bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Failure to detect Tritrichomonas foetus in a cross-sectional survey in the populations of feral cats and owned outpatient cats on St Kitts, West Indies
Authors: Yao Chaoqun , Köster Liza , Halper Brandon , Dundas James , Nair Rajeev 
Published: June 2018

Objectives For over two decades, feline trichomonosis caused by Tritrichomonas foetus has been recognized as a large-bowel protozoan disease of the domestic cat. It has a wide distribution, but no reports exist in the Caribbean. The objectives of this study were to detect the presence of T foetus and its prevalence in the domestic cat on St Kitts, West Indies. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed between September 2014 and December 2015. This study recruited 115 feral cats from a trap–neuter–return program and 37 owned cats treated as outpatients at the university veterinary clinic. Fresh feces were inoculated in InPouch culture medium, as per the manufacturer’s instructions. In addition, PCR was performed using primers for T foetus. DNA extraction with amplification using primers of a Felis catus NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 was used as a housekeeping gene for quality control. Results Only two owned cats had reported diarrhea in the preceding 6 months. None of the 152 samples were positive on InPouch culture microscopic examination. Only 35/69 feral cat fecal DNA samples were positive for the housekeeping gene, of which none tested PCR positive for T foetus. Conclusions and relevance T foetus was not detected by culture and PCR in feral cats and owned cats on St Kitts. A high proportion of PCR inhibitors in the DNA samples using a commercial fecal DNA kit can lead to underestimating the prevalence, which should be taken into consideration when a survey on gastrointestinal pathogens depends exclusively on molecular detection.
Relationships between full-day arm movement characteristics and developmental status in infants with typical development as they learn to reach: An observational study
Authors: Shida-Tokeshi Joanne , Lane Christianne J. , Trujillo-Priego Ivan A. , Deng Weiyang , Vanderbilt Douglas L. , Loeb Gerald E. , Smith Beth A. 
Published: June 2018

Background:Advances in wearable sensor technology now allow us to quantify the number, type and kinematic characteristics of bouts of infant arm movement made across a full day in the natural environment. Our aim here was to determine whether the amount and kinematic characteristics of arm movements made across the day in the natural environment were related to developmental status in infants with typical development as they learned to reach for objects using their arms.Methods:We used wearable sensors to measure arm movement across days and months as infants developed arm reaching skills. In total, 22 infants with typical development participated, aged between 38 and 203 days. Of the participants, 2 infants were measured once and the other 20 infants were measured once per month for 3 to 6 visits. The Bayley Scales of Infant Development was used to measure developmental level.Results:Our main findings were: 1) infant arm movement characteristics as measured by full-day wearable sensor data were related to Bayley motor, cognitive and language scores, indicating a relationship between daily movement characteristics and developmental status; 2) infants who moved more had larger increases in language and cognitive scores across visits; and 3) larger changes in movement characteristics across visits were related to higher motor scores.Conclusions:This was a preliminary, exploratory, small study of the potential importance of infant arm movement characteristics as measured by full-day wearable sensor data. Our results support full-day arm movement activity as an area of interest for future study as a biomarker of neurodevelopmental status and as a target for early intervention.
A Study on Convective-Radial Fins with Temperature-dependent Thermal Conductivity and Internal Heat Generation
Authors: Patel Trushit , Meher Ramakanta 
Published: June 2018

Abstract
In this paper, the temperature distribution in a convective radial fins is analyzed through a fractional order energy balance equation with the consideration of internal heat generation and temperature dependent thermal conductivity. Adomian decomposition Sumudu transform method is used to study the influence of temperature distribution and the efficiency of radial fins for different values of thermal conductivity and to determine the role of thermal conductivity, thermo-geometric fin parameter as well as fractional order values in finding the temperature distribution and the fin efficiency of the convective radial fins. Finally, the efficiency of this proposed method has been studied by comparing the obtained results with the classical order results obtained by using numerical method and Variational Iteration Method (Coskun and Atay, 2007).
First foods as Indigenous food sovereignty: Country foods and breastfeeding practices in a Manitoban First Nations community
Authors: Cidro Jaime , Robin Martens Tabitha , Zahayko Lynelle , Lawrence Herenia P. 
Published: June 2018

As a concept and in practice, Indigenous food sovereignty (IFS) offers insights into the social, cultural, and environmental challenges of a deficient food system. The associated poor health outcomes of this system include infant and child health issues such as early childhood caries and childhood obesity, and are a grave concern in many First Nations communities. Extant research has failed to consider the role of infant feeding traditions as an element of Indigenous food sovereignty. Breastfeeding and country food (also called traditional food or cultural food) consumption among infants has been long practiced in First Nations communities, resulting in healthier infants. The research described in this article originated with a research project called the Baby Teeth Talk study (BTT). This is a community-based trial which is testing a pre-natal/post-natal behavioural and preventive intervention for early childhood caries (ECC) among pregnant First Nations women and their infants in urban and on-reserve communities in Ontario and Manitoba. In Norway House Cree Nation, located in northern Manitoba, research participants shared stories on the methods used by caregivers for oral health care, including breastfeeding promotion. This paper reviews the literature relating to IFS, breastfeeding and the introduction of country food to infants. Through the voices of grandmothers in one community in Northern Manitoba, Canada, we connect the introduction of country food and breastfeeding to the larger IFS movement and positive health outcomes for infants, and improve the conceptualization and practice of IFS.
Aplinkos teisės reikalavimų pažeidimas kaip pagrindas pašalinti tiekėją iš viešųjų pirkimų Lietuvoje
Authors: Rudauskienė Rimantė 
Published: June 2018

The article focuses on the regulatory and implementation problems of exclusion of economic operators frompublic procurement procedures for violation of environmental law in Lithuania. It seeks to reveal the purpose,concept and content of this ground for exclusion, considers legal conditions, circumstances and possibilities for its application, elaborates on the legal scope and limits for implementation.
Photocatalytic conversion of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid dissolved in real electroplating wastewater to hydrogen in a solar light-responsive system
Authors: Su En-Chin , Lee Ju-Ting , Gong Yi-Jean , Huang Bing-Shun , Wey Ming-Yen 
Published: June 2018

Abstract
A sustainable and multifunctional photocatalysis-based technology has been established herein for simultaneous hydrogen generation and oxidation of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) in real electroplating wastewater. When the photocatalyst concentration was 4 g/L and electroplating wastewater pH was 6, optimal adsorptions of EDTA2−, H+, and H2O were observed, while hydrogen generation efficiency reached 305 µmol/(h g). Owing to EDTA oxidation and occupation of the active sites of the photocatalyst by Ni ions or Ni-EDTA chelates, the charge separation and adsorptions of H+ and H2O decreased, reducing hydrogen generation efficiency with time. The lower EDTA and Ni concentrations in treated wastewater showed that photocatalytic conversion of EDTA in real electroplating wastewater to enhance hydrogen generation efficiency can be a practical alternative energy production technology. This study provided a novel idea to enhance the value of electroplating wastewater, to build a hydrogen generation route with no consumption of a valuable resource, and to reduce EDTA and Ni concentrations in electroplating wastewater.
A Novel mHealth Approach for a Patient-Centered Medication and Health Management System in Taiwan: Pilot Study
Authors: Hsieh Wen-Ting , Su Yung-Cheng , Han Hsin-Lien , Huang Ming-Yuan 
Published: June 2018

Background
Mobile health (mHealth) apps have recently demonstrated the potential to engage and empower people to improve their own health. Although the availability of health-related apps is increasing, their adoption rate in Taiwan is exceptionally low mainly due to the preponderance of Western culture-based app designs that are challenging for non-English-speaking individuals. To our knowledge, no mHealth app is available in Taiwan that is culturally tailored for Chinese-speaking users and that applies a patient-centered approach to self-manage medication and health.

Objective
The purpose of this study was to design and deploy a culturally tailored mHealth system that could be easily integrated into current clinical practice and to evaluate how this mHealth system could support the continuity of patient care in Taiwan.

Methods
An mHealth information system and a mobile app were designed. To promote the best patient experience, a Quick Response (QR) code system was developed to enable efficient registration of personal medication information through the mobile app. The app also supported notifications for drug utilization, refills, and symptom checks. Patients were encouraged to record medication use, symptoms, and self-assessments in the app during their treatment period. Evaluation of the novel mHealth system was conducted from August 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 at MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Population data and app usage statistics were analyzed.

Results
During the 5-month implementation period, a total of 25,909 users downloaded the app with an overall 7-day retention rate of 15.4% (SD 3.9). Young male adults (range 25-44 years) were the predominant user population. Patients’ feedback on app usability and design, QR code system as drug input method, medication reminders, and linking family or friends into care networks was generally positive. Physicians showed great interest in utilizing patient-generated data in their care process, and the positive medication adherence rate was the most highly valued component of this system.

Conclusions
This pilot study demonstrated the value of a novel mHealth approach for individualized medication and health management in Taiwan. The mHealth system shows the potential to optimize personalized care into existing clinical services and may help hospitals and health authorities perform continuous quality improvement and policy development.
Development of Latvian-English‑Latvian Dictionaries of Legal Terms (1991–2017)
Authors: Karpinska Laura 
Published: June 2018

The study presents an insight into the development of the Latvian-English and English-Latvian dictionaries of legal terms published in Latvia since regaining of independence in 1991 when the need of the English language grew dramatically in comparison with the Soviet period. Bilingual dictionaries of legal terms help to establish terminological equivalents, but this task is more difficult if both languages are linked to different legal systems, for instance, the common law and civil law system as it is in the case of English and Latvian. The aim of this study is to give an insight into the development of the Latvian-English-Latvian dictionaries of legal terms published in Latvia since regaining of independence. The lexicographic material selected for analysis comprises the five dictionaries of legal terms published in this period. The analysis focuses on such aspects of the dictionaries as their volume, target user group, complexity of entry structure and uniformity of dictionary structure. The analysis reveals some typical features of the Latvian-English-Latvian dictionaries of legal terms as well as their development that is related to increase in the number of headwords, complexity of the microstructure and lexicographic solutions applied in order to tackle the problem of non-equivalence.
‘A Ghastly and Blasphemous Nightmare’: Environmental Ethics in Dickens’s Journalism
Authors: Ramos-Gay Ignacio 
Published: June 2018

In the article ironically entitled A Monument of French Folly, published in Household Words, 8th of March, 1851, Charles Dickens targeted a number of civic reforms in municipal abattoirs located within the city walls of London as well as the English arrogant reluctance to adopt the hygienic measures practiced in French slaughterhouses. Dickens’s article was part of the foregoing struggle to relocate the Smithfield livestock market and surrounding slaughterhouses from the City of London in the city outskirts, so as to prevent ventilation problems and the risk of miasmic infection. The aim of this paper is to examine Dickens’s article in the light of contemporary environmental concerns. I will particularly focus on his journalism as a token of modern social-ecology and environmental ethics, as shown by the administration and government policies he suggests to be implemented.
The Tribulations of American Democracy in Philip Roth’s "The Plot Against America"
Authors: Trendel Aristi 
Published: June 2018

Since its establishment American democracy has always been challenged to a greater or lesser extent. If neoliberalism and the reign of finance constitute democracy’s major contemporary challenge, in his 2004 alternate history novel, The Plot Against America, Philip Roth ostentatiously chooses to set his narrative in the 1940s and explore democracy in the ‘what-if’ mode, which gives him extra breadth allowing for extravagant flights of fancy. In the tradition of Sinclair Lewiss 1935 novel, It Cant Happen Here, Roth’s novel juxtaposes an innocent America with an evil one. The latter renders the former heroic, and this brief interlude of a relatively mild form of fascism that takes hold of America ends with the triumph of democracy. Roth seems to imply that American exceptionalism, a safeguard and Deus ex machina in the narrative, appears to be at work sheltering the US from any totalitarian excess. This paper examines the narrative’s political agenda which turns out to be the assertion of American democracy that can only triumph over a brief suspension of civil rights during a politically dark era for the Western world. Roth’s imaginative inquiry into the past can be read as an attempt to reconcile himself with those who had felt offended by his work. The political novel, conspiracy theories, concepts such as ‘democratic patriotism’ and the work of Seymour Lipset provide the theoretical framework of this article.
Working conditions and quality of life of public cleaning workers / Condições de trabalho e qualidade de vida de trabalhadores da limpeza pública / Condiciones de trabajo y calidad de vida de trabajadores de limpieza pública
Authors: Pimenta Mayara Vidal Torres , Macêdo Suyanne Freire de , Reis Adriana Da Silva dos , Moura Jayne Ramos Araujo , Oliveira Ellaine Santana de , Silva Ana Roberta Vilarouca da 
Published: June 2018

Objetivo: analisar a percepção das condições de trabalho e qualidade de vida de trabalhadores da limpeza pública. Metodologia: lança-se mão de uma abordagem quantitativa realizada com 105 trabalhadores da limpeza urbana de Picos-PI. A coleta de dados aconteceu em maio e junho de 2016, por meio de formulário contendo informações socioeconômicas, condições de trabalho e uso de equipamentos de proteção individual, além do questionário WHOQOL-bref. Resultados: constatou-se a predominância de trabalhadores jovens, homens, casados ou em união estável, classe econômica C. A maioria dos trabalhadores classificou sua Qualidade de Vida como boa. O domínio Ambiente, que se refere aos aspectos sociais, foi o que apresentou menor média e maior percentual de fracasso. Conclusão: os trabalhadores apresentaram um bom escore de sucesso na maioria dos domínios, mesmo em face à insalubridade do emprego e à remuneração de um salário mínimo. Porém, os achados ressaltam a importância de fortalecer ações que garantam os direitos sociais e de saúde desses trabalhadores.Descritores: Qualidade de Vida. Saúde do Trabalhador. Risco Ocupacional.
ЗАСТОСУВАННЯ ТРАДИЦІЙНИХ НАЦІОНАЛЬНИХ ЕЛЕМЕНТІВ ОЗДОБЛЕННЯ В СУЧАСНОМУ ОДЯЗІ
Authors: Мельник Л. М. , Конотоп А. С. , Кизимчук О. П. 
Published: June 2018

The purpose of this work is to establish the possibility of the decorating of modern women's clothes with artistic elements and ornaments of traditional national clothes of Ukraine different regions and their subsequent reproduction in knitwear. Methods of literary-analytical review and visual-analytical research are used.The elements of clothing decoration that are characteristic of ethnic Ukrainian clothing have been defined during the research. The structures of knitted fabrics based on on openwork, plated and interlooping with unrolling, which simulate different merezhka of traditional Ukrainian embroidery, have been developed in this study. The few variants of simple mesh are offered: narrow one made on the basis of the rib 1 + 1 with an unrolling; narrow complex canvas - on the basis of openwork interlooping; wide (more than 2 cm) canvas - on the basis of a plated interlooping. The model of the women's dress is executed in the semi-regular way on two-bar flat-knitted machine, using the developed variants of knitted fabric structures. Taking into account the traditions of an arrangement of the embroidery decoration elements and modern fashion trends, it is proposed to use a narrow simple snap-net to decorate the neck of the product, a wide snap-net, having a plant ornament to knit 2/3 of the bottom of the sleeve. The narrow canvas is also used as a connecting element of the sleeve parts made with various interlooping. The decoration elements of national Ukrainian clothes have been investigated and reproduced in women's knitted dress by new knitted structure creation taking into account modern technology. Research results can be used to expand the range of modern women's clothing
The Influence of Using Teams-Games-Tournament (TGT) on Simple Present Tense
Authors: Munawir Ahmad , Irmayanti Irmayanti , Ridwan Muhammad 
Published: June 2018

The objective in this research is to find out the influence of using Teams – Games – tournament (TGT) towards Simple Present tense at seventh grade of Smp Negeri 5 Wonomulyo. This is a quantitative pre-experiment research design where the researcher chose one group pre-test post-test research design. The population of this research is the students of seventh grade of SMP Negeri 5 Wonomulyo where the total number of population were 155 of five classes. The sample of population was 28 students where The researcher used technique simple purposive sampling.
The result of this research proves that there is an influence of using TGT on simple present tense mastery. According to calculation, it can be seen that mean score of pre-test was 56,78 and mean score of post-test was 72,5. moreover, based on the result of analysis the data, the value of t-table is 11,22 and the value of t-test is 1.703, it means that 11,22 > 1.703. It can be concluded that learning Simple present tense by using TGT technique has an influence towards the students simple present tense mastery of the seventh grade of SMP Negeri 5 Wonomulyo.
Processing of discharge summaries in general practice: a retrospective record review
Authors: Spencer Rachel Ann , Spencer Simon Edward Frank , Rodgers Sarah , Campbell Stephen M , Avery Anthony John 
Published: June 2018

BackgroundThere is a need for greater understanding of the epidemiology of primary care patient safety in order to generate solutions to prevent future harm.AimTo estimate the rate of failures in processing actions requested in hospital discharge summaries, and to determine factors associated with these failures.Design and settingThe authors undertook a retrospective records review. The study population was emergency admissions for patients aged ≥75 years, drawn from 10 practices in three areas of England.MethodOne GP researcher reviewed the records for 300 patients after hospital discharge to determine the rate of compliance with actions requested in the discharge summary, and to estimate the rate of associated harm from non-compliance. In cases where GPs documented decision-making contrary to what was requested, these instances did not constitute failures. Data were also collected on time taken to process discharge communications.ResultsThere were failures in processing actions requested in 46% (112/246) of discharge summaries (95% confidence interval [CI] = 39 to 52%). Medications changes were not made in 17% (124/750) of requests (95% CI = 14 to 19%). Tests were not completed for 26% of requests (95% CI = 16 to 35%), and 27% of requested follow-ups were not arranged (95% CI = 20 to 33%). The harm rate associated with these failures was 8%. Increased risk of failure to process test requests was significantly associated with the type of clinical IT system, and male patients.ConclusionFailures occurred in the processing of requested actions in almost half of all discharge summaries, and with all types of action requested. Associated harms were uncommon and most were of moderate severity.
An Empirical Measurement of the Initial–Final Mass Relation with Gaia White Dwarfs
Authors: El-Badry Kareem , Rix Hans-Walter , Weisz Daniel R. 
Published: June 2018

Abstract
We use data from Gaia’s second data release (DR2) to constrain the initial–final mass relation (IFMR) for field stars with initial masses 0.9 ≲ m
in/M
⊙ ≲ 8. Precise parallaxes have revealed unprecedented substructure in the white dwarf (WD) cooling sequence on the color–magnitude diagram (CMD). Some of this substructure stems from the diversity of WD atmospheric compositions, but the CMD remains bimodal even when only spectroscopically confirmed DA WDs are considered. We develop a generative model to predict the CMD for DA WDs as a function of the initial mass function, stellar age distribution, and a flexibly parameterized IFMR. We then fit the CMD of 1100 bright DA WDs within 100 pc, for which atmospheric composition and completeness are well understood. The resulting best-fit IFMR flattens at 3.5 ≲ m
in/M
⊙ ≲ 5.5, producing a secondary peak in the WD mass distribution at m
WD ∼ 0.8 M
⊙. Our IFMR is broadly consistent with weaker constraints obtained from binaries and star clusters in previous work but represents the clearest observational evidence obtained to date of theoretically predicted nonlinearity in the IFMR. A visibly bimodal CMD is only predicted for mixed-age stellar populations: in single-age clusters, more massive WDs reach the bottom of the cooling sequence before the first lower-mass WDs appear. This may explain why bimodal cooling sequences have thus far evaded detection in cluster CMDs.
“the wall of background”: Cultural, Political, and Literary Contexts of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men
Authors: Heavilin Barbara A. 
Published: June 2018

Abstract
While the historical and social contexts are not overtly provided in Of Mice and Men, in “The Long Valley Ledger” Steinbeck enticingly suggests there is a “wall of background” behind this novel that readers may approach only by subtle indirection. This implied background may be observed in forebodings of World War II and in portrayals of euthanasia, racism, feminist issues, and stereotypes of the mentally handicapped.