bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
EVIDENCE OF AGB POLLUTION IN GALACTIC GLOBULAR CLUSTERS FROM THE Mg–Al ANTICORRELATIONS OBSERVED BY THE APOGEE SURVEY
Authors: Ventura P. , García-Hernández D. A. , Dell’Agli F. , D’Antona F. , Mészáros Sz. , Lucatello S. , Di Criscienzo M. , Shetrone M. , Tailo M. , Tang Baitian , Zamora O. 
Published: November 2016

ABSTRACT
We study the formation of multiple populations in globular clusters (GCs), under the hypothesis that stars in the second generation formed from the winds of intermediate-mass stars, ejected during the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) phase, possibly diluted with pristine gas, sharing the same chemical composition of first-generation stars. To this aim, we use the recent Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) data, which provide the surface chemistry of a large sample of giant stars, belonging to clusters that span a wide metallicity range. The APOGEE data set is particularly suitable to discriminate among the various pollution scenarios proposed so far, as it provides the surface abundances of Mg and Al, the two elements involved in a nuclear channel extremely sensitive to the temperature, hence to the metallicity of the polluters. The present analysis shows a remarkable agreement between the observations and the theoretical yields from massive AGB stars. In particular, the observed extension of the depletion of Mg and O and the increase in Al is well reproduced by the models and the trend with the metallicity is also fully accounted for. This study further supports the idea that AGB stars were the key players in the pollution of the intra-cluster medium, from which additional generations of stars formed in GCs.
Le corps social en jeu à l’adolescence
Authors: Guénoun Tamara 
Published: November 2016

Cet article a pour but d’analyser la spécificité thérapeutique de la médiation groupale par le théâtre avec les adolescents. Après avoir décrit le dispositif, l’auteure étudie la manière dont le métacadre de cet espace de soin induit des enjeux d’universalisation des fantasmes et de questionnement des places chez le groupe patient. Le jeu théâtral, par ses propriétés mêmes, oriente le cadre vers cette articulation du sujet au socius. Il propose aussi une exploration du corps, à partir de codes esthétiques spécifiques. Il apparaît que cette exploration du corps en jeu permet au groupe d’adolescent de mettre au travail le « singulier pluriel » inhérent à la construction subjective. En conclusion, il apparaît que la médiation thérapeutique par le théâtre avec les groupes d’adolescents est un dispositif qui a la portée de mettre en jeu les problématiques limites, telles qu’elles sont posées au sein de notre société contemporaine, dans le malêtre qui lui est propre.
Altered Vertical Ground Reaction Forces in Participants With Chronic Ankle Instability While Running
Authors: Bigouette John , Simon Janet , Liu Kathy , Docherty Carrie L. 
Published: November 2016

Context:
Altered gait kinetics may increase the risk of long-term injuries in participants with chronic ankle instability (CAI). Vertical ground reaction forces (vGRFs) can provide insight into how body loading is altered.

Objective:
To compare the components of vGRFs while running in participants with or without CAI.

Design:
Cohort study.

Setting:
University biomechanics laboratory.

Patients or Other Participants:
Twenty-four experienced, college-aged runners. Groups were categorized by the presence (CAI group) or absence (control group) of CAI through self-reported questionnaires.

Intervention(s):
After a warm-up period, all participants ran on an instrumented treadmill for 5 minutes at 3.3 m/s. Data were collected during the last 30 seconds. Five continuous trials of heel-to-toe running were identified per participant and averaged for statistical analysis.

Main Outcome Measure(s):
The dependent variables were impact peak force (N/body weight [BW]), active peak force (N/BW), time to impact peak force (milliseconds), time to active peak force (milliseconds), and average loading rate ([N/BW]/s).

Results:
A difference was found between groups (P = .002). The CAI group had higher impact peak forces (P = .001) and active peak forces (P = .002) compared with the control group. The CAI group also had an increased loading rate (P = .001) and a shorter time to reach the active peak force (P = .001) compared with the control group. No difference was seen between groups in the time to reach the impact peak force (P = .952).

Conclusions:
Participants with CAI produced altered vGRFs and loading rates while running. Altered loading rates could predispose individuals with CAI to stress-related injuries and repetitive sprains.
Extreme dust storm over the eastern Mediterranean in September 2015: satellite, lidar, and surface observations in the Cyprus region
Authors: Mamouri Rodanthi-Elisavet , Ansmann Albert , Nisantzi Argyro , Solomos Stavros , Kallos George , Hadjimitsis Diofantos G. 
Published: November 2016

Abstract. A record-breaking dust storm originating from desert regions in northern Syria and Iraq occurred over the eastern Mediterranean in September 2015. In this contribution of a series of two articles (part 1, observations; part 2, atmospheric modeling), we provide a comprehensive overview of the aerosol conditions during this extreme dust outbreak in the Cyprus region. These observations are based on satellite observations (MODIS, moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer) of aerosol optical thickness (AOT) and Ångström exponent, surface particle mass (PM10) concentrations measured at four sites in Cyprus, visibility observations at three airports in southern Cyprus and corresponding conversion products (particle extinction coefficient, dust mass concentrations), EARLINET (European Aerosol Research Lidar Network) lidar observations of dust vertical layering over Limassol, particle optical properties (backscatter, extinction, lidar ratio, linear depolarization ratio), and derived profiles of dust mass concentrations. Maximum 550 nm AOT exceeded values of 5.0, according to MODIS, and the mass loads were correspondingly >  10 g m−2 over Larnaca and Limassol during the passage of an extremely dense dust front on 8 September 2015. Hourly mean PM10 values were close to 8000 µg m−3 and the observed meteorological optical range (visibility) was reduced to 300–750 m at Larnaca and Limassol. The visibility observations suggest peak values of the near-surface total suspended particle (TSP) extinction coefficients of 6000 Mm−1 and thus TSP mass concentrations of 10 000 µg m−3. The Raman polarization lidar observations mainly indicated a double layer structure of the dust plumes (reaching to about 4 km height), pointing to at least two different dust source regions. Dust particle extinction coefficients (532 nm) already exceeded 1000 Mm−1 and the mass concentrations reached 2000 µg m−3 in the elevated dust layers on 7 September, more than 12 h before the peak dust front on 8 September reached the Limassol lidar station around local noon. Typical Middle Eastern dust lidar ratios around 40 sr were observed in the dense dust plumes. The particle depolarization ratio decreased from around 0.3 in the lofted dense dust layers to 0.2 at the end of the dust period (11 September), indicating an increasing impact of anthropogenic haze.
Clinical Correlation between Retinal Sensitivity and Foveal Thickness in Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients
Authors: Vingolo Enzo M. , De Rosa Vittoria , Rigoni Erika 
Published: November 2016

Purpose To investigate the relationship between retinal structure and retinal sensitivity comparing data obtained using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and microperimetry in retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and healthy patients. Methods A total of 49 patients (98 eyes) with RP were divided into 4 groups according to the OCT findings: group A, patients with no macular changes; group B, patients with cystoid macular edema (CME); group C, patients with vitreomacular traction (VMT); group D, patients with retinal thinning. As a control group, we enrolled 27 healthy subjects. All subjects underwent a complete ophthalmologic examination, including SD-OCT and microperimetry. For the statistical analysis, Pearson correlation test and linear regression analysis were used. A p value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results We did not find any significant difference in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), foveal thickness, or retinal sensitivity between group A and the healthy subjects (p>0.05). In group B, linear regression of logMAR versus foveal thickness and retinal sensitivity versus foveal thickness gave r values of 0.931 and 0.786, respectively. In group C, r values were 0.786 and 0.842, respectively, while in group D they were 0.816 and 0.795. Conclusions This article shows the first application of the new microperimeter MP3 in patients with RP, which has proven to be very sensitive in detecting functional abnormalities in all the patients. Future studies should investigate the relationships among photoreceptor cell loss, retinal sensitivity, and fixation in patients with RP.
Investigation of the knowledge and attitudes of patients who are undergoing hemodialysis treatment regarding their arteriovenous fistula
Authors: Ozen Nurten , Tosun Nuran , Cinar Fatma Ilknur , Bagcivan Gulcan , Yilmaz Mahmut Ilker , Askin Dilek , Mut Dilek , Ozen Volkan , Yenicesu Mujdat , Zajm Evis 
Published: November 2016

Purpose The major cause of morbidity in hemodialysis patients is arteriovenous fistula deficiency. The patient should have adequate knowledge to ensure arteriovenous fistula patency. Our aim is to investigate the knowledge and attitude of the patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment regarding arteriovenous fistula. Methods This study was conducted on 335 patients who met the study criteria. Data collection forms evaluating the “Socio-Demographic and Medical Characteristics” and “Knowledge and Attitudes about arteriovenous fistula” of the patients were developed following a literature review by the investigators. Results The rules most known and implemented were “to not measure blood pressure” and “to not draw blood from arms with fistula”, while the least known and implemented were “to use blood vessels on the hands in arms without fistula for intravenous intervention” and “to know which situations cause hypotension”. Conclusions Hemodialysis patients with arteriovenous fistulas need to know that developing self-care behavior is a means to reconcile lifestyles with current health status. Accordingly, planned training in self-care should be provided to hemodialysis patients and their families, and nurses should repeat information to patients who demonstrate a lack of knowledge.
Using technology to monitor and improve zoo animal welfare
Authors: Whitham JC , Miller LJ 
Published: November 2016

AbstractWhile the international zoological community is committed to enhancing the welfare of individual animals, researchers have yet to take full advantage of the tools available for non-invasively tracking behavioural and physiological indicators of welfare. We review technology currently being applied in studies of zoo, farm and laboratory animals to regularly monitor welfare status, as well as to evaluate responses to particular stimuli and situations. In terms of behavioural measures, we focus on automated assessments that offer insight into how animals — even those that are nocturnal or elusive — behave when humans are not present. Specifically, we provide an overview of how animal-attached technology (accelerometers, global positioning systems, radio frequency identification systems) can be implemented to generate activity budgets, examine use of space, conduct gait assessments, determine rates of movement and study social dynamics. We also emphasise the value of bioacoustics, as the rate and acoustic structure of certain vocalisations may vary across contexts and reflect an animal's internal state. While it can be challenging to identify non-invasive methods for investigating physiological welfare indicators, we discuss approaches (thermography, tracking measures of heart rate) that may be especially useful for monitoring affective states and psychophysiological functioning. Finally, we make a concerted effort to highlight tools that allow welfare scientists to consider measures of positive welfare. Ultimately, zoos can ensure that each animal has the opportunity to thrive by employing technology to create baseline behavioural and physiological profiles, conduct ongoing monitoring schemes and assess responses to specific conditions, events and stimuli.
Test-retest reliability of the Welfare Quality® animal welfare assessment protocol for growing pigs
Authors: Czycholl I , Kniese C , Büttner K , Beilage E Grosse , Schrader L , Krieter J 
Published: November 2016

AbstractThe aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and test-retest reliability of the Welfare Quality® Animal Welfare Assessment Protocol for Growing Pigs. Twenty-three German pig farms were visited repeatedly by the same trained observers; each farm being visited six times during two fattening periods. The entire protocol assessment was carried out during each farm visit, ie a Qualitative Behaviour Assessment (QBA), behavioural observations (BO), a Human Animal Relationship test (HAR) and different individual parameters (IPs), eg bursitis and tail-biting. Test-retest reliability was evaluated by a Wilcoxon signed rank test (W) and by calculation of the Smallest Detectable Change (SDC) and Limits of Agreement (LoA). The QBA presented non-satisfactory agreement between farm visits. However, good agreement, in general, was found for the BO. For the HAR, no reliability could be detected. Most IPs were of acceptable agreement, with the exception of bursitis and manure on the body. Bursitis showed great differences, which can be explained by difficulties in the assessment when the animals moved around or their legs were dirty. The disagreement in the parameter manure on the body can be explained by seasonal effects. Disagreement was further found concerning the parameters coughing, sneezing, pleuritis, pneumonia and milkspots. Feasibility was good; both observers could be well-trained to fulfil the protocol. Furthermore, the time needed for an assessment did not exceed 6 h. The parts of the protocol that proved to be insufficiently reliable need to be addressed in the future in order to enhance and improve the objective measurement of animal welfare.
Farm membership of voluntary welfare schemes results in better compliance with animal welfare legislation in Great Britain
Authors: Clark CCA , Crump R , KilBride AL , Green LE 
Published: November 2016

AbstractThe Action Plan of the European Commission 2006-2010 proposed a move towards more private and less state regulation of animal welfare and Great British (GB) Governments made a commitment to reduce the burden of inspection of farms by targeting high-risk enterprises. In previous research in GB, farmers in private, voluntary regulated schemes were more compliant with GB legislation and code at statutory welfare inspections made by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) than farmers not in such schemes. The current study investigated whether membership of other private voluntary regulators and national data sources were associated with greater compliance with welfare at APHA inspections and whether the previous association between greater compliance and membership of private schemes persisted. Compliance at APHA inspections remained higher on farms in the private schemes previously investigated. It was also higher in the one retailer and seven herd health schemes investigated. There was no association between non-welfare EU cross-compliance inspections and compliance at APHA inspections. Approximately 90% of farmers in a scheme passed animal welfare inspections compared with 80% of non-scheme members. We conclude that farms in private schemes are more likely to pass APHA inspections and so this criterion can be used in selection of farms for risk-based inspection. We hypothesise that private regulation with regular inspection of all farms could raise compliance with animal welfare legislation to at least the minimum legal standards, however, it could result in animals with low welfare being concealed; consequently, this hypothesis requires testing.
Entre pressions normatives et résistances
Authors: Poirel Marie-Laurence , Weiss Benjamin , Khoury Emmanuelle , Clément Michèle 
Published: November 2016

À partir des résultats d’une recherche qualitative, réalisée au Québec et visant à explorer chez différents acteurs de milieux de pratique en santé mentale les représentations d’une intégration dans la collectivité jugée « réussie » des personnes vivant avec un problème de santé mentale et des conditions que cette intégration suppose, cet article s’appuie plus particulièrement sur les témoignages des personnes concernées. Il s’intéresse à leur parcours et à leur vision de l’intégration pour s’interroger quant à certaines tendances actuelles du champ de la santé mentale qui vont dans le sens d’un resserrement des programmes et des pratiques autour d’un modèle largement normatif d’intégration.
L’expérience du stress chez les agriculteurs
Authors: Roy Philippe , Tremblay Gilles 
Published: November 2016

La détresse psychologique et le suicide chez les agriculteurs s’imposent comme un problème social préoccupant, notamment sous l’angle du genre masculin. Cette étude vise à mieux comprendre les connexions entre cette problématique et les pratiques masculines. Elle repose sur des entretiens qualitatifs avec 32 agriculteurs québécois. Les résultats identifient les principales sources et manifestations de stress, de même que les facteurs de protection. L’analyse fait ressortir les pratiques masculines qui peuvent agir de levier pour promouvoir la santé et le bien-être des agriculteurs et de leur famille. Des recommandations sensibles au genre sont discutées.
Effect of mechanical-strain-induced defect generation on the performance of flexible amorphous In–Ga–Zn–O thin-film transistors
Authors: Liao Po-Yung , Chang Ting-Chang , Su Wan-Ching , Chen Yu-Jia , Chen Bo-Wei , Hsieh Tien-Yu , Yang Chung-Yi , Huang Yen-Yu , Chang Hsi-Ming , Chiang Shin-Chuan 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
In this study, we investigate the effect of mechanical strain on the performance of flexible amorphous In–Ga–Zn–O (a-InGaZnO) thin-film transistors. Drain current–gate voltage (I
D–V
G) and capacitance–voltage (C–V) transfer curves are measured to analyze the degradation behavior. The I
D–V
G characteristic exhibits a clear negative shift under mechanical strain regardless of the tension or compression state. In addition, the C–V characteristic curves show a leftward shift with extra distortion or stretching out under mechanical strain. This indicates that InGaZnO generates additional defects under this mechanical strain, a phenomenon that can be attributed to the generation of mechanical-strain-induced oxygen vacancies on the flexible a-InGaZnO TFTs.
Formation and characteristics of patterns in atmospheric-pressure radio-frequency dielectric barrier discharge plasma
Authors: Yang Lizhen , Liu Zhongwei , Mao Zhiguo , Li Sen , Chen Qiang 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
The patterns in radio-frequency dielectric barrier discharge (RF DBD) are studied at atmospheric pressure of argon (Ar) or helium (He) mixed with nitrogen (N2) gas. When a small amount of N2 is mixed with He or Ar gas, discharge patterns are formed. In a N2/He gas mixture, besides the filament discharge that forms patterns, a glow background discharge is also observed, whereas only the filament discharge forms patterns in a N2/Ar gas mixture. The resolution of the hexagonal pattern as a function of applied power and gas flow rate is then explored. On the basis of spatial–temporal images taken using an intensified charge-coupled device (ICCD), we find that there is no interleaving of two transient hexagon sublattices in N2/Ar or N2/He plasma in RF DBD patterns, which are totally different from those in which surface charges dominated in the mid-frequency DBD plasma. This supports our hypothesis that the bulk charges dominate the pattern formation in RF DBD.
Nonenzymatic detection of glucose using BaCuO2 thin layer
Authors: Ito Takeshi , Asada Tsuyoshi , Asai Naoto , Shimizu Tomohiro , Shingubara Shoso 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
A BaCuO2 thin layer was deposited on a glassy carbon electrode and used for the direct oxidation of glucose. The crystalline, electrochemical, and physicochemical properties that depend on the deposition temperature and deposition time were studied. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis showed that the thin layer was amorphous even at 400 °C. The current density of the glucose oxidation using the thin layer deposited at 200 °C was higher than those at other deposition temperatures. Under this condition, the current density increased with the glucose concentration and deposition time. These results indicate that a BaCuO2 thin layer has potential for measuring the blood glucose level without enzymes.
Dry deposition of particles to canopies—A look back and the road forward
Authors: Hicks Bruce B. , Saylor Rick D. , Baker Barry D. 
Published: November 2016

AbstractThe so‐called accumulation‐size range of airborne particles is the center of a continuing disagreement about the formulation of dry deposition. Some contemporary meteorological and air quality models use theoretical developments based on early wind tunnel and other controlled experiments, while other models consider the bulk properties of the underlying surface and the ability of atmospheric turbulence to deliver particles to it. This dichotomy arose when the first micrometeorological measurements of particle deposition velocities became available, yielding numbers exceeding the highest expectations of the then‐current models based on assumptions about inertial impaction and interception. The model predictions had previously been shown to be in accord with theoretical treatments of filtration. A common reaction was to distrust the field experimental results, but the experimental findings were supported by subsequent studies. The difference between model predictions and field measurements appears greatest for densely vegetated canopies. Ongoing research is investigating factors that could give rise to the discrepancy, e.g., turbulence intermittency, leaf orientation, leaf morphology, leaf flutter, electrical charges, and a number of phoretic effects. In the meantime, many investigators are faced with a decision as to whether to make use of parameterized field results or theoretical descriptions of behaviors that are not yet well examined. Here the history of the ongoing disagreement is reviewed, and some possible resolutions are presented.
RhII‐Catalyzed Cyclization of Ester/Thioester‐Containing N‐Sulfonyl‐1,2,3‐triazoles: Facile Synthesis of Alkylidenephthalans and Alkylidenethiophthalans
Authors: Sun Run , Jiang Yu , Tang Xiang‐Ying , Shi Min 
Published: November 2016

AbstractA facile synthetic method has been developed to access alkylidenephthalan and alkylidenethiophthalan derivatives through the cyclization of N‐sulfonyl‐1,2,3‐triazoles in a rhodium(II)‐catalyzed rearrangement.
Distributed Control for Coupled Nonholonomic Mobile Robots under the Event‐Triggered and Self‐Triggered Frameworks
Authors: Yang Chengshuai , Qiu Yilong , Chen Fei , Xiang Linying 
Published: November 2016

AbstractIn this paper, a coordinated tracking problem for coupled nonholonomic mobile robots is considered. An event‐triggered control strategy is first proposed to guarantee that the robots can form a prespecified geometric pattern while the centroid of the geometric pattern can track a reference signal. The results are then extended to the self‐triggered case, where continuous monitoring of the agent states is not needed. The stability of the system is proved with the aid of the Lyapunov techniques. Finally, numerical examples are presented to verify the validity of the theoretical results.