bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction
Authors: Palacios Jose Antonio , Yacuzzi Carlos , Oñativia Jose I. , Zicaro Juan Pablo , Costa-Paz Matias 
Published: January 2017

Objectives: Recurrent patellofemoral dislocation is usually a multifactorial pathology. Different surgical techniques have been described according to the etiology of dislocation. In absence of a severe malalignment or an anatomical patellofemoral dysplasia, reconstruction of Medial Patello-femoral Ligament (MPFL) can restore the normal tracking of the patella, avoiding lateral excursion. The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinical results and complications in patients who underwent a MPFL reconstruction. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 19 patients who underwent an anatomic MPFL reconstruction using autologous semitendinosus graft between 2007 and 2012. Exclusion criteria were patients with less than three years of follow-up and those with an associated procedure such as distal realignment or trochleoplasty. Clinical outcomes were measured using Kujala score and return to sport rate. We registered the postoperative complications and recurrence rate. Results: Nine patients were men and 10 women with a mean age of 25 years. Average follow-up was 5.8 years. Nine patients (47.4%) returned to their previous sport level, 8 (42.1%) changed to another sport or decreased their level and 2 (10.5%) were unable to practice any sports at all. Kujala score improvement was from 62.8 preoperative to 88.8 postoperative. One patient decreased the Kujala score. Eighty-nine percent of patients were satisfied with their outcome. One patient had a patellar fracture and four developed an arthrofibrosis and required mobilization under anesthesia. No recurrences were registered. Conclusion: Isolated MPFL reconstruction for recurrent patellofemoral dislocation is an effective alternative in absence of severe malalignment or anatomical dysplasia. Although no recurrences where registered at minimum 3-year follow-up, almost half of the patients were not able to return to their previous sport level.
L'égalité Dans La Limite de L'utilité
Authors: Loubat Emmanuelle 
Published: January 2017

PrécisBien que le terme démocratisation ait été utilisé à l'époque de Jules Ferry pour désigner l'intervention de l'Etat en faveur de l'élargissement du public de la culture, les historiens ne le retiennent pas dans leurs études de la période. Bien plus, ils invoquent l'illégitimité supposée de l'Etat pour disqualifier toute prétention à une politique culturelle. Ce désaveu, il est montré, résulte d'une conception étroite de l'action culturelle, qui ne peut intégrer le principe d'une politique qui démocratise et discrimine tout à la fois. L'article analyse la politique culturelle de Ferry pour mettre en évidence les principes de justice républicains. Il examine la relation que le principe de l'égalité des citoyens et le principe d'utilité ont pu entretenir. Il conclut que le principe de l'égalité des citoyens n'était pas un principe prioritaire pour Ferry mais plutôt un principe dont l'application était soumise à un calcul d'utilité.Although the word democratization was used at the time Jules Ferry was minister of public instruction and fine arts to describe state attempts to socially diversify the public of cultural institutions, historians have paid little attention to it. Further, they have contended that the perceived illegitimacy of the state prevented it from carrying out an effective cultural policy. This article argues that this dismissive view results from a narrow definition of state intervention in the arts that cannot accommodate the idea of a policy that would both democratize and discriminate. The article examines Jules Ferry's cultural policy so as to shed light on republican principles of justice. Rejecting the idea of a contradiction marring the republican discourse, it investigates the relationship between the principle of citizens' equal rights and the utility principle. It comes to the conclusion that the principle of citizens' equal rights was not a priority principle for Ferry but a principle whose implementation was subordinated to a utility calculus.
The Oriental Tale and the Transformation of North Indian Prose Fiction
Authors: Khan Maryam Wasif 
Published: January 2017

Abstract
The eighteenth-century English Oriental tale has in recent scholarship been read as both productive and dissident. But the legacies of this literary genre in the Indian colony and its role in the formation of a world literature remain mostly unstudied. The formation of colonial institutions such as Fort William College, Calcutta (1800), inaugurated the standardization of the fluid North Indian language complex into the religiously demarcated vernaculars Urdu and Hindi. The imperially patronized production of the Oriental tale as both a literary and a pedagogical form, exemplified by Mir Amman’s Bāġh-o Bahār (The Garden and the Spring, 1804), among other works, began the process of the large-scale and nearly irreversible reorganization of North Indian literary traditions. The rise of a colonial nexus of educational institutions for natives codified the Fort William works as canonical, while narratives such as the dāstān that operated at a distance from the colonial ambit became, at best, peripheral to a modern Urdu literature.
Creative Synthesis of Organic–Inorganic Molecular Hybrid Materials
Authors: Gon Masayuki , Tanaka Kazuo , Chujo Yoshiki 
Published: January 2017

Abstract
This manuscript describes a series of our research based on the concept of an organic–inorganic molecular hybrid material. Homogeneous organic–inorganic hybridization is accomplished by mixing organic components and inorganic ones at a molecular level. Based on the strategy, a great number of hybrid materials have been synthesized and brand-new properties have been developed. Organic–inorganic hybrid materials insure the realization of the collaboration of organic features and inorganic features. We recently suggested a new concept of organic–inorganic hybrid materials named ‘element-blocks’. This concept provides the idea that an element-level design and combinations of the functional units can create innovative materials. Herein, we demonstrate synthetic methods and examples of the organic–inorganic hybrid materials, and we introduce our recent work based on the concept of element-blocks.
Rock characterization for the foundation of two water reservoirs using geophysical and borehole data
Authors: Vafidis A. , Andronikidis A. , Hamdan H. , Kritikakis G. , Economou N. , Panagopoulos G. , Zanettidis S. , Merziotis D. , Pateras S. , Nikoforakis E. , Blais J. P. 
Published: January 2017

In this work, we present the results of a geophysical survey at Malia, Crete, Greece. This survey combines VES, electrical tomography and seismic refraction at two sites where equal number of water reservoirs is planned to be constructed for the needs of a hybrid power station using wind-hydro pumping renewable energy. The geophysical sections are interpreted using geological and borehole data. This survey determines the thickness of the overburden, defines the quality of the carbonate bedrock, detects faults and weathered zones in carbonates. One major very low resistivity anomaly was detected at the northern investigated area, which corresponds to completely fractured or weathered limestone, while a 25m deep fracture zone, was detected at the southern investigated area.
Resistivity investigation for well-site definition around Barika Village, Southeast Sulaimany city, Iraqi Kurdistan region.
Authors: Ghaib A. F. , Abdulla H. , Anwar H. 
Published: January 2017

An electrical resistivity survey involving Vertical Electrical Soundings (VES) was carried out in the Barika collective village, southeast of Sulaimany City in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, to study groundwater characteristics such as depth, thickness and aquifer boundaries. Vertical electrical soundings by Schlumberger array were conducted in this area. The resistivity Schlumberger soundings which have a maximum current electrode spacing (AB) of 800m were carried out at fourteen sites along lines in the NE-SW and NW-SE directions. Interpretation of these soundings showed the presence of three geoelectrical horizons. The upper one is representing the alluvialdeposits with 3Ωm to 60Ωm range of resistivity values reflecting the heterogeneity of the slope deposits. The middle one is taken to be the unconfined jointed aquifer represented by the Tanjero Formation with a resistivity range of 10Ωm to 42Ωm and a thickness range of 24m to 106m. The third horizon is representing the lower part of the TanjeroFormation with a relatively high resistivity range of 51Ωm to 556Ωm. Based on these results and upon our recommendations, a successful water well was drilled yielding quite enough amount of fresh water.
Flood fatalities in Athens, Greece: 1880- 2010.
Authors: Diakakis M. , Katsetsiadou K. , Pallikarakis A. 
Published: January 2017

Flood-related deaths in urban environments constitute a major issue in flood risk management especially during the last decades, as global urban population grows larger. This work focuses on the analysis of flood-related fatalities in Athens metropolitan area, in Greece between 1880 and 2010. To this aim, a database is compiled, recording spatial and temporal distribution of fatal flood incidents, along with demographic information on the victims. GIS is used to map and spatially analyze the incidents in question and to examine possible migration trends. Results showed a total of 182 fatalities across Athens basin, presenting a decreasing trend, even though flood event numbers are rising. Males, youngsters and elderly people showed an overrepresentation amongst the victims in comparison with the country’s general population. Fatal incidents presented a higher spatial density in the central and southwestern parts of the city indicating a higher persistence of flood phenomena in these areas. A gradual migration of fatality locations, from the central parts of the city, towards the outer suburbs during the study period was identified following the city’s spatial expansion.
Coseismic stress distribution along active structures and their influence on timedependent probability values.
Authors: Paradisopoulou P. , Papadimitriou E. , Mirek J. , Karakostas V. 
Published: January 2017

Based on the fact that stress changes caused by the coseismic slip of strong events can be incorporated into quantitative earthquake probability estimates, the goal of this study is to estimate the probability of the next strong earthquake (M≥6.5) on a known fault segment in a future time interval (30 years). The probability depends on the calculation of ΔCFF and the estimate of the occurrence rate of a characteristic earthquake, conditioned to the elapsed time since the previous event. The Coulomb stress changes caused by previous earthquakes are computed and their influence are considered by the introduction of a permanent shift on the time elapsed since theprevious earthquake or by a modification of the expected mean recurrence time. The occurrence rate is calculated, taking into account both permanent and temporary perturbations. The estimated probability values correspond to the probabilities along each fault segment with discretization of 1km, illustrating the probability distribution across the specific fault. In order to check whether the estimated probability vary with depth, all the estimations were performed for each fault at depths of 8, 10, 12 and 15 km.
Landslide detection using ALOS optical and radar data. A case study from the Ilia prefecture.
Authors: Nikolakopoulos K. G. , Choussiafis Ch. , Karathanassi V. 
Published: January 2017

In this study the usefulness of the ALOS optical and radar data for landslide monitoring is examined. ALOS contains three sensors, commonly referred to as the “three eyes” of ALOS. These sensors are: the Panchromatic Remote-Sensing Instrument for Stereo Mapping (PRISM), the Advanced Visible and Near Infrared Radiometer type 2 (AVNIR-2), and the Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR). The area of study is located in a small village named Sykies near to the city of Andritsena in Western Peloponnese. The area suffered during the last years from enormous fires. As a result many landslides have been recorded. One of the latest Landslides has been recorded on January 2009 as a consequence of heavy rains. That landslide was mapped in situ using differential GPS. The possibility of detecting and mapping the specific landslide using ALOS data is examined in this study and the results are presented. Thirty ALOS radar images within a period of three years, two ALOS Prism data sets and two ALOS AVNIR collected over the same area within a year were used.
Basin and local scale detection of ground subsidence through persistent scatterer interferometry: The Anthemountas Basin (Northern Greece) case study.
Authors: Raspini F. , Loupasakis C. , Rozos D. , Moretti S. 
Published: January 2017

In the framework of the Terrafirma Extension project, a study has been established for ground motion detection and mapping in the Anthemountas basin (Central Macedonia). Terrafirma promotes the exploitation of Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI) techniques, a remote sensing technology based on multi-temporal satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery. The potential of SAR interferometry has been exploited through the innovative Wide Area Mapping approach, recently implemented by the German Space Agency (DLR) and aimed at measuring land deformation over large areas. Interferometric results from 1995-2001 by ERS1/2 satellites has been analyzed at a basin scale to investigate spatial patterns of land motion in the wider Anthemountas plain, where subsidence phenomena related to intense groundwater extraction is clearly manifested. The WAP results turned out to be a valuable tool for the characterization at local scale of the land subsidence in the runaways area of the Macedonia airport and in the village of Perea, affected in 2005-2006 by a series of tensile ground ruptures due to excessive groundwater withdrawal. Besides the study of the phenomenon, this work confirmed the suitability of PSI techniques to detect and measure surface displacements with millimetre accuracy and also to reconstruct the deformations history of the investigated areas through displacement time series analysis.
Remote sensing techniques as a tool for detecting water outflows. The case study of Cephalonia Island. p.1519
Authors: Stefouli M. , Vasileiou E. , Charou E. , Stathopoulos N. , Perrakis A. , Giampouras P. 
Published: January 2017

The amount of water flowing into the seas and oceans has slowly but steadily increased in recent years, signifying a possible speeding up of the water cycle due to climate change. The detection of the water outflows and the exploitation of them are very important to the rational water management. Remote sensing techniques has been proven a valuable tool for the detection and identification of submarine groundwater discharge-SGD (Submarine Groundwater Discharge). In this study the island of Cephalonia in Ionian sea, Greece is considered as a case study. A 6 Km sea buffer zone around the island is studied using Landsat images. Submarine groundwater discharge has been detected through remote sensing methods and the results have been combined with the tectonism and hydrogeological conditions of the island. A quantitative analysis of temperature in the buffer zone was carried out. The sea thermal anomalies in the same zone were also investigated.
The Role of Dukun Suwuk and Dukun Prewangan in Curing Diseases in Kediri Community
Authors: Arini Ratih Tyas , Alimi Moh Yasir , Gunawan Gunawan 
Published: January 2017

Finding a cure when people get sick is an important thing. One of the efforts done by Kediri people in finding for a cure is to come to a Dukun (Shaman/traditional healer) Suwuk and Dukun Prewangan. The purposes of this research are to know the profiles and methods of Dukun Suwuk and Dukun Prewangan, and their role in curing diseases. This research used descriptive qualitative method. The results of this research show that (1) the process of healing and problem solution performed by Dukun Suwuk uses prayer as a key source of power. And Dukun Prewangan uses the help of supernatural beings who become their working partners to cure or resolve the problem, (2) Dukun Suwuk and Dukun Prewangan has an important role in society because of their presence is needed and respected. In addition, Dukun Suwuk and Dukun Prewangan who have been offering the services had experienced a lot of things as a living experience, (3) healing process performed by Dukun Suwuk and Dukun Prewangan is one solution for patients to be free from the ambiguous conditions of liminal stage. Choosing to go to a traditional healer healing is a rational choice for each patient.
Prognostic Accuracy of Electroencephalograms in Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review
Authors: Fogtmann Emilie Pi , Plomgaard Anne Mette , Greisen Gorm , Gluud Christian 
Published: January 2017

CONTEXT:
Brain injury is common in preterm infants, and predictors of neurodevelopmental outcome are relevant.

OBJECTIVE:
To assess the prognostic test accuracy of the background activity of the EEG recorded as amplitude-integrated EEG (aEEG) or conventional EEG early in life in preterm infants for predicting neurodevelopmental outcome.

DATA SOURCES:
The Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature.

STUDY SELECTION:
We included observational studies that had obtained an aEEG or EEG within 7 days of life in preterm infants and reported neurodevelopmental outcomes 1 to 10 years later.

DATA EXTRACTION:
Two reviewers independently performed data extraction with regard to participants, prognostic testing, and outcomes.

RESULTS:
Thirteen observational studies with a total of 1181 infants were included. A meta-analysis was performed based on 3 studies (267 infants). Any aEEG background abnormality was a predictor of abnormal outcome. For prediction of a developmental quotient &lt;70 points, cerebral palsy, or death, the pooled sensitivity was 0.83 (95% confidence interval, 0.69–0.92) and specificity 0.83 (95% confidence interval, 0.77–0.87).

LIMITATIONS:
All studies were at high risk of bias. Heterogeneity was evident among the studies with regard to the investigated aEEG and EEG variables, neurodevelopmental outcomes, and cutoff values.

CONCLUSIONS:
aEEG or EEG recorded within the first 7 days of life in preterm infants may have potential as a predictor for later neurodevelopmental outcome. We need high-quality studies to confirm these findings. Meanwhile, the prognostic value of aEEG and EEG should be used only as a scientific tool.
La reforma policial en Venezuela
Authors: Antillano Andrés 
Published: January 2017

Discutimos la naturaleza de la reforma policial, entendida aquí no como cualquier innovación al interior de la corporación policial sino como un determinado régimen de cambio (alta visibilidad en oposición a su anterior opacidad, protagonismo de actores ajenos a la policía frente a su tradicional corporativismo, transversalización de temas políticos en contraste con su “apoliticismo”, inserción en redes globalizadas que instigan los cambios) y un conjunto de mutaciones centradas en aspectos burocráticos y políticos. Describimos la experiencia de la reforma policial iniciada en Venezuela en 2006 y que, pese a las características singulares de su contexto, replica fielmente muchos de las dimensiones que se reiteran en distintos procesos y que sostienen las instancias globalizadas sobre las mudanzas de la policía. Finalmente, intentamos brevemente explicar cómo pudo darse este proceso de reforma en Venezuela y explorar las razones de su posible fracaso.
A New Method for Direct Determination of the Recoilless Fraction with Application to Magnetic Nanoparticles
Authors: Sorescu Monica 
Published: January 2017

AbstractWe propose a two-lattice method for direct determination of the recoilless fraction using a single room-temperature transmission Mössbauer measurement. The method is first demonstrated for the case of iron and metallic glass two-foil system and is next generalized for the case of physical mixtures of two powders. We further apply this method to determine the recoilless fraction of hematite and magnetite particles. Finally, we provide direct measurement of the recoilless fraction in nanohematite and nanomagnetite with an average particle size of 19 nm.
Advanced Soft Magnetic Materials for Magnetic Recording Heads and Integrated Inductors
Authors: Sun N. X. , Crawford A. M. , Wang S. X. 
Published: January 2017

AbstractHigh performance magnetic heads, inductors and transformers, indispensable to information technology encompassing from information storage, portable power delivery, to wireless communication, require soft magnetic films with low coercivities, high permeability, and large ferromagnetic resonance frequencies.The Fe-Co-N-based films have a ferromagnetic resonance frequency of >1 GHz at zero-bias field, showing great promise for applications in write heads and integrated inductors in a frequency range of >1 GHz. Magnetization dynamics measurements at sub-nanosecond scale have been performed on Fe-Co-N high saturation soft magnetic films with Permalloy nanolayer seeds having a saturation magnetization of 24 kG. The high frequency behavior appears to be affected by magnetic anisotropy dispersion.One of the biggest challenges facing integration of magnetic material onto silicon is the compatibility of magnetics with standard silicon processing techniques. Integrated inductors were realized using ground planes of Co-Ta-Zr (p=100μΩ-cm). The magnetic properties of Co-Ta-Zr showed no change even after undergoing high temperature processing. Inductors with 1μm Co-Ta-Zr produced inductance values up to 60% higher than the air core inductors at frequencies up to 1.4 GHz.
Influence of Line-Width on Microstructure and Texture of Damascene Copper Interconnects
Authors: Mirpuri Kabir J. , Szpunar Jerzy A. , Kozaczek Kris J. 
Published: January 2017

AbstractThe structure, texture and grain boundary character distribution in the copper interconnects, for ten different line-widths varying from 0.35 to 100 μm, were investigated. Field Emission Gun-SEM orientation imaging microscopy was used in the investigation. The shape of the grains changed with increasing line-widths. The frequency of occurrence of more than one grain along the width and grain size increased with increasing line-width. The mean grain size was found to be 0.2 μm in the smallest lines with width 0.35 μm and as high as 2.5 μm in the 100 μm lines which were the largest in width. The grain size distribution was skew-symmetric with an inclination towards smaller size. The (111) pole figures, inverse pole figures and the area fraction of the grain boundaries with different misorientation angles were computed for all the line-widths. The 0.4 and 0.5 μm lines had stronger {111} component in the direction transverse to the trenches. The intensity of the component increased with decreasing width. The 0.35 μm lines, which were narrowest in width had two {111} components with <110> direction parallel to transverse and longitudinal directions. The higher line-widths had predominantly (111) fiber texture though presence of {111}<110> could also be identified. Number fraction of the grain boundaries with misorientation angle between 55-62° was maximum in all line-widths. The ∑3 and ∑9 coincidence site lattice (CSL) boundaries were present in significant number in all the investigated lines. Presence of twins running along the width could be easily identified in the submicron lines.