bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Reflexive and Reasoned Religious Nationalism: The Exploratory Case of Russia
Authors: Bacon Edwin 
Published: March 2018

AbstractNationalism theory has long acknowledged that in its relation to nationalism, “religion” can refer both to a reflexive identity attached to a people group, and to a reasoned value-based position articulated by an élite. Even this bifurcation remains insufficiently precise. Religio-nationalisms reasonedex patria—that is, beginning with the nationalist and proceeding from there to incorporate religion—tend toward values of exclusivity and animosity toward “the other”. They have been charged with hijacking religion as an identity while being at odds with those who actively practice that religion or lead its practicing community. The exploratory case of the relationship between Russian Orthodoxy and Russian nationalism allows a comparison ofex patriareligio-nationalism with itsex religiocounterpart. It supports the hypothesis that when reasoned religio-nationalism begins with the religious and proceeds to the nationalist, emphases such as inclusivity and benevolence—rather than exclusivity and animosity—are to the fore.
Ugly ducklings—the dark side of plastic materials in contact with potable water
Authors: Neu Lisa , Bänziger Carola , Proctor Caitlin R. , Zhang Ya , Liu Wen-Tso , Hammes Frederik 
Published: March 2018

AbstractBath toys pose an interesting link between flexible plastic materials, potable water, external microbial and nutrient contamination, and potentially vulnerable end-users. Here, we characterized biofilm communities inside 19 bath toys used under real conditions. In addition, some determinants for biofilm formation were assessed, using six identical bath toys under controlled conditions with either clean water prior to bathing or dirty water after bathing. All examined bath toys revealed notable biofilms on their inner surface, with average total bacterial numbers of 5.5 × 106 cells/cm2 (clean water controls), 9.5 × 106 cells/cm2 (real bath toys), and 7.3 × 107 cells/cm2 (dirty water controls). Bacterial community compositions were diverse, showing many rare taxa in real bath toys and rather distinct communities in control bath toys, with a noticeable difference between clean and dirty water control biofilms. Fungi were identified in 58% of all real bath toys and in all dirty water control toys. Based on the comparison of clean water and dirty water control bath toys, we argue that bath toy biofilms are influenced by (1) the organic carbon leaching from the flexible plastic material, (2) the chemical and biological tap water quality, (3) additional nutrients from care products and human body fluids in the bath water, as well as, (4) additional bacteria from dirt and/or the end-users’ microbiome. The present study gives a detailed characterization of bath toy biofilms and a better understanding of determinants for biofilm formation and development in systems comprising plastic materials in contact with potable water.
Hypothesis: can the abscopal effect explain the impact of adjuvant radiotherapy on breast cancer mortality?
Authors: Jatoi Ismail , Benson John R. , Kunkler Ian 
Published: March 2018

AbstractRadiotherapy is an integral component of loco-regional therapy for breast cancer. Randomized controlled trials indicate that increasing the extent of extirpative surgery primarily reduces the risk of local recurrences, while the addition of radiotherapy to surgery can also reduce the risk of distant recurrences, thereby lowering breast cancer-specific mortality. This may suggest an “abscopal” effect beyond the immediate zone of loco-regional irradiation that favorably perturbs the natural history of distant micrometastases. Immunological phenomena such as “immunogenic cell death” provide a plausible mechanistic link between the local and systemic effects of radiation. Radiotherapy treatment can stimulate both pro-immunogenic and immunosuppressive pathways with a potential net beneficial effect on anti-tumor immune activity. Upregulation of programmed cell death ligand (PD-L1) by radiotherapy is an immunosuppressive pathway that could be approached with anti-PD-L1 therapy with potential further improvement in survival. The world overview of randomized trials indicates that the breast cancer mortality reduction from adjuvant radiotherapy is delayed relative to that of adjuvant systemic treatments, and similar delays in the separation of survival curves are evident in the majority of randomized immunotherapy trials demonstrating treatment efficacy. In this article, we hypothesize that an abscopal effect may explain the benefit of radiotherapy in reducing breast cancer mortality, and that It might be possible to harness and augment this effect with systemic agents to reduce the risk of late recurrences.
Passivation behaviour of aluminium current collector in ionic liquid alkyl carbonate (hybrid) electrolytes
Authors: Theivaprakasam Sowmiya , Girard Gaetan , Howlett Patrick , Forsyth Maria , Mitra Sagar , MacFarlane Douglas 
Published: March 2018

AbstractThe compatibility of current collectors with the electrolyte plays a major role in the overall performance of lithium batteries, critical to obtain high storage capacity as well as excellent capacity retention. In lithium-ion batteries, in particular with cathodes that operate at high voltage such as lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide, the cathodic current collector is aluminium and it is subjected to high oxidation potentials (>4 V vs. Li/Li+). As a result, the composition of the electrolyte needs to be carefully designed in order to stabilise the battery performance as well as to protect the current collectors against corrosion. This study examines the role of a hybrid electrolyte composed of an ionic liquid (N-methyl-N-propyl pyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide or N-methyl-N-propyl pyrrolidinium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide) and a conventional electrolyte mixture (LiPF6 salt and alkyl carbonate solvents) with correlation to their electrochemical behaviour and corrosion inhibition efficiency. The hybrid electrolyte was tested against battery grade aluminium current collectors electrochemically in a three-electrode cell configuration and the treated aluminium surface was characterised by SEM/EDXS, optical profilometry, FTIR, and XPS analysis. Based on the experimental results, the hybrid electrolytes allow an effective and improved passivation of aluminium and lower the extent of aluminium dissolution in comparison with the conventional lithium battery electrolytes and the neat ionic liquids at high anodic potentials (4.7 V vs. Li/Li+). The mechanism of passivation behaviour is also further investigated. These observations provide a potential direction for developing improved hybrid electrolytes, based on ionic liquids, for higher energy density devices.
Palmitic Acid Induces Müller Cell Inflammation that is Potentiated by Co-treatment with Glucose
Authors: Capozzi Megan E. , Giblin Meredith J. , Penn John S. 
Published: March 2018

AbstractChronic hyperglycemia is thought to be the major stimulator of retinal dysfunction in diabetic retinopathy (DR). Thus, many diabetes-related systemic factors have been overlooked as inducers of DR pathology. Cell culture models of retinal cell types are frequently used to mechanistically study DR, but appropriate stimulators of DR-like factors are difficult to identify. Furthermore, elevated glucose, a gold standard for cell culture treatments, yields little to no response from many primary human retinal cells. Thus, the goal of this project was to demonstrate the effectiveness of the free fatty acid, palmitic acid and compare its use alone and in combination with elevated glucose as a stimulus for human Müller cells, a retinal glial cell type that is activated early in DR pathogenesis and uniquely responsive to fatty acids. Using RNA sequencing, we identified a variety of DR-relevant pathways, including NFκB signaling and inflammation, intracellular lipid signaling, angiogenesis, and MAPK signaling, that were stimulated by palmitic acid, while elevated glucose alone did not significantly alter any diabetes-relevant pathways. Co-treatment of high glucose with palmitic acid potentiated the expression of several DR-relevant angiogenic and inflammatory targets, including PTGS2 (COX-2) and CXCL8 (IL-8).
GDNF-expressing macrophages mitigate loss of dopamine neurons and improve Parkinsonian symptoms in MitoPark mice
Authors: Chen Cang , Li Xiuhua , Ge Guo , Liu Jingwei , Biju K. C. , Laing Suzette D. , Qian Yusheng , Ballard Cori , He Zhixu , Masliah Eliezer , Clark Robert A. , O’Connor Jason C. , Li Senlin 
Published: March 2018

AbstractGlial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is the most potent neuroprotective agent tested in cellular and animal models of Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, CNS delivery of GDNF is restricted by the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Using total body irradiation as transplant preconditioning, we previously reported that hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation (HSCT)-based macrophage-mediated gene therapy could deliver GDNF to the brain to prevent degeneration of nigrostriatal dopamine (DA) neurons in an acute murine neurotoxicity model. Here, we validate this therapeutic approach in a chronic progressive PD model – the MitoPark mouse, with head shielding to avoid inducing neuroinflammation and compromising BBB integrity. Bone marrow HSCs were transduced ex vivo with a lentiviral vector expressing macrophage promoter-driven GDNF and transplanted into MitoPark mice exhibiting well developed PD-like impairments. Transgene-expressing macrophages infiltrated the midbrains of MitoPark mice, but not normal littermates, and delivered GDNF locally. Macrophage GDNF delivery markedly improved both motor and non-motor symptoms, and dramatically mitigated the loss of both DA neurons in the substantia nigra and tyrosine hydroxylase-positive axonal terminals in the striatum. Our data support further development of this HSCT-based macrophage-mediated GDNF delivery approach in order to address the unmet need for a disease-modifying therapy for PD.
Through tissue imaging of a live breast cancer tumour model using handheld surface enhanced spatially offset resonance Raman spectroscopy (SESORRS)
Authors: Nicolson Fay , Jamieson Lauren E. , Mabbott Samuel , Plakas Konstantinos , Shand Neil C. , Detty Michael R. , Graham Duncan , Faulds Karen 
Published: March 2018

Detection of a live 3D tumour model through 15 mm of tissue using SESORRS.
Implementing Evidence-Based Practice: Selecting Treatment Words to Boost Phonological Learning
Authors: Storkel Holly L. 
Published: March 2018

Purpose
Word selection has typically been thought of as an inactive ingredient in phonological treatment, but emerging evidence suggests that word selection is an active ingredient that can impact phonological learning. The goals of this tutorial are to (a) review the emerging single-subject evidence on the influence of word characteristics on phonological learning in clinical treatment, (b) outline hypotheses regarding the mechanism of action of word characteristics, and (c) provide resources to support clinicians incorporating word selection as an active ingredient in their approach to phonological treatment.

Method
Research demonstrating the influence of the word frequency, neighborhood density, age of acquisition, and lexicality of treatment stimuli on phonological learning is summarized. The mechanism of action for each characteristic is hypothesized. Methods from the research studies are used to create a free set of evidence-based treatment materials targeting most of the mid-8 and late-8 consonants.

Results
Clinicians have numerous evidence-based options to consider when selecting stimuli for phonological treatment including (a) high-frequency and high-density words, (b) low-frequency and high-density words, (c) high-frequency and mixed-density words, (d) low-frequency and late-acquired words, and (e) nonwords.

Conclusion
Incorporating word characteristics into phonological treatment may boost phonological learning.

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Investigation of the process of separation of hard-to-divide weeds from seed mixtures of perennial grasses
Authors: Kovalyshyn Stepan , Dadak Viktor 
Published: March 2018

The work is devoted to the study of seed separation process of perennial grasses on a pneumatic-electric separator. It highlights the main problems of their post-harvest treatment. The influence of the regulated parameters - the magnitude of the supply of seeds to the air-separator, the air flow rate and the electric field strength on the quality from the segregated seed material of the perennial rye-grass were determined by conducting a multifactorial experiment.
The optimal values of the regulated parameters of the pneumatic electric separation are substantiated, in which the content of heavy separating admixture of weeds in the seed mixture of perennial rye-grass is the least. It is proved that the use in the technological line of seed preparation of perennial grasses of the pneumatic electric separator allows to ensure the quality of the seed material of the perennial rye-grass in accordance with the requirements of the existing standards.
Spatial database for division of agricultural plots for the group of vegetableproducers
Authors: Szeląg-Sikora Anna , Rorat Joanna 
Published: March 2018

Excessive fragmentation of agricultural enterprises is one of the most important barriers preventing the rational use of land in a large part of Poland. In particular, this problem affects the south-eastern regions of the country. Proper spatial distribution of farmland is one of the most important factors enabling economical effectiveness of agricultural enterprises.
The purpose of the study was to create a spatial database which plotted the agricultural plots of a selected group of producers. The spatial database allowed determining the impact of the plots' location on the organization of field transport between the agricultural enterprise’s head office and its plots.
The scope of study was a group of 5 vegetable producerslocated in Goczałkowice-Zdrój, in the commune of Goczałkowice-Zdrój, in the Pszczynapoviat, in the Śląskie Voivodeship.
Tetraquark candidateZc(3900) from coupled-channel scattering - how to extract hadronic interactions? -
Authors: Ikeda Yoichi 
Published: March 2018

We present recent progress of lattice QCD studies on hadronic interactions which play a crucial role to understand the properties of atomic nuclei and hadron resonances. There are two methods, the plateau method (or the direct method) and the HAL QCD method, to study the hadronic interactions. In the plateau method, the determination of a ground state energy from the temporal correlation functions of multi-hadron systems is a key to reliably extract the physical observables. It turns out that, due to the contamination of excited elastic scattering states nearby, one can easily be misled by a fake plateau into extracting the ground state energy. We introduce a consistency check (sanity check) which can rule out obviously false results obtained from a fake plateau, and find that none of the results obtained at the moment for two-baryon systems in the plateau method pass the test. On the other hand, the HAL QCD method is free from the fake-plateau problem. We investigate the systematic uncertainties of the HAL QCD method, which are found to be well controlled.On the basis of the HAL QCD method, the structure of the tetraquark candidateZc(3900), which was experimentally reported ine+e-collisions, is studied by the s-wave two-meson coupled-channel scattering. The results show that theZc(3900) is not a conventional resonance but a threshold cusp. A semi-phenomenological analysis with the coupled-channel interaction to the experimentally observed decay mode is also presented to confirm the conclusion.
Light meson form factors at high Q2 from lattice QCD
Authors: Koponen Jonna , Zimermmane-Santos André , Davies Christine , Lepage G. Peter , Lytle Andrew 
Published: March 2018

Measurements and theoretical calculations of meson form factors are essential for our understanding of internal hadron structure and QCD, the dynamics that bind the quarks in hadrons. The pion electromagnetic form factor has been measured at small space-like momentum transfer |q2| < 0.3 GeV2 by pion scattering from atomic electrons and at values up to 2.5 GeV2 by scattering electrons from the pion cloud around a proton. On the other hand, in the limit of very large (or infinite) Q2 = −q2, perturbation theory is applicable. This leaves a gap in the intermediate Q2 where the form factors are not known.
As a part of their 12 GeV upgrade Jefferson Lab will measure pion and kaon form factors in this intermediate region, up to Q2 of 6 GeV2. This is then an ideal opportunity for lattice QCD to make an accurate prediction ahead of the experimental results. Lattice QCD provides a from-first-principles approach to calculate form factors, and the challenge here is to control the statistical and systematic uncertainties as errors grow when going to higher Q2 values.
Here we report on a calculation that tests the method using an
ηs meson, a ’heavy pion’ made of strange quarks, and also present preliminary results for kaon and pion form factors. We use the nf = 2 + 1 + 1 ensembles made by the MILC collaboration and Highly Improved Staggered Quarks, which allows us to obtain high statistics. The HISQ action is also designed to have small dicretisation errors. Using several light quark masses and lattice spacings allows us to control the chiral and continuum extrapolation and keep systematic errors in check.
SU(3) sextet model with Wilson fermions
Authors: Hansen Martin , Pica Claudio 
Published: March 2018

We present our final results for the SU(3) sextet model with the non-improved Wilson fermion discretization. We find evidence for several phases of the lattice model, including a bulk phase with broken chiral symmetry. We study the transition between the bulk and weak coupling phase which corresponds to a significant change in the qualitative behavior of spectral and scale setting observables. In particular the t0 and w0 observables seem to diverge in the chiral limit in the weak coupling phase. We then focus on the study of spectral observables in the chiral limit in the weak coupling phase at infinite volume. We consider the masses and decay constants for the pseudoscalar and vector mesons, the mass of the axial vector meson and the spin-1/2 baryon as a function of the quark mass, while controlling finite volume effects. We then test our data against both the IR conformal and the chirally broken hypotheses.
Preprint: CP3-Origins-2017-49 DNRF90
Update on SU(2) gauge theory with NF = 2 fundamental flavours.
Authors: Drach Vincent , Janowski Tadeusz , Pica Claudio 
Published: March 2018

We present a non perturbative study of SU(2) gauge theory with two fundamental Dirac flavours. This theory provides a minimal template which is ideal for a wide class of Standard Model extensions featuring novel strong dynamics, such as a minimal realization of composite Higgs models. We present an update on the status of the meson spectrum and decay constants based on increased statistics on our existing ensembles and the inclusion of new ensembles with lighter pion masses, resulting in a more reliable chiral extrapolation.
Preprint: CP3-Origins-2017-048 DNRF90
Community-Acquired Respiratory Viruses
Authors: Gottlieb Jens 
Published: March 2018

The incidence of community-acquired respiratory viruses (CARVs) is ∼15 cases per 100 patient-years after lung transplantation (LTx). Paramyxoviruses account for almost 50% of the cases of CARV infection in LTx. Most patients will be symptomatic with a mean decline of 15 to 20% in forced expiratory volume in 1 second. The attributable death rate is low in recent years 15 to 25% CARV infected LTx patients will develop chronic lung allograft dysfunction within a year after CARV infection. This risk seems to be increased in comparison to the noninfected LTx recipient.Detection rate of CARV dependent on clinical awareness, sampling, and diagnostic method with nucleic acid testing by polymerase chain reaction in bronchoalveolar lavage is the gold standard after LTx.There is no approved treatment for paramyxoviruses, most centers use ribavirin by various routes. Toxicity of systemic ribavirin is of concern and some patients will have contraindication to this treatment modality. Treatment may reduce the risk to develop chronic lung allograft dysfunction and respiratory failure. Agents under development are inhibiting viral attachment and use silencing mechanisms of viral replication.
Surveillance Bronchoscopy: Is It Still Relevant?
Authors: Benzimra Mark 
Published: March 2018

AbstractThe performance of bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage and transbronchial biopsy is an essential tool and skill required by any clinician caring for patients postlung transplantation. Making a confident diagnosis is crucial in initiating different treatment strategies which may be in turn hazardous to the patient in light of an inaccurate diagnosis. Having more information available for evaluation optimizes the chances of tailoring appropriate therapeutic options in this complex patient population. Performing a bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage and transbronchial biopsy indeed provides a wealth of information via microbiological, cytological, and histological samples that assist us to differentiate infection from rejection, or to confirm the presence of both. This review aims to discuss the utility of bronchoscopy postlung transplantation in the diagnosis of rejection, infection, and airway complications, as well as looking into the ongoing controversy regarding monitoring practices worldwide and safety concerns.
Defining Success in Lung Transplantation: From Survival to Quality of Life
Authors: Singer Jonathan , Kolaitis Nicholas 
Published: March 2018

AbstractLung transplantation (LT) has the potential to extend survival and improve quality of life (QOL) for patients suffering from end-stage lung disease. This review describes the many ways in which success can be defined in LT. It evaluates the improvements in survival outcomes after LT over time, and describes ways to measure the success of LT other than survival after transplantation. It also addresses the importance of patient-centered outcomes and how improvements in health-related quality of life (HRQL) are pivotal to defining success within LT.