bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The association of serum long-chainn-3 PUFA and hair mercury with exercise cardiac power in men
Authors: Tajik Behnam , Kurl Sudhir , Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka , Virtanen Jyrki K. 
Published: June 2016

AbstractLong-chainn-3 PUFA from fish and exercise capacity are associated with CVD risk. Fish, especially large and old predatory fish, may contain Hg, which may attenuate the inverse association of long-chainn-3 PUFA with CVD. However, the associations of long-chainn-3 PUFA or Hg exposure with exercise capacity are not well known. We aimed to evaluate the associations of serum long-chainn-3 PUFA EPA, docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) and DHA and hair Hg with exercise cardiac power (ECP, a ratio of VO2max:maximal systolic blood pressure (SBP) during an exercise test), a measure for exercise capacity. For this, data from the population-based Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study were analysed cross-sectionally in order to determine the associations between serum long-chainn-3 PUFA, hair Hg and ECP in 1672 men without CVD, aged 42–60 years. After multivariate adjustments, serum total long-chainn-3 PUFA concentration was associated with higher ECP and VO2max(Ptrendacross quartiles=0·04 andPtrend=0·02, respectively), but not with maximal SBP (Ptrend=0·69). Associations were generally similar when EPA, DPA and DHA were evaluated individually. Hair Hg was not associated with ECP, VO2maxor maximal SBP. However, the associations of total long-chainn-3 PUFA (Pinteraction=0·03) and EPA (Pinteraction=0·02) with higher VO2maxwere stronger among men with lower hair Hg. Higher serum long-chainn-3 PUFA concentration, mainly a marker for fish consumption in this study population, was associated with higher ECP and VO2maxin middle-aged men from eastern Finland.
Coincidence Results for Summing Multilinear Mappings
Authors: Blasco Oscar , Botelho Geraldo , Pellegrino Daniel , Rueda Pilar 
Published: June 2016

AbstractIn this paper we prove coincidence results concerning spaces of absolutely summing multilinear mappings between Banach spaces. The nature of these results arises from two distinct approaches: the coincidence of two a priori different classes of summing multilinear mappings, and the summability of all multilinear mappings defined on products of Banach spaces. Optimal generalizations of known results are obtained. We also introduce and explore new techniques in the field: for example, a technique to extend coincidence results for linear, bilinear and even trilinear mappings to general multilinear ones.
Coral faunal turnover through the Ordovician–Silurian transition in South China and its global implications for carbonate stratigraphy and macroevolution
Authors: WANG GUANGXU , ZHAN RENBIN , HUANG BING , PERCIVAL IAN G. 
Published: June 2016

AbstractA complete coral succession through the Ordovician–Silurian transition in South China reveals an adaptive phase during the Hirnantian glaciation, followed by an early survival phase and finally a late survival phase that persisted into the early Silurian. We demonstrate that a coral assemblage of latest Hirnantian to earliest Silurian age, remarkably similar to those from the Edgewood fauna known from Laurentia, occurs stratigraphically above the typical Hirnantian fauna. This, in combination with other evidence (e.g. brachiopods, lithology and chemostratigraphy), suggests the Edgewood fauna probably post-dated the early–middle Hirnantian glaciation, rather than being coeval with the older glacial-relatedHirnantiafauna. Evidence from South China shows that the Edgewood fauna appeared in the very latest Hirnantian and extended into the middle Rhuddanian, considerably younger than previously believed. Such a new correlation necessitates a reassessment of the influence of the end-Ordovician glaciation on biotas. We argue that this major glaciation probably would have substantially affected the ecosystem even in tropical regions, as shown by the development there of theHirnantiafauna or, alternatively, the presence of a conspicuous stratigraphic hiatus. This suggests a surprisingly rapid biotic recovery during the subsequent postglacial transgression, represented by the flourishing of comparatively diverse shelly faunas (e.g. the Edgewood fauna and theCathaysiorthisbrachiopod fauna) in nearshore shallow water environments from Laurentia to eastern peri-Gondwana terranes or blocks (e.g. South China).
The influence of the Great Falls Tectonic Zone on the thrust sheet geometry of the southern Sawtooth Range, Montana, USA
Authors: BURBERRY C. M. , PALU J. M. 
Published: June 2016

AbstractThe reactivation potential of pre-existing deep-seated structures influences deformation structures produced in subsequent compression. This contribution investigates thrust geometries produced in surface thrust sheets of the Sawtooth Range, Montana, USA, deforming over a previously faulted sedimentary section. Surface thrust fault patterns were picked using existing maps and remote sensing. Thrust location and regional transport direction was also verified in the field. These observations were used to design a series of analogue models, involving deformation of a brittle cover sequence over a lower section with varying numbers of vertical faults. A final model tested the effect of decoupling the upper cover and lower section with a ductile detachment, in a scenario closer to that of the Sawtooth Range. Results demonstrate that complexity in surface thrust sheets can be related to heterogeneity within the lower sedimentary section, even when there is a detachment between this section and the rest of the cover. This complexity is best observed in the map view, as the models do not show the deep-seated faults propagating into the cover. These results were then used to predict specific locations of discrete basement fault strands in the study area, associated with what is generally mapped as the Scapegoat-Bannatyne Trend. The deep-seated faults are more likely to be reactivated as strike-slip features in nature, given the small obliquity between the ENE-directed compression direction and the NE-oriented basement faults. More generally, these results can be used to govern evaluation of thrust belts deforming over faulted basement, and to predict the locations of specific fault strands in a region where this information is unknown.
THE SHOGUN'S TEA JAR: RITUAL, MATERIAL CULTURE, AND POLITICAL AUTHORITY IN EARLY MODERN JAPAN
Authors: OSHIKIRI TAKA 
Published: June 2016

ABSTRACTThis article explores the relationships between ritual, material culture, and political authority in early modern Japan by focusing on the Japanese tea ceremony, a highly formalized socio-cultural activity elaborated from the customs related to the consumption of powdered green tea. The article analyses one of the Tokugawa Shogunate's annual processions, the so-called, ‘Travelling of the Shogun's Tea Jar’ – a ritual developed around the Shogunate's acquisition of its annual stocks of tea – which was formalized as one of the official annual events in the early seventeenth century. It argues that the tea ceremony became a part of routine business in the Tokugawa Shogunate and continued to perform its customary functions in supporting military elite's political life. In turn, the tea ceremony was authorized by shoguns and domain lords through public rituals and regular consumption. Consequently, the tea ceremonial practice was institutionalized in the shogunal administrations, creating a class of tea professionals and generating networks of tea providers. Moreover, the practice of tea was embedded in the everyday life of the warrior elite, both at the national and regional levels, until the final fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868.
CORRELATIONS BETWEEN INTELLIGENCE, HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE AND HEIGHT: EVIDENCE FROM TWO SAMPLES IN SAUDI ARABIA
Authors: Bakhiet Salaheldin Farah Attallah , Essa Yossry Ahmed Sayed , Dwieb Amira Mahmood Mohsen , Elsayed Abdelkader Mohamed Abdelkader , Sulman Afra Sulman Mohammed , Cheng Helen , Lynn Richard 
Published: June 2016

SummaryThis study was based on two independent studies which in total consisted of 1812 school pupils aged 6–12 years in Saudi Arabia. Study I consisted of 1591 school pupils (609 boys and 982 girls) attending state schools, and Study II consisted of 211 boys with learning disabilities. Intelligence (measured using the Standard Progressive Matrices Plus for Study I and the Standard Progressive Matrices for Study II), head size and height were measured for the two samples. The results showed that intelligence was statistically significantly correlated with head circumference (r=0.350,p<0.001 for Study I andr=0.168,p<0.05 for Study II) and height (r=0.271,p<0.001 for Study I andr=0.178,p<0.05 for Study II).
The ideomotor recycling theory for language
Authors: Badets Arnaud 
Published: June 2016

AbstractFor language acquisition and processing, the ideomotor theory predicts that the comprehension and the production of language are functionally based on their expected perceptual effects (i.e., linguistic events). This anticipative mechanism is central for action–perception behaviors in human and nonhuman animals, but a recent ideomotor recycling theory has emphasized a language account throughout an evolutionary perspective.
Pro and con: Internal speech and the evolution of complex language
Authors: Behme Christina 
Published: June 2016

AbstractThe target article by Christiansen & Chater (C&C) offers an integrated framework for the study of language acquisition and, possibly, a novel role for internal speech in language acquisition. However, the “Now-or-Never bottleneck” raises a paradox for language evolution. It seems to imply that language complexity has been either reduced over time or has remained the same. How, then, could languages as complex as ours have evolved in prelinguistic ancestors? Linguistic Platonism could offer a solution to this paradox.
Consequences of the Now-or-Never bottleneck for signed versus spoken languages
Authors: Emmorey Karen 
Published: June 2016

AbstractSigned and spoken languages emerge, change, are acquired, and are processed under distinct perceptual, motor, and memory constraints. Therefore, the Now-or-Never bottleneck has different ramifications for these languages, which are highlighted in this commentary. The extent to which typological differences in linguistic structure can be traced to processing differences provides unique evidence for the claim that structure is processing.
Realizing the Now-or-Never bottleneck and Chunk-and-Pass processing with Item-Order-Rank working memories and masking field chunking networks
Authors: Grossberg Stephen 
Published: June 2016

AbstractChristiansen & Chater's (C&C's) key goals for a language system have been realized by neural models for short-term storage of linguistic items in an Item-Order-Rank working memory, which inputs to Masking Fields that rapidly learn to categorize, or chunk, variable-length linguistic sequences, and choose the contextually most predictive list chunks while linguistic inputs are stored in the working memory.
Better late than Now-or-Never: The case of interactive repair phenomena
Authors: Healey Patrick G. T. , Howes Christine , Hough Julian , Purver Matthew 
Published: June 2016

AbstractEmpirical evidence from dialogue, both corpus and experimental, highlights the importance of interaction in language use – and this raises some questions for Christiansen & Chater's (C&C's) proposals. We endorse C&C's call for an integrated framework but argue that their emphasis on local, individual production and comprehension makes it difficult to accommodate the ubiquitous, interactive, and defeasible processes of clarification and repair in conversation.
Edge effects in the avifaunal community of riparian rain-forest tracts in Tropical North Queensland
Authors: Neate-Clegg Montague H. C. , Morshuis Emily C. , Banks-Leite Cristina 
Published: June 2016

AbstractMost evidence suggests anthropogenic edges negatively affect rain-forest bird communities but little has been done to test this in Australasia. In this study, avifaunal detection frequency, species richness and community composition were compared between the edge and interior and between flat and more complex-shaped edges of riparian rain-forest tracts in Tropical North Queensland. The detection frequency and richness of guilds based on diet, foraging strata and habitat specialism were also compared. This study detected 15.1% more birds at the rain-forest edge compared with the interior but no difference in species richness. Edge shape had no effect on detection frequency or richness. Many guilds (subcanopy, closed forest, frugivorous and insectivorous species) experienced increased detection frequency at the edge relative to the interior, but for some guilds this response was reduced (habitat generalists) or reversed (understorey and mixed-flock species) along complex edges. Overall community composition was affected by edge distance but not by edge shape. Edge habitat was shorter and had more open canopy than the interior, supporting habitat-based explanations for the observed avifaunal edge effects. These results suggest generally positive edge effects in Australian rain-forest bird communities, possibly reflecting local resource distributions or a disturbance-tolerant species pool.
Nectar volume is positively correlated with flower size in hummingbird-visited flowers in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Authors: Tavares Davi Castro , Freitas Leandro , Gaglianone Maria Cristina 
Published: June 2016

Abstract:We studied the relationship between flower size and nectar properties of hummingbird-visited flowers in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. We analysed the nectar volume and concentration as a function of corolla length and the average bill size of visitors for 150 plant species, using the phylogenetic generalized least squares (PGLS) to control for phylogenetic signals in the data. We found that nectar volume is positively correlated with corolla length due to phylogenetic allometry. We also demonstrated that larger flowers provide better rewards for long-billed hummingbirds. Regardless of the causal mechanisms, our results support the hypothesis that morphological floral traits that drive partitioning among hummingbirds correspond to the quantity of resources produced by the flowers in the Atlantic Forest. We demonstrate that the relationship between nectar properties and flower size is affected by phylogenetic constraints and thus future studies assessing the interaction between floral traits need to control for phylogenetic signals in the data.
CIHR Candrive Cohort Comparison with Canadian Household Population Holding Valid Driver’s Licenses
Authors: Gagnon Sylvain , Marshall Shawn , Kadulina Yara , Stinchcombe Arne , Bédard Michel , Gélinas Isabelle , Man-Son-Hing Malcolm , Mazer Barbara , Naglie Gary , Porter Michelle M. , Rapoport Mark , Tuokko Holly , Vrkljan Brenda ,   for the Candrive Research Team
Published: June 2016

RÉSUMÉNous avons examiné si l’échantillonnage de commodité est une méthode appropriée pour recruter un échantillon de conducteurs âgés représentatif de la population des conducteurs canadiens âgés. En utilisant des tests d’équivalence, nous avons comparé un grand échantillon de commodité de conducteurs âgés (de la cohorte Candrive II) à une population de conducteurs canadiens d’âges similaires. L’échantillon Candrive est constitué de 928 conducteurs âgés habitant dans l’une de sept régions métropolitaines du Canada. Les données démographiques relatives à la population canadienne ont été obtenues à partir de l’Enquête sur la santé dans les collectivités canadiennes – Vieillissement en santé (ESCC-VS), basé sur un échantillon représentatif de Canadiens âgés. Les données pour les conducteurs âgés de 70 ans et plus ont été extraites de la base de données de l’ESCC-VS, pour un total de 3,899 conducteurs canadiens âgés. Les deux échantillons que nous avons comparés se sont avérés équivalents en ce qui a trait aux variables socio-démographiques, relatives à la santé et à la conduite à l’exception de la fréquence d’utilisation de la voiture. Nous concluons qu’en dépit de quelques différences, l’échantillonnage de commodité utilisé dans l’étude Candrive a créé un échantillon suffisamment représentatif des conducteurs âgés au Canada.
Attitudes: Mediators of the Relation between Health and Driving in Older Adults
Authors: Tuokko Holly , Sukhawathanakul Paweena , Walzak Laura , Jouk Alexandra , Myers Anita , Marshall Shawn , Naglie Gary , Rapoport Mark , Vrkljan Brenda , Porter Michelle , Man-Son-Hing Malcolm , Mazer Barbara , Korner-Bitensky Nicol , Gélinas Isabelle , Bédard Michel ,   on behalf of the Candrive II Research Team
Published: June 2016

RÉSUMÉNous avons examiné les relations entre la santé perçue (p. ex., l’état de santé auto-évaluation) et des pratiques d’autorégulation de la conduite (p. ex., la fréquence de la conduite, l’evitement des situations de conduite difficiles) comme médiée par les attitudes et les perceptions de conduite (à savoir, le confort de conduite, les attitudes positif et négatif envers la conduite) dans les données recueillies pour 928 conducteurs âgés de 70 ans et plus inscrits à l’étude Candrive II. Nous avons observé que les attitudes spécifiques à la conduite (p. ex., le confort de conduite, les attitudes négatives envers la conduite) assurent la médiation des relations entre les symptômes de santé et les comportements de conduite auto-reglementés au début et au fil du temps. Seuls les attitudes négatives à l’égard de conduite ont mediés entièrement les relations entre les changements dans les symptômes perçus de la santé et les changements dans le comportement de conduite. Les symptômes perçus pour la santé influencent apparemment la probabilité d’éviter des situations difficiles de conduite par le biais de deux attitudes négatives initiales pour la conduite, ainsi que des changements dans les attitudes négatives au fil du temps. Comprendre les influences sur le comportement de conduite d’auto-réglementation seront bénéfiques lors de la conception des interventions visant à améliorer la sécurité des conducteurs âgés.
MATERIAL EXPRESSIONS OF WEALTH AND SOCIAL CLASS AT AZTEC-PERIOD SITES IN MORELOS, MEXICO
Authors: Olson Jan Marie , Smith Michael E. 
Published: June 2016

AbstractWe analyze residential architecture and domestic artifacts as expressions of wealth, prestige, and social class at three Aztec-period settlements in Morelos, Mexico: Capilco, Cuexcomate, and Yautepec. House size, as expressed in both floor area and construction volume, shows a strongly bimodal distribution that we interpret as marking elite and commoner residences. We test this interpretation with two artifactual indices of household wealth. One is designed to maximize the elite-commoner distinction in each setting, but is not directly comparable among contexts. The other is a simpler generic wealth index that can be compared among sites and across time. We also consider variability within the commoner class in house size and artifact inventories. While some degree of variation is present, the extent of variation is minor in comparison to the level of elite-commoner differences.
FEATHERWORKING IN THE PROVINCES: A DISPERSED LUXURY CRAFT UNDER AZTEC HEGEMONY
Authors: Berdan Frances F. 
Published: June 2016

AbstractElizabeth Brumfiel has made many contributions in the area of Aztec-period economic specialization. This article builds on her work by examining social and political contingencies on the production of fancy featherwork objects. It goes beyond the urban core and explores the impact of Aztec imperial conquest and tribute demands on the production and distribution of feathered objects in conquered regions.
A MULTISCALAR APPROACH TO MIGRATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE AT MIDDLE POSTCLASSIC XALTOCAN
Authors: Overholtzer Lisa , De Lucia Kristin 
Published: June 2016

AbstractEthnohistoric documents characterize the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries in central Mexico as an era of endemic warfare and mass migration, processes that archaeologists have causally related to the development of the Aztec Empire. In this paper, we explore a striking transition in this dynamic, but poorly understood period at the Otomi capital of Xaltocan. The archaeological record reveals that with the adoption of Aztec II Black-on-Orange pottery bya.d.1240, Xaltocan witnessed the expansion of the island to accommodate more residents, construction of thechinampaagricultural system, and the emergence of two subpopulations with distinct household organization, consumption, and funerary practices. We link a microscale examination of domestic activities with contextual understanding of macrolevel population dynamics, ethnic politics, and political-economic processes, and argue that this shift is due to an influx of migrants. These findings have significant implications for shifting conceptions of identity associated with the emergence of large polities.
Process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of a diabetes prevention intervention in Dutch primary health care: the SLIMMER study
Authors: van Dongen Ellen JI , Duijzer Geerke , Jansen Sophia C , ter Beek Josien , Huijg Johanna M , Leerlooijer Joanne N , Hiddink Gerrit J , Feskens Edith JM , Haveman-Nies Annemien 
Published: June 2016

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate (i) how the SLIMMER intervention was delivered and received in Dutch primary health care and (ii) how this could explain intervention effectiveness.DesignA randomised controlled trial was conducted and subjects were randomly allocated to the intervention (10-month combined dietary and physical activity intervention) or the control group. A process evaluation including quantitative and qualitative methods was conducted. Data on process indicators (recruitment, reach, dose received, acceptability, implementation integrity and applicability) were collected via semi-structured interviews with health-care professionals (n 45) and intervention participant questionnaires (n 155).SettingSLIMMER was implemented in Dutch primary health care in twenty-five general practices, eleven dietitians, nine physiotherapist practices and fifteen sports clubs.SubjectsSubjects at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes were included.ResultsIt was possible to recruit the intended high-risk population (response rate 54 %) and the SLIMMER intervention was very well received by both participants and health-care professionals (mean acceptability rating of 82 and 80, respectively). The intervention programme was to a large extent implemented as planned and was applicable in Dutch primary health care. Higher dose received and participant acceptability were related to improved health outcomes and dietary behaviour, but not to physical activity behaviour.ConclusionsThe present study showed that it is feasible to implement a diabetes prevention intervention in Dutch primary health care. Higher dose received and participant acceptability were associated with improved health outcomes and dietary behaviour. Using an extensive process evaluation plan to gain insight into how an intervention is delivered and received is a valuable way of identifying intervention components that contribute to implementation integrity and effective prevention of type 2 diabetes in primary health care.