bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Hypothalamic obesity after treatment for craniopharyngioma: the importance of the home environment
Authors: Meijneke Ruud W.H. , Schouten-van Meeteren Antoinette Y.N. , de Boer Nienke Y. , van Zundert Suzanne , van Trotsenburg Paul A.S. , Stoelinga Femke , van Santen Hanneke M. 
Published: November 2014

AbstractHypothalamic obesity after treatment for craniopharyngioma is a well-recognized, severe problem. Treatment of hypothalamic obesity is difficult and often frustrating for the patient, the parents and the professional care-giver. Because hypothalamic obesity is caused by an underlying medical disorder, it is often assumed that regular diet and exercise are not beneficial to reduce the extraordinarily high body mass index, and in fact, lifestyle interventions have been shown to be insufficient in case of extreme hypothalamic obesity. Nevertheless, it is important to realize that also in this situation, informal care delivered by the family and appropriate parenting styles are required to minimize the obesity problem. We present a case in which weight gain in the home situation was considered unstoppable, and a very early mortality due to complications of the severe increasing obesity was considered inevitable. A permissive approach toward food intake became leading with rapid weight increase since a restrictive lifestyle was considered a senseless burden for the child. By admission to our hospital for a longer period of time, weight reduction was realized, and the merely permissive approach could be changed into active purposeful care by adequate information, instruction, guidance and encouragement of the affected child and her parents. This case illustrates that, although this type of obesity has a pathological origin, parental and environmental influences remain of extreme importance.
A Personal Portrait of Ronald H. Coase
Authors: Landa Janet Tai 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
This article provides a few of my enduring recollections of Professor Ronald H. Coase (1910–2013). Part of the paper uses the medium of poetry to communicate my emotions and reactions on first meeting Coase at a conference in 1991, and at another conference in 1997; the poem includes an Epilogue, written shortly after I heard the sad news of Coase’s passing on September 2, 2013. The rest of the paper contains my recollections of a very surreal episode I shared with Ronald Coase in 1994, while both of us were crossing the Midway on the campus of the University of Chicago.
PLANEAMIENTO MINERO COMO FUNCIÓN DE LA VARIACIÓN DE LA LEY DE CORTE CRÍTICA
Authors: Franco-Sepúlveda Giovanni , Velilla-Avilez Danilo Arturo 
Published: November 2014

Los accionistas de proyectos mineros buscan cada vez obtener el mayor rendimiento de las inversiones que realizan en la industria de la explotación de recursos no renovables. La ley de corte crítica (LCC) se ha convertido entonces en el parámetro de decisión que determina la viabilidad económica de un proyecto. En el presente artículo se determina la LCC óptima de un depósito mineral hipotético con la que se pretende maximizar el valor presente neto (VPN) de la operación, determinando como influye el cambio de ésta en el planeamiento de la mina. El trabajo se desarrolla haciendo uso del algoritmo propuesto por Lane (1964) como fundamento metodológico. Además, se hace una revisión bibliográfica de trabajos relacionados con el tema, que sirvieron como guía para la elaboración de este documento. Con base a la distribución tenor-tonelaje de un depósito mineral hipotético se obtiene el plan de explotación de la mina con la LCC obtenida implementando una variación del algoritmo original. Por último, se exponen las conclusiones referentes al plan de producción y el VPN de la mina, obtenidas al comparar los resultados arrojados con este enfoque y los obtenidos usando el método tradicional para el cálculo de la LCC.
Stability and Thermoelectric Property of Cu9Fe9S16: Sulfide Mineral as a Promising Thermoelectric Material
Authors: Tsujii Naohito , Mori Takao 
Published: November 2014

ABSTRACTThermoelectric materials based on non-toxic and earth-abundant elements are important from the viewpoint of energy harvesting from the widely-spread waste heat. We have investigated the thermoelectric properties of Cu9Fe9S16, known as the natural mineral mooihoekite or talnakhite. Seebeck coefficient shows a large negative value of about -140 μV/K around room temperature. Thermal conductivity is found to be as small as 2.0 W/Km above 100 K, which is attributed to the large unit cell and the complicated crystal structure. Our results indicate that Cu9Fe9S16 can make a high-performance and environmentally-friendly thermoelectric material if the concentration of carriers, especially holes, is reduced.
The Late Hauterivian Faraoni ‘Oceanic Anoxic Event’: an update
Authors: Baudin François , Riquier Laurent 
Published: November 2014

AbstractMost oceanic anoxic events (OAEs) took place during the middle part of the Cretaceous and the Late Hauterivian probably recorded the first anoxic event within this peculiar time interval. The so-called Faraoni event (~131 Ma) was initially defined as a short-lived anoxic event restricted to the Mediterranean domain. Since its recognition, numerous geochemical studies were conducted on the Faraoni event and new occurrences of this event were suggested outside the Tethyan domain. This paper presents an update on the Late Hauterivian Faraoni event and examines if this event agrees with the definition of OAEs.
Integrated multidisciplinary approach to constrain range fronts structure, a case study of the northern Tianshan piedmont (NW China)
Authors: Chen Ke , Gumiaux Charles , Augier Romain , Martelet Guillaume , Chen Yan , Wang Qingchen 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
Mountain fronts are key areas where to study the deformation mechanisms and the geodynamic evolution of orogenic belts. Different approaches based on either geological or geophysical data analysis have been proposed. However, in spite of recent theoretical and technical developments, these often remain within a single disciplinary framework and diverging views and models sometimes arise. The front of the northern Tianshan intracontinental collision range is thus quite exemplary for the variety of the tectonic models that have been proposed to explain its development. This paper introduces a multidisciplinary approach combining field geological/structural observations, reflection seismic profile interpretation, borehole results and a gravity study performed in the study area. This approach was conducted in the case study of a representative cross-section within the North Tianshan area, along the Jingou river. An extensive geological/structural survey across the fold and thrust belt was first carried out providing surface constraints on the shallowest parts of the section. Deep structure within the Junggar basin was constrained through processing and interpretation of reflection seismic data together with available borehole results. As it is often the case, the available seismic profiles do not extend to the frontal basement contact zone, or quality of the data was not good enough to allow interpretation. Consequently, a gravity survey and modelling finally allowed interpreting the deep structure of the cover/basement contact. By integrating all the data, the resulting regional-scale cross-section shows a new comprehensive image of the upper crustal structure in this area. In particular, results imply that the mountain basement thrust northwards onto the sedimentary layers with development of a second order fold. Besides, this study further suggests thick-skinned type deformations below the fold and thrust belt.
From the example of the Jingou river section, this study illustrates the interest of incorporating gravity data analysis together with – more classical – seismic profiles interpretation and structural analyses for studying orogenic belt frontal areas.
Composition followed by differentiation between weighted Bergman spaces and weighted Banach spaces of holomorphic functions
Authors: Wolf Elke 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
Let Φ be an analytic self-map of the open unit disk D in the complex plane. Such a map induces through composition a linear composition operator CΦ : f ↦ f◦Φ.We are interested in the combination of CΦ with the differentiation operator D, that is in the operator DCΦ : f ↦ Φ` · (f ◦ Φ) acting between weighted Bergman spaces and weighted Banach spaces of holomorphic functions
Reduced Data Dualscale Entropy Analysis of HRV Signals for Improved Congestive Heart Failure Detection
Authors: Kuntamalla Srinivas , Lekkala Ram Gopal Reddy 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
Heart rate variability (HRV) is an important dynamic variable of the cardiovascular system, which operates on multiple time scales. In this study, Multiscale entropy (MSE) analysis is applied to HRV signals taken from Physiobank to discriminate Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) patients from healthy young and elderly subjects. The discrimination power of the MSE method is decreased as the amount of the data reduces and the lowest amount of the data at which there is a clear discrimination between CHF and normal subjects is found to be 4000 samples. Further, this method failed to discriminate CHF from healthy elderly subjects. In view of this, the Reduced Data Dualscale Entropy Analysis method is proposed to reduce the data size required (as low as 500 samples) for clearly discriminating the CHF patients from young and elderly subjects with only two scales. Further, an easy to interpret index is derived using this new approach for the diagnosis of CHF. This index shows 100 % accuracy and correlates well with the pathophysiology of heart failure.
Optimal Maintenance Works for the Aborshada Road in the Western Region of Libya
Authors: Youssef Medhat Abdelrahman , Elbasher Abdelbary Altayb 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
In this research, the condition of a road pavement was investigated for the Aborshada Road in the Gharian region of Libya to determine the optimal maintenance works. Previously, a simple engineering judgment was the only procedure followed by the Gharian municipal engineers for evaluating pavements and prioritizing maintenance. The surface condition of the Aborshada Road pavement was investigated using “the Pavement Condition Index (PCI)” visual technique. The pavement was inspected to survey the different distresses in each sample unit. Ninteen pavement distresses were classified according to the PCI standards (PCI for roads and parking lots became an ASTM standard in 2007 (D6433-07)). It was necessary to know the most common distresses of the Aborshada Road to provide assistance for the decision maker in his evaluation of the pavement and the optimum repair method to be selected.
This study reveals the actual performance of the pavements and suggests the research required for dealing with the pavement maintenance problem in Libya, especially in the western region. The best maintenance alternative for Aborshada Road was Case No. 3 (Potholes, Long. & Trans. Cracking and Alligator Crack Maintenance). Also, the most common pavement distresses on the Aborshada Road were Distress Nos. 1, 3, 6, 7, 10 and 13 according to the ASTM - D6433-07 classification
Functional Inter-Textuality in the Spoken and Written Genres of Legal Statutes: A Discursive Analysis of Judge’S Summing-Up and Lawyers’ Closing Arguments in Adama High Criminal Court
Authors: Balcha Ejarra Batu 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
This study examines the intertextual influence of the courtroom spoken genre with the written genre used by judge’s summing up and lawyers’ closing arguments in Ethiopian Criminal court trial. In doing so, it employs the relational and comparison-expository structuring models. The relational struc- turing is used to give emphasis to the manner in which evidence items bear on particular issues and shows how evidence items are related to each other and to major facts in issues of judge’s summing-up while the comparison-expository structure is to intertextually link the spoken genres of the two opposing lawyers’ views with the Ethiopian criminal law written statutes. The findings of the study suggest that mixed rhetorical strategies, the judge’s relational summing up and the lawyers’ comparison-expository closing arguments, are more effective than a strict narrative strategy in addressing the final judgment of the argumenta- tion
Cultural Dimensions Of Legal Discourse
Authors: Sierocka Halina 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
Despite the intention for precision and accuracy, legal discourse is oftentimes complex, archaic and ambiguous - which gives rise to contentious interpretation. Moreover, little or no attention is paid to the cultural dimension of legal discourse, which plays a critical role in the translation and interpretation of legal texts, as well as in the application of law. This paper endeavours to illustrate the impact the culture, or, more precisely, legal culture has on the way legal texts are construed or translated and to present problems which arise in the interpretation, translation and application of law as a result of cultural diversities
SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATIONS OF MACRO-INVERTEBRATES IN RIFFLES AND POOLS OF MARDI AND VIJAYPUR STREAMS POKHARA, NEPAL
Authors: Pokharel K. K. 
Published: November 2014

Present paper deals with the spatio-temporal variations in diversity and density of macro invertebratesin riffles and pools of the Mardi and the Vijayapur streams, Pokhara, Nepal. It was the pioneeringwork to study the biotic assemblage. Altogether 47 genera (32 from the riffles and 34 from the pools)belonging to 38 families and 12 orders were recorded during the study period. The taxa richness washigher (38 genera) in the Mardi stream than in the Vijayapur stream (30 genera). Total density at bothsites observed major peak and down fall in the spring and summer seasons, respectively. The averagetotal density during the spring peak was higher (967.42 m-2 in riffle and 652.10 m-2 in pool) at Site 1(Mardi stream) than at Site 2 (Vijaypur stream) (541.02 m-2 in riffle and 537.43 in pool). This peakwas mainly contributed by the order ephemeroptera. Ephemeroptera, diptera and trichoptera werefound predominant orders comprising 11, 8 and 8 genera, respectively. Heptagenidae, baetidae andleptophlebidae; chironomidae, ceratopogonidae and tipulidae, and hydropsychidae, psychomyidaeand polycentropodidae were dominant families among ephemeroptera, diptera and trichopterarespectively. The dominant genera were, Heptagenia Walsh, Rhithrogena Eaton and Baetis Leach;Tendipes Meigen, Culicoides Latreille and Simulium Hagen; Hydropsyche Pictet and PsychomyiaPictet; Psephenus Haldeman and Heterlimnius Hinton; Octogomphus Selys and Argia Rambur andPlanaria Girard among ephemeroptera, diptera, trichoptera, plecoptera, coleoptera, odonata andtricladida, respectively. The lower taxa richness at Site 2 having urban influence reflects theperturbation of stream environment due to urbanization, industrialization and application of inorganicfertilizers and pesticides in the agricultural lands, which needs regular ecological monitoring andmeasures to control further deterioration.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/eco.v20i0.11442ECOPRINTAn International Journal of EcologyVol. 20, 2013Page: 61-70
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SEED VIABILITY LOSS AND SEED BANK REDUCTION OF OROBANCHE AEGYPTIACA PERS. USING NON-HOST CROPS
Authors: Acharya Bipana Devi 
Published: November 2014

Orobanche spp. are serious and difficult weed to control to many economically important plants. Theseed bank of this noxious weed in soil can be reduced by using trap crop. But all the seed bankreduction is not due to trap crop only; some reduction is also contributed by edaphic and/orpathogenic factors. So in the present study, the relationship between reduction in Orobanche seedbank in soil and loss of seed viability due to trap crop has been investigated in pots and naturalinfested fields at Vedabari (Field A) and Beldia (Field B). Results of viability loss and seed bankreduction indicated that nearly 11% to 25% of the reduction of seed density of Orobanche in soil iscontributed by seed viability loss due to trap crops. On combining data of all three experiments, itwas found that the loss of seed viability in Orobanche due to combined effects of treatments with testcrops was nearly 24%. When the value obtained from viability loss and seed bank reduction iscompared with the value obtained in control treatment, it is found that the contribution of edaphicfactors for seed bank reduction is about 76% and that of tested trap crops is about 24%, respectively.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/eco.v20i0.11471ECOPRINT An International Journal of EcologyVol. 20, 2013page: 97-106
The Link between Pronunciation Anxiety and Willingness to Communicate in the Foreign-Language Classroom: The Polish EFL Context
Authors: Baran-Łucarz Małgorzata 
Published: November 2014

Abstract: Anxiety and L2 self-confidence have been suggested as vital determinants of willingness to communicate (WTC) in a foreign-language (FL) learning environment. Studies also demonstrate that it is a concern over pronunciation mistakes that is particularly likely to cause embarrassment and apprehension in FL students. Linking these two facts may lead to an explanation for why many post-puberty learners avoid participating in speaking tasks in the FL classroom. The present article reports the outcomes of a study adopting a mixed-methods approach, which showed that pronunciation anxiety (PA) – conceptualized as pronunciation self-perception, fear of negative evaluation, and beliefs concerning the pronunciation of the target language – is related to WTC (r = −.60 at p < .001). Moreover, results of t-tests suggested that high-PA learners have statistically lower degrees of WTC than their low-PA classmates. A link between the two constructs was further observed through the following situational variables: level of familiarity with interlocutor(s), group size, type of task, and target-language proficiency level. The quantitative data were supported by answers to open-ended questions.
A Study of the Bubbles in UV Micro Roll-to-Roll Imprinting
Authors: Ye H. C. , Shen L.-G. , Tao B. , Li M.-J. 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
Roll to roll (R2R) UV micro-imprinting lithography was investigated by both experimental and numerical methods. A maximum imprinting velocity without bubble defects was found through experiments and numerical simulations. This velocity changes while the imprinting processes were conducted without cleaning the imprinting roll. The processes of resin filling into patterned cavities were simulated at various resin viscosities, contact angles of resin on substrate and on the roller. The predicted velocity showed a good agreement with experimental measurement. The results indicated that a larger imprinting velocity can be used with lower viscosity resin. It also showed that bubble trapping was affected by the contact angles between resin and mold (substrate). Finally, the influences of pattern aspect ratio in the filling processes were also studied.
An Annular Rotating-Die Technique in Extrusion Process: Effect of Mandrel Rotating Speed on Extrudate Swell Behavior of HDPE Parison
Authors: Intawong N-T. , Darajang A. , Udomsom S. , Yoochooshai T. , Kantala C. 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
This work aims to propose an annular rotating-die technique which is specifically designed and constructed in order for the mandrel to rotate in the stationary barrel during extrusion. The annular rotating-die was employed to study the effect of the mandrel rotating speeds on the extrudate swell behavior of HDPE parison in single screw extruder at a test temperature of 210°C. The results of experiment found that rotation of mandrel caused significant change in dimension of HDPE parison after it flowed out from the annular rotating-die. It was also found that at the same apparent shear rate, the diameter swell decreased with increasing mandrel rotating speed whereas the thickness swell yielded opposite results. These results could be explained by the change of flow direction during the flow of HDPE melt in the annular rotating-die. Furthermore, the annular rotating-die technique proposed in this research could be applied in adjusting size of diameter and thickness and in predicting thickness of HDPE parison during extrusion with no need to change any production parameter in the polymer extruder.
Verifying the Melting Behavior in Single-Screw Plasticization Units Using a Novel Simulation Model and Experimental Method
Authors: Aigner M. , Praher B. , Kneidinger C. , Miethlinger J. , Steinbichler G. 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
We report on the development of a novel non-invasive ultrasonic measurement system for determining the melting behavior in a single-screw plasticization unit (35/22D) and on a modified drag-induced melt removal model that builds upon that by Tadmor and Gogos (2006). The solid bed to melt pool ratio is quantified using a non-invasive ultrasonic system based on reflection measurements. Automated analysis of the reflected pulses – measured at different axial positions along the barrel – allows the melting process to be monitored online. Our analysis of the delay section incorporates viscous dissipation into Tadmor's drag-induced melt removal model. We link temperature profile and melt film thickness via differential equations and consider viscous dissipation. By segmenting the delay section in the axial direction, the temperature dependency of the thermo-physical material properties is also considered. Using the melting behavior measured for different materials, we verified the mathematical model. Additionally, the effect of reduced screw length on the plasticization process, important for the injection molding process, was investigated.
Traité de bioéthique
Authors: Ponelle Virginie 
Published: November 2014

Résumé L’action humanitaire « vise à préserver la vie dans le respect de la dignité et à restaurer dans leurs capacités de choix des hommes qui en sont privés par les circonstances 1 ». Elle est soutenue par des organismes qui œuvrent au nom des « principes d’humanité, du droit des gens et des exigences de la conscience publique », comme il est dit dans les Conventions de Genève 2 . Si nous acceptons ces définitions, nous considérons alors que l’action humanitaire n’a pas pour but de transformer une société, mais d’aider les personnes qui lui appartiennent à survivre dans une période difficile et que l’intention est identique aux résultats de l’action. Pourtant, la bonne volonté suffit-elle à légitimer les actions ? L’humanitaire n’est-il pas aujourd’hui la figure emblématique de la difficile coexistence de l’éthique et du politique ?
Traité de bioéthique
Authors: Emery Grégory 
Published: November 2014

Résumé En 2009, la France a vécu sa première expérience de lutte contre une pandémie. Utilisant l’expérience acquise durant la crise du sras , le plan national de prévention et de lutte « Pandémie grippale », élaboré en 2004 et ajusté au fil des années, affirmait que les stratégies de réponse devaient « veiller à maintenir un consensus social autour de principes éthiques ». La pandémie mondiale de grippe A ( h1n1 ) a confirmé à quel point les réponses rapides aux menaces émergentes de maladies infectieuses sont indissociables de problèmes éthiques sérieux. Toutefois, passer de considérations éthiques inscrites dans un plan de préparation, à la mise en œuvre pratique d’un engagement éthique, s’est avéré être un exercice très délicat. La campagne de vaccination contre la grippe A ( h1n1 ) en est l’illustration. Revenons sur certains enjeux éthiques identifiés en amont de cette campagne afin de voir si des réponses y ont été apportées.