bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Mutual intelligibility of spoken Maltese, Libyan Arabic, and Tunisian Arabic functionally tested: A pilot study
Authors: Čéplö Slavomír , Bátora Ján , Benkato Adam , Milička Jiří , Pereira Christophe , Zemánek Petr 
Published: November 2016

AbstractThis paper presents the results of a project designed to functionally test the mutual intelligibility of spoken Maltese, Tunisian Arabic, and Benghazi Libyan Arabic. We compiled an audio-based intelligibility test consisting of three components: a word test where the respondents were asked to perform a semantic classification task with 11 semantic categories, a sentence test where the task was to provide a translation of a sentence into the respondent’s native language, and a text test where a short text was listened to twice and the respondents were asked to answer 8 multiple-choice questions. Data were collected from 24 respondents in Malta, Tunis, and Benghazi. It was found that there exists asymmetric mutual intelligibility between the two mainstream varieties of Maġribī Arabic and Maltese, with speakers of Tunisian and Libyan Arabic able to understand about 40 % of what is being said to them in Maltese, against about 30 % for speakers of Maltese exposed to either variety of Arabic. Additionally, it was found that Tunisian Arabic has the highest level of mutual intelligibility with either of the other two varieties. Combining the intelligibility scores with comparative linguistic data, we were able to sketch out the phonological variables involved in enabling and inhibiting mutual intelligibility for all three varieties of Arabic and set the stage for further research into the subject.
Lower domain language shift in Taiwan: The case of Southern Min
Authors: Liu Yu-Chang , Gijsen Johan , Tsai Chung-Ying 
Published: November 2016

AbstractThis paper presents data from a quantitative survey based on 746 written questionnaires and 23 semi-structured interviews. The main purpose of the study was to measure Southern Min and Mandarin lower domain language use among a cross-section of Taiwan’s multilingual population. As organizing elements for our discussion of Taiwan’s current language situation, we made use of Sridhar’s notion of societal multilingualism as well as Ó Riagáin’s idea that the home is possibly the first domain to exhibit language shift. This study followed Ó Riagáin by focusing our research on lower domain language use as well as relevant political determinants. We investigated whether Southern Min speakers tend to prefer a Taiwanese rather than Chinese identity, and whether the Taiwanese link their language choice to age, gender, and region of origin. Political improvements in Taiwan for the past two decades did enable the Taiwanese to compete with the Mainlanders who moved to Taiwan and they now have a stronger case to promote the status of Southern Min and maintain it. Evidence of language shift was discovered: proficiency in Mandarin by the Taiwanese is increasing, while that in Southern Min is decreasing. It is predicted that this language shift will continue, but that the attitudes held by Taiwanese toward their ethnic identity might slow down such a process considerably.
Spatial Analysis of b-value Variability in Armutlu Peninsula (NW Turkey)
Authors: Yeken Tekin 
Published: November 2016

AbstractSpatial variations of b values were studied by means of 2376 earthquakes with a magnitude completeness of 2.7 in the Armutlu Peninsula (NW Turkey) during a 15-year period following the destructive earthquake on August 17, 1999 in Kocaeli. The
Integration and virtual reality exploration of biomedical data with CmPI and VANTED
Authors: Sommer Björn , Schreiber Falk 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Modelling and analysis of metabolic processes is an established research field in Computational Systems Biology and
Medicine. There are many different approaches for modelling as well as for visualization, but often these methods ignore
the subcellular localization of proteins, enzymes and transporters involved in the metabolic processes.
Over the recent years, we developed two tools: CELLmicrocosmos 4 PathwayIntegration (CmPI) and VANTED. CmPI is used to
analyse, visualize and explore potential subcellular localizations in a cell environment. CmPI provides import
capabilities for metabolic pathways and simple visualization of directed networks showing the enzyme-compound
relationships inside this environment in 2D as well as 3D. VANTED allows to analyse and visualize biological networks, to
integrate data into these networks and simulate their dynamics.
Here, we will discuss future perspectives of these approaches and how to extend the capabilities of CmPI's localization
method to provide a) complex modelling, visualization and exploration of metabolic networks in combination with -omics
data, and b) immersive analytics of the spatially distributed networks using different Virtual Reality-based
technologies. We discuss the prototypic integration of CmPI with VANTED and the large display visualization framework
Omegalib in combination with a semi-immersive monitor zSpace™ and
CAVE2™.
Symmetry reductions and exact solutions to the Sharma–Tasso–Olever equation
Authors: Zhang Youwei 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
In the present paper,
the Sharma–Tasso–Olever (STO) equation is considered by the Lie symmetry analysis.
All of the geometric vector fields to the STO equation are obtained, and then the symmetry reductions and exact solutions of the equation are investigated.
Our results witness that symmetry analysis is a very efficient and powerful technique in finding the solutions of the proposed equation.
Iteration regularized semigroups of set-valued functions
Authors: Mosallanezhad Masoud , Janfada Mohammad 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
In this paper, a set-valued iteration regularized semigroup, i.e. a family

{

F
t

}

t
≥
0

${\{F^{t}\}_{t\geq 0}}$

of set-valued functions for which

F

s
+
t

∘
C

=

F
s

∘

F
t

,

F
0

=

C
,
s

,

t
≥
0

,

$F^{s+t}\circ C=F^{s}\circ F^{t},\quad F^{0}=C,\quad s,t\geq 0,$

will be considered, where C is a set-valued function on a closed convex cone in a Banach space. Under some appropriate conditions the generator of a set-valued regularized concave semigroup is introduced and some of its properties are investigated. Also differentiability of the iteration family

{

C
∘

F
t

}

t
≥
0

${\{C\circ F^{t}\}_{t\geq 0}}$

is discussed.
On symmetrically porouscontinuous functions
Authors: Kowalczyk Stanisław , Turowska Małgorzata 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
In the present paper, we introduce the notion of symmetrically porouscontinuous functions. We investigate some properties of symmetric porouscontinuity and its connections with the notion of porouscontinuity, studied by Borsík and Holos in [2]. We prove that there are

2
𝔠

${2^{\mathfrak{c}}}$

symmetrically porouscontinuous functions, which extends results of [1] concerning ρ-upper continuous functions.
On the usefulness of formal judgment tasks in syntax and in second-language research: The case of resumptive pronouns in English, Turkish, and Mandarin Chinese
Authors: Hitz John , Francis Elaine J. 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Gibson and Fedorenko (2013, The need for quantitative methods in syntax and semantics research, Language and Cognitive Processes 28(2), 88–124) have argued against the continued use of informally collected acceptability judgments as the primary methodology in theoretical syntax and semantics research. We provide further support for their position with data from Mandarin and Turkish-language judgment tasks which examined the acceptability of resumptive pronouns (RPs) in relative clauses. Based on previous studies which relied on informal judgments, we expected that RPs should be permitted in certain types of Mandarin relative clauses, but ungrammatical in comparable Turkish relative clauses. The results failed to replicate this contrast: RPs were more acceptable than expected in Turkish, and less acceptable than expected in Mandarin. Furthermore, the Mandarin Chinese experiment showed an unexpected gradient effect. We argue that these results challenge existing theoretical accounts, support the more widespread adoption of experimental tasks in theoretical linguistics and in second-language research, and consistently support the Filler-Gap Domain complexity ranking as proposed by Hawkins (2004, Efficiency and complexity in grammars, Oxford: Oxford University Press). We use the complexity ranking and its supporting evidence as a case study demonstrating that quantitative data, such as the evidence obtained from formal sentence judgment tasks, are indispensable in the defense or criticism of linguistic theories.
Influence of the chemical structure of cross-linking agents on properties of thermally reversible networks
Authors: Polgar Lorenzo Massimo , Cerpentier Robin R.J. , Vermeij Gijs H. , Picchioni Francesco , Duin Martin van 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
It is well-known that the properties of cross-linked rubbers are strongly affected by the cross-link density. In this work it is shown that for thermoreversibly cross-linked elastomers, the type and length of the cross-linker also have a significant effect. A homologous series of diamine and bismaleimide cross-linkers was used to cross-link maleic-anhydride-grafted EPM irreversibly and furan-modified EPM thermoreversibly, respectively. Bismaleimide cross-linkers with a polarity close to that of EPM and a relatively low melting point have a better solubility in the rubber matrix, which results in higher chemical conversion and, thus, higher cross-link densities at the same molar amount of cross-linker. Samples cross-linked with different spacers (aromatic and aliphatic spacers of different lengths) were compared at the same cross-link density to interpret the effects on the material properties. The rigid character of the short aliphatic and the aromatic cross-linkers accounts for the observed increase in hardness, Young´s modulus and tensile strength with respect to the longer, more flexible aliphatic cross-linkers. In conclusion, the structure of the cross-linking agent can be considered as an alternative variable in tuning the rubber properties, especially for thermoreversibly cross-linked rubber.
An exploration of diabetic foot screening procedures data by a multiple correspondence analysis
Authors: Urbančič Rovan Vilma , Rovan Jože 
Published: November 2016

Abstract

Aims
Gangrene and amputation are among most feared complications of diabetes mellitus. Early detection of patients at high risk for foot ulceration can prevent foot complications. Regular foot screening (medical history, foot examination and classification into risk groups) was introduced at the out-patient diabetes clinic in Ljubljana in November 1996. We aimed to explore the relationships between the observed variables, check the appropriateness of the risk status classification and of the post-screening decisions.

Methods
The data of 11.594 patients, obtained in 18 years, were analysed by multiple correspondence analysis (MCA). Most of the observed variables were categorical.

Results
The majority of the screened population was free of foot complications. We demonstrated an increasing frequency and severity of foot problems with an increasing age, as well as the association between the loss of protective sensation and the history of foot ulceration, foot deformity and callus formation, the history of foot ulcer or amputation and acute foot ulceration. A new finding was that the location of foot deformity points was closer to female than male gender, indicating the possible role of fashionable high-heel footwear. The appropriateness of therapeutic decisions was confirmed: the points representing absent foot pulses and referral to vascular specialist were close together, as well as points representing foot deformity and special footwear prescription or callus formation and referral to pedicurist.

Conclusions
MCA was applied to the data on foot pathology in the population attending the out-patient diabetes clinic. The method proved to be a useful statistical tool for analysing the data of screening procedures.
Prácticas metapragmáticas e ideologías lingüísticas en el aula. Variedades de español y gallego de jóvenes en Galicia
Authors: Zas Varela Luz 
Published: November 2016

ResumenEn este artículo analizaremos, a través de una serie de actividades diseñadas para implementar en el aula, el modo en el que un grupo de jóvenes gallegos co-construyen el conocimiento metalingüístico y metapragmático acerca de las diferentes variedades locales del español y gallego. La exposición de su trayectoria biográfica permite que afloren diversos saberes y conocimientos metalingüísticos que los estudiantes han ido adquiriendo a lo largo de su escolarización y, además, surgen diversas categorizaciones sobre lenguas y variedades que ponen de manifiesto sus ideologías lingüísticas (Siegel, 2006. Language ideologies and education of speakers of marginalized language varieties: adopting a critical awareness approach.Language and Education(17), pp. 157–174). A través del análisis de las prácticas metalingüísticas y metapragmáticas comprobaremos cómo se reproducen las ideologías lingüísticas de estos jóvenes; por una parte, las ideologías de la institución académica y escolar; y por otra, las ideologías lingüísticas de los jóvenes presentes en el aula, en donde etiquetan, clasifican y establecen jerarquizaciones y valoraciones de su repertorio comunicativo. Finalmente, se comprueba cómo las diferentes variedades del español y del gallego actúan como índices de identidad social diferente de la reconocida en el ámbito institucional y académico, con distintos valores en el mercado lingüístico (Bourdieu, 1991.Language and symbolic power. Cambridge: Polity Press.).
TripAdvisor y actos de habla. Delimitaciones teóricas y propuestas metodológicas para el análisis de las estrategias de atenuación de los actos directivos
Authors: Hernández Toribio María Isabel , Mariottini Laura 
Published: November 2016

ResumenLas opiniones que aparecen en la página web TripAdvisor, como muestra relevante de la promoción del Turismo 2.0, se convierten, dadas las características de este discurso, en macroactos de habla directivos en los que convergen actos de distinta naturaleza. Si bien se presentan como opiniones, trascienden los límites de la mera información para convertirse en actos directivos, ya que el opinante se ve implicado en la construcción de una especie de guía de ayuda a otros viajeros. Por tanto, el objetivo de este trabajo es categorizar los distintos tipos de las denominadas por la página web TripAdvisor “opiniones” comosugerencias,consejos,recomendacionesyadvertencias, y analizar las estrategias de atenuación a las que se recurre en su formulación al servicio de distintasactividades de imagen. Los resultados muestran una tendencia que nos lleva a proponer la distinción entre estos tipos de actos directivos sobre la base de: la recurrencia a estrategias de atenuación, factores como el poder o la voluntad del opinante, el coste-beneficio para el destinatario, así como las propias calificaciones de las opiniones – en las categorías “excelente”, “muy bueno”, “normal”, “malo” y “pésimo”– establecidas por la propia página web. Tener en cuenta todas estas variables nos ha permitido constatar la existencia de un continuo de los actos de habla que se corresponden con diferentes grados de estrategias de atenuación, también en función de las categorías de evaluación y de los mecanismos utilizados para producir el acto.
Die Lanthanoid(III)-Oxid-Oxoselenate(IV) Ln
2O[SeO3]2 (Ln=Sm–Tm)
Authors: Wontcheu Joseph , Zitzer Sabine , Schleid Thomas 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Single crystals of compounds with the composition Ln
2O[SeO3]2 (Ln=Sm–Tm) were synthesized by solid-state reactions of the lanthanoid sesquioxides (Ln
2O3) with the corresponding tribromides (LnBr3) and selenium dioxide (SeO2) in a molar ratio of 2:1:2 in evacuated torch-sealed silica ampoules. For the terbium case, Tb4O7 and SeO2 have been reacted with elemental Tb in a molar ratio of 3:14:2. These lanthanoid(III) oxide oxoselenates(IV) all crystallize tetragonally with the space group P42/ncm and decreasing lattice parameters from the lighter to the heavier Ln
3+ cations (from a=1077.03(8) pm and c=526.38(4) pm for Ln=Sm to a=1049.60(8) pm and c=516.04(4) pm for Ln=Tm) according to the lanthanide contraction. They show a three-dimensional network of condensed [LnO8]13− polyhedra with a channel structure, where all ψ
1-tetrahedral [SeO3]2− units are coordinating with their O2− anions to square antiprisms [LnO8]13− and pointing with their non-bonding electron pairs into the empty channels, which propagate along [001]. As another characteristic feature of the crystal structure, [OLn
4]10+ tetrahedra containing the non-selenium-bonded O2− anions are trans-edge-connected to form

{[O
L

n

4
/
2

e

]

4
+

}

∞
1

${}_\infty ^{\rm{1}}{\rm{\{ [O}}Ln_{4/2}^{\rm{e}}{{\rm{]}}^{{\rm{4}} + }}{\rm{\} }}$

chains, which run parallel to the lone-pair channels in [001] direction and build up a tetragonal rod-packing.
A comparative proteomic analysis for adventitious root formation in lotus root (Nelumbo nuciferaGaertn)
Authors: Libao Cheng , Runzhi Jiang , Mengli Yang , Liangjun Li , Shuyan Li 
Published: November 2016

AbstractAdventitious roots (ARs) directly affect lotus seedling growth and product quality because principal root is not well developed. However, the details of AR formation at the molecular level have not been determined in lotus. Therefore, three stages were chosen to identify the change of proteins abundant during rhizome formation, using isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantization coupled with liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry to gain insight into the molecular mechanisms involved in AR formation. We totally obtained 323,375 spectra during AR formation. After filtering to eliminate low-scoring spectra, 66,943 spectra, including 53,106 unique spectra, were identified. These unique spectra matched 28,905 peptides, including 24,992 unique peptides, which were assembled into 6686 proteins. In the C0/C1 and C1/C2 stages, 66 and 32 proteins showed enhanced abundance, and 173 and 73 proteins showed decreased abundance, respectively. Seventeen important AR formation-related proteins from the three stages were identified, and the expressions of nine genes from the above-identified proteins were assessed by qRT-PCR. This article provides a comprehensive understanding of the changes in metabolism during AR formation, and is helpful to accelerate the progress of breeding in fulture in lotus root.
The Unintended Consequences of Social Media in Healthcare: New Problems and New Solutions
Authors: Atique S. , Mayer M. A. , Denecke K. , Merolli M. , Househ M. , Hors-Fraile S. 
Published: November 2016

SummaryObjectives: Social media is increasingly being used in conjunction with health information technology (health IT). The objective of this paper is to identify some of the undesirable outcomes that arise from this integration and to suggest solutions to these problems.Methodology: After a discussion with experts to elicit the topics that should be included in the survey, we performed a narrative review based on recent literature and interviewed multidisciplinary experts from different areas. In each case, we identified and analyzed the unintended effects of social media in health IT.Results: Each analyzed topic provided a different set of unintended consequences. Most relevant consequences include lack of privacy with ethical and legal issues, patient confusion in disease management, poor information accuracy in crowdsourcing, unclear responsibilities, misleading and biased information in the prevention and detection of epidemics, and demotivation in gamified health solutions with social components.Conclusions: Using social media in healthcare offers several benefits, but it is not exempt of potential problems, and not all of these problems have clear solutions. We recommend careful design of digital systems in order to minimize patient’s feelings of demotivation and frustration and we recommend following specific guidelines that should be created by all stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem.
Unintended Consequences of Tele Health and their Possible Solutions
Authors: Maeder A. , Mars M. , Hartvigsen G. , Basu A. , Abbott P. , Gogia S. B. 
Published: November 2016

SummaryObjectives: Assess unforeseen consequences of Telehealth and suggest solutionsMethods: An outline was created collecting all possible ill effects classified into Clinical considerations, Administrative concerns including interpersonal relations, Technical issues, Legal / Ethical concerns and Miscellaneous. Each topic was assigned to a particular WG member to lead, gather opinion and review existing literature.Results and Conclusion: A wide array of problems have been described. Except for technical issues, literature on this topic is scant, so this article is based more on personal experience and data collected from surveys. Much can be done to prevent such problems, such as a need for standardization with related clinical studies for devices as well as processes used for telehealth is underlined, besides evaluation of outcomes of projects undertaken.
Improving Evaluation to Address the Unintended Consequences of Health Information Technology
Authors: Ammenwerth E. , Hyppönen H. , de Keizer N. , Nykänen P. , Rigby M. , Scott P. , Talmon J. , Georgiou A. , Magrabi F. 
Published: November 2016

SummaryBackground and objectives: With growing use of IT by healthcare professionals and patients, the opportunity for any unintended effects of technology to disrupt care health processes and outcomes is intensified. The objectives of this position paper by the IMIA Working Group (WG) on Technology Assessment and Quality Development are to highlight how our ongoing initiatives to enhance evaluation are also addressing the unintended consequences of health IT.Methods: Review of WG initiatives Results: We argue that an evidence-based approach underpinned by rigorous evaluation is fundamental to the safe and effective use of IT, and for detecting and addressing its unintended consequences in a timely manner. We provide an overview of our ongoing initiatives to strengthen study design, execution and reporting by using evaluation frameworks and guidelines which can enable better characterization and monitoring of unintended consequences, including the Good Evaluation Practice Guideline in Health Informatics (GEP-HI) and the Statement on Reporting of Evaluation Studies in Health Informatics (STARE-HI). Indicators to benchmark the adoption and impact of IT can similarly be used to monitor unintended effects on healthcare structures, processes and outcome. We have also developed EvalDB, a web-based database of evaluation studies to promulgate evidence about unintended effects and are developing the content for courses to improve training in health IT evaluation.Conclusion: Evaluation is an essential ingredient for the effective use of IT to improve healthcare quality and patient safety. WG resources and skills development initiatives can facilitate a pro-active and evidence-based approach to detecting and addressing the unintended effects of health IT.