bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Evolving Ensembles
Authors: Roebber Paul J. 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
An ensemble forecast method using evolutionary programming, including various forms of genetic exchange, disease, mutation, and the training of solutions within ecological niches, is presented. A 2344-member ensemble generated in this way is tested for 60-h minimum temperature forecasts for Chicago, Illinois.
The ensemble forecasts are superior in both ensemble average root-mean-square error and Brier skill score to those obtained from a 21-member operational ensemble model output statistics (MOS) forecast. While both ensembles are underdispersive, spread calibration produces greater gains in probabilistic skill for the evolutionary program ensemble than for the MOS ensemble. When a Bayesian model combination calibration is used, the skill advantage for the evolutionary program ensemble relative to the MOS ensemble increases for root-mean-square error, but decreases for Brier skill score. Further improvement in root-mean-square error is obtained when the raw evolutionary program and MOS forecasts are pooled, and a new Bayesian model combination ensemble is produced.
Future extensions to the method are discussed, including those capable of producing more complex forms, those involving 1000-fold increases in training populations, and adaptive methods.
The complete alk sequences of Rhodococcus erythropolis from Lake Baikal
Authors: Likhoshvay Alexander , Lomakina Anna , Grachev Mihail 
Published: October 2014

Abstract

Background
Rhodococci are bacteria able to degrade a wide range of hydrocarbons, including the alkanes present in crude oil, due to alk genes in their genomes.

Findings
Genome sequencing of DNA from Rhodococcus erythropolis strain 4 (obtained from a deep-water bitumen mound) revealed four alk genes, and the predicted amino acid sequences coded by these genes were highly conserved, having sections up to 11 amino acid residues.

Conclusions
Obtained four genes from Rhodococcus erythropolis were similar to corresponding genes from other bacteria collected from other environments, including marine sources. This indicated a large-scale horizontal alk gene transfer between bacteria from different subgenera.
Enhanced recovery and nurse-led telephone follow-up post surgery
Authors: Burch Jennie 
Published: October 2014

Aim: Nurse-led telephone follow-up was undertaken for patients after major colorectal surgery on the enhanced recovery programme following their discharge, with the aim of ensuring they were provided with adequate advice and information to enable their recovery at home. Methodology: A total of 200 patients were prospectively called within 4 weeks of discharge home from hospital by the enhanced recovery nurse. Results: Diet was generally tolerated and mobility was continued at home. Many of the patients had seen a health professional since their discharge home for issues such as wound care or stoma review. Readmission rates were low and most concerns that patients reported were addressed during the telephone call. Discussion: It is reassuring that the majority of patients were coping well and many of the concerns reported were simply addressed over the telephone with advice. After the first 100 patients were telephoned, improvements were made to the discharge advice provided to the second 100 patients. The responses suggest that there were less community nurse visits in the second half of the patient cohort and this may be associated with changes made to discharge advice. Conclusion: Patients continue to recover well once discharged home following colorectal surgery on the enhanced recovery pathway. Nurse-led telephone follow-up may be a suitable method for short-term follow-up and, potentially, it is also suitable for long-term follow-up of select groups of cancer patients.
Obstetric perineal wound infection: is there underreporting?
Authors: Johnson Adeyemi , Thakar Ranee , Sultan Abdul H 
Published: October 2014

Obstetric perineal wound infection is a complication of perineal trauma during vaginal delivery; however, it is difficult to establish its true incidence as women present for treatment to their GP or the hospital. Aim: To establish the incidence and risk factors of wound infection in postpartum women with sutured tears. Method: A 3-month prospective audit was carried out on all women who sustained sutured tears. Wound infection was defined as the presence of any two of the following markers: perineal pain, wound dehiscence, or purulent vaginal discharge. A total of 341 women were contacted by telephone 21 days post-delivery and asked about markers for perineal wound infection and antibiotic use. Results: In total, 409 women sustained sutured perineal tears, including episiotomies, and first, second, third and fourth degree tears. Of the 341 (83%) women contacted, 39 (11%) had a perineal wound infection based on the criteria of any two infection markers. Sixteen (5%) women had all three markers of wound infection. Prolonged rupture of membranes and instrumental delivery was a significant risk factor for women with two and three markers of wound infection, respectively. Conclusion: One in ten women who sustained a perineal tear at vaginal delivery that required suturing developed perineal wound infection. Instrumental deliveries and prolonged rupture of membranes predispose women to perineal wound infection.
Evidence in a different form: The search conference process
Authors: Varney Helen , Rumbold Bruce , Sampson Alison 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Arts and health practitioners, policy-makers and researchers were invited to a two-day search conference to talk about the nature of arts-based evidence, and ways of researching the impact of arts on health. Using a participatory enquiry process, participants shared stories of specific projects, discussed the aims, forms and politics of arts-based evidence, developed creative responses and practical strategies, and noted areas for further conversation and action. Two dominant themes emerged. First, the arts are particularly powerful in health generation; second, the most important evidence is that which shows how the arts can be a catalyst for change.
Evidence requirements for the development of the National Australian Arts and Health Framework
Authors: Zigmond Helen 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
This article outlines the work undertaken to provide evidence required to support the development of the National Arts and Health Framework endorsed by the Australian health ministers in November 2013. The Institute For Creative Health was charged with being the sector’s reference organization and supplied the evidence required throughout the Framework’s development, as well as moderating the sector’s response to draft proposals. A two-phase process of assembling the evidence required to support government action was identified. With Finland, Australia leads the world in having the health jurisdictions create a National Arts and Health Framework, and appropriate evidence was critical at all stages of its development.
Assessing the impact of a short-term service-learning clinical experience on the development of professional behaviors of student physical therapists: A pilot study
Authors: Anderson Jeannette Renee , Taylor Leslie , Gahimer Julie 
Published: October 2014

As with most health care provider education programs, physical therapy programs seek ways to develop professional behaviors of students. This study describes the integration of a one-week service-learning experience into an existing clinical internship. Quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed between groups of students who participated in the experience, expressed a desire to participate but were unable to, and those who did not wish to participate. Results suggest that engaging in, as well as the desire to engage in, a service-learning project for under-served members of our community is associated with professional behavior development from students’ and clinical preceptors’ perspectives.
Charting Socio-Legal Scholarship on Southeast Asia: Key Themes and Future Directions
Authors: Chua Lynette J. 
Published: October 2014

AbstractThis article discusses the state of socio-legal scholarship on Southeast Asia and situates the special journal issue in relation to its key patterns, emerging trends, and future directions. Southeast Asian literature in leading socio-legal journals exhibits an imbalanced geographical coverage and tends to cluster around research on state law’s intersection with Islamic and/or customary norms, women’s equality and legal status, and land and the natural environment. These prevailing patterns lead to uneven attention paid to Southeast Asia. However, growing bodies of work along the major themes of legal pluralism, law and development, and dispute processing show the potential of Southeast Asian research to advance important debates and sub-fields in the scholarship at large. Proposals from a December 2012 workshop initiative further identified research directions that could enrich this field of study as well as understandings of law-society relations in Southeast Asia.
Points Don’t Pass – Against the Identity Theory of Passage
Authors: Petersen Thorben 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
The basic divide in the metaphysics of time is between those who defend a dynamic view and those who defend a static view. Whereas the former hold that time does truly pass, the latter take the passage of time to be some sort of illusion. Recently, however, an alternative minority view developed, according to which passage is identical either with the succession of times in the four-dimensional manifold or with the temporally ordered sequence of events located at these. I want to argue that something is wrong with the identity theory of passage. If passage and time qua part of the manifold are identical, then talk of passage should be translatable into talk about time qua part of the manifold (and vice versa). I show that this is not always possible.
Examination of Merricks’ Primitivism about Truth
Authors: Fisher A. R. J. 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Merricks (2007; Truth and Ontology. Oxford: Clarendon Press) argues for and defends a novel version of primitivism about truth: being true is a primitive monadic but non-intrinsic property. This examination consists of the following triad: a critical discussion of Merricks’ argument for his view, a rejection of his objection against Horwich’s (1998; Truth, 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press) minimalist theory of truth, and a direct objection against his view on the grounds that it entails being true is a mysterious and suspicious property. The conclusion is that Merricks’ primitivism should be rejected.
Meloxicam Temporally Inhibits the Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor (VEGFR)‐1 and VEGFR‐2 During Alveolar Bone Repair in Rats
Authors: Arantes Ricardo Vinicius Nunes , Cestari Tania Mary , Viscelli Bruno Alvares , Dionísio Thiago José , Garlet Gustavo Pompermaier , Santos Carlos Ferreira , de Assis Gerson Francisco , Taga Rumio 
Published: October 2014

Background: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays an important role during angiogenesis and bone repair. This study investigated whether the use of meloxicam alters bone repair via downregulation of VEGF and receptor expression.Methods: One hundred twenty male Wistar rats had their maxillary right incisor extracted. Animals were divided into a control group (CG; n = 60) and a meloxicam‐treated group (TG; n = 60) that received either a single daily intraperitoneal injection of 0.9% NaCl or meloxicam 3 mg/kg, respectively, for 7 consecutive days. Alveolar bone repair was evaluated histomorphometrically, whereas VEGF and its receptors were analyzed by immunohistochemistry and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Data were submitted to two‐way analysis of variance and Tukey post hoc test with P <0.05.Results: Bone volume density increased significantly (P = 0.001) in both groups with a strong correlation between treatment and periods (P = 0.003). In the TG, a small amount of bone formation occurred compared with the CG between 3 and 21 days. No significant differences in the number of VEGF‐positive cells per square millimeter (P = 0.07) and VEGF messenger RNA (mRNA) expression (P = 0.49) were found between groups. Immunostained cells per square millimeter and mRNA expression for VEGF receptor (VEGFR)‐1 (P = 0.04 and P <0.001) and VEGFR‐2 (P <0.001 for both analysis) showed a strong interaction between treatment groups and periods. In the TG, immunostained cells per square millimeter and mRNA expression for VEGFR‐1 were, respectively, 89% and 37% lower from 3 to 10 days compared with the CG, whereas for VEGFR‐2, these values were 252% and 60%, respectively, from 3 to 7 days.Conclusion: In rat alveolar bone repair, meloxicam did not affect VEGF expression but downregulated VEGFR expression, which may cause a delay in the bone repair/remodeling process.
Kinetic and kinematic evaluation of compensatory movements of the head, pelvis and thoracolumbar spine associated with asymmetric weight bearing of the pelvic limbs in trotting dogs
Authors: Millis D. L. , Hicks D. A. 
Published: October 2014

SummaryObjectives: To determine ground reaction forces, head and pelvis vertical motion (HVM and PVM, respectively), and thoraco-lumbar lateral angular motion (LAM) of the spine using kinematic gait analysis in dogs with mild asymmetric weight-bearing of the pelvic limbs while trotting.Methods: Twenty-seven hound-type dogs were fitted with reflective markers placed on the sagittal crest of the skull, the ischiatic tuberosity, and thoracolumbar spine of dogs to track motion while trotting. Kinetic and kinematic data were used to characterize asymmetry between the left and right pelvic limbs, and to describe HVM, PVM and thoraco-lumbar LAM. Maximum and minimum position and total motion values were determined for each measured variable.Results: Dogs with asymmetric weight bearing of the pelvic limbs had greater PVM on the side with a greater peak vertical force (PVF), and greater thoraco-lumbar LAM toward the side with a lower PVF while trotting. No differences in mean HVM were detected, and there were no significant correlations between the magnitude of HVM, PVM and thoraco-lumbar LAM and the degree of asymmetric weight bearing.Clinical significance: Dogs with subtle asymmetric weight bearing of a pelvic limb had patterns of body motion that may be useful in identifying subtle lameness in dogs; greater PVM on the side with greater weight bearing and greater thoraco-lumbar LAM toward the side with less weight bearing while trotting. Description of these compensatory movements is valuable when evaluating dogs with subtle weight bearing asymmetry in the pelvic limbs and may improve the sensitivity of lameness detection during subjective clinical lameness examination.
Traduire les intraduisibles, un état des lieux
Authors: Cassin Barbara 
Published: October 2014

Notre point de départ est le Vocabulaire européen des philosophies, dictionnaire des intraduisibles (Seuil-Robert, 2004). Un « intraduisible » est un symptôme de la différence des langues, non pas ce qu’on ne traduit pas, mais ce qu’on ne cesse pas de (ne pas) traduire. L’ouvrage français voulait aider l’Europe à choisir la diversité des langues qui est la sienne propre, ni globish (global english) ni nationalisme ontologique (une hiérarchie des langues sur le modèle heideggérien). Les traductions paradoxales de ce Dictionnaire des intraduisibles dans différentes langues, comme l’anglo-américain, l’arabe, l’ukrainien, le russe, le roumain, le portugais (Brésil), l’espagnol (Mexique), ont chacune un projet singulier par rapport à leur langue et à leur culture. Mais toutes poursuivent le geste de philosopher en langues.
L'inquiétante étrangeté au cœur de la traduction
Authors: Abdelouahed Houria 
Published: October 2014

Habité par la pulsion d’exhumer et guidé par son imagination régressive, le poète Adonis dans al-Kitâb plonge dans l’histoire des Arabes qui équivaut à une rencontre avec les affres du pouvoir et une traversée de l’enfer terrestre. Le poète traduit en mots les pensées et les affects gelés ou pétrifiés et nomme les disparus, victimes d’un pouvoir anthropophage, transformant ainsi « l’histoire-légende » en « histoire-travail ». Le poète traduit le trauma collectif. Son moi se dédouble et se multiplie, sa langue est crue pour dire les atrocités cauchemardesques provoquant un sentiment d’inquiétante étrangeté. L’auteure, qui est la traductrice d’Adonis, rencontre doublement ce sentiment d’inquiétante étrangeté. Car, traduisant, elle se dédouble, à l’instar du poète, et se multiplie. À l’instar du poète, elle utilise la langue crue. Mais elle vit également l’inquiétante étrangeté qui lui vient du refoulé de son histoire.
L'intraduisible et la parole d'une langue à l'autre
Authors: Stitou Rajaa 
Published: October 2014

L’intraduisible est au cœur de toute langue. C’est ce qui confronte à l’équivoque d’où peut surgir la voie de l’inventivité et de l’étincelle poétique. Mais il peut aussi exposer au ravage lorsqu’un sujet ou une société transforme l’impossible à dire en impuissance ou en manque à combler. Qu’en est-il du devenir de la parole lors du passage d’une langue à une autre ou lorsque le sujet se sent comme banni du monde parce qu’il parle une langue autre non reconnue comme partageable ? Ceux qui souffrent dans leur langue dite maternelle peuvent-ils nommer leurs blessures dans une autre langue ? L’expérience clinique montre que le recours aux langues étrangères peut constituer un refuge, une défense ou une tentative de délivrance. Mais quel que soit le cas de figure, ce qui est concerné, c’est le rapport de chaque sujet à sa « lalangue ». La « lalangue » qui contient de l’inconnu dans son « archéologie la plus souterraine » est à l’œuvre dans la langue étrangère. Elle véhicule ce qui ne peut s’effacer ni se traduire dans aucune langue apprise. Et dans aucune langue on ne peut se défaire de l’inconscient.
Perversion de l'avenir, au-delà de la perversion
Authors: Sauret Marie-Jean 
Published: October 2014

La psychanalyse n’a pas été capable d’inventer une nouvelle perversion. De son côté, le monde contemporain pousse au pervertissement de la loi en substituant une multitude de « lathouses » à l’objet dont la perte cause le désir. Le psychanalyste saura-t-il y préserver sa place de semblant et permettre que la psychanalyse trouve, en même temps qu’elle se renouvelle, « quelque chose de moins stéréotypé » que la perversion ?
Politiques et généraux en Israël aux 20 e et 21 e siècles
Authors: Cohen Samy 
Published: October 2014

Objet d’un consensus pendant les deux premières décennies de la fondation de l’État, Tsahal est devenue une institution n’échappant pas à la critique publique. Son image d’« armée de la nation », creuset de générations successives d’immigrants, demeure vivace. Mais cette image ne reflète plus aujourd’hui toute la réalité et ces transformations ne vont pas sans doutes ni interrogations : quel est le poids des soldats religieux ? Les généraux sont-ils une menace pour la démocratie israélienne ? Est-ce l’État qui « dispose d’une armée » ou l’armée qui « dispose d’un État » ?
Weight-Bearing Ankle Dorsiflexion Range of Motion—Can Side-to-Side Symmetry Be Assumed?
Authors: Rabin Alon , Kozol Zvi , Spitzer Elad , Finestone Aharon S. 
Published: October 2014

Context:
In clinical practice, the range of motion (ROM) of the noninvolved side often serves as the reference for comparison with the injured side. Previous investigations of non–weight-bearing (NWB) ankle dorsiflexion (DF) ROM measurements have indicated bilateral symmetry for the most part. Less is known about ankle DF measured under weight-bearing (WB) conditions. Because WB and NWB ankle DF are not strongly correlated, there is a need to determine whether WB ankle DF is also symmetrical in a healthy population.

Objective:
To determine whether WB ankle DF is bilaterally symmetrical. A secondary goal was to further explore the correlation between WB and NWB ankle DF ROM.

Design:
Cross-sectional study.

Setting:
Training facility of the Israeli Defense Forces.

Patients or Other Participants:
A total of 64 healthy males (age = 19.6 ± 1.0 years, height = 175.0 ± 6.4 cm, and body mass = 71.4 ± 7.7 kg).

Main Outcome Measure(s):
Dorsiflexion ROM in WB was measured with an inclinometer and DF ROM in NWB was measured with a universal goniometer. All measurements were taken bilaterally by a single examiner.

Results:
Weight-bearing ankle DF was greater on the nondominant side compared with the dominant side (P &lt; .001). Non–weight-bearing ankle DF was not different between sides (P = .64). The correlation between WB and NWB DF was moderate, with the NWB DF measurement accounting for 30% to 37% of the variance of the WB measurement.

Conclusions:
Weight-bearing ankle DF ROM should not be assumed to be bilaterally symmetrical. These findings suggest that side-to-side differences in WB DF may need to be interpreted while considering which side is dominant. The difference in bilateral symmetry between the WB and NWB measurements, as well as the only moderate level of correlation between them, suggests that both measurements should be performed routinely.
Career and Family Aspirations of Female Athletic Trainers Employed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Setting
Authors: Mazerolle Stephanie M. , Eason Christianne M. , Ferraro Elizabeth M. , Goodman Ashley 
Published: October 2014

Context:Female athletic trainers (ATs) tend to depart the profession of athletic training after the age of 30. Factors influencing departure are theoretical. Professional demands, particularly at the collegiate level, have also been at the forefront of anecdotal discussion on departure factors.Objective:To understand the career and family intentions of female ATs employed in the collegiate setting.Design:Qualitative study.Setting:National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I.Patients or Other Participants:Twenty-seven female ATs (single = 14, married with no children = 6, married with children = 7) employed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I setting.Data Collection and Analysis:All female ATs responded to a series of open-ended questions via reflective journaling. Data were analyzed via a general inductive approach. Trustworthiness was established by peer review, member interpretive review, and multiple-analyst triangulation.Results:Our participants indicated a strong desire to focus on family or to start a family as part of their personal aspirations. Professionally, many female ATs were unsure of their longevity within the Division I collegiate setting or even the profession itself, with 2 main themes emerging as factors influencing decisions to depart: family planning persistence and family planning departure. Six female ATs planned to depart the profession entirely because of conflicts with motherhood and the role of the AT. Only 3 female ATs indicated a professional goal of persisting at the Division I setting regardless of their family or marital status, citing their ability to maintain work-life balance because of support networks. The remaining 17 female ATs planned to make a setting change to balance the roles of motherhood and AT because the Division I setting was not conducive to parenting.Conclusions:Our results substantiate those of previous researchers, which indicate the Division I setting can be problematic for female ATs and stimulate departure from the setting and even the profession.
On Graphs Associated with Character Degrees and Conjugacy Class Sizes of Direct Products of Finite Groups
Authors: Hossein-Zadeh Samaneh , Iranmanesh Ali , Ali Hosseinzadeh Mohammad , Lewis Mark L. 
Published: October 2014

Abstract.The prime vertex graph, Δ(X), and the common divisor graph, Γ(X), are two graphs that have been deûned on a set of positive integers X. Some properties of these graphs have been studied in the cases where either X is the set of character degrees of a group or X is the set of conjugacy class sizes of a group. In this paper, we gather some results on these graphs arising in the context of direct product of two groups.