bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Spousal approval, communication and contraceptive behaviour in rural Nigeria
Authors: Etukudo Itimitang Wilson 
Published: October 2015

Background/Aims: In developing countries such as Nigeria, many people do not practise family planning despite its associated benefits. Studies have found links between spousal approval and communication and family planning. However, the interrelationship between these two variables and family planning has not been examined and quantified. This article investigates the association between spousal approval and communication and the use of family planning in Jesse Kingdom, Nigeria. Methods: A structured interview schedule administered by trained female interviewers was used to collect data from 824 female participants of reproductive age. A chi-squared test was used to determine the association between spousal approval and communication and the use of family planning. Results: Spousal approval and communication were found to increase the uptake of family planning services. Of the respondents (38.3%) whose husbands approved of family planning methods, nearly two thirds reported using contraception, whereas respondents (24.6%) whose husbands disapproved of family planning had never used such methods. Conclusions: Social support from male partners is important in decisions about contraceptive use by women. The need for men to be targeted by family planning services was identified, which will enable them to support their wives' use of family planning services or take responsibility themselves for contraceptive use.
Hypermethylation of DLX4 predicts poor clinical outcome in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome
Authors: Zhang Ting-juan , Zhou Jing-dong , Yang Dong-qin , Wang Yu-xin , Yao Dong-ming , Ma Ji-chun , Wen Xiang-mei , Guo Hong , Lin Jiang , Qian Jun 
Published: October 2015

AbstractBackground:Hypermethylation ofMethods:Real-time quantitative methylation-specific PCR and bisulfite sequencing PCR were carried out to detect the level ofResults:Conclusions:Our study indicated that
Analysis of PMP22 duplication and deletion using a panel of six dinucleotide tandem repeats
Authors: Gagic Milica , Markovic Milica Keckarevic , Kecmanovic Miljana , Keckarevic Dusan , Mladenovic Jelena , Dackovic Jelena , Milic-Rasic Vedrana , Romac Stanka 
Published: October 2015

AbstractBackground:Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A (CMT1A) is the most common type of hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies (HMSN), caused by the duplication of the 17p11.2 region that includes theMethods:Forty-six CMT1A and seven HNPP patients, all genetically diagnosed by RFLP analysis, were tested for duplication or deletion using six STR markers.Results:In all CMT1A and HNPP patients, microsatellite analysis comprising six STR markers confirmed the existence of a duplication or deletion. In 89% (41/46) CMT1A patients the confirmation was based on detecting three alleles on at least one locus. In the remaining 11% (5) CMT1A patients, duplication was also confirmed based on two peaks with clear dosage difference for at least two different markers. All HNPP patients (7/7) displayed only one allele for each analyzed locus.Conclusions:Microsatellite analysis using six selected STR loci showed a high level of sensitivity and specificity for genetic diagnostics of CMT1A and HNPP. The results here strongly suggest STR marker analysis as a method of choice in
Cohomological finiteness conditions and centralisers in generalisations of Thompson’s group V
Authors: Martínez-Pérez Conchita , Matucci Francesco , Nucinkis Brita E. A. 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
We consider generalisations of Thompson’s group V, denoted by

V
r

⁢

(
Σ
)

${V_{r}(\Sigma)}$

, which also include the groups of Higman, Stein and Brin. We show that, under some mild hypotheses,

V
r

⁢

(
Σ
)

${V_{r}(\Sigma)}$

is the full automorphism group of a Cantor algebra. Under some further minor restrictions, we prove that these groups are of type

F
∞

${\operatorname{F}_{\infty}}$

and that this implies that also centralisers of finite subgroups are of type

F
∞

${\operatorname{F}_{\infty}}$

.
Drei Fragmente von arabischen Staatsbriefen (14. Jh) im Archivo de la Corona de Aragón/Barcelona
Authors: Potthast Daniel 
Published: October 2015

Abstract:Arabic letters from the Maghrib and the Andalus show a peculiar, tripartite layout that does not conform to Arabic letter layouts known from the mashriq. The edition of three fragments of diplomatic letters from Naṣrid Granada and Ḥafṣid Bougie to Aragonese kings, now preserved in the Archivo de la Corona de Aragón/Barcelona, serves as starting point for a detailed analysis of this hitherto insufficiently researched aspect of letter writing. By a comparison with contemporaneous diplomatic letters of Mamlūk sultans to the Aragonese kings, exemplary layouts of Andalusī-Maghribī, Ifrīqīyan and Egyptian diplomatic letters in the early thirteenth century can be described. By considering older Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic letters it may be suggested that they all stem from the same origins. The extensive differences between Western and Eastern layouts prove different ideal conceptions of diplomacy and relation with foreign rulers in these regions.
The Failure of The Amalgamation Property for Semilinear Varieties of Residuated Lattices
Authors: Gil-Férez José , Ledda Antonio , Tsinakis Constantine 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
The amalgamation property (AP) is of particular interest in the study of residuated lattices due to its relationship with various syntactic interpolation properties of substructural logics. There are no examples to date of non-commutative varieties of residuated lattices that satisfy the AP. The variety SemRL of semilinear residuated lattices is a natural candidate for enjoying this property, since most varieties that have a manageable representation theory and satisfy the AP are semilinear. However, we prove that this is not the case, and in the process we establish that the same is true for the variety SemCanRL of semilinear cancellative residuated lattices. In addition, we prove that the variety whose members have a distributive lattice reduct and satisfy the identity x(y ∧ z)w ≈ xyw ∧ xzw also fails the AP.
Algebraically Closed Abelian l-Groups
Authors: Rump Wolfgang 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
Every semifield of non-zero characteristic is either a field of prime characteristic or a semifield of characteristic 1. Semifields of characteristic 1 are equivalent to abelian lattice-ordered groups. It is proved that such a semifield A is algebraically closed if and only if the pure equations xn = a and certain quadratic equations are solvable in A. Using a sheaf representation for z-projectable abelian l-groups on the co-Zariski space of minimal primes, a sheaf-theoretic characterization of algebraic closedness in characteristic 1 is obtained. Concerning the solvability of quadratic equations, the criterion consists in a topological condition for the base space. The results are built upon an analysis of rational functions in characteristic 1. While polynomials satisfy the “fundamental theorem of algebra”, the multiplicative structure of rational functions is determined by means of “divisors”, extracted from the additive structure of A modulo parallelogram identities.
Controllability of the Semilinear Heat Equation with Impulses and Delay on the State
Authors: Leiva Hugo 
Published: October 2015

AbstractIn this paper we prove the interior approximate controllability of the following Semilinear Heat
Equation with Impulses and Delaywhere Ω is a bounded domain in RN(N ≥ 1), φ : [−r, 0] × Ω → ℝ is a continuous function, ! is an open
nonempty subset of Ω, 1ω denotes the characteristic function of the set ! and the distributed control u be-
longs to L2([0, τ]; L2(Ω; )). Here r ≥ 0 is the delay and the nonlinear functions f , Ik : [0, τ] × ℝ × ℝ → ℝ are
smooth enough, such thatUnder this condition we prove the following statement: For all open nonempty subset ! of Ω the system is
approximately controllable on [0, τ], for all τ > 0.
The contribution of LIFE+ NADIA project on the implementation of the European Directive on Environmental Noise
Authors: Schiavoni Samuele , D’Alessandro Francesco , Conte Alessandro 
Published: October 2015

AbstractNADIA, acronym of Noise Abatement Demonstrative and Innovative Actions and information to the public, was a European Project funded as part of the announcement Life+ 2009 between October 2010 and June 2014. Five Italian partners were involved in the project: two provinces, (Genova, the coordinating beneficiary, and Savona), two municipalities (Vicenza and Prato), and a technical coordinator (CIRIAF/University of Perugia). All the public bodies were obliged to perform the actions required by the Environmental Noise Directive, i.e., noise mappings of major roads for the provinces and of the agglomerations for the municipalities and the consequent noise action plans. The four public bodies, with the support of the research centre, decided to go beyond the mandatory requirements of END in order to achieve the following main objectives: (i) to improve the methodologies for the realization of noisemappings and action plans, with a particular focus on road traffic noise; (ii) to increase the awareness of citizens and of potential stakeholders by focused communication and dissemination activities; (iii) to assess the technical and economic feasibility of best practices in tackling road traffic noise. The paper reports a summary of the activities performed by the partners during the project.
Trade and Conflicts: Do Preferential Trade Agreements Matter?
Authors: Rana Arslan Tariq 
Published: October 2015

AbstractA long debate continues whether international trade institutions (specifically preferential trade agreements [PTAs]) affect security relations between states. Contradicting theories and empirical claims are put forward by realists and liberals. The former posit that the institutions are epiphenomenal and possess no power to constrain state behavior whereas the latter claim that the institutions are likely to promote cooperation by supplying forums for consultation, arbitration and adjudication, thus reducing the risk of war between states. This study identifies an important channel through which the legal dimension of trade agreements (hence dispute settlement mechanisms [DSMs] in PTAs) may have pacifying effects on the outbreaks of war. DSMs of PTAs do have strong implications for militarized interstate disputes (MIDs), although not directly, but through low-level of foreign policy disputes, such as economic sanctions. If economic sanctions are believed to escalate to violent conflict, PTA DSMs may reduce the probability of war by mitigating the escalation of economic sanctions. However, the level of legalism differs among DSMs in PTAs. The present study first confirms empirically that sanction disputes escalate to militarized disputes and further, addresses the selection issue by using bivariate probit model. I find a sizeable impact of medium level of legalism reducing the sanctions escalation into war whereas high level of legalism, in which the state sovereignty is limited, do reduce the probability of sanctions but have no impact on war probability. Further, the interstate political cooperation proves to be a strong determinant for highly legalistic PTAs but not in the case of medium level of legalism.
Extended Antiphospholipid Antibodies Screening in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Authors: Dima Alina , Caraiola Simona , Jurcut C. , Balanescu Eugenia , Balanescu P. , Ramba Doina , Badea Camelia , Pompilian V. , Ionescu R. , Baicus Anda , Baicus C. , Dan G. A. 
Published: October 2015

Abstract

Background. The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is one of the most encountered autoimmunity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and pathogenesis of these two seems to be intricate.

Aim. To investigate the association of antiphospholipid antibodies (APLAs) titer with the presence of secondary APS diagnosis in SLE patients.

Methods. 65 patients fulfilling the 2012 Systemic Lupus Collaborating International Clinics (SLICC) SLE’s criteria were included. The APS diagnosis was sustained according to the 2006 Sydney APS’s criteria. Three groups of patients were defined: SLE patients with secondary APS, SLE with history of positive “criteria” APLAs but without APS clinical features, respectively SLE patients without positive APLAs or clinical APS criteria. An extended APLAs panel was searched in all cases: both IgM and IgG of anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL), anti-β2 glycoprotein I antibodies (aβ2GPI), antiphosphatidylethanolamine antibodies (aPE), antiphosphatidylserine antibodies (aPS), respectively antiprothrombin antibodies (aPT).

Results. Only the aβ2GPI, both IgM and IgG serotypes, had significantly higher titers in patients with SLE and secondary APS compared to no APS (with/without positive APLAs): median (min; max) 7.0 (0.0-300.0) vs. 1.0 (0.0-28.0) vs. 1.0 (0.0-12.0), respectively 3.0 (0.0-79.0) vs. 1.0 (0.0-3.0) vs. 1.0 (0.0-12.0) (p<0.001, Kruskal-Wallis test)]. Also, in regression logistic models, only the aβ2 GPI (IgG and IgM) were identified as risk factors for secondary APS diagnosis in the SLE patients: OR(95%CI) 5.9 (2.2-15.7), respectively 1.3 (1.1-1.5). In regard with the SLE markers, the IgG serotypes of the “non-criteria” APLAs analyzed (aPS, aPT, aPE) were correlated with the antiDNA titers while the IgM serotypes inversely associated with the complement C3 levels.

Conclusions. IgG aβ2 GPI are accompanied by almost 6-fold increase risk of secondary APS when screening SLE patients. On the contrary, the “non-criteria” APLAs do not seem associated with the APS diagnosis in SLE patients. Some correlates of the “non-criteria” APLAs with the antiDNA and complement C3 levels were also observed.
Von der deutschen zur europäischen Frage
Authors: Winkler Heinrich August 
Published: October 2015

Vorspann
Mit der Wiedervereinigung Deutschlands am 3. Oktober 1990 wurde ein Problem gelöst, das Europa seit dem frühen 19. Jahrhundert immer wieder beschäftigt hat: die deutsche Frage. Sie konnte aber offenbar nur gelöst werden, indem die europäische Frage in Gestalt der „Finalität“ der EU offen blieb. Entgegen den ursprünglichen Bonner Vorstellungen wurde auf französisches Drängen die europäische Gemeinschaftswährung der Schaffung einer Politischen Union und damit auch einer Fiskalunion vorgezogen. Diese Entkoppelung gilt heute als Konstruktionsfehler des Euro. Das deutsche Insistieren auf einer Harmonisierung der Haushalts- und Wirtschaftspolitiken wird vielfach als hegemoniales Gebaren Berlins kritisiert. Haben wir es inzwischen mit einer neuen deutschen Frage zu tun - oder ist die europäische Frage weiterhin offen?
Chemical characterization, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of the methanolic extract of Hymenocrater longiflorus grown in Iraq
Authors: Al-Anee Rafal S.A. , Sulaiman Ghassan M. , Al-Sammarrae Khulood W. , Napolitano Giuliana , Bagnati Renzo , Lania Luigi , Passoni Alice , Majello Barbara 
Published: October 2015

Abstract

Hymenocrater longiflorus was collected from northern Iraq, and the chemical composition and antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of this plant were investigated. Ten compounds detected by HPLC-ESI/MS were identified as flavonoids and phenolic acids. The free radical scavenging activity of the 70% methanol extract was evaluated using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay. The antioxidant activities of the extract may be attributed to its polyphenolic composition. The cytotoxicity of the plant extract against the osteosarcoma (U2OS) cell line was assessed with the 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The extract significantly reduced the viability of cells in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. Cells were arrested during the S-phase of the cell cycle, and DNA damage was revealed by antibodies against histone H2AX. The apoptotic features of cell shrinkage and decrease in cell size were also observed. Western blot analysis revealed cleavage of poly (ADP-ribose)-polymerase 1 (PARP-1), in addition to increases in the proteins p53, p21, and γ-H2AX. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that the H. longiflorus extract is highly cytotoxic to U2OS cells, most likely due to its polyphenolic composition.
Búsqueda de soluciones a la deserción y la mortalidad en el área de matemáticas en el Departamento de Ciencias Básicas de la Universidad Santo Tomás, Seccional Tunja
Authors: Torres Juan de Jesús Aponte , Fiagá Sandra Biviana González , Márquez Hélver Rincón 
Published: October 2015

<p align="justify">El presente artículo es desarrollado a manera de reflexión en el marco del Grupo de Investigación denominado: GIPDCB, de la Universidad Santo Tomás, seccional Tunja. Se refiere a algunos factores incidentes en la mortalidad y deserción académica de los estudiantes de la Universidad Santo Tomás de Tunja, en especial, desde la formación en matemática, la misma que se constituye en el lenguaje a través del cual podemos interpretar el universo. La falta de atención suficiente y oportuna al sistema educativo, muestra un deterioro marcado en la formación de los estudiantes universitarios en esta importante área del saber, la que requiere de importantes transformaciones en el campo académico y pedagógico. </p><p> </p><p align="justify"><strong>Palabras clave: </strong>mortalidad académica, deserción académica, formación matemática.<strong></strong></p>
EVOLUCION DEL CONCEPTO DE SOCIEDAD UNIPERSONAL
Authors: BECERRA GARCIA JULIAN ALBERTO 
Published: October 2015

<p><strong>Resumen</strong></p><p> </p><p>El presente escrito hace un análisis de la figura de la sociedad unipersonal en dos momentos. En el primer momento, se estudia cómo esta figura ha sido entendida por la doctrina y el derecho comparado. En el segundo momento, se hace una revisión de la evolución y estado actual de la sociedad unipersonal en Colombia, así como un análisis crítico de la normativa y jurisprudencia en torno a la materia.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Palabras clave</strong></p><p> </p><p>Sociedad Unipersonal, Derecho Comparado, Legislación colombiana, Corte Constitucional.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>EVOLUTION</strong><strong> </strong><strong>OF THE CONCEPT OF</strong><strong> </strong><strong>SINGLE MEMBER COMPANY</strong><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Abstract </strong></p><p> </p><p>The present paper provides an analysis of the figure of the one- person society two stages. At first, we study how this figure has been understood by the doctrine and comparative law. In the second stage, we review the evolution and current status of the member company in Colombia and a critical analysis of the legislation and jurisprudence on the matter.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Key Words</strong></p><p> </p><p>One- person society, Comparative Law, Legislation Colombian Constitutional Court.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Evolução do conceito</strong><strong> de sociedade unipessoal</strong></p><p><br /> <strong>Resumo</strong><br /> <br /> O presente documento é uma análise da forma do unipessoal em duas fases. Em primeiro lugar, nós estudamos como essa figura tem sido entendido pela doutrina e do direito comparado. No segundo momento, é uma revisão da evolução e da situação atual da empresa membro na Colômbia, bem como uma análise crítica da lei e da jurisprudência sobre o assunto.</p><p><br /> Palavras-chave: Sociedade Sole, Direito Comparado, Legislação Corte Constitucional colombiana.</p><p> </p>
Mercado del sexo: Reflexiones desde la economía al comercio sexual
Authors: LAVERDE RODRIGUEZ CARLOS ALFONSO 
Published: October 2015

<h1>RESUMEN</h1><p> </p><p>El presente documento es una aproximación al mercado del sexo y de quienes lo desarrollan principalmente (Trabajadores del sexo), identificando los aportes teóricos que se han propuesto desde la economía a través de sus diversos paradigmas, desde marcos teóricos como el institucionalismo, la teoría neoclásica y el capital humano. A través de este documento se vislumbran los vacíos en las explicaciones teóricas tradicionales de la economía en la exploración del comercio y trabajo sexual en el marco del mercado laboral en el mundo contemporáneo, abriendo un campo de discusión sobre fenómenos como la discriminación de género en la ciencia económica.</p><p> </p><p><em>Palabras Clave</em>: mercado del sexo, discriminación de género, mercado laboral, trabajo sexual, comercio sexual.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Sex</strong><strong> Market: Reflections from economics to sex</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong><br /> <br /> This paper is an approach to sex market and those who develop primarily (sex workers), identifying the theoretical contributions that have been proposed since the economy through its various paradigms, from theoretical as institutionalism, the neoclassical theory and human capital. Through this document looming gaps in traditional theoretical explanations of the economy in the exploration of trade and sex work in the context of the labor market in the contemporary world, opening a discussion of field phenomena such as gender discrimination in the economics.<br /> <br /> Keywords: sex market, gender discrimination, labor market, sex work, sex trade</p><p> </p><p><strong>Mercado</strong><strong> do sexo: Reflexões a partir da economia ao sexo</strong></p><p><br /> <strong>RESUMO</strong><br /> <br /> Este trabalho é uma abordagem para o mercado do sexo e aqueles que desenvolvem principalmente (profissionais do sexo), identificando as contribuições teóricas que têm sido propostas desde a economia através de seus vários paradigmas, a partir de teóricos como institucionalismo, a teoria neoclássica e capital humano. Através deste documento iminente lacunas em explicações teóricas tradicionais da economia na exploração do comércio e do trabalho sexual no contexto do mercado de trabalho no mundo contemporâneo, abrindo uma discussão sobre os fenômenos de campo, tais como a discriminação de gênero na economia.</p><br /> Palavras-chave: mercado do sexo, a discriminação de gênero, mercado de trabalho, trabalho sexual, o comércio do sexo.
¿Qué tan interculturales han sido las políticas de Educación Intercultural Bilingüe (EIB)? Una reflexión sobre los casos de Bolivia y Ecuador
Authors: Cruz Rodríguez Edwin 
Published: October 2015

<p>Este trabajo estudia los fundamentos normativos que han guiado las políticas<br />de Educación Intercultural Bilingüe (EIB) en Bolivia y Ecuador,<br />identificando sus limitaciones a fin de plantear políticas alternativas que<br />respondan a los ideales de la interculturalidad. El argumento central es<br />que las políticas de EIB son iniciativas de discriminación positiva o acción<br />afirmativa, pero no políticas interculturales. Las acciones afirmativas<br />son necesarias para alcanzar la equidad entre culturas, pero insuficientes<br />para garantizar otros ideales de la interculturalidad como el respeto, la convivencia, el diálogo y el aprendizaje mutuo entre culturas. Para desarrollar esta hipótesis, en primer lugar, se estudian los antecedentes de la EIB, la educación rural indígena puesta en práctica desde mediados del siglo XX en ambos países. Seguidamente, se examinan las políticas de EIB implementadas en los años noventa en cuanto acciones afirmativas. Finalmente, se plantean las diferencias entre acciones afirmativas y políticas interculturales de EIB desde una perspectiva normativa.</p><p> </p><p>Palabras clave: Educación Intercultural Bilingüe (EIB), políticas interculturales, Bolivia, Ecuador.</p>