bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The role of second-person narration in representing mental states in Sylvia Plath's Smith Journal
Authors: Demjén Zsófia 
Published: March 2011

Abstract
This paper looks at instances of second person narration in the first journal published in The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath (Kukil, 2000) in order to determine the potential that second person narration can have for the linguistic representation of mental states. The contributions of different disciplines (narratology, linguistics, psychology) to the study of second person narration are considered and their findings are re-applied to a non-fictional text. In a corpus-informed comparative analysis, the paper takes into consideration both perspectives from narratology and developments in the understanding of language use in the field of psychology to provide an interdisciplinary, but cognitively inclined perspective on the phenomenon.
Appearances of second person narration are chronologically tracked through the data and compared to biographical developments in Sylvia Plath's life; entries written in the first- and second person are compared to each other to determine linguistic differences using corpus methods; the results of the two analyses are then interpreted in the light of traditional functions attributed to second person narration in narratology, and in the light of research in narrative psychology. The paper aims to demonstrate that second person narration can project a sense of emotional depth and inner conflict as well as of emotional balance. However, the temporal orientation of a given text will influence which of these effects predominates.
Austen's fans and fans' Austen
Authors: Xu Jun 
Published: March 2011

Abstract
A corpus of Jane Austen's fanfic is constructed from sequels published in print and on line; it is then compared with a corpus of Austen's own writing, as well as one of contemporary romance fiction. Through analysis of the corpora, the “vertical intertextuality” of Austen's text and the fanfic corpus, and the “horizontal intertextuality” of contemporary romance fiction corpora and the fanfic corpus are articulated. The results illustrate that, although claiming to emulate her writing faithfully, Austen's fans reconstruct a modern Austen who is writing contemporary romance fiction through the “old” characters such as Elizabeth and Darcy. The different “Austens” emerging from this corpus research and other scholars' reading of Austen suggest that the death of the “Author” is only part of the story: we see not only the Author's death and the birth of the Reader, but a ghostly projection of a new “Author” in the reader's cultural context.
Representation of temporal sound features in the human auditory cortex
Authors: Nourski Kirill V. , Brugge John F. 
Published: March 2011

Abstract
Temporal information in acoustic signals is important for the perception of environmental sounds, including speech. This review focuses on several aspects of temporal processing within human auditory cortex and its relevance for the processing of speech sounds. Periodic non-speech sounds, such as trains of acoustic clicks and bursts of amplitude-modulated noise or tones, can elicit different percepts depending on the pulse repetition rate or modulation frequency. Such sounds provide convenient methodological tools to study representation of timing information in the auditory system. At low repetition rates of up to 8–10 Hz, each individual stimulus (a single click or a sinusoidal amplitude modulation cycle) within the sequence is perceived as a separate event. As repetition rates increase up to and above approximately 40 Hz, these events blend together, giving rise first to the percept of flutter and then to pitch. The extent to which neural responses of human auditory cortex encode temporal features of acoustic stimuli is discussed within the context of these perceptual classes of periodic stimuli and their relationship to speech sounds. Evidence for neural coding of temporal information at the level of the core auditory cortex in humans suggests possible physiological counterparts to perceptual categorical boundaries for periodic acoustic stimuli. Temporal coding is less evident in auditory cortical fields beyond the core. Finally, data suggest hemispheric asymmetry in temporal cortical processing.
New99mTc(CO)3(NNO) complexes in the development of 5HT1Areceptor imaging agents
Authors: Chiotellis A. , Tsoukalas C. , Pelecanou M. , Pirmettis I. , Papadopoulos M. 
Published: March 2011

AbstractIn this work we report the synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of two new neutral tricarbonylfac-M(CO)3(NNO) (M=Re,99mTc) derivatives of WAY-100635 as potential99mTc agents for thein vivoimaging of 5HT1Areceptors. The new pharmacophore NNO ligands are based on the picolylamineN,N-diacetic acid (PADA) ligand and their synthesis was achieved through the PADA anhydride, showing thus the applicability of this synthetic approach, developed in our laboratory, for the incorporation of bioactive amines in the PADA molecule and the development of target specific radiopharmaceuticals. The rhenium complexes were synthesized using [NEt4]2[Re(CO)3Br3] as a precursor and fully characterized by elemental analysis and spectroscopic methods. The analogous technetium-99m complexes were also prepared quantitatively using the [99mTc(CO)3(H2O)3]+precursor and their structure corroborated by means of the rhenium complexes. The lipophilicity of the Tc complexes is in the range normally accepted for substances to be able to cross the BBB. Competition binding tests showed moderate affinity for the 5HT1Areceptors, with IC50values at the nanomolar range (30 and 116 nM). Biodistribution in healthy animals was characterized by high initial blood and liver uptake and fast blood and tissue depuration with excretion taking place mainly through the hepatobiliary system. None of the new complexes showed any significant brain uptake, suggesting that the ability of a compound to cross the BBB is determined by more factors than charge, lipophilicity and size.
Solubility of ThO2·xH2O(am) in the presence of gluconate
Authors: Colàs E. , Grivé M. , Rojo I. , Duro L. 
Published: March 2011

AbstractThorium complexation with gluconate has been studied from solubility experiments at gluconate concentrations between 10−6and 10−1 mol/l, with pHcbetween 9 and 13 andI=0.5 M (NaClO4). Solubility experiments indicate the formation of a 1:1 thorium:gluconate complex. The stability constant for this species, extrapolated toI=0 by using the SIT (specific interaction theory), has been determined to be log10Kº=−11.5 ± 0.6 for the reaction: Th4++ GH4−+ 2H2O = Th(OH)2(GH2)−+ 4H+. In the presence of ThO2·xH2O, sorption of the organic ligand onto solid surface seems to limit thorium dissolution.
Study of Hydrogen Bonding Patterns of a Pharmaceutically Active Drug Molecule Paraldehyde: a Raman and DFT Study
Authors: Singh Shweta , Singh Dheeraj K. , Srivastava Sunil K. , Asthana Birendra P. 
Published: March 2011

Abstract
Raman spectra of neat paraldehyde (prldh) and its binary mixtures with methanol (M) with varying mole fractions of prldh from 0.1 to 0.8 were recorded in order to explore the hydrogen bonding patterns of prldh and their influence on spectral features of some selected vibrational bands of prldh in the region 400–1200 cm−1. Only few vibrational bands of paraldehyde show a significant change in their peak position in going from neat prldh to the complexes. One peculiar feature in this study is that the solvent band which occurs at ∼1034 cm−1 shows significant red shift of >4 cm−1 at higher mole fractions of prldh. This red shift is caused due to the hydrogen bonding between the O atom of the prldh ring and H atom of the methanol molecules. The Raman band at ∼1097 cm−1 band shows a blue shift of ∼5 cm−1 upon dilution and its linewidth also shows an increase of ∼5 cm−1 in going from neat prldh to extreme dilution. The line broadening upon dilution clearly indicates that the diffusion mechanism plays a dominant role in the dephasing of this vibrational mode. Density functional theoretic (DFT) calculations were performed employing B3LYP functional and high level basis set, 6-311++G(d,p) to obtain the ground state geometry of neat prldh and its hydrogen bonded complexes with methanol in gas phase. Basis set superimpose error (BSSE) correction was also introduced using the counterpoise method. In order to realize a condition quite close to the experiment, the polarizable continuum model (PCM, specific plus bulk solvation) calculations were also performed. For a detailed vibrational assignment of the normal modes, potential energy distribution (PED) calculation was also performed.
Treatment of Unicameral Bone Cyst
Authors: Hou Hsien-Yang , Wu Karl , Wang Chen-Ti , Chang Shun-Min , Lin Wei-Hsin , Yang Rong-Sen 
Published: March 2011

BACKGROUND:
There is a variety of treatment modalities for unicameral bone cysts, with variable outcomes reported in the literature. Although good initial outcomes have been reported, the success rate has often changed with longer-term follow-up. We introduce a novel, minimally invasive treatment method and compare its clinical outcomes with those of other methods of treatment of this lesion.

METHODS:
From February 1994 to April 2008, forty patients with a unicameral bone cyst were treated with one of four techniques: serial percutaneous steroid and autogenous bone-marrow injection (Group 1, nine patients); open curettage and grafting with a calcium sulfate bone substitute either without instrumentation (Group 2, twelve patients) or with internal instrumentation (Group 3, seven patients); or minimally invasive curettage, ethanol cauterization, disruption of the cystic boundary, insertion of a synthetic calcium sulfate bone-graft substitute, and placement of a cannulated screw to provide drainage (Group 4, twelve patients). Success was defined as radiographic evidence of a healed cyst or of a healed cyst with some defect according to the modified Neer classification, and failure was defined as a persistent or recurrent cyst that needed additional treatment. Patients who sustained a fracture during treatment were also considered to have had a failure. The outcome parameters included the radiographically determined healing rate, the time to solid union, and the total number of procedures needed.

RESULTS:
The follow-up time ranged from eighteen to eighty-four months. Group-4 patients had the highest radiographically determined healing rate. Healing was seen in eleven of the twelve patients in that group compared with three of the nine in Group 1, eight of the twelve in Group 2, and six of the seven in Group 3. Group-4 patients also had the shortest mean time to union: 3.7 ± 2.3 months compared with 23.4 ± 14.9, 12.2 ± 8.5, and 6.6 ± 4.3 months in Groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS:
This new minimally invasive method achieved a favorable outcome, with a higher radiographically determined healing rate and a shorter time to union. Thus, it can be considered an option for initial treatment of unicameral bone cysts.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:
Therapeutic Level III. See Instructions to Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

ORIGINAL ABSTRACT CITATION:
“Treatment of Unicameral Bone Cyst. A Comparative Study of Selected Techniques” (2010;92:855-62).
Revision Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: Repair Integrity and Clinical Outcome
Authors: Kowalsky Marc S. , Keener Jay D. 
Published: March 2011

BACKGROUND:
Literature regarding the outcomes of revision rotator cuff repair is limited. The purposes of the present study were to report the tendon repair integrity and clinical outcomes for a cohort of patients following revision arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and to examine factors related to tendon healing and the influence of healing on clinical outcomes.

METHODS:
Twenty-one of twenty-nine consecutive revision arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs with a minimum of two years of postoperative follow-up were retrospectively reviewed. Outcomes were evaluated on the basis of a visual analog pain scale, the range of motion of the shoulder, the Simple Shoulder Test, the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score, and the Constant score. Ultrasonography was used to examine repair integrity at a minimum of one year following surgery. Ten shoulders underwent arthroscopic repair of a recurrent single-tendon posterior rotator cuff tear, whereas eleven shoulders had repair of both the supraspinatus and infraspinatus.

RESULTS:
The mean age of the twenty-one subjects was 55.6 years; thirteen subjects were male and eight were female. Complete preoperative and postoperative clinical data were available for nineteen subjects after an average duration of follow-up of thirty-three months. Significant improvements were seen in terms of postoperative pain (p < 0.05), the Simple Shoulder Test score (p < 0.05), the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons function (p < 0.05) and total scores (p < 0.05), active forward elevation (p < 0.05), and active external rotation (p < 0.05). Postoperative ultrasound data were available for all twenty-one shoulders after a mean duration of follow-up of twenty-five months. Ten (48%) of the twenty-one shoulders had an intact repair. Seven (70%) of the ten single-tendon repairs were intact, compared with three (27%) of the eleven supraspinatus/infraspinatus repairs (p = 0.05). Patient age (p < 0.05) and the number of torn tendons (p = 0.05) had significant effects on postoperative tendon repair integrity. Shoulders with an intact repair had better postoperative Constant scores (p < 0.05) and scapular plane elevation strength (p < 0.05) in comparison with those with a recurrent tear.

CONCLUSIONS:
Revision arthroscopic rotator cuff repair results in reliable pain relief and improvement in shoulder function in selected cases. Approximately half of the revision repairs can be expected to be intact at a minimum of one year following surgery. Patient age and the number of torn tendons are related to postoperative tendon integrity. The postoperative integrity of the rotator cuff can have a significant influence on shoulder abduction strength and the Constant score.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:
Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions to Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

ORIGINAL ABSTRACT CITATION:
“Revision Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: Repair Integrity and Clinical Outcome” (2010;92:590-8).
Outcomes of an Anatomic Posterolateral Knee Reconstruction
Authors: LaPrade Robert F. , Johansen Steinar , Engebretsen Lars 
Published: March 2011

BACKGROUND:
Chronic posterolateral knee injuries often result in substantial patient morbidity and functional instability. The clinical stability and functional outcomes following anatomic reconstructions in patients with a chronic posterolateral knee injury have not been determined, to our knowledge.

METHODS:
A two-center outcomes study of sixty-four patients with grade-3 chronic posterolateral instability was performed. The patients were evaluated subjectively with the modified Cincinnati and International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) subjective scores and objectively with the IKDC objective score.

RESULTS:
Eighteen patients had an isolated posterolateral knee reconstruction, and forty-six patients underwent a single-stage multiple-ligament reconstruction that included reconstruction of one or both cruciate ligaments along with the posterolateral knee reconstruction. The average duration of follow-up was 4.3 years. The fifty-four patients who were available for follow-up had an average total Cincinnati score of 65.7 points. A significant improvement was found between the preoperative and postoperative IKDC objective scores for varus opening at 20°, external rotation at 30°, reverse pivot shift, and single-leg hop.

CONCLUSIONS:
An anatomic posterolateral reconstruction resulted in improved clinical outcomes and objective stability for patients with a grade-3 posterolateral knee injury.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:
Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions to Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

ORIGINAL ABSTRACT CITATION:
“Outcomes of an Anatomic Posterolateral Knee Reconstruction” (2010;92:16-22).
Toward the Validation of Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety
Authors: Facco E , Zanette G , Favero L , Bacci C , Sivolella S , Cavallin F , Manani G 
Published: March 2011

Anxiety is a relevant problem in dental practice. The Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety (VAS‐A), introduced in dentistry in 1988, has not yet been validated in large series. The aim of this study is to check VAS‐A effectiveness in more than 1000 patients submitted to implantology. The VAS‐A and the Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) were administered preoperatively to 1114 patients (459 males and 655 females, age 54.7 ± 13.1 years). Statistical analysis was conducted with Pearson correlation coefficient, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, and McNemar tests. A close correlation between DAS and VAS‐A was found (r  =  0.57, P < .0001); the VAS‐A thresholds of dental anxiety and phobia were 5.1 and 7.0 cm, respectively. Despite a significant concordance of tests in 800 cases (72%), disagreement was found in the remaining 314 cases (28%), and low DAS was associated with high VAS‐A (230 cases) or vice versa (84 cases). Our study confirms that VAS‐A is a simple, sensitive, fast, and reliable tool in dental anxiety assessment. The rate of disagreement between VAS‐A and DAS is probably due to different test sensitivities to different components of dental anxiety. VAS‐A can be used effectively in the assessment of dental patients, using the values of 5.1 cm and 7.0 cm as cutoff values for anxiety and phobia, respectively.
Kinematic Analysis of Gait Following Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection into the Knee Joint with an Acute Exacerbation of Arthritis
Authors: Mehta Saurabh , Shay Barbara L. , Szturm Tony , El-Gabalawy Hani S. 
Published: March 2011

Purpose: The objective of this study was to examine the effects of intra-articular corticosteroid injection (ICI) on ipsilateral knee flexion/extension, ankle dorsiflexion/plantarflexion (DF/PF), and hip abduction/adduction (abd/add) during stance phase in people with an acute exacerbation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) of the knee joint. The study also assessed the effects of ICI on spatiotemporal parameters of gait and functional status in this group. Methods: Nine people with an exacerbation of RA of the knee were recruited. Kinematic and spatiotemporal gait parameters were obtained for each participant. Knee-related functional status was assessed using the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS). Spatiotemporal gait parameters and joint angles (knee flexion, ankle DF/PF, hip abd/add) of the affected side were compared pre- and post-ICI. Results: Data for eight people were available for analysis. Median values for knee flexion and ankle PF increased significantly following ICI. Gait parameters of cadence, velocity, bilateral stride length, bilateral step length, step width, double-support percentage, and step time on the affected side also showed improvement. Pain and knee-related functional status as measured by the KOOS showed improvement. Conclusions: This study demonstrated a beneficial short-term effect of ICI on knee-joint movements, gait parameters, and knee-related functional status in people with acute exacerbation of RA of the knee.
In vivo imaging neurotransmitter function
Authors: Larisch R. , Vosberg H. , Beu M. , Hautzel H. , Wirrwar A. , Mueller H.-W. , Antke C. , Nikolaus S. 
Published: March 2011

SummaryThis article gives an overview of those small animal imaging studies which have been conducted on neurotransmitter function in the rat 6-hydoxydopamine (6-OHDA) model of Parkinson’s disease, and discusses findings with respect to the outcome of clinical studies on Parkinsonian patients.
Enquête sur les lieux de résidence des homosexuels masculins à Paris
Authors: Giraud Colin 
Published: March 2011

Résumé Cet article explore la problématique des formes de présence homosexuelles en ville sous un angle spécifique et peu investi jusqu'à présent : celui du lieu de résidence des populations homosexuelles. À partir de données quantitatives originales, on se propose de décrire et de comprendre les spécificités de l'inscription résidentielle des gays dans le cas de Paris. Après avoir précisé les problèmes méthodologiques que pose une telle démarche, on montrera l'existence d'espaces résidentiels plus ou moins attractifs pour ces populations et l'on décrira les permanences et les changements en cours depuis une décennie. On soulignera enfin l'influence de l'âge, de la génération et de la position sociale dans l'explication et la compréhension des choix résidentiels des gays parisiens.
Phototherapeutic Keratectomy Outcomes in Superficial Corneal Opacities
Authors: Arfaj Khalid Al , Jain Vandana , Hantera Mohamed , El-Deeb Mohamed Wagih , Rushod Adel Al , Nair Akshay G , Pineda Roberto 
Published: March 2011

Purpose Compare the effectiveness of Phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) in treatment corneal dystrophies versus superficial corneal scars: visual outcomes, recurrence rate and safety profile. Methods PTK was performed in 51 eyes of 51 patients. Data regarding the indications for PTK, ablation depth, symptomatic relief, pre-and postoperative best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), spherical equivalent changes, recurrence and complications were analyzed. The indications for PTK in our study were classified into two categories – group A: patients with corneal dystrophies (n = 23) and the other group B (n = 28) with other indications. Results The average age of the patients was 47 years (±16.4). The mean follow up period was 15.16 months (±10.01 months). Post operatively, there were no significant complications. While the overall BSCVA in the patients improved from 20/41 (0.484) to 20/32 (0.645), group A showed improvement from 20/35 (0.561) to 20/29 (0.687), as compared to group B in which BSCVA improved from 20/47 (0.421) to 20/33 (0.611). The most common indication in group A was granular corneal dystrophy (n = 10) and the most common indication in group B was post traumatic/infectious corneal scar or opacity (n = 10). Eighty-six percent (n = 44) of all patients had alleviation of symptoms. Recurrence of symptoms was seen in 3 eyes of recurrent corneal erosions which required retreatment. Conclusion PTK is a safe and effective procedure. The outcome of this study suggests that PTK improves BSCVA. PTK appears to improve ocular surface health. Furthermore, PTK can be recommended to most patients with corneal dystrophies as a treatment modality prior to other more invasive procedure (viz. penetrating keratoplasty).