bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effectiveness of health checks to improve the physical health of people with severe mental illness in secondary care: A single blind cluster randomised controlled trial
Authors: White J. , Lucas J. , Swift L. , Barton G. , Harriet G. , Irvine L. , Abotsie G. , Jones M. , Gray R.
Published: June 2017

Introduction

Annual monitoring of physical health of people with severe mental illness (SMI) in primary or secondary care is recommended in England.

Objective

The SMI Health Improvement Profile (HIP) was developed to target physical well-being in SMI through the role of the mental health nurse.

Aim

The primary aim was to investigate if health checks performed by community mental health nurses (CMHNs) trained to use the HIP improved the physical well-being of patients with SMI at 12 months.

Methods

A single blind, parallel group randomised controlled trial of training to use the HIP (clustered at the level of the nurse). Physical well-being was measured in study patients using the physical component score of the SF36v2 at baseline and at 12 months.

Results

Sixty CMHNs (working with 173 patients) were assigned to the HIP programme (training to use the HIP) or treatment as usual. The HIP was completed with 38 (42%) patients at baseline and 22 (24%) at follow-up in the HIP programme group. No effect of the HIP programme on physical health-related quality of life of study patients was identified, a finding supported by per protocol analyses.

Conclusions

This study found no evidence that CMHN delivered health checks following training to use the HIP are effective at improving the physical well-being of SMI patients at one year. More attention to methods that aim to enable the delivery, receipt and enactment of evidence-based interventions to improve physical health outcomes in this population is urgently required.

ISRCTN: 41137900.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
Impulsivity and pathological gambling: An Italian study
Authors: Mucci F. , Marazziti D. , Baroni S. , Piccinni A.
Published: June 2017

Introduction

Pathological gambling (PG) is a behavioral addictive disorder characterized by persistent and problematic gambling behaviors, in presence of impairment of self-regulation and impulsivity. Impulsivity is widely supported by literature in developing and maintaining addictive behaviors and PG.

Aim(s)

The aim of this study is to compare PG to impulsivity in a group of Italian outpatients, in order to further explore their appealing relation and to sensitize local public institutions about this problem that is of growing concern amongst our population.

Methods

Fifty outpatients were recruited at the psychiatric outpatient ward of the University of Pisa. All of them had a diagnosis of PG, assessed throughout the structured clinical interview for DSM-5 (SCID-5). The sample was compared with a similar group of healthy control subjects. South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) scale and Barrat Impulsivity Scale (BIS-11) questionnaires were used to assess respectively the severity of PG and impulsivity traits of personality.

Results

PG patients reported significantly higher total score in BIS-11 than control subjects. In particular, the “motor impulsivity” and “cognitive complexity” scores were significantly higher in PG patients, as well as “motor” and “non-planning” impulsivity subscale scores. A positive and significant correlation was found between BIS-11 and SOGS total scores.

Conclusions

These results corroborate the existence of the widely described association between impulsivity and PG. Also they support the notion that impulsivity may represent a core element of PG and, perhaps, to a typical personality trait, that may be particularly related to the development of addictive and impulsive behaviors.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
Substance use and quality of life in young adult psychiatric patients
Authors: Silva Ribeiro J. , Morais S. , Oliveira P. , Mendes O. , Botelho A. , Vale L. , Bessa A. , Renca P. , Santos V. , Madeira N.
Published: June 2017

Introduction

It is known that several factors can influence the quality of life such as age, gender, socioeconomic status, the presence of mental illness or substance abuse.

Objectives/aims

Assess quality of life of outpatients observed in Young Adult Unit of our Psychiatry Department (Coimbra Hospital and University Centre – Portugal) and its relation with substance use.

Methods

Socio-demographic characterization of youth psychiatric outpatients observed during between 1st January 2015 and 31st July 2016. Portuguese versions of The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) and The World Health Organization Quality of Life scale (WHOQOL-BREF) were administered. A Spearman correlation coefficient between ASSIST and WHOQOL-BREF scores was calculated.

Results

A total of 255 outpatients were observed: 64.3% females and 35.7% males; ages between 17 and 39 years old. ASSIST and WHOQOL-BREF were administered in 57 patients. Average ASSIST total score was 16.81 (median: 13.50), with tobacco and alcohol scoring higher. Average WHOQOL-BREF total was 13.74 (median: 13.67), with physical and psychological domains scoring less. We found a significant negative correlation between WHOQOL-BREF physical domain and ASSIST tobacco scores; and between WHOQOL-BREF social domain and ASSIST sedatives score.

Conclusions

Quality of life is influenced by several factors. Studies showed that consumers of psychoactive substances have lower WHOQOL-BREF scores than nonusers. In our sample, we did not find a significant correlation between global quality of life and different substances. This may be due to existence of low consumption of substances in the sample as well as the existence of other factors that might have influenced quality of life.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy in young adults with major depression and alcohol dependence
Authors: Vasile D. , Vasiliu O.
Published: June 2017

Background

Adolescents and young adults are a vulnerable population to both alcohol use disorders and depressive major disorder. Use of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) could help in diminishing depressive symptoms severity as well as alcohol dependence severity.

Objective

To evaluate CBT efficacy in young adults diagnosed with major depressive disorder and alcohol dependence.

Methods

A number of 12 patients, age 23–35, 7 male and 5 female, outpatients, diagnosed with alcohol dependence and major depressive disorder, moderate or mild episodes, according to ICD-10 criteria, were included in a 3 months CBT oriented program. All subjects were evaluated using a Visual Analogic Scale (VAS) for self-evaluation of alcohol problems severity (score ranging from 0 – absent to 10 – extremely severe), AUDIT scale, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) – 17 items, and Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF). Patients participated in 30 minutes individual CBT sessions, twice per week, for 12 weeks. Cognitive restructuring based on patients’ diary, coping skills training, and activation techniques have been applied in the CBT sessions.

Results

After 12 weeks all patients reported decreases on VAS and AUDIT scores, with mean percentages of 55 and 50, while GAF increased with 45%. HDRS scores decreased with 65%. These changes were considered significant when compared to initial values (P = 0.007 for VAS, P = 0.009 for AUDIT, P = 0.012 for GAF and P < 0.001 for HDRS), according to dependent samples t-test P < 0.05, bivariate.

Conclusion

Cognitive-behavioral therapy, focused on cognitive restructuring, coping skills training, and activating techniques is an efficacious intervention in young patients with comorbid depressive and alcohol dependence.

Disclosure of interest

The presenting author was speaker for Astra Zeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, CSC Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly, Janssen-Cilag, Lundbeck, Organon, Pfizer, Servier, Sanofi Aventis and participated in clinical research funded by Janssen-Cilag, Astra Zeneca, Eli Lilly, Sanofi Aventis, Schering Plough, Organon, Bioline Rx, Forenap, Wyeth, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, Dainippon Sumitomo, Servier.

The other author has not supplied his/her declaration of competing interest.
Suicide-related Internet use among university students
Authors: Voros V. , Osvath P. , Szabo Z. , Nagy Z. , Fekete S.
Published: June 2017

Introduction

Nowadays, mobile and Internet communication is widely used and has a special role in mental health prevention. Besides, websites targeting suicide prevention, pro-suicide contents (methods for suicide, suicide pacts) are also easily available, which may increase the risk for suicide in vulnerable people.

Aims

Our aim was to assess the relation between Internet use and suicidal behaviour among university students and also to assess online activity regarding suicidal contents and help-seeking behaviour.

Methods

Self-administered questionnaires were completed by university students.

Results

Most of the 101 students who completed the survey use the Internet 3 hours or more a day. They are facing suicidal contents numerous times. Professional websites providing information and the common popular sites were mainly visited, sites providing help were less screened (10%). More than quarter of the students felt discomfort when looking at sites dealing with suicide. Almost one-third of the subjects had suicidal thoughts during their lives and 15% already planned suicide. In case of suicidal thoughts, subjects would seek help mainly from friends and family, but online help-seeking was not preferred.

Conclusions

Despite of the extensive Internet use, students rarely seek help for emotional problems on the Internet. Development of websites controlled by professionals is essential, especially for those who would not benefit from traditional psychological/psychiatric care. Future research is needed regarding the characteristics of Internet use and the potentials and limits of help-seeking via the Internet in order to prevent people from pro-suicide websites and to improve professional websites.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
Curiosity Spies Shifting Sands on Mars
Authors: Zastrow Mark
Published: June 2017

Images from the rover’s pioneering encounter with sand dunes on Mars constrain wind speeds required to move sand in the thin Martian atmosphere.
Science Societies Update Joint Stance on Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Authors: Landau Elizabeth
Published: June 2017

In a revised statement, the American Geophysical Union and Seismological Society of America reaffirm their view that the capability to monitor the treaty should be expanded, completed, and sustained.
Approach for designing and modelling of nanoscale DG MOSFET devices using Kriging metamodelling technique
Authors: Bentrcia Toufik , Djeffal Fayçal , Chebaki Elasaad
Published: June 2017

In this study, the authors focus mainly on the investigation of Kriging interpolation method to elaborate surrogate models of the nanoscale double‐gate metal oxide silicon field effect transistors (DG MOSFET) analogue/RF performance under critical operational conditions. The elaboration of such models is made possible through the generation of computer experiments using ATLAS‐2D simulator, where the numerical simulations or experimental measurements, account for the accurate behaviour of the device including the ageing phenomena, short channel and quantum confinement effects. The validity of the obtained Kriging models is tested by comparing the predicted responses of the device with their numerical counterpart in terms of some statistical criteria namely the sum of relative errors, the mean percentage of absolute errors and the correlation coefficient. It is also shown that the obtained Kriging interpolation models are precise enough to be used as objective functions in the context of a genetic algorithm optimisation with the aim of improving the device analogue/RF performance in terms of transconductance and cut‐off frequency parameters. Therefore, this study may provide more insights regarding the investigation of surrogate modelling tools in the field of deep nanoscale devices especially with the intractable mission of developing physical based models at this scale for nanoelectronic simulators.
Intractable Epilepsy due to MTR Deficiency: Importance of Homocysteine Analysis
Authors: Saastamoinen Eemeli , Rahikkala Elisa , Helander Heli , Hinttala Reetta , Risteli Leila , Rantala Heikki , Uusimaa Johanna , Komulainen-Ebrahim Jonna
Published: June 2017

Background Methionine synthase deficiency is a rare inborn error of intracellular cobalamin metabolism caused by mutations in the MTR (5-methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine S-methyltransferase) gene, resulting in megaloblastic anemia and neurologic symptoms.

Methods and Results We describe for the first time a homozygous MTR gene c.3518C > T (p.P1173L) mutation in a patient with severe megaloblastic anemia, developmental delay, and drug-resistant seizures associated with hyperhomocysteinemia and hypomethioninemia. Methionine synthase activity was only 9% of the reference value, and MTR protein expression was decreased in the fibroblasts of the patient. The clinical features of our patient are similar to previously published patients with the complementation type G disorder of methionine synthase deficiency with the exception of drug-resistant seizures. However, intramuscular injections of hydroxocobalamin (OHCbl) in conjunction with betaine and folic acid provided verified clinical and electrophysiological treatment response.

Conclusion This study emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis of patients having neurologic symptoms due to methionine synthase deficiency where early treatment has significant effects on the clinical outcome of the patients. Elevated level of plasma homocysteine together with low methionine in plasma amino acid analysis should raise a suspicion of remethylation disorder.
Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene mit Adipositas: Wie sollte in ihren Augen „die perfekte Therapie“ aussehen?
Authors: Warschburger Petra
Published: June 2017

Hauptziel Adipositas ist eine der Hauptindikationen in der Kinder- und Jugend-Rehabilitation. Für ältere Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene fehlen altersspezifische Therapieangebote fast vollständig. Ziel war es die Wünsche bezüglich der Inhalte und Methoden einer „perfekten Therapie“ im Rahmen eines Rehabilitationsaufenthalts zu untersuchen.

Methode Im Rahmen der YOUTH-Studie wurden 147 adipöse Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene beiderlei Geschlechts (zwischen 15 und 21 Jahren) mithilfe eines standardisierten Fragebogens befragt.

Ergebnis Insgesamt zeigten sich relativ wenige alters- und geschlechtsspezifische Unterschiede. Interdisziplinär geleitete, koedukative Gruppen mit Elterneinbindung wurden gewünscht. Wichtige Themen waren gesunde Ernährung sowie psychosoziale Aspekte. Auch der Prävention von Rückfällen wurde eine hohe Relevanz zugeschrieben.

Schlussfolgerung Psychosoziale Aspekte und die Vorbereitung auf mögliche Rückfallsituationen sollten integraler Bestandteil der Therapie sein.
Ernährung im Zusammenhang mit Autoimmunkrankheiten
Authors: Zielinski Johanna
Published: June 2017

Autoimmunerkrankungen sind auf dem Vormarsch – inzwischen sind weltweit bis zu 8 % der
Bevölkerung von etwa 100 verschiedenen Varianten betroffen. Dabei haben die
unterschiedlichen Krankheitsbilder eine auffällige Gemeinsamkeit: Die immunologischen
Strategien, die täglich für unser Überleben sorgen, richten sich plötzlich gegen unseren
eigenen Körper. Die Auslöser dieser Autoimmunprozesse sind vielfältig.
Up-to-Date on Preventive Care Services Under Affordable Care Act
Authors: Hong Young-Rock , Jo Ara , Mainous Arch G.
Published: June 2017

Background:

The utilization of preventive care services has been less than optimal. As part of an effort to address this, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandated that private health insurance plans cover evidence-based preventive services.

Objectives:

To evaluate whether the provisions of ACA have increased being up-to-date on recommended preventive care services among privately insured individuals aged 18–64.

Research Design:

Multivariate linear regression models were used to examine trends in prevalence of being up-to-date on selected preventive services, diagnosis of health conditions, and health expenditures between pre-ACA (2007–2010) and post-ACA (2011–2014). Adjusted difference-in-difference analyses were used to estimate changes in those outcomes in the privately insured that differed from changes in the uninsured (control group).

Results:

After the passage of ACA, up-to-date rates of routine checkup (2.7%; 95% confidence interval, 0.8%–4.7%; P=0.007) and flu vaccination (5.9%; 95% confidence interval, 4.2%–7.6%; P<0.001) increased among those with private insurance, as compared with the control group. Changes in blood pressure check, cholesterol check and cancer screening (pap smear test, mammography, and colorectal cancer screening) were not associated with the ACA. Prevalence in diagnosis of health conditions remained constant. Slower uptrends in adjusted total health care expenditures and downtrends in adjusted out-of-pocket costs were observed during the study period.

Conclusions:

The provisions of the ACA have resulted in trivial increases in being up-to-date on selected preventive care services. Additional efforts may be required to take full advantage of the elimination of cost-sharing under the ACA.
ICD Social Codes
Authors: Torres Jacqueline M. , Lawlor John , Colvin Jeffrey D. , Sills Marion R. , Bettenhausen Jessica L. , Davidson Amber , Cutler Gretchen J. , Hall Matt , Gottlieb Laura M.
Published: June 2017

Background:

Social determinants of health (SDH) data collected in health care settings could have important applications for clinical decision-making, population health strategies, and the design of performance-based incentives and penalties. One source for cataloging SDH data is the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD).

Objective:

To explore how SDH are captured with ICD Ninth revision SDH V codes in a national inpatient discharge database.

Materials and Methods:

Data come from the 2013 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) National Inpatient Sample, a national stratified sample of discharges from 4363 hospitals from 44 US states. We estimate the rate of ICD-9 SDH V code utilization overall and by patient demographics and payer categories. We additionally estimate the rate of SDH V code utilization for: (a) the 5 most common reasons for hospitalization; and (b) the 5 conditions with the highest rates of SDH V code utilization.

Results:

Fewer than 2% of overall discharges in the National Inpatient Sample were assigned an SDH V code. There were statistically significant differences in the rate of overall SDH V code utilization by age categories, race/ethnicity, sex, and payer (all P<0.001). Nevertheless, SDH V codes were assigned to <7% of discharges in any demographic or payer subgroup. SDH V code utilization was highest for major diagnostic categories related to mental health and alcohol/substance use-related discharges.

Conclusions:

SDH V codes are infrequently utilized in inpatient settings for discharges other than those related to mental health and alcohol/substance use. Utilization incentives will likely need to be developed to realize the potential benefits of cataloging SDH information.
Examining nonlinear relationships between quality management and financial performance
Authors: Roca-Puig Vicente , Escrig-Tena Ana B.
Published: June 2017

Purpose

A thorough analysis of nonlinear relationships between quality management (QM) and organizational outcomes has largely been ignored in the current empirical QM literature, which can have profound theoretical and managerial implications. The existence of nonlinear relationships implies taking a contingent view in that QM practices are more effective depending on their level of implementation in an organization. The purpose of this paper is to focus on this possibility and undertake an in-depth study of the sparse nonlinear relationship suggested by the literature.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors introduce an empirical study carried out on a sample of 168 service firms belonging to sectors experienced in QM and, through polynomial regression analysis, identify the nature of the relationship between QM and financial performance (return on assets).

Findings

The results, by showing an S-shaped curve, support a nonlinear association between these two variables. The presence of this functional form provides a satisfactory solution to the growing debate among researchers who, from a linear perspective, defend the positive effects of QM on organizational outcomes, those who find no significant effect, and still others who claim that QM has a negative effect.

Originality/value

The results show that in organizations with a low level of QM implementation, managers should increase investment in QM, even though this increase will not be correspondingly beneficial in the same proportion. In contrast, in organizations with a high level of QM implementation, managers are advised to reflect on undertaking projects that represent an additional investment in QM, with the aim of finding their optimal level.
The episodic spiral model: a new approach to organizational processes
Authors: Boje David M. , Baca-Greif Heather , Intindola Melissa , Elias Steven
Published: June 2017

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to develop a new model for depicting organizational processes: the episodic spiral model (ESM).

Design/methodology/approach

On the basis of a strong process view as the orienting paradigm, the authors demonstrate the need for the ESM by discussing the shortcomings of two specific spiral types in the organizational literature – the knowledge creation spiral and the efficacy spiral.

Findings

A review of each spiral type through the lens of nonlinear assumptions reveals the treatment to date of organizational spirals as uni-directional and insufficient for understanding organizations. The authors propose that managers must undertake a paradigm shift in order to gain a greater awareness of both the environment in which they operate, as well as their process actions. To facilitate this shift, the ESM depicts choice points, chosen and rejected trajectories, and upward and downward environmental drafts, as well as a multi-dimensional environment, as a way of re-conceptualizing approaches to space, time, and change in organization studies.

Originality/value

The authors propose that the model provides a way for scholars to enhance the study of organizations by understanding that organizations exist in a more dynamic environment than previously studied; recognizing that the organization has a wider range of choices available, and acknowledging the long-lasting ramifications of both choices made and choices discarded; and obtaining a more comprehensive look at the way the organization moves through space and time at any given moment. Taken together, the authors hope that these contributions allow organizational scholars a new approach to theorizing, exploring, and writing about the organizations they study.
Sample size determination for a matched‐pairs study with incomplete data using exact approach
Authors: Shan Guogen , Bernick Charles , Banks Sarah
Published: June 2017

This research was motivated by a clinical trial design for a cognitive study. The pilot study was a matched‐pairs design where some data are missing, specifically the missing data coming at the end of the study. Existing approaches to determine sample size are all based on asymptotic approaches (e.g., the generalized estimating equation (GEE) approach). When the sample size in a clinical trial is small to medium, these asymptotic approaches may not be appropriate for use due to the unsatisfactory Type I and II error rates. For this reason, we consider the exact unconditional approach to compute the sample size for a matched‐pairs study with incomplete data. Recommendations are made for each possible missingness pattern by comparing the exact sample sizes based on three commonly used test statistics, with the existing sample size calculation based on the GEE approach. An example from a real surgeon‐reviewers study is used to illustrate the application of the exact sample size calculation in study designs.
Cytoskeletal actin dynamics shape a ramifying actin network underpinning immunological synapse formation
Authors: Fritzsche Marco , Fernandes Ricardo A. , Chang Veronica T. , Colin-York Huw , Clausen Mathias P. , Felce James H. , Galiani Silvia , Erlenkämper Christoph , Santos Ana M. , Heddleston John M. , Pedroza-Pacheco Isabela , Waithe Dominic , de la Serna Jorge Bernardino , Lagerholm B. Christoffer , Liu Tsung-li , Chew Teng-Leong , Betzig Eric , Davis Simon J. , Eggeling Christian
Published: June 2017

Activating T cells reorganize their cortical actin to form a ramified transportation network beneath the immunological synapse.
Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm-Based Shunt Active Filter for Sinusoidal Supply and Trapezoidal Supply
Authors: Karthika R. , Kumar V. Suresh
Published: June 2017

In this paper, a DC-link voltage tuning algorithm is introduced to control the shunt active filter (SAF) with sinusoidal and trapezoidal power supplies. The purpose of the proposed optimization algorithm is for tuning the PI controller and reducing the harmonics level. Artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm is introduced for tuning the gain of the controller and the voltage variation of power converter by using PWM pulses. It regulates the DC-link voltage as per the signal harmonics and the active power loss of the system is reduced. Therefore, the accurate compensation current is injected by the SAF devices. The proposed ABC-PI controller-based harmonic compensation method is implemented in MATLAB/Simulink platform. Then, the Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) and the power factor are evaluated. The results of the proposed method are compared with PI controller and PSO-PI controller. The proposed method has fast DC-link voltage response, low THD and good power factor.
Nonlinear Dynamics of a Translational FGM Plate with Strong Mode Interaction
Authors: Wang Yan Qing , Zu Jean W.
Published: June 2017

This paper examines the nonlinear dynamics of a translational functionally graded material (FGM) plate. The plate is composed of nickel and stainless steel, and its property is graded in the thickness direction that obeys a power-law distribution. By adopting the Kármán nonlinear geometrical relations, the equation of motion is derived from the D’Alembert’s principle by considering the dynamic equilibrium relationships for the out-of-plane vibration of the plate. The equation of motion is discretized by using the Galerkin method and thus a series of ordinary differential equations with mode-coupling terms are obtained. These ordinary differential equations are then solved by utilizing the method of harmonic balance. The analytical results are verified by the adaptive step-size fourth-order Runge–Kutta technique. The stability analysis of analytical solutions is also carried out by introducing small perturbation for steady state solutions. Both natural frequency and nonlinear frequency-amplitude characteristics are presented. In the translational FGM plate, strong nonlinear mode interaction phenomenon has been detected. The nonlinear frequency response shows intensive hardening-spring characteristics. Moreover, various system parameters such as power-law distribution, translating speed of the plate, in-plane tension force, damping coefficient and external excitation amplitude are selected as the controlled variables to present parametric study. Their effects on the nonlinear dynamical response of the translational FGM plate are highlighted.
Designing New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme
Authors: Inderberg Tor Håkon Jackson , Bailey Ian , Harmer Nichola
Published: June 2017

We use the New Zealand emissions trading scheme to explore how diffusion and learning from other emissions trading systems can explain the adoption, design, and revision of climate policy. Drawing on secondary documents and interviews with politicians, government officials, business leaders, and independent commentators, we argue for further investigation of how interactions between international and domestic factors shape the design of climate policy, and for deeper probing of structural and shorter-term domestic imperatives, to avoid misreading the extent and nature of international diffusion influences. We particularly stress the importance of distinguishing analytically between diffusion interactions motivated by learning between jurisdictions and scrutiny aimed at avoiding material disadvantages as a result of miscalculations in climate policy design. Finally, we argue for greater attention to the temporal dimensions of climate policy development in explanations of how diffusion and domestic influences may change during policy adoption, design, and revision.
New species and new synonymy in Neoibidionini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)
Authors: SANTOS-SILVA ANTONIO , GALILEO MARIA HELENA M.
Published: June 2017

Microibidion morrisi sp. nov. is described from Bolivia. Microibidion bimaculatum Mehl et al., 2015 is recorded from Bolivia. A key to species of Microibidion is provided. Compsibidion bicolor Martins et al., 2014 is synonymized with Calycibidion rubricolle Galileo & Martins, 2010.
A new endemic Synagapetus species (Trichoptera: Glossosomatidae) from Madeira Island (Portugal)
Authors: MARTÍN LUIS , MARTÍNEZ JESÚS , AGUÍN-POMBO DORA , GONZÁLEZ MARCOS A.
Published: June 2017

Eighteen to twenty years ago (1997–1999), the “Laurisilva project” collected many caddisflies systematically and intensively from springs and streams in the laurel forests in the Madeira Archipelago. The Trichoptera fauna of Madeira has been well known for a long time, but unexpectedly this collection included a series of specimens belonging to a new species, which is described here as Synagapetus laurisilvanicus n. sp. This new species is related to the Madeiran endemic Synagapetus punctatus (Hagen 1859), but these two species are readily distinguished by their wing venation and several genital characters, especially by the morphology of the inferior appendages and the aedeagus.
Testing the diagnostic value of the dorsal sac and other structures of the roof of the female genital chamber within the plant bugs genus Psallus Fieber (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Miridae, Phylinae)
Authors: PLUOT-SIGWALT DOMINIQUE , MATOCQ ARMAND
Published: June 2017

The roof (dorsal wall) of the female genital chamber (bursa copulatrix) was compared in 31 species representing six subgenera of the taxonomically difficult genus Psallus Fieber, 1858. This investigation tested the potential value of different elements of the dorsal wall (dorsal sac, sclerotized rings, spermathecal gland, lateral oviducts, and infolding of the lateral margins), anticipating diagnostic characters and phylogenetic information for a genus in need of revision. The dorsal sac, a very variable membranous pouch differentiated from the vaginal wall, appears highly informative in providing reliable diagnostic characters at species level; to some extent it may also reveal related species. At subgenus or genus level, the dorsal sac must be examined with other equally informative structures of the roof. In some cases, strong evidence is provided by these structures aiding the recognition of related and unrelated species. The subgenus Pityopsallus Wagner forms a homogenous species-group which does not seems closely related to Psallus s.l. and should be raised to generic status as already proposed by several authors. The subgenus Hylopsallus Wagner appears to gather several species united by at least one synapomorphy after removing unrelated species such as P. (Hylopsallus) callunae Reuter. Also, it is clear that Psallus pardalis Seidenstücker and Psallus jungaricus Vinokurov & Luo should be excluded from Psallus. One or several characters in the roof of some phyline species (Atractotomus Fieber, Campylomma Reuter, Europiella Reuter, Phoenicocoris Reuter, Plagiognathus Fieber, Phylus Hahn, Sthenarus Fieber) appear to be distinct from those of Psallus species.
Whole-exome sequencing in evaluation of patients with venous thromboembolism
Authors: Lee Eun-Ju , Dykas Daniel J. , Leavitt Andrew D. , Camire Rodney M. , Ebberink Eduard , García de Frutos Pablo , Gnanasambandan Kavitha , Gu Sean X. , Huntington James A. , Lentz Steven R. , Mertens Koen , Parish Christopher R. , Rezaie Alireza R. , Sayeski Peter P. , Cromwell Caroline , Bar Noffar , Halene Stephanie , Neparidze Natalia , Parker Terri L. , Burns Adrienne J. , Dumont Anne , Yao Xiaopan , Chaar Cassius Iyad Ochoa , Connors Jean M. , Bale Allen E. , Lee Alfred Ian
Published: June 2017

Key Points

Using WES, we designed an extended thrombophilia panel consisting of 55 genes of significance to thrombosis. The extended thrombophilia panel identified multiple novel genetic variants with predicted roles in thrombosis or thrombophilia.
Estimating Dynamic Games of Electoral Competition to Evaluate Term Limits in US Gubernatorial Elections
Authors: Sieg Holger , Yoon Chamna
Published: June 2017

This paper shows how to identify and estimate, using standard semi-parametric techniques, a class of dynamic games with perfect monitoring, that have been at the frontier of recent research in political economy. The empirical analysis provides novel quantitative insights into the trade-off that voters face between ideology and ability, the differences in ability and ideology among parties and states, and the differences in preferences between political candidates and voters. We analyze the consequences of term limits and quantify their relative importance. Specifically, we characterize conditions under which term limits improve voters' welfare. (JEL C57, C73, D72)
Expand the constricted-review article
Authors: Shetty Sharath Kumar , Vigneshwaran A Roginth , Kumar Y Mahesh , Madhur Vijayananda
Published: June 2017

A combination of orthopaedic and orthodontic tooth movements are required for expansion of palate to correct maxillary transverse discrepancy. Expansion of the palate can be achieved by three different treatment methods mainly Rapid maxillary expansion, slow maxillary expansion and surgically assisted maxillary expansion. Among the different methods rapid maxillary expansion brings about significant changes in the dental transverse measurements (Agarwal A, Mathur R International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry 2010). This article aims to review the various appliances used for maxillary expansion.
Sharp geometric requirements in the Wachspress interpolation error estimate
Authors: Monzón Gabriel
Published: June 2017

Geometric conditions on general polygons are given in [9] in order to guarantee the error estimate for interpolants built from generalized barycentric coordinates, and the question about identifying sharp geometric restrictions in this setting is proposed. In this work, we address the question when the construction is made by using Wachspress coordinates. We basically show that the imposed conditionsbounded aspect ratio property(barp),maximum angle condition(MAC) andminimum edge length property(melp) are actually equivalent to (MAC, melp), and if any of these conditions is not satisfied, then there is no guarantee that the error estimate is valid. In this sense, (MAC) and (melp) can be regarded as sharp geometric requirements in the Wachspress interpolation error estimate.
The Effect of Knitting Parameter and Finishing on Elastic Property of PET/PBT Warp Knitted Fabric
Authors: Chen Qing , Ma Pibo , Mao Haiwen , Miao Xuhong , Jiang Gaoming
Published: June 2017

This study investigated the elastic elongation and elastic recovery of the elastic warp knittedfabric made of PET( polyethylene terephthalate) and PBT(polybutylene terephthalate) filament. Using 50/24F PET and 50D/24F PBT in two threadingbars, the tricot, locknit and satin warp knitted fabrics were produced on the E28 tricot warpknitting machine. The knitting parameters influencing the elastic elongation under 100N wereanalyzed in terms of fabric structure, yarn run-in speed and drawing density set on machine.Besides, dyeing temperature and heat setting temperature/time were also examined in order toretain proper elastic elongation and elastic recovery. The relationship between elastic elongationand knitting parameter and finishing parameter were analyzed. Finally, the elastic recovery ofPET/PBT warp knitted fabric was examined to demonstrate the elastic property of final finishedfabric. This study could help us to further exploit the use of PET/PBT warp knitted fabric in thedevelopment of elastic garment in future.
Interactions of Various types between Rock and Alkali-Activated Blast Furnace Slag
Authors: Mec Pavel , Gembalová Lucie
Published: June 2017

Alkali-activated binders (AAB) are very intensively studied materials nowadays. Because of possible usage as secondary raw materials, they can be environmentally efficient. Intensive research is focused especially on binder matrix, composition and its structure. For industrial usage, it is necessary to work with some aggregate for the preparation of mortars and concretes. Due to different structures of alkali-activated binders, the interaction with the aggregate will be different in comparison to an ordinary Portland cement binder. This paper deals with the study of interactions between several types of rocks used as aggregate and alkali-activated blast furnace slag. The research was focused especially on mechanical properties of prepared mortars.
Problems of 14–18 Years Old Youth and the Trends of Organisation of Prevention Activities: Lithuanian Case
Authors: Valantiejienė Sandra
Published: June 2017

The World Health Organization (since 1998) recognises that many modern diseases and disorders (including social problems) are caused by risky behaviour. Youth risky behaviour is generally defined as a behaviour that directly or indirectly threatens the young person’s well-being and health. This is usually understood as smoking, abuse of alcohol and psychoactive substances and early initiated and unprotected sexual relations. However, the risky behaviour also includes basic things such as the failure to comply with diet regimen, sedentary lifestyle, not wearing the safety belt in the car and failure to wear a helmet whilst cycling or rollerblading. Adolescence itself is a risky span of the human life, as it is associated with moving from childhood into the adult world and intensive search for the personal identity. To ensure a consistent development of personality, adolescent risky behaviour prevention include harmonisation of education processes to help teenagers to develop responsible behaviour skills by reducing the risk factors and increasing protective factors. The article aims to overview the factors that influence youth risky behaviour and the factors that determine the planning and organisation of preventive activities for the pupils in the higher classes of the schools of general education. The study was completed in the form of a questionnaire that was conducted in the schools of the Lithuanian Republic in 2016. The results of the study describe trends of the prevention policies applied in the system of education, considering the national context of the individual Member States of the European Union.
Geospatial Assessment of Forest Fragmentation and its Implications for Ecological Processes in Tropical Forests
Authors: Adepoju Kayode Adewale , Salami Ayobami T.
Published: June 2017

The study assessed the patterns of spatio-temporal configuration imposed on a forest landscape in Southwestern Nigeria due to fragmentation for the period 1986 – 2010 in order to understand the relationship between landscape patterns and the ecological processes influencing the distribution of species in tropical forest environment. Time-series Landsat TM and ETM satellite images and forest inventory data were pre-processed and classified into four landuse/landcover categories using maximum likelihood classification algorithm. Fragstats software was used for the computation of seven landscape and six class level metrics to provide indicators of fragmentation and landscape connectivity from the classified images.

The result shows that although deforestation reduced between 2000 and 2010, fragmentation, however intensified during the 24 years period. Fragmentation was highest between 1991 and 2000, leading to significant landscape variability, alteration in the general biotic and abiotic conditions and exchange of material and energy. While it appears that overall forest area increased between 2000 and 2010, connectivity and biodiversity indicators declined the most during this period. The resulting scenario is that forest fragmentation, despite the control of deforestation in the last decade of this study have certainly not receded in the study area. This may continue to have subtle negative impact on exchange of material and energy in the ecosystem, contribute to increased depletion of vital forest resources and the disappearance of wildlife from previously known areas.
Effects of bacterial populations, temperature and exogenous hydrogen peroxide on the induction of the hypersensitive response in Nicotiana tabacum against Xanthomonas perforans
Authors: Farahani Ali Safaie , Taghavi Seyyed Mohsen
Published: June 2017

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of inoculum concentration, plant post-inoculation incubation temperature and exogenous hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) on the induction of the hypersensitive response (HR) inNicotiana tabacumagainstXanthomonas perforans. Inoculation of leaves withX. perforansat a concentration of 108CFU · ml−1and incubation of plants at 30°C resulted in the strongest HR elicitation. Furthermore, an exogenous supply of H2O2acceleratedX. perforans-induced HR, whereasin plantaH2O2removal by application of catalase led to a delay in HR development. Our data suggest that H2O2has an important role in HR ofN. tabacumagainstX. perforans.
The join of split graphs whose completely regular endomorphisms form a monoid
Authors: Hou Hailong , Song Yanhua , Gu Rui
Published: June 2017

In this paper, completely regular endomorphisms of the join of split graphs are investigated. We give conditions under which all completely regular endomorphisms of the join of two split graphs form a monoid.
La biblioterapia como herramienta de ayuda aplicada en la biblioteca escolar: estudios de caso
Authors: Naranjo Mora Kimberly , Navarro Araya Gloriela , Zúñiga Seravalli Tatiana
Published: June 2017

Esta investigación se realizó con la finalidad de explorar la aplicación de servicios de biblioterapia en una biblioteca escolar pública costarricense, posicionando al bibliotecólogo como encargado principal, apoyado por un equipo de especialistas en otras áreas como educación, psicología, entre otros. Se enmarca en la metodología de investigación-acción colaborativa, y pretende mediante la aplicación de la biblioterapia, trabajar con niños con problemas de conducta a nivel escolar, procurando mejorar en ellos la conducta, y promoviendo la cultura de paz medianteEsta investigación se realizó con la finalidad de explorar la aplicación de servicios de biblioterapia en una biblioteca escolar pública costarricense, posicionando al bibliotecólogo como encargado principal, apoyado por un equipo de especialistas en otras áreas como educación, psicología, entre otros. Se enmarca en la metodología de investigación-acción colaborativa, y pretende mediante la aplicación de la biblioterapia, trabajar con niños con problemas de conducta a nivel escolar, procurando mejorar en ellos la conducta, y promoviendo la cultura de paz mediante actividades lúdico-creativas cuyo principal eje es la lectura. Se realizó en una escuela costarricense, participaron seis niños, que acudieron a 19 intervenciones de biblioterapia grupales, con una duración de una hora cada intervención, durante un lapso de dos meses comprendidos entre los meses de setiembre, octubre y noviembre del año 2015. Se contó además con la asesoría dos profesionales especializadas en servicios de apoyo emocional. Es un aporte relevante para los profesionales en bibliotecología, pues les permite conocer, desde el punto de vista práctico, las fortalezas y debilidades de brindar un servicio de esta naturaleza, de manera tal que logren tomar decisiones con bases teóricas y mediante la aplicación práctica. Además, al ser una temática tan poco explorada en el ámbito nacional, permite explorar campos de acción nuevos para la profesión.lúdico-creativas cuyo principal eje es la lectura. Se realizó en una escuela costarricense, participaron seis de niños, que acudieron a 19 intervenciones de biblioterapia grupales, con una duración de una hora cada intervención, durante un lapso de dos meses comprendidos entre los meses de setiembre, octubre y noviembre del año 2015. Se contó además con la asesoría dos profesionales especializadas en servicios de apoyo emocional. Es un aporte relevante para los profesionales en bibliotecología, pues les permite conocer, desde el punto de vista práctico, las fortalezas y debilidades de brindar un servicio de esta naturaleza, de manera tal que logran tomar decisiones con bases teóricas y mediante la aplicación práctica. Además, al ser una temática tan poco explorada en el ámbito nacional, permite explorar campos de acción nuevos para la profesión.
Restrição de participação social e satisfação com o uso de aparelho de amplificação sonora individual - um estudo pós-adaptação
Authors: Picinini Taís de Azevedo , Weigert Liese Loureiro , Neves Camila Zander , Teixeira Adriane Ribeiro
Published: June 2017

RESUMO Introdução A integração social é dificultada pela perda auditiva. Objetivo Verificar o benefício, a satisfação e a percepção da restrição de participação social, em função da perda auditiva, em adultos e idosos usuários de aparelho de amplificação sonora individual (AASI), bem como averiguar a correlação entre essas medidas. Métodos O estudo incluiu indivíduos de ambos os sexos, acompanhados em hospital público. Solicitou-se aos participantes que atribuíssem uma nota de 1 a 10 para sua audição, antes e após adaptação de AASI. Aplicaram-se os seguintes instrumentos para mensuração da restrição de participação social e da satisfação com o uso de AASI: International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA) e Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults (HHIA), nos adultos, e Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly Screening Version (HHIE-S), nos idosos. O nível de significância estatística adotado foi de 5%. Resultados Dos 42 indivíduos participantes, 64,3% eram idosos. As pontuações dos instrumentos IOI-HA total, seus fatores 1 e 2 e o HHIE-S apresentaram correlação com a Escala de Classificação Numérica (ECN), antes da amplificação. Houve correlação entre o instrumento IOI-HA total e seu fator 2 com o HHIE-S, HHIA total e domínios emocional e social. Conclusão Adultos e idosos demonstraram satisfação com seus AASI e não houve diferença entre os grupos. Quanto mais acentuado o grau da perda auditiva, melhor foi a autopercepção da audição pós-adaptação de AASI. Quanto menor a restrição de participação, mais os benefícios do uso de AASI foram percebidos pelos usuários.