bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Differentially expressed Secretoglobin 1C1 gene in nasal polyposis
Authors: í–zdaş Sibel , í–zdaş Talih 
Published: February 2018

Nasal polyps (NP) are the most common pathological change that occurs in the nasal mucosa and is characterized by mucosal inflammation. Although its etiology and pathogenesis have not been clearly explained, its pathophysiology is arranged by the balance between pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines. The Secretoglobin 1C1 gene synthesizes odor molecule binding proteins (OBPs) in the nasal mucosa and regulates some cytokines. The Secretoglobin 1C1 gene expression could be disrupted by polymorphisms that may act as a possible cause of a disruption in the regulation of the promotor of the gene. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to determine the effects of Secretoglobin 1C1 gene promotor polymorphisms on the gene expression in NP. In this study, to determine the relationship between the Secretoglobin 1C1 gene promotor polymorphisms and the gene expression, the levels of 48 subjects were sequenced (24 patients with NP and 22 controls without sinonasal disease). The levels' expression of Secretoglobin 1C1 in the subjects' nasal mucosa was also detected using RT-PCR. In this study, the level of Secretoglobin 1C1's expression increased in NP (P= 0.003). Three polymorphisms were detected in the Secretoglobin 1C1 gene's promotor. The rs113795008 and rs2280540 variations were significantly high in NP (P= 0.005, P= 0.045). The the rs113795008 homozygous mutant type genotype (G/G) was associated with a high mRNA expression level of Secretoglobin 1C1 in NP (P= 0.009). A correlation was found between a high level of Secretoglobin 1C1 expression and its promotor polymorphism, which thus might increase and/or contribute to the susceptibility of developing NP in the Turkish population. These findings suggested that promotor variations in the function of the Secretoglobin 1C1 gene can alter the gene expression biology in NP.
Sumienie sędziego
Authors: Zajadło Jerzy 
Published: February 2018

Przedmiotem artykułu jest filozoficzno-prawna analiza pojęcia „sumienie sędziego”, które pojawia się ostatnio dosyć często w dyskursie publicznym. Autor proponuje jego szerokie rozumienie i wyróżnia cztery różne źródła sędziowskiego sumienia: 1) światopogląd, najczęściej o podłożu religijnym; 2) profesjonalizm; 3) konflikty aksjologiczne wewnątrz systemu prawa; 4) świadomość przynależności do odrębnej, trzeciej władzy. Autor pokazuje to na przykładzie orzecznictwa sądów amerykańskich w sprawach niewolniczych z przełomu 18. i 19. wieku. Jego zdaniem można na tej podstawie dokonać pewnych paradygmatycznych ustaleń w zakresie możliwych postaw sędziów stojących w obliczu konfliktu aksjologicznego. W zakończeniu autor przenosi swoje rozważania na grunt obecnego polskiego kryzysu konstytucyjnego.
Hierarchical structure of the interstellar molecular clouds and star formation
Authors: Dudorov Alexander E. , Khaibrakhmanov Sergey A. 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
Properties of the hierarchical structures of interstellar molecular clouds are discussed. Particular attention is paid to the statistical correlations between velocity dispersion and size, and between the magnetic field strength and gas density. We investigate the formation of some hierarchical structures with the help of numerical MHD simulations using the ENLIL code. The simulations show that the interstellar molecular filaments with parallel magnetic field and molecular cores can form via the collapse and fragmentation of cylindrical molecular clouds. The parallelmagnetic field halts the radial collapse of the cylindrical cloud maintaining its nearly constant radius ~0.1 pc. The observed filaments with perpendicularmagnetic field can form as a result of themagnetostatic contraction of oblate molecular clouds under the action of Alfvén and MHD turbulence. The theoretical density profiles are fitted with the Plummer-like function and agree with observed profiles of the filaments in Gould’s Belt. The characteristics of molecular cloud cores found in our simulations are in agreement with observations.
The applications of deep neural networks to sdBV classification
Authors: Boudreaux Thomas M. 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
With several new large-scale surveys on the horizon, including LSST, TESS, ZTF, and Evryscope, faster and more accurate analysis methods will be required to adequately process the enormous amount of data produced. Deep learning, used in industry for years now, allows for advanced feature detection in minimally prepared datasets at very high speeds; however, despite the advantages of this method, its application to astrophysics has not yet been extensively explored. This dearth may be due to a lack of training data available to researchers. Here we generate synthetic data loosely mimicking the properties of acoustic mode pulsating stars and we show that two separate paradigms of deep learning - the Artificial Neural Network And the Convolutional Neural Network - can both be used to classify this synthetic data effectively. And that additionally this classification can be performed at relatively high levels of accuracy with minimal time spent adjusting network hyperparameters.
The Comparative Analysis of Real Estate Market Development Tendencies in the Baltic States
Authors: Binovska Inese , Kauškale Linda , Vanags Jānis 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
The development of the real estate market contributes to the development of the national economy, thus creating a favourable investment climate for the investors. Increase in the level of the incomes of the inhabitants may increase the availability of housing in the country by fiscal and monetary policy instruments. The topicality of the paper is related to the need for analysis of the trends and prospects of the real estate market development of the Baltic States, as it has a high social meaning and has a high importance for market participants. The objective of the research is to analyse influencing factors and tendencies of real estate market development in Baltic States, and includes a comparative analysis of the residential property market in the Baltic States is conducted. The research methods used in the paper are statistical data analysis, historical and logical approach methods. The article focuses mainly on the housing market. It was concluded in the study that under the similar geographic and economic conditions in the Baltic States, the housing affordability index and real estate market development tendencies have many differences and success indicators are still varying.
A generalized Schwarz lemma for two domains related to μ-synthesis
Authors: Pal Sourav , Roy Samriddho 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
We present a set of necessary and sufficient conditions that provides a Schwarz lemma for the tetrablock E. As an application of this result, we obtain a Schwarz lemma for the symmetrized bidisc G2. In either case, our results generalize all previous results in this direction for E and G2.
Liberated from Their Language: Polish Migrant Authors Publishing in English
Authors: Kosmalska Joanna 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
The article opens with a brief analysis of the publishing industry in the UK and Ireland to provide an informed assessment of how difficult it is for Polish migrant authors to establish their presence on the local literary market. It proceeds to show how these writers have been amazingly persistent in their efforts to win British and Irish readership by, for example, participating in literary competitions, submitting their work to literary journals, collaborating with local writers or self-publishing their work. Then some attention is given to how the process of writing a book in a non-native language engages the writers: they tend to adjust their texts to the international readership, become involved in the translation process, try their hand at writing in a foreign language, and prepare bilingual advertising materials. Why they feel such a strong need to be published in English is a question broached in the next part of the article. Finally, the closing section explores how the fact that their writing is a translation influences the reception of the writers’ work.
Seasonal biodiversity and ecological studies on the epiphytic microalgae communities in polluted and unpolluted aquatic ecosystem at Assiut, Egypt
Authors: Adam Mahmoud S. , Hifney Awatief F. , Fawzy Mustafa A. , Al-Badaani Arwa A. 
Published: February 2018

AbstractA qualitative and quantitative study on epiphytic microalgae was carried out seasonally from November 2015 to August 2016 to follow up their community structures on aquatic macrophytes related to some physico-chemical properties of two polluted and unpolluted water bodies at Assiut, Egypt. A total of 169 species related to 64 genera of epiphytic microalgae were recorded. The most dominant algal group was Bacillariophyceae (43.2%), followed by Chlorophyceae (34.91%), Cyanophyceae (20.71%) and Euglenophyceae (1.18%). The total number of epiphytic algae fluctuated between 11.1 × 104ind.g-1plant dry wt. on Phragmites australis in summer at Nazlet Abdellah (polluted site) and 10.02 × 107ind.g-1plant dry wt. on Myriophyllum spicatum in winter at El-Wasta (unpolluted site). Some epiphytic microalgae were dominant as Pseudanabaena limnetica, Calothrix braunii, Scenedesmus acutus, and Ulnaria ulna. Others were specific on certain macrophytes as Aphanocapsa thermalis and Ulothrix sp., which grow on Phragmites australis, while Synechocystis minuscula attached itself on Myriophyllum spicatum. Analysis of PERMANOVA showed that the most important factors that induced the variation in epiphytic microalgae were the temporal variation and host plant. Water temperature, pH, nitrate, chloride, phosphate and total dissolved salts were the highest abiotic factors correlated with the variation in composition of epiphytic microalgae.
Universals of causative and anticausative verb formation and the spontaneity scale
Authors: Haspelmath Martin 
Published: February 2018

AbstractIn this paper, I formulate and explain a number of universal generalizations about the formation of causative verbs (overtly marked verbs with causal meaning) and anticausative verbs (overtly marked verbs with noncausal meaning). Given the “spontaneity scale” of basic verb meanings (transitive > unergative > automatic unaccusative > costly unaccusative > agentful), we can say that verb pairs with a noncausal verb higher on the scale tend to be causative pairs, and verb pairs with a noncausal verb lower on the scale tend to be anticausative pairs. I propose that these generalizations can be subsumed under form-frequency correspondence: That transitive base verbs tend to form causatives (often analytic causatives) is because they rarely occur in causal contexts, and the fact that unaccusative verbs tend to be coded as anticausatives is because they frequently occur in causal contexts, and special marking is required for the rarer and less expected situation.
The middle as a voice category in Bantu: Setting the stage for further research
Authors: Dom Sebastian , Kulikov Leonid , Bostoen Koen 
Published: February 2018

AbstractThe main goal of our paper is to give a first, general description of middle voice in Bantu. As will be shown, this language group has a set of verbal derivational morphemes that challenges some of the concepts related to the middle domain. First of all, as of yet no description has been found of a language having more than one middle marker, yet many Bantu languages have up to four or five derivational morphemes that cover several parts of the semantic domain of the middle. Secondly, provided that the polysemy patterns of these morphemes only partially cover what is generally considered the “canonical” middle domain, we will call these “quasi-middle” markers. The fact that these verbal morphemes also convey notions that are usually not considered to belong to the domain of the canonical middle calls for a reassessment of what constitutes the semantic core of this voice category cross-linguistically. Although the theoretical implications of these new data are not the central focus of our paper, the basic description that we aim to provide of the middle in Bantu can nevertheless contribute to further discussion on this intricate voice category.
Synchronic and diachronic aspects of valency-reducing devices in Oceanic languages
Authors: Janic Katarzyna 
Published: February 2018

AbstractThis paper sketches out valency-reducing devices available in Oceanic languages. The Proto-Oceanic prefix *paRi- and suffix *-akin[i] are specifically the focus of the discussion, being approached from both synchronic and diachronic perspectives. I explain the currently attested functions performed by the reflexes of these two morphemes by assuming that the evolution went in a particular direction: from a very general function to a more specialized, concrete one. Among different functions performed by the reflexes of *paRi- and *-akin[i] within the valency-reducing domain, I will show that the antipassive has not been fully recognized and properly designated in linguistic descriptions of the Oceanic languages yet.
Numerical Evaluation of the Solar Collectors Selfshading Related to their Building Integration
Authors: Damian Andrei , Alexandru Marian , Catalina Tiberiu 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
In view of the recent preoccupation at worldwide level, for the integration of the solar systems components within the building skin, we made a numerical investigation in order to assess the opportunity to implement a long string of solar panels along a horizontal or vertical building surface.The study analyses deals with the phenomenon of self-shading, which appears in the case of medium and large solar systems that use solar panels placed one behind the other, along the same row (individual string), but also under the shape of parallel rows (parallel strings). The study creates a mathematical instrument for the evaluation of the shaded surface depending on the location of the panels and the relative position of the Sun. The shading-caused energy loss is analysed along the one-year period, for each of the 12 months, while the panels are considered either placed on a horizontal surface such as a building terrace, or on a vertical surface, such as a building facade. The simulations are made for six Romanian cities located in different climatic zones, characterized by different levels of solar radiation.
Crystal structure of catena-poly[diaqua-bis(μ2-2-(2-((2,6-dichlorophenyl)amino)phenyl)acetato-κ3
O,O′:O′)calcium(II)], C56H48N4Ca2Cl8O12
Authors: Duan Ying , Li Shi-Hui 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
C56H48N4Ca2Cl8O12, monoclinic, P21/c, a = 16.776(8) Å, b = 24.193(12) Å, c = 7.657(4) Å, β = 101.110(7)°, V = 3050(3) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.0685, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1663, T = 296(2) K.
Crystal Structure of bis(2-fluorbenzoato-κO)-bis(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2
N,N′)manganese(II) dihydrate, C38H28F2MnN4O6
Authors: Jin Zhu-Nian , Zhang Bi-Song 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
C38H28F2MnN4O6, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 11.0710(3) Å, b = 25.4046(7) Å, c = 11.7681(3) Å, β = 93.496(1)°, V = 3303.67(15) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0540, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1504, T = 293 K.
Crystal structure of (E)-2-(anthracen-9-ylmethylene)hydrazine-1-carbothioamide, C16H13N3S
Authors: Liu Chao 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
C16H13N3S, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 19.0479(17) Å, b = 4.7282(4) Å, c = 16.7554(15) Å, β = 114.309(1)°, V = 1375.2(2) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0412, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1436, T = 293(2) K.
Divine-Human Intersubjectivity and the Problem of Evil
Authors: Bracken Joseph A. 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
The use of the interrelated terms divine primary causality and creaturely secondary causality to describe the God-world relationship presents problems to Christian philosophers and theologians in dealing with two key issues: first, the freedom of human beings (and to some extent other finite entities) to exercise their own causal powers in independence of Divine Providence for the world of creation; secondly, the responsibility of God and all creatures for the existence of natural evil and the corresponding responsibility of God and human beings for the existence of moral evil in this world. After reviewing some of the ways these issues have been dealt with in the past, the author offers his own solution in terms of a Neo-Whiteheadian systems-oriented approach to the God-world relationship with emphasis on a reciprocal causal relationship between God and creatures so as conjointly to bring about everything that happens in this world.
Cognition and the Crisis of Citizenship and Care
Authors: Howe Bonnie 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
The American struggle over healthcare policy is emblematic of the larger crisis of citizenship and national identity. We have a crisis at the structural, policy level, but the problem also goes deep into our moral lives as individuals and commitments as a society. We struggle to come to a workable consensus about why and how we should provide healthcare, and for whom. Who belongs in our circle of care, and what are our commitments to one anothers’ wellbeing? This identity crisis is spinning out into a breakdown of institutional structures and even loss of caring practices. As a Christian ethicist interested in how moral discourse works, my central concern is this: Why are so many American Christians speaking and legislating against health care programs - the Affordable Care Act, but even also Child Health Insurance Program, which covered children? They are using Bible verses to anchor and justify their policy stances. The American health care reform fight is a crisis of citizenship and national identity, but it is also a crisis of Christian mission and witness. A policy statement given by a conservative congressman is used as a test case with which to display how two experts on language could help us understand conservative Christian thinking on healthcare. Charles Taylor reflects as a philosopher on how “the politics of bringing about care” expresses our deepest commitments and our struggle with the impersonal forces of modernity. Charles Fillmore offers models for understanding how thought and language are linked and systematically structured, framed. There are alternatives to conservative ways of framing healthcare, ways that are arguably more coherent and more in keeping with biblical calls to love of neighbor and to building communities of the beloved.
Chemical sensors based on surface charge transfer
Authors: Mohtasebi Amirmasoud , Kruse Peter 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
The focus of this review is an introduction to chemiresistive chemical sensors. The general concept of chemical sensors is briefly introduced, followed by different architectures of chemiresistive sensors and relevant materials. For several of the most common systems, the fabrication of the active materials used in such sensors and their properties are discussed. Furthermore, the sensing mechanism, advantages, and limitations of each group of chemiresistive sensors are briefly elaborated. Compared to electrochemical sensors, chemiresistive sensors have the key advantage of a simpler geometry, eliminating the need for a reference electrode. The performance of bulk chemiresistors can be improved upon by using freestanding ultra-thin films (nanomaterials) or field effect geometries. Both of those concepts have also been combined in a gateless geometry, where charge transport though a percolation network of nanomaterials is modulated via adsorbate doping.
Families of graphs with maximum nullity equal to zero forcing number
Authors: Alameda Joseph S. , Curl Emelie , Grez Armando , Hogben Leslie , Kingston O’Neill , Schulte Alex , Young Derek , Young Michael 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
The maximum nullity of a simple graph G, denoted M(G), is the largest possible nullity over all symmetric real matrices whose ijth entry is nonzero exactly when fi, jg is an edge in G for i =6 j, and the iith entry is any real number. The zero forcing number of a simple graph G, denoted Z(G), is the minimum number of blue vertices needed to force all vertices of the graph blue by applying the color change rule. This research is motivated by the longstanding question of characterizing graphs G for which M(G) = Z(G). The following conjecture was proposed at the 2017 AIM workshop Zero forcing and its applications: If G is a bipartite 3- semiregular graph, then M(G) = Z(G). A counterexample was found by J. C.-H. Lin but questions remained as to which bipartite 3-semiregular graphs have M(G) = Z(G). We use various tools to find bipartite families of graphs with regularity properties for which the maximum nullity is equal to the zero forcing number; most are bipartite 3-semiregular. In particular, we use the techniques of twinning and vertex sums to form new families of graphs for which M(G) = Z(G) and we additionally establish M(G) = Z(G) for certain Generalized Petersen graphs.
Ernährungsgerechtigkeit durch souveränen Konsum? Individuelle Bedürfnisse als ökonomische Praxis
Authors: Idies Yusif 
Published: February 2018

Zusammenfassung
Ernährungsunsicherheit wird in den letzten Jahren immer häufiger mit individuellen, konsumgeleiteten Strategien begegnet. Fundamentale Prämisse ist hierbei die Souveränität der Konsumenten. Ihnen wird zugetraut, Warenproduktion und -vertrieb in signifikantem Ausmaß steuern zu können. Dabei wird jedoch vernachlässigt, dass die meisten Bedürfnisse verkörpert und nicht-reflexiv sind. Der Artikel fokussiert das Verhältnis von „Konsumentensouveränität“ und individuellem Bedürfnis. Er geht davon aus, dass die Entstehung von nachfragesteuernden Bedürfnissen einer inhärent ökonomischen Logik folgt und konsumgesteuerte Interventionen daher oftmals scheitern. Der Beitrag schließt mit einer knappen Diskussion der Möglichkeiten und Grenzen, globale Verantwortung auf lokaler Ebene zu übernehmen.
Macroscopic Aerogels with Retained Nanoscopic Plasmonic Properties
Authors: Kodanek Torben , Freytag Axel , Schlosser Anja , Naskar Suraj , Härtling Thomas , Dorfs Dirk , Bigall Nadja Carola 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
Aerogels can bridge the nanoscopic to the macroscopic world. One physical phenomenon typically limited to the nanoscopic world is the occurrence of localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs), which are observed in conductive nanoparticles. Once brought into close contact, assemblies or superstructures of these nanoparticles often lose their plasmonic properties in the transition stage towards the bulk material. Therefore, LSPRs are typically not observed in macroscopic objects. The present work aims at voluminous nanoparticle-based aerogels with optical properties close to that of the initial colloidal solution and the possibility to manipulate the final plasmonic properties by bringing the particles into defined distances. In detail, Ag nanocrystals with silica shells ranging from 0 to 12 nm are employed as building blocks, which are assembled from their solution into macroscopic three-dimensional superstructures by freezing and subsequent lyophilization. These cryogelated aerogels are synthesized as monoliths and thin films in which the Ag nanocrystals are arranged in defined distances according to their silica shell. The resulting aerogels exhibit plasmonic properties ranging from a behavior similar to that of the building blocks for the thickest shell to a heavily distorted behavior for bare Ag nanocrystals.