bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Are Pregnancy Intentions Associated with Transitions Into and Out of Marriage?
Authors: Maddow‐Zimet Isaac , Lindberg Laura , Kost Kathryn , Lincoln Alicia 
Published: February 2016

CONTEXTIn addition to having associations with health outcomes, pregnancy intentions may be associated with social outcomes, including marital transitions.METHODSLinked data from the 2004–2008 Oklahoma Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System and The Oklahoma Toddler Survey for 2006–2010 on 3,617 women who were married and 2,123 who were unmarried at conception were used to examine the relationship between pregnancy intention status (intended, mistimed by less than two years, mistimed by two or more years, or unwanted) and marital formation or dissolution by the time of the birth and two years later. Logistic regression analyses were conducted, and propensity score methods were used to adjust for confounding characteristics.RESULTSIntention status was associated with marital transition two years after the birth, but not between conception and birth. In adjusted models, among women married at conception, those with a birth resulting from an unwanted pregnancy were more likely than those with a birth resulting from an intended pregnancy to transition out of marriage by the time their child was two years old (odds ratio, 2.2). Among women unmarried at conception, those with a birth following an unwanted pregnancy were less likely than those with a birth following an intended pregnancy to marry by the time their child was two (0.5). Births following mistimed pregnancies were not associated with marital transition.CONCLUSIONSThe findings should motivate researchers to broaden the scope of research on the consequences of unintended childbearing. Future research should distinguish between mistimed and unwanted births.
From bounce to the mainstream: Hip hop representations of post-Katrina New Orleans in music, film and television
Authors: George Courtney 
Published: February 2016

Abstract
Kanye West’s biting off-script comments about George W. Bush during the televised NBC benefit, A Concert for Hurricane Relief, are probably the most remembered contribution by a hip hop artist to post-Katrina critiques of racism. Beyond Kanye’s pointed remarks, other well-established rappers (including Mos Def, Jay-Z, Public Enemy, Lil Wayne and Juvenile) quickly employed hip hop music to speak out in sociopolitical protests against the overt neglect of New Orleans’s poor black residents. In recent popular television and film representations, hip hop continues to play a significant role in how we remember the effects of Katrina. In the 2008 documentary film, Trouble the Water, Kimberly Rivers Roberts’s hip hop lyrics affirm a sense of survivorship, shared and created through music. Similarly, in its second season (2011), David Simon’s HBO television series Treme explores the role of hip hop in post-Katrina recovery processes through a storyline centred on local bounce music. Some scholars argue that post-Katrina hip hop responses can be viewed as ‘disaster tourism’, or as upholding stereotypes about New Orleans as a space of either violent criminal activity or utopian racial exceptionalism. However, this article suggests that through rap music, Trouble the Water, and Treme, listeners and viewers are exposed to the complexity, diversity and lasting impact of a city (New Orleans) and a musical genre (rap), both of which are often accused of ‘selling out’, ‘watering down’ or profiting from what were once deemed authentic black music communities.
Won’t bow: Don’t know how: Treme, New Orleans and American exceptionalism
Authors: Keeble Arin 
Published: February 2016

Abstract
This article examines the depiction of exceptionalism in David Simon and Eric Overmeyer’s television series, Treme, and argues that the series uses its New Orleans microcosm to articulate wider points about American society. It begins with the unlikely convergence of the rhetoric of defiance, which characterizes many of Treme’s varied protagonists who refuse to ‘bow’ in the face of crisis and disaster, with the rhetoric of the programme’s primary off-screen villains: the G. W. Bush administration. I argue, however, that while Treme undoubtedly champions the unique culture of New Orleans, its depiction of exceptionalism is neutral. Treme maps out the ways that the exceptionalism its characters are intensely invested in, which is simultaneously rooted in the city’s unique cultural history and projected onto New Orleans from the outside, can both benefit and hazard its citizens. Moreover, this multifaceted vision of exceptionalism ultimately starkly contrasts with the belligerent exceptionalism of the ‘Bush Doctrine’. Additionally, it is my contention that the programme’s representation of exceptionalism develops over the course of four seasons and after building in important strands of discussion around multiculturalism or ‘creolization’, and neo-liberalism (mostly in the guise of disaster capitalism), actually has more to say about Obama-era America, the period in which it was originally broadcast, than the Bush era in which most of the series is set.
Engaging trainee teachers with crafts and cultural heritage
Authors: Kokko Sirpa , Dillon Patrick 
Published: February 2016

Abstract
This article concerns perspectives on, and formative experiences of, crafts and cultural heritage reported by twenty exchange students from seven countries who studied Cultural Heritage and Craft Education in an International Study Programme at a University in Finland. The research is reported in a cultural ecological framework. Data were collected through individual and group activities concerned with students’ understandings of key terms, memories evoked by undertaking craft activities, values held about crafts and cultural heritage, and accounts of craft education. Results show that engaging in craft practices evokes strong associations with people, places, artefacts, activities, feelings and sensations. Crafts are valued particularly for the way they connect with culture and the possibilities they offer for self-expression. Cultural heritage is associated with crafts but relationships between the two are not taught in schools. The significance of the research concerns the case made for connecting crafts and cultural heritage in a broader conceptualization of arts education.
30 years of atomic force microscopy (AFM)
Authors: Gan Yang 
Published: February 2016

Background

This collection is to celebrate the 30th anniversary of atomic force microscopy (AFM). March 3, 1986 saw publication of the land-marking paper "Atomic force microscope" by G. Binnig, C. G. Quate and C. Gerber (Phys Rev Lett, 56 (1986) 930-933, citations >8,800) with the motivation to invent "a new type of microscope capable of investigating surfaces of insulators on an atomic scale" with high force and dimension resolution.
Since then, AFM has given birth to a large family of scanning probe microscopy (SPM) or SXM where X stands for near-field optical, Kelvin, magnetic, acoustic, thermal, etc. More than 100,000 journal papers, ~6,000 papers/yr since 2008, have been published if one searches the Scopus database with "atomic force microscopy" or “force microscope”. Nowadays, many disciplines — physics, chemistry, biology, materials, minerals, medicine, geology, nanotechnology, etc — all benefit greatly from using AFM as an important and even key tool for characterization, fabrication and processing.

Coverage of the collection

In this collection, partly because of infeasibility of covering all topics of SPM, partly because of my personal research interests, topics covered here are only those important original research papers and reviews (the most are well-known and a few overlooked) related to topographical characterization in air/liquid and vacuum, imaging modes, calibration of cantilevers and tips, artifacts and imaging processing, surface and interfacial force measurements, chemical force microscopy, nanotribology, force spectroscopy in biology and soft matters, as well as new developments like ultra-fast imaging and metrology applications. About 200 papers will be assembled in this collection.
Empowering Market-Based Finance: A Note on Bank Bailouts in the Aftermath of the North Atlantic Financial Crisis of 2007
Authors: Biondi Yuri 
Published: February 2016

Abstract
The North Atlantic Financial Crisis of 2007 did suddenly and massively disrupt the activities of financial markets and financial institutions that were organised under a market-based financial architecture at local and international levels. Both corporate and public policies were at the origin of this financial organisation that was established since the seventies and put at issue by this crisis. Finance and government were then as much complementary as rival actors throughout this market-driven transformation of local and international financial systems. Bank bailouts of 2007–2008 may be situated in this comprehensive and historical pattern, and embedded in the institutional structure that was designed and implemented to organise trans-national financial markets and financialisation.
Sauna-induced body mass loss in physically inactive young women and men
Authors: Podstawski Robert , Boraczyński Tomasz , Boraczyński Michał , Choszcz Dariusz , Mańkowski Stefan , Markowski Piotr 
Published: February 2016

Summary

Study aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between basic somatic features (body mass and height) and body mass loss in physically inactive young women and men exposed to thermal stress in a dry sauna.

Materials and methods: The research was conducted in 2015 on 685 first-year full-time students (333 women, 352 men), aged 19–20 years old. Nude body mass was measured after the students dried off before and after using the sauna.

Results: An analysis of regression equations indicated that an increase in the body mass of women and men leads to a significant increase in sauna-induced body mass loss. On the other hand, body mass loss decreased with an increase in height in women and men, but to a smaller extent. From among the tested somatic features, body height and body mass, body mass had a decisive influence on body mass loss. Body height had a minimal and statistically non-significant impact on body mass loss.

Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that heavier individuals have an increased risk of dehydration and hyperthermia. Therefore, they should pay close attention to replenishing fluids lost in the sauna. The determination of body mass loss values after a visit to a dry sauna has practical significance because it supports the estimation of the fluid volume required for the maintenance of correct water balance.
European Harmonization Versus National Constitutional Sovereignity – On the Example of the Measures to Contain the Crisis of the Common European Currency
Authors: Becker Ra Jochen 
Published: February 2016

Abstract
The Eurozone Crisis is not just a monetary and economic challenge. It is as well the first tremendous challenge of the European Community and as well the national institutions and constitutions of the member states not only within the Eurozone. On one side the European Commission, the European Parliament and the ECB with its endeavours to safeguard and stabilize the single currency EURO within the Eurozone, to support the suffering countries in the south (PIIGS) with its struggle against speculative hedge funds, to render financial relief measures to those countries and its financial industry. Irrespective the fact governments and citizens within that countries, less appear to appreciate or honor that measures (Troika, Financial checks and budgetary control) as efficient help to stabilize but condemn as form of European paternalism and patronage.
On the other hand the countries and its citizenship especially in the north of the Eurozone to set a stop sign to the EU and the ECB. Therefore they stress the Maastricht criteria and cite the Art 125 of the TEU, which prohibits one nation to stand for or to be liable for the Government debts of another nation (no bail out).
Especially in the German perspective the demarcation line appears to run along between the European Commission, European Central Bank and European Court on the European side and the Bundesverfassungsgericht, the Bundesbank on the national German side.
Each of the institutions feels to be bound to its origin functions and principles and save the respective constitution and the task rendered by that constitution.
For a better understanding it is essential to get aware of and to reinforce the constitutional role which the Grundgesetz awarded to the Bundesverfassungsgericht and the Bundesbank and the German citizenship placing their confidence in these institutions.
Es soll konkret das Verhältnis zur Nichtbeistandsklausel No-Bail-out Klausel Art 125 AEUVertrag, den Europäischen Fiskalpakt / dem ESFS, ESM / dem OMT-Programm der EZB, möglichen Entwicklung des EU zur Haftungs- und Transferunion mit einem zukünftigen Haftungsautomatismus der Mitglieder, der Unterscheidung von gemeinsamer Währungspolitik und nationaler Wirtschaftspolitik, der drohenden Vergemeinschaftung von Staatsschulden einzelner EU-Länder, die Budgethoheit des nationalen Parlaments als freie Entscheidung über die Verwendung des nationalen Haushaltes untersucht werden. Mit allen diesen Fragen mussten sich das höchste Deutsche und Europäische Gericht in jüngster Vergangenheit intensiv beschäftigen.
Socio-demographic association of non communicable diseases’ risk factors in a representative population of school children: a cross-sectional study in Sousse (Tunisia)
Authors: El Ghardallou Meriam , Maatoug Jihene , Harrabi Imed , Fredj Sihem Ben , Jihene Sahli , Dendana Emna , Sana Bhiri , Zammit Nawel , Boughammoura Lamia , Ghannem Hassen 
Published: February 2016

Abstract

Introduction:
A better understanding of socio-demographic characteristics of subgroups, which have a high risk to develop chronic diseases, is essential to develop more efficient interventional programs especially for youth. This study aimed to determine the association between clusters of non communicable diseases (NCDs’) risk factors and the socio-demographic characteristics among a sample of Tunisian school children.

Materials and methods:
We conducted, in 2013/2014, a cross-sectional study among a proportional and stratified school children sample, selected in 17 elementary public schools in Sousse (Tunisia). A cluster analysis was used to identify different NCDs risk factors clusters, based on tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, and excess weight. Subsequent χ2-tests were used to identify differences between the NCDs risk factors clusters in regards to socio-demographic characteristics.

Results:
Four clusters of NCDs risk factors were found: 1) Cluster 1: physical inactivity behavior with normal weight, 2) Cluster 2: physical inactivity behavior associated to excess weight, 3) Cluster 3: unhealthy diet associated to excess weight and low practice of physical activity, and 4) Cluster 4: smoking behavior with physical activity behavior. The pattern of cluster membership differed across sex (<10–3), school level, and socioeconomic level (<10–3) but there was no significant difference between clusters for mother’s education levels and household tenure.

Conclusion:
This study can have important implications for health policy and practice. Indeed, it found that many subjects have simultaneous multiple NCDs risk factors which leads to identify groups at risk and implement integrated intervention program.
Supplements to a recent proposal for permissible uncertainty of measurements in laboratory medicine
Authors: Haeckel Rainer , Wosniok Werner , Gurr Eberhard , Peil Burkhard 
Published: February 2016

Abstract:
The DGKL Working Group Guide Limits (Arbeitsgruppe Richtwerte) has published a proposal for deriving permissible analytical uncertainty limits related to biological variation data. Reference intervals were used to estimate biological variation. Biological variation data as basis for permissible uncertainty limits are generally accepted. These concepts usually apply a fixed factor leading to unrealistic stringent limits for quantities with a relatively small biological variation and to very permissive limits for quantities with relatively large biological variation. The working group has suggested a non-linear relation between biological variation and permissible uncertainty limits. The new approach has been exemplified with 84 quantities listed in the RiliBÄK (official German guidelines). The algorithms published allowed to derive permissible limits for all quantitative measurands in laboratory medicine. After its publication, three supplements appear necessary: 1. additional specifications of standard uncertainty, 2. a discussion on permissible limits for diagnosis and monitoring purposes, and 3. a discussion on circular reasoning in our approach.
Analytic hierarchy process analysis for choosing a corporate social entrepreneurship strategy
Authors: Hadad Shahrazad 
Published: February 2016

Abstract
After conducting an extensive analysis of both the specialised literature and practice and identifying three types of corporate social entrepreneurship in my PhD thesis titled “Corporate social entrepreneurship - the new paradigm of reshaping and rethinking business”, I decided to determine which of the three approaches is mostly suited for the Romanian market. The three types of corporate social entrepreneurship: corporate social entrepreneurship as local development tool, corporate social entrepreneurship as market development tool, and corporate social entrepreneurship as transformational innovation tool were organised as the alternatives of a carefully constructed hierarchy having as criteria: return on investment (which does not necessarily refer to the money that the company invests in the strategy; the term is derived from sustainability and scalability), degree of novelty, pre-entry knowledge and interest in solving the communities’ social problems. The questionnaire constructed based on the hierarchy using analytic hierarchy processes was distributed to experts (business developers) coming from the following industries or sectors: beverages, IT, banking, furniture, and automotive. The research reveals which is the approach most likely to be employed by Romanian business developers. The results may be inferred to the sum of businesses represented by the expert business developers who were part of the research.
Debating Brain Drain: An Overview
Authors: Blake Michael 
Published: February 2016

Abstract
In my chapters in Debating Brain Drain, I offer some reasons for thinking that states may not seek to prevent the emigration of their own citizens – even when those citizens have rare and desirable skills, and might use those skills to improve the lot of their fellow citizens. These arguments are developed in response to those contrary arguments given by Gillian Brock in her own chapters. I try to establish my conclusions by arguing against the empirical and philosophical bases of arguments in favor of the right to prevent exit. I suggest, on the former front, that suppression of the right to exit might well work against the interests of the poor, rather than in their favor. On the latter front, I argue that any proposals for “compulsory service” are both unfair and illiberal. States are not entitled to perpetual allegiance; rather, they must justify their uses of coercive power with reference to the interests and rights of those over whom that power is exercised. Preventing the emigration of a citizen is, on the best understandings of liberal political philosophy, morally prohibited.
Pre-concentration of trace levels of rare-earth elements in high purity uranium samples for nuclear forensic purposes
Authors: Krajkó Judit , Varga Zsolt , Wallenius Maria , Mayer Klaus 
Published: February 2016

Abstract
This paper describes the development of a method for the pre-concentration and
analysis of trace-level amounts of rare-earth elements (REE) in high purity
uranium (U) samples. The method comprises pre-concentration and subsequent
group separation of REEs from the uranium matrix followed by their
quantitative determination using inductively coupled plasma mass
spectrometry. The achieved detection limit of the method (in the low pg/g
range) in combination with the high chemical recovery (around 90%)
enabled the investigation of REE patterns in high purity refined uranium
oxides. Applying this method one could follow the REE pattern along the entire
front-end of the nuclear fuel cycle.
What if we ignore the random effects when analyzing RNA-seq data in a multifactor experiment
Authors: Cui Shiqi , Ji Tieming , Li Jilong , Cheng Jianlin , Qiu Jing 
Published: February 2016

AbstractIdentifying differentially expressed (DE) genes between different conditions is one of the main goals of RNA-seq data analysis. Although a large amount of RNA-seq data were produced for two-group comparison with small sample sizes at early stage, more and more RNA-seq data are being produced in the setting of complex experimental designs such as split-plot designs and repeated measure designs. Data arising from such experiments are traditionally analyzed by mixed-effects models. Therefore an appropriate statistical approach for analyzing RNA-seq data from such designs should be generalized linear mixed models (GLMM) or similar approaches that allow for random effects. However, common practices for analyzing such data in literature either treat random effects as fixed or completely ignore the experimental design and focus on two-group comparison using partial data. In this paper, we examine the effect of ignoring the random effects when analyzing RNA-seq data. We accomplish this goal by comparing the standard GLMM model to the methods that ignore the random effects through simulation studies and real data analysis. Our studies show that, ignoring random effects in a multi-factor experiment can lead to the increase of the false positives among the top selected genes or lower power when the nominal FDR level is controlled.
A Markov random field-based approach for joint estimation of differentially expressed genes in mouse transcriptome data
Authors: Lin Zhixiang , Li Mingfeng , Sestan Nenad , Zhao Hongyu 
Published: February 2016

AbstractThe statistical methodology developed in this study was motivated by our interest in studying neurodevelopment using the mouse brain RNA-Seq data set, where gene expression levels were measured in multiple layers in the somatosensory cortex across time in both female and male samples. We aim to identify differentially expressed genes between adjacent time points, which may provide insights on the dynamics of brain development. Because of the extremely small sample size (one male and female at each time point), simple marginal analysis may be underpowered. We propose a Markov random field (MRF)-based approach to capitalizing on the between layers similarity, temporal dependency and the similarity between sex. The model parameters are estimated by an efficient EM algorithm with mean field-like approximation. Simulation results and real data analysis suggest that the proposed model improves the power to detect differentially expressed genes than simple marginal analysis. Our method also reveals biologically interesting results in the mouse brain RNA-Seq data set.
Preparation, crystal structure, thermal behavior, and theoretical studies ofN,N′-dinitro-4, 4′-azo-bis(1,2,4-triazolone) (DNZTO)
Authors: Zhu Jiaping , Jin Shaohua , Yu Yuehai , Wan Li , Li Lijie , Chen Shusen , Shu Qinghai 
Published: February 2016

AbstractN,N′-Dinitro-4,4′-azo-bis(1,2,4-triazolone) (DNZTO) is synthesized by the reaction of 4,4′-azo-bistriazolone (ZTO) with a mixture of nitric acid and acetic anhydride. The product was fully characterized by IR, NMR, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization with time-of-flight mass spectrometry, and single-crystal X-ray analysis. The explosive performance including detonation pressures (P), velocities (D) of DNZTO, and heats of formation were predicted usinggaussian 09at B3LYP/6-311+G**.