bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Proust - the Scientist
Authors: Heiss Corinna 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Proust was not only a French writer, but - based on his incredible scientific knowledge and descriptions in his novel - to some extent, a neurologist and psychologist. Far ahead of his time, Proust illustrated in his masterpiece In Search of Lost Time a link between personal memories and sensory stimuli. In his novels, he explains the mechanism of memory retrieval after perceiving a sensation.
Without a doubt the most famous scene of In Search of Lost Time remains the moment when the taste of a French pastry, called “madeleine,” rekindles the childhood memories of the narrator Marcel in the first volume Swann’s Way. Similarly, listening to Vinteuil’s Sonata triggers and maintains Swann’s love for Odette and its expression in the second volume of the masterpiece In Search of Lost Time.
His descriptions reveal that human senses are not only linked to personal memories, but may also trigger them. Moreover, contemporary studies in the biological field have shown that there are correlations between stimuli and intangible feelings and states of mind, such as love, hatred, and sympathy, primarily located in the amygdala of the human brain.
Reading Proust’s masterpiece In Search of Lost Time through the lens of current neurological studies opens an interesting and innovative perspective on the subject of memory retrieval and shows that he was not “only” a writer, but also an observational scientist.
Free Vibration Study of Anti-Symmetric Angle-Ply Laminated Plates under Clamped Boundary Conditions
Authors: Viswanathan K.K. , Karthik K. , Sanyasiraju Y.V.S.S. , Aziz Z.A. 
Published: November 2016

AbstractTwo type of numerical approach namely, Radial Basis Function and Spline approximation, used to analyse the free vibration of anti-symmetric angle-ply laminated plates under clamped boundary conditions. The equations of motion are derived using YNS theory under first order shear deformation. By assuming the solution in separable form, coupled differential equations obtained in term of mid-plane displacement and rotational functions. The coupled differential is then approximated using Spline function and radial basis function to obtain the generalize eigenvalue problem and parametric studies are made to investigate the effect of aspect ratio, length-to-thickness ratio, number of layers, fibre orientation and material properties with respect to the frequency parameter. Some results are compared with the existing literature and other new results are given in tables and graphs.
Rayy and the Religious History of the Seljūq Period
Authors: Tor D. G. 
Published: November 2016

Abstract:Historically, the years between the start of the tenth century AD and the mid-twelfth century witnessed dramatic socio-political and religious convulsions and transformation. This article first adumbrates the political role of Rayy, then gives an overview of the major trends in the religious history of the Seljūq period. These included the promotion and spread of the madrasa, with its accompanying
The Linguistic History of Rayy up to the Early Islamic Period
Authors: Baghbidi Hassan Rezai 
Published: November 2016

Abstract:The purpose of this paper is to give a short sketch of the linguistic history of Rayy from ancient times through the early Islamic period. The language of Rayy in the Old Iranian period must have been Median. The only traces of Median are a few loanwords identified in Old Persian, Assyrian and Babylonian inscriptions, Elamite tablets, Aramaic documents, and Greek texts. The language of Rayy in the Middle Iranian period seems to have been very close to the well-documented northwestern Middle Iranian language spoken in Parthia, known as Parthian or Arsacid Pahlavi. The Iranian dialect of Rayy in the Islamic period, known as the Rāzī dialect, was in fact the natural continuation of Middle Median. The only Rāzī texts available are a small number of poems by Bundār, a Shīʿīte poet at the court of Majd al-Dawla, the Buwayhid ruler of Rayy. In addition, scanty information about the Rāzī dialect can be obtained from a few classical Islamic sources and some of the Persian texts written in Rayy by Rāzī-speaking writers.
From Khalaf (beginning of the 4th/10th century?) to Ḥasan al-Ṣabbāḥ (d. 518 H/1124 CE): Ismailism in Rayy before and under the Seljūqs
Authors: De Smet Daniel 
Published: November 2016

Abstract:In the last decades of the 3rd/9th and the first decades of the 4th/10th centuries, the city of Rayy seems to have been an important center of Ismāʿīlī missionary activity not only in West Persia, but also in Mesopotamia, in Khurāsān and the southern region of the Caspian Sea (Daylam). Organized as a secret society, the Qarmaṭian mission in Rayy, preparing the advent of the Mahdī Muḥammad b. Ismāʿīl, left only a few traces in Ismāʿīlī sources, but has been described by hostile authors trying to prove that the Ismāʿīlī movement is the offshoot of an old Zoroastrian conspiracy against Islam. When, during the 4th/10th century, the
Sunnism in Rayy during the Seljūq Period: Sources and Observations
Authors: Ansari Hassan 
Published: November 2016

Abstract:During the 6th-century AH, under Seljūq rule, Rayy was a center of learning, attracting many Ḥanafīs as well as Shāfiʿīs, Zaydīs, Imāmīs, and Muʿtazilīs from other regions. Nevertheless, because of the conflicts during that period between Ḥanafīs and Shāfiʿīs, as well as between Shīʿīs and Sunnis, and then the Mongol invasion, only a handful of sources survive describing the activities of the Sunni scholars of Rayy and their relationships with one another and also with the Zaydīs and the Imāmīs. Contrary to expectation, some of the most valuable sources on the Sunnis of this era are writings by Shīʿī authors, one of the most important of which is the
A New High Speed Induction Motor Drive based on Field Orientation and Hysteresis Current Comparison
Authors: Ogbuka Cosmas , Nwosu Cajethan , Agu Marcel 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
This paper presents a new high speed induction motor drive based on the core advantage of field orientation control (FOC) and hysteresis current comparison (HCC). A complete closed loop speed-controlled induction motor drive system is developed consisting of an outer speed and an inner HCC algorithm which are optimised to obtain fast and stable speed response with effective current and torque tracking, both during transient and steady states. The developed model, being speed-controlled, was examined with step and ramp speed references and excellent performances obtained under full load stress. A speed response comparison of the model with the standard AC3 (Field-Oriented Control Induction Motor Drive) of MATLAB Simpower systems shows that the model achieved a rise time of 0.0762 seconds compared to 0.2930 seconds achieved by the AC3. Also, a settle time of 0.0775 seconds was obtained with the developed model while that of the AC3 model is 0.2986 seconds confirming, therefore, the superiority of the developed model over the AC3 model which, hitherto, served as a reference standard.
Design of Optical I/Q Modulator Using Dual-drive Mach-Zehnder Modulators in Coherent Optical-OFDM System
Authors: Nehra Monika , Kedia Deepak 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
A CO-OFDM system combines the advantages of both coherent detection and OFDM modulation for future high speed fiber transmission. In this paper, we propose an I/Q modulation technique using dual-drive MZMs for high rate 10 Gb/s CO-OFDM system. The proposed modulator provides 10.63 dBm improved optical spectra compared to a single dual-drive MZM. The simulation results in terms of BER and Q factor are quite satisfactory upto a transmission reach of 3,000 km and that to without making use of any dispersion compensation. A BER of about 8.03×10−10 and 15.06 dB Q factor have been achieved at −10.43 dBm received optical power.
Perinatal outcome of dichorionic-triamniotic as compared to trichorionic triplets
Authors: Simões Teresinha , Queiros Alexandra , Gonçalves Margarida Rosal , Periquito Isabel , Silva Patricia , Blickstein Isaac 
Published: November 2016

Abstract

Objective:
To evaluate if the perinatal outcomes of dichorionic-triamniotic (DC) triplets are significantly different than that of trichorionic (TC) triplets.

Study design:
Comparison of maternal and neonatal data of 44 DC to 46 TC triplets, using univariate analysis.

Results:
DC triplets were significantly more common after spontaneous conception but all other maternal characteristics as well complications and cesarean section rates were similar. Both groups had similar incidence of birth at <32 and <28 weeks as well as similar incidence of very low and extremely low birth weight. There was similar incidence of neonatal morbidity except for twin-twin transfusion syndrome (13.6%) in the DC group. The stillbirth rate was 45/1000 and 29/1000, the early neonatal mortality rates were 63/1000 and 45/1000, and the perinatal mortality rate was 106/1000 and 72/1000 for DC and TC triplets, respectively (all not significantly different).

Conclusions:
Our data indicate that DC twins are not significantly disadvantaged compared to TC triplets and the similar outcomes might be reassuring for those who consider continuing their DC triplet pregnancy.
Detection and quantification of left-to-right shunting using transpulmonary ultrasound dilution (TPUD): a validation study in neonatal lambs
Authors: Vrancken Sabine L. , van Heijst Arno F. , Hopman Jeroen C. , Liem Kian D. , van der Hoeven Johannes G. , de Boode Willem P. 
Published: November 2016

Abstract

Objectives:
We investigated the accuracy of left-to-right shunt detection using transpulmonary ultrasound dilution (TPUD) and compared the agreement between pulmonary over systemic blood flow (Qp/Qs) ratio measured by TPUD [Qp/Qs(tpud)] and ultrasonic flow probes [Qp/Qs(ufp)].

Methods:
Seven newborn lambs under general anesthesia were connected to the TPUD monitor (COstatus™) after insertion of arterial and central venous catheters. A Gore-Tex® shunt, inserted between the descending aorta and left pulmonary artery, was intermittently opened and closed while cardiac output was varied by blood withdrawals. Flow probes were placed around the main pulmonary artery (Qufp) and the descending aorta proximal (Qpre) and distal (Qpost) to the shunt insertion. Qp/Qs(ufp) was calculated as (Qufp+Qpre–Qpost)/Qufp.

Results:
Seventy-two paired measurement sessions were analyzed. Shunts were detected by TPUD with a positive predictive value of 86%, a negative predictive value of 100%, a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 83%. The Bland-Altman analysis comparing Qp/Qs(tpud) and Qp/Qs(ufp) showed an overall mean bias (SD) of 0.1 (0.3), limits of agreement (LOA) of ±0.6 and a percentage error of 34.8%.

Conclusions:
The qualitative diagnostic accuracy of TPUD for shunt detection is high. Modification of the algorithm seems required as shunt quantification by TPUD is accurate, but not yet very precise.
Neonatal outcomes of twin pregnancies delivered at late-preterm versus term gestation based on chorionicity and indication for delivery
Authors: Sung Ji-Hee , Kim Soo Hyun , Kim Yoo-Min , Kim Ji-Hye , Kim Mi-Na , Lee Hye Ran , Lee Hye-Jung , Lee Eun-Jung , Choi Suk-Joo , Oh Soo-young , Roh Cheong-Rae , Kim Jong-Hwa 
Published: November 2016

Abstract

Objective:
To investigate the neonatal outcomes of twin pregnancies delivered at late-preterm versus term gestation based on chorionicity and indication for delivery.

Study Design:
This is a retrospective cohort study of women with twin pregnancies delivered at ≥34 weeks of gestation from 1995 to 2014. Subjects were categorized into two groups according to gestational age at delivery: late-preterm group (34–36 weeks) and term group (≥37 weeks). Neonatal outcome measures including neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission, mechanical ventilator support, and respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) were compared between the late-preterm and term group based on chorionicity (monochorionic or dichorionic) and delivery indication (elective or non-elective).

Results:
A total of 1198 twin pregnancies were included in the study: 679 in the late-preterm group and 519 in the term group. Late-preterm twin infants had higher rates of NICU admission, mechanical ventilator support, and RDS than did term twin infants, regardless of the chorionicity and indication for delivery. In the multivariable analysis, late-preterm birth, monochorionicity, and non-elective delivery were independently associated with a significantly higher risk of NICU admission and mechanical ventilator support.

Conclusion:
The late-preterm birth was associated with a higher risk of adverse neonatal outcome regardless of chorionicity and indication for delivery, and showed significantly increased risk by monochorionicity and non-elective delivery.
Hematological Importance of Pseudoeosinophilic Granulocytes in Acclimation of Common Carp (Cyprinus Carpio Linnaeus, 1758)
Authors: Suljević Damir , Martinović-Jukić Adelaida , Fočak Muhamed , Alijagić Andi , Rukavina Dunja , Zahirović Amir 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Adaptation mechanisms as response to water content, oxygen level and pollutants are very important and they can be interpreted by hematological analysis. The aim of this study was the analysis of hematological and immune adaptations of common carp (Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758) to thermal stress. All specimens were divided into a control and experimental group. The control group of fish was exposed to a constant water temperature of 10°C. We induced thermal stress in experimental fish by gradually heating water to 28°C, held for 30 minutes and then comparing the obtained results with the control fish. Short-term hyperthermia lead to an increase of the number of leukocytes, especially pseudoeosinophilic granulocytes and monocytes, while the number of neutrophils and lymphocytes was reduced. The analysis of the leukocyte number and differential blood count in the control group showed high individual variation of segmented granulocytes, monocytes and pseudoeosinophilic granulocytes. Statistically significant differences (p=0.00) were found for the white blood cells, nonsegmented neutrophils and pseudoeosinophils between the control and experimental group. The experimental group of males had an increased number of white blood cells, monocytes and pseudoeosinophils, where significant differences were found for nonsegmented and total neutrophils and also for pseudoeosinophils (p=0.00), lymphocytes (p=0.01) and monocytes (p=0.03). Females had an increased total number of white blood cells, lymphocytes, monocytes and pseudoeosinophils, while significant differences (p=0.00) were obtained in the number of white blood cells, nonsegmented and total neutrophils and pseudoeosinophils between the control and experimental group. Adaptation mechanisms in carp after water temperature heating are mostly reflected in the increase of pseudoeosinophils and the decrease of neutrophils.
Spin-dependent optics with metasurfaces
Authors: Xiao Shiyi , Wang Jiarong , Liu Fu , Zhang Shuang , Yin Xiaobo , Li Jensen 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Optical spin-Hall effect (OSHE) is a spin-dependent transportation phenomenon of light as an analogy to its counterpart in condensed matter physics. Although being predicted and observed for decades, this effect has recently attracted enormous interests due to the development of metamaterials and metasurfaces, which can provide us tailor-made control of the light-matter interaction and spin-orbit interaction. In parallel to the developments of OSHE, metasurface gives us opportunities to manipulate OSHE in achieving a stronger response, a higher efficiency, a higher resolution, or more degrees of freedom in controlling the wave front. Here, we give an overview of the OSHE based on metasurface-enabled geometric phases in different kinds of configurational spaces and their applications on spin-dependent beam steering, focusing, holograms, structured light generation, and detection. These developments mark the beginning of a new era of spin-enabled optics for future optical components.
Crystal structure of bis(2,6-dihydroxymethyl)pyridine-κ3
N,O,O′)-bis(μ2-6-chloropyridin-2-olato-κ3
N,O:O)-bis(6-chloropyridin-2-olato-κO)-bis(nitrato-κ2
O,O′)digadolinium(III), C34H30Cl4Gd2N8O14
Authors: Youzhu Yu , Yuhua Guo , Liguo Yang , Yongsheng Niu 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
C34H30Cl4Gd2N8O14, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 8.9118(5) Å, b = 20.7857(11) Å, c = 11.7642(6) Å, β = 100.677(2)°, V = 2141.4(2) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.0245, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1057, T = 293(2) K.
Crystal structure of (Z)-6-methoxy-2-(2,2,2-trifluoro-1-hydroxyethylidene)-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-one, C12H6F6O3
Authors: Xing DongYe , Hou YanJun , Chu WenYi , Sun ZhiZhong 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
C12H6F6O3, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 9.433(1) Å, b = 15.567(2) Å, c = 7.682(1) Å, β = 102.83(1)°, V =1099.95(3) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0433, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1264, T = 293 K.
Charles Taylor and the Political Recognition
of Difference as a Resource for Theological
Reflection on Religious Recognition
Authors: Ryan Gerard 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
This paper argues for a wider presentation of the term ‘recognition’ that includes ‘religion’ as a
dimension of recognition. Toward this end, the author draws on the Canadian philosopher, Charles Taylor,
who considered whether religion might be a supportive context for the promotion of recognition. Recognition
for Taylor includes recognition not only of sameness, but, significantly, recognition of difference. As the
author of this paper highlights, Taylor’s argument for recognition of difference is an important resource in
any theological reflection on the possibility of religious recognition.
The Influence of Patient-related Constutional and Environmental Factors on Early Results of a Combined Modality Therapy of Esophageal Cancer
Authors: Pudło Kamil , Błotniak Alan , Skoczylas Tomasz , Dąbrowski Andrzej , Szawłowski Andrzej , Kozłowski Mirosław , Lampe Paweł , Wallner Grzegorz 
Published: November 2016

AbstractAmong many various factors affecting the outcome of cancer treatment one can distinguish patient, tumor- and treatment-related factors. The association of patient-related factors and results of a combined modality therapy of esophageal cancer has not been extensively explored.was to analyze the impact of patient-related constitutional and environmental factors on early results of combined modality therapy of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.We retrospectively analyzed prospectively collected data of 84 patients with esophageal cancer randomly assigned to a combined modality treatment. We evaluated the relationship between early outcome of neoadjuvant therapy (overall toxic events, serious toxic events, treatment-related mortality, clinical and pathological response to the treatment) or surgical treatment (postoperative morbidity, mortality and curative resections – R0) and constitutional (age, gender, height, body mass index, Karnofski Performance Status – KPS, blood type) or environmental (inhabitation, smoking duration and intensity, frequency and amount of alcohol consumption and occupational exposure) patient-related factors.Significantly more neoadjuvant therapy related deaths were found in patients with KPS 70-80 (p=0.0016). Interestingly, significantly more toxic events (p=0.0034) after neoadjuvant therapy and a higher postoperative morbidity rate (p=0.0293) were observed in nonsmokers. Similarly, significantly more toxic events (p=0.0029) after neoadjuvant therapy and a higher postoperative mortality rate (p=0.0405) were found in light drinkers.Smoking and consumption of excessive amount of alcohol may attenuate toxic effect of neoadiuvant and surgical therapy in patients treated due to esophageal cancer. The information regarding the mentioned above addictions should not result in giving up an attempt to provide a curative treatment.
Evaluation of Binarization Algorithms in Preprocessing of Digital Mammographies
Authors: Tene B. , Puchianu D.C. , Angelescu Nicoleta 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Digital mammograms are a useful tool for breast cancer detection. The quality of digital mammogram image can have a negative effect on the computer-aided diagnosis system. We investigate the use of automatic image thresholding methods for microcalcification detection in mammographic images. Experimental results on the BI-RADS 4 images dataset confirm the proposed approach.
Flux Weakening Optimal Control of the Three-Phase Induction Motor
Authors: Dache C. R. , Rosu E. , Gaiceanu M. , Paduraru R. , Munteanu T. , Frangopol G. 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
This paper illustrates the importance of control on energy saving opportunity in electrical drives systems. The paper’s objective is to develop an optimal control law for a variable flux drive systems with induction machines. The optimal control provides dynamic regimes with minimum input energy and performs the minimization of the copper losses from induction motor. The solution of the problem uses optimal control theory and the numerical integration of the matrix Riccati differential equation. The synthesis of the optimal energetic control law is accomplished by comparing, via simulation, the two control methods: conventional and optimal.
Numerical analysis of road pavement thermal deformability, based on Biot viscoelastic model of porous medium
Authors: Bartlewska-Urban Monika , Zombroń Marek , Strzelecki Tomasz 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
The following study presents numerical calculations for establishing the impact of temperature changes on the process of distortion of bi-phase medium represented using Biot consolidation equations with Kelvin–Voigt rheological skeleton presented, on the example of thermo-consolidation of a pavement of expressway S17. We analyzed the behavior of the expressway under the action of its own weight, dynamic load caused by traffic and temperature gradient. This paper presents the application of the Biot consolidation model with the Kelvin–Voigt skeleton rheological characteristics and the influence of temperature on the deformation process is taken into account. A three-dimensional model of the medium was created describing the thermal consolidation of a porous medium. The 3D geometrical model of the area under investigation was based on data obtained from the land surveying and soil investigation of a 200 m long section of the expressway and its shoulders.
Durability of crystalline phase in concrete microstructure modified by the mineral powders: evaluation by nanoindentation tests
Authors: Rajczakowska Magdalena , Łydżba Dariusz 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
This paper presents the nanoindentation investigation of the evolution of concrete microstructure modified by the Internal Crystallization Technology mineral powders. The samples under study were retrieved from a fragment of a circular concrete lining of the vertical mine shaft at a depth of approximately 1,000 m. Due to the aggressive environment and exposure to contaminated water, the internal surface of the structure was deteriorated, decreasing its strength significantly. The mineral powders were applied directly on the surface lining. The specimens were investigated one month, three months and one year after the application of the aforementioned substance in order to verify the time dependence of the strengthening processes and durability of the crystalline phase. The microstructural changes of concrete were assessed with the use of nanoindentation technique. The testing procedure involved including the previously cut specimens in the epoxy resin and grinding and polishing in order to reduce the surface roughness. As a result of the nanoindentation tests the hardness as well as Young’s modulus of the material were evaluated. The results were then compared and statistically analyzed. As a consequence, the disintegration time of the crystalline network in the pores of concrete was identified.