bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Maternal outcomes in first and second trimester termination of pregnancy: which are the risk factors?
Authors: Garofalo Giulia , Garofalo Anna , Sochirca Olga , Alemanno Maria Grazia , Pilloni Eleonora , Biolcati Marilisa , Muccinelli Elisabetta , Viora Elsa , Todros Tullia 
Published: October 2017

Abstract

Aims:
To evaluate maternal complications of first trimester and second trimester termination of pregnancy (TOP) performed after first or second trimester positive prenatal diagnosis (PD).

Results:
We performed a retrospective study from January 2007 to December 2011, on 844 patients, who underwent a TOP after positive amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS) for foetal aneuploidies, performed for maternal age ≥35 years of age, positive prenatal screening (PS) or for genetic reasons. Exclusions criteria were gestational age >22+0 weeks, twin pregnancy and co-existing maternal pathologies. We compared maternal complications of first trimester and second trimester TOP and we established which risk factors were correlated to higher maternal complications (haemorrhages, transfusion, repeated uterine curettage and infections). Maternal complications were significantly higher in second trimester TOP. Previous uterine surgery is a significant risk factor for maternal complications in second trimester TOP, but not in first trimester TOP. Six uterine ruptures and three hysterectomies occurred, all in multiparous women with second trimester TOP. All uterine ruptures occurred in women with previous caesarean sections.

Conclusions:
First trimester TOP in women with risks factors for maternal complications guarantees better maternal outcomes and less health costs. Thus, in these women we should prefer a first trimester PS and PD.
The Football Team Composition Problem: a Stochastic Programming approach
Authors: Pantuso Giovanni 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
Most professional European football clubs are well-structured businesses. Therefore, the financial performance of investments in players becomes crucial. In this paper, after the problem is discussed and formalized, an optimization model with the objective of maximizing the expected value of the team is presented. The model ensures that the team has the required mix of skills, that competition regulations are met, and that budget limits are respected. The model explicitly takes into account the uncertainty in the career development of football players. A case study based on the English Premier League is presented. Our results show that the model has significant potential to improve current decisions ensuring a steady growth of the value of the team. The team value growth reported is particularly driven by investments in young prospects.
Gegen Frankreich
Authors: Huck Jürgen 
Published: October 2017

Zusammenfassung
Die operativen Überlegungen des Chefs des preußischen Generalstabes von 1891 bis 1905, Alfred Graf von Schlieffen, sind seit jeher Gegenstand kontroverser Debatten. Die wichtigste Quellengrundlage stellt seit 1956 das Buch »Der Schlieffenplan« des Historikers Gerhard Ritter dar. Der Aufsatz unternimmt den Versuch, die Entwicklung der Überlegungen Schlieffens auf der Basis einer Neuordnung der von Ritter edierten Quellen neu zu deuten. Nicht die Denkschrift von 1905 – der »Schlieffenplan« –, sondern der Aufmarschplan für 1906/07 war Schlieffens letzter Plan für den Bündniskrieg. Die Analyse der Entwürfe zur Denkschrift zeigt, dass Schlieffen hier einen Angriffskrieg beurteilt, wie er in der ersten Marokkokrise 1905/06 im Auswärtigen Amt ins Auge gefasst worden war. 1912 macht Schlieffen ein letztes Mal Vorschläge zur Organisation und zum Einsatz des Heeres im erwarteten Krieg; auch diese Denkschrift ist kennzeichnend für Schlieffens Umgang mit operativen und strategischen Problemen.
Offizier-Erkundungsreisen als Mittel der deutschen Feindaufklärung vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg
Authors: Grawe Lukas 
Published: October 2017

Zusammenfassung
Erkundungsreisen durch Offiziere waren gegen Ende des 19. und zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts eine beliebte und international übliche Methode, um an militärische Informationen über ausländische Staaten und deren Armeen zu gelangen. Auch der preußisch-deutsche Generalstab machte im Vorfeld des Ersten Weltkrieges ausgiebig von der Möglichkeit Gebrauch, Offiziere mit bestimmten Aufträgen in bisher unbekannte Gebiete zu schicken. Rekognoszierungen dienten unter anderem dazu, fremde Festungen auszuspähen, Terrainstudien zu betreiben, die Dislokation des Gegners festzustellen oder den Zustand von Garnisonen und Truppen zu evaluieren. Gerade mit den verdeckt durchgeführten Reisen ging allerdings ein großes Risiko einher, da die Festsetzung der betreffenden Offiziere rasch außenpolitische Spannungen verursachen konnte, die das deutsche Auswärtige Amt vermieden wissen wollte. Kurz vor Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkrieges setzte sich die Behörde daher beim Generalstab und beim Kriegsministerium mit ihrem Wunsch durch, die risikoreichen Reisen einzuschränken oder teilweise ganz zu verbieten.
Soldatentum und demokratischer Neubeginn
Authors: Becker Ernst Wolfgang 
Published: October 2017

Zusammenfassung
Vom ersten Bundespräsidenten Theodor Heuss ist vor allem der zivile, bildungsbürgerliche Habitus in Erinnerung geblieben, der eine große Distanz zu allem Militärischen nahelegt. Auch die Forschung der letzten Jahre, die den Facettenreichtum seiner Biografie in den Kontext der Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts einbettet, widmet sich der Haltung von Heuss zum Soldatentum nur marginal. Dies ist umso erstaunlicher, als er sich zeitlebens mit militärischen Themen auseinandergesetzt hat. Dieser Beitrag fragt deshalb nach den Vorstellungen von Heuss über das Soldatentum und wie er diese als Bundespräsident in die Debatten über Vergangenheitspolitik und Wiederbewaffnung eingespeist hat. Vier Politikfelder werden dabei näher in Augenschein genommen: 1. die Geschichtspolitik zwischen Traditionskritik und Traditionsaneignung; 2. die Integrationspolitik zugunsten ehemaliger Soldaten; 3. die Versuche einer Interventionspolitik im Zuge der Wiederbewaffnung; 4. die Erziehungspolitik, die den Soldaten als Bürger in der Demokratie verortet. Vor allem im Traditions- und Demokratieverständnis von Heuss zeigen sich Konvergenzen zum Reformkonzept der Inneren Führung und des »Staatsbürgers in Uniform«, sodass die Militärreformer einen moralischen Rückhalt im Bundespräsidenten hatten.1
Influence of viscous dissipation and thermo-diffusion on double diffusive convection over a vertical cone in a non-Darcy porous medium saturated by a non-Newtonian fluid with variable heat and mass fluxes
Authors: Kairi Rishi Raj , RamReddy Ch. , Raut Santanu 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
This paper emphasizes the thermo-diffusion and viscous dissipation effects on double diffusive natural convection heat and mass transfer characteristics of non-Newtonian power-law fluid over a vertical cone embedded in a non-Darcy porous medium with variable heat and mass flux conditions. The Ostwald–de Waele power-law model is employed to describe the behavior of non-Newtonian fluid. Local non-similarity procedure is applied to transform the set of non-dimensional partial differential equations into set of ordinary differential equations and then the resulting system of equations are solved numerically by Runge-Kutta fourth order method together with a shooting technique. The influence of pertinent parameters on temperature and concentration, heat and mass transfer rates are analyzed in opposing and aiding buoyancy cases through graphical representation and explored in detail.
Magneto-thermo hydrodynamic peristaltic flow of Eyring-Powell nanofluid in asymmetric channel
Authors: Noreen Saima 
Published: October 2017

AbstractThis research is devoted to the peristaltic flow of Eyring-Powell nanofluid in an asymmetric channel. Robins-type (convective) boundary conditions are employed in the presence of mixed convection and magnetic field. The basic equations of Eyring-Powell nanofluid are modeled in wave frame of reference. Long wavelength and low Reynolds number approach is utilized. Numerical solution of the governing problem is computed and analyzed. The effects of various parameters of interest on the velocity, pressure rise, concentration and temperature are discussed and illustrated graphically. Brownian motion parameter and thermophoresis parameter facilitates the increase in temperature of fluid. Biot numbers serve to reduce the temperature at channel walls.
Extraction facts and the internal structure of nominal constructions in Polish – (A report on) an empirical study
Authors: Cegłowski Piotr 
Published: October 2017

AbstractThis paper examines the acceptability of several types of extraction out of the nominal domain (Left Branch Extraction – LBE, deep LBE, extraordinary LBE, double AP LBE, extraction of NP-complements, extraction across a numeral) in Polish and its relevance for the current views on the nominal structure of the “NP”/“DP” -languages. The point of departure is an overview of the abovementioned extraction types. Next, a succinct summary of an acceptability study of these constructions conducted on a population of 183 native speakers of Polish is provided. While the results confirm the cross-linguistic observation that the extractions in question are generally ‘discourse-triggered’, their acceptability in Polish seems to be relatively low and reveals fairly interesting differences between the specific constructions (e.g., LBE-wh vs. LBE-demonstratives). These may have broader implications for the ongoing debate concerning the optimal shape of the nominal structure in (languages like) Polish, as they seem to provide (at least circumstantial) arguments for a more elaborate sequence of projections on top of the NP.
Vowel shortening in Persian: A phonological analysis
Authors: Kambuziya Aliyeh K.Z. , Ghorbanpour Amir , Mahdipour Nader 
Published: October 2017

AbstractThis study is a phonological analysis of the process of vowel shortening in Persian. The aim was to find out whether there are any rules governing the different cases of vowel shortening in simple and complex words of formal standard Persian, and to analyse the conditions under which the long vowels /a, i, u/ change into the corresponding short vowels /æ, e, o/. In doing so, data were gathered from a 75000-word contemporary dictionary of Persian, and all the instances undergoing vowel shortening were extracted. Analysing the data showed that the change of /a/ into [æ] is the most frequent type of vowel shortening in Persian. In addition, it turned out that vowel shortening rarely occurs inside simple words in the formal standard form of the language (only in 35 entries out of 519 words in total; i.e. 6.7%); while on the contrary, in complex words it happens quite frequently. Furthermore, regarding the phonemic environment in which vowels undergo shortening, it was found that vowel shortening is most frequent before the glottal consonant /h/, next frequent before nasals /n/ and /m/, and then before /r/. The process also occurs rather frequently in morpheme-final positions in affixation. Lastly, it turns out that another important factor in vowel shortening is the syllable structure of the word; as the super-heavy and ultra-heavy syllables of Persian tend to lose one mora and become lighter in certain positions in the word.
Apples and oranges: The case of written and email DCTS
Authors: Kanik Mehmet 
Published: October 2017

AbstractThis study aims to investigate whether administering DCT in the form of elicited emails would give different results than written DCT. In particular, the study aims to compare two types of simulations, written-for-written as in elicited email and written-for-oral as in written DCT. To investigate, the DCTs were given to 53 college students, divided into two groups. While a group filled in a written DCT including two request situations, another group made the same requests via emails they sent directly to their professor’s email address. The data was analyzed in terms of whether they included opening and closing, choice of moves and density of requests. The findings show that requests in email data included significantly more closing sequences, were longer and included more moves. Moreover, the choices of moves were significantly different in opening and support sequences. Findings suggest elicited emails may be an alternative approach to simulate reality. As a significant amount of daily and professional conversations take place via electronic mediums today, any attempt in training and assessment in language use should avoid a mismatch between natural reality and its simulation.
Pragmatic force modifiers in ELF academic discussions
Authors: Wu Xue , Lei Lei 
Published: October 2017

AbstractThis article reports an empirical study of the functions of pragmatic force modifiers (PFMs) in English as a lingua franca (ELF) use in academic discussions. PFMs are pervasive in spoken language but have been under-researched in contexts of multinational and polylogic communications. The aim of this study is to investigate how different event types affect the use of PFMs in ELF discourse. PFMs used in the academic discussions are identified and their distributions in different event types of the Corpus of English as a Lingua Franca in Academic Settings are explored. The functions of the PFMs in different event types are then examined and discussed. Results reveal that ELF speakers use well-specified PFMs to fulfill appropriate functions in different event types under the genre of academic discussions, i.e. flagging suggestions and downplaying criticism in conference discussions, marking elicitation and tailoring explanation in lecture discussions, expressing commitment and certainty in doctoral defense discussions, and projecting personal opinions in seminar discussions. It is argued that although PFMs are linguistic devices commonly used in academic discussions, their functions are sensitive to specific event types. At least, the present study concludes that these context-sensitive uses are clearly in evidence in ELF speech.
On the role of language contact in the reorganization of grammar: A case study on two Modern Greek contact-induced varieties
Authors: Melissaropoulou Dimitra 
Published: October 2017

AbstractThis paper offers further insights on the role of language contact in the reorganization of grammar based on data from two Modern Greek contact-induced dialects: Italiot varieties in contact with both the local Romance varieties and Standard Italian, and Cappadocian, in contact with Turkish. A contrastive investigation reveals interesting correlations and particularities in the reorganization of inflection of the examined systems. Acknowledging that simplification is not triggered solely by contact, we claim that the attested phenomena can be accounted for as temporary complexifications that head toward and ultimately result in simplification within the paradigmatic relations. The amount and type of complexity diverge significantly depending on the (in)compatibility factor among the systems in contact. Furthermore, in terms of loss, addition and replacement of features, our data show that, although replacement and loss are the most prevalent strategies used at the level of morphology, addition is also very likely to occur when structural incompatibility is involved.
The perception and interpretation of contrastive focus by Polish children and adults
Authors: Śmiecińska Joanna 
Published: October 2017

AbstractThe study aimed at testing Polish children’s and adult’s ability to identify and interpret three different contrastive focus types; narrow final focus, narrow non-final focus, and broad focus. In the first experiment eight-year-old children (N = 15) and young adults (N = 15, age range 19–23) were asked to spot the focus in short utterances, and produce contrastive elements in response to three types of inputs with three distinct focus types. In the second experiment eight and four year old children (N = 14 and N = 15, respectively) and young adults (N = 16) listened to two types of utterances – with final contrastive and non-final contrastive focus and were asked to select a picture that best matched the implied meaning of the auditory input. Although in each group there were individuals with ceiling results and chance results, on average the adults outperformed the children in all the tasks. Implications of the findings for testing prosody development are discussed.
Preparation and biological evaluation of 99mTc N-histamine as a model for brain imaging: in silico study and preclinical evaluation
Authors: Sanad M. H. , Ibrahim Alhussein A. 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
In the present work, [99mTc]N-histamine has been labeled using [99mTc≡N]2+ core. Factors such as, amount of substrate, pH, reaction temperature, in vitro stability and reaction time, have been systematically studied to optimize high radiochemical purity (>99±0.3). Biodistribution studies indicate the suitability of [99mTc]N-histamine as a novel tracer to image brain. The complex of [99mTc]N-histamine may be considered a highly selective radiotracer for brain imaging.
Evaluation of Mn bioaccumulation and biosorption by bacteria isolated from spent nuclear fuel pools using54Mn as a radioindicator
Authors: Pipíška Martin , Trajteľová Zuzana , Horník Miroslav , Frišták Vladimír 
Published: October 2017

AbstractBioaccumulation and biosorption characteristics of Mn2+ions by both dead and living, non-growing biomass of Gram-positive bacteriaKocuria palustrisandMicrococcus luteusisolated from spent nuclear fuel pools were compared. The radioindicator method using radionuclide54Mn was applied to obtain precise and reliable data characterizing both processes as well as manganese distribution in bacterial cells. Manganese was mainly found on the surface (biosorption) of live cells of both bacteria and surface sorption capacity increased with Mn concentration in solution. Only 10.0% (M. luteus) and 6.3% (K. palustris) of uptaken Mn were localized in the cytoplasm (bioaccumulation). Biosorption of Mn by dead bacterial biomass was a rapid process strongly affected by solution pH. Maximum sorption capacitiesQmaxcalculated from the Langmuir isotherm and characterizing Mn binding represented 316±15 μmol/g forM. luteusand 282±16 μmol/g forK. palustris.Results indicate that living, non-growing cells showed a higher efficiency of Mn removal than dead biomass. Based on FTIR spectra examination with aim to characterize the surface ofK. palustrisandM. luteuscells, we confirmed that the phosphate and carboxyl functional groups are involved in manganese sorption onto cell surface by both live and dead bacterial biomass.
Evaluation of Restoration Project and Current Structural State of Mohamed Ali Mosque in Citadel, Cairo
Authors: Elwan S. K. , Zaghloul Y. R. 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
This paper is aimed at achieving a better understanding of the original state before the restoration project in 1931 and the current structural state of the great Mosque of Mohamed Ali in citadel Cairo, Egypt. A 3-D finite element model for the whole Mosque was constructed for these purposes. Elastic analysis under static and lateral earthquake loads was conducted to verify the efficiency of the main covering domes restoration project in 1931 and to specify the positions of the critical stresses. The accurate and detailed information that was collected during the restoration project in 1931 concerning the structure of the Mosque was used as database for identifying the geometrical and structural properties of the model. The results provide insight to the structural behavior of the Mosque and the current state of stresses. The study also verifies the main causes for the valuable restoration project in 1931, where the stone domes and semi-domes covering the Mosque were replaced by reinforced concrete one . Also, the places of the Mosque that need more sophisticated analysis could be identified.
ISSUE OF RISK IN LITERATURE
Authors: Cichulska Aneta , Wisniewski Radosław 
Published: October 2017

AbstractAny attempt to explicitly define the property market involves an interdisciplinary approach. Commonly applied notions referring to the genesis of risk in the area of medicine, humanities and, in particular, social and other sciences, have a significant impact on the strictly technical definition. The juxtaposition of the established definitions concerning the phenomenon of risk is an attempt to refer their types and risk factors to the extensive subject area of risk concerning the property market itself. In the future, this may contribute to the development of new risk analysis methods or methods of determining its probability and, therefore, levelling the effect of uncertainty in developing real estate management processes. The aim of the paper is to carry out a review of literature for a deeper analysis of this issue.
Pesticide management approach towards protecting the safety and health of farmers in Southeast Asia
Authors: Mohammad Norsyazwani , Abidin Emilia Zainal , How Vivien , Praveena Sarva Mangala , Hashim Zailina 
Published: October 2017

Abstract

Background:
It is estimated that pesticide production and use have increased continuously in the countries of Southeast Asia in recent years. Within the context of protecting the safety and health of workers in the agricultural sector, there is an existing gap in the implementation of the pesticide management framework because safety and health effects arising from occupational exposures continue to be reported.

Objective:
This study aims to provide narrative similarities, differences and weaknesses of the existing pesticide management system in Southeast Asian countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) within the context of occupational safety and health.

Methods:
This is preliminary traditional review study. Pesticide regulation and management at the country level were identified using web-based search engines such as Scopus, ScienceDirect, PubMed and Google. Book, reports, legislation document and other documents retrieved were also gathered from international organizations and specific websites of governmental agency in Southeast Asian countries. The scope of this review is only limited to literature written in English. In total, 44 review articles, reports and documents were gathered for this study. The approach of pesticide management in protecting safety and health in the agricultural setting were benchmarked according to the elements introduced by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, namely, (1) the protection of workers and (2) the practice of safety.

Results:
All countries have assigned a local authority and government organization to manage and control pesticide use in the agricultural sector. The countries with the highest usage of pesticide are Thailand, Philippines and Malaysia. Most Southeast Asian countries have emphasized safety practice in the management of pesticide usage, but there were less emphasis on the element of protection of workers within the framework in Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

Conclusion:
The governing bodies in the countries of Southeast Asia have placed significant effort to develop framework related to pesticide management at the country level. The implementation of pesticide management based on the existing framework is evident in most of the countries but needs to be improved. It is suggested that emphasis be given to the implementation of diagnosis, health surveillance and reporting system as well as following or adopting standard guidelines for the protection of workers in terms of safety and health in the agricultural sector.