bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Power‐efficient resource allocation with QoS guarantees for TDMA fading channels
Authors: Ma Yanbo , Zhang Haixia , Yuan Dongfeng , Jiang Dongmei 
Published: October 2010

ABSTRACTThis paper proposes two power‐efficient resource allocation policies with statistical delay Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees for uplink time‐division multiple access (TDMA) communication links. Specifically, the first policy aims at maximizing the system throughput while fulfilling the delay QoS and average power constraints, and the second policy is devised as an effort to minimize the total average power subject to individual delay QoS constraints. Convex optimization problems associated with the resource allocation policies are formulated based on a cross‐layer framework, where the queue at the data link layer is served by the resource allocation policy. By employing the Lagrangian duality theory and the dual decomposition theory, two subgradient iteration algorithms are developed to obtain the globally optimal solutions. The aforementioned resource allocation policies have been shown to be deterministic functions of delay QoS requirements and channel fading states. Moreover, numerical results are provided to demonstrate the performance of the proposed resource allocation policies. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
A Tailored Approach to Family‐Centered Genetic Counseling for Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening: The Wisconsin Model
Authors: Tluczek Audrey , Zaleski Christina , Stachiw‐Hietpas Dania , Modaff Peggy , Adamski Craig R. , Nelson Megan R. , Reiser Catherine A. , Ghate Sumedha , Josephson Kevin D. 
Published: October 2010

AbstractThis article describes the development of a tailored family‐centered approach to genetic counseling following abnormal newborn screening (NBS) for cystic fibrosis (CF). A genetic counseling consortium reviewed research literature, selected theoretical frameworks, and incorporated counseling psychology micro skills. This innovative intervention integrated theories and empirically validated techniques. Pilot testing and parent feedback confirmed satisfaction with and feasibility of the approach designed to (a) minimize parents’ distress, (b) facilitate parents’ understanding, (c) increase parents’ capacities to use genetic information, and (d) enhance parents’ experiences with genetic counseling. Counselors engage in a highly interactive process of evaluating parents’ needs and tailoring assessments and interventions that include a therapeutic environment, the family's emotional needs, parents’ informational needs, and a follow‐up plan. This promising new model is the first to establish a theory‐driven, evidence‐based standard for genetic counseling in the context of NBS for CF. Additional research will evaluate the model's efficacy in clinical practice.
Double counting in ecosystem services valuation: causes and countermeasures
Authors: Fu Bo‐Jie , Su Chang‐Hong , Wei Yong‐Ping , Willett Ian R. , Lü Yi‐He , Liu Guo‐Hua 
Published: October 2010

AbstractMany studies have been conducted on ecosystem services and double counting is a frequent problem that causes uncertainty and poor reliability of estimating the value of ecosystem services. By referring to previous studies of ecosystem service valuation, our research has identified the basic causes of double counting. These include ambiguous definitions and inconsistent classifications of ecosystem services, poor understanding of ecosystem complexity, inadequate recognition of exclusiveness and complementarities of individual ecosystem services, spatio‐temporal scale dependence of ecosystem services, and overlap and lack of cross‐referencing between ecosystem service valuation methods. Measures for reducing double counting in ecosystem service valuation are proposed as follow: (1) identifying the spatio‐temporal scales of ecosystem services; (2) valuing the final benefits obtained from ecosystem services; (3) establishing consistent classification systems for ecosystem services; and (4) selecting valuation methods appropriate for the study context.
Dietary Inclusion of Tea Catechins Changes Fatty Acid Composition of Muscle in Goats
Authors: Tan C. Y. , Zhong R. Z. , Tan Z. L. , Han X. F. , Tang S. X. , Xiao W. J. , Sun Z. H. , Wang M. 
Published: October 2010

AbstractThis study was conducted to examine dietary tea catechins (TC) supplementation on the fatty acid composition of muscle and ruminal bacteria in goats fed a maize stover‐based diet. Forty goats, 8 months old (16.2 ± 1.2 kg), were randomly divided into four equal groups (10 animals in each group) and assigned to four experiment diets with TC supplementation at four levels (0, 2,000, 3,000 and 4,000 mg TC/kg feed, namely TC0, TC2000, TC3000 and TC4000, respectively). After a 60‐day feeding period, all the goats were slaughtered and sampled. The results showed that dietary TC inclusion increased the average daily gain (ADG), protein content in thesemimembranosus muscle and dry matter in thelongissimus dorsi muscle (LD). Dietary TC supplementation increased the ratio of n‐6 to n‐3 fatty acid, the ratio of polyunsaturated fatty acids to saturated fatty acids was higher in TC3000 and TC4000 than in TC0 and TC2000 for LD. The current results implied that dietary inclusion of a suitable TC dose could improve the growth performance and increase the proportions of unsaturated fatty acids in muscle, and the biohydrogenation of ruminal microorganisms might change the profiles of fatty acids in the muscle of growing goats.
Comparison of Postprandial Oleic Acid, 9c,11t CLA and 10t,12c CLA Oxidation in Healthy Moderately Overweight Subjects
Authors: Malpuech‐Brugère Corinne , Mensink Ronald P. , Loreau Olivier , Maret Agnès , Fernie Claire E. , Lassel Taous S. , Chardigny Jean Michel , Scrimgeour Charlie M. , Sébédio Jean Louis , Beaufrère Bernard 
Published: October 2010

AbstractFew studies report the individual effect of 9c,11t‐ and 10t,12c‐CLA on human energy metabolism. We compared the postprandial oxidative metabolism of 9c,11t‐ and 10t,12c‐CLA and oleic acid (9c‐18:1) in 22 healthy moderately overweight volunteers. After 24 weeks supplementation with 9c,11t‐, 10t,12c‐CLA or 9c‐18:1 (3 g/day), subjects consumed a single oral bolus of the appropriate [1‐13C]‐labeled fatty acid. 8 h post‐dose, cumulative oxidation was similar for 9c‐18:1 and 10t,12c (P = 0.66), but significantly higher for 9c,11t (P < 0.01).
In Vitro Antioxidant Properties of Hemp Seed (Cannabis sativa L.) Protein Hydrolysate Fractions
Authors: Girgih Abraham T. , Udenigwe Chibuike C. , Aluko Rotimi E. 
Published: October 2010

AbstractSimulated gastrointestinal hydrolysis of hemp seed proteins using pepsin and pancreatin followed by membrane ultrafiltration fractionation yielded fractions with peptide sizes of <1, 1–3, 3–5, and 5–10 kDa. Analysis of in vitro antioxidant properties showed that the hemp seed protein hydrolysate (HPH) exhibited a significantly weaker (p < 0.05) scavenging of 2,2‐diphenyl‐1‐picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals when compared to the fractionated peptides. Metal chelation activity of the HPH was significantly greater (p < 0.05) than the activities of fractionated peptides. Fractionation of the HPH led to significant (p < 0.05) improvements in ferric reducing power, DPPH, and hydroxyl radical scavenging radical activities but decreased metal chelation capacity. Peptide fractions with longer chain lengths (3–5 and 5–10 kDa) had better metal chelation and ferric reducing power than the <1, and 1–3 kDa fractions. HPH and all the peptide fractions significantly inhibited (p < 0.05) linoleic acid oxidation when compared to the control. Glutathione (GSH) had significantly greater (p < 0.05) ferric reducing power, and scavenging of hydroxyl and DPPH radicals when compared to HPH and fractionated peptides. In contrast, HPH and peptide fractions >3 kDa had significantly higher (p < 0.05) metal chelation activity than GSH. The results show the potential use of HPH and peptide fractions of defined size for the treatment of oxidative stress‐related diseases.
Physicochemical Characteristics of Nigella Seed (Nigella sativa L.) Oil as Affected by Different Extraction Methods
Authors: Khoddami Ali , Ghazali Hasanah M. , Yassoralipour Ali , Ramakrishnan Yogeshini , Ganjloo Ali 
Published: October 2010

AbstractThe physicochemical properties of crude Nigella seed (Nigella sativa L.) oil which was extracted using Soxhlet, Modified Bligh–Dyer and Hexane extraction methods were determined. The effect of different extraction methods which includes different parameters, such as temperature, time and solvent on the extraction yield and the physicochemical properties were investigated. The experimental results showed that temperature, different solvents and extraction time had the most significant effect on the yield of the Nigella oil extracts. The fatty acid (FA) compositions of Nigella seed oil were further analyzed by gas chromatography to compare the extraction methods. The C16:0, C18:1 and C18:2 have been identified to be the dominant fatty acids in the Nigella seed oils. However, the main triacylglycerol (TAG) was LLL followed by OLL and PLL. The FA and TAG content showed that the composition of the Nigella seed oil extracted by different methods was mostly similar, whereas relative concentration of the identified compounds were apparently different according to the extraction methods. The melting and crystallization temperatures of the oil extracted by Soxhlet were −2.54 and −55.76 °C, respectively. The general characteristics of the Nigella seed oil obtained by different extraction methods were further compared. Where the Soxhlet extraction method was considered to be the optimum process for extracting Nigella seed oil with a higher quality with respect to the other two processes.
Development of a Research Platform for Dissecting Phenotype–Genotype Associations in Rice (Oryza spp.)
Authors: Tung Chih-Wei , Zhao Keyan , Wright Mark H. , Ali M. Liakat , Jung Janelle , Kimball Jennifer , Tyagi Wricha , Thomson Michael J. , McNally Kenneth , Leung Hei , Kim Hyunjung , Ahn Sang-Nag , Reynolds Andy , Scheffler Brian , Eizenga Georgia , McClung Anna , Bustamante Carlos , McCouch Susan R. 
Published: October 2010

Abstract
We present an overview of a research platform that provides essential germplasm, genotypic and phenotypic data and analytical tools for dissecting phenotype–genotype associations in rice. These resources include a diversity panel of 400 Oryza sativa and 100 Oryza rufipogon accessions that have been purified by single seed descent, a custom-designed Affymetrix array consisting of 44,100 SNPs, an Illumina GoldenGate assay consisting of 1,536 SNPs, and a suite of low-resolution 384-SNP assays for the Illumina BeadXpress Reader that are designed for applications in breeding, genetics and germplasm management. Our long-term goal is to empower basic research discoveries in rice by linking sequence diversity with physiological, morphological, and agronomic variation. This research platform will also help increase breeding efficiency by providing a database of diversity information that will enable researchers to identify useful DNA polymorphisms in genes and germplasm of interest and convert that information into cost-effective tools for applied plant improvement.
La dysfonction érectile associée à une hypertrophie bénigne de prostate (HBP) symptomatique: son lien avec le stade évolutif de l’HBP, et son évolution sous différentes thérapeutiques
Authors: Khallouk A. , Ahallal Y. , Mellas S. , Fadl Tazi M. , Elfassi M.J. , Farih M.H. 
Published: October 2010

Résumé

Introduction
Il existe une association entre les troubles mictionnels de l’hypertrophie bénigne de la prostate (HBP) et la dysfonction érectile (DE) dont la physiopathologie n’est pas complètement élucidée. De nombreuses publications ont mis l’accent sur le rôle de la sévérité des symptômes urinaires dans cette association et sur les résultats des différentes thérapeutiques utilisées. Aucune publication n’a jamais évoqué l’effet du stade évolutif des symptômes urinaires avec apparition de complications sur la DE.

Objectifs
Évaluer la corrélation entre la DE et le stade évolutif des troubles urinaires chez des patients présentant une HBP, et étudier l’évolution de cette DE sous différentes thérapeutiques.

Matériel et méthodes
Il s’agit d’une étude prospective menée sur une période de 12 mois, au CHU de Fès au Maroc, pendant laquelle ont été vus en consultation d’urologie 100 patients souffrant de troubles urinaires du bas appareil (TUBA) secondaires à une HBP. Leur fonction érectile avait été évaluée à l’aide du questionnaire IIEF-5 (Index international de la fonction érectile). Dans notre population, il n’était pas possible d’utiliser de façon fiable l’IPSS (International Prostatic Symptoms Score) ni d’avoir une idée exacte sur le début de la symptomatologie mictionnelle. Ainsi, nous avions étudié chez nos patients l’âge, le stade évolutif de l’HBP (HBP compliquée ou non) et la réponse de la DE aux différents traitements utilisés.

Résultats
L’âge moyen de nos patients était de 64,3 ans. Quarante patients (40 %) avaient une HBP compliquée et 60 patients une HBP non compliquée. La fonction érectile était fortement altérée chez 30 patients (75 %) ayant une HBP compliquée et chez 20 patients (33 %) ayant une HBP symptomatique non compliquée nécessitant un traitement médical. Le traitement médical par un alphabloquant (tamsulosine) avait contribué à améliorer la fonction érectile chez 12 patients de ce groupe (20 %). Les patients ayant une HBP compliquée avaient bénéficié d’un traitement chirurgical (résection transurétrale de prostate, RTUP, ou chirurgie ouverte), et la fonction érectile n’a pas été statistiquement améliorée dans ce groupe de patients.

Conclusion
Le risque de DE chez les patients présentant une HBP est lié au stade évolutif de l’HBP. En effet, ce risque est beaucoup plus important chez les patients ayant une HBP compliquée. Le traitement médical par un alphabloquant améliore la fonction érectile. Par contre, statistiquement parlant, la chirurgie n’améliore pas celle-ci.
Do school‐aged children with burn injuries during infancy show stress‐induced activation of pain inhibitory mechanisms?
Authors: Wollgarten‐Hadamekl Iris , Hohmeisterl Johanna , Zohsell Katrin , Florl Herta , Hermannl Christiane 
Published: October 2010

AbstractThere is evidence in humans and animals that neonatal and early infant pain and stress may sensitize excitatory pain pathways. Possibly such experiences may result in long‐term diminished activation of phasic endogenous pain inhibitory mechanisms. We studied stress‐induced activation of endogenous pain inhibitory mechanisms in school‐aged children (10–16 years) who had suffered moderate (N = =12) or severe (N =10) burn injuries in infancy (6–24 months of age) and 20 controls. Before and after the stress phase, pain threshold and pain tolerance (heat, pressure, ischemic pain) were assessed. Stress was successfully induced in all children as reflected by increases in heart rate, blood pressure and perceived stress. In the controls, there was evidence for stress‐induced hypoalgesia as reflected by significant increases in heat pain threshold, heat pain tolerance and pressure pain tolerance. Pressure pain thresholds were not significantly altered. A similar pattern was observed in the moderately burned children. By contrast, children with severe burn injuries failed to show significant stress‐related changes in heat and pressure pain sensitivity. In all groups, ischemic pain sensitivity was elevated post stress. The children reported being more distressed by the perceived loss of strength than by pain and had difficulties differentiating between the two. It is possible that ischemic pain may be less suitable for measuring pain sensitivity in children. The present study provides first evidence that pain and stress exposure due to severe burns in infancy may be associated with an attenuated stress‐induced activation of phasic endogenous pain inhibitory mechanisms later in childhood and adolescence.
Long-term psychopathology changes among the injured and members of the community after a massive terrorist attack
Authors: Ferrando L. , Galea S. , Sainz Cortón E. , Mingote C. , García Camba E. , Fernandez Líria A. , Gabriel R. 
Published: October 2010

AbstractBackground and aimTo document long-term prevalence trends and changes in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Current Major Depression (MD), Agoraphobia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and Panic Disorder, in two groups of people with different levels of exposure to a massive terrorist attack.MethodsCohort study. Two random samples of people exposed to a terrorist attack, the injured (n = 127) and community residents (n = 485) were followed and assessed, 2 and 18 months after the event.ResultsAmong the injured, 2 and 18 months after the attack, the prevalences were respectively, PTSD: 44.1% and 34%, MD: 31.5% and 23.7%, Agoraphobia: 23.8% and 20.7%, GAD: 13.4% and 12.4% and Panic Disorder: 9.4% and 11.3%. The corresponding figures among residents were PTSD: 12.3% and 3.5%, MD: 8.5% and 5.4%, Agoraphobia: 10.5% and 8.7%, GAD: 8.6%, and 8.2% and Panic Disorder 2.1% and 2.7%.ConclusionsTwo months after the event, the prevalence of mental disorders among both injured and residents was higher than expected levels at baseline conditions. Eighteen months after the event, psychopathological conditions did not change significantly among the injured but returned to the expected baseline rates among community residents.
The burdened life of adults with ADHD: Impairment beyond comorbidity
Authors: Garcia C.R. , Bau C.H.D. , Silva K.L. , Callegari-Jacques S.M. , Salgado C.A.I. , Fischer A.G. , Victor M.M. , Sousa N.O. , Karam R.G. , Rohde L.A. , Belmonte-de-Abreu P. , Grevet E.H. 
Published: October 2010

AbstractSince approximately 70% of adult patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have at least one comorbid disorder, rating of impairment specifically attributable to ADHD is a hard task. Despite the evidence linking environmental adversities with negative outcomes in ADHD, life events measures have not been used to rate the disorder impairment. The present study tested for the first time the hypothesis that increased ADHD severity is associated with an increase in negative recent life events, independently of comorbidity status. The psychiatric diagnoses of 211 adult ADHD outpatients were based on DSM-IV criteria assessed through structured interviews (K-SADS-E for ADHD and ODD, MINI for ASPD and SCID-IV-R for other comorbidities). ADHD severity was evaluated with the Swanson, Nolan and Pelham rating scale (SNAP-IV) and recent life events with the Life Experience Survey. Higher SNAP-IV inattention and hyperactivity scores, female gender, lower socioeconomic status and the presence of comorbid mood disorders were associated with negative life events. Poisson regression models with adjustment for possible confounders confirmed the effect of inattention and hyperactivity severity on negative life events. Our results suggest that the negative life events experienced by these patients are associated to the severity of ADHD independently from comorbid psychiatric disorders.
The application of foraminifera to reconstruct the rate of 20th century sea level rise, Morbihan Golfe, Brittany, France
Authors: Rossi Veronica , Horton Benjamin P. , Corbett D. Reide , Leorri Eduardo , Perez-Belmonte Lucia , Douglas Bruce C. 
Published: October 2010

AbstractForaminiferal assemblages preserved within salt-marsh sediment can provide an accurate and precise means to reconstruct relative sea level due to a strong relationship with elevation, which can be quantified using a transfer function. We collected a set of surface samples from two salt marshes in the Morbihan Golfe, France to determine foraminiferal distribution patterns. Dominant taxa includedJadammina macrescens,Trochammina inflata,Haplophragmoidesspp. andMiliammina fusca. We developed a foraminifera-based transfer function using a modern training set of 36 samples and 23 species. The strong relationship between observed and predicted values (r2jack= 0.7) indicated that foraminiferal distribution is primarily controlled by elevation with respect to the tidal frame and precise reconstructions of former sea level are possible (RMSEPjack= 0.07 m). The application of the transfer function to a short salt-marsh core (0.32 m) allowed the reconstruction of former sea levels, which were placed in a chronological framework using short-lived radionuclides (210Pb and137Cs). The agreement between the foraminifera-based sea level curve and the Brest tide-gauge record confirms the reliability of transfer function estimates and the validity of this methodology to extend sea level reconstructions back into the pre-instrumental period. Both instrumental and microfossil records suggest an acceleration of sea level rise during the 20th century.
WEIGHTED PSEUDO-ALMOST PERIODIC SOLUTIONS FOR SOME ABSTRACT DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS WITH UNIFORM CONTINUITY
Authors: ZHANG LI-LI , LI HONG-XU 
Published: October 2010

AbstractIn this work, we give some theorems on (mild) weighted pseudo-almost periodic solutions for some abstract semilinear differential equations with uniform continuity. To facilitate this we give a new composition theorem of weighted pseudo-almost periodic functions. Our composition theorem improves the known one by making use of a uniform continuity condition instead of the Lipschitz condition.
On maximal pattern complexity of some automatic words
Authors: KAMAE TETURO , SALIMOV PAVEL V. 
Published: October 2010

AbstractThe pattern complexity of a word for a given pattern S, where S is a finite subset of {0,1,2,…}, is the number of distinct restrictions of the word to S+n (with n=0,1,2,…). The maximal pattern complexity of the word, introduced in the paper of T. Kamae and L. Zamboni [Sequence entropy and the maximal pattern complexity of infinite words. Ergod. Th. & Dynam. Sys.22(4) (2002), 1191–1199], is the maximum value of the pattern complexity of S with #S=k as a function of k=1,2,…. A substitution of constant length on an alphabet is a mapping from the alphabet to finite words on it of constant length not less than two. An infinite word is called a fixed point of the substitution if it stays the same after the substitution is applied. In this paper, we prove that the maximal pattern complexity of a fixed point of a substitution of constant length on {0,1} (as a function of k=1,2,…) is either bounded, a linear function of k, or 2k.
The role of dialogue in reflecting and constituting International Relations: the causes and consequences of a deficient European-Israeli dialogue
Authors: HARPAZ GUY 
Published: October 2010

AbstractThe rich literature on the problematic aspects of EU-Israel relations focuses on historical, structural, politico-economic, legal, institutional, geo-political and strategic causes. An attempt will be made in this article to contribute to the existing scholarship by focusing on a novel angle, namely the negative role of the lack of adequate and informed European-Israeli dialogue in constituting European-Israeli relations. Against the backdrop of the theoretical analysis of the role of dialogue in International Relations, this article examines the lack of adequate European-Israeli dialogue, analysing its causes and the negative role that it plays in constituting European-Israeli relations. The article demonstrates that such lack of dialogue is caused not only by mutual ignorance, prejudice, misinformation, mistrust and antagonism, but also causes these same factors to characterise European-Israeli relations.