bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Computational science: shifting the focus from tools to models
Authors: Hinsen Konrad 
Published: June 2014

Computational techniques have revolutionized many aspects of scientific research over the last few decades. Experimentalists use computation for data analysis, processing ever bigger data sets. Theoreticians compute predictions from ever more complex models. However, traditional articles do not permit the publication of big data sets or complex models. As a consequence, these crucial pieces of information no longer enter the scientific record. Moreover, they have become prisoners of scientific software: many models exist only as software implementations, and the data are often stored in proprietary formats defined by the software. In this article, I argue that this emphasis on software tools over models and data is detrimental to science in the long term, and I propose a means by which this can be reversed.
Die Ehe als Institution – für Hetero- und Homosexuelle Überlegungen zur Diskussion über die EKD-Orientierungshilfe
Authors: Karle Isolde 
Published: June 2014

Abstract
The guidelines on family life published by the EKD (Evangelical Church in Germany) has triggered an intensive debate, especially regarding the understanding of marriage. The author demonstrates that the objections against same-sex marriage are not substantial. Instead the church should rather have an interest in opening up marriage because it highly values the concept of lasting love. On the other hand, the author points to the fact that, despite high divorce rates, the integrative force of marriage as an institution should not be underestimated. She discusses from a sociological, juridical and theological perspective how marriage provides stability, relief, confirmation, and strength. The essay concludes with a plea for marriage - of hetero- and homosexuals alike.
Die Hoffnung der Erde Die ökologische Wende der christlichen Theologie und der christlichen Spiritualität
Authors: Moltmann Jürgen 
Published: June 2014

Abstract
The concept of humanity and the relationship of the modern world towards nature were formerly determined by the idea that ›man‹ is situated at its center while governing nature and its forces. It was backed by a theology which unilaterally emphasized the relationship between god and ›man‹. Such an approach became questionable because of the ecological crisis. This essay presents a new ecological theology that shall accompany the transition into a postmodern, ecological era. A basic shift of paradigm is needed: from man as »center of the world« to a cosmic integration of humanity, from the arrogance of global dominion to cosmic humbleness, from a distinction between god and world to a mutual participation of a »world in god« and »god in the world«. Hence, Christian spirituality is no longer informed by the idea of »god and the soul«, but opens itself towards »god and sensuality«.
Mapping Potential Metro Rail Ridership In Los Angeles County
Authors: Mo Bin (Owen) 
Published: June 2014

Los Angeles County, as in many metropolitan areas, is coping with increasing street and highway traffic. Transit, and particularly rail, often is regarded as a strategy to help reduce urban traffic congestion especially in these economic downturn times, the rising price of gasoline and the acute awareness of global warming. The objectives of this paper are to identify the total potential riders who have access by walking to the Metro Rail, and the level of utilization, using the process of Trip Generation for data research. The potential ridership produced and attracted to each station is estimated using certain assumptions about the number of trips possibly generated by each person from residential and employment regions, based on the Origin-Destination (OD) flow patterns. Estimating the number of potential riders accessing the Metro Rail System involves a spatial analysis regarding the location of current Metro Rail stations serving populations in a reasonable access time by walking. Service Area Zones (SAZ) were mapped, representing the areas that the potential riders could be served by existing stations within a ten minute interval. The potential ridership was measured to be approximately one million, which represents a figure ten times larger than the present one. The results of the analysis were used to build an Atlas of Los Angeles County Ridership as the cartographic contribution in transportation and visual communication for transit forecasting and service planning of the system.
Imagining Space and Time in Kenneth Slessor’s “Dutch Seacoast” and Joan Blaeu’s Town Atlas of The Netherlands: Maps and Mapping in Kenneth Slessor’s Poetic Sequence The Atlas, Part Three
Authors: Haft Adele J. 
Published: June 2014

“Dutch Seacoast” by the acclaimed Australian poet Kenneth Slessor (1901–1971) is thecenterpiece of The Atlas the five-poem sequence opening his 1932 collection Cuckooz Contrey. Like the other four poems, “Dutch Seacoast” pays tribute to cartography’s “Golden Age,” Toonneel der Steden van de vereenighde Nederlanden being the poem’s epigraph and the title that Joan Blaeu gave to one of two volumes comprising his Town Atlas of the Netherlands (1649). While focusing on Blaeu’s exquisitely ordered map of Amsterdam, Slessor suggests that he is gazing at the map described by his poem and invites us to consider how poets and cartographers represent space and time.An intensely visual poet, Slessor was also attracted to lyrical descriptions of objects: his inspiration for “Dutch Seacoast” was a particularly poetic, but sparsely illustrated, catalogue of maps and atlases. After reprinting the poem and describing its reception, my paper traces the birth of “Dutch Seacoast” (and The Atlas generally) in Slessor’s poetry notebook, the evolution of the poem’s placement within the sequence, and the complex relationships between the poem, the catalogue, and Blaeu’s spectacular atlas. Comparing Blaeu’s idealistic view of Amsterdam with that city’s dominance during the Dutch“Golden Century,” Slessor’s darker obsessions with the poem’s ending, and his “other countries of the mind” with his native Australia, we come to understand why “Dutch Seacoast” remained for the self-deprecating poet one of his eight “least unsuccessful” poems.
Controlling formation and assembling of nanoparticles by control of electrical charging, polarization, and electrochemical potential
Authors: Koehler Johann Michael , Visaveliya Nikunjkumar , Knauer Andrea 
Published: June 2014

AbstractThe well-known concept of electrical charging for the stabilization of colloidal solutions is extended to a general concept for explanation of behavior of nanoparticles during their formation, in their response behavior on chemical or electrochemical stress, and in particle/particle interactions. This concept helps to understand the formation of polynuclear sphere-like plasmonic nanoparticles of gold, the surprising high stability of extended flat silver nanoprisms, and their switch-like transformation as well as the formation of special types of nanoparticle assemblies. It can be used for controlling the size of nanoparticles, for the synthesis of composite micro and nanoparticles, and for the generation of different classes of nonspherical polymer particles by particle/particle interactions during the process of particle growth. The reported experimental examples were mainly obtained by microfluidic experiments, which supplied a high homogeneity of the product particles. This high homogeneity is an excellent basis for studying the nanoparticle behavior in analogy to molecular processes and helps to get new insights in to the importance of electrical effects for nanoparticle synthesis and nanoparticle assembling.
Photo-polymerization of methacrylate based polymer electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cell
Authors: Imperiyka Mahamed , Ahmad Azizan , Hanifah Sharina Abu , Umar Akrajas Ali , Mohamed Nor Sabirin , Rahman Mohd. Yusri Abd. 
Published: June 2014

Abstract
The ionic conductivity of poly(glycidyl methacrylate-co-ethyl methacrylate) [P(GMA-co-EMA)]-lithium perchlorate (LiClO4)-ethylene carbonate (EC) electrolyte and photovoltaic performances of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) utilizing the electrolyte were investigated. P(GMA-co-EMA) as a host material of the electrolyte was synthesized by UV-curing and characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). P(GMA-co-EMA) based solid polymer electrolyte containing 80 wt% EC exhibited the highest room temperature ionic conductivity. The crystallinity degree of the electrolyte decreases with the EC content, as confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies. The electrochemical stability investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) reveals that the electrolyte is stable up to 4.8 V. A dye-sensitized solar cell of fluorine tin oxide (FTO)/TiO2-dye/P(GMA-co-EMA)-LiClO4-EC/Pt possessed the photovoltaic effect with a short-circuit current density (J

sc
) of 4.85×10-3 mA cm-2 and open circuit voltage (V

oc
) of 0.4 V, respectively, under light intensity of 100 mW cm-2.
Structural, Magnetic and Electromagnetic Characterization of In3+ Substituted Mn-Zn Nanoferrites
Authors: Thakur Atul , Thakur Preeti , Hsu Jen-Hwa 
Published: June 2014

Abstract
Nanostructured ferroxide particles with nominal composition
Mn0.4Zn0.6In0.2Fe1.8O4 are prepared by
a citrate precursor method. The prepared powder is pre-sintered at
600 ℃ and finally sintered at
900 ℃ for three hours each. X-ray diffraction,
transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy
confirmed the size, structure and morphology of the
nanoferrite. Single phase spinel structure is confirmed from XRD study
with particle size 25 nm and 45 nm before and
after sintering. The superparamagnetic behaviour is confirmed by
vibrating sample magnetometer study with no hysteresis. The resonance
in electromagnetic properties is observed beyond 300 MHz,
making this material suitable for high to very high frequency
(10–300 MHz) applications.
Nuclear waste immobilization into structure of zirconolite by Complex Sol Gel Process
Authors: Smoliński Tomasz , Deptuła Andrzej , Lada W. , Olczak Tadeusz , Chmielewski Andrzej G. , Zaza Fabio 
Published: June 2014

ABSTRACTZirconolite (CaZrTi2O7) is one of the components of Synroc materials, which are regarded throughout the world nuclear as the second generation of high-level nuclear waste forms. The zirconolite phase was synthesized by a sol-gel method, with one variant of the method making use of ascorbic acid as a strong complexing agent. Into the structure of the zirconolite was incorporated 10 mol% Sr. Undoped and doped samples were examined by thermal analyses and X-ray diffraction. Addition of ascorbic acid to the sols lowered the firing temperature and promoted formation of the zirconolite phase.
Nonvolatile memories based on AlOx embedded ZrHfO high-k gate dielectric
Authors: Zhang Shumao , Kuo Yue , Liu Xi , Lin Chi-Chou 
Published: June 2014

ABSTRACTMOS capacitors with the ZrHfO/AlOx/ZrHfO high-k gate dielectric stack were prepared and characterized for memory functions. The device prefers to trap holes, i.e., under the negative gate voltage, rather than electrons, i.e., under the positive voltage. The hole-trapping process is time and voltage dependent. The weakly trapped holes are quickly released upon the remove of the stress voltage. However, more than 30% of the originally trapped holes can be retained in the device after 10 years. The AlOx embedded ZrHfO high-k stack is a suitable gate dielectric structure for nonvolatile memories.
Prevalence and clinical outcome of subclinical bacteriuria in female dogs
Authors: Wan Stephanie Y. , Hartmann Faye A. , Jooss Michelle K. , Viviano Katrina R. 
Published: June 2014

Abstract
Objective—To determine the prevalence of subclinical bacteriuria and its natural clinical course over a 3-month period in healthy female dogs.
Design—Observational, prospective, cross-sectional study.
Animals—101 healthy client-owned female dogs.
Procedures—In all dogs, screening clinicopathologic tests and bacteriologic culture of urine were performed. In culture-positive dogs, subclinical bacteriuria was confirmed by 2 positive culture results within 2 weeks and dogs were reevaluated at 3 months.
Results—The prevalence of subclinical bacteriuria in healthy female dogs was 9 of 101 (8.9%). Three-month follow-up data were available for 8 of 9 dogs with subclinical bacteriuria. Four dogs had persistent bacteriuria, and 4 had transient bacteriuria. No dogs with subclinical bacteriuria developed clinical signs during the 3-month observation period. Subclinical bacteriuria was diagnosed in 6 of 51 (12%) young and middle-aged dogs and 3 of 50 (6.0%) senior and geriatric dogs. No significant difference was found in the prevalence of subclinical bacteriuria with age.
Conclusions and Clinical Relevance—Results suggested that subclinical bacteriuria is a nonprogressive condition in healthy female dogs and can be persistent or transient. No significant difference in the prevalence of subclinical bacteriuria in young and middle-aged dogs versus senior and geriatric dogs was detected. No dogs with subclinical bacteriuria developed clinical signs requiring antimicrobial treatment during the 3-month observation period. Healthy female dogs with subclinical bacteriuria may be a population of dogs in which antimicrobial treatment is unnecessary.
Ischemic stroke in Greyhounds: 21 cases (2007–2013)
Authors: Kent Marc , Glass Eric N. , Haley Allison C. , March Phillip , Rozanski Elizabeth A. , Galban Evelyn M. , Bertalan Abagail , Platt Simon R. 
Published: June 2014

Abstract
Objective—To determine the prevalence of ischemic stroke in Greyhounds and determine whether affected dogs had coagulation abnormalities and hypertension.
Design—Multi-institutional, retrospective study.
Animals—21 dogs.
Procedures—Medical records (including diagnostic testing results) and MRI images of the brain were reviewed for Greyhounds with ischemic stroke that had been evaluated at 4 institutions. The proportion of Greyhounds with ischemic stroke was compared with the proportion of non-Greyhound dogs with ischemic stroke. Demographic information for dogs evaluated at each institution was obtained to determine the proportion of Greyhounds in the hospital populations.
Results—21 Greyhounds with ischemic stroke were identified. Abnormalities in coagulation were not identified in the 14 Greyhounds that underwent such testing. Systemic hypertension was identified in 6 of 14 Greyhounds that underwent such testing. No other abnormalities were identified by means of other routine diagnostic tests for Greyhounds. For all institutions combined, the prevalence of ischemic stroke in Greyhounds was 0.66% (21/3,161 Greyhounds). Greyhounds were significantly more likely to be evaluated because of ischemic stroke, compared with all other dog breeds combined (OR, 6.6; 95% confidence interval, 4.2 to 10.2).
Conclusions and Clinical Relevance—Results of this study suggested that Greyhounds were predisposed to ischemic stroke, compared with all other breeds combined. Coagulation abnormalities did not seem to contribute to ischemic stroke. Hypertension may have contributed to the development of ischemic stroke. Greyhounds with ischemic stroke should undergo measurement of systolic arterial blood pressure. Antihypertensive treatments may be warranted for such dogs.
Use of digital abdominal radiography for the diagnosis of enterolithiasis in equids: 238 cases (2008–2011)
Authors: Kelleher Maureen E. , Puchalski Sarah M. , Drake Christiana , le Jeune Sarah S. 
Published: June 2014

Abstract
Objective—To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of direct digital abdominal radiography for the diagnosis of enterolithiasis in equids and to assess the effect of the number and anatomic location of enteroliths and gas distention of the gastrointestinal tract on diagnostic sensitivity of the technique.
Design—Retrospective case series.
Sample Population—238 horses and ponies ≥ 1 year old that underwent digital abdominal radiography with subsequent exploratory celiotomy or postmortem examination.
Procedures—For each case, 3 reviewers independently evaluated radiographic views. Radiographic images were evaluated for presence or absence and location of enteroliths and the degree of gas distention. Signalment, definitive diagnosis based on exploratory celiotomy or postmortem examination findings, and number and anatomic location of enteroliths were obtained from the medical records.
Results—70 of the 238 (29.4%) equids had confirmed enterolithiasis. With regard to diagnosis of enterolithiasis via digital radiography, overall sensitivity and specificity for the 3 reviewers were 84% and 96%, respectively. Sensitivity was lower for small colon enteroliths (61.5%) than for large colon enteroliths (88.9%) and was negatively affected by gas distention of the gastrointestinal tract. Sensitivity was not affected by the number of enteroliths.
Conclusions and Clinical Relevance—Sensitivity and specificity of digital radiography for the diagnosis of large colon enterolithiasis in equids was high. Sensitivity of digital radiography for detection of small colon enteroliths was lower than that for large colon enteroliths, but was higher than that typically associated with computed radiography. In geographic regions in which enterolithiasis in equids is endemic, digital abdominal radiography could be used as a diagnostic test for equids with colic.
Mass Murder and the Violent Paranoid Spectrum
Authors: Knoll James L. , Meloy J. Reid 
Published: June 2014

Mass murderers who capture media attention often appear to be suffering from psychosis. However, no research has clearly established that most are psychotic or even suffering from a serious mental illness (SMI). In contrast, individual case studies examining the psychological makeup of mass murderers often reveal paranoid themes in their cognitions. For example, many have been found to be preoccupied with feelings of social persecution and revenge against their perceived tormentors. In addition, they share an inability to accept their apparent circumstances and choose to obliterate reality with an act of violent revenge.In this article, it is suggested that the psychology of paranoid mass murderers can be understood as existing on a continuum of paranoia ranging from mistrust to frank paranoid delusions. This can be demonstrated by careful forensic psycholinguistic analysis of the communications they frequently leave behind. Finally, this article seeks to outline a psychoanalytically informed cognitive progression seen in paranoid spectrum mass murderers in the hopes of delineating stages for earlier recognition and possible intervention.
The State of Charge Estimation of Lithium Battery in Electric Vehicle Based on Extended Kalman Filter
Authors: Sun Huan Huan , Bi Jun , Shao Sai 
Published: June 2014

Accurate estimation of battery state of charge (SOC) is important to ensure operation of electric vehicle. Since a nonlinear feature exists in battery system and extended kalman filter algorithm performs well in solving nonlinear problems, the paper proposes an EKF-based method for estimating SOC. In order to obtain the accurate estimation of SOC, this paper is based on composite battery model that is a combination of three battery models. The parameters are identified using the least square method. Then a state equation and an output equation are identified. All experimental data are collected from operating EV in Beijing. The results of the experiment show that the relative error of estimation of state of charge is reasonable, which proves this method has good estimation performance.
Association between p53 codon 72 polymorphism and systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors: Nabavi Mohammad , Ghaderi Abbas , Fattahi Mohammad Javad , Danaie N. , Zangooie R. , Faranoush Mohammad 
Published: June 2014

<b>Cel pracy: </b>Toczeń rumieniowaty układowy (TRU) jest schorzeniem tkanki łącznej o przebiegu układowym. W patogenezie choroby uczestniczy kilka genów, spośród których gen p53 odgrywa istotną rolę w kontroli cyklu komórkowego. Celem badania była analiza częstości występowania polimorfizmu genu p53 u pacjentów z TRU oraz zależności między polimorfizmem genu p53 a cechami klinicznymi i laboratoryjnymi choroby.<br />
<b>Materiał i metody:</b> Badanie kliniczno-kontrolne przeprowadzono u pacjentów z rozpoznanym TRU w Szpitalu im. Namaziego w Sziraz (Iran). Do badania zakwalifikowano 77 pacjentów z rozpoznanym TRU – 9 mężczyzn (11,8%) oraz 68 kobiet (88,2%) o średniej wieku 25,61 ±10,69 roku, a także 80 osób zdrowych o średniej wieku 51,82 ±14,25 roku, tworzących grupę kontrolną. Z kartoteki szpitalnej pozyskano dane uczestników badania, uwzględniając profil epidemiologiczny, wywiad chorobowy, objawy schorzenia oraz wyniki badań laboratoryjnych. Ekspresję genu p53 oznaczano w lizowanych limfocytach. Uzyskane dane analizowano przy wykorzystaniu oprogramowania SPSS w wersji 14.00 dla systemu Windows, przyjmując poziom istotności statystycznej jako p < 0,05. <br />
<b>Wyniki: </b>Częstość występowania genotypów Arg/Arg, Pro/Pro i Arg/Pro wśród osób zdrowych z grupy kontrolnej wyniosły odpowiednio 38,8%; 28,8% i 37,5%, natomiast w grupie pacjentów z TRU – odpowiednio 29,2%; 12,3% i 58,5%. Wykazano tym samym większą zależność między chorobą a postacią heterozygotyczną badanego polimorfizmu niż występowaniem alleli homozygotycznych. Stwierdzono istotną zależność między różnymi typami alleli genu p53 a niektórymi cechami klinicznymi TRU. Nie potwierdzono natomiast związku między różnymi typami alleli a początkowymi objawami choroby ani wynikami badań laboratoryjnych. <br />
<b>Wniosek</b>: W populacji irańskiej funkcjonalna onkoproteina p53 z polimorfizmem kodonu 72 może odgrywać ważną rolę w patogenezie i obrazie klinicznym TRU.
Lipid profiles in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
Authors: Filipowicz-Sosnowska Anna , Głuszko Piotr , Rupiński Robert 
Published: June 2014

Choroby układu sercowo-naczyniowego są główną przyczyną wzrostu śmiertelności u chorych na reumatoidalne zapalenie stawów (RZS). Ryzyko zgonów spowodowane chorobami sercowo-naczyniowymi jest o 50% większe u chorych na RZS w porównaniu z ogólną populacją. W ciągu ostatniej dekady do leczenia RZS wprowadzono wiele nowych technologii i strategii, jednak ryzyko rozwoju chorób sercowo-naczyniowych nie uległo istotnej zmianie. <br />
Problem zmian w profilu lipidów, jednego z czynników ryzyka wystąpienia zdarzeń sercowo-naczyniowych u chorych na RZS w wyniku leczenia lekami modyfikującymi przebieg choroby (LMPCh), jest przedmiotem licznych kontrowersyjnych doniesień. W pracy przedstawiono aktualne dane na temat profilu lipidów u chorych na RZS, leczonych syntetycznymi i biologicznymi LMPCh i ich znaczenia w indukcji miażdżycy.
Carbohydrate metabolism disorders in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
and ankylosing spondylitis – impact of treatment
Authors: Dąbrowski Piotr , Majdan Maria 
Published: June 2014

Przewlekły stan zapalny w reumatoidalnym zapaleniu stawów i zesztywniającym zapaleniu stawów kręgosłupa leży u podstaw przyspieszonej miażdżycy naczyń, insulinooporności i jej następstw. Na zaburzenia metabolizmu glukozy w obu tych chorobach istotny wpływ może mieć stosowana farmakoterapia. W artykule przedstawiono doniesienia kliniczne dotyczące badań nad wpływem leków modyfikujących przebieg choroby, w tym leków biologicznych, glikokortykosteroidów (GKS) oraz powszechnie stosowanych niesteroidowych leków przeciwzapalnych (NLPZ), na insulinooporność oraz zaburzenia gospodarki węglowodanowej. Większość z nich dowodzi korzystnego w tym zakresie działania hydroksychlorochiny, metotreksatu oraz inhibitorów czynnika martwicy nowotworów (<i>tumor necrosis factor</i> – TNF), ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem infliksymabu. Protekcyjne działanie w postaci zmniejszenia ryzyka rozwoju cukrzycy mogą wykazywać także NLPZ. Ostatnie badania dowodzą, że wbrew powszechnej ocenie korzyści z zastosowania GKS, zwłaszcza w początkowym, aktywnym stadium choroby, mogą przeważać nad ich negatywnymi skutkami w zakresie gospodarki węglowodanowej.