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Title Racial differences in the prevalence of antenatal depression Permalink

Objective: This study examined whether there were racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of antenatal depression based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, diagnostic criteria in a community-based sample of pregnant women. Method: Data were drawn from an ongoing registry of pregnant women receiving prenatal care at a university obstetric clinic from January 2004 through March 2010 (N =1997). Logistic regression models adjusting for sociodemographic, psychiatric, behavioral and clinical characteristics were used to examine racial/ethnic differences in antenatal depression as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire. Results: Overall, 5.1% of the sample reported antenatal depression. Blacks and Asian/Pacific Islanders were at increased risk for antenatal depression compared to non-Hispanic White women. This increased risk of antenatal depression among Blacks and Asian/Pacific Islanders remained after adjustment for a variety of risk factors. Conclusion: Results suggest the importance of race/ethnicity as a risk factor for antenatal depression. Prevention and treatment strategies geared toward the mental health needs of Black and Asian/Pacific Islander women are needed to reduce the racial/ethnic disparities in antenatal depression. © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
The performance of value and growth stocks in recessions and booms and the combination with momentum

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Radical Prostatectomy in Men with Previous Transurethral Resection of Prostate

Material and Methods: Total of 48 patients with mean ± SD age of 64.5 ± 6.0 years who had undergone TURP prior to RP were included. Thirty-one (64.58%) patients underwent robotic RP (group I) and 17 patients underwent open RP (group II). Variables evaluated included demographic characteristics, perioperative complications, functional and oncological outcomes. Biochemical recurrence (BCR) was defined as a detectable level of serum PSA after RP. Continence was defined as being pad free and potency as erection with or without medication enough for penetration.
Coral reefs : Aspects of management , conservation and restoration

t AA smal scal e "no-use zone policy" has been implemented since 1992 at Eilat'ss Coral Nature Reserve (Northern Red Sea) . Six years later, the status off this closed-to-the-publi c reef area was compared to two other nearby open-to-the-publi cc sites, by evaluating populations of the scleractinian coral StylophoraStylophora pis til lata in the strolling zone (0.5-1.5m depth). Result s from the openn sites show that: (1) Live coral cover was three times lower than at the closedd site; (2) number s of smal colonies (recruits) were significantly higherr than in the closed site, while number s of medium and large size coloniess (geometri c mean radius, r >4.1cm) per m were significantly lower;; 3) Maximum r was almost half than in the closed site (9.6cm vs. 16.7cm);; 4) Average number of broken colonies was three times higher than inn the closed site; 5) Significantly fewer colonies were partially dead. The latterr resul t may reflect senescenc e processe s in the large colonies of the closedd site. Although colony breakage is reduced, it appear s that the "no-use zone"" policy is not sufficient for protecting smal reef areas. The intense exploitationn of Eilat's coral reef by the tourist industry requires in addition too the conventional protective measures , the initiation of novel managemen t solutionss such as reef restoration by sexual and asexual recruits. Keyy Words: Breakage, Conservation , Coral Reefs, Partial Mortality, Reef Management ,, Stylophora pistillata
Association between Self-Esteem, Depression, Social Support, and Quality of Life among Patients With Cerebrovascular Accident and Spinal Cord Injury

Study aim: The study determined the association between self-esteem, depression, social support and quality of life among patients with cerebrovascular accident (stroke) and spinal cord injury. Material and methods: The study adopted a cross-sectional survey research design. A total of 60 participants (30 stroke patients and 30 spinal cord injured patients) participated in this study. The selected psychosocial variables such as Depression and Self Esteem were assessed using Beck Depression Inventory Questionnaire (BDI) and Self Esteem Questionnaire (SE) respectively. Also, social support and quality of life were assessed using Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ6) and Short Form (SF-36) Health Questionnaire respectively. The association between social support, depression, self-esteem and quality of life in both spinal cord injury and stroke patients and the demographic variables were analyzed using Spearman rho. However, independent sample t-test was used to analyze the difference between social support, depression, self-esteem and quality of life in spinal cord injury and social support, depression, self-esteem and quality of life in stroke. Results: The outcome of this study showed that there is a significant difference in depression between both stroke and spinal cord injury patients (p<0.05). The findings also showed a significant association between depression, quality of life and age in stroke patients. Equally, there was a significant association between depression, social support, and age in spinal cord injury patients. Conclusion: It was therefore concluded that even though stroke patients receive more social support and have a higher quality of life, they are still more depressed and have lower self-esteem compared to spinal cord injury patients. It was thus recommended that physiotherapists and other health professionals should make an appropriate assessment of the quality of life, self-esteem, depression and social support of stroke and spinal cord injury patients to enable proper management of these individuals.
Personality traits, gender, and information competency among college students

This study examines the influence of personality traits on information competency. Furthermore, it seeks to determine whether or not gender moderates the relationship between personality traits and information competency. Data were collected using standardized survey instruments, including Costa and McCrae’s NEO-Five Factor Inventory. The surveys were administered to a convenient sample of 185 college students at a large public university in the southeastern United States. The study results show that three of the five personality traits were significant determinants of information competency among the population sample. Those students, who are more conscientious, open to experience, and extroverted tended to report greater information competency than students who are not. Neither neuroticism nor agreeableness was identified as determinants. Revealing the moderating role of gender, the study uncovers gender-specific personality traits that affect information competency. Specifically, the study finds extroversion to be a male-specific trait and openness to experience a female-specific trait. The results identify conscientiousness as the most consistent and robust determinant of information competency across both genders. The concluding analysis relates the findings’ implications to information literacy.
DP 2010-11 Firm Heterogeneity and Location Choice

Heterogeneity in firm productivity affects the location patterns of firm and agglomeration. Here we provide an economic geography model, involving forward and backward linkages driven by the migration of a footloose entrepreneur (capital owner) with different productivity. As a result we find a sorting equilibrium characterised by co-agglomeration of similar productivity firms, however, in contrast to previous studies, unproductive firms are more likely to agglomerate than their more productive counterparts. This is due to the increasingly severe competition induced by productive firms. Productive firms prevent severe local competition through their co-agglomeration. In terms of social welfare, although the sorting equilibrium involves higher social welfare than a perfectly symmetric pattern of firm location, the market outcome is sub-optimal and induces too much agglomeration. JEL F15, F23.
ASSOCIATION FOR CONSUMER RESEARCH

Most choices follow other choices and decisions. However, there is little consensus on when an initial task leads to consistency versus contrast in subsequent decisions. The present research offers a framework based on highlighting vs. balancing mindsets to understand how a prior task guides subsequent behavior. We propose that when an initial task activates a self-concept it leads to a highlighting mindset, which subsequently guides consistent behavior. However, when an initial task activates a self-concept and establishes credentials for it, it leads to a balancing mindset that causes subsequent choices to contrast from the initial ones.
Morphometric Analysis of The C 2 Body and the Odontoid Process C 2 Vertebra ( Axis )

OBJECTIVE: Many surgical procedures are performed to decompress or to stabilise anterior C2. The aim of this study was to analyze the C2 body and the odontoid process (OP) in 80 dry C2 vertebrae from the Turkish population. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 15 parameters were measured using a Vernier caliper accurate to 0.1 mm and a goniometer in 80 dry C2 vertebrae. Parameters include height and tranverse diameter of the OP and the anterior and posterior parts of the C2 body. RESULTS: The anterior height of the OP was 15.5 mm, the posterior height of the OP was 15.4 mm; the anterior height of C2 (body and OP) was 38.7 mm, and the posterior height of C2 was 33.2 mm. The anteroposterior (AP) diameter of the narrowest part of the OP base was 11.1 mm; the largest AP diameter of the middle part of the OP was 11.3 mm. The transverse diameter of the narrowest part of the OP base was 9.3 mm, and the largest transverse diameter in the middle part of the OP was 10.5 mm. The AP diameter of the inferior surface of the C2 body was 15.8 mm and its transverse diameter was 18.1 mm. The height and transverse diameter of the OP-C1 facet were 10.5 mm and 8.8 mm, respectively. DISCUSSION: Our findings are parallel with previously reported results. Measured morphometric data are thought to be helpful for spine surgeons during transoral odontoidectomy and C2-OP fixation procedures. However, because of individual variations, each case should be analyzed radiologically in the preoperative period.
The M – σ relation in different environments

Galaxies become red and dead when the central supermassive black hole (SMBH) becomes massive enough to drive an outﬂow beyond the virial radius of the halo. We show that this ﬁnal SMBH mass is larger than the ﬁnal SMBH mass in the bulge of a spiral galaxy by up to an order of magnitude. The M − σ relations in the two galaxy types are almost parallel ( M ∝ σ 4 + β , with β < 1) but offset in normalization, with the extra SMBH mass supplied by the major merger transforming the galaxy into an elliptical, or by mass gain in a galaxy cluster. This agrees with recent ﬁndings that the SMBH in two brightest cluster Galaxies are ∼ 10 × the expected M − σ mass. We show that these results do not strongly depend on the assumed proﬁle of the dark matter halo, so analytic estimates found for an isothermal potential are approximately valid in all realistic cases. Our results imply that there are in practice actually three M − σ relations, corresponding to spiral galaxies with evolved bulges, ﬁeld elliptical galaxies and cluster centre elliptical galaxies. A fourth relation, corresponding to cluster spiral galaxies, is also possible, but such galaxies are expected to be rare. All these relations have the form M BH = C n σ 4 , with only a slight difference in slope between ﬁeld and cluster galaxies, but with slightly different coefﬁcients C n . Conﬂating data from galaxies of different types and ﬁtting a single relation to them tends to produce a higher power of σ . between the velocity dispersion and size of the galaxy spheroidal components.
Niemann Pick type-C and Sandhoff disease

Sleep and circadian rhythm disruption is frequently associated with neurodegenerative disease, yet it is unclear how the specific pathology in these disorders leads to abnormal rest/activity profiles. To investigate whether the pathological features of lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) influence the core molecular clock or the circadian behavioural abnormalities reported in some patients, we examined mouse models of Niemann-Pick Type-C (Npc1 mutant, Npc1) and Sandhoff (Hexb knockout, Hexb) disease using wheel-running activity measurement, neuropathology and clock gene expression analysis. Both mutants exhibited regular, entrained rest/activity patterns under light:dark (LD) conditions despite the onset of their respective neurodegenerative phenotypes. A slightly shortened free-running period and changes in Per1 gene expression were observed in Hexb mice under constant dark conditions (DD); however, no overt neuropathology was detected in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). Conversely, despite extensive cholesterol accumulation in the SCN of Npc1 mutants, no circadian disruption was observed under constant conditions. Our results indicate the accumulation of specific metabolites in LSDs may differentially contribute to circadian deregulation at the molecular and behavioural level.
Annales Geophysicae Signatures of 2-day wave in the Eregion electric fields and their relationship to winds and ionospheric currents

We analyze the effects of the 2-day wave activity in the EEJ using one coherent scatter radar and eight magnetometer stations located close to the dip equator. The wavelet analysis of the magnetometer data reveals a 2-day signature in the semidiurnal geomagnetic tide. The E-region zonal background ionospheric electric field, derived from coherent radar measurements, shows 2-day oscillations in agreement with such oscillations in the magnetometers data. An anticorrelation between the amplitude of the tidal periodicites (diurnal and semidiurnal) and that of the 2-day signature is also shown in the electric fields. The results are compared with simultaneous observations of 2-day planetary wave in meridional winds and ionosonde data. Further, our results are discussed based on the analysis of the magnetic activity.
Gene expression profiles of primary HPV 16-and HPV 18-infected early stage cervical cancers and normal cervical epithelium : identification of novel candidate molecular markers for cervical cancer diagnosis and therapy

With the goal of identifying genes with a differential pattern of expression between invasive cervical carcinomas (CVX) and normal cervical keratinocytes (NCK), we used oligonucleotide microarrays to interrogate the expression of 14,500 known genes in 11 primary HPV16 and HPV18-infected stage IB–IIA cervical cancers and four primary normal cervical keratinocyte cultures. Hierarchical cluster analysis of gene expression data identified 240 and 265 genes that exhibited greater than twofold up-regulation and down-regulation, respectively, in primary CVX when compared to NCK. Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A (CDKN2A/p16), mesoderm-specific transcript, forkhead box M1, v-myb myeloblastosis viral oncogene homolog (avian)-like2 (v-Myb), minichromosome maintenance proteins 2, 4, and 5, cyclin B1, prostaglandin E synthase (PTGES), topoisomerase II alpha (TOP2A), ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2C, CD97 antigen, E2F transcription factor 1, and dUTP pyrophosphatase were among the most highly overexpressed genes in CVX when compared to NCK. Down-regulated genes in CVX included transforming growth factor beta 1, transforming growth factor alpha, CFLAR, serine proteinase inhibitors (SERPING1 and SERPINF1), cadherin 13, protease inhibitor 3, keratin 16, and tissue factor pathway inhibitor-2 (TFPI-2). Differential expression of some of these genes including CDKN2A/p16, v-Myb, PTGES, and TOP2A was validated by quantitative real-time PCR. Flow cytometry on primary CVX and NCK and immunohistochemical staining of formalin fixed paraffin-embedded tumor specimens from which primary CVX cultures were derived as well as from a separate set of invasive cervical cancers confirmed differential expression of the CDKN2A/p16 and PTGES markers on CVX versus NCK. These results identify several genes that are coordinately disregulated in cervical cancer, likely representing common signaling pathways triggered by HPV transformation. Moreover, these data obtained with highly purified primary tumor cultures highlight novel molecular features of 0042-6822/$ see front matter D 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.virol. 2004.09. 045 Abbreviations: CVX, invasive cervical carcinomas; NCK, normal cervical keratinocytes. * Corresponding author. UAMS Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 4301 West Markham, slot 518, Little Rock, AR 72205-7199 USA. Fax: +1 501 686 8091. E-mail address: santinalessandrod@uams.edu (A.D. Santin). , 05) 269–291 A.D. Santin et al. / Virology 331 (2005) 269–291 270 human cervical cancer and provide a foundation for the development of new type-specific diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for this disease. D 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Ca 2 +-binding properties and regulatory roles of lobster troponin C sites II and IV

Invertebrate troponin C typically contains Ca-specific binding sites, sites II and IV, in the Nand C-terminal domains, respectively. To investigate the roles of these sites for Ca-dependent regulation of muscle contraction, we generated lobster troponin C mutants, and analyzed their Ca-binding properties and regulatory effects on actomyosin-tropmyosin Mg-ATPase activity. The results suggest that Ca binding to site IV is responsible for regulation at relatively low Ca concentrations, while site II has an essential role in full activation at higher Ca concentrations.
Y MAPPING QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI ( QTL ) CONTROLLING SEED MORPHOLOGY AND DISK DIAMETER IN SUNFLOWER ( Helianthus annuus L . )

1 Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105, USA 2 National Key Lab of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China 3 Langfang Academy of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, Langfang 065000, China 4 U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND 58105, USA 5 U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Plant Introduction Station, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
Title Impact of Non-obstructive left main disease on the progression of coronary artery disease : A PARADIGM

Background: The aim of the study is examine the impact of non-obstructive (< 50%stenosis) left main (LM) disease on the natural history of coronary artery disease using serial coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA). Methods: CTAs from the PARADIGM (Progression of atherosclerotic plaque determined by computed tomographic angiography imaging) study, a prospective multinational registry of patients who underwent serial CTA at a ≥2 year interval were analyzed. Those without evidence of CAD on their baseline scan were excluded, as were those with obstructive left main disease. Coronary artery vessels and their branches underwent quantification of: plaque volume and composition; diameter stenosis; presence of high-risk plaque. Results: Of 944 (62 ± 9 years, 60% male) who had evidence of CAD at baseline, 444 (47%) had LM disease. Those with LM disease had a higher baseline plaque volume (194.8 ± 221mm3 versus 72.9 ± 84.3mm3, p < 0.001) and a higher prevalence of high-risk plaque (17.5% versus 13%, p < 0.001) than those without LM https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcct. 2018.05. 011 Received 25 April 2018; Received in revised form 10 May 2018; Accepted 13 May 2018 ∗ Corresponding author. Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, South Korea, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. E-mail address: jleipsic@providencehealth.bc. ca (J.A. Leipsic). Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography xxx (xxxx) xxx–xxx 1934-5925/ © 2018 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Please cite this article as: Weir-McCall, J.R. , Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcct. 2018.05. 011 disease. On multivariable general linear model, patients with LM disease had greater annual rates of progression of total (26.5 ± 31.4mm3/yr versus 14.9 ± 20.1mm3/yr, p < 0.001) and calcified plaque volume (17 ± 24mm3/yr versus 7 ± 11mm3/yr, p < 0.001), with no difference in fibrous, fibrofatty or necrotic core plaque components. Conclusion: The presence of non-obstructive LM disease is associated with greater rates of plaque progression and a higher prevalence of high-risk plaque throughout the entire coronary artery tree compared to CAD without LM involvement. Our data suggests that non-obstructive LM disease may be a marker for an aggressive phenotype of CAD that may benefit from more intensive treatment strategies.
Citizenship and Social Reintegration in Colombia 172

Citizenship can be understood as a form of civic participation and a means of developing social relations with members of the broader community and, therefore, can act as an important means to help reintegrate ex-combatants back into mainstream society. This paper discusses an exploratory research project conducted with a sample of 23 Colombian ex-combatants from non-state armed groups who are current participants of the national programme of reintegration in the city of Bogotá, Colombia. By collecting their views and opinions about what it is like to become reintegrated, we explored the range of social factors that facilitate as well as obstruct practices of citizenship in everyday life and, subsequently, the ways in which this affects their overall experience of reintegration into Colombian society. Drawing on social psychological literature on citizenship and on the theory of social representations, we explored how citizenship is understood and enacted by this group as part of their reintegration process. A thematic analysis of three focus groups highlights an enabling as well as a limiting social context that affects former combatants’ ability to participate as citizens. This paper also contributes to the social psychology of citizenship by studying the experience of reintegration in conflict-affected societies.
N ° 2015-20 Sovereign Spreads in the Eurozone : Is Market Discipline Working ? November 2015

This paper studies the behavior of sovereign spreads of countries in the European Monetary Union (EMU) and their apparent disconnection with country-specific fundamentals before the 20082013 debt crisis. We test three characteristics of spreads: i) a change in the level of spreads, ii) a weak link between spreads and macroeconomic fundamentals, and iii) a reduction in the cross-country variance of spreads. We find that, in comparison to economies from other regions, spreads from EMU members are lower, the relationship of spreads with variables like fiscal balance, public debt, and GDP growth rate is weaker, and their cross-country variance is statistically lower than the cross-country variance of spreads from non-EMU countries between 1999 and 2005. The results are consistent with the existence of creditor moral hazard in the EMU's sovereign bond market before the crisis.