bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Improving Data Quality in Citizen Science Apps for Conservation Biology
Authors: Stenhouse Alan , Roetman Philip , Grützner Frank , Perry Tahlia , Koh Lian Pin 
Published: May 2018

Field data collection by Citizen Scientists has been hugely assisted by the rapid development and spread of smart phones as well as apps that make use of the integrated technologies contained in these devices. We can improve the quality of the data by increasing utilisation of the device in-built sensors and improving the software user-interface. Improvements to data timeliness can be made by integrating directly with national and international biodiversity repositories, such as the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA).
I will present two Citizen Science apps that we developed for the conservation of two of Australia’s iconic species – the koala and the echidna. First is the Koala Counter app used in the Great Koala Count 2 – a two-day Blitz-style population census. The aim was to improve both the recording of citizen science effort as well as to improve the recording of “absence” data which would improve population modelling. Our solution was to increase the transparent use of the phone sensors as well as providing an easy-to-use user interface. Second is the EchidnaCSI app – an observational tool for collecting sightings and samples of echidna.
From a software developer’s perspective, I will provide details on multi-platform app development as well as collaboration and integration with the Australian national biodiversity repository – the Atlas of Living Australia. Preliminary analysis regarding data quality will be presented along with lessons learned and paths for future research. I also seek feedback and further ideas on possible enhancements or modifications that might usefully be made to improve these techniques.
L’appel au désert : l’exigence d’un retrait (Fécondité métaphysique et mystique de l’expérience intérieure)
Authors: Raviolo Isabelle 
Published: May 2018

Poètes et philosophes ont usé du terme « désert » à travers trois axes de lecture : la voie négative, l’appel de l’abîme et la dialectique pascale. Cet article montre qu’à travers elles, on retrouve l’exigence éthique du détachement des images, caractéristique de la mystique rhénane. Se retrouve alors posé avec acuité le problème des rapports du langage avec la réalité. Ce que le poète dit, il ne sait pas le dire. La mesure de sa parole est de parler de l’indicible. Aucune rhétorique n’y pourvoit. Parole poétique et philosophique se risquent alors dans cette aventure mystique, tentant de vivre jusqu’au bout l’expérience du désert, sa fécondité. Dialoguer, peindre, prier sont autant d’actes de langage qui déploient le silence depuis le silence, rendant possible la rencontre avec la présence divine, l’épreuve de sa presque disparition vibratoire.
Indétermination et stérilité de la démocratie post-totalitaire
Authors: De Ligio Giulio 
Published: May 2018

Les nations européennes voient l’autonomie démocratique comme la réponse à la question du bien commun. Elles craignent cependant de retrouver une tentation totalitaire, ou un « simulacre hétéronome » (Castoriadis), dans chaque « raison d’être » collective. Or si l’autonomie est maintenant présentée comme le critère de la justice ou la source de la création historique, elle ne permet pas de déterminer le contenu des actions et des lois. Ce texte essaie d’expliciter le risque du cercle vicieux – ou de la paradoxale hybris – que court l’Europe démocratique. Notre « ouverture » collective pourrait dissimuler une clôture démocratique , un gouvernement de la stérilité .
A Phase 1, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation Trial to Investigate Safety and Tolerability of Single Intravitreous Injections of ICON-1 Targeting Tissue Factor in Wet AMD
Authors: Wells John A. , Gonzales Christine R. , Berger Brian B. , Gonzalez Victor H. , Sippy Brian D. , Burian Gabriela 
Published: May 2018

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:
This phase 1 study evaluated the safety and tolerability of single intravitreous injections (IVIs) of ICON-1 (Iconic Therapeutics, South San Francisco, CA) in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). ICON-1 is a modified factor VIIa protein linked with the Fc portion of a human immunoglobulin G1. The molecule binds tissue factor overexpressed on choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in AMD.

PATIENTS AND METHODS:
Open-label, interventional, dose-escalation trial in 18 patients with CNV due to AMD, with six patients per dose cohort. Patients received a single IVI of ICON-1 at baseline in one of three escalating doses: 60 μg, 150 μg, or 300 μg. Standard anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment was allowed at the investigator's discretion at least 2 weeks after the ICON-1 injection; patients were followed up to 24 weeks. Dose escalation was based on the absence of significant safety events. At each study visit, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), ophthalmic examination (intraocular pressure, slit-lamp, and dilated fundus examination), and ophthalmic imaging (color fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, and optical coherence tomography) assessments were performed. The systemic pharmacokinetics of ICON-1 and presence of anti-ICON-1 antibodies were also assessed.

RESULTS:
ICON-1 was safe and well-tolerated up to the highest dose administered, which was 300 μg. Commonly reported adverse events were considered related to the IVI procedure or to the underlying nAMD. No significant systemic levels of ICON-1 or anti-ICON-1 antibodies were detected. Preliminary evidence of biological activity (improved BCVA, reduced central retinal thickness, decreased CNV size, and leakage) was most evident with the 300 μg dose at 1 to 2 weeks after the single ICON-1 injection.

CONCLUSION:
Intravitreous administration of ICON-1 in single doses up to 300 μg in eyes with neovascular AMD was safe and well-tolerated.

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Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina
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Éditions et représentations de La Comédie humaine
Authors: Del Lungo Andrea 
Published: May 2018

L’œuvre de Balzac fournit un cas exemplaire pour l’analyse de la genèse post-éditoriale, en raison des modifications régulières apportées par l’auteur au fil des éditions d’un même texte. Cet article propose d’abord une réflexion sur cette pratique de réécriture éditoriale, permettant de distinguer le régime des épreuves, moment d’expansion du texte, de celui des versions publiées, dont les réécritures visent un allégement stylistique et une certaine compacité textuelle. Sont ensuite exposés les premiers résultats d’une entreprise d’édition électronique, actuellement en préparation, de toutes les versions publiées des différents textes de La Comédie humaine corrigées par l’auteur ; les exemples, tirés des textes dont la publication originale date des années 1830-1832, détaillent cinq éléments de réécriture, portant sur la ponctuation, les connecteurs, les épithètes, la syntaxe et la cohérence narrative. Une brève réflexion sur les représentations de l’œuvre induites par les éditions posthumes termine l’article, soulignant la nécessité d’une édition génétique.
Rate of Upper Extremity Injury in High School Baseball Pitchers Who Played Catcher as a Secondary Position
Authors: Hibberd Elizabeth E. , Oyama Sakiko , Myers Joseph B. 
Published: May 2018

Context:
Many high school pitchers play another position after they have finished pitching for the day or on their rest days from pitching. Because of the cumulative demands on the arm, pitchers who also play catcher may have a greater risk of developing a throwing-related shoulder or elbow injury.

Objective:
To compare the rate of throwing-related upper extremity injuries between high school baseball pitchers who also played catcher as a secondary position and those who did not play catcher.

Design:
Prospective cohort study.

Setting:
Field laboratory.

Patients or Other Participants:
A total of 384 male high school baseball pitchers were recruited from 51 high school teams. Pitchers who reported their secondary position as catcher were classified into the pitcher/catcher group and those who did not report playing catcher as a secondary position were classified into the other group.

Main Outcome Measure(s):
Participants completed a demographic questionnaire preseason and then athlete participation and injury status were tracked during the subsequent season. Athlete-exposures were monitored and the shoulder and elbow injury proportion rates were calculated.

Results:
Athlete-exposures did not differ between groups (P = .488). The pitcher/catcher group's risk of shoulder or elbow injury was 2.9 times greater than that of the other pitchers (15% versus 5%; injury proportion rate = 2.9; 95% confidence interval = 1.03, 8.12).

Conclusions:
Pitchers who reported also playing catcher were at a greater risk of sustaining a throwing-related shoulder or elbow injury than the other pitchers. These findings suggest that pitchers should consider not playing catcher as their secondary position in order to allow adequate time for recovery and to decrease their overall throwing load. Serial physical examinations of pitchers/catchers during the season may be useful in determining if their physical characteristics are changing during the season because of the cumulative throwing load.
Biophysical Approach to Chronic Kidney Disease Management in Older Patients
Authors: Foletti Alberto , Cozzolino Mario 
Published: May 2018

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its clinical progression are a critical issue in an aging population. Therefore, strategies aimed at preventing and managing the decline of renal function are warranted. Recent evidence has provided encouraging results for the improvement of renal function achieved through an integrated biophysical approach, but prospective studies on the clinical efficacy of this strategy are still lacking. This was an open-label prospective pilot study to investigate the effect of electromagnetic information transfer through the aqueous system on kidney function of older patients affected by stage 1 or 2 CKD. Methods Patients received biophysical therapy every 3 months over a 1-year period. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) values were calculated using the CKD-Epidemiology Collaboration formula, and were recorded at baseline and at the end of treatment. Overall, 58 patients (mean age 74.8 ± 3.7 years) were included in the study. Results At baseline, mean eGFR was 64.6 ± 15.5 mL/min, and it significantly increased to 69.9 ± 15.8 mL/min after 1 year (+5.2 ± 10 mL/min, p<0.0002). The same trend was observed among men (+5.7 ± 10.2 mL/min, p<0.0064) and women (+4.7 ± 9.9 mL/min, p<0.014). When results were analyzed by sex, no difference was found between the 2 groups. Conclusions Although further and larger prospective studies are needed, our findings suggest that an integrated biophysical approach may be feasible in the management of older patients with early-stage CKD, to reduce and prevent the decline of renal function due to aging or comorbidities.
Effectiveness of double tie-over dressing compared with bolster dressing
Authors: Lee Seo Hyung , Kim Yu Jin 
Published: May 2018

Background Skin grafting is a commonly performed operation in plastic and reconstructive surgery. The tie-over dressing is an effective technique to secure the grafted skin by delivering persistent downward pressure. However, if an additional dressing is required due to incomplete graft healing, the process of re-implementing the tie-over dressing may be frustrating for both patients and surgeons. Therefore, we introduce the double tie-over dressing, which readily allows for an additional tie-over dressing after the first dressing, and we present a comparison of its effectiveness with that of the simpler bolster dressing.
Methods Of 128 patients with a skin defect, 69 received a double tie-over dressing and 59 patients received a simple bolster dressing. Using the independent t-test, the mean healing time, which was defined as the mean time it took for the wound to heal completely so that no additional dressing was required and it was washable with tap water, was compared between the 2 groups in both the head and neck region and in other areas.
Results The mean healing time for the head and neck region in the double tie-over dressing group was 9.19±1.78 days, while it was 11.05±3.85 days in the bolster dressing group. The comparison of the 2 groups by the independent t-test revealed a P-value of 0.003 for the mean healing time.
Conclusions In the head and neck area, the double tie-over dressing required less time to heal than the simple bolster dressing.
Diseño de una Herramienta de Evaluación de la Seguridad en Grandes Pabellones Deportivos respecto a los Riesgos Individuales y Colectivos: Aplicación en un Estudio de Caso.
Authors: Maciá Andreu M. J. , Gallardo Guerrero A. M. , Sánchez Sánchez J. , Gómez-Calvo J. L. 
Published: May 2018

<p>Los gestores deportivos, organizadores de eventos y titulares de las instalaciones, son los responsables de proporcionar unas condiciones óptimas de seguridad a usuarios, espectadores y trabajadores de las mismas, a través de una valoración y control de los riesgos que se presentan. Es por ello que el objetivo de este estudio, ha sido elaborar una herramienta de evaluación de la seguridad en grandes pabellones deportivos respecto a los riesgos individuales y colectivos, basada en la legislación actual de ámbito estatal, normas NIDE y UNE-EN, así como manuales de buenas prácticas. Esta lista de control es de respuesta dicotómica (SI/NO) y consta de un total de 218 ítems (147 relacionados con riesgos individuales y 71 respecto a los colectivos) divididos en las 10 áreas que componen la instalación, con el fin de facilitar el análisis y posterior control. Esta herramienta se ha utilizado para la realización de un estudio piloto de la seguridad de un gran pabellón, del cual se extrae que el área con un porcentaje de cumplimiento mayor es la de “Exteriores y Acceso” con un 95%, situándose el área de “Emergencias” en el extremo opuesto con un 65,5%. Las deficiencias observadas, que suponen un 17,88% del total, nos llevan a recomendar la utilización de esta lista de control como método de detección de riesgos que, en la mayoría de los casos, son susceptibles de eliminación o reducción, consiguiendo con ello unas mejoras considerables en la seguridad de la instalación.</p>
Relación entre actividad física y composición corporal de adolescentes
Authors: Tlučáková L. , Ružbarská B. , Čech P. , Kačúr P. , Zvonař M. , Gimunová M. 
Published: May 2018

<p>El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar el efecto de la actividad física en la composición corporal de adolescentes. La muestra del estudio fueron 735 estudiantes (299 chicos: edad media 17.20 años; 436 chicas: edad media 17.16 años). El nivel de actividad física se determinó mediante la versión larga del International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Los cuestionarios fueron administrados online mediante el sistema INDARES. La composición corporal se midió con el analizador de la composición corporal InBody 230. Los parámetros analizados fueron: índice de masa corporal (IMC), índice de masa grasa (IMG), índice de masa libre de grasa (IMLG), porcentaje de masa grasa (MG%), área de grasa visceral e índice cintura cadera (ICC). Respecto al análisis estadístico, se utilizó t de student para muestras independientes para determinar las diferencias significativas entre chicos y chicas, activos e inactivos. Los resultados medios de composición corporal fueron más favorables en los estudiantes menos físicamente activos. En el caso de los chicos, estas diferencias fueron estadísticamente significativas en IMG (p 0.049), MG% (p 0.038), ICC (0.026); en el caso de las chicas en IMC (0.021) e IMLG (p 0.004). Los resultados de esta investigación no confirmaron el efecto positivo de la actividad física en los parámetros de salud estudiados. </p>
La Syrie, la magistrature, la Révolution de 2011
Authors: Cardinal Monique C. 
Published: May 2018

Les Syriens ont manifesté en mars 2011 pour demander des réformes politiques, économiques et sociales. C’était le début du Printemps arabe en Syrie. En quelques mois, la protestation populaire s’est répandue à travers le pays, et des centaines de milliers de personnes ont réclamé un changement de régime. L’État a riposté avec une répression brutale en faisant appel à la police, aux forces de sécurité et à l’armée pour mater la rébellion. Bashar al-Asad, le président syrien, a décidé d’utiliser le système de justice pénale comme outil de répression politique. Cette note de recherche vise à décrire le rôle joué par les procureurs et les juges de l’État dans la répression pénale de la révolte populaire de 2011. Elle se centre sur la participation des femmes, membres du corps judiciaire, qui sont devenues, malgré elles, des actrices de premier plan dans la politique de l’État à cause de leur expérience en justice pénale. Depuis la Révolution de 2011, les magistrates ont accédé à des postes de pouvoir au sein de la magistrature. Utilisent-elles cette autorité nouvellement acquise pour servir les fins de la justice, ou se plient-elles devant la politique pénale de l’État au point de devenir des agents de la répression ? Telle est la question qui est au coeur de cette étude de cas de la magistrature syrienne au féminin.
Primary Lung Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma Presenting as a Cavitary Pancoast Tumor in a 32-Year-Old Man
Authors: Corvini Michael , Koorji Alysha , Sgroe Erica , Nguyen Uyen 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
Signet ring cell carcinoma, a subtype of adenocarcinoma, is a rare cause of primary lung cancer. The authors report a case of primary lung signet ring cell carcinoma presenting as a cavitary Pancoast tumor in a 32-year-old male smoker. Beyond the rarity of primary lung signet ring cell carcinoma itself, the youth of the patient, his smoking status, the presence of cavitation, and the location of the tumor in the superior sulcus make it especially atypical.
Citizen science data suggest that a novel rig improves landing rate and reduces injury and handling time in recreational angling with artificial lures in Baltic pike (Esox lucius)
Authors: Bursell Jens Jakob , Arlinghaus Robert 
Published: May 2018

The optimal terminal gear in hook-and-line recreational fishing maximizes landing rates and minimizes injury to the fish because some fish will be released after capture. We designed a novel rig configuration in artificial lure fishing for top predators and examined its effectiveness in angling for Baltic northern pike (Esox lucius) using a citizen science approach based on observational data collected from volunteer anglers in the field. The novel rig included two changes to traditional rig designs common to artificial lure angling. First, hooks were mounted in a way giving better hook exposure and eliminating lever-arm effects from the lure to the hooks once a fish is hooked. This construction allowed the second change, being a shift to hooks 4–5 sizes smaller than those used on traditional hook mounts. We analysed observational data collected by volunteer anglers using either the novel rig or a standard rig mount in two types of artificial lures (softbait and hardbait) of the same size (about 17 cm). UsingN = 768 pike contacts as input data, we showed the landing rates of pike targeted with artificial lures significantly and substantially increased from 45% with normal-rigs to 85% when the same lure types were fished with the novel rig configuration. Lure type and water temperature had no effects on landing rates. Moreover, hardbaits on normal-rigs produced significantly more injury, bleeding and elevated unhooking time compared to fish captured on hardbaits with release-rigs. We conclude that simple changes to traditional hook sizes and mounts in lure fishing may benefit both anglers and the fishes that are to be released and that citizen science projects with volunteer anglers are able to provide good data in proof-of-concept studies. Further experimental studies are needed to differentiate hook size from hook mount effects because both variables were confounded in the results of the observational data presented here.
2D Ternary Chalcogenides
Authors: Gao Ting , Zhang Qi , Li Liang , Zhou Xing , Li Leigang , Li Huiqiao , Zhai Tianyou 
Published: May 2018

Abstract2D ternary chalcogenides have been extensively studied by researchers from materials science and nanotechnology because of their unique structures, novel chemical and physical properties, and great potential in nanoscale device applications. With the addition of a third element, these 2D ternary chalcogenides are anticipated to be more appealing because of the stoichiometric variation and synergistic effect compared to their binary counterparts. The novel properties of 2D ternary chalcogenides have endowed various applications in electronics, optoelectronics, biosensors, and catalysis. Here, a summary is given of the latest research progress of 2D ternary chalcogenides from the aspects of preparation, characterization, and application. The article is concluded with a screening of the existing challenges and an outlook for these rising 2D ternary materials.
Dual‐Emitting Dihydrophenazines for Highly Sensitive and Ratiometric Thermometry over a Wide Temperature Range
Authors: Shi Lijiang , Song Wenxuan , Lian Cheng , Chen Wei , Mei Ju , Su Jianhua , Liu Honglai , Tian He 
Published: May 2018

AbstractAchieving ratiometric thermometry with a single organic luminophore is a tempting but challenging task. Herein, three dihydrophenazine‐based ratiometric thermometers, namely DPC, DPSi‐1, and DPSi‐2, are facilely developed via the novel vibration‐induced emission (VIE) strategy. By elaborately introducing alkyl/siloxane chains to the dihydrophenazine core, these fluorophores exhibit as powder with low melting point or nonvolatile liquids, which emit temperature‐sensitive dual emissions: predominantly blue fluorescence (FL) at low temperature and chiefly orange‐red FL at high temperature. According to the VIE mechanism, high temperature activates the intramolecular motions, thus facilitates the excited‐state configuration transformation of the phenazine moiety from bent to planar, as confirmed by the molecular dynamics calculation. The invisible temperature information over a broad range from 5 to 135 °C can be vividly revealed by these VIE‐based ratiometric thermometers, with a high sensitivity (3.40% per °C), a wide linear response region (50–135 °C) and good reversibility, in a solvent‐free and naked‐eye observable manner. Very importantly, these thermometers can be coated onto any object surface for simple and fast large‐area temperature detection, demonstrating their superior practicability compared with other luminescent thermometers. The ratiometric thermometry scheme proposed here may offer new insights into developing thermometers for various applications.