bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Why high tech needs high touch: Supporting continuity of community primary health care
Authors: Meyer Ellenore D. , Hugo Johannes F.M. , Marcus Tessa S. , Molebatsi Rebaone , Komana Kabelo 
Published: June 2018

Background: Integrated care through community-oriented primary care (COPC) deployed through municipal teams of community health workers (CHWs) has been part of health reform in South Africa since 2011. The role of COPC and integration of information and communication technology (ICT) information to improve patient health and access to care, require a better understanding of patient social behaviour. Aim: The study sought to understand how COPC with CHWs visiting households offering health education can support antenatal follow-up and what the barriers for access to care would be. Method: A mixed methodological approach was followed. Quantitative patient data were recorded on an electronic health record-keeping system. Qualitative data collection was performed through interviews of the COPC teams at seven health posts in Mamelodi and telephonic patient interviews. Interviews were analysed according to themes and summarised as barriers to access care from a social and community perspective. Results: An integrated COPC approach increased the number of traceable pregnant women followed up at home from 2016 – 2017. Wrong addresses or personal identification were given at the clinic because of fear of being denied care. Allocating patients correctly to a ward-based outreach team (WBOT) proved to be a challenge as many patients did not know their street address. Conclusion: Patient health data available to a health worker on a smartphone as part of COPC improve patient traceability and follow-up at home making timely referral possible. Health system developments that support patient care on community level could strengthen patient health access and overall health.
A case study of mesospheric planetary waves observed over a three-radar network using empirical mode decomposition
Authors: Kishore Pangaluru , Velicogna Isabella , Sutterley Tyler C. , Mohajerani Yara , Ciracì Enrico , Madhavi Gummadipudi Nagasai 
Published: June 2018

Abstract. In this paper an attempt is made to study equatorial Kelvin waves using a
network of three radars: Kototabang
(0.204∘ S, 100.320∘ E)
meteor radar, Pameungpeuk (7.646∘ S, 107.688∘ E)
medium-frequency radar, and Pontianak
(0.003∘ S, 109.367∘ E) medium-frequency radar. We have used
the continuous data gathered from the three radars during April–May 2010.
Empirical mode decomposition (EMD), Lomb–Scargle periodogram (LSP) analysis,
and wavelet techniques are used to study the temporal and altitude structures
of planetary waves. Here, we used a novel technique called EMD to extract the
planetary waves from wind data. The planetary waves of ∼ 6.5 and
∼ 3.6 days periodicity are observed in all three radar stations with
peak amplitudes of about 12 and 11 m s−1, respectively. The 3.6-day
wave has an average vertical wavelength from the three radars of about
42 km. The 3.6- and 6.5-day planetary waves are particularly strong in the
zonal wind component. We find that the two waves are present at the
84–94 km height region. The observed features of the 3.6- and 6.5-day waves
at the three tropical-latitude stations show some correspondence with the
results reported for the equatorial-latitude stations. Keywords. Electromagnetics (wave propagation) – history of geophysics (atmospheric sciences) – meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (middle atmosphere dynamics)
Estimating aboveground carbon density and its uncertainty in Borneo's structurally complex tropical forests using airborne laser scanning
Authors: Jucker Tommaso , Asner Gregory P. , Dalponte Michele , Brodrick Philip G. , Philipson Christopher D. , Vaughn Nicholas R. , Teh Yit Arn , Brelsford Craig , Burslem David F. R. P. , Deere Nicolas J. , Ewers Robert M. , Kvasnica Jakub , Lewis Simon L. , Malhi Yadvinder , Milne Sol , Nilus Reuben , Pfeifer Marion , Phillips Oliver L. , Qie Lan , Renneboog Nathan , Reynolds Glen , Riutta Terhi , Struebig Matthew J. , Svátek Martin , Turner Edgar C. , Coomes David A. 
Published: June 2018

Abstract. Borneo contains some of the world's most biodiverse and carbon-dense tropical
forest, but this 750 000 km2 island has lost 62 % of its
old-growth forests within the last 40 years. Efforts to protect and restore
the remaining forests of Borneo hinge on recognizing the ecosystem services
they provide, including their ability to store and sequester carbon. Airborne
laser scanning (ALS) is a remote sensing technology that allows forest
structural properties to be captured in great detail across vast geographic
areas. In recent years ALS has been integrated into statewide assessments of
forest carbon in Neotropical and African regions, but not yet in Asia. For
this to happen new regional models need to be developed for estimating carbon
stocks from ALS in tropical Asia, as the forests of this region are
structurally and compositionally distinct from those found elsewhere in the
tropics. By combining ALS imagery with data from 173 permanent forest plots
spanning the lowland rainforests of Sabah on the island of Borneo, we
develop a simple yet general model for estimating forest carbon stocks using
ALS-derived canopy height and canopy cover as input metrics. An advanced
feature of this new model is the propagation of uncertainty in both ALS- and
ground-based data, allowing uncertainty in hectare-scale estimates of carbon
stocks to be quantified robustly. We show that the model effectively captures
variation in aboveground carbon stocks across extreme disturbance gradients
spanning tall dipterocarp forests and heavily logged regions and clearly
outperforms existing ALS-based models calibrated for the tropics, as well as
currently available satellite-derived products. Our model provides a simple,
generalized and effective approach for mapping forest carbon stocks in
Borneo and underpins ongoing efforts to safeguard and facilitate the
restoration of its unique tropical forests.
High-latitude Southern Hemisphere fire history during the mid- to late Holocene (6000–750 BP)
Authors: Battistel Dario , Kehrwald Natalie M. , Zennaro Piero , Pellegrino Giuseppe , Barbaro Elena , Zangrando Roberta , Pedeli Xanthi X. , Varin Cristiano , Spolaor Andrea , Vallelonga Paul T. , Gambaro Andrea , Barbante Carlo 
Published: June 2018

Abstract. We determined the specific biomass burning biomarker levoglucosan in an ice
core from the TALos Dome Ice CorE drilling project (TALDICE) during the mid-
to late Holocene (6000–750 BP). The levoglucosan record is characterized by
a long-term increase with higher rates starting at ∼ 4000 BP and peaks
between 2500 and 1500 BP. The anomalous increase in levoglucosan centered at
∼ 2000 BP is consistent with other Antarctic biomass burning records.
Multiple atmospheric phenomena affect the coastal Antarctic Talos Dome
drilling site, where the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is the most prominent as
the Southern Annular Mode Index (SAMA) correlates with stable
isotopes in precipitation throughout the most recent 1000 years of the ice
core. If this connection remains throughout the mid- to late Holocene, then
our results demonstrate that changes in biomass burning, rather than changes
in atmospheric transport, are the major influence on the TALDICE levoglucosan
record. Comparisons with charcoal syntheses help evaluate fire sources,
showing a greater contribution from southern South American fires than from
Australian biomass burning. The levoglucosan peak centered at
∼ 2000 BP occurs during a cool period throughout the
Southern Hemisphere, yet during a time of increased fire activity in both
northern and southern Patagonia. This peak in biomass burning is influenced
by increased vegetation in southern South America from a preceding humid
period, in which the vegetation desiccated during the following cool, dry
period. The Talos Dome ice core record from 6000 to ∼ 750 BP
currently does not provide clear evidence that the fire record may be
strongly affected by anthropogenic activities during the mid- to late Holocene,
although we cannot exclude at least a partial influence.
“That the Works of God Should Be Made Manifest”
Authors: Yuckman Colin H. 
Published: June 2018

ABSTRACT
Traditional historical-critical readings of John 9 have tended to overlook the story’s potential for missional readings. Through an analysis of John 9 as a narrative about vocation rather than a purely socio-historical source of information on the implied community, this study places this passage firmly within the theological vision of the Fourth Gospel. A close study of the passage reveals a sophisticated “doubling” of Jesus and the man born blind. Though Jesus is largely absent, the man testifies on his behalf and takes up Jesus’ role as the “sent” one, thereby experiencing a kind of qualified “divinization.” The passage, therefore, equips and empowers would-be disciples for testimony even as it orients such testimony to Jesus’ lordship in his absence. The article concludes with reflections on the implications of the analysis for notions of epistemology in theological perspective.
De rechtmatigheid van datamining door de politie
Authors: Gritter E. 
Published: June 2018

De rechtmatigheid van datamining door de politie
In deze bijdrage staat de rechtsgrondslag van datamining door de politie centraal, voor zover die wordt ingezet als vorm van surveillance of monitoring teneinde de informatiepositie van de politie te versterken. Betoogd wordt dat het ongericht vergaren van informatie uit openbare internetbronnen als vorm van ‘repressieve controle’ moet worden gezien, die gebaseerd kan worden op art. 3 Politiewet 2012 en/of art. 141 Sv.
Revision of Trechus Clairville, 1806 of the Bale Mountains and adjacent volcanos, Ethiopia (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini)
Authors: Schmidt Joachim , Faille Arnaud 
Published: June 2018

Based on a study of 2150 specimens of the genus Trechus Clairville, 1806 from the Bale Mts, Mount Chillalo, and Mount Enkuolo, southern Ethiopia, the current knowledge regarding systematics and distribution of the genus in the area is summarized. Twenty-six new species are described and figured in detail: Trechus abalkhasimi sp. nov. (southeastern slope of Bale Mts, below Mt Abalk-hasim); T. adaba sp. nov. (western Bale Mts, above Adaba); T. angavoensis sp. nov. (western Bale Mts, above Dodola); T. balesilvestris sp. nov. (western Bale Mts, above Adaba); T. bombi sp. nov. (southern escarpment of Bale Mts, Harenna Forest); T. colobus sp. nov. (western Bale Mts); T. depressipennis sp. nov. (northeastern margin of Sanetti Plateau, Bale Mts); T. dodola sp. nov. (western Bale Mts, above Dodola); T. fisehai sp. nov. (northern slope of Bale Mts, above Goba); T. grandipennis sp. nov. and T. hagenia sp. nov. (southern escarpment of Bale Mts, Harenna Forest); T. haggei sp. nov. (northeastern margin of Sanetti Plateau); T. harenna sp. nov. and T. harryi sp. nov. (southern escarpment of Bale Mts, Harenna Forest); T. iridescens sp. nov. (southeastern slope of Bale Mts, below Mt Abalk-hasim); T. mattisi sp. nov. (southern escarpment of Bale Mts, Harenna Forest); T. mekbibi sp. nov. (southern and western part of Bale Mts); T. minitrechus sp. nov. (northeastern slope of Mt Enkuolo); T. nanulus sp. nov. (southern escarpment of Bale Mts, Harenna Forest); T. nigrifemoralis sp. nov. and T. oppositus sp. nov. (western Bale Mts, above Dodola); T. rira sp. nov. (southern escarpment of Bale Mts, upper Rira Valley); T. sanettii sp. nov. (southeastern slope of Sanetti Plateau, Bale Mts); T. tragelaphus sp. nov. (western Bale Mts, above Dodola); T. transversicollis sp. nov. (southern escarpment of Bale Mts, Harenna Forest); T. wiersbowskyi sp. nov. (southern escarpment of Bale Mts, upper Rira Valley). New distributional data are provided for T. baleensis (Basilewsky, 1974), T. bastianinii Magrini & Sciaky, 2006, T. batuensis Magrini & Sciaky, 2006, T. chillalicus Jeannel, 1936, T. clarkeianus (Basilewsky, 1974), T. culminicola Jeannel, 1936, T. ericalis Magrini, Quéinnec & Vigna Taglianti, 2013, T. gallorites Jeannel, 1936, T. gypaeti Vigna Taglianti & Magrini, 2010, T. oromiensis Magrini, Quéinnec & Vigna Taglianti, 2012, T. relictus Magrini, Quéinnec & Vigna Taglianti, 2012 and T. rotundicollis (Basilewsky, 1974). Cothresia robini Basilewsky, 1974 is considered a junior synonym of T. chillalicus Jeannel, 1936. A key to all species known to occur in the Bale Mts and adjacent volcanos is presented.
Plantar Pressure Distribution in Patients with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and a First-Ray Amputation
Authors: Borg Iona , Mizzi Stephen , Formosa Cynthia 
Published: June 2018

Background:
Elevated dynamic plantar pressures are a consistent finding in diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy, with implications for plantar foot ulceration. This study aimed to investigate whether a first-ray amputation affects plantar pressures and plantar pressure distribution patterns in individuals living with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy.

Methods:
A nonexperimental matched-subject design was conducted. Twenty patients living with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy were recruited. Group 1 (n = 10) had a first-ray amputation and group 2 (n = 10) had an intact foot with no history of ulceration. Plantar foot pressures and pressure-time integrals were measured under the second to fourth metatarsophalangeal joints, fifth metatarsophalangeal joint, and heel using a pressure platform.

Results:
Peak plantar pressures under the second to fourth metatarsophalangeal joints were significantly higher in participants with a first-ray amputation (P = .008). However, differences under the fifth metatarsophalangeal joint (P = .734) and heel (P = .273) were nonsignificant. Pressure-time integrals were significantly higher under the second to fourth metatarsophalangeal joints in participants with a first-ray amputation (P = .016) and in the heel in the control group (P = .046).

Conclusions:
Plantar pressures and pressure-time integrals seem to be significantly higher in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy and a first-ray amputation compared with those with diabetic neuropathy and an intact foot. Routine plantar pressure screening, orthotic prescription, and education should be recommended in patients with a first-ray amputation.
Lower-Extremity Osteomyelitis Treatment Using Calcium Sulfate/Hydroxyapatite Bone Void Filler with Antibiotics
Authors: Karr Jeffrey C. 
Published: June 2018

Background:Over a 74-month period (∼6 years), 143 lower-extremity osteomyelitis locations in 125 patients were treated with a calcium sulfate/hydroxyapatite liquid bone void filler with antibiotic(s).Methods:The osteomyelitis locations were treated with a percutaneous antibiotic delivery technique delivering intraosseous antibiotic followed by either oral or intravenous antibiotics for 4 weeks.Results:There was no recurrence of osteomyelitis in 96.15% of the treatable patients. Outcomes classified by the Cierny-Mader clinical classification are discussed as well.Conclusions:A bone void filler with antibiotic(s) using the percutaneous antibiotic delivery technique is a safe, reliable, and effective means to treat lower-extremity osteomyelitis with either oral or intravenous antibiotics for 4 weeks.
Metatarsus Primus Elevatus Resolution After First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Arthroplasty
Authors: Sanchez Patrick J. , Grady John F. , Lenz Robin C. , Park Sarah J. , Ruff Jake G. 
Published: June 2018

Background:Hallux limitus (HL) is the second-most common pathology associated with the first metatarsophalangeal joint. A common etiology believed to be associated with HL is metatarsus primus elevatus (MPE), although causation has been unsubstantiated by evidence. Historically, correction of MPE is surgically addressed with an osteotomy. However, some believe MPE is a secondary manifestation of HL due to retrograde pressure and lack of dorsiflexion at the first metatarsophalangeal joint. This study sought to determine whether MPE resolves spontaneously after first metatarsophalangeal joint arthroplasty and reinstitution of normal joint dorsiflexion.Methods:Twenty-seven weightbearing lateral radiographs from patients with HL were reviewed before and after nonimplant first metatarsophalangeal joint arthroplasty. Radiographs were taken preoperatively and at postoperative visits 1 (mean, 2 weeks) and 2 (mean, 10 weeks). Measurements included first to second metatarsal elevation, Seiberg Index, first to fifth metatarsal distance, sagittal plane first to second metatarsal angle, Meary's angle, metatarsal declination angle, and hallux equinus angle.Results:Statistically significant improvement was seen at both postoperative visits in all of the previously mentioned measurements except first to fifth metatarsal distance, which was reduced but was not statistically significant.Conclusions:Metatarsus primus elevatus was reduced significantly after first metatarsophalangeal joint arthroplasty. Resolution occurred rapidly and was maintained at the final postoperative visit. This could be due to MPE being a manifestation of HL and not a cause. Based on the results of this study, osteotomies may be unnecessary to surgically address MPE because it can spontaneously correct after reinstitution of first metatarsophalangeal joint motion.
Reinventing the Yggdrasil: Hilma af Klint and Political Aesthetics
Authors: Ryle Jadranka 
Published: June 2018

The Yggdrasil, the holy tree of Norse mythology, is central to Hilma af Klint’s series of paintings from 1913/15: Tree of Knowledge. As with the Biblical Tree of Knowledge from Eden that is echoed in Christ’s cross, the Yggdrasil allows for the salvation of humanity in Norse mythology. During the nineteenth century, the Nordic National Romantic movement turned the Norse myth towards a politics of nationalism and nationhood. Taking as her point of departure these aestheticised nationalisms, af Klint’s abstraction redirects Nordic romanticism towards an alternative political aesthetic. Locating an intertwining of genders at the heart of the Yggdrasil tradition, her androgynous abstraction subverts the nationalist and patriarchal romanticism of the nineteenth century Yggdrasil.
Central to af Klint’s aesthetic subversion is the troubled history of theosophy’s engagement with Nordic myth. The Yggdrasil was revived in Helena Blavatsky's theosophy, and Rudolf Steiner constructed a theory of Aryanism in his readings of Nordic myth. Although af Klint was a keen student of theosophic eclecticism, using the discipline as a model for her stylistic hybrid combinations of esoteric, scientific, mythical, and modern motifs, her turn to the Yggdrasil should be read as constituting a distinct break from theosophic Nordism.
Cities may save some threatened species but not their ecological functions
Authors: Luna Álvaro , Romero-Vidal Pedro , Hiraldo Fernando , Tella Jose L. 
Published: June 2018

BackgroundUrbanization is one of the main causes of biodiversity loss worldwide. Wildlife responses to urbanization, however, are greatly variable and, paradoxically, some threatened species may achieve much larger populations in urban than in natural habitats. Urban conservation hotspots may therefore help some species avoid regional or even global extinctions, but not conserve their often overlooked ecological functions in the wild. We aim to draw attention to this issue using two species of globally threatened parrots occurring in the Dominican Republic: the Hispaniolan amazon (Amazona ventralis) and the Hispaniolan parakeet (Psittacara chloropterus).MethodsWe conducted a large-scale roadside survey in June 2017 across the country to estimate the relative abundance of parrots in natural habitats, rural habitats, and cities. We combined this with informal interviews with local people to collect information on past and current human impacts on parrot populations. We also looked for foraging parrots to assess their potential role as seed dispersers, an ecological function that has been overlooked until very recently.ResultsRelative abundances of both parrot species were negligible in rural areas and very low in natural habitats. They were generally between one and two orders of magnitude lower than that of congeneric species inhabiting other Neotropical ecosystems. Relative abundances were six times higher in cities than in natural habitats in the case of the Hispaniolan parakeet and three times higher in the case of the Hispaniolan amazon. People indicated hunting for a source food and to mitigate crop damage as causes of parrot population declines, and a vigorous illegal trade for parrots (131 individuals recorded, 75% of them poached very recently), mostly obtained from protected areas where the last small wild populations remain. We observed parrots foraging on 19 plant species from 11 families, dispersing the fruits of 14 species by carrying them in their beaks and consuming them in distant perching trees. They discarded undamaged mature seeds, with the potential to germinate, in 99.5% of cases (n= 306), and minimum dispersal distances ranged from 8 to 155 m (median = 37 m).DiscussionThe loss of ecological functions provided by some species when they disappear from natural habitats and only persist in cities may have long-term, unexpected effects on ecosystems. Our example demonstrates how two cities may soon be the last refuges for two endemic parrots if overharvesting continues, in which case their overlooked role as seed dispersers would be completely lost in nature. The functional extinction of these species could strongly affect vegetation communities in an island environment where seed-dispersal species are naturally scarce. While conservation plans must include urban populations of threatened species, greater efforts are needed to restore their populations in natural habitats to conserve ecological functions.
Effects of climate warming and prolonged snow cover on phenology of the early life history stages of four alpine herbs on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau
Authors: Wang Guoyan , Baskin Carol C. , Baskin Jerry M. , Yang Xuejun , Liu Guofang , Ye Xuehua , Zhang Xinshi , Huang Zhenying 
Published: June 2018

Premise of the StudyMuch research has focused on plant responses to ongoing climate change, but there is relatively little information about how climate change will affect the early plant life history stages. Understanding how global warming and changes in winter snow pattern will affect seed germination and seedling establishment is crucial for predicting future alpine population and vegetation dynamics.MethodsIn a 2‐year study, we tested how warming and alteration in the snowmelt regime, both in isolation and combination, influence seedling emergence phenology, first‐year growth, biomass allocation, and survival of four native alpine perennial herbs on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau.Key ResultsWarming promoted seedling emergence phenology of all four species and biomass per plant of two species but reduced seedling survival of three species. Prolonged snow cover partly mediated the affects of warming on Primula alpicola (survival and biomass), Pedicularis fletcheri (phenology, biomass, and root:shoot ratio) and Meconopsis integrifolia (survival). For the narrowly distributed species M. racemosa, seedling growth was additively decreased by warming and prolonged snow cover.ConclusionsBoth warming and alteration of the snow cover regime can influence plant recruitment by affecting seedling phenology, growth, and survival, and the effects are largely species‐specific. Thus, climate change is likely to affect population dynamics and community structure of the alpine ecosystem. This is the first experimental demonstration of the phenological advancement of seedling emergence in the field by simulated climate warming.