bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Outcome following inhalation anesthesia in birds at a veterinary referral hospital: 352 cases (2004–2014)
Authors: Seamon Amanda B. , Hofmeister Erik H. , Divers Stephen J. 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
OBJECTIVE To determine the outcome in birds undergoing inhalation anesthesia and identify patient or procedure variables associated with an increased likelihood of anesthesia-related death.
DESIGN Retrospective case series.
ANIMALS 352 birds that underwent inhalation anesthesia.
PROCEDURES Medical records of birds that underwent inhalation anesthesia from January 1, 2004, through December 31, 2014, at a single veterinary referral hospital were reviewed. Data collected included date of visit, age, species, sex, type (pet, free ranging, or wild kept in captivity), body weight, body condition score, diagnosis, procedure, American Society of Anesthesiologists status, premedication used for anesthesia, drug for anesthetic induction, type of maintenance anesthesia, route and type of fluid administration, volumes of crystalloid and colloid fluids administered, intraoperative events, estimated blood loss, duration of anesthesia, surgery duration, recovery time, recovery notes, whether birds survived to hospital discharge, time of death, total cost of hospitalization, cost of anesthesia, and nadir and peak values for heart rate, end-tidal partial pressure of carbon dioxide, concentration of inhaled anesthetic, and body temperature. Comparisons were made between birds that did and did not survive to hospital discharge.
RESULTS Of 352 birds, 303 (86%) were alive at hospital discharge, 12 (3.4%) died during anesthesia, 15 (4.3%) died in the intensive care unit after anesthesia, and 22 (6.3%) were euthanatized after anesthesia. Overall, none of the variables studied were associated with survival to hospital discharge versus not surviving to hospital discharge.
CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results confirmed previous findings that indicated birds have a high mortality rate during and after anesthesia, compared with mortality rates published for dogs and cats.
Treatment of urethral obstruction secondary to caudal bladder displacement, trigonal invagination, and urethral kinking in a dog
Authors: Kanakubo Kayo , Palm Carrie A. , Korner Amber L. , Culp William T. N. 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
CASE DESCRIPTION A 15-year-old spayed female mixed-breed dog was evaluated for a 7-week history of stranguria, pollakiuria, and intermittent urethral obstruction.
CLINICAL FINDINGS On initial evaluation, the patient had persistent stranguria with lack of urine production; after multiple unsuccessful attempts to urinate, a large volume of urine was produced. Prior to voiding the large volume, the urinary bladder was not palpable during examination. Abdominal ultrasonography confirmed caudal displacement of the urinary bladder, and the urethra and trigone could not be located ultrasonographically. Positive-contrast cystourethrography and CT confirmed caudal displacement of the urinary bladder and also revealed trigonal invagination and urethral kinking; dysuria was attributed to these findings.
TREATMENT AND OUTCOME Surgical repositioning of the lower urinary tract was performed. The urinary bladder was moved cranially and was fixed in place along the left lateral aspect of the body wall by cystopexy. After surgery, positive-contrast cystourethrography revealed a more cranial positioning of the urinary bladder and straightening of the urethra with no urethral kinking or trigonal invagination. Immediately after surgery, stranguria had resolved and the patient was able to void normally. Two years after surgery, the dog was reported to be urinating normally.
CLINICAL RELEVANCE Surgical correction of caudal urinary bladder displacement with cystopexy led to resolution of trigonal invagination, urethral kinking, and urethral obstruction in the dog of the present report. Trigonal invagination and urethral kinking, although uncommon findings, should be considered as possible causes of dysuria in dogs.
Clinical features, treatment, and outcome in goats with thymomas: 13 cases (1990–2014)
Authors: Hill Jacqueline A. , Fubini Susan L. , Hackett Richard P. 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
OBJECTIVE To determine the anatomic location and clinical signs of thymoma in goats and long-term outcomes in a subset of goats treated by tumor excision.
DESIGN Retrospective case series.
ANIMALS 13 goats with a histologic diagnosis of thymoma at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals between 1990 and 2014.
PROCEDURES Medical records of goats with thymoma were reviewed and data were evaluated regarding signalment, clinical signs, diagnostic imaging results, thymoma size, treatment, and outcome. Follow-up information was obtained via contact with the owners and review of medical records.
RESULTS 8 goats had a mediastinal mass, 4 had a palpable ventral cervical mass, and 1 had both types of masses. Median age at the time of diagnosis was 9.5 years (range, 3 to 12 years). Goats with a mediastinal mass had respiratory distress or marked tachypnea. Six goats were treated surgically, including all 5 with a ventral cervical mass. All 5 goats with a ventral cervical mass survived with no tumor recurrence for ≥ 1 year after excision. Only 2 goats with a mediastinal mass survived to hospital discharge.
CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results suggested that the prognosis for goats following excision of ventral cervical thymomas was favorable, whereas goats with mediastinal thymomas appeared more likely to have severe clinical signs and a guarded prognosis.
First principles, thermal stability and thermodynamic assessment of the binary Ni–W system
Authors: Isomäki Iikka , Hämäläinen Marko , Braga Maria H. , Gasik Michael 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
The Ni–W binary system was assessed using critically evaluated experimental data with assistance from first principles analysis and the CALPHAD method. The solution phases (liquid, fcc-A1 and bcc-A2) were modeled using the substitutional regular solution model. The recently discovered Ni8W metastable phase was evaluated as Fe16C2-like martensite with three sublattices, and shown to be possibly stable according to first principles calculations. Ni8W was also modeled as an interstitial compound, but the model is not good because the solubility of tungsten in nickel is very low, especially at low temperatures. There is no experimental evidence for such low solubility. The other binary compounds Ni4W and Ni3W were assessed as stoichiometric ones. Compared independent experimental and first principles data agree well with the calculated phase diagram using updated thermodynamic parameters.
A study on effects of a new two-step strain induced melt activation process on characteristics of Al 7075 alloy
Authors: Karamouz Mostafa , Alizadeh Mostafa , Ahmadi Alireza 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
It is well-known that the strain induced melt activation process results in a globular microstructure which improves the hardness and the ultimate tensile stress. However, its disadvantage is degrading some other properties such as elongation and formability due to the presence of continuous and brittle intermetallic compounds along with the formation of eutectic structures at grain boundaries. Hence, the aim of this research is to introduce a new process called two-step strain induced melt activation to overcome these drawbacks and to improve the microstructure and the formability of Al 7075 alloy. This new process yielded a globular structure and modified the microstructure. Also, the resultant precipitates were discontinuous with a more homogeneous distribution and the eutectic mixture was eliminated. Moreover, the alloy formability and the hardness were effectively enhanced by performing a rolling process.
The Eurasian Lynx (Lynx Lynx) in early modern Scotland
Authors: Raye L. 
Published: October 2017

Gessner's Historia animalium preserves scholarly opinions from naturalists and humanists from across sixteenth-century Europe. One such view comes from Bonarus of Balice, south-east Poland. Bonarus attests that although the Eurasian Lynx (Lynx Lynx) is common throughout central and eastern Europe, the best skins come from Sweden and, surprisingly, Scotland. After exploring evidence about who Bonarus was and why he might have written to Gessner, this essay builds up two possible explanations for Bonarus's opinion that Lynx populations were present in sixteenth-century Scotland:Either, native populations of European Lynxes may have still been present in Scotland in the sixteenth century; British Lynx remains have been dated to the sixth century. The Lynx could possibly have survived longer without being noticed in records if it was customarily called a “cat”, like other large felids. However, other than Bonarus's attestation, there is only tentative positive evidence consistent with this interpretation; most importantly the ambiguous testimony of Robert Sibbald in 1684.Or, Scotland may have “tricked” Bonarus by importing and then re-exporting fine, exotic furs. There is evidence that Scotland had a major fur industry. Eurasian Lynx fur had a high status. Furs were commonly re-exported in the fourteenth century. Scots merchants often imported high-status furs like Lynx into Poland in the sixteenth century, suggesting that Bonarus had the highest possible chance of seeing Scottish-fashioned Lynx furs.This essay argues that, on balance of the evidence, the second interpretation is the stronger of the two, although the first is also possible.
Quand les fantômes historiques sont convoqués
Authors: Szalkai Gábor , Vonau Elsa 
Published: October 2017

Le Ghimeş, dans la haute vallée du Trotuş dans les Carpates orientales roumaines, est devenu à partir de 2008 et en seulement quelques années un haut lieu de la ferveur nationale hongroise. L’article reconstitue le processus de convocation des « fantômes historiques » par des acteurs locaux et extérieurs dans ce petit pays de la minorité Csángós. Il montre comment se combinent l’affirmation identitaire et l’opportunisme économique dans le processus d’invention d’un lieu de mémoire de « la frontière de mille ans » et analyse les effets de la concurrence des symboles sur la réification et la dualisation des identités culturelles et territoriales.
Une affaire de passion
Authors: Barès Franck , Cova Bernard 
Published: October 2017

Les passions sont-elles des hobbys puérils éloignés de la réalité des affaires ? Au contraire ! Elles sont la source de réussites économiques. Un individu n’est jamais aussi engagé, créatif et efficace que lorsqu’il travaille sur un projet qui le captive. Dans un monde de raison, la passion a sa place. Et ça marche !
Méthodes de gestion des ressources humaines : On a tout essayé, sauf la confiance !
Authors: Assens Christophe , Bouchez Jean-Pierre 
Published: October 2017

Les entreprises ont adopté depuis plus d’un siècle une succession de modes en management qui visent souvent à rationaliser le travail et à renforcer le contrôle sur les collaborateurs. Cette instrumentalisation a contribué à l’érosion de la confiance dans l’entreprise et à l’épuisement des gestionnaires. Et si on essayait la confiance ?
La Iniciativa del Laboratorio de Habilidades Clínicas Veterinarias
Authors: Baillie Sarah , Crowther Emma , Dilly Marc 
Published: October 2017

<p>Los estudiantes de veterinaria necesitan desarrollar competencia en sus habilidades clínicas como preparación para el trabajo práctico. Los modelos y simuladores se utilizan cada vez más para ayudar a complementar la formación práctica existente y, a menudo, se alojan en laboratorios de habilidades clínicas. Este tipo de laboratorio ofrece un ambiente seguro donde los estudiantes pueden practicar varias veces en los modelos con el fin de desarrollar el dominio de las habilidades. También es un lugar ideal para realizar clases y evaluaciones prácticas, tales como los exámenes clínicos estructurados por objetivos (OSCE). La iniciativa del laboratorio de habilidades clínicas veterinarias es relativamente nueva y de crecimiento reciente, lo que ha sido facilitado por varios factores. Es mucho lo que se puede aprender de la educación médica y de otras profesiones de la salud, ya que sus laboratorios de habilidades clínicas llevan ya funcionando muchos años. Además, hay varias conferencias específicas de veterinaria que ahora incluyen sesiones dedicadas a las habilidades clínicas y tienen talleres donde, por ejemplo, los participantes pueden compartir consejos sobre la fabricación de modelos y discutir cómo desarrollar y gestionar estos laboratorios. Como complemento a las reuniones cara a cara, hay una próspera comunidad internacional, el grupo “Veterinary Clinical Skills &amp; Simulation” en el foro en línea NOVICE (Network Of Veterinarians In Continuing Education), donde los miembros pueden hacer preguntas, obteniendo respuestas generalmente rápidas, compartir consejos y recopilar información útil. Recientemente, fruto de una colaboración internacional, se ha publicado una guía gratuita sobre los laboratorios de habilidades clínicas, la cual proporciona información clave para la creación de nuevos laboratorios o la ampliación de las instalaciones existentes. No cabe duda de que la iniciativa de las habilidades clínicas veterinarias seguirá creciendo y compartiendo experiencias, con los beneficios asociados para el aprendizaje del estudiante y el bienestar animal.</p>
Medusa III
Authors: Guillén Blanca Isabella 
Published: October 2017

Nuestra joven artista Blanca Isabel Guillen Manzanares (Nicaragua), ya cuenta con distinciones en su carrera como pintora y grabadora, pues ha representado a Nicaragua en el II Encuentro de Muralismo y Arte Público (X) Tizayuca, Hidalgo, 2016, en México. Además, es miembro activo del Grupo Puertas Abiertas y Miembro del Taller de Gráfica Glifos. Ha realizado estudios en: Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas en Nicaragua, Academia Atelier del Sol en Costa Rica (Curso de Realismo Clásico) y estudios de grabado en el taller de Gráfica Glifos en Nicaragua. Y estudios con los Maestros Madrigal Arcia (Nicaragua) y Adolfo Siliezar (Costa Rica). Mario René Madrigal-ArciaArtista PlásticoNicaragua, 12 julio de 2017
Cambio climático y crisis de sobrevivencia como amenaza global
Authors: Flores Silva Jorge 
Published: October 2017

El objetivo de la presente investigación es explicar la crisis ecológica como resultado del crecimiento sin límite y el consumo desmedido que pone en peligro la naturaleza y al mismo ser humano que depende de ella. La metodología utilizada es el método descriptivo, intuitivo y el método dialéctico. La investigación combina el carácter cualitativo con elementos cuantitativos en campos específicos relacionados con la deforestación. Su enfoque es crítico respecto a posturas y líneas de pensamiento en torno a la crisis ecológica como amenaza global. Los resultados alcanzados son: i) la crisis como efecto del cambio climático es manifestación de la crisis del modelo de acumulación, basado en el crecimiento y consumo desmedido sin guardar la racionalidad en la explotación de los recursos. ii) las grandes empresas son las principales responsables de la contaminación ambiental y del desplazamiento de comunidades rurales que han sufrido la desarticulación de la agricultura campesina e indígena, al sustituirla por la agricultura industrial del monocultivo y la gran plantación. iii) la deforestación, los incendios forestales, la tala ilegal de árboles, el gorgojo descortezador han ocasionado disminución de los ciclos pluviales, causando erosión de suelos, cambio en los ciclos productivos, secado las fuentes de agua y modificado los ciclos que regulan el clima e incide en la perdida de la biodiversidad zoológica y vegetal. iv) Más de 440 mil hectáreas han sido afectadas por el gorgojo descortezador en apenas siete meses lo que significa alrededor de 86 millones, 240 mil pinos, a un promedio de 196 pinos por hectárea según parámetros del Instituto de Conservación Forestal. Revista Ciencia y Tecnología No.19, diciembre 2016, p.148-167
Web 2.0: una herramienta en la enseñanza universitaria
Authors: Flores Morales Jairo José , Guzmán Contreras José Eligio 
Published: October 2017

Este estudio reúne una serie de experiencias educativas usando la Web 2.0, con lo cual se confirma la utilidad de las Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (TIC), en la enseñanza de la asignatura Investigación Aplicada. Sin embargo, según la amplia aceptación mostrada por los estudiantes, estas, pueden ser utilizadas en cualquier asignatura que se imparta a nivel universitario. Se trabajó con 12 estudiantes de la carrera Física-Matemática V año, utilizando de forma sistemática herramientas tecnológicas como: Facebook, Dropbox, Survey Monkey, Google URL Shortener, Microsoft Word, Netquest, Statstm y Citation Machine. Para obtener la valoración de estas herramientas, se utiliza una encuesta estructurada con un Alfa de Cronbach de 0.71, contrastándola con los escritos dejados por los partícipes en la página de Facebook “Investigación Matemática”. Además, se evidencian los alcances de los medios tecnológicos cuando se usan correctamente en el proceso educativo, y la importancia que tiene el desempeño docente en la gestión del proceso de enseñanza.
Competitividad de las empresas panificadoras legalmente constituidas de la ciudad de Estelí, Nicaragua. 2015
Authors: Hernández Flores Kenia Paola , López Flores Crismary , García Manzanares Freddy Alexander , Castillo Herrera Beverly 
Published: October 2017

Esta investigación pretende determinar los factores que influyen en la competitividad de las empresas panaderas de la ciudad de Estelí para el diseño de estrategias que fortalezcan la capacidad competitiva de este sector. Esta investigación es aplicada y cuantitativa. El universo de estudio fueron 37 empresas del sector panificador legalmente inscritas en la Alcaldía Municipal de Estelí. Se aplicó el muestreo probabilístico aleatorio simple. La muestra fue de 33 panaderías de la ciudad de Estelí. Los instrumentos aplicados fueron: encuestas y entrevistas a los propietarios y los clientes de las panaderías. La investigación demuestra que los principales factores que hacen a una panadería competitiva son: precio, calidad, buen servicio, presentación del producto e higiene del local. Todos estos factores son imprescindibles para el desarrollo y éxito de las empresas panaderas de la ciudad de Estelí.
Connecting Physical Geography Content with Career and Life Aspirations
Authors: DECHANO-COOK LISA M. , DERANEK JENNIFER , COX SARAH J. 
Published: October 2017

ABSTRACT
Students often have a difficult time understanding how general education course content is beneficial to them. Content in geography courses is very diverse but often very relatable for students. This research examined students' perceptions of the link between the content in physical geography and their intended careers and life. A content analysis of paired essays revealed that course content was very relevant to students' intended careers and lives. The process used to create the coding scheme employed for this study and the related results are discussed. Overall, students were able to make a greater connection of the course material to their intended careers and their lives at the end of the semester. These findings suggest that professors should be intentional with helping students relate course content to various careers and life situations in order to improve the applicability of course material.
Reflections on Teaching the First Day of Contracts Class
Authors: STOCKMEYER NORMAN OTTO 
Published: October 2017

ABSTRACT
A veteran of the law school classroom offers his thoughts on why Contracts is the most significant course in the first-year curriculum, why the study of contract law should begin with the subject of remedies, and why the “hairy hand” case of The Paper Chase fame makes an ideal starting point. The author also shares his first-day advice on how to succeed in law school. Along the way he explains why he prefers a problems-based casebook, opposes use of commercial briefs and outlines, and makes robust use of a course website.
Influence of Polyethylene Glycol Unit on Palladium‐ and Nickel‐Catalyzed Ethylene Polymerization and Copolymerization
Authors: Zhang Dan , Chen Changle 
Published: October 2017

AbstractThe transition‐metal‐catalyzed copolymerization of olefins with polar functionalized co‐monomers represents a major challenge in the field of olefin polymerization. It is extremely difficult to simultaneously achieve improvements in catalytic activity, polar monomer incorporation, and copolymer molecular weight through ligand modifications. Herein we introduce a polyethylene glycol unit to some phosphine‐sulfonate palladium and nickel catalysts, and its influence on ethylene polymerization and copolymerization is investigated. In ethylene polymerization, this strategy leads to enhanced activity, catalyst stability, and increased polyethylene molecular weight. In ethylene copolymerization with polar monomers, improvements in all copolymerization parameters are realized. This effect is most significant for polar monomers with hydrogen‐bond‐donating abilities.
FleQ regulates both the type VI secretion system and flagella in Pseudomonas putida
Authors: Wang Yuzhou , Li Ye , Wang Jianli , Wang Xiaoyuan 
Published: October 2017

AbstractBased on the analysis of sodium dodecyl sulfate‐polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry, flagellin FliC and a key member of the type VI secretion system Hcp1 were found to be secreted from Pseudomonas putida KT2442 cells in the late exponential phase, but in the early exponential phase only FliC was secreted. Relevant genes fleQ and rpoN were then individually deleted in P. putida KT2442, and the expression and transcription of fliC and hcp1 in these mutant strains were analyzed. In both △fleQ and △rpoN mutant cells, Hcp1 but not FliC was secreted in the late exponential phase, and it was secreted even in the early exponential phase. Transcriptomic analysis of △fleQ cells shows that most of the genes relevant to the type VI secretion system, including hcp1, were upregulated; several genes involved in 3′,5′‐cyclic diguanylic acid (c‐di‐GMP) synthesis and degradation were also significantly regulated. To further study the regulation process of the type VI secretion system, the phosphodiesterase BifA was overexpressed to lower the intracellular c‐di‐GMP level. The results demonstrate that FleQ positively regulates flagella biosynthesis but negatively regulates the type VI secretion system in P. putida. This finding is important for understanding the function and regulation of the type VI secretion system.