bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Thermo-physiological properties of polyester–cotton plated fabrics in relation to fibre linear density and yarn type
Authors: Jhanji Y , Gupta D , Kothari V K 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThermo-physiological properties of textiles are crucial in determining the heat and moisture transport from skin to environment and in the assessment of overall wearer comfort. Engineering fabrics with desirable thermo-physiological properties suited for specific applications such as active wear, intimate wear is a big challenge for textile manufacturers as gamut of fibre, yarn and fabric parameters are known to influence the thermo-physiological properties. The present study was undertaken with an aim to explore suitable combination of fibre and yarn variables for engineering polyester–cotton plated fabrics with good thermo-physiological properties. Categorical variables i.e. outer layer yarn type and inner layer fibre linear density were found to affect the thermal, moisture vapour and liquid moisture transfer properties of developed test samples. Fabrics knitted with carded yarn and polyester fibre of high linear density showed high thermal resistance and would feel warmer on initial skin contact owing to low thermal absorptivity. However, the air permeability and moisture vapour transmission rate increased with combination of combed cotton yarn in the outer and coarse polyester fibre in the inner layer. Combed yarn fabrics were superior in trans planar wicking compared to carded yarn fabrics which showed higher water absorbency and would be slow drying fabrics.
Photocurrent Enhancement of Formamidinium Lead Trihalide Mesoscopic Perovskite Solar Cells with Large Size TiO2 Nanoparticles
Authors: Numata Youhei , Sanehira Yoshitaka , Miyasaka Tsutomu 
Published: September 2015

Abstract
TiO2 particle size in mesoscopic perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has a substantial impact on the photovoltaic performance of formamidinium lead trihalide PSCs. Anatase-TiO2 nanoparticles of different particle sizes (5, 30, 60, and 90 nm) exhibited a trend of changes in photocurrent density and fill factor as well as in the quality of perovskite film. Power conversion efficiency over 11% was achieved for a particle size of 60 nm.
The Problem of Personal Enhancement of Upperclassmen the Context of the New Federal State Educational Standard Implementation
Authors: Шевченко  , Shevchenko Natalya 
Published: September 2015

The paper concerns the problem of how to ensure personal enhancement of school students in the context of implementation of the new Federal State
Educational Standard in the general schools practice. Discussed are the essence of the “personality” concept and how it evolves in the course of social
and cultural changes. It is emphasized that personal development occurs through activities, communications and self-cognition against the effects of
certain factors. Challenges of transition to the personality-oriented paradigm are outlined. Also shown are the links between personal enhancement
and the educational environment, socialization and sociability. The author highlights the most efficient methods to ensure personal enhancement of
students in the course of the educational process.
Challenges and results of a school-based intervention to manage excess weight among school children in Tunisia 2012–2014
Authors: Maatoug Jihen , Fredj Sihem Ben , Msakni Zeineb , Dendana Emna , Sahli Jihene , Harrabi Imed , Chouikha Firas , Boughamoura Lamia , Slama Slim , Farpour-Lambert Nathalie , Ghannem Hassen 
Published: September 2015

Abstract

Background:
Obesity is a serious health issue and predisposes individuals to an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Its prevalence in children has increased worldwide.

Objective:
To demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of a school-based management program based on healthy lifestyle promotion for obese and overweight adolescents in Sousse, Tunisia.

Methods:
We conducted a quasi-experimental study among overweight and obese school children enrolled in 7th and 8th grades in Sousse, Tunisia with two groups, intervention and control. The 1-year intervention was based on promoting healthy eating and physical activity through a collective intervention for all recruited children and an individual intervention only for obese children who require intensive managing. Data collection was done before, at the end and at a 4-month follow up of the intervention, both in intervention and control groups.

Results:
The body mass index Z score decreased significantly from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1.89±0.57 to 1.76±0.63, p<0.001) and from post-intervention to the follow-up (1.76±0.63 to 1.55±0.68, p<0.001) in the intervention group. In the control group, it decreased significantly from pre-intervention to post-intervention but not significantly from post-intervention to follow-up assessment. Calorie intake decreased significantly both in intervention and control groups.

Conclusion:
This project began with introducing a new culture of health management in schools on one side and with increasing awareness of the importance of obesity prevention and treatment. The support of authorities for this type of action is very important to guarantee its sustainability.
Influence of Structural Parameters on the Performance of Vortex Valve Variable-Thrust Solid Rocket Motor
Authors: Wei Xianggeng , Li Jiang , He Guoqiang 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThe vortex valve solid variable thrust motor is a new solid motor which can achieve Vehicle system trajectory optimization and motor energy management. Numerical calculation was performed to investigate the influence of vortex chamber diameter, vortex chamber shape, and vortex chamber height of the vortex valve solid variable thrust motor on modulation performance. The test results verified that the calculation results are consistent with laboratory results with a maximum error of 9.5%. The research drew the following major conclusions: the optimal modulation performance was achieved in a cylindrical vortex chamber, increasing the vortex chamber diameter improved the modulation performance of the vortex valve solid variable thrust motor, optimal modulation performance could be achieved when the height of the vortex chamber is half of the vortex chamber outlet diameter, and the hot gas control flow could result in an enhancement of modulation performance. The results can provide the basis for establishing the design method of the vortex valve solid variable thrust motor.
Diagnosis of the Mechanism of Anodic Oxide Film
Growth on Platinum in KOH
Authors: Mao Feixiong , Lu Pin , Macdonald Digby D. 
Published: September 2015

Abstract
Diagnostic criteria for growth of the anodic oxide film on platinum in
KOH are reported. In this work, the analytical analysis of oxide film
growth demonstrated that the electric field in the passive film formed
anodically on platinum in KOH is constant, independent of the applied
voltage and barrier layer thickness. This criterion intrinsically
distinguishes the Point Defect Model (PDM) from the High Field Model
(HFM). Unequivocally, the PDM provides a superior theoretical
framework than does the HFM for interpreting oxide film growth on
platinum. Importantly, we argue that the diagnostic criteria also
apply to metal interstitial conduction, which is the mechanism
proposed in the HFM for formation of the PtO oxide film on platinum,
but with film growth occurring at the film/solution interface and with
a thickness-dependent electric field, rather than being restricted to
oxygen vacancy conductors alone, as originally derived for the
PDM. Thus, the ability of the diagnostic criteria to differentiate
between the HFM and the PDM, in this case, is a direct assessment of
the dependence of the electric field strength on the applied voltage
and barrier layer thickness, with the experimental results coming down
unequivocally on the side of the PDM.
The Kinetics of the Reaction C2H5
• + HI → C2H6 + I• over an Extended Temperature Range (213–623 K): Experiment and Modeling
Authors: Leplat Nicholas , Federič Jozef , Šulková Katarína , Sudolská Mária , Louis Florent , Černušák Ivan , Rossi Michel Jean 
Published: September 2015

Abstract
The present study reports temperature dependent rate constants k
1
for the title reaction across the temperature range 213 to
293 K obtained in a Knudsen flow reactor equipped with an
external free radical source based on the reaction
C2H5I + H• → C2H5
• + HI
and single VUV-photon ionization mass spectrometry using
Lyman-α radiation of 10.2 eV. Combined with
previously obtained high-temperature data of k
1 in the range
298–623 K using the identical experimental equipment and
based on the kinetics of C2H5
• disappearance
with increasing HI concentration we arrive at the following
temperature dependence best described by a three-parameter fit to the
combined data set: k
1 = (1.89 ± 1.19)10−13(T/298)2.92±0.51 exp ((3570 ± 1500)/RT),
R = 8.314 J mol
–1 K
–1 in the range
213–623 K. The present results confirm the general
properties of kinetic data obtained either in static or Knudsen flow
reactors and do nothing to reconcile the significant body of data
obtained in laminar flow reactors using photolytic free radical
generation and suitable free radical precursors. The resulting rate
constant for wall-catalyzed disappearance of ethyl radical across the
full temperature range is discussed.
Highly correlated ab initio quantum chemistry methods and
canonical transition state theory were applied for the reaction energy
profiles and rate constants. Geometry optimizations of reactants,
products, molecular complexes, and transition states are determined at
the CCSD/cc-pVDZ level of theory. Subsequent single-point energy
calculations employed the DK-CCSD(T)/ANO-RCC level. Further
improvement of electronic energies has been achieved by applying
spin-orbit coupling corrections towards full configuration interaction
and hindered rotation analysis of vibrational contributions. The
resulting theoretical rate constants in the temperature range
213–623 K lie in the range
E-11–E-12 cm3 molecule
–1 s
–1, however
experiments and theoretical modelling seem at great odds with each
other.
New Regulators of Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis Identified in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Systematic Quantitative Fluorescence Microscopy
Authors: Farrell Kristen B , Grossman Caitlin , Di Pietro Santiago M 
Published: September 2015

Abstract
Despite the importance of clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) for cell biology, it is unclear if all components of the machinery have been discovered and many regulatory aspects remain poorly understood. Here, using Saccharomyces cerevisiae and a fluorescence microscopy screening approach we identify previously unknown regulatory factors of the endocytic machinery. We further studied the top scoring protein identified in the screen, Ubx3, a member of the conserved ubiquitin regulatory X (UBX) protein family. In vivo and in vitro approaches demonstrate that Ubx3 is a new coat component. Ubx3-GFP has typical endocytic coat protein dynamics with a patch lifetime of 45 ± 3 sec. Ubx3 contains a W-box that mediates physical interaction with clathrin and Ubx3-GFP patch lifetime depends on clathrin. Deletion of the UBX3 gene caused defects in the uptake of Lucifer Yellow and the methionine transporter Mup1 demonstrating that Ubx3 is needed for efficient endocytosis. Further, the UBX domain is required both for localization and function of Ubx3 at endocytic sites. Mechanistically, Ubx3 regulates dynamics and patch lifetime of the early arriving protein Ede1 but not later arriving coat proteins or actin assembly. Conversely, Ede1 regulates the patch lifetime of Ubx3. Ubx3 likely regulates CME via the AAA-ATPase Cdc48, a ubiquitin-editing complex. Our results uncovered new components of the CME machinery that regulate this fundamental process.
Electrospinning 3D Scaffolds for use in Neural Tissue Engineering
Authors: Martin Rachel , Mullins M. E. , Zhao F. , Qian Zichen 
Published: September 2015

ABSTRACTPolymer nanofiber scaffolds for use in neural tissue engineering have been fabricated via electrospinning of poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) directly onto a 3D printed support. Previously, the investigators have shown success in promoting the directed growth of neural axons on highly aligned PLLA substrates both in vitro and in vivo. However, one criticism of the earlier in vitro studies is that by spinning fibers on a flat, two-dimensional surface, the growth of the axons is restricted to one plane. Thus the axon-to-fiber attachment may not be the sole mechanism for aligning the growth of the axons along the fibers, and the channels between the fibers and the substrate could contribute to the results. Using 3D-printing, elevated or “bridge” spinning stages were made with supports at varying heights, allowing the fibers to be suspended 2 to 5 mm above the substrate surface in different configurations. This 3D structure promotes better access of in vitro cell cultures on the fibers to the growth media during incubation, reduces substrate effects, allows more degrees of freedom for axonal growth, and more closely simulates the growth environment found in vivo. Using these 3D stages, we have electrospun free-standing, highly-aligned pure PLLA fiber scaffolds. We are exploring spinning coaxial fibers with a PLLA sheath and a second core polymer. These coaxial fiber scaffold structures offer additional opportunities for in situ delivery of growth agents and/or electrical stimulation for improved axonal growth results.
Effects of methylene blue on postoperative low-back pain and functional outcomes after lumbar open discectomy: a triple-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial
Authors: Farrokhi Majid Reza , Lotfi Mehrzad , Masoudi Mohammad Sadegh , Gholami Mehrnaz 
Published: September 2015

OBJECT
Despite advances in surgical and anesthesiology techniques, many patients continue to experience postoperative pain after lumbar disc operations. This study aims to investigate the effects of methylene blue (MB) on preventing postoperative low-back pain (LBP) with or without radicular pain and improving the quality of life (QOL) in patients undergoing lumbar open discectomy.

METHODS
This is a prospective, randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, which was conducted at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences between July 2011 to January 2012. Of a total of 130 patients, 115 were eligible for participation; 56 received 1 ml of MB solution at a concentration of 0.5% (MB group) and 59 received an equivalent volume of normal saline (control group). Primary outcomes were the control of LBP with or without radicular pain, which was evaluated preoperatively and at 24 hours and 3 months after surgery with the use of a visual analog scale (VAS), and the improvement of QOL, which was assessed preoperatively and 3 months postoperatively by means of the Persian translation of the Oswestry Disability Index questionnaire.

RESULTS
The mean VAS scores for LBP were significantly lower in the MB group compared with the control group at 24 hours (1.25 ± 0.97 vs 2.80 ± 0.69, p < 0.001) and 3 months (1.02 ± 1.29 vs 2.07 ± 1.10, p = 0.019) after treatment. The mean radicular pain scores decreased significantly in the 2 groups at 24 hours after surgery, but the mean radicular pain score was significantly lower in the MB-treated patients than the control group. However, the difference between radicular pain scores in the MB group (1 ± 1.1) and the control group (1.2 ± 1) was not statistically significant (p = 0.64). The reduction in LBP was greater in the MB group than the control group (8.11 ± 1.74 vs 6.07 ± 1.52, p = 0.023, CI 95% −1.37 to −0.10). The functional QOL improved significantly 3 months after the operation in both groups (p < 0.001). Moderate disability occurred more frequently in the control group than in the MB group (14.5% vs 7.7%, p = 0.004). No toxicity, adverse effects, or complications were found in the group of patients treated with MB injection.

CONCLUSIONS
A single dose of MB (1 ml 0.5%) for coating the dura and surrounding tissues (facet and muscle) shows promising results in terms of safety, reduction of postoperative pain, and functional outcome compared with placebo.
Postoperative survival and functional outcomes for patients with metastatic gynecological cancer to the spine: case series and review of the literature
Authors: Liu Ann , Sankey Eric W. , Goodwin C. Rory , Kosztowski Thomas A. , Elder Benjamin D. , Bydon Ali , Witham Timothy F. , Wolinsky Jean-Paul , Gokaslan Ziya L. , Sciubba Daniel M. 
Published: September 2015

OBJECT
Spinal metastases from gynecological cancers are rare, with few cases reported in the literature. In this study, the authors examine a series of patients with spinal metastases from gynecological cancer and review the literature.

METHODS
The cases of 6 consecutive patients who underwent spine surgery for metastatic gynecological cancer between 2007 and 2012 at a single institution were retrospectively reviewed. The recorded demographic, operative, and postoperative factors were reviewed, and the functional outcomes were determined by change in Karnofsky Performance Scale and the American Spine Injury Association (ASIA) score during follow-up. A systematic review of the literature was also performed to evaluate outcomes for patients with similar gynecological metastases to the spine.

RESULTS
In this series, details regarding metastatic gynecological cancers to the spine are as follows: 2 patients with cervical cancer (both presented at age 46 years, mean postoperative survival of 32 months), 2 patients with endometrial cancer (mean age of 40 years, mean postoperative survival of 26 months), and 2 patients with leiomyosarcoma (mean age of 44 years, mean postoperative survival of 20 months). All patients presented with pain, and no complications were noted following surgery. All patients with known follow-up had stable or improved neurological outcomes, performance status, and improved pain, without local recurrence of tumor. Overall median survival after diagnosis of metastatic spine lesions for all cases in the literature as well as those treated by the authors was 15 months. When categorized by type, median survival of patients with cervical cancer (n = 2), endometrial cancer (n = 26), and leiomyosarcoma (n = 16) was 32, 10, and 22.5 months, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS
Gynecological cancers metastasizing to the spine are rare. In this series, overall survival following diagnosis of spinal metastasis and surgery was 27 months, with cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, and leiomyosarcoma survival being 32, 26, and 20 months, respectively. Combined with literature cases, survival differs depending on primary histology, with decreasing survival from cervical cancer (32 months) to leiomyosarcoma (22.5 months) to endometrial cancer (10 months). Integrating such information with other patient factors may more accurately guide decision making regarding management of such spinal lesions.
Pratiques addictives en milieu de travail : impasses du concept et nouvelles perspectives
Authors: Lutz Gladys 
Published: September 2015

La problématique formulée sous les termes de « pratiques addictives en milieu de travail » enferme l’analyse du côté de la responsabilité individuelle et de la psychopathologie. Aux côtés des sciences médicales et du droit, nous mobilisons les approches cliniques du travail afin d’ouvrir la recherche et l’intervention à l’analyse du travail réel, à la multiplicité des usages et à leurs effets ambivalents pour la santé et pour le travail. Historiquement, le champ « pratiques addictives (ou addictions) en milieu professionnel » a contribué à lever le déni autour des consommations d’alcool et de drogues et à améliorer la prise en charge des usagers problématiques. Aujourd’hui, l’enjeu est de rendre visible le sens des usages pour le travail ; toutes les situations de tensions, d’usure, physique et psychique, soigneusement masquées sous l’effet de ces adjuvants chimiques de l’action (licites et illicites) de plus en plus repérés mais trop rarement questionnés dans leurs liens aux activités professionnelles.
L’appropriation du paradigme addictologique à la SNCF : entre réceptions négociées et usages détournés
Authors: Lemaître Félix 
Published: September 2015

Nous nous intéressons dans cet article aux dynamiques d’appropriation professionnelles et individuelles du paradigme addictologique (discours préventif, méthodologie d’action, théories explicatives). Il apparaît que le discours addictologique participe à une individualisation des enjeux. Un nouveau stigmate est produit : la vulnérabilité. Les liens entre usages et travail sont occultés. La prévention est interprétée comme une campagne de rappel à l’ordre moral grâce à des outils scientifiques. Le discours des préventeurs se confronte aux identités professionnelles et aux stratégies de conservation de la face... L’addictologie est intégrée à une science indigène de la sélection où le corps est évalué et l’esprit catégorisé. Mais, en alertant les professionnels, elle participe aussi à l’émergence de résistances aux logiques disciplinaires.
La marche à l’Étoile de Franz Rosenzweig
Authors: Guibal Francis 
Published: September 2015

On tente ici de retracer le chemin, d’existence et de pensée, qui devait amener Franz Rosenzweig au chef-d’œuvre qu’est L’Étoile de la Rédemption. Un premier temps est sous le signe d’un « retour » au judaïsme, où distance est prise à l’égard des « tentations » hégélienne et chrétienne. Vient alors le débat décisif de 1916 avec Franz Rosenstock, où l’amitié rend possible la probité intellectuelle et spirituelle d’un parler-vrai entre un envoyé soucieux d’histoire et un témoin de l’Éternel. Dans une époque divisée entre des nations se disputant la maîtrise du monde et le retrait d’un peuple élu voué à un jugement eschatologique, est-il possible de penser une articulation faisant droit tout ensemble aux existences singulières, à leurs traditions respectives et à leur confrontation signifiante ? Là est le défi que devait tenter de relever L’Étoile de la Rédemption.
The nonlinear equation of state of sea water and the global water mass distribution
Authors: Nycander Jonas , Hieronymus Magnus , Roquet Fabien 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThe role of nonlinearities of the equation of state (EOS) of seawater for the distribution of water masses in the global ocean is examined through simulations with an ocean general circulation model with various manipulated versions of the EOS. A simulation with a strongly simplified EOS, which contains only two nonlinear terms, still produces a realistic water mass distribution, demonstrating that these two nonlinearities are indeed the essential ones. Further simulations show that each of these two nonlinear terms affects a specific aspect of the water mass distribution: the cabbeling term is crucial for the formation of Antarctic Intermediate Water and the thermobaric term for the layering of North Atlantic Deep Water and Antarctic Bottom Water.
Extreme wind‐ice interaction over Recovery Ice Stream, East Antarctica
Authors: Das Indrani , Scambos Ted A. , Koenig Lora S. , van den Broeke Michiel R. , Lenaerts Jan T. M. 
Published: September 2015

AbstractSurface snow accumulation over East Antarctica is an important climate indicator but a difficult parameter to constrain. Surface mass ablation dominates over persistent wind‐scour zones as near‐surface katabatic winds accelerate over locally steeper ice surface topography, and sublimate and redistribute snow. Here we quantify ablation rates and downwind redeposition of snow over wind‐scour zones in the upper Recovery Ice Stream catchment. Airborne radio echo‐soundings show a gradual ablation of ~16–18 m of firn, corresponding to ~200 years of accumulation, over these zones and ablation rates of ~54 kg m−2 a−1 (54 mm water equivalent a−1). We conclude that mass loss is dominated by sublimation and mass is transported downwind as water vapor, because snow redeposition downslope of the wind‐scour zones constitutes only a small fraction (<10%) of the cumulative mass loss.