bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Recurrent liver failure in a 25-year-old female
Authors: Salek Jefrey , Byrne Janice , Box Terry , Longo Nicola , Sussman Norman 
Published: June 2010

Abstract
Acute liver failure (ALF) is defined as severe and sudden liver dysfunction leading to coagulopathy and encephalopathy in a previously healthy person without preexisting liver disease. Almost half of adult cases of ALF are due to acetaminophen toxicity, with 21% labeled indeterminate or other. We present a patient with a second episode of ALF, both episodes being initiated by catabolic stress. Elevated aminotransferases, jaundice, an elevated international normalized ratio, and confusion were typical of idiopathic ALF, and a low serum ceruloplasmin level initially led to a misdiagnosis of acute Wilson disease. Citrullinemia type I, a urea cycle defect caused by a deficiency of argininosuccinate synthetase, was diagnosed on the basis of plasma amino acids and was confirmed by molecular testing. Urea cycle defects are not generally considered causes of ALF in adults and are described rarely in children beyond the neonatal period. Our case illustrates the importance of screening patients with idiopathic ALF for a metabolic disorder. A prompt diagnosis and timely treatment enabled her to recover fully without the need for liver transplantation. Liver Transpl 16:1049-1053, 2010. © 2010 AASLD.
Extra-anatomical hepatic artery reconstruction in living donor liver transplantation: Can this procedure save hepatic grafts?
Authors: Uchiyama Hideaki , Shirabe Ken , Taketomi Akinobu , Soejima Yuji , Ninomiya Mizuki , Kayashima Hiroto , Ikegami Toru , Maehara Yoshihiko 
Published: June 2010

Abstract
Graft hepatic arteries (HAs) are usually reconstructed with a recipient HA branch (anatomical HA reconstruction) in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Surgeons often encounter difficulties in reconstructing HAs, particularly when a recipient artery other than an HA branch must be used; this is known as extra-anatomical HA reconstruction. The outcomes of LDLT recipients with extra-anatomical HA reconstruction were retrospectively reviewed. Between October 1996 and October 2009, we performed primary LDLT 335 times, re-LDLT 8 times, and HA re-reconstruction 5 times for patients with HA complications. Thirty-three extra-anatomical HA reconstructions were performed in 22 patients with primary LDLT (6.6%), 4 patients with re-LDLT (50%), and 4 patients with HA re-reconstructions for HA complications (80%). In extra-anatomical HA reconstructions, we used 12 right gastroepiploic arteries, 6 right gastric arteries, 5 gastroduodenal arteries, 2 left gastric arteries, 2 splenic arteries, 2 cystic arteries, and 4 interposition grafts as recipient inflow arteries. Only 1 HA-related complication, the formation of an aneurysm, occurred after extra-anatomical HA reconstruction. The overall graft and patient survival probabilities after primary LDLT with extra-anatomical HA reconstruction were comparable to those after LDLT with anatomical HA reconstruction, although approximately half of the patients with extra-anatomical HA reconstruction suffered anastomotic biliary strictures. Therefore, extra-anatomical HA reconstruction can be safely performed through the proper selection of recipient arteries and the use of interposition grafts. These procedures can save hepatic grafts, even when recipient HAs cannot be used as inflow arteries. Liver Transpl 16:1054-1061, 2010. © 2010 AASLD.
Effects of brand personality on brand trust and brand affect
Authors: Sung Yongjun , Kim Jooyoung 
Published: June 2010

AbstractGiven the potential utility of brand personality for marketers, the present research conceptualizes and investigates the relationships between five brand personality dimensions and brand trust as well as brand affect. This research proposes that some brand personality dimensions relate more to brand trust, whereas other dimensions relate more to brand affect. The results suggest that Sincerity and Ruggedness brand personality dimensions are more likely to influence the level of brand trust than brand affect, whereas the Excitement and Sophistication dimensions relate more to brand affect than to brand trust. The Competence dimension appears to have similar effects on both brand trust and brand affect. The research findings are consistent with marketing and consumer researchers' assertions that brand personality can increase levels of brand trust and evoke brand affect, which in turn builds the level of brand loyalty. Theoretical and practical contributions and implications are discussed. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Design for synergy with brand or price information
Authors: Chitturi Ravindra , Chitturi Pallavi , Raghavarao Damaraju 
Published: June 2010

AbstractCustomers' preference for the hedonic benefits (e.g., aesthetics) and utilitarian benefits (e.g., functionality) offered by a product varies depending on the context—buying versus selling, and choice versus willingness‐to‐pay. However, a customer's preference formation could involve brand information or price information in addition to the benefits offered by the product. It is unclear how the consideration of brand or price information influences customers' relative preference for hedonic and utilitarian product benefits. Does this information alter preference in favor of a product that offers greater utilitarian or greater hedonic benefits, and why? The results show that (1) hedonic (utilitarian) attributes have a significantly stronger influence on consumer preference when accompanied by a strong (weak) versus a weak (strong) brand; and (2) in the presence of price information, hedonic attributes have a dominant influence on consumer preference compared to in the absence of price information. The article concludes with a discussion of the theoretical contributions and managerial implications of design for synergy with brand or price information. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Mathematicsversuscommon sense: the problem of how to communicate dynamic meteorology
Authors: Persson Anders 
Published: June 2010

AbstractThe problems of communicating essential processes in dynamic meteorology are discussed, with examples. It is argued that the difficulty in conveying the concepts is not a result of the non‐linearity of atmospheric and ocean motions, but their counter‐intuitive nature. Although this might motivate the highly mathematical way dynamic meteorology is communicated, issues arise when the mathematics is poorly or wrongly interpreted. It is suggested that communication would be improved by laboratory experiments and observational evidence, while an historical background could help explain why a particular phenomenon is important. © Crown Copyright 2010. Reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Visualization of the weather—past and present
Authors: Keeling Simon J. 
Published: June 2010

AbstractAll consumers of the media are seeking information. The weather forecast is merely one part of this media. Initially, an artist's visual interpretation of weather conditions (real or imagined), the weather forecast has now evolved into the all‐encompassing visual and audio experience viewed through television today, although weather images continue to illicit emotions from viewers similar to those found when viewing other works of art. This paper examines how the weather has been visualized in times past, and how these techniques have been employed, culminating in the television weather forecast of today. Copyright © 2010 Royal Meteorological Society
Design of compact triple‐mode bandpass filter using double center stubs‐loaded resonator
Authors: Zhang Long , Yu Zhi‐Yuan , Mo Shao‐Guo 
Published: June 2010

AbstractA compact microstrip triple‐mode bandpass filter using half‐wavelength (λ/2) open‐ended microstrip line with double center loaded stubs is proposed in this article.By introducing a radial‐line stub to the traditional dual‐mode resonator, a triple‐mode resonator is realized and the mode characteristics of the resonator are discussed. Also, an equivalent lumped circuit is proposed and the method of parameters extracting is given. The proposed filter exhibits a quasi‐elliptic function response with a compact circuit dimension. At last, an experimental filter is fabricated and a good agreement between simulations and measurements is reached. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 52: 2109–2111, 2010; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.25364
2.4 GHz bio‐radar system with improved performance by using phase‐locked loop
Authors: Myoung Seong‐Sik , Park Jae‐Hyung , Yook Jong‐Gwan , Jang Byung‐Jun 
Published: June 2010

AbstractThis letter presents a novel bio‐radar system with phase‐locked loop (PLL) for noncontact measurement of vital sign. As the leakage of the phase noise of local oscillator (LO) through antenna is dominant factor for the distances larger than about 30 cm, the performance of a bio‐radar system can be improved with the PLL employment. The proposed bio‐radar and PLL are implemented by using conventional commercial components, and the measured result shows that the bio‐radar system performance is greatly improved with a PLL without any additional digital signal processing. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 52: 2074–2076, 2010; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.25366
60‐GHz MHMIC six‐port model analysis
Authors: Hammou D. , Moldovan E. , Wu Ke , Tatu S.O. 
Published: June 2010

AbstractNew passive millimeter wave circuits built on thin alumina substrate are presented. A six‐port model is generated using measurement results of a 90° hybrid coupler. Good correlations between model and circuit measurements are proven. The proposed model is suitable for advanced system simulations of V‐band wireless personal area networks. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 52: 2104–2108, 2010; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.25377
A novel compact CPW‐fed planar monopole antenna with modified stair‐style ground for ultra‐wideband applications
Authors: Yang Y.‐B. , Zhang F.‐S. , Zhang F. , Zhang L. , Jiao Y.‐C. 
Published: June 2010

AbstractIn this article, a simple and compact CPW‐fed planar monopole antenna for ultra‐wideband applications is presented and investigated.The proposed antenna with a small size of 26 mm × 26 mm × 1 mm is composed of a gourd‐like radiation element fed by a CPW feed line, and a modified stair‐style ground. The proposed antenna has been successfully designed, fabricated, and measured. The measured results show that the antenna achieves a wide impendence bandwidth from 3.1 to 15.2 GHz with return loss less than −10 dB. In addition, it exhibits a nearly omnidirectional radiation pattern, stable antenna gain, and good time‐domain characteristics across the operation band. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 52: 2100–2104, 2010; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience. wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.25378
High‐performance interstacked transformers for mm‐wave ICs
Authors: Ragonese Egidio , Sapone Giuseppina , Palmisano Giuseppe 
Published: June 2010

AbstractIn this letter, a novel structure for mm‐wave integrated transformers is presented. The proposed transformers, namely, interstacked, exploit mixed interleaved/stacked coils, which allow increasing the magnetic coupling with respect to stacked devices, providing full geometrical/electrical symmetry. An extensive comparison between interstacked and conventional structures demonstrates the benefits of the proposed configuration in terms of the most significant figures of merit for integrated transformers. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 52: 2160–2163, 2010; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.25385
Novel three‐dimensional dyadic diffraction coefficient for wireless channel
Authors: Soni Sanjay , Bhattacharya Amitabha 
Published: June 2010

AbstractA novel three‐dimensional dyadic diffraction coefficient is presented.The proposed coefficient shows significant improvement when compared with published measurement. Further, three‐dimensional rooftop scenario is considered and measurement of the electric field in the vicinity of the building is carried out. The measurement result, thus obtained, is compared with predictions using proposed coefficient. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 52: 2132–2136, 2010; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience. wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.25402
Simple methods to measure partial polarization parameters in the Terahertz band using THz‐TDS
Authors: Yandong Gong , Hui Dong , Paulose Varghese 
Published: June 2010

AbstractPolarization measurement is important in the Terahertz (THz) band as certain samples may have polarization‐related fingerprints. Due to some limitations, obtaining complete polarization measurements is still quite difficult. In this article, we propose several simple methods to measure partial polarization parameters in the THz band by using a THz time‐domain spectroscopy (THz‐TDS) system. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 52: 2005–2007, 2010; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience. wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.25407
Continuously tunable, equivalent multiple‐tap negative‐tap microwave photonic notch filter
Authors: Chan E. H. W. 
Published: June 2010

AbstractA novel coherence‐free microwave photonic notch filter is presented.It is based on an off‐loop‐centre phase modulator Sagnac loop with an unbalanced Mach Zehnder interferometer at the loop output. Experimental results are presented, which demonstrate the filter tunability and show an equivalent negative‐tap notch filter response with a wide passband. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 52: 1923–1926, 2010; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.25424
Comparison of the Ewald and Wolf methods for modeling electrostatic interactions in nanowires
Authors: Gdoutos Eleftherios E. , Agrawal Ravi , Espinosa Horacio D. 
Published: June 2010

AbstractIonic compounds pose extra challenges with the appropriate modeling of long‐range coulombic interactions. Here, we study the mechanical properties of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires using molecular dynamic simulations with Buckingham potential and determine the suitability of the Ewald (Ann. Phys. 1921; 19) and Wolf (J. Chem. Phys. 1999; 110(17):8254–8282) summation methods to account for the long‐range Coulombic forces. A comparative study shows that both the summation methods are suitable for modeling bulk structures with periodic boundary conditions imposed on all sides; however, significant differences are observed when nanowires with free surfaces are modeled. As opposed to Wolf's prediction of a linear stress–strain response in the elastic regime, Ewald's method predicts an erroneous behavior. This is attributed to the Ewald method's inability to account for surface effects properly. Additionally, Wolf's method offers highly improved computational performance as the model size is increased. This gain in computational time allows for modeling realistic nanowires, which can be directly compared with the existing experimental results. We conclude that the Wolf summation is a superior technique when modeling non‐periodic structures in terms of both accuracy of the results and computational performance. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Optimal modal reduction of dynamic subsystems: Extensions and improvements
Authors: Tayeb Shaul , Givoli Dan 
Published: June 2010

AbstractThe problem of optimal reduction of a linear dynamic subsystem is revisited. The subsystem may represent, for example, a complex but minor part of a large elastic structure. The goal is to drastically reduce the number of degrees of freedom of a subsystem attached through an interface to a main system in such a way as to affect the dynamic behavior of the main system in the least possible way. In a recent publication, the Optimal Modal Reduction (OMR) algorithm was developed to this end. This algorithm seeks a reduction of the subsystem that will have minimal effect, in the L2 norm, on the Dirichlet‐to‐Neumann (DtN) map on the interface. Here this algorithm is extended and improved in a number of ways. First, a family of alternative formulations are derived for the DtN map, which lead to alternative OMR algorithms; one of them, called OMR j=2, is shown to yield better results than the original formulation. Second, the OMR algorithm, which was originally developed for undamped subsystems, is extended to subsystems undergoing Rayleigh damping. In addition, an enhanced derivation of the original OMR algorithm is presented, and the good pointwise performance of OMR is explained by relating to minimization with respect to the H1 norm. The extensions mentioned above are discussed theoretically as well as demonstrated via numerical examples. Experiments and discussion include comparison of the OMR algorithm to simple coarsening of the subsystem discretization. In all cases, central finite difference discretization in space and explicit time‐stepping are employed to solve the scalar wave equation. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Nonmetric dental characteristics of the early modern population of Okinawa Island in Nansei Islands, Japan
Authors: Manabe Y. , Oyamada J. , Kitagawa Y. , Igawa K. , Kato K. , Matsushita T. , Rokutanda A. 
Published: June 2010

AbstractDental morphological characteristics of the early modern population (c. 17–19th century AD) of Okinawa Island, Nansei Islands, were investigated to clarify their genealogical characteristics. We observed and classified 25 nonmetric traits of tooth crowns and roots from human remains (106 individuals) excavated from tombs of the early modern period in Okuma, Ginowan City, Okinawa. The incidences of these traits were compared with the incidences in the populations of the other Nansei Islands, of Japan, and of Asia overall. Univariate analysis of each trait and multivariate biological distance analysis based on the frequencies of the traits showed that the Okinawa population in the early modern period more closely resembled the migrant Yayoi populations than it did the native Jomon populations. It is difficult to support the “Ainu‐Ryukyu common origin theory” with regard to the early modern population in Okinawa without some modification of the theory, as well as the modern populations in Tanegashima and Okinawa Island. The geographical cline in the modern period from the northern Kyushu to the Okinawa Island via Tanegashima was confirmed in this analysis. Considering the major temporal changes in northern Kyushu and Tanegashima in addition to the geographical cline, the southward gene flow of the migrant Yayoi elements from northern Kyushu to the central Nansei Islands via the northeast end of the Nansei Islands is suggested. In addition, this study detected some temporal changes from the early modern to the modern period in Okinawa Island. Although the minor temporal change may be attributed to some genetic drift, gene flow from the Japanese main islands or China might be considered one of the causes of the change. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Dependence of mechanical properties on β‐form content and crystalline morphology for β‐nucleated isotactic polypropylene
Authors: Luo Feng , Wang Ke , Ning Nanying , Geng Chengzhen , Deng Hua , Chen Feng , Fu Qiang , Qian Yuying , Zheng De 
Published: June 2010

AbstractAs part of a continuous effort to develop high performance isotactic polypropylene (iPP) based on β‐form crystalline and morphological change induced by rare earth nucleator (WBG), various WBG contents (from 0.025 to 1.0 wt%) were adopted to prepare β‐nucleated iPP at a fixed final molten temperature (240°C) in this study. The crystallinity, polymorphic composition, and crystalline morphology were inspected in detail by a series of crystallographic characterizations, including calorimeter, X‐ray diffraction, polarized light microscopy (PLM), and electron microscopy. Furthermore, the self‐organization and re‐crystallization behavior of β‐nucleating agent occurred during cooling was characterized by rheometry. Finally, the dependence of mechanical properties, including tensile strength, elongation at break, and impact strength, on WBG content was discussed based on the variations in β‐form content and crystalline morphology. Interestingly, it is found that while the WBG content is below 0.1 wt%, the toughness of β‐nucleated iPP increases with increase in WBG content due to additional β‐form content; as the WBG content is in range of 0.1–0.5 wt%, the toughness increases at a lower rate with increase in WBG content due to β‐crystalline morphological change. However, a decrease in toughness is observed while nucleator content is above 0.5 wt% as WBG remains undissolved in iPP upon the adopted processing conditions. The result of this study provides valuable information for potential industrial applications. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Development of PEGylated doxorubicin‐E‐[c(RGDfK)2] conjugate for integrin‐targeted cancer therapy
Authors: Polyak Dina , Ryppa Claudia , Eldar‐Boock Anat , Ofek Paula , Many Ariel , Licha Kai , Kratz Felix , Satchi‐Fainaro Ronit 
Published: June 2010

AbstractDoxorubicin (DOX) is extensively used in cancer therapy; however, it is cardiotoxic in cumulative doses and chemoresistance can evolve with prolonged use. Conjugation of a chemotherapeutic agent to a water‐soluble polymeric carrier prolongs the circulation life of the drug, promotes its accumulation at the tumor site due to the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect and prevents the drug from extravasating into healthy tissues. We designed and synthesized a delivery system that enables the conjugation of a targeting moiety, Arg‐Gly‐Asp (RGD) peptidomimetic, on one end of a linear poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) chain, and DOX on the other end. The drug was bound to the polymer through an acid‐sensitive (6‐maleimidocaproyl)hydrazone linker. The resulting PEG‐DOX‐E‐[c(RGDfK)2] conjugate actively and selectively targets endothelial and tumor cells overexpressing αvβ3 integrin. Alternatively, we conjugated the PEG‐DOX with a control c(RADfK) peptide that does not bind to αvβ3 integrin, resulting in a PEG‐DOX‐c(RADfK) conjugate. The PEG‐DOX‐E‐[c(RGDfK)2] conjugate and free DOX exhibited similar cytotoxic effect on U87‐MG human glioblastoma cells. Interestingly, treatment with the conjugate inhibited the proliferation of DOX‐resistant M109 murine lung carcinoma cells at a lower IC50 compared with free DOX and PEG‐DOX‐c(RADfK). In addition, PEG‐DOX‐E‐[c(RGDfK)2] inhibited the proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells and their attachment to fibrinogen‐coated wells. Preliminary in vivo near‐infrared studies revealed that a PEG‐E‐[c(RGDfK)2]‐cyanine conjugate preferentially accumulated in mCherry‐labeled‐DA3 murine mammary tumors inoculated orthotopically in female BALB/c mice. Altogether, our results show a proof of principle for a selective delivery of DOX to endothelial and cancer cells overexpressing αvβ3 integrin. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.