bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Designing a socio-normative intervention to reduce anemia in Odisha India: A formative research protocol
Authors: Sedlander Erica , Rimal Rajiv N , Talegawkar Sameera A. , Yilma Hagere , Munar Wolfgang 
Published: March 2018

Background: More than half of women of reproductive age in India are anemic. Anemia is associated with increased risk of preterm delivery, higher maternal mortality and contributes to fatigue, which affects women’s work productivity. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends daily oral iron and folic acid (IFA) supplements during pregnancy and weekly supplements for women of reproductive age. Government programs and global donors have distributed and promoted IFA supplements in India for over four decades. However, initial intake and compliance remain inadequate. Objectives: This protocol describes the formative research phase of a larger study, which will test, through a randomized controlled trial, the hypothesis that a social norms-based behavioral intervention in Odisha, India will improve uptake of IFA supplements and reduce anemia among reproductive age women as compared to usual care. The focus of this paper is on the formative research required to develop a sound intervention. We will examine socio-normative barriers to and facilitators of IFA supplement uptake. Methods and analysis: Based on the Theory of Normative Social Behavior, we will adopt a mixed-method, multilevel approach. We will collect data using focus groups, in-depth interviews, observations, Rapid Participatory Ethnographic Evaluation and Research (PEER) techniques, and perceptual mapping methods. Our sample includes reproductive age women (pregnant and not pregnant), their husbands, their mothers/in law and key stakeholders. After analyzing the results, we will hold a convening in India to collaboratively design the intervention. Following the intervention design, we will test components of the intervention, gather user feedback and tweak as necessary. Additionally, to improve adoption and sustainability of the intervention, we will conduct policy dialogue with stakeholders throughout the formative research. Impact: This study will contribute to the social norms and behavioral intervention research and inform policymakers about the value of adopting a socio-normative approach.
Adjunctive dexamethasone for the treatment of HIV-uninfected adults with tuberculous meningitis stratified by Leukotriene A4 hydrolase genotype (LAST ACT): Study protocol for a randomised double blind placebo controlled non-inferiority trial
Authors: Donovan Joseph , Phu Nguyen Hoan , Thao Le Thi Phuong , Lan Nguyen Huu , Mai Nguyen Thi Hoang , Trang Nguyen Thi Mai , Hiep Nguyen Thi Thu , Nhu Tran Bao , Hanh Bui Thi Bich , Mai Vu Thi Phuong , Bang Nguyen Duc , Giang Do Chau , Ha Dang Thi Minh , Day Jeremy , Thuong Nguyen TT , Vien Nguyen Nang , Geskus Ronald B. , Hien Tran Tinh , Kestelyn Evelyne , Wolbers Marcel , Chau Nguyen Van Vinh , Thwaites Guy E. 
Published: March 2018

Background: Tuberculosis kills more people than any other bacterial infection worldwide. In tuberculous meningitis (TBM), a common functional promoter variant (C/T transition) in the gene encoding leukotriene A4 hydrolase (LTA4H), predicts pre-treatment inflammatory phenotype and response to dexamethasone in HIV-uninfected individuals. The primary aim of this study is to determine whether LTA4H genotype determines benefit or harm from adjunctive dexamethasone in HIV-uninfected Vietnamese adults with TBM. The secondary aim is to investigate alternative management strategies in individuals who develop drug induced liver injury (DILI) that will enable the safe continuation of rifampicin and isoniazid therapy. Methods: We will perform a parallel group, randomised (1:1), double blind, placebo-controlled, multi-centre Phase III non-inferiority trial, comparing dexamethasone versus placebo for 6-8 weeks in addition to standard anti-tuberculosis treatment in HIV-uninfected patients with TBM stratified by LTA4H genotype. The primary endpoint will be death or new neurological event. The trial will enrol approximately 720 HIV-uninfected adults with a clinical diagnosis of TBM, from two hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 640 participants with CC or CT- LTA4H genotype will be randomised to either dexamethasone or placebo, and the remaining TT- genotype participants will be treated with standard-of-care dexamethasone. We will also perform a randomised comparison of three management strategies for anti-tuberculosis DILI. An identical ancillary study will also be perfomed in the linked randomised controlled trial of dexamethasone in HIV-infected adults with TBM (ACT HIV). Discussion: Previous data have shown that LTA4H genotype may be a critical determinant of inflammation and consequently of adjunctive anti-inflammatory treatment response in TBM. We will stratify dexamethasone therapy according to LTA4H genotype in HIV-uninfected adults, which may indicate a role for targeted anti-inflammatory therapy according to variation in LTA4H C/T transition. A comparison of DILI management strategies may allow the safe continuation of rifampicin and isoniazid.
Aki Kaurismäki and Finnish strangeness: Leningrad Cowboys Go America as a cult film
Authors: Seppälä Jaakko 
Published: March 2018

Abstract

Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989) was Aki Kaurismäki’s international breakthrough. The film has been less frequently analysed than prototypical Kaurismäki films such as Mies vailla menneisyyttä (The Man Without a Past) (2002). This article approaches Leningrad Cowboys Go America as a cult film and argues that it introduced Kaurismäki’s signature style of ironic minimalism to international audiences in an especially pronounced form. The film participated in the creation of the ‘strangeness’ that Finland is eager to market today.
From Hollywood to Norway and back again: The transnational horror film and Norwegian directors in America
Authors: Bakke Andresen Christer 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
In the nearly fifteen years since the release of Villmark (Dark Woods), the Norwegian horror genre has been a regular cinema attraction in Norway. In the same period, many directors who made their mark in Norwegian horror have been hired for work in American film. In this article, I argue that the genre sensibility that these directors have displayed, a fairly new characteristic of Norwegian cinema, is the reason their services have been wanted in Hollywood.
Cinematic landscapes of the Anthropocene: Scandinavian documentary film at the turn of the twenty-first century
Authors: Oscarson Christopher 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
Recent discussions about renaming the current geological epoch the Anthropocene provide a constructive lens to consider the work of contemporary Nordic documentary filmmakers (including Stefan Jarl, Michael Madsen and Mikael Kristersson) who are each exploring an evolving understanding of the ways that humans are simultaneously part of and separate from nature. The films considered here investigate how deeply embedded humans are in natural systems by manipulating anthropocentric perspectives as well as geographical and temporal sense of scale. The effects of these cinematic experiments help to form a renewed understanding of relatedness about how the future of humanity and the ecological fate of the planet are intertwined.
The cinematic fauna of Bengt Berg
Authors: Fahlstedt Kim Khavar 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
This short subject initiates new research into the career of pioneering Swedish nature documentarian, Bengt Berg. During the silent era, the Swedish zoologist-turned-filmmaker earned international praise for his cinematic studies of the Swedish avifauna. But ties to the eugenics movement and the German Nazi Party have rendered him a problematic figure of Scandinavian film history. Drawing on newly restored film prints, contextual archival findings and previous research on Berg, this article explores new paths of inquiry into Berg’s oeuvre.
THE INFLUENCE OF SOLVENTS ON EXTENT OF ANTIOXIDANTS EXTRACTION FROM VEGETABLE RAW MATERIALS
Authors: Варданян (Vardanian) Луиза (Luiza) Размиковна (Razmikovna) , Атабекян (Atabekian ) Лилит (Lilit) Валериковна (Valerikovna) , Айрапетян (Airapetian) Сюзанна (Siuzanna) Арсеновна (Arsenovna) , Варданян (Vardanian) Размик (Razmik) Левонович (Levonovich) 
Published: March 2018

In this work the influence of extragent on the antioxidant (AO) effect of individual extracts and their mixtures on kinetics of cumene oxidation were investigated on the example of nine medicinal plants. It was shown that the effective concentration of AO in investigated extracts increases with increasing of polarity of extragent (except for ethanol). For each used extract have been defined their antioxidant activities (AOA), i.e. RO2 + InH → ROOH + In reaction speed constants.At combined action of various plants extracts, and also same plant extracts extracted by different extragents the there were found effects of additivity, synergism and antagonism of inhibition. Maximum effect of synergism was shown by the mixture of strawberry leaves ethanol extract with falcaria leaves acetone extract (23%), and maximum effect of antagonism was shown the mixture of ethanol and benzene extracts of falcaria leaves (39%).The received results can be used in various scopes of extracts (or in various areas of extracts use) as stabilizers of oxidation and as medicines for the medical purposes.
THE STUDY OF GRAPE SEED OIL OBTAINED BY EXTRACTION BY SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE
Authors: Рамазанов (Ramazanov) Арсен (Arsen) Шамсудинович (Shamsudinovich) , Шахбанов (Shakhbanov) Курбан (Kurban) Шахбанович (Shakhbanovich) 
Published: March 2018

The object of the study were grape seeds technical Rkatsiteli grown in the Derbent district and revised in September 2016 on Derbent cognac plant in the Republic of Dagestan.The purpose of this study was to obtain oil by supercritical fluid extraction with carbon dioxide from grape Rkatsiteli and the determination of the quality and content of fatty acids in grape oil by gas-liquid chromatography with mass-selective detection.The optimal conditions for obtaining high-quality unrefined grape oil for the food and pharmaceutical industry from grape seeds of the grade Rkatsiteli by CO2 extraction were determined: temperature 30 °С, pressure of carbon dioxide 350 atm., time 60 minutes. Under these optimal conditions, the predicted oil yield was 13.5%.It is shown that the oil from the seeds of grapes of Rkatsiteli variety contains irreplaceable polyunsaturated fatty acids more than 88%, tocopherols 292 mg%, carotenoids 4.4 mg% and chlorophylls 5.9 mg%.
Análises de direito comparado sobre segurança, criminalidade e políticas públicas – panorama Brasil e Itália
Authors: Freitas Carolina Mota de , Freitas Janaína Thaddeu Calil de 
Published: March 2018

A criminalidade global vem avançando em níveis assustadores nas últimas décadas, o que acaba por ocasionar grande preocupação não só da população como dos governantes em todos os níveis. Com uma análise específica das atuais políticas públicas brasleiras, percebe-se que pouco é feito na direção da diminuição de tais índices. A sociedade assiste atônita à infinidade de crimes que ocorrem diariamente, sem se dar conta da responsabilidade que também possui diante dos fatos. Tendo em vista tais fatores, o presente estudo pretende analisar a criminalidade sob o enfoque da realidade mundial, mediante exposição e análise das experiências de direito comparado, principalmente no contexto brasileiro e italiano, de modo a propor políticas públicas relativas à prevenção do crime, visando assim a contenção ou diminuição dos coeficientes de criminalidade alarmantes.
Penistaan Agama pada Masyarakat Plural Ditinjau dari Tafsir Maqasyidi
Authors: Abdullah Abdullah 
Published: March 2018

This paper relooks at how most people are vulnerable in facing plural society. Within multi-culture community project in which all religions have equal right and the raising of religious exclusivism, this paper attempts to show how religious plurality maintained in the plural community. One of prominent issue in this context of plural communit is blasphemy. Beside in order to maintain religious harmony in plurality, the law of blasphemy was also purposed to protect any religious issues that despised another religion. Here, blasphemy occurs for some reasons, first is massive understanding about religion is still monolitic and much affected from religious exclusivism, secondly the law about blasphemy is still unfamiliar among plural community. In order to overcome this issue, this paper will unpack the blasphemy law and how it is affected among plural community. Through the paradigm about Maqashid Syari’ah, this paper will argue that the law about blasphemy should be introduced toward communityintensively and massively. Beside it is emphasizing religious plurality; it could be also as medium for communicating the issues of religious blasphemy.[Paper ini melihat kembali bagaimana kebanyakan orang rentan dalam menghadapi masyarakat majemuk. Dalam masyarakat multi-kultur, di mana seluruh agama memiliki kebenaran yang sama dan meningkatnya eksklusifitas agama, paper ini mencoba memperlihatkan bagaimana kemajemukan agama dijaga dalam masyarakat yang plural. Salah satu isu yang menonjol dalam konteks masyarakat majemukadalah penistaan. Selain untuk menjaga keharmonisan agama dalam kemajemukan, hukum penistaanjuga dituju untuk menjaga berbagai masalah agama yang memandang rendah agama lain. Di sini terjadinya penistaan agama terjadi karena beberpa alasan.pertama, adalah pemahaman yang masif mengenai agama masih monolitis dan banyak terpengaruh dari eksklusifitas agama.kedua, hukum terhadap penistaan masih kurang familiar di antara masyarakat majemuk. Untuk mengatasi isu ini, paper ini akan membongkar hukum penistaan dan bagaimana itu mempengaruhi di antara masyarakat majemuk. Melalui paradigma Maqasid Syariah, paper ini akan membahas bahwa hukum tentang penistaan harus diperkenalkan kepada masyarakat secara intensif dan masif. Di samping itu, paper ini menekankan kemajemukan agama; itu juga bisa menjadi medium untuk mengkomunikasikan isu-isu penistaan agama.]
An experimental study on premixed CNG/H2/CO2 mixture flames
Authors: Yilmaz Ilker , Yilmaz Harun , Cam Omer 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
In this study, the effect of swirl number, gas composition and CO2 dilution on combustion and emission behaviour of CNG/H2/CO2 gas mixtures was experimentally investigated in a laboratory scale combustor. Irrespective of the gas composition, thermal power of the combustor was kept constant (5 kW). All experiments were conducted at or near stoichiometric and the local atmospheric conditions of the city of Kayseri, Turkey. During experiments, swirl number was varied and the combustion performance of this combustor was analysed by means of centreline temperature distributions. On the other hand, emission behaviour was examined with respect to emitted CO, CO2 and NOx levels. Dynamic flame behaviour was also evaluated by analysing instantaneous flame images. Results of this study revealed the great impact of swirl number and gas composition on combustion and emission behaviour of studied flames.
An advanced teaching scheme for integrating problem-based learning in control education
Authors: Juuso Esko K. 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
Engineering education needs to provide both theoretical knowledge and problem-solving skills. Many topics can be presented in lectures and computer exercises are good tools in teaching the skills. Learning by doing is combined with lectures to provide additional material and perspectives. The teaching scheme includes lectures, computer exercises, case studies, seminars and reports organized as a problem-based learning process. In the gradually refining learning material, each teaching method has its own role. The scheme, which has been used in teaching two 4th year courses, is beneficial for overall learning progress, especially in bilingual courses. The students become familiar with new perspectives and are ready to use the course material in application projects.
Creep behavior of 3D core wood-strand sandwich panels
Authors: Mohammadabadi Mostafa , Yadama Vikram , Geng Jian 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
A preliminary experimental evaluation of duration of load and creep effects of lightweight wood-strand sandwich panels (lwW-SSP) was conducted following ASTM D6815-09 to determine the equivalence to the duration of load and creep effects of visually graded lumber as specified in Practice D245. The modulus of rupture (MOR) of lwW-SSP was obtained using four-point bending tests to evaluate their creep and load behavior at three stress levels (15, 40 and 65% of MOR). Two different widths were considered to observe the effect of this parameter. lwW-SSP preformed well under long-term loads, as tertiary creep was not observed at all stress levels and the strain rate decreased over time. The panels met the criteria specified in the standard. None of the specimens failed, the creep rate decreased and the fractional deflection was <2. Accordingly, the duration of load factors of visually graded lumber is applicable to these panels. For the theoretical evaluation of solid wood behavior, viscoelastic models can also be applied to describe the creep behavior of lwW-SSP with wood-strand corrugated cores. An exponential viscoelastic model consisting of five elements accurately approximates the experimental creep behavior of three-dimensional (3D) core sandwich panel.
The power of belonging
Authors: Gjøtterud Sigrid , Krogh Erling 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
Coming from a Nordic environment, professionally working in teacher education, both authors engaged in developmental work and research in the Uluguru mountains in Tanzania. The research is carried out in a community-based organization for vulnerable youth, Mgeta Orphan Education Foundation (MOEF), which builds on principles of action learning and action research. We have followed and participated in the development of the organization since 2010, and this article builds on data gathered in 2016-17. We will show and discuss some of the transformations we have witnessed, mainly in the older members. The transformations seem to have an emergent character, and we examine further factors we have seen as crucial for transforming the lives of the young people in the orphan education project. Surprisingly, duty was a factor coming forth in the data. The youth perceived duty in a relational way, mainly caused by inner motivation nurtured by the example of their coordinator, Solomon, and by facing the continuous, emergent need for assistance in their local communities. Less surprisingly, belonging transpired as a fundamental factor. Previously, we have analyzed the transformational learning among the youngsters, and identified a set of transformational tools (Gjotterud, Krogh, Dyngeland, & Mwakasumba, 2015). Building on the transformational tools, we have derived a model for Relational Transformation. Transformative action research is the approach we follow, and one aim of this article is to contribute to the understanding of the reciprocity of transformative processes in transformative research.
Teaching stylistic inversion to advanced learners of English: Interaction of input manipulation and individual difference variables
Authors: Pawlak Mirosław , Mystkowska-Wiertelak Anna 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
While a lot of research has been conducted into the effects of different instructional techniques, little is known about how their contribution is moderated by individual (ID) difference variables. The study aimed to fill this gap by investigating the effect of three different types of input-based intervention as a function of the use of grammar learning strategies and beliefs about grammar instruction. The experimental groups received instruction in the use of stylistic inversion in English during three 45-minute segments of regularly-scheduled classes, which took the form of three types on input enhancement, i. e. visual input enhancement, aural input enhancement, and a combination of the two, whereas the control group focused on regular curricular issues. The mastery of the target features was tested on a pretest, an immediate posttest and a delayed posttest which were intended to tap both receptive and productive dimensions of explicit and implicit knowledge. The use of strategies and beliefs was measured by means of the instruments designed by one of the authors. The analysis demonstrated that although all experimental groups outperformed the control group, there were in most cases no statistically significant differences. It also turned out that grammar learning strategies and beliefs were important moderating variables, although their impact could not be fully established.
Coprime actions with supersolvable fixed-point groups
Authors: Meng Hangyang , Guo Xiuyun 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
Let A be an elementary abelian r-group acting on a finite

r
′

{r^{\prime}}

-group G. Suppose that the fixed-point group

C
G

⁡

(
a
)

{\operatorname{C}_{G}(a)}

is supersolvable for each

a
∈

A
#

{a\in A^{\#}}

. We show that G is supersolvable if

|
A
|

⩾

r
4

{|A|\geqslant r^{4}}

and that

G
′

⩽

𝐅
3

⁢

(
G
)

{G^{\prime}\leqslant\mathbf{F}_{3}(G)}

if

|
A
|

⩾

r
3

{|A|\geqslant r^{3}}

. Moreover, we prove some other results for cases when the fixed-point group

C
G

⁡

(
a
)

{\operatorname{C}_{G}(a)}

is abelian, p-nilpotent or satisfies the Sylow tower property.
Non-Equilibrium Dislocation Dynamics in Semiconductor Crystals and Superlattices
Authors: Jou David , Restuccia Liliana 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
A model for semiconductor crystals and superlattices with dislocations proposed in a previous paper is used here to study the thermal, electrical and mechanical properties of these defective materials. The standard procedures of non-equilibrium thermodynamics with internal variables are applied to derive in the linear approximation constitutive equations as well as rate equations for the dislocation, charges and heat flux fields, containing coupled effects among the different fields. A new dislocation tensor is used to describe the geometry of the dislocation lines, because their relative orientation with respect to the superlattice interfaces is very relevant.
On sinc quadrature approximations of fractional powers of regularly accretive operators
Authors: Bonito Andrea , Lei Wenyu , Pasciak Joseph E. 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
We consider the finite element approximation of fractional powers of regularly accretive operators via the Dunford–Taylor integral approach. We use a sinc quadrature scheme to approximate the Balakrishnan representation of the negative powers of the operator as well as its finite element approximation. We improve the exponentially convergent error estimates from [A. Bonito and J. E. Pasciak, IMA J. Numer. Anal., 37 (2016), No. 3, 1245–1273] by reducing the regularity required on the data. Numerical experiments illustrating the new theory are provided.
Crystal structure of the bis((E)-O-ethyl-N-phenylthiocarbamate) – 4,4′-bipyridine co-crystal (2/1), C28H30N4O2S2
Authors: Yeo Chien Ing , Tiekink Edward R.T. 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
C28H30N4O2S2, triclinic, P1̄ (no. 2), a = 10.1450(6) Å, b = 11.6401(11) Å, c = 11.8506(10) Å, α = 102.850(8)°, β = 105.028(6)°, γ = 94.135(6)°, V = 1305.14(19) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.047, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.139, T = 100(2) K.