bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Single-Tube Dodecaplex PCR Panel of Polymorphic Microsatellite Markers Closely Linked to the DMPK CTG Repeat for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1
Authors: Lian Mulias , Zhao Mingjue , Lee Caroline G , Chong Samuel S 
Published: April 2017

AbstractBACKGROUNDPreimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) currently uses conventional PCR to detect nonexpanded dystrophia myotonica protein kinase (DMPK) alleles or triplet-primed PCR to detect the CTG-expanded alleles, coupled with analysis of linked microsatellite markers to increase diagnostic accuracy. We aimed to simplify the process of identification and selection of informative linked markers for application to DM1 PGD.METHODSAn in silico search was performed to identify all markers within 1–1.5 Mb flanking the DMPK gene. Five previously known (D19S559, APOC2, D19S543, D19S112, and BV209569) and 7 novel (DM45050, DM45178, DM45209, DM45958, DM46513, DM46892, and DM47004.1) markers with potentially high heterozygosity values and polymorphism information content were selected and optimized in a single-tube multiplex PCR panel.RESULTSAnalysis of 184 DNA samples of Chinese and Caucasian individuals (91 from unrelated, anonymized cord blood of Chinese babies born at the National University Hospital, Singapore, and 93 Caucasian DNA samples from the Human Variation Panel HD100CAU) confirmed the high polymorphism indices of all markers (polymorphism information content &gt;0.5), with observed heterozygosity values ranging from 0.62–0.93. All individuals were heterozygous for at least 6 markers, with 99.5% of individuals heterozygous for at least 2 markers on either side of the DMPK CTG repeat. The dodecaplex marker assay was successfully validated on 42 single cells and 12 whole genome amplified single cells.CONCLUSIONSThe DM1 multiplex PCR panel is suitable for use in DM1 PGD either as a standalone linkage-based assay or as a complement to DMPK CTG repeat expansion-mutation detection.
From performers to spectactivists: Jana Sanskriti’s training for agency in and beyond theatre
Authors: Yarrow Ralph 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
Sanjoy Ganguly and his company, Jana Sanskiti (Badu, West Bengal), operate a mode of training that works with individuals, groups and communities to develop cognitive, motoric and affective agency. This enables them to become fully involved participants in the collective refashioning of their political and social situation. Their work involves the acknowledgement and activation of bodies and their performative, relational and agential capacities. It draws on Boal's use of theatre games and exercises and extends this by the addition of aspects of Indian folk practice, and the precise operation of a sequential strategy across time that embodies successive phases of recognition and analysis by means of different modalities of interactive work: the acquisition of skills and techniques, ways of drawing on performance knowledges, institution of co-creativity and collaborative scripting, and the extension of these capacities to community activism. This article will trace these dimensions of Jana Sanskriti's work and relate them to understandings of forms of embodied knowing.
Homeland as Beloved: Translating viraha for (post)colonial contexts
Authors: Lee Cynthia Ling 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
This article discusses how Pallabi Chakravorty’s Asunder and Cynthia Ling Lee’s fish hook tongue, two contemporary works by kathak-trained choreographers, intervene in the nationalist discourse surrounding classical Indian dance by translating the aesthetic concept of viraha for politicized (post)colonial contexts. The two works refuse to perform Indian nationalist representations of kathak that uphold respectable Hindu femininity imbued with the Orientalist weight of timeless, immutable ‘tradition’. Instead, Asunder and fish hook tongue depart from classical practice and Indian nationalist representations of kathak by replacing the traditional Beloved of kathak abhinaya with a new love object: the troubled, (post)colonial homeland. I draw on Svetlana Boym’s theorizations of nostalgia to argue that these two works, which are grounded in critical histories rather than timeless myth, reimagine viraha as critical reflective nostalgia, as the impossible longing of a diasporic subject for union with a broken homeland. Asunder addresses the Partition of India by evoking longing for an undivided India that interweaves Muslim and Hindu influences, while fish hook tongue re-territorializes and reconfigures viraha as the visceral longing to speak one’s mother tongue of Taiwanese against the silencing forces of colonization and assimilation.
In Prakriti: Feminocentric form
Authors: Hamilton Mark James 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
This article offers new perspectives on the complex discourse – in publication and international conversation – debating the ways in which women are represented through contemporary performances of bharatanatyam through the lens of the author’s life as a white queer man dancing the form. There are contested histories of bharatanatyam that chart the metamorphosis of occult Dravidian temple worship practices and mediaeval court entertainments into a transnational embodiment of Indian women, important to the Indian state and the continuing colonialist forces it contains. This article considers how secularist and sectionalist readings of cultural practices prohibit our understanding of the radical ontology that underpins bharatanatyam, and consequently the reach of its transformative power. Significantly, such ontology potentially involves the absorption of men in a feminocentric Weltanschauung. On an immediate level (comparable to discussions about other theatrical idioms) this is because of the overlap between the performative construction of femininity and the representational performance of femininity embedded and intertwined in bharatanatyam. On a more unique level, it is also because the cosmology underpinning bharatanatyam perceives all material existence as divinely female – as prakriti.
Caryatids lost and regained: Rebranding the classical body in contemporary Greece
Authors: Plantzos Dimitris 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
This article examines patterns of reception through which a particular type of classical sculpture – the Caryatid – has been accepted into the cultural life of contemporary Greece. Loved by neoclassical architecture, though also prominent in Modern Greek design, as well as contemporary literature, the Caryatid serves alongside a limited stock of other classical monuments as a logo for the country and the Greeks at large, especially when referring to their relations with their fellow Europeans. In contemporary Greek culture, Caryatids are deployed as symbols of Greekness as well as a means to achieve the nation’s cultural emancipation against the supremacy of western, globalized modernity. Often derided as mere symptoms of colonial mimicry, through their inherent qualities of parody and subversiveness, such uses may sometimes prove unexpectedly successful in undermining modernity and its templates.
Roman-alphabeted Greek and transliteration in the digital language practices of Greek secondary school pupils on Facebook
Authors: Lees Christopher , Politis Periklis , Koutsogiannis Dimitris 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
This article highlights the uses of Roman-alphabeted Greek as observed in the language practices of fifteen Greek secondary school pupils on their Facebook profiles. We argue that far from the use of Latin alphabet posing a threat to the Greek language, as it is often described, Roman-alphabeted Greek merely forms part of teenagers’ digital communication exchanges. Furthermore, our data point to a clear preference for using the Greek script as opposed to the Latin. In many instances where the Latin alphabet is used, pupils, albeit with gender-related differences, use orthographic transliteration, so as to adhere to standard Greek spelling. At the same time, we draw attention to an emerging trend in alphabet choice, where other languages are transcribed using the Greek script.
Gender and sexuality in three late-1980s Greek lifestyle magazines: Playboy, Status and Click
Authors: Zestanakis Panagiotis 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
This article examines the representational politics of gender and sexuality in Playboy, Status and Click, three Greek lifestyle magazines of the late 1980s. Despite differences in representation, politics, impact and audience demographics, these magazines’ politics towards gender and sexuality shared noticeable similarities. Challenging the view that lifestyle magazines one-dimensionally advocated patriarchy, the article argues that their positioning towards gender and sexuality varied. It combined the reproduction of patriarchal stereotypes targeting to the objectification of (mainly) female bodies with challenging and often productive views on gender roles. These magazines often dealt with (mainly male) homosexuality through a liberal viewpoint, opening a space for the empowerment and visibility of gay audiences. Finally, in a period of growing fears about HIV/AIDS, these magazines provided valuable information about the epidemic to their readers.
Relación entre los problemas del proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje de la carrera de Contabilidad y las fases del ciclo de vida de los docentes /Connection between the teaching-learning process in the accountability career and the different stages in the life cicle of the professors related to this career.
Authors: Miranda Gilberto José , Vazquez Carrazana Xiomara Esther , Pereira Janser Moura , Araújo Tamires Sousa , Silva Thales Luiz Gomes Braga 
Published: April 2017

Este artículo discute la relación entre los problemas que actualmente manifiesta el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje de la carrera de Contabilidad y las fases del ciclo de vida de los docentes que participan en ese proceso, trazándose como objetivo significar la relevancia de la variable “Ciclo de Vida Profesional” para percibir con mayor grado de sensibilidad los problemas presentes en el proceso de enseñanza- aprendizaje actual, sugiriendo carencias metodológicas en las primeras fases que limitan el enfrentamiento de estos problemas. La muestra estuvo constituida por 574 docentes de esta carrera en diferentes centros universitarios de Brasil. Se empleó la estadística descriptiva y la prueba de Kruskal-Wallis para la relación de los problemas de mayor manifestación del proceso estudiado y 5 fases del ciclo de vida del docente. Quedó evidenciado que los problemas presentes en el proceso objeto de estudio son percibidos en mayor magnitud por aquellos docentes que se encuentran en la primera fase de su ciclo de vida. PALABRAS-CLAVES: Ciclo de vida docente. Problemas del proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje. Problemas didácticos.
Multiplicity of Solutions to Elliptic Problems Involving the 1-Laplacian with a Critical Gradient Term
Authors: Abdellaoui Boumediene , Dall’Aglio Andrea , Segura de León Sergio 
Published: April 2017

AbstractIn the present paper we study the Dirichlet problem for an equation involving the 1-Laplacian and a total variation term as reaction.We prove a strong multiplicity result. Namely, we show that for any positive Radon measure concentrated in a set away from the boundary and singular with respect to a certain capacity, there exists an unbounded solution, and measures supported on disjoint sets generate different solutions.These results can be viewed as the analogue for the 1-Laplacian operator of some known multiplicity results which were first obtained by Ireneo Peral, to whom this article is dedicated, and his collaborators.
A modular compactification of ℳ1,n

from A
∞-structures
Authors: Lekili Yankı , Polishchuk Alexander 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
We show that a certain moduli space of minimal

A
∞

A_{\infty}

-structures coincides with the modular
compactification

ℳ
¯

1
,
n

⁢

(

n
-
1

)

{\overline{\mathcal{M}}}_{1,n}(n-1)

of

ℳ

1
,
n

\mathcal{M}_{1,n}

constructed by Smyth in [26].
In addition, we describe these moduli spaces and the universal curves over them by explicit equations,
prove that they are normal and Gorenstein, show that their Picard groups have no
torsion and that they have rational singularities if and only if

n
≤
11

n\leq 11

.
Existence of solutions for a semirelativistic Hartree equation with unbounded potentials
Authors: Secchi Simone 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
We prove the existence of a solution to the semirelativistic Hartree equation

-
Δ

+

m
2

⁢
u

+

V
⁢

(
x
)

⁢
u

=

A
⁢

(
x
)

⁢

(

W
*

|
u
|

p

)

⁢

|
u
|

p
-
2

⁢
u

\sqrt{-\Delta+m^{2}}u+V(x)u=A(x)(W*|u|^{p})|u|^{p-2}u

under suitable growth assumption on the potential functions V and A. In particular, both can be unbounded from above.
From Apprentice to Paralegal: The Rise of the Paralegal Profession in America
Authors: Mongue Robert E. 
Published: April 2017

AbstractIn 1980, the South Carolina Supreme Court noted, “Paralegals are routinely employed by licensed attorneys to assist in the preparation of legal documents such as deeds and mortgages.” According to the court, the activities of a paralegal were of a preparatory nature, such as legal research, investigation, or the composition of legal documents. This assessment of paralegal utilization in 1980 might well have been surprising to many readers of the court’s decision. As the delegation of legal work to non-lawyers evolved, so has the paralegal profession. The goal of this paper is to trace the transition of paralegals from a somewhat glorified – albeit very specialized – secretarial role to a professional position, emphasizing the period just before and after the creation of the ABA definition of the legal/assistant paralegal position. Legal professionals, rather than historians, provide most of historiography that is available. Historians appear to have focused on particular lawyers, especially those who became political leaders, and the efforts of persons other than white males to enter the profession with little mention of the personnel that supported those lawyers. Discussion of the historical development of paralegals and the paralegal profession has been limited to introductory chapters of practice manuals written by lawyers and paralegal educators for paralegals. The utilization of legal assistants from the 1970s to the present is well-documented, however, in contemporary writings by lawyers, law office managers, and social scientists. This paper is concerned with the development of the paralegal profession and the paralegal role in American law offices. This study examines writings from the twentieth century lawyers, paralegals, law office managers, paralegal educators, and social scientists to track the paralegal profession in five respects: (1) Definition of the nature of the role of the persons considered part of the occupation; (2) Establishment of educational requirements and forums; (3) Organization of professional associations; (4) Self-regulation; and, (5) Development of enforceable codes of professional conduct. In addition to the contemporary writings, the study uses information obtained through communications with paralegals, paralegal educators, and paralegal association directors who practiced during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
Kinetic theory based multiphase flow with experimental verification
Authors: Gidaspow Dimitri , Bacelos Marcelo S. 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
This review is an extension of our 2014 circulating fluidized bed (CFB) plenary lecture. A derivation of multiphase mass, momentum and energy balances is presented, with a review of elementary kinetic theory, to explain the concepts of granular temperature and pressure and the core-annular flow regime commonly observed in CFB. The kinetic theory shows that the particle concentration is given by the reciprocal of a fourth order parabola of dimensional tube radius, in agreement with experiments. Computed flow regimes and heat and mass transfer coefficients in fluidization are also discussed.
A novel analytical curved beam model for predicting elastic properties of 3D eight-harness satin weave composites
Authors: Liu Faqi , Guan Zhidong , Bian Tianya , Sun Wei , Tan Riming 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
An offset representative unit cell (ORUC) is introduced to predict elastic properties of three-dimensional (3D) eight-harness satin weave composites both analytically and numerically. A curved beam model is presented based on minimum complementary energy principle, which establishes an analytical solution for elastic modulus and Poisson’s ratio calculation. Finite element method is developed to predict engineering constants of composites. Modified periodic boundary conditions and load method for ORUC are also presented. Experiments of simulated material are performed under tensile test. Close correlation is obtained between experimental data and predictions. Sensitivity study is conducted and manifests that within a large variation of constitutive material properties, the curved beam model derives close predictions comparing to finite element model, which indicates the stability of the curved beam model. Parametric study is also conducted to discuss the effect of weave type and geometric dimensions on elastic properties. It is argued that the curved beam model could manifest fine predictions accurately and stably, and is recommended for the prediction of elastic properties of satin weave composite.
Under western eyes: Articulation between indigenous justice and the national judicial system
Authors: Benavides-Vanegas Farid Samir 
Published: April 2017

AbstractThe State’s response to the problems posed by the existence of indigenous special jurisdiction left for jurisprudence, in a decision model case by case, the determination of what is the meaning of the rights of indigenous peoples in a State like Colombia. At the same time, it has tried to impose the new constitutional order on the different indigenous peoples, thus acknowledging their dual role as equal citizens before the law and a people with differential rights. In this paper I want to address two issues: first, the discussion about the coordination of special indigenous jurisdiction with national justice; and, second, I want to show the project for which the Colombian Constitution was translated into seven indigenous languages and show some of the results of such a government initiative.
Effects of Exercise Modality During Additional “High-Intensity Interval Training” on Aerobic Fitness and Strength in Powerlifting and Strongman Athletes
Authors: Androulakis-Korakakis Patroklos , Langdown Louis , Lewis Adam , Fisher James P. , Gentil Paulo , Paoli Antonio , Steele James 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
Androulakis-Korakakis, P, Langdown, L, Lewis, A, Fisher, JP, Gentil, P, Paoli, A, and Steele, J. Effects of exercise modality during additional “high-intensity interval training” on aerobic fitness and strength in powerlifting and strongman athletes. J Strength Cond Res 32(2): 450–457, 2018—Powerlifters and strongman athletes have a necessity for optimal levels of muscular strength while maintaining sufficient aerobic capacity to perform and recover between events. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) has been popularized for its efficacy in improving both aerobic fitness and strength but never assessed within the aforementioned population group. This study looked to compare the effect of exercise modality, e.g., a traditional aerobic mode (AM) and strength mode (SM), during HIIT on aerobic fitness and strength. Sixteen well resistance-trained male participants, currently competing in powerlifting and strongman events, completed 8 weeks of approximately effort- and volume-matched HIIT in 2 groups: AM (cycling, n = 8) and SM (resistance training, n = 8). Aerobic fitness was measured as predicted V̇o
2max using the YMCA 3 minutes step test and strength as predicted 1 repetition maximum from a 4–6RM test using a leg extension. Both groups showed significant improvements in both strength and aerobic fitness. There was a significant between-group difference for aerobic fitness improvements favoring the AM group (p ≤ 0.05). There was no between-group difference for change in strength. Magnitude of change using within-group effect size for aerobic fitness and strength was considered large for each group (aerobic fitness, AM = 2.6, SM = 2.0; strength, AM = 1.9, SM = 1.9). In conclusion, our results support enhanced strength and aerobic fitness irrespective of exercise modality (e.g., traditional aerobic and resistance training). However, powerlifters and strongman athletes wishing to enhance their aerobic fitness should consider HIIT using an aerobic HIIT mode.
AVRUPA BİRLİĞİ ÜLKELERİNİN ARAŞTIRMA VE GELİŞTİRME ETKİNLİKLERİNİN ANALİZİ
Authors: EKİNCİ Yeliz , KARADAYI Melis Almula 
Published: April 2017

Ülkelerin Araştırma ve Geliştirme (Ar-Ge) faaliyetleri gelişmekte olan pazarda rekabet edebilmek adına büyük önem taşımaktadır. Bu önem yaygın olarak kabul edilmesine rağmen, Ar-Ge faaliyetlerinin etkinliği literatürde nadir olarak incelenmiştir. Bu nedenle, bu çalışma Avrupa Birliği (AB) üyesi ülkelerin Ar-Ge verimliliğini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışma kapsamında, ülkeler arasındaki rekabetin çok yüksek olduğu AB ülkeleri seçilmiştir, ayrıca bu ülkeler Ar-Ge faaliyetlerine ciddi miktarda kaynak ayırmaktadırlar. Veri Zarflama Analizi (VZA) göreceli etkinlik skorlarını ölçmek için kullanılmıştır. Sonrasında, AB ülkelerinin siyasi ve düzenleyici ortamının Ar-Ge verimliliği üzerindeki etkisi hipotez testleri ile analiz edilmiştir. Göreceli etkinlik skorları ve hipotez testlerinin sonuçları, sosyal politika düzenleyiciler için Ar-Ge faaliyetlerinin planlanması konusunda karar vermede değerli bilgiler vermektedir. Çalışmanın sonuçları ayrıca Türkiye gibi, AB’ye katılmak isteyen ülkelere fayda sağlayacaktır.
FİNANS SEKTÖRÜNDE ETKİLİ RİSK YÖNETİMİ İÇİN PERFORMANS DEĞERLENDİRME VE BAŞARISIZLIK TAHMİNİ: BÜTÜNLEŞİK BİR KARAR VERME PROSEDÜRÜ
Authors: SELİM Hasan , Yılmaz BALAMAN Şebnem 
Published: April 2017

Gelişmekte olan ülkelerin sosyo-ekonomik statüsünde önemli bir yere sahip olan ve hizmet sektörünün temel bileşenlerinden biri olan finans sektörü bu çalışmanın temel konusunu oluşturmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın temel amaçları; riskli ortamlarda finansal kurumların performansını etkileyecek en önemli faktörlerin belirlenmesi, bu faktörler kullanılarak ekonomik ve finansal performansın değerlendirilmesi ve kurumların gelecekteki başarı/başarısızlık durumlarının üç aşamalı analitik ve karşılaştırmalı bir karar verme yaklaşımı kullanılarak tahmin edilmesidir. Sunulan yaklaşımın uygulanabilirliği Türk bankacılık sektöründe faaliyet gösteren ticari bankaların konu alındığı kapsamlı bir uygulama üzerinde çok sayıda finansal rasyo kullanılarak gösterilecektir. Bu amaçla, Türk finans sektöründe faaliyet gösteren 44 ticari banka 57 temel finansal rasyo kullanılarak sınıflandırılacaktır. Sunulan yaklaşımın banka yöneticilerine, yatırımcılara, hükümet birimlerine ve derecelendirme kuruluşlarına bankaların finansal performanslarının tahminlenmesi ve riskli sosyo-ekonomik ortamlarda karar verilmesi için kapsamlı bir bakış açısı sunması hedeflenmektedir.