bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
“In My Eyes He Was a Man”
Authors: Ahmadi Shaherzad R. 
Published: July 2018

AbstractDuring the Pahlavi period in Iran (1925–79), poor and working-class families were more likely to expect young sons to work to support the household. These boys, in turn, were more autonomous. Middle-class families, on the other hand, protected and controlled boys. Researchers have assumed that religious zealotry was the primary inspiration for boys to enlist in the Iran-Iraq War (1980–88) after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, ignoring the ways in which class inflected boyhood. While religious fervor may have been a motivation for some of the poor and working-class Iranian boys (between ten and fourteen) who enlisted, the expectation that they work took precedence. Moreover, at least some of these boys were eager to participate in war-front masculine homosociality rather than remain in feminized domestic spaces. This study analyzes biographies, census data, newspaper accounts, and original oral history interviews.
The carer-related knowledge exchange network (CAREN): enhancing the relationship between research and evidence and policy and practice
Authors: Larkin Mary , Milne Alisoun 
Published: July 2018

Background:Although there is now an extensive international body of research and evidence about care and carers it is fragmented and disparate. Without synthesis, organisation and accessibility it cannot effectively inform and improve policy and practice with carers.
Key points for discussion:This paper makes the case for an accessible carer-related research and evidence resource for stakeholders in carer-related domains across policy, practice, research to address this systemic deficit in the carers field. The Carer-related Knowledge Exchange Network (CAREN) has recently been established in recognition of this case. This timely resource is a freely accessible knowledge exchange network that provides relevant stakeholders (for example, carers, commissioners, policymakers, practitioners, employers, third sector organisations, researchers and research funders) with access to a regularly updated and coherent database of carer-related research and evidence; offers interactive opportunities to exchange and generate knowledge; facilitates links and information sharing; and disseminates innovative practice, interventions and services. CAREN’s development, dimensions and functionality are outlined. In addition, the paper identifies and explores the challenges of sustaining CAREN and its further development – namely long-term funding and ensuring that it meets the needs of its many and diverse users.
Conclusions and implications:It is anticipated that CAREN will make a significant contribution to research, policy development and service and practice improvement with carers, and will enhance the effectiveness of its stakeholders’ activities. The realisation of CAREN’s potential will ensure that it can, and continues to, make a significant, sustained and cost-effective contribution to addressing a critical global issue of the 21st century.
Kajian Siklus Urbanisasi Pada Wilayah Pinggiran Kota Semarang (Studi Kasus: Kecamatan Mijen)
Authors: Nuzullia Laella , Setyono Jawoto Sih 
Published: July 2018

Mijen District as a peripheral area of Semarang has been urbanizing based on population growth and land development in the period 1993 – 2015. One of urbanization problems in Mijen district as peripheral area is land use change and increasing population, which caused by BSB new town development. Identification of urbanization stages in the peripheral area is expected as consideration for government to manage regional development effectively and efficiently. This research uses an urbanization cycle approach by Van Den Berg as a conceptual theory to identify the urbanization stages. In addition, the land development and its linkage with the population growth are also used to identify emerging problems, so that the government reduces its impact. The research shows Mijen District runs into the stage of urbanization, suburbanization, desurbanization/ counterurbanization and the absolute phase of decentralization in the period 1993 – 2015. Most of sub-districts in Mijen have sprawl characteristics which the land development of each sub-district is greater than population growth, so it indicates that the land usage is less. Otherwise, Polaman, Jatisari, Mijen and Wonolopo have densification characters which each population growth is greater than the land development and indicates that the lands are used effectively and efficiently.
Refugees in the news: Comparing Belgian and Swedish newspaper coverage of the European refugee situation during summer 2015
Authors: Cock Rozane De , Mertens Stefan , Sundin Ebba , Lams Lutgard , Mistiaen Valeriane , Joris Willem , d’Haenens Leen 
Published: July 2018

Abstract
This comparative content analysis of Belgian and Swedish newspaper coverage of the ‘refugee situation’ in 2015 (N=898) revolves around responsibility indicators, news actor characteristics, and thematic emphasis. As they are a potential influential factor in the public-opinion formation process, the studying of media portrayals is an essential first step in investigating the dynamic interplay between media discourse and societal reactions. Belgium and Sweden differ with respect to migration policy, integration indicators, and the number of incoming refugees. They also differ in terms of journalistic cultural values. As a result, they make for an excellent case study of intercultural differences and similarities in how refugees are reported on. Our analysis made clear that Belgian news coverage shows regional diversity, with Francophone Belgian journalists showing more tolerance towards migrants and thus tending to be more in line with their Swedish counterparts. Still, refugees are seldom allowed to speak for themselves. This warrants attention and action by news professionals.
The Syrian refugee crisis in Scandinavian newspapers
Authors: Hovden Jan Fredrik , Mjelde Hilmar , Gripsrud Jostein 
Published: July 2018

Abstract
This article maps and analyzes quantitatively how the Scandinavian news press covered the 2015 Syrian refugee crisis. Our analysis shows that in the coverage of the migration events, Denmark and Sweden occupy polar positions in terms of their newspapers’ emphasis, with the former appearing more negative towards the refugees, and the latter more positive. The Norwegian case is found in between these. Danish print media more often mention the negative economic consequences of the arrivals, and Swedish the positive moral ones, while Norway appears to occupy a middle ground in the Scandinavian discourse. We also find that the Scandinavian press writes less often about the negative consequences of refugees coming than the European press in general. However, the humanitarian aspects of the crisis became less prominent in the Scandinavian press over time, as in the rest of Europe.
Welfare restrictions and ‘benefit tourists’: Representations and evaluations of EU migrants in the UK
Authors: Demetriou Deanna 
Published: July 2018

Abstract
This article investigates online representations and evaluations of EU migrants, focusing on the notion of ‘benefit tourism’ and discursive strategies used in the (de)legitimization of new welfare restrictions in the UK. Through the examination of online newspapers and corresponding public comment threads, this article adopts theoretical and methodological premises from Critical Discourse Studies (CDS), drawing upon the Discourse-Historical Approach (DHA) to provide both a politically motivated as well as reflexive account. Although new participatory structures allow for resistance to emerge, the openness, scalability and anonymity of the internet also allows for the spread of discrimination through the construction of EU migrants (in particular Bulgarians and Romanians) as the ‘Other’.
A Rare Case of Primary Histiocytic Sarcoma of the Stomach
Authors: Petkova Nina Y. , Hristoskova Radka G. , Guenova Margarita L. , Raynov Julian I. 
Published: July 2018

Abstract
Histiocytic sarcoma is a rare lymphohematopoietic malignancy with aggressive clinical course and poor therapy response. The diagnosis relies on the confirmation of its histiocytic lineage and exclusion of other poorly differentiated tumors. Most of the cases present in extranodal sites, but primary gastric involvement is exceptional. We report a case of a 69-year-old woman with epigastric pain and systemic symptoms. Gastroscopy findings and biopsy report suggested a malignant neoplasm. The patient underwent distal subtotal gastrectomy with a 6-cm tumor in the body and antrum of the stomach and ten associated enlarged perigastric lymph nodes. Microscopically they were infiltrated with atypical tumor cells and immunohistochemical staining was positive for CD68, lysozyme, CD45, and CD4; 45% of the cells stained for Ki-67. The pathologic diagnosis was histiocytic sarcoma. CT body scans showed only enlarged retroperitoneal and abdominal lymph nodes. The patient received six cycles of CHOEP chemotherapy with complete therapeutic response, but three months later she experienced an aggressive systemic sarcoma recurrence and although salvage chemotherapy was initiated she died of progressive disease. The presented case widens the differential diagnosis of gastric malignancies, and emphasizes the significance of immunohistochemical examination for histiocytic sarcoma diagnosis. The collection and evaluation of cases of gastric histiocytic sarcoma are important to obtain further progress in prognosis and treatment.
Treatment of Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Bulgaria
Authors: Burnusuzov Hasan A. , Yordanova Maya N. , Avramova Boryana E. , Yurukova Nadezhda N. , Bachvarov Konstantin N. , Muchinova Albena B. , Vlahova Irena H. , Stoyanova Angelina A. , Mumdzhiev Ivan N. , Ivanova Liliya R. , Spasov Neofit Y. , Peteva Elina Ts. , Belcheva Milena I. , Hristozova Hristina , Spasova Mariya I. , Kaleva Valeriya I. , Bobev Dragan , Konstantinov Dobrin N. 
Published: July 2018

Abstract
Background: During the last four decades the prognosis of childhood acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has been substantially improved due to an increase in complete remission (CR) rates, event-free survival (EFS) and reduced early mortality. The relapsed AML still remains a therapeutic challenge.
Aim: To report the AML treatment results of the Bulgarian pediatric oncohematological centers.
Materials and methods: Retrospective analysis of the treatment results of children and adolescents (age from 0 to 20 years) with primary AML. Unified AML BFM- backbone type treatment protocol is used.
Results: This study included 97 newly diagnosed patients (44 girls and 53 boys) with AML in Bulgaria between 2003 and 2016. The median age at diagnosis was 10.2 years. The most frequent FAB-morphologic subtype was M2 followed by M4. First complete remission (CR1) was achieved in 83 patients (85.6%). The 13-year EFS was 49%, while the overall survival (OS) was 54.6%. Twenty seven (27.8%) patients relapsed, with only 5 of them being still alive towards the end of the study period.
Conclusion: The EFS and OS for the children with AML in Bulgaria are comparable with those reported by other European groups. The prognosis of relapsed AML remains still unfavorable for the past 13 years.
Influence of Platelet Aggregation Modulators on Cyclic AMP Production in Human Thrombocytes
Authors: Boyanov Krasimir O. , Maneva Ana I. 
Published: July 2018

Abstract
Background: Cyclic AMP is a powerful inhibitor of platelet aggregation. In the present study we examined the effect of platelet aggregation modulators on cyclic AMP content in human thrombocytes. Of the agents we tested, lactoferrin, wortmannin, quercetin and amiloride are platelet aggregation inhibitors, whereas ouabain is a platelet activator.
Aim: To investigate the effect of lactoferrin, wortmannin, quercetin, ouabain and amiloride applied alone and in combination with lactoferrin on cyclic AMP production in human platelets.
Materials and methods: ‘Direct cAMP ELISA kit’ was used for cyclic AMP determination.
Results: The studied modulators, individually or in combination, stimulate cyclic AMP production in platelets.
Conclusions: Wortmannin, quercetin, ouabain and amiloride increase cyclic AMP level in human platelets. Lactoferrin also increases cyclic AMP level, but the effect is statistically insignificant, which shows that lactoferrin does not participate directly in the cyclic AMP signaling. Lactoferrin additionally augments the stimulating action of wortmannin, quercetin, ouabain and amiloride on the cyclic AMP production. This probably shows a synergetic interference of lactoferrin in signal pathways along with phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (wortmannin), quercetin (control over protein kinases, the redox state of the cell and ion transport), ouabain and amiloride (mechanisms of ion transport and phosphorylation).
In Vivo Evaluation of Anti-inflammatory Activity of 2-[3-Acetyl- 5-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2-methyl-pyrrol-1-yl]-4-methylsulfanylbutyric Acid
Authors: Zlatanova Hristina , Vladimirova Stanislava , Kostadinov Ilia , Bijev Atanas T. 
Published: July 2018

Abstract
Background: Persisting inflammatory stimuli cause chronic inflammation recognized as the major factor contributing to the development of a number of diseases. One group of drugs used in the treatment of chronic inflammation is the group of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and, more specifically, the selective COX-2 inhibitors (coxibs). However, most of the coxibs were withdrawn from the market in view of their safety profile. In the present study, 2-[3-Acetyl-5-(4-chlorophenyl)- 2-methyl-pyrrol-1-yl]-4-methylsulfanyl-butyric acid (compound 3e), an Npyrrolylcarboxylic acid derivative structurally related to celecoxib, is evaluated for anti-inflammatory activity after single and multiple (14 days) administration using an animal inflammation model.
Aim: To evaluate the anti-inflammatory properties of 2-[3-Acetyl-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-methyl-pyrrol-1-yl]-4-methylsulfanyl-butyric acid (compound 3e) after single and multiple (14 days) administration using an animal inflammation model.
Materials and methods: Forty Wistar rats were allocated into 5 groups (n=8) treated with saline (controls), diclofenac (25 mg/kg b.w.), compound 3e (10, 20 and 40 mg/kg b.w.) intraperitoneally. The volume of the right hind paw of the animals of all groups is measured prior to treatment and two, three and four hours after administration of carrageenan using a plethysmometer (Ugo Basile, Italy). The percentage of paw edema is calculated using the Trinus formula.
Results: In a single administration, compound 3e in doses of 10 and 20 mg/kg b.w. did not inhibit paw edema, while a dose of 40 mg/kg b.w. significantly inhibited carrageenan-induced paw edema at 2 hours in comparison with the control group. After continuous administration, compound 3e in doses of 10, 20 and 40 mg/kg b.w. significantly reduced paw edema at 2, 3, and 4 hours compared to animals treated with saline.
Conclusions: Compound 3e shows anti-inflammatory properties similar to those of diclofenac after continuous administration.
A New Class of Robust Two-Sample Wald-Type Tests
Authors: Ghosh Abhik , Martin Nirian , Basu Ayanendranath , Pardo Leandro 
Published: July 2018

Abstract
Parametric hypothesis testing associated with two independent samples arises frequently in several applications in biology, medical sciences, epidemiology, reliability and many more. In this paper, we propose robust Wald-type tests for testing such two sample problems using the minimum density power divergence estimators of the underlying parameters. In particular, we consider the simple two-sample hypothesis concerning the full parametric homogeneity as well as the general two-sample (composite) hypotheses involving some nuisance parameters. The asymptotic and theoretical robustness properties of the proposed Wald-type tests have been developed for both the simple and general composite hypotheses. Some particular cases of testing against one-sided alternatives are discussed with specific attention to testing the effectiveness of a treatment in clinical trials. Performances of the proposed tests have also been illustrated numerically through appropriate real data examples.
Association between a guided meditation practice, sleep and psychological well-being in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
Authors: Varghese Mathew P , Balakrishnan Ragavendrasamy , Pailoor Subramanya 
Published: July 2018

Abstract

Background
Type 2 diabetes mellitus [T2DM] is one of the leading causes for mortality. This study examined the role of an self-awareness based guided meditation practice, Cyclic Meditation [CM] on perceived stress, anxiety, depression, sleep and quality of life in T2DM patients.

Design
A single arm pre-post design was used for the study.

Setting
The study was conducted in an auditorium for general public diagnosed with T2DM in Ernakulam, Kerala, India.

Subjects
Subjects were 30 T2DM patients, both male and female of age 50.12 ± 11.15 years and BMI 25.14 ± 4.37 Kg/m2 and not having a history of hospitalisation were randomly recruited for the study following advertisements in national dailies.

Intervention
Participants completed a supervised CM programs in the evenings, 5 days a week for 4 weeks, in addition to their regular medication.

Measures
Perceived stress, anxiety and depression were assessed with Perceived Stress Scale, State Anxiety Inventory and Beck’s depression inventory, respectively. Sleep and quality of life were assessed with Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and WHO-Quality of Life – BREF respectively.

Analysis
Changes in the outcome measures from baseline to 4 weeks were compared using paired “t” test.

Results
After 4 weeks, the quality of life and sleep scores increased 7.1% [p = 0.001] and 32.7% [p = 0.001], respectively. The perceived stress, anxiety and depression reduced 26.1% [p = 0.001], 16.01% [p = 0.003] and 37.63% [p = 0.006] as compared to their baseline reports. The CM practice also reduced daytime dysfunction.

Conclusions
A guided self-awareness based meditation program was safe and effective in improving depression, anxiety, perceived stress and enhance sleep and quality of life in T2DM patients, which could be helpful in reducing the future complications of T2DM. Mind management is essential along with medical management to achieve better clinical results.
Statilius Taurus, the Minotaur, and the Conspiracy of Catiline
Authors: Larsen Mik 
Published: July 2018

SummaryThis paper investigates the ties of the Statilius family to the Caesarian party and to Roman politics more generally during the last decades of the Roman Republic. After establishing thegens Statilia's origin and potential political position in Lucania, it contests earlier suppositions about what started the family's prominence in Rome proper. The paper argues that, instead of the Statilii catapulting into prominence at Rome during the time of the Augustannovus homoTitus Statilius Taurus (cos. 36, 27 BCE), their involvement began earlier, as part of the equestrian branch of the conspiratorial followers of Catiline, a datum which might provide enlightenment about the „missing clients“ of Julius Caesar's early career.
Nanotechnology for the oil and gas industry – an overview of recent progress
Authors: Zhe Zhang , Yuxiu An 
Published: July 2018

Abstract
Nanotechnology has brought about revolutionary innovations in many aspects of the oil and gas industry. Nanotechnology generates nanomaterials, which are natural or synthetic materials with at least one dimension at the nanoscale (1–100 nm). Among them, nanoparticles (NPs), in particular, have large surface areas and high volume concentrations. Given these dimensional effects, nanomaterials acquire unique mechanical, chemical, thermal, and magnetic properties and, therefore, have a superior performance than conventional micro and macro materials in a range of oil and gas field applications. Nanomaterials can also be custom functionalized by chemical modifications to meet specific technical requirements. In this review, the developments in the recent years concerning the research on nanotechnology in drilling, completion, reservoir protection, enhance-oil-recovery (EOR), sensing and imaging techniques, stimulation techniques in oil and gas migration and accumulation have been summarized. The aim of this paper was to provide a comprehensive overview of the scientific progress of nanotechnology in the oil and gas research areas, identifying the existing barriers and challenges, and evaluating the technical and economic prospects in this field.
The Verisimilitudinarian approach to ‘the Truth’
Authors: Roselli Andrea 
Published: July 2018

AbstractThe Verisimilitudinarian approach to scientific progress (VS, for short) is traditionally considered a realist-correspondist model to explain the proximity of our best scientific theories to the way things really are in the world out there (ʻthe Truthʻ, with the capital ʻtʻ). However, VS is based on notions, such as ʻestimated verisimilitudeʻ or ʻapproximate truthʻ, that dilute the model in a functionalist-like theory. My thesis, then, is that VS tries to incorporate notions, such as ʻprogressʻ, in a pre-constituted metaphysical conception of the world, but fails in providing a fitting framework. The main argument that I will develop to support this claim is that the notions that they use to explain scientific progress (ʻestimated verisimilitudeʻ or ʻapproximate truthʻ) have nothing to do with ʻthe Truthʻ. After presenting Cevolani and Tamboloʻs answer (2013) to Birdʻs arguments (2007), I will claim that VS sacrifices the realist-correspondist truth in favor of an epistemic notion of truth, which can obviously be compatible with certain kinds of realism but not with the one the authors have in mind (the correspondence between our theories and the way things really are).
Prior Knowledge of the Grading Criteria Increases Functional Movement Screen Scores in Youth Soccer Players
Authors: Bryson Anthony , Arthur Rosemary , Easton Chris 
Published: July 2018

Abstract
Bryson, A, Arthur, R, and Easton, C. Prior knowledge of the grading criteria increases Functional Movement Screen scores in youth soccer players. J Strength Cond Res 35(3): 762–768, 2021—We sought to determine whether familiarity with the grading criteria of the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) impacted the outcome score in elite youth soccer players. Thirty-two trained male youth soccer players (aged 17 ± 1 years) participated in a randomized control trial. Subjects were randomly assigned to evenly sized control and experimental groups, who each completed the FMS on 2 separate occasions. Subjects in the experimental group were provided the FMS grading criteria between their first and second screens. Time-synchronized video footage was used to grade the FMS using standardized criteria. Structured interviews were then conducted with selected subjects (n = 4) in the experimental group to establish athletes' perception of the FMS. The experimental group had a large increase in overall FMS score from the first to the second screen in comparison with the control group (Δ2.0 ± 1.0, p < 0.001, d = 1.3). Scores for the deep squat, hurdle step, and rotary stability tests components of the FMS all increased in the experimental group in comparison with the control group (p < 0.05). Thematic analysis of the interview data suggested that the subjects in the experimental group improved their understanding between good and poor technique during the FMS. These findings support the notion that FMS scores are influenced by awareness of the grading criteria. As a consequence, the FMS may not be suitable for objectively predicting injury in youth soccer players.