bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Transpositionen ins Glück? Jáchym Topols Kurzroman „Anděl“
Authors: Gölz Christine 
Published: June 2011

Abstract
The novel “Anděl / Angel Station” delivers an another example of the unusual writing style of the Czech author Jáchym Topol after “Sestra / City Sister Silver”. In his early narratives the author deals with the harrowing times after 1991 not only thematically, but also on a structural and linguistic level. This troubling thriller, driven by the search for happiness in threatening static times, unfolds into an allegory – and proclaims a story of salvation both psychedelic and from an “unreliable” perspective. The paper shows how this allegory is produced through a specific poetic of transpositions, by examples of displacement figures on the spatio-temporal level, on the level of motifs and the specific development of the story. In doing so, a glance is cast on the changes that are made through translation (drawing on the example of the German translation) and by transferring the novel to other media (here, above all, the resulting film).
Changes in the Htp-dj-nsw Formula in the Late Middle Kingdom and the Second Intermediate Period
Authors: Ilin-Tomich Alexander 
Published: June 2011

Abstract
The paper focuses on the formal criteria to date the inscriptions currently attributed to the “Late Middle Kingdom” more precisely. This time-span is divided into three periods: the late Twelfth dynasty (Senwosret III to Neferusobek), the Thirteenth dynasty and the Second Intermediate Period. On the basis of a study of the offering formulas on 479 datable monuments, the existing dating criteria are reviewed and new approaches are established.
An early date of the king Awibre Hor proposed by S. Aufrère is also disputed.
Analgesic Effects of EMLA Cream and Oral Sucrose During Venipuncture in Preterm Infants
Authors: Biran Valérie , Gourrier Elisabeth , Cimerman Patricia , Walter-Nicolet Elizabeth , Mitanchez Delphine , Carbajal Ricardo 
Published: June 2011

OBJECTIVE:
The goal of this study was to compare the analgesic effect of sucrose with that of the combination of sucrose and the local anesthetic cream EMLA during venipuncture in preterm neonates.

METHODS:
This randomized, double-blind prospective study included infants younger than 37 weeks' gestational age during 1 routine venipuncture for blood sampling. Each child randomly received either sucrose plus application of a placebo cream (S group) or sucrose plus EMLA cream (S+E group) before venipuncture. Venipuncture-induced pain was assessed through videotapes of the procedures by using the Douleur Aiguë Nouveau-né (DAN) behavioral scale. Pain was assessed at 2 phases: during venipuncture (from needle introduction to its removal) and during the recovery period (30 seconds after needle removal). Pain scores over time and between treatments were compared by using repeated-measures analysis of variance.

RESULTS:
The study included 76 children (37 in the S group, 39 in the S+E group). Mean (SD) DAN pain scores for the S group and the S+E group were 7.7 (2.1) and 6.4 (2.5), respectively, during venipuncture and 7.1 (2.8) and 5.7 (3.3) during the postinjection period. A significant time and treatment effect in favor of the S+E group was observed.

CONCLUSION:
The combination of sucrose and EMLA cream revealed a higher analgesic effect than sucrose alone during venipuncture in these preterm infants.
Promoting Best-Care Practices in Childhood Asthma: Quality Improvement in Community Health Centers
Authors: Lob Sibylle H. , Boer Jennifer Holloman , Porter Patricia G. , Núñez David , Fox Patrick 
Published: June 2011

OBJECTIVE:Outpatient asthma management remains suboptimal. We previously reported significant improvements in asthma guideline adherence and outcomes in children by using quality-improvement processes and community health workers. We hypothesized that a larger project could achieve comparable outcome improvements with streamlined quality-improvement processes and decreased technical assistance.METHODS:Seventeen clinics treating 12 000 children with asthma were evaluated through interviews of a subset of patients with persistent or high-risk asthma (n = 761) at baseline and at 12 and 21 months and chart reviews randomly selected from all patients with asthma at baseline and 12 and 24 months (n = 2040). Multidisciplinary teams developed data-driven continuous quality-improvement activities. Asthma coordinators provided patient education and were active team members.RESULTS:Study children were predominantly Hispanic (77%) and black (11%); 60% were enrolled in Medicaid, and 9% were uninsured. Comparing results between baseline and the 21-month follow-up, significantly fewer families reported emergency-department visits (29.6% vs 9.3%), hospitalizations (10.9% vs 3.4%), frequent daytime symptoms (44.0% vs 11.7%), and missed school days (28.7% vs 13.6%); significantly more reported confidence in asthma management (70.6% vs 95.5%); and quality-of-life scores increased significantly for both children and caregivers (all P &lt; .05). Cross-sectional data revealed significant clinic-wide improvements in symptom documentation, health care use, and review of action plans.CONCLUSIONS:On a larger scale, this approach realized impressive changes in provider clinical practice associated with major improvements in health outcomes. It holds great potential for significantly reducing asthma-related morbidity among low-income children.
Hepatocyte growth factor upregulates interferon signaling in human hepatocytes: Possible implications for interferon therapy after liver transplantation
Authors: Hamasaki Koji , Eguchi Susumu , Ichikawa Tatsuki , Takatsuki Mitsuhisa , Hidaka Masaaki , Yamanouchi Kosho , Miyazaki Kensuke , Inokuma Takamitsu , Kanematsu Takashi 
Published: June 2011

Abstract

Background/Aim
Although a recurrent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the leading cause of graft loss in liver transplant recipients, the optimal timing to begin interferon (IFN) therapy after LTx is still unknown. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationships, between signaling by PEGylated IFN in human hepatocytes, with regard to hepatocyte proliferation, and immunosuppressive drugs in vitro.

Methods
Experiment 1 — Normal human hepatocytes (NhHeps) were cultured with/without recombinant human hepatocyte growth factor (r-hHGF) for 48 h, and then treated with 100 IU/mL IFN at the indicated time. The expressions of double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR) and IFN-α-induced antiviral protein were analyzed using Western blotting for the extracted lysates from these cells. Experiment 2 — The NhHeps were cultured in 10% medium containing varying concentrations of tacrolims (Tac), cyclosporine A (CyA), and methylprednisolone (PLS), and the cells were treated with 100 IU/mL IFN at the indicated time. Subsequently, the density of PKR was examined. Results: The expression of PKR was enhanced by HGF. PKR induction by IFN was suppressed by Tac > CyA > PLS.

Conclusion
Hepatocyte proliferation induced by HGF did not interfere with the signaling by IFN. The presence of immunosuppressive drugs was therefore found to negatively affect IFN signaling.
Computer Simulation of Annealing after Cluster Ion Implantation
Authors: Insepov Z. , Aoki T. , Matsuo J. , Yamada I. 
Published: June 2011

ABSTRACTMolecular Dynamics (MD) and Metropolis Monte-Carlo (MMC) models of monomer B and decaborane implantation into Si and following rapid thermal annealing (RTA) processes have been developed in this paper. The implanted B dopant diffusion coefficients were obtained for different substrate temperatures. The simulation of decaborane ion implantation has revealed the formation of an amorphized area in a subsurface region, much larger than that of a single B+ implantation, with the same energy per ion. The B diffusion coefficient shows an unusual temperature dependence with two different activation energies. Low activation energy, less than 0.2, was obtained for a low-temperature region, and a higher activation energy, ˜ 3 ev, for a higher-temperature region which is typical for the RTA processing. The higher activation energy is comparable with the equilibrium activation energy, 3.4 ev, for B diffusion in Si.
Auditor Workload Compression and Busy Season Auditor Switching
Authors: López Dennis M , Peters Gary F 
Published: June 2011

SYNOPSIS
This study investigates the impact of the busy season and concomitant concentrated demands on audit resources on the likelihood of auditor switching. Hereafter, we refer to the concentration of companies with the same fiscal year-end date within an auditor's client portfolio as “workload compression.” Despite the economic significance of December year-end clients for audit firms and the challenges imposed by workload compression, the busy season remains a relatively unexplored area of study in the archival auditing literature (Sweeney and Summers 2002). This study represents an attempt to fill this void and validate some of the findings of prior behavioral studies from an empirical perspective. We employ a sample of 10,238 company-year observations for years 2004 through 2007 and find evidence consistent with December year-end companies having a lower likelihood of auditor switching than that of non-December year-end companies. However, we also find evidence of a significantly positive association between the likelihood of auditor switching and workload compression. Thus, our results suggest that it is not just the fiscal year-end month of a client that matters, but the concentration of busy season companies within an auditor's client portfolio also affects the auditor-client relationship.
Data Availability: Data are available from public sources identified in the paper.
An Ex Post Examination of Auditor Resignations
Authors: Catanach Anthony , Irving James H , Perry Williams Susan , Walker Paul L 
Published: June 2011

SYNOPSIS
The auditor change literature has generally concluded that clients from whom an audit firm resigns are risky clients, yet little is known about the period after a predecessor auditor has resigned from an engagement. We investigate a sample of resignations to determine why an audit firm chooses to accept the role of successor auditor on a presumably risky engagement and whether this decision is associated with a future adverse outcome. Consistent with prior studies, our results indicate that, relative to Non-Big N firms, Big N firms are more selective in accepting the successor auditor role when the predecessor auditor has resigned. Incremental to these prior studies, we find that Big N firms factor in two variables to help mitigate their potential risk—the timing of the predecessor audit firm's resignation and their own firm's expertise. Our analysis of future outcomes indicates that the resigned clients engaged by Non-Big N successor auditors are associated with weaker long-term financial ratios, shorter survival tenures, and a greater proportion of adverse outcomes compared with the resigned clients engaged by Big N successor auditors.
Data Availability: Data are available from the sources indicated in the text.
Intraobserver, interobserver, and intermethod agreement for results of myelography, computed tomography-myelography, and low-field magnetic resonance imaging in dogs with disk-associated wobbler syndrome
Authors: De Decker Steven , Gielen Ingrid M. V. L. , Duchateau Luc , Corzo-Menéndez Nuria , van Bree Henri J. J. , Kromhout Kaatje , Bosmans Tim , Van Ham Luc M. L. 
Published: June 2011

Abstract
Objective—To determine intraobserver, interobserver, and intermethod agreement for results of myelography, computed tomography-myelography (CTM), and low-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in dogs with disk-associated wobbler syndrome (DAWS).
Design—Prospective cross-sectional study.
Animals—22 dogs with DAWS.
Procedures—All dogs underwent myelography, CTM, and low-field MRI. Each imaging study was interpreted twice by 4 observers who were blinded to signalment and clinical information of the patients. The following variables were assessed by all 3 techniques: number, site, and direction of spinal cord compressions; narrowed intervertebral disk spaces; vertebral body abnormalities; spondylosis deformans; and abnormal articular facets. Intervertebral foraminal stenosis was assessed on CTM and MRI images. Intraobserver, interobserver, and intermethod agreement were calculated by κ and weighted κ statistics.
Results—There was very good to good intraobserver agreement for most variables assessed by myelography and only moderate intraobserver agreement for most variables assessed by CTM and low-field MRI. There was moderate to fair interobserver and intermethod agreement for most variables assessed by the 3 diagnostic techniques. There was very good or good intraobserver, interobserver, or intermethod agreement for the site and direction of the worst spinal cord compression as assessed by all the imaging modalities; abnormal articular facets and intervertebral foraminal stenosis were the least reliably assessed variables, with poor interobserver agreement regardless of imaging modality used.
Conclusions and Clinical Relevance—There was considerable variation in image interpretation among observers and between use of various imaging modalities; these imaging techniques should be considered complementary in assessment of dogs with DAWS.
Evaluation of sedation and analgesia in standing horses after administration of xylazine, butorphanol, and subanesthetic doses of ketamine
Authors: Wagner Ann E. , Mama Khursheed R. , Contino Erin K. , Ferris Dora J. , Kawcak Christopher E. 
Published: June 2011

Abstract
Objective—To evaluate the sedative and analgesic effects of subanesthetic doses of ketamine in horses sedated with xylazine, with or without butorphanol.
Design—Prospective, randomized, controlled study.
Animals—10 adult horses.
Procedures—Each horse was sedated multiple times by administration of xylazine (treatment X), xylazine and butorphanol (treatment XB), xylazine with 1 of 2 dosages of ketamine (treatment XK1 or XK2), or xylazine and butorphanol with 1 of 2 dosages of ketamine (treatment XBK1 or XBK2). Head height and various behaviors, including responses to noise, insertion of a dental float, needle prick on the flank, algometer pressure on the scapula, and bilateral carpal arthrocenteses, were evaluated.
Results—No significant differences were detected among sedation treatments for head height, response to noise, or response to arthrocenteses. Insertion of a dental float was easiest with treatment XBK2 and most difficult with treatments XK1 and XK2. Response to a needle prick on the flank was lowest with treatment XB and highest with treatment XK2. Tolerance to algometer pressure over the scapula was highest with treatment XBK2 and lowest with treatment X.
Conclusions and Clinical Relevance—Administration of a subanesthetic dosage of ketamine with xylazine and butorphanol may facilitate certain procedures, such as insertion of a dental float, in horses and enhance tolerance to pressure stimulation, but it may worsen responses to acute pain, such as that caused by a needle prick. Further evaluation is needed to determine whether subanesthetic dosages of ketamine might be useful when performing certain clinical procedures in horses.
An Anthropomimetic Approach to High Performance Traction Control
Authors: Kirchner William , Southward Steve C. 
Published: June 2011

Abstract
The ability to learn and adapt to changing environmental conditions, as well as develop perceptive models based on stimulus-response data, provides expert human drivers with significant advantages. When it comes to bandwidth, accuracy, and repeatability, automatic control systems have clear advantages over humans; however, most high performance control systems lack many of the unique abilities of a human expert. This paper documents our first step toward the development of a novel automatic traction control algorithm using an anthropomimetic approach. The primary objective of this approach was to synthesize a high performance longitudinal traction control system by incorporating desirable human behavior distilled from human-in-the-loop (HIL) testing on a 6-DOF driving simulator. The proposed control algorithm was developed in a general framework, and applied to the specific task of longitudinal traction control. Simulation results confirm that the proposed anthropomimetic traction control algorithm provides improved performance relative to a well-tuned conventional PID-based traction control algorithm. Results are also compared with the HIL response data from a behavioral study.
Philosophical dialogue as a space for seeking a good life, identity and critical thinking
Authors: Šulavíková Blanka 
Published: June 2011

Abstract
In recent years (since the 1980s) we have witnessed growth in the practical application of philosophy. Some authors talk about a so-called “shift in philosophical counselling” or “philosophical practice” taking place chiefly in western countries. Some Slovak authors also discuss the application of philosophy in practice but this issue is only in its infancy here. The author of this paper seeks to establish the boundaries of understanding the possibilities philosophy has to offer in practical life and to formulate an opinion on the competency of philosophy in this area. The author believes that it is the “good life” that is central to the agenda of philosophical practice. The aim of philosophical counselling is to advise people through their personal life philosophy. It is a conversational process that controls dialectic thinking and reflects the fears and questions that arise in everyday life as well as questions about the meaning of life as a whole. The author understands philosophical dialogue as a space for seeking a good life, identity and critical thinking.
Ampliatio et mora : Evergètes récalcitrants d'Afrique romaine
Authors: Jacques François 
Published: June 2011

ZUSAMMENFASSUNG
Bei ihrem Wahlversprechen (pollicitatio) haben die afrikanischen Wohltäter den in Aussicht gestellten Betrag häufig überschritten. Man nahm an, seit die Höhe der pollicitationes festgesetzt war und gleich blieb, sei diese ampliatio (oder adiectio) ein Mittel gewesen, andere Bewerber zu übertrumpfen. Ebenso hat man die von Testamentvollstreckern vorgenommene ampliatio aus dem Wunsch erklärt, am Ansehen, welches das Legat verschuf, teilzuhaben.
Einige afrikanischen Inschriften belegen jedoch, dass diese ampliatio manchmal mit einer beträchtlich verspäteten Einlösung des Zahlungsversprechens übereinstimmte, weil die Spender offenbar nur widerwillig zahlten.
Zwei kaiserliche Reskripte geben Grund zu der Annahme, dass in diesen Fällen die Zusatzsumme {summa adiecta) keine liberalitas ist, sondern eine Gebühr, die sich nach dem Zahlungsverzug bemisst. Nach Digesten, 50, 10 5 hat Antoninus Pius verfügt, dass für eine testamentarische Schenkung ein Vollzugstermin festzusetzen sei ; nach dessen Ablauf hatten die Erben die Zinsen der zur Schenkung bestimmten Summe zu zahlen. Digesten, 50, 12, 1 weist nach, dass diese Regelung auch für die pollicitationes gilt. Ulpian führt dort ein Reskript von Septimius Severus und Caracalla an. Die Pflicht, Zinsen zu zahlen, ist jedoch, u.E., weit älter.
Inschriften, die zugleich den ursprünglich versprochenen Betrag, die adiectio und den Einlöstermin anführen, sind selten. Aber in zwölf Fällen zögernder oder gezwungener Einlösung von pollicitationes kann die ampliatio pecuniae kaum anders als durch Aufschlag der Zinsen auf die ursprünglich versprochene Summe erklärt werden. Dasselbe gilt für drei Fälle von Vollstreckung testamentarischer Verfügungen.
Manchmal ist die ampliatio ein Indiz für den Sieg der in ihrer Rechtsposition starken res publica; sie setzt sich gegen eine lokale Persönlichkeit durch, die versucht hat, sich einer ohne Begeisterung eingegangenen Pflicht zu entziehen.
A thousand Tracian Recruits for Mauretania Tingitana
Authors: Speidel Michael P. 
Published: June 2011

Le réexamen d'une inscription funéraire de Cherchel éclaire certains aspects du recrutement de l'armée romaine d'Afrique. D'après ce texte, Sextius Iulius lulianus, tribun du numerus Syrorum Malvensium est mort à Caesarea alors qu'il conduisait 1 000 recrues thraces en Maurétanie tingitane.
L'importance de ces effectifs souligne la part du recrutement thrace dans les unités engagées sur les frontières, alors qu'en vertu de considérations climatiques on avait surestimé le rôle en Afrique des contingents orientaux.
L'inscription confirme ce que nous pouvons savoir des modalités du transfert des troupes à l'échelle des provinces et à celle de l'empire. La ventilation des renforts entre les différentes unités incombait aux gouverneurs qui communiquaient leurs besoins, en cas d'urgence, à une agence centralisée de recrutement à Rome.
L'acheminement de ces recrues de Caesarea en Maurétanie tingitane soulève un autre problème : l'inscription avait été invoquée pour suggérer un transfert par mer et conclure à l'absence d'une liaison terrestre, par le Sud du Rif, entre les deux Maurétanies. L'absence de continuité constatée par ailleurs dans les installations frontalières des deux provinces n'exclut pas cependant la réalité de contacts prolongés ni la possibilité d'un contrôle temporaire de cet itinéraire terrestre. C'est lui qu'aurait pu emprunter le renfort thrace à partir du numerus Syrorum, dernière position à l'ouest de la nova praetentura, pour se rendre à Volubilis.
Présentation du modèle Métricx
Authors: Allard Dominique , Bloch Laurence , Bœuf Patrick , Fraichot Jean-Pierre , Kadjar Annette , Loué Jean-François , Rabemananjara Roger , Ralle Pierre , Bureau Dominique 
Published: June 2011

Présentation du modèle Métricx,
par les équipes Inséé et Direction de la prévision.

Le modèle Métric, construit conjointement par l'Inséé et la Direction de la prévision a été utilisé régulièrement depuis 1976 à des fins de prévisions et d'évaluation de la politique économique.

Toutefois, la richesse de la conjoncture des années récentes a rendu nécessaire une révision des comportements les plus importants. Cet article présente Métricx, modèle trimestriel de référence actuel de l'Insée et de la Direction de la prévision. Du modèle initial, on a conservé la structure fondamentale, mais la cohérence d'ensemble a été améliorée en particulier sur les demandes de facteurs et la boucle prix-salaires, tandis que la dynamique des équations a été affinée. Après avoir décrit la structure keynésienne et les principales équations du modèle, l'article analyse le fonctionnement des blocs, puis compare certains de ses résultats à ceux du modèle Métric, et à d'autres modèles de l'économie française.