bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
TECHNOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF LACTIC ACID BACTERIA: THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE MICROORGANISMS FOR FOOD
Authors: Motta Amanda De Souza , Gomes Melina Da Silva Mesquita 
Published: December 2015

Bactérias produtoras de ácido láctico são um grupo de microrganismos com as características morfológicas de cocos ou bastonetes Gram-positivos, catalase negativos, não esporulantes, que produzem ácido láctico como o principal produto final durante a fermentação de hidratos de carbono. Quando aplicadas em alimentos, proporcionam efeitos benéficos para os consumidores através de suas propriedades funcionais e tecnológicas. Com isto o presente artigo de revisão objetiva explorar o potencial de aplicação de bactérias lácticas em alimentos. Os seguintes gêneros são considerados os principais produtores de ácido láctico: Aerococcus, Carnobacterium, Enterococcus, Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Leuconostoc, Oenococcus, Pediococcus, Streptococcus, Tetragenococcus, Vagococcus e Weissella. Essas culturas têm sido usadas como culturas iniciadoras ou adjuntas para a fermentação de alimentos e bebidas, devido às suas contribuições para as características sensoriais destes produtos e pela estabilidade microbiológica conferida. As propriedades probióticas também foram investigadas. Estudos mais recentes de culturas autóctones têm recebido maior atenção, tendo em conta a procura de culturas isoladas de uma determinada matéria-prima e de uma determinada região. Estas culturas estão sendo estudadas por seu potencial funcional e tecnológico que pode ser aplicado no desenvolvimento de produtos com suas próprias características e denominação de origem. Essas propriedades serão discutidas na presente revisão a fim de destacar o desempenho dessas bactérias e a preocupação com o alto grau de controle sobre o processo de fermentação e padronização do produto final. O uso de culturas autóctones será considerado devido ao incremento de novos estudos de culturas de bactérias lácticas isoladas de leite, de carne e de produtos distintos.
Discussion of “Effect of Overconsolidation on K in Centrifuge Models Using CPT and Tactile Pressure Sensor” by W. El-Sekelly, T. Abdoun, and R. Dobry. The Regular Article Was Published in Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 38, No. 2, 2015. [DOI:10.1520/GTJ20140101]
Authors: Talesnick M. L. 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
This discussion dealt with two questions: (1) Is data from tactile sensing technologies reliable enough to consider basic conceptions of soil mechanics? and (2) Has the calibration of tactile sensing devices been rigorously approached, and is there sufficient basis to apply tactile sensing to particulate media with all the issues that it may involve, such as particle size, compliance, stiffness, stress history, and time dependence? On the face of things, it seems that the submission of El-Sekelly et al. has not included a rigorous approach.
Belastungsbedingte, nichtinfektiöse unilaterale Buggelenksarthropathie der Brieftauben („Schieffliegersyndrom”)
Authors: Neumann-Aukthun M. , Kamphausen L. , Kirchhoff A. 
Published: December 2015

ZusammenfassungGegenstand: Nach Mittel- und Langstreckenflügen sowie nach den ersten Trainingseinheiten des Jahres wird bei Brieftauben eine einseitige Schädigung im Schultergelenk beobachtet. Ziel der Arbeit war, die Pathogenese sowie die Ätiologie der Schädigung zu diskutieren. Material und Methoden: Von 35 „schieffliegenden” Tauben wurden aus schließlich die verdächtigen Schultergelenke mikrobiologisch und histopathologisch untersucht. Weiterhin erfolgte bei 12 betroffenen Tauben eine pathologisch-anatomische und histopathologische Untersuchung beider Schultergelenke. Ergebnisse: Gelenkkapsel, Gelenkknorpel, Sehnen und Knochenstrukturen zeigten pathologische Veränderungen. Schlussfolgerung: Allem Anschein nach handelt sich um eine belastungsbedingte mechanische Schädigung des Schultergelenks. Die verschiedenen Gelenkstrukturen werden durch die physikalischen/ mechanischen Einflüsse bei längerem Flug überfordert.
Ernährungsberatung in der Kleintierpraxis – ein Arbeitsfeld für spezialisierte Tierärzte
Authors: Bergler R. , Wechsung S. , Hoff T. , Dobenecker B. , Kienzle E. 
Published: December 2015

ZusammenfassungGegenstand und Ziel: Es wurde geprüft, wodurch die Etablierung der Ernährungsberatung in der Kleintierpraxis erschwert wird. Ferner werden Unterschiede im Problemlöseverhalten von Tierärzten bei der Ernährungsberatung dargestellt. Material und Methoden: Repräsentative Online-Befragung von 214 Tierärzten (weiblich/männlich) mittels eines standardisierten Fragebogens, Faktorenanalyse zur Typisierung der Tierärzte anhand einer Clusteranalyse. Ergebnisse: Mehr als 90% der Tierärzte waren der Ansicht, dass Fragen der Tierbesitzer zur Fütterung von Haustieren zugenommen haben, 41% der Tierärzte schätzten den Anteil ernährungsbedingter Krankheiten auf 20–30%. Gleichzeitig stimmten 70% der Aussage zu, dass die Ernährungsberatung im Praxisalltag vernachlässigt wird. Nach Angabe der Tierärzte setzen nur knapp 30% der Besitzer Ernährungsempfehlungen um. Mehr als 80% der Tierärzte nahmen an, dass Tierbesitzer falsche Angaben zur Fütterung der Tiere machen. In anderen sensiblen Punkten wie z. B. der häuslichen Situation wurden unrichtige Angaben dagegen auf unter 60% eingeschätzt. Etwa die Hälfte der Tierärzte fühlte sich bei der Ernährungsberatung nicht kompetent. Weniger als 50% liquidierten für diese Leistung. Eine Fortbildung zur Tierernährung besuchten nur 18% der Tierärzte. Die Clusteranalyse identifizierte fünf typische Verhaltensstrategien im Umgang mit der Ernährung, wobei vier davon auf einem eher geringen Stellenwert der Ernährung basierten. Einige der an Ernährungsfragen wenig interessierten Tierärzte überweisen an spezialisierte Kollegen (7,2%), andere wenden sich ratsuchend an die Futtermittelindustrie (28,2%), wieder andere behelfen sich mit kurzen kostenlosen Fütterungstipps (23,4%) und ein kleiner Teil verdrängt die Tierernährung weitgehend (13,4%). Es gibt aber auch eine Gruppe an der Tierernährung besonders interessierter Tierärzte (27,8%). Diese Gruppe war sich der Defizite bei den fachlichen und kommunikativen Kompetenzen am stärksten bewusst. Schlussfolgerung und praktische Relevanz: Für eine fundierte Ernährungsberatung in der Kleintierpraxis sind ein hoher Spezialisierungsgrad sowie praktikable Lösungen für die Anamneseerhebung und die Liquidierung notwendig.
High HER2/Centromeric Probe for Chromosome 17 Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Ratio Predicts Pathologic Complete Response and Survival Outcome in Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy With Trastuzumab for HER2-Overexpressing Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
Authors: Kogawa Takahiro , Fouad Tamer M. , Liu Diane D. , Wu Jimin , Shen Yu , Masuda Hiroko , Fujii Takeo , Chavez-MacGregor Mariana , Alvarez Ricardo H. , Hortobágyi Gabriel N. , Valero Vicente , Ueno Naoto T. 
Published: December 2015

Abstract

Background.
The present study was performed to determine whether the human epidermal growth factor receptor-related 2 (HER2)/centromeric probe for chromosome 17 fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) ratio is a predictor of a pathologic complete response (pCR), recurrence-free survival (RFS), and/or overall survival (OS) in patients receiving neoadjuvant systemic treatment (NST) with trastuzumab (NST-T) for HER2+ locally advanced breast cancer (LABC).

Patients and Methods.
The present retrospective study included 555 patients with HER2+ LABC who had undergone NST and definitive surgery (1999–2012); 373 had concurrently received trastuzumab. HER2-positivity was considered present with an immunohistochemical score of 3+ and/or HER2 FISH ratio of ≥2.0. We used logistic regression analysis and Cox proportional hazard modeling to determine whether a high HER2 FISH ratio, either as a continuous variable or with a cutoff of ≥7.0, would predict for pCR (no invasive disease in the breast and no tumor in the ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes), RFS, and/or OS.

Results.
The pCR group's median HER2 FISH ratio was significantly higher than that of the non-pCR group (6.4 vs. 5.2; p = .003). The logistic regression model demonstrated that the independent predictors of pCR included a high HER2 FISH ratio as a continuous variable (p = .04). The multicovariate Cox proportional hazard model showed that a high HER2 FISH ratio (with a cutoff of ≥7.0 or as a continuous variable) was a significant prognostic indicator of longer RFS time (p = .047 and p = .04, respectively). Similarly, a high HER2 FISH ratio of ≥7.0 was associated with longer OS (p = .06).

Conclusion.
A high HER2 FISH ratio is a predictor of pCR in patients with HER2+ LABC who receive NST-T.
Photovoltaic-Diesel Hybrid System How to Adapt to Real Site Conditions?
Authors: Sudradjat Adjat , Kantosa Eddy 
Published: December 2015

<p>Integrating the diesel generator with photovoltaic arrays, so called PV-Diesel Hybrid System, have several advantages such as reducing daily operation hour of diesel generator while servicing to the clients increase and the diesel engine is always running on its best efficiencies. However it is required the best system design that complies with the real site conditions which is very different from site to site. The differences are not only the incoming solar radiation but also, the availability of open land for locating the arrays, the conditions of existing diesel engine, and load profile. <br />The goal of the PV-diesel hybrid system is reducing the diesel operation hours but delivering the electricity for 24 hours to the customers. Enough information of site conditions will guide to proper design of PV-diesel hybrid system. The paper will elaborate the design of PV-diesel hybrid system and how to apply for certain site condition with the existing diesel generator.</p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: Photovoltaic, Diesel, Hybrid System </p>
Synthesis of LiMn0.9Ni0.1PO4/C as New Cathode Material for Lithium Battery
Authors: Prihandoko Bambang , Subhan Achmad 
Published: December 2015

<p>Lithium ion battery has high energy density and good application for electrical vehicle and power grid under combination with photovoltaic. Carbon coated lithium manganese phosphate is the new cathode active material. In this experiment LiMn0.9Ni0.1PO4\C was carried out with stoichiometric composition of technical raw materials, MnO2 from China, Ni from Merck, H3PO4 and LiOH.H2O from Germany. After calcinations process at 7000C in 2 hours by powder metallurgy method, sintering was done during of 2 hours. Before sintering process calcinations powder was milled and mixed with tapioca powder under comparison between tapioca and active material 1:3 in 72 hours. The sintered powders was analyzed the characteristic of crystal structure, SEM, conductivity, cyclic voltammeter and charge – discharge. The sintered powder has black color under coated carbon from tapioca. The crystal structure of LiMn0.9Ni0.1PO4\C has the same olivine structure of LiMnPO4\C. Networking structure of phosphate in LiMn0.9Ni0.1PO4\C was formed in the FTIR analysis. Conductivity of active material was 7.96 x 10-6 S/cm. Workings voltage of LiMn0.9Ni0.1PO4\C was 4.2 volt with capacity of round 40mAh/g. </p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: <em>cathode, LiMnPO4, lithium battery, powder metallurgy, tapioca</em></p>
Conización cervical más linfadenectomía pélvica radical bilateral como manejo conservador del cáncer de cérvix IB 1: reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura
Authors: Fernández-Mercado Robinson , Amaya-Guío Jairo , González-Rubio Álvaro , Muñoz-Amariz Erika 
Published: December 2015

<p><strong>Objetivo:</strong> describir el caso de una paciente con cáncer de cérvix en estadio FIGO IB1, a quien se le realizó conización cervical más linfadenectomía pélvica para preservar su fertilidad, y hacer una revisión de la literatura sobre sus indicaciones, efectividad y seguridad en términos de resultados oncológicos y obstétricos.</p><p>Materiales y métodos: se presenta el caso de una paciente de 26 años, con diagnóstico de adenocarcinoma infiltrante de cérvix estadio IB1, atendida en la Clínica Julio Enrique Medrano de SaludCoop, Barranquilla (Colombia), institución de alto nivel de complejidad que atiende pacientes pertenecientes al régimen contributivo del sistema de seguridad social. Se realizó conización cervical más linfadenectomía pélvica, para preservar fertilidad. Al segundo año de seguimiento logró embarazo a término y 48 meses después se encuentra libre de enfermedad. Se realizó una búsqueda electrónica, sin restricción de idioma, de la literatura publicada hasta julio de 2015 con las palabras claves: Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Fertility Preservation, Conization, Gynecologic Surgical Procedures y Lymph Node Excision, en las bases de datos Medline, Embase, CINAHL y Cochrane, y en las referencias bibliográficas de estudios recuperados.</p><p><strong>Resultados:</strong> se identificaron nueve artículos: ocho estudios de cohorte y un de reporte de caso. La conización cervical más linfadenectomía pélvica radical bilateral, es un procedimiento menos radical, seguro y efectivo para el manejo conservador del cáncer de cérvix de bajo riesgo. En pacientes sometidas a conización se reportan recidivas en un 2,84 %; 38 % logran embarazo, de los cuales el 70,2 % llegan a término.</p><p>Conclusiones: la conización cervical más linfadenectomía pélvica radical bilateral podría ser una opción para el manejo de pacientes con cáncer de cérvix en estadios iniciales considerados de bajo riesgo que deseen conservar su fertilidad.</p>
Spatial patterns of African ungulate aggregation reveal complex but limited risk effects from reintroduced carnivores
Authors: Moll Remington J. , Killion Alexander K. , Montgomery Robert A. , Tambling Craig J. , Hayward Matt W. 
Published: December 2015

AbstractThe “landscape of fear” model, recently advanced in research on the non‐lethal effects of carnivores on ungulates, predicts that prey will exhibit detectable antipredator behavior not only during risky times (i.e., predators in close proximity) but also in risky places (i.e., habitat where predators kill prey or tend to occur). Aggregation is an important antipredator response in numerous ungulate species, making it a useful metric to evaluate the strength and scope of the landscape of fear in a multi‐carnivore, multi‐ungulate system. We conducted ungulate surveys over a 2‐year period in South Africa to test the influence of three broad‐scale sources of variation in the landscape on spatial patterns in aggregation: (1) habitat structure, (2) where carnivores tended to occur (i.e., population‐level utilization distributions), and (3) where carnivores tended to kill ungulate prey (i.e., probabilistic kill site maps). We analyzed spatial variation in aggregation for six ungulate species exposed to predation from recently reintroduced lion (Panthera leo) and spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta). Although we did detect larger aggregations of ungulates in “risky places,” these effects existed primarily for smaller‐bodied (<150 kg) ungulates and were relatively moderate (change of ≤4 individuals across all habitats). In comparison, ungulate aggregations tended to increase at a slightly lower rate in habitat that was more open. The lion, an ambush (stalking) carnivore, had stronger influence on ungulate aggregation than the hyena, an active (coursing) carnivore. In addition, places where lions tended to kill prey had a greater effect on ungulate aggregation than places where lions tended to occur, but an opposing pattern existed for hyena. Our study reveals heterogeneity in the landscape of fear and suggests broad‐scale risk effects following carnivore reintroduction only moderately influence ungulate aggregation size and vary considerably by predator hunting mode, type of predation risk, and prey species.
Medals and degrees: factors influencing dual career of elite student athletes at the University of Debrecen
Authors: Lenténé Puskás Andrea , Perényi Szilvia 
Published: December 2015

Career planning and goal setting play a significant role in the life of elite athletes gaining critical relevance during the overlapping years with university studies. As athletic career contain a necessary end and cannot serve as a profession for life, all athletes shall go through modification period in their professional lives. The athletic career shall come to an end and elite athletes need to find another profession for which they need to prepare as well. The specialities of this undertake is that the peak or the progressive cycle of athletic career often times overlap in time with high school and university studies. This definitely challenges those young athletes who made the decision to continue their studies at the university level beside their athletic careers. The objective of this study is to explore the main factors influencing the simultaneous realisation of studies and elite sport careers during university years. Part of a complex research approach on dual career in sport this study is aimed to gain information about methods of athletes for managing their dual tasks, the perceived relationship of student athletes to their peers, teachers and coaches, and their position on the relevant policy regulations provided by the university environment. Following the development of research instruments, data collection was conducted by focus-group interviews at the University of Debrecen among student elite athletes receiving sport scholarships (N=15). Level of success in sport, sport type (individual and team) and gender distribution was taking into account. The results shall contribute to the development of a future research instrument in a form of a questionnaire to assess aspects of dual career of athletes in case of larger samples.
JEL code: Z20
The effects of climate change on cereals yield of production and food security in Gambia
Authors: Loum Alieu , Fogarassy Csaba 
Published: December 2015

Increasingly, empirical evidences are substantiating the effects of climate change on agricultural production is a reality. In the early part of the 20th century many were skeptical about the so-called climate change that is due to global warming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007) defines climate change as follows: “climate change refers to a change in the state of the climate that can be identified by changes in the mean or variability of its properties and that persists for extended periods, typically decades or longer” This study analyses the impact of climate change on cereals production (millet and maize) in the Gambia using a time series data for a period of 46 years (1960 – 2013) at an aggregate level to assess the relationship between climate (temperatures and rainfall,) and non-climate variables fertilizer, area planted respectively and yield. The specific objectives of the research are: (1) How climate change affects the expected cereals (Millet and Maize) output or yield in the Gambia. (2) How the level of output risk within cereals (Millet and Maize) farming is affected? In order to achieve these set objectives, the paper will adopt Just and Pope modified Ricardian production functions for climate change impact assessments (e.g., Chen et al. 2004), the paper will also control for the impacts of regular input factors in the production process. The study used a data set for the Gambia comprising variables relevant for cereals production and climate information from 1960 through 2013. There is strong evidence that climate will affects Maize and Millet; according to the analysis 77% and 44% of the variability in the yield of Maize and Millet respectively is explained by the climate and non-climate variables included in the model. Given the effects of climate variables on cereals production, and increasing climate change vulnerabilities on other food production section, the result of this paper will add voice to the growing call for policy makers to step up funding in research and development in climate change adaptation and mitigation.
JEL classification: Q54
A Novel, Minimally Invasive Resection of a Pediatric Cervical Spine Osteoblastoma
Authors: Honstad Angela , Polly David W. , Hunt Matthew A. 
Published: December 2015

Case:
An eleven-year-old girl with a left C6 pedicle mass consistent with an osteoblastoma was treated with a minimally invasive procedure with use of intraoperative imaging to guide intralesional curettage and grafting.

Conclusion:
Intraoperative navigation allowed localization of the tumor. We used a muscle-splitting approach and avoided the muscle stripping and blood loss associated with a standard midline incision. Performing tumor resection with minimally invasive methods enabled us to avoid a spinal fusion; this eliminated the additional risks associated with fusion, including nonunion, loss of motion, and future revisions related to the instrumentation.
Intercept Method—A Novel Technique To Correct Steady-State Relative Permeability Data for Capillary End Effects
Authors: Gupta Robin , Maloney Daniel R. 
Published: December 2015

Summary
In laboratory measurements of relative permeability, capillary discontinuities at sample ends give rise to capillary end effects (CEEs). End effects affect fluid flow and retention. If end-effect artifacts are not minimized by test design and data interpretation, relative permeability results may be significantly erroneous. This is a well-known issue in unsteady-state tests, but even steady-state relative permeability results are influenced by end-effect artifacts. This work describes the intercept method, a novel modified steady-state approach in which corrections for end-effect artifacts are applied as data are measured.
The intercept method requires running a steady-state relative permeability test with several different flow rates for each fractional flow. Obtaining multiple (three or four) sets of rates (Q), pressure drops (ΔP), and saturation data allows for assessment of CEE artifacts. With Darcy flow, a plot of pressure drop vs. total flow rate is typically linear. A nonzero intercept or offset is an end-effect artifact. To correct for the effect, the offset is subtracted from measured pressure drops. Corrected pressure drops are used in permeability calculations. The set of saturations from measurements at the target fractional flow is used to calculate a corrected final saturation. Because corrections for end effects are made during the test rather than after the test is complete, any discrepancies can be resolved by additional measurements before moving on to the next fractional flow. Rates are then adjusted to yield the next target fractional-flow condition, and the same protocol is repeated for each subsequent steady-state measurement. The method is validated by theory and is easy to apply.