bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Role of single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)
on the airway smooth muscle
Authors: Gonzalez Carmen , Salazar-García Samuel , Maldonado-Ortega Daniel Alberto , Ramirez-Lee Manuel A. , Gutiérrez-Hernandez José Manuel 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
The aim of this work was to evaluate the effects
induced by single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) on
the airway smooth muscle tone, using an isolated rat tracheal
rings model and monitoring nitric oxide (NO) as a
possible mediator involved in the effects. Exposure of tracheal
rings to SWCNTs did not modify the smooth muscle
tone per se; however,when the ringswere pre-treated with
the contractile agent acetylcholine (ACh), all SWCNTs concentrations
(0.1-10 μg/mL) induced a transient contractile
effect similar to that induced by ACh alone. Interestingly,
the NO production was not modified by SWCNTs regardless
of the presence of ACh 10 μM. Thus, the data suggest
that NO is not involved in the airway smooth muscle contraction
induced by SWCNTs. Further investigations are required
to understand the effects, mediator(s) and mechanisms
of action induced by this type of porous nanomaterial,
as well as their fine interactions with the respiratory
system structures.
Investigations of optical and surface properties of Ag single thin film coating as semitransparent heat reflective mirror
Authors: Domaradzki J. , Kaczmarek D. , Mazur M. , Wojcieszak D. , Halarewicz J. , Glodek S. , Domanowski P. 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
The paper presents results of optical and surface morphology investigations of semitransparent silver single thin films deposited on glass substrate in relation to their heat radiation treatment. The thickness of 15 nm for the silver thin films was selected using computer designing of optical spectra and the films were deposited using electron beam evaporation process. Optical transmission and reflection were investigated for as deposited samples and after exposition to heat radiation from quartz-halogen lamp. The changes in the optical spectra were observed which suggested degradation of deposited heat mirrors. Structure and surface morphology studies performed using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy allowed us to conclude about formation of nanometric silver islands, regularly distributed over the surface of the glass substrate after exposure to heat treatment.
First principle calculation of structural, electronic and elastic properties of rare earth nitride
Authors: Bhardwaj Purvee , Singh Sadhna 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
First principle calculation of the electronic and elastic properties of CeN nitride, which crystallizes in the rock-salt structure, is reported in the present paper. The ground state properties, such as lattice constant (a0), bulk modulus (B) and its pressure derivative (B′) are reported. These results show good agreement with the experimental and other theoretical results. Besides, we have studied the Murnaghan’s equation of state, and used it to fit the theoretical electronic ground state energy and obtain thermodynamic quantities such as the bulk modulus. Furthermore the electronic band structure, total density of states and partial density of states of CeN are also discussed.
Defending Turkey on Global Stages: The Young Turk Reşit Saffet’s Internationalist Strategy in 1919
Authors: Liebisch Carolin 
Published: December 2016

AbstractThe article investigates the internationalist activities of a Turkish nationalist during his Swiss exile at the outset of the postwar settlements in early 1919. Reşit Saffet, a devoted Young Turk and Ottoman diplomat on leave, moved in the internationalist milieus in Berne while his agenda remained utterly nationalist. Drawing on pan-Turkic, pan-Islamic, anti-imperialist, socialist, and Wilsonian ideas, he adapted his rhetoric to the internationalist conferences he attended; he thus sought to disguise and to defend his otherwise discredited nationalist cause on these global stages. The article traces Reşit Saffet’s internationalist activities as a strategy to engage with the ‘Paris moment’ and the Ottoman question beyond official politics and governmental discourse. In a time when Ottoman diplomacy was in deadlock as a result of the Empire’s exclusion from the peace conference and Reşit Saffet’s career faced an unknown future in the face of the Ottoman collapse, internationalism seemed a promising option. The case illustrates the increasingly blurred border between state diplomacy and non-governmental influence, and thus questions exclusively state-centered approaches. It reveals the appeal and potential held by civil society internationalism, not only for Western pacifists and socialists, but also for anti-imperialist nationalists confronted with the disappointment of the ‘Wilsonian moment’.
Re-Presenting the Past: A New Archaeological Outreach Strategy for the Canadian Territory of Nunavut
Authors: Griebel Brendan , Diesel Torsten , Rast Tim 
Published: December 2016

AbstractIn 2013, an Arctic-based organization known as the Inuit Heritage Trust spearheaded a new
campaign to increase archaeological awareness in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. While Nunavut remains
an Inuit-centered territory—founded on the knowledge and values that have long sustained its predominantly
Inuit population—the rules and regulations surrounding archaeological resources are largely grounded in
more scientific, and distinctly non-Inuit, valuations of the past. For multiple reasons, Inuit and non-Inuit
traditions for understanding and preserving heritage resources have proved difficult to reconcile, despite
numerous attempts at community outreach programs and the regular hosting of archaeological fieldschools.
For many Inuit, the methodological and impersonal approach to history endorsed by incoming archaeologists
remains a foreign concept. This paper will present a series of community resources developed as part of the
Inuit Heritage Trust’s new archaeological awareness campaign, produced in partnership with archaeologists
Brendan Griebel and Tim Rast. These resources seek to address the question of how to educate about Nunavut’s
past through a framework that aligns with the interests and realities of both professional archaeologists and
Inuit populations. To date, this campaign has produced two unique resources: the first, a guidebook series
that explores archaeology’s relevance to community members, students and heritage workers in Nunavut, and
the second, a portable excavation and experimental archaeology kit. While the campaign does not intend to
change the way that either Inuit or archaeologists value the past, it does attempt to create a mutual awareness
of differing worldview so that both groups might better navigate the complex landscape of regulation and
interaction ascribed to Nunavut’s heritage resources.
Linear Pottery Houses and Their Inhabitants
Authors: Pavlů Ivan 
Published: December 2016

AbstractNeolithic houses can be classified into different types according to their construction; therefore,
we tried to find whether the inhabitants of different types of Neolithic houses engaged in different
economic activities. The existing interpretation of the function of individual parts of Neolithic houses was
broadened to include a hypothesis based on an exceptional case from the Harta settlement in Hungary.
We used the revised analysis of animal bones from the Bylany settlement as a starting point to assess
the means of subsistence of the inhabitants of Neolithic houses. The way that food was handled and
consumed was observed in the distribution of formal functional types of pottery according to the number
and the lipid compounds. Based on current results, we can prove that inhabitants of different types of
Neolithic houses used different means of subsistence. Food was shared similarly in all types of houses;
however, the processing and preparation of food differed. Therefore, we can support the hypothesis that
the inhabitants of a single settlement were of different genetic and historical origins.
N-alkyl-2-(1,2-diferrocenylvinyl)-4,5-dihydrooxazolinium salts, multi-component synthesis and breaking of their heterocyclic systems
Authors: Sánchez García Jessica J. , Flores-Alamo Marcos , Martínez Klimov Mark E. , Klimova Elena I. 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
A new multicomponent method for the synthesis of N-alkyl-2-(Z-1,2-diferrocenylvinyl)-4,5-dihydrooxazolinium salts 3a–f, 5-(N-alkyl-2′,3′-diferrocenyl-acryloylamido)-3-aza-3-alkylpentanols 4a–d, (E)-N-alkyl-N-(2-morpholinoethyl)-2,3-diferrocenylacrylamides 9a,b,e,f and (E)-N-alkyl-N-(2-piperidinoethyl)-2,3-diferrocenylacrylamides 10a,c from reactions of 2,3-diferrocenylcyclopropenone 1 with bis-1,4-N,O-nucleophiles in the presence of triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate, alkyl iodides, morpholine, piperidine and Et3N is described. The characterization of the new compounds was done by IR, 1H- and 13C-NMR spectroscopy, mass-spectrometry, elemental analysis and X-ray diffraction studies.
Numerical aspects of applying the fluctuation dissipation theorem to study climate system sensitivity to external forcings
Authors: Gritsun Andrey , Branstator Grant 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
The fluctuation dissipation theorem (FDT), a classical result coming from statistical mechanics, suggests that, under certain conditions, the system response to external forcing can be obtained using the statistics of natural fluctuation of the system. The application of the FDT to the most sophisticated climate models and the real climate system represents a difficult problem due to the huge dimensionality of these systems and the lack of the data available for proper sampling of the system natural variability. As a consequence, one has to use some regularization procedures constraining the form of permitted perturbations. Naturally, the skill of the FDT depends on the type and parameters of the regularization procedure. In the present paper we apply FDT to predict the response of a recent version of the NCAR climate system model (CCSM4) to salinity and temperature forcing anomalies in the North Atlantic. We study the sensitivity of our results to the amount of available data and to key parameters used in our numerical algorithm.
Greimas embodied: How kinesthetic opposition grounds the semiotic square
Authors: Pelkey Jamin 
Published: December 2016

AbstractAccording to Greimas, the semiotic square is far more than a heuristic for semantic and literary analysis. It represents the generative “deep structure” of human culture and cognition which “define the fundamental mode of existence of an individual or of a society, and subsequently the conditions of existence of semiotic objects”. The veracity of this bold hypothesis has received little attention in the literature. In response, this paper traces the history and development of the square of opposition from Aristotle to Greimas and beyond, to propose that the relations modeled in these diagrams are rooted in gestalt memories of kinesthesia and proprioception from which we derive basic structural awareness of opposition and contrast—including verticality, bilaterality, transversality, markedness and analogy. The paper draws on findings in the phenomenology of movement, recent developments in the analysis of logical opposition, recent scholarship in (post)Greimasian semiotics and prescient insights from Greimas himself. The argument is further tested via multimodal content analyses of a popular music video—highlighting relationships the semiotic square shares with mundane cultural ideologies and showing how these relationships might be traced to memory structures of bodily movement. The paper highlights the neglected relevance of embodied chiasmus and illustrates the enduring relevance of Greimasean thought.
Corrosion and Corrosion Inhibition of Aluminum Alloys A5052 and A5754 in Sulfuric Acid Solutions by Some Inorganic Inhibitors
Authors: El-Rehim S.S. Abd , Deyab M.A. , Hassan H.H. , El-Moneim Ahamed Abd 
Published: December 2016

AbstractThe corrosion of aluminum alloys (A5052 and 5754) in sulfuric acid solutions was investigated using potentiodynamic polarization curves, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) methods. For comparison, the corrosion of pure aluminum in sulfuric acid was examined potentiodynamically. The data reveal that increasing sulfuric acid concentrations and solution temperature enhance the corrosion rate of aluminum alloys. The two aluminum alloys exhibit higher corrosion resistance than pure aluminum. Moreover, A5052 involves more corrosion resistance than A5754. The effect of WO2−4and MoO2−4anions as inorganic inhibitors on the corrosion of aluminum alloys in 0.3 M H2SO4solution has also been studied. Results show that the presence of either WO2−4or MoO2−4anions in the acid solution decreases the corrosion of aluminum alloys. The Langmuir isotherm is found to be an accurate isotherm describing the adsorption of these oxyanions on the alloys surface.
The Superior Temporal Sulcus Is Causally Connected to the Amygdala: A Combined TBS-fMRI Study
Authors: Pitcher David , Japee Shruti , Rauth Lionel , Ungerleider Leslie G. 
Published: December 2016

Nonhuman primate neuroanatomical studies have identified a cortical pathway from the superior temporal sulcus (STS) projecting into dorsal subregions of the amygdala, but whether this same pathway exists in humans is unknown. Here, we addressed this question by combining theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation (TBS) with fMRI to test the prediction that the STS and amygdala are functionally connected during face perception. Human participants (N= 17) were scanned, over two sessions, while viewing 3 s video clips of moving faces, bodies, and objects. During these sessions, TBS was delivered over the face-selective right posterior STS (rpSTS) or over the vertex control site. A region-of-interest analysis revealed results consistent with our hypothesis. Namely, TBS delivered over the rpSTS reduced the neural response to faces (but not to bodies or objects) in the rpSTS, right anterior STS (raSTS), and right amygdala, compared with TBS delivered over the vertex. By contrast, TBS delivered over the rpSTS did not significantly reduce the neural response to faces in the right fusiform face area or right occipital face area. This pattern of results is consistent with the existence of a cortico-amygdala pathway in humans for processing face information projecting from the rpSTS, via the raSTS, into the amygdala. This conclusion is consistent with nonhuman primate neuroanatomy and with existing face perception models.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTNeuroimaging studies have identified multiple face-selective regions in the brain, but the functional connections between these regions are unknown. In the present study, participants were scanned with fMRI while viewing movie clips of faces, bodies, and objects before and after transient disruption of the face-selective right posterior superior temporal sulcus (rpSTS). Results showed that TBS disruption reduced the neural response to faces, but not to bodies or objects, in the rpSTS, right anterior STS (raSTS), and right amygdala. These results are consistent with the existence of a cortico-amygdala pathway in humans for processing face information projecting from the rpSTS, via the raSTS, into the amygdala. This conclusion is consistent with nonhuman primate neuroanatomy and with existing face perception models.
Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Pyrene by Biosurfactant-Producing Bacteria Gordonia cholesterolivorans AMP 10
Authors: Kurniati Tri Handayani , Rusmana Iman , Suryani Ani , Mubarik Nisa Rachmania 
Published: December 2016

<p>Pyrene degradation and biosurfactant activity by a new strain identified as <em>Gordonia cholesterolivorans </em>AMP 10 were studied. The strain grew well and produced effective biosurfactants in the presence of glucose, sucrose, and crude oil. The biosurfactants production was detected by the decreased surface tension of the medium and emulsification activity. Analysis of microbial growth parameters showed that AMP10 grew best at 50 µg mL<sup>-1</sup> pyrene concentration, leading to 96 % degradation of pyrene within 7 days. The result of nested PCR analysis revealed that this isolate possessed the <em>nah</em>Ac gene which encodes dioxygenase enzyme for initial degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH). Observation of both tensio-active and emulsifying activities indicated that biosurfactants which produced by AMP 10 when grown on glucose could lower the surface tension of medium from 71.3 mN/m to 24.7 mN/m and formed a stable emulsion in used lubricant oil with an emulsifying index (E24) of 74%. According to the results, it is suggested that the bacterial isolates <em>G. cholesterolivorans</em> AMP10 are suitable candidates for bioremediation of PAH-contaminated environments.</p><p><strong>How to Cite</strong></p><p>Kurniati, T. H., Rusmana, I. Suryani, A. &amp; Mubarik, N. R. (2016). Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Pyrene by Biosurfactant-Producing Bacteria <em>Gordonia cholesterolivorans</em> AMP 10. <em>Biosaintifika: Journal of Biology &amp; Biology Education</em>, 8(3), 336-343. </p>
Conflito de atribuições no controle e fiscalização de alimentos de origem animal no Brasil, a luz da constituição Federal
Authors: Lacerda Filho Francisco Pereira 
Published: December 2016

O objetivo do estudo foi analisar o conflito de atribuições entre órgãos de vigilância sanitária e outros órgãos envolvidos na fiscalização e controle da produção de alimentos de origem animal no Brasil, a luz da Constituição Federal. Para tanto, foi realizado levantamento e análise jurídico-doutrinária dos dispositivos constitucionais que regulamentam a fiscalização e o controle de alimentos de origem animal. Também se avaliou, sob a perspectiva constitucional, as principais leis federais em vigor que tratam do assunto de forma a permitir uma melhor compreensão do assunto e solução do problema. O estudo evidenciou que existe conflito de atribuições entre órgãos do Poder Executivo no que diz respeito à fiscalização e controle da produção de alimentos de origem animal. Concluiu também que os normativos que amparavam a fiscalização desses produtos por parte dos órgãos do Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento não foram recepcionados pela Carta Magna, retirando tacitamente a atribuição para realizar estes serviços.
O conceito de integralidade em saúde nos artigos científicos, no Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) e nos enunciados do Conselho Nacional de Justiça (CNJ)
Authors: Aguiar Jéssica Resende , De Oliveira Santos Alethele 
Published: December 2016

Integralidade em saúde é considerada princípio de concepção polissêmica, entre as quais compreende a integração dos níveis de atenção, a articulação entre ações preventivas, curativas e de promoção. Sua compreensão é fundamental para o Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) e para a execução de suas ações e serviços. Por meio de revisão bibliográfica, o artigo apresenta a compreensão desse princípio a partir de artigos científicos, decisão do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) e enunciados do Conselho Nacional de Justiça (CNJ) e considera a necessidade de que haja parâmetros suficientes para sua prática diária.
Stapled hemorrhoidopexy versus open hemorrhoidectomy: a comparative study of short term results
Authors: Sachin Idoor D. , Muruganathan Om Prakash 
Published: December 2016

Background: Hemorrhoids are usually managed by surgical hemorrhoidectomy which is associated with postoperative pain, long hospital stay and a longer convalescence. Stapled hemorrhoidopexy is a newer alternative for the treatment of hemorrhoids. In this study, the two methods were compared for short term outcomes.Methods: Hundred patients having grade 3 or 4 hemorrhoids and who fulfilled the criteria were included in the study from June 2012 to May 2014. Fifty patients underwent stapled hemorrhoidopexy and other fifty underwent open hemorrhoidectomy. All patients were reviewed immediately after surgery and at 1, 3, 6 weeks and 6 months post-operatively. The two groups were compared for duration of surgery, hospital stay, return to work and post-operative complications.Results: The mean (S.D.) age was 40.06 (10.33) in our study. The majority of patients in the study were males and had grade 4 haemorrhoids. Stapled hemorrhoidopexy group had shorter duration of surgery, less postoperative pain and need for analgesia, shorter duration of hospital stay and earlier return to work and a high patient satisfaction as compared with open hemorrhoidectomy group. There were no major post-operative complications, recurrence, residual prolapse or incontinence in the follow up period of six months in the stapled group.Conclusions: Stapled hemorrhoidopexy is a safer alternative to open hemorrhoidectomy with many short-term benefits.
Correlation between histopathologic and radiological changes in articular cartilage of the knee joint with degenerative joint disease
Authors: Cift Hakan , Seker Ali , Kilic Bulent , Demiroglu Murat , Cakir Asli Erdogan , Isyar Mehmet , Bulbul Murat , Mahirogullari Mahir 
Published: December 2016

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is among the most common disabling diseases which may cause pain and decrease in functional status. It is the commonest form of arthritis and is most prevalent in the elderly, with 50% of adults aged 65-75 years and almost 70% of those 75+ years suffer from this disease. The aim of this study was to investigate consistency of radiologic findings with histomorphologic structure of bone in patients with severe gonarthrosis.Methods: 62 knees of 57 patients over 60 years old who had stage 3-4 gonarthrosis according to Kellgren-Lawrence classification were included in the study. Patients were separated into two groups as having stage 3 or stage 4 gonarthrosis. All the patients underwent total knee replacement procedure. During the operation distal femoral medial/lateral condyle and proximal tibial medial/lateral plateau were removed and sent to histologic examination for the measurement of thickness of cartilage layer and subchondral bone, number and thickness of trabeculae, space between two trabeculae.Results: Average thickness of subchondral bone was measured at stage 3 gonarthrosis and at stage 4 gonarthrosis. Only the difference between medial tibial condyle values of two groups was statistically significant. Average trabecula thickness was measured both at stage 3 and at stage 4 gonarthrosis. Only the difference between lateral tibial condyle values of two groups was statistically significant. Furthermore, as for the number of trabeculas and cavity between trabeculae, a significant difference couldn’t be found.Conclusions: Despite having radiological differences two groups can be said to show similar histopathological characteristics.
Educação escolar como direito: a escolarização do preso nas legislações penal e educacional
Authors: Almeida Julio Gomes , Santos Rogério Queiroz dos 
Published: December 2016

O presente artigo apresenta os resultados de uma pesquisa que assumiu como objeto de estudo a garantia de direito à educação às pessoas que se encontram privadas de liberdade. Os objetivos foram discutir como esse direito é tratado na legislação penal e na educacional bem como identificar ações desenvolvidas pelo poder público do estado de São Paulo com vistas à efetivação desse direito. No desenvolvimento da pesquisa, recorremos a dois corpos teóricos e legais. Por um lado, autores reconhecidos no campo da educação e legislação que organizam esse campo e, de outro, autores com produção significativa no campo do direito penal e legislação a ele relacionada. Como princípio e horizonte foram assumidos os preceitos da carta constitucional de 1988. No que concerne às ações com vistas à garantia desse direito, verifica-se que elas têm advindo tanto do governo federal quanto do governo estadual, porém precisam ser ampliadas e orientadas no sentido de colocar no centro da questão prisional a desigualdade social.