bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Πρόταση Ανάλυσης της Διδακτικής Διάστασης των Σχολικών Εγχειριδίων. Εφαρμογή στο Μάθημα των Θρησκευτικών
Authors: Στογιαννίδης Αθανάσιος , Κουτσουπιάς Νίκος 
Published: April 2016

<p>Με την παρούσα εργασία παρουσιάζουμε μια πρόταση ανάλυσης της διδακτικής διάστασης σχολικών εγχειριδίων. Η πρόταση αυτή συνιστά μια νέα μέθοδο έρευνας πάνω στα σχολικά εγχειρίδια, την οποίαν ονομάσαμε Γεωμετρική Διδακτική Ανάλυση (Geometric Didactic Analysis – Ge.Di.An.). Με τον όρο «διδακτική ανάλυση» αναφερόμαστε σε δύο πτυχές έρευνας: α. πρώτον, στη διερεύνηση της διδακτικής καταλληλότητας ενός σχολικού εγχειριδίου. β. στη σχέση που διαμορφώνεται ανάμεσα στα περιεχόμενα και στον τρόπο με τον οποίο τα περιεχόμενα αυτά προσφέρονται κατά τη διδασκαλία. Η έρευνά μας χρησιμοποιεί ως μονάδες ανάλυσης όλα τα μέσα ελέγχου της μάθησης, όπως π.χ. ερωτήσεις, εργασίες κτλ. Το καινοτόμο στοιχείο της μεθόδου έγκειται, στο ότι συνδέει γνωστές ταξινομίες, που αναπτύχθηκαν στον χώρο της Διδακτικής, με μεθόδους Πολυμεταβλητής Στατιστικής Ανάλυσης, και ως εκ τούτου, εξάγει ομαδοποιήσεις ποιοτικών χαρακτηριστικών με διδακτικό ενδιαφέρον. Στην ανά χείρας εργασία εφαρμόζουμε τη Γεωμετρική Διδακτική Ανάλυση στις τέσσερις διδακτικές ενότητες που υπάρχουν στο Β’ κεφάλαιο του βιβλίου μαθητή, για το Μάθημα των Θρησκευτικών της Α’ Γυμνασίου στην Ελλάδα. Τα αποτελέσματα της έρευνάς μας, μας οδηγούν στο συμπέρασμα, ότι ορισμένες διδακτικές επιλογές στις οποίες προέβησαν οι συγγραφείς των υπό εξέταση διδακτικών ενοτήτων, παρουσιάζουν ερωτηματικά και προβλήματα. Ως εκ τούτου, θα πρέπει να αναθεωρηθούν.</p>
Recent advances in understanding and treating ARDS
Authors: Baron Rebecca M. , Levy Bruce D. 
Published: April 2016

Acute respiratory distress syndrome represents a complex syndrome with considerable morbidity and mortality, for which there exist no targeted treatment strategies. However, recent advances in clinical care have improved outcomes, and we will review a number of these approaches here, as well as explore the mechanisms underlying the benefit of intervention that might point us in the direction toward future treatment and preventive strategies for this devastating syndrome.
Report on noninvasive prenatal testing: classical and alternative approaches
Authors: Pantiukh Kateryna S. , Chekanov Nikolay N. , Zaigrin Igor V. , Zotov Alexei M. , Mazur Alexander M. , Prokhortchouk Egor B. 
Published: April 2016

Concerns of traditional prenatal aneuploidy testing methods, such as low accuracy of noninvasive and health risks associated with invasive procedures, were overcome with the introduction of novel noninvasive methods based on genetics (NIPT). These were rapidly adopted into clinical practice in many countries after a series of successful trials of various independent submethods. Here we present results of own NIPT trial carried out in Moscow, Russia. 1012 samples were subjected to the method aimed at measuring chromosome coverage by massive parallel sequencing. Two alternative approaches are ascertained: one based on maternal/fetal differential methylation and another based on allelic difference. While the former failed to provide stable results, the latter was found to be promising and worthy of conducting a large-scale trial. One critical point in any NIPT approach is the determination of fetal cell-free DNA fraction, which dictates the reliability of obtained results for a given sample. We show that two different chromosome Y representation measures—by real-time PCR and by whole-genome massive parallel sequencing—are practically interchangeable (r=0.94). We also propose a novel method based on maternal/fetal allelic difference which is applicable in pregnancies with fetuses of either sex. Even in its pilot form it correlates well with chromosome Y coverage estimates (r=0.74) and can be further improved by increasing the number of polymorphisms.
Normative data for Lezak’s Tinkertoy test in healthy Italian adults
Authors: Crippa Franca , Cesana Luca , Daini Roberta 
Published: April 2016

The Tinkertoy test is a tool for the neuropsychological assessment of executive functions and a predictor of employability. Originally a children’s toy comprising pieces to assemble freely, the TinkerToy Test examines organizational abilities, planning, and response flexibility. It allows subjects to use their own initiative and does not force them to choose from a series of predetermined alternatives. Tinkertoy test normative values were collected from 256 neurologically healthy Italian subjects. Multivariable analysis showed sex and education to have significant confounding effects. Adjusted and inferential cut-off points were determined and converted into equivalent scores, applying a distribution-free technique.
Distilling the Wisdom of Crowds: Prediction Markets vs. Prediction Polls
Authors: Atanasov Pavel , Rescober Phillip , Stone Eric , Swift Samuel A. , Servan-Schreiber Emile , Tetlock Philip , Ungar Lyle , Mellers Barbara 
Published: April 2016

We report the results of the first large-scale, long-term, experimental test between two crowdsourcing methods: prediction markets and prediction polls. More than 2,400 participants made forecasts on 261 events over two seasons of a geopolitical prediction tournament. Forecasters were randomly assigned to either prediction markets (continuous double auction markets) in which they were ranked based on earnings, or prediction polls in which they submitted probability judgments, independently or in teams, and were ranked based on Brier scores. In both seasons of the tournament, prices from the prediction market were more accurate than the simple mean of forecasts from prediction polls. However, team prediction polls outperformed prediction markets when forecasts were statistically aggregated using temporal decay, differential weighting based on past performance, and recalibration. The biggest advantage of prediction polls was at the beginning of long-duration questions. Results suggest that prediction polls with proper scoring feedback, collaboration features, and statistical aggregation are an attractive alternative to prediction markets for distilling the wisdom of crowds. This paper was accepted by Uri Gneezy, behavioral economics.
Raising HCAs' awareness of the healthcare provision needs of people living with hearing loss
Authors: Fahmi Syeda , Hayes Catherine 
Published: April 2016

It is established that access to healthcare services is an important indicator of health inequalities, as well as a contributing cause. In this respect, the deaf population, which consists of Deaf, deaf, hard of hearing or deafened, is more likely to experience worse health outcomes than the general population. Examining the barriers that face deaf people seeking to access healthcare services in the UK is one means of addressing issues and raising awareness for HCAs. A review of literature in the field reveals that deaf people face significant challenges in accessing healthcare services, in the context of limited provision of sign language interpreters, inadequate deaf awareness of health professionals and reception staff and booking appointments. The deaf population faces barriers to access healthcare services, which has an adverse impact on their health and wellbeing. Accessing healthcare without barriers is an important right for those with disabilities, so it follows that concerted efforts need to be maintained to allow deaf people to achieve equality of access in health. Healthcare assistants play a pivotal role in improving this situation, first by being able to support people with hearing loss in their everyday interactions with them in healthcare practice and second by raising awareness of those around them.
Involutions of varieties and Rost’s degree formula
Authors: Haution Olivier 
Published: April 2016

Abstract
To an algebraic variety equipped with an involution,
we associate a cycle class in the modulo two Chow group of its fixed locus. This association is functorial with respect to proper morphisms having a degree and preserving the involutions. Specialising to the exchange involution of the square of a complete variety, we obtain Rost’s degree formula in arbitrary characteristic (this formula was proved by Rost and Merkurjev in characteristic not two).
Race, Class, Religion and the Southern Party System: A Field Report from Dixie
Authors: Hood M.V. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractThe purpose of this essay is to provide a contemporary examination of the political party system in the Southern US. In doing so, an assessment is undertaken to determine which cleavage line – race, class, or religion – does the best job of explaining the division between Republicans and Democrats in the region. Using survey research data from the 2012 Cooperative Congressional Election Study three multivariate models are employed to study partisan affiliation, presidential voting, and voting in US Senate elections. The results indicate that race, especially the Black-White dichotomy, is the largest dividing line between the Republican and Democratic Parties in the region. In fact, in terms of party identification race dwarfs the effects of religion and class. As related to presidential and Senate voting behavior race continues to exert a significant influence, even after controlling for partisan identification. Conversely, class and religion produced minimal or no effects in models of vote choice. In conclusion, it would appear that the contemporary Southern political landscape, like its predecessor, continues to be defined by racial divisions.
Reflections on the Achievements of Sidney Verba
Authors: Andersen Kristi 
Published: April 2016

AbstractSidney Verba’s distinguished career, particularly his books, demonstrate a talent for finding superb collaborators, a deep normative concern about the health of civil society, and a commitment to using social science methods to understand the working of democratic systems. A re-reading of these books shows the development of an increasingly complex theory of political participation undergirding a complex portrait of American representative democracy, with all its flaws and strengths.
Transformable Goods and the Limits of What Money Can Buy
Authors: Dick David G. 
Published: April 2016

Abstract
There are some things money literally cannot buy. Invariably transformable goods are such things because when they are exchanged for money, they become something else. These goods are destroyed rather than transferred in monetary exchanges. They mark out an impassable limit beyond which money and the market cannot reach. They cannot be for sale, in the strongest and most literal sense. Variably transformable goods are similar. They can be destroyed when offered or exchanged for money, but they differ in their ability to sometimes emerge from financial transactions intact. Analyzing transformable goods reveals informative and surprising results. Like other goods and commodities, they are agent relative, defined by the way particular agents value them. Inside the same transaction, a good could be transformable for one agent and not another, depending on how and what these agents value in the transaction. Applying this conceptual framework can reveal otherwise obscure facets of existing and future debates about the ethics and limits of markets. To demonstrate this, the framework is here applied to Richard Titmuss’s arguments about markets in blood, clarifying and illuminating some of his most confusing claims. Applying this framework to other debates may reveal even more striking results.
Innovative Concepts in the Restoration of St Martin Church at Meise (B)
Authors: Van Gemert Dionys , Heirman Gert , Geeroms Dirk 
Published: April 2016

Abstract
The restoration of St Martin church started end of the 1990’s by lacing-up the building with stabilizing steel frames. The layout of the lacing-up frames was inspired by the assumption that the observed cracks and deformations in the building were caused by differential settlements of the foundations. Further investigations during the final restoration works in 2011–2012 revealed that cracks were caused by inappropriate foundation interventions as part of an earlier restoration project in 1949–1950 as well as by non-balanced forces from the vaults. Based on the new findings the global restoration concept was adapted and strongly simplified.
A critical analysis on palm kernel shell from oil palm industry as a feedstock for solid char production
Authors: Nizamuddin Sabzoi , Shrestha Siddhartha , Athar Saadia , Ali Brahim Si , Siddiqui Muhammad Ahmar 
Published: April 2016

AbstractPalm kernel shell (PKS) is one of the greatly abundant residues in the palm oil industry. It possesses physiochemical characteristics that build in it a potential to serve the production of valuable products, namely, bio-fuels such as char, bio-oil, and bio-gas. This paper presents the properties of PKS as a biomass feed for the production of char. Characterizations of PKS in terms of proximate and ultimate analyses, chemical composition, and higher heating value (HHV in terms of MJ/kg) are presented and consequently compared to different oil palm biomass such as empty fruit bunch (EFB), fiber, fronds, and trunks. To illustrate and signify stability, the aforementioned characteristics are discussed for PKS-char, along with further comparison with EFB-char and coal. In addition, recent advances in char production methods from PKS are presented and compared. Simultaneously, future prospects and major challenges towards the utilization of PKS for the production of char are also addressed.
Conservation Laws and Mixed-Type Vector Solitons for the 3-Coupled Variable-Coefficient Nonlinear Schrödinger Equations in Inhomogeneous Multicomponent Optical Fibre
Authors: Chai Jun , Tian Bo , Wang Yu-Feng , Sun Wen-Rong , Wang Yun-Po 
Published: April 2016

Abstract
In this article, the propagation and collision of vector solitons are investigated from the 3-coupled variable-coefficient nonlinear Schrödinger equations, which describe the amplification or attenuation of the picosecond pulses in the inhomogeneous multicomponent optical fibre with different frequencies or polarizations. On the basis of the Lax pair, infinitely-many conservation laws are obtained. Under an integrability constraint among the variable coefficients for the group velocity dispersion (GVD), nonlinearity and fibre gain/loss, and two mixed-type (2-bright-1-dark and 1-bright-2-dark) vector one- and two-soliton solutions are derived via the Hirota method and symbolic computation. Influence of the variable coefficients for the GVD and nonlinearity on the vector soliton amplitudes and velocities is analysed. Through the asymptotic and graphic analysis, bound states and elastic and inelastic collisions between the vector two solitons are investigated: Not only the elastic but also inelastic collision between the 2-bright-1-dark vector two solitons can occur, whereas the collision between the 1-bright-2-dark vector two solitons is always elastic; for the bound states, the GVD and nonlinearity affect their types; with the GVD and nonlinearity being the constants, collision period decreases as the GVD increases but is independent of the nonlinearity.
Synthesis and structure determinantion of the first lead arsenide phosphide Pb2As
x
P14–x
(x ~ 3.7)
Authors: Schäfer Konrad , Köhler Korbinian , Baumer Franziska , Pöttgen Rainer , Nilges Tom 
Published: April 2016

Abstract
Pb2As
x
P14–x
was synthesized by reacting the pnicogens in a lead melt in sealed silica ampoules. A mixture of hydrogen peroxide and glacial acetic acid removed lead from the final product. Pb2As
x
P14–x
represents the first lead arsenide phosphide adopting a new structure type. Systematic substitution of phosphorus by arsenic leads to the formation of Pb2As
x
P14–x
with x ~ 3.7, a compound with a two-dimensional arrangement of polypnictide layers, coordinated by Pb2+ cations. Pb2As
x
P14–x
is structurally related to PbP7 where a three-dimensional polyphosphide network is realized instead. The structure of Pb2As3.7(1)P10.3(1) was determined from single crystal X-ray diffraction data: space group P212121 (no. 19), a = 10.060(1), b = 10.500(1), c = 13.711(2) Å, and V = 1448.3(4) Å3. The structure is discussed relative to PbP7 focusing on the differences in the polyanionic substructures of the two polypnictides.
Cyclic expression of the voltage‐gated potassium channel KV10.1 promotes disassembly of the primary cilium
Authors: Sánchez Araceli , Urrego Diana , Pardo Luis A 
Published: April 2016

AbstractThe primary cilium, critical for morphogenic and growth factor signaling, is assembled upon cell cycle exit, but the links between ciliogenesis and cell cycle progression are unclear. KV10.1 is a voltage‐gated potassium channel frequently overexpressed in tumors. We have previously reported that expression of KV10.1 is temporally restricted to a time period immediately prior to mitosis in healthy cells. Here, we provide microscopical and biochemical evidence that KV10.1 localizes to the centrosome and the primary cilium and promotes ciliary disassembly. Interference with KV10.1 ciliary localization abolishes not only the effects on ciliary disassembly, but also KV10.1‐induced tumor progression in vivo. Conversely, upon knockdown of KV10.1, ciliary disassembly is impaired, proliferation is delayed, and proliferating cells show prominent primary cilia. Thus, modulation of ciliogenesis by KV10.1 can explain the influence of KV10.1 expression on the proliferation of normal cells and is likely to be a major mechanism underlying its tumorigenic effects.
Assessment of a Modified Rock Mass Classification System for Rock Slope Stability Analysis in the Q-system
Authors: Fereidooni Davood , Khanlari Gholam Reza , Heidari Mojtaba 
Published: April 2016

<p>This paper explores the applicability of a modified Q classification system and its component parameters for analysis and conclusion of site investigation data to estimate rock slope stability. Based on the literature, Q classification system has high applicable potential for evaluation of rock mass quality. Therefore, in this study, it was used with RMR and SMR rock mass classification systems to assess stability or instability of different rock slopes along the Hamedan-Ganjnameh-Tuyserkan road, Hamedan province west of Iran. Furthermore, a modified rock mass classification system namely Slope Quality Rating (SQR) was proposed based on the correction of the Q classification parameters and calculating some new parameters such as dip and strike of discontinuities and the method of rock excavation or blasting. For this purpose, the SMR and RMR rock mass classifications were also needed. By measuring SQR for different rock slopes, it will be possible to measure Slope Mass Rating (SMR).</p><p> </p><p><strong>Evaluación del sistema Q modificado de clasificación del macizo rocoso para el análisis de estabilidad de pendiente de roca</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Resumen</strong></p>Este artículo explora la aplicabilidad del sistema de clasificación Q modificado y sus parámetros para analizar y determinar la información estimada de estabilidad de pendiente de roca en el sitio determinado de estudio. Según la literatura, el sistema de clasificación Q tiene un alto potencial de aplicabilidad paral a evaluación de la calidad del macizo rocoso. En este estudio además se utilizó el sistema Q junto con los sistemas Índice de Masa de Pendiente (SMR) y Clasificación Geomecánica de Bienawski (RMR) para evaluar la estabilidad e inestabilidad de diferentes pendientes rocosas en la carretera Hamedan-Ganjnameh-Tuyserkan, de la provincia de Hamedan, en el Oeste de Irán. Además, se propone el Índice de Calidad de Pendiente (SQR), un sistema de clasificación de macizo rocoso modificado, a partir de la corrección de los parámetros de clasificación Q y el cálculo de nuevos parámetros como pendiente y caída de las discontinuidades y el método de excavación o explosión de la roca. Para esta propuesta también se utilizaron las clasificaciones SMR y RMR. La medición SQR en diferentes pendientes hizo posible el cálculo del sistema SMR.</p>
Los adverbios en Mazahua de San Pedro Potla
Authors: López Marín Antonio , Mora-Bustos Armando 
Published: April 2016

<p>El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar una descripción de los adverbios o adjuntos en mazahua. El adverbio es la categoría gramatical menos homogénea semántica, sintáctica y morfológicamente. Los adjuntos se realizan en formas ligadas, léxicas, frasales y oracionales. Estas unidades tienen un comportamiento sintáctico específico, modifican diferentes partes de la oración y presentan movilidad o restricciones en el interior de la construcción oracional. Los adverbios exhiben distintos fenómenos, como afijación, clitización, incorporación y reduplicación. Semánticamente, estas unidades son clasificadas como adverbios de posición, locativos, meta, proximativos, dirección y tiempo, entre otros grupos.</p>
Characteristics of Kamaboko from Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus) Surimi Processed with Carrot and Beet Root as Filler and Natural Food Colorants
Authors: Suryaningrum Theresia Dwi , Irianto Hari Eko , Ikasari Diah 
Published: April 2016

The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of beet root and carrot as filler and natural food colourant on the chemical, physical and sensory properties of kamaboko. Kamaboko from catfish (Clarias gariepinus) surimi was processed with carrot (Daucus carota) and beet root (Beta vulgaris) at two concentrations (12 and 16% of surimi weight). Assesment was done on chemical (proximate, pH), physical (folding test, WHC, gel strength and breaking force) properties as well as sensory evaluation. The results showed that kamaboko gel processed using beet root had better performance than kamaboko gel processed using carrot. Kamaboko processed using beet root has protein content, folding test, water holding capacity, gel strength, breaking force, and sensory characteristics (appearance, colour, odor, texture, and taste) better than kamaboko processed with carrot. Increasing concentration of filler only affect on the gel strength and breaking force of kamaboko processed with beet root. The best characteristic of kamaboko was obtained from kamaboko processed using beet root with concentration of 12%. However, beet root was not recommended as colourant since the colour was not stable especially when stored at freezer.
WORKLOAD, NECK AND UPPER LIMB PAIN IN SALVADOR’S POPULATION, BAHIA, BRAZIL
Authors: Nunes Sá Katia , Baptista Abrahão Fontes , Souza Israel , Matos Marcos Almeida , Lessa Ines 
Published: April 2016

Objectives: To describe the populational profile of adults affected by neck and upper limb pain (NULP) and to relate the characteristics of this type of pain with the predominantly physical, psychic and mixed workloads. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 2,297 individuals of > 20 years old, in Salvador-Brazil. A standardized questionnaire was applied to collect data about socio-demographic characteristics. Workers were grouped according to predominantly physical, psychic and mixed workloads, and associations were verified against the characteristics of those affected in comparison to individuals without reports of pain in the neck and upper limbs. The prevalence of pain was estimated by the OR adjusted (95% CI). Univariate analyses and logistic regression were performed. Results: NULP was found in 222 individuals (9.47%), and predominated in women and widowers exposed to physical workloads; moderate alcohol consumption was the protector in this occupational condition; for psychic workloads, being a woman and belonging to high social class appeared to be associated with the presence of pain in the region; for mixed workloads, being single appeared as a factor with less chance of association with NULP. Conclusion: NULP presents high populational prevalence, and workloads can influence such conditions. Being a woman or widow exposed to physical loads increase the risk of having NULP; When the worloads are psychic, the same occurs to women and people at higher social levels. Moderate use of alcohol was associated with less chance of NULP for physical load and being single, for mixed load.