bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
On a New Theoretical Framework for RR Lyrae Stars. II. Mid-infrared Period–Luminosity–Metallicity Relations
Authors: Neeley Jillian R. , Marengo Massimo , Bono Giuseppe , Braga Vittorio F. , Dall’Ora Massimo , Magurno Davide , Marconi Marcella , Trueba Nicolas , Tognelli Emanuele , Moroni Pier G. Prada , Beaton Rachael L. , Freedman Wendy L. , Madore Barry F. , Monson Andrew J. , Scowcroft Victoria , Seibert Mark , Stetson Peter B. 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
We present new theoretical period–luminosity–metallicity (PLZ) relations for RR Lyræ stars (RRLs) at Spitzer and WISE wavelengths. The PLZ relations were derived using nonlinear, time-dependent convective hydrodynamical models for a broad range of metal abundances (Z = 0.0001–0.0198). In deriving the light curves, we tested two sets of atmospheric models and found no significant difference between the resulting mean magnitudes. We also compare our theoretical relations to empirical relations derived from RRLs in both the field and in the globular cluster M4. Our theoretical PLZ relations were combined with multi-wavelength observations to simultaneously fit the distance modulus, μ
0, and extinction, A

V
, of both the individual Galactic RRL and of the cluster M4. The results for the Galactic RRL are consistent with trigonometric parallax measurements from Gaia’s first data release. For M4, we find a distance modulus of μ
0 = 11.257 ± 0.035 mag with A

V
= 1.45 ± 0.12 mag, which is consistent with measurements from other distance indicators. This analysis has shown that, when considering a sample covering a range of iron abundances, the metallicity spread introduces a dispersion in the PL relation on the order of 0.13 mag. However, if this metallicity component is accounted for in a PLZ relation, the dispersion is reduced to ∼0.02 mag at mid-infrared wavelengths.
Intrarater Reliability and Other Psychometrics of the Health Promoting Activities Scale (HPAS)
Authors: Muskett Rachel , Bourke-Taylor Helen , Hewitt Alana 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
OBJECTIVE. The Health Promoting Activities Scale (HPAS) measures the self-rated frequency with which adults participate in activities that promote health. We evaluated the internal consistency, construct validity, and intrarater reliability of the HPAS with a cohort of mothers (N = 56) of school-age children.
METHOD. We used an online survey that included the HPAS and measures of mental and physical health. Statistical analysis included intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs), measurement error, error range, limits of agreement, and minimum detectable change (MDC).
RESULTS. The HPAS showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = .73). Construct validity was supported by a significant difference in HPAS scores among participants grouped by physical activity level; no other differences were significant. Results included a high aggregate ICC of .90 and an MDC of 5 points.
CONCLUSION. Our evaluation of the HPAS revealed good reliability and stability, suggesting suitability for ongoing evaluation as an outcome measure.
Gender and the Social Body in Edith Wharton'sThe Fruit of the Tree
Authors: Bruner Nicolette Isabel 
Published: May 2017

AbstractIn The Fruit of the Tree, Wharton portrays corporate personhood as an early feminist alternative to the lingering vestiges of coverture, one that allows married women a socially acceptable method of furthering their own desires through the corporate profit-making imperative. Wharton emphasizes the social, communal nature of the corporation, using familiar constructs like “company” and the traditional bonds of marriage and family to naturalize the corporation into an extension of preexisting social ties. Up until the mid-nineteenth century, the legal doctrine of coverture constructed marriage as a form of group personhood in which a woman's legal being, including her property, became subsumed into that of her husband. In The Fruit of the Tree, Wharton presents the corporation as supplanting the strictures of coverture by pitting the old understandings of the meanings of marital union against the new financial realities of stock ownership. In addition, by creating a corporation where the stock is transferred from mother to daughter, Wharton complicates the gendering of the corporation, presenting its operations as animated in large part by women occupying traditionally feminine spaces.
Hydrogel and Platelet-Rich Plasma Combined Treatment to Accelerate Wound Healing in a Nude Mouse Model
Authors: Park Yu Gil , Lee In Ho , Park Eun Soo , Kim Jin Young 
Published: May 2017

Background Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) contains high concentrations of growth factors involved in wound healing. Hydrogel is a 3-dimensional, hydrophilic, high-molecular, reticular substance generally used as a dressing formulation to accelerate wound healing, and also used as a bio-applicable scaffold or vehicle. This study aimed to investigate the effects of PRP and hydrogel on wound healing, in combination and separately, in an animal wound model.
Methods A total of 64 wounds, with 2 wounds on the back of each nude mouse, were classified into 4 groups: a control group, a hydrogel-only group, a PRP-only group, and a combined-treatment group. All mice were assessed for changes in wound size and photographed on scheduled dates. The number of blood vessels was measured in all specimens. Immunohistochemical staining was used for the analysis of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression.
Results Differences in the decrease and change in wound size in the combined-treatment group were more significant than those in the single-treatment groups on days 3, 5, 7, and 10. Analysis of the number of blood vessels through histological examination showed a pattern of increase over time that occurred in all groups, but the combined-treatment group exhibited the greatest increase on days 7 and 14. Immunohistochemical staining showed that VEGF expression in the combined-treatment group exhibited its highest value on day 7.
Conclusions This experiment demonstrated improved wound healing using a PRP–hydrogel combined treatment compared to either treatment individually, resulting in a decrease in wound size and a shortening of the healing period.
Axillary Reconstruction for Hidradenitis Suppurativa with an Inner-Arm Transposition Flap Creating a Brachioplasty Effect
Authors: Ching Daniel L. , Mughal Maleeha , Papas Athanasios , Soldin Mark 
Published: May 2017

Background Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic skin condition that can affect any area with apocrine sweat glands and has the potential to involve multiple sites concurrently. Commonly affected sites include the axilla, groin, perineum and perianal areas. In this study we performed a literature review on the surgical methods for HS and describe an innovative technique for reconstructing axilla HS using an inner-arm transposition flap.
Methods We reviewed all cases (5 cases from 4 patients) of transposition flap reconstruction performed by the senior author at a single London tertiary hospital from 2008–2013. Patient related outcome measures were collected using the Derriford appearance scale (DAS 24) and a study specific questionnaire.
Results All patients were satisfied with their final result. One out of five cases had a complication but did not result in flap failure. There is no disease recurrence to date. DAS 24 scores collected demonstrated acceptable postoperative distress that did not deviate far from the norm tables while study specific questionnaire reveal desirable outcomes.
Conclusions We have managed to achieve our aim through the use of the innovative inner-arm transposition flap. Our study hopes to provide an additional technique for axillary reconstruction. This technique offers the effective concealment of scars with the benefit of tightening of the arm tissue producing ‘brachioplasty like’ effects. All things considered it would be reasonable to conclude the innovative flap technique is a reliable, effective, and simple method that results in multiple benefits.
Assessment of genetic variation in Linum L. using SPAR markers
Authors: Noormohammadi Zahra , Sakhaee Mina , Sheidai Masoud , Talebi Seyed Mehdi 
Published: May 2017

Flax (Linum usitatissimum subsp. usitatissimum) is an important crop plant cultivated both for its fiber and seed oil content. Uniform cultivation and selection practice may lead to genetic erosion and reduced genetic variability of Linum cultivars, which in turn makes the crop vulnerable to diseases and pathogens. Therefore we performed a genetic diversity analysis of few populations including both Linum usitatissimum subsp. usitatissimum L. and L. Bienne L. We used a combination of single primer amplification reaction markers, including RAPD, ISSR, and RAMPO molecular markers for genetic variability study. In general, all three molecular markers revealed a low degree of genetic variability in the materials studied; however, L. bienne had a higher level of genetic variability. Clustering and network analyses grouped the studied plants inter-mixed and did not separate the studied species or populations. STRUCTURE plot and K-Means clustering also identified these populations as genetically homogenous. These results indicate the need for introducing new linseed cultivars into the country for future hybridization and breeding programmes.
Effects of iron nanoparticles on Mentha piperita L. under salinity stress
Authors: Askary Meheri , Talebi Seyed Mehdi , Amini Fariba , Bangan Ali Dousti Balout 
Published: May 2017

The progress of nanotechnology presents many nanoparticles that are important in medicine, agriculture and industry. Quickly and entirely absorbed by plants, nano-compounds and remedy their nutrient deficiency and satisfy this need. Iron oxide nanoparticles with suitable surface chemistry can be used as a rich source of iron for plants due to its gradual release of Fe in a wide pH range (pH 3 to 11). The present study investigated the impact of iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe2O3NPs in 0, 10, 20 and 30 µM concentrations) on physiological parameters of peppermint (Mentha piperita) under salt stress (0, 50, 100 and 150 mM concentrations of NaCl). Fe2O3NPs caused increases in leaf fresh weight and dry weight, phosphorus, potassium, iron, zinc, and calcium contents of the peppermint under salinity stress but did not have an effect on the sodium element. 30 µM concentration of Fe2O3NP was more impressive. Lipid peroxidation and proline contents of the peppermint under salinity decreased significantly by applying Fe2O3NPs. The maximum activities of total antioxidant enzymes (I %), catalase, superoxide dismutase, and guailcol peroxidase were observed in plants treated with 150 mM of NaCl, but application of Fe2O3NPs declined these antioxidant activities. The results suggest that the appropriate concentration of iron nanoparticles could be used for stress resistance of the peppermint.
Du périodique au livre : les enjeux esthétiques et médiatiques du recueil de chroniques fin-de-siècle
Authors: Kalantzis Alexia 
Published: May 2017

Le recueil de chroniques apparaît comme un terrain d’expérimentation privilégié pour les écrivains fin-de-siècle. L’étude de sa genèse montre le fonctionnement des transferts médiatiques et l’hybridité générique qui en découle : les textes circulent d’un média à l’autre entre le journal, la revue et le livre et empruntent des traits à ces divers modèles éditoriaux. La chronique oscille entre journalisme et littérature, elle s’incarne en de multiples microformes dans lesquelles s’exerce tout l’art de l’écrivain. L’effet-recueil tend à figer ces formes et à leur faire perdre de leur richesse, mais le jeu qu’il instaure entre unité et fragmentation en fait une oeuvre hybride, résolument moderne.
Les dérapages racistes à l’égard du Québec au Canada anglais depuis 1995
Authors: Potvin Maryse 
Published: May 2017

L’article analyse certaines « dérives racistes » survenues au Canada anglais depuis le référendum de 1995. À partir d’une sélection d’articles de la presse anglo-canadienne et à travers l’examen de plusieurs « événements » médiatisés (« affaires » Rakoff, Lawrence Martin, Diane Francis, Gerry Weiner, David Levine), l’analyse indique comment les discours « marginalisés » ont franchi plusieurs « paliers » du racisme (Wieviorka, 1991), en faisant place à une opinion un peu plus systématique dans le « Reste du Canada » et à une violence verbale suffisamment répétitive pour que le problème ne soit plus jugé secondaire. Dans un cas particulier, celui de « l’affaire Levine », le racisme est même devenu un principe d’action et de mobilisation atteignant plusieurs milieux (journalistique, politique, populaire). Afin d’illustrer à la fois l’extension, la banalisation et la légitimation d’un certain discours raciste (qui fait usage d’arguments universalistes à des fins de délégitimation de « l’Autre »), l’analyse fait ressortir les liens entre discours et théories à la lumière des travaux scientifiques récents qui définissent la structure, les éléments de discours et les mécanismes de production du racisme.
Calcium(II)‐Catalyzed Alkenylation of N‐Acyliminiums and Related Ions with Vinylboronic Acids
Authors: Qi Chenxiao , Gandon Vincent , Lebœuf David 
Published: May 2017

AbstractEfficient C−C bond‐forming reactions between N,O‐acetals and vinylboronic acids were achieved via a calcium(II)‐catalyzed formation of a N‐acyliminium intermediate or a related ion. This strategy can give a rapid access to a wide variety of alkenyl‐functionalized nitrogen‐containing compounds in good to excellent yields under simple reaction conditions.magnified image
Application of poly(methyl methacrylate ‐co‐γ‐methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane)/silica modified TiO2nanocomposites for anti‐pollutant properties
Authors: Hatami Mehdi , Djafarzadeh Nader , Hasanabadi Hamed 
Published: May 2017

AbstractIn this research, the effects of organic‐inorganic hybrid nanocomposites as novel nanostructure additives in paint compositions were studied. The silica modified TiO2nano structure was prepared by using sol–gel method. The TEM analysis indicated that these particles were in the range 10–15 nm. The organo silicone containing polymer was prepared by free radical polymerization process. The prepared polymer/mixed metal oxides nanocomposites were fabricated and demonstrated as nanostructure additives. The prepared nanocomposite was introduced into the road marking material formulation. In the first part of the current study, the prepared samples were evaluated by quality control experiment such as compatibility and color visualization tests. Also specific experiments such as hydrophobicity, adhesion, exposure to weathering conditions, self‐cleaning nature of the samples, gloss appearance, hardness of the prepared samples, anti‐pollution investigation, moisture resistance, and heat‐cold cycle's tests were evaluated. The environmental issue of the road marking material and also the dirtiness removal efficiency by using nanostructure coating was investigated. The prepared samples showed 4–7 mg weight loss per hundred square centimeters during the exposure to 300 h by 313 nm UVB irradiation. The best photocatalytic performance in road marking application was found for NA 3% sample.
Clinical impact of pretransplant use of multiple tyrosine kinase inhibitors on the outcome of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for chronic myelogenous leukemia
Authors: Kondo Takeshi , Nagamura‐Inoue Tokiko , Tojo Arinobu , Nagamura Fumitaka , Uchida Naoyuki , Nakamae Hirohisa , Fukuda Takahiro , Mori Takehiko , Yano Shingo , Kurokawa Mineo , Ueno Hironori , Kanamori Heiwa , Hashimoto Hisako , Onizuka Makoto , Takanashi Minoko , Ichinohe Tatsuo , Atsuta Yoshiko , Ohashi Kazuteru 
Published: May 2017

AbstractTyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are widely used to treat patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia in the chronic phase (CML‐CP), and outcomes of TKI treatment for patients with CML‐CP have been excellent. Since multiple TKIs are currently available, second‐line or third‐line TKI therapy is considered for patients who are intolerant of or resistant to the previous TKI treatment. Therefore, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo‐HSCT) is considered only for patients with disease progression or for patients after treatment failure with multiple TKIs. To reflect the current clinical situation of patients with CML‐CP, we tried to clarify whether prior TKI treatment affects the outcome of allo‐HSCT. Data from 237 patients for whom the number of pretransplant TKIs varied from one to three were used for analysis. Before allo‐HSCT, 153 patients were treated with one TKI, 49 patients were treated with two TKIs and 35 patients were treated with three TKIs. In addition to conventional risk factors, i.e., disease status at transplantation and patient's age, the use of three TKIs before transplantation was identified as a significant adverse factor for prognosis. Nonrelapse mortality rate was higher in patients treated with three TKIs than in patients treated with one or two TKIs. Our results suggest that allo‐HSCT could be considered for young patients with CML‐CP who manifest resistance to second‐line TKI therapy and who have an appropriate donor.
Chimeric antigen receptor modified T cells that target chemokine receptor CCR4 as a therapeutic modality for T‐cell malignancies
Authors: Perera Liyanage P. , Zhang Meili , Nakagawa Masao , Petrus Michael N. , Maeda Michiyuki , Kadin Marshall E. , Waldmann Thomas A. , Perera Pin‐Yu 
Published: May 2017

AbstractWith the emerging success of treating CD19 expressing B cell malignancies with ex vivo modified, autologous T cells that express CD19‐directed chimeric antigen receptors (CAR), there is intense interest in expanding this evolving technology to develop effective modalities to treat other malignancies including solid tumors. Exploiting this approach to develop a therapeutic modality for T cell malignancies for which the available regimens are neither curative, nor confer long term survival we generated a lentivirus‐based CAR gene transfer system to target the chemokine receptor CCR4 that is over‐expressed in a spectrum of T cell malignancies as well as in CD4+CD25+Foxp3+T regulatory cells that accumulate in the tumor microenvironment constituting a barrier against anti‐tumor immunity. Ex vivo modified, donor‐derived T cells that expressed CCR4 directed CAR displayed antigen‐dependent potent cytotoxicity against patient‐derived cell lines representing ATL, CTCL, ALCL and a subset of HDL. Furthermore, these CAR T cells also eradicated leukemia in a mouse xenograft model of ATL illustrating the potential utility of this modality in the treatment of a wide spectrum of T cell malignancies.
Edible films from mucilage of Cereus hildmannianus fruits: Development and characterization
Authors: Damas Mayra Stéphanie Pascoal , Pereira Junior Valdir Aniceto , Nishihora Rafael Kenji , Quadri Mara Gabriela Novy 
Published: May 2017

ABSTRACTMucilages are heteropolysaccharides with rich monosaccharide composition. They are capable of forming films that are brittle and fragile, and in order to obtain flexible materials, plasticizers must be added. The present study aims to evaluate the physicochemical properties of mucilage‐based films produced with Cereus hildmannianus and different glycerol concentrations by the casting technique. Transparent and yellowish films were obtained by the addition of glycerol, which also improved handleability, evidenced by increased elongation, and reduced tensile strength and Young's modulus. Thermal gravimetric analysis and differential thermal analysis revealed that glycerol presence reduced the thermal stability, showing the influence of a plasticizer over the polymer structure. Water absorption capacity and contact angle were reduced with the increase of plasticizer concentration; on the other hand, the water vapor permeability increased, as expected, due to the hydrophilic nature of glycerol. The results indicated the potential application of C. hildmannianus mucilage as a promising material to produce edible films. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017, 134, 45223.
Structural and functional study of a simple, rapid, and label‐free DNAzyme‐based DNA biosensor for optimization activity
Authors: Shahbazi Narges , Hosseinkhani Saman , Khajeh Khosro , Ranjbar Bijan 
Published: May 2017

AbstractPeroxidase‐mimicking DNAzyme has a potential to self‐assemble into a G‐quadruplex and shows peroxidase activity. In comparison to proteins, peroxidase‐mimicking DNAzyme is less expensive and more stable. Herein, it is used in fabricating non‐labeling biosensors. This paper investigates the structural and functional properties of a DNA biosensor based on split DNAzyme with a detection limit in nM range (9.48 nM). Two halves of DNAzyme were linked by a complementary sequence of DNA target. Hybridization of the DNA target pulled two DNAzyme halves apart and peroxidase activity decreased. This study can be divided into 3 stages. First, the characteristics of DNAzyme were studied by Circular Dichroism technique and UV–Vis spectroscopy to find out DNAzyme's optimum activity. It is worth to note that some divalent cations were used to form G‐quadruplex, in addition to common monovalent cations. Furthermore, the hemin incubation was also optimized. Secondly, the structural and functional properties of two types of split DNAzyme were compared with DNAzyme. Thirdly, the hybridization of DNA target was monitored. The results revealed that peroxidase activities of split types decreased by half without any specific conformational changes. Interestingly, the catalytic activities of split DNAzymes could be promoted by adding Mg2+. Besides, it was demonstrated that the structure, peroxidation reaction, and DNA target hybridization of 2:2 and 3:1 split modes were almost alike. It was also illustrated that magnesium promoted the possibility of hybridization.
“Hammered down on every side” versus “just being positive”: A critical discursive approach to health inequality
Authors: Anderson Emma , Gibson Stephen 
Published: May 2017

AbstractSocio‐economic and health inequality are strongly linked and are increasingly perpetuated by discourses of individual responsibility. However, little research from a critical discursive perspective has addressed how people affected themselves may account for this relationship. This research examined the ways in which people who are in debt, unemployed, or in insecure, minimum‐wage employment construct health and negotiate identities around it. Data from semistructured interviews with 6 participants were analysed and 3 main interpretative repertoires were identified: a medical repertoire of health as a lack of illness; health as adopting the “right” behaviours and attitudes; and health as being heavily influenced by external factors, such as income and life circumstances. The analysis focuses on how participants managed the tension between these latter 2 repertoires by adopting various subject positions around health: that it is “slipping” away from them; that it requires motivation; and that it is unattainable. Underpinning this is a “common‐sense” idea of health as something that is worked towards through culturally approved actions and attitudes.
Automatic 3D garment positioning based on surface metric
Authors: Tisserand Yvain , Cuel Louis , Magnenat‐Thalmann Nadia 
Published: May 2017

AbstractPositioning virtual garments onto a 3D avatar is known to be a time‐consuming process. This task is usually done manually if the proportion of the garment needs to be kept during the process for a fitting purpose. The positioning of the garment is currently the main limitation to propose a fully automatic virtual try‐on application. This paper presents an automatic method based on surface energy minimisation that allows fully automatically positioning of a 3D virtual cloth without deformation of the patterns. The minimum of surface energy is reached by animating the humanoid avatar. Humanoid joints are manipulated to place a 3D avatar into the virtual garment. The proposed method, as well as its implementation, is described in this paper.
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