bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
An adaptive security protocol for a wireless sensor‐based monitoring network in smart grid transmission lines
Authors: Zhang Xuping , Ye Feng , Fan Sucheng , Guo Jinghong , Xu Guoliang , Qian Yi 
Published: October 2015

AbstractIn this paper, we propose a new security protocol for a wireless sensor network, which is designed for monitoring long range power transmission lines in smart grid. Part of the monitoring network is composed of optical fiber composite over head ground wire (OPGW), thus it can be secured with conventional security protocol. However, the wireless sensor network between two neighboring OPGW gateways remains vulnerable. Our proposed security protocol focuses on the wireless sensor network part, it provides mutual authentication, data integrity, and data confidentiality for both uplink and downlink transmissions between the sensor nodes and the OPGW gateway. Besides, our proposed protocol is adaptive to the dynamic node changes of the monitoring sensor network; for example, new sensors are added to the network, or some of the sensors are malfunctioning. We further propose a self‐healing process using an “i‐neighboring nodes” public key structure and an asymmetric algorithm. We also conduct energy consumption analysis for both general and extreme conditions to show that our security protocol improves the availability of the monitoring sensor network. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Association between ultrasound features of adenomyosis and severity of menstrual pain
Authors: Naftalin J. , Hoo W. , Nunes N. , Holland T. , Mavrelos D. , Jurkovic D. 
Published: October 2015

ABSTRACTObjectiveTo investigate the association between the ultrasound features of adenomyosis and the severity of menstrual pain.MethodsThis was a prospective observational study set in the general gynecology clinic of a university teaching hospital between January 2009 and January 2010. A total of 718 consecutive premenopausal women aged between 17 and 55 years attended the clinic and underwent structured clinical and transvaginal ultrasound examinations in accordance with the study protocol. Morphological features of adenomyosis on ultrasound scan were recorded systematically. A quantitative assessment of menstrual pain was made by completion of a numerical rating scale (NRS).ResultsOne hundred and fifty‐seven (21.9% (95% CI, 18.8–24.9%)) women were diagnosed with adenomyosis on ultrasound. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that an ultrasound diagnosis of adenomyosis and ultrasound and laparoscopic diagnoses of endometriosis were significantly associated with menstrual pain when measured by an NRS. In addition, there was a statistically significant positive correlation between the severity of menstrual pain and the number of ultrasound features of adenomyosis seen.ConclusionsWomen with ultrasound features of adenomyosis have more severe menstrual pain than do women without these features. The positive correlation between the number of ultrasound features of adenomyosis and the severity of menstrual pain could form the basis of a clinically relevant grading system for adenomyosis. A classification of severity of adenomyosis based on the number of ultrasound features present is a novel concept that should be evaluated prospectively in different populations. Copyright © 2015 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Synthetic pathway optimization for improved 1,2,4-butanetriol production
Authors: Sun Lei , Yang Fan , Sun Hongbing , Zhu Taicheng , Li Xinghua , Li Yin , Xu Zhenghong , Zhang Yanping 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
1,2,4-Butanetriol (BT) is an important non-natural chemical with a variety of industrial applications. Identifying the bottlenecks for BT biosynthesis is expected to contribute to improving the efficiency of this process. In this work, we first constructed a prototype strain for BT production by assembling a four-step synthetic pathway and disrupting the competing pathways for xylose in Escherichia coli BW25113. Using this prototype strain, we conducted systematic fine-tuning of the pathway enzyme expression level to identify the potential bottlenecks and optimize the BT biosynthesis. Production conditions were also optimized by exploring the effects of temperature, pH and cell density on BT titer. BT production was increased by 4.3-fold from the prototype strain, achieved a final titer of 1.58 g/L with a yield of 7.9 % after 72-h biotransformation.
Response of 33 UK patients with infantile‐onset Pompe disease to enzyme replacement therapy
Authors: Broomfield A. , Fletcher J. , Davison J. , Finnegan N. , Fenton M. , Chikermane A. , Beesley C. , Harvey K. , Cullen E. , Stewart C. , Santra S. , Vijay S. , Champion M. , Abulhoul L. , Grunewald S. , Chakrapani A. , Cleary M. A. , Jones S. A. , Vellodi A. 
Published: October 2015

AbstractBackgroundEnzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for infantile‐onset Pompe disease has been commercially available for almost 10 years. We report the experience of its use in a cohort treated at three specialist lysosomal treatment centres in the UK.MethodsA retrospective case‐note review was performed, with additional data being gathered from two national audits on all such patients treated with ERT. The impact on the outcome of various characteristics, measured just prior to the initiation of ERT (baseline), was evaluated using logistic regression.ResultsThirty‐three patients were identified; 13/29 (45 %) were cross‐reactive immunological material (CRIM) negative, and nine were immunomodulated. At baseline assessment, 79 % were in heart failure, 66 % had failure to thrive and 70 % had radiological signs of focal pulmonary collapse. The overall survival rate was 60 %, ventilation‐free survival was 40 % and 30 % of patients were ambulatory. Median follow‐up of survivors was 4 years, 1.5 months (range 6 months to 13.5 years). As with previous studies, the CRIM status impacted on all outcome measures. However, in this cohort, baseline failure to thrive was related to death and lack of ambulation, and left ventricular dilatation was a risk factor for non‐ventilator‐free survival.ConclusionThe outcome of treated patients remains heterogeneous despite attempts at immunomodulation. Failure to thrive at baseline and left ventricular dilation appear to be associated with poorer outcomes.
An Ester of β‐Hydroxybutyrate Regulates Cholesterol Biosynthesis in Rats and a Cholesterol Biomarker in Humans
Authors: Kemper Martin F. , Srivastava Shireesh , Todd King M. , Clarke Kieran , Veech Richard L. , Pawlosky Robert J. 
Published: October 2015

AbstractIn response to carbohydrate deprivation or prolonged fasting the ketone bodies, β‐hydroxybutyrate (βHB) and acetoacetate (AcAc), are produced from the incomplete β‐oxidation of fatty acids in the liver. Neither βHB nor AcAc are well utilized for synthesis of sterols or fatty acids in human or rat liver. To study the effects of ketones on cholesterol homeostasis a novel βHB ester (KE) ((R)‐3‐hydroxybutyl (R)‐3‐hydroxybutyrate) was synthesized and given orally to rats and humans as a partial dietary carbohydrate replacement. Rats maintained on a diet containing 30‐energy % as KE with a concomitant reduction in carbohydrate had lower plasma cholesterol and mevalonate (−40 and −27 %, respectively) and in the liver had lower levels of the mevalonate precursors acetoacetyl‐CoA and HMG‐CoA (−33 and −54 %) compared to controls. Whole liver and membrane LDL‐R as well as SREBP‐2 protein levels were higher (+24, +67, and +91 %, respectively). When formulated into a beverage for human consumption subjects consuming a KE drink (30‐energy %) had elevated plasma βHB which correlated with decreased mevalonate, a liver cholesterol synthesis biomarker. Partial replacement of dietary carbohydrate with KE induced ketosis and altered cholesterol homeostasis in rats. In healthy individuals an elevated plasma βHB correlated with lower plasma mevalonate.
Influence of Brazilian Geographic Region and Organic Agriculture on the Composition and Crystallization Properties of Cocoa Butter
Authors: Vieira Luana Reis , Efraim Priscilla , Van de Walle Davy , De Clercq Nathalie , Dewettinck Koen 
Published: October 2015

AbstractCocoa butter (CB) is the most important ingredient in chocolate and represents the biggest share in the continuous phase of this product. The accurate composition of CB depends, among other factors, on the genetic characteristics of the cocoa tree, its agricultural handling and the farming region's climate. The influences of the cocoa‐producing region in Brazil and the agricultural cultivation method on the composition and crystallization properties of CB are presented in this article. Raw CB was extracted from fruits cultivated in six main Brazilian states using two agricultural methods, organic and conventional. The samples were evaluated according to fatty acids, triacylglycerol composition, solid fat content, consistency, melting behavior and isothermal crystallization. The wide range of cocoa‐producing regions in Brazil causes the distinct characteristics of the chemical composition and crystallization behavior of the CB, attributes that affect the quality of products using this raw material. Differences in consistency, hardness and crystallization parameters, among others, were observed. The results showed the great potential of using Brazilian CB with similar features to those of African and Asian origin, considered more appropriate for use in chocolates. However, no clear tendency concerning the agricultural method was found.
Seasonal Variation of the Chemical Content and Fatty Acid Composition of Mantle and Tentacle of Male and Female Sepia officinalis
Authors: Tir Meriam , Rebeh Imen , Telahigue Khaoula , Hajji Tarek , Mejri Hssan , El Cafsi Mhamed 
Published: October 2015

AbstractThe goal of this study was to evaluate the chemical composition and the fatty acid profile of mantle and tentacle of male and female Sepia officinalis, sampled at four seasons from the Mediterranean sea of Tunisia. S. officinalis were found to be rich in glycogen, protein and oil, and significant differences were observed between samples. The level of saturated fatty acid and unsaturated fatty acid showed significant variability among sex and during seasons. DHA and EPA, as polyunsaturated fatty acids, were the most abundant in all samples (14.8–27.8 % and 10.4–18.3 %, respectively). Oleic acid was the most abundant monounsaturated fatty acids (1.63–4.52 %). Σn3 and Σn6 was remarkably different between seasons and among sex. This study could be suitable for the development of reliable guide of fatty acid accumulation in cephalopod.
Effect of temperature and atmosphere on the tribological behavior of a polyether ether ketone composite
Authors: Rzatki Felipe Darabas , Barboza Diego Vinicius Dalevedo , Schroeder Renan Muller , de Oliveira Barra Guilherme Mariz , Binder Cristiano , Klein Aloisio Nelmo , De Mello José Daniel Biasoli 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) is a high-performance thermoplastic, which is often selected for hightemperature tribological applications under chemically aggressive environments. The present work investigates the tribological behavior of a high-performance PEEK composite under conditions that are often found inside hermetic compressors. Therefore, an AMTI tribometer equipped with a hermetic chamber and a heating system was used to conduct sliding tests of PEEK cylinders on AISI 304 stainless steel polished discs (S
q <10 nm) with reciprocating movement and a normal force of 175 N. The tribological behavior of the PEEK/AISI 304 stainless steel system was investigated as a function of ambient temperature (30 °C and 80 °C) and atmosphere (atmospheric air and tetrafluoroethane). Wear and surface roughness analyses were performed with white light interferometry and optical microscopy. Raman spectroscopy was used to investigate transfer films on the counter body surface. Temperature was observed to have a strong influence on the tribological behavior of the samples tested under atmospheric air, with a 25% decrease in the friction coefficient associated with a 100% increase in the wear rate. However, the friction measured from the samples tested under a tetrafluoroethane atmosphere showed no significant temperature dependence.
Brief report: Academic amotivation in light of the dark side of identity formation
Authors: Cannard Christine , Lannegrand‐Willems Lyda , Safont‐Mottay Claire , Zimmermann Grégoire 
Published: October 2015

ABSTRACTThe study intended to determine motivational profiles of first‐year undergraduates and aimed their characterization in terms of identity processes. First, a cluster analysis revealed five motivational profiles: combined (i.e., high quantity of motivation, low amotivation); intrinsic (i.e., high intrinsic, low introjected and external regulation, low amotivation); “demotivated” (i.e., very low quantity of motivation and amotivation); extrinsic (i.e., high extrinsic and identified regulation and low intrinsic and amotivation); and “amotivated” (i.e., low intrinsic and identified, very high amotivation). Second, using Lebart's (2000) methodology, the most characteristic identity processes were listed for each motivational cluster. Demotivated and amotivated profiles were refined in terms of adaptive and maladaptive forms of exploration. Notably, exploration in breadth and in depth were underrepresented in demotivated students compared to the total sample; commitment and ruminative exploration were under and overrepresented respectively in amotivated students. Educational and clinical implications are proposedand future research is suggested.
Vocational identity and psychological adjustment: A study in French adolescents and emerging adults
Authors: Lannegrand‐Willems Lyda , Perchec Cyrille , Marchal Clotilde 
Published: October 2015

ABSTRACTThe aim of the present research was to study vocational identity in French adolescent and emerging adult students by using a French adaptation of the Vocational Identity Status Assessment (VISA), and to analyze the links between vocational identity formation and negative and positive psychological adjustment. Participants were 1077 French students who completed self‐report scales about vocational identity, depression and satisfaction with life. The French version of the VISA showed good psychometric properties and six identity statuses were derived by means of cluster analysis: achievement, foreclosure, moratorium, searching moratorium, diffused diffusion and carefree diffusion. The main findings show that diffused diffusion and moratorium represent the dark sides of identity because of their negative psychological adjustment, and that the two processes of reconsideration of commitment were differently associated with psychological adjustment. These findings demonstrate that clinical interventions should be adapted to the individual's identity profile.
Enhanced Recovery in a Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Program
Authors: Schatz Christy 
Published: October 2015

AbstractEnhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) is a strategy that seeks to reduce patients’ perioperative stress response, thereby reducing potential complications, decreasing hospital length of stay, and enabling patients to return more quickly to their baseline functional status. The concept was introduced in the late 1990s and was first adopted for use with patients undergoing open colorectal surgery. Since that time, the concept of ERAS has spread to multiple surgical specialties. This article explores the changes in patient care using an ERAS framework in a minimally invasive thoracic surgery program, barriers to implementation, and patient outcomes.
Healthcare-Associated Transmission of Plasmodium falciparum in New York City
Authors: Lee Ellen H. , Adams Eleanor H. , Madison-Antenucci Susan , Lee Lillian , Barnwell John W. , Whitehouse Joan , Clement Ernest , Bajwa Waheed , Jones Lucretia E. , Lutterloh Emily , Weiss Don , Ackelsberg Joel 
Published: October 2015

A patient with no risk factors for malaria was hospitalized in New York City with Plasmodium falciparum infection. After investigating all potential sources of infection, we concluded the patient had been exposed to malaria while hospitalized less than 3 weeks earlier. Molecular genotyping implicated patient-to-patient transmission in a hospital setting.Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2015;37(1):113–115
Atypical social cognitive processing in premotor Huntington’s disease: a single case study
Authors: Burke T. , Healy D. , Casey P. , Hardiman O. , Pender N. 
Published: October 2015

BackgroundWe report the case of a 52-year-old male with pre-motor Huntington’s disease (HD) who has undergone detailed clinical and neuropsychological examination. This patient’s negative symptomatology and behavioural change are having a detrimental impact on his social, occupational and interpersonal life, in the absence of motor symptoms.MethodsThe patient has undergone repeat neuropsychological testing (T1 aged 50; T2 aged 52) with particular focus on executive function and social cognition on repeat testing.ResultsThis case details a specific manifestation of HD relating to behavioural, psychiatric and social affective deficits.ConclusionsThis case illustrates how social cognitive changes can occur in HD, months and even years prior to the onset of motor features and how such unrecognized deficits can have a deleterious impact on an individual’s functional ability and lifestyle, before the disease is traditionally considered to have become manifest.
Captures of MFO-resistantCydia pomonellaadults as affected by lure, crop management system and flight
Authors: Bosch D. , Rodríguez M.A. , Avilla J. 
Published: October 2015

AbstractThe main resistance mechanism of codling moth (Cydia pomonella) in the tree fruit area of Lleida (NE Spain) is multifunction oxidases (MFO). We studied the frequency of MFO-resistant adults captured by different lures, with and without pear ester, and flights in orchards under different crop management systems. The factor year affected codling moth MFO-resistance level, particularly in the untreated orchards, highlighting the great influence of codling moth migration on the spread of resistance in field populations. Chemical treatments and adult flight were also very important but mating disruption technique showed no influence. The second adult flight showed the highest frequency, followed by the first flight and the third flight. In untreated orchards, there were no significant differences in the frequency of MFO-resistant individuals attracted by Combo and BioLure. Red septa lures baited with pear ester (DA) captured sufficient insects only in the first generation of 2010, obtaining a significantly lower proportion of MFO-resistant adults than Combo and BioLure. In the chemically treated orchards, in 2009 BioLure caught a significantly lower proportion of MFO-resistant adults than Combo during the first and third flight, and also than DA during the first flight. No significant differences were found between the lures or flights in 2010. These results cannot support the idea of a higher attractiveness of the pear ester for MFO-resistant adults in the field but do suggest a high influence of the response to the attractant depending on the management of the orchard, particularly with regard to the use of chemical insecticides.
Ramanujan's Radial Limits and Mixed Mock Modular Bilateralq-Hypergeometric Series
Authors: Mortenson Eric 
Published: October 2015

AbstractUsing results from Ramanujan's lost notebook, Zudilin recently gave an insightful proof of a radial limit result of Folsomet al.for mock theta functions. Here we see that Mortenson's previous work on the dual nature of Appell–Lerch sums and partial theta functions and on constructing bilateralq-series with mixed mock modular behaviour is well suited for such radial limits. We present five more radial limit results, which follow from mixed mock modular bilateralq-hypergeometric series. We also obtain the mixed mock modular bilateral series for a universal mock theta function of Gordon and McIntosh. The later bilateral series can be used to compute radial limits for many classical second-, sixth-, eighth- and tenth-order mock theta functions.
A tale of two extinctions: converging end-Permian and end-Triassic scenarios
Authors: VAN DE SCHOOTBRUGGE BAS , WIGNALL PAUL B. 
Published: October 2015

AbstractThe end-Permian (c.252 Ma) and end-Triassic (c.201 Ma) mass-extinction events are commonly linked to the emplacement of the large igneous provinces of the Siberia Traps and Central Atlantic Magmatic Province, respectively. Accordingly, scenarios for both extinctions are increasingly convergent and cross-fertilization of ideas has become important. Here, we present a synthesis of extinction scenarios based on a critical assessment of the available palaeontological, sedimentological, geochemical and geophysical evidence. How similar were the extinction events, what gaps exist in our understanding and how can a comparison of the events enhance our understanding of each event individually? Our focus is on the most important proximate kill mechanisms including: climate change and atmospheric pollution; increased soil erosion, weathering and runoff; forest dieback and the spread of pathogens; and ocean temperature changes, anoxia and acidification. There is substantial evidence to suggest that very similar kill mechanisms acted upon late Permian as well as Late Triassic ecosystems, strengthening the hypothesis that the ultimate causes of the mass-extinction events were similar.
Roads in China's Borderlands: Interfaces of spatial representations, perceptions, practices, and knowledges
Authors: JONIAK-LÜTHI AGNIESZKA 
Published: October 2015

AbstractSince the beginning of the twenty-first century, the tarmac road network in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwest China has been greatly expanded. The total length of roads increased from about 30,000 kilometres in 1999 to more than 146,000 kilometres in 2008. Though roads are considered by the state to be instruments of economic development, in multi-ethnic border regions like Xinjiang, the role of an efficient road network in the construction of the Chinese state's imaginary ‘bounded space’ is arguably just as crucial. With the help of Lefebvre's (1991) and Soja's (1999) conceptualization of space, this article explores the multiple spatial figurations of which roads are a part in Xinjiang. The article starts from ‘the mappable’ dimension of the expanding road network, and moves on to discuss perceptions and representations related to this expansion, before finally discussing how individuals creatively explore its fissures and hidden pockets.
Review Article: Beyond the polis? New approaches to Greek religion
Authors: Harrison Thomas 
Published: October 2015

Abstract:This article reviews a range of important recent work on Greek religion. It looks first at the critique (common to a number of the books under review) of the polis-religion model associated with Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood and then attempts to draw out a number of emerging themes: a comparative approach, a focus on the gods or on individual worshippers and a cognitive perspective. It then examines in more detail the application of the terms ‘belief’ or ‘theology’ to the field of Greek religion and the extent to which any picture of Greek religious experience may be said to be logically coherent, before looking forward to possible future directions of study.