bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Hypertrophic Lichen Planus – a Case Report
Authors: Paravina Mirjana 
Published: December 2014

Abstract
Lichen planus is an immune, infl ammatory reaction with characteristic clinical and histological lesions. It is a benign disorder, often chronic or recurrent, characterized by fl at-topped, pink to purple, shiny pruritic polygonal papules on the skin, or milky white reticular papules on the visible mucous membranes. Hypertrophic lichen planus is a chronic form of lichen planus with marked epidermal hyperplasia and intense pruritus. It is characterized by symmetrical hypertrophic plaques, usually located on the pretibial or perimalleolar regions. Lesions are often resistant to treatment.
This paper presents a patient with a giant form of verrucous lichen planus on the lower extremities, with a chronic course and resistance to various forms of therapy (keratolytics, local and intralesional corticosteroids, radiotherapy, systemic antibiotics, cryotherapy). Significant improvement was seen after 8-month treatment with etretinate (initial dose of 75 mg per day, with progressive reduction to 10 mg per day). Etretinate therapy resulted in a significant regression of the disease.
Patterns with several multiple eigenvalues
Authors: Dorsey J. , Johnson C.R. , Wei Z. 
Published: December 2014

Abstract
Identified are certain special periodic diagonal matrices that have a predictable number of pairedeigenvalues. Since certain symmetric Toeplitz matrices are special cases, those that have several multiple 5eigenvalues are also investigated further. This work generalizes earlier work on response matrices from circularlysymmetric models.
Interrater Reliability of AM-PAC “6-Clicks” Basic Mobility and Daily Activity Short Forms
Authors: Jette Diane U. , Stilphen Mary , Ranganathan Vinoth K. , Passek Sandra , Frost Frederick S. , Jette Alan M. 
Published: December 2014

BackgroundThe interrater reliability of 2 new inpatient functional short-form measures, Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care (AM-PAC) “6-Clicks” basic mobility and daily activity scores, has yet to be established.ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine the interrater reliability of AM-PAC “6-Clicks” measures.DesignA prospective observational study was conducted.MethodsFour pairs of physical therapists rated basic mobility and 4 pairs of occupational therapists rated daily activity of patients in 1 of 4 hospital services. One therapist in a pair was the primary therapist directing the assessment while the other therapist observed. Each therapist was unaware of the other's AM-PAC “6-Clicks” scores. Reliability was assessed with intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs), Bland-Altman plots, and weighted kappa.ResultsThe ICCs for the overall reliability of basic mobility and daily activity were .849 (95% confidence interval [CI]=.784, .895) and .783 (95% CI=.696, .847), respectively. The ICCs for the reliability of each pair of raters ranged from .581 (95% CI=.260, .789) to .960 (95% CI=.897, .983) for basic mobility and .316 (95% CI=−.061, .611) to .907 (95% CI=.801, .958) for daily activity. The weighted kappa values for item agreement ranged from .492 (95% CI=.382, .601) to .712 (95% CI=.607, .816) for basic mobility and .251 (95% CI=.057, .445) to .751 (95% CI=.653, .848) for daily activity. Mean differences between raters' scores were near zero.LimitationsRaters were from one health system. Each pair of raters assessed different patients in different services.ConclusionsThe ICCs for AM-PAC “6-Clicks” total scores were very high. Levels of agreement varied across pairs of raters, from large to nearly perfect for physical therapists and from moderate to nearly perfect for occupational therapists. Levels of agreement for individual item scores ranged from small to very large.
Life in Kierkegaard's Imaginary Rural Parish: Preaching, Correctivity, and the Gospel
Authors: Edwards Aaron 
Published: December 2014

Abstract: What kind of pastor might Søren Kierkegaard have been? What kind of gospel would he have preached? Kierkegaard's polemical theology often portrays him as the perpetually pessimistic legalist, seemingly devoid of grace. This claim will be questioned by situating Kierkegaard's corrective thought in the context of the “imaginary” rural pastorate to which he (occasionally) felt called. Unpacking Kierkegaard's curious reflections on theological correctivity regarding Luther, we find his homiletical imperatives may assist theological and pastoral reflection upon the announcement, reception, and outworking of the gospel in the life of the congregation.
Early Heidegger's Methodology and Its Challenges for the Future
Authors: Klun Branko 
Published: December 2014

Abstract: This paper analyzes the phenomenological method in Heidegger's early Freiburg lectures, which distinguishes three dimensions of sense for a phenomenon (content, relation, and actualization sense). Through a specific phenomenological reduction to the original Vollzugssinn (actualization sense) of a phenomenon within concrete factical life, Heidegger literally breathes new life into static phenomena within the non-temporal, theoretical approach. However, the enormous potential in analyzing phenomena within the horizon of temporality and historicity also sets some methodological limits that still represent a challenge for the future development of hermeneutic phenomenology, especially in its dialogue—which will be considered only briefly in this article—with two important areas: theology and science.
Predictors of excellent functional outcome in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Authors: Pegoli Marianna , Mandrekar Jay , Rabinstein Alejandro A. , Lanzino Giuseppe 
Published: December 2014

OBJECT
Case fatality rates after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) have decreased over time, and many patients treated with modern paradigms return to a normal life. However, there is little information on predictors of excellent functional outcome after aSAH. In this study, the authors investigated predictors of excellent outcome in a modern consecutive series of patients with aSAH.

METHODS
A retrospective review was conducted of patients with aSAH admitted between 2001 and 2013. The primary outcome measure was excellent functional outcome, defined as modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 0 or 1 at last follow-up within 1 year of aSAH.

RESULTS
Three hundred seventy-three patients were identified with posthospital follow-up. Excellent outcome was noted in 236 patients (63.3%), including an mRS score of 0 in 122 (32.7%) and an mRS score of 1 in 114 (30.6%). On univariate analysis, the following factors were associated with an excellent outcome: indicators of less severe bleeding, such as better World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies grade at any of the times of assessment, better modified Fisher grade, and absence of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), and symptomatic hydrocephalus; aneurysm treatment with coil embolization; absence of symptomatic vasospasm, delayed cerebral ischemia, and radiological infarction; absence of in-hospital seizures; lack of need for CSF diversion; fewer hours with fever; less severe anemia; and absence of transfusion. On multivariable analysis, the 4 variables that were most strongly associated with excellent outcome were presence of good clinical grade after neurological resuscitation, absence of ICH on initial CT scan, blood transfusion during the hospitalization, and radiological infarctions on final brain imaging.

CONCLUSIONS
Excellent outcomes (mRS score 0–1) can be achieved in the majority of patients with aSAH. The likelihood of excellent outcome is predicted by good clinical condition after resuscitation, absence of ICH on presentation, no evidence of infarction on brain imaging, and absence of blood transfusion during hospitalization.
Decision Making Concepts for the Remote, Personalized Evaluation of COPD Patients’ Health Status
Authors: Colantonio S. , Govoni L. , Dellacà R. L. , Martinelli M. , Vitacca M. , Salvetti O. 
Published: December 2014

SummaryIntroduction: This article is part of the Focus Theme of Methods of Information in Medicine on “Biosignal Interpretation: Advanced Methods for Neural Signals and Images”.Objectives: This paper presents the main concepts of a decision making approach for the remote management of COPD patients based on the early detection of disease exacerbation episodes.Methods: An e-diary card is defined to evaluate a number of physiological variables and clinical parameters acquired remotely by means of wearable and environmental sensors deployed in patients’ long-stay settings. The automatic evaluation of the card results in a so-called Chronic Status Index (CSI) whose computation is tailored to patients’ specific manifestation of the disease (i.e., patient’s phenotype). The decision support method relies on a parameterized analysis of CSI variations so as to early detect worsening changes, identify exacerbation severity and track the patterns of recovery.Results: A preliminary study, carried out in real settings with 30 COPD patients monitored at home, has shown the validity and sensitivity of the method proposed, which was effectively able to timely and correctly identify patients’ critical situation.Conclusion: The preliminary results showed that the proposed e-diary card, which presents several novel features with respect to other solutions presented in the literature, can be practically used to remotely monitor COPD patients.
« Le développement ? C'est du passé ». Une lecture historique des récits du progrès dans la Tanzanie du Sud
Authors: Ahearne Rob 
Published: December 2014

Alors que l’idée de « développement » est très largement débattue dans les cercles académiques, les analyses critiques de l’impact de l’aide au développement sur les communautés locales sont rares, et celles intégrant une perspective historique le sont davantage encore. En s’appuyant sur des récits de vie récoltés dans le Sud de la Tanzanie, cet article met en lumière les liens entre les expériences vécues du « développement » et les réalités subjectives que recouvre la notion de « progrès ». Le ressentiment éprouvé par de nombreux aînés à l’égard de la villagisation ujamaa coïncide avec des souvenirs positifs de projets plus anciens comme le Groundnut Scheme ? le « programme arachide » colonial. Cette juxtaposition est décrite ici comme une forme de « nostalgie du développement » qui transpose les perceptions du « passé » sur le temps présent, révélant ainsi les aspirations sociales, politiques et économiques des Tanzaniens du Sud aujourd’hui. Ainsi, la complexité inhérente à ces récits de vie nous permet de dresser un tableau plus nuancé de l’historiographie tanzanienne.
Inconsistent XML as a barrier to reuse of Open Access Content
Authors: Mietchen Daniel , Maloney Chris , Moskopp Nils Dagsson 
Published: December 2014

In this paper, we will describe the current state of some of the tagging of articles within the PMC Open Access subset. As a case study, we will use our experiences developing the Open Access Media Importer, a tool to harvest content from the OA subset for automated upload to Wikimedia Commons.
Tagging inconsistencies stretch across several aspects of the articles, ranging from licensing to keywords to the media types of supplementary materials. While all of these complicate large-scale reuse, the unclear licensing statements had the greatest impact, requiring us to implement text mining-like algorithms in order to accurately determine whether or not specific content was compatible with reuse on Wikimedia Commons.
Besides presenting examples of incorrectly tagged XML from a range of publishers, we will also explore past and current efforts towards standardization of license tagging, and we will describe a set of recommendations related to tagging practices of certain data, to ensure that it is both compatible with existing standards, and consistent and machine-readable.
In pursuit of streamable stylesheet functions in XSLT 3.0
Authors: Braaksma Abel 
Published: December 2014

With the XSLT Working Draft being in Last Call since December 2013 and the XSL Working Group working hard to get the latest bugs fixed, it is only a matter of time that the XSLT 3.0 Draft becomes a Candidate Recommendation, locked for changes and suitable for implementors to adopt.
One of the bugs the Working Group received was about the inability to create stylesheet functions that take streamable nodes as an argument. The group considered the omission and decided to ask me to write up a proposal. We discussed several iterations of the proposal until recently it was adopted and added to the internal Working Draft.
This paper investigates the ways in which stylesheet functions can be made streamable and why it is such a complex to task to make them so. It summarizes the rules that have been adopted so far according to the public bug entry and shows the possibilities it gives for stylesheet and package authors. While the impact on the specification is minimal, the impact for authors of packages and stylesheet authors in general is potentially big and opens up a whole world of new possibilities in streaming.
Standard Change Tracking for XML
Authors: La Fontaine Robin 
Published: December 2014

XML is generally accepted as the default markup language for structured document and data management systems worldwide. But, in spite of the fact that XML document standards have matured over the past decade and despite its widespread use, XML still has a significant shortcoming that limits its usefulness in this role. It has no native ability to track changes. There is rudimentary support for change tracking in some document formats, but a full solution is not available. The consensus emerging is that this is an XML problem rather than a DITA, DocBook or XHTML problem.
A generic change-tracking standard would transform the utility of XML. It would allow documents to be moved from one XML editor to another, complete with change history and the ability to roll back to previous versions; it would allow editing applications to track changes in any XML document type; and software designed to handle change in XML could be applied to many different XML document types.
The W3C now has a Community Group (W3C Change Community Group http://www.w3.org/community/change/) looking into developing a standard solution. This paper outlines one proposed solution to this important problem.
The purpose of the proposed change tracking format is to represent successive changes or edits to an XML document, typically in one or more editing sessions. This paper describes how such changes may be represented in XML markup or in Processing Instructions. The tracked changes are designed to be used either as an independent addition to a file or integrated into the applicable schema.
Multilevel Versioning
Authors: Nordström Ari 
Published: December 2014

“Straight” versioning systems for XML documents that produce a new version for every save, such as eXist DB's versioning extension, aren't as useful as they could be. They produce far too many versions, of which far too few are significant, and so each significant version is very hard to find or use. An old version, for example, cannot be easily located or reliably referenced. Adding check-out and check-in functionality would help alleviate some of the problems but not solve them.
In this paper, I propose adding a multilevel, XML-based versioning abstraction on top of this “straight” versioning system, where any new versions are placed on different levels or stages, based on check-out and check-in operations that move the resources up or down in the versioning structure.
The multilevel versioning is achieved using several different areas within the system, each of which in themselves is version handled using the system's “straight” versioning extension and where each save produces a system address to a specific (straight) version in that area. These addresses are kept track of and mapped to the multilevel versions in an XML-based version mapping file when a resource is checked in or out, as defined by the business rules for the abstraction.
Mending Fences and Saving Babies
Authors: Berjon Robin 
Published: December 2014

The harshest squabbles are fraternal, and as fraternal squabbles go, the one between the proponents of XML and HTML has been at times quite brutal. This kerfuffle has opened large rifts in what is largely a like-minded community. The differences between XML and HTML are genuine, especially when considering not just the markup but the full family of technologies that have grown around them. But do they really justify animosity? Both XML and HTML have created strong solutions to varied problems often ignored by other angle bracketists. Their many commonalities mean that the XML and HTML communities need not throw away one another’s babies in a big slosh of bathwater. It is time for a candid conversation about flaws and limitations, and from there to mend fences.
In this paper we look at some mythical preconceptions that each community has about the other, go through a number of topics that show where there is value in “looking over the fence”, and reach what is hopefully a pragmatic conclusion as to what each community needs to do.
CARACTERIZAÇÃO QUÍMICA DOS AGREGADOS E SEDIMENTOS SUPERFICIAIS NA ZONA DE MÁXIMA TURBIDEZ NO COMPLEXO ESTUARINO DE PARANAGUÁ (CEP)
Authors: Machado Carla Gambagorte 
Published: December 2014

A investigação da estrutura físico-química da coluna d’ água no ponto fixo localizado na zona de máxima turbidez do Complexo Estuarino de Paranaguá avaliou a água através dos parâmetros convencionais. O pH sofreu baixa variação, a saturação de CO2 manteve índices elevados de 125 – 992%, a clorofila-a –0,62 até 6,83mg.dm-3, o seston de 2,82 a 117,09 mg.dm-3 e para o oxigênio dissolvido 5,61 a 8,10 mg.dm-3. Os nutrientes inorgânicos dissolvidos apresentaram as seguintes concentrações: fosfato de 0,33 a 3,28 mmol.dm-3, o silicato 7,14 a 70,41 mmol.dm-3, o nitrato 0,03 até 34,78 mmol.dm-3, o nitrito de 0 a 1,12 mmol.dm-3 e o nitrogênio amoniacal de 0,08 a 7,95 mmol.dm-3. O fósforo orgânico total ostentou valores de 0,33 a 4,73 mmol.dm-3 enquanto que o nitrogênio orgânico total variou de 8,28 a 28,66 mmol.dm-3. De modo geral perante estes resultados, a qualidade d’ água segundo BRICKER (2003) e CARMOUZE (1994) é boa, encontrando-se nos limites traçados por estes autores. As concentrações dos agregados mostrou-se maior nas campanhas de sizígia dos dois períodos estudados (chuvoso e seco) 19,2 a 299,5 mg.dm-3, sendo que a estação verão ostentou os maiores resultados devido às chuvas fortes que carregam material proveniente dos rios. Os elementos metálicos arsênio e cádmio não foram detectados nos agregados pois o limite de detecção não foi suficientemente sensível. Os sedimentos apresentaram concentrações normais para esses elementos sem apresentar risco para o sistema.O trabalho mostrou que o principal meio de transporte de contaminantes metálicos é o material particulado em suspensão.
Elements of Concern in Pre-Service Art Teaching
Authors: Bae Jaehan 
Published: December 2014

Abstract
This case study identifies key elements of concern in pre-service art teaching by exploring the experiences of pre-service teachers and cooperating teachers engaged in an 18-week pre-service art teaching experience. Three pre-service art teachers and six cooperating art teachers participated in the study. Data collection included interviews with pre-service art teachers and their cooperating teachers, class observations, lesson plans, teaching resources, videos, and the weekly journals of pre-service art teachers. The content analysis of the data reveals key elements of concern in pre-service art teaching: classroom management, balancing and integrating art curriculum content areas, and transfer of art content into pre-service art teaching. The findings have implications for the enhancement of art education programs and pre-service art teaching experiences.
(Re)Constructing Cultural Conceptions and Practices in Art Education: An Action Research Study
Authors: Acuff Joni Boyd 
Published: December 2014

Abstract
It is heavily argued that art educators should consider the various ways racism, classism, and heterosexism work to shape consciousness and produce identity, as these constructions shape what content is privileged in the art classroom. This examination of power and privilege is what critical multicultural art education calls for. Unfortunately, K-12 art teachers continue to struggle to enact critical multicultural art education curriculum. This paper seeks to identify what personal pedagogical changes I can make to help pre-service and practicing art teachers transfer concepts and practices derived from social justiceoriented teacher education into their art classrooms. I assert that art teachers, practicing and prospective, must first establish positionality and recognize the implications of their position in order to facilitate equitable educational experiences for all their students.
Écologie de la reproduction du harfang des neiges dans l’Arctique canadien
Authors: Therrien Jean-François , Gauthier Gilles , Robillard Audrey , Lecomte Nicolas , Bêty Joël 
Published: December 2014

Nous avons étudié l’écologie estivale du harfang des neiges à l’île Bylot, au Nunavut, pendant plus de 20 ans. Nous avons examiné l’influence de la phénologie de la fonte de la neige au printemps et de la densité de lemmings sur le nombre de nids, la date et la taille moyenne de ponte ainsi que le succès de nidification des harfangs. Nous avons également mesuré la croissance des jeunes et évalué le régime alimentaire estival des harfangs. Le nombre de nids et le succès de nidification ont varié annuellement, en lien avec la densité de lemmings. Ces proies ont composé plus de 95 % du régime alimentaire estival. La date et la taille de ponte moyenne ont démontré des variations annuelles, mais ne semblaient pas affectées par la phénologie de la fonte de la neige ou la densité de lemmings. La densité de lemmings au site de nidification semble être le principal élément qui détermine la décision de nicher à l’île Bylot, malgré le fait qu’une forte densité de petits rongeurs ne garantisse pas toujours la présence de harfangs nicheurs.
Évolution temporelle des concentrations de mercure dans les plumes d’oiseaux de proie au Québec
Authors: Champoux Louise , Rodrigue Jean , Fitzgerald Guy , Bilodeau François 
Published: December 2014

Des analyses de mercure ont été effectuées sur des plumes de 7 espèces d’oiseaux de proie récoltées au Québec entre les années 1906 à 2002. Une diminution temporelle des concentrations a été observée chez les aigles royaux et les autours des palombes. Chez les jeunes balbuzards pêcheurs élevés à proximité des réservoirs hydroélectriques, une diminution des concentrations de mercure d’environ 33 % est observée entre 1989-1991 et 1997. Cette diminution serait liée à la baisse des concentrations de mercure chez les poissons vivant dans les réservoirs. Les espèces se nourrissant dans les milieux aquatiques, le pygargue à tête blanche et le balbuzard pêcheur, présentent des concentrations de mercure de 2 à 30 fois plus élevées que celles qui s’alimentent en milieux terrestres. Chez le pygargue à tête blanche, les concentrations apparaissent élevées et augmentent avec l’âge des oiseaux échantillonnés.