bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Optimizing Estimates of Instantaneous Heart Rate from Pulse Wave Signals with the Synchrosqueezing Transform
Authors: Lewis Gregory , Davila Maria , Daubechies Ingrid , Porges Stephen , Wu Hau-Tieng 
Published: September 2016

SummaryBackground: With recent advances in sensor and computer technologies, the ability to monitor peripheral pulse activity is no longer limited to the laboratory and clinic. Now inexpensive sensors, which interface with smartphones or other computer-based devices, are expanding into the consumer market. When appropriate algorithms are applied, these new technologies enable ambulatory monitoring of dynamic physiological responses outside the clinic in a variety of applications including monitoring fatigue, health, workload, fitness, and rehabilitation. Several of these applications rely upon meas -ures derived from peripheral pulse waves measured via contact or non-contact pho -toplethysmography (PPG). As technologies move from contact to non-contact PPG, there are new challenges. The technology neces sary to estimate average heart rate over a few seconds from a noncontact PPG is available. However, a technology to precisely measure instantaneous heat rate (IHR) from non-contact sensors, on a beat-to-beat basis, is more challenging. Objectives: The objective of this paper is to develop an algorithm with the ability to accurately monitor IHR from peripheral pulse waves, which provides an opportunity to measure the neural regulation of the heart from the beat-to-beat heart rate pattern (i.e., heart rate variability). Methods: The adaptive harmonic model is applied to model the contact or non-contact PPG signals, and a new methodology, the Synchrosqueezing Transform (SST), is applied to extract IHR. The body sway rhythm inherited in the non-contact PPG signal is modeled and handled by the notion of wave-shape function. Results: The SST optimizes the extraction of IHR from the PPG signals and the technique functions well even during periods of poor signal to noise. We contrast the contact and non-contact indices of PPG derived heart rate with a criterion electrocardiogram (ECG). ECG and PPG signals were monitored in 21 healthy subjects performing tasks with different physical demands. The root mean square error of IHR estimated by SST is significantly better than commonly applied methods such as autoregressive (AR) method. In the walking situation, while AR method fails, SST still provides a reasonably good result. Conclusions: The SST processed PPG data provided an accurate estimate of the ECG derived IHR and consistently performed better than commonly applied methods such as autoregressive method.
ELECTRIC FIELD SCREENING WITH BACKFLOW AT PULSAR POLAR CAP
Authors: Kisaka Shota , Asano Katsuaki , Terasawa Toshio 
Published: September 2016

ABSTRACT
Recent γ-ray observations suggest that particle acceleration occurs at the outer region of the pulsar magnetosphere. The magnetic field lines in the outer acceleration region (OAR) are connected to the neutron star surface (NSS). If copious electron–positron pairs are produced near the NSS, such pairs flow into the OAR and screen the electric field there. To activate the OAR, the electromagnetic cascade due to the electric field near the NSS should be suppressed. However, since a return current is expected along the field lines through the OAR, the outflow extracted from the NSS alone cannot screen the electric field just above the NSS. In this paper, we analytically and numerically study the electric field screening at the NSS, taking into account the effects of the backflowing particles from the OAR. In certain limited cases, the electric field is screened without significant pair cascade if only ultra-relativistic particles (

) flow back to the NSS. On the other hand, if electron–positron pairs with a significant number density and mildly relativistic temperature, expected to distribute in a wide region of the magnetosphere, flow back to the NSS, these particles adjust the current and charge densities so that the electric field can be screened without pair cascade. We obtain the condition needed for the number density of particles to screen the electric field at the NSS. We also find that in the ion-extracted case from the NSS, bunches of particles are ejected to the outer region quasi-periodically, which is a possible mechanism of observed radio emission.
DISCOVERY OF A SUBSTELLAR COMPANION TO THE NEARBY DEBRIS DISK HOST HR 2562
Authors: Konopacky Quinn M. , Rameau Julien , Duchêne Gaspard , Filippazzo Joseph C. , Godfrey Paige A. Giorla , Marois Christian , Nielsen Eric L. , Pueyo Laurent , Rafikov Roman R. , Rice Emily L. , Wang Jason J. , Ammons S. Mark , Bailey Vanessa P. , Barman Travis S. , Bulger Joanna , Bruzzone Sebastian , Chilcote Jeffrey K. , Cotten Tara , Dawson Rebekah I. , Rosa Robert J. De , Doyon René , Esposito Thomas M. , Fitzgerald Michael P. , Follette Katherine B. , Goodsell Stephen , Graham James R. , Greenbaum Alexandra Z. , Hibon Pascale , Hung Li-Wei , Ingraham Patrick , Kalas Paul , Lafrenière David , Larkin James E. , Macintosh Bruce A. , Maire Jérôme , Marchis Franck , Marley Mark S. , Matthews Brenda C. , Metchev Stanimir , Millar-Blanchaer Maxwell A. , Oppenheimer Rebecca , Palmer David W. , Patience Jenny , Perrin Marshall D. , Poyneer Lisa A. , Rajan Abhijith , Rantakyrö Fredrik T. , Savransky Dmitry , Schneider Adam C. , Sivaramakrishnan Anand , Song Inseok , Soummer Remi , Thomas Sandrine , Wallace J. Kent , Ward-Duong Kimberly , Wiktorowicz Sloane J. , Wolff Schuyler G. 
Published: September 2016

ABSTRACT
We present the discovery of a brown dwarf companion to the debris disk host star HR 2562. This object, discovered with the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI), has a projected separation of 20.3 ± 0.3 au (

) from the star. With the high astrometric precision afforded by GPI, we have confirmed, to more than 5σ, the common proper motion of HR 2562B with the star, with only a month-long time baseline between observations. Spectral data in the J-, H-, and K-bands show a morphological similarity to L/T transition objects. We assign a spectral type of L7 ± 3 to HR 2562B and derive a luminosity of log(L

/

, corresponding to a mass of 30 ± 15

from evolutionary models at an estimated age of the system of 300–900 Myr. Although the uncertainty in the age of the host star is significant, the spectra and photometry exhibit several indications of youth for HR 2562B. The source has a position angle that is consistent with an orbit in the same plane as the debris disk recently resolved with Herschel. Additionally, it appears to be interior to the debris disk. Though the extent of the inner hole is currently too uncertain to place limits on the mass of HR 2562B, future observations of the disk with higher spatial resolution may be able to provide mass constraints. This is the first brown-dwarf-mass object found to reside in the inner hole of a debris disk, offering the opportunity to search for evidence of formation above the deuterium burning limit in a circumstellar disk.
Estimating population variability of aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae): how many years are required?
Authors: Lamb Robert J. , MacKay Patricia A. , Alyokhin Andrei 
Published: September 2016

AbstractVariability is an important characteristic of population dynamics, but the length of the time series required to estimate population variability is poorly understood. To this end, population variability of Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas), Myzus persicae (Sulzer), and Aphis nasturtii (Kaltenbach) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) was investigated. Population variability (measured as PV, a proportion between 0 and 1) was estimated for time series of 3–62 years, giving replicate estimates for time series of 3–20 years that were normally distributed. Mean values for PV were more uniform for a time series of 12 years or longer than for shorter ones. The standard deviation of PV declined to a minimum at 12–15 years, as the length of the time series increased. Discrimination of estimates of PV was reliable for 15-year time series and longer, but not necessarily for shorter ones. Although M. euphorbiae had a relatively low PV, the coefficient of variation of that PV (12.5), was higher than for the other two species (3.5, 4.5). For robust estimates of PV, a time series of 15 years is recommended, because it minimises the standard deviation of PV, and discriminates values of PV that differ by 0.06 on a 0–1 scale.
Nontraumatic Testicular Pain due to Sacroiliac-Joint Dysfunction: A Case Report
Authors: Leone James E. , Middleton Steve 
Published: September 2016

Objective:
To discuss the case of a 49-year-old man who presented to the sports medicine staff with pelvic pain of 10 years' duration consistent with pudendal neuralgia.

Background:
Testicular pain in men is often provoked by direct trauma or may indicate an oncologic process.

Differential Diagnosis:
Epididymitis, athletic pubalgia, testicular tumor, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, lumbar radiculopathy.

Treatment:
The patient responded positively to treatment and rehabilitation to restore normal mechanics to the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex. Several flare-ups since the initial treatment have been of short duration (&lt;2 days) and less intense.

Uniqueness:
Pudendal neuralgia tends to affect females more than males due to changes in the alignment and stability of the pelvis from a combination of a shorter, wider pelvis and muscle imbalances associated with childbirth. Typically, males with testicular pain suffer from epididymitis or some type of testicular torsion, which was not the situation in this case. Compression is also a common cause of pudendal neuralgia, although it was not responsible for this patient's pain, making diagnosis and treatment complex.

Conclusions:
Many pain syndromes can be treated with removal of the original stimulus. However, recognizing the factors contributing to pelvic pain and dysfunction in males can be a challenge for the sports medicine professional. A vigilant and unassuming approach to male pelvic pain is warranted, particularly by health care providers in diverse practice settings.
Bolster material granuloma masquerading as recurrent renal cell carcinoma following partial nephrectomy
Authors: Singh Abhishek , Jai Shrikant , Ganpule Sanika , Ganpule Arvind 
Published: September 2016

AbstractNephron sparing surgery has seen a phenomenal rise in its application over the past few decades. The use of Surgicel and gel foam for closure of defect created after partial nephrectomy has become a routine practice at many centers. In this case report, we describe radiological artifact secondary to a surgical bolster mimicking a residual disease or an early recurrence in the kidney. This case highlights two facts; first, reapproximation of the renal tissue is best done without the use of Surgicel bolsters. Second, bolsteroma should always be kept in mind as a differential diagnosis in a case where computed tomography (CT) imaging is showing early recurrence. If the surgeon is sure about the surgical margins being negative and the CT image shows a bolsteroma, the patient should be observed and a repeat scan should be done at 3–6 months, which would show regression or disappearance of the lesion proving it to be an artifact rather than malignant lesion.
The Abernethy malformation-myriad imaging manifestations of a single entity
Authors: Ghuman Samarjit S , Gupta Saumya , Buxi T B S , Rawat Kishan S , Yadav Anurag , Mehta Naimish , Sud Seema 
Published: September 2016

AbstractAbernethy malformation, also known as congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts (CEPS) is a rare clinical entity and manifests with different clinical symptoms. CEPS are abnormalities of vascular development where there is shunting of portal blood into the systemic venous system. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) is a fast and effective modality for evaluation of CEPS. CT displays all the information desired by the surgeon as well as the clinician including the anatomy of the splenic and superior mesenteric veins, size and site of the shunt, presence or absence of the portal vein radicles, and helps to plan the therapy and even the follow-up of these patients. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has also emerged as a promising tool for the evaluation of liver lesions associated with the malformation. The Radiologist should be aware of the various imaging appearances of this entity including its complications. In this article, we describe the imaging appearances of CEPS, their complications, and their imaging appearances on CT and MRI. We have also described various associated anomalies.
Magnetic resonance neurographic confirmation of extensive Plexiform neurofibroma in neurofibromatosis-1 presenting as ambiguous genitalia
Authors: Kumar Ishan , Verma Ashish , Ojha Ritu , Aggarwal Priyanka , Shukla Ram C , Srivastava Arvind 
Published: September 2016

AbstractGenitourinary involvement of neurofibromatosis is uncommon and genital neurofibromatosis is even rarer. Involvement of clitoris by neurofibroma can lead to clitoromegaly masquerading as a male penis. We report such a case of ambiguous genitalia in a 7-year-old female child presenting with clitoromegaly since birth, in which magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed the presence of extensive neurofibromatosis in the clitoris and lumbosacral regions. We emphasize the central role of MRI in evaluation of hormonal and non-hormonal causes of ambiguous genitalia. We further discuss the merits of including MR neurography in the imaging protocol for comprehensive delineation of neurofibromatosis.
Degree Kirchhoff Index of Bicyclic Graphs
Authors: Tang Zikai , Deng Hanyuan 
Published: September 2016

AbstractLet G be a connected graph with vertex set V(G).The degree Kirchhoò index of G is defined as S'(G) = Σ{u,v}⊆V(G) d(u)d(v)R(u, v), where d(u) is the degree of vertex u, and R(u, v) denotes the resistance distance between vertices u and v. In this paper, we characterize the graphs having maximum and minimum degree Kirchhoò index among all n-vertex bicyclic graphs with exactly two cycles.
Cloud ice caused by atmospheric mineral dust – Part 1: Parameterization of
ice nuclei concentration in the NMME-DREAM model
Authors: Nickovic Slobodan , Cvetkovic Bojan , Madonna Fabio , Rosoldi Marco , Pejanovic Goran , Petkovic Slavko , Nikolic Jugoslav 
Published: September 2016

Abstract. Dust aerosols are very efficient ice nuclei, important for heterogeneous cloud glaciation even in regions distant from desert sources. A new generation of ice nucleation parameterizations, including dust as an ice nucleation agent, opens the way towards a more accurate treatment of cold cloud formation in atmospheric models. Using such parameterizations, we have developed a regional dust-atmospheric modelling system capable of predicting, in real time, dust-induced ice nucleation. We executed the model with the added ice nucleation component over the Mediterranean region, exposed to moderate Saharan dust transport, over two periods lasting 15 and 9 days, respectively. The model results were compared against satellite and ground-based cloud-ice-related measurements, provided by SEVIRI (Spinning Enhanced Visible and InfraRed Imager) and the CNR-IMAA Atmospheric Observatory (CIAO) in Potenza, southern Italy. The predicted ice nuclei concentration showed a reasonable level of agreement when compared against the observed spatial and temporal patterns of cloud ice water. The developed methodology permits the use of ice nuclei as input into the cloud microphysics schemes of atmospheric models, assuming that this approach could improve the predictions of cloud formation and associated precipitation.
The influence of riparian evapotranspiration on stream hydrology and nitrogen retention in a subhumid Mediterranean catchment
Authors: Lupon Anna , Bernal Susana , Poblador Sílvia , Martí Eugènia , Sabater Francesc 
Published: September 2016

Abstract. Riparian evapotranspiration (ET) can influence stream hydrology at catchment scale by promoting the net loss of water from the stream towards the riparian zone (i.e., stream hydrological retention). However, the consequences of stream hydrological retention on nitrogen dynamics are not well understood. To fill this gap of knowledge, we investigated changes in riparian ET, stream discharge, and nutrient chemistry in two contiguous reaches (headwater and valley) with contrasted riparian forest size in a small forested Mediterranean catchment. Additionally, riparian groundwater level (hgw) was measured at the valley reach. The temporal pattern of riparian ET was similar between reaches, and was positively correlated with hgw (ρ  =  0.60) and negatively correlated with net riparian groundwater inputs (ρ  <  −0.55). During the vegetative period, stream hydrological retention occurred mostly at the valley reach (59 % of the time), and was accompanied by in-stream nitrate release and ammonium uptake. During the dormant period, when the stream gained water from riparian groundwater, results showed small influences of riparian ET on stream hydrology and nitrogen concentrations. Despite being a small component of annual water budgets (4.5 %), our results highlight that riparian ET drives stream and groundwater hydrology in this Mediterranean catchment and, furthermore, question the potential of the riparian zone as a natural filter of nitrogen loads.
Local impact analysis of climate change on precipitation extremes: are high-resolution climate models needed for realistic simulations?
Authors: Tabari Hossein , De Troch Rozemien , Giot Olivier , Hamdi Rafiq , Termonia Piet , Saeed Sajjad , Brisson Erwan , Van Lipzig Nicole , Willems Patrick 
Published: September 2016

Abstract. This study explores whether climate models with higher spatial resolutions provide higher accuracy for precipitation simulations and/or different climate change signals. The outputs from two convection-permitting climate models (ALARO and CCLM) with a spatial resolution of 3–4 km are compared with those from the coarse-scale driving models or reanalysis data for simulating/projecting daily and sub-daily precipitation quantiles. Validation of historical design precipitation statistics derived from intensity–duration–frequency (IDF) curves shows a better match of the convection-permitting model results with the observations-based IDF statistics compared to the driving GCMs and reanalysis data. This is the case for simulation of local sub-daily precipitation extremes during the summer season, while the convection-permitting models do not appear to bring added value to simulation of daily precipitation extremes. Results moreover indicate that one has to be careful in assuming spatial-scale independency of climate change signals for the delta change downscaling method, as high-resolution models may show larger changes in extreme precipitation. These larger changes appear to be dependent on the timescale, since such intensification is not observed for daily timescales for both the ALARO and CCLM models.
Surface movement above an underground coal longwall mine after closure
Authors: Vervoort André 
Published: September 2016

Abstract. The surface movement in an area of about 22 km2 above the underground coal mine of Houthalen was analyzed based on Interferometry with Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) measurements. After its closure in 1992, a residual subsidence was observed over a period of several years, followed by an uplift of the surface above and around the past longwall panels, whereby the rate of movement was, in absolute terms, of the same order for the two types of movements. The processes behind these movements are different. The process of subsidence is caused by the caving of the roof above the mined-out area and is mainly a mechanical stress-deformation process, including time-dependent aspects. However, the process of uplift is most probably caused by the swelling of the clay minerals in the argillaceous rocks in the coal strata after the flooding of the underground workings. Hence, the areas in which there is the greatest risk of damage to the surface infrastructure are not the same for the hazards linked to subsidence and uplift. For example, the zone in which the maximum uplift occurs clearly is at a different location from that of the zone with the maximum residual subsidence. There is no clear sign that the amount of mining underneath affects the residual subsidence, and there is no indication that the process of uplift is linked directly to the mining characteristics. It is more likely that uplift as the result of flooding is initiated at, or close to, the vertical shafts.
Modern Management of Endometrioma-Associated Infertility: in Favor of ART
Authors: Ruiz-Flores Francisco J. , Garcia-Velasco Juan A. 
Published: September 2016

Introduction Endometrioma is present in 17% to 40% of women with endometriosis. Since it has been traditionally believed that the presence of an endometrioma adversely affects the outcome of assisted reproductive technology (ART), surgery has been suggested by many practitioners before advancing to ART, in the hope of improving results. Scientific Evidence In the present article, we outline the impact of an endometrioma on the ovarian reserve and describe how surgical resection of an endometriotic cyst affects ovarian reserve, ovarian response after stimulation and ART outcome. Several studies suggest that the sole presence of an endometrioma may have a negative impact on ovarian reserve of the affected ovary, and surgery (particularly cystectomy) has been the choice of treatment in ovarian endometriosis for many years. However, detrimental effects of laparoscopic surgical removal on ovarian reserve and responsiveness to hyperstimulation has made that ART practices are shifting towards a more conservative approach: experimental and clinical data supporting this shift are thoroughly reviewed here. Clinical Implications Opposed to the conventional criteria of performing cystectomy when ovarian endometrioma is observed, careful consideration of patient symptoms as well as her age and ovarian reserve will help to select the patients that require surgery prior to ART, whereas the majority will not need surgery prior to ART; even more, surgery may compromise ovarian reserve in most cases even if performed by careful surgeons. Conclusions Individualization of the treatment is imperative. Each case should be thoroughly assessed, looking at both the advantages and complications of cyst removal prior to ART. Surgery should be approached with caution in women with endometriomas, especially if the woman has had previous ovarian surgery. In the presence of infertility, we recommend generally sparing surgical treatment and proceeding directly to ART. This reduces the time to achieve a pregnancy, avoids potential surgical risks and limits patient costs.
Neuromodulation for the Treatment of Endometriosis-Related Symptoms
Authors: Lemos Nucelio L.B.M. , Lemos Nereusa M.B.M. 
Published: September 2016

Sacral and pudendal neuromodulation have been advocated for the treatment of refractory pelvic pain, urinary urgency and retention, as well as fecal incontinence or constipation, all of which are commonly related to endometriosis and/or its surgical treatment. In this review, the mechanisms of action and different routes of neuromodulation will be detailed, as well as all the studied applications of neuromodulation on ameliorating symptoms related to endometriosis and/or its treatment.