bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Probabilistic Forecasting of Surface Ozone with a Novel Statistical Approach
Authors: Balashov Nikolay V. , Thompson Anne M. , Young George S. 
Published: November 2016

AbstractThe recent change in the Environmental Protection Agency’s surface ozone regulation, lowering the surface ozone daily maximum 8-h average (MDA8) exceedance threshold from 75 to 70 ppbv, poses significant challenges to U.S. air quality (AQ) forecasters responsible for ozone MDA8 forecasts. The forecasters, supplied by only a few AQ model products, end up relying heavily on self-developed tools. To help U.S. AQ forecasters, this study explores a surface ozone MDA8 forecasting tool that is based solely on statistical methods and standard meteorological variables from the numerical weather prediction (NWP) models. The model combines the self-organizing map (SOM), which is a clustering technique, with a stepwise weighted quadratic regression using meteorological variables as predictors for ozone MDA8. The SOM method identifies different weather regimes, to distinguish between various modes of ozone variability, and groups them according to similarity. In this way, when a regression is developed for a specific regime, data from the other regimes are also used, with weights that are based on their similarity to this specific regime. This approach, regression in SOM (REGiS), yields a distinct model for each regime taking into account both the training cases for that regime and other similar training cases. To produce probabilistic MDA8 ozone forecasts, REGiS weighs and combines all of the developed regression models on the basis of the weather patterns predicted by an NWP model. REGiS is evaluated over the San Joaquin Valley in California and the northeastern plains of Colorado. The results suggest that the model performs best when trained and adjusted separately for an individual AQ station and its corresponding meteorological site.
Forecast Variability of the Blocking System over Russia in Summer 2010 and Its Impact on Surface Conditions
Authors: Quandt Lisa-Ann , Keller Julia H. , Martius Olivia , Jones Sarah C. 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
The Euro–Russian atmospheric blocking pattern in the summer of 2010 was related to high-impact weather, including a mega–heat wave in Russia. A set of scenarios for the synoptic evolution during the onset, mature stage, and decay of the block are extracted from the THORPEX Interactive Grand Global Ensemble multimodel ensemble forecast. These scenarios represent the key features of the forecast variability of the block and of the resulting surface impacts. Two heat indices and a fire index are computed to highlight the forecast variability in societal impacts. The study is a proof of concept, showing how information about surface impacts can be derived from available operational ensemble forecasts in an effective manner, and pointing to possible difficulties in this approach. Comparing the forecast for the heat wave’s impact on large spatial domains, and on a near-gridpoint scale, identifies challenges forecasters may face when predicting the development of a heat wave.
Although the block’s onset was highly predictable, the increase in temperature and the extension of the heat-affected area differed between the scenarios. During the mature stage of the block, the variability of its western flank had a considerable influence on the precipitation and heat distribution. Since the blocking was maintained after the analyzed decay in two of three scenarios, the predictability of the decay was low in this forecast. The heat wave ended independently from the block’s decay, as the surface temperature and the impact indices decreased in all scenarios.
Pentraxin 3 and other inflammatory biomarkers related to atrial fibrillation in cardiac surgery
Authors: Holubcova Zdenka , Kunes Pavel , Mandak Jiri , Vlaskova Dana , Kolackova Martina , Holmannova Drahomira , Andrys Ctirad , Krejsek Jan , Holubec Tomas 
Published: November 2016

Objectives: The aim was to evaluate the association between perioperative inflammatory biomarkers and atrial fibrillation (AF) in cardiac surgical patients. Methods: Forty-two patients undergoing cardiac surgery were divided into three groups according to the occurrence of AF: Group A (n = 22) – patients with no AF, Group B (n = 11) – patients with new onset AF postoperatively and Group C (n = 9) – patients with preoperative history of atrial fibrillation. The serum levels of PTX3, CRP, TLR2, IL-8, IL-18, sFas, MMP-7 and MMP-8 were measured at the following time points: before surgery, immediately and 6 h after surgery and on the 1st, 3rd and 7th postoperative days (POD). Results: Serum levels of PTX3 showed a significant difference between Groups A and C on the 3rd POD (p<0.05) and on the 7th POD (p<0.0001). IL-8 levels were different between Groups A and C immediately after surgery (p<0.05), 6 hours after surgery (p<0.05) and on the 3rd POD (p<0.05). There was a difference between Groups B and C on the 1st POD in IL-8 levels (p<0.05). The sFas levels differed between Groups A and C on the 3rd POD (p<0.01) and the 7th POD (p<0.05). There was also a difference on the 7th POD (p<0.05) between the Groups B and C. No significant differences between the groups was seen for other biomarkers. Conclusion: This study demonstrates significantly different dynamics of PTX3, IL-8 and sFas levels after cardiac surgery in relation to AF.
Factors Influencing Advance Care Planning Among Older Adults in Two Socioeconomically Diverse Living Communities
Authors: Tripken Jennifer L. , Elrod Cathy , Bills Susan 
Published: November 2016

Background/Objectives: Advance care planning (ACP) is an iterative, complex, and dynamic process of discussion, decision-making, and documentation about end-of-life care. The extent to which this process takes place in older adults in diverse socioeconomic settings is not well documented. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about ACP among older adults in two socioeconomically diverse settings to identify the individual and contextual factors that influence behaviors regarding end-of-life care. Design: A cross-sectional survey design was used. Setting: An affordable independent continuing care retirement community and a high-income eligible (HIE) independent continuing care retirement community. Participants: Individuals aged 55 years and older who resided in independent living. Measurements: A 61-item survey was administered. Simple descriptive statistics were used to examine the responses, and inferential statistics were used to evaluate which items were associated with key outcomes between the 2 settings. Results: Seventy-seven older adults completed the survey. Significant differences in familiarity of terminology and knowledge of ACP, as well as significant differences in completion of advance directives and communication, were found between the 2 communities. No differences were found in attitudes and beliefs about end-of-life issues. Conclusion: Higher levels of knowledge and engagement in ACP were reported at the HIE community as compared to the affordable housing community. These findings provide insight into the influence of the contextual forces that encourage and support ACP.
A randomized placebo-controlled pilot study of the efficacy and safety of D-cycloserine in people with chronic back pain
Authors: Schnitzer Thomas J , Torbey Souraya , Herrmann Kristi , Kaushal Gagan , Yeasted Renita , Vania Apkarian A 
Published: November 2016

Background Few effective pharmacological treatment options exist for chronic back pain, the leading cause of disability in the US, and all are associated with significant adverse effects. Objective To determine the efficacy and safety of D-cycloserine, a partial agonist to the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor, in the treatment of chronic low back pain. Methods A total of 41 participants with chronic back pain who met all inclusion and exclusion criteria were enrolled in a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized pilot trial of D-cycloserine. Treatment was administered orally for six weeks at escalating daily doses of 100 mg, 200 mg, and 400 mg, each for two weeks. The primary outcome measure was back pain intensity using the Numeric Rating Scale (0–10). Secondary measures were back pain-related questionnaires: McGill Pain Questionnaire short form, painDETECT, PANAS, and BDI. The pre-specified analysis was a two-way repeated measures analysis of variance. Results A treatment difference was observed between groups treated with D-cycloserine and placebo at six weeks of 1.05 ± 3.1 units on the Numeric Rating Scale, with an effect size of 0.4 and p = 0.14. This trend of better chronic back pain relief with D-cycloserine was also observed in the secondary measures. No safety issues were seen. Conclusion The difference in mean pain between the D-cycloserine and placebo groups did not reach statistical significance. However, a clinically meaningful effect size in the magnitude of pain relief was observed with a consistent pattern across multiple outcome measures with good safety, supporting further research into the effectiveness of D-cycloserine for chronic back pain.
Thrombosis in the setting of obesity or inflammatory bowel disease
Authors: Lentz Steven R. 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
Obesity and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are systemic inflammatory disorders that predispose to arterial and venous thrombosis through similar prothrombotic mechanisms. Obesity and IBD are chronic risk factors that lead to a persistently elevated risk of thrombosis, although the thrombotic risk with IBD appears to wax and wane with disease severity. Because of the lack of high-quality evidence to guide management decisions, approaches to the prevention and treatment of thrombosis in patients with obesity or IBD are based on extrapolation from general guidelines for antithrombotic therapy. Obesity alters the pharmacokinetics of some anticoagulant drugs, and IBD patients present the added management challenge of having a high risk of gastrointestinal bleeding while taking anticoagulants. An extended duration of anticoagulant therapy is often recommended for obese or IBD patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism unless there is a high risk of bleeding, although more data and better biomarkers are needed to determine whether anticoagulation can be safely stopped in a subset of IBD patients during remission of active disease. Most patients with obesity or IBD require thromboprophylaxis in conjunction with hospitalization or surgery, with adjustment of anticoagulant dosing in patients with severe obesity.
Risk Targeting and Policy Illusions—Evidence from the Announcement of the Volcker Rule
Authors: Keppo Jussi , Korte Josef 
Published: November 2016

We analyze the Volcker Rule’s announcement effects on U.S. bank holding companies. In line with the rule and the banks’ public compliance announcements, we find that those banks that are affected by the Volcker Rule already reduced their trading books relative to their total assets 2.34% more than other banks. However, the announcement of the rule did not reduce the banks’ overall risk taking. To keep their risk targets, the affected banks raised the riskiness of their asset returns. We also find some evidence that the affected banks raised their trading risk and decreased the hedging of their banking business.Data, as supplemental material, are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2016.2583 .This paper was accepted by Gustavo Manso, finance.
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Authors: Hope Pam 
Published: November 2016

Judith, a 53-year-old married woman had been referred by her GP to the hospital's surgical outpatient department in December 1991, where she gave a 15-year history of right upper quadrant pain. This pain had been fairly intermittent and she had felt able to cope with it, not least because she was caring for her two elderly parents who lived with her and her husband. She had been investigated in 1978 when a laparotomy had been performed; a left ovarian cyst was discovered and treated. However, the pain continued but, according to Judith, she was able to cope with it until 6 months ago, when it became constant in nature and was made worse on eating fatty food. Her GP had arranged an abdominal ultrasound scan in November 1991; this demonstrated a normal liver, pancreas and right kidney, but a shrunken gall bladder with echogenic calculi present. Judith was seen in the outpatient department by the consultant in February 1992, who explained her problem and offered her a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Judith accepted and was listed to be admitted to the surgical unit in early March 1992.
A system for delivering care
Authors: Stark Melanie 
Published: November 2016

Mary, a 41-year-old married woman with three grown-up children, was referred to us from her local health authority for a second opinion following an 8-year history of resistant depression that had resulted in several admissions to her local psychiatric hospital. In the past, Mary had heard voices telling her that she was ‘no good’ and that she deserved to ‘be punished’. This would cause Mary to punish herself physically by cutting herself with a knife or scalding herself with boiling water. When unwell, Mary says that she feels paranoid and thinks that people are looking at and talking about her. This makes her go home and look in the mirror to see what people are looking at, but she can never see anything unusual. When ill, Mary hands over all control and responsibility for her life to her husband Bernard until she feels well enough to take it back. Mary's family are all aware of her illness and seem understanding and supportive, especially Bernard. When she first became ill they read as much as they could about depression in order to understand what was happening. Mary describes her family as being ‘very close’, her children as ‘wonderful’ and Bernard as ‘the perfect husband’. However, she feels guilty about how her illness affects them and often ‘puts on an act’ for them in an effort to fulfil the roles of mother and wife and to hide how bad she is really feeling. Mary describes herself as ‘outgoing’ and enjoys social occasions. When ill she isolates herself entirely. Over the years Mary and Bernard have developed techniques which make Mary's illness easier to cope with, e.g. avoiding crowds and taking long walks in the country with the dog.
Species diversity and utilization of bamboo to support lifeâ€™s the community of Karangwangi Village, Cidaun Sub-District of Cianjur, Indonesia
Authors: SETIAWATI TIA , MUTAQIN ASEP ZAINAL , IRAWAN BUDI , ANâ€™AMILLAH AZIFAH , ISKANDAR JOHAN 
Published: November 2016

Abstract. Setiawati T, Mutaqin AZ, Irawan B, Anâ€™amillah A, Iskandar J. 2017. Species diversity and utilization of bamboo to support lifeâ€™s the community of Karangwangi Village, Cidaun Sub-District of Cianjur, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 18: 58-64. Bamboo is closely related to the lives of Indonesian people, especially in the rural area. Indonesia has a high diversity of bamboo species with multiple social, economic, cultural and ecological functions. Village communities have taken advantage of bamboo as a building material, furniture, handicrafts, household items, food, and medicine. The objective of this research is to determine the diversity of bamboo species in the Karangwangi Village and their role in supporting the daily life of the local community. The method used in this research is qualitative descriptive analysis method using ethnobotanical approach. Data collection was conducted with a semi-structured interview with local informants, followed by field observation and specimen collection. Bamboo specimens are later morphologically observed and identified.Â Results of the study showsÂ that there are 13 species of bamboo in Karangwangi Village, namely Haur Gereng (Bambusa blumeana J.A & J.H. Schult), Haur Geulis (Bambusa sp.), Haur Koneng Â (Bambusa vulgaris var. Striata), Haur Seah (Bambusa vulgaris Schrad Ex. var vittata), Awi Tali (Gigantochloa apus), Awi Hideung (Gigantochloa atroviolacea Widjadja), Awi gombong/Awi Surat (Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea (Steud.) Widjadja), Awi Temen (Gigantochola atter (Hassk.) Kurz.), Awi Lengka (Gigantochloa hasskarliana (Kurz.) Backer ex Heyne), Awi tamiyang (Schizostachyum iraten Steud.), Awi Gembong(Schizostachyum sp.), Awi Hias (Bambusa glaucophylla Widjadja), and Cangkoreh (Dinochloa scandens (Blume ex Neese) Kuntze). These species are used by the community of Karangwangi Village for various purposes, ranging from building materials, handicrafts, furniture, food, medicine, to fish poison. Keywords: Bamboo, Cianjur, diversity,Â Karangwangi, utilization
Variability on morphological characters associated with pod shattering resistance in soybean
Authors: KRISNAWATI AYDA , ADIE M. MUCHLISH 
Published: November 2016

Abstract. Krisnawati A, Adie MM. 2016. Variability on morphological characters associated with pod shattering resistance in soybean. Biodiversitas 17: 73-77. Pod shattering is one of the major constraint associated with soybean production during dry season in Indonesia. The objectives of the study were to investigate varietal difference of pod shattering and to identify the morphological pod characters related to pod shattering. The field study was carried out in Blitar (East Java, Indonesia) during the dry season 2015. Morphological traits of pod were studied for their association with pod shattering trait in 30 soybean genotypes. The results showed significant differences between genotypes for all characters studied. The degree of shattering varied among genotypes with shattering percentage ranging from 2.5% (G511H/Argom//Argom-2-1) to 100% (Grobogan) with mean of 30%.However, among the 30 genotypes studied, 13 genotypes were relatively resistant, 11 genotypes moderate, 1 genotype susceptible, and 5 genotypes were very highly susceptible. Further path coefficient analysis indicated direct effects of the pod wall thickness and pod length on shattering percentage while other causal effects were small. These characters (pod wall thickness and pod length) may play role as determinant factors in pod shattering resistance. Therefore, soybean resistance to pod shattering could be enhanced by increasing thickness of the pod wall.
Keywords: Glycine max, pod characteristics, pod shattering, resistance
The link between international entrepreneurship and export performance: Example of Manisa<p>Uluslararası girişimcilik ve ihracat performansı ilişkisi: Manisa örneği
Authors: Kurt İpek , Bilge Hürriyet 
Published: November 2016

In recent years, the rapid development of the communication Technologies, the World trade which is developing and becoming easy with globalization, have been pushing the firms to the international trade. The entrepreneurship activities of the firms are not only cover their operating business in foreign market but to discover and evaluate all kinds of cross-border opportunities as well. The research was applied above the small-scale and large-scale businesses which are active along the Manisa Organized Industrial Zone. The goal of the research is the researching the effects of the international entrepreneurship activities to the export market performance. In this context, the research has carried out above the 120 people who give clear answer to the 200 questionnaire and who work in the departments of the foreign trade of the firms. On the result of the questionnaire, it is analyzed that whether the data set available for the factor analysis or nor and 8 factor are obtained. However, the 8th Factor couldn’t be created because of containing 2 variance. After that, one-way variance analysis and correlation analysis are applied to the data set. On the result of the research, it is seen that there is a relationship between export market performance and sub-dimension of international entrepreneurship in different ways and strengths. ÖzetSon yıllarda iletişim teknolojilerinin hızlı gelişimi, küreselleşmeyle birlikte kolaylaşan ve gelişen dünya ticareti, firmaları uluslararası ticarete itmektedir. Firmaların uluslararası girişimcilik faaliyetleri, sadece dış pazarda işletme açmalarıyla ilgili olmayıp her türlü sınır ötesi fırsatları keşfedip değerlendirmelerini kapsar. Araştırma Manisa OSB’de faaliyet gösteren orta ve büyük ölçekli işletmeler üzerinde uygulanmıştır. Araştırmanın amacı, uluslararası girişimcilik faaliyetlerinin ihracat pazar performansına etkilerinin araştırılmasıdır. Bu bağlamda araştırma firmaların dış ticaret departmanlarında çalışanlara dağıtılan 200 ankete sağlıklı cevap veren 120 kişi üzerinde uygulanmıştır. Anket sonucunda veri setinin faktör analizi için uygun olup olmadığı incelenmiş ve 8 faktör elde edilmiştir. Ancak sekizinci faktör 2 değişkeni içerdiği için oluşturulamamıştır. Veri setine daha sonra tek yönlü varyans analizi ve korelasyon analizi uygulanmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda ihracat pazar performansı ve uluslararası girişimcilik alt boyutları arasında çeşitli yön ve kuvvetlerde ilişki olduğu görülmektedir.
The effect of digital marketing tools on the export of the Turkish SMEs<p>Dijital pazarlama araçlarının KOBİ’lerin ihracatına etkisi
Authors: Metin İsmail 
Published: November 2016

Companies who want to enter the global markets apply to many methods in order to find customers. In international markets, there are modern customer finding methods in addition to the traditional ones. At this point, with the development of internet, and information and communication technologies, digital marketing tools are used in international markets with the purpose of upsizing the exporting market. In this study, a questionnaire has been made on the use of digital marketing tools in export by 162 SMEs who are a member of Ege (Aegean) Exporters Association General Secretariat. As a result, it has been depicted that the SMEs give importance to digital international marketing activities in addition to the traditional international marketing activities and that they use especially Google Adwords and B2B e-market places with the purpose of exporting, online promotion and foreign market research. In this concept, the study preserves the aim of making a contribution to the literature in Turkey on this subject via both theoretical investigations and researching the situation in SMEs. Özetİhracat yaparak küresel pazarlara açılmak isteyen işletmeler, müşteri bulabilmek için birçok yönteme başvurmaktadır. Uluslararası pazarlarda geleneksel müşteri bulma yöntemlerinin yanı sıra modern yöntemler de bulunmaktadır. Bu noktada, internet ve bilgi iletişim teknolojilerinin ilerlemesiyle dijital pazarlama araçları uluslararası pazarlarda ihracat pazarını büyütme amacıyla kullanılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada Ege İhracatçı Birlikleri Genel Sekreterliği’ne üye 162 küçük ve orta büyüklükteki işletmenin (KOBİ’nin) ihracatta dijital pazarlama araçlarının kullanımı üzerine bir anket çalışması yapılmıştır. Sonuç olarak, KOBİ’lerin geleneksel uluslararası pazarlama faaliyetlerinin yanı sıra dijital uluslararası pazarlama faaliyetlerine önem verdikleri ve ihracat, online tanıtım ve dış pazar araştırması amacıyla özellikle Google Adwords’ü ve B2B e-pazaryerlerini kullandıkları tespit edilmiştir. Bu bağlamda çalışmada, gerek teorik inceleme gerekse KOBİ’lerde durumu araştırma aracılığıyla Türkiye’deki konu ile ilgili literatüre katkı sağlama amacı güdülmektedir.