bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Social capital associated with quality of life among late adults and elderly population in the Northeast of Thailand
Authors: Prachuntasen Kitti , Laohasiriwong Wongsa , Luenam Amornrat 
Published: April 2018

Background: Previous studies indicated that social capital (SC) has an influence on quality of life (QOL). However, there are limited studies on how SC might associate with QOL among late adults and elderly in Thailand. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,148 participants who were identified by multistage random sampling from 4 provinces in the Northeast of Thailand. A self – administered questionnaire was developed and used to assess cognitive social capital (CSC), structural social capital (SSC), accessibility to health services, and socioeconomic status (SES) and QOL. The Generalized Linear Mixed Model (GLMM) was used to determine the association between SC and QOL when controlling for other covariates. Results: Only 41.03% (95%CI: 38.17 to 43.94) of the participants had good QOL. About half (50.26%) had high level of CSC, whereas only 36.15% had high level of SSC. The multivariate analysis indicated that having high levels of CSC and SSC was associated with good QOL. Other factors that were associated with having good QOL were aged <60 years old, monthly income ≥15,000 baht, adequate income, adequate physical activity, lived in the municipality, and had high level of accessibility to health services. Conclusion: Less than half of late adults and elderly had good QOL and high level of SSC. About half had high level of CSC. Both CSC and SSC had influence on QOL as well as gender, age, monthly income, financial status, physical activity, residential area, and accessibility to health services.
O DESENVOLVIMENTO DO COMITÊ PARA DEMOCRATIZAÇÃO DA INFORMÁTICA E A CIBERCULTURA: O CASO SERGIPE
Authors: Nunes Cristiane Tavares Fonseca de Moraes 
Published: April 2018

Este artigo investiga a história do Comitê para Democratização da Informática em Sergipe. Trata-se de um estudo sobre uma Organização não governamental que objetivou promover a educação informal através das chamadas Escolas de Informática e Cidadania
Results of primary repair of distal triceps tendon ruptures in a general population
Authors: Giannicola G. , Bullitta G. , Rotini R. , Murena L. , Blonna D. , Iapicca M. , Restuccia G. , Merolla G. , Fontana M. , Greco A. , Scacchi M. , Cinotti G. 
Published: April 2018

Aims The aim of the study was to analyze the results of primary tendon reinsertion in acute and chronic distal triceps tendon ruptures (DTTRs) in the general population. Patients and Methods A total of 28 patients were operated on for primary DTTR reinsertions, including 21 male patients and seven female patients with a mean age of 45 years (14 to 76). Of these patients, 23 sustained an acute DTTR and five had a chronic injury. One patient had a non-simultaneous bilateral DTTR. Seven patients had DTTR-associated ipsilateral fracture or dislocation. Comorbidities were present in four patients. Surgical treatment included transosseous and suture-anchors reinsertion in 22 and seven DTTRs, respectively. The clinical evaluation was performed using Mayo Elbow Performance Score (MEPS), the modified American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Score (m-ASES), the Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand score (QuickDASH), and the Medical Research Council (MRC) Scale. Results A total of 27 patients (28 DTTRs) were available for review at a mean of 47.5 months (12 to 204). The mean MEPS, QuickDASH, and m-ASES scores were 94 (60 to 100), 10 (0 to 52), and 94 (58 to 100), respectively. Satisfactory results were observed in 26 cases (93%). Muscle strength was 5/5 and 4/5 in 18 and ten DTTRs, respectively. One patient with chronic renal failure experienced a traumatic rerupture of distal triceps. One patient (1 DTTR) experienced mild elbow stiffness. Conclusion Primary repair of acute and chronic DTTRs in a general population yields satisfactory results in the majority of patients with a low rerupture rate. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2018;100-B:610–16.
A comparison of the cost-effectiveness of intramedullary nail fixation and locking plate fixation in the treatment of adult patients with an extra-articular fracture of the distal tibia
Authors: Maredza M. , Petrou S. , Dritsaki M. , Achten J. , Griffin J. , Lamb S. E. , Parsons N. R. , Costa M. L. 
Published: April 2018

Aim The aim of this study was to compare the cost-effectiveness of intramedullary nail fixation and ‘locking’ plate fixation in the treatment of extra-articular fractures of the distal tibia. Patients and Methods An economic evaluation was conducted from the perspective of the United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) and personal social services (PSS), based on evidence from the Fixation of Distal Tibia Fractures (UK FixDT) multicentre parallel trial. Data from 321 patients were available for analysis. Costs were collected prospectively over the 12-month follow-up period using trial case report forms and participant-completed questionnaires. Cost-effectiveness was reported in terms of incremental cost per quality adjusted life year (QALY) gained, and net monetary benefit. Sensitivity analyses were conducted to test the robustness of cost-effectiveness estimates. Results Mean NHS and PSS costs were significantly lower for patients treated with an intramedullary nail than for those treated with a locking plate (-£970, 95% confidence interval (CI) -1685 to -256; p = 0.05). There was a small increase in QALYs gained in the nail fixation group (0.01, 95% CI -0.03 to 0.06; p = 0.52). The probability of cost-effectiveness for nail fixation exceeded 90% at cost-effectiveness thresholds as low as £15 000 per additional QALY. The cost-effectiveness results remained robust to several sensitivity analyses. Conclusion This trial-based economic evaluation suggests that nail fixation is a cost-effective alternative to locking plate fixation. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2018;100-B:624–33.
A consensus exercise identifying priorities for research into clinical effectiveness among children’s orthopaedic surgeons in the United Kingdom
Authors: Perry D. C. , Wright J. G. , Cooke S. , Roposch A. , Gaston M. S. , Nicolaou N. , Theologis T. 
Published: April 2018

Aims High-quality clinical research in children’s orthopaedic surgery has lagged behind other surgical subspecialties. This study used a consensus-based approach to identify research priorities for clinical trials in children’s orthopaedics. Methods A modified Delphi technique was used, which involved an initial scoping survey, a two-round Delphi process and an expert panel formed of members of the British Society of Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery. The survey was conducted amongst orthopaedic surgeons treating children in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Results A total of 86 clinicians contributed to both rounds of the Delphi process, scoring priorities from one (low priority) to five (high priority). Elective topics were ranked higher than those relating to trauma, with the top ten elective research questions scoring higher than the top question for trauma. Ten elective, and five trauma research priorities were identified, with the three highest ranked questions relating to the treatment of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (mean score 4.6/ 5), Perthes’ disease (4.5) and bone infection (4.5). Conclusion This consensus-based research agenda will guide surgeons, academics and funders to improve the evidence in children’s orthopaedic surgery and encourage the development of multicentre clinical trials. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2018;100-B:680–4.
Cornelian cherry (Cornus masL.) fruit as a non-timber forest product of Arasbaran biosphere reserve forests in Northwest of Iran
Authors: Alijanpour Ahmad 
Published: April 2018

AbstractThe present research aimed to quantitatively and economically evaluate Cornelian cherry (Cornus masL.) fruit as a non-timber forest product for a resident rural community across three consecutive years. A forest stand of 50 hectares in Kalaleh village, Northwest of Iran (Arasbaran biosphere reserve), was selected. After estimating the number of stems per hectare, the rate of fruit production rate was determined. Forty five individuals were then selected and assessed for their vegetative characteristics, including total height (m), crown height (m), crown diameter (m), diameter at breast height (mm), number of coppice shoots and annual fruit production (kg). Relationships between the vegetative characteristics and fruit production were then determined using multiple regression analysis to estimate the total fruit production per ha (estimated number of stems per hectare x mean fruit production per stem). Questionnaires and interviews were conducted to determine the number of stakeholders, quantity of fruit harvested and their harvesting methods; in addition to the costs and revenues of the harvest. Our results indicated that in 2012, 2013 and 2014, the annual total fruit production and local harvesting rates were: (i) 17 500, 10 705 and 8 169 kg and (ii) 4 900, 6 540 and 6 700 kg respectively. The revenue from selling the fruit contributed from 3.6% to 7.3% to household livelihoods. Mean economic rent of Cornelian cherry utilization and the average expected value of the forest were US$ 52.9 and US$ 17.6 respectively, while the average marketing margin of utilization was 65.5%. We believe that the inflated harvest rate recorded in 2014, which was above the allowable quota, might be a crucial threat to viability and also the sustainability of the forest stand. In conclusion, launching and implementing non-timber forest products projects including tree domestication is required to help conserving biodiversity in one hand and to sustainably manage natural resources in the other hand.
Der Wandel des italienischen Sozialstaats in Zeiten politischer Umbrüche
Authors: Kramer Nicole 
Published: April 2018

Riassunto
La storia dello Stato sociale italiano affonda le sue radici nel XIX secolo e comprende un periodo di radicali cambiamenti politici. Introducendo la sezione tematica „Le molte facce dello Stato sociale. Prospettive sulla storia della protezione sociale in Italia tra dittatura e democrazia“, il contributo offre una panoramica della ricerca e discute, in particolare, i risultati a cui sono giunti nuovi studi. A partire dai primordi delle assicurazioni sociali nel nuovo Regno d’Italia si seguono le fasi dell’ampliamento e della trasformazione dei sistemi di sicurezza sociale con particolare riguardo alle innovazioni realizzate durante la guerra e nel dopoguerra, nonche al quadro ideologico e alle idee guida su cui si basano. Da cio emerge che la forma dello Stato sociale italiano e stata influenzata sia dalla monarchia che dalla dittatura e la democrazia. Si discute in quale misura i passaggi da un regime all’altro, come pure le conseguenze prodotte dalla guerra, abbiano innescato dinamiche trasformative.
Das Präzedenzrecht des Praefectus Urbis
Authors: Becker Rotraud 
Published: April 2018

Riassunto
Nel 1631 papa Urbano VIII conferi al suo nipote Taddeo Barberini il titolo di Praefectus Urbis, di cui erano stati insigniti a partire dal 1435 anche altri nipoti secolari dei papi, elevando percio lui e la sua famiglia al rango principesco. Come segno esteriore della sua posizione di rilievo egli avrebbe dovuto occupare, nel cerimoniale pontificio, il primo posto tra i dignitari secolari, ottenendo in tal modo la precedenza sui rappresentanti delle potenze a Roma. La disposizione provoco l’opposizione nella maggior parte dei principi che ordinarono ai loro diplomatici di non partecipare piu alle cerimonie papali, e in particolare alle processioni solenni e le messe celebrate nella Cappella Sistina. Una via per imporre il nuovo ordine gerarchico sarebbe potuta essere quella di far leva sull’imperatore, il quale si trovava in serie difficolta a causa delle vittorie svedesi, per convincerlo a chiedere al suo ambasciatore di dare la precedenza al prefetto urbano. Se ci si fosse riusciti, tutti gli altri rappresentanti diplomatici sarebbero dovuti adeguarsi. A lungo la casata Barberini tento di indurre Ferdinando II a fare questo passo, ricorrendo all’aiuto dei nunzi, a lettere lusinghiere, promesse, doni dissimulati, all’azione persuasiva di consiglieri imperiali e parenti, ma fin dall’inizio la corte imperiale era decisa di non agire senza prima accordarsi con la Francia e la Spagna. Pertanto il progetto era destinato al fallimento, perche la resistenza francese era scontata e ben nota; si evito pero, sulla base di alterne motivazioni, di dare una risposta negativa definitiva. Dai rapporti dei nunzi emerge inoltre che Ferdinando II, pur non volendo accettare un cerimoniale pontificio in cui i rappresentanti dell’imperatore e dell’Impero sarebbero stati retrocessi, si mostrava comunque attento a non inasprire le tensioni gia esistenti. Si intendeva dunque risolvere il problema rinviando, anzi astenendosi consapevolmente da ogni decisione, ma tale atteggiamento provoco ulteriori malumori e porto alla brusca fine della carriera di un nunzio. E, soprattutto, fini a danneggiare la reputazione del papato anche nei territori cattolici dell’Impero.
Hygiene, Rasse und Zukunftstechnik. Paolo Mantegazzas Beiträge zur Italianità
Authors: Kosuch Carolin 
Published: April 2018

Riassunto
Il contributo e concepito come caso studio sul raccordo tra il movimento igienista e cremazionista italiano nel XIX secolo da una parte e il nazionalismo italiano nato in epoca risorgimentale dall’altra. Si dimostra che l’idea dell’italianità, considerata finora piuttosto sul piano linguistico e culturale, era altrettanto inerente al progetto di una modernita basata sulle scienze naturali. Il paradigma delle scienze naturali, corrente all’epoca, si diffuse in prima linea attraverso le opere divulgative e belletristiche dell’antropologo e medico Paolo Mantegazza (1831-1910). Mantegazza si sentiva investito, accanto ai suoi colleghi, di contribuire alla formazione del „carattere italiano“ e di creare - con i propri strumenti - l’uomo nuovo che, libero da ogni infermita fisica e sano sul piano mentale e psicologico, si sarebbe distinto per la sua produttivita e la sua cultura avanzata. La sua visione era permeata da idee eugeniche estreme che contemplavano anche l’annientamento delle „vite indegne di vita“ in un crematorio.
Production of Garcinia gummi-gutta Methyl Ester (GGME) as a Potential Alternative Feedstock for Existing Unmodified DI Diesel Engine: Combustion, Performance, and Emission Characteristics
Authors: Lingesan Subramani , Annamalai K. , Parthasarathy M. , Ramalingam Krishna Moorthy , Dhinesh B. , Lalvani J. Isaac JoshuaRamesh 
Published: April 2018

Abstract
In the current scenario, the use of fossil fuel is increasing sharply in the global energy store and playing a highly hazardous role in the ecological system, besides contributing to global warming. Biodiesel is one of the most credible keys for addressing this issue. The present experimental study has been done on Kirloskar make TAF-1 model compression ignition (CI) engine, powered by Garcinia gummi-gutta methyl ester (GGME) biodiesel and its blends. Experimental results were correlated with those of mineral diesel. To start with, biodiesel was synthesized from Garcinia gummi-gutta seed oil, assisted by novel Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase (TL) enzyme linked biocatalyst transesterification. Using nanotechnology, ferric oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles were prepared using the coprecipitation method. The TL enzymes were covalently linked with magnetic Fe3O4 nanomaterial, powered using the immobilization method and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analyses. A large quantity of TL functional groups attached with Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticle in reaction with an active functional group in oils leads to improved efficiency and effective recycling via an external magnetic field. At the end of 74 h of reaction time with confined optimization conditions, the transesterification process yielded 93.08 % GGME. All the physiochemical properties of GGME blends were investigated as per ASTM standards. Raw GGME was blended with mineral diesel in various proportions, namely B10, B20, B30, B40, and B100. The fuel blends were analyzed in terms of combustion, performance, and emission characteristics. Test results revealed B20 (20 % GGME + 80 % diesel) blend as on par with mineral diesel in terms of brake thermal efficiency (BTE), unburned hydrocarbon (UBHC), and carbon dioxide (CO2), followed by nitrogen oxides (NOx) and smoke emissions. At 100 % load, cylinder pressure, the heat release rate (HRR), brake specific energy consumption (BSEC), and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions of B20 were significantly lower than mineral diesel. Overall, B20 was showcased as a reliable alternative fuel for the CI engine.
A novel assessment and treatment approach to patients with Hashimoto’s encephalopathy
Authors: Laycock Kate , Chaudhuri Abhijit , Fuller Charlotte , Khatami Zahra , Nkonge Frederick , Stojanovic Nemanja 
Published: April 2018

Summary
Hashimoto’s encephalopathy (HE) is rarely reported with only a few hundred cases published. Diagnosis is made in patients with an appropriate clinical picture and high antithyroperoxidase (anti-TPO) antibodies after infectious, toxic and metabolic causes of encephalopathy have been excluded. There is little objective data on the neurocognitive impairment in patients with HE and their improvement with treatment. We present the case of a 28-year-old woman with HE. Approach to management was novel as objective neuropsychological assessment was used to assess her clinical condition and response to treatment. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) as the first-line treatment instead of steroids. She responded well. The case illustrates that a different approach is required for the diagnosis and treatment of HE. A new diagnostic criteria is proposed that includes neurocognitive assessment, serum and CSF antibodies, an abnormal EEG and exclusion of other causes of encephalopathy. Furthermore, treatment should be tailored to the patient.

Learning points:

Neurocognitive assessment should be carried out to assess the extent of brain involvement in suspected Hashimoto’s encephalopathy pre- and post- treatment.

Treatment of Hashimoto’s encephalopathy should be tailored to the patient.

Unifying diagnostic criteria for Hashimoto’s encephalopathy must be established.
A Cloning-Free Method for CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Genome Editing in Fission Yeast
Authors: Zhang Xiao-Ran , He Jia-Bei , Wang Yi-Zheng , Du Li-Lin 
Published: April 2018

Abstract
The CRISPR/Cas9 system, which relies on RNA-guided DNA cleavage to induce site-specific DNA double-strand breaks, is a powerful tool for genome editing. This system has been successfully adapted for the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe by expressing Cas9 and the single-guide RNA (sgRNA) from a plasmid. In the procedures published to date, the cloning step that introduces a specific sgRNA target sequence into the plasmid is the most tedious and time-consuming. To increase the efficiency of applying the CRISPR/Cas9 system in fission yeast, we here developed a cloning-free procedure that uses gap repair in fission yeast cells to assemble two linear DNA fragments, a gapped Cas9-encoding plasmid and a PCR-amplified sgRNA insert, into a circular plasmid. Both fragments contain only a portion of the ura4 or bsdMX marker so that only the correctly assembled plasmid can confer uracil prototrophy or blasticidin resistance. We show that this gap-repair-based and cloning-free CRISPR/Cas9 procedure permits rapid and efficient point mutation knock-in, endogenous N-terminal tagging, and genomic sequence deletion in fission yeast.
A comparative study of the reproductive traits and clustering analysis among different pig breeds
Authors: Kramarenko S. S. , Lugovoy S.I. , Lykhach A. V. , Kramarenko A. S. , Lykhach V. Ya. 
Published: April 2018

The data were from 149 pigs from seven pig genetic groups raised in «Tavriys'ki Svyni» Ltd (Kherson region, Ukraine). The following genetic groups were included in our analyses: LW × LW (n = 19), LW × LN (n = 43), LW × PT (n = 13), LN × LN (n = 15), UM × LN (n = 23), UM × PT (n = 17) and UM×UM (n = 16). The objective this work was evaluation of animal reproductive traits using multivariate analysis. Variables measured and derived included total no. piglets born (TNB), no. piglets born alive (NBA), freq. of stillborn piglets (FSB), total litter birth weight (TLBW), average piglet birth weight (APBW), pre-weaning mortality in piglets (PWM), no. weaned piglets (NW), total weaning weight of litter (TWWL) and average piglet weaning weight (APWW). After standardization, multivariate analyses (Cluster analysis and Principal Component Analysis) were carried out using STATISTICA (StatSoft Ltd.) to place pig interbreeding combinations in groups in accordance with their degree of similarity and verify discriminatory capacity of the original traits in the formation of these groups. The tree diagram showed clear distances between the pig genetic groups studied. In the tree diagram obtained from the analysis of the distances between interbreeding combinations, two distinct groups (clusters) were seen, one with UM × LN and UM × UM animals, and the other with the rest of the pig genetic groups in the study. The eigenvalues for the first two Principal Components (PC1 and PC2) together accounted for near 65% of the variance of the pig’s reproductive traits. The first principal component (PC1) explained 34.9% total variation. It was represented by significant positive loadings for TNB, NBA and TLBW. The second principal component (PC2) accounted for an additional 29.7% of the generalized variance and was represented by significant loadings for NW, TWWL and APWW. Thus, PC1 defined no. piglets and total litter birth weight, while PC2 represented no. weaned piglets and total weaning weight of litter. In conclusion, the multivariate methods (Cluster Analysis and PCA) has been proven to be a very effective method to obtain a synthetic judgment of reproductive traits in pig.
Analysis of cracked plate membrane problem using Metis finite element model
Authors: Hung Nguyen Dang , Ngoc Tran Thanh 
Published: April 2018

A conformable and convergent finite element technique is presented for calculation of stress intensity factors for cracked plate membrane problem, which is based on the formulation of the hybrid displacement finite element method, named "Metis elements". In order to achieve a high convergence, this element is combined with an isoparametric element of Barsoum, in which, the mid-side nodes are moved to quarter-point position. Many examples are numerically tested for evaluation this model, show that the element HSM has a good performance for calculation of stress intensity factors.
A method for selecting optimal sections for members of skeletal structures
Authors: Nha Chu Duc 
Published: April 2018

This paper presents a simple method for selecting optimal sections for members of skeletal structures from an initially given set of sections. This is an extension of evolutionary structural optimization (ESO) to the sizing optimization problem with discrete design variables. Member sensitivity index for section sizing is derived from the optimality criterion. Optimization process is an iterative process of analysis, sensitivity calculation and section selection until optimality criterion is satisfied or constraints are violated. The proposed optimization procedure has been implemented into a structural analysis and optimization program called FEMOPT written on MATLAB programming language. Illustrative examples demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.