bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
SWNT Composites with Compositionally Tunable Prussian Blue Nanoparticles for Thermoelectric Coordination Programming Materials
Authors: Nonoguchi Yoshiyuki , Murayama Tomoko , Ishizaki Manabu , Kanaizuka Katsuhiko , Kurihara Masato , Hata Kenji , Kawai Tsuyoshi 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
The self-assembly of Prussian blue nanoparticles and single-walled carbon nanotubes is demonstrated by using analytical TEM. The nanotube composites containing compositionally tunable Prussian blue nanoparticles are, for the first time, applied to finely modulate their Seebeck coefficients.
Digital Aléria: Multiresolution Technologies Arming International Collaboration to Restore the Past and Restart
Authors: Paolini P. , Simonetti F. Allegrini , Forti G. , Corrao A. 
Published: May 2014

This paper reports about the last progressing results of our work, raised around the archaeological site of the ancient roman urbs of Aléria in Corsica (F), updated to January 2014. Our plan provides to resume the old excavation usable data, to realize a new survey of the site actual status and to collect all into a new 3D geodatabase, including any kind of historical, documental analog data, all reorganized into dedicated Cloud Platforms and Services for different uses, as a multipath solution to improve scientists' work and to promote tourism, both local and international. The project initially focused on the forum, as the only accessible area, in these days enlarges its plans involving the nearby amphitheater and ramparts, just reorganized after the removal of old roofing. It somehow embraces even the nearby Carcopino Museum and the collected Etruscan and Roman finds as traces of the unruly diggings previously realized, to which we'll attempt to restitute logic and documented belonging. Since the Aléria Carcopino Museum shows important archaeological evidences sharing the same origin with some finds exposed in the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome, a new initiative was set up in these days by surveying the two museums' buildings, to create 3D georeferenced models as containers for sharing digital multiscale data made by innovative computational photography techniques there applied. This operation is now in place in the Villa Giulia Museum as a prototype to be after web-linked to the same survey model to be realized in Aléria. Leading the whole project is the collaboration agreement between the “Collectivité Territoriale de Corse, secteur Archéologie”, and the Department of “Storia, Disegno e Restauro dell'Architettura” SAPIENZA, Italy, formally signed in year 2013. The process employs many multiresolution surveying technologies: 3D Laser scanning, Topography, GPS and Dense Stereo Matching applied on site, on buildings and objects for manifold purposes; moreover Computational Photography techniques applied on Museum's halls, cabinets and exposed objects, to create digital and interactive exhibitions linking both nations. A GIS and WEBGIS workflow followed, to start collecting new and restored databases to build up a complete 3D geo-database with 3D Web scene to be shared in the GIS online Cloud Platform.
Pocałunek przez ścianę – rosyjski film w polskiej szacie słownej
Authors: Krajewska Monika 
Published: May 2014

A Russian film translated by Polish students
This paper presents the analysis of difficulties in translation into Polish of the Russian film Поцелуй сквозь стену (directed by Wartan Akopian, 2011). Quotes, foreign phrases, colloquialisms, occupational slang, word plays and, finally, word and visual plays are only some of the problems for students who begin to learn the art of translation. This translation project lasted from March to June 2012 and included a group of student‑volunteers of the Russian studies at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. The project was finished by a show at the „Horyzont” Film Club in Gdańsk (the Russian Cultural Centre).
Website Morphing 2.0: Switching Costs, Partial Exposure, Random Exit, and When to Morph
Authors: Hauser John R. , Liberali Guilherme (Gui) , Urban Glen L. 
Published: May 2014

Website morphing infers latent customer segments from clickstreams and then changes websites' look and feel to maximize revenue. The established algorithm infers latent segments from a preset number of clicks and then selects the best “morph” using expected Gittins indices. Switching costs, potential website exit, and all clicks prior to morphing are ignored. We model switching costs, potential website exit, and the (potentially differential) impact of all clicks to determine when to morph for each customer. Morphing earlier means more customer clicks are based on the optimal morph; morphing later reveals more about the customer's latent segment. We couple this within-customer optimization to between-customer expected Gittins index optimization to determine which website “look and feel” to give to each customer at each click. We evaluate the improved algorithm with synthetic data and with a proof-of-feasibility application to Japanese bank card loans. The proposed algorithm generalizes the established algorithm, is feasible in real time, performs substantially better when tuning parameters are identified from calibration data, and is reasonably robust to misspecification.Data, as supplemental material, are available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2014.1961 .This paper was accepted by Eric Bradlow, special issue on business analytics.
Administration of Extended Infusion Piperacillin-TazobactamWith the Use of Smart Pump Technology
Authors: Maddox Megan L. , DeBoer Erica C. , Hammerquist Rhonda J. 
Published: May 2014

Background For beta-lactams, the parameter that best predicts bacterial killing is the length of time the antibiotic concentration exceeds the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). Studies have demonstrated improved outcomes with extended infusion (4-hour) piperacillin-tazobactam (P-TZ) compared with traditional immediate infusions. Objectives To describe how one institution made the conversion from immediate infusion of P-TZ to a 4-hour extended infusion utilizing an approved automatic therapeutic substitution, staff education, and smart pump technology, and to examine the impact of this conversion on patient length of stay and pharmacy costs. Methods With approval from the Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T), Antimicrobial Stewardship, and Medical Executive Committees, the decision was made to automatically convert all P-TZ orders to a standardized 4-hour infusion given every 8 to 12 hours depending on renal function. The medical records of all adult patients receiving P-TZ during 12 months pre implementation and 24 months post implementation of a 4-hour extended infusion of P-TZ were retrospectively analyzed for length of stay and mortality. The cost of P-TZ was also assessed during these time periods. Results With the help of smart pump technology, our institution successfully completed a conversion to 4-hour extended infusion P-TZ. Through this conversion, pharmacy expenditure of P-TZ was reduced by 38%; the total cost savings was $387,980.62 for the 24-month postintervention phase. Extended infusion P-TZ reduced hospital length of stay by 0.6 days ( P < .05), resulting in an additional cost savings of $1,689,480 for the 24-month postintervention phase. A conservative estimate of total cost savings to the hospital in the first 24 months, including the reduction in P-TZ expenditures, was $2,077,460.
Reviews
Authors: Goes Eunice , Hourmat Bernardo , Marques Paulo 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
A Esquerda Radical em Portugal e na Europa: Marxismo, Mainstream ou Marginalidade? / The Radical Left in Portugal and Europe: Marxism, Mainstream or Marginal?, Luke March and André Freire (2012) Vila do Conde: Quidnovi, 288 pp., ISBN 9789895549399, p/bk, Є13.99
The Routledge Handbook on Civil-Military Relations, Thomas C. Bruneau and Florina Cristiana Matei (eds) (2013) Routledge, London, 374 pp., ISBN: 9780415782739, h/bk, £140.
The Age of Dualization: The Changing Face of Inequality in Deindustrializing Societies, Patrick Emmenegger, Silja Häusermann, Bruno Palier and Martin Seeleib-Kaiser (2012) Oxford: Oxford University Press, 339 pp., ISBN: 9780199797899, p/bk, £27.50.
Does the macroeconomic context influence subjective well-being in Europe and Portugal? The puzzling case of the 2008 crisis
Authors: Lopes Helena , Calapez Teresa , Porto Carla 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
The happiness economics literature shows that, contrary to what happens in the long run, subjective well-being (SWB) and income evolve together in the short term. The aim of the present article is to examine whether this result holds in Europe, and in particular in Portugal, during the 2000s. The empirical study is based on the European Social Survey (ESS) micro-data, merged with Eurostat macroeconomic data (rate of change in gross domestic product (GDP), unemployment and inflation). Following the literature, our hypothesis is that self-reported well-being increases in expansionary periods and decreases in recessive ones. Results show that, while the association between well-being and macroeconomic fluctuations are as expected from 2002 to 2008, this is no longer the case when the 2010 data is included in the regression models. In fact, well-being increased in ten out of fifteen European countries after the 2008 crisis. Further examination of the Portuguese data shows that people of all age, education levels, health condition and employment status declared to be happier in 2010 when compared to 2008. Such a puzzling result may be explained by expectations and adaptation processes as well as by an increased awareness, possibly prompted by the crisis, that not only income but also social relationships count in life. Our results thus broadly confirm happiness economics findings: well-being is not exclusively linked with income.
The discursive analysis of body representation: A critical, realistic and embodied overview
Authors: Pereira Anabela 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
The aim of this article is to acknowledge the implications of addressing the visual representation of the body from a critical and realistic discursive perspective. Besides allowing the identification of the mechanisms for the artist’s name and work-recognition this perspective has allowed the study of body representation as language and as a common system of meanings, not just giving attention to the forms of connection between the image and speech or written text, but also to the rules, practices and social relations that produced and governed them. Also it has permitted interrogation of and reflection on the relation between two important categories used in the analysis of self-representation, that is, the relation between ‘artist’s identity’ and ‘work’s identity’ in the cases of Helena Almeida and Jorge Molder, whose works are characterized and recognized by the specific use of the artists body figures.
A heterozygous frameshift mutation in exon 1 of CDKN1B gene in a patient affected by MEN4 syndrome
Authors: Tonelli Francesco , Giudici Francesco , Giusti Francesca , Marini Francesca , Cianferotti Luisella , Nesi Gabriella , Brandi Maria Luisa 
Published: May 2014

ObjectiveMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 4 (MEN4) is an autosomal dominant disorder that presents with a spectrum of clinical manifestations overlapping with those of MEN1 syndrome. It is caused by inactivating mutations of the CDKN1B gene, encoding for p27kip1 cyclin-dependent kinase 2 inhibitor, implicated in cell cycle control. Eight mutations of CDKN1B in MEN4 patients have been published so far. The aim of this study was to characterize the molecular basis of a case of MEN1-like syndrome with a neuroendocrine tumor and persistent primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT).MethodsClinical, biochemical, and genetic evaluation were undertaken in the proband (a 53-year-old Caucasian woman) and in one 34-year-old son. The proband was operated for recurrent PHPT. Sequence analysis of the MEN1 and CDKN1B genes was performed on constitutional and parathyroid tissue DNA. Staining for p27 was carried out in parathyroid tissue.ResultsNeither MEN1 mutations nor large deletions encompassing the MEN1 gene on chromosome 11q13.1 could be detected in the proband. A germline frameshift mutation of CDKN1B (371delCT) was revealed, predicted to generate a truncated p27 (CDKN1B) protein. This mutation was confirmed on somatic DNA from the pathological parathyroid tissue, with the retention of the WT allele.ConclusionsWe report a germline heterozygote frameshift mutation of the CDKN1B gene in a Caucasian woman with a long clinical history of MEN1-like multiple endocrine tumors, along with the finding of the mutation in her son. This is the first report of positive CDKN1B mutation analysis in a male subject and also the first description of recurrent hyperparathyroidism in MEN4.
Peer Mentoring for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention in First Nations Children
Authors: Eskicioglu Pinar , Halas Joannie , Sénéchal Martin , Wood Larry , McKay Elma , Villeneuve Stephanie , Shen Garry X. , Dean Heather , McGavock Jonathan M. 
Published: May 2014

OBJECTIVE:
The goal of this study was to assess the efficacy of an after-school, peer-led, healthy living program on adiposity, self-efficacy, and knowledge of healthy living behaviors in children living in a remote isolated First Nation.

METHODS:
A quasi-experimental trial with a parallel nonequivalent control arm was performed with 151 children in Garden Hill First Nation during the 2010–2011 and 2011–2012 school years. Fourth grade students were offered a 5-month, peer-led intervention facilitated by high school mentors between January and May of each school year; students in the control arm received standard curriculum. The main outcome measures were waist circumference (WC) and BMI z score. Secondary outcome measures included healthy living knowledge and self-efficacy.

RESULTS:
Fifty-one children (mean ± SD age: 9.7 ± 0.4 years; BMI z score: 1.46 ± 0.84) received the intervention, and 100 children were in the control arm. At baseline, WC (79.8 vs 83.9 cm), BMI z score (1.46 vs 1.48), and rates of overweight/obesity (75% vs 72%) did not differ between arms. After the intervention, the change in WC (adjusted treatment effect: –2.5 cm [95% confidence interval (CI): –4.1 to –0.90]; P = .002) and BMI z score (adjusted treatment effect: –0.09 [95% CI: –0.16 to –0.03]; P = .007) were significantly lower in the intervention arm compared to the control arm. The intervention arm also experienced improvements in knowledge of healthy dietary choices (2.25% [95% CI: –0.01 to 6.25]; P = .02). Self-efficacy was associated with the change in WC after the intervention (β = –7.9, P = .03).

CONCLUSIONS:
An after-school, peer-led, healthy living program attenuated weight gain and improved healthy living knowledge in children living in a remote isolated First Nation.
Microstructural Gradients in Cement Paste Around Aggregate Particles
Authors: Scrivener Karen L. , Gartner Ellis M. 
Published: May 2014

ABSTRACTThe effectiveness of condensed silica fume as a strength enhancing additive in concrete has been attributed to its ability to modify the interfacial zone between paste and aggregate. This paper describes a microstructural investigation of this interface using backscattered electron (bse) imaging combined with quantitative image analysis.Composite specimens were made in which a single piece of aggregate was embedded in cement paste. Granite, dolomite and garnet aggregates were used. After curing, the specimens were sectioned perpendicular to the surface of the aggregate particles and polished. The variation in porosity, amount of anhydrous material and calcium hydroxide (CH), with distance from the aggregate surface was measured. It was found that the porosity increases in the paste close to the interface, while the content of anhydrous grains decreases. No significant increase in CH content was found near the interface.The results confirm the applicability of the bse - image analysis technique, but indicate that the interfaces in specimens prepared in this manner may not be representative of aggregate paste interfaces in concrete.
Endotaxial Growth Mechanisms of Sn Quantum Dots in Si Matrix
Authors: Möck P. , Lei Y. , Topuria T. , Browning N.D. , Ragan R. , Min K.S. , Atwater H.A. 
Published: May 2014

AbstractTwo distinct mechanisms for the endotaxial growth of quantum dots in the Sn/Si system were observed by means of analytical transmission electron microcopy. Both mechanisms operate simultaneously during temperature and growth rate modulated molecular beam epitaxy combined with ex situ thermal treatments. One of the mechanisms involves the creation of voids in Si, which are subsequently filled by Sn, resulting in quantum dots that consist of pure α-Sn. The other mechanism involves phase separation and leads to substitutional solid solution quantum dots with a higher Sn content than the predecessor quantum well structures possess. In both cases, the resultant quantum dots possess the diamond structure and the shape of a tetrakaidecahedron. (Sn,Si) precipitates that are several times larger than the typical (Sn,Si) quantum dot possess an essentially octahedral shape.
Optimizing Treatment Outcomes With Regorafenib: Personalized Dosing and Other Strategies to Support Patient Care
Authors: Grothey Axel , George Suzanne , van Cutsem Eric , Blay Jean-Yves , Sobrero Alberto , Demetri George D. 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
Regorafenib is an oral multikinase inhibitor that inhibits several kinases relevant to tumor biology in several cancers, including colorectal carcinoma (CRC) and gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). In phase III trials, regorafenib significantly improved overall survival versus placebo in patients with metastatic CRC progressing after all available standard therapies, and significantly prolonged progression-free survival in patients with advanced GIST in whom at least imatinib and sunitinib had failed. Thus, this agent holds promise as a new standard of care for CRC and GIST patients after disease progression following all other approved therapies. The clinical trials reported to date show that this new treatment has a consistent adverse event profile that is quite different from that of traditional cytotoxic chemotherapies. The most common adverse events of regorafenib include dermatologic and mucosal toxicities (especially hand-foot skin reaction, rash, and oral mucositis), constitutional symptoms (e.g., fatigue, nausea, and weight loss), vascular effects (especially hypertension), and gastrointestinal symptoms (e.g., diarrhea). To help health care professionals anticipate and manage the adverse events associated with regorafenib, we describe our experiences in clinical trials and show that such toxicities can be effectively managed with close observation of patients from initiation of dosing, along with prompt appropriate interventions, including dose modifications, if necessary.
Political Factors Affecting the Enactment of State-Level Clean Indoor Air Laws
Authors: Tung Gregory Jackson , Vernick Jon S. , Stuart Elizabeth A. , Webster Daniel W. 
Published: May 2014

Objectives. We examined the effects of key political institutional factors on the advancement of state-level clean indoor air laws. Methods. We performed an observational study of state-level clean indoor air law enactment among all 50 US states from 1993 to 2010 by using extended Cox hazard models to assess risk of enacting a relevant law. Results. During the 18-year period from 1993 to 2010, 28 states passed a law covering workplaces, 33 states passed a law covering restaurants, 29 states passed a law covering bars, and 16 states passed a law covering gaming facilities. States with term limits had a 2.15 times greater hazard (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.27, 3.65; P = .005) of enacting clean indoor air laws. The presence of state-level preemption of local clean indoor air laws was associated with a 3.26 times greater hazard (95% CI = 1.11, 9.53; P = .031) of state-level policy enactment. In the presence of preemption, increased legislative professionalism was strongly associated (hazard ratio = 3.28; 95% CI = 1.10, 9.75; P = .033) with clean indoor air law enactment. Conclusions. Political institutional factors do influence state-level clean indoor air law enactment and may be relevant to other public health policy areas.
Mental Health and Suicidality Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Sexual Minority Youths
Authors: Bostwick Wendy B. , Meyer Ilan , Aranda Frances , Russell Stephen , Hughes Tonda , Birkett Michelle , Mustanski Brian 
Published: May 2014

Objectives. We examined the relationships among sexual minority status, sex, and mental health and suicidality, in a racially/ethnically diverse sample of adolescents. Methods. Using pooled data from 2005 and 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Surveys within 14 jurisdictions, we used hierarchical linear modeling to examine 6 mental health outcomes across 6 racial/ethnic groups, intersecting with sexual minority status and sex. Based on an omnibus measure of sexual minority status, there were 6245 sexual minority adolescents in the current study. The total sample was n = 72 691. Results. Compared with heterosexual peers, sexual minorities reported higher odds of feeling sad; suicidal ideation, planning and attempts; suicide attempt treated by a doctor or nurse, and self-harm. Among sexual minorities, compared with White youths, Asian and Black youths had lower odds of many outcomes, whereas American Native/Pacific Islander, Latino, and Multiracial youths had higher odds. Conclusions. Although in general, sexual minority youths were at heightened risk for suicidal outcomes, risk varied based on sex and on race/ethnicity. More research is needed to better understand the manner in which sex and race/ethnicity intersect among sexual minorities to influence risk and protective factors, and ultimately, mental health outcomes.
A Profile of North Carolina Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Health Disparities, 2011
Authors: Matthews Derrick D. , Lee Joseph G. L. 
Published: May 2014

Objectives. We investigated the health profile of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults in North Carolina, the first state in the South to include a measure of sexual orientation identity in a probability-based statewide health survey.Methods. Using data from 9876 respondents in the 2011 North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, we compared sexual minorities to heterosexuals on a variety of health indicators.Results. LGB respondents were younger and more likely to be reached by cell phone. Many examined indicators were not different by sexual orientation. Significant results, however, were consistent with findings from state population surveys in other regions of the country, including disparities in mental health and, among women, smoking.Conclusions. Reporting LGB identity in North Carolina is associated with poorer health. The concentration of anti-LGB policies in the South warrants ongoing monitoring of LGB health disparities in North Carolina and in other Southeastern states for potential effects on the health and well-being of LGB populations.