bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Regionalización de caudales anuales en cuencas del Altiplano Peruano
Authors: Lujano-Laura Apolinario , Lujano-Laura Efrain , Quispe-Aragón José P. 
Published: July 2016

<p>La investigación se realizó en las cuencas Ramis y Huancané que forman parte de la región hidrográfica del Titicaca (lado peruano), teniendo como objetivo desarrollar modelos regionales de caudales medios anuales y de persistencia, aplicado a la problemática de la estimación de caudales en zonas sin información hidrométrica para el conocimiento del volumen anual que dispone las cuencas en estudio. La metodología consistió en determinar modelos regionales a través de las ecuaciones de regresión múltiple potencial para la estimación de caudales medios anuales y al 75% de persistencia, siendo las variables explicativas el área de la cuenca (Km<sup>2</sup>) y la longitud del río principal (Km). Los indicadores de evaluación estadística muestran valores de la raíz del error cuadrático medio (RMSE) entre 2.40 m<sup>3</sup>/s a 3.62 m<sup>3</sup>/s, y la eficiencia de Nash-Sutcliffe (NSE) muestra valores entre 97.26% a 97.71%. Los modelos regionales propuestos muestran un buen desempeño y estiman los caudales observados.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p align="center"><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p><br /> The research was conducted in the Ramis and Huancané basins that are part of the hydrographic region of Titicaca (peruvian side), aiming to develop regional models of annual average flows and persistence, applied to the problem of estimating flow in areas without hydrometric information for understanding the annual volume has studied basins. The methodology was to determine regional patterns through the equations of potential multiple regression to estimate annual average flows and 75% persistence, with the explanatory variables the basin area (km<sup>2</sup>) and the length of river (Km). Statistical evaluation indicators show values of the root mean square error (RMSE) between 2.40 m<sup>3</sup>/s to 3.62 m<sup>3</sup>/s, and the Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) shows values between 97.26% to 97.71%. The proposed regional models show a good performance and estimate the observed flows.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Regionalization, Titicaca Hydrographic Region, Multiple Regression Potential.</p><p> </p>
A Case Study Of Share Repurchases: Value Creation Or Financial Engineering
Authors: Wright Susan L. 
Published: July 2016

As growth rates in the global economy have slowed, the use of financial engineering as a tool for managing earnings per share (EPS) has grown. Stock repurchasing is frequently used to increase earnings per share and perceived value. Leverage recapitalizations fund major repurchasing programs as firms take advantage of historically low interest rates. This case requires students to analyze the impact of repurchases on EPS and to also reflect on future growth prospects when payout amounts exceed net income over an extended period of time. It allows students to critically examine the inputs for valuing stocks using the total payout model. The case is constructed using real world information extracted from 10K reports and from recent company announcements. It can be used at the undergraduate (400) or graduate level. It is most suitable for Corporate Financial Management or Corporate Finance courses. The basics of financial statement analysis, time value of money, stock valuation, capital structure and payout practices are necessary to successfully navigate the case.
The Impact of Inventory Valuation Methods on Corporate Financial Reports.
Authors: Caster A. Bruce , Causseaux Wanda K. 
Published: July 2016

Business students are generally introduced to LIFO and FIFO in their first accounting course. However, that introduction generally focuses exclusively on computing ending inventory and cost of goods sold. Students are rarely challenged to compute or analyze the impacts of LIFO and FIFO on the income statement, balance sheet, or cash flow statement. This paper presents a hypothetical case designed to provide a framework within which students can compute, analyze, and discuss the financial statement impacts and economic impacts of choosing one or the other of these accounting methods. The questions in this case also address the effects of this choice on financial indicators like liquidity ratios, the impacts of each method on quality of earnings, and the potential impacts of IFRS convergence on companies that are currently using LIFO.One important feature of this case is its adaptability to support a variety of learning outcomes in different courses. This flexibility results from making the questions posed in the case as independent of each other as possible. That independence allows a professor to select only the questions that support the learning outcomes for that professor’s specific course. The teaching notes discuss in detail possible course applications and uses of this case.
Student Usage And Perceptions Of The Value Of Recorded Lectures In A Traditional Face-To-Face (F2F) Class
Authors: Davies Thomas L. , Cotton Vonda K. , Korte Leon 
Published: July 2016

More than ever before, today’s colleges and universities are employing innovative and mutually-beneficial ways to meet the needs of students. Due to increasing competition and changing demographics, institutions benefit from attracting more students as higher enrollments generate greater revenue; these additional tuition and fees are crucial as costs continue to rise and state funding declines. Alternative course delivery modalities provide flexibility that can enable more students to obtain access to a postsecondary education as well as appeal to those with different learning styles or who are looking for a less traditional college experience. In recent years, online programs have grown significantly when compared to the traditional face-to-face (F2F) environment. While both deliveries have their own advantages and thus supporters, each has its own disadvantages as well. As a result, blended or hybrid classes, which include features of both F2F and distance courses, are becoming more common. This article describes a study in which two sections of an F2F tax course offered students access to recorded lectures, and reports the results of a survey designed to ascertain student usage and perceptions of the value of this supplemental material.
Insights into the infrared and Raman spectra of fresh and lyophilized royal jelly and protein degradation IR spectroscopy study during heating
Authors: Lazarevska Sofija , Makreski Petre 
Published: July 2016

<p> In terms of chemical composition, a honeybee secretion known as royal jelly (RJ) is very complex product containing water, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, mineral salts and small amounts of polyphenols, vitamins and enzymes. Despite its chemical diversity, the bands originating from vibrational modes of the present proteins were successfully assigned in 1800–1200 cm<sup>–1</sup> (Raman and IR) region where the interference of bands from other vibrational species is not substantial. The protein bands were attributed to amide I, amide II and amide III modes and their intensities, additionally, enabled to determine the protein secondary structures. The remaining bands up to 4000 cm<sup>–1</sup> were attributed to other group vibrations whereas the region below 1200 cm<sup>–1 </sup>comprises bands from complex interacting modes within the major RJ components that can not be unequivocally attributed to distinct modes. The work also represents a pioneering effort to collect and interpret the Raman spectrum of fresh and lyophilized RJ samples and to correlate and describe the observed similarities/differences between IR and Raman spectra.</p>
Emotional Maturity and Loneliness as Correlates of Life Satisfaction among Adolescents
Authors: Johns Nimmy , P Mathew Jerry P Mathew , M Mathai Dr. Seena 
Published: July 2016

<p><em>Emotions which are considered as a basic factor of all relationships 1are very powerful and to a very great extent they control our behaviour, thoughts and all other aspects of life. The behaviour and thought processes are directly influenced by the past experiences and early developmental stages. Emotion is the feeling aspect of consciousness characterized by a physical aspect like physical arousal, behaviours that reveal emotion to the outside world, and an inner awareness of feelings. Healthy emotions motivate us and give us energy for appropriate action. Unhealthy emotions are either overly intense or suppressed.</em></p><p><em> Smiston in 1974 defined “Emotional maturity is a process in which the personality is continuously striving for greater sense of emotional health, both intra-physically and intra-personally” (as cited in Singh &amp; Bhargava, 1990). Kaplan and Baron describes a emotionally mature person as having the capacity to withstand delay in satisfaction of needs, ability to tolerate a reasonable amount of frustration, has belief in long-term planning and is capable of delaying or revising expectations in terms of demands of situation, has capacity to make effective adjustment with themselves, members of family, his peers in the school, society and culture. Maturity is not only the capacity for these attitudes and functioning but also it is the ability to enjoy them fully (as cited in Singh &amp; Bhargava, 1990). According to Hollingworth (1928) an emotionally mature person will be capable of responding in gradation or degree of emotional responses, he does not respond in all or none fashion, but keeps within bounds. He will be able to delay his responses as controlled with the impulsiveness of young child. And he will also be able to handle self-pity (as cited in Singh &amp; Bhargava, 1990).</em></p>
Multiplier method and exact solutions for a density dependent reaction-diffusion equation
Authors: Rosa M. , Gandarias M. L 
Published: July 2016

Abstract
Reaction-diffusion equations have enjoyed a considerable amount of scientific interest. The reason for the large amount of work put into studying these equations is not only their practical relevance, but also interesting phenomena that can arise from such equations. Fisher equation is commonly used in biology for population dynamics models and in bacterial growth problems as well as development and growth of solid tumours. The physical aspects of this equation are not fully understood without getting deeper into the concept of conservation laws. In [4], Anco and Bluman gave a general treatment of a direct conservation law method for partial differential equations expressed in a standard Cauchy-Kovaleskaya form. In this work we study the well known density dependent diffusion-reaction equation. We derive conservation laws by using the direct method of the multipliers.
Using synchronous speech to facilitate acquisition of English rhythm: A small-­scale study
Authors: Banzina Elina , Hewitt Lynne E. , Dilley Laura C. 
Published: July 2016

While appropriate stress and rhythm is of importance for any speaker’s intelligibility, such properties are critical for international teaching assistants (ITA), who deliver new and complex information to native speaker audiences. Given the limited time available for ITA instruction and the need for a time-efficient rhythm teaching method, this article reports findings of a small-scale feasibility study that tested the effectiveness of a synchronous speech component introduced into conventional rhythm instruction. Synchronous speech involves teacher and learner speaking in unison continuously, which allows the L2 learner to learn rhythm implicitly and uninterruptedly, and provides rich auditory-visual input, ample motor speech practice and real-time feedback, thereby automatizing rhythm patterns. In a 6-week-long pre-post experimental feasibility study, blind listeners evaluated pre- training and post-training recordings of ITA-produced speech. Data revealed a trend towards more improvement in L2 rhythm working with the synchronous speech technique. Results establish feasibility in both instruction and research.
Desempeño productivo del capaz (Pimelodus grosskopfii, Steindachner, 1879) bajo diferentes densidades de siembra y de contenido de proteína en la dieta
Authors: Carrera Silvia , Valbuena-Villareal Rubén Darío 
Published: July 2016

El capaz es un pez representante de la familia Pimelodidae, cuya producción proviene de la pesquería en el río Magdalena y en la represa de Betania. Aunque es una especie de interés comercial, los estudios sobre su cultivo aún se desconocen. Con el objetivo de evaluar el desempeño productivo del capaz bajo diferentes densidades de siembra y con diferentes niveles de proteína en la dieta, se utilizaron 450 alevinos con un peso promedio de 37,6 ± 2,4 g y una talla inicial de 17,5 ± 1,7 cm, previamente acondicionados a consumo de concentrado comercial y durante un periodo productivo de 6 meses en jaulas flotantes en el embalse de Betania. Los animales fueron distribuidos en dos densidades de siembra (25 y 50 peces/m3) y alimentados con dos diferentes niveles de Proteína Bruta (PB) en la dieta (25 y 32 %). Se obtuvieron mejores resultados para la densidad de siembra de 25 peces/m3 y alimentados con concentrado de 25 % de proteína, con los valores más altos en cuanto a ganancia de peso (150 ± 4 g), tasa de crecimiento especifico (0,8 ± 0,002) y factor de crecimiento relativo (7,39 ± 0,06). De acuerdo con los resultados obtenidos se puede concluir que la densidad de 25 peces/m3 y el alimento con un contenido de 25 % de proteína presentan las mejores condiciones para el cultivo comercial de Pimelodus grosskopfii en jaulas flotantes.
Fibular Fracture in a Female Rugby Player
Authors: Mendola Jonathan A. , Johnson Michael , Goss Don 
Published: July 2016

A 20-year-old female rugby player was injured when an opponent landed on her leg during a match. Twelve days after injury, the team's certified athletic trainer referred the patient to a physical therapist due to continued pain. Following fluoroscopic imaging, which was utilized by the physical therapist because standard radiographs were unavailable in close proximity, she was referred for radiographs, which demonstrated a midfibular diaphyseal fracture. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2016;46(7):608. doi:10.2519/jospt.2016.0411
Mini-open anterior lumbar interbody fusion
Authors: Gandhoke Gurpreet S. , Ricks Christian , Tempel Zachary , Zuckerbraun Brian , Hamilton D. Kojo , Okonkwo David O. , Kanter Adam S. 
Published: July 2016

In deformity surgery, anterior lumbar interbody fusion provides excellent biomechanical support, creates a broad surface area for arthrodesis, and induces lordosis in the lower lumbar spine. Preoperative MRI, plain radiographs, and, when available, CT scan should be carefully assessed for sacral slope as it relates to pubic symphysis, position of the great vessels (especially at L4/5), disc space height, or contraindication to an anterior approach. This video demonstrates the steps in an anterior surgical procedure with minimal open exposure.The video can be found here: https://youtu.be/r3bC4_vu1hQ.
Silas Weir Mitchell and “The Strange Case of George Dedlow”
Authors: Kline David G. 
Published: July 2016

It has been said of Silas Weir Mitchell (1829–1914) that as a young man he was first among the physiologists of his day, in middle age first among physicians, and as an older man, one of the most noted novelists of his country. Mitchell's novels were written in his later life as a means to avoid boredom during lengthy summer vacations that were the norm for that time among the affluent members of Philadelphia society. These novels were criticized by some because of poor plots, which in some instances failed to move along, or for text that offered a stereotyped depiction of genteel society and the effects that war or personal disaster had on the characters' behavior The criticism came despite the fact that all critics agreed that Mitchell's portrayals of psychopathology in his fictional characters was unique and accurate. However, in his 30s, Mitchell had written and by chance had published a fictional short story that not only transcended such criticisms but became immensely popular.
“The Strange Case of George Dedlow” portrays a union officer who was not a physician but who had some medical background and who sustained a series of war wounds leading to severe nerve pain, the author's first description of causalgia, multiple amputations, and the psychological as well as physical symptoms of phantom limb syndrome. The protagonist tells of his torments in the first person in a very engaging fashion. Thus, long before he began writing his, at that time, acclaimed novels in the 1880s, Mitchell wrote a piece of fiction that combines accurate and very important medical observations with fiction of great historical interest. The following rendering of this now classic short story includes selected quotes and some interpretation and is perhaps appropriate for this year, 2 years after the centenary year of his death in 1914.
THE UV-BRIGHT QUASAR SURVEY (UVQS): DR1
Authors: Monroe TalaWanda R. , Prochaska J. Xavier , Tejos Nicolas , Worseck Gabor , Hennawi Joseph F. , Schmidt Tobias , Tumlinson Jason , Shen Yue 
Published: July 2016

ABSTRACT
We present the first data release (DR1) from our UV-bright Quasar Survey for new z ∼ 1 active galactic nuclei (AGNs) across the sky. Using simple GALEX UV and WISE near-IR color selection criteria, we generated a list of 1450 primary candidates with FUV < 18.5 mag. We obtained discovery spectra, primarily on 3 m-class telescopes, for 1040 of these candidates and confirmed 86% as AGNs, with redshifts generally at z > 0.5. Including a small set of observed secondary candidates, we report the discovery of 217 AGNs with FUV < 18 mag that previously had no reported spectroscopic redshift. These are excellent potential targets for UV spectroscopy before the end of the Hubble Space Telescope mission. The main data products are publicly available through the Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes.
Risk of Serious Infection for Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Starting Glucocorticoids with or without Antimalarials
Authors: Herrinton Lisa J. , Liu Liyan , Goldfien Robert , Michaels M. Alex , Tran Trung N. 
Published: July 2016

Objective.To compare serious infection risk for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients starting glucocorticoids (GC), antimalarials (AM), or their combination.Methods.We conducted a new-user, historical cohort study, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, 1997–2013. Cox proportional hazards analysis was used to calculate adjusted HR and 95% CI.Results.The study included 3030 patients with SLE followed an average of 4 years. Compared with patients starting AM without GC (9 infections/1461 patient-yrs), the HR for the risk of infection was 3.9 (95% CI 1.7–9.2) for those starting GC ≤ 15 mg/day without AM (14 infections/252 patient-yrs), while it was 0.0 (0 infections/128 patient-yrs) for those starting the combination. We split the 14 patients with a serious infection and with GC < 15 mg/day into 2 groups: < 7.5 and ≥ 7.5–15 mg/day. The HR for < 7.5 mg/day was 4.6 (95% CI 1.8–11.4) and for ≥ 7.5–15 mg/day, 3.1 (95% CI 1.0–9.7). For patients starting GC > 15 mg/day (reflecting more severe SLE), the risk of infection was nearly the same for the combination of GC and AM (9 infections/135 patient-yrs) and GC alone (41 infections/460 patient-yrs), but the combination users had evidence of more severe disease. Patients with SLE had a 6- to 7-fold greater risk of serious infection than the general population.Conclusion.Our findings suggest that the benefits of AM treatment for SLE may extend to preventing serious infections. Although the study included > 3000 patients, the statistical power to examine GC dosages < 15 mg/day was poor.
Circulation d’un modèle urbain "alternatif" ?
Authors: Douay Nicolas , Prévot Maryvonne 
Published: July 2016

L’urbanisme tactique propose à tout citoyen d'agir matériellement sur son environnement urbain immédiat et quotidien afin de le rendre plus agréable à vivre, et ce sans attendre que les autorités/acteurs en charge de l'aménagement et de l'urbanisme répondent à ses aspirations. À première vue cela remet en cause le rôle central des institutions publiques dans la régulation et la maîtrise de l'espace public et des aménagements. En ce sens, les conditions sociétales de l’émergence même de ces nouvelles initiatives d’appropriation citoyenne d’espaces publics, délaissés ou pas, doivent être analysées. Si l'urbanisme tactique s'attache à démontrer que chacun est en capacité de transformer, à l'échelle locale, la manière de penser et de faire la ville, ce n'est pas tant en son nom propre qu'au nom d'intérêts partagés par d'autres membres de sa communauté. Ce modèle urbain alternatif s’appuie donc sur une large communauté connectée aux réseaux sociaux qui permet la circulation des initiatives prises ou des pratiques adoptées et leurs adaptations dans différents contextes locaux. L'urbanisme tactique porte-t-il « l’étendard des échanges désintéressés et des valeurs du don promus par la génération des pionniers du Net » (Dagnaud) en étant le vecteur d’une démocratie « impliquante » ou ne serait-il désormais qu'un des visages renouvelés des solutions dominantes (mainstream) - d’aménagement urbain ? Le cas de Paris permet d’illustrer cette réception du modèle et son institutionnalisation somme toute assez rapide.
Prefixation Ability Index and Verbal Grammar Correlation Index prove the reality of Buyeo group
Authors: AKULOV Alexander 
Published: July 2016

All suggestions about reality of Buyeo group were based on the representation of a language as a heap of lexemes: such method allows different scholars to make different conclusions and doesn't suppose verification. Language is first of all structure/grammar, but not a heap of lexemes, so methods of comparative linguistics should be based on comparison of grammars. Prefixation Ability Index (PAI) and Verbal Grammar Correlation Index (VGCI) are typology based tools of comparative linguistics. PAI allows us to see whether languages are potentially related: if values of PAI differ more than fourfold, it's a sign of unrelatedness, if PAI values differ less than fourfold, there is a possibility for some further search to find proves of relatedness. VGCI completely answers questions about relatedness/unrelatedness: if VGCI value is 0.4 and more then languages are related, if VGCI is 0.3 and less then languages are unrelated. PAI of Japanese is 0.13, PAI of Korean is 0.13; it means they can be related. VGCI of Japanese and Korean is 0.57, it's almost the same as VGCI of English and Afrikaans that is 0.56, so it means that Japanese and Korean belong to the same group, but not just to the same family.