bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
An Aggregate Cluster‐Dispersed Electrolyte Guides the Uniform Nucleation and Growth of Lithium at Lithium Metal Anodes
Authors: Lee Min‐Suk , Roev Victor , Jung Changhoon , Kim Ji‐Rae , Han Sangil , Kang Hyo‐Rang , Im Dongmin , Kim Il‐Seok 
Published: November 2018

AbstractRechargeable lithium metal battery technology is widely recognized as being a suitable candidate for replacing lithium ion batteries. A critical barrier preventing its application to electrical storage systems is that lithium grows irregularly, which is the fundamental cause of poor characteristics during a battery‘s lifetime, and also causes safety concerns. There are two reasons for the irregular growth of lithium: lithium prefers to nucleate on specific surfaces; subsequently, the lithium atoms grow rapidly from any protrusions. To suppress such irregularities in electroplating, we combined two approaches; applying a coating of lithiophilic metal to a substrate that would otherwise attract the nucleation of lithium, and using an electrolyte in which aggregate clusters are dispersed, with strongly solvated ionic liquids enclosed by another solvent such as a hydrofluoroether. Together, these are intended to guide the uniform nucleation and growth of lithium. By tuning the combination of the two approaches, it was concept proven that lithium would nucleate and grow more uniformly than on a pristine Cu or Ni substrate.
Visible‐Light Response and High‐Efficiency Photocatalytic Elimination of Polycyclic Organic Pollutants of Layer‐By‐Layer Assembled Ternary Nanotubular Catalysts
Authors: Qin Qingyuan , Shi Qingdan , Meng Junjing , Wan Junmin , Hu Zhiwen 
Published: November 2018

AbstractRecently, visible‐light response and high–efficient photocatalysis for polycyclic organic pollutants of cancer risk has attracted great attention. However, the efficient control and heterojunction fabrication of nanocomposite catalysts for enhanced separation and transfer of interfacial charges remains challenging. Herein, a ternary heterojunction composite photocatalyst (HTTC) was fabricated by utilizing the ultrathin layered titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanostructures, with photocatalytic reactive facets (A101 and R101) prepared from the commercially available TiO2, coating onto outside surface of multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with chemical connection of Ti‐O=C and Ti‐O−C bond, and then the single layer H2TCPP molecules chemically coated onto outside surface of ultrathin layered TiO2 nanostructures with formation of Ti−O‐C=O chemical bond by layer‐by‐layer (LbL) assembly. The interface layer synergistic effects greatly enhance photocatalytic efficiency for high concentrations solution of polycyclic organic pollutants (methylene blue (MB), Rhodamine B (RhB) and oxytetracycline (OTC) under visible light irradiation, and the photodegradation rates of the photocatalysts for MB (and RhB) were 61 times (and 8 times) higher than that of pure P25. The joint interfacial fabrication strategy and composite engineering affords us a facile guideline for the nanocomposite photocatalysts for environmental protection and ecological conservation.
Hybrid Composite Based on Porous Cobalt‐Benzenetricarboxylic Acid Metal Organic Framework and Graphene Nanosheets as High Performance Supercapacitor Electrode
Authors: Punde Ninad S. , Rawool Chaitali R. , Rajpurohit Anuja S. , Karna Shashi P. , Srivastava Ashwini K. 
Published: November 2018

AbstractPoor electrical conductivities, structural instabilities and long synthesis procedures, limit the application of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) in energy storage systems. In the present work, we synthesize a cobalt‐benzene tricarboxylic acid based MOF (CoBTC MOF) via two different approaches i. e. solvothermal route and mechanochemical grinding for its utility in energy storage. When characterized structurally and electrochemically, the CoBTC MOF synthesized by mechanochemical method is found to be superior because of large surface area, enhanced porosity/diffusion process through MOF and structural robustness along with less time requirement. Further, its hybrid composite with graphene nanosheets (CoBTC MOF/GNS) was prepared for its performance as a supercapacitor material. The characterization reveals the formation of sandwich structure where CoBTC MOF rods (thickness ranging from 0.5 to 2 μm) are placed in between GNS. This arrangement has resulted into high specific capacitance of 608.2 F.g−1 at current density of 0.25 A.g−1 in 1 M KOH electrolyte along with excellent capacitance retention up to 94.9% after 2000 charge/discharge cycles. Also, a symmetric supercapacitor has been assembled for practical application of CoBTC MOF/GNS which demonstrates specific capacitance of 183.2 F.g−1 with high energy density and power density of 49.8 Wh.kg−1 and 1025.8 W.kg−1 respectively, along with 92.1% retention of initial capacitance after 5000 charge‐discharge cycles.
Revisited Dual Luminescence of 2,2′‐Dipyridylamine Hydrochloride in Solution and Physical Processes behind It
Authors: Bulatov Evgeny , Haukka Matti 
Published: November 2018

AbstractReaction of 2,2′‐dipyridylamine (dpa) with hydrochloric acid results in formation of dpa hydrochloride (dpa⋅HCl), leading to substantial changes in its luminescent properties. Luminescence of dpa⋅HCl in solution has been previously interpreted as aggregation‐induced phenomenon. In this work, the emission properties of dpa⋅HCl in solution were revisited, focusing on the impact of methanol and chloroform solvents. Luminescence, absorption, and 1H NMR spectroscopy were used to study physical state of the solute molecules and photophysical properties associated with them. The results clearly indicate that the concentration and solvent dependencies of luminescence are due to equilibrium between protonated dpaH+ and neutral dpa forms, rather than aggregation in solution. In chloroform, strong emission with λem ≈ 430 nm is associated with the cationic dpaH+ form. Polar and hydrogen bonding methanol not only facilitates dissociation of dpaH+ cation, but also seems to quench its luminescence through pyridinium hydrogen bond, and the residual weak emission at λem ≈ 360 nm is associated with the neutral dpa form. The obtained results can be applied in design of new dpa based materials with desirable luminescent properties in both solution and solid state.
Soluble Pt Nanoparticles Stabilized by a Tris‐imidazolium Tetrafluoroborate as Efficient and Recyclable Catalyst for the Stereoselective Hydrosilylation of Alkynes
Authors: Fernández Guillem , Pleixats Roser 
Published: November 2018

AbstractSoluble platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs) have been prepared by a two‐step procedure involving the reduction of chloroplatinic acid with ethylene glycol/NaOH at 160 °C and subsequent treatment with a THF solution of a tris‐imidazolium tetrafluoroborate at room temperature. The isolated Pt NPs have been characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high‐resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), electron diffraction (ED), Energy‐Dispersive X‐ray Spectroscopy (EDS), and elemental analysis. They proved to be efficient and recoverable catalysts for the stereoselective hydrosilylation of internal alkynes in the presence and absence of solvent.
An Intersectional Multicultural Approach to Advising and Counseling Transborder Mexican‐American Men in the Community College
Authors: Falcón Orta Vannessa , Harris Frank , Leal Ulises , Vasquez Marissa 
Published: November 2018

AbstractThe purpose of this chapter is to propose multicultural gender‐aware counseling practices from an intersectionality perspective to advising Mexican‐American men in the community college who live a transborder lifestyle in the San Diego–Tijuana region.
Amplifying the Whispers: A Critical Gendered Examination of Fraternal Culture
Authors: Nicolazzo Z , Karikari Shamika N. 
Published: November 2018

AbstractAs a functional unit, fraternity and sorority life has often—and many would argue rightly—been critiqued for its perpetuation of hegemonic ideologies, spaces, and student demographics. In this chapter, the authors use critical theoretical perspectives to explore alternative possibilities for professional practice in fraternity life.
Sub‐synoptic scale features associated with extreme surface gusts during the South Australia Storm of September 2016 – Part I: characteristics of the event
Authors: Earl Nick , Simmonds Ian , Rudeva Irina 
Published: November 2018

AbstractWinds are one of the major meteorological contributors to deaths, damage and insured losses in Australia. A ‘freak storm’ hit the state of South Australia on 28 September 2016, causing state‐wide blackouts and leaving 1.7 million people without power. In the first part of this two‐part study, we analyse this event and find that it was indeed extreme, deepening more explosively than all but two Adelaide‐affecting extratropical cyclones over the past 37 years and exhibiting the lowest central pressure. This generated hurricane force winds, with the central South Australia site of Neptune Island recording a gust of over 120kmh−1. We show that this storm potentially contained a sting jet. Such jets are well known as a cause of major damage across Europe, and this is the first study which investigates whether a sting jet can be produced over Australia. The main deepening of the system occurred over the Great Australian Bight, so if a sting jet did form and make it to the surface, it was not the cause of the state‐wide damage. However, the cyclone did contain numerous extreme gust‐producing mesoscale features, as explored in part II of this paper (Earl and Simmons, 2018).
Enterothorax After Hepatic Surgery: A Single‐Center Experience
Authors: Manzini G. , Kuemmerli C. , Reiner C. S. , Petrowsky H. , Gutschow C. A. 
Published: November 2018

AbstractBackgroundEnterothorax (ET) is a rare complication after hepatic surgery. The literature in this field is limited and mainly based on case reports. The aim of this study was to review our department’s experience.Patients and methodsWe retrospectively analyzed 602 patients who underwent hepatic resection between November 2008 and December 2016. Major hepatic surgery (n = 321) was defined as right or extended right hepatectomy (n = 227), left or extended left hepatectomy (n = 63), trisegmentectomy (n = 13), and living donor liver transplantation (n = 18). ET cases were identified by analyzing clinical courses and radiological imaging.ResultsET was observed in five out of 602 patients (0.8%). All patients developed the complication after major hepatic surgery (five out of 321, 1.6%). ET exclusively occurred after right (n = 3) or extended right hepatectomy (n = 2). Median time to diagnosis was 22 months. Radiological imaging showed herniation of small (n = 2), large bowel (n = 2), or omental fat (n = 1) with a median diaphragmatic defect of 3.9 cm. Two patients presented with acute incarceration and underwent emergency surgery, one patient reported recurrent pain and underwent elective repair, and two patients refused surgery. Follow‐up imaging in two operated patients showed no recurrence of ET after 36 and 8 months.ConclusionsPatients after right hepatectomy have a substantial risk of ET. Acute right upper quadrant pain and/or dyspnea after hepatectomy should be investigated with adequate radiological imaging. Elective surgical repair of ET is recommended to avoid emergency surgery in case of incarceration.
Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor (suPAR) as an Added Predictor to Existing Preoperative Risk Assessments
Authors: Alstrup Morten , Meyer Jeppe , Schultz Martin , Rasmussen Line Jee Hartmann , Rasmussen Lars Simon , Køber Lars , Forberg Jakob Lundager , Eugen‐Olsen Jesper , Iversen Kasper 
Published: November 2018

AbstractBackgroundRisk assessment strategies, such as using the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification, attempt to identify surgical high‐risk patients. Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is a biomarker reflecting overall systemic inflammation and immune activation, and it could potentially improve the identification of high‐risk surgical patients.MethodsWe included patients acutely admitted to the emergency department who subsequently underwent surgery within 90 days of admission. Patients were stratified into low‐risk or high‐risk groups, according to ASA classification (ASAlow: ASA I–II; ASAhigh: ASA III–VI) and suPAR level, measured at admission (suPARhigh above and suPARlow below 5.5 ng/ml), respectively. Pre‐specified complications were identified in national registries and electronic medical records. The association between ASA classification, suPAR level, CRP and the rate of postoperative complications was analyzed with logistic regression and Cox regression analyses, estimating odds ratios and hazard ratios (HRs).ResultsDuring 90‐day follow‐up from surgery, 31 (7.0%) patients died and 158 (35.6%) patients had postoperative complications. After adjusting for age, sex, and ASA classification, the HR for 90‐day postoperative mortality was 2.5 (95% CI 1.6–4.0) for every doubling of suPAR level. suPAR was significantly better than CRP at predicting mortality and all complications (P = 0.0036 and P = 0.0041, respectively). Combining ASA classification and suPAR level significantly improved prediction of mortality and the occurrence of a postoperative complication within 90 days after surgery (P < 0.0001).ConclusionMeasuring suPAR levels in acutely admitted patients may aid in identifying high‐risk patients and improve prediction of postoperative complications.
Superolateral Hoffa's Fat Pad Edema and Trochlear Sulcal Angle Are Associated with Isolated Medial Patellofemoral Compartment Osteoarthritis
Authors: Weintraub Sara , Sebro Ronnie 
Published: November 2018

Purpose To evaluate whether mediopatellar plica and knee morphometric measurements obtained from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies are associated with isolated medial patellofemoral osteoarthritis in young adults. Methods MRI studies from 60 patients with isolated medial patellofemoral osteoarthritis and 90 control patients with normal knee MRI studies were reviewed. The presence of mediopatellar plica, the presence of edema in the superolateral aspect of Hoffa's fat pad and suprapatellar fat pad, quadriceps and patellar tendinosis, and axial and sagittal alignment of the patellar and trochlear morphology were assessed using MRI. The relationship between mediopatellar plica, alignment, or morphology and the presence of isolated medial patellofemoral osteoarthritis was evaluated using logistic regression. Results Superolateral Hoffa's fat pad edema (odds ratio [OR] = 3.4, P = .009) and decreased trochlear sulcal angle (OR = 0.95, P = .045) were associated with increased odds of isolated medial patellofemoral osteoarthritis. Decreased lateral patellar tilt (OR = 0.93, P = .087) and patellar tendinosis (OR = 4.13, P = .103) trended toward being associated with increased odds of isolated medial patellofemoral osteoarthritis but were not statistically significant. No significant association was seen between the presence of mediopatellar plica and medial patellofemoral osteoarthritis (OR = 0.95, P = .353). Conclusions Medial patellofemoral osteoarthritis is associated with trochlear morphology and patellar alignment but not with mediopatellar plica.
Utility of the NIH Toolbox for assessment of prodromal Alzheimer's disease and dementia
Authors: Hackett Katherine , Krikorian Robert , Giovannetti Tania , Melendez‐Cabrero Josefina , Rahman Aneela , Caesar Emily E. , Chen Jaclyn L. , Hristov Hollie , Seifan Alon , Mosconi Lisa , Isaacson Richard S. 
Published: November 2018

AbstractIntroductionThe NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (NIHTB‐CB) is a computer‐based protocol not yet validated for clinical assessment.MethodsWe administered the NIHTB‐CB and traditional neuropsychological tests to 247 Memory Disorders and Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic patients with subjective cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment, mild dementia due to Alzheimer's disease, and normal cognition. Principal component analysis, partial correlations, and univariate general linear model tests were performed to assess construct validity. Discriminant function analyses compared classification accuracy.ResultsPrincipal component analysis identified three conceptually coherent factors: memory (MEMNIH), executive function (EFNIH), and crystallized intelligence (CINIH). These factors were strongly associated with corresponding traditional tests and differed across diagnostic groups as expected. Both NIHTB and traditional batteries yielded strong overall discriminative ability (>80%).DiscussionThe NIHTB‐CB is a valid method to assess neurocognitive domains pertinent to aging and dementia and has utility for applications in a memory clinic setting.
CSF total tau levels are associated with hippocampal novelty irrespective of hippocampal volume
Authors: Düzel Emrah , Berron David , Schütze Hartmut , Cardenas‐Blanco Arturo , Metzger Coraline , Betts Matthew , Ziegler Gabriel , Chen Yi , Dobisch Laura , Bittner Daniel , Glanz Wenzel , Reuter Martin , Spottke Annika , Rudolph Janna , Brosseron Frederic , Buerger Katharina , Janowitz Daniel , Fliessbach Klaus , Heneka Michael , Laske Christoph , Buchmann Martina , Nestor Peter , Peters Oliver , Diesing Dominik , Li Siyao , Priller Josef , Spruth Eike Jakob , Altenstein Slawek , Ramirez Alfredo , Schneider Anja , Kofler Barbara , Speck Oliver , Teipel Stefan , Kilimann Ingo , Dyrba Martin , Wiltfang Jens , Bartels Claudia , Wolfsgruber Steffen , Wagner Michael , Jessen Frank 
Published: November 2018

AbstractIntroductionWe examined the association between cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease, neural novelty responses, and brain volume in predementia old age.MethodsWe conducted a cross‐sectional analysis of the observational, multicentric DZNE‐Longitudinal Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Study (DELCODE) study. Seventy‐six participants completed task functional magnetic resonance imaging and provided CSF (40 cognitively unimpaired, 21 experiencing subjective cognitive decline, and 15 with mild cognitive impairment). We assessed the correlation between CSF biomarkers and whole‐brain functional magnetic resonance imaging novelty responses to scene images.ResultsTotal tau levels were specifically and negatively associated with novelty responses in the right amygdala and right hippocampus. Mediation analyses showed no evidence that these associations were dependent on the volume of hippocampus/amygdala. No relationship was found between phosphorylated‐tau or Aβ42 levels and novelty responses.DiscussionOur data show that CSF levels of total tau are associated with anatomically specific reductions in novelty processing, which cannot be fully explained by atrophy.
Medical Countermeasures for Children in Radiation and Nuclear Disasters: Current Capabilities and Key Gaps
Authors: Gardner Aaron H. , Dziuban Eric J. , Griese Stephanie , Berríos-Cartagena Nairimer , Buzzell Jennifer , Cobham-Owens Karen , Peacock Georgina , Kazzi Ziad , Prasher Joanna M. 
Published: November 2018

ABSTRACTObjectiveDespite children’s unique vulnerability, clinical guidance and resources are lacking around the use of radiation medical countermeasures (MCMs) available commercially and in the Strategic National Stockpile to support immediate dispensing to pediatric populations. To better understand the current capabilities and shortfalls, a literature review and gap analysis were performed.MethodsA comprehensive review of the medical literature, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved labeling, FDA summary reviews, medical references, and educational resources related to pediatric radiation MCMs was performed from May 2016 to February 2017.ResultsFifteen gaps related to the use of radiation MCMs in children were identified. The need to address these gaps was prioritized based upon the potential to decrease morbidity and mortality, improve clinical management, strengthen caregiver education, and increase the relevant evidence base.ConclusionsKey gaps exist in information to support the safe and successful use of MCMs in children during radiation emergencies; failure to address these gaps could have negative consequences for families and communities. There is a clear need for pediatric-specific guidance to ensure clinicians can appropriately identify, triage, and treat children who have been exposed to radiation, and for resources to ensure accurate communication about the safety and utility of radiation MCMs for children. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13:639-646)
The birth of language or the necessity of rule
Authors: Martinon Jean-Paul 
Published: November 2018

AbstractAs is well known, the biblical sixth commandment, “Thou shall not kill”, is intimately linked to the First Commandment, “I am the Lord”. By linking the two at the top of Moses's two-column table, language is given priority: the name of God can be uttered only when the possibility of death has been set aside. In this way, the linking of these two commandments marks not only the birth of language, but also, more importantly, the start of ethics. As such, commandments one and six form the basis of practically all Western ethics from Kant's categorical imperative (the unconditional maxim needs a First Word to enter into force) to Lyotard's language games (for which all utterances are charged with the moral imperative to respond), for example. But how on earth does this famous linguistic and ethical structure fare in a context whereby the written text is not given priority, in a situation where prohibitions are inherited orally? This paper will attempt to expose the thorny issue of the role of the sixth commandment in the context of Rwanda. This will imply neither the exposition of the history of the arrival of the Bible in Rwanda nor the way it helped to consolidate the colonial regime. This paper will also not examine the neglect of the prohibition against murder during the genocide of 1994. Instead, the essay will examine the linguistic and cultural problems one faces when determining the birth of ethics in two radically different contexts.
What weight can a language bear? Translatability and Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Authors: Farred Grant 
Published: November 2018

AbstractUsing theorists such as Deleuze, Guattari and Heidegger, this essay is a critique of Ngugi wa Thiong'o's much publicized decision to write in Gikuyu rather than English, the language Ngugi condemns as the instrument of colonialism and its successor, neo-imperialism. In line with Deleuze and Guattari's argument that Kafka's work is best apprehended as the determination to make German bear the full weight of his “minor” (as a Czech Jew) experience, this essay elucidates the ways in which Ngugi's ostensibly political turn is unable to write what it means to live, in Deleuze and Guattari's phrase, “in another's language”. To live, that is, the experience of “dislocation” (a rubric which would include colonialism and the failures of African sovereignty, not least among them) from one's own language (however provisional and contingent such a claim on language always is) as the first – necessary – condition of making literature. Of making language bear the weight of the very experience it is intent on denying articulation.
Eighteenth-century German emigrants from Hanau-Hesse: who
went east and who went west
Authors: Wegge Simone A. 
Published: November 2018

AbstractDuring the eighteenth century, Germans from the Hessian county of
Hanau-Münzenberg emigrated westward to the American colonies, and
east to Hungary, Russia, and other parts of Europe. Using new
emigrant data, I examine their age, occupation, and emigration
strategies. Those who settled in Pennsylvania were the richest of
these emigrants, more likely to travel as intact families and the
most networked. The poorest were the Hessians who went to Russia,
mostly in 1766. A large percentage of the Hanau-Hessians settled in
Pennsylvania, suggesting that eighteenth-century German emigration
to Hungary and Russia has possibly been overestimated.