bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Connectomics: a need for comparative studies
Authors: Laurent Gilles , Laurent G. 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
Connectomics, the study of circuit architecture, has the potential to reveal the connectivity of any brain or brain area with single-synapse resolution. This is extremely exciting but at the same time quite daunting. The exciting part is obvious. The daunting part is less so, and relates to the challenge of extracting principles from overwhelming masses of high-resolution data. You might say that it is a nice problem to have, and I will agree. What I will argue here is that, if our goal is to derive from such data a general and theoretical understanding of the brain, wemust nowmore than ever take advantage of comparative approaches.
Evaluation of the Hydropower Generation Potential of a Dam Using Optimization Techniques: Application to Doma Dam, Nassarawa, in North Central Nigeria
Authors: Salami Adebayo Wahab , Sule Bolaji Fatai , Adunkpe Tope Lacroix , Ayanshola Ayanniyi Mufutau , Bilewu Solomon Olakunle 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
Optimization models have been developed to maximize annual energy generation from the Doma dam, subject to the constraint of releases for irrigation, ecological purposes, the water supply, the maximum yield from the reservoir and reservoir storage. The model was solved with LINGO software for various mean annual inflow exceedence probabilities. Two scenarios of hydropower retrofitting were considered. Scenario 1, with the reservoir inflows at 50%, 75%, and 90% probabilities of exceedence, gives the total annual hydropower as 0.531 MW, 0.450 MW and 0.291 MW, respectively. The corresponding values for scenario 2 were 0.615 MW, 0.507 MW, and 0.346 MW respectively. The study also considered increasing the reservoir’s live storage to 32.63Mm3 by taking part of the flood storage so that the maximum draft increases to 7 Mm3. With this upper limit of storage and draft with reservoir inflows of 50%, 75% and 90% probabilities of exceedence, the hydropower generated increased to 0.609 MW, 0.540 MW, and 0.347 MW respectively for the scenario 1 arrangement, while those of scenario 2 increased to 0.699 MW, 0.579MW and 0.406 MW respectively. The results indicate that the Doma Dam is suitable for the production of hydroelectric power and that its generation potential is between 0.61 MW and 0.70 MW.
Moisture Transfer in Concrete: Numerical Determination of the Capillary Conductivity Coefficient
Authors: Simo Elie , Dzali Mbeumo Pascal Durant , Mbami Njeuten Jeanne Claude 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
We numerically investigated moisture transfer in buildings made of concrete. We considered three types of concrete: normal concrete, pumice concrete and cellular concrete. We present the results of a 1-D liquid water flow in such materials. We evaluated the moisture distribution in building materials using the Runge-Kutta fourth-and-fifth-order method. The DOPRI5 code was used as an integrator. The model calculated the resulting moisture content and other moisture-dependent physical parameters. The moisture curves were plotted. The dampness data obtained was utilized for the numerical computation of the coefficient of the capillary conductivity of moisture. Different profiles of this coefficient are represented. Calculations were performed for four different values of the outdoor temperature: -5°C, 0°C, 5°C and 10°C. We determined that the curves corresponding to small time intervals of wetting are associated with great amplitudes of the capillary conductivity . The amplitudes of the coefficient of the capillary conductivity decrease as the time interval increases. High outdoor temperatures induce high amplitudes of the coefficient of the capillary conductivity.
Experimental Measurements of the Water Evaporation Rate of a Physical Model
Authors: Turza Róbert , Füri Belo B. 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
As the number of indoor swimming pools and wellness centers are currently growing, it is necessary to concentrate on the parameters of indoor environments. These parameters are necessary for the design of the HVAC systems that operate these premises. In indoor swimming-pool facilities, the energy demand is large due to ventilation losses from exhaust air. Since water evaporates from a pool’s surface, exhaust air has a high water content and specific enthalpy. In this paper the results of the water evaporation rate measured from swimming pool surfaces at higher thermal water temperatures are described.
Methods for Improvement of the Ecosystem Services of Soil by Sustainable Land Management in the Myjava River Basin
Authors: Korbeľová Lenka , Kohnová Silvia 
Published: April 2017

AbstractThe main aim of this study is the development of methods for the assessment of the ecosystem services (ESS) of soils within the RECARE project and the participatory identification of measures to combat soil threats caused by floods in the Myjava River basin. The Myjava Hills highlands are known for their rapid runoff response and related muddy floods, which are determined by both the natural and socio-economic conditions. Within the frame of the mentioned project, the ESS framework with detailed relationships between the ecology, societal response, driving forces and also human well-being was identified. Next, to assess the SLM practices in the pilot basin, the stakeholders, who showed an interest in solving the flood protection problems in their areas, took an active part in the process of evaluating, scoring and selecting the best sustainable land management practices (SLM) for the flood protection of soil. From the results which were proposed, the technology of vegetative strips was top rated within the total results among all the SLM measures in all the categories, followed by water-retaining ditches and small wooden dams. Building a polder least meets the proposed SLM criteria.
Specific Polymorphism 4G/5G Gene for PAI-1 as a Possible Cause of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Case Report
Authors: Matic Tatjana Boskovic , Gavrilovic Aleksandar , Simovic Snezana , Aleksic Dejan , Vesic Katarina , Azanjac Ana , Toncev Slavco , Drakulic Svetlana Miletic 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
Thrombosis of veins and venous sinus (CVT) is the rare cerebral vascular disorder which makes less than 1% of all strokes. Thrombosis of veins and venous sinuses is picturesquely called “мајоr neurological forger” since it is characterized by very varied clinical picture. Among the various causes of CVT, which can be of infective or non-infective nature, the congenital hyper coagulations especially stand out, diagnosis is based on highly sophisticated diagnostic tests.
We present the case of a female patient, 36 years old, who was hospitalized at the Clinic for Neurology in Clinical Center because of the diffuse headache she had for the last few days, with milder right-sided hemiparesis and one generalized tonic-clonic epileptic seizure. With nuclear magnetic resonance (MR/2D venography) the thrombosis of the upper and lower sagittal sinuses is confirmed. By appropriate laboratory tests, as well as by confirmatory immunological and genetic analyses, the impact of the most of the factors is excluded which can contribute to the occurrence of venous thrombosis. The only pathological findings which indicated the possible congenital thrombophilia as the cause of the sagittal sinus thrombosis was the determination of the specific polymorphism of the 4G/5G gene for plasminogen activator inhibitor 1.
According to our knowledge, this is the first decribed case of the possible impact of the specific polymorphism of the 4G/5G gene for plasminogen activator inhibitor of 1 on the development of cerebral venous thrombosis.
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Etanercept in Combination with Methotrexate for Rheumatoid Arthritis - Markov Model Based on Data from Serbia
Authors: Kostic Marina 
Published: April 2017

AbstractBiological therapeutic strategies have shown positive benefits for chronic and progressive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in clinical and radiological outcomes. Despite these results, the use of biological drugs in the treatment of RA is limited by high costs. The aim of this study was to compare the cost effectiveness of etanercept in combination with methotrexate and methotrexate alone in patients with RA in the socioeconomic environment of a Balkan country.We conducted a cost-effectiveness study using a Markov model from a societal perspective with a time horizon of 480 months. The cycle duration was set to one month. The basic transition probabilities and data on therapeutic efficacy were estimated from the available literature, while costs were calculated using the medical documents of patients with RA treated at the Clinical Center Kragujevac.Our results indicated that treatment of patients with RA using methotrexate alone is more cost effective, with a cost-effectiveness ratio of 1.446.640,78 RSD/QALY, than treatment with a combination of methotrexate and etanercept, with a cost-effectiveness ratio of 5.882.714,57 RSD/QALY.The use of etanercept to treat RA is not cost effective in the socioeconomic environment of Serbia. The cost-effectiveness ratio of biological drugs would be more favourable if special strategies for the pricing policy of biological drugs were established on the basis of local pharmacoeconomic studies.
Tear Film Stability in Patients with Pseudexfoliation
Authors: Vulovic Tatjana Sarenac , Pavlovic Sladjana , Janicijevic Katarina , Todorovic Dusan , Lutovac Mitar , Paunovic Svetlana , Petrovic Nenad , Jovanovic Svetlana , Zdravkovic Nemanja 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
Pseudoexfoliation syndrome is an age related disorder, characterized by abnormal fibrous fiber production and accumulation in different visceral organs as well as in the eye and periocular tissues. Hystological examination recorded the presence of the pseudoexfoliation in the conjunctiva, and they can disturb the accessory lacrimal gland and goblet cell function. This can explain tear film instability in patients with pseudoexfoliations. In our study, we examined the tear film stability in patients with and without pseudoexfoliation, using Schirmer test and tear break up time test. Our results indicated that patients with pseudoexfoliation had lower values of Schirmer and tear break up time tests than patients without it. Pseudoexfoliation is the main reason for the instability of the tear film, because of its negative impact on the conjucntival goblet cells. In conclusion, ophthalmologists must have these data on their mind in the process of the pseudoexfoliation glaucoma treatment and controlling.
Versioning Strauss
Authors: Tunbridge Laura 
Published: April 2017

Strauss's song “Frühlingsfeier,” op. 56, no. 5, was originally composed for voice and piano in 1906 and orchestrated in 1933. Its choice of poet—Heinrich Heine—–is unusual in the context of the literary trends and political attitudes in Germany at the contemporaneous moments. “Frühlingsfeier” resembles Strauss's opera Salome in subject matter: female grief for a beautiful man. The corybantic musical style of Strauss's setting is emphasized in its orchestral version, which was intended for the soprano Viorica Ursuleac, who recorded it in 1936.
Strauss's stature as a Lieder composer—despite the popularity of many of his songs—has often been queried. However, what seems on the surface to be a continuation of the late-Romantic tradition is subtly inflected by his poetic decisions and by musical renderings that need to be understood as part of a flexible continuum between versions of the song. Past and present are of less concern than being able to move fluidly between past, present, and future. Such movement opens up the possibility of a less rigid interpretation of Strauss's historical standing that allows his songs to be considered as other than simply regressive.
Engineering bacterial thiosulfate and tetrathionate sensors for detecting gut inflammation
Authors: Daeffler Kristina N‐M , Galley Jeffrey D , Sheth Ravi U , Ortiz‐Velez Laura C , Bibb Christopher O , Shroyer Noah F , Britton Robert A , Tabor Jeffrey J 
Published: April 2017

AbstractThere is a groundswell of interest in using genetically engineered sensor bacteria to study gut microbiota pathways, and diagnose or treat associated diseases. Here, we computationally identify the first biological thiosulfate sensor and an improved tetrathionate sensor, both two‐component systems from marine Shewanella species, and validate them in laboratory Escherichia coli. Then, we port these sensors into a gut‐adapted probiotic E. coli strain, and develop a method based upon oral gavage and flow cytometry of colon and fecal samples to demonstrate that colon inflammation (colitis) activates the thiosulfate sensor in mice harboring native gut microbiota. Our thiosulfate sensor may have applications in bacterial diagnostics or therapeutics. Finally, our approach can be replicated for a wide range of bacterial sensors and should thus enable a new class of minimally invasive studies of gut microbiota pathways.
Charles Fourier, os falanstérios e a crítica à civilização industrial
Authors: Barros José D'Assunção 
Published: April 2017

Este artigo busca examinar as idéias de Charles Fourier, escritor do século XIX habitualmente considerado como um “socialista utópico”. Uma introdução ao Socialismo Utópico no século XIX, incluindo comentários sobre outros socialistas utópicos como Saint-Simon e Robert Owen, prepara uma análise mais específica dos principais aspectos apresentados por Charles Fourier em seu Falanstério. Também são examinados aspectos relacionados à crítica social dirigida por Charles Fourier contra a sociedade industrial de sua época. Por fim, são referidas também algumas experiências concretas que se desdobraram do modelo utópico proposto por Fourier. This article attempts to examine the ideas of Charles Fourier, writer of the nineteen century habitually considered as a “utopian socialist”. An introduction of the Utopian Socialism in the nineteenth century, including commentaries about other utopian socialists as Saint-Simon and Robert Owen, prepares more specific analyses of some the principal aspects presented by Fourier in his falanstério. They are also examined aspects related to the social critic directed by Charles Fourier against the Industrial Society of his time. Finally, we refer to some concrete experiences inspired in the utopic patter proposed by Fourier.
Las elecciones uruguayas de 2014: Tabaré y el Frente Amplio otra vez
Authors: Bohigues Asbel 
Published: April 2017

En octubre de 2014 se celebraron las elecciones nacionales en Uruguay, resultando vencedor el expresidente Tabaré Vázquez y revalidándose la mayoría parlamentaria del Frente Amplio. Los resultados electorales fueron similares a los de 2009, confirmando el apoyo popular del Frente Amplio, en la presidencia desde 2005. En este trabajo se analizan los resultados en las elecciones legislativas y presidenciales de Uruguay en 2014, situándolos en la evolución del sistema de partidos uruguayo de las últimas décadas, a la vez que se atiende a la distribución territorial del voto, y el contexto político y socioeconómico previo a las elecciones. Igualmente se apunta a las principales claves para entender la tercera victoria consecutiva del Frente así como las implicaciones de dichos resultados a futuro tanto para el presidente Tabaré Vázquez como para el partido. Estas elecciones confirman el predominio del Frente Amplio en Uruguay, frente a los dos partidos tradicionales históricos, el Nacional y el Colorado, que llevan ya más de 10 años en la oposición, así como la división territorial del país: el interior apoya sobre todo a los partidos tradicionales, de centro-derecha, y la zona urbana, especialmente Montevideo, a la izquierda. In October 2014 the national elections in Uruguay took place, the expresident Tabaré Vázquez won and the Broad Front got again the parliamentary majority. The electoral results were quite similar to 2009, confirming the Broad Front’s popular support, with the presidency since 2005. This paper aims to analyse the results in both presidential and legislative elections in Uruguay in 2014, contextualizing them in the Uruguayan party system evolution in recent decades, also focusing on the territorial distribution of the vote, and the prior political and socioeconomic context to the elections. Likewise, the main key factors to explain the third consecutive victory of the Front are highlighted, as well as what these results involve for the future, both for president Tabaré Vázquez and for the party. This election confirms the predominance of the Broad Front in Uruguay, in opposition to the two historical traditional parties, National and Coloured, which have been in the opposition for more than 10 years, as well as the territorial division of the country: inland supports center-right traditional parties, and the urban zone, Montevideo specially, the left.
O impacto da crise económica e financeira nas principais medidas de proteção social en Portugal
Authors: Lousada Preciosa Maria Taveira 
Published: April 2017

Através da análise comparativa dos diplomas legais publicados e informação estatística disponibilizada pelo Instituto de Segurança Social, IP, propomos avaliar o impacto da crise económica e financeira de 2007/2008 nas principais medidas de proteção social vigentes em Portugal, nomeadamente o complemento solidário para idosos, subsídio de desemprego e de doença, abono de família para crianças e jovens, pensão de invalidez e velhice e, por último, o rendimento social de inserção. Na generalidade, todas as prestações sociais avaliadas foram perpassadas por alterações legislativas onerosas, expressas na redução dos montantes atribuídos, na supressão de benefícios, no período de concessão das mesmas e, naturalmente, no decréscimo de beneficiários, constituindo exceção a este último indicador (diminuição do número de beneficiários) o subsídio de desemprego e a pensão de velhice, circunstâncias suportadas nas consequências da crise e evolução desfavorável da demografia, respetivamente. Perante as evidencias encontradas, facilmente se pode concluir que a tendência para a implementação de políticas neoliberais de austeridade abalou os pilares do Estado de Bem-estar, ainda em construção, com repercussões diretas na vida de muitos cidadãos, sobretudo os mais vulneráveis. Through the comparative analysis of the published legal diplomas and static information available by the social security Institute IP, we aim to evaluate the impact of the financial and economic crisis of 2007/2008 in the main measures of social protection valid in Portugal, namely the solidarity complement for aged persons, unemployed and illness subsidy, family allowance for children and young, pension of invalidity and old age pension, and at last the social insertion income. In the generality, every available, social contributions have been passed by onerous legislative alterations, expressed in the reduction of the amounts attributed in the suppression of benefits, in the period of the concession of the same and of course in the decrease of benefits, in the period of concession of the same and obviously in the decrease of beneficiaries, being an exception to the last indicator (diminution of the number of beneficiaries) the unemployment subsidy and the old age pension, supported circumstances in the consequences of the crisis, and the adverse evolution of demography, respectively. Towards the found evidences, we can easily conclude that the tendency for the implementation of neoliberal politics of austerity, affected the pillars of the welfare State, still in construction, with direct consequences in the life of many citizens, above all, the more vulnerable.
A nyelőcső óriás inflammatorikus fibroid polipja
Authors: Vincze Balázs , Mezei Péter , Hanyik János , Almássy Sándor , Gyáni Károly , Szűcs Géza , Tóth Imre 
Published: April 2017

Absztrakt
Az inflammatorikus fibroid polipok (IFP) a gastrointestinalis rendszer ritka,
jóindulatú tumorai. Nyelőcsőben való előfordulásuk nagyon ritka, az óriási
méretűeké még ritkább. Egy 63 éves nőbeteg esetét ismertetjük, akinél a nyelőcső
alsó harmadából kiinduló proximálisan a légcsőoszlásig, distalisan a
gyomorszájon át a mellkasba herniálódott, illetve rekesz alatti gyomorrészbe
érő, prolabálódó 13 × 7 × 4,5 cm-es polipot távolítottunk el
oesophagogastrotomia során. A szövettan inflammatorikus fibroid polipot igazolt.
Az eset kapcsán rövid irodalmi áttekintést nyújtunk az IFP klinikumáról.
EVALUASI KESIAPAN KOTA AMBON DALAM MENDUKUNG MALUKU SEBAGAI LUMBUNG IKAN NASIONAL
Authors: Hikmayani Yayan , Suryawati Siti Hajar 
Published: April 2017

Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk melihat sejauh mana tingkat kesiapan Kota Ambon untuk mendukung pelaksanaan Maluku sebagai Lumbung Ikan Nasional (M-LIN) yang dianalisis dengan metode RAPFISH yang dimodifikasi menggunakan Multi Dimensional Scalling (MDS). Metode penelitian digunakan yaitu metode survey. Data yang digunakan terdiri dari data primer dan sekunder. Pengambilan data primer dilakukan terhadap responden melalui wawancara dengan menggunakan kuesioner. Data sekunder berupa laporan diperoleh dari berbagai instansi pemerintah dan perguruan tinggi. Responden terdiri dari pelaku usaha, Pemerintah Provinsi Maluku (Badan Perencana Daerah, Dinas Kelautan Perikanan), Pemerintah Kota (Badan Perencana Daerah, Dinas Perikanan dan Kelautan). Berdasarkan hasil analisis secara umum Kota Ambon masuk kategori siap sebagai daerah pendukung M-LIN dimana dari 6 dimensi hanya dimensi ekologi dan kelembagaan dan kebijakan yang masuk kategori cukup siap. Untuk meningkatkan kesiapan di Kota Ambon maka dimensi kelembagaan dan kebijakan menjadi dimensi yang paling utama untuk diperhatikan agar jelas mengenai keberlanjutan program M-LIN ini selanjutnya. Dari hasil analisis yang dilakukan berimplikasi pada peningkatan sinkronisasi dan harmonisasi seluruh pelaku dan pemangku kepentingan dalam pelaksanaan kegiatan yang terkait dengan program Maluku sebagai Lumbung Ikan Nasional. Selain itu juga perlu menyiapkan kebijakan berupa peraturan baik peraturan presiden (Perpres) maupun Keputusan Menteri (Kepmen) KP yang mendukung pelaksanaan program. Title: Evaluation of Readiness To Support The City Ambon Maluku As “Lumbung Ikan Nasional”This paper was aimed to evaluate the readiness level of Ambon city serving as buffer for Maluku sebagai Lumbung Ikan Nasional (M-LIN) which analyzed with modified RAPFISH method using Multi Dimensional Scalling (MDS). The study uses survei as the data collection method. This study used primary and secondary data. Primary data were collected through interviews using a set of questionnaires. Examples of secondary data were report or study reports from universities and local governement offices. The respondents are fishery business entities, provincial and district fishery offices, provincial planning office. This study finds that in general City Ambon is ready as support system for M-LIN. However, only two out of six categories of readiness are in good condition for readiness. The ready indicators are the governance and policies put in place in Ambon. These two indicators serve as key aspect insuring the sustainability of M-LIN program.