bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
China in the 21st Century: On Borrowing, Translation, and Mixed Economies
Authors: Lu Jiande , Gagnier Regenia 
Published: August 2015

AbstractChinoiserie – the European appropriation of “China” – has counterparts in Zhongxi hebi and nalai zhuyi. Part I, “Translating Literatures,” shows that creative translation and borrowing are indigenous to modern China. From the Sino‐Japanese War in 1894, when foreign novels were regarded as a primary requirement for social and cultural rebirth, modern Chinese literature was inseparable from the introduction of world literature into China. The pioneers of modern Chinese literature were all professional translators. Lu Xun's “hard translation” was specifically intended to introduce a change in Chinese characteristics. Esperanto was proposed at Peking University to replace written Chinese, and moves were made to institute a language for science, technology, and democratization. From the 1920s to 1966 under various forms of self‐styled Marxisms, literature first from the Eastern Bloc and then from the Third World was translated. After 1978, the Chinese diaspora have written in both adopted languages and Chinese, and the majority of writers within the PRC have drawn on indigenous and cosmopolitan traditions.Part II, “Translating Political Economies,” shows that just as languages and literatures are selectively appropriated through processes of transculturation, so also are economic and political systems. These are the result of concrete historical processes, and labels like capitalism and socialism are not easily translated between countries with very different cultures and histories. When modernizing, democratizing, or liberalizing indigenous institutions, each country has to respond effectively to specific challenges, so political institutions are gradually developed rather than rationally designed. We argue that previous ideological debates between forms of capitalism and socialism are less urgent today than degrees of government as China's financial and commodity markets take a leading role in the global economy. Neoliberal governments worldwide want less governance, letting the market regulate goods and services. Whether China liberalizes politically or merely neoliberalizes economically, whether liberal democracies give up on demands for equality in the face of neoliberal regimes, will be the key issues of our time. Ultimately we have choices and freedoms, and these should not be limited to the consumer choice and market freedoms of neoliberalism, in China or the West.
Ombitasvir/paritaprevir/r, dasabuvir and ribavirin for cirrhotic HCV patients with thrombocytopaenia and hypoalbuminaemia
Authors: Forns Xavier , Poordad Fred , Pedrosa Marcos , Berenguer Marina , Wedemeyer Heiner , Ferenci Peter , Shiffman Mitchell L. , Fried Michael W. , Lovell Sandra , Trinh Roger , Lopez‐Talavera Juan Carlos , Everson Gregory 
Published: August 2015

AbstractBackground & AimsThrombocytopaenia and hypoalbuminaemia are surrogate markers for portal hypertension and hepatic synthetic dysfunction respectively. Patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) with these surrogates have reduced likelihood of sustained virologic response and increased risk for hepatic decompensation or death when treated with peginterferon/ribavirin plus either telaprevir or boceprevir.MethodsWe conducted a post‐hoc analysis of the TURQUOISE‐II clinical trial in patients with cirrhosis to examine the impact of these surrogates on efficacy and safety of ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir and dasabuvir with ribavirin.ResultsOf 380 genotype 1‐infected patients in TURQUOISE‐II, 104 had either a platelet count <100 × 109/L or albumin <3.5 g/dl. Sustained virologic response rates were 89 and 97% in patients with thrombocytopaenia, and 84 and 89% in patients with hypoalbuminaemia after 12 and 24 weeks of ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir and dasabuvir with ribavirin respectively. These rates were similar to those observed in the overall study population (92 and 97% for 12 and 24 weeks). HCV genotype 1a‐infected patients with thrombocytopaenia or hypoalbuminaemia had higher response rates when treated for 24 weeks, whereas only 1 of 35 genotype 1b patients did not achieve a sustained virologic response. Adverse event rates and discontinuations because of adverse events were low.ConclusionsThe findings of these analyses support the use of ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir and dasabuvir with ribavirin in these subpopulations with cirrhosis. Genotype 1a‐infected patients with indicators of portal hypertension may benefit from a 24‐week treatment duration.
Dermestid Dermatitis in a 2‐Year‐Old Girl: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Authors: Hoverson Kara , Wohltmann Wendi E. , Pollack Richard J. , Schissel Daniel J. 
Published: August 2015

AbstractDermatitis from contact with carpet, larder, and hide beetles (family Dermestidae) is a seemingly uncommon or underrecognized hypersensitivity reaction to the specialized hairs on the larvae of certain dermestid beetles. The erythematous papulovesicular dermatitis that may result from such contact can be mistakenly construed as evidence of bites of bedbugs or other arthropods or infestation with scabies mites or can be the basis for a diagnosis of delusory parasitosis. We present a case of dermestid dermatitis in a 2‐year‐old girl and provide a review of the current literature.
Male reproductive maturity and diapause termination in the leaf beetle Gastrophysa atrocyanea
Authors: Ojima Noriyuki , Ishiguro Shinichi , An Ying , Kadosawa Tomohiro , Suzuki Koichi 
Published: August 2015

AbstractMale reproductive potential and growth of testes are studied in the leaf beetle Gastrophysa atrocyanea Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) that is exposed to mild temperatures after imaginal ecdysis. Continuous administration of the Juvenile Hormone (JH) in artificial diet is highly effective with respect to stimulating testes growth and mating behaviour. Female reproductive diapause can be induced under standard rearing conditions, although optimum reproductive maturity of males is achieved at 15 °C. Treatment of males with a JH analogue accelerates testes development up to the stage of spermiogenesis (the bundling of spermatozoa) but does not promote the formation of cysts with mature sperm. Treatment with 20‐hydroxyecdysone has no influence on diapause termination and testes function. These results suggest that male reproductive maturation in G. atrocyanea is independent of JH, and moderate temperatures may induce an unknown factor that is responsible for the maturation of sperm cysts.
Ideas of Liberation in Medieval Advaita Vedānta
Authors: Barua Ankur 
Published: August 2015

AbstractClassical Indian soteriological systems such as the various forms of Vedānta, Yoga, Buddhism, and so on are characterised by dense interrelations between specific metaphysical accounts of the nature of reality, diagnoses of the human condition, and elaborations of praxes which will lead individuals towards human fulfilment. For these systems, the repeated cycles of life and death (saṁsāra) are a convenient summary of human ills, and they propose distinctive patterns of liberation from empirical existence that is structured by spiritual ignorance (avidyā ). The various strands of Advaita Vedānta had to grapple with a certain paradox that shapes its practices of liberation. On the one hand, the liberation that it speaks of is an always already established ‘fact’, which is not produced through a series of human efforts, but, on the other hand, it prescribes to human beings the practice of certain forms of insight to ‘realise’ their true identity. We will discuss this paradox of practice by tracing some lines of continuity from, as well as highlighting some differences of emphasis between, Śaṁkara (c. 800 CE) himself and a few medieval Advaita authors in their respective engagements with its structure. While both argue for the cruciality of practice at the ‘conventional’ level, while denying the reality of human agency from the ‘transcendental’ perspective, the texts we will consider, namely, the Pañcadaśī, the Jīvanmuktiviveka, and the Vedāntasāra, place a greater degree of emphasis than we find in Śaṁkara on certain practices related to yogic self‐control. We will highlight certain reasons that underlie this conceptual‐experiential shift.
Prednisolone does not affect direct‐acting antivirals against hepatitis C, but inhibits interferon‐alpha production by plasmacytoid dendritic cells
Authors: de Ruiter P.E. , Boor P.P.C. , de Jonge J. , Metselaar H.J. , Tilanus H.W. , Ijzermans J.N. , Kwekkeboom J. , van der Laan L.J.W. 
Published: August 2015

AbstractBackgroundChronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection compromises long‐term outcomes of liver transplantation. Although glucocorticosteroid‐based immunosuppression is commonly used, discussion is ongoing on the effect of prednisolone (Pred) on HCV recurrence and response to antiviral therapy post transplantation. Recently, new drugs (direct‐acting antivirals) have been approved for the treatment of HCV, however, it remains unknown whether their antiviral activity is affected by Pred. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Pred on the antiviral activity of asunaprevir (Asu), daclatasvir (Dac), ribavirin (RBV), and interferon‐alpha (IFN‐α), and on plasmacytoid dendritic cells (PDCs), the main IFN‐α‐producing immune cells.MethodsThe effects of Pred and antiviral compounds were tested in both a subgenomic and infectious HCV replication model. Furthermore, effects were tested on human PDCs stimulated with a Toll‐like receptor‐7 ligand.ResultPred did not directly affect HCV replication and did not inhibit the antiviral action of Asu, Dac, RBV, or IFN‐α. Stimulated PDCs potently suppressed HCV replication. This suppression was reversed by treating PDCs with Pred. Pred significantly decreased IFN‐α production by PDCs without affecting cell viability. When Asu and Dac were combined with PDCs, a significant cooperative antiviral effect was observed.ConclusionThis study shows that Pred acts on the antiviral function of PDCs. Pred does not affect the antiviral action of Asu, Dac, RBV, or IFN‐α. This implies that there is no contraindication to combine antiviral therapies with Pred in the post‐transplantation management of HCV recurrence.
Community‐acquired Legionnaires' disease in a renal transplant recipient with unclear incubation period: the importance of molecular typing
Authors: Cassier P. , Bénet T. , Nicolle M.C. , Brunet M. , Buron F. , Morelon E. , Béraud L. , Descours G. , Jarraud S. , Vanhems P. 
Published: August 2015

AbstractTransplant recipients are at risk of developing Legionnaires' disease (LD) because of impaired cellular immunity. Here, we describe a renal transplant recipient who developed LD at least 10 days after hospital admission and transplantation. The hospital water network was initially suspected, but further testing determined that the probable source was the patient's domestic water supply. Our report also suggests that the patient's immunosuppressed state may have switched potential colonization to pneumonia.
Improving survey data on pregnancy‐related deaths in low‐and middle‐income countries: a validation study in Senegal
Authors: Helleringer Stéphane , Pison Gilles , Masquelier Bruno , Kanté Almamy Malick , Douillot Laetitia , Ndiaye Cheikh Tidiane , Duthé Géraldine , Sokhna Cheikh , Delaunay Valérie 
Published: August 2015

AbstractObjectiveIn low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), siblings’ survival histories (SSH) are often used to estimate maternal mortality, but SSH data on causes of death at reproductive ages have seldom been validated. We compared the accuracy of two SSH instruments: the standard questionnaire used during the demographic and health surveys (DHS) and the siblings’ survival calendar (SSC), a new questionnaire designed to improve survey reports of deaths among women of reproductive ages.MethodsWe recruited 1189 respondents in a SSH survey in Niakhar, Senegal. Mortality records from a health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) constituted the reference data set. Respondents were randomly assigned to an interview with the DHS or SSC questionnaires. A total of 164 respondents had a sister who died at reproductive ages over the past 15 years before the survey according to the HDSS.ResultsThe DHS questionnaire led to selective omissions of deaths: DHS respondents were significantly more likely to report their sister's death if she had died of pregnancy‐related causes than if she had died of other causes (96.4% vs. 70.9%, P < 0.007). Among reported deaths, both questionnaires had high sensitivity (>90%) in recording pregnancy‐related deaths. But the DHS questionnaire had significantly lower specificity than the SSC (79.5% vs. 95.0%, P = 0.015). The DHS questionnaire overestimated the proportion of deaths due to pregnancy‐related causes, whereas the SSC yielded unbiased estimates of this parameter.ConclusionStatistical models informed by SSH data collected using the DHS questionnaire might exaggerate maternal mortality in Senegal and similar settings. A new questionnaire, the SSC, could permit better tracking progress towards the reduction in maternal mortality.
Draft Genome Sequences of Burkholderia contaminans, a Burkholderia cepacia Complex Species That Is Increasingly Recovered from Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Authors: Bloodworth Ruhi A. M. , Selin Carrie , López De Volder Maria Agustina , Drevinek Pavel , Galanternik Laura , Degrossi José , Cardona Silvia T. 
Published: August 2015

ABSTRACT

Burkholderia contaminans
belongs to the
Burkholderia cepacia
complex (BCC), a group of bacteria that are ubiquitous in the environment and capable of infecting the immunocompromised and people with cystic fibrosis. We report here draft genome sequences for the
B. contaminans
type strain LMG 23361 and an Argentinian cystic fibrosis sputum isolate.
Complete Genome Sequence of Nova Virus, a Hantavirus Circulating in the European Mole in Belgium
Authors: Laenen Lies , Vergote Valentijn , Nauwelaers Inne , Verbeeck Ina , Kafetzopoulou Liana E. , Van Ranst Marc , Maes Piet 
Published: August 2015

ABSTRACT

The complete genome sequence of Nova virus, a divergent hantavirus, originating from the kidney tissue of a European mole (
Talpa europaea
) from Belgium was determined. The 3 genomic segments have a total length of 11,979 nucleotides, and nucleotide identities to other Nova viruses are between 80 and 89%.
Genome Sequence of
Schizochytrium
sp. CCTCC M209059, an Effective Producer of Docosahexaenoic Acid-Rich Lipids
Authors: Ji Xiao-Jun , Mo Kai-Qiang , Ren Lu-Jing , Li Gan-Lu , Huang Jian-Zhong , Huang He 
Published: August 2015

ABSTRACT

Schizochytrium
is an effective species for producing omega-3 docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Here, we report a genome sequence of
Schizochytrium
sp. CCTCC M209059, which has a genome size of 39.09 Mb. It will provide the genomic basis for further insights into the metabolic and regulatory mechanisms underlying the DHA formation.
Complete Genome Sequence of Enterobacter cloacae UW5, a Rhizobacterium Capable of High Levels of Indole-3-Acetic Acid Production
Authors: Coulson Thomas J. D. , Patten Cheryl L. 
Published: August 2015

ABSTRACT

We report the complete genome sequence of
Enterobacter cloacae
UW5, an indole-3-acetic acid-producing rhizobacterium originally isolated from the rhizosphere of grass. The 4.9-Mbp genome has a G+C content of 54% and contains 4,496 protein-coding sequences.
Draft Genome Sequence of
Streptomyces
sp. Strain Wb2n-11, a Desert Isolate with Broad-Spectrum Antagonism against Soilborne Phytopathogens
Authors: Köberl Martina , White Richard A. , Erschen Sabine , El-Arabi Tarek F. , Jansson Janet K. , Berg Gabriele 
Published: August 2015

ABSTRACT

Streptomyces
sp. strain Wb2n-11, isolated from native desert soil, exhibited broad-spectrum antagonism against plant pathogenic fungi, bacteria, and nematodes. The 8.2-Mb draft genome reveals genes putatively responsible for its promising biocontrol activity and genes which enable the soil bacterium to directly interact beneficially with plants.
Routine failures in the process for blood testing and the communication of results to patients in primary care in the UK: a qualitative exploration of patient and provider perspectives
Authors: Litchfield Ian , Bentham Louise , Hill Ann , McManus Richard J , Lilford Richard , Greenfield Sheila 
Published: August 2015

BackgroundThe testing and result communication process in primary care is complex. Its successful completion relies on the coordinated efforts of a range of staff in primary care and external settings working together with patients. Despite the importance of diagnostic testing in provision of care, this complexity renders the process vulnerable in the face of increasing demand, stretched resources and a lack of supporting guidance.MethodsWe conducted a series of focus groups with patients and staff across four primary care practices using process-improvement strategies to identify and understand areas where either unnecessary delay is introduced, or the process may fail entirely. We then worked with both patients and staff to arrive at practical strategies to improve the current system.ResultsA total of six areas across the process were identified where improvements could be introduced. These were: (1) delay in phlebotomy, (2) lack of a fail-safe to ensure blood tests are returned to practices and patients, (3) difficulties in accessing results by telephone, (4) role of non-clinical staff in communicating results, (5) routine communication of normal results and (6) lack of a protocol for result communication.ConclusionsA number of potential failures in testing and communicating results to patients were identified, and some specific ideas for improving existing systems emerged. These included same-day phlebotomy sessions, use of modern technology methods to proactively communicate routine results and targeted training for receptionists handling sensitive data. There remains an urgent need for further work to test these and other potential solutions.
Brain Arterial Diameters as a Risk Factor for Vascular Events
Authors: Gutierrez Jose , Cheung Ken , Bagci Ahmet , Rundek Tatjana , Alperin Noam , Sacco Ralph L. , Wright Clinton B. , Elkind Mitchell S. V. 
Published: August 2015

Background
Arterial luminal diameters are routinely used to assess for vascular disease. Although small diameters are typically considered pathological, arterial dilatation has also been associated with disease. We hypothesize that extreme arterial diameters are biomarkers of the risk of vascular events.

Methods and Results

Participants in the Northern Manhattan Study who had a time‐of‐flight magnetic resonance angiography were included in this analysis (N=1034). A global arterial
Z
‐score, called the brain arterial remodeling (BAR) score, was obtained by averaging the measured diameters within each individual. Individuals with a BAR score <−2 SDs were considered to have the smallest diameters, individuals with a BAR score >−2 and <2 SDs had average diameters, and individuals with a BAR score >2 SDs had the largest diameters. All vascular events were recorded prospectively after the brain magnetic resonance imaging. Spline curves and incidence rates were used to test our hypothesis. The association of the BAR score with death (
P
=0.001), vascular death (
P
=0.02), any vascular event (
P
=0.05), and myocardial infarction (
P
=0.10) was U‐shaped except for ischemic stroke (
P
=0.74). Consequently, incidence rates for death, vascular death, myocardial infarction, and any vascular event were higher in individuals with the largest diameters, whereas individuals with the smallest diameters had a higher incidence of death, vascular death, any vascular event, and ischemic stroke compared with individuals with average diameters.

Conclusions
The risk of death, vascular death, and any vascular event increased at both extremes of brain arterial diameters. The pathophysiology linking brain arterial remodeling to systemic vascular events needs further research.
The correct gender of Schinus (Anacardiaceae)
Authors: Zona Scott 
Published: August 2015

Species of the genus Schinus Linnaeus (1753) (Anacardiaceae) are native to the Americas but are found in many tropical and subtropical parts of the world, where they are cultivated as ornamentals or crops (“pink peppercorns”) or they are invasive weeds. Schinus molle L. (1753: 388) is a cultivated ornamental tree in Australia, California, Mexico, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean, and elsewhere (US Forest Service 2015). In Hawaii, Florida, South Africa, Mascarene Islands, and Australia, Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi (1820: 399) is an aggressively invasive pest plant, costing governments millions of dollars in damages and control (Ferriter 1997).
Weighted Analog Technique for Intensity and Intensity Spread Predictions of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones
Authors: Tsai Hsiao-Chung , Elsberry Russell L. 
Published: August 2015

Abstract
A situation-dependent intensity and intensity spread prediction technique for the Atlantic called the Weighted Analog Intensity Atlantic (WAIA) is developed using the same procedures as for a similar technique for the western North Pacific that is operational at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. These simple techniques are based on rankings of the 10 best historical track analogs to match the official track forecast and current intensity. A key step is the development of a bias correction to eliminate an overforecast bias. The second key step is a calibration of the original intensity spread among the 10 analogs to achieve a probability of detection of about 68% at all forecast intervals, which it is proposed would be an appropriate intensity spread for the National Hurricane Center (NHC) official intensity forecasts. The advantages of WAIA as an operational intensity forecast product for Atlantic tropical cyclones are described in terms of mean absolute errors, sample-mean biases, and geographic distributions of WAIA versus various guidance products available at NHC. Specific attention is given to the four guidance products that are included in the intensity consensus (ICON) technique that is the most skillful of all the products. Evidence is given that WAIA would be an independent, and more likely skillful at longer forecast intervals, technique to include in ICON. Consequently, WAIA would likely lead to improved NHC intensity forecasts at 4–5-day intervals.