bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Pulmonary thromboembolic disease – clinical and etiological aspects in internal medicine department
Authors: Mazilu Laura , Adam Tatiana , Suceveanu Andra , Baz R. , Tofolean Doina 
Published: June 2015

Abstract
Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) represents the third most frequent vascular disease following acute myocardial ischemic disease and stroke. It is a common and potentially lethal disease. Aim: We observed etiological spectrum, clinical aspects and diagnostic tests for patients with PE. Material and methods: Retrospective observational study that included 53 patients diagnosed with PE between 01.01.2009- 31.12.2013. We followed epidemiological aspects, risk factors, clinical manifestations and methods for positive diagnosis. Results: 53 patients which represents 0.66% from the patients admitted in our department (n=8,011), were diagnosed with PE. The main risk factor for PE was malignancy (n=16). Twenty patients with PE presented deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and 12 patients arterial thrombosis (AT). Main clinical syndromes of patients with PE were pulmonary infarction (n=32), isolated dyspnea (n=11) and circulatory collapse (n=10). A lot of paraclinical investigation sustained positive diagnosis,mainly by high performance techniques. Four cases were diagnosed postmortem.
Conclusions: Clinical diagnosis of PE has a low accuracy. Clinical evaluation, even unspecific has a considerable value in the selection of patients who needed further paraclinical diagnostic procedures.
Minimization of the Perron eigenvalue of incomplete pairwise comparison matrices by Newton iteration
Authors: Ábele-Nagy Kristóf 
Published: June 2015

Abstract
Pairwise comparison matrices are of key importance in multi-attribute decision analysis. A matrix is incomplete if some of the elements are missing. The eigenvector method, to derive the weights of criteria, can be generalized for the incomplete case by using the least inconsistent completion of the matrix. If inconsistency is indexed by CR, defined by Saaty, it leads to the minimization of the Perron eigenvalue. This problem can be transformed to a convex optimization problem. The paper presents a method based on the Newton iteration, univariate and multivariate. Numerical examples are also given.
Comparison of capillary electrophoresis and high performance liquid chromatography for detection and quantification of hemoglobin New York
Authors: You-Qiong Li , Hui-Ping Huang , Zhi-Zhong Chen , Lin Zhao , Liang Liang , Gui-Fang Qin , Yun Mo 
Published: June 2015

AbstractHemoglobin (Hb) New York [β113 (G15) Val→Glu, GTG→GAG], also known as Hb Kaohsiung, is one of the most common Hb variants in South China. Currently, most used screening methods for hemoglobinopathies in South China are high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and capillary electrophoresis (CE). However, there is no study comparing the performance of CE and HPLC in the detection of Hb New York.In total 15 samples (including 13 adult blood samples and 2 cord blood samples) with heterozygous Hb New York were analyzed by CE and HPLC. Levels of Hb New York, HbAAll 15 cases (100%) were detected by CE, whereas none was detected by HPLC. Mean values of Hb New York and HbACE allows the detection of Hb New York, while this variant is not separated from Hb A on HPLC. CE may be the preferred method for hemoglobinopathy screening in areas with high prevalence of Hb New York.
Application Of Rating Scale Model In Conversion Of Rating Scales' Points To The Form Of Triangular Fuzzy Numbers
Authors: Jefmański Bartłomiej 
Published: June 2015

Abstract
A new application of fuzzy sets theory in social and economic research is a fuzzy measurement of respondents' opinions. In the subject literature fuzzy rating scales or fuzzy conversion scales are being applied. In this second case, a key stage is a choice of such parameters' values of fuzzy numbers which will best illustrate the perception of linguistic values constituting points of measurement scales.
In the construction of fuzzy conversion scales the item response theory models can find an application. The transformation method of verbal categories to the form of triangular fuzzy numbers with the application of rating scale model was proposed in this article. Usefulness of a suggested approach was introduced on the basis of the analysis of selected research results on inhabitants' quality of life in one of the Lower Silesian Voivodship districts. The analysis results showed big ambiguity of particular verbal categories and, in consequence, the validity of fuzzy conversion scales application.
The Impact Of Penny Stocks On The Pricing Of Companies Listed On The Warsaw Stock Exchange In Light Of The CAPM
Authors: Urbański Stanisław , Jawor Paweł , Urbański Kacper 
Published: June 2015

Abstract
Oryginality and objective – Research on the pricing of stocks listed on developed markets shows inexplicable deviation from the pricing that could be observed with CAPM validity. A similar anomaly is found on the Polish market. Reasons for inconsistent pricing with CAPM are unknown, and they are the main objective of this research.
Method – The study is conducted using stocks listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in 1995–2012. Quintile stock portfolios are formed on the basis of strategies widely used by investors. The study is carried out in several modes. In the subsequent modes penny stocks with the market values below 0.5, 1.5, 5.0 and 15.0 PLN are eliminated.
Results – It is conjectured that both penny stocks and improper procedures for the test portfolios forming contribute to inconsistent stock pricing in light of the CAPM. The studies show that results are in line with the extended conjectures. Also, study results indicate that speculative stocks are mostly penny stocks, however, it is not possible to explicitly state that penny stock are speculative.
Heavy Metal Balance in a Communal Wastewater treatment Plant
Authors: Gulyás Gábor , Pitás Viktória , Fazekas Bence , Kárpáti Árpád 
Published: June 2015

Abstract
Heavy metal removal from a municipal wastewater treatment plant was evaluated in the given study. The aim of the work was to find water or sludge streams in the technology that could be treated separately for heavy metal removal to maximise the efficiency of the entire treatment. The results proved that in the plant studied 70-80% of the metal content was discharged. Only 5-20% was retained in the digested sludge. A small percentage of the metal content of the influent could only be measured in the primary and secondary sludges. Otherwise, there were very similar metal concentrations in these sludge streams. The reject water exhibited an inconsiderable level of metal recycling in the technology, no more than 2-3% of the influent load. Some 2-10% of the heavy metal content of the inlet was removed from the sand trap. We did not find the separate heavy metal removal from the sludge streams efficient as most of the heavy metal load finally was discharged from the treatment plant with the treated effluent into the recipient.
Adaptive multi-layer techniques for increased system dependability
Authors: Bauer Lars , Henkel Jörg , Herkersdorf Andreas , Kochte Michael A. , Kühn Johannes M. , Rosenstiel Wolfgang , Schweizer Thomas , Wallentowitz Stefan , Wenzel Volker , Wild Thomas , Wunderlich Hans-Joachim , Zhang Hongyan 
Published: June 2015

Abstract
Achieving system-level dependability is a demanding task. The
manifold requirements and dependability threats can no longer be
statically addressed at individual abstraction layers. Instead, all
components of future multi-processor systems-on-chip (MPSoCs) have to
contribute to this common goal in an adaptive manner.
In this paper we target a generic heterogeneous MPSoC that combines
general purpose processors along with dedicated application-specific
hard-wired accelerators, fine-grained reconfigurable processors, and
coarse-grained reconfigurable architectures. We present different
reactive and proactive measures at the layers of the
runtime system (online resource management), system architecture
(global communication), micro architecture (individual tiles), and
gate netlist (tile-internal circuits) to address dependability
threats.
Understanding language awareness in the first language teaching in Slovenia as a “traditional monocultural“ society
Authors: Vogel Jerca 
Published: June 2015

Abstract
In the didactics of the Slovenian language as the first language the term language awareness is related primarily to the identity function of standard language as the most important element of the national and cultural awareness, while the conception of language awareness, based on the functional linguistics, has been put forward only in the last decade. Therefore, the main issue is how to understand language and linguistic cultural awareness in a society which is traditionally considered “culturally monolithic”, and how they should be dealt with in the first language teaching. In attempt to find the answer, first main features of both the language and linguistic cultural awareness are presented: their levels, components and emphasized language functions. It is evident that a person’s linguistic activity and his/her linguistic identification are inseparable. Because of this, the development of language and cultural awareness in the context of two models of first language teaching is discussed later on. In the model aimed at the development of functional communicative competence they are developed optionally and unrelated to each other. Only the model which aims at critical communicative competence allows developing them closely related to each other and to critical thinking.
Syntheses, structures and magnetic properties of two mononuclear nickel(II) complexes based on bicarboxylate ligands
Authors: Li Jun-Xia , Du Zhong-Xiang 
Published: June 2015

AbstractTwo new complexes, [Ni(pydc)(H2O)3] (1) and [Ni(cma)(H2O)3] (2) (H2pydc = pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid, H2cma = 2-(carboxymethoxy)benzoic acid), have been synthesized and structurally characterized. In both compounds, NiIIis surrounded by one tridentate chelate dianionic ligand (pydc2ˉ for1and cma2ˉ for2) and three coordinated water molecules in a distorted octahedral geometry (NiNO5for1and NiO6for2). The magnetic properties for1and2have been discussed in detail.
A Radiochemical Separation for the Determination of Zirconium or Hafnium in Rocks and Minerals by Neutron Activation Analysis
Authors: Brooks C. K. 
Published: June 2015

Summary
A new separation scheme for use in the neutron activation analysis of natural silicates for Hf is presented, which may be applied to a greater range of sample compositions and gives higher yields than previously published methods. Data are presented for the Hf concentrations of a number of international rock standards.
Sustancialidad del alma y validez objetiva de las categorías: la Lógica trascendental de Kant a mediados de la década silenciosa (ca. 1775)
Authors: Moledo Fernando 
Published: June 2015

Resumen En este artículo se estudian las Reflexiones que conforman el Legado de Duisburg (ca. 1775) de Kant. Su propósito es determinar cuál es el argumento elaborado en ellas para explicar la validez objetiva de las categorías. Se busca así evaluar el estado alcanzado entonces por la Lógica trascendental. Se sostiene al respecto que para ese momento Kant todavía considera posible conocer la naturaleza sustancial del alma, lo que hace incompatible la posición de entonces con la que sostendrá luego en la KrV. Pero se afirma que el argumento desarrollado entonces para explicar la validez objetiva de las categorías exhibe la idea que más tarde será puesta a la base de la Deducción trascendental. La tesis sobre la Lógica trascendental que se defiende en este artículo es que para 1775 Kant ha alcanzado ya lo esencial de la Analítica trascendental.DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.15304/ag.34.2.2104
Aqueous Processing CdSe/TGA Quantum dots For Potential Bio-Medical Applications
Authors: Feliciano-Crespo Raquel , Rodriguez-Gonzalez José A , Zhong Chuan-Jian , Perales-Perez Oscar 
Published: June 2015

ABSTRACTThe size-dependent optical properties of CdSe nanoparticles are desirable in bio-imaging and cell sorting applications because of their tunable photoluminescence in the visible range. Previous studies have already suggested that CdSe QDs could be utilized for pathogen detection by using suitable capping agents to make it biocompatible; however, systematic works on the effect of crystallite size and composition of the nanocrystals are scarce. The present research will be focused on the effect of CdSe crystal size and composition (pure and doped systems) to systematically evaluate its applicability in detecting pathogens, like Escherichia coli (E. coli). Highly luminescent water-soluble CdSe QDs were firstly synthesized in the aqueous phase, in the presence of thioglycolic acid (TGA) as a capping agent. CdSe/TGA molar ratios, reaction temperature, time, and pH were evaluated in order to optimizer the QDs optical properties. X-Ray diffraction (XRD) measurements confirmed the formation of CdSe exhibiting hexagonal structure with an estimated averaged crystallite size in the 4-6 nm range. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses evidenced the formation of CdSe nanocrystals with particle sizes between 3-5 nm. UV-Vis measurements showed a strong exciton peak between 390-400 nm with an estimated band gap of 2.64 eV (bulk: 1.74 eV); additionally, a strong fluorescence peak was observed between 500-550 nm using an excitation wavelength of 400 nm. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) analyses suggested the actual functionalization of the CdSe surface with TGA functional groups. Preliminary results of the CdSe/TGA coupling with the selected bacteria, E. coli, are presented and discussed.
Profiling of Oral and Nasal Microbiome in Children with Cleft Palate
Authors: Zhang Min , Wang Renke , Liao Ying , Buijs Mark Johannes , Li Jiyao 
Published: June 2015

Objective To identify the oral and nasal microbial profile of cleft palate children and control children and to reveal interrelationships between the microbiome and the high prevalence of infectious diseases. Design Saliva and nasal samples of 10 cleft palate children and 10 age-matched control children were analyzed. Total microbial genomic DNA was isolated, polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis was applied to obtain fingerprints, and selected bands on fingerprints were sequenced. Results The results revealed a significantly lower saliva microbial diversity in cleft children and a different microbial component in both saliva and nares in children with cleft palate. A higher component similarity between the oral and nasal samples was found in the cleft group than in the control group. Lautropia species and Bacillus species were significantly less present among the saliva samples of cleft group. Dolosigranulum species and Bacillus species were significantly fewer in the nasal cavity of cleft group. Streptococcus species became much more predominant in the nasal cavity of the cleft group than in that of the control group. Conclusions A disturbed ecological ecosystem is found in oral and nasal microbiome of children with cleft palate as a consequence of the abnormal communication between the two cavities. Further studies are needed to explore the relationship between the disturbed microbiome and diseases.
Alcohol Consumption and Periodontitis: Quantification of Periodontal Pathogens and Cytokines
Authors: Lages Eugênio J.P. , Costa Fernando O. , Cortelli Sheila C. , Cortelli José R. , Cota Luís O.M. , Cyrino Renata Magalhães , Lages Elizabeth M.B. , Nobre‐Franco Gilson C. , Brito João A.R. , Gomez Ricardo S. 
Published: June 2015

Background: There are few studies on periodontal status related to microbiologic and immunologic profiles among individuals not or occasionally using alcohol and those with alcohol dependence. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of alcohol consumption on the levels of subgingival periodontal pathogens and proinflammatory cytokines (interleukin [IL]‐1β and tumor necrosis factor [TNF]‐α) in the gingival fluid among individuals with and without periodontitis.Methods: This observational analytic study includes 88 volunteers allocated in four groups (n = 22): individuals with alcohol dependence and periodontitis (ADP), individuals with alcohol dependence and without periodontitis (ADNP), individuals not or occasionally using alcohol with periodontitis (NAP), and individuals not or occasionally using alcohol without periodontitis (NANP). Levels of Porphyromonas gingivalis, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Prevotella intermedia, Eikenella corrodens, and Fusobacterium nucleatum were determined by real‐time polymerase chain reaction on the basis of the subgingival biofilm, and IL‐1β and TNF‐α were quantified by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay in gingival fluid samples.Results: Individuals with alcohol dependence showed worse periodontal status and higher levels of P. intermedia, E. corrodens, F. nucleatum, and IL‐1β than non‐users. No significant correlations between TNF‐α and bacterial levels were observed. However, in the ADP group, higher levels of E. corrodens were correlated with higher levels of IL‐1β.Conclusion: A negative influence of alcohol consumption was observed on clinical and microbiologic periodontal parameters, as well as a slight influence on immunologic parameters, signaling the need for additional studies.
Joint Effects of Structural Racism and Income Inequality on Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth
Authors: Wallace Maeve E. , Mendola Pauline , Liu Danping , Grantz Katherine L. 
Published: June 2015

Objectives. We examined potential synergistic effects of racial and socioeconomic inequality associated with small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birth. Methods. Electronic medical records from singleton births to White and Black women in 10 US states and the District of Columbia (n = 121 758) were linked to state-level indicators of structural racism, including the ratios of Blacks to Whites who were employed, were incarcerated, and had a bachelor’s or higher degree. We used state-level Gini coefficients to assess income inequality. Generalized estimating equations models were used to quantify the adjusted odds of SGA birth associated with each indicator and the joint effects of structural racism and income inequality. Results. Structural racism indicators were associated with higher odds of SGA birth, and similar effects were observed for both races. The joint effects of racial and income inequality were significantly associated with SGA birth only when levels of both were high; in areas with high inequality levels, adjusted odds ratios ranged from 1.81 to 2.11 for the 3 structural racism indicators. Conclusions. High levels of racial inequality and socioeconomic inequality appear to increase the risk of SGA birth, particularly when they co-occur.
Nonfinancial Information Preferences of Professional Investors
Authors: Cohen Jeffrey R. , Holder-Webb Lori , Zamora Valentina L. 
Published: June 2015

ABSTRACT
Academics, regulators, and the general business community have called for the assessment of the decision-usefulness of three key categories of nonfinancial information: economic, governance, and corporate social responsibility (CSR). This study builds on prior research by examining the nonfinancial information preferences of professional investors, how their demand for the nonfinancial information categories compares to those of nonprofessional investors, and whether these demands vary across subgroups of professional investors. Based on survey responses from 228 professional investors, the results show that this investor class prefers nonfinancial information that is concise, comprehensive, comparable, and credible. Similar to prior research, the results indicate that professional and nonprofessional investors have similar demand orderings: they are most interested in economic information, then governance information, and then CSR information. However, professional investors demand greater detail than do nonprofessional investors for subcategories of economic and governance information. Further, while both professional and nonprofessional investors' demand is increasing for all subcategories of governance and CSR information, the change in demand is more pronounced for nonprofessional relative to professional investors, and particularly for CSR information subcategories. These variations in preferences suggest potential differences in perspectives between professional and nonprofessional investors. Finally, the findings indicate that institutional investors have recently used less economic information. For the subgroups whose investment research consists of at least a quarter of socially responsible investments (SRI), the higher the SRI investor level, the higher the recent usage of more information categories; and the higher the SRI investor level, the higher the future demand for economic information, but the lower the SRI investor level, and the higher the demand for CSR information. These findings suggest potential differences in investment approaches among subgroups of professional investors. Together, these results provide support for more integrated reporting of nonfinancial information to meet professional investors' multidimensional preferences and differences in demand relative to those of nonprofessional investors.
The influence of Canadian research on semiochemical-based management of forest insect pests in Canada
Authors: Evenden Maya L. , Silk Peter J. 
Published: June 2015

AbstractInsects use semiochemicals to mediate important behaviours such as mating, oviposition, and foraging for resources. Chemical ecology research aims to identify these message-bearing chemicals and develop synthetic copies of semiochemicals for use in integrated pest management (IPM). There has been, and continues to be, an extensive research effort to understand the chemical ecology of various insects considered to be pests of forests in Canada. Canadian chemical ecology research has had an impact on IPM of forest insect pests in Canada and around the world. Canadian researchers have been involved in the identification of semiochemicals used by forest insects and the development and implementation of semiochemical-based management tactics for forest pest management. Semiochemicals have been incorporated into forest pest management for a variety of insect taxa primarily as tools to monitor and control forest insect pests in Canada. The goals of the current review are to: (1) highlight research conducted on semiochemical-based management of forest pests in Canada; (2) discuss the current and potential uses of semiochemicals in IPM of forest pests in Canada; and (3) evaluate potential areas for increased research and implementation of semiochemicals into the management of forest pests in Canada.
Geen analoge toepassing van het Hangmat-arrest op artikel 6:179 BW
Authors: Verheijden M. 
Published: June 2015

Geen analoge toepassing van het Hangmat-arrest op artikel 6:179 BW. Rb. Den Haag 4 maart 2015, ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2015:2443
Eiseres wordt gebeten door hond Jengo, die gezamenlijk bezit is van haar en haar echtgenoot. Zij spreekt de aansprakelijkheidsverzekeraar van haar echtgenoot aan en vordert 50% van haar schade. Eiseres meent dat de regel uit het Hangmat-arrest voor artikel 6:174 BW ook van toepassing is op de aansprakelijkheid voor dieren (art. 6:179 BW). De rechtbank trekt de lijn van het Hangmat-arrest niet door naar artikel 6:179 BW. De rechtbank overweegt daartoe dat artikel 6:179 en 6:174 BW een andere grondslag kennen en dat de bezitter van een dier ook het ‘profijt’ van het bezit daarvan heeft.