bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Agriculture and Nutrition in Bangladesh
Authors: Yosef Sivan , Jones Andrew D. , Chakraborty Barnali , Gillespie Stuart 
Published: October 2015

Background: Although much work has been done on the theoretical links between agriculture and nutrition, there is limited understanding of the evidence from observational and experimental research studies on the impacts of agriculture programs on nutrition outcomes. Objective: To assess the emphasis of the literature on different agriculture–nutrition pathways in Bangladesh. Methods: Twenty databases and Web sites were searched, yielding more than 2400 resources that were pared down through an iterative, eliminative process to 60 articles. These articles were then rated for quality and mapped to 1 of the 6 agriculture–nutrition pathways. Results: The body of evidence reveals gaps in knowledge in all of the pathways, but especially in the areas of agriculture as a source of livelihoods, and women’s role as intermediaries between agriculture and good nutrition and health within their household. Conclusion: More research is needed on the links between agriculture and nutrition in country-specific settings, particularly as regards the role of women. Nutrition-related outcomes, such as dietary diversity and women’s empowerment, need to be measured more explicitly when evaluating the impact of agricultural production systems and development initiatives.
A review in the treatment of oncologic emergencies
Authors: Pi Judy , Kang Young , Smith Michael , Earl Marc , Norigian Zaven , McBride Ali 
Published: October 2015

Aim Oncologic emergencies are often categorized as a group of metabolic abnormalities associated with the diagnosis of cancer or the initiation of chemotherapy for treatment. These syndromes often arise in the acute setting, demanding an accurate knowledge of the associated condition and current treatment. In this review, we evaluate five oncologic emergencies: tumor lysis syndrome, hypercalcemia, hyponatremia, spinal cord compression, and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Summary Oncologic emergencies are often diverse in etiology and are often associated with the initiation of chemotherapy. Tumor lysis syndrome presents as severe electrolyte abnormalities that need to be addressed urgently, sometimes prior to initiation of chemotherapy. Hypercalcemia of malignancy is treated with aggressive rehydration, furosemide, and intravenous bisphosphonates. If a patient with cancer presents with normovolemic hyponatremia, syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone should be suspected. Malignant spinal cord compression happens when cancer cells grow in, or near to, the spine and press on the spinal cord and nerves. This causes swelling and a reduction in the blood supply to the spinal cord and nerve roots. Disseminated intravascular coagulation is characterized by systemic activation of blood coagulation, which results in generation and deposition of fibrin, leading to microvascular thrombi in various organs and contributing to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Conclusion Knowledge of oncology emergencies is critical to the understanding of these emergent syndromes in oncology patients. Each of these disease states requires careful evaluation of the patient’s symptoms, monitoring parameters for conditions and supportive care measures and interventions.
Improved patient-reported health impact of multiple sclerosis: The ENABLE study of PR-fampridine
Authors: Macdonell Richard , Nagels Guy , Laplaud David-Axel , Pozzilli Carlo , de Jong Brigit , Martins da Silva Ana , Nicholas Richard , Lechner-Scott Jeannette , Gaebler Julia A , Agarwal Sonalee , Wang Ping , Yeh Michael , Hovenden Maria , Soelberg Sørensen Per 
Published: October 2015

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating disease that negatively impacts patients’ lives. Objective: ENABLE assessed the effect of long-term prolonged-release (PR) fampridine (dalfampridine extended release in the United States) treatment on patient-perceived health impact in patients with MS with walking impairment. Methods: ENABLE was a 48-week, open-label, Phase 4 study of PR-fampridine 10 mg twice daily. Patients who showed any improvement in Timed 25-Foot Walk walking speed at weeks 2 and 4 and any improvement in 12-item MS Walking Scale score at week 4 remained on treatment. The primary endpoint was change from baseline in 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) physical component summary (PCS) score. Results: At week 4, 707/901 (78.5%) patients met the criteria to remain on treatment. Patients on treatment demonstrated significant and clinically meaningful improvements in SF-36 PCS scores from baseline (mean change (95% confidence interval)) to week 12 (4.30 (3.83, 4.78); p < 0.0001), week 24 (3.75 (3.23, 4.27); p < 0.0001), week 36 (3.46 (2.95, 3.97); p < 0.0001), and week 48 (3.24 (2.72, 3.77); p < 0.0001). Significant improvements from baseline were also demonstrated in secondary health measures in patients on treatment. Conclusion: PR-fampridine improved patient-perceived physical and psychological health impact of MS measured in a real-life setting.
Generic substitution policy implementation: A pharmacists' perspective survey
Authors: Yousefi Nazila , Mehralian Gholamhossein , Peiravian Farzad , Noee Fatemeh 
Published: October 2015

Objective Pharmaceutical expenditures have increasingly grown in the past decades, prompting policy makers to pay more and more attention to developing such strategies as generic substitution to deal with this challenging issue. Community pharmacists whose recommendations have a strong influence on consumers’ decisions can play a pivotal role in the success of the strategy of dispensing generic medicines. Considering the aforementioned issue, it is imperative to evaluate pharmacists’ perception of generic substitution alongside their perception of the roles of patients, physicians, and government in this regard. Methods A cross-sectional descriptive study involving pharmacists working in Tehran community pharmacies (2000) was performed, using a self-administrated anonymous questionnaire. Key findings A total of 1208 questionnaires were returned, which provides a response rate of 60%. According to responses, 43% of the participants believed that generic medicines are bioequivalent to branded medicines, and the majority of the respondents (71.6%) stated that they do substitution if generic medicine is available. However, more than half of the respondents do not believe in the efficacy of generic medicines. In addition, they think that patients, physicians, and government have important roles in generic substitution. The government in particular plays a pivotal role as far as implementing different pharmaceutical policies are concerned. Conclusions The results indicated that Iranian pharmacists have good insights regarding the implementation and promotion of a generic substitution strategy; thus, they need the support of patients, physicians, and government to increase the utilization of generic medicines.
Fuzzy fixed point theorems on the complete fuzzy spaces under supremum metric
Authors: Suantai Suthep , Petrot Narin , Saksirikun Warut 
Published: October 2015

AbstractBy using the concept of a class of functions, the $\mathcal {R}$
R
-functions, we provide some fuzzy fixed point theorems on a space of fuzzy sets equipped with the supremum metric. By presenting a technique of constructing a sequence of successive approximations, we obtain some interesting results that improve many existing results. The related cases are also shown and discussed.
A spatial data warehouse recommendation approach: conceptual framework and experimental evaluation
Authors: Aissi Saida , Gouider Mohamed Salah , Sboui Tarek , Said Lamjed Ben 
Published: October 2015

AbstractSpatial data warehouses store a large
amount of historized and aggregated data. They are usually exploited by Spatial OLAP (SOLAP) systems to extract relevant information. Extracting such information may be complex and difficult. The user might ignore what part of the warehouse contains the relevant information and what the next query should be. On the other hand, recommendation systems aim to help users to retrieve relevant information according to their preferences and analytical objectives. Hence, developing a SOLAP recommendation system would enhance spatial data warehouses exploitation. This paper proposes a SOLAP recommendation approach that aims to help users better exploit spatial data warehouses and retrieve relevant information by recommending personalized spatial MDX (Multidimensional Expressions) queries. The approach detects implicitly the preferences and needs of SOLAP users using a spatio-semantic similarity measure. The approach is described theoretically and validated by experiments.
Complete genome sequence of the thermophilic Thermus sp. CCB_US3_UF1 from a hot spring in Malaysia
Authors: Teh Beng Soon , Lau Nyok-Sean , Ng Fui Ling , Abdul Rahman Ahmad Yamin , Wan Xuehua , Saito Jennifer A. , Hou Shaobin , Teh Aik-Hong , Najimudin Nazalan , Alam Maqsudul 
Published: October 2015

AbstractThermus sp. strain CCB_US3_UF1 is a thermophilic bacterium of the genus Thermus, a member of the family Thermaceae. Members of the genus Thermus have been widely used as a biological model for structural biology studies and to understand the mechanism of microbial adaptation under thermal environments. Here, we present the complete genome sequence of Thermus sp. CCB_US3_UF1 isolated from a hot spring in Malaysia, which is the fifth member of the genus Thermus with a completely sequenced and publicly available genome (Genbank date of release: December 2, 2011). Thermus sp. CCB_US3_UF1 has the third largest genome within the genus. The complete genome comprises of a chromosome of 2.26 Mb and a plasmid of 19.7 kb. The genome contains 2279 protein-coding and 54 RNA genes. In addition, its genome revealed potential pathways for the synthesis of secondary metabolites (isoprenoid) and pigments (carotenoid).
Development and piloting of a plan for integrating mental health in primary care in Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh, India
Authors: Shidhaye Rahul , Shrivastava Sanjay , Murhar Vaibhav , Samudre Sandesh , Ahuja Shalini , Ramaswamy Rohit , Patel Vikram 
Published: October 2015

BackgroundThe large treatment gap for mental disorders in India underlines the need for integration of mental health in primary care.AimsTo operationalise the delivery of the World Health Organization Mental Health Gap Action Plan interventions for priority mental disorders and to design an integrated mental healthcare plan (MHCP) comprising packages of care for primary healthcare in one district.MethodMixed methods were used including theory of change workshops, qualitative research to develop the MHCP and piloting of specific packages of care in a single facility.ResultsThe MHCP comprises three enabling packages: programme management, capacity building and community mobilisation; and four service delivery packages: awareness for mental disorders, identification, treatment and recovery. Challenges were encountered in training primary care workers to improve identification and treatment.ConclusionsThere are a number of challenges to integrating mental health into primary care, which can be addressed through the injection of new resources and collaborative care models.
Medicaid in Ohio: The Politics of Expansion, Reauthorization, and Reform
Authors: Skinner Daniel 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
When, in 2012, the US Supreme Court held that Medicaid expansion sanctioned by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was essentially optional for states, it ushered in a newly contentious state politics. States led by Republican governors and legislatures opposed to the ACA had to decide whether to accept extensive federal funding to expand Medicaid for citizens in their states who were earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level. This Report from the States focuses on Ohio, whose Republican governor successfully navigated the rancorous politics of Medicaid to expand the state's program in 2014. Working at odds with his own party and gaining praise from traditional political opponents for his leadership on the issue, John Kasich circumvented the state legislature, turning to the Controlling Board to bring about initial expansion. In the wake of Kasich's landslide reelection in 2014, the politics of expansion and reauthorization have given way to a pervasive discourse of “reform.” In this next phase Kasich has endorsed policy positions (e.g., cost sharing, a focus on “personal responsibility”) that reunite him with his party's more traditional view of Medicaid while continuing to emphasize the importance of expansion.
Amazon river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) use a high-frequency short-range biosonar
Authors: Ladegaard Michael , Jensen Frants Havmand , de Freitas Mafalda , Ferreira da Silva Vera Maria , Madsen Peter Teglberg 
Published: October 2015

ABSTRACTToothed whales produce echolocation clicks with source parameters related to body size; however, it may be equally important to consider the influence of habitat, as suggested by studies on echolocating bats. A few toothed whale species have fully adapted to river systems, where sonar operation is likely to result in higher clutter and reverberation levels than those experienced by most toothed whales at sea because of the shallow water and dense vegetation. To test the hypothesis that habitat shapes the evolution of toothed whale biosonar parameters by promoting simpler auditory scenes to interpret in acoustically complex habitats, echolocation clicks of wild Amazon river dolphins were recorded using a vertical seven-hydrophone array. We identified 404 on-axis biosonar clicks having a mean SLpp of 190.3±6.1 dB re. 1 µPa, mean SLEFD of 132.1±6.0 dB re. 1 µPa2s, mean Fc of 101.2±10.5 kHz, mean BWRMS of 29.3±4.3 kHz and mean ICI of 35.1±17.9 ms. Piston fit modelling resulted in an estimated half-power beamwidth of 10.2 deg (95% CI: 9.6–10.5 deg) and directivity index of 25.2 dB (95% CI: 24.9–25.7 dB). These results support the hypothesis that river-dwelling toothed whales operate their biosonars at lower amplitude and higher sampling rates than similar-sized marine species without sacrificing high directivity, in order to provide high update rates in acoustically complex habitats and simplify auditory scenes through reduced clutter and reverberation levels. We conclude that habitat, along with body size, is an important evolutionary driver of source parameters in toothed whale biosonars.
Phenomenon of Virtual Reality in Theory and Practice of Social Systems Manage
Authors: Ярцева  , YArtsyeva Svyetlana , Зотов  , Zotov V. 
Published: October 2015

The authors, who are the experts in anthropogenic systems management technology, revealed the phenomenon of virtual reality from the point of its practical
signifi cance for developing society management strategies. The method of strategic planning regards virtual reality asa theoretical and philosophical basis for
the design and virtualization of economic and mathematical images of the real socio-economic systems in the generated virtual world. Particular attention is
paid to the fundamental properties of socio-economic systems, causing an objective link of their virtual images with the principles of nonlinear dynamics.Using
virtual reality elements is exemplifi ed on “DYN-Prognoz” simulation, targeted at the development of social systems managing strategies. Authors proposed to
use generative virtual reality related by feedback to time continuum with advanced virtual image as a new direction in social and economic forecasting.
New Approach to Diagnostics of Personnel Situation
Authors: Артемина  , Artemina K. 
Published: October 2015

The article analyzes known approaches to treatment of the concept “personnel situation”; stresses fundamental diff erences of an author’s position; off ers
modernized methodological tools aimed at diagnostics and management of personnel situation and based on understanding a personnel situation as an
indicator of productivity of personnel management off ering main indicators of personnel policy: the number of the personnel, motivation and performance
appraisal, personnel’s perception the of the general values; proposes standard model of diagnostics of a personnel situation in the organization executing
active personnel policy; refl ects results of pilot approbation of the modernized technique on the example of the leading NP “Altai Biopharmaceutical Cluster”
industrial enterprises; carries out the analysis of the results of executives’ interview, draws conclusions on productivity of personnel situation according to the
obtained data.
Quality Management Principles and Benefits of their Implementation in Central Banks
Authors: Luburić Radoica 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
This article discusses the principles of quality management and benefits of their implementation in central banks. It is based on new principles of quality management, in particular to: customer focus, leadership, engagement of people, process approach, improvement, evidence-based decision making, and, relationship management. With a view to continuously improving their performance and achieving sustained success, central banks have a realistic opportunity to use these principles in an efficient and effective manner whereby the top management certainly holds the most responsibility. Quality management principles are analysed herein both in their original form and in terms of their implementation in the financial system and its most prominent entity - central bank. The article also incorporates new standard-related terms such as `context` and `risk-based thinking` that significantly strengthen quality management principles and contribute to a more effective and efficient achievement of sustainable success.
Structure of AlN films deposited by magnetron sputtering method
Authors: Nowakowska-Langier K. , Chodun R. , Zdunek K. , Minikayev R. , Nietubyc R. 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
AlN films on a Si substrate were synthesized by magnetron sputtering method. A dual magnetron system operating in AC mode was used in the experiment. Processes of synthesis were carried out in the atmosphere of a mixture of Ar/N2. Morphology and phase structure of the AlN films were investigated at different pressures. Structural characterizations were performed by means of SEM and X-ray diffraction methods. Our results show that the use of magnetron sputtering method in a dual magnetron sputtering system is an effective way to produce AlN layers which are characterized by a good adhesion to the silicon substrate. The morphology of the films is strongly dependent on the Ar/N2 gas mixture pressure. An increase of the mixture pressure is accompanied by a columnar growth of the layers. The films obtained at the pressure below 1 Pa are characterized by finer and compacter structure. The AlN films are characterized by a polycrystalline hexagonal (wurtzite) structure in which the crystallographic orientation depends on the gas mixture pressure.
Study of the spatial distribution of minority carrier diffusion length in epiplanar detector structures
Authors: Piotrowski T. , Węgrzecki M. , Stolarski M. , Krajewski T. 
Published: October 2015

AbstractOne of the key parameters determining detection properties of silicon PIN detector structures (pThe paper presents a method for measuring the spatial distribution of effective carrier diffusion length in silicon detector structures, based on the measurement of photoelectric current of a non-polarised structure illuminated (spot diameter of 250 μm) with monochromatic radiation of two wavelengths λ
Equivalence classes of permutations modulo descents and left-to-right maxima
Authors: Baril Jean-Luc , Petrossian Armen 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
In a recent paper [2], the authors provide enumerating results for equivalence classes of permutations modulo excedances. In this paper we investigate two other equivalence relations based on descents and left-to-right maxima. Enumerating results are presented for permutations, involutions, derangements, cycles and permutations avoiding one pattern of length three.
Evolution of Psychosomatic Diagnosis in DSM. Historical Perspectives and New Development for Internists
Authors: Moldovan Ramona , Radu Mădălina , Băban Adriana , Dumitraşcu D.L. 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
The so-called “Psychosomatic symptoms” represent a real challenge for internists. These have often been described as non-specific, non-organic, functional, dysfunctional or idiopathic. These “diagnostic puzzles” are obviously difficult to treat. Psychosomatic symptoms have been categorized as hysteria, psychogenic, psychosomatic, conversion, somatization and somatoform disorder. It is only when modern classificatory systems such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) were developed that research was stimulated and new clinical developments became much stronger than any other time. The current paper is aimed at briefly presenting the evolution of psychosomatic symptoms in DSM while pointing out the major milestones as well as the benefits and challenges along the way. We discuss the perspectives open with the advent of the 5th edition the DSM-V.
Transformative continuations, (dis)affiliation, and accountability in Japanese interaction
Authors: Haugh Michael , Obana Yasuko 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
Studies of joint productions have often focused on instances where a recipient anticipates through completions what a speaker might be about to say, or through expansion what that speaker could plausibly go on to say. However, recent work suggests that grammatically fitted continuations may also alter or redirect the projected trajectory of a prior speaker’s turn or utterance. In this paper, building on this prior work, we focus on cases in Japanese interaction where grammatically fitted continuations of one speaker’s turn or utterance by another speaker accomplished through “format tying” (Goodwin and Goodwin 1987) effects some kind of transformation of the action or stance implemented by that prior turn. We term these “transformative continuations,” and propose that while they are invariably disaligning, they may nevertheless implement both affiliative and disaffiliative stances. We propose that an analysis of transformative continuations thus leads us to a consideration of both the degree to which participants may orient to these as (dis)affiliative, as well as the ways in which the respective participants may be held accountable for such instances of joint production.
Reported speech as cultural gloss and directive: socializing norms of speaking and acting in Japanese caregiver–child triadic interaction
Authors: Burdelski Matthew 
Published: October 2015

AbstractThis paper examines reported speech in Japanese caregiver–child triadic interaction. Based on 132 hours of audiovisual recordings of eight two-year-olds in and around the home and neighborhood, it draws upon language socialization and conversation analytic methods in examining how caregivers use third-party reported speech (e.g., She/he says X) in socializing children how to interpret others’ communicative behavior as