bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
When do L-fuzzy ideals of a ring generate a distributive lattice?
Authors: Gao Ninghua , Li Qingguo , Li Zhaowen 
Published: July 2016

Abstract
The notion of L-fuzzy extended ideals is introduced in a Boolean ring, and their essential properties are investigated. We also build the relation between an L-fuzzy ideal and the class of its L-fuzzy extended ideals. By defining an operator “⇝” between two arbitrary L-fuzzy ideals in terms of L-fuzzy extended ideals, the result that “the family of all L-fuzzy ideals in a Boolean ring is a complete Heyting algebra” is immediately obtained. Furthermore, the lattice structures of L-fuzzy extended ideals of an L-fuzzy ideal, L-fuzzy extended ideals relative to an L-fuzzy subset, L-fuzzy stable ideals relative to an L-fuzzy subset and their connections are studied in this paper.
Simulation of electrically controlled nematic liquid crystal Rochon prism
Authors: Buczkowska M. , Derfel G. 
Published: July 2016

AbstractOperation of an electrically controlled beam steering device based on Rochon prism made by use of nematic liquid crystal is modelled numerically. Deflection angles and angular distribution of light intensity in the deflected beam are calculated. Dynamics of the device is studied. Advantage of application of dual frequency nematic liquid crystal is demonstrated. Role of flexoelectric properties of the nematic is analyzed.
Synthesis and characterization of two copper(II) complexes with carboxyl ligands
Authors: Wang Jiangyun , Ma Zhenping , Qianxiu Pan , Fenglian Zhang , Li Yang 
Published: July 2016

Abstract
The preparation and characterization of two novel copper(II) complexes of formula [Cu2(bpca)2(C5H4NCO2)2]·(C5H4NCO2H)·H2O 1 and [Cu(bpca)(C7H5O3)]·H2O 2 [bpca=bis(2-pyridylcarbonyl)amide anion] are reported in this paper. The structures of complex 1 and 2 were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and characterized by IR, UV-vis and EPR spectra. The magnetic susceptibilities measured over the range 2–300 K show a weak ferromagnetic interaction between the two copper(II) ions in complex 1, best fitting for the experimental data leads to J=0.073 cm−1, g=2.038, the 1/χM=f(
T
) curve for the complex fits Curie–Weiss law also implying the presence of ferromagnetic interactions between the neighboring Cu(II) atoms. For the complex 2, the study of EPR spectrum suggests the copper(II) atom is in a axial symmetry coordinated surrouding and the unpaired electrons occupy the dx2-y2 orbital.
Effects of a 10-Week Nordic Hamstring Exercise and Russian Belt Training on Posterior Lower-Limb Muscle Strength in Elite Junior Soccer Players
Authors: Rey Ezequiel , Paz-Domínguez Álvaro , Porcel-Almendral David , Paredes-Hernández Víctor , Barcala-Furelos Roberto , Abelairas-Gómez Cristian 
Published: July 2016

Abstract
Rey, E, Paz-Domínguez, Á, Porcel-Almendral, D, Paredes-Hernández, V, Barcala-Furelos, R, and Abelairas-Gómez, C. Effects of a 10-week Nordic hamstring exercise and Russian belt training on posterior lower-limb muscle strength in elite junior soccer players. J Strength Cond Res 31(5): 1198–1205, 2017—The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of 2 eccentric hamstring training exercises, Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) and Russian belt (RB), on lower-limb strength and bilateral asymmetry using the single-leg hamstring bridge (SLHB) test. Forty-seven elite junior soccer players (age 17.7 ± 0.5 years, height 175.3 ± 3.6 cm, body mass 68.1 ± 7.4 kg) were randomized into 1 of 3 groups, the NHE group (n = 16), RB group (n = 15), or the control group (CG) (n = 16). The eccentric training intervention consisted of 27 supervised training sessions over 10 weeks. Within-group analysis showed significant improvements (p < 0.001) in right SLHB (+25.52% for NHE and +18.33% for RB) and left SLHB (+28.92% for NHE and +20.08% for RB) from pretest to posttest in NHE and RB. However, no significant pre-post changes were observed for the CG in any variable. In addition, a significant time effect (p = 0.028) was also observed for NHE in bilateral asymmetry decreasing from pre- to posttest. In the between-groups analysis, significant better results were found in right SLHB and left SLHB, in the NHE group and RB group in comparison with CG. However, there were no differences between the eccentric training groups (NHE vs. RB). The RB seems to be a viable alternative to the NHE to developing posterior lower-limb muscle strength based on SLHB.
A Quality Improvement Collaborative to Improve the Discharge Process for Hospitalized Children
Authors: Wu Susan , Tyler Amy , Logsdon Tina , Holmes Nicholas M. , Balkian Ara , Brittan Mark , Hoover LaVonda , Martin Sara , Paradis Melisa , Sparr-Perkins Rhonda , Stanley Teresa , Weber Rachel , Saysana Michele 
Published: July 2016

OBJECTIVE:
To assess the impact of a quality improvement collaborative on quality and efficiency of pediatric discharges.

METHODS:
This was a multicenter quality improvement collaborative including 11 tertiary-care freestanding children’s hospitals in the United States, conducted between November 1, 2011 and October 31, 2012. Sites selected interventions from a change package developed by an expert panel. Multiple plan–do–study–act cycles were conducted on patient populations selected by each site. Data on discharge-related care failures, family readiness for discharge, and 72-hour and 30-day readmissions were reported monthly by each site. Surveys of each site were also conducted to evaluate the use of various change strategies.

RESULTS:
Most sites addressed discharge planning, quality of discharge instructions, and providing postdischarge support by phone. There was a significant decrease in discharge-related care failures, from 34% in the first project quarter to 21% at the end of the collaborative (P &lt; .05). There was also a significant improvement in family perception of readiness for discharge, from 85% of families reporting the highest rating to 91% (P &lt; .05). There was no improvement in unplanned 72-hour (0.7% vs 1.1%, P = .29) and slight worsening of the 30-day readmission rate (4.5% vs 6.3%, P = .05).

CONCLUSIONS:
Institutions that participated in the collaborative had lower rates of discharge-related care failures and improved family readiness for discharge. There was no significant improvement in unplanned readmissions. More studies are needed to evaluate which interventions are most effective and to assess feasibility in non–children’s hospital settings.
Osteogenic tumour in Australopithecus sediba: Earliest hominin evidence for neoplastic disease
Authors: Randolph-Quinney Patrick S. , Williams Scott A. , Steyn Maryna , Meyer Marc R. , Smilg Jacqueline S. , Churchill Steven E. , Odes Edward J. , Augustine Tanya , Tafforeau Paul , Berger Lee R. 
Published: July 2016

We describe the earliest evidence for neoplastic disease in the hominin lineage. This is reported from the type specimen of the extinct hominin Australopithecus sediba from Malapa, South Africa, dated to 1.98 million years ago. The affected individual was male and developmentally equivalent to a human child of 12 to 13 years of age. A penetrating lytic lesion affected the sixth thoracic vertebra. The lesion was macroscopically evaluated and internally imaged through phase-contrast X-ray synchrotron microtomography. A comprehensive differential diagnosis was undertaken based on gross- and micro-morphology of the lesion, leading to a probable diagnosis of osteoid osteoma. These neoplasms are solitary, benign, osteoid and bone-forming tumours, formed from well-vascularised connective tissue within which there is active production of osteoid and woven bone. Tumours of any kind are rare in archaeological populations, and are all but unknown in the hominin record, highlighting the importance of this discovery. The presence of this disease at Malapa predates the earliest evidence of malignant neoplasia in the hominin fossil record by perhaps 200 000 years.
Team Approach: Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Authors: Pinzur Michael S. , Cavanah Dart Harriet , Hershberger Richard C. , Lomasney Laurie M. , O’Keefe Paul , Slade David H. 
Published: July 2016

➢ At any point in time, 3% to 4% of the 29.1 million diabetic patients in the United States (9.3% of the population) will have a foot ulcer.➢ Diabetes-associated foot ulcers and infection lead to >70,000 lower-extremity amputations yearly in the United States.➢ Between one-third and one-half of diabetic patients undergoing a major lower-extremity amputation will die within 2 years after the amputation.➢ Multidisciplinary population health-management strategies have been developed to decrease the rate and magnitude of this important comorbidity in the diabetic population.➢ The goal of the present review is to provide the reader with a framework for the development of a health-care-system strategy for addressing this complex patient population.
SÉMIOTIQUE DE L’ACTION: TEXTUALISATION ET NOTATION
Authors: Dondero Maria Giulia 
Published: July 2016

Notre texte porte sur des questions méthodologiques que nous considérons comme non encore résolues en sémiotique, et notamment sur les instruments qui pourraient se révéler comme plus ou moins pertinents en vue d’une analyse des pratiques. Nous allons dans un premier temps reparcourir le débat concernant la relation entre une épistémologie du texte et une épistémologie de la pratique, ainsi que la question de l’énonciation (énonciation énoncée, énonciation en acte, praxis énonciative) qui traverse différents niveaux de pertinence de l’analyse. Nous proposerons dans un deuxième temps le concept de textualisation comme lieu de médiation entre texte et pratique : les textualisations (photographies, vidéos, prises de notes) permettraient de contrôler le déploiement de la pratique qui est, de son côté, éphémère et insaisissable. Dans un troisième temps nous réfléchirons sur la question de savoir comment les différentes textualisations peuvent se transposer mutuellement à travers un « croisement diagrammatisant » produisant une autre sorte de médiation entre pratique et analyse : la notation. Cette dernière ne possède pas le même statut des textualisations produites in vivo : elle fonctionne plutôt comme une reconstruction ex-post de la totalité de la pratique mettant en scène les évènements saillants ainsi que la grammaticalisation des gestes et des échanges. Plus généralement, l’objectif de ce texte est de nous interroger sur les objets légitimes de la sémiotique : quels sont les objets qu’elle peut se donner, sans trahir un principe d’immanence qui a caractérisé la sémiotique textuelle et sans rester enfermée dans une condition qui la rend inapte à analyser les pratiques et à répondre aux questionnements de l’actualité sociale et de l’orientation de la recherche en sciences humaines?
Korrupt német vállalatok?
Authors: Ádám Zoltán 
Published: July 2016

A tanulmány arra próbál magyarázatot keresni, hogy mi az oka az utóbbi évek látványos - a külső szemlélő számára egyre növekvő horderejűnek tűnő - német vállalati botrányáinak. A botrányok alapvetően kétfajta, a nagy német feldolgozóipari vállalatok számára egyaránt meghatározó fontosságú kapcsolatrendszer anomáliáiból fakadnak. Az első esetben a munkavállalókkal való együttműködésen alapuló sajátos német vállalatirányítási modell, a Mitbestimmung által korlátozott vállalatvezetői mozgástér bővítéséről van szó. A második esetben az exportpiaci megrendelők megvesztegetésére kerül sor, ami viszont a legkevésbé sem tekinthető német vállalati sajátosságnak. A dolgozat a komparatív politikai-gazdaságtan 1970-es, 80-as évekbeli kutatásaiból kinőtt "variációk kapitalizmusra" megközelítést a botrányok alternatív magyarázataira alkalmazva igyekszik értelmezni a történteket.
Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) kód: P16, F55
A racionális várakozások elméletének fogalmi inkonzisztenciájáról
Authors: Galbacs Peter 
Published: July 2016

A tanulmányban a racionális várakozások elméletét alkotó feltételezések és következtetések ellenmondásait vizsgáljuk meg. Érvelésünk annak belátására irányul, hogy a későbbi újklasszikus elmélet szempontjából meghatározó fontosságú tételek érvelési zavarokat okoznak, s ezért a torzítatlanság követelménye átgondolást igényel. A racionális várakozások elmélete mégsem haszontalan elméleti konstruktum, hiszen a hipotézis határainak megfelelő kijelölésével kiváló elméleti igazolást nyújthatunk az inflációs célkövetési rezsimek működőképességére vonatkozóan. Ha a túlzó előfeltevéseket elengedjük, amellyel helyet szorítunk a várakozások vezetésére képes és arra hivatott monetáris hatóságnak, a Muth által adott hipotézis mérsékelt változatához jutunk ugyan, ám e koncepció némely következménye konzisztens lesz az eredeti (erős) definíció – egyébként tarthatatlannak tűnő feltételeken nyugvó – feltételezéseivel.
Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) kód: B2, E5.
A közösségiesedés folyamata az uniós tagállamok kulturális szférájában
Authors: Toth Akos 
Published: July 2016

Az uniós intézményi rendszer a tagállamok koerszív erejét csökkentve egyre több területen segíti a kulturális szféra liberalizációját. A szerző tanulmányában az Európai Unió tagállamainak kulturális szféráitelemezve arra keresi a választ, hogy az intézményi rendszer hatására az egymástól eltérő finanszírozási modelleket alkalmazó tagállamok kulturális szférái között tapasztalható-e a közösségiesedés irányábamutató folyamat, annak ellenére, hogy az Európai Uniónak nincs egységes európai kultúrára vonatkozó közösségi vívmánya.
Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) kód: Z10, Z11
Eltérő hátterű nyersanyagban gazdag országok növekedésének fenntarthatósága a főbb nemzetközi indexek fényében
Authors: Borko Tamas 
Published: July 2016

A tanulmány arra keres választ, hogy eltérő hátterű, de bizonyos nyersanyagok jelentősége és nettó exportja szempontjából meghatározó országok teljesítményének különbözőségét, a nyersanyagbőségbőleredő hátrányok vagy előnyök dominanciáját milyen tényezők magyarázhatják. Ehhez a főbb ismert nemzetközi versenyképességi és intézményi indikátorokat hasznosítjuk. A tanulmány fő következtetése, hogy a nyersanyaggazdaságok sikeres és fenntartható növekedésében megkülönböztető jelentőséggel bír a piaci hatékonyság, az üzleti környezet minősége, az innovatív képesség, a kormányzati, piaci és jogi intézmények minősége és hatékonysága, a korrupció alacsony szintje, valamint a politikai és polgári szabadságjogok megléte.
Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) kód: O13, O17, Q32
Trendek és tendenciák a magyarországi állami egyetemek HR-rendszereinek továbbfejlesztése területén
Authors: Poór József , Bencsik Andrea , Fekete Iván , Majó Zoltán , László Gyula 
Published: July 2016

Az elmúlt években elfogadottá vált, hogy a szervezetek sikerességében, illetve a hazai és nemzetközi versenyképesség megőrzésében és fejlesztésében a hagyományos sikertényezők mellett egyre fontosabb szerepet játszik az emberi erőforrások menedzselése (HRM/HR) (Gordon – Whitchurch 2007). A fejlett világ országaiban – főleg az angolszász „pionírok” esetében – a közszféra (beleértve az egyetemeket is) messze maga mögött hagyta a normatív jellegű, a formális szabályozáson alapuló „bürokratikus-rendészeti, taylori” rendszert (Karoliny et al. 2003). A 70-es évektől jelentek meg az üzleti megoldások mindenhatóságát és a hatékonyságot hirdető „új közszféramenedzsment” (New Public Management, NPM) modell képviselői, és az 1980-as évek elején elkezdték a széles körű reformprogramok megvalósítását. E törekvések olyan modellt és tapasztalatot nyújtottak, amelyek alkalmazhatók voltak Európa átalakuló országaiban, beleértve hazánkat is. A leírtakhoz kapcsolódva arra vállalkoztunk, hogy – a teljesség igénye nélkül, a szakirodalmi források és tizenegy hazai egyetem gyakorlata alapján – áttekintsük a HR helyzetének átalakulását és modernizációjának lehetőségeit ezen a területen.
Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) kód: I21; H19; M52;M53;M54
Do Labor Unions Always Lead to Underinvestment?
Authors: Cho Hyungjin , Lee Bryan Byung-Hee , Lee Woo-Jong , Sohn Byungcherl Charlie 
Published: July 2016

ABSTRACT
We examine the relation between labor union strength and investment efficiency using the comprehensive firm-level data of Korean-listed companies. We find that the perceived underinvestment related to unionization documented in previous studies is attributable to a negative relation between union strength and investment in overinvesting firms. In fact, union strength is positively related to the level of investment in underinvesting firms. We further find that the relation between union strength and investment efficiency is more pronounced for chaebol firms where inefficient investments are more likely due to greater agency problems between the controlling and minority shareholders. Finally, we document that the investment has more positive value implications in firms with a stronger union. Our results suggest that unions play an important role as a nonfinancial stakeholder in curbing inefficient investments.
JEL Classifications: G30; G31; J53; J54; M41; M54.
The Effect of Budget Framing and Budget-Setting Process on Managerial Reporting
Authors: Brown Jason L. , Fisher Joseph G. , Peffer Sean A. , Sprinkle Geoffrey B. 
Published: July 2016

ABSTRACT
Participative budgeting allows superiors to elicit private information from subordinates, which, in turn, should enable superiors to make better decisions. Self-interested subordinates, however, may bias their budget reports for personal gain, thereby reducing the value of their budget reports to superiors. One potential way to affect subordinates' budget reports is through the framing of the budget request. Another factor that may affect subordinates' budget reports is which party sets the budget. In our study, we examine three different budget frames (honest, fair, and preferred) and whether the subordinate or the superior sets the budget. We find that the framing of the budget does not result in differences in overall slack. Moreover, we find that subordinates' reports have more slack when superiors set the budget than when subordinates set the budget. Furthermore, many budgets are rejected by subordinates when superiors set the budget and, as a result, superiors' welfare is actually greater when subordinates set the budget than when superiors set the budget.
Who Are You to Tell Me That?! The Moderating Effect of Performance Feedback Source and Psychological Entitlement on Individual Performance
Authors: Holderness D. Kip , Olsen Kari Joseph , Thornock Todd A. 
Published: July 2016

ABSTRACT
As organizational structures have become more flat, firms are increasing the use of peer reviews as a performance monitoring tool. Research suggests that the effectiveness of performance feedback, particularly negative feedback, depends on the feedback source and the recipient's sense of psychological entitlement. We conduct an experiment wherein we manipulate the valence and source level of performance feedback and examine how psychological entitlement moderates the effect of feedback on subsequent performance. We find that when providing negative performance feedback, the effect of feedback source on performance is moderated by the level of psychological entitlement of the feedback recipient. Specifically, relative to peer feedback, the effectiveness of feedback from a superior increases with the feedback recipient's entitlement. We also find that psychological entitlement and source level do not affect responses to positive feedback. Our results suggest that companies should encourage supervisors to deliver negative performance feedback, particularly to psychologically entitled employees.
Effect of changes in intra-abdominal pressure on diameter, cross-sectional area, and distensibility of the lower esophageal sphincter of healthy dogs as determined by use of an endoscopic functional luminal imaging probe
Authors: Mayhew Philipp D. , Pitt Kathryn A. , Steffey Michele A. , Culp William T.N. , Kass Philip H. , Marks Stanley L. 
Published: July 2016

Abstract
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) on morphology and compliance of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) by use of impedance planimetry in healthy dogs and to quantify the effect of changes in IAP.
ANIMALS 7 healthy, purpose-bred sexually intact male hound-cross dogs.
PROCEDURES Dogs were anesthetized, and cross-sectional area (CSA), minimal diameter (MD), LES length, LES volume, and distensibility index (DI) of the LES were evaluated by use of an endoscopic functional luminal imaging probe. For each dog, measurements were obtained before (baseline) and after creation of a pneumoperitoneum at an IAP of 4, 8, and 15 mm Hg. Order of the IAPs was determined by use of a randomization software program.
RESULTS CSA and MD at 4 and 8 mm Hg were not significantly different from baseline measurements; however, CSA and MD at 15 mm Hg were both significantly greater than baseline measurements. The LES length and LES volume did not differ significantly from baseline measurements at any IAP. The DI differed inconsistently from the baseline measurement but was not substantially affected by IAP.
CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Pneumoperitoneum created with an IAP of 4 or 8 mm Hg did not significantly alter LES morphology in healthy dogs. Pneumoperitoneum at an IAP of 15 mm Hg caused a significant increase in CSA and MD of the LES. Compliance of the LES as measured by the DI was not greatly altered by pneumoperitoneum at an IAP of up to 15 mm Hg.
Pharmacokinetic modeling of penciclovir and BRL42359 in the plasma and tears of healthy cats to optimize dosage recommendations for oral administration of famciclovir
Authors: Sebbag Lionel , Thomasy Sara M. , Woodward Andrew P. , Knych Heather K. , Maggs David J. 
Published: July 2016

Abstract
OBJECTIVES To determine, following oral administration of famciclovir, pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters for 2 of its metabolites (penciclovir and BRL42359) in plasma and tears of healthy cats so that famciclovir dosage recommendations for the treatment of herpetic disease can be optimized.
ANIMALS 7 male domestic shorthair cats.
PROCEDURES In a crossover study, each of 3 doses of famciclovir (30, 40, or 90 mg/kg) was administered every 8 or 12 hours for 3 days. Six cats were randomly assigned to each dosage regimen. Plasma and tear samples were obtained at predetermined times after famciclovir administration. Pharmacokinetic parameters were determined for BRL42359 and penciclovir by compartmental and noncompartmental methods. Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) indices were determined for penciclovir and compared among all dosage regimens.
RESULTS Compared with penciclovir concentrations, BRL42359 concentrations were 5- to 11-fold greater in plasma and 4- to 7-fold greater in tears. Pharmacokinetic parameters and PK-PD indices for the 90 mg/kg regimens were superior to those for the 30 and 40 mg/kg regimens, regardless of dosing frequency. Penciclovir concentrations in tears ranged from 18% to 25% of those in plasma. Administration of 30 or 40 mg/kg every 8 hours achieved penciclovir concentrations likely to be therapeutic in plasma but not in tears. Penciclovir concentrations likely to be therapeutic in tears were achieved only with the two 90 mg/kg regimens.
CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE In cats, famciclovir absorption is variable and its metabolism saturable. Conversion of BRL42359 to penciclovir is rate limiting. The recommended dosage of famciclovir is 90 mg/kg every 12 hours for cats infected with feline herpesvirus.