bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ОЦІНКА ПРОГНОЗУ МУЛЬТИФОКАЛЬНОЇ ВИСОКОДИФЕРЕНЦІЙОВАНОЇ ТИРЕОЇДНОЇ КАРЦИНОМИ ЗА СИСТЕМОЮ TNM
Authors: Kobrynska N. Ya.
Published: May 2017

The comparative analysis of mono- and multifocal highly differentiated thyroid carcinoma (papillary and follicular) according to the TNM system was conducted. There were analyzed 2208 cases of monofocal and 692 cases of multifocal lesions in total. The analysis demonstrated that multifocal carcinomas, unlike solitary lesions, were characterized by a more aggressive course. Multicenter lesion by rubrics T, N and M with certainty at 99 % and more had higher indices than monofocal. Thus, T2 stage was recorded at 20.4 % of multifocal carcinomas versus 15.7 % for monofocal. The difference in T3 stage was also significant (22.4 % vs. 18.8 % respectively). In cases of T4 stage percent difference was 6.9 % with 5.0 % of multifocal and monofocal with thyroid carcinomas. N1a stage was recorded in 16.2 % of cases of multifocal carcinomas compared with 13.7 % for monofocal. Even more significant was the difference in N1b category - 15.7 % among multifocal that only 8.7 % of monofocal thyroid carcinomas. Distant metastases in patients with mono- and multifocal carcinoma were detected in isolated cases and this group of patients did not differ significantly from one another in such case (p > 0.05). The main conclusion is the need for more radical tactics of treatment in these cases.
РЕАЛЬНІ ГОРИЗОНТИ ПЕРСОНАЛІЗОВАНОЇ МЕДИЦИНИ. СТРАТЕГІЯ ТА ВАРІАНТИ РОЗВИТКУ
Authors: Mintser O. P. , Vyshnevskyy V. V.
Published: May 2017

It's discussed the immediate and long-term prospects of personalized medicine. It is emphasized that the greatest results can be expected at the present time from a patient-oriented approach in the diagnosis, prognosis and the choice of the treatment modality, state monitoring and risk assessment. Particular attention has been paid to the possibility of considering the development of pathology as a wave process with trends that are possible to determine (calculate). It's proposed a generalized representation of the concept and quantitative analysis of symptoms trends.
ПРОГНОЗУВАННЯ ТА ПРИЙНЯТТЯ РІШЕНЬ В УМОВАХ НЕВИЗНАЧЕНОСТІ В ПРОБЛЕМАХ СИСТЕМНИХ МЕДИЧНИХ ДОСЛІДЖЕНЬ
Authors: Martsenyuk V. P. , Andrushchak I Ye.
Published: May 2017

The work presents our results in field of application of system analysis methods to problem of medical research. We emphasize effects of uncertainty that should be taken into account in such complex processes. Medical system research requires information support system implementing data mining algorithms resulting in decision trees or IF-THEN rules. Besides that such system should be object-oriented and web-integrated.The aim of this study was to develop information support system based on data mining algorithms applied to system analysis method for medical system research. System analysis methods were used for qualitative analysis of diseases mathematical models. Algorithms such as decision tree induction and sequential covering algorithm were applied for data mining from learning data set.We observed the complex qualitative behavior of population and diseases models depending on parameters and controllers even without considering probabilistic nature of the most of quantities and parameters of information models.
ТЕХНОЛОГІЧНІ АСПЕКТИ КІЛЬКІСНОГО ОЦІНЮВАННЯ ЕФЕКТИВНОСТІ ІНТЕГРАЛЬНОЇ РОБОТИ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНИХ СИСТЕМ
Authors: Babintseva L. Yu.
Published: May 2017

It's discussed the role procedures identification of new information question to the rapid increase of unstructured data. It was presented characteristics integrating information systems, operating in an integrated information space. Determined that the evaluation of the effectiveness of integration of information systems in the same areas requiring the use of two groups of characteristics - global and technological; choice of related information systems should be carried out using the emergence coefficient.
Long‐Term Cardiovascular Risk After Radiotherapy in Women With Breast Cancer
Authors: Cheng Yun‐Jiu , Nie Xiao‐Ying , Ji Cheng‐Cheng , Lin Xiao‐Xiong , Liu Li‐Juan , Chen Xu‐Miao , Yao Hao , Wu Su‐Hua
Published: May 2017

Background

Radiotherapy for breast cancer often involves some incidental exposure of the heart to ionizing radiation. The effect of this exposure on the subsequent risk of heart disease is uncertain. We performed a meta‐analysis to investigate the link between radiotherapy and long‐term cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with breast cancer.

Methods and Results

We performed a literature search using
MEDLINE
(January 1966 to January 2015) and
EMBASE
(January 1980 to January 2015) with no restrictions. Studies that reported relative risk (
RR
) estimates with 95%
CI
s for the associations of interest were included. Pooled effect estimates were obtained by using random‐effects meta‐analysis. Thirty‐nine studies involving 1 191 371 participants were identified. Patients who received left‐sided radiotherapy, as compared with those receiving right‐sided radiotherapy, experienced increased risks of developing coronary heart disease (
RR
1.29, 95%
CI
1.13‐1.48), cardiac death (
RR
1.22, 95%
CI
1.08‐1.37) and death from any cause (
RR
1.05, 95%
CI
1.01‐1.10). In a comparison of patients with radiotherapy and without radiotherapy, the
RR
s were 1.30 (95%
CI
1.13‐1.49) for coronary heart disease and 1.38 (95%
CI
1.18‐1.62) for cardiac mortality. Radiotherapy for breast cancer was associated with an absolute risk increase of 76.4 (95%
CI
36.8‐130.5) cases of coronary heart disease and 125.5 (95%
CI
98.8‐157.9) cases of cardiac death per 100 000 person‐years. The risk started to increase within the first decade for coronary heart disease and from the second decade for cardiac mortality.

Conclusions

Exposure of the heart to ionizing radiation during radiotherapy for breast cancer increases the subsequent risk of coronary heart disease and cardiac mortality.
Large Llamas with Silver Shoes
Authors: Goss V.G.A.
Published: May 2017

Drawing upon contemporary accounts, this paper analyzes conquistadors’ and Incas’ perceptions of each other’s ungulates—that is, camelids and horses—from the first encounters in 1532 until 1536. The paper traces the evolution of those perceptions within the wider context of human-nonhuman animal relations, which differed between Spaniards and Andeans. Those differences are reflected in the respective languages. The paper finds a tension between a sense of familiarity and a sense of otherness. That tension manifested in a supernatural realm. The paper argues that nonhuman animal relations, particularly with respect to horses, played a central role in the invasion, but as the conflict unfolded the meanings of “human” and “animal,” as understood by the protagonists, were perturbed. The paper presents a critique of Diamond’s theory of nonhuman animal domestication.
The Fire and Light at the Heart of Youth Ministry
Authors: White David F.
Published: May 2017

Once scholarly reflection on youth ministry was limited to relatively few research tools, but recently scholars have employed a growing range of modes of analysis. In part, the expanding landscape of research is due to its having been relegated as a form of practical theology, concerned with the contexts of ministry. While this new complexity has undoubtedly advanced the level of critical reflection on youth ministry, the field risks losing its center—the very object of faith. This paper represents a challenge to those theorising youth ministry, not to abandon contextual analysis, but to focus anew on the Christ image as the source of our ministry. A return to a focus on revelation suggests, among other things, attending to theological aesthetics.
Worldview Formation and the Disney Universe
Authors: Dahle Margunn Serigstad
Published: May 2017

This interdisciplinary article argues that media messages play an important role in worldview formation across cultural contexts. Therefore, youth ministry needs to integrate media engagement in its reflection and practice. The article outlines a methodological approach for content analysis of media messages, with worldview theory as the key hermeneutical perspective. Classic Disney films are used as case study, as an influential tradition with its themes and values carried on into ever new formats. Finally, the article reflects missiologically on points of contact and points of tension in relation to the case study, and proposes “double listening” as a key practice in youth ministry, with hermeneutics, didactics, and formation as a threefold approach.
Calycina alstrupii sp. nov. (Pezizellaceae, Helotiales), a new lichenicolous fungus from Norway
Authors: SUIJA AVE , MOTIEJŪNAITĖ JURGA
Published: May 2017

A new species of Calycina, C. alstrupii Suija & Motiejūnaitė, is described based on both morphological and molecular characteristics. The new fungus inhabits thalli of Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm. and is the first proven lichenicolous species of the genus. The new species is compared with closely related taxa of Hyaloscyphaceae s. lato.
Corydalis hualongshanensis, a new species of Corydalis sect. Fumarioides (Papaveraceae) from Shaanxi, China
Authors: WANG DONG , XU XIAODONG , LIU PING
Published: May 2017

A new species, Corydalis hualongshanensis (Papaveraceae), is described from southern Shaanxi, China. This new species is distinct in Corydalis sect. Fumarioide Lidén. It is most similar to C. fargesii Franch., but differs in having papillose-hairs that are finely distributed on the peduncle, the pedicel, the apical part of outer petal, and the surface of fruit. It is also similar to C. pseudofargesii H.Chuang and C. shennongensis H.Chuang, but differs from the former by its entire bracts and nectary that is about 2/3–4/5 length of spur, and from the latter by its spur that is two times as long as petal lobe. An identification key to the four species is provided.
Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. IV. Alopoglossidae, Gymnophthalmidae
Authors: RIBEIRO-JÚNIOR MARCO A. , AMARAL SILVANA
Published: May 2017

We present distribution data of all Alopoglossidae and Gymnophthalmidae lizards known from the Brazilian Amazonia, totaling 54 species-level taxa, belonging to 17 genera and two families. This represents 22 more species-level taxa than previously reported. Data were based on 17,431 specimens deposited in three North American and eight Brazilian museums, including the main collections harboring Amazonian material. Most species (~80%) are endemic to Amazonia; non-endemic species are mainly associated with open vegetation (savanna) enclaves or open dry (semideciduous) forest in Amazonia, with a few exceptions. As a whole, seven taxa (including one species complex) are widespread in Amazonia, six are restricted to eastern Amazonia, seven to western Amazonia, two to southwestern Amazonia, 11 to southern Amazonia, 11 to northern Amazonia (either in part of it or widespread in the Guiana region), and six to the southern peripheral portion of Amazonia. Besides, four species present unique distributions. Considering this study and the other three catalogues of distribution of lizards already published, the total number of lizard species from Brazilian Amazonia increased from 97 to 142 species-level tava. It represents an increase of 45 species from the region since the last revision.
Review of the genus Cyrtosia Perris (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae: Platypyginae) in Iran, with description of three new species
Authors: GHARALI BABAK , EVENHUIS NEAL
Published: May 2017

The genus Cyrtosia in Iran is reviewed and includes the description of three new species: C. bispermatheca sp. nov., C. baccadomus sp. nov. and C. zieglerii sp. nov. from northern Iran; and presents a key to species known to occur in Iran. Notes on C. meridionalis Rondani, 1863 and C. pusilla Loew, 1873, both previously recorded from Iran, are also provided.
Rhigonema naylae n. sp. (Rhigonematomorpha: Rhigonematidae) a new parasitic nematode from a Japanese polydesmid millipede (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)
Authors: MORFFE JANS , HASEGAWA KOICHI
Published: May 2017

Rhigonema naylae n. sp. (Rhigonematomorpha: Rhigonematidae) is described from the hindgut of the polydesmid millipede Parafontaria laminata (Attems, 1909) (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae), from Aichi prefecture, Japan. The new species is characterized by having a medium sized body in both sexes, the cephalic collar partially fused to the body cuticle, but not overhanging the body contour; cervical region densely covered in short, fine microtrichs that extend from the posterior margin of the cephalic collar to ca. 1.5 oesophagus lengths posterior to the basal bulb; tail short and conoid, subulate in females and with a short mucron in males; female genital tract of Type 2 according to Adamson (1987); males with a complement of 23 copulatory papillae, one post-cloacal pair lateral and two sub-dorsal. This arrangement of copulatory papillae is typical from the African/Asian species and contributes to the segregation of R. naylae n. sp. from the American/Australasian taxa. Description is supplemented by SEM images. Partial sequences of the D2-D3 LSU rDNA and 18S SSU rDNA were obtained. This constitutes the second species of the genus Rhigonema Cobb, 1898 described from the Japanese archipelago.
First record of a new epibionts suctorian ciliate Tokophrya huangmeiensis sp.n. (Ciliophora, Phyllopharyngea) from redclaw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens 1868
Authors: TAHIR URFA BIN , DENG QIONG , LI SEN , LIU YANG , WANG ZHE , GU ZEMAO
Published: May 2017

A new suctorian ciliate, Tokophrya huangmeiensis sp. n. was isolated from the carapace of redclaw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus, during investigation of fish ciliates diversity in freshwater aquaculture of Hubei, China. The zooids of newly isolated ciliate were found aggregated into colonies on stalks of another ciliate Epistylis. The adults of this newly found species were characterized by an elongated pyramidal shaped and corrugated cell body with two fascicles of tentacles on the apical part of cell body. Stalks were hollow and transparent with longitudinal striations. The single contractile vacuole was located in the apical region and an elongated ρ-shaped macronucleus was situated along the long axis of cell body. Phylogenetic analyses showed that the subclass Suctoria is monophyletic and comprises the groups Exogenina, Evaginogenina and Endogenina, where Exogenina is the earliest branching lineage among these three groups. Tokophrya huangmeiensis sp. n. clustered with the other Tokophrya species and within the Endogenina subgroup as expected.
Hail-Detection Algorithm for the GPM Core Observatory Satellite Sensors
Authors: Mroz Kamil , Battaglia Alessandro , Lang Timothy J. , Cecil Daniel J. , Tanelli Simone , Tridon Frederic
Published: May 2017

By exploiting an abundant number of extreme storms observed simultaneously by the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission Core Observatory satellite’s suite of sensors and by the ground-based S-band Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) network over the continental United States, proxies for the identification of hail are developed from the GPM Core Observatory satellite observables. The full capabilities of the GPM Core Observatory are tested by analyzing more than 20 observables and adopting the hydrometeor classification on the basis of ground-based polarimetric measurements being truth. The proxies have been tested using the critical success index (CSI) as a verification measure. The hail-detection algorithm that is based on the mean Ku-band reflectivity in the mixed-phase layer performs the best of all considered proxies (CSI of 45%). Outside the dual-frequency precipitation radar swath, the polarization-corrected temperature at 18.7 GHz shows the greatest potential for hail detection among all GPM Microwave Imager channels (CSI of 26% at a threshold value of 261 K). When dual-variable proxies are considered, the combination involving the mixed-phase reflectivity values at both Ku and Ka bands outperforms all of the other proxies, with a CSI of 49%. The best-performing radar–radiometer algorithm is based on the mixed-phase reflectivity at Ku band and on the brightness temperature (TB) at 10.7 GHz (CSI of 46%). When only radiometric data are available, the algorithm that is based on the TBs at 36.6 and 166 GHz is the most efficient, with a CSI of 27.5%.
Eddy-Driven Jet Sensitivity to Diabatic Heating in an Idealized GCM
Authors: Baker Hugh S. , Woollings Tim , Mbengue Cheikh
Published: May 2017

The eddy-driven jet is studied using a dry idealized model to determine its sensitivity to thermal forcings. The jet latitude, speed, and variability are investigated under a series of Gaussian patch thermal forcing simulations applied systematically on a latitude–sigma grid in the troposphere. This work builds on previous studies by isolating the responses of the jet speed and latitude as opposed to combining them into a single annular mode index. It also explores the sensitivity of the jet to much smaller spatial heatings rather than applying forcing patterns to simulate anthropogenic climate change, as the size and magnitude of the forcings due to anthropogenic climate change are uncertain. The jet speed and latitude are found to have different sensitivity distributions from each other, which also vary between summer and winter. A simple mechanistic understanding of these sensitivities is presented by considering how the individual thermal forcings modify mean isentropic surfaces. In the cases analyzed, the jet response to forcing scales approximately linearly with the strength of the forcing and when forcings are applied in combination. The findings show a rich latitude–pressure distribution of jet sensitivities to thermal forcings, which will aid interpretation of jet responses in a changing climate. Furthermore, they highlight the areas where uncertainty needs to be reduced in the size and position of expected anthropogenic forcings, in order that the uncertainty in changes of the eddy-driven jet can be reduced.
Angry, Passionate, and Divided: Undecided Voters and the 2016 Presidential Election
Authors: Schill Dan , Kirk Rita
Published: May 2017

During the primary and general election, researchers Schill and Kirk collected focus group insights on how undecided voters came to make choices in the 2016 election. As consultants for CNN’s election coverage, the team researched voters from across the nation—in the early primary states to the conventions and general election. After a review of factors that influence vote choice, this article focuses on the dominant expressions of attitude (pain, loss, joy, nostalgia, pleasure, belonging, and anger) during 2016 election period and explains how voter attitudes toward those themes affected voter choice. Not only were these themes manifested in (un)civil discourse, they were often fueled by the campaigns. Importantly, these assessments come from the voters themselves and provide insights as to how the campaigns unfolded and how campaign messages attempted to influence voters.
Cartel Cases and the Cartel Enforcement Process in the European Union 2001–2015
Authors: Hellwig Michael , Hüschelrath Kai
Published: May 2017

We provide a comprehensive quantitative assessment of cartels and the related cartel enforcement process in the European Union (EU) from 2001 to 2015. In a first step, we present a detailed characterization of all cartel cases decided by the European Commission (EC) with respect to various criteria such as the number of involved firm groups, cartel market shares and market share asymmetries, involved industries, affected countries, types of infringement, types of cartel breakdown, as well as cartel duration. In a second step, we complement this cartel-based analysis with a quantitative assessment of the public cartel enforcement process in the EU, subdivided further into its duration, types of cartel detection, the leniency program, the settlement procedure, overall fines imposed, and the conclusive appeals process with the General Court (GC) and the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
Competing Business Models and Two-Sidedness
Authors: Broos Sébastien , Ramos Jorge Marcos
Published: May 2017

This article provides a conceptual framework to help define relevant markets in the presence of two-sided intermediaries and competing business models. In particular, we argue that two-sidedness is not a feature of markets but of firms and, hence, that firms with different business models may compete within the same relevant market. We then apply the proposed framework to the Google Shopping case.
State Aid and Direct Taxation and the Big Eruption Between the U.S. and the EU
Authors: Gormsen Liza Lovdahl
Published: May 2017

This article critically assesses the division that the recent decisions of the European Commission in the field of State aid have exposed between the EU and the U.S. It examines how the two legal orders address the issue of government subsidies and explores the reasons for their different approach. It argues that State aid law has become increasingly important as a competition policy issue and its enforcement is much more aggressive compared to the past. The article tries to untangle the long-term effect that the recent cases of fiscal aid will have for the tax relationship between the U.S. and the EU. Finally the article concludes with some tentative solutions and stresses the importance of international cooperation in the field of taxation.
Laïcité narrative et sécularonationalisme au Québec à l’épreuve de la race, du genre et de la sexualité
Authors: Benhadjoudja Leila
Published: May 2017

Cet article propose de caractériser une certaine narration de la laïcité au Québec, d’analyser son contexte d’émergence et de déploiement durant la Commission de consultation sur les pratiques d’accommodements reliées aux différences culturelles et le débat sur le projet de loi 60 (projet de Charte des « valeurs ») à partir de la race / racisation, le genre et la sexualité. Deux discours caractérisent cette narration et participent à reconfigurer les frontières nationales : l’homonationalisme et le fémonationalisme. Cette narration alimente des oppositions entre une conception d’un « Nous » québécois laïque, féministe et pro-LGBTQI à l’opposé d’un « Eux » musulman homophobe et sexiste. Finalement, je propose de penser cette reconfiguration des frontières par le terme « sécularonationalisme », c’est-à-dire qu’elle est une narration normative sur le processus de sécularisation perçue comme à l’origine de l’égalité de genre et de sexualités, et qui opère à une dichotomisation entre « bonne » et « mauvaise » sécularisations.
Industrial legislation in Australia in 2016
Authors: Forsyth Anthony
Published: May 2017

After three years of trying, the Coalition Government finally succeeded in obtaining passage of several key workplace reform statutes in 2016. This followed the outcome of the federal election held on 2 July, delivering the Government a differently composed Senate and a new opportunity to secure support for its legislative program. This review article explains key aspects of the industrial legislation passed by federal Parliament in 2016, including statutes abolishing the specialist road transport industry tribunal, re-establishing the Howard-era regulator for the construction industry, and setting up a new agency to enforce enhanced governance and accountability standards for registered unions and employer organisations. Legislative amendments aimed at resolving the long-running bargaining dispute in Victoria’s Country Fire Authority are also considered, along with the Government’s muted response to the 2015 Productivity Commission review of the workplace relations framework. The article then examines developments at state level, including a major rewrite of Queensland’s industrial legislation, structural changes in New South Wales, and proposed changes to long service leave and the labour hire sector in Victoria. It concludes by noting the irony that just as the federal Government has tasted some success after a long legislative ‘dry spell’, its labour law reform agenda appears limited and piecemeal.
Australian industrial relations in 2016
Authors: Wright Chris F
Published: May 2017

This article introduces the Journal of Industrial Relations Annual Review of Industrial Relations in 2016. It first discusses key industrial relations developments over the past year in Australia, with a particular focus on the federal election and its aftermath. The article then examines the growing challenges relating to inequality in the Australian labour market and the declining effectiveness of industrial relations actors and institutions in addressing these challenges. It then considers the implications for Australian industrial relations of two seismic international political developments over the past year heralding the ascent of a protectionist policy paradigm: the UK’s ‘Brexit’ referendum and Donald Trump’s election as US President. Finally, the article provides an overview of the articles contained in the Annual Review issue.
Ultrasonographic and histological evaluation of the effects of long-term carotid catheterization on cardiac function in NMRI mice
Authors: Teilmann Anne C , Thomsen Morten B , Ihms Elizabeth A , Pate Nathan , Hau Jann , Abelson Klas
Published: May 2017

Catheterization of laboratory mice is commonly performed in biomedical research to infuse substances and for blood sampling. One approach is to catheterize the right common carotid artery and advance the catheter until the tip is positioned in the aorta or the proximal brachiocephalic trunk. Owing to the small body size of the mouse, a catheter tends to occupy a great part of even the larger vessel lumens, and this may increase vascular resistance with potential pathophysiological impacts on the heart. The present study compared cardiac function of catheterized mice, with catheter tip placement in the brachiocephalic trunk, with sham-operated mice and non-operated control mice. During four weeks post-catheterization, M-mode echocardiography measurements of the thickness of the left ventricular anterior wall, left ventricular inner diameter and the thickness of the left ventricular posterior wall were performed. The left ventricular volume, ejection fraction and fractional shortening were calculated. Moreover, aortic recordings of the thickness of the medial and lateral walls as well as the inner diameter were measured. Terminally, histological analysis of the hearts was conducted, and body weights and heart weights were compared between groups. No effects on echocardiography parameters, histology, body weights or cardiac weights could be found between groups. In the present study, implantation of a carotid catheter with catheter tip placement in the proximal brachiocephalic trunk had minimal influence on cardiac and aortic physiology and did not induce significant cardiac changes.
Everyday Bordering, Belonging and the Reorientation of British Immigration Legislation
Authors: Yuval-Davis Nira , Wemyss Georgie , Cassidy Kathryn
Published: May 2017

The article argues that everyday bordering has become a major technology of control of both social diversity and discourses on diversity, in a way that threatens the convivial co-existence of pluralist societies, especially in metropolitan cities, as well as reconstructs everyday citizenship. The article begins with an outline of a theoretical and methodological framework, which explores bordering, the politics of belonging and a situated intersectional perspective for the study of the everyday. It then analyses the shift in focus of recent UK immigration legislation from the external, territorial border to the internal border, incorporating technologies of everyday bordering in which ordinary citizens are demanded to become either border-guards and/or suspected illegitimate border crossers. We illustrate our argument in the area of employment examining the impact of the requirements of the immigration legislation from the situated gazes of professional border officers, employers and employees in their bordering encounters.
A Content Analysis of LGBT Research in Top Family Journals 2000-2015
Authors: van Eeden-Moorefield Brad , Few-Demo April L. , Benson Kristen , Bible Jacqueline , Lummer Shannon
Published: May 2017

The past decades have witnessed some of the most prolific changes in rights and experiences for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) individuals and their families. Research during this period also witnessed a significant increase in the study of these changes. The current content analysis systematically reviewed all LGBT-related articles published in top-ranked, general family science journals from 2000 to 2015 to gauge the state of this growing field. Specifically, basic descriptives, theoretical foundations, methodological plurality, and inclusivity were examined. Results revealed that less than 3% of articles published were LGBT-related, most were atheoretical and infrequently included variables unique to this population (e.g., outness, discrimination), used purposive cross-sectional samples, focused most on lesbian and/or gay couples, and included primarily White and middle-class individuals in samples. Areas of strengths and future opportunities are discussed.
Swiping me off my feet
Authors: LeFebvre Leah E.
Published: May 2017

Tinder, a mobile dating application (app), facilitates the initiation of new, potentially romantic relationships and promotes itself as a social discovery platform dominating the U.S. with 1.4 billion swipes per day. This exploratory study investigates how people engage in relationship initiation behaviors through Tinder and highlights how interpersonal relationship initiation, selection processes, and strategic pre-interaction behaviors are evolving through contemporary-mediated dating culture. Participants ( N = 395) were recruited from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk to complete an online survey about their Tinder usage. The study employed descriptive statistics and thematic analysis to analyze reasons for selecting and deleting Tinder, pre-interaction processes, swiping strategies, and Tinder hookup culture. The prevalent view that Tinder is a sex, or hookup app, remains salient among users; although, many users utilize Tinder for creating other interpersonal communication connections and relationships, both romantic and platonic. Initially, Tinder users gather information to identify their preferences. Their strategies show clear implications for explicating the relationship development model and associated information pursuing strategies. Overall, this study argues that new emergent technologies are changing how interpersonal relationship initiation functions; the traditional face-to-face relationship development models and initiation conceptualizations should be modified to include the introduction of the pre-interaction processes apparent in mobile dating applications such as Tinder.
Relationship partners of transgender individuals
Authors: Platt Lisa F. , Bolland Kayla S.
Published: May 2017

Relationship partners of transgender-identified individuals have distinctive couple-related experiences that are important to understand. The current qualitative study explored the unique elements of the experiences of those who partner with transgender-identified individuals. A sample of 21 participants who were partnered with a transgender person completed a 1-hr, semi-structured interview. The data yielded five important themes: (1) considerations with physical, sexual, and emotional intimacy; (2) changing sexual orientation labels; (3) safety concerns; (4) marginalization and feelings of isolation; and (5) new appreciation for the gender spectrum. The results show that partners experience considerable change in their lives and relationships as a transgender partner transitions. Implications for future research and how to provide support for this often-overlooked population are provided.
Intravoxel incoherent motion magnetic resonance imaging of the normal-appearing parotid glands in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer after radioiodine therapy
Authors: Shen Jie , Xu Xiao-Quan , Su Guo-Yi , Hu Hao , Shi Hai-Bin , Liu Wei , Wu Fei-Yun
Published: May 2017

Background

Radiation damage to the salivary gland is a common complication of radioiodine therapy (RIT) in the patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC).

Purpose

To investigate the feasibility of using intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect radiation-induced changes of normal-appearing parotid glands in the patients after RIT for DTC.

Material and Methods

We prospectively enrolled 20 patients with RIT-induced sialoadenitis and 20 healthy control (HC) participants. The patients were divided into intermediate and late groups, and a questionnaire was used to assess the related symptoms. IVIM MRI was scanned using nine b-values (0, 50, 100, 150, 200, 400, 600, 800, and 1000 s/mm2). Quantitative parameters (pseudodiffusion coefficient, D*; perfusion fraction, f; tissue diffusivity, D) were obtained using a biexponential model and compared among different groups using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test. Correlations between significant parameters and symptom score were assessed using Spearman’s correlation analysis.

Results

The f and D value differed significantly (f, P = 0.016; D, P = 0.006) among different groups. Post hoc analysis showed that f and D value of intermediate group were significantly higher than those of HC group (f, P = 0.012; D, P = 0.004), while no significant differences between late group and HC group (f, P = 0.852; D, P = 0.707). Significant positive correlation was found between f value and the total symptom score of the patients in intermediate group ( P = 0.028, r = 0.762).

Conclusion

The IVIM MRI might be feasible to detect the radiation-induced changes of parotid glands in the patients after RIT for DTC.
Sacrococcygeal teratomas in newborns: a comprehensive review for the radiologists
Authors: Yoon Hee Mang , Byeon Sun-ju , Hwang Jae-Yeon , Kim Jeong Rye , Jung Ah Young , Lee Jin Seong , Yoon Hye-Kyung , Cho Young Ah
Published: May 2017

Sacrococcygeal teratomas are the most common solid tumor in newborn infants. The diagnosis is not difficult in many cases; however, there should be additional information on imaging studies in order to manage those infants properly. Details include histology, morphologic classification, complications such as rupture, bleeding, and mass effects on the adjacent structures. Although imaging features cannot accurately predict the histologic subtypes of the tumors, thorough evaluation of the imaging features can help distinguish malignant tumors from benign tumors. In this article, pathogenesis, histological characteristics, clinical considerations, and morphologic characteristics will be discussed.
Review and management of breast lesions detected with breast tomosynthesis but not visible on mammography and ultrasonography
Authors: Taskin Fusun , Durum Yasemin , Soyder Aykut , Unsal Alparslan
Published: May 2017

Background

Breast tomosynthesis is more sensitive than mammography and can detect lesions that are not always visible with conventional methods such as digital mammography (MG) and ultrasonography (US). No standardized approach is available for the management of lesions that are detectable with tomosynthesis but are not visible on MG or US.

Purpose

To review suspicious breast lesions detected with tomosynthesis but not visible on two-dimensional (2D) MG or US and to determine the management options for these lesions.

Material and Methods

Ethical committee approval was obtained. The radiological records, biopsy or surgery results, and follow-up findings of 107 patients who had a tomosynthesis-positive but MG- or US-negative breast lesion between 2011 and 2016 were retrospectively evaluated.

Results

Of 107 lesions visible only with tomosynthesis, 74% were architectural distortions and 26% were asymmetrical opacities. All patients underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for further evaluation. Among the 48 (45%) MRI-negative lesions, none had a suspicious alteration during the follow-up period. Among the MRI-positive lesions, 28% of the 50 architectural distortions and 11% of the nine asymmetrical opacities were malignant.

Conclusion

Given the inherent high false-positive rate of breast tomosynthesis, breast MRI prior to biopsy may reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies for suspicious breast lesions that are tomosynthesis-positive only.
Conflict in collaborative musical composition: A case study
Authors: Hill Matthew , Hill Barry , Walsh Robert
Published: May 2017

In collaborative musical composition, such as those used frequently in popular music styles, conflicts between band members are commonplace. This article seeks to examine how task-based and interpersonal conflicts between band members impact on the creation of collaborative compositions, utilising a case study of a band composing music for an album recording. This paper reports on research that tracks the process of the creation of songs for a fourth album recording by a three-piece ensemble who have worked together since 1999. The composition process is marked by numerous disputes and arguments among the band personnel and the interactions between the band members move fluidly between phases of instruction, cooperation, collaboration and conflict. The authors (also the band’s members) analyse video and audio recordings of rehearsals, making observations based in grounded theory in relation to verbal and nonverbal interactions and offering personal reflections on these interactions. Drawing on theoretical perspectives in relation to communication, conflict and group dynamics such as group flow and empathetic creativity, individual and group behaviour are examined with emphasis on the impact of such behaviour on the collaborative process.
Commons’ movements and ‘progressive’ governments as dual power: The potential for social transformation in Europe
Authors: Broumas Antonios
Published: May 2017

In the neoliberal era, social counter-power emerges as the main resurgent force to contend the capital–state complex, whether in the form of labour struggles or direct democratic movements or in the form of struggles for the preservation/diffusion of the commons. Political forces within these societies in motion do not play the role of revolutionary vanguards, instead they protect and facilitate the process of the social revolution by political or military means. At the negative pole of the duality, the failure to sustain social reproduction under extreme conditions of inequality and corruption gives rise either to ‘failed states’ or to progressive governments, which start building their hegemony in complex interrelation to grassroots movements. In this context, we are in need of subversive politics that weaken the bourgeois state by facilitating the emancipation of society.
Delivering Vitamin A Supplements to Children Aged 6 to 59 Months: Comparing Delivery Through Mass Campaign and Through Routine Health Services in Ethiopia
Authors: Gatobu Sospeter , Horton Susan , Kiflie Aleyamehu Yibeltal , Abraham Gelila , Birhanu Negalign , Greig Alison
Published: May 2017

Background:

The delivery of vitamin A supplements in Ethiopia has been shifting from Child Health Days (campaigns) to routine delivery via the community health services.

Objective:

The objective of this study was to compare the cost and effectiveness of these 2 delivery methods. No previous studies have done this.

Methods:

A mixed method approach was used. Quantitative data on costs were collected from interviews with key staff and coverage data from health facility records. Qualitative data on the 2 modalities were collected from key informants and community members from purposefully sampled communities using the 2 modalities.

Results:

Communities appreciated the provision of vitamin A supplements to their under 5-year-old children. The small drop in coverage that occurred as a result of the change in modality can be attributed to normal changes that occur with any system change. Advantages of campaigns included greater ease of mobilization and better coverage of older children from more remote communities. Advantages of routine delivery included not omitting children who happened to miss the 1 day per round that supplementation occurred and not disrupting the availability of other health services for the 5 to 6 days each campaign requires. The cost of routine delivery is not easy to measure nor is the cost of disruption to normal services entailed by campaigns.

Conclusion:

Cost-effectiveness likely depends more on effectiveness than on cost. Overall, the routine approach can achieve good coverage and is sustainable in the long run, as long as the transition is well planned and implemented.
Continuous Child Sexual Abuse
Authors: Woiwod Dayna M. , Connolly Deborah A.
Published: May 2017

Due to calls for reform of legislation that accounts for the difficulties complainants of repeated child sexual abuse (CSA) face when asked to particularize individual acts, jurisdictions in the United States and Australia have adopted continuous CSA statutes. Continuous CSA statutes allow for reduced particularity of individual instances when abuse is repeated. In this article, we discuss particularization requirements and how they are adapted in current jurisdictions in the United States and Australia with continuous CSA statutes. We then discuss the relevant research on children’s memory for repeated events and frequency to discuss how current and future research can inform the criteria for the charge. Our goal in this article is to inspire thoughtful discussion of continuous CSA legislation, and how current and future psychological research can advance the criteria for the charge. As more jurisdictions consider adopting these statutes, it would be helpful for psychologists and legal professionals to work toward developing a consensus on the criteria for the charge that balances both the victim’s capabilities to particularize repeated CSA and various rights of the accused.
Universal rationalization: Max Weber’s great narrative
Authors: Kaesler Dirk
Published: May 2017

Among the “classic” diagnoses of modernity, the German scholar Max Weber is often ascribed the role of the creator of a “theory of rationalization.” If there had to be one keyword for which Max Weber is constantly mentioned today, it would probably be “rationalization.” This term denotes the vast context in the history of ideas which comprises Weber’s alleged “theory” of a universal, occidental “rationalization.” I myself do not really place this “theory,” which has been attributed to Max Weber, into the portfolio of sociological theories in the strict epistemological sense, but rather into the reservoir of “Great Narratives,” as Jean-François Lyotard has called them, “Les grands récits.” Max Weber has bestowed his great narrative of universal, occidental “rationalization” upon the self-understanding of humanity by sociology as a discipline during its roughly 150 years of history up to the present day. Whoever wants to refer to this Great Narrative by Max Weber cannot forbear to reconstruct it from his texts. At best, only the outlines of this Great Narrative can be indicated here.
Monitoring Nutrition in Critical Illness: What Can We Use?
Authors: Ferrie Suzie , Tsang Erica
Published: May 2017

Background: Nutrition monitoring in the context of critical care presents unique challenges. Traditionally used anthropometric and biochemical markers may be difficult to obtain or confounded by factors such as fluid status and the inflammatory response. A previous survey identified 15 parameters in common use, all of which have confounding influences during critical illness. Materials and Methods: A literature search was conducted to assess current use of commonly used nutrition‐monitoring parameters and to explore other possible methods that might be more useful. More than 1000 journal articles were reviewed to identify indicators of nutrition status or nutrition progress that have been used in ICU studies. The most recent 200 articles were examined to quantify the number of occurrences for each indicator. Each parameter was rated for availability and feasibility in the ICU. Results: There were 53 parameters found, including the 15 already identified as commonly used; 27 were used in ≥3 recent studies. Less‐well‐established nutrition indicators with potential for use in the ICU (moderate or high feasibility and availability) included ultrasound measurement of arm or leg muscle thickness, fatigue scoring with the Chalder scale, urinary creatinine assay, and serum insulin‐like growth factor 1 level. None of these was among the commonly used indicators in recent studies. Conclusion: This study identifies commonly used nutrition‐monitoring parameters and discusses their feasibility and availability in the critical care setting. Further investigation of nutrition indicators in ICU is needed, ideally as part of a randomized trial to reduce the effect of the many possible confounding factors.
Trade unionism and social pacts in Spain in comparative perspective
Authors: Mosquera Marcial Sánchez
Published: May 2017

In this article, I contribute to the comparative literature on trade unions and social pacts, through an analysis of Spanish experience between 1996 and 2016. First, I specify the phases of agreement (‘competitive corporatism’) and confrontation. Second, I examine the impact of the agreements and the subsequent breakdown of tripartite social dialogue on the two most representative trade unions. This makes it possible to explain why these unions accumulated so little strength during the period of consensus, and their evident weakness and the risks they have faced since the start of the crisis and the turn to confrontation.
Osteonecrosis in SLE: prevalence, patterns, outcomes and predictors
Authors: Gladman D D , Dhillon N , Su J , Urowitz M B
Published: May 2017

Objective

Osteonecrosis is a serious comorbidity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. The aims of this study were to describe the prevalence of symptomatic osteonecrosis, determine the pattern of joint involvement, identify the outcomes and investigate predictive factors in a large cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus followed prospectively.

Methods

At the Toronto Lupus Clinic patients have been followed prospectively according to a standard protocol since 1970. Osteonecrosis is recorded if patients are symptomatic and is confirmed by imaging. The site of osteonecrosis is recorded and whether or not surgery was performed. For determination of prevalence, pattern and outcome of osteonecrosis a longitudinal cohort design was performed. For the predictive factors, only patients with incident osteonecrosis were included and were matched for gender, year of entry to clinic (within 5 years), year of birth (within 5 years) and disease duration (within 3 years) with systemic lupus erythematosus patients without osteonecrosis.

Results

Of 1729 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus registered in the database, 234 (13.5%) developed symptomatic osteonecrosis in 581 sites. Hips and knees were most commonly affected and 47% of the patients had multiple sites involved. More than half of the joints involved at first occurrence of osteonecrosis had surgery. Univariate analysis identified black race, damage, elevated cholesterol and glucocorticosteroids as predictive factors, but glucocorticosteroids remained as the primary predictor for the development of osteonecrosis on multivariable analysis.

Conclusion

Despite advancements in the assessment and treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus, symptomatic osteonecrosis continues to be a significant comorbidity. Strategies to minimize glucocorticosteroid use are necessary to prevent this serious complication.