bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Weight Loss and Exercise Alter the High-Density Lipoprotein Lipidome and Improve High-Density Lipoprotein Functionality in Metabolic Syndrome
Authors: Khan Anmar A. , Mundra Piyushkumar A. , Straznicky Nora E. , Nestel Paul J. , Wong Gerard , Tan Ricardo , Huynh Kevin , Ng Theodore W. , Mellett Natalie A. , Weir Jacquelyn M. , Barlow Christopher K. , Alshehry Zahir H. , Lambert Gavin W. , Kingwell Bronwyn A. , Meikle Peter J. 
Published: December 2017

Objective—
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) lipid composition and function may better reflect cardiovascular risk than HDL cholesterol concentration. This study characterized the relationships between HDL composition, metabolism, and function in metabolic syndrome (MetS) patients and how changes in composition after weight loss (WL) and exercise treatments are related to function.

Approach and Results—
Plasma samples from MetS patients (n=95) and healthy individuals (n=40) were used in this study. Subsets of the MetS group underwent 12 weeks of no treatment (n=17), WL (n=19), or WL plus exercise (WLEX; n=17). HDL was isolated using density-gradient ultracentrifugation. The HDL lipidome was analyzed by mass spectrometry, and particle size determined by nuclear magnetic resonance. Cholesteryl ester transfer protein activity and ex vivo HDL cholesterol efflux capacity (CEC) were assessed. The HDL lipidome in the MetS patients was substantially different from that in healthy individuals, mean particle size was smaller, and CEC was lower. Several HDL phospholipid and sphingolipid species were associated with HDL diameter and CEC. The HDL lipidome and particle size were modified toward the healthy individuals after WL and WLEX treatments, with greater effects observed in the latter group. Cholesteryl ester transfer protein activity was reduced after WL and WLEX, and CEC was improved after WLEX.

Conclusions—
WLEX treatment in MetS patients normalizes the HDL lipidome and particle size profile and enhances CEC. HDL lipids associated with diminished CEC may represent novel biomarkers for early prediction of HDL dysfunction and disease risk and may represent potential therapeutic targets for future HDL therapies.

Clinical Trial Registration—

URL:
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov
. Unique identifier: NCT00163943
Efficacy and Safety of Individualized Coaching After Stroke: the LAST Study (Life After Stroke)
Authors: Askim Torunn , Langhammer Birgitta , Ihle-Hansen Hege , Gunnes Mari , Lydersen Stian , Indredavik Bent , Engstad Torgeir , Magnussen Jon , Hansen Anne , Schjørlien Rune , Engen Stian , Osmundnes Randi Moxnes , Olerud Anne-Britt , Knudsen Camilla , Hansen Trine , Schroeter Walburga , Fjelldal Gro Stensrud , Hovde Kristin , Reneflot Kristine Helen , Wennberg Lisa , Norvang Ole Petter , Phan Ailan , Storvoll John Bjørn , Ørjaset Brede , Syvertsen Marianne , Berger Ingvild , Dahl Anne Eitrem , Sandø Christine Lundemo , Kjølstad Veronica , Hansen Alexander , Vileid Helene Kværne , Giddal Maren Hjelle , Bernhardt Julie , Langhorne Peter 
Published: December 2017

Background and Purpose—
The evidence for interventions to prevent functional decline in the long term after stroke is lacking. The aim of this trial was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of an 18-month follow-up program of individualized regular coaching on physical activity and exercise.

Methods—
This was a multicentre, pragmatic, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial. Adults (age ≥18 years) with first-ever or recurrent stroke, community dwelling, with modified Rankin Scale <5, and no serious comorbidities were included 10 to 16 weeks poststroke. The intervention group received individualized regular coaching on physical activity and exercise every month for 18 consecutive months. The control group received standard care. Primary outcome was the Motor Assessment Scale at end of intervention (18-month follow-up). Secondary measures were Barthel index, modified Rankin Scale, item 14 from Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up and Go test, gait speed, 6-minute walk test, and Stroke Impact Scale. Other outcomes were adverse events and compliance to the intervention assessed by training diaries and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire.

Results—

Three hundred and eighty consenting participants were randomly assigned to individualized coaching (n=186) or standard care (n=194). The mean estimated difference on Motor Assessment Scale in favor of control group was −0.70 points (95% confidence interval, −2.80, 1.39),
P
=0.512. There were no differences between the groups on Barthel index, modified Rankin Scale, or Berg Balance Scale. The frequency of adverse events was low in both groups. Results from International Physical Activity Questionnaire and training diaries showed increased activity levels but low intensity of the exercise in the intervention group.

Conclusions—
The regular individualized coaching did not improve maintenance of motor function or the secondary outcomes compared with standard care. The intervention should be regarded as safe. Despite the neutral results, the health costs related to the intervention should be investigated.

Clinical Trial Registration—

URL:
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov
. Unique identifier: NCT01467206.
Comparative Assessment of Two Objective Forecast Models for Cases of Persistent Extreme Precipitation Events in the Yangtze–Huai River Valley in Summer 2016
Authors: Zhou Baiquan , Zhai Panmao , Niu Ruoyun 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Two persistent extreme precipitation events (PEPEs) that caused severe flooding in the Yangtze–Huai River valley in summer 2016 presented a significant challenge to operational forecasters. To provide forecasters with useful references, the capacity of two objective forecast models in predicting these two PEPEs is investigated. The objective models include a numerical weather prediction (NWP) model from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), and a statistical downscaling model, the Key Influential Systems Based Analog Model (KISAM). Results show that the ECMWF ensemble provides a skillful spectrum of solutions for determining the location of the daily heavy precipitation (≥25 mm day−1) during the PEPEs, despite its general underestimation of heavy precipitation. For lead times longer than 3 days, KISAM outperforms the ensemble mean and nearly one-half or more of all the ensemble members of ECMWF. Moreover, at longer lead times, KISAM generally performs better in reproducing the meridional location of accumulated rainfall over the two PEPEs compared to the ECMWF ensemble mean and the control run. Further verification of the vertical velocity that affects the production of heavy rainfall in ECMWF and KISAM implies the quality of the depiction of ascending motion during the PEPEs has a dominating influence on the models’ performance in predicting the meridional location of the PEPEs at all lead times. The superiority of KISAM indicates that statistical downscaling techniques are effective in alleviating the deficiency of global NWP models for PEPE forecasts in the medium range of 4–10 days.
Molecular genetic investigation, clinical features, and response to treatment in 21 patients with Schnitzler syndrome
Authors: Rowczenio Dorota M. , Pathak Shelly , Arostegui Juan I. , Mensa-Vilaro Anna , Omoyinmi Ebun , Brogan Paul , Lipsker Dan , Scambler Thomas , Owen Roger , Trojer Hadija , Baginska Anna , Gillmore Julian D. , Wechalekar Ashutosh D. , Lane Thirusha , Williams Rene , Youngstein Taryn , Hawkins Philip N. , Savic Sinisa , Lachmann Helen J. 
Published: December 2017

Key PointsWe found no evidence of somatic NLRP3 mosaicism in the pathogenesis of Schnitzler syndrome. Pathogenic inflammasome activation is supported by increased ASC, IL-18, IL-6, and anakinra response.
Genome sequence of Acuticoccus yangtzensis JL1095T (DSM 28604T) isolated from the Yangtze Estuary
Authors: Hou Lei , Sun Jia , Xie Xiabing , Jiao Nianzhi , Zhang Yao 
Published: December 2017

AbstractAcuticoccus yangtzensis JL1095T is a proteobacterium from a genus belonging to the family Rhodobacteraceae; it was isolated from surface waters of the Yangtze Estuary, China. This strain displays the capability to utilize aromatic and simple carbon compounds. Here, we present the genome sequence, annotations, and features of A. yangtzensis JL1095T. This strain has a genome size of 5,043,263 bp with a G + C content of 68.63%. The genome contains 4286 protein-coding genes, 56 RNA genes, and 83 pseudo genes. Many of the protein-coding genes were predicted to encode proteins involved in carbon metabolism pathways, such as aromatic degradation and methane metabolism. Notably, a total of 31 genes were predicted to encode form II carbon monoxide dehydrogenases, suggesting potential for carbon monoxide oxidation. The genome analysis helps better understand the major carbon metabolic pathways of this strain and its role in carbon cycling in coastal marine ecosystems.
Heating and Cooling Rates With an Esophageal Heat Exchange System
Authors: Kalasbail Prathima , Makarova Natalya , Garrett Frank , Sessler Daniel I. 
Published: December 2017

BACKGROUND:
The Esophageal Cooling Device circulates warm or cool water through an esophageal heat exchanger, but warming and cooling efficacy in patients remains unknown. We therefore determined heat exchange rates during warming and cooling.

METHODS:
Nineteen patients completed the trial. All had general endotracheal anesthesia for nonthoracic surgery. Intraoperative heat transfer was measured during cooling (exchanger fluid at 7°C) and warming (fluid at 42°C). Each was evaluated for 30 minutes, with the initial condition determined randomly, starting at least 40 minutes after induction of anesthesia. Heat transfer rate was estimated from fluid flow through the esophageal heat exchanger and inflow and outflow temperatures. Core temperature was estimated from a zero-heat-flux thermometer positioned on the forehead.

RESULTS:
Mean heat transfer rate during warming was 18 (95% confidence interval, 16–20) W, which increased core temperature at a rate of 0.5°C/h ± 0.6°C/h (mean ± standard deviation). During cooling, mean heat transfer rate was −53 (−59 to −48) W, which decreased core temperature at a rate of 0.9°C/h ± 0.9°C/h.

CONCLUSIONS:
Esophageal warming transferred 18 W which is considerably less than the 80 W reported with lower or upper body forced-air covers. However, esophageal warming can be used to supplement surface warming or provide warming in cases not amenable to surface warming. Esophageal cooling transferred more than twice as much heat as warming, consequent to the much larger difference between core and circulating fluid temperature with cooling (29°C) than warming (6°C). Esophageal cooling extracts less heat than endovascular catheters but can be used to supplement catheter-based cooling or possibly replace them in appropriate patients.
‘The sound of Thatcherism on vinyl’: New pop, early neo-right aspirations and Spandau Ballet
Authors: Kallioniemi Kari 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Since the heyday of mass culture criticism, capitalism has been linked to a certain music. Whether it be Hollywood musicals, disco or Theodor Adorno’s idea of atonal music as an antidote to the logic of capitalism, the evaluation of certain kinds of (popular) musical culture as an epitome of capitalist ideology has arisen from time to time. The early Thatcher era created the pop world in which the glorification of style, consumerism and marketing philosophy sent the message that capitalist values (in the style of 1980s’ anti-Thatcher rhetoric: consumer desire, materialism and stylistic excesses) were becoming an increasingly integral part of the new pop culture, first aspirationally, but later inadvertently intertwined with the economic values of the New Right. Some British music and artists coming from the 1980s – because of the theorizing of the market economy in their image and work – were connected to the cultural ethos of Thatcherism. In particular, the white soul boy band Spandau Ballet was one of them. This article will ask in which ways Spandau Ballet embodied these neo-liberal aspirations, and how ambiguously the Thatcherism of their times defined the idea of the band and their music.
Thatcherism as trauma in Neil Marshall’s Doomsday
Authors: Espinoza Garrido Felipe 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
The impact of Thatcher and Thatcherism on Britain’s social, political, and cultural fabric has frequently been understood as traumatic, as a shock whose aftereffects still surface in the most unforeseen places. One of these, this article argues, is Neil Marshall’s much-maligned 2008 horror film Doomsday, a post-catastrophic vision of a virus-ravaged Britain. Drawing on post-Freudian trauma theory and closereadings of the film’s central scenes, this article argues that Doomsday constructs its ‘urcatastrophe’ as a distinctly Thatcherite disaster. To this end the article first explores Doomsday’s rich and allusive Thatcherite subtext before charting out approaches to trauma studies that can be productively used for literary criticism. The second half of the article focuses on the cinematic mediation of the film’s post-catastrophic societies. It details how the survivors’ rituals and pop-cultural artefacts, on the one hand, betray an amnesiac and traumatised sense of identity, and how they, on the other hand, reveal fragmented memories of a pre-catastrophic and markedly Thatcherite past. Doomsday thus highlights the indelible mark that Thatcher and Thatcherism have left on Britain and her cinematic imaginations, positing that the film’s true horrors are in fact the aftershocks of a Thatcherite catastrophe.
Proyecciones: Ciclo «La mejor película es...»
Authors: Beceyro Raúl , Coll Patricio , Agusti Patricio , Castro Godoy Arturo , Contardi Marilyn , Maurer Roberto , Hiver Julio , Falco Agustín , Cuello Mario , Meyer Oscar , Soffici Diego 
Published: December 2017

En 2016 el Taller de Cine UNL organizó un ciclo de proyecciones llamado «La mejor película es...», cuyo texto de presentación era el siguiente: «La idea se presentaba novedosa, prometedora: convocar a directores y críticos de cine de la ciudad para que cada uno eligiese una película y se encargara de presentarla al público haciendo conocer el por qué de su elección.El resultado fue tan estimulante y novedoso como la idea original. Se completó una lista de películas muy variadas, más de lo que la decisión de un grupo más restringido de personas hubiese logrado...
El peronismo bonaerense: facciones, lealtades y tensiones. De la convención de avellaneda a la revolución argentina (1965-1966)
Authors: MARCILESE JOSÉ 
Published: December 2017

En 1964 el peronismo comenzó un proceso de institucionalización que culminó con la formación del Partido Justicialista y el inicio de un período marcado por la confrontación entre sectores internos del peronismo que discrepaban en torno a las estrategias que debían definir su funcionamiento y el rol que debía asumir el ex presidente Perón en la dirección del movimiento.Teniendo en cuenta esto, se analizarán los rasgos que asumió ese conflicto en la provincia de Buenos Aires, considerando para ello las estrategias, posiciones y prácticas de los sectores que intervinieron en la disputa. Del mismo modo, esta indagación procurará percibir las implicancias que el conflicto interno asumió en las instancias políticas de nivel partidario y en los ámbitos legislativos.
Gramsci en nuestra América a los ochenta años de su muerte: debates y reflexiones actuales sobre sociedad civil, hegemonía e instituciones jurídico-políticas
Authors: FILIPPI ALBERTO 
Published: December 2017

El autor estudia la revisión crítica de la elaboraciones de la «filosofía de la praxis» realizadas por Gramsci en sus Cuadernos (especialmente entre los años 1931 y 34 ) en torno a la relación entre «Sociedad Civil» y «Sociedad Política» en Hegel y Marx, replanteando (ahora a los 80 años de la muerte de Gramsci) el debate que en los años ’ 70 promovieron Norberto Bobbio y José Maria Aricó, como una etapa fundamental de la comprensión de las principales categorías de la «filosofía de la praxis» y de la consecuente concepción de la «hegemonía política» en la crítica de las instituciones Latinoamericanas.
Identificaciones de plebeyos de color militarizados durante la revolución de la independencia en el río de la plata. Cuyo 1810-1816
Authors: MORALES ORLANDO 
Published: December 2017

Este trabajo constituye una exploración preliminar de las prácticas de marcación social de alteridad y dinámicas de identificación de los esclavos y la plebe libre de color en la región de Cuyo, durante el período 1810 - 1860 , en el contexto de la militarización por la revolución en el Río de la Plata, por medio de una inmersión antropológica en expedientes judiciales y sumarios militares. La exploración deja ver una persistencia de criterios de estructuración social heredados del período colonial en coexistencia y tensión con nuevos procesos de integración y alterización social. Asimismo, muestra adscripciones plebeyas situacionales e identificaciones dinámicas dentro de límites ajustados por los atributos sociales y las posibilidades surgidas en un contexto de reclutamiento militar generalizado y patriotismo revolucionario.
Ciudadanos negros en el río de la plata. Repensar la inclusión política De los emancipados entre la Revolución y la Constitución
Authors: CANDIOTI MAGDALENA 
Published: December 2017

El presente artículo busca periodizar y contextualizar la relación entre la (re)definición de la ciudadanía y los modos de construcción de diferencias aciales en el Río de la Plata entre los años 1810 y 1853 a fin de discutir específicamente la supuesta insignificancia de las distinciones fundadas en la afrodescendencia, el pasado esclavo y el color a la hora de definir la inclusión política de los tras la evolución y hasta la organización constitucional.
Lo representable. Pujas públicas, actores, arena parlamentaria y leyes candentes en la política argentina
Authors: VINUESA LUCÍA 
Published: December 2017

Lo representable. Pujas públicas, actores, arena parlamentaria y leyes candentes en la política argentina de Mariana Berdondini,Rosario, Prohistoria Ediciones, 2016 , 320 pp.
Use of Collection and Services: A Study of Indian Agricultural Research Institute Library
Authors: Naqvi Tanveer Haider 
Published: December 2017

<p>The main aim of this study is to investigate the users’ opinion concerning the use of collection and services in the IARI library. Therefore, the study is focused on users’ opinion not only in terms of use, purpose, and satisfaction level with the library collection and services, but also in terms of use of e-resources, and adequacy of library collection. The questionnaire was administered to students of the IARI to collect data regarding the use of collection and services and analyse the level of users’ satisfaction. The Likert’s scale and chi-square test were also employed. The survey revealed that there exist significant differences not only in the level of usage, purpose, satisfaction of the library collection and services, but also in terms of use of e-resources and adequacy of library collection. The researcher observed that the e-form of collection and services due to their high usage has become a significant part of the library in fulfilling the needs of the postgraduate and research students. To maximise the use of library collection and services, the library should consider all the possible aspects related to users satisfaction. This study highlights the use and non-use of library collection and services, and provides the library management an opportunity to review its collection and services as well as its policies. </p>
Metamaterials Research: A Scientometric Assessment of Global Publications Output during 2007-16
Authors: M. Dhawan S. , M. Gupta B. , Singh Manmohan , Rani Asha 
Published: December 2017

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>The paper examines 9858 global publications output on metamaterials research, as covered in Scopus database during 2007-16. The study reveals that metamaterials research registered 15.27% growth and averaged citation impact to 10.08 citations per paper. The global share of top 10 most productive countries in metamaterials research is 84.97 % and their individual global share ranged from 3.30% to 25.57%. China accounted for the largest global share (25.71%), followed by USA (23.96%), U.K. (6.06%), India (5.26%), etc. Five of top 10 countries scored relative citation index above the world average i.e. more than 1: Germany (2.06), USA (1.81), U.K. (1.49), Canada (1.03) and Spain (1.01). The international collaborative publications share of top 10 most productive countries varied from 6.14% to 59.80%. Physics and astronomy, among subjects, contributed the largest publication share (59.36%), followed by engineering (56.71%), materials science (33.30%), computer science (20.32%), mathematics (6.74%) and chemistry (4.46%). The top 20 most productive organisations and authors together contributed 24.69% and 13.17% global publications share respectively and 35.72% and 25.96% global citation share respectively. The top 20 journals accounted for 45.97% share of global output (5743 papers) reported in journals. Of the total global output on metamaterials research, 52 papers were found as highly cited papers averaging 535.64 citations per paper in 10 years. These 52 highly cited papers involved the participation of 310 authors and 142 organisations and were </span><span>published in 20 journals. </span></p></div></div></div>
Doctoral Research Output in Social Sciences in India during 2010-2014 : A Study
Authors: Pandita Ramesh K , Singh Shivendra 
Published: December 2017

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>Presents a trend of doctoral research activities undertaken in social sciences across the institutes of higher learning in India. The study is based on the secondary data compiled from the bibliography of doctoral dissertations, </span><span>published on an annual basis by the Association of Indian Universities in India, in the field of social sciences during </span><span>2010-2014. The study revealed that in all, 5788 doctoral degrees were awarded across 171 institutes of Higher Learning in India in as many as 17 different social science subject disciplines, with an average of 340.47 doctoral </span><span>degrees in each subject field. On an average, each individual, institution has awarded 33.84 doctoral degrees. </span><span>Education, commerce and economics are the three leading subject disciplines, in which maximum doctoral degrees were awarded, while as Tourism stands at the bottom. Similarly, at the state level, the maximum doctoral degrees were awarded from Gujarat, which is followed by Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, while as at institutional level; Dr B.R. Amedkar Marathwada University, Jawaharlal University and Maharishi Dayanand University are the three leading institutes across the country, which awarded the maximum number of doctoral degrees. </span></p></div></div></div>