bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING AND THE CAUSAL EFFECT OF PERMANENT INCOME ON LIFE SATISFACTION: THE CASE OF AIR POLLUTION VALUATION IN SWITZERLAND
Authors: Giovanis Eleftherios , Ozdamar Oznur 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThis study examines the relationship between air quality and life satisfaction. Moreover, a panel structural equation modelling (SEM) is applied in order to capture the causal effect of permanent income on life satisfaction. Swiss Household Panel (SHP) Survey (2000–2013), which is a detailed micro level survey, is used for the analysis controlling for personal and household characteristics. Five air pollutants are examined in the entire analysis; ozone (O3), particulate matter (PM), carbon monoxide (CO), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Furthermore, the marginal willingness‐to‐pay (MWTP) values for reducing air pollution are calculated. For the robustness checks, the SEM estimates are compared with those derived by the adapted Probit Fixed Effects (FE) model. Overall results show that MWTP values are higher for SO2 followed by O3 and NO2, while the lowest values are reported for CO and PM10. Moreover, it is found that the permanent income has a positive significant effect on life satisfaction. However, considering the SEM estimations, findings for the income effects on life satisfaction are stronger than those found from the adapted Probit FE estimates that lead to lower MWTP values.
Immunohistochemical expression of DNA methyltransferases 1, 3a, and 3b in actinic cheilitis and lip squamous cell carcinomas
Authors: Daniel Filipe I. , Alves Soraia R. , Vieira Daniella S. C. , Biz Michelle T. , Daniel Inah W. B. S. , Modolo Filipe 
Published: May 2016

BackgroundEpigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation of tumor suppressor genes carried out by DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs), are important events in carcinogenesis. Although there are studies concerning to its expression in several cancer types, DNMTs expression pattern is not known in photoinduced lip carcinogenesis. The aim of this study was to investigate the immunoexpression of DNMTs 1, 3a, and 3b in lip precancerous lesion (actinic cheilitis) and cancer.MethodsThirty cases of actinic cheilitis (AC), thirty cases of lip squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC), and twenty cases of non‐neoplastic tissue (NNT) were selected for immunohistochemical investigation of DNMTs 1, 3a, and 3b.ResultsNuclear DNMT 1 immunoreactivity was significantly higher in the LSCC group (68.6%) compared with NNT (47%), and nuclear DNMT 3b was higher in LSCC (70.9%) than in NNT (37.9%) and in AC (44%). Only DNMT 3a showed both higher nuclear and cytoplasmic expression in AC (35.9% and 35.5%, respectively) than in NNT (4.4% and 16.1%, respectively) and LSCC (8.8% and 13.2%, respectively) (P < 0.05).ConclusionsThe results suggested that DNMT 3a could play a key role in the methylation process of initial steps of UV carcinogenesis present in AC while DNMT 3b could be responsible for de novo methylation in already established lip cancer.
An In Vitro Investigation of Veneered Zirconia‐Based Restorations Shade Reproducibility
Authors: Al‐Wahadni Ahed , Shahin Ahmad , Kurtz Kenneth S. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractPurposeTo examine the effects of the veneering technique on the shade reproducibility of zirconia‐based crowns.Materials and MethodsAn artificial tooth was prepared with a 1.2 mm heavy chamfer finish line and 8° taper. The prepared tooth was scanned using CAD/CAM technology to fabricate 45 cobalt chromium (CoCr) testing dies. One CoCr die was scanned, and 45 zirconia copings were milled and devided according to the veneering technique into 3 groups of 15 specimens each: layering veneering (LV) using Vita Vm9, overpressing veneering (OV) using Vita Pm9, and digital veneering (DV) using Vita Triluxe forte. All veneering layers had the same shade (A2). The specimens were cemented onto the testing dies using glass inomer cement. A spectrophotometer was used to measure the shade coordinates (L, C, h, a, b) for a Vita A2 shade tab and for each specimen. Both the CIE Lab (ΔEab) and the CIE DE2000 (ΔE00) color difference formulas were applied to compare the shade tab and the study groups. One‐way ANOVA and multiple comparison Bonferroni tests were applied for statistical analysis of the results.ResultsMeans and standard deviations (SDs) of ΔEab were 2.3 ± 1.3 for LV, 3.5 ± 0.8 for OV, and 4.0 ± 0.7 for DV. Means and SDs of ΔE00 were 1.4 ± 0.8 for LV, 2.1 ± 0.5 for OV, and 3.1 ± 0.4 for DV. ΔEab of LV group was significantly lower (p < 0.05) than both OV and DV groups, whereas the difference in ΔEab between OV and DV groups was not significant (p = 0.39). The differences in ΔE00 between all groups were significant (p < 0.05).ConclusionsLV group was superior to other groups in terms of shade reproducibility. The ΔEab and the ΔE00 values of LV and OV groups were within clinically acceptable ranges; however, the ΔEab and the ΔE00 values of group DV were beyond the clinically acceptable ranges. The ΔE00 formula demonstrated a statistically significant difference between OV and the DV groups, while the ΔEab formula did not. The zirconia veneering technique had a significant influence on the shade reproducibility of zirconia‐based crowns.
Cosmic‐ray exposure ages of chondrules
Authors: Roth Antoine S. G. , Metzler Knut , Baumgartner Lukas P. , Leya Ingo 
Published: May 2016

AbstractIf chondrules were exposed to cosmic rays prior to meteorite compaction, they should retain an excess of cosmogenic noble gases. Beyersdorf‐Kuis et al. (2015) showed that such excesses can be detected provided that the chemical composition of each individual chondrule is precisely known. However, their study was limited to a few samples as they had to be irradiated in a nuclear reactor for instrumental neutron activation analysis. We developed a novel analytical protocol that combines the measurements of He and Ne isotopic concentrations with a fast method to correct for differences in chemical composition using micro X‐ray computed tomography. Our main idea is to combine noble gas, nuclear track, and petrography data for numerous chondrules to understand the precompaction exposure history of the chondrite parent bodies. Here, we report our results for a total of 77 chondrules and four matrix samples from NWA 8276 (L3.00), NWA 8007 (L3.2), and Bjurböle (L/LL4). All chondrules from the same meteorite have within uncertainty identical 21Ne exposure ages, and all chondrules from Bjurböle have within uncertainty identical 3He exposure ages. However, most chondrules from NWA 8276 and a few from NWA 8007 show small but resolvable differences in 3He exposure age that we attribute to matrix contamination and/or gas loss. The finding that none of the chondrules has noble gas excesses is consistent with the uniform track density found for each meteorite. We conclude that the studied chondrules did not experience a precompaction exposure longer than a few Ma assuming present‐day flux of galactic cosmic rays. A majority of chondrules from L and LL chondrites thus rapidly accreted and/or was efficiently shielded from cosmic rays in the solar nebula.
A Computationally Efficient Algorithm for Real‐Time Tracking the Abrupt Stiffness Degradations of Structural Elements
Authors: Lei Ying , Zhou Huan , Lai Zhi‐Lu 
Published: May 2016

AbstractReal‐time structural identification and damage detection are necessary for on‐line structural damage detection and optimal structural vibration control during severe loadings. Frequently, structural damage can be reflected in the stiffness degradation of structural elements. In this article, a time‐domain three‐stage algorithm with computational efficiency is proposed for real‐time tracking the onsets, locations, and extents of abrupt stiffness degradations of structural elements using measurements of structural acceleration responses. Structural dynamic parameters before damage are recursively estimated in stage I. Then, the time instants and possible locations of degraded structural elements are detected by tracking the errors between the measured data and the corresponding estimated values in stage II. Finally, the exact locations and extents of stiffness degradations of structural elements are determined by solving simple constrained optimization problems in stage III. Both numerical examples and an experimental test are used to validate the proposed algorithm for real‐time tracking the abrupt stiffness degradations of structural elements in linear or nonlinear structures using measurements of structural acceleration responses polluted by noises.
A Method for Matching Crowd‐sourced and Authoritative Geospatial Data
Authors: Du Heshan , Alechina Natasha , Jackson Michael , Hart Glen 
Published: May 2016

AbstractA method for matching crowd‐sourced and authoritative geospatial data is presented. A level of tolerance is defined as an input parameter as some difference in the geometry representation of a spatial object is to be expected. The method generates matches between spatial objects using location information and lexical information, such as names and types, and verifies consistency of matches using reasoning in qualitative spatial and description logic. We test the method by matching geospatial data from OpenStreetMap and the national mapping agencies of Great Britain and France. We also analyze how the level of tolerance affects the precision and recall of matching results for the same geographic area using 12 different levels of tolerance within a range of 1 to 80 m. The generated matches show potential in helping enrich and update geospatial data.
Reasons for noncompliance in donor risk reporting regarding male‐to‐male sex
Authors: Romeijn Bas , van Dongen Anne , Kok Gerjo 
Published: May 2016

BACKGROUNDIn the Netherlands men who have had sex with men were permanently excluded from donating blood or blood products. This study aimed to determine the rate of not disclosing male‐to‐male sex (noncompliance) among Dutch donors and reasons for noncompliance.STUDY DESIGN AND METHODSInvitations to participate in an anonymous online survey were sent out to a sample of the Dutch donor population (50,000 male and 5000 female donors). Male donors were asked if they ever had sex with a man. Second, a definition of male‐to‐male sex was given, followed by the same question. Donors who reported to have had male‐to‐male sex on the second question were defined as noncompliant and were asked what reasons they had for not reporting. We asked all donors questions regarding the Dutch donor policy.RESULTSA total of 18,137 male donors responded to the questionnaire. Of male donors, 1.4% reported to have had sex with a man, and 0.7% reported to have donated after their first male‐to‐male sex. Discrepancies were found in male donors’ interpretation of male‐to‐male sex. The most frequently reported reasons for noncompliance had to do with the timing and/or frequency of male‐to‐male sex, perceived privacy, perceived risk status, and knowledge about the policy. Compliers, noncompliers, and female donors had different opinions on a number of policy issues.CONCLUSIONThe percentage found for noncompliance is similar to percentages in other compliance studies worldwide. Based on reported reasons, a substantial amount of noncompliers would become eligible for donating under a revised policy, possibly without jeopardizing blood safety.
Toward Resilience to Nuclear Accidents: Financing Nuclear Liabilities via Catastrophe Risk Bonds
Authors: Ayyub Bilal M. , Pantelous Athanasios A. , Shao Jia 
Published: May 2016

In light of the 2011 Fukushima disaster, recent discussion has focused on finding the best nuclear storage options, maximizing the oversight power of global institutions, and strengthening safety measures. In addition to these, the development of dependable liability coverage that can be tapped in an emergency is also needed and should be considered thoughtfully. To succeed, financing is essential using special-purpose instruments from the global bond market, which is as big as US$175 trillion. Thus, in this paper, for the first time, a two-coverage-type trigger nuclear catastrophe (N-CAT) risk bond for potentially supplementing the covering of U.S. commercial nuclear power plants (NPPs) beyond the coverage per the Price Anderson Act as amended, and potentially other plants are proposed and designed worldwide. The N-CAT peril is categorized by three risk layers: incident, accident, and major accident. The pricing formula is derived by using a semi-Markovian dependence structure in continuous time. A numerical application illustrates the main findings of the paper.
O jornalismo na economia de mercado: estudo da revista veja
Authors: Dota Maria Inez Mateus , Britto Denise Fernandes 
Published: May 2016

As relações econômicas, somadas aos aspectos sociais, culturais e históricos, influenciam no processo jornalístico, desde o interesse por uma pauta até a edição final da notícia. Tendo em vista essa rotina, buscamos destacar como a economia de mercado está presente na materialidade discursiva da revista Veja. Para tanto, analisamos os aspectos verbal e não-verbal de uma reportagem de Saúde publicada na revista, verificando o consumo como uma das finalidades jornalísticas da atualidade.
Selectivity of commercial and experimental codends for the demersal trawl fishery of the deep-water rose shrimp, Parapenaeus longirostris (Lucas, 1846), in the Aegean Sea
Authors: Dereli Hakki , Dereli Hakki , Aydin Celalettin , Dereli Hakki , Aydin Celalettin , belli° Mahmut , Dereli Hakki , Aydin Celalettin , belli° Mahmut , Kebapçioğlu Turhan , Dereli Hakki , Aydin Celalettin , belli° Mahmut , Kebapçioğlu Turhan , Akpinar İlkay Özcan , Dereli Hakki , Aydin Celalettin , belli° Mahmut , Kebapçioğlu Turhan , Akpinar İlkay Özcan , Şen Yusuf 
Published: May 2016

In this study, the selectivity of commercial and alternative (experimental) codends for the deep-water rose shrimp, Parapenaeus longirostris, in the Aegean Sea demersal trawl fishery was investigated. Tested were the 44-mm diamond mesh codend as used in commercial fisheries (D44), in addition to a 50 mm diamond (D50), a 40 mm square (S40), and a 40 mm 90° turned mesh (T40), respectively. Sea trials were carried out in the eastern Aegean Sea, with a local commercial trawler using a modified trawl net with 620 meshes circular mouth opening. A total of 35 valid daytime hauls (8 with D44, 9 with D50, 8 with S40 and 10 with T40) were carried out. Selectivity data were collected using the covered codend method and analysed by means of a logistic equation with the maximum-likelihood method. Mean selection curves were estimated and compared using the between-haul variations model. The mean 50% retention carapace length values (LC50) were estimated as 21.2 ± 0.1, 23.2 ± 0.3, 20.8 ± 0.2 and 20.5 ± 0.4 mm CL for D44, D50, S40, and T40, respectively. Selection range (SR) values were determined as 4.9 ± 0.1 mm in D44, 8.7 ± 0.3 mm in D50, 4.0 ± 0.3 mm in S40, and 10.1 ± 0.3 mm in T40. While haul duration and total catch among the parameters did not affect the LC50 values for the investigated codends, the value of the parameter describing the weight of P. longirostris caught in that codend showed an effect for the D50 and T40 codends. Consequently, all investigated codends yielded sufficient LC50 results when considering the minimum landing size (MLS) value imposed by the EU (20 mm CL). In conclusion, the legally allowed S40, which gave an LC50 value close to that of D44, and which would be the preferable codend in terms of its releasing characteristics for individuals under the MLS value (89%), can be used as a good alternative for the D44 (preferred by the fishermen) in the deep-water rose shrimp fishery.
Indices of Revealed Comparative Advantage and their Consistency with the Heckscher-Ohlin Theory
Authors: Deb Kaveri , Basu Partha 
Published: May 2016

The issue of comparative advantage constitutes an important feature of the theory of international trade. Comparative advantage of countries has been measured in the literature by various alternative indices of ‘revealed comparative advantage’. Balassa first coined the term ‘revealed comparative advantage’ and the index that he devised in the process, has been later modified by various authors in many ways to address one or more of the shortcomings of Balassa's index. However, the existing literature has not tried to determine empirically, the extent to which the different indices are consistent with the idea of comparative advantage as identified particularly by Eli Heckscher and Bertil Ohlin. The present paper makes an attempt in this regard. In the process, another index has been derived by considering the logarithmic transformation of the Balassa's index, and its consistency with the theory has been empirically tested in a similar manner to determine whether it performs better than the other indices. A theoretical review of the alternative indices and empirical findings in different situations exhibit the modified index certainly has an edge over other indices. JEL Classification: F11, F14, C43, C12, C21, R12
Baiting the hook: factors impacting susceptibility to phishing attacks
Authors: Iuga Cristian , Nurse Jason R. C. , Erola Arnau 
Published: May 2016

AbstractOver the last decade, substantial progress has been made in understanding and mitigating phishing attacks. Nonetheless, the percentage of successful attacks is still on the rise. In this article, we critically investigate why that is the case, and seek to contribute to the field by highlighting key factors that influence individuals’ susceptibility to phishing attacks. For our investigation, we conducted a web-based study with 382 participants which focused specifically on identifying factors that help or hinder Internet users in distinguishing phishing pages from legitimate pages. We considered relationships between demographic characteristics of individuals and their ability to correctly detect a phishing attack, as well as time-related factors. Moreover, participants’ cursor movement data was gathered and used to provide additional insight. In summary, our results suggest that: gender and the years of PC usage have a statistically significant impact on the detection rate of phishing; pop-up based attacks have a higher rate of success than the other tested strategies; and, the psychological anchoring effect can be observed in phishing as well. Given that only 25 % of our participants attained a detection score of over 75 %, we conclude that many people are still at a high risk of falling victim to phishing attacks but, that a careful combination of automated tools, training and more effective awareness campaigns, could significantly help towards preventing such attacks.
Imbalance of Amniotic Fluid Activin-A and Follistatin in Intraamniotic Infection, Inflammation, and Preterm Birth
Authors: Hardy John T. , Buhimschi Irina A. , McCarthy Megan E. , Zhao Guomao , Laky Christine A. , Shook Lydia L. , Buhimschi Catalin S. 
Published: May 2016

Context:
Microbial invasion of the amniotic fluid (AF) cavity stimulates an inflammatory response that involves activin-A, a pleiotropic mediator member of the TGFβ superfamily involved in connective tissue remodeling. The role of AF follistatin, a natural inhibitor of activin-A, in inflammation-induced preterm birth (PTB), has yet to be determined.

Objective:
The objective of the study was to investigate the relationships between AF activin-A and follistatin in physiological gestation and in pregnancies complicated by PTB and to evaluate a possible role played by the activin-A-follistatin balance in processes leading to PTB and preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM).

Study Design:
The AF levels of total activin-A and follistatin were immunoassayed in 168 women with a normal pregnancy outcome or PTB with and without intraamniotic inflammation or PPROM. The impact of the activin-A-follistatin imbalance on PTB terminal effector pathways (prostaglandins [prostaglandin E2, prostaglandin F2α] and matrix metalloproteinases [MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-3, and MMP-9]) was investigated in an amniochorion explant system challenged with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to mimic inflammation.

Results:
AF follistatin and the activin-A to follistatin ratio varied with gestational age, both decreasing toward term (P &lt; .001). Activin-A was up-regulated in AF infection (&gt;2-fold elevation in activin-A to follistatin ratio) correlating directly with severity of inflammation (both P &lt; .001). Activin-A increased prostaglandins, MMP-1, and MMP-9 released by amniochorion (P &lt; .05) to LPS-equivalent levels. Follistatin effectively blunted the prostaglandin response to activin-A and LPS and that of MMPs after activin-A but not after LPS challenge.

Conclusion:
Activin-A and follistatin are part of the complex inflammatory response of the gestational sac to infection and modulate effector pathways leading to PTB. The activin-A to follistatin ratio may play a role in determining the clinical phenotype of PTB as preterm labor or PPROM.
Open to suggestion: Locating new understandings through performance in decolonizing research
Authors: Wilkinson Linden 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
This article interrogates the contributions made to cross-cultural verbatim theatre play by performers, as the text progressed towards publication. The play’s content concerns an Aboriginal massacre and the building of a memorial to commemorate that atrocity. The article begins with a discussion on the evolution of the play, Today We’re Alive, from a focal point in a doctoral thesis to its second-draft development as a touring show for schools located in the region from which the play’s content emerged. The success of this version suggested that the inclusion of more divisive material might not compromise the play’s reconciliatory intent. Particular choices made by the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal actors during the different performances demonstrate the potential for verbatim theatre in the decolonizing space to illuminate emotional and relational undertones that may be too inchoate or too suppressed to articulate.
Reviews
Authors: Cohen-Cruz Jan , Wood Craig 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
Applied Theatre Research: Radical Departures by Peter O’Connor and Michael Anderson (2015) Bloomsbury, London ISBN 9 7814 7251 3854 (ebook), US$24.99.
Critical Plays: Embodied Research for Social Change, by Anne Harris and Christine Sinclair (2014) Sense, Rotterdam ISBN 9 7894 6209 7537 (pb), 9789462097544 (hb), 9789462097551 (ebook), $36.00 (pb).
Characterisation of Postia placenta colonisation during 36 weeks in acetylated southern yellow pine sapwood at three acetylation levels including genomic DNA and gene expression quantification of the fungus
Authors: Alfredsen Gry , Pilgård Annica , Fossdal Carl Gunnar 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
One way to protect timber in service against basidiomycete deterioration is by means of acetylation via reaction with acetic anhydride. The reason why acetylated wood (WAc) is resistant against decay fungi is still not exactly understood. The aim of this study was to contribute to this field of science, and Postia placenta colonisation after 4, 12, 20, 28 and 36 weeks was observed at three acetylation levels of Pinus spp. sapwood. Mass loss (ML) and wood moisture content (MC) data reflected the acetylation levels. The initial equilibrium MC (EMC) proved to be a good indicator of subsequent ML. Genomic DNA quantification showed P. placenta colonisation in all samples, also in samples where no ML were detectable. The number of expressed gene transcripts was limited, but the findings supported the results of previous studies: WAc seems to have some resistance against oxidative mechanisms, which are part of the metabolism of P. placenta. This leads to a delay in decay initiation, a delay in expression of genes involved in enzymatic depolymerisation, and a slower decay rate. The magnitudes of these effects are presented for each acetylation level. The data also imply that there is no absolute decay threshold at high acetylation levels, but instead a significant delay of decay initiation and a slower decay rate.