bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Voice rehabilitation of patients with unilateral laryngeal paresis after thyroid cancer surgery
Authors: Choynzonov Evgeny L. , Balatskaya Lidiya N. , Chizhevskaya Sventlana Yu. , Cheremisina Olga V. , Krasavina Elena A. , Zhuikova Lilia D. 
Published: October 2018

BACKGROUND: Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury is one of the most frequent complications of surgery for thyroid cancer. This injury may result in vocal cord paresis and respiratory failure. Repeat surgery for recurrent tumors involves increased risk of recurrent nerves paresis.
AIM: to evaluate the efficacy of voice rehabilitation in patients with unilateral laryngeal paresis after surgery for thyroid cancer.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between 2008 and 2017, a total of 54 patients with unilateral laryngeal nerve paralysis after surgery for thyroid cancer were treated at the Cancer Research Institute. All patients had histologically verified advanced stage (T3–4N0–2M0–1) of thyroid cancer. Papillary thyroid cancer was diagnosed in 87% cases. Endoscopic or laryngoscopic examination and acoustic voice analysis were the criteria for assessing voice rehabilitation efficacy.
RESULTS: Positive outcomes of voice rehabilitation were obtained in 54 patients. The vocal fold mobility was completely restored in 36 (67%) patients. The voice function was recovered due to the compensation provided by the healthy half of the larynx in 11 (21%) patients. In 7 (12%) patients, the vocal sound improved, patients no longer complained of . speech fatigue, but hoarseness persisted. By the time of discharge, the patients were able to go back to work. The effectiveness of voice restoration in patients with unilateral laryngeal paresis was directly dependent on the early start of rehabilitation measures (5–7 days after surgery) subject to interdisciplinary approach. The voice rehabilitation course ranged from 3 to 6 weeks.
CONCLUSIONS: Our technique of voice rehabilitation in patients with unilateral laryngeal paresis after surgery for thyroid cancer shortened the rehabilitation time, reduced disability in oncological patients practicing voice and speech professions and improved the quality of life and social adaptation of these patients.
Wintering Areas, Migratory Connectivity and Habitat Fidelity of Three Declining Nearctic- Neotropical Migrant Swallows
Authors: Imlay Tara Leah , Hobson Keith A. , Roberto-Charron Amélie , Leonard Marty L. 
Published: October 2018

AbstractConservation efforts directed at population declines for migratory animals must consider threats occurring at different stages often separated by vast distances. Furthermore, connectivity between populations and fidelity of individuals to specific habitats during the annual cycle are also important considerations. Avian aerial insectivores are experiencing steep population declines in North America, and those declines may be driven, in part, by conditions on the wintering grounds. Here, using geolocators (2 species; 4 individuals) and stable isotope (δ2H, δ13C and δ15N) measurements of feathers (3 species; 841 individuals), we identified approximate winter areas, and assessed migratory connectivity and among-year winter habitat fidelity for three aerial insectivores (Bank Swallow Riparia riparia, Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica and Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) that breed in northeastern North America. All three species of swallows are declining in this region. Our results, largely from the stable isotope analysis, suggest that these species likely winter throughout the Cerrado, La Plata Basin, and the Pampas, in South America. These most likely areas were similar among years (2013-2016) for Bank and Cliff Swallows, but varied for Barn Swallows (2014-2016). We found weak migratory connectivity for all three species, and, with one exception, weak habitat fidelity among years for individuals. For individual Barn Swallows captured in two or more years, we found high repeatability in δ13C values, suggesting some fidelity to similar habitats among years. The most likely wintering areas for these species coincide with large areas of South America experiencing high rates of land-use change.
Immigration, Incest and Post-Nationality in Krys Lee’s “The Believer”
Authors: Owen Jean 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
This article explores the idea of a drifting house, a house with no fixed coordinates, a concept that is central to an understanding of immigration. It can also describe what Anaïs Nin referred to as a house of incest, which means that under such a roof, all traditional familial boundaries are mobilised, either being crossed or absent to begin with. This is the situation for Jenny and her father in Krys Lee’s short story, “The Believer,” from her debut book Drifting House (2012). After her mother murders a delivery boy and is incarcerated in a high-security psychiatric facility, Jenny and her father become dislocated from their life as immigrants to the United States. Eventually, daughter and father take a road trip to visit Jenny’s mother and then drive on to Las Vegas, where their life as immigrants began and where they will now cross the ultimate boundary. Very few women writers have addressed the emotive theme of incest from the position of a daughter’s willingness to participate or even initiate the sexual encounter. Krys Lee twins immigration with incest to draw significant parallels between the two situations. In doing so, she demonstrates how the European and Korean past remains relevant to post-national literature.
Aliens in an Alien World: The Portrayal of the Aliens and Humans in the Man Who Fell to Earth by Nicholas Roeg and Under the Skin by Jonathan Glazer
Authors: Suppia Alfredo , Mazierska Ewa 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
The article examines The Man Who Fell to Earth by Nicholas Roeg and Under the Skin by Jonathan Glazer, comparing them with each other and their respective literary originals (hypotexts), in order to establish how aliens and humans are represented in these films and how these representations reflect their respective ideologies. The authors argue that while Roeg’s film, in common with its original, uses the story of Newton to criticise corporate capitalism, Glazer’s film plays down the political aspect of the film, concerning industrial farming and exploitation of the underclass by the political elites, pertaining to neoliberalism, to focus on the problems of identity.
Application of tan(φ(ξ)/2)-expansion method to burgers and foam drainage equations
Authors: Kadkhoda Nematollah , Fečkan Michal 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
In this paper, we consider a new direct approach namely the tan(φ(ξ)/2)-Expansion Method to obtain analytical solutions of Burgers and foam drainage equations. With this method, further solutions can be obtained comparing with other techniques and approaches. We use of Mathematica for obtaining these solutions.
Approximation of Information Divergences for Statistical Learning with Applications
Authors: Stehlík Milan , Somorčík Ján , Střelec Luboš , Antoch Jaromír 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
In this paper we give a partial response to one of the most important statistical questions, namely, what optimal statistical decisions are and how they are related to (statistical) information theory. We exemplify the necessity of understanding the structure of information divergences and their approximations, which may in particular be understood through deconvolution. Deconvolution of information divergences is illustrated in the exponential family of distributions, leading to the optimal tests in the Bahadur sense. We provide a new approximation of I-divergences using the Fourier transformation, saddle point approximation, and uniform convergence of the Euler polygons. Uniform approximation of deconvoluted parts of I-divergences is also discussed. Our approach is illustrated on a real data example.
Inheritance Patterns of Coat Colouration and Horn Number in Jacob Sheep
Authors: McEwan N.R. , Anjola O.A. 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
The allele for black coat colour is dominant relative to the allele for lilac in Jacob sheep and is affected by a single gene locus. The percentage of this colouration, as opposed to white fleece, across the body has a heritability value of 0.255. The mode of inheritance for horn number in these animals is less clear, with neither the trait for 2 horns, nor for 4 horns being totally dominant, based on crosses of 2 x 2-horned parents and 4 x 4-horned parents; although in these examples the majority of lambs had the same number of horns as their parents. However, when one parent had 2 horns and the other had 4 horns, the gender of the 4-horned parent appeared to influence the frequency of 4-horned offspring; 77% of lambs born to a 4-horned dam being 4-horned, but only 50% when the 4-horned parent was the sire. These data suggest evidence for sex-limiting factors being involved in determining the number of horns in this breed.
The Garrison of the Roman Fort at Porolissum (Dacia). The Analysis of the Tile-Stamps
Authors: Oprean Coriolan Horatiu 
Published: October 2018

AbstractThe author is dealing with the tile-stamps found in the Roman auxiliary fort at Porolissum attempting to establish which of the many units recorded on tile-stamps stayed in garrison at Porolissum. The author of the present article is arguing his own hypothesis on the subject, based on his own excavations at Porolissum and on all the data gathered from the scientific literature. He finally proposes two tables and a graph that correlate all the information on the troops known from the tile-stamps and stone inscriptions, establishing which of them were in garrison at Porolissum and which were only temporarily attached for building activity. At the same time he sets in chronological order the tile-stamps, demonstrating that the three units which built the headquarters building and the gates of the fort (coh III, L VII GF, L III G) were brought to the Porolissum area late in Hadrian‘s reign, to build in stone the fort and other military facilities in the limes area of Porolissum. The permanent garrison of the fort was composed during the 2nd century AD of two infantry auxiliary units, cohors I Brittonum and cohors V Lingonum, while a third one, numerus Palmyrenorum was probably lodged in a smaller fort situated 500 m away, on the Citera Hill. In the third century, cohors V Lingonum was still there, cohors I Brittonum also for Caracalla‘s time (even not recorded by any later inscription, but, at the same time, not attested in another fort), while the smaller Citera Hill fort was out of use and the numerus Palmyrenorum Porolissensium was moved inside the big fort from Pomet Hill. The author is concluding that the garrison of the military site Porolissum was not changed during the Roman rule in Dacia, all the other tile-stamps found belonging to units brought mainly during the 2nd century to built the military facilities of this strengthened sector of the frontier.
Reading Problems: Literacy and the Dynamics of Thought
Authors: Bell Jeffrey A. 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
In this article, we address the problem of predication, or the problem of connecting conceptual predicates to the sets of properties and attributes that correspond to these predicates. We take as our starting point Mark Wilson’s work, especially “Predicate meets Property,” and add to it a metaphysics of problems that one finds in the work of Gilles Deleuze. This enables us to understand the relationship between a predicate and the set of properties in terms of the relationship between a solution to a problem. The advantage of this approach is that it helps to illuminate the key issues involved in contemporary work on human reasoning. We sketch some of these advantages by looking to recent work on literacy and how literacy affects the capacity to engage in formal reasoning.
Heidegger, the Given, and the Second Nature of Entities
Authors: Bounds Graham 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
In this paper I draw from Martin Heidegger’s phenomenology of the 1920s to outline some basic features of his theory of intentionality that I believe have not been fully appreciated or utilized, and that allow for both novel and fruitful interventions in questions about meaning, the relationship between mind and the world, and epistemic justification, principally as they appear in John McDowell’s synoptic project in Mind and World. I argue that while elements of McDowell’s picture are ultimately unsatisfying and problematic, much of his conceptual framework can and should be put into dialogue with Heidegger’s, and that in so doing we make available powerful resources for amending the McDowellian account. Moreover, these emendations have attractive implications for his distinctive desiderata. In particular, they provide original conceptions of normativity’s place in nature, of the boundaries of the space of reasons, and of the relationship between the answerability of thought both to the world and to human beings as a rational community.
The Illusion of Agency as a Mark of Ultimacy
Authors: Nicholson Hugh 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
This essay proposes that action unaccompanied by the usual feeling of conscious agency constitutes a “mark of ultimacy.” Characteristically religious statements of “agentless action” find support in social psychological and cognitive scientific research that calls into question the intuitive belief that conscious thought causes action. An awareness of the limits of our powers of will lies at the the core of those limit experiences that provide the context for the meaningfulness of religious language.
Hermeneutics of Resistance in Marion’s Phenomenology of Givenness
Authors: Șandru Adrian-Răzvan 
Published: October 2018

Abstract
My goal in this paper is to investigate the role of the subject in Jean-Luc Marion’s phenomenology aided by his interpretation of the Kantian categories in ‟Being Given” and ‟In Excess”. I shall relate Marion’s hypothetical saturation of the Kantian categories to the suspension of the I-identity. The inner mechanism of this suspension will be shown to consist in a critical resistance to an excessive intuition that is defined by a failed attempt at the conceptualizing of intuitions. This failure shall manifest the saturated phenomenon as a counter-experience. The critical resistance to an excessive intuition acts as a temporary activity of the subject leading to its role as interpreter inscribed in an infinite hermeneutic. Based on this I argue that Marion’s subject is not destroyed by an excessive intuition but is only called upon to investigate a phenomenon from a multitude of perspectives. I hold this to be of the essence for Marion, as it explains the possibility of interpreting and experiencing the given as a given during the encounter with the given in which both the subject as well as the given become manifest. I shall argue thus that the recourse to Kant further clarifies Marion’s account of a critical, resistant subject. However, this does not mean that I am arguing for Kant’s categories, but that I hold them to have an important explanatory role for Marion’s phenomenology.
The Abdominal Vacuum Technique for Bodybuilding
Authors: Rebullido Tamara Rial , Chulvi-Medrano Iván 
Published: October 2018

ABSTRACT
The abdominal vacuum technique is a breath-holding maneuver used in bodybuilding to contrast a noticeable reduction of the waistline to an increase in thoracic circumference. This article provides a description of the abdominal vacuum exercise as well as a technique-driven progression and teaching cues for performing this maneuver.
Wearable Resistance Training for Speed and Agility
Authors: Cleary Dolcetti Joseph , Cronin John B. , Macadam Paul , Feser Erin H. 
Published: October 2018

ABSTRACT
THERE ARE MANY TRAINING TOOLS AVAILABLE TO THE COACH FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF SPEED AND AGILITY. THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE USE OF WEARABLE RESISTANCE (WR) AND ITS PLACE IN THE CONDITIONING CONTINUUM. IN TERMS OF SPECIFIC STRENGTH TRAINING AND TRANSFERENCE OF ADAPTATION TO SPEED AND AGILITY, WR TRAINING IS A BONA FIDE CONTRIBUTOR AND CAN MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE TO ATHLETICISM AND COMPETITION PERFORMANCE. HOWEVER, THE UTILIZATION OF WR TRAINING IS EMBRYONIC; THEREFORE, THE FOCUS OF THE ARTICLE IS ON ENHANCING UNDERSTANDING AND PROVIDING GENERIC GUIDELINES THAT CAN BE TRANSLATED ACROSS MULTIPLE MOVEMENT PATTERNS AND SPORTING SITUATIONS.
Diurnal variation of steroid hormones and their reference intervals using mass spectrometric analysis
Authors: Parikh T P , Stolze B , Ozarda Y , Jonklaas J , Welsh K , Masika L , Hill M , DeCherney A , Soldin S J 
Published: October 2018

Objective
Accurate measurement of steroid hormones remains challenging. Mass spectrometry affords a reliable means for quantitating steroid profiles accurately. Our objective was to establish and define (1) the extent of diurnal fluctuations in steroid concentrations that potentially necessitate strict adherence to time of sample acquisition and (2) time-dependent steroid reference intervals.

Design
Nine steroid markers were examined in couplets in males and females.

Methods
Using isotope dilution high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometric (LC–MS/MS) analysis, we developed a multi-steroid profile requiring only a minimal volume of serum (0.1 mL). Couplet (AM and PM) measurements of steroid hormones for 120 healthy females (F) and 62 healthy males (M) were obtained. Patients were recruited from several participating centers.

Results
The following diurnal values were noted to be significantly different in both females and males: cortisone, cortisol, corticosterone, 11 deoxycortisol (11 DOC), androstenedione, 17a-hydroxyprogesterone (17 OHP) and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). Testosterone was only found to have significant diurnal variance in males. Progesterone showed no significant difference in AM and PM values for either groups and thus may provide an internal control.

Conclusions
When diagnosing endocrine disorders, it is imperative to acknowledge the 24-h diurnal variation of the biochemical steroid markers. We highlight the importance of standardization of collection times and appropriate implementation of reference intervals.

Precis
We identify diurnal fluctuations in steroid concentrations with time of day and emphasize the importance of adhering to firm time of sample acquisition.
PENGARUH PENAMBANGAN PASIR LAUT TERHADAP KEKERUHAN PERAIRAN TELUK BANTEN SERANG
Authors: Ernas Zuleha , Thayib M. Hasroel , Pranowo Widodo S 
Published: October 2018

Pesatnya pertumbuhan ekonomi dan penduduk di daerah pesisir menjadikan kebutuhan akan ruang yang lebih luas sehingga reklamasi kawasan pesisir menjadi pilihan utama yang banyak ditempuh. Pemanfaatan pasir laut yang berlebihan dan tidak terkendali dapat merusak daya dukungnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji gangguan pada kekeruhan perairan Teluk Banten Kabupaten Serang yang disebabkan kegiatan penambangan pasir laut pada periode 2004-2015. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis korelasi dan regresi polinomial orde 2. Penambangan pasir laut oleh sebuah perusahan swasta dilakukan di Teluk Banten pada perairan Desa Lontar Kecamatan Tirtayasa Kabupaten Serang dan Desa Pulo Panjang Kecamatan Pulo Ampel Kabupaten Serang. Penambangan dilakukan mulai tahun 2004 hingga 2015, dengan total produksi hingga Januari 2015 adalah 11.513.972 m3.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan hubungan yang kuat (r = 0,9835) antara penambangan pasir laut dengan peningkatan kekeruhan perairan Teluk Banten dengan persamaan regresi, y(x)= 90,8494 + 9,2392.10-3 x - 1,3059.10-7 x2. Disarankan aktivitas penambangan pasir laut dapat dipertimbangkan untuk dihentikan sementara karena telah meningkatkan TSS perairan Teluk Banten hingga melampaui ambang batas baku mutu lingkungan.
REKLAMLARA YÖNELİK DİKKATİN GÖZ İZLEME TEKNİĞİ İLE ÖLÇÜLMESİ VE BAĞLAM ETKİSİ
Authors: YAMAN Can , TOMRİS KÜÇÜN Nihan , GÜNGÖR SEZEN , EROĞLU Sertaç 
Published: October 2018

Göz hareketleri kısaca ‘bilişsel ve algısal ilişkinin bir sonucu’ olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Bu sebeple göz izleme teknolojisi; sözel veri işleme, hafıza, dikkat, sosyal biliş ve karar verme süreçleri gibi birçok bilişsel süreç için kullanılabilecek güçlü bir nöropazarlama tekniği olarak kabul görmektedir. Satın alma sürecinde tüketicilerin ürünler ve tamamlayıcı unsurları üzerinde izledikleri yolların bilinmesi ve göz haritalarının çıkarılabilmesi pazarlama iletişimi unsurlarının daha etkin hale getirilebilmesine ve neticede satın alma davranışının büyük ölçüde öngörülebilmesine imkan verecektir. Bu çalışma, Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Davranış Bilimi ve Biyometrik Ölçüm Laboratuvarı’nda online haber ve dergi takip eden 20 kişi üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmamız, “bağlamında kullanılan reklamların etkinliğinin daha yüksek olması” önkabulüne dayanmaktadır. Deney sürecinde kullanılan göz izleme tekniği ile katılımcıların odaklanma, seçilen yol takibi ve sıçrama verileri toplanmıştır. Yapılan analizler sonucunda literatüre de paralel olarak bağlamında kullanılan reklamların dikkat düzeyini artırdığı, marka üzerinde daha fazla odaklanma sağladığı ve hatırlanma oranının bağlamında kullanılmadığı durumlara göre daha yüksek olduğu görülmüştür.
TRANSPIRAÇÃO FOLIAR E CONDUTÂNCIA ESTOMÁTICA DA CANA-DE-AÇÚCAR EM FUNÇÃO DO CLIMA E DISPONIBILIDADE DE ÁGUA
Authors: Barboza Gustavo Cavalari , Teixeira Filho José 
Published: October 2018

TRANSPIRAÇÃO FOLIAR E CONDUTÂNCIA ESTOMÁTICA DA CANA-DE-AÇÚCAR EM FUNÇÃO DO CLIMA E DISPONIBILIDADE DE ÁGUA GUSTAVO CAVALARI BARBOZA¹ E JOSÉ TEIXEIRA FILHO² ¹ Faculdade de Engenharia Agrícola, UNICAMP – Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas- SP – Brasil. CEP:13083-875, gu.cbarboza@gmail.com. ² Faculdade de Engenharia Agrícola, UNICAMP – Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas- SP – Brasil. CEP:13083-875, jose@feagri.unicamp.br. 1 RESUMO Diversos trabalhos utilizam da porometria como metodologia para quantificar a transferência de água para a atmosfera. No entanto, para a cana-de-açúcar essa metodologia é escassa. Assim, o objetivo do trabalho foi verificar o comportamento da transpiração foliar (E) e da condutância estomática (Gs) da cana-de-açúcar em função da radiação fotossinteticamente ativa (PAR) e do deficit de pressão de vapor (DPV), e correlacionar com os diferentes potenciais hídricos das plantas (Ψpd). Esse experimento foi conduzido na área experimental da Faculdade de Engenharia Agrícola da Universidade Estadual de Campinas, no qual foi instalada uma parcela de cana-de-açúcar, variedade RB867515 e utilizado o analisador automático de fotossíntese - IRGA LI6400XT, na escala horária. A partir dos resultados, conclui-se que os valores de E e Gs estão correlacionados positivamente com as condições meteorológicas e também com a disponibilidade de água no solo. Palavras-chave: Trocas gasosas, potencial hídrico foliar, radiação fotossinteticamente ativa. BARBOZA, G. C.; TEIXEIRA FILHO, J.LEAF TRANSPIRATION AND STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE OF SUGARCANE IN FUNCTION OF WEATHER AND AVAILABILITY OF WATER 2 ABSTRACT There are several studies using porometry as method to quantify the transfer of water to the atmosphere. However, for sugarcane this methodology is scarce. The objective of the study was to investigate the behavior of leaf transpiration (E) and stomatal conductance (Gs) of sugarcane in function of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) and vapour-pressure deficit (VPD), and to correlate with the different water potential of plants (Ψpd). This experiment was conducted in the experimental area of the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering/UNICAMP, where was installed a parcel of sugarcane, RB867515 variety was installed, and a infrared gas analyzer - IRGA LI6400XT was used in hourly scale. Based on the results, it is concluded that the values of E and Gs are positively correlated with the weather conditions and with the availability of water in the soil. Keywords: Gas Exchange, leaf water potential, photosynthetically active radiation.