bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Admission Control Methods in IMS Networks
Authors: Chromy Erik , Kavacky Matej , Dresto Lubomir 
Published: September 2016

In this paper we present admission control methods for IMS network. The task of RACS block is to accept or reject new connection into the network. The main goal of the admission control method is to ensure the Quality of Service not only for new connection but also for already accepted connections. We discuss and compare three admission control algorithms in the paper from the qualitative parameters point of view.
Risk Factors for Incident Hospitalized Heart Failure With Preserved Versus Reduced Ejection Fraction in a Multiracial Cohort of Postmenopausal Women
Authors: Eaton Charles B. , Pettinger Mary , Rossouw Jacques , Martin Lisa Warsinger , Foraker Randi , Quddus Abdullah , Liu Simin , Wampler Nina S. , Hank Wu Wen-Chih , Manson JoAnn E. , Margolis Karen , Johnson Karen C. , Allison Matthew , Corbie-Smith Giselle , Rosamond Wayne , Breathett Khadijah , Klein Liviu 
Published: September 2016

Background—
Heart failure is an important and growing public health problem in women. Risk factors for incident hospitalized heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) compared with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) in women and differences by race/ethnicity are not well characterized.

Methods and Results—

We prospectively evaluated the risk factors for incident hospitalized HFpEF and HFrEF in a multiracial cohort of 42 170 postmenopausal women followed up for a mean of 13.2 years. Cox regression models with time-dependent covariate adjustment were used to define risk factors for HFpEF and HFrEF. Differences by race/ethnicity about incidence rates, baseline risk factors, and their population-attributable risk percentage were analyzed. Risk factors for both HFpEF and HFrEF were as follows: older age, white race, diabetes mellitus, cigarette smoking, and hypertension. Obesity, history of coronary heart disease (other than myocardial infarction), anemia, atrial fibrillation, and more than one comorbidity were associated with HFpEF but not with HFrEF. History of myocardial infarction was associated with HFrEF but not with HFpEF. Obesity was found to be a more potent risk factor for African American women compared with white women for HFpEF (
P
for interaction=0.007). For HFpEF, the population-attributable risk percentage was greatest for hypertension (40.9%) followed by obesity (25.8%), with the highest population-attributable risk percentage found in African Americans for these risk factors.

Conclusions—
In this multiracial cohort of postmenopausal women, obesity stands out as a significant risk factor for HFpEF, with the strongest association in African American women.

Clinical Trial Registration—

URL:
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov
. Unique identifier: NCT00000611.
Predicting the 10-Year Risks of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Chinese Population
Authors: Yang Xueli , Li Jianxin , Hu Dongsheng , Chen Jichun , Li Ying , Huang Jianfeng , Liu Xiaoqing , Liu Fangchao , Cao Jie , Shen Chong , Yu Ling , Lu Fanghong , Wu Xianping , Zhao Liancheng , Wu Xigui , Gu Dongfeng 
Published: September 2016

Background:
The accurate assessment of individual risk can be of great value to guiding and facilitating the prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). However, prediction models in common use were formulated primarily in white populations. The China-PAR project (Prediction for ASCVD Risk in China) is aimed at developing and validating 10-year risk prediction equations for ASCVD from 4 contemporary Chinese cohorts.

Methods:
Two prospective studies followed up together with a unified protocol were used as the derivation cohort to develop 10-year ASCVD risk equations in 21 320 Chinese participants. The external validation was evaluated in 2 independent Chinese cohorts with 14 123 and 70 838 participants. Furthermore, model performance was compared with the Pooled Cohort Equations reported in the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guideline.

Results:

Over 12 years of follow-up in the derivation cohort with 21 320 Chinese participants, 1048 subjects developed a first ASCVD event. Sex-specific equations had C statistics of 0.794 (95% confidence interval, 0.775–0.814) for men and 0.811 (95% confidence interval, 0.787–0.835) for women. The predicted rates were similar to the observed rates, as indicated by a calibration χ
2
of 13.1 for men (
P
=0.16) and 12.8 for women (
P
=0.17). Good internal and external validations of our equations were achieved in subsequent analyses. Compared with the Chinese equations, the Pooled Cohort Equations had lower C statistics and much higher calibration χ
2
values in men.

Conclusions:
Our project developed effective tools with good performance for 10-year ASCVD risk prediction among a Chinese population that will help to improve the primary prevention and management of cardiovascular disease.
L’ épreuve du vieillir
Authors: Stitou Rajaa 
Published: September 2016

The experience of exile and of learning a foreign language has been central to Beckett. Starting from the strangeness of language (which makes words become unfamiliar), Beckett has come to consider the strangeness of being, which is reflected in the characters faced with aging in his plays. What insights into clinical practice can Beckett’s aesthetics provide in a period when the tyranny of performance makes old age unbearable ? – Maybe a new emphasis on how to listen to old age, as a way of rehabilitating desiring and speaking human beings, even when they are suffering from what psychiatrists called “senile dementia.”
Biomechanical Analysis of the Individual Ligament Contributions to Syndesmotic Stability
Authors: Clanton Thomas O. , Williams Brady T. , Backus Jonathon D. , Dornan Grant J. , Liechti Daniel J. , Whitlow Scott R. , Saroki Adriana J. , Turnbull Travis Lee , LaPrade Robert F. 
Published: September 2016

Background: Biomechanical data and contributions to ankle joint stability have been previously reported for the individual distal tibiofibular ligaments. These results have not yet been validated based on recent anatomic descriptions or using current biomechanical testing devices. Methods: Eight matched-pair, lower leg specimens were tested using a dynamic, biaxial testing machine. The proximal tibiofibular joint and the medial and lateral ankle ligaments were left intact. After fixation, specimens were preconditioned and then biomechanically tested following sequential cutting of the tibiofibular ligaments to assess the individual ligamentous contributions to syndesmotic stability. Matched paired specimens were randomly divided into 1 of 2 cutting sequences: (1) anterior-to-posterior: intact, anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament (AITFL), interosseous tibiofibular ligament (ITFL), deep posterior inferior tibiofibular ligament (PITFL), superficial PITFL, and complete interosseous membrane; (2) posterior-to-anterior: intact, superficial PITFL, deep PITFL, ITFL, AITFL, and complete interosseous membrane. While under a 750-N axial compressive load, the foot was rotated to 15 degrees of external rotation and 10 degrees of internal rotation for each sectioned state. Torque (Nm), rotational position (degrees), and 3-dimensional data were recorded continuously throughout testing. Results: Testing of the intact ankle syndesmosis under simulated physiologic conditions revealed 4.3 degrees of fibular rotation in the axial plane and 3.3 mm of fibular translation in the sagittal plane. Significant increases in fibular sagittal translation and axial rotation were observed after syndesmotic injury, particularly after sectioning of the AITFL and superficial PITFL. Sequential sectioning of the syndesmotic ligaments resulted in significant reductions in resistance to both internal and external rotation. Isolated injuries to the AITFL resulted in the most substantial reduction of resistance to external rotation (average of 24%). However, resistance to internal rotation was not significantly diminished until the majority of the syndesmotic structures had been sectioned. Conclusion: The ligaments of the syndesmosis provide significant contributions to rotary stability of the distal tibiofibular joint within the physiologic range of motion. Clinical Relevance: This study defined normal motion of the syndesmosis and the biomechanical consequences of injury. The degree of instability was increased with each additional injured structure; however, isolated injuries to the AITFL alone may lead to significant external rotary instability.
Therapeutic angiogenesis induced by human umbilical cord tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cells in a murine model of hindlimb ischemia
Authors: Pereira Ana Rita S. , Mendes Teresa F. , Ministro Augusto , Teixeira Mariana , Filipe Mariana , Santos Jorge M. , Bárcia Rita N. , Goyri-O’Neill J. , Pinto Fausto , Cruz Pedro E. , Cruz Helder J. , Santos Susana Constantino Rosa 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
Background
Mesenchymal stem cells derived from human umbilical cord tissue, termed UCX®, have the potential to promote a full range of events leading to tissue regeneration and homeostasis. The main goal of this work was to investigate UCX® action in experimentally induced hindlimb ischemia (HLI).

Methods
UCX®, obtained by using a proprietary technology developed by ECBio (Amadora, Portugal), were delivered via intramuscular injection to C57BL/6 females after unilateral HLI induction. Perfusion recovery, capillary and collateral density increase were evaluated by laser doppler, CD31 immunohistochemistry and diaphonisation, respectively. The activation state of endothelial cells (ECs) was analysed after EC isolation by laser capture microdissection microscopy followed by RNA extraction, cDNA synthesis and quantitative RT-PCR analysis. The UCX®-conditioned medium was analysed on Gallios flow cytometer. The capacity of UCX® in promoting tubulogenesis and EC migration was assessed by matrigel tubule formation and wound-healing assay, respectively.

Results
We demonstrated that UCX® enhance angiogenesis in vitro via a paracrine effect. Importantly, after HLI induction, UCX® improve blood perfusion by stimulating angiogenesis and arteriogenesis. This is achieved through a new mechanism in which durable and simultaneous upregulation of transforming growth factor β2, angiopoietin 2, fibroblast growth factor 2, and hepatocyte growth factor, in endothelial cells is induced by UCX®.

Conclusions
In conclusion, our data demonstrate that UCX® improve the angiogenic potency of endothelial cells in the murine ischemic limb suggesting the potential of UCX® as a new therapeutic tool for critical limb ischemia.
System of generalized mixed equilibrium problems, variational inequality, and fixed point problems
Authors: Payvand Morad Ali , Jahedi Sedigheh 
Published: September 2016

AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to introduce a new iterative algorithm for finding a common element of the set of solutions of a system of generalized mixed equilibrium problems, the set of common fixed points of a finite family of pseudo contraction mappings, and the set of solutions of the variational inequality for an inverse strongly monotone mapping in a real Hilbert space. We establish results on the strong convergence of the sequence by the proposed scheme to a common element of the above three solution sets. These results extend and improve some corresponding results in this area. Finally, we give a numerical example which supports our main theorem.
Creativity and sustainable apparel retail models: does consumers’ tendency for creative choice counter-conformity matter in sustainability?
Authors: Lang Chunmin , Armstrong Cosette M. , Liu Chuanlan 
Published: September 2016

AbstractThe purpose of this study is to identify the relationships between consumer’s tendency for creative choice counter-conformity (TCCC) with the acceptance of new sustainable apparel retail models, including sale of redesigned clothing, clothing repair/alteration, renting, swapping, and style consultancy services, in addition to determining the role of demographics in the relationships. Three major hypotheses were developed to address these relationships. An online survey was conducted with 431 females in the United States. A series of multiple regression analyses and multi-group Chi square difference tests were employed to test the proposed hypotheses. The results indicate TCCC has a positive influence on the intention to adopt all five of the sustainable retail models, and the demographics, including age, income and education significantly moderate the relationships between TCCC and the adoption of new sustainable retail models. The study emphasizes the role of creative expression in potential sustainable apparel purchasing behavior and provides strategies used to promote retailing models that are requisite to sustainability.
Promoting the use of elective single embryo transfer in clinical practice
Authors: Tobias Tamara , Sharara Fady I. , Franasiak Jason M. , Heiser Patrick W. , Pinckney-Clark Emily 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
Background
The transfer of multiple embryos after in vitro fertilization (IVF) increases the risk of twins and higher-order births. Multiple births are associated with significant health risks and maternal and neonatal complications, as well as physical, emotional, and financial stresses that can strain families and increase the incidence of depression and anxiety disorders in parents. Elective single embryo transfer (eSET) is among the most effective methods to reduce the risk of multiple births with IVF.

Main body
Current societal guidelines recommend eSET for patients <35 years of age with a good prognosis, yet even this approach is not widely applied. Many patients and clinicians have been reluctant to adopt eSET due to studies reporting higher live birth rates with the transfer of two or more embryos rather than eSET. Additional barriers to eSET include risk of treatment dropout after embryo transfer failure, patient preference for twins, a lack of knowledge about the risks and complications associated with multiple births, and the high costs of multiple IVF cycles. This review provides a comprehensive summary of strategies to increase the rate of eSET, including personalized counseling, access to educational information regarding the risks of multiple pregnancies and births, financial incentives, and tools to help predict the chances of IVF success. The use of comprehensive chromosomal screening to improve embryo selection has been shown to improve eSET outcomes and may increase acceptance of eSET.

Conclusions
eSET is an effective method for reducing multiple pregnancies resulting from IVF. Although several factors may impede the adoption of eSET, there are a number of strategies and tools that may encourage the more widespread adoption of eSET in clinical practice.
Standardization of Audit of Entities of Public Sector of Economy (Part 1)
Authors: Ситнов  , Sitnov Alyeksyey 
Published: September 2016

Th e paper essentially generalizes and systematizes the views on audit of subjects of the state sector of the economy.
In the study the author outlined his views on the possibility of applying the standards of INTOSAI and the audit chamber
of the Russian Federation in the audit of these entities.
The Role of Crowd-Service and Peer-to-Peer Lending in the Development of Russian Venture Ecosystem
Authors: Жданова  , Zhdanova O. , Миляев  , Milyaev K. 
Published: September 2016

In article the essence and a technique of peer-to-peer crediting and its role at use of the multicriteria mechanism
of selection of venture projects for fi nancing are opened, and also distinctions between the Russian and foreign practice
of its application.
Return of Debts on Loans Became Regulated by Law
Authors: Смирнов  , Smirnov E. 
Published: September 2016

With the adoption of the Federal Law of July 3, 2016 № 230-FZ of Russia was established the fundamental legal
basis for solving social problems repayment of debts on loans of citizens and preventing unfair practices collectors who
violate the rights of debtors.
Genericity Results in Linear Conic Programming—A Tour d’Horizon
Authors: Dür Mirjam , Jargalsaikhan Bolor , Still Georg 
Published: September 2016

This paper is concerned with so-called generic properties of general linear conic programs. Many results have been obtained on this subject during the last two decades. For example, it is known that uniqueness, strict complementarity, and nondegeneracy of optimal solutions hold for almost all problem instances. Strong duality holds generically in a stronger sense, i.e., it holds for a generic subset of problem instances. In this paper, we survey known results and present new ones. In particular we give an easy proof of the fact that Slater’s condition holds generically in linear conic programming. We further discuss the problem of stability of uniqueness, nondegeneracy, and strict complementarity. We also comment on the fact that in general, a conic program cannot be treated as a smooth problem and that techniques from nonsmooth geometric measure theory are needed.
Doctors and Witches, Conscience and Violence: Abortion Provision on American Television
Authors: Sisson Gretchen , Kimport Katrina 
Published: September 2016

CONTEXTPopular entertainment may reflect and produce—as well as potentially contest—stigma regarding abortion provision. Knowledge of how providers are portrayed on‐screen is needed to improve understanding of how depictions may contribute to the stigmatization of real providers.METHODSAll abortion provision plotlines on American television from 2005 to 2014 were identified through Internet searches. Plotlines were assessed in their entirety and coded for genre, abortion provision space, provider characteristics, method and efficacy of provision, and occurrence of violence. Inductive content analysis was used to identify themes in how these features were depicted.RESULTSFifty‐two plotlines involving abortion provision were identified on 40 television shows; a large majority of plotlines appeared in dramas, particularly in the subgenre of medical dramas. Medical spaces were depicted as normal and safe for abortion provision, and nonmedical spaces were often portrayed as remote and unsafe. Legal abortion care using medical methods was depicted as effective and safe, and legal providers were presented as compassionate, while providers operating outside of medical and legal authority were depicted as ineffective, dangerous and uncaring. Fictional providers were largely motivated by the belief that abortion provision is a necessary and moral service. Plotlines linked abortion provision to violence.CONCLUSIONSThe differing ways in which legal and illegal abortion are portrayed reveal potential consequences regarding real‐world abortion provision, and suggest that representations situated in medical contexts may work to legitimate and destigmatize such provision.
Fertilizantes agrícolas aplicados via solução nutritiva em Cattleya labiata Lindl
Authors: Hoshino Rodrigo Thibes , Alves Guilherme Augusto Cito , Barzan Renan Ribeiro , Fregonezi Gustavo Adolfo de Freitas , Faria Ricardo Tadeu de 
Published: September 2016

Fertilization through nutrient solution is commonly used in commercial production of potted flowers, being employed soluble NPK formulations. However, most commercial formulations available in the market have high costs and the use of agricultural fertilizers can be an economically viable alternative. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of agricultural fertilizers applied as nutrient solutions, in replacement of commercial formulations, on initial growth of Cattleya labiata. C. labiata seedlings in vitro propagated were grown in a greenhouse with controlled temperature, 27 ± 2° C, and retaining 50% brightness. Polypropylene pots were used with 0.415 L capacity, containing a mixture of pine bark and charcoal (1:1, v:v) as substrate. Altogether were used 4 treatments: without fertilization (control); Peters® - NPK 20 20 20 (3.0 g L -1 ); NPK - urea (1.3 g L -1 ), superphosphate (3.3 g L -1 ) and potassium chloride (1.0 g L -1 ); NK - urea (1.3 g L -1 ) and potassium chloride (1.0 g L -1 ). The nutrient solutions were applied 50 ml per pot every two weeks, according to the treatments. Were evaluated phytometric characteristics, pH and electrical conductivity of the substrate beyond the levels and accumulation of macronutrients. The experimental design was completely randomized with 12 replications, being considered each pot with two plants as an experimental unit. The parameters were submitted to ANOVA and Tukey’s test at 5% probability. Regarding phytometric parameters no significant differences were observed between the treatments that received fertilization, which are superior to the control in height and dry mass of shoots. The more accumulated nutrients were K>Ca>N, in the treatments that received fertilization. The use of urea, superphosphate and potassium chloride, applied in nutrientsolution, have potential to replace the commercial formulations in the initial growth of native orchid Cattleya labiata.
Ecological Park Falls of Rio Bonito: Percepções da frequência de visita
Authors: Salgado Mariel De Carvalho , Figueiredo Paulo Henrique , Boldrin Karina Volpi Furtini , Sousa Rafael De Brito , Paiva Patricia De Oliveira 
Published: September 2016

The Ecological Park “Falls of Rio Bonito” is the unique ecological park located in Lavras region. This park has as purpose the regional fauna flora and water resources protection, environmental education, recreation and scientific research. However, the frequency of this park is decreasing over the time. Due to its great importance for Lavras, especially for eco-environmental aspects, a survey was conducted in order to identify city inhabitants impressions related to this area. The survey used structured questionnaires with direct questions. Four hundred people of all Lavras neighborhood were interviewed randomly. The park is visited most by the people who has middle-level education, family income greater than R$ 2,100.00 (minimum salary based on R$678.00). The most prominent attractions in the visitors’ view are the nature elements (waterfall: 27.76%, and tracks: 21.35 %). A part of the visitors (28.11%) had visited only once the park, and they alleged that the main reason why they did not return is constraints (41.8%). Among the respondents, 22% have heard about the park, but never visited it, due to constrains (45.5%) and lack of opportunity (17%). Only 7.75% of the respondents did not have knowledge about the park. The Park Falls of Rio Bonito has been sparsely attended due to the lack of ecological activities, constraints, the distant location and the park entrance fee.
BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT NOTATION FOR A COSTING MODEL CONCEPTION
Authors: Araújo Marcelo Bernardino , Rodrigues Filho Bruno Amado , Gonçalves Rodrigo Franco 
Published: September 2016

This study was conducted to map and model the business processes of the HEI (Higher Education Institutions). It aims to show the importance of business processes modelling as a precondition for information system design. It shows the concepts of Activity-Based Costing (ABC) and its update, the TDABC (Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing), to support the development of a costing system for public universities. For the modelling of business processes, it was used the BPMN (Business Process Management Notation). It can be conclude that public processes implemented in public services are both complex and bureaucratic, mainly due to regulations. A bidding procedure of acquisition materials or services demand eight sectors activities. The contribution of this study is to present how a business process modelling should be applied to public service for the optimization of resources. This research presents the normal flow of bids, but in practice there is some variation.