bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Prevalence of non-pathogenic types of gastrointestinal protozoa in population in Slovakia and their potential importance in the aspect of public health
Authors: Dudlová Adriána , Jarčuška Pavol , Jurišová Silvia , Vasilková Zuzana , Krčméry Vladimír , Juriš Peter 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
The aim of the research was to determine the prevalence of non-pathogenic protozoa circulating in the human population of Slovakia. We particularly focused on the socially deprived areas with poor sanitation conditions, as they are one of the factors affecting the transmission of these infections. Within this study, 2760 people were coprologically screened for the presence of protozoan cysts. The analyzed group comprised 1173 men and 1587 women from different regions of Slovakia. The total prevalence (2.03%) of non-pathogenic protozoa species was determined. The prevalence of Entamoeba coli was 0.80%, the prevalence of Endolimax nana 0.58%, and the prevalence of Blastocystis hominis was 0.65%. The presence of non-pathogenic protozoa was more frequent in women than that in men, in all age groups. The highest incidence of Entamoeba coli was found in children aged one month – seven years (0.79%), the lowest in the age group of 19–88 years (0.66%). Endolimax nana was most frequent in 8–18 year-olds (0.95%), where the statistical significance was found (p<0.05). The prevalence of Blastocystis hominis by the age group ranged from 0.39 to 0.95%. We did not find any statistical significance (p>0.05) for Entamoeba coli, and similarly for Blastocystis hominis associated with the sex and age. Although the circulation of non-pathogenic protozoa in the human population is far from being limited to the developing countries, their occurrence is also frequent in the population of developed countries. Despite their controversial pathogenicity, they should not be neglected, particularly in the patients with gastrointestinal symptoms.
First finding of Ityogonimus lorum and I. ocreatus co-infection in the Iberian mole, Talpa occidentalis
Authors: Adalid Roser , Torres Jordi , Miñarro Marcos , Fuentes Màrius Vicent , Miquel Jordi 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
The Ityogonimus lorum-I. ocreatus co-infection is reported for the first time in the Iberian mole Talpa occidentalis in Asturias (NW Spain). Both Ityogonimus species are stenoxenous helminths of insectivores of the genus Talpa and they have often been found parasitizing the Iberian mole and also the European mole T. europaea, but a mixed infection had not been previously reported. The present study also highlights the main differential morphometric characteristics between I. lorum and I. ocreatus such as the body length, the ventral sucker diameter, the ratio between suckers and the distance between suckers.
Helminth and respiratory mite lesions in Pinnipeds from Punta San Juan, Peru
Authors: Seguel Mauricio , Calderón Karla , Colegrove Kathleen , Adkesson Michael , Cárdenas-Alayza Susana , Paredes Enrique 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
The tissues and parasites collected from Peruvian fur seals (Arctocephalus australis) and South American sea lions (Otaria byronia) found dead at Punta San Juan, Peru were examined. The respiratory mite, Orthohalarachne attenuata infected 3 out of 32 examined fur seals and 3 out of 8 examined sea lions, however caused moderate to severe lymphohistiocytic pharyngitis only in fur seals. Hookworms, Uncinaria sp, infected 6 of the 32 examined fur seals causing variable degrees of hemorrhagic and eosinophilic enteritis. This parasite caused the death of 2 of these pups. In fur seals and sea lions, Corynosoma australe and Contracaecum osculatum were not associated with significant tissue alterations in the intestine and stomach respectively. Respiratory mites and hookworms have the potential to cause disease and mortality among fur seals, while parasitic infections do not impact significatively the health of sea lions at Punta San Juan, Peru.
Meglumine antimoniate-induced DRESS: original case with a positive skin test
Authors: Chaabane Amel , Romdhane Haifa Ben , Brahim Hajer Ben , Fredj Nadia Ben , Chadli Zohra , Boughattas Naceur A , Chakroun Mohamed , Aouam Karim 
Published: October 2018

AbstractWe report a case of a 64-year-old woman treated with meglumine antimoniate (Glucantime®). On day 20, she developed fever, a pruriginous skin rash and myalgia. The blood tests showed eosinophilia and hepatic cytolysis. The clinico-biological picture improved gradually and the symptoms disappeared 4 weeks after the drug withdrawal. Six weeks later, intradermal tests to Glucantime® were performed and were positive at 48 hour-reading. This clinical picture suggests DRESS induced by meglumine antimoniate. To the best of our knowledge, only one case of meglumine antimoniate-induced DRESS has been reported in the literature and we are the first to report a case confirmed by skin tests.
Emotion recognition ability across different modalities: The role of language status (L1/LX), proficiency and cultural background
Authors: Lorette Pernelle , Dewaele Jean-Marc 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
This paper considers individual differences in the Emotion Recognition Ability (ERA) of 1368 participants in different modalities. The sample consisted of 557 first language (L1) and 881 foreign language (LX) users of English from all over the world. This study investigates four independent variables, namely modality of communication, language status (L1 versus LX), proficiency, and cultural background. The dependent variable is a score reflecting ERA. Participants were asked to identify an emotion (happiness, sadness, anger, fear, surprise and disgust) portrayed by a native English-speaking actress in six short recordings – either audiovisual or audio-only – embedded in an online questionnaire. English proficiency was measured through a lexical recognition test. Statistical analyses revealed that participants were better able to recognise emotions when visual cues are available. Overall, there was no difference between L1 and LX users’ ERA. However, L1 users outperformed LX users when visual cues were not available, which suggest that LX users are able to reach L1-like ERA when they can rely on a sufficient amount of cues. Participants with higher proficiency scores had significantly higher ERA scores, particularly in the audio-only condition. Asian LX users were found to score significantly lower than other LX users.
Bibliotheken in der Gesellschaft - für Menschenrechte gegen rechtspopulistische Tendenzen
Authors: Lux Claudia 
Published: October 2018

Zusammenfassung
Der Beitrag behandelt Menschenrechtsaspekte, wie Bibliotheken mit rassistischen und rechtspopulistischen Angriffen auf die Menschenwürde in Bibliotheken umgehen und wie sie Grenzen setzen können, um betroffene Nutzer zu schützen. Meinungsfreiheit und Zugang zur Information sollten von Bibliotheken als ihr Kerngeschäft angesehen werden. Aufgrund der bibliothekarischen Ethik wird jede Zensur abgelehnt. Die Menschenrechte auf Bildung und Teilnahme am kulturellen und wissenschaftlichen Leben der Gemeinschaft spielen ebenfalls für Bibliotheken eine wichtige Rolle. Einschränkungen oder Irritationen durch Fake News können durch die Förderung von Bildung mit Informationskompetenz durch Bibliotheken verhindert werden.
Den Blick schärfen. Zum Umgang mit rechtspopulistischen Sachbüchern aus Lektoratssicht
Authors: Brandt Susanne 
Published: October 2018

Zusammenfassung
Meinungsfreiheit kontra Menschenwürde? Der freie Zugang zu Informationen gehört zu den Kernanliegen von Bibliotheken und schließt das Angebot von Titeln mit rechtspopulistischen Positionen nicht aus. Da sich aber bei der Kaufentscheidung zu diesen Büchern oft ein Konflikt zwischen zentralen Grundrechten offenbart, kann weder eine unkritische Akzeptanz noch eine grundsätzliche Ablehnung die Antwort sein. Lektorinnen und Lektoren tragen mit ihrer Markt- und Titelsichtung dazu bei, dass der Blick für Kriterien und Grenzen geschärft und der Mut für begründete Entscheidungen gestärkt wird.
zeit.punktNRW - das nordrhein-westfälische Zeitungsportal
Authors: Herkenhoff Michael 
Published: October 2018

Zusammenfassung
Die Digitalisierung der historischen Zeitungen in Deutschland (bis Erscheinungsjahr 1945) erfordert große Anstrengungen und beträchtliche Mittel. Eine DFG-Förderung allein ist nicht ausreichend. Sie muss durch regionale Programme ergänzt werden. Der folgende Beitrag stellt ein Verbundprojekt nordrhein-westfälischer Archive und Bibliotheken zur Zeitungdigitalisierung vor, das vom Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen finanziert wird. 20 Mio. Zeitungsseiten sollen in zehn Jahren digitalisiert und online gestellt werden. Das nordrhein-westfälische Zeitungsportal „zeit.punktNRW“ ist Ende Juni 2018 freigeschaltet worden.
Do Firms Supported by Credit Guarantee Schemes Report Better Financial Results 2 Years After the End of Intervention?
Authors: Dvouletý Ondřej , Čadil Jan , Mirošník Karel 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
The study contributes to underdeveloped knowledge on effects of SME policies in Central and Eastern Europe. We evaluate two Czech credit guarantee schemes funded from EU funds during years 2007–2013. We conduct micro-econometric firm-level impact evaluation based on propensity score matching approach. We estimate average treatment effect on the treated (ATET) for six financial outcome variables (total assets, tangible fixed assets, personnel costs, sales, price-cost-margin and return on assets) measuring firm´s competitiveness. Two years after the programme, no statistically conclusive results were obtained for the most of the outcome variables. We found only a positive change in tangible fixed assets for the programme participants. However, we cannot say, that the supported firms would be better off, compared to those non-supported in a short-term. Our analysis shows that without reliable data gathered by public sector authorities, no rigorous evaluations can be made and thus no evidence driven policies can be formed.
Adding clinical utility to the laboratory reports: automation of interpretative comments
Authors: Oosterhuis Wytze 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
In laboratory medicine, consultation by adding interpretative comments to reports has long been recognized as one of the activities that help to improve patient treatment outcomes and strengthen the position of our profession. Interpretation and understanding of laboratory test results might in some cases considerably be enhanced by adding test when considered appropriate by the laboratory specialist – an activity that was named reflective testing. With patient material available at this stage, this might considerably improve the diagnostic efficiency. The need and value of these forms of consultation have been proven by a diversity of studies. Both general practitioners and medical specialists have been shown to value interpretative comments. Other forms of consultation are emerging: in this time of patient empowerment and shared decision making, reporting of laboratory results to patients will be common. Patients have in general little understanding of these results, and consultation of patients could add a new dimension to the service of the laboratory. These developments have been recognized by the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, which has established the working group on Patient Focused Laboratory Medicine for work on the matter. Providing proper interpretative comments is, however, labor intensive because harmonization is necessary to maintain quality between individual specialists. In present-day high-volume laboratories, there are few options on how to generate high-quality, patient-specific comments for all the relevant results without overwhelming the laboratory specialists. Automation and application of expert systems could be a solution, and systems have been developed that could ease this task.
Indirect determination of hematology reference intervals in adult patients on Beckman Coulter UniCell DxH 800 and Abbott CELL-DYN Sapphire devices
Authors: Zierk Jakob , Arzideh Farhad , Haeckel Rainer , Rauh Manfred , Metzler Markus , Ganslandt Thomas , Krause Stefan W. 
Published: October 2018

AbstractBackgroundConventional establishment of reference intervals for hematological analytes is challenging due to the need to recruit healthy persons. Indirect methods address this by deriving reference intervals from clinical laboratory databases which contain large datasets of both physiological and pathological test results.MethodsWe used the “Reference Limit Estimator” (RLE) to establish reference intervals for common hematology analytes in adults aged 18–60 years. One hundred and ninety-five samples from 44,519 patients, measured on two different devices in a tertiary care center were analyzed. We examined the influence of patient cohorts with an increasing proportion of abnormal test results, compared sample selection strategies, explored inter-device differences, and analyzed the stability of reference intervals in simulated datasets with varying overlap of pathological and physiological test results.ResultsReference intervals for hemoglobin, hematocrit, red cell count and platelet count remained stable, even if large numbers of pathological samples were included. Reference intervals for red cell indices, red cell distribution width and leukocyte count were sufficiently stable, if patient cohorts with the highest fraction of pathological samples were excluded. In simulated datasets, estimated reference limits shifted, if the pathological dataset contributed more than 15%–20% of total samples and approximated the physiological distribution. Advanced sample selection techniques did not improve the algorithm’s performance. Inter-device differences were small except for red cell distribution width.ConclusionsThe RLE is well-suited to create reference intervals from clinical laboratory databases even in the challenging setting of a adult tertiary care center. The procedure can be used as a complement for reference interval determination where conventional approaches are limited.
Hydrotalcite Anchored Ruthenium Catalyst for CO2 Hydrogenation Reaction
Authors: Srivastava Vivek 
Published: October 2018

AbstractWe developed a series of new organic-inorganic hybrid hydrotalcite functionalized Ru catalytic systems. All the developed materials have been studied by FTIR, N2 physisorption, ICP-OES, XPS, NMR (1H, 13C, 29Si) and TEM analysis were performed to know the physiochemical behavior and structural morphology of functionalized hydrotalcite materials. XPS results strongly suggest that it involves the formation of N-Ru coordination bonds. We applied these well analyzed materials for CO2 hydrogenation reaction as catalyst (with and without ionic liquid medium). We found that Ru metal containing functionalized hydrotalcite materials were highly active and stable (in terms of catalyst leaching and recycling). The heterogeneous catalyst can be easily recovered and reused 8 times without significant loss of catalytic activity and selectivity, which is a better green alternative for practical applications.
Clustering Analysis of Normal Strength Concretes Produced with Different Aggregate Types
Authors: Kılınçarslan Şemsettin , İnce Ebru Yılmaz , Tuncay Ebru Başpınar , Yağmurlu Fuzuli 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
Concrete is the most commonly used structural material, which is composed of individual base materials. The compressive strength of concrete is important to understand for activities like construction arrangement, prestressing operations, proportioning new mixtures and quality assurance. Concrete has a problem known as Clustering, which is the unsupervised classification of patterns into clusters. The clustering problem has been addressed by several researchers in many contexts and various disciplines; this shows that clustering uses many areas and is an important step in data analysis. In this study, concrete samples with different aggregate types and normal strength were produced. Clustering analysis was performed on the effect of aggregate species for its mechanical strength. According to the result of clustering analysis, it was found that there were three different groups, the study predicts that clustering is not related to the origins of the rocks but is clustered between the strength of the rocks and the mechanical strengths of the concretes produced within these rocks. The common feature of L, RL and SG aggregates in the first cluster is that it is a sedimentary rock. The aggregate of the concrete in the second cluster is that it is a volcanic superficial rock. The common feature of DO and TB rocks in the third cluster is that it has high density. As a result, it was determined that the clay made in normal class concrete is related to the mechanical strength of rocks.
Free Vibration Analysis of Fiber Metal Laminated Straight Beam
Authors: Maraş Sinan , Yaman Mustafa , Şansveren Mehmet Fatih , Reyhan Sina Karimpour 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
In recent years, studies on the development of new and advanced composite materials have been increasing. Among these new technological products, Fiber Metal Laminates (FML), and hybrid structures made of aluminium, carbon, glass or aramid fiber, are preferred especially in the aircraft industry due to their high performance. Therefore, free vibration analysis is necessary for the design process of such structures. In this study, the vibration characteristics of FML for clamped-free boundary conditions were investigated experimentally and numerically. Firstly, numerical results were obtained using Finite Element Method (FEM) and then these results were compared with the experimental results. It was seen that the numerical results were in good agreement with the experimental results. As the theoretical model was justified, the effects of various parameters such as number of layers, fiber orientations, and aluminium layer thickness on the in-plane vibration characteristics of the FML straight beam were analysed using FEM. Thus, most important parameters affecting the vibration characteristics of the hybrid structures were determined.
Humidity properties of Schiff base polymers
Authors: Demir Ramazan , Kaya Ismet 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
The synthesized Schiff base polymers were investigated for humidity and chloroform response characteristics. The crystal structure of polymers were analyzed using X-ray diffraction (X-RD) method. We used the QCM (quartz crystal microbalance) method for the analyses of the water steam adsorption and desorption ratio of polymers. The experimental results showed that Schiff base polymers were very sensitive to humidity and chloroform at room temperature and it was possible to use it as a sensing element in moisture sensor applications.
Effect of Malus halliana Koehne Polysaccharides on Functional Constipation
Authors: Niu Yingying , Wang Junya , Wang Pengyu , Guo Xiuchun , Wang Jinmei , Kang Wenyi 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
The effects of Malus halliana Koehne polysaccharides on functional constipation was investigated in this study. The rats were divided into six groups: normal group, model group, positive control group, M. halliana polysaccharides high dose groups 1200 mg/ kg, medium dose groups 1000 mg/ kg and low dose groups 800 mg/kg. The model of constipation was established by loperamide hydrochloride. Feces weight at 6 and 24 hours after treatment, Colon moisture content, in addition the levels of motilin (MTL), gastrin (Gas), somatostatin (SS), substance P (SP) in serum were used to evaluate the preventive effects of M. halliana polysaccharides on constipation. Compared with the model group, the positive control group, M. halliana polysaccharide high, medium and low dose group 6 h weight of feces, colon moisture content, the levels of motilin (MTL), gastrin (GAS) and substance P(SP) significantly (p <0.01) increased, the levels of somatostatin (SS) significantly decreased. The results indicated that the high, middle and low dosage of M. halliana polysaccharide could effectively improve functional constipation. Amongst these doses, the low dose group was better than others.
Electro-photocatalytic degradation of amoxicillin using calcium titanate
Authors: Zhou Lvshan , Guo Xiaogang , Lai Chuan , Wang Wei 
Published: October 2018

AbstractThe electro-photocatalytic degradation of amoxicillin in aqueous solution was investigated using single factor test by the potassium permanganate method for measuring the values of chemical oxygen demand (CODMn). Batch experiments were carried out successfully under different conditions, including initial amoxicillin concentration, calcium titanate dosage, pH, UV irradiation time, electrolyte and temperature. The experimental results show that there is a great difference between electro-photocatalytic and photocatalitic degradation. The maximum electro-photocatalytic degradation efficiency can increase to 79% under the experimental conditions of 200 mL amoxicillin solution (100 mg L-1) with 0.5 g calcium titanate by pH=3 for 120 min irradiation and 0.058 g sodium chloride as electrolyte at 318.5K. In addition, the reaction rate constant of 0.00848~0.01349 min-1, activation energy of 9.8934 kJ mol-1 and the pre-exponential factor of 0.5728 were obtained based on kinetics studies, indicating that the electro-photocatalytic reaction approximately followed the first-order kinetics model.
Structural Properties and Nonlinear Optical Responses of Halogenated Compounds: A DFT Investigation on Molecular Modelling
Authors: Janjua Muhammad Ramzan Saeed Ashraf 
Published: October 2018

AbstractComputational chemistry is used to evaluate structures of different compounds by using principles of theoretical and quantum chemistry integrated into useful computer programs. It is used to determine energies, dipole moments and thermodynamic properties of different compounds. The present work reports the computational study of six donor-acceptor dyes. The computational method CAM-B3LYP with 6-31G(d,p) was used in this research to determine the effect of halogens on non-linear optical compounds. HOMO-LUMO energy gaps, dipole polarizabilities, first hyperpolarizabilities, and absorption spectra of six studied compounds (dye 1: 4-(2-(4-fluorophenyl)ethynyl)benzenamine; dye 2: 4-(2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethynyl)benzenamine; dye 3: 4-(2-(4-bromophenyl)ethynyl)benzenamine; dye 4: 5-(2-(4-fluorophenyl)ethynyl)benzene-1,2,3-triamine; dye 5: 5-(2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethynyl)benzene-1,2,3-triamine; dye 6: 5-(2-(4-bromophenyl)ethynyl)benzene-1,2,3-triamine) with aniline and halo phenyl segments were computed by using density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT). Results indicate that all dyes showed wavelengths of maximum absorbance in the visible region. Small HOMO-LUMO energy gaps were observed in all investigated dyes. The present calculations on these dyes (1-6) offer an understanding of the direction of charge transfer (CT) and how NLO behavior can be explained. The aniline-to-halo phenyl CT, caused by the combination of the donor amino group and the acceptor halo group, could be a reason for NLO behavior of these sorts of compounds. These compounds exhibit significant molecular second-order NLO responses, especially dyes (6) and (5), with second-order polarizability determined to be approximately 4600 a.u.