bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The relationships between field dependent/independent cognitive styles and information & communication technologies based programs in gifted education
Authors: Üstünel Hakan , Uçar Erdem , Civelek Turhan , Umut İlhan 
Published: August 2015

<p class="02-Ozet">The research aims to investigate gifted students’ FD/FI cognitive styles and factors affecting them like preferring to take Information &amp; Communication Technologies-based courses at gifted children’s school. The study was carried out on two groups. First group consisted of 52 students identified as gifted who are attending 6th and 7th grades at the Istanbul Science &amp;Art Center in Istanbul, Turkey, the second group consisted of 38 students who are not identified as gifted and totally the study consists of 90 students. In order to collect data pertaining to this research, Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) was used to measure Field Dependence/Field Independence, (FD/FI). According to the findings of the research, it has been observed that there is a significant difference between favored gifted students’ cognitive style scores and other students’ who are not identified as gifted. There is also a significant difference between in favor of Information&amp; Communication Technologies (ICT) based course taking gifted students’ cognitive style scores and other gifted students who are not taking ICT-based courses in Science and Art Center. In contrast to these, there is not a significant differences were found on cognitive styles in terms of gender and grade variants in both groups.</p>
Early prediction of gestational diabetes: a practical model combining clinical and biochemical markers
Authors: Thériault Sébastien , Giguère Yves , Massé Jacques , Girouard Joël , Forest Jean-Claude 
Published: August 2015

AbstractGestational diabetes (GDM) is usually diagnosed late in pregnancy, precluding early preventive interventions. This study aims to develop a predictive model based on clinical factors and selected biochemical markers for the early risk assessment of GDM.Based on a prospective cohort of 7929 pregnant women from the Quebec City metropolitan area, a nested case-control study was performed including 264 women who developed GDM. Each woman who developed GDM was matched with two women with normal glycemic profile. Risk prediction models for GDM and GDM requiring insulin therapy were developed using multivariable logistic regression analyses, based on clinical characteristics and the measurement of three clinically validated biomarkers: glycated hemoglobin (HbAHbAA simple model based on clinical characteristics and biomarkers available early in pregnancy could allow the identification of women at risk of developing GDM, especially GDM requiring insulin therapy.
How to report results of prothrombin and activated partial thromboplastin times
Authors: Tripodi Armando , Lippi Giuseppe , Plebani Mario 
Published: August 2015

AbstractProthrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) are the most widely used tests to investigate coagulation abnormalities. Varied result reporting have been introduced over the years for the two tests, thus making their interpretation rather confusing in different clinical settings. PT results have been reported as clotting time, percentage activity, PT-ratio (patient-to-normal clotting time) and as international normalized ratio (INR). The INR scale has been devised to harmonize results stemming from different thromboplastins from patients on treatment with vitamin K antagonists. Therefore, there are some theoretical and evidence-based considerations that make the INR formally invalid when the test is used to analyze patients in other clinical settings. Unfortunately, this limitation has been frequently overlooked, and the INR has been (and is currently) used as a universal system of results harmonization. The APTT has been historically reported as clotting time or as ratio (patient-to-normal clotting time). In this opinion paper we review the current state-of-the-art for result reporting and attempt to give practical guidance on how PT and APTT should be reported in different clinical conditions for which the tests are requested.
Tackling the Propensity towards Undeclared Work: Some Policy Lessons from Croatia
Authors: Williams Colin C. , Franic Josip 
Published: August 2015

Abstract
The aim of this paper is to evaluate contrasting policy approaches towards undeclared work. To do so, evidence is reported from 1,000 face-to-face interviews conducted in Croatia during 2013. Logistic regression analysis reveals no association between participation in undeclared work and the perceived level of penalties and risk of detection, but a strong association between participation in undeclared work and the level of tax morality. It thus confirms recent calls for the conventional direct controls approach, which seeks to deter engagement in undeclared work by increasing the penalties and risk of detection, to be replaced by an indirect controls approach which seeks to improve tax morality so as to encourage greater self-regulation and a culture of commitment to compliance. The implications for theory and policy are then discussed.
Adoption and Benefits of Statistical Methods in Enterprises: Differences between Croatian Regions
Authors: Žmuk Berislav 
Published: August 2015

Abstract
This paper aims to address differences in the use of statistical methods by enterprises as one of the factors leading to the uneven level of economic development between different regions. For research purposes, a web survey was conducted on a sample of 667 Croatian enterprises in 2013. In order to better distinguish between Croatian regions, a complex sample survey design was used. The results show that the highest rates of statistical methods use among enterprises are in the Central and East region (36.96%). The conducted logistic regression analysis showed that the enterprises that use statistical methods have 63.5% greater odds of achieving positive net income than enterprises that do not. The research results point out the need for the adoption of statistical methods as a tool for achieving higher net income and for reducing economic dissimilarities between regions.
A novel, cheap and easy to build FESS trainer
Authors: Chiesa Estomba Carlos Miguel , González Guijarro Isabel Rocio 
Published: August 2015

Abstract
BACKGORUND. Simulation models have slowly been gaining a place in training and surgical skills, before attending the operating theatre. This paper presents a model that allows the trainee to practise the functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) training in a safe, non-patient facing environment.
MATERIAL AND METHODS. The method can be practised away from the operating theatre and the skills developed can then be transferred to the operating theatre. To create our FESS simulator, we use a cardboard tube and sheet, scissors, markers, cutter, foam, needles, catheters, plasticine, an inflatable balloon, a 10g lumbar puncture needle, one 5 cc syringe, two Blakesley forceps (straight and angled) and a 0° and 30° Hopkins rigid optics. In this simulator you can practise a puncture of the inferior turbinate, the endoscopic depth, remove a polyp, balloon dilation, a partial ethmoidectomy.
RESULTS. We describe a cheap and easy to build FESS training model, which allows the resident to practise this technique in a risk-free environment, while guaranteeing the reproducibility of the technique under similar conditions.
CONCLUSION. The high cost of digital simulators does not allow possible spreading this technology in every department. For that reason, the purpose of this paper is the acquisition of a set of skills that allow the resident to go to the operating room with clear concepts about the basic techniques.
Multidisciplinary Design Exploration for Sounding Launch Vehicle using Hybrid Rocket Engine in View of Ballistic Performance
Authors: Chiba Kazuhisa , Kanazaki Masahiro , Ariyarit Atthaphon , Yoda Hideyuki , Ito Shoma , Kitagawa Koki , Shimada Toru 
Published: August 2015

AbstractConceptual design of a launch vehicle with a hybrid rocket engine (HRE) has been implemented using design informatics approach in order to investigate the feasibility of a single-stage hybrid rocket. Two test design problems were formulated by using two objective functions: maximization of downrange and minimization of initial gross weight, seven design variables which describe geometry and initial conditions, and one constraint relative to target altitude. The optimization result reveals the economical performance of hybrid rocket is limited with HRE in terms of the maximum downrange achievable. Moreover, the data-mining result indicates the mechanism of design-variable behavior.
A Ubl/ubiquitin switch in the activation of Parkin
Authors: Sauvé Véronique , Lilov Asparouh , Seirafi Marjan , Vranas Marta , Rasool Shafqat , Kozlov Guennadi , Sprules Tara , Wang Jimin , Trempe Jean‐François , Gehring Kalle 
Published: August 2015

AbstractMutations in Parkin and PINK1 cause an inherited early‐onset form of Parkinson's disease. The two proteins function together in a mitochondrial quality control pathway whereby PINK1 accumulates on damaged mitochondria and activates Parkin to induce mitophagy. How PINK1 kinase activity releases the auto‐inhibited ubiquitin ligase activity of Parkin remains unclear. Here, we identify a binding switch between phospho‐ubiquitin (pUb) and the ubiquitin‐like domain (Ubl) of Parkin as a key element. By mutagenesis and SAXS, we show that pUb binds to RING1 of Parkin at a site formed by His302 and Arg305. pUb binding promotes disengagement of the Ubl from RING1 and subsequent Parkin phosphorylation. A crystal structure of Parkin Δ86–130 at 2.54 Å resolution allowed the design of mutations that specifically release the Ubl domain from RING1. These mutations mimic pUb binding and promote Parkin phosphorylation. Measurements of the E2 ubiquitin‐conjugating enzyme UbcH7 binding to Parkin and Parkin E3 ligase activity suggest that Parkin phosphorylation regulates E3 ligase activity downstream of pUb binding.
Fingerprinting Soybean Germplasm and Its Utility in Genomic Research
Authors: Song Qijian , Hyten David L , Jia Gaofeng , Quigley Charles V , Fickus Edward W , Nelson Randall L , Cregan Perry B 
Published: August 2015

AbstractThe United States Department of Agriculture, Soybean Germplasm Collection includes 18,480 domesticated soybean and 1168 wild soybean accessions introduced from 84 countries or developed in the United States. This collection was genotyped with the SoySNP50K BeadChip containing greater than 50K single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Redundant accessions were identified in the collection, and distinct genetic backgrounds of soybean from different geographic origins were observed that could be a unique resource for soybean genetic improvement. We detected a dramatic reduction of genetic diversity based on linkage disequilibrium and haplotype structure analyses of the wild, landrace, and North American cultivar populations and identified candidate regions associated with domestication and selection imposed by North American breeding. We constructed the first soybean haplotype block maps in the wild, landrace, and North American cultivar populations and observed that most recombination events occurred in the regions between haplotype blocks. These haplotype maps are crucial for association mapping aimed at the identification of genes controlling traits of economic importance. A case-control association test delimited potential genomic regions along seven chromosomes that most likely contain genes controlling seed weight in domesticated soybean. The resulting dataset will facilitate germplasm utilization, identification of genes controlling important traits, and will accelerate the creation of soybean varieties with improved seed yield and quality.
High-Density Genotypes of Inbred Mouse Strains: Improved Power and Precision of Association Mapping
Authors: Rau Christoph D , Parks Brian , Wang Yibin , Eskin Eleazar , Simecek Petr , Churchill Gary A , Lusis Aldons J 
Published: August 2015

Abstract
Human genome-wide association studies have identified thousands of loci associated with disease phenotypes. Genome-wide association studies also have become feasible using rodent models and these have some important advantages over human studies, including controlled environment, access to tissues for molecular profiling, reproducible genotypes, and a wide array of techniques for experimental validation. Association mapping with common mouse inbred strains generally requires 100 or more strains to achieve sufficient power and mapping resolution; in contrast, sample sizes for human studies typically are one or more orders of magnitude greater than this. To enable well-powered studies in mice, we have generated high-density genotypes for ∼175 inbred strains of mice using the Mouse Diversity Array. These new data increase marker density by 1.9-fold, have reduced missing data rates, and provide more accurate identification of heterozygous regions compared with previous genotype data. We report the discovery of new loci from previously reported association mapping studies using the new genotype data. The data are freely available for download, and Web-based tools provide easy access for association mapping and viewing of the underlying intensity data for individual loci.
Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas clave en gestantes con hijos menores de 5 años de la ciudad de Cúcuta, 2012
Authors: Parada Rico Doris Amparo 
Published: August 2015

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: -4.65pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%; tab-stops: 439.45pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><strong>Objetivo:</strong> Identificar los conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas frente al cuidado en la gestación y postparto en gestantes con hijos menores de 5 años, en Cúcuta, durante el año 2012.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: -4.65pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%; tab-stops: 439.45pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: -4.65pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%; tab-stops: 439.45pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><strong>Metodología:</strong> Estudio cuantitativo descriptivo de corte transversal. La encuesta utilizada fue adoptada del cuestionario Prácticas Clave diseñado por la Organización Panamericana de la Salud en la estrategia Atención Integrada a las Enfermedades Prevalentes de la Infancia (aiepi) y modificada para la región norte santandereana por el Instituto Departamental de Salud. El instrumento fue validado a través de las pruebas estadísticas Alpha de Cronbach, correlación par-impar y corrección de <em>R</em> con ecuación de Spearman-Brown, permitiendo una evaluación más universal e identificando su validez y confiabilidad. La muestra del estudio fue de 301 participantes, quienes asistían al programa de control prenatal de tres unidades básicas del municipio.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: -4.65pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%; tab-stops: 439.45pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: -4.65pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%; tab-stops: 439.45pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><strong>Resultados:</strong> Respecto a las características<br />sociodemográficas, la mayoría de usuarias iniciaron su vida sexual activa en edad temprana, eran madres solteras, con escasos recursos económicos, bajo nivel educativo y convivían aún con su familia nuclear en condiciones de hacinamiento. En<br />las categorías conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas se encontró que las gestantes, en su mayoría, poseían conocimientos adecuados frente a su cuidado en estas etapas. Sin embargo, eran discordantes con las actitudes que asumían y las prácticas aplicadas, puesto que se veían influenciadas por la cultura, las costumbres y las creencias de familiares y amigos, lo cual puede ser lesivo y tener consecuencias<br />físicas, emocionales y económicas graves para ella, su hijo por nacer o recién nacido y su familia.</span></p>
Fiberconcrete with Non-Homogeneous Fibers Distribution
Authors: Lusis Vitalijs , Krasnikovs Andrejs 
Published: August 2015

In this research fiber reinforced concrete prisms with layers of non-homogeneous distribution of fibers inside them were elaborated. Fiber reinforced concrete is important material for load bearing structural elements. Traditionally fibers are homogeneously dispersed in a concrete. At the same time in many situations fiber reinforced concrete with homogeneously dispersed fibers is not optimal (majority of added fibers are not participating in load bearing process). It is possible to create constructions with non-homogeneous distribution of fibers in them in different ways. Present research is devoted to one of them. In the present research three different types of layered prisms with the same amount of fibers in them were experimentally produced (of this research prisms of non-homogeneous fiber reinforced concrete with dimensions 100×100×400 mm were designed. and prisms with homogeneously dispersed fibers were produced for reference as well). Prisms were tested under four point bending conditions till crack opening in each prism reached 6 mm. During the testing vertical deflection at the center of a prism and crack opening were fixed by the linear displacements transducers in real time.
Modelo de Avaliação de Obras de Contenção de Pequenos Movimentos de Massa
Authors: Piazza Gustavo Antonio , Oliveira Laio Zimermann de , Aumond Juarês José , Sevegnani Lucia , Gebien Glaucia , Ortiz Marilha , Grosch Bruna , Aguida Leandro Mazzuco , Fausto Maria Luiza , Miranda Neli Branco de , Alves Thiago Caique 
Published: August 2015

Movimentos de massa podem ser resultantes de eventos de precipitação elevada e de políticas inadequadas de uso do solo. Este estudo teve como objetivo diagnosticar o desempenho de uma obra de estabilização em uma encosta que sofreu movimentação de massa no evento meteorológico do Vale do Itajaí, em 2008, e propor um método simples de avaliação de pequenas obras de contenção. A área de estudo está localizada na BR”“470 ”“ km 45, próxima Ã divisa do município de Gaspar e Blumenau, em Santa Catarina. Foram realizados ensaios para determinação da taxa de infiltração e umidade do solo, além de um levantamento da composição florística e da declividade da encosta. Verificou-se que o movimento de massa não foi totalmente estabilizado e que o sistema ainda encontra-se comprometido. A utilização do muro gabião e demais medidas de geotecnia e recuperação ambiental não foram suficientes e eficazes para a estabilização da encosta. Para uma maior eficácia sugere-se: o taludamento da encosta; adensamento
Valoração de Serviços Ambientais pela Legislação Agrária e Florestal
Authors: Faria Alvaro Boson de Castro 
Published: August 2015

O trabalho caracteriza o direito de propriedade, considerando o bem florestal previsto nas áreas de preservação permanente e reserva legal do Código Florestal. Defende-se que todos os proprietários rurais possam ser indenizados pelo poder público, no momento que prestam relevantes serviços ambientais Ã sociedade, com o cumprimento da legislação florestal. Propõe-se, nesse sentido, um procedimento de valoração para pagamento de serviços ambientais, considerando o método de valoração contingente, com a disposição a pagar do Estado, em análise ao Estatuto da Terra, ao Código Florestal e Ã Lei da Mata Atlântica. É apresentado um estudo de caso hipotético com dois exemplos, considerando a realidade do sudoeste do Paraná, o salário mínimo paranaense, o salário mínimo federal, e o montante de áreas remanescentes em estágio secundário e avançado. Foi estipulada a remuneração entre R$ 36,20.ha-1.mês-1 e R$ 189,64. ha-1.mês-1 considerando os diferentes procedimentos. A metodologia proposta é inovadora no momento em que considera a avaliação da qualidade ecológica florestal, recompensando a propriedade rural pelo quociente do menor módulo fiscal do Estado e, dessa forma, tornando possível a valoração e o pagamento dos serviços ambientais prestados pelos agricultores Ã sociedade.
Opioid Analgesics for Sedation and Analgesia During Mechanical Ventilation
Authors: Zeller Brandy , Giebe Jeanne 
Published: August 2015

AbstractNeonates are exposed to repetitive pain and stress during their stay in a NICU, which can lead to chronic complications related to their neurodevelopment and neurobehavior. Approximately 20 percent of all neonates in a NICU are intubated, mechanically ventilated, and require suctioning, which can cause both acute and chronic pain. Pain management in the neonate can be challenging. Nurses and other caregivers need to be well trained to assess pain in the neonate to effectively identify and provide appropriate pain management strategies. There is a lack of evidence to support routine administration of opiates in the neonate. As with any medication, the possibility of short- and long-term adverse reactions must be considered. Nonpharmacologic therapy should be used as much as possible.
Respiratory Development and Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Authors: Rubarth Lori Baas , Quinn Jenny 
Published: August 2015

AbstractRespiratory development is crucial for all newborn infants. Premature infants may be born at an early stage of development and lack sufficient surfactant production. This results in respiratory distress syndrome. This article reviews the normal fetal development of the lung as well as the disorder that develops because of an early birth.
Pharmacologic Management of Neonatal Seizures
Authors: Zeller Brandy , Giebe Jeanne 
Published: August 2015

AbstractSeizures are most often the only sign of a central nervous dysfunction in the neonate. Neonatal seizures are a symptom of a specific disease entity. The search for a cause of neonatal seizures should focus on perinatal history or acute metabolic changes in the neonate. There are four classifications of neonatal seizures: clonic, tonic, myoclonic, and subtle. Simultaneous electroencephalogram and video recording are tools to assist the practitioner in the evaluation of difficult-to-assess subtle behaviors. Although many seizures may be prevented by careful attention to metabolic changes and the neonate’s overall condition, those that cannot be prevented may require pharmacologic treatment. First-generation antiepileptic drugs such as phenobarbital and phenytoin are still the first and second lines of therapy, even as questions concerning their limited clinical effectiveness and concern for potential neurotoxicity continue.