bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Psychological distress and coping strategies in parents of children with cancer in Lebanon
Authors: Lakkis Najla A. , Khoury Joseph M. , Mahmassani Dina M. , Ramia Maria S. , Hamadeh Ghassan N. 
Published: September 2015

AbstractObjectivesTo determine the prevalence of psychological distress (PD) among parents of Lebanese children with cancer and to investigate the associated stressors and coping strategies.MethodsA cross‐sectional study conducted at the American University of Beirut Medical Center–Children Cancer Center of Lebanon in 2012. Parents of all children with cancer admitted for treatment were eligible participants. The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ‐12) was used to estimate the prevalence of PD. Coping strategies were measured via the Coping Health Inventory for Parents (CHIP). Bivariate and multiple regression analyses were conducted to evaluate the relationship between GHQ‐12 (scores 0–36), stressors, family/social support, and coping strategies.ResultsOne hundred fourteen parents (68.2%) completed the anonymous questionnaire. Based on GHQ‐12, significant PD was considered among 56.0% of the parents. It was found to be significantly positively associated with the degree of family financial problems and significantly negatively associated with the child's disease duration. A significant negative relationship was also found between PD and Coping (CHIP) scale, coping pattern I (Maintaining Family Integration and an Optimistic Outlook for the Situation), pattern II (Seeking Social Support), yet not with pattern III (Seeking Information).ConclusionsPD is prevalent among parents of Lebanese children hospitalized because of cancer. Screening for PD in the latter population is feasible, would identify those who are at risk for disruptive PD, and facilitate the provision of support towards better adjustment and coping. Alleviating parental PD may facilitate the realization of optimal health outcomes. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Template based protein structure modeling by global optimization in CASP11
Authors: Joo Keehyoung , Joung InSuk , Lee Sun Young , Kim Jong Yun , Cheng Qianyi , Manavalan Balachandran , Joung Jong Young , Heo Seungryong , Lee Juyong , Nam Mikyung , Lee In‐Ho , Lee Sung Jong , Lee Jooyoung 
Published: September 2015

ABSTRACTFor the template‐based modeling (TBM) of CASP11 targets, we have developed three new protein modeling protocols (nns for server prediction and LEE and LEER for human prediction) by improving upon our previous CASP protocols (CASP7 through CASP10). We applied the powerful global optimization method of conformational space annealing to three stages of optimization, including multiple sequence‐structure alignment, three‐dimensional (3D) chain building, and side‐chain remodeling. For more successful fold recognition, a new alignment method called CRFalign was developed. It can incorporate sensitive positional and environmental dependence in alignment scores as well as strong nonlinear correlations among various features. Modifications and adjustments were made to the form of the energy function and weight parameters pertaining to the chain building procedure. For the side‐chain remodeling step, residue‐type dependence was introduced to the cutoff value that determines the entry of a rotamer to the side‐chain modeling library. The improved performance of the nns server method is attributed to successful fold recognition achieved by combining several methods including CRFalign and to the current modeling formulation that can incorporate native‐like structural aspects present in multiple templates. The LEE protocol is identical to the nns one except that CASP11‐released server models are used as templates. The success of LEE in utilizing CASP11 server models indicates that proper template screening and template clustering assisted by appropriate cluster ranking promises a new direction to enhance protein 3D modeling. Proteins 2016; 84(Suppl 1):221–232. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
New view on InxGa1‐xNyAs1‐yalloys
Authors: Elyukhin Vyacheslav A. 
Published: September 2015

AbstractSemiconductors with isoelectronic centers are actively studied to fabricate arrays of identical single photon emitters. Self‐assembling of 4N10In and 1N4In clusters in GaAs‐rich InxGa1‐xNyAs1‐y is represented. All or almost all In atoms are in 4N10In clusters from 0 to 800 °C in InxGa1‐xNyAs1‐y with x = 1×10‐4, y = 1×10‐4 and x = 1×10‐5, y = 1×10‐5. All or almost all nitrogen atoms are in 1N4In clusters if x = 0.01, y = 1×10‐4 and x = 1×10‐3, y = 1×10‐6. There are both types of clusters in alloys with x = 5×10‐5, y = 5×10‐7; x = 2×10‐4, y = 2×10‐6; x = 1×10‐4, y = 1×10‐5 and x = 2×10‐3, y = 2×10‐4 and portions of nitrogen atoms in clusters depend on the composition and temperature. Thus, InxGa1‐xNyAs1‐y are promising semiconductors to obtain arrays of identical isoelectronic clusters with the desirable density. (© 2015 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
Surface plasmon resonance in ZnO nanorod arrays caused by gold nanoparticles for solar cell application
Authors: Gromyko Inga , Acik Ilona Oja , Krunks Malle , Dedova Tatjana , Katerski Atanas , Mere Arvo , Mikli Valdek , Vessart Risto 
Published: September 2015

AbstractIn this paper, we study the growth of gold nanoparticles (Au‐NPs) onto ZnO nanorod arrays (ZnO‐NRAs) and the surface plasmon resonance effect caused by them. ZnO‐NRAs were deposited by the chemical spray pyrolysis method. Au‐NPs were obtained by spin‐coating of HAuCl4 in ethanol solution over the nanorod samples. According to XRD, the average size of Au‐NPs on ZnO‐NRAs increases from 27 nm to 72 nm by increasing the HAuCl4 concentration in solution from 0.01 to 0.1 mol/L. There are no visible changes in ZnO‐NRAs morphology using the solutions with 0.0004‐0.03 mol/L, partial dissolution of nanorods occurs when using HAuCl4 solution with the concentration of 0.05 mol/L or higher. ZnO‐NRAs covered with Au‐NPs show the red shift of the surface plasmon resonance band from 545 to 555 nm with increasing the HAuCl4 solution concentration from 0.002 to 0.05 mol/L. (© 2015 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
Pyrolytically grown indium sulfide sensitized zinc oxide nanowires for solar water splitting
Authors: Komurcu Pelin , Can Emre Kaan , Aydin Erkan , Semiz Levent , Gurol Alp Eren , Alkan Fatma Merve , Sankir Mehmet , Sankir Nurdan Demirci 
Published: September 2015

AbstractZinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires, sensitized with spray pyrolyzed indium sulfide, were obtained by chemical bath deposition. The XRD analysis indicated dominant evolution of hexagonal ZnO phase. Significant gain in photoelectrochemical current using ZnO nanowires is largely accountable to enhancement of the visible light absorption and the formation of heterostructure. The maximum photoconversion efficiency of 2.77% was calculated for the indium sulfide sensitized ZnO nanowire photoelectrodes. (© 2015 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
VIS/NIR wavelength selector based on a multilayer pi'n/pin a‐SiC:H optical filter
Authors: Vieira M. , Vieira M. A. , Silva V. , Louro P. , Rodrigues I. , Fantoni A. 
Published: September 2015

AbstractIn this paper, we present a tandem visible/nearinfrared (VIS/NIR) wavelength selector based on a multilayer a‐SiC:H optical filter that requires appropriate near‐ultraviolet steady states optical switches to select the desired wavelengths in the VIS/NIR ranges. Spectral response measurements are presented and show the feasibility of tailoring the wavelength and bandwidth of a polychromatic mixture of different wavelengths. The selector filter is realized by using a two terminal double pi'n/pin a‐SiC:H photodetector. Five visible/infrared communication channels are transmitted together, each one with a specific bit sequence. The combined optical signal is analysed by reading out the photocurrent, under near‐UV steady state background. Results show that the background side and intensity works as a selector in the infrared/visible regions, shifting the sensor sensitivity. This nonlinearity allows the identification and decoding of the different input channels in the visible/infrared ranges. This concept is extended to implement a 1 by 5 wavelength division multiplexer with channel separation in the VIS/NIR range and a transmission capability of 30 Kbps. The relationship between the optical inputs and the output signal is established and an algorithm to decode the Multiplexed (MUX) signal presented. An optoeletronic model gives insight on the system physics. (© 2015 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
Development of Professionalism and Performance Accountability for Sustained FIM Accuracy Improvement
Authors: Eisenstadt Debra , Summar Ann , Beckel Jean 
Published: September 2015

Abstract

Purpose:
Rehabilitation nurses have essential responsibility for detailed Functional Independence Measure (FIM) documentation and accurate scoring. The goal of this performance improvement project was to improve individual FIM accuracy and establish and maintain a FIM accuracy standard.

Design:
Case Study.

Methods:
This performance improvement project was implemented in a 20-bed CARF-accredited Midwestern acute care hospital inpatient rehabilitation unit.

Findings:
Improved individual and overall RN FIM scoring accuracy, with increased length of stay and case mix index.

Conclusions:
Concurrent FIM scoring and documentation review holds staff accountable and allows for timely revisions following discrepancy identification. Leadership supports for concurrent FIM audits, utilization of available technology, transparent reporting of results, and individual accountability lead to sustained improvement in FIM scoring accuracy.

Clinical Relevance:
Accurate FIM documentation and scoring drive appropriate length of stay and case mix group assignment. Assessment competence enhances nursing engagement, confidence, and process accountability.
Smart malware detection on Android
Authors: Gheorghe Laura , Marin Bogdan , Gibson Gary , Mogosanu Lucian , Deaconescu Razvan , Voiculescu Valentin‐Gabriel , Carabas Mihai 
Published: September 2015

AbstractNowadays, because of its increased popularity, Android is target to a growing number of attacks and malicious applications, with the purpose of stealing private information and consuming credit by subscribing to premium services. Most of the current commercial antivirus solutions use static signatures for malware detection, which may fail to detect different variants of the same malware and zero‐day attacks. In this paper, we present a behavior‐based, dynamic analysis security solution, called Android Malware Detection System, for detecting both well‐known and zero‐day malware. The proposed solution uses a machine learning classifier in order to differentiate between the behaviors of legitimate and malicious applications. In addition, it uses the application statistics for determining its reputation. The final decision is based on a combination of the classifier's result and the application reputation. The solution includes a unique and extensive set of data collectors, which gather application‐specific data that describe the behavior of the monitored application. We evaluated our solution on a set of legitimate and malicious applications and obtained a high accuracy of 0.985. Our system is able to detect zero‐day malware samples that are not detected by current commercial solutions. Our solution outperforms other similar solutions running on mobile devices. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Kurzzeitfestigkeit von Schweißverbindungen aus höchst‐ und ultrahochfesten Stählen
Authors: Hrabowski Jennifer , Herion Stefan , Ummenhofer Thomas 
Published: September 2015

AbstractKrankonstruktionen sind im Allgemeinen hohen Beanspruchungen mit vergleichsweise geringen Lastspielzahlen ausgesetzt. Im Bereich der Kurzzeitfestigkeit, bekannter unter dem englischen Begriff Low‐Cycle Fatigue (LCF), bieten höchst‐ und ultrahochfeste Stähle erhebliche Vorteile. Im Folgenden wird über Ergebnisse von Ermüdungsversuchen an höchst‐ und ultrahochfesten stumpfgeschweißten Blechen und höchstfesten Rundhohlprofilen mit aufgeschweißten Längssteifen berichtet. Hierbei wurden Versuchsserien mit WIG‐Decklagen, geschliffenen Nahtwurzeln und hochfrequenten Hämmerverfahren (HFH) untersucht. Die Untersuchungsergebnisse werden zusammengefasst und mit Bezug auf die Kerbklassen des Eurocode 3 bzw. auf die FAT‐Klassen der aktuellen IIW‐Richtlinie ausgewertet.Low‐cycle fatigue of welded joints made of high and ultra‐high strength steels. Crane structures are exposed to very high loading but with rather low number of load cycles. In the so called low cycle fatigue (LCF) domain the use of high‐ and ultra‐strength steels offer considerable advantages. In this paper, fatigue tests on butt welded ultrahigh‐strength plates and circular hollow sections with longitudinal attachments and post weld treatment by means of TIG‐dressing, high frequency hammer peening (HFHP) and grinded roots are presented. A summarized evaluation and discussion of results referring to fatigue class classification of Eurocode 3 and the recent IIW guideline is given.
Ermüdungsverhalten von aufgeschweißten Lamellen unterschiedlicher Form
Authors: Bucak Ömer , Ehard Heinrich , Rodic Slobodan , Strohbach Holger 
Published: September 2015

AbstractInsbesondere bei Trägerkonstruktionen aus Blechen, in die örtlich konzentrierte Lasten eingeleitet werden sollen, wird im Regelfall der Bereich der Lasteinleitung lokal durch aufgeschweißte Bleche verstärkt. In DIN EN 1993‐1‐9 werden solche Kerbdetails in Klasse 56 eingestuft. Dieser Wert gilt für eckige Laschenformen. Mit modifizierten Laschenformen und darauf abgestimmten Schweißungen lässt sich solch ein Kerbdetail in eine höhere Kerbklasse einordnen.Fatigue behaviour of welded‐on plates of different shapes. Especially when designing constructions with thin plates or if it is necessary to locally induce high loads, in most cases the area of the load induction will locally be enforced with welded‐on cover plates. In EN 1993‐1‐9 such notch details are classified in FAT class 56. This value applies for rectangular plates. With modified plate forms and matching welds, this notch detail can be classified in a higher FAT class.
Minimierung von Risiken bei Offshore‐Windkraftwerken
Authors: Pollicino Fabio 
Published: September 2015

AbstractDer Kostendruck auf dem Markt der erneuerbaren Energien ist sehr hoch. Alle Akteure müssen von den Erfahrungen der Offshore‐Windprojekte Gebrauch machen, um aktuelle und zukünftige Herausforderungen zu meistern. Die genauere Betrachtung der Erfahrungen der letzten Jahre wird vermeidbare Hindernisse und Kosten in das Bewusstsein rufen. Die vorhandenen technischen Regeln bieten dem Anwender eine gute Grundlage zur Entwicklung und Verbesserung der Produkte und Projekte. Die kombinierte Nutzung gewonnener Erfahrungen und des Fachwissens sind jedoch der Schlüssel zum zukünftigen Erfolg. Deshalb sollten die Erfahrungen in der Industrie untereinander geteilt werden, um den Reifegrad der Offshore‐Wind‐Branche schneller zu erhöhen. Zuverlässige Qualität, stabiler Betrieb und ein gutes Risikomanagement helfen, wettbewerbsfähige erneuerbare Energie zu produzieren.Minimization of risks of wind power plants. The cost of energy pressure is high in the renewables power market. All actors must make use of the lessons learned from offshore wind power plant projects to face current and future challenges. Extracting experiences from projects over the last years will help to increase the awareness of avoidable obstacles and costs. The available technical standards provide the users a basis to improve their product and project developments. However, utilizing the experiences and know‐how is key for future success. Therefore the lessons learned should be shared within the industry to enhance the maturity of offshore wind business. Reliable quality, stable operation and proper risk management will help to produce renewable power in a competitive energy sector.
Between Discursive and Exclusive Autonomy – Opinion 2/13, the Protection of Fundamental Rights and the Autonomy of EU Law
Authors: PIRKER Benedikt H. , REITEMEYER Stefan 
Published: September 2015

AbstractEU Opinion 2/13 on the accession of the EU to the ECHR was a landmark decision of the Court of Justice of the EU both for fundamental rights protection in the EU and the autonomy of the EU legal order. The present article argues that two approaches would have been possible, following either a discursive or an exclusive understanding of autonomy. As a thorough discussion of the Opinion shows, the Court chose the latter pathway, with detrimental consequences for the foreseeable future.
Rethinking Britishness: Religion and Debates about the “Nation” among Britons in Company India, 1813–1857
Authors: Sramek Joseph 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThis article examines the intersections of religion and national identity among Britons in nineteenth-century colonial India. It argues, contrary to Linda Colley and other scholars who have asserted a pan-Protestant nature of Britishness, that religion frequently was a site of division among Britons in India during the first half of the nineteenth century. Anglicans such as Claudius Buchanan wished to cement an Anglican hegemony within the empire. Presbyterian chaplain Dr. James Bryce, by contrast, advocated for the Churches of Scotland and England to be coestablished. Roman Catholic priests, less successfully, argued for similar rights to be extended to Roman Catholicism, the religion of close to a majority of British troops serving in India. Lastly, Baptist missionaries questioned the East India Company's continued support of Hinduism through its collection of pilgrim taxes, which they labeled as “anti-Christian.” These competing visions of “Greater Britain” in religious terms point to the fragility and divisiveness of national identity in the nineteenth-century British Empire, an institution scholars have generally claimed fostered a sense of Britishness.
Men of Parts: Masculine Embodiment and the Male Leg in Eighteenth-Century England
Authors: Harvey Karen 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThis essay explores changes in eighteenth-century male clothing in the context of the history of sexual difference, gender roles, and masculinity. The essay contributes to a history of dress by reconstructing a range of meanings and social practices through which men's clothing was understood by its consumers. Furthermore, critically engaging with work on the “great male renunciation,” the essay argues that the public authority that accrued to men through their clothing was based not on a new image of a rational disembodied man but instead on an emphasis on the male anatomy and masculinity as intrinsically embodied. Drawing on findings from the material objects of eighteenth-century clothing, visual representations, and evidence from the archival records of male consumers, the essay adopts an interdisciplinary approach that allows historians to study sex and gender as embodied, rather than simply performed. In so doing, the essay not only treats “embodiment” as an historical category but also responds to recent shifts in the historical discipline and the wider academy towards a more corporealist approach to the body.
The Struggle of the Male Self: A New Left Activist and His 1961 Diary
Authors: Hughes Celia 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThis article examines the 1961 diary of a new left young activist to explore his fractured sense of personal and political self. At the height of the Cold War, John Hoyland was an undergraduate at London's University College, living with his Communist Party family and active in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). His intensely political world notwithstanding, Hoyland's diary reveals that interior life troubled his every day and shaped much of his thinking. Hoyland's self-conscious narrative illuminates self-making, male heterosexuality, generation, and relationships and cultures in the early 1960s British Left. He experienced himself as fragmented and struggled to negotiate his conflicting identities. He felt torn between older models of socialist identity and morality, his hedonism associated with the beatnik metropolitan scene, and his project of personal self-improvement. His diary offers rare insight into the intimate thoughts and feelings of one New Left young man at a time when political, social, and sexual codes and cultures were in transition before the emergence of feminist sexual politics. The article examines the identities Hoyland held as a socialist, sexual, and domestic male subject; it considers how his emotional world and relationships were shaped by his metropolitan landscapes, consisting of CND marches, Communist Party meetings, urban youth spaces, and the parental home; and it discusses Hoyland as a writer and the sense of selfhood the diary helped to make possible.
Replacing sugary drinks with milk is inversely associated with weight gain among young obesity-predisposed children
Authors: Zheng Miaobing , Rangan Anna , Allman-Farinelli Margaret , Rohde Jeanett Friis , Olsen Nanna Julie , Heitmann Berit Lilienthal 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThe aim of the present study was to examine the associations of sugary drink consumption and its substitution with alternative beverages with body weight gain among young children predisposed to future weight gain. Secondary analysis of the Healthy Start Study, a 1·5-year randomised controlled trial designed to prevent overweight among Danish children aged 2−6 years (n366), was carried out. Multivariate linear regression models were used to investigate the associations of beverage consumption with change in body weight (Δweight) or BMI(ΔBMI)z-score. Substitution models were used to extrapolate the influence of replacing sugary drinks with alternative beverages (water, milk and diet drinks) on Δweight or ΔBMIz-score. Sugary drink intake at baseline and substitution of sugary drinks with milk were associated with both Δweight and ΔBMIz-score. Every 100 g/d increase in sugary drink intake was associated with 0·10 kg and 0·06 unit increases in body weight (P=0·048) and BMIz-score (P=0·04), respectively. Substitution of 100 g/d sugary drinks with 100 g/d milk was inversely associated with Δweight (β=−0·16 kg;P=0·045) and ΔBMIz-score (β=−0·07 units;P=0·04). The results of this study suggest that sugary drink consumption was associated with body weight gain among young children with high predisposition for future overweight. In line with the current recommendations, sugary drinks, whether high in added or natural sugar, should be discouraged to help prevent childhood obesity. Milk may be a good alternative to sugary drinks with regard to weight management among young obesity-predisposed children.
Is low-dose intratympanic gentamicin an effective treatment for Ménière's disease: the Birmingham experience
Authors: Watson G J , Nelson C , Irving R M 
Published: September 2015

AbstractBackground:Since the development of intratympanic aminoglycoside in the 1950s, otologists have been able to chemically ablate the vestibule. We present the results of using low-dose intratympanic gentamicin to treat Ménière's disease.Method:A retrospective review was performed of all patients who underwent low-dose intratympanic gentamicin therapy over seven years. Data on gender, age, number of procedures, pure tone audiometry and symptom control were analysed.Results:In all, 38 patients underwent low-dose intratympanic gentamicin therapy. These comprised 25 females and 13 males, with an average age of 58.4 years. Hearing was preserved in 87.5 per cent of patients, with no significant difference before and after treatment (p = 0.744). In all, 85.7 per cent of patients had complete or substantial symptom control (classes A and B, respectively).Conclusion:Low-dose intratympanic gentamicin therapy was effective in controlling the symptoms of Ménière's disease patients, while preserving hearing.