bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Application of Glycerin in Liquid Laundry Detergents as an Example of Innovation in the Household Chemicals Industry
Authors: Bocho-Janiszewska Anita , Wasilewski Tomasz 
Published: September 2017

Abstract
The aim of the study presented in the paper was to demonstrate that using a combination of glycerin and surfactants in the form of sodium salts in the production of laundry liquid detergents might be an alternative to the currently commonly produced products based on surfactants in the form of potassium or triethanol ammonium salts. Tests were performed to determine functional standard properties of model liquid laundry detergent formulations with different contents of glycerin. The analysis focused on foaming power, rheological properties, solubility, washing ability and decrease in fabric strength after washing. The most beneficial functional properties, comparable to those found in formulations containing potassium or triethanol ammonium salts, were achieved at the glycerin content of 20%.
Characterization of Pyrene Solubilization in Selective Micellar Media of Novel Bio-degradable Natural Surfactant Saponin (Extracted from Soap Nut) and Conventional Surfactant SDBS in Presence and Absence of Common Salt NaCl
Authors: Mondal Monohar Hossain , Malik Susanta , Saha Bidyut 
Published: September 2017

Abstract
Solubilisation of pyrene (PAHs) in aqueous micellar solutions of natural surfactant saponin and conventional surfactant sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS) has been examined by UV-Vis and steady state fluorescence spectrometry at 30°C. The effect of addition of common salt NaCl on the I1/I3 of fluorescence has also been determined. The experiment concludes that the pyrene molecules were incorporated in the palisade layers of both micelles because of their hydrophobic character. The interaction of pyrene with a neutral saponin micelle resulted in a red shift of UV absorption spectra, while the negative headed surfactant SDBS showed no such phenomena. The resulting thermodynamic parameters proved the better efficiency of the bio-surfactant saponin for the solubilization of pyrene with respect to that of the conventional surfactant SDBS. With increasing ionic strength (on addition of NaCl) the solubilization of pyrene was found to be better and effective in both the surfactant mediums.
Clinical and Demographic Profiles of Patients Diagnosed as Cough Variant Asthma attended at Tertiary Referral Hospital
Authors: Hossain SK Shahinur , Islam Md Safiul , Rahman Md Mustafizur , Dey Shubhashish , Mahmud Khurshid 
Published: September 2017

Background: Cough variant asthma is presented with different clinical and demographic characteristics.Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to see the clinico-demographic profiles of cough variant asthma patients.Methodology: This descriptive type of cross-sectional study was carried out in theDepartment of Respiratory Medicine at National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital (NIDCH), Dhaka, Bangladesh from September 2014 to August 2015 for a period of one year. Patients presented with cough variant asthma attending in NIDCH were selected as study population. Methacholine challenge test was performed to diagnosis of Cough Variant Asthma. Result: A total number of 50 patients were recruited for this study. The mean age±SD was found 19.1±7.6 years. Male was predominant than female with a ratio of 1.4.:1. Among the study population positive family history of asthma was found in 39.0% cases and associated allergic rhinitis was reported in 58.0% cases. Eczema was associated with 16.0% patients;however, only 4% patients had associate conjunctivitis. Conclusion: In conclusion young male is more commonly affected by cough variant asthma of which majority have family history of asthma. Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 2016;2(1):30-33
On the Relation between the In Situ Properties and the Coronal Sources of the Solar Wind
Authors: Zhao L. , Landi E. , Lepri S. T. , Gilbert J. A. , Zurbuchen T. H. , Fisk L. A. , Raines J. M. 
Published: September 2017

Abstract
We categorize the types of solar wind using a new classification scheme based on the location of the wind’s coronal source regions in the solar atmosphere and near-solar heliosphere. We first trace the solar wind measured by ACE/SWEPAM and SWICS from 1998 to 2011 at 1 au back to a

2.5

R

s

solar surface using ballistic mapping at constant proton speed; then we map them back to their magnetic footpoints on the

1

R

s

solar surface via the potential field source surface (PFSS) model. Coronal structures are identified using a classification scheme based on the pixel brightness in the SOHO or STEREO EUV Carrington images. The angular distances between each mapped solar wind footpoint to the different coronal structure pixels are calculated and used as a criterion to identify the type of solar wind source region. Depending on the proximity of the solar wind footpoints to a given coronal or heliospheric structure, we classify the solar wind into six types: active region (AR), AR-boundary, quiet Sun (QS), coronal hole (CH), CH-boundary, and helmet-streamer associated wind. The in situ properties of these six types of solar winds are then examined and compared, and their solar cycle dependences are also discussed.
The Mass Function of GX 339–4 from Spectroscopic Observations of Its Donor Star*
Authors: Heida M. , Jonker P. G. , Torres M. A. P. , Chiavassa A. 
Published: September 2017

Abstract
We obtained 16 VLT/X-shooter observations of GX 339−4 in quiescence during the period 2016 May–September and detected absorption lines from the donor star in its NIR spectrum. This allows us to measure the radial velocity curve and projected rotational velocity of the donor for the first time. We confirm the 1.76 day orbital period and we find that K
2 = 219 ± 3 km s−1, γ = 26 ± 2 km s−1, and

v
sin
i

= 64 ± 8 km s−1. From these values we compute a mass function f(M) = 1.91 ± 0.08

M

⊙

, a factor ∼3 lower than previously reported, and a mass ratio q = 0.18 ± 0.05. We confirm the donor is a K-type star and estimate that it contributes

∼
4
%
–
50
%

of the light in the J- and H-bands. We constrain the binary inclination to 37°

<

i

<

78° and the black hole (BH) mass to

2.3

M

⊙

<

M

BH

<

9.5

M

⊙

. GX 339−4 may therefore be the first BH to fall in the “mass-gap” of 2–5 M
⊙.
Constraining Parameters in Pulsar Models of Repeating FRB 121102 with High-energy Follow-up Observations
Authors: Xiao Di , Dai Zi-Gao 
Published: September 2017

Abstract
Recently, a precise (sub-arcsecond) localization of the repeating fast radio burst (FRB) 121102 led to the discovery of persistent radio and optical counterparts, the identification of a host dwarf galaxy at a redshift of z = 0.193, and several campaigns of searches for higher-frequency counterparts, which gave only upper limits on the emission flux. Although the origin of FRBs remains unknown, most of the existing theoretical models are associated with pulsars, or more specifically, magnetars. In this paper, we explore persistent high-energy emission from a rapidly rotating highly magnetized pulsar associated with FRB 121102 if internal gradual magnetic dissipation occurs in the pulsar wind. We find that the efficiency of converting the spin-down luminosity to the high-energy (e.g., X-ray) luminosity is generally much smaller than unity, even for a millisecond magnetar. This provides an explanation for the non-detection of high-energy counterparts to FRB 121102. We further constrain the spin period and surface magnetic field strength of the pulsar with the current high-energy observations. In addition, we compare our results with the constraints given by the other methods in previous works and expect to apply our new method to some other open issues in the future.
CLASP/SJ Observations of Rapid Time Variations in the Lyα Emission in a Solar Active Region
Authors: Ishikawa Shin-nosuke , Kubo Masahito , Katsukawa Yukio , Kano Ryouhei , Narukage Noriyuki , Ishikawa Ryohko , Bando Takamasa , Winebarger Amy , Kobayashi Ken , Trujillo Bueno Javier , Auchère Frédéric 
Published: September 2017

Abstract
The Chromospheric Lyα SpectroPolarimeter (CLASP) is a sounding rocket experiment launched on 2015 September 3 to investigate the solar chromosphere and transition region. The slit-jaw (SJ) optical system captured Lyα images with a high time cadence of 0.6 s. From the CLASP/SJ observations, many variations in the solar chromosphere and transition region emission with a timescale of <1 minute were discovered. In this paper, we focus on the active region within the SJ field of view and investigate the relationship between short (<30 s) temporal variations in the Lyα emission and the coronal structures observed by Solar Dynamics Observatory/Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA). We compare the Lyα temporal variations at the coronal loop footpoints observed in the AIA 211 Å (≈2 MK) and AIA 171 Å (≈0.6 MK) channels with those in the regions with bright Lyα features without a clear association with the coronal loop footpoints. We find more short (<30 s) temporal variations in the Lyα intensity in the footpoint regions. Those variations did not depend on the temperature of the coronal loops. Therefore, the temporal variations in the Lyα intensity at this timescale range could be related to the heating of the coronal structures up to temperatures around the sensitivity peak of 171 Å. No signature was found to support the scenario that these Lyα intensity variations were related to the nanoflares. Waves or jets from the lower layers (lower chromosphere or photosphere) are possible causes for this phenomenon.
Religious experience in the current theological discussion and in the church pew
Authors: Biernot David , Lombaard Christoffel 
Published: September 2017

Taking a new look at the language of ‘religious experience’, the authors in this contribution take into review this aspect in the current theological discussion, and in the church pew, asking the question: Does George Lindbeck’s criticism of the experiential-expressive model of religion still have something to say to us? Firstly, Lindbeck is reviewed and recouped. Then, religious experience and its commodification are discussed, at the hand also of the heritage from Schleiermacher onwards on experience. Taking a position within the post-modern, relativist, critical realist and pragmatist possibilities, a community-embedded sense of truth is concluded to without sacrificing the possibility of universalising claims. Is it possible, though, within the cultural reflex towards psychologised faith to retain a historically oriented depth?
Seroprevalence of transfusion transmitted infections in healthy blood donors: A 5-year tertiary care hospital experience
Authors: Chandekar Sushama A. , Amonkar Gaythri P. , Desai Heena M. , Valvi Nitin , Puranik Gururaj V. 
Published: September 2017

Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Transfusion transmitted infections (TTIs) can cause threat to bloody safety as blood transfusion is an important mode of transmission of TTI to the recipient, hence, to prevent transmission of these diseases, screening tests on blood bags is an important step for blood safety.
AIM: This study was undertaken with the aim of determining the seroprevalence of TTI in healthy blood donors in a tertiary care blood bank.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective study was carried out over a period of 5 years from January 2007 to December 2011. Serum samples were screened for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Type 1 and 2, hepatitis c virus (HCV) and syphilis using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays with the third generation kits and venereal disease research laboratory test, respectively.
RESULTS: A total of 76,653 healthy donors were included out of which majority of donors were male (91.79%). The overall seroprevalence of HIV, HBsAg, HCV, and syphilis were 0.26%, 1.30%, 0.25%, and 0.28%, respectively.
CONCLUSION: Methods to ensure a safety blood supply should be encouraged. For that, screening with a better selection of donors and use of sensitive screening tests including nucleic acid testing technology should be implemented.
Comparative evaluation of galactomannan test with bronchoalveolar lavage and serum for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in patients with hematological malignancies
Authors: Gupta Ankit , Capoor Malini R. , Shende Trupti , Sharma Bhawna , Mohindra Ritin , Suri Jagdish Chander , Gupta Dipender Kumar 
Published: September 2017

Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with hematological malignancies. In recent years, testing for values of galactomannan (GM) in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid has been investigated as a diagnostic test for IPA for such patients, but global experience and consensus on optical density (OD) cutoffs, especially for BAL galactomannan remains lacking.
METHODS: We performed a prospective case–control study to determine an optimal BAL GM OD cutoff for IPA in at-risk patients. Cases were subjects with hematological diagnoses who met established revised definitions for proven or probable IPA established by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group (EORTC/MSG, 2008), without the use of BAL GM results. Exclusion criteria included the use of piperacillin/tazobactam and use of antifungals that were active against Aspergillus spp. before bronchoscopy. There were two control groups: patients with hematological diagnoses not meeting definitions for proven or probable IPA and patients with nonhematological diagnoses with no evidence of aspergillosis. Following bronchoscopy and BAL, GM testing was performed using the Platelia Aspergillus seroassay in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
RESULTS: There were 51 cases and 20 controls. Cases had higher BAL fluid GM OD indices (ODIs) (mean: 1.27 and range: 0.4–3.78) compared with controls (mean: 0.26 and range: 0.09–0.35). Receiver operating characteristic analysis demonstrated an optimum ODI cutoff of 1.0, with high specificity (100%) and sensitivity (87.5%) for diagnosing IPA.
CONCLUSIONS: Our results support BAL GM testing as a reasonably safe test with higher sensitivity compared to serum GM testing in at-risk patients with hematological diseases. A higher OD cutoff is necessary to avoid overdiagnosis of IPA.
Correlations between gingival crevicular blood glucose and capillary blood glucose: A preliminary report
Authors: Sibyl Siluvai , Bennadi Darshana , Kshetrimayum Nandita , Manjunath Maurya 
Published: September 2017

Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Oral health plays an important role for screening of many systemic diseases. Hence, dentists play an important role in screening for systemic diseases as well. Early diagnosis of any systemic diseases can prevent long‑term complications. Diabetic is one of the common chronic diseases. Hence, the study had been undertaken to evaluate whether gingival crevicular blood (GCB) can be used to screen for diabetes during routine oral health checkups.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: This analytical study included thirty participants who visited the Department of Periodontics, who fulfilled inclusion criteria and were willing to participate. Blood samples were collected by finger stick method and periodontal probing. The glucose levels of both the samples were estimated using glucometer and correlated the levels from both the methods.
RESULTS: Correlation between capillary finger stick blood glucose and GCB glucose was high (0.97) and was significant at 0.01 level.
CONCLUSION: Blood oozing during routine periodontal examination can be used for diabetes mellitus screening in dental office.
Rare presentation of mixed autoimmune hemolytic anemia in children: Report of 2 cases
Authors: Rai Preeti , Sharma Geetika , Singh Deeksha , Garg Jyoti 
Published: September 2017

AbstractImmune hemolytic anemia is characterized by clinical and laboratory features of hemolytic anemia with direct antiglobulin test (DAT) positivity. It could be autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), alloimmune, or drug-induced hemolysis based on the antigenic stimulus. Furthermore, based on thermal amplitude of autoantibody, AIHA is classified as warm (65%), cold (30%), and mixed (5%) type. Mixed AIHA is extremely rare in children and must be differentiated from warm AIHA with clinically insignificant cold agglutinins and cold hemagglutinin disease as their treatment is different. It may present as blood group discrepancy or cross-match incompatibility leading to delay in arranging suitable blood unit for transfusion. Therefore, a thorough immunohematology workup including monospecific DAT, indirect antiglobulin test at 4°C and 37°C, determination of thermal amplitude and titer is essential. We hereby present two pediatric cases of mixed AIHA presenting as ABO forward and reverse blood group discrepancy and cross-match incompatibility.
Normalization of Closed Ekedahl—Oort Strata
Authors: Koskivirta Jean-Stefan 
Published: September 2017

AbstractWe apply our theory of partial flag spaces developed with W. Goldring to study a group-theoretical generalization of the canonical filtration of a truncated Barsotti–Tate group of level 1. As an application, we determine explicitly the normalization of the Zariski closures of Ekedahl–Oort strata of Shimura varieties of Hodge-type as certain closed coarse strata in the associated partial flag spaces.
The ACER pollen and charcoal database: a global resource to document vegetation and fire response to abrupt climate changes during the last glacial period
Authors: Sánchez Goñi María Fernanda , Desprat Stéphanie , Daniau Anne-Laure , Bassinot Frank C. , Polanco-Martínez Josué M. , Harrison Sandy P. , Allen Judy R. M. , Anderson R. Scott , Behling Hermann , Bonnefille Raymonde , Burjachs Francesc , Carrión José S. , Cheddadi Rachid , Clark James S. , Combourieu-Nebout Nathalie , Mustaphi Colin. J. Courtney , Debusk Georg H. , Dupont Lydie M. , Finch Jemma M. , Fletcher William J. , Giardini Marco , González Catalina , Gosling William D. , Grigg Laurie D. , Grimm Eric C. , Hayashi Ryoma , Helmens Karin , Heusser Linda E. , Hill Trevor , Hope Geoffrey , Huntley Brian , Igarashi Yaeko , Irino Tomohisa , Jacobs Bonnie , Jiménez-Moreno Gonzalo , Kawai Sayuri , Kershaw A. Peter , Kumon Fujio , Lawson Ian T. , Ledru Marie-Pierre , Lézine Anne-Marie , Liew Ping Mei , Magri Donatella , Marchant Robert , Margari Vasiliki , Mayle Francis E. , McKenzie G. Merna , Moss Patrick , Müller Stefanie , Müller Ulrich C. , Naughton Filipa , Newnham Rewi M. , Oba Tadamichi , Pérez-Obiol Ramón , Pini Roberta , Ravazzi Cesare , Roucoux Katy H. , Rucina Stephen M. , Scott Louis , Takahara Hikaru , Tzedakis Polichronis C. , Urrego Dunia H. , van Geel Bas , Valencia B. Guido , Vandergoes Marcus J. , Vincens Annie , Whitlock Cathy L. , Willard Debra A. , Yamamoto Masanobu 
Published: September 2017

Abstract. Quaternary records provide an opportunity to examine the nature of the vegetation and fire responses to rapid past climate changes comparable in velocity and magnitude to those expected in the 21st-century. The best documented examples of rapid climate change in the past are the warming events associated with the Dansgaard–Oeschger (D–O) cycles during the last glacial period, which were sufficiently large to have had a potential feedback through changes in albedo and greenhouse gas emissions on climate. Previous reconstructions of vegetation and fire changes during the D–O cycles used independently constructed age models, making it difficult to compare the changes between different sites and regions. Here, we present the ACER (Abrupt Climate Changes and Environmental Responses) global database, which includes 93 pollen records from the last glacial period (73–15 ka) with a temporal resolution better than 1000 years, 32 of which also provide charcoal records. A harmonized and consistent chronology based on radiometric dating (14C, 234U∕230Th, optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), 40Ar∕39Ar-dated tephra layers) has been constructed for 86 of these records, although in some cases additional information was derived using common control points based on event stratigraphy. The ACER database compiles metadata including geospatial and dating information, pollen and charcoal counts, and pollen percentages of the characteristic biomes and is archived in Microsoft AccessTM at https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.870867.
Norwegian or Crusted Sarcoptic Mange in Two Leishmanial Dogs
Authors: Kaltsogianni Flora , Farmaki Rania , Koutinas Alexander F. 
Published: September 2017

ABSTRACTNorwegian or crusted scabies (N/CS) is a rare skin disease with very few cases reported in the dog or the cat. Two adult, stray dogs were admitted in our clinic with a generalized, multifocal to diffuse and nonpruritic dermatitis that was characterized by severe crusting, scaling, and ulceration. In both instances, leishmaniosis and N/CS were diagnosed by immunofluorescent antibody test serology, lymph node cytology, and skin scrapings in which high numbers of Sarcoptes mites were found. The combination of miticidal and antileishmanial treatment, supported by topical treatment and nutritional support, resulted in the complete resolution of the skin lesions and spectacular improvement of the body condition in both cases. Dog 1 eventually died from end-stage kidney disease attributed to leishmaniosis-associated glomerulonephritis, whereas the also proteinuric dog 2 remains clinically healthy. The manifestation of the rare type of N/CS in these dogs could be attributed to cell-mediated immunosuppression, which was most likely induced by leishmaniosis and malnutrition. The necessity of searching for leishmaniosis in those scabietic cases, especially in the endemic areas of leishmaniosis, is strongly recommended.
Adjuvant Doxorubicin with or without Metronomic Cyclophosphamide for Canine Splenic Hemangiosarcoma
Authors: Matsuyama Arata , Poirier Valerie J. , Mantovani Fernanda , Foster Robert A. , Mutsaers Anthony J. 
Published: September 2017

ABSTRACTThis retrospective study investigated the outcome of 33 dogs with splenic hemangiosarcoma treated with surgery followed by adjuvant dose-intensified doxorubicin (DOX) with or without low-dose metronomic cyclophosphamide (LDM-C) maintenance therapy. Among the 33 dogs, 18 dogs received LDM-C. Clinical stage was available for all dogs (5 stage I, 18 stage II, and 10 stage III). Nine dogs had macroscopic, and 24 dogs had microscopic disease at the start of DOX treatment. Median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival were 125 and 133 days, respectively. Clinical stage and tumor burden (microscopic versus macroscopic) at the start of chemotherapy was prognostic for PFS. No significant difference was observed in PFS or overall survival for the addition of LDM-C after a completed DOX protocol (P = .563 and P = .148, respectively). Based on the results of this retrospective study, the addition of LDM-C therapy as a maintenance regimen following a completed protocol of DOX adjuvant treatment of canine hemangiosarcoma may not improve outcome.