bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Landscape resistance and habitat combine to provide an optimal model of genetic structure and connectivity at the range margin of a small mammal
Authors: Marrotte R. R. , Gonzalez A. , Millien V. 
Published: July 2014

AbstractWe evaluated the effect of habitat and landscape characteristics on the population genetic structure of the white‐footed mouse. We develop a new approach that uses numerical optimization to define a model that combines site differences and landscape resistance to explain the genetic differentiation between mouse populations inhabiting forest patches in southernQuébec. We used ecological distance computed from resistance surfaces withCircuitscape to infer the effect of the landscape matrix on gene flow. We calculated site differences using a site index of habitat characteristics. A model that combined site differences and resistance distances explained a high proportion of the variance in genetic differentiation and outperformed models that used geographical distance alone. Urban and agriculture‐related land uses were, respectively, the most and the least resistant landscape features influencing gene flow. Our method detected the effect of rivers and highways as highly resistant linear barriers. The density of grass and shrubs on the ground best explained the variation in the site index of habitat characteristics. Our model indicates that movement of white‐footed mouse in this region is constrained along routes of low resistance. Our approach can generate models that may improve predictions of future northward range expansion of this small mammal.
Determination of Feeder Cell‐Based Cellular Niches Supporting the Colonization and Maintenance of Spermatogonial Stem Cells from Prepubertal Domestic Cat Testes
Authors: Han NR , Park YH , Yun JI , Park HJ , Park MH , Kim MS , Choi JH , Lee E , Gong SP , Lim JM , Lee ST 
Published: July 2014

ContentsRecently, isolation and in vitro culture of putative spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) in the domestic cat have been conducted. However, the cellular niche conditions that facilitate the establishment and long‐term maintenance of feline SSCs (FSSCs) have not been described. Therefore, we investigated the type of feeder cells used to stimulate colony formation and growth of FSSCs among the various factors in the FSSC niche. Spermatogonial stem cells isolated from feline testes were cultured on mitotically inactivated testicular stromal cells (TSCs) derived from cats, dogs and mice, and mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs). The formation and growth of colonies derived from SSCs cultured on each type of feeder cell were identified at passage 0, and the morphology, alkaline phosphatase (AP) activity and expression of SSC‐specific genes in surviving colonies were investigated at passage 4. Among these diverse feeder cells, TSCs from cat showed the greatest colony formation, growth and maintenance of FSSCs, and SSC colonies cultured by passage 4 showed a typical dome‐shaped morphology, AP activity and expression of SSC‐specific genes (NANOG, OCT4, SOX2 and CD9). Accordingly, these results demonstrate that feline TSCs could be used as feeder cells to support the establishment and maintenance of SSCs from domestic cats.
Use of SMS and tablet computer improves the electronic collection of elective orthopaedic patient reported outcome measures
Authors: Roberts N , Bradley B , Williams D 
Published: July 2014

Introduction Electronic patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) enable real time reporting back to the patient and medical team, comparison between similar patient cohorts and long-term cost effective outcome measurement. The primary objective of this three-phase pilot study was to measure uptake using a web-based PROM system following the introduction of two separate process improvements. Methods Eighty consecutive new elective orthopaedic patients in a single surgeon’s practice were recruited for the study. Patients in Group 1 (n=26) received only a letter reminding them to complete a symptom score. Those in Group 2 (n=31) also received a reminder SMS (short message service) message via their mobile or home telephone and those in Group 3 (n=23) also had access to a tablet computer in clinic. Results The mean patient age in Group 1 was 55 years (range: 24–80 years), in Group 2 it was 60 years (range: 23–85 years) and in Group 3 it was 58 years (range: 37–78 years) (p>0.05). Overall, 79% of patients had internet access, and 35% of Group 1, 55% of Group 2 and 74% of Group 3 recorded an electronic PROM score (p=0.02). In Group 3, 94% of patients listed for an operation completed an electronic PROM score (p=0.006). Conclusions Collecting PROM data effectively in everyday clinical practice is challenging. Electronic collection should meet that challenge and improve healthcare delivery but it is in its infancy. This pilot study shows that the combination of an SMS reminder and access to a Wi-Fi enabled tablet computer in the clinic setting enabled 94% of patients listed for an operation to complete a score on a web-based clinical outcomes system. Additional staff training and telephone call reminders may further improve uptake.
Colégio da Santíssima Trindade de Coimbra
Authors: Cartaxo Capelo Ludovina 
Published: July 2014

ResumoO Colégio da Santíssima Trindade de Coimbra, tinha por objetivo albergar os estudantes da Ordem da Santíssima Trindade da Redenção dos Cativos que vinham estudar para Coimbra.A sua formosa igreja tinha cinco altares; o Altar-mor, o Altar de Nossa Senhora da Encarnação; o Altar de São Miguel; o Altar de Santo António e a Capela do Senhor Crucificado e era nela que o culto religioso da Universidade se realizava, sempre que a Capela da Universidade estava impedida. Em 1627, o colégio obtém licença da câmara para fazer um arco de pedraria e um passadiço de acesso ao pátio da Universidade.O arquivo deste Colégio diz essencialmente respeito à gestão administrativa e patrimonial dos seus bens e rendimentos. O presente catálogo tem por objetivo último divulgar todo o manancial de informação registada nesta documentação, que se encontra no Arquivo da Universidade de Coimbra. AbstractThe College of the Holy Trinity of Coimbra was designed to accommodate students of the Order of the Holy Trinity of the Redemption of Captives who came to study in Coimbra.Its beautiful church had five altars; the main altar, the altar of Our Lady of the Incarnation, the Altar of St. Michael, the Altar of St. Anthony and the Chapel of the Crucified Lord, and it was where the religious cult at the University was held, whenever it was impossible to be held at the University Chapel. In 1627, the college obtained a license from the Mayor’s Office to make a stone arch and an access bridge to the University’s courtyard.This College’s archive relates mainly to the administrative and patrimonial management of its assets and income. The present catalog is designed to make public all sources of information registered in this documentation, which is on the Coimbra’s University Archive.
Inventário do arquivo do Convento de Nossa Senhora de Campos de Sandelgas
Authors: Antunes Adriana Duarte 
Published: July 2014

Resumo O Convento de Nossa Senhora de Campos situa-se em Sandelgas, no conselho de Montemor-o-Velho, distrito de Coimbra e pertence à Terceira Regra de S. Francisco de Assis. O arquivo deste Convento diz essencialmente respeito à gestão patrimonial dos respetivos bens e rendimentos, sendo escassa a documentação eclesiástica, no entanto, existem ainda vários traslados de documentos emitidos pela Santa Sé, tais como bulas papais. É constituído ainda por documentos de carácter probatório, tais como alvarás, doações, privilégios, etc. Este estudo tem como meta final dar a conhecer a documentação que foi produzida, recebida e recolhida pelo Convento de Nossa Senhora de Campos de Sandelgas, no decurso das suas atividades conventuais, devidamente tratada, ordenada e sistematizada, existente no AUC. Abstract The Convent of Nossa Senhora de Campos is situated in Sandelgas belonged to the Order of St. Francis. The archive of this Monastery essentially concerns the patrimony management of the assets and incomes. It also includes documents of probative value, such as permits, grants, privileges, etc.. This work aims to reveal the existing documentation in the AUC that was produced, received and collected by the Convent of Nossa Senhora de Campos, treated properly, orderly and systematically.
Lower Rates of EMR Use in Rural Hospitals Represent a Previously Unexplored Child Health Disparity
Authors: Andrews Annie Lintzenich , Kazley Abby Swanson , Basco William T. , Teufel Ronald J. 
Published: July 2014

Objectives:
Rural hospitals face significant barriers to adoption of advanced-stage electronic medical records (EMRs), which may translate to an unexplored disparity for children in rural hospitals. Our objective was to determine whether children hospitalized in rural settings are less likely to be cared for using advanced-stage EMRs.

Methods:
We merged the 2009 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Kids Inpatient Dataset with the 2009 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society database. Logistic regression determined the independent relationship between receiving care in a rural hospital and advanced-stage EMRs.

Results:
A total of 430 055 (9.3%) of the 4 605 454 pediatric discharges were rural. Logistic regression analysis determined that even when an extensive list of various patient and hospital characteristics are accounted for, rurality continues to be a strong predictor of a child’s care without advanced-stage EMRs (odds ratio 0.3; 95% confidence interval, 0.2–0.5).

Conclusions:
Children hospitalized in a rural hospital are less than half as likely to be treated using advanced-stage EMRs. A focus of government and hospital policies to expand the use of EMRs among rural hospitals may reduce this child health care disparity.
Intercalibration of GOES Imager visible channels over the Sonoran Desert
Authors: Yu Fangfang , Wu Xiangqian , Grotenhuis Michael , Qian Haifeng 
Published: July 2014

AbstractThe Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) have been observing the Western Hemisphere since the late 1970s, providing valuable information for weather forecast and climate change studies. Due to the lack of an onboard calibration device for the visible channel, accurate reflectance of the visible channel data depends on vicarious calibration methods to provide postlaunch calibration coefficients to compensate for the degraded responsivity. In this study, the Sonoran Desert, which can be viewed by both GOES‐East and GOES‐West satellites, is used to intercalibrate the visible channels on board the three‐axis stabilized GOES satellite Imagers traceable to the Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Collection 6 (C6) calibration standard. It was found that when the anomalous reflectance in 2004 and 2005 are excluded, the Sonoran Desert is radiometrically, spatially, and spectrally stable at the GOES viewing geometries and thus can be considered as a pseudo‐invariant calibration site to develop long‐term GOES Imager visible data set. To characterize the desert target reflectance with the MODIS data, GOES observations over 1 year period are used to convert the MODIS reflectance to the GOES viewing and solar illumination geometries. The spectral band adjustment factor for each GOES Imager visible channel is generated with a set of clear‐sky Hyperion measurements. A trending algorithm, which consists of a polynomial function for the description of instrument degradation performance and two sine terms for the impacts of the seasonal variations of the solar zenith angle and atmospheric components, is applied to fit the time series of prelaunch calibrated reflectance. The combined calibration uncertainty of the desert calibration method is less than 4% at the Aqua MODIS C6 calibration standard. The difference of the postlaunch calibration coefficients between the desert calibration and the current GOES visible operational calibration methods is mainly within 5%.
Water resources of the Black Sea Basin at high spatial and temporal resolution
Authors: Rouholahnejad Elham , Abbaspour Karim C. , Srinivasan Raghvan , Bacu Victor , Lehmann Anthony 
Published: July 2014

AbstractThe pressure on water resources, deteriorating water quality, and uncertainties associated with the climate change create an environment of conflict in large and complex river system. The Black Sea Basin (BSB), in particular, suffers from ecological unsustainability and inadequate resource management leading to severe environmental, social, and economical problems. To better tackle the future challenges, we used the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to model the hydrology of the BSB coupling water quantity, water quality, and crop yield components. The hydrological model of the BSB was calibrated and validated considering sensitivity and uncertainty analysis. River discharges, nitrate loads, and crop yields were used to calibrate the model. Employing grid technology improved calibration computation time by more than an order of magnitude. We calculated components of water resources such as river discharge, infiltration, aquifer recharge, soil moisture, and actual and potential evapotranspiration. Furthermore, available water resources were calculated at subbasin spatial and monthly temporal levels. Within this framework, a comprehensive database of the BSB was created to fill the existing gaps in water resources data in the region. In this paper, we discuss the challenges of building a large‐scale model in fine spatial and temporal detail. This study provides the basis for further research on the impacts of climate and land use change on water resources in the BSB.
The influence of the large‐scale atmospheric circulation on Antarctic sea ice during ice advance and retreat seasons
Authors: Raphael Marilyn N. , Hobbs Will 
Published: July 2014

AbstractAntarctic sea ice, a key component of the Southern Hemisphere climate system, is influenced by several large‐scale modes of the atmospheric circulation. Antarctic sea ice variability is spatially heterogeneous, and links between the atmospheric circulation modes and the sea ice variability are unclear. Using the observed sea ice concentration data, this research isolates distinct regions of sea ice variability around Antarctica and determines the advance and retreat periods for each of them. The latter are then statistically linked with the observed geopotential height data to determine the atmospheric circulation pattern associated with the variability in the sea ice for each period and region. The results clarify which circulation mechanism is of primary importance to sea ice variability during critical periods of the ice lifecycle in the different regions around Antarctica and have potential for making estimates of past sea ice extent using the observed geopotential height data.
High‐speed video evidence of a dart leader with bidirectional development
Authors: Jiang Rubin , Wu Zhijun , Qie Xiushu , Wang Dongfang , Liu Mingyuan 
Published: July 2014

AbstractAn upward negative cloud‐to‐ground lightning flash initiated from a high structure was detected by a high‐speed camera operated at 10,000 fps, together with the coordinated measurement of electric field changes. Bidirectional propagation of a dart leader developing through the preconditioned channel was observed for the first time by optical means. The leader initially propagated downward through the upper channel with decreasing luminosity and speed and terminated at an altitude of about 2200 m. Subsequently, it restarted the development with both upward and downward channel extensions. The 2‐D partial speed of the leader's upward propagation with positive polarity ranged between 3.2 × 106 m/s and 1.1 × 107 m/s with an average value of 6.4 × 106 m/s, while the speeds of the downward propagation with negative polarity ranged between 1.0 and 3.2 × 106 m/s with an average value of 2.2 × 106 m/s. The downward propagation of the bidirectional leader eventually reached the ground and induced a subsequent return stroke.
Simultaneous estimation of both hydrological and ecological parameters in an ecohydrological model by assimilating microwave signal
Authors: Sawada Yohei , Koike Toshio 
Published: July 2014

AbstractTo improve the skill of reproducing land‐atmosphere interactions in weather, seasonal, and climate prediction systems, it is necessary to simulate correctly and simultaneously the surface soil moisture (SSM) and terrestrial biomass in land surface models. Despite the performance of hydrological and ecosystem models depends highly on parameter calibration, a method for parameter estimation in ungauged areas has yet to be established. We develop an autocalibration system that can simultaneously estimate both hydrological and ecological parameters by assimilating a microwave signal that is sensitive to both SSM and terrestrial biomass. This system comprises a hydrological model that has a physically based, sophisticated soil hydrology scheme, a dynamic vegetation model that can estimate vegetation growth and senescence, and a radiative transfer model that can convert land surface condition into brightness temperatures in the microwave region. By assimilating microwave signals from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for Earth Observing System, the system simultaneously optimizes the parameters of these models. We test this approach at three in situ observation sites under different hydroclimatic conditions. Estimated SSM exhibits good agreement with ground‐based in situ observed SSM, and estimated leaf area index (LAI) is also improved by the optimization, compared with satellite‐observed LAI. The root‐mean‐square error of SSM and LAI at all sites, estimated by the model with optimized parameters, is much less than that estimated by the model with default parameters. Using microwave satellite brightness temperature data sets, this system offers the potential to calibrate parameters of both hydrological and ecosystem models globally.
Attorneys' Questions and Children's Productivity in Child Sexual Abuse Criminal Trials
Authors: Klemfuss J. Zoe , Quas Jodi A. , Lyon Thomas D. 
Published: July 2014

SummaryWe investigated the links between questions child witnesses are asked in court, children's answers, and case outcome. Samples of acquittals and convictions were matched on child age, victim–defendant relationship, and allegation count and severity. Transcripts were coded for question types, including a previously under‐examined type of potentially suggestive question, declarative questions. Children's productivity was conceptualized in a novel way by separating new from repeated content and by adjusting the definition based on the linguistic demands of the questions. Attorneys frequently used declarative questions, and disconcertingly, attorneys who used these and other suggestive questions more frequently were more likely to win their case. Open‐ended and closed‐ended questions elicited similar levels of productivity from children, and both elicited more productivity compared with suggestive questions. Results highlight how conceptualization of questions and answers can influence conclusions, and demonstrate the important real‐world implications of attorney questioning strategies on legal cases with child witnesses Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Efficient and Modular Synthesis of New Structurally Diverse Functionalized [n]Paracyclophanes by a Ring‐Distortion Strategy
Authors: Krieger Jean‐Philippe , Ricci Gino , Lesuisse Dominique , Meyer Christophe , Cossy Janine 
Published: July 2014

AbstractWith the goal of synthesizing new [n]paracyclophanes, the expansion of the scope of a strategy originally disclosed by Winterfeldt et al., was investigated. This approach involves sequential Diels–Alder/retro‐Diels–Alder reactions, the applications of which have been constrained so far to steroid derivatives. An efficient access to new functionalized [9]‐, [10]‐, and [16]paracyclophanes, including original cage architectures, was developed from readily available building blocks using thermal electrocyclization and a cycloaddition/cycloreversion sequence as the key steps.
Tantalum Oxide Nanoparticles for the Imaging of Articular Cartilage Using X‐Ray Computed Tomography: Visualization of Ex Vivo/In Vivo Murine Tibia and Ex Vivo Human Index Finger Cartilage
Authors: Freedman Jonathan D. , Lusic Hrvoje , Snyder Brian D. , Grinstaff Mark W. 
Published: July 2014

AbstractThe synthesis and characterization of tantalum oxide (Ta2O5) nanoparticles (NPs) as new X‐ray contrast media for microcomputed tomography (μCT) imaging of articular cartilage are reported. NPs, approximately 5–10 nm in size, and possessing distinct surface charges, were synthesized using phosphonate (neutral), ammonium (cationic), and carboxylate (anionic) ligands as end functional groups. Assessment of a cartilage defect in a human cadaver distal metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint with the ammonium nanoparticles showed good visualization of damage and preferential uptake in areas surrounding the defect. Finally, an optimized nontoxic cationic NP contrast agent was evaluated in an in vivo murine model and the cartilage was imaged. These nanoparticles represent a new type of contrast agent for imaging articular cartilage, and the results demonstrate the importance of surface charge in the design of nanoparticulate agents for targeting the surface or interior zones of articular cartilage.
Isolation of a Bis(oxazol‐2‐ylidene)–Phenylborylene Adduct and its Reactivity as a Boron‐Centered Nucleophile
Authors: Kong Lingbing , Li Yongxin , Ganguly Rakesh , Vidovic Dragoslav , Kinjo Rei 
Published: July 2014

AbstractAn isolable phenylborylene species supported by two oxazol‐2‐ylidene ligands was synthesized and structurally characterized. Computational studies revealed the presence of lone‐pair electrons on the boron atom in this molecule; therefore, there are eight electrons around the three‐coordinate boron center. The nucleophilic property was confirmed by the reactions with trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and [(thf)Cr(CO)5], which gave the corresponding conjugate acid and a chromium–borylene complex, respectively.
Behavior of UV‐cured print inks on LDPE and PBAT/TPS blend substrates during curing, postcuring, and accelerated degradation
Authors: Gonçalves Bardi Marcelo Augusto , Leite Munhoz Mara de Mello , Oliveira Henrique Alves de , Auras Rafael , Machado Luci Diva Brocardo 
Published: July 2014

ABSTRACTDuring radiation curing, a reactive formulation is converted into a highly crosslinked coating film by means of polymerization reactions. This three‐dimensional (3D) network is resistant to external degrading factors as it cannot be undone by any physical–chemical means. In this study, various ultraviolet (UV)‐curable ink formulations with different pigments were developed. The behavior of the UV‐curable inks was evaluated during UV curing in a photocalorimeter or in a UV tunnel. Inks were exposed to accelerated aging in an accelerated weathering chamber and their physical–chemical properties were investigated. The presence of residual fractions of unreacted species trapped in the 3D network formed during UV curing interferes with the degradation of the main structure during exposure in the weathering chamber. The ink formulations that did not easily absorb UV light increased in gloss and hardness, indicating that residual crosslinking is taking place at the same time that degradation is occurring. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, 131, 41116.