bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
History Aware Device-free Passive (DfP) Localisation
Authors: Deak Gabriel , Curran Kevin , Condell Joan 
Published: April 2012

History Aware Device-free Passive (DfP) Localisation
A novel Device-free Passive (DfP) Localisation technique that monitors wireless communications and location dependent signal characteristics is presented in this paper. The human body contains more than 70% water which is causing variances in the Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) measurements. DfP is a technique to detect a person without the need for any physical devices i.e. tags or sensors. This paper focuses on communication protocols such as Radiogram Protocol, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), and User Datagram Protocol (UDP), outlining the possibility of using these protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). Histograms and historical data are new concepts in a DfP scenario which can improve the accuracy of location estimation in DfP Localisation.
Kinetic Modelling of Global Evolution of Titan's Atmosphere
Authors: Dimitrov Vasili 
Published: April 2012

Methane CH4 is the only highly reactive and short-lived background component in Titan's atmosphere, so its overall reserve predetermines both features and duration of atmospheric chemical activity. Current methane atmospheric abundance is provided by its global circulation. There are two sources of methane replenishment, i.e. recycling of the primordial reserve trapped in Titan's interior and reconversion of non-saturated final products of the atmospheric photochemical process, reconversion being the minor constituent in the global methane balance. The total bulk of primordial methane gas hydrate depends on the packing index (cage-filling efficiency) α, the latter being limited to 7.2 × 10−4< α < 5 × 10−2 {kg CH4/kg clathrate}. The specification of α seems to be one of the most relevant problems of the experimental modelling of Titan's chemistry. The total number of methane renewal cycles so far equals Np ∼ 200.
Safety and Efficacy of Romiplostim in Patients with Severe, Chronic Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Authors: Meyer Oliver , Salama Abdulgabar 
Published: April 2012

Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by autoantibody-mediated destruction of platelets. In general, the goal of therapy is the prevention of bleeding complications. Since the risk of life-threatening bleeding complications (eg, intracranial hemorrhage) is extremely rare, the most optimal treatment must remain individualized on the basis of all clinical conditions related to the affected patient. Based on this finding and on our own experiences the majority of affected patients may not require treatment. If indicated, the accepted standard therapies are corticosteroid-base treatments, intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) or anti-D, and in severely affected and unresponsive cases, splenectomy. Romiplostim is a 60 kDa molecule that is composed of four TPO-mimetic peptides that are attached via glycine bridges to an IgG heavy-chain Fc molecule. It effectively competes with eTPO for binding to TPO-receptor, leading to an increase in platelet counts within five to ten days after weekly subcutaneous injection. Romiplostim has been approved for the treatment of ITP in the U.S. and Europe. The aim of this review is to summarize results the current data from controlled clinical trials on the safety an efficacy of romiplostim in the treatment of ITP.
Quand la mer se retire suivi de Les lieux-dits du rêve
Authors: Bournival Brigitte , Couzier Nane 
Published: April 2012

Les lieux-dits du rêve : brigitte bournival
Une question est née entre deux femmes, l’une poète, l’autre psychanalyste : « Le Lieu à partir duquel le poète aspire à nommer le Monde, ne serait-il pas le Lieu d’où le psychanalyste tente d’entendre le Sujet dans son énonciation ? »
Dans son mouvement même, cette interrogation s’offrait à l’évidence d’une parenté certaine du Dire poétique et de l’Entendre psychanalytique avec l’espace du Rêve.
La femme psychanalyste choisit aujourd’hui de laisser au poète la parole, parole qui permet à la doublure nocturne du Vivant de se revêtir du Grand Jour.
Quand la mer se retire : nane couzier
Cette suite poétique propose un retour à la mer disparue — une avancée dans la dispersion des âges, des signes, des temps.
L’espace d’écriture, que sillonne une quête des commencements de soi, adhère à des étendues successives où regard et voix progressent en même temps que bougent les paysages traversés.
Au bout de cette « narration cachée » : le lieu primordial d’un Ailleurs à la langue de sable, aussi vaste que le Temps.
Entre ressentiment et pragmatisme : la voix off en tant que discours du protagoniste devant la violence et le jeu de l’ascension sociale
Authors: Xavier Ismail , Ishihara Tokiko 
Published: April 2012

Cet article se propose d’analyser le rôle déterminant de la voix off à partir de trois films brésiliens contemporains qui recherchent l’équilibre entre les préoccupations des auteurs et les demandes du cinéma grand public : La Cité de Dieu (Cidade de Deus), de Fernando Meirelles et Kátia Lund, L’homme qui copiait (O homem que copiava), de Jorge Furtado, et Le Rédempteur (Redentor), de Cláudio Torres. La parole en tant que discours du sujet « en situation » y apparaît dans son rapport au contexte social, marqué par des tensions liées à la violence, au développement des marchés illicites, au jeu de l’ascension sociale, à la délinquance patronale, à l’hégémonie de la consommation et à la crise de l’institution familiale.
Guerre et paix dans les Essais de Montaigne
Authors: Giocanti Sylvia 
Published: April 2012

D’après Montaigne, la guerre et la paix sont l’expression de deux tendances naturelles en l’homme : tendance à la destruction et à la cruauté d’une part, tendance à l’affection et à la compassion d’autre part. Y a-t-il un bon usage de la conflictualité ? Les Essais montrent que cette dernière n’est pas incompatible avec le lien social, et qu’elle peut même le servir, mais à condition d’élaborer des modèles de vivre ensemble dans la conflictualité, sur la base d’une éthique de la différence, et non du mythe de sa suppression. C’est dans ce cadre que l’essai ou mise à l’épreuve de soi auprès des autres par la parole permet d’envisager une fraternité laïque.
Entre monisme et dualisme
Authors: Sartenaer Olivier 
Published: April 2012

Dans cet article, nous nous proposons de mettre en évidence deux stratégies émergentistes possibles qui constituent une médiation intéressante entre les extrêmes classiques que sont le physicalisme réductionniste et le dualisme des substances. En distinguant trois niveaux de tension possibles entre monisme et dualisme — le niveau des substances, le niveau des propriétés causales et celui des prédicats — nous sommes amené à formuler deux positions philosophiques associées à deux concepts d’émergence distincts : l’émergence représentationnelle et l’émergence causale. Ces deux concepts s’avèrent fidèles aux intuitions des premiers émergentistes véhiculées au travers de l’étymologie même du concept d’émergence, et permettent une interprétation non triviale de la maxime classique : « Le tout est plus que la somme des parties. »
La belle histoire
Authors: Bouchard Suzanne 
Published: April 2012

Dans cet article l’auteure illustre un parcours analytique où les mots, véritable terre d’exil, faisaient évènement. Défiant toute logique de l’avoir et de l’être, du familier et de l’étranger les mots dévoilaient ce qu’ils cachaient, communiquaient hors dialogue et, bien que considérablement agissant, ne permettaient pas qu’un espace psychique se constitue à l’intérieur du sujet. Le lecteur est ici invité à questionner ses propres référents psychanalytiques en se laissant rejoindre, troubler par les mots lus, en acceptant de ne pas « savoir ce qui se dit derrière la porte », et de vivre avec cette incertitude qui soutient la curiosité épistémologique.
Fabriquer du « bien-être »
Authors: Loffeier Iris 
Published: April 2012

Les institutions d’hébergement pour personnes âgées d’aujourd’hui, en France, poursuivent, deux objectifs : celui de faire habiter et celui de soigner. La rencontre entre ces deux dialectiques offre à l’observateur les logiques à l’oeuvre dans ces institutions, différentes selon les situations. Trois systèmes coexistants de références y hiérarchisent chacun à sa manière les individus et les objets. Au sein de la « cité marchande », de la « cité industrielle » et de la « cité domestique », les résidents n’occupent pas la même place, et les interactions gagnent à être comprises dans l’entremêlement complexe de ces systèmes de références qui agissent l’institution.
L’évaluation en santé publique hors des sentiers balisés de la performance prescrite. Est-ce possible et est-ce utile ?
Authors: Poissant Céline 
Published: April 2012

Une étude lanaudoise a suscité des réflexions en marge des objectifs visés et des résultats obtenus. Elles touchent les attentes des acteurs de santé publique envers l’évaluation, dans un contexte marqué par le mouvement de la pratique fondée sur les « données probantes ». Suivant cette logique, les institutions de santé publique sont invitées à adopter des interventions jugées « efficaces ». On s’attend aussi à ce que les résultats d’évaluation permettent d’améliorer leur performance. Mais l’évaluation peut-elle poursuivre d’autres finalités ? Dans cette étude, la démarche participative et formative et l’analyse sous l’angle des représentations sociales offraient aux acteurs concernés une occasion d’arrêt et de recul pour questionner le cadre de leurs pratiques, dont la place accordée à leurs savoirs expérientiels.
A new approach to adaptive control using multiple models
Authors: Narendra K.S. , Han Z. 
Published: April 2012

SUMMARYThe demands of a rapidly growing technology for faster and more accurate controllers have always had a strong influence on advances in automatic control theory. In recent years, problems are arising in a variety of disciplines including medicine, computer vision, and financial markets where fast and accurate decisions have to be made in the presence of large uncertainties or rapidly time‐varying parameters. Classical adaptive control methods based on the use of a single identification model are found to be inadequate to cope with such problems. During the past 15years, efforts have been made to extend the general methodology of adaptive control by the use of multiple identification models. Among numerous methods that have been proposed, two approaches, referred to as “switching” and “switching and tuning”, have emerged over the years as the most successful ones. In this paper, a radically new way of using multiple models for the identification and control of an unknown linear time‐invariant plant is proposed. It uses the information generated by a finite number of conventional adaptive identifiers (referred to as first level) to re‐parameterize and identify rapidly the unknown plant (at a second level). The stability of the procedure, and the reasons for its resulting in faster convergence in the control of time‐invariant plants, are discussed and illustrated using simulation studies. The accepted philosophy among adaptive control theorists has been that if an adaptive system is fast and accurate in a time‐invariant environment, it will perform satisfactorily in a time‐varying environment. Simulation studies are included, at the end of the paper, of plants with rapidly time‐varying parameters, to compare the performance of the new approach with currently well‐established methods. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
A Solution‐Processed MoOx Anode Interlayer for Use within Organic Photovoltaic Devices
Authors: Jasieniak Jacek J. , Seifter Jason , Jo Jang , Mates Tom , Heeger Alan J. 
Published: April 2012

AbstractA simple, solution‐processed route to the development of MoOx thin‐films using oxomolybdate precursors is presented. The chemical, structural, and electronic properties of these species are characterized in detail, within solution and thin‐films, using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, grazing angle Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, atomic force microscopy, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy. These analyses show that under suitable deposition conditions the resulting solution processed MoOx thin‐films possess the appropriate morphological and electronic properties to be suitable for use in organic electronics. This is exemplified through the fabrication of poly(3‐hexylthiophene):[6,6]‐phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester (P3HT:PC61BM) bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells and comparisons to the traditionally used poly(3,4‐ethyldioxythiophene)/poly(styrenesulfonate) anode modifying layer.
Utilizing Terminal Oxidants to Achieve P450‐Catalyzed Oxidation of Methane
Authors: Chen Mike M. , Coelho Pedro S. , Arnold Frances H. 
Published: April 2012

AbstractTerminal oxidant‐supported P450 reactions alleviate the need for substrate binding to initiate catalysis by chemically generating “compound I.” This allows investigation of the innate substrate range of the enzyme active site. Using iodosylbenzene as the oxidant, CYP153A6, a medium‐chain terminal alkane hydroxylase, exhibits methanol formation in the presence of methane demonstrating that P450‐mediated methane hydroxylation is possible.
The direct antiglobulin test: A critical step in the evaluation of hemolysis
Authors: Zantek Nicole D. , Koepsell Scott A. , Tharp Daryl R. , Cohn Claudia S. 
Published: April 2012

AbstractThe direct antiglobulin test (DAT) is a laboratory test that detects immunoglobulin and/or complement on the surface of red blood cells. The utility of the DAT is to sort hemolysis into an immune or nonimmune etiology. As with all tests, DAT results must be viewed in light of clinical and other laboratory data. This review highlights the most common clinical situations where the DAT can help classify causes of hemolysis, including autoimmune hemolytic anemia, transfusion‐related hemolysis, hemolytic disease of the fetus/newborn, drug‐induced hemolytic anemia, passenger lymphocyte syndrome, and DAT‐negative hemolytic anemia. In addition, the pitfalls and limitations of the test are addressed. False reactions may occur with improper technique, including improper washing, centrifugation, and specimen agitation at the time of result interpretation. Patient factors, such as spontaneous red blood cell agglutination, may also contribute to false results. Am. J. Hematol. 87:707–709, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Implementation of an intensive risk‐stratified treatment protocol for children and adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Lebanon
Authors: Muwakkit Samar , Al‐Aridi Carol , Samra Ahmad , Saab Raya , Mahfouz Rami A. , Farra Chantal , Jeha Sima , Abboud Miguel R. 
Published: April 2012

AbstractWith modern risk‐adapted therapy, over 80% of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in high‐income countries (HICs) are cured. In countries with limited resources, however, therapy results for pediatric ALL are still not encouraging. We describe our experience in treating children with ALL using a risk‐adapted protocol at a tertiary referral center in Lebanon. From May 2002 to August 2009, 111 consecutive patients 1–21 years of age with newly diagnosed ALL received the CCCL ALL protocol which was based on the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Total XV Study. The median age at diagnosis was 5 years 5 months. The male to female ratio was 1.5. Forty‐six patients received the intermediate‐/high‐risk arm and 65 received the low‐risk arm. Only one patient (0.9%) died during induction therapy. Relapse occurred in 8 (7.2%) patients. Eight (7.2%) patients died, 4 of whom were in remission. The median follow‐up of the patients was 38 months. The 5‐year overall survival and event‐free survival were and 88.5% (95% CI: 77.1–94.4) and 78.7% (95% CI: 69.8–88.4), respectively. Our results are comparable to those in HICs in spite of the limited resources and the relatively low socioeconomic status of the Lebanese population. Children treated on this protocol experienced significant toxicity necessitating expert supportive care, but benefited from improved cure rates and prolonged survival. Am. J. Hematol. 87:678–683, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Complex autism spectrum disorder in a patient with a 17q12 microduplication
Authors: Brandt Tracy , Desai Khyati , Grodberg David , Mehta Lakshmi , Cohen Ninette , Tryfon Ana , Kolevzon Alexander , Soorya Latha , Buxbaum Joseph D. , Edelmann Lisa 
Published: April 2012

AbstractAutism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are phenotypically complex developmental neuropsychiatric disorders affecting approximately 0.6% of the population. About 30–70% of affected children are also considered to have intellectual disability (ID). The underlying genetic causes of ASDs are diverse with a defined etiology in 16–20%. Array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) has proven useful in identifying sub‐microscopic chromosome aberrations in a subset of patients, some of which have been shown to be recurrent. One such aberration is the 1.4 Mb microdeletion at chromosome 17q12, which has been reported to be associated with renal disease, growth restriction, diabetes, cognitive impairment, seizures, and in some cases an ASD. Patients with the reciprocal chromosome 17q12 microduplication typically have also been identified with ID and in some cases seizures and behavioral abnormalities. Here we report a patient with a de novo, 1.4 Mb microduplication diagnosed with significant ID involving complex deficits and autism. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient with the 17q12 microduplication and a complex ASD phenotype. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Automatic Detection of Pit Structures in Airborne Laser Scanning Data
Authors: Trier Øivind Due , Pilø Lars Holger 
Published: April 2012

ABSTRACTThis paper describes a new method for the automatic detection of pit structures in airborne laser scanning data collected with at least five emitted pulses per square metre. Oppland County, Norway, has a large number of ancient iron production sites and hunting systems. Today, these are manifested as pits in the ground. The iron production sites were used 1400–700 yr ago, and consist of charcoal burning pits, often located in groups of four around a central oven, which also occasionally can be located as a small mound. The hunting systems were used 2000–500 yr ago, and consisted of concealed pitfall traps and wooden fences, located on deer trekking routes. The fences are gone, but the pits remain. Many of the iron production sites and hunting systems are located in forested areas. The current, traditional mapping of these is relatively poor, with many individual pits missing, and poor positional accuracy of the ones that are mapped. This means that overlays of cultural heritage sites cannot be trusted when planning new highways, residential areas, cabins, etc. Experience suggests that automatic detection is clearly superior to visual inspection of the lidar data in finding small pits or pits that are not easily visible. However, visual inspection is better at finding additional information as human interpretation based on archaeological knowledge can be applied. Combining these two methods secures a very good basis for subsequent field survey. In conclusion, we demonstrate that automatic detection of hunting systems and iron extraction sites in lidar data is a valuable tool in combination with visual inspection of the lidar data, prior to field survey. Provided that the point density of the lidar data is high enough, the field survey can be accomplished ten times faster compared with the traditional approach without lidar data. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
High‐Nitrogen‐Based Pyrotechnics: Development of Perchlorate‐Free Green‐Light Illuminants for Military and Civilian Applications
Authors: Sabatini Jesse J. , Raab James M. , Hann Ronald K. , Damavarapu Reddy , Klapötke Thomas M. 
Published: April 2012

AbstractThe development of perchlorate‐free hand‐held signal illuminants for the US Army’s M195 green star parachute is described. Compared with the perchlorate‐containing control, the optimized perchlorate‐free illuminants were less sensitive toward various ignition stimuli while offering comparable burn times and visible‐light outputs. The results were also important from the perspective of civilian fireworks because the development of perchlorate‐free illuminants remains an important objective of the commercial fireworks industry.
Fugenlose und fugenreduzierte Bauweise – Optimierung im Hochbau
Authors: Fastabend Michael , Schäfers Tobias , Albert Mark , Schücker Barbara , Doering Norbert 
Published: April 2012

AbstractSeit den ersten Hinweisen von Falkner vor fast 30 Jahren haben sich die für die Konzeption von fugenlosen Hochbauten notwendigen Erkenntnisse über die zwangverursachenden physikalischen Phänomene und die Hilfsmittel zu deren rechnerischer Behandlung erheblich gewandelt. Ausgehend von den relevanten Verformungsseinflüssen auf eine fugenlose Hochbaukonstruktion wird anhand von ingenieurmäßigen Rechenansätzen gezeigt, dass auch sehr ausgedehnte Bauwerke ohne Fugen herzustellen sind. Anhand verschiedener Ausführungsbeispiele werden die theoretischen Überlegungen an realisierten Projekten verifiziert.Jointless and joint reduced construction – Optimization in building constructionSince the first advices from Falkner almost 30 years ago concerning the conception of jointless high‐rising structures the findings about the physical phenomena which are causing restraint and the tools for their calculational handling have changed significantly. Based on the relevant deforming influences on a jointless high‐rising construction and with the help of engineering calculations it is illustrated that even extensive constructions can be built without joints. Using different execution examples theoretical considerations will be verified by means of realised projects.
Alexej Nikolajevich Sewertzoff: Darwinist und Evolutionsmorphologe aus Leidenschaft
Authors: Hoßfeld Uwe , Levit Georgy S. 
Published: April 2012

AbstractDie ersten vergleichend‐morphologischen Arbeiten von Sewertzoff hatten das Ziel, den Verlauf der Phylogenese verschiedener Organe der Wirbeltiere zu erforschen. Daraus resultierte letztlich auch sein Interesse am Problem der Erforschung der morphologischen Gesetzmäßigkeiten der Evolution. Sewertzoff gilt heute als einer der Gründerväter der Evolutionsmorphologie.
Applicability and safety of autologous fat for reconstruction of the breast
Authors: Claro F , Figueiredo J C A , Zampar A G , Pinto-Neto A M 
Published: April 2012

AbstractBackgroundAutologous fat grafting to the breast for cosmetic and reconstructive purposes is still controversial with respect to its safety and efficacy. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the clinical applicability and safety of the technique.MethodsAn online search of the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Embase and SciELO was conducted from July 1986 to June 2011. Studies included in the review were original articles of autologous liposuctioned fat grafting to the female breast, with description of clinical complications and/or radiographic changes and/or local breast cancer recurrence.ResultsThis review included 60 articles with 4601 patients. Thirty studies used fat grafting for augmentation and 41 for reconstructive procedures. The incidence of clinical complications, identified in 21 studies, was 3·9 per cent (117 of 3015); the majority were induration and/or palpable nodularity. Radiographic abnormalities occurred in 332 (13·0 per cent) of 2560 women (17 studies); more than half were consistent with cysts. Local recurrence of breast cancer (14 of 616, 2·3 per cent) was evaluated in three studies, of which only one was prospective.ConclusionThere is broad clinical applicability of autologous fat grafting for breast reconstruction. Complications were few and there was no evidence of interference with follow-up after treatment for breast cancer. Oncological safety remains unclear.