bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effect of DECIDE (Decision-making Education for Choices In Diabetes Everyday) Program Delivery Modalities on Clinical and Behavioral Outcomes in Urban African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Trial
Authors: Fitzpatrick Stephanie L. , Golden Sherita Hill , Stewart Kerry , Sutherland June , DeGross Sharie , Brown Tina , Wang Nae-Yuh , Allen Jerilyn , Cooper Lisa A. , Hill-Briggs Felicia 
Published: November 2016

OBJECTIVE
To compare the effectiveness of three delivery modalities of Decision-making Education for Choices In Diabetes Everyday (DECIDE), a nine-module, literacy-adapted diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) education and problem-solving training, compared with an enhanced usual care (UC), on clinical and behavioral outcomes among urban African Americans with type 2 diabetes.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
Eligible participants (n = 182) had a suboptimal CVD risk factor profile (A1C, blood pressure, and/or lipids). Participants were randomized to DECIDE Self-Study (n = 46), DECIDE Individual (n = 45), DECIDE Group (n = 46), or Enhanced UC (n = 45). Intervention duration was 18–20 weeks. Outcomes were A1C, blood pressure, lipids, problem-solving, disease knowledge, and self-care activities, all measured at baseline, 1 week, and 6 months after completion of the intervention.

RESULTS
DECIDE modalities and Enhanced UC did not significantly differ in clinical outcomes at 6 months postintervention. In participants with A1C ≥7.5% (58 mmol/mol) at baseline, A1C declined in each DECIDE modality at 1 week postintervention (P &lt; 0.05) and only in Self-Study at 6 months postintervention (b = −0.24, P &lt; 0.05). There was significant reduction in systolic blood pressure in Self-Study (b = −4.04) and Group (b = −3.59) at 6 months postintervention. Self-Study, Individual, and Enhanced UC had significant declines in LDL and Self-Study had an increase in HDL (b = 1.76, P &lt; 0.05) at 6 months postintervention. Self-Study and Individual had a higher increase in knowledge than Enhanced UC (P &lt; 0.05), and all arms improved in problem-solving (P &lt; 0.01) at 6 months postintervention.

CONCLUSIONS
DECIDE modalities showed benefits after intervention. Self-Study demonstrated robust improvements across clinical and behavioral outcomes, suggesting program suitability for broader dissemination to populations with similar educational and literacy levels.
Adaptation mechanisms of the knee extensors contractile properties in response to short-term stretch-shortening exercise training
Authors: Négyesi János , Váczi Márk , Magyar Olivér Mátyás , Pantovic Milan , Tihanyi József , Rácz Levente 
Published: November 2016

BACKGROUND: The effects of stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) training are well-described in the literature but the mechanism of how it changes the characteristics of the SSC moment-time curve and contraction velocity is unknown. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the adaptation mechanisms of the knee extensor contractile properties in response to a short-term unilateral SSC exercise training. METHODS: Twenty-four subjects (22.9 ± 2.4 years) were randomised to an experimental or control group. A custom-built dynamometer was used to test the mechanical properties of the quadriceps muscle. Each subject participated in the pre-, and post-test session. Subjects in the experimental group participated in nine training sessions and performed maximal voluntary stretch-shortening cycle contractions on the dynamometer. Changes in the knee extensor contractile properties were measured from an SSC curve. RESULTS: Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) revealed a significant multivariate effect for the measured variables in relation to group assignment. SSC exercise training significantly changed concentric moment(M_{CC}, F_{1,22} = 96.2, p = 0.000), and contraction velocity(F_{1,22} = 125.6, p = 0.000) resulting in a 29.6% improvement in concentric peak angular velocity (ω). Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that ω was significantly predicted only by M_{CC}(r = 0.751, p = 0.005). CONCLUSIONS: Short-term unilateral SSC exercise training modifies the characteristics of the SSC moment-time curve and contraction velocity through the mechanical adaptation of the knee extensor contractile properties.
Expression of CCr5 on immune cells after eccentric or concentric isokinetic exercise
Authors: Peres A. , Lima D.D.D. , Dorneles G.P. , Teixeira B.C. , Vianna P. , Chies J.A.B. , Stocchero C.M. 
Published: November 2016

OBJECTIVE: To compare the expression of C-C Chemokine receptor type 5 (CCr5) on monocytes and T cells in soccer players who were submitted to isokinetic concentric or eccentric exercise. METHODS: Fourteen male athletes from the U-20 soccer category of a first division Brazilian soccer team (ages 17.75 ± 1.21 years) were randomized into concentric exercise (CON, n = 7) or eccentric (ECC, n = 7) isokinetic exercise groups. The peripheral frequency of CD3+ CCR5 and CD14+ CCR5+ was evaluated before, immediately after, and 24 h after each exercise bout using flow cytometry. RESULTS: Progressive decreases were found in total CCr5 in ECC groups, with significant differences between baseline and 24 h after(p = 0.023). Both ECC and CON groups induced a significant decrease in CCr5 expression on the cell surface of CD14+ monocytes 24 h after bout(p < 0.05), with the ECC exercise associated with a more pronounced decrease(p < 0.05). In CD3+ T cells, CCr5 expression increased immediately after ECC but not in the CON exercise, returning to baseline values 24 h after(p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: CCr5 is highly sensitive to physical exercise and the modulation of its expression on cell surface may be related to migration of the cells to damaged tissue.
A study on a feasible no-root approach on Android
Authors: Cheng Yao , Li Yingjiu , Deng Robert , Ying Lingyun , He Wei 
Published: November 2016

Root is the administrative privilege on Android, which is however inaccessible on stock Android devices. Due to the desire for privileged functionalities and the reluctance of rooting their devices, Android users seek for no-root approaches, which provide users with part of root privileges without rooting their devices. Existing no-root approaches require users to launch a separate service via Android Debug Bridge (ADB) on an Android device, which would perform user-desired tasks. However, it is unusual for a third-party Android application to work with a separate native service via sockets, and it requires the application developers to have extra knowledge such as Linux programming in application development. In this paper, we propose a feasible no-root approach based on new functionalities added on Android, which creates no separate service but an ADB loopback. To ensure such no-root approach is not misused in a proactive instead of reactive manner, we examine its dark side. We find out that while this approach makes it easy for no-root applications to work, it may lead to a “ permission explosion,” which enables any third-party application to attain shell permissions beyond its granted permissions. The permission explosion can further lead to exploits including privacy leakage, account takeover, application UID abuse, and user input inference. A practical experiment is carried out to evaluate the situation in the real world, which shows that many real-world applications from Google Play and four third-party application markets are indeed vulnerable to these exploits. To mitigate the dark side of the new no-root approach and make it more suitable for users to adopt, we identify the causes of the exploits, and propose a permission-based solution. We also provide suggestions to application developers and application markets on how to prevent these exploits.
How does reproductive strategy influence demography? A case study in the tropical, unisexual epiphyllous moss Crossomitrium patrisiae
Authors: Alvarenga Lisi D. P. , Pôrto Kátia C. , Coelho Maria L. P. , Zartman Charles E. 
Published: November 2016

PREMISE OF THE STUDY:Leaf‐inhabiting organisms offer an experimentally tractable model system within which to investigate the influence of alternative reproductive strategies on plant metapopulation dynamics. We conducted a field study to determine whether (1) threshold colony sizes exist for the onset of sexual and asexual expression, and (2) alternative reproductive strategies differentially influence within‐patch dynamics of the tropical pleurocarpous moss Crossomitrium patrisiae.METHODS:The growth, reproduction, and fate of 2101 colonies of C. patrisiae were followed over 2 years to investigate threshold size and age for sporophyte and brood branch formation and their influence on within‐patch growth rates and longevity.KEY RESULTS:Asexual expression rather than sexual onset was limited by a minimal colony size. Age was uncoupled with threshold sizes. Colonies bearing brood branches survived nearly twice as long as sterile and solely sporophytic colonies. However, no effect of reproductive strategies on colony growth rates was found.CONCLUSIONS:This study is among the few attempts to correlate life history strategies with demographic parameters of terrestrial plants. Specifically, we provide evidence for differential influence of reproductive strategies on metapopulation survivorship.
PROTOSTELLAR OUTFLOWS AND RADIATIVE FEEDBACK FROM MASSIVE STARS. II. FEEDBACK, STAR-FORMATION EFFICIENCY, AND OUTFLOW BROADENING
Authors: Kuiper Rolf , Turner Neal J. , Yorke Harold W. 
Published: November 2016

ABSTRACT
We perform two-dimensional axially symmetric radiation hydrodynamic simulations to assess the impact of outflows and radiative force feedback from massive protostars by varying when the protostellar outflow starts, and to determine the ratio of ejection to accretion rates and the strength of the wide-angle disk wind component. The star-formation efficiency, i.e., the ratio of final stellar mass to initial core mass, is dominated by radiative forces and the ratio of outflow to accretion rates. Increasing this ratio has three effects. First, the protostar grows slower with a lower luminosity at any given time, lowering radiative feedback. Second, bipolar cavities cleared by the outflow become larger, further diminishing radiative feedback on disk and core scales. Third, the higher momentum outflow sweeps up more material from the collapsing envelope, decreasing the protostar's potential mass reservoir via entrainment. The star-formation efficiency varies with the ratio of ejection to accretion rates from 50% in the case of very weak outflows to as low as 20% for very strong outflows. At latitudes between the low-density bipolar cavity and the high-density accretion disk, wide-angle disk winds remove some of the gas, which otherwise would be part of the accretion flow onto the disk; varying the strength of these wide-angle disk winds, however, alters the final star-formation efficiency by only ±6%. For all cases, the opening angle of the bipolar outflow cavity remains below 20° during early protostellar accretion phases, increasing rapidly up to 65° at the onset of radiation pressure feedback.
DETECTION OF POSSIBLE QUASI-PERIODIC OSCILLATIONS IN THE LONG-TERM OPTICAL LIGHT CURVE OF THE BL LAC OBJECT OJ 287
Authors: Bhatta G. , Zola S. , Stawarz Ł. , Ostrowski M. , Winiarski M. , Ogłoza W. , Dróżdż M. , Siwak M. , Liakos A. , Kozieł-Wierzbowska D. , Gazeas K. , Debski B. , Kundera T. , Stachowski G. , Paliya V. S. 
Published: November 2016

ABSTRACT
The detection of periodicity in the broadband non-thermal emission of blazars has so far been proven to be elusive. However, there are a number of scenarios that could lead to quasi-periodic variations in blazar light curves. For example, an orbital or thermal/viscous period of accreting matter around central supermassive black holes could, in principle, be imprinted in the multi-wavelength emission of small-scale blazar jets, carrying such crucial information about plasma conditions within the jet launching regions. In this paper, we present the results of our time series analysis of the ∼9.2 yr long, and exceptionally well-sampled, optical light curve of the BL Lac object OJ 287. The study primarily used the data from our own observations performed at the Mt. Suhora and Kraków Observatories in Poland, and at the Athens Observatory in Greece. Additionally, SMARTS observations were used to fill some of the gaps in the data. The Lomb–Scargle periodogram and the weighted wavelet Z-transform methods were employed to search for possible quasi-periodic oscillations in the resulting optical light curve of the source. Both methods consistently yielded a possible quasi-periodic signal around the periods of ∼400 and ∼800 days, the former with a significance (over the underlying colored noise) of

. A number of likely explanations for this are discussed, with preference given to a modulation of the jet production efficiency by highly magnetized accretion disks. This supports previous findings and the interpretation reported recently in the literature for OJ 287 and other blazar sources.
ULTRA-DEEP GEMINI NEAR-INFRARED OBSERVATIONS OF THE BULGE GLOBULAR CLUSTER NGC 6624*
Authors: Saracino S. , Dalessandro E. , Ferraro F. R. , Geisler D. , Mauro F. , Lanzoni B. , Origlia L. , Miocchi P. , Cohen R. E. , Villanova S. , Bidin C. Moni 
Published: November 2016

ABSTRACT
We used ultra-deep J and K

s
images secured with the near-infrared (NIR) GSAOI camera assisted by the multi-conjugate adaptive optics system GeMS at the GEMINI South Telescope in Chile, to obtain a (K

s
, J − K

s
) color–magnitude diagram (CMD) for the bulge globular cluster NGC 6624. We obtained the deepest and most accurate NIR CMD from the ground for this cluster, by reaching K

s
∼ 21.5, approximately 8 mag below the horizontal branch level. The entire extension of the Main Sequence (MS) is nicely sampled and at K

s
∼ 20 we detected the so-called MS “knee” in a purely NIR CMD. By taking advantage of the exquisite quality of the data, we estimated the absolute age of NGC 6624 (t
age = 12.0 ± 0.5 Gyr), which turns out to be in good agreement with previous studies in the literature. We also analyzed the luminosity and mass functions of MS stars down to M ∼ 0.45 M⊙, finding evidence of a significant increase of low-mass stars at increasing distances from the cluster center. This is a clear signature of mass segregation, confirming that NGC 6624 is in an advanced stage of dynamical evolution.
TESTING THE EFFECTS OF EXPANSION ON SOLAR WIND TURBULENCE
Authors: Vech Daniel , Chen Christopher H K 
Published: November 2016

ABSTRACT
We present a multi-spacecraft approach to test the predictions of recent studies on the effect of solar wind expansion on the radial spectral, variance, and local 3D anisotropies of the turbulence. We found that on small scales (5000–10,000 km) the power levels of the B-trace structure functions do not depend on the sampling direction with respect to the radial suggesting that on this scale the effect of expansion is small possibly due to fast turbulent timescales. On larger scales (110–135 R

E
), the fluctuations of the radial magnetic field component are reduced by ∼20% compared to the transverse (perpendicular to radial) ones, which could be due to expansion confining the fluctuations into the plane perpendicular to radial. For the local 3D spectral anisotropy, the B-trace structure functions showed dependence on the sampling direction with respect to radial. The anisotropy in the perpendicular plane is reduced when the increments are taken perpendicular with respect to radial, which could be an effect of expansion.
Les salles de consommation à moindre risque
Authors: Jauffret-Roustide Marie 
Published: November 2016

Inspirée d’expériences à l’étranger, l’ouverture de deux « salles de shoot » en France s’inscrit dans une politique publique de réduction des risques. Il s’agit de suspendre le jugement moral au profit de la santé et de la réinsertion sociale des usagers de drogue, ainsi que de la sécurité des riverains.
L’inflexion de la stratégie géoéconomique chinoise
Authors: Dargnat Christian 
Published: November 2016

Au sein d’un contexte international de ralentissement du commerce mondial et de montée en puissance des services au détriment de l’industrie, le modèle de croissance économique chinois arrive à saturation. La nouvelle vision d’affirmation de puissance chinoise s’inscrit dans une triple ambition de rééquilibrage : des niveaux de développement des régions internes chinoises, des facteurs de croissance économique, et enfin de la prédominance géopolitique régionale asiatique. Cette nouvelle stratégie va reposer sur deux initiatives majeures : une transformation du système financier domestique, nécessaire pour extraire le pays de sa situation de surendettement, et la mise en place du projet One Belt, One Road qui devrait aider à remédier à la situation de surcapacité industrielle du pays. La réussite de cette nouvelle stratégie géoéconomique actera la fin du cycle de financement de l’économie mondiale observée depuis 25 ans.
Les nouvelles routes de la soie : ambitions chinoises et réalités géopolitiques
Authors: Vicenty Christian 
Published: November 2016

Les routes de la soie sont en voie de résurgence, notamment à travers trois principaux projets de recomposition eurasiatique – chinois, russe, indien –, sachant que le projet chinois « Une ceinture, une route » est de loin le plus ambitieux, visionnaire et « complet » à tous points de vue. Les trois projets suivent cependant des ambitions pouvant les placer à la fois en situation de rivalités, de partenariat et de rapport de force et sont source d’importante incertitude géopolitique du fait des défis majeurs à surmonter (financiers, commerciaux, sécuritaires, territoriaux). Ces défis concernent la Russie, l’Inde, l’Afrique, mais aussi et surtout l’Europe, cette dernière devant être à la hauteur du défi chinois par une vision rééquilibrée de l’Eurasie, impliquant une pleine puissance géopolitique et une intelligence économique coordonnée.
Quand la Chine investit dans les infrastructures
Authors: Courmont Barthélemy 
Published: November 2016

La Chine est engagée dans de vastes programmes d’investissements dans les infrastructures dans le monde entier. Développement de voies d’accès, modernisation d’installations, efforts visant à désenclaver certaines régions… on relève sur tous les continents une multitude de projets, certains pharaoniques. Ces investissements coïncident avec le ralentissement de la croissance économique chinoise, et y sont d’ailleurs étroitement liés. On note des difficultés grandissantes chez les autres grandes puissances à investir des capitaux importants dans les infrastructures à l’extérieur de leurs frontières, et parfois même sur le territoire national. La Chine fait ainsi, à l’heure actuelle en tout cas, figure d’exception de par l’importance de ses réserves financières. Cet opportunisme chinois modifie en profondeur les équilibres internationaux, et impose de nouvelles grilles d’analyse sur le rôle central de ce pays dans l’économie mondiale, au point de relancer les réflexions sur l’émergence d’un « consensus de Pékin ». Les limites à ce modèle n’en sont pas moins nombreuses, et constituent un test à grande échelle de la capacité de Pékin à proposer un partenariat gagnant-gagnant.
Construire un espace français de recherches sociologiques sur l’Europe
Authors: Majastre Christophe , Mercenier Heidi 
Published: November 2016

Cet article propose un retour sur les contributions qui ont participé au tournant sociologique des recherches sur l’Europe au sein de l’espace français. En se fondant sur l’analyse de ces textes, nous montrons qu’ils portent des propositions divergentes quant à l’organisation des savoirs sur l’Europe. L’analyse de trois dimensions – la généalogie proposée, la capacité de coopération avec d’autres approches des objets européens et la façon dont ces objets sont construits et sélectionnés – atteste de la construction d’un espace hétérogène de recherches sociologiques sur l’Europe organisé autour de trois versions : « constructiviste sociologiséee », « idiographique » et « critique ».
Rattraper ou devancer l’Europe ?
Authors: Bocquillon Pierre , Evrard Aurélien 
Published: November 2016

La France a échoué de façon répétée à atteindre ses objectifs européens en matière de consommation d’électricité d’origine renouvelable. Quant au rapide développement des agrocarburants, il tient d’abord au poids et à l’influence du secteur agricole domestique. Cela ne signifie pas pour autant que la construction européenne a été sans influence sur les politiques françaises de soutien aux énergies renouvelables, mais pas nécessairement sur un mode hiérarchique. Afin de rendre compte des interactions entre politiques françaises et européennes, cet article s’inscrit dans une approche de sociologie politique attentive à la diversité des pratiques et « usages de l’Europe », en explorant les dynamiques verticales et horizontales de l’européanisation.
Los Retos de una empresa pública de carácter social: El caso de la Empresa Liconsa, México
Authors: Carrillo González Graciela , Peñalva Rosales Laura Patricia , Pomar Fernández Silvia 
Published: November 2016

Le Mexique se classe comme l'un des pays ayant les plus hauts niveaux d'inégalité. En Juin 2015, le Conseil National d’Évaluation de la Politique de Développement Social CONEVAL a signalé que 53 millions de personnes vivent dans la pauvreté et 17 millions dans l'extrême pauvreté, c’est-à-dire 44,5 % et 14,5 %, respectivement, de la population totale. LICONSA est une entreprise publique responsable de la collecte, l'industrialisation et la commercialisation du lait de haute qualité à des prix abordables pour la population dans la pauvreté. L’objectif principal est d’améliorer les conditions de vie et d’alimentation de la population, mais aussi de développer un partenariat local avec les producteurs de lait de la région; fournisseur de notre société LICONSA ; Cet article montre comment une entreprise publique, plus de 70 ans après sa création, est devenue, à travers un programme social de d'approvisionnement de lait, une entreprise clé pour améliorer les conditions de vie de nombreuses familles. Il souligne aussi, comment cette fonction impose un certain nombre de défis dans son organisation interne et dans le cadre de la stratégie sociale appelée “Croisade Nationale Contre la faim”.