bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Crime in popular fiction: Remembering the Algerian War of Independence in contemporary French crime fiction
Authors: Kimyongür Angela 
Published: November 2013

Abstract
Critics have evoked parallels between the French experience of Vichy during World War II and the Algerian War of Independence, in terms of their intensely divisive nature and the difficulty the French have had, and continue to have, in acknowledging repressed memories of both conflicts. France has come rather further in confronting its Vichy past than it has in facing up to repressed memories of the Algerian War. In addition to the memory work done by historians and film-makers, occluded memories of Vichy and occupation have been tackled by writers of crime fiction. While the investigatory framework of the crime novel has been identified as an ideal narrative tactic for unearthing forgotten or hidden memories of the past, little critical attention has yet been paid to its deployment in remembering the Algerian War of Independence. This article aims to examine the ways in which the conflict is remembered through selected crime novels by three French writers: Maurice Attia, Didier Daeninckx and Maurice Gouiran, and the part these texts play in ongoing memory work.
Francoism and the formula of fear in Spanish crime fiction: The case of Jordi Sierra i Fabra’s Cinco días de octubre/Five Days in October
Authors: King Stewart 
Published: November 2013

Abstract
This article explores the generic conventions of Jordi Sierra i Bosch’s third novel of his ‘Inspector Mascarell’ series, Cinco días de octubre/Five Days in October (2011). The article situates this novel and the series in the context of the so-called return of historical memory in democratic, post-Franco Spain. In particular, it argues that Sierra i Fabra uses the narrative conventions of the detective thriller to transport readers to the past so they can experience the fear felt by the Republican losers of the Spanish Civil War living under the Franco regime and, in so doing, engage readers emotionally in this traumatic past with the aim of overcoming the nation’s historical disengagement.
What’s broken in Peter Temple’s The Broken Shore?
Authors: West-Sooby John 
Published: November 2013

Abstract
Crime fiction, in its various forms, has produced many remarkable and memorable characters. But beyond the interest we might take in the individual destinies of the protagonists crime novels arouse in us a more fundamental and deep-seated desire: the yearning for order to be reestablished following the scandalous transgression of society’s laws and conventions. Dysfunction and rupture, and the quest for their repair, are thus defining features of the crime genre. In Peter Temple’s 2005 novel The Broken Shore, however, disorder and disruption extend to every facet of society, and are even reflected in the prose itself. By examining the omnipresence of rupture in the novel, this essay seeks to provide a greater appreciation both of Peter Temple’s vision of Australian society and of the originality of his approach to the conventions of crime fiction.
Exploring the online playground: Understanding motivation in children’s virtual worlds
Authors: Sarachan Jeremy 
Published: November 2013

Abstract
Children’s virtual worlds attract millions of preteens. This article, which uses ethnographic methods and usability testing techniques, examines children’s interest in virtual worlds and how behaviours associated with socializing, gaming, exploring and creating influence their use of the spaces. The study, which consisted of interviews and observations of sixteen children between 6 and 11, examined how cognitive and social development influence their use of virtual worlds. Specifically, the study considers whether children behave in the spaces according to the expectations established by the rules or play on their own terms. The results suggest that children use the spaces in ways that fit their style of play, despite limits created by membership-only features and virtual wealth accumulation. They often ignore the social aspects of play and focus on arcade style games and quests. Some children cited a preference for more creative options.
Reliability of Partial‐Mouth Recording Systems to Determine Periodontal Status: A Pilot Study in an Adult Portuguese Population
Authors: Relvas Marta , Tomás Inmaculada , Salazar Filomena , Velazco Corsina , Blanco Juan , Diz Pedro 
Published: November 2013

Background: The efficacy of various partial‐mouth recording (PMR) systems is analyzed in the evaluation of periodontal status, using index teeth and different combinations of quadrants.Methods: The study group was formed of 108 adults aged 25 to 65 years old. A full‐mouth examination (FME) was performed in all participants to determine the periodontal probing depth (PD) and clinical attachment level (CAL) at six sites per tooth. The results of PMR using the Ramfjord teeth, the Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs teeth, and the four quadrants individually and combined in pairs were compared to the results obtained with FME.Results: Concordance with FME in terms of the prevalence of patients with PD ≥4 mm, CAL ≥2 mm, and CAL ≥4 mm was lowest with examination of single quadrants and highest with combinations that included one superior and one inferior quadrant.Conclusions: PMR systems, particularly with combinations of a superior plus an inferior quadrant, could be useful to evaluate periodontal status based on PD and CAL. This tool could be useful for epidemiologic surveys on periodontal status.
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Hypertension Prevalence: Reconsidering the Role of Chronic Stress
Authors: Hicken Margaret T. , Lee Hedwig , Morenoff Jeffrey , House James S. , Williams David R. 
Published: November 2013

Objectives. We investigated the association between anticipatory stress, also known as racism-related vigilance, and hypertension prevalence in Black, Hispanic, and White adults. Methods. We used data from the Chicago Community Adult Health Study, a population-representative sample of adults (n = 3105) surveyed in 2001 to 2003, to regress hypertension prevalence on the interaction between race/ethnicity and vigilance in logit models. Results. Blacks reported the highest vigilance levels. For Blacks, each unit increase in vigilance (range = 0–12) was associated with a 4% increase in the odds of hypertension (odds ratio [OR] = 1.04; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.00, 1.09). Hispanics showed a similar but nonsignificant association (OR = 1.05; 95% CI = 0.99, 1.12), and Whites showed no association (OR = 0.95; 95% CI = 0.87, 1.03). Conclusions. Vigilance may represent an important and unique source of chronic stress that contributes to the well-documented higher prevalence of hypertension among Blacks than Whites; it is a possible contributor to hypertension among Hispanics but not Whites.
Estimating Wisconsin Asthma Prevalence Using Clinical Electronic Health Records and Public Health Data
Authors: Tomasallo Carrie D. , Hanrahan Lawrence P. , Tandias Aman , Chang Timothy S. , Cowan Kelly J. , Guilbert Theresa W. 
Published: November 2013

Objectives. We compared a statewide telephone health survey with electronic health record (EHR) data from a large Wisconsin health system to estimate asthma prevalence in Wisconsin. Methods. We developed frequency tables and logistic regression models using Wisconsin Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and University of Wisconsin primary care clinic data. We compared adjusted odds ratios (AORs) from each model. Results. Between 2007 and 2009, the EHR database contained 376 000 patients (30 000 with asthma), and 23 000 (1850 with asthma) responded to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System telephone survey. AORs for asthma were similar in magnitude and direction for the majority of covariates, including gender, age, and race/ethnicity, between survey and EHR models. The EHR data had greater statistical power to detect associations than did survey data, especially in pediatric and ethnic populations, because of larger sample sizes. Conclusions. EHRs can be used to estimate asthma prevalence in Wisconsin adults and children. EHR data may improve public health chronic disease surveillance using high-quality data at the local level to better identify areas of disparity and risk factors and guide education and health care interventions.
Network Exposure and Homicide Victimization in an African American Community
Authors: Papachristos Andrew V. , Wildeman Christopher 
Published: November 2013

Objectives. We estimated the association of an individual’s exposure to homicide in a social network and the risk of individual homicide victimization across a high-crime African American community. Methods. Combining 5 years of homicide and police records, we analyzed a network of 3718 high-risk individuals that was created by instances of co-offending. We used logistic regression to model the odds of being a gunshot homicide victim by individual characteristics, network position, and indirect exposure to homicide. Results. Forty-one percent of all gun homicides occurred within a network component containing less than 4% of the neighborhood’s population. Network-level indicators reduced the association between individual risk factors and homicide victimization and improved the overall prediction of individual victimization. Network exposure to homicide was strongly associated with victimization: the closer one is to a homicide victim, the greater the risk of victimization. Regression models show that exposure diminished with social distance: each social tie removed from a homicide victim decreased one’s odds of being a homicide victim by 57%. Conclusions. Risk of homicide in urban areas is even more highly concentrated than previously thought. We found that most of the risk of gun violence was concentrated in networks of identifiable individuals. Understanding these networks may improve prediction of individual homicide victimization within disadvantaged communities.
Evidence, Power, and Policy Change in Community-Based Participatory Research
Authors: Freudenberg Nicholas , Tsui Emma 
Published: November 2013

Meaningful improvements in health require modifying the social determinants of health. As policies are often underlying causes of the living conditions that shape health, policy change becomes a health goal. This focus on policy has led to increasing interest in expanding the focus of community-based participatory research (CBPR) to change not only communities but also policies. To best realize this potential, the relationship between evidence and power in policy change must be more fully explored. Effective action to promote policies that improve population health requires a deeper understanding of the roles of scientific evidence and political power in bringing about policy change; the appropriate scales for policy change, from community to global; and the participatory processes that best acknowledge the interplay between power and evidence.
Tobacco Use Screening and Treatment by Outpatient Psychiatrists Before and After Release of the American Psychiatric Association Treatment Guidelines for Nicotine Dependence
Authors: Rogers Erin , Sherman Scott 
Published: November 2013

Objectives. We examined tobacco use screening and treatment by US psychiatrists before and after release of the 1996 American Psychiatric Association (APA) nicotine dependence treatment guidelines. Methods. We used data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey to identify rates of tobacco screening and treatment by psychiatrists before the release of the guidelines (1993–1996) and during 2 postguidelines periods: 2001–2005 and 2006–2010. Multiple logistic regression was used to compare preguidelines and postguidelines rates. Results. Psychiatrists screened for tobacco use during 77% of visits from 1993 to 1996, 69% of visits from 2001 to 2005 (odds ratio [OR] = 0.69; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.64, 0.75), and 60% of visits from 2006 to 2010 (OR = 0.46; 95% CI = 0.43, 0.50). Psychiatrists provided cessation counseling to 12% of smokers from 1993 to 1996, 11% from 2001 to 2005 (OR = 0.97; 95% CI = 0.74, 1.26), and 23% from 2006 to 2010 (OR = 2.23; 95% CI = 1.74, 2.86). Psychiatrists prescribed nicotine replacement therapy to fewer than 1% of smokers during all 3 time periods. Conclusions. Psychiatrists are screening for tobacco use at declining rates, and the proportion of smokers provided with treatment remains low.
Statewide Pandemic Influenza Vaccination Reminders for Children with Chronic Conditions
Authors: Dombkowski Kevin J. , Cowan Anne E. , Potter Rachel C. , Dong Shiming , Kolasa Maureen , Clark Sarah J. 
Published: November 2013

Objectives. We evaluated the use of a statewide immunization information system (IIS) to target influenza vaccine reminders to high-risk children during a pandemic. Methods. We used Michigan’s IIS to identify high-risk children (i.e., those with ≥ 1 chronic condition) aged 6 months to 18 years with no record of pH1N1 vaccination among children currently or previously enrolled in Medicaid (n = 202 133). Reminders were mailed on December 7, 2009. We retrospectively assessed children’s eligibility for evaluation and compared influenza vaccination rates across 3 groups on the basis of their high-risk and reminder status. Results. Of the children sent reminders, 53 516 were ineligible. Of the remaining 148 617 children, vaccination rates were higher among the 142 383 high-risk children receiving reminders than among the 6234 high-risk children with undeliverable reminders and the 142 383 control group children without chronic conditions who were not sent reminders. Conclusions. Midseason reminders to parents of unvaccinated high-risk children with current or past Medicaid enrollment were associated with increased pH1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccination rates. Future initiatives should consider strategies to expand targeting of high-risk groups and improve IIS reporting during pandemic events.
Genetic background of conformation defects in polish black-and-white Holstein-Friesian bulls – analysis of phenotypic distribution
Authors: Topolski Piotr , Jagusiak Wojciech 
Published: November 2013

Abstract Phenotypic distribution of 22 routinely evaluated conformation defects was analysed in a population of Polish Black-and-White Holstein-Friesian bulls, sired by different males. Some variation was observed in mean frequency of different morphological defects and in their severity. Large differences were found in frequency of conformation defects and in their number between groups of half-brothers. The most common defects in the bull population analysed were two types of leg defects: wide interdigital space and soft pasterns, which occurred in 199 and 70 animals, respectively. Wide interdigital space was most frequent in 4 groups of half-brothers, in which this defect affected more than 25% of the bulls. The least common defects were the defects of external genitalia, which were found in single animals. The only defect that did not occur was that of testes. The statistical significance of the phenotypic distributions obtained for bull conformation defects was confirmed using the chi-square test of independence and the Fisher-Yates exact test.
Verification of regression equations for estimating pork carcass meatiness using CMG, IM-03, fat-o-meat’er ii and ultrafom 300 devices
Authors: Lisiak Dariusz , Borzuta Karol , Janiszewski Piotr , Magda Fabian , Grześkowiak Eugenia , Strzelecki Jerzy , Powałowski Krzysztof , Lisiak Beata 
Published: November 2013

AbstractFour manual classification devices for estimating pork carcass meat content, i.e. CGM, Fat-OMeat’er II, IM-03 and UltraFom 300 were tested. The experiment was carried out with properly selected raw material (n=141 pigs) from current deliveries for pig slaughter at the Meat Plant SKIBA S.A. in Chojnice. Pork raw material was derived from three different Polish regions and represented different types of fatness, different carcass weights (from 60 to 120 kg) and different sexes (half were gilts and half were barrows). The applied testing procedure was consistent with European Union regulations. The research resulted in the development of regression equations for estimating pork carcass meat content in Poland. These equations are of rectilinear type and use four (in the case of UltraFom 300) or two (in the case of other devices) measurements of backfat and longissimus dorsi muscle thickness located at a distance of 6 cm (CGM, IM-03) or 7 cm (Fat-OMeat’er II, UltraFom 300) from the backfat edge at the section between 3rd and 4th rib, counting ribs from the end (CGM, IM-03, Fat-O-Meat’er II) and also at the height of the last rib section (UltraFom 300). The prediction error does not exceed the termination value of 2.50% established by EU regulations and amounts to 2.16% for CGM, 2.18% for Fat-O-Meat’er II, 1.89% for IM-03 and 2.07% for UltraFom 300. New regression equations have been applied in the meat industry since 12 December 2011.
COMBINING ABILITY FOR INHERITANCE OF ECONOMIC TRAITS IN OPIUM POPPY (Papaver somniferum L.)
Authors: Kumar B. , Patra N. K. 
Published: November 2013

Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) is an important medicinal plant produces more than 80 alkaloids obtained from the capsules and straw of the plant. The estimate of combining ability gives an indication of the genetic behaviour of the parental material. It is therefore, desirable to select the parents for hybridization on the basis of their per se performance and combining ability effects. The F1, F2 and their reciprocals of an eight parent diallel cross in opium poppy were studied for combining ability of seven economic traits. The mean sum of squares due to GCA, SCA and reciprocals were significant for all the traits. The magnitude of GCA variances were invariably higher than those of SCA and thus indicating the preponderance of non-additive genetic variances, which was further affirmed by the measure of average degree of dominance i.e. ?(?2s/? 2g). Among the parents VN35I for plant height, Sanchita and VG26 for capsules per plant, VN23, VN35I and Vivek for capsule index, VG26 and Sanchita for seed and straw yield per plant, and VN35I and VG20 for morphine content were found good general combiners. Earliness being a desired trait, parent VG20 having significant negative GCA estimates coupled with per se performance can be considered as good general combiner for early flowering. Inclusion of good general combiners in a multiple crossing program or an inter-mating population involving all possible crosses among them subjected to bi-parental mating may be expected to offer maximum promise in breeding for economic traits.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjpbg.v24i2.17000
Shelf Life and Quality of Guava cv. Kazi as Affected by Stages of Ripening, Storage Temperature and Wrapping Materials
Authors: Islam F , Islam A , Al Munsur MAZ , Rahim MA 
Published: November 2013

The experiment was conducted to study the shelf life and quality as affected by different stages of ripening, storage temperature as well as wrapping materials fruits of guava cv. Kazi. All the studied parameters except marketability increased for a certain storage period and then declined due to the effect of stages of ripening and wrapping materials (perforated and non perforated white and black polythene bag), while in case of storage temperature, there was gradual increase of physiological weight loss, sugar content (reducing, non-reducing and total sugar) and TSS content. Marketability decreased markedly with the advancement of storage period. All stages of ripening and all wrapping materials were able to keep fruits in marketable condition for 36 days of storage period. But fruits were in better marketable condition when harvested at stage 3 (ripe, yellowish green in colour and crispy pulp) or wrapped with black non-perforated polythene. 5ºC storage temperature, was able to retain more percentage of fruits in marketable condition with longer storage duration. In case of treatment combinations, fruits harvested at stage 3, stored at 5ºC temperature with black non-perforated polythene had the highest physiological weight loss, sugar content (reducing, non-reducing and total sugar) and TSS content while stage1 fruits stored at 20ºC with no wrapping (control) had the lowest.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/pa.v19i2.16906 Progress. Agric. 19(2): 1 - 12, 2008
Micropropagation of Stevia Plant from Nodal Segments
Authors: Karim MA , Jannat R , Rahman MS , Haque MS 
Published: November 2013

The experiment was conducted to develop and establish a reproducible protocol for plantlet regeneration in Stevia. Nodal cutting explants were cultured in Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with different concentrations and combinations of ?-Napthaleneacetic acid (NAA) and 6-Benzylamino purine (BAP). The combination of NAA at 1.0 mgl-1 and BAP at 1.0 mgl-1 resulted in the highest percentage (100%) of callus initiation. The maximum shoot regeneration and development of shoot was observed at the same combination. The developed shoots from nodal cuttings, upon transfer to the MS medium containing indole butyric acid (IBA) at 0.1mgl-1 resulted in best rooting within 8 days.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/pa.v19i2.16914 Progress. Agric. 19(2): 21 - 26, 2008
<i>Agrobacterium</i>-Mediated Genetic Transformation of Potato for Abiotic Stress Tolerance
Authors: Begam SN , Nasiruddin KM , Haque MS , Yasmin S 
Published: November 2013

Two potato varieties, Cardinal and Heera, were used to optimize the Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation system in potato for abiotic stress tolerance. MS medium supplemented with different concentrations and combinations of NAA and BAP were used to obtain callus induction from leaf explants of potato cv Cardinal and Heera. Maximum percentage of callus induction (95.83%) was observed in MS medium supplemented with 4 mg/L NAA and 2 mg/L BAP. The highest callusing was found in Cardinal and the lowest in Heera. Calluses were inoculated with Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain LBA4404 (pB1121) carrying CIPK sense gene, selectable marker gene nptII gene conferring resistance to kanamycin and the GUS reporter gene. Both the varieties were found GUS positive after inoculation and selection. Cardinal had maximum percentage of survived callus (25%) on selection media. Stable intregration and expression of the transgenes were confirmed by GUS histochemical assay.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/pa.v19i2.16919 Progress. Agric. 19(2): 37 - 43, 2008
Application of SSR Technique for the Identification of Markers Linked to Salinity Tolerance in Rice
Authors: Kabir MH , Islam MM , Begum SN , Manidas AC 
Published: November 2013

A cross was made between high yielding salt susceptible BINA variety (Binadhan-5) with salt tolerant rice landrace (Harkuch) to identify salt tolerant rice lines. Thirty six F3 rice lines of Binadhan-5 x Harkuch were tested for salinity tolerance at the seedling stage in hydroponic system using nutrient solution. In F3 population, six lines were found as salt tolerant and 10 lines were moderately tolerant based on phenotypic screening at the seedling stage. Twelve SSR markers were used for parental survey and among them three polymorphic SSR markers viz., OSR34, RM443 and RM169 were selected to evaluate 26 F3 rice lines for salt tolerance. With respect to marker OSR34, 15 lines were identified as salt tolerant, 9 lines were susceptible and 2 lines were heterozygous. While RM443 identified 3 tolerant, 14 susceptible and 9 heterozygous rice lines. Eight tolerant, 11 susceptible and 7 heterozygous lines were identified with the marker RM169. Thus the tested markers could be efficiently used for tagging salt tolerant genes in marker-assisted breeding programme.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/pa.v19i2.16929 Progress. Agric. 19(2): 57 - 65, 2008