs 12.2%) use (P &lt; .05).

CONCLUSIONS:
Exclusive marijuana use is increasing among young adults overall, whereas exclusive smoked tobacco use is decreasing: faster rates are seen among college students. Exclusive marijuana use is higher among college students, whereas exclusive smoked tobacco use is higher among noncollege individuals. Surveillance of tobacco and marijuana use among young people is important as the policy landscape for these products evolves.
Estimation of the Functional Condition of a Fetus of Pregnancy in Chronic Pyelonephritis
Authors: Kadimova Sh.G. 
Published: November 2019

Aim of this study was to investigate the condition of the fetus and feto placental system in chronic pyelonephritis by identifying features in the feto- placental blood flow and middle cerebral artery system. Patients and methods. We examined 68 pregnant women with chronic pyelonephritis and 50 healthy pregnant women as a control group . The study conducted a qualitative assessment of fetus and placental blood flow and blood flow in the middle cerebral artery of the fetus . The data on the condition of feto- placental blood flow and blood flow in the middle cerebral artery in the examined pregnant and control group show a higher incidence of elevated systolic and diastolic performance ratio in the umbilical artery in patients with chronic pyelonephritis than somatically healthy women. Results. Studies have shown that the most accurate and informative indicator of violations feto- placental circulation is an increase in the umbilical artery whose value ( 2.9 and above) reflects the high degree of suffering of the fetus on a background of chronic pyelonephritis. Conclusions. Diagnostically significant is the indicator of the middle cerebral artery blood flow, which reflects the mechanism of enhancement of cerebral circulation in chronic hypoxia due to violation of feto- placental circulation in patients with renal disease.Key words: placentary insufficiency, nephritic pathology, pregnancy.
Comprehensive Analysis of AR Alterations in Circulating Tumor DNA from Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer
Authors: Ledet Elisa M. , Lilly Michael B. , Sonpavde Guru , Lin Edwin , Nussenzveig Roberto H. , Barata Pedro C. , Yandell Mark , Nagy Rebecca J. , Kiedrowski Lesli , Agarwal Neeraj , Sartor Oliver 
Published: November 2019

Abstract

Background
Somatic alterations in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) may be associated with treatment response or prognosis in prostate cancer (PCa). The goal was to characterize androgen receptor gene (AR) amplifications and mutations detected in ctDNA from patients with PCa and to further understand the somatic genetic heterogeneity of advanced prostate cancer.

Patients and Methods
This study included a heterogeneous group of 892 patients with advanced PCa (predominantly castrate-resistant prostate cancer) with AR alterations detected in ctDNA that underwent next-generation sequencing of 54 to 73 genes via Guardant360 testing (Guardant Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA). Distribution and summary of AR alterations detected, the association of AR alterations with other genes, and a pathway analysis are reported.

Results
The median absolute plasma copy number of AR amplifications was 3.3 (range, 1.2–165.2). Many patients had multiple AR mutations; a total of 112 unique mutations were identified in AR, including L702H (25%), T878A (14%), H875Y (11%), W742C (8%), W742L (4%), F877L (2%), and T878S (2%). Other ctDNA gene alterations in the Guardant assays included TP53 (50%), MYC (34%), BRAF (32%), PIK3CA (29%), MET (25%), CDK6 (26%), EGFR (24%), FGFR1 (21%), and APC (12%). Many of these non-AR alterations are not tissue verified in other studies. AR amplification cosegregated with alterations in MYC (p &lt; .001), BRAF (p &lt; .001), PIK3CA (p &lt; .001), MET (p &lt; .001), CDK6 (p &lt; .001), EGFR (p &lt; .001), FGFR1 (p = .391), and more. Alterations in APC were significantly associated with mutations in AR (p &lt; .001).

Conclusion
Several AR alterations and concomitant non-AR alterations that associate with drug resistance were detected. These findings provide additional insights into the heterogeneity of advanced prostate cancer.
Plasma D-Dimer Levels Correlated With Advanced Breast Carcinoma in Female Patients: A Prospective Study at Baghdad Teaching Hospital
Authors: Rassam Ghadhban Basim 
Published: November 2019

Abstract- Advanced breast cancer is a common disease among female gender in the world. There is a correlation between cancer and hypercoagulation. In a cancer state, there is an increase in the level of cross-linked fibrin degradation product (d-dimer) which indicates systemic activation of fibrinolysis and hemostasis. So, there is a relation between increase d-dimer value and advanced breast disease. To study the relation between preoperative plasma d-dimer level and tumor extension, choose the proper option of treatment, and to decrease morbidity and mortality in patients with breast carcinoma, a prospective study (cohort study) was done at Baghdad teaching hospital (department of surgery) from Jan 2014 to Jan 2016. Seventy patients were categorized into two equal groups, group one with breast carcinoma, and group two with benign breast tumor. Plasma d-dimer levels were compared for each group and in relation to (tumor size, stage, grade, lymphovascular invasion, and lymph nodes involvement). The d-dimer level was normal in group two (<0.25 mg/l) and high in group one in other words, the d-dimer level was increasing in advanced breast carcinoma group with enlarged tumor size, higher stage and grade, lymphovascular invasion and lymph nodes’ involvement. Plasma d-dimer levels were a good prognostic factor in breast carcinoma especially in advanced breast carcinoma, and it could be considered a factor for clinical stage progression lymphovascular invasion, and metastasis.
The Validity and Reliability of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 in Screening for Post-stroke Depression
Authors: Dajpratham Piyapat , Pukrittayakamee Panate , Atsariyasing Wanlop , Wannarit Kamonporn , Boonhong Jariya , Pongpirul Krit 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Depression affects about 30% of stroke survivors within five years. Timely diagnosis and management of post-stroke depression (PSD) facilitate motor recovery and improve independence. The original version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is one of the good screening tools for post-stroke depression. As yet, no validation studies of depression in Thai stroke patients by the Thai PHQ-9. Methods: The objectives of the study were to determine the criterion validity and reliability of the Thai PHQ-9 in screening for post-stroke depression by comparing with a psychiatric interview as the gold standard. First-ever stroke patients aged ≥ 45 years with a stroke duration 2 weeks–2 years were administered the Thai PHQ-9. The gold standard was a psychiatric interview leading to a DSM-5 diagnosis of depressive disorder. The summed-scored based diagnosis of depressive disorder with the PHQ-9 was obtained. The validity and reliability analyses, and a receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, were performed. Results: 115 stroke patients (mean age, 64 + 10 years) were enrolled. The mean PHQ-9 score was 5.2 + 4.8. Using DSM-5 criteria, 23 patients (20%) were diagnosed with depressive disorder. The Thai PHQ-9 had satisfactory internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha, 0.78). The algorithm-based diagnosis of the Thai PHQ-9 had low sensitivity (0.52) but very high specificity (0.94) and positive likelihood ratio (9.6). Used as a summed-scored based diagnosis, an optimal cut-off score of six revealed a sensitivity of 0.87, specificity of 0.75, positive predictive value of 0.46, negative predictive value of 0.95, and positive likelihood ratio of 3.5. The area under the curve was 0.87 (95% CI, 0.78–0.96). Conclusions: The PHQ-9 (Thai language version) has acceptable psychometric properties for screening for post-stroke depression, with a recommended cut-off score of 6 or greater in a Thai population. Keywords: depression, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, reliability, screening, stroke, Thai, validity
Quick selenium accumulation in the selenium-rich rice and its physiological responses in changing selenium environments
Authors: Liang Yuanke , Su Yang , Li Ling , Huang Xing , Panhwar Faiz Hussain , Zheng Tengda , Tang Zhichen , Ei Hla Hla , Farooq Muhammad Umer , Zeng Rui , Zhang Yujie , Ye Xiaoying , Jia Xiaomei , Zheng Lanlan , Zhu Jianqing 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Background:The element selenium (Se) deficiency is thought to be a global human health problem, which could disperse by daily-supplement from Se-rich food. Increasing the accumulation of Se in rice grain is an approach matched to these nutrient demands. Nonetheless, Se is shown to be essential but also toxic to plants, with a narrow margin between deficiency and toxicity. Notably, the regulatory mechanism balancing the accumulation and tolerance of Se in Se-rich rice plants remains unknown. Results:In this study, we investigated the phenotypical, physiological, and biochemical alterations of Se-rich rice in the exposure to a variety of Se applications. Results showed that the Se-rich rice was able to accumulate more abundance of Se from the root under a low Se environment comparing to the Se-free rice. Besides, excessive Se led to phytotoxic effects on Se-rich rice plants by inducing chlorosis and dwarfness, decreasing the contents of antioxidant, and exacerbating oxidative stresses. Furthermore, both phosphate transporter OsPT2 and sulfate transporters OsSultr1;2 may contribute to the uptake of selenate in rice. Conclusions: Se-rich red rice is more sensitive to exogenous application of Se, while and the most effective application of Se in roots of Se-rich rice was reached in 20μM. Our findings present a direct way to evaluate the toxic effects of Se-rich rice in the Se contaminated field. Conclusively, some long-term field trial strategies are suggested to be included in the evaluation of risks and benefits within various field managements.
A phenomics-based approach for the detection and interpretation of shared genetic influences on 29 biochemical indices in Chinese south men
Authors: hu yanling , tan aihua , yu lei , hou chenyang , kuang haofa , wu qunying , sun Jinghan , zhou Qingniao , zhu yuanyuan , Zhang Chenqi , wei wei , li Lianfeng , li weidong , huang yuanjie , huang hongli , xie xing , lu tingxi , zhang haiying , yang xiaobo , gao yong , li tianyu , Jiang yonghua , mo zengnan 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Background: Phenomics provides a new technologies and platforms as a systematic phenome-genome approach. However, few studies have reported on the system mining of shared genetics among clinical biochemical indices based on Phenomics methods, especially in China. This study aimed to apply phenomics to systematically explore shared genetics among 29 biochemical indices based on the Fangchenggang Area Male Health and Examination Survey cohort. Result: A total of 1,999 subjects with 29 biochemical indices and 709,211 single nucleotide polymorphisms were subjected to phenomics analysis. Three bioinformatics methods, namely, Pearson test, Jaccard index, and linkage disequilibrium score regression , were used. Results showed that 29 biochemical indices were from a network. IgA, IgG, IgE, IgM, HCY, AFP and B12 were in the central community of 29 biochemical indices. Key genes and loci associated with metabolism traits were further identified, shared-genetics analysis showed that 29 SNPs (P < 10 -4 ) were associated with three or more traits. After integrating the SNPs related to two or more traits with the GWAS catalog, 31 SNPs were found to be associated with several diseases (P < 10 -8 ). Taking ALDH2 as an example to preliminarily explore its biological function, we also confirmed that rs671 (ALDH2) polymorphism affected multiple traits of osteogenesis and adipogenesis differentiation in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Conclusion: All these findings indicated a network of shared genetics and 29 biochemical indices, which will helpfully understand the genetics participated in biochemical metabolism.