bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Does Investor Sentiment Predict the Near‐Term Returns of the Chinese Stock Market?
Authors: Cheema Muhammad A. , Man Yimei , Szulczyk Kenneth R.
Published: May 2018

Recent evidence on the relationship between investor sentiment and subsequent monthly market returns in China shows that investor sentiment is a reliable momentum predictor since an increase (decrease) in investor sentiment leads to higher (lower) future returns. However, we suggest that momentum predictability of investor sentiment originates from the boom and bust period of 2006–2008 (the bubble period hereafter). The bubble period is characterized by several months of sustained optimism followed by several months of sustained pessimism, with the market consequently earning high (low) returns following high (low) sentiment months. Therefore, we find a strong positive association between investor sentiment and subsequent market returns during the bubble period. However, investor sentiment has a negligible impact on subsequent monthly market returns once we exclude the bubble period.
A systematic method for reviewing and analysing health information on consumer‐oriented websites
Authors: Rew Lynn , Saenz Ashley , Walker Lorraine O.
Published: May 2018

Aim

A discussion of a proposed method for analysing the quality of consumer‐oriented websites that provide health‐related information.

Background

The quality of health information available to consumers online varies widely in quality. In an effort to improve the quality of online information, experts have undertaken systematic reviews on selected health topics; however, no standardized comprehensive methodology currently exists for such review.

Design

An eight‐step method is recommended embracing the following steps: (a) select topic; (b) determine the purpose of the analysis; (c) select search terms and engines; (d) develop and apply website inclusion and exclusion criteria; (e) develop processes and tools to manage search results; (f) specify measures of quality; (g) compute readability; (h) evaluate websites. Each of these steps is illustrated in relation to the health topic of gynaecomastia, a physical and mental health challenge for many adolescent males and young men.

Implications for nursing

Although most extant analyses of consumer‐oriented websites have focused on disease conditions and their treatment, website analysis methodology would encourage analyses that fall into the nursing care domain.

Conclusion

The method outlined in this paper is intended to provide nurses and others who work with specific patient populations with the tools needed for website analytic studies. Such studies provide a foundation for making recommendations about quality websites, and identifying gaps in online information for health consumers.
Measuring Quadriceps strength in adults with severe or moderate intellectual and visual disabilities: Feasibility and reliability
Authors: Dijkhuizen Annemarie , Douma Rob K. , Krijnen Wim P. , van der Schans Cees P. , Waninge Aly
Published: May 2018

Background

A feasible and reliable instrument to measure strength in persons with severe intellectual and visual disabilities (SIVD) is lacking. The aim of our study was to determine feasibility, learning period and reliability of three strength tests.

Methods

Twenty‐nine participants with SIVD performed the Minimum Sit‐to‐Stand Height test (MSST), the Leg Extension test (LE) and the 30 seconds Chair‐Stand test (30sCS), once per week for 5 weeks. Feasibility was determined by the percentage of successful measurements; learning effect by using paired t test between two consecutive measurements; test–retest reliability by intraclass correlation coefficient and Limits of Agreement and, correlations by Pearson correlations.

Results

A sufficient feasibility and learning period of the tests was shown. The methods had sufficient test–retest reliability and moderate‐to‐sufficient correlations.

Conclusion

The MSST, the LE, and the 30sCS are feasible tests for measuring muscle strength in persons with SIVD, having sufficient test re‐test reliability.
A relation between ablation area and outcome of ablation using 28‐mm cryoballon ablation: Importance of carina region
Authors: Nanbu Tadafumi , Yotsukura Akihiko , Sano Fumihiko , Suzuki George , Ishidoya Yuki , Yoshida Izumi , Sakurai Masayuki
Published: May 2018

Introduction

Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with wide antral ablation leads to better outcomes in atrial fibrillation ablation therapy, but the ablation area is relatively small during cryoballoon ablation (CBA). The present study tested the hypothesis that wide ablation can lead to better outcomes in CBA.

Methods and results

Ninety‐six patients with atrial fibrillation were enrolled (paroxysmal 76%, 64.1 ± 11.7 years). All patients underwent preprocedural computed tomography and the PV diameter at left atrial PV junction was measured. PV isolation was performed using a 28‐mm CB for 3 minutes with single freezing. Sinus rhythm bipolar voltage amplitude maps with the NavX mapping system were generated after ablation. According to the voltage map, patients were divided into 3 subgroups (68 in the extensive isolation group, 17 in the individual isolation group, and 10 in the incomplete isolation group). Atrial tachyarrhythmias recurred in 9 patients of the extensive isolation group and 6 in the individual isolation group. The rate of 12‐month freedom from tachyarrhythmia after a single ablation procedure was 84% (95% confidence interval [C.I.], 72%–91%) in the extensive group and 57% (95% C.I., 28%–78%) in the individual group (P = 0.048). Multiple logistic regression analyses revealed that maximal PV diameter was the only predictor to achieve extensive PVI (odds ratio, 1.57; 95% C.I. 1.08–2.29 P = 0.018).

Conclusion

Extensive isolation is superior to individual isolation for achieving freedom from atrial arrhythmia in long term follow‐up by CBA. Evaluating PV diameter at the left atrial PV junction is essential for applying CBA.
Polysomnography‐derived sleep parameters as a determinant of nocturnal blood pressure profile in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Authors: Kuwabara Mitsuo , Tomitani Naoko , Shiga Toshikazu , Kario Kazuomi
Published: May 2018

Obstructive sleep apnea causes blood pressure (BP) surges during sleep, which may lead to increased sleep‐onset cardiovascular events. The authors recently developed an oxygen‐triggered nocturnal BP monitoring system that initiates BP measurements when oxygen desaturation (SpO2) falls below a variable threshold. The association between nocturnal BP parameters obtained by nocturnal BP monitoring and simultaneously examined polysomnography‐derived sleep parameters in 116 patients with obstructive sleep apnea (mean age 57.9 years, 85.3% men) was studied. In multivariable analysis with independent factors of age, body mass index, sex, and polysomnography‐derived measures (apnea‐hypopnea index, apnea index, arousal index, lowest SpO2, and SpO2 < 90%), apnea‐hypopnea index (β = .26, P = .02) and lowest SpO2 (β = −.34, P < .001) were independent determinants of hypoxia‐peak systolic BP (SBP), defined as the maximum SBP value measured by nocturnal BP monitoring. Similarly, apnea‐hypopnea index (β = .21, P = .04) and lowest SpO2 (β = −.49, P < .001) were independent determinants of nocturnal SBP surge, defined as the difference between the hypoxia‐peak SBP and the average of the SBP values within 30 minutes before and after the hypoxia‐peak SBP, measured by the fixed‐interval function in the manner of conventional ambulatory BP monitoring. In conclusion, in polysomnography‐derived parameters, lowest SpO2, defined as the minimum SpO2 value during sleep, is the strongest independent determinant of hypoxia‐peak SBP and nocturnal SBP surge measured by nocturnal BP monitoring. Our findings suggest that the severity of the decrease in SpO2 and the frequency of such decreases would be important indicators to identify high‐risk patients who are likely to develop cardiovascular events specifically during sleep.
CYP2E1 Rsa Ι/Pst Ι polymorphism and lung cancer susceptibility: A meta‐analysis involving 10,947 subjects
Authors: Shen Ze‐Tian , Wu Xin‐Hu , Li Bing , Shen Jun‐shu , Wang Zhen , Li Jing , Zhu Xi‐Xu
Published: May 2018

The above article, published in the Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine on 14 September 2016 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), and in Volume 19, pp. 2136‐2142, has been retracted by agreement between the authors, the journal Editor in Chief, Stefan Constantinescu, and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The retraction has been agreed due to unattributed overlap of the language used in the “Materials and method” and “Discussion” sections of this study and the following article published in Lung Cancer: “CYP2E1 Rsa I/Pst I polymorphism is associated with lung cancer risk among Asians” by Ping Zhan, Jing Wang, Yu Zhang, Li‐Xin Qiu, Su‐feng Zhao, Qian Qian, Shu‐Zhen Wei, Li‐Ke Yu and Yong Song, Volume 69, 2010, pages 19‐25.

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Shen Z‐T, Wu X‐H, Li B, Shen J‐S, Wang Z, Li J, Zhu X‐X. CYP2E1 Rsa Ι/Pst Ι polymorphism and lung cancer susceptibility: a meta‐analysis involving 10,947 subjects. J Cell Mol Med. 2015;19:2136‐2142. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.12579
Reply to the commentary on ‘Oral melanoma and other pigmentations: when to biopsy?’
Authors: Dika E. , Lambertini M.
Published: May 2018

Linked article: This article is commented on by E. De Piano et al., pp. e398–e399 in this issue. To view this article visit https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.15093
Commentary on ‘Oral melanoma and other pigmentations: when to biopsy?’
Authors: De Piano E. , Cinotti E. , Tognetti L. , Rubegni P.
Published: May 2018

Linked article: This article is commentary on by E. Dika et al., p. e399 in this issue. To view this article visit https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.15092
Primary and secondary prevention of skin cancer in mountain guides: attitude and motivation for or against participation
Authors: Zink A. , Thomé F. , Schielein M. , Spinner C.D. , Biedermann T. , Tizek L.
Published: May 2018

Background

Outdoor professionals such as mountain guides are at a substantial risk of developing non‐melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) due to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure. Despite major recent primary prevention efforts, studies on secondary skin cancer prevention efforts are limited and corresponding data on outdoor workers scarce.

Objective

To assess the sun protective behaviour and individual motivations for or against skin cancer screening examinations in the German mountain guide population to aid in the development of effective awareness and prevention strategies.

Methods

A cross‐sectional study among all registered mountain guides in Germany was conducted using a 35‐item online questionnaire on primary and secondary prevention of NMSC as well as perceived barriers for prevention.

Results

A total of 145 mountain guides participated in the study in January 2017. Of these, 86.2% reported using sunscreen often or always, 62.1% with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 30–50% and 60.7% had undergone dermatological examination by a medical professional. The most common reasons for using secondary prevention efforts were hope of an early diagnosis (77.3%), fear of skin cancer (73.9%) and the intention to be aware of one's own health (70.5%). The main reasons for not doing so were absence of conspicuous skin conditions (63.2%) and feeling healthy (59.6%).

Conclusion

Awareness of prevention strategies recommended by the scientific community is low among affected occupationally high‐risk mountain guide populations. Understanding the specific needs of this high‐risk group is essential for the development of sustainable awareness and prevention strategies.
Efficacy of bioactive compounds from Curcuma longa L. against mosquito larvae
Authors: Liu Jia , Zhang Min , Fu Wei‐jie , Hu Jin‐feng , Dai Guang‐hui
Published: May 2018

To identify larvicidal compounds from the ethanolic extracts of Curcuma longa root, the active compounds were isolated using activity‐guided fractionation with column chromatography and identified based on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectrometry (MS) data. The dipping method was used to determine the larvicidal activities of each compound against 4th‐instar larvae of Culex pipiens pallens. Two compounds were isolated and identified, ar‐turmerone and 8‐hydroxyl‐ar‐turmerone. The two compounds exhibited larvicidal activities against the 4th‐instar larvae of C. pipiens pallens after 24 hr of treatment with LC50 values of 138.86 and 257.68 ppm, respectively. The larvicidal activities of ar‐turmerone and 8‐hydroxyl‐ar‐turmerone against C. pipiens pallens are reported herein for the first time. The elucidation of the structure of these phytochemicals and their insecticidal activities are important for assessing the potential of this plant as a botanical insecticide.
Crohn's disease of the vulva: A prospective study
Authors: Bhoyrul Bevin , Lyon Calum
Published: May 2018

Background and Aims

Vulval Crohn's disease (VCD) is a rare extra‐intestinal cutaneous manifestation of Crohn's disease. VCD is often unrecognized and misdiagnosed and can be difficult to treat. The aim of the study was to describe the clinical presentation, associated features, and response to treatment modalities in patients with VCD.

Methods

A prospective review of patients with VCD who were referred to our specialist dermatology clinic from 2003 to 2017 was performed. Data on age at diagnosis, presenting signs, associated features, and response to treatment were collected.

Results

Thirty‐one patients with a median age of 40 years (range 13–66 years) were identified. VCD manifested most frequently with vulval edema (77%), ulceration (35%), and fissures (39%). Eighty‐one percent had active gastrointestinal disease. Oral involvement and pyoderma gangrenosum were present in 13% and 19%, respectively. Topical therapy was effective in mild VCD. Tumor necrosis factor‐α inhibitors were the most effective second‐line therapy, with 53% achieving complete clinical remission. Additionally, we have found compression garments and shorts to be useful adjuncts in treating vulval edema.

Conclusions

Vulval Crohn's disease is a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. We recommend consideration of tumor necrosis factor‐α inhibitors at an early stage.
Hot Money and Quantitative Easing: The Spillover Effects of U.S. Monetary Policy on the Chinese Economy
Authors: HO STEVEN WEI , ZHANG JI , ZHOU HAO
Published: May 2018

We develop a factor‐augmented vector autoregression (FA‐VAR) model to estimate the effects that unanticipated changes in U.S. monetary policy and economic policy uncertainty have on the Chinese housing, equity, and loan markets. We find the decline in the U.S. policy rate since the Great Recession has led to a significant increase in Chinese housing investment. One possible reason for this effect is the substantial increase in the inflow of “hot money” into China. The responses of Chinese variables to U.S. shocks at the zero lower bound are different from those responses in normal times.
Choriocarcinoma with multiple lung metastases from complete hydatidiform mole with coexistent fetus during pregnancy
Authors: Maeda Yuto , Oyama Ruriko , Maeda Hirona , Imai Yukihiro , Yoshioka Shinya
Published: May 2018

Gestational trophoblastic neoplasm (GTN) is a serious morbidity of complete hydatidiform mole with coexistent fetus (CHMCF) and usually develops after termination of pregnancy. Here we report a case of choriocarcinoma derived from CHMCF during pregnancy. A 33‐year‐old multiparous woman with suspected CHMCF was admitted with a severe cough. Computed tomography revealed multiple lung metastases. Cesarean section and hysterectomy were performed at 31 weeks of gestation on diagnosis of high‐risk GTN from International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) scoring. A live female infant weighing 1390 g was delivered. Choriocarcinoma was diagnosed from pathological findings. The patient received multi‐agent chemotherapy and was discharged on the 40th postoperative day. In conclusion, CHMCF can result in high‐risk GTN during pregnancy. For a suspected GTN, diagnosis from FIGO scoring should determine treatment strategy. If patients with CHMCF wish to continue their pregnancy, careful follow‐up, including regular chest radiography and ultrasonography, is warranted.
Sodium pentosan polysulfate efficacy as thromboprophylaxis agent in high‐risk women following gynecological surgery
Authors: Indirayani Ima , Kalok Aida , Nik Ismail Nik A. , Shah Shamsul A. , Lim Pei S. , Mohamed Ismail Nor A. , Nur Azurah Abdul G. , Omar Mohd Hashim , Shafiee Mohamad N.
Published: May 2018

Aim

Sodium pentosan polysulfate (Na‐PPS) is a plant‐based agent that has similar action with low‐molecular‐weight heparin. It inhibits factor Xa, preventing blood clot formation. To date, its use in clinical practice as thromboprophylaxis agent is still limited. In addition, the efficacy and safety profile of this agent was not robustly reported globally, especially for countries with major Muslim population. We hypothesized that Na‐PPS was equally effective as the standard thromboprophylaxis. We aim to compare the efficacy and safety of Na‐PPS against standard agent (fondaparinux or enoxaparin).

Methods

This was a randomized control, open‐label trial. Women underwent major gynecological surgery were randomized to receive either subcutaneous 50 mg of Na‐PPS twice daily or subcutaneous enoxaparin 40 mg once daily. Fondaparinux 2.5 mg once daily was given to Muslim women as an alternative to enoxaparin. The treatment was started 6 h postoperatively, for at least 3 days. All the patients received thromboembolic deterrent stockings. The primary efficacy outcome was venous thromboembolism up to 3 days postsurgery. The main safety outcomes were minor and major bleeding.

Results

Among 109 participants, there was no incidence of venous thromboembolism. None of the women developed major bleeding. Minor bleeding was observed in 28.3% (15/53) and 5.4% (3/56) of Na‐PPS and standard thromboprophylaxis group, respectively (P = 0.001).

Conclusion

Na‐PPS was associated with increased risk of minor bleeding. There was insufficient data to conclude its efficacy as thromboprophylaxis. Further research is needed to evaluate Na‐PPS safety as a standard thromboprophylactic agent.
Examination of prezygotic and postzygotic isolating barriers in tropical Ulva (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta): evidence for ongoing speciation
Authors: Monotilla Alvin P. , Nishimura Tomohiro , Adachi Masao , Tanii Yuta , Largo Danilo B. , Hiraoka Masanori
Published: May 2018

Phylogenetic clades based on DNA sequences such as the chloroplast rbcL gene and the nuclear ITS region are frequently used to delimit algal species. However, these molecular markers cannot accurately delimit boundaries among some Ulva species. Although Ulva reticulata and Ulva ohnoi occasionally bloom in tropical to warm‐temperate regions and are clearly distinguishable by their reticulate or plain blade morphology, they have few or no sequence divergences in these molecular markers and form a monophyletic clade. In this study, to clarify the speciation and species delimitation in the U. reticulata‐ohnoi complex clade, reproductive relationships among several sexual strains from the Philippines and Japan including offspring that originated from the type specimen of U. ohnoi were examined by culturing and hybridization in addition to the ITS‐based analysis. As a result, both prezygotic and postzygotic reproductive isolation were revealed to occur between genetically perforated U. reticulata and imperforate U. ohnoi. They were also separated on the basis of sequence analysis of the ITS region. That strongly supports that the two taxa are independent biological species. Although no prezygotic barrier among the Philippine and Japanese strains of U. reticulata was observed, unexpectedly zoospores produced by hybrid sporophytes in some of their combinations mostly failed to develop, indicating partial formation of a postzygotic barrier despite a 0.2% divergence in the ITS sequence. These findings suggest speciation is still ongoing in U. reticulata.
An integrated understanding of paternal care in mammals: lessons from the rodents
Authors: Rymer T. L. , Pillay N.
Published: May 2018

Mammalian paternal care is rare, and often considered synonymous with social monogamy. Numerous hypotheses have been proposed to explain the evolution and function of paternal care in mammals, many assuming that males are important for offspring survival, with accompanying costs and benefits to fathers and mothers. Most hypotheses are taxon‐centric, focusing primarily on three mammalian orders. Consequently, there is no definitive ‘one size fits all’ hypothesis that adequately explains the evolution of mammalian paternal care. Here, we review both proximate (ontogeny, mechanisms) and ultimate (adaptive significance, evolution) questions to provide an integrated perspective of paternal care, focussing on the rodents. Firstly, we describe the behavioural machinery, and then the neuroendocrine, genetic end environmental factors that regulate and modulate paternal care. We suggest that the behavioural machinery of parental care is conserved in both males and females, although parental care is regulated in a sex‐ and species‐specific manner. Secondly, we provide hypotheses for the evolution and function of paternal care. In contrast to previous studies, we consider seven adaptive hypotheses that explore the possibility of paternal care benefiting the offspring, mothers and/or fathers. We also consider three constraints hypotheses. We suggest that paternal care does not have to incur a survival benefit to offspring to evolve. Instead, the combined benefits to fathers, mothers and offspring should out‐weigh the costs to fathers of providing care. Our suggestions for integrating proximate and ultimate explanations for why and how male rodents provide paternal care are applicable across taxa. Integrating these explanations is complicated because the adaptive consequences are context and species‐specific. Therefore, future research should integrate these approaches within and between a wide array of taxa.
Selecting a suitable diversity index for a tropical Ramsar wetland site
Authors: Vijayakumari Vidya , Prasad Gopal , Albert Moses Sheela
Published: May 2018

Wetlands are under threat from the inflow of urban pollutants on a daily basis. The phytoplankton community is the most affected by increasing eutrophication. Biodiversity based on species richness and evenness can reflect the phytoplankton community composition, as well as describing the water pollution impacts on biotic communities. Eutrophication is a major problem in tropical wetland systems because they receive various waste discharges. Therefore, an attempt was made in this study to analyse the eutrophication status of a tropical wetland (part of the Vembanad Wetland in Cherthala‐Aroor‐Edakochi coastal belt, Kerala) that is being affected by seafood effluent discharges. Alpha indices (Shannon–Weiner Diversity Index; Simpson Index) and beta diversity (Jaccard Index and Sorensen Index) were used to identify appropriate diversity index in a eutrophic environment. Analysis of the plankton populations indicated significant variations among the wetland sampling sites, with the highest percentage of pollution indicators observed in the interconnected channels than in the main portion of the wetland. The results of this study also reveal that a dangerous level of reduction in Chlorophyceae occurred which, in turn, affects the wetland primary productivity. If this situation continues, the wetland will become dominated by fewer, more pollution‐tolerant species over time, indicating serious attention must be given to stopping the loss of diversity in the wetland. This study revealed that β diversity indices are more suitable for studying diversity in a eutrophic wetland system than α diversity indices, mainly because β diversity indices indirectly consider the pollution indicator species, whereas the Shannon Index fails to do so. This study also notes the importance of using the Simpson Index over the Shannon Index for eutrophic waterbodies.
“The new children of the earth”
Authors: Calvo‐Pascual Mónica
Published: May 2018

This article analyzes Larissa Lai's novel Salt Fish Girl (2002) as a case of dystopian fiction marked by a concern with the dangers of the “Anthropocene” and the oppression of what lies beyond the scope of prescriptive definitions of humanity. Taking as point of departure Braidotti's posthuman theory and her post‐anthropocentric approach to embodied difference, I focus on the feminist and lesbian stance of Lai's novel. For this purpose, I explore issues such as the characters' zoe‐centred, non‐hierarchical fusion with nature, the link to the maternal through fish smell (traditionally associated with female genitalia, here reclaimed and embraced), together with the subversive potential of female bonding, and of alternative modes of motherhood and reproduction as opposed to hetero‐patriarchal utilitarian techno‐scientific control.1
Self‐resolving superficial primary cutaneous mucormycosis in a 7‐week‐old infant
Authors: Jones Milissa U. , Flores Michelle S. , Vereen Rasheda J. , Szabo Sabrina R. , Logemann Nicholas F. , Eberly Matthew D.
Published: May 2018

A 7‐week‐old girl, born at 30 weeks' gestational age, presented to clinic for evaluation of a crop of vesicular lesions that were noted after removal of a bandage that had been in place for 4 days. A punch biopsy of the lesion revealed fungal elements that were later identified as Rhizopus spp. The lesion began to self‐resolve, and no further treatment was needed, with full resolution of the lesion by 1 month after presentation. Clinicians should be aware of the variable presentations of mucormycosis and consider fungal infection in the differential diagnosis when evaluating vulnerable patients with skin eruptions.
Orthopedic‐orthodontic treatment of the patient with Turner's syndrome: Review of the literature and case report
Authors: Cazzolla Angela Pia , Lo Muzio Lorenzo , Di Fede Olga , Lacarbonara Vitantonio , Colaprico Andrea , Testa Nunzio F. , Giuseppe Troiano , Zhurakivska Khrystyna , Marzo Giuseppe , Lacaita Maria Grazia
Published: May 2018

Aims

Turner syndrome (TS) patients have phenotypical variable presentations and they are more susceptible to endocrine, auto‐immune, and structural anomalies. Typical clinical characteristics are short stature and premature ovarian insufficiency. Patients with TS show a typical cranial‐facial morphology with bi‐maxillary bi‐retrusion, high‐arched palate, micrognathia, and class II malocclusion. Aim of our study is to present the orthopedic‐orthodontic treatment approach of a young TS patient and data of stability after 7 years.

Methods and results

A careful analysis of anamnestic data was performed. After extraoral and intraoral examination, cephalometric measurements and examination of models, appropriate orthopedic‐orthodontic appliances were positioned in order to correct skeletal alterations due to primary pathology as much as possible.

Consistent improvements were observed after the treatment. Clinical and radiographic follow‐up at 7 years showed a net improvement of head posture and stability of the occlusal results.

Conclusions

An early diagnosis and appropriate orthopedic‐orthodontic intervention allow to simplify the management of TS patients and provide satisfactory and stable results.
Kinetic risk factors of running‐related injuries in female recreational runners
Authors: Napier C. , MacLean C. L. , Maurer J. , Taunton J. E. , Hunt M. A.
Published: May 2018

Our objective was to prospectively investigate the association of kinetic variables with running‐related injury (RRI) risk. Seventy‐four healthy female recreational runners ran on an instrumented treadmill while 3D kinetic and kinematic data were collected. Kinetic outcomes were vertical impact transient, average vertical loading rate, instantaneous vertical loading rate, active peak, vertical impulse, and peak braking force (PBF). Participants followed a 15‐week half‐marathon training program. Exposure time (hours of running) was calculated from start of program until onset of injury, loss to follow‐up, or end of program. After converting kinetic variables from continuous to ordinal variables based on tertiles, Cox proportional hazard models with competing risks were fit for each variable independently, before analysis in a forward stepwise multivariable model. Sixty‐five participants were included in the final analysis, with a 33.8% injury rate. PBF was the only kinetic variable that was a significant predictor of RRI. Runners in the highest tertile (PBF < −0.27 BW) were injured at 5.08 times the rate of those in the middle tertile and 7.98 times the rate of those in the lowest tertile. When analyzed in the multivariable model, no kinetic variables made a significant contribution to predicting injury beyond what had already been accounted for by PBF alone. Findings from this study suggest PBF is associated with a significantly higher injury hazard ratio in female recreational runners and should be considered as a target for gait retraining interventions.
Minimum inhibitory concentration and killing properties of rifampicin against canine Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates from dogs in the southeast USA
Authors: Ho Karen K. , Conley Austin C. , Kennis Robert A. , Hathcock Terri L. , Boothe Dawn M. , White Amelia G.
Published: May 2018

Background

Meticillin‐resistant (MR) staphylococcal pyoderma in dogs has led to increased use of alternate antibiotics such as rifampicin (RFP). However, little information exists regarding its pharmacodynamics in MR Staphylococcus pseudintermedius.

Hypothesis/objectives

To determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and killing properties of RFP for canine Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates.

Methods

The MIC of RFP was determined using the ETEST® for 50 meticillin‐susceptible (MS) and 50 MR S. pseudintermedius isolates collected from dogs. From these isolates, two MS isolates (RFP MIC of 0.003 and 0.008 μg/mL, respectively) and two MR isolates (RFP MIC of 0.003 and 0.012 μg/mL, respectively) were subjected to time–kill studies. Mueller–Hinton broth was supplemented with RFP at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32 times the MIC for 0, 2, 4, 10, 16 and 24 h. The number of viable colony forming units in each sample was determined using a commercial luciferase assay kit.

Results

The MIC50 and MIC90 were the same for MS and MR isolates, at 0.004 μg/mL and 0.008 μg/mL, respectively. Rifampicin kill curves were not indicative of concentration‐dependency, suggesting time‐dependent activity. Two isolates (MS 0.003 and 0.008 μg/mL) exhibited bacteriostatic activity, whereas two others (MR 0.003 and 0.012 μg/mL) exhibited bactericidal activity.

Conclusions and clinical importance

This study demonstrated that MS and MR S. pseudintermedius isolates were equally susceptible to rifampicin and that dosing intervals should be designed for time‐dependent efficacy. These data can support pharmacokinetic studies of RFP in dogs with susceptible infections caused by S. pseudintermedius.
Reviewer Acknowledgements
Authors: Willianms Ellery
Published: May 2018

Business and Management Studies (BMS) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether BMS publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 4, Number 2 Abdul-Kahar Adam, University of Education, Winneba, GhanaAndrzej Niemiec, Poznań University of Economics and Business, PolandAshford Chea, Benedict College, USAAthina Qendro, Robert Gordon University, UKChrister Thörnqvist, University of Skövde, SwedenComite Ubaldo, University of Calabria, ItalyFábio Albergaria de Queiroz, Catholic University of Brasília, BrazilFlorin Peci, University of Peja, KosovoGabriela O. Chiciudean, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaHung-Che Wu, Nanfang College of Sun Yat-sen University, ChinaIulia Cristina Muresan, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaJason Caudill, King University, USAJayalakshmy Ramachandran, Multimedia University, MalaysiaLucie Andreisová, University of Economics in Prague, CzechMichael Okoche, University of South Africa, UgandaMike Rayner, University of Portsmouth, UKMohammad Soliman, Fayoum University, EgyptOksana Seroka-Stolka, Technical University of Czestochowa, PolandOnur Dogan, Dokuz Eylül University, TurkeyOzgur Demirtas, Inonu University, TurkeyRegina Lenart-Gansiniec, Jagiellonian University, PolandRocsana Tonis, Spiru Haret University, RomaniaYanzhe Zhang, University of Canberra, AustraliaZeki Atıl Bulut, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey Ellery WillianmsEditorial AssistantOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of Business and Management StudiesRedfame Publishing9450 SW Gemini Dr. #99416Beaverton, OR 97008, USAURL: http://bms.redfame.com
Post-politics of (Scottish) planning: gatekeepers, gatecheck and gatecrashers? – commentary to Walton
Authors: Kanninen Vesa
Published: May 2018

Reflecting upon William Walton’s work in this issue of Fennia, this commentary elaborates on the ideas of post-politics evoked by Walton’s careful examination of Scottish planning. Applying viewpoints of depoliticization and post-politics may not provide pragmatic guidance for planning practice, yet it may sensitize to and enable revelations of situational, processual and structural workings of power. With new orchestrations of planning narrowing the spaces for local resistance politicisations, depoliticisation may be taken to mean less politics. However, the complicit politicisations brought about by applying governmental technologies may also be seen as a different kind of statecraft, resulting in all too visible politics of planning presented as technicalities. This calls for local action. ‘Gatecrashing’ the planning system for a disruptive re-introduction of more inclusive and empowering planning practices could mean attaining ‘agonistic spaces’ that could enable dialectical approaches under uneven power relations.
Reflections on the variations and spatialities of (un)welcome – commentary to Gill
Authors: Vuolteenaho Jani , Lyytinen Eveliina
Published: May 2018

In this reflection, we seek to develop some of Professor Gill’s inspiring ideas on the notion of (un)welcome further. We do this, in particular, by problematizing his largely dualistic conception of the emotionally-invested, inter-personal forms of welcome contra a bureaucratic tendency to abstract welcome, to hollow it out emotionally. We argue that if applied too rigidly, this dichotomy can be unwieldy for making sense of the actual socio-spatial and emotional dynamics of (un)welcome. To elaborate this criticism, we expand on the notion of welcome from three interrelated perspectives. First, we argue that besides the opposite poles of people who welcome refugees, and forces that attempt to exclude them, great many actors convey more ambiguous and contextually varying attitudes to (un)welcoming immigrants. In the light of Lefebvre’s conceptual triad of social space, we next point out that Gill’s conceptualization pays inadequate heed to the practiced and societally recompensing aspects of everyday spatiality and welcoming. Finally, we take a cue from Gill’s suggestion to analyze welcome from the emotional geographies perspective, and reflect on exclusionary and inclusionary socio-spatial processes related to refugees’ emotions (lived space) and coping tactics (practiced space).
’Alternative’ journal publishing and the economy of academic prestige
Authors: Kallio Kirsi Pauliina , Metzger Jonathan
Published: May 2018

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Dialogical peer-review and non-profit open-access journal publishing: welcome to Fennia
Authors: Kallio Kirsi Pauliina , Riding James
Published: May 2018

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A review of acarid mites (Acariformes: Acaridae) associated with bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), with description of Ipsoglyphus bochkovi gen. and sp. nov.
Authors: Klimov Pavel B. , Khaustov Alexander A
Published: May 2018

Acarid mites associated with bark beetles feed on fungi, transfer fungal spores, and promote fungal strain recombination inside beetles’ galleries. Many of these mites are omnivorous generalists, with a clear preference to mycetophagy, living in different subcortical habitats, including galleries of bark beetles. We reviewed associations of acarid mites and scolytine beetles numbering 26 mite species in 11 genera associated with 45 bark beetle species in 17 countries (134 unique records total). A new genus and species of acarid mite, Ipsoglyphus bochkovi, gen. and sp. nov. (Acariformes: Acaridae) collected from Ips typographus pheromone traps in Western Siberia, Russia, is described and illustrated from deutonymphs. The new genus differs from all other acarid genera of by a combination of the following characters: two solenidia on genu I, an unpaired eye-spot present on the anterior prodorsum, and palpal supracoxal setae (elc p) lanceolate. As part of this work, we established the following new synonymies and combinations: Halictacarus zakhvatkini (Delfinado and Baker, 1976) comb. nov. from Schulzea (=Schulzea orientalis Putatunda & Kapil, 1995 syn. nov.; Schulzea halicti Putatunda and Kapil, 1995 syn. nov.); Halictacarus indicus (Putatunda & Kapil, 1995) comb. nov. from Schulzea; Forecellinia insolita (Woodring & Moser, 1970) comb. nov. from Anoetus; Histiogaster wichmanni (Türk & Türk, 1957) comb. nov. from Caloglyphus; Reckiacarus sudeticus (Kiełczewski & Wiśniewski, 1975), comb. n. from Histiogaster; Reckiacarus stammeri (F. Türk & E. Türk, 1957) comb. n. from Histiogaster. The following names were emended to agree in gender with the generic name Histiogaster Berlese, 1883 (feminine): Histiogaster iberica Kadzhaya, 1959, Histiogaster robusta Woodring, 1966, Histiogaster rotunda Woodring, 1966, Histiogaster striatissima Mahunka, 1973. Between the variant spellings Histiogaster arborsignum Woodring, 1963 and Histiogaster arborsignis Woodring, 1966, the latter is an incorrect subsequent spelling, however, because it is in prevailing usage, we treat it as correct: Histiogaster arborsignis Woodring, 1963.
Obuloides crinitus sp. nov., sixth African species of the gall forming mites of the genus Obuloides Baker and Tuttle, 1975 (Acari: Tenuipalpidae), with a key to known species
Authors: Maake Pholoshi Abram , Ueckermann Edward
Published: May 2018

A new species of Obuloides, Obuloides crinitus sp. nov., is described based on females and males collected from the galls and twigs of Grewia occidentalis (Tiliaceae) in South Africa. Obuloides crinutus is closely related to O. namibiensis and O. rajamohani but can be distinguished by the finely granulated shields, a character that no other species of this genus has. Another notable difference is the length of prodorsal setae v2, which are longer and more strongly serrated compared to the other species of this genus which have very short and mostly smooth setae. Males of this species lack setae d1. A key to known species is provided.
The mechanism of two-phase motility in the spirochete
Leptospira
: Swimming and crawling
Authors: Tahara Hajime , Takabe Kyosuke , Sasaki Yuya , Kasuga Kie , Kawamoto Akihiro , Koizumi Nobuo , Nakamura Shuichi
Published: May 2018

Rotation of a helical cell body and mobility of cell-surface adhesins result in surface motility of the spirochete
Leptospira
.
Making data matter: Voxel printing for the digital fabrication of data across scales and domains
Authors: Bader Christoph , Kolb Dominik , Weaver James C. , Sharma Sunanda , Hosny Ahmed , Costa João , Oxman Neri
Published: May 2018

Voxel-based 3D printing bridges the gap between digital information representation and physical material composition.
Ironing out dedifferentiation in melanoma
Authors: Chonghaile Tríona Ní
Published: May 2018

Melanoma can be clustered into four differentiation states, with the undifferentiated state being sensitive to ferroptosis.
Cardioprotective effects of autophagy: Eat your heart out, heart failure!
Authors: Santulli Gaetano
Published: May 2018

Activation of autophagy improves post-infarction myocardial function in mice.
Antimicrobial Efficacy and Safety of a Novel Gas Plasma-Activated Catheter Lock Solution
Authors: Bhatt Sudhir , Mehta Poonam , Chen Chen , Daines Dayle A. , Mermel Leonard A. , Chen Hai-Lan , Kong Michael G.
Published: May 2018

Antimicrobial lock solutions are important for prevention of microbial colonization and infection of long-term central venous catheters. We investigated the efficacy and safety of a novel antibiotic-free lock solution formed from gas plasma-activated disinfectant (PAD).
Unveiling Concealed Functions of Endosymbiotic Bacteria Harbored in the Ascomycete Stachylidium bicolor
Authors: Almeida Celso , Silva Pereira Cristina , Gonzalez-Menendez Victor , Bills Gerald , Pascual Javier , Sánchez-Hidalgo Marina , Kehraus Stefan , Genilloud Olga
Published: May 2018

The discovery of two bacterial endosymbionts harbored inStachylidium bicolormycelium,Burkholderia contaminansandSphingomonas leidyi, is described here. Production of tetrapeptides inside the mycelium is ensured byB. contaminans, and fungal sporulation is influenced by the endosymbionts. Here, we illustrate the bacterial endosymbiotic origin of secondary metabolites in an Ascomycota host.
Complete Genome Sequences of Two Escherichia Phages Isolated from Wastewater in Finland
Authors: Kiljunen Saija , Wicklund Anu , Skurnik Mikael
Published: May 2018

Escherichia
phages vB_EcoM-fFiEco06 and vB_EcoM-fHoEco02 were found to have 167,076-bp and 167,064-bp genomes, respectively. They are members of genus
T4virus
, and they are 99.96% identical to each other. The host ranges of the phages are different, probably due to a few differences in their tail protein amino acid sequences.
Complete Genome Sequence of Pseudomonas stutzeri Type Strain SGAir0442, Isolated from Singapore Air Samples
Authors: Kee Carmon , Junqueira Ana Carolina M. , Uchida Akira , Purbojati Rikky W. , Houghton James N. I. , Chénard Caroline , Wong Anthony , Kolundžija Sandra , Clare Megan E. , Kushwaha Kavita K. , Panicker Deepa , Putra Alexander , Gaultier Nicolas E. , Premkrishnan Balakrishnan N. V. , Heinle Cassie E. , Vettath Vineeth Kodengil , Drautz-Moses Daniela I. , Schuster Stephan C.
Published: May 2018

Pseudomonas stutzeri
strain SGAir0442 was isolated from tropical air samples collected in Singapore. It is a Gram-negative denitrifying bacterium and an opportunistic human pathogen. Its complete genome consists of one chromosome of 4.52 Mb, containing 4,129 protein-coding genes, 12 rRNA subunits, and 62 tRNAs.
Draft Genome Sequence of Muricauda sp. Strain K001 Isolated from a Marine Cyanobacterial Culture
Authors: Vizzotto Carla S. , Lopes Fabyano A. C. , Green Stefan J. , Steindorff Andrei S. , Walter Juline M. , Thompson Fabiano L. , Krüger Ricardo H.
Published: May 2018

We report the whole-genome sequence of
Muricauda
sp. strain K001 isolated from a marine cyanobacterial culture. This genome sequence will improve our understanding of the influence of heterotrophic bacteria on the physiology of cyanobacteria and may contribute to the development of new natural products.
Draft Genome Sequences of Bacillus megaterium KU143, Microbacterium testaceum KU313, and Pseudomonas protegens AS15, Isolated from Stored Rice Grains
Authors: Jeong Jin-Ju , Moon Hyeon-Ji , Pathiraja Duleepa , Park Byeonghyeok , Choi In-Geol , Kim Ki Deok
Published: May 2018

Bacillus megaterium
KU143,
Microbacterium testaceum
KU313, and
Pseudomonas protegens
AS15 from stored rice grains exhibited antifungal activity against
Aspergillus
and
Penicillium
spp. predominant in stored rice. Here, we report their bacterial draft genomes, which contain genes related to biotic and abiotic stress management, as well as antimicrobial and insecticidal traits.
Genome Sequence of a New Siphoviridae Phage Found in a Brazilian Bacillus thuringiensis Serovar israelensis Strain
Authors: Campos Fabrício S. , Santos Gil R. , Nascimento Vitor L. , Corrêia Roberto F. T. , Cangussu Alex S. R. , Hoffmann Karen , Oliveira Eugênio E. , Ribeiro Bergmann M. , Aguiar Raimundo W. S.
Published: May 2018

During the fermentation process,
Bacillus thuringiensis
(Bt) phages can result in bacterial death and decreased yield. In this work, we describe the genome of a new phage related to the
Siphoviridae
viral family from a Brazilian strain of Bt which showed high nucleotide sequence identity to the genomes of phages phi4l1 and BtCS33.
A Thioredoxin Homologous Protein of Plasmodium falciparum Participates in Erythrocyte Invasion
Authors: Wang Wei , Huang Peng , Jiang Ning , Lu Huijun , Zhang Dongchao , Wang Dawei , Zhang Kai , Wahlgren Mats , Chen Qijun
Published: May 2018

Invasion of erythrocytes by merozoites is required in the life cycle of malarial parasites. Proteins derived from the invasive merozoites are essential ligands for erythrocyte recognition and penetration.
The Fructose-Specific Phosphotransferase System of Klebsiella pneumoniae Is Regulated by Global Regulator CRP and Linked to Virulence and Growth
Authors: Lin Disi , Fan JinMing , Wang Jingjie , Liu Long , Xu Li , Li Feiyu , Yang Jing , Li Bei
Published: May 2018

Klebsiella pneumoniae
is an opportunistic pathogen, and its hypervirulent variants cause serious invasive community-acquired infections. A genomic view of
K. pneumoniae
NTUH-2044 for the carbohydrate phosphotransferase system (PTS) found a putative fructose PTS, namely, the Frw PTS gene cluster.
Resistance to UV Irradiation Caused by Inactivation ofnurAandherAGenes in Thermus thermophilus
Authors: Fujii Yuki , Inoue Masao , Fukui Kenji , Kuramitsu Seiki , Masui Ryoji
Published: May 2018

Many nucleases and helicases are engaged in homologous recombination-mediated DNA repair. Previousin vitroanalyses in archaea indicated that NurA and HerA are the recombination-related nuclease and helicase. However, their cellular function had not been fully understood, especially in bacterial cells. In this study, we performedin vivoanalyses to address the cellular function ofnurAandherAin an extremely thermophilic bacterium,Thermus thermophilus. As a result,T. thermophilusNurA and HerA exhibited an interfering effect on the repair of several instances of DNA damage in the cell, which is in contrast to the results in archaea. This finding will facilitate our understanding of the diverse cellular functions of the recombination-related nucleases and helicases.
Structural and Molecular Characterization of the Hemagglutinin from the Fifth-Epidemic-Wave A(H7N9) Influenza Viruses
Authors: Yang Hua , Carney Paul J. , Chang Jessie C. , Guo Zhu , Stevens James
Published: May 2018

The A(H7N9) viruses circulating in China are of great public health concern. Here, we report a molecular and structural study of the major surface proteins from several recent A(H7N9) influenza viruses. Our results improve the understanding of these evolving viruses and provide important information on their receptor preference that is central to ongoing pandemic risk assessment.
Unusual presentation of Henöch-Schonlein purpura
Authors: Brodie Andrew , G Natasha , Nitiahpapand Rynda , Chowoo Liaqat
Published: May 2018

We present a rare case of a 4-year-old boy with newly diagnosed Henöch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) affecting the scrotum and penis. The patient presented to the emergency department with palpable purpura symmetrically distributed over the lower limbs. This was associated with arthritis of the right knee, abdominal pain and scrotal swelling. These symptoms were preceded by an upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). The patient was initially treated with empirical oral antibiotics for epididymitis and was discharged. He subsequently re-presented 12 days later with penile swelling, erythema and tenderness. An ultrasound scan of the penis revealed grossly oedematous subcutaneous tissue with normal penile architecture. His symptoms resolved spontaneously and the patient remains under close follow-up by the paediatric team for further sequelae of HSP.