bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
BPcontrol
Authors: Carrera Adrián , Pifarré Marc , Vilaplana Jordi , Cuadrado Josep , Solsona Sara , Mateo Jordi , Solsona Francesc 
Published: December 2016

SummaryBackground Hypertension or high blood pressure is on the rise. Not only does it affect the elderly but is also increasingly spreading to younger sectors of the population. Treating this condition involves exhaustive monitoring of patients. The current mobile health services can be improved to perform this task more effectively.Objective To develop a useful, user-friendly, robust and efficient app, to monitor hypertensive patients and adapted to the particular requirements of hypertension.Methods This work presents BPcontrol, an Android and iOS app that allows hypertensive patients to communicate with their health-care centers, thus facilitating monitoring and diagnosis. Usability, robustness and efficiency factors for BPcontrol were evaluated for different devices and operating systems (Android, iOS and system-aware). Furthermore, its features were compared with other similar apps in the literature.Results BPcontrol is robust and user-friendly. The respective start-up efficiency of the Android and iOS versions of BPcontrol were 2.4 and 8.8 times faster than a system-aware app. Similar values were obtained for the communication efficiency (7.25 and 11.75 times faster for the Android and iOS respectively). When comparing plotting performance, BPcontrol was on average 2.25 times faster in the Android case. Most of the apps in the literature have no communication with a server, thus making it impossible to compare their performance with BPcontrol.Conclusions Its optimal design and the good behavior of its facilities make BPcontrol a very promising mobile app for monitoring hypertensive patients.Citation: Carrera A, Pifarré M, Vilaplana J, Cuadrado J, Solsona S, Mateo J, Solsona F. BPcontrol: a mobile app to monitor hypertensive patients
Use of remote-sensing reflectance to constrain a data assimilating marine biogeochemical model of the Great Barrier Reef
Authors: Jones Emlyn M. , Baird Mark E. , Mongin Mathieu , Parslow John , Skerratt Jenny , Lovell Jenny , Margvelashvili Nugzar , Matear Richard J. , Wild-Allen Karen , Robson Barbara , Rizwi Farhan , Oke Peter , King Edward , Schroeder Thomas , Steven Andy , Taylor John 
Published: December 2016

Abstract. Skillful marine biogeochemical (BGC) models are required to understand a range of coastal and global phenomena such as changes in nitrogen and carbon cycles. The refinement of BGC models through the assimilation of variables calculated from observed in-water inherent optical properties (IOPs), such as phytoplankton absorption, is problematic. Empirically derived relationships between IOPs and variables such as chlorophyll-a concentration (Chl a), total suspended solids (TSS) and coloured dissolved organic matter (CDOM) have been shown to have errors that can exceed 100 % of the observed quantity. These errors are greatest in shallow coastal regions, such as the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), due to the additional signal from bottom reflectance. Rather than assimilate quantities calculated using IOP algorithms, this study demonstrates the advantages of assimilating quantities calculated directly from the less error-prone satellite remote-sensing reflectance (RSR). To assimilate the observed RSR, we use an in-water optical model to produce an equivalent simulated RSR and calculate the mismatch between the observed and simulated quantities to constrain the BGC model with a deterministic ensemble Kalman filter (DEnKF). The traditional assumption that simulated surface Chl a is equivalent to the remotely sensed OC3M estimate of Chl a resulted in a forecast error of approximately 75 %. We show this error can be halved by instead using simulated RSR to constrain the model via the assimilation system. When the analysis and forecast fields from the RSR-based assimilation system are compared with the non-assimilating model, a comparison against independent in situ observations of Chl a, TSS and dissolved inorganic nutrients (NO3, NH4 and DIP) showed that errors are reduced by up to 90 %. In all cases, the assimilation system improves the simulation compared to the non-assimilating model. Our approach allows for the incorporation of vast quantities of remote-sensing observations that have in the past been discarded due to shallow water and/or artefacts introduced by terrestrially derived TSS and CDOM or the lack of a calibrated regional IOP algorithm.
Determination of Biotin in Infant, Pediatric, and Adult Nutritionals by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Fluorescence Detection: Single-Laboratory Validation, First Action 2016.11
Authors: Lin Qi , Ding Yi , Poh Fiona , Zhang Chunyan , Pan Shang-Jing , Schimpf Karen J 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
A reversed-phase HPLC method with postcolumn protein conjugation and fluorescence detection for the quantitative determination of biotin in infant, pediatric, and adult nutritionals was developed and evaluated in a single-laboratory validation (SLV). Sample of appropriate size is mixed with 2% metaphosphoric acid to precipitate out the protein. The filtrate is injected onto a C18 HPLC column in which biotin and riboflavin are separated with an appropriate mobile phase. The biotin, after eluting from the column, binds with the streptavidin fluorescein to become a fluorescent conjugate. The conjugate is then detected by fluorescence at λex = 495 nm and λem = 518 nm. A column switch is used in the method as an option to shorten the run time from 30 to 15 min, by eluting out riboflavin at a higher flow rate. In this SLV, a total of 19 AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals matrixes representing a range of infant,pediatric, and adult formulas were evaluated for their biotin content. The analytical range was 1.66–142 μg/100 g reconstituted final product. The repeatability and intermediate precision ranged from 0.5 to 3.0% RSDr and from 1.3 to 4.5% RSDiR, respectively. Recovery from spiked matrixes varied from 95 to 111%, and accuracy of quantification using Standard Reference Material 1849a ranged from 99 to 105%. The LOQ in reconstituted product was estimated to be 0.8 μg/100 g. The method was approved by the Expert Review Panel as First Action at the 2016 AOAC INTERNATIONAL Mid-Year Meeting.
Proposta de um Algoritmo Híbrido baseado em Colônia de Formigas para o Problema de Roteamento de Veículos com Restrições de Cobertura
Authors: Souza Vitor A A , Lopes Ramon , Januario Tiago 
Published: December 2016

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>O Problema de Roteamento de Veículos (PRV) é um problema clássico de Otimização Combinatória, e a principal motivação para o seu estudo e de suas variações é o alto gasto com o transporte de cargas, impactando nos preços da matéria prima e do produto final. Neste trabalho, estuda-se uma variação do PRV denominada Problema de Cobertura Multi- Veículo (PCMV) que, diferentemente das demais variações existentes na literatura, possui restrições de cobertura e natureza seletiva, além das restrições de carga nos veículos. Este trabalho propõe um algoritmo híbrido baseado em Colônia de Formigas (CF) para o PCMV que utiliza um algoritmo Variable Neighborhood Search (VNS) e fundamenta-se na trans- formação do PCMV em um Problema de Roteamento de Veículos Capacitado (PRVC), para o qual o método apresentado foi projetado. O algoritmo proposto obteve 16 novos limites primais para as 30 Instâncias consideradas em um tempo computacional inferior a 21 segundos, enquanto os resultados apresentados na literatura foram encontrados em até quatro horas de execução. </span></p></div></div></div>
Le Congrès juif canadien et l’hostilité à l’immigration juive dans l’immédiat après-guerre (1945-1948)1
Authors: Burgard Antoine 
Published: December 2016

La politique migratoire canadienne des années 1930 et 1940 est la plus restrictive et sélective de l’histoire du pays, notamment en raison de son hostilité envers les populations migrantes juives. La question de l’antisémitisme au Canada et au Québec ne peut donc se poser sans revenir sur la position d’Ottawa en matière migratoire. Dans cet article, nous souhaitons examiner non pas les manifestations de cette hostilité, mais la manière dont celle-ci fut perçue et combattue par le Congrès juif canadien (CJC), alors principale organisation de la communauté, entre 1945 et 1948. En effet, quelle image le CJC a-t-il vraiment de l’hostilité de l’opinion publique et des mécanismes discriminatoires de la politique migratoire canadienne ? Et comment cette perception façonne-t-elle durablement sa stratégie de lutte contre l’antisémitisme et l’hostilité à l’immigration juive ainsi que ses rapports avec le gouvernement King ? L’analyse fine du travail des principaux cadres du CJC sur cette question permet de jeter un éclairage nouveau sur la place de l’organisation au sein du judaïsme canadien, de mieux cerner ses relations avec la presse et, surtout, ses rapports avec un gouvernement et une administration pour le moins hostiles à l’entrée de migrants juifs au Canada.
The Opaque Nature of John Constable’s Naturalism
Authors: Wien Iris 
Published: December 2016

Situant les dessins de Constable dans un contexte épistémologique post-Berkleyien, cet article suggère que le basculement vers une structure représentationnelle, qui met l’accent sur l’écart entre les fonctions figuratives et picturales, avait été nécessaire pour assurer la prétention à la vérité du naturalisme de l’artiste. Nous soutenons que les modulations réalistes dans la conceptualisation sémiotique de Berkeley de la perception visuelle furent instrumentales à une esthétique qui s’efforçait d’enligner le langage de la nature avec le sentiment, réconciliant ainsi l’expression subjective et les demandes de l’objectivité. Pourtant, ainsi que nous le démontrons, la rupture d’un ordre de représentation « transparent » qu’opéra Constable eut des implications non seulement scientifiques, mais également idéologiques.
The Struggle Against Naturalism: Soviet Art from the 1920s to the 1950s
Authors: Silina Maria 
Published: December 2016

En 1936, en Union soviétique, des critiques anonymes lancèrent une campagne répressive « contre le naturalisme et le formalisme ». Il devint alors impossible, pour plusieurs artistes, d’exposer leur travail et de participer à des concours artistiques. Les artistes « formalistes », tels le suprématiste Kasimir Malevitch et le réaliste analytique Pavel Filonov, étaient facilement identifiables, car ils étaient représentatifs du modernisme européen. La définition du naturalisme, par contre, était beaucoup moins précise. Perçu comme une reproduction presque photographique de la réalité, le naturalisme était pratiqué par les membres de l’Association des artistes de la Russie révolutionnaire. Dans cet article, nous étudions l’histoire de la notion de naturalisme en Union soviétique durant les années 1920–1950 et démontrons son importance pour la définition du réalisme socialiste.
Effect of UV-light illumination on oxide-based electric-double-layer thin-film transistors
Authors: Zhou Jumei , Hu Yunping 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
Indium–tin-oxide (ITO)-based thin-film transistors (TFTs) were fabricated using porous SiO2 deposited by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition and Al2O3 deposited by atomic layer deposition as dielectrics. The results showed that the porous SiO2 film exhibited a high electric-double-layer (EDL) capacitance. Devices gated by the EDL dielectric exhibited a high drain current on/off ratio of >106 and a low operation voltage of <2.0 V in the dark. When illuminated by 254 nm UV light, ITO-based EDL TFTs gated by a single SiO2 dielectric displayed weak photo-responses. However, devices gated by a stacked Al2O3/EDL dielectric displayed a high photo responsivity of more than 104 with a gate bias of −0.5 V (depletion state).
Fabrication of four-path remote outdoor wind velocity measurement system and its performance evaluation
Authors: Yamada Akira , Oba Kensyo , Shimizu Masato 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
A method is proposed for the remote measurement of the outdoor ground-surface two-dimensional (2D) vector wind velocity field averaged over a region of 10–50 m size. To this end, four-channel (4ch) sound wave transmitters and receivers were placed at the corners of a rectangular monitoring site. From the four-path travel time data, the wind velocity and direction averaged over the region were estimated under the uniform-wind-field assumption. By this method, misestimation due to the local turbulence wind field, which is encountered in conventional in situ-type anemometers, can be avoided. To achieve a satisfying speed data collection that keeps up with the rapid changes in real wind field, coded modulation signals were transmitted and received simultaneously between all the 4ch speaker/microphone pairs. Test experiments demonstrated that time variations of vector wind velocities spatially averaged over the area were successively measured with satisfying speed and accuracy.
Enhancement of oxygen in the magnetic island associated with dipolarization fronts
Authors: Wang J. , Cao J. B. , Fu H. S. , Liu W. L. , Lu S. 
Published: December 2016

AbstractA significant enhancement of O+ is observed by Cluster inside an earthward propagating magnetic island behind a dipolarization front (DF). Such enhancement, from 0.005 to 0.03 cm−3, makes the O+ flux inside the magnetic island ~20 times larger than that outside the magnetic island. In the meantime, the H+ density is nearly a constant, 0.1 cm−3, during the magnetic‐island encounter. This results in a dramatic increase of the density ratio,
, from 0.05 to 0.3 (about 10 times as large as the average value in the plasma sheet) and a dramatic decrease of the local Alfvén speed from VA ≈ 770 km/s to VA ≈ 430 km/s inside the magnetic island. The decrease of Alfvén speed indicates an asymmetric reconnection and a slow magnetic reconnection rate near the secondary X line. Since the reconnection rates at the primary X line and secondary X line are imbalanced, the DFs and magnetic islands are pushed to propagate earthward by the outflow of the primary reconnection, as demonstrated in recent simulations.
Electron holes in the outer radiation belt: Characteristics and their role in electron energization
Authors: Vasko I. Y. , Agapitov O. V. , Mozer F. S. , Artemyev A. V. , Drake J. F. , Kuzichev I. V. 
Published: December 2016

AbstractVan Allen Probes have detected electron holes (EHs) around injection fronts in the outer radiation belt. Presumably generated near equator, EHs propagate to higher latitudes potentially resulting in energization of electrons trapped within EHs. This process has been recently shown to provide electrons with energies up to several tens of keV and requires EH propagation up to rather high latitudes. We have analyzed more than 100 EHs observed around a particular injection to determine their kinetic structure and potential energy sources supporting the energization of trapped electrons. EHs propagate with velocities from 1000 to 20,000 km/s (a few times larger than the thermal velocity of the coldest background electron population). The parallel scale of observed EHs is from 0.3 to 3 km that is of the order of hundred Debye lengths. The perpendicular to parallel scale ratio is larger than one in a qualitative agreement with the theoretical scaling relation. The amplitudes of EH electrostatic potentials are generally below 100 V. We determine the properties of the electron population trapped within EHs by making use of the Bernstein‐Green‐Kruskal analysis and via analysis of EH magnetic field signatures. The density of the trapped electron population is on average 20% of the background electron density. The perpendicular temperature of the trapped population is on average 300 eV and is larger for faster EHs. We show that energy losses of untrapped electrons scattered by EHs in the inhomogeneous background magnetic field may balance the energization of trapped electrons.
In situ statistical observations of Pc1 pearl pulsations and unstructured EMIC waves by the Van Allen Probes
Authors: Paulson K. W. , Smith C. W. , Lessard M. R. , Torbert R. B. , Kletzing C. A. , Wygant J. R. 
Published: December 2016

AbstractWe present here the first in situ statistical survey of structured Pc1 pearl pulsations compared with unstructured electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves observed by the Van Allen Probes spacecraft. This data set was compiled from observations spanning 8 September 2012 through 31 August 2015 and comprises over 1630 h of total EMIC wave activity, of which 291 h exhibited pearl structure. Additionally, we have identified 29 wave events demonstrating periodically oscillating wave packets, mostly about the magnetic equator, indicated by the reversal of Poynting flux along the background magnetic field. We have found several stark differences between Pc1 pearl pulsations and unstructured EMIC waves. While unstructured EMIC waves demonstrate the predicted behavior of a higher occurrence across the dayside with enhanced wave power at dusk, pearl pulsations occur uniformly across magnetic local time, with a small enhancement in the late morning sector. Pearl pulsations were more often observed during magnetospherically quiet periods, particularly in the late recovery period of geomagnetic storms. The mean excitation frequency of pearl pulsations was observed to be independent of the local ion cyclotron frequency, and individual wave investigations indicate that the modulation period also remained constant for the duration of the event over a finite range in L. We examine three possible generation mechanisms—the bouncing wave packet model, modulation by ultralow‐frequency Pc4 and Pc5 waves, and the formation of an ion cyclotron resonator—but are unable to definitively confirm the validity of any one model.
Reply to comment by Remya et al. on “Effects of electron temperature anisotropy on proton mirror instability evolution”
Authors: Ahmadi Narges , Germaschewski Kai , Raeder Joachim 
Published: December 2016

AbstractIn the comment to our paper, Remya et al. (2017) state that we conclude that their theory is incorrect; however, no such conclusion is in our paper. In fact, as stated in their paper, we agree with their theory that shows the impact of heavy ions and electron temperature anisotropy on the competition of the ion anisotropy instabilities. While their linear theory is correct, our paper focused on the nonlinear evolution, where one needs to be careful in assuming a given electron anisotropy, because electrons themselves can be unstable to the electron whistler instability, which quickly lowers the anisotropy to levels where, in the absence of heavy ions, it is not sufficient to significantly change the balance between proton cyclotron and mirror mode. We agree that the electron whistler instability will not lead to complete isotropization of the electrons but only lower it to the instability threshold. In the parameter regime addressed, this limited isotropization will still eliminate the dominance of mirror mode and restore the usual dominance of the proton cyclotron mode, so our point still stands. Our simulations showed an isotropization of the electrons beyond the electron whistler threshold. In this reply, we will show that there are two contributing reasons: The nonlinear evolution of the mirror instability affects the electron anisotropy, as does unphysical numerical heating due to the limited resolution of a particle‐in‐cell simulation. We further discuss the coexistence of electron whistler instability and mirror instability, and we agree that both instabilities can be present in the magnetosheath.
Impact of Asian aerosol forcing on tropical Pacific circulation and the relationship to global temperature trends
Authors: Kuntz L. B. , Schrag D. P. 
Published: December 2016

AbstractThe recent slowdown in the warming of global surface temperatures has been linked to the enhancement of trade winds in the central equatorial Pacific. The possible role of Asian aerosol emissions in forcing these wind anomalies is investigated through a series of idealized model simulations. Circulation patterns in response to localized negative radiative perturbations, indicative of aerosol effects, are investigated for both a slab and an active ocean models. The results suggest that Asian aerosols cannot explain the recent intensification of trade wind anomalies in the equatorial Pacific.
Comprehensive assessment of PM2.5 physicochemical properties during the Southeast Asia dry season (southwest monsoon)
Authors: Khan Md Firoz , Sulong Nor Azura , Latif Mohd Talib , Nadzir Mohd Shahrul Mohd , Amil Norhaniza , Hussain Dini Fajrina Mohd , Lee Vernon , Hosaini Puteri Nurafidah , Shaharom Suhana , Yusoff Nur Amira Yasmin Mohd , Hoque Hossain Mohammed Syedul , Chung Jing Xiang , Sahani Mazrura , Mohd Tahir Norhayati , Juneng Liew , Maulud Khairul Nizam Abdul , Abdullah Sharifah Mastura Syed , Fujii Yusuke , Tohno Susumu , Mizohata Akira 
Published: December 2016

AbstractA comprehensive assessment of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) compositions during the Southeast Asia dry season is presented. Samples of PM2.5 were collected between 24 June and 14 September 2014 using a high‐volume sampler. Water‐soluble ions, trace species, rare earth elements, and a range of elemental carbon (EC) and organic carbon were analyzed. The characterization and source apportionment of PM2.5 were investigated. The results showed that the 24 h PM2.5 concentration ranged from 6.64 to 68.2 µg m−3. Meteorological driving factors strongly governed the diurnal concentration of aerosol, while the traffic in the morning and evening rush hours coincided with higher levels of CO and NO2. The correlation analysis for non sea‐salt K+‐EC showed that EC is potentially associated with biomass burning events, while the formation of secondary organic carbon had a moderate association with motor vehicle emissions. Positive matrix factorization (PMF) version 5.0 identified the sources of PM2.5: (i) biomass burning coupled with sea salt [I] (7%), (ii) aged sea salt and mixed industrial emissions (5%), (iii) road dust and fuel oil combustion (7%), (iv) coal‐fired combustion (25%), (v) mineral dust (8%), (vi) secondary inorganic aerosol (SIA) coupled with F− (15%), and (vii) motor vehicle emissions coupled with sea salt [II] (24%). Motor vehicle emissions, SIA, and coal‐fired power plant are the predominant sources contributing to PM2.5. The response of the potential source contribution function and Hybrid Single‐Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory backward trajectory model suggest that the outline of source regions were consistent to the sources by PMF 5.0.