bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Self-revelatory performance: A form of drama therapy and theatre
Authors: Emunah Renée 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Self-Revelatory performance is defined as a form in which a performer originates a theatre piece drawn from current life issues in need of healing. The author articulates the similarities and differences between ‘Self-Rev’ and autobiographical theatre as well as other related forms, and describes drama therapeutic methods of grappling with personal struggles, all the while focusing on creating a work of art worthy of presentation before an audience. The contention that Self-Rev is both a form of drama therapy – offering healing and transformation, and a unique genre of theatre – with elements that lend themselves toward compelling and poignant performance – is explicated.
Staging dramatic enactments to resolve conflicts in couples
Authors: Wiener Daniel J. 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Re-enacting an event that has triggered conflict from each partner’s perspective during couples therapy, while employing one’s actual partner as an auxiliary, is a distinctive, theatrical application of psychodrama that develops perspective, promotes empathy, lowers resistance to being invalidated by disagreement and points the way to novel resolutions. Each client’s enactment is followed by a role-reversed encounter between the auxiliary and the character assigned the auxiliary by the partner. Post-enactment processing of video feedback facilitates collaboration and reflection by the couple. A case example illustrates the application of this method.
IPEX syndrome caused by a novel mutation in FOXP3 gene can be cured by bone marrow transplantation from an unrelated donor after myeloablative conditioning
Authors: Murguia-Favela Luis , Hong-Diep Kim Vy , Upton Julia , Thorner Paul , Reid Brenda , Atkinson Adelle , Grunebaum Eyal 
Published: October 2014

Immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked (IPEX) syndrome is a rare primary immunodeficiency caused by inherited defects in the FOXP3 gene that impair regulatory T cells. IPEX syndrome can be cured by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) from HLA-matched unrelated donors (MUD); however, the best conditioning prior to HSCT for IPEX syndrome is not known. Here we report on a patient suffering from IPEX syndrome, including immune-mediated colitis and membranous nephropathy, without polyendocrinopathy, caused by a novel mutation in the Forkhead domain of the FOXP3 gene. The patient's symptoms resolved following MUD HSCT after myeloablative conditioning performed at 16 months of age. The patient is clinically well, 3 years after HSCT, with robust immune reconstitution and fully engrafted. The lack of extensive autoimmune damage might have contributed to the patient's favourable outcome following MUD HSCT with myeloablative conditioning. Statement of novelty: We describe a novel mutation in the FOXP3 gene causing IPEX syndrome and the correction of IPEX syndrome with bone marrow transplant from a HLA-matched unrelated donor following myeloablative conditioning.
A plasticity principle of some generalized Gauss trees
Authors: Zachos Anastasios N. 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
We introduce a method of differentiation of the length of a variable linear segment with respect to three variable linear segments which generalizes the first variation formula in the three-dimensional Euclidean space. Applying this method, we derive a generalized Gauss tree for a heptagonal pyramid (closed octahedron) by placing two vertices with positive weights at the interior of the convex hull having degree five. Applying the plasticity principle of closed hexahedra, we obtain a plasticity principle of a generalized Gauss tree for a boundary heptagonal pyramid in the three-dimensional Euclidean space.
On some Zweier I-convergent double sequence spaces defined by a modulus function
Authors: Khan Vakeel A. , Khan Nazneen , Tabassum Sabiha , Ebadullah Khalid , Breaz Daniel 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
In this article we introduce the double sequence spaces

2

𝒵
I

(
f
)

${\,}_2\mathcal {Z}^{I}(f)$

,

2

𝒵
0
I

(
f
)

${\,}_2\mathcal {Z}^{I}_{0}(f)$

and

2

𝒵
∞
I

(
f
)

${\,}_2\mathcal {Z}^{I}_{\infty }(f)$

for a modulus function f and study some of the topological and algebraic properties of these spaces.
The R2TP chaperone complex: its involvement in snoRNP assembly and tumorigenesis
Authors: Kakihara Yoshito , Saeki Makio 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
R2TP was originally identified in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as Hsp90 interacting complex, and is composed of four different proteins: Rvb1, Rvb2, Tah1, and Pih1. This complex is well-conserved in eukaryotes, and is involved in many cellular processes such as snoRNP biogenesis, RNA polymerase assembly, PIKK signaling, and apoptosis. An increasing number of research related to R2TP suggests a linkage of its function with tumorigenesis. In this review, we provide an overview of several recent studies on R2TP that are related to cell proliferation and carcinogenesis, and propose a possible role of R2TP in tumorigenesis through regulating snoRNA/snoRNP biogenesis.
Split metaplectic groups and their L-groups
Authors: Weissman Martin H. 
Published: October 2014

Abstract

We adapt the conjectural local Langlands parameterization to split metaplectic groups over local fields. When G˜ is a central extension of a split connected reductive group over a local field (arising from the framework of Brylinski and Deligne), we construct a dual group

𝐆
˜

∨

$\tilde{\mathbf {G}}^{\vee }$

and an L-group

L

𝐆
˜

∨

${\,}^L \tilde{\mathbf {G}}^{\vee }$

as group schemes over ℤ. Such a construction leads to a definition of Weil–Deligne parameters (Langlands parameters) with values in this L-group, and to a conjectural parameterization of the irreducible genuine representations of G˜. This conjectural parameterization is compatible with what is known about metaplectic tori, Iwahori–Hecke algebra isomorphisms between metaplectic and linear groups, and classical theta correspondences between

𝑀𝑝

2
n

$\textit {Mp}_{2n}$

and special orthogonal groups.
On certain optimal diffeomorphisms between closed curves
Authors: Cerri Andrea , Di Fabio Barbara 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
The concept of natural pseudo-distance has proven to be a
powerful tool for measuring the dissimilarity between shape
properties of topological spaces, modeled as continuous
real-valued functions defined on the spaces themselves. Roughly
speaking, the natural pseudo-distance is defined as the infimum of
the change of the functions' values, when moving from one space to
the other through homeomorphisms, if possible. In this paper, we
prove the first available result about the existence of optimal
homeomorphisms between closed curves, i.e. inducing a change of
the function that equals the natural pseudo-distance. Moreover, we
show that, under our assumptions, this optimal homeomorphism is
actually a diffeomorphism.
On the Intersection Property of Conditional Independence and its Application to Causal Discovery
Authors: Peters Jonas 
Published: October 2014

AbstractThis work investigates the intersection property of conditional independence. It states that for random variables$$A,B,C$$andXwe have that$$X \bot \bot A{\kern 1pt} {\kern 1pt} |{\kern 1pt} {\kern 1pt} B,C$$and$$X\, \bot \bot\, B{\kern 1pt} {\kern 1pt} |{\kern 1pt} {\kern 1pt} A,C$$implies$$X\, \bot \bot\, (A,B){\kern 1pt} {\kern 1pt} |{\kern 1pt} {\kern 1pt} C$$. Here, “$$ \bot \bot $$” stands for statistical independence. Under the assumption that the joint distribution has a density that is continuous in$$A,B$$andC, we provide necessary and sufficient conditions under which the intersection property holds. The result has direct applications to causal inference: it leads to strictly weaker conditions under which the graphical structure becomes identifiable from the joint distribution of an additive noise model.
Parkin‐independent mitophagy requires Drp1 and maintains the integrity of mammalian heart and brain
Authors: Kageyama Yusuke , Hoshijima Masahiko , Seo Kinya , Bedja Djahida , Sysa‐Shah Polina , Andrabi Shaida A , Chen Weiran , Höke Ahmet , Dawson Valina L , Dawson Ted M , Gabrielson Kathleen , Kass David A , Iijima Miho , Sesaki Hiromi 
Published: October 2014

AbstractMitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy have been linked to cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we demonstrate that the mitochondrial division dynamin Drp1 and the Parkinson's disease‐associated E3 ubiquitin ligase parkin synergistically maintain the integrity of mitochondrial structure and function in mouse heart and brain. Mice lacking cardiac Drp1 exhibited lethal heart defects. In Drp1KO cardiomyocytes, mitochondria increased their connectivity, accumulated ubiquitinated proteins, and decreased their respiration. In contrast to the current views of the role of parkin in ubiquitination of mitochondrial proteins, mitochondrial ubiquitination was independent of parkin in Drp1KO hearts, and simultaneous loss of Drp1 and parkin worsened cardiac defects. Drp1 and parkin also play synergistic roles in neuronal mitochondrial homeostasis and survival. Mitochondrial degradation was further decreased by combination of Drp1 and parkin deficiency, compared with their single loss. Thus, the physiological importance of parkin in mitochondrial homeostasis is revealed in the absence of mitochondrial division in mammals.
A ‘giant’ paraganglioma in the testis
Authors: Makris Marinos C , Koumarelas Konstantinos C , Mitrousias Apostolos S , Psathas Giannos G , Mantzioros Athanasios , Sakellariou Stratigoula P , Ntailiani Panagiota , Yettimis Evripides 
Published: October 2014

SummaryUntil now, less than ten cases of extra-adrenal chromaffin cell tumors have been reported to be localized to the spermatic cord area. All published studies report benign tumors with a diameter <2–3 cm and no invasion of the testis. In this article, we present one case of a giant malignant paraganglioma in the testis of a patient who had initially been operated for a giant mass in the scrotum. The mass developed in approximately 4 months. This is the first study reporting the following findings: i) paraganglioma was found exclusively in the testis, invading the testicle and not the spermatic cord, ii) it was malignant with lung metastasis, and iii) its size was 17.5 cm×10 cm×9.5 cm. We present the first – giant – malignant paraganglioma. Moreover, it is the first case report of a paraganglioma in the testis.Learning pointsThis is the first study reporting the following findings:Paraganglioma found exclusively in the testis, invading the testicle and not the spermatic cord.It is malignant with lung metastasis.It is of the size 17.5 cm×10 cm×9.5 cm.
Urokinase Versus VATS for Treatment of Empyema: A Randomized Multicenter Clinical Trial
Authors: Marhuenda Claudia , Barceló Concepció , Fuentes Inmaculada , Guillén Gabriela , Cano Indalecio , López María , Hernández Francisco , Pérez-Yarza Eduardo G. , Matute José A. , García-Casillas María A. , Álvarez Víctor , Moreno-Galdó Antonio 
Published: October 2014

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:
Parapneumonic empyema (PPE) is a frequent complication of acute bacterial pneumonia in children. There is limited evidence regarding the optimal treatment of this condition. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of drainage plus urokinase versus video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the treatment of PPE in childhood.

METHODS:
This prospective, randomized, multicenter clinical trial enrolled patients aged &lt;15 years and hospitalized with septated PPE. Study patients were randomized to receive urokinase or thoracoscopy. The main outcome variable was the length of hospital stay after treatment. The secondary outcomes were total length of hospital stay, number of days with the chest drain, number of days with fever, and treatment failures. The trial was approved by the ethics committees of all the participating hospitals.

RESULTS:
A total of 103 patients were randomized to treatment and analyzed; 53 were treated with thoracoscopy and 50 with urokinase. There were no differences in demographic characteristics or in the main baseline characteristics between the 2 groups. No statistically significant differences were found between thoracoscopy and urokinase in the median postoperative stay (10 vs 9 days), median hospital stay (14 vs 13 days), or days febrile after treatment (4 vs 6 days). A second intervention was required in 15% of children in the thoracoscopy group versus 10% in the urokinase group (P = .47).

CONCLUSIONS:
Drainage plus urokinase instillation is as effective as video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery as first-line treatment of septated PPE in children.
College Health Service Capacity to Support Youth With Chronic Medical Conditions
Authors: Lemly Diana C. , Lawlor Katherine , Scherer Emily A. , Kelemen Skyler , Weitzman Elissa R. 
Published: October 2014

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:
Twenty percent of US youth have a chronic medical condition and many attend college. Guidelines for transition from pediatric to adult care do not address college health services, and little is known about their capacity to identify, support, and provide care for these youth. The objective of this study was to describe college health center policies, practices, and resources for youth with chronic medical conditions (YCMC).

METHODS:
Survey of medical directors from health centers of a representative sample of 200 4-year US colleges with ≥400 enrolled undergraduate students. Patterns of identification, management, and support for youth with a general chronic medical condition and with asthma, diabetes, and depression, were investigated; χ2 and Fisher exact tests were used to ascertain differences by institutional demographics.

RESULTS:
Directors at 153 institutions completed the survey (76.5% response rate). Overall, 42% of schools had no system to identify YCMC. However, almost a third (31%) did identify and add to a registry of incoming YCMC on review of medical history, more likely in private (P &lt; .001) and small (&lt;5000 students, P = .002) colleges; 24% of health centers contacted YCMC to check-in/make initial appointments. Most institutions could manage asthma and depression (83% and 69%, respectively); 51% could manage diabetes on campus.

CONCLUSIONS:
Relatively few US colleges have health systems to identify and contact YCMC, although many centers have capacity to provide primary care and management of some conditions. Guidelines for transition should address policy and practices for pediatricians and colleges to enhance comanagement of affected youth.
Effects of synbiotics injected in ovo on regulation of immune-related gene expression in adult chickens
Authors: Sławinska Anna , Siwek Maria Z. , Bednarczyk Marek F. 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Objective—To determine immunomodulatory effects of synbiotics administered in ovo on immune-related gene expression in adult chickens.
Animals—30 Green-legged Partridgelike chickens.
Procedures—On incubation day 12, eggs were injected with 3 synbiotics (Lactococcus lactis subsp lactis IBB SL1 with raffinose family oligosaccharides [RFOs; S1], Lactococcus lactis subsp cremoris IBB SC1 with RFOs [S2], and Lactobacillus acidophilus and Streptococcus faecium with lactose [S3]). Control eggs were injected with RFOs prebiotic or saline (0.9% NaCl) solution. Gene expression of 6 cytokines (interleukin [IL]-4, IL-6, IL-12p40, IL-18, interferon [IFN]-β, and IFN-γ) and 1 chemokine (IL-8) was analyzed in the cecal tonsils and spleen of 6-week-old chickens by means of reverse transcription quantitative PCR assays.
Results—Gene expression for IL-4, IL-6, IFN-β, and IL-18 was significantly upregulated in the spleen of chickens in groups S2 and S3. In contrast, IL-12 expression was downregulated in group S2 and IFN-γ expression was downregulated in group S3. Expression of IL-8 did not change in chickens treated with synbiotics in ovo. Gene expression of all cytokines, except for IL-18, was downregulated in cecal tonsils.
Conclusions and Clinical Relevance—In ovo administration of synbiotics activated the immune system in adult chickens. The intestinal immune system (cecal tonsils) had downregulation of expression for the cytokines evaluated, which indicated an increase in oral tolerance, whereas in the peripheral part of the immune system (spleen), expression of IL-4 and IL-6 was upregulated. Evaluation of immune-related gene expression patterns may be useful when monitoring the effectiveness of synbiotic selection with respect to immunobiotic properties.
Impact on physical fitness of exercise promotion service utilizing social media
Authors: Santtila Matti , Grönqvist Kalle , Räisänen Jussi , Kyröläinen Heikki 
Published: October 2014

Summary
Study aim: the purpose of the present study was to survey the impact of a social media platform on physical fitness, physical activity levels and daily sitting time.

Material and methods: a total of 2039 users (1445 women and 594 men) of the social media service (HeiaHeia, Helsinki, Finland) voluntarily participated in the study by answering an online questionnaire provided by a survey.

Results: about 63.8% of the participants reported that the service has advanced their perceived level of physical fitness, while 36.2% reported no impact on their fitness. Most participants (71.3%) with BMI over 25 reported that the service had helped them to improve their physical fitness. Participants with BMI over 35 reported a more positive impact than in any other weight range groups. One-third of the participants (32.3%) sat for more than seven hours a day; 23.5% sat less than five hours a day. More than half of the participants (56.8%) were encouraged to be physical active during the day and aimed to reduce sitting time at their jobs during the workday.

Conclusions: there seems to be a positive impact of web services that promote physical activity on the physical fitness among social media users. Although the present service is not merely well suited for physically active and physical fit users, it motivates users of all fitness levels to exercise. However, more studies are needed to clarify effects of social media on physical activity, fitness and health.
Postural stability and motor performance of people with hearing impairment
Authors: Zdrodowska Agnieszka , Wiszomirska Ida , Kosmol Andrzej 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Introduction: Postural stability is the ability to recover the balance which was lost as a result of destabilizing factors. The balance is considered to be a key component of motor skills. The aim of the study is to evaluate the relationship between the parameters of postural stability and motor performance of people with hearing impairment.
Material and methods: The study was conducted on a group of 42 people with hearing impairment from the earliest moments of life. Their degree of hearing impairment was significant or profound. The research methods included: medical history and examination to exclude damage to the vestibule, anthropometric measurements, stabilometric measurements on AccuSway AMTI platform under stable conditions, Biodex BBS platform under stable and unstable conditions and Eurofit Test.
Results: No significant correlation between the parameters of postural stability and the majority of motor skill tests results was observed in the group of people with hearing impairment. The study revealed statistically significant correlations in both groups (women and men) between index of Fall Risk Test and the results of Flamingo test and also between the path COP with eyes open and the test results Flamingo. There were positive high correlations.
Conclusions: Balance parameters showed no association with other motor skills assessed with Eurofit test except the Flamingo test, which is used to the evaluation of the functional stability. The study indicated the need to look for other relationships between postural stability and motor performance in larger groups.
Spatial distribution and population characteristics of the invasive cladoceran Cercopagis pengoi in the Polish coastal zone seven years after the first record
Authors: Bielecka Luiza , Krajewska-Sołtys Alina , Mudrak-Cegiołka Stella 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
The presented results provide the first comprehensive description of the C. pengoi population and document new records of its expansion to the west in the Polish coastal zone of the Baltic Sea. In June–August 2006, C. pengoi was observed for the first time continuously for nine successive weeks in a broad range of the water temperature and salinity. Its abundance fluctuated from some to several hundred specimens per cubic meter. In July the species was much more abundant in the water far from the coast, whereas in August its maximum density was observed at the most shallow station. The population of C. pengoi occupied the whole water column, from the surface water to 80 m depth, its vertical distribution was not uniform. C. pengoi was represented by specimens from all age-specific morphological stages (BS I–III). The largest part of the population (up to 81.53%) was composed of juvenile specimens (BS I and II). Parthenogenetic females in the second instar constituted the majority of BS II specimens.
Assessment of the ecological state of the Kiev Reservoir by the bioindication method
Authors: Klochenko Peter , Shevchenko Tatyana , Barinova Sophia , Tarashchuk Oksana 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
The ecological state of the Kiev Reservoir affected by intensive contamination as a result of the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station in 1986 was assessed in terms of the species-indicators of epiphytic algae occurring in the fouling of higher aquatic plants. It has been found that inhabitants of slowly flowing and moderately warm waters, alkaliphiles, indifferent organisms in relation to water salinity, nitrogen-autotrophic taxa tolerating elevated concentrations of organically bound nitrogen, β-mesosaprobionts and eurysaprobes (in relation to organic contamination) and eutraphentic organisms (indicators of the trophic state) prevailed in phytoepiphyton of the Kiev Reservoir. As a result of comparison of the original results with literature data obtained prior to the accident, it has been found that over a span of about 30 years (from the 1970s–1980s to 2010–2013), the taxonomic structure of phytoepiphyton remained almost unchanged. At the same time, the intensity of eutrophication, alkalization, and thermofication processes increased.
Effects of coastal upwelling on picophytoplankton distribution off the coast of Zhanjiang in South China Sea
Authors: Wu Mei-Lin , Wang You-Shao , Wang Dong-Xiao , Dong Jun-De 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Coastal upwelling occurred along the west coast of Guangdong in the northern South China Sea during the summer of 2006. The effects of upwelling on the vertical and horizontal distributions of Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus were investigated. A distinct vertical temperature difference between the surface water and water at a depth of 30 m was observed in the coastal upwelling region. There was a clear spatial variability of temperature, and an increasingly obvious horizontal gradient was created from the coast to offshore waters. Picophytoplankton communities observed from the coast to offshore waters were significantly different. In the coastal upwelling waters, the picophytoplankton community was dominated by Synechococcus within the euphotic zone. Prochlorococcus dominated the picophytoplankton community in the euphotic zone in the non-upwelling region. This difference in the picophytoplankton community structure was due to different hydrodynamics. The results of canonical correspondence analysis demonstrate that temperature, salinity, and phosphate concentration may be important factors affecting the distribution of Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus.