bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The menace of social media
Authors: Wake Charlotte
Published: August 2016

What a perilous world this digital age has become, says Charlotte Wake
Behind bars
Authors: Smithson Rebecca
Published: August 2016

What motivates a dental professional to work in prisons? We hear from Rebecca Smithson on what it's like to work at HMP Wakefield and how she's felt more intimidated by patients in community settings than she has by inmates
‘Does your Grandma like Frozen?’
Authors: Bissett Julie
Published: August 2016

We look at the important role you have to play in patient education – and hear from you about some of the bizarre questions you've been asked by patients. By Julie Bissett
A perfect picture
Authors: Scott Sheila
Published: August 2016

If the art of managing expectations depends on good communication, then it is the clarification of the finer details that is the master stroke, says dental business coach Sheila Scott
The vegan dental patient
Authors: Bridges Glenys
Published: August 2016

Diet and culture plays a huge part in the heath of our patients, so how best to meet their specific needs in the chair
Managing the expectations of your, your patients and the team
Authors: MacLeavy Christine
Published: August 2016

Christine Macleavy investigates the multiple levels of meeting the needs of others as well as your own
Clinical deviation
Authors: Frame Alan
Published: August 2016

Following clinical guidance is not mandatory – but healthcare professionals must ensure they have good reasons for departing from recommended care pathways
Framework for Deploying a Virtualized Computing Environment for Collaborative and
Secure Data Analytics
Authors: Meyer Adrian , Green Laura , Faulk Ciearro , Galla Stephen , Meyer Anne-Marie
Published: August 2016

Introduction: Large amounts of health data generated by a wide range of health
care applications across a variety of systems have the potential to offer valuable
insight into populations and health care systems, but robust and secure computing and
analytic systems are required to leverage this information.Framework: We discuss our
experiences deploying a Secure Data Analysis Platform (SeDAP), and provide a framework
to plan, build and deploy a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to enable innovation,
collaboration and operate within academic funding structures. It outlines 6 core
components: Security, Ease of Access, Performance, Cost, Tools, and Training.Conclusion:
A platform like SeDAP is not simply successful through technical excellence and
performance. Its adoption is dependent on a collaborative environment where researchers
and users plan and evaluate the requirements of all aspects.
A rare case of primary epithelioid angiosarcoma of the ureter
Authors: Padaki P , Hutton R , Amer T , Hasan R , Pugh D , Little B
Published: August 2016

Angiosarcoma is an extremely rare vascular malignancy with a 1-year survival rate of 50%, regardless of tumour origin. Distant metastases are common and occur in the lungs, bone, lymph nodes and soft tissues. The majority of patients with angiosarcoma present with localised disease, although 25–45% have distant metastases at presentation. There are few reported cases of angiosarcomas of the bladder and we report the second case in the literature of primary angiosarcoma of the ureter. We suggest that, in atypical manifestations of suspected urothelial malignancy, the multidisciplinary team considers the possibility of rarer, aggressive tumours early. This may influence clinical decision making towards offering radical treatments earlier, before it is too late to do so owing to aggressive oncological behaviour.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced diaphragm disease: an uncommon cause of small bowel obstruction
Authors: Coolsen MME , Leedham SJ , Guy RJ
Published: August 2016

Surgeons frequently deal with small bowel obstruction. However, small bowel obstruction caused by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-induced diaphragm disease is very rare. The diagnosis is challenging, as symptoms are often non-specific and radiological studies remain inconclusive. We present a case of a 63-year-old man who, after an extensive diagnostic work-up and small bowel resection for obstructive symptoms, was finally diagnosed with NSAID-induced diaphragm disease as confirmed by histology. An unusual aspect of this case is that the patient stopped using NSAIDs after he was diagnosed with a gastric ulcer 2–years previously. This suggests that NSAID-induced diaphragms of the small bowel take some time to develop and underlines the importance of careful history taking.
Acceleration: The (good) use of the magnifying glass
Authors: Iragüen Zabala Oihane
Published: August 2016

The studies of Science, Technology and Society, called STS studies, explore and determine the impacts of Science and Technology on social structure and its influences in the techno-scientific development. There are few approaches done from artistic disciplines. They question the link between Technology and Art, between Technics and values. They emphasize how currently in this dialectical relationship the humanist view remains in the background and the Technics overlay. From the Philosophy of Science several questions appear: if the Technology is a knowledge o just a tool to reach the knowledge, if Technology is a “know how” or a “know what”. Nowadays we “know how” but we need to find out the “know what for”.Keywords: SCIENCE; TECHNOLOGY; CYBERCULTURE; ACCELERATION; TECHNICS Azelerazioa: luparen erabilera (egokia)LaburpenaZientzia, Teknologia eta Gizartea ikasketek, ZTG ikasketak deituak, zientzia eta teknologiaren eraginak aztertu eta zehazten dituzte gizarte egituran eta garapen teknozientifikoan. Ikasketa hauek diziplina ezberdinetatik teknokultura ikertzea dute helburu. Hurbilketa gutxi egin dira diziplina artistikoetatik. Hauek teknologia eta artearen lotura eztabaidatzen dute, teknika eta balioen artekoa. Dialektika honek bigarren mailan geratzeko daukan joera aztertzen dute, zernolako joera dagoen teknika gailentzean eta ikuspuntu humanista murriztean. Zientziaren Filosofía arloan gogoeta egiten dute: Teknologia ezagutza bat da edo ezagutzara ailegatzeko tresna soilik?, Teknologia “nola egiteko ezagutza” zehatza da edo “zer egiteko ezagutza”? Gaur egun, badakigu nola egin, baia zertarako egiten den ezagutzaren beharra nabarmentzen dute ikasketa hauek. Hitz gakoak: ZIENTZIA; TEKNOLOGIA; CIBERKULTURA; AZELERAZIOA; TEKNIKA Aceleración: el (buen) uso de la lupa ResumenLos estudios de Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad, llamados estudios CTS, exploran y determinan los impactos de la Ciencia y la Tecnología en la estructura social y las influencias en el desarrollo tecnocientífico. Estos estudios tratan de investigar la Tecnocultura desde diversas disciplinas. Existen escasas aproximaciones hechas desde las disciplinas artísticas. Éstas cuestionan el nexo entre la tecnología y el arte, entre la Técnica y los valores. Recalcan cómo actualmente en esta dialéctica queda en un segundo plano el enfoque humanista y se superpone la técnica. Desde la Filosofía de la tecnología se reflexiona si la Tecnología es un conocimiento o una herramienta para acceder a él, si la Tecnología es un “saber cómo” o un “saber qué”. Hoy en día se “sabe cómo” pero se recalca la necesidad de cuestionar acerca del “saber para qué”. Palabras clave: CIENCIA; TECNOLOGÍA; CIBERCULTURA; ACELERACIÓN; TÉCNICA
Ideological Chillout Mix: Uso de visualidad, energía y conectividad en las aplicaciones de los servicios de escucha de música en línea
Authors: Soria Martínez Verónica
Published: August 2016

Por el uso que hacen de la visualidad, la energía y la conectividad, los servicios de escucha de música en línea pueden funcionar como dispositivos de uniformización social e ideológica. La visualidad de las aplicaciones, por medio de la fotografía y del diseño de la interfaz, se asocia con un énfasis en lo extramusical y en el momento del usuario. El continuo suministro de música, y los efectos que tienen sobre el comportamiento humano, hacen que se pueda hablar del concepto de energía en torno a estos servicios. Por último, la conectividad, por medio de funciones de red social incluidas en las propias aplicaciones, añade a estos servicios una dimensión social que abarca dinámicas de grupo y el uso de datos para predicciones de mercado. Este texto describe cómo estas tres vías definen cómo el usuario recibe la música que escucha y por tanto hacen de estas aplicaciones un ejemplo de interpasividad, que a su vez contribuye a una uniformización del gusto y del horizonte de posibilidades para el usuario.Palabras-clave: ESCUCHA; MERCANCÍA; TEORÍA CRÍTICA; UNIFORMIZACIÓN; INTERNET Ideological Chillout Mix: Use of visuality, energy and connectivity in the applications of online music servicesAbstractBecause of their use of visuality, energy and connectivity, online music services can work as devices for social and ideological standardization. The applications’ visuality, through photography and design interface, can be related to an emphasis on the extra-musical dimension and the moment of the user. The continuous supply of music, and its effect on human behavior, allow us to speak about the concept of energy in relation to these services. Lastly, connectivity, through social networking features included in the applications themselves, adds to these services a social dimesion, encompassing group dynamics and the use of data for market predictions. This paper describes how these three ways define how the user will receive the music that he/she listens, and therefore, make of these applications an example of interpassivity, which in turn contributes to a standardization of taste and of the horizon of possibilities for the user. Keywords: HEARING; COMMODITY; CRITICAL THEORY; STANDARDIZATION; INTERNET
Colección Alineamientos: Aproximaciones a la biocomputación desde el Arte
Authors: Puig Mestres Eloi
Published: August 2016

Este artículo presenta un proyecto artístico que trata de mostrar algunos resultados de la experiencia desarrollada gracias a la colaboración del equipo de Genómica Computacional  dirigido por D. Torrents del BSC-CNS  de la Universidad Politécnica de Barcelona. La Colección Alineamientos consta de una serie cuadernos que comparan textos científicos y literarios. Se trata de una visualización en torno a la relación existente entre la código gramátical de un texto y la codificación genética a través de las cadenas de ADN. Un Alineamiento de secuencias en bioinformática es una forma de representar y comparar dos o más secuencias de ADN para resaltar zonas de semejanza que indican relaciones funcionales o evolutivas entre los genes. Nuestro objetivo fue modificar este método para poder comparar texto gramatical, caracteres que siguen un conjunto de reglas y principios que gobiernan el uso de una lengua determinada.Palabras-clave: METAMÉTODO; INVESTIGACIÓN ARTÍSTICA; ALINEAMIENTO DE SECUENCIAS; ARTE Y CIENCIA; PERFORMANCEAlignments collection: Biocomputation approaches from ArtAbstractThis paper aims to present an artistic project that show some experiences developed through collaboration Computational Genomics team led by David Torrents from BSC at the Polytechnic University of Barcelona. The Alignments Collection is a set a series notebooks comparing scientific and literary texts. This is a visualization of two artists from the University of Barcelona about the relationship between a grammatical text and DNA code. A Sequence Alignment in bioinformatics is a way to represent and compare two or more DNA sequences to highlight areas of similarity indicating functional or evolutionary relationships between genes. Our goal was to modify this method to compare, not DNA strands, but grammatical text, characters that follow rules and principles, which control the use of a particular language.Keywords: METAMETHOD; ARTISTIC RESEARCH; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; ART AND SCIENCE; PERFORMANCE
Design for digital repositories: Conceptualizing new communicative paradigms to filter and visualize scientific contents
Authors: Monteiro Bruno Miguel Azevedo , Tortosa Cuesta Rubén
Published: August 2016

This article aims to conceptualize a new communicative paradigm applied to academic scientific repositories. The publication and the querying of articles, papers, journals, books and other documents, are an integral part of the research process. However, the querying and information visualization process in a scientific academic repository, often proves to be inefficient, because the wide range of results hardly fits in the user’s specific subject. In this sense, it is presented a brief analysis around major reference projects, which although based in the metric of article citations (impact factor), the primary goal lies in the visualization of an extensive citation structure and the relations established between the different scientific fields. Based on the modus operandi of these visualization interfaces, the main objective of this paper is to propose a new approach, where the filtering and the visualization of information is based in the user’s experience instead of the usual citation "object" centered approach.Keywords: COMMUNICATION DESIGN; FOLKSONOMIES; HIERARCHICAL AND RELATIONAL STRUCTURES; INFORMATION FLOOD; INFORMATION VISUALIZATION Design for digital repositories: Conceptualizing new communicative paradigms to filter and visualize scientific contentsResumenEste artículo propone un nuevo paradigma comunicativo aplicado a repositorios científicos académicos. La publicación de artículos y consulta como revistas, libros y otros documentos, son una parte integral del proceso de investigación. La búsqueda de la información en repositorios académicos, a menudo resulta ser ineficiente debido a la amplia gama de resultados obtenidos. En este sentido, se realiza un estudio breve en torno a los principales proyectos de referencia, que a pesar de estar basados en un análisis de citas de artículos fijados en el factor de impacto, presentan como característica principal la visualización de patrones entorno a una amplia estructura de citaciones y relaciones entre las distintas áreas. A partir del modus operandi de estas interfaces de visualización, el artículo plantea una nueva orientación fundada en la experiencia del usuario en lugar del habitual enfoque centrado en "objeto" de la citación.Palabras-clave: DILUVIO DE INFORMACIÓN; DISEÑO DE COMUNICACIÓN; ESTRUCTURAS JERÁRQUICAS E RELACIONALES; TAXONOMÍAS SOCIALES; VISUALIZACIÓN DE INFORMACIÓN
Examining of leisure time participation, psychological well-being and leisure negotiation of university students
Serbest zaman katılımı, psikolojik iyi olma ve serbest zaman engelleri ile baş etme stratejilerinin üniversite öğrencileri üzerinde incelenmesi
Authors: Karaca Ahmet Ali , Yerlisu Lapa Tennur
Published: August 2016

The aim of this study is to determine whether psychological well-being statuses of university students according to their genders, their leisure negotiation strategies and their leisure exercise participation have been differentiated or not and detect the relationship between psychological well-being, leisure negotiation strategies and leisure activities participation of students. Sample of the study consisted of 400 female and 400 male making 800 students at total. As data collection tool in the study was used Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire, Psychological well- being scales and Leisure Negotiation Scale.  Mann-Whitney U test was used with the purpose of identifying difference, Pearson product–moment and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was used for correlation in the study. Consequently, psychological well-being of students shows positive linear relationship with both leisure negotiation strategies and leisure exercise participations. While psychological well-being statutes of students and leisure exercise participations show significant difference with respect their genders, leisure negotiation strategies do not. According to these results, while psychological well-being of females is higher, leisure exercise participations are lower with respect to males. ÖzetBu araştırmanın amacı; üniversite öğrencilerinin cinsiyetlerine göre psikolojik iyi olma durumlarının, serbest zaman engelleriyle baş etme stratejilerinin ve serbest zaman egzersiz katılımlarının farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığını tespit etmek ve öğrencilerin psikolojik iyi olma durumlarının, serbest zaman engelleriyle baş etme stratejileri ve serbest zaman egzersiz katılımları ile ilişkisini saptamaya yöneliktir. Araştırmanın örneklemini 400 kadın, 400 erkek toplam 800 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak; Serbest Zaman Egzersiz Anketi, Psikolojik İyi Olma Ölçekleri ve Serbest Zaman Engelleri ile Baş Etme Stratejileri Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada farklılığı tespit etmek amacıyla Mann-Whitney U testi, korelasyon için Pearson çarpım-moment ve Spearman'ın sıralama korelasyon katsayıları kullanılmıştır. Sonuç olarak; öğrencilerin psikolojik iyi olma durumları serbest zaman engelleriyle baş etme stratejileri ve serbest zaman egzersiz katılımlarıyla pozitif doğrusal yönde ilişki göstermektedir. Cinsiyetlerine göre psikolojik iyi olma durumları ve serbest zaman egzersizine katılımları anlamlı farklılık gösterirken, serbest zaman engelleriyle baş etme stratejileri farklılık göstermemektedir. Buna göre; kadınların psikolojik iyi olma durumları daha yüksek iken serbest zaman egzersiz katılımları erkeklere göre daha düşüktür.
Verteilte Ausgangsregelung von Multiagentensystemen mit gekoppelten Messgrößen
Authors: Wu Jingbo , Allgöwer Frank
Published: August 2016

In diesem Beitrag betrachten wir das Output Regulation-Problem für ein vernetztes System, bestehend aus autonomen
Agenten. Die Besonderheit liegt darin, dass Messgrößen gegebenenfalls von mehreren Agenten abhängen, aber trotzdem die
benötigten lokalen Zustandsgrößen auf verteilter Art und Weise geschätzt werden sollen, damit das Output
Regulation-Problem gelöst werden kann. Wir präsentieren einen ℋ∞-Beobachter- und Reglerentwurf, der die
benötigten Zustandsgrößen schätzt, dabei skalierbar ist, sprich auch für eine große Anzahl von Agenten geeignet ist, und
eine bestimmte Güte gegenüber Störgrößen sowohl für den Schätzfehler als auch für den Regelfehler garantiert.
Alzheimer’s disease: presence and role of microRNAs
Authors: Basavaraju Manasa , de Lencastre Alexandre
Published: August 2016

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that accounts for the most cases of dementia. AD affects more than 25 million people globally and is predicted to affect nearly one in 85 people worldwide by 2050. AD is characterized by the accumulation of dense plaques of β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) and neurofibrillary tangles of hyperphosphorylated tau that cause impairment in memory, cognition, and daily activities. Although early-onset AD has been linked to several mutations, reliable genetic markers for late-onset AD are lacking. Further, the diagnosis of AD biomarkers has its limitations and cannot detect early-stage AD. The identification of accurate, early, and non-invasive biomarkers for AD is, therefore, an unmet challenge. Recently, microRNAs (miRNAs) have emerged as a novel class of gene regulatory elements with conserved roles in development and disease. Recent discoveries have uncovered roles of miRNAs in several model organisms during aging and have identified potential miRNAs biomarkers of AD. Here we will discuss this emerging field of miRNAs associated with AD and prospects for the future.
High-frequency operation of a pulsatile VAD – a simulation study
Authors: Rebholz Mathias , Amacher Raffael , Petrou Anastasios , Meboldt Mirko , Schmid Daners Marianne
Published: August 2016

Ventricular assist devices (VADs) are mechanical blood pumps that are clinically used to treat severe heart failure. Pulsatile VADs (pVADs) were initially used, but are today in most cases replaced by turbodynamic VADs (tVADs). The major concern with the pVADs is their size, which prohibits full pump body implantation for a majority of patients. A reduction of the necessary stroke volume can be achieved by increasing the stroke frequency, while maintaining the same level of support capability. This reduction in stroke volume in turn offers the possibility to reduce the pump’s overall dimensions. We simulated a human cardiovascular system (CVS) supported by a pVAD with three different stroke rates that were equal, two- or threefold the heart rate (HR). The pVAD was additionally synchronized to the HR for better control over the hemodynamics and the ventricular unloading. The simulation results with a HR of 90 bpm showed that a pVAD stroke volume can be reduced by 71%, while maintaining an aortic pulse pressure (PP) of 30 mm Hg, avoiding suction events, reducing the ventricular stroke work (SW) and allowing the aortic valve to open. A reduction by 67% offers the additional possibility to tune the interaction between the pVAD and the CVS. These findings allow a major reduction of the pVAD’s body size, while allowing the physician to tune the pVAD according to the patient’s needs.
Shear stress and von Mises stress distributions in the periphery of an embedded acetabular cup implant during impingement
Authors: Arndt Christoph , Görgner Alexandra , Klöhn Carsten , Scholz Roger , Voigt Christian
Published: August 2016

As literature implies, daily activities of total hip arthroplasty (THA) patients may include movements prone to implant-implant impingement. Thus, high shear stresses may be induced at the acetabular implant-bone interface, increasing the risk of implant loosening. The aim of the current study is to determine whether or not impingement events may pose an actual risk to acetabular periprosthetic bone. An existing experimental workflow was augmented to cover complete three-dimensional strain gage measurement. von Mises and shear stresses were calculated from 1620 measured strain values, collected around a hemispherical cup implant at 2.5 mm interface distance during worst-case impingement loading. A shear stress criterion for acetabular periprosthetic bone was derived from the literature. At the impingement site, magnitudes of von Mises stress amount to 0.57 MPa and tilting shear stress amount to -0.3 MPa at 2.5 mm interface distance. Conclusion can be drawn that worst-case impingement events are unlikely to pose a risk of bone material failure in the periphery around fully integrated cementless acetabular hip implants in otherwise healthy THA patients. As numerical predictions in the literature suggested, it can now be confirmed that impingement moments are unlikely to cause acetabular implant-bone interface fixation failures.
Development of a rapid and quantitative lateral flow assay for the simultaneous measurement of serum κ and λ immunoglobulin free light chains (FLC): inception of a new near-patient FLC screening tool
Authors: Campbell John P. , Heaney Jennifer L.J. , Shemar Meena , Baldwin Dene , Griffin Ann E. , Oldridge Emma , Goodall Margaret , Afzal Zaheer , Plant Tim , Cobbold Mark , Jefferis Roy , Jacobs Joannes F.M. , Hand Christopher , Drayson Mark T.
Published: August 2016

Background:

Serum free light chains (FLC) are sensitive biomarkers used for the diagnosis and management of plasma cell dyscrasias, such as multiple myeloma (MM), and are central to clinical screening algorithms and therapy response criteria. We have developed a portable, near-patient, lateral-flow test (Seralite

Methods:

Assay interference, imprecision, lot-to-lot variability, linearity, and the utility of a competitive-inhibition design for the elimination of antigen-excess (‘hook effect’) were assessed. Reference ranges were calculated from 91 healthy donor sera. Preliminary clinical validation was conducted by retrospective analysis of sera from 329 patients. Quantitative and diagnostic results were compared to Freelite

Results:

Seralite

Conclusions:

Seralite
The Effects of Inference-Training and Text Repetition on Chinese Learners’ Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition While Listening
Authors: Ellis Rod , Le Chang
Published: August 2016

This article reports a study of the effects of inference training and text repetition on Chinese university students’ performance of two listening information-transfer tasks that provided built-in measures of their comprehension and opportunities for the acquisition of ten unknown target words embedded in the listening texts. One group just listened to the text once, a second group three times, while the third listened three times and received inference-training support. The results showed that text repetition had a positive effect on both comprehension and vocabulary acquisition. However, the inference-training had no additional effect. The study lends support to the findings of previous studies which have shown that repeated opportunities to process oral input have a positive effect on listening comprehension and extends these studies by showing that it also facilitates incidental vocabulary acquisition.
Relative clause preference in learners of Chinese as a second language
Authors: Qiang Li , Xiaoyu Guo , Yiru Yao , Müller Nicole
Published: August 2016

It has been debated whether preference for subject-extracted relative clauses in language processing is a universal rule, with evidence from both first and second language acquisition studies. But very few studies focus on learners of Chinese as a second language. The current research studied Chinese subject/object-extracted relative clauses processing among the learners of Chinese as a second language by a self-paced reading experiment. The results demonstrate a faster and more accurate processing of subject-extracted relative clauses in both subject and object modifying conditions, adding more evidence to the universal preference for the subject-extracted relative clauses. Both Frequency-Based Accounts and Memory-Based Accounts are discussed related to the current findings.
Thiol/disulfide parameters as a novel oxidative marker in medical labor induction with oxytocin
Authors: Eryilmaz Ozlem Gun , Kansu-Celik Hatice , Erel Ozcan , Erdogan Serpil
Published: August 2016

Background:

The aim of this study was to analyze the alterations in thiol levels among mothers and neonates who were prone to medical oxytocin induction.

Materials and methods:

A total of 40 pregnant women who underwent medical labor induction with oxytocin (Group A) were compared with 53 women whose labor progressed spontaneously without any kind of induction (Group B). We measured the thiol/disulfide homeostasis parameters (native thiol, total thiol, disulfide, disulfide/total thiol, disulfide/native thiol) of maternal and cord blood.

Results:

There were no statistically significant differences with respect to the maternal and cord blood thiol/disulfide homeostasis between the two groups.

Conclusion:

Being an artificial intervention during labor, oxytocin induction has been found to be safe in terms of oxidative stress (OS) according to the results of this study. Both the maternal and the fetal sides were safe in this molecular manner against oxytocin infusion.
Integrated oral, mental and sexual health management for adolescents: a call for professional collaboration
Authors: Folayan Morenike O. , Adeniyi Abiola A. , Oziegbe Elizabeth O. , Fatusi Adesegun O. , Harrison Abigail
Published: August 2016

Background:

Globally, young people account for 15.5% of the total global disability-adjusted life-years burden for all age groups. They face mental health, nutritional problems, accidental and intentional injuries, sexual and reproductive health problems, and substance abuse. These health challenges have effects on their oral health. This paper discusses the oral health problems adolescents face and suggests approaches for providing integrated oral and general health care for adolescents.

Discussion:

Oral health issues linked with adolescent health concerns include: malocclusion and esthetic concerns linked with mental health status; oral and maxillofacial injuries linked with accidental and intentional injuries; oral manifestations of sexually transmitted infections; oral leukoplakia and oral cancers linked with alcohol, tobacco and psychoactive substance abuse; and oral manifestations of anemia resulting from nutritional problems. Training oral health care providers on adolescent health and care could promote prompt diagnosis, management and prevention of complications associated with major health challenges affecting adolescents.

Conclusion:

Adolescent oral health care needs focused attention: as a possible route for early diagnosis and management of general health problems and for promoting adolescent oral health care. Oral health care should be integrated into adolescent friendly services and oral health care providers should learn how to handle adolescents’ health needs.
Politeness without routines: a case study in Hobongan and implications for typology
Authors: Perkins Marla
Published: August 2016

In a partial report on field work conducted among the Hobongan in Indonesia during 2012–2015, I note that the language has very few idiomatic politeness routines (a couple of greetings with which to send people on their travels are notable exceptions). However, the language has many other ways to indicate politeness and impoliteness. One such strategy is lexical items to indicate curses; there are three lexical items that often combine with other terms to form idiomatic curses in the language, which suggests, in comparison to the idiomatic expressions of farewell, that impoliteness is more important than politeness, at least with regard to idiomatic expressions. Another strategy to maintain politeness is to participate in social rituals that can be observed but that do not necessarily co-occur with politeness routines. Although there are incantations, often associated with social rituals, they are too extensive to be considered politeness routines in the usual sense; impoliteness is indicated by a refusal to participate in the rituals. These rituals thus provide a fully pragmatic way to conduct politeness and impoliteness, not requiring stated terms. Perhaps the most common way to indicate politeness is through the use of many euphemisms, including ways to talk to and about people without using their given names (the use of given names is avoided in order to prevent evil spirits from being able to identify individuals); such euphemisms also include terms to avoid speaking directly about bodily functions and sexual activity that are not considered acceptable for polite Hobongan society. It has been noted that although a range of possibilities exist for politeness, including behavioral and pragmatic possibilities (
Comparison of Ai Chi and Impairment-Based Aquatic Therapy for Older Adults With Balance Problems: A Clinical Study
Authors: Covill Laura G. , Utley Cynthia , Hochstein Cheryl
Published: August 2016

Background and Purpose:

Older adults with balance deficits often fear falling and limit their mobility. Poor balance is multifactorial, influenced by medication interactions, musculoskeletal and sensory system changes, and poor neuromuscular response to changes in body positions. Aquatic physical therapy (APT) is an intervention used to improve balance and decrease falls. Ai Chi is a water-based exercise program. It incorporates slow movements of progressive difficulty utilizing the upper and lower extremities and trunk coordinated with deep breathing. It is used for relaxation, strengthening, and balance training. The purpose of this study was to determine whether Ai Chi provides better results than conventional impairment-based aquatic therapy (IBAT) for older adults with balance deficits.

Methods:

Thirty-two community-dwelling adults, 65 to 85 years old, were referred to 2 different community pools for APT. Fifteen participants received Ai Chi-based aquatic interventions and 17 participants received an IBAT program. Physical therapists trained in both programs completed interventions and determined discharge. Physical balance measures, which included the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Timed Up and Go (TUG), were collected pre- and posttherapy. Self-reported outcome measures, the Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC) and Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), were collected pre- and posttherapy and 3- and 6-month postdischarge.

Results:

A 2-way (group by time) mixed-model analysis of covariance with initial outcome scores as a covariate revealed no difference between groups in any of the outcome measures (BBS, P = .53; TUG, P = .39; ABC, P = .63; NPRS, P = .27). Repeated-measures analysis and dependent t tests showed significant improvements in the BBS (P = .00) and TUG (P = .03) after APT. The ABC and NPRS did not improve significantly (ABC, P = .27; NPRS, P = .77).

Conclusions:

There were no significant differences found in balance measures, balance confidence, or pain levels for community-dwelling older adults between the Ai Chi and IBAT programs. Physical outcome measures improved with APT but patient-reported measures did not. Further study is indicated to determine the most effective treatment frequency and duration for this population.
Associations between Tri-Axial Accelerometer-Determined Physical Activity and Self-Reported Heath-Related Quality Of Life of Older Malay Adults Using Cut-Points for Vector Magnitude
Authors: Zainol Abidin Nurdiana , Che Muhamed Ahmad Munir , Singh Rabindarjeet
Published: August 2016

Background: There are few data on the association between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and objectively-measured physical activity (PA) in non-westernised populations, especially the older population. Furthermore, in light of recent accelerometer models introduced in the market which assess acceleration in three axes, we theorised a population study using cut-points based on composite vector magnitude (VM) is needed. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the associations between tri-axial accelerometer-determined PA and HRQoL in community-dwelling older Malay adults, using cut-points for VM. Method: The study design was cross-sectional, involving 146 community-dwelling older Malay adults (aged 60 to 85 years old) living in Seberang Perai Utara, Penang, Malaysia. PA data was collected using tri-axial accelerometers (Actigraph GT3X or GT3X+) worn around the hip during waking hours for 7 days, and the intensities were categorised using cut-points for VM. HRQoL was measured using the Short Form 36-item Health Survey (SF-36®) and scored using the norm-based scoring system. Analyses included gender differences in PA variables and HRQoL; and correlation (Spearman’s rho) between PA and HRQoL. Results: Significant positive association was found between moderate PA and bodily pain, but only for men (rho=0.263, p<0.05). Men scored higher in all eight domains of SF-36®, but significantly higher in norm-based physical functioning (p<0.05) and vitality (p<0.05), compared to women. When scored using 0-100 scales, it was found that men scored significantly higher on four domains of SF-36® compared to women: PF (p<0.05), BP (p<0.001), VIT (p<0.05), and MH (p<0.05). There were no gender differences found in overall activity counts. Conclusion: In this sample population, tri-axial accelerometer-determined PA has minimal association to the domains of health, and men are likely to have better self-perceived of health compared to women.
Fabrication of a cost-effective MEMS-based piezoresistive cantilever sensor for gait movement analysis
Authors: Saadon Salem
Published: August 2016

Gait analysis measurement is a method to access and identify gait events and the measurements of motion parameters involving the lower part of body. This significant method is widely used in rehabilitation, sports as well as health diagnostic towards improving the quality of life. However, it is not routine practice due to costs involved in creating and using gait labs. Alternatively, inertial sensors such as micro cantilever accelerometer can be used in the development of cheap and wearable gait analysis systems. Human stride segmentation measurement based on micro-accelerometer cantilever is used in the study of the lower limb movement patterns that include walk, jump and run; and the measurements of the motion parameters. A complete system consists of a fabricated sensor, a Wheatstone bridge circuit and a signal amplifier tailored for real-time stride analysis measurement is proposed. The novel fabrication method of an accelerometer sensor using laser micromachining is introduced in order to develop a simple way in realizing the sensor formation. This study allows us to optimize the requirements of hard-mask and fabrication process steps by reduction of 30% and 25% respectively. In the general framework, this research activity is focused towards development of piezoresistive cantilever formation using laser micromachining for fast fabrication development for real life gait and stride segmentation measurement application.
Pilot clinical observations between food and drug seeking derived from fifty cases attending an eating disorder clinic
Authors: Beitscher-Campbell Harriet , Blum Kenneth , Febo Marcelo , Madigan Margaret A. , Giordano John , Badgaiyan Rajendra D. , Braverman Eric R. , Dushaj Kristina , Li Mona , Gold Mark S.
Published: August 2016

Background

The reward deficiency syndrome hypothesis posits that genes are responsible for reward dependence and related behaviors. There is evidence that both bulimia and anorexia nervosa, especially in women, have been linked to a lifetime history of substance use disorder (SUD). There are difficulties in accepting food as an addiction similar to drugs; however, increasingly neuroimaging studies favor such an assertion.

Case presentations

We are reporting the evidence of comorbidity of eating disorders with SUD found within these case presentations. We show 50 case reports derived from two independent treatment centers in Florida that suggest the commonality between food and drug addictions. In an attempt to provide data from this cohort, many participants did not adequately respond to our questionnaire.

Discussion

We propose that dopamine agonist therapy may be of common benefit. Failure in the past may reside in too powerful D2 agonist activity leading to D2 receptor downregulation, while the new methodology may cause a reduction of “dopamine resistance” by inducing “dopamine homeostasis.” While this is not a definitive study, it does provide some additional clinical evidence that these two addictions are not mutually exclusive.

Conclusion

Certainly, it is our position that there is an overlap between food- and drug-seeking behavior. We propose that the studies focused on an effort to produce natural activation of dopaminergic reward circuitry as a type of common therapy may certainly be reasonable. Additional research is warranted.
Electronic Transport Across Porous/Crystalline Silicon Heterojunctions
Authors: Islam Md. N. , Ram Sanjay K. , Kumar Satyendra
Published: August 2016

Al/PS junctions are non-rectifying and quasi-linear whereas Al/PS/c-Si junctions are weakly rectifying. The rectifying behavior is due to PS/c-Si heterojunction. The diode ideality factor (n) is about 8 for bias ≤0.5 V (about 50 for bias ≤5 V) at forward bias and nearly 1 for ≤0.5 V at reverse bias. As the temperature decreases, n at both forward and reverse biases increases. Different current transport mechanisms are found to be operating across the PS/c-Si junctions under forward and reverse biases. The barrier height measured from I-V data for ≤0.5 V is higher for forward bias than that for reverse bias. For high reverse biases (>5 V), the reverse current increases slowly following In(I)∝ V1/2 law. I-V results on PS/c-Si junctions are explained by a multi tunneling-recombination model for forward bias while carrier generation-recombination and barrier lowering effects for reverse bias.
Hypertelorism and Orofacial Clefting Revisited: An Anthropometric Investigation
Authors: Weinberg Seth M. , Leslie Elizabeth J. , Hecht Jacqueline T. , Wehby George L. , Deleyiannis Frederic W.B. , Moreno Lina M. , Christensen Kaare , Marazita Mary L.
Published: August 2016

Objective

Since the 1960s, multiple studies have reported a tendency toward hypertelorism in individuals with nonsyndromic orofacial clefts (OFCs). However, the association between specific cleft types and increased interorbital distance has been inconsistent. Using three-dimensional (3D) surface imaging, we tested whether different forms of clefting showed evidence of increased interorbital distance.

Methods

Intercanthal and outercanthal distances and intercanthal indices were calculated from 3D facial surface images of 287 individuals with repaired OFCs. Raw measurements were converted to sex and age-normalized Z-scores. Mean Z-scores for individuals with cleft lip (CL), cleft lip and palate (CLP), and cleft palate (CP) were compared with reference normative values (controls) and one another directly using t tests and analysis of variance.

Results

The CLP group showed a significant increase in intercanthal width ( P = .001) and intercanthal index ( P < .001) compared with reference norms. The CP group showed a significant decrease ( P < .001) in outercanthal width. The CL group showed no difference from reference norms. The proportion of clinically hyperteloric individuals was generally low but highest in the CLP group (7.4%). Cleft severity had little effect on interorbital spacing.

Conclusions

Individuals with CLP exhibited on average a tendency toward mild hypertelorism, driven primarily by an increase in intercanthal distance. This tendency was not seen in CL or CP.
A villányi Somsich-hegy természeti értékei, a veszélyeztető tényezők és természetvédelmi teendők
Authors: Tolnay Dolly
Published: August 2016

A Somsich-hegy a Villányi-hegység kevéssé ismert, ám lokálisan jelentős természeti értékekkel rendelkező tagja. Növényzetéről eddig mindössze néhány elszórt florisztikai adat és egy néhány soros jellemzés született. Jelen tanulmány célja a Somsich-hegy természetközeli élőhelyeinek jellemzése, az itt előforduló védett növények aktuális egyedszámának megadása, a természeti értékeket veszélyeztető tényezők összefoglalása, valamint javaslatok megfogalmazása a természetvédelmi problémák megoldására. A Somsich-hegyen (a teljesen mesterséges élőhelyeket leszámítva) öt élőhelytípust különítettem el, amelyek közül a karsztbokorerdő a legértékesebb. A területről eddig 15 védett növényfajt jeleztek, amelyek közül jelenleg 11 található itt meg. A természeti értékek fennmaradását veszélyeztető faktorok részben a kis kiterjedésből és az elszigeteltségből adódnak, részben illegális tevékenységekre vezethetők vissza. A kedvezőtlen hatások nem szüntethetők meg teljesen, mérséklésükre azonban van lehetőség.
First example of ring carbomer of 1,4-cyclohexadiene
Authors: Barthes Cécile , Rives Arnaud , Maraval Valérie , Chelain Evelyne , Brigaud Thierry , Chauvin Remi
Published: August 2016

While a series of carbo-mers of 1,3-cyclohexadienes was reported through the use of a specifically developed synthetic strategy, no example of their 1,4-regioisomers was known. Inspired by the methodology elaborated for the preparation of the 1,3-isomers, the synthesis of the first example of carbo-mer of 1,4-cyclohexadiene is presented. Comparison of physico-chemical properties of this first representative with those of the recently described 1,4-regioisomer, especially UV-vis absorption properties, is also addressed.
Effect of ligand substitution in [Fe(H-trz)2(trz)]BF4 spin crossover nanoparticles
Authors: Suleimanov Iurii , Costa José Sanchez , Molnár Gábor , Salmon Lionel , Fritsky Igor , Bousseksou Azzedine
Published: August 2016

Spin crossover iron(II) 1,2,4-triazole-based coordination compounds in the form of nanoparticles were prepared using a reverse microemulsion technique. Ligand substitution approach was applied to decrease the spin crossover temperature towards room temperature in the well-known [Fe(Htrz)2(trz)]BF4 complex. The compositions of the particles were determined by elemental analysis and thermogravimetry. The morphology was monitored by transition electron microscopy (TEM). The effect associated with the ligand substitution was investigated by optical and magnetic measurements. Transition temperature has been reduced by 33 K comparing the unsubstituted sample to that with 5 % substitution.
High-temperature microwave effects in liquid media
Authors: Voloshko Alexander , Pinchukova Natalia , Shishkin Oleg , Chebanov Valentin
Published: August 2016

The heating behavior of high-boiling liquids under microwave (MW) irradiation was investigated. Linear and non-linear heating modes depending on the applied MW power level were observed. The non-linear interactions emerging at “high” power levels are ascribed to electromagnetic oscillations excitations resulting in non-linear heating speed growth and considerable decrease in energy input. The relationship between non-linearity degree and liquids’ viscosity was established. The observed effects have been shown to apply not only to mere heating, but also to high-temperature chemical reactions. Future perspectives and practical applications of the work are also discussed.
Neoplasms, as one of the causes of the syndrome of palpable abdominal tumor in children
Authors: Kostylev Alexandr A , Silkov Vyacheslav B , Belogurova Margarita B
Published: August 2016

Syndrome of palpable abdominal tumor in children is a difficult diagnostic problem. The difficulties associate with many disease entities that underlie this syndrome, often erased clinical picture and late referral to a doctor. In this article we will try to clarify the problems of diagnosis and treatment of exactly oncological diseases, as a cause of the syndrome palpable abdominal tumor. The vast majority of patients with complaints palpable education seek medical care to pediatricians or general practitioners. Prolongation of the diagnosis is often and directly associate with two factors: low oncological alertness by pediatricians (rarely by Pediatric Surgeons) and the lack of attention of parents to the initial manifestations of tumor in children. We have tried to describe the most characteristic symptoms inherent in the majority of tumors localized in the abdomen, the pelvis and the retroperitoneal space. Also there is information about on laboratory and instrumental methods of research used in the diagnosis of tumors, side by side the “routine” methods such as the complete blood count, abdominal ultrasound, in some cases, determination of specific tumor markers. There are the results of the comparative analysis and distinctive features of benign and malignant tumors of this localization are highlighted. Also the basic principles of the treatment of solid tumors in children are presented in this article. The article is focused primarily on all pediatricians, pediatric surgeons and general practitioners.