bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
An exploration of the use of Inertial Measurement Units in the assessment of dynamic postural control of the knee and the effect of bracing and taping
Authors: Budini K. , Richards J. , Cole T. , Levine D. , Trede R. , George L.St. , Selfe J. 
Published: July 2018

BACKGROUND: The Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) is a common clinical test that can provide information about dynamic movement, but does not reflect movement quality or postural-control strategies, and does not report kinematics of the lower limb. PURPOSE: To assess the dynamic postural control of healthy subjects using inertial measurement units (IMUs) and clinical SEBT scores to determine the effect of knee bracing and taping. METHODS: Twenty-four healthy individuals performed the SEBT under three randomised conditions (patellar bracing, patellar taping, and control condition (no intervention). Clinical SEBT scores were recorded and normalised to leg length and angular velocities were measured using IMUs during SEBT. Composite scores were calculated as the sum of clinical scores in each direction divided by three. Descriptive statistics (mean±sd) were calculated for each variable and repeated measures ANOVA were used to identify differences between limb (dominant, non-dominant) and condition. MAIN RESULTS: Compared to the control condition, bracing and taping significantly improved dynamic postural control in the sagittal plane by 6% (1.5–10.5%) P = 0.011 and 8% (2.9–13%) P = 0.004 respectively. Bracing significantly improved coronal plane stability compared to the control condition by 9% (3.8–14.1%) P = 0.002, and taping by 7% (1.6–12.6%) P = 0.013. SEBT scores revealed small but statistically significant differences ( P < 0.05) between conditions in the anterior, posteromedial and composite scores, all showing a difference of between 1-2%. PRINCIPAL CONCLUSIONS: Patellar soft bracing and taping can improve dynamic postural stability during SEBT. It is possible to detect clinically important changes in lower limb stability from angular velocity using IMUs.
Comparison between sustained natural apophyseal glides (SNAG’s) and myofascial release techniques combined with exercises in non specific neck pain
Authors: Rezkallah Sohier S. , Abdullah Ghada A. 
Published: July 2018

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Nonspecific neck pain (NS-NP) which is described as neck pain without specific underlying disease is the most common neck pain presentation. This study aimed to compare the influence of the Mulligan sustained apophyseal glides (SNAG’s) with exercise, versus myofascial release (MFR) with exercise, on pain, neck range of motion (ROM), and functional disability in people with NS-NP. METHODS: A single blinded randomized control trial was used. Seventy participants with NS-NP were allocated randomly into three groups, the SNAG’s group received SNAG’s with exercise, the MFR group received MFR with exercise and the control group received exercise only. The selected exercises included strengthening exercises, stretching of the posterior neck muscles, and neck straightening exercises. The total treatment included 12 sessions, 3 sessions per week for 4 consecutive weeks. Pain, neck ROM and neck function was assessed prior to the first treatment and at the end of the 4-week trial. RESULTS: There were statistically significant, time-by-group effects (mixed-design MANOVA) on pain, neck ROM and NDI for all groups ( P < 0.0001). SNAG’s with exercise and MFR with exercise yielded significant reduction in pain and neck disability, and increase in neck ROM. Control group reported lesser reduction in pain and neck disability, and lesser increase in neck ROM. CONCLUSION: SNAG’s with exercise and MFR with exercise offered short-term statistically significant improvements in pain, neck ROM and functional disability in NS-NP. However, there is need to ascertain the long-term effects of these treatment approaches, before any further clinical recommendations can be made.
Dry needling: A critical commentary of its effectiveness and safety profile
Authors: Gilmartin Stephen 
Published: July 2018

Dry needling is an invasive procedure using solid filament needles to treat myofascial pain and dysfunction. It is becoming a widely used adjunct to traditional physiotherapy treatment. Despite its rate of growth there still remains questions marks over the effectiveness of dry needling and its potential to cause adverse events. Recent reviews largely agree that there is an improvement in the patient’s pain and range of motion in the short term when compared to no treatment, but evidence remains inconclusive for long term effects. Dry needling is an invasive therapy and clinicians need to have an appropriate indication for providing dry needling therapy while also determining whether the therapy will place the patient under any unacceptable risk of adverse events. One paper found the rate of mild adverse events to be as high as19.18%. The most common adverse events experienced were bleeding, bruising and pain during or following treatment. To minimise the risk of adverse events treating clinicians should receive appropriate training and certification to provide dry needling therapies. This commentary aims to present the most current evidence surrounding dry needling effectiveness, safety profile and the need for appropriate levels of professional competence.
A sociologia da educação em Portugal : Perspetivas de futuro
Authors: Dionísio Bruno , Torres Leonor Lima , Alves Mariana Gaio 
Published: July 2018

Perspetivar o futuro da sociologia da educação requer que se examine o passado e o presente deste campo científico. Com base nesse pressuposto, neste artigo apresentam-se resultados de uma análise de conteúdo de dez entrevistas a sociólogos da educação de diferentes gerações e filiações institucionais. Essa análise é complementada com estudos sobre a evolução da sociologia da educação realizados por autores portugueses, permitindo explorar as três dimensões constitutivas do campo científico : o ensino, a investigação e a intervenção socioeducativa.
The Representation of the African Woman in Male-Dominated Society: A Study of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Amma Darko’s Beyond the Horizon
Authors: Gbaguidi Célestin 
Published: July 2018

This paper highlighted and analysed the portrayals of the traditional African women in selected postcolonial Anglophone African writers’ literary works such as Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (1958) and Amma Darko’s Beyond the Horizon (1995). Although they are of opposite sex, different nationalities and generations they condemn the phallocentric organisation of the African societies where women are nothing but naïve, second-rank and sexually addicted people, reproducers, merecommodities and men’s appendage, just to name a few. Interestingly, Achebe and Darko are convinced that it is time to do justice to women. Therefore, post-colonial criticism offers the lenses through which female characters can regain power. This paper posited that some writers show concern for the relegation of the African woman to subordination because they are not satisfied with some African male writers’ misrepresentation of the African woman. For this reason, they decide to give proofs of the real role of the African woman in her community.Key Words: African woman, biased image, subordinate, patriarchy, exploit, fairness
Exploring the relationship between surface PM2.5 and meteorology in Northern India
Authors: Schnell Jordan L. , Naik Vaishali , Horowitz Larry W. , Paulot Fabien , Mao Jingqiu , Ginoux Paul , Zhao Ming , Ram Kirpa 
Published: July 2018

Abstract. Northern India (23–31° N, 68–90° E) is one of the most densely populated and polluted regions in world. Accurately modeling pollution in the region is difficult due to the extreme conditions with respect to emissions, meteorology, and topography, but it is paramount in order to understand how future changes in emissions and climate may alter the region's pollution regime. We evaluate the ability of a developmental version of the new-generation NOAA GFDL Atmospheric Model, version 4 (AM4) to simulate observed wintertime fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and its relationship to meteorology over Northern India. We compare two simulations of GFDL-AM4 nudged to observed meteorology for the period 1980–2016 driven by pollutant emissions from two global inventories developed in support of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phases 5 (CMIP5) and 6 (CMIP6), and compare results with ground-based observations from India's Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for the period 1 October 2015–31 March 2016. Overall, our results indicate that the simulation with CMIP6 emissions produces improved concentrations of pollutants over the region relative to the CMIP5-driven simulation. While the particulate concentrations simulated by AM4 are biased low overall, the model generally simulates the magnitude and daily variability of observed total PM2.5. Nitrate and organic matter are the primary components of PM2.5 over Northern India in the model. On the basis of correlations of the individual model components with total observed PM2.5 and correlations between the two simulations, meteorology is the primary driver of daily variability. The model correctly reproduces the shape and magnitude of the seasonal cycle of PM2.5, but the simulated diurnal cycle misses the early evening rise and secondary maximum found in the observations. Observed PM2.5 abundances are by far the highest within the densely populated Indo-Gangetic Plain, where they are closely related to boundary layer meteorology, specifically relative humidity, wind speed, boundary layer height, and inversion strength. The GFDL AM4 model reproduces the overall observed pollution gradient over Northern India as well as the strength of the meteorology–PM2.5 relationship in most locations.
Resource and physiological constraints on global crop production enhancements from atmospheric particulate matter and nitrogen deposition
Authors: Schiferl Luke D. , Heald Colette L. , Kelly David 
Published: July 2018

Abstract. Changing atmospheric composition, induced primarily by
industrialization and climate change, can impact plant health and may have
implications for global food security. Atmospheric particulate matter (PM)
can enhance crop production through the redistribution of light from
sunlight to shaded leaves. Nitrogen transported through the atmosphere can
also increase crop production when deposited onto cropland by reducing
nutrient limitations in these areas. We employ a crop model (pDSSAT),
coupled to input from an atmospheric chemistry model (GEOS-Chem), to
estimate the impact of PM and nitrogen deposition on crop production. In
particular, the crop model considers the resource and physiological
restrictions to enhancements in growth from these atmospheric inputs. We
find that the global enhancement in crop production due to PM in 2010 under
the most realistic scenario is 2.3, 11.0, and 3.4 % for maize,
wheat, and rice, respectively. These crop enhancements are smaller than
those previously found when resource restrictions were not accounted for.
Using the same model setup, we assess the effect of nitrogen deposition on
crops and find modest increases (∼ 2 % in global production
for all three crops). This study highlights the need for better observations
of the impacts of PM on crop growth and the cycling of nitrogen throughout
the plant–soil system to reduce uncertainty in these interactions.
Wat ons gezegd wordt over kernenergie
Authors: Van Impe Michelle 
Published: July 2018

What we are told about nuclear energy. An analysis of ideological strategies in the discourse of the Belgian nuclear lobby and government
Nuclear energy is a controversial topic in Belgium and the government strives for a nuclear exit by 2025. However, there are few notable policy efforts which prepare the country for such a future. The framing of nuclear energy is crucial in the ongoing debate about its usage. In this article, the author analyses the discourse of the nuclear lobby and government through a green criminological lens. She compares the discourse with academic literature about nuclear energy and identifies ideological strategies via the analytical framework of Larrain (1983).
Alle dieren tellen mee!
Authors: Janssen Janine 
Published: July 2018

All animals count! On non-speciesism in criminology
Criminology traditionally focuses on the human experience. However, several criminologists have seriously criticized this anthropocentric perspective. In their view from a criminological perspective humans and other than human animals should be given equal attention. Although they advocate a non-speciesist criminology, they are not trying to fundamentally change criminology as we know it. Instead, their appeal is to not consider other than human creatures as passive objects and solely from the perspective of their usefulness for humans. Yet, this objective poses substantial methodological challenges to criminologists.
Naar een blauwe criminologie?
Authors: Huisman Wim , Camphuysen Kees , Bijleveld Catrien 
Published: July 2018

Towards a blue criminology? On illegal fishing, fish fraud, and criminology
Illegal (IUU) fishing is a relatively understudied area within criminology. In this article the authors briefly describe what IUU fishing entails, what is known about the consequences of such fishing, and will list law enforcement issues. They illustrate how illegal fishing can be organized in different ways, and will give some examples of fish fraud. The authors also discuss the (massive) measurement issues. The ecological impact of IUU fishing constitutes an important reason for more research into this phenomenon.
Drie perspectieven op de illegale vogelhandel in Nederland
Authors: van Uhm Daan , Spapens Toine 
Published: July 2018

Three perspectives on the illicit trade in protected birds in the Netherlands
The Netherlands are considered as an important hub for the illicit trade in species of endangered birds protected by the CITES convention. In this article the authors analyze five substantial criminal cases from three different perspectives. First, from a criminal business perspective, the cases illustrate that logistics vary from relatively simple to highly complex, but always require in-depth knowledge of the animals as well as regulations, to be able to keep the birds alive to make a profit, and to smuggle them to the Netherlands, respectively. Second, from a network perspective, it is clear that those who are involved in the illicit trade – suppliers, traders and customers – are part of a closed and often long-lasting group of people who know the trade. Finally, from a green criminological perspective, the authors conclude that harms of the illicit trade in protected birds are mentioned only to a limited extent in court rulings, contrary to what one might expect based on social construction theories of criminalization and sentencing.
EFFECT OF pH ON ADSORPTION KINETICS OF ANTICOAGULANT WARFARIN ON MESOPOROUS SILICA MATERIALS
Authors: Parfenyuk Elena V. , Dolinina Ekaterina S. , Vlasenkova Mariya I. 
Published: July 2018

Synthesis and study of drug composites based on porous silica is promising area for development of new drug formulations with improved pharmacological and consumer properties. Adsorption is one of easiest and fruitful preparation method of drug composites with porous materials. To develop conditions of preparation of novel silica composites with anticoagulant warfarin by adsorption, the influence of medium pH on kinetics of warfarin adsorption on mesoporous silica materials with different surface chemistry was studied. For this purpose unmodified mesoporous silica was synthesized by sol-gel method. The phenyl and mercaptopropyl modified silica materials were prepared by grafting. The results of kinetic study showed that the warfarin adsorption predominantly follows the pseudo-second-order kinetics. The rate constants of the pseudo-second-order (k2) were found to be dependent on pH and presence of the organic surface groups. The effects were explained by pH-dependent structural diversity of the drug and surface charge of the silica adsorbents as well as their surface heterogeneity. It was established that film diffusion is the rate-controlling step of the adsorption.
STUDY OF EFFECT OF DIFFERENT ORIGIN PIGMENTS ON FRICTIONAL PROPERTIES OF POLYUREA GREASES
Authors: Koshelev Vladimir N. , Tonkonogov Boris P. , Kilyakova Anastasia Yu. , Aleksanyan Karine G. , Movsumzade Eldar M. , Aleksanyan David R. , Glicheva Karolina R. 
Published: July 2018

In connection with development of techniques and technologies and unification and substitution the most important task for Russia is to solve the problem of development and introduction of modern high-quality domestic greases. The most suitable in this respect is greases with the urea derivatives thickener — organic compounds containing in molecules one or more urea (urea, wreath) groups. In recent years, the production of these lubricants attracts increased attention of specialists, because they have unique exploitation characteristics: the combination of high-hydrolytic and chemical resistance, operability in a wide temperature range, thermo-strengthening lack, retention its properties at high speeds and specific loads, in contact with adverse environments, etc. We received greases based on poly urea with the addition of pigment. The synthesized pigments have different structure and belong to different classes of compounds. We conducted a search for the most optimal structures and concentrations of pigments which are included in the poly urea grease.
Awareness of Hepatitis B Infection Amongst the People of Southeastern Anatolia: A Seroprevalence Study
Authors: ÇALIŞIR Metin 
Published: July 2018

Objective: Viral hepatitis has
become a silent epidemic worldwide. The aim of the present study is to
determine the knowledge and awareness of Hepatitis B infection amongst patients
who refer to our clinic and their relatives.

Material-Method: 244 patients randomly
selected from among patients admitted to our clinic were included this study
and data about Hepatitis were obtained. Then, hepatitis condition of the
patients was determined by The
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The data were compared.

Results: 72 patients were Antibody to the hepatitis
B surface antigen(+) (anti-HBs (+)). 25 patients had
received three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine and 47 patients were unaware of
their anti-HBs (+) status. 14 patients were Hepatitis B surface antigen(+) (HBsAg (+)). 11
patients had known HBsAg (+) and 3 patients were unaware of their condition.

Conclusions: In order to decrease the burden of
hepatitis in dental health care workers, it is recommended that the dental
professionals should receive immunization against hepatitis virus and should
use individual protective equipment such as gloves, head caps, masks, etc.
Necessary tests for the infectious diseases should be applied to all patients
admitted to the clinic.
Arising role of photovoltaic and wind energy in the power sector and beyond: Changing the Northeast Asian power landscape
Authors: Bogdanov Dmitrii , Farfan Javier , Sadovskaia Kristina , Fasihi Mahdi , Child Michael , Breyer Christian 
Published: July 2018

Abstract
Accordingly to the COP21 Paris Agreement a net zero greenhouse gas emission energy system must be built no later than 2050. Such a fast power system transition will be very challenging for the conditions of Northeast Asia, a region with a large and fast growing power demand. Power system transition modelling was performed in order to check the technical feasibility of such a transition. The results of the simulation show that the transition can be accomplished and a 100% renewable energy system is both technically feasible and economically viable in Northeast Asia with average electricity generation cost of around 55 €/MWh. Solar photovoltaic (PV) will become the major energy source in Northeast Asia with a generation share of more than 70%; wind energy will contribute to 18% of the generation. Decarbonisation of the system can be achieved quite fast: by 2035 CO2eq emissions in the power sector will decrease by 95 and 99% by 2045, respectively.
Marine cyanolichens from different littoral zones are associated with distinct bacterial communities
Authors: West Nyree J. , Parrot Delphine , Fayet Claire , Grube Martin , Tomasi Sophie , Suzuki Marcelino T. 
Published: July 2018

The microbial diversity and function of terrestrial lichens have been well studied, but knowledge about the non-photosynthetic bacteria associated with marine lichens is still scarce. 16S rRNA gene Illumina sequencing was used to assess the culture-independent bacterial diversity in the strictly marine cyanolichen speciesLichina pygmaeaandLichina confinis, and the maritime chlorolichen speciesXanthoria aureolawhich occupy different areas on the littoral zone. Inland terrestrial cyanolichens from Austria were also analysed as for the marine lichens to examine further the impact of habitat/lichen species on the associated bacterial communities. TheL. confinisandL. pygmaeacommunities were significantly different from those of the maritimeXanthoria aureolalichen found higher up on the littoral zone and these latter communities were more similar to those of the inland terrestrial lichens. The strictly marine lichens were dominated by the Bacteroidetes phylum accounting for 50% of the sequences, whereas Alphaproteobacteria, notablySphingomonas, dominated the maritime and the inland terrestrial lichens. Bacterial communities associated with the twoLichinaspecies were significantly different sharing only 33 core OTUs, half of which were affiliated to the Bacteroidetes generaRubricoccus,TunicatimonasandLewinella, suggesting an important role of these species in the marineLichinalichen symbiosis. Marine cyanolichens showed a higher abundance of OTUs likely affiliated to moderately thermophilic and/or radiation resistant bacteria belonging to the Phyla Chloroflexi, Thermi, and the families Rhodothermaceae and Rubrobacteraceae when compared to those of inland terrestrial lichens. This most likely reflects the exposed and highly variable conditions to which they are subjected daily.
Autocommunication
Authors: Christensen Lars Thøger 
Published: July 2018

AbstractAutocommunication is fundamental to human existence and an integral dimension of social identity. Like other social actors, organizations autocommunicate whenever they act as receivers of the messages they convey. By communicating with and about themselves in public forums, organizations have a tendency to confirm already established identities and perspectives. At the same time, however, autocommunication allows organizations to explore new ideals and standards and inspire aspirations and expectations among internal and external audiences. Autocommunication, thus, is an essential source of organizational maintenance and a vital dimension of change.