bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Phonological activation of category coordinates in spoken word production: Evidence for cascaded processing in English but not in Mandarin
Authors: ZHANG QINGFANG , ZHU XUEBING , DAMIAN MARKUS F. 
Published: April 2018

ABSTRACTA central issue in spoken word production concerns how activation is transmitted from semantic to phonological levels. Recent evidence from studies of speakers of Western languages supports a cascaded view, according to which under certain circumstances, lexical candidates other than the target can activate their corresponding phonological properties. In the current study, we investigated possible differences between English and Mandarin speakers concerning the degree of cascadedness in the production system, based on the broader recent claim that properties of word form encoding might differ according to languages. With English speakers (Experiment 1), we found that when activation of targets and semantic competitors was boosted via a manipulation of semantic context, then concurrently presented “mediated” distractor words (which were phonologically related to a semantic competitor) generated interference. However, no such mediated priming was found in a parallel experiment with Chinese materials and Mandarin speakers (Experiment 2). These results suggest potential fundamental differences across the target languages in how activation is transmitted during lexical access.
Multiprojective spaces and the arithmetically Cohen–Macaulay property
Authors: FAVACCHIO GIUSEPPE , MIGLIORE JUAN 
Published: April 2018

AbstractIn this paper we study the arithmetically Cohen-Macaulay (ACM) property for sets of points in multiprojective spaces. Most of what is known is for ℙ1× ℙ1and, more recently, in (ℙ1)r. In ℙ1× ℙ1the so called inclusion property characterises the ACM property. We extend the definition in any multiprojective space and we prove that the inclusion property implies the ACM property in ℙm× ℙn. In such an ambient space it is equivalent to the so-called (⋆)-property. Moreover, we start an investigation of the ACM property in ℙ1× ℙn. We give a new construction that highlights how different the behavior of the ACM property is in this setting.
K/Ka-band dual-polarized SIW-fed lens antennas for Rx/Tx integration
Authors: Jaschke Thomas , Mitto Hans K. , Jacob Arne F. 
Published: April 2018

AbstractThis contribution deals with array elements for K/Ka-band satellite communication terminals. It proposes an end-fire design realized in substrate integrated waveguide technology and featuring dual-band functionality, and dual circular polarization. The latter is achieved by means of a dual-band orthomode transducer. An extended hemispherical dielectric lens ensures good matching and radiation properties. The feed structure is composed of a multilayer printed circuit board and tapered superstrates. The design procedure of the components is explained in detail and three different variants of the antenna are compared. The measured scattering and far-field parameters validate the concept.
An ultra-thin polarization independent quad-band microwave absorber-based on compact metamaterial structures for EMI/EMC applications
Authors: Mishra Naveen , Kumari Khusboo , Chaudhary Raghvendra Kumar 
Published: April 2018

AbstractIn this paper, a compact metamaterial inspired ultra-thin polarization independent quad-band microwave absorber for electromagnetic interference (EMI)/ electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) applications have been discussed. The proposed absorber structure offers four different absorption peaks having absorptivity of 97.02, 94.07, 91.72, and 98.20% at 3.40, 8.23, 9.89, and 11.80 GHz, respectively. Due to the four-fold symmetry of the designed unit cell, the proposed absorber structure shows polarization independent behavior. In addition to above, the absorption curve for the designed structure has been also analyzed under different angles of incidence for both transverse electric and transverse magnetic polarization states. In order to confirm the metamaterial behavior of the proposed absorber unit cell, dispersion plot has been studied. Further, input impedance plot, electric field, and surface current distribution plot have been discussed to explain the absorption mechanism of the proposed absorber structure. The designed absorber unit cell shows compactness of 0.136 λ0 × 0.136 λ0 with the ultra-thin thickness of 0.0113 λ0, where λ0 (free space wavelength) corresponds to the lowest absorption peak of 3.40 GHz. In order to calculate the measured value of absorptivity, the designed absorber structure has been fabricated. Further, it has been observed that simulated and measured results perfectly match with each other. The ultra-thin and compact nature of the proposed absorber structure suggests its potential use in the field of various EMI/EMC applications.
Effects of Low-Dose Applications of 2,4-D and Dicamba on Watermelon
Authors: Culpepper A. Stanley , Sosnoskie Lynn M. , Shugart John , Leifheit Nicole , Curry Michael , Gray Thomas 
Published: April 2018

AbstractThe commercial release of crops with engineered resistance to 2,4-D and dicamba will alter the spatial and temporal use of these herbicides. This, in turn, has elicited concerns about off-target injury to sensitive crops. In 2014 and 2015, studies were conducted in Tifton, GA, to describe how herbicide (2,4-D and dicamba), herbicide rate (1/75 and 1/250 field use), and application timing (20, 40, and 60 DAP) influence watermelon injury, vine development, yield, and the accumulation of herbicide residues in marketable fruit. In general, greater visual injury and reductions in vine growth, relative to the non-treated check, were observed when herbicide applications were made before watermelon plants had begun to flower. Although the main effects of herbicide and rate were less influential than the timing of applications with respect to plant development, the 1/75 rates were more injurious than the 1/250 rates; dicamba was more injurious than 2,4-D. In 2014, the 1/75 and 1/250 rates of each herbicide reduced marketable fruit numbers 13 to 20%, but only for the 20 DAP application. The 1/75 rate of each herbicide when applied at either 20 or 40 DAP reduced the number of fruit harvested per plot in 2015. Dicamba residues were detected in marketable fruit when the 1/75 rate in 2014 and 2015 and the 1/250 rate in 2015 was applied to plants at 40 or 60 DAP. Residues of 2,4-D were detected in 2015 when the 1/75 and 1/250 rates were applied at 60 DAP. Across both years, the maximum level of residue detected was 0.030 ppm. While early season injury may reduce watermelon yields, herbicide residue detection is more likely in marketable fruit when an off-target contact incident occurs closer to harvest.
Arbeits- und Weiterbildungsbedingungen deutscher Assistenzärztinnen und -ärzte in internistischer Weiterbildung: eine zweite bundesweite Befragung durch die Nachwuchsgruppen von DGIM und BDI
Authors: Raspe Matthias , Vogelgesang Anja , Fendel Johannes , Weiß Cornelius , Schulte Kevin , Rolling Thierry 
Published: April 2018

Zusammenfassung
Hintergrund Die Zeit der ärztlichen Weiterbildung ist der Grundstein für die Karriereentwicklung junger Internisten und für die Aufrechthaltung einer hochwertigen ärztlichen Versorgung. Bereits 2014 haben die Nachwuchsgruppen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Innere Medizin (DGIM) und des Berufsverbandes Deutscher Internisten (BDI) eine Befragung ihrer jungen Mitglieder durchgeführt und wesentliche Konfliktfelder beschrieben. Mit dieser überarbeiteten Folgeuntersuchung soll ein aktualisiertes Abbild der Konflikte im Arbeitsleben junger Ärzte erstellt und eine Verlaufsbeurteilung ermöglicht werden. Ein neuer Schwerpunkt ist das Spannungsfeld von Beruf und Familie.
Methoden Ende 2016 wurde eine webbasierte Befragung aller bei DGIM und BDI organisierten Weiterbildungsassistenten durchgeführt. Dafür wurde der Fragebogen von 2014 modifiziert und um Items zur Untersuchung des Spannungsfeldes von Familie und Beruf ergänzt. Zusätzlich wurde erneut das Modell beruflicher Gratifikationskrisen eingesetzt.
Ergebnisse Insgesamt konnten 1587 Fragebögen ausgewertet werden. Im Vergleich zu 2014 ergeben sich keine wesentlichen Änderungen. Die psychosoziale Arbeitsbelastung unter den Teilnehmern ist weiterhin sehr hoch. Ein strukturiertes Weiterbildungscurriculum und qualitativ hochwertige Weiterbildungsgespräche sind mit einer geringeren Ausprägung psychosozialer Arbeitsbelastung und einer höheren Zufriedenheit im Beruf assoziiert. Die Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie wird von der Mehrheit der Teilnehmer mit Kind(ern) als unzureichend empfunden. Das betrifft insbesondere Frauen.
Schlussfolgerung Auf Basis dieser Befragung bestehen weiterhin gravierende und System-relevante Belastungen im Arbeitsleben junger Ärzte in internistischer Weiterbildung, die Anpassungen der Arbeits- und Weiterbildungsbedingungen dringlich erfordern. Insbesondere das Potenzial von Frauen in der Medizin muss über eine bessere Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf in Zukunft stärker genutzt werden.
Lipofibromatous Hamartoma of the Palmar Cutaneous Branch of the Median Nerve
Authors: Hoellwarth Jason , Goitz Robert 
Published: April 2018

Abstract
Background Lipofibromatous hamartoma (LFH) is a benign tumor of peripheral nerves, most commonly reported in the median nerve, and often associated with carpal tunnel symptoms. There have been nearly 200 reported cases of LFH in the median nerve, but to the authors’ knowledge, this 10-year-old girl represents the first case report involving the palmar cutaneous branch.
Methods An excisional biopsy of the mass was performed via a standard midline palmar incision. The tumor was found encapsulating the palmar cutaneous branch, and thus it was sacrificed.
Results The incision healed without issue, but the patient reported numbness in the palm of her hand as was expected.
Conclusion LFH is a benign tumor, although it can cause symptoms due to mass effect. If the diagnosis is uncertain or a patient is symptomatic, excisional biopsy can be performed even if involving a cutaneous nerve.
Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Hand and Wrist: Epidemiology and Management Challenges
Authors: Nicholson S. , Milner R. , Ragbir M. 
Published: April 2018

AbstractSoft tissue sarcomas (STSs) of the hand and wrist are rare and confer a unique set of management challenges. We present a 15-year review and discussion of the epidemiology, tumor characteristics, treatment, and reconstructive strategies for such cases presenting to our regional sarcoma service. Three case examples are described. Of 218 STSs of the upper limb, 17 involved the hand or wrist. Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, synovial, and myxofibrosarcoma were the most common ones. Two patients required amputation for recurrence. Eight patients required flap reconstruction, of which five were free flaps with no failures or wound healing complications. Two-year overall survival rate was 92%. Local recurrence occurred in 12%. Limb-sparing surgery is possible in most patients, although there is often a degree of functional loss due to the surgical resection, and complex multistage reconstruction may be required. These lesions are still often incidental or unexpected findings when patients are treated for a presumed benign swelling. Clinicians treating localized swellings of the hand and wrist should maintain vigilance toward the possibility of a sarcoma diagnosis, to avoid delays in definitive treatment.
Risk Factors for Higher-than-Expected Residual Rivaroxaban Plasma Concentrations in Real-Life Patients
Authors: Schedler Andreas , Jetter Alexander , Seifert Burkhardt , Spahn Donat , Stein Philipp , Studt Jan-Dirk , Kaserer Alexander 
Published: April 2018

Introduction Rivaroxaban (RXA) is a direct oral factor Xa (Xa) antagonist with a short half-life and a fast onset and offset of effect. Before elective surgery, discontinuation is recommended with an interval of at least > 24 hours. In clinical practice, this is, however, not always sufficient to achieve a residual RXA plasma concentration deemed appropriate for surgery, defined as ≤ 50 mcg/L. Our study aimed at identifying factors associated with a higher-than-expected residual RXA plasma concentration in a large group of real-life patients.
Materials and Methods This retrospective single-centre study included all patients taking RXA between 2012 and 2016 where RXA plasma concentration was determined by pharmacodynamic anti-Xa assay (518 measurements in 368 patients). Medical records were reviewed. Residual RXA plasma concentrations were then compared with expected values according to a pharmacokinetic model.
Results Residual RXA plasma concentration was significantly higher-than-expected in patients with atrial fibrillation, impaired kidney function (glomerular filtration rate [GFR] < 60 mL/min), CYP3A4-, CYP2J2- and PGP-inhibitory co-medication including amiodarone. Impaired kidney function (odds ratio [OR], 2.22, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.30–3.78, p = 0.003) and concomitant amiodarone intake (OR, 1.97, 95% CI, 1.04–3.72, p = 0.036) were significantly associated with RXA plasma concentrations > 50 mcg/L at 24 to 48 hours after the last RXA intake.
Conclusion In our group of real-life patients, impaired kidney function (GFR < 60 mL/min) and co-medication with amiodarone were independently associated with higher-than-expected residual RXA plasma concentrations. In these patients, standard intervals of RXA discontinuation may not always be sufficient before elective surgery and routine pre-operative determination of the residual RXA concentration could be advisable.
Clinical Determinants of Thrombin Generation Measured in Presence and Absence of Platelets—Results from the Gutenberg Health Study
Authors: Schulz Andreas , Spronk Henri , Beicht Aline , Laubert-Reh Dagmar , van Oerle Rene , Arnold Natalie , Prochaska Jürgen , Blettner Maria , Beutel Manfred , Pfeiffer Norbert , Münzel Thomas , Lackner Karl , ten Cate Hugo , Wild Philipp , Panova-Noeva Marina 
Published: April 2018

AbstractThe tendency of a plasma sample to generate thrombin, a central enzyme in blood coagulation, might be an important indicator of prothrombotic risk linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the presence of platelets may be a critical determinant. Clinical data, laboratory markers and thrombin generation (TG), investigated in both platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and platelet-free plasma (PFP) at 1 pM TF, were available in 407 individuals from the Gutenberg Health Study. Given the well-known effect of anticoagulants on TG, subjects taking anticoagulants (n = 15) have been excluded resulting in 392 subjects for further analysis. Lag time, endogenous thrombin potential (ETP) and peak height were the investigated parameters of a TG curve. Multivariable linear regression analysis was used to identify TG determinants. Mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet count were both negatively associated to lag time and positively to peak height (MPV, β:6.35 [2.66; 10.0]; platelet count, β:0.111 [0.054; 0.169]) in PRP only. C-reactive protein was positively associated with lag time and ETP in both PRP and PFP, with a stronger effect on ETP in PRP (PRP, β:76.7 [47.5; 106]; PFP, β:34.8 [10.3; 59.2]). After adjustment for fibrinogen, the relation between CRP and ETP was attenuated in PRP and PFP. Of the traditional cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs), obesity was positively associated to TG in PRP only. Our findings support that TG, particularly in PRP, relates to traditional CVRFs in a representative sample from a population-based study. Assessment of procoagulant activity in a platelet-dependent manner by TG is a promising tool for assessing individual risk for CVD.
Hypobaric Hypoxia Causes Elevated Thrombin Generation Mediated by FVIII that is Balanced by Decreased Platelet Activation
Authors: Ninivaggi Marisa , Konings Joke , Moorlag Martijn , Huskens Dana , Remijn Jasper , Bloemen Saartje , Lancé Marcus , De Laat Bas , Kicken Cécile 
Published: April 2018

Introduction Epidemiological studies suggest that hypobaric hypoxia at high altitude poses a risk for developing venous thromboembolism. The cause of this observed hypercoagulability remains unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of hypobaric hypoxia at 3,883 m above sea level on thrombin generation and platelet activation.
Methods After complying with medical ethical procedures, 18 participants were recruited, of whom 1 had to leave the study prematurely due to mild acute mountain sickness. Blood was drawn first at 50 m above sea level and second at 3,883 m altitude after gradual acclimatization for 6 days. Thrombin generation was measured in whole blood, platelet-rich plasma and platelet-poor plasma. Platelet activation was assessed using a whole blood flow-cytometric assay. Coagulation factor levels, D-dimer levels and markers of dehydration and inflammation were measured.
Results Hypobaric hypoxia at 3,883 m altitude caused increased thrombin generation, measured as peak height and endogenous thrombin potential, in whole blood, platelet-rich and platelet-poor plasma without or at low tissue factor concentration. The elevated thrombin generation was mediated by increased factor VIII levels and not caused by dehydration or inflammation. In contrast, spontaneous and agonist-induced platelet activation was decreased at high altitude.
Conclusion Hypobaric hypoxia causes increased factor VIII-mediated thrombin generation. The hypercoagulability was balanced by decreased platelet activation. These findings may explain why venous, and not arterial thrombotic events occur more frequently at high altitude.
Hodgkin-Lymphom – Update 2018
Authors: Fuchs Michael 
Published: April 2018

Was ist neu?
Diagnostik Die präzise Stadienbestimmung ist zur Festlegung der Erstlinientherapie unbedingt erforderlich. Wann immer möglich sollte eine PET-CT zum Staging erfolgen. Die Knochenmarkbiopsie kann wegfallen, sofern ein Befall des Knochenmarks mittels PET-CT ausgeschlossen werden kann.
Erstlinientherapie Für frühe und intermediäre Stadien ist die Kombination aus Chemo- und Strahlentherapie der Standard. Ein Weglassen der Strahlentherapie führt zu einer Erhöhung der Rezidivrate. Für jüngere Patienten mit fortgeschrittenen Stadien ist die PET-adaptierte Chemotherapie der neue Standard. Die Anzahl der Zyklen richtet sich dabei nach dem Ergebnis der PET nach 2 Zyklen Chemotherapie. Die Strahlentherapie kann auf die Patienten beschränkt werden, die nach Ende der Chemotherapie noch PET-positive Reste haben.
Rezidivtherapie Eine Erhaltungstherapie mit Brentuximab Vedotin ist für Patienten mit einem erhöhten Rezidivrisiko nach autologer Stammzelltransplantation aufgrund des verbesserten progressionsfreien Überlebens eine zusätzliche Möglichkeit. Die neu zugelassenen PD-1-Inhibitoren Nivolumab oder Pembrolizumab stellen für ein Rezidiv nach Vortherapie mit Brentuximab Vedotin den neuen Standard dar.
Horror and the Gothic’s utility as a cultural resource and critical tool
Authors: Browning John Edgar 
Published: April 2018

AbstractWhile cultural theory elitists have tended to write off familiar monsters as little more than cheap fads of mass culture, popular culturists often embrace them as effective barometers capable of measuring and, at times, even predicting collective sentiments and anxieties. Yet frequently ignored in this disciplinary clash is the notion that monstrous figures also serve as excellent case studies for a much broader issue: the argument for Popular Culture Studies as a pertinent division of cultural theory. This article argues that popular culture can and does respond to public needs, that consumers do indeed show the capacity for resisting cultural indoctrination and can, at times, even directly influence it. Of this there are, perhaps, no better examples than the vampire and zombie, figures who in one form or another have served primarily as maleficent beings until 21st century culture transmuted them into heroes and harbingers of social change.
Jung’s Compensatory Ethical Theory
Authors: Beebe John 
Published: April 2018

ABSTRACTThe author, reviewing a book on Jung’s moral psychology by the psychoanalyst Dan Merkur, concludes that Jung’s idea of a divergence in aim between conscious and unconscious creates in the psyche a conflict of duties, toward the ego and its persona, on the one hand, and toward the self and its soul, on the other. An individual mind can reconcile this conflict only by ethical position-taking, which is arrived at through moral effort that fosters a growth of consciousness but is never without ambivalence and uncertainty as to the principles that have informed it. Jung’s idea that the unconscious is there to compensate for any ethical position taken by the conscious mind is echoed by contemporary psychoanalytic notions of collaboration between superego and ego in producing moral stances. Merkur is praised for recognizing Jung’s priority at countering Freud’s position that the unconscious cannot think about the ethical conflicts that are experienced by the ego.
Jung and ‘Africans’: a critical and contemporary review of some of the issues
Authors: Samuels Andrew 
Published: April 2018

ABSTRACTThis paper is written in the context of a debate within the Jungian clinical and academic communities on whether or not some kind of public statement is required concerning Jung’s writings about ‘Africans’, persons of colour and indigenous people. The author eschews argument in favour of such a public statement, opting instead for a ‘forensic’ discussion of the reasons why it is not a good plan to issue such a statement. By so doing, he creates a level playing field in which the ‘pros’ and ‘cons’ of a public statement may attract equal attention.
Effectiveness of Food Subsidies in Raising Healthy Food Consumption: Public Distribution of Pulses in India
Authors: Chakrabarti Suman , Kishore Avinash , Roy Devesh 
Published: April 2018

AbstractThis paper provides evidence on the effectiveness of one of the most common policies to improve nutrition among the poor, that is, a food subsidy. We study the case of subsidies on pulses in select Indian states and their impact on consumption and ultimately nutrition (protein intake). As a natural experiment, we use the introduction of pulses into India's Public Distribution System (PDS) where the variations in prices were brought about by the inclusion of pulses in the PDS in some states and not in others. Our difference in difference (DID) estimates show that change in the consumption of pulses because of their inclusion in the PDS, though statistically significant, was of a small order. The impact was not large enough to bring about any sizable difference in consumption of pulses or the total protein intake. The results withstand several robustness checks including randomized inference and triple differencing based on location and other consumer characteristics.