bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Protonated PAHs as carriers of diffuse interstellar bands
Authors: Pathak A. , Sarre P. J. 
Published: September 2008

Abstract
We report the first results of Time-dependent Density Functional Theory calculations of electronic transitions of protonated stable neutral polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) molecules. Unlike most neutral closed-shell PAHs which generally absorb strongly in the ultraviolet (UV) or near-UV, the corresponding isoelectronic protonated forms of PAH molecules such as coronene and ovalene are predicted to have absorptions in the visible spectral region. Combining this with other astrophysical, chemical and physical aspects, it is concluded that the protonated forms of PAHs represent a strong class of candidate carriers of diffuse interstellar bands.
SUCROSE DETECTION AND THE STABILITY OF THE 2‐AFC PROCEDURE IN THE PRESENCE OF A CONFOUNDING VARIABLE
Authors: SHEPHERD DANIEL , QUEK SIEW YOUNG , PATHIRANA SREENI 
Published: September 2008

ABSTRACT This study attempted to measure absolute thresholds for sucrose in aqueous solution for 51 experienced judges. Two experiments utilizing the two‐alternative forced‐choice (2‐AFC) procedure generated 6‐point psychometric functions plotting percentage correct as a function of sucrose concentration. In both experiments, the judges were divided into two groups and tested in either purpose‐built sensory booths or on open tables situated in a laboratory. In the first experiment, the influence of a confounding variable was apparent, with nonmonotonic psychometric functions being obtained. In experiment II, the confounding variable was eliminated, permitting the estimation of absolute thresholds. In both experiments, there was no main effect of gender or session, though there was an effect of testing locality (P < 0.05). Data are reported to emphasize the importance of controlling extraneous variables and to demonstrate the robustness of the 2‐AFC procedure.PRACTICAL APPLICATIONSThis research contributes to an otherwise impoverished database on the detection of sucrose in a solution. The uses of the research include estimates of sucrose detection thresholds for comparative purposes; confirmation of the stability of the two‐alternative forced‐choice procedure; the utility of using formal testing areas as opposed to ad hoc testing stations; and the dangers of utilizing substandard experimental equipment while conducting research of this nature.
DEVELOPMENT OF A SENSORY LEXICON FOR CONVENTIONAL MILK YOGURT IN THE UNITED STATES
Authors: COGGINS P.C. , SCHILLING M.W. , KUMARI S. , GERRARD P.D. 
Published: September 2008

ABSTRACTTen trained panelists determined that 61 characteristics explained the flavor, aroma, texture, basic taste(s), feeling factors and appearance attributes inherent in 12 commercially produced yogurts formulated from bovine milk. When 12 yogurts were used to validate the sensory lexicon, differences (P < 0.05) existed in 37 of the original 61 characteristics. Yogurt brands were then differentiated based on these sensory attributes utilizing principal components analysis. This analysis revealed which attributes were most important in both explaining plain yogurt as well as allowed the clustering of different brands into groups based on taste, aroma, appearance and/or texture. Taste and texture characteristics were more effective at differentiating yogurt treatments than aroma and appearance. Even though taste and texture characteristics allowed trained panelists to identify, differentiate and categorize products, the yogurt could not be differentiated or categorized by fat percentage or source of milk (organic versus conventional).PRACTICAL APPLICATIONSA sensory lexicon was developed that is effective in the characterization and differentiation of nonflavored yogurts. Flavor and texture attributes were effective at differentiating yogurts, but yogurt products could not be grouped together according to sensory descriptors based on fat percentage and milk source (organic versus conventional).
Vulnerability of a Public Supply Well in a Karstic Aquifer to Contamination
Authors: Katz B.G. , McBride W.S. , Hunt A.G. , Crandall C.A. , Metz P.A. , Eberts S.M. , Berndt M.P. 
Published: September 2008

AbstractTo assess the vulnerability of ground water to contamination in the karstic Upper Floridan aquifer (UFA), age‐dating tracers and selected anthropogenic and naturally occurring compounds were analyzed in multiple water samples from a public supply well (PSW) near Tampa, Florida. Samples also were collected from 28 monitoring wells in the UFA and the overlying surficial aquifer system (SAS) and intermediate confining unit located within the contributing recharge area to the PSW. Age tracer and geochemical data from the earlier stage of the study (2003 through 2005) were combined with new data (2006) on concentrations of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), tritium (3H), and helium‐3, which were consistent with binary mixtures of water for the PSW dominated by young water (less than 7 years). Water samples from the SAS also indicated mostly young water (less than 7 years); however, most water samples from monitoring wells in the UFA had lower SF6 and 3H concentrations than the PSW and SAS, indicating mixtures containing high proportions of older water (more than 60 years). Vulnerability of the PSW to contamination was indicated by predominantly young water and elevated nitrate‐N and volatile organic compound concentrations that were similar to those in the SAS. Elevated arsenic (As) concentrations (3 to 19 μg/L) and higher As(V)/As(III) ratios in the PSW than in water from UFA monitoring wells indicate that oxic water from the SAS likely mobilizes As from pyrite in the UFA matrix. Young water found in the PSW also was present in UFA monitoring wells that tap a highly transmissive zone (43‐ to 53‐m depth) in the UFA.
Quantifying Potential Recharge in Mantled Sinkholes Using ERT
Authors: Schwartz Benjamin F. , Schreiber Madeline E. 
Published: September 2008

AbstractPotential recharge through thick soils in mantled sinkholes was quantified using differential electrical resistivity tomography (ERT). Conversion of time series two‐dimensional (2D) ERT profiles into 2D volumetric water content profiles using a numerically optimized form of Archie’s law allowed us to monitor temporal changes in water content in soil profiles up to 9 m in depth. Combining Penman‐Monteith daily potential evapotranspiration (PET) and daily precipitation data with potential recharge calculations for three sinkhole transects indicates that potential recharge occurred only during brief intervals over the study period and ranged from 19% to 31% of cumulative precipitation. Spatial analysis of ERT‐derived water content showed that infiltration occurred both on sinkhole flanks and in sinkhole bottoms. Results also demonstrate that mantled sinkholes can act as regions of both rapid and slow recharge. Rapid recharge is likely the result of flow through macropores (such as root casts and thin gravel layers), while slow recharge is the result of unsaturated flow through fine‐grained sediments. In addition to developing a new method for quantifying potential recharge at the field scale in unsaturated conditions, we show that mantled sinkholes are an important component of storage in a karst system.
Private Equity, Corporate Governance, and the Reinvention of the Market for Corporate Control
Authors: Wruck Karen H. 
Published: September 2008

In the early 1980s, during the first U.S. wave of debt‐financed hostile takeovers and leveraged buyouts, finance professors Michael Jensen and Richard Ruback introduced the concept of the “market for corporate control” and defined it as “the market in which alternative management teams compete for the right to manage corporate resources.” Since then, the dramatic expansion of the private equity market, and the resulting competition between corporate (or “strategic”) and “financial” buyers for deals, have both reinforced and revealed the limitations of this old definition.This article explains how, over the past 25 years, the private equity market has helped reinvent the market for corporate control, particularly in the U.S. What's more, the author argues that the effects of private equity on the behavior of companies both public and private have been important enough to warrant a new definition of the market for corporate control—one that, as presented in this article, emphasizes corporate governance and the benefits of the competition for deals between private equity firms and public acquirers.Along with their more effective governance systems, top private equity firms have developed a distinctive approach to reorganizing companies for efficiency and value. The author's research on private equity, comprising over 20 years of interviews and case studies as well as large‐sample analysis, has led her to identify four principles of reorganization that help explain the success of these buyout firms. Besides providing a source of competitive advantage to private equity firms, the management practices that derive from these four principles are now being adopted by many public companies. And, in the author's words, “private equity's most important and lasting contribution to the global economy may well be its effect on the world's public corporations—those companies that will continue to carry out the lion's share of the world's growth opportunities.”
Foreign Body in the Bronchus of a Dog
Authors: SINGLETON W. B. 
Published: September 2008

Abstract— A clinical report of a foreign body, its diagnosis and removal from the bronchus of a dog. The case is documented by radiographs.Résumé— Rapport clinique au sujet ?un corps étranger dans la bronche ?un chien; diagnostic et elimination du corps étranger. Ce cas est documenté par des radiographics.Zusammenfassung— Klinischer Bericht über einen Fremdkörper im Bronchus eines Hundes; Diagnose und Beseitigung des Fremdkörpers. Der Fall wird durch Radiographien beleft.
Laboratory Diagnosis of Distemper and Virus Hepatitis*
Authors: BOWDEN R. S. T. 
Published: September 2008

Abstract— The various laboratory diagnostic techniques available for the diagnosis of canine distemper and canine virus hepatitis (Rubarth's Disease) are tabulated together with the means of application.Résumé— Description des diverses méthodes dont on se sert pour le diagnostic laboratoire de la maladie de Carré et de ľhépatite à virus du chien (maladie de Rubarth), ainsi que des modes ?application de ces méthodes.Zusammenfassung— –Es werden die verschiedenen Methoden zur Laboratoriums‐Diagnose der Hundestaupe und der Virus‐Hepatitis (Rubarth'sche Krankheit) zusammengestellt, und ihre Anwendungsmöglichkeiten beschrieben.
Conditioned Reflexes and Innate Behaviour of the Neonate Dog
Authors: FOX M. W. 
Published: September 2008

Abstract— The normal behaviour pattern and reflex activity of the neonate puppy is described and observations on primitive reflexes are made on litters from various breeds up to the age of 8 weeks. The relationship between some congenital diseases and the persistence or disappearance of normal primitive reflexes is also discussed.Résumé— La structure du comportement normal et ľactivité réflexe sont décrites chez le chien nouveau‐né, et des observations sont faites sr les réflexes primitifs recherchés dans des portées de plusieurs races jusqu'à ľa&#x030c;ge de 8 semaines. Est également discuté le rapport entre certaines maladies congénitales et la persistance ou la disparition de réflexes primitifs normaux.Zusammenfassung— Beschreibung des normalen Verhaltensmusters und der Reflexaktivität beim neugeborenen Hund sowie Beobachtungen an primitiven Reflexen bei Würfen verschiedener Rassen bis zum Alter von 8 Wochen. Ferner wird der Zusammenhang zwischen gewissen angeborenen Krankheiten und dem Fortbestehen oder Verschwinden normaler primitiver Reflexe behandelt.
A Review of the Application and Interpretation of Laboratory Aids in Clinical Diagnosis*
Authors: BODDIE G. F. 
Published: September 2008

Résumé— L'emploi des différentes aides diagnostiques de laboratoire est décrit. En discutant ľemploi de ces examens, ľon insiste surtout sur ľanalyse des urines, ľhématologie clinique et la biochimie sanguine. Seuls sont étudiés les examens de laboratoire présentant une valeur réelle dans le diagnostic différentiel. Plus particulièrement, dans les maladies pré‐rénales les examens urinaires étudiés sont les pigments biliaires, les sels, les pigments sanguins, le Sucre, les corps cétoniques et ľindicane; dans les maladies rénales et post‐rénales les examens étudiés sont les proteines, le sang et le culot urinaires. En ce qui concerne ľhématochirme clinique les examens étudies sont ľureé sanguine, la glycémie, la bilirubinémie et le dosage de la transaminase. Le test ?hypo‐fonctionnement pan‐créatique, ainsi que ľhématologie clinique, et ľexamen de la moelle sanguine sont également discutés.Zusammenfassung— Eine Besprechung der Laborhilfen für die Diagnose. Bei der Erörterung ihrer Anwendung wird insbesondere auf Urinanalyse, klinische Hämatologie und Blutchemie eingegangen. Es werden nur solche Laboruntersuchungen behandelt, die für die Differentialdiagnose von echtem Wert sind. Bezüglich Abnormalitäten des Primärharns werden insbesondere Gallen‐farbstoffe, Salze, BlutfarbstofT, Zuckerketonkörper und Indikan behandelt, bezüglich Abnormalitäten des Harns in der Niere und nach Verlassen der Niere werden Eiweiss, Blut und Niederschläge behandelt. Im Zusammenhang mit der klinischen Blutchemie werden Blutharnstoff, Blutzucker, Bilirubin und Transaminasen erörtert. Ferner wird dauf den Bauchspeicheldrüsenunterfunktions‐Test, auf klinische Hämatologie und Knochenmarksuntersuchungen eingegangen.
A Preliminary Communication on the Use of an Enzyme Preparation in Small Animal Geriatrics
Authors: DE HAAN W. 
Published: September 2008

Abstract—A preliminary account is given of the clinical results from treating various disorders of ageing dogs and cats with an enzyme preparation; this preparation is a combination of tyrosinase and amine‐oxidase, and enzymes of the lipid metabolism.Résumé—Un compte‐rendu préliminaire est présenté des résultats cliniques du traitement par des préparations ?enzymes de diverses maladies chez le chien et le chat a&#x030c;gés; cette préparation comporte un mélange de tyrosinase, ?amine‐oxydase et des enzymes de métabolisme lipidique. Un certain nombre de cas cliniques est présenté pour illustrer les résultats.Zusammenfassung—Vorläufiger Bericht über die klinischen Ergebnisse bei der Behandlung verschiedener Krankheiten alternder Hunde und Katzen mit einem Enzympräparat; dises Präparat ist eine Verbindung von Tyrosinase und Aminooxydase sowie von Enzymen des Fettstoffwechsels. Zur Veranschaulichung sind eine Anzahl Frankengeschichten beigefügt.
Comparative aspects of renal transplantation in man and dog*
Authors: THOMPSON A. E. 
Published: September 2008

ABSTRACTThe present situation in human renal transplantation is described and the difficulties are emphasized. The value of canine experiments in solving the problems is explained.Résumé. On décrit la situation actuelle en matière de greffes rénales chez l'homme et on souligne les difficultés rencontrées. On explique l'apport que les experiénces sur les chiens pourrait faire à la solution des problèmes.Zusammenfassung. Die gegenwärtige Situation hinsichtlich der Nierentransplantation beim Menschen wird beschrieben und die Schwieregkeiten werden betont. Der Wert der Tierversuche mit Hunden für die Lösung der Probleme wird erläutert.
Congestive cardiac failure as a result of tuberculous pericarditis
Authors: FISHER E. W. , THOMPSON H. 
Published: September 2008

ABSTRACTA clinical case of tuberculous pericarditis in the dog is described. Necropsy indicated that the disease was widely disseminated throughout the body of the dog including kidney and lung. This animal therefore constituted a public health risk.Résumé. On décrit un cas clinique de péricardite tuberculeuse chez le chien. L'autopsie a révélé que la maladie s'était fortemente répandue dans le corps du chien et avait atteint les reins et les poumons. Par conséquent, cet animal menaçait la santé publique.Zusammenfassung. Ein klinischer Fall von tuberkulöser Pericarditis beim Hund wird beschrieben. Die Nekropsie zeigte, dass sich die Krankheit weit im Körper des Hundes, auch in der Niere und Lunge, verbreitet hatte. Dieses Tier stellte deshalb ein öffentliches Gesundheitsrisiko dar.
A comparison of cerebral arteriography and cavernous sinus venography in the dog
Authors: Lee R. , Griffiths I. R. 
Published: September 2008

ABSTRACTThe technique and relative merits of cerebral arteriography and cavernous sinus venography are reviewed. Of seven cases investigated by cerebral arteriography, only one case showed evidence of abnormality and this was confirmed at post‐mortem. Of nine cases investigated by cavernous sinus venography, six cases had positive findings, five of which have subsequently been substantiated pathologically.Résumé. On passe en revue les techniques et les mérites relatifs de l'artériographie cérébrale et de la veinographie du sinus cavnereux. Sur 7 cas soumis à l'artériographie cérébrale, un seul a presénté des anomalies confirmées à l'autopsie. Sur les 9 cas dans lesquels on a utilisé la veinographie du sinus caverneux, 6 ont donné des résultats positifs et parmi eux, 5 ont reçu une confirmation anatomo‐pathologique ultérieure.Zusammenfassung. Die Methoden und relativen Vorzüge der cerebralen Artériographie und der cavernösen Sinusvenographie werden besprochen. Von den sieben mit cerebraler Artériographie untersuchten Fällen zeigte nur einer Anzeichen von Anomalität, die bei der Autopsie bestätigt wurde. Von neun Fällen, die mit cavernösen Sinusvenographie untersucht wurden, ergaben sechs positive Befunde, von denen fünf später pathologisch bestätigt wurden.
Multiple myeloma in a dog
Authors: ODUYE OLADIPO O. , LOSOS G. J. 
Published: September 2008

ABSTRACTThis paper describes a case of multiple myeloma in a 3‐year‐old mongrel bitch. The diagnosis was established by histopathological examination of post‐mortem material. The tumour formed nodular masses on the fourth left rib and third and fourth lumbar vertebrae; it also involved the sternal lymph nodes, spleen, liver and kidneys. Demonstration of amyloid deposits in the kidney was inconclusive.Résumé. Observation d'un cas de myélome multiple chez une chienne bâtarde de 3 ans. Le diagnostic a été fait d'après les données histopathologiques après autopsie. La tumeur formait des masses nodulaires au niveau de la 4éme côte gauche et des vertèbres L 3 et L 4; elle intéressait aussi les ganglions lymphatiques parasternaux, la rate, le foier et les reins. La présence de dépôts amyloïdes dans le rein n'apportait aucun renseignement complémentaire.Zusammenfassung. Diese Abhandlung beschreibt einen Fall von multiplem Myelom bei einer 3 Jahre alten Bastardhündin. Die Diagnose beruhte auf der histopathologischen Untersuchung von Autopsiematerial. Der Tumor bildete nodulare Massen an der vierten Rippe links und am dritten und vierten Lendenwirbel; er involvierte auch die sternalen Lymphknoten, Milz, Leber und Nieren. Der Nachweis von Amyloidablagerungen in der Niere war nicht überzeugend.
Three cases of alopecia in the dog related to adrenocortical dysfunction
Authors: Delmage David A. 
Published: September 2008

ABSTRACTThree cases of alopecia in the dog are described; a Miniature Poodle showed bilateral adrenocortical hyperplasia; another Miniature Poodle had hypercortisolaemia with virilization probably associated with hyper‐adrenocorticism; and the third dog, a cross‐breed, had hypocortisolaemia associated with bilateral adrenocortical adenomata.Résumé. On décrit trois cas d'alopécie chez le chien; un caniche nain présentait une hyper‐plasie corticosurrénale; un autre chien de la même race avait une hypercortisolémie avec virilisme, due probablement à un hypercorticisme; le troisième chien, de race impure avait une hypercortisolémie due à des adénomes corticosurrénaux bilatéraux.Zusammenfassung. Es werden drei Fälle von Alopecia beim Hund beschrieben; ein Zwergpudel zeigte bilaterale adrenocorticale Hyperplasie; ein anderer Zwergpudel hatte Hypercorti‐solämie mit Virilisation wahrscheinlich in Verbindung mit Hyperadrenocorticismus, und der dritte Hund, eine Kreuzung, hatte Hypocortisolämie verbunden mit bilateralen adrenocorti‐calen Adenomen.
Horner's syndrome following common carotid artery catheterization in cats
Authors: Kneller S. K. , Lewis R. E. , Oliver J. E. 
Published: September 2008

ABSTRACTHorner's syndrome is characterized by ptosis of the upper eyelid, miosis and enophthalmos and is caused by sympathetic denervation. It has been described in man and animals as a result of trauma, neoplasia, and degeneration of portions of the sympathetic pathway to the eye.Horner's syndrome was observed following aortography by carotid catheterization in seven of sixteen cats. Changes persisted for 24 hr to 6 weeks. The aetiology appeared to be trauma to sympathetic fibres during dissection of the area for catheterization.Résumé. Le syndrome de Horner est caracterisé par la ptose de la paupière supérieure, par l'iose et par l'énervation sympathique. On l'a decrit dans l'homme et dans les animaux par suite du trauma, de la neoplase et de la degenerescence de parties du sentier sympathique à l'oeil.Le syndrome de Horner était observé à la suite d'aortographie par le sondage carotidien dans sept des seize chats. Les changements continuaient pendant vingtquatre heures à six semaines. L'aetiologie apparaissait d'etre le trauma à fibres sympathiques pendant le decoupage de l'aire pour le sondage.Zusammenfassung. Das Syndrom von Horner wird durch die Ptose des oberen Augenlids, durch die lose und durch die Enophthalme gekennzeichnet und die Ursache ist sympathische Nervenentfernung. Man hat es in Mensch und in Tieren beschrieban, wie eine Folge von der Verletzung, von der Neoplasie und von der Kolloidentartung von Anteilen des sympathischen Laufstegs zum Augen.Das Syndrom von Horner wird nach der Aortographie von Carotissondierung in sieben der sechszehn Katzen beobachtet. Die Veränderungen beharrten während vierundzwanzig Stunden bis sechs Wochen. Die Aetiologie erschien, die Verletzung zu den sympathischen Fasen während der Zerlegung des Areas für Sondierung, zu sein.
Pneumotharax due to Filaroides osleri infestation in the dog
Authors: Burrows Colin F. , O'Brien Joan A. , Biery Darryl N. 
Published: September 2008

ABSTRACTThis article describes the occurrence of Filaroides osleri infestation in a 11/2 year‐old male Miniature Schnauzer dog in which the presenting sign was recurrent pneumothorax, Diagnosis was made by direct visualization of the lesions caused by the parasite at bronchoscopic examination. Successful treatment consisted of endobronchial removal of the obstructing nodules. The unusual presenting signs exhibited by the dog are discussed in the light of current knowledge of the disease.Résumé. Cet article décrit l'apparition d'infestation ‘Filaroides’ osleri dans un chien Schnauzer‐nain mâle âgé d'un an et demi dans lequel le signe apparent se traduisait par un pneumothorax périodique. On a fait le diagnostique par une observation visuelle directe des lésions causées par le parasite à l'examen bronchoscopique. Le traitement qui a réussi a consisté en l'enlèvement endobronchique des nodules obstructifs. Les signes rares montrés par le chien sont discutés à la lumière de la connaissance actuelle de la maladie.Zusammenfassung. Dieser Artikel beschreibt das Vorkommen des Befalls ‘Filaroides osleri’ in einem Kleinschnauzer Hund, der eineinhalb Jahre alt ist, in dem das sichbare Zeichen, wiederkehrender Pheumathode war. Die Diagnose wirt von director Sichtbarmachung der Verletzungen gemacht, die vom Parasit in bronchoscopisher Untersuchung verursachten. Die glückliche Behandlung bestand aus inner bronchialer Abtrennung der verstopfenden Knötchen. Die aussergewöhnliche Zeichen vorzeigten vom Hund, werden im Lichte vom laufenden Wissen der Krankheit besprochen.