bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Indian Writing in English and the Discrepant Zones of World Literature
Authors: Wiemann Dirk 
Published: March 2017

AbstractFor world literature studies, Indian writing in English offers an exceptionally rich and variegated field of analysis: On the one hand, a set of prominent Indian or diasporic writers accrues substantial literary capital through metropolitan review circuits and award systems and thus maintains the high international visibility that Indian writing in English has acquired ever since the early 1980s. Addressing a readership that spans countries and continents, this kind of writing functions as a viable tributary to world literature. On the other hand, a new boom of Indian mass fiction in English has emerged that, while targeting a strictly domestic audience, is always already implicated in the dynamics of world literature as well, albeit in a very different way: As they deploy, appropriate and adopt a wide range of globally available templates of popular genres, these texts have globality inscribed into their very textures even if they do not circulate internationally.
Form-meaning correspondences in multiple dimensions: The structure of Hungarian finite clauses
Authors: Imrényi András 
Published: March 2017

AbstractThe paper combines the assumptions of Langacker’s Cognitive Grammar, Halliday’s Systemic Functional Grammar and Dependency Grammar, arguing for an analysis of clauses as multi-dimensional networks. The semantic pole of each dimension is a network of semantic relations, which stands in correspondence to formal aspects of clause structure such as case morphology, word order and prosody. The proposed approach is applied to the study of core phenomena of Hungarian. The D1 dimension of Hungarian finite clauses is concerned with frame semantic (“thematic”) relations and their coding (primarily by morphology) on the formal side. The D2 and D3 dimensions pertain to speech function and contextualization, respectively, with the semantic relations marked by word order and prosody. It is hoped that the proposed account of Hungarian may inform both cross-linguistic comparisons and theory development in cognitive linguistics.
Degradation of PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) in wastewater by advanced oxidation processes
Authors: Sun Weihua , Chen Lujun , Wang Jianlong 
Published: March 2017

AbstractAdvanced oxidation processes (AOPs) constitute a promising technology to treat wastewater containing organic pollutants that are not easily biodegradable. They have received increasing attention in the research and development of wastewater treatment technologies in recent decades for their removal or degradation of recalcitrant pollutants or as pretreatments to convert pollutants into smaller compounds, which can be treated using conventional biological methods. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is a typical refractory organic pollutant. It has received special attention due to its low biodegradability and the large amount of PVA-containing wastewater discharged from textile and paper mills. This review focuses on PVA removal and PVA wastewater pretreatment by AOPs, which include ozonation, Fenton oxidation, persulfate oxidation, ultrasound cavitation, ionizing radiation, photocatalytic oxidation, wet air oxidation and electrochemical oxidation. The mechanistic degradation pathways of PVA by AOPs are also discussed. In addition, a new classification of AOPs is applied for PVA treatment.
Changes in some biochemical parameters of alloxanized rats administered with varying concentrations of quail egg solution
Authors: Aba Patrick Emeka , Okorie-kanu Christian Onwuchekwa 
Published: March 2017

Abstract

Background
Quail egg is said to heal all sorts of ailments including diabetes and liver diseases, and people have started taking it indiscriminately without verification and standardization. This study investigated some biochemical effects associated with administration of varying concentrations of quail egg solution to alloxanized rats.

Methods
Thirty (30) adult male albino Wistar rats were assigned to 5 groups of 6 rats each. Groups 2–5 rats were injected with alloxan monohydrate intraperitoneally at the dose of 160 mg/kg while rats in group 1 served as normal control. Upon establishment of fasting blood glucose level above 126 mg/dL, the rats in groups 2–4 were administered 30, 15, and 7.5 mg/mL of quail egg solution respectively for 7 days. Rats in groups 1 and 5 received distilled water (10 mL/kg) each. All treatments were through the oral route. At the end of 7 days duration of the study, blood samples for some biochemical (alanine aminotransferase [ALT] and blood urea nitrogen [BUN]) analyses were collected.

Results
Results indicated that the quail egg administration to alloxanized rats especially at the concentration of 30 mg/mL significantly (p<0.5) reduced the elevated levels of ALT and BUN.

Conclusions
It was concluded that administration of quail egg solution to alloxanized rats mitigated hepatic injury and ameliorated renal lesion that may have resulted from the effect of alloxan monohydrate.
Environmental and genetic determinants of two vitamin D metabolites in healthy Australian children
Authors: Bima Abdulhadi , Pezic Angela , Sun Cong , Cameron Fergus J. , Rodda Christine , van der Mei Ingrid , Chiaroni-Clarke Rachel , Dwyer Terence , Kemp Andrew , Qu Jun , Carlin John , Ellis Justine A. , Ponsonby Anne-Louise 
Published: March 2017

AbstractBackground:Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with adverse health outcomes. We examined genetic and environmental determinants of serum 25(OH)DMethods:The study sample consisted of 322 healthy Australian children (predominantly Caucasians) who provided a venous blood sample. A parental interview was conducted and skin phototype and anthropometry measures were assessed. Concentrations of 25(OH)DResults:Deseasonalised log 25(OH)DConclusions:Environmental factors and genetic factors contributed to both vitamin D metabolite concentrations. The intriguing finding that the higher ambient UVR contributed to higher 1,25(OH)
Characteristics and management of mirror syndrome: a systematic review (1956–2016)
Authors: Allarakia Sabah , Khayat Hassan A. , Karami Moyassar M. , Aldakhil Abdulaziz M. , Kashi Ahmed M. , Algain Abdulrahman H. , Khan Mohammad A. , Alghifees Loai S. , Alsulami Raed E. 
Published: March 2017

AbstractObjectives:To describe the clinical features of mirror syndrome and to correlate the effects of different treatments with the fetal outcomes.Data sources:Online search up to May 2016 was conducted in the PubMed, Embase (Ovid platform) and clinicalTrials.gov without restrictions of language, date or journal. Only papers providing both fetal and maternal presentations and outcomes were included.Results:The study included 74 papers (n=111), with an additional two patients diagnosed at our center (n=113). The mean gestational age at diagnosis was 27 weeks±30 days (16–39 weeks). Whether early or late gestational age at diagnosis, and whether mother and fetus show symptoms simultaneously or on different dates, has insignificant impact on fetal outcome (P=0.06 and P=0.46, respectively). Edema (84%) followed by hypertension (60.1%) were the leading maternal findings. Fetal hydrops (94.7%) and placental edema (62.8%) were the commonest sonographic features. Procedures correcting fetal hydrops/anemiaConclusion:The gestational age at diagnosis and sequence of presentation have insignificant impact on fetal outcome. Improved fetal survival was associated with procedural interventions that correct fetal hydrops as well as labor induction.
The assessment of labor: a brief history
Authors: Cohen Wayne R. , Friedman Emanuel A. 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
In the 1930s, investigators in the US, Germany and Switzerland made the first attempts to quantify the course of labor in a clinically meaningful way. They emphasized the rupture of membranes as a pivotal event governing labor progress. Attention was also placed on the total number of contractions as a guide to normality. Beginning in the 1950s, Friedman determined that changes in cervical dilatation and fetal station over time were the most useful parameters for the assessment of labor progress. He showed all normal labors had similar patterns of dilatation and descent, differing only in the durations and slopes of their component parts. These observations led to the formulation of criteria that elevated the assessment of labor from a rather arbitrary exercise to one guided by scientific objectivity. Researchers worldwide confirmed the basic nature of labor curves and validated their functionality. This system allows us to quantify the effects of parity, analgesia, maternal obesity, prior cesarean, maternal age, and fetal presentation and position on labor. It permits analysis of outcomes associated with labor aberrations, quantifies the effectiveness of treatments and assesses the need for cesarean delivery. Also, dysfunctional labor patterns serve as indicators of short- and long-term risks to offspring. We still lack the necessary translational research to link the physiologic manifestations of uterine contractility with changes in dilatation and descent. Recent efforts to interpret electrohysterographic patterns hold promise in this regard, as does preliminary exploration into the molecular basis of dysfunctional labor. For now, the clinician is best served by a system of labor assessment proposed more than 60 years ago and embellished upon in considerable detail since.
Meso-level Objects, Powers, and Simultaneous Causation
Authors: Hansson Wahlberg Tobias 
Published: March 2017

AbstractI argue that Mumford and Anjum’s recent theory of simultaneous causation among powerful meso-level objects is problematic in several respects: it is based on a false dichotomy, it is incompatible with standard meso-level physics, it is explanatory deficient, and it threatens to render the powers metaphysics incoherent. Powers theorists are advised, therefore, to adopt a purely sequential conception of causation.
Models of optical quantum computing
Authors: Krovi Hari 
Published: March 2017

AbstractI review some work on models of quantum computing, optical implementations of these models, as well as the associated computational power. In particular, we discuss the circuit model and cluster state implementations using quantum optics with various encodings such as dual rail encoding, Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill encoding, and coherent state encoding. Then we discuss intermediate models of optical computing such as boson sampling and its variants. Finally, we review some recent work in optical implementations of adiabatic quantum computing and analog optical computing. We also provide a brief description of the relevant aspects from complexity theory needed to understand the results surveyed.
Fundamentals and applications of SERS-based bioanalytical sensing
Authors: Kahraman Mehmet , Mullen Emma R. , Korkmaz Aysun , Wachsmann-Hogiu Sebastian 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
Plasmonics is an emerging field that examines the interaction between light and metallic nanostructures at the metal-dielectric interface. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a powerful analytical technique that uses plasmonics to obtain detailed chemical information of molecules or molecular assemblies adsorbed or attached to nanostructured metallic surfaces. For bioanalytical applications, these surfaces are engineered to optimize for high enhancement factors and molecular specificity. In this review we focus on the fabrication of SERS substrates and their use for bioanalytical applications. We review the fundamental mechanisms of SERS and parameters governing SERS enhancement. We also discuss developments in the field of novel SERS substrates. This includes the use of different materials, sizes, shapes, and architectures to achieve high sensitivity and specificity as well as tunability or flexibility. Different fundamental approaches are discussed, such as label-free and functional assays. In addition, we highlight recent relevant advances for bioanalytical SERS applied to small molecules, proteins, DNA, and biologically relevant nanoparticles. Subsequently, we discuss the importance of data analysis and signal detection schemes to achieve smaller instruments with low cost for SERS-based point-of-care technology developments. Finally, we review the main advantages and challenges of SERS-based biosensing and provide a brief outlook.
The crystal structure of the Schiff base (E)-2,6-diisopropyl-N-(pyridin-4-ylmethylene)aniline, C18H22N2
Authors: Njogu Eric M. , Omondi Bernard , Nyamori Vincent O. 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
C18H22N2, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 9.4660(4) Å, b = 9.4043(3) Å, c = 18.0824(7) Å, β = 96.070(2)°, V = 1600.69(11) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0426, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1167, T = 100 K.
Crystal structure of 5-acetyl-3-(3-fluoro-4-morpholinophenyl)oxazolidin-2-one, C15H17FN2O4
Authors: Samipillai Marivel , Govender Thavendran , Kruger Hendrik G. , Tricia Naicker 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
C15H17FN2O4, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 12.4266(11) Å, b = 6.6865(5) Å, c = 17.1510(15) Å, β = 99.288(2)°, V = 1406.4(2) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0422, wRref (F2) = 0.1139, T = 173 K.
Crystal structure of chlorido{[3-(η5-cyclopenta-dienyl)-2,2,3-trimethyl-1-phenylbutylidene] azanido-κN}[η2(N,O)-N,N-dimethylhydroxylaminato]titanium(IV), C20H27ClN2OTi
Authors: Večeřa Miloš , Gyepes Róbert , Lamač Martin 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
C20H27ClN2OTi, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 9.4006(2) Å, b = 10.8185(3) Å, c = 19.4821(5) Å, β = 97.941(1)°, V = 1962.34(9) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0270, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0731, T = 150(2) K.
The nanomedicine landscape of South Africa
Authors: Dube Admire , Ebrahim Naushaad 
Published: March 2017

AbstractNanomedicine is one of the most exciting applications of nanotechnology and promises to address several of mankind’s healthcare needs. South Africa is one of the countries engaged in nanomedicine research and product development on the African continent. In this article, we provide a top-level description of the policy, infrastructure, and human capital development programs supported by the South African government. We also highlight the nanomedicine outputs (publications, patents, and products) that have emanated from South Africa. This description of a “newly industrialized” country engagement in nanomedicine is important within the global context of nanomedicine development.
Complexing power of hydro-soluble degradation products from γirradiated polyvinylchloride: influence on Eu(OH)3(s) solubility and Eu(III) speciation in neutral to alkaline environment
Authors: Reiller Pascal E. , Fromentin Elodie , Ferry Muriel , Dannoux-Papin Adeline , Badji Hawa , Tabarant Michel , Vercouter Thomas 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
The complexing power of hydrosoluble degradation products (HDPs) from an alkaline hydrolysis of a 10 MGy γ-irradiated polyvinylchloride is studied. The complexation of Eu(III), as an analogue of lanthanide and actinide radionuclides at their +III oxidation state for oxygen containing functions, is evidenced both from the increasing of Eu(OH)3(s) dissolution, and from a complexometric titration by time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy. The dissolution of Eu(OH)3(s) in a simplified alkaline solution (0.3 M KOH/0.1 M NaOH) increases moderately, but significantly, with the HDPs concentration. The luminescence signal of the supernatant clearly indicates the presence of several complexed Eu(III) species. Performing a complexometric titration of Eu(III) from pH 6 by alkaline HDPs shows the formation of two different species with increasing HDPs’ concentration and pH. Operational complexation constants – based on dissolved carbon concentration – are proposed. The analyses of the spectra and luminescence decays seem to confirm the presence of two different species.
Neurotransmission systems in Parkinson’s disease
Authors: Sanjari Moghaddam Hossein , Zare-Shahabadi Ameneh , Rahmani Farzaneh , Rezaei Nima 
Published: March 2017

AbstractParkinson’s disease (PD) is histologically characterized by the accumulation of α-synuclein particles, known as Lewy bodies. The second most common neurodegenerative disorder, PD is widely known because of the typical motor manifestations of active tremor, rigidity, and postural instability, while several prodromal non-motor symptoms including REM sleep behavior disorders, depression, autonomic disturbances, and cognitive decline are being more extensively recognized. Motor symptoms most commonly arise from synucleinopathy of nigrostriatal pathway. Glutamatergic, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic, cholinergic, serotoninergic, and endocannabinoid neurotransmission systems are not spared from the global cerebral neurodegenerative assault. Wide intrabasal and extrabasal of the basal ganglia provide enough justification to evaluate network circuits disturbance of these neurotransmission systems in PD. In this comprehensive review, English literature in PubMed, Science direct, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases were perused. Characteristics of dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic systems, disturbance of these neurotransmitter systems in the pathophysiology of PD, and their treatment applications are discussed.
Crystal packing and layered morphology relationships in naphthalene sulfonate compounds
Authors: Toson Valentina , Milanesio Marco , Conterosito Eleonora 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
The crystal structure of sodium naphthalene 2-sulfonate (Na2-NS) is reported. This compound raised the attention as a pollutant, being widely used in industry, and its intercalation in inorganic matrices, such as layered double hydroxides (LDH), could be a suitable removal strategy. The crystal structure of the title compound, despite its simplicity, is not known in the literature, so we looked for a strategy to grow crystals suitable for a single crystal study. Although many attempts were made to recrystallize it, Na2-NS grows in bunches of very thin laminae, with a high degree of mosaicity and intergrowth, explaining the absence of a reported crystal structure. The crystal structure shows layers of Na+ cations with the organic part arranged in between. The crystals grow easily in the layer plane, whilst the growth perpendicular to the layers is driven by weak non-bonding interaction and thus unfavored. The crystal packing features were related to the density of charges in the cationic layer with respect to the size of the anion. By comparing the crystal structures of 2-NS salts with different cations, and with or without an amino substituent in different positions, it was possible to find the relationship between the density of the positive charges and the deepness of interdigitation of the 2-NS moieties. We exploited this information to shed light on the structural features of 2-NS and related compounds intercalated into LDH. The X-ray powder diffraction pattern of 2-NS intercalated LDH (V. Toson, E. Conterosito, L. Palin, et al. Facile intercalation of organic molecules into hydrotalcites by liquid-assisted grinding: yield optimization by a chemometric approach. Cryst. Growth Des.
2015, 15, 5368) resulted consistent with a crystal packing characterized by the partial interdigitation of the 2-NS anions.
Effects of extracts and compounds from Tricholoma populinum Lange on degranulation and IL-2/IL-8 secretion of immune cells
Authors: Merdivan Simon , Jenett-Siems Kristina , Siems Karsten , Niedermeyer Timo H.J. , Schultze Nadin , Steinborn Carmen , Gründemann Carsten , Lindequist Ulrike 
Published: March 2017

Abstract:

Tricholoma populinum Lange is an edible basidiomycete from the family Tricholomataceae. Extracts, fractions, and different metabolites isolated from the fruiting bodies of this mushroom were tested for degranulation-inhibiting activities on RBL-2H3 cells (rat basophils). Dichloromethane extracts decreased degranulation significantly, as did a fraction after column chromatography. In addition, the extract decreased the IL-2 release from Jurkat T cells and the release of IL-8 from HMC-1 human mast cells. The results show the significant effects of extracts of T. populinum on cells of the innate (basophils and mast cells) and adaptive (T cells) immune system and indicate the influence of the mushroom on different immunological processes. As one fraction showed activity, it seems to be possible that it includes an active principle. The compounds responsible for this effect, however, could not be identified as the contents oleic acid (1), ergosterol peroxide (2), and 9,11-dehydroergosterol peroxide (3) showed no effects. Nevertheless, the mushroom could be used for supporting allergy treatment in future studies.
Video consultations as add-on to standard care among patients with type 2 diabetes not responding to standard regimens: a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Hansen Caroline Raun , Perrild Hans , Koefoed Birgitte Gade , Zander Mette 
Published: March 2017

Objective
To examine whether video consultations preceded by measurements of blood glucose, weight and blood pressure as add-on to standard care could contribute to achieving and maintaining good diabetes control among patients with poorly regulated type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Design
Randomized controlled trial.

Methods
165 patients with T2D were randomized 1:1 to telemedicine intervention as add-on to clinic-based care or control (clinic-based care). The intervention consisted of monthly video conferences with a nurse via a tablet computer and lasted for 32 weeks. Regularly self-monitored measurements of blood sugar, blood pressure and weight were uploaded and visible to patient and nurse. Both groups were followed up six months after the end of the intervention period.

Primary endpoint
HbA1c after eight months.

Results
Video conferences preceded by uploads of measurements as add-on to clinic-based care led to a significant reduction of HbA1c compared to that in standard care (0.69% vs 0.18%, P = 0.022). However, at six-month follow-up, the inter-group difference in HbA1c-reduction was no longer significant. Non-completers had higher HbA1c levels at baseline and a lower degree of education.

Conclusion
Video consultations preceded by uploading relevant measurements can lead to clinically and statistically significant improvements in glycemic control among patients who have not responded to standard regimens. However, continuing effort and attention are essential as the effect does not persist when intervention ends. Furthermore, future studies should focus on differentiation as the most vulnerable patients are at greater risk of non-adherence.