bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Genome Sequence of
Pseudomonas
sp. HUK17, Isolated from Hexachlorocyclohexane-Contaminated Soil
Authors: Gasc Cyrielle , Richard Jean-Yves , Peyret Pierre 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Pseudomonas
sp. HUK17 has been isolated from hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) long-term contaminated soil. The genome of strain HUK17 was sequenced to elucidate its adaptation toward HCH and to evaluate the presence of pesticide degradation pathways. Here, we report the annotated draft genome sequence (~2.6 Mbp) of this strain.
Genome Sequences of EightAspergillus flavusspp. and OneA. parasiticussp., Isolated from Peanut Seeds in Georgia
Authors: Faustinelli Paola C. , Wang Xinye Monica , Palencia Edwin R. , Arias Renée S. 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACTAspergillus flavusandA. parasiticusfungi produce carcinogenic mycotoxins in peanut seeds, causing considerable impact on both human health and the economy. Here, we report nine genome sequences ofAspergillusspp., isolated from Georgia peanut seeds in 2014. The information obtained will lead to further biodiversity studies that are essential for developing control strategies.
Complete Genome Sequence of the Amino Acid-Fermenting
Clostridium propionicum
X2 (DSM 1682)
Authors: Poehlein Anja , Schlien Katja , Chowdhury Nilanjan Pal , Gottschalk Gerhard , Buckel Wolfgang , Daniel Rolf 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Clostridium propionicum
is a strict anaerobic, Gram positive, rod-shaped bacterium that belongs to the clostridial cluster XIVb. The genome consists of one replicon (3.1 Mb) and harbors 2,936 predicted protein-encoding genes. The genome encodes all enzymes required for fermentation of the amino acids α-alanine, β-alanine, serine, threonine, and methionine.
Investigation of Microbial Diversity in Geothermal Hot Springs in Unkeshwar, India, Based on 16S rRNA Amplicon Metagenome Sequencing
Authors: Mehetre Gajanan T. , Paranjpe Aditi , Dastager Syed G. , Dharne Mahesh S. 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Microbial diversity in geothermal waters of the Unkeshwar hot springs in Maharashtra, India, was studied using 16S rRNA amplicon metagenomic sequencing. Taxonomic analysis revealed the presence of
Bacteroidetes
,
Proteobacteria
,
Cyanobacteria
,
Actinobacteria
,
Archeae
, and OD1 phyla. Metabolic function prediction analysis indicated a battery of biological information systems indicating rich and novel microbial diversity, with potential biotechnological applications in this niche.
Full Genome of
Phialocephala scopiformis
DAOMC 229536, a Fungal Endophyte of Spruce Producing the Potent Anti-Insectan Compound Rugulosin
Authors: Walker Allison K. , Frasz Samantha L. , Seifert Keith A. , Miller J. David , Mondo Stephen J. , LaButti Kurt , Lipzen Anna , Dockter Rhyan B. , Kennedy Megan C. , Grigoriev Igor V. , Spatafora Joseph W. 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

We present the full genome of
Phialocephala scopiformis
DAOMC 229536 (Helotiales, Ascomycota), a foliar endophyte of white spruce from eastern Quebec. DAOMC 229536 produces the anti-insectan compound rugulosin, which inhibits a devastating forestry pest, the spruce budworm. This genome will enable fungal genotyping and host-endophyte evolutionary genomics in inoculated trees.
O pétreo. Notas sobre a teoria do sublime a partir do olhar do “mais alheio ao homem”
Authors: Böhme Hartmut 
Published: April 2016

O artigo tematiza a diferenciação de Kant entre beleza artística e o sublime na natureza. Neste último, Kant engloba tudo o que é selvagem, não-cultivado, inanimado e o torna – aparentemente – acessível à estética. Quintessência do resistente, o pétreo representa tudo aquilo que permanece de mais estranho à esfera humana. Nos textos de autores românticos como Novalis pode-se observar como esse „pétreo“, por sua vez, se apossa dos homens e os afasta de sua natureza humana. Do Romantismo até a arte da modernidade, o sublime estabelece assim um domínio da total alteridade, que se furta ao controle e mantém a consciência alerta para o fato de que também no homem há um elemento indomável a exigir seu espaço.
Resenha: Goethe, Fausto I, Trad. de J. Klabin Segall com notas de M. V. Mazzari
Authors: Galle Helmut 
Published: April 2016

RESENHA:GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von: Fausto. Uma tragédia. Primeira parte. Tradução do original alemão de Jenny KLABIN SEGALL. Apresentação, comentários e notas de Marcus Vinícius MAZZARI. Ilustrações de Eugène Delacroix. Edição bilíngüe. São Paulo: editora 34, 2004.
Die Suche nach dem Glück in der deutschen Literatur. Zur Bedeutung der blauen Blume in Novalis’ Heinrich von Ofterdingen
Authors: Malaguti Simone 
Published: April 2016

Assim como Os sofrimentos do jovem Werther e Os anos de aprendizado de Wilhelm Meister de Goethe, o romance Heinrich von Ofterdingen de Novalis é representativo para a literatura alemã. Este romance é também significativo e conhecido pela sua flor azul, um motivo usado por Novalis nesse romance. O artigo analisa a flor azul como um símbolo da busca pela felicidade na literatura alemã. Para tal, os seguintes assuntos são levados em consideração: a conexão entre o homem e a natureza, a cor azul conforme os estudos de Goethe, a flor azul como um motivo da natureza e os sonhos de Heinrich.
A recepção da obra de Franz Kafka no Brasil
Authors: Sousa Celeste H. M. Ribeiro de , Brito Eduardo Manoel de , Santos Maria Célia Ribeiro 
Published: April 2016

O objetivo do presente ensaio é apresentar um panorama geral da recepção brasileira de Kafka. O texto inicia-se com a justificativa sobre a pertinência da pesquisa e mostra como Kafka, no início de seu processo receptivo, ou seja, 1956, foi traduzido de maneira não sistemática para o português. O primeiro texto publicado no Brasil foi Die Verwandlung, cuja versão alemã data de 1915. Entretanto a narrativa não foi traduzida a partir do alemão, mas sim do inglês. Outros textos foram traduzidos a partir do francês. Traduções diretas do original alemão só vieram a lume a partir de 1983, entre elas: Kleine Fabel, Der Geier, Gibs auf! e Vor dem Gesetz É digno de nota que, já em 1941, publicaram-se ensaios e outras informações sobre Kafka e sua obra, portanto muito antes das traduções das obras propriamente ditas. Em agosto daquele mesmo ano, por exemplo, Otto Maria Carpeaux escreveu o primeiro artigo sobre o autor no jornal Correio da Manhã. A obra de Kafka é hoje tema de inúmeras pesquisas.
Fantasien der Auslöschung: Christian Krachts Romane Faserland und 1979
Authors: Lehmann Christine 
Published: April 2016

No final dos anos 90, a ciência da literatura germanística discute sobre uma “nova literatura alemã pop”. O autor Christian Kracht é considerado o fundador dessa corrente literária. A presente contribuição ocupa-se com os romances de Kracht: Faserland e 1979. Enquanto Faserland é visto freqüentemente como protótipo da literatura pop, 1979 parece sugerir antes uma saída desse gênero ainda defícil de definir. No presente trabalho os dois romances são interpretados e discutidos no que se refere aos seus elementos popliterários.
Interkulturelles Lernen und lehrbuchgestütze, individualisierende Unterrichtsformen im schulischen DaF-Unterricht
Authors: Baumgärtel Stephan 
Published: April 2016

Este ensaio discute as possibilidades de integrar os aspetos linguísticos e semânticos da abordagem didática intercultural para o ensino de alemão como língua estrangeira. Baseando-se na concepção de alteridade como uma noção relacional, isto é, a imagem do outro depende fundamentalmente da compreensão da própria cultura e das historias, valores e realidades sociais inscritas nela, o artigo propõe uma didática que use o ensino de formas morfosintáticas para instigar reflexões interculturais. Além disso, propõe-se uma didática voltada às reações individualizadas por parte dos alunos para poder aproveitar plenamente as diferenças das noções do próprio e do outro. Neste contexto, sugere e discute-se atividades didáticas que permitam fazer uso do livro didático para criar e explorar material interculturalmente significante.
El Nobel olvidado: algunas notas sobre la contribución de Carl Spitteler a la evolución de la narrativa suiza en el siglo XX
Authors: Hernández Isabel 
Published: April 2016

O presente artigo trata de expor como a obra do único Prêmio Nobel das letras suíças, hoje completamente esquecido, teve uma importância excepcional para a configuração da narrativa suíça nas épocas seguintes, sem que a crítica literária se conscientizasse disso. Por outro lado, se tenta dar uma resposta à pergunta freqüente, por que uma distinção tão importante foi concedida a um autor que não pôde ultrapassar as fronteiras da Confederação Helvética e da sua própria época.
Fausts Wette und der Prozess der Moderne. Zur historischen und aktuellen Bedeutung der Tragödie Goethes
Authors: Jaeger Michael 
Published: April 2016

O artigo enfatiza que um elemento central no pacto demoníaco configurado por Goethe em seu Fausto simboliza também a força motriz da Modernidade: a negação ininterrupta do presente. Diferentemente das interpretações tradicionais que vêem Fausto como figura positiva e a sua aspiração como virtude do homem moderno, o autor expõe a dimensão destrutiva da inquietude fáustica, a qual deve ser questionada pelo público contemporâneo. Na perspectiva do autor, os contrapontos efetivos ao ritmo destrutivo da Modernidade seriam, como o próprio Goethe parece sugerir no drama, a atitude religiosa (em sentido amplo, não convencional) e a arte de inspiração clássica, que propicia a reflexão e o “deter-se” no instante presente.
Zur Herausbildung der Kategorie Modalverb in der Grammatikographie des Deutschen (und des Portugiesischen)
Authors: Johnen Thomas 
Published: April 2016

Este estudo analisa a formação da categoria de verbo modal na gramaticografia do alemão, desde as primeiras gramáticas do século XVI até a sua “canonização” na primeira metade do século XX, apontando também para alguns paralelos com o tratamento dos verbos modais na gramaticografia do português, bem como as influências da gramaticografia do alemão sobre a formação desta categoria na gramaticografia do português.
Die Erzählfähigkeit eines zweisprachig aufwachsenden Geschwisterpaares: eine exemplarische Analyse
Authors: Schweiger Kathrin 
Published: April 2016

Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar a capacidade de crianças narrarem em alemão. Como exemplo, observaram-se dois irmãos bilíngües (alemão – português). Na primeira parte, será explicada a teoria da ‘Pragmática Funcional’, assim como o padrão acional verbal complexo da narração na vida cotidiana. A segunda parte, empírica, explicará as condições e características de uma narração através de um corpus selecionado.
Vertextungsstrategien in brasilianischen und deutschen Magistereinleitungen – eine exemplarische Analyse
Authors: Schweiger Kathrin 
Published: April 2016

O artigo analisa a estrutura retórica da “introdução“ em dissertações brasileiras e alemãs da área de lingüística (estudo de caso). Tomando como base o modelo CARS (“Create a Research Space”) de Swales (1990) e Hutz (1997) sobre a estrutura genérica de introduções de artigos acadêmicos em inglês, o objetivo desta pesquisa é investigar se as introduções de dissertações seguem um esquema comunicativo-prop osicional, e, se for o caso, de que maneira se distinguem as introduções em relação às culturas e disciplinas. Até que ponto se pode falar da “universalidade do discurso acadêmico”, como proclama Widdowson (1979)?
Kognitive und kulturelle Aspekte des Übersetzens
Authors: Wotjak Gerd 
Published: April 2016

In dieser Arbeit wird der Interrela tion zwischen kulturellen, kognitiven und kommunikativ-sprachlichen Phänomenen nachgegangen. Kulturelles prägt nicht nur das enzyklopädische Weltwissen, sondern beeinf lusst auch die Sprache als System und den Sprachgebrauch. Kulturelles Wissen manifestiert sich in den Bedeutungen bestimmter Lexeme, in kulturgeprägten Weltwissensrepräsentationen, als Handlungsmusterwissen und Verhaltensstereotypkenntnis, sowie in Präf erenzen für die Selektion, Anordnung und Kombination von sprachlichen Systemelementen lexikalischer wie morphosyntaktischer Art zu Textsortenexemplaren. Die der Übersetzungstä tigkeit daraus erwach senden Schwierigkeiten werden differenziert durchleuchtet.
Apolipoprotein E
−/−
Mice Lacking Hemopexin Develop Increased Atherosclerosis via Mechanisms That Include Oxidative Stress and Altered Macrophage Function
Authors: Mehta Niyati U. , Grijalva Victor , Hama Susan , Wagner Alan , Navab Mohamad , Fogelman Alan M. , Reddy Srinivasa T. 
Published: April 2016

Objective—
We previously reported that hemopexin (Hx), a heme scavenger, is significantly increased and associated with proinflammatory high-density lipoprotein under atherogenic conditions. Although it is established that Hx together with macrophages plays a role in mitigating oxidative damage, the role of Hx in the development of atherosclerosis is unknown.

Approach and Results—

We used Hx and apoE double-knockout mice (HxE
−/−
) to determine the role of Hx in the development of atherosclerosis. HxE
−/−
mice had significantly more free heme, reactive oxygen species, and proinflammatory high-density lipoprotein in their circulation, when compared with control apoE
−/−
mice. Atherosclerotic plaque area (apoE
−/−
=9.72±2.5×10
4
μm
2
and HxE
−/−
=27.23±3.6×10
4
μm
2
) and macrophage infiltration (apoE
−/−
=38.8±5.8×10
3
μm
2
and HxE
−/−
=103.4±17.8×10
3
μm
2
) in the aortic sinus were significantly higher in the HxE
−/−
mice. Atherosclerotic lesions in the aortas were significantly higher in the HxE
−/−
mice compared with apoE
−/−
mice. Analysis of polarization revealed that macrophages from HxE
−/−
mice were more M1-like. Ex vivo studies demonstrated that HxE
−/−
macrophage cholesterol efflux capacity was significantly reduced when compared with apoE
−/−
mice. Injection of human Hx into HxE
−/−
mice reduced circulating heme levels and human Hx pretreatment of naive bone marrow cells ex vivo resulted in a shift from M1- to M2-like macrophages.

Conclusions—

We conclude that Hx plays a novel protective role in alleviating heme-induced oxidative stress, improving inflammatory properties of high-density lipoprotein, macrophage phenotype and function, and inhibiting the development of atherosclerosis in apoE
−/−
mice.
Nationwide Study on the Risk of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Patients With Psoriasis
Authors: Khalid Usman , Egeberg Alexander , Ahlehoff Ole , Smedegaard Laerke , Gislason Gunnar Hilmar , Hansen Peter Riis 
Published: April 2016

Objective—
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a complex multifactorial disease associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Increased inflammation including T-helper 17 cell–mediated effects has been implicated in AAA pathogenesis. Psoriasis is considered to be a T-helper 17-driven chronic inflammatory disease and in view of potentially overlapping inflammatory mechanisms, we investigated the risk of AAA in patients with psoriasis in a nationwide cohort.

Approach and Results—
The study comprised all Danish residents aged ≥18 years followed up from January 1, 1997, until diagnosis of AAA, December 31, 2011, migration or death. Information on comorbidity, concomitant medication, and socioeconomic status was identified by individual-level linkage of administrative registers. Incidence rates for AAA were calculated and incidence rate ratios adjusted for age, sex, comorbidity, medications, socioeconomic status, and smoking were estimated in Poisson regression models. A total of 5 495  203 subjects were eligible for analysis. During the study period, we identified 59 423 patients with mild psoriasis and 11 566 patients with severe psoriasis. The overall incidence rates of AAA were 3.72, 7.30, and 9.87 per 10 000 person-years for the reference population (23 696 cases), mild psoriasis (240 cases), and severe psoriasis (50 cases), respectively. The corresponding adjusted incidence rate ratios for AAA were increased in patients with psoriasis with incidence rate ratios of 1.20 (95% confidence interval, 1.03–1.39) and 1.67 (confidence interval, 1.21–2.32) for subjects with mild and severe disease, respectively.

Conclusions—
In a nationwide cohort, psoriasis was associated with a disease severity-dependent increased risk of AAA. The mechanisms and consequences of this novel finding require further investigation.
Vascular Actions of Angiotensin 1–7 in the Human Microcirculation
Authors: Durand Matthew J. , Zinkevich Natalya S. , Riedel Michael , Gutterman David D. , Nasci Victoria L. , Salato Valerie K. , Hijjawi John B. , Reuben Charles F. , North Paula E. , Beyer Andreas M. 
Published: April 2016

Objective—
This study examined vascular actions of angiotensin 1–7 (ANG 1–7) in human atrial and adipose arterioles.

Approach and Results—

The endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor of flow-mediated dilation (FMD) switches from antiproliferative nitric oxide (NO) to proatherosclerotic hydrogen peroxide in arterioles from humans with coronary artery disease (CAD). Given the known vasoprotective properties of ANG 1–7, we tested the hypothesis that overnight ANG 1–7 treatment restores the NO component of FMD in arterioles from patients with CAD. Endothelial telomerase activity is essential for preserving the NO component of vasodilation in the human microcirculation; thus, we also tested whether telomerase activity was necessary for ANG 1–7–mediated vasoprotection by treating separate arterioles with ANG 1–7±the telomerase inhibitor 2-[[(2E)-3-(2-naphthalenyl)-1-oxo-2-butenyl1-yl]amino]benzoic acid. ANG 1–7 dilated arterioles from patients without CAD, whereas dilation was significantly reduced in arterioles from patients with CAD. In atrial arterioles from patients with CAD incubated with ANG 1–7 overnight, the NO synthase inhibitor NG-nitro-
l
-arginine methyl ester abolished FMD, whereas the hydrogen peroxide scavenger polyethylene glycol catalase had no effect. Conversely, in vessels incubated with ANG 1–7+2-[[(2E)-3-(2-naphthalenyl)-1-oxo-2-butenyl1-yl]amino]benzoic acid, NG-nitro-
l
-arginine methyl ester had no effect on FMD, but polyethylene glycol catalase abolished dilation. In cultured human coronary artery endothelial cells, ANG 1–7 significantly increased telomerase activity. These results indicate that ANG 1–7 dilates human microvessels, and dilation is abrogated in the presence of CAD. Furthermore, ANG 1–7 treatment is sufficient to restore the NO component of FMD in arterioles from patients with CAD in a telomerase-dependent manner.

Conclusions—
ANG 1–7 exerts vasoprotection in the human microvasculature via modulation of telomerase activity.
Striatal Associative Learning Signals Are Tuned to In-groups
Authors: Powers Katherine E. , Somerville Leah H. , Kelley William M. , Heatherton Todd F. 
Published: April 2016

Abstract
An important feature of adaptive social behavior is the ability to flexibly modify future actions based on the successes or failures of past experiences. The ventral striatum (VS) occupies a central role in shaping behavior by using feedback to evaluate actions and guide learning. The current studies tested whether feedback indicating the need to update social knowledge would engage the VS, thereby facilitating subsequent learning. We also examined the sensitivity of these striatal signals to the value associated with social group membership. Across two fMRI studies, participants answered questions testing their knowledge about the preferences of personally relevant social groups who were high (in-group) or low (out-group) in social value. Participants received feedback indicating whether their responses were correct or incorrect on a trial-by-trial basis. After scanning, participants were given a surprise memory test examining memory for the different types of feedback. VS activity in response to social feedback correlated with subsequent memory, specifying a role for the VS in encoding and updating social knowledge. This effect was more robust in response to in-group than out-group feedback, indicating that the VS tracks variations in social value. These results provide novel evidence of a neurobiological mechanism adaptively tuned to the motivational relevance of the surrounding social environment that focuses learning efforts on the most valuable social outcomes and triggers adjustments in behavior when necessary.
Revisiting the Role of the Fusiform Face Area in Expertise
Authors: Bilalić Merim 
Published: April 2016

Abstract
The fusiform face area (FFA) is considered to be a highly specialized brain module because of its central importance for face perception. However, many researchers claim that the FFA is a general visual expertise module that distinguishes between individual examples within a single category. Here, I circumvent the shortcomings of some previous studies on the FFA controversy by using chess stimuli, which do not visually resemble faces, together with more sensitive methods of analysis such as multivariate pattern analysis. I also extend the previous research by presenting chess positions, complex scenes with multiple objects, and their interrelations to chess experts and novices as well as isolated chess objects. The first experiment demonstrates that chess expertise modulated the FFA activation when chess positions were presented. In contrast, single chess objects did not produce different activation patterns among experts and novices even when the multivariate pattern analysis was used. The second experiment focused on the single chess objects and featured an explicit task of identifying the chess objects but failed to demonstrate expertise effects in the FFA. The experiments provide support for the general expertise view of the FFA function but also extend the scope of our understanding about the function of the FFA. The FFA does not merely distinguish between different exemplars within the same category of stimuli. More likely, it parses complex multiobject stimuli that contain numerous functional and spatial relations.
Simulation of Doppler Lidar Measurement Range and Data Availability
Authors: Boquet Matthieu , Royer Philippe , Cariou Jean-Pierre , Machta Mehdi , Valla Matthieu 
Published: April 2016

AbstractThe measurement range of a coherent wind Doppler lidar (CWDL) along a laser beam is the maximum distance from the lidar where wind speed data are accurately retrieved. It means that, at this distance, a sufficient number of emitted laser photons are backscattered and received by the lidar. Understanding of the propagation of the laser through the atmosphere, and particularly the backscattering and extinction processes from aerosols, is therefore important to estimate the metrological performances of a CWDL instrument. The range is directly related to specific instrument characteristics and atmospheric content, such as the aerosols type, size, and density distributions. Associated with the measurement range is the notion of data availability, which can be defined, at a given range and over a time period, as the percentage number of data retrieved correctly by the CWDL over the total number of measurement attempts.This paper proposes a new approach to predict the CWDL data availability and range of measurement using both instrumental simulation and atmospheric observations of aerosol optical properties from weather stations and simulations. This method is applied in several CWDL measurement campaigns during which estimated data availabilities and ranges are compared with the observations. It is shown that it is fairly possible to anticipate the data availability and the range coverage of CWDL technology at any site of interest where atmospheric data are available. The method also offers an additional way to diagnose the operation of the instrument and will help in the design of future instruments.