bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Management practices and modeling the seasonal variation in health care waste
Authors: Thakur Vikas , Anbanandam Ramesh 
Published: March 2017

Purpose
Management of hazardous waste is a big challenge to a common biomedical waste treatment facility (CBWTF) because of variations in the amount of different kinds of waste collected and treated from various health-care facilities (HCFs). Hence, prediction of health-care waste (HCW) will be very helpful for the CBWTF in allocation of resources, transportation, storage and disposal of medical waste (MW). This study aims to focus on the current MW handling and disposal practices at CBWTF in Uttarakhand, India. The study also models the seasonal variation in the HCW quantities collected and treated in CBWTF at Uttarakhand (India).

Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected for two years (2013 and 2014) from CBWTF, and polynomial regression models were used to represent the complex nonlinear relationship among the variables.

Findings
The fixed trends in the waste generated in two years represent the seasonal variations and illness patterns. The load of approximately 527 kg/day biomedical waste, including all the three categories (red, yellow and blue), was estimated at CBWTF at Uttarakhand, India. The composition of the total waste was calculated as: yellow category (327 kg/day, 62.23 per cent), red category (190 kg/day, 36.66 per cent) and blue category (10 kg/day, 1.44 per cent). CBWTF needs to run an incinerator for 3.30 h, autoclaving machine for 4 h and shredder for 20 min daily as per the calculated load.

Research limitations/implications
This study is focused on only one CBWTF in Uttarakhand, so the model needs to be validated considering other facilities.

Practical implications
The model will help the CBWTF to plan its capacity and allocate resources.

Social implications
Infectious waste coming out from HCFs can be managed in a proper way.

Originality/value
This study is the first of its kind conducted for CBWTF, Uttarakhand, India.
Energy consumption flow and regional economic development: evidence from 25 economies
Authors: Tang Bao-jun , Gong Pi-qin , Xiao Yu-chong , Wang Huai-yu 
Published: March 2017

Purpose
This paper aims to figure out the relationship between energy consumption flow from a new perspective of embodied energy inventory index (EEII) and regional economic growth.

Design/methodology/approach
The input-output approach has been applied to calculate embodied energy inventory (EEI) and EEII using the data of 25 economies. Meanwhile, cluster analysis and panel data modeling were applied to carry out detailed research.

Findings
The results of cluster analysis show that there is a roughly negative relationship between EEII and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, although there are some exceptions, such as Russia and Taiwan (Province of China). Panel data model results provide further evidence that there is a negative relationship between EEII and GDP per capita. Population is an important productive factor in the regional economic development. The study showed a positive relationship between EEII and population. Therefore, energy consumption flow is closely related to regional economic development.

Originality/value
The value of this paper is to use EEI and EEII to comprehensively clarify the energy consumption flow. The advantage of EEII is that it can reflect the energy embodied in fixed assets and infrastructure.
The Sherifs’ contributions to management research
Authors: Gur Furkan Amil , McLarty Benjamin D. , Muldoon Jeff 
Published: March 2017

PurposeMuzafer and Carolyn Wood Sherif are among the founders of social psychology. Their theoretical and empirical findings made important contributions to the management literature. This paper aims to attempt to underline these contributions and highlights the Sherifs’ interdisciplinary work and their impact on management research specifically.Design/methodology/approachUsing a citation content analysis, the influence of the Sherifs on management research is detailed by examining how their work has contributed to research published in top management journals.FindingsThe Sherifs’ work has influenced numerous research streams related to organisational groups, social norms, assimilation contrast theory and a combination of various other topics. Additionally, these works helped originate team and workgroup research in organisation theory.Originality/valueThis is the first manuscript of its type to examine the influence of the Sherifs on management research. Their story is a testament to the impact that social psychology researchers have had in developing modern thought about organisational issues. This work also addresses potential areas for future research building on the Sherifs’ work.
Competition and niche separation of pelagic bacteria in freshwater habitats
Authors: Pernthaler Jakob 
Published: March 2017

SummaryFreshwater bacterioplankton assemblages are composed of sympatric populations that can be delineated, for example, by ribosomal RNA gene relatedness and that differ in key ecophysiological properties. They may be free‐living or attached, specialized for particular concentrations or subsets of substrates, or invest a variable amount of their resources in defence traits against protistan predators and viruses. Some may be motile and tactic whereas others are not, with far‐reaching implications for their respective life styles and niche partitioning. The co‐occurrence of competitors with overlapping growth requirements has profound consequences for the stability of community functions; it can to some extent be explained by habitat factors such as the microscale complexity and spatiotemporal variability of the lacustrine environments. On the other hand, the composition and diversity of freshwater microbial assemblages also reflects non‐equilibrium states, dispersal and the stochasticity of community assembly processes. This review synoptically discusses the competition and niche separation of heterotrophic bacterial populations (defined at various levels of phylogenetic resolution) in the pelagic zone of inland surface waters from a variety of angles, focusing on habitat heterogeneity and the resulting biogeographic distribution patterns, the ecophysiological adaptations to the substrate field and the interactions of prokaryotes with predators and viruses.
Emergency Department Attendance after Telephone Triage: A Population‐Based Data Linkage Study
Authors: Gibson Amy , Randall Deborah , Tran Duong T. , Byrne Mary , Lawler Anthony , Havard Alys , Robinson Maureen , Jorm Louisa R. 
Published: March 2017

ObjectiveTo investigate compliance with telephone helpline advice to attend an emergency department (ED) and the acuity of patients who presented to ED following a call.Data Sources/Collection MethodsIn New South Wales (NSW), Australia, 2009–2012, all (1.04 million) calls to a telephone triage service, ED presentations, hospital admissions and death registrations, linked using probabilistic data linkage.Study DesignPopulation‐based, observational cohort study measuring ED presentations within 24 hours of a call in patients (1) with dispositions to attend ED (compliance) and (2) low‐urgency dispositions (self‐referral), triage categories on ED presentation.Principal FindingsA total of 66.5 percent of patients were compliant with dispositions to attend an ED. A total of 6.2 percent of patients with low‐urgency dispositions self‐referred to the ED within 24 hours. After age adjustment, healthdirect compliant patients were significantly less likely (7.8 percent) to receive the least urgent ED triage category compared to the general NSW ED population (16.9 percent).ConclusionsThis large population‐based data linkage study provides precise estimates of ED attendance following calls to a telephone triage service and details the predictors of ED attendance. Patients who attend an ED compliant with a healthdirect helpline disposition are significantly less likely than the general ED population to receive the lowest urgency triage category on arrival.
Gendering Resilience: Myths and Stereotypes in the Discourse on Climate‐induced Migration
Authors: Rothe Delf 
Published: March 2017

AbstractThe research article critically investigates recent European policy proposals that promote migration as an adaptation strategy to increase the resilience of communities vulnerable to the environmental crisis. Such proposals have been welcomed for breaking with alarmist discourses that framed climate‐induced migration as a threat to national or international security. The present article seeks to contribute to this ongoing debate by bringing in a fresh perspective that has so far been neglected: the perspective of gender. Drawing on a poststructuralist perspective on gender the article reveals that policy debates on climate‐induced migration take place within highly gendered discourses. Applying this perspective to recent policy reports on climate change, migration and resilience, the article helps to paint a more nuanced picture of the highly criticized notion of resilience. The analysis shows that, on the one hand, resilience thinking helped overcoming a masculinized discourse of security as control. On the other hand, it reproduces a series of ‘gender myths’ about the role of women in the so‐called Global South.
Age at sexual maturity of male and female banana weevils, Cosmopolites sordidus Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Authors: Uzakah Richard P. 
Published: March 2017

AbstractThis study was to determine the age at sexual maturity and the relationships between age and internal reproductive organs of Cosmopolites sordidus. Male banana weevils become sexually mature 18 days after emergence (DAE), that is after 2 weeks of adult eclosion, in spite of the fact that spermatogenesis is completed at emergence. A positive correlation exists between age and male internal organs, for example for mean testis diameter (r = .849, p ≤ .001), mean seminal vesicle diameter (r = .679, p ≤ .001), mean accessory gland length (r = .561, p ≤ .01) and mean accessory gland diameter (r = .498, p ≤ .05), respectively. Significant differences were recorded between sexually mature and immature weevils with respect to mean testis diameter (T = 4.471, p ≤ .001) and mean seminal vesicle diameter (T = 3.939, p ≤ .001), but not with mean accessory gland length and mean accessory gland diameter (T = 1.899 and 1.661). Male internal organs were visibly underdeveloped at emergence but became significantly enlarged and developed on attainment of sexual maturity. Female C. sordidus, on the other hand, are sexually mature at 5 DAE. There was also a strong, positive correlation between age of females and mean ovariole length (r = .656, p ≤ .001), and significant differences existed between mean ovariole lengths of sexually mature and immature females (T = 4.306, p ≤ .001). Increasing age of females witnessed progressive increases in ovariole lengths and developmental changes within female ovarioles and calyces. The findings made here may be helpful in Musa germplasm screening works, as weevils bred on susceptible cultivars may reveal similar results, while those bred on resistant ones may experience possible delays in their reproductive developments.
Influence of pineapple, apple and melon by‐products on cookies: physicochemical and sensory aspects
Authors: de Toledo Nataly Maria Viva , Nunes Larissa Peixoto , da Silva Paula Porrelli Moreira , Spoto Marta Helena Fillet , Canniatti‐Brazaca Solange Guidolin 
Published: March 2017

SummaryPhysicochemical and sensory effects were investigated regarding the partial substitution of wheat flour in cookies with flours made of pineapple, apple and melon by‐products, in the concentrations 5%, 10% and 15%. Cookies with 15% of melon flour were prominent in relation to the nutritional aspects, especially about the contents of fibres (4.67–6.46%) and ash (1.74–2.25%). The use of these by‐products resulted in slightly darker cookies, with variations in diameter and in the expansion factor. There was a positive influence of the use of the pineapple by‐product concerning consumers' preference. Additionally, the cookies with 15% of pineapple by‐product presented the highest acceptance rate (97%) and buying intention (53%). Therefore, the use of fruit by‐products in the development of cookies is a viable alternative which can be explored for nutritional, technological and sensory purposes by the food industry.
Does the Fama and French Five‐Factor Model Work Well in Japan?
Authors: Kubota Keiichi , Takehara Hitoshi 
Published: March 2017

AbstractIn this study, we investigate whether the five‐factor model by Fama and French (2015) explains well the pricing structure of stocks with long‐run data for Japan. We conduct standard cross‐section asset pricing tests and examine the additional explanatory power of the new Fama and French factors; robust‐minus‐weak profitability factor and conservative‐minus‐aggressive investment factor. We find that robust‐minus‐weak and the conservative‐minus‐aggressive factors are not statistically significant when we conduct generalized method of moments (GMM) tests with the Hansen–Jagannathan distance measure. Thus, we conclude that the original version of the Fama and French five‐factor model is not the best benchmark pricing model for Japanese data during our sampling period from the year 1978 to the year 2014.
Effect of pressure on TiO2 crystallization kinetics using in‐situ high‐temperature synchrotron radiation diffraction
Authors: Albetran H. M. , O'Connor B. H. , Low I. M. 
Published: March 2017

AbstractThe phase transformation behavior of TiO2 sol‐gel synthesized nanopowder heated in a sealed quartz capillary from room temperature to 800°C was studied using in‐situ synchrotron radiation diffraction (SRD). Sealing of the capillary resulted in an increase in capillary gas pressure with temperature. The pressures inside the sealed capillary were calculated using Gay‐Lussac's Law, and they reached 0.36 MPa at 800°C. The as‐synthesized material was entirely amorphous at room temperature, with crystalline anatase first appearing by 200°C (24 wt% absolute), then increasing rapidly in concentration to 89 wt% by 300°C and then increasing more slowly to 97 wt% by 800°C, with there being no indication of the anatase‐to‐rutile transformation up to 800°C. The best estimate of activation energy for the amorphous‐to‐anatase transformation from the SRD data was 10(2) kJ/mol, which is much lower than that observed when heating the material under atmospheric pressure in a laboratory XRD experiment, 38(5) kJ/mol. For the experiment under atmospheric pressure, the anatase crystallization temperature was delayed by ~200°C, first appearing after heating the sample to 400°C, after which crystalline rutile was first observed after heating to 600°C. The estimated activation energy for the anatase‐to‐rutile transformation was 120(18) kJ/mol, which agrees with estimates for titania nanofibers heated under atmospheric pressure. Thus, heating the nanopowders material under pressure promoted the amorphous‐to‐anatase transformation, but retarded the anatase‐to‐rutile transformation. This behavior is believed to occur in an oxygen‐rich environment and interstitial titanium is also expected to form when the material is heated under high gas pressure. This suggests that atmospheric oxygen appears to accelerate the amorphous‐to‐anatase transformation, whereas interstitial titanium inhibits TiO2 structure relaxation, which is required for the anatase‐to‐rutile transformation.
Enhanced visible‐light‐driven photocatalytic activities of LiInO2 by Mo6+‐doping strategy
Authors: Zhang Xiangchao , Xu Difa , Huang Duan , Liu Fang , Xu Kaiqiang , Wang Hongxia , Zhang Shiying 
Published: March 2017

AbstractA novel visible‐light‐driven photocatalyst of Mo‐doped LiInO2 nanocomposite was successfully synthesized through a sol‐gel method. The effect of Mo‐doping concentrations on the microstructures and properties of LiInO2 was characterized by X‐ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, photoluminescence, and ultraviolet‐visible absorption spectra. The photocatalytic properties of the as‐prepared samples were evaluated by the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye under visible‐light irradiation. The results demonstrated that the photocatalytic activity of 6% Mo‐LiInO2 reached to 98.6%, which was much higher than that of the undoped photocatalyst LiInO2 (only 46.8%). The enhanced photocatalytic activity is ascribed to Mo‐doping strategy. The holes play an important role in the process of the photodegradation of MB. The superior photocatalytic activity of the as‐prepared Mo‐LiInO2 nanocomposites suggests a potential application for organic dye degradation of wastewater remediation. This work provides a further understanding on tailoring the band structure of semiconductor photocatalyst for enhancing visible‐light absorption and promoting electron‐hole separation by Mo‐doping strategy.
Mortality Effect of ICD in Primary Prevention of Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy: A Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Authors: LUNI FARAZ KHAN , SINGH HEMINDERMEET , KHAN ABDUR R. , MALIK SONIA A. , KHAWAJA OWAIS , RIAZ HARIS , LEE WADE , KABOUR AMEER , RICHARDS MARK , AASBO JOHAN 
Published: March 2017

ICD in Nonischemic CardiomyopathyIntroductionImplantation of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD) is controversial in view of the recent DANISH trial which suggested no benefit with ICD for primary prevention in patients with non‐ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICMP).MethodsWe conducted a meta‐analysis of randomized control trials studying the role of ICD in primary prevention of SCD in patients with NICMP. Only six studies were identified after the application of inclusion/exclusion criteria.ResultsPooling of these randomized trials showed a statistically significant benefit of using ICDs in patients with NICMP [OR 0.76 (0.64 – 0.91), I2 = 0%]. Sensitivity analysis did not show a statistically significant mortality benefit of ICD in NICMP in trials which had adequate beta blocker, ACE/ARB and aldosterone receptor blocker (ALD‐RB) use [OR 0.70 (0.41, 1.19), I2 = 70%].ConclusionThe DANISH trial's failure to show mortality benefit may be due to the significant number of patients who had CRT. Our meta‐analysis studied the independent effect of ICDs and showed them to be associated with net mortality benefits in patients who are not on optimal guideline directed medical therapy; especially the patients not on ALD‐RB.
Plasma Symmetric Dimethylarginine Concentration in Dogs with Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease
Authors: Dahlem D.P. , Neiger R. , Schweighauser A. , Francey T. , Yerramilli M. , Obare E. , Steinbach S.M.L. 
Published: March 2017

BackgroundSymmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) is considered a biomarker for early detection of renal dysfunction in human patients with acute kidney injury (AKI). At present, no studies exist analyzing the relevance of SDMA in dogs with AKI.Hypothesis/objectivesSDMA would correctly identify dogs with renal disease but would not be able to differentiate between AKI and CKD.AnimalsEighteen healthy control dogs, 48 dogs with AKI, and 29 dogs with CKD.MethodsProspective study. Dogs with kidney disease were categorized as having AKI or CKD according to the history, clinical signs, laboratory findings, and results of diagnostic imaging. Plasma SDMA concentration was measured by IDEXX Laboratories. SDMA/creatinine ratio was calculated in dogs with AKI or CKD.ResultsMedian SDMA concentrations were 8.5 μg/dL (6–12 μg/dL), 39.5 μg/dL (8–>100 μg/dL), and 35 μg/dL (12–>100 μg/dL), in healthy, AKI, and CKD, respectively. SDMA concentrations were significantly higher in dogs with AKI (P < .0001) or CKD (P < .0001) in comparison with healthy dogs. Median SDMA/creatinine ratio in dogs with AKI and CKD was 6.5 (1.7–20.9) and 10 (2.4–33.9) (P = .0004), respectively. Although there was overlap of the SDMA/creatinine ratio in dogs with AKI or CKD, it was significantly higher in dogs with CKD compared to dogs with AKI (P = .0004).Conclusions and Clinical ImportanceIn this population, SDMA was suitable for identifying dogs affected by AKI or CKD, but could not differentiate between them.
Old and new treatments for primary biliary cholangitis
Authors: Chascsa David , Carey Elizabeth J. , Lindor Keith D. 
Published: March 2017

AbstractPrimary biliary cholangitis (formerly primary biliary cirrhosis) is a rare progressive cholestatic liver disease, whose hallmark features include a persistently elevated alkaline phosphatase level, presence of anti‐mitochondrial antibodies and characteristic histology. Since 1998, ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), a bile acid, has been the only available therapeutic agent. Primary biliary cholangitis is associated with the development of end‐stage liver disease, increased morbidity and mortality. UDCA has been shown to improve serum biochemistries, histology and delay the need for liver transplantation. The clinical issue is that approximately 25%‐40% of patients do not respond to this standard therapy. In recent years, many trials have investigated alternative and adjunctive treatments, leading to the recent approval of obeticholic acid, an analogue of chenodeoxycholic acid, which has shown significant and sustained reductions in alkaline phosphatase levels in combination with UDCA. Obeticholic acid has rapidly been embraced as a new agent to improve the biochemical profile in refractory patients, in addition to being approved for use as monotherapy in patients who cannot tolerate UDCA. There are several other studies and targets which are being investigated. This review is intended to highlight the benefits of UDCA, educate the reader on the newly available obeticholic acid, and to summarize the many ongoing trials and therapeutic targets being investigated in attempts to control and cure primary biliary cholangitis.
Inducer exclusion in Firmicutes: insights into the regulation of a carbohydrate ATP binding cassette transporter from Lactobacillus casei BL23 by the signal transducing protein P‐Ser46‐HPr
Authors: Homburg Constanze , Bommer Martin , Wuttge Steven , Hobe Carolin , Beck Sebastian , Dobbek Holger , Deutscher Josef , Licht Anke , Schneider Erwin 
Published: March 2017

SummaryCatabolite repression is a mechanism that enables bacteria to control carbon utilization. As part of this global regulatory network, components of the phosphoenolpyruvate:carbohydrate phosphotransferase system inhibit the uptake of less favorable sugars when a preferred carbon source such as glucose is available. This process is termed inducer exclusion. In bacteria belonging to the phylum Firmicutes, HPr, phosphorylated at serine 46 (P‐Ser46‐HPr) is the key player but its mode of action is elusive. To address this question at the level of purified protein components, we have chosen a homolog of the Escherichia coli maltose/maltodextrin ATP‐binding cassette transporter from Lactobacillus casei (MalE1‐MalF1G1K12) as a model system. We show that the solute binding protein, MalE1, binds linear and cyclic maltodextrins but not maltose. Crystal structures of MalE1 complexed with these sugars provide a clue why maltose is not a substrate. P‐Ser46‐HPr inhibited MalE1/maltotetraose‐stimulated ATPase activity of the transporter incorporated in proteoliposomes. Furthermore, cross‐linking experiments revealed that P‐Ser46‐HPr contacts the nucleotide‐binding subunit, MalK1, in proximity to the Walker A motif. However, P‐Ser46‐HPr did not block binding of ATP to MalK1. Together, our findings provide first biochemical evidence that P‐Ser‐HPr arrests the transport cycle by preventing ATP hydrolysis at the MalK1 subunits of the transporter.