bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Armenian activities in the area of Gumushane during National War and four martyrs in Asut<p>Kurtuluş Savaşı’nda Gümüşhane bölgesinde Ermeni faaliyetleri ve Aşut’ta dört şehit
Authors: Paslı İsmail Hakkı 
Published: December 2016

The Ottoman Empire, with its multinational structure, managed to maintain its legacy on power over a long period of time, however it started to decline in the very beginning of 19th century due to some reasons like; poor economical situation, new identical hopes caused by nationalist ideas, the interference of foreign countries into domestic affairs. The Armenian revolts, one of the significant separatist movements in the first decade of the 20th century, emerged as several terrorist attacks on the people of especially the Turks of Eastern part of Anatolia. Even today Armenians continue the same subjective activities worldwide using several lobby advantages. Yet, our efforts are unfortunately new and inadequate. We have to reveal what the Armenians did as violent events during the National war of Independence with all sorts of academic works. One such example of these violent events was an armed activity against our four soldiers in Aşut that is a village of Kelkit in the province of the Gümüşhane city. In this article, we have tried to set light to one of the Armenian activities waiting to be enlightened along with an interwiev with Mustafa Aydın. He is already a member of the same family of two the soldiers who were martyred by the Armenian guerillas. ÖzetOsmanlı İmparatorluğu kendi içinde çokuluslu özelliğiyle uzun yıllar ayakta durabilmeyi başarabilmiş, buna rağmen, özellikle 19.yüzyıldan itibaren batıya kıyasla, geri kalmış ekonomi, ayrılıkçı ve ulusçuluk akımlarının verdiği yeni kimlik arayışları, dış güçlerin ülkenin içişlerine karışır duruma gelmesi gibi birtakım nedenlerden dolayı bu özelliğini korumakta zorluk çekmeye başlamıştır. 20. Yüzyılın ilk yıllarında daha da belirginleşen ayrılıkçı girişimlerden biri olan Ermeni isyanları, Anadolu’nun özellikle doğu kesimlerinde yöredeki Türklere karşı çeşitli terör faaliyetleriyle kendini göstermiştir. Günümüzde bile Ermeniler, çeşitli lobi avantajlarını kullanarak dünya çapında sübjektif çalışmalar yapmaya devam etmektedirler. Buna rağmen kendi faaliyetlerimiz henüz yeni ve yetersiz durumdadır. Ermenilerin, Kurtuluş Savaşı süresince yapmış olduğu katliamlar ve benzeri faaliyetleri her seviyeden akademik çalışma ile ortaya koymak durumundayız. Söz konusu faaliyetlerden biri de Gümüşhane ili Kelkit ilçesine bağlı köylerden Aşut’ta, dört askere karşı yapılan silahlı girişimdir. Bu makalede, gün yüzüne çıkarılmayı bekleyen Ermeni faaliyetlerinden birini, şehit edilen askerlerle aynı zamanda akraba olan Mustafa Aydın ile yaptığımız röportaj eşliğinde aydınlatmaya çalıştık.
«Vie pratique», histoire de la sagesse et polémique philosophique chez Dicéarque
Authors: Bénatouïl Thomas 
Published: December 2016

Abstract:
This paper studies the interplay between the history of mankind, philosophical polemics and ethical debates about the best life in the fourth century BC through an inquiry into the positions of Dicaearchus of Messana, a pupil of Aristotle, and his disagreement about the best life with Theophrastus. Against recent interpretations, the paper establishes the various stages in Dicaearchus’ history of wisdom, its downward path and its criteria to define “philosophy”. This leads to a better understanding of Dicaearchus’ assessments of the Golden Age, the Seven Sages and Socrates and, above all, of his notion of the “practical life” as not restricted to politics and as opposed to contemporary scolastic conceptions of philosophy probably put forward by Plato and best exemplified by Theophrastus in Dicaearchus’ eyes.
Prediction of tensile modulus of PA-6 nanocomposites using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system learned by the shuffled frog leaping algorithm
Authors: Shahriari-kahkeshi Maryam , Moghri Mehdi 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
In this work, PA-6 nanocomposites containing different amounts of nanoclay (NC) were prepared using a corotating twin-screw extruder. In practice, it is hard task to identify the relationship between the extrusion process parameters and the tensile modulus of PA-6 nanocomposites by performing several experiments. One approach to map the relationship between the process parameters and the tensile modulus of PA-6 nanocomposites is the use of a non-linear system identification tool called the adaptive-neuro fuzzy inference system (ANFIS). In this study, to achieve high modeling accuracy and generalization capability, an efficient shuffled frog leaping (SFL) algorithm is proposed to learn all the parameters of the network. A multi-input single-output (MISO) ANFIS model is constructed and learned to predict the tensile modulus of PA-6 nanocomposites. The ANFIS model is constructed, trained and tested based on a collection of experimental data sets. Acceptable agreement has been observed between the experimental results and the predicted results by the proposed model. The statistical quality of the proposed model is significant due to its good correlation coefficient R
2 values >0.98 between predicted values and experimental ones during the training and testing phase. Also, comparison results indicate the superior performance of the proposed scheme over the conventional reported methods due to its high approximation accuracy and good generalization capability.
Guardians in a stressful world: the Opu family of compatible solute transporters from Bacillus subtilis
Authors: Hoffmann Tamara , Bremer Erhard 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
The development of a semi-permeable cytoplasmic membrane was a key event in the evolution of microbial proto-cells. As a result, changes in the external osmolarity will inevitably trigger water fluxes along the osmotic gradient. The ensuing osmotic stress has consequences for the magnitude of turgor and will negatively impact cell growth and integrity. No microorganism can actively pump water across the cytoplasmic membrane; hence, microorganisms have to actively adjust the osmotic potential of their cytoplasm to scale and direct water fluxes in order to prevent dehydration or rupture. They will accumulate ions and physiologically compliant organic osmolytes, the compatible solutes, when they face hyperosmotic conditions to retain cell water, and they rapidly expel these compounds through the transient opening of mechanosensitive channels to curb water efflux when exposed to hypo-osmotic circumstances. Here, we provide an overview on the salient features of the osmostress response systems of the ubiquitously distributed bacterium Bacillus subtilis with a special emphasis on the transport systems and channels mediating regulation of cellular hydration and turgor under fluctuating osmotic conditions. The uptake of osmostress protectants via the Opu family of transporters, systems of central importance for the management of osmotic stress by B. subtilis, will be particularly highlighted.
Structure-based development of PDEδ inhibitors
Authors: Martín-Gago Pablo , Fansa Eyad Kalawy , Wittinghofer Alfred , Waldmann Herbert 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
The prenyl binding protein PDEδ enhances the diffusion of farnesylated Ras proteins in the cytosol, ultimately affecting their correct localization and signaling. This has turned PDEδ into a promising target to prevent oncogenic KRas signaling. In this review we summarize and describe the structure-guided-development of the three different PDEδ inhibitor chemotypes that have been documented so far. We also compare both their potency for binding to the PDEδ pocket and their in vivo efficiency in suppressing oncogenic KRas signaling, as a result of the inhibition of the PDEδ/KRas interaction.
Trust in Technology as a Safety Aspect in Highly Automated Driving
Authors: Wintersberger Philipp , Riener Andreas 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
Trust in technology is an important factor to be considered for safety-critical systems. Of particular interest today is the transport domain, as more and more complex information and assistance systems find their way into vehicles. Research in driving automation / automated driving systems is in the focus of many research institutes worldwide. On the operational side, active safety systems employed to save lives are frequently used by non-professional drivers that neither know system boundaries nor the underlying functional principle. This is a serious safety issue, as systems are activated under false circumstances and with wrong expectations. At least some of the recent incidents with advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) or automated driving systems (ADS; SAE J3016) could have been prevented with a full understanding of the driver about system functionality and limitations (instead of overreliance). Drivers have to be trained to accept and use these systems in a way, that subjective trust matches objective trustworthiness (cf. “appropriate trust”) to prevent disuse and / or misuse. In this article, we present an interaction model for trust calibration that issues personalized messages in real time. On the showcase of automated driving we report the results of two user studies related to trust in ADS and driving ethics. In the first experiment (N = 48), mental and emotional states of front-seat passengers were compared to get deeper insight into the dispositional trust of potential users of automated vehicles. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, we found that subjects accept and trust ADSs almost similarly as male / female drivers. In another study (N = 40), moral decisions of drivers were investigated in a systematic way. Our results indicate that the willingness of drivers to risk even severe accidents increases with the number and age of pedestrians that would otherwise be sacrificed. Based on our initial findings, we further discuss related aspects of trust in driving automation. Effective shared vehicle control and expected advantages of fully / highly automated driving (SAE levels 3 or higher) can only be achieved when trust issues are demonstrated and resolved.
A Smartphone-based System to Improve Adherence in Scoliosis Therapy
Authors: Dannehl Susanne , Seiboth Diana , Doria Laura , Minge Michael , Lorenz Katharina , Thüring Manfred , Kraft Marc 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
This project developed and evaluated a smartphone-based feedback system to improve adherence in long-term therapy of scoliotic curves occurring in pubertal growth spurt. A scoliosis means a physical deformity in spine, which can be treated with wearing a thoraco-lumbar orthosis (brace). The therapy is promising if the medical device is worn at least 16 hours a day for several years. To support the adolescent patients reaching their therapy goals, the barriers and resources for a successful bracing treatment were explored in several interviews and workshops with scoliosis patients. In scoliosis therapy, patients usually experience therapeutic success at the beginning of the treatment, whereas after six months the progress normally stagnates and motivation for long-term therapy decreases. In this article we describe the user-centered design of a quiz function as a health education tool within the aforementioned smartphone-based feedback system to improve adherence in long-term therapy of scoliotic curves.
Introduction to this Special Issue on “Human-Machine Interaction and Cooperation in Safety-Critical Systems”
Authors: Mentler Tilo , Reuter Christian , Geisler Stefan 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
Mission- and safety-critical domains are more and more characterized by interactive and multimedia systems varying from large-scale technologies (e. g. airplanes) to wearable devices (e. g. smartglasses) operated by professional staff or volunteering laypeople. While technical availability, reliability and security of computer-based systems are of utmost importance, outcomes and performances increasingly depend on sufficient human-machine interaction or even cooperation to a large extent. While this i-com Special Issue on “Human-Machine Interaction and Cooperation in Safety-Critical Systems” presents recent research results from specific application domains like aviation, automotive, crisis management and healthcare, this introductory paper outlines the diversity of users, technologies and interaction or cooperation models involved.
An Efficient Multiclass Medical Image CBIR System Based on Classification and Clustering
Authors: Kabbur Mahabaleshwar S. 
Published: December 2016

AbstractIn this paper, we are going to present the multiclass medical image content-based image retrieval (CBIR) system based on classification and clustering. Images are segmented using hill climbing-based segmentation (HCBS) based on the extracted visual features. In the improved HCBS technique, a clustering that is based on kernel-based fuzzyC-means is employed. In the next step, features like color, texture, edge density, region area, and visual words from the segmented images are extracted. The visual word can be extracted by using the clustering techniques. This visual word represents the uniqueness of the medical image, and it is used for better classification. Then, the image can be classified by using an optimal classifier artificial neural network based on the firefly algorithm. This classification leads to filtering out the irrelevant images from the database and reduces the search space for further retrieval process. In the second stage, the relevant images are extracted from the reduced database based on the similarity measure. The proposed CBIR technique is assessed by querying different images, and the retrieval efficiency is estimated by determining the precision-recall values for the retrieval results.
Elevated endogenous secretory receptor for advanced glycation end products (esRAGE) levels are associated with circulating soluble RAGE levels in diabetic children
Authors: Saito Reiko , Araki Shunsuke , Yamamoto Yukiyo , Kusuhara Koichi 
Published: December 2016

AbstractBackground:Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and the receptor for AGE (RAGE) play an important role in the development of diabetic vascular complications. This study aimed at investigating the relationship between the soluble form of RAGE (sRAGE), endogenous secretory RAGE (esRAGE), and pentosidine in childhood diabetes.Methods:The study included 18 children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), 10 with type 2 DM (T2DM), and 22 age-matched, non-diabetic children (control).Results:Serum sRAGE levels in the T1DM (2557.7 pg/mL) were significantly higher than both T2DM (1956.4 pg/mL) and control (1658.5 pg/mL). The circulating levels of esRAGE in T1DM and T2DM children were similar, but significantly higher than those of control. Serum pentosidine levels in the T1DM group were positively correlated with serum sRAGE and esRAGE levels, but not with anthropometric or biochemical measurements. The duration of diabetes and esRAGE levels were independent predictors of the circulating sRAGE levels.Conclusions:Unlike adults, children with diabetes exhibit high circulating esRAGE levels, and both sRAGE and esRAGE levels are correlated with pentosidine levels. These results suggest that circulating sRAGE and esRAGE in children may be surrogate markers for progressive glucose toxicity in pediatric patients with childhood-onset diabetes.
Estimation of fetal weight by ultrasonography after preterm premature rupture of membranes: comparison of different formulas
Authors: Esin Sertac , Hayran Mutlu , Tohma Yusuf Aytac , Guden Mahmut , Alay Ismail , Esinler Deniz , Yalvac Serdar , Kandemir Omer 
Published: December 2016

AbstractObjective:To compare different ultrasonographic fetal weight estimation formulas in predicting the fetal birth weight of preterm premature rupture of membrane (PPROM) fetuses.Methods:Based on the ultrasonographic measurements, the estimated fetal weight (EFW) was calculated according to the published formulas. The comparisons used estimated birth weight (EBW) and observed birth weight (OBW) to calculate the mean absolute percentage error [(EBW–OBW)/OBW×100], mean percentage error [(EBW–OBW)/OBW×100)] and their 95% confidence intervals.Results:There were 234 PPROM patients in the study period. The mean gestational age at which PPROM occured was 31.2±3.7 weeks and the mean gestational age of delivery was 32.4±3.2 weeks. The mean birth weight was 1892±610 g. The median absolute percentage error for 33 formulas was 11.7%. 87.9% and 21.2% of the formulas yielded inaccurate results when the cut-off values for median absolute percentage error were 10% and 15%, respectively. The Vintzileos’ formula was the only method which had less than or equal to 10% absolute percentage error in all age and weight groups.Conclusions:For PPROM patients, most of the formulas designed for sonographic fetal weight estimation had acceptable performance. The Vintzileos’ method was the only formula having less than 10% absolute percentage error in all gestational age and weight groups; therefore, it may be the preferred method in this cohort. Amniotic fluid index (AFI) before delivery had no impact on the performance of the formulas in terms of mean percentage errors.
Crystal structure of trimethylammonium 4-((4-carboxyphenyl)sulfonyl)benzoate, C17H19NO6S
Authors: Hou Shanshan , Hou Yimin , Wu Mingxia 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
C17H19NO6S, monoclinic, C2/c (no. 15), a = 20.868(3) Å, b = 11.6189(15) Å, c = 15.0133(19) Å, β = 101.344(7)°, V = 3569.1(8) Å3, Z = 8, R
gt(F) = 0.0510, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1714, T = 296(2) K.
Crystal structure of (E)-5-((4-chlorophenyl)diazenyl)-2-(5-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-(thiophen-2-yl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-4-methylthiazole, C23H17ClFN5S2
Authors: El-Hiti Gamal A. , Abdel-Wahab Bakr F. , Baashen Mohammed , Hegazy Amany S. , Kariuki Benson M. 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
C23H17ClFN5S2, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 20.9691(12) Å, b = 11.5316(6) Å, c = 9.2546(4) Å, β = 95.484(4)°, V = 2227.6(2) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0468, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1126, T = 296 K.
Development of partial miscibility in polycarbonate/polypropylene blends via annealing
Authors: Samsudin Sani A. , Kelly Catherine A. , Kukureka Stephen N. , Jenkins Mike J. 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
The morphology, dynamic mechanical properties and infrared spectra of polycarbonate (PC)/polypropylene (PP) blends were investigated. As expected, PC and PP were immiscible when blended together; however partial miscibility developed following annealing. The miscibility of one polymer in the other was examined using the modified Fox equation and the values of the Flory-Huggins polymer-polymer interaction parameter (χ
12) were also calculated following the Kim and Burns approach. Moreover, the possible causes for partial miscibility in the annealed PC/PP blends were explored by infrared spectroscopy. It was concluded that annealing caused degradation of PP, leading to the formation of polar groups which were then able to interact with PC generating regions of partial miscibility.
Der Einfluss von Religiosität auf die Bereitschaft, Psychotherapie in Anspruch zu nehmen
Authors: Stephan Valeska , Utsch Michael 
Published: December 2016

Zusammenfassung
Therapiestudien über den Umgang mit religiösen Bedürfnissen von amerikanischen Patientinnen und Patienten zeigen, dass hochreligiöse Menschen meist negative Erwartungen zum Umgang mit Religiosität innerhalb der Psychotherapie aufweisen. Zudem stellte sich heraus, dass hochreligiöse Menschen weniger bereit sind, eine Psychotherapie in Anspruch zu nehmen als weniger religiöse Menschen. Die vorliegende Pilotstudie untersucht, ob auch in Deutschland hochreligiöse (christliche und muslimische) Menschen eine geringere Nutzungsbereitschaft für Psychotherapie aufweisen als weniger religiöse oder nichtreligiöse Menschen. Zudem wurde überprüft, inwiefern die Erwartungen zum Umgang mit Religiosität in der Psychotherapie Gründe für diesen möglichen Zusammenhang darstellen. An der Online-Befragung nahmen 1002 Studierende aus ganz Deutschland teil. Die bisherigen Befunde aus den USA wurden dabei bestätigt: Hochreligiöse Personen zeigten eine geringere Nutzungsbereitschaft für Psychotherapie als weniger religiöse und nichtreligiöse Personen. Dieser Zusammenhang wurde durch die Erwartungen zum Umgang mit Religiosität in der Psychotherapie teilweise mediiert. Praktische Implikationen dieses Befundes werden diskutiert.
Re-determining the cut-off points of FIB-4 for patients monoinfected with chronic hepatitis B virus infection
Authors: Kayadibi Huseyin , Yasar Bulent , Ozkara Selvinaz , Demirpek Ugur , Uyanik Metin , Sertoglu Erdim , Ozcelik Fatih , Gonen Can , Aksaray Sebahat 
Published: December 2016

Abstract

Objective
This study aimed to determine significant liver fibrosis and cirrhosis with different FIB-4 cut-off points, and the need for liver biopsy (LB) by optimizing the initially established cut-off points of 1.45 and 3.25.

Materials and methods
The study included 201 patients monoinfected with chronic HBV. METAVIR classification was used to determine the stage of fibrosis. ROC analysis and the Youden index were performed to define the optimum cut-off points.

Results
A FIB-4 cut-off point of 1.45 and 1.62 generated Youden indexes of 0.51 and 0.55, the accuracy of 78.6% and 81.1% for significant liver fibrosis, respectively. The FIB-4 cut-off was set at 2.40 and 3.25 Youden indexes were 0.46 and 0.16, accuracies were 79.6% and 69.7% for significant liver fibrosis, respectively. A cut-off point of 1.45 and 1.62 for FIB-4 generated Youden indexes of 0.62 and 0.66, the accuracies of 81.6% and 84.1% for cirrhosis, while the FIB-4 cut-off point of 2.40 and 3.25 generated Youden indexes of 0.59 and 0.22, with the accuracies of 90% and 84.1% for cirrhosis, respectively.

Conclusions
The FIB-4 cut-off points of 1.62 and 2.40 have higher accuracy and may decrease the need for LB 12% more than the initially established ones in HBV monoinfected patients.
Effect of Amorphisation on the Thermal Properties of Nanostructured Membranes
Authors: Termentzidis Konstantinos , Verdier Maxime , Lacroix David 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
The majority of the silicon devices contain amorphous phase and amorphous/crystalline interfaces which both considerably affect the transport of energy carriers as phonons and electrons. In this article, we investigate the impact of amorphous phases (both amorphous silicon and amorphous SiO2) of silicon nanoporous membranes on their thermal properties via molecular dynamics simulations. We show that a small fraction of amorphous phase reduces dramatically the thermal transport. One can even create nanostructured materials with subamorphous thermal conductivity, while keeping an important crystalline fraction. In general, the a-SiO2 shell around the pores reduces the thermal conductivity by a factor of five to ten compared to a-Si shell. The phonon density of states for several systems is also given to give the impact of the amorphisation on the phonon modes.
Analytic Approximations to Nonlinear Boundary Value Problems Modeling Beam-Type Nano-Electromechanical Systems
Authors: Zou Li , Liang Songxin , Li Yawei , Jeffrey David J. 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
Nonlinear boundary value problems arise frequently in physical and mechanical sciences. An effective analytic approach with two parameters is first proposed for solving nonlinear boundary value problems. It is demonstrated that solutions given by the two-parameter method are more accurate than solutions given by the Adomian decomposition method (ADM). It is further demonstrated that solutions given by the ADM can also be recovered from the solutions given by the two-parameter method. The effectiveness of this method is demonstrated by solving some nonlinear boundary value problems modeling beam-type nano-electromechanical systems.