bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Efficient Allocation and Pricing of Multifeatured Items
Authors: Candogan Ozan , Pekeč Saša 
Published: February 2018

We introduce feature valuations, a new class of valuations that compactly capture preferences of agents who value items based on the features they possess. Such preferences are relevant in many important practical settings, such as Internet advertising markets (where impressions have associated attributes), labor markets (where workers’ skills/titles correspond to features), and long-term bond markets (where coupon payments can be associated with features). We focus on settings where features can be organized in a tree network, and features possessed by items are captured by paths on the tree. In such settings, under appropriate consistency conditions, we establish that Walrasian equilibria exist. In addition, we provide a computationally tractable price update algorithm that terminates with market-clearing prices that support an efficient outcome. The e-companion is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2017.2917 . This paper was accepted by Yinyu Ye, optimization.
Creating a dedicated homebirth service: Results of a 3-year pilot
Authors: Cross-Sudworth Fiona , Hindley Jo , Cheatham Clare , Clarke Paula , McAree Trixie 
Published: February 2018

Background A dedicated homebirth service was established at a large teaching hospital in Birmingham. Aim The aim of the 3-year pilot was to increase the homebirth rate from 0.3% to 3% of all Trust births. Methods Data were collected on all women referred to the homebirth team and those receiving intrapartum care. This was analysed using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. Findings The pilot achieved a 1.4% homebirth rate and 1.9% intrapartum care rate (a five-fold increase in 3 years) but in spite of extensive promotion of the service, it did not meet the target of 3% of all Trust births. The peripartum transfer rate from home to hospital was 54% for primiparous and 14% for multiparous women with no adverse outcomes. Conclusions There has been excellent feedback from the families who planned a homebirth, but increasing the homebirth rate requires a longer term change to the culture surrounding place of birth.
The lost thread of strategy: Lord Jim, Jacques Rancière and dreaming
Authors: Corcoran Steven 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
This paper discusses Rancière’s recent work The Lost Thread: The Democracy of Modern Fiction. Similar to his directly preceding work, Aisthesis, The Lost Thread explores the transformation of the very paradigm of fiction itself with the advent of modern realism in its break with the conventions of belles lettres. For Rancière, the specific logic of modern fiction, its democracy, consists in a logic of (im)purity that generates what he calls effects of equality. The specificity of modern fiction thus yields a rather different idea of the politics of fiction than that conveyed by modernist readings and epitomized by Roland Barthes’ notion of the reality effect. This paper discusses the logic of this change in fiction implicit within Rancière’s account, a logic the author refers to as ‘creative destruction’ in contradistinction to modernist dialectics; second, it explores the kind of subject implied by this fiction – where subject is understood both as the kind of limit situation that this fiction recounts and the constitution of its characters. Third, the author briefly suggests that Rancière’s reading of the logic of the event, in particular in Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim, can be seen as sketching an answer to why it is that the key question of ‘how are we to live?’ only ever comes after the event.
Halimeda incrassata (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) reaches the Canary Islands: mid- and deep-water meadows in the eastern subtropical Atlantic Ocean
Authors: Sangil Carlos , Martín-García Laura , Afonso-Carrillo Julio , Barquín Jacinto , Sansón Marta 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
Extensive offshore meadows of Halimeda incrassata are documented for the first time in sandy bottoms of La Palma, Canary Islands. Halimeda incrassata forms dense sublittoral assemblages between 20 and 55 m, but isolated populations occur down to 65 m depth. This species currently spreads over an area of 9.14 ha. Population coverage varies with depth, with the highest values at 35–40 m and an average cover of 62.34%. The calcified segments of H. incrassata act as a stable substratum in these soft bottoms for the growth of other macroalgae, such as the rhodophytes Lophocladia trichoclados and Cottoniella filamentosa. Specimens reach lengths of up to 10 cm, shorter than individuals from the Caribbean. Although it is difficult to ascertain whether this species is a recent introduction, there is evidence of a correlation between the increase in population coverage and recent ocean warming, constituting another example of the tropicalization of the marine flora of this region.
Reference standards for the detection of anti-mitochondrial and anti-rods/rings autoantibodies
Authors: Calise S. John , Zheng Bing , Hasegawa Tomoko , Satoh Minoru , Isailovic Natasa , Ceribelli Angela , Andrade Luis E.C. , Boylan Katherine , Cavazzana Ilaria , Fritzler Marvin J. , de la Torre Ignacio Garcia , Hiepe Falk , Kohl Kathryn , Selmi Carlo , Shoenfeld Yehuda , Tincani Angela , Chan Edward K.L. 
Published: February 2018

Abstract

Background:
Anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMA) are found in >90% of primary biliary cholangitis patients. Anti-rods/rings antibodies (anti-RR) are most commonly associated with interferon-α and ribavirin treatment in hepatitis C patients. Clinical laboratories routinely screen for AMA and anti-RR using indirect immunofluorescence on HEp-2 cells (HEp-2-IFA). Therefore, we sought to establish reference materials for use in AMA and anti-RR testing.

Methods:
AMA-positive and anti-RR-positive human plasma samples (AMA-REF and RR-REF), identified as potential reference materials based on preliminary data, were further validated by multiple laboratories using HEp-2-IFA, immunoprecipitation (IP), western blotting, IP-western, line immunoassay (LIA), addressable laser bead immunoassay (ALBIA) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

Results:
AMA-REF showed a strong positive cytoplasmic reticular/AMA staining pattern by HEp-2-IFA to ≥1:1280 dilution and positive signal on rodent kidney/stomach/liver tissue. AMA-REF reacted with E2/E3, E3BP, E1α and E1β subunits of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex by IP and western blotting and was positive for AMA antigens by LIA, ALBIA and ELISA. RR-REF showed a strong positive rods and rings staining pattern by HEp-2-IFA to ≥1:1280 dilution. RR-REF reacted with inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase by IP, IP-western and ALBIA. RR-REF also produced a nuclear homogenous staining pattern by HEp-2-IFA, immunoprecipitated proteins associated with anti-U1RNP antibody and reacted weakly with histones, nucleosomes, Sm and nRNP/Sm by LIA.

Conclusions:
AMA-REF and RR-REF are useful reference materials for academic or commercial clinical laboratories to calibrate and establish internal reference standards for immunodiagnostic assays. AMA-REF and RR-REF are now available for free distribution to qualified laboratories through Plasma Services Group.
A Simplistic Preliminary Assessment of Ginstling-Brounstein Model for Solid Spherical Particles in the Context of a Diffusion-Controlled Synthesis
Authors: Krauklis Andrey E. , Dreyer Ilo 
Published: February 2018

AbstractWet precipitation (WP) is a diffusion-controlled synthesis method, which is often used for synthesizing such compounds as hydroxyapatite (HAp). Since the process is limited by diffusion, the choice of a diffusion model becomes a critical aspect. In this simplistic assessment for a preliminary evaluation of the diffusion model applicability, the Ginstling-Brounstein (GB) equation is chosen and analyzed for the case of spherical particles. The nominal kinetic constant K is a parameter in GB model which describes diffusion and is related to the effective molecular diffusivity. When the value of K is known, it becomes possible to predict the required time to achieve desired conversion and design the synthesis accordingly. The GB model is assessed mathematically using simulations, a parametric study and Yates analysis (2n factorial design). Parameters chosen for a preliminary study are in the range of characteristic values for a laboratory-scale WP synthesis of HAp and are thus representative for the application of the model to practice. It should be noted that the analysis is simplistic and is meant to provide only preliminary information for future research, requiring experimental validation.
Influence of moisture content on the results of penetration and withdrawal resistance measurements on softwoods
Authors: Llana Daniel F. , Hermoso Eva , Bobadilla Ignacio , Iñiguez-Gonzalez Guillermo 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
Needle penetration resistance (NPR) and screw withdrawal resistance (SWR) are widely used techniques for density estimation of woods integrated in timber structures. The moisture content (MC) influences these measurements and correction coefficients are needed to ensure the accuracy of results. The goal of the present paper was to scrutinize the relation between NPR and SWR measurements and MC in case of radiata pine, Scots pine, Salzmann pine, and maritime pine usually used in wood constructions, from which 25 specimens from each species were probed. The specimen’s MC ranged from 65.1 to 8.3%. Results show that NPR depth has a positive linear relationship with MC while the SWR force a negative one below the fiber saturation point (FSP). Above the FSP, the MC influence is less pronounced and less regular. MC correction factors of measurements below the FSP are proposed for the species studied.
Measuring Credit Demand and Supply: A Bayesian Model with an Application to Greece (2003–2011)
Authors: Vouldis Angelos T. 
Published: February 2018

AbstractMotivated by the linkage between credit and growth in the Greek economy and the deceleration of credit since the financial crisis, this paper studies the evolution of credit demand and supply in Greece during the period 2003M1–2011M3. A model of the credit market is explored which disentangles demand and supply. A Bayesian estimation methodology with data augmentation for the latent variables is proposed. The analysis is carried out separately for each type of loan (short- and long-term business loans, consumer loans and mortgages) enabling the comparative study of the credit rationing and supply constraint effects across loan categories. The results indicate that, for all loan categories, excess demand characterized the boom period. After the intensification of the debt crisis, long-term business loans, consumer loans and mortgages were constrained from the supply side, however, demand for short-term business loans has slowed down more than supply, reflecting businesses’ need for stable funding. Finally, the structural effects of the crisis are investigated. The present paper aims to contribute to the strand of literature investigating the tools to analyse credit developments by formulating an enhanced and flexible version of a model which disentangles credit demand and supply and enables the monitoring of the evolution of financial imbalances.
Merchant Taylors of London’s shift to business English: New insights on the languages of record in their Master and Wardens’ Accounts
Authors: Alcolado Carnicero José Miguel 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
French and Latin used to be the two main languages of record in the Merchant Taylors, as well as other London livery companies, as late as the fifteenth century, at least. From the fourteenth century onwards, English was becoming more and more present in this guild’s business accounts, until it replaced both Romance languages as their new official medium of written communication. Seen the inconsistent dates of adoption of English in the Merchant Taylors’ Master and Wardens’ Accounts suggested in the literature, this article applies two different approaches to language shift in the late medieval period in order to analyse and illustrate when exactly the whole Company is supposed to have substituted French and Latin for English forever. As the search of that permanent and communal shift leads to the necessary consultation of financial manuscripts kept as late as the seventeenth century, it is concluded that the construction of a unitary framework for the study of the different language shifts in the London livery companies at different periods would yield more comprehensive results.
Some Interval-Valued Pythagorean Fuzzy Einstein Weighted Averaging Aggregation Operators and Their Application to Group Decision Making
Authors: Rahman Khaista , Abdullah Saleem , Khan Muhammad Sajjad Ali 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
In this paper, we introduce the notion of Einstein aggregation operators, such as the interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy Einstein weighted averaging aggregation operator and the interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy Einstein ordered weighted averaging aggregation operator. We also discuss some desirable properties, such as idempotency, boundedness, commutativity, and monotonicity. The main advantage of using the proposed operators is that these operators give a more complete view of the problem to the decision makers. These operators provide more accurate and precise results as compared the existing method. Finally, we apply these operators to deal with multiple-attribute group decision making under interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy information. For this, we construct an algorithm for multiple-attribute group decision making. Lastly, we also construct a numerical example for multiple-attribute group decision making.
A semianalytical approach for determining the nonclassical mechanical properties of materials
Authors: Zamani Kouhpanji Mohammad Reza , Jafaraghaei Usef 
Published: February 2018

AbstractIn this article, a semianalytical approach for demonstrating elastic waves’ propagation in nanostructures has been presented based on the modified couple-stress theory including acceleration gradients (MCST-AG). Using the experimental results and atomic simulations, the static and dynamic length scales were calculated for several materials, zinc oxide (ZnO), silicon (Si), silicon carbide (SiC), indium antimonide (InSb), and diamond. To evaluate the predicted static and dynamic length scales as well as the presented model, the natural frequencies of a beam in addition to the phase velocity and group velocity of Si were studied and compared with the available static length scales, estimated using strain-gradient theory without considering acceleration gradients (SGT). These three criteria, natural frequency, phase velocity, and group velocity, show that the presented model is dynamically stable even for larger wavevector values. Furthermore, it is explained why the previous works, which all are based on the SGT, predicted very small values for the static length scale in the longitudinal direction comparing the static length scale in the transverse directions.
Philanthropic Foundation Strategies to Advance Systems Reform: Perceptions from Frontline Change Implementers
Authors: Bryan Tara Kolar , Isett Kimberley R. 
Published: February 2018

AbstractThis article examines the strategies and processes pursued by one foundation aimed at accelerating systems change reform efforts in four states. The findings suggest four strategies the Foundation employed in reform efforts: partnering with state policy actors to accelerate systems change efforts, providing technical assistance to support implementation, leveraging the reputation of the Foundation toward systems change goals, and facilitating the dissemination of innovation to states and localities. This study contributes to the literature by documenting the combination of strategies the Foundation applied in their effort to advance systems change, and by exploring the perspective of system professionals on what Foundation activities were viewed as more or less successful. Because systems change entails both policy and operational change, this study suggests foundation strategies need to harness both traditional approaches, such as targeting policy change, as well as approaches less traditionally used that may require new skill sets for foundations, including field building activities that enable system professionals to implement the change effectively.
Achilles from Homer to the Masters of Late Archaic Poetry, or: Frompathosto Splendour
Authors: Peri Annamaria 
Published: February 2018

AbstractLate archaic lyric poetry tends to obscure all pathetic and tragic elements of Achilles’ destiny present in theIliad. The offence against his honour, his grief for Patroclus, his yearning for native Phthia, and a painful awareness of being ὠκύμορος (“short-lived”) – none of these themes play a role in the passages of Pindar, Bacchylides or Simonides where Achilles is mentioned. Yet each of these three poets operates differently with regard to the epic source, and it is worth investigating how they do so.
Introduction to environmental engineering
Authors: Šalić Anita , Zelić Bruno 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
Nowadays we can easily say that environmental engineering is truly an interdisciplinary science. Combining biology, ecology, geology, geography, mathematics, chemistry, agronomy, medicine, economy, etc. environmental engineering strives to use environmental understanding and advancements in technology to serve mankind by decreasing production of environmental hazards and the effects of those hazards already present in the soil, water, and air. Major activities of environmental engineer involve water supply, waste water and solid management, air and noise pollution control, environmental sustainability, environmental impact assessment, climate changes, etc. And all this with only one main goal – to prevent or reduce undesirable impacts of human activities on the environment. To ensure we all have tomorrow.
Some existence results and stability concepts for partial fractional random integral equations with multiple delay
Authors: Abbas Saïd , Benchohra Mouffak , Darwish Mohamed Abdalla 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
In this paper, we present some results concerning the existence and the stability of solutions for some functional integral equations of Riemann–Liouville
fractional order with random effects and multiple delay, by applying a random fixed point theorem with stochastic domain and the measure of noncompactness.
Evaluation and comparison of NIR multi-product calibration
methods for Brix prediction
Authors: Kopf Michael , Gruna Robin , Längle Thomas , Beyerer Jürgen 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is a widespread technology for
fruit and vegetable quality assessment. New fields of application of
this technology, like mobile food analysis with handheld low-cost
spectrometers, increase the demand for chemometric calibration models
that are able to deal with multiple products and varieties thereof at
once (so-called multi-product calibration models). While
there are well studied methods for single-product calibration as
partial least squares regression (PLSR), multi-product
calibration is still challenging. Conventional approaches that work
well for single-product calibration can lead to high errors for
multi-product calibration. However, nonlinear methods as local
regression and artificial neural networks were found to be
suitable
E. Micklander, K. Kjeldahl, M. Egebo, and L. Norgaard.
Multi-product calibration models of near-infrared spectra of foods.
Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, 14:395–402, 2006.

L. R. Lopez, T. Behrens, K. Schmidt, A. Stevens, J. A. M. Dematte, and
T. Scholten.
The spectrum-based learner: A new local approach for modeling soil
vis-NIR spectra of complex datasets.
Geoderma, 195–196:268–279, 2013.
. Preliminary studies in
multi-product calibration for quantitative analysis of food with
near-infrared spectroscopy showed good results for
memory-based learning (MBL) and a classification
prediction hierarchy (CPH)
M. C. Kopf and R. Gruna.
Examination of multiproduct calibration approaches for quantitative
analysis of food with near infrared spectroscopy.
Bachelor's thesis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT, 2016.
. In this study, three
varieties of apples, pears and tomatoes with known sugar content (in
○Brix) are analysed with NIR hyperspectral imaging
spectroscopy in the range from 900 nm to
2400 nm. Predictive performance of a linear PLSR model, two
nonlinear models (CPH and MBL) and different pre-processing techniques
are tested and evaluated. For error estimation,
leave-one-product-out and leave-one-out
cross-validation are used.
Conformal Cosmology with a Complex Scalar Field and a Gauge-Mediated Supersymmetric Breaking Potential
Authors: El-Nabulsi Rami Ahmad 
Published: February 2018

AbstractWe discuss the implications of a complex scalar field in conformal cosmology in the presence of a gauge-mediated supersymmetric (SUSY) breaking potential. A connection between the cosmological constant, the SUSY mass of the field and the Hubble mass is obtained. The transition from the complex to the real scalar field reveals a number of results in FRW cosmology, which are in agreement with data provided by recent astronomical observations, in particular, the pulsating white dwarf G116-B15A concerning the estimates of the probable range of the gravitational constant.
Synthesis, vibrational spectra and single-crystal structure determination of lithium tricyanomethanide Li[C(CN)3]
Authors: Reckeweg Olaf , Conrad Maurice , Schulz Armin , DiSalvo Francis J. , Schleid Thomas 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
The long-elusive structure of lithium tricyanomethanide Li[C(CN)3] has been determined on the basis of material synthesized via a metathesis reaction of Ag[C(CN)3] with LiCl in water driven by AgCl precipitation and subsequently recrystallization from methanol. Li[C(CN)3] crystallizes in the non-centrosymmetric orthorhombic space group Ima2 with the unit-cell parameters a=751.06(4), b=1059.75(6) and c=563.27(3) pm adopting a unique structure with planar [C(CN)3]− anions exhibiting nearly ideal trigonal planar D
3

h
symmetry. The Li+ cations are coordinated by five independent tricyanomethanide anions forming a distorted square pyramid with Li–N distances between 202 and 249 pm. The vibrational frequencies were also determined and along with other properties of Li[C(CN)3] compared with those of related compounds.