bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Follow-up in children with non-obese and non-autoimmune subclinical hypothyroidism
Authors: Ergin Zeynep , Savaş-Erdeve Şenay , Kurnaz Erdal , Çetinkaya Semra , Aycan Zehra 
Published: September 2018

Abstract

Background
The aim of our study was to evaluate clinical, laboratory and imaging findings and to have an idea about the clinical course of subclinical hypothyroidism in children.

Methods
Our study included 25 patients who were diagnosed with non-autoimmune subclinical hypothyroidism without goitre, between the ages of 3 and 18 and with body mass index (BMI) below the 85th percentile.

Results
The mean thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level was 6.92±0.92 μIU/mL at diagnosis, 4.77±1.57 μIU/mL in the third month and 4.51±1.79 μIU/mL in the first year of follow-up. About 73.7% of subclinical hypothyroidism was recovered. There was no statistically significant difference between heart rate, diastolic blood pressure, lipid profile, fasting blood glucose (FBG), fasting insulin level, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), hemoglobin, white blood cell, platelet, C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and thyroid volume at diagnosis and in the first year of follow-up. In the first year of follow-up, systolic blood pressure and high-sensitivity CRP value were significantly higher than at diagnosis. However, it was observed that these values were similar in the present group with subclinical hypothyroidism.

Conclusions
We concluded that there was no progression to overt hypothyroidism during 1-year follow-up and that subclinical hypothyroidism had no effect on height standard deviation score (SDS), BMI SDS, blood pressure, glucose and lipid metabolism during follow-up without treatment.
ZrNiAl-type gallides with pronounced metal-metal bonding, and the dimorphism of ScPdGa
Authors: Heletta Lukas , Matar Samir F. , Pöttgen Rainer 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
The ZrNiAl-type (space group P6̅2m) gallides TIrGa (T=Zr, Nb, Hf, Ta), ZrNiGa and ScPdGa were obtained by arc-melting of the elements, followed by annealing in sealed silica tubes. The samples have been characterized through their Guinier powder patterns. The structures of ZrNiGa, NbIr1.08Ga0.92 and TaIr1.10Ga0.90 were refined from single-crystal X-ray diffractometer data. Refinements of the occupancy parameters indicate the formation of solid solutions for the niobium and the tantalum compound. Within the huge family of ZrNiAl-type phases, NbIr1.08Ga0.92 and TaIr1.10Ga0.90 have the smallest c/a ratios; however, no structural distortions or superstructure formation have been observed. Electronic structure calculations were exemplarily carried out for NbIrGa, substantiating the dominance of the Ir–Ga and Nb–Ir bonding interactions. Temperature dependent magnetic susceptibility measurements of LT-ScPdGa, ZrIrGa, NbIrGa and HfIrGa have shown Pauli paramagnetism. ScPdGa is dimorphic with an orthorhombic TiNiSi-type high-temperature modification (arc-melting and quenching; space group Pnma) which transforms to the hexagonal ZrNiAl-type low-temperature modification upon annealing at 1023 K. Both structures were refined from single-crystal X-ray diffractometer data. HT-ScPdGa exclusively shows Pd–Ga bonding within the three-dimensional [PdGa] polyanionic network, while additional weak Pd–Pd and Ga–Ga interactions occur in LT-ScPdGa.
Application of Internal Curing in Cementitious Grouts for Prefabricated Bridge Concrete Elements Connections
Authors: De la Varga Igor , Spragg Robert P. , Muñoz José F. , Nickel Caleb A. , Graybeal Benjamin A. 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
Cementitious grouts are widely used in construction industry applications, including joint sealing, flooring, structural repairs, and field-cast connections for prefabricated bridge elements (PBE). The authors of this article have a strong interest in the latter application. PBEs facilitate accelerated bridge construction, increase safety, and minimize the inconveniences to the traveling public, while delivering a superior product. While these concrete elements are produced off-site with higher production levels, they rely on the field-cast grout material to complete the connections between them. The ideal grout for PBE connections is self-consolidating, has high early strength, good dimensional stability, good durability, and bonds well to precast concrete. The most common grout type used in PBE connections is based on cement or cementitious materials. This type of grout, however, has at times shown serviceability issues that are mainly associated with dimensional stability (primarily shrinkage), which might also influence the bond to the concrete element. The authors of this article are investigating the possibility of including internal curing (IC) in cementitious grouts with the aim of partially reducing or mitigating most of the shrinkage observed in these materials. The research discusses the particularities encountered in designing IC cementitious grouts, as opposed to conventional concretes, and evaluates the effect that IC has on several grout material properties with special focus on those relevant to PBE connection applications: shrinkage and bond. Results indicate that the inclusion of IC in cementitious grouts reduces both autogenous and drying shrinkage. The effect that this may have on the bond performance is also discussed from a mechanical and microstructural point of view. Finally, an initial cost analysis is provided.
‘You need to criticize, not just summarize!’
Authors: Mirador Josephine 
Published: September 2018

Perhaps one challenge facing postgraduate students is the writing of essays responding to a specific reading assignment. Such an essay requires students not only to summarize, but to engage in a discussion of the significant points of the article, pointing out its strengths as well as its weaknesses. This paper presents the results of an investigation on criticality in written assignments of postgraduate students in applied linguistics and TESOL. It will discuss: How 'critical' are students when writing their assignments? What kind of 'critical' comments are they able to offer? Seventy assignments in the form of essays were analysed, using corpora from three universities in Asia (2010-2014). The investigation adopted a combination of quantitative and qualitative content analysis. In the quantitative phase, the commenting or critiquing sentences were identified and counted vis-à-vis reporting/summarizing information. In the qualitative phase, the critiquing or commenting parts were further analysed, and identified according to their functions or 'moves'. The initial findings from the investigation include: (1) the almost equal proportion of commenting/critiquing and summarizing/reporting information in the assignments; (2) the identification of four broad functions for the commenting or critiquing information adopted by students, each of which has a number of possible specific 'moves' or categories; (3) presence of critique 'nodes' as distinguished from 'support' comments; and (4) the identification of at least four moves as the most recurrent and possibly obligatory categories. This investigation has unearthed issues that are definitely worth investigating as extensions of this research, and will be of interest (most especially) to genre analysts and teachers of writing. Most of all, it will be of interest to postgraduate students in applied linguistics/TESOL programmes who may be wondering about the level of criticality they exhibit when writing assignments for their courses.
Expanding Literate Landscapes: Persons, Practices, and Sociohistoric Perspectives of Disciplinary Development by Kevin Roozen and Joe Erickson
Authors: Silva Mary Lourdes 
Published: September 2018

Expanding Literate Landscapes: Persons, Practices, and Sociohistoric Perspectives of Disciplinary Development by Kevin Roozen and Joe Erickson (2017) Computers and Composition Digital P/Utah State UP, 2017. Web.
Misalokacja funkcjonalna nieruchomości – szansa dla inwestorów, wyzwanie dla gminy
Authors: Kania Katarzyna , Uhruska Małgorzata 
Published: September 2018

The paper discusses the economically inefficient usage of urban estates within city areas. This lack of efficiency is attributable to the misallocation of land resources as measured by their actual function, location and user needs. A good example of that effect is placement of extensive industrial areas within city boundaries that effectively block development of mixed-function residental, cultural, trade or service-related properties. On the other hand, real estate development processes taking place in cities lead to different estate usage, based on its value. Land is a restricted resource, so owners prefer investments that will maximise profit through the most effective investment paths.This article seeks to prove that the investment value of real estate will, over time, block its economically inefficient usage in cities. A clear relationship is shown between increasing real estate investment value and decreasing existing functional misallocation.
Porównywanie w metodzie analizy statystycznej rynku wykorzystywanej do szacowania wartości nieruchomości w Polsce
Authors: Konowalczuk Jan 
Published: September 2018

In Poland, the statistical market analysis method (SMAM) is a comparative approach. This classification differs from the real estate valuation theory and practice employed in mor developed markets, e.g. in the US. This real estate valuation method does not involve making comparisons that would reflect the behaviour of market participants. The aim of this article is to evaluate SMAM in connection with the comparative method applied in economics and in relation to real estate valuation theory and practice, taking into account current judicial rulings, and to present an outline of the development of this method in Poland. The article is based on studies of domestic and foreign literature, a comparative study of Polish and American methodology, and a critical analysis of judicial rulings. The author proposes that SMAM be excluded from the comparative approach, which is designed to determine the market value of individual properties and be used instead to valuate real estate for tax purposes.
The Binarisation and Monitoring of Stochastic Processes in Quality Management
Authors: Major Michał 
Published: September 2018

The article examines problems that can be encountered in the monitoring and evaluation of quality control processes. Two types of product/process qualification are distinguished in quality control procedures: quality control/inspection by attributes and quality control/inspection by variables. This division also results in the division of processes. Generally, there are two types of stochastic processes: binary processes and continuous/numerical processes. The first brings the case being described into a zero-one system. The second analyses processes with continuous random variables.This article addresses the following issues: evaluating multidimensional stochastic processes, process binarisation methods, measuring product/process quality and applying statistical procedures to process monitoring. A comprehensive numerical example illustrating these problems is also provided.
Anticancer Agent-Induced Life-Threatening Skin Toxicities: A Database Study of Spontaneous Reporting Data
Authors: Tanaka Ryota , Yonemori Kan , Hirakawa Akihiro , Kinoshita Fumie , Kobayashi Yumiko , Yamazaki Naoya , Fujimoto Manabu , Tamura Kenji , Fujiwara Yasuhiro 
Published: September 2018

Abstract

Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are potentially life-threatening cutaneous and mucosal adverse reactions to drugs. Nevertheless, the connection to anticancer agents remains unclear. To provide insight into the association of such adverse reactions with anticancer agents, we analyzed the profile of anticancer agent-induced SJS and TEN in the Japanese population. Of the 9,738 SJS/TEN events recorded in a database of spontaneous reporting data, 485 (5%, further categorized as SJS, 384 events, 79%; TEN, 101 events, 21%) were identified as anticancer agent-induced, and 53 of these (11%) were fatal. Multivariate logistic regression analyses indicated that, compared with patients using other drugs, those using anticancer drugs had lower incident risk of death (hazard ratio [HR], 0.592; p = .0006), longer median time to onset of SJS/TEN (18 vs. 11 days; p &lt; .0001; multivariate Cox regression: HR, 0.66; p &lt; .0001), and a higher likelihood of developing SJS/TEN later than 70 days after initiation of the suspected causal agent (15% vs. 7%; p &lt; .0001), highlighting the need for vigilance and continuous monitoring for SJS/TEN in patients treated with anticancer agents.

Implications for Practice
Life-threatening skin toxicities induced by anti-cancer agents indicated significantly lower incident risk of death and longer time to onset of symptoms than for those induced by other drugs.
Mineralogy and facies variations of Devonian and Carboniferous shales in the Ukrainian Dniepr-Donets Basin
Authors: Misch David , Wegerer Eva , Gross Doris , Sachsenhofer Reinhard F. , Rachetti Alessandra , Gratzer Reinhard 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
The mineralogy of Devonian to Carboniferous shales from the Ukrainian Dniepr-Donets Basin (DDB) was investigated during this study. These shales show a high compositional variability in vertical and lateral directions. Furthermore, stratigraphic trends were found to be controlled both by climatic factors as well as by changing detrital input from the hinterland. High kaolinite contents and predominance of kaolinite over illite in the Tournaisian and partly in the lower Visean units are likely a result of intense chemical weathering related to the Hangenberg climatic event at the Devonian/ Tournaisian boundary. In contrast, abnormally high kaolinite contents in upper Visean and Serpukhovian samples at the basin center might be caused by different transport properties of kaolinite and illite, leading to selective concentration of small detrital kaolinite particles, which are often in the sub-micrometer range according to scanning electron microscopy observations. K/Al elemental ratios correlate well with illite/kaolinite ratios for samples in which significant amounts of both clay minerals are present, which enables a pre-evaluation of the relative kaolinite content based on bulk geochemical data. As kaolinite is suggested to decrease the fraccability of shales and to have a great influence on their wetting behaviour, this is useful information for explorational purposes. Higher feldspar contents in Devonian and Tournaisian samples, especially along the NE basin margin and in the shallow NW part of the DDB, are likely related to increased detrital input from magmatic precursors (e.g. in the Voronezh Massif ) during (and shortly after) the active rift stage of the DDB. In general, feldspar contents are higher in proximal positions compared to the basin center, which is likely a result of shorter transport distances of the comparably large feldspar grains. Finally, the presence of expandable clay minerals down to depths of 6 km and the fact that no thermal maturity trend is visible down to these depths, proves, that a low post-depositional heat flow was present in the DDB. This is in good agreement with vitrinite reflectance measurements and thermal modelling results from previous studies, which suggest a low Mesozoic heat flow.
Crustal geomagnetic field and secular variation by regional and global models for Austria
Authors: Peqini Klaudio , Duka Bejo , Egli Ramon , Leichter Barbara 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
Using 12-year-long series of data (2001-2012) from geomagnetic observatories and repeat stations in Austria and its neighboring countries, a regional spatial-temporal (ST) model is developed based on the polynomial expansion consisting of latitude, longitude, and time of the geomagnetic field components and total magnetic field F. Additionally, we have used three different global models (CHAOS-5, POMME-9, and EMM2015), which are built on spherical harmonics up to a maximum degree Lmax and give the core field and crustal field separately. The normal field provided by the ST model and its “model bias”, which comprise the residuals of the differences between measured and predicted values, are calculated and the respective maps are shown. The residuals are considered an estimate of the local crustal field. In the case of global models, we have applied for each of these three methods to calculate the “model bias”: residuals of the differences between observed values and predicted values of the model, residuals of the differences between observed values and core field values of the model, and the average bias for the period 2001-2012. The normal field of the region of Austria provided by each global model is also calculated. Generally, the regional and global models yield relatively similar crustal fields for the Austrian region, especially when the first method is used. The normal fields calculated by them are in good agreement with each other. Each of the global models directly provides the crustal field, and they are compared with the aeromagnetic data provided by aeromagnetic surveys over the Austrian region. The ST model is in better agreement with aeromagnetic data. We have also analyzed the secular variation over the region, which is calculated from the rate of change of normal field given by the ST and global models.
Problemas de Aritmética na Escola Primária no Final do Século XIX: Aplicação, Ilustração ou Introdução dos Estudos?
Authors: Bertini Luciane de Fatima 
Published: September 2018

O presente trabalho pretende analisar como os problemas estiveram presentes em livros escolares para o ensino de aritmética nas escolas primárias brasileiras no final do século XIX. Considerando o Repositório de Conteúdo Digital da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina como base de pesquisa foram selecionados livros relacionados ao ensino de aritmética para o curso primário que tiveram edições publicadas no final do século XIX, mais precisamente nas duas últimas décadas. A análise realizada permitiu a observação de que, nestas obras, os problemas estão relacionados aos cálculos com as operações fundamentais envolvendo a busca de uma solução a partir de dados fornecidos. Observou-se também que os problemas foram utilizados em todas as obras com a finalidade de aplicação e exercitação dos conceitos e procedimentos estudados; com a finalidade de ilustrar uma regra ou procedimento colaborando para sua compreensão nas obras de Collaço (1888), Lacerda (1890) e Trajano (18--); e com a finalidade de propor a observação e a exploração de situações próximas àquelas vivenciadas pelas crianças para a introdução dos estudos das operações no livro de Trajano.Palavras-chave: Problemas. Ensino primário. Livros escolares. Aritmética.AbstractThis work aims to analyze how problems were present in arithmetic textbooks in Brazilian primary schools in the end of the 19th century. By having the UFSC Digital Content Repository as a database, we selected books related to the teaching of arithmetic in primary school that were published in the end of the 19th century, more specifically in the 1880s and 1890s. The analysis which we conducted rendered the observation that in these textbooks problems are related to calculations with the four fundamental operations and involve the search for a solution, which students needed to reach by starting with the data offered in the instructions. Another point that needs to be expressed is that problems were used in all textbooks to apply and practice the concepts and procedures that were part of the lessons; also to illustrate a rule or procedure, as an aid to students’ understanding, in the works of Collaço (1888), Lacerda (1890) and Trajano (18--); and, finally, in order to suggest that children observe and explore situations that were similar to the ones that they faced in real life as an introduction to studies involving the operations in Trajano’s book.Keywords: Problems. Primary school. Textbooks. Arithmetic.
Reorganização da Instrução Pública em Santa Catarina: Saberes Matemáticos no Programa dos Grupos Escolares de 1920
Authors: Hoffmann Yohana Taise , Costa David Antonio da 
Published: September 2018

Este texto tem como objetivo analisar o Programa de Ensino dos Grupos Escolares de 1920 de Santa Catarina, privilegiando conteúdos e métodos prescritos relativos aos saberes matemáticos. A partir dos estudos de Valente (2015, 2016) e Trouvé (2008), são tomadas as categorias elementar e rudimentar caracterizadas por Condorcet e Pestalozzi. Arrolando demais documentos normativos e dialogando com as pesquisas realizadas no âmbito da história da educação e da história da educação matemática traçou-se um cenário educacional catarinense. Evidenciamse as características do método intuitivo, com os exercícios práticos que desenvolvem o raciocínio dos alunos, a matéria “lições de coisas” com a utilização de objetos e o uso de instrumentos associados à vida diária dos alunos. Sendo a natureza do ensino dos saberes matemáticos, rudimentares.Palavras-chave: Saber matemático. Elementar. Rudimentar. Condorcet. Pestalozzi.AbstractThis text aims to analyze the Program of Teaching of School Groups of 1920 of Santa Catarina, privileging contents and prescribed methods related to mathematical knowledge. From the studies of Valente (2015, 2016) and Trouvé (2008), the elementary and rudimentary categories characterized by Condorcet and Pestalozzi are taken. Listing other normative documents and dialoguing with the researches carried in the context of the history of education and the history of mathematical education a Santa Catarina educational scenario was traced. They are evidenced the characteristics of the intuitive method, with the practical exercises that develop students’ reasoning, the subject “lessons of things” with the use of objects and the use of instruments associated with the daily life of students. Being the nature of the teaching of mathematical, rudimentaryKeywords: Know mathematical. Elementary. Rudimentary. Condorcet. Pestalozzi
The role of diagnostic laparoscopy versus ultrasonography and computerized tomography abdomen for chronic/recurrent right iliac fossa pain
Authors: Ahmed Yaser , Dar Manzoor Ahmad , R. K. Chrungoo , Gulzar Uzma 
Published: September 2018

Background: Chronic right iliac fossa pain (RIF) is a grey area in surgery. No guidelines are available on the best therapeutic approach. Published data are sparse and limited to small series. Objective of this study was to study the role of diagnostic laparoscopy in chronic / recurrent right iliac fossa pain and to study role of diagnostic laparoscopy versus ultrasonography and computerized tomography abdomen for chronic/recurrent right iliac fossa painMethods: This study was conducted in fifty patients with a history of right iliac fossa pain for duration of three or more months. Each patient was subjected to USG and CT scan. Their findings were compared with findings of diagnostic laparoscopy.Results: Diagnostic accuracy of USG in detecting chronic appendicitis and intra-abdominal pathology as a cause of chronic/recurrent right iliac fossa pain was 66% with sensitivity 75%, specificity 60% and 46% with sensitivity 39.5%, specificity 85.5%. Diagnostic accuracy of CT in detecting chronic appendicitis and intra-abdominal pathology as a cause of chronic/recurrent right iliac fossa pain was 88% with sensitivity 80%, specificity 93.33% and 46% with sensitivity 41.86%, specificity 71.43%. The accuracy of diagnostic laparoscopy in diagnosing chronic/recurrent Appendicitis was 96% with sensitivity 95%; specificity 96.67%; PPV 95%; NPV 96.67%. The overall accuracy of diagnostic laparoscopy in diagnosing chronic/recurrent right iliac fossa pain was 96% with sensitivity 97.67%; specificity 85.71%; PPV 97.67%; NPV 85.71%.Conclusions: CT is better than USG in diagnosing various intra-abdominal pathologies as causes of chronic/recurrent right iliac fossa pain. More ever, it was evident that diagnostic laparoscopy is even better than the above mentioned modalities.