bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The ethanol leaf extract of
Andrographis paniculata
blunts acute renal failure in cisplatin-induced injury in rats through inhibition of Kim-1 and upregulation of Nrf2 pathway
Authors: Adeoye Bisi O. , Oyagbemi Ademola A. , Asenuga Ebunoluwa R. , Omobowale Temidayo O. , Adedapo Adeolu A. 
Published: November 2018

Abstract

Background
Cisplatin (CP) is a novel drug of choice in the treatment of cancer but its major limitation is nephrotoxicity, which is dose limiting. Andrographis paniculata (AP) is a common Indian dietary component. It is well known for its medicinal properties. This present study investigated the nephroprotective effect of ethanol leaf extract of Andrographis paniculata (EEAP) on CP-induced nephrotoxicity.

Methods
CP was used to induce nephrotoxicity in male Wistar rats to study the effect of EEAP on renal damages using hematological parameters, biochemical parameters, histology, and immunohistochemistry studies.

Results
The effects of EEAP were determined by CP-induced changes in different kidney tissue on antioxidant enzymes, markers of oxidative stress, serum creatinine, and urine parameters. Administration of EEAP (200 mL/kg and 400 mg/kg orally), prior to and following a single dose CP treatment (10 mg/kg i.p), significantly mitigated the CP-induced decrease in antioxidant enzymes, and increase in markers of oxidative stress, serum creatinine, and urinary protein. On histopathological examination of the kidney tissue, there was severe glomerular degeneration and infiltration of inflammatory cells in CP only treated rats, mild glomerular degeneration, and infiltration of inflammatory cells in EEAP pre-treated rats. Furthermore, EEAP activated Nrf2 and mitigated Kim-1 pathways in CP-induced nephrotoxicity.

Conclusions
The results showed the protective effect of EEAP against CP-induced nephrotoxicity.
Christ in Anne Conway’s Principia (1690): Metaphysics, Syncretism, and Female Imitatio Christi
Authors: Parageau Sandrine 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
This article examines the representation and function of Christ in Anne Conway’s only treatise, The Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern Philosophy, published posthumously in 1690. Christ plays a prominent role in Conway’s philosophical system as he is both a medium between God and the creatures in the ontological hierarchy, and the instrument that will make possible the conversion of Jews and Muslims to the Christian religion. Conway draws upon Quakerism and the Lurianic Kabbalah to build a Christocentric metaphysics that also aims to make sense of pain – Conway’s own physical pain as well as the existence of evil in the world. Finally, the article enquires into Conway’s personal relationship with Christ. As a suffering woman, she might be expected to feel a closer connection with the human Christ, following the example of medieval female mystics, but Conway’s philosophy actually presents a metaphysical, genderless Christ, which can paradoxically be interpreted as a way of reintroducing women into Christianity.
How to Live in order to Die to Salvation? the Judgement Scene and Early Modern Danish Funeral Sermons
Authors: Oftestad Eivor Andersen 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
How to be counted among the saved on Doomsday? This article presents the emergence of Danish funeral works in the sixteenth century through a case study of Niels Hemmingsen’s sermon for Herluff Trolle (1565). It discusses in particular the theological function of the charitable deeds in the funeral biography for Trolle, and argues that the preacher’s motivation for presenting these deeds was more than the dynastic interests of the noble families. The frame of the emergence of the genre, as well as the particular emphasis on charitable deeds, is the expectation of Judgement Day.
Performance Evaluation of Hybrid FSO-SACOCDMA System under Different Weather Conditions
Authors: Sarangal Himali , Singh Amarpal , Malhotra Jyoteesh , Thapar Simrandeep Singh 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Spectral amplitude coding optical code division multiple access (SACOCDMA) is a multiplexing technique, which provides faster speed, efficiency, security and unlimited bandwidth. It is widely preferred because of its ability to eliminate multiple access interference (MAI). Free space optics (FSO) provides a wireless link to transmit data securely at higher rates for last mile access. In this work, a 100 Gb/s hybrid FSO-SACOCDMA is designed using direct detection. The performance of FSO using SACOCDMA utilizing NZCC (New Zero Cross Correlation) code is evaluated under different weather conditions (clear weather, haze and fog) for ten users where each user carries 10 Gb/s. The results indicate that in clear weather FSO distance can be extended up to 13 km. Moreover, after using preamplifier in clear weather, FSO enhances the maximum distance to 35 km with acceptable signal to noise ratio and bit error rate. Using an amplifier in the link not only makes the quality of the signal better but it also increases the communication range.
Signal Wavelength Effect on Overmodulation in Thulium Doped Fiber Amplifiers with Amplified Spontaneous Emission: A Simulink Pedestal
Authors: Khan Mohd Mansoor , Sonkar Ramesh Kumar 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Thulium-doped fiber amplifiers (TDFAs) can provide high power optical amplification in the wavelength range of 1,460–1,545 nm (S and near-C bands). They can be employed for dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) in optical fiber communication over a broad range, unlike the Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs), which are active in the C-band only in the conventional “erbium window.” Line service surveillance and management of digital optical information in DWDM TDFA networks can be done by low-frequency amplitude modulation (~100 kHz) of TDFA pump and communication signal, termed as overmodulation. Governing equations for overmodulation gain dynamics in TDFAs using the Bononi and Rusch (1998) model was first derived in a companion paper (2017). The research provides a methodical test bed analysis using MatLab Simulink model with a different outlook in the respective field. The transfer functions for signal-to-signal and signal-to-amplified spontaneous emission were implemented to develop a simulator. An undesirable 30 % increment in the output modulation index at 8 dBm and 1,490 nm were obtained by simulating overmodulation sensitivity at different levels of mean input signal power and signal wavelength respectively at corner frequency. The optimum operating wavelength for TDFAs obtained was 1,490 nm.
„Spuren“ – Museale Narrative zur jüdischen Buchgeschichte der Zwischenkriegszeit in Deutschland
Authors: Jacobs Stephanie 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich exemplarisch anhand dreier Ausstellungen im Deutschen Buch- und Schriftmuseum der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek in Leipzig mit Fragen der Repräsentation moderner jüdischer Buchgeschichte im Museum. Dazu werden die grundlegenden Herausforderungen für die Zusammenarbeit von bestandshaltenden Institutionen wie Museen, Archiven und Bibliotheken erörtert und aktuelle wie zukünftige Tendenzen für ein sammlungsbasiertes Forschen aufgezeigt. Zudem werden Besonderheiten der musealen Arbeit bei der Gestaltung von Ausstellungen an konkreten Beispielen vorgeführt und dafür zentrale Fragen der räumlichen Choreografie sowie visuellen Kommunikation für die Erarbeitung entsprechender Narrative erläutert.
Before the “War of Languages”: Locals, Immigrants and Philanthropists at the Hilfsverein’s Teachers’ Seminar in Jerusalem 1907–1910
Authors: Szamet Miriam 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Established in Jerusalem by the Hilfsverein der deutschen Juden, the first Teacher Training Seminar is a fascinating case study of the rapid change within the Jewish communities in late Ottoman Palestine. This essay focuses on the 1907 conflict between the Seminar’s management and its Eastern-European students concerning training and teaching in the modern Hebrew, a development which would later nourish the so-called “War of Languages” in 1913. These conflicts reflected the gap between immigrants who had fled anti-Semitic riots in Eastern Europe and witnessed Socialist revolutions, and the experiences of Jerusalem-born students familiar with the activity of philanthropic Jewish organizations within the local children’s education system. The chasm between the nationalist educational goals of the Hebrew yishuv and the Hilfsverein’s aims of modernization and professionalization led to mutual radicalization and the establishment of a separate Zionist education system by Zionist Organisations. The staunch position in favor of teaching in Hebrew expressed the Hebrew and secular national consciousness of the immigrant student, and was evidence of their professional pedagogical goals.
Hydrothermal synthesis and crystal structure of catena-poly[bis(4-((pyridin-4-ylmethyl)amino)benzoato-κ3
N:O,O′)zinc(II) – 1,2-di(pyridin-4-yl)ethene – water (1/1/1), C38H34N6O5Zn
Authors: Wei-Dong Yin , Yu-Ying He , Jia Shen , Gui-Lian Li 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
C38H34N6O5Zn, triclinic, P1̄, a = 9.1991(4) Å, b = 9.7349(4) Å, c = 19.5840(8) Å, α = 102.770(4)°, β = 90.522(3)°, γ = 100.879(4)°, V = 1677.31(13) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.0405, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0928, T = 293(2) K.
Crystal structure of tetrakis(n-butyl)-(μ2-1,2-bis(2-oxidobenzoyl)hydrazine-1,2-diido-κ6
N,O,O′:N′,O′′,O′′′)ditin(IV), C30H44N2O4Sn2
Authors: Cuihong Zhang , Xiaohu Wei , Liguo Yang , Zhenzhen He , Jiaze Wu , Hao Liu , Xin Li , Zongcheng Miao 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
C30H44N2O4Sn2, monoclinic, P21/c, a = 8.8810(8) Å, b = 16.8999(13) Å, c = 10.5705(10) Å, β = 92.0460(10)°, V = 1585.5(2) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.0660, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1528, T = 298(2) K.
Crystal structure of (4S,4aS,6aR,6bR,12aS,12bR,14aS,14bR)-3,3,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyloctadecahydro-1H,3H-4,14b-ethanophenanthro[1,2-h]isochromene, C30H50O
Authors: He Kang , Fan Lin-Lin , Wu Tian-Tai , Xu Hong , Zhang Qi-Long , Zou Juan 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
C30H50O, orthorhombic, P212121 (no. 19), a = 6.7397(7) Å, b = 12.0404(12) Å, c = 30.864(3) Å, V = 2504.6(4) Å3, Z = 4, Rgt
(F) = 0.0555, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1234, T = 293(2) K.
Dynamic load balancing algorithm for large data flow in distributed complex networks
Authors: Zhang Zhuo 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Information society brings convenience to people, but also produces a lot of data. Relational databases are not suitable for processing big data due to architecture defects. The most commonly used system to store and process large amounts of data is the NoSQL (Not only Structured Query Language) database. Obviously, it is very important to cooperate with these independent computers to accomplish processing tasks efficiently, which is the function of load balancing. This paper studies the commonly used NoSQL database and load balancing algorithms, and designs and implements a more efficient load balancing algorithm. By introducing the relationship between nodes and the children of their brother nodes, we reduce the height of the whole sorted binary tree. The time cost of the algorithm is reduced versus the commonly used weighted polling algorithm O(N) to O(log N), while the spatial cost remains unchanged. The equalization algorithm synthetically utilizes the characteristics of big data processing systems and has good performance. At the same time, the algorithm can quickly find the sub-optimal nodes when the optimal nodes have been occupied, so it is very suitable for load balancing in highly concurrent systems. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed load balancing algorithm is verified by simulation.
Inversion of particle size distribution using the artificial fish swarm algorithm
Authors: Shan Liang , Xu Liang , Cao Lixia , Hong Bo , Wang Daodang , Guo Tiantai , Kong Ming 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
In the small-angle forward scattering technique, an inversion method of particle size distribution (PSD) using artificial fish swarm algorithm (AFSA) is proposed, which can acquire optimal characteristic parameters of the PSD. Simulations are performed to verify the effectiveness of AFSA, in which spheroidal particles of a unimodal distribution that conforms to Johnson’s

S

B

{\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{B}}}

function is inversed at different levels of gaussian white noise. The comparison of the smooth objective function and non-smooth objective function of AFSA is conducted and discussed.
The measurement system of the small-angle forward scattering based on Mie scattering theory is constructed and experiments are performed to verify the practicability of AFSA. A CCD sensor is adopted to receive the scattered light instead of the conventional photodetector. Pinhole is first proposed to replace standard particles and calibrate the measurement system, which can eliminate the influence of particle concentration. After the calibration experiments, the PSD of standardized polystyrene microspheres are measured and modified. Both the simulation and experiment results indicate that the PSD can be successfully inverted by AFSA with high reliability and stability in certain conditions, and the system calibration can further improve the inversion accuracy.
Zufriedenheit mit der Gesundheitsversorgung: Gibt es strukturelle Unterschiede?
Authors: Miranda Katharina Lima de , Prosi Daniel , Schmidt Ulrich , Wecker Hanna 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
This study examines structural differences in the subjective quality of health care in Germany using a newspaper survey. We find that there are significant differences between urban and rural areas as well as between public and private insurance. In rural areas, the provision of general practitioners, specialists and hospitals are considered as worse than in cities. In particular, public insured individuals asses the provision of specialized doctors and hospitals as lower than private insured and criticize long waiting times for appointments and lacking coverage of health care costs by the statutory health insurance.
Europäische Handels- und Agrarpolitik gegenüber Afrika Mit einem kritischen Blick auf den Beitrag der Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Authors: Asche Helmut 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
European trade policy with Africa is in deep trouble. We observe a triple policy failure. (1) The EU tries to draw African partner countries into comprehensive deep integration agreements, far more than these countries can arguably support. (2) For trade in goods, safeguard clauses in the EPAs are patchy. They cannot satisfy African needs for smart protection of agricultural and industrial businesses. Facing the refusal of some African governments to sign, the EU has no answer. Ensuing fragmentation of African regional economic communities is a disaster. Rapid repair work of the existing regional EPA drafts looks more promising than a grand solution with the new African Continental Free Trade Area. (3) Negative impact of the EU Common Agricultural Policy on African producers must finally be acknowledged and at least partly compensated. – A deeply divided economic profession delivering trunked analyses with regard to all three complexes is unfortunately of limited help to policy-makers.
Development of Muscle Mass: How Much Is Optimum for Performance?
Authors: Young Warren , Talpey Scott , Bartlett Rogan , Lewis Mitchell , Mundy Stephanie , Smyth Andrew , Welsh Tim 
Published: November 2018

ABSTRACT
TRAINING FOR MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY CAN BE EXPECTED TO INDUCE SOME INCREASE IN TOTAL BODY MASS, AND THIS CAN HAVE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE. POSITIVE EFFECTS MAY BE INCREASED STRENGTH, INCREASED RESISTANCE TO BEING PUSHED ASIDE, AND GREATER MOMENTUM WHEN RUNNING, WHEREAS POSSIBLE NEGATIVE EFFECTS MAY BE REDUCED CAPACITY TO ACCELERATE, DECELERATE, CHANGE DIRECTION, AND JUMP. THESE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF GAINING MUSCLE AND TOTAL BODY MASS SUGGEST THAT STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACHES SHOULD GIVE THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION TO THE AMOUNT OF HYPERTROPHY TRAINING PRESCRIBED THROUGHOUT AN ATHLETE'S DEVELOPMENT AND SHOULD BE DETERMINED BY THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE ATHLETE.
Avaliação de uma metodologia de monitoramento com imagens digitais para a conservação preventiva de pinturas rupestres
Authors: Surya Leandro , Carréra Mércia , Floquet Sérgio 
Published: November 2018

O intuito deste artigo é apresentar uma metodologia para o monitoramento de sítios arqueológicos visando à conservação preventiva de pinturas rupestres. Para tal, foram estudadas as metodologias de Processamento e Análise Digital de Imagens (PADI), que foram aplicadas ao contexto das pesquisas em Arqueologia. O monitoramento consistiu no registro fotográfico periódico (uma vez ao mês durante dois anos) de determinados conjuntos de pinturas de sete sítios arqueológicos localizados no Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara. As imagens obtidas foram comparadas por meio de seus histogramas. Um dos resultados foi uma métrica de medição por meio da contagem dos pixels das imagens. A metodologia de monitoramento, apesar de ainda estar nos seus primeiros testes, apresentou-se eficiente e promissora na identificação de alterações no suporte rochoso e nas pinturas rupestres. Abstract: The aim of this article is to present a methodology for the monitoring of archaeological sites aiming at the preventive conservation of cave paintings. For this, the methodologies of processing and digital image analysis - PADI - were studied and applied to the context of the researches in Archeology. The monitoring consisted of the periodic photographic record (once a month for two years) of certain sets of paintings from seven archaeological sites located in the Serra da Capivara National Park. The images obtained were compared by means of histograms. One of the results was a measurement metric by counting the pixels of the images. The monitoring methodology, although still in its first tests, was efficient and promising in the identification of alterations in rocky support and rock paintings.
Análisis de materiales artísticos mediante espectroscopia infrarroja por reflectancia total atenuada
Authors: Blanco Guerrero Astrid Carolina , Maier Marta Silvia 
Published: November 2018

este trabajo describe el análisis por espectroscopia infrarroja utilizando la técnica de reflectancia total atenuada de pinturas al óleo y acrílicas comerciales conteniendo blanco de titanio, azul de Prusia y verde de ftalocianina como pigmentos. Las pinturas al óleo con azul de Prusia mostraron la presencia de cargas como carbonato de calcio y sulfato de bario. El análisis de una réplica de una pintura acrílica con blanco de titanio sobre la que se aplicó una capa de barniz Paraloid B-67 dio un espectro infrarrojo correspondiente al barniz, no registrándose bandas de la capa de la formulación con blanco de titanio. Por otra parte, en las pinturas al óleo y acrílicas con verde de ftalocianina se diferenciaron claramente ambos aglutinantes y se identificó el pigmento en base a algunas señales características en la zona de la huella digital. Los resultados muestran la versatilidad de la técnica vibracional en el estudio de materiales artísticos. Resumo: Este trabalho descreve a análise por espectroscopia de infravermelho usando a técnica de reflectância total atenuada de tintas a óleo e acrílicos comerciais contendo branco de titânio, azul da Prússia e verde de ftalocianina como pigmentos. As pinturas a óleo com azul da Prússia mostraram a presença de cargas como carbonato de cálcio e sulfato de bário. A análise de uma réplica de uma tinta acrílica com branco de titânio sobre a qual foi aplicada uma camada de verniz Paraloid B-67 produziu um espectro infravermelho correspondente ao verniz, não registrando bandas da camada de formulação com branco de titânio. Por outro lado, no óleo e acrílicos com verde de ftalocianina, ambos os aglutinantes foram claramente diferenciados e o pigmento foi identificado com base em alguns sinais característicos em áreas de fingerprint. Os resultados mostram a versatilidade da técnica vibracional no estudo de materiais artísticos. Abstract: this work describes the analysis by attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy of oil and acrylic commercial paintings with titanium white, Prussian blue and green phthalocyanine as pigments. Oil paintings with Prussian blue showed the presence of calcium carbonate and barium sulfate as extenders. Analysis of a mock-up of an acrylic painting with titanium white with the application of Paraloid B-67 as varnish showed the infrared spectrum of the varnish and no bands of the titanium white painting. On the other hand, in the oil and acrylic paintings with green phthalocyanine both binders were clearly differentiated and the pigment was identified by some characteristic bands in the fingerprint region. Our results show the versatility of the vibrational technique in the study of pictorial materials.
Arqueologia Pública e sua práxis social: uma contribuição necessária para a preservação de recursos arqueológicos e interação social
Authors: Carvalho de Sousa Laize 
Published: November 2018

O presente artigo discute a Arqueologia Pública, entendida como uma disciplina destinada a interagir e dialogar com a sociedade. Busca destacar conteúdos relacionados a perspectivas de Arqueologia Pública em projetos arqueológicos identificando o panorama das ações desenvolvidas entre 2011 a 2015 nos estados do Piauí e Rio Grande do Norte, refletindo sobre a relação da Arqueologia Pública num contexto capitalista e a preservação de recursos arqueológicos. O estudo é resultado de uma pesquisa documental em relatórios de pesquisas arqueológicas no IPHAN do Piauí e Rio Grande do Norte e contará com a análise e interpretação gráfica. Os resultados obtidos apontam um número pequeno de projetos com perspectivas em Arqueologia Pública em solo piauiense e potiguar, com destaque às ações de Educação Patrimonial. Sendo assim, proponho que é necessário refletir sobre a socialização do conhecimento arqueológico através da interação social para a preservação de recursos arqueológicos. Abstract: The present article discusses the Public Archeology, understood as a discipline designed to interact and dialogue with society. It seeks to highlight contents related to the perspectives of Public Archeology in archaeological projects, identifying the panorama of the actions developed between 2011 and 2015 in the states of Piauí and Rio Grande do Norte, reflecting on the relationship of Public Archeology in a capitalist context and the preservation of archaeological resources. The study is the result of a documentary research in the IPHAN of Piauí and Rio Grande do Norte and will feature graphic analysis and interpretation. The results obtained indicate a small number of projects with perspectives in Public Archeology in Piauí and Potiguar soil, with focus on Heritage Education actions. Thus, we propose the necessity of considering the socialization of archaeological knowledge through social interaction for the preservation of archaeological resources.