bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Bathymetry and geographical regionalization of Brepollen (Hornsund, Spitsbergen) based on bathymetric profiles interpolations
Authors: Moskalik Mateusz , Grabowiecki Piotr , Tęgowski Jarosław , Żulichowska Monika 
Published: February 2013

Abstract
Determination of High Arctic regions bathymetry is strictly dependent from weather and ice mass quantity. Due to safety, it is often necessary to use a small boat to study fjords area, especially close to glaciers with unknown bathymetry. This precludes the use of modern multi−beam echosounders, and so traditional single−beam echosounders have been used for bathymetry profiling. Adequate interpolation techniques were determined for the most probable morphological formations in−between bathymetric profiles. Choosing the most accurate interpolation method allows for the determination of geographical regionalisation of submarine elevations of the Brepollen area (inner part of Hornsund, Spitsbergen). It has also been found that bathymetric interpolations should be performed on averaged grid values, rather than individual records. The Ordinary Kriging Method was identified as the most adequate for interpolations and was compared with multi beam scan− ning, which was possible to make due to a previously modelled single beam interpolation map. In total, eight geographical units were separated in Brepollen, based on the bathy− metry, slope and aspect maps. Presented results provide a truly new image of the area, which allow for further understanding of past and present processes in the High Arctic.
Pygoscelid penguins breeding distribution and population trends at Lions Rump rookery, King George Island
Authors: Korczak−Abshire Małgorzata , Węgrzyn Michał , Angiel Piotr J. , Lisowska Maja 
Published: February 2013

AbstractLong term changes (46 years) in the abundance of pygoscelid penguins breeding populations and nests distribution in the Lions Rump (King George Island) colony were in− vestigated in three time intervals, according to previously published two censuses and one original study conducted in 2010. At that time a detailed colony map based on the GIS system was made. Results of this study showed different trends for each investigated species. In the last three decades Adélie penguin breeding populations showed strong declining tendencies (69.61%). In contrast, the population of gentoo penguins represents the reverse trend, increasing 171.85% over the same period. Observed changes in both penguin population sizes are reflected in the different spatial and geographic distribution of their nests. The population changes observed at the Lions Rump colony are consistent with the relevant pygoscelid penguin tendencies in the western Antarctic Peninsula region. Breeding penguin population dynamics at Lions Rump area with a minimal disturbance by human activity may well illustrate a natural response of those birds to environmental changes in the Antarctic.
Thirty years of gender differences in self-assessed health: the case of Slovenia / Trideset let razlik v samoocenah zdravja med spoloma: primer Slovenije
Authors: Malnar Brina , Hafner-Fink Mitja 
Published: February 2013

Abstract

Background: This article explores gender trends in self-rated health in Slovenia over the period of thirty years.
The main research goals are to examine the associations between gender, social class and health, establish the
extent that the patterns of subjective health converge with those in other countries and identify the most vulnerable
health groups.

Methods: The study is based on six waves of the Slovenian Public Opinion survey carried out between 1981 and
2012 on representative samples of the adult Slovenian population. The main dependent variables are the respondent’s
self-assessed health and three indicators of psychosomatic health - experiences of insomnia, irregular heartbeat
and anxiety. The main independent variables are gender and socio-economic status. The relationship between them
was examined using Chi-square tests.

Results: The 30 year trend is consistent with prior studies, which found that women report poorer self-assessed
health than men. In Slovenia, this gender gap was observed in both social classes, but was more pronounced for
women in the lower educated category. The higher prevalence of stress symptoms among women supports the
theory of chronic exhaustion resulting from the dual-role strain.

Conclusions: In Slovenia the welfare state was able to buffer the adverse effects of increased economic stresses
to a significant extent after 1991, resulting in favourable health outcomes for both genders. Dismantling these
arrangements may result in short-term financial gains but is likely to trigger long-lasting negative consequences for
public health, especially in the case of vulnerable groups such as women.
The health condition of female victims of violence / Zdravje žensk, ki doživljajo nasilje
Authors: Leskošek Vesna 
Published: February 2013

Abstract

Introduction: The article addresses one of the most vulnerable social groups - women who have experienced
various types of violence. The problem is presented through a discussion of the consequences of violence on
women’s health. Based on the analysis of the research data, the article proposes measures that should boost health
care policies in handling violence against women.

Methods: The source of data is the Survey on Violence Against Women in the private sphere and partnership
relations conducted in 2010. The sample consisted of 3000 women, equally stratified by age, type of neighbourhood
and region. The research was quantitative and the response rate was 25% (n=752), which is an average response
rate when researching intimate spheres accompanied by fear, shame or emotional distress.

Results: The results have shown that violence has a powerful and lasting effect on health. In some cases, injuries
lead to lasting disability. Psychological and mental disorders are also present, including depression, nightmares,
fear, shame, anger, the feeling of threat and distrust. The problems are compounded by a distrust of professional
help, which further affects their health condition.

Conclusions: health policies should include training and knowledge of the causes, dynamics and consequences
of violence, so that women could be encouraged to report violence. The first step was made when the relevant
rules of procedures were adopted, but the process must continue with the drawing of protocols, the definition of the
responsibility of individual professions within health care and cooperation with other institutions.
Changes of Calcium and Magnesium in the Beddings Made From Sewage Sludge and Fluidal Ash From Hard Coal and in Festulolium Braunii Grass
Authors: Gibczyńska Marzena , Siwek Hanna 
Published: February 2013

Abstract
Based on the results of a three-year study with Festulolium braunii, Felopa variety, the influence of factors introduced in the experiment on the calcium and magnesium content and ratios of ions in the soil and grass was observed. The use of sewage sludge fertilization together with straw significantly increased the total content of calcium and magnesium in the soil beddings and lower surfaces of the ash in the coal beddings. The introduction of the preparation EM-1 was a factor in lowering the overall content and exchangeable forms of calcium and magnesium in the beddings. Adding to the bedding of sewage sludge caused a reduction in calcium and increases magnesium content in grass
Application Of Magnetic Susceptibility of Soils for Identification of Potential Sources of Secondary Dust Emmision in Urban Parks
Authors: Łukasik Adam , Rachwał Marzena , Strzyszcz Zygmunt 
Published: February 2013

Abstract
Urban forests and parks, besides a recreation function, play significant role in pollution removal by tree canopies. Main sources of dust emissions in cities are industry (steelworks, power plants, coking plants, cement plants) and traffic. The most of dusts, stored in tree crowns, are deposited on soil surface as litterfall (leaves, needles) or are washed into soil by stemflow and throughfall. However, certain amount of dusts can be released into atmosphere as secondary dust emission. The presented studies were conducted on areas of four urban parks and both magnetic and chemical analyses of topsoil were employed. Results show topsoil contamination by heavy metals in urban parks and cumulative role of vegetations (trees) in processes of distribution of air pollution into soil surface. Magnetic susceptibility measurements allow for discrimination of areas for being the potential sources of secondary dust emission in urban parks.
Late Glacial and Holocene 14 C-Dated Fossil Soils in the Middle Vistula Valley
Authors: Konecka-Betley Krystyna 
Published: February 2013

Abstract
Transformations of the natural environment in the area surrounding and encompassing the Vistula River valley during the last 20 000 years BP should be discussed with regard to radiocarbon dating of the organic matter in the documented fossil soils. Part of the 14C dates from horizons A of pedosols in the valley have already been published, for the upper part of the valley by Balwierz & Nalepka [1992], and for the lower part - by Turkowska [1992]. Palynologic analysis was also made in many of the documented sites. The most important events in the history of the valley have been supplemented by radiocarbon dating by Starkel [2001]. This report presents 14C dates measured in the buried organic horizons of fossil soils in the Middle Vistula valley between Stężyca (Dęblin area) to Liszyno (Płock area). Most datings were made in the Kampinos Forest. For mineral-organic soils the dates lie between 1080 ± 90 Gd. 19S, Laski [Urbaniak-Biernacka 1973] and 12 160 ± 260 [Gd. 4391, Mariew [Konecka-Betley 1991]. In turn, the base of the oldest peat horizon in the Kampinos Forest supplied a date of 10 S90 ± 340 Gd. 2260, Wilków [Konecka-Betley et al. 1991].
Bildung Nowoczesnego Poety. O Poecie i Świecie Józefa Ignacego Kraszewskiego / The Bildung of a Modern Poet : Józef Ignacy Kraszewski’s The Poet and the World
Authors: Wojciechowska Ewa 
Published: February 2013

Summary
This is an analysis of J. I. Kraszewski’s controversial novel The Poet and the World in the context of the idea of Bildung. The main character’s development is treated here as a passage from childhood - associated with innocence, clarity, unity with nature, a belief that the world makes sense and a reliance on one’s coherent identity - to adulthood, which brings with a revision of all those certainties. Faced with a disenchanted world and stripped of his dreams, Gustaw looks back at the golden age of childhood, which now reveals to him its mythical constitution. Yet it is not a story of the triumph of disillusionment and despair. Gustaw can be saved by his imagination (which functions, as noted by Agata Bielik-Robson, as a defense and strategic trope): even if it will not restore the idyllic landscapes of childhood, it should help him to salvage his individual identity.
Nie Tylko Dzienniki. Oryginalne Warianty Kobiecej Literatury Dokumentu Osobistego (Na Wybranych Przykładach) / ‘Not Only Diaries’: Original Variations of Women’s Memoirs (A Selection of Women‘s Autobiographical Documentary Literature)
Authors: Pekaniec Anna 
Published: February 2013

Summary
This article is concerned with some 20th-century women’s autobiographies whose authors do not play according to the rules of the genological model of autobiography and even go round its fundamental assumption that the autobiographical pact between writer and reader is impossible outside the conventional diary narrative. The three memoirs discussed in the article (written by Bronisława Ostrowska Grabska, Zuzanna Rabska, and by the poetic duo of Maryla Wolska and Beata Obertyńska) exhibit a freshness and unconventionality which make them perfect examples of Jennifer A. Gonzáles’s subgenre of ‘autotopography’. Organized round eye-catching random objects that generate a non-linear, non-sequential string of personal, or even intimate stories, they show that the true potential of women’s memoirs lies in their chequered, heterogeneous forms that can produce a seamless blend of the physical world and the world of words.
Milczenie Boga w Twórczości Literackiej Arnolda Schönberga / The Silence of God in Arnold Schönberg’s Literary Texts
Authors: Kmiecik Michalina 
Published: February 2013

Summary
This article attempts to delineate the religious dimension of Arnold Schönberg’s literary texts. The question about the role of religion in his creative work has been discussed at great length, though almost always with reference to his musical compositions. His literary texts, however, do not deserve such neglect as they address a number of fundamental religious concerns. The author is perplexed by the elusiveness of the divine presence, his inability to express the experience of Nothingness and Absolute Abstraction, the necessity of praying treated as an act of defiance against the void. The article also discusses Schönberg’s libretti to his major musical works (Die Jakobsleiter, Moses und Aron, and Moderne Psalmen) and his drama Der biblische Weg. It is there that the composer shows how the modern man’s religious experience gets tainted by negativity and a sense of God’s absence. The only way to cope with the problem of Le Dieu caché is to enter the path of apophatic theology, that is to try to approach Him through negation, adopt the attitude of ‘deliberate incomprehension’ and puts one’s trust in paradoxes
Tigecycline For Skin Infection With SIRS In Immunocompromised Host
Authors: Stela Halichidis 
Published: February 2013

Abstract
Tigecycline is the first agent in the new class of glycylcycline antibiotics.
It’s expanded broad spectrum of activity, with demonstrated efficacy as monotherapy against clinically important Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens include also anerobes and antibiotic-resistant isolates.
It is presented the case of a 54 years old man, recently diagnosed with HIV infection, that had high fever and skin abscesses. The laboratory investigations showed a Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome.
After 10 days of treatment with Tygacil, 100 mg at first, then 50 mg/12 hours, surgical incision and drainage, antiinflammatory and symptomatic treatment, the patient’s symptoms disappeared and we started also the antiretroviral therapy.
Sea-ice coverage variability on the Northern Sea Routes, 1980–2011
Authors: Shibata Hiroki , Izumiyama Koh , Tateyama Kazutaka , Enomoto Hiroyuki , Takahashi Shuhei 
Published: February 2013

AbstractWe analyze sea-ice conditions along seven segments of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) over four time periods. We researched sea ice by segment, using data from the satellite microwave sensors SMMR, SSM/I and AMSR-E. The four analysis periods (periods I–IV: 1980–88, 1989–2001, 2002–06 and 2007–11, respectively) were determined based on changes in the extent of minimum sea ice throughout the Arctic Ocean. Sea ice showed a decreasing tendency from period I to period IV. For example, sea-ice area in period IV decreased compared to previous periods in the eastern East Siberian Sea and around Severnaya Zemlya, areas that had very high sea-ice concentrations in period I. Sea-ice area in the eastern East Siberian Sea decreased sharply during period III, whereas the Severnaya Zemlya area maintained a high ice concentration. In period IV, sea-ice coverage around Severnaya Zemlya was low, although it remained at 25% in the area east of Severnaya Zemlya, which is a key area for navigation. The proportion of multi-year (MY) ice drastically decreased after winter 2002, and only a small amount of MY ice existed in the winters of 2003–06. MY ice disappeared from the eastern East Siberian Sea after 2007. On the other hand, around Severnaya Zemlya the proportion of MY ice showed cyclic ups and downs between 1997 and 2008. Thus, the persistence of various types of sea ice varies according to region. The persistence of various types of sea ice around Severnaya Zemlya also varied each year.
In situ sampled snow particle sizes of the East Antarctic ice sheet and their relation to physical and remotely sensed snow surface parameters
Authors: Ingvander Susanne , Dahlke Helen E. , Jansson Peter , Surdyk Sylviane 
Published: February 2013

AbstractKnowledge of snow properties across Antarctica is important in estimating how climate could potentially influence the mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet. However, measuring these variables has proven to be challenging because appropriate techniques have not yet been developed and extensive datasets of field estimates are lacking. The goal of this study was to estimate the relationship between field-observed snow particle-size parameters from across the East Antarctic ice sheet and a suite of spatial datasets (i.e. topography, remote-sensing data) using a principal component analysis (PCA). Five snow particle-size parameters were correlated to spatial datasets of the following five groups: (1) relief properties such as elevation and slope; (2) remote-sensing data from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors; (3) spatially interpolated data (i.e. 10 m maps of temperature and approximate snow accumulation in kgm−2 ä−1); (4) field-retrieved data on surface roughness; and (5) in situ elevation and distance from the coast. The results show that the relief parameter slope correlated best with the snow particle length and area (r=0.76, r=0.80). Further, the PCA indicated that the different remote-sensing parameters correlated differently with the size parameters and that the most common parameter in visual analysis, particle length (grain diameter), is not always the optimal parameter to characterize the snow particle size as, for example, area correlates better to slope and aspect than length.
Early melt season snowpack isotopic evolution in the Tarfala valley, northern Sweden
Authors: Dahlke Helen E. , Lyon Steve W. 
Published: February 2013

AbstractThis study investigated the stable water isotopic (δ18O and δD) evolution of two snowpacks located at the same elevation on a north-facing (Nf) and a south-facing (Sf) slope within the Tarfala research catchment, northern Sweden, and the potential impact of pre-freshet snowpack melt on streamflow. Our results indicate that over the study period the Sf snowpack showed a more enriched isotopic composition, especially in the top of the profile, and contributed more snowmelt to streamflow than the Nf slope. The Sf snowpack also showed a significantly higher variability in snowpack δ18O levels and snowpack snow water equivalent (SWE) over time. Comparing snowpack and snowmelt isotopic values it was seen that the Sf slope experienced earlier snowmelt from upslope positions due to greater insolation that subsequently enhanced the meltwater flux at the base of downslope snowpacks. In contrast, the Nf slope primarily underwent changes within the snowpack and experienced relatively minimal melt. Detailed field-based isotopic snowmelt studies such as this highlight the potential importance of incorporating spatio-temporal runoff generation concepts into distributed energy-balance models, which could allow for more accurate prediction with regard to the spatio-temporal dynamics associated with the snowmelt ion pulse.
Review of the northern Holarctic Arctia caja complex (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Arctiinae)
Authors: Dubatolov V.V. , Philip K.W. 
Published: February 2013

AbstractArctia olschwangi Dubatolov, formerly known only from Arctic Siberia, Russia, is recorded from northern Alaska, United States of America. Distinguishing characters between northern populations of Arctia brachyptera Troubridge and Lafontaine, Arctia caja (Linnaeus), A. olschwangi Dubatolov, and Arctia opulenta (Edwards) are discussed. Arctia brachyptera Troubridge and Lafontaine is hypothesised to be a subspecies of A. olschwangi Dubatolov but more specimens need to be examined before this taxonomic change is made.
Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Management of a Right Coronary Artery to Coronary Sinus Fistula
Authors: Bader Stephen O 
Published: February 2013

ABSTRACT
Coronary artery fistulas are rare but can have significant perioperative consequences. We describe the case of a 65- year-old man found to have a coronary artery fistula from the anterior right coronary artery to the coronary sinus. We discuss the unique advantages that transesophageal echocardiography offers in the monitoring and management of coronary artery fistulas.

How to cite this article
McHugh SM, Bader SO. Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Management of a Right Coronary Artery to Coronary Sinus Fistula. J Perioper Echocardiogr 2013;1(1):21-23.
Quantum Dot–Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Phototransistor with an Enhanced Optical Stark Effect
Authors: Biswas Chandan , Jeong Hyun , Jeong Mun Seok , Yu Woo Jong , Pribat Didier , Lee Young Hee 
Published: February 2013

AbstractEnhanced carrier–carrier interactions in hybrid nanostructures exhibit exceptional electronic and optoelectronic properties. Carbon nanotubes demonstrate excellent switching behavior with high on/off ratio and high mobility but do not show photoresponse in the visible range, whereas quantum dots (QDs) shows excellent optical response in various optical ranges which can be tuned with diameter. Here, a simple and effective way to develop hybrid phototransistors with extraordinary optoelectronic properties is presented by decorating semiconducting QDs on the surface of a single‐walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT). This hybrid structure demonstrates clear negative photoresponse and optical switching behavior, which could be further tuned by applying external gate bias in the future. A clear type conversion of SWCNT transistor from p‐type to n‐type caused by a charge transfer from attached QDs to CNT is demonstrated. Moreover, this hybrid structure also demonstrates an enhancement in ‘optical Stark effect’ without applying any external electric field. Charged SWCNT surface plays a key role behind the enhancement of optical Stark effect in QDs. The carrier dynamics of the QD and CNT heterostructures system highlights the potential application opportunity of the quantum dot systems, which can be adaptable to the current technologies.
From Melamine‐Cyanuric Acid Supramolecular Aggregates to Carbon Nitride Hollow Spheres
Authors: Jun Young‐Si , Lee Eun Zoo , Wang Xinchen , Hong Won Hi , Stucky Galen D. , Thomas Arne 
Published: February 2013

AbstractGraphitic carbon nitride (g‐CN) is a promising heterogeneous metal‐free catalyst for organic photosynthesis, solar energy conversion, and photodegradation of pollutants. Its catalytic performance is easily adjustable by modifying texture, optical, and electronic properties via nanocasting, doping, and copolymerization. However, simultaneous optimization has yet to be achieved. Here, a facile synthesis of mesoporous g‐CN using molecular cooperative assembly between triazine molecules is reported. Flower‐like, layered spherical aggregates of melamine cyanuric acid complex (MCA) are formed by precipitation from equimolecular mixtures in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). Thermal polycondensation of MCA under nitrogen at 550 °C produces mesoporous hollow spheres comprised of tri‐s‐triazine based g‐CN nanosheets (MCA‐CN) with the composition of C3N4.14H1.98. The layered structure succeeded from MCA induces stronger optical absorption, widens the bandgap by 0.16 eV, and increases the lifetime of photoexcited charge carriers by twice compared to that of the bulk g‐CN, while the chemical structure remains similar to that of the bulk g‐CN. As a result of these simultaneous modifications, the photodegradation kinetics of rhodamine B on the catalyst surface can be improved by 10 times.