bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Changes in Quality of Native and Frozenthawed Semen in Relation to Two Collections Performed in a 24-hour Interval and Adition of Clarified Egg Yolk to Extender
Authors: Folková P. , Šichtař J. , Šimoník O. , Dokoupilová A. , Rajmon R. 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of repeated semen collection and the substitution of normal egg yolk with clarified egg yolk to commercially produced semen extender on qualitative parameters of frozen-thawed canine semen. Two semen collections were scheduled in a 24-hour interval and in each of six dogs, three 1st and three 2nd collections were performed. The frozen-thawed sperm samples were prepared either with clarified or normal egg yolk and motility and viability were evaluated. The effect of the sequence of semen collection was demonstrated by significant differences in motility and also in viability of sperms both in native and frozen-thawed ejaculate. The percentage of viable sperms was significantly higher in samples from the 2nd compared to the 1st collection. This trend was the same also in motility except in native ejaculate. The addition of clarified egg yolk was beneficial for higher survival of sperms immediately after thawing and also after 30 min of incubation, compared to samples with normal egg yolk. Sperm motility evaluated after thawing was higher in samples with clarified egg yolk, without an apparent connection with semen collection sequence. The decrease of values of the qualitative parameters of sperms observed in the period of 30 min of incubation was significantly slowed down when clarified egg yolk was used. This was especially obvious in samples from the 2nd collection.
Effect of Length of False Banana Fibre (Ensete ventricosum) on Mechanical Behaviour under Tensile Loading
Authors: Mizera Č. , Herák D. , Hrabě P. , Müller M. , Kabutey A. 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
The effect of gauge length of false banana fibre (Ensete ventricosum) on the tensile strength, volume energy, and modulus of elasticity under tensile loading was examined. Fibres of gauge length L
0 (mm) 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, and 320 mm were prepared and tested until rupture point at strain rate of 0.05 min−1. Mathematical models describing the mechanical behaviour of the varying gauge lengths were presented. With the increasing gauge length of fibre, the tensile strength and volume energy decreased while the values of modulus of elasticity increased. The theoretical model describing the mechanical behaviour of Ensete fibre under tensile loading presented herein provides useful information for the fibres application in industry. The determined models could be used as a background for further research focused on Ensete fibre application.
A Revision on Cost Elements of the EOQ Model
Authors: Asadabadi Mehdi Rajabi 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
The overall objective of this paper is to investigate the fundamental cost elements of the traditional EOQ model and develop the model by expiring some of its unrealistic assumptions. Over the last few decades, there have been numerous studies developing the EOQ model, but the basic cost elements of the EOQ model have not been investigated efficiently. On the other hand, the capital cost of buying inventories seems to be important to be investigated separately as well as holding cost and ordering cost in the model. In this paper, the capital cost of the inventory and possible stepwise increases in holding and setup cost are taken into account to make a revised formula to compute the economic order quantity. The proposed model involves explicitly the capital cost of buying the inventories in the EOQ model to ensure the decision makers that their financial concerns are considered in the revised model and the new order quantity results the minimum total cost.
ISO 26000 – An Integrative Approach of Corporate Social Responsibility
Authors: Herciu Mihaela 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
ISO 26000 represents a guidance on corporate social responsibility and it is, at the present time, one of the most important document on CSR in the world. Without being mandatory or regulated, ISO 26000 is focus on seven core subjects that have to be approached synergistic – governance, human right, labor, environment, business practices, consumer, and community – in order to achieve its goal. The present paper intends to present and analyze the seven core subjects of ISO 26000 from tow perspectives: by emphasizing the benefits of implementing the standard into the business strategy and by revealing the correlation between corporate social responsibility and sustainable development.
The Valences of “Value” for the Strategic Management Process
Authors: Ogrean Claudia 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
Value represents one of the key concepts in strategic management, because the evolution of both the theory and practice of strategic management has been greatly shaped by the generic searching for value. But the approaches of value have been quite various and sometimes controversial, making value one of the most complex and dynamic determinants and metrics of the strategic competitiveness of the firm. Therefore, the paper aims to identify, based on literature review, the multiple valences value has for the strategic management process (in all of its phases: analysis, formulation and implementation), in order to capture as much as possible of its multiple facets (as concerns value drivers, value creation and value distribution) into a comprehensive framework – able to successfully manage and measure the contribution of value to the strategic competitiveness of the firm, while enhancing it.
Fabrication and Characterization of Hollow Zirconia Microspheres Using Calcium Carbonate as Template
Authors: Ge Shengsong , Zhu Weixue , Shao Qian 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
Stabilized spherical hollow zirconia was fabricated using calcium carbonate as template through a simple precipitation
method. The as-prepared products were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM),
transmission electron microscope (TEM) and nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherms (BET). Adsorption performance of the
as-prepared products toward Congo red (CR) aqueous solutions was tested and discussed. Results show that the prepared
hollow ZrO2 microspheres after calcination displayed tetragonal crystalline reflection peaks and copied the
morphology of CaCO3 template very well with a diameter of ∼ 1 μm, and the amount of
zirconium n-Butoxide and reaction time play important roles in the formation of special morphology and
structure. A possible formation mechanism was proposed according to the observed results. The as-prepared hollow
ZrO2 microspheres after calcination exhibit much better adsorption performance for CR aqueous solutions compared
with hollow ZrO2 microspheres before calcination and ZrO2 nanoparticles fabricated without template
through the same method due to their crystalline structure and large specific surface area.
Repassivation Investigations on Aluminium: Physical Chemistry of the Passive State
Authors: Nagy Tristan Oliver , Weimerskirch Morris Jhängi Joseph , Pacher Ulrich , Kautek Wolfgang 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
We show the temporal change in repassivation mechanism as a time-dependent linear combination of a high-field model of
oxide growth (HFM) and the point defect model (PDM). The observed switch in transient repassivation current-decrease under
potentiostatic control occurs independently of the active electrode size and effective repassivation time for all applied
overpotentials.
For that, in situ depassivation of plasma electrolytically oxidized (PEO) coatings on aluminium was performed with
nanosecond laser pulses at 266 nm and the repassivation current transients were recorded as a function of pulse number.
A mathematical model combines the well established theories of oxide-film formation and growth kinetics, giving insight in
the non linear transient behaviour of micro-defect passivation.
According to our findings, the repassivation process can be described as a charge consumption via two concurrent
channels. While the major current-decay at the very beginning of the fast healing oxide follows a point-defect type
exponential damping, the HFM mechanism supersedes gradually, the longer the repassivation evolves. Furthermore, the
material seems to reminisce former laser treatments via defects built-in during depassivation, leading to a higher charge
contribution of the PDM mechanism at higher pulse numbers.
Spatial control of lipid droplet proteins by the ERAD ubiquitin ligase Doa10
Authors: Ruggiano Annamaria , Mora Gabriel , Buxó Laura , Carvalho Pedro 
Published: June 2016

AbstractThe endoplasmic reticulum (ER) plays a central role in the biogenesis of most membrane proteins. Among these are proteins localized to the surface of lipid droplets (LDs), fat storage organelles delimited by a phospholipid monolayer. The LD monolayer is often continuous with the membrane of the ER allowing certain membrane proteins to diffuse between the two organelles. In these connected organelles, how some proteins concentrate specifically at the surface of LDs is not known. Here, we show that the ERAD ubiquitin ligase Doa10 controls the levels of some LD proteins. Their degradation is dependent on the localization to the ER and appears independent of the folding state. Moreover, we show that by degrading the ER pool of these LD proteins, ERAD contributes to restrict their localization to LDs. The signals for LD targeting and Doa10‐mediated degradation overlap, indicating that these are competing events. This spatial control of protein localization is a novel function of ERAD that might contribute to generate functional diversity in a continuous membrane system.
Health-Enabling and Ambient Assistive Technologies: Past, Present, Future
Authors: Wolf K.-H. , Haux R. , Koch S. , Lovell N.H. , Marschollek M. , Nakashima N. 
Published: June 2016

Summary
Background: During the last decades, health-enabling and ambient assistive technologies became of considerable relevance for new informatics-based forms of diagnosis, prevention, and therapy. Objectives: To describe the state of the art of health-enabling and ambient assistive technologies in 1992 and today, and its evolution over the last 25 years as well as to project where the field is expected to be in the next 25 years. In the context of this review, we define health-enabling and ambient assistive technologies as ambiently used sensor-based information and communication technologies, aiming at contributing to a person’s health and health care as well as to her or his quality of life.
Methods: Systematic review of all original articles with research focus in all volumes of the IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics. Surveying authors independently on key projects and visions as well as on their lessons learned in the context of health-enabling and ambient assistive technologies and summarizing their answers. Surveying authors independently on their expectations for the future and summarizing their answers.
Results: IMIA Yearbook papers containing statements on health-enabling and ambient assistive technologies appear first in 2002. These papers form a minor part of published research articles in medical informatics. However, during recent years the number of articles published has increased significantly. Key projects were identified. There was a clear progress on the use of technologies. However proof of diagnostic relevance and therapeutic efficacy remains still limited. Reforming health care processes and focussing more on patient needs are required.
Conclusions: Health-enabling and ambient assistive technologies remain an important field for future health care and for interdisciplinary research. More and more publications assume that a person‘s home and their interaction therein, are becoming important components in health care provision, assessment, and management.
Novel Innate Immune Genes Regulating the Macrophage Response to Gram Positive Bacteria
Authors: Alper Scott , Warg Laura A , De Arras Lesly , Flatley Brenna R , Davidson Elizabeth J , Adams Jenni , Smith Keith , Wohlford-Lenane Christine L , McCray Paul B , Pedersen Brent S , Schwartz David A , Yang Ivana V 
Published: June 2016

AbstractHost variation in Toll-like receptors and other innate immune signaling molecules alters infection susceptibility. However, only a portion of the variability observed in the innate immune response is accounted for by known genes in these pathways. Thus, the identification of additional genes that regulate the response to Gram positive bacteria is warranted. Bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMMs) from 43 inbred mouse strains were stimulated with lipotechoic acid (LTA), a major component of the Gram positive bacterial cell wall. Concentrations of the proinflammatory cytokines IL-6, IL-12, and TNF-α were measured. In silico whole genome association (WGA) mapping was performed using cytokine responses followed by network analysis to prioritize candidate genes. To determine which candidate genes could be responsible for regulating the LTA response, candidate genes were inhibited using RNA interference (RNAi) and were overexpressed in RAW264.7 macrophages. BMMs from Bdkrb1-deficient mice were used to assess the effect of Bdkrb1 gene deletion on the response to LTA, heat-killed Streptococcus pneumoniae, and heat-killed Staphylococcus aureus. WGA mapping identified 117 loci: IL-6 analysis yielded 20 loci (average locus size = 0.133 Mb; 18 genes), IL-12 analysis produced 5 loci (0.201 Mb average; 7 genes), and TNF-α analysis yielded 92 loci (0.464 Mb average; 186 genes of which 46 were prioritized by network analysis). The follow-up small interfering RNA screen of 71 target genes identified four genes (Bdkrb1, Blnk, Fbxo17, and Nkx6-1) whose inhibition resulted in significantly reduced cytokine production following LTA stimulation. Overexpression of these four genes resulted in significantly increased cytokine production in response to LTA. Bdkrb1-deficient macrophages were less responsive to LTA and heat-killed S. aureus, validating the genetic and RNAi approach to identify novel regulators of the response to LTA. We have identified four innate immune response genes that may contribute to Gram positive bacterial susceptibility.
A Genealogical Look at Shared Ancestry on the X Chromosome
Authors: Buffalo Vince , Mount Stephen M , Coop Graham 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
Close relatives can share large segments of their genome identical by descent (IBD) that can be identified in genome-wide polymorphism data sets. There are a range of methods to use these IBD segments to identify relatives and estimate their relationship. These methods have focused on sharing on the autosomes, as they provide a rich source of information about genealogical relationships. We hope to learn additional information about recent ancestry through shared IBD segments on the X chromosome, but currently lack the theoretical framework to use this information fully. Here, we fill this gap by developing probability distributions for the number and length of X chromosome segments shared IBD between an individual and an ancestor k generations back, as well as between half- and full-cousin relationships. Due to the inheritance pattern of the X and the fact that X homologous recombination occurs only in females (outside of the pseudoautosomal regions), the number of females along a genealogical lineage is a key quantity for understanding the number and length of the IBD segments shared among relatives. When inferring relationships among individuals, the number of female ancestors along a genealogical lineage will often be unknown. Therefore, our IBD segment length and number distributions marginalize over this unknown number of recombinational meioses through a distribution of recombinational meioses we derive. By using Bayes’ theorem to invert these distributions, we can estimate the number of female ancestors between two relatives, giving us details about the genealogical relations between individuals not possible with autosomal data alone.
Untangling the Contributions of Sex-Specific Gene Regulation and X-Chromosome Dosage to Sex-Biased Gene Expression in Caenorhabditis elegans
Authors: Kramer Maxwell , Rao Prashant , Ercan Sevinc 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
Dosage compensation mechanisms equalize the level of X chromosome expression between sexes. Yet the X chromosome is often enriched for genes exhibiting sex-biased, i.e., imbalanced expression. The relationship between X chromosome dosage compensation and sex-biased gene expression remains largely unexplored. Most studies determine sex-biased gene expression without distinguishing between contributions from X chromosome copy number (dose) and the animal’s sex. Here, we uncoupled X chromosome dose from sex-specific gene regulation in Caenorhabditis elegans to determine the effect of each on X expression. In early embryogenesis, when dosage compensation is not yet fully active, X chromosome dose drives the hermaphrodite-biased expression of many X-linked genes, including several genes that were shown to be responsible for hermaphrodite fate. A similar effect is seen in the C. elegans germline, where X chromosome dose contributes to higher hermaphrodite X expression, suggesting that lack of dosage compensation in the germline may have a role in supporting higher expression of X chromosomal genes with female-biased functions in the gonad. In the soma, dosage compensation effectively balances X expression between the sexes. As a result, somatic sex-biased expression is almost entirely due to sex-specific gene regulation. These results suggest that lack of dosage compensation in different tissues and developmental stages allow X chromosome copy number to contribute to sex-biased gene expression and function.
Apparent Epigenetic Meiotic Double-Strand-Break Disparity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: A Meta-Analysis
Authors: Stahl Franklin W , Rehan Maryam Binti Mohamed , Foss Henriette M , Borts Rhona H 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
Previously published, and some unpublished, tetrad data from budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) are analyzed for disparity in gene conversion, in which one allele is more often favored than the other (conversion disparity). One such disparity, characteristic of a bias in the frequencies of meiotic double-strand DNA breaks at the hotspot near the His4 locus, is found in diploids that undergo meiosis soon after their formation, but not in diploids that have been cloned and frozen. Altered meiotic DNA breakability associated with altered metabolism-related chromatin states has been previously reported. However, the above observations imply that such differing parental chromatin states can persist through at least one chromosome replication, and probably more, in a common environment. This conclusion may have implications for interpreting changes in allele frequencies in populations.
Invisibilidad y desigualdad. La política académica y las mujeres docentes en la Universidad
Authors: López Figueroa Yolanda 
Published: June 2016

<p>El artículo tiene por objetivo analizar los mecanismos de construcción discursiva desde las masculinidades que se escenifican en la esfera laboral del Estado, específicamente en los espacios institucionales responsables de promover políticas de igualdad de género. A partir del análisis cualitativo de la experiencia mexicana se describe la relación que guardan los varones en la implementación de políticas de género y los discursos que los acompañan, en el entendido que existen profundas transformaciones en los imaginarios individuales y colectivos que nos hablan de situaciones en donde conviven actitudes tradiciones de género con apuestas más democráticas de relaciones personales y laborales. <strong></strong></p>
La pantalla feminista: feminidad sufragista y masculinidad hegemónica. Análisis cinematográfico: Ángeles de Hierro (2004) y Las Sufragistas (2015)
Authors: Gómez Beltrán Iván 
Published: June 2016

<p>La cinematografía de los últimos años ha prestado especial atención a determinados procesos de la Historia del feminismo, uno de estos “hechos” lo constituye el sufragismo. A lo largo del texto se pretenderá ahondar en la politización de los mensajes fílmicos y por tanto en su comprensión/recepción como discurso político al alcance del público contemporáneo así como instrumentos productivos de una representación determinada de los géneros y sus alteridades. Todo ello sin olvidar los “efectos” –en tanto agentes culturales- que pueden producir en la sociedad. Para ello se utilizarán dos películas del cine <em>mainstream </em>contemporáneo <em>Ángeles de Hierro</em> (2004) y <em>Las Sufragistas</em> (2015) con la intención de analizar cómo la narración fílmica sirve a los intereses discursivos de la desmitificación de las mitologías antisufragistas así como al despliegue de la alteridad femenina sufragista y la comprobación de los posibles cambios y resistencias en el seno de la masculinidad.</p>
PRÁTICAS (TRANS)COMUNICATIVAS CONTEMPORÂNEAS: UMA DISCUSSÃO SOBRE DOIS CONCEITOS FUNDAMENTAIS
Authors: Lucena Maria Inêz Probst , Do Nascimento André Marques 
Published: June 2016

O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar e problematizar dois conceitos considerados pertinentes para a compreensão das práticas comunicativas contemporâneas, considerando-se os efeitos dos processos de globalização. Desta forma, são abordadas as concepções de práticas transidiomáticas e translinguagem, com especial ênfase em suas motivações epistemológicas; seus escopos de abrangência empírica, ilustradas com exemplos de práticas comunicativas geradas em cenários de complexidade; bem como as possíveis convergências e divergências entre essas concepções. Argumentamos pela validade destas concepções que, em complementaridade, possibilitam maior acuidade na compreensão de práticas comunicativas híbridas, complexas e criativas na realidade linguística contemporânea. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
SENDO ÍNDIO NA CIDADE: MOBILIDADE, REPERTÓRIO LINGUÍSTICO E TECNOLOGIAS
Authors: Maher Terezinha Machado 
Published: June 2016

Este texto tem por objetivo refletir sobre duas mudanças que vimos testemunhando nas últimas décadas: a mobi lidade cada vez maior de parcelas dos povos indígenas brasileiros para centros urbanos do país e a crescente adesão dessas populações a práticas que envolvem novos recursos tecnológicos. Pretendo aqui argumentar que tais mudanças são quase sempre equivocadamente vistas como fatores que colocam em risco a legitimidade da identidade étnica desses povos. No que se refere ao processo de mobilidade referido, é meu entendimento que a falsa compreensão de que a indianidade residiria ontologicamente nas línguas indígenas, contribui para fazer com que os índios urbanos brasileiros, que em grande medida utilizam o português como língua franca – e em alguns casos como língua materna –, em suas interações sociais, tenham suas etnicidades, enquanto marcadores de diferença, colocadas sob suspeição. Por outro lado, a imagem paternalista de uma suposta fragilidade das culturas indígenas frente às novidades tecnológicas permite representações de que “índios autênticos” deixariam de sê-los ao se engajarem em práticas comunicativas híbridas e pan-étnicas no YouTube, no Facebook ou no Whatsapp, por exemplo. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
MULTIPLICITY, COMPLEXITY, CIRCULATION AND MEDIATIZATION
Authors: Jaffe Alexandra 
Published: June 2016

The aim of this text is to reflect upon the concepts of language, multiplicity, language ideology, metapragmatic regime and scale, among others that should be problematized in contemporary research which were, in one way or another, objects of discussion during the “School of Advanced Studies in Language and Society – Mobility at large” held in August, 2015, and organized by UNICAMP/UNIRIO in collaboration with other Brazilian universities. Ethnographic data collected in the development of my own research projects in Corsica will be referred to in my reflections about the concepts here revisited. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.