bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Pinpointing the sources of the Asian mortality advantage in the USA
Authors: Acciai Francesco , Noah Aggie J , Firebaugh Glenn 
Published: June 2015

BackgroundAsian–Americans outlive whites by an average of nearly 8 years. By determining the sources of the Asian mortality advantage, we can pinpoint where there is the greatest potential for raising the life expectancy of whites and other groups in the USA.MethodsOur analyses include all Asian and white deaths in the USA between 2006 and 2010, from the Center for Disease Control. Using the International Classification of Diseases (V.10), we code causes of deaths into 19 categories, based on the most common causes as well as causes particularly relevant to racial differences. We then create life tables and apply a newly-developed demographic method to determine whether Asians have longer life expectancy because they are less likely than whites to die of causes of death that strike at younger ages, or because they tend to outlive whites regardless of cause of death.ResultsNearly 90% of the Asian–white life expectancy gap is attributable to the fact that Asians tend to outlive whites regardless of the cause of death. The causes that contribute the most to the gap are heart disease (24%) and cancers (18%). Men contribute somewhat more to the gap than women do (55% vs 45%), primarily because Asian–white differences in mortality are greater among men than among women with respect to suicide, traffic accidents and accidental poisoning.ConclusionsFor almost all causes of death, Asian victims tend to be older than white victims. The greatest potential for raising the life expectancy of whites to that of Asians, then, resides in efforts that effectively increase whites’ average age at death for the most common causes of death.
On fluctuations for random band Toeplitz matrices
Authors: Li Yiting , Sun Xin 
Published: June 2015

In this paper, we study two one-parameter families of random band Toeplitz matrices: [Formula: see text] where (1) a0 = 0, {a1, a2, …} in An(t) are independent random variables and a-i = ai; (2) a0(t) = 0, {a1(t), a2(t), …} in Bn(t) are independent copies of the standard Brownian motion at time t and a-i(t) = ai(t). As t varies, the empirical measures μ(An(t)) and μ(Bn(t)) are measure valued stochastic processes. The purpose of this paper is to study the fluctuations of μ(An(t)) and μ(Bn(t)) as n goes to ∞. Given a monomial f(x) = xp with p ≥ 2, the corresponding rescaled fluctuations of μ(An(t)) and μ(Bn(t)) are [Formula: see text] respectively. We will prove that the above equations converge to centered Gaussian families {Zp(t)} and {Wp(t)} respectively. The covariance structure 𝔼[Zp(t1)Zq(t2)] and 𝔼[Wp(t1)Wq(t2)] are obtained for all p, q ≥ 2, t1, t2 ≥ 0, and are both homogeneous polynomials of t1 and t2 for fixed p, q. In particular, Z2(t) is the Brownian motion and Z3(t) is the same as W2(t) up to a constant. The main method of this paper is the moment method.
Reduced Hardware NOrec
Authors: Matveev Alexander , Shavit Nir 
Published: June 2015

Because of hardware TM limitations, software fallbacks are the only way to make TM algorithms guarantee progress. Nevertheless, all known software fallbacks to date, from simple locks to sophisticated versions of the NOrec Hybrid TM algorithm, have either limited scalability or weakened semantics. We propose a novel reduced-hardware (RH) version of the NOrec HyTM algorithm. Instead of an all-software slow path, in our RH NOrec the slow-path is a "mix" of hardware and software: one short hardware transaction executes a maximal amount of initial reads in the hardware, and the second executes all of the writes. This novel combination of the RH approach and the NOrec algorithm delivers the first Hybrid TM that scales while fully preserving the hardware's original semantics of opacity and privatization.
Our GCC implementation of RH NOrec is promising in that it shows improved performance relative to all prior methods, at the concurrency levels we could test today.
As We Walk on Water
Authors: Renhui Robert Zhao 
Published: June 2015

Abstract
This project chronicles the significant changes in Singapore's natural and urban landscape. The images in this volume have been carefully selected to capture the changing face of this tropical island-state. They touch on issues of land reclamation, national boundaries, ecological changes, pollution, conservation and the ever-evolving skyline.
The pictures capture an ongoing dialogue between the city's man-made infrastructure and its natural spaces and creatures. While Singapore architecture is documented in aerial views of the country's tallest buildings, and its ubiquitous public housing, there are also photographs the island's wildlife.
Introduction to: “A Conversation with Hsieh Tehching, from
The Black Cover Book”
Authors: Ambrozy Lee 
Published: June 2015

Abstract
This introduction situates the conversation between Hsieh Teh-Ching, Ai Weiwei and Xu Bing within a larger historic and socio-cultural framework, as well as elaborates a brief history of the publication in which the conversation was first published, The Black Cover Book. The text also elaborates on the unarticulated issues informing their discussion, such as their émigré status, and briefly outlines a history of the artists' work at the time of the conversation. The work of other avant-garde artists in the Chinese diaspora whose work was published in The Black Cover Book is also touched upon briefly. This introduction reclaims some of the history behind the publication and argues for understanding the act of self-publication as not only a new conduit for artistic interaction but also a political act. Furthermore, it argues that it not only congealed an emerging art movement on Mainland China, but that this avant-garde and conceptual art movement was, at its very core, defined by a global field of reference.
A Conversation with Hsieh Tehching, from The Black Cover
Book
Authors: Solomon Jon 
Published: June 2015

Abstract
This is a translation of a 1993 conversation involving three artists from the Chinese diaspora Hsieh Teh-Ching, Ai Weiwei and Xu Bing. Through candid dialog they tease out the motivations behind their conceptually driven artistic practices, their individual perceptions of social systems and politics, a “Western” art system from which they are marginalized, the concept “Modern art,” the Duchampian imagination, contingency, and postmodernism, etc. Their dialogue helps to situate the frame of mind of émigré artists working and living in New York in the early 1990s, with particular attention to the spiritual and social motivations behind art-making, while elaborating the moral and ethical dimensions behind their work. While the three men do not always agree, a clear sense of the early-career motivations behind each of these artists' work can be garnered from their discussion.
Foraging specificity and prey utilization: evaluating social and memory-based strategies in seabirds
Authors: Goyert Holly F. 
Published: June 2015

This study explores the capacity for seabirds to exhibit behavioral plasticity in response to the predictability of resources. Using direct species-comparisons, I tested the hypothesis that roseate terns (Sterna dougallii), dietary specialists, rely more heavily on foraging site-fidelity to pursue persistent prey, whereas common terns (S. hirundo), prey generalists, depend more on local enhancement by exploiting mixed-species assemblages. I analysed chick-provisioning observations and the bearings of commuting trajectories between the shared breeding colony, foraging areas, and feeding flocks. Foraging route patterns in roseate terns were consistent with a strategy based more heavily on spatial memory than social cues, in contrast to common terns, which associated more readily with nearby feeding aggregations, in line with social facilitation. Only during years of high prey abundance did roseate terns outperform common terns in nest productivity and the quality of prey delivered to chicks, suggesting that opportunistic tactics support resilience to sparse prey availability.
The public brand between new practices and public values
Authors: Rochette Corinne 
Published: June 2015

The public brand is a relative newcomer to the public sphere. It is an expression of public marketing and an outcome of New Public Management (NPM). It is a lever that allows public organizations to get across their identity, assert their legitimacy and provide markers for the evaluation of their actions, but little research has been conducted into what it actually covers. The analytical framework of the social representation and, more specifically, that of the central core theory, makes it possible to identify, on the basis of a sample of 20 public brands, the values it carries, the influence of context on the configuration of the values and, more broadly, the use made of the public brand. Points for practitioners In a context of growing competition, a legitimacy crisis, fiscal pressures, technological revolutions that change relations with the user-client and staff, the place and operation of public organizations are being turned upside down. The brand is an important but under-exploited lever to restore legibility and legitimacy to public organizations, and also to assert its difference, express its skills and mobilize its officials. It is a way of combining traditional values and new practices dictated by performance requirements. Too many public brands are registered without coming into any real use. The establishment of the brand first calls for thought to be given to its anchoring, by defining pillar values that allow practices (that are sometimes misunderstood or poorly accepted) to be converged with the historical values associated with public services. Values are the basis of the discourse, they build the representation and are the key to the identity of public organizations. Furthermore, the field of public action is characterized by several branding levels that need to be considered according to the potential for legitimation presented by each.
Local rhBMP-12 on an Absorbable Collagen Sponge as an Adjuvant Therapy for Rotator Cuff Repair— A Phase 1, Randomized, Standard of Care Control, Multicenter Study
Authors: Greiner Stefan , Ide Junji , Van Noort Arthur , Mochizuki Yu , Ochi Hiroshi , Marraffino Shannon , Sridharan Sudhakar , Rudicel Sally , Itoi Eiji 
Published: June 2015

Background: Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein–12 (rhBMP-12) has been shown to induce tendon and ligament formation in rats and to improve tendon healing; however, the safety and feasibility of implanting rhBMP-12/absorbable collagen sponge (ACS) in humans are not known. Purpose: To investigate the safety and feasibility of rhBMP-12 on an ACS as an adjuvant therapy in open rotator cuff repair. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial; Level of evidence, 2. Methods: This study consisted of 20 patients with full-thickness rotator cuff tears. Patients were randomized either to standard of care (SOC) treatment (open rotator cuff repair) or to receive 0.015 mg/mL rhBMP-12/ACS and SOC treatment during their open rotator cuff repair (rhBMP-12/ACS group) at a rate of 1/4 SOC/rhBMP-12/ACS. The feasibility of implanting the product and the safety of the product were evaluated during the 1-year follow-up period. The evaluation involved up to 10 postoperative visits, which included physical examinations, radiographs, computed tomography (CT) scans, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans with an emphasis on heterotopic ossification (HO), pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, laboratory evaluations, and local and systemic adverse events at specified time points. Results: Small amounts of HO were seen on follow-up CT scans in 10 of 16 patients in the rhBMP-12/ACS group and in 2 of 3 patients in the SOC group. HO did not increase at 26 weeks and was not associated with any adverse events or unsatisfactory clinical outcomes. Pharmacokinetics demonstrated that circulating levels of rhBMP-12 were not detectable after administration. Five of 16 patients showed a postoperative immunogenic response but did not show any correlating adverse events. Complete healing of the rotator cuff was observed in 14 of 16 patients; 2 of 16 imaging results could not be analyzed because of artifacts in the rhBMP-12 group on MRI scans. In the SOC group, 1 of 4 patients showed a retear at 12 weeks after surgery. Conclusion: The use of rhBMP-12/ACS has been shown to be feasible and safe in a concentration of 0.015 mg/mL when used in open rotator cuff repair. Higher dose concentrations of rhBMP-12 should be evaluated in the future to evaluate their safety and potential to increase rotator cuff healing after open surgical repair.
Rapid vascular uptake of contrast during a retrograde urethro-cystogram in a cat with chronic lower urinary tract disease
Authors: Huizing Xander , Bowlt Kelly , Pivetta Mauro 
Published: June 2015

Case summary A 9-year male neutered domestic longhair cat was referred to our hospital for investigation of recurrent urinary tract obstruction. The clinical signs had started 12 months earlier and the cat had been catheterised on multiple occasions. Clinical examination and abdominal ultrasound of the abdomen was unremarkable but examination of the penis revealed it to be prolapsed and extremely erythematous and friable. A retrograde contrast urethrocystogram was performed, showing extravasation of the contrast medium and establishing the presence of partial leakage or a tear of the urethra. In subsequent radiographs, the contrast was seen being rapidly absorbed into the pelvic and systemic vasculature via the penile veins, internal and external pudendal veins, internal and external iliac veins, and, ultimately, the caudal vena cava. Later, the contrast medium was seen within the renal pelves. Retrograde urethrocystography revealed stenosis and irregularities of the caudal urethral mucosa consistent with strictures. A routine perineal urethrostomy was performed and the cat recovered well. Conclusions and relevance Rapid vascular absorption of extravasated contrast medium has not been reported before. In this case, the increased blood supply to the distal urethra and penis is likely secondary to (chronic) inflammation, as demonstrated by the urethral strictures and the friable, oedematous nature of the penis. Whether the inflammation was caused by chronic obstruction or repeated iatrogenic trauma, or a combination of these factors, will remain debatable. Nonetheless, this case demonstrates that when a retrograde contrast urethrocystogram is considered, it is imperative that a contrast medium (or other intraurethral medication such as local anaesthesia) is chosen that is safe for intravascular use. Equally, an absolute aseptic technique is essential considering the potential for contaminants to be absorbed quite rapidly into the systemic circulation. Multiple catheterisations should be avoided when there is chronic inflammation, and alternative options should be considered when chronic disease is suspected.
Mutations in CHD2 cause defective association with active chromatin in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Authors: Rodríguez David , Bretones Gabriel , Quesada Víctor , Villamor Neus , Arango Javier R. , López-Guillermo Armando , Ramsay Andrew J. , Baumann Tycho , Quirós Pedro M. , Navarro Alba , Royo Cristina , Martín-Subero José I. , Campo Elías , López-Otín Carlos 
Published: June 2015

Key Points
Somatic mutations alter nuclear distribution and association of CHD2 with actively transcribed genes in CLL. CHD2 is the most frequently mutated CLL driver in the IGHV-mutated prognostic subgroup.
Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol attenuates allogeneic host-versus-graft response and delays skin graft rejection through activation of cannabinoid receptor 1 and induction of myeloid-derived suppressor cells
Authors: Sido Jessica M , Nagarkatti Prakash S , Nagarkatti Mitzi 
Published: June 2015

AbstractImmune cells have been shown to express cannabinoid receptors and to produce endogenous ligands. Moreover, activation of cannabinoid receptors on immune cells has been shown to trigger potent immunosuppression. Despite such studies, the role of cannabinoids in transplantation, specifically to prevent allograft rejection, has not, to our knowledge, been investigated previously. In the current study, we tested the effect of THC on the suppression of HvGD as well as rejection of skin allografts. To this end, we studied HvGD by injecting H-2k splenocytes into H-2b mice and analyzing the immune response in the draining ingLNs. THC treatment significantly reduced T cell proliferation and activation in draining LNs of the recipient mice and decreased early stage rejection-indicator cytokines, including IL-2 and IFN-γ. THC treatment also increased the allogeneic skin graft survival. THC treatment in HvGD mice led to induction of MDSCs. Using MDSC depletion studies as well as adoptive transfer experiments, we found that THC-induced MDSCs were necessary for attenuation of HvGD. Additionally, using pharmacological inhibitors of CB1 and CB2 receptors and CB1 and CB2 knockout mice, we found that THC was working preferentially through CB1. Together, our research shows, for the first time to our knowledge, that targeting cannabinoid receptors may provide a novel treatment modality to attenuate HvGD and prevent allograft rejection.
Predictors of Discontinuation of Adjuvant Hormone Therapy in Patients With Breast Cancer
Authors: He Wei , Fang Fang , Varnum Catherine , Eriksson Mikael , Hall Per , Czene Kamila 
Published: June 2015

Purpose To identify predictors of discontinuation of adjuvant hormone therapy in patients with breast cancer. Patients and Methods We conducted a record-linkage study based on data from Stockholm-Gotland Breast Cancer Register, Swedish Prescribed Drug Register, and self-reported questionnaire. Women diagnosed with breast cancer between 2005 and 2008 in Stockholm, Sweden, were prospectively followed for 5 years until 2013, starting from their first prescription of tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors (N = 3,395). Results Family history of ovarian cancer (hazard ratio [HR], 1.55; 95% CI, 1.19 to 2.02); younger (< 40 years; HR, 1.39; 95% CI, 1.08 to 1.78) and older (≥ 65 years; HR, 1.15; 95% CI, 1.03 to 1.28) age; higher Charlson comorbidity index (≥ 2 v 0; HR, 1.35; 95% CI, 1.03 to 1.76); and use of analgesics (HR, 1.33; 95% CI, 1.16 to 1.52), hypnotics/sedatives (HR, 1.24; 95% CI, 1.07 to 1.43), GI drugs (HR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.08 to 1.43), and hormone replacement therapy (HR, 1.27; 95% CI, 1.08 to 1.49) were identified as baseline predictors for hormonal treatment discontinuation. Use of analgesics (HR, 1.22; 95% CI, 1.08 to 1.37), hypnotics/sedatives (HR, 1.21; 95% CI, 1.07 to 1.37), antidepressants (HR, 1.22; 95% CI, 1.06 to 1.40), or GI drugs (HR, 1.27; 95% CI, 1.13 to 1.43), and switching therapy between tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors (HR, 1.50; 95% CI, 1.23 to 1.83) during the first year of hormonal treatment were associated with increased risk of discontinuation during the next 4 years. Conclusion Predictors identified in our study can be used in developing targeted intervention to prevent adjuvant hormone therapy discontinuation and subsequently to improve breast cancer outcomes.
Citizen Bankruptcy Law: in Interests of Market and Person
Authors: Смирнов  , Smirnov E. 
Published: June 2015

On July 1, 2015 the Federal law of December 29, 2014 No. 476-FZ allowing settle problems of the person’s debt
before creditors by restructuring of debts under the court control or in the course of person’s property realization also
under the court control, or on the basis of settlement agreement conclusion, comes into force.
About Topical Issues related to Correction of Mistakes in Accounting and Taxation Management
Authors: Турищева  , Turishcheva Tatyana 
Published: June 2015

Topical issues related to correction of mistakes in accounting and taxation management are considered in this
paper, a conclusion that application of Accounting Regulations 22/2010 demands the professional approach focused on
formation of information satisfying queries from interested internal and external users of accounting (financial) reports
is drawn.
Pragmatyka w klasyfikacji słowotwórczej rzeczownika
Authors: Kurdyła Tomasz 
Published: June 2015

Pragmatics in word-formative classification of nouns
The article presents a classification of Polish nominal word formations with a particular regard to derivatives with a categorial pragmatic (expressive) element. It discusses some of the existing proposals of classification, and suggests the author’s own. The highest floor of the classification contains: I. nominations (mutations) and II. renominations; the latter being divided into 1. transpositions, 2a. type modifications (feminitives, diminutives, names of young beings, etc.), and 2b. pragmatic modifications: emotional-evaluative, and stylistic derivatives. Also distinguished are III. mixed derivatives: 1. nominational-modificative, and 2. compound renominations. The general classification of derivatives counts transpositions and modifications as a single word-formative type that stands in opposition to mutations. Moreover, the paper makes more precise the understanding of the poetic function of word-formative affixes and word-formation in general. This function can be viewed as a variety of the pragmatic function, and more literally, as the function that tightly binds the derivative with the poetic language and with the “reality” it creates.
O wariantywności w Psałterzu floriańskim
Authors: Kuźmicki Marcin 
Published: June 2015

On variation in Saint Florian Psalter
The paper is a part of the stream of research in which particular attention is being paid to the very process of creation of mediaeval text and reveals the strata that arose through the influence of such elements as the role of copyists, work by ear or from the source, the memory factor, and the bilingualism of the writers. The author’s interest is in the relation between two languages, Polish and Latin. He analyzes those places where identical Latin fragments correspond to different portions on the Polish side. This variation can be seen at each level of language, from the phonetic-graphical, through the inflexional and word-formative, up to the syntactic and lexical. One needs to bear in mind the possibility of various Latin redactions, and the fact that certain features of the translation mirror not the Latin source but a Czech, German, or an older and not preserved Polish version. Then, referring to Latin is purely a convention.
Elementy informacji gramatycznej w słowniku pod red. Tadeusza Lehra-Spławińskiego jako przykład uwarunkowań socjokulturowych w leksykografii
Authors: Rudnicka Ewa 
Published: June 2015

Elements of grammatical information in the dictionary edited by T. Lehr-Spławiński, as an example of socio-cultural factors in lexicography
The paper examines the convention of formulating the inflectional information, especially pertaining to grammatical cases, in Trzaska, Evert, and Michalski’s Dictionary of Polish that was edited in the interwar period by T. Lehr-Spławiński. The author attempts to determine what factors informed the use of a lexicographically innovative solution that nonetheless did not upset the linguistic tradition, and has proven both very functional and influential for future conventions in Polish lexicography. The analysis of nominal inflection presented in the dictionary is compared to analyses in numerous academic and popular grammars, mostly from the interwar period or widely known at the time, and in the context of the publishing layout of the editor who contracted Lehr-Spławiński. The aim of the paper is to highlight the significant role that research on the sociocultural context plays in metalexicographical studies and in a better understanding and interpretation of dictionaries, not so much as linguistic compendia, but also as texts of culture.