bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Living with Trimethylaminuria (TMAU) from an adult viewpoint
Authors: Lateef Abie , Marshall-Lucette Sylvie 
Published: August 2017

Using new case studies, Abie Lateef and Sylvie Marshall-Lucette examine the causes and consequences of ‘fish odour syndrome’, an under-researched and distressing condition that can have an often over-looked effect on quality of life Trimethylaminuria (TMAU) is an uncommon, inherited metabolic disease (IMD) characterised by an unpleasant rotting fish-like mouth or body odour. There does not seem to be any available study that addresses the psycho-social impact of this often missed and delayed diagnosed condition. Thus, this study explores adult patients' perspectives of living with TMAU, at one IMD department in the United Kingdom. A descriptive phenomenological approach was adopted to study 11 adult participants, selected from 19 eligible patients with TMAU. After gaining approval from a Local Research Ethics Committee, data from in-depth, semi-structured interviews were transcribed verbatim and inductively analysed. Four main themes were identified from the data: conceptualisation of TMAU; personal sensitivity in the conundrum of TMAU; life with TMAU; and moving forward with TMAU. The participants' highly emotive, insightful lived experiences suggest an overlooked and overdue need for awareness of TMAU among healthcare professionals and the public, as well as funded studies into appropriate treatment.
Matching as Non-Parametric Preprocessing for the Estimation of Equivalence Scales
Authors: Dudel Christian , Garbuszus Jan Marvin , Ott Notburga , Werding Martin 
Published: August 2017

Abstract:
Empirically analyzing household behavior usually relies on informal data preprocessing. That is, before an econometric model is estimated, observations are selected in such a way that the resulting subset of data is sufficiently homogeneous to be of interest for the specific research question pursued. In the context of estimating equivalence scales for household income, we use matching techniques and balance checking at this initial stage. This can be interpreted as a non-parametric approach to preprocessing data and as a way to formalize informal procedures. To illustrate this, we use German micro-data on household expenditure to estimate equivalence scales as a specific example. Our results show that matching leads to results which are more stable with respect to model specification and that this type of formal preprocessing is especially useful if one is mainly interested in results for specific subgroups, such as low-income households.
Irreducible representations of simple algebraic groups in which a unipotent element is
represented by a matrix with a single non-trivial Jordan block
Authors: Testerman Donna M. , Zalesski Alexandre E. 
Published: August 2017

Abstract
Let G be a simply connected simple linear algebraic group of exceptional Lie type over an algebraically closed field F
of characteristic

p
≥
0

{p\geq 0}

, and let

u
∈
G

{u\in G}

be a nonidentity unipotent element. Let ϕ be a non-trivial irreducible
representation of G.
Then the Jordan normal form of

ϕ
⁢

(
u
)

{\phi(u)}

contains at most one non-trivial block if and only if G is of type

G
2

{G_{2}}

, u
is a regular unipotent element and

dim
⁡
ϕ

≤
7

{\dim\phi\leq 7}

.
Note that the irreducible representations of the simple classical algebraic groups in which a non-trivial unipotent element is represented by a matrix whose Jordan form has a single non-trivial block were determined by I. D. Suprunenko [21].
Group varieties not closed under cellular covers and localizations
Authors: Herden Daniel , Petapirak Montakarn , Rodríguez José L. 
Published: August 2017

Abstract
A group homomorphism

e
:

H
→
G

{e:H\to G}

is a cellular cover of G
if for every homomorphism

φ
:

H
→
G

{\varphi:H\to G}

there is a unique homomorphism

φ
¯

:

H
→
H

{\bar{\varphi}:H\to H}

such that

φ
¯

⁢
e

=
φ

{\bar{\varphi}e=\varphi}

. Group localizations are defined dually.
The main purpose of this paper is to establish

2

ℵ
0

{2^{\aleph_{0}}}

varieties of groups which are not closed under taking cellular covers. This will use the existence of a special Burnside group of exponent p for a sufficiently large prime p as a key witness. This answers a question raised by Göbel in [12]. Moreover, by using a similar witness argument, we can prove the existence of

2

ℵ
0

{2^{\aleph_{0}}}

varieties not closed under localizations.
Finally, the existence of

2

ℵ
0

{2^{\aleph_{0}}}

varieties of groups neither closed under cellular covers nor under localizations is presented as well.
Stochastic non-resistive magnetohydrodynamic system with L\'{e}vy noise
Authors: Manna Utpal , Mohan Manil T. , Sritharan Sivaguru S. 
Published: August 2017

AbstractIn this work we prove the existence and uniqueness of path-wise solutions up to a maximal time for the viscous, non-resistive stochastic magnetohydrodynamic system perturbed by Lévy noise in two and three dimensions. The local-in-time existence and uniqueness result for the ideal and non-viscous MHD equations with Lévy noise is also addressed.
Technisch erweiterte Sozialität. Soziale Bewegungen und das Internet
Authors: Dolata Ulrich 
Published: August 2017

Zusammenfassung
Seit einigen Jahren wird die wissenschaftliche Beobachtung und Analyse sozialer Bewegungen neu formatiert und ausgerichtet. Das ist vor allem anderen dem Internet und Social Media-Plattformen geschuldet, die zu einem integralen Bestandteil der Entstehung, Organisierung und Mobilisierung von Protest geworden sind. In diesem Aufsatz wird herausgearbeitet, welche Rolle diese neuen technischen Infrastrukturen für die Entfaltung und Stabilisierung von politischem Protest und sozialen Bewegungen spielen. Im Zentrum der Argumentation stehen zwei Themen: Zum einen eine präzisere Bestimmung der technischen Grundlagen kollektiven Verhaltens und Handelns, die das Internet nicht nur als ermöglichende, sondern zugleich als regelsetzende und handlungsstrukturierende Infrastruktur mit großer Eingriffstiefe ausweist. Zum anderen die Auslotung des neuartigen Verhältnisses technischer und sozialer Konstitutionsbedingungen von kollektivem Protest und sozialen Bewegungen in Zeiten digitaler Medien, das als technisch erweiterte Sozialität auf den Begriff gebracht wird.
Gibt es Handlungs-, Tätigkeits-, Vorgangs- und Zustandsverben?
Authors: Höllein Dagobert 
Published: August 2017

AbstractThe terms Handlungs-, Tätigkeits-, Vorgangs- and Zustandsverb are common in linguistic literature. They convey the impression thatHandlung, Tätigkeit, VorgangandZustandare inherent features of verbs. The objective of this paper is to show, that all such are not inherent features of verbs but possible perspectives, predicates realise in sentences. Perspectives are modelled as prototypical, significative (i.e. not denotative) semantic roles of predicates. However, verbs are considered not open in terms of perspective but to have predispositions for specific perspectives.
Stress-Strain Relationship of Plastic Fiber Reinforced Rubber Concrete
Authors: Xue Gang , Cao Meiling 
Published: August 2017

Abstract
The uniaxial compression tests were carried out on the prism specimens of plastic fiber–reinforced rubber concrete with three water-binder ratios and six kinds of plastic fiber contents, and the stress-strain curves were monitored. According to the uniaxial compression test, the change rule of the rising and falling of the stress-strain curve and the change of the peak strain were analyzed. Based on the features of the stress-strain curves, the uniaxial compressive constitutive model for plastic fiber–reinforced rubber concrete is proposed containing constitutive parameters A and B. By using the regressive analysis with the least squares principle method for the experimental data, we propose the mathematical expression of the constitutive parameters “a” and “b” of the rubber concrete, which demonstrates the specific relationship between the constitutive parameters A and B. Thus, the constitutive equation for plastic fiber–reinforced rubber concrete was obtained.
Combined Structure Geometry and Anode Placement Effects on Cathodic Protection Effectiveness
Authors: Marsh Charles P. , Navarro Aidnel G. , Weber Robert , Carlson Thomas A. , Hock Vincent F. , McInerney Michael K. 
Published: August 2017

Abstract
An impressed current cathodic protection system was applied to an uncoated test sample. The test sample was chosen to represent an essential right angle feature of a common structure. Anode placement was quantitatively shown to affect the resulting surface polarization distribution. Two distinct types of local polarization depletion zones have been demonstrated. These regions of lesser polarization represent a locally insufficient amount of cathodic protection compared to criteria designated values. Conversely, for geometrically complex structures containing sharp features, the possibility of locally evolving hydrogen gas is also discussed.
Drift-Induced Selection Between Male and Female Heterogamety
Authors: Veller Carl , Muralidhar Pavitra , Constable George W A , Nowak Martin A 
Published: August 2017

Abstract
Evolutionary transitions between male and female heterogamety are common in both vertebrates and invertebrates. Theoretical studies of these transitions have found that, when all genotypes are equally fit, continuous paths of intermediate equilibria link the two sex chromosome systems. This observation has led to a belief that neutral evolution along these paths can drive transitions, and that arbitrarily small fitness differences among sex chromosome genotypes can determine the system to which evolution leads. Here, we study stochastic evolutionary dynamics along these equilibrium paths. We find non-neutrality, both in transitions retaining the ancestral pair of sex chromosomes, and in those creating a new pair. In fact, substitution rates are biased in favor of dominant sex determining chromosomes, which fix with higher probabilities than mutations of no effect. Using diffusion approximations, we show that this non-neutrality is a result of “drift-induced selection” operating at every point along the equilibrium paths: stochastic jumps off the paths return with, on average, a directional bias in favor of the dominant segregating sex chromosome. Our results offer a novel explanation for the observed preponderance of dominant sex determining genes, and hint that drift-induced selection may be a common force in standard population genetic systems.
Multi-population Genomic Relationships for Estimating Current Genetic Variances Within and Genetic Correlations Between Populations
Authors: Wientjes Yvonne C J , Bijma Piter , Vandenplas Jérémie , Calus Mario P L 
Published: August 2017

AbstractRelationships between individuals are important to estimate genetic variances within a population and covariances between populations. Here, Wientjes.....Different methods are available to calculate multi-population genomic relationship matrices. Since those matrices differ in base population, it is anticipated that the method used to calculate genomic relationships affects the estimate of genetic variances, covariances, and correlations. The aim of this article is to define the multi-population genomic relationship matrix to estimate current genetic variances within and genetic correlations between populations. The genomic relationship matrix containing two populations consists of four blocks, one block for population 1, one block for population 2, and two blocks for relationships between the populations. It is known, based on literature, that by using current allele frequencies to calculate genomic relationships within a population, current genetic variances are estimated. In this article, we theoretically derived the properties of the genomic relationship matrix to estimate genetic correlations between populations and validated it using simulations. When the scaling factor of across-population genomic relationships is equal to the product of the square roots of the scaling factors for within-population genomic relationships, the genetic correlation is estimated unbiasedly even though estimated genetic variances do not necessarily refer to the current population. When this property is not met, the correlation based on estimated variances should be multiplied by a correction factor based on the scaling factors. In this study, we present a genomic relationship matrix which directly estimates current genetic variances as well as genetic correlations between populations.
Exchange Rate and International Trade: Case From Indonesian Manufacturing Sector
Authors: Anindhita Anung Yoga 
Published: August 2017

Exchange rate fluctuation in Floating Exchange Rate Regime is considered to Exchange rate fluctuation in Floating Exchange Rate Regime is considered to have impacts on the international trade through its adjustment to the price and its volatility to the trade risk. This paper is aimed at estimating those impacts on the international trade of manufacturing sector in Indonesia for period 2007 to 2014. To conduct estimation, it uses multiple regression analysis on two models: First, the import of raw-and-auxiliary materials; Second, the export of manufacturing sector. The results show that the exchange rate impacts both work significantly on the import of raw-and-auxiliary materials. The finding implies that, through the import of raw-and-auxiliary materials, manufacturing sector is very susceptible to the shock caused by exchange rate changes. Meanwhile, the export of manufacturing sector is not able to take advantage of the depreciation of the exchange rate due to the lack of competitiveness.DOI: 10.15408/sjie.v6i2.5210
Bem-estar espiritual e coping religioso/ espiritual em pessoas com insuficiência renal crônica
Authors: Brasileiro Thaila Oliveira Zatiti , Souza Valéria Helena Salgado , Prado Andressa Anunciação De Oliveira , Lima Rogério Silva , Nogueira Denismar Alves , Chaves Erika De Cassia Lopes 
Published: August 2017

Objetivo: Evaluar la variación temporal y la correlación entre elbienestar espiritual y el afrontamiento religioso/espiritual en personas con insuficiencia renal crónica sometidas a hemodiálisis.Metodología: Estudio descriptivo, analítico y longitudinal. La muestra inicial contó con 118 participantes, pero al final de la recopilación de datos hubo una pérdida de 31, lo que redujo la muestra a 87. Se aplicaron mediante entrevistas el cuestionariosociodemográfico y clínico, la Escala de Coping Religioso/Espiritual Breve (cre-Breve) y la Escala de Bem-estarEspiritual (ebe). La recopilación de datos se realizó en tres etapas, con intervalos frecuentes de dos meses.Resultados: Se encontró que las personas con insuficiencia renal crónica sometidas a hemodiálisis suelen recurrir al afrontamiento religioso y espiritual. La media positiva de cre fuede 3,34, lo que reflejó una alta puntuación. Por su parte, el ebe total y el ebe religioso se asociaron significativamente con la importancia que se le da a la religión/espiritualidad (p < 0,001).Conclusiones: Los pacientes con insuficiencia renal crónica sometidos a hemodiálisis utilizan el afrontamiento religioso/espiritual de manera positiva y significativa; así mismo, consideran importante la religión/espiritualidad en sus vidas.
Representação social do suicídio para pessoas com problemas relacionados ao uso de drogas
Authors: Cantão Luiza , Botti Nadja Cristiane Lappann 
Published: August 2017

Objetivo: Comprender el significado del comportamiento suicida en personas con problemas relacionados con el uso de drogas.Metodología: Estudio cualitativo con enfoque en la teoría de las representaciones sociales, desarrollado en usuarios de un Centro de Atención Psicosocial para el tratamiento de personas en uso abusivo de alcohol y drogas. Se realizaron entrevistassemiestructuradas y una lectura de las historias clínicas de los 22 participantes. El análisis de los resultados se llevó a cabo mediante el análisis de contenido de Laurence Bardin.Resultados: Surgieron las siguientes tres categorías del estudio: Intento de suicidio en personas con problemasrelacionados con el uso de drogas; Contexto de vulnerabilidad del comportamiento suicida en personas con problemas relacionados con el uso de drogas; y Contexto de protección delcomportamiento suicida en personas con problemas relacionados con el uso de drogas.Conclusiones: Las personas con problemas relacionados con el uso de drogas consideran que la conducta suicida se asocia a la desesperación, al descrédito personal, a los trastornos mentales, al abandono de la familia y a la falta de fe. Ellos entienden que hay mayor riesgo de comportamientosuicida entre sí, pero también, que existen factores que actúan como protectores de este comportamiento.
Toward a Decarceral Sexual Autonomy: Biopolitics and the Compounds of Projected Deviance in Carceral Space
Authors: Tiffe Raechel 
Published: August 2017

Abstract This essay examines the rhetorical and structural divides between the “inside” and “outside” carceral world as they exist within the intersections of racialized state violence and biopolitics. It is also a reflection on my embodied experience, as a volunteer and activist, inside penal and correctional facilities, not in an attempt to center my “freeworld” body as more important than the embodied experiences of incarcerated people, but rather to trouble that binary altogether and to use my experience as a perceived outsider to illuminate what I call the compounds of projected deviance. I will use my experiences working in jails as well as my experiences teaching yoga in an addiction correctional facility to argue for prison abolition and transformative justice, particularly in relation to resettlement. Drawing on the work of prison and queer studies, I argue that space, race, and sexuality interlock in significant ways in historical and contemporary prisons and jails. I will also use my reflections to argue that the feminist project of sexual liberation and autonomy must start with a rejection of sexual Othering for the most marginalized members of society: incarcerated people.
Service-Learning, the Arts, and Incarceration
Authors: Buffington Melanie , Wolfgang Courtnie N. , Stephen Tesni A. 
Published: August 2017

This paper describes three different service-learning approaches the authors utilized in graduate art education students and incarcerated residents at a municipal jail facility. By situating our experiences within feminist theory, we analyze and unpack the strengths and weaknesses of each approach. Through an analysis of teacher and student journal entries we came to see that our level of responsiveness to residents needed to increase as compared to our considerations of the university students. We came to see the significant knowledge that the residents hold about excellence in teaching and created an opportunity for the university students and ourselves to learn from the residents. We also identified three areas, breaking stereotypes, awareness of privilege, and showing empathy, that created change in the university students. We believe that service-learning in pre-service teacher preparation programs allows university students to learn from and with residents, thus helping to create more empathetic future teachers.
Teatro contemporâneo brasileiro
Authors: Ribeiro Martha de Mello 
Published: August 2017

O artigo em questão propõe refletir sobre o teatro contemporâneo brasileiro à luz de um salutar anacronismo com as formas teatrais denominadas pós-dramáticas (ou teatro performativo), que, desde o surgimento dos happenings, na segunda metade dos anos 1950, vêm conquistando particular protagonismo no cenário artístico mundial, tanto em relação aos estudos teóricos como na práxis. Enquanto o teatro performativo, influenciado pelas artes visuais e pela performance em seu sentido mais restrito, buscou uma linguagem que provocasse uma radical exposição do real, fazendo do teatro um evento de choque, com objetivos nitidamente antiteatrais, nossa dramaturgia nacional se manteve em grande parte aliada à forma dramática. Com o estudo de caso de dois espetáculos atuais, o paulista O pão e a pedra, da Companhia do Latão, e o carioca Batistério, ambos premiados pela crítica, constata-se que o jogo de cena e a fábula nunca abandonaram de forma radical nossos palcos. Nos exemplos citados, observa-se o uso de uma narrativa íntima que se opõe tanto a um realismo mais descritivo como também ao excesso de real que contamina a cena contemporânea, provocando desvios no real ao mesmo tempo que potencializa a cena da ilusão.
Study Effect of Evening Primrose Oil Supplement on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - Associated Metabolic Parameters
Authors: Manal Khalid Abdulridha  , Mustafa Safaa Hussain  , Mahmood Shaker Khudhair  
Published: August 2017

Natural products are reported to be useful for controlling or preventing T2DM as an anti-inflammatory, AMPK activators, insulin secretion stimulators, alpha-glucosidase / disaccharidase or amylase inhibitors. Evening primrose oil (Oenothera biennis) is a substantial source of omega-6 essential fatty acids, mostly gamma-linolenic acid (GLA). The activity of Δ-6-desaturase enzyme responsible to convert linolenic acid (LA) to forms GLA is compromised in patients with type 2 diabetes. Accordingly, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of evening primrose oil in amelioration metabolic parameters of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Twenty six overweight or obese patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes were enrolled. Thirteen patients received metformin 500 mg tablets twice daily alone (as a conventional therapy) for 3 month therapy, and 13 patients received metformin 500 mg plus evening primrose oil 2 gm capsule twice daily. Serum fasting glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein cholesterol, very low density lipoprotein cholesterol, fasting serum insulin (FSI) was measured. Insulin resistance and β-cell function was determined by using homeostatic model assessment (HOMA). There was statistically significant elevation in baseline level of fasting serum glucose, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), fasting serum insulin, insulin resistance (HOMA- IR), and in both patient groups 1 and 2 compared to control subjects, (P< 0.001). High reduction in these parameters post treatment was found in both patient groups compared to pre treatment level, significantly with fasting serum insulin in group 2 patients (P< 0.001). Inversely, lower levels were seen in HDL-C, HOMA-B, significantly elevated post treatment in both groups. No difference was found in triglyceride and VLDL-C in both patient groups compared to control subjects, but significantly reduced post treatment. In conclusion, early intervention with natural oil rich in gamma linolenic acid with traditional hypoglycemic drugs can improve therapeutic outcome and represent a promising strategy to slow the progression of diabetes complications.