bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Sex Differences in Metabolism of Trichloroethylene and Trichloroethanol in Guinea Pigs
Authors: Hibino Yui , Wang Hailan , Naito Hisao , Zhao Na , Wang Dong , Jia Xiaofang , Li Hongling , Song Xiangrong , Liu Lili , Huang Yongshun , Ito Yuki , Huang Hanlin , Kamijima Michihiro , Nakajima Tamie 
Published: September 2013

Sex Differences in Metabolism of Trichloroethylene and Trichloroethanol in Guinea Pigs: Yui HIBINO, et al. Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine—ObjectivesTrichloroethylene (TRI) has the potential to cause generalized dermatitis complicated with hepatitis. The guinea pig maximization test (GPMT) also suggests that both TRI and its metabolite trichloroethanol (TCE) exhibit immunogenicity and possible sex differences in guinea pigs. However, TRI and TCE metabolisms in guinea pigs have not been elucidated in detail. The first issue to clarify may be the sex differences in relation to the immunogenicity.MethodsWe collected urine from Hartley male and female guinea pigs 24 hours after intracutaneous injection of TRI, TCE or trichloroacetic acid (TCA) during a GPMT and measured the urinary metabolites by gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry.ResultsAfter TRI treatment, the amount of TCA was significantly greater in females than males, while there was no sex difference in the total amount (TCA + TCE). TCA was only detected in urine after TCA treatment. Interestingly, not only TCE but also TCA was detected in urine of both sexes after TCE treatment, and the amount of TCA was also greater in females than males. An additional experiment showed that TCE treatment did not result in the detection of urinary TCA in cytochrome P450 (CYP)2E1‐null mice but did in wild‐type mice, suggesting the involvement of CYP2E1 in the metabolism from TCE to TCA. The constitutive expression of CYP2E1 in the liver of guinea pigs was greater in females than males.ConclusionsThe sex difference in urinary TCA excretion after TRI and TCE treatments may be due to variation of the constitutive expression of CYP2E1.
Analysis of Doppler Criteria in the Diagnosis Of IUGR
Authors: Grif Caterina , Rădulescu C , Voidăzan S , Popa Carmen , Grama O 
Published: September 2013

Abstract
Introduction: The assessment of the Doppler velocimetric indices of the uterine, umbilical and middle cerebral artery helps in diagnosing and monitoring pregnancies with fetal growth disorder.

Material and method: Two groups were studied: the 1st group SGA (small for gestational age) including 22 fetuses whose birth weight was below the 10th percentile for gestational age and the 2nd group AGA (appropriate for gestational age) comprising 58 fetuses whose birth weight was between the 10th and 90th percentile. According to Doppler changes we could identify fetuses with intra uterine growth restriction (IUGR) and perform a comparative analysis of Doppler changes according to frequency and also assessed the predictive accuracy of some abnormal velocimetric indices for diagnosing SGA.

Results: In the SGA group we found 8 fetuses with IUGR (36.3%), based on the fetal brain-sparing phenomenon indicated by Doppler changes. In the AGA group Doppler changes were observed in only 1 pregnancy (1.7%). The frequency of Doppler changes was significantly higher in the SGA group. The highest predictive accuracy for SGA was found for a cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) below 1.08 (88.89% PPV; 80.28% NPV; 36.36% Se and 98.28% Sp) with p < 0.0001.

Conclusions: Many cases of IUGR occur in pregnancies without evident risk factors as shown in this study. The most effective parameter for diagnosing SGA was found to be the CPR below 1.08.
The Qualitative And Quantitative Determination Of The Phenolic Compounds In Polygonum Convolvulus L. Species, Polygonaceae Family
Authors: Olaru O T , Anghel Adriana Iuliana , Istudor Viorica , Olaru Iulia Ioana 
Published: September 2013

Abstract
Introduction: Polygonum convolvulus L. (black bindweed), syn. Fallopia convolvulus (L.) Á. Löve, Polygonaceae family is a plant from the spontaneous flora, spread from the plain zone up to the subalpine zone. The objectives of our researches are the qualitative and quantitative determination of polyphenolic compounds from Polygoni convolvuli herba and the choice of the adequate solvent for obtaining an active pharmacological extract.

Method: The qualitative exam consisted of phytochemical screening and thin layer chromatography. The quantitative determination of the total polyphenols was made through the Folin-Ciocâlteu method.

Results: The flavonoids, the anthocyanins, the tannins and the phenol carboxylic acids (phytochemical screening) were emphasized and the following compounds were identified: rutin, hyperoside, isoquercitroside, quercetin, myricetin, kaempferol and caffeic acid.

Conclusions: In order to establish the technological lab process for obtaining an active pharmacological extract standardized in total polyphenols the adequate solvent is ethanol 50% (v/v).
Hope And The Environment: A Perspective From The Majority World
Authors: Makgoba Archbishop Thabo 
Published: September 2013

Abstract
This paper considers hope and environment from a majority world perspective. It begins by surveying moves within the Anglican Church to become more environmentally aware, and to integrate environmental concerns into theology and practice. This process began at the Lambeth Conference in 1968 and eventually led to the inclusion of an environmental strand within the Anglican Communion’s ‘Five Marks of Mission’. The fifth Mark is ‘To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth.’ In the 2008 Lambeth Conference a whole section was devoted to the environment. There follow accounts of environmental work in the Province of Southern Africa. In Niassa Diocese, in northern Mozambique, the mission department has been using Umoja (from the Swahili word for having a common mind) in congregational and community development. It demonstrates holistic mission by deepening faith, building community, and helping with practical challenges. Now the bigger question facing Southern Africa and the majority world is climate change. In South Africa apartheid used to dominate everything and this led to unity in the Church, but after apartheid the country is not faced by one overarching problem, but many. The theology of Charles Mathewes is explored in an attempt to find an adequate Christian response and bring hope to this new context. This then leads on to action in both small practical ways, and in bringing about more fundamental change. Finally, we are reminded that we should not always speak about problems, but also to present a positive vision.
Diagnosis and Treatment of the Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma in The Riga Eastern Clinical University Hospital
Authors: Repnikovs Aleksejs , Apskalne Daina 
Published: September 2013

Summary
Introduction. Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare tumor. It is diagnosed in 1-3% of all primary malignant tumors of the CNS. However its incidence increased over the past ten years amongst the immunesupressed and also the immunocompetent patients. PCNSL incidence amongst neurooncology patients is increasing in Latvia as well, therefore it is important to draw more attention to this problem.
Aim of the study. Research and analyse the experience of the Riga Eastern Clinical University hospital (RECUH) in the management of the patients with PCNSL over the last 11 years (from 2001 till 2012). In this research the data about the incidence of the disease, the connection between the age and sex, as well as the diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities are discussed.
Materials and methods. This is a retrospective descriptive study. In this study were included all the patients with morphologically confirmed PCNSL (n=18) that were operated in the neurosurgical clinic in the 11-year time period (from 2001 till 2012). The statistical analysis of the data was made by means of the Microsoft Excel 2010 and SPSS 20th version of the descriptive statistical methods.
Results. Over 11 years (from 2001 till 2012) PCNSL was confirmed in 18 patients, 17 (94.44%) of which were immunocompetent and in 1 patient (5.56%) HIV C1 stadium was diagnosed. Amongst immunocompetent patients 47.06% (n=8) were male and 52.94% (n=9) were female in the age between 45 and 79 years with average age of 64.41 years. Most often PCNSL was diagnosed in the age group between 65 and 69 years. 83.33% of all the PCNSL cases were diagnosed beginning with 2007. In all of the PCNSL patients a B-cell-lymphoma was morphologically confirmed. By admission the average Karnofsky Performance Scale Index was 57.78 in all patients, but after receiving a combination of therapy it was 77.78. The median survival amongst all of the patients was 515 days or 17 month, but amongst the patients, that received the full range combination therapy, the median survival achieved 867 days or 29 month.
Conclusions. The analysed data demonstrates that the incidence of PCNSL has mighty increased over the past six years and PCNSL is more often diagnosed in elderly, in which the KPS index and the median survival considerably increases after the combination therapy.
Hereditary Gastric Cancer: Review of Literature
Authors: Pogodina Jelena , Trofimovics Genadijs , Miklasevics Edvins , Ribenieks Roberts 
Published: September 2013

Summary
Worldwide, gastric cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer, with a high morbidity and mortality. Both environmental and genetic factors have a role in the aetiology of gastric cancer. Familial clustering of gastric cancer is seen in 10-15% of cases, and approximately 3% of gastric cancer cases arise in the setting of hereditary diffuse gastric cancer ( HDGC). In families with HDGC, gastric cancer presents at relatively young age. Germline mutations in the CDH1 gene are the major cause of HDGC and are identified in approximately 25-40% of families which fulfill strict criteria. Prophylactic gastrectomy is the only option to prevent gastric cancer in individuals with a CDH1 mutation. However, in the majority of families with multiple cases of gastric cancer no germline genetic abnormality can be identified and therefore preventative measures are not available, except for general lifestyle advice. Future research should focus on identifying new genetic predisposing factors for all types of familial gastric cancer.
Finite Element Tearing and Interconnecting Method and its Algorithms for Parallel Solution of Magnetic Field Problems
Authors: Marcsa Dániel , Kuczmann Miklós 
Published: September 2013

Abstract Because of the exponential increase of computational resource requirement for numerical field simulations of more and more complex physical phenomena and more and more complex large problems in science and engineering practice, parallel processing appears to be an essential tool to handle the resulting large-scale numerical problems. One way of parallelization of sequential (singleprocessor) finite element simulations is the use of domain decomposition methods. Domain decomposition methods (DDMs) for parallel solution of linear systems of equations are based on the partitioning of the analyzed domain into sub-domains which are calculated in parallel while doing appropriate data exchange between those sub-domains. In this case, the non-overlapping domain decomposition method is the Lagrange multiplier based Finite Element Tearing and Interconnecting (FETI) method. This paper describes one direct solver and two parallel solution algorithms of FETI method. Finally, comparative numerical tests demonstrate the differences in the parallel running performance of the solvers of FETI method. We use a single-phase transformer and a three-phase induction motor as twodimensional static magnetic field test problems to compare the solvers
Development of Legal Regulation of the Direct Support of Agriculture in The Period of 2004 – 2013
Authors: Palšová Lucia , Schwarcz Pavol 
Published: September 2013

Abstract
The Accession Treaty allowed the new Member States to temporarily establish a different system of payment subsidies in agriculture, compared to the system in force in the old Member States. It is a system of the so called Single Area Payment Scheme (SAPS). This system can be used in the Slovak Republic until the end of 2013. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the rules for the direct support of agriculture within the SAPS and its actual implementation in the period 2004 - 2013.
The Legal Regulation of Rental Contracts on the Land Rental Market in Slovakia
Authors: Takáč Ivan , Lazíková Jarmila 
Published: September 2013

Abstract
Rented land accounted for 53% of the total agricultural area at EU-27 level in 2009. Rented land as a proportion of total utilized agricultural area in Slovakia (UAA) is one of the highest (FADN, 2009). That is why land rent plays a very important role. Therefore, the Slovak law maker approved special legal regulation to stabilize the long-term rent of agricultural land. The paper analyses how these legal norms affect the behaviour of the land tenants doing their business activities in the agriculture. Within the paper, the development of the market farmland prices and farmland rental payments development with the administrative land prices and rental payments stipulated by the Slovak national law is analysed. Based on the research results we found out that prices of arable land have statistically significantly increased. In spite of these facts the market prices are still lower than their administrative prices(1) especially in the case of farmland of the highest quality. According to the results the rent payment for one hectare of land is not influenced by the minimum rent payment stipulated by law. Contrary, minimum rental period stipulated by law, legal forms of agricultural enterprises and quality of land have significant impact on the rental payments. The larger acreage of land of one agricultural businessman press down the land rent payments. The legal forms of enterprises as well as the land rent period belong to the dominant factors which influence the land rent payment. (1) Administrative price is a price of farmland stipulated by the law.
An adaptive regulation method for a class of uncertain time‐delay systems
Authors: Moezzi Kaveh , Aghdam Amir G. 
Published: September 2013

SUMMARYIn this paper, a new adaptive robust stabilization scheme is proposed for uncertain neutral time‐delay systems. No upper bounds on the uncertainties are assumed to be available. An update law is first used to find estimates of these upper bounds. A state‐feedback controller is then designed, which is shown to stabilize the underlying system under some mild conditions. The asymptotic stability of the state trajectories is proved using the Lyapunov–Krasovskii approach. An example is provided, which demonstrates the efficacy of the proposed adaptive control scheme. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Enantioselective Organocatalytic Addition of Nitroalkanes to Oxindolylideneindolenines for the Construction of Chiral 3,3‐Disubstituted Oxindoles
Authors: Huang Jian‐Zhou , Wu Xiang , Gong Liu‐Zhu 
Published: September 2013

AbstractAn enantioselective organocatalytic addition of nitroalkanes to oxindolylideneindolenines in the presence of bifunctional organocatalysts has been established to provide an efficient entry to 3,3‐disubstituted oxindole derivatives in high yields and with excellent enantioselectivities. The transformation has been applied to the preparation of the key intermediate for a formal total synthesis of (+)‐gliocladin C.magnified image
Rapid cloning and comparative sequence analysis of full‐length cDNA of Rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) resistin
Authors: Lu Shuai‐Yao , He Zhan‐Long , Sun Ting‐Ting , Li Hong‐Jun , Chen Pei‐Fu 
Published: September 2013

AbstractResistin protein is thought to link insulin resistance in murine models of obesity and type‐2 diabetes, but the role of resistin in human studies of inflammatory metabolic disorders have generated conflicting data. Here, we describe the structure of the resistin gene using adipose tissue from non‐human primates (NHPs), which have been used extensively to model a host of human diseases. Full‐length cDNA from rhesus macaque resistin obtained by rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) is comprised of 526 nucleotides covering an open‐reading frame (ORF) that encodes a 108‐amino‐acid protein that is 92% homologous with the human counterpart but only 60% homologous with the murine counterpart. Using a modified polymerase chain reaction technique, we identified single nucleotide polymorphisms and a 78‐bp deletion within resistin cDNA of nine rhesus macaques. Comparisons of the full‐length cDNA sequence and an amplified 569‐bp genomic DNA sequence revealed an error in published predictions arising from genomic studies about the gene's exon 3 region. Our data show, for the first time, the full‐length macaque resistin cDNA sequence (GenBank: JF740676.1). These findings will illuminate future studies into the role of resistin in NHP models of inflammatory metabolic diseases. Am. J. Primatol. 76:65–71, 2014. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Preparation and properties of water‐soluble‐type sizing agents for carbon fibers
Authors: Ge Heyi , Li Shun , Liu Huashi , Wang Dongzhi , Chen Juan 
Published: September 2013

ABSTRACTA water‐soluble epoxy resin was synthesized by the reaction between novolac epoxy resin (F‐51) and diethanolamine. Then, the modified F‐51 was mixed with poly(alkylene glycol allyl glycidyl ether) as a film former of a sizing agent. A series of water‐soluble sizing agents for carbon fiber (CF) were prepared. The modified F‐51 was analyzed by Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy. The surface morphology of the CF was characterized by scanning electron microscopy. The effects of the sizing agent on the handling characteristics were investigated by abrasion resistance, fluffs, and breakage and stiffness tests. The results show that the abrasion resistance of the sized CF increased by 114.5% and reached 2344 times and the mass of fabric hairiness decreased to 3.2 mg. The interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) test indicated that the interfacial adhesion of the composite could be greatly improved. The ILSS of the sized CF composite could reach a maximum value of 42.40 MPa. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, 131, 39843.
Prehistoric mining at Olympic Dam in arid South Australia
Authors: Sullivan Marjorie , Hughes Philip , Way Amy Mosig , Spooner Nigel 
Published: September 2013

AbstractA site in the Olympic Dam area, recorded during archaeological surveying as a silcrete quarry, was investigated. Hand‐excavated squares and subsequent machine‐excavated trenches revealed an ancient “mine” rather than a simple surface quarry. Blocks of high‐quality silcrete were levered from below the ground surface and many were knapped in the immediate area. Rubble in the pit backfills included large numbers of flakes. Single‐grain optical dates from sediments in the backfilled pits demonstrate that the silcrete “mining” occurred during a short period in the late Holocene.
Domain Knowledge and Hindsight Bias among Poker Players
Authors: Calvillo Dustin P. , Rutchick Abraham M. 
Published: September 2013

ABSTRACTHindsight bias occurs when individuals believe that events were more predictable after they have occurred than they actually were before they occurred. Although hindsight bias is a well‐studied phenomenon, few studies have examined the role of expertise in this bias. Two experiments investigated the relation between the magnitude of hindsight bias and self‐reported poker expertise (Experiment 1) and assessed poker knowledge (Experiment 2). In Experiment 1, self‐rated poker expertise was negatively correlated with hindsight bias. Experiment 2 employed memory and hypothetical hindsight conditions and found that poker knowledge was negatively correlated with hindsight bias in the memory condition, but unrelated to hindsight bias in the hypothetical condition. These results help elucidate the role of expertise in hindsight bias and provide additional support for the separate components view, which claims there are different forms of hindsight bias that are differentially affected by certain factors. Domain knowledge appears to be one of such factors. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ChemInform Abstract: A New Mixed‐Valence Lead(II) Manganese(II/III) Phosphate(V): PbMn2IIMnIII(PO4)3.
Authors: Alhakmi Ghaleb , Assani Abderrazzak , Saadi Mohamed , El Ammari Lahcen 
Published: September 2013

AbstractPbMn2IIMnIII(PO4)3 is prepared by hydrothermal reaction of Pb, Mn, and PO43‐ precursors in a molar ratio of 1:3:3, resp.
ChemInform Abstract: Puzzling Polymorphism of Layered Ba(CoPO4)2.
Authors: David Renald , Kabbour Houria , Pautrat Alain , Mentre Olivier 
Published: September 2013

AbstractRoom temperature stable α‐Ba(CoPO4)2 is synthesized from a stoichiometric mixture of BaCO3, Co3O4, and (NH4)2HPO4 (900 °C, 72 h) and characterized by single crystal XRD and magnetic measurements.
ChemInform Abstract: New Self‐Activated Eulytite‐Type Compounds of M7Zr(PO4)6 (M: Ca, Sr, Ba).
Authors: Qin Lin , Wei Donglei , Huang Yanlin , Kim Sun Il , Yu Young Moon , Seo Hyo Jin 
Published: September 2013

AbstractM7Zr(PO4)6 (M: Ca (I), Sr (II), Ba (III)) are prepared by solid state reaction of stoichiometric mixtures of MCO3, ZrO2, and NH4H2PO4 (1.
ChemInform Abstract: Fergusonite‐Type CeNbO4+δ: Single Crystal Growth, Symmetry Revision and Conductivity.
Authors: Bayliss Ryan D. , Pramana Stevin S. , An Tao , Wei Fengxia , Kloc Christian L. , White Andrew J. P. , Skinner Stephen J. , White Timothy J. , Baikie Tom 
Published: September 2013

AbstractCrystals of CeNbO4 are prepared in a floating zone mirror furnace under air or Ar atmospheres using stoichiometric amounts of CeO2 and NbO2 (calcined at 1000 °C, 12 h).
ChemInform Abstract: New Polar Intermetallic Phases RE2Zn5Tt (RE: La—Nd; Tt: Sn and Pb): Synthesis, Structure, Chemical Bonding, and Magnetic Properties.
Authors: Suen Nian‐Tzu , Bobev Svilen 
Published: September 2013

AbstractAlmost phase‐pure title compounds are obtained from stoichiometric mixtures of the elements (pressed pellets in evacuated silica tubes; 1.
ChemInform Abstract: Carbon Dioxide as a Reversible Amine‐Protecting Agent in Selective Michael Additions and Acylations.
Authors: Peeters Annelies , Ameloot Rob , De Vos Dirk E. 
Published: September 2013

AbstractThe aza‐Michael addition of amines to methyl acrylate under CO2 atmosphere proceeds selectively to afford adducts (III), (V), and (VII).
ChemInform Abstract: Diels—Alder Reactions of β‐Acylacrylic Acids.
Authors: Miles William H. , Cohen Evan M. , Naimoli Barbara J. 
Published: September 2013

AbstractLewis acid‐mediated Diels—Alder reactions of β‐acylacrylic acids with dienes affords the expected cycloadducts in good yields and good to excellent regio‐ and/or stereoselectivity.
ChemInform Abstract: Catalytic Platinum‐Initiated Cation‐Olefin Reactions with Alkene Terminating Groups.
Authors: Sokol Joseph G. , Cochrane Nikki A. , Becker Jennifer J. , Gagne Michel R. 
Published: September 2013

AbstractThe oxidative cascade cyclization of several poly‐alkene substrates using phosphine‐Pt(II)‐catalysts is reported.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Fully Substituted Dispirocyclohexanes by Organocatalytic [2 + 2 + 2] Annulation Strategy Between 2‐Arylideneindane‐1,3‐diones and Aldehydes.
Authors: Kuan Hsuan‐Hao , Chien Chung‐Han , Chen Kwunmin 
Published: September 2013

AbstractGenerally a diastereoselectivity <19:1 is achieved in these reactions.
ChemInform Abstract: Reactions of Perfluoro(2,3‐epoxy‐2‐methylpentane) with o‐Phenylenediamine and Ethylenediamine.
Authors: Filyakova T. I. , Zapevalov A. Ya. , Kodess M. I. , Slepukhin P. A. , Saloutin V. I. 
Published: September 2013

AbstractThe title reaction with o‐phenylenediamine (II) is highly dependent on the solvent.