bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Late Miocene micromammals from the Lukeino Formation (6.1 to 5.8 Ma), Kenya
Authors: Mein Pierre , Pickford Martin 
Published: March 2017

Micromammalian fossils have been recovered at several localities (Aragai, Kapsomin and Kapcheberek) in Late Miocene sediments of the Lukeino Formation, eastern foothills of the Tugen Hills, Kenya. The deposits range in age from 6.1 to 5.8 Ma. This paper includes over 800 specimens (897 teeth, not counting numerous rodent incisors), mostly isolated cheek teeth, but several mandibles and maxillae as well. The assemblage is dominated by four species, a late surviving phiomyid Apodecter (144 specimens), an early form of Abudhabia (114 specimens), a new genus of murid (124 specimens) and a primitive species of Saidomys (326 specimens (393 cheek teeth). Saccostomus is represented by 16 teeth, and dendromurines are quite common (31 specimens). The leporid Serengetilagus is also reasonably abundant (24 specimens), the remainder of the taxa being represented by fewer than 10 specimens each.
Remains of the early hominid, Orrorin tugenensis, has been found in intimate association with the microfauna which can thus be used to reconstruct the palaeoenvironment of the earliest known bipeds. The presence of galagids, fruit bats and the diversity of dendromurines (3 species) and some probably arboreal murids (possibly ancestral to Thallomys or Grammomys ) indicates the presence of trees in the vicinity of the site, but some of the taxa suggest the presence of relatively open environments in the vicinity of Kapsomin at the time of deposition. A similar mixture of vegetation types is indicated by the large mammals from Lukeino.
An rbcL reference library to aid in the identification of plant species mixtures by DNA metabarcoding
Authors: Bell Karen L. , Loeffler Virginia M. , Brosi Berry J. 
Published: March 2017

Premise of the study:DNA metabarcoding has broad‐ranging applications in ecology, aerobiology, biosecurity, and forensics. A bioinformatics pipeline has recently been published for identification using a comprehensive database of ITS2, one of the common plant DNA barcoding markers. There is, however, no corresponding database for rbcL, the other primary marker used in plants.Methods:Using publicly available data, we compiled a reference library of rbcL sequences and trained databases for use with UTAX and RDP classifier algorithms. We used this reference library, along with the existing bioinformatics pipeline and ITS2 reference library, to identify species in an artificial mixture of nine species of pollen. We have made this database publicly available in multiple formats, to allow use with multiple bioinformatics pipelines, now and in the future.Results:Using the rbcL database, in addition to the ITS2 database, we succeeded in making species‐level identifications for eight species and a family‐level identification of the ninth species. This is an improvement on ITS2 sequence alone.Discussion:The reference library described here will assist with identification of plant species using rbcL. By making another gene region available for standard barcoding, this will increase the resolution and accuracy of identifications.
Microsatellite markers for population studies of the salt marsh species Juncus roemerianus (Juncaceae)
Authors: Tumas Hayley R. , Shamblin Brian M. , Woodrey Mark S. , Nairn Campbell J. 
Published: March 2017

Premise of the study:Juncus roemerianus (Juncaceae) is a foundational species and ecosystem engineer of salt marshes in the Gulf of Mexico. These ecosystems provide coastal flood attenuation, nurseries for important species, and other ecosystem services, but are experiencing significant decline. Nuclear microsatellite markers were developed for J. roemerianus to study genetic diversity and population structure for conservation and restoration efforts.Methods and Results:Illumina NextSeq high‐throughput sequencing was used to develop a panel of 19 polymorphic microsatellite markers that were tested across individuals from three populations on the Gulf Coast. All markers were polymorphic, with observed and expected heterozygosities ranging from 0.212 to 0.828 and from 0.362 to 0.873, respectively. Allelic richness ranged from two to 13 alleles per locus with an average of 5.737.Conclusions:The 19 microsatellite markers are useful for population studies throughout the range of J. roemerianus. Three loci cross‐amplified in the related taxon J. effusus.
Development and validation of EST‐SSR markers for Fokienia hodginsii (Cupressaceae)
Authors: Ding Mingyan , Meng Kaikai , Fan Qiang , Tan Weizheng , Liao Wenbo , Chen Sufang 
Published: March 2017

Premise of the study:Fokienia hodginsii (Cupressaceae) is a Tertiary relict evergreen conifer of the monotypic genus Fokienia. Polymorphic microsatellite markers were developed to investigate its genetic diversity and population structure.Methods and Results:RNA transcripts of F. hodginsii were sequenced and de novo assembled into 85,818 unigenes, and 1892 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were detected from the unigenes. A total of 273 expressed sequence tag–SSR primer pairs were designed and tested, and 129 successfully amplified. Eleven displayed clear polymorphisms in F. hodginsii. Amplification of these polymorphic primers across three populations of F. hodginsii showed the number of alleles per locus ranged from two to seven, and the expected heterozygosity per locus varied from 0.067 to 0.847. All 11 polymorphic primers amplified in Thuja occidentalis, while 10 amplified in T. standishii, Platycladus orientalis, and Chamaecyparis obtusa.Conclusions:These microsatellite markers will be useful in exploring genetic diversity of F. hodginsii and other conifer trees.
Deep Recurrent Neural Networks for Supernovae Classification
Authors: Charnock Tom , Moss Adam 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
We apply deep recurrent neural networks, which are capable of learning complex sequential information, to classify supernovae (code available at https://github.com/adammoss/supernovae). The observational time and filter fluxes are used as inputs to the network, but since the inputs are agnostic, additional data such as host galaxy information can also be included. Using the Supernovae Photometric Classification Challenge (SPCC) data, we find that deep networks are capable of learning about light curves, however the performance of the network is highly sensitive to the amount of training data. For a training size of 50% of the representational SPCC data set (around 104 supernovae) we obtain a type-Ia versus non-type-Ia classification accuracy of 94.7%, an area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic curve AUC of 0.986 and an SPCC figure-of-merit F
1 = 0.64. When using only the data for the early-epoch challenge defined by the SPCC, we achieve a classification accuracy of 93.1%, AUC of 0.977, and F
1 = 0.58, results almost as good as with the whole light curve. By employing bidirectional neural networks, we can acquire impressive classification results between supernovae types I, II and III at an accuracy of 90.4% and AUC of 0.974. We also apply a pre-trained model to obtain classification probabilities as a function of time and show that it can give early indications of supernovae type. Our method is competitive with existing algorithms and has applications for future large-scale photometric surveys.
Surface Variability of Short-wavelength Radiation and Temperature on Exoplanets around M Dwarfs
Authors: Zhang Xin , Tian Feng , Wang Yuwei , Dudhia Jimy , Chen Ming 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
It is a common practice to use 3D General Circulation Models (GCM) with spatial resolution of a few hundred kilometers to simulate the climate of Earth-like exoplanets. The enhanced albedo effect of clouds is especially important for exoplanets in the habitable zones around M dwarfs that likely have fixed substellar regions and substantial cloud coverage. Here, we carry out mesoscale model simulations with 3 km spatial resolution driven by the initial and boundary conditions in a 3D GCM and find that it could significantly underestimate the spatial variability of both the incident short-wavelength radiation and the temperature at planet surface. Our findings suggest that mesoscale models with cloud-resolving capability be considered for future studies of exoplanet climate.
Is Proxima Centauri b Habitable? A Study of Atmospheric Loss
Authors: Dong Chuanfei , Lingam Manasvi , Ma Yingjuan , Cohen Ofer 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
We address the important question of whether the newly discovered exoplanet, Proxima Centauri b (PCb), is capable of retaining an atmosphere over long periods of time. This is done by adapting a sophisticated multi-species MHD model originally developed for Venus and Mars and computing the ion escape losses from PCb. The results suggest that the ion escape rates are about two orders of magnitude higher than the terrestrial planets of our Solar system if PCb is unmagnetized. In contrast, if the planet does have an intrinsic dipole magnetic field, the rates are lowered for certain values of the stellar wind dynamic pressure, but they are still higher than the observed values for our solar system’s terrestrial planets. These results must be interpreted with due caution since most of the relevant parameters for PCb remain partly or wholly unknown.
Nebulized Adrenaline in the Postoperative Management of Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome in a Pug
Authors: Ellis Jenny , Leece Elizabeth Ann 
Published: March 2017

ABSTRACT
Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome is a common problem in certain breeds, and may necessitate surgical procedures, such as rhinoplasty, palatoplasty, laryngeal sacculectomy, and/or arytenoid laryngoplasty, to improve the quality of life. However, laryngeal edema may necessitate the use of temporary tracheostomy tubes postoperatively to maintain a patent airway. This case demonstrates that administration of nebulized adrenaline in the immediate postoperative period where upper airway obstruction is life threatening can be used to reduce edema, therefore avoiding the need for tracheostomy.
Breed-Specific Vertebral Heart Scale for the Dachshund
Authors: Birks Ryan , Fine Deborah M. , Leach Stacey B. , Clay Sarah E. , Eason Bryan D. , Britt Lisa G. , Lamb Kenneth E. 
Published: March 2017

ABSTRACTThe objectives of this study were to determine a breed-specific vertebral heart scale (VHS) range for the dachshund and compare results to the established reference range of 9.7 ± 0.5, calculate inter-observer variability, and correlate VHS with echocardiography. Fifty-one normal dachshunds had radiographs and an echocardiogram performed. Five observers measured VHS to the nearest 0.25 vertebra. The data was analyzed using one-way analysis of variance, Wilcoxon Rank Sum test, Mann-Whitney rank sum test, calculation of reference and confidence intervals, Spearman rank-order correlations, and generation of intra-class correlations and confidence intervals. P &lt; .05 was considered significant. The median for right lateral VHS was significantly larger than left (10.3 [range 9.25–11.55] versus 10.1 [range, 8.7–11.31], p &lt; .0001). VHS for females was significantly larger than for males (left: 10.56 [9.2–11.31] versus 9.74 [8.7–10.88] and right: 10.8 [9.5–11.55] versus 9.99 [9.25–10.8], p = .0002). Observer consistency was high with an intra-class correlation coefficient of 0.95. No significant correlation was found between left atrial echocardiographic parameters and VHS. Results indicate normal dachshunds have a median VHS above the published generic canine reference range, and VHS can be reliably performed by observers with varying degrees of clinical experience.
Safety of Benazepril in 400 Azotemic and 110 Non-Azotemic Client-Owned Cats (2001–2012)
Authors: Lavallee Jennifer O. , Norsworthy Gary D. , Huston Carla L. , Chew Dennis J. 
Published: March 2017

ABSTRACT
This retrospective study examined cats after initiation of benazepril therapy to determine the frequency of systemic hypotension or elevations in serum creatinine and/or potassium. Medical records review identified azotemic and non-azotemic cats prescribed benazepril. Blood pressure was recorded at the first available time after initiation of therapy. No cats experienced documented systolic systemic hypotension (&lt;90 mmHg). Serum creatinine, and potassium when available, were recorded at baseline and in time windows after initiation of treatment: 1–30 days and 31–60 days. Blood chemistry results were screened for hyperkalemia (≥6.0 mEq/L). During the first 2 mo after starting benazepril therapy, there was a low incidence (3.7%) and clinically insignificant magnitude of hyperkalemia. Serum creatinine increases of greater than 30% from baseline were noted. This change was found in 11.0% of cats during the first 30 days of therapy and in 13.7% of cats from days 31–60 after initiation of therapy. The long-term survival of the cats that had &gt;30% increases in creatinine from baseline was not statistically different from the survival of those that did not experience these increases, which suggests this finding may not be a reason to discontinue therapy. Benazepril appeared safe in a heterogeneous population of cats.
Ecstatic Abundance: Queer Temporalities in LGBTQ Studies and Music Education
Authors: Gould Elizabeth 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
Attempts to normalize (some) variant sexualities assume that normativity leads at least to tolerance. Because it occurs in relationship to preestablished norms, normativity is achieved through assimilation. Judith Butler’s (1993) theory of performativity demonstrates this in terms of gender/sexuality by which the gendered/sexualized subject is produced as an effect of repetitions of coercive (heterosexual) norms that precede the subject. Operating within a temporal logic of norms first, the subject second, performativity cites the past, projecting heterosexual subjects into the future, leaving queer subjects nowhere, unless we resignify those norms for an assumed transgressive future. Queer subjects must go along to get along: to be normal, but “the trouble with normal” is that it obviates queer culture (Warner, 1999), bequeathing to queer subjects no past. In response to the double bind of no future and no past, I posit queer temporalities of LGBTQ studies and music education as saturated abundant presents in terms of Deleuzian becoming in the queer time of the infinitive: to become. Eliding the past and future, the infinitive is just before and just after. I argue LGBTQ studies, expressing a queer ethic of kinship, activates Sara Ahmed’s (2006) “refusal to inherit” the norms of lack, and asserts ecstatic abundance as an exuberant queer erotic. Using Philip Auslander’s (2004) performer-centered approach, I analyze Cris Williamson’s (1975) song, “Shooting Star” as ecstatic abundance, contingently constituting LGBTQ studies as unquenchable, inexhaustible, unruly.
De one-tier board volgens de herziene Corporate Governance Code
Authors: Salemink T. 
Published: March 2017

De one-tier board volgens de herziene Corporate Governance Code
De Corporate Governance Code 2008 is toegeschreven op vennootschappen met een two-tier board (dualistisch bestuurssysteem). Het biedt vennootschappen met een one-tier board (monistisch bestuurssysteem) volgens de Monitoring Commissie onvoldoende handvatten en behoeft om die reden herziening. Het is de vraag of de Commissie met de recente herziening van de Code voldoende in haar voornemen tot verduidelijking is geslaagd.
Gergithoides Schumacher, 1915 in Vietnam, with two new species, and taxonomic notes on the genus (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Issidae)
Authors: Constant Jérôme , Pham Hong-Thai 
Published: March 2017

Two new species of the genus Gergithoides Schumacher, 1915 (Issinae, Hemisphaeriini), G. gnezdilovi sp. nov. from Bidoup-Nui Ba National Park in Central Vietnam and G. nui sp. nov. from Pia-Oac National Park in North Vietnam, are described. These are the only species of the genus formally recorded from Vietnam to date. Habitus, details and male genitalia are illustrated and a distribution map is provided. Four females representing three or four additional species, known from females only, are mentioned and illustrated. Taxonomic and biogeographical updates based on a thorough review of the literature are proposed and discussed for G. carinatifrons Schumacher, 1915, G. rugulosus (Melichar, 1906) and G. undulatus Wang & Che, 2003.
Emery LeBlanc : le conteur oublié
Authors: Bourque Denis 
Published: March 2017

Dans sonHistoire de la littérature acadienne, publiée en 1983, Marguerite Maillet faisait découvrir à ses lecteurs de nombreuses oeuvres appartenant au répertoire acadien sur lesquelles l’histoire littéraire était demeurée jusqu’alors à peu près silencieuse. Parmi celles-ci figurait un recueil de récits, publié par Emery LeBlanc en 1957, intituléLes entretiens du village, qu’elle considère comme« le meilleur livre publié durant cette période et le plus intéressant ».Reçu d’abord avec enthousiasme par les contemporains de l’auteur, ce livre a toutefois peu retenu l’attention de la critique, alors qu’en Acadie, il n’a pas encore d’institution littéraire. Malgré le fait qu’il ait suscité de l’intérêt lors de sa réédition en 1979 aux Éditions d’Acadie, il demeure de nos jours un ouvrage peu connu, voire méconnu. Le but de cet article est de le faire redécouvrir aux chercheurs et à ceux qui s’intéressent à la littérature acadienne et de lui restituer, autant qu’il se peut, la place qui lui revient dans l’histoire des lettres acadiennes. Un an avant la parution des premières oeuvres d’Antonine Maillet et de Ronald Després, cet ouvrage vient clore et compléter de façon remarquable le corpus d’oeuvres qui font partie de la littérature acadienne traditionnelle (1875–1957), dont il constitue une parfaite synthèse sur le plan historique, sociologique, géographique et ethnologique. Cet article se penche sur le contexte sociolittéraire dans lequel cet ouvrage se situe, sur la place d’Emery LeBlanc dans l’histoire des lettres acadiennes et sur les sources et les principales caractéristiques de ses récits.
La géographie des disparités économiques au sein des localités du Canada atlantique : une étude comparative au cours de la période 1981–2006
Authors: Simard Majella 
Published: March 2017

En dépit de ses nombreux éléments de similitude liés notamment à la faiblesse de l’armature urbaine, à une économie fortement orientée vers la mise en valeur des ressources et à une démographie qui peine à se renouveler, le Canada atlantique se présente comme un milieu fort hétérogène. Cette diversité entraîne des niveaux différents de développement selon les endroits. Bien que, de façon générale, les disparités économiques aient eu tendance à s’atténuer au cours des 25 dernières années, il n’en demeure pas moins que plusieurs localités sont aux prises avec des problèmes aigus d’emploi et de faibles niveaux de revenu. Le but de cet article est de dégager l’évolution des disparités économiques au sein des quatre provinces atlantiques entre 1981 et 2006. L’analyse, qui porte sur les 752 subdivisions de recensement de ce territoire, est effectuée à partir de quatre variables clés dans l’étude des disparités. Celles-ci sont examinées en considérant diverses catégories de milieux, établies en fonction de leur taille démographique. Un indice composite conduit à la construction de typologies permettant de mettre en évidence différents niveaux d’évolution.
Adolescents’ experience of a rapid HIV self‐testing device in youth‐friendly clinic settings in Cape Town South Africa: a cross‐sectional community based usability study
Authors: Smith Philip , Wallace Melissa , Bekker Linda‐Gail 
Published: March 2017

Introduction: Since HIV testing in South African adolescents and young adults is sub‐optimal, the objective of the current study was to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of an HIV rapid self‐testing device in adolescents and young people at the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation Youth Centre and Mobile Clinic.Methods: Self‐presenting adolescents and young adults were invited to participate in a study investigating the fidelity, usability and acceptability of the AtomoRapid HIV Rapid self‐testing device. Trained healthcare workers trained participants to use the device before the participant conducted the HIV self‐test with device usage instructions. The healthcare worker then conducted a questionnaire‐based survey to assess outcomes.Results: Of the 224 enrolled participants between 16 and 24 years of age, 155 (69,2%) were female. Overall, fidelity was high; 216 (96,4%) participants correctly completed the test and correctly read and interpreted the HIV test result. There were eight (3,6%) user errors overall; six participants failed to prick their finger even though the lancet fired correctly. There were two user errors where participants failed to use the capillary tube correctly. Participants rated acceptability and usability highly, with debut testers giving significantly higher ratings for both. Younger participants gave significantly higher ratings of acceptability.Conclusions: Adolescents and young adults found HIV self‐testing highly acceptable with the AtomoRapid and they used the device accurately. Further research should investigate how, where and when to deploy HIV self‐testing as a means to accompany existing strategies in reaching the UNAIDS goal to test 90% of all individuals worldwide.
Barnehagen som skrivende organisasjon
Authors: Brennås Helene Berntsen 
Published: March 2017

Denne artikkelen vil, gjennom posthumane innganger, gi et bilde på hvordan skriving som metode kan synliggjøre og dekonstruere dominerende diskurser, og betydningen overskridelser kan ha for pedagogisk praksis. Jeg har vært opptatt av å gå inn i skriving som overskridende metode, som kunnskaping i, om og med egne praksiser. Gjennom utforskning av teoretiske innganger i møte med datamaterialet er det tre sentrale trekk som utpeker seg når barnehagen som skrivende organisasjon tematiseres, det er betydningen av dekonstruksjon, affektive kaosorienterte forståelser og ontologiske mellomrom for bevegelse av handlingsmønstre i pedagogisk praksis. Er det slik at ved å dekonstruere dominerende diskurser, gjennom affektive kaosorienterte forståelser, skapes det rom for mulige ontologiske mellomrom - som videre kan føre til overskridelser i pedagogisk praksis? Det handler i så måte om hvordan vi gjennom skriftliggjøring av de små og nære hendelser i det levende livet i barnehagen kan dekonstruere dominerende diskurser og bryte etablerte handlingsmønstre, gjennom skrivehistorier som diffraksjonsapparat. Gjennom affektive kaosorienterte forståelser befinner vi oss i et mellomrom mellom det som er og det som kan bli, og i dette mellomrommet forstyrrer og utfordrer vi pedagogiske praksiser som "tas for gitt". På bakgrunn av det kan man gjennom denne studien tenke barnehagen som lærende organisasjon med skriving som overskridende metode som kompetansestrategi.Mine funn kan tye på at skriving som metode gjennom ovennevnte prosesser kan bidra til overskridelser, som deretter skaper mulighetsbilder for å styrke barnehagen som pedagogisk institusjon, samtidig som det åpner for innganger til å nytenke kunnskapsstrukturer - og innganger til barnehagefaglig arbeid.