bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Modeling of Polymerization Kinetics and Processes—from Voting to Toting
Authors: Russell Gregory T. 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
The reaction at the heart of radical polymerization is:

Termed propagation, it now occurs to the tune of a stupendous 100 million tons per annum. It is therefore no surprise that right from the moment the mechanism of radical polymerization was first elucidated, which was in the late 1930s, there has been strong interest in determining propagation rate coefficients, k
p. After 50 years of mortal toil, the state of play in this regard was captured by Fig. 1, which presents bulk polymerization values of k
p for methyl methacrylate (Y = CH3, X = CO–O–CH3) from the 1989 edition of the Polymer Handbook [1], a compendium of polymer-related data.
IUPAC in Polymer Education
Authors: Fellows Christopher , Theato Patrick 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
For as long as the Polymer Division of IUPAC has existed, it has put a high priority on education. In 1996, it first supported a dedicated educational project in the form of the UNESCO/IUPAC Postgraduate Course in Polymer Science, which continues to be organised annually by the Institute of Macromolecular Science in the Czech Republic and supported by the Polymer Division. In 2005, the Division IV Subcommittee on Polymer Education (SPEd) was established “to bring existing educational activities under one roof, to emphasise the importance of polymer education as well as the dedication of the IUPAC Polymer Division to this important field” [1]. Since then, educational projects have been the focus of this subcommittee. It has provided a forum for exchange of practice in polymer education worldwide, supported workshops in polymer science for undergraduates and postgraduate students on most continents, developed its own educational resources for free distribution to the world, and provided a website linking to other groups active in polymer education and other education resources.
IUPAC Polymer Conferences
Authors: Hess Michael 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
It is now almost 100 years since Staudinger’s pioneering work that can be taken as the start of polymer science [1]. However, it took more than another 10 years until the concept of macromolecules began slowly to be accepted by the scientific community, and the Nobel Prize was not awarded to Staudinger until 1953. The first IUPAC publication about nomenclature of macromolecules [2] was published by the Sub-Commission on Nomenclature of the IUPAC Commission on Macromolecules (Chair H. F. Mark) in 1952. The Macromolecular Division, the 50th birthday of which we celebrate this year, was founded in 1967. Within this IUPAC Division IV there was also founded a Commission on Macromolecular Nomenclature in 1968 with Kurt Loening as its Chair. However, the division goal always was clearly defined by the principles upon which to this day the Union is founded:
Trump, Congress, and Health Care: All Politics Is National
Authors: Dickinson Matthew J. , Reinmuth Kate 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
John McCain’s dramatic early-morning “no” vote may have been the immediate cause of the Republican failure to repeal and replace Obamacare. However, Republicans undertook this endeavor from a weak political vantage point. The 2016 elections gave Republicans very little margin for error in Congress – a margin threatened by Trump’s inexperience and lack of political capital. Longer-term trends, including the polarization of the two congressional parties against the backdrop of increasingly nationalized elections, exacerbated this situation by leaving Trump and Republicans little choice but to legislate through their own party caucus – or to not legislate at all.
‘I Alone Can Fix It’ Donald Trump, the Administrative Presidency, and Hazards of Executive-Centered Partisanship
Authors: Milkis Sidney M. , Jacobs Nicholas 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
Eight months into his presidency, most depict the Trump administration as being mired in chaos and frenzy. Such a perspective, however, overlooks the aggressive pursuit of Trump’s campaign agenda through unilateral administrative action. Far from “deconstructing the administrative state” as promised, Trump has embraced the levers of presidential discretion and power inherent within the modern executive office. Although Trump cannot lay claim to any major legislative achievement early in his presidency, we argue that there is plenty he can take credit – or blame – for in fulfilling his campaign promises. Moreover, far from using administrative power to simply roll back his predecessor’s programmatic goals, the new president has sought to redeploy state resources in ways that will further entrench traditional commitments of the Republican Party, while simultaneously redefining them to mirror the president’s personal policy objectives. This is not a new development. Rather it is the culmination of a decades-long reorientation within both major parties: the rise of an executive centered party-system. As such, Trump – despite his seeming idiosyncrasies – might further reinforce the centrality of executive actions as a way to overcome both parties’ institutional weakness and ideological polarization.
Craving for cigarette smoking among male adolescents in Isfahan based on mindfulness and emotional self-regulation
Authors: Nosratabadi Mehdi , Halvaiepour Zohreh , Abootorabi Seyed Hashem 
Published: November 2017

Abstract

Background
Cigarette smoking among adolescents and its consequences are categorized as serious health problems. Cigarette craving is influenced by various psycho-social factors.

Objective
This study aimed to investigate desire and intention to smoke based on mindfulness and emotional self-regulation in adolescents.

Methods
In this correlational study conducted based on structural equation modeling, a sample of 350 male students was randomly selected from different schools of education districts in Isfahan. Three questionnaires, including Hooked on Nicotine Checklist, emotional regulation inventory, and Mindful Attention Awareness Scale were employed. Data were analyzed using χ2, correlation coefficient and structural modeling tests. In this regard, SPSS and AMOS software were used.

Results
The results showed that 62% of male students had experienced cigarette smoking at least once. There was a significant inverse correlation between cigarette craving and emotional reappraisal (r = −0.48), expressive suppression (r = −0.58) and mindfulness (r = −0.55), respectively (p < 0.01). In addition to the direct effect, mindfulness through emotional self-regulation had indirect effects on nicotine craving. A total of 58% of the variance in nicotine craving was explained by the study variables.

Conclusion
The results showed that the high percentage of male students hooked on smoking is an important issue. In this regard, students’ psychological issues such as efficient mechanisms of emotional regulation and their knowledge of the risks of smoking must be addressed by authorities and families.
A High Finesse Serial Coupled Microresonator Filter
Authors: Kedia Jyoti , Gupta Neena 
Published: November 2017

AbstractA serially coupled double-ring resonator using the low loss multilayer silicon wire waveguide is presented that has featured high out-of-band rejection and high finesse. The round trip loss and Q factor has also been calculated and found moderate. However, extremely low loss waveguide has shown reduced coupling between the ring and the waveguide.
Revenue-maximizing top earned income tax rate in the presence of income-shifting
Authors: Kotakorpi Kaisa , Matikka Tuomas 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
We provide an analysis of the revenue-maximizing top earned income tax rate for a country with one of the highest levels of earnings taxation in the world, Finland, and compare it to the current level of taxation. We account for the effect of income-shifting possibilities in the calculations and find that the current top tax rate on earnings in Finland is likely to be below the revenue-maximizing rate. We provide an explicit account of assumptions behind the Laffer curve calculations and demonstrate that policy conclusions depend critically on non-trivial choices regarding, for example, how the current top tax rate is calculated. The assumptions in the Laffer curve calculations need to be made explicit if the calculations are to provide guidance for policy.
It’s all about logics?! Analyzing the rhetorical structure of multimodal filmic text
Authors: Wildfeuer Janina 
Published: November 2017

AbstractThis paper focuses on questions concerning the process of making meaning out of the filmic text by asking for the argumentative patterns that enable the recipient’s inference processes during his/her interpretation. Film analysis, and multimodal analysis in general, is no longer seen as simply decoding the semiotic resources, but asking for inferential processes of reasoning about the best and most plausible interpretation. For this, the paper presents an analytical approach based on recent advancements in contemporary discourse semantics and multimodal discourse analysis which outlines the discursive and rhetorical structure of filmic text and retraces the inference process of the recipient in detail. The aim is to show how multimodal film leads its spectators to acknowledge the argumentative reconstruction of its content by relating the diegetic world to its reality and proving its validity. An example analysis of the short filmEl Vendedor de Humo(2012) shows how it is possible to elucidate a film’s rhetorical structure and to outline the process of logically reasoning about semantic and pragmatic information in the text. The aim is thus to gain a detailed look at how premises and arguments for the interpretation are made available in multimodal context and how they are operated by the recipient.
Construction des sens en réception : La propagande de la sécurité routière à l’épreuve de ses destinataires
Authors: Chabrol Claude 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
The specific object of research presented in this article is theoretical and empirical. The text situates its psycho-socio-semiotic problematic in relation to other semiotic paradigms, then applies the framework to analyze the reception of programmed variations in the discourse of highway safety. The goal is to evaluate the effect of the different linguistic, discursive, and iconic strategies when the seriousness of the danger is varied on the iconic and textual plane with respect to the evaluation of the risks for oneself and with respect to the level of comparative optimism.
Herta Müller: por uma ética da alteridade
Authors: Costa do Lago Thalyta Bruna , Ribeiro Helano Jader 
Published: November 2017

Resumo: O presente trabalho propõe uma análise dos aspectos responsáveis por constituir uma obra autobiográfica inclinando-se, primordialmente, para o relato de si a partir do relato do outro. Para tanto, analisaremos o romance Tudo o que tenho levo comigo, de Herta Müller. Trata-se de uma obra construída através de cartas escritas por seu amigo Oscar Pastior, nas quais ele relata as experiências vividas durante o período em que foi mantido em um “gulag” - campo soviético de trabalho forçado- após o término da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Além do trauma como experiência de mudez vivida pelo jovem, a obra também se encarrega de retratar a dificuldade enfrentada por ele em retornar à família. Herta e Pastior desejavam escrever o livro juntos, no entanto, a morte de Pastior ocorrida no ano de 2006 impossibilitou que o projeto se concretizasse. Posteriormente, Herta escreveu a obra com o auxílio das cartas deixadas por ele, e é nesse ponto que devemos nos ater, pois através dele é possível começarmos a pensar sobre os jogos do discurso de si através do discurso do outro (“alteridade”), a reconstrução da memória a partir da memória do outro. A análise dos aspectos da obra se deu à luz de questões essenciais, tais como, a “ética da alteridade” de Emmanuel Lévinas, a qual nos permite compreender o processo de constituição do sujeito a partir do outro, o conceito de “trauma” de Sigmund Freud, para esclarecermos a relação existente entre o trauma e a história, o “conceito de origem” proposto por Walter Benjamin.
THYMIC CARCINOMA - A RARE CASE REPORT
Authors: Bansal Nidhi , Roychoudhury Arnav Kr , Dhingra Harshi 
Published: November 2017

Introduction. Thymic carcinoma is a rare, invasive mediastinal neoplasm with a tendency to metastasize. They constitute a heterogeneous group of tumors that present differently in terms of both behavior and prognosis. Case report. We present a case of thymic carcinoma in a 55-year-old male patient known to suffer from Myasthenia gravis, whose chief complaints were fatigability, ptosis and coughing. All electromyography studies were done along with excision biopsy to reach the definitive diagnosis. Results and conclusion. The histopathological diagnosis of Thymic carcinoma-Lymphoepithelial variant was established. Though no definite staging system exists for the thymic carcinoma, prognosis of the patient was ascertained by using Weissferdt-Moran system, Masaoka and Tsuchiya TNM staging systems. Involvement of the pleural and the pericardial structures leads to poor prognosis, though no distant metastases or lymph nodal metastasis were evident.
Mental Health Screening Quality Improvement Learning Collaborative in Pediatric Primary Care
Authors: Beers Lee S. , Godoy Leandra , John Tamara , Long Melissa , Biel Matthew G. , Anthony Bruno , Mlynarski Laura , Moon Rachel , Weissman Mark 
Published: November 2017

BACKGROUND:
In the United States, up to 20% of children experience a mental health (MH) disorder in a given year, many of whom remain untreated. Routine screening during annual well visits is 1 strategy providers can use to identify concerns early and facilitate appropriate intervention. However, many barriers exist to the effective implementation of such screening.

METHODS:
A 15-month quality improvement learning collaborative was designed and implemented to improve screening practices in primary care. Participating practices completed a survey at 3 time points to assess preparedness and ability to promote and support MH issues. Monthly chart reviews were performed to assess the rates of screening at well visits, documentation of screening results, and appropriate coding practices.

RESULTS:
Ten practices (including 107 providers) were active participants for the duration of the project. Screening rates increased from 1% at baseline to 74% by the end of the project. For the 1 practice for which more comprehensive data were available, these screening rates were sustained over time. Documentation of results and appropriate billing for reimbursement mirrored the improvement seen in screening rates.

CONCLUSIONS:
The learning collaborative model can improve MH screening practices in pediatric primary care, an important first step toward early identification of children with concerns. More information is needed about the burden placed on practices and providers to implement these changes. Future research will be needed to determine if improved identification leads to improved access to care and outcomes.
PERCEPÇÃO DOS PRODUTORES DE OVOS DE BASTOS/SP SOBRE AMBIÊNCIA, BEM-ESTAR ANIMAL E LEGISLAÇÃO NA POSTURA COMERCIAL
Authors: Sousa Gabriela Pinheiro de , Pereira Danilo Florentino , Ramos Dayana Doffinger , Cataneo Pedro Fernando , Watanabe Kassia 
Published: November 2017

O principal enfoque da avicultura de postura é a produtividade. Questões relacionadas ao bem-estar das aves nos diferentes sistemas de produção tem se levantado em todo o mundo. O Brasil produz trimestralmente cerca de 700 milhões de dúzias de ovos de galinhas, com a maior concentração na região sudeste do país. Existem protocolos nacionais e internacionais que tratam sobre especificações técnicas para atender as boas práticas e bem-estar das aves. Neste sentido, este artigo tem o condão de identificar como se encontra a o setor de produção de ovos em relação ao bem-estar animal na região de Bastos/SP. Para isso, foi aplicada uma entrevista estruturada com dezoito produtores de ovos, visando captar suas opiniões sobre o tema e identificar também como ocorre a intervenção estatal no setor. Pode-se concluir que os produtores já cumprem vários pontos técnicos da produção que são fornecidos pelos protocolos de boas práticas e bem-estar. No entanto, alguns pontos não possuem padronização, o que seria extremamente viável para atender um elevado nível de bem-estar. É necessário incentivar a implementação de boas práticas por parte dos produtores. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Avicultura de postura; Boas práticas agrícolas; Percepção dos produtores. PERCEPTION OF BASTOS / SP EGG PRODUCERS ON ENVIRONMENT, ANIMAL WELFARE AND COMMERCIAL POSTURE LEGISLATION ABSTRACT: The main focus of posture poultry is productivity. However, issues related to the welfare of the laying hens in the different production systems haves risen worldwide. Brazil produces quarterly about 700 million dozen chicken eggs and, the largest concentration is in the southeast region of the country. There are national and international protocols that deal with technical specifications to meet the best practices and poultry welfare. Thus, this article aims to analyze the perception of egg producers on animal welfare issues in the region of Bastos/SP. A structured interview with eighteen egg producers was applied, covering technical issues to capture the different opinions of producers and which has been applied in the establishments on welfare. It could be concluded that the producers already comply with several technical points of production that are provided by good practice protocols and welfare. However, some points, even if met by producers, lack standardization, which would be extremely viable to meet a high level of welfare. It is necessary to encourage the implementation of best practices by producers. KEYWORDS: Poultry posture, Agriculture good practices, Perception of producers.
DIMENSIONAMENTO DE PARQUE EÓLICO NO ESTADO DO ESPÍRITO SANTO
Authors: Machado Ana Herminia , Silva Fabiano Subtil Da , Patrocínio Lúcio Passos 
Published: November 2017

Este artigo evidencia um estudo preliminar de dimensionamento de um parque eólico com base nos dados obtidos pelo INMET – Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia apresentando os conceitos aplicados para a geração de energia sustentável. Propõe-se um estudo que apresenta a implantação de um parque eólico em uma região do Espirito Santo, comparando a média de velocidade dos ventos anuais em cada região (Linhares e Presidente Kennedy), analisando qual região será mais viável a implantação, a escolha do modelo de aerogerador e a análise da melhor eficiência para implantação do parque eólico. Os resultados obtidos mostram que o munícipio de Presidente Kennedy apresenta o melhor potencial para o dimensionamento do parque visto que apresenta a melhor estabilidade na direção dos ventos (Nordeste seguido de Leste-Nordeste) e a melhor média de velocidade de 3,7m/s. A partir da escolha da região foi escolhido o aerogerador para o parque (modelo Enercon E-82/2000KW com torre de concreto de 98 metros), e calculado a melhor eficiência que o parque poderá operar que é de 75,095%. Operando-se nessa eficiência o parque contará com 27 aerogeradores distribuídos em três fileiras numa área de 8000m2 podendo produzir uma energia anual em torno de 74079,183 MWh.Palavras-chave: parque eólico, aerogerador, eficiência. RENEWABLE ENERGY: PROPOSAL FOR WIND FARM SCALING OF ESPÍRITO SANTOABSTRACT: This article shows a preliminary study of the design of a wind farm based on data obtained by INMET - National Institute of Meteorology presenting the concepts applied for the generation of sustainable energy. It is proposed a study that presents the implementation of a wind farm in a Espirito Santo region, comparing the average speed of the annual winds in each region (Linhares and Presidente Kennedy), analyzing which region will be more feasible the implantation, the choice of Wind turbine model and the analysis of the best efficiency for the implementation of the wind farm. The results show that the municipality of Presidente Kennedy presents the best potential for the dimensioning of the park since it presents the best stability towards the winds (Northeast followed by East-Northeast) and the best average speed of 3.7m / s. From the choice of the region, the wind turbine was chosen for the park (model Enercon E-82 / 2000KW with a concrete tower of 98 meters), and the best efficiency that the park can operate is calculated to be 75.095%. Operating in this efficiency the park will have 27 wind turbines distributed in three rows in an area of 8000m2 and can produce an annual energy around 74079,183 MWh.Keywords: wind farm, wind turbine, efficiency.
VARIABILIDADE ESPACIAL DE ATRIBUTOS QUÍMICOS EM UM LATOSSOLO VERMELHO AMARELO SOB CULTIVO COM GOIABA (Psidium guajava L.)
Authors: Da Silva José Marcílio , Da Silva Lucas Figueira , Da Silva Sobrinho Daniel Rosendo , Da Silva João Pedro Figueira 
Published: November 2017

O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar a variabilidade espacial de atributos químicos do solo sob cultivo com goiaba por meio da análise de geoestatística nas profundidades de 0,0-0,10 m e 0,10-0,20 m. Foi realizado amostragem regionalizada utilizando malha regular com dimensão de 50 m x 50 m, totalizando 36 pontos georreferenciado equidistantes 10 m. A análise geoestatística foi utilizada para a determinação de modelos teóricos de variogramas e para a interpolação por krigagem dos dados que foram gerados, a fim de analisar a variabilidade espacial dos atributos dos solos. O pH apresentou variabilidade espacial baixa nas duas profundidades e o Al na profundidade de 0,10-0,20 m com moderada variabilidade espacial na profundidade de 0,0-0,10 m. O Ca e Mg apresentaram moderada variabilidade espacial nas duas profundidades. O modelo esférico de semivariograma foi ajustado para todos atributos nas duas profundidades, com alcances variando entre 12,5 m e 24,1 m para os atributos pH e Al, respectivamente.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Geoestatística, manejo do solo, dependência espacial, krigagem. SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF THE CHEMICAL ATTRIBUTES IN A RED-YELLOW LATOSOL UNDER CULTIVATION CONTINUOUSABSTRACT: The objective of the work was to evaluate the spatial variability of soil chemical attributes under cultivation with guava through geostatistics analysis in the depths of 0.0-0.10 m and 0.10-0.20 m. Sampling was performed regionalized using regular grid with dimension of 50 m x 50 m, totaling 36 georeferenced points equidistant 10 m. The geostatistical analysis was applied to determine theoretical models of variograms and interpolation kriging of the data that have been generated in order to analyze the spatial variability of the soil attributes. The pH presented low spatial variability on both depths and Al on depth 0.10-0.20 m with moderate spatial variability on the depth 0.0-0.10 m. Ca and Mg showed moderate spatial variability in both depths. The spherical semivariogram model was adjusted for all attributes in both depths, close to 12.5 m and 24.1 m for pH and Al, respectively.KEYWORDS: Geostatistics; soil management; spatial dependence, kriging.
Editorial
Authors: Arteta Peña Yussy C. 
Published: November 2017

Emprendimiento, Innovación, Competitividad, Productividad y Desarrollo son palabras que día a día han venido tomando mayor relevancia en el mundo, y sin presunción alguna poco a poco se han ido introduciendo en la rutina diaria y en las exigencias actuales del mundo moderno en espacios académicos, empresariales y gubernamentales. Todos hablamos al respecto, pero la certeza de poder decir que Colombia es un país donde se internalizan y aplican realmente los conceptos anteriores, donde se cuenta con tradición en emprendimiento e innovación, donde la innovación nos hace ser más productivos y competitivos, y que su dinámica nos permite una ventaja en el desarrollo actual del país, está seguramente todavía lejos de ser lo real, más no lejos de ser lo ideal.