bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Conducting achievements of Witold Rowicki in Poland and abroad
Authors: Juszyńska Krystyna 
Published: October 2017

Witold Rowicki (1914–1989) was one of the most renowned Polish conductors of the 2nd half of the 20th century who gave unique renditions of symphonic music, based on a careful selection of dynamics, tempo and sound proportions between particular groups of instruments. The range of his artistic achievements as a conductor is impressive and comprises over 600 concerts in Poland (most of them with the Warsaw Philharmonic and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice), more than 500 concerts abroad, huge concert repertoire ranging from classicism to contemporary music, performances given alongside a number of outstanding soloists, more than 100 records, compositional output, numerous arrangements and instrumentations, popularization of music, teaching activity. His biggest organizational achievement was the revival of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice (1945) and the Warsaw Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (1951) after the World War II. Witold Rowicki was a conductor of a particular merit for Polish culture.
Professor Jan Szyrocki – the pioneer of the West Pomeranian choral art
Authors: Halec Barbara 
Published: October 2017

The article presents the figure of Jan Szyrocki, a conductor, pedagogue and music culture promoter, connected with Szczecin for most of his life. He was the founder of the “Słowiki” Boys’ Choir, the “Berżeretki” Girls’ Choir and, first and foremost, the Choir of the University of Technology in Szczecin, which he cooperated with continually for 50 years. The article also describes Jan Szyrocki’s contribution to the establishment of the International Choral Festival in Międzyzdroje and “In terra pax” Choral Academy, as well as his collaboration with renowned composers (e.g. Andrzej Koszewski, Krzysztof Penderecki, Jan Hawel, Marek Jasiński) and the conductor of the Szczecin Philharmonic – Stefan Marczyk. The article also discusses other issues, such as the didactic, social and cultural activity of Prof. Jan Szyrocki, his professional activity in the Szczecin branch of the Academy of Music in Poznań and in the College of Music Culture, founded on his initiative at the University of Technology in Szczecin, as well as information on his membership in cultural organizations and juries, awarded prizes, medals and distinctions.
Evaluation of mericon E. coli O157 Screen Plus and mericon E. coli STEC O-Type Pathogen Detection Assays in Select Foods: Collaborative Study, First Action 2017.05
Authors: Bird Patrick , Benzinger M Joseph , Bastin Benjamin , Crowley Erin , Agin James , Goins David , Armstrong Marcia ,   Collaborators:, Arnts L , Clark D , Draper E , Duss A , Endres M , Franklin J , Guden K , Hariram U , Kaur N , Kim A , Klass N , Kupski B , Le S , Liska C , Mastalerz A , Matheus K , Sexton A , Thompson L , Wright H , Zheng J 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
QIAGEN mericon Escherichia coli O157 Screen Plus and mericon E. coli Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O-Type Pathogen Detection Assays use Real-Time PCR technology for the rapid, accurate detection of E. coli O157 and the “big six” (O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, O145) (non-O157 STEC) in select food types. Using a paired study design, the assays were compared with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook Chapter 5.09 reference method for the detection of E. coli O157:H7 in raw ground beef. Both mericon assays were evaluated using the manual and an automated DNA extraction method. Thirteen technicians from five laboratories located within the continental United States participated in the collaborative study. Three levels of contamination were evaluated. Statistical analysis was conducted according to the probability of detection (POD) statistical model. Results obtained for the low-inoculum level test portions produced a difference between laboratories POD (dLPOD) value with a 95% confidence interval of 0.00 (–0.12, 0.12) for the mericon E. coli O157 Screen Plus with manual and automated extraction and mericon E. coli STEC O-Type with manual extraction and –0.01 (–0.13, 0.10) for the mericon E. coli STEC O-Type with automated extraction. The dLPOD results indicate equivalence between the candidate methods and the reference method.
Young Workers’ Perceptions of Trade Unions in Portugal
Authors: Kovács Ilona , Dias João , da Conceição Cerdeira Maria 
Published: October 2017

This paper seeks to capture how unions are perceived by young workers in Portugal and to identify different types of perceptions. Our analysis considers both structural factors and subjective experiences and is based on semi-structured interviews with young people working in sectors with a high concentration of youth employment. The fact that young workers are increasingly exposed to the pressures of unemployment and precarious work might suggest that there is homogeneity in their perceptions about trade unions and collective action. However, our results show that young workers’ perceptions are not homogenous and that they interconnect with distinct segments, characterized by different socio-economic conditions, as defined by family status, education level and position in the labour market. Three types of perceptions were identified by content analysis of the interviews: positive, negative and critical perceptions. A final segment of younger and less-skilled workers, of families with low educational and economic resources and having left school prematurely, have neither information nor any understanding about unions.Our findings support the thesis that diversity of educational and early labour market experiences, which characterize transition processes to adulthood, shape the relation between young workers and unions, in particular the motivation to join unions. Capturing the diversity of young workers experiences and perceptions is a challenge to industrial relations research, as well as to trade unionism. It can provide unions with important insights into how to adapt their strategies to recruit new young members and to mobilize the latent interests of young workers in collective action.
Du territoire de projets à l’anti-projet de territoire. Grand équipement sportif et construction de l’intercommunalité en agglomération intermédiaire
Authors: CHABOCHE José 
Published: October 2017

Cet article s’inscrit dans la problématique des mutations contemporaines des politiques urbaines à travers, notamment, une tendance mondiale à leur conférer un caractère spectaculaire (Bélanger, 2000). Dans ce contexte, L’Odyssée, le plus imposant complexe aquatique-patinoire de France, financé par Chartres Métropole (« l’Agglo »), contribue-t-il efficacement à la construction intercommunale ? Observation directe, enquête archivistique et littérature scientifique charpentent cette recherche en géographie sociale. Outre la démonstration des effets contrastés de L’Odyssée sur la construction intercommunale, nos résultats montrent qu’il synthétise des évolutions plus globales par ses modes de conception, de réalisation et d’exploitation : omniprésence de l’intercommunalité dans le développement territorial, sans mandat démocratique direct ; concurrence interurbaine généralisée et multiscalaire ; accentuation de la marchandisation et de la rétraction de l’espace public urbain ; pilotage autoritaire de grandes opérations d’aménagement par des élites politiques attentives aux intérêts privés, lesquels sapent le maillage territorial d’équipements sportifs et réduisent les bénéfices collectifs au détriment des catégories sociales les moins bien positionnées. Stratégies individuelles et gouvernance conflictuelle liées à ce modèle amoindrissent les effets géographiques de l’intercommunalité et contribuent à l’essor de la figure de l’anti-projet de territoire.
‘Lyin' Ted’, ‘Crooked Hillary’, and ‘Deceptive Donald’: Language of Lies in the 2016 US Presidential Debates
Authors: Bond Gary D. , Holman Rebecka D. , Eggert Jamie‐Ann L. , Speller Lassiter F. , Garcia Olivia N. , Mejia Sasha C. , Mcinnes Kohlby W. , Ceniceros Eleny C. , Rustige Rebecca 
Published: October 2017

SummaryLanguage in the high‐stakes 2016 US presidential primary campaign was contentious, filled with name‐calling, personal attacks, and insults. Language in debates served at least three political functions: for image making, to imagine potential realities currently not in practice, and to disavow facts. In past research, the reality monitoring (RM) framework has discriminated accurately between truthful and deceptive accounts (~70% classification). Truthful accounts show greater sensory, time and space, and affective information, with little evidence of cognitive operations. An RM algorithm was used with Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count software to code candidates' language. RM scores were significantly higher in fact‐checked truth statements than in lies, and debate language in the 2016 primaries was as deceptive as fact‐checked lies. In a binary logistic regression model, one RM criterion, cognitive processes, predicted veracity using computerized RM, classifying 87% of fact‐checked truth statements but only 28% of fact‐checked lie statements (63% classification overall).Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
One‐Pot Synthesis of N‐Alkyl Benzotriazoles via a Brønsted Acid‐Catalyzed Three‐Component Reaction
Authors: Wang Xiangdong , Jia Chunqi , Feng Yadong , Wang Lianhui , Cui Xiuling 
Published: October 2017

AbstractA novel three‐component condensation reaction of benzotriazoles, aldehydes and tertiary anilines efficiently catalyzed by readily available organic acid p‐toluenesulfonic acid (PTSA) has been developed. A series of N‐alkyl benzotriazoles were synthesized in up to 97% yield for 21 examples starting from anilines, benzotriazoles and formaldehyde. This strategy features a simple system, atom economy, environmental friendliness, high efficiency, excellent regioselectivity, good functional group tolerance, easily available starting materials, and cheap catalyst. The mechanistic studies indicated that aza quinone methide was probably involved as an intermediate in this transformation.magnified image
Measures for Sustainable Investment Decisions and Business Strategy – A Triple Bottom Line Approach
Authors: Cubas‐Díaz Maite , Martínez Sedano Miguel Ángel 
Published: October 2017

AbstractTraditionally, most investors have only taken economic variables (profitability and risk) into account when making investment decisions. In this paper we propose two measures, the Relative Sustainable Performance Measure (RSPM) and the Measure of Commitment‐failure (MC), that permit sustainable decision making, which takes environmental and social variables into consideration in addition to the economic variables, for both investors and companies themselves. This makes a triple bottom line (TBL) approach to investment decision making possible. We apply our measures to the worldwide chemical sector and validate them. Moreover, we propose a 2D graphical sustainability analysis, which is simple and easy for investors to understand when making investment decisions and can be used if they are concerned about environmental and social matters. It also enables companies to analyse their sustainability performance and adapt their business plans accordingly. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment
Does the Eco‐Management and Audit Scheme Foster Innovation in European Firms?
Authors: Montobbio Fabio , Solito Ilaria 
Published: October 2017

AbstractThis paper studies whether environmental management systems can spur eco‐innovation, analyzing EMAS (Eco‐Management and Audit Scheme) adoption and patented innovations (at the European Patent Office) at firm level. It uses an original panel database of 30 439 European firms belonging to all sectors from 2003 to 2012. An original instrumental variable is implemented to control for potential endogeneity. The analysis reveals that EMAS adoption is conducive to more innovation at the firm level. The results vary across countries and sectors. In particular, EMAS is positively related to green patents for medium and low technology manufacturing. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment
A comprehensive genome‐wide analysis of long noncoding RNA expression profile in hepatocellular carcinoma
Authors: Cui Hongxia , Zhang Yunxing , Zhang Qiujie , Chen Wenming , Zhao Haibo , Liang Jun 
Published: October 2017

AbstractHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide, especially in East Asia and China. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are emerging as critical regulators that may be involved in the development and progression of cancers in humans. However, the contributions of lncRNAs to HCC development, metastasis, and recurrence remain largely unknown. In this study, we comprehensively investigated lncRNA expression profile in HCC and normal tissues using TCGA RNA sequencing data, one RNA sequencing dataset, and two microarray datasets from GEO. By analyzing these four datasets, we identified hundreds of expression‐dysregulated lncRNAs in HCC tissues compared with normal tissues. Genomic copy number variation analysis showed that many of those lncRNAs disorder are related to the copy number amplification or deletion. Moreover, several lncRNAs expression levels are associated with HCC patients' overall and recurrence‐free survival, such as RP1‐228H13.5, TMCC1‐AS1, LINC00205, and RP11‐307C12.11. Furthermore, we identified two lncRNAs termed PVT1 and SNHG7 that may be involved in HCC cells metastasis by comparing lncRNAs expression profiles between early recurrence HCC tissues with metastasis and late recurrence HCC tissues without metastasis. Finally, loss‐of‐function assays confirmed that knockdown of SNHG7 and PVT1 impaired HCC cells invasion. Taken together, these findings may provide a valuable resource for further identification of novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets for HCC patients.
Understanding consumers' purchasing behavior of ethnically disparate products
Authors: Hyun Jonghan , Fairhurst Ann 
Published: October 2017

AbstractRecent market trends in the USA suggest that an increasing number of consumers are purchasing products associated with disparate ethnic cultures. According to previous research, such behavior is influenced by the consumers' tendency to seek diversity. However, we argue that the drivers of the behavior is yet to be fully identified due to the lack of studies that investigate the specific behavior as a separate phenomenon. That is, most previous studies make no distinction between ethnically congruent and ethnically disparate products, but rather focus on products associated with an ethnic culture in general. Accordingly, we utilize the consumption value theory to develop a model for understanding the consumption of ethnically disparate products. The model is tested by presenting 581 participants with a survey questionnaire that includes a scenario associated with either the Asian culture, the Latin American culture, or the African culture. Structural equation modeling supports the model and suggests that the consumption behavior is influenced by not only the consumers' diversity seeking tendency, but also the consumers' attitude toward the ethnic culture associated with the product, and the value discrepancy between the consumers' own ethnic culture and the ethnic culture associated with the product. Additional tests further show that these effects are moderated by the ethnic‐embeddedness of the product. Implications of the findings for research and practice are discussed.
Pre‐Assembled Coumarin–Rhodamine Scaffold for Ratiometric Sensing of Nitric Oxide and Hypochlorite
Authors: Ong Jun Xiang , Pang Victoria Yu Ting , Tng Li Min , Ang Wee Han 
Published: October 2017

AbstractA new pre‐assembled ratiometric sensing platform was constructed from a coumarin donor and a rhodamine acceptor designed for through‐bond energy transfer (TBET). A phenylacetylene linker was installed to disrupt the planarity of the extended conjugated system but retaining the efficient energy transfer between the donor and acceptor motifs. To demonstrate its versatility as a sensing platform, we conjugated recognition motifs through amide coupling reactions to yield two TBET chemosensors capable of sensing either endogenously produced NO and ClO−. Both probes possessed high selectivity for their analytes, exhibited good stability under physiological conditions, and performed well as bioimaging probes in living cells.
Ultrathin Anionic Tungstophosphite Molecular Wire with Tunable Hydrophilicity and Catalytic Activity for Selective Epoxidation in Organic Media
Authors: Zhang Zhenxin , Sadakane Masahiro , Hara Michikazu , Ueda Wataru 
Published: October 2017

AbstractInvited for the cover of this issue are the groups of Zhenxin Zhang and Wataru Ueda at Kanagawa University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Hiroshima University. The image depicts the development of a tungstophosphite molecular wire through the growth of a tree, in which the roots represent the triangular PIIIO3 units with tungstate that assemble into the trunk of building blocks and the final wire grows on the branches. Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/chem.201703856.
Dynamic Web information foraging using self‐interested agents: Application to scientific citations network
Authors: Drias Yassine , Kechid Samir 
Published: October 2017

SummaryIn this paper, a dynamic information foraging approach is proposed. Game theory and more precisely normal‐form is adapted to model the addressed problem. We tackle the issue of Web information foraging as a game played by a set of self‐interested agents that aim at reaching relevant Web pages in a short time. We introduce three kinds of agents along with the strategies followed by each one of them. In fact, the actions performed by the agents would highly depend on the strategy they adopt. We propose a pure strategy, a mixed strategy, and a fully mixed strategy respectively for the three kinds of agents. The agents share a common goal, which is satisfying a specific information need and work together in order to achieve it. The cooperative aspect between the self‐interested agents allows to get information from the Web in an effective and efficient way. Furthermore, we discuss the dynamic aspect of our information foraging approach which is ensured thanks to a modular multi‐agent system architecture. In order to test our Web information foraging system, we performed extensive experiments on the Citation Network Dataset that includes more than 2.3 million scientific publications. A preprocessing step was conducted with the aim of classifying the publications according to the 2012 ACM ontology, the purpose being to make our approach scalable. We also compared the results of our approach with two information access approaches. The first one deals with Web information retrieval whereas the second concerns medical information foraging. The experimental results show the superiority of our approach in terms of efficiency and results quality.
Fullerene Black Modified Screen Printed Electrodes for the Quantification of Acetaminophen and Guanine
Authors: Valentini Federica , Ciambella Elena , Cataldo Franco , Calcaterra Andrea , Menegatti Luca , Talamo Maurizio 
Published: October 2017

AbstractFullerene Black (FB) and Extracted Fullerene Black (EFB) were used in modified screen‐printed electrodes producing electrochemical transducers (FB‐SPEs and EFB‐SPEs). A complete electrochemical study was performed and the best results are obtained working with FB‐SPEs, especially in terms of: 1. improved electron‐transfer kinetic mechanisms and 2. sensitivity and selectivity toward Acetaminophen (Ac) and Guanine (G). These latter represent two important electro‐active targets to quantify in medicine field application, because: Ac is a preferred alternative (as analgesic‐antipyretic agent) to aspirin, particularly for patients who cannot tolerate aspirin; the oxidation signal of G is useful for the fabrication of emerging analytical tools, such as DNA chipsand user‐friendly diagnostic devices. Ac and G are quantify by using FB‐SPEs electrochemical devices, with an extended linearity (1–300 μM for Ac; 0.1–300 μM for G), an excellent sensitivity (2.82 μA μM−1 cm−2 in the case of Ac; and 0.183 μA μM−1 cm−2 in the case of G), a low detection limit (0.01 μM for Ac; 0.005 μM for G), a very good reproducibility (both: intra‐; inter‐electrodes reproducibility RSD % ranging from 0.3–0.5 for Ac; and 0.50–0.85 for G) and a very fast response time (6 s for Ac; 5 s in the case of G). In addition, high selectivity is obtained at FB‐SPEs, meaning that the FB‐SPEs electrochemical transducers are suitable to simultaneously quantify Ac and G in real samples, having several different (highly concentrated) interference.
Efficient one‐pot synthesis of 1‐chlorovinyl p‐tolyl sulfoxides from aldehydes and ketones by the Horner‐Wadsworth‐Emmons reaction
Authors: Kimura Tsutomu , Kobayashi Gen , Ijima Shiori , Saito Sae , Imafuji Aki , Satoh Tsuyoshi 
Published: October 2017

AbstractA variety of 2‐monosubstituted and 2,2‐disubstituted 1‐chlorovinyl p‐tolyl sulfoxides was synthesized through a one‐pot procedure by the Horner‐Wadsworth‐Emmons reaction of carbonyl compounds with [chloro(diethoxyphosphoryl)(p‐tolylsulfinyl)methyl]lithium, which was generated from diethyl chlorophosphate, chloromethyl p‐tolyl sulfoxide, and lithium diisopropylamide in advance. The in situ‐prepared sulfoxides were directly converted into alkynes via the sulfoxide/magnesium exchange reaction with i‐PrMgCl and the subsequent Fritsch‐Buttenberg‐Wiechell rearrangement of the resulting magnesium alkylidene carbenoids.
First practical synthesis of novel 1‐phosphonylated pyrrolo[1,2‐a]pyrazine derivatives
Authors: Cervera‐Villanueva Juan Manuel Junior , Viveros‐Ceballos José Luis , Ordóñez Mario 
Published: October 2017

AbstractWe present a convenient synthetic approach to novel 1‐phosphonylated pyrrolo[1,2‐a]pyrazine derivatives based in efficient three‐component reactions. According to this method, N‐functionalized 2‐formylpyrrole derivatives are used as bifunctional coupling reagents in the reaction with dialkyl phosphites and amines to access to the target compounds.
The importance of choosing precipitation datasets
Authors: Simpson Micheal J. , Hirsch Adam , Grempler Kevin , Lupo Anthony 
Published: October 2017

AbstractPrecipitation data are important for hydrometeorological analyses, yet there are many ways to measure precipitation. The impact of station density analysed by the current study by comparing measurements from the Missouri Mesonet available via the Missouri Climate Center and Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow (CoCoRaHS) measurements archived at the program website. The CoCoRaHS data utilize citizen scientists to report precipitation data providing for much denser data resolution than available through the Mesonet. Although previous research has shown the reliability of CoCoRaHS data, the results here demonstrate important differences in details of the spatial and temporal distribution of annual precipitation across the state of Missouri using the two data sets. Furthermore, differences in the warm and cold season distributions are presented, some of which may be related to interannual variability such as that associated with the El Niño and Southern Oscillation. The contradictory results from two widely‐used datasets display the importance in properly choosing precipitation data that have vastly differing temporal and spatial resolutions. With significantly different yearly aggregated precipitation values, the authors stress caution in selecting 1 particular rainfall dataset as conclusions drawn could be unrepresentative of the actual values. This issue may be remediated by increased spatiotemporal coverage of precipitation data.