bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Hysteresis Improvement of Passenger Tyres Using Chemically Activated Aramid Fibre
Authors: Datta R. , Pierik B. , Made M. v/d , Huntink N. 
Published: September 2018

The tyre industry is constantly striving to reduce the hysteresis of its products while maintaining a high level of product quality and performance. Using silica aids hysteresis but at the expense of processing and cost disadvantages. Increasing the addition of silane has environmental implications because of the ethanol that is formed and released during compounding, curing and storage. Nevertheless, improving hysteresis in passenger tread compounds containing carbon black as the primary filler remains a challenge for tyre compounders. Chemically activated aramid fibre (Sulfron 3001), an extremely effective hysteresis improvement agent, reduces hysteresis significantly without compromising the other physical properties of the vulcanisates. This paper summarises laboratory results obtained by adding Sulfron 3001 to a passenger tread compound which demonstrate the potential it offers for hysteresis improvement.
Educational Attainment and the Gender Gap in Childcare in Canada: A Decomposition Analysis
Authors: Buchanan Tom , McFarlane Adian , Das Anupam 
Published: September 2018

Using the 2010 General Social Survey in Time Use (Canadian Time Diary data set, N = 1782), we explore the relationship between the education level of couples and the time they spend on childcare. We find that fathers and mothers with higher levels of educational attainment spend more time parenting children. However, the education childcare gradient is stronger for mothers than fathers. Consequently, the gender gap in childcare is much greater for couples with more educational attainment. The Blinder–Oaxaca decomposition results of these gender gaps by education level suggest very little can be attributed to how mothers and fathers at different levels of education differ on demographic and workplace characteristics. We argue that the differences in parenting time accompanying socio-economic status are more likely attributed to differences in parenting values. JEL Classifications: I24, J13, J16, C10
Are Merchandise Exports and FDI Inflows an Engine of Growth for ASEAN-10 Countries? New Evidence Using the Pooled Mean Group Estimation Method
Authors: Goh Soo Khoon , Wong Koi Nyen , Yew Chee Lam 
Published: September 2018

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has made remarkable economic progress in terms of rapid economic growth and expanding export trade and foreign direct investment (FDI). Theoretically speaking, both merchandise exports and FDI can be regarded as the key driving forces behind the ‘economic miracle’ of the regional economy. The major contribution of this study is that it is the first effort to empirically analyse the short-run and long-run growth effects of merchandise exports and FDI on the ASEAN-10 countries using time-series panel data. In this regard, this study aims to ascertain whether the spectacular regional growth is export- and FDI-driven, based on the ASEAN-10 panel data spanning from 1970 to 2016 using the pooled mean group (PMG) method. The findings show that merchandise exports are a key source of growth for the regional economy, attributable to the joint liberalisation efforts of the member states to expand trade and FDI. The study does not find evidence of FDI-led growth because the bulk of the FDI was invested in only a few ASEAN countries, and the minor FDI-recipient countries are at an early stage to benefit from the growth impacts of FDI, owing to lower absorptive capacity. JEL Classification: C51, F21, F23, O19
Care outcomes and alcohol-related treatment utilisation profiles of patients with alcohol-use disorder
Authors: Rautiainen Elina , Ryynänen Olli-Pekka , Laatikainen Tiina 
Published: September 2018

Background: We examined the probabilities of longitudinal care outcomes of working-aged patients with alcohol-use disorder (AUD) and their alcohol-related treatment utilisation patterns across the healthcare services, by using linked electronic health records. Methods: A random sample ( n = 396) of patients with alcohol-related visits to healthcare services in 2011–2012 was collected retrospectively from the electronic health record data in the North Karelia region of Finland and followed prospectively in time until the end of 2016. Data on care outcomes and alcohol-related healthcare use were gathered from the electronic health records. Three outcome groups were identified: (1) dead, (2) present AUD, and (3) remission. Group differences in alcohol-related health service use were compared. Results: At the end of the follow-up period, an increased mortality rate of 22.9% was observed, and 18.4% had achieved stable remission, while for the majority (56%), the AUD remained. Most of those in remission had contact with either specialised AUD services or mental health services. Conversely, the majority of those who had died had no contact with specialised AUD services during the follow-up period. Conclusions: The electronic-health-record-based register analysis captured mainly individuals with advanced forms of AUD. An excess mortality rate and other negative health consequences were observed. Training providers to identify and treat earlier the less severe forms of AUD could have major benefit to patients and also reduce health system costs.
Speech and language therapy for primary progressive aphasia: Referral patterns and barriers to service provision across the UK
Authors: Volkmer Anna , Spector Aimee , Warren Jason D , Beeke Suzanne 
Published: September 2018

Objective To assess the extent of UK speech and language therapy engagement in assessment and management of primary progressive aphasia, determine the factors contributing to any shortfall and explore a gap in the research literature on current speech and language therapy practices with people with primary progressive aphasia. Methods A 37-item, pilot-tested survey was distributed electronically via clinical networks and through the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Survey items included questions on intervention approaches, referral numbers and demographics, referral sources and access to services. Results One hundred and five speech and language therapists completed the survey. Over the previous 24 months, respondents reported seeing a total of 353 people with primary progressive aphasia (an average of 3.27 per speech and language therapist). Neurologists were the most commonly reported referrers to speech and language therapy (22.5%). Seventy-eight percent of respondents reported that people with primary progressive aphasia experienced barriers to accessing speech and language therapy. Key barriers were a lack of referrer awareness of a speech and language therapist’s role, and restrictive eligibility criteria for services. Conclusions This study highlighted inequities in access to speech and language therapy for people with primary progressive aphasia. The medical and speech and language therapy professions need to develop appropriate care pathways for people with primary progressive aphasia. Speech and language therapists have a duty to develop a relevant evidence base for speech and language interventions for people with primary progressive aphasia.
Timing of onset and self-management of multiple chronic conditions: A qualitative examination taking a lifespan perspective
Authors: Heid Allison R , Gerber Andrew R , Kim David S , Gillen Stefan , Schug Seran , Pruchno Rachel 
Published: September 2018

Objectives Over two-thirds of older individuals live with multiple chronic conditions, yet chronic diseases are often studied in silos. Taking a lifespan approach to understanding the development of multiple chronic conditions in the older population helps to further elucidate opportunities for targeted interventions that address the complexities of multiple chronic conditions. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 38 older adults (age 64+) diagnosed with at least two chronic health conditions. Content analysis was used to build understanding of how older adults discuss the timing of diagnoses and subsequent self-management of multiple chronic conditions. Results Findings highlight the complex process by which illnesses unfold in the context of individuals’ lives and the subsequent engagement and/or disengagement in self-management behaviors. Two primary themes were evident regarding timing of illnesses: illnesses were experienced within the context of social life events and/or health events, and illnesses were not predominantly seen as connected to one another by patients. Self-management behaviors were described in response to onset of each illness. Discussion Findings provide insight into how older adults understand their experience of multiple chronic conditions and change in self-management behaviors over time. In order for practitioners to ignite behavioral changes, a person’s history and life experiences must be considered.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation intervention in Alzheimer’s disease: a research proposal for a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Marron Elena M. , Viejo-Sobera Raquel , Quintana María , Redolar-Ripoll Diego , Rodríguez Daniel , Garolera Maite 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
Objective
Alzheimer’s disease is a major health problem in our society. To date, pharmacological treatments have obtained poor results and there is a growing interest in finding non-pharmacological interventions for this disease. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive technique that is able to induce changes in brain activity and long-term modifications in impaired neural networks, becoming a promising clinical intervention. Our goal is to study the benefit of individualized TMS targeting based on the patient’s functional connectivity (personalized targeting), and short duration TMS protocol, instead of current non-individualized and longer session approaches. A double blind randomized controlled trial will be conducted to assess the effects of TMS treatment immediately, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after the end of the intervention. Fifty-four patients with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease will be randomly allocated into experimental (active TMS), sham control, or conventional intervention control group. We will quantify changes in cognitive, functional, and emotional deficits in Alzheimer patients, as well as the functional connectivity changes induced by the TMS treatment.

Results
We expect to demonstrate that personalized TMS intervention has a measurable positive impact in cognition, emotion, daily living activities and brain connectivity, thus representing a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
Trial registration The trial has been prospectively registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT03121066. Date of registration: 04/19/2017
Insights into population structure of East African sweetpotato cultivars from hybrid assembly of chloroplast genomes
Authors: Zhou Chenxi , Duarte Tania , Silvestre Rocio , Rossel Genoveva , Mwanga Robert O. M. , Khan Awais , George Andrew W. , Fei Zhangjun , Yencho G. Craig , Ellis David , Coin Lachlan J. M. 
Published: September 2018

Background:The chloroplast (cp) genome is an important resource for studying plant diversity and phylogeny. Assembly of the cp genomes from next-generation sequencing data is complicated by the presence of two large inverted repeats contained in the cp DNA.Methods:We constructed a complete circular cp genome assembly for the hexaploid sweetpotato using extremely low coverage (<1×) Oxford Nanopore whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data coupled with Illumina sequencing data for polishing.Results:The sweetpotato cp genome of 161,274 bp contains 152 genes, of which there are 96 protein coding genes, 8 rRNA genes and 48 tRNA genes. Using the cp genome assembly as a reference, we constructed complete cp genome assemblies for a further 17 sweetpotato cultivars from East Africa and anI. trilobaline using Illumina WGS data. Analysis of the sweetpotato cp genomes demonstrated the presence of two distinct subpopulations in East Africa. Phylogenetic analysis of the cp genomes of the species from the ConvolvulaceaeIpomoeasectionBatatasrevealed that the most closely related diploid wild species of the hexaploid sweetpotato isI. trifida.Conclusions:Nanopore long reads are helpful in construction of cp genome assemblies, especially in solving the two long inverted repeats. We are generally able to extract cp sequences from WGS data of sufficiently high coverage for assembly of cp genomes. The cp genomes can be used to investigate the population structure and the phylogenetic relationship for the sweetpotato.
U.S. Income Comparisons with Regional Price Parity Adjustments
Authors: Bishop John A. , Lee Jonathan M. , Zeager Lester A. 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
Using official regional price parities (RPPs) recently released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, we investigate how RPP adjustments affect the entire distribution of U.S. family incomes, poverty, inequality, tax progressivity, and metro-size agglomeration premiums. We find that higher-income families tend to live in higher-price areas, so regional mean incomes converge as real incomes fall in richer, higher-cost regions and rise in poorer, lower-cost regions. Further, the differences in poverty rates for the metro and non-metro areas vanish and we find re-rankings in poverty rates among the 9 Census Divisions. RPP adjustments also influence income inequality and effective U.S. tax progressivity. They increase effective federal tax progressivity by more than 25 %, equivalent to a $2,500 cash transfer. When we control for local prices and the characteristics of the family head, income (agglomeration) premiums for major metropolitan areas largely, but not completely, disappear.
The Bible and The Transgender Christian: Mapping Transgender Hermeneutics in the 21st Century
Authors: Apostolacus Katherine 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
In this article, I present a meta-analysis of reception history as a discipline, followed by a study in the interpretative methods used by transgender Christians. Following Helen Savage’s work on transgender Christians’ spirituality, I concede her three observed hermeneutical methods: 1) establishing a hierarchy of texts, 2) resolution through historical criticism, and 3) changing the subject. I also add to her observations two additional observed methods: 4) self-insertion and 5) Scripture as precedent. These observations noted, the landscape of transgender Christians’ theologies is revealed as more diverse than others have previously anticipated, and increasingly so. This research also opens up space for theologians, scholars, and clergy to understand transgender hermeneutics and theology with a greater deal of nuance and care.
A Father’s Lament Doubly Received: Robert Alter, Nigel Butterley, and David’s Lament for Absalom
Authors: Rees Anthony 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
David’s lament in 2 Sam 18:33, on hearing of Absalom’s death, has been an extremely popular text for composers to set to music. The traditional English language settings utilise a text that begins ‘When David Heard’, though these words are absent from the 1611 King James Bible, and the 1560 Geneva bible, and no other extant text supports this rendering. However, a cluster of some thirteen settings of the text in the seventeenth century which appropriated this translation established somewhat of a ‘tradition.’ Settings through to the twenty-first century have continued to utilise this text, with one prominent composer assuming that the textual tradition came from the King James Bible. However, Australian composer Nigel Butterley has produced a setting which makes use of Robert Alter’s translation of the David story. Rather than focus on the single verse, Butterley redacts four chapters of Alter’s translation into a comprehensible narrative, punctuated by the refrain ‘Beni Avshalom. Beni, veni Avshalom’ which appears three times, and the full lament which occurs on the last two occasions. This paper examines Butterley’s appropriation of Alter’s translation, and the musical vocabulary which is employed in conveying this deeply moving text. Interested as it is in issues of interpretation, it reveals Butterley as a both sensitive and powerful reader of scripture.
Kommunikationskampagnen im Gesundheitsbereich – Historie und Trends
Authors: Stehr Paula , Constanze Rossmann 
Published: September 2018

Zusammenfassung
Seit den ersten Versuchen zu Beginn des 18. Jahrhunderts, Gesundheit durch Kommunikationsmaßnahmen zu fördern, wurden in Bezug auf Design, Implementierung und Evaluation von Kommunikationskampagnen große Fortschritte erzielt. Der vorliegende Beitrag definiert Gesundheitskampagnen und beschreibt deren geschichtliche Entwicklung sowie die Rahmenbedingungen in Deutschland. Darüber hinaus greift er Trends der Kampagnenplanung wie Evidenzbasierung, Zielgruppen-Segmentierung und digitale Medien auf.
Geographical mobility and social motility in the Aegean before and after 6600 BC
Authors: Reingruber Agathe 
Published: September 2018

Zusammenfassung
Eine der folgenreichsten Veränderungen in der Menschheitsgeschichte betrifft die Überwindung der Abhängigkeit von ausschließlich lokalen Ressourcen durch die am Beginn des Holozäns im Vorderen Orient einsetzende Domestikation von zuerst Pflanzen und dann Tieren. Jede Generation von Archäologen hat diesen Wandel im Lichte neu gewonnen Wissens aufgrund neuer Ausgrabungen und neuer analytischer Methoden reflektiert. Die Ausbreitung der produzierenden Wirtschaftsweise aus dem Kerngebiet in Nachbarregionen wurde dabei vornehmlich als kultureller Wandel gedeutet, der durch Auswanderer oder Kolonisten vollzogen worden wäre. Dementsprechend beinhalten die vorgeschlagenen Neolithisierungsmodelle lineare Bewegungen von Ost nach West, die den scheinbar abrupten Kulturwandel erklärten.
Dabei wurde der Konzeptualisierung von Begriffen wie Kolonisation oder Migration, wie sie von Soziologen vorgeschlagen wurde, wenig Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt. Unter Berücksichtigung soziologischer Studien wird der Schwerpunkt dieser Untersuchung weniger auf dem schnellen kulturellen als vielmehr auf dem langsamen, generationenübergreifenden sozialen Wandel und auf der aktiven sozialen Beweglichkeit (Motilität) liegen. Die Perspektive ist folglich nicht die von Neuankömmlingen aus dem neolithischen Anatolien, sondern die der mesolithischen ägäischen Gemeinschaften. Es mag nämlich nicht die Entscheidung mobiler Bauern gewesen sein, nahe oder ferne Regionen zu „kolonisieren“, sondern die der Jäger und Sammler, Innovationen aus den Ursprungsgebieten (selektiv) zu übernehmen und ihren eigenen Bedürfnissen anzupassen. Als aktive Entscheidungsträger setzten sie einen Prozess in Gange, der nicht nur zu ökonomischen, sondern auch, über mehrere Generationen hinweg, zu sozialen und kulturellen Veränderungen führte.
Ameliorating oxidative stress and inflammation by Hesperidin and vitamin E in doxorubicin induced cardiomyopathy
Authors: Donia Thoria , Eldaly Samar , Ali Ehab M.M. 
Published: September 2018

Abstract

Background
Doxorubicin (DOX) is a common chemotherapeutic drug. However, it causes cardiomyopathy which reduces its clinical use in human cancer therapy.

Objective
The purpose of our study was to assess the cardioprotective effect of hesperidin (HSP) and vitamin E (VIT.E) against DOX-induced cardiomyopathy.

Material and methods
Seventy rats were allocated into seven groups: control, HSP (50 mg/kg, orally), VIT.E (100 mg/kg orally), DOX [4 mg/kg, intraperitoneally (i.p.)], DOX+HSP, DOX+VIT.E and DOX+HSP+VIT.E.

Results
Our findings showed that serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatine kinase (CK), myeloperoxidase (MPO), cardiac catalase and caspase activities as well as cardiac malondialdehyde (MDA) and serum nitric oxide (NO) concentrations were reduced DOX+HSP or DOX+VIT.E or DOX+VIT.E+HSP groups compared to DOX group. Whereas, cardiac reduced glutathione (GSH) level, serum arylesterase, and paraoxonase activities were higher in rats injected with DOX and administrated with HSP and VIT.E than that of rats injected with DOX only. Cardiac histopathology of DOX group showed some changes that were improved during administration with HSP and VIT.E.

Conclusion
HSP and VIT.E possess a protective effect against DOX-induced cardiomyopathy via inhibiting oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis.
Strategies to Increase Athletes' Transformational Leadership Behaviors During Strength and Conditioning Sessions
Authors: Smith Valerie , Moore E. Whitney G. 
Published: September 2018

ABSTRACT
OFTEN, LEADERSHIP IS PRESUMED TO NATURALLY RESULT FROM ATHLETIC EXPERIENCES. HOWEVER, LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS REQUIRE PRACTICE. STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACHES (SCCs) CAN PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL ATHLETES TO PRACTICE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS, WHICH CAN INCREASE TEAM COHESION AND PERFORMANCE. THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS ATHLETE LEADERSHIP, INCLUDING LEADERSHIP ROLES AND 4 TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS (IDEALIZED INFLUENCE, INSPIRATIONAL MOTIVATION, INDIVIDUALIZED CONSIDERATION, AND INTELLECTUAL STIMULATION). THEN, DAILY STRATEGIES SCCs CAN INCORPORATE INTO TRAINING TO FOSTER ATHLETES' TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ARE PRESENTED FOLLOWED BY STRATEGIES FOR LARGER, ROTATING LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES. THESE STRATEGIES CAN WORK WITH ATHLETES ACROSS AGE, SEX, AND COMPETITIVE LEVEL.
Numerical Study on the Triaxial Stress Condition for Ring-like Fractures around Deep Underground Openings
Authors: Jia Peng 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
The fracture pattern of rock mass surrounding a deep tunnel is closely related to the in situ stress, which is generally quite anisotropic. This study focuses on the triaxial stress condition for the formation of ring-like fractures around tunnels through three dimensional numerical modeling. The fracture patterns around both the tunnel and ahead of the tunnel face under different anisotropic triaxial stresses were analyzed, and the influence of tunnel shape on the formation of ring-like fractures was also discussed. A conceptual criterion for the formation of ring-like fractures was proposed based on the simulations. It was found that the ring-like fractures can be expected when the axial pressure coefficient is less than 0.3, regardless of the tunnel shape. Ring-like fractures are more likely to be located near tunnel-free surfaces with a larger radius of curvature. The aim of this article is to shed some light on the interpretation of failure phenomenon in deep underground excavations.
Estimation and Prediction for the Generalized Half Normal Distribution under Hybrid Censoring
Authors: Sultana Farha , Tripathi Yogesh Mani 
Published: September 2018

AbstractIn this article, we make estimation and prediction inferences for the generalized half normal distribution. The maximum likelihood and Bayes estimators of unknown parameters are obtained based on hybrid Type I censored samples. We obtain asymptotic intervals using the observed Fisher information matrix and also construct bootstrap intervals of unknown parameters. Bayes estimators are obtained under the squared error loss function using different approximation methods. We also construct the highest posterior density intervals of unknown parameters. Further one- and two-sample predictors and prediction intervals of censored observations are discussed. A Monte Carlo simulation study is conducted to compare the performance of the proposed methods. We further analyze a real data set for illustrative purposes. Finally, conclusions are presented.