bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Multiple functions and essential roles of nuclear receptor coactivators of bHLH-PAS family
Authors: Pecenova L. , Farkas Robert 
Published: August 2016

Abstract
Classical non-peptide hormones, such as steroids, retinoids, thyroid hormones, vitamin D3 and their derivatives including prostaglandins, benzoates, oxysterols, and bile acids, are collectively designated as small lipophilic ligands, acting via binding to the nuclear receptors (NRs). The NRs form a large superfamily of transcription factors that participate virtually in every key biological process. They control various aspects of animal development, fertility, gametogenesis, and numerous metabolic pathways, and can be misregulated in many types of cancers. Their enormous functional plasticity, as transcription factors, relates in part to NR-mediated interactions with plethora of coregulatory proteins upon ligand binding to their ligand binding domains (LBD), or following covalent modification. Here, we review some general views of a specific group of NR coregulators, so-called nuclear receptor coactivators (NRCs) or steroid receptor coactivators (SRCs) and highlight some of their unique functions/roles, which are less extensively mentioned and discussed in other reviews. We also try to pinpoint few neglected moments in the cooperative action of SRCs, which may also indicate their variable roles in the hormone-independent signaling pathways.
Regional Development and Climate Change Adaptation: A Study of the Role of Legitimacy
Authors: Thorstensen Erik , Forsberg Ellen-Marie , Underthun Anders , Danihelka Pavel , Řeháček Jakub 
Published: August 2016

Abstract
This paper presents results from a study of Czech Local Action Groups (LAGs), focusing on gaining knowledge about their internally perceived legitimacy and their potential role in local adaptation to climate change. Former studies on the role of governance networks in climate change adaptation have suggested that these networks’ legitimacy are crucial for their success. In this article we provide an analytical framework that can be used to address different aspects of local governance networks which are important for their legitimacy and the way they are apt as instruments for climate change adaptation actions. We also present a survey among LAG members that provide empirical data that we discuss in the article. The framework and the data are discussed with reference to existing contributions in the intersection of legitimacy, governance networks and climate change adaptation. A specific aim is to provide research based recommendations for further improving LAGs as an adaptation instrument. In addition, knowledge is generated that will be interesting for further studies of similar local governance initiatives in the climate change adaptation context.
On Belk’s classifying space for Thompson’s group F
Authors: Sabalka Lucas , Zaremsky Matthew C. B. 
Published: August 2016

Abstract
The space of configurations of n ordered points in the plane serves as a classifying space for the pure braid group

P
⁢

B
n

${PB_{n}}$

. Elements of Thompson’s group F admit a model similar to braids, except instead of braiding the strands split and merge. In Belk’s thesis, a space

𝒞
⁢
F

${\mathcal{C}F}$

was considered of configurations of points on the real line allowing for splitting and merging, and a sketch of a proof was given that

𝒞
⁢
F

${\mathcal{C}F}$

is a classifying space for F. The idea there was to build the universal cover and construct an explicit contraction to a point. However, this was never written up rigorously. Here we start with an established

CAT
⁡

(
0
)

${\operatorname{CAT}(0)}$

cube complex X on which F acts freely, and construct an explicit homotopy equivalence between

X
/
F

${X/F}$

and

𝒞
⁢
F

${\mathcal{C}F}$

, proving that

𝒞
⁢
F

${\mathcal{C}F}$

is indeed a

K
⁢

(
F
,
1
)

${K(F,1)}$

.
Performance of Ozonation Process as Advanced Treatment for Antibiotics Removal in Membrane Permeate
Authors: Thanh Cao Ngoc Dan , Quyen Vo Thi Kim , Tin Nguyen Thanh , Thanh Bui Xuan 
Published: August 2016

Abstract
There was an investigation into the removal of 6 types of antibiotics from hospital wastewater through membrane bioreactor (MBR) treatment and ozonation processes. Six types of antibiotics, namely, Sulfamethoxazole (SMZ), Norfloxacin (NOR), Ciprofloxacin (CIP), Ofloxacin (OFL), Erythromycin (ERY), and Vancomycin (VAN) which had high detection frequencies in collected samples from hospital wastewater treatment plant (HWTPs). After MBR treatment, the removal efficiencies of SMZ, NOR, OFL, and ERY were 45%, 25%, 30%, and 16%, respectively. Among of them, almost no elimination was observed for CIP and VAN since their concentrations increased by 0.24 ± 0.18 (μg·l-1) and 0.83 ± 0.20 (μg·l-1), respectively. Then, residues of the antibiotics were removed from the MBR effluent by the ozonation process. The overall removal efficiencies of SMZ, NOR, CIP, OFL, ERY, and VAN were approximately 66 %, 88 %, 83 %, 80 %, 93 %, and 92 %, respectively. The reason might be depended on different ozone consumption of those antibiotics (ABS) in a range of 313 to 1681 μg ABS·gO--1. Consequently, the ozonation process performed better in the antibiotics removal (e.g. CIP and VAN) so ozonation could be considered as important support for the MBR treatment to reduce the risk of antibiotic residues.
Comparison Tools for Parametric Identification of Kinetic Model for Ethanol Production using Evolutionary Optimization Approach
Authors: López-Pérez P. A. , Puebla H. , Velázquez Sánchez H. I. , Aguilar-López R. 
Published: August 2016

Abstract
Living cells, type of substrate, enzymatic hydrolysis play an important role in the efficiency of ethanol production; however, the kinetic parameters of biochemical reactions necessary for modelling these processes are often not accessible directly through experiments. In this context, for the implementation of suitable operational strategies, it is necessary to have kinetic models able to describe the process as realistically as possible. This paper proposes a comparative study of two nonlinear techniques for parametric identification of a kinetic model for ethanol production from recycled paper sludge in order to improve process performance. The parameters of the model are optimized by two methods: using the Levenberg–Marquardt optimization approach and Genetic Algorithms. The performances of both techniques are evaluated using a numerical simulation. The optimal value of these parameters have been obtained based on Genetic Algorithm. Finally, the effect of parametric adjustment and dilution rate on productivity was demonstrated by changing the batch operation to the continuous operating model. The maximum ethanol concentration was about 13.25 g/l in batch process and about 13.9 g/l at Dilution rate: 0.005 1/h corresponding to a productivity of 0.327 in continuous process.
Study of Spray-dried Yoghurt Production in a Pilot-scale Equipment Using Drying Agents to Reduce Wall Deposition
Authors: Triboli Edison Paulo De Ros , Gut Jorge Andrey Wilhelms 
Published: August 2016

Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine suitable conditions for yoghurt spray drying in a pilot-scale equipment with a rotary atomizer using drying auxiliary agents to reduce wall deposition in the drying chamber. First, the effects of the main process variables (disk rotation speed: 25,000–30,000 rpm; inlet air temperature: 160–180 °C; feed flow rate: 5.2–8.7 kg/h) were studied with a 23 central composite experimental design. Following, six different drying agents (maltodextrins 5 dextrose equivalent [DE] and 10 DE, EmCap®, acacia gum, skimmed milk and fumed silica) were tested to identify the most promising additive to improve process yield. Excellent results on wall deposition, product recovery, product color and particle size distribution span were achieved with fumed silica Aerosil® at 3 %, 26,000-rpm atomizer speed, 160 °C inlet air temperature and 8.7 kg/h yoghurt feed flow rate. The action of the fumed silica on particle agglomerates produced a free-flowing powder with good homogeneity.
Design and Evaluation of 10-Gbps Inter-satellite Optical Wireless Communication Link for Improved Performance
Authors: Gupta Amit , Nagpal Shaina 
Published: August 2016

Abstract
Inter-satellite optical wireless communication (IsOWC) systems can be chosen over existing microwave satellite systems for deploying in space in the future due to their high bandwidth, small size, light weight, low power and low cost. However, the IsOWC system suffers from various attenuations due to weather conditions, turbulence or scintillations which limit its performance and decreases its availability. So, in order to improve the performance, IsOWC system using directly modulated laser source is proposed in this work. The system is designed and evaluated to be suitable for high data rate transmissions up to 10 Gbps. The performance of the system is investigated in order to reduce the cost and complexity of link and improving the quality of information signal. Further the proposed IsOWC system is analysed using BER analyser, power meter and oscilloscope Visualizer.
A manifesto for critical narrative research and pedagogy for/with young children: Teacher and child as critical annalist
Authors: O’Loughlin Michael 
Published: August 2016

Abstract
In this essay I pose the question of whether it might be possible to articulate a collaborative, critical narrative mode of research in which teachers and students come together using a critical and analytic epistemology to engage in adventurous pedagogy. This approach has echoes of Freire’s “teachers-as-students and students- -as-teachers,” but elaborates the Freirean metaphor to include conceptions of emotion, creativity, and incorporation of the latent historical subjectivities of teachers and students in the process. Contrary to the deadening, circumscribed epistemology of putatively “evidence-based” pedagogies, in which teachers and children are expected to check their cultural meaning-making capacities and their emotional investments at the door, this is a plea for a regenerative, engaged, local curriculum making process. As I note in the essay, “This is a strategy that cannot work in the service of utilitarian modes of education that are focused only on value (cf. Appiah, 2015). It can only work for forms of schooling that seek to foster values of receptivity, cultural respect, open-mindedness, and critical imaginaries. In these coldly utilitarian times we need to provide leadership to progressively minded teachers to allow them to develop, document, and disseminate such practices.”
Diverse complexities, complex diversities: Resisting ‘normal science’ in pedagogical and research methodologies. A perspective from Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Authors: Ritchie Jenny 
Published: August 2016

Abstract
This paper offers an overview of complexities of the contexts for education in Aotearoa, which include the need to recognise and include Māori (Indigenous) perspectives, but also to extend this inclusion to the context of increasing ethnic diversity. These complexities include the situation of worsening disparities between rich and poor which disproportionately position Māori and those from Pacific Island backgrounds in situations of poverty. It then offers a brief critique of government policies before providing some examples of models that resist ‘normal science’ categorisations. These include: the Māori values underpinning the effective teachers’ profile of the Kotahitanga project and of the Māori assessment model for early childhood education; the dispositions identified in a Samoan model for assessing young children’s learning; and the approach developed for assessing Māori children’s literacy and numeracy within schools where Māori language is the medium of instruction. These models all position learning within culturally relevant frames that are grounded in non-Western onto-epistemologies which include spiritual, cultural, and collective aspirations.
What I learned from the Ypsilanti Perry Preschool Project: A teacher’s reflections
Authors: Derman-Sparks Louise 
Published: August 2016

Abstract
This article, written by one of the teachers in the Ypsilanti Perry Preschool Project (1962-1967), critically examines the prevailing narrative about the preschool project’s relationship to the High/Scope Educational Foundation. It describes what the author and other teachers actually did, the principles that informed their practice, and challenges the prevailing myth that the Perry Preschool used the High/ Scope Educational Foundation curriculum. It also discusses what the High/Scope Longitudinal Study did not research about the program, families, and children in the Ypsilanti Perry Preschool and examines possible factors, beyond the curriculum, which effected its positive outcomes. The Perry Preschool Project occurred during the years of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement in the USA, and reflected prevailing ideologies and educational philosophies, some of which were in contention with each other. By bringing the Teachers’ voices to the prevailing discussion, which, to date, is dominated by the Project administrators’ perspective, the article seeks to open up new thinking about the lessons of the Ypsilanti Perry Preschool Project for both early childhood education pedagogy and research.
A novel splice site mutation of FGD1 gene in an Aarskog-Scott syndrome patient with a large anterior fontanel
Authors: Parıltay Erhan , Hazan Filiz , Ataman Esra , Demir Korcan , Etlik Özdal , Özbek Erhan , Özkan Behzat 
Published: August 2016

AbstractAarskog-Scott syndrome (ASS) is a rare X-linked recessive genetic disorder caused by
The Duty to Disobey Immigration Law
Authors: Hidalgo Javier S. 
Published: August 2016

AbstractMany political theorists argue that immigration restrictions are unjust and defend broadly open borders. In this paper, I examine the implications of this view for individual conduct. In particular, I argue that the citizens of states that enforce unjust immigration restrictions have duties to disobey certain immigration laws. States conscript their citizens to help enforce immigration law by imposing legal duties on these citizens to monitor, report, and refrain from interacting with unauthorized migrants. If an ideal of open borders is true, these laws are unjust. Furthermore, if citizens comply with their legal duties, they contribute to violating the rights of migrants. We are obligated to refrain from contributing to rights-violations. So, citizens are obligated to disobey immigration laws. I defend the moral requirement to disobey immigration laws against the objection that disobedience to the law is excessively risky and the objection that citizens have political obligations to obey the law.
Visual Communication – The Text-Image Relationships in Günter Grass’ Novel Der Butt
Authors: Bargan Andrea 
Published: August 2016

Abstract
We are living in an age of visual communication, where the image has taken over the first place as primary message carrier. The concept of “visual communication” has been often discussed not only in literary science but also in text linguistics, pragmatics and discourse analysis. The issue of text-image connections and of “visual writing” as well as the fact that our time appears to stand for a technological and digital revolution have also led to the emergence of a new branch in text linguistics namely, visual communication linguistics.
Recent advancements in plasmon-enhanced promising third-generation solar cells
Authors: Thrithamarassery Gangadharan Deepak , Xu Zhenhe , Liu Yanlong , Izquierdo Ricardo , Ma Dongling 
Published: August 2016

Abstract
The unique optical properties possessed by plasmonic noble metal nanostructures in consequence of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) are useful in diverse applications like photovoltaics, sensing, non-linear optics, hydrogen generation, and photocatalytic pollutant degradation. The incorporation of plasmonic metal nanostructures into solar cells provides enhancement in light absorption and scattering cross-section (via LSPR), tunability of light absorption profile especially in the visible region of the solar spectrum, and more efficient charge carrier separation, hence maximizing the photovoltaic efficiency. This review discusses about the recent development of different plasmonic metal nanostructures, mainly based on Au or Ag, and their applications in promising third-generation solar cells such as dye-sensitized solar cells, quantum dot-based solar cells, and perovskite solar cells.
Crystal structure of hexaaqua-bis(3-(3-pyridin-4-yl-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-5-yl) propionato-κ3O,O′:O′)-bis(3-(3-pyridin-4-yl-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-5-yl)propionato-κO)-bis(3-(3-pyridin-4-yl-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-5-yl)propionato-κ2O,O′)dineodymium(III) octahydrate, C60H76N18O32Nd2
Authors: Zhang Fang , Huang Fang , Zhang Zhaoqun , Lu Yanhua , Chen Qifan , Liu Fei 
Published: August 2016

Abstract
C60H76N18O32Nd2, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 10.609(5) Å, b = 31.215(5) Å, c = 12.407(4) Å, β = 116.54(3)°, V = 3676(2) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.0450, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0910, T = 293(2) K.
Governmental Influences on Organizational Capacity: The Case of Child Welfare Nonprofits
Authors: Murphy Haley , Robichau Robbie Waters 
Published: August 2016

AbstractWhen government agencies interact with nonprofit organizations they have various effects on the organization’s capacity. But, it is unclear how a particular agency’s environment-both internal (i. e. organizational culture) and external (i. e. resource dependency)-determines whether government’s influence on that agency will be positive or negative. Using data from a survey of child welfare nonprofits, this paper examines to what extent a nonprofit’s relationship with government improves or hinders their capacity. Evidence suggests that the nonprofit’s organizational culture, dependency on government funds, and relational contracting has a significant impact on the perception that governmental interaction has made capacity better or worse. Contrary to expectations, there are improvements in management activities as government funding and contracts increases.
Conductivity and dielectric analysis of nanocolloidal polypyrrole particles functionalized with higher weight percentage of poly(styrene sulfonate) using the dispersion polymerization method
Authors: Maruthamuthu S. , Chandrasekaran J. , Manoharan D. , Magesh R. 
Published: August 2016

Abstract
Nanocolloidal polypyrrole/poly(styrene sulfonate) PPy:PSS composites were prepared by dispersion polymerization of pyrrole with 0.5 wt%, 1 wt%, 2.5 wt%, 5 wt%, 10 wt% and 15 wt% of PSS. Higher doping level of PPy was confirmed with increased S/N value of elemental analysis. Morphological variations of PPy composite matrix based on PSS were analyzed in which spherical shaped PPy particles of 20–40 nm were obtained for 1:1 wt% of PPy:PSS. Presence of higher concentration of PSS within the PPy matrix substantially improved its thermal stability. Dielectric properties were investigated using complex impedance analyzer as a function of frequency (50 Hz–5 MHz) and temperature between 30°C and 120°C. PPy, with improved dispersion, showed higher dielectric constant values up to 15 wt% of anionic polyelectrolyte PSS and the dielectric loss varied between 4.7 and 7.9 for different wt% of PSS. AC conductivity (σac) enhanced up to 1:1 wt% of PPy:PSS composite, which is found to be the optimum wt% in this study. DC conductivity was found to decrease after 1:1 wt% of PPy:PSS composite, which is due to excess oxidation, leading to reduced π conjugation of PPy chains. Higher dielectric constant values of composite, with relatively low dielectric loss values, indicate their potential usage in the electric and electronic industry.
Experimental and numerical determination of compressive mechanical properties of multi-walled carbon nanotube reinforced polymer
Authors: Alasvand Zarasvand Kamran , Golestanian Hossein 
Published: August 2016

Abstract
In this paper, experimental and numerical methods were used to determine compressive mechanical properties of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) reinforced epoxy. Standard samples with varying weight fractions of MWCNTs were prepared and were tested in compression. Nanocomposite modulus of elasticity, yield strength and compressive strength were determined experimentally. Experimental results show that incorporation of CNTs improves yield and compressive strengths of the epoxy resin to a large extent. Also, numerical simulation of nanocomposites was conducted in ABAQUS finite element (FE) software. In these simulations, the effects of the interface strength between individual nanotubes and between the outer nanotube and matrix were also investigated. Two different mechanisms were used to model these interfaces. In one set of the models, connector constraints were used as the interface. In the second set, an interface consisting of thin shells surrounding the nanotubes was used. The results of this investigation suggest that nanocomposite longitudinal modulus increases with increasing interface strength. Also, numerical results suggest that the connector model predicts values lower than the thin shell interphase model. Finally, experimental and numerical results were compared and a good correlation is observed between the results.
Characterization of layer built-up and inter-layer boundaries in rotational molding of multi-material parts in dependency of the filling strategy
Authors: Löhner Martin , Drummer Dietmar 
Published: August 2016

Abstract
In rotational molding, shaping is achieved by elevating the temperature of polymer powder particles above their melting temperature, causing them to adhere to the mold wall. Multi-layer parts can be processed by sequential adding of different polymeric materials to the mold, while the thickness of each layer is defined by the amount of each material. In this work, the influence of adding time of a second component on the shape and development of the interface region between different materials for multi-layer rotational molding is investigated. Therefore, rotational molding experiments were conducted using an uniaxial rotating molding machine and a cylindrical mold. Varying the time of second material addition yielded different specific interface regions. The cross sections of the resulting multi-layer parts were analyzed using transmitted light microscopy and characteristic values were derived to describe the interfaces. Single-layer parts were produced to verify the built-up of the polymer layer and the development of the inner melt surface in rotational molding.