bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Locus of marking typology in the possessive NP: A new approach
Authors: van Rijn Marlou 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThis study takes a semantic approach to Nichols’ influential locus of marking typology, as applied to the possessive noun phrase. In this approach, a careful distinction is made between two semantic types of dependency relations: those between inherently relational nouns and their argument possessors and those between inherently non-relational nouns and their modifier possessors. I furthermore propose an alternative analysis of possessive person markers in terms of locus, by distinguishing referential markers from agreement markers, depending on the distribution of grammatical feature information in the possessive NPs of individual languages. On the basis of a 37-language sample, I show that locus of marking follows two tendencies: marking the possessum in alienable possession implies marking the possessum in inalienable possession, and marking the possessor in inalienable possession implies marking the possessor in alienable possession. Moreover, I show that if inalienable person markers are referential, alienable person markers are referential as well. These tendencies reflect a greater need of alienable (modifier) possessors for expressive means of coding as compared to inalienable (argument) possessors. On a more general level, I argue against the traditional opposition between head-marking languages and dependent-marking languages, showing that, from a semantic perspective, dependent-marking may also occur on heads.
Four-point bending strength of key-hole side-edge-notched western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) wood
Authors: Yoshihara Hiroshi , Ataka Naoki , Maruta Makoto 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
The four-point bending strength of key-hole side-edge-notched (4KHSENB) western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla Sarg.) has been determined with a focus on the effects of the notch length and hole size on the results. A hole notch with various lengths and hole diameters was cut at the mid-length in the longitudinal-radial plane. Bending loads were applied to the specimen along the depth direction at the two trisectional points of the span, and the nominal bending stress in general and at the onset of non-linearity was determined. The effects of the input parameters were analysed based on the elementary beam theory (EBT), the point stress criterion (PSC), and linear-elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM). It was found that the PSC and LEFM methods are effective for fitting the relationships between the side-edge-notched strength and notch length in the longitudinal and radial directions, respectively.
A qualitative study on how adolescent males in South India view reproductive health
Authors: Kamath Veena Ganesh , Kamath Asha , Roy Kallol , Rao Chythra Raghavendra , Hegde Asha , Ashok Lena 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
In India it is taboo to discuss sexual and reproductive health (RH) issues, especially with adolescent boys. Minimal research has been done in India to address the adolescent mindset of boys. Our aim was to study the unaddressed issues among boys and to highlight their perspectives regarding RH.

Methods:
A qualitative study design-using focus group discussions (FGD) in a rural-urban setting in South India was conducted. A convenient sample of 60 boys aged 16–19 years participated in six FGD and 10 boys had participated in in-depth interviews.

Results:
The study revealed that a cordial environment both at home and school were primary needs. Peer pressure and media instigated adolescents to get involved in risky behaviour and substance use. “Pornography”, “wrong myths about RH”, “substance use”, and “sexual attractions” were the primary unaddressed issues of boys. Participants had poor awareness about RH services.

Conclusion:
RH services are inadequate and proper infrastructure is required for providing these services to adolescent boys.
Influence of Black Mulberry Juice Addition and Spray Drying Conditions on Some Physical Properties of Ice Cream Powder
Authors: Fazaeli Mahboubeh , Emam-Djomeh Zahra , Yarmand Mohammad Saeed 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
In this study, the overall quality characteristics of ice cream powders (drying yield, moisture content, water activity, bulk density, solubility and glass transition temperature) and ice creams made from their corresponding reconstituted powders (overrun, melting behavior) were analyzed. The effect of spray drying conditions such as inlet air temperature (120, 140 and 160 °C) and feed flow rate (1.5, 3 and 4.5 mL/min) and black mulberry juice addition (15, 30 and 45 %) were included in the design. The results showed that, by increasing inlet air temperature water activity, bulk density and overrun were decreased, while solubility and melting rate of reconstituted powders were increased. Generally, mass recovery percentage of ice cream powders was decreased with increase of feed ﬂow rate and juice concentration at the same air inlet temperature due to the stickiness problem and the low glass transition temperature of components. The following optimum process conditions with the desirability of 0.86 were determined: inlet air temperature of 140 °C, feed flow rate of 1.5 mL/min and juice concentration of 30 %.
On the number of slim, semimodular lattices
Authors: Czédli Gábor , Dékány Tamás , Ozsvárt László , Szakács Nóra , Udvari Balázs 
Published: May 2016

AbstractA latticeLisslimif it is finite and the set of its join-irreducible elements contains no three-element antichain. Slim, semimodular lattices were previously characterized by G. Czédli and E. T. Schmidt as the duals of the lattices consisting of the intersections of the members of two composition series in a group. Our main result determines the number of (isomorphism classes of) these lattices of a given size in a recursive way. The corresponding planar Hasse diagrams, up to similarity, are also enumerated. We prove that the number of diagrams of slim, distributive lattices of a given lengthnis thenth Catalan number. Besides lattice theory, the paper includes some combinatorial arguments on permutations and their inversions.
Quantum computational algebra with a non-commutative generalization
Authors: Chen Wenjuan , Dudek Wieslaw A. 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
We introduce a non-commutative generalization of quasi-MV algebra, called quasipseudo-MV algebra. We present some properties of quasi-pseudo-MV algebras and investigate the direct product decomposition of them. Further, we generalize quasi l-group to the non-commutative case and prove the interval of a non-commutative quasi l-group with a strong quasi-unit is a quasipseudo-MV algebra.
On some modification of Darboux property
Authors: Ivanova Gertruda , Wagner-Bojakowska Elżbieta 
Published: May 2016

AbstractWe introduce some family of functionsf: ℝ → ℝ modifying Darboux property analogously as it was done in GRANDE, Z.: On a subclass of the family of Darboux functions, Colloq. Math. 117 (2009), 95-104, and changing approximate continuity with 𝓘-approximate continuity, i.e. continuity with respect to the 𝓘-density topology. We prove that our family is a strongly porous set in the space of Darboux functions having the Baire property and that each function from our family is quasi-continuous.
Persistence and extinction of a stochastic delay predator-prey model in a polluted environment
Authors: Liu Zhenhai , Liu Qun 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
In this paper, we study a stochastic delay predator-prey model in a polluted environment. Sufficient criteria for extinction and non-persistence in the mean of the model are obtained. The critical value between persistence and extinction is also derived for each population. Finally, some numerical simulations are provided to support our main results.
Inequalities for the normalized Jensen functional with applications
Authors: Dehghan Hossein 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
In this paper we present some new inequalities for the normalized Jensen functional which will much improve the famous Jensen’s inequality. We also give some applications in Analysis and Information Theory. Our results refine and generalize the corresponding ones announced in [DRAGOMIR, S. S.: Bounds for the normalised Jensen functional, Bull. Aust. Math. Soc. 74 (2006), 471–478] and [MITANI, K. I. et al.: On sharp triangle inequalities in Banach spaces, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 336 (2007), 1178–1186].
Central functions for classes of concave univalent functions
Authors: Bhowmik Bappaditya , Wirths Karl-Joachim 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
In this paper we answer a question of Bednarz and Sokól concerning concave univalent functions. We prove that there exist central functions for the classes Co(p) of concave univalent functions with pole at the point z = p ∈ (0, 1). Further, we construct a generalized neighborhood of this central function such that the whole class Co(p) is contained in such neighborhood. We also consider similar questions for the class of functions that are analytic and univalent in the unit disc and for some of its important subclasses.
Uniqueness of meromorphic functions and nonlinear differential polynomials sharing a nonzero polynomial
Authors: Sahoo Pulak , Seikh Sajahan 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
In the paper, we study the uniqueness of meromorphic functions when certain nonlinear differential polynomials share a nonzero polynomial. The results of the paper improves two recent results due to [LI, X. M.—YI, H. X.: Uniqueness of meromorphic functions whose certain nonlinear differential polynomials share a polynomial, Comput. Math. Appl. 62 (2011), 539–550].
Characterization of quasi-continuity of multifunctions of two variables
Authors: Fotiy Olena , Maslyuchenko Oleksandr , Nesterenko Vasyľ 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
We prove that a compact-valued multifunction F: X × Y → Z, where X is a Baire space and Y, Z are separable metrizable spaces, is quasi-continuous if and only if F is horizontally quasi-continuous and there exists an residual subset M of X such that for any x ∈ M the multifunction F

x
= F(x, ·) is quasi-continuous on Y.
Confidence regions in singular weakly nonlinear regression models with constraints
Authors: Kubáček Lubomír 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
It is rather complicated to construct the confidence region in nonlinear regression model mainly when number of parameters is large. If the nonlinearity of the model is weak, then it is possible, after some modification, to approximate the confidence region by a confidence ellipsoid in the linearized model. The aim of the paper is to propose a solution in singular models with constraints.
Radioactive 210Po in magnesium supplements
Authors: Strumińska-Parulska Dagmara Ida 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
The aim of this pioneer study was to determine polonium 210Po in the most popular magnesium supplements in Poland and
estimate the possible related dose assessment to the consumers. The analyzed magnesium pharmaceutics contained organic or inorganic
magnesium compounds; some from natural sources. The objectives of this research were to investigate the naturally occurring
210Po activity concentrations in magnesium supplements, find the correlations between 210Po concentration in
medicament and magnesium chemical form, and calculate the effective radiation dose connected to analyzed magnesium supplement
consumption.
The highest 210Po activity concentrations were determined in mineral tablets made from sedimentary rocks, namely dolomite
– 3.84 ± 0.15 mBq g
–1 (sample Mg17). The highest annual radiation dose from 210Po taken with 1 tablet of
magnesium supplement per day or with 400 mg of pure Mg daily would come from sample Mg17 (dolomite) – 1.35  ±  0.5 and
8.44 ± 0.33 μSv year
–1 respectively.
Effect of reinforcement content on the density, mechanical and tribological properties of Ti3SiC2/Al2O3 hybrid reinforced copper-matrix pantograph slide
Authors: Fu Xuelong , Hu Yubing , Peng Gan , Tao Jie 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
As an important part of the pantograph and catenary system, the pantograph slide receives increasing attention from investigators, mainly focused on the interfacial bonding and characteristics, electrical conductivity, and friction and wear characteristics under current-carrying circumstances. In the article, hybrid reinforcements of titanium silicon carbide (Ti3SiC2) and nano-alumina (nano-Al2O3) particles pretreated by electroless plating process were firstly blended with copper powders and then prepressed and vacuum hot pressed to fabricate the hybrid reinforced copper-matrix pantographs (HRCPs). The relative density, mechanical and electrical properties of Ti3SiC2/Al2O3 HRCPs were calculated and measured. The tribological performance of the HRCPs reinforced with 1 wt%~5 wt% of alumina particles and 20 wt%~40 wt% of Ti3SiC2 reinforcements was also analyzed.
First-Principles Calculations of the Mechanical and Elastic Properties of 2Hc- and 2Ha-WS2/CrS2 Under Pressure
Authors: Jiang Hua-Long , Jia Song-Hao , Zhou Da-Wei , Pu Chun-Ying , Zhang Fei-Wu , Zhang Shuai 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
By utilizing the first-principles method, the pressure-induced effects on phase transition, mechanical stability, and elastic properties of WS2/CrS2 are investigated in the pressure range from 0 to 80 GPa. Transitions from 2Hc to 2Ha for WS2 and CrS2 are found to occur at 17.5 and 25 GPa, respectively. It is found that both 2Ha and 2Hc phases of WS2 and CrS2 meet the mechanical stability criteria up to 80 GPa, suggesting that those structures are mechanically stable. The bulk and shear modulus anisotropy of the two phases of WS2 and CrS2 decrease rapidly under pressure and, finally, trend to isotropy. With increasing pressure, the elastic moduli (Y, B, and G), sound velocities (v
s, v
p, v
m), and Debye temperatures (Θ) of 2Ha and 2Hc of WS2 and CrS2 increase monotonously. Moreover, the Debye temperature (Θ) of 2Hc phase is higher than that of 2Ha phase for both WS2 and CrS2. The bulk, shear, and Young’s modulus, Poisson coefficient, and brittle/ductile behaviour are estimated. The percentages of anisotropy in compressibility and shear and the ratio of bulk to shear modulus (B/G) are also studied.
Synthesis, structures, and properties of Mn(II) and Cd(II) thiocyanato coordination compounds with 2,5-dimethylpyrazine as co-ligand
Authors: Suckert Stefan , Wöhlert Susanne , Näther Christian 
Published: May 2016

AbstractReaction of manganese (II) thiocyanate with 2,5-dimethylpyrazine leads to the formation of three new coordination compounds of compositions Mn(NCS)2(2,5-dimethylpyrazine)2(H2O)2(1), Mn(NCS)2(H2O)2(MeOH)2-tris(2,5-dimethylpyrazine) solvate (2), and Mn(NCS)2(H2O)4-tetrakis(2,5-dimethylpyrazine) solvate (3) that were characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. In their crystal structures, the Mn(II) cations are sixfold coordinated by two terminally N-bonded thiocyanato anions and two water molecules as well as by two 2,5-dimethylpyrazine ligands (1), two ethanol (2), or two water molecules (3), within slightly distorted octahedra. In compounds2and3, additional 2,5-dimethylpyrazine ligands are located in the cavities of the structures as solvate molecules. X-ray powder diffraction has shown that compounds1and2cannot be prepared as pure phases and that batches of compound3contain only minor traces of a contamination. Differential thermoanalysis and thermogravimetry have revealed that upon heating of compound3, an intermediate of composition Mn(NCS)2(2,5-dimethylpyrazine) (4) is formed, which cannot be obtained from solution. To mimic the structure of4, single crystals of a Cd compound of the same composition (5) were prepared from the liquid phase, and single crystal X-ray analysis has shown that it is isotypic to4.
No Effect of Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation on Intertemporal Decision-Making in Parkinson Patients
Authors: Seinstra Maayke , Wojtecki Lars , Storzer Lena , Schnitzler Alfons , Kalenscher Tobias 
Published: May 2016

AbstractDeep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is a widely used treatment for the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD). DBS or pharmacological treatment is believed to modulate the tendency to, or reverse, impulse control disorders. Several brain areas involved in impulsivity and reward valuation, such as the prefrontal cortex and striatum, are linked to the STN, and activity in these areas might be affected by STN-DBS. To investigate the effect of STN-DBS on one type of impulsive decision-making—delay discounting (i.e., the devaluation of reward with increasing delay until its receipt)—we tested 40 human PD patients receiving STN-DBS treatment and medication for at least 3 months. Patients were pseudo-randomly assigned to one of four groups to test the effects of DBS on/off states as well as medication on/off states on delay discounting. The delay-discounting task consisted of a series of choices among a smaller. sooner or a larger, later monetary reward. Despite considerable effects of DBS on motor performance, patients receiving STN-DBS did not choose more or less impulsively compared with those in the off-DBS group, as well as when controlling for risk attitude. Although null results have to be interpreted with caution, our findings are of significance to other researchers studying the effects of PD treatment on impulsive decision-making, and they are of clinical relevance for determining the therapeutic benefits of using STN-DBS.
EPSPs Measured in Proximal Dendritic Spines of Cortical Pyramidal Neurons
Authors: Acker Corey D. , Hoyos Erika , Loew Leslie M. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractEPSPs occur when the neurotransmitter glutamate binds to postsynaptic receptors located on small pleomorphic membrane protrusions called dendritic spines. To transmit the synaptic signal, these potentials must travel through the spine neck and the dendritic tree to reach the soma. Due to their small size, the electrical behavior of spines and their ability to compartmentalize electrical signals has been very difficult to assess experimentally. In this study, we developed a method to perform simultaneous two-photon voltage-sensitive dye recording with two-photon glutamate uncaging in order to measure the characteristics (amplitude and duration) of uncaging-evoked EPSPs in single spines on the basal dendrites of L5 pyramidal neurons in acute brain slices from CD1 control mice. We were able to record uncaging-evoked spine potentials that resembled miniature EPSPs at the soma from a wide range of spine morphologies. In proximal spines, these potentials averaged 13.0 mV (range, 6.5–30.8 mV;N= 20) for an average somatic EPSP of 0.59 mV, whereas the mean attenuation ratio (spine/soma) was found to be 25.3. Durations of spine EPSP waveforms were found to be 11.7 ms on average. Modeling studies demonstrate the important role that spine neck resistance (Rneck) plays in spine EPSP amplitudes. Simulations used to estimateRneckby fits to voltage-sensitive dye measurements produced a mean of 179 MΩ (range, 23–420 MΩ;N= 19). Independent measurements based on fluorescence recovery after photobleaching of a cytosolic dye from spines of the same population of neurons produced a meanRneckestimate of 204 MΩ (range, 52–521 MΩ;N= 34).
Bid Promotes K63-Linked Polyubiquitination of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Associated Factor 6 (TRAF6) and Sensitizes to MutantSOD1-Induced Proinflammatory Signaling in Microglia
Authors: Kinsella Sinéad , König Hans-Georg , Prehn Jochen H.M. 
Published: May 2016

Mutations in thesuperoxide dismutase 1(SOD1) gene contribute to motoneuron degeneration and are evident in 20% of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases. MutantSOD1induces microglial activation through a stimulation of Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 (TLR2 and TLR4). In the present study, we identified the proapoptotic Bcl-2 family protein Bid as a positive regulator of mutantSOD1-induced TLR-nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling in microglia.bid-deficient primary mouse microglia showed reduced NF-κB signaling in response to TLR4 activation or exposure to conditioned medium derived fromSOD1G93Aexpressing NSC-34 cells. Attenuation of NF-κB signaling inbid-deficient microglia was associated with lower levels of phosphorylated IKKα/β and p65, with a delayed degradation of IκBα and enhanced degradation of Peli1. Upstream of IKK, we found that Bid interacted with, and promoted, the K63-linked polyubiquitination of the E3 ubiquitin ligase tumor necrosis factor receptor associated factor 6 (TRAF6) in microglia. Our study suggests a key role for Bid in the regulation of TLR4-NF-κB proinflammatory signaling during mutantSOD1-induced disease pathology.Bid promotes TLR4-NF-κB signaling by interacting with TRAF6 and promoting TRAF6 K63-linked polyubiquitination in microglia.
La fotografía como intermediaria en un proyecto artístico- educativo informal que retrató la vida de las mujeres saharauis
Authors: Landeros-Casillas Martha Ileana 
Published: May 2016

This investigation was carried out in one of the most unwelcoming areas of the Sahara Desert, in the argelian Tindouf Refugee Camps where part of the Sahrawi community lives. A photography workshop was held for the women with the aim of allowing their images show the reality around them and work to reweave the social fabric broken, not voluntarily but under imposition. Recovering the public space, through voices and looks, will let us understand, from the perspective and opinions of the Sahrawi women, their longings and feelings, in order that such visual, verbal and textual narratives generate more successful actions to support reality-aware and solidarity programs. In addition, the international community was sensitized about a reality that is present even if it seems unreal and far away. To understand the discourses of the sahrawi women, gender and subaltern studies were considered, and to visualize their voices and creations we focused on educational research from horizontality offered by the Entre Voces (Between Voices) methodology.