bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
CHANGES OF CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK FACTORS IN EARLY AND LONG-TERM USE OF MENOPAUZAL HORMONE THERAPY IN WOMEN OF THE CLIMACTERIC PERIOD
Authors: Tolstov S. N. , Salov I. A. , Rebrov A. P. 
Published: July 2018

Aim:changes in the main cardiometabolic risk factors in women of the climacteric period in early and long-term use of combined drospirenone-containing menopausal hormone therapy.Material and Methods.The study included 210 menopausal women divided into 3 groups: 1 group (n=48) included women who, after reaching menopause, switched from a drospirenone-containing hormonal contraceptive to taking menopausal hormone therapy; in the second group (n=84) — women who started taking hormone therapy in the period of early postmenopause. Menopausal hormone therapy was used for 1 mg of 17β-estradiol and 2 mg of drospirenone-“Angeliq®”. The control group (n=78) included women in early postmenopausal women who did not take hormonal therapy. The duration of follow-up is 5.2 (4.8, 5.7) years. Lipid metabolism, uric acid, immunoreactive insulin and C-peptide, oral glucose tolerance test, HOMA-IR index were calculated. The waist circumference and waist circumference/thigh circumference were determined.Results.Against the backdrop of prolonged menopausal hormonal therapy, a decrease in the atherogenicity of blood plasma was noted. In women of the control group, an increase in atherogenic lipid fractions was revealed by the end of the study. Patients of the first group of significant changes in the circumference of the waist and the ratio of waist circumference/thigh circumference were not detected. In women of the second group with initially higher values of the waist circumference and the ratio of the waist circumference/thigh circumference than in the patients of the 1st group, a decrease in the severity of abdominal obesity was established. Women of the control group noted an increase in the value of these indicators by the end of the study. In women receiving menopausal hormone therapy, there was a significant decrease in immunoreactive insulin and C-peptide, a decrease in the HOMA-IR index, combined with a decrease in basal and postprandial blood glucose levels. In women of the control group, as the abdominal obesity progresses, the increase in the studied indicators is noted.Conclusion.The study suggests the possibility of using a combination of 1 mg of 17β-estradiol and 2 mg of drospirenone for prolonged menopausal hormone therapy in patients with early postmenopausal metabolic disorders. Early and longterm use of menopausal hormone therapy has some additional advantages before prescribing hormone therapy in the early postmenopausal period with more favorable changes in the lipid spectrum of the blood, less pronounced abdominal obesity and insulin resistance.
Analisis jalur pengaruh sosialisasi terhadap kepatuhan wajib pajak bumi dan bangunan kota kediri dengan kesadaran sebagai variabel intervening
Authors: Puspita Erna 
Published: July 2018

Pentingnya pajak bagi pembangunan di Indonesia membuat pemerintah terus berupaya meningkatkan penerimaan dari sektor ini. Mengingat semakin banyaknya bangunan baru yang ada di Kota Kediri, menuntut pemerintah dalam hal ini Dispenda Kota Kediri memberikan sosialisasi perpajakan kepada wajib pajak Bumi dan Bangunan yang ada di Kota Kediri. Sehingga diharapkan dapat meningkatkan kepatuhan wajib pajak terhadap peraturan perpajakan yang berlaku. Tujuan dilakukan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh sosialisasi yang dilakukan oleh Dispenda Kota Kediri terhadap kepatuhan wajib pajak dengan menggunakan variabel kesadaran sebagai perantara.
Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan berupa kuesioner yang dibagikan kepada wajib pajak PBB Kota Kediri yang terdaftar di Dispenda Kota Kediri, dan wawancara kepada pihak pegawai Dispenda Kota Kediri. Teknik analisis data menggunakan analisis jalur, untuk mengetahui pengaruh langsung variabel Sosialisasi (X) terhadap variabel Kepatuhan (Y), dan pengaruh tidak langsung, yaitu pengaruh variabel Sosialisasi (X) terhadap variabel Kepatuhan (Y) melalui variabel Kesadaran (Z).
Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa variabel Sosialisasi berpengaruh secara langsung terhadap variabel Kepatuhan sebesar 19,4%, variabel Sosialisasi berpengaruh secara tidak langsung terhadap variabel Kepatuhan melalui variabel Kesadaran sebesar 38,4%. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa sosialisasi akan efektif meningkatkan kepatuhan wajib pajak apabila sosialisasi tersebut efektif meningkatkan kesadaran wajib pajak.

Kata Kunci : Sosialisasi, Kepatuhan, Kesadaran
Influence of the milling process on TiB2 particle reinforced Al-7 wt.-% Si matrix composites
Authors: Mertdinç Sıddıka , Tekoğlu Emre , Ağaoğulları Duygu , Öveçoğlu M. Lütfi 
Published: July 2018

Abstract
Al-Si metal matrix composites have generally been manufactured using casting methods. Powder metallurgy has been used as an alternative manufacturing technique to obtain more homogeneous and segregation-free products. In this study, 2 wt.-% TiB2 particle reinforced Al-7 wt.-% Si composites were manufactured using high energy ball milling, cold pressing (at 450 MPa) and pressureless sintering (at 570 °C for 2 h under Ar flow) techniques. The effects of different milling processes, such as mechanical alloying at room temperature and/or cryomilling in an isolated polycarbonate cylinder soaked in liquid nitrogen or sequential milling, on the Al-7 wt.-% Si-2 wt.-% TiB2 powders and corresponding bulk products were investigated. The microstructural, physical and mechanical properties of the composites sintered from the mechanically alloyed, mechanically alloyed and cryomilled, and sequentially milled powders were significantly improved as compared with those of as-blended ones. The highest density, the highest microhardness and the lowest wear rate were obtained in a composite sintered from mechanically alloyed and cryomilled powders at 92.38 %, 214.14 ± 41.17 HV and 3.8 × 10−3 mm3·N−1 × m−1, respectively.
Microstructure and mechanical properties of fly ash particulate reinforced AA8011 aluminum alloy composites
Authors: Magibalan Subramaniam , Senthilkumar Palanisamy , Senthilkumar Chinnamuthu , Nagar Annamalai , Palanivelu Rajagounder , Prabu Muthusamy 
Published: July 2018

Abstract
The objective of this study was to investigate the synthesis and characterization of aluminum alloy AA8011 reinforced with various amounts (0, 4, 8 and 12 wt.-%) of fly ash (FA) particles by the stir casting method. The wettability of fly ash particles in the matrix was improved by adding 0.5 wt.-% of Mg into the solution. Fly ash particles were combined with the semi-solid aluminum solution. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the fabricated aluminum matrix composites were analysed. The optical and SEM with EDX revealed a homogeneous dispersion of fly ash particles in the aluminum matrix composites. The aluminum matrix composites were characterized by a homogeneous distribution of fly ash particles having clear boundaries and good bonding qualities to the aluminum matrix. Mechanical properties such as hardness and tensile strength improve with an increase in weight percentage of fly ash particulates in the AMCs.
miR-340 Alleviates Psoriasis in Mice through Direct Targeting of IL-17A
Authors: Bian Jiang , Liu Ruiling , Fan Tingting , Liao Lijuan , Wang Shaowen , Geng Wenwen , Wang Ting , Shi Weiyun , Ruan Qingguo 
Published: July 2018

Abstract
Th17 cell is a well-known lineage of CD4+ effector Th cells that selectively produce IL-17A and play critical roles during the pathogenesis of autoimmune disease. A microRNA (miRNA) is a small noncoding RNA molecule that functions in posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression. Recently, an increasing number of studies have demonstrated that multiple miRNAs are dysregulated in patients with various autoimmune diseases and mediate autoimmune disease pathologic condition at least in part through the regulation of Th17 response. However, among the few miRNAs identified so far that play possible roles in the differentiation of Th17 cells, they all regulate the Th17 response through targeting negative or positive regulators of Th17 differentiation. In the current study, we sought to identify new miRNAs that can directly regulate the expression of IL-17A, the most important cytokine produced by Th17 cells. Our results showed that the 3′ untranslated region of mouse IL-17A can act as a negative regulatory element to downregulate gene expression. Further study revealed that miR-340 can specifically bind to the 3′ untranslated region of mouse IL-17A and downregulate the expression of endogenous IL-17A. More importantly, we demonstrated that treatment with miR-340 alleviates the clinical severity of imiquimod-induced psoriasis in mice through the downregulation of IL-17A. These data indicate that miR-340 may be a useful therapeutic target for the treatment of psoriasis and other IL-17A–mediated autoimmune diseases.
Technical note: Continuous fluorescence-based monitoring of seawater pH in situ
Authors: Runcie John W. , Krause Christian , Torres Gabarda Sergio A. , Byrne Maria 
Published: July 2018

Abstract. Electrical conductivity (salinity), temperature and
fluorescence-based measurements of pH were employed to examine diel
fluctuations in seawater carbonate chemistry of surface waters in Sydney
Harbour over two multiple-day periods. A proof-of-concept device employing
the fluorescence-based technique provided a useful time series for pH.
Alkalinity with pH and temperature were used to calculate the degree of
calcite and aragonite saturation (ΩCa and
ΩAr, respectively). Alkalinity was determined from a
published alkalinity–salinity relationship. The fluctuations observed in pH
over intervals of minutes to hours could be distinguished from background
noise. While the stated phase angle resolution of the lifetime fluorometer
translated into pH units was ±0.0028 pH units, the repeatability standard
deviation of calculated pH was 0.007 to 0.009. Diel variability in pH,
ΩAr and ΩCa showed a clear pattern that
appeared to correlate with both salinity and temperature. Drift due to
photodegradation of the fluorophore was minimized by reducing exposure to
ambient light. The ΩCa and ΩAr fluctuated
on a daily cycle. The net result of changes in pH, salinity and temperature
combined to influence seawater carbonate chemistry. The fluorescence-based pH
monitoring technique is simple, provides good resolution and is unaffected by
moving parts or leaching of solutions over time. The use of optics is
pressure insensitive, making this approach to ocean acidification monitoring
well suited to deepwater applications.
Adding four-dimensional data assimilation by analysis nudging to the Model for Prediction Across Scales – Atmosphere (version 4.0)
Authors: Bullock Jr. Orren Russell , Foroutan Hosein , Gilliam Robert C. , Herwehe Jerold A. 
Published: July 2018

Abstract. The Model for Prediction Across Scales – Atmosphere (MPAS-A) has been
modified to allow four-dimensional data assimilation (FDDA) by the nudging of
temperature, humidity, and wind toward target values predefined on the MPAS-A
computational mesh. The addition of nudging allows MPAS-A to be used as a
global-scale meteorological driver for retrospective air quality modeling.
The technique of “analysis nudging” developed for the Penn State/National
Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Mesoscale Model, and later applied in
the Weather Research and Forecasting model, is implemented in MPAS-A with
adaptations for its polygonal Voronoi mesh. Reference fields generated from
1∘ × 1∘ National Centers for Environmental
Prediction (NCEP) FNL (Final) Operational Global Analysis data were used to
constrain MPAS-A simulations on a 92–25 km variable-resolution mesh with
refinement centered over the contiguous United States. Test simulations were
conducted for January and July 2013 with and without FDDA, and compared to
reference fields and near-surface meteorological observations. The results
demonstrate that MPAS-A with analysis nudging has high fidelity to the
reference data while still maintaining conservation of mass as in the
unmodified model. The results also show that application of FDDA constrains
model errors relative to 2 m temperature, 2 m water vapor mixing ratio, and
10 m wind speed such that they continue to be at or below the magnitudes
found at the start of each test period.
The role of context expectations and cost of reporting on prospective person memory performance
Authors: Moore Kara N. , Provenzano Andrew C. , Lampinen James Michael 
Published: July 2018

SummaryProspective person memory refers to the task of being on the lookout for a missing or wanted person. In both laboratory and field‐based tasks, prospective person memory performance has been poor. In the current study, we examined two factors that could be manipulated in the real world to increase successful recovery of missing or wanted persons: expectations of encounter and the cost of reporting wanted persons. Participants completed a computer task that simulated normal day‐to‐day tasks (i.e.., grocery shopping) while looking for four “wanted” persons. Participants who were given accurate context expectations made more accurate sightings and more inaccurate sightings than participants who were given inaccurate context expectations. The cost of reporting a sighting did not affect sighting rates. These findings indicate that people are more likely to notice a wanted person in their environment when they expect to encounter the wanted person in that environment.
Facilitating memory‐based lie detection in immediate and delayed interviewing: The role of mnemonics
Authors: Izotovas Aleksandras , Vrij Aldert , Hope Lorraine , Mann Samantha , Granhag Pär Anders , Strömwall Leif A. 
Published: July 2018

SummaryWe experimentally investigated how different mnemonic techniques employed in an interview conducted immediately after an event affected truth tellers' and liars' responses when they were interviewed again after a 2‐week delay. We also compared how verbal accounts changed over time within truth tellers and liars, and how consistent both groups were. Participants (n = 143) were shown a mock intelligence operation video and instructed either to tell the truth or lie about its contents in two interviews, one of which was immediately after watching the video and the other after a 2‐week delay. In the immediate interview, they were asked to provide a free recall and then asked to provide further information via one of three mnemonics: context reinstatement, sketch, or event‐line. In the delayed interview, they were asked to provide only a free recall. Truth tellers reported more visual, spatial, temporal, and action details than did liars both immediately and after a delay. Truth tellers experienced more of a decline in reporting details after a delay than did liars, and this decline was affected by the mnemonic used. Truth tellers thus showed, more than liars, patterns of reporting indicative of genuine memory decay. Liars produced patterns of a “stability bias” instead. Truth tellers and liars were equally consistent between their immediate and delayed statements.
Characteristics of memories for traumatic and nontraumatic birth
Authors: Crawley Rosalind , Wilkie Stephanie , Gamble Jenny , Creedy Debra K. , Fenwick Jenny , Cockburn Nicola , Ayers Susan 
Published: July 2018

SummaryEvidence for memory characteristic differences between trauma and other memories in non‐clinical samples is inconsistent. However, trauma is frequently confounded with the event recalled. This study compares trauma and nontrauma memories for the same event, childbirth, in a non‐clinical sample of 285 women 4–6 weeks after birth. None of the women met diagnostic criteria for post‐traumatic stress disorder. Traumatic birth, defined by the DSM‐5 event criterion, was reported by 100 women. The ratings of some memory characteristics did not differ between memories for traumatic and nontraumatic birth: All were rated highly coherent and central to women's lives, with moderate sensory memory. However, women who experienced traumatic births reported more involuntary recall, reliving, and negative/mixed emotions. Thus, trauma memories differed from nontrauma memories. In this non‐clinical sample, this is likely to be due to encoding during trauma rather than the distinctive memory profile for memories retrieved by those experiencing trauma symptoms.
Hollow‐Out Patterning Ultrathin Acoustic Metasurfaces for Multifunctionalities Using Soft fiber/Rigid Bead Networks
Authors: Tang Hanchuan , Chen Zhesi , Tang Ni , Li Shuaifeng , Shen Yaxi , Peng Yugui , Zhu Xuefeng , Zang Jianfeng 
Published: July 2018

AbstractAcoustic metasurfaces that can manipulate and control sound waves at 2D subwavelength scales open new avenues to unusual applications, such as asymmetric transmission, super‐resolution imaging, and particle manipulation. However, the long‐standing goals of pushing frontier metamaterials research into real practice are still severely constrained by cumbersome configuration, large acoustic loss, and rigid structure of the existing metamaterials. An ultrathin metasurface (10–300 µm in thickness, up to ≈λ/650, λ the wavelength) that is capable of imparting sound wave with a nontrivial phase shift with high transmittance (>80%) in the range of 5–30 kHz is fabricated here. The metasurface is comprised of a porous network of soft polymer fiber/rigid beads that are physically equivalent to crosslinked spring‐mass resonators. Moreover, the traditional paper‐cutting art to carve the ultrathin metasurface into hollow‐out patterns is incorporated, resulting in a variety of remarkable functions, including acoustic vortex, focusing, and super‐resolution. The hollow‐out patterning approach innovates the traditional one‐step metadevice fabrication process into two separated steps: 1) fabrication of ultrathin metasurfaces; 2) hollow‐out patterning of metasurfaces. The strategy opens an avenue to mass production of acoustic metadevices, shedding light on the applications of the metamaterials in acoustic cloaking, acoustic positioning, and particle manipulation.
Recent Progress in Isolation and Detection of Extracellular Vesicles for Cancer Diagnostics
Authors: Wang Wenshuo , Luo Jing , Wang Shutao 
Published: July 2018

AbstractExtracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as one of the many new and promising biomarkers for liquid biopsy of cancer due to their loading capability of some specific proteins and nucleic acids that are closely associated with cancer states. As such, the isolation and detection of cancer‐derived EVs offer important information in noninvasive diagnosis of early‐stage cancer and real‐time monitoring of cancer development. In light of the importance of EVs, over the last decade, researchers have made remarkable innovations to advance the development of EV isolation and detection methods by taking advantage of microfluidics, biomolecule probes, nanomaterials, surface plasmon, optics, and so on. This review introduces the basic properties of EVs and common cancer‐derived EV ingredients, and provides a comprehensive overview of EV isolation and detection strategies, with emphasis on liquid biopsies of EVs for cancer diagnostics.
Piezotronics in Photo‐Electrochemistry
Authors: Yu Yanhao , Wang Xudong 
Published: July 2018

AbstractPhoto‐electrochemistry is the major trajectory for directly transforming solar energy into chemical compounds. The performance of a photo‐electrochemical (PEC) system is directly related to the interfacial electrical band energy landscape. Recently, piezotronics has stood out as a promising strategy for tuning interfacial energetics. It applies intrinsic or deformation‐induced ionic displacements (ferroelectric and piezoelectric polarizations) to engineer the interfacial charge distribution, and thereby the band structures of PEC electrodes. Here, contemporary research efforts of coupling piezotronics with photo‐electrochemisty are reviewed. Quantitative band diagrams of a polarization‐tuned semiconductor–electrolyte junction are first introduced, with an emphasis on the impact of interface chemistry. Experimental advances of employing piezoelectric and ferroelectric polarizations to enhance the charge separation and transportation, and surface kinetics of PEC water splitting are discussed. Finally, critical challenges of applying piezotronics in PEC systems and promising solutions are presented.
Penicillamine–cerium(IV) initiator system for synthesis of hydrogel containing lithium methacrylate ionic groups
Authors: Özeroğlu Cemal , İpek Necla 
Published: July 2018

AbstractIn this study, the synthesis of hydrogels of acrylamide or acrylamide and lithium methacrylate in the presence of N,N′‐methylene bis(acrylamide) as crosslinker by using penicillamine–cerium(IV) sulfate redox initiator system was studied. The effects of the amounts of lithium methacrylate at constant crosslinker concentration and the mole ratios of total monomer/crosslinker on the swelling behaviors of hydrogels in distilled water were investigated. The hydrogels containing various ionic groups, such as, LiMA, NaMA, and KMA which were used in the copolymerization reaction at constant molar ratio of ionic monomer/acrylamide = 0.67 at different ratios of nM/nMBAAm = 25, 50, 200, and 400 (nM = nIM + nAAm), were synthesized. The swelling ratios and equilibrium swelling values were compared for the hydrogels. The swelling behaviors of hydrogels were also examined in the salt and phosphate buffer solutions.
Solar Absorber Gel: Localized Macro‐Nano Heat Channeling for Efficient Plasmonic Au Nanoflowers Photothermic Vaporization and Triboelectric Generation
Authors: Gao Minmin , Peh Connor Kangnuo , Phan Huy Thong , Zhu Liangliang , Ho Ghim Wei 
Published: July 2018

AbstractPlasmonic nanoparticles with outstanding photothermal conversion efficiency are promising for solar vaporization. However, the high cost and the required intense light excitation of noble metals, hinder their practical application. Herein, an inexpensive 3D plasmonic solar absorber gel that embraces all the desirable optical, thermal, and wetting properties for efficient solar vaporization is reported. The broadband absorption and strong near‐field intertip enhancement of the sparsely dispersed gold nanoflowers contribute to efficient light‐to‐heat conversion, while the macro‐nano thermal insulative silica gel retains and channels the plasmonic heat directly to the water pathways contained within the porous gel. The plasmonic‐based solar absorber gel shows a vaporization efficiency of 85% under solar irradiation of 1 sun intensity (1 kW m−2). Moreover, the porous gel framework exhibits high mechanical stability and antifouling properties, potentially useful for polluted/turbid water evaporation. Complementary water condensation‐induced triboelectricity can be harvested alongside fresh water condensate, granting simultaneous fresh water production and electricity generation functionalities. The facile sol‐gel synthesis at room temperature makes the solar absorber gel highly adaptable for practical large‐scale photothermal applications.
Holographic Superconductors with Nonlinear Arcsin‐Electrodynamics
Authors: Kruglov Sergey Il'ich 
Published: July 2018

AbstractHolographic s‐wave superconductors with nonlinear arcsin‐electrodynamics in the background of Schwarzschild anti‐de Sitter black holes are investigated. The analytical Sturm–Liouville eigenvalue problem is explored and the scalar and electromagnetic fields are assumed not to influence the background metric (the probe limit). The critical temperatures of phase transitions depending on the parameter of the model are obtained. It is shown that in this case, the condensation formation becomes easier compared to Born–Infeld nonlinear electrodynamics. The critical exponent near the critical temperature is calculated, which is 1/2. With the help of the matching method, analytic expressions for the condensation value and the critical temperature are derived. The real and imaginary parts of the conductivity in the model, making use of an analytical method, are computed.