bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Something More Than a Seduction Story
Authors: Kinoshita Chika 
Published: February 2015

In 1935, actress Shiga Akiko was arrested for an offense under the Criminal Abortion Law. From 1936 to 1937, her case generated substantial media coverage and public debate. Liberal intellectuals generally viewed Shiga as a victim of the pronatal state; her scandal provided feminists with an opportunity to analyze the relationships among working women, their work environment, and the politics of reproduction. On the pages of women's magazines, readers avidly followed Shiga's case because she was caught up in contradictory forces, as most of them were: pride in work, love for movies, fascination with celebrity culture, and normative femininity.
This essay contextualizes discursive and filmic responses to the Shiga scandal within historical processes in the late 1930s Japan. The state attempted to fully incorporate women into the nation-state as subjects for the imminent war. In order to mobilize half the population—indispensable for reproduction—without granting them full rights, various forms of negotiations, persuasions, and seductions took place. The Home Ministry increased control over the film industry by tightening censorship, particularly on representations of women. This essay demonstrates the film industry's response to the scandal, which initially took shape as Shiga's unsuccessful comeback projects, resulted in the emergence of a cycle of new seduction stories in which a heroine bears an illegitimate child and yet regains personal integrity and economic independence. This example of a compromise among commercial cinema, active women, and the state's pressure offers a new perspective on wartime Japanese film culture as a field of negotiations.
A Presedation Fluid Bolus Does Not Decrease the Incidence of Propofol-Induced Hypotension in Pediatric Patients
Authors: Jager Matthew D. , Aldag Jean C. , Deshpande Girish G. 
Published: February 2015

Background and Objective:
Propofol is commonly used in pediatric sedation, which may cause hypotension during induction. Our goal was to determine the effect of a preinduction 20-mL/kg isotonic fluid bolus on propofol-induced hypotension, assess clinical signs of hypoperfusion during hypotension, and evaluate for age-related propofol dosing differences.

Methods:
This prospective, randomized, controlled, nonblinded study was conducted at Children’s Hospital of Illinois. Patients were children 6 to 60 months of age who needed sedation for MRI or auditory brainstem-evoked response testing. The treatment group received a preinduction 20-mL/kg isotonic saline bolus before procedure initiation. Patients were continuously monitored via cardiorespiratory monitor with pulse oximetry and end-tidal carbon dioxide measurements. Cardiovascular indices and clinical signs of hypoperfusion were compared between groups, and propofol dosing differences were compared between age groups.

Results:
One hundred twenty-six patients were randomly assigned to treatment (n = 52) or control (n = 74) conditions. Twelve patients in the treatment group and 14 patients in the control group experienced postinduction hypotension, as defined by the Pediatric Advanced Life Support guidelines. One patient in each group was given volume resuscitation when blood pressure did not improve after a reduction in the propofol infusion rate. No hypotensive patients had physical signs of hypoperfusion, and patients ≤1 year of age needed significantly more propofol.

Conclusions:
A 20-mL/kg preinduction isotonic saline bolus does not prevent propofol-induced hypotension. No clinical signs of hypoperfusion were noted with induced hypotension, and infants ≤12 months old need significantly more propofol per kilogram for procedures.
Computed Tomography Vs Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Identifying Acute Lesions in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
Authors: Buttram Sandra D. W. , Garcia-Filion Pamela , Miller Jeffrey , Youssfi Mostafa , Danielle Brown S. , Dalton Heidi J. , David Adelson P. 
Published: February 2015

Background and Objective:
Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children. Computed tomography (CT) is the modality of choice to screen for brain injuries. MRI may provide more clinically relevant information. The purpose of this study was to compare lesion detection between CT and MRI after TBI.

Methods:
Retrospective cohort of children (0–21 years) with TBI between 2008 and 2010 at a Level 1 pediatric trauma center with a head CT scan on day of injury and a brain MRI scan within 2 weeks of injury. Agreement between CT and MRI was determined by κ statistic and stratified by injury mechanism.

Results:
One hundred five children were studied. Of these, 78% had mild TBI. The MRI scan was obtained a median of 1 day (interquartile range, 1–2) after CT. Overall, CT and MRI demonstrated poor agreement (κ = −0.083; P = .18). MRI detected a greater number of intraparenchymal lesions (n = 36; 34%) compared with CT (n = 16; 15%) (P &lt; .001). Among patients with abusive head trauma, MRI detected intraparenchymal lesions in 16 (43%), compared with only 4 (11%) lesions with CT (P = .03). Of 8 subjects with a normal CT scan, 6 out of 8 had abnormal lesions on MRI.

Conclusions:
Compared with CT, MRI identified significantly more intraparenchymal lesions in pediatric TBI, particularly in children with abusive head trauma. The prognostic value of identification of intraparenchymal lesions by MRI is unknown but warrants additional inquiry. Risks and benefits from early MRI (including sedation, time, and lack of radiation exposure) compared with CT should be weighed by clinicians.
Chemical stability of plasmon-active silver tips for tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
Authors: Kalbacova Jana , Rodriguez Raul D. , Desale Vivek , Schneider Maximilian , Amin Ihsan , Jordan Rainer , Zahn Dietrich R.T. 
Published: February 2015

AbstractSilver nanostructures are used in tip- and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy due to their high electric field enhancement over almost the entire visible spectral range. However, the low chemical stability of silver, compared to other noble metals, promotes silver sulfide and sulfate formation which decreases its plasmonic activity. This is why silver tips are usually prepared on the same day of the experiments or are disregarded in favour of gold that is chemically more stable. Since silver degradation cannot be avoided, we hypothesized that a protection layer may be able to minimize or control degradation. In this contribution, we report the successful preparation of 4-biphenylthiol and 4’-nitro-4-biphenylthiol self-assembled monolayers on silver tips in order to protect them against tarnishing and to investigate the effect on the life-time of the plasmonic activity. The electrochemically etched wire surface was probed via Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The best long term stability and resistance against corrosion was shown by a monolayer of 4-biphenylthiol formed from dimethylformamide which did not display any degradation of the metallic tip during the observed period. Here, we demonstrate an easy and straightforward approach towards increasing the chemical stability of silver TERS-active probes.
Clinical and Serological Analysis of Patients with Positive Anticyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies Referred Through a Rheumatology Central Triage System
Authors: Martin Liam , Steber Whitney A. , Lupton Terri L. , Mahler Michael , Fitch Christie M. , McMillan Jacob D. , Schmidt Danielle R. , Fritzler Marvin J. 
Published: February 2015

Objective.Anticitrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) are a highly specific and sensitive biomarker for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Some patients who were found to have a positive ACPA test were referred to our Rheumatology Central Triage (CT; Calgary, Alberta, Canada) for assessment by a rheumatologist. The objectives of our study were to determine the clinical accuracy of ACPA in establishing a diagnosis of RA in a real-time clinical setting.Methods.Cases that met 3 criteria were included in the study: (1) referred to the CT over 3 calendar years (n = 20,389), (2) reason for referral was a positive ACPA test (n = 568), and (3) evaluated by a certified rheumatologist (n = 314). An administrative serological database was used to retrieve specific ACPA results.Results.Of patients referred through our CT for evaluation of a positive ACPA test, 57.6% received a diagnosis of RA; the remainder had a variety of other diagnoses, some of which might be considered early RA (9%). The predictive values of ACPA for the diagnosis of RA were increased when rheumatoid factor (RF) results were included in the analysis. When definite and possible RA were combined and the prevalence of moderate/high ACPA was compared to all other individuals, the positive and negative predictive values for moderate/high ACPA for RA were 74.3% and 68.4%, respectively.Conclusion.About 58% of patients with a positive ACPA referred through a triage system for a rheumatologist opinion received a diagnosis of RA at their first visit. RF provides additional useful information to guide the diagnosis and urgency of referral.
Choosing Wisely: The Canadian Rheumatology Association’s List of 5 Items Physicians and Patients Should Question
Authors: Chow Shirley L. , Carter Thorne J. , Bell Mary J. , Ferrari Robert , Bagheri Zarnaz , Boyd Tristan , Colwill Ann Marie , Jung Michelle , Frackowiak Damian , Hazlewood Glen S. , Kuriya Bindee , Tugwell Peter 
Published: February 2015

Objective.To develop a list of 5 tests or treatments used in rheumatology that have evidence indicating that they may be unnecessary and thus should be reevaluated by rheumatology healthcare providers and patients.Methods.Using the Delphi method, a committee of 16 rheumatologists from across Canada and an allied health professional generated a list of tests, procedures, or treatments in rheumatology that may be unnecessary, nonspecific, or insensitive. Items with high content agreement and perceived relevance advanced to a survey of Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA) members. CRA members ranked these top items based on content agreement, effect, and item ranking. A methodology subcommittee discussed the items in light of their relevance to rheumatology, potential effect on patients, and the member survey results. Five candidate items selected were then subjected to a literature review. A group of patient collaborators with rheumatic diseases also reviewed these items.Results.Sixty-four unique items were proposed and after 3 Delphi rounds, this list was narrowed down to 13 items. In the member-wide survey, 172 rheumatologists responded (36% of those contacted). The respondent characteristics were similar to the membership at large in terms of sex and geographical distribution. Five topics (antinuclear antibodies testing, HLA-B27 testing, bone density testing, bone scans, and bisphosphonate use) with high ratings on agreement and effect were chosen for literature review.Conclusion.The list of 5 items has identified starting points to promote discussion about practices that should be questioned to assist rheumatology healthcare providers in delivering high-quality care.
Review of Feynman’s Path Integral in Quantum Statistics: from the Molecular Schrödinger Equation to Kleinert’s Variational Perturbation Theory
Authors: Wong Kin-Yiu 
Published: February 2015

AbstractFeynman’s path integral reformulates the quantum Schrödinger differential equation to be an integral equation. It has been being widely used to compute internuclear quantum-statistical effects on many-body molecular systems. In this Review, the molecular Schrödinger equation will first be introduced, together with the Born-Oppenheimer approximation that decouples electronic and internuclear motions. Some effective semiclassical potentials, e.g., centroid potential, which are all formulated in terms of Feynman’s path integral, will be discussed and compared. These semiclassical potentials can be used to directly calculate the quantum canonical partition function without individual Schrödinger’s energy eigenvalues. As a result, path integrations are conventionally performed with Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics sampling techniques. To complement these techniques, we will examine how Kleinert’s variational perturbation (KP) theory can provide a complete theoretical foundation for developing non-sampling/non-stochastic methods to systematically calculate centroid potential. To enable the powerful KP theory to be practical for many-body molecular systems, we have proposed a new path-integral method: automated integration-free path-integral (AIF-PI) method. Due to the integration-free and computationally inexpensive characteristics of our AIF-PI method, we have used it to performab initiopath-integral calculations of kinetic isotope effects on proton-transfer and RNA-related phosphoryl-transfer chemical reactions. The computational procedure of using our AIF-PI method, along with the features of our new centroid path-integral theory at the minimum of the absolute-zero energy (AMAZE), are also highlighted in this review.
Nichts ist vorbei, alles kommt wieder Romantik – Ring der ewigen Wiederkehr – und die deutsche Literatur des 20. Jahrhunderts (Nič ni minljivo, vse se vrača: Romantika – krog večnega vračanja – in nemška literatura 20. stoletja)
Authors: Skapin Anja 
Published: February 2015

Die deutsche Romantik ist eine der einflussreichsten Strömungen der deutschen Literatur. Trotz der Stereotypisierung, die deutsche Kultur sei zu rational, ist der romantische Künstler durch das Dionysische und das Gefühl definiert. Die Gesellschaftskrise lässt sich in der Literatur durch das Restaurieren der traditionellen Erzählformen, vorwiegend des Bildungsromans bzw. Künstlerromans entfalten. Da der Mensch dem ewigen Leiden und der Sehnsucht, so Schopenhauer, und die Geschichte der Menschheit der ewigen Wiederkunft der gleichen Ideen und Formen geweiht ist, so Nietzsche, drängt sich in den Vordergrund des literarischen Schaffens immer wieder diejenige Strömung, die ein solches Schicksal der Menschheit entdeckte und definierte – die Romantik. Die Literatur neigt dazu, in der akuten Gesellschaftskrise den Künstler zum Protagonisten zu erheben, der sich der Gesellschaft und der Welt entgegensetzt. Da aber die menschliche Natur dekadent und (selbst)destruktiv ist, soll der Protagonist kein glückliches Ende finden. Nemška romantika ostaja s svojo bogato tradicijo globoko zakoreninjena še danes. Kljub stereotipnemu povezovanju nemške kulture z razumom pa je bistvo nemške literarne (in tudi filozofske) ideologije temna stran človeka z vsemi viharnimi čustvi, ki jih le-ta premore. Družbeno krizo, ki se zrcali tudi in predvsem v literaturi kot subtilnemu, prefinjenemu pokazatelju družbenih razmer, le-ta rešuje z obujanjem tradicionalnih pripovednih oblik, predvsem razvojnega romana oziroma romana o umetniku. Ker je človek zapisan večnemu trpljenju in hrepenenju (Schopenhauer) ter zgodovina človeštva večnemu vračanju ponavljajočih se oblik in idej (Nietzsche), ne gre zanemariti dejstva, da se v ospredju nemške literarne produkcije vedno znova pojavlja tista smer, ki je to človeško usodo odkrila in definirala – romantika. Literatura v vsaki krizi prikliče v ospredje umetnika kot protagonista, ki se s svojimi čustvi in dionizično naravo bori proti družbi. Vendar pa je usoda mnogih protagonistov zavezana propadu, najsi je ta fizične ali psihične narave, ravno tako, kot je sama narava človeštva naravnana k dekadenčni (samo)destruktivnosti.
Los valores del pretérito perfecto compuesto y del pretérito perfecto simple en Inquieta compañía de carlos fuentes (Vrednosti sestavljenega in nesestavljenega preteklika v Inquieta compañía Carlosa Fuentesa)
Authors: Seljak Adimora Katja 
Published: February 2015

En el presente artículo se analiza la oposición entre el pretérito perfecto compuesto y el pretérito perfecto simple a partir del texto literario hispanoamericano Inquieta compañía (2004) del escritor Carlos Fuentes. Se presentan los usos característicos de dichos tiempos verbales del español mexicano, algunos exclusivos y otros compartidos con el español peninsular, y se proporcionan los datos de frecuencia de uso de los tiempos verbales mencionados en los diferentes dialectos del español. Aunque el pretérito perfecto compuesto se utiliza menos que el pretérito perfecto simple, tanto en el español mexicano como en el español peninsular, no está desapareciendo, sino que su uso es limitado. Članek se osredotoča na nasprotje med sestavljenim in nesestavljenim preteklim časom, tako v teoriji kot v literarnem hispanoameriškem besedilu Inquieta compañía (2004) avtorja Carlosa Fuentesa. Predstavljene so značilne rabe omenjenih glagolskih časov v mehiški španščini, nekatere posebne in druge skupne tudi evropski španščini. Avtorica predstavi pogostnost rabe omenjenih časov v dveh španskih dialektih. Čeprav se sestavljen pretekli čas uporablja manj kot nesestavljen, tako v mehiški kot v evropski španščini, ne izginja, ampak je njegova uporaba omejena.
Multisensory Teaching of Foreign Languages
Authors: Šepec Vanja 
Published: February 2015

Multi sensory teaching techniques stimulate learning by engaging students on multiple levels and help them to learn a new language through using a variety of senses.Those techniques are hardly ever used in Slovenian school system and the below article focuses on presenting the latest findings in regards to benefits that sensory perception can have in learning processes. The article also outlines useful tools and various sensory and perception classroom activities used in teaching French as a second language.Key words: multisensory leaching, VAKOG, adapting teaching methods to a specific learning type of students
Magica Italia (livello 1, 2 e 3)
Authors: Mertelj Darja 
Published: February 2015

Apicella, Maria Angela & Madè, Marina (2013): Magica Italia (livello 1), libro dello studente. Loreto: ELI, ISBN 978-88-536-1483-4, mehka vezava, 80 strani, 14,00 EUR Apicella, Maria Angela & Madè, Marina (2013): Magica Italia (livello 1), Quaderno. Loreto: ELI, ISBN 978-88-536-1484-1, mehka vezava, 48 strani, 8,80EUR Apicella, Maria Angela & Madè, Marina (2013): Magica Italia (livello 1), Gudia didattica. Loreto: ELI, ISBN 978-88-536-1485-8, mehka vezava, 80 strani, 22,50 EUR Apicella, Maria Angela & Madè, Marina (2013): Magica Italia (livello 2), libro dello studente. Loreto: ELI, ISBN 978-88-536-1488-9, mehka vezava, 80 strani, 14,00 EUR Apicella, Maria Angela & Madè, Marina (2013): Magica Italia (livello 2), Quaderno. Loreto: ELI, ISBN 978-88-536-1489-6, mehka vezava, 48 strani, 8,80 EUR Apicella, Maria Angela & Madè, Marina (2013): Magica Italia (livello 2), Gudia didattica. Loreto: ELI, ISBN 978-88-536-1490-2, mehka vezava, 80 strani, 22,50 EUR Apicella, Maria Angela & Madè, Marina (2013): Magica Italia (livello 3), libro dello studente. Loreto: ELI, ISBN 978-88-536-14893-3, mehka vezava, 80 strani, 14,00 EUR Apicella, Maria Angela & Madè, Marina (2013): Magica Italia (livello 3), Quaderno. Loreto: ELI, ISBN 978-88-536-1494-0, mehka vezava, 48 strani, 8,80 EUR Apicella, Maria Angela & Madè, Marina (2013): Magica Italia (livello 3), Gudia didattica. Loreto: ELI, ISBN 978-88-536-1495-7, mehka vezava, 80 strani, 22,50 EUR
The Human Person: Challenges for Religion, Science and Governance and Prospects for Common Responses
Authors: Bakar Osman 
Published: February 2015

The issue of who is or what is a human person occupies a central place in the history of relationships or encounters between religion and science. The Copernican Revolution, Darwinian Evolutionism, and Genetic Determinism have all contributed in significant but different ways to the progressive undermining of the traditional religious understanding of ‘human.’ From the religious perspective, science aided by technology has progressively shrunk the domain of human distinctiveness. The contemporary debate on the issue of the human person is only the latest in this long series of scientifically and technologically generated feuds between religion and science in modern times. As in earlier cases, central to this debate is the issue of the meaning of human. However, the new factor in this latest debate is the availability of new forms of technology that have the unprecedented capacity to at least transform the physical dimension of the human constitution if not also its psychological and mental dimension into shapes and forms beyond our current imagination.Genetic engineering with its attendant technologies has indeed posed great challenges not only for religion but also for science itself, public ethics, law and governance. In this presentation I will discuss some of these challenges within the framework of the currently deeply contested notion of the human person. I will also discuss the crucial role that interfaith and intercultural dialogues can play in formulating common cross-cultural responses to these challenges. My discussion, however, will be mainly guided by Islamic perspectives on these various issues.
Boundaries of Legitimacy and Illegitimacy in Islamic Lineage Regulations
Authors: Shabana Ayman 
Published: February 2015

Islamic lineage regulations are rooted in religiously binding foundations. Paternity is tied to the notion of licit sexual relationship through the concept of firash (matrimonial bed). A legal husband is presumed to be the father of the children born by his wife during a valid and verified marital relationship. The paternity relationship in Islam relies on the concept of licit sex in the form of marriage, or in the past ownership of a female slave. While the definition of maternity is also related to the concept of licit sex, it is not entirely dependent on it, at least in the Sunni tradition. In cases of birth outside of marriage, for example, the maternal connection, unlike the paternal one, cannot be severed.Modern genetic technologies have revolutionized inherited concepts of genealogy and kinship and enabled, for the first time, clear and (near) certain distinction between legal and biological paternity. Similarly, new reproductive technologies have introduced new models of motherhood through surrogacy and assisted reproduction especially by donor gametes. These developments have sparked renewed interest in lineage regulations, particularly in as far as impact of these developments on established norms and institutions are concerned.While Muslim scholars and researchers emphasize the importance of legitimate sexual relationship in the determination of lineage, lesser attention is paid to subtle distinctions made by some classical jurists in the definition and conceptualization of genealogical connections. In these discussions formulations of genealogical connections rest on both formalist and objectivist statements about the human body, the marital bond, and filial relationships. The formalist-objectivist dichotomy/duality cuts across school boundaries and depends on the issue at hand. This presentation will focus on some illustrative debates pertaining to the concepts of firash, nikah, as well as the methods for the verification of lineage and the hierarchy of these methods. The presentation argues that this formalist-objectivist distinction alludes to a more complex conceptualization of lineage regulations than what is usually understood to be the standard Islamic one. Moreover, paying attention to this distinction leads to a deeper understanding of the modern discourse on this issue as well.