bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Optimization of hindfoot alignment radiography
Authors: Yang Chonglin , Xu Xiangyang , Hu Mu , Wang Bibo , Zhu Yuan , Liu Jinhao 
Published: November 2016

Background Cobey and Buck described methods to evaluate hindfoot alignment, but it is still unclear which method is better and easier to perform in clinical practice. Purpose To evaluate the optimal method for radiography of hindfoot alignment. Material and Methods We randomly selected 50 patients visiting the foot and ankle surgery outpatient department who underwent hindfoot alignment radiography between 1 July and 31 August 2015. Radiographs were taken using both Cobey’s and Buck’s methods. The patients were divided into three groups by calcaneal inclination angle. We assessed the calcaneotibial angle, calcaneovertical angle, and the distance from the bottom of the calcaneus to the mid-tibial axis. A comparative analysis was performed separately using the t-test. Results One hundred pairs of data for Cobey’s and Buck’s methods were obtained. The angles were analyzed separately in valgus, normal, and varus situations. The results showed no significant difference between Cobey’s method and Buck’s method regardless of any situation ( P > 0.05). Regarding the distance between the bottom of the calcaneus and the mid-tibial axis, the average result of Buck’s method was about 1 mm larger than that of Cobey’s method in the valgus and normal cases ( P < 0.05), except for varus cases ( P > 0.05). Conclusion Cobey’s and Buck’s techniques are the classic and popular hindfoot alignment assessment methods. The use of Buck’s technique resulted in a better image with a less technical procedure and less time requirement. It is worthy of being popularized and used routinely for hindfoot radiography.
Decreased plasma miR-335 expression in patients with acute ischemic stroke and its association with calmodulin expression
Authors: Zhao Bin , Zhu Zilong , Hao Junwei , Wan Zongming , Guo Xiaoqin 
Published: November 2016

Objective To determine the expression and clinical significance of plasma miR-335 in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and investigate its association with calmodulin (CaM) expression. Methods Plasma miR-335 and CaM expression levels in patients with AIS and healthy controls were examined. Correlations between miR-335, CaM, and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores were also analysed. Furthermore, the potential regulatory function of miR-335 on CaM expression was investigated. Results Plasma miR-335 levels were significantly lower in AIS and negatively correlated with NIHSS scores. The converse was observed for plasma CaM levels. Plasma miR-335 and CaM levels were negatively correlated. Plasma miR-335 was confirmed as a novel biomarker for AIS diagnosis and an independent predictor of AIS. Up-regulation of miR-335 suppressed CaM protein expression, and CaM was confirmed as a direct target of miR-335. Conclusions Plasma miR-335 was down-regulated in AIS patients and represents a potential noninvasive circulating biomarker.
Yoga-Related Injuries in the United States From 2001 to 2014
Authors: Swain Thomas A. , McGwin Gerald 
Published: November 2016

Background: Yoga has become more popular among people in the United States and has been touted by both yoga participants as well as some physicians and researchers for its health benefits. While the health benefits have been studied, the frequency of injury among yoga participants has not been well documented. Purpose: Injury incidence, rates, and types associated with yoga in the United States have not been quantified. This study estimates US yoga-associated injury incidence and characterizes injury type over a 13-year period. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: Data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) from 2001 to 2014 were used to estimate the incidence and type of yoga-associated injuries. The number and age distribution of yoga participants was estimated using data from National Health Statistics Reports. These national population estimates were applied to the NEISS data to determine injury rates overall and stratified according to age categories. Results: There were 29,590 yoga-related injuries seen in hospital emergency departments from 2001 to 2014. The trunk (46.6%) was the most frequent region injured, and sprain/strain (45.0%) accounted for the majority of diagnoses. The injury rate increased overall from 2001 to 2014, and it was greatest for those aged 65 years and older (57.9/100,000) compared with those aged 18 to 44 years (11.9/100,000) and 45 to 64 years (17.7/100,000) in 2014. Conclusion: Participants aged 65 years and older have a greater rate of injury from practicing yoga when compared with other age groups. Most injuries sustained were to the trunk and involved a sprain/strain. While there are many health benefits to practicing yoga, participants and those wishing to become participants should confer with a physician prior to engaging in physical activity and practice only under the guidance of certified instructors.
Microarray analysis reveals a potential role of LncRNAs expression in cardiac cell proliferation
Authors: Wang Jue , Geng Zhimin , Weng Jiakan , Shen Longjie , Li Ming , Cai Xueli , Sun Chengchao , Chu Maoping 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Background
Long non-coding RNAs (LncRNAs) have been identified to play important roles in epigenetic processes that underpin organogenesis. However, the role of LncRNAs in the regulation of transition from fetal to adult life of human heart has not been evaluated.

Methods
Immunofiuorescent staining was used to determine the extent of cardiac cell proliferation. Human LncRNA microarrays were applied to define gene expression signatures of the fetal (13–17 weeks of gestation, n = 4) and adult hearts (30–40 years old, n = 4). Pathway analysis was performed to predict the function of differentially expressed mRNAs (DEM). DEM related to cell proliferation were selected to construct a lncRNA-mRNA co-expression network. Eight lncRNAs were confirmed by quantificational real-time polymerase chain reaction (n = 6).

Results
Cardiac cell proliferation was significant in the fetal heart. Two thousand six hundred six lncRNAs and 3079 mRNAs were found to be differentially expressed. Cell cycle was the most enriched pathway in down-regulated genes in the adult heart. Eight lncRNAs (RP11-119 F7.5, AX747860, HBBP1, LINC00304, TPTE2P6, AC034193.5, XLOC_006934 and AL833346) were predicted to play a central role in cardiac cell proliferation.

Conclusions
We discovered a profile of lncRNAs differentially expressed between the human fetal and adult heart. Several meaningful lncRNAs involved in cardiac cell proliferation were disclosed.
Development of the Interest in the Adult World by Preschool Children: Creative Personality and Creative Professions
Authors: Кожокарь  , Kozhokar Svetlana 
Published: November 2016

The article describes the approaches to the formation of cognitive interest to creative activity by children of the preschool age, the expansion of
knowledge of the adult world, their work, the creative professions and personalities that contribute to the successful process of socialization of
preschool children, their adaptation to the school. The author proposes effective methods to provide children with creative activities features,
encourage them to commit small subjective discoveries, the search for innovative solutions, the development of communication skills through
creative collaboration.
Re-evaluating Palermo: The case of Burmese women as Chinese brides
Authors: Hackney Laura K 
Published: November 2016

The definition of human trafficking as set in the Trafficking Protocol (also known as the Palermo Protocol) functionally centres most of the response to the phenomenon in the criminal justice system. This occludes many of the sociopolitical determinants of vulnerability that leads to trafficking. It also discourages any real debate about the various forms of oppression and even structural violence that act as catalysts to the human trafficking market. The Trafficking Protocol, and a vast number of international organisations, non-governmental organisations and governments, focuses on statistics of prosecution rates, arrests, victim typology and organised crime. I use the example of bride trafficking along the Sino-Burmese border to illustrate the complications and, in certain instances, harm that befall an anti-trafficking regime that does not use a wider lens of migration, agency, development and gender equality to address the factors leading to exploitation.
Abstimmungsverhalten im Bundesvision Song Contest
Authors: Pannicke Julia 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Die Analyse des jährlich stattfindenden Bundesvision Song Contest als innerdeutscher Musikwettbewerb ist nicht nur aus musikalischer, sondern auch aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht lohnend. Mittels empirischer Analyse der vergebenen Punkte liefert der vorliegende Beitrag eine Untersuchung des Abstimmungsverhaltens der Zuschauer auf nationaler Ebene in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Grundsätzlich wird davon ausgegangen, dass die Qualität der Aufführung ausschlaggebend für die Abstimmung ist und somit maßgeblich für die Kür des Gewinnerbundeslandes. Die quantitative Auswertung ermöglicht es allerdings, weitere Faktoren zu erschließen, welche den Sieg erklären. Mit der empirischen Analyse können darüber hinaus wertvolle Aussagen über die Beziehung deutscher Bundesländer getroffen werden. Zentrale Ergebnisse der Schätzung sind, dass insbesondere die geografischen und kulturellen Hintergründe einen signifikanten Einfluss aufweisen und somit das Abstimmungsverhalten bestimmen.
Co-Creation-Prozesse in Livemusikkonzerten
Authors: Flath Beate 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Mit dem Verfügbarwerden und der Omnipräsenz von digitalen Medientechnologien erschlossen sich neue Möglichkeiten, diese in unterschiedliche Kontexte des Kulturmanagements zu integrieren. In den letzten Jahren war der Trend zu beobachten, Apps für entsprechende Kulturangebote zu entwickeln - sei es im Kontext kulturvermittelnder Einrichtungen oder im Kontext der Künstler- und Küstlerinnenvermarktung. Zentral ist dabei stets die Möglichkeit zur Interaktion mit (potentiellen) Kunden und Kundinnen, auch vor Ort, was bis zu einem gewissen Grad die Integration dieser in die Leistungserstellung ermöglicht. Vor diesem Hintergrund greift der vorliegende Beitrag eine App aus dem populärmusikalischen Bereich heraus. Konkret handelt sich dabei um die Funktion Handy-Lightshow der offiziellen App der Schlagersängerin Helene Fischer, die das Einbeziehen der Konzertbesucher und Konzertbesucherinnen in die Konzertdramaturgie ermöglicht. Durch das Ausrichten des Smartphonedisplays Richtung Bühne werden über akustische Signale der Musik, Farbe und Helligkeit des Smartphonedisplays gesteuert, sodass ein ‚Lichtermeer‘ entsteht.
Der Beitrag nimmt vor dem theoretischen Hintergrund des Customer-Experience-Managements (CEM) eine Einordnung vor und diskutiert die Frage, inwiefern diese Teilfunktion der App neue Möglichkeiten für das CEM in Form von Co-Creation-Prozessen in Livemusikkonzerten bietet. Die Bedeutung der präsentierten App- Funktion für das CEM liegt demnach vorrangig in der Möglichkeit, ein Konzertelement - die Light-Show - erlebnisorientiert mitzugestalten, welches normalerweise für Konzertbesucher und Konzertbesucherinnen nicht greifbar und nicht mitgestaltbar ist.
An Empirical Analysis of Art Galleries
Authors: Memili Esra , Fang Hanqing , Hellstern Gerd-Michael , Ozga Joanna , Nayir Dilek Zamantili 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Despite the extant research on entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and its performance consequences, cultural industries have been under researched. In our paper, we examine the impact of the Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) on performance as well as performance deviation from industry average in art galleries. The findings of our exploratory study based on responses from 113 art galleries in Istanbul showing that EO improves performance only in galleries with above industry average performance. We further find that the relationship between EO and performance deviation of galleries is U-shaped.
Lack of an apparent role for endothelin‐1 in the prolonged reduction in renal perfusion following severe unilateral ischemia‐reperfusion injury in the mouse
Authors: Boesen Erika I. 
Published: November 2016

AbstractTherapeutic approaches to block the progression from acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease are currently lacking. Endothelin‐1 (ET‐1) is a powerful vasoconstrictor, induced by hypoxia, and previously implicated in renal ischemia‐reperfusion (IR) injury. This study tested the hypothesis that blunting the vascular influence of ET‐1, either through endothelin ETA receptor blockade (ABT‐627) or vascular endothelial cell deletion of ET‐1 (VEET KO), would improve recovery of renal perfusion and repair of injury following a severe ischemic insult in mice (45 min unilateral renal ischemia). Male C57Bl/6 mice receiving vehicle or ABT‐627 commencing 2 days prior to surgery, and VEET KO mice and wild‐type littermates (WT) underwent 45 min unilateral renal IR surgery followed by 28 days recovery. Renal blood velocity was measured by pulsed‐wave Doppler ultrasound before and after surgery. Renal blood velocity was not significantly different between pairs of groups before surgery. Unilateral IR induced a marked reduction in renal blood velocity of the IR kidney at 24 h postsurgery in all groups, which partially recovered but remained below baseline at 28 days post‐IR. Despite the lack of effect on renal blood velocity, ETA receptor blockade significantly attenuated the atrophy of the post‐IR kidney, whereas this was not significantly affected by lack of endothelial ET‐1 expression. These data suggest that although blockade of the ETA receptor is mildly beneficial in preserving renal mass following a severe ischemic insult, this protective effect does not appear to involve improved recovery of renal perfusion.
Is static balance affected by using shoes of different height?
Authors: Truszczyńska Aleksandra , Trzaskoma Zbigniew , Stypińska Zuzanna , Drzał-Grabiec Justyna , Tarnowski Adam 
Published: November 2016

Summary
Study aim: to investigate the impact of heels of different height on static balance of teenagers and young women not accustomed to high heels.

Material and methods: The study involved 71 young women aged 21.09 ± 2.91 years. We used a stabilometric platform to take measurements barefoot and with heels: of 4 cm and of 10 cm. Two types of measurements were taken: with eyes open and with eyes closed.

Results: Statistical analysis revealed a significant increase in values of the measured stabilographic parameters with 4 cm and 10 cm heels, in comparison to measurements taken with bare feet. Measurements with eyes closed revealed significantly greater distortions to static balance than measurements with eyes open. A comparison of measurements – both with eyes open and with eyes closed – barefoot, with 4 cm heels and with 10 cm heels revealed statistically significant differences.

Conclusions: High heels in the population of young women significantly worsen static balance. Heel height and the exclusion of visual control are important factors diminishing static balance.
Elections and the Economy: What to do about Recessions?
Authors: Ghayad Rand , Cragg Michael , Pinter Frank 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
There is no doubt that the US is embedded in a weak economy. Bond markets are now saying that neither inflation rates approaching 2 percent targets or real interest rates substantially above zero are on the horizon anytime in the foreseeable future. Growth forecasts are being revised downwards in most places, and there is growing evidence in the US that inflation expectations are becoming unanchored to the downside. That, along with widening credit spreads and a stronger dollar as Europe and Japan plunge more deeply into the world of negative rates is alarming and suggests that we are at risk of another recession. Presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle have laid out their positions on major issues ranging from taxes, minimum wage, the federal debt, to issues such as immigration, military strategy, and climate change. While candidates’ policy positions differ generally, it is not clear what their priorities are when it comes to most of these issues. In this paper, we apply text analytics to analyze hundreds of thousands of words that appeared in policy releases, interviews, or debate transcripts related to all of the 2016 presidential candidates. Among other things, we find that macroeconomic policy or “what to do about recessions” has been largely ignored by presidential candidates in this year’s election. Perhaps not surprisingly, Donald Trump’s positions are focused on Mexico and China while Hillary Clinton’s positions are heavily focused on gender and social factors. This appears to present a contrast from Bill Clinton’s campaign in the early 1990s, which was focused on America’s declining economy, emphasizing a basic but effective slogan, “It’s the Economy, Stupid!”
The role of magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis presented with lymphedema-like swelling: a case report
Authors: Ng Karen Ka Man , Cheung Tommy Tsang , Lau Chak Sing , Chung Ho Yin 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
We report a 45-year-old lady with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) presented to us with unilateral swelling of the left hand and wrist, mimicking lymphedema. She was arranged to have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the affected hand and wrist. Lymphedema was successfully ruled out, and severe synovitis and tenosynovitis were found to be the causes of the extensive swelling. The case report aims to illustrate the importance of MRI in diagnosing and differentiating other important pathologies for lymphedema-like swelling in patients with RA.
Entropy Balancing is Doubly Robust
Authors: Zhao Qingyuan , Percival Daniel 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Covariate balance is a conventional key diagnostic for methods estimating causal effects from observational studies. Recently, there is an emerging interest in directly incorporating covariate balance in the estimation. We study a recently proposed entropy maximization method called Entropy Balancing (EB), which exactly matches the covariate moments for the different experimental groups in its optimization problem. We show EB is doubly robust with respect to linear outcome regression and logistic propensity score regression, and it reaches the asymptotic semiparametric variance bound when both regressions are correctly specified. This is surprising to us because there is no attempt to model the outcome or the treatment assignment in the original proposal of EB. Our theoretical results and simulations suggest that EB is a very appealing alternative to the conventional weighting estimators that estimate the propensity score by maximum likelihood.
Performance and stochastic stability of the adaptive fading extended Kalman filter with the matrix forgetting factor
Authors: Biçer Cenker , Özbek Levent , Erbay Hasan 
Published: November 2016

AbstractIn this paper, the stability of the adaptive fading extended Kalman filter with the matrix forgetting factor when applied to the state estimation problem with noise terms in the non–linear discrete–time stochastic systems has been analysed. The analysis is conducted in a similar manner to the standard extended Kalman filter’s stability analysis based on stochastic framework. The theoretical results show that under certain conditions on the initial estimation error and the noise terms, the estimation error remains bounded and the state estimation is stable.The importance of the theoretical results and the contribution to estimation performance of the adaptation method are demonstrated interactively with the standard extended Kalman filter in the simulation part.
Hydrothermal synthesis and thermoelectric properties of PbS
Authors: Zhang He , Wang Haiyan , Zhu Hongyu , Li Hongtao , Su Taichao , Li Shangsheng , Hu Meihua , Fan Haotian 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
In this paper, hydrothermal approach combined with high pressure sintering method was employed to synthesize PbS. The X-ray diffraction results show that single phase PbS can be obtained by a simple hydrothermal method. The scanning electron microscope results show that the PbS sample has nearly cubic shape and preserves well crystallized and coarse grains after high pressure sintering. The thermoelectric performance of PbS obtained in this study is comparable to that of a PbS sample prepared by conventional method. The carrier type and concentration of PbS can be tuned effectively by doping with Bi. The maximum figure of merit for PbS doped with 1 mol% Bi reaches 0.44 at 550 K, which is about 30 % higher than that of undoped PbS. These results indicate that hydrothermal method provides a viable and controllable way of tuning the electrical transport and thermoelectric properties for PbS.
Geodynamic Research at the Department of Planetary Geodesy, SRC PAS
Authors: Brzeziński Aleksander , Jóźwik Mieczysław , Kaczorowski Marek , Kalarus Maciej , Kasza Damian , Kosek Wiesław , Nastula Jolanta , Szczerbowski Zbigniew , Wińska Małgorzata , Wronowski Roman , Zdunek Ryszard , Zieliński Janusz B. 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
The Department of Planetary Geodesy of the Space Research Centre PAS has been conducting research on a broad spectrum of problems within a field of global dynamics of the Earth. In this report we describe the investigations on selected subjects concerning polar motion (modeling and geophysical interpretation of the Chandler wobble, hydrological excitation of seasonal signals, search for optimal prediction methods), tectonic activity in the region of the Książ Geodynamic Laboratory of the SRC, and finally the new joint Polish-Italian project GalAc analyzing feasibility and usefulness of equipping second-generation Galileo satellites with accelerometers.
Participation of Employees and Students of the Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography in Polar Research
Authors: Pasik Mariusz , Adamek Artur , Rajner Marcin , Kurczyński Zdzisław , Pachuta Andrzej , Woźniak Marek , Bylina Paweł , Próchniewicz Dominik 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
This year the Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography, Warsaw University of Technology celebrates its 95th jubilee, which provides an opportunity to present the Faculty’s rich traditions in polar research. Employees and students of the faculty for almost 60 years have taken part in research expeditions to the polar circle. The article presents various studies typical of geodesy and cartography, as well as miscellany of possible measurement applications and geodetic techniques used to support interdisciplinary research. Wide range of geodetic techniques used in polar studies includes classic angular and linear surveys, photogrammetric techniques, gravimetric measurements, GNSS satellite techniques and satellite imaging. Those measurements were applied in glaciological, geological, geodynamic, botanical researches as well as in cartographic studies. Often they were used in activities aiming to ensure continuous functioning of Polish research stations on both hemispheres. This study is a short overview of thematic scope and selected research results conducted by our employees and students.