bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Study to evaluate Association of Tobacco Chewing and Smoking with Semen Parameters
Authors: Aggarwal Neeraj , Vohra Rishi R , Priyadarshi Shivam , Vyas Nachiket , Yadav Sher S , Tomar Vinay 
Published: December 2017

ABSTRACTIntroductionMany studies have shown deleterious effects of tobacco abuse in any form on semen quality. We studied the association of tobacco chewing, smoking, and their combination on semen characteristics.Materials and methodsOur study was performed on 216 normal asymptomatic healthy males (49 controls, 54 smokers, 55 tobacco chewers, and 58 consuming both) in the age group of 24 to 35 years. The effect on semen parameters was analyzed.ResultsConsuming both forms of tobacco individually and in combination had statistically significant effect on sperm morphology, progressive motility, and semen concentration. Other parameters show nonstatistically significant decline compared with controls.ConclusionAs smoking and chewing tobacco negatively affect quality of semen, strategies should be developed to direct attention of the general population toward its effect on fertility status of male.How to cite this articleVohra RR, Priyadarshi S, Aggarwal N, Vyas N, Yadav SS, Tomar V. Study to evaluate Association of Tobacco Chewing and Smoking with Semen Parameters. Int J Infertil Fetal Med 2017;8(3):97-100.
First Case of Successful Implantation and Live Birth after Double Trophectoderm Biopsy before and after Vitrification on the Same Cohort of Blastocyst
Authors: Bhadarka Harsha K , Patel Nayana H , Patel Kruti B , Jadeja Yuvraj D , Patel Molina N , Patel Niket Hitesh 
Published: December 2017

ABSTRACTIntroductionTo report the first case of live birth after double trophectoderm biopsy before and after vitrification on the same cohort of blastocyst in our knowledge.DesignCase report.PatientA 36-year-old female with a history of 13 years of active married life for treatment of infertility.Main outcome measureLive birth after double trophectoderm biopsy.ResultsDouble biopsy pre- and postvitrification and its positive outcome.ConclusionPreimplantation genetic screening and diagnosis (PGS/PGD), though an invasive procedure on the embryos, when done meticulously would not dampen the implantation potential of the embryo and second biopsy could be a feasible option to salvage embryos with inconclusive or suspected false-positive PGS/PGD reports.How to cite this articleBhadarka H, Patel NH, Jadeja YD, Patel KB, Patel NH, Patel MN. First Case of Successful Implantation and Live Birth after Double Trophectoderm Biopsy before and after Vitrification on the Same Cohort of Blastocyst. Int J Infertil Fetal Med 2017;8(3):120-124.
Successful Live Births after Laparoscopic Management of Heterotypic Pregnancies in Assisted Reproductive Technology Cycles: A Tertiary Fertility Center Experience
Authors: Singh Pooja , Kalra Aradhana , Nadkarni Purnima K , Nadkarni Akshay K 
Published: December 2017

ABSTRACTBackgroundTo review and analyze the incidence of heterotypic pregnancies after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and embryo transfer and to report pregnancy outcome after successful management of heterotypic pregnancies.SettingNadkarni's 21st Century Hospitals and Test Tube Baby Center, Surat, Gujarat, India.DesignRetrospective study.Materials and methodsRetrospective data were taken from hospital records from January 2013 to December 2015. A total of 2,771 patients underwentin vitrofertilization IVF/ICSI, out of which 1,455 patients were pregnant (52.5%). Out of the pregnant patients, the incidence of ectopic (EP) and heterotypic pregnancies was calculated. The etiological factors, management of heterotypic pregnancies, and their pregnancy outcome were reported.ConclusionOut of the 1,455 pregnant patients, there were 29 EPs (EPs: 1.99%) and 5 were heterotypic (0.34%). Laparoscopic intervention was done for all five of them and successful pregnancy outcome was reported in terms of live birth.Clinical significanceHeterotypic pregnancy is rare and poses a diagnostic dilemma in assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycles. Serial beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) measurement is not reliable and ultrasonography may not confirm due to the presence of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) or multiple cysts. Early diagnosis is ideal and good perinatal outcome can be achieved by prompt and excellent laparoscopic management of the heterotypic pregnancies.How to cite this articleKalra A, Nadkarni AK, Nadkarni PK, Singh P. Successful Live Births after Laparoscopic Management of Heterotypic Pregnancies in Assisted Reproductive Technology Cycles: A Tertiary Fertility Center Experience. Int J Infertil Fetal Med 2017;8(3):125-127.
Sleep as an Occupational Need
Authors: Tester Nicole J. , Foss Joanne Jackson 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
In the same way the human body requires food, hydration, and oxygen, it also requires sleep. Even among healthy people, the amount and quality of sleep substantially influence health and quality of life because sleep helps regulate physiological functioning. Given the impact of sleep on participation, the American Occupational Therapy Association reclassified sleep from an activity of daily living to an occupational domain. Poor sleep is a frequent medical complaint, especially among populations with neurological impairment. Occupational therapy practitioners should consider routinely screening for factors affecting their clients’ sleep. By addressing such factors, as well as related routines and habits, practitioners can enhance the effectiveness of rehabilitation, promote health and well-being, and increase engagement and life quality. Practitioners should acknowledge the importance of sleep in practice, and the study of sleep should be prioritized by researchers in the field to meet client needs and establish evidence for interventions.
Comparison of Two Tools to Assess Sensory Features in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Authors: Dugas Catherine , Simard Marie-Noëlle , Fombonne Eric , Couture Mélanie 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
OBJECTIVE. This article documents the convergent validity of the Sensory Profile (SP) and the Sensory Processing Measure (SPM)–Home Form for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
METHOD. Parents of 34 children with ASD between ages 5 and 8 yr filled out both measures. Through correlations, χ2 tests, and levels of agreement between classifications, the results for the SP and the SPM–Home Form were compared.
RESULTS. The raw scores were correlated for some sensory domains (hearing, vision, touch, and proprioception) and for social functioning. The classifications showed a significant level of agreement for most scales (κs = .247–.589, p ≤ .05) and for the total scores (κ = .324, p ≤ .01).
CONCLUSION. This study provides further evidence of convergent validity between both tools. The SPM–Home Form identifies more children with ASD who present with sensory features for every domain measured by both tools.
Boreal forest BVOC exchange: emissions versus in-canopy sinks
Authors: Zhou Putian , Ganzeveld Laurens , Taipale Ditte , Rannik Üllar , Rantala Pekka , Rissanen Matti Petteri , Chen Dean , Boy Michael 
Published: December 2017

Abstract. A multilayer gas dry deposition model has been developed and implemented into a one-dimensional chemical transport model SOSAA (model to Simulate the concentrations of Organic vapours, Sulphuric Acid and Aerosols) to calculate the dry deposition velocities for all the gas species included in the chemistry scheme. The new model was used to analyse in-canopy sources and sinks, including gas emissions, chemical production and loss, dry deposition, and turbulent transport of 12 featured biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) or groups of BVOCs (e.g. monoterpenes, isoprene+2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol (MBO), sesquiterpenes, and oxidation products of mono- and sesquiterpenes) in July 2010 at the boreal forest site SMEAR II (Station for Measuring Ecosystem–Atmosphere Relations). According to the significance of modelled monthly-averaged individual source and sink terms inside the canopy, the selected BVOCs were classified into five categories: 1. Most of emitted gases are transported out of the canopy (monoterpenes, isoprene + MBO). 2. Chemical reactions remove a significant portion of emitted gases (sesquiterpenes). 3. Bidirectional fluxes occur since both emission and dry deposition are crucial for the in-canopy concentration tendency (acetaldehyde, methanol, acetone, formaldehyde). 4. Gases removed by deposition inside the canopy are compensated for by the gases transported from above the canopy (acetol, pinic acid, β-caryophyllene's oxidation product BCSOZOH). 5. The chemical production is comparable to the sink by deposition (isoprene's oxidation products ISOP34OOH and ISOP34NO3). Most of the simulated sources and sinks were located above about 0.2 hc (canopy height) for oxidation products and above about 0.4 hc for emitted species except formaldehyde. In addition, soil deposition (including deposition onto understorey vegetation) contributed 11–61 % to the overall in-canopy deposition. The emission sources peaked at about 0.8–0.9 hc, which was higher than 0.6 hc where the maximum of dry deposition onto overstorey vegetation was located. This study provided a method to enable the quantification of the exchange between atmosphere and biosphere for numerous BVOCs, which could be applied in large-scale models in future. With this more explicit canopy exchange modelling system, this study analysed both the temporal and spatial variations in individual in-canopy sources and sinks, as well as their combined effects on driving BVOC exchange. In this study 12 featured BVOCs or BVOC groups were analysed. Other compounds could also be investigated similarly by being classified into these five categories.
Love Earthbound and Love Evanescent: An Analysis of Love in Ovid's Characterizations of Alcyone, Orpheus, and the Songs of Orpheus
Authors: Lendvay Gregory Charles 
Published: December 2017

AbstractThis article illustrates processes of sympathetic understanding through contrasting the myths of Alcyone and Orpheus that are told in the Metamorphoses. Ovid's narrative technique, his particular manner of using poetic images to evoke sympathetic responses that are concurrent inner recognitions, offers a valuable and enduring contribution to a psychology of myth. Ovid's story of Alcyone creates a climate within which the mingling of physical sensual details and imaginal perceptions becomes a poetry of events at hand, where nature and the human being interpenetrate. Orpheus's love, on the other hand, illustrates the power to captivate the psyche in a spiritual longing for another world and union that is found only in the underworld. Unlike Orpheus's love, that celebrates love's evanescence, Alcyone's love defies that kind of Orphic spiritualizing and removal from the world.
Investigating the Impact of Firm Characteristics on Capital Structure of Quoted and Unquoted SMEs
Authors: ELbekpashy Mostafa S. , ELgiziry Khairy 
Published: December 2017

This study aims to enhance the understanding of SMEs’ capital structure in Egypt. The study tests the impact of asset structure, size, profitability, liquidity, growth, age, and ownership structure as independent variables on the leverage ratio. Three alternative variables are used as a proxy for leverage: total, long term, and short term leverage. The study further investigates the significance of the relationship between the economic sector as a control variable and the three leverage ratios. Multiple regression analysis is used to develop the explanatory models for two samples of SMEs. The first sample comprises of 28 firms, which represent all listed and traded SMEs in Egypt as of 31/12/2016, covering the period from 2008 till 2015. The second sample includes panel data of 95 non-quoted SMEs. The overall model recommends that all the independent and control variables are significantly explaining the capital structure decisions of SMEs in Egypt. The results of the two samples show a high degree of similarities. The managerial ownership is found to be negatively correlated to short term leverage, while the block holding ownership is positively correlated to the total and the short term leverage. Moreover, the sector shows a significant relationship with the capital structure. The results of the study demonstrate that the best explanation of the SMEs behavior in Egypt is the pecking order theory. Finally, the study introduces useful recommendations for policy makers and SMEs’ management in Egypt.
Vivienda social latinoamericana: la clonación del paisaje de la exclusión
Authors: Rodríguez Chumillas Isabel 
Published: December 2017

Las grandes capitales cómo Ciudad de México, Santiago de Chile, o Bogotá amplían desproporcionadamente sus periferias metropolitanas con megaproyectos residenciales de gran superficie y elevado número de viviendas. Se trata de la producción masiva de vivienda barata. El artículo registra e interpreta estos cambios en la producción de vivienda, enfatizando el papel de los promotores inmobiliarios y el protagonismo del urbanismo cerrado que se ha extendido también a los grupos sociales de menores ingresos bajo distintas fórmulas jurídico-urbanísticas entre las que destaca el condominio.

Hoy proliferan en las ciudades de Latinoamérica, y en particular en las fronterizas con Estados Unidos, las calles cerradas y las casas sin pasillo, porque la vivienda social deficiente en tamaño, diseño y calidades, se traduce en una morfología cerrada que explicita la generalización de unos modos de habitar que sugieren una mayor especialización y una nueva configuración socioespacial del territorio, de paisajes y arquitecturas de la exclusión .
Large capital cities such as Mexico City , Santiago de Chile and Bogota , disproportionately extend their metropolitan peripheries with residential mega-projects, covering huge areas and with elevated numbers of houses. These developments comprise the mass production of cheap housing. This paper examines and interprets these changes in the production of housing, emphasising the role of the property developers and the leading role closed urbanism which has extended towards low-income social groups under different legal-planning formulas, amongst which the condominium stands out.

Today in the cities of Latin America, and in particular in the boundaries with the United States , there is a proliferation of closed streets and houses without corridors. Owing to the social housing being deficient in size, design and quality, this translates into a closed morphology which asserts the generalisation of modes of living which suggest a greater specialisation and a new socio-spatial configuration of land, of landscapes and architecture of exclusion.
Escaner laser: modelo 3D y orto imágenes arquitectónicas de la iglesia de Santa María del Mar en Barcelona
Authors: Marambio Castillo Alejandro Esteban , Garcia-Almirall M. Pilar 
Published: December 2017

El objetivo del Proyecto de escaneo de la iglesia de Santa Maria 2006, fue la generación de planos en CAD 2D como orto-imágenes de la recogida del modelo de nube de puntos en 3D en un periodo de tres meses. Esta nube de puntos trabaja como base de datos para la preservación del monumento investigado. Un volumen de trabajo general para obtener alta calidad, se propone una alta resolución del plano de la orto-imagen basado en la posibilidad dada de la explotación de los datos de nubes de puntos de alta densidad. La generación de superficies trianguladas se evita debido a una significante reducción del tiempo de post procesamiento.
The aim of the Scanning of Santa Maria del Mar Project 2006 was the generation of 2D CAD plans as orthoimages from the collected 3D pointcloud model in a three month period. This pointcloud model works as the data base for the preservation of the monument investigated. A general workflow for obtaining high quality, high resolution orthoimage plans is proposed based on the possibility given by data exploitation of high density pointclouds. Triangulated surfaces generation is avoided for significant time reduction in post processing.
El derecho a la vivienda
Authors: Vicente Vara Pilar 
Published: December 2017

Las políticas públicas que han aplicado los gobiernos en materia de vivienda han provocado que
España se encuentre en una situación de crisis en materia de vivienda. La vivienda se ha
convertido en una inversión financiera (una simple mercancía para vender y comprar) y ha dejado
de ser un derecho humano básico. El objetivo de este artículo es triple: en primer lugar, mostrar la
visión que diferentes organismos manifiestan sobre la situación española y catalana referente a la
vivienda; en segundo lugar, situar al lector en el marco de la legislación española y catalana
aplicable; y llegar, en tercer lugar, a la necesidad de una nueva política pública en que se aplique
el ya reconocido derecho a una vivienda digna y a la función social de la propiedad junto a una
serie de propuestas en la política pública e incentivos en el ámbito fiscal.
The public housing policies that have applied in Spain have caused the actual crisis on this issue. Dwellings have become a financial investment (a merchandise to sell or to buy),
abandoning in this way their basic human right sense. This paper has three objectives: first to
show the vision of different institutions in Spain and Catalonia regarding the house sector;
secondly, to give an overview of the housing legislation in Spain and in Catalonia; and thirdly, to came into the necessity of a new public policy in which the right to housing and the social function of the property concepts are applied, with other proposals of public policy and
incentives in the fiscal scope.
Les polítiques públiques que han aplicat els governs en matèria d'habitatge han provocat que Espanya es trobi en una situació de crisi en matèria d'habitatge. L'habitatge s'ha convertit en una inversió financera (una simple mercaderia per vendre i comprar) i ha deixat de ser un dret humà bàsic. L'objectiu d'aquest article és triple: en primer lloc, mostrar la visió que diferents organismes manifesten sobre la situació espanyola i catalana referent a l'habitatge; en segon lloc, situar al lector en el marc de la legislació espanyola i catalana aplicable; i arribar, en tercer lloc, a la necessitat d'una nova política pública en la que s'apliqui el reconegut dret a un habitatge digne i a la funció social de la propietat junt a una sèrie de propostes en la política pública i incentius en l'àmbit fiscal.
Intervenciones virtuales en un entorno urbano. La recuperación de la trama viaria del "Call", barrio judío de Girona
Authors: Redondo Domínguez Ernesto 
Published: December 2017

El Call de Girona, su barrio judío, es uno de los conjuntos monumentales más importantes de
Cataluña, caracterizado por sus estrechas callejuelas. Por otra parte, la ciudad dispone de un
extraordinario sistema de información geográfica, la Unidad Municipal de Análisis Territorial
(UMAT), donde se recoge digitalmente toda la cartografía urbana de la misma.Tomando como entorno esta zona e información, se propone el desarrollo de una investigación
aplicada fundada primero en un trabajo de análisis y estudio de las fuentes bibliográficas,
cartográficas e históricas en materia de desarrollo histórico-urbano de la zona y, en segundo
lugar, en la aplicación de las modernas técnicas de representación SBIM (Sketch Based
Interface and Modeling) y AR, (Augmented Reality).Fundiendo todos estos registros se lanza la hipótesis de que es posible ampliar la traza de
callejuelas actualmente existentes mediante la catalogación y levantamiento de dos nuevos
callejones, los situados en los puntos 1 y 2.
The Call of Gerona, its Jewish quarter, is one of the most important monumental sites in
Catalonia, characterized by its narrow streets. Moreover, the city has a special geographic
information system, the Municipal Territorial Analysis Unit (UMAT), which contains digitally
mapping the entire city with it.
On the environment and area information, we develop an applied research founded first in a
work of analysis and study of bibliographical sources, cartographic and historical development
in historic urban area and, secondly, in the application of modern techniques of representation
SBIM (Sketch Based Interface and Modeling) and AR (Augmented Reality). Fusing all these
records is launched the hypothesis that it is possible to extend the existing lanes trace through the cataloguing and mapping of two new medieval alleys.
El Call de Girona, el seu barri Jueu, és un dels conjunts monumentals més importants de Catalunya, caracteritzat pel seus carrerons estrets. Per altre part, la ciutat disposa d’un extraordinari sistema d’informació geogràfica, la Unitat Municipal d’Anàlisis Territorial (UMAT) on es recull digitalment tota la cartografia urbana.

Fundiendo todos estos registros se lanza la hipótesis de que es posible ampliar la traza de callejuelas actualmente existentes mediante la catalogación y levantamiento de dos nuevos callejones.

Prenent com a entorn aquesta zona i la informació, es proposa el desenvolupament d’un treball d’investigació aplicada fundada en primer lloc amb un treball d’anàlisi i estudi de les fonts bibliogràfiques, cartogràfiques i històriques en matèria de desenvolupament històric-urbà de la zona i, en un segon lloc, en l’aplicació de les modernes tècniques de representació SBIM (Sketch Based Interface and Modeling) i AR (Augmented Reality).

Compaginant aquests dos registres es proposa la hipòtesi que és possible ampliar els carrerons actualment existents mitjançant la catalogació i l’aixecament de dos nous carrerons.
Hacia una medida integrada del factor de localización en la valoración residencial: el caso de Mazatlán
Authors: Humaran Nahed Ivan , Roca Cladera Josep 
Published: December 2017

El presente trabajo de investigación2 se centra en medir los atributos endógenos-exógenos con
una mayor incidencia sobre el precio de los inmuebles, los cuales conforman el mercado
residencial de la ciudad, de cara a construir el factor de localización, entendido como un
parámetro integrador, en función de sus características particulares de ubicación, atributos
constructivos y condiciones socioeconómicas de carácter local.
Los resultados sugieren que la conformación del valor de la vivienda depende del binomio de
elementos extrínsecos-intrínsecos de los inmuebles, cuya incidencia varia en el territorio,
conformando zonas de valor, cuyo peso marginal puede ser interpretado con un parámetro de
localización, el cual representa una medida diferencial entre las distintas zonas de la ciudad.
This paper focuses in the measurement of endogen and exogenous factors with incidence on
the real estate values. The objective is to propose an integrated measure of the importance of
localization on prices, by means of the “location factor” which includes both social, architectural
and site attributes.
Results suggest that residential prices rely on a binomial relationship between extrinsic and
intrinsic elements, moreover the relative importance of each element is not stationary over the space, an such spatial variability can be interpreted as a particularity of each location.
El present treball d'investigació es centra en mesurar els atributs endògens-exògens amb una major incidència sobre el preu dels immobles, els quals conformen el mercat residencial de la ciutat, de cara a construir el factor de localització, entès com un paràmetre integrador, en funció de les seves característiques particulars d'ubicació, atributs constructius i condicions socioeconòmiques de caràcter local.
Els resultats suggereixen que la conformació del valor de l'habitatge depèn del binomi d'elements extrínsecs-instrínsecs dels immobles, la incidència dels quals varia en el territori, conformant zones de valor el pes marginal de les quals pot ésser interpretat amb un paràmetre de localització, el qual representa una mesura diferencial entre les diferents zones de la ciutat.