bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Contribution à l'étude systématique et écologique des micromycètes parasites des plantes spontanées des Alpes françaises (dixième note). Session de Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte, Massif du Vercors (Isère, 2 au 4 juillet 1993)
Authors: Chevassut Georges , Pellicier Philippe
Published: February 2017

Nous présentons 116 espèces dont 7 Péronosporales, 1 Ustilaginales, 30 Urédinales (dont 17 Puccinia et 5 Uromyces), 7 Ascomycètes et 71 Deutéromycètes (" Fungi imperfecta ou Champignons Imparfaits). Parmi les Deutéromycètes nous avons 40 Hyphales (dont 3 Cercospora, 4 Phacellium, et 24 Ramularia), 6 Melanconiales, 25 Sphaeropsidales (dont 9 Phyllosticta, 8 Septoria et 4 Staganospora ). Parmi les raretés on peut citer une espèce nouvelle pour la science (Ramularia salviae-pratensis), 13 non signa¬ lées dans le fichier des Micromycètes parasites de l'E.N.S.A.M. et nouvelles pour la France, 41 espèces nouvelles pour le département de l'Isère, un hôte nouveau, 10 espèces nouvelles pour la France sur leurs hôtes respectifs, 6 espèces très rares pour la France (2e récolte) et 2 espèces rares (3e et 5e récolte).
Nouvelles captures d 'Apotomis inundana (D. et S., 1775) en France (Lepidoptera Tortricidae)
Authors: Fournier François
Published: February 2017

New places for A. inundana (D. et S., 1775) in France (Lepidoptera Tortricidae)

— Two new french places of A. inundana (D. et S.) are indicating from Savoy and Puy-de-Dôme (France).
Stenasellus stocki n. sp., nouvel Isopode Stenasellidae des eaux souterraines de Sumatra (Indonésie)
Authors: J. Magniez Guy
Published: February 2017

Description de la cinquième espèce de Stenasellus (Asellota, Aselloidea, Stenasellidae) de Sumatra, provenant d'une grotte de la région de Padang (partie centrale de l'île). Affinités du nouveau taxon avec les espèces insulaires et continentales déjà connues d'Extrême-Orient.
Note sur la présence de Wahlenbergia hederacea Reich, dans le Haut-Beaujolais (Est du Massif Central, France)
Authors: Munoz François
Published: February 2017

Le Haut-Beaujolais est, dans la région lyonnaise, le secteur présentant la flore la plus atlantique. L'une des plantes les plus représentatives de cette influence est Wahlenbergia hederacea Reich. Sa présence est connue depuis longtemps dans le Haut-Beaujolais mais sa répartition actuelle est méconnue. Des observations personnelles récentes sur cette espèce autour de Cours-la-Ville (Rhône) et Belmont-de-la-Loire (Loire) sont présentées ici.
On the Stellar Masses of Giant Clumps in Distant Star-forming Galaxies
Authors: Dessauges-Zavadsky Miroslava , Schaerer Daniel , Cava Antonio , Mayer Lucio , Tamburello Valentina
Published: February 2017

We analyze stellar masses of clumps drawn from a compilation of star-forming galaxies at 1.1 < z < 3.6. Comparing clumps selected in different ways, and in lensed or blank field galaxies, we examine the effects of spatial resolution and sensitivity on the inferred stellar masses. Large differences are found, with median stellar masses ranging from

for clumps in the often-referenced field galaxies to

for fainter clumps selected in deep-field or lensed galaxies. We argue that the clump masses, observed in non-lensed galaxies with a limited spatial resolution of ∼1 kpc, are artificially increased due to the clustering of clumps of smaller mass. Furthermore, we show that the sensitivity threshold used for the clump selection affects the inferred masses even more strongly than resolution, biasing clumps at the low-mass end. Both improved spatial resolution and sensitivity appear to shift the clump stellar mass distribution to lower masses, qualitatively in agreement with clump masses found in recent high-resolution simulations of disk fragmentation. We discuss the nature of the most massive clumps, and we conclude that it is currently not possible to properly establish a meaningful clump stellar mass distribution from observations and to infer the existence and value of a characteristic clump mass scale.
H2O Megamasers toward Radio-bright Seyfert 2 Nuclei*
Authors: Zhang J. S. , Liu Z. W. , Henkel C. , Wang J. Z. , Coldwell G. V.
Published: February 2017

Using the Effelsberg-100 m telescope, we perform a successful pilot survey on H2O maser emission toward a small sample of radio-bright Seyfert 2 galaxies with a redshift larger than 0.04. The targets were selected from a large Seyfert 2 sample derived from the spectroscopic Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7 (SDSS-DR7). One source, SDSS J102802.9+104630.4 (z ∼ 0.0448), was detected four times during our observations, with a typical maser flux density of ∼30 mJy and a corresponding (very large) luminosity of ∼1135 L
⊙. The successful detection of this radio-bright Seyfert 2 and an additional tentative detection support our previous statistical results that H2O megamasers tend to arise from Seyfert 2 galaxies with large radio luminosity. The finding provides further motivation for an upcoming larger H2O megamaser survey toward Seyfert 2s with particularly radio-bright nuclei with the basic goal to improve our understanding of the nuclear environment of active megamaser host galaxies.
Methodological Quality of Studies of Endstage Renal Disease in Lupus Nephritis, 1970 to 2015
Authors: Tektonidou Maria G. , Ward Michael M.
Published: February 2017

Objective.

To examine trends in methodological quality of studies of endstage renal disease risk in lupus nephritis, 1970–2015.

Methods.

We assessed quality using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale for observational studies, and the Cochrane Collaboration’s risk-of-bias tool for trials.

Results.

In observational studies, description of enrollment criteria was high but decreased over time. Adequacy of followup was low but improved. Inception cohorts and community-based studies were uncommon. Trials had low risk of bias in blinding and selective outcome reporting but most had unclear risks in sequence generation and allocation concealment.

Conclusion.

Methodological quality was mixed, with limited improvement over time.
Invalidation in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: Clinical and Psychological Framework
Authors: Santiago Mariana Galante , Marques Andréa , Kool Marianne , Geenen Rinie , da Silva José António P.
Published: February 2017

Objective.

The term “invalidation” refers to the patients’ perception that their medical condition is not recognized by the social environment. Invalidation can be a major issue in patients’ lives, adding a significant burden to symptoms and limitations while increasing the risk of physical and psychological disability. In this study in patients with rheumatic diseases, we investigated the relationship between invalidation and sociodemographic, clinical, psychological, and personality characteristics.

Methods.

This international cross-sectional study included 562 adults with rheumatoid arthritis (n = 124), spondyloarthritis (n = 85), systemic lupus erythematosus (n = 112), or fibromyalgia (FM; n = 241). Assessed were the family and health professionals subscales of the Illness Invalidation Inventory (3*I), happiness (Subjective Happiness Scale), personality (Ten-Item Personality Inventory), pain, and loneliness (numerical rating scales). Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to test different models.

Results.

Invalidation occurred in all rheumatic diseases, but patients with FM reported the most invalidation. Including all correlated variables in the multivariate model, pain remained as a determinant of invalidation by health professionals, but not by family. Regarding psychological variables, loneliness remained as a determinant of invalidation by family, but not by health professionals. FM and low levels of happiness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness were associated with invalidation while taking account of other variables.

Conclusion.

Invalidation occurs in all rheumatic diseases and patients with FM experience the most invalidation. Psychological factors (happiness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness), loneliness, and pain intensity are associated with invalidation, irrespective of the rheumatic disease and may deserve dedicated interventions.
Le dialogue Asie-Europe (ASEM) depuis les années 1990 : plus pertinent, moins intelligible
Authors: Hellendorff Bruno
Published: February 2017

Depuis les années 1990, l’ASEM s’est imposé avant tout autre chose comme un forum diplomatique et un outil de diplomatie publique. À l’aune de développements spécifiques (l’initiative chinoise « OBOR » ou la crise des migrants en Europe), et d’un contexte général particulier (morosité économique en Europe, émergences complexes et disputes maritimes en Asie...), quelle utilité et quel avenir pour un tel format ? L’ASEM est-il un forum dépassé, ou au contraire un outil sous-utilisé ? Afin d’apporter à cette question une réponse, nécessairement partielle, cette contribution s’attache à analyser la contribution spécifique de l’ASEM aux dynamiques plus larges Asie-Europe. Elle met en lumière les limitations les plus évidentes dans le champ de la sécurité, qui représentent le principal défi de « l’institution ASEM », en même temps qu’elle replace la valeur de l’outil diplomatique dans le cadre du projet partagé de renforcement de la « connectivité ». Mis au défi de la sécurité, il ressort de la présente analyse que le format ASEM ne pourra trouver son souffle que dans la connectivité de ses membres et dans l’esprit régionaliste qu’il parviendra à catalyser.
Les relations Japon-Europe en Asie, au niveau multilatéral
Authors: Watanabe Hirotaka
Published: February 2017

Les relations entre le Japon, l’Asie et l’Europe ont traversé trois phases après la Seconde Guerre mondiale : dans les années 1970, elles eurent un caractère avant tout commercial ; dans les années 1980, le développement de la coopération économique accompagne des investissements étrangers directs en plein essor ; mais c’est l’époque postérieure à la Guerre froide que nous examinons dans cet article. Dans un contexte de réexamen fondamental des structures internationales qui s’étaient développées autour du conflit Est-Ouest, l’Europe s’est davantage intéressée dans les années 1990 à l’Asie, au Japon en particulier. La signature de la Déclaration de La Haye, lors du premier Sommet Japon-Communauté européenne en juillet 1991, fut une étape importante vers l’établissement de liens plus complets, étendus aux domaines politique, culturel et sécuritaire. Au Sommet Japon-Union européenne de juillet 2000 à Tokyo, le Japon et l’Union ont proclamé conjointement une décennie de coopération à compter de 2001, posant ainsi les bases d’un dialogue politique étroit et actif. Les relations entre le Japon et l’Europe sont à présent étendues et largement diversifiées.
Comunicação do enfermeiro com a mãe/família na consulta de enfermagem à criança/Communication of the nurse with the mother/family in the nursing appointment to the child
Authors: Moreira Mayrene Dias de Sousa , Gaíva Maria Aparecida Munhoz
Published: February 2017

Objetivou-se analisar como a comunicação interpessoal dos enfermeiros favorece ou limita a autonomia das mães/ família no processo de cuidado na consulta à criança. Estudo qualitativo, realizado em quatro unidades de saúde da família de Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, entre janeiro e fevereiro de 2012, com quatro enfermeiros que executavam a consulta à criança de forma programática. Os dados foram coletados por meio da observação participante de 21 consultas de enfermagem. Os dados foram analisados pela análise de conteúdo do tipo temática, da qual emergiu duas categorias: “Comunicação não efetiva entre enfermeiros e mãe/família” e “Comunicação como ferramenta de cuidado”. Pode-se inferir que a comunicação na consulta de enfermagem não pode ter como foco o controle, mas deve ser adaptada a cada situação apresentada, tendo a mãe/família no centro desse processo, para que expresse seus conhecimentos, sentimentos e demandas, além de ter participação ativa.
Repercussões do câncer sobre o cotidiano da mulher no núcleo familiar/ The impact of cancer on the everyday life of women in their family nucleus
Authors: Milagres Maria Alice Santana , Mafra Simone Caldas Tavares , Da Silva Emília Pio
Published: February 2017

O câncer é uma doença que traz importantes repercussões na vida da mulher e de sua família que a tem como responsável pelos laços de afeto e cuidado. Para tanto, esta pesquisa teve como objetivo compreender as repercussões do câncer sobre o cotidiano da mulher no núcleo familiar. O estudo qualitativo foi realizado pelo método história de vida, realizada através de pergunta aberta com 18 mulheres em tratamento contra o câncer. Para a análise dos dados utilizou-se o software ALCESTE® que traçou a Classe nominada como “Saúde, trabalho, família e lazer da mulher com câncer”, que trazia informações sobre as alterações no seu modo de vida diante da família, pela necessidade de se tratar do câncer. Nesta, identificou-se que o câncer e a terapêutica provocam reações indesejadas que, por sua vez, implicam na percepção modificada da autoimagem da mulher e afetam a vida conjugal. Mesmo sensibilizadas pelas reações físicas, procuraram manter o cuidado da família e do trabalho doméstico. Mas se tornam ausentes na prática do lazer, pois reagem através de isolamento por medo da reação social. Conclui-se que ocorrem mudanças no cotidiano da mulher em tratamento oncológico que repercutem na vida da família, sendo importante o apoio a estes pela equipe de saúde.
Resiliência em famílias de pessoas portadoras de colostomia por câncer: um olhar a partir do sistema de crenças/ Resilience in families of people with cancer colostomy: a look from the belief system
Authors: Rosa Bruna Vanessa Costa da , Girardon-Perlini Nara Marilene  Oliveira , Begnini Danusa , Rosa Natanna da , Stamm Bruna , Coppetti Larissa De Carli
Published: February 2017

O objetivo foi identificar as crenças facilitadoras e as restritivas da resiliência em famílias de pessoas portadoras de colostomia por câncer. Trata-se de estudo descritivo, de abordagem qualitativa, realizado com sete famílias, totalizando 15 pessoas. A coleta de dados ocorreu em um hospital do interior do Rio Grande do Sul/Brasil, por meio de entrevista aberta. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de conteúdo temática. Os resultados revelam que as crenças facilitadoras da resiliência relacionam-se a acreditar que as pessoas, mesmo doentes, fazem o possível para seguir em frente e que elas podem contar com a família. As crenças restritivas decorrem do fato de sentirem-se enfraquecidas e pensarem que não podem contar com a família. Ao passar pela experiência de adoecimento de um membro, a família age a partir daquilo em que acredita, para, assim, dar sentido à experiência vivenciada e reunir forças para seguir a caminhada.
Treosulfan-based conditioning regimen in sibling and alternative donor hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for children with sickle cell disease
Authors: Marzollo Antonio , Calore Elisabetta , Tumino Manuela , Pillon Marta , Gazzola Maria Vittoria , Destro Roberta , Colombatti Raffaella , Marson Piero , Tison Tiziana , Colpo Anna , Mainardi Chiara , Gabelli Maria , Boaro Maria Paola , Rossin Sara , Strano Aurora , Quaglia Nadia , Menzato Federica , Basso Giuseppe , Sainati Laura , Messina Chiara
Published: February 2017

Background and objectives  Lack of suitable donors and regimen related toxicity are major barriers for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) when employing the most frequently used Busulfan-based conditioning regimen. The aim of the study is the assessment of efficacy and toxicity of Treosulfan-based conditioning regimen for SCD also when alternative donors such as mismatched unrelated donor and haploidentical donor are employed.Methods We report our single-center experience: 11 patients with sickle cell disease received HSCT with a Treosulfan/Thiotepa/Fludarabine/Anti-thymoglobulin conditioning regimen between 2010 and 2015. The donor was a matched sibling donor (n= 7), a haploidentical parent (n= 2), a matched unrelated donor (n= 1) or a mismatched unrelated donor (n=1). The haploidentical and mismatched unrelated donor grafts were manipulated by removing TCRαβ and CD19 positive cells.Results All patients survived the procedure and achieved stable engraftment. Stable mixed chimerism but no SCD manifestation was observed in 5/11 patients. Grade III-IV regimen related toxicity was limited to mucositis and no grade III-IV graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) was observed. Organ function evaluation showed no long term pulmonary, cardiac or renal toxicity; cerebral vasculopathy improved in 3/5 evaluable patients. Gonadal failure was observed in 1/4 evaluable patients.Conclusion Our data suggest that Treosulfan retains the myeloablative potential of Busulfan while reducing the toxicity also when haploidentical or unrelated donors are employed.
Physiotherapy postgraduate studies in South Africa: Facilitators and barriers
Authors: Cobbing Saul , Maddocks Stacy , Govender Simoene , Khan Shuaib , Mbhele Mpilonhle , Naidoo Kareena , Tootla Summaya , Weston Claire E.
Published: February 2017

Aim: To investigate the facilitators and barriers to attaining a postgraduate physiotherapy degree in South Africa.Methods: A quantitative, cross-sectional design using an internet-based survey was employed. The population of the study included all qualified physiotherapists who had completed community service and who were on the South African Society of Physiotherapy e-mailing list at the time of the study. Results: In all, 425 valid responses were received. The study participants were predominantly white women with a mean age of 36.9 and the majority were working in private practice. A total of 20.5% of respondents had completed a master’s or doctoral degree in physiotherapy, while a further 13% of respondents were registered for a postgraduate degree in physiotherapy at the time of the study. Study participants who had obtained a postgraduate degree identified the same main barriers (namely cost/lack of financial support, family commitments and lack of time) and the same main facilitators (namely gaining of expertise, fulfilment of a personal goal and improvement of patient care) as participants who had not obtained a postgraduate degree. Participants who had not obtained a postgraduate degree were significantly more likely (p < 0.05) to report concerns regarding their own ability and a lack of motivation as barriers to further study.Conclusion: South African physiotherapists with and without a postgraduate degree reported common facilitators and barriers to pursuing postgraduate studies. In order to ensure that a greater number and diversity of physiotherapists see postgraduate studies as a worthwhile career option, stakeholders in health and education in both the South African public and private sectors need to be engaged to limit the barriers to postgraduate study and seek novel methods of making postgraduate study a more attractive option from a personal development and career perspective.
Positively oriented matroids are realizable
Authors: Ardila Federico , Rincón Felipe , Williams Lauren K.
Published: February 2017

We prove da Silva's 1987 conjecture that any positively oriented matroid is a positroid; that is, it can be realized by a set of vectors in a real vector space. It follows from this result and a result of the third author that the positive matroid Grassmannian (or
positive MacPhersonian
) is homeomorphic to a closed ball.
Sparse recovery under weak moment assumptions
Authors: Lecué Guillaume , Mendelson Shahar
Published: February 2017

We prove that iid random vectors that satisfy a rather weak moment assumption can be used as measurement vectors in Compressed Sensing, and the number of measurements required for exact reconstruction is the same as the best possible estimate – exhibited by a random Gaussian matrix. We also prove that this moment condition is necessary, up to a log log factor. In addition, we explore the Compatibility Condition and the Restricted Eigenvalue Condition in the noisy setup, as well as properties of neighbourly random polytopes.
Perturbations of geodesic flows by recurrent dynamics
Authors: Gidea Marian , de la Llave Rafael
Published: February 2017

We present a mechanism for Arnold diffusion based on intertwining homoclinic orbits to a normally hyperbolic invariant manifold, followed for long time intervals, with orbits of the dynamics restricted to that manifold, followed for short time intervals. The resulting trajectories are rather fast, and their construction is explicit, so they can be used in concrete applications.

The method to construct such orbits relies mainly on correctly aligned windows and does not require the use of delicate analytical methods such as averaging or KAM, nor the convexity assumptions of variational methods. It only requires control of the inner dynamics over short times, and so it allows easy verification of the hypotheses with finite precision numerical calculations.

As an illustration of this mechanism, we consider a geodesic flow on a compact manifold with a generic (Riemannian, Finsler or Lorentz) metric, subject to time-dependent perturbations via a generic potential. The genericity conditions are given explicitly. The perturbation is driven by a flow on an external manifold which satisfies some mild recurrence condition. Periodic and quasiperiodic perturbations are included, and there are many others.We show the existence of trajectories whose energy grows to infinity, as well as of trajectories that follow prescribed energy paths. The trajectories can be constructed to diffuse at speeds that match upper bounds.

While the study of perturbations of the geodesic flow is a classical problem, we use it mainly to showcase the main ingredients of the method in a simple way. Other results related to ours exist in the literature, but the trajectories we obtain are different from the previously constructed ones. Our approach is flexible enough to be widely applicable; some applications to the restricted three-body problem involving also numerical calculations are in progress.
Immunity to Radiated Electromagnetic Fields - Bulk Current Injection (BCI) Method
Authors:   Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Standards
Published: February 2017

This SAE Standard defines a method for evaluating the immunity of automotive electrical/electronic devices to radiated electromagnetic fields coupled to the vehicle wiring harness. The method, called Bulk Current Injection (BCI), uses a current probe to inject RF onto the wiring harness in the frequency range of 1 to 400 MHz. BCI is one of a number of test methods that can be used to simulate the electromagnetic field.
Hydraulic Cylinder Rod Seal Endurance Test Procedure
Authors:   CTTC C1, Hydraulic Systems
Published: February 2017

Applies to hydraulic seals used to seal the rods of hydraulic cylinders which are components of Off-Road Self-Propelled Work Machines defined in SAE J1116.
Physical Layer, 250 Kbps, Un-Shielded Twisted Pair (UTP)
Authors:   Truck Bus Control and Communications Network Committee
Published: February 2017

This document describes a physical layer utilizing Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cable with extended stub lengths for flexibility in ECU placement and network topology. Also, connectors are not specified.

CAN controllers are now available which support the newly introduced CAN Flexible Data Rate Frame format (known as “CAN FD”). These controllers, when used on SAE J1939-15 networks, must be restricted to use only the Classical Frame format compliant to ISO 11989-1 (2003).

These SAE Recommended Practices are intended for light- and heavy-duty vehicles on- or off-road as well as appropriate stationary applications which use vehicle derived components (e.g., generator sets). Vehicles of interest include but are not limited to: on- and off-highway trucks and their trailers; construction equipment; and agricultural equipment and implements.
Connections for Fluid Power and High Pressure Use—Ports, Stud Ends, and Plugs with ISO 261 Threads and O-Ring Sealing—Part 1: Ports with Recessed Conical Seat Requirements, Dimensions, Design, and Test Methods
Authors:   Hydraulic Tube Fittings Committee
Published: February 2017

This part of SAE J2337 specifies dimensions, design, and performance requirements for eight ports using a conical seal to insure leak proof performance with a design factor of 4 to 1.
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Operating Characteristics and User Interface
Authors:   Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) Committee
Published: February 2017

Adaptive cruise control (ACC) is an enhancement of conventional cruise control systems that allows the ACC-equipped vehicle to follow a forward vehicle at a pre-selected time gap, up to a driver selected speed, by controlling the engine, power train, and/or service brakes. This SAE Standard focuses on specifying the minimum requirements for ACC system operating characteristics and elements of the user interface. This document applies to original equipment and aftermarket ACC systems for passenger vehicles (including motorcycles). This document does not apply to heavy vehicles (GVWR > 10,000 lbs. or 4,536 kg). Furthermore, this document does not address other variations on ACC, such as “stop & go” ACC, that can bring the equipped vehicle to a stop and reaccelerate. Future revisions of this document should consider enhanced versions of ACC, as well as the integration of ACC with Forward Vehicle Collision Warning Systems (FVCWS).
Incidence and Risk Factors of Early-onset Glaucoma following Pediatric Cataract Surgery in Egyptian Children: A One-year Study
Authors: Gawdat Ghada I , Youssef Maha M , Bahgat Nermeen M , Elfayoumi Dina M , Eddin Mohamed AS
Published: February 2017

Aim

To study the incidence and risk factors of glaucoma occurring within 1 year following pediatric cataract surgery in Egyptian children.

Materials and methods

This is a prospective nonrandomized study conducted at Aburich Children's Hospital, over a period of 1 year on a cohort of Egyptian patients with congenital and infantile cataract. One hundred and fifty eyes of 88 patients were enrolled in this study. All the patients underwent anterior approach removal of lens matter, whereas primary intraocular lens (IOL) implantation was carried at the age of 1 and 2 years for unilateral and bilateral cases respectively. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 1 year. For those who developed glaucoma, time of diagnosis and associated risk factors were reported.

Results

The incidence of glaucoma was 11.33% (17 of 150 eyes), while incidence of glaucoma suspect was 0.67% (1 of 150 eyes) in the first year following cataract surgery. The majority of the cases (66.7%) were discovered in the first 3 months postcataract surgery. Age at time of cataract surgery, the state of aphakia/pseudophakia, persistent fetal vasculature (PFV), and microphthalmia were not found to be significant predictors of early-onset glaucoma in our study.

Conclusion

Aphakic glaucoma continues to be a devastating condition with high incidence during first year following cataract surgery.

Clinical significance

Regular follow-up should start as early as possible following cataract surgery. Further prospective studies with larger study population are required.

How to cite this article

Gawdat GI, Youssef MM, Bahgat NM, Elfayoumi DM, Eddin MAS. Incidence and Risk Factors of Early-onset Glaucoma following Pediatric Cataract Surgery in Egyptian Children: A One-year Study. J Curr Glaucoma Pract 2017;11(3):80-85.
Trust in the source of received information as a factor related to public perception of shale gas drilling
Authors: Mrozowska Sylwia , Besta Tomasz , Kijewska Barbara , Goodwin Robin , Crone Travis
Published: February 2017

Three studies were carried out to examine whether trust in sources of information on technology is related to positive attitudes toward shale gas drilling. Factors we controlled for included: scientific knowledge, universalism and security as personal values, attitudes towards science, personal and group identity fusion, political views, and valence of the media information people received. We assumed hypothesis 1, that trust in the source of the information would be a significant predictor of positive attitudes toward shale gas, above and beyond other variables we controlled for (study 1). Also, we stated hypothesis 2, that trust in the source of information on technology in question would be related to more positive attitudes toward shale gas when more positive information is provided, and to more negative perception of gas drilling when less positive information is presented. Thus, we expected an interaction effect between trust and valence of information presented to participants (studies 2 and 3). Participants completed questionnaires in Poland (studies 1 and 2) and the USA (study 3). They where recruited from communities in regions where shale gas industry could potentially be developed (study 2) or has been developed (study 3). The results showed: (a) a significant relationship between trust in negative information on shale gas and negative attitudes toward extraction; (b) a significant interaction between trust and valence of information on shale gas. That is, trust in the source of information was related to more positive attitudes toward shale gas when a positive view is provided, and to more negative attitudes when undesirable information is presented.
Identity and well-being of ethnic minority and mainstream adolescents in Bulgaria
Authors: Dimitrova Radosveta , Chasiotis Athanasios , Bender Michael , Vijver Fons J. R. van de
Published: February 2017

Background

We study identity in the context of long-term sedentary groups in Eastern Europe in contrast to the frequently studied short-term immigrants in typical Western European or US American contexts. This paper provides a novel approach to youth identity in an Eastern European post-communist context for minority groups that are quite distinct from the mainstream group to advance the study of identity. Turkish-Bulgarians and Muslim-Bulgarians have been subjected to extensive assimilation campaigns, which prompted them to carefully negotiate their ethnic identity and sense of belonging.

Participants and procedure

Participants were 366 adolescents aged 16 to 18 years (M = 16.72, SD = 0.71) from South Central and South Western regions of Bulgaria. This sample included Turkish-Bulgarian (n = 145), Muslim-Bulgarian (n = 85), and (mainstream) Bulgarian (n = 136) youth who provided data on personal, ethnic, familial, and religious identity as well as psychological well-being.

Results

Turkish-Bulgarian youth scored higher on achievement, diffusion, and foreclosure but lower on moratorium and Bulgarian ethnic and familial identity than Muslim-Bulgarian and Bulgarian youth. Bulgarian mainstreamers scored significantly lower on religious identity compared to their Turkish-Bulgarian and Muslim-Bulgarian peers. Finally, Bulgarian mainstream identity significantly predicted well-being of youth from all groups, independent of their ethnic background.

Conclusions

A strong ethnic and familial identity results in beneficial psychological outcomes for youth, even in the face of adversity and assimilation.
Personality predictors of surgical specialties choice among students of nursing
Authors: Turska Dorota , Skrzypek Michał , Wrońska Irena , Kulik Teresa B.
Published: February 2017

Background

Holland’s theory of congruence, according to which one’s career choice is an expression of personality traits common to a given profession, constitutes a theoretical background for this research. The construct of the Distinct Surgical Personality (DSP) is an exemplification of the idea of a congruent match between one’s personality and the requirements of the medical environment. In previous studies the authors revised their proposition concerning the DSP concept to include not only personality traits but also preferred values. This paper aims at verifying the proposition that this concept may also refer to students of nursing who select surgical specialties.

Participants and procedure

The study involved 163 students of nursing at the Medical University of Lublin aged 21-29 (M = 23.19, SD = 3.67). Students who opted for surgical specialities constituted the criterion group (N = 98). The study employed the Polish versions of the Personality Inventory NEO-FFI and the Schwartz Value Survey.

Results

There are two significant predictors of surgical specialties choice in nursing: a higher-level value of openness to change and extraversion. The tested model, which incorporates personality traits and preferred values, has proved congruent with the data, and allows for the proper classification of 79% of students who declared surgical specialties.

Conclusions

The results suggest the existence of a specific personality of surgical nurses. While clear adaptability to the specific environment has been determined, there are differences with respect to the concept of DSP, referring to doctors, widely discussed in the literature. In both cases these constructs look different, and are dependent on various types of professional activities within the therapeutic team.
Attitude towards knowledge of the disease and psychological characteristics of patients with systolic heart failure
Authors: Krzysztofik Justyna , Siennicka Agnieszka , Banasiak Waldemar , Ponikowski Piotr , Jankowska Ewa A.
Published: February 2017

Background

We aimed to investigate the relationships between selected psychological features of patients with chronic systolic heart failure (HF) and their attitude towards knowledge of the disease.

Participants and procedure

This prospective study among 75 patients with stable systolic HF consisted of 2 parts: a quantitative approach, conducted during the hospitalization (based on 4 psychological questionnaires: the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale; the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations; the Acceptance of Illness Scale; and the Patient’s Request Form) and a qualitative approach (phone interviews performed later).

Results

Fifty-nine percent of patients declared the need for possessing knowledge about their disease. Psychological questionnaires did not allow us to characterize groups of patients with extremely different attitudes towards knowledge about the disease. Patients who did not want to look for any information, although they admitted that their knowledge was poor, were characterized by the conviction that nobody has an influence on their health status. Patients who were likely to read drug labels were characterized by the active style of coping.

Conclusions

The attitude towards knowledge about the disease is diverse among patients with systolic HF, and it is not easy to explain these differences using their psychological features assessed in the present study. Further studies focused on assessing the patient’s willingness to acquire knowledge about HF, using more accurate measures, are needed, especially for healthcare professionals, who still look for an improvement in understanding the needs of their patients.
Body Movement Music Score – Introduction of a newly developed model for the analysis and description of body qualities, movement and music in music therapy
Authors: Skrzypek Hanna Agnieszka
Published: February 2017

Background
 In music therapy, there is a range of music therapy concepts that, in addition to music, describe and analyse the body and movement. A model that equally examines the body, movement and music has not been developed.
 The Body Movement Music Score (BMMS) is a newly developed and evaluated music therapy model for analysing body qualities, movement, playing style of musical instruments and music and to describe body behaviour and body expression, movement behaviour and movement expression, playing behaviour and musical expression in music therapy treatment. The basis for the development of the Body Movement Music Score was the evaluation of the analytical movement model Emotorics-Emotive Body Movement Mind Paradigm (Emotorics-EBMMP) by Yona Shahar Levy for the analysis and description of the emotive-motor behaviour and movement expression of schizophrenic patients in music therapy treatment.

 Participants and procedure
 The application of the Body Movement Music Score is presented in a videotaped example from the music therapy treatment of one schizophrenic patient.
 Results
 The results of applying the Body Movement Music Score are presented in the form of Body Qualities I Analysis, Body Qualities II Analysis, Movement Analysis, Playing Style Analysis and Music Analysis Profiles.

 Conclusions
 The Body Movement Music Score has been developed and evaluated for the music therapy treatment of schizophrenic patients. For the development of the model, a proof of reliability is necessary to verify the reliability and limitations of the model in practice and show that the Body Movement Music Score could be used for both practical and clinical work, for documentation purposes and to impact research in music therapy.
Personal and familial predictors of depressive feelings in people with orthopedic disability
Authors: Secinti Ekin , Selcuk Bilge , Harma Mehmet
Published: February 2017

Background

People with orthopedic disability experience limitations in physical ability, which can cause psychological problems such as depressive feelings. This paper investigates the role of family environment, caregiver characteristics, and personal resources in the acceptance of disability and depressive feelings of persons with orthopedic disability.

Participants and procedure

Data were collected from 161 Turkish people with orthopedic disability (mean age = 35.60 years, SD = 10.18) and their family caregivers (e.g., parent, spouse). The participants with disability completed scales for functional independence, acceptance of disability, family environment, locus of control, learned resourcefulness, and depression. The family caregivers completed measures of social support, their own depression, burden of caregiving, and acceptance-rejection of their care recipient.

Results

Analyses via multivariate statistics and SEM showed that depressive feelings of individuals with orthopedic disability and their acceptance of the disability were predicted by multiple factors, including the affected persons’ learned resourcefulness and locus of control, family environment, and interactions with their family caregiver, but not by their functional independence.

Conclusions

Overall, a supportive family environment and acceptance of disability appear to lower the risk of having depression for individuals with orthopedic disability. Family caregivers’ attitudes towards their care recipients were related to the family environment, and feelings of burden appeared to impair the affected individuals’ acceptance of their condition.
Self, partner, and relationship motivations for healthy and unhealthy behaviors
Authors: Young Valerie J. , Burke Tricia J.
Published: February 2017

Background

This study merges two theoretical paradigms: self-determination theory and interdependence theory. The primary objective was to examine whether people in relationships are motivated to enact healthy or unhealthy behaviors based on personal (i.e., autonomous) or interpersonal (controlled) motives.

Participants and procedure

We tested the sources of healthy and unhealthy motivation in a cross-sectional, dyadic survey, collecting data from 243 couples in romantic relationships. Survey items assessed sources of healthy and unhealthy motivational influence, including the self, partner, and relationship, in conjunction with relationship satisfaction and well-being. Data were analyzed according to the Actor Partner Interdependence Model to examine intrapersonal and interpersonal associations between variables.

Results

Healthy and unhealthy behavior motivation appears to be a relational, rather than individual construct. Partner healthy motivation was positively associated with individuals’ relationship satisfaction. For individuals who reported more unhealthy relationship motivations, relationship satisfaction and well-being were lower. There were no significant associations for self motivations.

Conclusions

The findings suggest that relational partners and the romantic relationship itself are important in understanding the dimensions of health motivation for people in relationships. We conclude that the romantic relationship context impacts health maintenance, supporting the merging of personal and interpersonal motivations for health behaviors.
Esophageal transit scintigraphy in systemic sclerosis
Authors: Chojnowski Marek , Kobylecka Małgorzata , Olesińska Marzena
Published: February 2017

Systemic sclerosis is a rare connective tissue disease, distinctive features of which are fibrosis and microangiopathy. The esophagus is one of the most commonly involved internal organs. Most patients experience dysphagia, difficulties in swallowing and gastro-esophageal reflux. However, in up to one third of cases, the initial onset of esophageal disease may be clinically silent. There are several diagnostic modalities available for assessing both morphological and functional abnormalities of the esophagus. If structural abnormalities are suspected, endoscopy is the method of choice. Functional evaluation is best achieved with manometry. Both endoscopy and manometry are invasive techniques, with low patient acceptance. Barium-contrast study is well tolerated, but qualitative assessment of functional abnormalities is imprecise. Esophageal scintigraphy is an easy, non-invasive, sensitive and specific diagnostic modality. It can detect esophageal dysfunction even in asymptomatic patients. In patients already diagnosed with systemic sclerosis, scintigraphy is useful in evaluating severity and progression of the disease.
Alveolar hemorrhage as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors: Holanda Bruna A. de , Barreto Isabela G. Menna , Araujo Isadora S. Gomes de , Araujo Daniel B. de
Published: February 2017

Alveolar hemorrhage (AH) is a rare syndrome that can often occur in autoimmune diseases, blood clotting disorders, infection or by acute inhalation injury, presenting rapid evolution and high mortality, especially with late diagnosis and treatment. Among the autoimmune diseases, there are reported cases in patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS), vasculitis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). An early diagnosis is an essential tool in the successful management of this complication, requiring aggressive treatment based on vigorous immunosuppression and broad-spectrum antibiotic. We describe here a case of alveolar hemorrhage associated with glomerulonephritis as the open presentation in a patient with SLE.
Tophi – surgical treatment
Authors: Słowińska Iwona , Słowiński Radosław , Rutkowska-Sak Lidia
Published: February 2017

Gout is an inflammatory joint disease associated with deposition of monosodium urate crystals in the bones forming the joints, in periarticular tissues and in other organs. The disease is one of the most frequent causes of disability.

This paper presents the case of a 57-year-old male patient treated for generalised gout. A “clinical mask” suggesting another disease was the cause of making the correct diagnosis only six years after the occurrence of the first manifestations.

The patient, with high values of inflammatory markers, severe pain and advanced joint destruction, was given an aggressive anti-inflammatory treatment. The unsatisfactory effect of the conservative treatment forced the authors to perform surgical resection of the gouty nodules in the hands. After several operations the function of the hand joints operated on, appearance of the hands and the quality of the patient’s life improved significantly.
Multiple autoimmune syndrome with celiac disease
Authors: Harpreet Singh , Deepak Jain , Kiran B.
Published: February 2017

Multiple autoimmune syndrome (MAS) is a condition characterised by three or more autoimmune disorders in a same individual. Familial, immunologic and infectious factors are implicated in the development of MAS. Here we report a case of a 32-year-old woman with co-existence of four auto- immune diseases, namely autoimmune hypothyroidism, Sjögren’s syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and celiac disease which leads to the final diagnosis of multiple autoimmune syndrome type 3 with celiac disease. Patients with single autoimmune disorder are at 25% risk of developing other autoimmune disorders. The present case emphasises to clinicians that there is a need for continued surveillance for the development of new autoimmune disease in predisposed patients.
The iFlow Modelling Framework v2.4. A modular idealised
process-based model for flow and transport in estuaries
Authors: Dijkstra Yoeri M. , Brouwer Ronald L. , Schuttelaars Henk M. , Schramkowski George P.
Published: February 2017

Abstract. The iFlow modelling framework allows for a systematic analysis of the water motion and sediment transport processes in estuaries and tidal rivers and the sensitivity of these processes to model parameters. iFlow has a modular structure, making the model easily extendible. This allows one to use iFlow to construct anything from very simple to rather complex models. The iFlow core is designed to make it easy to include, exclude or change model components, called modules. The core automatically ensures modules are called in the correct order, inserting iteration loops over groups of modules that are mutually dependent. The iFlow core also ensures a smooth coupling of modules using analytical and numerical solution methods or modules that use different computational grids. iFlow includes a range of modules for computing the hydrodynamics and suspended sediment dynamics in estuaries and tidal rivers. These modules employ perturbation methods, which allow for distinguishing the effect of individual forcing terms in the equations of motion and transport. Also included are several modules for computing turbulence and salinity. These modules are supported by auxiliary modules, including a module that facilitates sensitivity studies. Additional to an explanation of the model functionality, we present two case studies, demonstrating how iFlow facilitates the analysis of model results, the understanding of the underlying physics and the testing of parameter sensitivity. A comparison of the model results to measurements show a good qualitative agreement.
An adaptive two-stage analog/regression model for probabilistic prediction of local precipitation in France
Authors: Chardon Jérémy , Hingray Benoit , Favre Anne-Catherine
Published: February 2017

Abstract. Statistical Downscaling Methods (SDMs) are often used to produce local weather scenarios from large scale atmospheric information. SDMs include transfer functions which are based on a statistical link identified from observations between local weather and a set of large scale predictors. As physical processes generating surface weather vary in time, the most relevant predictors and the regression link are likely to also vary in time. This is well known for precipitation for instance and the link is thus often estimated after some seasonal stratification of the data. In this study, we present a hybrid model where the regression link is estimated from atmospheric analogs of the current prediction day. Atmospheric analogs are first identified from geopotential fields at 1000 and 500 hPa. For the regression stage, two Generalized Linear Models are further used to model the probability of precipitation occurrence and the distribution of non-zero precipitation amounts respectively. The hybrid model is evaluated for the probabilistic prediction of local precipitation over France. It noticeably improves the skill of the prediction for both precipitation occurrence and quantity. As the analog days vary from one prediction day to another, the atmospheric predictors selected in the regression stage and the value of the corresponding regression coefficients vary from one prediction day to another. The hybrid approach allows thus for a day-to-day adaptive and tailored downscaling. It can also reveal specific predictors for peculiar and non-frequent weather configurations.