bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Surgical Results of Primary Lip Repair Using the Triangular Flap Method for the Treatment of Complete Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate: A Three-Dimensional Study in Infants to Four-Year-Old Children
Authors: Yamada Tomohiro , Mori Yoshihide , Minami Katsuhiro , Mishima Katsuaki , Tsukamoto Yuichi
Published: October 2018

Objective:

To evaluate morphological problems for children with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP).

Design and Setting:

A cross-sectional study was performed on 46 patients with complete UCLP at Osaka University Dental Hospital.

Patients and Participants:

The method was applied to three groups of children with UCLP (8 4-month-old infants, 18 1.5-year-old children, and 20 4-year-old children).

Main Outcome Measures:

The three-dimensional coordinates of facial landmarks were extracted automatically from XYZ data sets and from photo images produced by an optical surface scanner.

Results:

The intercanthal distance, nose width, and mouth width were closer to those of normal children in the older group. Deviation of the columella toward the noncleft side was smaller in the 4-year-old group. The angle of the nasal tip was large in all groups. Asymmetry of the ala was conspicuous at the upper part of the nose in the vertical dimension. Asymmetry of the nostril was observed in the vertical dimension and in the anteroposterior dimension in the 4-year-old group. The angle of the Cupid's bow was obtuse on the non-cleft side, and the bottom of the Cupid's bow deviated toward the cleft side. The Cupid's bow was longer on the noncleft side. Protrusion of the vermilion was poor in all groups.
Three-Dimensional Analysis of Facial Morphology in Normal Japanese Children as Control Data for Cleft Surgery
Authors: Yamada Tomohiro , Mori Yoshihide , Minami Katsuhiro , Mishima Katsuaki , Tsukamoto Yuichi
Published: October 2018

Objective:

This study presents an analysis of three-dimensional facial forms of normal Japanese children.

Design and Setting:

Cross-sectional data (n = 247) were available from the Ikeda Public Health Center.

Patients and Participants:

Three groups of children (ninety-seven 4-month-old infants, fifty-four 1.5-year-old children, and eighty 3.5-year-old children) were analyzed using a three-dimensional anthropometric technique.

Main Outcome Measures:

Three-dimensional coordinates of facial landmarks were extracted automatically from XYZ data sets and photo images of an optical surface scanner.

Results:

Only minor gender differences were noted. Lip height was not correlated with other facial dimensions. There was a significant correlation between upper face, nose, and mouth widths. Compared with adults, the upper face width was larger (approximately 70% to 80% of adults) than the middle and lower parts of the face. Width ratios were greater than height and depth ratios. The lip height ratio, however, was larger than the lip width ratio, and the angle of the cupid's bow was more acute in children. The angle of the nose was more obtuse, particularly in the axial plane.

Conclusions:

In cleft lip surgery involving young children, there may be no need to consider gender differences. Some characteristic differences exist between children and adults, however, and normal standards for children would be helpful in plastic surgery.
Prognostic Implications of Nasal Cavity and Cleft Morphology in Secondary Bone Grafting
Authors: Kawakami Shingo , Hiura Kenji , Yokozeki Masahiko , Seike Takuya , Nakanishi Hideki , Moriyama Keiji
Published: October 2018

Objective

To examine the prognostic significance of the skeletal morphology around the nasal cavity and the alveolar cleft in secondary bone grafting (SBG).

Design and Setting

Fifty-one alveolar clefts in 41 patients (10 bilateral and 31 unilateral cleft lips and palates) registered in the Tokushima University Dental Hospital were examined in this study.

Method

Evaluation of the bony bridge after SBG using dental radiographs at 1 year after surgery. The clefts were divided into two groups: group I (54.9%) in which the upper border of the bony bridge was preferably maintained on or above the horizontal reference line (RL) constructed at the level of the root apex of the upper central incisor adjacent to the cleft, and group II (45.1%) in which the bone level was lower than the RL. Presurgical cleft width was determined by the dental radiographs. The cleft/nasal cavity ratio; the value of the cleft width divided by the nasal cavity width on the cleft side, which was analyzed by frontal cephalograms before the SBG; and the cleft/apertura piriformis ratio, the value analyzed by computed tomography, were used.

Results and Conclusion

The age, sex, and eruptive stage of the canine teeth at the time of the SBG showed no significant difference between groups. The presurgical cleft width also showed no significant difference between group I (6.6 ± 3.1 mm) and group II (7.9 ± 3.3 mm). The cleft/nasal cavity ratio showed a significant difference between groups I and II (0.42 ± 0.14, 0.75 ± 0.25; p < .05). Furthermore, the cleft/apertura piriformis ratio also showed a significant difference between groups I and II (0.32 ± 0.12, 0.65 ± 0.26; p < .05). These results suggested that measurements of the skeletal morphology around the nasal cavity and alveolar cleft might aid in predicting the stability of the bony bridge after SBG.
Deformational Posterior Plagiocephaly: Diagnosis and Treatment
Authors: Teichgraeber John F. , Ault Jeffrey K. , Baumgartner James , Waller Amy , Messersmith Marion , Gateño Jaime , Bravenec Brian , Xia James
Published: October 2018

Objective

This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of helmet therapy (DOC band) in the correction of patients with moderate to severe posterior deformational plagiocephaly.

Design

In this prospective study, the infants were evaluated using 18 anthropometric measurements.

Patients

The charts of 248 patients seen between August 1, 1995, and July 31, 1999, were reviewed, and 125 met the criteria for inclusion in the study. All the patients had posterior deformational plagiocephaly with no other craniofacial deformities or medical conditions. Treatment was instituted prior to 1 year of age, and all patients were compliant with DOC band usage and had complete anthropometric measurements.

Results

The study recorded a 41.56% (p < .001) reduction in cranial vault asymmetry and a 40.23% (p < .001) reduction in cranial base asymmetry. Orbitotragial asymmetry was improved 18.72% (p = .0738). The age at which treatment was begun was not a significant factor in predicting treatment outcomes.
Surgical Airway Management in Pierre Robin Sequence: Is There a Role for Tongue-Lip Adhesion?
Authors: Kirschner Richard E. , Low David W. , Randall Peter , Bartlett Scott P. , Mcdonald-Mcginn Donna M. , Schultz Patricia J. , Zackai Elaine H. , Larossa Don
Published: October 2018

Objective

The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of tonguelip adhesion (TLA) in the management of clinically significant airway obstruction associated with Pierre Robin sequence.

Design

The records of all children admitted to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia with a diagnosis of Pierre Robin sequence were reviewed. Charts were reviewed for birth data, diagnosis, preoperative airway management methods, and surgical intervention. Records of infants undergoing TLA were analyzed for timing of surgery, operative technique, postoperative complications, length of hospital stay, and treatment outcome.

Results

Over the 28-year period 1971 to 1999, 107 patients (47 boys, 60 girls) meeting the criteria for Pierre Robin sequence were admitted for treatment. Of these, 74 (69.2%) were successfully managed by positioning alone. Surgical management of the airway was performed in the remaining 33 (30.8%) patients, 29 of whom underwent TLA and 4 of whom underwent tracheostomy. Dehiscence of the adhesion occurred in five patients (17.2%), two of whom subsequently required tracheostomy. Within the group of patients who underwent mucosal adhesion alone, the dehiscence rate was 41.6%. When the adhesion included muscular sutures, however, dehiscence was not observed in any patient. Of the 24 patients in whom primary TLA healed uneventfully, airway obstruction was successfully relieved in 20 (83.3%). Failure of a healed TLA to relieve the airway obstruction resulted in conversion to a tracheostomy in four patients. Six patients who underwent TLA (20.7%) ultimately required a tracheostomy; five of these patients (83.3%) were syndromic. Of patients requiring preoperative intubation, 42.9% ultimately required tracheostomy.

Conclusion

TLA successfully relieves airway obstruction that is unresponsive to positioning alone in the majority of patients with Pierre Robin sequence and should therefore play an important role in the management of these infants.
Submucous Cleft Palates Presenting with a Perforation
Authors: Mehendale Felicity V. , Sommerlad Brian C.
Published: October 2018

Objective

The development of a perforation in a submucous cleft palate (SMCP) is a rare occurrence, with only a few cases reported in the literature. We describe and illustrate four cases of SMCPs with a perforation in the palate.

Results and Conclusions

Recognition of the symptoms and signs of an SMCP should enable early diagnosis and treatment of this condition in symptomatic patients. However, in patients in whom the diagnosis has been missed or in those who have been asymptomatic, the development of a perforation may be the presenting feature of an SMCP. A history of possible trauma to the palate was found in two cases. Relatively minor trauma may cause perforation of the thin translucent central mucosa in an SMCP. In neonates, perforations surrounded by very thin mucosa may increase in size. The perforation can be closed at the same time as the SMCP repair and does not significantly alter the surgical treatment of an SMCP.
Dental Abnormalities, Bone Graft Quality, and Periodontal Conditions in Patients with Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate at Different Phases of Orthodontic Treatment
Authors: Dewinter G. , Quirynen M. , Heidbüchel K. , Verdonck A. , Willems G. , Carels C.
Published: October 2018

Objectives

To evaluate the dental and periodontal condition of patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) before orthodontic treatment and evaluate whether the dental and periodontal condition of these patients during and after orthodontic treatment was jeopardized by the duration of the orthodontic and surgical treatment.

Design

Seventy-five individuals with UCLP (52 males, 23 females), between ages 8 and 20 years, participated in a retrospective study during their final follow-up visit with regard to dental abnormalities, such as hypodontia, external root resorption, crown and root malformation, and supernumerary teeth. Alveolar bone height and periodontal attachment loss on the cleft side were also screened before or after bone grafting and at different stages of orthodontic treatment.

Results

Hypodontia of the lateral incisor was found in more than 50% of the patients on the cleft side. Second premolars and/or lateral incisors outside the cleft area were missing in 27.2% of the patients. In 32%, malformations of the teeth near the cleft were noticed. In general, the teeth around and in the cleft of the patients showed normal septal bone heights and a healthy periodontium. Sixty of the 75 patients received a bone graft to restore the interrupted alveolar process. In 93.3% of these patients, the cleft was grafted before the eruption of the canine.

Conclusion

The periodontium of the teeth in and around the cleft in patients with UCLP observed during and after orthodontic treatment can cope relatively well with the long orthodontic treatment and combined surgical interventions. The children, who had not yet started treatment, also showed enough bone support and no periodontal problems of the teeth besides the cleft. Early secondary bone grafting seems to give optimal periodontal results.
A Fractal Analysis of Human Cranial Sutures
Authors: Yu Jack C. , Wright Ronald L. , Williamson Matthew A. , Braselton James P. , Abell Martha L.
Published: October 2018

Objectives

Many biological structures are products of repeated iteration functions. As such, they demonstrate characteristic, scale-invariant features. Fractal analysis of these features elucidates the mechanism of their formation. The objectives of this project were to determine whether human cranial sutures demonstrate self-similarity and measure their exponents of similarity (fractal dimensions).

Design

One hundred three documented human skulls from the Terry Collection of the Smithsonian Institution were used. Their sagittal sutures were digitized and the data converted to bitmap images for analysis using box-counting method of fractal software.

Results

The log-log plots of the number of boxes containing the sutural pattern, Nr, and the size of the boxes, r, were all linear, indicating that human sagittal sutures possess scale-invariant features and thus are fractals. The linear portion of these log-log plots has limits because of the finite resolution used for data acquisition. The mean box dimension, Db, was 1.29289 ± 0.078457 with a 95% confidence interval of 1.27634 to 1.30944.

Conclusions

Human sagittal sutures are self-similar and have a fractal dimension of 1.29 by the box-counting method. The significance of these findings includes: sutural morphogenesis can be described as a repeated iteration function, and mathematical models can be constructed to produce self-similar curves with such Db. This elucidates the mechanism of actual pattern formation. Whatever the mechanisms at the cellular and molecular levels, human sagittal suture follows the equation log Nr = 1.29 log 1/r, where Nr is the number of square boxes with sides r that are needed to contain the sutural pattern and r equals the length of the sides of the boxes.
Socioeconomic Status and Orofacial Clefts in Scotland, 1989 to 1998
Authors: Clark J. D. , Mossey P. A. , Sharp L. , Little J.
Published: October 2018

Objective

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between socioeconomic status and orofacial clefts (OFC) in Scotland.

Design

Study of prevalence at birth over a 10-year period using an area-based measure of material deprivation.

Setting

Population-based study throughout Scotland.

Participants

Eight hundred thirty-four live births with OFC born between January 1, 1989, and December 31, 1998, ascertained from the nationwide register of the Cleft Service in Scotland, compared with the total 603,825 live births in Scotland in this period.

Results

There was a strong positive relationship whereby the prevalence of OFC at birth increased with increasing deprivation. This trend was statistically significant for cleft lip and/or palate (CL[P]: p = .016) but not for cleft palate (CP; p = .078). For each type of cleft, the relative risk among those resident in the most deprived areas, compared with those resident in the least deprived areas, was 2.33.

Conclusions

The association between OFC and socioeconomic status is consistent with a report for an earlier period in a smaller part of Scotland. Unlike the earlier study, this pattern appears to be stronger for CL(P) than for CP. These observations do not appear to be an artifact of recording. It is possible that they reflect the association between deprivation and risk factors for OFC, most likely tobacco smoking during pregnancy. Because the relationship between OFC and socioeconomic status appears to have been virtually unstudied in other populations, it would be valuable to investigate this relationship elsewhere and determine whether known risk factors account for the relationship.
The Effects of Active Infant Orthopedics on Occlusal Relationships in Unilateral Complete Cleft Lip and Palate
Authors: Chan Kathleen T. , Hayes Catherine , Shusterman Stephen , Mulliken John B. , Will Leslie A.
Published: October 2018

Objective

To evaluate the effects of active infant orthopedic treatment on dental arch relationships and determine the effect on maxillary growth in children born with unilateral complete cleft lip and palate (UCCLP).

Design

The GOSLON Yardstick was used to assess dental models taken on patients treated with and without active infant orthopedics.

Patients

Two groups of nonsyndromic Caucasian children born with UCCLP (total n = 40), all treated by the same surgeon and ranging from 5 to 10 years of age, were evaluated.

Interventions

One group had a Latham dentomaxillary alignment (DMA) appliance inserted at 5 to 6 weeks of age, after which a lip-nasal adhesion was performed at an average age of 3.5 months. This was followed by more definitive nasolabial repair at the average age of 5.9 months. Those patients treated without preoperative orthopedics underwent a lip-nasal adhesion at average age 1.5 months followed by nasolabial repair at average age 5.1 months.

Main Outcome Measures

Randomized assessments using the GOSLON Yardstick were done independently at two separate times by three different examiners. Differences in GOSLON scores between the active orthopedic group and nonorthopedic group were evaluated by both categorical and continuous statistical analyses.

Results

The mean GOSLON score was 3.30 for the orthopedic group and 3.21 for the nonorthopedic group. There was no significant group difference in the modal scores of the two groups.

Conclusions

This study showed that active infant orthopedics does not affect the dental arch relationships in preadolescent children with repaired UCCLP, compared with a similar group treated without orthopedic intervention at this center.
Orthopedically Induced Condylar Growth in a Patient with Hemifacial Microsomia
Authors: Sidiropoulou S. , Antoniades K. , Kolokithas G.
Published: October 2018

Objective

Hemifacial microsomia is a congenital abnormality that causes three-dimensional facial asymmetry, affection of the dental occlusion, and failure of growth of the midface in the growing child. This report outlines orthopedically induced condylar growth in a patient with hemifacial microsomia.

Patient

A 7-year-old girl with hemifacial microsomia, complete absence of the left mandibular condyle, and severe facial asymmetry was treated orthopedically in an early stage by means of a functional appliance. Functional therapy was instituted to stretch the deficient soft tissues to guide and promote skeletal growth and stimulate the affected areas. The treatment was completed with fixed appliances.

Results

The effect of the therapy was an excessive change in condylar growth in the affected side. Facial asymmetry was corrected and a symmetric mouth opening was established.

Conclusions

The treatment of patients with hemifacial microsomia should be initiated early enough so that the stimulus could in some degree normalize the deficient tissues and induce bone apposition, and in some cases surgical intervention could be avoided.
Система корпоративного управления, дискреционная власть менеджмента и инвестиции компаний в НИОКР: эмпирическое исследование на примере Китая
Authors: Донг Джинг , Ю Минг , Пирогов Никита Константинович
Published: October 2018

В данной работе мы изучили влияние факторов корпоративного управления на инвестиции компаний в инновационные проекты (НИОКР). Изученные факторы включают независимых директоров, структуру институциональных инвесторов, дискреционную власть менеджмента, долю государственной собственности, а также долю собственности, находящейся в руках менеджмента. Тестирование данных гипотез проводилось с использованием эконометрического инструментария на основе данных о компаниях, акции которых торгуются на фондовом рынке Китая. Результаты говорят о наличии значимой отрицательной корреляции между дискреционной властью менеджмента и уровнем инвестиций в НИОКР. Увеличение количества независимых директоров приводит к росту инвестиций в НИОКР. Однако не было обнаружено значимого влияния концентрации собственности и доли государственной собственности на инвестиции в НИОКР.
Explore the dataset from Three-dimensional nanostructure of an intact microglia cell v1
Authors: TB Boissonnet Tom
Published: October 2018

This protocol describe step by step how to download and explore the dataset provided by the article Three-dimensional nanostructure of an intact microglia cell of Bolasco et al 2018.
Testing of accessions of the Czech spring barley core collection for specific resistance against powdery mildew v1
Authors: Dreiseitl Antonin
Published: October 2018

We tested 223 accessions of the Czech spring barley core collection, each represented by three leaf segments, with 64 isolates of Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei. Eight days after inoculation, we scored response types on a scale 0–4, where 0 = no visible mycelium or sporulation, and 4 = strong mycelial growth and sporulation on the leaf segment. A set of 64 RTs provided a response type array (RTA) for each accession. Based on the gene-for-gene model we postulated the resistance genes in accessions by comparing the RTAs with previously determined RTAs of standard barley genotypes possessing known resistance genes. The authenticity of genotypes was assessed by comparing the results of their resistance recorded in this project with published data obtained around the time of registration of commercial varieties.
Sustaining Suburbia through New Urbanism: Toward Growing, Green, and Just Suburbs?
Authors: Trudeau Dan
Published: October 2018

This article examines the governance dynamics surrounding the development of sustainable neighborhoods in United States metropolitan contexts characterized as suburban sprawl. Drawing on original case study research of three distinct applications of New Urbanism design principles, the article argues for understanding the relative power of municipal authorities to incorporate social justice imperatives into the practice of sustainable development in suburban contexts. Moreover, key to prioritizing social imperatives is the way in which development processes respond to the “suburban ideal”, which is a view of suburbs as an exclusive bourgeois utopia that constrains the ability to connect so-called sustainable development with social justice. Case study research shows how deference to the suburban ideal limits sustainable development to embracing growth and greening interests only and peripheralizing or denying social justice. The article discusses how sustainable development endeavors can address such constraints in the effort to create alternatives to suburban sprawl that integrate the pursuit of social justice with environmental protection and economic growth.
Vegetative regulation in the first three months of life in premature infants born with intrauterine growth retardation
Authors: Bliznetsova Elena A. , Antonova Liudmila K. , Malinin Alexandr N.
Published: October 2018

Goal. To study the dynamics of vegetative states in preterm infants with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) during the first three months of life.

Materials and methods. Examined 34 preterm infants with IUGR – 1st group (GA – 33,3 ± 1,4 weeks, body weight – 1557,8 ± 63,8 g, length – 41,2 ± 1,7 cm) at the age of 5 days and 3 months of life; 51 premature infants without IUGR (GA – 33,2 ± 1,02 weeks, body weight 2062,0 ± 63,9 grams, length – 44,0 ± 1,4 cm) – 2nd group; a control group included 31 healthy full-term infants (GA – 38,8 ± 1,5 weeks, body weight – 3355,4 ± 147,6 grams, length – 52,7 ± 2,3 cm). The vegetative tester “Polispektr-8E/88” (2000 Hz, 12 bit), from the Russian firm “Neurosoft”, was used. Indicators of the cardiointervalogram (CIG) and spectrogram were determined in the baseline sample and in the orthostatic test (tilt-test).

Results. Among the indicators of CIG there was a noticeable decrease of mode (Mo, s) in 2 groups of preterm infants at 5 days of life (p < 0,05) and an increase in stress-index by 3 months of age in 1 group (p < 0,05). The study revealed the predominance in the structure of the wave spectrum of the VLF-component in all groups of children to 3 months; children 1 group had a lower value of this indicator, but they also had a higher proportion of high frequency component (HF, %) (p < 0,05). Vagotonic initial vegetative tonus (IVT) was defined only in 1 group, while the frequency of sympathicotonic and hypersympathicotonic IVT decreased (p < 0,05). Asympathicotonia vegetative reactivity (AST VR) in premature infants with IUGR was increased from 38, to 72,7% to 3 months (p < 0,05).

Conclusion. The study revealed the lack of influence of the Central contour vegetative regulation, more intense adaptation and high exhaustion of the functional reserve in preterm infants with IUGR to 3 months of life.
Hirschfeld surface analysis and short-range ferromagnetic ordering in La0.5Ca0.4Ag0.1MnO3 based on critical behavior study
Authors: Smari Mourad
Published: October 2018

We investigated the Hirschfeld surface analysis and critical behaviour in La0.5Ca0.4Ag0.1MnO3 near the second-order ferromagnetic phase transition at Curie temperature TC. We determined the critical exponents, β, γ and δ corresponding to the temperature dependence of spontaneous magnetization, initial susceptibility and isothermal magnetization, respectively. The study of Hirshfeld surface reflects that both the electrostatic and intermolecular interactions are short range. The values for critical exponents obtained from magnetic measurements are very close to those predicted by the mean field tri-critical model.  The critical-exponent values deduced here were in a good conform to those obtained using the modified Arrott plot and Widom scaling relation.
Productive performance and economic evaluation of tambaqui roelo in excavated fishponds, Manaus, Brazil
Authors: Costa Jesaias Ismael , Silva Gomes Ana Lúcia , Bernardino Geraldo , Sabbag Omar Jorge , Espagnoli Geraldo Martins Maria Inez
Published: October 2018

Tambaqui is the most widely-cultivated native fish species in Brazil. Although most production

occurs in fish ponds, the species is also raised resevoirs, stream channels and net tanks. Despite its high

yield and productive potential, cultivation of this species is not always economically viable. Consequently, the

current study aimed to provide a technical and economic evaluation of tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum)

production in the metropolitan region of Manaus. Eight projects were selected and, through a semi-structured

questionnaire, production phases, production cycles, management adopted, infrastructure used, productive

indexes and fiscal investment were analysed. Together this allowed total operational cost (TCO) and profitability

indicators to be calculated. Stocking density used influenced apparent feed conversion, specific growth

rate and final mean weight. Feed was the key item in the TOC, comprising 69.63%, followed by labor and

depreciation. Producers sell to: cold-store companies (R$ 4.10 kg-1), markets (R$ 7.30 kg-1), direct consumers

(R$ 10.00 kg-1), supermarkets (R$ 6.20 kg-1) and intermediates (R$ 5.50 kg-1). In general, the production of

tambaqui proved to be fiscally viable, with a profitability index higher than 20%, and success being strongly

related to the marketing channel used, sale price and price of feed.
Inventario de sistema de creencias (SBI-15 R) en Colombia: estructura factorial y confiabilidad en población universitaria y en pacientes crónicos
Authors: Riveros M. Fernando , Bernal V. Liliana , Bohórquez B. Daniela , Vinaccia A. Stefano , Quiceno S. Japcy Margarita
Published: October 2018

El presente estudio de corte psicométrico, tuvo como objetivo analizar la estructura factorial y la consistencia interna del Inventario de Sistema de Creencias (SBI-15 R) en universitarios y enfermos crónicos colombianos. Para ello se aplicó el cuestionario SBI-15R a 265 estudiantes universitarios adultos y 52 enfermos crónicos. El análisis factorial denota dos factores: el factor 1 denominado convicción religiosa y el factor 2 denominado soporte social religioso, sin hallar diferencias en la estructura para cada muestra, y un alfa de Cronbach total de 0,926. Los resultados encontrados después de la eliminación de un ítem muestran una alta confiabilidad y concordancia en la estructura factorial del Inventario de Sistema de Creencias (SBI-14-Col) con la versión original mexicana, lo que implica adecuada validez de la prueba en población colombiana.
La pareja masculina en el embarazo: perspectiva de gestantes atendidas en la Subred Integrada de Servicios de Salud Norte, Bogotá
Authors: Lafaurie  V. María Mercedes , Valbuena  M. Yeimy
Published: October 2018

Objetivo: identificar la perspectiva de las gestantes atendidas en la Subred Integrada de Servicios de Salud Norte sobre la participación de la pareja masculina en el embarazo. Metodología: se realizó un estudio cualitativo basado en 5 grupos focales con 25 gestantes entre los 15 y 32 años, atendidas en 3 centros de la Subred Integrada de Servicios de Salud Norte; los resultados se analizaron mediante el software Atlas ti 8®. Resultados: se observa interés de las gestantes por la participación de la pareja masculina en el embarazo; dan importancia al apoyo afectivo, social y económico que esta pueda ofrecer a la embarazada y al establecimiento de un vínculo afectivo con el nonato. Conclusión: en una perspectiva de humanización, los servicios de salud sexual y reproductiva están llamados a superar los estereotipos de género que excluyen a los varones de los procesos reproductivos y a crear estrategias que consideren las necesidades de los padres y sus realidades; es posible fortalecer su vinculación convocándolos a sesiones en las que sus necesidades puedan ser reconocidas.
The Theoretical Framework and Experience of Institutional “Being Poor” (Part One)
Authors: Tiejun Wen , Xiaodan Dong , Dianchuang Yang
Published: October 2018

While inheriting and discarding development theories with Euro-centrist elements, this paper endeavors to innovate the theory of being poor in institutional economics by proposing the hypothesis of the asymmetry of cost and benefit in the institutional structure. It reviews and analyses a common historical understanding: that cost-transferring is the intrinsic institutional cause of underdeveloped nations being poor during different stages in the development of capitalism. (Part Two will analyze the experience and intrinsic mechanism through which China avoids the 'developmental pitfall' entrapping developing countries in general.)
SOSYAL MEDYA DAVRANIŞININ OLUŞUMU: ÇEVRİMİÇİ ORTAMLARDA GÜVEN, SOSYAL SERMAYE VE SAYGINLIK İLİŞKİSİ
Authors: BAŞ Fatma Ceyda
Published: October 2018

Bu

çalışmanın amacı üniversite gençliğinin sosyal medyada paylaşımlarını hangi

davranış teorisi bağlamında gerçekleştirdiğini ve paylaşım yapma niyetine

yönelik tutumu etkileyen faktörleri değerlendirmektir. Bu doğrultuda çalışma,

gençlerin sosyal medya mecralarında paylaşıma ilişkin tutumlarını açıklayan

e-sosyal sermaye, e-sosyal güven ve sosyal medyaya güven gibi çevresel

faktörler ile saygınlık gibi kişisel faktörler temelinde tasarlanmıştır. Alan

araştırmasına konu olan veriler 1232 üniversite öğrencisiyle yapılan anket

çalışması neticesinde elde edilmiştir. Çalışmanın teorik çerçevesi temelinde

oluşturulan araştırma modeli iki aşamalı olarak yapısal eşitlik modellemesiyle

(YEM) analiz edilmiştir. Çalışma sonuçları ilgili örneklem çerçevesinde

değerlendirildiğinde üniversite gençlerinin sosyal medyada paylaşımlarını

gerekçelendirilmiş eylem teorisi bağlamında gerçekleştirdiğini göstermektedir.

Ayrıca, sosyal medyaya güven, e-sosyal güven, e- sosyal sermaye ve saygınlık

değişkenlerinin sosyal medyada paylaşım yapma niyetine yönelik tutum üzerinde

olumlu bir etkiye sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
The factors affecting the resilience levels of the nurses working in a public hospital
Authors: Kavalali Erdogan Tugba , Sener Asuman , Masat Sevil , Kaya Gulsah , Atmaca Palazoglu Cansu , Koc Zeliha
Published: October 2018

This study was conducted as a descriptive study to determine the factors affecting the psychological endurance levels of the nurses. A questionnaire consisting of 21 questions and the Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA) were used for data collection in this study. It is a five-point Likert scale, consisting of 33 items. Percentage calculation, Kruskal–Wallis test and Mann–Whitney U test were used for the assessment of the data. The average score of the nurses in the RSA was determined to be 123.3 ± 21.3. A statistically significant relationship has been found between some of the sociodemographic characteristics of the nurses and their score in the RSA (p < 0.05). As per the results, it has been determined that the nurses who are married, have kids, have bachelor’s degree or higher, love their jobs, satisfied with the department they work at and chose their departments of their own volition, have high levels of resilience.Keywords: Endurance, nurse, resilience
Assessment of delegation level in nurse managers
Authors: Kurt Sule , Genc Kose Burcu , Balik Nurse Tugba , Ozturk Havva
Published: October 2018

This study was done in order to explore delegation levels among nurse managers. The population of this descriptive study was done with 22 nurses who accepted to participate in the study out of 50 nurse managers. The data were collected through a survey form that addressed nurses’ demographic characteristics and Scale for Nurse Managers Delegation Level. The data were analysed with percentages, Kruskall–Wallis and Mann–Whitney U. General delegation level of nurse managers was found to be 2.81 ± 0.57. However, such sub-dimensions of the scale as gender, success in time-management, working hours, submission to others’ requests in name of the clinical unit and being a guide for nursing processes at the units affected average sub-dimension scores of delegation among nurse managers and these findings were statistically significant.Keywords: Hospital, nurse, delegation
Examination of attitudes, perceptions and behaviours of the elderly with diabetes based on the health belief model
Authors: Yildirim Julide Gulizar , Avdal Elif Unsal , Ozgursoy Uran Berna Nilgun
Published: October 2018

This study aims to determine the attitudes, perceptions and behaviours of the elderly with diabetes and its theoretical structure was based on the Health Belief Model. The cross-sectional study was carried out with 82 elderly volunteers. The data were collected with a descriptive and semi-structured form. Individuals’ level of following-up blood glucose and ability to monitor other early signs and symptoms was found to be moderate and elderly expressed ‘activity loss’ and ‘changes in body image of considering barriers’. It can be said that elderly compliance to the treatment was good and that the beliefs about disease are affect to cope with the disease, the seriousness, the behaviours and the perceived benefit.Keywords: Elderly, diabetes mellitus, beliefs, health belief model.
Evaluation of nurses’ opinions about computer physician order entry
Authors: Uysal Biyik Muzelfe , Akbal Ergun Yasemin
Published: October 2018

This research was performed as a descriptive and analytic study to determine the perceptions of the nurses regarding the computerised physician order entry system. The study was conducted with 207 nurses working in four hospitals using this system in Bursa. Sociodemographic data form and the computerised physician order entry system perception scale were used as data collection tool. Obtained data were analysed by statistical methods and nonparametric tests. The scale met an acceptable level of reliability and validity (α = 0.94). There was a statistically significant difference between the groups according to age, position, service and institution, years of institution experience and the period of using the system in terms of scale and sub-dimensions. Finally, it was determined that the nurses perceived the system as positive in spite of some difficulties related to this system. It is suggested that the problems with the system should be solved and training programmes should be organised.Keywords: Nurse, computer physician order entry, medication errors.
Tools for assessing parenting in the prenatal and postpartum period in Turkey
Authors: Çakşak Aylin , Yildiz Dilek , Suluhan Derya , Eren Fidanci Berna
Published: October 2018

Scales describe the scientific quality and reliability of research. Some scales are used to evaluate the relation of parents with a newborn during pregnancy and the postpartum period. This study was carried out to examine the scales adapted to Turkish that assessed parenthood status during pregnancy or the postpartum period. This study is conducted between 20 March 2018 and 30 March 2018 through Turkey Measuring Tools Directory, YOK Thesis Search, and Google Scholar using keywords such as ‘being a parent’, ‘parenting pregnancy’ and so on. Maternal Attachment Inventory, Prenatal Attachment Inventory, Postnatal Paternal–Infant Attachment Questionnaire, Mother to Infant Bonding Scale, What Being the Parent of a New Baby is Like and so on were adapted to Turkish and it has been determined that the majority are valid and reliable. The scales evaluate, especially the new parent, love, stress, fear, feelings and behaviours.Keywords: Being a parent, prenatal period, postpartum period, parenting scale.
The role of nurses in traditional–modern medicine conflict
Authors: Gunaydin Nevin , Ozpulat Funda
Published: October 2018

In almost all societies around the world, traditional medicine applications are being resorted to for diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. As modern medical methods encounter difficulty in reaching the public and being expensive, traditional medicine methods are preferred to modern medical methods andti can be used more frequently in rural areas. Traditional methods can also be used for a variety of reasons although its scientific validity is discussed. There is a constant conflict between modern medicine and traditional medicine and they often coexist in spite of the fact that modern medicine usually does not approve traditional medicine. The nurse enhances the quality of care by taking into account the cultural characteristics of the individual and broadens the perspective of the nursing. It is the right approach for nurses to avoid conflict with the individual they care for in cultural practices, act together and guide them to develop a healthier lifestyle.Keywords: Traditional medicine, modern medicine, nurse
The efficiency levels of the nurse managers in communication
Authors: Eksi Pinar , Bahcecik Ayse Nefise
Published: October 2018

Aim is to predicate efficiency levels of the nurse managers in communication. The sample constituted 108 nurses. The socio-demographical characteristics of the nurses and the nurse managers were inquired. The efficiency levels of the nurse managers in communication were evaluated with the ‘Communication Efficiency Scale’. SPSS for Windows 12.0 Program was used in the data evaluation. When the demographical characteristics of nurse managers have been compared with communication level, there was not found a statistically significant correlation (p ˃ 0.05). But the nurse managers who are over 40 ages, license grad and had a long time professional experience were found conspicuous because of their high communication scores. As a result, it was determined that the ‘Communication Efficiency Scale’ is reliable and valid and can be used in these studies and the efficiency levels of the nurse managers who work in a Training and Research Hospital in İstanbul are enough.Keywords: Nurse, manager, communication, scale
Message from the Guest Editors
Authors: Nural Prof. Dr. Nesrin
Published: October 2018

It is the great honor for us to edit proceedings of 2nd International Congress of Nursing (ICON-2018) 13–15 April 2018 Marmara University, Faculty of Health ciencesDepartment of Nursing–Istanbul, Turkey. This privileged scientific event has contributed to the field of educational sciences and research for ten years.

 

As the guest editors of this issue, we are glad to see variety of articles focusing on the Nursing Practice; Innovations in Patient Care, Multi-Professional Practice, Nursing Practice Model Reform, Acute / Critical Care, Care of Patients with Chronic Disease, Symptom Management, Nursing Education; Innovations in Nursing Education, Problem-Based, Teaching and Learning, Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning, Critical Thinking and Caring Competency Training Clinical Reasoning and Decision Making Competency Training, Nursing Management; Workforce Planning, Innovations and Reforms in Nursing Management, Human Resource Management, Quality and Safety of Nursing Care, Nursing Outcome Study, Crisis and Risk Management Primary Care Nursing, Information Technology in Nursing, Nursing Ethics, Ageing and Geriatric Nursing, Mental Health Nursing and etc.

 

Furthermore, the conference is getting more international each year, which is an indicator that it is getting worldwide known and recognized. Scholars from all over the world contributed to the conference. Special thanks are to all the reviewers, the members of the international editorial board, the publisher, and those involved in technical processes. We would like to thank all who contributed to in every process to make this issue actualized. A total of 169 full papers or abstracts were submitted for this conference and each paper has been peer reviewed by the reviewers specialized in the related field. At the end of the review process, a total of 14 high quality research papers were selected and accepted for publication.

 

I hope that you will enjoy reading the papers.

 

Guest Editors

 

Prof. Dr. Nesrin Nural, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
Diseases affecting wheat and barley: rusts
Authors:   University of Sydney, Australia, Park R. F.
Published: October 2018

Farmers using conventional fungicides for disease control face a number of challenges such as increased regulatory measures and the spread of fungicide resistance. This chapter sums up the wealth of research addressing this challenge, that has targeted understanding rust pathogens better, the deployment of conventional, genetically modified and gene-edited resistance, the use of agronomic factors and the management of fungicide resistance. The key to sustainable disease control appears to be the integrated use of all these methods.
Fusarium diseases: biology and management perspectives
Authors:   University of  Copenhagen, Denmark, Rojas Edward C. , Jørgensen Hans J. L. ,   University of  Copenhagen, Denmark, Jensen Birgit ,   University of  Copenhagen, Denmark, Collinge David B. ,   University of  Copenhagen, Denmark
Published: October 2018

World cereal production faces the challenge of increasing productivity while reducing its environmental footprint. Diseases like Fusarium head blight that reduce yield and quality of the harvest are controlled mainly with agricultural practices and fungicides. These measures have been shown to be inefficient or unsustainable. After reviewing the current knowledge about Fusarium fungi–cereal interactions, this chapter describes how progress can be built over current agricultural practices in integrated pest management plans. The methods described include increasing genetic resistance by exploiting the full extent of the advantages of new technologies, as well as looking for new fungicide molecules that aim for specific fungal metabolic pathways during infection at an early stage. The chapter addresses the disease cycle of Fusarium head blight, host–pathogen interactions, genetic resistance, the role of mycotoxins, the impact of the disease on yields and loss of crop quality, and techniques of disease management. Finally, the chapter looks ahead to future research trends in this area.
A lesser-known pathogen of wheat: Bipolaris sorokiniana
Authors:   The Australian National University, Australia, Hill E. , Solomon P. ,   The Australian National University, Australia
Published: October 2018

The filamentous fungus Bipolaris sorokiniana (teleomorph Cochliobolus sativus) is a necrotrophic cereal pathogen of significant concern in the warm, nontraditional wheat cropping regions of Southern Asia. B. sorokiniana is also recognised as the predominant causative agent of the disease complex Helminthosporium leaf blight (HLB), comprising both B. sorokiniana and the tan spot pathogen Pyrenophora triciti-repentis. B. sorokiniana is the major constraint on wheat production in the Eastern Gangetic Plains within India, Nepal and Bangladesh and is causal to significant reductions in grain yield and quality. While efforts to identify host resistance have made headway since the early 1990s in establishing partial cultivar resistance, there remains a considerable gap in our understanding of the disease, the pathogen and the traits and mechanisms governing resistance. In the following section, we review the current status of understanding of wheat diseases caused by B. sorokiniana and their impact in the field and highlight knowledge gaps that remain unaddressed.
Trends in exploring wheat and barley germplasm for novel disease resistance traits
Authors:   Australian National University, Australia, Periyannan Sambasivam , Hickey Lee ,   University of Queensland, Australia
Published: October 2018

Wheat and barley are major food crops grown for human consumption worldwide, yet the sustained production of these important cereals continues to be threatened by rapidly evolving fungal pathogens. This chapter highlights recent advancements in phenotyping, genotyping and other breeding technologies that have the potential to speed up the discovery and utilisation of new sources of disease resistance for wheat and barley. Technologies covered include Focused Identification of Germplasm Strategy (FIGS), speed breeding, genome-wide association studies and genomic selection. Finally, the chapter looks ahead to future research trends in this area.