bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Budd-Chiari syndrome following vaginal delivery in a patient with Crohn’s disease: a case report and review of the literature
Authors: Aygun Banu Kumbak , Pinar Gulser Goktolga , Sahin Levent , Ozkan Zehra Sema , Poyraz Ahmet Kursad , Aygun Cem
Published: February 2013

Introduction: The association of Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS), Crohn’s disease (CD) and pregnancy is extremely rare. The successful medical treatment of BCS in the postpartum period in a woman with CD is presented.

Case report: A 28-year-old woman with CD presented with fever of 42°C and gross abdominal distention 2 days following delivery. On sonographic examination, massive ascites and hepatosplenomegaly were noted. Color Doppler ultrasonography and contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed a thrombus in the suprahepatic inferior vena cava causing significant luminal obstruction. She was diagnosed with BCS. Medical treatment with spironolactone, furosemide, imipenem, metronidazole, and enoxaparin improved the clinical picture.

Conclusion: In a pregnant woman with CD, extreme thromboembolic events such as BCS might occur. If diagnosed early and treated in the acute phase, prognosis is fair.
Cytotoxicity of Intracellular Aβ42Amyloid Oligomers Involves Ca2+Release from the Endoplasmic Reticulum by Stimulated Production of Inositol Trisphosphate
Authors: Demuro Angelo , Parker Ian
Published: February 2013

Oligomeric forms of β-amyloid (Aβ) peptides associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) disrupt cellular Ca2+regulation by liberating Ca2+into the cytosol from both extracellular and intracellular sources. We elucidated the actions of intracellular Aβ42by imaging Ca2+responses to injections of Aβ oligomers intoXenopusoocytes. Two types of signal were observed: (1) local, “channel-like” transients dependent on extracellular Ca2+influx, which resembled signals from amlyoid pores formed by extracellular application of oligomers; and (2) local transients and global Ca2+waves, resembling Ca2+puffs and waves mediated by inositol trisphosphate (IP3). The latter responses were suppressed by antagonists of the IP3receptor (caffeine and heparin), pretreatment with the Gi/o-protein inhibitor pertussis toxin, and pretreatment with lithium to deplete membrane inositol lipids. We show that G-protein-mediated stimulation of IP3production and consequent liberation of Ca2+from the endoplasmic reticulum by intracellular Aβ oligomers is cytotoxic, potentially representing a novel pathological mechanism in AD which may be further exacerbated by AD-linked mutations in presenilins to promote opening of IP3receptor/channels.
Systematic Update of Computerized Physician Order Entry Order Sets to Improve Quality of Care: A Case Study
Authors: Leu Michael G. , Morelli Sheryl A. , Chung Oi-Yan , Radford Shanon
Published: March 2013

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:

Seattle Children’s Hospital was one of the early adopters of computerized physician order entry. As part of our 2003 go-live, order sets were created opportunistically by using an ad hoc development process. A pilot study revealed that this ad hoc development process resulted in order sets that were neither internally nor externally consistent. We sought to update order sets by using software development techniques, to try and improve consistency and also to review clinical content so that they could be updated to current evidence and consensus-based best practice. We also sought to identify and categorize errors found in the original order sets.

METHODS:

This is a case study of a new order set development process that: (1) assigned order set ownership; (2) created and applied standards for how orders should appear and be organized within order sets; (3) supported multidisciplinary review and update; and (4) enforced submitting completed specifications before order set build. We extracted order sets into Microsoft Word specifications, updated content by using the Track Changes function, and then updated our Clinical Information System. Changes were reviewed and organized according to themes.

RESULTS:

We created standard order formats for 98 orders; 191 order sets were standardized. Multidisciplinary review identified medication issues in 37% of order sets (used in 47.6% of inpatient admissions).

CONCLUSIONS:

This case study demonstrates that it is not sufficient to simply implement computerized physician order entry. Clinical decision supports should be subject to rigorous development processes to ensure both clinical appropriateness and correctness.
Rapid Adoption of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG for Acute Gastroenteritis
Authors: Parker Michelle W. , Schaffzin Joshua K. , Lo Vecchio Andrea , Yau Connie , Vonderhaar Karen , Guiot Amy , Brinkman William B. , White Christine M. , Simmons Jeffrey M. , Gerhardt Wendy E. , Kotagal Uma R. , Conway Patrick H.
Published: March 2013

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:

A 2007 meta-analysis showed probiotics, specifically Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG), shorten diarrhea from acute gastroenteritis (AGE) by 24 hours and decrease risk of progression beyond 7 days. In 2005, our institution published a guideline recommending consideration of probiotics for patients with AGE, but only 1% of inpatients with AGE were prescribed LGG. The objective of this study was to increase inpatient prescribing of LGG at admission to >90%, for children hospitalized with AGE, within 120 days.

METHODS:

This quality improvement study included patients aged 2 months to 18 years admitted to general pediatrics with AGE with diarrhea. Diarrhea was defined as looser or ≥3 stools in the preceding 24 hours. Patients with complex medical conditions or with presumed bacterial gastroenteritis were excluded. Admitting and supervising clinicians were educated on the evidence. We ensured LGG was adequately stocked in our pharmacies and updated an AGE-specific computerized order set to include a default LGG order. Failure identification and mitigation were conducted via daily electronic chart review and e-mail communication. Primary outcome was the percentage of included patients prescribed LGG within 18 hours of admission. Intervention impact was assessed with run charts tracking our primary outcome over time.

RESULTS:

The prescribing rate increased to 100% within 6 weeks and has been sustained for 7 months.

CONCLUSIONS:

Keys to success were pharmacy collaboration, use of an electronic medical record for a standardized order set, and rapid identification and mitigation of failures. Rapid implementation of evidence-based practices is possible using improvement science methods.
Roles of Impurities and Implantation Depth on He+- Cavity Shape in Silicon
Authors: Regula Gabrielle , Bouayadi Rachid El , Lancin Maryse , Ntsoenzok Esidor , Pichaud Bernard , Ruault Marie-Odile
Published: February 2013

Silicon samples were implanted with He+ ions at energies varying from 10keV to 1.55MeV using doses ranging from 1.45×1016 cm-2 to 5×1016cm-2 to obtain similar He concentration at each projection range (Rp). In few samples, gold, platinum, nickel or silver was introduced prior to He+ implantation by diffusion at temperatures ranging from 870°C to 1050°C. All samples were annealed in the 400°C–1050°C temperature range to determine the equilibrium stage of the growth of the cavity. The cavity characteristics (distribution, shape and size) were studied by cross section transmission electron microscopy (XTEM). Their morphology demonstrates the validity of the chemisorption hypothesis when they grow in silicon intentionally contaminated by metal. A consequence of the surface proximity on the cavity characteristics was verified and allows stepping forward two regimes of cavity growth: one, very fast, taking place in a He-free environment and another one, slower, occurring in a He-rich atmosphere.
General Model of Diffusion of Interstitial Oxygen in Silicon and Germanium Crystals
Authors: Gusakov Vasilii
Published: February 2013

A theoretical modeling of the oxygen diffusivity in silicon and germanium crystals both at normal and high hydrostatic pressure has been carried out using molecular mechanics, semiempirical and ab-initio methods. It was established that the diffusion process of an interstitial oxygen atom (Oi) is controlled by the optimum configuration of three silicon (germanium) atoms nearest to Oi. The calculated values of the activation energy δEa(Si) = 2.59 eV, δEa(Ge) = 2.05 eVand pre-exponential factorD0(Si) = 0.28 cm2s-1,D0(Ge) = 0.39 cm2s-1are in a good agreement with experimental ones and for the first time describe perfectly an experimental temperature dependence of the Oi diffusion constant in Si crystals (T=350 - 1200°C). Hydrostatic pressure (P≤80kabar) results in a linear decrease of the diffusion barrier (∂PδEa(P)= -4.38 10-3eVkbar-1for Si crystals). The calculated pressure dependence of Oidiffusivity in silicon crystals agrees well with the pressure-enhanced initial growth of oxygenrelated thermal donors.
Mechanism of Dopant Activation Enhancement in Shallow Junctions by Hydrogen
Authors: Vengurlekar A. , Ashok S. , Kalnas Christine. E. , Ye H. Win
Published: February 2013

The ability to activate greater amounts of dopants is a significant challenge for the realization of shallow junctions in device scaling for Si CMOS technology. Dopant activation is difficult to achieve in shallow junctions due to higher concentrations of dopants and possible formation of dopant clusters. The high temperatures currently used to activate dopants result in increased junction depth and process integration issues with high-k dielectrics. However, lowering the annealing temperature results in lesser dopant activation and problems with transient enhanced diffusion. Our previous work reported on the enhancement of activation in boron implanted at a dose of 5E14/cm2 and annealed at temperatures of 450 °C and below, by the incorporation of atomic hydrogen introduced by exposing the substrate to a hydrogen plasma at 250 °C. In this work, further experiments have been carried out to get a better understanding of the mechanisms responsible for boron activation enhancement. Hydrogen-related activation was studied in boron, phosphorus and antimony implanted samples. The experimental results shed new light on the interactions among atomic hydrogen, point defects and dopants.
Travestis e transexuais profissionais do sexo: implicações da Psicologia
Authors: Giongo Carmem Regina , Menegotto Lisiane Machado De Oliveira , Petters Simone
Published: March 2013

Este trabalho teve como objetivo analisar e discutir as demandas de travestis e transexuais profissionais do sexo com relação à saúde mental. Participaram do estudo 10 travestis e 2 transexuais, e todas se declararam profissionais do sexo. A coleta de dados se deu por meio de grupos focais, sendo a análise dos dados qualitativa pautada na análise de conteúdo. Os resultados da pesquisa apontaram uma fragilidade na rede de apoio social e afetiva dos participantes, representada pelo sentimento de abandono e de solidão. Os resultados evidenciaram a necessidade de implementação de políticas públicas e de intervenções no âmbito da saúde mental.
A significação em Portais e a Abside, de Celso Loureiro Chaves
Authors: Pereira Flávio Santos
Published: March 2013

Neste artigo empreende-se a análise da obra Portais e a Abside, de Celso Loureiro Chaves, para violão solo, de 1997. A análise segue os princípios da nova musicologia, como têm sido postos em prática por autores como Lawrence Kramer e Rose Subotnik. O ponto de partida e permanente referência da análise são as evidências deixadas pelo próprio compositor: o caráter inteiramente serial da obra; a relação do esquema formal da obra com "o plano arquitetônico de um templo imaginário, mas que poderia estar localizado na ilha de Próspero tal como desenhada por Peter Greenaway para o seu filme A Última Tempestade"; a referência da seção central da peça à memória de "alguma leitura longínqua da obra Grande Sertão: Veredas, de Guimarães Rosa". A partir destas evidências busca-se intuir um contexto que ilumine a obra e desvele a profundidade do seu significado.
Polymorphism in nanocrystalline binary metal oxides
Authors: Sood S. , Gouma P.
Published: February 2013

Structural changes occur due to polymorphic transitions in binary metal oxides, and these lead to materials with distinct physical and chemical properties. For the MoO3 system, for example, its metastable hexagonal phase is more efficient than the stable orthorhombic phase with respect to battery storage capability; furthermore, the orthorhombic phase shows detection specificity to ammonia vapors, whereas the monoclinic phase of the same oxide is a good nitric oxide sensor. It has been observed that high temperature or else metastable or unstable polymorphs are present at room temperature when the oxide is in the form of nanocrystals. In this review, polymorphic forms of key functional binary metal oxides, such as CrO2, Cr2O3, Fe2O3, Al2O3, Bi2O3, TiO2, SnO2, ZrO2, MoO3 and In2O3 are discussed in terms of their observed polymorphism as a function of the synthesis techniques used and the conditions of temperature and particle size, as reported in the literature. The tabulation of literature data on these functional systems is believed to be significant for developing nanomaterial database and structural property maps, ultimately guiding the appropriate nanomaterial selection for specific engineering applications. Supplementary information will be available at http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/upload/10.1680nme.12.00037_SupplementaryInformation.pdf
Examining change over time in habitat attributes using Bayesian reinterpretation of categorical assessments
Authors: Duncan David H. , Vesk Peter A.
Published: March 2013

Prospects for evaluating effects of vegetation restoration have long been limited by availability of appropriately sensitive baseline data. Data that are typically collected to justify investment in restoration are rarely suitable for estimating subsequent change over time, but given how commonly such data are collected, can they contribute something to learning about ecological change over time? We compared vegetation and habitat data from a quantitative reassessment of 25 habitat restoration sites seven years after they were initially assessed using a semiquantitative, categorical scoring system. Our aim was to estimate the change at sites between the first, semiquantitative survey and a second, quantitative survey. We treated the initial values as effectively unknown and used Bayesian models to infer plausible values using three different informative prior distributions, variously comprising the initial site assessments and modeled values from a statewide data set. We successfully constructed models of change over time between the two surveys, and regardless of which prior model was implemented, our data analysis suggested that cover of exotic species was reduced, but canopy cover, the cover of organic litter, and the length of fallen logs were all increased after the seven‐year period. A small increase in the mean number of large‐diameter trees was likely due to initial measurement error. Site fertility and canopy cover were important covariates in explaining the magnitude of change in total log length. Sites with higher canopy cover decreased more in weed cover and increased more in litter cover. Our approach could be used to retrospectively analyze any ordinal data set where there is a scoring logic that can be interpreted quantitatively. Data sets where treatment contrasts and untreated controls exist will be particularly valuable for testing the utility of our approach. While this novel approach should prove a useful analytical complement to genuine longitudinal monitoring and space‐for‐time surveys, it is no substitute for initiation of learning about management effectiveness using data from purposefully designed and measured surveys.
Mixed Nano/Micro‐Sized Calcium Phosphate Composite and EDTA Root Surface Etching Improve Availability of Graft Material in Intrabony Defects: An In Vivo Scanning Electron Microscopy Evaluation
Authors: Gamal Ahmed Y. , Iacono Vincent J.
Published: March 2013

Background: The use of nanoparticles of graft materials may lead to breakthrough applications for periodontal regeneration. However, due to their small particle size, nanoparticles may be eliminated from periodontal defects by phagocytosis. In an attempt to improve nanoparticle retention in periodontal defects, the present in vivo study uses scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to evaluate the potential of micrograft particles of β‐tricalcium phosphate (β‐TCP) to enhance the binding and retention of nanoparticles of hydroxyapatite (nHA) on EDTA‐treated and non‐treated root surfaces in periodontal defects after 14 days of healing.

Methods: Sixty patients having at least two hopeless periodontally affected teeth designated for extraction were randomly divided into four treatment groups (15 patients per group). Patients in group 1 had selected periodontal intrabony defects grafted with nHA of particle size 10 to 100 nm. Patients in group 2 were treated in a similar manner but had the affected roots etched for 2 minutes with a neutral 24% EDTA gel before grafting of the associated vertical defects with nHA. Patients in group 3 had the selected intrabony defects grafted with a composite graft consisting of equal volumes of nHA and β‐TCP (particle size 63 to 150 nm). Patients in group 4 were treated as in group 3 but the affected roots were etched with neutral 24% EDTA as in group 2. For each of the four groups, one tooth was extracted immediately, and the second tooth was extracted after 14 days of healing for SEM evaluation.

Results: Fourteen days after surgery, all group 1 samples were devoid of any nanoparticles adherent to the root surfaces. Group 2 showed root surface areas 44.7% covered by a single layer of clot‐blended grafted particles 14 days following graft application. After 14 days, group 3 samples appeared to retain fibrin strands devoid of grafted particles. Immediately extracted root samples of group 4 had adherent graft particles that covered a considerable area of the root surfaces (88.6%). Grafted particles appeared to cover all samples in a multilayered pattern. After 14 days, the group 4 extracted samples showed multilayered fibrin‐covered nano/micro‐sized graft particles adherent to the root surfaces (78.5%).

Conclusion: The use of a composite graft consisting of nHA and microsized β‐TCP after root surface treatment with 24% EDTA may be a suitable method to improve nHA retention in periodontal defects with subsequent graft bioreactivity.
Fine Mapping of the SCN Resistance QTL cqSCN‐006 and cqSCN‐007 from Glycine soja PI 468916
Authors: Kim Myungsik , Diers Brian W.
Published: March 2013

Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) (Heterodera glycines Ichinohe [HG]) is one of the most serious soybean pests [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] worldwide and resistance is controlled by quantitative trait loci (QTL). The fine mapping of new SCN resistance QTL can provide information useful for marker‐assisted selection (MAS) in breeding programs and tools for the eventual cloning of the QTL. The objective of this study was to fine map the SCN resistance QTL cqSCN‐006 and cqSCN‐007 that originated from Glycine soja Sieb. and Zucc. plant introduction (PI) 468916. The fine mapping was done by selecting plants with recombination near these genes and testing progeny of selected plants for resistance to the HG type 2.5.7 SCN isolate PA5 and with genetic markers. For cqSCN‐006, 1236 F5 plants and 1662 F6 plants were tested with simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers flanking the QTL, and the progeny from 20 recombinant plants were tested with genetic markers and for SCN resistance. This resulted in the mapping of cqSCN‐006 to a 803.4 kb interval on soybean chromosome (chr) 15. For cqSCN‐007, 1668 F5 plants were screened with flanking SSR markers, the progeny of 18 recombinant plants were tested, and cqQTL‐007 was mapped to a 146.5 kb interval on chr 18. The markers identified in this study will be useful to breeders developing SCN‐resistant cultivars and will be highly predictive for determining which plants carry the SCN resistance QTL alleles.
Genomic Prediction of Hybrid Wheat Performance
Authors: Zhao Yusheng , Zeng Jian , Fernando Rohan , Reif Jochen C.
Published: March 2013

Accurate prediction of single cross performance is of fundamental importance to increase the selection gain in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) hybrid breeding programs. We used experimental data from a commercial wheat breeding program as well as simulated data sets and evaluated the prospects of predicting grain yield performance of untested hybrids applying different cross‐validation scenarios. We used ridge regression best linear unbiased prediction (RR‐BLUP), BayesA, BayesB, BayesC, and BayesCπ facilitating genomic selection for additive and dominance effects. In total 90 hybrids were evaluated for grain yield in unreplicated trials at four locations. The parental lines were fingerprinted with a 9000 (9k) single nucleotide polymorphism array. We observed in the cross‐validation study high prediction accuracies for all five genomic models with a slight superiority of RR‐BLUP and BayesB. Interestingly, ignoring dominance effects resulted in equal or even higher prediction accuracies. This lack of improvement points toward the need for further refine the genomic selection models to more precisely estimate dominance effects.
Quality of Care for First Nations and Non-First Nations People with Diabetes
Authors: Deved Vinay , Jette Nathalie , Quan Hude , Tonelli Marcello , Manns Braden , Soo Andrea , Barnabe Cheryl , Hemmelgarn Brenda R.
Published: March 2013

Background and objectives

Compared with non-First Nations, First Nations People with diabetes experience higher rates of kidney failure and death, which may be related to disparities in care. This study examined First Nations and non-First Nations People with diabetes for differences in quality indicators and their association with kidney failure and death.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

Adults with diabetes and an outpatient creatinine in Alberta from 2005 to 2008 were identified. Logistic regression was used to determine the likelihood of process of care indicators (measurement of urine albumin/creatinine ratio [ACR], LDL, and hemoglobin A1C [A1C]) and surrogate outcome indicators (achievement of LDL and A1C targets). Cox regression was used to determine the association between lack of achievement of indicator targets and each of kidney failure and death.

Results

This study identified 140,709 non-First Nations and 6574 First Nations People with diabetes. There was a significant interaction between First Nations status and CKD for the outcomes (P<0.01); therefore, results are stratified by CKD. Among participants without CKD, First Nations People were less likely to receive process of care indicators and achieve target A1C compared with non-First Nations People. For those with CKD, First Nations People were as likely to receive these indicators (other than LDL) and achieve LDL and A1C targets. Lack of LDL and A1C assessment and achievement of targets were associated with increased risk of kidney failure and death similarly for both groups.

Conclusions

Compared with non-First Nations, First Nations People with diabetes but without CKD experience disparities in assessment of quality indicators and achievement of A1C target.
Optimisation of mass transfer kinetics during osmotic dehydration of pork meat cubes in complex osmotic solution
Authors: Filipovic Vladimir , Levic Ljubinko , Curcic Biljana , Nicetin Milica , Pezo Lato , Misljenovic Nevena
Published: March 2013

This paper presents the effects of different process temperature (20, 35 and
50 ?C), immersion time (1, 3 and 5 hours) and the concentration of sugar
beet molasses + NaCl + sucrose water solution on osmotic dehydration of pork
meat (M. triceps brachii) cubes, shaped 1 x 1 x 1 cm, at atmospheric
pressure. The main objective was to examine the influence of different
parameters on the mass transfer kinetics during osmotic treatment. The
observed system?s responses were: water loss, solid gain, and water
activity. The optimum osmotic conditions (temperature of 40 ?C, treatment
time of 4.1 h and concentration 67 %), were determined using response
surface method, by superimposing the contour plots of each process variable,
and the responses were: water loss=0.46, solid gain=0.15, and water
activity=0.79. Transport coefficients, for both solids and water transfer
and energy of activation for all samples were also determined.
Telemedicine consulting in the patient preparation and planning of prosthetic tooth replacement
Authors: Mladenovic Dragan , Tosic Goran , Zivkovic Dusan , Djindjic Natasa , Mladenovic Lidija , Mladenovic Sanja , Markovic Ivana
Published: February 2013

Introduction. In the management of edentulous spaces, there is a permanent
need of a dentist-prosthetician in charge to consult other specialists.
Modern telemedicine, based on powerful computer and telecomunication systems,
offers an adequate answer to these challenges, being able to transfer and
obtain clinical data and consultation information over large distances. Using
smartphone or a computer, the teleconsultant acces the system, downloads and
review the data and photographs and gave suggestions. The system then enables
direct, real time contact with the consultant, chat, or directs them to
contact each other by phone. Case report. We presented telemedicine
consulting in the patient preparation and planning of prosthetic tooth
replacement in 3 cases with different teleconsultation requirements: the
first case for prosthetic rehabilitation of his upper teeth, the second one
for prosthetic management of his partial edentulousness and ?a growth on his
gums? in the vestibular region of the frontal teeth and the third one for
prosthetic management of total edentulousness of her upper jaw. We used the
system of telemedicine in dentistry, established at the Faculty of Medicine
in Kosovska Mitrovica. The operation was based on the computer application
system XPA3 Online, computer networking and mobile smartphone network. All
consultations were succefull with no need for further procedures in regional
center. Conclusion. The use of a mobile smartphone has brought about the
mobility and availability of teleconsultant specialists in an extent never
seen before. Prostheticians are thus able to offer better service to their
patients and improve the quality of management of partially or totally
edentulous patients, especially in rural areas.
Long-term ventricular assist devices in current clinical practice
Authors: Velicki Lazar , Frazier O.H.
Published: February 2013

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Self-Regulated Learning Interventions in the Introductory Accounting Course: An Empirical Study
Authors: Becker Lana L.
Published: March 2013

Self-regulated learning skills have been shown to have a positive impact on achievement in the academic setting, enabling graduates to become lifelong learners in professional settings. Although the importance of lifelong learning skills is well articulated in the accounting education literature, this study is the first to address concerns that class time devoted to developing such skills might impair students' acquisition of content knowledge.

This study uses a quasi-experimental design within the context of the introductory accounting course. The treatment group received self-regulated learning interventions designed by the researcher and based on Zimmerman's model of the academic learning cycle.

Results of this study were obtained using multiple regressions and suggest that students' acquisition of technical knowledge, as measured by conventional exam scores, was not compromised when class time was allocated between self-regulated learning interventions and content instruction. Although benefits of the treatment were not immediate, the treatment group outperformed the control group in terms of scores on exams administered near the end of the course. This study found no evidence of a “ceiling effect” but does provide limited support for the “Matthew effect,” whereby higher ability students often reap the greatest benefit from interventions.
Incidence, management, and outcome of complications of castration in equids: 324 cases (1998–2008)
Authors: Kilcoyne Isabelle , Watson Johanna L. , Kass Philip H. , Spier Sharon J.
Published: February 2013

Objective—To determine the incidence of complications and identify risk factors associated with development of complications following routine castration of equids.

Design—Retrospective case series.

Animals—311 horses, 10 mules, and 3 donkeys.

Procedures—Medical records of equids undergoing routine castration were reviewed. Age, breed, surgical techniques (closed vs semiclosed castration and use of ligatures), anesthesia method (general IV anesthesia vs standing sedation with local anesthesia) and repeated administration of IV anesthetic agents, administration of antimicrobials and anti-inflammatory drugs, and details regarding development, management, and outcome of complications were recorded. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were determined. Associations between additional doses of anesthetic agents during surgery and development of complications were analyzed with a Jonckheere-Terpstra test.

Results—33 of 324 (10.2%) equids developed a complication after surgery; 32 recovered and 1 was euthanized because of eventration. Equids that underwent semiclosed castration had significantly higher odds of developing a complication (OR, 4.69; 95% confidence interval, 2.09 to 10.6) than did those that underwent closed castration. Equids that received additional doses of anesthetic agents to maintain adequate general anesthesia developed complications more frequently than those that did not require this treatment.

Conclusions and Clinical Relevance—Incidence of complications was low, and most evaluated variables were not significantly associated with development of complications following castration in equids. However, findings suggested that the choice of surgical technique (closed vs semiclosed) is an important factor in this regard. Future studies should investigate whether duration of surgery is associated with complications following castration in equids.
Influence of Co2 on the Catalytic Performance Of La2O3/CeO2 and CaO/CeO2 Catalysts in the Oxidative Coupling of Methane
Authors: Litawa Barbara , Michorczyk Piotr , Ogonowski Jan
Published: March 2013

In this work the La2O3/CeO2 (33 mol % of La) and CaO/CeO2 (33 mol % of Ca) catalysts were prepared by the impregnation method and characterized by XRD and CO2-TPD. The catalytic properties of the catalysts were tested in the OCM process at 1073 K using the methane/oxygen mixture of the mole ratio 3.7 or 2.5 additionally containing CO2 and helium balance. It was found that in the presence of both catalysts an addition of CO2 enhances the selectivity to the ethylene and ethane and it does not have any negative influence on methane conversion. In the case of the CaO/CeO2 catalyst the promoting effect of CO2 was the highest. When the partial pressure of CO2 equals to 39 kPa the increase in selectivity from 36 to 41% was noted while the conversion of methane equal to 19.4-19.7 %.
Women, work and health / Ženske, delo in zdravje
Authors: Kanjuo Mrčela Aleksandra , Ignjatović Miroljub
Published: February 2013

Background: This paper discusses gender differences in working conditions and related psychological and health
risks in Slovenia.

Methods: The analysis is based on the 5th European Working Conditions Survey and data from a special Module
on working conditions and psychological and health risks in the working environment in Slovenia obtained in 2010.

Results: Gender differences exist in the reported work conditions and work satisfaction of the employed population,
and the reported physical and mental health problems in Slovenia. Analysis of the correlation between health-related
problems under different work conditions also show gender differences.

Conclusion: Women are more overburdened with paid and unpaid work, they report less autonomy at the workplace,
are less satisfied with working conditions and they report more physical and mental problems that are associated
with work.
The impact of neighbourhood and gap character on seedling recruitment of Trollius europaeus L. and Iris sibirica L. in Molinietum caeruleae meadows
Authors: Kostrakiewicz-Gierałt Kinga
Published: February 2013

The observations were carried out in the years 2007-2010, in the Molinietum caeruleae meadows with different habitat conditions located in Kraków-Kostrze (southern Poland). The greatest number of seedlings of Trollius europaeus and Iris sibirica was recorded in patches dominated by low-statured species with delicate, procumbent stems or small-tussocks. The diminishing of offspring emergence in places prevailed by large-tussocks grasses, as well as in sites overgrown by willows could be a consequence of poor harvesting practices, as well as the stagnation of water in local depressions. Irrespective of patch charracter, the seedling recruitment did not occur in a fully compact plant canopy, the highest number of offspring was observed in gaps without moss and necromass layers, while the greatest abundance of genets was found in openings left after the removal of bryophytes, litter and above ground parts of plants. The decrease in offspring number noted in gaps resulted from the removal of living and died plants combined with top soil raking, which might caused the partial depletion of soil seed bank reserves. Regardless of the patch type, a significantly higher appearance of seedlings of Trollius europaeus and Iris sibirica was found in the largest gaps than in the smallest ones. In light of the performed studies, it might be concluded that gap creating seems to be a very effective way of active protection of Iris sibirica and Trollius europaeus populations
Forms of Lead in Profiles of Differently Use Soil
Authors: Makuch Iwona
Published: February 2013

In order to determine the influence of intensive horticulture on the amount of lead and its fraction contents, there were selected soil profiles from following objects to be researched: house gardens and allotment gardens from town areas and arable field on the outskirts of the town. It has not been determined that there is any influence of manner usage on total lead content as well as its distribution in soil profiles. The fractionation composition has created the following series: fraction IV > fraction III > fraction II > fraction I. The manner of usage has influenced the content and distribution the III fraction of lead connected with organic matter. Humus horizons of garden soils is characterized as the highest in its content.
Dawne i Nowe Modele Porównawczej Historii Literatur(y) / Old and new Models of Comparative History of Literature(s)
Authors: Płaszczewska Olga
Published: February 2013

This article examines the history of national literatures seen from a broader, supra-national perspective. Drawing on some landmarks of literary theory it focuses on bilateral and more complex literary relationships (Paul Van Tieghem) and midsets (R. E. Curtius), history of ideas and ‘movement of thought’ (M. J. Valdés), reception studies (Hans-Robert Jauss, Yves Chevrel), periodization and genre history (E. Miner), and problems of ‘circulation du sens’ (Jean-Louis Backès). It is hoped that the confrontation of the old and the new models of comparative literary history will gives us a better grasp of the nature and uses of the comparative approach in the history of literature.
„U Kresu Drogi” – Czesław Miłosz Wiersze Ostatnie / ‘At the End of the Road’ From Czesław Miłosz ’s Last Poems
Authors: Stabro Stanisław
Published: February 2013

Published in 2006, two years after the death of Czesław Miłosz, his volume Last Poems belongs to the late verse of great masters. Taken less literally, in Miłosz’s case this category may well include the poems of To [It] (2000), Druga przestrzeń [The Second Space] (2002) and Orfeuszi Eurydyka [Orpheus and Eurydice] (2002). The collection Last Poems brings together texts that highlight the author’s spiritual, artistic and biographical experience. Some of them extol the power of Eros, set against old age and existential motifs of human wretchedness; some are the product of autothematic reflection; and some more, which form an important group by itself, contain religious ideas and Miłosz’s own credo made ‘at the end of road’. Yet throughout that lyrical and confessional summing-up the tones of defeat and dissatisfaction, spiritual and personal pessimism, self-irony and distance get the better of iron certainty. Looking back at Miłosz’s achievement we may ask ourselves the question how it is going to stand the test of time, increasingly defined by postmodernity and rapid cultural changes. Or, to what extent his, essentially traditional, poetry and its message will hold its appeal to the future generations?
Mazurskie Mickiewicziana Gustawa Gizewiusza I Inne / Gustaw Gisevius’s Masurian Mickiewicziana
Authors: Chojnowski Zbigniew
Published: February 2013

This article examines the reception of Adam Mickiewicz’s texts in the writings of the Mazury region, focusing on the key figure of Gustav Gisevius (1810-1848), a champion of the revival of the Polish language among the Masurian Lutherans in the south of East Prussia. The inclusion of Masurian Mickiewicziana in the curriculum of Lutheran pastors in Königsberg and in late-19th century printed material aimed at the Masurians was not subservient to the idea of highlighting ethnic ties between the Prussian Masurians and the Poles. The use of Mickiewicz’s texts for that purpose was, however, a characteristic feature of the publications sponsored by the Polish political and cultural institutions in East Prussia in the interwar period.
„Walczymy w Gruncie Rzeczy o to Samo…”? Wokół Listów Stanisława Piaseckiego i Włodzimierza Pietrzaka do Kazimierza Wyki / “As a Matter of Fact We are Struggling for the Same Goal ...?” Stanisław Piasecki’s and Włodzimierz Pietrzak’s Letters to Kazimierz Wyka
Authors: Urbanowski Maciej
Published: February 2013

Maciej Urbanowski has published here hitherto unknown letters to Kazimierz Wyka by Stanisław Piasecki and Włodzimierz Pietrzak, written in 1935-1938. Their correspondence adds a new insight into what we know of the life of Kazimierz Wyka, one of the most outstanding 20thcentury Polish critics and literary scholars. The letters take us right behind the scenes of the failed attempts to recruit Wyka’s pen for “Prosto z mostu”, the leading periodical of the literary right in interwar Poland. The generational literary and political sensitivities which Wyka and the writers gathered round Piasecki’s weekly had in common were not enough, as Urbanowski argues, to overcome his more fundamental reservations. Wyka thought highly of some of the contributors of “Prosto z mostu”, but was put off by the paper’s nationalist ideological line. Nonetheless, Piasecki’s and Pietrzak’s letters give us a sense of the complex pattern of inner differences and divisions that characterized the new literary generation of the 1930s.
Recent State and Mechanisms of Invasions of Exotic Decapods in Ukrainian Rivers
Authors: Son M. O. , Novitsky R. A. , Dyadichko V. G.
Published: March 2013

Lower reaches of largest Ukrainian rivers are zones of migrations for exotic euryhaline decapods. During 2000s new records of invasions of three euryhaline exotic decapods, Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould, 1841), Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1853 and Macrobrachium nipponense (De Haan, 1849), were made in the channels of Ukrainian rivers. Chinese mitten crab, E. sinensis, spread in the Danube Delta and reservoirs of the Dnieper River; Rh. harrisii - in the channels of the Danube, Dnieper, Southern Bug and small river Gruzskij Yelanchik in the Azov Sea Basin; M. nipponense that was introduced in the Kuchurgan Liman (cooler reservoir of the Moldavian Hydro-power Station) - in the Dniester Delta. The migration zone of the established population can cover significant part of river watershed; it is necessary to take this fact into account at an estimation of biological invasion risk. Main problem in the investigation of exotic decapods in Ukrainian waters is absence of specialized methods used in the standard ecological monitoring. Among euryhaline exotic decapods, only Rh. harrisii is sometimes sampled with the equipment used in the monitoring of macrozoobenthos. A few records of these species at the large extent of their supposed ways of migration are the result of gaps in the study of their distribution in Ukrainian inland waters. Realistic attitude toward this fact is very important for the estimation of invasions in the inland waters of this region.
A New Species of Cloacitrema (Digenea, Philophthalmidae) from Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) with Remarks on the Genera Cloacitrema and Pygorchis
Authors: Schuster R. K.
Published: March 2013

Cloacitrema dubaiensis Schuster, sp. n. is described from four adult specimens found in the cloaca of greater flamingos in Dubai, UAE. It is the first Cloacitrema species found in the Afrotropic ecozone. The new species is medium‑sized and slim, with the ventral sucker in equatorial position and the uterus that extends laterally to intestinal caeca. It has oval, unlobed, touching each other testes in parallel to slightly oblique position. C. dubaiensis resembles C. narrabeenensis but differs in body shape, position of acetabulum, size of the seminal vesicle and number of vitelline follicles and their extension lateral to caeca.
Journals Publish “It Takes a Team”
Authors: Simoneau Guy G. , Holmes Edith
Published: March 2013

Published jointly by JOSPT and The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (JBJS), “It Takes a Team: Working Together Works for Patients” is a first-of-its-kind publication that describes how collaboration among orthopaedic surgeons, physical therapists, and other healthcare clinicians working in a variety of clinical settings has improved patient outcomes. This Special Report is available as a free download from JOSPT's website.

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2013;43(3):117. doi:10.2519/jospt.2013.0103
Fifth International Ankle Symposium
Authors: McKeon Patrick O. , Mattacola Carl G.
Published: March 2013

The Fifth International Ankle Symposium (IAS5), a multidisciplinary conference focused predominantly on ankle injury evaluation, rehabilitation, and prevention, was held in Lexington, KY in October 2012. IAS5 brought together over 90 clinicians and scientists from disciplines such as athletic training, physical therapy, sports medicine, orthopaedics, and biomechanics. In this supplement, you will find a summary statement, keynote addresses from invited lectures and workshops, a program schedule, and the abstracts of the original research, both podium and poster presentations, from IAS5.

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2013;43(3):A1–A27. doi:10.2519/jospt.2013.0301
Persistent Medial Foot Pain in an Adolescent Athlete
Authors: Hensley Craig P. , Reischl Stephen F.
Published: March 2013

The patient was a 15-year-old adolescent male who was referred to a physical therapist for a chief complaint of worsening right medial foot pain. Given the worsening nature of the patient's right medial foot pain, palpatory findings, and a prior recommendation for computed tomography from a radiologist, the patient was referred to his physician. Subsequent computed tomography imaging of the right foot revealed a nondisplaced fracture through the dorsal-medial aspect of the navicular.

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2013;43(3):194. doi:10.2519/jospt.2013.0405
Assessing the Validity of the Dynamic Gait Index in a Balance Disorders Clinic: An Application of Rasch Analysis
Authors: Dye Deanna C. , Eakman Aaron M. , Bolton Kayla M.
Published: March 2013

Background

The Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) has emerged as a valid indicator of functional gait abilities for people with balance and vestibular disorders. Recent Rasch-based analyses have indicated possible concerns for multidimensionality and a ceiling effect within the DGI.

Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate the DGI in a sample of patients from a dizziness and balance clinic to determine whether patient features such as dizziness or fall history influence the measurement characteristics of the DGI.

Design

This study used a retrospective design.

Methods

A sample of 117 patients' charts was reviewed, and patients were grouped according to a primary impairment of dizziness only or imbalance and were categorized based on a history of falls. A one-parameter Rasch-Andrich rating scale model was used with thorough analyses, including rating scale analysis, item-difficulty hierarchy, scale unidimensionality, and differential item functioning (DIF).

Results

The DGI demonstrated an effective rating scale design and was found to be a unidimensional measurement of dynamic gait. The DGI displayed a modest ceiling effect, primarily with patients with higher functional levels displaying symptoms of dizziness. Three items (“vertical head nods,” “gait on level surface,” and “stepping over obstacles”) demonstrated DIF based on categories of patient characteristics, although the effects on measurement were negligible.

Limitations

Functional categories were based on impairments and not underlying medical diagnoses derived from a retrospective chart review, whereas the limited sample size may have underestimated statistically significant DIF.

Conclusions

Results from this study offer additional evidence supporting the validity of the DGI as a measure of gait ability. The present findings also are in agreement with prior research that has shown a ceiling effect for the DGI in people with balance or vestibular disorders. Effects of DIF were found to be negligible, yet the presence of DIF within the present sample helped to explain some differences in DGI item-difficulty hierarchies from prior studies. Continued research is needed to determine how population differences may affect performance on the DGI and to develop and test assessments capable of measuring a broader range of gait abilities.