bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A vibration probe sensor for mass flow rate measurement of gas-solid two-phase flow
Authors: Wang Chao , Yu Heyang , Zhan Ni , Kang Xubing , Zhang Jingyu 
Published: April 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop a new vibration probe sensor for measurement of particle mass flow rate in gas–solid two phase flow.

Design/methodology/approach
A new vibration probe sensor based on polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) piezoelectric film is designed. The particle impact model according to Hertz contacting theory is presented. The average amplitude, standard deviation and spectral peak at the natural frequency of the probe (21.2 kHz) of the signals acquired through experiments are chosen as characteristic quantities for further analysis.

Findings
Through experimental study of relation between three characteristic quantities and the mass flow rate and air flow velocity, a good regularity is found in the average amplitude and the spectral peaks at natural frequency of the probe. According to the particle impact model, the structure of quantitative model is built and parameters of two models are calculated from experimental data. Additionally, tests are made to estimate mass flow rate. The average errors are 5.85 and 4.26 per cent, while the maximum errors are 10.81 and 8.65 per cent. The spectral peak at natural frequency of the probe is more applicable for mass flow rate measurement.

Practical implications
The sensor designed and the quantitative models established may be used in dilute phase pneumatic conveying lines of coal-fired power plants, cement manufacturing facilities and so on.

Originality/value
First, the new sensor is designed and the quantitative models are established. Second, the spectral peak at natural frequency of the probe is found that can be used for measurement of mass flow rate.
Sensory system integration of the designed mechatronics Touch Hand
Authors: van der Riet Drew , Stopforth Riaan , Bright Glen , Diegel Olaf 
Published: April 2016

Purpose
This paper aims to explore the electronic design of the Touch Hand: a low-cost electrically powered prosthetic hand. The hand is equipped with an array of sensors allowing for position control and haptic sensation. Pressure sensors are used on the fingertips to detect grip force. A temperature sensor placed in the fingertip is used to measure the contact temperature of objects. Investigations are made into the use of cantilever vibration sensors to detect surface texture and object slippage. The hand is capable of performing a lateral grip of 3.7 N, a power grip of 19.5 N and to passively hold a weight of up to 8 kg with a hook grip. The hand is also tested on an amputee and used to perform basic tasks. The amputee took 30 min to learn how to operate the hands basic gripping functions.

Design/methodology/approach
Problems of previous prosthetic hands were investigated, followed by ways to improve or have similar capabilities, yet keeping in mind to reduce the price. The hand was then designed, simulated, developed and then tested. The hand was then displayed to public and tested with an amputee.

Findings
The Touch Hand’s capabilities with the usage of the low-cost materials, components and sensory system was obtained in the tests that were conducted. The results are shown in this paper to identify the appropriateness of the sensors for a usage while the costs are reduced. Furthermore, models were developed from the results obtained to take into account factors such as the non-slip material.

Research limitations/implications
The research was restricted to a US$1,000 budget to allow the availability of a low-cost prosthetic hand.

Practical implications
The Touch Hand had to have the ability to supply the amputee with haptic feedback while allowing the basic grasping of objects. The commercial value is the availability of an affordable prosthetic hand that can be used by amputees in Africa and other Lower-Income countries, yet allowing a more advanced control system compared to the pure mechanical systems currently available.

Social implications
The Touch Hand has the ability to give amputees affected in war situations the ability to grasp objects in a more affordable manner compared to the current available options. Feedback from amputees about the current features of the Touch Hand was very positive and it proves to be a way to improve society in Lower-Income countries in the near future. A sponsorship program is being developed to assist amputees with the costs of the Touch Hand.

Originality/value
The contributions of this research is a low-cost prototype system than can be commercialized to allow amputees in the Lower-Income countries to have the ability of a prosthetic hand. A sensory system in the hand is also explained which other low-cost prosthetic hands do not have, which includes temperature, force and vibration. Models of the sensors used that are developed and calibrated to the design of the hand are also described.
Back to the roots – dermatology in ancient Egyptian medicine
Authors: Hartmann Anke 
Published: April 2016

SummaryAlthough ancient Greek and Roman medicine is generally considered the origin of European medicine, there is evidence in ancient Egyptian texts suggesting a precursor role of ancient Egyptian medicine in this regard. What did Greek and Roman physicians learn from their Egyptian counterparts? Of the medical papyri discovered to date, the largest and most significant – the Ebers papyrus and the Smith papyrus – originate from the beginning of the New Kingdom, however, they were – at least in part – already written during the Old Kingdom. Considering the times, the spectrum of diseases treated as well as the range of conservative and surgical treatment methods was truly astounding. Taking a medical history, performing a thorough manual examination, and assessing clinical findings constituted key components in establishing a diagnosis. Apart from hygienic aspects, skin and hair disorders, the treatment of acute and chronic wounds and injuries as well as cosmetic procedures took on an important role. Even back then, physicians sought to assess inflammatory processes with respect to their cardinal features, implement graded wound therapy, and treat diseases with allopathic drugs. The ‘channel theory’ prevalent at that time, in which the unimpeded flow of bodily fluids was considered a fundamental prerequisite for health, may likely be regarded as precursor of ancient Greek humoral pathology. The latter became the basis for the subsequently established theory of the four humors, and was thus essential for the entire field of medieval medicine.
From Wessex to India: Adapting Hardy's Tess in Trishna
Authors: Maier Sarah E. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractThomas Hardy's novels have been translated into Western film culture now for a century, and, most recently, a welcome filmic consideration of Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891) is provided in Trishna (2010). Written and directed by Michael Winterbottom, the film is an adaptation of the tragic tale of Tess d'Urberville from Wessex into the equally difficult life of Trishna from Rajasthan, India. This article considers how Hardy's tale translates into a different, 21st century country, and how the portrait of Winterbottom's heroine and the contextual complexities found in the filmic narrative maintain – in spite of changes in place, space and character(s) – the integrity of Hardy's original novel.
Anxiety, Angst, and the Search for Hardy's Chinese Tw[a]in
Authors: Qi Shouhua 
Published: April 2016

AbstractDespite the sorely noted scarcity of China allusion in the entire body of his works, Hardy remains a favorite Western author for Chinese students and scholars alike. Hastily equipped with critical apparatuses such as ecocriticism, narratology, postcolonialism, translation studies, and comparative literature, they go on a search for intertextual resonances between Hardy and Chinese authors. The search for Hardy and China “kinship” is driven by the anxiety to place Chinese literature, and indeed Chinese culture/civilization, back on an equal footing of significance with that of the West, and by the angst to find meaning and connectivity in a world that is, despite globalization, increasingly fractured. Although the result is sometimes a mixed bag of insight and impressionistic guesswork, the (re)search for Hardy and China “kinship” helps shine light on translingual and transcultural convergences despite apparent and sometimes overhyped dissonances between China and the West.
The Brazilian translations of Thomas Hardy's novels
Authors: Paganine Carolina 
Published: April 2016

AbstractThis paper examines the existing Brazilian Portuguese translations of Thomas Hardy's novels, drawing attention to the specific problem of dialect translation, and it also examines the general reception of Hardy's works, as exhibited in articles, prefaces, translators' notes, as well as in the translations themselves. In Brazil, Hardy started being translated in the 1940s, a period in which translation and the book industry was booming in the country because of a shortage of production in Europe during the wars. Jude and The Well‐Beloved were translated in this decade, and Tess was translated in the 1960s. There was then a gap until 2003, when a new translation of The Well‐Beloved was published. But before all that, in the 1920s, Thomas Hardy was read by a rising Brazilian intellectual, Gilberto Freyre, who became interested in how Hardy combined the regional and the universal in his works so as to expand their boundaries and reinvent the regionalist genre. In contrast, Freyre's contemporary, Sérgio Buarque de Holanda, sought in Hardy the tragic and the modern, associating these features with the universal appeal of Hardy's works and reflecting on their afterlife. With regard to the translation of dialect, this paper suggests that the earlier translators' strategies were closely connected to the view at the time of what constituted appropriate literary language, whereas the different perceptions of Hardy seem to struggle to fit his works into categories that related to domestic literary interests.
Open Patellar Tendon Tenotomy and Debridement Combined with Suture‐bridging Double‐row Technique for Severe Patellar Tendinopathy
Authors: Zhang Bo , Qu Tie‐bing , Pan Jiang , Wang Zhi‐wei , Zhang Xiao‐dong , Ren Shi‐xiang , Wen Liang , Chen Tong , Ma De‐si , Lin Yuan , Cheng Cheng‐Kung 
Published: April 2016

ObjectiveTo create a new surgical procedure for chronic severe patellar tendinopathy and to evaluate its clinical efficacy.MethodsIn this retrospective study, the data of 12 patients with severe patellar tendinopathy in 14 knees who had undergone surgical treatment at Beijing Chao‐Yang Hospital between 1 March 2009 and 1 August 2013 were analyzed. Inclusion criteria included severe patellar tendinopathy (PhaseIII), conservative therapy for more than 6 months, American Society of Anesthesiology status GradeI–II, and body mass index <30. Patients with severe osteoporosis, complete tendon disruption (PhaseIV) and those who were unable to cooperate were excluded. There were 8 men (10 knees) and 4 women (4 knees) cases. The patients’ ages ranged from 38 to 54 years (mean, 45.3 years). All surgeries had been performed by the same physician. Surgical treatment comprised incising open patellar midline tenotomy, complete debridement and suture‐bridging double‐row fixation. Isotonic and kinetic chain exercises were implemented after the second post‐operative week. A gradual increase to full weight‐bearing was allowed after the third post‐operative week and a gradual return to unrestricted use of the leg after the eighth post‐operative week. Preoperative and postoperative visual analogue scale (VAS) scores and Lysholm knee scores were obtained from the medical records or at recent postoperative follow‐up visits and the results compared using Student's two‐tailed pairedt‐test.ResultsVASscores decreased by a mean of 6.7 points (range, 1.1–7.8 points) during follow‐up (minimum duration 14 months; range, 14–44 months) and Lysholm scores increased from 55.7 ± 6.5 points to 90.4 ± 6.2 points. Three cases (4 knees) achieved excellent outcomes (≥95 points) and 9 cases (10 knees) good outcomes (range, 86–94 points). No intraoperative or postoperative complications occurred. There were significant differences between preoperative and postoperativeVASand Lysholm scores (P< 0.01).ConclusionsAll study patients achieved good or excellent outcomes. No patellar tendon rupture or suture fixation failure occurred during follow‐up. Suture‐bridging double‐row fixation is a simple and reliable method that not only improves patients’ clinical symptoms, but also restores knee joint function.
Perioperative Period of a Hemophilia‐related Osteoarthropathy Therapeutic Regimen and Analysis of Complications
Authors: Li Ye , Weng Xi‐sheng , Lin Jin , Jin Jin , Qian Wen‐wei , Zhang Bao‐zhong , Gao Peng , Zhai Ji‐liang 
Published: April 2016

ObjectiveTo investigate the effectiveness of our department's therapeutic regimen and treatment of complications during the perioperative period of hemophilia‐related osteoarthropathy.MethodsIn this retrospective study, data on 101 patients with hemophilia who had undergone operative treatment in our hospital from January 2000 to August 2014 were assessed. Ninety‐one of the patients had hemophilia A and 10 hemophilia B. All patients were male. Changes in Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), Harris and American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) scores, occurrence of complications during the perioperative period and the clinical treatment and prognosis pre‐ and postoperatively and during follow‐up were analyzed. Relevant clinical data were obtained through telephone calls, outpatient follow‐up, and medical clinical record searches.ResultsThe 101 patients who were followed up (for an average of 96 months) had 147 orthopedic operations, including joint replacement, hemophilia‐related false tumor resections, and tendo‐achillis lengthening. The HSS scores for knee surgeries increased from 52 points preoperatively to 86 postoperatively, Harris scores for hip joint surgery from 26 to 87 points, respectively, and AOFAS scores for foot and ankle surgeries from 39 to 81 points, respectively. Eight patients had wound complications, four intra‐articular hematomas, two peroneal nerve injuries, one a proximal femur splitting fracture and one deep venous thrombosis.ConclusionsSurgical treatment is a safe and reliable choice for addressing complications including hemophilia‐related osteoarthropathy given the implementation of effective measures for treatment during the perioperative period.
Circumferential Decompression via a ModifiedCostotransversectomy Approach for the Treatment of Single Level Hard Herniated Disc between T10–L1
Authors: Pei Bo , Sun Chao , Xue Ruoyan , Xue Yuan , Zhao Ying , Zong Ya‐qi , Lin Wei , Wang Pei 
Published: April 2016

ObjectiveTo describe a novel surgical strategy for circumferentially decompressing the T10–L1 spinal canal when impinged upon by single level hard thoracic herniated disc (HTHD) via a modified costotransversectomy approach.MethodsThis is a retrospective review of 26 patients (17 men, 9 women; mean age at surgery 48.5 years, range 20–77 years) who had undergone single level HTHD between T10–L1 by circumferential decompression via a modified costotransversectomy approach. The characteristics of the approach are using a posterior midline covered incision, which keeps the paraspinal muscle intact and ensures direct visualization of circumferential spinal cord decompression of single level HTHD between T10–L1.ResultsThe average operative time was 208 ± 36 min (range, 154–300 min), mean blood loss 789 ± 361 mL (range, 300–2000 mL), mean preoperative and postoperative mJOA scores 5.2 ± 1.5 and 9.0 ± 1.3, respectively (t = 19.7, P < 0.05). The rate of recovery of neurological function ranged from 33.3% to 100%. The ASIA grade improved in 24 patients (92.3%) and stabilized (no grade change) in two (7.7%). MRI indicated that the cross‐sectional area of the dural sac at the level of maximum compression increased from 45.0 ± 5.8 mm2 preoperatively to 113.5 ± 6.1 mm2 postoperatively (t = 68.2, P < 0.05). Anterior tibialis muscle strength of the 15 patients with foot drop had a mean recovery rate of 95% at final follow‐up. One patient who resumed work early after the surgery showed a significantly augmented Cobb angle. One patient had transient postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leakage. No patients showed neurological deterioration.ConclusionsThis procedure achieves sufficient direct visualization for circumferential decompression of the spinal cord via a posterior midline covered costotransversectomy approach with friendly bleeding control and without muscle sacrifice. It is a reasonable alternative treatment option for thoracic myelopathy caused by single level HTHD between T10–L1.
Clinical Significance of a Novel Knee Joint Stability Assessment System for Evaluating Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficient Knees
Authors: Yao Zi‐long , Wang Shao‐bai , Zhang Yu , Huang Wen‐han , Shen Hong‐yuan , Ma Li‐min , Huang Hua‐yang , Xia Hong 
Published: April 2016

ObjectiveTo investigate the six degrees of freedom (6DOF) kinematics of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficient knees during gait and to explore the clinical significance of a novel knee joint stability assessment system (Opti_Knee, Innomotion, Shanghai, China) in comparison with imaging and arthroscopic examination.MethodsThree subjects diagnosed with ACL deficient knees on the basis of preoperative MRI and CT findings were subjected to treadmill gait analysis. Motion of both knees in 6DOF was measured and analyzed with an optical joint kinematics measurement system. Arthroscopic examination, the gold standard, was performed to confirm the final diagnosis and the clinical diagnosis of ACL deficiency by imaging and motion marker techniques compared with this gold standard.ResultsOnly two of the three subjects diagnosed with ACL deficiency by imaging techniques were later confirmed to have this condition by arthroscopic examination; the third was found to have an intact ACL. When the kinematics of their injured and contralateral knees were compared, abnormalities were found in the two subjects confirmed by arthroscopy to be ACL deficient However, no kinematic difference between the two knees was found in the ACL intact subject.Conclusions
Opti_Knee (Innomotion) can detect abnormal kinematics in ACL deficient knees and thus provides an effective way of assisting the diagnosis of this condition and has potential for clinical application.
Characterizing Wave Behavior in a Beam Experiment by Using Complex Orthogonal Decomposition
Authors: Caldwell Rickey A. , Feeny Brian F. 
Published: April 2016

Abstract
Complex orthogonal decomposition (COD) is applied to an experimental beam to extract the dispersive wave properties from response measurements. The beam is made of steel and is rectangular with a constant cross section. One end of the beam is free and is hung by a soft elastic cord. An impulse is applied to the free-end. The other end is buried in sand to absorb the wave as it travels from the impact site on the free-end; this effectively prevents reflections of the wave off the buried end and emulates a semi-infinite beam. The beam response is measured with an array of accelerometers, whose signals are integrated to obtain an ensemble of displacement signals. Acceleration responses are also compared in the frequency domain to predictions from the Euler–Bernoulli model. COD is applied to the displacement ensemble to obtain complex modal vectors and associated complex modal coordinates (COCs). The spatial whirl rates of nearly harmonic modal vectors are used to extract the modal wave numbers, and the temporal whirl rates of the modal coordinates are used to estimate the modal frequencies. The dispersion relationship between the frequencies and wave numbers compare favorably to those of the theoretical infinite Euler–Bernoulli beam.
Draft Genome Sequence of the N
2
-Fixing Cyanobacterium
Nostoc piscinale
CENA21, Isolated from the Brazilian Amazon Floodplain
Authors: Leão Tiago , Guimarães Pedro Ivo , de Melo Aline Grasielle Costa , Ramos Rommel Thiago Jucá , Leão Pedro Nuno , Silva Artur , Fiore Marli Fatima , Schneider Maria Paula Cruz 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

We announce here the draft genome sequence of
Nostoc piscinale
CENA21, a diazotrophic heterocyst-forming cyanobacterium isolated from the Solimões River, Amazon Basin, Brazil. It consists of one circular chromosome scaffold with 11 contigs and total size of 7,094,556 bp. Secondary metabolite annotations indicate a good source for the discovery of novel natural products.
Draft Genome Sequence of
Mycobacterium fortuitum
Isolated from Murine Brain
Authors: Singh Alok Kumar , Karaulia Pratiksha , Chopra Sidharth , Dasgupta Arunava 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Mycobacterium fortuitum
subsp.
fortuitum
ATCC 6841 is a type and standard laboratory testing quality control strain. We report here the completed draft genome sequence for a strain isolated from the brains of
M. fortuitum
-infected mice.
Draft Genome Sequence of
Paenibacillus amylolyticus
Heshi-A3, Isolated from Fermented Rice Bran in a Japanese Fermented Seafood Dish
Authors: Akuzawa Sayuri , Nagaoka Junko , Kanekatsu Motoki , Kubota Eri , Ohtake Rumi , Suzuki Tomonori , Kanesaki Yu 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACT

Paenibacillus amylolyticus
strain Heshi-A3 was isolated in Fukui prefecture, Japan, from fermented rice bran in Heshiko, a traditional dish that is produced by aging salted mackerel with fresh rice bran at an ambient temperature for around 7 months to over one year. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of
Paenibacillus amylolyticus
strain Heshi-A3.
Role of illness in male professional football: not a major contributor to time loss
Authors: Bjørneboe John , Kristenson Karolina , Waldén Markus , Bengtsson Håkan , Ekstrand Jan , Hägglund Martin , Rønsen Ola , Andersen Thor Einar 
Published: April 2016

BackgroundThere are limited data on the nature, type and incidence of illness in football. Previous studies indicate that gastrointestinal and respiratory tract illnesses are most common.AimTo describe the incidence and burden of illness in male professional football.MethodsOver the 4-year study period, 2011–2014, 73 professional football teams in Europe participated, with a total of 1 261 367 player-days recorded. All time-loss illnesses were recorded by the medical staff of each club. A recordable illness episode was any physical or psychological symptom (not related to injury) that resulted in the player being unable to participate fully in training or match play.ResultsA total of 1914 illness episodes were recorded. The illness incidence was 1.5 per 1000 player-days, meaning that, on average, a player experienced an illness episode every second season, with a median of 3 days absence per illness episode. Severe illness (absence >4 weeks) constituted 2% of all illnesses. Respiratory tract illness was the most common (58%), followed by gastrointestinal illness (38%). Respiratory tract illness, gastrointestinal illness and cardiovascular illness caused the highest illness burden.ConclusionsThe illness incidence among male professional football players is low compared with the injury incidence. We found that the highest illness burden was caused by illness to the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract and cardiovascular system.