bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Prosody and Spoken Word Recognition in Early and Late Spanish–English Bilingual Individuals
Authors: Boutsen Frank R. , Dvorak Justin D. , Deweber Derick D. 
Published: February 2017

Purpose
This study was conducted to compare the influence of word properties on gated single-word recognition in monolingual and bilingual individuals under conditions of native and nonnative accent and to determine whether word-form prosody facilitates recognition in bilingual individuals.

Method
Word recognition was assessed in monolingual and bilingual participants when English words were presented with English and Spanish accents in 3 gating conditions: onset only, onset plus prosody/word length only, and onset plus prosody. Word properties were quantified to assess their influence on word recognition in the onset-only condition.

Results
Word recognition speed was proportional to language experience. In the onset-only condition, only word frequency facilitated word recognition across groups. Addition of duration information or prosodic word form did not facilitate word recognition in bilingual individuals the way it did in monolingual individuals. For the bilingual groups, Spanish accent significantly facilitated recognition in the presence of prosodic information. Word attributes were far more consequential in the English accent than in the Spanish accent condition.

Conclusions
Word rhyme information, word properties, and accent affect gated word recognition differently in monolingual and bilingual individuals. Top-down strategies emanating from word properties that may facilitate single-word recognition are experience and context dependent and become less available in the presence of a nonnative accent.
Sensitivity to Morphosyntactic Information in 3-Year-Old Children With Typical Language Development: A Feasibility Study
Authors: Deevy Patricia , Leonard Laurence B. , Marchman Virginia A. 
Published: February 2017

PurposeThis study tested the feasibility of a method designed to assess children's sensitivity to tense/agreement information in fronted auxiliaries during online comprehension of questions (e.g.,Are the nice little dogs running?). We expected that a group of children who were proficient in auxiliary use would show this sensitivity, indicating an awareness of the relation between the subject–verb sequence (e.g.,dogs running) and preceding information (e.g.,are). Failure to grasp this relation is proposed to play a role in the protracted inconsistency in auxiliary use in children with specific language impairment (SLI).MethodFifteen 3-year-old typically developing children who demonstrated proficiency in auxiliary use viewed pairs of pictures showing a single agent and multiple agents while hearing questions with or without an agreeing fronted auxiliary. Proportion looking to the target was measured.ResultsChildren showed anticipatory looking on the basis of the number information contained in the auxiliary (isorare).ConclusionsThe children tested in this study represent a group that frequently serves as a comparison for older children with SLI. Because the method successfully demonstrated their sensitivity to tense/agreement information in questions, future research that involves direct comparisons of these 2 groups is warranted.
Baade’s window and APOGEE
Authors: Schultheis M. , Rojas-Arriagada A. , García Pérez A. E. , Jönsson H. , Hayden M. , Nandakumar G. , Cunha K. , Allende Prieto C. , Holtzman J. A. , Beers T. C. , Bizyaev D. , Brinkmann J. , Carrera R. , Cohen R. E. , Geisler D. , Hearty F. R. , Fernandez-Tricado J. G. , Maraston C. , Minnitti D. , Nitschelm C. , Roman-Lopes A. , Schneider D. P. , Tang B. , Villanova S. , Zasowski G. , Majewski S. R. 
Published: February 2017

Context. Baade’s window (BW) is one of the most observed Galactic bulge fields in terms of chemical abundances. Owing to its low and homogeneous interstellar absorption it is considered the perfect calibration field for Galactic bulge studies.
Aims. In the era of large spectroscopic surveys, calibration fields such as BW are necessary for cross calibrating the stellar parameters and individual abundances of the APOGEE survey.
Methods. We use the APOGEE BW stars to derive the metallicity distribution function (MDF) and individual abundances for α- and iron-peak elements of the APOGEE ASPCAP pipeline (DR13), as well as the age distribution for stars in BW.
Results. We determine the MDF of APOGEE stars in BW and find a remarkable agreement with that of the Gaia-ESO survey (GES). Both exhibit a clear bimodal distribution. We also find that the Mg-metallicity planes of the two surveys agree well, except for the metal-rich part ([Fe/H] > 0.1), where APOGEE finds systematically higher Mg abundances with respect to the GES. The ages based on the [C/N] ratio reveal a bimodal age distribution, with a major old population at ~ 10 Gyr, with a decreasing tail towards younger stars. A comparison of stellar parameters determined by APOGEE and those determined by other sources reveals detectable systematic offsets, in particular for spectroscopic surface gravity estimates. In general, we find a good agreement between individual abundances of O, Na, Mg, Al, Si, K, Ca, Cr, Mn, Co, and Ni from APOGEE with that of literature values.
Conclusions. We have shown that in general APOGEE data show a good agreement in terms of MDF and individual chemical abundances with respect to literature works. Using the [C/N] ratio we found a significant fraction of young stars in BW.
Postoperative Hematoma Requiring Recraniotomy in 1149 Consecutive Patients With Intracranial Tumors
Authors: Kageji Teruyoshi , Nagahiro Shinji , Mizobuchi Yoshifumi , Nakajima Kohei 
Published: February 2017

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The reported 30-day mortality rate after brain tumor surgery is 2.2% to 2.9%, with a postoperative hematoma (POH) as the most frequent cause of death.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the risk factors for a POH requiring a recraniotomy after brain tumor surgery in a large, contemporary, single-institution consecutive series.

METHODS: We included 1149 patients who underwent surgery for intracranial tumors at the Tokushima University Hospital from 1997 to 2014. The patient charts were retrospectively studied from our prospectively collected database. We analyzed the risk factors, type of hemorrhage, time to reoperation, and outcomes.

RESULTS: The incidence of a POH requiring a recraniotomy was 2.09%. Among the patients with a POH requiring a recraniotomy, 12.5% died within 30 days of the first surgery. The incidence of a POH requiring a recraniotomy significantly correlated with the incidence of a hemangioblastoma, infratentorial tumors, and a prolonged operative time (>10 h), but not with the patient age or sex, surgical procedure (biopsy or craniotomy), surgical type (primary or secondary), bleeding volume, or intraoperative blood transfusion requirement. A recraniotomy for a POH was performed in 54% of the patients just after the first operation, and within 24 h for 79% of the patients. The clinical status at the time of discharge deteriorated in 52% of the patients.

CONCLUSION: Hemangioblastomas, infratentorial tumors, and an operative time exceeding 10 h were significantly correlated with an increased risk of a POH; these factors were responsible for 12.5% of the 30-day surgical mortality rate.
X-ray study of extended emission around M 86 observed with Suzaku
Authors: Hishi Ukyo , Fujimoto Ryuichi , Kotake Misato , Ito Hiromasa , Tanaka Keigo , Kai Yu , Kinoshita Yuya 
Published: February 2017

Abstract
We analyzed the Suzaku data of M 86 and its adjacent regions to study the extended emission around it. The M 86 core, the plume, and the tail extending toward the northwest were clearly detected, as well as the extended halo around them. From the position angle ∼ 45° to ∼ 275°, the surface brightness distribution of the core and the extended halo was represented relatively well with a single β-model of β ∼ 0.5 up to 15΄–20΄. The X-ray spectra of the core were represented with a two-temperature model of kT ∼ 0.9 keV and ∼0.6 keV. The temperatures of the core and the halo have a positive gradient in the center, and reach a maximum of kT ∼ 1.0 keV at r ∼ 7΄, indicating that the halo gas is located in a larger-scale potential structure than that of the galaxy. The temperatures of the plume and the tail were 0.86 ± 0.01 keV and 1.00 ± 0.01 keV. We succeeded in determining the abundances of α-element separately for the core, the plume, the tail, and the halo for the first time. Abundance ratios with respect to Fe were consistent with the solar ratios everywhere, except for Ne. The abundance of Fe was ∼0.7 in the core and in the plume, while that in the tail was ∼1.0, but the difference was not significant considering the uncertainties of the ICM. The abundance of the halo was almost the same up to r ∼ 10΄, and then it becomes significantly smaller (0.2–0.3) at r ≳ 10΄, indicating that gas with low metal abundance still remains in the outer halo. From the surface brightness distribution, we estimated the gas mass (∼3 × 1010 M⊙) and the dynamical mass (∼3 × 1012 M⊙) in r &lt; 100 kpc. The gas mass to the dynamical mass ratio was 10−3–10−2, suggesting a significant fraction of the halo gas has been stripped.
CAR T Cells Secreting IL18 Augment Antitumor Immunity and Increase T Cell Proliferation and Costimulation
Authors: Hu Biliang , Ren Jiangtao , Luo Yanping , Keith Brian , Young Regina M. , Scholler John , Zhao Yangbing , June Carl H. 
Published: February 2017

AbstractInterleukin 18 (IL18) is known to induce the expression of interferon-γ (IFNG), but its effects on T cell proliferation and costimulation are not completely understood. In this study, we demonstrate that ectopic expression of IL18 in CART cells caused significant T cell proliferationin vitroandin vivo,and enhanced antitumor effects in xenograft models. Moreover, IL18 mediated T cell expansion required neither tumor antigen nor CAR expression, and produced severe GVHD in NSG mice. Furthermore, recombinant IL18 costimulated IFNG secretion and proliferation of anti-CD3 beads treated T cells. Interestingly, IL18 costimulation could expand purified CD4 T cells, but not CD8 T cells. However, CD8 T cells proliferated greater than CD4 T cells in magnitude within bulk T cells, suggesting CD4 help effect was involved. Using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, we confirmed that IL18-driven expansion was both TCR and IL18 receptor (IL18R) dependent. Importantly, we demonstrated that TCR-deficient, IL18-expressing CD19 CART cells exhibited remarkable proliferation and persistent antitumor activity against CD19-expressing tumor cellsin vivo, without eliciting any detectable GVHD symptom. Finally, we describe APACHE T cells, a novel strategy for coupling IL18 expression in CART cells to antigen stimulation, thereby limiting potential toxicity associated with persistent IL18 production. In sum, our study supports human IL18 as a T cell costimulatory cytokine for fueling CART therapy.
The emerging BritishVerticillium longisporumpopulation consists of aggressiveBrassicapathogens
Authors: Depotter Jasper R. L. , Rodriguez-Moreno Luis , Thomma Bart P.H.J. , Wood Thomas A. 
Published: February 2017

ABSTRACTThe impact of diseases depends on the dynamic interplay between host, pathogen and the environment. Newly emerging diseases may be the consequence of novel pathogen introductions that are typically associated with unpredictable outcomes, as their interaction with the host in a novel environment is unprecedented. Alternatively, new diseases may emerge from latent, previously established, pathogen populations that are triggered by changes in environmental factors like weather, agricultural practices and ecosystem management. Verticillium stem striping recently emerged in British oilseed rape (Brassica napus) production from a latentVerticillium longisporumpopulation.V. longisporumis a hybrid fungal pathogen consisting of three lineages, each representing a separate hybridization event. Despite its prevalence, little is known of the pathogenicity of the BritishV. longisporumpopulation. In this study, the pathogenicity of British isolates was tested on four different cultivars of three differentBrassicacrop species as well as on the model plantArabidopsis thalianaand compared with previously characterizedV. longisporumstrains from other regions of the world, including representatives of all three hybrid lineages. Intriguingly, the British isolates appeared to be amongst the most pathogenic strains onBrassicacrops. In conclusion, Verticillium stem striping poses a genuine threat to oilseed rape production as the BritishV. longisporumpopulation consists of aggressive pathogens that have the potential to significantly impactBrassicacrops.
Knowledge-based Lean Six Sigma maintenance system for sustainable buildings
Authors: Aldairi Jasim , Khan M.K. , Munive-Hernandez J. Eduardo 
Published: February 2017

Purpose
This paper aims to develop a knowledge-based (KB) system for Lean Six Sigma (LSS) maintenance in environmentally sustainable buildings (Lean6-SBM).

Design/methodology/approach
The Lean6-SBM conceptual framework has been developed using the rule base approach of KB system and joint integration with gauge absence prerequisites (GAP) technique. A comprehensive literature review is given for the main pillars of the framework with a typical output of GAP analysis.

Findings
Implementation of LSS in the sustainable building maintenance context requires a pre-assessment of the organisation’s capabilities. A conceptual framework with a design structure is proposed to tackle this issue with the provision of an enhancing strategic and operational decision-making hierarchy.

Research limitations/implications
Future research work might consider validating this framework in other type of industries.

Practical implications
Maintenance activities in environmentally sustainable buildings must take prodigious standards into consideration, and, therefore, a robust quality assurance measure has to be integrated.

Originality/value
The significance of this research is to present a novel use of hybrid KB/GAP methodologies to develop a Lean6-SBM system. The originality and novelty of this approach will assist in identifying quality perspectives while implementing different maintenance strategies in the sustainable building context.
Impacts of Lean Six Sigma over organizational sustainability
Authors: de Freitas Jéssica Galdino , Costa Helder Gomes 
Published: February 2017

PurposeIn a view to its comprehensive and diverse applicability, the methodology Lean Six Sigma (LSS) has the potential to the generation of impacts on various aspects of an organization. This paper aims to carry out a systematic study of LSS impacts on organizations, analyzing their relation to organizational sustainability through the triple bottom line perspective.Design/methodology/approachA systematic review of the existent literature on LSS was performed and the identified impacts were later classified as correspondence with three dimensions of organizational sustainability: financial, social and environmental.FindingsThere were identified 25 main impacts of the LSS through a systematic research of the literature. A greater correspondence of the LSS have been identified over a range of economic results in organizations; however, it was also possible to notice that the methodology has been directing its efforts gradually to meet further perspectives of sustainability, particularly by looking for a better relation with employees and customers.Practical implicationsThe organizations that use the LSS as methodology to continuous improvement will be able to identify which impacts may need to be achieved primarily by the projects undertaken to enhance the achievement of a more sustainable management. Because of its comprehensive character, this paper can help organizations belonging to various industries and sectors of society.Originality/valueDespite the growing number of published articles on the methodology LSS, it has not been identified articles that look for the study of the application of the methodology as a mechanism for increasing sustainability in organizations. Within the scenario presented, this study sought to assist the filling of this gap.
An empirical relationship between financial development indicators and human capital in some selected Asian countries
Authors: Sehrawat Madhu , Giri A.K. 
Published: February 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between financial development indicators and human capital for Asian countries using the annual data from 1984-2013.Design/methodology/approachThe stationarity of the variables are checked by Levin-Lin-Chu, Im-Pesaran-Shin, Fisher-type augmented Dickey-Fuller and Philips-Perron panel unit-root tests. The Pedroni’s and Kao’s panel co-integration approaches are employed to examine the long-run relationship among the variables. To estimate the coefficients of co-integrating vectors, both panel dynamic ordinary least squares (PDOLS) and fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) techniques are used. The short-term and long-run causality is examined by panel granger causality.FindingsThe Pedroni’s and Kao’s co-integration approaches support the existence of the long-run relationship among the indicators of financial development, economic growth and human capital. The PDOLS and FMOLS estimators revealed that both financial development indicators and economic growth variable act as an important driver for the increase in human capital. The results of panel granger causality indicate that causality runs from indicators of financial development, economic growth and public spending on education to human capital.Originality/valueThere is hardly any study that examine the impact of financial development indicators and economic growth on human capital in Asian economies, therefore the present study fill the research gap in the literature.
Cops and/or courts? A heterogeneous panel Granger-causality analysis of DUI in California
Authors: Van Vleck Va Nee L. , Vera David 
Published: February 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the interaction of enforcement and adjudication for general deterrence of drunk-driving. The authors present a triangular feedback model between three domains: police, courts and drunk-driving events. The authors’ deductive approach imposes no structural assumptions beyond the core of general deterrence theory.Design/methodology/approachUsing a largely untapped data set for California’s 58 counties from 1990 to 2010, the authors estimate a series of heterogeneous panel Granger non-causality tests. This empirically based evidence is re-organized per the proposed triangular feedback model to objectively categorize local criminal justice systems as active, responsive or reactive (with respect to drunk-driving).FindingsOur results suggest that state-level analyses obscure useful variations that empirical panel methods can now handle. The authors provide evidence that research based on empirically derived groupings, rather than inductively based preconceptions, is key to understanding enforcement and compliance. The authors provide a less confounded picture of the relationship between drunk-driving enforcement and adjudication.Research limitations/implicationsOur study addresses one offense for a particular state in the USA. It is an exploratory analysis. This analytical and empirical approach is new.Practical implicationsOur approach imposes very few a priori assumptions and requires a minimum of data series to be executed. The method can be broadly applied to a range of topics and observational units.Social implicationsThe authors aim to expand identification of local systems’ effectiveness (or not) and mechanisms of for general deterrence of drunk-driving. The offense is one that can be committed easily and unintentionally; it does not presume anomie. The authors address general communities, not anomalies. Knowing how enforcement and compliance operate is essential to an array of behavioral externalities.Originality/valueThis is a new empirically based approach for analyzing social systems. It is a marriage of new macroeconomic time-series techniques with an old question, most often addressed by microeconomic research. This study uses an underutilized data source to construct a unique panel data set.
Looking for status appeal? Act interested in your child’s education
Authors: Contreras Salvador 
Published: February 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to study how positional concerns influence a parent’s time investment decisions of her/his child.

Design/methodology/approach
The author presents a theoretical and empirical analysis of household positional and non-positional time investment choices in the education of her/his child.

Findings
The author shows that a parent who is mindful of her/his relative position in the income distribution will use her/his time investment choices to influence her/his perceived status. The theoretical model predicts that visible time investment increases as members of her/his reference group move up in rank. The author shows that moving down in rank lowers utility. The author employs National Education Longitudinal Studies (1988) data set to test the model prediction and shows that visible time invested in child’s education is explained by place on the income distribution.

Originality/value
The author extends the positional literature to account for parent time investment in her/his child’s education. The work suggests that time investment in one’s child’s education is based on more than altruistic preferences and resources. It leaves open the possibility that perceived social standing influences a household’s time investment in their child’s education. From a policy perspective, the findings provide a new way to think about drivers of parental involvement.
Single-yarn pull-out test in neat, solvent-treated and shear-thickening fluid-impregnated Kevlar® KM2 fabric
Authors: Grujicic Mica , Snipes Jennifer , Ramaswami S. 
Published: February 2017

Purpose
In order to help explain experimental findings related to the stabbing- and ballistic-penetration resistance of flexible body-armor, single-yarn pull-out tests, involving specially prepared fabric-type test coupons, are often carried out. The purpose of this paper is to develop a finite-element-based computational framework for the simulation of the single-yarn pull-out test, and applied to the case of Kevlar® KM2 fabric.

Design/methodology/approach
Three conditions of the fabric are considered: neat, i.e, as-woven; polyethylene glycol (PEG)-infiltrated; and shear-thickening fluid (STF)-infiltrated. Due to differences in the three conditions of the fabric, the computational framework had to utilize three different finite-element formulations: standard Lagrangian formulation for the neat fabric; combined Eulerian-Lagrangian formulation for the PEG-infiltrated fabric (an Eulerian subdomain had to be used to treat the PEG solvent/dispersant); and combined continuum Lagrangian/discrete-particle formulation for the STF-infiltrated fabric (to account for the interactions of the particles suspended in PEG, which give rise to the STF character of the suspension, with the yarns, the particles had to be treated explicitly).

Findings
The results obtained for the single-yarn pull-out virtual tests are compared with the authors’ experimental counterparts, and a reasonably good agreement is obtained, for all three conditions of the fabric.

Originality/value
To the authors’ knowledge, the present work represents the first attempt to simulate single-yarn pull-out tests of Kevlar® KM2 fabric.