bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Safety and Feasibility of Image-Guided BrainPath-Mediated Transsulcul Hematoma Evacuation: A Multicenter Study
Authors: Labib Mohamed A. , Shah Mitesh , Kassam Amin B. , Young Ronald , Zucker Lloyd , Maioriello Anthony , Britz Gavin , Agbi Charles , Day JD , Gallia Gary , Kerr Robert , Pradilla Gustavo , Rovin Richard , Kulwin Charles , Bailes Julian 
Published: June 2016

AbstractBACKGROUND:Subcortical injury resulting from conventional surgical management of intracranial hemorrhage may counteract the potential benefits of hematoma evacuation.OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and potential benefits of a novel, minimally invasive approach for clot evacuation in a multicenter study.METHODS:The integrated approach incorporates 5 competencies: (1) image interpretation and trajectory planning, (2) dynamic navigation, (3) atraumatic access system (BrainPath, NICO Corp, Indianapolis, Indiana), (4) extracorporeal optics, and (5) automated atraumatic resection. Twelve neurosurgeons from 11 centers were trained to use this approach through a continuing medical education–accredited course. Demographical, clinical, and radiological data of patients treated over 2 years were analyzed retrospectively.RESULTS:Thirty-nine consecutive patients were identified. The median Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score at presentation was 10 (range, 5-15). The thalamus/basal ganglion regions were involved in 46% of the cases. The median hematoma volume and depth were 36 mL (interquartile range [IQR], 27-65 mL) and 1.4 cm (IQR, 0.3-2.9 cm), respectively. The median time from ictus to surgery was 24.5 hours (IQR, 16-66 hours). The degree of hematoma evacuation was ≥90%, 75% to 89%, and 50% to 74% in 72%, 23%, and 5.0% of the patients, respectively. The median GCS score at discharge was 14 (range, 8-15). The improvement in GCS score was statistically significant (P< .001). Modified Rankin Scale data were available for 35 patients. Fifty-two percent of those patients had a modified Rankin Scale score of ≤2. There were no mortalities.CONCLUSION:The approach was safely performed in all patients with a relatively high rate of clot evacuation and functional independence.
Knee extension strength and post-operative functional prediction in quadriceps resection for soft-tissue sarcoma of the thigh
Authors: Tanaka A. , Yoshimura Y. , Aoki K. , Kito M. , Okamoto M. , Suzuki S. , Momose T. , Kato H. 
Published: June 2016

ObjectivesOur objective was to predict the knee extension strength and post-operative function in quadriceps resection for soft-tissue sarcoma of the thigh.MethodsA total of 18 patients (14 men, four women) underwent total or partial quadriceps resection for soft-tissue sarcoma of the thigh between 2002 and 2014. The number of resected quadriceps was surveyed, knee extension strength was measured with the Biodex isokinetic dynamometer system (affected side/unaffected side) and relationships between these were examined. The Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) score, Toronto Extremity Salvage Score (TESS), European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) score and the Short Form 8 were used to evaluate post-operative function and examine correlations with extension strength. The cutoff value for extension strength to expect good post-operative function was also calculated using a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and Fisher’s exact test.ResultsExtension strength decreased when the number of resected quadriceps increased (p < 0.001), and was associated with lower MSTS score, TESS and EQ-5D (p = 0.004, p = 0.005, p = 0.006, respectively). Based on the functional evaluation scales, the cutoff value of extension strength was 56.2%, the equivalent to muscle strength with resection of up to two muscles.ConclusionGood post-operative results can be expected if at least two quadriceps muscles are preserved. Cite this article: A. Tanaka, Y. Yoshimura, K. Aoki, M. Kito, M. Okamoto, S. Suzuki, T. Momose, H. Kato. Knee extension strength and post-operative functional prediction in quadriceps resection for soft-tissue sarcoma of the thigh. Bone Joint Res 2016;5:232–238. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.56.2000631.
‘They were marched almost day and night’: The effects of sleep deprivation on the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution
Authors: Sellick Gary 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
The effects of sleep deprivation on the Civil War generals has become well established in the recent years. However, a similar study of Revolutionary War generals and armies has not been so forthcoming. Focusing on the crucial Southern Campaign (1780–81), this article will explore the effects of sleep deprivation on both commanders and the armies of the Revolutionary War. Using contemporary scientific research and primary sources from the Revolutionary period, this study will show how sleep deprivation affected two of the major battles of the Revolutionary War: Camden and Cowpens. Both of these battles were decisive, and the evidence points strongly to sleep deprivation playing an important role in their outcomes. This article will also explore contemporary ideas of sleep deprivation from the Revolutionary era. Using medical journals and pamphlets, this paper will assess what the armies of the Revolutionary War and their generals knew of sleep deprivation, as well as the ways in which they attempted to combat it. More broadly, discussing the contemporary excuses given by defeated leaders and explaining the cultural concepts from the eighteenth century will show how different people in the period used the word fatigue in very different ways.
‘We’re all Avengers now’: Community-building, civil religion and nominal multiculturalism in Marvel Comics’ Fear Itself
Authors: Ahmed Maaheen , Lund Martin 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
This article discusses Marvel Comics’ 2011 crossover ‘event’ ‘Fear Itself’. It suggests that the event argues for national unity in a time of crisis by mobilizing America’s self-definition as a multicultural nation as well as civil religion. The article discusses ‘Fear Itself’s’ attempted construction of national myth through looking at the way it represents the media, US multiculturalism (in a generalized form that nominally includes non-white groups while frequently failing to account for them) and ‘sacralized’ civil religious aspects of US history. Especially salient in this connection is the event’s engagement with the Roosevelt years. In doing so, it is argued, ‘Fear Itself’ presents an Americanness that relies on an idealized and nostalgic notion of the so-called ‘Greatest Generation’, a tightly knit, self-sacrificing civil society that supposedly came into being during that period.
Reading the ‘queen of porn’: Jenna Jameson, feminist ethics and entrepreneurial selfhood
Authors: Gwynne Joel 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
In recent years, porn stars have undeniably emerged as dominant figures in American popular culture. The career of Jenna Jameson is a case in point. Not only a former porn star but also an entrepreneur and celebrity, Jameson now features as a regular attraction in lifestyle magazines such as People and Us Weekly, on the television channels VH1, E! Entertainment, HBO, and in advertisements for Abercrombie & Fitch. In exploring Jenna Jameson and N. Strauss’s How to Make Love Like a Porn Star ([2004] 2010), this article will suggest that while the memoir acknowledges the misogyny and numerous constraints placed upon women within the sex industry, it nevertheless affirms the empowering possibilities of entrepreneurial selfhood and the liberating potential of sex work. Even though the commercial success of porn star memoirs can be positioned as a further marker of the contemporary fascination with the porn industry, I would like to suggest that these texts offer more than merely sensationalistic, ‘trash’ accounts of hardship and exploitation.
Media ecology and hashtag activism: #Kaleidoscope
Authors: Crandall Heather , Cunningham Carolyn M. 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
A new form of social change through social media is hasthag activism, in which activists draw attention to a specific cause by using a metadata tag, such as #BlackLivesMatter. This new mechanism for social change in our new media environment is questionable, and there is little understanding of what this type of activism creates. Media ecology offers insight into the possible consequences of engagement with hashtag activism and proposes ways we can understand how it alters our consciousness and behaviour. Using the metaphor of a kaleidoscope, we explore what hashtag activism offers, its multi-layered beauty as well as the dark side of this new media form. We examine how hashtag activism furthers (and doesn’t) democratic communication and participation and offer some directions for future research into these online forms of resistance.
Deleuze the media ecologist? Extensions of and advances on McLuhan
Authors: Jenkins Eric , Zhang Peter 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
The authors argue that Gilles Deleuze can be read as a media ecologist, extending many insights of Marshall McLuhan’s including the idea that the medium is the message, that the content of any medium is another medium, and that media extend and alter human faculties. Yet since McLuhan preferred to write in axioms and probes, Deleuze provides a more robust theorizing of these issues. Specifically, Deleuze advances on McLuhan by providing a more complex notion of media as assemblages, avoiding the dilemmas of technological determinism, by developing a more robust way of understanding affect and desire, away from McLuhan’s notion of sensory ratios, and by establishing power and ethics as central concerns, against McLuhan’s primarily descriptive scholarly approach. We conclude that Deleuze thus illustrates the continuing relevance of McLuhan’s foundational work, yet his advances on McLuhan offer many prospects for improving the study of media from a media ecological perspective.
Counterblast: Marshall McLuhan and the sphere of art
Authors: Gordon G. Josué Baruj 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
This article explores the relationship Marshall McLuhan has with the sphere of modern and contemporary art. Some of McLuhan´s concepts (such as probe, artist, medium) are explained following Wyndham Lewis’s view and understanding of the twentieth-century modernism art sphere. McLuhan’s 1954 edition of Counterblast presents itself as a valuable tool for this analysis. The contemporary art scene is quickly analyzed through a contrast between Paul Virilio’s view on contemporary art and some of McLuhan’s comment on the role of art and the artist. The concepts of cliché and archetype are used for this enterprise.
From sociality of media to the social as a medium: Diagrams and models of media theory
Authors: Drucker Johanna 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
This article takes mediating processes, rather than media objects, as its focus. It examines three different formulations of knowledge mediation, each of which can be modelled as a diagrammatic structure that takes historical as well as contemporary form. These three formulations are declarative/instrumental, contemplative/generative, and stochastic/constitutive, and each is positioned differently with respect to the idea that media “operationalize” knowledge. The goal is to suggest that we might “think media” beyond instrumental activity, by paying attention to mediating processes, rather than media objects, and that this might shift focus in media theory from attending to the social character of media, towards understanding the mediating aspects of “the social”.
Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man (1964), the foundations of Marshall McLuhan’s tetrad
Authors: Islas Octavio 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
The year 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of the first edition of Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man (1964), third book of Herbert Marshall McLuhan, and of considerable transcendence in the contemporary communicology imaginary. In the referred text it is possible to find the foundations of the ‘McLuhan tetrad’, which admits to be considered as the perfect conclusion of McLuhan’s fruitful intellectual work. The tetrad was released by Eric McLuhan, the eldest of the six children of Marshall, in the book, Laws Media: The New Science (1988).
Reviews
Authors: Trujillo Laura , Lunceford Brett 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
The Secret War between Downloading and Uploading: Tales of the Computer as Culture Machine, Peter Lunenfeld (2011) London and Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 219 pp., ISBN: 9780262015479, p/bk, $27.86
Coding Freedom: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Hacking, E. G. Coleman (2013) Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 272 pp., ISBN-10: 0691144613, p/bk, $17.75
Sharp Singular Trudinger–Moser Inequalities in Lorentz–Sobolev Spaces
Authors: Lu Guozhen , Tang Hanli 
Published: June 2016

AbstractIn this paper, we first establish a singular(0<β<n${(0<\beta<n}$) Trudinger–Moser inequality on any bounded domain inℝn${\mathbb{R}^{n}}$with Lorentz–Sobolev norms (Theorem 1.1). Next, we prove the critical singular(0<β<n${(0<\beta<n}$) Trudinger–Moser inequality on any unbounded domain inℝn${\mathbb{R}^{n}}$with Lorentz–Sobolev norms (Theorem 1.2). Then, we set up a subcritical singular(0<β<n${(0<\beta<n}$) Trudinger–Moser inequality on any unbounded domain inℝn${\mathbb{R}^{n}}$with Lorentz–Sobolev norms (Theorem 1.3). Finally, we establish the subcritical nonsingular(β=0${(\beta=0}$) Trudinger–Moser inequality on any unbounded domain inℝn${\mathbb{R}^{n}}$with Lorentz–Sobolev norms (Theorem 1.5). The constants in all these inequalities are sharp. In [9], for the proof of Theorem 1.2 in the nonsingular caseβ=0${\beta=0}$, the following inequality was used (see [17]):u∗⁢(r)-u∗⁢(r0)≤1n⁢wn1/n⁢∫rr0U⁢(s)⁢s1/n⁢d⁢ss,$u^{\ast}(r)-u^{\ast}(r_{0})\leq\frac{1}{nw_{n}^{{1/n}}}\int_{r}^{r_{0}}U(s)s^{% {1/n}}\frac{ds}{s},$whereU⁢(x)${U(x)}$is the radial function built from|∇⁡u|${|\nabla u|}$on the level set ofu, i.e.,∫|u|>t|∇u|dx=∫0|{|u|>t}|U(s)ds.$\int_{|u|>t}\lvert\nabla u|\,dx=\int_{0}^{|\{|u|>t\}|}U(s)\,ds.$The construction of suchUuses the deep Fleming–Rishel co-area formula and the isoperimetric inequality and is highly nontrivial. Moreover, this argument will not work in the singular case0<β<n${0<\beta<n}$. One of the main novelties of this paper is that we can avoid the use of this deep construction of such a radial functionU(see remarks at the end of the introduction). Moreover, our approach adapts the symmetrization-free argument developed in [19, 21, 23], where we derive the global inequalities on unbounded domains from the local inequalities on bounded domains using the level sets of the functions under consideration.
Initial growth and yield structure of selected cultivars of cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) cultivated on mineral soils
Authors: Szwonek Eugeniusz , Maciorowski Robert , Koziński Bohdan , Smolarz Kazimierz , Sas-Paszt Lidia , Bryk Hanna , Derkowska Edyta , Estabrooks Estvan 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
A study was conducted to evaluate the possibility of cranberry cultivation on mineral soils and to assess the influence of vegetative biomass development, generative growth and yield components on the yielding of three cranberry cultivars originating in the USA (Stevens, Pilgrim and Ben Lear) at two locations in Poland. The key biometrical traits involved in yield formation were taken into account, and the soil and plant chemical conditions were evaluated. All of the measured biometrical characteristics were strongly influenced by the location and the year of cultivation, and varietal differences were also noted. The most important determinants that explained yield variation were: the number of uprights per square meter, floral induction and berry set. However, the participation of each component in yield variation was strongly affected by the location, age of plantation and to a minor extent by the cultivar. The study confirmed the possibility of cranberry cultivation on mineral soils with a low pH. The biggest average yield of the three years was collected from cv. Stevens as cultivated on sandy soil in contrast to the same cultivar grown on sandy loam soil. In the case of sandy loam soil after acidification, cv. Pilgrim appeared to be a relatively better yielding cultivar.
The influence of NANO-GRO® organic stimulator on the yielding and fruit quality of field tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)
Authors: Jędrszczyk Elżbieta , Ambroszczyk Anna M. 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
The effect of different methods of NANO-GRO® application on tomato plant growth and yield and its quality was determined. Four treatments were used: soaking seeds with NANO-GRO®, plants spraying, double application: soaking seeds + plants spraying and a control without NANO-GRO®. The cultivar Mieszko F1 was used for the study. A significant influence of NANO-GRO® application method on tomato plant growth, yield and quality was observed. Pre-sowing application positively influenced plant height and the thickness of the stems. The highest total and marketable yield was observed in plants whose seeds were soaked with NANO-GRO® (respectively 87.02 and 53.13 t ha−1) and in those with double application (respectively 73.48 and 45.67 t ha−1). The lowest marketable yield was found in the plants from the control (37.01 t ha−1). The highest lycopene content compared to the control was measured in fruits from plants sprayed with NANO-GRO®.
Annexins – insights from knockout mice
Authors: Grewal Thomas , Wason Sundeep J. , Enrich Carlos , Rentero Carles 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
Annexins are a highly conserved protein family that bind to phospholipids in a calcium (Ca2+) – dependent manner. Studies with purified annexins, as well as overexpression and knockdown approaches identified multiple functions predominantly linked to their dynamic and reversible membrane binding behavior. However, most annexins are found at multiple locations and interact with numerous proteins. Furthermore, similar membrane binding characteristics, overlapping localizations and shared interaction partners have complicated identification of their precise functions. To gain insight into annexin function in vivo, mouse models deficient of annexin A1 (AnxA1), A2, A4, A5, A6 and A7 have been generated. Interestingly, with the exception of one study, all mice strains lacking one or even two annexins are viable and develop normally. This suggested redundancy within annexins, but examining these knockout (KO) strains under stress conditions revealed striking phenotypes, identifying underlying mechanisms specific for individual annexins, often supporting Ca2+ homeostasis and membrane transport as central for annexin biology. Conversely, mice lacking AnxA1 or A2 show extracellular functions relevant in health and disease that appear independent of membrane trafficking or Ca2+ signaling. This review will summarize the mechanistic insights gained from studies utilizing mouse models lacking members of the annexin family.
Evaluation method of allowable variance for results of tribological measurement on the basis of their the coherence trends and of the covariance trends
Authors: Zboiński Marek , Lindstedt Paweł , Deliś Maciej 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
This article discusses the possibility of assessing the technical condition of rolling bearings based on tribological tests of oil samples. The problem is to define diagnostic levels, especially when has a relatively small number of measurements (3, 4, 5 etc.). Rating variance of measurements can be performed using the dimensionless factor covariance ρ(τ) and the dimensionless coherence function γ2(ω). The set is compact enough when ρ (τ) and γ 2(ω) will be close enough to oscillate around the value of 1 [1, 3]. In summary, it is concluded that the thresholds δ, 2δ, 3δ are reliable when ρ (τ) and γ 2(ω) are greater than 0.7 [6].
Evaluation of diagnostic thresholds dependability for tribologic signals received in the environment disturbed by vibroacoustic and functional signals
Authors: Lindstedt Paweł , Zboiński Marek , Deliś Maciej , Manerowski Jerzy 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
Determination of dependable diagnostic thresholds for tribologic signals received e.g. from antifriction bearings (in particular for insufficient number of measurements, only 4÷5) is a really difficult task due to complexity of working environment where such bearings are operated. Typical working environment for such objects must take account for operation time under various working conditions and accompanying (and disturbing) signals, e.g. vibroacoustic ones. The sought assessment of the relationship between diagnostic signals and environmental noise can be determined from convolution of both diagnostic and environments signals that make up the complete set of received information. The convolution of these two series of signals can be obtained from an algorithm based on the Cauchy product. Then one has to find the coherence factor and the square of amplitude gain for the set of diagnostic signals with reference to various sets of signals received from environment, which makes it possible to evaluate cohesion of the investigated series of signals, thus their suitability to determine diagnostic threshold for tribologic signals intended for the analysis.
Creating mechanisms of toxic substances emission of combustion engines
Authors: Jankowski Antoni , Kowalski Mirosław 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
The paper analyses the mechanisms of creation of toxic exhaust gases, which mainly derived from inexact fuel metering and improper air-fuel mixture preparation. The paper describes the process of creating toxic components in the exhaust gases of piston engines during engine operation, and impact on the emission of these components determining the composition of the fuel mixture determined equivalence factor Φ. The principal mechanisms of formation of toxic exhaust gases, in particular nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons, and also essential according to create each of toxic exhaust gases are the subject of the paper. Moreover, empirical relationships, by means of which it is possible to determine the time of creation of the individual components of toxic exhaust gases, are presented. For example, one of the mechanisms for prompt formation of nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons graphic illustration of formation as a function of crank angle is described. At the conclusion, the summary and significance of information on creation mechanisms of toxic components in the exhaust gases of piston engines are presented.
Rating forces grip and driving and accelerations of the car with drive different configuration
Authors: Kowalski Mariusz 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
The paper shows a typical drive systems used in today's vehicles, mainly cars. Approximated scheme of the formation of the driving force of the vehicle and the necessary mathematical relations for the calculation. For example, a typical passenger car BMW 320 was analyzed and calculations obtained a driving force, of adhesion and acceleration. The calculations were performed for the drive system, the classical (i.e. the rear axle of the vehicle) for front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive (4×4). Virtually assumed that to the above mentioned vehicle it is possible buildings of each of said system. These are shown graphically in diagrams bearing a distribution of the forces acting on the substrate and the reactions - the data necessary for the calculations. The resulting calculation is graphically shown in the diagrams, in which is illustrated a change value of the resulting adhesive strength, and the acceleration depending on the drive type vehicle.