bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Offshore Expertise for Onshore Companies: Director Connections to Island Tax Havens and Corporate Tax Policy
Authors: Jiang Chao , Kubick Thomas R. , Miletkov Mihail K. , Wintoki M. Babajide 
Published: July 2017

Theory and recent empirical literature suggest that social and professional connections may influence corporate policy. However, inference may be biased by the possibility that firms who share peers also share unobserved characteristics that are correlated with observed policy. Using a novel identification strategy, we predict and find that director connections through well-known island tax havens have a significant effect on corporate tax policy. Specifically, we find that U.S. firms with directors who are connected to firms domiciled on the islands of the Bahamas, Bermuda, or the Caymans exhibit significantly greater tax avoidance than other U.S. firms. The presence or arrival of an island director is associated with a reduction of between one and three percentage points in the firm’s effective tax rate. We also observe a significant increase in the use of tax haven subsidiaries following the arrival of the island director. This paper was accepted by Mary Barth, accounting.
Infrared Characterisation and Prediction of Aviation Turbine Fuel Plume
Authors: R. Nagarajan , Poonia Karuna , Bilonia S. D. , Singh R. 
Published: July 2017

<p>Broad (3.7 μm - 4.8 μm) as well as narrow band (4.16 μm - 4.24 μm) mid wave infrared characterisation of plume has been reported here. Multiple angular measurements (azimuth) were carried out on a laboratory developed plume source with aviation turbine fuel (ATF) using thermal imaging systems. Correlation of IR prediction to experimental results is the key objectives of this study. As this narrow band covers the blue spike of plume, a comparison of the same with broad band plume contribution has been reported for the first time. Also, a model to simulate the IR radiation of two-dimensional parabolic jet was developed and used to predict spectral contribution from major hydrocarbon fuel combustion products (CO<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>O). In addition, it was found that the plume transmission characteristics extracted form imager measurements are qualitatively in agreement with prediction results.</p><p> </p>
Beyond hormone replacement: quality of life in women with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Authors: Dzemaili Shota , Tiemensma Jitske , Quinton Richard , Pitteloud Nelly , Morin Diane , Dwyer Andrew A 
Published: July 2017

Objective
Little is known about how women with isolated GnRH deficiency cope with their condition. This study aimed to examine the health and informational needs of women with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH) and evaluate if their experiences differ from women with more common forms of infertility.

Design
Cross-sectional, multiple methods study using web-based data collection to reach dispersed rare disease patients.

Methods
A community-based participatory research framework was employed to develop an online survey and collect quantitative and qualitative data. Adult women diagnosed with CHH who had received at least one year of hormonal treatment completed the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale, Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire and Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale. Information on health care experiences, treatment outcomes and patient-reported challenges were also collected.

Results
Women (n = 55) were often diagnosed late (20.7 ± 7.4, range: 10–48 years) and 16/20 patients receiving fertility treatment conceived. Poor adherence was frequently observed (34/55) while more than half (27/49) reported a gap in treatment exceeding a year. Low adherence correlated with depressive symptoms (r = 0.3, P > 0.05). Negative illness perceptions were pervasive and 30/55 exhibited some depressive symptoms – significantly greater than women with common female factor infertility (P < 0.01). Symptoms were underappreciated by providers as only 15 of 55 patients had discussions about psychological services. Women identified isolation, need for information and finding expert care as challenges to living with CHH.

Conclusions
Despite being a treatable form of female infertility, the presumable availability of treatment does not necessarily ensure adequate quality of life for women with isolated GnRH deficiency.
Genome-Wide Sequence and Expression Analysis of the NAC Transcription Factor Family in Polyploid Wheat
Authors: Borrill Philippa , Harrington Sophie A , Uauy Cristobal 
Published: July 2017

Abstract
Many important genes in agriculture correspond to transcription factors (TFs) that regulate a wide range of pathways from flowering to responses to disease and abiotic stresses. In this study, we identified 5776 TFs in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum) and classified them into gene families. We further investigated the NAC family exploring the phylogeny, C-terminal domain (CTD) conservation, and expression profiles across 308 RNA-seq samples. Phylogenetic trees of NAC domains indicated that wheat NACs divided into eight groups similar to rice (Oryza sativa) and barley (Hordeum vulgare). CTD motifs were frequently conserved between wheat, rice, and barley within phylogenetic groups; however, this conservation was not maintained across phylogenetic groups. Three homeologous copies were present for 58% of NACs, whereas evidence of single homeolog gene loss was found for 33% of NACs. We explored gene expression patterns across a wide range of developmental stages, tissues, and abiotic stresses. We found that more phylogenetically related NACs shared more similar expression patterns compared to more distant NACs. However, within each phylogenetic group there were clades with diverse expression profiles. We carried out a coexpression analysis on all wheat genes and identified 37 modules of coexpressed genes of which 23 contained NACs. Using gene ontology (GO) term enrichment, we obtained putative functions for NACs within coexpressed modules including responses to heat and abiotic stress and responses to water: these NACs may represent targets for breeding or biotechnological applications. This study provides a framework and data for hypothesis generation for future studies on NAC TFs in wheat.
Stability of shear banding process in bulk metallic glasses and composites
Authors: Qin Yusheng , Han Xiaoliang , Song Kaikai , Wang Li , Cheng Yun , Zhang Zequn , Xue Qisen , Sun Nianzhen , Wang Jianguo , Sun Baoan , Sarac Baran , Spieckermann Florian , Wang Gang , Kaban Ivan , Eckert Jürgen 
Published: July 2017

Abstract
Reseña Película: Parched, una primavera para las mujeres
Authors: Menéndez Menéndez María Isabel 
Published: July 2017

<p>Directora: Leena Yadav. </p><p>Productora: Ashlee Films, Blue Waters Motion Pictures.</p><p>Guión: Supratik Sen, Leena Yadav.</p><p> </p><p>La película de la directora india Leena Yadav es un retrato coral sobre la vida femenina y la desigualdad en que viven las mujeres en sociedades altamente patriarcales y misóginas como la India rural contemporánea. A través de la interacción entre cuatro personajes, el filme se convierte en una crítica social sobre las diferentes formas de violencia que sufren las mujeres: desde el matrimonio forzado de niñas al maltrato conyugal pasando por las agresiones sexuales. Las vidas entrelazadas de la viuda Rani, la maltratada Lajjo, la artista prostituta Bijli y la mujer niña casada a la fuerza, Janiki, realizan un retrato demoledor sobre la sociedad india. Se trata, no obstante, de un filme luminoso, con una excepcional fotografía, iluminación, guión, ritmo, trabajo actoral y banda sonora; un juego musical, visual y emocional que en ningún momento pierde su carácter de denuncia social y que pone en primer plano el valor esencial de la amistad femenina.</p>
Analysis of Open Source Watermarking Softwares
Authors: Sunil Kumar Muttoo Rashmeet Kaur Chawla, 
Published: July 2017

A watermark is an image or text that has been applied to a piece of paper or another image, to either protect the original image or to make it harder to copy it. Digital Watermarking is the act of hiding a message related to an image within the image itself. The added information can be more or less transparent to make it either easy or hard to notice the watermark.
In virtual presence, there is a total possibility that our work gets duplicated by people who actually don’t have any contribution in it. Watermarking is also the best way to protect images from online misuses. It not only helps you to get credit from all other persons who use your images, screenshots, digital art etc. but it also helps you to establish a brand of your work.
When adding a watermark to an image or any other media, you send a clear signal that this image/media should not be copied/used without your consent. In this review paper, we study about various available open source watermark softwares and analyse them on the basis of their features and advantages
Removal of Reactive Blue 221 Dye from Textile Waste Water by Using Zinc Peroxide Nanoparticles
Authors: Prashant L. Chaudhari Pallavi C. Kale, 
Published: July 2017

Zinc peroxide nanoparticles were synthesized by using ultrasound sonication process. Zinc peroxide nanoparticles was Characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscope. Zinc peroxide nanopaticle are used as a catalyst for removal of a Reactive blue 221 dye. Maximum degradation efficiency of Reactive blue 221 dye was 85.52 % achieved by zinc peroxide with PEG as a catalyst and 81.69 % achieved by zinc peroxide without PEG as a catalyst at 120 min of photo catalytic reaction. The excellent degradation efficiency of Reactive blue 221 dye was achieved at the optimum operational conditions: initial concentration of dye 10 mg/lit, catalyst dosage of 200 mg, pH of solution will be in between 6.5 and temperature 35oC.
Confidential Policy for Protecting User Images Uploaded on Shared Web Sites
Authors: Gunisetti Loshma Akula Kiranmai, 
Published: July 2017

Along with the increase in the number of people using internet, the number of people sharing images across various web sites. One of the major issues with the sharing of images on public web sites is the unauthorized access of the content of the image. We propose a two-level framework which according to the user’s available history on the site, determines the best available privacy policy for the user’s images being uploaded.
We propose in this project non-recommended user can search and send the request of image to the administrator can accept the response and approve the access permissions.
A hierarchical image classification that classifies pictures initially based on their contents then refine every class into subcategories based mostly on their metadata. Such a hierarchical classification provides a higher priority to image content.
If I Had a Hammer
Authors: Huynh Kim 
Published: July 2017

Mixed Media and Print-Installation. If I Had a Hammer represents Canadian society’s progress in social justice. This public narrative, as depicted in the larger installation, relies on the simple motifs of a wooden file cabinet and the dynamic motion of a horse striving forwards. The work focuses on four pivotal years, which have shaped Canadian society, namely: 1854; 1947; 1960 and 2016. These years with their associated narratives/stories correspond, respectively, with the following: the abolition of the feudal system in Canada; the abolition of the Chinese head tax; the establishment of the Canadian Bill of Rights, and the beginning of the reconciliation process with Canada’s indigenous communities.
Herselves
Authors: Mosavarzadeh Marzieh 
Published: July 2017

Video installation; printmaking (photo-plate lithography on rice paper), chine-coll. As an Iranian woman artist who immigrated to Canada two years ago, my research creation examines ways of visualizing the notion of simultaneity in the lives of today’s migrants, in the sense of living between several cultures and multiple states of mind. In my work, I intend to show the shifts and reconstructions that take place in one’s identity as the result of immigration and living in a different culture, with the lens of simultaneity in identity, place, and language.
Rosebery Single
Authors: Nunoda Steve 
Published: July 2017

Mixed media construction with sound loop of washing rice. The work in this exhibition, Rosebery Single, memorializes the internment experiences of Nunoda’s family. Rosebery Single, is part of a larger project, Ghostown, in which Nunoda visually represents his ongoing research of the Japanese internment camps in British Columbia during World War II. Nunoda describes this as a sort of “pilgrimage” based on the first-hand accounts from his parents and grandparents, providing a focus for his subsequent research.
Zastosowanie wybranych bodźców fizykalnych podczas profesjonalnych zabiegów kosmetologicznych. Część II. Fale ultradźwiękowe
Authors: Wesołowska Jolanta , Iwan-Ziętek Iza , Mosiejczuk Hanna , Kemicer-Chmielewska Ewa , Marchlewicz Mariola 
Published: July 2017

Ultradźwięki są we współczesnej kosmetologii nieodłącznym elementem prawie każdego zabiegu kosmetycznego. Wykorzystywane są podczas peelingu kawitacyjnego, sonoforezy ułatwiającej przenikanie substancji aktywnych. Ultradźwięki o określonej częstotliwości drgań indukują falę kawitacyjną, co jest wykorzystywane podczas zabiegów antycellulitowych i modelowania sylwetki ciała.
Rak przytarczycy jako przedoperacyjny dylemat diagnostyczny – opis przypadku i przegląd piśmiennictwa
Authors: Listewnik Maria , Miazgowski Tomasz , Borowiecki Andrzej , Iskierska Katarzyna , Koziołek Monika , Birkenfeld Bożena 
Published: July 2017

Wstęp: Rak przytarczycy jest jednym z rzadziej występujących nowotworów układu endokrynnego i odpowiada za mniej niż 1% wszystkich przypadków pierwotnej nadczynności przytarczyc. W porównaniu do zmian łagodnych, objawy kliniczne (m.in. obecność guza zzajęciem okolicznych węzłów chłonnych lub odległych przerzutów), parametry biochemiczne i aktywność metaboliczna raka przytarczycy są z reguły bardziej widoczne. W przedstawionym przypadku nie było objawów, które uzasadniałyby przedoperacyjne rozpoznanie raka przytarczycy.Opis przypadku: Przedstawiono przypadek 52-letniej pacjentki z nawrotowa kamicą nerkową, umiarkowanym nadciśnieniem tętniczym, podwyższonym stężeniem wapnia całkowitego i zjonizowanego, niskim stężeniem potasu i podwyższonym poziomym kompletnego parathormonu. Obraz kliniczny i badania obrazowe (badanie ultrasonograficzne, scyntygrafia SPECT/CT) wskazywały na gruczolaka przytarczycy, jednakże za pomocą badania histopatologicznego usuniętej zmiany wykazano raka przytarczycy. Podczas reoperacji nie stwierdzono zajęcia okolicznych węzłów chłonnych. Uzyskano normalizację parametrów biochemicznych i redukcję nadciśnienia tętniczego z umiarkowanego do łagodnego stopnia podczas rocznej obserwacji chorej.Wnioski: 1. U pacjentów z pierwotną nadczynnością przytarczyc spowodowaną rakiem przytarczycy skuteczne leczenie operacyjne nie tylko doprowadza do normalizacji stężenia wapnia, fosforanów i parathormonu, ale również może poprawić skuteczność leczenia nadciśnienia tętniczego. 2. Rak przytarczycy może uwidocznić się jako ognisko o śladowej aktywności metabolicznej w badaniu SPECT/CT i równocześnie wykazywać sekrecję parathormonu w zakresie wartości bardziej charakterystycznych dla łagodnej patologii przytarczyc.
Oparzenia wieku dziecięcego w regionie Pomorza Zachodniego w latach 80. XX wieku i obecnie
Authors: Brodzińska Beata 
Published: July 2017

Wstęp: Oparzenia u dzieci należą do jednych z najcięższych urazów wymagających szybkiego i wielospecjalistycznego leczenia.Celem pracy była analiza porównawcza epidemiologii, etiologii, ciężkości oparzenia, sposobów i wyników leczenia oraz charakterystyka zmian kierunków opieki nad dziećmi hospitalizowanymi z powodu oparzenia, zamieszkującymi region Pomorza Zachodniego.Materiały i metody: Analizie poddano dokumentację medyczną 1230 pacjentów. Podzielono ich na dwie grupy: 710 dzieci leczonych w latach 1985–1988 (4 lata) i 520 dzieci leczonych w latach 2006–2010 (5 lat). Analiza obejmowała dane demograficzne, etiologiczne, rodzaj udzielonej pierwszej pomocy, ocenę kliniczną powierzchni oparzonej oraz sposób zastosowanego leczenia.Wyniki: W obu badanych grupach do oparzeń ciała najczęściej dochodziło u dzieci pomiędzy 1. a 2. r.ż., zawsze 2-krotnie częściej u chłopców. Zarówno w latach 80. XX w., jak i obecnie przyczyną najczęściej był gorący płyn. W latach 80. XX w. średnia długość hospitalizacji dzieci z oparzeniami ciężkimi wynosiła 31 dni, obecnie – 14 dni. Dawniej preferowano zachowawczy sposób leczenia, obecnie częściej i szybciej stosowano leczenie operacyjne.Wnioski: Na Pomorzu Zachodnim 2-krotnie obniżyła się częstość hospitalizacji oparzonych dzieci. Najczęściej były i są leczone dzieci w wieku od 1. r.ż. do 2 lat, 2-krotnie częściej chłopcy; wysoki odsetek stanowią niemowlęta. Najczęstszą przyczyną oparzeń u niemowląt i dzieci młodszych pozostaje gorący płyn, a udzieci starszych także płomień. W stosunku do lat 80. XX w. obecne metody leczenia gwarantują krótszy czas hospitalizacji.
Variability in Corn Yield Response to Nitrogen Fertilizer in Eastern Canada
Authors: Kablan Lucie A. , Chabot Valérie , Mailloux Alexandre , Bouchard Marie‐Ève , Fontaine Daniel , Bruulsema Tom 
Published: July 2017

Core Ideas
A 8‐yr study of corn N fertilization on high‐yielding fields in Québec, eastern Canada.
Grain yield response to N rates varied among site‐years.
The economically optimal N rate was affected by soil textural classes, planting date, and rainfall.
Averaged across textures, planting date, and weather, economically optimal N rate was 195 kg N ha−1.
Nitrogen applications at rates above the current N recommendation increased grain yield.
Corn (Zea mays L.) yield response to N has been found to vary spatially within a field. The objective of this study was to examine how grain corn yield response to N varies with planting date, soil texture, and spring weather across sites and years in the Montérégie region. Trials were conducted from 2002 to 2004 and 2006 to 2010, at 11 sites with 23 hybrids and four N application rates, for a total of 45 site‐years. Each site‐year involved five or six N rates ranging from 80–90 to 240 kg N ha−1. Grain yield response to N rates varied among site‐years. Trials were separated into two groups based on optimal and late planting dates. Significant differences in grain yield among the applied N rates were observed in all of the site‐years planted at optimal dates (from 8.8–14.7 Mg ha−1), and in most of those planted late (8.5–12.8 Mg ha−1). Economic optimum nitrogen rates (EONR) ranged less widely for site‐years planted on optimal dates (180–237 kg N ha−1) than for those planted late (132–237 kg N ha−1). The EONR was affected by soil textural classes and rainfall. On coarse‐textured soils, more N was needed to optimize grain yield in years with wet growing seasons. These results suggest that the current N recommendations for corn in Quebec should consider the variability in response associated with site‐specific effects of planting date, soil texture, and weather.
Tillage and Cover Crop Impacts on Economics of Cotton Production in Tennessee
Authors: Zhou Xia Vivian , Larson James A. , Boyer Christopher N. , Roberts Roland K. , Tyler Donald D. 
Published: July 2017

Core Ideas
Net returns were higher for conventional tillage than no‐tillage without cover crops.
Net returns were higher for no‐tillage than conventional tillage with cover crops.
A cotton producer would maximize profits by not planting cover crops.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the long‐term effects of winter cover crops with and without tillage on profit‐maximizing N fertilization rate and net return for upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) production. Data came from a 29‐yr (1984–2012) cotton experiment located in Jackson, TN. The experiment included four cover crop treatments (no cover, winter wheat [Triticum aestivum L.], hairy vetch [Vicia villosa L.], and crimson clover [Trifolium incarnatum L.]); two tillage systems (no‐tillage [NT] and conventional tillage [CT]), and four N fertilizer rates (0, 34, 67, or 101 kg N ha−1). Lint yield was de‐trended for temporal yield variation and quadratic yield response functions to N fertilizer were estimated for each cover crop and tillage system. Partial budgeting was used to determine the profit‐maximizing N rate and yields for each cover crop and tillage combinations under different cotton and N price scenarios. The highest profit‐maximizing N fertilizer rate savings, relative to no cover, under CT and NT were for cotton after clover, followed by cotton after hairy vetch and then cotton after wheat. Maximum net returns for cotton after hairy vetch, cotton after crimson clover, and cotton after wheat were lower than for cotton with no cover under CT and NT systems. The results show that revenue gains from producing cotton following cover crops did not offset the cost of cover establishment compared to cotton following no cover. A cotton producer would maximize profits by not planting cover crops under various price scenarios.
p53-Mdm2 Interaction Inhibitors as Novel Nongenotoxic Anticancer Agents
Authors: Nayak Surendra Kumar , Khatik Gopal L. , Narang Rakesh , Monga Vikramdeep , Chopra Harish Kumar 
Published: July 2017

Background:
Cancer is a major global health problem with high mortality rate. Most of
the clinically used anticancer agents induce apoptosis through genotoxic stress at various stages of
cell cycle and activation of p53. Acting as a tumor suppressor, p53 plays a vital role in preventing
tumor development. Tumor suppressor function of p53 is effectively antagonized by its direct interaction
with murine double minute 2 (Mdm2) proteins via multiple mechanisms. Thus, p53-Mdm2
interaction has been found to be an important target for the development of novel anticancer agents.
Currently, nutlin, spirooxindole, isoquilinone and piperidinone analogues inhibiting p53-Mdm2 interaction
are found to be promising in the treatment of cancer.

Objective:
The current review focused to scrutinize the structural aspects of p53-Mdm2 interaction
inhibitors.

Methods:
The present study provides a detailed collection of published information on different
classes of inhibitors of p53-Mdm2 interaction as potential anticancer agents. The review highlighted
the structural aspects of various reported p53-Mdm2 inhibitors for optimization.

Results:
In the last few years, different classes of inhibitors of p53-Mdm2 have been designed and
developed, and seven such compounds are being evaluated in clinical trials as new anticancer drugs.
Further, to explore the role of p53 protein as a potential target for anticancer drug development, in
this review, the mechanism of Mdm2 mediated inactivation of p53 and recent developments on p53-
Mdm2 interactions inhibitors are discussed.

Conclusion:
Agents designed to block the p53-Mdm2 interaction may have a therapeutic potential
for the treatment of a subset of human cancers retaining wild-type p53. We review herein the recent
advances in the design and development of potent small molecules as p53-Mdm2 inhibitors.