bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A comparison of avian communities and habitat characteristics in floodplain forests associated with valley plugs and unchannelized streams
Authors: Pierce Aaron R. , King Sammy L. 
Published: July 2010

AbstractChannelization of streams associated with floodplain forested wetlands has occurred extensively throughout the world and specifically in the southeastern United States. Channelization of fluvial systems alters the hydrologic and sedimentation processes that sustain these systems. In western Tennessee, channelization and past land‐use practices have caused drastic geomorphic and hydrologic changes, resulting in altered habitat conditions that may affect avian communities. The objective of this study was to determine if there were differences in avian communities utilizing floodplain forests along unchannelized streams compared to channelized streams with valley plugs, areas where sediment has completely filled the channel. During point count surveys, 58 bird species were observed at unchannelized sites and 60 species were observed at valley plug sites. Species associated with baldcypress‐tupelo (Taxodium‐Nyssa) swamps (e.g. Great Egret (Ardea albus) and Black‐crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)) and mature hardwood forests with open midstories (e.g. Eastern Wood‐Pewee (Contopus virens), Yellow‐throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons), Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) and Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)) were either only found at unchannelized sites or were more abundant at unchannelized sites. Conversely, species associated with open and early successional habitats (e.g. Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) and Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)) were either only found at valley plug sites or were more abundant at valley plug sites. Results of habitat modelling suggest that the habitat characteristics of floodplain forests at unchannelized sites are more suitable for Neotropical migrant bird species of conservation concern in the region than at valley plug sites. This study, in combination with previous research, demonstrates the ecological impacts of valley plugs span across abiotic and biotic processes and tropic levels. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Intracellular Imaging with a Graphene‐Based Fluorescent Probe
Authors: Peng Cheng , Hu Wenbing , Zhou Yuntao , Fan Chunhai , Huang Qing 
Published: July 2010

AbstractGraphene is an increasingly important nanomaterial that has shown great promise in the area of nanotechnology. In this study, fluorescein‐functionalized graphene oxide (GO) is synthesized via a polyethylene glycol (PEG) bridge and its application in intracellular imaging is explored. GO is an oxide form of graphene that provides an ideal platform to prepare graphene‐based functional nanomaterials via chemical modification. The PEG bridge was introduced to prevent GO‐induced quenching of conjugated fluorescein. The fluorescein–PEG–GO conjugate thus prepared exhibits excellent pH‐tunable fluorescent properties and, more significantly, can be efficiently taken up by cells and serve as a fluorescent nanoprobe for intracellular imaging.
From thinking too little to thinking too much: a continuum of decision making
Authors: Ariely Dan , Norton Michael I. 
Published: July 2010

AbstractDue to the sheer number and variety of decisions that people make in their everyday lives—from choosing yogurts to choosing religions to choosing spouses—research in judgment and decision making has taken many forms. We suggest, however, that much of this research has been conducted under two broad rubrics: The study of thinking too little (as with the literature on heuristics and biases), and the study of thinking too much (as with the literature on decision analysis). In this review, we focus on the different types of decision errors that result from both modes of thought. For thinking too little, we discuss research exploring the ways in which habits can lead people to make suboptimal decisions; for thinking too much, we discuss research documenting the ways in which careful consideration of attributes, and careful consideration of options, can do the same. We end by suggesting that decision makers may do well, when making any decision, to consider whether they are facing a ‘thinking too much’ or ‘thinking too little’ problem and adjust accordingly. WIREs Cogn Sci 2011 2 39–46 DOI: 10.1002/wcs.90This article is categorized under:

Economics > Individual Decision-Making
Psychology > Attention
Psychology > Reasoning and Decision Making
Sex differences in experimental and clinical pain sensitivity for patients with shoulder pain
Authors: Kindlerl Lindsay L. , Valencial Carolina , Fillingiml Roger B. , Georgel Steven Z. 
Published: July 2010

AbstractPrevious research demonstrates that men and women differ in the way that they perceive and process pain. Much of this work has been done in healthy adults with a lack of consensus in clinical pain populations. The purpose of this study was to investigate how men and women with shoulder pain differ in their experience of experimental and clinical pain and whether psychological processes differentially affect these responses. Fifty‐nine consecutive subjects (24 women, 35 men) seeking operative treatment for shoulder pain were enrolled in this study. Subjects completed self report questionnaires to assess clinical pain, catastrophizing, anxiety and depression and underwent a series of experimental pain tests consisting of pressure pain, thermal pain (threshold and tolerance), and thermal temporal summation. Results indicated that women experienced greater clinical pain and enhanced sensitivity to pressure pain. Age did not affect the observed sex differences. There were no sex differences in psychological association with experimental and clinical pain in this cohort. The relationship between clinical and experimental pressure pain was stronger in women as compared to men. These findings offer insight into the interactions between biological and psychosocial influences of pain and how these interactions vary by sex.
Bibliometric reflections on the history of consumer research
Authors: Baumgartner Hans 
Published: July 2010

AbstractThis article analyzes citation data for over 7000 articles published in the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, and Journal of Consumer Research between 1936 and the end of 2009 to address five questions relating to the history of consumer research: What types of articles have been influential in consumer research? Does consumer research have sleeping beauties and shooting stars? How do consumer researchers achieve impact? Has consumer research become more or less influential over time? And finally, how much do older articles inform current consumer research?'
Embryonic development and fecundity of the squat lobster Munida gregaria (Decapoda: Galatheidae) in northern Patagonia
Authors: Dellatorre Fernando Gaspar , González-Pisani Ximena 
Published: July 2010

In this study, fecundity of Munida gregaria in northern Patagonia was analysed in relation to size and compared with other studies in different sites along its latitudinal distribution. Also, morphological changes in embryos reared in the laboratory, and the chronology of its appearance were observed. Fecundity (total number of eggs in a clutch) was strongly correlated to size (carapace length in mm) (R = 0.638) and the regression equation fitted by least squares was Log(F) = −1.37 + 3.85 · log(CL). Size specific fecundity was higher than in southern locations along Patagonia. Recently extruded eggs are smaller than in southern Patagonia measuring an average of 530 μm in diameter and 0.043 mm3 in volume. When ready to hatch, those measures increased by 30% and 50% respectively. Complete embryonic development lasted an average of 27.9 days at fixed temperature of 11°C. Five development stages were defined based on morphological changes: (1) from fertilization to the appearance of embryonic primordium (2–3.5 days); (2) embryonic tissues occupying less than half of the egg perimeter in lateral view (7–10 days); (3) embryonic tissues without pigments and occupying more than half of the egg perimeter in lateral view (5–8 days); (4) embryos with reddish eye pigments and chromatophores (4–6 days); and (5) ocular globe completely pigmented (3–4 days).
Men participating in a weight-loss intervention are able to implement key dietary messages, but not those relating to vegetables or alcohol: the Self-Help, Exercise and Diet using Internet Technology (SHED-IT) study
Authors: Collins Clare E , Morgan Philip J , Warren Janet M , Lubans David R , Callister Robin 
Published: July 2010

AbstractObjectiveTo describe dietary changes in men participating in an obesity intervention as part of the Self-Help, Exercise and Diet using Information Technology (SHED-IT) study.DesignAn assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial comparing Internet (n 34) v. information-only groups (n 31) with 6-month follow-up. Dietary intake assessed by FFQ, reporting usual consumption of seventy-four foods and six alcoholic beverages using a 10-point frequency scale. A single portion size (PSF) factor was calculated based on photographs to indicate usual serving sizes.SettingThe campus community of the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.SubjectsSixty-five overweight/obese men (43 % students, 42 % non-academic general staff, 15 % academic staff; mean age 35·9 (sd 11·1) years, mean BMI 30·6 (sd 2·8) kg/m2).ResultsThe average PSF decreased significantly over time (χ2 = 20·9, df = 5, P < 0·001) with no differences between groups. While both groups reduced mean daily energy intake (GLM χ2 = 34·5, df = 3, P < 0·001), there was a trend towards a greater reduction in the Internet group (GLM χ2 = 3·3, P = 0·07). Both groups reduced percentage of energy from fat (P < 0·05), saturated fat (P < 0·001) and energy-dense/nutrient-poor items (P < 0·05), with no change in dietary fibre or alcohol (P > 0·05).ConclusionsAlthough men reported some positive dietary changes during weight loss, they did not increase vegetable intakes nor decrease alcohol consumption, while saturated fat, fibre and Na intakes still exceeded national targets. Future interventions for men should promote specific food-based guidelines to target improvements in their diet-related risk factor profile for chronic diseases.
Experiences related to expert supervisors' views of ideal therapeutic practice
Authors: Slavin-Mulford Jenelle M. , Hilsenroth Mark J. , Blagys Mathew D. , Blais Mark A. 
Published: July 2010

AbstractAims: This study examines the relationship between expert supervisors' professional experiences and their views about the importance of different psychotherapy techniques. Method: Thirty psychodynamic‐interpersonal (PI) supervisors and 13 cognitive‐behavioural (CB) supervisors (N=43) were instructed to rate 20 therapeutic techniques according to how characteristic each technique is of an ideally‐conducted session within their theoretical orientation. The measure used for this assessment was the Comparative Psychotherapy Process Scale. Results: Findings demonstrated that supervisors' beliefs about ideal therapeutic techniques are related to their number of years in post‐graduate clinical practice, training, and supervising trainees, as well as to the number of publications they have authored. Further, experience within a given orientation tends to lead to a greater endorsement of techniques within that orientation, although this finding is more uniform for CB supervisors than PI supervisors. Finally, differential types of experience lead to differential focusing on specific techniques. Discussion: The clinical importance of these findings is explored.
Counselling in organisations: What is the experience of the lone counsellor?
Authors: Winning Fiona Janet 
Published: July 2010

AbstractAims: To explore and understand lone counsellors' experiences of working in organisations, and to indicate means of enhancing this. Method: Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with nine participants and subjected to a qualitative, grounded theory analysis (Glaser, 1992; Glaser, 1998). Findings: Lone counsellors felt lonely, isolated and stressed in the workplace. The ‘lone battling’ behaviour adopted in an attempt to seek acceptance within the organisation and meaningful relationships with likeminded others in the counselling community was only partially successful. The lone counselling experience is understood to be a product of the tension inherent in organisational dynamics. Discussion: The findings help to confirm the belongingness hypothesis proposed by Baumeister and Leary (1995) that states that the need to belong is a fundamental motivation. Implications: The relevance of these findings to the training and employment of counsellors and other lone workers is discussed as well as areas for further research.
Embracing change: perceptions of e‐journals by faculty members
Authors: McCLANAHAN Kitty , WU Lei , TENOPIR Carol , KING Donald W. 
Published: July 2010

ABSTRACTThis paper synthesizes the findings from the qualitative portions of two studies (conducted in 2005 and 2008) that assessed the activities and attitudes of faculty members in several US universities, regarding their interactions with scholarly materials, and their scholarly reading patterns. The systematic interpretation of their comments and descriptions of their own experiences and opinions offers an image of scholars who enthusiastically embrace the electronic information environment, in spite of some frustrations with its imperfections. Their use of e‐journals, Internet resources, and email communication has become indispensable to their scholarly activities, and has profoundly changed the way they interact with information, create new knowledge, and relate to their university library. For these faculty members, e‐journals have supplanted the print format, because of their convenience, flexibility of work location, advantages for interdisciplinary access, and ease of storage.
The nanofabrication of Pt nanowire arrays at the wafer-scale and its application in glucose detection
Authors: Tong Duy Hien , Tran Phu Duy , Tung Pham Xuan Thanh , Pham Van Binh , Tuyen Le Thi Thanh , Dang Mau Chien , J M Van Rijn Cees 
Published: July 2010

Abstract
In this paper we present an innovative method, deposition and etching under angles (DEA), for the fabrication of ready-for-measurement platinum (Pt) nanowires at the wafer-scale. The presented fabrication approach utilizes common techniques of conventional microfabrication technology, such as microlithography, thin-film deposition and wafer-scale ion beam etching, to realize an array of Pt nanowires on a silicon substrate with an insulation layer of silicon dioxide. Well-defined nanowire arrays with wire width down to 30 nm and wire length of up to several millimeters have been realized. Furthermore, each Pt nanowire from the array is individually electrically addressable, for multiplex detection. To prove the potential applications of the fabricated Pt nanowire chips, utilization of the fabricated Pt nanowire chip in glucose detection is presented and discussed.
Modeling and analyzing complex biological networks incooperating experimental information on both network topology and stable states
Authors: Zou Yi Ming 
Published: July 2010

Abstract
Motivation: Linking the topology of a complex network to its long-term behavior is a basic problem in network theory, which has been on the focus of many recent research publications. To obtain a suitable Boolean model for a biological system, one must analyze the initial model and compare it with other experimental evidence, and if necessary, make adjustments by changing the topology of the wiring diagram. However, our knowledge on how to link the topology of a network to its long-term behavior is very limited due to the complexity of the problem. Since the need to consider complex biological networks has become ever greater, develop both theoretical foundation and algorithms for model selection and analysis has been brought to the forefront of biological network study.
Results: This article proposes a novel method to study intrinsically the relationship between experimental data and the possible Boolean networks, which can be used to model the underlying system. Simple and easy to use criteria for a Boolean network to have both a given network topology and a given set of stable states are derived. These criteria can be used to guide the selection of a Boolean network model for the system, as well as to gain information on the intrinsic properties, such as the robustness and the evolvability, of the system. A Boolean model for the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is used to explain the method.
Contact: ymzou@uwm.edu
Rosuvastatin added to standard heart failure therapy improves cardiac remodelling in heart failure rats with preserved ejection fraction
Authors: Gómez‐Garre Dulcenombre , González‐Rubio Ma Luisa , Muñoz‐Pacheco Paloma , Caro‐Vadillo Alicia , Aragoncillo Paloma , Fernández‐Cruz Arturo 
Published: July 2010

AimsAlthough statins may provide potential therapeutic pathways for patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), no studies have evaluated statins in combination with standard HF therapy, which would reflect clinical practice more closely. To address this question, we evaluated whether rosuvastatin added to a standard HF therapy provides additional improvement in cardiac structure and function in rats with hypertensive heart failure (SHHF).Methods and resultsTwo‐month‐old SHHF rats were randomly assigned to four groups: (i) non‐treated SHHF rats; (ii) rosuvastatin‐treated SHHF rats; (iii) SHHF rats treated with quinapril plus torasemide plus carvedilol (considered as standard HF therapy); and (iv) SHHF rats treated with the combination of standard HF therapy and rosuvastatin. The administration of a standard anti‐hypertensive HF therapy to SHHF rats for 17 months attenuated left ventricular (LV) chamber dilatation, cardiac hypertrophy, fibrosis, and inflammation compared with non‐treated SHHF rats. Rosuvastatin alone prevented LV dilatation and cardiac inflammation similar to standard HF therapy‐treated SHHF, despite being unable to normalize blood pressure (BP) or influence cardiac hypertrophy. However, and importantly, the addition of rosuvastatin to the standard HF therapy further prevented LV dilatation, preserved cardiac function, and normalized inflammation.ConclusionThese data show that the use of rosuvastatin plus a standard HF therapy results in a significant additional improvement in HF and cardiac remodelling in a rat model of HFpEF. These beneficial effects were independent of BP and plasma lipid changes, and seem to be due, at least in part, to decreased myocardial inflammation.
The protective effect of thalidomide on left ventricular function in a rat model of diabetic cardiomyopathy
Authors: Kim Dae‐Hee , Kim Yong‐Jin , Chang Sung‐A , Lee Hye‐Won , Kim Ha‐Na , Kim Hyung‐Kwan , Chang Hyuk‐Jae , Sohn Dae‐Won , Park Young‐Bae 
Published: July 2010

AimsTo evaluate the protective effect of thalidomide, a potent anti‐inflammatory drug, on the development of diabetic cardiomyopathy (DMCMP).Methods and resultsWe induced type 1 diabetes using streptozocin in 8‐week‐old Sprague–Dawley rats, divided them into two groups—a thalidomide treatment group (DM‐T, n = 15) and a non‐treatment group (DM‐N, n = 15)—and compared them with a normal control (n = 10). Ten weeks after diabetes induction, heart and lung mass indices were higher in the DM‐N group compared with the control group. In the DM‐T group, increases in heart and lung mass indices were attenuated compared with the DM‐N group. On echocardiographic examination, systolic and diastolic mitral annulus velocities were impaired in the DM‐N group, but they remained normal in the DM‐T group. On haemodynamic analyses, left ventricular (LV) systolic function, represented by end‐systolic elastance (0.35 ± 0.14 vs. 0.18 ± 0.07 mmHg/μl, P < 0.001) and preload‐recruitable stroke work (90.5 ± 24.3 vs. 51.8 ± 22.0 mmHg, P < 0.001), was preserved in the DM‐T group compared with the DM‐N group. Likewise, deterioration of LV diastolic function was attenuated in the DM‐T group. Increases in serum levels of TNF‐α were attenuated in the DM‐T group compared with the DM‐N group. On histological analysis, thalidomide treatment lowered total myocardial collagen content and the expression of TNF‐α, IL‐1β, ICAM‐1, and VCAM‐1.ConclusionIn an animal model of DMCMP, deterioration of LV systolic and diastolic function was partially prevented by thalidomide treatment.
Wheat Bran AX Properties and Choice of Xylanase Affect Enzymic Production of Wheat Bran‐Derived Arabinoxylan‐Oligosaccharides
Authors: Van Craeyveld Valerie , Dornez Emmie , Holopainen Ulla , Selinheimo Emilia , Poutanen Kaisa , Delcour Jan A. , Courtin Christophe M. 
Published: July 2010

ABSTRACTWheat bran‐derived arabinoxylan‐oligosaccharides (AXOS) recently have been shown to potentially exert prebiotic effects. In this study, 15 bran samples obtained by milling different wheat cultivars were treated with xylanases from Hypocrea jecorina (XHJ), Aspergillus aculeatus (XAA), and Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis (XPH) to assess the effect of bran source and xylanase properties on the AXOS yield and structure. The total arabinoxylan (AX) extraction yield was higher with XHJ (8.2–10.7%) and XAA (8.2–10.8%) than with XPH (6.9–9.5%). Irrespective of the enzyme, a significant negative correlation was observed between extraction yield and arabinose to xylose (A/X) ratio of bran AX (r = –0.7), but not between yield and bran AX level. The A/X ratio of the extracted material was 0.27–0.34 for all bran samples and all enzymes, which combined with yield data and microscopic analysis, indicated primary hydrolysis of aleurone and nucellar epidermis AX. The average degree of polymerization (avDP) of the extracted AX was very low for all enzymes (2–3), owing to the release of high levels of monomeric arabinose and xylose. The release of these monosaccharides could be ascribed to 1) the activity of wheat bran‐associated enzymes (arabinofuranosidases and xylosidases); 2) the hydrolytic properties of the xylanases themselves; and 3) the presence of xylosidases as contaminations in enzyme preparation, in that order of importance. Heat treatment of bran before xylanase treatment significantly decreased the levels of monomeric arabinose and xylose in the extract, without affecting the extraction yield, resulting in a higher avDP of 3–7, thus yielding true AXOS. Overall, for AXOS production, wheat cultivars with a low bran A/X ratio of the AX are preferable as starting materials, and inactivation of bran‐associated enzymes before incubation is desirable. The XHJ xylanase was the best enzyme for wheat bran‐derived AXOS production.