bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Holomorphic one-forms, integral and rational points on complex hyperbolic surfaces
Authors: Yeung Sai-Kee 
Published: November 2014

Abstract

The first goal of this paper is to study the question of finiteness of integral points on
a cofinite non-compact complex two-dimensional ball quotient defined over a number field. Along the process
we will also consider some negatively curved compact surfaces. Using some fundamental results of Faltings, the question is to reduce to a conjecture of Borel
about existence of virtual holomorphic one-forms on cofinite non-cocompact complex ball quotients. The second goal of this paper is to study the conjecture on such non-compact surfaces.
Semiotic Challenges in India
Authors: Khanwalkar Seema 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
Is India’s legacy of intellectual supremacy at odds with the vast landscape of the everyday? In the context of Modernity, everything social, cultural and political is subject to interpretative filters. How do we make sense of any of these, or all of these? Several slippages of meanings, several residues, and lengthy ‘liminal’ spaces characterize the semiotic landscape of contemporary India. Do we understand negotiations, between the past, the present and the continuous of some of the significant cultural discourses in contemporary India as dialogues? Dialogue is also a genre of discourse and can be seen as the modality itself of thought The roles of the traditional postulates like ‘Maya’, ‘Dharma’ and ‘Rasa’ for example as cosmological schema, readily translatable interpretative frameworks in contemporary discourses has often been questioned by critical theory in modern India. Critics are also of the view that, in Rasa theory, the human onlooker is just a locus and not an active agent in what is a global alchemy of properties and perceptions. The same, according to them, can be said of Dharma as an inhuman theodicy that often exists over and above the movements of detection, discovery, reasoning and proof in modern methods of justice.
Intertextuality in Writing Under Lotman’s Late Text View
Authors: Hu Yuanyan 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
Writing is a dialogic practice of which the essence lies in intertextuality. Taking intertextuality theory and Lotman’s late text view, which is in harmony with the essence of intertextuality theory as the theoretical basis, this paper aims to introduce four types of texts involved during the writing process, namely, intertext, consisting of both schema text and exterior text, reader text, context text and the individualized text referring to the final output of writer and also the offspring of the intertextuality of the aforementioned three texts. Moreover, the paper briefly analyzes the intertextual relationships among these four texts in the hope of raising more interest in intertextual practice and intertextual awareness of writing.
Subjectivity, Suprasubjectivity, and Semiosis
Authors: Deely John 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
That what underlies the possibility of semiosis in the first place at any level is the irreducibility of relations to subjectivity (including intersubjectivity), together with the singularity of relations as the only form of being capable of being positively verified to exist whether the existence is an awarenessdependent or awareness-independent occurrence, remains to be generally understood. Yet just this understanding, along with appreciation of the irreducible triad (significate, representamen, interpretant) unified by any given relation of a semiosic character, is required to explain the vis a prospecto uniqueness of signs as able to transmit through present circumstances an influence of the future rearranging the relevance of past occurrences to what will be even though it may not be yet.
Semiosis between Action and Passion
Authors: Fernández Eliseo 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
All organisms are autonomous, self-organizing wholes separated by semi-permeable boundaries from a surrounding environment. Across these boundaries conveyances of action and passion are channeled through efferent and afferent pathways. I analyze this scheme in terms of two fundamental processes: semiosis and control. I propose a unified account of the functioning of semiosis and of controlling and controlled actions by viewing organisms as systems that separate their responses (actions) from the actions their environment exerts upon them (passions). Semiosis and goal-directed action are seen as complementary forms of causation. Examples from cell physiology and the functioning of efferent and afferent pathways in plants and animals illustrate and expand these ideas.
Based on this interpretation of the relations between semiosis and control I reach a generalized conception of purposeful action, linking the expansion of semiotic capacities throughout biological evolution to a concomitant increase in an organism’s powers for intervention in its environment.
The fruitfulness of these ideas is substantiated through examples showing how they make intelligible phenomena previously deemed disparate. Examples include similarities and differences between signs and instruments, and analogies in the evolution of organisms and artifacts.
Paradigm Inversion
Authors: Pearson Charls 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
I have previously discussed various ways of designing semiotics experiments. One method that plays a very important role is governed by the Principle of Paradigm Inversion. The word “paradigm” here refers not to what Kuhn called the overall scientific paradigm, but to what experimentalists call the experimental paradigm - the design principle of the particular experiment. In this essay, I discuss this unique design method in more detail. How do you invert an experimental paradigm? How do you turn the semiotic sock inside out? When is it possible to invert an experimental paradigm and obtain a semiotics experiment? How do you establish the measurement scale for an inverted paradigm? What kinds of experiments are ripe for inversion? What are the performance parameters of the inverted experimental design? These and other important experimental semiotics questions are discussed in this essay.
Growth in product replacement graphs of Grigorchuk groups
Authors: Malyshev Anton , Pak Igor 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
The product replacement graph Γ
k
(G) is the graph on the
generating k-tuples of a group G, with edges corresponding to Nielsen moves. We prove the exponential growth of product replacement graphs Γ
k
(𝔾ω) of Grigorchuk groups, for k ≥ 5.
SKENO: Secret key encryption with non-interactive opening
Authors: Chen Jiageng , Emura Keita , Miyaji Atsuko 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
In this paper, we introduce the notion of secret key encryption with non-interactive opening (SKENO). With SKENO, one can make a non-interactive proof π to show that the decryption result of a ciphertext C under a shared secret key K is indeed plaintext M without revealing K itself. SKENO is the secret key analogue of public key encryption with non-interactive opening (PKENO). We give a generic construction of SKENO from verifiable random function (VRF) with certain stronger uniqueness, for example, the Hohenberger–Waters VRF and the Berbain–Gilbert I
V-dependent stream cipher construction. Although the strong primitive VRF is used, by taking advantage of the features of the stream cipher, we can still achieve good performance without sacrificing much of the efficiency. Though our VRF-based SKENO construction does not require random oracles, we show that SKENO can be constructed from weak VRF (which is strictly weaker primitive than VRF) in the random oracle model.
An additive subspace preconditioning method for the iterative solution of some problems with extreme contrasts in coefficients
Authors: Axelsson O. 
Published: November 2014

Abstract-By use of an additive subspace preconditioning method it is shown how a set of small eigenvalues of a given system operator can be moved to the upper part of the spectrum, thereby significantly improving the spectral condition number and the rate of convergence of the iterative solution method used for the corresponding preconditioned system.
On the piecewise-spectral homotopy analysis method and its convergence: solution of hyperchaotic Lü system
Authors: Motsa S. S. , Nik H. Saberi , Effati S. , Saberi-Nadjafi J. 
Published: November 2014

Abstract- In this paper, a novel modification of the spectral-homotopy analysis method (SHAM) technique for solving highly nonlinear initial value problems that model systems with chaotic and hyper-chaotic behaviour is presented. The proposed method is based on implementing the SHAM on a sequence of multiple intervals thereby increasing it’s radius of convergence to yield highly accuratemethod which is referred to as the piece-wise spectral homotopy analysis method (PSHAM). We investigate the application of the PSHAM to the L¨u system [20] which is well known to display periodic, chaotic and hyper-chaotic behaviour under carefully selected values of it’s governing parameters. Existence and uniqueness of solution of SHAM that give a guarantee of convergence of SHAM, has been discussed in details. Comparisons are made between PSHAMgenerated results and results from literature and Runge-Kutta generated results and good agreement is observed.
A novel ABCD1 gene mutation in a Chinese patient with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy
Authors: Cai Yan-na , Jiang Min-yan , Liang Cui-li , Peng Min-zhi , Cheng Jing , Sheng Hui-ying , Fan Li-ping , Chen Xi-qing , Liu Li 
Published: November 2014

AbstractX-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) (OMIM: 300100) is a recessive neurodegenerative disorder caused by defects in theWe describe an affected boy who developed normally until he was 8 years old then suffered progressive neurological deficits that ultimately led to death.Diagnosis was based on clinical symptoms, an abnormal very long chain fatty acid profile in plasma, typical CCALD MRI pattern, and molecular analysis.Direct sequencing of theWe have identified a novel
Mutations in BTD gene causing biotinidase deficiency: a regional report
Authors: Kasapkara Çiğdem Seher , Akar Melek , Özbek Mehmet Nuri , Tüzün Heybet , Aldudak Bedri , Baran Rıza Taner , Tanyalçın Tijen 
Published: November 2014

AbstractBiotinidase deficiency is an autosomal recessive inborn error of biotin metabolism. Children with biotinidase deficiency cannot cleave biocytin and, therefore, cannot recycle biotin. Untreated individuals become secondarily biotin deficient, which in turn results in decreased activities of the biotin-dependent carboxylases and the subsequent accumulation of toxic metabolites causing clinical symptoms. Biotinidase deficiency is characterized by neurological, cutaneous manifestations and metabolic abnormalities. The worldwide incidence of profound biotinidase deficiency has been estimated at 1:112,271. The human biotinidase gene is located on chromosome 3p25 and consists of four exons with a total length of 1629 base pairs. To date, more than 100 mutations in the biotinidase gene known to cause biotinidase deficiency have been reported. The vast majority of mutations are homozygous or compound heterozygous. Finding known mutations can be correlated with the biochemical enzymatic results. This report summarizes the demographic features of patients identified as biotinidase deficient from August of 2012 through August of 2013 and mutation analysis results for 20 cases in the southeast region of Turkey.
Separation of 134Cs and 137Cs from 125I solution for medical applications
Authors: Ram Ramu , Banerjee Dayamoy , Dash Ashutosh 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
While neutron irradiation of natural Xe gas followed by wet chemical dissolution of activation products constitutes a successful
paradigm for the small scale production 125I, the concomitant production of 134Cs and 137Cs emerged
as the primary impediment which necessitates purification of 125I solution. This paper describes an ion-exchange
chromatographic technique using Resorcinol Formaldehyde (RF) resin to purify 125I solution from 134Cs and
137Cs impurities. A thorough investigation of the adsorption parameters of RF resin was carried out to arrive at the
experimental conditions resulting optimum retention of 134Cs and 137Cs impurities. Based on the experimental
findings, an optimized separation procedure was developed in which the neutron irradiated dissolved products at pH ∼ 13 was passed through
a chromatography column containing RF resin where in 134Cs and 137Cs impurities gets adsorbed leaving behind
125I to appear in the effluent. The overall recovery of 125I was >90% with acceptable purity
amenable for clinical applications.
Studies on extraction of actinides by unsymmetrical diamylbutyl phosphonate
Authors: Brahmmananda Rao C. V. S. , Jayalakshmi S. , Sivaraman N. , Vasudeva Rao P. R. 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
This paper reports the extraction behavior of uranium and thorium by diamylbutyl phosphonate (DABP). This extractant was synthesized,
characterized by various techniques like carbon and hydrogen analysis, IR, NMR (1H, 13C and 31P)
and mass spectra. This paper reports the physicochemical properties like density and viscosity of this ligand. The tracer and macro
extraction of uranium and thorium and stoichiometry of the extracted species of actinides by DABP is presented in this paper. This
compound is an unsymmetrical phosphonate and is compared with symmetrical member of the same family, diamylamyl phosphonate (DAAP) and
a member of trialkyl phosphate family, viz. tributyl phosphate (TBP).
Satzgliedfunktionen im Deutschen: eine realistische Weiterentwicklung
Authors: Neef Martin 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
The concept of grammatical functions has a long and changeful history. It is used in many different theoretical approaches, not least in the grammar that underlies school instruction. However, several problems and inconsistencies are connected with this concept. These problems can be solved if definitions of the individual grammatical functions are homogeneously grounded in formal criteria instead of making recourse to semantics. In this article, an axiomatic approach of this kind is presented which is couched in terms of the paradigm of Linguistic Realism. The set of definitions given affords a basis for the unambiguous analysis of (German) sentences. At the same time, the traditionally distinct concepts of grammatical functions on the one hand and valency of verbs on the other can be merged into a uniform concept. Crucial in this context is a reevaluation of the grammatical function ‘adverbial’.
Crystal growth, structural characterization and high temperature behavior of Na3TmSi3O9
Authors: Kahlenberg Volker , Mörtl Alexander , Krüger Hannes 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
Single-crystals of Na3TmSi3O9 were obtained in the course of systematic studies on the synthesis of rare earth element containing silicates from alkali fluoride flux systems. At 25 °C, the compound has the following basic crystallographic data: space group P212121, a = 15.1681(3) Å, b = 15.0855(3) Å, c = 14.9937(3) Å, V = 3430.83(12) Å3, Z = 16. Structure solution was based on direct methods. The subsequent refinement calculations resulted in a residual of R(∣F∣) = 0.039 for 9159 independent observed reflections with I > 2σ(I) and 579 parameters. From a structural point of view, Na3TmSi3O9 belongs to the group of single-chain silicates. The periodicity of the extremely folded chains has a value of 24. The compound is isostructural with the corresponding yttrium phase. Alternatively, the structure can be described as a mixed octahedral-tetrahedral framework, for which a detailed topological analysis is presented. Furthermore, a distinct pseudo-symmetry was observed. The sub-structure of the silicon and thulium atoms fulfills the symmetry requirements of P41212 within a few tenths of an Ångstrom. The high-temperature behavior of Na3TmSi3O9 was investigated by in-situ single-crystal X-ray diffraction in the range between 25 and 700 °C. No anomalies in the lattice parameters and unit cell volume vs. temperature curves were observed, pointing to the absence of structural phase transitions. From the evolution of the lattice parameters, the thermal expansion tensor αij has been determined. Thermal expansion shows a pronounced anisotropy. In the whole temperature region, the largest values are observed along [010] (parallel to the single-chains).
Body composition and bone mineral density in women with Cushing's syndrome in remission and the association with common genetic variants influencing glucocorticoid sensitivity
Authors: Ragnarsson Oskar , Glad Camilla A M , Bergthorsdottir Ragnhildur , Almqvist Erik G , Ekerstad Eva , Widell Håkan , Wängberg Bo , Johannsson Gudmundur 
Published: November 2014

ObjectiveAdverse body compositional features and low bone mineral density (BMD) are the characteristic of patients with active Cushing's syndrome (CS). The aim of this study was to evaluate body composition and BMD in women with CS in long-term remission and the influence of polymorphisms in genes affecting glucocorticoid (GC) sensitivity on these end-points.Design, patients and methodsThis was a cross-sectional, case–controlled study, including 50 women previously treated for CS and 50 age and gender-matched controls. Median (interquartile range) remission time was 13 (5–19) years. Body composition and BMD were measured with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Five polymorphisms in four genes associated with GC sensitivity were analysed using TaqMan or Sequenom single-nucleotide polymorphism genotyping.ResultsPatients with CS in remission had increased abdominal fat mass (P<0.01), whereas BMD was not significantly different at any site between patients and controls. In patients, theNR3C1Bcl1 polymorphism was associated with reduced total (P<0.05) and femur neck BMD (P<0.05). The polymorphism rs1045642 in theABCB1gene was associated with increased abdominal fat mass (P<0.05) and decreased appendicular skeletal muscle mass (P<0.05). GC replacement was associated with reduced total BMD (P<0.01), BMD at lumbar spine (P<0.05) and increased abdominal fat (P<0.01).ConclusionOngoing GC replacement therapy together with polymorphisms in two genes related with GC sensitivity is associated with abdominal obesity and adverse skeletal health in patients with CS in long-term remission.
Cerebral Palsy Among Children Born Moderately and Late Preterm
Authors: Hirvonen Mikko , Ojala Riitta , Korhonen Päivi , Haataja Paula , Eriksson Kai , Gissler Mika , Luukkaala Tiina , Tammela Outi 
Published: November 2014

OBJECTIVE:
To compare the incidence of and risk factors for cerebral palsy (CP) in moderately preterm (MP) (32+0–33+6 weeks) and late preterm (LP) (34+0–36+6 weeks) infants with those in very preterm (VP) (&lt;32+0 weeks) and term infants (≥37 weeks).

METHODS:
The national register study included all live-born infants in Finland from 1991 to 2008. Infants who died before the age of 1 year, had any major congenital anomaly, or had missing data were excluded. A total of 1 018 302 infants were included in the analysis and they were analyzed in 4 subgroups (VP, MP, LP, and term) and 3 time periods (1991–1995, 1996–2001, and 2002–2008).

RESULTS:
By the age of 7 years, 2242 children with CP were diagnosed (0.2%). CP incidence was 8.7% in the VP, 2.4% in the MP, 0.6% in the LP, and 0.1% in the term group. The risk of CP was highest in the study period 1991–1995 in all groups. Factors predictive of an increased CP risk in the MP and LP groups included resuscitation at birth (odds ratio 1.60; 95% CI 1.01–2.53 and 1.78; 1.09–2.90), antibiotic treatment during the first hospitalization (1.63; 1.08–2.45 and 1.67; 1.13–2.44), 1-minute Apgar score &lt;7 (1.70; 1.15–2.52 and 1.80; 1.21–2.67) and intracranial hemorrhage (7.18; 3.60–14.3 and 12.8; 5.58–29.2).

CONCLUSIONS:
The incidence of CP is higher in LP and MP infants compared with term infants. There is a nonlinear decrease in incidence over time and with increasing gestational age.
Motor Severity in Children With Cerebral Palsy Studied in a High-Resource and Low-Resource Country
Authors: Benfer Katherine A. , Jordan Rachel , Bandaranayake Sasaka , Finn Christine , Ware Robert S. , Boyd Roslyn N. 
Published: November 2014

OBJECTIVES:
To compare the patterns of motor type and gross motor functional severity in preschool-aged children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Bangladesh and Australia.

METHODS:
We used comparison of 2 prospective studies. A total of 300 children with CP were aged 18 to 36 months, 219 Australian children (mean age, 26.6 months; 141 males) recruited through tertiary and community services, and 81 clinic-attendees born in Bangladesh (mean age, 27.5 months; 50 males). All children had diagnosis confirmed by an Australian physician, and birth and developmental history collected on the Physician Checklist. All children were classified by the same raters between countries using the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), and motor type and distribution.

RESULTS:
There were more children from GMFCS I–II in the Australian sample (GMFCS I, P &lt; .01; III, P &lt; .01; V, P = .03). The patterns of motor type also differed significantly with more spasticity and less dyskinetic types in the Australian sample (spasticity, P &lt; .01; dystonia, P &lt; .01; athetosis, P &lt; .01). Birth risk factors were more common in the Bangladesh sample, with risk factors of low Apgar scores (Australia, P &lt; .01), lethargy/seizures (Australia, P = .01), and term birth (Bangladesh, P = .03) associated with poorer gross motor function. Cognitive impairments were significantly more common in the Bangladesh children (P &lt; .01), and visual impairments more common in Australia (P &lt; .01).

CONCLUSIONS:
Patterns of functional severity, motor type, comorbidities, etiology, and environmental risk factors differed markedly between settings. Our results contribute to understanding the patterns of CP in low-resource settings, and may assist in optimizing service delivery and prioritizing appropriate early interventions for children with CP in these settings.
Nonoral Feeding for Children and Youth With Developmental or Acquired Disabilities
Authors: Adams Richard C. , Elias Ellen Roy ,   COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, Norwood Kenneth W. , Adams Richard C. , Brei Timothy , Burke Robert T. , Davis Beth Ellen , Friedman Sandra L. , Houtrow Amy J. , Kuo Dennis Z. , Levy Susan E. , Turchi Renee M. , Wiley Susan E. , Murphy Nancy A. , Kalichman Miriam A. 
Published: November 2014

This Clinical Report was reaffirmed June 2019.
The decision to initiate enteral feedings is multifaceted, involving medical, financial, cultural, and emotional considerations. Children who have developmental or acquired disabilities are at risk for having primary and secondary conditions that affect growth and nutritional well-being. This clinical report provides (1) an overview of clinical issues in children who have developmental or acquired disabilities that may prompt a need to consider nonoral feedings, (2) a systematic way to support the child and family in clinical decisions related to initiating nonoral feeding, (3) information on surgical options that the family may need to consider in that decision-making process, and (4) pediatric guidance for ongoing care after initiation of nonoral feeding intervention, including care of the gastrostomy tube and skin site. Ongoing medical and psychosocial support is needed after initiation of nonoral feedings and is best provided through the collaborative efforts of the family and a team of professionals that may include the pediatrician, dietitian, social worker, and/or therapists.