bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
MONet
Authors: Barka Kamel , Bilami Azeddine , Gourdache Samir 
Published: December 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to ensure power efficiency in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) through a new framework-oriented middleware, based on a biologically inspired mechanism that uses an evolutionary multi-objective optimization algorithm. The authors call this middleware framework multi-objective optimization for wireless sensor networks (MONet).

Design/methodology/approach
In MONet, the middleware level of each network node autonomously adjusts its routing parameters according to dynamic network conditions and seeks optimal trade-offs among performance objectives for a balance of its global performance. MONet controls the cooperation between agents (network nodes) while varying transmission paths to reduce and distribute power consumption equitably on all the sensor nodes of network. MONet-runtime uses a modified TinyDDS middleware platform.

Findings
Simulation results confirm that MONet allows power efficiency to WSN nodes while adapting their sleep periods and self-heal false-positive sensor data.

Originality/value
The framework implementation is lightweight and efficient enough to run on resource-limited nodes such as sensor nodes.
Algorithmic detection of misinformation and disinformation: Gricean perspectives
Authors: Søe Sille Obelitz 
Published: December 2017

PurposeWith the outset of automatic detection of information, misinformation, and disinformation, the purpose of this paper is to examine and discuss various conceptions of information, misinformation, and disinformation within philosophy of information.Design/methodology/approachThe examinations are conducted within a Gricean framework in order to account for the communicative aspects of information, misinformation, and disinformation as well as the detection enterprise.FindingsWhile there often is an exclusive focus on truth and falsity as that which distinguish information from misinformation and disinformation, this paper finds that the distinguishing features are actually intention/intentionality and non-misleadingness/misleadingness – with non-misleadingness/misleadingness as the primary feature. Further, the paper rehearses the argument in favor of a true variety of disinformation and extends this argument to include true misinformation.Originality/valueThe findings are novel and pose a challenge to the possibility of automatic detection of misinformation and disinformation. Especially the notions of true disinformation and true misinformation, as varieties of disinformation and misinformation, which force the true/false dichotomy for information vs mis-/disinformation to collapse.
Downregulation of regulatory T cell function in patients with delayed fracture healing
Authors: Jiang Hui , Ti Yunfan , Wang Yicun , Wang Jun , Chang Menghan , Zhao Jianning , Sun Guojing 
Published: December 2017

SummaryBone fracture healing is a multistage regenerative process that requires the collaboration of various cell types, with approximately 5%‐10% of fractures not healing properly. Accumulating evidence suggests that dysregulations in the immune system are associated with defective healing. In a cohort of 30 bone fracture patients between 50 and 62 years of age, 8 patients displayed delayed healing. Compared to the 22 normal healing patients, these 8 delayed healing patients presented significantly lower frequencies of CD4+CD25hiFoxp3+ canonical regulatory T cells immediately following bone fracture and early on during the healing process. The CD4+CD25+/hi T cells from delayed healing patients also presented reduced capacity to express transforming growth factor beta (TGF‐β), and presented reduced surface expression levels of inhibitory molecules, including CTLA‐4 and Lag‐3, compared to CD4+CD25+/hi T cells from normal healing patients. Moreover, CD4+CD25+/hi T cells from delayed healing patients were less potent in the suppression of CD4+CD25− autologous conventional T cell proliferation, and presented reduced expansion capacity in response to interleukin (IL)‐2 stimulation. Overall, our results demonstrated multiple reductions in regulatory T cell function in delayed healing patients that could produce long‐lasting consequences in the bone fracture healing process.
Proteomic response of the rat liver in differential swimming modes
Authors: Chen Liang , Yang Yanhua , Wang Yiting , Qiu Lipeng , Xia Hengchuan , Wang Aiai , Liu Hailong , Shi Hongfei , Chen Keping 
Published: December 2017

SummaryModerate exercise helps improve competition results, providing a balanced muscle tone and biochemical activity, whereas excessive training disrupts the balance between training and recovery, causes harm to the organism, and leads to overtraining syndrome (OTS). To explore the mechanisms of different protein expressions during training and acquisition of immunity, we used proteomic analyses to investigate the differences of liver‐protein expressions between 2 swimming modes. Sprague‐Dawley rats were randomly divided into control (CT), fatigue training (FT), and exhaustive training (ET) groups, and liver tissues from each group were subjected to 2‐dimensional electrophoresis (2DE). A total of 4518 protein spots were detected in 9 replicates, and 45 protein spots exhibited a >2‐fold difference in expression (P < .05), 31 of which was successfully identified by mass spectrometry. SERPINA3K expression decreased markedly during 2 stages from CT → FT and FT → ET, while DDT, RHOT1, and RBP4 decreased significantly only from CT → ET but not from the former 2 stages. By contrast, KRT8, PCBD1, KRT18, PRDX1, and ACY1A showed significant >2‐fold increase in expression in either the CT → FT or FT → ET stages. Bioinformatic analyses showed that among the identified proteins, 30.2%, 54.18%, and 15.62% were involved in biological processes, molecular functions, and cell composition, respectively. Notably, PCBD1, PRDX1, and PPP1CB were involved in redox processes, while PPP1CB was only expressed in the FT group. RGN, PSMB9, and AGT, commonly recognized as oxidative stress biomarkers, may involve in regulating homeostasis in the locomotor mode and may provide diagnostic criteria for the occurrence and prevention of exercise‐induced fatigue and OTS.
Organohalide respiration in pristine environments: implications for the natural halogen cycle
Authors: Atashgahi Siavash , Häggblom Max M. , Smidt Hauke 
Published: December 2017

SummaryHalogenated organic compounds, also termed organohalogens, were initially considered to be of almost exclusively anthropogenic origin. However, over 5000 naturally synthesized organohalogens are known today. This has also fuelled the hypothesis that the natural and ancient origin of organohalogens could have primed development of metabolic machineries for their degradation, especially in microorganisms. Among these, a special group of anaerobic microorganisms was discovered that could conserve energy by reducing organohalogens as terminal electron acceptor in a process termed organohalide respiration. Originally discovered in a quest for biodegradation of anthropogenic organohalogens, these organohalide‐respiring bacteria (OHRB) were soon found to reside in pristine environments, such as the deep subseafloor and Arctic tundra soil with limited/no connections to anthropogenic activities. As such, accumulating evidence suggests an important role of OHRB in local natural halogen cycles, presumably taking advantage of natural organohalogens. In this minireview, we integrate current knowledge regarding the natural origin and occurrence of industrially important organohalogens and the evolution and spread of OHRB, and describe potential implications for natural halogen and carbon cycles.
Identifying protist consumers of photosynthetic picoeukaryotes in the surface ocean using stable isotope probing
Authors: Orsi William D. , Wilken Susanne , del Campo Javier , Heger Thierry , James Erick , Richards Thomas A. , Keeling Patrick J. , Worden Alexandra Z. , Santoro Alyson E. 
Published: December 2017

SummaryPhotosynthetic picoeukaryotes contribute a significant fraction of primary production in the upper ocean. Micromonas pusilla is an ecologically relevant photosynthetic picoeukaryote, abundantly and widely distributed in marine waters. Grazing by protists may control the abundance of picoeukaryotes such as M. pusilla, but the diversity of the responsible grazers is poorly understood. To identify protists consuming photosynthetic picoeukaryotes in a productive North Pacific Ocean region, we amended seawater with living 15N, 13C‐labelled M. pusilla cells in a 24‐h replicated bottle experiment. DNA stable isotope probing, combined with high‐throughput sequencing of V4 hypervariable regions from 18S rRNA gene amplicons (Tag‐SIP), identified 19 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) of microbial eukaryotes that consumed M. pusilla. These OTUs were distantly related to cultured taxa within the dinoflagellates, ciliates, stramenopiles (MAST‐1C and MAST‐3 clades) and Telonema flagellates, thus, far known only from their environmental 18S rRNA gene sequences. Our discovery of eukaryotic prey consumption by MAST cells confirms that their trophic role in marine microbial food webs includes grazing upon picoeukaryotes. Our study provides new experimental evidence directly linking the genetic identity of diverse uncultivated microbial eukaryotes to the consumption of picoeukaryotic phytoplankton in the upper ocean.
Religious Social Identities in the Hybrid Self‐presentations of Sikh Businesspeople
Authors: Purchase Sharon , Ellis Nick , Mallett Oliver , Theingi Theingi 
Published: December 2017

AbstractThis paper explores the identity work practices of Thai Sikh businesspeople. The paper focuses on two important social identities in participants’ self‐presentations – those derived from religious (Sikh) and western business discourses – and identifies powerful tensions in their hybrid identity work. Conducting discourse analysis on identity work practices within interview settings, the authors explore how participants resolve, accommodate or reject these discursive tensions while attempting stable and coherent hybrid self‐presentations. They identify several different forms of hybridity, including what they term ‘equipollence’, which occurs when two equally powerful, contradictory discourses are incorporated in self‐presentations, producing potentially irresolvable intersections and leading to a lack of coherence. Contributions are made to the literatures on religion and work, hybrid identity work processes and social identities.
Evaluation of Intradialytic Hypertension Using Bioelectrical Impedance Combined With Echocardiography in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients
Authors: Ren Hongqi , Gong Dehua , He Xu , Jia Fengyu , He Qunpeng , Xu Bin , Liu Zhihong 
Published: December 2017

AbstractAlthough intra‐dialytic hypertension (IDH) has been noted in clinical settings for many years, its pathogenesis remains unclear. In this cross‐sectional study, we analyzed IDH incidence in our center and the correlation between postdialysis volume state and IDH. One hundred thirty‐one maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients were enrolled in our study, and bioelectrical impedance (BIA) and echocardiography (ECG) were recorded. In addition, demographic data were collected, and laboratory examinations were conducted. The patients were grouped into four groups according to the change in systolic blood pressure (SBP) between predialysis and postdialysis. The incidence of IDH was 10.7%. The proportion of extracellular water to total body weight (ECW/TW), as evaluated by BIA, was significantly higher in the IDH group than in the other three groups both in pre‐and post‐dialysis. In particular, postdialysis SBP was highest in the highest tertile interval of ECW/TW. In addition, among the four groups, left ventricular volume (LVV) was highest in the IDH group. Binary logistic analyses revealed that predialysis SBP, postdialysis ECW/TW and LVV were independent risk factors of intradialytic hypertension. When predicting IDH, the AUC of the ROC curve was higher for ECW/TW combined with LVV (0.752, 95% CI 0.613–0.896) than for either LVV or ECW/TW alone. Our study further showed that post‐dialysis volume expansion is an important factor for the development of IDH.
Increased Serum Level of IGF‐1 Correlates With Better Cognitive Status in End‐Stage Renal Disease Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
Authors: Prelevic Vladimir , Radunovic Danilo , Antunovic Tanja , Ratkovic Marina , Gligorovic‐Bahranovic Najdana , Gledovic Branka , Vujosevic Snezana , Nedovic‐Vukovic Mirjana , Basic‐Jukic Nikolina 
Published: December 2017

AbstractPrevalence of cognitive function decline in end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients undergoing hemodialysis is higher than in the general population. We analyzed risk factors for cognitive function decline in those patients. This study included 93 ESRD patients undergoing hemodialysis two or three times a week in three centers for hemodialysis in Montenegro. The cognitive status of patients was assessed using the mini mental score examination (MMSE) test. All 93 patients have been divided into three groups according to the results of MMSE. Patients in the first group had severe cognitive impairment and MMSE score below 17 (26.88%), patients in the second group with MMSE score 18–23 had moderate cognitive impairment (40.86%) and third group of patients have MMSE >24 and no cognitive impairment (32.26%). There were no significant differences between groups for gender, smoking habits and level of parathyroid hormone. Level of schooling was significantly different between groups of patients (P < 0.001). Laboratory markers observed in this study with significant differences between groups were: IGF 1, IGFBP 3, erythrocytes and hemoglobin (P < 0.001, P = 0.004, P < 0.001, P = 0.002, respectively). IGF 1 proved to be of great importance for evaluating cognitive status in our study. This marker was statistically different between groups (P < 0.001) and Tukey post hoc analysis showed significant differences between all three groups (first and second group P = 0.045, second and third group P = 0.015, first and third group P < 0.001). Our data suggest that IGF 1 can be considered as novel biomarker for assessment of cognitive functioning in CKD patients, which can be of huge clinical importance.
Preliminary analysis of geographical distribution based on cold hardiness for Evergestis extimalis (Scopoli) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
Authors: Lai You‐Peng , Tao Ke , Hou Tai‐Ping 
Published: December 2017

AbstractEvergestis extimalis (Scopoli) is a pest insect present in spring rape fields of the Qinghai–Tibet plateau. A survey of its distribution and analysis of its physiological and biochemical variances of its overwintering larvae were conducted in this study. Prior to 2006, Evergestis extimalis Scopli appeared only sporadically at the east agricultural district of Qinghai Province at 2,100 m elevation; after 2006, there have been frequent outbreaks at 2,200 m or so height. The insect's distribution has extended continuously toward higher altitudes yearly, and the scope of its damage reached 2,800 m height in 2010. These changes indicate that the cold hardiness of E. extimalis is on the rise. Physiological and biochemical analyses were performed for the insect's overwintering larvae from November 2011 to March 2012. The supercooling point (SCP) and freezing point (FP) ranged from −6.85°C to −12.49°C and from −6.23°C to −8.17°C, respectively, and both were at their respective lowest points in January 2012; the lowest points of water and fat contents (which did not vary to any extreme degree throughout the test period) were also observed in January 2012. Glycogen content varied from 2.42 mg/g to 4.56 mg/g. Protein content increased gradually at the first two months and reached its peak in January 2012 before dropping slightly. The activity of protective enzymes POD, CAT, and SOD varied with changes in environmental temperature, and each was at its lowest point in January 2012. With the exception of protein and glycerol content, other physiological and biochemical variances were generally parallel with environmental temperature, strongly indicating that E. extimalis has indeed developed cold hardiness.
New species of the little‐known genus Pseudopimpla Habermehl (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) from South Korea with a key to the world species of Pseudopimpla
Authors: Choi Jin‐Kyung , Kolarov Janko , Lee Jong‐Wook 
Published: December 2017

AbstractA new species, Pseudopimpla leei Choi and Kolarov sp. nov., collected in South Korea is described. The genus Pseudopimpla is recorded for the first time from South Korea. A description of one new species and a key to the world species of Pseudopimpla are provided.
Gross anatomical and histomorphological features of the Acanthopagrus schlegelii digestive tract (Bleeker 1854) Perciformes, Sparidae
Authors: Kalhoro Hameeda , Tong Shengli , Wang Lei , Hua Ying , Volatiana Josie Ancella , Shao Qingjun 
Published: December 2017

AbstractAcanthopagrus schlegelii is an autochthonous teleost species concerning the remarkable economic importance and prevalent fish cultivated in China as well as in different nations of South‐East Asia. Little is known about the digestive tract (DT) morphology of A. schlegelii. Therefore, anatomical and histomorphological aspects of A. schlegelii DT were examined by light and scanning electron microscope (SEM). Anatomically, DT of A. schlegelii was mainly formed of oesophagus, well‐developed stomach and fingers like pyloric caeca (four in number), intestinal regions and rectum. Histomorphologically, oesophagus occurred as a shorter tube‐like organ presenting a longitudinal folded mucosa that connects oropharynx cavity to stomach. Stomach was a muscular thick‐wall organ that included three regions, thickly longitudinal folds were observed in the first (cardiac) and last (pyloric) regions, whereas the second (fundic) region showed folds in different directions. Long villi were observed within pyloric caeca and anterior intestine. Tunica muscularis appeared narrow in the anterior intestine, whereas thicker in the posterior part of the intestine. Collectively, anatomical and histomorphological aspects of A. schlegelii DT are consistent with the carnivorous habit of this species. These data could be a potential source to modify better methods of nutrition and identify the DT pathogenic conditions in farming of this fish.
A histological and ultrastructural investigation of the female reproductive system of the water snake (Erythrolamprus miliaris): Oviductal cycle and sperm storage
Authors: Rojas Claudio Augusto , Barros Verônica Alberto , Almeida‐Santos Selma Maria 
Published: December 2017

AbstractWe studied the structural and cellular organisation of the oviduct of Erythrolamprus miliaris including its morphological variation during the reproductive cycle using light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Four anatomically distinct regions compose the oviduct of E. miliaris including the anterior and posterior infundibulum, glandular uterus, non‐glandular uterus and pouch. The cells of the oviductal epithelium secrete material by apocrine and merocrine processes, which vary between the anatomical regions and according to each phase of the reproductive cycle. The infundibular epithelium secretes electron dense vacuoles, which suggests the production of lipids, whereas the epithelial secretion of the glandular uterus, non‐glandular uterus and pouch creates lucent and slightly electron dense vacuoles, indicating the production of glycoproteins. The timing of mating, vitellogenesis and sperm storage directly influences the morphofunctional alterations in the oviducts of E. miliaris. Sperm storage occurs only in the infundibular receptacles with increased production of the neutral carbohydrates in the presence of male gametes. Sperm storage happens in vitellogenic, non‐vitellogenic and pregnant females of E. miliaris. Thus, females may be able to produce multiple clutches at different seasons of the year regardless of mating during autumn.
Queer reproduction revisited and why race, class and citizenship still matters: A response to Cristina Richie
Authors: Leibetseder Doris 
Published: December 2017

AbstractIn the dialogue between Timothy F. Murphy and Cristina Richie about queer bioethics and queer reproduction in this journal, significant points of the emergent and extremely important discussions on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and queer bioethics are raised. Richie specifies correctly that queer bioethics can either complement or contradict LGBT bioethics and the queer standpoint against heteroconformity and heterofuturity is decisive here. As the field of queer bioethics is such a recent and essential part of consideration for bioethics and as it is still evolving, the objective of this intervention is to provide both an overview of important milestones of queer bioethics and to highlight that queer bioethics is not mono‐logic and monolithic. To exemplify queer bioethic's ‘many‐headed monsters’, queer reproduction is revisited and complemented by a European viewpoint. It is central to my argument and here I disagree with Richie that to be against heterofuturity does not necessarily mean to be against queer reproduction. However, I also argue that there are other reasons why queer reproduction should not be pursued at all costs. Finally, I discuss the most recent debates on race, class and citizenship, for example, queer necropolitics. These points still need to be addressed in queer bioethical agendas.