bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Partner's understanding of affective–cognitive meta‐bases predicts relationship quality
Authors: TAN KENNETH , SEE YA HUI MICHELLE , AGNEW CHRISTOPHER R. 
Published: September 2015

AbstractKnowledge that partners have about each other's attitudes are consequential for relationship quality. This article extends prior research and examines whether knowledge regarding a partner's meta‐attitudinal bases, or subjective perceptions of how one's attitudes are driven, can influence relationship quality. Given how meta‐bases are reflective of information‐processing goals, we hypothesized that partner understanding of meta‐attitudinal bases would positively predict relationship quality. Self and partner ratings of how relationally relevant attitudes were driven, as well as perceptions of relationship quality, were assessed. Results revealed that a partner's knowledge of one's meta‐bases positively predicts one's own reported relationship quality. Results remained significant when controlling for relationship duration and meta‐bases similarity. Implications of meta‐bases understanding for close relationship functioning are discussed.
The effects of prestarvation diet on starvation tolerance of the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
Authors: Ghazy Noureldin A. , Osakabe Masahiro , Aboshi Takako , Mori Naoki , Amano Hiroshi 
Published: September 2015

AbstractUnderstanding the factors affecting stress tolerance in phytoseiid mites is critical for their integration into biological control programs. In the present study, the effects of diet (varying in prey species, physiological status and phenotype) are examined on the future starvation tolerance of the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus McGregor (Acari: Phytoseiidae). The predators are fed from egg to adulthood on diapausing or nondiapausing Tetranychus urticae, Tetranychus kanzawai (wild and albino strains) or the nondiapausing species Panonychus citri (wild and albino strains). Thereafter, 3‐day‐old mated adult females are held without food at 25 ± 1 °C and a relative humidity of 98 ± 2%. The survival of these starved females is observed daily until all females have died. The survival curves and mean survival times of N. californicus are found to vary among prey types and are significantly longer when the predator is fed with diapausing prey. This enhanced survival is consistent with high concentrations of glycogen and triacylglyceride in the body of the predator at the onset of starvation. The predators fed nondiapausing prey have shorter survival times, and the glycogen and triacylglyceride contents in their bodies are low or undetectable. The protein contents of the predator's body are similar after consuming different prey types, except for a high concentration when fed the albino strain of P. citri. Protein content is unlikely to play a direct role in starvation tolerance, although it may affect the response to varying glycogen and triacylglyceride levels. These findings indicate that nutritional value of prey has a strong impact on the starvation tolerance of N. californicus.
Covenant of Mayors: Reasons for Being an Environmentally and Energy Friendly Municipality
Authors: Pablo‐Romero María del P. , Sánchez‐Braza Antonio , Manuel González‐Limón José 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThe Covenant of Mayors (CM) is the mainstream European movement involving local authorities who voluntarily commit to increase energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources within their territories with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions and meet the European Union objectives by 2020. One country that has a greater number of signatories of this agreement is Spain. This article analyzes which factors influence the decision of Spanish local authorities to join the ever‐growing movement. An empirical model is formulated to describe the behavior of Spanish local governments, this being a binary choice model which is a function of various political, economic, and technical factors. Among the prominent factors that influence this decision are population, availability of renewable energy, fiscal and environmental stress, citizens’ political preference, the contagion effect of neighboring municipalities, the existence of covenant coordinators, and finally, economic motivations.
Persistently Biased: The Devil Shift in Water Privatization in Jakarta
Authors: Leong Ching 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThis article operationalizes an underinvestigated element of the Advocacy Coalition Framework—the “devil shift”—on the controversial issue of water privatization. In doing so, it offers a methodological premise for investigating intractable opposition to policies that are politically salient and high in technical content. It uses the Q methodology on the case of Jakarta, Indonesia to uncover seven discourse coalitions within the anti‐privatization groups. They confirm two key hypotheses within the devil shift, namely the underestimation of a coalition's resources compared with their opponents and the exaggeration of opponents’ unreasonableness. Intriguingly, it finds that the “devil” is constructed in three different ways by this coalition—the profiteer, the Goliath, and the ineffectual governor. The narrative strength of the combination of these beliefs answers an apparent paradox in the devil shift viz that of rational actors persisting in unreasonable beliefs concerning their opponents. It also offers some specific solutions on how to deal with public hostility in water privatization in Jakarta.
Disseminated mucormycosis with myocardial involvement in a renal transplant recipient
Authors: Nam Y. , Jung J. , Park S.S. , Kim S.J. , Shin S.J. , Choi J.H. , Kim M. , Yoon H.E. 
Published: September 2015

AbstractWe report the case of a renal transplant recipient with pulmonary and splenic mucormycosis whose demise was accelerated by a myocardial abscess. Once pulmonary and splenic mucormycosis was diagnosed, liposomal amphotericin B was started and immunosuppressant treatments were discontinued. The pulmonary cavities regressed during treatment, but new myocardial and peri‐allograft abscesses developed. The myocardial abscess diffusely infiltrated the left ventricular wall and was associated with akinesia, which led to sudden cardiac arrest. This case demonstrates a rare manifestation of mucormycosis and highlights the fatality and invasiveness of this infection.
Chikungunya infection in a human immunodeficiency virus‐infected kidney transplant recipient returning to Italy from the Dominican Republic
Authors: Dalla Gasperina D. , Balsamo M.L. , Garavaglia S.D. , Rovida F. , Baldanti F. , Grossi P.A. 
Published: September 2015

AbstractSince December 2013, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) spread in many countries of the Western Hemisphere, and during the last year some cases of infected European travelers, coming back from the Caribbean, have been reported. The risk of acquiring severe travel‐related illness is higher in immunocompromised subjects, such as patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or solid organ transplant recipients. We reported the first case, to our knowledge, of CHIKV infection in an HIV‐infected kidney transplant recipient.
Probable and possible transfusion‐transmitted dengue associated with NS1 antigen–negative but RNA confirmed‐positive red blood cells
Authors: Matos Desiree , Tomashek Kay M. , Perez‐Padilla Janice , Muñoz‐Jordán Jorge , Hunsperger Elizabeth , Horiuchi Kalanthe , Noyd David , Winton Colleen , Foster Gregory , Lanteri Marion , Linnen Jeffrey M. , Stramer Susan L. 
Published: September 2015

BACKGROUNDIn the absence of active blood donation screening, dengue viruses (DENV) have been implicated in only a limited number of transfusion transmissions worldwide. This study attempted to identify if blood from donors testing negative by an NS1‐antigen (Ag) enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) but confirmed positive for DENV RNA caused DENV‐related disease in recipients during the epidemic years of 2010 to 2012 in Puerto Rico.STUDY DESIGN AND METHODSDonation aliquots testing negative by an investigational NS1‐Ag ELISA were stored frozen and retested retrospectively using a research transcription‐mediated amplification assay (TMA) detecting DENV RNA. All RNA‐reactive donations were subject to confirmatory RNA and antibody testing. Recipient tracing was conducted for all components manufactured from TMA‐reactive components. Medical chart review, recipient interview, and follow‐up sampling occurred for 42 recipients transfused with TMA‐reactive components.RESULTSSix of 42 recipients developed new‐onset fever in the 2 weeks posttransfusion; three (50%) received RNA confirmed‐positive, NS1‐Ag–negative red blood cell (RBC) units. One recipient of a high‐titer unit (7 × 107 DENV‐4 RNA copies/mL) developed severe dengue, and a second recipient had only fever recorded but had a negative sepsis work‐up. New fever attributable to DENV infection in a third recipient was confounded by fever potentially attributable to posttransfusion sepsis.CONCLUSIONSIn our retrospective study, NS1‐Ag detected 20% of all RNA confirmed‐positive donations demonstrating limitations of NS1‐Ag ELISA for blood donation screening. We identified one recipient with a clinical syndrome compatible with severe dengue who had received an NS1‐Ag–negative but RNA confirmed‐positive RBC unit. This investigation illustrates the difficulty in confirming transfusion transmission in dengue‐endemic areas among severely ill transfusion recipients.
Inter-rater reliability of the Berg Balance Scale, 30 s chair stand test and 6 m walking test, and construct validity of the Berg Balance Scale in nursing home residents with mild-to-moderate dementia
Authors: Telenius Elisabeth Wiken , Engedal Knut , Bergland Astrid 
Published: September 2015

ObjectiveWhen testing physical function, patients must be alert and have the capacity to understand and respond to instructions. Patients with dementia may have difficulties fulfilling these requirements and, therefore, the reliability of the measures may be compromised. We aimed to assess the inter-rater reliability between pairs of observers independently rating the participant in the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), 30 s chair stand test (CST) and 6 m walking test. We also wanted to investigate the internal consistency of the BBS.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingWe included 33 nursing home patients with a mild-to-moderate degree of dementia and tested them once with two evaluators present. One evaluator gave instructions and both evaluators scored the patients’ performance. Weighted κ, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) model 2.1 with 95% CIs and minimal detectable change (MDC) were used to measure inter-rater reliability. Cronbach's α was calculated to evaluate the internal consistency of the BBS sum score.ResultsThe mean values of the BBS scored by the two evaluators were 38±13.7 and 38.0±13.8, respectively. Weighted κ scores for the BBS items varied from 0.83 to 1.0. ICC for the BBS's sum score was 0.99, and the MDC was 2.7% and 7%, respectively. The Cronbach’s α of the BBS's sum score was 0.9. The ICC of the CST and 6 m walking test was 1 and 0.97, respectively. The MDC on the 6 m walking test was 0.08% and 15.2%, respectively.ConclusionsThe results reveal an excellent relative inter-rater reliability of the BBS, CST and 6 m walking test as well as high internal consistency for the BBS in a population of nursing home residents with mild-to-moderate dementia. The absolute reliability was 2.7 on the BBS and 0.08 on the 6 m walking test.
On the Asymptotic Behavior of Positive Solutions of Certain Fractional Differential Equations
Authors: Grace Said R. 
Published: September 2015

This paper deals with the asymptotic behavior of positive solutions of certain forced fractional differential equations of the formDcαCyt=et+ft, xt,c>1,α∈0,1, whereyt=atx′t′,c0=y(c)/Γ(1) =yc, andc0is a real constant. From the obtained results, we derive a technique which can be applied to some related fractional differential equations.
1944–1948
Authors: Stotland Daniel 
Published: September 2015

This work contests that the shift in the Soviet policies, usually referred to as Zhdanovshchina, was not the function of the war’s end and the response to bipolar confrontation between the Soviet Union. Rather, the rise of Andrei Zhdanov began during the war itself and was the result of the ongoing cyclical conflict within the party state between the pragmatist faction of Georgii Malenkov advocating the focus on the technological expertise of the Soviet administrative elite and Zhdanov’s faction intent on prioritizing political education and ideological purity.
The paper, drawing heavily on the archival materials, will analyze the failure of the ideologues to roll back the gains made by the technocrats under the pressure of the early wartime crisis. Zhdanov’s reform program utilized a universalist approach, which was an attempt to use the ideological purification of the party as a vehicle to restore the Kremlin’s political control over the provinces and the technocrats. Both the provincial party bosses and the chiefs of the economic Ministries achieved a considerable degree of autonomy during the war, a compromise made by Moscow in order to allow a more efficient mobilization of resources.
Yet the dream of maintaining adequate economic performance through increased political education quickly turned out to be a mirage. Under the rising pressure of post-war reconstruction to retain the productivity, the wartime compromises proved increasingly durable. Faced with the united opposition of the technocrats, the provincial party bosses, and the Ministerial apparatus Zhdanov’s reforms, and his political fortunes, floundered and collapsed.
Pochodzenie i znaczenie wyrazu szkulepa
Authors: Waniakowa Jadwiga 
Published: September 2015

The origin and meaning of the word szkulepaThe article deals with the history and etymology of the word szkulepa ‘jade’, ‘old cow’, ‘old, ugly woman’. It exists in the Doroszewski’s dictionary as an old word with no etymology. The author presents the lexicographical history of the word in Polish and reflects on its origin and morphological structure. She explores for this purpose various dictionaries of foreign languages as follows: Russian, Byelorussian and Lithuanian. She confirms that probably related words appear only in Lithuanian. Then she analyses the morphology of the discussed word. Finally, she comes to a conclusion that the word szkulepa comes into existence on the Lithuanian-Byelorussian borderland and makes a hybrid consisting of the Lithuanian lexical morpheme škùl-, which exists in a few Lithuanian words, and the unproductive Byelorussian suffix -ep-a. Происхождение и значение лексемы szkulepaСтатья посвящена этимологическому анализу лексемы szkulepa ‘дряхлая коняга’, ‘старая корова’, ‘старая, некрасивая женщина’. Данное слово отмечено в словаре под редакцией Дорошевского с пометой устарелое и без этимологии. Автор представила лексикографическую историю слова, обсуждая его происхождение и морфологическую структуру. Для этого использовались разные словари: русские, белорусские, литовские. Оказывается, что родственные слова можно найти лишь в литовском языке. На основе морфологического анализа можно сделать вывод, что слово szkulepa образовалось на литовско-белорусском пограничье и является гибридом, состоящим из литовской лексической морфемы škùl-, встречающейся в нескольких литовских словах, и непродуктивного белорусского суффикса -ер-а.
The principles of making maps and commmmentaries to the Atlas of the Baltic Languages
Authors: Leskauskaitė Asta , Mikulėnienė Danguolė 
Published: September 2015

The principles of making maps and commentaries to The Atlas of the Baltic LanguagesPeople in Lithuania and Latvia speak related languages which belong to the Baltic branch. The fate of both states was also similar. After the restoration of independence of both countries in 1990 it was very important to bring out the similarities which link them. This is how the idea of making an atlas of the Baltic languages evolved.Preparing the Atlas of the Baltic Languages Lithuanian and Latvian linguists hope for the following: 1) to research using the geolinguisitc method into what has been common in the Baltic languages; 2) to record the boundaries of the former common area of the living Baltic languages as it was at least at the end of the 20th century; 3) to demonstrate the vast variety of the Baltic dialects which have been formed naturally in the course of history; 4) to prove the variance and archaism of the lexicon, phonetics, morphology and word formation, syntax and other linguistic phenomena, which exist in the living Baltic languages on the basis of the data obtained from old writings and dialects.The material is not only part of the historical and cultural heritage of the two related nations but also a very valuable treasure of linguistic data on an international level, which can supply much information not only to experts in the Baltic and Slav languages but also to specialists on Indo-European linguistics, ethnography, history, archaeology and other branches. Принципы составления карт и комментариев к Атласу балтийских языковВ Литве и Латвии процесс общения осуществляется на родственных языках, относящихся к балтийской ветви индоевропейской группы. После восстановления независимости государств в 1990 г. для обеих народов важным стало не только сохранение национального идентитета, но актуализация объединяющих их общих явлений. Таким образом возникла идея создания Атласа балтийских языков. При подготовке Атласа балтийских языков литовские и латвийские языковеды должны были решить следующие задачи: 1) пользуясь геолингвистическими методами выявить общие признаки живых балтийских языков; 2) установить общую площадь распространения родственных явлений и фиксировать ее границы на конец XX в.; 3) представить многообразие диалектов балтийских языков, сформировавшихся в ходе исторического развития; 4) на основе сведений диалектов и старых письменных источников раскрыть разнообразие и архаичность лексики, фонетики, морфологии, словообразования, синтаксиса и других общеязыковых явлений.Материалы Атласа балтийских языков являются неотъемлемой частью исторического и культурного наследия родственных народов; они важны и в международном масштабе, поскольку содержат полезную информацию не только для специалистов в области балтийских и славянских языков, но и для широкого круга исследователей-индоевропеистов: лингвистов, историков, археологов и др.
Rosyjskie skrótowce porewolucyjne w pierwszych radzieckich słownikach dwujęzycznych
Authors: Mędelska Jolanta 
Published: September 2015

Russian post-revolutionary abbreviations in the first bilingual Russian dictionariesThe process of real expansion of abbreviations started at the end of 19th century and it developed tremendously in 20th century. The process of creating abbreviations in Russian became active after World War I and suddenly became widespread particularly in the post-revolutionary period. At that time abbreviations were created spontaneously and in a disorganized way, yet numerous creations were commonly used. The period of time during which they were used was usually short, compare: ОСОАВИАХИМ (= Общество содействия обороне, авиации и химическому строительству). In most cases they were names of political parties, combat, revolutionary, social and other organizations, for instance: волисполком, военкомат, ревком. This characteristic type of Russian lexis was very troublesome for Polish intellectuals who were trying to code the Polish Russian language, i.e. specific, language code with many Russian and Soviet idioms that was used by the Polish living in the Soviet Union during the post-revolutionary period. Attempts to standardize abbreviations were reflected in translation dictionaries (Polish-Russian and Russian-Polish) published in Moscow in the 30s of 20th century. Русские послереволюционные аббревиатуры в первых советских двуязычных словаряхПроцесс настоящей экспансии аббревиатур начался в конце XIX столетия и продолжался, продвигаясь большими темпами, в ХХ веке. В русском языке аббревиация сильно активизировалась после первой мировой войы, особенно бурно распространялась в ранний послереволюционный период. В то время аббревиатуры образовались спонтанно, стихийно, неупорядоченно, но – несмотря на это – многие подобные образования попадали в общенародный обиход. Как правило, их жизнь быстро обрывалась, ср. ОСОАВИАХИМ (= Общество содействия обороне, авиации и химическому строительству). В основном это были названия политических партий, боевых, революционных, общественных и др. организаций, напр.: волисполком, военкомат, ревком. Этот характерный слой русской лексики доставлял много хлопот польским интеллигентам, пытавшимся кодифицировать советский польский язык, этот особый, сильнорусифицированный и советизированный языковой код, используемый поляками, проживавшими в СССР в межвоенный период. Попытки нормализовать образования аббревиатурного типа нашли отражение в переводных словарях (польско-русском и русско-польском), выпущенных в Москве в 30-е годы ХХ в.
Sytuacja socjolingwistyczna Polaków bukowińskich
Authors: Krasowska Helena 
Published: September 2015

Sociolinguistic situation of Poles in BukovinaIn the present article the author presented the sociolinguistic situation of Poles in Bukovina. She paid attention to the group of Bukovina mountaineers who stayed in Bukovina after the repatriation in 1945 and those who currently inhabit the so called Western Lands. The Poles in Bukovina were not a homogenous group. The Polish population settling in Bukovina since the 18th century was of a different place of origin. We need to distinguish three basic groups: newcomers from Galicia, Lesser Poland and from the region of Cadca in Slovakia. This resulted in using three variations of the Polish language in this area.The following domains of language usage have been distinguished for the description of the Polish mountaineers in Bukovina and so called Western Lands: family, neighbourhood, church, school, offices.The author highlights that there should be a sociolinguistic research of all the Bukovina mountaineers in Poland in comparison with studies which have discussed this group in Bukovina so far. Apart from problems regarding linguistic interference, shifting codes, the theory of bilingualism and diglossia such research should include extralinguistic conditions, e.g. origin, age, education, profession, departures. Cоциолингвистическая ситуация поляков в БуковинеВ статье представлена социолингвистическая ситуация поляков, проживающих в Буковине. Особое внимание обращено на группу граждан не эвакуирующуюся в Польшу в 1945 году и оставшуюся на постоянное жительство вне родины. Те, кто покинул Буковину и переехал в Польшу, поселились на западных польских территориях. Буковинские поляки–горцы не составляли однородной группы. Польские поселенцы, прибывающие в Буковину, начиная с XVIII столетия, были выходцами из разных районов Польши: прибыли из Галиции, Малой Польши, и чадецкого района Словакии. Cледовательнo они разговаривали на разных диалектах. Oбcyждалось употребление данной разновидности языка в следующих областях: семья, соседи, церковь, школа, правительственные организации.Автор статьи обращает внимание на необходимость сравнительных социолингвистических исследований всех групп польских буковинских горцев с группой, проживающей с 1945 года в Польше.