bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
“Give my regards …” A Touch of the Poet on Broadway
Authors: Shea Laura 
Published: March 2016

Abstract
A Touch of the Poet is the least frequently revived of O'Neill's later plays, although four productions did make it to Broadway, in 1958, 1967, 1977, and 2005. The most intriguing of these is the Broadway debut and American premiere in 1958, notable both for the performances on stage and the controversy offstage, which received equal scrutiny. Historically, the machinations behind the scenes have overshadowed the actual production, but the lurid details of the backstage skirmishes should not eradicate the indisputable achievements of the premiere production of the play on Broadway.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Statistics and Probability, Vol. 5, No. 2
Authors: Smith Wendy 
Published: March 2016

International Journal of Statistics and Probability wishes to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Their help and contributions in maintaining the quality of the journal is greatly appreciated.Many authors, regardless of whether International Journal of Statistics and Probability publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers.Reviewers for Volume 5, Number 2Encarnación Alvarez-VerdejoGabriel A. OkyereGane Samb LoMarcelo BourguignonNicolas MARIEPhilip WestgateSajid AliSamah M. Abo-El-HadidSamir SafiShahedul KhanSohair F. HigaziWojciech GamrotZaixing Li Wendy SmithOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of International Journal of Statistics and ProbabilityCanadian Center of Science and Education
The Economic Effects of Interregional Trading of Renewable Energy Certificates in the U.S. WECC
Authors: Perez Andres P. , Sauma Enzo E. , Munoz Francisco D. , Hobbs Benjamin F. 
Published: March 2016

In the U.S., individual states enact Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs) for renewable electricity production with little coordination. Each state imposes restrictions on the amounts and locations of qualifying renewable generation. Using a co-optimization (transmission and generation) planning model, we quantify the long run economic benefits of allowing flexibility in the trading of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) among the U.S. states belonging to the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC). We characterize flexibility in terms of the amount and geographic eligibility of out-of-state RECs that can be used to meet a state’s RPS goal. Although more trade would be expected to have economic benefits, neither the size of these benefits nor the effects of such trading on infrastructure investments, CO2 emissions and energy prices have been previously quantified. We find that up to 90% of the economic benefits are captured if approximately 25% of unbundled RECs are allowed to be acquired from out of state. Furthermore, increasing REC trading flexibility does not necessarily result in either higher transmission investment costs or a substantial impact on CO2 emissions. Finally, increasing REC trading flexibility decreases energy prices in some states and increases them elsewhere, while the WECC-wide average energy price decreases.
ЗАРИМ ЗҮЙЛ УРГАМАЛ ДАХЬ ТЭЖЭЭЛИЙН ЭЛЕМЕНТҮҮДИЙГ ТОДОРХОЙЛСОН ДҮН
Authors: Ганцэцэг Д 
Published: March 2016

The nutrients required to grow plant is only one aspect of successful crop production. The source of nutrients to use and how the elements influenced by soil , atmosphere and water. Although 16 nutrients elements required to grow plants, 13 of them are taken up from the soil. Global warming and climate changes possible impact on nutrient elements of plant tissue and time period of growing so samples which are dominant plants, were gathered by Mungun morit , Tumentsogt and Ikhnart sums in June to August. The samples was prepared for experiment as well as content of Mn , Ni, Pb ,Fe, Cd, Cu, Zn and Cr elements measured by AAS. By results of analysis, content of Iron in Potentilla acualis (in July) is higher than other elements as well as Cd and Pb are not out in all.
UTILIZAÇÃO DE RESÍDUOS DE COMPENSADOS, MDF E MDP PARA PRODUÇÃO DE PAINÉIS AGLOMERADOS
Authors: Weber Cristiane , Iwakiri Setsuo 
Published: March 2016

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/1980509818460 Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o potencial de uso de resíduos originados da produção de painéis compensados, MDF e MDP para fabricação de painéis aglomerados. A resina ureia-formaldeído (UF) foi utilizada na produção dos painéis, em proporções de 6% e 10% com base no peso seco das partículas de madeira, juntamente com 2% de catalisador (base sólido de resina) e 1% de parafina (base peso seco das partículas). O delineamento experimental foi composto por 10 tratamentos com três repetições cada, totalizando 30 painéis. Os painéis foram produzidos com resíduos nas proporções de 100%, 50-50% e 33-33-33%. Para avaliação qualitativa, os painéis foram submetidos aos seguintes ensaios das propriedades físico-mecânicas: densidade, absorção de água e inchamento em espessura - 24 horas, flexão estática, arrancamento de parafusos (superfície e topo) e tração perpendicular à superfície. Os resultados foram avaliados conforme os requisitos das normas EN e ABNT. As avaliações gerais dos resultados das propriedades físicas e mecânicas dos painéis indicaram a viabilidade técnica de uso de resíduos de MDF, MDP e compensados, de forma pura e misturadas, para produção de painéis aglomerados. A possibilidade de uso de resíduos contribui de forma significativa em termos econômicos e ambientais.
RELAÇÃO SOLO/PAISAGEM E SUA VARIAÇÃO TEMPORAL EM UMA ESTAÇÃO EXPERIMENTAL DE SILVICULTURA
Authors: Soares Júlio Cesar Wincher , Reinert Dalvan José , Reichert José Miguel , Kaiser Douglas Rodrigo , Minella Jean Paolo Gomes , Gonçal Adriano Dicesar Martins de Araujo , Silva Telmo Almansa , Netto Tatiane Almeida , Bressan Vagner Carzola 
Published: March 2016

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/1980509818467A caracterização de componentes da paisagem e de suas relações na Estação Experimental de Silvicultura de Santa Maria - RS e o monitoramento da variação temporal solo/paisagem entre os anos de 1987 e 2009 (22 anos) foram realizados, por meio de levantamentos de campo e mapeamento digital da cobertura vegetal, relevo e solos. Cruzaram-se informações do histórico de uso e ocupação do solo, de transecções realizadas em 2009, do modelo numérico do terreno, de mapas de cobertura vegetal para 1987 e 2009 e de solos. Derivou-se assim um caráter transitório dos componentes da paisagem, entre o Rebordo do Planalto Sul-Riograndense e a Depressão Central do Rio Grande do Sul, com uma descaracterização das fitofisionomias naturais e existência de conflitos de uso do solo, bem como a influência do relevo e da gênese dos solos sobre o desenvolvimento fitofisionômico. Houve expansão, em 22 anos, dos cultivos de Eucalyptus e Pinus, e da floresta nativa sobre o campo antrópico, principalmente em áreas com Argissolos Bruno-Acinzentados e Argissolos Vermelhos.
QUALIDADE FISIOLÓGICA DE SEMENTES DE <i>Syzygium cumini</i> L. DURANTE O ARMAZENAMENTO
Authors: Oliveira Lucicléia Mendes de , Bruno Riselane de Lucena Alcântara , Meneghello Géri Eduardo 
Published: March 2016

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/1980509820594Syzygium cumini L. é uma árvore nativa da Índia conhecida popularmente por jambolão, bastantecultivada como espécie ornamental, apresenta propriedades medicinais e seus frutos são comestíveis,no entanto, os estudos sobre a conservação das sementes são incipientes. O objetivo dessa pesquisa foiavaliar a qualidade fisiológica das sementes de Syzygium cumini durante o armazenamento. O trabalho foiconduzido no laboratório de análise de sementes em ambiente protegido do Centro de Ciências Agrárias(CCA) da Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), campus II, em Areia - PB. Os frutos foram despolpadose as sementes foram acondicionadas em sacos plásticos duplos contendo substratos umedecidos: areia,vermiculita e areia+vermiculita (proporção 1:1), cada um com 10 e 20% de umidade e armazenados emcâmara seca (19±5ºC e 74±20% UR) durante 30 dias. A cada seis dias, as sementes foram retiradas para adeterminação do teor de água e realização dos testes de emergência, índice de velocidade de emergência,comprimento e massa seca de plântulas. As melhores condições para a preservação da qualidadefisiológica das sementes de jambolão são obtidas quando acondicionadas nos substratos (vermiculita e/ou areia+vermiculita) umedecidos, mantendo-as viáveis durante 30 dias. E o substrato vermiculita+areia umedecido a 10% destaca-se por melhor preservar as características fisiológicas.
BIOMASSA E CARBONO ORGÂNICO EM POVOAMENTOS DE <i>Araucaria angustifolia</i> (Bertol.) Kuntze
Authors: Caldeira Marcos Vinicius Winckler , Watzlawick Luciano Farinha , Viera Márcio , Balbinot Rafaelo , Castro Kallil Chaves 
Published: March 2016

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/1980509820664O objetivo deste trabalho foi estimar a biomassa e o carbono orgânico em plantios de Araucaria angustifolia com diferentes idades. Os plantios de Araucaria angustifolia estudados não tiveram intervenções silviculturais relacionadas à desrama, porém, em todos os povoamentos ocorreram práticas de desbaste em diferentes épocas. Nos povoamentos com 32 e 31 anos de idade foram realizados três desbastes. Nos plantios com 30, 29, 25, 24 e 23 anos foram realizados dois desbastes. A determinação de biomassa no campo foi realizada de acordo com o método destrutivo de quantificação, utilizando-se para tanto a amostragem de sete árvores distribuídas aleatoriamente pelo povoamento em cada uma das idades. Os indivíduos foram abatidos, obtendo-se inicialmente as variáveis dendrométricas: DAP, altura total e altura comercial (diâmetro mínimo de 8 cm). O plantio com 23 anos apresentou o maior volume de lenho do fuste (613,02 m³ ha-1), superior aos plantios com 30, 31 e 32 anos (418,41; 520,21 e 518,48 m³ ha-1), respectivamente. Porém, em termos de biomassa do fuste os resultados foram próximos, sendo que o plantio com 23 anos totalizou 138,02 Mg ha-1 e os plantios com 30, 31 e 32 anos somaram 118,77; 128,97 e 155,01 Mg ha-1, respectivamente. Nos plantios de Araucaria angustifolia o estoque total de biomassa e carbono orgânico arbóreo nas diferentes idades consideradas variaram de 60,72 a 289,84 Mg ha-1 e 21,73 a 123,86 Mg ha1, respectivamente. Ficou evidente que a densidade de plantas e a intensidade de desbaste influenciaram diretamente a biomassa e o carbono estocados.
Cost‐effectiveness of screening for anal cancer using regular digital ano‐rectal examinations in men who have sex with men living with HIV
Authors: Ong Jason J , Fairley Christopher K , Carroll Susan , Walker Sandra , Chen Marcus , Read Tim , Grulich Andrew , Bradshaw Catriona , Kaldor John , Clarke Philip 
Published: March 2016

IntroductionAnal cancer in men who have sex with men (MSM) living with HIV is an important issue but there are no consistent guidelines for how to screen for this cancer. In settings where screening with anal cytology is unavailable, regular anal examinations have been proposed in some guidelines but their cost‐effectiveness is unknown.MethodsOur objective was to estimate the cost‐effectiveness of regular anal examinations to screen for anal cancer in HIV‐positive MSM living in Australia using a probabilistic Markov model. Data sources were based on the medical literature and a clinical trial of HIV‐positive MSM receiving an annual anal examination in Australia. The main outcome measures for calculating effectiveness were undiscounted and discounted (at 3%) lifetime costs, life years gained, quality‐adjusted life years (QALY) gained and incremental cost‐effectiveness ratio (ICER).ResultsBase‐case analysis estimated the average cost of screening for and management of anal cancer ranged from $195 for no screening to $1,915 for lifetime annual screening of men aged ≥ 50. Screening of men aged ≥ 50 generated ICERs of $29,760 per QALY gained (for screening every four years), $32,222 (every three years) and $45,484 (every two years). Uncertainty for ICERs was mostly influenced by the cost (financially and decrease in quality of life) from a false‐positive result, progression rate of anal cancer, specificity of the anal examination, the probability of detection outside a screening program and the discount rate.ConclusionsScreening for anal cancer by incorporating regular anal examinations into routine HIV care for MSM aged ≥ 50 is most likely to be cost‐effective by conventional standards. Given that anal pap smears are not widely available yet in many clinical settings, regular anal exams for MSM living with HIV to detect anal cancer earlier should be implemented.
Targeting Patient Subgroups With Chronic Low Back Pain for Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment: Responder Analyses From a Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Licciardone John C. , Gatchel Robert J. , Aryal Subhash 
Published: March 2016

Abstract

Context: Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is often used to treat patients with low back pain (LBP).

Objective: To identify subgroups of patients with chronic LBP who achieve medium to large treatment effects with OMT based on responder analyses involving pain and functioning outcomes from the OSTEOPAThic Health outcomes In Chronic low back pain (OSTEOPATHIC) Trial.

Methods: This randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial involving 455 patients in Dallas-Fort Worth was conducted from 2006 to 2011. A 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS) for LBP intensity and the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) for back-specific functioning were used to assess primary and secondary outcomes, respectively. Substantial improvement was defined as 50% or greater reduction at week 12 compared with baseline. Cumulative distribution functions for the RR and number-needed-to-treat (NNT) were used to assess response.

Results: Medium treatment effects for LBP intensity were observed overall (RR, 1.41; 95% CI, 1.13-1.76; P=.002; NNT, 6.9; 95% CI, 4.3-18.6). However, large treatment effects were observed in patients with baseline VAS scores of 35 mm or greater. Although OMT was not associated with overall substantial improvement in back-specific functioning, patients with baseline RMDQ scores of 7 or greater experienced medium effects, and patients with baseline scores 16 or greater experienced large effects that were significant. The OMT effects for LBP intensity and back-specific functioning were independent of baseline patient demographic characteristics, comorbid medical conditions, and medication use for LBP during the trial.

Conclusions: Subgrouping according to baseline levels of chronic LBP intensity and back-specific functioning appears to be a simple strategy for identifying sizeable numbers of patients who achieve substantial improvement with OMT and may thereby be less likely to use more costly and invasive interventions. (ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT00315120)
Resolution of New Daily Persistent Headache After Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
Authors: Alexander Joshua 
Published: March 2016

Abstract
New daily persistent headache is a refractory headache with an elusive cause and treatment. Limited available data suggest that abnormalities in the musculoskeletal system may increase vulnerability to this type of headache. Osteopathic manipulative treatment has been used successfully to manage primary headache disorders. In this case report, a patient with new daily persistent headache and severe somatic dysfunction had resolution of her pain after osteopathic manipulative treatment. This case suggests that osteopathic manipulative treatment may be useful in patients with this typically treatment-resistant disorder.
Demonstration of organic volatile decomposition and bacterial sterilization by miniature dielectric barrier discharges on low-temperature cofired ceramic electrodes
Authors: Kim Duk-jae , Shim Yeun-keun , Park Jeongwon , Kim Hyung-jun , Han Jeon-geon 
Published: March 2016

Abstract
Nonthermal atmospheric-pressure plasma discharge is designed with low-temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC) electrodes to achieve dielectric barrier surface discharge (DBSD). The environmental requirement (below 0.05 ppm) of the amount of byproducts (ozone and NO
x
) produced during the process was met by optimizing the electrode design to produce a high dielectric barrier discharge for low-voltage (∼700 V) operation and minimizing the distance between electrodes to improve the plasma discharging efficiency. The concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) within interior cabins of commercial vehicles were significantly reduced after 1-h treatment to improve air quality cost-effectively. This atmospheric-pressure plasma process was demonstrated for the sterilization of Escherichia coli to prevent food poisoning during the preservation of food in refrigerators.
Multi-threshold voltages in ultra thin-body devices by asymmetric dual-gate structure
Authors: Kim Hyungjin , Park Jungjin , Kwon Min-Woo , Hwang Sungmin , Park Byung-Gook 
Published: March 2016

Abstract
Control of threshold voltage (V
T) by asymmetric dual-gate structure is investigated. Two separated gates are successfully fabricated through two-step chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) processes. Silicon fin width is determined as same as the thickness of oxide sidewall spacer. V
T of the device is modulated by how many charges are trapped in the nitride layer of the second gate stack (G2) through applying programming pulses to G2. They affect the formation of electron channel on the first gate (G1) side. Additionally, the efficiency of this technique is analyzed by simple capacitance network. The thinner body is the more effective the proposed V
T control method is. It is noteworthy that this method can be used without ultra thin buried oxide (BOX) structure and additional biasing scheme.
Area-efficient nonvolatile carry chain based on pass-transistor/atom-switch hybrid logic
Authors: Bai Xu , Tsuji Yukihide , Sakamoto Toshitsugu , Morioka Ayuka , Miyamura Makoto , Tada Munehiro , Banno Naoki , Okamoto Koichiro , Iguchi Noriyuki , Hada Hiromitsu 
Published: March 2016

Abstract
For the first time, an area-efficient nonvolatile carry chain combining look-up tables and a pass-transistor-logic-based adder is newly developed using complementary atom switches without additional CMOS circuits. A proposed tristate switch composed of three pairs of complementary atom switches selects one of “0”, “1”, and the “carry_in” signal as the input of a common multiplexer for both a look-up table and an adder. The developed nonvolatile carry chain achieves the reductions of 20% area, 17% delay, and 17% power consumption, respectively, in comparison with a conventional nonvolatile carry chain using dedicated CMOS gates.
High-frequency performances of superjunction laterally diffused metal–oxide–semiconductor transistors for RF power applications
Authors: Chen Bo-Yuan , Chen Kun-Ming , Chiu Chia-Sung , Huang Guo-Wei , Chang Edward Yi 
Published: March 2016

Abstract
This paper presents the dc and high-frequency performances of laterally diffused metal–oxide–semiconductor (LDMOS) transistors with superjunction (SJ) structures. The SJ-LDMOS transistors were fabricated using a 0.5-µm CMOS process. By utilizing a modified SJ/RESURF layout (Type I) or a tapered SJ layout (Type II) in our devices, better high-frequency performances and higher breakdown voltages are achieved compared with conventional SJ counterpart, owing to the suppression of the substrate-assisted depletion effect and the reduction of the drain resistance. For Type I device with an optimal SJ layout dimension, the cutoff frequency and the breakdown voltage are 3.7 GHz and 68 V, respectively. For Type II device with a smallest p-pillar width near the drain, they can be enhanced further and reach to 4.9 GHz and 83 V. These experimental results suggest that the SJ-LDMOS can be used in the RF power amplifiers.
How does the molecular linker in dynamic force spectroscopy affect probing molecular interactions at the single-molecule level?
Authors: Taninaka Atsushi , Aizawa Kota , Hanyu Tatsuya , Hirano Yuuichi , Takeuchi Osamu , Shigekawa Hidemi 
Published: March 2016

Abstract
Dynamic force spectroscopy (DFS) based on atomic force microscopy, which enables us to obtain information on the interaction potential between molecules such as antigen–antibody complexes at the single-molecule level, is a key technique for advancing molecular science and technology. However, to ensure the reliability of DFS measurement, its basic mechanism must be well understood. We examined the effect of the molecular linker used to fix the target molecule to the atomic force microscope cantilever, i.e., the force direction during measurement, for the first time, which has not been discussed until now despite its importance. The effect on the lifetime and barrier position, which can be obtained by DFS, was found to be ∼10 and ∼50%, respectively, confirming the high potential of DFS.
Looking upstream: enhancers of child nutritional status in post-flood rural settings
Authors: Rodriguez-Llanes Jose Manuel , Ranjan-Dash Shishir , Mukhopadhyay Alok , Guha-Sapir Debarati 
Published: March 2016

Background.Child undernutrition and flooding are highly prevalent public health issues in many developing countries, yet we have little understanding of preventive strategies for effective coping in these circumstances. Education has been recently highlighted as key to reduce the societal impacts of extreme weather events under climate change, but there is a lack of studies assessing to what extent parental education may prevent post-flood child undernutrition.Methods and Materials.One year after large floods in 2008, we conducted a two-stage cluster population-based survey of 6–59 months children inhabiting flooded and non-flooded communities of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha (India), and collected anthropometric measurements on children along with child, parental and household level variables through face-to-face interviews. Using multivariate logistic regression models, we examined separately the effect of maternal and paternal education and other risk factors (mainly income, socio-demographic, and child and mother variables) on stunting and wasting in children from households inhabiting recurrently flooded communities (2006 and 2008;n= 299). As a comparison, separate analyses on children in non-flooded communities were carried out (n= 385). All analyses were adjusted by income as additional robustness check.Results.Overall, fathers with at least completed middle education (up to 14 years of age and compulsory in India) had an advantage in protecting their children from child wasting and stunting. For child stunting, the clearest result was a 100–200% lower prevalence associated with at least paternal secondary schooling (compared to no schooling) in flooded-areas. Again, only in flooded communities, an increase in per capita annual household income of 1,000 rupees was associated to a 4.7–4.9% lower prevalence of child stunting. For child wasting in flooded areas, delayed motherhood was associated to better nutritional outcomes (3.4% lower prevalence per year). In flooded communities, households dedicated to activities other than agriculture, a 50–51% lower prevalence of child wasting was estimated, suggesting farmers and fishermen as the most vulnerable livelihoods under flooding. In flooded areas, lower rank castes were at higher odds of both child wasting and stunting.Conclusions.In the short-term, protracted nutritional response in the aftermath of floods should be urgently implemented and target agricultural livelihoods and low-rank castes. Education promotion and schooling up to 14 years should have positive impacts on improving children nutritional health in the long run, especially under flooding. Policies effectively helping sustainable livelihood economic development and delayed motherhood are also recommended.