bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Feasibility of Urgent-Start Peritoneal Dialysis in Older Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease: A Single-Center Experience
Authors: Jin Haijiao , Ni Zhaohui , Mou Shan , Lu Renhua , Fang Wei , Huang Jiaying , Hu Chunhua , Zhang Haifen , Yan Hao , Li Zhenyuan , Yu Zanzhe 
Published: November 2017

Background Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) frequently require urgent-start dialysis. Recent evidence suggests that peritoneal dialysis (PD) might be a feasible alternative to hemodialysis (HD) in these patients, including in older patients. Methods This retrospective study enrolled patients aged > 65 years with ESRD who underwent urgent dialysis without functional vascular access or PD catheter at a single center, from January 2011 to December 2014. Patients were grouped based on their dialysis modality (PD or HD). Patients unable to tolerate PD catheter insertion or wait for PD were excluded. Each patient was followed for at least 30 days after catheter insertion. Short-term (30-day) dialysis-related complications and patient survival were compared between the 2 groups. Results A total of 94 patients were enrolled, including 53 (56.4%) who underwent PD. The incidence of dialysis-related complications during the first 30 days was significantly lower in PD compared with HD patients (3 [5.7%] vs 10 [24.4%], p = 0.009). Logistic regression identified urgent-start HD as an independent risk factor for dialysis-related complications compared with urgent-start PD (odds ratio 4.760 [1.183 – 19.147], p = 0.028). The 6-, 12-, 24-, and 36-month survival rates in the PD and HD groups were 92.3% vs 94.6%, 82.4% vs 81.3%, 75.7% vs 74.2%, and 69.5% vs 60.6%, respectively, with no significant differences between the groups (log-rank = 0.011, p = 0.915). Conclusion Urgent-start PD was associated with fewer short-term dialysis-related complications and similar survival to urgent-start HD in older patients with ESRD. Peritoneal dialysis may thus be a safe and effective dialysis modality for older ESRD patients requiring urgent dialysis.
OGLE-2016-BLG-0693LB: Probing the Brown Dwarf Desert with Microlensing
Authors: Ryu Y.-H. , Udalski A. , Yee J. C. , Albrow M. D. , Chung S.-J. , Gould A. , Han C. , Hwang K.-H. , Jung Y. K. , Shin I.-G. , Zhu W. , Cha S.-M. , Kim D.-J. , Kim H.-W. , Kim S.-L. , Lee C.-U. , Lee Y. , Park B.-G. , Pogge R. W. ,   (The KMTNet Collaboration), Pietrukowicz P. , Kozłowski S. , Poleski R. , Skowron J. , Mróz P. , Szymański M. K. , Soszyński I. , Pawlak M. , Ulaczyk K. ,   (The OGLE Collaboration)
Published: November 2017

Abstract
We present an analysis of microlensing event OGLE-2016-BLG-0693, based on the survey-only microlensing observations by the OGLE and KMTNet groups. In order to analyze the light curve, we consider the effects of parallax, orbital motion, and baseline slope, and also refine the result using a Galactic model prior. From the microlensing analysis, we find that the event is a binary composed of a low-mass brown dwarf (

) companion and a K- or G-dwarf host, which lies at a distance of 5.0 ± 0.6 kpc toward the Galactic bulge. The projected separation between the brown dwarf and its host star is less than ∼5 au, thus it is likely that the brown dwarf companion is located in the brown dwarf desert.
Observations of the Hydroxyl Radical in C/2013 US10 (Catalina) at 18 cm Wavelength
Authors: Wang Zhen , Chen Xi , Gao Feng , Zhang Shaobo , Zheng Xing-Wu , Ip Wing-Huen , Wang Na , Liu Xiang , Zuo Xiu-Ting , Gou Wei , Chang Sheng-Qi 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
The hydroxyl (OH) radical produced by photodissociation of water molecule is one of the most important indicators for cometary outgassing activity. The absorption lines of the OH radical at 1665 and 1667 MHz in the coma of comet C/2013 US10 Catalina were detected between 2015 December 3 and 5 by the Tian Ma Radio Telescope of Shanghai Astronomical Observatory. The source flux intensity was derived to be about −209 mJy km s−1 and −86 mJy km s−1 at 1665 MHz and 1667 MHz, respectively. The corresponding gas production rate was estimated to be (8.78 ± 1.47) × 1028 H2O s−1 and (5.94 ± 1.27) × 1028 H2O s−1, accordingly.
Observing the Atmospheres of Known Temperate Earth-sized Planets with JWST
Authors: Morley Caroline V. , Kreidberg Laura , Rustamkulov Zafar , Robinson Tyler , Fortney Jonathan J. 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
Nine transiting Earth-sized planets have recently been discovered around nearby late-M dwarfs, including the TRAPPIST-1 planets and two planets discovered by the MEarth survey, GJ 1132b and LHS 1140b. These planets are the smallest known planets that may have atmospheres amenable to detection with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). We present model thermal emission and transmission spectra for each planet, varying composition and surface pressure of the atmosphere. We base elemental compositions on those of Earth, Titan, and Venus and calculate the molecular compositions assuming chemical equilibrium, which can strongly depend on temperature. Both thermal emission and transmission spectra are sensitive to the atmospheric composition; thermal emission spectra are sensitive to surface pressure and temperature. We predict the observability of each planet’s atmosphere with JWST. GJ 1132b and TRAPPIST-1b are excellent targets for emission spectroscopy with JWST/MIRI, requiring fewer than 10 eclipse observations. Emission photometry for TRAPPIST-1c requires 5–15 eclipses; LHS 1140b and TRAPPIST-1d, TRAPPIST-1e, and TRAPPIST-1f, which could possibly have surface liquid water, may be accessible with photometry. Seven of the nine planets are strong candidates for transmission spectroscopy measurements with JWST, although the number of transits required depends strongly on the planets’ actual masses. Using the measured masses, fewer than 20 transits are required for a 5σ detection of spectral features for GJ 1132b and six of the TRAPPIST-1 planets. Dedicated campaigns to measure the atmospheres of these nine planets will allow us, for the first time, to probe formation and evolution processes of terrestrial planetary atmospheres beyond our solar system.
A Study of GRBs with Low-luminosity Afterglows
Authors: Dereli H. , Boër M. , Gendre B. , Amati L. , Dichiara S. , Orange N. B. 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
We present a sample composed of the 41 faintest X-ray afterglows of the population of long gamma-ray bursts (lGRBs) with known redshift. We study their intrinsic properties (spectral index, decay index, distance, luminosity, isotropic radiated energy, and peak energy) and their luminosity distribution functions to assess whether they belong to the same population as the brighter afterglow events. We find that these events belong to a population of nearby ones, different from the general population of lGRBs. In addition, these events are faint during their prompt phase, and include the few possible outliers of the Amati relation.
Stochastic Electron Acceleration by the Whistler Instability in a Growing Magnetic Field
Authors: Riquelme Mario , Osorio Alvaro , Quataert Eliot 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
We use 2D particle-in-cell simulations to study the effect of the saturated whistler instability on the viscous heating and nonthermal acceleration of electrons in a shearing, collisionless plasma with a growing magnetic field,

. In this setup, an electron pressure anisotropy with

naturally arises due to the adiabatic invariance of the electron magnetic moment (

and

are the pressures parallel and perpendicular to

). If the anisotropy is large enough, then the whistler instability arises, efficiently scattering the electrons and limiting

(

). In this context,

taps into the plasma velocity shear, producing electron heating by the so-called anisotropic viscosity. In our simulations, we permanently drive the growth of

by externally imposing a plasma shear, allowing us to self-consistently capture the long-term, saturated whistler instability evolution. We find that besides the viscous heating, the scattering by whistler modes can stochastically accelerate electrons to nonthermal energies. This acceleration is most prominent when initially

, gradually decreasing its efficiency for larger values of

(

). If initially

, then the final electron energy distribution can be approximately described by a thermal component, plus a power-law tail with a spectral index of ∼3.7. In these cases, the nonthermal tail accounts for

of the electrons and for

of their kinetic energy. We discuss the implications of our results for electron heating and acceleration in low-collisionality astrophysical environments, such as low-luminosity accretion flows.
The Impact of Star Formation Histories on Stellar Mass Estimation: Implications from the Local Group Dwarf Galaxies
Authors: Zhang Hong-Xin , Puzia Thomas H. , Weisz Daniel R. 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
Building on the relatively accurate star formation histories (SFHs) and metallicity evolution of 40 Local Group (LG) dwarf galaxies derived from resolved color–magnitude diagram modeling, we carried out a comprehensive study of the influence of SFHs, metallicity evolution, and dust extinction on the UV-to-near-IR color–mass-to-light ratio (color–

(λ)) distributions and M
⋆ estimation of local universe galaxies. We find that (1) the LG galaxies follow color–

(λ) relations that fall in between the ones calibrated by previous studies; (2) optical color–

(λ) relations at higher [M/H] are generally broader and steeper; (3) the SFH “concentration” does not significantly affect the color–

(λ) relations; (4) light-weighted ages

and metallicities

together constrain

(λ) with uncertainties ranging from ≲0.1 dex for the near-IR up to 0.2 dex for the optical passbands; (5) metallicity evolution induces significant uncertainties to the optical but not near-IR

(λ) at a given

and

; (6) the V band is the ideal luminance passband for estimating

(λ) from single colors, because the combinations of

(V) and optical colors such as B − V and g − r exhibit the weakest systematic dependences on SFHs, metallicities, and dust extinction; and (7) without any prior assumption on SFHs, M
⋆ is constrained with biases ≲0.3 dex by the optical-to-near-IR SED fitting. Optical passbands alone constrain M
⋆ with biases ≲0.4 dex (or ≲0.6 dex) when dust extinction is fixed (or variable) in SED fitting. SED fitting with monometallic SFH models tends to underestimate M
⋆ of real galaxies. M
⋆ tends to be overestimated (or underestimated) at the youngest (or oldest)

.
Surveys of Forest Birds on Puerto Rico, 2015
Authors: Lloyd John , Rimmer Christopher 
Published: November 2017

The island of Puerto Rico supports a diverse assemblage of breeding birds, including 16 endemic species (Raffaele et al. 1998), and provides critical wintering habitat for many North American migratory birds (Wunderle and Waide 1994). Despite being a hotspot of avian biodiversity, spatially extensive data on the distribution and abundance of birds on the island are scarce. Breeding-bird assemblages were sampled by the North American Breeding Bird Survey from 1997–2007 (Sauer et al. 2013), but comparable primary data are not available for bird assemblages present during the boreal winter.
We provide data from one of the few spatially extensive surveys of forest birds on Puerto Rico. We sampled 211 locations in forests across the island during January–March 2015 using repeated point-count surveys. These data are suitable for use in estimating abundance, occupancy, and distribution of forest birds on Puerto Rico during the winter.
20th century Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii tree- and forest lines in Norway
Authors: Bryn Anders , Potthoff Kerstin 
Published: November 2017

Georeferenced tree- and forest line data has a wide range of applications and are increasingly used for e.g. monitoring of climate change impacts and range shift modelling. As part of a research project, registrations of previously re-mapped tree- and forest lines have been georeferenced. The data described in this paper contains 100 re-mapped registrations of Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii throughout Norway. All of the re-mapped tree- and forest line localities are georeferenced, elevation and aspect are given, elevational and spatial uncertainty are provided, and the re-mapping methods are explained. The published data weremapped for the first time between 1819 and 1963. The same sites were re-mapped between 1928 and 1996, but have until now been missing spatial coordinates. The entries contain 40 x 2 tree lines and 60 x 2 forest lines, most likely presenting the regionally highest registered tree- and forest lines at the given time. The entire material is stored and available for download through the GBIF server.
Previously, the entries have been published in journals or reports, partly in Norwegian or German only. Without the provision of the spatial coordinates, the specific locations have been unknown. The material is now available for modelling and monitoring of tree- and forest line range shifts: The recordings are useful for interpretation of climate change impacts on tree- and forest lines, and the locations of re-mapped tree- and forest lines can be implemented in future monitoring projects. Since the recordings most likely provide the highest registered Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii locations within their specific regions, they are probably representing the contemporary physiognomic range limits.
Psycholinguistique vs psychologie cognitive du langage : une simple variante terminologique ?
Authors: François Jacques , Cordier Françoise 
Published: November 2017

Résumé La psycholinguistique a vu le jour au début des années 50 aux États-Unis et se distinguait clairement à l’origine de la psychologie du langage par le poids de la perspective communicationnelle puis de l’hypothèse de pertinence psychologique des règles de transformation de la grammaire générative. Cependant progressivement ces orientations se sont estompées et la psycholinguistique a peu à peu investi toutes les branches de la psychologie du langage, de sorte qu’on peut actuellement considérer que ce ne sont plus que deux variantes terminologiques. L’étude de cette variation est menée à partir des index thématiques de quatre manuels intitulés soit « psycholinguistique » soit « psychologie du langage ».
Toutefois et néanmoins , une synonymie partielle
Authors: Lenepveu Véronique 
Published: November 2017

Résumé Il s’agit de traiter du fonctionnement pragmatique des adverbes toutefois et néanmoins pris dans le système adverbial concessif en français moderne. Si on étudie leurs contextes privilégiés respectifs, on observe que les deux adverbes ne construisent pas le même type d’opposition : alors que toutefois signale une invalidation partielle de ce qui vient d’être dit, néanmoins marque simplement le caractère non exclusif de l’opposition.
De la lexicologie textuelle multilingue outillée à la lexicographie numérique
Authors: Daube Jean-Michel 
Published: November 2017

Résumé Cette contribution cherche à évaluer dans quelle mesure les corpus parallèles peuvent aider à la production lexicographique multilingue. Considérés comme de simples « réservoirs de mots », les corpus parallèles présentent peu d’utilité, et ce d’autant moins que les traductions de qualité font souvent défaut. Pour pallier ces lacunes, il faut avoir recours à d’autres ressources, corpus comparables et corpus de référence en particulier. Même lorsque les ressources textuelles permettent d’établir une nomenclature bilingue de qualité, les données lexicographiques sont difficilement utilisables, sauf à les rapprocher de conditions d’usage spécifiques. La lexicographie multilingue doit dès lors évoluer pour rendre compte de tels usages.
Specific Reference Intervals of Serum Triiodothyronine, Thyroxine, and Thyroid-stimulating Hormone in Normal Pregnant Indian Women as per Trimester
Authors: Hazra Nandita , Mitra Binay , Pal Reetika 
Published: November 2017

ABSTRACT

Aim
Maternal thyroid hormone level during pregnancy is a vital parameter for the health of mother as well as developing child. Fetal growth is affected by maternal thyroid levels. Various physiological changes like alterations of thyroxine binding globulins (TBGs), beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) level, and change of iodide metabolism affect maternal thyroid hormone levels. Therefore, reference intervals (RI) for thyroid hormones in pregnant population require to be established separately from general population.

Materials and methods
The RIs of serum triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) were determined in healthy pregnant women by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique after segregating them into three trimesters. This study was conducted in a 492-bedded zonal level hospital. The reference population was chosen from a study population of pregnant women by strict inclusion and exclusion criteria. The assays were done by the most commonly used economical ELISA method using standard kits. Tests were done using accurate and precise methods with proper quality control measures.

Results
The RIs were calculated from the central 95% of distribution of total T3, total T4, and TSH values located between 2.5 and 97.5 percentile values. The 0.90 confidence intervals (CIs) for the upper and lower reference limits were calculated. The values thus obtained were different from those provided by manufacturer kit literature.

Conclusion
It is recommended to determine own laboratory-specific, method-specific, trimester-wise RI for maternal thyroid hormone status and use them for screening of pregnant mothers.

How to cite this article
Chakrabarty BK, Mitra B, Pal R, Hazra N. Specific Reference Intervals of Serum Triiodothyronine, Thyroxine, and Thyroid-stimulating Hormone in Normal Pregnant Indian Women as per Trimester. Indian J Med Biochem 2017;21(2):96-100.
Evaluation of Serum Magnesium Level along with Lipid Profile in a Gujarati Population diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Sendhav Sandip S , Kakaiya Amit , Chatterjee Bijoya 
Published: November 2017

ABSTRACT

Aims and objectives
Diabetes is a common endocrinal disorder. Abnormal lipid and magnesium levels are observed in diabetes in many studies. The current study was done with an aim to find the relationship between lipid with magnesium and diabetes mellitus in Gujarati population.

Materials and methods
The cross-sectional study included 60 diabetics and 50 healthy subjects. Each subject was interviewed, examined, and investigated for serum lipid profile and magnesium. A 12-hour overnight fasting was recommended. The statistical analysis of data obtained was done by Student's t-test and calculation of Pearson correlation coefficient.

Result
Routine biochemical investigations showed a significant rise (p < 0.01) of fasting plasma glucose, triglycerides (TGs), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), and very low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (VLDL-C) in diabetics, in comparison with controls (p < 0.01). Among diabetics, males have significantly higher (p < 0.01) TC, TG, and LDL-C while significantly lower high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C). Significant inverse correlation of magnesium with TC (r = −0.18), TGs (r = −0.14), LDL-C (r = −0.27), fasting blood sugar (FBS; r = −0.12) and direct correlation with HDL-C (r = 026) were observed in cases.

Conclusion
The major highlights of the current study are lower magnesium levels in cases compared with controls. In the current study, serum magnesium level has been found to be inversely related to cholesterol, TG, and LDL-C levels, while it is directly associated with HDL-C level. Hence, it could play a role in controlling the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD)-associated morbidities in future.

How to cite this article
Sendhav SS, Kakaiya A, Chatterjee B. Evaluation of Serum Magnesium Level along with Lipid Profile in a Gujarati Population diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus. Indian J Med Biochem 2017;21(2):112-116.
Nietzsche and Wallace on Self-Affirmation and Affirmability
Authors: Forster Jeremy 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
This article brings to bear aspects of Nietzsche's understanding of the affirmation of life on R. Jay Wallace's account in The View from Here (2013). While Wallace takes as a sufficient condition for an individual to affirm her life (what I call “self-affirmation”) that she prefer on balance the life she actually lived over the alternative of not having lived at all, he claims that, because of the lamentable past conditions causally connected to our lives, the normative bases for self-affirmation are generally absent. I propose an interpretation of Nietzsche on which achieving self-affirmation is not simply a matter of forming certain preferences regarding one's life; instead, achieving the warrant for self-affirmation involves the sort of life one has lived, namely a life engaged in the pursuit of growth (the exercise of the will to power), in part through confrontation with the problematic and questionable aspects of life.
Bad USB MITM: A Network Attack Based on Physical Access and Its Practical Security Solutions
Authors: Almazaydeh Laiali , Zhang Jun , Wu Peiqiao , Wei Ruoqi , Cheng Yisheng , Elleithy Khaled 
Published: November 2017

Due its universality, Universal Serial Bus (USB) has become the major connecting port of modern computers. Programmability provides convenience between hardware vendors and operating system vendors to develop their products and related firmware. However, it leads to high risk by opening a door for a potential vulnerability. In the past three years, researchers have attempt to stop and prevent the security influence of compromised products, reported this issue and their suggestion to chips vendors, peripheral vendors and OS vendor, in order to patch up existing vulnerable device and avoid known exploits in the future. In result, none of those vendors could successfully overcome the vulnerabilities, with inactive response to either the reports by security researchers or incidents by hacker communities. Thus, third party organizations and research teams start to take over the problem of "BadUSB" and focus on discovering its solution. In this paper ,we introduce an approach to protect against BadUSB. A comparison between the presented scheme and the existing defense methods demonstrates that the presented approach outperforms the reported approaches in literature.
Estelas discoideas y mundo funerario en la Asturias antigua.
Authors: Santos Yanguas Narciso 
Published: November 2017

Se realiza un repaso a una decena de monumentos epigráficos antiguos, relacionados más o menos directamente con estelas discoideas, aparecidos a lo largo de la geografía de Asturias. Se diferencia entre la estela de Coaña y otros monumentos anepígrafos, epitafios inmersos en un disco solar y, por último, el caso particular de la lápida de Superia que se vincula a las estelas discoideas. En todos los casos, su origen y funcionalidad se relacionan con el mundo funerario. Se defiende la hipótesis de que este conjunto de documentos pudiera vincularse en un primer momento con aspectos astrales, pues constituyen una representación solar, si bien su significado pueda ir más allá y relacionarse con el mundo funerario de estas culturas.
A review of about ten ancient epigraphical monuments is made. These are more or less related with discoid stelae, which can be found throughout Asturias geography. A differentiation is made between the Coaña stele and other anepigraphical monuments, epitaphs enclosed in a solar disc and, lastly, the particular case of the Superia gravestone, which is linked to the discoid stelae. In all cases, its origin and functions are related to the funerary world. A hypothesis about the ensemble of these documents being initially linked to astral aspects is advocated, as they constitute a solar representation, even if their meaning could go beyond and being related to the funerary world of these cultures.