bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Combined Multi-Agent Method to Control Inter-Department Common Events Collision for University Courses Timetabling
Authors: Nourmohammadi-Khiarak Jalil , Zamani-Harghalani Yashar , Feizi-Derakhshi Mohammad-Reza 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
University course timetabling is the scheduling of courses at different time slots in a university. The two important issues in this process are (i) the allocation of all events (professors, courses, and students) to resources (time slots daily/weekly and theory/practical classes) in a semester, and (ii) maximizing the satisfaction of common events (professors, courses, and students) among multiple departments. Accumulating evidences in university course timetabling problems suggest dividing the problem into several sub-problems. This study attempted to investigate the appropriateness of using the genetic algorithm (GA) and the imperialist competitive algorithm (ICA). The proposed technique consists of two steps: (i) using the proposed manipulated GA for solving the timetabling problem of each department, and (ii) eliminating the interference of common events among multiple departments and satisfying the hard and soft constraints by using ICA. Finally, a report on the efficiency of the methodology used in this study was obtained from the University of Tabriz in Iran and University of Udine in Italy. In this paper, the results are revealed in two ways: (i) reduction in the problems due to shrinking of the database and solving of the problems in parallel and (ii) solving the different parts of the problem by using various criterion results, increasing the common events satisfaction in that sub-problem. Eventually, the proposed model provided successful satisfaction of the hard constraints in <700 iterations with GA and elimination of interference in 40 iterations with ICA in most of the cases.
Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome due to somatic mosaicism of the androgen receptor
Authors: Batista Rafael Loch , Rodrigues Andresa De Santi , Machado Aline Zamboni , Nishi Mirian Yumie , Cunha Flávia Siqueira , Silva Rosana Barbosa , Costa Elaine M.F. , Mendonca Berenice B. , Domenice Sorahia 
Published: December 2017

Abstract

Background:
Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) is the most frequent etiology of 46,XY disorders of sex development (DSDs), and it is an X-linked disorder caused by mutations in the androgen receptor (AR) gene. AIS patients present a broad phenotypic spectrum and individuals with a partial phenotype present with different degrees of undervirilized external genitalia. There are more than 500 different AR gene allelic variants reported to be linked to AIS, but the presence of somatic mosaicisms has been rarely identified. In the presence of a wild-type AR gene, a significant degree of spontaneous virilization at puberty can be observed, and it could influence the gender assignment, genetic counseling and the clinical and psychological management of these patients and the psychosexual outcomes of these patients are not known.

Case presentation:
In this study, we report two patients with AR allelic variants in heterozygous (c.382G>T and c.1769-1G>C) causing a partial AIS (PAIS) phenotype. The first patient was raised as female and she had undergone a gonadectomy at puberty. In both patients there was congruency between gender of rearing and gender identity and gender role.

Conclusions:
Somatic mosaicism is rare in AIS and nonsense AR variant allelic can cause partial AIS phenotype in this situation. Despite the risk of virilization and prenatal androgen exposure, the gender identity and gender role was concordant with sex of rearing in both cases. A better testosterone response can be expected in male individuals and this should be considered in the clinical management.
Risk factors and classification of stillbirth in a Middle Eastern population: a retrospective study
Authors: Kunjachen Maducolil Mariam , Abid Hafsa , Lobo Rachael Marian , Chughtai Ambreen Qayyum , Afzal Arjumand Muhammad , Saleh Huda Abdullah Hussain , Lindow Stephen W. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract

Objective:
To estimate the incidence of stillbirth, explore the associated maternal and fetal factors and to evaluate the most appropriate classification of stillbirth for a multiethnic population.

Methods:
This is a retrospective population-based study of stillbirth in a large tertiary unit. Data of each stillbirth with a gestational age >/=24 weeks in the year 2015 were collected from electronic medical records and analyzed.

Results:
The stillbirth rate for our multiethnic population is 7.81 per 1000 births. Maternal medical factors comprised 52.4% in which the rates of hypertensive disorders, diabetes and other medical disorders were 22.5%, 20.8% and 8.3%, respectively. The most common fetal factor was intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) (22.5%) followed by congenital anomalies (21.6%). All cases were categorized using the Wigglesworth, Aberdeen, Tulip, ReCoDe and International Classification of Diseases-perinatal mortality (ICD-PM) classifications and the rates of unclassified stillbirths were 59.2%, 46.6%, 16.6%, 11.6% and 7.5%, respectively. An autopsy was performed in 9.1% of cases reflecting local religious and cultural sensitivities.

Conclusion:
This study highlighted the modifiable risk factors among the Middle Eastern population. The most appropriate classification was the ICD-PM. The low rates of autopsy prevented a detailed evaluation of stillbirths, therefore it is suggested that a minimally invasive autopsy [postmortem magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)] may improve the quality of care.
Maternal and neonatal vitamin D deficiency and transient tachypnea of the newborn in full term neonates
Authors: Omran Ahmed , Mousa Heba , Abdalla Mohamed Osama , Zekry Osama 
Published: December 2017

Abstract

Aim:
To investigate the association between maternal and neonatal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) levels and development of transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) in full term infants.

Methods:
This was a prospective case-control study carried out on 30 neonates with TTN and their mothers and 30 control neonates and their mothers. Levels of 25-OHD were measured in maternal and neonatal blood samples that were obtained in the first 12–24 h of postnatal age.

Results:
Both maternal and neonatal 25-OHD levels in the TTN group were significantly lower compared to the control group (P=0.0001). A negative correlation was observed between neonatal 25-OHD level and average hospital stay (P=0.0001).

Conclusion:
We observed that lower maternal and neonatal vitamin 25-OHD levels were associated with TTN development in full term infants.
Measurement and uncertainty propagation of the (γ,n) reaction cross-section of 58Ni and 59Co at 15 MeV bremsstrahlung
Authors: Ghosh Reetuparna , Lawriniang Bioletty , Badwar Sylvia , Sheela Yerraguntla Santhi , Naik Haladhara , Patil Bhushankumar J. , Naik Yeshwant , Suryanarayana Saraswatula Venkata , Jyrwa Betylda , Ganesan Srinivasan 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Activation cross-section of photon-induced reaction on structural materials 58Ni and 59Co was measured at the bremsstrahlung endpoint energy 15 MeV from an S band electron linac. The uncertainties in the (γ,n) reaction cross-section of both 58Ni and 59Co were estimated by using the concept of covariance analysis. The cross-section of 58Ni(γ,n)57Ni reaction in the present work is slightly lower than the previous experimental data and the TENDL-2015 data. The cross-section of 59Co(γ,n)58Co reaction has been measured for the first time. However, the present experimental data of 59Co(γ,n)58Co reaction is very low in comparison to the TENDL-2015 and JENDL/PD-2004 data.
Realizacja celów polityki klimatyczno-energetycznej Unii Europejskiej w kontekście polityki energetycznej w wybranych państwach członkowskich
Authors: Zajączkowska Magdalena 
Published: December 2017

The main aim of this article is to present the results of the analysis of the EU climate and energy policy goals in selected Member States in the context of their energy policies. The analysis covers the period 2008–2014 and focuses on seven EU Member States: the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, France, Lithuania, Poland and the United Kingdom. Each of the countries is implementing EU climate and energy policy goals, but to varying degrees. The research leads to the conclusion that more and more countries implement energy policy primarily based on national policy, which is not always consistent with the assumptions of the EU’s policy.
Amazonía: cambio de la comprensión de la territorialidad al interior del territorio waorani (Los derechos indígenas)/ Amazon: change of the understanding of the territoriality to the interior of the waorani territory (indigenous rights)
Authors: Narváez Quiñónez Iván Tarcicio 
Published: December 2017

La colonización dirigida, espontánea y estratégica, además de la permanente ampliación de la frontera agrícola para la extracción de recursos naturales, han determinado el uso y zonificación del espacio amazónico en los últimos 50 años. Las drásticas huellas socio-económicos, culturales y ambientales generadas por estos procesos han impactado negativamente la vida de los pueblos ancestrales y la naturaleza. Una consecuencia drástica es el cambio de la comprensión de la territorialidad en el interior de los territorios indígenas, y de la percepción que de aquel cambio tienen el Estado y los actores asentados en el entorno territorial comunitario. El presente estudio aborda el caso del pueblo waorani e inquiere cómo la ampliación de la frontera extractiva intensificaría los impactos negativos del proceso de desterritorialización en el Parque Nacional Yasuní, poniendo en mayor riesgo la integridad física y cultural de los de los pueblos que viven en aislamiento voluntario: Tagaeri y Oñamenane u otros de los cuales no se tiene referencia.

Abstract
Targeted, spontaneous and strategic colonization, in addition to the permanent expansion of the agricultural frontier for the extraction of natural resources, has determined the use and zoning of the Amazonian space in the las 50 years. The drastic socioeconomic, cultural and environmental impacts generated by these processes have impated negatively the life of the ancestral peoples and nature. A drastic consequence is the change of the understanding of the territoriality in the interior of the indigenous territories, and the perception that the state and the actors settled in the community territorial environment have of that change. This study addresses the case of the Waorani people and inquires how the expansion of the extractive frontier would intensify the negative impacts of the process of decentralization in the Yasuní National Park, putting at greater risk the physical and cultural integrity of the peoples living in voluntary isolation: Tagaeri and Onamenane or others of which there is no reference.
Colonización y acuerdos locales en la consolidación del sistema campesino-ganadero saraguro en la Amazonía sur del Ecuador/ Colonization and local agreements in the consolidation of the Saraguro peasant livestock system in the Southern Ecuadorian Amazon
Authors: Buitrón Cañadas Viviana Marcela 
Published: December 2017

El artículo analiza el rol de diferentes actores en la configuración espacial de la colonización saraguro en la Amazonía sur ecuatoriana y los cambios en el uso del suelo en el marco de las actividades productivas campesinas. Para esto, se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas a informantes clave sobre la historia local y el contexto de la colonización, y un análisis de uso de suelo de los años 1986, 2000 y 2010. Los resultados muestran la importancia de los acuerdos entre actores locales para el avance de los colonos desde sus territorios originales en los Andes hasta las tierras bajas amazónicas, además, el retroceso del bosque en favor de otros usos de la tierra, especialmente pastos. Esto indica cómo la búsqueda de tierras y el cambio del uso del suelo hacia actividades más intensivas han asegurado la reproducción del sistema campesino-ganadero de este grupo indígena andino en el contexto amazónico.

Abstract
This article analyzes the role of different actors in the spatial configuration of the Saraguro colonization in the Southern Ecuadorian Amazon and the land use changes that occurred due to peasant productive activities. Semi-structured interviews with key informants about the local history and the context of colonization were conducted. Additionally, a land use analysis was performed for the years 1986, 2000 and 2010. The results point to the importance of agreements between local actors, as the saraguro colonists advanced from their original settlements in the Andes toward the Amazon, and show how colonization caused forest loss in favor of other uses, especially pastures. These findings suggest that through the search for land and the increasingly intensive use of land, the Saraguros were able to reproduce their Andean peasant livestock system in this area of the Amazon.
Relaciones capitalistas en el Asentamiento Realidad en la BR-319 km 570 (Amazonas)/ Capitalist relations in Reality Settlement in BR-319 km 570 (Amazonas)
Authors: Neto Thiago Oliveira 
Published: December 2017

La producción de alimentos para el mercado pretende atender las necesidades de consumo de centros urbanos, y, concomitantemente, de familiares del productor. Por lo tanto, el productor necesita establecer relaciones con el mercado, a donde se envía el producto o el excedente de la producción; mientras que permanece en la propia comunidad donde se produce y donde residen los productores. Los recursos obtenidos con la comercialización, por regla general, se emplean en la producción propia del productor. Esta breve consideración general se estructura en el asentamiento del Incra, situado en el kilómetro 570 de la carretera BR-319, en el municipio de Humaitá, donde los productores agrícolas se organizaron para realizar la producción, el beneficiamiento y el transporte hasta los centros consumidores.

Abstract
The production of food for the market aims to meet the consumption needs of urban centers, and, at the same time, family of the producer. Thus, the producer needs to establish relationships with the market, where the product or production surplus is sent; While another part remains in the very community where it is produced and where the producers live. The proceeds from the sale, as a rule, are used in the producer's own production. This brief general consideration is structured in the Incra settlement, located at kilometer 570 of the BR-319 highway, in the municipality of Humaitá, where agricultural producers organized to carry out production, processing and transportation to the consumer centers.
Management of an open abdomen complicated by a high output entero-atmosferic fistula after a gastric by-pass
Authors: Salgado Lorena Hierro-Olabarria , Zorraquino Ángel , Gutierrez Ana , Elías Mónica , Pérez de Villarreal Patricia , Díez Ismael , Loureiro Carlos , García Marta , Leturio Saioa , Ochoa Begoña 
Published: December 2017

There is a wide spectrum of indications for negative pressure woundtherapy (NPWT) including enterocutaneous fistulas, open abdomen management,abdominal wound dehiscence, open fractures, amputation wounds, sternal woundinfections, vascular bypass site infection and many others.The article shows a case report of a patient with an entero-atmospheric fistulamanaged with NPWT. Control of intestinal contents from an entero-atmosphericfistula with the NPWT minimizes the damage to the healing bed of granulationtissue until the definitive closure of the fistula can be undertaken six to twelve monthslater.
After a laparoscopic gastric bypass and 5 emergency interventions because of leaksat the jejunojenunal anastomosis and complications of the abdominal wall, anentero-atmospheric fistula appeared. This fistula was managed with the NPWTduring two months. In the described case, the application of negative pressuredressing system allowed the management of the entero-atmospheric fistula until itbecame a stoma.
OBTENÇÃO DE ÓXIDO DE CÁLCIO A PARTIR DA CASCA DE OVO DE GALINHA
Authors: Vieira Luísa Arantes Fernandes , Pinho Marianne Diniz , Pinheiro Ivete Peixoto , Da Silva Sidney Nicodemos 
Published: December 2017

Diariamente, toneladas de cascas de ovos de galinha são descartadas, gerando um resíduo desvalorizado comercialmente, proveniente de restaurantes, indústria alimentícia e até mesmo residências. A casca de ovo é rica em carbonato de cálcio, um precursor para a obtenção de óxido de cálcio. Comercialmente conhecido como cal, o óxido de cálcio possui maior empregabilidade se comparado a casca de ovo in natura. Atualmente, tem sido utilizado em diversas áreas, como na indústria civil, na indústria de biomanteriais, e na agricultura. A casca adquirida na indústria alimentícia ainda contém elementos orgânicos e por isso precisa ser previamente preparada. Esse estudo demonstra a preparação dessa casca até a referida obtenção do óxido de cálcio. A conversão é viabilizada a partir da realização de um tratamento térmico, chamado calcinação, onde a casca de ovo é submetida a uma temperatura de 850ºC durante uma hora e meia. Durante a calcinação uma reação química ocorre e gás carbônico é liberado, gerando assim, o óxido de cálcio. Foram realizados ensaios de caracterização, como a Difração e Espectometria de Raio X (DRX) e a Análise Termogravimétrica (TG), para a certificação do produto final.
ASPECTOS DO CLUBISMO NA INTRODUÇÃO DO FOOT-BALL EM OLIVEIRA ”“ MG (1916-1920)
Authors: AMARAL DANIEL VENá‚NCIO DE OLIVEIRA , COUTO EUCLIDES DE FREITAS 
Published: December 2017

Este artigo investiga, por meio da análise do corpo discursivo dos periódicos Gazeta de Minas e Divinopolis, alguns aspectos acerca do modelo clubá­stico de associação do futebol na cidade de Oliveira, MG, entre os anos de 1916 e 1920, perá­odo que corresponde á s primeiras experiências com o fenômeno futebolá­stico no meio local. Investiga-se, também, de que maneira a difusão espacial do futebol por diversas outras localidades do Oeste mineiro contribuiu para que o esporte bretão se configurasse como veá­culo capaz de favorecer a sociabilidade e a abertura de vias de aproximação polá­tica entre os grupos hegemônicos da cidade de Oliveira e de suas adjacências.Palavras-chave: Prática do Futebol. História do Futebol. Clubismo.ASPECTS OF CLUB ASSOCIATION IN THE INTRODUCTION OF FOOT-BALL IN OLIVEIRA ”“ MG (1916-1920)Abstract: This article investigates through the discursive body of the periodicals Gazeta de Minas and Divinopolis some features about the club association model of football in the city of Oliveira ”“ MG, concerning the years of 1916 to 1920, a moment that corresponds to the first experiences with the phenomenon of football in the local setting. It is also investigated how the spatial diffusion of football in several other locations in western Minas Gerais contributed to the development of the British sport as a vehicle capable of favoring sociability and opening up political approaches amongst the hegemonic groups of Oliveira and its surroundings.Keywords: Soccer Practice. History of Football. Club Association. ASPECTOS DEL CLUBISMO EN LA INTRODUCCIÓN DEL FOOT-BALL EN OLIVEIRA ”“ MG (1916-1920)Resumen: Este artá­culo investiga, a través del análisis del cuerpo discursivo de los periódicos Gazeta de Minas y Divinopolis, algunos aspectos acerca del modelo clubá­stico de asociación del fútbol en la ciudad de Oliveira ”“ MG, entre los años de 1916 y 1920, perá­odo que corresponde a las primeras experiencias con el fenómeno futbolá­stico en el medio local. Se investiga, también, de qué manera la difusión espacial del fútbol por diversas otras localidades del "Oeste Mineiro" contribuyó para que el deporte bretón se configurara como vehá­culo capaz de favorecer la sociabilidad y la apertura de vá­as de aproximación polá­tica entre los grupos hegemónicos de la ciudad de Oliveira y de sus adyacencias. Palabras clave: Práctica del Fútbol. Historia del Fútbol. Clubismo.
Elevated Blood Lead Levels by Length of Time From Resettlement to Health Screening in Kentucky Refugee Children
Authors: Kotey Stanley , Carrico Ruth , Wiemken Timothy Lee , Furmanek Stephen , Bosson Rahel , Nyantakyi Florence , VanHeiden Sarah , Mattingly William , Zierold Kristina M. 
Published: December 2017

Objectives. To examine elevated blood lead levels (EBLLs) in refugee children by postrelocation duration with control for several covariates. Methods. We assessed EBLLs (≥ 5µg/dL) between 2012 and 2016 of children younger than 15 years (n = 1950) by the duration of resettlement to health screening by using logistic regression, with control for potential confounders (gender, region of birth, age of housing, and intestinal infestation) in a cross-sectional study. Results. Prevalence of EBLLs was 11.2%. Length of time from resettlement to health screening was inversely associated with EBLLs (tertile 2 unadjusted odds ratio [OR] = 0.79; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.56, 1.12; tertile 3 OR = 0.62; 95% CI = 0.42, 0.90; tertile 2 adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.62; 95% CI = 0.39, 0.97; tertile 3 AOR = 0.57; 95% CI = 0.34, 0.93). There was a significant interaction between intestinal infestation and age of housing (P < .003), indicating significant risk in the joint exposure of intestinal infestation (a pica proxy) and age of house. Conclusions. Elevated blood lead levels were reduced with increasing length of time of resettlement in unadjusted and adjusted models. Improved housing, early education, and effective safe-house inspections may be necessary to address EBLLs in refugees.
Trends in Illicit Cigarette Use in Brazil Estimated From Legal Sales, 2012–2016
Authors: Szklo André , Iglesias Roberto Magno , Carvalho de Souza Mirian , Szklo Moysés , Maria de Almeida Liz 
Published: December 2017

Objectives. To estimate the proportions of illicit cigarette consumption in Brazil from 2012 to 2016, a period of sharp increases in cigarette taxes. Methods. We used an approach based on legal sales provided by the Secretariat of Federal Revenues and self-reported consumption data from an annually conducted telephone survey (VIGITEL) to estimate the changes over time in illegal cigarette use in Brazil. For that purpose, we also used available information on the proportion of illegal cigarette consumption from a nationwide household survey conducted in 2013 to calculate a constant proportion of underreporting from VIGITEL in relation to total consumption and sales in Brazil. Results. There was an increase in the estimated proportion of illicit cigarette use from 2012 to 2013 (from 28.6% to 32.3%), then a decrease from 2013 to 2014 (32.3% to 28.8%), and then a sustained trend of increase from 2014 to 2016 (28.8% to 42.8%). Conclusions. Novel and feasible approaches to estimate changes over time in the illegal market are important for helping the effective implementation of tobacco excise tax policy.