bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Song mimicry of Black‐bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara and other finches by the brood‐parasitic Cameroon Indigobird Vidua camerunensis in West Africa
Authors: PAYNE R. B. , BARLOW C. R. , BALAKRISHNAN C. N. , SORENSON M. D. 
Published: January 2005

Brood‐parasitic finches Vidua spp. mimic songs of their foster species, with most Vidua species both mimicking songs and parasitizing nests of a single estrildid finch species. We describe a behavioural radiation in the Cameroon Indigobird Vidua camerunensis. Local populations are polymorphic in behaviour, each male mimicking songs of a single species, with certain males mimicking songs of one species and other males mimicking songs of another host species. The species most often mimicked in song are Black‐bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara and African Firefinch L. rubricata; other species mimicked in song are Brown Twinspot Clytospiza monteiri and Dybowski's Twinspot Euschistospiza dybowskii. Indigobirds in the different mimicry song populations do not differ morphologically in plumage colour or size. The lack of morphological differences between male indigobirds with different mimicry songs is consistent with a recent behavioural radiation through host shifts, perhaps facilitated by environmental change associated with prehistoric cultivation of grain. The mimicry song populations of indigobirds, behaviourally imprinted upon different host species, support the idea of a process of speciation driven by a shift to new host species.
Telomere‐independent cellular senescence in human fetal cardiomyocytes
Authors: Ball Andrew J. , Levine Fred 
Published: January 2005

SummaryFetal cardiomyocytes have been proposed as a potential source of cell‐based therapy for heart failure. This study examined cellular senescence in cultured human fetal ventricular cardiomyocytes (HFCs). HFCs were isolated and identified by immunocytochemistry and RT‐PCR. Cells were found to senesce after 20–25 population doublings, as determined by growth arrest, morphological changes and senescence‐associated β‐galactosidase activity. Using the telomeric repeat amplification protocol assay, telomerase activity was undetectable in primary HFCs. Cells were transduced to express the human reverse transcriptase subunit (hTERT) of telomerase. This resulted in greatly increased telomerase activity, but no significant lifespan extension. Analysis of telomere length in primary HFCs revealed that the senescent phenotype was not accompanied by telomere shortening. Telomeres in hTERT‐positive cells were elongated in comparison with primary cells, and elongation was retained in senescent cells. Levels of the tumor suppressor protein p16INK4A increased in all senescent cells whether telomerase‐positive or ‐negative. Senescence was accompanied by a decline in transcript levels of the polycomb gene Bmi‐1, Ets1 and Ets2 transcription factors, and Id1, Id2 and Id3 helix–loop–helix proteins, suggesting roles for these genes in maintenance of cardiomyocyte proliferative capacity. In addition to offering novel insights into the behavior of human fetal cardiomyocytes in culture, these findings have implications for the development of a cell‐based therapy for cardiac injury using primary fetal heart tissue.
Stochastic dietary restriction using a Markov‐chain feeding protocol elicits complex, life history response in medflies
Authors: Carey James R. , Liedo Pablo , Müller Hans‐Georg , Wang Jane‐Ling , Zhang Ying , Harshman Lawrence 
Published: January 2005

SummaryLifespan in individually housed medflies (virgins of both sexes) and daily reproduction for females were studied following one of 12 dietary restriction (DR) treatments in which the availability of high‐quality food (yeast–sugar mixture) for each fly was based on a Markov chain feeding scheme – a stochastic dietary regime which specifies that the future dietary state depends only on the present dietary state and not on the path by which the present state was achieved. The stochastic treatments consisted of a combination of one of four values of a ‘discovery’ parameter and one of three values of a ‘persistence’ parameter. The results supported the hypotheses that: (i) longevity is extended in most medfly cohorts subject to stochastic DR; and (ii) longevity is more affected by the patch discovery than the patch persistence parameter. One of the main conclusions of the study is that, in combination with the results of earlier dietary restriction studies on the medfly, the results reinforce the concept that the details of the dietary restriction protocols have a profound impact on the sign and magnitude of the longevity extension relative to ad libitum cohorts and that a deeper understanding of the effect of food restriction on longevity is not possible without an understanding of its effect on reproduction.
CALCULATION OF THE HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ER-FLUID IN A PLANE CHANNEL-CONDENSER FOR THE EXPONENTIAL-LAW FLUID FLOW
Authors: KOROBKO E. V. , EGOROV N. I. , MOKEEV A. A. 
Published: January 2005

A historical survey is made of the works devoted to physico-mathematical modeling of transfer processes of the ER-fluids whose peculiarities are determined by the regularities in changing the internal structure of a liquid carrier in the presence of an electric field. The difficulties encountered in the statement and complete solution of a system of the Maxwell equations and the motion equation of a fluid with complicated rheology are discussed. For the first time the hydrodynamic characteristic (flow rate, pressure drop, velocity profile) of an ER-fluid in a channel-condensor of the simplist form, i.e. with a rectangular cross-section are calculated using the most complicated phenomenological equation of state, i.e. having the exponential — law dependence of shear stress on shear rate and applied electric field intensity. The relations obtained can be employed in designing the hydrodynamic systems in a wide range of flow velocities and electric-field intensities.
EDITORIAL: HISTORY OF HAND SURGERY IN HONG KONG
Authors: Wu Wing-Cheung 
Published: January 2005

The development of hand surgery in Hong Kong can be largely divided into three phases: the early years, the 1960s and 70s, and the present. In the immediate post-World War II years, incidence of infectious diseases was high; there were many patients with tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, leprosy and osteomyelitis. In the 1960s and 70s, the light industry revolution brought along many patients with serious hand injuries caused by machines. Dr Yen-Shui Tsao was the first local surgeon trained in hand surgery. Prof. SP Chow and Prof. PC Leung were the two pioneers who developed this subspecialty and microsurgery during that period. At present, with the change in economic environment, the disease pattern has also changed. Despite our heavy clinical involvement, we have been very active in academic researches. The Hong Kong Society for Surgery of Hand was formed in 1986. For the past 15 years, the society organized Workshops and Annual Congresses attended by overseas speakers, including surgeons from China. It also provided scholarships for Fellows of the Asia-Pacific countries. In addition, the society provided the participants with the chance to exchange ideas and forge friendships. Hong Kong has thus been and will continue to be the meeting point of the East and the West.
Blockade of Angiotensin II with Losartan Attenuates Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Inducible Gene-h3 (βig-h3) Expression in a Model of Chronic Cyclosporine Nephrotoxicity
Authors: Sun Bo Kyung , Li Can , Lim Sun Woo , Choi Bum Soon , Lee Suk Hee , Kim In San , Kim Yong Soo , Bang Byung Kee , Yang Chul Woo 
Published: January 2005

<i>Background:</i> We recently demonstrated that upregulation of the transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 inducible gene-h3 (βig-h3) is associated with tubulointerstitial fibrosis (TIF) in a rat model of chronic cyclosporine A (CsA) nephrotoxicity. This study investigated the association between βig-h3 expression and TIF during losartan treatment in this model. <i>Methods:</i> Adult Sprague-Dawley rats kept on a salt-depleted diet (0.05% sodium) were treated daily for 4 weeks with vehicle (olive oil, 1 ml/kg), CsA (15 mg/kg) or both CsA and losartan (10 mg/kg in drinking water). The effect of losartan on βig-h3 expression was evaluated using in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry and immunoblotting. Histopathology, expressions of TGF-β1 and intrarenal angiotensin II were compared across treatment groups. <i>Results:</i> Concurrent administration of losartan significantly attenuated βig-h3 mRNA and protein expression within the tubulointerstitium of CsA-treated kidneys. This was accompanied by the retardation of TIF (18 ± 5 vs. 39 ± 5%, p < 0.01 vs. CsA) and the expression of TGF-β1 mRNA (336 ± 49 vs. 685 ± 63%, p < 0.01 vs. CsA) and the number of angiotensin II-positive glomeruli (18 ± 5 vs. 38 ± 6, p < 0.05 vs. CsA). <i>Conclusion:</i> Losartan is capable of abrogating the upregulation of TGF-β1 and βig-h3 expression, and this is associated with attenuated tubulointerstitial fibrosis in chronic CsA nephrotoxicity.
Effect of Hemodiafiltration against Radical Stress in the Course of Blood Purification
Authors: Tomo Tadashi , Matsuyama Kazuhiro , Nasu Masaru 
Published: January 2005

The involvement of radical stress has been suggested as a cause for complications in patients on dialysis, such as arteriosclerosis, dialysis-related amyloidosis, etc. It has been reported that the increase in radical stress is not only seen in renal failure, but that its amplified effect is also seen in the process of blood purification. Our group has reported on the radical stress-reducing effect of HDF. We performed four types of blood purification (HD; on-line HDF; pre, on-line HDF; post, P/P HDF) in patients on maintenance dialysis using the polysulfone (APS) dialyzer. The change in radical related markers such as pentosidine (total, free) and CML (total, free), and the CTL/Cr ratio, and the hydroperoxide radicals were studied. In HDF (post, pre), the amplification rate of hydroperoxide radicals was significantly low, whereas the reduction rate of CTL/Cr ratio as index for hydroxy radicals was significantly higher in on-line HDF than in HD. Both the total CML and T-pentosidine increased in HD but showed a decrease in HDF. As HDF uses large amounts of replacement solution, the following effects can be expected: (a) suppression of the amplification of hydroperoxide radicals and suppression of the amplification of hydroxy radicals, and (b) suppression of fat oxidation by AGEs themselves. These antiradical stress effects are presumed to be exerted by effective removal of radical carrier protein, denatured protein, and complement protein in HDF, by dilution of radicals by massive use of replacement solution, and by the sequential reduction of the excitation and amplification effects.
La perception du débit en langue seconde
Authors: Schwab Sandra , Grosjean François 
Published: January 2005

Abstract
Non-native speakers of a second language often report that the speech ratein that language is faster than the rate in their own language. So as to comparespeech rate perception by native (French) and non-native (Swiss German) speakers,and to determine if rate estimation by non-native speakers is correlated withtheir level of comprehension, we asked two groups of 96 participants, native andnon-native speakers of French, to listen to short stories read at slow, medium andfast rates. They were asked to answer a few comprehension questions and to givean estimate of the speech rate. The results obtained show that there is indeed adifference between the two groups: the faster the physical speech rate, the greaterthe impression of speed in the non-native speakers as compared with the nativespeakers. In addition, when speech rate is slow and normal, there is a significantnegative correlation between oral comprehension and perceived rate: the lowerthe comprehension, the higher the estimated rate.
Lowering LDL Cholesterol: Where Is the End of the Journey?
Authors: März Winfried 
Published: January 2005

Lowering LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) with statins is a well-documented strategy to reduce the incidence rate of cardiovascular events and deaths. There has been consensus so far that LDL-C should at least be lowered to 100 mg/dl in individuals suffering from established atherosclerotic disease and/or diabetes mellitus. Results of recent intervention trials of highly effective statins have lead to suggest that the target for high-risk individuals be set at substantially lower concentrations. As demonstrated by the Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy (PROVE-IT) study this recommendation appears warranted particularly in patients with acute coronary syndromes. However, evidence is emerging that LDL-C levels well below 100 mg/dl would also produce significant additional clinical benefit in patients with stable coronary artery disease or type 2 diabetes.
No influence of the P-glycoprotein polymorphisms MDR1 G2677T/A and C3435T on the virological and immunological response in treatment naïve HIV-positive patients
Authors: Winzer Ralf , Langmann Peter , Zilly Michael , Tollmann Franz , Schubert Jörg , Klinker Hartwig , Weissbrich Benedikt 
Published: January 2005

Abstract
Background
In a retrospective study of HIV-infected patients, we investigated the influence of the MDR1 genotype (G2677T/A and C3435T) on the virological and immunological response of treatment naïve patients.

Methods
The MDR1 genotype was analysed from 72 patients in whom antiretroviral therapy was initiated between 1998 and 2004. Data were obtained at week 4, 12, 24 and 48 and were analysed by the Kruskal-Wallis test.

Results
During the first 48 weeks of antiretroviral therapy, there were no significant differences in the virological and immunological response with respect to the MDR1 2677 and 3435 genotypes and the 2677/3435 haplotype.

Conclusions
In view of different results from several studies concerning the influence of MDR1 polymorphisms on the immunological and virological response to antiretroviral therapy, further studies with larger patient groups and longer follow-up are necessary in order to resolve conflicting issues.
Reconceptualizing "Wolfian" Anthropology and the Peasantry
Authors: Smith Carol A. 
Published: January 2005

Articulating Hidden Histories: Exploring the Influence of Eric R. Wolf. Jane Schneider and Rayna Rapp. eds. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995.400 pp.Reconceptualizing the Peasantry: Anthropology in Global Perspective. Michael Kearney. Boulder, CO. Westview Press, 1996. 210 pp.
Youthful Vigor and Mature Realism in Ceramic Studies
Authors: Blinman Eric 
Published: January 2005

The Emergence of Pottery: Technology and Innovation in Ancient Societies. William K. Barnett and John W. Hoopes. eds. Smithsonian Series in Archaeological Inquiry. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996. 286 pp.The Social Dynamics of Pottery Style in the Early Puebloan Southwest. Michelle Hegmon. Cortez, CO. Crow Canyon Archaeological Center (distributed by University of Arizona Press), 1995. 272 pp.
Japanese Perspectives on China
Authors: Rudelson Justin Jon 
Published: January 2005

The Literature of Travel in the Japanese Rediscovery of China 1862‐1945. Joshua A. Fogel. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1996. 418 pp.Perspectives on Chinese Society: Anthropological Views from Japan. Suenari Michio. J. S. Eades, and Christian Darnels, eds. Canterbury, England: University of Kent, 1995.374 pp.
Agricultural Intensification in Asia and the Pacific
Authors: Dove Michael R. 
Published: January 2005

The Wet and the Dry; Irrigation and Agricultural Intensification in Polynesia. Patrick Vinton Kirch. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994. 385 pp.From Upland to Irrigated Rice: The Development of Wet‐ Rice Agriculture in Rejang Musi, Southwest‐Sumatra, Jürg Schneider. Berlin: Reimer, 1995. 214 pp.
U.S. Immigrants and the Global Narrative
Authors: Schiller Nina Glick 
Published: January 2005

Changing Identities: Vietnamese Americans, 1975‐1995. James M. Freeman. New Immigrant Series. Boston; Allyn and Bacon, 1995. 132 pp.From the Workers' State to the Golden State: Jews from the Former Soviet Union in California. Steven J. Gold. New Immigrant Series. Boston; Allyn and Bacon, 1995. 122 pp.From the Ganges to the Hudson: Indian Immigrants in New York City. Johanna Lessinger. New Immigrant Series. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1995. 159 pp.Salvadorans in Suburbia: Symbiosis and Conflict. Sarah J. Mahler. New Immigrant Series. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1995.127pp.Visa for. Dream: Dominicans in the United States. Patricia R. Pessar. New Immigrant Series. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1995. 98 pp.
Positively Diverse: Jewish Difference in Western Culture and the Academy
Authors: Frank Gelya 
Published: January 2005

Thinking in Jewish. Jonathan Boyarin. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996. 218 pp.People of the Book: Thirty Scholars Reflect on Their Jewish Identity. Jeffrey Rubin‐Dorsky and Shelley Fisher Fishkin. eds. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1996. 507 pp.
Political Violence, Narrative, and Memory
Authors: Caton Stephen 
Published: January 2005

Lords of the Lebanese Marclies: Violence and Narrative in an Arab Society. Michael Gilsenan. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996. 377 pp.Memories of Revolt: The 1936‐1939 Rebellion and the Palestinian National Past. Ted Swedenburg. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1995. 259 pp.
Mississippian Ups and Downs
Authors: Pauketat Timothy R. 
Published: January 2005

Political Structure and Change in the Prehistoric Southeastern United States. John F. Scarry. ed. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1996. 324 pp.Mississippian Communities and Households. J. Daniel Rogers and Bruce D. Smith. eds. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1995. 310 pp.
Anthropology and the Crisis of Intellectuals/Waiting for Foucault/ From Physics to Anthropology—and Back Again/ Redrawing the Map: Two African Journeys/Anthropology, the Intellectuals, and the Gulf War/ The Relation: Issues In Complexity and Scale/ Miracle in Natal: Revolution by Ballot‐Box/Conversations with Anthropological Film‐Makers: Melissa Llewelyn‐Davis/ Conversations with Anthropological Film‐Makers: David MacDougall/ On Becoming Authentic: Interview with Jimmie Durham
Authors: Reed Michael C. 
Published: January 2005

Anthropology and the Crisis of Intellectuals. ANNA GRIMSHAW and KEITH HART. Prickly Pear Series, 1. 1996 [1993]. 57 pp., contributors, guide to further reading.Waiting for Foucault. MARSHALL SAHLINS. Prickly Pear Series, 2. 1996 [1993]. 25 pp.From Physics to Anthropology—and Back Again. SIMON SCHAFFER. Prickly Pear Series, 3. 1994. 55 pp., contributor, endnotes.Redrawing the Map: Two African Journeys. GABRIEL GBADAMOSI and ATO QUAYSON. Prickly Pear Series, 4. 1994. 43 pp., contributors, references.Anthropology, the Intellectuals, and the Gulf War. PATRICK WILCKEN. Prickly Pear Series, 5. 1994. 51 pp., notes, bibliography.The Relation: Issues In Complexity and Scale. MARILYN STRATHERN. Prickly Pear Series, 6. 1995. 47 pp., endnotes.Miracle in Natal: Revolution by Ballot‐Box. ALAN THOROLD. Prickly Pear Series, 7. 1995. 59 pp.Conversations with Anthropological Film‐ Makers: Melissa Llewelyn‐Davis. ANNA GRIMSHAW. Prickly Pear Series, 8. 1995. 61 pp.Conversations with Anthropological Film‐ Makers: David MacDougall. ANNA GRIMSHAW and NIKOS PAPASTERGIADIS. Prickly Pear Series, 9. 1995 65 pp., contributors, guide to further reading, bibliography.On Becoming Authentic: Interview with Jimmie Durham. NIKOS PAPASTERGIADIS and LAURA TURNEY. Prickly Pear Series, 10. 1996 pp.
The Traffic in Culture: Refiguring Art and Anthropology/ Looking High and Low: Art and Cultural Identity
Authors: Wulff Helena 
Published: January 2005

The Traffic in Culture: Refiguring Art and Anthropology. GEORGE E. MARCUS and FRED R. MYERS. eds. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995. ix. 380 pp., photographs, notes, references, index, contributors.Looking High and Low: Art and Cultural Identity. BRENDA JO BRIGHT and LIZA BAKEWELL. eds. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1995. 210 pp., figures, notes, references, index, contributors.
Meanings of the Market: The Free Market in Western Culture/ Marketing and Modernity
Authors: Dilley Roy M. 
Published: January 2005

Meanings of the Market: The Free Market in Western Culture. JAMES G. CARRIER. ed. New York: Berg, 1997. xviii. 276 pp., notes, references, contributors, index.Marketing and Modernity. MARIANNE ELISABETH LIEN. New York. Berg, 1997. viii. 308 pp., figures, tables, notes, bibliography, index.
Defining Females: The Nature of Women in Society/ Sex and Gender Hierarchies
Authors: Barlow Kathleen 
Published: January 2005

Defining Females: The Nature of Women in Society. SHIRLEY ARDENER. ed. Cross‐Cultural Perspectives on Women, vol. 4. SHIRLEY ARDENER and JACKIE WALDREN. eds. Oxford: Berg Publishers Limited, 1993. viii. 216 pp., notes, references, index.Sex and Gender Hierarchies. BARBARA DIANE MILLER. ed. Publications of the Society for Psychological Anthropology, vol. 4. ROBERT A. PAUL and RICHARD A. SHWEDER. eds. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. xix. 401 pp., figures, notes, references, index.
Plains Indians, A.D. 500‐1500: The Archaeological Past of Historic Groups/ The Cheyenne in Plains Indian Trade Relations 1795‐1840
Authors: Demallie Raymond J. 
Published: January 2005

Plains Indians, A.D. 500‐1500: The Archaeological Past of Historic Groups. KARL SCHLESIER. ed. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1994. xxvii. 479 pp., illustrations, maps, tables, list of contributors, bibliography, index.The Cheyenne in Plains Indian Trade Relations 1795‐1840. JOSEPH JABLOW. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1994. xix. 100 pp., maps, bibliography, Index.
A Theory of Shopping/ Shopping, Place, and Identity
Authors: Arnould Eric 
Published: January 2005

Theory of Shopping. Daniel Miller. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1998. ix. 180 pp., notes, bibliography, index.Shopping, Place, and Identity. Daniel Miller. Peter Jackson. Nigel Thrift. Beverly Holbrook. and Michael Rowlands. New York: Routledge, 1998. xi. 214 pp., notes, bibliography, index.
About Face: Performing Race in Fashion and Theater; Consuming Fashion: Adorning the Transnational Body
Authors: Arthur Linda 
Published: January 2005

About Face: Performing Race in Fashion and Theater. Dorinne Kondo. New York: Routledge, 1997. xiii. 277 pp., figures, references, index.Consuming Fashion: Adorning the Transnational Body. Anne Brydon and Sandra Niessen. eds. London: Berg, 1998. xvii. 196 pp., illustrations, contributor index, index.
In the Circle of the Dance: Notes of an Outsider in Nepal/ An Anthropologist in Japan: Glimpses of Life in the Field
Authors: Fair Janet K. 
Published: January 2005

In the Circle of the Dance: Notes of an Outsider in Nepal. Katharine Bjork Guneratne. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1999. viii. 225 pp., map, photographs, glossary.An Anthropologist in Japan: Glimpses of Life in the Field. Joy Hendry. London: Routledge, 1999. vii +167 pp., photographs, index.
Northern Passage: Ethnography and Apprenticeship among the Subarctic Dene/ Ways of Knowing: Experience, Knowledge, and Power among the Dene Tha
Authors: Ridington Robin 
Published: January 2005

Northern Passage: Ethnography and Apprenticeship among the Subarctic Dene. Robert Jarvenpa. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1998. +21 Opp., bibliography.Ways of Knowing: Experience, Knowledge, and Power among the Dene Tha. Jean‐Guy Goulet. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1998. ix. 334 pp., maps, notes, references, index