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Clinical features, practice patterns and outcomes of omphalocele: a descriptive study using a nationwide inpatient database in Japan

BacKgrOUnD Omphalocele is frequently detected prenatally worldwide. Nevertheless, little is known about patient demographics, practice pattern and outcomes. MetHODS We examined patient demographics, treatment options, and outcomes for patients with omphalocele with and without severe chromosomal abnormalities (trisomy 13 and 18), July 2010–March 2016, using a nationwide database in Japan. reSUltS Of 399 patients with omphalocele, 89 had trisomy 13 or 18. The average birthweight was 2,449 g, and the average gestational age was 35 weeks; 65% had other congenital associated anomalies, including circulatory and chromosomal anomalies. About 85% of the patients received abdominoplasty. The median length of mechanical ventilation was 5 (0–30) days. The median length of stay (interquartile range) was 45 (21–94) days. Overall, 52% of the patients were discharged to home without home medical care; this percentage was 65% among those without trisomy 13 or 18. In-hospital mortality was 20% for the total sample of patients, while it was 49% for those with trisomy 13 or 18. cOnclUSiOnS The present study revealed the patient demographics, treatment practices, and discharge sta‐ tus of infants with omphalocele in Japan. This information is useful in aiding decision mak‐ ing on therapeutic strategies by medical staffs and the families of patients with omphalocele.
A new soboliferous species of Colchicum in Turkey

Abstract A new species, Colchicum leptanthum K.Perss. (Colchicaceae), endemic to north-east Turkey, is described. The species is early spring-flowering (±winter-flowering), and has soboliferous corms, a feature it shares with only eight other species of the genus. The chromosome number is 2 n =18.
Computational Investigation of the Folded and Unfolded Band Structure and Structural and Optical Properties of CsPb(I1−xBrx)3 Perovskites

The structural, electronic, and optical properties of inorganic CsPb(I1−xBrx)3 compounds were investigated using the full-potential linear augmented-plane wave (FP-LAPW) scheme with a generalized gradient approximation (GGA). Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof generalized gradient approximation (PBE-GGA) and modified Becke–Johnson GGA (mBJ-GGA) potentials were used to study the electronic and optical properties. The band gaps calculated using the mBJ-GGA method gave the best agreement with experimentally reported values. CsPb(I1−xBrx)3 compounds were wide and direct band gap semiconductors, with a band gap located at the M point. The spectral weight (SW) approach was used to unfold the band structure. By substituting iodide with bromide, an increase in the band gap energy (Eg) values of 0.30 and 0.55 eV, using PBE-GGA and mBJ-GGA potentials, respectively, was observed, whereas the optical property parameters, which were also investigated, demonstrated the reverse effect. The high absorption spectra in the ultraviolet−visible energy range demonstrated that CsPb(I1−xBrx)3 perovskite could be used in optical and optoelectronic devices by partly replacing iodide with bromide.
Applicable Approach for Controlling Soilborne Root Pathogenic Fungi

Evaluation of an innovative formula as disinfectant solution for treating seeds or transplants for the purpose of protecting plants during their growth period against soilborne pathogenic fungi was carried out under greenhouse and field conditions. That achieved by adding this formula to plant seeds as seed coating or transplants immerging before sowing. This active mixture include four pharmaceutical commercial active ingredients (Miconazole + Chlorohexidine diglucanate + Chlorocresol + Hexamidine di-isothianate) which are recommended to be used for man health as oral or local treatments against some pathogenic microorganisms. This formula has been successfully applied against the major root rot and wilt plant pathogenic fungi under laboratory conditions. The obtained results were confirmed under greenhouse and field conditions against diseases incidence of tested plants, i.e . Tomato, Bean, Faba bean and Lupin. This formula considered as applicable active treatment for protecting the agricultural crops against the root pathogenic fungi attacking plants during their growth period starting from sowing up to mature stage, prolonging their healthy life, especially it characterize as safe, cheap, easy applied without harmful residues for man and environment.
Tratamento de sementes com fungicidas e inseticidas como redutores dos efeitos do estresse hídrico em plantas de soja

The objective of this research was evaluate four seed treatments: water (T1), carbendazim + thiram (T2), fipronil + thiophanate methyl + pyraclostrobin (T3) and abamectin + thiamethoxam + fludioxonil + mefenoxan + thiabendazole (T4) on growth parameters of soybean plants with or without low water availability. The experiments were conducted under field conditions and greenhouse. In greenhouse, in treatments without low water availability, it was made four irrigations by day and in treatments with low water availability, it was made one irrigation each three days. In this trial, it was evaluated the plant height, root length, root volume, dry shoot weight, dry root weight and foliar area. In the field trial, low water availability was established by construction of low tunnels of polyethylene which prevented the water supply by irrigation and rain. In the field, it was also evaluated the plant height, the relative chlorophyll content, emergence, lesser cornstalk borer attack and grain yield. In the both environment, the plants were kept on stress until 28th days after emergence. In greenhouse, all the parameters were influenced by seed treatments with or without low water availability. In field, the treatment with fipronil + thiophanate methyl + pyraclostrobin (T3) and abamectin + thiamethoxam + fludioxonil + mefenoxan + thiabendazole (T4) promoted higher plant height and relative chlorophyll content in both hydric schemes, higher emergence and grain yield in plants without and with lower water availability, respectively. It was concluded that seed treatment with these products promote benefit changes in plant, increasing its tolerance to hydric stress, with positive effect on soybean grain yield.
study on community nursing service demand and influencing factors of elderly diabetes patients

This study investigated the needs and influencing factors of community nursing service for elderly diabetes patients, and put forward corresponding countermeasures and suggestions to provide scientific basis for the community nursing service mode of elderly diabetes patients. A self-made questionnaire was used to investigate 520 elderly community diabetic patients in the sample area by stratified sampling. Descriptive analysis, single factor analysis and multiple stepwise linear regression analysis were used to analyze the nursing service needs and influencing factors. The study showed that the demand score of community elderly diabetes patients for health promotion was 34.18±5.084, and the highest demand score was regular physical examination. The demand score of disease care was 20.55±5.099, and the highest demand score was to provide fixed time for follow-up visit. The score of nursing demand for complications was 20.96±4.714, and the highest demand was the prevention and nursing of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The results of multi-factor analysis showed that the factors affecting the demand for health promotion care included BMI, financial source, treatment condition, VAS score, pain/discomfort, and the standard of fasting blood glucose. In the development of community care for elderly diabetes, it is necessary to clarify the diversified nursing needs of patients and the problems existing in the service process, provide multi-level and individualized community care services, so as to improve the quality of life of patients.
Stomatal differentiation and abnormal stomata in hornworts

Abstract This light and electron microscope study reveals considerable uniformity in hornwort stomata morphology and density in contrast to common spatial and developmental abnormalities in tracheophytes and mosses. Stomata arise from a median longitudinal division of sporophyte epidermal cells morphologically indistinguishable from their neighbours apart from the retention of a single chloroplast whilst those in the other epidermal cells fragment. Chloroplast division and side-by-side repositioning of the two daughter chloroplasts determines the division plane in the stomatal mother cell. The nascent guard cells contain giant, starch-filled chloroplasts which subsequently divide and, post aperture opening, regain their spherical shape. Accumulation of wall material over the guard cells and of wax rodlets lining the pores follows opening. While the majority of stomata are bilaterally symmetrical those lining the dehiscence furrows display dextral and sinistral asymmetry due to differential expansion of the adjacent epidermal cells. The ubiquity of open stomata suggests that these never close with the maturational wall changes rendering movement extremely unlikely. These structural limitations, a liquid-filled stage in the ontogeny of the intercellular spaces, and spores already at the tetrad stage when stomata open, suggest that their primary role is facilitating sporophyte desiccation leading to dehiscence and spore dispersal rather than gaseous exchange. Stomata ontogeny and very low densities, like those in Devonian fossils, suggest either ancient origins at a time when atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were much greater than today or a function other than gaseous exchange regulation. We found no evidence for stomatal homology between hornworts, mosses and tracheophytes.
EARLY CORN SEEDLING GROWTH RESPONSE TO PHENOLIC ACIDS

Phenolic (vanillic, p-coumaric, ferulic and p-hydroxybenzoic) acids inhibited corn seedling radicle elongation in bioassay studies, especially at solution concentrations exceeding 1.0 × 10−4M. Radicle growth inhibition among hybrids was different when p-coumaric or ferulic acids were assayed, suggesting that corn sensitivity to phenolic acid phytotoxicity may be hybrid dependent. Key words: Allelopathy, phenolic acids, radicle growth inhibition, corn, Zea mays L. , hybrid response
Free, Bound, and Total Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) during Oxidation of Wines

Recent work has evaluated the kinetics of free and total sulfur dioxide (SO2) loss in wine following aerial exposure, but little work exists on the relationship between free and total SO2 during the oxidation conditions expected during wine storage. We report changes in free and total SO2 in three wines (Chardonnay, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon) stored for up to 400 days at 19 or 31°C in different bag-in-box packages. The rate of total SO2 loss varied up to seven-fold for a given wine across storage conditions, e.g., 0.13 to 0.94 mg/L SO2 loss per day for the Chardonnay. Total rates of SO2 loss were linear even after free SO2 was undetectable, and only strongly bound SO2 remained. This finding indicated that bound SO2 adduct hydrolysis was fast, as compared to the rate of SO2 consumption in these packaged wines, likely because the SO2 consumption rate depended on the oxygen ingress rate. Total versus free SO2 plots were linear for free SO2 concentrations greater than ~5 mg/L. The slope (Δtotal/Δfree) of this linear region was wine dependent (Chardonnay = 1.33 to 1.49; Merlot = 1.91 to 2.10; Cabernet Sauvignon = 1.83 to 2.00). In contrast to the rate of total SO2 loss, this ratio varied negligibly with storage conditions, suggesting that minimal formation of new SO2 binders occurred over the course of oxidation. The apparent adduct dissociation equilibrium constant (Kd) of each wine as a function of free SO2 concentration was determined from the first derivative of [Bound]/[Free] versus [Free] plots (“Burroughs plots”). As free SO2 decreased to <10 mg/L, the apparent Kd values decreased to values between 1 × 10-4 M and 10-5 M, which are comparable to those reported for malodorous aldehydes.
Genetic structure and phylogeography of a European flagship species, the white-tailed sea eagle Haliaeetus albicilla

We analysed 120 white-tailed sea eagles Haliaeetus albicilla from eastern (Poland and Estonia) and southeastern (Serbian Danube population) Europe for genetic variability and structuring at the mitochondrial control region and seven nuclear microsatellite loci. We combined this new dataset with sequence and genotype data from previous analyses covering Greenland and Eurasia (total sample sizes of 420 and 186 individuals for mtDNA and microsatellites, respectively) to address the following questions: 1) does the large eastern population in Europe add significantly to the species‘ overall genetic diversity? 2) Do the new sequence data match the clinal distribution pattern (west to east) of the two major mtDNA lineages? 3) Does the preliminary hypothesis of two nuclear genetic clusters recently found in this species hold for the whole of Europe, and do these clusters show a geographic pattern? Our results confirmed Europe as a stronghold of genetic diversity in white-tailed sea eagles, and the east of the continent contributed disproportionately to this, the reason being the admixture of eagles with different genetic background. As hypothesised, both mitochondrial lineages were recovered also in eastern Europe, but the globally more eastern lineage was dominant. The presence of two microsatellite clusters was also confirmed, and these groups, too, show a non-random geographic distribution, with, except for Poland, a high proportion of ‘eastern-type’ eagles in the populations of east–central and eastern Europe.
Nitrogen stable isotope ratios of lake macrophytes in relation to growth form and nutrient-limitation

Values are presented of natural abundance nitrogen stable isotope ratios (15N ‰) for macrophyte samples from 30 U.K. upland tarns. Values for individual macrophyte species at the different sites varied between –9.9‰ and 10.6‰, a range of 20.5‰. The average value of a particular macrophyte species was slightly less variable with a range of 14.5‰ and the average range per site was 10.4‰. To explore the possible causes of this very high variation, macrophytes were allocated into three categories according to their growth form and hence whether they probably obtained their nitrogen i) from both water and sediment (such as elodeids and isoetids), ii) mainly from the sediment (such as rooted emergent or floating-leaved plants) and iii) mainly from the water (such as filamentous algae, bryophytes and rootless vascular plants). An analysis of variance showed that δ15N differed according to presumed nitrogen source: average values were 0.3, 1.6 and 3.0‰ for macrophytes that obtain their nitrogen respectively from the water, from both sources and from the sediment. Hence part of the overall variation may be related to the lower mean site δ15N of the total nitrogen in water (1.6‰) compared to the sediment (3.0‰). However, much of the observed wide variation in macrophyte δ15N could be related to differences in nutrient limitation. Macrophytes restricted to the water for their nitrogen source showed statistically significant positive correlations between δ15N and nitrogen-limitation at the site and negative correlations with phosphorus-limitation at the site. The results suggest that the large variation in the δ15N value of freshwater macrophytes may be caused by a combination of differences in the δ15N value of the main nitrogen source used and differential isotopic discrimination caused by variable nitrogen-availability relative to demand. Thus analysis of the δ15N value of macrophytes that obtain their nitrogen from the water, such as bryophytes and filamentous algae, might offer a convenient and effective way of assessing nitrogen-limitation at a site.
Organic carbon biogeochemistry of Lake Superior

We examined the organic carbon budget for the Earth's largest lake, Lake Superior, in the Laurentian Great Lakes. This is a unique, ultra-oligotrophic system with many features similar to the oligotrophic oceanic gyres, such as dominance of microbial biomass and dissolved organic carbon in biogeochemical processes. Photo-autotrophy is the dominant source of reduced organic matter in the lake. Areal rates of primary production are among the lowest measured in any aquatic system, and are likely a result of cold water temperatures and low nutrient concentrations in the lake. Allochthonous riverine organic carbon inputs were estimated at about 10 percent of photo-autotrophic production. Atmospheric carbon deposition has not been measured to any significant extent but we estimate it at 0.16 to 0.41 Tg yr−1 . All together, allochthonous carbon sources provide 13 to 19 percent of photo-autotrophic production. The main loss of organic matter in the lake is through respiration in the water column. Respiration is double all estimated organic carbon sources combined and therefore sources are likely underestimated. Few measurements of photo-autotrophic carbon production have been made and none recently. Nonetheless, most of the production and fluxes in this system pass through the large dissolved organic carbon pool (more than 10 times as large as the particulate organic carbon pool), which is mediated by heterotrophic and autotrophic picoplanktonic microbial flora. Improved understanding of dissolved organic carbon pools and dynamics is critical for constraining carbon flux in ultra-oligotrophic Lake Superior.
Tendências e Variabilidades nas Séries Históricas de Precipitação Mensal e Anual no Bioma Cerrado no Período 1977-2010

Resumo O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar as séries históricas mensais e anuais de precipitação de longo termo do bioma Cerrado, buscando identificar tendências locais e regionais. Para tanto, foram realizadas diferentes análises de tendência de séries temporais de precipitação anual e mensal de 125 estações pluviométricas do Cerrado, no período entre 1977 e 2010. O teste de MK indicou que 71% dos postos analisados apresentaram tendência de queda na precipitação anual, dos quais 14% apresentaram tendência de queda estatisticamente significativa, predominantemente na região centro oeste do bioma. Apenas 28% das estações apresentaram tendência de aumento, sendo que destas, 1% foi estatisticamente significativa. O teste de TS indicou que, em média, a precipitação total anual no Cerrado diminuiu 125 mm (8,4%) no período estudado. Os meses de estação seca (junho, julho, agosto e setembro) apresentaram tendências de redução na precipitação em 76% das séries estudadas, sinalizando uma possível intensificação do período de estiagem na região. Os testes de tendência mostraram resultados consistentes entre si, sugerindo uma tendência geral de redução da precipitação no bioma.
Market and Institutional Limits in Supplying Animal Welfare: some Conceptual Thoughts for Future Agricultural Economic Research

Providing adequate levels of farm animal welfare is a challenge in today’s societies. Economic research indicates that neither market valuation for credence attributes in opaque markets, nor transparency improved market valuation with labelling schemes, nor non-market valuation in hypothetical markets to consider non-use values, nor non-monetary valuation in an ethical context are suitable to capture the value dimensions of farm animal welfare adequately. Monetary and non-monetary valuation problems stem from the complex concept of farm animal welfare and ethical challenges in utilitarian and anthropocentric approaches. Animal centred valuation of farm animal welfare is suggested as one future venue of economic research conditioned on overcoming speciesism.
Effects of Dietary Catfish Oil, Menhaden Oil, and Tallow on Production Characteristics of Pond-Raised Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus

Abstract A study was conducted to evaluate three practical lipids -catfish oil, menhaden oil, and tallow -as energy supplements for channel catfish fed extruded diets during a two-year production trial. For 20 months, pond-raised catfish were fed a custom-manufactured diet containing 2% or 4% of each lipid source. Fish were sampled after eight months of treatment at approximately 0.5 kg body weight (year-1 fish) and again at termination of the experiment (20 months) at approximately 1 kg body weight (year-2 fish) to determine effects of lipid supplementation on weight gain, tissue total lipid content, and dressing percentage. Fish production among the six treatment groups also was compared. Survival, per-hectare yield, live weight at harvest, dressing percentage, and liver lipid content did not differ (P> 0.05) among year-1 fish or year-2 fish, regardless of dietary treatment. Similarly, muscle (fillet) lipid content of year-1 fish did not differ (P> 0.05) among treatments, nor did muscle lipid levels in year-2 fish, with one exception: year-2 fish fed 2% catfish oil had significantly higher muscle lipid levels than fish fed 4% catfish oil. The reason for this difference was not apparent. When data were pooled by year without regard to diet, year-2 fish had significantly lower hepatosomatic index and visceral fat content and significantly higher dressing percentage and muscle lipid content than year-1 fish. Results indicated no difference among catfish oil, menhaden oil, and tallow as dietary energy sources for channel catfish raised in ponds from fingerling size to 1-kg body weight.
The Effect of Training with Weightlifting Catching or Pulling Derivatives on Squat Jump and Countermovement Jump Force–Time Adaptations

The purpose of this study was to examine the changes in squat jump (SJ) and countermovement jump (CMJ) force–time curve characteristics following 10 weeks of training with either load-matched weightlifting catching (CATCH) or pulling derivatives (PULL) or pulling derivatives that included force- and velocity-specific loading (OL). Twenty-five resistance-trained men were randomly assigned to the CATCH, PULL, or OL groups. Participants completed a 10 week, group-specific training program. SJ and CMJ height, propulsion mean force, and propulsion time were compared at baseline and after 3, 7, and 10 weeks. In addition, time-normalized SJ and CMJ force–time curves were compared between baseline and after 10 weeks. No between-group differences were present for any of the examined variables, and only trivial to small changes existed within each group. The greatest improvements in SJ and CMJ height were produced by the OL and PULL groups, respectively, while only trivial changes were present for the CATCH group. These changes were underpinned by greater propulsion forces and reduced propulsion times. The OL group displayed significantly greater relative force during the SJ and CMJ compared to the PULL and CATCH groups, respectively. Training with weightlifting pulling derivatives may produce greater vertical jump adaptations compared to training with catching derivatives.
Desempenho reprodutivo de ovelhas submetidas a diferentes formas de suplementação alimentar antes e durante a estação de monta

The objective of this study was to investigate the reproductive performance of ewes submitted to different feeding management before and during the breeding period. A total of 112 ewes, 63 in year one and 49 in year two of the study, from the genetic groups Hampshire Down, Ile de France, Suffolk and Corriedale, were used. The ewes were separated in three groups: T1 (without supplementation), T2 (supplemented with 600 g/day of ground corn) and T3 (supplemented with 600 g/day of a concentrate containing 75% of ground corn and 25% of soybean meal). Supplemented ewes (T2 and T3) had higher body weight and more weight gain until the end of the breeding period than those not supplemented. Body condition scores were also greater at the end of the breeding period for supplemented ewes, indicating a greater fat and muscle deposition. Supplementation did not improve fertility rate and twins birth rate, but increased birth rate in ewes supplemented with corn. Age and genetic group both affected birth rate. It was concluded that feeding corn to ewes improved the number of lambs per ewe.