bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Clinical presentations and outcomes of Takotsubo syndrome in the setting of subarachnoid hemorrhage: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Elgendy Akram Y , Elgendy Islam Y , Mansoor Hend , Mahmoud Ahmed N 
Published: November 2016

Background: Evidence remains inconsistent regarding the incidence and prognosis of Takotsubo syndrome in the setting of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the clinical presentation and in-hospital mortality of these patients. Methods: A systematic review of the electronic databases was conducted for studies involving patients with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage and concomitant findings of classical Takotsubo syndrome on transthoracic echocardiogram. A meta-analysis was conducted for the primary outcome of in-hospital mortality using the Mantel–Haenszel method for fixed effects and the DerSimonian and Laird method for random effects, with 95% confidence interval and a p-value <0.05 for statistical significance. Results: Ten studies were retrieved with a total of 157 patients presenting with classical Takotsubo syndrome, representing 4.4% of the subarachnoid hemorrhage total population. The overall incidence of in-hospital mortality was 30% in the patients who developed Takotsubo syndrome. Meta-analysis illustrated a significant increase in the odds of in-hospital mortality for the Takotsubo syndrome patients by fixed effects model (odds ratio 2.6, 95% confidence interval 1.16–5.85, p=0.02, I2=39%), with a trend towards increased risk of in-hospital mortality by random effects model (odds ratio 3.00, 95% confidence interval 0.90–9.77, p = 0.07). Conclusions: The incidence of Takotsubo syndrome in patients with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage seems to be high with a trend towards higher risk of in-hospital mortality in those patients. Thus, patients presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage might benefit from a comprehensive cardiac evaluation upon presentation for early detection and proper triage of this high-risk population.
Time trend occurrence of duodenal intraepithelial lymphocytosis and celiac disease in an open access endoscopic population
Authors: Galli Gloria , Purchiaroni Flaminia , Lahner Edith , Sacchi Maria Carlotta , Pilozzi Emanuela , Corleto Vito Domenico , Di Giulio Emilio , Annibale Bruno 
Published: November 2016

BackgroundDuodenal intraepithelial lymphocytosis (DIL) is a histological finding characterized by the increase of intraepithelial CD3T‐lymphocytes over the normal value without villous atrophy, mostly associated to coeliac disease (CD), Helicobacter pylori (Hp) gastritis and autoimmune diseases.ObjectiveTo assess the occurrence of DIL, CD and Hp gastritis in an endoscopic population over a 13 year period.MethodsFrom 2003 to 2015 we included adult patients who consecutively underwent oesophago‐gastro‐duodenoscopy (OGD) with duodenal biopsies assessing the overall and annual occurrence of DIL and CD and the prevalence of Hp gastritis.Results160 (2.3%) patients with DIL and 275 (3.9%) with CD were detected among 7001 patients. CD occurrence was higher from 2003 to 2011, while since 2012 DIL occurrence gradually increased significantly compared to CD (p  = 0.03). DIL patients were more frequently female (p  = 0.0006) and underwent OGD more frequently for dyspepsia (p  = 0.002) and for indications not related to gastrointestinal symptoms than CD patients (p  = 0.0003). Hp gastritis occurred similarly in CD and DIL patients but the latter had higher frequency of atrophic body gastritis (p  = 0.005).ConclusionsDIL is a condition increasing in the general endoscopic population mainly diagnosed by chance. Concomitant gastric histological evaluation is able in one third of DIL patients to identify associated possible causes of DIL, such as Hp and atrophic gastritis.
Retention in Continuous Care and Sustained Viral Suppression
Authors: Crawford Timothy N. , Thornton Alice 
Published: November 2016

Objectives: To examine the relationship between retention in continuous care and sustained viral suppression. Methods: The authors retrospectively followed 653 persons who were virally suppressed and seeking care at an infectious disease clinic in Kentucky for an average of 6 years to determine the rates of retention in medical care (≥2 visits separated by ≥3 months within a 12-month period) and sustained viral suppression (<400 copies/mL). A generalized linear mixed model was used to determine an association between retention and suppression over time. Results: Approximately 61% of the study population were retained in continuous care and 75% had sustained viral suppression for all patient-years. Persons retained in care were 3 times the odds of sustaining viral suppression over time ( P < .001). Conclusion: Retention is essential to achieving and maintaining viral suppression. Strategies should be set in place that emphasize increasing the rates of retention, which in turn may increase the rates of suppression.
Androgen responses to reproductive competition of males pursuing either fixed or plastic alternative reproductive tactics
Authors: von Kuerthy Corinna , Ros Albert F. H. , Taborsky Michael 
Published: November 2016

ABSTRACT
Alternative reproductive tactics (ARTs), which can be plastic or fixed for life, may be characterized by distinct hormonal profiles. The relative plasticity hypothesis predicts flexible androgen regulation for adult males pursuing plastic tactics, but a less flexible regulation for males using a fixed tactic throughout life. Furthermore, androgen profiles may respond to changes in the social environment, as predicted by the social reciprocity models of hormone/behaviour interactions. The cichlid fish Lamprologus callipterus provides a rare opportunity to study the roles of androgens for male ARTs within a single species, because fixed and plastic ARTs coexist. We experimentally exposed males to competitors pursuing either the same or different tactics to test predictions of the relative plasticity and the social reciprocity models. Androgen profiles of different male types partly comply with predictions derived from the relative plasticity hypothesis: males of the plastic bourgeois/sneaker male trajectory showed different 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) levels when pursuing either bourgeois or parasitic sneaker male behaviours. Surprisingly, males pursuing the fixed dwarf male tactic showed the highest free and conjugated 11-KT and testosterone (T) levels. Our experimental social challenges significantly affected the free 11-KT levels of bourgeois males, but the androgen responses did not differ between challenges involving different types of competitors. Furthermore, the free T-responses of the bourgeois males correlated with their aggressive behaviour exhibited against competitors. Our results provide new insights into the endocrine responsiveness of fixed and plastic ARTs, confirming and refuting some predictions of both the relative plasticity and the social reciprocity models.
Factors affecting paddy farm income in East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Authors: KARMINI KARMINI 
Published: November 2016

Abstract. Karmini.2017. Factors affecting paddy farm income in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 18: 101-108. The development of paddy farming in East Kalimantan Province faces problem and challenge as the low level of paddy farm income. Consequently, efforts are needed to increase paddy farm income. The objective of this study is to determine factors affecting paddy farm income. This study was carried out in East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia (Now, the province was divided into two, East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan). The two-stage cluster sampling was applied to select one cities and three Districts (Bontang City, Kutai Kartanegara District, and Penajam Paser Utara District) and to choose 3 sub-cities and 6 sub-districts (Sub-cities of South Bontang, North Bontang, and West Bontang and Sub-districts of Tenggarong Seberang, Loa Janan, Muara Muntai, Babulu, Penajam, and Waru) as the study areas. The simple random sampling was used to choose the households of paddy farmers as respondents. This study assessed 380 paddy households as respondents. The regression function was used to analyze the data. The result of F test shows age of household head, depreciation of tools, experience of household head in paddy farming, labour cost, land cultivation cost, paddy farm size, raw materials cost, and rice requirement of the household, collectively, very significantly affect paddy farm income in East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. The results of t tests show land cultivation cost, paddy farm size, and raw materials cost, individually, significantly affect paddy farm income in East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. Meanwhile, labour cost, individually, significantly affect paddy farm income. However, the other variables, individually, are not significantly affect paddy farm income.
Keywords: East Kalimantan, farm, income, Indonesia, paddy
Characterization of cassava starch-based edible film enriched with lemongrass oil (Cymbopogon citratus)
Authors: RESIANINGRUM RIANI , ATMAKA WINDI , KHASANAH LIA UMI , KAWIJI KAWIJI , UTAMI ROHULA , PRASEPTIANGGA DANAR 
Published: November 2016

Abstract. Resianingrum R, Atmaka W, Khasanah LU, Kawiji, Utami R, Praseptiangga D. 2016. Characterization of cassava starch-based edible film enriched with lemongrass oil (Cymbopogon citratus). Nusantara Bioscience 8: 278-282. Good packaging is necessary to prevent food spoilage before and after processing. The edible film maintains food quality and eco-friendly packaging. Cassava starch-based edible film is capable of being developed because of the approaching appearance of plastic packaging. The addition of essential oils can be used as an alternative to improve the antimicrobial properties of the edible film. Lemongrass oil consists of active compounds that shown antimicrobial activity. Therefore, the characteristics of cassava starch-based edible film incorporated with lemongrass oil were investigated. Concentration of lemongrass oils varied at 0%, 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75% and 1%. The analyzed edible film characteristics include thickness, water vapor transmission rate, tensile strength, elongation, and antimicrobial activity. The results showed that the addition of lemongrass oil increased the thickness, tensile strength, and antimicrobial activity but decreased the elongation of edible films. The water vapor transmission rate of edible films was not affected by the addition of lemongrass oil.
Identifying informational norms in Mumsnet Talk: A reflexive-linguistic approach to internet research ethics
Authors: Mackenzie Jai 
Published: November 2016

AbstractIn recent years, researchers working within the discipline of applied linguistics and beyond have discovered stimulating opportunities to study human interaction, rituals and behaviours online. But with these opportunities come concerns for the human subjects ‘behind’ online data, most notably, their rights to privacy and freedom from harm. Applied linguists working with data from the internet therefore have a responsibility to continually scrutinise and re-evaluate the ethics of their research methods in line with fast-moving technological developments. In the past decade, an increasing number of scholars have advocated a case-based, context-sensitive approach to the issue of privacy, ethics and internet research. But the mechanisms for applying such an approach are often not made explicit, leaving researchers unsure how to proceed ethically in increasingly complex and shifting research contexts. Using a study of the Mumsnet Talk forum as a case, I show how my self-reflexive and linguistic approach, which draws on established traditions in qualitative research, has helped me to understand what many users of this forum see as normal information flows within this setting. I suggest that such areflexive-linguisticapproach is of value to internet researchers working within the applied linguistic discipline and beyond, who wish to make sensitive, informed ethical judgements that minimise the risk of harm to their participants.
Pollen morphology and the flower visitors of Chaerophyllum coloratum L. (Apiaceae)
Authors: Mačukanović-Jocić Marina , Stešević Danijela , Rančić Dragana , Stevanović Zora Dajić 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
The pollen features of Chaerophyllum coloratum L., endemic to the Dinaric Alps, have been examined by both light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy in order to contribute to a better understanding of the taxonomic status of the species. Flower visitors have also been observed and analyzed with the aim of clarifying certain pollination aspects of the species including flower attractiveness especially to honeybees, and also in order to ascertain its contribution to the bee pasture. The pollen grains of C. coloratum are isopolar, radially symmetrical and medium sized. Polar axis (P) is 26.83±1.77 μm length, and equatorial diameter (E) is 9.17±0.57 μm length. P/E ratio amounts 2.90±0.10 indicating a perprolate shape. In an equatorial view, the grains are constricted in the equatorial region (bone-shaped), with obtuse polar caps. In polar view, they are triangular with obtuse angles and furrows in the sides of the triangle (interangular). The grains are tricolporate with three straight ectocolpi arranged regularly meridionally, of mean length 14.43±2.17 μm, each of which has one endopore. The characteristic internal thickenings around the protruding, clearly visible endopores (costae) in the constricted equatorial region are obvious in light microscopy. The ornamentation is psilate, irregularly rugulate (“cerebroid”), the exine surface is rather undulating. With regard to the observed flower visitors, the following pollination types occurred: melittophily, myophily, sapromyophily, cantharophily, and phalaenophily, and the most frequent pollinator was the honeybee.
Primary sand-dune plant community and soil properties during the west-coast India monsoon
Authors: Willis A. , Harris P.J.C , Rodrigues B.F. , Sparks T.H. 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
A seven-station interrupted belt transect was established that followed a previously observed plant zonation pattern across an aggrading primary coastal dune system in the dry tropical region of west-coast India. The dominant weather pattern is monsoon from June to November, followed by hot and dry winter months when rainfall is scarce. Physical and chemical soil characteristics in each of the stations were analysed on five separate occasions, the first before the onset of monsoon, three during and the last post-monsoon. The plant community pattern was confirmed by quadrat survey. A pH gradient decreased with distance from the shoreline. Nutrient concentrations were deficient, increasing only in small amounts until the furthest station inland. At that location, there was a distinct and abrupt pedological transition zone from psammite to humic soils. There was a significant increase over previous stations in mean organic matter, ammonium nitrate and soil-water retention, although the increase in real terms was small. ANOVA showed significant variation in electrical conductivity, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium and sodium concentrations over time. There was no relationship between soil chemistry characteristics and plant community structure over the transect. Ipomoea pes-caprae and Spinifex littoreus were restricted to the foredunes, the leguminous forb Alysicarpus vaginalis and Perotis indica to the two stations furthest from the strand. Ischaemum indicum, a C4 perennial grass species adopting an ephemeral strategy was, in contrast, ubiquitous to all stations.
Exposure to bleomycin nanoaerosol does not induce fibrosis in mice
Authors: Shlyapnikova Elena A. , Kanev Igor L. , Novikova Nadezhda N. , Litvinova Elena G. , Shlyapnikov Yuri M. , Morozov Victor N. 
Published: November 2016

AbstractBleomycin (BLM), a cytostatic drug widely used in the treatment of cancer, often induces lung fibrosis as a side effect. This phenomenon has been exploited in biomedical studies to create a fibrosis model. Inhalation of BLM nanoaerosol particles (NAPs) was expected to induce severe fibrosis in mice. Instead, inhalation of BLM NAPs for 13 days with a total inhaled dose of ~1 mg/kg did not cause pneumofibrosis in CD-1 mice; only marked pneumonitis with infiltration of macrophages in all parts of the lungs was observed in all eight mice exposed. These changes were notably reversible within 2 weeks of cessation of exposure. Despite the limited number of animals it was confidently concluded that slow administration of BLM in the form of NAPs did not cause fibrosis as the bolus instillation of similar doses does.
Intelligent Transport Systems in the Management
of Road Transportation
Authors: Kalupová Blanka , Hlavoň Ivan 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Extension of European Union causes increase
of free transfer of people and goods. At the same time
they raised the problems associated with the transport,
e.g. congestion and related accidents on roads, air traffic
delays and more. To increase the efficiency and safety
of transport, the European Commission supports the introduction
of intelligent transport systems and services in
all transport sectors. Implementation of intelligent transport
systems and services in the road transport reduces
accident frequency, increases the capacity of existing infrastructure
and reduces congestions. Use of toll systems
provides resources needed for the construction and operation
of a new road network, improves public transport, cycling
transport and walking transport, and also their multimodal
integration with individual car transport.
Characterization of tabique walls nails of the Alto
Douro Wine Region
Authors: Cardoso Rui , Pinto Jorge , Paiva Anabela , Lanzinha João Carlos 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Tabique is one of the main Portuguese traditional
building techniques which use raw materials as
stone, earth andwood. In general, a tabique building component
as a wall consist of a wooden structure made up of
vertical boards connected to laths by metal nails and covered
on both sides by an earth based material. This traditional
building technology as an expressive incidence
in the Alto Douro Wine Region located in the interior of
Northern Portugal, added to the UNESCO’s Word Heritage
Sites List in December 2001 as an ‘evolved continuing cultural
landscape’. Furthermore, previous research works
have shown that the existing tabique construction, in this
region, reveals a certain lack of maintenance partially justified
by the knowledge loosed on that technique, consequently
this construction technique present an advanced
stage of deterioration. This aspect associated to the fact
that there is still a lack of scientific studies in this field motivated
the writing of this paper, the main objectives are to
identify and characterize the nails used in the timber connections.
The nails samples were collected from tabique
walls included in tabique buildings located in LamegoMunicipality,
near Douro River, in the Alto Douro Wine Region.
This work also intends to give guidelines to the rehabilitation
and preservation of this important legacy.
ANFIS optimized semi-active fuzzy logic controller
for magnetorheological dampers
Authors: César Manuel Braz , Barros Rui Carneiro 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
In this paper, we report on the development of
a neuro-fuzzy controller for magnetorheological dampers
using an Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System or ANFIS.
Fuzzy logic based controllers are capable to deal with
non-linear or uncertain systems, which make them particularly
well suited for civil engineering applications. The
main objective is to develop a semi-active control system
with a MR damper to reduce the response of a three
degrees-of-freedom (DOFs) building structure. The control
system is designed using ANFIS to optimize the fuzzy inference
rule of a simple fuzzy logic controller. The results
show that the proposed semi-active neuro-fuzzy based
controller is effective in reducing the response of structural
system.
The Status of William Carlos Williams in American Modernism
Authors: Atashi Laleh 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
William Carlos Williams was an American poet who renounced poetic diction in favor of the unpoetic, establishing himself in American Modernism as a powerful voice distinct from such canonical contemporaries as T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound. His attitude towards literary production was different from many of his contemporaries in that he believed ‘the idea is in the thing’ and therefore the presence of objects rather than abstractions is strongly felt in his poems. A critical survey of Williams’ poems indicates that the poet/physician observes, describes and levels criticism at his society where modernism has transformed the American identity in significant ways. In this article, American icons and popular culture are retraced in the poetry of William Carlos Williams in an effort to explain the seeming opacity of his poems.
Inkjet-printed flexible RFID antenna for UHF RFID transponders
Authors: Tomaszewski Grzegorz , Jankowski-Mihułowicz Piotr , Węglarski Mariusz , Lichoń Wojciech 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
The results of technological investigations in the scope of inkjet-printed flexible RFID antennas dedicated to UHF transponders and also problems with the application of nanomaterials are reported in this paper. The design of the antenna electrical circuit and the parameters of the inkjet printing process were elaborated on the basis of the numerical model prepared in the Mentor Graphics HyperLynx 3D EM software. The project evaluation was performed by measuring electrical parameters of the structures printed with silver-based conductive inks. The obtained results confirm coincidence between the model and its implementation in the inkjet printing technology. Finally, the prepared antenna has been applied in an RFID transponder of UHF band and the functional tests are also reported in this paper.
Painful chemistry! From barbecue smoke to riot control
Authors: Green Christopher , Hopkins Farrha B. , Lindsay Christopher D. , Riches James R. , Timperley Christopher M. 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Pain! Most humans feel it throughout their lives. The molecular mechanisms underlying the phenomenon are still poorly understood. This is especially true of pain triggered in response to molecules of a certain shape and reactivity present in the environment. Such molecules can interact with the sensory nerve endings of the eyes, nose, throat and lungs to cause irritation that can range from mild to severe. The ability to alert to the presence of such potentially harmful substances has been termed the ‘common chemical sense’ and is thought to be distinct from the senses of smell or taste, which are presumed to have evolved later. Barbecue a burger excessively and you self-experiment. Fatty acids present in the meat break off their glycerol anchor under the thermal stress. The glycerol loses two molecules of water and forms acrolein, whose assault on the eyes is partly responsible for the tears elicited by smoke. Yet the smell and taste of the burger are different experiences. It was this eye-watering character of acrolein that prompted its use as a warfare agent during World War I. It was one of several ‘lachrymators’ deployed to harass, and the forerunner of safer chemicals, such as ‘tear gas’ CS, developed for riot control. The history of development and mechanism of action of some sensory irritants is discussed here in relation to recent advice from the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on chemicals that conform to the definition of a riot control agent (RCA) under the Chemical Weapons Convention.