bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Hematologic and plasma biochemical reference values of the yellow pond turtle Mauremys mutica and the effects of sex and season
Authors: Yu Pin-Huan , Yang Pu-Yu , Chiu Yun-Shan , Chi Chau-Hwa 
Published: October 2013

AbstractBackgroundThe International Union for Conservation of Nature considers the yellow pond turtleMauremys muticato be an endangered species. Hematologic analyses are useful tools for monitoring the health, disease processes, and physiologic status of reptiles by clinicians and conservationists. The objectives of this study were to measure plasma biochemical values in healthy captive yellow pond turtles, determine reference values, and evaluate the effects of sex and season on the results. Blood samples were taken from the jugular vein of 53 adult captive individuals (18 males and 35 females) in four different months that represented summer, winter, fall, and spring in Taiwan. Plasma biochemical assays were performed using an automatic analyzer. Descriptive statistics and distributions of each data variable were analyzed using SAS software.ResultsHematological and plasma biochemical reference values of the yellow pond turtle were determined in this study. There were no significant sex differences in hematological values; however, there were seasonal differences, and interactions between sex and season were observed. In females, lactate dehydrogenase, uric acid, calcium, cholesterol, and triglyceride concentrations were significantly higher than in males. There were seasonal differences but no sex and season interactions in serum biochemical values.ConclusionsThis information can serve as baseline reference data for future health assessment studies of free-ranging and captiveM. mutica, and for epidemiologic, conservation, and captive-breeding studies.
Structured sedation programs in the emergency department, hospital and other acute settings: protocol for systematic review of effects and events
Authors: McCoy Siobhán , Wakai Abel , Blackburn Carol , Barrett Michael , Murphy Adrian , Brenner Maria , Larkin Philip , Crispino-O’Connell Gloria , Ratnapalan Savithiri , O’Sullivan Ronan 
Published: October 2013

AbstractBackgroundThe use of procedural sedation outside the operating theatre has increased in hospital settings and has gained popularity among non-anesthesiologists. Sedative agents used for procedural pain, although effective, also pose significant risks to the patient if used incorrectly. There is currently no universally accepted program of education for practitioners using or introducing procedural sedation into their practice. There is emerging literature identifying structured procedural sedation programs (PSPs) as a method of ensuring a standardized level of competency among staff and reducing risks to the patient. We hypothesize that programs of education for healthcare professionals using procedural sedation outside the operating theatre are beneficial in improving patient care, safety, practitioner competence and reducing adverse event rates.Methods/DesignElectronic databases will be systematically searched for studies (randomized and non-randomized) examining the effectiveness of structured PSPs from 1966 to present. Database searches will be supplemented by contact with experts, reference and citation checking, and a grey literature search. No language restriction will be imposed. Screening of titles and abstracts, and data extraction will be performed by two independent reviewers. All disagreements will be resolved by discussion with an independent third party. Data analysis will be completed adhering to procedures outlined in theCochrane Handbook of Systematic Reviews of Interventions. If the data allows, a meta-analysis will be performed.DiscussionThis review will cohere evidence on the effectiveness of structured PSPs on sedation events and patient outcomes within the hospital and other acute care settings. In addition, it will examine key components identified within a PSP associated with patient safety and improved patient outcomes.Systematic review registrationPROSPERO registration number:CRD42013003851
Mutational pressure dictates synonymous codon usage in freshwater unicellular α - cyanobacterial descendant Paulinella chromatophora and β - cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC6301
Authors: Nair Rahul Raveendran , Nandhini Manivasagam Bharatha , Sethuraman Thilaga , Doss Ganesh 
Published: October 2013

Abstract

Background
Comparative study of synonymous codon usage variations and factors influencing its diversification in α - cyanobacterial descendant Paulinella chromatophora and β - cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC6301 has not been reported so far. In the present study, we investigated various factors associated with synonymous codon usage in the genomes of P. chromatophora and S. elongatus PCC6301 and findings were discussed.

Results
Mutational pressure was identified as the major force behind codon usage variation in both genomes. However, correspondence analysis revealed that intensity of mutational pressure was higher in S. elongatus than in P. chromatophora. Living habitats were also found to determine synonymous codon usage variations across the genomes of P. chromatophora and S. elongatus.

Conclusions
Whole genome sequencing of α-cyanobacteria in the cyanobium clade would certainly facilitate the understanding of synonymous codon usage patterns and factors contributing its diversification in presumed ancestors of photosynthetic endosymbionts of P. chromatophora.
Combination technology of ceramic microfiltration and biosorbent for treatment and reuse of tannery effluent from different streams: response of defence system in Euphorbia sp.
Authors: Bhattacharya Priyankari , Ghosh Sourja , Mukhopadhyay Aniruddha 
Published: October 2013

AbstractBackgroundThe present study was undertaken to evaluate the efficiency of combined technology involving ceramic microfiltration and biosorbent for the treatment of tannery effluent from different streams, viz. composite effluent, effluent from primary clarifier and secondary clarifier. The membranes were prepared from a cost-effective composition of alumina and clay.ResultsThe effluents had high organic loading of 12,895, 3,890 and 410 mg/L, respectively, in terms of chemical oxygen demand (COD). Apart from these, the effluents consisted of toxic heavy metals, turbidity, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), etc. It was observed that COD reduction was about 96.5% for effluent 1, 96.6% for effluent 2 and 96.9% for effluent 3. Considerable reduction in suspended solids, total nitrogen, and total organic carbon was obtained. Turbidity for all three types of effluent was below 1 NTU. The average flux value for effluents 1, 2 and 3 was about 13, 19 and 24 L/m2/h (LMH), respectively. Response of the antioxidative defences ofEuphorbia hirtawas observed which resulted in considerable decrease in the activity of peroxidase, superoxide dismutase and catalase.ConclusionsThe treatment resulted in the reduction of toxicity thereby restoring normal activity when compared to control values. Changes in various biochemical parameters like protein, amino acid, carbohydrate, DNA, RNA and chlorophyll content were observed.
Foreign national mentally disordered offenders' care pathways through UK secure services
Authors: Spencer Sarah-Jane , Gilluley Paul , Hillier Bradley 
Published: October 2013

SummaryOver recent years UK immigration legislation and procedures have changed significantly. Although these developments affect many foreign national mentally disordered offenders, the professionals caring for them are often unaware of the implications of these changes and the possible alternative care pathways. In this article we explore the amendments and the options available for this patient group, and highlight the ethical difficulties that professionals can face.
Análise do índice BODE em pacientes com DPOC severa submetidos a um programa de reabilitação pulmonar
Authors: Da Silva Juliana Roberto Gomes , De Vasconcelos Thiago Brasileiro , Macena Raimunda Hermelinda Maia , Bastos Vasco Pinheiro Diógenes , Morano Maria Tereza Aguiar Pessoa , Rocha Emília Maria Matos , Farias Maria do Socorro Quintino 
Published: October 2013

Introdução: A doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (DPOC) é classificada atualmente como importante causa de morbidade e mortalidade no mundo e está associada a importantes manifestações sistêmicas. O body mass index airway obstruction, dyspnea and exercise capacity (BODE) é um índice prognóstico de mortalidade mais utilizado atualmente, pois avalia as manifestações respiratórias e sistêmicas da DPOC. Objetivo: Analisar, através do índice de BODE, os pacientes com DPOC severa participantes de um Programa de Reabilitação Pulmonar. Metodologia: Estudo documental, retrospectivo e quantitativo. Analisou-se o índice BODE e suas relações com outras variáveis fisiológicas. A amostra foi composta por 29 prontuários do Programa de Reabilitação Pulmonar, e investigaram-se os seguintes registros: idade, sexo, índice de massa corporal, VEF1, índice de dispneia modificada, Teste de caminhada de seis minutos, SF-36 e do índice BODE. Resultados: Dos pacientes analisados, 48,3% (n = 14) eram do sexo feminino e 51,7% (n = 15) masculino; idade 66 ± 8,8 anos; IMC 25,1 ± 4,4 kg/m². Verificaram-se as seguintes diferenças VEF1 0,98 ± 0,4 e 0,95 ± 0,3 (p = 0,26); MRC 2,40 ± 1,0 e 1,76 ± 0,6 (p = 0,005); BODE 4,0 ± 1,7 e 3,29 ± 1,1 (p = 0,009); TC 6min 404,58 ± 110,4 e 439,96 ± 97,3 (p = 0,02) antes e após o Programa de Reabilitação respectivamente. A correlação entre o índice BODE e o TC6’ foi r = -0,51 e do índice BODE e VEF1 foi r = -0,81. Conclusão: Pode-se inferir que o Programa de Reabilitação Pulmonar modificou, de forma significativa, o índice de BODE influenciando a qualidade de vida dos pacientes.
Priority Guidelines Of The Service Sphere Development In Uzbekistan
Authors: Safarov Bakhtiyor 
Published: October 2013

The present research article is devoted to study the priorities of service sphere development in Uzbekistan. The comparative analysis of service sphere development during 1996-2009 were presented, survey of disperse territories, analysis and generalization methods used to identify trends in services sphere. Disperse markets were grouped into markets with high, medium and low development level. Retail trade is identified one of the most important components of service sphere in Uzbekistan. Retail turnover figures were predicted until 2013 used retrospective data for forecasting. Linear trend - trends of increase or decrease of index, visual analysis of time series dynamics(graphic presentation) were used to solve the studied problem. Main priorities and targets in service sphere in Uzbekistan and it’s role in economy were determined.
Issues Of Labour Potential Growth And Effective Formation Of Employment Structure In Uzbekistan
Authors: Mirzakarimova Muyassar 
Published: October 2013

This article studies how to bring the human labour potentials in compliance with the demand in labour market both qualitatively and quantitatively. Since the early years of the Independence a great attention is being paid to a human factor in Uzbekistan. A human potential is determined by such indicators as population size, their physical and intellectual, spiritual wellness and educational level. Society is related with labour potential growth, demographic processes, degree of public economic activeness. Due to expanded human reproduction, the amount of work resource is increasing. In the article the impact of demographic condition in Uzbekistan and training system of skilled personnel on labour market was analyzed. Such research methods as systematic approach, economic analysis, quantity, comparative and structural analysis were broadly used throughout the article.
The New Legal Regime On Minority Shareholder Protection In Albania
Authors: Rustemaj Jonida 
Published: October 2013

This article aims at introducing the main changes brought by the new Albanian Company Law on minority shareholders’ protection. Due to the harmonization of our legislation with the acqui, new pieces of laws were introduced in commercial law. In 2008 the new law “On entrepreneurs and commercial companies” was enacted. The latter introduced new practices and concepts, some of them not familiar to the Albanian legal system. I was motivated to write a paper on minority shareholders protection in order to emphasize the new regime and instruments of protection granted by the new laws. A matter which concerns investors and especially foreign ones is the protection of minority shareholders. This paper discusses the instruments of protection of minority shareholders bringing the novelties of the newly introduced laws because of the unclear regime under the repealed law using the analytical and comparative method. Few rights which were known by the former Albanian company law were usually compromised, but under the law in force, minorities are much more protected. Does the new law strengthen the position of such category of shareholders? What are the rights of minority shareholders conferred by the law? These and other questions will be addressed herein.
Preliminary Study Results Of Multiple Drug Resistance In Patients With Advanced Types Of Colorectal Cancer
Authors: Navruzov S , Abdujapparov S , Pulatov D , Islamov H , Matniyazova Sh , Akbarov E 
Published: October 2013

In the department of coloproctology of NORC MH RUz 17 patients with disseminated forms of colorectal cancer was made the study of oncogenes and complex treatment by 2 protocols using FOLFOX-4 regime and FOLFIRI regime. In second protocol there used 2 sessions of endolymphatical polychemotherapy FOLFOX-4 regime against EHF-hyperthermia. All patients were performed additional investigations directed to study the presence of multiple drug resistance in them where definition of р53, bcl-2 oncogene expression. In our observations we followed resistance to FOLFOX-4 scheme in 4 patients, and to FOLFIRI scheme in 2 cases. In our studies hyperexpression of oncoproteine р53 was correlated with the effect of conducted therapy whereas hyperexpression of oncoproteine bcl-2 showed therapy resistance.
Methodological Features Of Life-Long Professional Development Of Scientific And Pedagogical Personnel
Authors: Vozgovai Zinaida 
Published: October 2013

The lifelong learning theory examines professionaldevelopment of all those working in community learning anddevelopment, further education, higher education, and workbased learning. The lifelong professional development canbe understood as a an organized purposeful process aimedat the raising the level of professional skills by improving professional competences in compliance with the new social­and­economical, technological and/ or international requirements and standards. However, not much research currently exists on the process of lifelong professional development of scientific­and­pedagogical personnel.The goal of this study was to examine methodological bases of life­long professional development model of scientific­and­ pedagogical personnel on the general scientific, specific scientific and methodological­and­technological levels. Research indicates that integration of the andragogicalapproach, the competence­based approach and themodular approach into pedagogical conceptual model ineducational practice of Chelyabinsk State PedagogicalUniversity provided a significantly positive development oflifelong advanced training. These results provide generalsupport for lifelong professional development hypothesis
Debasing the voice: Subversive vocality in Harmony Korine’s Trash Humpers
Authors: Inouye Shaun 
Published: October 2013

Abstract
Harmony Korine, one-time enfant terrible of the American cinema, returns to infamy with the uncategorizable Trash Humpers (2009), a ‘found footage’-style, faux home-movie that documents the abhorrent acts of four sociopathic ‘elders’ in the nondescript suburbs of the American South. It is a film that has garnered attention due to its goading amateur aesthetic (the film is shot on VHS and purportedly edited on two VCRs), non-narrative approach and pro-filmic oddities, including the titular characters literally humping trash while donning lifelike geriatric masks. However, despite its arresting and oft-perplexing visual content, it is the film’s unusual treatment of the soundtrack – or more specifically, the voice – that intimates meaning beyond mere provocation. Drawing on Michel Chion’s theories of vocal disembodiment in the cinema, as well as Korine’s continued remarks on the film’s childhood origins, this article proposes that by intentionally decoupling the voice from the body and divesting it of its linguistic capabilities, Trash Humpers presents a version of vocality regressed to a pre-lingual state, before its ideological subjugation to the body through language. This, in turn, informs the childlike rendering of the trash humpers, who seem to revel in libidinal fixations of the past. By utilizing the voice as a non-verbal, autonomous entity, Trash Humpers demonstrates the voice’s capacity to incite meaning outside the image, and furthers Korine’s stature as a boundary pushing film-maker.
Abbas Kiarostami: A cinema of silence
Authors: Tabarraee Babak 
Published: October 2013

Abstract
Abbas Kiarostami’s cinema has been described as a cinema of ‘evidence’ (Nancy), ‘delay and uncertainty’ (Mulvey), ‘ellipsis and omission’ (Saeed-Vafa and Rosenbaum) and “displaced allegories’ (Mottahedeh). This article suggests that by applying a new and interdisciplinary interpretation of ‘silence’ as an umbrella term, the variety of these readings will converge into a cohesive system and result in a better understanding and appreciation of the oeuvre of this Iranian auteur. The focus of this article is mainly on the auditory configurations of silence and their performative functions and possible ideological implications. One of the conclusions of this research is that in these present absences we not only ‘hear things because we cannot see everything’ (Žižek), but we are provided with a forced freedom to find and perceive experiences through silences that otherwise would be hardly imaginable. Also, in addition to the role of the audio-viewer/interpreter, silence will be regarded as the main vehicle of representing a poetic and philosophical Weltanschauung that seeks ‘to be without being’ and ‘present without showing’. This is a cinema of silence, indeed, in which silence acts as a space for (re)birth of philosophical questions (Chion, Nancy), aesthetic emphases, and ‘witnessing and passing’ as an inevitable option.
Artist Statements
Authors: Battey Bret , Belantara Amanda , Bergeron Jason , Laliberté Emily , Boland Kieran , Boynton Neil , Rose Emma , Copps Will , Crilly Chris , Davies Nance , Drivas George , Economou Yiannos , Ferrandes Valentina , Finkelstein David , Garro Diego , Glennon Paul , Grauerholz Angela , Myette Réjean , Gunnarsson Karin , Gwiazda Henry , Hanlon Marie , Clarke Rhona , Hernandez Brian , Judge Helen , MacWilliam Susan , Mans Richard , Oldenburg Aaron , O’Reily Bart , Otani Yasuhiro , Patrick Eric , Payne Maggi , Pitts Virginia , Sanders H. Michael , Stich Susanne , Titz Florina , Turano Paul , Wright Maurice 
Published: October 2013

Abstract
Sinus Aestum
Ears are Dazzled, Touched by Sound
Amongst a Sea of Scratched Orient
Run it by me First
Threshold
Awakening
The Fast Runner
Trainsposition
Empirical Data
Fear is a Man’s Best Friend
Berg
Terrifying Blankness
Patah
V O Y A G E
Appassionata
Plato’s Plates
The future of music?
Lines & Spaces
There are Ghosts
100% Shredded Wheat
F-L-A-M-M-A-R-I-O-N
Abiogenesis
Pieces of Jonestown
Drip Walk
The Difference Machine
Reterocognition
Liquid Amber
Beat
Magnetic Resonance Medley
Even if we think we know things
I.will.know.you
Green Becomes Black and Blue, Smokestack
A Fish’s Tale
The Tutte polynomial of the Sierpiński and Hanoi graphs
Authors: Donno Alfredo , Iacono Donatella 
Published: October 2013

Abstract
We study the Tutte polynomial of two infinite families of finite graphs: the Sierpi´nski graphs, which are finite approximations of the well-known Sierpi´nski gasket, and the Schreier graphs of the Hanoi Towers group H(3) acting on the rooted ternary tree. For both of them, we recursively describe the Tutte polynomial and we compute several special evaluations of it, giving interesting results about the combinatorial structure of these graphs.
Efficient synthesis of substituted imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines
Authors: Xing Yuan-Yuan , Liu Chuanxiang , Wu Fanhong 
Published: October 2013

Abstract
An efficient approach to the synthesis of 1-methylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine derivatives 5–10 of biological interest has been developed. The key intermediate product 4 is obtained by cyclization of 2-amino-3-methylaminopyridine (3) with phenylacetic acid.
Ruling Out Bacteremia and Bacterial Meningitis in Infants Less Than One Month of Age: Is 48 Hours of Hospitalization Necessary?
Authors: Fielding-Singh Vikram , Hong David K. , Harris Stephen J. , Hamilton John R. , Schroeder Alan R. 
Published: October 2013

Objective:
The appropriate duration of hospitalization for infants ≤ 30 days admitted for fever or other concerns for a serious bacterial infection is an understudied area. We sought to determine the risk of a positive, pathogenic bacterial culture of blood or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in this population beyond 24 hours after collection.

Methods:
This study was a retrospective review of 1145 infants aged ≤30 days who had a blood or CSF culture from 1999 to 2010 at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, a county health system in San Jose, California. Time to notification and the probability of a positive culture result after 24 hours were calculated. Infants were considered high risk if they had either a white blood cell count &lt;5000 or &gt;15 000 per µL, a band count &gt;1500 per µL, or an abnormal urinalysis.

Results:
We identified 1876 cultures (1244 blood, 632 CSF) in 1145 infants aged ≤30 days; 901 (79%) of 1145 were hospitalized and 408 (45%) of 901 hospitalizations were for fever without source (FWS). Thirty-one (2.7%) of the 1145 infants had pathogenic cultures; 6 of 1145 infants (0.5% [95% confidence interval: 0.2–1.1]) had a time to notification &gt;24 hours. All 6 patients had FWS (1.5% of hospitalized FWS sample) and met high-risk criteria on presentation. No low-risk patients had a time to notification &gt;24 hours. Low-risk characteristics were found in 57% (232 of 408) of the entire hospitalized FWS population.

Conclusions:
Low-risk infants hospitalized for FWS or other concerns for serious bacterial infection may not need hospitalization for a full 48 hours simply to rule out bacteremia and bacterial meningitis.