bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Linear Polyethers as Additives for AOT-Based Microemulsions: Prediction of Percolation Temperature Changes Using Artificial Neural Networks
Authors: Moldes Óscar Adrían , Cid Antonio , Montoya I. A. , Mejuto Juan Carlos 
Published: July 2015

AbstractPredictive models based on artificial neural networks have been developed for the percolation threshold of AOT based microemulsions with addition of either glymes or polyethylene glycols. Models have been built according to the multilayer perceptron architecture, with five input variables (concentration, molecular mass, log P, number of C and O of the additive). Best model for glymes has a topology of five input neurons, five neurons in a single hidden layer and one output neuron. Polyethylene glycol model's architecture consists in five input neurons, three hidden layers with eight neurons in both first two and five in the last, and a neuron in the last output layer. All of them have a good predictive power according to several quality parameters.
Synthesis and Colloidal-Chemical Properties of Surfactants Based on Alkyl Amines and Propylene Oxide
Authors: Asadov Ziyafaddin H. , Rahimov Ravan A. , Mammadova Khuraman A. , Ahmadova Gulnara A. , Ahmadbayova Saida F. 
Published: July 2015

AbstractOctyl amine, nonyl amine, dodecyl amine, hexadecyl amine and octadecyl amine are propoxylated with propylene oxide at mole ratios 1 : 1 and 1 : 2. The structure of the synthesized compounds has been identified by IR-and NMR-spectroscopy methods. Colloidal-chemical indices of these compounds have also been determined and their surface-active parameters have been measured, including the critical micelle concentration (CMC), the effectiveness of surface tension reduction (πCMC), the surface excess concentration (Γmax), area per molecule at the interface (Amin), the changes of Gibbs free energies of adsorption (ΔGad) and micellization (ΔGmic). Petroleum-collecting and petroleum-dispersing capacities of the synthesized compounds on the surface of water of varying mineralization degree have been studied.
Study of Tea Saponin Toothpaste
Authors: Ren Huijing , Xiao Qing , Zhou Zhen , Li Xin , Wang Chaojing 
Published: July 2015

AbstractThis paper reports on the ethanol assisted ultrasonic extraction of tea saponin from tea seed cake, an agriculture waste product, and on the application of tea saponin in toothpaste after purification of the extract. From the experiment, the tea saponin toothpaste fulfills the requirement of GB8372-2008 with regard to remove tea and coffee stains.
Inwertsetzung der CO2-Senkenleistung des Waldes: Hindernisse und Möglichkeiten
Authors: Schmid Silvio 
Published: July 2015

Valuation of forest carbon sink service: obstacles and opportunities
Forests with increasing standing volumes help to mitigate the impacts of climate change as they act as a carbon sink. Forest enterprises in Switzerland can generate value from the carbon sink service by selling corresponding CO2 certificates on the voluntary market. Up to now, few forest enterprises have taken advantage of this option. Possible reasons for this are presented in this article. The legal and political rules that may influence decisions by forest enterprises are examined with the help of the institutional resource regimes model. The findings are complemented and evaluated using expert interviews in forest enterprises and with political decision-makers. Many factors influence the valorisation of the carbon sink function of the forest. It is hindered, on the one hand, by the fact that use of the sink function competes with other functions of the forests, for instance the production of timber, and, on the other, by widespread scepticism and ignorance as well as high transaction costs. However, it is promoted by low standing volumes, good planning systems and by the existence of nature conservation reserves. To increase valorisation of the carbon sink function of the forest, it is recommended to 1) clarify the trade-offs and synergies between the functions, 2) develop rules (standards) for the voluntary carbon market in Switzerland and 3) make more information available to forest enterprises, so that they can better weigh up the risks and benefits of marketing the carbon sink value of the forest.
Thoracic non-osseous lesions in cancer patients detected in low-dose CT images acquired as part of skeletal SPECT/CT examinations
Authors: Lell M. , May M. S. , Saake M. , Kuwert T. , Uder M. , Linke R. , Wuest W. 
Published: July 2015

Summary
Aim: Hybrid single-photon emission tomographic (SPECT) and X-ray computed tomography (CT) systems are increasingly used in oncologic imaging. With SPECT/CT not only the thoracic spine but also the surrounding soft tissue needs to be evaluated for pathological findings. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of non-osseous findings detectable on low-dose CT datasets from patients studied by thoracic 99mTc-dicarboxypropane diphosphonate (DPD)-SPECT/CT. Patients, methods: 119 consecutive oncologic patients (81 breast cancer, 38 with other cancer) who underwent DPDSPECT CT of the thoracic region were included in this study. Non-osseous findings on CT were classified as either probably benign or suspicious. Suspicious findings were correlated with retrievable previous imaging and if performed with follow up imaging (MRI, CT with contrast medium, Ultrasound) or biopsy results. Results: In 80/119 (67%) patients no imaging was performed before SPECT/CT. Only 7/119 subjects (6%) had no other lesions than bone lesions. In 101/119 (85%) patients lesions found on SPECT/CT images were rated as benign and in 65/119 (55%) patients as suspicious. In 8/119 (7%) patients with previously unknown suspicious lesions on SPECT/ CT images suspicious findings were confirmed by biopsy. Conclusion: 7% of patients referred to SPECT/CT of the thoracic spine for staging of malignant disease had previously unknown suspicious non-osseous lesions detectable on the low-dose CT images which were confirmed by biopsy. This could be especially relevant for cancer entities like breast and prostate, in which no thorax-CT is routinely intended for staging.
18F-FDG PET/CT is a prognostic biomarker in patients affected by bone metastases from breast cancer in comparison with 18F-NaF PET/CT
Authors: Piccardo A. , Puntoni M. , Morbelli S. , Bongioanni F. , Paparo F. , Altrinetti V. , Gonella R. , Gennari A. , Iacozzi M. , Sambuceti G. , DeCensi A. , Massollo M. 
Published: July 2015

SummaryAim: To compare 18F-FDG PET/CT and 18F-NaF PET/CT with respect to disease prognostication and outcome in patients affected by bone metastases from breast cancer (BC). Patients, methods: We retrospectively investigated 32 women with BC and documented bone metastases. Semi-quantitative parameters were applied to 18F-FDG PET/CT and 18F-Na PET/CT in order to evaluate disease extent and tumour metabolism. We used time-to-event analyses (Kaplan Meier and COX proportional hazard methods) to estimate progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in order to assess the independent prognostic value of 18F-FDG PET/CT and 18F-Na PET/CT. Results: The sensitivity of 18F-NaF PET/CT (100%) was higher (p < 0.05) than that of 18F-FDG PET/CT (72% and 72%). None of the 18F-FDG PET/CT-negative patients showed disease progression at the end of follow-up. After adjustment for age, Ki-67 levels, presence of visceral metastases, hormone therapy, duration of bone disease and response to first-line therapy, only 18F-FDG SUV mean [HR 15.7, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.15-214.5] and 18F-FDG whole-body bone metabolic burden (WB-B-MB) (HR 16.9; 95%CI 1.87-152.2) were independently and significantly associated with OS. None of the 18F-NaF PET/CT parameters were associated with OS. None of the conventional clinical prognostic parameters remained significantly associated with OS after the inclusion of PET/ CT parameters in the model. Conclusion: 18F-FDG PET/CT is independently associated with OS in BC patients with bone metastases and its prognostic impact seems to be higher than conventional clinical and biological prognostic factors. Although 18F-NaF PET/CT has a higher diagnostic sensitivity than 18F-FDG PET/ CT, it is not independently associated with OS.
Pogostnost in raznolikost večstavčnih povedi v italijanskih neknjiževnih besedilih
Authors: Mertelj Darja 
Published: July 2015

Če prisluhnemo italijanskim telenovelam, nič bolj ali manj črno-belo dolgočasnim (ali za marsikoga zanimivim) kot so španske, mehiške in druge, tudi v italijanščini lahko slišimo skladenjske vzorce in rabe glagolskih časov, ki bi si jih spričo lahkotnosti žanra morda ne zamišljali.
Du témoignage ou de l'ininterprétable
Authors: Alloa Emmanuel 
Published: July 2015

La thèse défendue dans l'article est que la réflexion que mène Ricoeur sur la notion de témoignage n'est pas un sujet de recherche parmi d'autres, mais qu'elle constitue une des clés pour comprendre le projet ricoeurien en tant que tel. La notion de témoignage permet de dépasser la polarité de la description (phénoménologie) et de l'ascription (herméneutique), pour revenir à la question du réel. A travers une discussion de la quadruple grammaire du témoignage que propose Ricoeur (avec les quatres aspects que sont la "présentification", la "créance", l' "assertion" et la "substituabilité") et son contexte dans le dialogue avec l'historiographie et la théologie, l'article avance la thèse qu'avec le témoignage, on touche au point-limite de l’herméneutique, à un « ininterprétable » au cœur de l’interprétation. Cet ininterprétable acquiert un statut quasi-transcendantal, car il permet à l’interprétation de toucher à la chose dont elle traite et non à une autre interprétation. Enfin, il s'agit de montrer comment la pensée du témoignage de Ricoeur renvoie également à une éthique: celle-ci consiste dans le fait ne pas traiter le témoignage comme une simple source, renvoyant à une positivité, mais comme une trace, relevant d’une expérience qui, en tant que telle, est irrépétable.
An Ethics Of Discomfort: Supplementing Ricœur On Translation
Authors: Foran Lisa 
Published: July 2015

This article compares Paul Ricoeur and Jacques Derrida on the theme of translation and in particular the ethical implications of the different ways in which they approach the untranslatable. While Ricoeur’s account of translation as linguistic hospitality does offer a model for an ethical encounter with the other, I argue that this account does not go far enough. My central claim is that Ricoeur’s treatment of translation overemphasizes the movement of appropriation and integration. While it may not be his intention, this emphasis could lead to a certain kind of complacency that would challenge the ethical claims Ricoeur makes in favour of translation as a paradigm. I propose to supplement Ricoeur’s hospitality with Derrida’s untranslatable, in order to create a situation of constant discomfort thereby guarding against ethical complacency.
Recorregut de recerca geològica i mineralògica pel Pais de Fois / Foix (Ariège - França): des de Les Grottes de Niaux / Niaus cap a les mines de Rancié, Vicdessos / Vic de Sos i cap a l´Etang de Lers / Lherz
Authors: Mata Perelló Josep Maria , Sanz Balagué Joaquim 
Published: July 2015

Recorregut realitzat el 8 de juliol del 2013. El recorregut del present itinerari, es desenvoluparà íntegrament pel Sistema Pirinenc; distribuint-se tant per la denominada Zona Axial del Sistema Pirinenc, com de la Zona Nord – Pirinenca. Així, el recorregut començarà dintre de la segona unitat, per la qual es circularà primer entre Niaux i les proximitats de Capoulet. Posteriorment, entre Vicdessos i Lers, es tornarà a circular per aquesta unitat geològica. En aquest tram, es tallaran fonamentalment materials mesozoics, del Triàsic, del Juràssic i del Cretàcic; tot i que aquests darrers materials seran els que predominaran per tot arreu. Per d´altra banda, la part central del recorregut, s´efectuarà dintre dels anomenats Apilaments Antiformes de la Zona Axial Pirinenca. I més concretament dintre de l´anomenat Massís dels Tres Senhors, fent-se el recorregut per aquesta unitat pels voltants de Capoulet, Sem i de Vicdessos. En aquests recorreguts es tallaran materials paleozoics del Cambro – Ordovicià, Silurià, Devonià i Carbonífer, fonamentalment. Així el recorregut de l’itinerari s’iniciarà per les immediacions de la població de Niaux. Tot seguit s´anirà cap a Sem (concretament cap a les Mines de Rancié). Posteriorment, s´anirà cap a l´Etang de Lers, per on es faran les darreres aturades. Per d´altra banda, la totalitat del recorregut es realitzarà pel País de Fois / Foix (és a dir, pel Departament de l´Ariège), recorrent la vall del riu Vicdessos, afluent del riu Arieja a la població de Tarascon.
Recorregut de recerca geològica i mineralògica pel País de Fois / Foix (França): des de Montgailhard a les grottes de Lombribes i a les mines de Trimouns
Authors: Mata Perelló Josep Maria , Sanz Balagué Joaquim 
Published: July 2015

Recorregut realitzat el 9 de juliol del 2013. El recorregut del present itinerari, es desenvoluparà íntegrament pel Sistema Pirinenc; distribuint-se tant per la denominada Zona Nord – Pirinenca com per la Zona Axial del Sistema Pirinenc. Així, el recorregut començarà dintre de la primera unitat, (dintre de l´antigament anomenat Prepirineu Septentrional), per la qual es circularà entre Montgailhard i les immediacions de Cabannes/les Cabanes. En aquest tram, es tallaran fonamentalment materials mesozoics, del Triàsic, del Juràssic i del Cretàcic; tot i que aquests darrers seran els que predominaran per tot arreu, al llarg del recorregut. Posteriorment, el recorregut circularà pels anomenats Apilaments Antiformes de la Zona Axial Pirinenca, i més concretament dintre de l´anomenat Massís dels Tres Senhors, fent-se el recorregut per aquesta unitat entre Cabannes / les Cabanes, Luzenac / Lusenac i les Mines de Trimouns. En aquest recorregut es tallaran materials paleozoics del Cambro – Ordovicià, Silurià, Devonià i Carbonífer, fonamentalment. Així el recorregut de l’itinerari s’iniciarà per les immediacions de la població de Montgailhard, des d´on es dirigirà després cap a Cabannes / les Cabanes i Lusenac / Luzenac. Per tal d´anar després cap a les Mines de Trimouns, per on finalitzarà. Per d´altra banda, la totalitat del recorregut es realitzarà pel País de Fois / Foix (és a dir, pel Departament de l´Ariège) per on es realitzarà la totalitat del recorregut, recorrent la vall del riu del mateix nom i algunes de les valls dels seus afluents.
Recorregut de recerca geològica i mineralògica per la comarca del Capcir (Catalunya Nord), pel país de Querigut (pais de Foix, Arieja) i pel pais d´Axat i de Quillan (Aude): des de la Bollosa i a la Fontrabiosa, Atsat / Axat
Authors: Mata Perelló Josep Maria , Sanz Balagué Joaquim 
Published: July 2015

Recorregut realitzat el 6 de juliol del 2014. El recorregut del present itinerari, es desenvoluparà íntegrament pel Sistema Pirinenc; distribuint-se per diferents sectors del mateix. Així, s´iniciarà a la denominada Zona Axial del Sistema Pirinenc. Després, es circularà per la Depressió de la Cerdanya – Capcir. I posteriorment, fins a la fi del recorregut, per la Zona Nord – Pirinenca. Així el recorregut de l’itinerari a la Zona Axial Pirinenca, a l´Estany de la Bollosa, per on es farà un recorregut entorn del mateix. Així, es veuran afloraments dels materials paleozoics per tot arreu. Seguidament, el recorregut s´adreçarà cap a les poblacions de: la Llaguna (la Llagonne), Matamala (Matemale), Formiguera /Formigueres) i Fontrabiosa (Fontrabiouse). Bona part d´aquest recorregut es farà per la Depressió del Capcir. En aquest tram, s´hauran vist afloraments dels materials neògens. Després, anar cap a la Cova de Fontrabiosa, el recorregut continuarà cap a Puivalador (Puyvalador), cap a Atsat (Axat) i Quilhan (Quillan). En aquesta part del recorregut, s´haurà deixat enrere la Depressió del Capcir, per a entrar a la Zona Nord – Pirinenca. Inicialment, s´hauran trobat afloraments dels materials paleozoics; tot i que cap a les parts finals del recorregut, anirem tallant afloraments dels materials mesozoics. Per d´altra banda, en aquesta darrera part del recorregut, haurem passat del Capcir al País de Querigut (del Departament de l´Arieja); i finalment al Paix d´Axat (del departament de l´Aude), per on clourà el recorregut d´aquest itinerari.
Cannabis-Derived Pharmaceuticals
Authors: Mintz Clifford S , Nison Evan , Fabrizio AJ 
Published: July 2015

Cannabis, commonly known as marijuana, weed or pot, is a natural product derived from the Cannabis sativa plant. It has been used medicinally for thousands of years. Recent legislation allowing the use of medical marijuana in over 23 US states has spurred interest in developing pharmaceutical-derived Cannabis products to treat a variety of clinical indications ranging from pain relief to epilepsy.Â Many products are in late stage clinical development in the US and elsewhere.Â This article reviews the medicinal properties of Cannabis and describes pharmaceutical-derived Cannabis products that are currently being developed for theUS market.Â
Risk Factors and Managements of Bile Leakage After Hepatectomy
Authors: Sakamoto Kazuhiko , Tamesa Takao , Yukio Tokumitu , Tokuhisa Yoshihiro , Maeda Yoshinari , Oka Masaaki 
Published: July 2015

AbstractBackgroundThe purpose of this study was to retrospectively determine the risk factors and evaluate the management of bile leakage.MethodsThree hundred and thirty‐four patients who underwent hepatectomy for Child classification grade A liver disease, without biliary reconstruction and laparoscopic procedures, between 2003 and 2013 were included. Risk factors were identified using multivariate analysis.ResultsBile leakage was observed in 30 (9.0 %) patients. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that type of hepatectomy (segmentectomy 1, medial sectionectomy, anterior sectionectomy, or central bisectionectomy) and operating time was independent risk factors for bile leakage. Among 30 patients with confirmed bile leakage, central type leakage that was in communication with the biliary tree occurred in 23 (76.7 %) patients and peripheral type, which was not in communication with the biliary tree, in 7 (23.3 %) patients. Ten patients were treated with only drainage. Endoscopic or percutaneous transhepatic procedures were performed in 15 cases with central type leakage. Ablation treatment using ethanol or minocycline was mainly performed for peripheral type leakage. Four cases with central type leakage had strictures of the right hepatic duct. Two of them were treated with ablation treatment, portal vein embolization, or fistulojejunostomy. Median duration from diagnosis to end of therapy was 77 days (11–323) in central type and 44 days (6–123) in peripheral type leakage, respectively.ConclusionsComplex hepatectomy and operating time are independent risk factors for postoperative bile leakage. Biliary exploration should be performed as soon as possible after diagnosis, because most bile leakage is the central type. Central type of bile leakage is sometimes refractory to therapy, needing various treatments and requiring a long time for recovery.
Resprouting after coppicing is negatively influenced by browsing in Terminalia sericea
Authors: Moyo H. , Scholes M. C. , Twine W. 
Published: July 2015

AbstractUngulate herbivory, interacting with human activities such as tree cutting, can change vegetation structure by reducing tree growth or even increasing tree mortality. There is limited information about how browsing that occurs subsequent to coppicing affects regrowth of resprouting trees, with available data focusing on mature trees and seedlings. To address this knowledge gap, we studied the effect of browsing on the coppice response of resprouting Terminalia sericea trees in a semi‐arid savanna in South Africa. The coppice response of browsed trees was compared with that of unbrowsed trees for 12 months after excluding all browsing from study trees. Shoot production was initially higher for browsed coppiced trees, but this effect diminished with time. Resprout shoot diameter and shoot length remained higher throughout the study for unbrowsed coppiced trees. Leaf stomatal conductance and leaf expansion were initially higher for browsed coppiced trees, with no significant differences observed as the wet season progressed. Foliar nitrogen and phosphorus levels were higher in browsed coppiced trees. These tree responses suggest that exposing resprouting trees to browsing initially induces a quick response in terms of shoot production, in order to recover lost biomass, but this growth declines as the growing season progresses.
The Current Evidence Base and Future Needs in Improving Children’s Well-Being Across Europe: is There a Case for a Comparative Longitudinal Survey?
Authors: Goswami Haridhan , Fox Christopher , Pollock Gary 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
There has been a growing interest among academics, policy makers and practitioners in the subjective well-being of children and young people (CYP). The recognition of CYP’s rights to having a good childhood and good future life chances, coupled with the injunction from the New Sociology of Childhood to consult with CYP as active agents have also resulted in an increasing interest in the use of well-being as a key concept in policy programmes in many countries. In recent years, child well-being has become a priority for the European political agenda. However, the main challenge for the European Union (EU) is to develop the best policies and approaches to effectively improve the well-being of children and young people using the most robust and suitable sources of data. This article identifies research gaps on children and young people’s subjective well-being and discusses the policy relevance of longitudinal survey in the context of the EU strategy for CYP. It is argued that a longitudinal survey would fulfil research gaps and provide invaluable data for the European Union and its member states for monitoring and evaluation of existing policies on children and young people’s well-being and developing future polices supported by robust data.
Significance of the detection of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria clones in patients with multiple myeloma undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation
Authors: Chatziantoniou Vasileios , Alexia Stavroula , Konstantopoulos Kostas , Repousis Panagiotis Repousis , Megalakaki Aikaterini , Kotsopoulou Maria , Kylidou Pavlina , Vassilakopoulos Theodoros , Angelopoulou Maria K 
Published: July 2015

OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND:
There are reports about the presence of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) clones in multiple myeloma (MM), but these have been demonstrated only in red blood cells (RBCs) and the previous reports utilized an obsolete diagnostic method. We carried out a study to identify the clones by flow cytometry (FC) and to understand their clinical significance.

METHODS:
A prospective study on consecutive patients with newly diagnosed MM who were candidates for autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) from 2008 to 2012. We screened peripheral blood samples by FC for CD55- and/or CD59-deficient RBC, neutrophils, and monocytes. PNH testing was carried out at diagnosis, before ASCT and 3 months after ASCT, as well as sporadically during MM remission and at disease relapse.

RESULTS:
A total of 31 patients were included in the study. PNH clones reaching a median size of 10.8% (range 4.0-18.7%) were found in 10 patients (32.3%). Clones were detected at diagnosis in nine patients and 3 months after ASCT in one patient. A correlation between the presence of the clones and subclinical hemolysis was observed. Nevertheless, the presence of the clones did not influence the overall management and prognosis of the patients.

CONCLUSION:
We confirmed findings of previous reports with current diagnostic guidelines and showed that although the size of the clones may be relatively large, their presence is probably not detrimental. The clinical significance of these clones and the possible mechanisms underlying their expansion in MM must be a subject of further investigation.