bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, X-ray structure and DFT calculations of Ni(II)bis(3,4 dimethoxybenzoate)bis(nicotinamide) dihydrate
Authors: Kaya Elif Çelenk , Kaya Afşin Ahmet , Demircioğlu Zeynep , Büyükgüngör Orhan 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
A single crystal of Ni(II)bis(3,4 dimethoxybenzoate)bis(nicotinamide) dihydrate, formulated as C30H34N4NiO12 (I), was characterized in the solid state by infra-red (IR), ultra-violet (UV) and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis at 296 K as mononuclear with a distorted octahedral stereochemistry. The complex consists of a six-coordinate Nickel atom in a distorted octahedral environment constructed from two N atoms and four O atoms and crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C 2/c with a=27.7680(16) Å, b=8.5748(3) Å, c=17.8018(9) Å, α=90°, β=108.154(4)°, γ=90°, Z=4. The molecular structure and geometry was also optimized using the B3LYP density functional theory method employing the 6-31G(d) basis set. The molecular electrostatic potential (MEP), frontier molecular orbitals (FMO) analysis, nonlinear optical properties (NLO) and natural bond analysis (NBO), Mulliken population analyis, natural population analysis (NPA) and Fukui function analysis were also described.
NMR determination of sorption isotherms in earlywood and latewood of Douglas fir. Identification of bound water components related to their local environment
Authors: Bonnet Marie , Courtier-Murias Denis , Faure Paméla , Rodts Stéphane , Care Sabine 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
Earlywood (EW) and latewood (LW) have different hygromechanical behaviors, if subjected to relative humidity (RH) variations. To understand this effect better, the adsorption mechanisms of EW and LW of Douglas fir were studied by 2D 1H NMR relaxometry under conditions of equilibrium moisture content (EMC) at 20°C. Two bound water components were detected with relaxation times T1 and T2 indicating that they are located in distinct environments but these are similar in EW and LW. Sorption isotherms were calculated and analyzed based on the sorption model of Dent. A difference of sorption energy between the two water components is in agreement with their mobility difference observed on T1−T2 correlation spectra. Moreover, for the two bound water components, EW and LW exhibit different sorption isotherms at high RH. This may be attributed to a difference of adsorption capacity. Based on the macrofibril models provided by the literature, the following hypothesis is proposed: bound water components are located in lamellar and lenticular areas, both leading to possible deformations.
Apposition: A multimodal construction? The multimodality of linguistic constructions in the light of usage-based theory
Authors: Lanwer Jens Philipp 
Published: March 2017

AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to address some methodological questions arising in the framework of usage-based construction grammar facing the multimodality of language use. These questions will be discussed with respect to different patterns of head nods accompanying different appositional patterns in spoken German.
Constructed Action, the Clause and the Nature of Syntax in Finnish Sign Language
Authors: Jantunen Tommi 
Published: March 2017

AbstractThis paper investigates the interplay of constructed action and the clause in Finnish Sign Language (FinSL). Constructed action is a form of gestural enactment in which the signers use their hands, face and other parts of the body to represent the actions, thoughts or feelings of someone they are referring to in the discourse. With the help of frequencies calculated from corpus data, this article shows firstly that when FinSL signers are narrating a story, there are differences in how they use constructed action. Then the paper argues that there are differences also in the prototypical structure, linkage type and non-manual activity of clauses, depending on the presence or non-presence of constructed action. Finally, taking the view that gesturality is an integral part of language, the paper discusses the nature of syntax in sign languages and proposes a conceptualization in which syntax is seen as a set of norms distributed on a continuum between a categorial-conventional end and a gradient-unconventional end.
Acromegalic arthropathy in various stages of the disease: an MRI study
Authors: Claessen K M J A , Canete A Navas , de Bruin P W , Pereira A M , Kloppenburg M , Kroon H M , Biermasz N R 
Published: March 2017

Background
Arthropathy is a prevalent and invalidating complication of acromegaly with a characteristic radiographic phenotype. We aimed to further characterize cartilage and bone abnormalities associated with acromegalic arthropathy using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Methods
Twenty-six patients (23% women, mean age 56.8 ± 13.4 years), with active (n = 10) and controlled acromegaly (n = 16) underwent a 3.0 T MRI of the right knee. Osteophytes, cartilage defects, bone marrow lesions and subchondral cysts were assessed by the Knee Osteoarthritis Scoring System (KOSS) method. Cartilage thickness and cartilage T2 relaxation times, in which higher values reflect increased water content and/or structural changes, were measured. Twenty-five controls (52% women, mean age: 59.6 ± 8.0 years) with primary knee OA were included for comparison.

Results
Both in active and controlled acromegaly, structural OA defects were highly prevalent, with thickest cartilage and highest cartilage T2 relaxation times in the active patients. When compared to primary OA subjects, patients with acromegaly seem to have less cysts (12% vs 48%, P = 0.001) and bone marrow lesions (15% vs 80%, P = 0.006), but comparable prevalence of osteophytosis and cartilage defects. Patients with acromegaly had 31% thicker total joint cartilage (P < 0.001) with higher cartilage T2 relaxation times at all measured sites than primary OA subjects (P < 0.01).

Conclusions
Patients with active acromegaly have a high prevalence of structural OA abnormalities in combination with thick joint cartilage. In addition, T2 relaxation times of cartilage are high in active patients, indicating unhealthy cartilage with increased water content, which is (partially) reversible by adequate treatment. Patients with acromegaly have a different distribution of structural OA abnormalities visualized by MRI than primary OA subjects, especially of cartilage defects.
Celebrar a los indígenas, defender al indigenismo: el “Día del Indio” y el Instituto Indigenista Interamericano*
Authors: Giraudo Laura 
Published: March 2017

Em 1940, o Primeiro Congresso Indigenista Interamericano de Pátzcuaro (México) estabeleceu o 19 de abril de cada ano como “Dia do Índio”, para relembrar a data em que os delegados indígenas somaram-se ao Congresso. O artigo analisa a criação desta nova comemoração pelos indigenistas que, ao mesmo tempo, estavam a fundar o Instituto Indigenista Interamericano (III) com o objetivo de definir e desenvolver uma política comum a respeito da “questão indígena”. Abordaremos em primeiro lugar a adoção oficial do Dia do Índio durante o apogeu do indigenismo (1940-1970) discutindo se ele se transformou na comemoração indigenista que os seus criadores esperavam. Em segundo lugar, a análise dos discursos oficiais pronunciados pelos diretores e representantes do III com ocasião da comemoração sugere que o Dia do Índio oferecia um palco útil a um relato sobre o passado e o presente dos indígenas e dos países americanos, no qual reservava um papel crucial ao indigenismo. De fato, o Dia do Índio, tanto no âmbito interamericano quanto nos diferentes espaços nacionais, agiu mais como uma pratica identificadora dos defensores do indigenismo e das políticas indigenistas que como uma homenagem aos indígenas.
Morphology and morphometry of mental foramen in dry human mandibles
Authors: Bala Samreen Siraj , Shahdad Shaheen , Bashir Shahnawaz 
Published: March 2017

Background: Mental foramen (MF) is an important landmark to facilitate surgical, local anaesthetic and other invasive procedures. The present study was aimed to provide anatomical information on the position, morphological variations and incidence of mental foramen and accessory mental foramen.Methods: This study was conducted on 41 dry adult human mandibles in the department of anatomy, Government Medical College Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Parameters like incidence, position, shape and presence of accessory mental foramen were studied.Results: Mental foramen was present bilaterally in all 41 mandibles. Accessory mental foramen(AMF) was present in 2 cases (4.87%). The most frequent position of foramen in relation to the teeth was in line with the longitudinal axis of 2nd premolar on both right (63.42%) and left (60.98%) side. Most common shape was round shape.Conclusions: Mental foramen variation often remains unnoticed and undiagnosed. Variations do exist in the position, shape, and size of mental foramen in different population groups. Present study provide the necessary data of mental foramen location and morphometry which may be useful for the surgeons, anaesthetists, neurosurgeons and dentists to carry out nerve block and surgical procedures.
Spectrum of acute kidney injury in intensive care unit: a single centre experience
Authors: Sinha Suresh Kumar , Rajak Mukteshwar , . Prabhakar , . Rajneesh , Tripathi Vivek 
Published: March 2017

<p><span class="ABS_Bold-Italic" lang="en-GB">Background</span><span class="ABS_Bold-Italic" lang="en-GB">:</span><span> Acute kidney injury (AKI) in the intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with high mortality. A thorough understanding of the clinical spectrum of the disease is needed in order to device methods to improve the final outcome due to this problem. </span></p><p><span class="ABS_Bold-Italic" lang="en-GB">Aims and Objectives:</span><span> The aim of present study was to analyze the clinical spectrum, causes, risk and prognostic factors and final outcome of AKI in the setting of ICU. </span></p><p><span class="ABS_Bold-Italic" lang="en-GB">Materials and Methods:</span><span> This prospective study involved patients admitted to ICU during the period between June 09 to June 10. Patients who developed AKI during the ICU stay were included in the study. The clinical and laboratory data were collected at admission and then on daily basis. Data recorded includes patients demographic profile, underlying clinical illness responsible for ICU admission, dialysis requirement, need for ventilation, total duration of ICU stay, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE)-IV score and final outcome and these data were analyzed for predicting survival using univariate and multivariate analysis. </span></p><p><span class="ABS_Bold-Italic" lang="en-GB">Results:</span><span> 574 patients were admitted to ICU from June 09 to June 10 and (n = 124; 21.6%) patients developed AKI after admission to ICU. Mean age 44.87 ± 15.14 years and (n = 71; 57.1%) were males and (n = 53; 42.9%) were females. Out of 124 patients (50.80%; n = 63) had medical, (33.87% n = 42) had surgical and (15.32%; n = 19) had obstetric cause of admission in ICU. Of the 574 patients (12.02%; n = 69) had associated co morbidities, hypertension is the most common associated morbidities (4.7%; n = 27), others were diabetes mellitus (3.6%; n = 21), coronary artery disease (3.0%; n = 17), cerebrovascular disease (0.3%; n = 2), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (0.3%; n = 2;). The etiology of AKI was multi-factorial, sepsis were the most common cause observed in (69.64%; n = 39), hypotension (67.84%; n = 38), volume depletion (19.64%; n = 11), nephrotoxic drugs (64.28%; n = 36) patients. Multi organ system failure (MOSF) was noted in (29.03%; n = 36) patients. MOSF and sepsis were found to be significant adverse prognostic factors when multiple logistic regression analysis was done. </span></p><p><span class="ABS_Bold-Italic" lang="en-GB">Conclusion: </span><span>AKI was seen in 21.6% of cases in our ICU and associated with poor prognosis. Presence of sepsis, MOSF, higher APACHE IV scores and ventilation requirement were correlated with higher mortality in AKI patients in ICU. Early recognisition and intervention improves the outcome.</span></p>
Age-dependent systemic DNA damage in early Type 2 Diabetes mellitus
Authors: Rogulj Dinko , El Aklouk Ismail , Paško Konjevoda , Ljubić Spomenka , Pibernik Okanović Mirjana , Barbir Ante , Luburić Marijana , Radman Maja , Budinski Ninoslav , Vučić Lovrenčić Marijana 
Published: March 2017

Oxidative stress, capable of eliciting damage to various biomolecules including DNA, is a recognized component of diabetes mellitus and its complications. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), as well as other unfavorable outcomes. The aim of this study was to elucidate the role of oxidative stress in the development of T2DM, by investigating association of oxidative DNA damage with metabolic parameters in subjects with MetS and early T2DM.Selected anthropometric and biochemical parameters of MetS, inflammation and oxidative DNA damage: body mass index (BMI), fatty liver index (FLI), waist circumference (WC), total cholesterol, HDL and LDL-cholesterol, GGT, uric acid, total leukocyte/neutrophil count, and urinary 8-oxo-deoxyguanosine (u-8-oxodG) were assessed in male subjects with MetS and both younger (≤55 years) and older (>55 years) subjects with T2DM of short duration without complications.BMI, FLI, WC, total and LDL-cholesterol and uric acid were higher, while the u-8-oxodG was lower in MetS group, when compared to older T2DM subjects. None of these parameters were different neither between MetS and younger T2DM, nor between two sub-groups of subjects with T2DM. Values of CRP, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, GGT, leukocytes and neutrophils were not different between all examined groups of subjects. Age-dependent increase in u-8-oxodG suggests that aging process, rather than metabolic disturbances or diabetes per se plays a pivotal role in development of oxidative DNA-damage in T2DM. Oxidative DNA damage cannot serve as an universal early marker of T2DM.
Alkaline Surfactant Polymer Flooding: What Happens at the Pore Scale?
Authors: Alzahid Yara , Mostaghimi Peyman , Warkiani Majid Ebrahimi , Armstrong Ryan T. , Joekar-Niasar Vahid , Karadimitriou Nikolaos 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
Alkaline-surfactant-polymer (ASP) flooding is a Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (CEOR) method whereby alkali, surfactant and polymer are injected as the same slug. It is one of the most promising world-wide focus of CEOR research and field trials, due to the unique synergy of the three chemical components. Polymers increase the viscosity of injected water, which improves macroscopic sweep efficiency by stabilizing the displacing front and counteracting heterogeneity effects. Surfactants, on the other hand, decrease the interfacial tension between the injected water and crude oil, which improves microscopic displacement efficiency by mobilizing trapped oil. Alkaline chemicals generate soap when reacting with crude oil, which reduces surfactant adsorption to grain surfaces. To fully understand the flow mechanisms in oil reservoirs and develop efficient recovery methods, it is essential to recognize the physics at the pore scale since this is the length scale at which capillary-trapped oil is mobilized. We developed an experimental micro-scale approach in which oil recovery is analyzed using microfluidics. The micromodels are fabricated based on: (1) a pore network generated via a Delaunay triangulation with an average pore size of 60 µm, (2) X-ray micro-Computed Tomography images of Bentheimer sandstone with resolution of 4.95 µm, and (3) a fractured network with a porosity of 10%. The networks are etched into silicon wafers and used to fabricate polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microfluidic devices. We compare not only oil recovery with ASP flooding between different porous networks but we also study displacement mechanisms and pore scale emulsion formation for ASP formulations that exhibit Winsor Type II+, II- and III behaviour. Our studies elucidate micro-scale oil recovery mechanisms for different ASP flooding scenarios. Our results provide direct visualization of the micro-scale phenomena occurring during ASP flooding and will guide further studies to target effective ASP flooding scenarios.
Time-lapse photography for monitoring reservoir leakages (Montejaque dam, Andalusia, southern Spain)
Authors: García-López Santiago , Ruiz-Ortiz Verónica , Muñoz-Pérez Juan José 
Published: March 2017

AbstractA methodology based on the use of time-lapse photographs is presented to evaluate the leakages over time of a reservoir (Montejaque dam, Málaga Province, Spain) that feeds a karstic aquifer. In particular, photographic control allows the evolution of water levels in the dam and the river that feeds it to be monitored. Through changes in water volume, which are calculated from the level differences, daily leakages are evaluated, and the relationship between leakages and the water level of the reservoir is established. The proposed method includes adjusting the hydric balance and the use of digital terrain model and climate data. The inputs (river flow and direct precipitation) and other outputs (direct evaporation) are also evaluated. Values between 4 m3/s and 0.35 m3/s are obtained for the reservoir infiltration, clearly superior to the values obtained at the time of the construction of the dam in the 1920s. Mobilisation of the filling of fractures and conduits in karstic massif and calcite dissolution are processes that can influence this behaviour. When the water level is very low, the obtained values are below the historical leakages due to deposition of clay sediments at the reservoir bottom.
Evaluasi program pelatihan vokasi di sanggar kegiatan belajar Ujung Pandang Kota Makassar
Authors: Ridwan Ihwan , Suryono Yoyon 
Published: March 2017

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: mengetahui kepuasan peserta pelatihan, mengetahui pemahaman peserta pelatihan, mengetahui implementasi program pelatihan, menganalisis dampak program pelatihan, mengetahui manfaat program pelatihan, dan merekomendasikan perbaikan program. Dengan menerapkan empat model evaluasi pelatihan Kirkpatrick yaitu: tingkat kepuasan, tingkat pemahaman, tingkat implementasi, dan tingkat dampak untuk mengetahui hasil dari ketiga pelatihan vokasi, yaitu: pelatihan menjahit, hantaran, dan tata risa pengantin. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa peserta puas mengikuti pelatihan, peserta paham atas materi yang diberikan, peserta mampu mengimplementasikan program di tempat kerja, program pelatihan berdampak baik bagi peserta dan lembaga, manfaat yang didapatkan: peserta mampu membuka lapangan pekerjaan serta mampu bekerja di perusahaan, dan rekomendasi perbaikan program: memberikan asuransi kecelakaan kerja serta memberikan materi kewirausahaan.Kata Kunci: evaluasi program, pelatihan vokasi, dan model evaluasi Kirkpatrick. Evaluation of Vocational Training Program in Learning Activity Atelier in Ujung Pandang, Makassar MunicipalityAbstractThis study aims to: determine the satisfaction of trainees, determine the understanding of the trainees, to find out the implementation of the training programs, to analyze the impact of the training programs, to understand the benefits of the training programs and to recommend the improvement programs. By applying the four evaluation model by Kirkpatrick, that are : The Satisfaction level, the level of understanding, the level of implementation, and the impact level of the training in order to determine the outcome of the three vocational training, that are : Sewing, Delivery, and Bridal make up training. The result showed that all the participants satisfied with the training, the participants understand the material provided, the participants be able to implement the program in the workplace, the training program give benefit for both the participants and institutions, the benefits obtained are; the participants were able to create jobs and be able to work in the company, and the recommendation programs for improvements are; provides the insurance for occupational accident and also material of entrepreneurship.Keywords: evaluation program, vocational training, Kirkpatrick evaluation model
Evaluasi pembelajaran keterampilan membaca permulaan di TK Fastrack Funschool kelas A program nusantara Yogyakarta
Authors: Fitria Syarifatul , Suparno Suparno 
Published: March 2017

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hasil evaluasi pembelajaran keterampilan membaca permulaan di TK Fastrack Funschool kelas A Program Nusantara dengan melihat efektifitas pelaksanaan dan hasil pencapaian keterampilan membaca permulaan anak. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan penilaian otentik dan evaluasi datanya menggunakan data formatif dan data sumatif. Subjek penelitian adalah seluruh anak TK Fastrack Funschool kelas A Program Nusantara sebanyak 15 anak. Pengumpulan data menggunakan lembar observasi check list dan lembar observasi rating scale. Analisis data menggunakan statistik deskriptif eksploratif dengan persentase. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa hasil evaluasi formatif maupun sumatif keterampilan membaca permulaan anak kelas A Program Nusantara berdasarkan indikator mampu menyebutkan nama karakter huruf, mampu menyebutkan bunyi huruf, mampu mencocokkan huruf besar dan kecil, mampu menyebutkan tulisan sederhana dengan simbol yang melambangkannya, secara umum bisa dikategorikan “berkem-bang sangat baik” karena 93,33% dari jumlah keseluruhan anak dalam kelas tersebut memiliki persentase pencapaian penguasaan materi antara 75% - 100%. Melalui penelitian ini diketahui bahwa metode pembelajaran membaca permulaan yang diterapkan menunjukkan bahwa anak-anak memiliki antusiasme dan keaktifan yang dikategorikan “berkembang sesuai harapan” dalam mengikuti pembelajaran membaca permulaan.Kata kunci: evaluasi, membaca permulaan, taman kanak-kanak An Evaluation of the Teaching of First Reading Skills in Kindergarten Fastrack Funschool Class A Nusantara Program Yogyakarta AbstractThis study aims to reveal the results of the evaluation of teaching process of first reading skills in Kindergarten Fastrack Funschool class A Nusantara Program from the effectiveness of the implementation and results of child's first reading skill achievement. This study used the approach of authentic assessment and evaluation of data using the data formative and the data summative. The subject were 15 students of Kindergarten Class A Nusantara Program. The data were collected using a check list observation sheet and rating scale observation sheet and analyzed using the quantitative explorative statistics with percentage.The results show that the results of formative and summative evaluation of first reading skills of grade A students of Nusantara Program ability based on four indicators, in general it can be categorized as "developing very well" because 93.33% of the children in the class have a percentage attainment of mastery of the material between 75% - 100%. Through this study, it is also noted that the teaching method indicate that students have the enthusiasm and liveliness that can be categorized as " developing according to expectations " in following the teaching process of first reading.Keywords: evaluation, beginning reading, kindergarten