bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Cult and Crisis: A GIS Approach to the Sacred Landscape of Hellenistic Attica
Authors: Graml Constanze , Hunziker Manuel , Vukadin Katharina 
Published: October 2019

AbstractFrom a political point of view, 3rdcentury BCE Athens represents a shattered unity. Parts of the Athenian countryside and even the city itself were occupied by foreign troops. This loss of control affected the city’s political, economic, social, cultural, and religious life. Since Cleisthenic times, relations between political units and religious communities had become institutionalised through specific cults. Other cult places of relevance to the larger community and therefore with a catchment area that exceeded a deme, e.g. Eleusis, were also affected, as they lay within the occupied territories. This partial inaccessibility of the countryside risked the disruption of religious duties. The project “Cult and Crisis: The Sacred Landscape of Attica and its Correlation to Political Topography” aims to identify potentially affected cult places with no limitations regarding their possible catchment area by analysing their placement in relation to foreign military bases. Alterations in cult practice can plausibly be detected in changes ranging from cessation to the rerouting of ritual movement or the establishment of substitute cult places. As these “solutions” rarely feature in written sources, our GIS-based approach will focus on material remains from sanctuaries. Although an object’s use for ritual practice cannot be deduced with certainty, the distribution of finds certainly attests to human activity. This contribution presents a trial of this approach, taking the Sounion area as its case study.
Stimuli responsive microgel containing silver nanoparticles with tunable optical and catalytic properties
Authors: Siddiq Muhammad , Bakhat Khush , Ajmal Muhammad 
Published: October 2019

Abstract
In this work, poly (vinylcaprolactam-co-itaconic acid) microgel was prepared by free radical polymerization. Silver nanoparticles were prepared in synthesized microgel networks by in situ reduction of Ag+ ions, loaded in microgel from aqueous solution of AgNO3. The prepared microgel was characterized by Fourier transformation infra-red spectroscopy, UV-Visible spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, laser light scattering, thermal gravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry and transmission electron microscopy. Swelling behavior of microgel was studied as a function of temperature and pH. The microgel was found to be in swollen state at low temperature and basic medium while in collapsed state at high temperature and acidic medium. A slight decrease in swelling capacity of microgel was observed after the fabrication of silver nanoparticles. A decrease in the emission intensity and a red shift in surface plasmon resonance wavelength of silver nanoparticles was observed with pH induced swelling of microgel. Catalytic activity of the composite microgel was studied by using them as catalyst for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol, methyl orange and methylene blue. Effects of temperature and catalyst dose were also investigated. The reduction rates of 4-NP, MB and MO were found to be 0.859, 0.0528 and 0.167 min−1, respectively. The change in catalytic performance and shift in absorption maxima and emission intensity of composite microgel as a function of temperature and pH reveals that this system has potential to be used as tunable catalyst and optical sensor.
Heuristic based real-time hybrid rendering with the use of rasterization and ray tracing method
Authors: Walewski Patryk , Gałaj Tomasz , Szajerman Dominik 
Published: October 2019

Abstract
Nowadays, rasterization is the most common method used to achieve real-time semi-photorealistic effects in games or interactive applications. Some of those effects are not easily achievable, thus require more complicated methods and are difficult to obtain. The appearance of the presented worlds depends to a large extent on the approximation to the physical basis of light behaviour in them. The best effects in this regard are global illumination algorithms. Each of them including ray tracing give the most plausible effects, but at cost of higher computational complexity. Today’s hardware allows usage of ray tracing methods in-real time on Graphics Processing Units (GPU) thanks to its parallel nature. However, using ray tracing as a single rendering method may still result in poor performance, especially when used to create many image effects in complex environments. In this paper we present a hybrid approach for real-time rendering using both rasterization and ray tracing using heuristic, which determines whether to render secondary effects such as shadows, reflections and refractions for individual objects considering their relevancy and cost of rendering those effects for these objects in particular case.
Research and Analysis of the Effect of Heat Treatment on Damping Properties of Ductile Iron
Authors: Zhang Yu , Guo Erjun , Wang Liping , Feng Yicheng , Zhao Sicong , Song Meihui 
Published: October 2019

Abstract
With the continuous development of metal manufacturing technology, high-strength and high-hardness ductile iron materials have excellent comprehensive performance. Many performance indexes are comparable to those of alloy steels, and they have excellent casting properties. Many large-scale parts produced by cast steel are slowly being replaced by this material. Ductile iron is obtained by a spheroidizing treatment and inoculation to obtain spheroidal graphite. The mechanical properties of cast iron have been effectively improved, especially plasticity and toughness, and the strength obtained is higher than that of carbon steel. Ductile iron has the properties of iron and the properties of steel. It is a new type of engineering material with high plasticity, strength, corrosion resistance, and wear-resistance. Because of its excellent performance, it has been successfully used to cast parts with high-stress conditions, high strength, toughness and wear resistance. Due to the small splitting effect of ductile iron on the metal matrix, the stress concentration is effectively eliminated. Therefore, the matrix structure of ductile cast iron is changed by heat treatment, thereby improving its mechanical properties and the damping performance of the material itself. Through a heat treatment process experiment of ductile iron, the related process and technical measures of damping performance in the heat treatment production process are obtained.
Neurotoxocity, nephrotoxicity, and hepatotoxicity of copper-based nanoparticles: potential implications in molecular medicine and neurosciences
Authors: Pantic Senka , Radojevic Skodric Sanja , Loncar Zlatibor , Pantic Igor 
Published: October 2019

Abstract
Copper is an essential trace element and is an integral part of many metabolic and other chemical processes in cells and tissues. Copper-based nanoparticles (CuNPs) have wide industrial and engineering applications, as catalysts, sensing materials, part of superconductors, storage systems, and phototermal / thermoelectric materials. In recent years, their potential use in biology and medicine has also contributed to the increased interest by scientific community. Unfortunately, many aspects of CuNP interactions with cells and tissues remain unknown. It is unclear if, in a living organism, CuNPs behave the same way as conventional metallic copper. Possible impact of CuNPs on the functioning of organs such as liver, kidney and brain is of particular concern. This concise review aims to cover recent research on potential CuNP toxicity, with the emphasis on neurotoxocity, nephrotoxicity and hepatotoxicity. Also, potential implications of CuNPs toxicity in fundamental and clinical medicine are discussed.
Biological fixation of nitrogen by native isolates of Rhizobium sp. symbionts of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) De Wit
Authors: Cubillos-Hinojosa Juan Guillermo , Milian Mindiola Pablo Ernesto , Hernández Mulford Jorge Luis , Peralta Castilla Arnaldo De Jesús 
Published: October 2019

Forage legumes such as Leucaena leucocephala, besides being a rich source of protein for animal feed, its inclusion in silvopastoral systems provides fundamental components to improve soil properties. These plants have the ability to establish symbiotic association with the genus Rhizobium sp. and fix biologically atmospheric nitrogen favoring growth and development, being reflected in production increases. The objective of this research was to evaluate the capacity of native isolates of Rhizobium sp. and a commercial strain in biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) in L. leucocephala plants. Two separate bioassays to evaluate the efficiency of the FBN of the native isolates and the commercial strain under greenhouse conditions, followed by a randomized complete block design with 7 x 2 factorial arrangement, seven treatments, two factors: native isolates and commercial strains and bacterial concentrations (106 and 108 cells.ml-1), with three repetitions and five experimental units. The first bioassay was carried out with seeds, determining the percentage of germination, the length and thickness of the stem, number of leaves, dry weight of the aerial part, number of nodule/plant and the percentage of nitrogen accumulated in the area part of the plant. In the second bioassay with 30-day-old seedlings, the same variables of the first bioassay were determined, with the exception of the percentage of germination. In the first bioassay, a greater stimulation was found in the germination of L. leucocephala seeds at a concentration of 108 cells.mL-1. Regarding stem length and thickness, accumulated dry matter, leaf development and nitrogen accumulation, better results were found in the treatments with the native isolates L27, L36 and L38 in a concentration of 106 cells.mL-1 above the commercial strain in concentration of 108 cells.mL-1. The native isolates of Rhizobium sp. exert a positive effect on the FBN and the germination of plants of L. leucocephala, which will allow to conduct future field studies that allow to potentiate the culture of L. leucocephala and silvopastoral systems for bovine feeding.
Eosinophil percentage as a new prognostic marker in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Authors: Güner Ahmet , Zehİr Regayİp , KalçIk Macİt , Uslu Abdulkadİr , Ösken Altuğ , Kalkan Alİ Kemal , Güner Ezgİ Gültekİn 
Published: October 2019

Background In addition to proinflammatory properties, eosinophils can stimulate platelet activation and enhance prothrombotic pathways. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between the eosinophil percentage (EOS%) and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods This study enrolled a total of 1,909 patients who were diagnosed with STEMI. Ventricular arrhythmia, reinfarction, the need for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, target vessel revascularization, congestive heart failure, and cardiovascular mortality during index hospitalization were defined as MACE. Results Three hundred and eighty patients (19.7%) reached the combined endpoint with MACE. The rates of inhospital mortality and MACE were significantly higher in low EOS% group as compared to high EOS% group (4% vs. 1.1%, p < 0.01 and 32.8% vs. 11.3%, p < 0.01, respectively). On multivariate logistic regression analyses, EOS% (OR = 0.44, p < 0.01) was found to be one of the independent predictors of MACE. The EOS% lower than 0.60 on admission predicted inhospital MACE with a sensitivity of 68% and a specificity of 72% (AUC: 0.684, p < 0.01). Conclusions Low EOS% on admission may be associated with high inhospital MACE in STEMI patients. EOS% may be used as a novel biomarker for risk stratification of these patients.
CHARACTERIZATION OF TETRAGENOCOCCUS HALOPHILUS FROM VIETNAMESE FISH SAUCE
Authors: Ha Le Thanh , Trinh Nguyen Nam , My Chau Le Thi , Minh Tu Nguyen Thi 
Published: October 2019

The intracellular aminopeptidase activities and volatile compound profile of isolated halophilic lactic acid bacteria Tetragenococcus halophilus was investigated. Tetragenococcus halophilus CH2-4 and CH6-2 exhibited highest aminopeptidase activities 2.2 U/mL toward Glutamic-pNA. Meanwhile T. halophilus CH6-1 and V7-2 showed highest aminopeptidase activities 1.4 U/mL toward Leucine-pNA. The total 19 volatile compounds, including esters, alcohols, ketones, phenols, hydrocarbons and sulfur containing compounds were detected in fish broth inoculated with T. halophilus.T. halophilus CH6-2 produced most volatile compounds, 10/19 detected ones in this study.
Dünya Miras Alanı Safranbolu’nun Alan Yönetim Planının Geliştirilmesi Sürecinde; Tema, Hedef ve Eylemlerin Belirlenmesi
Authors: BOGENÇ Çiğdem , SABAZ Mehmet 
Published: October 2019

UNESCO Dünya Mirası
Merkezi’nin Dünya Mirası Listesinde yer alma koşullarından biri olarak yönetim
planı talebiyle Dünya Miras Alanı (DMA) adayları ve mevcut miras alanları için
alan yönetim planı hazırlanması zorunluluğu doğmuştur. Başarılı bir koruma
yaklaşımını beraberinde getirecek olan alan yönetim planı, doğal ve kültürel
varlıkların sürdürülebilir bir şekilde korunarak, anıt eserlerin çağdaş yaşam
içerisinde toplumsal amaçlarla kullanılmasını da sağlayacaktır. Bu çalışmada
1994 yılında UNESCO Dünya Kültürel Miras listesine kabul edilen Safranbolu’nun
halen alan yönetim planına sahip olmaması sorununa odaklanılmış DMA Safranbolu
için Alan Yönetim Planı tema, hedef ve eylemlerini belirlemek amaçlanmıştır.
Safranbolu’ya ilişkin doğal ve kültürel veriler üzerinden tarihi kent ilgi
grupları (uzman grubu, merkezi-yerel
yönetim, yöre halkı) ile yüz yüze derinlemesine görüşmeler yapılarak yönetim
planı temaları tespit edilmiş bu temalar doğrultusunda ilgi gruplarına SWOT
analizi yapılmıştır. SWOT analizi sonucunda sürdürülebilir Safranbolu için alan
yönetim planının hedef ve eylemleri belirlenmiş, doğal ve kültürel peyzaj alanlarının
sürdürülebilirliği için öneriler geliştirilmiştir.
Clinical and Demographical Profiles of the Patients with Delusional Disorder: a Retrospective Study
Authors: ÖZEN Murat Eren , ÖRÜM Mehmet Hamdi , KALENDEROĞLU Aysun , HOCAOĞLU Çiçek 
Published: October 2019

Objective: We aimed to investigate demographic, environmental, psychosocial and clinical characteristics in a group of patients with delusional disorder (DD).Method: In a retrospective descriptive study design, cases with DD registered at Psychiatry Clinic of Xxxxxxx XxxxxxxResearch Hospital was conducted. We obtained a sample of 320 DD patients who met the inclusion criteria according to DSM-IV. Socio-demographic and general data, risk factors, clinical picture and diagnosis were collected.Results: Proportion of males versus females was of 1.12. Only 31.25% of patients were illiterate. Of the patients, 56.56% were married and about half of them shared home. About 16,9% of patients had a past history of alcohol consumption, and 2,3% consumed other drugs. The most frequent subtype with the persecutory with 158 cases (49.38%). Ideas of reference and of persecution were found in 83.75% and 81.88% respectively.Conclusions: We found a male preponderance and persecutory subtype with the mean age at onset in the fourth decade in our DD sample. Education level was moderate and low in most of the patients. Reference and persecutory ideation and auditive hallucinations were the most prevalent delusional symptomatology in patients groups.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOVIET STATE SYSTEM IN 1918-1940 (AS IN THE CASE OF INDIVIDUAL POWER STRUCTURES)
Authors: A. Isayev Igor , V. Chibisov Sergey , V. Pronskikh Margarita , V. Ponomareva Yuliya , V. Goryachkovskaya Yuliya 
Published: October 2019

Purpose: This paper examines the problems of changing the systems of the structures of governance in the first years of the existence of Soviet rule using the example of the armed forces, the redistribution of powers between them, the strengthening of the administrative influence of individual departments on the most important decisions in this area. Methodology: The basis of scientific research is the dialectical materialist method, which allows revealing the patterns of development of the relevant legal industry and suggesting the most likely options for the development of legislation and law enforcement practice. In addition, the authors use the historical-chronological method, the historical-systemic method, the formal-logical method, the method of comparative law, the system-structural method, the technical-legal method, etc. Result: a dramatic change in internal political line with the advent of the Bolsheviks predetermined the sweeping changes in the approaches to public administration. Having no experience in organizing public authority, the leaders of the revolutionary movement proposed and approved numerous ideas related to improving the efficiency of the management of uniformed services, which was very important in the conditions of the civil war and foreign intervention. Applications: This research can be used for universities, teachers, and students. Novelty/Originality: In this research, the model of the development of the Soviet state system in 1918-1940 is presented in a comprehensive and complete manner.
THE EGALITARIAN PRINCIPLES OF THE OLD BOHEMIAN STATEHOOD AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM
Authors: Yu. Melnikov Victor , A. Cherkasova Marina , S. Selivanova Evgeniya , V. Seregin Andrei , Dolgopolov K .A. , V. Aleksandrova Anna 
Published: October 2019

Purpose: The article is devoted to the study of egalitarian principles of medieval Czech statehood and the legal system.
Methods: The authors pay special attention to the peculiarities of family self-government of the Czech communities, the institution of hazing in land law and the mechanism of reconciliation as an alternative to the death penalty.
Findings: The paper proves that tribal remnants of the customary law of the ancient Czech people in the medieval era contributed to the preservation of egalitarian democratic principles of public administration and justice.
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INTRACARDIAC HEMODYNAMICS AND LUNG FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
Authors: Vysotskaya N. V. , Lee V. V. , Timofeeva N. Yu. , Zadionchenko V. S. , Adasheva T. V. 
Published: October 2019

Study objective. To assess the association between intracardiac hemodynamics and airway obstruction with pulmonary hyperinflation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Materials and methods. Ninety-six patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, aged 40 to 75 years, without concomitant cardiovascular disease, were examined and divided into 4 groups according to the severity of the disease. The patients underwent general clinical examination, spirometry, 24-hour pulse oximetry and echocardiography with assessment of linear and volumetric parameters, as well as diastolic function of left and right ventricles.Results. Linear and volumetric parameters of the left ventricle, LV myocardial mass and geometry in the examined patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease matched threshold values. The progression of the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was accompanied by decrease of the end-diastolic size of the left ventricle, ratio of peak early to late diastolic filling velocity for the left ventricle (E/A) without significant changes in the left ventricle isovolumetric relaxation time (IVRT). Moderate correlations of the inspiratory capacity with the end-diastolic size of the left ventricle (r=0.612; p=0.001) and the left ventricle E/A (r=0.464; p=0.001); forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) with the left ventricle E/A (r=0.600; p=0.011) were established. As a result of the logistic regression performed, the predictor value of the inspiratory capacity was confirmed (Wald χ2 — 5.795; р=0.024). Impairment of left ventricular diastolic function of grade I was revealed in 12 (31.6 %) patients in group 2, in 7 (24.1 %) patients in group 3, and in 9 (56.2 %) patients in group 4.Conclusion. Airway obstruction severity and pulmonary hyperinflation progression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and without concomitant cardiovascular disease is associated with a decrease of left ventricular size and diastolic filling, contributes to the development of the left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, predominantly due to the decrease in filling velocity parameters.
High Mycoplasma pneumoniae Loads and Persistent Long-term Mycoplasma pneumoniae DNA in Lower Airway Associated with Severity of Pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia
Authors: Liu Jinrong , Zhao Fei , Lu Jie , Xu Hui , Liu Hui , Tang Xiaolei , Yang Haiming , Zhang Jianzhong , Zhao Shunying 
Published: October 2019

Abstract
Background: An increased number of refractory mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) pneumonia (MPP) cases have been reported. However the duration of MP infection in lower airway and the course of anti-MP treatment remains unclear.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 94 MPP children. Patients were classified into two groups. The long-term group (Group LT) was defined as bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) remained MP-positive by PCR after 30 days of the disease course. The non-long-term group (Group NLT) was defined as BALF became MP-negative by PCR within 30 days of disease and patients who only needed one bronchoscopy lavage therapy. MP loads, clinical outcomes were analyzed along with other clinical measurements.
Results: The average levels of inflammatory markers such as C reactive protein and lactate dehydrogenase in Group LT were significantly higher than those in Group NLT. Airway and lung damage in Group LT were more severe than Group NLT. 28 patients developed necrotizing pneumonia and 8 patients developed pulmonary embolism in Group LT. Mean maximum MP loads in BALF were 10 7.46±0.93 and 10 4.86±0.93 in Groups LT and NLT, respectively. There was persistent MP DNA in Group LT, even lasted for 120 days. One severe MPP patient in Group LT had MP-associated bloodstream infection. After 3 months of follow-up, chest imaging revealed incomplete absorption of pulmonary consolidation in 33 patients of Group LT [including 13 airway obliterans (AO) patients] and in 7 patients of Group NLT (including 2 AO patients).
Conclusion: MP loads of BALF were associated with the subsequent duration of MP DNA in lower airway. High MP loads and persistent long-term MP DNA in lower airway were associated with severity of pediatric MPP.