bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Reduction of metal artifacts from unilateral hip arthroplasty on dual-energy CT with metal artifact reduction software
Authors: Yue Dong , Fan Rong Cheng , Ning Cai , Liang Hu , Ai Lian Liu , Ru Xin Wang , Ya Hong Luo 
Published: September 2017

Background The evaluation of hip arthroplasty is a challenge in computed tomography (CT). The virtual monochromatic spectral (VMS) images with metal artifact reduction software (MARs) in spectral CT can reduce the artifacts and improve the image quality. Purpose To evaluate the effects of VMS images and MARs for metal artifact reduction in patients with unilateral hip arthroplasty. Material and Methods Thirty-five patients underwent dual-energy CT. Four sets of VMS images without MARs and four sets of VMS images with MARs were obtained. Artifact index (AI), CT number, and SD value were assessed at the periprosthetic region and the pelvic organs. The scores of two observers for different images and the inter-observer agreement were evaluated. Results The AIs in 120 and 140 keV images were significantly lower than those in 80 and 100 keV images. The AIs of the periprosthetic region in VMS images with MARs were significantly lower than those in VMS images without MARs, while the AIs of pelvic organs were not significantly different. VMS images with MARs improved the accuracy of CT numbers for the periprosthetic region. The inter-observer agreements were good for all the images. VMS images with MARs at 120 and 140 keV had higher subjective scores and could improve the image quality, leading to reliable diagnosis of prosthesis-related problems. Conclusion VMS images with MARs at 120 and 140 keV could significantly reduce the artifacts from hip arthroplasty and improve the image quality at the periprosthetic region but had no obvious advantage for pelvic organs.
Impact of Preterm Birth on Glucocorticoid Variability in Human Milk
Authors: Pundir Shikha , Mitchell Cameron J. , Thorstensen Eric B. , Wall Clare R. , Perrella Sharon L. , Geddes Donna T. , Cameron-Smith David 
Published: September 2017

Background: Preterm birth is a stressful event for both the mother and infant. Whereas the initiation of breastfeeding is important for preterm infant health, little is known of the glucocorticoid hormones (cortisol and cortisone) in human milk following preterm birth. Research aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between human milk glucocorticoid concentrations and preterm birth. Methods: Human milk was sampled weekly for up to 6 weeks from 22 women who delivered a preterm infant at 28 to 32 weeks’ gestation. Human milk was analyzed for total and free cortisol and cortisone concentrations using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Results: Milk sampled from mothers of preterm infants had more cortisone than cortisol ( p < .001), with a strong correlation between both hormones ( p = .001, r = .85). The cortisone was significantly higher in the milk of mothers who delivered infants after 30 weeks compared with those who delivered before 30 weeks of gestation ( p = .02). Glucocorticoid concentrations did not change over the sampling time (weeks 1 to 6 postpartum) and did not differ by infant gender. Conclusion: Glucocorticoids were present in all milk samples following preterm birth. Cortisone concentration tended to be higher in those who delivered after 30 weeks’ gestation but did not increase further over the weeks following birth.
Intraoperative High-Frequency Jet Ventilation Is Equivalent to Conventional Ventilation During Patent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation
Authors: Noonan Mackenzie , Turek Joseph W. , Dagle John M. , McElroy Steven J. 
Published: September 2017

Background: Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) treatment is typically pharmacologic, but if unsuccessful, surgical ligation is commonly performed. High-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) is used at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital for extremely low birth weight infants. Historically, neonates requiring PDA ligation were temporarily transferred to conventional ventilation (CV) prior to surgery. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine whether conversion was necessary. Methods: This retrospective cohort analysis examined outcomes following PDA ligation from 2014 to 2016 at the University of Iowa’s Stead Family Children’s Hospital. Infants who were transferred to CV prior to surgery and returned to HFJV postprocedure are referred to as the CV cohort. The HFJV cohort infants remained on HFJV throughout. Results: We found no significant increases in morbidity or mortality with the use of intraoperative HFJV and potentially show some benefit through greater reduction in serum CO2. Conclusions: Mode of ventilation during PDA ligation does not affect surgical morbidity or mortality or short-term clinical outcomes. Conversion to CV from HFJV is not necessary.
Identification of extant vertebrate Myxine glutinosa VWF: evolutionary conservation of primary hemostasis
Authors: Grant Marianne A. , Beeler David L. , Spokes Katherine C. , Chen Junmei , Dharaneeswaran Harita , Sciuto Tracey E. , Dvorak Ann M. , Interlandi Gianluca , Lopez José A. , Aird William C. 
Published: September 2017

Key PointsThe extant vertebrate hagfish, M glutinosa, has a single, functional vwf gene, structurally simpler than in higher vertebrates. VWF appeared in an ancestral vertebrate as a hemostatic protein lacking functional domains required for primary hemostasis under high flow.
Formal model of earthquake disaster mitigation and management system
Authors: Zafar Nazir Ahmad , Afzaal Hamra 
Published: September 2017

AbstractWireless sensor and actors networks (WSANs) have become an important research area due to its large number of applications in safety, security and mission-critical systems. Natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods have distressing effects on human lives, economy and environment particularly in the developing countries due to their high population and lack of infrastructure. Earthquake is one of the major such disasters which causes a huge loss in terms of deaths, environment damages and loss of property because of its unpredictable nature. There exists much work on earthquake prediction, disaster mitigation and management but mostly is based on simulation and testing techniques which have certain limitations. Formal methods are mathematical approaches which assure correctness of systems to overcome limitations of simulation and testing techniques. That is why a formal system of earthquake disaster mitigation and management using formal methods and WSANs is proposed. Sensors and actors are deployed in the earthquakes vulnerable areas in the form of subnets which increase energy efficiency of the network as the processing becomes localized at a subnet level. Firstly, graph theory is used to represent subnet-based model which is then transformed into a formal model. Vienna Development Method-Specification Language (VDM-SL) is used to describe and prove correctness of the formal specification. The developed specification is then validated and verified through VDM-SL Toolbox facilities by analyzing the pre/post conditions and invariants over the formal system.
Ecological risk assessment and health safety speculation during color fastness properties enhancement of natural dyed cotton through metallic mordants
Authors: Repon Md. Reazuddin , Islam M. Tauhidul , Mamun Md. Abdullah Al 
Published: September 2017

AbstractVariety and durability of color are presumed as key constrains of natural dyes. So, this study attempts to investigate the effect of metallic mordants on the color fastness properties of ecologically dyed cotton fabric using banana floral stem sap. Color difference was measured in terms of hue (ΔH*), chroma (ΔL*) and value (ΔC*) difference. Metal ions in residual mordanting bath, dyeing wastewater and level of trace metals in the finished fabric surface were accessed to justify the environmental safety and speculate the health risk respectively. Pre-mordanted specimens were dyed at 100 °C for 60 min. Optical properties of extracted sap were observed by UV visible spectroscopy. Dye fixation with fiber was determined by FTIR-ATR spectra. Atomic absorption spectroscopy was employed to determine the trace metals in finished fabric. Effect of metallic mordants were calculated in terms of color fastness to wash, water, perspiration, rubbing and light for estimating the color durability. Except light fastness property almost all color fastness values were 4/5, i.e. very good. Light fastness properties were improved for mordanting action with metallic salts. The level of trace metals in finished fabric were within the safe zone.
Parapets, Politics, and Making a Difference: Lessons from Christchurch
Authors: Brower Ann 
Published: September 2017

At 12:51 on 22 February 2011, 12 people died beside me. The parapet and facade of an unreinforced masonry building on the main street of Christchurch, New Zealand, crushed the bus that I was riding. I'm the only one left, the lucky 13th. My leg, my hand, and my soul will never be the same. I broke more bones than the surgeons were willing to count, spent two months in the hospital, and most of a year off work. I walked, slept, and dreamed in a fog for four years. It cost half a million dollars to save my left leg. I treasure that leg, scars and all, but still feel the earthquake in every step. In this opinion paper, I share my story—from the earthquake, to the Bright Light, to the Dark Place, to the hospital, to the Dalai Lama, to the halls of Parliament. I also share the story of a nation coming to grips with its home on the Ring of Fire. The story ends on 8 May 2016, when Parliament passed the new Building Act, complete with a ministerially titled “Brower Amendment” that halved the remediation time for unreinforced masonry parapets and other falling hazards. I conclude with the lessons I've learned on making a difference.
Phase III, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial of Motesanib (AMG-706) in Combination With Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in East Asian Patients With Advanced Nonsquamous Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Authors: Kubota Kaoru , Yoshioka Hiroshige , Oshita Fumihiro , Hida Toyoaki , Yoh Kiyotaka , Hayashi Hidetoshi , Kato Terufumi , Kaneda Hiroyasu , Yamada Kazuhiko , Tanaka Hiroshi , Ichinose Yukito , Park Keunchil , Cho Eun Kyung , Lee Kyung-Hee , Lin Chih-Bin , Yang James Chih-Hsin , Hara Kaori , Asato Takayuki , Nakagawa Kazuhiko 
Published: September 2017

Purpose This phase III, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study determined whether motesanib improved progression-free survival (PFS) compared with placebo in combination with paclitaxel and carboplatin (P/C) in East Asian patients with stage IV/recurrent nonsquamous non–small-cell lung cancer. Patients and Methods Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive oral motesanib 125 mg or placebo once daily plus paclitaxel 200 mg/m2 IV and carboplatin area under the concentration-time curve 6 mg/mL ⋅ min IV for up to six 3-week cycles. Random assignment was stratified by epidermal growth factor receptor status, region, and weight loss in the 6 months before assignment. The primary end point was PFS, the key secondary end point was overall survival, and other secondary end points were objective response rate, time to tumor response, duration of response, and adverse events (AEs). Results Four hundred one patients were assigned to receive motesanib plus P/C (n = 197) or placebo plus P/C (n = 204). Median PFS was 6.1 v 5.6 months for motesanib versus placebo (stratified log-rank test P = .0825; stratified hazard ratio, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.64 to 1.03; P = .0820); median overall survival was not reached versus 21.6 months ( P = .5514). In secondary analyses, the objective response rate was 60.1% v 41.6% ( P < .001); median time to tumor response, 1.4 v 1.6 months, and median duration of response, 5.3 v 4.1 months. Incidence of grade ≥ 3 AEs (86.7% v 67.6%) and AEs that led to drug discontinuation (32.7% v 14.2%) were higher with motesanib than with placebo. AEs reported more frequently with motesanib were GI disorders, hypertension, and gallbladder related. Conclusion Motesanib plus P/C did not significantly improve PFS versus placebo plus P/C in East Asian patients with stage IV/recurrent nonsquamous non–small-cell lung cancer.
Nonoperative Management and Novel Imaging for Posterior Circumflex Humeral Artery Injury in Volleyball
Authors: van de Pol Daan , Planken R. Nils , Terpstra Aart , Pannekoek-Hekman Marja , Kuijer P. Paul F.M. , Maas Mario 
Published: September 2017

Abstract
We report on a 34-yr-old male elite volleyball player with symptomatic emboli in the spiking hand from a partially thrombosed aneurysm of the posterior circumflex humeral artery (PCHA) in his dominant shoulder. At initial diagnosis and follow-up, a combination of time-resolved and high-resolution steady state contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (CE-MRA) enabled detailed visualization of: (1) emboli that were not detectable by vascular ultrasound; and (2) the PCHA aneurysm, including compression during abduction and external rotation (ABER provocation). At 15-month follow-up, including forced cessation of volleyball activities over the preceding 9 months, the PCHA aneurysm remained unchanged. Central filling defects in the palmar arch and digital arteries resolved over time and affected arterial vessel segments showed postthrombotic changes. Digital blood pressure values improved substantially and almost normalized during follow-up. In conclusion, this case report is the first to show promising results of nonoperative management for a vascular shoulder overuse injury in a professional volleyball player as an alternative to invasive therapeutic options.
The integration site of the APP transgene in the J20 mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
Authors: Tosh Justin L. , Rickman Matthew , Rhymes Ellie , Norona Frances E. , Clayton Emma , Mucke Lennart , Isaacs Adrian M. , Fisher Elizabeth M.C. , Wiseman Frances K. 
Published: September 2017

Background: Transgenic animal models are a widely used and powerful tool to investigate human disease and develop therapeutic interventions. Making a transgenic mouse involves random integration of exogenous DNA into the host genome that can have the effect of disrupting endogenous gene expression. The J20 mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a transgenic overexpresser of human APP with familial AD mutations and has been extensively utilised in preclinical studies and our aim was to determine the genomic location of the J20 transgene insertion. Methods: We used a combination of breeding strategy and Targeted Locus Amplification with deep sequencing to identify the insertion site of the J20 transgene array. To assess RNA and protein expression of Zbtb20, we used qRT-PCR and Western Blotting. Results: We demonstrate that the J20 transgene construct has inserted within the genetic locus of endogenous mouse gene Zbtb20 on chromosome 16 in an array, disrupting expression of mRNA from this gene in adult hippocampal tissue, while expression of Zbtb20 protein remains unchanged. We note that the endogenous mouse App gene also lies on chromosome 16, although 42 Mb from the Zbtb20 locus. Conclusions: These data will be useful for future studies utilising this popular model of AD, particularly those investigating gene interactions between the J20 APP transgene and other genes present on Mmu16 in the mouse.
Does Local Access to Finance Matter? Evidence from U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Shale Booms
Authors: Gilje Erik P. 
Published: September 2017

I exploit exogenous changes in local credit supply from shale discoveries to identify where and when local access to finance is economically important for firms. I find that the real effects of a credit supply shock are linked to local lending market characteristics. Changes in local credit supply have significant real effects in lending markets dominated by small banks, while there is no effect in other markets. These results suggest that small banks, which do not benefit from deep internal capital markets, face economically meaningful frictions in accessing external interbank markets to fund loans. The effect in other markets, which have large multimarket banks, indicates that these markets are not as dependent on local funding sources for lending. These findings illustrate the important role that the internal capital markets of banks have on real outcomes. The online appendix is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2017.2818 . This paper was accepted by Amit Seru, finance.
Rumenocentesis: a useful technique for diagnosis and monitoring of rumen health in cattle
Authors: Atkinson Owen 
Published: September 2017

Rumenocentesis is the collection of rumen fluid by percutaneous needle aspiration, under local anaesthetic. It can be done in any ruminant, but is usually reserved for dairy herds, where the monitoring of rumen pH and other rumen health parameters can be particularly valuable. The most easily measurable rumen fluid characteristics include pH and visual (microscopical) assessments of protozoa population. Careful animal selection and skilled interpretation of findings are necessary to reach sound conclusions. Management decisions can be based on rumenocentesis findings alone, but preferably other herd health and performance information is used alongside rumen fluid results. Rumen fluid examination allows a more holistic approach to be taken for dairy cow nutrition, considering, as it does, the response of the rumen microbiome to the diet which is being fed.
Iznik or Paris? Imitations of Ottoman Pottery in the Collection of the West Bohemian Museum in Pilsen
Authors: Mleziva Jindřich 
Published: September 2017

Abstract
The article focuses on imitations of Asian craftsmanship, manufactured during the 19th century and found in the West Bohemian Museum in Pilsen collection. The collection was created at the end of the 19th century. During that period the museum acquired both original Asian products and products manufactured in Europe under the influence of Asian art. In some cases, however, it happened that objects acquired for the collection a hundred years previously were later thought to be Asian originals. The Pilsen ewer is described in accounts records as a teapot made according to a Persian model. Although in the past it was confused with original work, today objects like this are an indication of the influence that Ottoman ceramics had not only on ceramics production in the second half of the 19th century Europe, and a reflection of the interest in and considerable popularity of Middle Eastern and Oriental arts and crafts in Europe.
Does the foveal shape influence the image formation in human eyes?
Authors: Frey Katharina , Zimmerling Beatrice , Scheibe Patrick , Rauscher Franziska G. , Reichenbach Andreas , Francke Mike , Brunner Robert 
Published: September 2017

Abstract
In human eyes, the maximum visual acuity correlates locally with the fovea, a shallow depression in the retina. Previous examinations have been reduced to simple geometrical fovea models derived from postmortem preparations and considering only a few superficial ray propagation aspects. In the current study, an extended and realistic analysis of ray-optical simulations for a comprehensive anatomical realistic eye model for the anterior part and realistic aspherical human foveal topographical profiles deduced from in vivo optical coherence tomography (OCT) are presented, and the refractive index step at the transition from vitreous to retinal tissue is taken into account. The optical effect of a commonly shaped (averaged) and an extraordinarily shaped foveal pit were both compared to the analysis of an assumed pure spherical boundary layer. The influence of the aperture size, wavelength, and incident angle on the spot size and shape, as well as the axial focal and lateral centroid position is investigated, and a lateral displacement of about 2 μm and an axial shift of the best focal position of less than 4 μm are found. These findings indicate only small optical effects that are laterally in the range of inter-receptor distances and axially less than the photoreceptor outer segment dimension.
The Soul and Personal Identity in Early Stoicism: Two Theories?
Authors: Celkyte Aiste 
Published: September 2017

AbstractThis paper is dedicated to exploring the alleged difference between Cleanthes’ and Chrysippus’ accounts of the post-mortal survival of the souls and the conceptions of personal identity that these accounts underpin. I argue that while Cleanthes conceptualised the personal identity as grounded in the rational soul, Chrysippus conceptualised it as the being an embodied rational soul. I also suggest that this difference between the two early Stoics might have been due to his metaphysical commitments arising from his response to the Growing Argument put forth by the Academics rather than the critique of his teacher.
Addendum to Finite decomposition complexity and the integral Novikov conjecture for higher algebraic K-theory
(J. reine angew. Math. 694 (2014), 129–178)
Authors: Ramras Daniel A. , Tessera Romain , Yu Guoliang 
Published: September 2017

Abstract
We supply an argument that was missing from the proof of the main result of the article “Finite decomposition complexity and the integral Novikov conjecture for higher algebraic K-theory” [7]. The argument is essentially formal, and does not affect the strategy of the proof.
Wear-dependent specific coefficients in a mechanistic model for turning of nickel-based superalloy with ceramic tools
Authors: López de Lacalle Luis Norberto , Urbicain Pelayo Gorka , Fernández-Valdivielso Asier , Alvarez Alvaro , González Haizea 
Published: September 2017

AbstractDifficult to cut materials such as nickel and titanium alloys are used in the aeronautical industry, the former alloys due to its heat-resistant behavior and the latter for the low weight - high strength ratio. Ceramic tools made out alumina with reinforce SiC whiskers are a choice in turning for roughing and semifinishing workpiece stages. Wear rate is high in the machining of these alloys, and consequently cutting forces tends to increase along one operation.This paper establishes the cutting force relation between work-piece and tool in the turning of such difficult-to-cut alloys by means of a mechanistic cutting force model that considers the tool wear effect. The cutting force model demonstrates the force sensitivity to the cutting engagement parameters (ap, f) when using ceramic inserts and wear is considered.Wear is introduced through a cutting time factor, being useful in real conditions taking into account that wear quickly appears in alloys machining. A good accuracy in the cutting force model coefficients is the key issue for an accurate prediction of turning forces, which could be used as criteria for tool replacement or as input for chatter or other models.
海峡两岸立法语言中 “的” 字句式与 “者” 字句式对比研究
Authors: 玉华 邹 
Published: September 2017

摘要
海峡两岸立法语言都常用列举式，大陆《刑法》最常用且典型的列举式是“的” 字句式，台湾地区《刑法》最常用且典型的列举式是 “者” 字句式。大陆《刑法》“的” 字句式的列举项是 “的” 字结构，台湾地区《刑法》“者” 字句式的列举项是 “者” 字结构。“的” 字句式脱胎于 “者” 字句式。立法语言中的 “者” 字句式来自黄遵宪对日本《旧刑法》的翻译。