bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
New chromosome characteristics of the monozoic tapeworm Caryophyllaeus laticeps (Cestoda, Caryophyllidea)
Authors: Bombarová M. , Špakulová M. 
Published: November 2015

Summary
The karyotype of a caryophyllidean tapeworm Caryophyllaeus laticeps (Pallas, 1781) from the freshwater bream Abramis brama (L.) caught in the Slovak part of the River Tisa, was described and originally inspected for amount of heterochromatin and its chromosome localization. The chromosome set comprised nine metacentric and one submetacentric (No. 3) pairs (2n = 20). The chromosomes were up to 12.0 ± 2.5 μm long and the mean total length of haploid genome (TLC) reached 80.6 μm that represents one of the highest yet recorded values among tapeworms. C-banding and staining with fl uorescent dyes DAPI and YOYO1 revealed a distinct banding pattern explicitly on chromosomes with centromeric bright heterochromatin bands present on all 10 chromosome pairs; no pair showed any interstitial heterochromatin. A complete course of spermatocyte meiosis and dynamics of nucleolus formation and degradation during meiotic division was described.
Parasitism and pathogenicity of curly-leaf parsley with the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica in Southern Italy
Authors: Sasanelli N. , Vovlas N. , Cantalapiedra-Navarrete C. , Lucarelli G. , Palomares-Rius J. E. , Castillo P. 
Published: November 2015

Summary
Severe infections of parsley plants and soil infestations with Meloidogyne javanica during an autumn surveys for the pathogenic root-knot nematode infestations were found in Monopoli at Bari province in Southern Italy. This unusual severe infection of parsley, considered a winter crop, was possibly instigated by a very warm autumn from the previous year. Nematodes were extracted from soil samples according to the Coolen’s method. Morphological analysis (based on stylet length, tail length and shape, adult females perineal pattern, excretory pore position and Ep/stylet ratio) and molecular studies were used for the nematode characterization and identification. In the soil of infested area a severely deformed root systems were observed, showing a galling rate = 2.5 - 4 (scale 0-5) and a soil nematode population densities ranging from 350 to 2,730 eggs and J2 per 5 g of fresh root. M. javanica attack on parsley roots is a limiting factor for plant growth. Considering that curly-leaf parsley varieties resistant to the nematodes are not yet available control strategies must be focused on reduction of soil infestation level below tolerance limit of the target nematode species. Due to the higher cost and reduced availability of fumigant and non-fumigant nematicides, soil solarization, organic amendments or biological control approaches should be preferably used as alternatives.
Research Note. Pearsonema plica and Eucoleus böhmi infections and associated lesions in wolves (Canis lupus) from Italy
Authors: Mariacher A. , Eleni C. , Fico R. , Ciarrocca E. , Perrucci S. 
Published: November 2015

Summary
Reports of Pearsonema plica and Eucoleus böhmi infections in wolves (Canis lupus) in Europe are limited and data on associated lesions are lacking. In the present study urinary bladders, nasal turbinates and faecal samples from 8 necropsied wolves were examined for P. plica and E. böhmi infections and associated lesions. P. plica was identified in the bladder of four wolves. At histological examination, follicular chronic cystitis and eosinophilic cystitis were found. E. böhmi nematodes and eggs were identified from the nasal turbinates and rectal faecal samples of three wolves. Worms and eggs were found embedded in the mucosa among the nasal bone laminae. Two wolves were found coinfected by P. plica and E. böhmi. This is the first report of P. plica and E. böhmi infections in wolves from Italy and the first description of pathological lesions associated with P. plica infection in wolves.
Dynamics of a Flywheel Energy Storage System Supporting a Wind Turbine Generator in a Microgrid
Authors: Nair S Gayathri , Senroy Nilanjan 
Published: November 2015

Abstract
Integration of an induction machine based flywheel energy storage system with a wind energy conversion system is implemented in this paper. The nonlinear and linearized models of the flywheel are studied, compared and a reduced order model of the same simulated to analyze the influence of the flywheel inertia and control in system response during a wind power change. A quantification of the relation between the inertia of the flywheel and the controller gain is obtained which allows the system to be considered as a reduced order model that is more controllable in nature. A microgrid setup comprising of the flywheel energy storage system, a two mass model of a DFIG based wind turbine generator and a reduced order model of a diesel generator is utilized to analyse the microgrid dynamics accurately in the event of frequency variations arising due to wind power change. The response of the microgrid with and without the flywheel is studied.
Characteristics and effectiveness of group support programs for informal caregivers - a systematic review / Design und Erfolg von Gruppenschulungen für pflegende Angehörige – eine systematische Übersichtsarbeit
Authors: Fink-Heitz Margit , Behrens Johann 
Published: November 2015

Abstract
In Germany 1,76 million people are in need of care to live at home. Most of them (1,18 mill.) receive that care from members of their own families. German informal caregiver training programs are paid for by the compulsory long term care insurance. Nevertheless there are only very few published national curricula or evaluations of training courses. Therefore we reviewed international evaluations of group support programs for informal caregivers.
Electronic databases (Medline and Cinahl) were searched for controlled trials, published in English, German or French from 2000- 2013 inclusive. The authors of this review located and scored 15 studies according to set criteria. There are five studies with more than 200 probands. These studies indicate improvement in the areas of satisfaction from the work, quality of life and level of stress. Nevertheless the admissions for nursing homes increased in one of them.
Other studies show some significant findings that could improve the mood of depression, the quality of life, empowerment and the response to behavioral disorders of their family members. It is not always possible to ascertain the indirect effects on strain, distress or social support.
As the researchers used different assessments, it is not possible to combine the results of the studies. We lack widely accepted sensitive assessment instruments and assessments, which target the contents of the courses. The studies show how caregiver training programs can be combined with other support offers.
Does the routine use of intraoperative MRI prolong progression free survival in low-grade glioma surgery? A retrospective study
Authors: Pala Andrej , König Ralph , Hlavac Michal , Wirtz Christian Rainer , Coburger Jan 
Published: November 2015

Abstract

Introduction: Available data imply that extent of resection (EOR) improves progression free survival (PFS) in patients harboring a low-grade glioma (LGG). Intraoperative high-field magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) is an established diagnostic tool that can detect residual tumors in LGG surgery. We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the extent of resection, clinical outcome and PFS in conventional and iMRI-based LGG resection.

Patients and methods: A total of 69 patients was assessed. Only World Health Organization (WHO) grade II LGGs were evaluated. Thirty-three patients had surgery using iMRI (2008–2013). Thirty-six patients underwent surgery before introduction of iMRI at our center (2000–2008). Demographic data, extent of resection (EOR), complication rate, overall time of surgery and progression free survival were evaluated.

Results: The majority of patients were treated for a diffuse astrocytoma in both cohorts (iMRI: 46.9%, historical (hist.): 61.1%). Extent of resection was a positive prognostic factor for longer PFS according to Cox regression multivariate analysis controlled by eloquent location, tumor recurrence and histological subtype [P<0.001, hazard ratio (HR) 0.247]. Additionally, the Cox regression showed the advantage and longer PFS of iMRI-assisted resections using the same settings (P=0.038, HR=0.378). Permanent neurological deficits (PND) after surgery were found in 12.5% (n=4) of the iMRI group and in 22.2% (n=8) of the historical group. Duration of surgery was significantly higher in the iMRI group (iMRI: 6.3 h, hist.: 4.3 h, P<0.036). However, there was no significant increase of postoperative surgical complications. Gross total resection (GTR) was achieved in 63.6% (n=21) of iMRI patients and 27.8% (n=10, P<0.0069) in the historical control, respectively. Binary logistic regression showed that iMRI has a significant impact on tumor remnants (P<0.001).

Conclusion: In our study we have confirmed EOR to be an important positive prognostic factor for PFS. At our center, compared to a historical group, the routine use of iMRI increases EOR and was associated with a decrease in complications. Due to a selection bias no final conclusion can be drawn as to whether the use of iMRI increases PFS.
Reconstruction of the refractive index from transmission eigenvalues for spherically stratified media
Authors: Xu Xiao-Chuan , Yang Chuan-Fu 
Published: November 2015

Abstract
This work deals with the interior transmission eigenvalue problem for a spherically stratified medium supported in

{
x
:

|
x
|

=
r
≤
1

}

${\{x:|x|=r\leq 1\}}$

, which can be formulated as

y
′′

+

k
2

⁢
η
⁢

(
r
)

⁢
y

=
0

${y^{\prime\prime}+{k^{2}}\eta(r)y=0}$

with boundary conditions

y
⁢

(
0
)

=
0
=

y
′

⁢

(
1
)

⁢

(

sin
⁡

k
/
k

)

-

y
⁢

(
1
)

⁢

cos
⁡
k

${{y(0)=0=y^{\prime}(1){({\sin k}/{k})}-y(1)\cos k}}$

. Based on Rundell and Sacks’s idea in [11], the inverse problem of recovering the function

η
⁢

(
r
)

${\eta(r)}$

from the spectrum of the problem in the case

∫
0
1

η
⁢

(
r
)

⁢

𝑑
r

=
1

${\int_{0}^{1}{\sqrt{\eta(r)}\,dr}=1}$

is studied. In general, it is known that for the unique determination of

η
⁢

(
r
)

${\eta(r)}$

, it is necessary to specify along with the spectrum also a constant γ which is the ratio of the characteristic determinant of the problem. We provide several algorithms for recovering

η
⁢

(
r
)

${\eta(r)}$

from the spectrum. In the first algorithm, it is supposed that the constant γ is given. In the other three algorithms, some additional conditions on

η
⁢

(
r
)

${\eta(r)}$

are supposed, which allow one to uniquely recover

η
⁢

(
r
)

${\eta(r)}$

without knowledge of γ : (i) the knowledge of the corresponding constant

c
4

:=

η
⁢

(
1
)

≠
1

${c^{4}:=\eta(1)\neq 1}$

, (ii)

η
⁢

(
1
)

=
1

${\eta(1)=1}$

and the knowledge of the corresponding constant

c
′

:=

η
′

⁢

(
1
)

≠
0

${c^{\prime}:=\eta^{\prime}(1)\neq 0}$

, and (iii)

η
⁢

(
1
)

=
1

${\eta(1)=1}$

,

η
′

⁢

(
1
)

=
0

${\eta^{\prime}(1)=0}$

, and the knowledge of the corresponding constant

c
′′

:=

η
′′

⁢

(
1
)

≠
0

${c^{\prime\prime}:=\eta^{\prime\prime}(1)\neq 0}$

.
The Application of Geobiocoenological Landscape Typology in The Modelling of Climate Change Implications
Authors: Vlčková Veronika , Buček Antonín , Machar Ivo , Daněk Tomáš , Pechanec Vilém , Brus Jan , Kilianová Helena 
Published: November 2015

Abstract
Geobiocoenological landscape typology, which is used in landscape planning in the Czech Republic, includes vegetation zonation of the landscape. Vegetation zones are determined by climatic conditions. Changes in climatic conditions will probably be manifested in the shift of vegetation zones in the landscape. Mathematical geobiocoenological model of vegetation zonation of the landscape is based on the general ecological relationship between the current vegetation zonation and present climatic conditions and the assumption that this general relationship will be maintained in the future. The paper presents the application of the model using the example of the prediction of changes in climatic conditions for the Norway spruce (the first-generation of the model) and grapevine (the second-generation of the model) in the Czech Republic. In the case of the Norway spruce example, the model shows that the predicted changes in climatic conditions will prevent the cultivation of the spruce in the Czech Republic outside its natural range in mountainous areas. The results of the presented model for grapevine show significant enlargement of areas climatically suitable for growing grapes within the studied area.These examples demonstrate the potential for the application of geobiocoenological landscape typology in the modeling of the effects of climate change in the landscape.
What we know and still not know about oceanic salts
Authors: Voigt Wolfgang 
Published: November 2015

Abstract
The term oceanic salts concerns the salts, which can be formed from solutions containing the major ions of seawater, that is the hexary system Na+, K+, Mg++, Ca++, Cl–, SO4
––H2O. Besides in geochemistry of evaporites and the potash extraction the solubility equilibria and properties of aqueous solutions containing these ions are of importance in many fields of science and technology in a wide range of temperature and composition. After a short introduction into the types of subsystems and the main features of their solubility diagrams the known salt phases, their properties and stability are listed and discussed with a focus on recent work and discoveries. The status of solubility data evaluation of the multi-component system is discussed from the view point of the data itself and the possibilities and limitations of applying thermodynamic modelling. This is demonstrated with the data compilation of Usdowski and Dietzel, the Pitzer models of Harvie, Möller and Weare as well as the model developed in the THEREDA project. Future work should be directed to improve accuracy of solubility data in multi-component solutions combined with modelling and to consider kinetics and mechanistic aspects in crystallization of phases like anhydrite or polyhalite.
Range Extension For Riccia Nipponica And Comments On The R. Crystallina Complex (Ricciaceae, Hepaticae)
Authors: Borovichev Eugene A. , Bakalin Vadim A. 
Published: November 2015

AbstractFor Riccia nipponica S. Hatt., previously regarded as a Japanese endemic, the paper gives the first records from the southern flank of the Russian Far East and Guizhou Province of China. These records considerably enlarge its known distribution area. New data on its morphological variability, ecology and distribution patterns are summarized and analyzed based on study of available material from East Asia. A morphological description and figures are given, with a key in table form for it and related taxa. Although closely related to the sub-cosmopolitan R. crystallina L., R. nipponica merits species rank.
First Record Of The Sino-Himalayan Species Deyeuxia Himalaica In Yunnan Province, SW China, And Three New Combinations In Calamagrostis (Poaceae, Agrostidinae)
Authors: Paszko Beata 
Published: November 2015

AbstractAs a result of recent studies of worldwide Agrostidinae, Deyeuxia gaoligongensis Paszko, D. himalaica Liou ex W. L. Chen and D. sorengii Paszko & W. L. Chen are here recombined as Calamagrostis gaoligongensis comb. nov., C. himalaica comb. nov. and C. sorengii comb. nov., respectively, and the first record of the Sino-Himalayan species C. himalaica from Yunnan Province, southwestern China, is reported. Calamagrostis himalaica occurs primarily in southeast Xizang, southwestern China, with a single locality recorded recently in Kachin State, Myanmar (Burma). A map with all known geographic records of C. himalaica and an image of the newly identified specimen are presented.
Problem-Solving Skills of High School Students Exercising Regularly in Sport Teams
Authors: Senduran Fatih , Amman Tayfun 
Published: November 2015

Abstract
In this article, the effect of regular sport activities on the problem-solving approaches performed by high school students when they encountered said problem was analyzed. Six hundred male high school students participated in the study (Mage=15.45 years, age range: 14-17 years). The Problem-Solving Inventory (PSI) was used to evaluate students’ problem-solving solutions. Student-athletes were selected from the students who took charge in school teams, exercised for 6 days a week, provided that this exercise did not exceed 1 h 30 min, and who also participated in competitions. Mann-Whitney U test, which is nonparametrictest, was used to examine two samples (athlete, & non-athlete) and Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis was used to make intergroup (branches of sport) examinations. According to the findings that were obtained, a significant difference was found among selfconfident approach values of athlete and non-athlete students (U=45.0, p=0.008). A significant difference was observed among assessor approach values of athlete and non-athlete students (U=46.2, p=0.033). The students who did sports regularly were more self-confident than those who did not do sports regularly and were of the same age when they encountered a problem, and student-athletes evaluated the phase of solving the problem and results that they obtained more carefully than those who did not do sport regularly and were of the same age. Student-athletes believed that they would solve the problem that they encountered. Further, student athletes preferred using a systematic method while solving a problem and making a decision more often than those who were not athletes and were of the same age.
UEFA EURO 2012™ in the Polish Sociopolitical Narration
Authors: Michaluk Tomasz , Pezdek Krzysztof 
Published: November 2015

Abstract
Sport constitutes an increasingly popular language of discourse in modern societies, providing a (formal) system of signs, which is easily used by, among others, businesses, media, public persons, and, particularly willingly, politicians. Thus, sport as a system of meanings can transfer any values, being at the same time a pragmatic way of arguing in the practice of social life. An example we analyze, are the events that took place after Poland (and Ukraine) had been chosen to be host countries of UEFA EURO 2012™, as well as those which took place during the tournament itself. In these analyses, we use the concept of semiotics and, in particular, pragmatism as well as Charles Sanders Peirce’s triadic sign relation.
Correlation between Electron Mobility and Static
Dielectric Permittivity of n-InSb
Authors: Alfaramawi K. 
Published: November 2015

Abstract
Direct analytical calculations of the static dielectric
permittivity-dependent electron mobility due to different
elastic scattering mechanisms for n-type InSb were
carried out. The calculated static dielectric permittivity increases
by increasing of donor concentration. The temperature
dependence of the electron mobility from 10 K up to
300 K has been demonstrated. Generally, the electron mobility
shows peak behavior in this range of temperatures.
The direct correlation between the electron mobility and
the static dielectric permittivity at 300 K was investigated.
The dependence of the electron mobility on donor concentration
was discussed both when the static dielectric permittivity
is assumed to be varying and when it is assumed
to be a constant. The difference in behavior was noticed
particularly at high donor concentrations.
High pressure impact on changes in potato starch granules
Authors: Słomińska Lucyna , Zielonka Roman , Jarosławski Leszek , Krupska Aldona , Szlaferek Andrzej , Kowalski Wojciech , Tomaszewska-Gras Jolanta , Nowicki Marek 
Published: November 2015

Abstract
Air dry potato starch (84.9% d.s.) was subjected to pressurizing under the pressure of 50, 100, 250, 500, 750, 1000 and 2000 MPa for 1 h. The physical properties of pressurized starch, such as morphology, surface and crystalline structure, gelatinization parameters, were studied by means of scanning and atomic force microscopy (SEM/AFM), X-ray diffraction (X-ray), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The susceptibility to the amylolytic enzyme (α-amylase) was also measured. Application of pressure in the range of 50–2000 MPa results in an increase in the compressed potato starch bulk density, change in the contours of the granules from oval to polyhedral, increase in the roughness of the granule surface, vanishing of the X-ray reflexes generated by the orthogonal structure and weakening of the reflexes generated by the hexagonal structure, lowering of the enthalpy of starch gelatinization, and the enhancement of hydrolytic susceptibility of starch granules to the amylolytic enzyme.
Textural, surface, thermal and sorption properties of the functionalized activated carbons and carbon nanotubes
Authors: Nowicki Piotr , Szymanowski Wiktor , Pietrzak Robert 
Published: November 2015

Abstract
Two series of functionalised carbonaceous adsorbents were prepared by means of oxidation and nitrogenation of commercially available activated carbon and multi-walled carbon nanotubes. The effect of nitrogen and oxygen incorporation on the textural, surface, thermal and sorption properties of the adsorbents prepared was tested. The materials were characterized by elemental analysis, low-temperature nitrogen sorption, thermogravimetric study and determination of the surface oxygen groups content. Sorptive properties of the materials obtained were characterized by the adsorption of methylene and alkali blue 6B as well as copper(II) ions. The final products were nitrogen- and oxygen-enriched mesoporous adsorbents of medium-developed surface area, showing highly diverse N and O-heteroatom contents and acidic-basic character of the surface. The results obtained in our study have proved that through a suitable choice of the modification procedure of commercial adsorbents it is possible to produce materials with high sorption capacity towards organic dyes as well as copper(II) ions.
Different catalysts for new polyols for rigid PUR-PIR foams
Authors: Liszkowska Joanna , Czupryński Bogusław , Paciorek-Sadowska Joanna 
Published: November 2015

Abstract
New polyols were synthesized with 2-hydroxypropane-1.2.3-tricarboxylic acid and butane-1,4-diol (1.4-BD). The synthesis was performed using different catalysts in the amount of 0.1%. Used catalyst: Tyzor TPT, tin(II) acetate, sulfuric(IV) acid. The fourth reaction was conducted without the use of a catalyst. The polyols’ properties were evaluated with regards to the usefulness in rigid polyurethane-polyisocyanurate (PUR-PIR) foams (acid value, density, pH and solubility, FTIR spectra). Based on the research, it was evaluated that only the polyol synthesized using Tyzor TPT (E6) was useful in production of rigid PUR-PIR foams. Its hydroxyl number was 496 mgKOH/g and its viscosity was about 14 552 mPa · s. A series of five foams P6.1–P6.5 was produced with this polyol. Rigid foams test results indicated that the amount of this compound in the foam substantially affects its compressive strength, density and their retention. The foams have low brittleness values.