bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Standards in The Visual and Linguistic Language of An Online Historic Costume Collection
Authors: Martin Kathi 
Published: April 2016

In a quest to increase access to and conserve their collections many institutions are creating websites that do more than advertise the physical collection but provide images and data for selected pieces from their collection. Libraries and archives, some with digital images, are implementing the standards for metadata harvesting and image capture created to facilitate the use of the internet, beyond its use as a tool for resource discovery, to a tool for “distributed custodianship” of resources. Small museums and collections may have trouble justifying the expending of the resources to implement these standards.
This paper describes an evolutionary prototype for an archiving project for Historic Costume that is developing a process to incorporate these standards into an online searchable database for the Collection, http://digimuse.cis.drexel.edu. The evolution of the prototype includes the retrospective conversion of collection data from 3“x5” paper file card to a relational database that includes images. All aspects of standardized data structure from naming conventions, data structure, and image capture have been considered.
‘Because we are in an emergency situation, we are unable to meet with you’: Negotiating civic and government ‘playing spaces’ during the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake
Authors: Bourk Michael , Holland Kate , Blood Warwick 
Published: April 2016

In February 2011 a severe earthquake devastated Christchurch, New Zealand and surrounding Canterbury region, killing 185 people, injuring hundreds, and severely damaging the city. One prominent disaster response, the Christchurch Recovery Map (CRM), modelled on the concept of a crisis commons, was populated by social network users drawing upon their immediate local knowledge of the disaster site. This paper draws on in-depth interviews with government officials, an IT professional involved in advising government about crises, and a key organizer of the CRM. A key aim of the interviews was to understand how these actors perceived CRM, the value they attached to it and the challenges it posed for government agencies. Our analysis identified the following interrelated themes: Information and identity control; Generalized versus localized information; Transparency and trust; and Blurring the lines of expertise. CRM provides an example of the important role volunteer, citizen-led initiatives using new technologies can play in assisting official efforts to inform communities during and after a disaster. The government rebuffed CRM’s key organizer, Tim McNamara, when he requested a meeting to discuss government concerns about the trustworthiness of CRM information. The paper explores what can be learned for future disaster preparedness from this clash by interviewing McNamara and key government officials.
Diversity, Inclusivity, and the News: Coverage of the 2014 New Zealand General Election
Authors: Rupar Verica , Owen Thomas , Baker Sarah 
Published: April 2016

Upon winning his third term as Prime Minister, John Key announced that he would lead a government for “all New Zealanders.” This study takes this statement of inclusivity as its point of departure for an analysis of diversity issues within the 2014 General Election news coverage. Conducting a content analysis of 575 New Zealand Herald, Morning Report, and One News at 6pm news stories from the four weeks leading up to Election Day 2014, the study examines who gets to speak in the coverage, and who and what gets spoken about. News media provide a crucial function in democratic societies, one never so indispensable during election times. For a cosmopolitan and diverse contemporary nation-state such as New Zealand, issues of inclusivity and representation become critical considerations for news media tasked with providing all citizens the information they require to participate in democratic governance. This study finds that despite the initial appearance of an election out of the ordinary, dominated by scandal, surprise, and the influence of minor parties, the statistical data on the election coverage presents a picture of a traditional status quo - dominated by male, white, major party, affluent voices, in a media gaze consumed with political process over political issues.
Draft Genome Sequence of a Vancomycin-Resistant and Vancomycin-Dependent
Enterococcus faecium
Isolate
Authors: Blaschitz Marion , Lepuschitz Sarah , Wagner Laura , Allerberger Franz , Indra Alexander , Ruppitsch Werner , Huhulescu Steliana 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci have emerged as major nosocomial pathogens worldwide. While antimicrobial pressure promotes nosocomial colonization with these enterococci, prolonged exposure to vancomycin may foster the transition from vancomycin resistance to vancomycin dependence. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of a vancomycin-dependent
Enterococcus faecium
isolate showing partial teicoplanin dependence.
Draft Genome Sequences of 18 Strains of
Pseudomonas
Isolated from Kiwifruit Plants in New Zealand and Overseas
Authors: Visnovsky Sandra B. , Fiers Mark , Lu Ashley , Panda Preetinanda , Taylor Robert , Pitman Andrew R. 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we present the draft sequences of 18 genetically diverse
Pseudomonas
strains isolated from kiwifruit plants in New Zealand and overseas, including a number that are currently not fully characterized. These sequences will aid in the diagnosis of
Pseudomonas
on kiwifruit for future pest management and border security decision-making.
Draft Genome Sequence of
Campylobacter jejuni
Bf, an Atypical Strain Able To Grow under Aerobiosis
Authors: Bronnec Vicky , Haddad Nabila , Cruveiller Stéphane , Hernould Mathieu , Tresse Odile , Zagorec Monique 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

In this study, we describe the draft genome sequence of a
Campylobacter jejuni
clinical isolate issued from a French patient suffering from severe campylobacteriosis. This atypical strain is characterized by an unusual resistance to oxygen and the ability to grow under an aerobic atmosphere, a characteristic as-of-yet unique to this species.
Complete Genome Sequence of a
Salivirus
in Respiratory Specimens from a Child with Adenovirus Infection
Authors: Pei Na , Ma Jinmin , Li Liqiang , Ji Jingkai , Li Jiandong , Deng Jikui , Liu Xin 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Salivirus
is a new member of the family
Picornaviridae
and is associated with diarrhea, especially in children, being often found in feces. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of a
Salivirus
strain in respiratory specimens from a child with adenovirus infection.
Genome Sequence of a Clinical
Staphylococcus aureus
Strain from a Prosthetic Joint Infection
Authors: Marquès Claire , Franceschi Christine , Collin Valérie , Laurent Frédéric , Chatellier Sonia , Forestier Christiane 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Here, we report the genome sequence of
Staphylococcus aureus
LYO-S2, an isolate with sequence type (ST) 45 that was isolated in 2001 from a prosthetic joint infection.
Genome Sequence of the Piezophilic, Mesophilic Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium
Desulfovibrio indicus
J2
T
Authors: Cao Junwei , Maignien Lois , Shao Zongze , Alain Karine , Jebbar Mohamed 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

The complete genome sequence of
Desulfovibrio indicus
J2
T
, a member of the family
Desulfovibrionaceae
, consists of 3,966,573-bp in one contig and encodes 3,461 predicted genes, 5 noncoding RNAs, 3 rRNAs operons, and 52 tRNA-encoding genes. The genome is consistent with a heterotrophic, anaerobic lifestyle including the sulfate reduction pathway.
Complete Genome Sequence of a γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane-Degrading Bacterium,
Sphingobium
sp. Strain MI1205
Authors: Tabata Michiro , Ohhata Satoshi , Nikawadori Yuki , Sato Takuya , Kishida Kouhei , Ohtsubo Yoshiyuki , Tsuda Masataka , Nagata Yuji 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Here, we report the complete genome sequence of a γ-hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH)-degrading bacterium,
Sphingobium
sp. strain MI1205. The genome of MI1205 consists of two chromosomes and four plasmids with sizes of 33 to 292 kb. All the
lin
genes for γ-HCH metabolism are dispersed on the four plasmids.
Complete Genome Sequence of a γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane Degrader,
Sphingobium
sp. Strain TKS, Isolated from a γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane-Degrading Microbial Community
Authors: Tabata Michro , Ohhata Satoshi , Kawasumi Toru , Nikawadori Yuki , Kishida Kouhei , Sato Takuya , Ohtsubo Yoshiyuki , Tsuda Masataka , Nagata Yuji 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Here, we report the complete genome sequence of a γ-hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH) degrader,
Sphingobium
sp. strain TKS, which was isolated from a γ-HCH-degrading microbial community. The genome of TKS consists of two chromosomes and nine plasmids. The
lin
genes for conversion of γ-HCH to β-ketoadipate are dispersed on chromosome 1 and three out of the nine plasmids.
Complete Genome Sequence of
Streptococcus mitis
Strain SVGS_061 Isolated from a Neutropenic Patient with Viridans Group Streptococcal Shock Syndrome
Authors: Petrosyan Varduhi , Holder Michael , Ajami Nadim J. , Petrosino Joseph F. , Sahasrabhojane Pranoti , Thompson Erika J. , Kalia Awdhesh , Shelburne Samuel A. 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Streptococcus mitis
frequently causes invasive infections in neutropenic cancer patients, with a subset of patients developing viridans group streptococcal (VGS) shock syndrome. We report here the first complete genome sequence of
S. mitis
strain SVGS_061, which caused VGS shock syndrome, to help elucidate the pathogenesis of severe VGS infection.
Complete Genome Sequence of
Bacillus subtilis
Strain CU1050, Which Is Sensitive to Phage SPβ
Authors: Johnson Christopher M. , Grossman Alan D. 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

The Gram-positive bacterium
Bacillus subtilis
is used as a model organism to study cellular and molecular processes. Here, we announce the complete genomic sequence of
B. subtilis
strain CU1050, derived from
B. subtilis
strain 168. CU1050 has historically been used to study suppressor mutations and phage biology, especially the lysogenic phage SPβ.
Genome Sequence of
Lactobacillus brevis
Strain D6, Isolated from Smoked Fresh Cheese
Authors: Kant Ravi , Uroić Ksenija , Hynönen Ulla , Kos Blaženka , Šušković Jagoda , Palva Airi 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

The autochthonous
Lactobacillus brevis
strain D6, isolated from smoked fresh cheese, carries a 45-kDa S-layer protein. Strain D6 has shown adhesion to extracellular matrix proteins and to Caco-2 intestinal epithelial cells, as well as immunomodulatory potential and beneficial milk technological properties. Hence, it could be used as a potential probiotic starter culture for cheese production.
Indigenous ultra low cost technology for spinning haemodialysis grade hollow fibre membranes
Authors: Roy Anirban , Vincent Lloyd , De Sirshendu 
Published: April 2016

BackgroundThe present paper is about developing an indigenous technology to spin ultra low-cost hemodialysis fibres. It presents a complete engineering design and specific operating conditions to spin dialysis grade, hollow fibre membranes.MethodsSimple, lab-made, disposable needle assemblies have been used to extrude fibres, replacing the conventional spinneret-based technique. A complete arrangement of spinning paraphernalia has been designed and discussed to make the process less energy intensive. Biocompatible polymer such as polysulfone (PSf) has been used as base material, along with biocompatible additives such as polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and polyethylene glycol (PEG-200).ResultsThree grades of hollow fibres have been spun (6, 12 and 16 kDa molecular weight cut-off) and are characterised in terms of surface morphology and molecular weight cut-off. In vitro clearances and the transient permeation of uremic toxins has also been evaluated in diffusion governed dialysis mode.ConclusionsAn ultra low cost technology was developed and optimised to spin dialysis fibres of clinical specifications, with inner diameter of 220 µ and thickness of 35–40 μ. 6 kDa fibres are found to be high efficiency dialysis grade, whereas 12 and 16 kDa are potential high performance membranes.
Suspected anaphylaxis following intravenous amoxicillin clavulanate administration under general anaesthesia in nine dogs
Authors: Norgate Daisy , Bruniges Natalie 
Published: April 2016

Nine dogs undergoing general anaesthesia for various procedures between April and May 2015 at the University of Liverpool Small Animal Teaching Hospital experienced suspected anaphylaxis following intravenous administration of 20 mg/kg amoxicillin clavulanate. Common clinical signs, which developed during or immediately after antibiotic administration, included periorbital and muzzle oedema, erythematous wheals and moderate to severe hypotension. Each of these cases was anaesthetised by different people so a standardised intervention protocol was not employed. However, treatment generally consisted of discontinuation of antibiotic administration, anti‐histamine administration, intravenous crystalloid fluid therapy and sympathomimetic drugs depending on severity of hypotension. All nine dogs recovered uneventfully from general anaesthesia although some mild dermatological signs persisted for several hours after recovery. No long‐term complications have been reported. The two most severely affected cases are described in detail in this report and the rest are summarised in Table 1.
Disrupted vegetation as a response to Jurassic volcanism in southern Sweden
Authors: Vajda Vivi , Linderson Hans , McLoughlin Stephen 
Published: April 2016

Abstract

Central Skåne (Scania) in southern Sweden hosts evidence of extensive Jurassic volcanism in the form of mafic volcanic plugs and associated volcaniclastic deposits that entomb well-preserved macro-plant and spore–pollen assemblages. Palynological assemblages recovered from the Höör Sandstone are of Hettangian–Pliensbachian age and those from the overlying lahar deposits are dated as Pliensbachian–early Toarcian (?). Palynomorph assemblages from these units reveal significantly different ecosystems, particularly with respect to the gymnospermous components that represented the main canopy plants. Both palynofloras are dominated by osmundacean, marattiacean and cyatheacean fern spore taxa but, whereas the Höör Sandstone hosts abundant
Chasmatosporites
spp. pollen produced by plants related to cycadophytes, the volcanogenic deposits are dominated by cypress family pollen (
Perinopollenites
) with an understorey component rich in putative Erdtmanithecales (or possibly Gnetales), and collectively representing vegetation of disturbed habitats. Permineralized conifer wood attributed to
Protophyllocladoxylon
sp., belonging to plants that probably produced the abundant
Perinopollenites
grains, is abundant in the volcanigenic strata, and shows sporadic intraseasonal and multi-year episodes of growth disruption. Together with the relatively narrow but marked annual growth rings, and the annual and mean sensitivity values that span the complacent–sensitive domains, these features suggest growth within Mediterranean-type biomes subject to episodic disturbance.
Thinking Inside the Box
Authors: Wagner Gregor , Larsen Per , Brunthaler Stefan , Franz Michael 
Published: April 2016

The web browser is the “new desktop.” Not only do many users spend most of their time using the browser, the browser has also become host to rich and dynamic applications that were previously tailored to each individual operating system. The lingua franca of web scripting, JavaScript, was pivotal in this development.
Imagine that all desktop applications allocated memory from a single heap managed by the operating system. To reclaim memory upon application shutdown, all processes would then be garbage collected—not just the one being quit. While operating systems improved upon this approach long ago, this was how browsers managed memory until recently.

This article explores
compartmentalized
memory management, an approach tailored specifically to web browsers. The idea is to partition the JavaScript heap into compartments and allocate objects to compartments based on their origin. All objects in the same compartment reference each other direct, whereas cross-origin references go through wrapper objects.

We carefully evaluate our techniques using Mozilla’s Firefox browser—which now ships with our enhancements—and demonstrate the benefits of collecting each compartment independently. This simultaneously improves runtime performance (up to 36%) and reduces garbage collection pause times (up to 75%) as well as the memory footprint of the browser. In addition, enforcing the same-origin security policy becomes simple and efficient with compartments.
ThisType for Object-Oriented Languages
Authors: Ryu Sukyoung 
Published: April 2016

In object-oriented programs, objects often provide methods whose parameter types or return types are the object types themselves. For example, the parameter types of binary methods are the types of their receiver objects, and the return types of some factory methods are the types of their enclosing objects. However, most object-oriented languages do not support such methods precisely because their type systems do not support explicit recursive types, which lead to a mismatch between subclassing and subtyping. This mismatch means that an expression of a subclass may not always be usable in a context where an expression of a superclass is expected, which is not intuitive in an object-oriented setting. Researchers have proposed various type-sound approaches to support methods with types of their enclosing object types denoted by some variants of ThisType, but they reject reasonable and useful methods due to unpermissive type systems or they use less precise declared inexact types rather than runtime exact types.
In this article, we present a thorough approach to support methods with ThisTypes: from a new encoding of objects in a typed lambda calculus that allows subtyping by subclassing to an open-source implementation as an extension of the Java programming language. We first provide real-world examples that motivate the need for ThisTyped methods to precisely describe desired properties of programs. We define a new object encoding that enables subtyping by subclassing even in the presence of negative occurrences of type recursion variables by distinguishing object types from existential object types. Based on this object encoding, we formalize language features to support ThisTyped methods with a core calculus CoreThisJava, and prove its type soundness. Finally, we provide ThisJava, a prototype implementation of the calculus, to show its backward compatibility, and we make it publicly available. We believe that our approach theoretically expands the long pursuit of an object-oriented language with ThisTypes to support more useful methods with more precise types.
Humoral Immune Response in Japanese Acute Hepatitis Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Authors: Yamaguchi N , Tokushige K , Yamauchi K , Hayashi N 
Published: April 2016

The humoral immune response to acute infection by hepatitis C virus (HCV) is not yet perfectly clear in terms of immunoglobulin (Ig) response, diversity of HCV antigen, and the relation with hepatitis severity and antibody response. Serum IgM and IgG anti-HCV levels in patients with HCV and either acute hepatitis (AH) or fulminant hepatitis (FH) were investigated; the diversity of HCV antigen was investigated by RIBA test III. Of 22 AH patients, 12 (54.5%) were positive for IgM anti-HCV, mainly reacting to HCV core protein. The mean interval until the appearance of IgM anti-HCV after onset was 24.1±26.2 days. IgG anti-HCV mainly reacted to both core and NS-3 antigen, appearing 42.6±42.1 days after onset. From a serial study of 15 AH patients, it was considered that in seven AH patients (46.7%), the IgM response would precede the IgG response. In another two AH patients, IgM anti-HCV was not detected during the acute disease phase. Of 48 chronic hepatitis patients with HCV-RNA, 40 patients were positive for IgM anti-HCV. Therefore, IgM anti-HCV was useful for diagnosis in some of the AH patients, but it was difficult to use for distinguishing between acute and chronic infection. All four FH patients with HCV-RNA were positive for both IgM and IgG antibody to HCV at onset. Their antibody titres were higher than those of AH patients. These results suggested that, as in FH due to HBV, FH due to HCV could induce strong and rapid humoral immunity.
Overexpression of Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte–Associated Antigen-4 Prevents Atherosclerosis in Mice
Authors: Matsumoto Takuya , Sasaki Naoto , Yamashita Tomoya , Emoto Takuo , Kasahara Kazuyuki , Mizoguchi Taiji , Hayashi Tomohiro , Yodoi Keiko , Kitano Naoki , Saito Takashi , Yamaguchi Tomoyuki , Hirata Ken-ichi 
Published: April 2016

Objective—

Although T-cell–mediated chronic inflammation contributes to atherosclerosis development, the role of a negative regulatory molecule cytotoxic T-lymphocyte–associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) in atherosclerosis is poorly understood. We investigated the effects of CTLA-4 overexpression on atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E–deficient (
Apoe
−/−
) mice.

Approach and Results—

We generated CTLA-4 transgenic (CTLA-4-Tg)/
Apoe
−/−
mice that display constitutive cell surface and intracellular expression of CTLA-4 in T cells and assessed atherosclerosis at age 16 weeks. CTLA-4 overexpression significantly reduced atherosclerotic lesion formation and intraplaque accumulation of macrophage and CD4
+
T cells in the aortic root compared with controls. CTLA-4-Tg/
Apoe
−/−
mice showed decreased numbers of effector CD4
+
T cells and decreased expression of costimulatory molecules CD80 and CD86, ligands for CTLA-4, and a costimulatory molecule CD28, on CD11c
+
dendritic cells compared with controls. Consistent with in vivo findings, in vitro experiments revealed that CD4
+
T cells from CTLA-4-Tg/
Apoe
−/−
mice showed decreased proliferative capacity and proinflammatory cytokine production, downregulated CD80 expression on CD11c
+
dendritic cells, and suppressed the proliferation of other T cells by limiting the costimulatory pathway. Moreover, CD11c
+
dendritic cells from CTLA-4-Tg/
Apoe
−/−
mice showed reduced proliferative activity of T cells in vitro, suggesting the suppression of dendritic cell maturation in vivo.

Conclusions—
CTLA-4 regulates atherosclerosis by suppressing proatherogenic immune responses and could be an attractive therapeutic target for atherosclerosis.