bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Gender equality in Swedish child health centers: An analysis of their physical environments and parental behaviors
Authors: Wells Michael B. , Engman Jonas , Sarkadi Anna 
Published: October 2014

AbstractThe aim of this study is to investigate the level of gender equality within the Swedish child health centers' (CHCs) waiting rooms.A total of 31 CHCs waiting rooms were analyzed using semiotic visual analysis to explore who the waiting rooms represented by coding the pictures, brochures, and magazines by gender using a manifest analysis, where the researchers coded what the pictures physically entailed, and a latent analysis, where the meaning of those pictures was discerned. In addition, 281 parental observations were completed at 25 of the CHCs by two observers. Inter-rater reliability was established and consensus was reached by using prescribed definitions of the waiting rooms.Only 8 CHCs were categorized as Family-Centered, while 12 were Mother-Child Centered, 6 Child-Centered, 2 Women-Centered, and 3 were Neutral environments. The different designs between the categorized waiting rooms affected fathers', but not the mothers' involvement with respect to playing with their child and reading the posted information. When analyzing within one categorized environment, fathers were more likely to play with their child compared to mothers.CHCs should consciously redesign their environments to also be inclusive of fathers so that they more habitually participate in their child's health.
Spatial Patterns of Structural Brain Changes in Type 2 Diabetic Patients and Their Longitudinal Progression With Intensive Control of Blood Glucose
Authors: Erus Guray , Battapady Harsha , Zhang Tianhao , Lovato James , Miller Michael E. , Williamson Jeff D. , Launer Lenore J. , Bryan R. Nick , Davatzikos Christos 
Published: October 2014

OBJECTIVE
Understanding the effect of diabetes as well as of alternative treatment strategies on cerebral structure is critical for the development of targeted interventions against accelerated neurodegeneration in type 2 diabetes. We investigated whether diabetes characteristics were associated with spatially specific patterns of brain changes and whether those patterns were affected by intensive versus standard glycemic treatment.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
Using baseline MRIs of 488 participants with type 2 diabetes from the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes-Memory in Diabetes (ACCORD-MIND) study, we applied a new voxel-based analysis methodology to identify spatially specific patterns of gray matter and white matter volume loss related to diabetes duration and HbA1c. The longitudinal analysis used 40-month follow-up data to evaluate differences in progression of volume loss between intensive and standard glycemic treatment arms.

RESULTS
Participants with longer diabetes duration had significantly lower gray matter volumes, primarily in certain regions in the frontal and temporal lobes. The longitudinal analysis of treatment effects revealed a heterogeneous pattern of decelerated loss of gray matter volume associated with intensive glycemic treatment. Intensive treatment decelerated volume loss, particularly in regions adjacent to those cross-sectionally associated with diabetes duration. No significant relationship between low versus high baseline HbA1c levels and brain changes was found. Finally, regions in which cognitive change was associated with longitudinal volume loss had only small overlap with regions related to diabetes duration and to treatment effects.

CONCLUSIONS
Applying advanced quantitative image pattern analysis methods on longitudinal MRI data of a large sample of patients with type 2 diabetes, we demonstrate that there are spatially specific patterns of brain changes that vary by diabetes characteristics and that the progression of gray matter volume loss is slowed by intensive glycemic treatment, particularly in regions adjacent to areas affected by diabetes.
Company Strategy Determination in Food Company Using Swot Method
Authors: Ingaldi Manuela , Škůrková Katarína Lestyánszka 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Strategy is a high-level plan to achieve one or more goals under conditions of uncertainty. Strategy becomes necessary when it is known or suspected there are insufcient resources to achieve these goals. To choose a good strategy, it is important to check frst the strategic position of a company. The SWOT analysis is a very useful tool to do so. Everyone almost every day buys food to live. For people, it is very important to buy food with good quality at a low price. That is why the authors chose a food company to check its strategic position. In this paper, the strategic position of the chosen food company was specifed. This allowed assessing the current situation of the company and to determine the direction of its future activities. The company should use the maxi-maxi strategy.
Co-Simulation of an Inverter Fed Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine
Authors: Kiss Gergely Máté , Vajda István 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Co-simulation is a method which makes it possible to study the electric machine and its drive at once, as one system. By taking into account the actual inverter voltage waveforms in a finite element model instead of using only the fundamental, we are able to study the electrical machine's behavior in more realistic scenario. The recent increase in the use of variable speed drives justifies the research on such simulation techniques. In this paper we present the co-simulation of an inverter fed permanent magnet synchronous machine. The modelling method employs an analytical variable speed drive model and a finite element electrical machine model. By linking the analytical variable speed drive model together with a finite element model the complex simulation model enables the investigation of the electrical machine during actual operation. The methods are coupled via the results. This means that output of the finite element model serves as an input to the analytical model, and the output of the analytical model provides the input of the finite element model for a different simulation, thus enabling the finite element simulation of an inverter fed machine. The resulting speed and torque characteristics from the analytical model and the finite element model show a good agreement. The experiences with the co-simulation technique encourage further research and effort to improve the method.
Kame or Moraine? A Sedimentological Study of a Glaciomarginal Landform at Niedźwiedziny (Great Polish Lowland)
Authors: Ewert-Krzemieniewska Aleksandra 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
A sedimentary succession in a gravel pit at Niedźwiedziny was investigated in order to determine its origin: kame or moraine. The gravel pit is located in an isolated hill of approx. 600 m long and 250–400 m wide.
The succession is built of glaciofuvial deposits: a sandy/gravelly unit in the lower and middle parts, overlain by diam-icton. Five lithofacies have been distinguished, which represent two facies associations: (1) a fuvial association evolving from a high-energy to a transitional to a shallow braided river on an alluvial fan, and (2) an association of cohesive deposits representing a glacigenic mass fow. The interpretation is based mainly on palaeocurrent data and differs from conclusions by earlier investigators. The ice-marginal zone is characterised by a large variety of glaciomarginal forms. Their sedimentology, morphology and palaeogeography are determined by successive phases of deglaciation. The results of the present study show that the character of the deglaciation in the study area changed with time from frontal to areal deglaciation.
Petrographical Analysis of Warthian Fuvioglacial Gravels as a Tool to Trace the Source Area – A Case Study From Central Poland
Authors: Górska-Zabielska Maria , Wachecka-Kotkowska Lucyna 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
The petrographical features of the medium- and coarse-grained gravels (4-10 mm and 20-60 mm, respectively) of weathered and fresh (unweathered) deposits indicate, in combination with so-called indicator and statistical erratics, that two glacial lobes joined in the borderland of the Polish Lowlands and Uplands. Lower Palaeozoic limestones become less frequent in the fner gravel fraction, whereas crystalline rocks and fints become more frequent. The petrographical analysis of the coarser gravel fraction indicates that the ice sheet advanced from the NE to NNW (the Widawka lobe) and from the NE to ENE (the Rawka, Pilica and Luciąża lobes). The source areas of the gravel deposited by the Warthian ice sheet were magmatic and sedimentary areas of both the Baltic and the SE Sweden basins.
Do the Available Data Permit Clarifcation of the Possible Dependence of Palaeozoic Brachiopod Generic Diversity Dynamics on Global Sea-Level Changes? A Viewpoint
Authors: Ruban Dmitry A. 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
At a glance, progress in palaeontology and eustatic reconstructions in the past decade permits to prove or to disprove the possible dependence of Palaeozoic brachiopod generic diversity dynamics on global sea-level changes. However, the available diversity curve is of much lower resolution than the eustatic curve. This problem can be resolved by decreasing the resolution of the latter. The other restriction linked to the chronostratigraphical incompatibility of the available data allows to focus on the Middle Palaeozoic only. A series of mass extinctions and other biotic crises in the Silurian-Devonian does not allow to interpret correctly the results of direct comparison of the brachiopod generic diversity dynamics with global sea-level changes. With the available data, it is only possible to hypothesize that the eustatic control was not playing a major part in diversity dynamics of Middle Palaeozoic brachiopods. The resolution of the stratigraphic ranges of Palaeozoic brachiopods should be increased signifcantly, and these ranges should be plotted against the most up-to-date geologic time scale. Until this task will be achieved, it is impossible to judge about the existence of any dependence (either full or partial) of the Palaeozoic brachiopod diversity dynamics on global sea-level changes.
Ano1 is a better marker than c-Kit for transcript analysis of single interstitial cells of Cajal in culture
Authors: Loera-Valencia Raúl , Wang Xuan-Yu , Wright George , Barajas-López Carlos , Huizinga Jan 
Published: October 2014

AbstractThe interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) drive the slow wave-associated contractions in the small intestine. A commonly used marker for these cells is c-Kit, but another marker named Ano1 was recently described. This study uses single-cell RT-PCR, qPCR and immunohistochemistry to determine if Ano1 could be reliably used as a molecular marker for ICC in single-cell mRNA analysis. Here, we report on the relationship between the expression of c-Kit and Ano1 in single ICC in culture. We observed that Ano1 is expressed in more than 60% of the collected cells, whereas c-Kit is found only in 22% of the cells (n = 18). When we stained ICC primary cultures for c-KIT and ANO1 protein, we found complete co-localization in all the preparations. We propose that this difference is due to the regulation of c-Kit mRNA in culture. This regulation gives rise to low levels of its transcript, while Ano1 is expressed more prominently in culture on day 4. We also propose that Ano1 is more suitable for single-cell expression analysis as a marker for cell identity than c-Kit at the mRNA level. We hope this evidence will help to validate and increase the success of future studies characterizing single ICC expression patterns.
Promoted megakaryocytic differentiation of K562 cells through oxidative stress caused by near ultraviolet irradiation
Authors: Nurhayati Retno , Ojima Yoshihiro , Nomura Naoki , Taya Masahito 
Published: October 2014

AbstractReactive oxygen species (ROS) have been proven to be important activators for various cellular activities, including cell differentiation. Several reports showed the necessity of ROS during cell differentiation of the megakaryocytic (MK) lineage. In this study, we employed near ultraviolet (near-UV) irradiation to generate endogenous oxidative stress in an MK differentiation process of K562 cells with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) induction. A significant increase in the intracellular ROS level was detected on day 1 after near-UV irradiation. In the initial stage of differentiation, a shifted fraction of G1 and G2 phase cells was obtained using near-UV irradiation, giving an increased percentage of G2 phase cells (up from 31.1 to 68.7%). The near-UV irradiation-induced upregulation of the p21 gene, which is a cell cycle inhibitor, suggested that the G2 phase cells were prevented from undergoing cell division. It was found that the percentage of high ploidy (8N and 16N) cells was enhanced significantly at the later stage of the K562 cell culture with near-UV irradiation. Moreover, time-lapse analysis showed that near-UV irradiation encouraged the expression of CD41, a specific surface marker of megakaryocytes. This is the first report that the elevated oxidative stress through the near-UV irradiation promoted the MK differentiation of PMA-induced K562 cells.
Hasty retreat of glaciers in northern Patagonia from 1985 to 2011
Authors: Paul Frank , Mölg Nico 
Published: October 2014

AbstractMapping changes in glacier extent from repeat optical satellite data has revealed widespread glacier decline in nearly all regions of the world over the past few decades. While numerous studies have documented the changes of the outlet glaciers of the Northern and Southern Patagonia Icefields (NPI/SPI), information about glacier changes in the Patagonian Andes (to the north of the NPI) is much scarcer. Here we present an assessment of area changes for glaciers mainly located in the Palena district of Chile based on glacier inventories for 1985, 2000 and 2011 that were derived from two consecutive Landsat scenes and a digital elevation model. The analysis revealed a dramatic area decline for the largest glaciers and total area loss of 25% from 1985 to 2011. The lower parts of several larger glaciers (>10 km2) melted completely. Area loss below 1000 m elevation was 50–100% in both periods, and 374 glaciers out of 1664 disappeared. The number of proglacial lakes increased from 223 to 327 and their area expanded by 11.6 km2 (59%) between 1985 and 2011. Seasonal snow persisting at high elevations in the 2011 scene was a major obstacle to glacier delineation, so the obtained area change rate of ~1% a–1 over the entire period is a lower-bound estimate. The observed climate trends (e.g. cooling in Puerto Montt) are in contrast to the observed shrinkage.
Le soutien organisationnel à la formation : rôle « modérateur » des dispositions individuelles dans la motivation à transférer et l'engagement organisationnel
Authors: Bosset Isabelle , Bourgeois Étienne 
Published: October 2014

Cette contribution concerne les conditions qui font qu’un collaborateur 3 ayant suivi une formation externe à son entreprise 4 sera disposé, ou non, à réinvestir les acquis de celle-ci en situation de travail. Dans l’étude présentée ici, menée auprès de collaborateurs dans diverses entreprises suisses romandes inscrits dans un programme de formation continue universitaire en GRH, nous nous intéresserons plus particulièrement aux interrelations entre soutien organisationnel perçu et dispositions individuelles, ainsi qu’à leur impact sur la motivation à transférer et l’engagement organisationnel. Les résultats mettent en évidence quatre configurations d’interrelation entre ces éléments et permettent d’avancer deux hypothèses : 1) que ces différentes configurations ont des effets distincts en termes de motivation à transférer et d’engagement organisationnel ; et 2) que les dispositions individuelles modulent les effets du soutien organisationnel.
Development and Implementation of a Clinical and Business Intelligence System for the Florida Health Data Warehouse
Authors: AlHazme Raed H , Rana Arif M , De Lucca Michael 
Published: October 2014

The overall aim of the project was to conduct a Clinical and Business Intelligence (CBI) gap analysis in the Broward Regional Health Planning Council’s (BRHPC) Florida Health Data Warehouse environment, and when determined necessary, introduce the concept of CBI to the site. CBI is a powerful set of tools that has the potential to assist organizations such as BRHPC in the planning and coordination of health care services. The project was designed to reflect the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) development methodology, which consists of five stages: planning, analysis, detailed system design, implementation, and support. In planning, we evaluated the current relationship between the health care data and the decision makers that utilize BRHPC’s Florida Health Data Warehouse, which indicated a major disconnect between the respective participants and the data in the existing system. Based on this, a CBI system was proposed for development and implementation for BRHPC’s Florida Health Data Warehouse to address this disconnect. The subsequent analysis included data collection and a number of meetings with different end-users in order to collect the site’s requirements for the CBI system. System design, development, and implementation were then executed for each component of the system. Finally, BRHPC’s technical team members were trained on how to support the system. Preliminary results of the developed system have already proven to assist in the planning and coordination of the health care services in Florida.
An effective tool to manage the distribution of medicines and monitor the treatment in hospital pharmacies
Authors: Franzoso Gianpaolo 
Published: October 2014

Introduction The purpose of the article is to share a modus operandi and a tool that allows the recruitment and management of thousands of patients and their treatment by using a simple software created by the author and made freely available to all colleague-pharmacists. The author, a pharmacist, created this database because there were no tools on the market with all the features needed to manage the treatment of patients and the orders of drugs to ensure continuity of care without waste of public money. Methods The data collection is facilitated by the software and allows the monitoring of treatment of the patients and their re-evaluation. This tool can create a table containing all the information needed to predict the demand for drugs, the timing of therapies and of the treatment plans. It is an effective instrument to calibrate the optimal purchase of drugs and the delivery of therapies to patients. Conclusions A simple tool that allows the management of many patients, reduces research time and facilitates the control of therapies. It allows us to optimize inventory and minimize the stock of drugs. It allows the pharmacist to focus attention on the clinical management of the patient by helping him to follow therapy and respond to his needs.
Numerical Approaches of Cluster Statistics for Stochastic Manganese Deposits
Authors: Bayirli Mehmet 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
In terms of origin, the most important manganese deposits are sedimentary deposits which grow on the surface and/or fractures of the natural magnesite ore. They reveal various morphological characteristic according to their location in origin. Some of them may be fractal in appearance. Although several studies have been completed with regards to their growth mechanism, it may be safe to say that their cluster statistics and scaling properties have rarely been subject an academic scrutiny. Hence, the subject of this study has been designed to calculate cluster statistics of manganese deposits by first; transferring the images of manganese deposits into a computer and then scaling them with the help of software. Secondly, the root-mean square (rms) thickness (also called as expected value in systems), the number of particles, clusters and cluster sizes are computed by means of scaling method. In doing so it has been found that the rms thickness and the number of particles are in correlation, a result which is called as power-law behaviour, T~N-ε (the critical exponent is computed as ε = 1.743). It has also been found that the correlation between the number of clusters and their sizes are determined with the power-law behaviour n(s)~s-τ (the critical exponent t may vary between 1.054 and 1.321). Finally, the distribution functions of natural manganese clusters on the magnesite subtract have been determined. All that may point to the fact that the manganese deposits may be formed according to a Poisson distribution. The results found and the conclusion reached in this study may be used to compare various natural deposits in geophysics.
Predicting flow and transport in highly heterogeneous alluvial aquifers
Authors: Dogan Mine , Van Dam Remke L. , Liu Gaisheng , Meerschaert Mark M. , Butler James J. , Bohling Geoffrey C. , Benson David A. , Hyndman David W. 
Published: October 2014

AbstractSuccessful prediction of groundwater flow and solute transport through highly heterogeneous aquifers has remained elusive due to the limitations of methods to characterize hydraulic conductivity (K) and generate realistic stochastic fields from such data. As a result, many studies have suggested that the classical advective‐dispersive equation (ADE) cannot reproduce such transport behavior. Here we demonstrate that when high‐resolution K data are used with a fractal stochastic method that produces K fields with adequate connectivity, the classical ADE can accurately predict solute transport at the macrodispersion experiment site in Mississippi. This development provides great promise to accurately predict contaminant plume migration, design more effective remediation schemes, and reduce environmental risks.
Evidence for small‐scale collisionless shocks at the Moon from ARTEMIS
Authors: Halekas J. S. , Poppe A. R. , McFadden J. P. , Angelopoulos V. , Glassmeier K.‐H. , Brain D. A. 
Published: October 2014

AbstractARTEMIS observes structures near the Moon that display many properties commonly associated with collisionless shocks, including a discontinuity with downstream compression of magnetic field and density, heating and wave activity, and velocity deflections away from the Moon. The two‐probe ARTEMIS measurements show that these features do not exist in the pristine solar wind and thus must result from lunar influences. Discontinuity analyses indicate mass flux and heating across the boundary, with the normal velocity dropping from supermagnetosonic to submagnetosonic across the discontinuity. The shock location with respect to crustal magnetic fields suggests a causal relationship, implying that solar wind protons reflected from crustal fields may produce the observed structures. These observations may indicate some of the smallest shocks in the solar system (in terms of plasma scales), driven by solar wind interaction with magnetic fields on the order of the ion gyroradius and inertial length.