bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
{0 0 1}-Facet-Exposed Ag4V2O7 Nanoplates: Additive-Free Hydrothermal Synthesis and Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity
Authors: Van Nguyen Duc , Le Ngo Thi Hong
Published: October 2018

The synthesis of silver pyrovanadate, Ag4V2O7, nanoplates with exposed {0 0 1}-facets by a facile, additive-free hydrothermal method was described in this paper. The photocatalytic activity of rhodamine B over Ag4V2O7 samples under solar light irradiation was also evaluated. By using an equimolar mixture of NH4VO3 and AgNO3 with the presence of a suitable amount of ammonia, Ag4V2O7 nanoplates were obtained readily and purely at temperatures from 100 to 140°C for 4 h. In particular, the c-axis orientation growth of Ag4V2O7 nanoplates occurred and increased monotonously with temperatures in the range of over 100 up to 140°C. Further increase in hydrothermal temperature up to 220°C, the Ag4V2O7 phase no longer existed and the β-AgVO3 phase was formed instead. The photocatalytic activity of the optimized Ag4V2O7 sample comprising {0 0 1}-facet-exposed nanoplates with the highest degree of orientation was significantly higher than that of the random-oriented sample. The effects of using ammonia as a complexing agent on the structure, microstructure, texture, exposed facet, and photocatalytic activity of Ag4V2O7 samples were also investigated for the first time.
CFD-Based Optimization of Fluid Flow Product Aided by Artificial Intelligence and Design Space Validation
Authors: Li Lei , Cheng Zhengrong , Lange Carlos F.
Published: October 2018

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) plays an important role in investigating the flow in products. With the help of optimization algorithms, CFD-based optimization is increasingly applied in product development to improve the product design. Even though this approach is becoming increasingly mature, it is faced with the problem that the CFD solver is not able to correctly respond to the design changes under the batch mode, leading to incorrect simulation and optimization results. Besides, there is no work dedicated to dealing with the design points which are physically invalid during the optimization process. In this paper, the intelligent CFD solver is employed to analyze the flow at each design point and to set up the solver with the best fit simulation models. Based on correct simulation results, the physically invalid design points are automatically removed from the design space. Metamodeling is used to process the valid design space with simulation results provided by the intelligent solver and derive the optimum. A prototype system is developed incorporating ANSYS, Python, and MATLAB. The design optimization of a steam control valve is used as the case study to demonstrate how the proposed system works. The optimization is conducted based on the metamodel built by response surface model and radial basis function to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Regression of Sebaceous Carcinoma of the Eyelid after a Small Incisional Biopsy: Report of Two Cases
Authors: Brownstein Seymour , Mehta Sonul , Nijhawan Navdeep , Allaire Guy , Nguyen Tuan Quynh Tram , Tang Tina , Jiang Kailun , Saleh Solin , Kalin-Hajdu Evan , Bruen Robbin , Oestrelcher James
Published: November 2018

Purpose: To report 2 cases of regression of sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid after a small incisional biopsy. Methods: Clinical, imaging, and histopathological findings are presented, with a literature review on regressing ocular tumors. Results: Our first patient was a 79-year-old man who presented with a 10-month history of progressive left upper eyelid ptosis caused by an eyelid tumor with orbital involvement and confirmed on magnetic resonance imaging. Our second patient was a 70-year-old woman who presented with ptosis with a left upper eyelid mass. Both patients underwent a small incisional biopsy of their lesion. The histopathological diagnoses in both cases were consistent with sebaceous carcinoma. Both patients refused exenteration. Follow-up clinical examination and imaging disclosed total regression of the ptosis and of the neoplasm with no sign of recurrence in both patients over a 4-year period for Case 1 and a 7-year period for Case 2. Conclusion: Regression following incisional biopsy of basal cell, squamous cell, and Merkel cell carcinoma, including of the eyelid, is well documented. To the best of our knowledge, our 2 cases of sebaceous carcinoma are the first to be reported with total involution clinically and on imaging of the tumor following partial incisional biopsy.
Cross-Reactivity between Major IgE Epitopes of Family 5 Allergens from Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Blomia tropicalis
Authors: Lahiani Sadjia , Dumez Marie-Eve , Khemili Souad , Bitam Idir , Gilis Dimitri , Galleni Moreno
Published: October 2018

Background: The aim of this work was to understand the molecular features that trigger the cross-reactivity observed between Der p 5 from Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, Blo t 5 from Blomia tropicalis, and Der f 5 from D. farinae. Methods: We collected serum from 60 house dust mite (HDM)-allergic patients residing in the Dellys area of Boumerdès province in northern Algeria. The presence of specific IgE to Der p 5, Der f 5, and Blo t 5 was analyzed. We performed in silico analysis of the structure of the different allergens in order to identify epitopes that can elicit the cross-reactivity of the sera. Synthetic peptides corresponding to the linear epitope sequence of Der p 5, Der f 5, and Blo t 5 were used to evaluate its implication in the cross-reactivity between the allergens. We also modified the sequence of the conformational epitope of Der p 5 by site-directed mutagenesis to mimic Blo t 5. Results: Several sera of patients allergic to HDM contained specific IgE antibodies to Der p 5 and Blo t 5. We demonstrated that the linear epitope of Der p 5 and Blo t 5 is not involved in the cross-reactivity of the sera. Furthermore, mutations introduced in the sequence of Der p 5 to mimic Blo t 5 could not modulate the cross-reactivity between them. Conclusions: The major linear IgE epitopes of Der p 5 and Blo t 5 are involved in species-specific recognition. Our results may be useful for the development of a hypoallergenic vaccine against HDM group 5 allergens.
The Smallest Reported Malignant Struma Ovarii: A Case Report
Authors: Yasutake Nobuko , Noguchi Hirotsugu , Ibayashi Yuta , Nakamura Hiroaki , Tateishi Kazuki , Yuki Kotaro , Shiina Ryuji , Shimajiri Shohei , Fujita Takuji
Published: October 2018

Introduction: Malignant struma ovarii is a rare neoplasm. It is usually asymptomatic and not commonly diagnosed preoperatively. In addition, there is currently no established diagnostic and therapeutic approach for malignant struma ovarii. Case Report: A 66-year-old asymptomatic female was referred to our hospital. Computed tomography showed the presence of a well-defined mass with enhancement in the internal and peripheral areas. The patient underwent total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and partial omentectomy. Histopathology revealed the presence of a papillary thyroid carcinoma arising from a 2.5-cm-diameter struma ovarii (malignant struma ovarii). According to the criteria of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the patient had stage IA disease. Subsequently, she underwent a thyroid scan with normal findings. At the 3-month follow-up, the patient was alive, in good clinical condition, and disease free. Conclusion: In this report, we present the smallest malignant struma ovarii reported so far in the literature. Because of the rarity of these tumors and the lack of firm prognostic factors, the treatment decision should be customized for each patient according to the pathological and clinical parameters.
Retrospective Analysis of Organophosphate Poisonings in an Intensive Care Unit in Turkey: A Single-Center Study
Authors: Sert Ali İhsan , Tarıkçı Kılıç Ebru , Akdemir Mehmet Salim  , Kavak Gönül Ölmez
Published: October 2018

Background: Organophosphates (OP) are frequently used as pesticides around the world in agriculture. Exposures to OP cause a significant number of poisonings each year and lead to deaths. Acute toxicity manifests as cholinergic crisis with glandular secretions, myasthenic-like syndrome, peripheral neuropathies, neuropsychiatric abnormalities, extrapyramidal disorders, altered mental status, and weakness. Summary: After Institutional Review Board approval, this retrospective study was performed by evaluating the hospital records of patients admitted to an intensive care unit with acute OP poisonings. Data regarding age, gender, duration of hospitalization, severity, complications, and outcome of the patients were recorded. The data were presented as mean ± standard deviation, analyzed with SPSS software. A total of 47 patients were included in the study of whom 70.2% were female and 29.8% were male. Mean age of the patients was 25.8 years. The reason for poisoning was suicide in 80.9% and accident in 19.1%. Mean intensive care unit stay was 5.9 days. The mortality rate was 12.8%. Key Messages: Our study contributes substantial information regarding the epidemiology and outcomes of acute OP poisonings in a tertiary care training hospital in a rural area; its relatively small sample size and its being a retrospective record-based study are limitations of the study. There is a need for future studies to reveal the underlying factors responsible for acute OP poisonings in Turkey and accordingly to solve these problems and thereby reduce the incidence of acute OP cases.
Patient’s Dietary Beliefs and Behaviours in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Authors: de Vries Jeanne H.M. , Dijkhuizen Milou , Tap Petra , Witteman Ben J.M.
Published: November 2018

Background: The inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic lifelong inflammation that may affect the entire gastro-intestinal tract in Crohn’s disease and the colon in ulcerative colitis (UC). Diet plays an important role in IBD patients and many of them follow strict diet restriction in order to reduce complaints and prolong remission intervals. The aim of this study was to assess dietary beliefs, dietary behaviour and nutrition knowledge in Dutch adults with IBD to enable considering the patient’s perspective on dietary advice. Methods: A self-administered online questionnaire assessing general characteristics, dietary beliefs and behaviour, nutrition knowledge and sources and dietary advice was devised. The questionnaire was distributed to members of the Dutch Crohn and UC patient association of whom 294 participated in the study. Results: Fifty-nine per cent of the patients valued nutrition to be either more or equally important compared to medication for their treatment and 62% believed diet to be more important in influencing the disease course. Sixty-two per cent reported to be successful in controlling disease symptoms through dietary adaptations. Avoiding certain foods was preferred over eating more beneficial foods or following specific diets (77 vs. 57% and 48% respectively). Dietary supplements were used by 68% of the IBD patients. Although over 71% had received dietary advice mainly by dieticians, 81% stated that the main source of their nutritional knowledge related to IBD was their own experience. Conclusion: A subgroup of IBD patients considered diet to be a more important and successful managing tool than medication to relieve their disease symptoms.
Ependyma-Lined Canal with Surrounding Neuroglial Tissues in Lumbosacral Lipomatous Malformations: Relationship with Retained Medullary Cord
Authors: Murakami Nobuya , Morioka Takato , Shimogawa Takafumi , Mukae Nobutaka , Inoha Satoshi , Sasaguri Takakazu  , Suzuki Satoshi O. , Iihara Koji
Published: November 2018

Background: An ependyma-lined canal with surrounding neuroglial tissues can be present in lumbosacral lipomatous malformations; however, the precise embryological significance is still unclear. Method: Six out of 50 patients with lipomatous malformations had ependymal structures. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical, neuroradiological, and histological findings of these patients to demonstrate the relationship with the embryological background of the retained medullary cord (RMC), which normally regresses, but was retained here because of late arrest of secondary neurulation. Results: Five (13.9%) of 36 patients with filar and caudal types and 1 of 3 lipomyelomeningoceles had ependymal structures, while none with dorsal and transitional types had these tissues. Histologically, the ependymal structures surrounded by neuroglial tissue and containing various amounts of adipose tissue bear a striking resemblance to the ependymal structures in RMC. Conclusion: The 13.9% incidence of association between the ependymal structures and filar and caudal types is thought to be because of second ary neurulation failure with the same embryological background as that of RMC. Dorsal and transitional types, resulting from primary neurulation failure, therefore, did not have ependymal structures.
Three-Dimensional Modelization of the Female Human Inferior Hypogastric Plexus: Implications for Nerve-Sparing Radical Hysterectomy
Authors: Balaya Vincent , Guimiot Fabien , Uhl Jean-François , Ngo Charlotte , Delomenie Myriam , Bonsang-Kitzis Hélène , Gosset Marie , Mimouni Myriam , Bats Anne-Sophie , Delmas Vincent , Douard Richard , Lécuru Fabrice
Published: October 2018

Background/Aims: This study aims to describe the autonomic nervous network of the female pelvis with a 3D model and to provide a safe plane of dissection during radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer. Methods: Pelvises of 3 human female fetuses were studied by using the computer-assisted anatomic dissection. Results: The superior hypogastric plexus (SHP) was located at the level of the aortic bifurcation in front of the sacral promontory and divided inferiorly and laterally into 2 hypogastric nerves (HN). HN ran postero-medially to the ureter and in the lateral part of the uterosacral ligament until the superior angle of the inferior hypogastric plexus (IHP). IHP extended from the anterolateral face of the rectum, laterally to the cervix and attempted to the base of the bladder. Vesical efferences merged from the crossing point of the ureter and the uterine artery and ran through the posterior layer of the vesico-uterine ligament. Conclusions: The SHP could be injured during paraaortic lymphadenectomy. Following the ureter and resecting the medial fibrous part of the uterosacral ligament may spare the HN. No dissection should be performed under the crossing point of the ureter and the uterine artery.
Results of Fabry Disease Screening in Male Pre-End Stage Renal Disease Patients with Unknown Etiology Found Through the Platform of a Chronic Kidney Disease Education Program in a Northern Taiwan Medical Center
Authors: Lin Cheng-Jui , Chien Yin-Hsiu , Lai Thung-S. , Shih Hong-Mou , Chen Yi-Chou , Pan Chi-Feng , Chen Han-Hsiang , Hwu Wuh-Liang , Wu Chih-Jen
Published: October 2018

Background/Aims: Fabry disease (FD), a rare x-lined genetic disorder is a cause of renal deterioration. The phenotype of FD is highly variable and nonspecific, and correct diagnosis has always been delayed. We aimed to explore the prevalence and clinical presentation of FD in this high-risk male population in a Northern Taiwan medical center. Methods: This is the first study to survey the incidence of FD in this high-risk population through the platform of a chronic kidney disease (CKD) education program in Asia. A total of 1,012 male patients with unknown CKD causes were screened using an assay of alpha-galactosidase A activity (α-Gal A) by dried blood spots (DBS). A final GLA gene analysis was also done for those with low enzyme activity. Results: We identified two new patients with classic FD and four patients with late-onset FD. One novel GLA mutation with c.413 G>A was found in one classic FD patient (index 5). The prevalence of FD is about 0.59 % (6 in 1,012) in the high-risk population group with CKD. The clinical symptoms of FD patients are nonspecific except in those with various degrees of renal failure. Those patients’ correct diagnosis was delayed, taking years and even decades. Three patients received enzyme replacement therapy and one started regular hemodialysis due to persistent renal function deterioration. Another two patients were found from family screening through a new index. In addition, a false negative result occurred in one patient who was proved to have FD by his kidney pathology as determined by this screening. Conclusion: FD is not such as rare a disease and its prevalence is greater in this high-risk male population. Clinicians need to be aware that FD should be included in the differential diagnosis in CKD with unknown etiology.
Implementing Assisted Peritoneal Dialysis in Renal Care: a Chinese-German Perspective
Authors: Pommer Wolfgang , Su Xiaoyan , Zhang Mengbi , Liu Fanna , Yin Lianghong
Published: October 2018

Assisted PD (assPD) is an option of home dialysis treatment for dependent end-stage renal patients and worldwide applied in different countries since more than 40 years. China and Germany shares similar trends in demographic development with a growing proportion of elderly referred to dialysis treatment. So far number of patients treated by assPD is low in both countries. We analyze experiences in the implementation process, barriers, and benefits of ass PD in the aging population to provide a model for sustainable home dialysis treatment with PD in both countries. Differences and similarities of different factors (industrial, patient and facility based) which affect utilization of assPD are discussed. AssPD should be promoted in China and Germany to realize the benefits of home dialysis for the aging population by providing a structured model of implementation and quality assurance.
High-Resolution Infrared Thermal Imaging of the Esophagus During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation as a Predictor of Endoscopically Detected Thermal Lesions
Authors: Deneke Thomas , Nentwich Karin , Berkovitz Artur , Sonne Kai , Ene Elena , Pavlov Borche , Fochler Franziska , Bötsch Anne-Katrin , Kuhn Rainer , Halbfaß Philipp
Published: October 2018

Background:

Endoscopically detected thermal esophageal lesions (EDEL) after ablation of atrial fibrillation may be precursors of atrioesophageal fistula and esophageal luminal temperature monitoring has previously failed to decrease thermal damage.

Methods:

Sixty-three patients undergoing their first pulmonary vein isolation using radiofrequency point-by-point catheter ablation were prospectively included in the HEAT-AF study (High-Resolution Esophageal Assessment of Esophageal Temperature During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation) and esophageal temperatures were continuously monitored using a novel infrared thermography system (IRTS). Peak esophageal temperature (Tpeak) was correlated to postablation endoscopy results characterizing patients as EDEL positive or negative.

Results:

Twelve patients had EDEL (19%). Comparing EDEL positive to negative patients, Tpeak was significantly higher (56.3±4.6°C versus 45.7±5.5°C,
P
<0.0001). Logistic regression analysis demonstrated Tpeak was a statistically significant predictor (
P
=0.0008) of EDEL and yielded an odds ratio of 1.52; 95% CI, (1.24–2.05). Receiver operator curve analysis demonstrated Tpeak as a highly accurate binary classifier with an area under the curve of 93%.

Conclusions:

For the first time esophageal temperature monitoring using a high resolution, high-fidelity IRTS allowed accurate prediction of postablation EDEL suggesting that Tpeak alone is an excellent binary classifier of patients at risk of EDEL. The logistic regression model and associated receiver operator curve will aid in the selection of optimal temperature thresholds in future prospective studies.
Critical Volume of Human Myocardium Necessary to Maintain Ventricular Fibrillation
Authors: Aras Kedar K. , Faye Ndeye Rokhaya , Cathey Brianna , Efimov Igor R.
Published: October 2018

Background:

Abnormal QT intervals, long QT or short QT, have been epidemiologically linked with sudden cardiac death because of ventricular fibrillation (VF). Consequently, Food and Drug Administration recommends testing all pharmacological agents for QT toxicity as a risk factor for cardiac toxicity. Such tests assess QT/QTc interval, which represents ventricular depolarization and repolarization. However, the current QT toxicity analysis does not account for the well-known anisotropy in cardiac tissue conductivity. Mines demonstrated in 1913 that cardiac wavelength (λ) determines inducibility of reentrant arrhythmia, where both repolarization time or action potential duration and conduction velocity determine λ=action potential duration×conduction velocity. We aimed to determine the role of anisotropic wavelength in inducibility of VF in explanted human left ventricular preparations. We tested the hypothesis that 3-dimensional cardiac wavelength, which takes into account anisotropic cardiac tissue conductivity, can accurately predict VF sustainability.

Methods:

We conducted panoramic optical mapping of coronary perfused human left ventricular wedge preparations subjected to pharmacologically induced shortening and prolongation of action potential duration, by I
K,ATP
agonist pinacidil and antagonist glybenclamide, respectively. This measured action potential duration, conduction velocity, and thus determined pacing cycle length–dependent wavelengths in longitudinal (λ
L
), transverse (λ
TV
), and transmural (λ
TM
) directions using S1S1 pacing protocol, from which wavelength volume (V
λ
) was determined, as V
λ
=λ
L
×λ
TV
×λ
TM
, and compared with tissue volume
.
We tested a hypothesis that tissue volume/V
λ
ratio can predict VF sustainability.

Results:

At baseline, at pacing rate of 240 beats per minute, the wavelengths were λ
L
=9.6±0.6 cm, λ
TV
=4.2±0.3 cm, and λ
TM
=5.8±0.2 cm, respectively (n=7), and thus V
λ
=246.4±42.1 cm
3
. Administration of pinacidil at escalating concentrations progressively decreased V
λ
, and VF became sustained, when tissue volume/V
λ
was above safety factor κ=4.4±0.6 (n=9) during rapid pacing. Treatment with glybenclamide decreased V
T
/V
λ
below κ at any pacing rate and prevented VF sustainability.

Conclusions:

Sustained VF was only sustained in ventricular volume exceeding critical V
λ
=λ
L
×λ
TV
×λ
TM
.
High‐Intensity Interval Training for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease—Is It Safe? A Systematic Review
Authors: Wewege Michael A. , Ahn Dohee , Yu Jennifer , Liou Kevin , Keech Andrew
Published: October 2018

Background

Cardiac rehabilitation (
CR
) for patients with cardiovascular disease has traditionally involved low‐ to moderate‐intensity continuous aerobic exercise training (
MICT
). There is growing and robust evidence that high‐intensity interval training (
HIIT
) shows similar or greater efficacy compared with
MICT
across a range of cardiovascular and metabolic measures, in both healthy populations and populations with a chronic illness. However, there is understandable concern about the safety aspects of applying
HIIT
in
CR
settings. This systematic review analyzed safety data drawn from recent proof‐of‐concept studies of
HIIT
during
CR
among patients with cardiovascular disease.

Methods and Results

We included trials comparing
HIIT
with either
MICT
or usual care in patients with coronary artery disease or heart failure participating in tertiary care services, such as phase 2 (outpatient)
CR
. Adverse events occurring during or up to 4 hours after an exercise training session were collated. There were 23 studies included, which analyzed 1117 participants (
HIIT
=547;
MICT
=570). One major cardiovascular adverse event occurred in relation to an
HIIT
session, equating to 1 major cardiovascular event per 17 083 training sessions (11 333 training hours). One minor cardiovascular adverse events and 3 noncardiovascular adverse events (primarily musculoskeletal complaints) were also reported for
HIIT
. Two noncardiovascular events were reported in relation to
MICT
.

Conclusions

HIIT
has shown a relatively low rate of major adverse cardiovascular events for patients with coronary artery disease or heart failure when applied within CR settings.
The Scope of Philanthropic Activity by the “Greeks” of Hungary (18th–19th Century). An Initial Critical Presentation and Assessment of the Phenomenon
Authors: Mantouvalos Ikaros
Published: October 2018

In the organization, operation and growth of Greek communities and companies in the Hungarian hinterlands during the 18th and 19th century, a special place was held by the philanthropy of the expatriates who chose Hungary as their new homeland. These activities were expressed through legacies, bequests and charitable works in the host society and country of origin alike. The aim of this paper is not to deal with this topic as a whole, but rather to identify a number of issues associated with the personal philanthropy of the Görögök in Central Europe, a subject that still preoccupies historians who describe the phenomenon of beneficence. Among their concerns are: since the practice of bequests was widespread in all the newcomers’ social strata, what were the aims and uses of legacies and donations in the various periods, and how was the practice of philanthropy expressed in the adopted country as well as in their homeland? Also, to what degree does this benevolence reflect the internal discord and antagonisms between the members of a community, as well as the migrant subject’s entrance into the different religious and social environment of the Hapsburg Empire, and their eventual incorporation and/or assimilation into the national body of Hungary?
A review of the genus Afrasura Durante, 2009 from São Tomé Island with descriptions of a new species and a new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)
Authors: VOLYNKIN ANTON V. , LÁSZLÓ GYULA M.
Published: October 2018

Present paper contains a review of the lithosiine genus Afrasura Durante, 2009 from São Tomé Island (Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe). One new species, A. pectinatissima Volynkin & László, sp. nov. and one new subspecies, A. discocellularis saotomensis Volynkin & László, ssp. nov. are described. Asura thomensis Rothschild, 1913 is synonymized with Afrasura hieroglyphica (Bethune-Baker, 1911) widely distributed in West Africa. A new combination is established: Afrasura friederikae (Kühne, 2007), comb. nov. Adults, male and female genitalia of all species mentioned are illustrated.
Analysis of the Planetary Boundary Layer Height during DISCOVER-AQ Baltimore–Washington, D.C., with Lidar and High-Resolution WRF Modeling
Authors: Hegarty Jennifer D. , Lewis Jasper , McGrath-Spangler Erica L. , Henderson John , Scarino Amy Jo , DeCola Philip , Ferrare Richard , Hicks Micheal , Adams-Selin Rebecca D. , Welton Ellsworth J.
Published: October 2018

The daytime planetary boundary layer (PBL) was examined for the Deriving Information on Surface Conditions from Column and Vertically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality (DISCOVER-AQ) Baltimore (Maryland)–Washington, D.C., campaign of July 2011 using PBL height (PBLH) retrievals from aerosol backscatter measurements from ground-based micropulse lidar (MPL), the NASA Langley Research Center airborne High Spectral Resolution Lidar-1 (HSRL-1), and the Cloud–Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) on the Cloud–Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) satellite. High-resolution Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model simulations with horizontal grid spacing of 1 km and different combinations of PBL schemes, urban parameterization, and sea surface temperature inputs were evaluated against PBLHs derived from lidars, ozonesondes, and radiosondes. MPL and WRF PBLHs depicted a growing PBL in the morning that reached a peak height by midafternoon. WRF PBLHs calculated from gridded output profiles generally showed more rapid growth and higher peak heights than did the MPLs, and all WRF–lidar differences were dependent on model configuration, PBLH calculation method, and synoptic conditions. At inland locations, WRF simulated an earlier descent of the PBL top in the afternoon relative to the MPL retrievals and radiosonde PBLHs. At Edgewood, Maryland, the influence of the Chesapeake Bay breeze on the PBLH was captured by both the ozonesonde and WRF data but generally not by the MPL PBLH retrievals because of generally weaker gradients in the aerosol backscatter profile and limited normalized relative backscatter data near the top height of the marine layer.
Climatology of Tibetan Plateau Vortices in Reanalysis Data and a High-Resolution Global Climate Model
Authors: Curio Julia , Schiemannm Reinhard , Hodges Kevin I. , Turner Andrew G.
Published: November 2018

The Tibetan Plateau (TP) and surrounding high mountains constitute an important forcing of the atmospheric circulation due to their height and extent, and thereby impact weather and climate in downstream regions of East Asia. Mesoscale Tibetan Plateau vortices (TPVs) are one of the major precipitation-producing systems on the TP. A fraction of TPVs move off the TP to the east and can trigger extreme precipitation in parts of China, such as the Sichuan province and the Yangtze River valley, which can result in severe flooding. In this study, the climatology of TPV occurrence is examined in two reanalyses and, for the first time, in a high-resolution global climate model using an objective feature tracking algorithm. Most TPVs are generated in the northwestern part of the TP; the center of this main genesis region is small and stable throughout the year. The strength and position of the subtropical westerly jet is correlated to the distance TPVs can travel eastward and therefore could have an effect on whether or not a TPV is moving off the TP. TPV-associated precipitation can account for up to 40% of the total precipitation in parts of China in selected months, often due to individual TPVs. The results show that the global climate model is able to simulate TPVs at N512 (~25 km) horizontal resolution and in general agrees with the reanalyses. The fact that the global climate model can represent the TPV climatology opens a wide range of options for future model-based research on TPVs.
John Terry Maltsberger, American Psychoanalyst: Contributions to the Development of Studies of Suicide and Self-attack
Authors: Goldblatt Mark J. , Herbstman Benjamin , Schechter Mark , Ronningstam Elsa
Published: November 2018

John Terry Maltsberger (1933–2016) was an American psychoanalyst who greatly influenced studies of the suicidal patient, and a suicidologist whose contributions significantly impacted psychoanalysis. Through his devotion to the understanding and treatment of suicidal people he exerted a major influence in both areas. Throughout a long and productive career, Maltsberger focused on an uncomfortable area of the psyche, that sphere that impels the attack on the self. His position in psychoanalysis stands out for his early emphasis on the patient’s internal subjective experience and the dynamics of the therapeutic engagement. He had a broad range of knowledge and interests beyond psychoanalysis and was able to integrate perspectives from empirical studies with his empathic understanding of clinical material and a striking ability to make complex and impenetrable intrapsychic processes lucidly understandable.
Pliable Media as Transitional Space: From Psychotic Indifferentiation Toward The Construction of Meaning in Schizophrenia
Authors: Solano Paola , Quagelli Luca
Published: November 2018

Clinical material from the treatment of a highly destructive schizophrenic patient is used to demonstrate the role and function of therapeutic mediations in promoting transformation and symbolization. Use of the Squiggle Game as a therapeutic mediation is shown to sustain the therapeutic process and to facilitate working through of the obscure and complex dynamics commonly seen in the treatment of psychotic patients. The Squiggle Game presents a first transitional space entailing both the concreteness of psychosis and the potential for symbolization provided by psychoanalysis. The game becomes the first meeting ground for the progressive encounters of the therapeutic couple, primarily because in it the violent destructiveness of psychosis is partly deflected in a way that fosters development of the transference relationship. Step-by-step emotional transformations gained through the Squiggle Game are reported and discussed, together with the patient’s need to rely on nonverbal communicative modes to bring early traumatic experiences that never reached verbalization into treatment. This working through process furthered development of the dyad’s intense transference-countertransference dynamics, which stimulated construction of a link between here-and-now and there-and-then in sessions, leading to the patient’s integration and a sense of the life-historical significance of her experience.
Entering One’s Own Life as an Aim of Clinical Psychoanalysis
Authors: Lombardi Riccardo
Published: November 2018

The historical development of psychoanalysis has demonstrated that the aim of clinical work can change as the patient population changes. One of the main tasks of psychoanalytic working through today is to help difficult patients trapped in imitative dynamics and “never-to-be-born selves” enter a life of their own. Particular emphasis is given to activating a body-mind relationship, catalyzing emergence from the unrepressed unconscious, and constructing space-time parameters in relation to the most primitive and undifferentiated emotional experiences. Two clinical cases are presented, in the first of which the analyst found himself invested with an intense devitalization that tested his capacity to be present. In the second case the analyst was confronted by the necessity of stimulating the birth of basic functions of mental notation in relation to blind and dangerous acting out. The confrontation in the analytic relationship mobilized the patient’s internal resources of self-observation and self-containment, from which the capacity to exist and be present to the self could emerge.
Health Services Access Inequalities Between Native and Immigrant in a Southern European Region
Authors: Rodríguez-Álvarez Elena , Lanborena Nerea , Borrell Luisa N.
Published: November 2018

With the economic crisis in Spain, austerity measures were applied. However, it is unknown how these measures have affected the pattern of use of health services for the immigrant population. Thus, the objective of this study was to examine the inequalities in access to different levels of health care services according to place of birth. We used data from the 2014 Foreign Immigrant Population Survey (n = 1,908) and the Basque Health Survey 2013 for the native population (n = 4,232) for adults aged 16–59 years residing in the Basque Country, Spain. Log-binomial regression was used to quantify the association between country of origin and use of different levels of care in men and in women. We found a higher probability of using general practitioner (GP) services in immigrant women (PR: 1.19; 95% CI: 1.12–1.26) and men (PR: 1.11; 95% CI: 1.01–1.23) than in natives. This was also true for emergency services with immigrant women (PR: 1.97; 95% CI: 1.43–2.69) and men (PR: 1.50; 95% CI: 1.01–2.25). However, for specialized medicine services, there was no association. This study suggests the importance of guaranteeing access to health care to the entire population. Hence policies to eliminate barriers to health care are essential to ensure health for all.
From Planning to Performance: The Adaptation Process as a Determinant of Outcomes
Authors: Ramos-Villagrasa Pedro J. , Passos Ana M. , García-Izquierdo Antonio L.
Published: November 2018

Currently, teams require adaptation to deal with work demands successfully. However, research concerning team adaptation should necessarily involve a greater empirical effort in defining under which conditions teams prove more adaptable. This article seeks to contribute to the literature by linking plan formulation, plan execution, and team learning behaviors with team outcomes (i.e., team-adaptation perception and objective performance). Participants formed 142 teams, which were involved in structured-problem solving task (i.e. a simulated management competition). Conditional process analysis was used to test a double-mediated relationship. Results show that, although not all parts of the model are directly associated, there is an indirect link from plan formulation to team outcomes through plan execution and team learning behaviors. Our results support the idea of adaptation as a process, providing four ways in which organizations can elicit changes in teams: increasing plan execution, promoting team learning, improving team adaptive behaviors themselves, and building teams composed of members who demonstrate individual adaptability.
Certification Marks—Success or Failure?
Authors: Taylor Donald A.
Published: November 2018

The function of a certification mark is to provide impartial third-party endorsement to aid buyers in overcoming some of the problems of product selection. However, little is known about the precise purposes for which such marks are used. Furthermore, the administrative framework designed to achieve the specific objectives and the broader objective of improving the buying function requires evaluation to ascertain the probable success of certification marks.

To examine these questions, the owners of eighty certification marks provided information regarding the specific objectives sought by using the mark and details regarding the administrative framework used. The more interesting results are summarized here.
Influence of Store Selection in Household Buying
Authors: Van Syckle Calla , Brough Owen L.
Published: November 2018

Results of controlled-store studies do not necessarily represent true consumer behavior. The controlled-store study reported here of sales of experimental beef cuts, shows that findings may be biased by the store or stores selected for an experiment.
Corporate Images Are Not Stereotypes
Authors: Ferber Robert , Hill Edward W.
Published: November 2018

According to W. T. Tucker in the January, 1961, JOURNAL OF MARKETING, corporate images are stereotypes. The present author disagrees, and explains why.
Legal Developments in Marketing
Authors: Curran Kenneth J. , Howard Marshall C. , Stonier Charles E. , Werner Ray O.
Published: November 2018

The most important recent developments in the legal framework within which marketing must function are reported under the topical outline presented below. More detailed information about individual items maybe obtained by reference to the source cited for each case. References to CCH are to the Commerce Clearing House Trade Regulation Reporter.
A Behavioral Conception of Retail Image
Authors: Kunkel John H. , Berry Leonard L.
Published: November 2018

Retail store image is an alluring yet uncrystallized concept. Part of the problem stems from the difficulty encountered by some researchers in defining image. The result has been an avoidance of definition altogether or definitions based on a variety of assumptions about the internal psychological state.

In this article, the authors present an alternative approach to the image concept in which the usual assumptions about the internal state are avoided. The procedures involved in the acquisition and maintenance of retail images are outlined and implications for practitioners and academicians are indicated.
Improving the Study of Customer In-store Behavior
Authors: Granbois Donald H.
Published: November 2018

Improved retail decisions can result from attempts to measure customer response to price, display, store layout, and other controllable variables.

In this article, the author shows how the combination of entrance interviews and direct observation can provide management with more meaningful information from the study of customer in-store behavior.
Advertising's Role in Merger Cases
Authors: Linder B. J.
Published: November 2018

While the debate over the proper role of antitrust continues, the scope of possible government intervention has been increasing. This article discusses the emerging relationship between advertising and antitrust in the determination of the relevant market as it has been developed in recent court cases. The author cautions that business judgment can not be relied on as a safeguard against antitrust actions, if indeed it ever could.
Time-Oriented Advertising: A Content Analysis of United States Magazine Advertising, 1890–1988
Authors: Gross Barbara L. , Sheth Jagdish N.
Published: November 2018

Advertising appearing in Ladies' Home Journal reveals an increased emphasis on time-oriented concerns and product benefits. The study findings are consistent with claims that industrialization and urbanization are accompanied by time pressures and greater concern with time.
Macroeconomic Modelling at the Institute: Hopes, Challenges and a Lasting Contribution
Authors: Barrell Ray , Blake Andy , Young Garry
Published: October 2018

The Institute is a world leader in macroeconomic modelling and forecasting. It has produced quarterly economic forecasts for around sixty years, supported by macroeconomic models. The aim of the original builders of macroeconomic models was to transform understanding of how economies worked and use that knowledge to improve economic policy. In the early years, when computers were rare, macroeconomic modelling was a new frontier and Institute economists were among the first to produce a working model of the UK economy. It is remarkable how quickly models were being used to produce forecasts, assess policy and influence the international macroeconomic research agenda. The models built at the Institute were mainstream in the sense that they followed the contents of standard macroeconomic textbooks, developed with the subject, and fitted the facts as they were known at the time. There were continual improvements in understanding as the subject developed in response to new ideas and developments in the global economy. This article celebrates the development of macroeconomic modelling at the Institute and the contribution it has made to public life.
The International Economy: Bind or Boon?
Authors: Chadha Jagjit S.
Published: October 2018

The Institute has long examined overseas developments in order to understand better domestic macroeconomic dynamics. The organising principle for much of the postwar period was simply the impact on net trade with an implicit view on whether the exchange rate was at an appropriate level and, as such, the external sector was viewed as a constraint on domestic activity. Increasingly integrated factor markets in the modern era of globalisation means that the overseas sector plays a fundamental role in the evolution of both aggregate demand and supply in the UK economy and it is increasingly hard to disentangle the overseas from the domestic sectors. It is not so much that we should reverse this integration but more how to design policy to limit any undesirable consequences on regional and income distribution, as well as aggregate fluctuations in activity.
‘I put my “police head” on’: Coping strategies for working with sexual offending material
Authors: Parkes Ruth , Graham-Kevan Nicola , Bryce Jo
Published: November 2018

This paper explores the coping strategies of UK police staff who are exposed to sexual offence material (SOM). Eleven police staff completed a questionnaire then took part in semi-structured interviews. Themes were identified using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). This paper explores the theme ‘Coping strategies for working directly with material’, focusing on the most common strategies employed: ‘Detachment’, ‘Avoidance’ and ‘Process-driven’ approaches. Links between coping and different features of SOM are examined, including victim characteristics and audio content. The impact of organisational factors which make coping strategies more or less effective are also explored, along with potential sources of support.
Reevaluation of Hepatocellular Neoplasms in CD-1 Mice from a 2-year Oral Carcinogenicity Study with Permethrin
Authors: Quist Erin M. , Boorman Gary A. , Cullen John M. , Maronpot Robert R. , Remick Amera K. , Swenberg James A. , Freshwater Les , Hardisty Jerry F.
Published: November 2018

A 24-month oral carcinogenicity study of permethrin was conducted by feeding male and female CD-1 mice diets containing concentrations of 0, 20, 500, and 2,000 ppm of permethrin (males) or 0, 20, 2,500, and 5,000 ppm of permethrin (females). After approximately two years on study, surviving mice were sacrificed for the evaluation of chronic toxicity and/or carcinogenicity. An expert panel of pathologists was convened as a Pathology Working Group (PWG) to review coded liver histology sections from male and female mice and to classify all liver neoplasms according to current nomenclature and diagnostic criteria guidelines. The PWG results indicate that permethrin induced a significant dose-dependent increase in the incidence of hepatocellular neoplasms in treated female mice ( p < .01) as well as a nonstatistically significant increase in the incidence of hepatocellular tumors in treated male mice. Given the continuum of the diagnoses of adenoma and carcinoma, and the difficulty in distinguishing some of the lesions, it is appropriate to consider only the combined incidences of hepatocellular tumors (adenoma and/or carcinoma) for biological significance and risk assessment.
Promises, promises: Can the Female Offender Strategy deliver?
Authors: Booth Natalie , Masson Isla , Baldwin Lucy
Published: October 2018

Following a number of postponements, the long awaited and much needed female offender strategy for England and Wales was finally published in June 2018. The strategy reflects the strong agreement across the sector of the need for a ‘distinct’ or ‘gender-specific’ approach to respond to the vulnerabilities of women in the Criminal Justice System (CJS). Despite this, the strategy lacks clarity and offers little assurance that the direction taken will result in actual change and positive reform. It is vital that the government’s implementation of the female offender strategy provides and demonstrates a genuine commitment to appropriate provision for females in the CJS through ring-fenced permanent funding as well as top-down accountability.
Galona’s review of victim labelling theory: A rejoinder
Authors: van Dijk Jan
Published: November 2018

In this article the author responds to a review by Galona (2018) of the historical-theological parts of victim labelling theory as elaborated previously in this journal and elsewhere (van Dijk, 2009). According to Galona, the term ‘victima/victim’ as a special name for Jesus Christ was not coined by Reformation theologians like Calvin, as asserted by van Dijk, but was for example already widely used by Roman poets. It also appeared in pre-Reformation theological writings for centuries. In his rejoinder, the author explains that Roman poets indeed sometimes used the term ‘victima’ for human beings but did so in a purely metaphorical sense. He agrees with Galona that the use of this label in its figural sense denoting Christ’s deep and innocent suffering emerged in theological writings pre-dating the Reformation. However, the label only ‘went viral’ around the time of the Reformation and has, from that time onwards, been the universal colloquial term for ordinary people victimised by crime across the Western world. In the second part of the article, the author elaborates on the theoretical and practical implications of the Christian roots of the ‘victima’ label. For centuries, victims of crime were expected to undergo their suffering meekly, in imitation of Christ. Ongoing secularisation has emancipated crime victims from the restraining ‘victima’ label, allowing them to freely speak up for themselves. Recent victim-friendly reforms of criminal justice have been driven by the need to find a new, victim-centred legitimacy in an increasingly secularised world.