bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A review of deep infiltrative colorectal endometriosis treated robotically at a single institution
Authors: Graham Ada , Chen Sheena , Skancke Matthew , Moawad Gaby , Obias Vincent 
Published: April 2019

AbstractPurpose/backgroundUsing robotic surgery, we report successful resection of deep invasive pelvic endometriosis with a multidisciplinary team of colorectal and gynecologic surgeons.Methods/interventionsFifteen cases of robotic‐assisted endometrial resections for deep invasive endometriosis were performed by a multidisciplinary team between 2013 and 2016.Results/outcomesThe average total operative time of robotic endometrial extirpation was 342 minutes, and the average blood loss was 283 cc. There were no intraoperative complications and no conversion to laparotomy. Postoperative complications, including one superficial wound infection, four patients with pelvic abscesses, a bowel leak, and one rectovaginal fistula, occurred in five of 15 patients, three of which required percutaneous drainage and one required reoperation. All patients who followed up after surgery showed 100% dysmenorrhea resolution at one month (13 of 15 patients).Conclusion/discussionDeep infiltrating endometriosis is a complex disease associated with significant morbidity and requires highly trained, multidisciplinary team approach for safe and efficient excision.
Iterative learning control for uncertain nonlinear networked control systems with random packet dropout
Authors: Zhang Yamiao , Liu Jian , Ruan Xiaoe 
Published: April 2019

SummaryThis paper proposes a novel networked iterative learning control (NILC) scheme with adjustment factor for a class of discrete‐time uncertain nonlinear systems with stochastic input and output packet dropout modeled as 0‐1 Bernoulli‐type random variable. Firstly, the equivalence relation between the realizability of controlled system and the input‐output coupling parameter (IOCP) is established. Secondly, in order to overcome the main obstacle arising from the unknown IOCP, an identification technique is developed for it. Thirdly, it is strictly proved that, under certain conditions, the tracking errors driven by the developed NILC scheme are convergent to zero along iteration direction in the sense of expectation. Finally, an example is given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed NILC scheme and the merits of adjustment factor.
The effects of dams on macroinvertebrates: Global trends and insights
Authors: Wang Jun , Ding Liuyong , Tao Juan , Ding Chengzhi , He Daming 
Published: April 2019

AbstractDams threaten a wide range of aquatic organisms in most rivers and are thus a primary cause of global biodiversity degradation. Although macroinvertebrates play important roles in biogeochemical processes and ecosystem structuring and functioning through food web links, a global overview of research on their responses to dam construction and the subsequent flow alteration is lacking. This study bibliometrically analysed publications with regard to dams and macroinvertebrates over the last 100 years (1920–2018). The results found that macroinvertebrates have been increasingly studied in regard to damming rivers globally during the research period. The United States contributed the most to the total publication output (21.14%). Keyword analysis revealed a clear evolution and distributional pattern of research themes and studied taxa. Studies on a single taxon were more common in early times, and recent studies have shifted to multiple taxa at the community level. Different countries/territories have different research priorities (i.e., themes and taxa). “Dam removal” and “restoration” occurred more frequently in American studies, and “river regulation” was highly researched in Australia and Poland. “Schistosomiasis” was a featured topic in China and Brazil. “Mollusc” was the top taxon of focus for America, China, and Brazil. The results also demonstrated that “functional diversity,” “model,” and “stable isotope” are emerging hotspots in this research area. Possible explanations and implications of the above findings are discussed. This study provides an integral understanding of the research on dams and macroinvertebrates, highlighting the potential conservation imbalance among countries/territories and taxa.
Concise Review: Exploiting Unique Biological Features of Leukemia Stem Cells for Therapeutic Benefit
Authors: Zhang Haojian , Li Shaoguang 
Published: April 2019

AbstractCancer stem cells play a critical role in disease initiation and insensitivity to chemotherapy in numerous hematologic malignancies and some solid tumors, and these stem cells need to be eradicated to achieve a cure. Key to successful targeting of cancer stem cells is to identify and functionally test critical target genes and to fully understand their associated molecular network in these stem cells. Human chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is well accepted as one of the typical types of hematopoietic malignancies that are derived from leukemia stem cells (LSCs), serving as an excellent model disease for understanding the biology of LSCs and developing effective, selective, and curative strategies through targeting LSCs. Here, we discuss LSCs in CML with a focus on identification of unique biological features of these stem cells to emphasize the feasibility and significance of specific targeting of LSCs while sparing normal stem cell counterparts in leukemia therapy. Stem Cells Translational Medicine 2019;8:768–774
Enhancement of Photocatalytic Activity of Bi2O3–BiOI Composite Nanosheets through Vacancy Engineering
Authors: Bai Jinwu , Li Yun , Wei Pengkun , Liu Jiandang , Chen Wei , Liu Lu 
Published: April 2019

AbstractVacancy engineering is an effective strategy to enhance solar‐driven photocatalytic performance of semiconductors. It is highly desirable to improve the photocatalytic performance of composite nanomaterials by the introduction of vacancies, but the role of vacancies and the heterostructure in the photocatalytic process is elusive to the composite nanomaterials. Herein, the introduction of I vacancies can significantly enhance the photocatalytic activity of Bi2O3–BiOI composite nanosheets in a synergistic manner. The excellent photocatalytic performance of the Bi2O3–BiOI composites is attributed to the combination of Bi2O3 and BiOI and the existence of I vacancies in Bi2O3–BiOI composites. Specifically, density functional theory calculation shows that the existence of I vacancies would create a new electric states vacancy band below the conduction band of BiOI and thus can reduce the bandgap of BiOI nanosheets. This greatly facilitates the scavenging of the photogenerated electron on the surface of BiOI by Bi2O3, therefore, enhancing the overall photocatalytic activity of the composites. The enhanced photocatalytic efficiency is demonstrated by the degradation of tetracycline (TC), which reaches 96% after 180 min and by the high total organic carbon (TOC) removal (89% after 10 h visible light irradiation). This study provides a novel approach for the design of high‐performance composite catalysts.
Studienverhaltens- und Ergebnisindikatoren struktureller Studierbarkeit
Authors: Buß Imke 
Published: April 2019

ZusammenfassungIn den vorangehenden Kapiteln wurde gezeigt, dass die zeitlichen Restriktionen von Studierenden deren Studierverhalten beeinflussen. Dieses Kapitel verbindet nun diese Ergebnisse und die Beschreibungen der Studienstrukturen aus Kapitel 4 mit der Forschung zu Studierverhalten und Studienerfolg. Es werden konkrete Indikatoren zur Messung des Studierverhaltens und der Ergebnisse struktureller Studierbarkeit hergeleitet sowie Hypothesen zu dem Modell struktureller Studierbarkeit (siehe Abbildung 3) – also den Zusammenhängen zwischen zeitlichen Restriktionen, Studienstrukturen und Studierverhalten bzw. Studienerfolg – aufgestellt. Die angenommenen Zusammenhänge sind in Abbildung 6 zusammengefasst.
Semi-analytical calculation of gluon fragmentation into 1S[1,8]0 quarkonia at next-to-leading order
Authors: Zhang Peng , Wang Chen-Yu , Liu Xiao , Ma Yan-Qing , Meng Ce , Chao Kuang-Ta 
Published: April 2019

Abstract
We calculate the NLO corrections for the gluon fragmentation functions to a heavy quark-antiquark pair in 1S
0
[1]
or 1S
0
[8]
state within NRQCD factorization. We use integration-by-parts reduction to reduce the original expression to simpler master integrals (MIs), and then set up differential equations for these MIs. After calculating the boundary conditions, MIs can be obtained by solving the differential equations numerically. Our results are expressed in terms of asymptotic expansions at singular points of z (light-cone momentum fraction carried by the quark-antiquark pair), which can not only give FFs results with very high precision at any value of z, but also provide fully analytical structure at these singularities. We find that the NLO corrections are significant, with K-factors larger than 2 in most regions. The NLO corrections may have important impact on heavy quarkonia (e.g. ηc and J/ψ) production at the LHC.
Pediatric pneumonia
Authors: Sulley Saanie , Ndanga Memory 
Published: April 2019

Background:
Pediatric pneumonia is a significant cause of inpatient care in the United States. Significant resource utilization and the high cost of care necessitate careful evaluation, especially with continuously decreasing financial resources. Several studies have evaluated subsets and regional impact of these diagnoses, but only a few have evaluated these on a national level.

Methods:
This retrospective analysis utilized the 2009–2012 HCUP KID Inpatient Dataset to evaluate the relationship between pneumonia diagnosis and factors affecting cost for patients between 0 and 21. One hundred forty-five thousand one hundred forty-six patients' charges with primary pneumonia diagnosis were evaluated based on LOS, chronic conditions, severity, mortality and region.

Results:
Majority of cases of diagnosis were of unspecified organism: 11,4811 (78%) of the total population. RSV-related pneumonia diagnosis presented second with a total of 8,156 (5.5%). Charges for pneumonia in the Emergency Department (ER) were about $13,104 and non-ER presentation at $10,238. LOS affected total charge and mortality risk for all patient population regardless of age.

Conclusion:
This nationwide study provides a unique preview of the cost associated with care for pediatric pneumonia. Such information is essential in developing strategies to improve health outcomes and resources allocation.
Understanding the relevance of herb–drug interaction studies with special focus on interplays: a prerequisite for integrative medicine
Authors: Borse Swapnil P. , Singh Devendra P. , Nivsarkar Manish 
Published: April 2019

Abstract
Integrative medicine refers to the blending of conventional and evidence-based complementary medicines and therapies with the aim of using the most appropriate of either or both modalities for ultimate patient benefits. One of the major hurdles for the same is the chances of potential herb–drug interactions (HDIs). These HDIs could be beneficial or harmful, or even fatal; therefore, a thorough understanding of the eventualities of HDIs is essential so that a successful integration of the modern and complementary alternative systems of medicine could be achieved. Here, we summarize all the important points related to HDIs, including types, tools/methods for study, and prediction of the HDIs, along with a special focus on interplays between drug metabolizing enzymes and transporters. In addition, this article covers future perspective, with a focus on background endogenous players of interplays and approaches to predict the drug–disease–herb interactions so as to fetch the desired effects of these interactions.
MODELLING MORTALITY DEPENDENCE WITH REGIME-SWITCHING COPULAS
Authors: Zhou Rui 
Published: April 2019

AbstractWe propose a two-regime Markov switching copula to depict the evolution of mortality dependence. One regime represents periods of high dependence and the other regime represents periods of low dependence. Each regime features a regular vine (R-vine) copula that, built on bivariate copulas, provides great flexibility for modelling complex high-dimensional dependence. Our estimated model indicates that the years of recovery from extreme mortality deterioration and the years of health care reform more likely fall into the low regime, while the years in which extreme mortality deteriorating events break out and the peaceful years without major mortality-impacting events more likely fall into the high regime. We use a case study to illustrate how the regime-switching copula can be applied to assess the effectiveness of longevity risk hedge with different beliefs about future mortality dependence evolution incorporated.
A Comparison of Death Anxiety, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Self-Esteem as Predictors of Social Anxiety Symptoms
Authors: Lowe Juanita , Harris Lynne M. 
Published: April 2019

AbstractThis study sought to examine the role of death anxiety as a transdiagnostic predictor of social anxiety symptomatology compared to self-esteem and intolerance of uncertainty, and to examine the relationship between measures of intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity and death anxiety. A total of 591 participants, 445 females, average age 38.0 years (SD = 14.5), completed an online survey including background questions, the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale, the Social Interaction Anxiety and Social Phobia Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale, the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire, the Spirituality Scale, and the Death Anxiety Scale. No significant, independent relationship was found between death anxiety and social anxiety symptomatology, although self-esteem and intolerance of uncertainty were significant predictors of both measures of social anxiety, confirming the importance of these key transdiagnostic mediators as predictors of social anxiety symptomatology. A strong negative correlation was found between death anxiety and measures of both intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity in this general population sample not selected for high religious affiliation.
Making Sense of Ruins: Architectural Reconstruction and Collective Memory in Belgrade
Authors: Bădescu Gruia 
Published: April 2019

AbstractFifteen years after the 1999 NATO bombings, a number of emblematic buildings in Belgrade still lie in ruins and are at the center of debates surrounding their reconstruction. This article examines the collective memory and narratives of the NATO bombings through a spatial lens, looking at how architectural discourses of reconstruction relate to multiple understandings and narratives of the bombings themselves. It focuses on how architects in Belgrade discuss and envision the reconstruction of buildings such as the Generalštab in relationship to the collective memories of political violence and war. The article explores the continuum between calls for full restoration and memorialization, by discussing how architects relate to the bombing of 1999 on personal and professional levels, and how narratives of the bombing influence architectural visions for the reconstruction itself. All in all, the article argues that architectural reconstruction, collective memory, and national identity shape each other. On the one hand, reconstruction responds to collective memory as architects make sense of the collective memory of war; on the other hand, reconstructed urban space reshapes memory by creating a newcadre matérielfor remembrance.
Similitude, égalité et réciprocité
Authors: Signori Gabriela 
Published: April 2019

RésuméDans les sociétés urbaines cisalpines, contrairement au monde méditerranéen, le mariage comme pratique sociale et comme objet de discours théologique et didactique est régi par des représentations d’égalité et de réciprocité. De ces discours, qui recourent à l’idée du mariage paradisiaque développée dans l’Antiquité tardive, traite la première partie de cet article, tandis qu’une série de contrats de mariage, en particulier ceux conservés dans les archives municipales de Strasbourg (chambre des contrats), est soumis à une analyse détaillée dans la seconde partie. L’analyse des contrats de mariage révèle que pratique sociale et discours didactique sont indissolublement liés l’un à l’autre, voire que les représentations d’égalité et de réciprocité mentionnées ci-dessus sont autant des idées que des pratiques ancrées, en fin de compte, dans un droit successoral qui ne privilégie personne, traitant fils et fille d’une manière égale.
Les Romains riaient-ils ?
Authors: Beard Mary 
Published: April 2019

RésuméLe rire est l’un des plus difficiles et des plus fascinants objets historiques, tant il résiste à la possibilité de conclusions fermes et de systématisation. En partant du témoignage de Dion Cassius à propos d’un fou rire, au Colisée, en 192 av. J.-C., cet article explore les différents défis heuristiques de l’histoire du rire – plus particulièrement pour l’Antiquité classique. Il défend l’idée qu’il n’existe pas de « théorie classique du rire », qui est, dans la forme que nous connaissons, une invention de la Renaissance, relayée ensuite, et que les approches du rire en Grèce et dans l’ancienne Rome sont bien plus nombreuses que l’on imagine habituellement. Il est néanmoins possible d’identifier des éléments types repris dans les usages discursifs du rire dans la Rome antique. Ce texte examine plus particulièrement la manière dont le rire fut utilisé pour intervenir entre le pouvoir politique et l’autocratie, mais aussi comment le rire est considéré comme frontière entre l’animal et l’homme. La réflexion s’achève sur la possibilité et les conditions selon lesquelles, nous, contemporains, pouvons partager, encore aujourd’hui, le rire des Romains.
La deuxième tombe de Sitting Bull
Authors: Grillot Thomas 
Published: April 2019

RésuméLa colonisation de l’actuel Vietnam et l’établissement du protectorat français au Tonkin à la fin du XIXesiècle ont engendré de nouveaux modes de production agricole et d’utilisation des ressources naturelles. Cette évolution est saisie au travers de l’étude d’un mouvement de colonisation endogène spontané qui s’est développé « illégalement » dans le courant de la première moitié du XXesiècle, en direction de plusieurs villages collinaires de deux districts de la province de Phú Thoø. La confrontation des archives produites par les autorités du protectorat et de la mémoire vive de ces événements restitués par d’anciens colonsplanteurs et leurs descendants dévoile en filigrane l’entreprise de manipulation et de falsification à laquelle se livra l’appareil colonial pour s’attribuer sur le tard la paternité de ce mouvement de colonisation qui bouleversa l’environnement naturel, social et économique de la région.
Pitting prime minister cues with party cues in a multiparty system: a survey experiment in Japan
Authors: Yokoyama Tomoya , Kobayashi Tetsuro 
Published: April 2019

AbstractMotivated by a previous finding that single-party cues have no effect in Japan and by the increasing ‘presidentialization’ of Japanese politics, the present study examined whether the use of prime minister cues in place of single-party cues helps Japanese voters form policy preferences. In addition, to probe the effect of party cues that are unique to multiparty systems, the effect of multiple-party cues, which indicate that a policy is supported by multiple rather than single ideologically distinct parties, was investigated. The results of a survey experiment showed that while prime minister cues are not utilized by the supporters of incumbent parties, the supporters of opposition parties demonstrated significantly reduced approval of a policy when there was an indication that the prime minister supported it. The effect of prime minister cues on opposition supporters was stronger than that of Liberal Democratic Party cues, suggesting that leader cues are effective in Japan. Furthermore, a cue indicating that ideologically distinct parties support a policy enhances approval for that policy among the public, which suggests that multiple-party rather than single-party cues are informative in multiparty systems. Theoretical implications are discussed.
Nearly Instantaneous Tsunamis Following the Mw 7.5 2018 Palu Earthquake
Authors: Carvajal Matías , Araya‐Cornejo Cristian , Sepúlveda Ignacio , Melnick Daniel , Haase Jennifer S. 
Published: April 2019

AbstractThe tsunami observations produced by the 2018 magnitude 7.5 Palu strike‐slip earthquake challenged the traditional basis underlying tsunami hazard assessments and early warning systems. We analyzed an extraordinary collection of 38 amateur and closed circuit television videos to show that the Palu tsunamis devastated widely separated coastal areas around Palu Bay within a few minutes after the mainshock and included wave periods shorter than 100 s missed by the local tide station. Although rupture models based on teleseismic and geodetic data predict up to 5‐m tsunami runups, they cannot explain the higher surveyed runups nor the tsunami waveforms reconstructed from video footage, suggesting either these underestimate actual seafloor deformation and/or that non‐tectonic sources were involved. Post‐tsunami coastline surveys combined with video evidence and modeled tsunami travel times suggest that submarine landslides contributed to tsunami generation. The video‐based observations have broad implications for tsunami hazard assessments, early warning systems, and risk‐reduction planning.
Proton Temperature Anisotropies in the Plasma Environment of Venus
Authors: Bader A. , Stenberg Wieser G. , André M. , Wieser M. , Futaana Y. , Persson M. , Nilsson H. , Zhang T. L. 
Published: April 2019

AbstractVelocity distribution functions (VDFs) are a key to understanding the interplay between particles and waves in a plasma. Any deviation from an isotropic Maxwellian distribution may be unstable and result in wave generation. Using data from the ion mass spectrometer IMA (Ion Mass Analyzer) and the magnetometer (MAG) onboard Venus Express, we study proton distributions in the plasma environment of Venus. We focus on the temperature anisotropy, that is, the ratio between the proton temperature perpendicular (T⊥) and parallel (T‖) to the background magnetic field. We calculate average values of T⊥ and T‖ for different spatial areas around Venus. In addition we present spatial maps of the average of the two temperatures and of their average ratio. Our results show that the proton distributions in the solar wind are quite isotropic, while at the bow shock stronger perpendicular than parallel heating makes the downstream VDFs slightly anisotropic (T⊥/T‖ > 1) and possibly unstable to generation of proton cyclotron waves or mirror mode waves. Both wave modes have previously been observed in Venus's magnetosheath. The perpendicular heating is strongest in the near‐subsolar magnetosheath (T⊥/T‖≈3/2), which is also where mirror mode waves are most frequently observed. We believe that the mirror mode waves observed here are indeed generated by the anisotropy. In the magnetotail we observe planetary protons with largely isotropic VDFs, originating from Venus's ionosphere.