bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Modelling and mapping the distribution, diversity and abundance of freshwater mussels (Family Unionidae) in wadeable streams of Illinois, U.S.A.
Authors: Cao Yong , Stodola Alison , Douglass Sarah , Shasteen Diane , Cummings Kevin , Holtrop Ann 
Published: April 2015

Summary

Freshwater mussels are one of the most imperilled animal groups in the world. Their effective conservation and restoration require a better understanding of their spatial distributions at a relevant scale and of their relationships with natural environmental factors and human disturbances.

In this study, we sampled over 900 sites on wadeable streams throughout Illinois, U.S.A., and compiled environmental data for a wide range of natural and anthropogenic factors related to climate, geology, land use, and connections to large rivers, dams and ponds.

Using random forest classification and regression, we modelled the presence–absence of mussels as a group (87% accuracy), the abundances of 29 individual mussel species (R2 = 0.2–0.51), species richness (R2 = 0.52) and total mussel abundance in a standard sample (R2 = 0.41).

The abundances of most species increased with stream size, the proportion of agricultural land in the catchment and the distance to the nearest dam or pond, but decreased with increasing catchment or channel slope and the proportion of forest in the catchment. Species varied in their relationships with climate variables, suggesting that they respond differently to climate change. Geology, particularly bedrock depth, was important for many species. Species richness and total mussel abundance responded positively to stream size and negatively to the slope of streams or catchments.

The models were applied to unsampled wadeable stream reaches to generate mussel distribution maps at the reach scale, useful tools for resource managers to effectively protect and restore mussel biodiversity. The models also improve our understanding of how mussel populations and assemblages are structured by natural factors and human disturbances at a broad scale.
Mobilising collaborative consumption lifestyles: a comparative frame analysis of time banking
Authors: Laamanen Mikko , Wahlen Stefan , Campana Mario 
Published: April 2015

AbstractIn this article, we elaborate how the framing of lifestyle‐based collaborative consumption impacts local mobilisation. We present time banking as a collaborative consumption lifestyle emerging from literatures on collaborative consumption and lifestyle movements. The cultural processes of meaning making and practices of framing, through which time banks mobilise constituents and entice collective action, are examined through naturally occurring text interpreted for diagnostic, prognostic and motivational framing. These three framing tasks further illuminate the change aimed for in local lifestyles. The data were collected from time banks in three European metropolitan areas. The findings highlight framing as a practice that challenges traditional monetised ideology of exchange in orthodox economic theory and the hegemonic understandings of consumption. This article advances the recent discussions on lifestyle movements engaging in meaning creation practices impacting the everyday actions of consumers in local communities.
The GO4KIDDS Brief Adaptive Scale
Authors: Perry Adrienne , Taheri Azin , Ting Victoria , Weiss Jonathan 
Published: April 2015

BackgroundAccurate measurement of adaptive behaviour is important in both clinical and research contexts. While several good clinical measures exist, as well as brief research measures for adults with intellectual disability, there is need for a brief and efficient measure for research with children and youth. We present preliminary psychometric properties of a new scale we developed for such purposes, the GO4KIDDS Brief Adaptive Behaviour Scale.Materials and MethodsA large sample (n = 432) of parents of youth (aged 3–20) with intellectual disability and/or ASD completed an online survey that included the new scale. A subsample of these parents (n = 204) also completed the Scales of Independent Behavior‐Revised Short Form (Scales of Independent Behavior—Revised Comprehensive Manual, 1996 and Riverside Publishing).ResultsThe new scale has good internal consistency and correlates strongly with the Scales of Independent Behavior, thus supporting its reliability and validity.ConclusionsAlthough we do not recommend its use for clinical purposes, the GO4KIDDS Brief Adaptive Behaviour Scale may be useful for survey research with parents of children and youth with developmental disabilities.
Employment in Adults with Down Syndrome in the United States: Results from a National Survey
Authors: Kumin Libby , Schoenbrodt Lisa 
Published: April 2015

BackgroundThere is no current data about employment/unemployment of adults with Down syndrome in the United States. The data that exists includes adults with Down syndrome as part of the larger group of people with disabilities or people with intellectual disability.MethodThis study used a survey to investigate paid and volunteer employment, unemployment, types of jobs, job training, job settings, job schedules and job satisfaction in adults with Down syndrome. There were 511 survey responses received.ResultsFindings were that there is high unemployment for adults with Down syndrome and that current employment is in a limited number of fields, primarily in the areas of food, janitorial work, landscaping, and office work. A small percentage of respondents have full time paid employment. A combination of part time paid employment and unpaid volunteer work is typical.ConclusionsImplications for educators, counselors, legislators and employers are discussed.
High School Students' Experiences of Bullying and Victimization and the Association With School Health Center Use
Authors: Lewis Catherine , Deardorff Julianna , Lahiff Maureen , Soleimanpour Samira , Sakashita Kimi , Brindis Claire D. 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTBACKGROUNDBullying and victimization are ongoing concerns in schools. School health centers (SHCs) are well situated to support affected students because they provide crisis intervention, mental health care, and broader interventions to improve school climate. This study examined the association between urban adolescents' experiences of school‐based bullying and victimization and their use of SHCs.METHODSData was analyzed from 2063 high school students in 5 Northern California school districts using the 2009‐2010 California Healthy Kids Survey. Chi‐square tests and multivariate logistic regression were used to measure associations.RESULTSStudents who were bullied or victimized at school had significantly higher odds of using the SHCs compared with students who were not, and were also significantly more likely to report confidentiality concerns. The magnitude of associations was largest for Asian/Pacific Islander students, though this was likely due to greater statistical power. African American students reported victimization experiences at approximately the same rate as their peers, but were significantly less likely to indicate they experienced bullying.CONCLUSIONSFindings suggest that SHCs may be an important place to address bullying and victimization at school, but confidentiality concerns are barriers that may be more common among bullied and victimized youth.
PTSD and Sexual Dysfunction in Men and Women
Authors: Yehuda Rachel , Lehrner A.m.y. , Rosenbaum Talli Y. 
Published: April 2015

AbstractIntroductionDifficulties in sexual desire and function often occur in persons with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but many questions remain regarding the mechanisms underlying the occurrence of sexual problems in PTSD.AimThe aim of this review was to present a model of sexual dysfunction in PTSD underpinned by an inability to regulate and redirect the physiological arousal needed for healthy sexual function away from aversive hyperarousal and intrusive memories.MethodA literature review pertaining to PTSD and sexual function was conducted. Evidence for the comorbidity of sexual dysfunction and PTSD is presented, and biological and psychological mechanisms that may underlie this co-occurrence are proposed.Main Outcome MeasuresThis manuscript presents evidence of sexual dysfunction in conjunction with PTSD, and of the neurobiology and neuroendocrinology of PTSD and sexual function.ResultsSexual dysfunction following trauma exposure may be mediated by PTSD-related biological, cognitive, and affective processes.ConclusionsThe treatment of PTSD must include attention to sexual dysfunction and vice versa.
Gut microbiome composition and metabolomic profiles of wild western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) reflect host ecology
Authors: Gomez Andres , Petrzelkova Klara , Yeoman Carl J. , Vlckova Klara , Mrázek Jakub , Koppova Ingrid , Carbonero Franck , Ulanov Alexander , Modry David , Todd Angelique , Torralba Manolito , Nelson Karen E. , Gaskins H. Rex , Wilson Brenda , Stumpf Rebecca M. , White Bryan A. , Leigh Steven R. 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThe metabolic activities of gut microbes significantly influence host physiology; thus, characterizing the forces that modulate this micro‐ecosystem is key to understanding mammalian biology and fitness. To investigate the gut microbiome of wild primates and determine how these microbial communities respond to the host's external environment, we characterized faecal bacterial communities and, for the first time, gut metabolomes of four wild lowland gorilla groups in the Dzanga‐Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic. Results show that geographical range may be an important modulator of the gut microbiomes and metabolomes of these gorilla groups. Distinctions seemed to relate to feeding behaviour, implying energy harvest through increased fruit consumption or fermentation of highly fibrous foods. These observations were supported by differential abundance of metabolites and bacterial taxa associated with the metabolism of cellulose, phenolics, organic acids, simple sugars, lipids and sterols between gorillas occupying different geographical ranges. Additionally, the gut microbiomes of a gorilla group under increased anthropogenic pressure could always be distinguished from that of all other groups. By characterizing the interplay between environment, behaviour, diet and symbiotic gut microbes, we present an alternative perspective on primate ecology and on the forces that shape the gut microbiomes of wild primates from an evolutionary context.
The Intestinal Gas Questionnaire: development of a new instrument for measuring gas‐related symptoms and their impact on daily life
Authors: Chassany O. , Tugaut B. , Marrel A. , Guyonnet D. , Arbuckle R. , Duracinsky M. , Whorwell P. J. , Azpiroz F. 
Published: April 2015

AbstractBackgroundAlthough gas‐related symptoms (GRS) are common and intrusive, there are no questionnaires to quantitate this problem. This study aimed to develop an instrument to rectify this gap in our knowledge.MethodsConcepts were initially identified from the literature and interviews with gastroenterologists. Exploratory one‐to‐one interviews and focus groups with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients (n = 28) and non‐IBS subjects (n = 27) with GRS were conducted in UK, France, and Spain leading to a conceptual framework for the questionnaire. Last, iterative rounds of cognitive debriefing were performed with IBS (n = 16) and non‐IBS subjects (n = 14).Key ResultsFrom the first three steps, nine GRS (bloating, distension, flatulence, odorous flatulence, difficult gas evacuation, stomach rumbling, belching, bad breath, and abdominal movement) were identified although abdominal movement was subsequently excluded. Twelve quality of life domains affected by these symptoms were identified as: Clothing, emotional, physical appearance, diet, daily living, work, social life, physical activity, relationships, sex life, sleep, and cognitive function. A 24‐h recall for symptoms and a 7‐day recall for impact assessment were supported by the qualitative findings. Cognitive debriefing confirmed the understanding of the instrument. Across the three languages, the instrument was conceptually and linguistically consistent.Conclusions & InferencesThe International Gas Questionnaire is a 2‐part instrument, developed rigorously and simultaneously in three languages assessing seven symptoms (17 items) and their impact on 12 domains (26 items) in IBS and general population. It is now undergoing psychometric validation and should provide a unique tool for epidemiological surveys and clinical trials for developing new treatments for these symptoms.
Adalimumab‐Induced Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus in a 16‐Year‐Old Girl with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Authors: West Emily S. , Nanda Kabita , Ofodile Ope , Rutledge Joe , Brandling‐Bennett Heather A. 
Published: April 2015

AbstractTumor necrosis factor α (TNF‐α) antagonists are used in the treatment of numerous autoimmune conditions. Adalimumab is the first monoclonal antibody to TNF‐α and is used to treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis. A growing body of literature associates anti‐TNF‐α therapies with several adverse dermatologic manifestations, including drug‐induced lupus erythematosus (LE). We describe a case of cutaneous LE in a 16‐year‐old girl treated with adalimumab for juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The temporal association between her presenting symptoms and adalimumab initiation and gradual improvement after stopping biologic therapy suggest adalimumab‐induced cutaneous LE. With increasing use of anti‐TNF therapies in children, the potential for drug‐induced LE should not be overlooked.
Repression of jasmonate signaling by a non‐TIFY JAZ protein in Arabidopsis
Authors: Thireault Caitlin , Shyu Christine , Yoshida Yuki , St. Aubin Brian , Campos Marcelo L. , Howe Gregg A. 
Published: April 2015

SummaryJAsmonate ZIM‐domain (JAZ) proteins repress the activity of transcription factors that execute responses to the plant hormone jasmonoyl‐L‐isoleucine (JA‐Ile). The ZIM protein domain recruits the co‐repressors NINJA and TOPLESS to JAZ‐bound transcription factors, and contains a highly conserved TIF[F/Y]XG motif that defines the larger family of TIFY proteins to which JAZs belong. Here, we report that diverse plant species contain genes encoding putative non‐TIFY JAZ proteins, including a previously unrecognized JAZ repressor in Arabidopsis (JAZ13, encoded by At3g22275). JAZ13 is most closely related to JAZ8 and includes divergent EAR, TIFY/ZIM, and Jas motifs. Unlike JAZ8, however, JAZ13 contains a Ser‐rich C‐terminal tail that is a site for phosphorylation. Overexpression of JAZ13 resulted in reduced sensitivity to JA, attenuation of wound‐induced expression of JA‐response genes, and decreased resistance to insect herbivory. JAZ13 interacts with the bHLH transcription factor MYC2 and the co‐repressor TOPLESS but, consistent with the absence of a TIFY motif, neither NINJA nor other JAZs. Analysis of single and higher‐order T‐DNA insertion jaz null mutants provided further evidence that JAZ13 is a repressor JA signaling. Our results demonstrate that proteins outside the TIFY family are functional JAZ repressors and further suggest that this expansion of the JAZ family allows fine‐tuning of JA‐mediated transcriptional responses.
Sequence‐tagged high‐density genetic maps of Zoysia japonica provide insights into genome evolution in Chloridoideae
Authors: Wang Fangfang , Singh Ratnesh , Genovesi Anthony D. , Wai Ching Man , Huang Xiaoen , Chandra Ambika , Yu Qingyi 
Published: April 2015

SummaryZoysiagrass (Zoysia spp.), belonging to the genus Zoysia in the subfamily Chloridoideae, is widely used in domestic lawns, sports fields and as forage. We constructed high‐density genetic maps of Zoysia japonica using a restriction site‐associated DNA sequencing (RAD‐Seq) approach and an F1 mapping population derived from a cross between ‘Carrizo’ and ‘El Toro’. Two linkage maps were constructed, one for each of the parents. A map consisting of 2408 RAD markers distributed on 21 linkage groups was constructed for ‘Carrizo’. Another map with 1230 RAD markers mapped on 20 linkage groups was constructed for ‘El Toro’. The average distance between adjacent markers of the two maps was at 0.56 and 1.4 cM, respectively. Comparative genomics analysis was carried out among zoysiagrass, rice and sorghum genomes and a highly conserved collinearity in the gene order was observed among the three genomes. Chromosome collinearity was disrupted at centromeric regions for each chromosome pair between zoysiagrass and sorghum genomes. However, no obvious synteny gaps were observed across the centromeric regions between zoysiagrass and rice genomes. Two homologous chromosomes for each of the 10 sorghum chromosomes were found in the zoysiagrass genome, indicating an allotetraploid origin for zoysiagrass. The reduction of the basic chromosome number from 12 to 10 in chloridoids and panicoids took place via independent single‐step nested chromosome fusion events after the two subfamilies diverged from a common ancestor. The genetic maps will assist in genome sequence assembly, targeted gene isolation and comparative genomic analyses among grasses.
Evolving tectonic concepts of the central and southern Appalachians
Authors: Faill Rodger T. 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
The Appalachian mountain system of eastern North America comprises a complex of deformed rocks which has stimulated geologic thinking since the area was first settled in the 17th century. Little attention was paid to it in the early days of European settlement, but in the early nineteenth century interest grew rapidly, leading to the creation of numerous state surveys and research that has continued unabated to this day. The earliest tectonic concepts were understandably rather primitive and mostly concerned the simpler foreland portion of the orogen. Upheavals, explosions, and other vertical motions were the main ingredients of the theory of the Rogers brothers and the geosyncline of Hall and Dana. Awareness of the importance of horizontal movements increased as continued detailed mapping revealed the presence of large thrust faults, culminating in the middle of this century with the elucidation of a décollement tectonics that pervades the entire Appalachian foreland.
The Appalachian crystallines were originally considered to be part of the crust, and they formed a large part of Appalachia, Dana’s geanticline that supplied sediment to the adjoining geosyncline. Studies early in the 1900s began to reveal the complexities of this terrane and by the middle of this century, the crystallines had been divided into a number of distinctive belts. With the application of the plate tectonics scheme in the 1970s, geologists realized that these belts probably are micro-continents, either broken off from the Laurentian craton, or having come from other plates. With the accession of deep seismic data, the crystallines are no longer thought of as being rooted in the crust, but are believed to have undergone an allochthony at least as extensive as the foreland’s.
Dust in the wind
Authors: Hansen William B. 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
As geologist and director of the Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, J. A. Udden gained a reputation as a pioneer geologist from 1911–1932. Less is known about Udden’s tenure at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, from 1888–1911. A study of letters to and from his teacher, students, and sons during this period, in light of some of his key tum-of-the-century publications, shows the influence of Udden’s research at Augustana.
Many of the concepts which brought him recognition later in life were developed under the guidance of his Augustana teacher, Josua Lindahl. As early as 1891, Udden advocated an actualistic approach to geology much like that of Johannes Walther. Udden’s research on wind-blown sediments led to the development of a particle distribution scheme that is used by sedimentologists today—the Udden-Wentworth scale. Working with T. C. Chamberlin, Udden was one of the first geologists to demonstrate that the Pleistocene loess of the Upper Mississsippi Valley was a wind-blown, not water-laid sediment. His interest in wind led to the construction of a working model of a flying machine. He perceived the importance of drill cuttings long before the oil and gas industry realized their value in subsurface geology. An interest in electricity led to Udden’s recommendation of seismic reflection as an exploration tool for oil and gas. Despite a full-time teaching load, Udden published 46 papers during his 23 years at Augustana.
Ralph Stockman Tarr
Authors: Brice William R. 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
R. S. Tarr (1864–1912), a native of Massachusetts and graduate of Harvard University, devoted his very short life to physical geography and glacial geology. Although his first professional work was in the arid regions of the Southwest, he soon returned to the East and began field studies in the Cape Ann area. In 1892 Tarr received an apppointment to Cornell University, where he stayed until his untimely death in March 1912. Once at Cornell, he began investigating the Finger Lake region of central New York. He was especially interested in the origin of the large valleys of Cayuga and Seneca Lakes. Twenty years later Tarr said with conviction that the cause was glacial erosion. He was aided on this quest for the causes of the large Finger Lakes by several journeys to active glacial regions. The first was to Greenland in 1896, and starting in 1905, Tarr made several trips to the Yakutat Bay region of Alaska. His ideas and interpretations were not without controversy, and often he would find himself on opposite sides of an argument from T. C. Chamberlin and W. M. Davis.
In addition to his work as a scientist, Tarr was a master educator and writer. He touched the lives of countless students in his own classes, and, especially, through the numerous textbooks he produced. Tarr was able to write for many audiences: his peers in geology with his many scientific publications, students at all levels of education with his popular textbooks, and an audience beyond the academic world through the more popular science magazines of his day.
Surveying the geology of a vast, empty, cold country
Authors: Kupsch W. O. 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
Since its inception in 1842, the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) has had to contend with demographic, geographic, political, and cultural factors peculiar to the country and substantially different from those prevailing in either Britain or the United States of America.
Problems of logistics beset the GSC particularly after Confederation in 1867 and the acquisition of Rupert’s Land from the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1870, when a vast area, much of it climatically hostile, was added to its exploratory responsibilities. Innovative field exploration methods ranged from track surveys by canoe in the 1880s to helicopter reconnaissance in the 1950s. Although at first geologists were responsible for the topographic mapping of the country, this task was taken over by a Topographical Division, which in time separated from the GSC and became part of the present-day Surveys and Mapping Branch.
Geology departments of universities in Canada were unable to provide sufficient numbers of geologists with a Ph.D. degree, as desired by the GSC. Until after World War II, most professional geologists in either the GSC or die universities obtained their highest degree outside the country, mostly in the United States.
Publication of results on geological studies done by or for the GSC or provincial surveys has been and still is in government documents. Increasingly, periodicals became vehicles of communication. With the establishment of the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences in 1964, Canadians now have a periodical of world standing available at home for the publication of geological papers.