bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
“The cuts, they trimmed the people” – School children, precarity and European citizenship
Authors: Richardson Mary 
Published: September 2016

Recently, the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (2012) have funded programmes designed to advance European citizenship and citizen competences through education. This paper reports on the findings from one project, Creative Connections, designed to encourage the “voices” of young people in exploring European identities. Children (aged 9–16) in 25 schools in six European Union (EU) countries (UK, Finland, Spain, Czech Republic, Portugal and Ireland) developed artworks that explored perceptions of European citizenship. Their art was posted on a secure website and they discussed images with peers using automatic online translated blogs. The project facilitated representations of identity/belonging using a range of media. However, some artworks suggested that children were alienated from “Europe”, particularly EU responses to global austerity. This paper uses the theory of precarity to examine the ways in which the children expressed their concerns. Some artworks suggest that recent economic and political decisions have had the effect of challenging a sense of shared European citizenship; they resist a positive sense of identification with Europe and demonstrate fear for their future based on their current lives. This indicates that the EU’s educational goals to promote citizenship competences may require revision to account for the challenges of contemporary societies.
BTR: training asynchronous Boolean models using single-cell expression data
Authors: Lim Chee Yee , Wang Huange , Woodhouse Steven , Piterman Nir , Wernisch Lorenz , Fisher Jasmin , Göttgens Berthold 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
Background
Rapid technological innovation for the generation of single-cell genomics data presents new challenges and opportunities for bioinformatics analysis. One such area lies in the development of new ways to train gene regulatory networks. The use of single-cell expression profiling technique allows the profiling of the expression states of hundreds of cells, but these expression states are typically noisier due to the presence of technical artefacts such as drop-outs. While many algorithms exist to infer a gene regulatory network, very few of them are able to harness the extra expression states present in single-cell expression data without getting adversely affected by the substantial technical noise present.

Results
Here we introduce BTR, an algorithm for training asynchronous Boolean models with single-cell expression data using a novel Boolean state space scoring function. BTR is capable of refining existing Boolean models and reconstructing new Boolean models by improving the match between model prediction and expression data. We demonstrate that the Boolean scoring function performed favourably against the BIC scoring function for Bayesian networks. In addition, we show that BTR outperforms many other network inference algorithms in both bulk and single-cell synthetic expression data. Lastly, we introduce two case studies, in which we use BTR to improve published Boolean models in order to generate potentially new biological insights.

Conclusions
BTR provides a novel way to refine or reconstruct Boolean models using single-cell expression data. Boolean model is particularly useful for network reconstruction using single-cell data because it is more robust to the effect of drop-outs. In addition, BTR does not assume any relationship in the expression states among cells, it is useful for reconstructing a gene regulatory network with as few assumptions as possible. Given the simplicity of Boolean models and the rapid adoption of single-cell genomics by biologists, BTR has the potential to make an impact across many fields of biomedical research.
Burns resulting from spontaneous combustion of electronic cigarettes: a case series
Authors: Sheckter Clifford , Chattopadhyay Arhana , Paro John , Karanas Yvonne 
Published: September 2016

Abstract

Background
Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) sales have grown rapidly in recent years, coinciding with a public perception that they are a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes. However, there have been numerous media reports of fires associated with e-cigarette spontaneous combustion.

Case Presentation
Three severe burns caused by spontaneous combustion of e-cigarettes within a 6-month period were treated at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Burn Unit. Patients sustained partial and full-thickness burns. Two required hospitalization and surgical treatment.

Conclusions
E-cigarettes are dangerous devices and have the potential to cause significant burns. Consumers and the general public should be made aware of these life-threatening devices.
Information capital in social network ties
Authors: Кустова Наталья , Kustova Natalya , Дмитриева Ирина , Dmitrieva Irina , Охременко Ирина , Okhremenko Irina 
Published: September 2016

The article is devoted to the communication problem of information processes in the context of the information capital phenomenon. Information capital considers in its social and economic aspects. Intellectual capital is aimed at creating as self-initiating system. It promotes transformation of the intellectual capital into the information capital. Information Capital is an important factor to generate additional income of the company. In this case the information capital is used in its various forms. Authors touch a few important questions. They include: the importance of information, the real value of information, requirements of the person who buys a product of intellectual labor. The modern development of information technology uses a system of “Intellectual and conceptual synthesis of alternative solutions”. This information technology allows synthesizing of management decisions. The authors offer to analyze of problematic situations for the strategic development and planning system. This issue is on the verge between the economic and social level of socio -economic life. It actualizes many social contradictions. The essence of the conflict is that the surplus product is produced through of information capital, and requirements of the owners of income are conditioned on the principle of commercial gain. The subject of the wage labor system becomes the owner of the information capital. The es
sential conflict of the industrial society between wage labor and capital becomes a totally different dimension. Private property is transformed into a purely legal function. The authors draw the following conclusion: the principles, forms and mechanism of information capital are the tool and incentive of the social development.
Metabolic syndrome and visceral fat thickness in obese adolescents
Authors: Gultom Lanny C. , Sjarif Damayanti R. , Ifran Evita K. B. , Trihono Partini P. , Batubara Jose R. L. 
Published: September 2016

Background Metabolic syndrome (MS) is one of the long-termconsequences of obesity which can be found in adolescents. MS iscaused by excessive visceral fat accumulation. The visceral fatthickness (VFT) itself can be measured by using waist circumference(WC) measurement and abdominal ultrasonography. Until now,there are no WC and VFT cut-off points to predict MS in childrenand adolescents. This study used MS criteria based on NationalCholesterol Education Program – Adult Treatment Panel III(NCEP-ATP III) which specifically modified.Objective The objectives of this study are (a) to determine the MSocurrence based on modified NCEP-ATP III in obese adolescents;(b) to measure the VFT by using abdominal ultrasonography in obeseadolescent with MS and obese adolescent without MS.Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study from March toMay 2006. Fifty obese adolescents were recruited from severaljunior and senior high schools in Jakarta.Results Of those 50 obese adolescents, there were 34 subjects withWC>P 80 and 16 subjects with WC <P 80 . Of those 34 subjectswith WC>P 80 , 17 subjects had MS and the others had no MS. Allthe 16 subjects with WC <P 80 did not have MS. The VFT in 17subjects with WC>P 80 who had MS was 5.19 cm (SD 2.07 cm).The VFT in 17 subjects with WC>P 80 who had no MS was 3.94cm (SD 1.62 cm). The VFT in all 16 subjects with WC <P 80 whodid not have MS was 3.54 cm (SD 0.92 cm). All obese adolescentswith MS had WC>P 80 and they also had visceral fat which wasthicker than obese adolescents without MS.Conclusions All obese adolescents with MS have WC>P 80 andthicker visceral fat than obese adolescents without MS; the VFTof obese adolescents without MS, who had WC>P 80 was 3.94cm (SD 1.62 cm), and the VFT of obese adolescents without MS,who had WC <P 80 was 3.54 cm (SD 0.92 cm).
Fast queries over heterogeneous data through engine customization
Authors: Karpathiotakis Manos , Alagiannis Ioannis , Ailamaki Anastasia 
Published: September 2016

Industry and academia are continuously becoming more data-driven and data-intensive, relying on the analysis of a wide variety of heterogeneous datasets to gain insights. The different data models and formats pose a significant challenge on performing analysis over a combination of diverse datasets. Serving all queries using a single, general-purpose query engine is slow. On the other hand, using a specialized engine for each heterogeneous dataset increases complexity: queries touching a combination of datasets require an integration layer over the different engines.
This paper presents a system design that natively supports heterogeneous data formats and also minimizes query execution times. For multi-format support, the design uses an expressive query algebra which enables operations over various data models. For minimal execution times, it uses a code generation mechanism to mimic the system and storage most appropriate to answer a query fast. We validate our design by building Proteus, a query engine which natively supports queries over CSV, JSON, and relational binary data, and which specializes itself to each query, dataset, and workload via code generation. Proteus outperforms state-of-the-art open-source and commercial systems on both synthetic and real-world workloads without being tied to a single data model or format, all while exposing users to a single query interface.
Optimization of conjunctive predicates for main memory column stores
Authors: Kastrati Fisnik , Moerkotte Guido 
Published: September 2016

Optimization of queries with conjunctive predicates for main memory databases remains a challenging task. The traditional way of optimizing this class of queries relies on predicate ordering based on selectivities or ranks. However, the optimization of queries with conjunctive predicates is a much more challenging task, requiring a holistic approach in view of (1) an accurate cost model that is aware of CPU architectural characteristics such as branch (mis)prediction, (2) a storage layer, allowing for a streamlined query execution, (3) a common subexpression elimination technique, minimizing column access costs, and (4) an optimization algorithm able to pick the optimal plan even in presence of a small (bounded) estimation error. In this work, we embrace the holistic approach, and show its superiority experimentally.
Current approaches typically base their optimization algorithms on at least one of two assumptions: (1) the predicate selectivities are assumed to be independent, (2) the predicate costs are assumed to be constant. Our approach is not based on these assumptions, as they in general do not hold.
Dopamine Activation Preserves Visual Motion Perception Despite Noise Interference of Human V5/MT
Authors: Yousif Nada , Fu Richard Z. , Abou-El-Ela Bourquin Bilal , Bhrugubanda Vamsee , Schultz Simon R. , Seemungal Barry M. 
Published: September 2016

When processing sensory signals, the brain must account for noise, both noise in the stimulus and that arising from within its own neuronal circuitry. Dopamine receptor activation is known to enhance both visual cortical signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) and visual perceptual performance; however, it is unknown whether these two dopamine-mediated phenomena are linked. To assess this, we used single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) applied to visual cortical area V5/MT to reduce the SNR focally and thus disrupt visual motion discrimination performance to visual targets located in the same retinotopic space. The hypothesis that dopamine receptor activation enhances perceptual performance by improving cortical SNR predicts that dopamine activation should antagonize TMS disruption of visual perception. We assessed this hypothesis via a double-blinded, placebo-controlled study with the dopamine receptor agonists cabergoline (a D2 agonist) and pergolide (a D1/D2 agonist) administered in separate sessions (separated by 2 weeks) in 12 healthy volunteers in a William's balance-order design. TMS degraded visual motion perception when the evoked phosphene and the visual stimulus overlapped in time and space in the placebo and cabergoline conditions, but not in the pergolide condition. This suggests that dopamine D1 or combined D1 and D2 receptor activation enhances cortical SNR to boost perceptual performance. That local visual cortical excitability was unchanged across drug conditions suggests the involvement of long-range intracortical interactions in this D1 effect. Because increased internal noise (and thus lower SNR) can impair visual perceptual learning, improving visual cortical SNR via D1/D2 agonist therapy may be useful in boosting rehabilitation programs involving visual perceptual training.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTIn this study, we address the issue of whether dopamine activation improves visual perception despite increasing sensory noise in the visual cortex. We show specifically that dopamine D1 (or combined D1/D2) receptor activation enhances the cortical signal-to-noise-ratio to boost perceptual performance. Together with the previously reported effects of dopamine upon brain plasticity and learning (Wolf et al., 2003; Hansen and Manahan-Vaughan, 2014), our results suggest that combining rehabilitation with dopamine agonists could enhance both the saliency of the training signal and the long-term effects on brain plasticity to boost rehabilitation regimens for brain injury.
Condromatosis sinovial extraarticular de pie. Reporte de un caso y revisión de la bibliografía.
Authors: Corinaldesi Emilio Carlos 
Published: September 2016

La condromatosis sinovial es una lesión poco frecuente caracterizada por la metaplasia cartilaginosa de la membrana sinovial de pequeñas y grandes articulaciones. Se suelen observar múltiples nódulos cartilaginosos y un grado variable de destrucción articular. Las manifestaciones clínicas son variables y dependen de la localización y el estadio de la enfermedad. Nuestra paciente concurrió con una tumoración en la planta del pie a nivel de la raíz del segundo y tercer dedo, de meses de evolución. Luego de los estudios por imágenes correspondientes y evidenciar la extensión dorsal de la lesión, se decidió realizar la resección en bloque a través de doble abordaje; el análisis anatomopatológico informó condromatosis sinovial. La ausencia de extensión intrarticular fue constatada en la cirugía. Este caso representa una manifestación poco frecuente de la patología no solo por su localización, sino también por su ubicación extrarticular. Según nuestra búsqueda bibliográfica, no se han publicado reportes de casos con condromatosis sinovial extrarticular avanzada (grado 3) en el antepié y creemos que debería ser considerada dentro de las lesiones tumorales de aspecto cartilaginoso en esta localización.
Patient Navigators and Parent Use of Quality Data: A Randomized Trial
Authors: Goff Sarah L. , Mazor Kathleen M. , Pekow Penelope S. , White Katharine O. , Priya Aruna , Lagu Tara , Guhn-Knight Haley , Murphy Lorna , Youssef Budway Yara , Lindenauer Peter K. 
Published: September 2016

BACKGROUND:
Consumers rarely use publicly reported health care quality data. Despite known barriers to use, few studies have explored the effectiveness of strategies to overcome barriers in vulnerable populations.

METHODS:
This randomized controlled trial tested the impact of a patient navigator intervention to increase consumer use of publicly reported quality data. Patients attending an urban prenatal clinic serving a vulnerable population enrolled between May 2013 and January 2015. The intervention consisted of 2 in-person sessions in which women learned about quality performance and viewed scores for local practices on the Massachusetts Health Quality Partners Web site. Women in both the intervention and control arms received a pamphlet about health care quality. Primary study outcomes were mean clinical quality and patient experience scores of the practices women selected (range 1–4 stars).

RESULTS:
Nearly all (726/746; 97.3%) women completed the study, 59.7% were Hispanic, and 65.1% had a high school education or less. In both unadjusted and adjusted models, women in the intervention group chose practices with modestly higher mean clinical quality (3.2 vs 3.0 stars; P = .001) and patient experience (3.0 vs 2.9 stars; P = .05) scores. When asked to rate what factors mattered the most in their decision, few cited quality scores.

CONCLUSIONS:
An intervention to reduce barriers to using publicly reported health care quality data had a modest effect on patient choice. These findings suggest that factors other than performance on common publicly reported quality metrics have a stronger influence on which pediatric practices women choose.
РІВЕНЬ ПРОДУКТІВ ПЕРЕКИСНОГО ОКИСНЕННЯ ЛІПІДІВ У КРОВІ ЩУРІВ ЗА УМОВ ОКСИДАЦІЙНОГО СТРЕСУ ТА ЗА ДІЇ ЛІПОСОМАЛЬНОГО ПРЕПАРАТУ «БУТАСЕЛМЕВІТ»
Authors: Martyshuk T. V. , Gutyj B. V. , Vishchur O. I. 
Published: September 2016

<p><span>The article presents the results of investigation of the impact of stress on oxidative intensity of lipid per oxidation. It was proved that intramuscular injection of 50% solution of tetrachloromethane at a dose of 0.25 mL per 100 g of rat body causes the activation of free radical lipid oxidation with excessive accumulation of intermediate and final products of lipid peroxidation. Our results indicate that the development of oxidative stress leads to the significant acceleration of the formation and accumulation of lipid hydroperoxides and malondialdehyde (MDA) in plasma of rats. We registered the highest level of lipid hydroperoxides in rat blood plasma under oxidative stress on the second day of the experiment; it was 0.843 un/mL, whereas this index was 0.245 un/mL in the control group. We also revealed that the content of malondialdehyde was the highest in the experimental group on the fifth day of the experiment; it was almost 2 times higher than in control group.</span></p><p><span>We could recommend to apply the liposomal drug "Butaselmevit" which contains butafosfan, selenium, methionine, milk thistle, and vitamins for the inhibition of lipid peroxidation under the development of oxidative stress. It was proved that the parenteral injection of liposomal drug "Butaselmevit" to the rats for the development of oxidative stress leads to a reduction of peroxidation products level in their plasma. We revealed that the level of intermediate and final products of lipid peroxidation in the blood of rats that were used liposomal drug reached normal physiological values on the 14<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>day of the experiment. Our results suggested that the new liposomal drug "Butaselmevit" has definite antioxidant properties</span></p>
WHAT IS COENONYMPHA TIANSHANICA CHOU, YUAN & ZHANG, 2001 (NYMPHALIDAE: SATYRINAE)?
Authors: Yakovlev R. V. 
Published: September 2016

<p>The article establishes a new synonym: Coenonympha tianshanica Chou, Yuan &amp; Zhang, 2001 = Erebia haberhaueri circe Churkin, 2005 syn. nov., new combinations and the status Erebia haberhaueri tianshanica (Chou, Yuan &amp; Zhang, 2001) comb. nov. &amp; stat. nov. The species E. haberhaueri Staudinger, 1881 is reported for the fauna of China for the first time.</p>
A SURVEY OF EAST PALAEARCTIC GNAPHOSIDAE (ARANEAE). 7. REVIEW OF THE PARASYRISCA VINOSA-GROUP
Authors: Marusik Y. M. , Fomichev A. A. 
Published: September 2016

<p>A new species of ground spider, <em>Parasyrisca golyakovi </em>sp. n. is described based on female from the Altai Mountains. A previously unknown female of <em>P. ulykpani</em> Ovtsharenko, Platnick &amp; Marusik, 1995 is described for the first time.</p>
NEW DATA ON EASTERN LIMITS OF RANGES OF EGIRA ANATOLICA (M. HERING, 1933) AND EGIRA CONSPICILLARIS (LINNAEUS, 1758) (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)
Authors: Volynkin A. V. , Titov S. V. 
Published: September 2016

<p>The paper contains new data on the easternmost limits of distribution of the noctuid species Egira anatolica (M. Hering, 1933) and Egira conspicillaris (Linnaeus, 1758). E. anatolica was found in eastern and northeastern Kazakhstan for the first time. Known eastern borders of the range of another Egira species, E. conspicillaris (Linnaeus, 1758) are corrected, in addition, the species is reported for Transcaucasia (Georgia) for the first time. The map of collecting localities of E. anatolica is presented, adults and male and female genitalia are illustrated.</p>
ИЗУЧЕНИЕ ВЛИЯНИЯ ВИТАМИНОВ НА МОРФОГЕНЕЗ РАСТЕНИЙ-РЕГЕНЕРАНТОВ КАРТОФЕЛЯ IN VITRO В ЦЕЛЯХ ИНТЕНСИФИКАЦИИ ПРОИЗВОДСТВА ЭЛИТНОГО ПОСАДОЧНОГО МАТЕРИАЛА
Authors: Miakisheva E. P. , Tavartkiladze O. K. , Durnikin D. A. 
Published: September 2016

<p>The paper identifies the need to use the techniques of modern biotechnology in primary seed potatoes in the Russian Federation. At present time, the playback of potatoes does not meet current phytosanitary requirements, there is a low yield of potatoes in the whole country, and the region for a long period of time. Harvest potatoes annually produced in Russia is much lower than the world's, and does not meet the genetic capabilities used varieties. Modern methods of biotechnology have undeniable advantages and make it possible to carry out year-round operation for the production of elite planting material of potato. Effective implementation of such activities is provided by careful selection of plant cultivation conditions in vitro, selecting specifically for each class of nutrient media and the individual components of the environment, providing maximum parameters of plant growth and productivity in the future. During the studies the authors studied the effect of vitamin nutrient medium component of the recipe Murashige and Skoog medium, containing in its composition, thiamine, pyridoxine and niacin. These substances are involved in the co-enzymes and biochemical reactions mngih plants. The effect of vitamin complex on the performance of the above-ground parts of the plant (plant height and number of internodes), as well as indicators of root formation (number and length of roots) for plants regenerated total of four potato varieties: Adretta, Red Scarlett, Lubava and Kuznechanka. In the course of the study demonstrated a positive effect of vitamin component indicators of plant morphogenesis. For each class chosen his optimal ratio growth medium.</p><p> </p>