bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Goniosynechialysis combined with multiple surgeries for secondary glaucoma in nanophthalmos: A case report
Authors: Li Ruoshi , Li Mei , Zhang Shijie
Published: November 2020

Background:

Management of secondary glaucoma in nanophthalmos has always been challenging, especially for patients with extremely short axial length and extensive angle synechia. This case report discusses a nanophthalmic patient with secondary glaucoma and extensive angle synechia.

Case presentation:

A 60-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with uncontrolled intraocular pressure (IOP) in her left eye (LE). Slitlamp examination revealed small cornea and shallow anterior chamber (AC) in both eyes. Extensive angle synechia was seen on gonioscopy, and the IOP and axial length were 36 mmHg/15.79 mm in the left eye. She was diagnosed with nanophthalmos and secondary angle-closure glaucoma LE. Laser peripheral iridectomy (LPI) was performed, but the IOP LE remained elevated and uncontrolled on brinzolamide and brimonidine. The IOP LE was then normalized with the application of 2% pilocarpine. During the follow-up period, the AC of the LE showed progressive shallowing, and 5 months post LPI the IOP became uncontrollable. Goniosynechialysis combined with phacoemulsification, lamellar sclerectomy, sclerostomy, peripheral iridectomy, capsulotomy, and anterior vitrectomy were performed LE. Immediately after surgery, the AC deepened and the IOP stabilized. However, the IOP rose again post-surgically at 1 week and again at 2 months. A generally shallow AC and obstructed capsule hole were present. YAG laser capsulotomy was performed, and the IOP normalized and the AC deepened. Eighteen months after surgery, the IOP LE was 12 mmHg and the AC remained stable.

Conclusion:

Goniosynechialysis combined with multiple surgical procedures could be considered an alternative treatment regimen for nanophthalmos patients with secondary glaucoma and extensive angle synechia.
The effect of tonsillectomy on John Cunningham virus serological status in multiple sclerosis patients: A retrospective case–control study
Authors: Avila Mirla , Okai Annette , Thakolwiboon Smathorn , O’Bryan Collin , Reddy Gopireddy Murali Mohan , Gorantla Sasikanth
Published: November 2020

Tonsils are believed to be the initial site of the John Cunningham virus (JCV) infection. The long-term effect of childhood tonsillectomy on JCV status in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients has not been investigated. In this retrospective case–control study, we analyzed data of 144 JCV seropositive cases and 82 JCV seronegative controls from three outpatient MS clinics in the United States. Early tonsillectomy (before the age of 8) was reported among 8 (5.56%) JCV seropositive subjects and 19 (23.17%) controls. Early tonsillectomy was associated with JCV negative status (adjusted odds ratio = 5.39, 95% confidence interval = 2.13–13.62, p < 0.001) independent of age and gender.
Effectiveness of percutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation for the management of bowel dysfunction in multiple sclerosis patients
Authors: Sacco Rosaria , Braga Andrea , Disanto Giulio , Digesu Giuseppe Alessandro , Maino Paolo , Koetsier Eva , Caccia Giorgio , Serati Maurizio , Renard Julien , Gobbi Claudio , Zecca Chiara
Published: November 2020

Background:

Neurogenic bowel dysfunctions (NBDs) in the form of both fecal incontinence (FI) and functional constipation (FC) are frequent in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and significantly affect their quality of life. Therapeutic options are limited.

Objective:

To investigate effectiveness of percutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) in MS patients suffering from FI and FC.

Methods:

Prevalence and severity of FI and FC were prospectively collected among MS patients undergoing 12 weeks of PTNS for neurogenic bladder. The Cleveland Clinic Fecal Incontinence Score (CCFIS) and the Rome III criteria were used to define FI and FC, respectively. Subjective treatment satisfaction was estimated using the Benefit Satisfaction and Willingness to Continue (BSWC) questionnaire.

Results:

A total of 60 patients undergoing PTNS suffered from NBDs (25 FI+/FC+, 5 FI+/FC–, 30 FI–/FC+). Median CCFIS decreased after PTNS from 12.0 (11.0–13.0) to 8.5 (7.0–11.0, p < 0.001), with particular improvements in liquid and flatal incontinence, pads’ need, and lifestyle restrictions. Seven patients became FC free after PTNS and no patients developed FC during the study ( p = 0.023). More than 50% of the patients were satisfied and willing to continue PTNS at study end.

Conclusion:

PTNS represents a valid minimally invasive alternative treatment for MS patients suffering from NBDs.
Participatory branding on social media: The affordances of live streaming for creative labor
Authors: Meisner Colten , Ledbetter Andrew M.
Published: November 2020

Creative workers in the social media industries face the imperative to brand themselves to audiences, corporate sponsors, and potential customers. This study complicates the role of self-branding on social media through the case of real-time creative labor on a social live streaming platform. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork and in-depth interviews with live creators and viewers, this study suggests that the affordances of social live streaming platforms create a media and relational environment wherein personal branding practices are belabored by both creators and audiences. This phenomenon, which we term participatory branding, redistributes the labor of personal branding on social media and emphasizes the work of audiences in helping to shape the brand of a creative worker. We then advance a typology that maps the terrain of personal branding on social media as it relates to platform affordances, cross-platform promotion, and audience activity in content creation.
Risk and Protective Factors for Men’s Sexual Violence Against Women at Higher Education Institutions: A Systematic and Meta-Analytic Review of the Longitudinal Evidence
Authors: Steele Bridget , Martin Mackenzie , Yakubovich Alexa , Humphreys David K. , Nye Elizabeth
Published: November 2020

Sexual violence among higher education institution (HEI) students is a growing public health concern. To date, there is little evidence on how to effectively prevent sexual violence among this demographic. This study is the first systematic review to meta-analyze all available evidence for risk and protective factors of sexual violence perpetrated by men at HEIs. We searched four electronic databases and multiple gray literature sources. We screened studies using prespecified selection criteria for the sample (HEI students who identify as men), outcome (sexual violence perpetration against peers), and study design (quantitative and longitudinal). Longitudinal studies provide the most rigorous available evidence on risk and protective factors. We identified 16 studies and meta-analyzed eight different risk factors: alcohol consumption, hostility toward women, delinquency, fraternity membership, history of sexual violence perpetration, rape myth acceptance, age at first sex, and peer approval of sexual violence. We deemed included studies to have a varied risk of bias and the overall quality of evidence to range from moderate to high. History of sexual violence perpetration (perpetration prior to entering an HEI) emerged as the strongest predictor of sexual violence perpetration at HEIs, complicating the notion that HEI environments themselves foster a culture of sexual violence. Peer support for sexual violence predicted perpetration while individual rape-supporting beliefs did not. Our findings suggest that interventions targeting peer norms (e.g., bystander interventions) and early sexual violence prevention and consent interventions for high school and elementary school students could be effective in reducing and preventing sexual violence at HEIs.
Reliability of mission-based k-out-of-n systems with exponential phase durations and component lifetimes
Authors: Çekyay Bora
Published: November 2020

This paper focuses on the reliability analysis of [Formula: see text]-out-of-[Formula: see text] systems which are designed to perform a given mission consisting of several distinct phases. As the phases of the mission change, the reliability characteristics of the system and the system structure vary accordingly. The phase transition probabilities, phase durations, and component failure rates are dependent on the number of operating components. Moreover, the system is allowed to have cold, warm, or hot standby components. We propose computationally tractable methods to compute the system reliability, mean time to failure, and long-run availability for such a general system structure. We also provide a numerical analysis to show the applicability and the empirical computational complexity of the proposed methods.
Acute and chronic prostatitis
Authors: Kanani Suleman , Mujtaba Naheam , Sadler Philip
Published: November 2020

Prostatitis is generally characterised as painful inflammation of the prostate, with or without bacterial infection. It is the most frequent urological diagnosis in men under 50 years in age, and the third most common urological diagnosis in men over that age. It tends to occur in young and middle-aged men. Prostatitis-like symptoms have a lifetime prevalence of up to 10%, although the proportion of these confirmed to be true prostatitis is unknown. The presentation of prostatitis can sometimes be vague and multifaceted. Initial therapy with antimicrobials remains the mainstay of treatment, although less than 10% of cases have a proven bacterial infection. The aims of this article are to outline the forms of prostatitis and then review the clinical presentation and management for the commonest forms of prostatitis seen in UK general practice.
The use of military planning techniques to manage outbreaks of novel infections in acute inpatient settings: development of an ‘infection control estimate’ (ICE)
Authors: Wynn Matthew Oliver , George Ryan , Cole Mark
Published: November 2020

Outbreaks of infection create unique challenges to healthcare leaders and members of infection control teams who lead efforts to manage, control and resolve outbreaks. This is especially true during outbreaks of novel pathogens which may require atypical control methods reflecting the unknowns inherent in such situations. Healthcare providers within the UK have adopted various structures and models of infection prevention and control (IPC) service reflecting the individual needs of different organisations. As such, the roles and responsibilities of IPC practitioners vary between organisations. Variations in models of care combined with challenges created by outbreaks of novel infections may make algorithm based approaches to outbreak management less effective and potentially prone to missing key actions or considerations which may improve outcomes. Here we suggest the application of a widely established military planning technique, developed to aid decision making in combat environments, to the management of outbreaks of novel infection in acute hospital settings. The technique can be applied at all levels within an IPC hierarchy regardless of role or responsibility and may improve the coherency and efficacy of outbreak management efforts made by IPC teams. The technique may also be applied to outbreaks of known infections; however, in order to demonstrate the flexibility of the model, a novel infection has been used to illustrate its potential value in outbreak management when knowledge is limited.
Signal intensity pattern of the normal oculomotor nerve on contrast-enhanced 3D FLAIR at 3.0 T MRI
Authors: Sananmuang Thiparom , Boonsiriwattanakul Chanonporn , Panyaping Theeraphol
Published: November 2020

Purpose

The aim of this study was to depict the signal intensity pattern of the normal oculomotor nerve demonstrated on contrast-enhanced three-dimensional fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images.

Materials and methods

Eighty-one patients were included in the study. Contrast-enhanced three-dimensional fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images with magnetisation-prepared rapid acquisition were reconstructed and evaluated in the coronal plane. The signal intensity of the cisternal segment of the oculomotor nerve was graded into a visual scale of 1 to 5 as compared to the white matter, grey matter and the pituitary stalk. The signal intensity ratio of the oculomotor nerve was consequently measured.

Results

By using the visual scale, more than half of the oculomotor nerves showed higher signal intensity than the grey matter signal on contrast-enhanced three-dimensional fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images (59.3–80.2%). It can demonstrate a signal intensity similar to the pituitary stalk (14.8%) by visualisation. None of them showed signal intensity equal to the normal white matter signal. By signal intensity measurement, the mean signal intensity ratio of oculomotor nerves to white matter equals 1.54±0.20 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.51–1.57); mean signal intensity ratio to grey matter equals 1.16±0.15 (95% CI 1.14–1.18); mean signal intensity ratio to the pituitary stalk equals 0.68±0.10 (95% CI 0.64–0.70).

Conclusions

The normal oculomotor nerve visualised on contrast-enhanced three-dimensional fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images has a higher signal intensity than the white matter and may have a signal intensity similar to the grey matter or the pituitary stalk. The high signal intensity of the oculomotor nerve in contrast-enhanced three-dimensional fluid-attenuated inversion recovery should not be misinterpreted as a pathology.
Seeker Uncinectomy: A Randomized Controlled Cadaveric Trial
Authors: Alromaih Saud , Sumaily Ibrahim , Alarifi Ibrahim , Alroqi Ahmad , Aloulah Mohammad , Ajlan Abdulrazag , Yaghmoor Faris , Alsaleh Saad
Published: November 2020

Background

Endoscopic sinus surgery is a common surgery, in which the uncinate process of the ethmoid is removed as the first surgical step. There are multiple techniques for uncinectomy. Herein we describe a new and simple uncinectomy technique.

Methods

We performed a randomised controlled trial with blinded assessors. Eight cadaveric heads were used to compare the new technique to the commonly used technique; retrograde uncinectomy. The procedures were performed by 2 rhinologists, and the findings were evaluated by 2 senior rhinologists blinded to the technique and the surgeon who did. They assessed the final view of the procedure and the complications. Thereafter, they assessed the procedure for the duration and ease of each technique for teaching purposes.

Results

Fifteen uncinectomies were performed, 7 using the retrograde technique, and 8 using the new technique. The mean durations were 5.64 min using the seeker uncinectomy and 7.57 min using the retrograde uncinectomy, p-value = 0.017. The completion was better in seeker uncinectomy; however, not significant statistically, p > 0.05. The complications with the new technique were inferior turbinate injury in 12.5% and natural ostium non-identification in 12.5%, p > 0.05. With retrograde uncinectomy, lacrimal injury occurred in 14.3%, p > 0.05. The ease of teaching scores was higher for the seeker uncinectomy.

Conclusion

Based on this cadaveric trial, seeker uncinectomy seems to be a safe and easy to perform technique. However, injury to the inferior turbinate and missing the natural ostium must be taken into consideration. These warrant further studies on the clinical application of this procedure.
Hate Speech: A Systematized Review
Authors: Paz María Antonia , Montero-Díaz Julio , Moreno-Delgado Alicia
Published: November 2020

This review focuses on papers on Hate Speech, particularly in legal and communication studies indexed in Web of Science. It analyzes output published in English and in Spanish as well as surveys the predominant disciplines in which these studies are written, their trend over time, by country, and type of document. This research is extended to determine the debates, lines of work of greatest interest, and the theories elaborated. The legal literature is intended to define hate speech and hate crime for the purposes of applying criminal sanctions. From the communication standpoint, the analysis of hate speech in the media is key to understanding the type of message used, its emitter, the way in which the message rallies supporters, and how they interpret the message. Spanish studies mostly fall within the legal area, in which they focus on cases of insult directed at the Catholic religion. We discuss the importance of interdisciplinarity and transversality and propose a mapping of hate speech that lends itself to comparisons between countries to assess measures to counteract their effects.
An extra year of onco-nephrology fellowship training is not required for the subspecialty
Authors: Anand Shuchi , Bassil Claude , Sise Meghan E
Published: November 2020

Onconephrology, a new and evolving subspecialty of Nephrology. Several Universities have created onconephrology fellowships affiliated with major cancer centers. The aim of this article is to present and rationale for why a 1-year training program may not be necessary to launch a successful career in onconephrology.
Study, analysis, and characterization of ultra-precision diamond tools for single-point diamond turning
Authors: Sarepaka RamaGopal V. , Balan Sivasakthi , Doodala Somaiah , Panwar Rakesh Singh , Kotaria D. Rajendra
Published: November 2020

In multiple applications of advanced instrumentation, single-point diamond turning (SPDT) is a popular and effective process to generate novel surfaces with nanometric surface roughness and sub-micron surface irregularities, albeit at a high cost. In SPDT, precision diamond tooling contributes significantly to the process cost escalation. Hence, for SPDT, it is vital to have an optimal precision diamond tool deployment. In this article, details of comprehensive precision diamond tool selection and tool characterization are discussed. Three makes of selected ultra-precision diamond (UPD) tools and standard diamond tools (of a global make), designated as CFT, are considered for this study. In this tool bench-marking exercise, the fabrication of Cu–Be alloy predesigned precision components (PDPCs) of a critical geometry is selected. UPD and CFT tools are deployed to fabricate (under similar machining-metrology conditions) the PDPCs. These diamond tools are evaluated in terms of the quality parameters (variation in radius of curvature, form error, and surface roughness) of the workpieces. Further, to explore the progressive wear of these tools, multiple machining cycles are conducted on these workpieces, and their quality parameters are analyzed. Thus, the precision diamond tools of three makes are benchmarked against the CFT tool. Based on the final outcome of this analysis, suitable recommendations are provided to precision diamond tool manufacturers to improve their product in terms of performance and optimized costs to meet the ever-growing tooling demands of the SPDT community.
Assessment of chronic bronchitis and risk factors in young adults: results from BAMSE
Authors: Wang Gang , Hallberg Jenny , Um Bergström Petra , Janson Christer , Pershagen Göran , Gruzieva Olena , van Hage Marianne , Georgelis Antonios , Bergström Anna , Kull Inger , Lindén Anders , Melén Erik
Published: November 2020

Background

Chronic bronchitis is associated with substantial morbidity among elderly adults, but little is known about its prevalence and risk factors in young adults. Our aim was to assess the prevalence and early-life risk factors for chronic bronchitis in young adults.

Methods

Questionnaire data and clinical measures from the 24-year follow-up of the Swedish BAMSE (Child (Barn), Allergy, Milieu, Stockholm, Epidemiological) cohort were used. We assessed chronic bronchitis (CB) as the combination of cough and mucus production in the morning during winter. Environmental and clinical data from birth and onwards were used for analyses of risk factors.

Results

At the 24-year follow-up, 75% (n=3064) participants completed the questionnaire and 2030 performed spirometry. The overall prevalence of CB was 5.5% (n=158) with similar estimates in males and females. 49% of CB cases experienced more than three self-reported respiratory infections in the past year compared to 18% in non-CB subjects (p<0.001), and 37% of cases were current smokers (versus19% of non-CB cases). Statistically significant lower post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 s/forced vital capacity were observed in CB compared to non-CB subjects (mean z-score −0.06versus0.13, p=0.027). Daily smoking (adjusted (a)OR 3.85, p<0.001), air pollution exposure (black carbon at ages 1–4 years aOR 1.71 per 1 μg·m−3increase, p=0.009) and exclusive breastfeeding for ≤4 months (aOR 0.66, p=0.044) were associated with CB.

Conclusion

Chronic bronchitis in young adults is associated with recurrent respiratory infections. Besides smoking, our results support the role of early-life exposures, such as air pollution and exclusive breastfeeding, for respiratory health later in life.
Effect of thoracic paravertebral nerve block on the early postoperative rehabilitation in patients undergoing thoracoscopic radical lung cancer surgery
Authors: Kang Kang , Meng Xing , Li Bing , Yuan Jingli , Tian Erhu , Zhang Jiaqiang , Zhang Wei
Published: November 2020

Objective

To evaluate the effect of thoracic paravertebral nerve block on early postoperative rehabilitation in patients undergoing radical thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer.

Methods

Ninety patients scheduled for elective video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy of lung cancer were divided into 2 groups: the general anesthesia group (GA group, n = 45) and the TPVB group (TP group, n = 45). The primary outcome was the decline rate of the 6-min walking test (6MWT); the second outcomes were as follows: absolute value and the completion rate of 6MWT, postoperative analgesia deficiency and pain scores, oxycodone consumption, sleep quality, the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications, and the hospital stay.

Results

Compared with the GA group, the TP group had a lower decline rate of the 6MWT on POD1 and POD2. The walking distance on POD1 and POD2 in the TP group was significantly longer than that in the GA group; the completion rate at POD1 in the TP group was higher than that in the GA group. The pain scores and oxycodone consumption at POD1 in the TP group were lower than the GA group. The sleep quality in the TP group was higher than the GA group.

Conclusions

TPVB can significantly improve postoperative rehabilitation in patients undergoing thoracoscopic radical lung cancer surgery, which is helpful for promoting the early recovery of patients.

Trial registration

Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, ChiCTR1900026213. Registered 26 Sept. 2019, http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=43733.
Correction to: Contributing factors to severe complications after liver resection: an aggregate root cause analysis in 105 consecutive patients
Authors: Houssaini Kholoud , Lahnaoui Oumayma , Souadka Amine , Majbar Mohammed Anass , Ghannam Abdelilah , El Ahmadi Brahim , Belkhadir Zakaria , Amrani Laila , Mohsine Raouf , Benkabbou Amine
Published: November 2020

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Construction of invariant solutions and conservation laws to the $(2+1)$-dimensional integrable coupling of the KdV equation
Authors: Gao Ben , Yin Qinglian
Published: November 2020

Under investigation in this paper is the $(2+1)$
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-dimensional integrable coupling of the KdV equation which has applications in wave propagation on the surface of shallow water. Firstly, based on the Lie symmetry method, infinitesimal generators and an optimal system of the obtained symmetries are presented. At the same time, new analytical exact solutions are computed through the tanh method. In addition, based on Ibragimov’s approach, conservation laws are established. In the end, the objective figures of the solutions of the coupling of the KdV equation are performed.
The market for amino acids: understanding supply and demand of substrate for more efficient milk protein synthesis
Authors: Pszczolkowski Virginia L. , Arriola Apelo Sebastian I.
Published: November 2020

For dairy production systems, nitrogen is an expensive nutrient and potentially harmful waste product. With three quarters of fed nitrogen ending up in the manure, significant research efforts have focused on understanding and mitigating lactating dairy cows’ nitrogen losses. Recent changes proposed to the Nutrient Requirement System for Dairy Cattle in the US include variable efficiencies of absorbed essential AA for milk protein production. This first separation from a purely substrate-based system, standing on the old limiting AA theory, recognizes the ability of the cow to alter the metabolism of AA. In this review we summarize a compelling amount of evidence suggesting that AA requirements for milk protein synthesis are based on a demand-driven system. Milk protein synthesis is governed at mammary level by a set of transduction pathways, including the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1), the integrated stress response (ISR), and the unfolded protein response (UPR). In tight coordination, these pathways not only control the rate of milk protein synthesis, setting the demand for AA, but also manipulate cellular AA transport and even blood flow to the mammary glands, securing the supply of those needed nutrients. These transduction pathways, specifically mTORC1, sense specific AA, as well as other physiological signals, including insulin, the canonical indicator of energy status. Insulin plays a key role on mTORC1 signaling, controlling its activation, once AA have determined mTORC1 localization to the lysosomal membrane. Based on this molecular model, AA and insulin signals need to be tightly coordinated to maximize milk protein synthesis rate. The evidence in lactating dairy cows supports this model, in which insulin and glucogenic energy potentiate the effect of AA on milk protein synthesis. Incorporating the effect of specific signaling AA and the differential role of energy sources on utilization of absorbed AA for milk protein synthesis seems like the evident following step in nutrient requirement systems to further improve N efficiency in lactating dairy cow rations.
A late Holocene record of marine high-energy events along the Atlantic coast of Morocco: new evidences from the Tahaddart estuary
Authors: Khalfaoui Otmane , Dezileau Laurent , Degeai Jean-Philippe , Snoussi Maria
Published: November 2020

The Atlantic coast of Morocco has been exposed to marine submersion events from storm surges and tsunamis which have resulted in human and economic losses. The absence of long term records for these hazards makes it difficult to trace their behavior through time, which is the first step to prepare proactive adaptation strategies for events that may happen in the future. In this paper, we present a late Holocene record of marine submersion events along the Atlantic coast of Morocco using a 2.7 m sediment core sampled from the Tahaddart estuary. The sedimentological and geochemical analyses conducted on this geological archive showed a mud-dominated sequence with 14 allochthonous sandy layers (E1-E14) left by marine high-energy events. The deposition age of three layers (E1, E13 and E14) has been determined using conventional dating methods (210Pbex, 137Cs and 14C). The first layer, introduced as E1 seems to fit with the great Lisbon tsunami in 1755 CE (Common Era), an event dated for the first time along the Atlantic coast of Morocco. The other two layers, referred to as E13 and E14, were dated between 3464 and 2837 cal BP (calibrated years Before Present) and chronologically correlated with marine high-energy deposits found on the Spanish Atlantic coast. This correlation confirms the existence of another regional event around 3200 BP.
Characterization of the interatrial septum by high-field cardiac MRI: a comparison with multi-slice computed tomography
Authors: Elagha Abdalla , Othman Yaseen , Darweesh Reham , Awadein Ghada , Hashad Assem
Published: November 2020

Background

Assessment of the interatrial septum (IAS) has become an attractive area of interest for a variety of important interventional procedures. Newer imaging modalities like multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) and cardiac MRI (CMR) can provide higher resolution and wider field of view than echocardiography. Moreover, high-field (3-Tesla) CMR can even enhance spatial and temporal resolution.

The characteristics of the interatrial septum were retrospectively studied in 371 consecutive subjects (201 men, 31–73 years old) in whom MSCT was performed primarily for non-invasive evaluation of the coronary arteries. All subjects underwent both MSCT and MRI scans within 0–30 day’s interval. A 3D volume covering the whole heart was acquired across the heart with and without contrast enhancement. Also, patients underwent cardiac MSCT examinations using 64-row MSCT scanners.

Results

The mean scan time of MSCT was 10.4 ± 2.8 s and 9.7 ± 2.9 min for CMR. The mean length of IAS by CMR and CT was 39.65 ± 4.6 mm and 39.28 ± 4.7 mm, respectively. The mean maximal thickness of IAS by CMR and CT was 3.1 ± 0.97 mm and 3.15 ± 0.95 mm, respectively. The mean thickness of fossa ovalis by CMR and CT was 1.04 ± 0.36 mm and 1.04 ± 0.44 mm, respectively. The mean length of fossa ovalis by CMR and CT was 12.8 ± 3.7 mm and 12.8 ± 3.5 mm, respectively. Finally, the mean angle of IAS by CMR and CT was identical (155 ± 9.2°). Measurements of various morphological features of IAS showed no statistically significant difference between CMR and CT, with an excellent correlation and close relationship regarding IAS length, maximal IAS thickness, fossa ovalis thickness, fossa ovalis length, and IAS angle (r = 0.98, 0.98, 0.95, 0.96, and 0.92, respectively).

Conclusion

Whole-heart 3D acquisition at 3-T MRI using a free-breathing technique provides a valuable non-invasive imaging tool for excellent assessment of the interatrial septum—as compared to MSCT—that may have significant clinical implication for diagnostic purposes and therapeutic interventional procedures, as it may facilitate planning, improve outcome, and shorten its duration.
Serum Krebs von den Lungen (KL-6) level as a marker of exacerbation of interstitial lung diseases
Authors: Saeed Zainab H. , Magdy Mohammed H. , Abdelnaem Emad A. , Mahmoud Madyan M.
Published: November 2020

Background

Krebs von den Lungen (KL-6) is elevated in serum of interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients based on its leakage from the alveolar space into the blood; KL-6 is significantly higher in patients with acute exacerbation of ILDs (AE-ILD) compared with stable patients. This study aimed to determine the sensitivity and specificity of KL6 to detect AE-ILD.

Results

This is a prospective cross sectional observational study was carried out on 88 subjects at the Chest Department, Minia Cardiothoracic University Hospital, during the period from August 2018 to August 2019. This study was approved by the hospital research ethics board of Minia University and informed consent was obtained. History, examination, spirometry, ABGs, X-ray, HRCT, CBC, ESR, CRP, and KL6 levels were done to both stable and exacerbation groups of ILDs. The level of biomarkers is compared between both groups and control.

Statistical analysis done by using IBM SPSS statistical package version 20 (χ2test and independent samplettest, ANOVA test, bivariate Pearson correlation analysis, and ROC curve analysis).

The study showed that there is a significant difference between stable and exacerbating groups regarding fever, signs of RHF, dyspnea scale, FVC, and PaO2.

Conclusion

KL-6 cutoff ≥ 187.5 U/ml could exhibit AE-ILDs with a sensitivity of 98% and a specificity of 97%. KL-6 is a more sensitive and specific marker to detect AE-ILD.
A Certain Tendency in German Film Criticism of the Postwall Era
Authors: Rentschler Eric
Published: November 2020

The often bemoaned crisis of West German cinema in the 1980s coincided with a dramatic changing of the nation’s film critical guard. The symptomatic impetus that had figured so strongly during the postwar era gave way to the so-called new subjectivism of young critics like Michael Althen, Claudius Seidl, and Andreas Kilb. They looked askance at the formal complexity and political activism of most art house fare and above all found themselves smitten by mainstream American features. Taking their cue from Susan Sontag and her essay “Against Interpretation,” these postmodern existentialists cultivated a highly personalized, indeed rarefied form of poetic empiricism. This study analyzes their sensibility and rhetoric, their emphases and oversights. It focuses on Dominik Graf’s essay film, Was heißt hier Ende? (Then Is It the End?, 2015), a tribute to Althen and the cohort of young critics with whom he worked and interacted.
On the Wannseeheim Youth Center
Authors: Byg Barton
Published: November 2020

Presented here for the first time in English translation is one of Harun Farocki’s earliest publications in the journal Filmkritik, of which he later became editor. Composed largely of quotations, Farocki’s text reports on film courses at the Wannseeheim Youth Center, a form of adult and alternative education in Berlin West. The introduction to Farocki’s text connects with the New German Cinema and themes that remained central throughout his own work: collaboration and quotation, Bertolt Brecht’s concept of “learning plays,” using nonfiction to explore both social relations and the cinematic apparatus, and seeing film as a form of “productive thinking.” It represents a kernel of Farocki’s wish to put the tools of filmmaking into the hands of ordinary people, thus revealing both theoretical aspects of the cinematic apparatus itself and the interweaving of visual images with social relations. With a deadpan, whimsical tone, Farocki argues that all this is, or should be, film criticism—in German, Filmkritik.
The Last Dwelling before the Last: Siegfried Kracauer’s Critical Contribution to the Modernist Housing Debate in Weimar Germany
Authors: von Arburg Hans-Georg
Published: November 2020

In early twentieth-century Germany a population explosion in its big cities created a housing crisis. A widespread and heavily medialized debate prompted a search for solutions and triggered a rhetoric of the last dwelling. From large communal estates to subsistence-level dwellings, a new type of housing was propagated in newspapers, magazines, exhibitions, films, guidebooks, and advertisements. Siegfried Kracauer, architect, journalist, and author, also became engaged in this debate, willfully reinterpreting New Objectivity’s aesthetics of things (Dingästhetik) both in architectural critiques for the Frankfurter Zeitung and in his novel Ginster. This article analyzes Kracauer’s critical contribution to the modernist housing debate in the Weimar Republic.
Tomada de decisão na gestão pública: o caso da terceirização de impressão
Authors: De Moura Jr Pedro Jácome , Mota Flávio Perazzo Barbosa
Published: November 2020

O processo decisório no setor público e em contexto de terceirização de serviços de tecnologia da informação (TI) é uma temática investigativa ainda incipiente e carente de suporte didático. Este caso explora a tomada de decisão de um gestor de TI atuante em uma universidade pública, relacionando modelos teórico-conceituais das disciplinas Sistemas de Informação nas Organizações, Sistemas de Informação e DecisãoeOrganização, Sistemas e Métodos em cursos de graduação e pós-graduação stricto elato sensu em Administração, Gestão Pública, Gestão de Tecnologia da Informação, Ciências da Computação, Engenharia de Software e correlatos. As teorias e conceitos subjacentes são relacionados à teoria da decisão; racionalidade limitada; incerteza, crenças e heurísticas no processo decisório; vieses cognitivos; e benefícios e riscos da terceirização.
Uma andorinha só não faz verão: importância da participação multistakeholder
Authors: Gomes Picavêa Monica , Dos Santos Fernando Burgos Pimentel
Published: November 2020

Santana de Parnaíba é uma cidade com 135 mil habitantes, na região metropolitana de São Paulo. Foi a primeira cidade brasileira a implementar a avaliação de resultados dos Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS). A Comissão ODS, formada por membros de carreira de todas as secretarias, vinha trabalhando com a confecção do seu Relatório Voluntário Local (RVL), quando foram surpreendidos por uma notícia. O relatório de auditoria do Tribunal de Contas do Estado apontava uma baixa performance no quesito engajamento de stakeholders. Agora a Comissão tem o desafio de propor ações para garantir o engajamento multistakeholders na Agenda ODS da cidade.
Εισαγωγή: Η συμβολή των ψυχο-εκπαιδευτικών παρεμβάσεων στην ανάπτυξη μαθησιακών και κοινωνικοσυναισθηματικών δεξιοτήτων στο χώρο του σχολείου
Authors: Μακρή-Μπότσαρη Ευανθία
Published: November 2020

Abstract non available
Παρουσία του Πατέρα στην Οικογένεια και Αντιλαμβανόμενη Γονική Αποδοχή-Απόρριψη
Authors: Mrvoljak Theodoropoulou Irina , Γκαρή Αικατερίνη , Μυλωνάς Κωνσταντίνος
Published: November 2020

Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection Theory (IPAR Theory), recently renamed from Parental Acceptance-Rejection Theory (PART), entails that children react crossculturally with consistence to the types of behavior perceived as “acceptance” and “rejection” primarily by their parents. The majority of studies also showed that the higher degree of father’s presence as caregiver within family, the more children feel to be accepted by both parents (Rohner, 1986). This study explores the relationship between the presence of father as caregiver and the perceived acceptancerejection in childhood, by using the short version of the Adults Parental Acceptance-Rejection/Control questionnaire (Adult PARQ/C. Rohner, 2005. Rohner & Khaleque, 2008). 1117 students from various universities in Athens, Greece and in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina participated in this research. The multivariate analyses of variance findings suggest a fairly strong relationship between maternal and paternal perceived acceptance and father’s physical presence within family activity, as well as his involvement in raising a child duties. These findings are discussed in relation to empirical studies of the international literature of perceived paternal acceptance-rejection.
Γνώσεις και Στάσεις Μαθητών/ριών Λυκείου ως προς το HIV/AIDS και Κύριες Πηγές Ενημέρωσης για Ζητήματα Σεξουαλικής Υγείας: Μια Πανελλήνια Συγχρονική Έρευνα
Authors: Πελτέκης Απόστολος Γ. , Παρανού-Λιόλου Παναγιώτα Α. , Παππά Έλενα Σ. , Καβούρη Άννα Π. , Χατζημωράκης Κωνσταντίνος Β.
Published: November 2020

In Greece, a substantial percentage of adolescents start their sexual activity at an early age, leading to increased chance of exposure to various sex-related risks, such as HIV/AIDS. At the same time, sexual education is quite degraded in the Greek school, while little is known about the Greek family’s role in children’s sexual development. The current study of a stratified national sample of 4,090 second and third grade high-school students, with a mean age of 16.45 years, looked into: (a) students’ main sources of sexual information, (b) level of satisfaction from sexual education in family and in school, (c) knowledge about HIV/AIDS, and (d) attitudes towards people living with HIV. Friends (75%) and the internet (55%) were the most frequently reported sexual information sources, much lower being the mother (34%), father (23%) and school (18%). Gender affects the choice frequency of certain information sources, especially family. Satisfaction from sexual education in family was relatively high (60%), but much lower for school (30%). Students present a rather homogenous picture of moderate knowledge about HIV/AIDS and positive attitudes towards people living with HIV. Mother and the internet, as sexual information sources, are related to better knowledge and more positive attitudes towards HIV/AIDS, while the opposite is observed regarding father and TV. Children’s sexual education in Greece and the role of family and school need further examination and systematic interventions. Adolescents’ sexual education and behaviour remain a demoted area of investigation in Greece and more research and systematic interventions are needed.
Multitasking of existence: Technological mediation in the daily life of the new digital generation
Authors: Sidiropoulou Anthi
Published: November 2020

This study uses a qualitative research perspective in order to explore how young adults of the net generation get involved with ICTs and what types of meaning they attribute toICT use. Eighteen to twenty-two years old adults in Greece constitute the first generation that were born and raised in a digital environment. Our purpose is to explore how this generation express themselves and fulfil psychological needs while in cyberspace, in what ways and to what degree fulfilment is achieved, how authentic the expression of needsis, and to what type of emotional experience this whole process contributes. Are young adults able to distinguish the psychological signification of their ICTs use? We investigated these questions by asking participants to keepa diary for a period of five daysabout their patterns of ICTs use, the emotional needs covered by this use, the satisfaction they receive from it,and theirmultitasking practices, and then to reflect and report on their personal findings. Thematic analysis of the findings and self-reports indicates that young adults do not seem to receive the psychological  seek while using ICTs; this lack of fulfilment contributes in turn to extended multitasking practices, even when it comes to selected leisure activities. Τhis mediated daily routine creates new forms of anxiety toyoung adults, who report feeling trapped in a permanently escaping reality that requires constant presence and participation.
Μελέτη της ορθογραφικής επεξεργασίας μέσω οφθαλμοκίνησης στην ελληνική γλώσσα
Authors: Φελλά Αργυρώ , Παπαδόπουλος Τιμόθεος Κ.
Published: November 2020

The present study investigated the differences between children with reading difficulties (RD) and their controls (Grade 3 and Grade 6) on an orthographic processing task (OP), using eye-tracking technology. Grade 3 typically developing readers were used as reading age controls for the Grade 6 RD group. During the OP task, the participants had to identify the correct word in pairs of correctly spelled and phonologically correct but misspelled words. Two oculomotor movements, fixations and saccades, were recorded using an eye-tracking technology (EyeLink® 1000 Plus eye-tracker). The results revealed that Grade 6 RD group produced significantly longer fixations, shorter first fixations, and more saccades than their CA controls, suggesting a lack of established orthographic representations in their mental lexicon. No differences were observed in eye movements between Grade 3 groups and between Grade 6 RD group and their RA controls, showing that these groups follow a similar strategy to identify the correctly spelled word. Discussion centers around the role of eye tracking technology in providing valuable information about the mechanisms involved in reading and spelling..
Special Section. Emotions: Theory, Research and Applications. Introduction
Authors: Παπαστυλιανού Αντωνία
Published: November 2020

Abstract non available.
Κατασκευή και ψυχομετρικός έλεγχος της Κλίμακας Αξιολόγησης και Καταγραφής Στρατηγικών Παραγωγής Γραπτού Λόγου
Authors: Μαστροθανάσης Κωνσταντίνος , Ρούσσος Πέτρος , Κουλιανού Μαρία
Published: November 2020

The main objective of the present study was the construction of a psychometric tool for the assessment of strategies on writing designed for students aged 10 to 12 years and based on the theoretical framework of Chamot & O’Malley (1990). The instrument’s validity was tested through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses on the data collected from a sample of 917 primary school students attending grades 5 and 6. Test-retest reliability and internal consistency were also examined. The final version of the tool is reliable and contains 23 items organized in four factors measuring cognitive, metacognitive, social and emotional strategies of written expression.
Το νευροεπιστημονικό υπόβαθρο της ψυχοθεραπείας: μηχανισμοί και εγκεφαλικές δομές που επηρεάζονται από την ψυχοθεραπευτική διαδικασία
Authors: Σεληνιωτάκη Θεοδώρα , Νέστορος Ιωάννης
Published: November 2020

Recently we witness a general tendency to synthesize psychotherapeutic models, as well as, a tendency to explore the effects of psychotherapy on the brain. This article summarizes a large volume of literature on the neuroscientific substrate of psychotherapy starting with scientific findings located in Ancient times till recent literature. The published literature that deals with the effects of psychotherapy on the brain includes studies, usually neuroimaging ones, which examine the neurological aspects of the most popular models of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy. All researchers draw the conclusion that psychotherapy affects the brain functions, such as neuroplasticity,learning and memory, neurogenesis, mood and emotions, thus leading to an improvement of mental health. The discussion leads to the constitution of a new discipline, the Neuropsychotherapy, whichis promising for the liberation from the grip of psychiatric disorders.
Οικογενειακές και θρησκευτικές αξίες: σύγκριση μεταξύ ομάδων με διαφορετικές θρησκευτικές πεποιθήσεις
Authors: Γκάρη Αικατερίνη , Αντύπα Δέσποινα
Published: November 2020

On the basis of the European Value Study (EVS), this research explores values towards family, marriage and religion that are adopted by adults of five different religious groups: Jews, Muslims, Orthodox Christians, Roman Catholics and irreligious or atheists. 42 questions derived from the European Value Questionnaire were employed on the importanceof family and religion, the conditions for the successful marriage, values that parents have to transmit to their children, attendance to religious ceremonies as related to prayer and other important life facts suchas death, wedding and birth, along with demographic issues. 132 adults participated in the research project from the broader area of Athens (59.8% females). Comparisons among all religious groups present astronger acceptance of family as compared with religion, of God in life and of religion as giving answers to fundamental life questions; this finding does not hold true for the group of irreligious-atheists, as expected. Religion seems to differentiate values for Jews and Muslims who accept higher importance of God in life, as compared to Orthodox Christians and Roman Catholics, while the group of irreligious-atheists accepts the least importance of God.
Bullying in Cyprus: Perceptions regarding the pupils’ involvement
Authors: Madoglou Anna , Dimitriou Stefani
Published: November 2020

The aim of this study was to investigate the perceptions of bullying among secondary and high school pupils in Cyprus and to present the differences according to age, gender and involvement. The survey involved 514 pupils aged between 13 and 16 years who answered a self-reported closed questionnaire. According to the findings, girls are more negative about bullying than boys. Only pupils aged 13 show fear of the bully and feel a need for his/her punishment but they also point out that the victim may provoke the bully; meanwhile pupils aged 16 are more supportive of the idea that the bully harms the victims. In addition the victims, the victims/witnesses, the witnesses and those pupils who are not involved demonstrate fear of the bully, seek his/her punishment and are supportive of the weak victims. In contrast, those in the bullies’ category show no fear of the bully, do not agree with punishment and do not consider the victims to have been harmed.