bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The clinical evaluation of sepsis-1 and sepsis-3 in patients with acute surgical abdominal pathology
Authors: Matvijchuk B. O. , Korol Y. A. , Pater Y. Z. , Bokhonko R. L. , Tsymbala O. P. 
Published: June 2019

Purpose of the study. Comparison Sepsis-1 and Sepsis-3 use in clinical practice at patients with acute surgical abdominal pathology.
Materials and methods. The treatment results of 3302 patients with acute surgical abdominal pathology, which were operated at the clinic of the Chair of surgery and endoscopy at Lviv Danylo Halytskyi national medical university in 2008–2018 are analysed. In 272 (8,2%) cases there were signs of abdominal sepsis (AS). Gram-negative flora (E. coli in 198 (72,8%) of patients) was the most common cause of infection. We evaluated clinical and laboratory characteristics, which are used for stratification of patients according to classifications Sepsis-1 and Sepsis-3.
Results. Patients were stratified using Sepsis-1, of which 227 (83,5%) were diagnosed using Sepsis-3 (SOFA г 2). Mortality among patients with Sepsis-1 was 41,2% (112/272), among those with Sepsis-3 – 45,4% (103/227). Using Sepsis-3, 45 (16,5%) patients were excluded; values of APACHE II and SOFA, as well as length of stay in these patients was significantly lower; no deaths occurred. Therefore, diagnostic criteria of Sepsis-3 significantly reduce the number of patients with acute surgical abdominal pathology, complicated AS, compared with Sepsis-1. Diagnostic value of various factors that allow early detection of sepsis in the absence of an ideal standard is important.
Conclusion. Indicators of Sepsis-3 are informative in the diagnosis and staging of abdominal sepsis.
Bejaia Doc : co-construction d’un regard documentaire sur l’Algérie d’aujourd’hui
Authors: Danet Joël 
Published: June 2019

Depuis 2007, l’association Cinéma et mémoire basée à Bejaia met en place en Algérie des ateliers de réalisation documentaire ouverts à la participation d’un public adulte. Le but est de favoriser la formation et l’expression artistique et citoyenne des jeunes algériens par l’utilisation de l’outil audiovisuel. Cette action pédagogique impliquant des professionnels du cinéma et des animateurs socioculturels vise à mettre en place et pérenniser un pôle de formation au cinéma. Le dispositif partenarial est transfrontalier : il implique d’une part « Kaina Cinéma », association basée à Paris qui favorise les échanges dans le champ audiovisuel entre l’Algérie et les pays du Bassin Méditerranéen, et d’autre part « Les Ateliers Varan », structure parisienne qui promeut depuis trente-cinq ans la mise en place d’ateliers dans les pays étrangers.Bejaia Doc, à la suite des Ateliers Varan, s’inscrit dans la continuité du cinéma direct et d’inspiration anthropologique. Ses films sont marqués par un rapport critique au réel, interrogeant sur ses mises en scène par ses choix de réalisation. Le principe participatif de Bejaia Doc permet de donner à voir la réalité d’un environnement depuis le point de vue des « locaux ». De cette façon, nous découvrons d’un film l’autre des aspects distincts et connexes de la réalité algérienne : d’un côté, un attachement douloureux à un milieu qui s’est muré dans le passé, de l’autre une désespérance qui pousse au départ. Sans doute est-ce la perspective de sa diffusion hors des frontières, permise par le relais de Kaina Cinéma, qui a poussé les participants à faire part d’un regard d’une mélancolie sans concession.
I film associativi autobiografici dei migranti e lo spazio di ricezione dei foyers parigini
Authors: Scafirimuto Guglielmo 
Published: June 2019

Gli Ateliers Video, condotti dall’associazione Parcours a Parigi, formano da due anni e mezzo i residenti dei foyers dei lavoratori migranti d’Ile-de-France alla creazione audiovisiva. L’articolo, che si presenta come un resoconto analitico delle attività svoltesi nell’ambito di questa associazione, mette in risalto la questione della ricezione a partire delle dinamiche legate al rapporto tra lo spazio interno dei foyers e lo spazio esterno della città. L’analisi verte sulle maniere in cui l’organizzazione di un festival cinematografico, il funzionamento degli ateliers, le riprese dei film e la loro ricezione, dipendono fortemente da numerosi fattori quali la regolamentazione dei foyers, la trasmissione culturale tra gli abitanti delle diverse generazioni, la convivenza tra le etnie presenti e la loro relazione con gli altri abitanti del quartiere e della città.I cortometraggi dell’associazione, attraverso un metodo partecipativo durante il quale tutti i partecipanti contribuiscono alle tappe progressive della realizzazione, mettono in scena le storie autobiografiche dei migranti sans papiers, spesso unendo documentario e finzione. I partecipanti, in maggioranza provenienti dal Mali, ma anche dalla Costa d’Avorio, Mauritania, Senegal, Algeria, Capo Verde, diventano per la prima volta allo stesso tempo spettatori di film (delle proiezioni sono organizzate lungo tutto il semestre) e creatori (sceneggiatori, registi, attori, tecnici, montatori). Nel contesto particolare dei foyers dei lavoratori migranti, l’articolo sottolinea la negoziazione necessaria tra la produzione e la ricezione delle immagini, tra un “Sud” africano riprodotto negli alloggi sociali e un “Nord” parigino sempre presente tramite le politiche cittadine, i finanziamenti pubblici e i luoghi di diffusione e dibattito.Residenze ; Parigi ; immigrazione africana ; video ; partecipativo ; pedagogia ; proiezioni
Imaginaires communicationnels du dialogue inter-religieux : le cas d’une série télévisée
Authors: Verdier Benoît 
Published: June 2019

Il s’agit dans cette contribution d’analyser la mise en image du dialogue inter-religieux. À partir d’une série française traitant du religieux, cette contribution veut montrer combien « les imaginaires communicationnels » sont prégnants dans l’écriture et marquent durablement la représentation. Les trois saisons de la série Ainsi soient-ils (diffusée en 2012, 2014 et 2015) sont centrées sur l’église catholique. Toutefois, ponctuellement, à travers les intrigues et les personnages secondaires, d’autres religions sont évoquées et avec elles un dialogue est engagé. Le traitement réservé au judaïsme et à l’islam est relativement différent en termes de contenu et de temporalité. Il apparaît clairement un lien intime avec la religion juive (dans la facilité à jouer de la métatextualité ou de l’interdiscursivité). À l’opposé, le lien avec la religion musulmane s’élabore différemment pour s’ancrer dans un social affirmé.
Helsevesenet trenger vår kompetanse- hvorfor ikke bruke den? En kvalitativ studie av filippinske sykepleieres opplevelse av veien til autorisasjon i Norge
Authors: Dahl Kari , Lohne Vibeke , Nortvedt Line 
Published: June 2019

The healthcare system need our competence - why not use it? A qualitative study of Filipino nurses experience of their way to accreditation in Norway
Healthcare professionals educated outside the EU/EEA are an important source of labor in the Norwegian healthcare system, where nurses and auxiliary nurses from the Philippines constitute the largest group. Complicated authority requirements are attached to accreditation in Norway. The study explores how Filipino nurses with three different approvals in the authorization process, experience the process of accreditation in Norway, using qualitative research interviews. The results show that nurses face challenges related to the authorization process in Norway, which they experience as unworthy, unfair, baffling and economically burdensome, but also with experiences of hope for good prospects. A predictable and a dignified authorization process for Filipino nurses should be developed, so that their knowledge and competence can be included and appreciated in the Norwegian health care services.
Role of Interface Chemistry in Opening New Radiative Pathways in InP/CdSe Giant Quantum Dots with Blinking‐Suppressed Two‐Color Emission
Authors: Dennis Allison M. , Buck Matthew R. , Wang Feng , Hartmann Nicolai F. , Majumder Somak , Casson Joanna L. , Watt John D. , Doorn Stephen K. , Htoon Han , Sykora Milan , Hollingsworth Jennifer A. 
Published: June 2019

AbstractInP/CdSe core/thick‐shell “giant” quantum dots (gQDs) that exhibit blinking‐suppressed two‐color excitonic emission have been synthesized and optically characterized. These type II heterostructures exhibit photoluminescence from both a charge‐separated, near‐infrared type II excitonic state, and a shell‐localized visible‐color excitonic state. Infrared emission is intrinsic to the type II QD, while visible emission can either be eliminated or enhanced through chemical modification of the InP surface prior to CdSe shell growth. Single‐QD photoluminescence measurements confirm that the dual color emission is from individual nanocrystals. The probability of observing dual emission from individual QDs and the extent of blinking suppression increases with shell thickness. Visible emission can be stabilized by the addition of a second shell of CdS, where the resulting InP/CdSe/CdS core/shell/shell nanocrystals afford the strongest blinking suppression, determined by analysis of the Mandel Q parameter. Transient absorption spectroscopy verifies that dual emission arises when hole relaxation from the shell to the core is impeded, possibly as a result of enhanced interfacial hole trapping at F− or O2− defect sites. Electron–hole recombination in the shell then competes with slower type II recombination, providing a different mechanism for breaking Kasha's rule and allowing two colors of light to be emitted from one nanostructure.
Pfaffian Formula for Fermion Parity Fluctuations in a Superconductor and Application to Majorana Fusion Detection
Authors: Grabsch Aurélien , Cheipesh Yevheniia , Beenakker Carlo W. J. 
Published: June 2019

AbstractKitaev's Pfaffian formula equates the ground‐state fermion parity of a closed system to the sign of the Pfaffian of the Hamiltonian in the Majorana basis. Using Klich's theory of counting statistics for paired fermions, the Pfaffian formula is generalized to account for quantum fluctuations in the fermion parity of an open subsystem. A statistical description in the framework of random‐matrix theory is used to answer the question when a vanishing fermion parity in a superconductor fusion experiment becomes a distinctive signature of an isolated Majorana zero‐mode.
Novel approach for the preparation of a compatibilized blend of nylon 11 and polypropylene with polyhydroxybutyrate: Mechanical, thermal, and barrier properties
Authors: Gadgeel A. A. , Mhaske Shashank Tejrao 
Published: June 2019

ABSTRACTThis article comprises of the interaction in the immiscible polymer system of nylon 11 (PA 11), polypropylene (PP), and polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB). Reactive compatibilization extrusion method with maleic anhydride‐grafted polypropylene (PP‐g‐MA) is used to achieve compatibility within the polymer. To further improve the interaction of the blend at interphase, PHB was added as a dispersive phase in a concentration varying from 10 to 40% of the total batch. Addition of PHB motives the excellent dispersion of PP chain in PA 11 and assures the compatibility between the phases of PA 11 and PP‐g‐MA. The entire system of tertiary and binary phases was blended in a twin‐screw extruder at different composition. The macro‐optimal tensile strength, Young's modulus, bending strength, and notched impact strength of PA11/PP systems were found to be superior as compared to their noncompatibilized systems. The degradation temperature of the blends of PA11/PP and PA11/PHB/PP with and without compatibilizer was evaluated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). It was found that the high temperature of degradation was required for compatibilized ternary blend than that of the compatibilized binary blend. The distortion temperature of the systems was studied with the help of heat deflection temperature (HDT) and found to be advanced for blend having a higher concentration of the dispersed phase. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used to determine the % crystallinity, melting, and crystallization temperature of this system. Chemical resistance and barrier properties of the different compatibilized and noncompatibilized blends were studied. PHB dispersed phase with a reactive compatibilizer cause enhancement in chemical resistance and barrier properties of the blend. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2019, 136, 48152.
First‐in‐man study of Heartech® percutaneous left ventricular partitioning device for treatment of heart failure postmyocardial infarction
Authors: Zhu Zhengbin , Yu Jiwei , Xu Kai , Tang Yimin , Fang Yuehua , Gu Jianing , Gu Shengjia , Ding Fenghua , Modine Thomas , Zhang Ruiyan 
Published: June 2019

AbstractObjectiveThis first‐in‐man (FIM) study aimed to determine the safety and efficacy of the Heartech® left ventricular partitioning device (LVPD) in patients with chronic heart failure (HF) postmyocardial infarction.MethodsSixteen patients were enrolled from three cardiac intervention centers in China. All patients underwent percutaneous ventricular restoration (PVR) procedures with implantation of the Heartech® LVPD. Safety and immediate success rates were recorded. Major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs) including all‐cause mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, emergent or selective surgery or interventional therapy, renal failure requiring hemodialysis, and major bleeding were recorded. Efficacy features included functional status, echocardiographic characteristics, life quality characteristics including peak oxygen consumption of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), European five‐dimensional health scale (EQ‐5D), 6‐min walk test (6MWT) at baseline and during follow‐up (NCT 02938637).ResultsThe device success rate was 93.75% (15 successes in 16 patients) with 100% safety. During follow‐up of 36 ± 4.5 days, no MACCEs were found. The left ventricular end‐systolic volume index decreased significantly (LVESVi, 72.47 ± 22.77 mL/m2 vs. 50.13 ± 13.36 mL/m2, p < .001) as did left ventricular end diastolic volume index (LVEDVi, 106.27 ± 28.01 mL/m2 vs. 83.20 ± 16.87 mL/m2, p = .001). Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF, 32.47 ± 6.98% vs. 40.41 ± 6.15, p < .001), 6MWT (383.13 ± 108.70 vs. 453.47 ± 88.24, p < 0.001) and EQ‐5D (65.93 ± 11.25 vs. 78.67 ± 8.35, p < .001) improved significantly.ConclusionsHeartech® LVPD appeared to be safe and effective for treatment of HF postmyocardial infarction.
Comparison of three different classification methods performance for the determination of biofuel quality by means of NIR spectroscopy
Authors: Mancini Manuela , Taavitsainen Veli‐Matti , Toscano Giuseppe 
Published: June 2019

AbstractConsidering the European goal to promote clean, sustainable, and affordable energies, solid biofuels could play an important role in increasing the share of renewable energies. Given the huge variability of solid biofuel characteristics and in order to determine their best application, it is important to assess their quality before the intended use. Technical standards EN ISO 17225 divide the solid biofuels in several quality classes on the basis of chemical‐physical parameters and qualitative features (ie, origin and source of the material). These last are quite hard to be determined in densified solid biofuels like pellet and briquettes using conventional lab analysis, and near‐infrared spectroscopy could represent a rapid and economic method to overcome this problem.To this aim, three near‐infrared spectral datasets have been investigated to evaluate the possibility to get information about qualitative features of the densified solid biofuels and in detail: (a) discrimination between treated/virgin wood; (b) discrimination between bark/wood; and (c) discrimination between herbaceous/woody biomass. Three different classification methods have been taken into consideration—support vector machines (SVM), partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS‐DA), and principal component analysis linear discriminant analysis (PCA‐LDA)—and the classification performance were compared. All the methods were carefully validated using two different new modifications of repeated double cross‐validation.
A scalable and energy‐efficient MAC protocol for sensor and actor networks
Authors: Bhola Jyoti , Soni Surender , Kakarla Jagadeesh 
Published: June 2019

SummaryA scalable energy‐efficient MAC protocol is proposed for wireless sensor and actor networks (WSAN) to improve the network performance. Actor's placement has computed using midpoint K‐mean technique. These actors perform as the cluster heads and collect the information from its members. Cluster head computes the shortest path to all of its cluster members. Further, it divides the cluster into multiple subtrees and assigns a noninterference channel to every subtree. A token is assigned to each subtree for intracluster communication. Token handling and token processing mechanisms are proposed to transfer token from one node to next eligible node. Finally, a throughput‐based channel selection mechanism has proposed for actor‐actor communication. The proposed protocol is simulated in NS2 and compared with its competitive MAC protocols. The results describe that the existing protocols are out beaten by the proposed mechanism.
The relation between parental chronic pain, pain‐related attention and interpretation biases in pain‐free adolescents
Authors: Boselie Jantine J. L. M. , Goossens Mariëlle E. J. B. , Muris Peter , Vancleef Linda M. G. 
Published: June 2019

AbstractBackgroundChildren of chronic pain patients run greater risk for developing chronic pain themselves. Exposure to chronic pain of the parent might install cognitive (e.g., pain catastrophizing, interpretation and attentional bias) and affective (e.g., pain anxiety) vulnerability which increase the risk for the development of chronic pain complaints in offspring. This study examines whether pain‐free offspring of parents with chronic pain complaints make more health‐threatening interpretations and display a stronger pain‐related attentional bias compared to the offspring of pain‐free parents. We furthermore examined differences between both groups on pain catastrophizing, pain anxiety and somatic symptoms and explored the relations between parental pain catastrophizing and aforementioned pain vulnerability measures in offspring.MethodsOffspring of parents with chronic pain complaints (n = 24) and pain‐free parents (n = 27) completed measures of attentional bias (i.e., pictorial dot probe), interpretation bias (i.e., ambiguous word association task), pain catastrophizing, pain anxiety and somatic symptoms. Parents completed measures of pain catastrophizing and psychological distress.ResultsNo differences between offspring of parents with and without pain complaints were observed on pain catastrophizing, pain anxiety and somatic symptoms. Both groups of healthy adolescents predominantly showed benign, non‐health‐threatening interpretations. Children of pain‐free parents showed an attention bias for pain stimuli, while offspring of parents with pain complaints showed no such bias.ConclusionsFuture research is needed to further elucidate the precise role of parental pain in the development of pain‐related biases and the significance of these biases in the onset and/or maintenance of a chronic pain condition in children and adolescents.SignificanceParental chronic pain may install psychological vulnerability for developing chronic pain and associated complaints in offspring. This study did not show differences in pain‐directed attentional and interpretation bias between offspring of parents with chronic pain complaints and offspring of pain‐free parents. Further (longitudinal) research is needed to elucidate the precise role of parental pain factors in the development of pain‐related vulnerability in offspring of chronic pain parents, thereby identifying important targets for the prevention and early intervention of chronic pain.
Lightweight ITO Electrodes Decorated with Gold Nanostructures for Electrochemical Applications
Authors: Pringkasemchai Angkoonna , Hoshyargar Faegheh , Lertanantawong Benchaporn , O'Mullane Anthony P. 
Published: June 2019

AbstractGold nanostructures were fabricated on a transparent indium tin oxide (ITO) coated PET substrate by an electrodeposition technique from a potassium gold (III) chloride solution for two different types of applications. It was found that the optical transparency of lightweight ITO electrodes could be maintained by depositing isolated gold nanostructures while opening up the use of these electrodes for inner sphere electron reactions, such as hydroquinone oxidation, which are not possible at ITO electrodes. For practical applications the adhesion of gold to the ITO electrode was improved by modifying the ITO surface with 3‐mercaptopropyl‐trimethoxysilane (MPS). Compared to Au/ITO, the Au/MPS/ITO electrode showed vastly improved electrochemical activity toward various electron transfer reactions when subjected to mechanical stress. The biosensing properties of the Au/MPS/ITO electrode was also investigated by studying the detection of immobilized DNA on the Au/MPS/ITO electrode via electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS).
Synthesis of Novel 1,2,4‐Triazole‐3‐thione Derivatives as Influenza Neuraminidase Inhibitors
Authors: Liu Ling , Ye Jiao , Xiao Mengwu , Yuan Keyang , He Mei , Hu Aixi , Jia Hao , Liu Ailin 
Published: June 2019

A series of 1,2,4‐triazole‐3‐thione derivatives (6a–6t) were synthesized and evaluated against influenza viruses (H1N1) neuraminidase (NA) in vitro. Eighteen compounds exhibited inhibitory potency with IC50 values ranging from 14.68 ± 0.49 to 39.85 ± 4.23 μg/mL. Among them, compounds 6e and 6h showed significant inhibitory activity with IC50 values of 14.97 ± 0.70 and 14.68 ± 0.49 μg/mL, respectively. Structure activity relationships were established. Molecular docking studies were performed to understand the binding interaction between active compounds and NA.
Orange for gold? Arsenic sulfide glass on the V&A Leman Album
Authors: Burgio Lucia , Manca Rosarosa , Browne Clare , Button Victoria , Horsfall Turner Olivia , Rutherston Jane 
Published: June 2019

AbstractThe so‐called Leman Album comprises over 90 designs for woven silks drawn and coloured in the early 18th century by James Leman, a designer and weaver operating in Spitalfields, East London. The designs are characterised by a very broad palette, which was investigated at the Victoria and Albert Museum using exclusively non‐invasive techniques. Notably, a bright and vibrant orange material was very popular with Leman, who used it extensively. X‐ray fluorescence tests showed that arsenic and sulfur were the predominant elements in the orange areas. A mixture of bright red, orange, and yellow particles could be seen under high magnification. These different types of particles were identified by Raman spectroscopy as arsenic sulfide glasses, that is artificial materials used as substitutes for naturally occurring pigments such as orpiment and realgar. In a few cases, a small amount of mineral orpiment was also detected. Such an extensive use of this artificial pigment is not commonly recorded in the literature. Because in a few of the handwritten comments that Leman made on the reverse of his designs he clearly stated “the orange colour to be gold,” we can reasonably hypothesise that this orange pigment was used for the parts that were intended to be woven with gilded metal threads. Textile designs made by other pattern‐makers working in Spitalfields in the same period as Leman were also analysed for comparison. Arsenic sulfide glass was detected in most of the orange areas, confirming that this material was certainly popular amongst silk designers of 18th‐century London.