bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Radiological Neuro-BehçEt'S Associated with Bipolar Disorder: First Presentation of a Multisystem Disease
Authors: Hibberd O , Bhomra P , Ahmad A 
Published: November 2018

Behçet's disease is a chronic, relapsing, systemic inflammatory disease affecting the orogenital mucosa, eyes, joints, blood vessels, nervous system and intestines. The prevalence of neurological involvement varies geographically and can include psychiatric manifestations. Current evidence for a causal association between Behçet's disease and bipolar disorder is limited to a small number of case reports. We report a case of a patient with a recent diagnosis of bipolar disorder who was subsequently diagnosed with Behçet's disease. The 38-year-old male presented with a 6-month history of right eye visual blurring, 5-month history of mouth ulcers and 3 months of genital ulceration. His inflammatory markers were raised. An MRI of the brain was conducted in the absence of any focal neurological signs or symptoms owing to his past psychiatric history. The MRI showed changes in the medial aspect of the right temporal lobe highly suspicious of neuro-Behçet's disease. His inpatient care was coordinated with neurology, rheumatology, ophthalmology and psychiatry teams, and he was later discharged with outpatient follow up owing to a clinical improvement on high-dose steroids. This case shows that, although widely unrecognised, neuro-Behçet's can occur in the absence of focal neurology. Additionally, neuro-Behçet's should be considered in patients with bipolar disorder presenting with symptoms suggestive of Behçet's disease. The case emphasises how patients presenting with ulceration, mood disorder and visual changes should not have these symptoms considered in isolation and multisystem disease should be considered. Furthermore, the coordinated multidisciplinary approach required for the care of patients with Behçet's disease is demonstrated.
Perceptions africaines du Brésil: le spectre du passé
Authors: Oloukpona-Yinnon Adjai Paulin 
Published: November 2018

O último romance de Kangni Alem, As crianças do Brasil, trata dosaspectos esquecidos do tráfico de escravos entre a África e o Brasil. O livroapresenta uma espécie de pesquisa arqueológica no mundo Atlântico, com ofito de desvelar um conhecimento sobre a tragédia do tráfico de escravos. Oautor recorre à metáfora de navios destruídos para forjar sua própria incursãoartística pelas memórias da escravidão. Combinando a exploração científica e artística, ele se refere essencialmente a situações contemporâneas no Brasile no Togo, atualizando a representação da memória escrava e mostrandonovas maneiras de escrever sobre seus impactos na vida cotidiana emÁfrica. Ao analisar esse romance de Kangni Alem, procuro mostrar que nãoé apenas uma empresa discursiva. O autor faz uso de palavras e metáforaspara compreender uma realidade muito específica da história e da sociedadetogolesas. Para desconstruir sua mensagem, parece apropriado usar umaabordagem metodológica relevante como a arqueológica de Michel Foucault.Isso permite fazer uma leitura do discurso sobre o Brasil de Kangni Alem comoum discurso sobre a África.
Integrating multimedia models to assess nitrogen losses from the Mississippi River basin to the Gulf of Mexico
Authors: Yuan Yongping , Wang Ruoyu , Cooter Ellen , Ran Limei , Daggupati Prasad , Yang Dongmei , Srinivasan Raghavan , Jalowska Anna 
Published: November 2018

Abstract. This study describes and implements an integrated, multimedia,
process-based system-level approach to estimating nitrogen (N) fate and
transport in large river basins. The modeling system includes the following
components: (1) Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ), (2) Weather Research
and Forecasting Model (WRF), (3) Environmental Policy Integrated Climate
(EPIC), and (4) Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). The previously developed
Fertilizer Emission Scenario Tool for CMAQ (FEST-C), an advanced user
interface, integrated EPIC with the WRF model and CMAQ. The FEST-C system,
driven by process-based WRF weather simulations, includes atmospheric N
additions to agricultural cropland and agricultural cropland contributions
to ammonia emissions. This study focuses on integrating the watershed
hydrology and water quality model with FEST-C system so that a full
multimedia assessment on water quality in large river basins to address
impacts of fertilization, meteorology, and atmospheric N deposition on water
quality can be achieved. Objectives of this paper are to describe how to
expand the previous effort by integrating the SWAT model with the FEST-C
(CMAQ/WRF/EPIC) modeling system, as well as to demonstrate application of the
Integrated Modeling System (IMS) to the Mississippi River basin (MRB) to
simulate streamflow and dissolved N loadings to the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). IMS
simulation results generally agree with US Geological Survey (USGS) observations/estimations; the
annual simulated streamflow is 218.9 mm and USGS observation is 211.1 mm
and the annual simulated dissolved N is 2.1 kg ha−1 and the USGS estimation is 2.8 kg ha−1. Integrating SWAT
with the CMAQ/WRF/EPIC modeling system allows for its use within large river
basins without losing EPIC's more detailed biogeochemistry processes, which
will strengthen the assessment of impacts of future climate scenarios, regulatory
and voluntary programs for N oxide air emissions, and land use and land
management on N transport and transformation in large river basins.
How does initial soil moisture influence the hydrological response? A case study from southern France
Authors: Uber Magdalena , Vandervaere Jean-Pierre , Zin Isabella , Braud Isabelle , Heistermann Maik , Legoût Cédric , Molinié Gilles , Nord Guillaume 
Published: November 2018

Abstract. The Cévennes–Vivarais region in southern France is prone to heavy rainfall
that can lead to flash floods which are one of the most hazardous natural
risks in Europe. The results of numerous studies show that besides rainfall
and physical catchment characteristics the catchment's initial soil moisture
also impacts the hydrological response to rain events. The aim of this paper
is to analyze the relationship between catchment mean initial soil moisture
θ̃ini and the hydrological response that is
quantified using the event-based runoff coefficient ϕev in
the two nested catchments of the Gazel (3.4 km2) and the Claduègne
(43 km2). Thus, the objectives are twofold: (1) obtaining meaningful
estimates of soil moisture at catchment scale from a dense network of in situ
measurements and (2) using this estimate of θ̃ini
to analyze its relation with ϕev calculated for many runoff
events. A sampling setup including 45 permanently installed frequency domain
reflectancy probes that continuously measure soil moisture at three depths is
applied. Additionally, on-alert surface measurements at ≈10 locations in each one of 11 plots are conducted. Thus, catchment mean
soil moisture can be confidently assessed with a standard error of the mean
of ≤1.7 vol % over a wide range of soil moisture conditions. The ϕev is calculated from high-resolution discharge and
precipitation data for several rain events with a cumulative precipitation
Pcum ranging from less than 5 mm to more than 80 mm. Because of the high
uncertainty of ϕev associated with the hydrograph separation
method, ϕev is calculated with several methods, including
graphical methods, digital filters and a tracer-based method. The results
indicate that the hydrological response depends on θ̃ini: during dry conditions ϕev is consistently
below 0.1, even for events with high and intense precipitation. Above a
threshold of θ̃ini=34 vol % ϕev can reach values up to 0.99 but there is a high scatter. Some
variability can be explained with a weak correlation of ϕev with
Pcum and rain intensity, but a considerable part of the variability
remains unexplained. It is concluded that threshold-based methods can be helpful to prevent
overestimation of the hydrological response during dry catchment conditions.
The impact of soil moisture on the hydrological response during wet
catchment conditions, however, is still insufficiently understood and cannot
be generalized based on the present results.
Asking the ‘who’: a restorative purpose for education based on relational pedagogy and conflict dialogue
Authors: Llewellyn Kristina R. , Parker Christina 
Published: November 2018

Asking the ‘who’: a restorative purpose for education based on relational pedagogy and conflict dialogue
Drawing upon Gert Biesta’s concept of the learnification of education, we maintain that a meaningful purpose for Canadian schools has been lost. We demonstrate that the very fact of relationship is limited in curricula. The absence of relationality enables the continued privilege of normative identities. A restorative approach, based on asking who is being educated, could repurpose schooling. We draw upon examples from literature, current political events and our classroom-based research to illustrate how conflict dialogue, based on relational pedagogy, offers one path for a restorative approach. We conclude that conflict dialogue provides opportunities to engage diverse students in inclusive curricular experiences. Such a restorative approach exposes and explores the who of education for the purpose of promoting positive social conditions that allow for human flourishing.
História e estética n’A COISA: Representações visuais do corpo na imprensa ilustrada da Bahia sobre abolição e pós-abolição
Authors: Pereira Túlio Henrique , Nascimento Francisco Assis 
Published: November 2018

Este artigo propõe analisar as formas como o corpo humano foi representado em duas imagens publicadas no impresso baiano A Coisa, com o uso da técnica xilogravura, e uma imagem publicada na revista norte-americana The Verdict. A madeira, a tinta, a cor e o papel são elementos que, ao comporem imagens gravadas de corpos e cenários, demarcam características fenotípicas e a consequente ressignificação das identidades representadas. Assim, os materiais, os suportes e as técnicas utilizadas na produção e veiculação das imagens publicadas na imprensa ilustrada entre o final do Império e a Primeira República no Brasil, tornam-se elementos de interesse ao possibilitarem a identificação de uma linguagem visual, capaz de produzir e veicular discursos étnicos, raciais, culturais, sociais e políticos ao mesmo tempo em que constituem visualidades para esses corpos. Palavras-chave: Imprensa. Ilustrações. Corpo humano. Negros. Xilogravura. Brasil - História - República Velha, 1889-1930.
Imprensa negra e combate ao racismo (Florianópolis, 1914-1925)
Authors: Rascke Karla Leandro 
Published: November 2018

O presente texto desenvolve análise crítica a respeito da produção e difusão da chamada imprensa negra em Florianópolis nas décadas seguintes à Abolição. Essa ferramenta de comunicação e divulgação compunha estratégia de mobilização de diferentes intelectuais de origem africana preocupados com o combate ao racismo, dimensionando o acesso à educação como meio de ascensão social e instrumento capaz de transformar as desigualdades raciais da sociedade da época. Com base em periódicos da imprensa local e regional, em Estatutos e Atas de associações, mapeamos movimentos de diferentes atores sociais na capital catarinense, em busca de espaços de escolarização, de sociabilidades, de inserção política e cultural. Ancorados em teóricos do campo da cultura da memória e da imprensa, organizamos nossa análise a partir das perspectivas de Taylor (2013), Connerton (1999) e Cruz e Peixoto (2007). Tais teóricos permitem um olhar a respeito das fontes utilizadas, produto de fazeres de intelectuais, “homens de cor letrados”, entre 1914 e 1925, sinalizando formas de mobilização e organização no intento de apontar problemas sociais e os impactos do racismo. Palavras-chave: História. Imprensa Negra. Florianópolis. Pós-Abolição.
Os conceitos de lugar e território na composição do Patrimônio Cultural: Quilombos e terras indígenas na Constituição Federal brasileira
Authors: Campos Yussef Daibert Salomão de 
Published: November 2018

A vigente Constituição brasileira trata de direitos indígenas e quilombolas, tanto em relação à terra quanto à cultura. Mas, de maneira incoerente, desata as duas questões que são inerentes uma a outra. Atendendo a interesses políticos e econômicos, a Assembleia Nacional Constituinte, forjadora da Constituição, foi palco do imponderável descolamento do binômio lugar e território das práticas e bens culturais classificados como patrimônio. Para entender essa questão, uma revisão bibliográfica foi levantada com o intuito de demonstrar como essa separação presente no texto legal só pode ser justificada pela ótica do jogo político. Palavras-chave: Assembleia Nacional Constituinte. Patrimônio Cultural. Direitos Quilombolas. Direitos Indígenas. Lugar e Território.
Intelectuais africanos e pan-africanismo: uma narrativa pós-colonial
Authors: Durão Gustavo de Andrade 
Published: November 2018

O presente artigo analisa algumas perspectivas do conceito de pan-africanismo com o intuito de ilustrar as movimentações dos escritores pan-africanos como modo de refletir brevemente o contexto de um debate pós-colonial, iniciado por eles. Seguindo apreciações de estudiosos preocupados com os temas da négritude, da solidariedade negra e da contestação à ordem colonial é possível mapear as manifestações de pensadores através dos quais se compreende os conceitos de cultura e unidade, elementos-chave para essa análise. Apesar da diversidade dos espaços nacionais, escritores afro-americanos e africanos foram responsáveis pelo surgimento da ideia e do conceito de pan-africanismo, bem como pela luta por direito dos povos negros a variadas esferas da vida política. Abordando análises importantes de pensadores como Edward Blyden, Marcus Garvey e W.E.B. DuBois, Léopold Senghor e Kwame Nkrumah há uma possibilidade de se delinear perspectivas teóricas pelas quais tais pensadores se debruçaram para constituir as definições do pan-africano e do pós-colonial, um debate ainda hoje importante para a historiografia atual. Palavras-chave: Pan-Africanismo. Afro-Americano. Estudos Africanos. Negros. Estados Unidos.
O fim da história e o fardo da temporalidade
Authors: Ávila Arthur Lima de 
Published: November 2018

O presente ensaio busca, a partir principalmente das obras de Hayden White e Fredric Jameson, discutir as noções de “fardo de história” e “fim da temporalidade”, confrontando-as tanto com a atual conjuntura política e a vida sob a égide do neoliberalismo quanto com os problemas que parecem açodar a historiografia disciplinada. O argumento principal do texto é o de que esses problemas não dizem respeito somente a questões teórico-metodológicas internas à disciplina, mas também a mudanças mais profundas na ordem temporal que lhe deu origem e que qualquer tentativa de repensar a historiografia para a nossa época deve confrontar suas próprias políticas do tempo histórico. Palavras-chave: Temporalidade. História. Historiografia.
Paradoxos do protagonismo indígena na escrita escolar da História do Brasil
Authors: Coelho Mauro Cezar , Bastos Rocha Helenice Aparecida 
Published: November 2018

O artigo problematiza a forma como o indígena é apresentado na narrativa de dez obras da literatura didática de história, aprovadas no PNLD/2011. Analisamos os temas nos quais os povos indígenas são presença recorrente: a América antes da chegada dos europeus e os primeiros anos da colonização. Argumentamos que a presença indígena nas narrativas não significa a adoção de uma perspectiva que considere sua participação efetiva nos processos históricos abordados pela literatura escolar. O protagonismo indígena está ausente dessas narrativas. Essa ausência tem desdobramentos tanto para a conformação do saber histórico na Escola quanto para a formação dos alunos. De um lado, contribui para a permanência de um saber histórico escolar reiterativo dos princípios estabelecidos para a disciplina ainda no século XIX. De outro, reafirma uma concepção recorrente no senso comum acerca do Índio e de seu lugar social. Palavras-chave: Ensino de História. Livro Didático. Eurocentrismo. Protagonismo Indígena.
ShapeGTB: the role of local DNA shape in prioritization of functional variants in human promoters with machine learning
Authors: Malkowska Maja , Zubek Julian , Plewczynski Dariusz , Wyrwicz Lucjan S. 
Published: November 2018

MotivationThe identification of functional sequence variations in regulatory DNA regions is one of the major challenges of modern genetics. Here, we report results of a combined multifactor analysis of properties characterizing functional sequence variants located in promoter regions of genes.ResultsWe demonstrate that GC-content of the local sequence fragments and local DNA shape features play significant role in prioritization of functional variants and outscore features related to histone modifications, transcription factors binding sites, or evolutionary conservation descriptors. Those observations allowed us to build specialized machine learning classifier identifying functional single nucleotide polymorphisms within promoter regions—ShapeGTB. We compared our method with more general tools predicting pathogenicity of all non-coding variants. ShapeGTB outperformed them by a wide margin (average precision 0.93 vs. 0.47–0.55). On the external validation set based on ClinVar database it displayed worse performance but was still competitive with other methods (average precision 0.47 vs. 0.23–0.42). Such results suggest unique characteristics of mutations located within promoter regions and are a promising signal for the development of more accurate variant prioritization tools in the future.
Recent Advances in the Disinfection of Water Using Nanoscale Antimicrobial Materials
Authors: Miao Hui , Teng Zhenyuan , Wang Sicong , Xu Lanyi , Wang Chengyin , Chong Hui 
Published: November 2018

AbstractThe microbial contamination of water is highlighted as a global problem that threatens human life. Specifically, the lack of clean and safe water has resulted in a high number of deaths annually and thus poses a great challenge to humans. The traditional water purification methods typically consume high amounts of energy, exhibit low disinfection efficiency, and result in the production of toxic by‐products. Therefore, the development of methods for efficient water disinfection is of great significance. Nanomaterials have shown promising prospects in water disinfection due to their unique properties. Recent progress in the use of nanomaterials for water disinfection is summarized herein. The recently developed methods for the synthesis of antibacterial nanomaterials, including metallic nanoparticles, nanosized carbide and nitrides, are depicted, and the structures, morphologies, instincts, and performances of the nanomaterials in bactericidal tests are discussed. In addition, the antibacterial mechanisms and the dominant elements influencing the antimicrobial activities of the nanomaterials are reviewed in detail. Although recent years have shown remarkable progress in water disinfection using nanomaterials, the development of disinfection agents with improved nanoeffects and performance, low toxicity, increased cost efficiency, and easier operation remains urgent.
Exfoliated Triazine‐Based Covalent Organic Nanosheets with Multielectron Redox for High‐Performance Lithium Organic Batteries
Authors: Lei Zhendong , Chen Xiudong , Sun Weiwei , Zhang Yong , Wang Yong 
Published: November 2018

AbstractThe development of the next‐generation lithium ion battery requires environmental‐friendly electrode materials with long cycle life and high energy density. Organic compounds are a promising potential source of electrode materials for lithium ion batteries due to their advantages of chemical richness at the molecular level, cost benefit, and environmental friendliness, but they suffer from low capacity and dissatisfactory cycle life mainly due to hydrophobic dissolution in organic electrolytes and poor electronic conductivity. In this work, two types of triazine‐based covalent organic nanosheets (CONs) are exfoliated and composited with carbon nanotubes. The thin‐layered 2D structure for the exfoliated CONs can activate more functional groups for lithium storage and boost the utilization efficiency of redox sites compared to its bulk counterpart. Large reversible capacities of above 1000 mAh g−1 can be achieved after 250 cycles, which is comparable to high‐capacity inorganic electrodes. Moreover, the lithium‐storage mechanism is determined to be an intriguing 11 and 16 electron redox reaction, associated with the organic groups (unusual triazine ring, piperazine ring, and benzene ring, and common CN, NH groups).
Outcomes of the Tryton‐dedicated bifurcation stent for the treatment of true coronary bifurcations: Individual‐patient‐data pooled analysis
Authors: Konigstein Maayan , Srdanovic Iva , Gore Ankita K. , Rahim Hussein M. , Généreux Philippe , Ben‐Yehuda Ori , Kumsars Indulis , Lesiak Maciej , Kini Annapoorna , Fontos Géza , Slagboom Ton , Ungi Imre , Christopher Metzger D. , Crowley Aaron , Leon Martin B. , Ali Ziad A. 
Published: November 2018

AbstractObjectivesWe aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the dedicated Tryton side branch (SB) stent for the treatment of true bifurcations involving large SBs.BackgroundBifurcation lesions are associated with lower procedural success and a higher risk of adverse cardiac events. Provisional stenting (PS) is currently the default approach for the treatment of bifurcation lesions. The Tryton stent is a dedicated bifurcation stent system for the treatment of true bifurcation lesions.MethodsWe performed an individual‐patient‐data pooled post‐hoc analysis of the Tryton Pivotal randomized controlled trial and post‐approval Confirmatory Study. Only patients with true bifurcations involving a SB ≥ 2.25 mm in diameter were included. The primary endpoint was non‐inferiority of Tryton compared with PS for target vessel failure (TVF) at 1 year.ResultsOf the 411 patients meeting the criteria for enrolment, 287 patients were treated with the Tryton stent and 124 with PS. Procedural success was higher in the Tryton group (95.4 versus 82.3%, P < 0.0001). TVF at 1 year was 8.1% in the Tryton group and 9.7% in the PS group, meeting the pre‐specified criteria for non‐inferiority established for the randomized controlled trail (pnon‐inferiority = 0.02). At 9‐month angiographic follow‐up, SB diameter stenosis was significantly lower in the Tryton group (29.3 ± 21.9 versus 41.1 ± 17.5, P = 0.0008) and in‐segment binary restenosis (diameter stenosis ≥ 50%) was higher in the PS group (19.0 versus 34.2%, respectively, P = 0.052).ConclusionsIn patients with true bifurcations involving a large SB, treatment with the Tryton SD Stent was clinically non‐inferior to PS and showed favorable angiographic outcomes.