bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Moving beyond ‘Next Wednesday’: The interplay of lexical semantics and constructional meaning in an ambiguous metaphoric statement
Authors: Feist Michele I. , Duffy Sarah E. 
Published: September 2015

AbstractWhat factors influence our understanding of metaphoric statements about time? By examining the interpretation of one such statement – namely, Next Wednesday’s meeting has been moved forward by two days – earlier research has demonstrated that people may draw on spatial perspectives, involving multiple spatially based temporal reference strategies, to interpret metaphoric statements about time (e.g. Boroditsky 2000; Kranjec 2006; McGlone and Harding 1998; Núñez et al. 2006). However, what is still missing is an understanding of the role of linguistic factors in the interpretation of temporal statements such as this one. In this paper, we examine the linguistic properties of this famous temporally ambiguous utterance, considered as an instantiation of a more schematic construction. In Experiment 1, we examine the roles of individual lexical items that are used in the utterance in order to better understand the interplay of lexical semantics and constructional meaning in the context of a metaphoric statement. Following up on prior suggestions in the literature, we ask whether the locus of the ambiguity is centred on the adverb, centred on the verb, or distributed across the utterance. The results suggest that the final interpretation results from an interplay of verb and adverb, suggesting a distributed temporal semantics analogous to the distributed semantics noted for the metaphoric source domain of space (Sinha and Kuteva 1995) and consistent with a constructional view of language (Goldberg 2003). In Experiment 2, we expand the linguistic factors under investigation to include voice and person. The findings suggest that grammatical person, but not grammatical voice, may also influence the interpretation of the Next Wednesday’s meeting metaphor. Taken together, the results of these two studies illuminate the interplay of lexical and constructional factors in the interpretation of temporal metaphors.
Management of extensive placenta percreta with induced fetal demise and delayed hysterectomy
Authors: Amarosa Emily J. , Dighe Manjiri , Cheng Edith Y. , Garcia Rochelle , Delaney Shani 
Published: September 2015

Abstract
Abnormal placentation is a significant source of maternal morbidity and mortality with increasing incidence due to rising rates of cesarean delivery. While traditionally managed with cesarean-hysterectomy, other management strategies are available. We report a case of a G4P2 woman with two prior cesarean deliveries, who presented at 21 weeks and was diagnosed with an extensive placenta percreta. She expressed a desire for pregnancy termination. Given extensive intra-abdominal placental invasion, intrauterine fetal demise was induced with fetal intracardiac potassium chloride, systemic methotrexate was administered, and the pregnancy was managed conservatively with the demised fetus in situ. Resolution of placental tissue occurred over 4 months. Chorioamnionitis developed at the equivalent of 41 weeks’ gestational age, and she underwent a successful gravid hysterectomy. Antepartum management with induced fetal demise and delayed hysterectomy can be considered in extreme cases of previable invasive placenta percreta.
Frequency Reconfigurable Hybrid Slot Antenna Using PIN Diodes
Authors: Yang Xiaolin , Sheng Lili , Lin Jiancheng , Chen Gang 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThis paper introduces a frequency reconfigurable hybrid slot antenna fed by coplanar waveguide (CPW) without complex bias network and DC blocking capacitor chips. In order to add reconfigurablility to the antenna, the PIN diodes are equipped in the slots. The antenna is capable of frequency switching at six different frequency bands between 1.7 GHz to 2.5 GHz, which can be used in multiradio wireless systems, such as DCS-1800, PCS1900, UMTS, Wibro and Bluetooth bands. The simulated and measured return loss, peak gain, together with the radiation patterns are presented and compared. Especially, the radiation patterns are stable at different frequency.
Kinetics of green solid-liquid extraction of andrographolide from Andrographis paniculata: effects of particle size and solid-liquid ratio
Authors: Abubakar Umar Isah , Chua Lee Suan , Aziz Ramlan 
Published: September 2015

AbstractIn this work, the influences of particle size and solid-liquid ratio on the kinetics of green solid-liquid extraction of andrographolide from
Assessment of the validity of self-reported smoking status among schoolchildren in Sousse, Tunisia
Authors: Maatoug Jihene , Sahli Jihene , Harrabi Imed , Chouikha Firas , Hmad Sonia , Dendana Emna , Fredj Sihem Ben , Slama Slim , al’Absi Mustafa , Lando Harry , Ghannem Hassen 
Published: September 2015

Abstract

Introduction: Tobacco use, which begins in adolescence and childhood and continues in later life, is the major avoidable risk for non-communicable diseases and death in the world. Self-reports have frequently been used to estimate smoking prevalence and health consequences. This study explores the validity of self-reports of smoking behavior among schoolchildren in Tunisia.

Materials and methods: This study was conducted in March 2014 among a sample of 147 schoolchildren randomly selected. Data concerning the smoking habit were collected by a questionnaire designed for the purposes of this work. Then, exhaled CO, a biochemical marker of smoke exposure, was measured using piCO+ Smokerlyzer

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breath CO monitor among participants. Sensitivity and specificity of self-reports were calculated.

Results: The prevalence of reported smoking was 9.5% with 16.7% and 1.7% respectively among boys and girls. Their mean age was 14.5±1.28 years old. When considering 4 ppm as the cut-off level of breath CO, sensitivity and specificity of self-reports were 100% and 93.7%, respectively. But at a breath CO cut-off of 3 ppm, self-reporting was 62.5% sensitive and 93.5% specific.

Conclusion: According to our findings, we suggest that self-reports can be considered as a good tool to be used with a reasonable confidence to assess the smoking status.
Enhancement of Voltage Stability of DC Smart Grid During Islanded Mode by Load Shedding Scheme
Authors: Nassor Thabit Salim , Senjyu Tomonobu , Yona Atsushi 
Published: September 2015

Abstract
This paper presents the voltage stability of a DC smart grid based on renewable energy resources during grid connected and isolated modes. During the islanded mode the load shedding, based on the state of charge of the battery and distribution line voltage, was proposed for voltage stability and reservation of critical load power. The analyzed power system comprises a wind turbine, a photovoltaic generator, storage battery as controllable load, DC loads, and power converters. A fuzzy logic control strategy was applied for power consumption control of controllable loads and the grid-connected dual active bridge series resonant converters. The proposed DC Smart Grid operation has been verified by simulation using MATLAB® and PLECS® Blockset. The obtained results show the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Effects of Extraction Conditions on the Functional Properties of Bambara Bean Protein Concentrates
Authors: Mune Mune Martin A. , Bouba Armand A. , Minka Samuel R. 
Published: September 2015

Abstract
Functional properties of Bambara bean protein concentrates (BPCs), as a function of extraction pH and NaCl concentration, were investigated. The results showed that protein content of the concentrates ranged between 69.27% and 74.40%. The addition of NaCl during protein extraction favourably affected water solubility index particularly at pH 10–11. Moreover, the maximum water absorption capacity (4.28 g/g) and oil-holding capacity (OHC) (2.50 g/g) were recorded at extraction pH 11 and in the absence of NaCl. It was also noticed that protein extraction at pH 8–10 was not recommended for applications where high OHC is required. BPCs presenting high emulsifying activity were prepared at NaCl concentration of 0.5 M and pH 7, and at pH 11 without NaCl. Finally, foaming ability (FA) increased with NaCl concentration, and the maximum FA was recorded at pH 7 (114%).
Development of an Innovative Raw Milk Dispenser Based on Nanofluid Technology
Authors: Longo Giovanni A. , Righetti Giulia , Zilio Claudio 
Published: September 2015

Abstract
This paper presents the comparative analysis of a traditional raw milk dispenser and an innovative prototype based on nanofluid technology. The traditional raw milk dispenser consists of an off-the-shelf upright air-cooled refrigerator sold on the market, whereas the innovative prototype presents a tank equipped with a serpentine tube jacket operated with Al2O3–ethylene glycol aqueous solution nanofluid. The systems are experimentally analysed in the ambient temperature range of 19–35°C to evaluate the energy performance and the temperature control of the milk tank. The innovative prototype is demonstrated to be superior from the point of view of both energy saving and food safety. In fact, the innovative prototype exhibits a 63–70% energy saving with respect to the traditional one. Furthermore, the prototype distributor is able to reach the “safe” temperature of 4°C in about half of the time required by traditional system and it keeps the milk always in the “safe” temperature range 2–3°C, while the traditional distributor displays locally milk temperature higher than 4°C.
Ontology of the False State
Authors: Testa Italo 
Published: September 2015

AbstractIn this paper I will argue that critical theory needs to make its socio-ontological commitments explicit, whilst on the other hand I will posit that contemporary social ontology needs to amend its formalistic approach by embodying a critical theory perspective. In the first part of my paper I will discuss how the question was posed in Horkheimer’s essays of the 1930s, which leave open two options: (1) a constructive inclusion of social ontology within social philosophy, or else (2) a program of social philosophy that excludes social ontology. Option (2) corresponds to Adorno’s position, which I argue is forced to recur to a hidden social ontology. Following option (1), I first develop a meta-critical analysis of Searle, arguing that his social ontology presupposes a notion of ‘recognition’ which it cannot account for. Furthermore, by means of a critical reading of Honneth, I argue that critical theory could incorporate a socio-ontological approach, giving value to the constitutive socio-ontological role of recognition and to the socio-ontological role of objectification. I will finish with a proposal for a socio-ontological characterization of reification which involves that the basic occurrence of recognition is to be grasped at the level of background practices.
Photonics of styrylquinoline dyads
Authors: Budyka Mikhail F. 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThree types of bichromophoric styrylquinoline (SQ) dyads are discussed in the review: bisstyrylquinoline dyads, styrylquinoline-merocyanine dyads, and styrylquinoline-naphthol dyads, in comparison with the corresponding model monochromophoric compounds. A variety of photochemical and photophysical processes is observed in the dyads: photoluminescence, reversible and kinetic-driven one-way photoisomerization, [2+2]photocycloaddition with formation of a single rctt-isomer of the cyclobutane derivative, Forster resonance energy transfer (FRET) where the SQ chromophore can act as an energy donor or acceptor. Operation of the dyads as photoswitches and molecular logic gates is also considered.
Comparison study of carbon black (CB) used as conductive filler in epoxy and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)
Authors: Phua Jin-Luen , Teh Pei-Leng , Ghani Supri Abdul , Yeoh Cheow-Keat 
Published: September 2015

Abstract
A comparison study between carbon black (CB) filled thermoset (epoxy) and thermoplastic, polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), was done in this research. CB was introduced as the conductive filler in epoxy and PMMA at different filler loading, which ranged from 5 vol.% to 20 vol.%. The physical, mechanical, electrical and thermal stability properties were investigated. The incorporation of CB into both epoxy and PMMA increased the density, improved the thermal stability and electrical conductivity of the composites, reduced the coefficient of thermal expansion and weakened the flexural and fracture toughness properties of the composites.
Analysis of heat generation characteristics in ultrasonic welding of plastics under low amplitude conditions
Authors: Han Wei , Liu Jiping , Chong Daotong , Yan Junjie 
Published: September 2015

Abstract
Heat generation mechanism in processes of ultrasonic welding of plastics was not fully solved. Experiment results showed that increasing the amplitude increased the energy dissipated with the exception of low amplitudes, but no detailed analysis can be found in explaining this problem. This study proposed to investigate the heat-generating processes in such a condition with a new physically based model by solving the N-S equations. The increasing mean temperature profiles and the final temperature patterns are well agreed with previous researches. The results predicted that the distribution of heat generated in the welding zone was non-uniform. The highest temperature area changed its position with the variation of time and the amplitude of vibration. In low amplitude conditions, energy dissipation was found to firstly increase with a slight fluctuation, then decreased when the driven amplitude was larger than 5 μm. And different temperature distribution patterns were observed at these turning points.
Neuroprotective effects of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide in Alzheimer’s disease
Authors: Ji Chenhui , Xue Guo-Fang , Li Guanglai , Li Dongfang , Hölscher Christian 
Published: September 2015

AbstractGlucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) is a member of the incretin hormones and growth factors. Neurons express the GIP receptor, and GIP and its agonists can pass through the blood brain barrier and show remarkable neuroprotective effects by protecting synapse function and numbers, promoting neuronal proliferation, reducing amyloid plaques in the cortex and reducing the chronic inflammation response of the nervous system. Long-acting analogues of GIP that are protease resistant had been developed as a treatment for type 2 diabetes. It has been found that such GIP analogues show good protective effects in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease. Novel dual agonist peptides that activate the GIP receptor and another incretin receptor, glucagon-like peptide -1 (GLP-1), are under development that show superior effects in diabetic patients compared to single GLP-1 agonists. The dual agonists also show great promise in treating neurodegenerative disorders, and there are currently several clinical trials ongoing, testing GLP-1 mimetics in people with Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease.
Metal-matrix composite fabricated with gas tungsten arc melt injection and precoated with NiCrBSi alloy to increase the volume fraction of WC particles
Authors: Liu Aiguo , Li Da , Meng Fanling , Sun Huanhuan 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThe volume fraction, dissolution, and segregation of WC particles in metal-matrix composites (MMCs) are critical to their wear resistance. Low carbon steel substrates were precoated with NiCrBSi coatings and processed with gas tungsten arc melt injection method to fabricate MMCs with high volume fraction of WC particles. The microstructures and wear resistance of the composites were investigated. The results showed that the volume fraction of WC particles increased with decreasing hopper height and was as high as 44% when hopper height was 100 mm. The dissolution of WC particles was minimal. The content of the alloying elements decreased from the top to the bottom of the matrix. More WC particles dissolved in the overlapping area, where Fe3W3C carbide blocks could be found. The wear loss of the MMCs after 40 min was 6.9 mg, which is 76 times less than that of the substrate after the 4 min test.
Introduction
Authors: Trips Carola , Kornfilt Jaklin 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThis volume is a collection of papers on typological and theoretical aspects of phrasal compounds. It is based on talks on this topic held during a workshop, funded by the DFG and the NSF, in June 2013 in Mannheim. The papers introduce new data from a number of languages like English, German, Italian, Greek, Turkish and some Turkic languages, and deal with this phenomenon from different theoretical perspectives, locating it on different levels of language and its interfaces. By comparing the phenomenon in different languages we seek to gain a better understanding of its structural, semantic and other properties.
Typological aspects of phrasal compounds in English, German, Turkish and Turkic
Authors: Trips Carola , Kornfilt Jaklin 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThis paper discusses the properties of phrasal compounds in English, German, Turkish and Sakha, a Turkic language. Two questions are addressed: 1. What is the formal status of elements building (phrasal) compounds? 2. How can we distinguish compounds from phrasal forms? A number of traditional definitions and criteria are discussed, and the result is that they do not suffice to properly account for compounds, let alone phrasal compounds. The languages under discussion are investigated and compared. The result is that in English, German and Turkish tight semantic relations exist between the phrasal non-head and head, but in Turkish additional structural restrictions apply, (especially in reference to the (non)-argument status of the head) which may be due to the rich morphology of this language. The study on Sakha reveals that some phrasal compound types are similar to the Turkish types, without being identical to them.
Antimicrobial triterpenes from the stem bark of Crossopteryx febrifuga
Authors: Chouna Jean Rodolphe , Tamokou Jean-de-Dieu , Nkeng-Efouet-Alango Pépin , Lenta Bruno Ndjakou , Sewald Norbert 
Published: September 2015

Abstract
Phytochemical investigation of the stem bark extract of Crossopteryx febrifuga resulted in the isolation of epimeric mixtures of 3β-urs-12,20(30)-diene-27,28-dioic acid and 18-epi-3β-urs-12,20(30)-diene-27,28-dioic acid (1), as well as: 3β-D-glucopyranosylurs-12,20(30)-diene-27,28-dioic acid and 18-epi-3β-D-glucopyranosylurs-12,20(30)-diene-27,28-dioic acid (2), together with some known compounds such as the monoglyceride of palmitic acid, as well as β-sitosterol and its glucoside. The structures of the isolated compounds were determined by application of spectroscopic methods. The MeOH extract and compounds 1 and 2 were examined for antimicrobial activity in in vitro assays against bacteria (Enterobacter aerogenes ATCC13048, Escherichia coli ATCC8739, Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC11296, Staphylococcus aureus) and fungi (Candida parapsilosis, Candida albicans ATCC 9002 and Cryptococcus neoformans IP 90526). The tested samples showed selective activities. The antibacterial and antifungal activities of compound 2 (MIC=8–64 μg/mL) were in some cases equal to or even higher than those of the respective reference drugs chloramphenicol (MIC=16– 64 μg/mL) and nystatin (MIC=128–256 μg/mL).
Revealing a Pre-neoplastic Renal Tubular Lesion by p-S6 Protein Immunohistochemistry after Rat Exposure to Aristolochic Acid
Authors: Gruia Alexandra , Gazinska Patrycja , Herman Diana , Ordodi Valentin , Tatu Calin , Mantle Peter 
Published: September 2015

Aristolochic acid (AA) has, in the last decade, become widely promoted as the cause of the Balkan endemic nephropathy and associated renal or urothelial tumours, although without substantial focal evidence of the quantitative dietary exposure via bread in specific households in hyperendemic villages. Occasional ethnobotanical use of Aristolochia clematitis might be a source of AA, and Pliocene lignite contamination of well-water is also a putative health risk factor. The aim of this study was two-fold: to verify if extracts of A. clematitis and Pliocene, or AA by itself, could induce the development of renal or urothelial tumours, and to test the utility of the ribosomal protein p-S6 to identify preneoplastic transformation. Rats were given extracts of A. clematitis in drinking water or AA I, by gavage. After seven months, renal morphology was studied using conventional haematoxylin and eosin and immunohistochemistry for ribosomal p-S6 protein. Plant extracts (cumulative AA approximately 1.8 g/kg b.w.) were tolerated and caused no gross pathology or renal histopathological change, with only faint diffuse p-S6 protein (except in the papilla) as in controls. Cumulative AA I (150 mg/kg b.w. given over 3 days) was also tolerated for seven months by all recipients, without gross pathology or kidney tumours. However, p-S6 protein over-expression was consistent particularly within the renal papilla. In one case given AA I, intense p-S6 protein staining of a proximal tubule fragment crucially matched the pre-neoplastic histology in an adjacent kidney section. We briefly discuss these findings, which compound uncertainty concerning the cause of the renal or upper urinary tract tumours of the Balkan endemic nephropathy.
A Parametric Study of Reservoir Cooling for Enhanced Recovery by Carbon Dioxide Flooding
Authors: Wang Zhenzhen , Khanzode Amey , Johns Russell T. 
Published: September 2015

SummarySlimtube experiments and analytical calculations show that minimum miscibility pressure (MMP) can significantly decrease with a relatively modest reduction in temperature. Compositional simulation, however, is often made under isothermal conditions even though a prior waterflood may have reduced reservoir temperature in the swept zones of the reservoir. This study uses computer simulation to examine how cooling by a prior waterflood can affect recovery during a carbon dioxide (CO2) flood by lowering the MMP in the swept zones.The results show that for the cases considered, injection of cooler water can increase incremental oil recovery (IOR) significantly because of MMP reduction in the zones swept by the solvent. A parametric simulation study demonstrates how injection temperature, initial reservoir pressure, formation heterogeneity, formation thickness, heat transfer with the overburden/underburden formations, and water-alternating-gas (WAG) ratio may affect the IOR. The simulations are conducted by a long waterflood of up to 2.0 pore volumes injected before CO2 injection. The water during the secondary recovery is injected at several temperatures for selected 1D, 2D, and 3D flow models. CO2 solvent is then injected continuously, or in WAG mode, at the same waterflood-injection temperature. The increase in IORs (greater than what would have been obtained by a standard CO2 flood at original reservoir temperature) varied greatly depending on the flow dimension, initial reservoir pressure, level of heterogeneity, formation thickness, degree of energy gain from the surroundings, and injection temperature. Increases in recovery by CO2 flooding varied from a few percent to nearly 30% of original oil in place, with the highest recoveries occurring in 1D flow. For the same flow dimension, the largest increase in recoveries is achieved when the MMP is sufficiently reduced by temperature so that an otherwise immiscible or near-miscible flood becomes a multicontact miscible flood. The results demonstrate that including temperature variations in the simulations is important for floods that are nearly miscible because recoveries are most affected in that region. Further, including temperature variations could be very important to improve the quality of history matches used to understand the reservoir.