bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Analysis of Non-Uniform Distribution of the Equivalent Stress by Selected Multiaxial Fatigue Criteria in Butt-Welded Joint
Authors: Stasiuk Przemysław , Karolczuk Aleksander , Kuczko Wiesław 
Published: September 2014

Abstract
Welded joints are areas of increased stresses in construction. The reason for this phenomenon is associated with the nonhomo-geneous mechanical, structural and geometrical properties of the weld seams. Generally, in the majority of the calculation it is assumed that the shape of the weld is uniform over the entire length and it is not deviating from the theoretical one. This article shows the distribution of stress in the butt-weld made of S355J2+N steel specimens. The shape of a joint was transferred to the finite element analysis by application of 3D scanning. Selected multiaxial fatigue criteria and probability mass function were used for a description of the results. Theoretical model prepared for comparison to the scanned joints was consistent with recommendations of International Institute of Welding for the effective notch method.
Friction Effect in a Plane Problem of Punch Acting on A Half-Space Weakened by Cracks
Authors: Tomczyk Adam 
Published: September 2014

Abstract
This work makes use of singular integral equations method to solve plane contact problem for a half-space containing cracks. This method is based on complex variables. Relationships are presented which help find the contact pressure under the punch and the value of stress intensity factors at the crack tips. A detailed solution is presented for the problem of a punch pressed to the surface of a half-space weakened by a single straight crack. It includes both a situation where the punch has a flat and parabolic base. The influence of friction and the position of the crack on the distribution of the values of stress intensity factors i in the functions of crack length and distance from the contact zone was analyzed in detail.
Effect of heavy metal intoxication on macrophage metabolic activity of mice infected with Ascaris suum
Authors: Jalčová M. , Dvorožňáková E. 
Published: September 2014

Abstract
The effect of heavy metal intoxication on superoxide anion (O2
−) production and larval burden during experimental Ascaris suum infection was studied. Mice were chronically intoxicated with lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) or mercury (Hg) and subsequently infected with A. suum. The metabolic activity of peritoneal macrophages in mice intoxicated with Pb was suppressed and subsequent parasitic infection did not change this inhibition. Cd intoxication increased the superoxide production and also stimulated the activity of this oxygen radical after A. suum infection. Intoxication with Hg had a stimulative effect on the macrophage metabolic activity and subsequent A. suum infection moderately reduced this activity. Parasite burden was different depending on a type of heavy metal intoxication. Pb intoxication moderately increased the parasite burden in the liver and lungs of intoxicated mice. In contrast, Cd and Hg intoxication triggered a marked reduction of A. suum larvae in the liver and lungs of intoxicated mice, respectively. Monitored heavy metals differed in their immunomodulatory effect on metabolic activity of macrophages what also altered the intensity of the parasite infection in the hosts.
First finding of Trichinella pseudospiralis in two tawny owls (Strix aluco) from Sweden
Authors: Hurníková Z. , Hrčková G. , Ågren E. , Komorová P. , Forsman J. , Chovancová B. , Molnár L. , Letková V. 
Published: September 2014

Abstract
The worldwide distribution of Trichinella pseudospiralis, the first discovered non-encapsulated Trichinella species infecting both mammals and avian hosts, has been suggested to be attributed to bird migration. At present, the knowledge on the role of carnivorous avian species as a reservoir hosts in Europe is still limited. Thus, the aim of this research was to screen for T. pseudospiralis in raptorial, carrion-feeding, and scavenging birds in Sweden and Slovakia, where the parasite has been previously documented in wildlife. In total, 212 pectoral muscle samples of carnivorous birds from Slovakia (n = 153) and Sweden (n = 59) were examined for the presence of Trichinella larvae using standard artificial digestion method. Out of 12 Accipitridae species, 4 Falconidae species, 2 Strigidae species, 1 Tytonidae species, and 4 Corvidae species examined within our study, muscle larvae were found in two non-migratory tawny owls (Strix aluco) from one geographical region of Sweden. Histological and molecular methods confirmed the presence of T. pseudospiralis. This is the first report of this parasite in an avian species in Sweden and the second report in European birds.
First report of Trichinella spiralis from the white-eared (Didelphis albiventris) and the thick-tailed opossum (Lutreolina crassicaudata) in central Argentina
Authors: Castaño Zubieta R. , Ruiz M. , Morici G. , Lovera R. , Fernández M. , Caracostantogolo J. , Cavia R. 
Published: September 2014

Abstract
Trichinellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by nematodes of the genus Trichinella. Humans, who are the final hosts, acquire the infection by eating raw or undercooked meat of different animal origin. Trichinella spiralis is an encapsulated species that infects mammals and is widely distributed in different continents. In Argentina, this parasite has been reported in the domestic cycle that includes pigs and synanthropic hosts (mainly rats and some carnivores). This is the first report of T. spiralis in the opossums Didelphis albiventris and Lutreolina crassicaudata in Argentina, and the first report in opossums in South America. In this survey, Trichinella larvae were detected by enzymatic digestion in three D. albiventris and one L. crassicaudata captured on pig and dairy farms located in the northeast of Buenos Aires province. The microscopic examination of the 32 larvae isolated presented the diagnostic characteristic of the genus Trichinella. Two larvae isolated from two D. albiventris and one from L. crassicaudata were identified as T. spiralis by nested multiplex PCR and confirmed by sequencing. Further research to determine the burdens of T. spiralis in opossums may contribute to a better understanding of the risk of T. spiralis transmission to the synanthropic populations.
The marine leech Stibarobdella moorei (Oka, 1910) (Hirudinea, Piscicolidae) parasitic on the thornback ray Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758 and angelshark Squatina squatina (Linnaeus, 1758) in Antalya Bay, Mediterranean Sea of Turkey
Authors: Bulguroğlu S. , Korun J. , Gökoğlu M. , Özvarol Y. 
Published: September 2014

Abstract
The marine leech, Stibarobdella moorei was collected from dorsal parts of the thornback ray (Raja clavata) and angelshark (Squatina squatina) (Elasmobranchii) captured by commercial trawl vessels as non-target species from depth of 50 meters of Antalya Bay which is located in the eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey on April and July, 2013. The leeches caused two typical lesions on epidermal tissues of both hosts: the major lesion by oral sucker and a minor one by caudal sucker. The leeches were identified as Stibarobdella moorei which has not been reported from elasmobranches in the Turkey’s Mediterranean shores. This study represents new host and geographical records.
Comportement web-to-store : vers une nouvelle logique de contrôle de soi ?
Authors: Bouzid Yousra , Van Heems Régine 
Published: September 2014

Cette recherche vise à éclairer la problématique controversée de l’effet de la préparation de l’achat en ligne sur le comportement de magasinage au sein du point de vente réel dans le cadre d’un achat click-and-mortar . L’étude qualitative menée auprès de 32 femmes révèle que l’adoption d’un comportement « click-and-mortar » lors d’un achat de prêt-à-porter féminin constitue une stratégie consciente de la cliente qui lui permet de garder le contrôle de son temps et de son budget ainsi que de résister aux tentations commerciales au sein du point de vente.
« Le riche désarmé est la récompense du soldat pauvre »
Authors: Barthas Jérémie 
Published: September 2014

Le Prince de Machiavel a cinq cents ans cette année. Reconnu par la science politique comme un des textes fondateurs de la discipline, elle s’en est distancée en reprochant à son auteur de n’offrir que des vues superficielles sur les rapports entre la société, l’État et les institutions. Conçu dans une perspective de synthèse de certaines avancées récentes des recherches sur Machiavel, cet article se propose d’éclairer l’un des concepts fondamentaux du Prince , celui de « peuples en armes », à partir de l’expérience du secrétaire florentin et de la crise financière qui minait la République du Grand Conseil autour de 1500. Croisant histoire des idées politiques et sociologie économique et politique, il insiste sur la tension entre développement d’institutions à caractère démocratique et les formes prises par la dette publique, et montre comment le projet machiavélien d’une conscription de masse sapait le système articulant armées mercenaires et crédit public sur lequel les élites financières florentines avaient construit leur hégémonie politique et économique. Procédant d’une mise en ordre des rapports entre dette financière et souveraineté politique, le concept machiavélien de « peuple en armes » visait à établir les conditions de l’autonomie de la République à l’égard du pouvoir de la finance.
De l'épargne longue à l'épargne retraite
Authors: Ciccotelli Mickaël 
Published: September 2014

La réforme des retraites par répartition, menée en France depuis vingt ans, se traduit par une diminution du niveau des pensions servies par les régimes obligatoires. En parallèle, les incitations fiscales se multiplient afin de favoriser la constitution d’une épargne privée venant « compléter » ces retraites en répartition. L’institutionnalisation de cette « épargne retraite », pour les salariés du secteur privé, s’est faite entre le milieu des années 1990 et le début des années 2000, autour de l’élaboration des lois Thomas (1993-1997) et Fillon (2003). Ces plans d’épargne retraite ont été promus par des entrepreneurs bureaucratiques, politiques et économiques de la cause de l’épargne longue, extérieurs au secteur des politiques publiques sociales et pour qui la privatisation des retraites était un moyen de développer la place financière française. Le succès de leur entreprise s’explique pourtant par leur capacité à légitimer l’épargne longue en la présentant comme une épargne en vue de la retraite puis à faire endosser la responsabilité politique de sa mise en œuvre par les groupes d’agents traditionnellement chargés de la politique des retraites. Née dans et pour le secteur financier, où le financement des retraites par répartition n’est pas un enjeu, l’épargne retraite est pourtant devenue un instrument de la politique sociale qui modifie progressivement le fonctionnement des régimes de retraite des salariés français.
Comparison of the Tissue Penetration and Glide Force of 22-Gauge Thin-Wall Needles for Intravitreal Implant Administration
Authors: Bakri Sophie J. , Boyer David S. , Albini Thomas A. , Holekamp Nancy M. , Ferrone Philip J. , Bhagat Rahul , Novakovic Zoran 
Published: September 2014

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:To identify a needle to improve intravitreal dexamethasone implant administration by evaluating ease of ocular tissue penetration and glide force, key characteristics of needle performance.MATERIALS AND METHODS:Two custom-applicator needles coated with distinct lubricants (needles A and B) and the original dexamethasone implant needle were evaluated by five retina specialists. Ex vivo porcine eyes were injected, and a visual analog scale was used in ratings.RESULTS:Ease of ocular tissue penetration and glide force of needle B were rated significantly higher than that of the original applicator needle (P< .001), but there were no significant differences for needle A. Lot to lot, needle B was not significantly different in penetration and glide, whereas a significant difference was observed for penetration of needle A (P= .043).CONCLUSION:Needle design and lubricant appear to facilitate penetration and reduce glide force when administering dexamethasone intravitreal implants. Minimal lot-to-lot variation should be considered in needle choice.[Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2014;45:430–435.]
Liraglutide versus Sitagliptin in a 24-week, Multicenter, Open-label, Randomized, Parallel-group Study in Japanese Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Responding Inadequately to a Sulfonylurea and/or One or Two Other Oral Antidiabetic Drugs (JDDM 33)
Authors: Yokoyama Hiroki , Hirao Koichi , Yamaguchi Kohei , Oishi Mariko , Lee Gendai , Yagi Noriharu , Takamura Hiroshi , Kashiwagi Atsunori 
Published: September 2014

Objective Liraglutide (glucagon-like peptide-1 [GLP-1] receptor agonist) and sitagliptin (dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor) are approved in Japan for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We compared the efficacy and safety of adding liraglutide or sitagliptin to a sulfonylurea in Japanese T2DM patients. Methods Patients aged 18 to <80 years with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c; National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program [NGSP]) of 6.9–9.4%, body mass index ≤35 kg/m2, and treatment with a sulfonylurea and/or one or two non-sulfonylurea oral antidiabetic drugs for greater than or equal to eight weeks before enrollment were eligible. Patients were randomized in an open-label manner to either 0.9 mg/day liraglutide ( n = 50) or 50–100 mg/day sitagliptin ( n = 49) and were treated for 24 weeks. Non-sulfonylureas were discontinued before randomization. Patients using other oral antidiabetic drugs started sulfonylurea treatment. The primary endpoint was the change in HbA1c from baseline to Week 24. Results HbA1c decreased in both groups, and the reduction was significantly greater throughout in the liraglutide group except for Week 24 (0.59 ± 0.80 vs. 0.24 ± 0.94%; P = 0.0525). Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) decreased significantly in the liraglutide group compared with the sitagliptin group (-21.15 ± 31.22 vs. +0.46 ± 39.39 mg/dL; P = 0.0014). Homeostasis model assessment of β cell function and C-peptide increased significantly in the liraglutide group but not in the sitagliptin group. Hypoglycemic symptoms and adverse events occurred in four and nine patients, respectively, in the liraglutide group, and in two and five patients, respectively, in the sitagliptin group. Conclusion Treatment with liraglutide or sitagliptin together with a sulfonylurea improved HbA1c in Japanese T2DM patients in primary care. Both drugs were associated with low rates of adverse events and hypoglycemia. The improvement in β cell function probably contributed to the improvement in glycemic control in the liraglutide group.
Measures of User experience in a Streptococcal pharyngitis and Pneumonia Clinical Decision Support Tools
Authors: Knaus M. , McCullagh L. , Sofianou A. , Rosen L. , McGinn T. , Kannry J. , Mann D. 
Published: September 2014

SummaryObjective: To understand clinician adoption of CDS tools as this may provide important insights for the implementation and dissemination of future CDS tools.Materials and Methods: Clinicians (n=168) at a large academic center were randomized into intervention and control arms to assess the impact of strep and pneumonia CDS tools. Intervention arm data were analyzed to examine provider adoption and clinical workflow. Electronic health record data were collected on trigger location, the use of each component and whether an antibiotic, other medication or test was ordered. Frequencies were tabulated and regression analyses were used to determine the association of tool component use and physician orders.Results: The CDS tool was triggered 586 times over the study period. Diagnosis was the most frequent workflow trigger of the CDS tool (57%) as compared to chief complaint (30%) and diagnosis/antibiotic combinations (13%). Conversely, chief complaint was associated with the highest rate (83%) of triggers leading to an initiation of the CDS tool (opening the risk prediction calculator). Similar patterns were noted for initiation of the CDS bundled ordered set and completion of the entire CDS tool pathway. Completion of risk prediction and bundled order set components were associated with lower rates of antibiotic prescribing (OR 0.5; CI 0.2-1.2 and OR 0.5; CI 0.3-0.9, respectively).Discussion: Different CDS trigger points in the clinician user workflow lead to substantial variation in downstream use of the CDS tool components. These variations were important as they were associated with significant differences in antibiotic ordering.Conclusions: These results highlight the importance of workflow integration and flexibility for CDS success.Citation: Mann D, Knaus M, McCullagh L, Sofianou A, Rosen L, McGinn T, Kannry J. Measures of user experience in a streptococcal pharyngitis and pneumonia clinical decision support tools. Appl Clin Inf 2014; 5: 824–835http://dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-04-RA-0043
Factors Contributing to Positive Deviance in the Growth of Children in Rural Northern Ghana
Authors: Saaka Mahama , Mutaru Sofo 
Published: September 2014

Objective: The main aim of the study was to identify factors contributing to positive deviance in growth of children in rural communities of Northern Ghana.
Methods: Weassessed factors contributing to nutritional positive deviance among rural poor households by comparing household feeding care practices and health seeking behaviour in families with normal children (that is, neither stunted nor wasted) with children having at least one form of under nutrition.
Results:The prevalence of stunting and wasting was 28.0 % (CI: 25.3 - 30.9), and 10.5 % (CI: 9.0 - 12.3) respectively. Multivariable logistic regression adjusted for cluster sampling showed that positive deviant children (that is, neither wasted nor stunted) were 2.4 times more likely to have taller (≥160 cm) mothers [AOR 2.38; 95% CI (1.83 - 3.10)]. Female children were significantly more likely to be positive deviant [AOR 1.44; 95% CI (1.17 - 1.77)]. Households using salt of adequate iodine content were more likely to have positive deviant children [AOR 1.36; 95% CI (1.03 - 1.80)].
Conclusion and Recommendation:Positive deviance in child growth was characterized by taller mothers, being a female child, high maternal nutrition knowledge and being resident in the Upper West Region. The persistent high levels of child under nutrition in Northern Ghana can be mediated through a sustainable focused intervention strategy to improve maternal nutrition.
La Mise à mort ou les Mémoires d’un fou
Authors: Massonnaud Dominique 
Published: September 2014

La Mise à mort (1965) commence par la fable d’un homme au reflet perdu dans le miroir et s’achève par une image retrouvée qui engendre la folie du personnage. Si on a coutume de considérer que ce roman fait entrer la production fictionnelle d’Aragon dans une sorte de troisième époque, celle des romans métaromanesques influencés par le Nouveau Roman, cet article propose de prolonger l’analyse pour y lire une redéfinition du singulier réalisme aragonien. Réévalué à partir des figures de Stendhal et Flaubert — qu’il convoque — le « mentir-vrai » aragonien apparaît alors comme une forme originale de réalisme subjectif.
La leçon de Reine. Roman et romanesque dans Les Voyageurs de l’impériale
Authors: Parenteau Olivier 
Published: September 2014

De tous les romans d’Aragon qui composent le cycle du Monde réel, Les Voyageurs de l’impériale est certainement le plus autoréflexif : des personnages d’écrivains sont mis en scène et leurs oeuvres respectives font l’objet de nombreuses discussions. L’analyse de ces passages révèle qu’il ne faut pas attendre les années 1960 et la publication du Mentir-vrai (1964) pour voir apparaître dans les romans d’Aragon un important travail sur la mise en abyme, sur le déguisement et la démultiplication des personnages et des figures d’auteurs, sur l’intertextualité et sur le refus de l’illusion référentielle.
Aragon, roman
Authors: Le Ray Johanne 
Published: September 2014

« Celui qui écrit est nu », lit-on dans Blanche ou l’Oubli, une formule qui dit à la fois l’inévitable présence d’un auteur dans ce qu’il écrit et la nécessité pour Aragon de repenser l’ancrage exclusivement fictionnel du roman. Se jouant et se défiant de l’autobiographie, le cycle métaromanesque (La Mise à mort, Blanche ou l’Oubli et Théâtre/Roman) expérimente un mode inédit d’investigation et d’inscription du sujet, où la fable le dispute à l’aveu. Les aléas de l’histoire personnelle et collective s’y lisent de manière oblique dans un vaste mouvement de subversion des limites du genre qui fait de l’oeuvre la garante comme la mesure de l’identité.
“I lit the candle with fire from my heart”
Authors: Gould Jillian 
Published: September 2014

At the Yom Hashoa (Holocaust Remembrance Day) ceremony at the Terraces of Baycrest in Toronto, resident survivors sit at a head table facing the room. They are the embodiment of the ceremony: the victims we remember and the survivors before us. As the eyewitnesses of the darkest time in Jewish history, they mourn their family and friends, and the community mourns with them.This paper presents a case study of this unique service, which stands apart because it is situated in a seniors’ residence. Other Holocaust Remembrance Day observances typically take place “outside” in public institutional spaces: synagogues, schools, community centres, museums; but here, residents invite the community “inside”—into the institutional home—and highlights each survivor’s experiences. By giving residents an opportunity to bring to the foreground their individual narratives, Baycrest staff members facilitate the confirmation of each person’s self-worth and sense of identity. In this way, a creative ritual like the Yom Hashoah Ceremony helps residents to face death, mourning, and remembrance in a supportive, familiar environment while contributing to the sense of family, culture, and community shared by the residents and their extended families.
La « Revengeance » des duchesses
Authors: Bisson Anne-Florence 
Published: September 2014

Cette étude vise à analyser les défis et les enjeux entourant la création d’une activité citoyenne à l’intérieur du Carnaval de Québec, la « Revengeance » des duchesses, destinée à assurer une réappropriation par les résidents de cette fête jugée par beaucoup trop touristique. Née dans ce contexte de questionnement du sens de la fête, et s’inspirant librement de la « tradition » des Duchesses du Carnaval, abandonnée en 1996, la « Revengeance » des duchesses propose de nouvelles activités, non reconnues dans la programmation officielle du Carnaval. Nous nous interrogeons donc sur les processus de réappropriation de la fête par les résidents des quartiers de la ville de Québec et sur les usages du Web 2.0 dans la construction des dynamiques culturelles et identitaires aujourd’hui.