bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Functions of Narrative Passages in Three
Written Online Health Contexts
Authors: Thurnherr Franziska , Rudolf von Rohr Marie-Thérèse , Locher Miriam A. 
Published: October 2016

Abstract
This paper investigates and compares the functions of narrative passages in three computermediated
health practices centering on advice-giving: (1) email counseling at a UK university, (2) online
forums providing peer support for quitters of smoking, and (3) anti-smoking websites by UK governmental,
commercial and charitable institutions. We found that the functions of the narrative passages are manifold
and often overlapping. They range from seeking advice, giving advice, indicating/seeking agreement,
supporting a claim, showing compliance with advice given to reporting on progress and success. In a
second step, these insights were linked to how the narrative passages were used for identity construction
and relational work. The results show that narratives are employed to create various identities, such
as authentic advice-seekers, active self-helpers, successful quitters and advice-givers. Our comparison
reveals that narrative functions utilized in all three practices exhibit nuanced differences due to medium
factors and interactional goals of the practices. Finally, in these contexts of self-improvement, narratives
document stability or transformation in the sense of clients’ improved health and smokers’ change to
becoming non-smokers respectively.
Maximum Load Carrying Capacity Estimation of The Ship and Offshore Structures by Progressive Collapse Approach
Authors: Ölmez Hasan , Bayraktarkatal Ertekin 
Published: October 2016

Abstract
The aim of the paper is to represent step by step progressive collapse analysis for maximum load carrying capacity estimation of a hull girder by using variant of Smith Method, named HULT by authors, with different element separation including single plates, stiffeners, hard corners and stiffened panels.
The structural elements that form the ships and offshore structures are exposed to large vertical bending moments and especially compression or tension forces in the longitudinal axis in case of hogging and sagging under bad sea conditions. In recent years, it becomes very important and valuable to practically, fast and nearly correct estimation of the maximum vertical bending moment just before breaks in two (collapse) under the worst conditions. The optimum (accuracy, time, practicality) estimation of these values depend on how accurate the stress-strain relation of the structural elements are established. In this first part of study, the ultimate strength behaviour of the stiffened panels in decks, bottoms and sides is estimated by developed semi-analytical method with updated orthotropic panel calculation approach under uniaxial (only longitudinal axis) compression loads. The second part of calculation is focused on the progressive collapse analysis of hull girders under longitudinal uniaxial compression with Smith Method but with different element discretization in contrast to the conventional beam-column elements. Also some benchmark studies of such methods on ultimate limit state assessment of stiffened panels and nine benchmark hull girders of ships are conducted, using some candidate methods such as IACS Common Structural Rules (CSR), FEA with Ansys v13 and HULT prepared by authors. The results from the tests, FEM analysis and different computational approaches are compared to determine performance of the method.
Measurement and Analysis of Coastal Waves Along The North Sea Area of China
Authors: Sun Shu-zheng , Li Hui , Sun Hui 
Published: October 2016

Abstract
Taking advantage of coastal wave environment to carry out scaled ship model test is an effective testing technology for ship performance. In this paper, the method of spectral analysis is adopted to calculate the significant wave height, period, wave spectrum and some other parameters of some places along the North Sea area of China. The measured wave spectrum and the ocean spectrum are handled into non-dimensional form to evaluate their similarity. The influence of wind direction and tide on coastal waves was analyzed. And the results indicate that the coastal wave spectrum is similar to the ocean spectrum under some specific conditions.
Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline as a new psychological method of development support in Poland
Authors: Wójtowicz-Dacka Małgorzata , Miotk-Mrozowska Magdalena 
Published: October 2016

Abstract
This article will introduce a new method that has been available in Poland since 2015, based on video recordings, for families with children up to 5 years of age - the Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD) (Juffer, Bakermans-Kranenburg, van IJzendoorn, 2008).
The authors first discuss the current framework of development support psychology in Poland. Next, there is a review of methods based on video training. General information about the VIPP-SD intervention program is presented in the following part of the paper, focusing on international evidence-based studies supporting the effectiveness of the method. The need for a cultural adaptation and implementation of the VIPP-SD program in Poland is outlined.
Towards a framework for psychological resilience in children and adolescents with Borderline Intellectual Functioning
Authors: Jankowska Anna 
Published: October 2016

Abstract
Psychological well-being is one of the greatest concerns in children and adolescents with Borderline Intellectual Functioning (BIF). Those youths are frequently exposed to stress and social inequality, and they are particularly prone to developing mental health issues which persist through adolescence and into adult life. The purpose of this article is to introduce a framework for promoting psychological resilience in children and adolescents with BIF. Three interrelated and complementary factors require professional attention and efforts to improve resilience in children with borderline intelligence: a) protecting a child’s self-worth, b) generating sources of social support, c) training of adaptive coping skills. The significance of early diagnosis and continuous monitoring of a child’s development is also discussed. Children with BIF should be provided with internal (self-worth, coping skills) and external (social support) resources to enhance their resilience and ability to confront adversities, and to reduce the risk of mental health issues.
Quality of life and proactive coping with stress in a group of middle adulthood women with type 2 diabetes
Authors: Kalka Dorota 
Published: October 2016

Abstract
In middle adulthood the intensity of stress is significantly higher than in the preceding developmental period. This stress is particularly significant in the case of chronically ill women, including those with type 2 diabetes. In this group, the disease-related stress intensifies the difficulties generated by the decrease of age-related organismic resources and in many instances impairs the quality of life. Therefore, an ability to cope with difficult situations is of crucial importance. The aim of the research was to estimate the general level of life-satisfaction, as well as the frequency and effectiveness of proactive coping strategies in a group of middle adulthood women with type 2 diabetes compared to women not suffering from diabetes. The study was conducted with methods which have acknowledged psychometric properties (SWLS, WHOQoL - BREF, PCI) as well as a survey collecting sociodemographic data. Women suffering from type 2 diabetes are less satisfied with their prior and current life, health and the physical dimension of their lives and environment. Only partially do they employ proactive coping strategies different from those used by the women from the healthy group. For life-satisfaction in its various aspects it is particularly important for the diabetic women to more often use the strategy of reflective coping and to less often seek emotional support while using the strategy of preventive coping or avoidance. The proactive strategies directed at anticipated stress are connected with the level of life-satisfaction and considered to be health resources.
Expression of antimicrobial peptides in recurrent adenotonsillitis
Authors: Demir Mehmet Gökhan , Aydın Sedat , Atalay Erdoğan Banu , Oğuztüzün Serpil , Kılıç Murat , Özdemir Barışık Nagehan 
Published: October 2016

Abstract

Background
Recurrent acute tonsillitis is one of the most frequent otorhinolaryngology clinic referrals, yet its pathogenesis remains poorly understood. Antimicrobial cationic peptides are components of the innate system. They are generally small, highly positively charged peptides with broad spectrum antimicrobial activity which function as the body’s “natural antibiotics”. Our aim is to investigate the role of antimicrobial cationic peptides in the susceptibility of patients to recurrent acute tonsillitis.

Materials and methods
The study is done with 100 children who had a history of recurrent adenotonsillitis as subject group and 100 children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy as control group. Tonsillar and adenoid tissues are dissected into parts as deep and surface epithelium and investigated semiquantitatively with immunohistochemistry. Human beta defensin (hBD) 1–3 and cathelecidin (LL-37) levels are compared with microscopically.

Results
Immunohistochemistry revealed a strong expression of hBD-1, hBD-2 and hBD-3 in tonsillar tissue. Quantification of hBD-1, hBD-2 and hBD-3 expressions are shown more in tonsillar tissue than in adenoids. LL-37 is one of the antimicrobial peptides found in human tonsillar tissue and adenoids, that participates in the innate immune system of these tissues. Statistically, hBD-1, hBD-3 and LL-37 expressions were different in recurrent tonsillitis tissue than control (p<0.05). Moreover hBD-2 expression was different in adenoid tissue than control (p<0.05).

Conclusion
Antimicrobial peptides have key role in adenotonsillar infections and this defense mechanism increases susceptibility to recurrent infections in upper respiratory tract.
Association of missense substitution of A49T and V89L in the SRD5A2 gene with prostate cancer in Turkish patients
Authors: Tekin Neijmann Sebnem , Kural Alev , Tinay Ilker , Livaoglu Ayten , Cevlik Tulay , Turkeri Levent 
Published: October 2016

Abstract

Objective
To determine the association of missense substitution of alanine 49 threonine (A49T) and valine 89 leucine (V89L) in the steroid-5-alpha-reductase type II (SRD5A2) gene with prostate cancer in Turkish patients.

Methods
Eighty patients with prostate cancer and 76 healthy control subjects were evaluated for A49T and V89L polymorphisms in the SRD5A2 gene mutations via real time fluorescence PCR and melting curve analysis.

Results
Patients and controls were similar in terms of allele frequencies for polymorphic markers A49T and V89L in the SRD5A2 gene. Most patients had T2b (51.3%), N0 (96.3%) stage tumors with Gleason Score of ≥6 (82.7%) and surgical margin in 28.8%. While 81.3% had no seminal vesicle invasion, 36.3% had capsular invasion. Carrying the 49T allele was associated with higher likelihood of positive surgical margin status (27.5% in 49A vs. 75.0% in 49T, p=0.038) and Gleason Scores of ≥7 (47.5% in 49A vs. 100.0% in 49T, p=0.032) than 49A allele.

Conclusion
Our findings revealed no significant difference between patient and control groups in terms of allele frequencies of polymorphic markers in the SRD5A2 gene. T allele was only shown in the patient group. Carrying the 49T allele was associated with higher tumor aggressiveness in A49T polymorphism.
TERT promoter mutations: a genetic signature of benign and malignant thyroid tumours occurring in the context of tinea capitis irradiation
Authors: Boaventura Paula , Batista Rui , Pestana Ana , Reis Marta , Mendes Adélia , Eloy Catarina , Sobrinho-Simões Manuel , Soares Paula 
Published: October 2016

ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to evaluate the frequency and molecular characteristics ofTERTp mutations in thyroid adenomas and carcinomas occurring in the low-dose radiation exposure tinea capitis setting.Design and methodsTwenty-seven patients with 34 well-differentiated thyroid carcinomas and 28 patients with 29 follicular adenomas diagnosed in a Portuguese tinea capitis cohort were studied. Blood samples were obtained from all the patients. Screening forTERTp mutations was performed by PCR amplification followed by Sanger sequencing. A series of 33 sporadic thyroid adenomas was used as control.ResultsTERTp mutations were detected in six of the 28 patients with adenoma (21.4%) and in four of the 27 patients with carcinoma (14.8%). Three tumours (two carcinomas and one adenoma) had the tandem mutation −124/−125 GG>AA (30.0%), whereas the remaining seven had the −124G > A. The 20.7% frequency ofTERTp mutations in adenomas contrasts with the absence of mutations in the adenomas from the control group and from most series on record, whereas the one found in carcinomas (11.8%) is similar to those reported in the literature for sporadic carcinomas.ConclusionTERTp mutations, including the tandem mutation −124/−125 GG>AA not described previously in thyroid tumours, appear to represent a genetic signature for thyroid tumours in patients submitted to low-dose X-ray irradiation. The high frequency ofTERTp mutations in the adenomas of our cohort contrasts with their absence in sporadically occurring, as well as in adenomas of the Chernobyl series.
Missions en faveur de la protection des Langues des Signes en danger dans la région de l’Océan Indien: la Langue des Signes Mauricienne (République de Maurice) et de la Langue des Signes Seychelloise (République des Seychelles), en lien avec le Pôle LSF de l’INJS de Paris
Authors: Gendrot Monique , Gebert Alain 
Published: October 2016

Le 4 Mai 2006, la publication du premier tome du Dictionnaire de la Langue des Signes Mauricienne (MSL) était officiellement lancée par son Hon. S.Bappoo, Ministre de la Sécurité Sociale à l’Ile Maurice. Le 17 Mars 2007, le premier Journal Télévisé Hebdomadaire en MSL interprété par des présentatrices Sourdes voyait le jour sur les chaînes nationales mauriciennes de la Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation. Ces deux évènements majeurs ont participé à la reconnaissance officielle de la MSL par le gouvernement mauricien d’abord, puis par l’ONU. Ils ont été réalisés dans le cadre d’une convention signée entre le gouvernement mauricien, l’INJS de Paris, l’Ambassade de France à Maurice et l’Université de Düsseldorf pour le Développement de la Langue des Signes Mauricienne et ce, pour une durée de 3 ans, de 2005 à 2007. Ce projet œuvrait en conformité avec les Règles des Nations Unies portant sur l’Egalisation des Chances pour les Personnes Handicapées. MOTS-CLÉ: Dictionnaire de langue des signes. Langue en danger. Langue des signes mauricienne et seychelloise. Accessibilité TV. Schématisation.
Experimental Analysis of Bubble-Breaker Devices
Authors: Rodrigues Hendy T. , Almeida Alcino R. 
Published: October 2016

Summary
Multiphase flow in pipes plays an important role in the oil and gas industry because the pressure losses along tubings, flowlines, and risers have a direct impact on overall production. In offshore wells, this is more critical because of the greater depths and longer tie-backs, which increase both the frictional and gravitational pressure losses. In this context, multiphase-flow optimization, isolated or in association with artificial lift or boosting methods, may significantly help to increase production.
This work investigates the potential of a method to optimize multiphase flow in vertical pipes through an imposed change in the gas-bubble geometry, more specifically in the bubble diameter. This change in the bubble's geometry is performed by a mechanical device and may reduce the slip between phases, and as a consequence, decrease the gravitational term in the pressure gradient, resulting in less overall pressure loss. In principle, it can be applied to oil-flowing wells with medium to high gas/oil content or to gas lifted wells. This paper explains the relationship between bubble diameter and pressure drop, and presents experimental results that support the potential of such technology. The experimental data were collected first in a small-scale installation using air and water, and then in an experimental well with natural gas and oil. Several geometries of the mechanical bubble-breaker device were tested and compared.
Nitrapyrin Improves Grain Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Summer Maize Waterlogged in the Field
Authors: Ren Baizhao , Zhang Jiwang , Dong Shuting , Liu Peng , Zhao Bin , Li Hui 
Published: October 2016

Core Ideas
Waerlogging decreases N efficiency.
Nitrapyrin application increased N efficiency of waterlogged summer maize.
Nitrapyrin application increased grain yield of waterlogged maize.
Effects of nitrapyrin [2‐chloro‐6‐(trichloromethyl) pyridine] on grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of summer maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids Denghai 605 (DH605) and Zhengdan 958 (ZD958) waterlogged in the field were investigated. Results showed that waterlogging significantly decreased NUE, nitrogen partial factor productivity (NPFP), and nitrogen harvest index (NHI) of summer maize, resulting in the inhibition of N transport and assimilation, and ultimately resulted in a significant grain yield reduction. Grain yields of DH605 and ZD958 were reduced by 38 and 42%, respectively, compared to no waterlogging treatment. However, nitrapyrin application increased N efficiency of waterlogged summer maize. Under waterlogged conditions, nitrapyrin application significantly increased NUE, NHI, and NPFP of DH605 by 9, 10, and 24%, respectively. For ZD958, the respective increases were 13, 11, and 33%. As a result, nitrapyrin application effectively increased grain yield of DH605 and ZD958 by 22 and 33%, respectively, under waterlogged condition. Nitrapyrin application has potential to increase grain yield and NUE of summer maize in waterlogged field.
THE FIRST CIRCUMBINARY PLANET FOUND BY MICROLENSING: OGLE-2007-BLG-349L(AB)c
Authors: Bennett D. P. , Rhie S. H. , Udalski A. , Gould A. , Tsapras Y. , Kubas D. , Bond I. A. , Greenhill J. , Cassan A. , Rattenbury N. J. , Boyajian T. S. , Luhn J. , Penny M. T. , Anderson J. , Abe F. , Bhattacharya A. , Botzler C. S. , Donachie M. , Freeman M. , Fukui A. , Hirao Y. , Itow Y. , Koshimoto N. , Li M. C. A. , Ling C. H. , Masuda K. , Matsubara Y. , Muraki Y. , Nagakane M. , Ohnishi K. , Oyokawa H. , Perrott Y. C. , Saito To. , Sharan A. , Sullivan D. J. , Sumi T. , Suzuki D. , Tristram P. J. , Yonehara A. , Yock P. C. M. ,   (The MOA Collaboration), Szymański M. K. , Soszyński I. , Ulaczyk K. , Wyrzykowski Ł. ,   (The OGLE Collaboration), Allen W. , DePoy D. , Gal-Yam A. , Gaudi B. S. , Han C. , Monard I. A. G. , Ofek E. , Pogge R. W. ,   (The μFUN Collaboration), Street R. A. , Bramich D. M. , Dominik M. , Horne K. , Snodgrass C. , Steele I. A. ,   (The Robonet Collaboration), Albrow M. D. , Bachelet E. , Batista V. , Beaulieu J.-P. , Brillant S. , Caldwell J. A. R. , Cole A. , Coutures C. , Dieters S. , Prester D. Dominis , Donatowicz J. , Fouqué P. , Hundertmark M. , Jørgensen U. G. , Kains N. , Kane S. R. , Marquette J.-B. , Menzies J. , Pollard K. R. , Ranc C. , Sahu K. C. , Wambsganss J. , Williams A. , Zub M. ,   (The PLANET Collaboration)
Published: October 2016

ABSTRACT
We present the analysis of the first circumbinary planet microlensing event, OGLE-2007-BLG-349. This event has a strong planetary signal that is best fit with a mass ratio of q ≈ 3.4 × 10−4, but there is an additional signal due to an additional lens mass, either another planet or another star. We find acceptable light-curve fits with two classes of models: two-planet models (with a single host star) and circumbinary planet models. The light curve also reveals a significant microlensing parallax effect, which constrains the mass of the lens system to be M

L
≈ 0.7

. Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images resolve the lens and source stars from their neighbors and indicate excess flux due to the star(s) in the lens system. This is consistent with the predicted flux from the circumbinary models, where the lens mass is shared between two stars, but there is not enough flux to be consistent with the two-planet, one-star models. So, only the circumbinary models are consistent with the HST data. They indicate a planet of mass m

c
= 80 ± 13

, orbiting a pair of M dwarfs with masses of M

A
= 0.41 ± 0.07 and M

B
= 0.30 ± 0.07, which makes this the lowest-mass circumbinary planet system known. The ratio of the separation between the planet and the center of mass to the separation of the two stars is ∼40, so unlike most of the circumbinary planets found by Kepler, the planet does not orbit near the stability limit.
SOLAR OBLIQUITY INDUCED BY PLANET NINE
Authors: Bailey Elizabeth , Batygin Konstantin , Brown Michael E. 
Published: October 2016

ABSTRACT
The six-degree obliquity of the Sun suggests that either an asymmetry was present in the solar system’s formation environment, or an external torque has misaligned the angular momentum vectors of the Sun and the planets. However, the exact origin of this obliquity remains an open question. Batygin & Brown have recently shown that the physical alignment of distant Kuiper Belt orbits can be explained by a

planet on a distant, eccentric, and inclined orbit, with an approximate perihelion distance of ∼250 au. Using an analytic model for secular interactions between Planet Nine and the remaining giant planets, here, we show that a planet with similar parameters can naturally generate the observed obliquity as well as the specific pole position of the Sun’s spin axis, from a nearly aligned initial state. Thus, Planet Nine offers a testable explanation for the otherwise mysterious spin–orbit misalignment of the solar system.
PULSAR SIGNAL DENOISING METHOD BASED ON LAPLACE DISTRIBUTION IN NO-SUBSAMPLING WAVELET PACKET DOMAIN
Authors: Wenbo Wang , Yanchao Zhao , Xiangli Wang 
Published: October 2016

ABSTRACT
In order to improve the denoising effect of the pulsar signal, a new denoising method is proposed in the no-subsampling wavelet packet domain based on the local Laplace prior model. First, we count the true noise-free pulsar signal’s wavelet packet coefficient distribution characteristics and construct the true signal wavelet packet coefficients’ Laplace probability density function model. Then, we estimate the denosied wavelet packet coefficients by using the noisy pulsar wavelet coefficients based on maximum a posteriori criteria. Finally, we obtain the denoisied pulsar signal through no-subsampling wavelet packet reconstruction of the estimated coefficients. The experimental results show that the proposed method performs better when calculating the pulsar time of arrival than the translation-invariant wavelet denoising method.
CHEMODYNAMIC EVOLUTION OF DWARF GALAXIES IN TIDAL FIELDS
Authors: Williamson David , Martel Hugo , Romeo Alessandro B. 
Published: October 2016

ABSTRACT
The mass–metallicity relation shows that the galaxies with the lowest mass have the lowest metallicities. As most dwarf galaxies are in group environments, interaction effects such as tides could contribute to this trend. We perform a series of smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulations of dwarf galaxies in external tidal fields to examine the effects of tides on their metallicities and metallicity gradients. In our simulated galaxies, gravitational instabilities drive gas inwards and produce centralized star formation and a significant metallicity gradient. Strong tides can contribute to these instabilities, but their primary effect is to strip the outer low-metallicity gas, producing a truncated gas disk with a large metallicity. This suggests that the effect of tides on the mass–metallicity relation is to move dwarf galaxies to higher metallicities.