bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Agronomic and genetic analysis of Suweon 542, a rice floury mutant line suitable for dry milling
Authors: Mo Young-Jun , Jeung Ji-Ung , Shin Young-Seop , Park Chul Soo , Kang Kyung-Ho , Kim Bo-Kyeong 
Published: December 2013

Abstract

Background
Producing rice flour of good quality by dry milling is necessary to reduce milling costs and promote the processed rice food industry. This study was conducted to evaluate the dry milling properties of Suweon 542, a floury endosperm mutant, and identify the chromosomal region responsible for the floury endosperm characteristics.

Results
Compared with the wild type, after dry milling process, the grain hardness of Suweon 542 was significantly lower because of its round and loosely packed starch granules. Also, the flour of Suweon 542 had significantly smaller particles and less damaged starch than Namil and other rice cultivars and its particle size distribution was similar to a commercial wheat cultivar. Considering that the yield loss of Suweon 542 due to its floury endosperm was largely compensated for by an increased number of spikelets per panicle, Suweon 542 has potential value as a raw material for rice flour production. Association analysis using 70 genome-wide SSR markers and 94 F2 plants derived from Suweon 542/Milyang 23 showed that markers on chromosome 5 explained a large portion of the variation in floury grains percentage (FGP). Further analysis with an increased number of SSR markers revealed that the floury endosperm of Suweon 542 was directed by a major recessive locus, flo7(t), located in the 19.33–19.86 Mbp region of chromosome 5, with RM18639 explaining 92.2% of FGP variation in the F2 population.

Conclusions
The floury endosperm of Suweon 542 is suitable for dry milling, with a small flour particle size and low damaged starch content. Further physical mapping of flo7(t), the floury endosperm locus of Suweon 542, would facilitate efficient breeding of rice cultivars with proper dry milling adaptability that can be used in the processed rice food industry.
Epicatechin-induced conformational changes in β-lactoglobulin B monitored by FT-IR spectroscopy
Authors: Nucara Alessandro , Maselli Paola , Giliberti Valeria , Carbonaro Marina 
Published: December 2013

Abstract
The interaction between whey carrier protein β-lactoglobulin B and (-)-epicatechin, a major dietary flavonoid with a wide range of health-promoting biological activities, was investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in physiological conditions. Amide I spectra of epicatechin - β-lactoglobulin complexes, in D2O buffer solutions, pD= 6.8, at molar ratios from 0.5:1 to 15:1, were measured by using a cell device specifically created. Changes in secondary structure elements at increasing epicatechin concentrations were quantified. Two different trends were observed for the intensities of β-sheet, random coil, and side chain contributions.
At molar ratios ≤2 the β-exposed strand contributions (1625 cm−1) increased at the expence of the β-antiparallel sheet band (1637 cm−1). At molar ratios >2 the intensities of both β structures slightly decreased. The same behaviour was observed for the side chain contributions (band around 1610 ÷ 1620 cm−1). In addition, a conformational transition to a slightly opened structure, followed by aggregate formation at the highest molar ratios, were revealed. The results suggest that binding of epicatechin to β-lactoglobulin in physiological conditions occurs at the surface of the protein molecule, resulting in protein dissociation at molar ratios ≤2 with minor changes in secondary structure. This finding provides further evidence for the possibility of successful use of the protein as a carrier of flavonoids, epicatechin included.
The impact of parental income and education on the schooling of their children
Authors: Chevalier Arnaud , Harmon Colm , O’ Sullivan Vincent , Walker Ian 
Published: December 2013

Abstract
We investigate the relationship between early school-leaving and parental education and paternal income using UK Labour Force Survey data. OLS estimation reveals modest effects of income, stronger effects of maternal education relative to paternal, and stronger effects on sons than daughters. Using IV to simultaneously model the endogeneity of parental education and income, the maternal education effect disappears, while paternal education remains significant but only for daughters. In our favourite specification, which proxy for permanent income, paternal income becomes insignificant. Thus policies alleviating income constraints to alter schooling decisions may not be as effective as policies which increase permanent income.

JEL codes

I20; J62
An increase in red blood cell distribution width from baseline predicts mortality in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock
Authors: Kim Chan Ho , Park Jung Tak , Kim Eun Jin , Han Jae Hyun , Han Ji Suk , Choi Jun Yong , Han Seung Hyeok , Yoo Tae-Hyun , Kim Young Sam , Kang Shin Wook , Oh Hyung Jung 
Published: December 2013

Abstract
Introduction
A potential independent association was recently demonstrated between high red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and the risk of all-cause mortality in critically ill patients, although the mechanism underlying this relationship remains unclear. Little is known about the impact changes in RDW may have on survival in critically ill patients. Therefore, we investigated the prognostic significance of changes in RDW during hospital stay in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock.

Methods
We prospectively enrolled 329 patients who were admitted to the emergency department (ED) and received a standardized resuscitation algorithm (early-goal directed therapy) for severe sepsis or septic shock. The relationship between the changes in RDW during the first 72 hours after ED admission and all-cause mortality (28-day and 90-day) were analyzed by categorizing the patients into four groups according to baseline RDW value and ΔRDW72hr-adm (RDW at 72 hours – RDW at baseline).

Results
The 28-day and 90-day mortality rates were 10% and 14.6%, respectively. Patients with increased RDW at baseline and ΔRDW72hr-adm >0.2% exhibited the highest risks of 28-day and 90-day mortality, whereas the patients with normal RDW level at baseline and ΔRDW72hr-adm ≤0.2% (the reference group) had the lowest mortality risks. For 90-day mortality, a significantly higher mortality risk was observed in the patients whose RDW increased within 72 hours of ED admission (normal RDW at baseline and ΔRDW72hr-adm >0.2%), compared to the reference group. These associations remained unaltered even after adjusting for age, sex, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, Charlson Comorbidity Index, renal replacement therapy, albumin, hemoglobin, lactate, C-reactive protein and infection sites in multivariable models.

Conclusions
We found that an increase in RDW from baseline during the first 72 hours after hospitalization is significantly associated with adverse clinical outcomes. Therefore, a combination of baseline RDW value and an increase in RDW can be a promising independent prognostic marker in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock.
Melting Point Elevation of Tetramethylsilane Confined in a Zn-Based Metal–Organic Framework
Authors: Ushimi Takehiko , Miyakubo Keisuke , Eguchi Taro , Ueda Takahiro 
Published: December 2013

Abstract
The thermal anomaly and molecular motion of tetramethylsilane (TMS) confined in a metal–organic framework, [Zn4O(O2CC6H4CO2)3]n (IRMOF-1), have been examined by differential thermal analysis and solid-state wide-line 1H NMR. Endothermic peaks were observed at 198 and 227 K, which were attributed to the disordered intermediate phase and molten phase, respectively, employing the temperature dependence of 1H NMR line width. This result suggests an elevation of the melting point of TMS confined in IRMOF-1.
Highly Coplanar (E)-1,2-Di(1-naphthyl)disilene Involving a Distinct CH–π Interaction with the Perpendicularly Oriented Protecting Eind Group
Authors: Kobayashi Megumi , Hayakawa Naoki , Nakabayashi Koichi , Matsuo Tsukasa , Hashizume Daisuke , Fueno Hiroyuki , Tanaka Kazuyoshi , Tamao Kohei 
Published: December 2013

Abstract
An air-stable emissive di(1-naphthyl)disilene protected by the bulky Eind groups (Eind: 1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-octaethyl-s-hydrindacen-4-yl) has been obtained by reducing the corresponding dibromosilane (Eind)(1-Naph)SiBr2 with lithium naphthalenide. The X-ray crystallography shows a highly coplanar (E)-1,2-di(1-naphthyl)disilene skeleton, favorable for the efficient π-conjugation involving the Si=Si unit, together with a distinct CH–π interaction between the peri-H atom of 1-naphthyl groups and the aromatic ring of the perpendicularly oriented Eind groups.
ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΑ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΕΣΒΕΙΕΣ ΣΤΙΣ ΒΕΝΕΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΥΜΕΝΕΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΕΣ ΠΕΡΙΟΧΕΣ. ΟΨΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΘΕΣΜΩΝ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΗΣ ΜΕΡΙΜΝΑΣ
Authors: ΜΟΥΣΑΔΑΚΟΥ ΚΑΤΕΡΙΝΑ 
Published: December 2013

<p>The embassies of communities of Greek regions under Venetian rule werean institution of the Serenissima Republic of Saint Mark, via which the localsocieties communicated with Venice. In the frame of the research programPYTHAGORAS II, titled «Greek Communities and European World (13th-19th c). Patterns of self-administration, social organization, identities'formation», were chosen the embassies that were included in the work ofConstantinos Sathas, «Monuments of Greek History», and more specifically,those from the IV and V volumes. The registration of a total of 94 embassiesof the 15th and 16th century from various Greek regions under Venetian rule,excluding Crete, and the presentation of short summaries of the content ofdemands and answers, in the data base that was created, offer information forthe study of a wide thematic field of Venetian and Greek history.</p><p>As an example of using the data base, this article describes aspects ofinstitutions of social concern, focusing on the demands that were related tocereal supply policy, education and medical care.</p><p>The requests of communities for the construction of barns and the missionof money for the supply of cereals reveal the vital problems of provisioningaccording to community and time. From another angle, the insistent demandsof communities for the employment of schoolteachers and for their paymentfrom Venice provide clues about the educational activities of Hellenism underVenetian rule. We also draw information about medical care as thecommunities asked from the Metropolis a community doctor and hisfinancing from Venice.</p><p>The examination of these three aspects of social policy reveals to us thecontinuous efforts of local communities for the organization of a network ofsocial benefits, as well as the correspondence of Venice, positive or negative,in accordance always with the various economic, political and social factors ofeach time and place. Care for the different institutions of social concern appeared particularly important, to the extent that it served the catholicconcern of the Serenissima Republic of Saint Mark for the maintenance of hersocial status.</p>
STAFF LOYALTY AS A FACTOR OF ORGANIZATION EFFECTIVE ACTIVITY
Authors: Архипова  , Arkhipova Nadezhda 
Published: December 2013

The questions of loyalty increasing as most important condition of organization
eff ective activity and key employees keeping are considered
in this article. Distinctions in staff motivation at various areas of economy
are revealed. Questions of personnel safety are considered. Various
techniques of personnel loyalty diagnostics, and the programs of loyalty
development in the organization are given, the role of HR services
in the loyalty management is analyzed. It is off ered to unite eff orts of HR
services, security services, marketing divisions in the loyalty management.
PERSONNEL STIMULATION BY MEANS OF GRANTING THE SABBATICAL
Authors: Маймистов  , Maymistov Denis 
Published: December 2013

It is considered a new — “portfolio” — type of educational institutions
teachers behavior. It is noted that if earlier the educational institutions
personnel aspired to be fi xed, as a rule, in one higher education institution
on all life, in today’s conditions it in parallel realizes some various
strategy at the same time. Educational institutions teachers still have a primary place of employment (where payment is carried out proceeding
from spent operating time, and risks are assumed by the employer),
however this place isn’t considered any more as lifelong. Thus
risks for the teacher, mainly the risks that a contract will not be renewed,
considerably increase.
PROBLEMS OF INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN CONDITIONS OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Парахина  , Parakhina Valentina , Калюгина  , Kalyugina Svetlana 
Published: December 2013

The main problems at the sphere of industrial enterprises human resource
management are investigated, their interrelation with labor
productivity growth is shown; principal directions of industrial companies
personnel management processes development in conditions
of economy innovative development are revealed.
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY AS COMPONENT OF PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Authors: Свистунов  , Svistunov Vasiliy 
Published: December 2013

During the crisis periods the organizations survive, managed to
catch a tendency of changes and quickly to adapt to them, including
at the expense of their strategy high-quality development. In
this regard within strategic behavior of production organization the
practical interest is represented by functions of its strategy. The
analysis of domestic organizations strengths and weaknesses testifi
es that many of them have personnel services rather made on the
organization, but often used ineffi ciently. It gives the grounds to
speak about the need to improve the work with organization personnel
in conditions of organization strategy development formation
and realization.
Expanding the “Foreign language” subject educational space in the primary with regional content
Authors: Ромашина  , Romashina Svetlana , Погорелая  , Pogorelaya Galina 
Published: December 2013

Educational potential of using the regional content
in the course of teaching foreign language to primary
schoolchildren in the RF are discussed. Special attention is
given to the contents of foreign language textbooks, satisfying requirements needed for implementation of the Federal State
Educational Standard for the Primary General Education.
Changes in Eastern Hardwood Sawtimber Growth and Harvest
Authors: Luppold William G , Miller Gary W 
Published: December 2013

Abstract
This article examines increases in eastern hardwood sawtimber volume by species group and species, the utilization of sawtimber by species groups and important eastern species, the utilization of sawtimber by species group by subregion, and discusses issues that could impede future growth of the hardwood timber resource. Eastern hardwood sawtimber volume has nearly tripled between 1953 and 2011 with yellow-poplar, soft maple, ash, and cottonwood/aspen having the greatest increase. Ironically, the cottonwood/aspen group appears to be currently overutilized with relatively low net growth-to-harvest ratios, but this finding appears to be the result of a high volume of aspen stems being less than sawtimber size. In general, lower-value species, including other red oaks and sweetgum, are relatively overutilized and have growth-to-harvest ratios less than 2.0. By contrast, higher-value species, including select red oaks, select white oaks, and hard maple, are utilized at the level at which they are found in the timber inventory, and all have growth-to-harvest ratios greater than 2.0. These results may be reflective of the declining production of appearance-based hardwood products relative to less valuable industrial products in the last 5 years. While the growth in hardwood sawtimber on timberland has been substantial, there are several factors that could affect future growth, including nonnative disease and insect mortality, adversely high deer populations, and land conversion.
Motor-Based Energy Consumption in West Virginia Sawmills
Authors: Devaru Dayakar G , Maddula Ramakrishna , Grushecky Shawn T , Gopalakrishnan Bhaskaran 
Published: December 2013

Abstract
Energy costs have risen immensely over the past decade and have strained US industrial sectors. The forest products sector is considered an energy-intensive industry group, and energy use has an important impact on a sawmill's financial integrity. This research focuses on developing specific energy consumption profiles for the manufacture of common Appalachian hardwood lumber species. Process, production, and energy data were gathered by visiting three sawmill facilities in West Virginia. With this information, the specific energy consumption (SEC) for each mill, mill production component, and species was developed. The SEC of sawmills varied between 84 kWh per thousand board feet (MBF) to 111 kWh/MBF with an overall average of 100 kWh/MBF for the three sawmills. In general, results show that denser species consume more energy than less dense species, that the SEC of hard-hardwood lumber was 98 kWh/MBF, and that the soft-hardwood lumber was 92 kWh/MBF. The SEC of Sawmill 3 was significantly different from the SECs of the other two sawmills. Results also indicated that the SEC increases as the percentage of four-quarter lumber increases during a particular shift along with an increase in the energy consumption of chipper, head saw, and resaw. Conversely, SEC decreases as the percentage of cants and timbers sawn increases.
The Cooperative Yardstick Revisited: Panel Evidence from the European Dairy Sectors
Authors: Hanisch Markus , Rommel Jens , Müller Malte 
Published: December 2013

Abstract
Milk is an important agricultural product that has traditionally been processed by cooperatives. Across member states of the EU-27, however, large variation exists between the national market shares of cooperatives in dairy processing. Theoretical models suggest that a strong cooperative sector secures competitive regional prices for agricultural produce. Empirical studies which seek to quantify these effects are rare though. We use panel data to study the impact of cooperative strength – measured by market shares – on national farm gate milk prices in the EU-27 for the period from 2000 to 2010. Our results reveal a positive effect of cooperative market share on price that is relatively large and robust over different specifications of the econometric model. We conclude that dairy cooperatives have a pro-competitive effect and that exemptions for cooperatives from anti-trust regulation may be justified.
The cinematic art of teaching university mathematics: chalk talk as embodied practice
Authors: Fox Janna , Artemeva Natasha 
Published: December 2013

AbstractThis article explores the multimodal nature of teaching university mathematics in international contexts. It focuses on the ‘cinematic’ art of teaching, applying a multimodal approach in the analysis of the pedagogical genre of ‘chalk talk’ as embodied disciplinary practice. The research draws on rhetorical genre studies and theories of situated learning and communities of practice. The data considered for the study consist of audio/video recorded lectures, observational notes, and semi-structured interviews collected from 50 participants teaching in 7 countries. Participants differ in linguistic, cultural, and educational backgrounds, teaching experience, and languages they use for instruction. The study suggests that a multimodal treatment of chalk talk as an embodied disciplinary pedagogical practice of teaching mathematics in the undergraduate lecture classroom allows researchers to further uncover the complexity of this genre. Better understanding the embodied pedagogical practices of the international mathematics CoP may lead to new insights regarding disciplinary-specific pedagogies.
Photo elicitation: Commonalities and uniqueness in cross cultural descriptions of a multicultural mental health service
Authors: Harris Michelle , Sunderland Naomi 
Published: December 2013

AbstractThis article supports the use of photo elicitation and analysis in multicultural service evaluation research. During a recent qualitative evaluation of a multicultural mental health respite service in Queensland Australia, a research facilitator used a collection of 130 black and white photos to initiate four focus group discussions each consisting of 5-8 participants. The facilitator asked participants to select a photo from the series that best described their service experience and to share the photo and their explanation with the larger group. Our analysis of the images selected by the four focus groups - each representing different cultural backgrounds (Afghan, Sudanese, Tongan and multicultural) - revealed that several images were selected across the different groups. We also found that other images selected closely resembled one another in thematic and relational content. This was not an expected outcome; as each of the focus groups represented a different type of service intervention, delivered by a different organisation with representation from different diverse populations. These outcomes raise a number of methodological issues that warrant further discussion and investigation. We use the current study as a worked example of how photo elicitation can generate connections not only between participants and facilitators but also how it transcends different cultures, languages, and experiences as a way to describe similar service contexts.
Turkish popular music videos as a multimodal site of resistance
Authors: Way Lyndon C.S. 
Published: December 2013

AbstractCountercultural, alternative and subversive values share a history with some popular music, it being subjected to political scrutiny in both western democracies and less tolerant states. In Turkey, despite a thriving indigenous music industry, there has been a long history of censorship, arrests and even exiles due to popular music and its politics. Since 2002, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) has governed Turkey, embracing free market policies, privatisation of state services and monopolies alongside conservative Islamic social and religious values. Many of AKP’s dominant discourses are articulated in Turkey’s media, due to intertwined relations. This paper asks how popular music videos can express subversion to AKP’s dominant discourses. A sample of Turkish videos is examined using a multimodal analysis of images, lyrics and music to reveal how these three modes and relations between them shape discourses of subversion. This is contextualised by examining AKP policies and a history of Turkish popular music. This study demonstrates how popular music videos can articulate discourses of subversion to dominant conservative ideologies that benefit those with power to the detriment of those without.
In Search of Peace: Navigating through the War on Educational Equality in America
Authors: Yawn Christopher D. 
Published: December 2013

Abstract
Across the United States, the number of blacks entering and graduating from college is at its highest level. Seemingly, progress is being made, however, probing individual students about their experiences may reveal that appearance of diversity in higher education does not translate into acceptance from the majority group. This article discusses the educational journey of the author. Through his experiences, the impact of the obstacles placed in the way of blacks who wish to successfully advance in school is exposed at multiple levels (e.g. postsecondary, graduate, etc.). Additionally, effective methods for overcoming barriers and moving forward in academia are discussed.