bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Cyanide intoxication by apricot kernels: A case report and literature review
Authors: Ekinci Faruk , Yildizdas Dincer , Ates Alper , Gökay Naime
Published: August 2019

Acute cyanide intoxication is a serious healthcare problem due to its potentially life threatening and fatal toxic effects. Ingestion of cyanide containing foods is an important source of cyanide poisoning and apricot kernels contain significant amounts of such cyanogenic compounds. Herein we report a previously healthy 4- year-old boy admitted to our emergency department with complaints of vomiting and sudden onset of unconsciousness after ingestion of apricot kernels. He was diagnosed as acute cyanide poisoning and treated with a specific antidote; hydroxocobalamin. Our report concludes with previous cases of cyanide poisoning after ingestion of apricot kernels and a quick look at sources, manifestations and treatment of acute cyanide poisoning.
Computed tomography appearances of focal and diffuse hepatic disease in children
Authors: Kader E. , Andronikou S. , Welman C.
Published: August 2019

Paediatric hepatic masses present a diagnostic challenge to physician and surgeon alike. Dynamic new scanning techniques such as spiral computed tomography (CT) and current real time ultrasound have revolutionised scanning of liver masses, while magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has added a fresh new spin on this topic. Focal processes include congenital lesions such as choledochal and simple cysts, infective conditions like abscesses and hydatid cysts, and neoplasms. The commonest neoplasms include benign tumours such as haemangioma and haemangioendothelioma, and malignant tumours such as metastases, hepatoblastoma (HB) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Important diffuse processes include biliary atresia, fatty infiltration, cirrhosis, iron deposition and Budd Chiari syndrome. Cognisance should also be taken of focal lesions such as focal fatty change, infarcts, anatomic variants and extrahepatic masses, which may mimic hepatic masses. This article aims to demonstrate the key CT imaging features that help in identifying these conditions.
Tips for the Radiologist: The case of the regenerating cortex
Authors: Carter D.
Published: August 2019

No abstract available.
The diaspora of radiologists in a quest for fellowships: An easy way out, or is there a gap in our training programmes?
Authors: Andronikou Savvas
Published: August 2019

No abstract available.
Focal parenchymal sparing in fatty infiltration of the liver
Authors: Sher B. J. , Duncan Ian C.
Published: August 2019

No abstract available.
Occult spinal dysraphism
Authors: Tsatsi L. D.R. , Okoli B.
Published: August 2019

No abstract available.
To determine the surgical outcome of anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion without fixation for ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament
Authors: Younus Syed , Imran Muhammad , Khan Ateeq , Basar Saqib , Sheikh Daniya
Published: August 2019

Aims: The purpose of our study is to evaluate the surgical outcome in patients undergoing anterior cervical corpectomy without fixation with plates and screws for the treatment of ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). Subjects and Methods: The type of study was case series and was conducted from January 2015 to December 2015 for 1-year duration at the Department of Neurosurgery at a Tertiary Care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. A total of n = 20 patients (16 men and 4 women; mean age of 57.45 ± 6.4 years [range: 45–68 years]) were included after thorough clinical history and physical examination. Neurological evaluation was done using the Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) scoring system. The pre- and post-operative JOA scores were used to calculate recovery rate (RR) of the patients. Radiographic assessment was done using various modalities such as X-ray, computed tomography scan, and magnetic resonance imaging. Surgical outcome and complications were studied and the data were analyzed using SPSS 21. Results: After the uniform follow-up period of 12 months, mean JOA scores improved from 9.1 ± 1.37 preoperatively to 14.3 ± 1.69 postoperatively and mean RR was 67.01 ± 15.5%. All the patients showed successful osseous fusion while one patient did not. Two patients developed cerebrospinal fluid leakage, one patient developed recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy, and one expired due to iatrogenic neurological deterioration. Conclusion: Anterior cervical corpectomy without fi xation with plates and screws is an effective surgical procedure for the treatment of OPLL (for up to three cervical levels of OPLL). It gives good neurological recovery with fewer postoperative complications.
Concomitant psoriasis and hidradenitis suppurativa responsive to adalimumab therapy: A case series
Authors: Yen Chi-Feng , Huang Yu-Huei , Chi Ching-Chi
Published: August 2019

Psoriasis and hidradenitis suppurativa are inflammatory dermatoses that have been associated with arthritis, metabolic syndrome, obesity, and smoking. They share common pathogenic mechanisms such as elevated levels of several proinflammatory cytokines including tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin-17A, and impaired Notch pathway. Thus, treatments for both diseases are sometimes overlapping. Biological therapy such as adalimumab is effective for patients with hidradenitis suppurativa and psoriasis. Adalimumab is a monoclonal antibody that binds to TNF and inhibits the cytokine interaction with the TNF receptors, thus inhibiting the inflammatory cascade. Currently, data are lacking on the treatment for co-occurrence of psoriasis and hidradenitis suppurativa. This case series describes three patients with a diagnosis of concomitant psoriasis and hidradenitis suppurativa. In these cases, after 12 weeks of treatment with adalimumab 40 mg every other week, the average Psoriasis Area Severity Index score reduced from 21.4 to 2.9 for psoriasis, Hidradenitis Suppurativa-Physician’s Global Assessment from 3.3 to 0.7, and pain Visual Analog Scale for hidradenitis suppurativa from 4.6 to 2. The results suggest that adalimumab is a treatment of choice for patients with concomitant hidradenitis suppurativa and psoriasis.
Life Cycle Analysis to Estimate the CO2-Equivalent Emissions from MAC Operation
Authors:   Interior Climate Control Vehicle OEM Committee
Published: August 2019

This recommended best practice outlines a method for estimating CO2-equivalent emissions using life cycle analysis.
The Meanings of Dress
Authors: Miller-Spillman Kimberly A. , Reilly Andrew
Published: August 2019

"There are some really great readings that supplement the theoretical underpinnings of each chapter." Angie G. Liljequist, Fontbonne University, USA

"A comprehensive compilation of readings for students studying the social and psychological aspects of appearance and dress." Jessica Strubel, University of North Texas, USA

Learn how–and why–consumers buy clothing and accessories, and increase your global awareness as you study dress and appearance.

Contributions are from writers on four continents and examples are from ten countries, including Ghana, Vietnam, Norway, and Jamaica, among others. The book includes more than 40 articles on topics such as wearable technology, cosplay, lesbian dress, and genderqueer fashion.

- Contributors are experts in fashion theory, cultural studies, psychology, sociology, gender studies, religion, material culture, consumer behavior, and popular culture

- Two separate chapters on gender and sexuality

- International examples are included from Afghanistan, China, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Japan, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam

- More than 100 images
Photochemical aging of atmospherically reactive organic compounds involving brown carbon at the air–aqueous interface
Authors: Li Siyang , Jiang Xiaotong , Roveretto Marie , George Christian , Liu Ling , Jiang Wei , Zhang Qingzhu , Wang Wenxing , Ge Maofa , Du Lin
Published: August 2019

Abstract. Water-soluble brown carbon in the aqueous core of aerosol
may play a role in the photochemical aging of organic film on the aerosol
surface. To better understand the reactivity and photochemical aging
processes of organic coating on the aqueous aerosol surface, we have
simulated the photosensitized reaction of organic films made of several long-chain fatty acids in a Langmuir trough in the presence or absence of
irradiation. Several chemicals (imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde and humic acid),
PM2.5 samples collected from the field, and secondary organic aerosol
samples generated from a simulation chamber were used as photosensitizers to
be involved in the photochemistry of the organic films. Stearic acid,
elaidic acid, oleic acid, and two different phospholipids with the same
carbon chain length and different degrees of saturation, i.e.
1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DSPC) and
1,2-dioleoylsn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC), were chosen as the common
organic film-forming species in this analysis. The double bond (trans and cis) in
unsaturated organic compounds has an effect on the surface area of the
organic monolayer. The oleic acid (OA) monolayer possessing a cis double bond
in an alkyl chain is more expanded than elaidic acid (EA) monolayers on
artificial seawater that contain a photosensitizer. Monitoring the change in
the relative area of DOPC monolayers has shown that DOPC does not react with
photosensitizers under dark conditions. Instead, the photochemical reaction
initiated by the excited photosensitizer and molecular oxygen can generate
new unsaturated products in the DOPC monolayers, accompanied by an increase
in the molecular area. The DSPC monolayers did not yield any photochemical
oxidized products under the same conditions. The spectra measured with
polarization modulation-infrared reflection–absorption spectroscopy
(PM-IRRAS) were also consistent with the results of a surface pressure–area
isotherm. Here, a reaction mechanism explaining these observations is
presented and discussed. The results of PM2.5 and SOA samples will
contribute to our understanding of the processing of organic aerosol aging
that alters the aerosol composition.
Mechanistic Study of Formation of Ring-retaining and Ring-opening Products from Oxidation of Aromatic Compounds under Urban Atmospheric Conditions
Authors: Zaytsev Alexander , Koss Abigail R. , Breitenlechner Martin , Krechmer Jordan E. , Nihill Kevin J. , Lim Christopher Y. , Rowe James C. , Cox Joshua L. , Moss Joshua , Roscioli Joseph R. , Canagaratna Manjula R. , Worsnop Douglas R. , Kroll Jesse H. , Keutsch Frank N.
Published: August 2019

Abstract. Aromatic hydrocarbons make up a large fraction of anthropogenic volatile organic compounds and contribute significantly to the production of tropospheric ozone and secondary organic aerosol (SOA). A series of toluene and 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene (1,2,4-TMB) photooxidation experiments were performed in an environmental chamber under relevant polluted conditions (NOx ~ 10 ppb). An extensive suite of instrumentation including two Proton-Transfer Reaction Mass-Spectrometers (PTR-MS) and two Chemical Ionization Mass-Spectrometers (NH4+ CIMS and I- CIMS) allowed for quantification of reactive carbon in multiple generations of oxidation. Hydroxyl radical (OH)-initiated oxidation of both species produces ring-retaining products such as cresols, benzaldehydes, and bicyclic intermediate compounds, as well as ring scission products such as epoxides, and dicarbonyls. We show that the oxidation of bicyclic intermediate products leads to formation of compounds with high oxygen content (O:C ratio up to 1.1). These compounds, previously identified as highly oxygenated molecules (HOMs), are produced by more than one pathway with differing numbers of reaction steps with OH, including both autooxidation and phenolic pathways. We report the elemental composition of these compounds formed under relevant urban high-NO conditions. We show that ring-retaining products for these two precursors are more diverse and abundant than predicted by current mechanisms. We present speciated elemental composition of SOA for both precursors and confirm that highly oxygenated products make up a significant fraction of SOA. Ring scission products are also detected in both the gas and particle phases, and their yields and speciation overall agree with the kinetic model prediction.
Composition and mass size distribution of nitrated and oxygenated
aromatic compounds in ambient particulate matter from southern
and central Europe – implications for origin
Authors: Kitanovski Zoran , Shahpoury Pourya , Samara Constantini , Voliotis Aristeidis , Lammel Gerhard
Published: August 2019

Abstract. Nitro-monoaromatic hydrocarbons (NMAHs), such as nitrocatechols, nitrophenols and nitrosalicylic acids, are important constituents of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) water soluble organic carbon (WSOC) and humic-like substances (HULIS). Nitrated and oxygenated derivatives of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (NPAHs, OPAHs) are toxic and ubiquitous in the ambient air; due to their light absorption properties, together with NMAHs they are part of aerosol brown carbon (BrC). We investigated the winter concentrations of these substance classes in size-resolved particulate matter (PM) from two urban sites in central and southern Europe, i.e. Mainz (MZ), Germany and Thessaloniki (TK), Greece. ∑11NMAH concentrations in PM10 and total PM were 0.51–8.38 and 12.1–72.1 ng m−3 at MZ and TK site, respectively, whereas ∑8OPAHs were 47–1636 and 858–4306 pg m−3, and ∑17NPAHs were ≤ 90 and 76–578 pg m−3, respectively. NMAHs and the water-soluble OPAHs contributed 0.4 and 1.8 %, and 0.0001 and 0.0002 % to the HULIS mass, at MZ and TK, respectively. The mass size distributions of the individual substances generally peaked in the smallest or second smallest size fraction i.e.,
Comparing atmospheric data and models at station Wettzell during CONT17
Authors: Landskron Daniel , Böhm Johannes , Klügel Thomas , Schüler Torben
Published: August 2019

Abstract. During the Continuous Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) Campaign 2017 (CONT17), carried out from 28 November through 12 December 2017, an extensive data set of atmospheric observations was acquired at the Geodetic Observatory Wettzell. In addition to in situ measurements of temperature, humidity, pressure or wind speed at the surface, radiosonde ascents yielded meteorological parameters continually up to 25 km height, and integrated water vapor (IWV) was obtained at several elevations and azimuths from a water vapor radiometer. Troposphere delays estimated from Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) observations plus comparative values from two different Numerical Weather Models (NWMs) complete the abundance of data. In this presentation, we compare these data sets to parameters of the Vienna Mapping Functions 1 and 3 (VMF1 & VMF3), which are based on NWM data by the ECMWF, and to estimates of VLBI analysis using the Vienna VLBI and Satellite Software (VieVS). On the one hand, we contrast the variety of troposphere delays in zenith direction with each other, while on the other hand we utilize radiosonde data and meteorological observations at the site to create local mapping functions which can then be compared to VMF3 and VMF1 at Wettzell. In general, we thus received very good accordance between the different solutions. Also in terms of the mapping functions, the local radiosonde mapping function is in consistence with VMF1 and VMF3 with differences less than 5 mm at 5∘ elevation.
Ionospheric Total Electron Content responses to HILDCAAs intervals
Authors: Silva Regia Pereira , Denardini Clezio Marcos , Marques Manilo Soares , Resende Laysa Cristina Araújo , Moro Juliano , Picanço Giorgio Arlan da Silva , Borba Gilvan Luiz , Santos Marcos Aurélio Ferreira dos
Published: August 2019

Abstract. The High-Intensity Long-Duration and Continuous AE Activities (HILDCAA) intervals are capable of causing a global disturbance in the terrestrial ionosphere. However, the ionospheric storms' behavior due to these geomagnetic activity forms is still not widely understood. In this study, we seek to comprise the HILDCAAs disturbance time effects in the Total Electron Content (TEC) values with respect to the quiet days' pattern analyzing local time and seasonal dependences, and the influences of the solar wind velocity to a sample of ten intervals occurred in 2015 and 2016 years. The main results showed that the hourly distribution of the disturbance TEC may vary substantially between one interval and another. Doing a comparative to geomagnetic storms, while the positive ionospheric storms are more pronounced in the winter, this season presents less geoeffectiveness or almost none to HILDCAA intervals. It was find an equinoctial anomaly, since the equinoxes represent more ionospheric TEC responses during HILDCAA intervals than the solstices. Regarding to the solar wind velocities, although HILDCAA intervals are associated to High Speed Streams, this association does not present a direct relation regards to TEC disturbances in low and equatorial latitudes.
STEAD: a high-resolution daily gridded temperature dataset for Spain
Authors: Serrano-Notivoli Roberto , Beguería Santiago , de Luis Martín
Published: August 2019

Abstract. Using 5520 observatories covering the whole territory of
Spain (about 1 station per 90 km2 considering the whole period), a
daily gridded maximum and minimum temperature was built covering a period
from 1901 to 2014 in peninsular Spain and 1971 to 2014 in the Balearic and Canary
Islands. A comprehensive quality control was applied to the original data,
and the gaps were filled on each day and location independently. Using the
filled data series, a grid of 5 km × 5 km spatial resolution was created by
estimating daily temperatures and their corresponding uncertainties at each
grid point. Four daily temperature indices were calculated to describe the
spatial distribution of absolute maximum and minimum temperature, number of
frost days and number of summer days in Spain. The southern plateau showed
the maximum values of maximum absolute temperature and summer days, while
the minimum absolute temperature and frost days reached their maximums at
the northern plateau. The use of all the available information, the complete
quality control and the high spatial resolution of the grid allowed for an
accurate estimate of temperature that represents a precise spatial and
temporal distribution of daily temperatures in Spain. The STEAD dataset is
publicly available at https://doi.org/10.20350/digitalCSIC/8622 and can be
cited as Serrano-Notivoli et al. (2019).
Uncertainty in satellite estimates of global mean sea-level changes, trend and acceleration
Authors: Ablain Michaël , Meyssignac Benoît , Zawadzki Lionel , Jugier Rémi , Ribes Aurélien , Spada Giorgio , Benveniste Jerôme , Cazenave Anny , Picot Nicolas
Published: August 2019

Abstract. Satellite altimetry missions now provide more than 25 years of accurate, continuous and quasi-global measurements of sea level
along the reference ground track of TOPEX/Poseidon. These measurements are
used by different groups to build the Global Mean Sea Level (GMSL) record,
an essential climate change indicator. Estimating a realistic uncertainty in
the GMSL record is of crucial importance for climate studies, such as
assessing precisely the current rate and acceleration of sea level,
analysing the closure of the sea-level budget, understanding the causes of
sea-level rise, detecting and attributing the response of sea level to
anthropogenic activity, or calculating the Earth's energy imbalance.
Previous authors have estimated the uncertainty in the GMSL trend over the
period 1993–2014 by thoroughly analysing the error budget of the satellite
altimeters and have shown that it amounts to ±0.5 mm yr−1
(90 %
confidence level). In this study, we extend our previous results, providing a
comprehensive description of the uncertainties in the satellite GMSL record.
We analysed 25 years of satellite altimetry data and provided for the first
time the error variance–covariance matrix for the GMSL record with a time
resolution of 10 days. Three types of errors have been modelled (drifts,
biases, noises) and combined together to derive a realistic estimate of the
GMSL error variance–covariance matrix. From the latter, we derived a 90 %
confidence envelope of the GMSL record on a 10 d basis. Then we used a
least squared approach and the error variance–covariance matrix to assess
the GMSL trend and acceleration uncertainties over any 5-year time periods
and longer in between October 1992 and December 2017. Over 1993–2017, we
have found a GMSL trend of 3.35±0.4 mm yr−1 within a 90 % confidence
level (CL) and a GMSL acceleration of 0.12±0.07 mm yr−2 (90 % CL). This is in agreement (within error bars)
with previous studies. The full GMSL error variance–covariance matrix is
freely available online: https://doi.org/10.17882/58344
(Ablain et al., 2018).
Does the rotational direction of a wind turbine impact the wake in a stably stratified atmospheric boundary layer?
Authors: Englberger Antonia , Dörnbrack Andreas , Lundquist Julie K.
Published: August 2019

Abstract. Stably stratified atmospheric boundary layers are often characterized by a veering wind profile, in which the wind direction changes clockwise with height in the Northern Hemisphere. Wind-turbine wakes respond to this veer in the incoming wind by stretching from a circular shape into an ellipsoid. We investigate the relationship between this stretching and the direction of the turbine rotation by means of large-eddy simulations. Clockwise rotating, counterclockwise rotating, and non-rotating actuator disc turbines are embedded in wind fields with no wind veer or in wind fields with an Ekman spiral representative of the Northern Hemisphere, resulting in six combinations of rotor rotation and inflow wind condition. The impact of the Coriolis force via the Ekman spiral depends on the rotational direction of the actuator disc, whereas the direction of the disc rotation exerts little impact if no veer is present. The differences result from the interaction of the actuator rotation with the Ekman spiral and are present in the zonal, the meridional, and the vertical wind components of the wake. The interaction of the Ekman spiral with both rotational directions lead to two different flow fields characterizing the wake. In the case of a counterclockwise rotating actuator disc, the rotational direction of the wake persists in the whole wake. In case of a clockwise rotating actuator, however, the rotational direction is different in the near wake in comparison to the far wake. The physical mechanism responsible for this difference is explained by a simple linear superposition of the inflow wind field, characterized by vertical wind shear and wind veer, with a wind-turbine model including a Rankine vortex, representing the rotational effects imposed on the flow by the rotating blades.
Evita: la Erinia argentina. La construcción del peronismo con letra femenina
Authors: Calabrese Claudio César , Junco Ethel
Published: August 2019

Proponemos una lectura de La razón de mi vida, a partir de la descripción del carácter de la narradora, de la justificación ante sus detractores y del afianzamiento de sus cualidades, propicias para la difusión de la causa política. En la configuración de Evita como personaje se potencian rasgos femeninos primitivos, sostenidos en la figura mítica de la Erinia. En la relación de características pretendemos mostrar la eficacia del paradigma mítico en la lógica doctrinal, que configura una matriz apta para exacerbar las potencias oprimidas del estatuto comunitario e inaugurar un modelo de justicia social.
Caracterización de la Artritis reumatoidea en el consultorio de especialidades del ISSS
Authors: Montúfar Rubén Antonio , Rodríguez José Alberto , De Romero Yolanda Rodríguez , Aragón Raúl Antonio , De Bará Claudia Castellanos
Published: August 2019

La Artritis Reumatoidea (AP) es una enfermedad inflamatoria crónica, poliarticular e in­capacitante. En la Consulta de reumatolo­gía del Consultorio de Especialidades del Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social (ISSS), es una de las principales causas de consulta y es res­ponsable de muchas discapacidades y muertes prematuras. El objetivo del estudio fue describir las principales características demográficas, clínicas y de laboratorio de una muestra de pacientes con AP que son atendidos en la Consulta. El tipo de estudio fue observacional, descriptivo, y de corte transversal. Se incluyeron 686 pacientes con diag­nóstico de AP. El 89.2 fueron mujeres, con edad promedio de 50.2 (21 - 87) años. El nivel de edu­cación fue similar en ambos sexos, encontrando un 3.4% de analfabetismo. El 45.3% de los pacientes referidos por primera vez a la consulta, tenía me­nos de 3 años de evolución de su enfermedad, y el 21.3% tenía más de 10 años de evolución, lo cual se encontraba muy relacionado con el grado mayor de discapacidad (EL 9.7% se encontraba en clase funcional III o IV). El 62.2% tenían el factor reumatoide positivo. En conclusión, y en similitud a lo reportado, encontramos que la Artritis reumatoi­dea es una enfermedad que afecta al 89.2% de las mujeres, con edades promedio de 50.2 años. Alrededor de la mitad de los pacientes (45.3%) son referidos oportunamente a la Consulta de reuma­tología, lo cual se ve reflejado en un menor grado de discapacidad.
The Effect of Academic Vocabulary Use on Graduate Students’ Writing Assignment Scores
Authors: Alhojailan Ahmad I.
Published: August 2019

Since students are increasingly expected to use academic vocabulary while at university, this study was conducted to determine whether a statistical correlation existed between the use of academic vocabulary in assignments and the marks obtained by graduate students, using a purposive sample of graduate students (n = 11). The students were asked to provide some of their assignments and to take part in an interview. Twenty-three assignments were collected, and five students were interviewed. Textual analyses and interviews were conducted to measure correlations between variables and address other questions. To determine words that could be identified as being academic, I used the academic word list (AWL) created by Coxhead in 2000. No significant correlation was found between the use of the academic vocabulary in the assignments and the marks the students received. Additionally, this study investigated certain other variables, such as: the importance of academic vocabulary from the students’ perspective, their understanding of academic vocabulary, and their attitudes towards the choice of academic vocabulary.
Functional Analysis of the Modern Civil Society through the Lens of Welfare State
Authors: T. I. Au , N. R. Veselskaya , G. B. Karzhasova , V. V. Filin , K. A. Baikenzhina , K. S. Akhmetova
Published: August 2019

The growing opportunities of the civil society institution and its specific influence on the processes occurring at the current stage of economic development highlights the current importance of this study. This necessitates an objective need to examine the concept and essence of welfare state (social state), as well as to analyze the civil society as an element influencing its formation, ensuring the prospects of development and formation of real rule-of-law democratic state. Thus, this article aims to study the current state of civil society institution and to justify the need for ensuring the high level of social security for its citizens, on the basis of social partnership and social responsibility of the state, business structures and civil society.

The main research methods that enabled to comprehensively examine the studied problem were the analysis of theoretical and regulatory legal acts, study of the foreign experience. The article presents the results of legal regulation analysis and problems related to the formation of civil society institution in Kazakhstan.
Understanding Bourdieu - Cultural Capital and Habitus
Authors: Huang Xiaowei
Published: August 2019

This research paper aims at providing a brief and exemplified introduction of the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu’s two particularly important theoretical concepts: Cultural Capital and Habitus. Cultural capital, according to Bourdieu, is gained mainly through an individual’s initial learning, and is unconsciously influenced by the surroundings (Bourdieu, 2000). In the case of habitus, it relates to the resource of knowledge (Bourdieu 1990). Knowledge is about the way how people view and understand the world, which is gained via a specific culture that an individual lives in. While also showing how Bourdieu’s work on economic capital, social capital and cultural capital can help us to understand the contemporary world and its practices.
O serviço de teleconsultoria assíncrona na APS: avaliação de uso e fatores associados do Programa Telessaúde Espírito Santo entre 2012 e 2015
Authors: Sarti Thiago Dias , Andreão Rodrigo Varejão , De Souza Cibelle Barroso , Schimidt Marcelo Queiroz , Celestrini Jordano Ribeiro
Published: August 2019

Introdução: As poucas avaliações de implementação de programas de telessaúde no Brasil mostram uma pequena utilização de seus serviços, devendo-se conhecer as razões disto. Objetivou-se analisar as taxas de utilização do serviço de teleconsultoria do Programa Telessaúde Espírito Santo no período de 2012 a 2015, verificando a influência de estratégias de fomento à sua utilização. Métodos: Estudo descritivo com base em dados secundários de perfil dos profissionais cadastrados e produção de teleconsultorias e webconferências. Resultados: No período analisado, foram 3076 profissionais cadastrados, sendo que 381 (12,4%) realizaram 2182 consultorias (41,4% solicitadas por enfermeiros), configurando uma utilização do serviço inferior ao seu potencial. Os dados sugerem que a utilização do serviço de teleconsultoria está associada à participação em seminários regionais (aumento de 15,5% no número de profissionais atuantes; p=0,037); que a gestão de cadastros dos profissionais tem impacto limitado; que há correlação positiva forte (r=0,73; p=0,016) entre uso de teleconsultoria e de teleducação; e que a monitoria de campo pode influenciar positivamente. Conclusão: O uso dos serviços de Telessaúde é pequeno, sendo que o foco de suas ações deva ser seu usuário final com vias a sua sustentabilidade.
ACRL Guidelines: The redefining scholarship project: A draft report
Authors: Library Association American
Published: August 2019

ACRL Guidelines: The redefining scholarship project: A draft report
Mercantile Library forms partnership with University of Missouri-St. Louis
Authors: Hoover John , Rapp Joan
Published: August 2019

Mercantile Library forms partnership with University of Missouri-St. Louis
SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION: Librarians as publishers
Authors: McMillan Gail
Published: August 2019

SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION: Librarians as publishers
COMMUNITY & COLLABORATION: Building a successful collaboration
Authors: Petrowski Mary Jane , Baird David , Leach Karen , Noyes Judy
Published: August 2019

COMMUNITY & COLLABORATION: Building a successful collaboration
Adult Cancer Pain, Version 3.2019, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology
Authors: Swarm Robert A. , Paice Judith A. , Anghelescu Doralina L. , Are Madhuri , Bruce Justine Yang , Buga Sorin , Chwistek Marcin , Cleeland Charles , Craig David , Gafford Ellin , Greenlee Heather , Hansen Eric , Kamal Arif H. , Kamdar Mihir M. , LeGrand Susan , Mackey Sean , McDowell M. Rachel , Moryl Natalie , Nabell Lisle M. , Nesbit Suzanne ,   BCPS, O’Connor Nina , Rabow Michael W. , Rickerson Elizabeth , Shatsky Rebecca , Sindt Jill , Urba Susan G. , Youngwerth Jeanie M. , Hammond Lydia J. , Gurski Lisa A.
Published: August 2019

In recent years, the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Adult Cancer Pain have undergone substantial revisions focusing on the appropriate and safe prescription of opioid analgesics, optimization of nonopioid analgesics and adjuvant medications, and integration of nonpharmacologic methods of cancer pain management. This selection highlights some of these changes, covering topics on management of adult cancer pain including pharmacologic interventions, nonpharmacologic interventions, and treatment of specific cancer pain syndromes. The complete version of the NCCN Guidelines for Adult Cancer Pain addresses additional aspects of this topic, including pathophysiologic classification of cancer pain syndromes, comprehensive pain assessment, management of pain crisis, ongoing care for cancer pain, pain in cancer survivors, and specialty consultations.
NCCN Guidelines Insights: Ovarian Cancer, Version 1.2019
Authors: Armstrong Deborah K. , Alvarez Ronald D. , Bakkum-Gamez Jamie N. , Barroilhet Lisa , Behbakht Kian , Berchuck Andrew , Berek Jonathan S. , Chen Lee-may , Cristea Mihaela , DeRosa Marie , ElNaggar Adam C. , Gershenson David M. , Gray Heidi J. , Hakam Ardeshir , Jain Angela , Johnston Carolyn , Leath III Charles A. , Liu Joyce , Mahdi Haider , Matei Daniela , McHale Michael , McLean Karen , O’Malley David M. , Penson Richard T. , Percac-Lima Sanja , Ratner Elena , Remmenga Steven W. , Sabbatini Paul , Werner Theresa L. , Zsiros Emese , Burns Jennifer L. , Engh Anita M.
Published: August 2019

Epithelial ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancer in the United States, with less than half of patients living >5 years from diagnosis. A major challenge in treating ovarian cancer is that most patients have advanced disease at initial diagnosis. The best outcomes are observed in patients whose primary treatment includes complete resection of all visible disease plus combination platinum-based chemotherapy. Research efforts are focused on primary neoadjuvant treatments that may improve resectability, as well as systemic therapies providing improved long-term survival. These NCCN Guidelines Insights focus on recent updates to neoadjuvant chemotherapy recommendations, including the addition of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, and the role of PARP inhibitors and bevacizumab as maintenance therapy options in select patients who have completed primary chemotherapy.
Balance Deficits and Functional Disability in Cancer Survivors Exposed to Neurotoxic Cancer Treatments
Authors: McCrary J. Matt , Goldstein David , Trinh Terry , Timmins Hannah C. , Li Tiffany , Menant Jasmine , Friedlander Michael , Lewis Craig R. , Hertzberg Mark , O’Neill Siobhan , King Tracy , Bosco Annmarie , Harrison Michelle , Park Susanna B.
Published: August 2019

Background:Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) persists after treatment in up to 40% of cancer survivors and has been linked with increased balance deficits, disabilities, and fall occurrences. This study aimed to comprehensively assess the links between CIPN, balance deficits, and functional disability and to inform the development of clinical screening tools for patients at risk of these events.Patients and Methods:A total of 190 cancer survivors exposed to neurotoxic chemotherapies (age, 57 ± 13 years; average time from completion of neurotoxic therapy, 12 ± 11 months) attended a neurology research clinic for a single cross-sectional assessment of patient-reported and objective CIPN, standing balance in 4 conditions of increasing difficulty, and functional disability.Results:Most patients (68%) reported CIPN symptoms at assessment. Symptomatic patients displayed increased functional disability (F=39.4;P<.001) and balance deficits (F=34.5;P<.001), with degree of balance impairments consistent with a healthy elderly population (age ≥65 years) reporting multiple falls over the subsequent year. Increasing CIPN severity correlated with increasing functional disability (clinically assessed R2=0.46; patient-reported R2=0.49;P<.001) and balance deficits (clinically assessed R2=0.41; patient-reported R2=0.30;P<.001). A 5-factor model of key independent correlates—patient-reported numbness/tingling, weakness, and balance deficit; age; and vibration perception—was strongly linked to balance deficits (R2=0.46;P<.001) and functional disability (R2=0.56;P<.001).Conclusions:This study confirms links between increasing CIPN severity and increasing balance deficits and functional disability using comprehensive CIPN assessment methodology. The extent of balance deficits in patients with CIPN underscores the functional consequences of neurotoxicity. A 5-factor model provides a foundation for clinical screening tools to assess balance deficits and functional disability in patients exposed to neurotoxic chemotherapies.
Emerging Multimodality Approaches to Treat Localized Esophageal Cancer
Authors: Kelly Ronan J.
Published: August 2019

Esophageal cancer has a poor prognosis, with 5-year survival rates ranging from 20% to 35% in the nonmetastatic setting. Despite advances in surgical techniques and optimization of chemoradiotherapy regimens, overall survival benefits have been incremental at best. Esophageal cancer requires a concerted multidisciplinary approach, perhaps more so than any other tumor type given the integral role played by the esophagus in maintaining calorific intake and the propensity for early spread through the lymphatics. This review describes the latest in surgical techniques to minimize postoperative complications and examines previous and ongoing systemic therapy approaches. Strategies that harness a patient’s own immune system hold great promise, and shifting checkpoint inhibitors from the metastatic setting to the neoadjuvant/adjuvant setting is currently being evaluated in phase II and III clinical trials. In addition, a much better understanding of the interplay between tumors and their immune microenvironment is clearly needed to better judge how best to engage each patient’s immune system, and there will be likely demonstrable differences between early-stage tumors and metastatic disease. This review highlights emerging data, which demonstrate that, in addition to The Cancer Genome Atlas classification of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma having a distinct molecular makeup compared with esophageal adenocarcinoma, there are also differing responses to PD-1 inhibitors. Histology and the underlying immune milieu may have important ramifications for the management of localized disease in the future, above and beyond PD-L1 expression, microsatellite instability status, and tumor mutational burden.
La botte du cowboy
Authors: Kieffer Morgane
Published: August 2019

Cet article s’intéresse à la fusion d’imaginaires a priori hétérogènes, l’imaginaire littéraire et l’imaginaire cinématographique, dans deux romans de Christine Montalbetti, Western (2005) et Journée américaine (2009). En effet, ces textes s’ancrent dans un effet d’exotisme qu’ils mettent eux-mêmes en relief, en sollicitant un effet de reconnaissance de la part du lecteur. Un double principe d’étrangeté y est alors à l’oeuvre : géo-culturel d’abord, à travers la convocation de l’imaginaire américain par lequel l’auteure prend ses distances avec celui, supposé, du roman français ou parisien ; esthétique ensuite, par le biais des emprunts nombreux au cinéma populaire, aussi bien à ses motifs, son vocabulaire technique (« travelling », « plan séquence »…), qu’à son art de la composition et du séquençage. Le roman progresse ainsi en puisant dans le champ cinématographique, entre ellipses, allusions et redoublements ludiques, invitant le lecteur à mobiliser ses souvenirs de spectateur. Cette nouvelle économie romanesque s’acquitte ainsi du sceau du soupçon dont les formalismes de la fin du xxe siècle ont ravivé la marque. C’est sur la puissance figurative et les outils du cinéma que le texte appuierait donc l’élan romanesque et sa faculté de pénétration des âmes. Par ce détour intersémiotique, l’allusion cinématographique servirait l’écriture à la fois comme filtre et révélateur pour une émotion retrouvée, entre surexposition lucide du cliché et retour de la plume à l’empathie.
Les déterminants et l’effet du management des risques sur la performance dans les entreprises non financières : un état de l’art
Authors: Assienin Kouakou Armel
Published: August 2019

Cet article a pour objectif de faire une synthèse de la littérature pour les managers, les chercheurs et les praticiens sur les fondements, les déterminants et les résultats de la mise en oeuvre d’une politique de management des risques sur la performance. Pour atteindre cet objectif, l’article est subdivisé en trois parties. La première présente les fondements de la gestion des risques dans le contexte de la théorie des firmes, la deuxième donne les principaux déterminants du management du risque et, pour terminer, la troisième fait un état de l’art des études empiriques sur l’influence du management du risque sur la performance des entreprises non financières.
Mucosal infection rewires TNFɑ signaling dynamics to skew susceptibility to recurrence
Authors: Yu Lu , O'Brien Valerie P , Livny Jonathan , Dorsey Denise , Bandyopadhyay Nirmalya , Colonna Marco , Caparon Michael G , Roberson Elisha DO , Hultgren Scott J , Hannan Thomas J
Published: August 2019

A mucosal infectious disease episode can render the host either more or less susceptible to recurrent infection, but the specific mechanisms that tip the balance remain unclear. We investigated this question in a mouse model of recurrent urinary tract infection and found that a prior bladder infection resulted in an earlier onset of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFɑ)-mediated bladder inflammation upon subsequent bacterial challenge, relative to age-matched naive mice. However, the duration of TNFɑ signaling activation differed according to whether the first infection was chronic (Sensitized) or self-limiting (Resolved). TNFɑ depletion studies revealed that transient early-phase TNFɑ signaling in Resolved mice promoted clearance of bladder-colonizing bacteria via rapid recruitment of neutrophils and subsequent exfoliation of infected bladder cells. In contrast, sustained TNFɑ signaling in Sensitized mice prolonged damaging inflammation, worsening infection. This work reveals how TNFɑ signaling dynamics can be rewired by a prior infection to shape diverse susceptibilities to future mucosal infections.
The visual speech head start improves perception and reduces superior temporal cortex responses to auditory speech
Authors: Karas Patrick J , Magnotti John F , Metzger Brian A , Zhu Lin L , Smith Kristen B , Yoshor Daniel , Beauchamp Michael S
Published: August 2019

Visual information about speech content from the talker’s mouth is often available before auditory information from the talker's voice. Here we examined perceptual and neural responses to words with and without this visual head start. For both types of words, perception was enhanced by viewing the talker's face, but the enhancement was significantly greater for words with a head start. Neural responses were measured from electrodes implanted over auditory association cortex in the posterior superior temporal gyrus (pSTG) of epileptic patients. The presence of visual speech suppressed responses to auditory speech, more so for words with a visual head start. We suggest that the head start inhibits representations of incompatible auditory phonemes, increasing perceptual accuracy and decreasing total neural responses. Together with previous work showing visual cortex modulation (Ozker et al., 2018b) these results from pSTG demonstrate that multisensory interactions are a powerful modulator of activity throughout the speech perception network.
Gaining insights in the nutritional metabolism of amphibians: analyzing body nutrient profiles of the African clawed frog,Xenopus laevis
Authors: Brenes-Soto Andrea , Dierenfeld Ellen S. , Bosch Guido , Hendriks Wouter H. , Janssens Geert P.J.
Published: August 2019

Whole bodies ofXenopus laevis(n = 19) were analysed for chemical composition and morphometrics. The nutrient profile (macronutrients, amino acids, fatty acids and minerals) was evaluated by sex; interactions among variables with body weights and lengths, and comparisons made with different species of marine and fresh water fish. Significant differences were found in morphometric measurements, water content, several minerals and fatty acids between sexes ofX. laevis. Amino acid profiles differed in methionine, proline and cysteine, which could underlie different metabolic pathways in frogs when compared to fish. In addition, fatty acid profiles revealed more monounsaturated andn − 6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in frogs than in fish, more similar to values reported for terrestrial than aquatic vertebrates. Important interactions were also found between body measurements and fat, calcium, and phosphorus, as well as between essential and non-essential amino acids. The results indicate that frogs might have particular biochemical pathways for several nutrients, dependent on sex and linked to body weight, which ultimately could reflect specific nutrient needs.
The clinical value of carcinoembryonic antigen for tumor metastasis assessment in lung cancer
Authors: Wang Jiasi , Chu Yanpeng , Li Jie , Wang Tingjie , Sun Liangli , Wang Pingfei , Fang Xiangdong , Zeng Fanwei , Wang Junfeng , Zeng Fanxin
Published: August 2019

Background

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) as a diagnostic or prognostic marker has been widely studied in patients with lung cancer. However, the relationship between serum CEA and tumor metastasis in lung cancer remains controversial. This study aimed to investigate the ability of serum CEA to assess tumor metastasis in lung cancer patients.

Methods

We performed a retrospective analysis of 238 patients diagnosed with lung cancer from January to December 2016 at pneumology department of Dazhou Central Hospital (Dazhou, China). Serum CEA levels were quantified in each patient at the time of diagnosis of lung cancer. Metastasis was confirmed by computed tomography (CT), and/or positron emission tomography (PET) and/or surgery or other necessary detecting methods.

Results

Of the 213 patients eligible for final analysis, 128 were diagnosed with metastasis and 85 were diagnosed without metastasis. Compared to non-metastatic patients, the serum CEA was markedly higher in patients with metastasis (p < 0.001), and the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.724 (95% CI [0.654–0.793]). Subsequent analyses regarding the number and location of tumor metastases showed that CEA also had clinical value for multiple metastases versus single metastasis (AUC = 0.780, 95% CI [0.699–0.862]) and distant metastasis versus non-distant metastasis (AUC = 0.815, 95% CI [0.733–0.897]). In addition, we found that tumor size, histology diagnosis, age and gender had no impact on the assessment performance of CEA.

Conclusion

Our study suggested the serum CEA as a valuable marker for tumor metastases assessment in newly diagnosed lung cancer patients, which could have some implications in clinical application.