bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
High‐Performance Bio‐Based Benzoxazines from Enzymatic Synthesis of Diphenols
Authors: Bonnaud Leïla , Chollet Benjamin , Dumas Ludovic , Peru Aurélien A. M. , Flourat Amandine L. , Allais Florent , Dubois Philippe 
Published: November 2018

AbstractThis paper reports the preparation, characterization, and performance of three low viscosity fully bio‐based benzoxazine resins synthesized from bio‐based furfurylamine, paraformaldehyde, and three new enzymatic originated diphenols obtained through a sustainable and highly selective lipase‐catalyzed enzymatic process from p‐coumaric acid, and three bio‐based diols (propanediol, butanediol, and isosorbide, respectively). The enzymatic method is used for the first time, to the authors’ knowledge, to design specific diphenolic structures dedicated to the preparation of benzoxazine thermosetting resins whose precursors exhibit easy handling within a wide processing window (from room temperature up to 200 °C). The resulting cross‐linked materials present high glass transition temperature (T
g > 200 °C) and inherent charring ability upon pyrolysis (≈50 wt% at 1000 °C). These results open a valuable and new pathway to develop enhanced benzoxazines and bring them new properties.
The impact of adenotonsillectomy on pediatric asthma
Authors: Goldstein Nira A. , Thomas Maxwell S. , Yu Yasong , Weaver Diana E. , Watanabe Izumi , Dimopoulos Antonios , Wasserman Jason , Ahmad Sabina Q. , Ednick Mathew , Vastola A. Paul , Weedon Jeremy 
Published: November 2018

AbstractObjectiveTo determine asthma outcomes in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy (T&A) for treatment of sleep‐disordered breathing (SDB).HypothesisAsthmatic children will demonstrate improvement in asthma control after T&A compared to asthmatic children not undergoing surgical treatment.Study DesignProspective cohort.Patient‐Subject Selection80 children with diagnosed asthma, aged 4‐11, undergoing T&A and 62 controls matched to the T&A subjects by age, sex, and asthma severity classification.MethodologyParents and children completed the Childhood Asthma Control Test (C‐ACT) and the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ). Parents were queried regarding the number of asthma exacerbations, the frequency of the use of systemic steroids, the number of emergency room visits and the number of hospitalizations in the prior 6 months. The identical questionnaires and interviews were completed 6 months after entry.ResultsThe adjusted mean (95% CI) C‐ACT score was 21.86 (20.94‐22.68) at entry and 25.15 (24.55‐25.71) at follow‐up for the T&A group compared with 22.42 (21.46‐23.28) and 23.59 (22.77‐24.33) for the control group. There was a significant group by time interaction (P < 0.001). Simple effects analysis showed that group means did not differ at entry (P = 1.00) but did differ at follow‐up (P = 0.006). Baseline PSQ was a significant predictor of improvement in C‐ACT scores. Statistical modeling did not demonstrate significant group by time interactions for any of the asthma clinical outcomes, although these outcomes were very infrequent in both groups.ConclusionTreatment of SDB improves asthma outcomes as measured by the C‐ACT.
Synergistic interaction between the agonism of cebranopadol at nociceptin/orphanin FQ and classical opioid receptors in the rat spinal nerve ligation model
Authors: Christoph Thomas , Raffa Robert , De Vry Jean , Schröder Wolfgang 
Published: November 2018

AbstractCebranopadol (trans‐6′‐fluoro‐4′,9′‐dihydro‐N,N‐dimethyl‐4‐phenyl‐spiro[cyclohexane‐1,1′(3′H)‐pyrano[3,4‐b]indol]‐4‐amine) is a novel analgesic nociceptin/orphanin FQ opioid peptide (NOP) and classical opioid receptor (MOP, DOP, and KOP) agonist with highly efficacious and potent activity in a broad range of rodent models of nociceptive, inflammatory, and neuropathic pain as well as limited opioid‐type side effects such as respiratory depression. This study was designed to explore contribution and interaction of NOP and classical opioid receptor agonist components to cebranopadol analgesia in the rat spinal nerve ligation (SNL) model. Assessing antihypersensitive activity in SNL rats intraperitoneal (IP) administration of cebranopadol resulted in ED50 values of 3.3 and 3.58 μg/kg in two independent experiments. Pretreatment (IP) with J‐113397 (4.64 mg/kg) a selective antagonist for the NOP receptor or naloxone (1 mg/kg), naltrindole (10 mg/kg), or nor‐BNI (10 mg/kg), selective antagonists for MOP, DOP, and KOP receptors, yielded ED50 values of 14.1, 16.9, 17.3, and 15 μg/kg, respectively. This 4‐5 fold rightward shift of the dose‐response curves suggested agonistic contribution of all four receptors to the analgesic activity of cebranopadol. Combined pretreatment with a mixture of the antagonists for the three classical opioid receptors resulted in an 18‐fold potency shift with an ED50 of 65.5 μg/kg. The concept of dose equivalence was used to calculate the expected additive effects of the parent compound for NOP and opioid receptor contribution and to compare them with the observed effects, respectively. This analysis revealed a statistically significant difference between the expected additive and the observed effects suggesting intrinsic synergistic analgesic interaction of the NOP and the classical opioid receptor components of cebranopadol. Together with the observation of limited respiratory depression in rats and humans the synergistic interaction of NOP and classical opioid receptor components in analgesia described in the current study may contribute to the favorable therapeutic index of cebranopadol observed in clinical trials.
Forced migration in childhood and subsequent fertility: The Karelian displaced population in Finland
Authors: Saarela Jan , Skirbekk Vegard 
Published: November 2018

AbstractThe family formation consequences of refugee movements is of relevance to international demographic development and for countries accepting forced migrants. Finland provides a unique opportunity to understand the long term effects of involuntary migration on subsequent family formation patterns using population register data. We study individuals who were aged up to 17 years when they were forced to migrate from Finnish Karelia, following the Soviet annexation in the 1940s. There was no migrant selectivity that could affect fertility, and no one had the opportunity to eventually return migrate. For displaced women, but not displaced men, we find that the experience of forced migration in childhood lead to a slightly lower risk of finding a partner, whereas the influence on fertility was small and slightly positive only for men. Forced migrants were more likely to partner with other forced migrants, but we find no robust evidence that partnering behaviour of this kind promotes fertility.
Utility of the bucket cable trap to capture American black bears
Authors: Pfander Morgan A. , Fairbanks Wendelyn S. 
Published: November 2018

ABSTRACTMost American black bear (Ursus americanus) population studies involving live capture have used foot‐hold restraints or barrel and culvert traps, but new capture methods, including the bucket cable trap, are increasingly being used by wildlife management agencies and researchers. Although the bucket cable trap has been used to capture black bears and grizzly bears (U. arctos) in the United States and Canada, quantitative assessments of its capture efficiency, injury rates, and capture biases are lacking. We addressed this gap in knowledge using a camera‐trap‐based study of bucket‐cable‐trap capture methodology. Between 12 May and 12 August 2015, we placed remotely triggered cameras at active bucket‐trap sites throughout southeastern Oklahoma, USA. During 1,285 camera‐trap‐nights, we recorded 711 black bear visitation events and 106 successful captures. Of the 402 visitation events in which the trap was active, 26.3% resulted in a successful capture. Incidental captures were limited to northern raccoons (Procyon lotor). Sex, previous capture, and mass characteristics appeared to affect the capture process, indicating that it is important to keep capture heterogeneity in mind when characterizing population demographics and calculating abundance using this capture method. © 2018 The Wildlife Society.
Implications of the integration of renewable energies into the electricity market of Greece
Authors: Bachhiesl Udo , Kakavas P. , Feichtinger G. , Gaugl R. 
Published: November 2018

AbstractThe main purpose of this paper is a comprehensive investigation of the Greek electricity production and transmission system with a focus on the integration of renewable energy sources. A techno-economic model of the Continental European electricity sector called ATLANTIS is used to analyse the development of the Greek power system. Several different projections—including national, ENTSO-E and European scenarios—have been investigated and the officially published national development strategy of Greece until 2027 has been chosen for the simulation. Starting with the modelling of the technical system, that considers a pre-defined development path for the power plant park and the transmission grid, several techno-economic investigations are performed. These include the effects of an increasing electricity demand on the electricity production with respect to several technologies, the imports, the load flows and the CO2 emissions. Additionally, the age structure and the value of the power plant park are analysed. The results illustrate a remarkable shift from a fossil fuel dominated electricity structure to an electricity system with a high share of renewable energies. The integration of the wind power and solar/PV production capacities requires a corresponding enhancement of the Greek transmission grid including several new cross-border connections to the neighbouring countries. Therefore, all important transmission grid projects based on the TYNDP and the national grid operator have been included in the physical transmission system, which covers long distance connections between the islands and the mainland as well as connections between the islands themselves by using also the HVDC technology. Furthermore, it is shown that due to the reduced lifetime of the RES technologies compared to the fossil-fuelled and the hydro power plants the up-coming re-investment cycles have to be planned carefully. Finally, the paper closes with a comprehensive discussion of the outcomes and gives an outlook of the ongoing and the future works, which cover e.g. a stronger linkage of the whole Mediterranean electricity systems to the European transmission grid according to a European energy strategy.
Awkward Choreographies from Cancer's Margins: Incommensurabilities of Biographical and Biomedical Knowledge in Sexual and/or Gender Minority Cancer Patients’ Treatment
Authors: Bryson Mary K. , Taylor Evan T. , Boschman Lorna , Hart Tae L. , Gahagan Jacqueline , Rail Genevieve , Ristock Janice 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Canadian and American population-based research concerning sexual and/or gender minority populations provides evidence of persistent breast and gynecologic cancer-related health disparities and knowledge divides. The Cancer's Margins research investigates the complex intersections of sexual and/or gender marginality and incommensurabilities and improvisation in engagements with biographical and biomedical cancer knowledge. The study examines how sexuality and gender are intersectionally constitutive of complex biopolitical mappings of cancer health knowledge that shape knowledge access and its mobilization in health and treatment decision-making. Interviews were conducted with a diverse group (n=81) of sexual and/or gender minority breast or gynecologic cancer patients. The LGBQ//T2 cancer patient narratives we have analyzed document in fine grain detail how it is that sexual and/or gender minority cancer patients punctuate the otherwise lockstep assemblage of their cancer treatment decision-making with a persistent engagement in creative attempts to resist, thwart and otherwise manage the possibility of discrimination and likewise, the probability of institutional erasure in care settings. Our findings illustrate the demands that cancer places on LGBQ//T2 patients to choreograph access to, and mobilization of knowledge and care, across significantly distinct and sometimes incommensurable systems of knowledge.
The Impact of Forced Migration on Mortality: Evidence From German Pension Insurance Records
Authors: Bauer Thomas K. , Giesecke Matthias , Janisch Laura M. 
Published: November 2018

AbstractWe examine the long-run effects of forced migration for individuals who were displaced from Eastern Europe to Germany in the aftermath of World War II. Evidence suggests that displaced individuals were worse off economically, facing a considerably lower income and a higher unemployment risk than comparable nondisplaced Germans, even 20 years after being expelled. We extend this literature by investigating mortality outcomes. Using social security records that document the exact date of death and a proxy for pre-retirement lifetime earnings, we estimate a significantly and considerably higher mortality risk among forced migrants compared with nondisplaced West Germans. The adverse displacement effect persists throughout the earnings distribution except for the top quintile. Although forced migrants were generally worse off regarding mortality outcomes, those with successful labor market histories seem to have overcome the long-lasting negative consequences of flight and expulsion.
A threshold policy in a Markov-modulated production system with server vacation: the case of continuous and batch supplies
Authors: Barron Yonit 
Published: November 2018

AbstractWe consider a Markov-modulated fluid flow production model under theD-policy, that is, as soon as the storage reaches level 0, the machine becomes idle until the total storage exceeds a predetermined thresholdD. Thus, the production process alternates between a busy and an idle machine. During the busy period, the storage decreases linearly due to continuous production and increases due to supply; during the idle period, no production is rendered by the machine and the storage level increases by only supply arrivals. We consider two types of model with different supply process patterns: continuous inflows with linear rates (fluid type), and batch inflows, where the supplies arrive according to a Markov additive process (MAP) and their sizes are independent and have phase-type distributions depending on the type of arrival (MAP type). Four types of cost are considered: a setup cost, a production cost, a penalty cost for an idle machine, and a storage cost. Using tools from multidimensional martingale and hitting time theory, we derive explicit formulae for these cost functionals in the discounted case. Numerical examples, a sensitivity analysis, and insights are provided.
Nearest-neighbour Markov point processes on graphs with Euclidean edges
Authors: van Lieshout M. N. M. 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
We define nearest-neighbour point processes on graphs with Euclidean edges and linear networks. They can be seen as analogues of renewal processes on the real line. We show that the Delaunay neighbourhood relation on a tree satisfies the Baddeley‒Møller consistency conditions and provide a characterisation of Markov functions with respect to this relation. We show that a modified relation defined in terms of the local geometry of the graph satisfies the consistency conditions for all graphs with Euclidean edges that do not contain triangles.
Primordial to extremely metal-poor AGB and Super-AGB stars: White dwarf or supernova progenitors?
Authors: Gil-Pons Pilar , Doherty Carolyn L. , Gutiérrez Jordi L. , Siess Lionel , Campbell Simon W. , Lau Herbert B. , Lattanzio John C. 
Published: November 2018

AbstractGetting a better understanding of the evolution and nucleosynthetic yields of the most metal-poor stars (Z≲ 10−5) is critical because they are part of the big picture of the history of the primitive universe. Yet many of the remaining unknowns of stellar evolution lie in the birth, life, and death of these objects. We review stellar evolution of intermediate-massZ≤ 10−5models existing in the literature, with a particular focus on the problem of their final fates. We emphasise the importance of the mixing episodes between the stellar envelope and the nuclearly processed core, which occur after stars exhaust their central He (second dredge-up and dredge-out episodes). The depth and efficiency of these episodes are critical to determine the mass limits for the formation of electron-capture SNe. Our knowledge of these phenomena is not complete because they are strongly affected by the choice of input physics. These uncertainties affect stars in all mass and metallicity ranges. However, difficulties in calibration pose additional challenges in the case of the most metal-poor stars. We also consider the alternative SN I1/2 channel to form SNe out of the most metal-poor intermediate-mass objects. In this case, it is critical to understand the thermally pulsing Asymptotic Giant Branch evolution until the late stages. Efficient second dredge-up and, later, third dredge-up episodes could be able to pollute stellar envelopes enough for the stars to undergo thermal pulses in a way very similar to that of higher initialZobjects. Inefficient second and/or third dredge-up may leave an almost pristine envelope, unable to sustain strong stellar winds. This may allow the H-exhausted core to grow to the Chandrasekhar mass before the envelope is completely lost, and thus let the star explode as an SN I1/2. After reviewing the information available on these two possible channels for the formation of SNe, we discuss existing nucleosynthetic yields of stars of metallicityZ≤ 10−5and present an example of nucleosynthetic calculations for a thermally pulsing Super-Asymptotic Giant Branch star ofZ= 10−5. We compare theoretical predictions with observations of the lowest [Fe/H] objects detected. The review closes by discussing current open questions as well as possible fruitful avenues for future research.
Almost Gentle Algebras and their Trivial Extensions
Authors: Green Edward L. , Schroll Sibylle 
Published: November 2018

AbstractIn this paper we define almost gentle algebras, which are monomial special multiserial algebras generalizing gentle algebras. We show that the trivial extension of an almost gentle algebra by its minimal injective co-generator is a symmetric special multiserial algebra and hence a Brauer configuration algebra. Conversely, we show that any almost gentle algebra is an admissible cut of a unique Brauer configuration algebra and, as a consequence, we obtain that every Brauer configuration algebra with multiplicity function identically one is the trivial extension of an almost gentle algebra. We show that a hypergraph is associated with every almost gentle algebra A, and that this hypergraph induces the Brauer configuration of the trivial extension of A. Among other things, this gives a combinatorial criterion to decide when two almost gentle algebras have isomorphic trivial extensions.
IMPLEMENTATION OF PERMANENT RAISED BEDS CONTRIBUTES TO INCREASED CROP YIELD AND PROFITABILITY IN THE NORTHEASTERN TIGRAY REGION, ETHIOPIA
Authors: GEBRU AMANUEL A. , ARAYA TESFAY , WOLDE-GEORGIS TSEGAY , NYSSEN JAN , BAUDRON FRÉDÉRIC , VERHULST NELE , SPERATTI ALICIA B. , GOVAERTS BRAM 
Published: November 2018

SUMMARYA major problem faced by small-scale farmers in northern Ethiopia is reduced crop yield due to increasing soil degradation resulting from repeated tillage and inadequate agronomic management practices. These practices have left soils and rainfed crops susceptible to hazardous climatic events such as droughts. Sustainable farm practices such as minimum tillage and surface residue retention have been shown to improve soil health and crop productivity. The objectives of this field study were thus to evaluate the impacts of conservation agriculture (CA) practices on crop yield and economic productivity over 6 years in the eastern Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. Using a barley–wheat rotation from 2010 to 2016, the applied treatments were (i) permanent raised beds (PRB); (2) semi-permanent raised beds (SPB) and (3) conventional tillage (CT). Average barley and wheat biomass and grain yields in PRB and SPB treatments were consistently greater than yields under CT each year. In addition, the highest marginal rate of return was obtained in PRB and SPB compared to CT in all years (2010–2016). These results suggest that the CA practices of PRB and SPB can improve crop yield and profit compared to CT practices in the Tigray region.
The Influence of Focused and Sustained Spatial Attention on the Allocation of Spatial Attention
Authors: Lamb Damon G. , Balavage Kristi T. , Williamson John B. , Knight Lauren A. , Heilman Kenneth M. 
Published: November 2018

AbstractObjective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of directed and sustained attention on the allocation of visuospatial attention. Healthy people often have left lateral and upward vertical spatial attentional biases. However, it is not known whether there will be an increase in bias toward the attended portion of the stimulus when volitional spatial attention is allocated to a portion of a stimulus, whether there are asymmetrical spatial alterations of these biases, and how sustained attention influences these biases. Methods: We assessed spatial bias in 36 healthy, right-handed participants using a variant of horizontal and vertical line bisections. Participants were asked to focus on one or the other end of vertical or horizontal lines or entire vertical or horizontal lines, and then to bisect the line either immediately or after a 20 second delay. Results: We found a significant main effect of attentional focus and an interaction between attentional focus and prolonged viewing with delayed bisection. Focusing on a certain portion of the line resulting in a significant deviation toward the attended portion and prolonged viewing of the line prior to bisection significantly enhanced the degree of deviation toward the attended portion. Conclusions: The enhanced bias with directed and sustained attention may be useful modifications of the line bisection test, particularly in clinical populations. Thus, future studies should determine whether prolonged viewing with delayed bisection and spatially focused attention reveals attentional biases in patients with hemispheric lesions who perform normally on the traditional line bisection test. (JINS, 2019, 25, 65–71)
Fifty Shades of Bluebeard? Dukas'sAriane et Barbe-Bleuein the Twenty-First Century
Authors: WATSON LAURA 
Published: November 2018

AbstractWith the appearance of opera videos in 2013 (DVD) and 2015 (YouTube), Paul Dukas'sAriane et Barbe-Bleue(1907) has been revived for twenty-first-century audiences. Not only has this formerly obscure work migrated to a mass-media landscape of personalized digital consumption, but its cultural recontextualization has also been extended to the interpretations staged in those opera videos. Both challenge historical, feminist readings ofAriane. Updating the action to modern scenes of abduction and captivity, these productions recast Ariane as victim and reframe the opera as part of the present discourse on sexual violence. As these recent productions ofArianeresonate with broader aesthetic tendencies in current popular culture, I trace parallels between the opera and three such examples from 2015. Selecting works that exemplify the trend of repackaging the Bluebeard tale as contemporary drama, I cite the filmsFifty Shades of GreyandRoom, and the Netflix seriesThe Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.