bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) at the Time of Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor: A Large Retrospective Study and Analysis of Racial Differences
Authors: Tazeh Ngii N. , Canter Daniel J. , Damodaran Shivashankar , Rushmer Timothy , Richards Kyle A. , Abel E. Jason , Jarrard David F. , Downs Tracy M. 
Published: March 2017

Introduction: Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is an indicator of systemic inflammation and has been proven to be associated with an increased risk of extravesical disease, decreased cancer specific survival and overall survival in bladder cancer patients. A large proportion of healthy African Americans have a WBC count that is persistently lower than the normal range defined for individuals of European ancestry, this condition has been called “benign ethnic neutropenia”. The purpose of our study was to determine if NLR was different in patients of African ancestry (AA) vs European ancestry (EA) across different tumor grades and stages at the time of transurethral resection of bladder tumor(s) (TURBT). Materials and Methods: The records of consecutive patients who underwent TURBT were reviewed from the University of Wisconsin and the Atlanta Veterans’ Administration Medical Center (2000–2012). NLR was compared across tumor stage, tumor grade and ethnicity. Results: 297 consecutive patients met study criteria. 89% and 86%, were males and of European ancestry (EA) respectively. NLRs were different across T-stages (Ta-2.5, T1-3.9, T2-3.8; p = 0.001). but not across tumor grades in Ta (LG-2.5 vs HG-3.9, p = 0.57). EA had higher NLRs than AA (3.4 vs 1.9; p < 0.001). Conclusions: Higher NLRs appear to be associated with more advanced tumor stage at the time of TURBT. Patients of African ancestry have lower NLRs across all tumor stages compared to patients of European ancestry. Ethnicity should be taken into account when interpreting the NLR in patients with bladder cancer.
Fragmented, Messianic, Paradoxical, Antinomian, Revolutionary, Secular: The Hermeneutics of Eschatology
Authors: Dickinson Colby 
Published: March 2017

Multiple philosophical-theological efforts in the last century, from W. Benjamin to J. Caputo, have been centered on a messianic opposition to normative structures, a challenge that invokes a long history in the West of breaking down the codes of ordered, civilized and religious society. That such an apocalyptic fervor is nothing new to the history of theology should not surprise us. What should surprise us, however, is how infrequently we are able to see the larger pattern behind these particular movements. Taking up the recent emergence of ‘queer theology’ as the current manifestation of such a trend, I want to isolate and clarify the theological implications of comprehending the existence of humanity as a state of constantly ‘being between’. What I argue is that developing a hermeneutics of eschatology that takes such tensions as foundational rather than merely heterodox indicates that the opposition of grace and law is to be understood not as a dualism to be overcome but as the structure of history itself. The question I am posing is this: to what degree does the queering or subversion of theological normativity, or the development of a ‘theology against itself’, allow us to subvert identitarian politics and to challenge the social and religious institutions that we are a part of? It is through the lens of ‘queer theology’ and its questioning of the existence of normativity itself that we are simultaneously returned to the basic structures that guide human life, while, at the same time, propelled forward into new configurations of resistance to just such structures. By firmly placing ourselves within this ‘queer critique’ we see the ‘already-not yet’ tension of eschatological thought not simply in religious terms, but in ones that reorient our relationship to the political and social orders of this world, calling for a permanent re-envisioning of norms as the individual—and the church—are found to be perpetually—and edifyingly—‘against themselves’.
The Anglo-Australian Planet Search. XXV. A Candidate Massive Saturn Analog Orbiting HD 30177
Authors: Wittenmyer Robert A. , Horner Jonathan , Mengel M. W. , Butler R. P. , Wright D. J. , Tinney C. G. , Carter B. D. , Jones H. R. A. , Anglada-Escudé G. , Bailey J. , O’Toole Simon J. 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
We report the discovery of a second long-period giant planet orbiting HD 30177, a star previously known to host a massive Jupiter analog (HD 30177b: a = 3.8 ± 0.1 au, m sin i = 9.7 ± 0.5 M
Jup). HD 30177c can be regarded as a massive Saturn analog in this system, with a = 9.9 ± 1.0 au and m sin i = 7.6 ± 3.1 M
Jup. The formal best-fit solution slightly favors a closer-in planet at a ∼ 7 au, but detailed n-body dynamical simulations show that configuration to be unstable. A shallow local minimum of longer period, lower eccentricity solutions was found to be dynamically stable, and hence we adopt the longer period in this work. The proposed ∼32 year orbit remains incomplete; further monitoring of this and other stars is necessary to reveal the population of distant gas giant planets with orbital separations a ∼ 10 au, analogous to that of Saturn.
UCAC5: New Proper Motions Using Gaia DR1
Authors: Zacharias N. , Finch C. , Frouard J. 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
New astrometric reductions of the US Naval Observatory CCD Astrograph Catalog (UCAC) all-sky observations were performed from first principles using the TGAS stars in the 8–11 mag range as the reference star catalog. Significant improvements in the astrometric solutions were obtained, and the UCAC5 catalog of mean positions at a mean epoch near 2001 was generated. By combining UCAC5 with Gaia DR1 data, new proper motions were obtained for over 107 million stars on the Gaia coordinate system, with typical accuracies of 1–2 mas yr−1 (R = 11–15 mag) and about 5 mas yr−1 at 16th mag. Proper motions of most TGAS stars are improved over their Gaia data and the precision level of TGAS proper motions is extended to many millions more, fainter stars. External comparisons were made using stellar cluster fields and extragalactic sources. The TGAS data allow us to derive the limiting precision of the UCAC x, y data, which is significantly better than1/100 pixel.
Considerations for the Use of STEREO-HI Data for Astronomical Studies
Authors: Tappin S. J. 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
Recent refinements to the photometric calibrations of the Heliospheric Imagers (HI) on board the Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) have revealed a number of subtle effects in the measurement of stellar signals with those instruments. These effects need to be considered in the interpretation of STEREO-HI data for astronomy. In this paper we present an analysis of these effects and how to compensate for them when using STEREO-HI data for astronomical studies. We determine how saturation of the HI CCD detectors affects the apparent count rates of stars after the on-board summing of pixels and exposures. Single-exposure calibration images are analyzed and compared with binned and summed science images to determine the influence of saturation on the science images. We also analyze how the on-board cosmic-ray scrubbing algorithm affects stellar images. We determine how this interacts with the variations of instrument pointing to affect measurements of stars. We find that saturation is a significant effect only for the brightest stars, and that its onset is gradual. We also find that degraded pointing stability, whether of the entire spacecraft or of the imagers, leads to reduced stellar count rates and also increased variation thereof through interaction with the on-board cosmic-ray scrubbing algorithm. We suggest ways in which these effects can be mitigated for astronomical studies and also suggest how the situation can be improved for future imagers.
Rotational Spectroscopy of the NH3–H2 Molecular Complex
Authors: Surin L. A. , Tarabukin I. V. , Schlemmer S. , Breier A. A. , Giesen T. F. , McCarthy M. C. , Avoird A. van der 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
We report the first high resolution spectroscopic study of the NH3–H2 van der Waals molecular complex. Three different experimental techniques, a molecular beam Fourier transform microwave spectrometer, a millimeter-wave intracavity jet OROTRON spectrometer, and a submillimeter-wave jet spectrometer with multipass cell, were used to detect pure rotational transitions of NH3–H2 in the wide frequency range from 39 to 230 GHz. Two nuclear spin species, (o)-NH3–(o)-H2 and (p)-NH3–(o)-H2, have been assigned as carriers of the observed lines on the basis of accompanying rovibrational calculations performed using the ab initio intermolecular potential energy surface (PES) of Maret et al. The experimental spectra were compared with the theoretical bound state results, thus providing a critical test of the quality of the NH3–H2 PES, which is a key issue for reliable computations of the collisional excitation and de-excitation of ammonia in the dense interstellar medium.
Unifying Type II Supernova Light Curves with Dense Circumstellar Material
Authors: Morozova Viktoriya , Piro Anthony L. , Valenti Stefano 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
A longstanding problem in the study of supernovae (SNe) has been the relationship between the Type IIP and Type IIL subclasses. Whether they come from distinct progenitors or they are from similar stars with some property that smoothly transitions from one class to another has been the subject of much debate. Here, using one-dimensional radiation-hydrodynamic SN models, we show that the multi-band light curves of SNe IIL are well fit by ordinary red supergiants surrounded by dense circumstellar material (CSM). The inferred extent of this material, coupled with a typical wind velocity of

, suggests enhanced activity by these stars during the last ~months to ∼years of their lives, which may be connected with advanced stages of nuclear burning. Furthermore, we find that, even for more plateau-like SNe, dense CSM provides a better fit to the first

days of their light curves, indicating that the presence of such material may be more widespread than previously appreciated. Here we choose to model the CSM with a wind-like density profile, but it is unclear whether this just generally represents some other mass distribution, such as a recent mass ejection, thick disk, or even inflated envelope material. Better understanding the exact geometry and density distribution of this material will be an important question for future studies.
UVUDF: UV Luminosity Functions at the Cosmic High Noon
Authors: Mehta Vihang , Scarlata Claudia , Rafelski Marc , Gburek Timothy , Teplitz Harry I. , Alavi Anahita , Boylan-Kolchin Michael , Finkelstein Steven , Gardner Jonathan P. , Grogin Norman , Koekemoer Anton , Kurczynski Peter , Siana Brian , Codoreanu Alex , de Mello Duilia F. , Lee Kyoung-Soo , Soto Emmaris 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
We present the rest-1500 Å UV luminosity functions (LF) for star-forming galaxies during the cosmic high noon—the peak of cosmic star formation rate at

. We use deep NUV imaging data obtained as part of the Hubble Ultra-Violet Ultra Deep Field (UVUDF) program, along with existing deep optical and NIR coverage on the HUDF. We select F225W, F275W, and F336W dropout samples using the Lyman break technique, along with samples in the corresponding redshift ranges selected using photometric redshifts, and measure the rest-frame UV LF at

, respectively, using the modified maximum likelihood estimator. We perform simulations to quantify the survey and sample incompleteness for the UVUDF samples to correct the effective volume calculations for the LF. We select galaxies down to

and fit a faint-end slope of

at

,

, and

, respectively. We compare the star formation properties of

galaxies from these UV observations with results from Hα and UV+IR observations. We find a lack of high-SFR sources in the UV LF compared to the Hα and UV+IR, likely due to dusty SFGs not being properly accounted for by the generic

relation used to correct for dust. We compute a volume-averaged UV-to-Hα ratio by abundance matching the rest-frame UV LF and Hα LF. We find an increasing UV-to-Hα ratio toward low-mass galaxies (

). We conclude that this could be due to a larger contribution from starbursting galaxies compared to the high-mass end.
Rotational Splitting and Asteroseismic Modeling of the δ Scuti Star EE Camelopardalis
Authors: Chen Xinghao , Li Yan 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
According to the rotational splitting law of g modes, the frequency spectra of EE Cam can be disentangled only with oscillation modes of ℓ = 0, 1, and 2. Fifteen sets of rotational splits were found, and they contain five sets of ℓ = 1 multiplets and 10 sets of ℓ = 2 multiplets. The rotational period of EE Cam is deduced to be

days. When we do model fittings, we use two nonradial oscillation modes (f
11 and f
32), and the fundamental radial mode f
1. The fitting results show that

of the best-fitting model is much smaller than those of other theoretical models. The physical parameters of the best-fitting model are M = 2.04 M
⊙, Z = 0.028, T
eff = 6433 K,

, R = 4.12 R
⊙,

, and

. Furthermore, we find that f
11 and f
32 are mixed modes, which mainly characterize the features of the helium core. The fundamental radial mode f
1 mainly restricts the features of the stellar envelope. Finally, the acoustic radius

and the period separation Π0 are determined to be 5.80 hr and 463.7 s, respectively, and the size of the helium core of EE Cam is estimated to be M
He = 0.181 M
⊙ and R
He = 0.0796 R
⊙.
Evaluating Optical Classification for Fermi Blazar Candidates with a Statistical Method Using Broadband Spectral Indices
Authors: Yi Ting-Feng , Zhang Jin , Lu Rui-Jing , Huang Rui , Liang En-Wei 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
We aim to test whether a blazar candidate of uncertain type (BCU) in the third Fermi catalog of active galactic nuclei (3LAC) can be potentially classified as a BL Lac object or a flat-spectrum radio quasar (FSRQ) by performing a statistical analysis of its broadband spectral properties. We find that 34% of the radio-selected BCUs (583 BCUs) are BL Lac-like and 20% are FSRQ-like, at a 90% level of confidence. Similarly, 77.3% of the X-ray-selected BCUs (176 BCUs) are evaluated as BL Lac-like and 6.8% may be FSRQ-like sources. And 88.7% of the BL Lac-like BCUs that have synchrotron peak frequencies available are high synchrotron peaked BL Lacs in the X-ray-selected BCUs. The percentages are accordingly 62% and 7.3% in the sample of 124 optically selected BCUs. The high ratio of the number of BL Lac-like sources to the number of FSRQ-like BCUs in the X-ray-selected and optically selected BCU samples is due to selection effects. Examining the consistency between our evaluation and spectroscopic identification case by case with a sample of 78 radio-selected BCUs, it is found that the statistical analysis and its resulting classifications agree with the results of the optical follow-up spectroscopic observations. Our observation campaign for high-

BCUs selected with our method, i.e.,

, is ongoing.
A global map of saltmarshes
Authors: Mcowen Chris , Weatherdon Lauren , Bochove Jan-Willem , Sullivan Emma , Blyth Simon , Zockler Christoph , Stanwell-Smith Damon , Kingston Naomi , Martin Corinne , Spalding Mark , Fletcher Steven 
Published: March 2017

Saltmarshes are extremely valuable but often overlooked ecosystems, contributing to livelihoods locally and globally through the associated ecosystem services they provide, including fish production, carbon storage and coastal protection. Despite their importance, knowledge of the current spatial distribution (occurrence and extent) of saltmarshes is incomplete. In light of increasing anthropogenic and environmental pressures on coastal ecosystems, global data on the occurrence and extent of saltmarshes are needed to draw attention to these critical ecosystems and to the benefits they generate for people. Such data can support resource management, strengthen decision-making and facilitate tracking of progress towards global conservation targets set by multilateral environmental agreements, such as the Aichi Biodiversity Targets of the United Nations' (UN's) Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Ramsar Convention.
Here, we present the most complete dataset on saltmarsh occurrence and extent at the global scale. This dataset collates 350,985 individual occurrences of saltmarshes and presents the first global estimate of their known extent.
The dataset captures locational and contextual data for saltmarsh in 99 countries worldwide. A total of 5,495,089 hectares of mapped saltmarsh across 43 countries and territories are represented in a Geographic Information Systems polygon shapefile. This estimate is at the relatively low end of previous estimates (2.2-40 Mha), however, we took the conservative approach in the mapping exercise and there are notable areas in Canada, Northern Russia, South America and Africa where saltmarshes are known to occur that require additional spatial data. Nevertheless, the most extensive saltmarsh worldwide are found outside the tropics, notably including the low-lying, ice-free coasts, bays and estuaries of the North Atlantic which are well represented in our global polygon dataset. Therefore, despite the gaps, we believe that, while incomplete, our global polygon data cover many of the important areas in Europe, the USA and Australia.
La loi grecque sur la surveillance électronique des justiciables. En-deçà de la naissance, un processus de création
Authors: Velentza Eleni 
Published: March 2017

L’adoption, par la Grèce, le 30 octobre 2013, de la loi sur la surveillance électronique des justiciables, relève d’un processus relativement court qui a commencé pendant l’été 2012. La Grèce se trouve aujourd’hui au début de la mise en œuvre de la surveillance électronique, ce qui offre l’opportunité d’observer une réforme « en train de se faire ». Pour pouvoir retracer cette histoire courte et en tirer des enseignements, deux sources empiriques sont privilégiées : des entretiens avec, pour l’essentiel, des membres du Comité mandaté pour esquisser le projet de la loi et l’analyse des débats parlementaires qui se sont tenus entre avril 2013 et le vote de la loi.
Cessons de les appeler « handicaps associés »
Authors: Le Capitaine Jean-Yves 
Published: March 2017

Les dispositifs d’éducation et de scolarisation pour « jeunes avec handicaps associés » (ici de jeunes sourds) ont l’avantage de proposer des réponses inexistantes dans le milieu ordinaire. Mais ce faisant, ils assignent dans le même temps ces jeunes à une catégorisation excluante et à des représentations d’incapacités éloignées de la norme. Cela reste un défi pour les professionnels, les parents et les jeunes eux-mêmes de s’extraire de cette assignation.
Poutine et la mer. Forteresse « Eurasie » et stratégie océanique mondiale
Authors: Mongrenier Jean-Sylvestre 
Published: March 2017

Vladimir Poutine manie des représentations géopolitiques qui font de la « Russie-Eurasie » l’archétype de la puissance continentale, engagée dans une confrontation avec les pays occidentaux, décrits comme des puissances marchandes et maritimes. Bref, la « nouvelle guerre froide » réitérerait le grand affrontement de la Terre et de la Mer, conformément aux théories géopolitiques de Mahan et Mackinder. A priori , ce système de pensée accorde peu de place à l’« océan mondial » dans la conception et la conduite de la grande stratégie russe. L’enjeu principal serait d’édifier une « forteresse eurasiatique ». Toutefois, les stratégies anti-accès en Baltique et en mer Noire ne sauraient occulter la volonté de Poutine de projeter puissance et influence au-delà des mers qui bordent la Russie-Eurasie, dans les « eaux bleues » (la haute mer). En cela, la composante navale de la grande stratégie russe met en évidence la dimension néosoviétique des conceptions et pratiques géopolitiques de Poutine.
Le scepticisme « raisonnable » ou le matérialisme athée de D’Alembert à l’aune de la question de la liberté
Authors: Le Ru Véronique 
Published: March 2017

D’Alembert, à l’instar des encyclopédistes et des philosophes des Lumières, est loin d’être un chantre du progrès. Il est, c’est la thèse que nous voulons soutenir ici, un philosophe qui prend le masque d’un philosophe sceptique proche de Hume, mais qui s’avère être un matérialiste athée. Nous voudrions mesurer son scepticisme « raisonnable » à la manière dont il discute dans plusieurs textes la question de la liberté. Nous proposons d’analyser sa problématique de la liberté dans les Éléments de philosophie, dans un éclaircissement inédit sur la liberté, dans sa correspondance avec Frédéric II de Prusse et enfin dans trois articles de l’Encyclopédie.
New characters and redescription ofDendroctonus vitei(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
Authors: Armendáriz-Toledano Francisco , García-Román Jazmín , López María Fernanda , Sullivan Brian T. , Zúñiga Gerardo 
Published: March 2017

AbstractThe taxonomic status ofDendroctonus viteiWood (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) andDendroctonus mexicanusHopkins is supported by biological and morphological data. However, the differentiation of these species has been extremely difficult because most of the morphological characters have not been well illustrated and some of them are geographically variable. Seminal rod shape has been the only reliable characteristic to identify these species. The main purpose of this study was to look for new morphological characters for the identification of these species as well as to evaluate geographic variation of those previously reported characters in order to produce a comprehensive redescription ofD. vitei. A total of 33 morphological characters from antenna, stridulatory apparatus, male and female genitalia, and external morphology were compared between the similar speciesD. viteiandD. mexicanus, and we identified five novel diagnostic characters and confirmed previously reported characters that differentiate these two species from each other and from other species in theDendroctonus frontalisZimmermann complex (sensu stricto). Furthermore, these characters and those of the seminal rod allowed us to re-evaluate some previously reported records for other species to broaden the known distribution ofD. vitei.