bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Plasma Heme Oxygenase-1 Levels and Carotid Atherosclerosis
Authors: Kishimoto Yoshimi , Sasaki Kenji , Saita Emi , Niki Hanako , Ohmori Reiko , Kondo Kazuo , Momiyama Yukihiko 
Published: September 2018

Background and Purpose—
Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) catalyzes the oxidation of heme to generate carbon monoxide, biliverdin, and iron. Because these products have antiatherogenic properties, HO-1 may play a protective role against atherosclerosis. However, plasma HO-1 levels in patients with carotid atherosclerosis have not been reported.

Methods—
We investigated plasma HO-1 levels by ELISA in 136 subjects (age, 66±9 years) undergoing carotid ultrasonography.

Results—

Of the 136 study subjects, carotid plaque was found in 61 subjects (45%). Compared with 75 subjects without plaque, 61 with plaque were older and predominantly male (
P
<0.05). Plasma HO-1 levels were higher in subjects with plaque than in those without plaque (median, 0.56 versus 0.44 ng/mL;
P
<0.05). The percentage of subjects with HO-1 level >0.50 ng/mL was higher in subjects with plaque than without plaque (66% versus 44%;
P
<0.025). In multivariate analysis, HO-1 level was a significant factor for carotid plaque independent of atherosclerotic risk factors. Odds ratio for plaque was 2.33 (95% CI, 1.15–4.75) for HO-1 level >0.50 ng/mL.

Conclusions—
Plasma HO-1 levels were high in subjects with carotid plaques, probably reflecting a protective response against carotid atherosclerosis.
The Arabic Adventures of Télémaque: Trajectory of a Global Enlightenment Text in the Nahḍah
Authors: Hill Peter 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
The Marquis de Fénelon’s internationally popular didactic narrative, Les aventures de Télémaque, went through a remarkable number of metamorphoses in the Nahḍah, the Arab world’s cultural revival movement of the long nineteenth century. This article examines two early manuscript translations by Syrian Christian writers in the 1810s, the rhymed prose version by Rifāʿah Rāfiʿ al-Ṭahṭāwī in the 1860s; its rewriting by Shāhīn ʿAṭiyyah in 1885; and Saʿdallāh al-Bustānī’s musical drama of 1869, the basis for performances later in the century by the famous actor Salāmah Ḥijāzī. Placing Télémaque’s Arabic trajectory within its global vogue in the Enlightenment suggests ways of reading the Nahḍah between theories of world literature and ‘transnational mass-texts’, and more specific local histories of translation and literary adaptation. The ambiguity of Télémaque, its hybrid and transitional form, was important to its success in milieux facing analogous kinds of hybridity and transition—among them those of the Arab Nahḍah.
Off-Nadir SFMR Brightness Temperature Measurements in High-Wind Conditions
Authors: Holbach Heather M. , Uhlhorn Eric W. , Bourassa Mark A. 
Published: September 2018

AbstractWind and wave-breaking directions are investigated as potential sources of an asymmetry identified in off-nadir remotely sensed measurements of ocean surface brightness temperatures obtained by the Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer (SFMR) in high-wind conditions, including in tropical cyclones. Surface wind speed, which dynamically couples the atmosphere and ocean, can be inferred from SFMR ocean surface brightness temperature measurements using a radiative transfer model and an inversion algorithm. The accuracy of the ocean surface brightness temperature to wind speed calibration relies on accurate knowledge of the surface variables that are influencing the ocean surface brightness temperature. Previous studies have identified wind direction signals in horizontally polarized radiometer measurements in low to moderate (0–20 m s−1) wind conditions over a wide range of incidence angles. This study finds that the azimuthal asymmetry in the off-nadir SFMR brightness temperature measurements is also likely a function of wind direction and extends the results of these previous studies to high-wind conditions. The off-nadir measurements from the SFMR provide critical data for improving the understanding of the relationships between brightness temperature, surface wave–breaking direction, and surface wind vectors at various incidence angles, which is extremely useful for the development of geophysical model functions for instruments like the Hurricane Imaging Radiometer (HIRAD).
A causal mechanism for anomalous electromagnetic radiations from coal and rock failure
Authors: Li Dexing , Wang Enyuan , Li Zhonghui , Jia Haishan , Wang Dongming , Kong Xiangguo , Wang Xiaoran , Wang Xinyu , Ali Muhammad 
Published: September 2018

Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) anomalies preceding or accompanying coal and rock dynamic disasters have been reported for many years, but the mechanism that produces these anomalies is still unclear. To investigate the role that charge separation plays in these electromagnetic (EM) anomalies, uniaxial compression experiments on three different brittle materials: coal, marble, and polymethyl methacrylate were conducted. The results of the experiments indicate that EMRs are observed in piezoelectric and nonpiezoelectric materials but EM anomalies are only observed when abrupt stress drops occur. The EMR energy rate increases with the magnitude of the stress drop, and those two variables are related by a polynomial function. The charge separation responsible for the anomalies occurs on the newly generated cracks when chemical bonds are broken. A charge distribution model has been established for this phenomenon. Based on this model, the coupling relationship between EM energy density[Formula: see text] and charge density [Formula: see text] has been determined by theoretical analysis. According to this analysis, [Formula: see text] is proportional to [Formula: see text]. In addition, the relationship between [Formula: see text] and surface energy has been established, and it indicates that [Formula: see text] increases with (1) the stress to which the surrounding material is subjected and (2) the length of newly generated cracks. Research findings reported should provide a more detailed understanding of the EM anomalies when coal and rock dynamic disasters occur and provide guidance for developing warning strategies for mine safety.
Limitations in the Effect of Screening on Breast Cancer Mortality
Authors: Beau Anna-Belle , Andersen Per Kragh , Vejborg Ilse , Lynge Elsebeth 
Published: September 2018

Purpose Randomized, controlled trials showed that screening reduces breast cancer mortality rates, but some recent observational studies have concluded that programmatic screening has had minor effect on breast cancer mortality rates. This apparent contradiction might be explained by the use of aggregated data in observational studies. We assessed the long-term effect of screening using individual-level data. Materials and Methods Using data from mammography screening in the Copenhagen and Danish national registers, we compared the observed breast cancer mortality rate in women invited to screening with the expected rate in absence of screening. The effect was examined using the “naïve model,” which included all breast cancer deaths; the “follow-up model,” which counted only breast cancer deaths in women diagnosed after their first invitation to screening; and the “evaluation model,” which is similar to the follow-up model during screening age, but after screening age, which counted only breast cancer deaths and person-years in women diagnosed during screening age. Results We included 18,781,292 person-years, 976,743 of which were from women invited to screening. The naïve and follow-up models showed, respectively, 10% and 11% reduction in breast cancer mortality after invitation to screening. However, many breast cancer deaths occurred in women whose cancer was diagnosed when they were no longer eligible for screening. Accounting for this dilution, the evaluation model showed a 20% (95% CI, 10% to 29%) reduction in breast cancer mortality after invitation to screening. Conclusion Screening had a clear long-term beneficial effect with a 20% reduction in breast cancer–associated mortality in the invited population. However, this effect was, by nature, restricted to breast cancer deaths in women who could potentially benefit from screening. Our study highlights the complexity in evaluating the long-term effect of breast cancer screening from observational data.
(Des)integração entre os subsistemas de ingresso no serviço público: Análise de uma carreira do ciclo de gestão
Authors: Moraes Lara Lopes , Coelho Fernando de Souza 
Published: September 2018

O objetivo deste artigo é discutir o quão (des)integrado é o gerenciamento do ingresso no serviço público no Brasil, a partir da análise de uma carreira do ciclo de gestão – no caso, a de especialista em políticas públicas do Estado de São Paulo (EPP-SP). O trabalho, de abordagem qualitativa, utilizou-se do método de estudo de caso, triangulando a coleta de dados de um rol de documentos com as informações de entrevistas semiestruturadas realizadas com múltiplos atores. Como resultado, o artigo descreve e analisa algumas evidências de (des)integração entre os subsistemas de gestão de recursos humanos relacionados com o ingresso na carreira de EPP-SP. De um lado, identificou-se a fragmentação entre o planejamento da força de trabalho da carreira e a avaliação de desempenho no estágio probatório, bem como entre a formação específica acoplada ao concurso público e a alocação dos profissionais na administração pública; e, por outro lado, no tocante ao alinhamento, identificou-se a relação entre o design da carreira (organização, funções e atribuições) e o processo de seleção dos candidatos.
JUDICIALIZAÇÃO DA POLÍTICA E PODER LEGIFERANTE: A ILEGITIMIDADE DA INTERFERÊNCIA DO SUPREMO TRIBUNAL FEDERAL NA POLÍTICA NACIONAL
Authors: De Oliveira Claudio Ladeira , Moura Suellen 
Published: September 2018

O presente artigo analisa a judicialização da política como causa e consequência de uma postura ostensiva de verificação política da legislação, sustentando um descompasso normativo e empírico da legitimidade da legiferação judicial e ilustrando a posição de proeminência do Supremo Tribunal Federal no controle da política nacional comexposição de exemplos recentes no campo da representação política.
POR UM DELINEAMENTO CONCEITUAL DA COMPLEXIDADE SOCIAL: AS EXPERIÊNCIAS DO MERCOSUL E DO ORÇAMENTO PARTICIPATIVO NA ANÁLISE DE ANDRÉ-JEAN ARNAUD SOBRE A GOVERNANÇA
Authors: Villas Bôas Filho Orlando 
Published: September 2018

O presente artigo pretende examinar o modo pelo qual as experiências do Mercosul e do orçamento participativo são tratadas por André-Jean Arnaud no âmbito de sua análise da governança. Para tanto, focaliza, em primeiro lugar, o delineamento conceitual dado pelo autor ao fenômeno da governança ao longo de sua obra. A partir daí,recupera as linhas gerais de sua abordagem acerca desse fenômeno em suas múltiplas formas de expressão. Em seguida, são enfocados os aspectos fundamentais de seu exame do Mercosul no âmbito da governança regional e do orçamento participativo no contexto da governança territorial. Por fim, em termos conclusivos, procura sublinhar a importância da análise de André-Jean Arnaud para a compreensão dessas duas experiências como concreções ilustrativas do fenômeno da governança.
A “BABEL” NA TRIBUTAÇÃO DO COMÉRCIO EXTERIOR: POR UM GLOSSÁRIO ADUANEIRO
Authors: Do Valle Maurício Dalri Timm , Trevisan Rosaldo 
Published: September 2018

A linguagem e, mais precisamente, os problemas de linguagem,como a polissemia e a vagueza, afetam de forma substancial o estudodo Direito. E a situação se agrava no que se refere aos termos utilizadosem comércio internacional, seja em sua vertente tributária ou aduaneira,pois ao lado da própria diversidade de idiomas, surge uma variedadeartificial de termos técnicos, empregados de diferentes formas, emdetrimento de um estudo científico e até de uma racionalização docomércio e da tributação a ele atrelada. Propugna-se, assim, por umabusca da harmonização possível, sob a forma de verdadeiros glossáriosinternacionais, minimizando os efeitos da “Babel” na tributação do comércio exterior.
A TEORIA DAS INTELIGÊNCIAS MÚLTIPLAS DE HOWARD GARDNER E O ENSINO DO DIREITO
Authors: Morais Sales Lilia Maia de , De Araújo André Villaverde 
Published: September 2018

A Teoria das Inteligências Múltiplas desenvolvida por Howard Gardner explica inteligência como capacidades de resolução de problemas e criação de produtos que impactem. O ensino do Direito necessita de mudança para atender à necessidade de que os profissionais desenvolvam habilidades para lidar com os desafios do mundo contemporâneo, como gerir conflitos e tomar decisões. Objetiva-se compreender a inter-relação entre as nove inteligências abordadas por Howard Gardner e o ensino jurídico. Para a realização deste trabalho, realizou-se levantamento bibliográfico e documental. Apontaram-se inovações para o ensino jurídico a partir doconceito de inteligência com base na resolução de problemas e impacto.
SAÚDE E DESENVOLVIMENTO HUMANO: PARCERIAS COM O TERCEIRO SETOR E INCORPORAÇÃO DE NOVAS TECNOLOGIAS AO SUS
Authors: Mânica Fernando Borges , Wandscheer Clarissa Bueno 
Published: September 2018

O Estado, ao ser detentor da titularidade da prestação da assistência à saúde, enfrenta alguns percalços, tais quais (i) as dificuldades financeiras dos entes prestadores e; (ii) a dependência de novas tecnologias para garantir a adequabilidade deste serviço público. Sendo assim, o presente texto tem por escopo analisar a utilização dos convênios, com entidades do terceiro setor, como ferramenta apta a propiciar eficiência ao atendimento à sociedade. Deste modo, utilizando o método hipotético-dedutivo, é realizado um estudo do ordenamento jurídico pátrio, em conjunto com um levantamento bibliográfico, objetivando a defesa da utilização dos convênios como meios idôneos para a aplicação de recursos públicos do Estado com vistas a propiciar a aquisição de equipamentos que permitam a incorporação de novas tecnologias ao SUS, por via das entidades do terceiro setor.
Efficacy and safety of misoprostol vaginal insert vs. oral misoprostol for induction of labor
Authors: Redling Katharina , Schaedelin Sabine , Huhn Evelyn Annegret , Hoesli Irene 
Published: September 2018

AbstractObjectivesTo compare the oral application form of misoprostol with the misoprostol vaginal insert (MVI) in a Swiss cohort with special regards to the efficacy and safety.MethodsWe performed a retrospective case series including a historical group induced with oral misoprostol (MO, n=101) and an MVI group (n=101). The primary outcome was time to delivery. Secondary outcomes were mode of delivery, occurrence of tachysystole, use of analgesia and neonatal adverse outcome.ResultsA total of 202 women were included in the analysis (101 in the MVI as well as in the MO group). Time from start of induction to delivery was significantly shorter in the MVI group compared to the MO group (15.91 h vs. 37.68 h, P<0.001). Within the first 24 h, 78.2% of the women in the MVI group had given birth compared to 28.7% in the MO group (P<0.001). Tachysystole occurred more often in the MVI group (22.8% vs. 5.0%, P<0.001). Women in the MVI group more often needed opioid analgesia during the induction before onset of active labor (31.7% vs. 2.0%, P<0.001). There was no significant difference between neonatal outcomes in the two groups.ConclusionTime to delivery was significantly shorter in the MVI group with a higher rate of vaginal deliveries within the first 24 h. However, patients needed more opioids for pain relief during induction with MVI. There was no difference in neonatal outcomes.
Redescription and phylogenetic position of Ctenomys dorsalis Thomas 1900, an enigmatic tuco tuco (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae) from the Paraguayan Chaco
Authors: Londoño-Gaviria Manuela , Teta Pablo , Ríos Sergio D. , Patterson Bruce D. 
Published: September 2018

Abstract

Ctenomys dorsalis is known only from its type specimen, a female preserved as skin without skull (except for the upper incisors) from an imprecise locality in the “Northern Chaco of Paraguay”. Here, we report additional individuals of this species housed, since the 1940s, at the Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, USA). Based on these specimens, which fully match the original description of this rodent, we provide novel information regarding its phylogenetic position, external and cranial morphology, and distribution. The analysis of mtDNA sequences supports the distinctiveness of this taxon and suggests its placement within the boliviensis group of Ctenomys. Our study highlights once more the importance of museum collections as repositories of biodiversity.
Towards an Object-Oriented Ethics: Schopenhauer, Spinoza, and the Physics of Objective Evil
Authors: Dalton Drew M. 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
Objects are inert, passive, devoid of will, and as such bear no intrinsic value or moral worth. This claim is supported by the argument that to be considered a moral agent one must have a conscious will and be sufficiently free to act in accordance with that will. Since material objects, it is assumed, have no active will nor freedom, they should not be considered moral agents nor bearers of intrinsic ethical vale. Thus, the apparent “moral neutrality” of objects rests upon a kind of subject/object or mind/body dualism. The aim of this paper is to explore two paths by which western thought can escape this dualism, re-valuate the alleged “moral neutrality” of material objects, and initiate a sort of “object oriented ethics,” albeit with surprising results. To do so, this paper explores the work of Arthur Schopenhauer and Baruch Spinoza to interrogate both the claim that material objects have no will and that freedom is the necessary condition for ethical responsibility. This paper concludes by arguing that not only should objects been seen as bearers of their own ethical value, a determinate judgement can be made regarding that value through a basic understanding of the laws of physics.
The “Ontological Difference” Again. A Dialetheic Perspective on Heidegger’s Mainstay
Authors: Gandellini Francesco 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
This paper intends to offer a new assessment of the “Ontological Difference” (OD), one of Martin Heidegger’s mainstays, in the light of the metaphysical view called “dialetheism”. In the first paragraph I briefly summarize the main argument of Heidegger’s contradiction of Being, where OD is present as a premise. In the second paragraph I introduce dialetheism, indicate two kinds of dialetheic solutions to the paradox and explain why they face comeback troubles from OD. The third paragraph is devoted to a review of Heidegger’s uses of OD and underlines the crucial role of negation in it. In the fourth paragraph I investigate the philosopher’s account of negation and show similarities with the account provided by the paraconsistent logic called “Logic of Paradox”. The fifth paragraph puts forward two possible readings of OD, the first based on the classical notion of negation and the second on the notion of negation pointed out in the previous paragraph. The second reading is proved suitable for dialetheists and in accordance with the exegesis of some textual passages from Heidegger’s late works.
Unwitting Inventors: Speakers Use -ly-Adverbs More Creatively when Primed
Authors: De Smet Hendrik 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
Speakers may use language creatively because they want to be extravagant, or because they need to communicate content for which no conventional coding solution exists. In addition, however, there is a third motivation for creativity that is both more fundamental and less conspicuous. Speakers are creative because their mental access to linguistic resources is limited and variable – a factor referred to here as ‘availability.’ In this paper, corpus data from the spoken British National Corpus and from the Hansard Corpus are used to show that speakers of English use the morphological pattern of -ly-adverb formation (as in correctly, locally, poorly etc.) more creatively when they have recently heard or used another -ly-adverb. This manifests itself in higher type frequencies – hence, more varied forms – for -ly-adverbs. The effect can be ascribed to priming, and indicates that the creative use of a linguistic resource depends on factors that facilitate mental access to it.
Exploring the Creative Potential of Computational Construction Grammar
Authors: Van Eecke Paul , Beuls Katrien 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
Computational construction grammar aims to provide concrete processing models that operationalise construction grammar accounts of the different aspects of language. This paper discusses the computational mechanisms that allow construction grammar models to exhibit, to a certain extent, the creativity and inventiveness that is observed in human language use. It addresses two main types of language-related creativity. The first type concerns the ‘free combination of constructions,’ which gives rise to the open-endedness of language. The second type concerns the ‘appropriate violation of usual constraints’ that permits language users to go beyond what is possible when adhering to the usual constraints of the language, and be truly creative by relaxing these constraints and by introducing novel constructions. All mechanisms and examples discussed in this paper are fully operationalised and implemented in Fluid Construction Grammar.
Creativity Parallels between Language and Music
Authors: Trousdale Graeme 
Published: September 2018

AbstractThis article explores possible connections between language, music and creativity, particularly in terms of change in linguistic and musical grammars. It considers parallels between properties of usage-based grammars (like chunking and schematicity) and musical structures. While some research into the relationship between music and language has tended to align itself more with formal approaches to knowledge about language, the discussion here is more focussed on functional, usage-based approaches. The article sets out some ways in which work on musical change might be used to think about parallels between language and music, and how this connects to creativity.