bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Estrangeirização de terras em Mato Grosso do Sul
Authors: Dalperio Buscioli Lara 
Published: April 2021

O estado do Mato Grosso do Sul se coloca no ranking brasileiro da estrangeirização de terras em terceiro lugar, expressividade que está baseada no seu processo de criação e nas políticas governamentais que deram subsídios para a territorialização de empresas de capital internacional. Compreendemos este processo como o de apropriação de terras para vários fins, acirrando os conflitos entre diferentes sujeitos. Neste trabalho, debatemos os impactos da territorialização do grupo francês Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) em Rio Brilhante e as resistências por parte do Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST) nos assentamentos PA Margarida Alves, PA Silvio Rodrigues e PA São Judas. Assim, os impactos causados estão vinculados à perda da produção de alimentos e contaminação ambiental devido à pulverização do agrotóxico utilizado na cana-de-açúcar, bem como da saúde com problemas respiratórios, gastrointestinais e de envenenamento/intoxicação. Com os impactos sofridos, o MST resiste por meio de ações de enfrentamento direto com as manifestações e reuniões com o objetivo de impedir a entrada da LDC nos assentamentos e o tráfego de seus caminhões, com as resistências produtivas por meio do trabalho e da comercialização dos produtos.
Palavras-chave: Estrangeirização de Terras. Louis Dreyfus Company. Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra. Resistências. Impactos Socioterritoriais.
Análise do território vitivinícola da Bairrada, Portugal
Authors: Andrade Áurea Andrade Viana de , Santos Norberto 
Published: April 2021

A internacionalização dos lugares tem influenciado as dinâmicas territoriais, especialmente pelos interesses econômicos. Tal fato provoca discussões entre os atores sociais locais para pensar o território. Nesse sentido, a pesquisa teve como objetivo analisar a atuação do Estado e dos atores sociais locais na promoção de políticas territoriais para o setor vitivinícola. Optou-se como lócus a Bairrada, que se constitui em uma das rotas vitivinícolas e gastronômicas de Portugal. Ainda que sua emergência seja região Denominação de Origem - DO, o enfoque foi de território. Para a pesquisa, o aporte teórico-metodológico foi centrado no desenvolvimento territorial, considerando a tipologia dos atores sociais, públicos e privados, os tipos de ações, as redes de circulação e de comunicações, a relação espaço/tempo nas territorialidades e nas relações para o desenvolvimento. A pesquisa foi organizada em dois momentos. No primeiro, realizou-se uma breve revisão bibliográfica e documental. No segundo momento, tratou da pesquisa empírica na Bairrada com entrevistas, entre gestores públicos e privados. Os resultados indicam que o território da Bairrada tem apresentado um desenvolvimento positivo, direcionando para um desenvolvimento desejável (normativo) e mais dinâmico.
Wirtschaftlichkeit und Systemintegration von supraleitenden 380 kV Höchstspannungskabeln
Authors: Noe Mathias , Kottonau Dustin 
Published: April 2021

Zusammenfassung
Im aktuellen Netzentwicklungsplan Strom ist der Neu- und Zubau mehrerer 1000 km von Übertragungsleitungen geplant. Eine zunehmende Anzahl von Verbindungen wird dabei als Drehstrom-Erdkabel ausgeführt. Aufgrund der erzielbaren Vorteile erscheinen supraleitende 380 kV Drehstromkabel zunehmend attraktiv. Dieser Beitrag fasst zunächst den grundlegenden Aufbau und die Eigenschaften supraleitender 380 kV Drehstromkabel zusammen und führt an einem Beispiel einen wirtschaftlichen Vergleich mit einem konventionellen Kabel durch. Abschliessend werden die wichtigsten Anforderungen an die Systemintegration eines supraleitenden Kabels aus Sicht eines Netzbetreibers aufgeführt und deren Erfüllung bewertet. Als wesentliches Ergebnis bleibt festzuhalten, dass supraleitende 380 kV Kabel wirtschaftlich sein können und die betrieblichen Anforderungen an die Systemintegration aus Sicht eines Netzbetreibers erfüllen können.
Recombinant Bacteroides fragilis enterotoxin-1 (rBFT-1) promotes proliferation of colorectal cancer via CCL3-related molecular pathways
Authors: Xie Xiaoliang , Jiang Dan , Zhou Xuebing , Ye Xiaoping , Yang Ping , He Yaqin 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers worldwide and stands among the leading causes of cancer-related deaths. Although deregulation of the microbiota in the gastrointestinal tract has been frequently described in CRC, very little is known about the precise molecular mechanisms by which bacteria and their toxins modulate the process of tumorigenesis and behavior of cancer cells. In this study, we produced recombinant Bacteroides fragilis enterotoxin-1 (rBFT1) and demonstrate that rBFT1 could promote cell proliferation in colorectal cancer cells and accelerate tumor growth in vivo. To identify the mechanisms, we further investigated CCL3/CCR5 and NF-κB pathway. We found that CCL3, CCR5, NF-κB, and TRAF-6 were dramatically upregulated after rBFT1 treatment, thus suggesting that the role of rBFT1 in CRC progression may be associated with CCL3/CCR5 and NF-κB pathways. Collectively, our results indicate that rBFT1 serves as a tumor promoter and plays a crucial role in inducing the proliferation of CRC via accelerating CCL3-related molecular pathway, thus giving insights into mechanistic underpinnings for the prevention and treatment of CRC.
Multicenter evaluation of use of dried blood spot compared to conventional plasma in measurements of globotriaosylsphingosine (LysoGb3) concentration in 104 Fabry patients
Authors: Malvagia Sabrina , Ferri Lorenzo , Della Bona Maria , Borsini Walter , Cirami Calogero Lino , Dervishi Egrina , Feriozzi Sandro , Gasperini Serena , Motta Serena , Mignani Renzo , Trezzi Barbara , Pieruzzi Federico , Morrone Amelia , Daniotti Marta , Donati Maria Alice , la Marca Giancarlo 
Published: April 2021

Abstract

Objectives
Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder, resulting from a deficiency of the enzyme α-galactosidase A, responsible for breaking down glycolipids such as globotriaosylceramide and its deacylated derivative, globotriaosylsphingosine (LysoGb3). Here, we compare the levels of LysoGb3 in dried blood spots (DBS) and plasma in patients with classic and late-onset phenotypes.

Methods
LysoGb3 measurements were performed in 104 FD patients, 39 males and 65 females. Venous blood was collected. A portion was spotted onto filter paper and another portion separated to obtain plasma. The LysoGb3 concentrations in DBS and plasma were determined by highly sensitive electrospray ionization liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Agreement between different matrices was assessed using linear regression and Bland Altman analysis.

Results
The method on DBS was validated by evaluating its precision, accuracy, matrix effect, recovery, and stability. The analytical performances were verified by comparison of a total of 104 paired DBS and plasma samples from as many FD patients (representing 46 GLA variants). There was a strong correlation between plasma and the corresponding DBS LysoGb3 concentrations, with few exceptions. Discrepancies were observed in anemic patients with typically low hematocrit levels compared to the normal range.

Conclusions
The method proved to be efficient for the rapid analysis of LysoGb3. DBS provides a convenient, sensitive, and reproducible method for measuring LysoGb3 levels for diagnosis, initial phenotypic assignment, and therapeutic monitoring in patients with FD.
Urinary gonadotropin measurements by enhanced luminometric assays (LIA) for the evaluation of pubertal development
Authors: Demir And , Aydın Adem , Büyükgebiz Atilla , Stenman Ulf-Håkan , Hero Matti 
Published: April 2021

Abstract

Objectives
Determination of LH in urine has proved to be a reliable method for evaluation of pubertal development. The human LH assay based on time-resolved immunofluorometric (IFMA) technology (AutoDELFIA, PerkinElmer, Wallac) has been found to be suitable for this purpose thanks to its high sensitivity but other assays have not been evaluated. We have analyzed our data obtained by another potentially sensitive detection technique, enhanced luminometric assay (LIA) with the objective of finding a viable alternative to IFMA since these may not be available in the future.

Methods
LIA was used to measure LH and FSH in serum and urine samples from 100 healthy subjects of each Tanner stage and both genders, whose pubertal development has been determined.

Results
Urinary gonodotropin concentrations measured by LIA correlated well with Tanner stage [(r=0.93 for girls, r=0.81 for boys; p<0.01 for LH) and (r=0.81 for girls, r=0.73 for boys; p<0.01 for FSH)]. LIA determinations revealed the increase in U-LH concentrations during the transition from Tanner stage 1–2 in both girls and boys (p<0.001), whereas U-FSH and S-LH were able to detect the increase from Tanner stage 1–2 only in boys or girls, respectively (both p<0.001).

Conclusions
Measurement of urinary gonadotropin concentrations by LIA may be useful for the evaluation of overall pubertal development and also in the detection of transition from prepuberty to puberty.
The roles of possible geographic barriers and geological events on the phylogeographic structure of the Eastern broad toothed field mouse (Apodemus mystacinus)
Authors: Olgun Karacan Gül , Çolak Reyhan , Çolak Ercüment 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
The Eastern broad toothed field mouse, Apodemus mystacinus, is a rodent species distributed in Turkey, the Middle East, and a few Aegean Islands. The aim of this study is to analyse the phylogeographic structure of A. mystacinus and possible causes of its differentiation, on the basis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences using a large number of new samples from Turkey. In this context, partial mitochondrial sequences of cytochrome b (Cytb), control region (D-loop) and a nuclear interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein (IRBP) gene were used to reveal the geographical differentiation among A. mystacinus populations and the validity of its subspecies. The estimated divergence times revealed that the first separation of A. mystacinus into three distinct groups (subspecies of A. mystacinus: A. m. mystacinus, A. m. smyrnensis, and A. m. euxinus) begun 0.641 Mya. The possible physical barriers in Anatolia such as high mountains and rivers could interrupt the gene flow between A. mystacinus populations. The results of the present study indicated that A. mystacinus might have used the high rocky areas along the Anatolian Diagonal as a dispersal way. Moreover, mitochondrial data in this study suggested for the first time that A. m. rhodius is synonymous with the nominative subspecies A. m. mystacinus.
A General Multipatch Model of Ebola Dynamics
Authors: Rebaza Jorge 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
A model for the transmission dynamics of Ebola virus in a multipatch network setting is studied. The model considers the contribution to the dynamics by people who are susceptible, infectious, isolated, deceased but still infectious and not yet buried, as well as the dynamics of the pathogen at interacting nodes or patches. Humans can move between patches carrying the disease to any patch in a region of n communities (patches). Both direct and indirect transmission are accounted for in this model. Matrix and graph-theoretic methods and some combinatorial identities are used to construct appropriate Lyapunov functions to establish global stability results for both the disease-free and the endemic equilibrium of the model. While the model is focused on Ebola, it can be adapted to the study of other disease epidemics, including COVID-19, currently affecting all countries in the world.
The semantic and syntactic ingredients of Greek dish names: Are compounds a main choice?
Authors: Markantonatou Stella , Toraki Katerina , Stamou Vivian , Pavlidis George 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
The syntactic and semantic analyses of 2,500 dish names retrieved from 112 restaurant, tavern, and patisserie menus in Eastern Macedonia and in Thrace in Northern Greece show that only a small number of concepts are denoted by the heads of these noun phrases (NPs): Main Ingredient (MI) of a dish, Way of preparation, Part or Cuts (for MIs with an animal as a source), and the word “portion.” Seventy percent of the dish names are headed by a noun denoting the MI or the Way of preparation in which case the MI is introduced by a modifier of the head. Syntactically, these are mostly normal Modern Greek NPs, although NPs consisting of adjacent nouns offer fertile grounds for discussing aspects of compound formation in this language. This study has instructed the structuring of a knowledge base aimed to support applications in gastronomic tourism (menu translation, provision of gastronomic, dietary, and cultural information about the foods).
Are robots perceived as good decision makers? A study investigating trust and preference of robotic and human linesman-referees in football
Authors: Das Kaustav , Wang Yixiao , Green Keith E. 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
Increasingly, robots are decision makers in manufacturing, finance, medicine, and other areas, but the technology may not be trusted enough for reasons such as gaps between expectation and competency, challenges in explainable AI, users’ exposure level to the technology, etc. To investigate the trust issues between users and robots, the authors employed in this study, the case of robots making decisions in football (or “soccer” as it is known in the US) games as referees. More specifically, we presented a study on how the appearance of a human and three robotic linesmen (as presented in a study by Malle et al.) impacts fans’ trust and preference for them. Our online study with 104 participants finds a positive correlation between “Trust” and “Preference” for humanoid and human linesmen, but not for “AI” and “mechanical” linesmen. Although no significant trust differences were observed for different types of linesmen, participants do prefer human linesman to mechanical and humanoid linesmen. Our qualitative study further validated these quantitative findings by probing possible reasons for people’s preference: when the appearance of a linesman is not humanlike, people focus less on the trust issues but more on other reasons for their linesman preference such as efficiency, stability, and minimal robot design. These findings provide important insights for the design of trustworthy decision-making robots which are increasingly integrated to more and more aspects of our everyday lives.
An aspectual contour of phrasal verb constructions with English think
Authors: Kokorniak Iwona 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
In English, the internal constituency of an event is obligatorily expressed by means of non-progressive versus progressive aspect. It is also represented linguistically by means of lexical aspect, and thus verb semantics. The two types of distinctions are shown to lie at two different levels of schematicity in the Integrated Model of Aspect (IMA, Kokorniak 2018). Although particles constitute only an additional tool in aspectual profiling in English, they are very productive at the level of lexical aspect in profiling minor aspectual differences that main verb semantics and inflection cannot reflect. The particles that the verb think can be combined with include out, over, through and up. Monolingual learners’ dictionaries suggest that think out, think over and think through can be used interchangeably. Their definitions indicate that in all three cases the particles designate a careful and thorough mental process. The study presents an aspectual contour of think and the particles that the verb can be combined with, and displays that each particle constitutes an elaboration of the mental path in a slightly different way. Their semantic contribution to the aspectual verb profile is shown and located in the IMA continuum, while corpus examples depict their use.
A Portable Active Photovoltaic Solar Energy System in Treating Wastewaters by Electrocoagulation
Authors: El Din Mohamad Hagar Alm , Amr M. H. A. , Bastawissi A. A. , Bastawissi A. E. , Panchal Hitesh , Sadasivuni Kishor Kumar 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
This study presents the effects of adding some provisions to a portable photovoltaic (PV) solar energy system to obtain both DC and ac sources. An efficient ac high-speed fan was powered from this system to cool the PV module for reducing its power loss because of a temperature rise. A DC electrocoagulation (EC) cell was powered from the active PV system to treat real dairy wastewater. The results revealed that about 5 % loss in maximum power output of the PV module at 25°C was avoided by the added provisions while the EC cell efficiently treated the tested wastewater. For this wastewater, the maximum removal efficiencies of turbidity, suspended pollutants, and chemical oxygen demand were 97, 62, and 72.5 %, respectively. The cell effluent complied with the Egyptian requirements for discharge on public sewer system. This work indicates the technical feasibility of raising the efficiency of PV modules while producing both ac and DC sources.
DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİ FAKÜLTESİNE BAŞVURAN HASTALARIN DİŞ MACUNU TERCİHLERİ VE DİŞ MACUNLARINDAKİ FLOR İLE İLGİLİ GÖRÜŞLERİ
Authors: ÇOBANĞLU Nevin , SAĞ GÜNGÖR Fatma , DÖNMEZ Nazmiye , ALNAFTACHİ Noor 
Published: April 2021

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, iki
farklı şehirde diş hekimliği fakültesine başvuran hastaların diş macunları
tercihini ve bu tercihlerindeki bilinç durumlarını belirlemektir.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışmada farklı
şehirlerdeki iki diş hekimliği fakültesinin restoratif diş tedavisi anabilim dalına başvuran 500 er gönüllü
birey yer aldı. Hastaların ağız içi muayeneleri yapıldı ve DMFT değerleri
kaydedildi. Yapılan anket aracılığıyla demografik bilgiler, bireylerin hangi
diş macunlarını kullandığı, diş macunlarındaki florla ilgili bilgi ve görüşleri,
diş hekimlerinin hastalarını çürük riski açısından bilgilendirme ve diş
macunlarını sorgulama durumları ile ilgili veriler elde edildi. Toplanan
verilerin istatistiksel analizi Ki-Kare testi uygulanarak gerçekleştirildi.Bulgular: Her iki şehir de ankete
katılan tüm bireylerin %13’ünün florürsüz diş macunu kullandığı, bunların İstanbul’da
%72 ve Konya’da % 86’sı florsuz diş macununu bilinçli bir tercihle kullanmadığı
görüldü. Florlu diş macununu bilinçli olarak kullanma oranı İstanbul’da tüm
hastaların %33, Konya’da tüm hastaların %28 dir. Konya’daki hastaların % 40’ı, İstanbul’daki
hastaların % 36 sı florsuz macunların daha zararsız olduğunu düşünmektedir. Konya’daki
hastaların ve İstanbul’daki hastaların kullandıkları diş macunlarının diş hekimleri
tarafından sorgulanma oranı sırasıyla %20 ve %25, çürüğe yatkınlıkları
konusunda diş hekimleri tarafından bilgilendirilme oranları sırasıyla % 40 ve % 42 dir.Sonuçlar:Hastaların %13’ü flosuz diş macunu kullanmakta, %40’ı florsuz
macunların daha zararsız olduğunu düşünmektedir. Hastalar diş macunlarını flor açısından bilinçli
bir şekilde seçmemektedir. Diş
hekimlerinin hastalarını bilgilendirme oranları % 50 den azdır.Anahtar Kelimeler: Flor,
florlu diş macunu, florsuz diş macunu,
Common Carotid Artery Occlusion and Double-Nucleated Cellular Structures In The Rat Sensorimotor Cerebral Cortex
Authors: Avdeev D. B. , Akulinin V. A. , Stepanov S. S. , Shoronova A. Yu. , Makarieva L. M. , Gorbunova A. V. , Korzhuk M. S. , Markelov M. V. 
Published: April 2021

The aim of the study. To study the double-nucleated cellular structures of the brain sensorimotor cortex (SMC) of sexually mature white rats after a 40-minute occlusion of the common carotid arteries.Methods. Acute ischemia was simulated in white Wistar rats by 40-minute occlusion of the common carotid arteries (OCCA). We performed comparative morphometric evaluation of cyto-, dendro-, synapto-, and glioar-chitectonics of the neocortex in intact animals (n=5), and 1 (n=5), 3 (n=5), and 7 days (n=5) after OCCA. We used Nissl, hematoxylin and eosin staining, and immunohistochemical reactions for NSE, MAP-2, HSP-70, p38, caspase-3, GFAP, AIF1, and Ki-67. Numerical density of pyramidal neurons, oligodendrocytes (ODCs), mi-croglyocytes (MGCs), presence of dystrophic and necrobiotic neurons with one or more nucleoli, hetero- and dikaryons were assessed. Statistical hypotheses were tested using Statistica 8.0 software.Results. The percentage of dystrophic and necrobiotic neurons, nerve cells with two nuclei or two or more nucleoli, the total number (proliferation) and percentage of hypertrophic astrocytes, ODCs and MGCs increased significantly after OCCA. The total numerical density of SMC neurons decreased by 26.4% (P=0.001) in layer III and by 18.5% in layer V (Mann-Whitney U Test; P=0.01) after OCCA throughout the observation period. Pathological and compensatory changes were diffusely focal and more pronounced in layer III of the neocortex. The density of bi-nucleated heterokaryons and dikaryons remained unchanged on days 1 and 3 after OCCA vs control and was 3.5 (1.5-4.0)/mm2, and increased to 6.5 (5.0-8.5)/mm2 on day 7 (Mann-Whitney U Test; P=0.002). This increase occurred along with a higher density of ODCs and MGCs than in the control. The maximum number of neurons with two or more nucleoli was also noted in layer III and V during this period.Conclusion. After 40-minute OCCA in SMC, parallel to the dystrophic and necrobiotic changes of pyramidal neurons and activation of neuroglial cells, there was an increase in the formation of heterokaryons and neurons with amplified nucleolus. These changes were considered as a variant of neuronal response to ischemic damage.
Evaluation of DNA damage in tobacco associated human buccal cells using comet assay
Authors: Mohanapriya Shanmugam , Maheswaran Thangadurai , Ganapathy Nalliapan , Yoithappr Thukanayakanpalayam Ragunathan , Dineshshankar Janardhanam , Ilayaraja Vadivel , Vinodhini Rachel Sarah , Devi Renuka 
Published: April 2021

Aim and objective. To assess the DNA damage in tobacco associated human buccal cells using comet assay.
Methods. The study included 75 study subjects, which were divided into 3 groups on the basis of tobacco usage. Group I - 25 individuals with no history of tobacco usage, Group II - 25 individuals with tobacco usage but without oral lesions and Group III - 25 individuals with tobacco associated oral lesions. Cytological smears collected from these individuals were used to assess the tobacco associated DNA damage by measuring the tail length in the comet assay method.
Results. The average tail length was found to be 1.46 µm in the normal mucosa, 2.86 µm in tobacco users without oral lesions, 3.86 µm in the lesional sites of tobacco users and 3.67 µm in the non-lesional sites of these individuals. Factors like age, gender, duration and different forms of tobacco habit had their own impact on the oral mucosa.
Conclusion. Comet assay helps assess the subclinical genetic changes of oral mucosa even before the clinical manifestations of the precancerous lesions appeared due to tobacco usage. Thus, comet assay may bloom out as a novel adjuvant tool for the prevention of oral cancer in the near future.
Energy performance diagnosis for the residential building façade in Algeria
Authors: Rais Messaouda , Boumerzoug Adel , Baranyai Balint 
Published: April 2021

AbstractAs it is clear, worldwide buildings are the largest consumer of the final energy consumption. In Algeria, it has been reported that 33% of the overall energy consumption was attributed to buildings. This is due to the design and constructional techniques of the residential buildings, which do not address the local climatic condition. To assess this situation, the study is focused on analyzing the existing residential buildings in Algeria, in terms of energy, thermal, daylight, and indoor air quality performance, using a dynamic simulation software. Typical building design in a hot and dry climate was selected. The results revealed that the existing residential buildings do not comply with the energy-efficient design standards. It was concluded that further strategies should be applied in this sector, in terms of building design, materials, and façade configuration.