bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of feasibility of 1.5 Tesla prostate MRI using body coil RF transmit in a patient with an implanted vagus nerve stimulator
Authors: Favazza Christopher P. , Edmonson Heidi A. , Ma Chi , Shu Yunhong , Felmlee Joel P. , Watson Robert E. , Gorny Krzysztof R.
Published: September 2017

Purpose

To assess risks of RF‐heating of a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) during 1.5 T prostate MRI using body coil transmit and to compare these risks with those associated with MRI head exams using a transmit/receive head coil.

Methods

Spatial distributions of radio‐frequency (RF) B1 fields generated by transmit/receive (T/R) body and head coils were empirically assessed along the long axis of a 1.5 T MRI scanner bore. Measurements were obtained along the center axis of the scanner and laterally offset by 15 cm (body coil) and 7 cm (head coil). RF‐field measurements were supplemented with direct measurements of RF‐heating of 15 cm long copper wires affixed to and submerged in the “neck” region of the gelled saline‐filled (sodium chloride and polyacrylic acid) “head‐and‐torso” phantom. Temperature elevations at the lead tips were measured using fiber‐optic thermometers with the phantom positioned at systematically increased distances from the scanner isocenter.

Results

B1 field measurements demonstrated greater than 10 dB reduction in RF power at distances beyond 28 cm and 24 cm from isocenter for body and head coil, respectively. Moreover, RF power from body coil transmit at distances greater than 32 cm from isocenter was found to be lower than from the RF power from head coil transmit measured at locations adjacent to the coil array at its opening. Correspondingly, maximum temperature elevations at the tips of the copper wires decreased with increasing distance from isocenter — from 7.4°C at 0 cm to no appreciable heating at locations beyond 40 cm.

Conclusions

For the particular scanner model evaluated in this study, positioning an implanted VNS farther than 32 cm from isocenter (configuration achievable for prostate exams) can reduce risks of RF‐heating resulting from the body coil transmit to those associated with using a T/R head coil.
Synthesis of TiO2 Nanorods for Schottky‐Type UV‐Photodetectors and Third‐Generation Solar Cells
Authors: Guller Ozge , Peksu Elif , Karaagac Hakan
Published: September 2017

TiO2 nanorods (NRs) are successfully synthesized on fluorine‐doped tin‐oxide pre‐coated glass substrates via hydrothermal technique. The effect of growth parameters on morphology of the synthesized NRs is investigated in detail. The results revealed that critical values for temperature, growth‐time, acidity, and precursor concentration are required for the synthesis of well‐aligned TiO2 NRs. Following the optimization of growth parameters, the well‐oriented TiO2 NRS are decorated with a thin‐sputtered layer of CdTe (CdCl2‐treated) to form a third generation inorganic‐sensitized solar cell. The power conversion efficiency associated with the constructed solar cell is found to be 0.42%, which is exactly 3.5 times larger than that obtained for the non‐CdCl2‐treated device structure. As a second part of this study, a Schottky‐type Ag/TiO2 UV‐photodetector is fabricated, which exhibited a drastic increase in photocurrent under UV‐light exposure, with a responsivity of ∼3 A W−1 for 380 nm at −1 V.
Obligations Concerning Negotiations Relating to Cessation of the Nuclear Arms Race and to Nuclear Disarmament
Authors: Amann Diane Marie
Published: September 2017

In this trio of decisions, the International Court of Justice (ICJ or Court) rejected applications in which a small island state claimed that three larger states known to possess nuclear weapons had breached their international obligations to undertake and conclude negotiations leading to nuclear disarmament. The Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Court acknowledged, had been the location of repeated nuclear weapons testing from 1946 to 1958, when the United States administered the archipelagic nation under the trusteeship system of the United Nations. The Court further recognized that the applicant, “by virtue of the suffering which its people endured as a result of it being used as a site for extensive nuclear testing programs, has special reasons for concern about nuclear disarmament” (para. 44). Nevertheless, it ruled that the cases could not go forward because the requisite legal dispute was absent at the time that the Marshall Islands filed its applications against India, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom.
Garcia de Borissow and Others v. Supreme Court of Justice – Labor Chamber, Embassy of the Lebanese Republic in Colombia and Embassy of the United States of America in Colombia
Authors: Diaz-Cediel Santiago
Published: September 2017

On August 18, 2016, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Colombia (Constitutional Court or Court) rendered a significant decision in the Garcia de Borissow and Others case on issues of immunity from execution, diplomatic protection, and objections to customary international law in its review of two combined cases brought by former local employees against the embassies of the Lebanese Republic and the United States of America in Bogotá. While upholding the diplomatic missions’ immunity from execution of lower court judgments awarding monetary sums, the Constitutional Court instructed the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Foreign Ministry) to pursue recovery of such amounts either by diplomatic means or through enforcement of those judgments in Lebanese and American courts. The decision is both unique and problematic as a matter of international and domestic law.
Zero sets of Lie algebras of analytic vector fields on real and complex two-dimensional manifolds
Authors: HIRSCH MORRIS W. , TURIEL F.-J.
Published: September 2017

Let$M$be an analytic connected 2-manifold with empty boundary, over the ground field$\mathbb{F}=\mathbb{R}$or$\mathbb{C}$. Let$Y$and$X$denote differentiable vector fields on$M$. We say that$Y$tracks$X$if$[Y,X]=fX$for some continuous function$f:\,M\rightarrow \mathbb{F}$. A subset$K$of the zero set$\mathsf{Z}(X)$is an essential block for$X$if it is non-empty, compact and open in$\mathsf{Z}(X)$, and the Poincaré–Hopf index$\mathsf{i}_{K}(X)$is non-zero. Let${\mathcal{G}}$be a finite-dimensional Lie algebra of analytic vector fields that tracks a non-trivial analytic vector field$X$. Let$K\subset \mathsf{Z}(X)$be an essential block. Assume that if$M$is complex and$\mathsf{i}_{K}(X)$is a positive even integer, no quotient of${\mathcal{G}}$is isomorphic to$\mathfrak{s}\mathfrak{l}(2,\mathbb{C})$. Then${\mathcal{G}}$has a zero in$K$(main result). As a consequence, if$X$and$Y$are analytic,$X$is non-trivial, and$Y$tracks$X$, then every essential component of$\mathsf{Z}(X)$meets$\mathsf{Z}(Y)$. Fixed-point theorems for certain types of transformation groups are proved. Several illustrative examples are given.
Homotopical complexity of a billiard flow on the 3D flat torus with two cylindrical obstacles
Authors: MOXLEY CALEB C. , SIMANYI NANDOR J.
Published: September 2017

We study the homotopical rotation vectors and the homotopical rotation sets for the billiard flow on the unit flat torus with two disjoint and orthogonal toroidal (cylindrical) scatterers removed from it. The natural habitat for these objects is the infinite cone erected upon the Cantor set$\text{Ends}(G)$of all ‘ends’ of the hyperbolic group$G=\unicode[STIX]{x1D70B}_{1}(\mathbf{Q})$. An element of$\text{Ends}(G)$describes the direction in (the Cayley graph of) the group$G$in which the considered trajectory escapes to infinity, whereas the height function$s$($s\geq 0$) of the cone gives us the average speed at which this escape takes place. The main results of this paper claim that the orbits can only escape to infinity at a speed not exceeding$\sqrt{3}$and, in any direction$e\in \text{Ends}(\unicode[STIX]{x1D70B}_{1}({\mathcal{Q}}))$, the escape is feasible with any prescribed speed$s$,$0\leq s\leq 1/(\sqrt{6}+2\sqrt{3})$. This means that the radial upper and lower bounds for the rotation set$R$are actually pretty close to each other. Furthermore, we prove the convexity of the set$\mathit{AR}$of constructible rotation vectors, and that the set of rotation vectors of periodic orbits is dense in$\mathit{AR}$. We also provide effective lower and upper bounds for the topological entropy of the studied billiard flow.
THE BOUNDED APPROXIMATION PROPERTY FOR THE WEIGHTED SPACES OF HOLOMORPHIC MAPPINGS ON BANACH SPACES
Authors: GUPTA MANJUL , BAWEJA DEEPIKA
Published: September 2017

In this paper, we study the bounded approximation property for the weighted space$\mathcal{HV}$(U) of holomorphic mappings defined on a balanced open subsetUof a Banach spaceEand its predual$\mathcal{GV}$(U), where$\mathcal{V}$is a countable family of weights. After obtaining an$\mathcal{S}$-absolute decomposition for the space$\mathcal{GV}$(U), we show thatEhas the bounded approximation property if and only if$\mathcal{GV}$(U) has. In case$\mathcal{V}$consists of a single weightv, an analogous characterization for the metric approximation property for a Banach spaceEhas been obtained in terms of the metric approximation property for the space$\mathcal{G}_v$(U).
Correction: Corrigendum: Towards automatic pulmonary nodule management in lung cancer screening with deep learning
Authors: Ciompi F. , Chung K. , van Riel S. J. , Setio A. A. A. , Gerke P. K. , Jacobs C. , Scholten E. T. , Schaefer-Prokop C. , Wille M. M. W. , Marchianò A. , Pastorino U. , Prokop M. , van Ginneken B.
Published: September 2017

Scientific Reports 7: Article number: 46479; published online: 19 April 2017; updated: 07 September 2017. This Article contains errors. The legend of Table 3 is incorrect. ‘Nodule classification performance in terms of accuracy and F-measure per nodule type. Results for each pair of human observer Oi vs.
Correction: The effect of wall depletion and hydrodynamic interactions on stress-gradient-induced polymer migration
Authors: Rezvantalab Hossein , Zhu Guorui , Larson Ronald G.
Published: September 2017

Correction for ‘The effect of wall depletion and hydrodynamic interactions on stress-gradient-induced polymer migration’ by Hossein Rezvantalab et al., Soft Matter, 2016, 12, 5883–5897.
Die infizierte Spondylodese
Authors: Zwingenberger Stefan , Schaser Klaus-Dieter , Stiehler Maik , Bernstein Peter , Thürmer Alexander , Disch Alexander
Published: September 2017

Die implantatassoziierte Infektion ist eine der häufigsten Komplikationen nach operativer Spondylodese. Die klinische Symptomatik kann akut fulminant, protrahiert oder auch atypisch verlaufen. Frühinfekte entstehen in der Regel durch den operativen Eingriff selbst, Spätinfekte sind dagegen meistens von hämatogener Genese. Die antibiotische Behandlung sollte erst nach mikrobiologischer Diagnostik begonnen werden. Das Entnehmen von mindestens 5 Biopsaten im antibiotikafreien Intervall (> 48 h) sowie das Einsenden der Implantate zur Sonikation erhöhen signifikant die Keimnachweiswahrscheinlichkeit. Durch Einsenden von Gewebeproben zur histopathologischen Untersuchung können mikrobiologische Kontaminationen von echten Infektionen unterschieden werden. Bei Vorliegen eines akuten Infekts ist eine einmalige implantaterhaltende Revision möglich. Infektbedingte, knöcherne Destruktionen sowie Gewebsnekrosen sollten radikal debridiert, gelockerte Implantate entfernt oder gewechselt werden. Postoperativ sollte mit einer empirischen, die häufigsten Erreger abdeckenden, Antibiose begonnen werden, die im Verlauf ggf. gemäß Resistogramm angepasst werden sollte. Das Behandlungskonzept sollte interdisziplinär mit mikrobiolgischer und infektiologischer Expertise erfolgen.
Antibiotic Stewardship in Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie
Authors: Horn Dagmar , Köck Robin , Wähnert Dirk , Roßlenbroich Steffen , Raschke Michael
Published: September 2017

In Zeiten steigender Antibiotikaresistenzen wird der rationale Umgang mit Antiinfektiva immer wichtiger. „Antibiotic Stewardship“ (ABS) ist ein Konzept, bei dem versucht wird, in interdisziplinärer Zusammenarbeit von Chirurgen, Infektiologen, Apothekern und Mikrobiologen das Antibiotikamanagement, die Aspekte der Diagnostik und Infektionsprävention zu optimieren.
Gesundheitsreport berufstätig Studierender: Analyse zur Gesundheitsförderung in Studium und Beruf, Zahlungsbereitschaft
und Nutzung digitaler Medien
Authors: Matusiewicz David , Krol B. , Stender T. , Lux G.
Published: September 2017

Hintergrund Das Gesundheitsverhalten von Studierenden in Deutschland ist insgesamt bislang wenig empirisch untersucht worden. Die
vorliegende Analyse hat den Fokus auf berufstätige Studierende in Deutschland gelegt, da diese Zielgruppe einer Doppelbelastung ausgesetzt
ist. Die Zahl der berufstätig Studierenden in Deutschland steigt zunehmend an, sodass die besondere Situation der doppelten Belastung aus
Studium und Beruf einer Untersuchung bedarf. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht die Förderung der Gesundheit in Studium und Beruf, die
Zahlungsbereitschaft und Nutzung digitaler Medien.

Methodik Die Methodik beruht auf einer Online-Befragung (LimeSurvey) von n = 1028 Studierenden im März 2016 an der FOM Hochschule.
Ziel der Studie war es, einen Überblick über das Gesundheitsverhalten von berufstätigen Studierenden aufzuzeigen. Es wurden
wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse über die Zahlungsbereitschaft für Gesundheitsleistungen und die Nutzung von digitalen Medien erhoben. Die
statistischen Auswertungen (t-test, ANOVA, Konfidenzintervalle) wurden mit SPSS in der Version 21 durchgeführt.

Ergebnisse Der Rückhalt in der Familie war mit 83,5 % der am häufigsten genannte Grund für Gesundheit und allgemeines Wohlbefinden. Es
folgten die Pflege sozialer Kontakte mit 81,4 %, die gesunde Ernährung mit 77,8 % und knapp dahinter die Work-Life-Balance mit 77,6 %. Eine
ausreichende Zeit für Hobbies und Freizeit war für den Großteil der Studierenden ebenso wichtig (74,3 %). Weiter sind der Erfolg im Beruf
(73,8 %) sowie der regelmäßige Sport (65,7 %) als wichtig bewertet worden. Der Mittelwertvergleich der unterschiedlichen Berufsgruppen
bezüglich der Fehltage zeigte auf, dass die Fehltage bei der Berufsgruppe der Beamten (12,7; 95 %-KI: 0,3–25,1) durchschnittlich etwa
doppelt so hoch gewesen sind, wie bei Angestellten (6,3; 95 % KI: 5,7–6,9). Die Unterschiede nach Berufsgruppen sind statistisch signifikant
(p = 0,035). Die meisten privaten Ausgaben sind in den Bereichen Ernährung und Sport investiert worden. Dabei gaben die Studierenden für die
genannten Bereiche durchschnittlich rund 63,8 Euro pro Monat aus. Die Ergebnisse der vorliegenden Primärdatenerhebung haben gezeigt, dass
die Studierenden durchschnittlich 1,8 Stunden pro Woche (SD 2,8) zur Informationssuche zum Thema Gesundheit verbracht haben. Hierzu zählten
auch Themen zur Gesundheitsförderung (Ernährung, Sport und Bewegung). Das Vertrauen in die Online-Informationen verschiedener Akteure wurde
unterschiedlich bewertet.

Diskussion und Fazit Berufstätige Studierende stehen vor besonderen Herausforderungen, die die Gesundheit und das Wohlbefinden
beeinflussen. Insgesamt ist das Thema Gesundheit ein durchaus wichtiges Thema und die Studierenden sind bereit, dafür Zeit und Geld zu
investieren und nutzen ebenso digitale Medien, wobei auch Herausforderungen bestehen, die richtigen Informationen zu finden.
Mucosal Cytokine Profiles After Induction Therapy With Granulocyte/Monocyte Apheresis in New‐onset Inflammatory Colitis
Authors: Rolandsdotter Helena , Jönsson‐Videsäter Kerstin , L. Fagerberg Ulrika , Eberhardson Michael , Finkel Yigael
Published: September 2017

Granulocyte/monocyte apheresis (GMA) selectively removes circulating granulocytes and monocytes; important producers of proinflammatory cytokines. Seven children with new‐onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) colitis were treated with GMA together with mesalazine, and had significant decreases in Pediatric UC Activity Index (P = 0.018) and Mayo endoscopic score (P = 0.013). We investigated the colonic mucosal cytokine profiles (analyzed with real‐time polymerase chain reaction), before and after induction treatment, and in 6 non‐IBD controls. Significant decreases were seen in Colony Stimulating Factor 2 (P = 0.018), tumor necrosis factor‐α (P = 0.028), interleukin (IL)‐23α (P = 0.043), IL‐1β (P = 0.028), IL‐36γ (P = 0.018), IL‐10 (P = 0.028), and transforming growth factor beta 1 (P = 0.043) after treatment. In 6 non‐IBD controls there were significantly lower levels of IL‐12β (P = 0.023) and IL‐23α (P = 0.046) compared to the patients with IBD at onset, and IL‐22 (P = 0.088) and IL‐36γ (P = 0.062) showed lower values without reaching significant differences. We speculate that the decreases in colonic mucosal cytokine profiles after treatment may explain the observed clinical efficacy in the GMA‐treated children with IBD.
Diplopia: An Overlooked Feature in Patients With Neurosyphilis. Report of 2 Cases and Literature Review
Authors: Rolimpandoei Sarah Patricia , Sun Xiaodong , Shi Xin , Leman Ryan Edrick , Xie Lixia , Chen Lingling
Published: September 2017

Both neurosyphilis and diplopia are widely known medical terms. Nevertheless, low clinical awareness by the physician and the often-overlooked presentation of diplopia, make the combination of neurosyphilis and diplopia rarely observed. In this article, we report 2 neurosyphilitic patients presenting with diplopia and review 8 additional case reports of neurosyphilis with diplopia, with a total of 10 cases to be analyzed.
Factors Influencing Successful Lumbar Puncture in Alzheimer Research
Authors: Moulder Krista L. , Besser Lilah M. , Beekly Duane , Blennow Kaj , Kukull Walter , Morris John C.
Published: September 2017

Objective:

Lumbar puncture (LP) is increasingly common in Alzheimer disease research; however, agreement to undergo LP varies. We sought to determine factors influencing LP consent at Alzheimer’s Disease Centers (ADCs) in the United States.

Methods:

A 3-part survey was distributed to each ADC: (1) ADC LP Experience; (2) LP Requestor Experience; and (3) Patient LP Experience (both Initial and Follow-up). In all, 64 LP Requestor, 579 Patient/Initial, and 404 Patient/Follow-up surveys were collected. Logistic regression analyses with generalized estimating equations were used to assess factors associated with LP agreement and post-LP complications.

Results:

Asians and those viewing LP negatively were less likely to agree to LP. Three hundred fifty-two participants had an LP; LP headache occurred in 11.9% (blood patch required in 1.4%) and 9.9% reported other complications. Younger individuals, women, those diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, use of a Quincke needle, ≤20 mL cerebrospinal fluid drawn, and hemorrhage during LP were associated with LP headache. Use of gravity flow during LP was associated with fewer other complications (nausea, dizziness, vasovagal response, back pain, neck stiffness, and/or nerve root pain).

Conclusions:

LP in Alzheimer disease research is generally safe and well tolerated. Factors influencing LP agreement potentially could be studied to advance participant acceptance of the procedure.
Letter: the importance of dosing and baseline haemoglobin when establishing the relative efficacy of intravenous iron therapies
Authors: Reinisch W. , Lindgren S.
Published: September 2017

Linked Content

This article is linked to Aksan et al papers. To view these articles visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14269 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14043.
Case report of perineal hernia after laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection
Authors: Honjo Kumpei , Sakamoto Kazuhiro , Motegi Shunsuke , Tsukamoto Ryoichi , Munakata Shinya , Sugimoto Kiichi , Kamiyama Hirohiko , Takahashi Makoto , Kojima Yutaka , Fukunaga Tetsu , Kajiyama Yoshiaki , Kawasaki Seiji
Published: September 2017

Perineal hernia (PH) is a rare complication following laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection (APR) for rectal cancer. We present a case report of perineal hernia after laparoscopic APR and discuss its management. The patient was a 77‐year‐old man who was diagnosed with lower rectal cancer. He underwent laparoscopic APR and bilateral lateral lymph node dissection. Two months after the surgery, pain and bulging in the perineal region developed, and PH was diagnosed by CT. Repair with a polypropylene mesh was performed using a combination of laparoscopic abdominal and transperineal approaches. Reportedly, the incidence of secondary PH after APR has increased along with the rate of laparoscopic surgery. Treatment of secondary PH with transperineal repair alone may cause injuries to other organs because of adhesion of the pelvic viscera. In the present case, we safely repaired the hernia repair using a laparoscopy‐assisted perineal approach.
The RaDiCo AC‐OEIL : a French rare disease cohort dedicated to ocular developmental anomalies in children
Authors: CALVAS P. , Jamot L. , Weinbach J. , Chassaing N. , RaDiCo Team T. ,   O.B.O. Sensgene, AnDDi‐rare Networks
Published: September 2017

Purpose

Ocular development may be disrupted at various stages, leading to a wide range of congenital ocular dysgenesis. Incidence of such defects is estimated to 1‐2 in 10.000. They may be isolated or associated with extra‐ocular malformations. In addition, psychomotor delay may be present, secondary to the sensory involvement or linked to a cerebral developmental anomaly leading to intellectual disability. Visual outcome, frequency of extra‐ocular features and psychomotor delay are still poorly known. Given the rarity of these malformations, available data concern very heterogeneous groups of patients, which make their utility limited in clinical practice. It is thus difficult to anticipate visual and neurologic outcomes when a congenital ocular developmental anomaly is diagnosed.

Methods

RaDiCo‐AC‐ŒIL is an observational study launched in May 2017 sponsored by Inserm, relying on the French Rare Diseases healthcare networks SENSGENE and ANDDI‐Rare for patients’ enrolment, and supported by patients ‘associations. Patients will have a maximum of three clinical examinations (at time of diagnosis, at 5‐7‐year‐old, and at 9‐11‐year‐old) during which visual, neuro‐developmental and quality‐of‐life data will be collected in addition to the usual clinical data, using REDCap EDC system. It will extend to other EU countries once regulatory requirements will be fulfilled.

Results

About 800 patients are expected to be enrolled during a recruitment period of 10 years. 

Conclusions

RaDiCo‐AC‐ŒIL will improve i) our knowledge on the natural history of ocular developmental defects in children ii) the identification of prognostic factors for ocular and neurodevelopmental outcome iii) genetics counselling and iv) the design of optimised management protocols. This project will also pave the way to clinical and basic research in a homogeneous cohort.
Vascular macular capillary plexus in patient with Type 1 diabetes with no retinopathy are correlated with OCT volume changes
Authors:   E. ORDUNA HOSPITAL, Lopez Galvez M.I. , Perdices Royo L. , Acha J. , Idoipe M. , Sanchez‐Cano A.I. , Abecia E. , Pinilla I.
Published: September 2017

Purpose

Diabetic retina undergoes neurodegenerative changes at the neuronal level in addition to vascular changes. Neuronal changes can be study indirectly using spectral domain OCT thickness and volumen. OCT angiography (OCTA) allows studying the macular vascular plexus in a non‐invasive way. The purpose of our study was to evaluate changes in the macular vascular density changes using OCTA, and to examine its correlation with OCT macular thickness diminution over 8 year follow‐up in patients with type 1 diabetes and no signs of diabetic retinopathy. To quantify foveal avascular zona (FAZ) area and to correlate with vascular modifications.

Methods

18 eyes of 9 diabetic patients with no retinopathy were studied by SD‐OCT at 2009. The patients were reexamined by SD‐OCT looking for changes in macular thickness and volumen; all eyes underwent angio OCT. FAZ was manually measured. Macular thickness and volume changes over these 8 years were correlated with finding at the OCTA and FAZ area.

Results

Mean age of the patients was 35.32±14.23 years (range 23‐54). Mean time of diabetes evolution was 15.96±11.46 years. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was between 0 and ‐0.3 logMAR. 16 eyes showed no signs of diabetic retinopathy. One patient had mild‐moderate diabetic retinopathy with macular edema in his LE. Eyes with OCTA changes showed modification in both superficial and deep plexus. Vascular changes included reduced capillary density, regions of capillary dropout and foveal avascular enlargement. Patients with OCTA changes displayed a diminished macular volume over the 8 years of follow up (excluding the one with diabetic retinopathy).

Conclusions

Despite we are not able to find signs of diabetic retinopathy, type 1 diabetic patients develop changes at the vascular level that are related to a diminution of the OCT macular volume.
Changes in visual function and retinal structure in patients with manic‐depressive illness or bipolar disorder
Authors:   E. ORDUNA HOSPITAL, Vilades Palomar E. , Cipres M. , Obis J. , Rodrigo M.J. , Satue M. , Garcia‐Martin E.
Published: September 2017

Purpose

To evaluate changes in visual function and changes in the macula and in the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) measured by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD‐OCT) in patients with Bipolar Disorder.

Methods

30 eyes of 15 patients with Bipolar Disorder and 72 eyes of 36 healthy subjects were analyzed. All of them were evaluated for the best corrected visual acuity (VA) using the 100%, 2.5% and 1.25% saturation ETDRS test. The contrast sensitivity was evaluated with the Pelli Robson test and the CSV1000E test. The color vision was evaluated with the Farnsworth and Lanthony D15 tests. All participants were assessed with the SD‐OCT to obtain macular thickness and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) measurements.

Results

The patients with Bipolar Disorder presented lower VA in low contrasts (2.50% and 1.25%, p < 0.05). Significant differences in color vision were also found with the Lanthony Test in the AC CCi, CIndex and CCI indices (p < 0.05). There were no significant differences in contrast sensitivity with Pelli Robson or CSV1000E nor in the vision of color with the Farnsworth test. In the RNFL a significant thinning was observed in the temporal areas of the optic nerve (temporal, temporal superior and temporal inferior, p < 0.05) in patients with Bipolar Disorder compared to healthy patients. No differences were observed at the macular area.

Conclusions

Patients with Bipolar Disorder present alterations in the visual function as well as axonal loss measured by optical coherence tomography.
Reproducibility of the measurements taken with swept source optical coherence tomography
Authors:   E. ORDUNA HOSPITAL, Vilades Palomar E. , Cipres M. , Obis J. , Rodrigo M.J. , Satue M. , Garcia‐Martin E.
Published: September 2017

Purpose

To evaluate the measurements reproducibility of the macular area and of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) taken with different protocols with swept source optical coherence toography (SS‐OCT) Triton.

Methods

108 eyes from 108 healthy subjects were included whose macular thickness and RFNL thickness were analyzed by SS‐OCT Triton (Topcon, Japan). To study the reproducibility of the device, three measurements were taken followed by different protocols: 3D (H) + 5LineCross and 3D Macular (H) protocols (macular thickness) and 3D Disc protocol (RNFL and optic nerve morphometric values). The coefficients of variation (COV) and intraclass coefficients (ICC) were calculated.

Results

A high reproducibility was obtained with mean COV by type of protocol used of 8.31 ± 13.54% to 1 ± 1, 6% being the less reproducible protocol for the measurement of RNFL 8.31 ± 13.54%. The macular area data in all ETDRS quadrants (11.6% to 37%) were more accurate than those of RNFL (2% macular vs 8% RNFL). The ICC of the optic nerve morphometric values presented a range of 0.91 to 0.53, being the vertical diameter disk value the less accurate. The ICC values of the total macular thickness were the most accurate (0.963 to 0.839). Little variability was observed in the RNFL thickness (ICC 0.946 to 0.750).

Conclusions

There is a high reproducibility of the protocols performed with Triton OCT. The total value of the RNFL protocol is much more variable than the macular protocols, being the temporal quadrants less reproducible than the nasal ones. These results could influence negatively in the evaluation of patients with neurodenegerative diseases where the most affected area is the temporal one.
Assessment of Instructions on Protection Against Food Contaminated with Radiocesium in Japan in 2011
Authors: Seto Mayumi , Uriu Koichiro , Kawaguchi Isao , Yokomizo Hiroyuki
Published: September 2017

The Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has published instructions for radiological protection against food after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident in 2011. Following the instructions, the export and consumption of food items identified as being contaminated were restricted for a certain period. We assessed the validity of the imposed restriction periods for two representative vegetables (spinach and cabbage) grown in Fukushima Prefecture from two perspectives: effectiveness for reducing dietary dose and economic efficiency. To assess effectiveness, we estimated the restriction period required to maintain consumers’ dose below the guidance dose levels. To assess economic efficiency, we estimated the restriction period that maximizes the net benefit to taxpayers. All estimated restriction periods were shorter than the actual restriction periods imposed on spinach and cabbage from Fukushima in 2011, which indicates that the food restriction effectively maintained consumers’ dietary dose below the guidance dose level, but in an economically inefficient manner. We also evaluated the response of the restriction period to the sample size for each weekly food safety test and the instructions for when to remove the restriction. Stringent MHLW instructions seemed to sufficiently reduce consumers’ health risk even when the sample size for the weekly food safety test was small, but tended to increase the economic cost to taxpayers.
Record storm puts gulf resilience to the test
Authors: Pennisi Elizabeth , Malakoff David
Published: September 2017

Researchers aim to understand impact of Hurricane Harvey's unprecedented flood.
Panel urges steps to boost evidence-based policy
Authors: Mervis Jeffrey
Published: September 2017

New secure data portal would help researchers evaluate how programs are working.
Fall into a new book
Authors: Himes Katherine E. , McCormick Colin , Bowser Gillian , Keen Judy , Kahler David M. , Ferland-Beckham Chantelle , Johnson Mari-Vaughn V. , Pershell Karoline
Published: September 2017

Balancing reverence for nature with respect for the limits of human knowledge, the books reviewed herein offer a mix of scientific optimism and caution.
Total knee prosthesis infected withMycobacterium tuberculosis
Authors: Elzein Fatehi E , Haris Mohammed , Alolayan Saad S , Al Sherbini Nisreen
Published: September 2017

Mycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB) infection of a prosthetic joint is rarely reported in developed countries.1Typically, MTB infection involves the hips or knees, and the infection can occur secondary to crushing and degradation of the granuloma during surgery or, less commonly, from distant foci spreading through the blood. In the present case, MTB infection likely resulted from haematogenous spread since multiple hot spots suggestive of MTB infection were noted in other sites. Early diagnosis allows for antitubercular therapy with retention of the prosthesis, while late diagnosis frequently results in removal and reimplantation of the joint. To avoid major surgery, a high index of suspicion is required to diagnose prosthetic joint tuberculosis.
Rare case of massive bilateral chylothorax
Authors: Thind Guramrinder Singh , Zoltowska Dominika M , Agrawal Yashwant
Published: September 2017

We present a case of a 48-year-old woman who was referred from an outside hospital. There, she had initially underwent hysterectomy and left salpingo-oophorectomy for tubo-ovarian abscess. She later developed a colovaginal fistula and perforation of sigmoid colon and underwent Hartmann’s procedure along with drainage of a left subphrenic abscess. Subsequently, she had to be intubated for acute respiratory failure and was transferred to our hospital. At our hospital, she was found to have massive bilateral pleural effusions. Bilateral small-bore chest tubes were inserted that drained milky fluid. Pleural fluid analysis was consistent with bilateral chylothorax. Thereafter, patient’s respiratory status improved and she was extubated. The mechanism of chylothorax was thought be either secondary to the multiple abdominal procedures or alternatively as a complication of the right subclavian catheter that was placed at the outside hospital. Her chest tubes were removed eventually, and she had a slow but definite recovery.
Spencer Norman Bayer
Authors: Freeman Paul
Published: September 2017

Spencer Bayer cared about people; his legacy is one of hard work and high moral and ethical standards.
A Bibliometric Study of ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes from 2007 to 2016
Authors: Kumar Lov , Behera Ranjan Kumar , Rath Santanu , Sureka Ashish
Published: September 2017

Bibliometric analysis is a commonly used technique to analyze scholarly publications to extract useful insights about research and scientific papers which can then be used for decision making by policy makers and administrators. Bibliometric analysis helps in understanding various aspects of scientific knowledge creation and dissemination such as author and institute productivity, impact of articles in terms of citations, university and industry collaboration, geographical contributions and ethnic and gender minority in authorship. ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes (SEN) is a non-refereed but a reputed and edited publication for informal writings and reports about Software Engineering (SE). ACM SIGSOFT SEN publishes various types of submissions such as paper, report, column, announcement and book review. These submissions are published in the ACM Digital Library (DL). We conduct a bibliometric analysis of articles published in ACM SIGSOFT SEN during a ten year period from 2007 to 2016. Our objective is to provide a historical overview (one decade) of ACM SIGSOFT SEN and reflect on the past so that the ACM SIGSOFT community and contributors can assess the strengths and shortcomings of the SEN. We believe that the bibliometric analysis presented in this paper can provide insights on the extent to which the SEN is meeting its desired objectives.
Metabolic Syndrome Risks Following the Great Recession in Rural Black Young Adults
Authors: Miller Gregory E. , Chen Edith , Yu Tianyi , Brody Gene H.
Published: September 2017

Background

Some of the country's highest rates of morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease are found in lower‐income black communities in the rural Southeast. Research suggests these disparities originate in the early decades of life, and partly reflect the influence of broader socioeconomic forces acting on behavioral and biological processes that accelerate cardiovascular disease progression. However, this hypothesis has not been tested explicitly. Here, we examine metabolic syndrome (MetS) in rural black young adults as a function of their family's economic conditions before and after the Great Recession.

Methods and Results

In an ongoing prospective study, we followed 328 black youth from rural Georgia, who were 16 to 17 years old when the Great Recession began. When youth were 25, we assessed MetS prevalence using the International Diabetes Federation's guidelines. The sample's overall MetS prevalence was 18.6%, but rates varied depending on family economic trajectory from before to after the Great Recession. MetS prevalence was lowest (10.4%) among youth whose families maintained stable low‐income conditions across the Recession. It was intermediate (21.8%) among downwardly mobile youth (ie, those whose families were lower income before the Recession, but slipped into poverty). The highest MetS rates (27.5%) were among youth whose families began the Recession in poverty, and sank into more meager conditions afterwards. The same patterns were observed with 3 alternative MetS definitions.

Conclusions

These patterns suggest that broader economic forces shape cardiometabolic risk in young blacks, and may exacerbate disparities already present in this community.
Paranoid Readings and Ambivalent Allegories in Cuban Cinema
Authors: Humphreys Laura-Zoë
Published: September 2017

This article examines the changing dynamics of censorship and social criticism in revolutionary Cuban cinema in order to make a case for studying allegory not as a mode whose meanings analysts should (or should not) reveal but, rather, as a contested social process. From the 1960s on, Cuban filmmakers turned to allegory as a means of resisting the reduction of art to propaganda and articulating more ambivalent takes on the Cuban Revolution. Yet spectators steeped in the political binaries of the Cold War often reduced films to arguments for or against socialism. Such paranoid readings have only grown more complex in the post-Soviet era, as changing strategies of state power, a growing orientation toward the global market, and the increasing availability of digital technologies enable more open criticism of the state in art and render criticism itself suspect. Drawing on this case study, this article argues that both depth models of interpretation and debates about “paranoid” or “symptomatic readings” fail to account for the social and political dynamics of texts. To understand how allegory and paranoid readings shape public debate and representation, we must examine how artists and audiences themselves mobilize the mode. This is especially true for Global South, state socialist, and authoritarian contexts, where traditions of political engagement through art, practices of skirting censorship through aesthetic indirection, and demands for depictions of the nation imposed by international art worlds foster practices of reading between the lines for hidden meanings in ways that sometimes cooperate with and sometimes work against artists’ aesthetic and political goals.
Time to act to improve mental health care services
Authors: Tingle John
Published: September 2017

John Tingle, Reader in Health Law at Nottingham Trent University, discusses the Care Quality Commission report on specialist mental health services
Perceived adverse effects from handling systemic anti-cancer therapy agents
Authors: Simons Alison , Toland Samantha
Published: September 2017

This article explores the immediate adverse effects experienced by nurses during the administration of systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT), specifically cytotoxic chemotherapy, and whether closed systems are being used to minimise exposure risk. Many SACT agents are known to be carcinogenic, teratogenic and mutagenic and this has led to concerns relating to the increased number of healthcare workers potentially exposed to these agents. An anonymous online survey was designed, made up of four questions, to elicit whether adverse effects were experienced by nurses during preparation, administration or following administration of chemotherapy. A total of 46% of respondents stated that they experienced some form of adverse effect either during preparation, administration or following administration of SACT. More formal research is required in this area to explore the relationship between exposure to SACT and perceived adverse effects in healthcare workers administering SACT.
The clinical effectiveness of haemoglobin spray as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of chronic wounds
Authors: Hunt S. , Elg F.
Published: September 2017

Objective:

To investigate wound healing after application of adjunctive topical haemoglobin spray in patients with chronic wounds.

Method:

Consecutive patients with a diversity of chronic wounds (defined as <40% reduction in wound size within 4 weeks) were treated with standard wound care plus haemoglobin spray and evaluated over a 26-week period. Results were compared with a retrospective cohort of 50 consecutive patients treated with standard wound care alone.

Results:

We evaluated 50 patients for a 26-week evaluation period, during which 45/50 patients (90%) treated with haemoglobin spray were completely healed compared with 19/50 retrospective control patients (38%) (p<0.001). Mean time to complete wound healing was 6.6 weeks (range: 3–22) in the haemoglobin spray group compared with 11.4 weeks (range: 3–25) in the control group (p=0.01). Cox proportional hazards analysis model adjusting for baseline wound size and months wound present also yielded significant treatment effects. Exudate, slough and pain levels were all reduced to a greater extent versus control group.

Conclusion:

Haemoglobin spray resulted in a higher number of healed wounds and a faster rate of healing, as well as a positive impact on other wound parameters. These results are in accordance with other published data and supports the adjunctive use of haemoglobin spray in patients with a wide variety of chronic wounds of all sizes and origins.
Reviews
Authors: Clemente Hugo , Abele Christiane , González Carlos Varón , Rams Maribel , Noronha Ricardo , Uribe Jorge
Published: September 2017

Urban Space, Identity and Postmodernity in 1980’s Spain: Rethinking the Movida, Maite Usoz de la Fuente (2015) London: Modern Humanities Research Association and Maney Publishing, 165 pp., ISBN: 9781909662445, h/bk, £75

Creole Societies in the Portuguese Colonial Empire, Philip J. Havik and Malyn Newitt (eds) (2015) Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 255 pp., ISBN: 9781443880275, h/bk, £47.99

La imaginación hipotecada: Aportaciones al debate sobre la precariedad del presente, Palmar Álvarez-Blanco and Antonio Gómez L-Quiñones (eds) (2016) Madrid: Ecologistas en Acción, 360 pp., ISBN: 9788494405129, p/bk, 15

No se está quieto: Nuevas formas documentales en el audiovisual hispánico, Marta Álvarez, Hanna Hatzmann and Inmaculada Sánchez Alarcón (eds) (2015) Madrid: Iberoamericana; Frankfurt: Vervuert, 337 pp., Col. (Aproximaciones a las Culturas Hispánicas, 2), ISBN: 9788484899273 (Iberoamericana), ISBN: 9783954874613 (Vervuert), p/bk, 22

An Economic History of Portugal (1143–2010), Leonor Freire Costa, Pedro Lains and Susana Münch Miranda (2016) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 406 pp., ISBN: 9781107035546, h/bk, £74.99

Pessoa y España, Antonio Saéz Delgado (2015) Valencia: Pre-textos, colección textos y pretextos, 250 pp., ISBN: 9788415894865, p/bk, 20.00
Property, the forging of Francoism and collective memory
Authors: Blanco Miguel Ángel del Arco , Anderson Peter
Published: September 2017

The mass confiscation of property by Francoists during and after the Spanish Civil War of 1936–39 stands out as one of the most testing issues in Spain’s tortuous recent past. This article explains popular participation in the seizuraes. It also seeks to overcome the divorce in the historiography between Francoist and Republican confiscations and between the history of the seizures and their collective memory. It further shows that historians struggle to bring the seizure into the public sphere because of obstacles created in particular by the reluctance of those controlling the Spanish state to confront this dark past.
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PENGELUARAN MAKANAN, PENDIDIKAN, DAN KESEHATAN RUMAH TANGGA INDONESIA (ANALISIS DATA SUSENAS 2011)
Authors: Wuryandari Ratna Dewi
Published: September 2017

The objective of this study is to analyze the effect of socio-demographic and socio-economic variables and location of residence on household expenditures for food, education, and health. Regression analysis shows that household life cycle stages, household size and residential areas have consistent effect on the proportion of food expenditure, education expenditure and health expenditure. Larger household size increases proportion of food expenditure, education expenditure and health expenditure. Stages child household and third generation household have the highest influence on education expenditure and health expenditure. Meanwhile, urban household has the largest impact on the proportion of food expenditure, education expenditure and health expenditure. It is also found that households with the highest proportion of food expenditure and with the smallest expenditures on education and health are the ones who have heads of household who are working as free labors or family workers.
GLOBALISASI MIGRASI DAN PERAN DIASPORA: Suatu Kajian Pustaka
Authors: Romdiati Haning
Published: September 2017

This paper aims to understand how is the globalization of migration and the role of the diaspora to their country of origin. Though it has remained largely untested, it is commonly assumed that international migration has accelerated as part of globalization processes. The broad trend of the globalization of migration assumes to be one of contributing factor to establishment and engagement of diaspora. Globalization of Migration measured by an increase in stock and widening in geographical scope of international migration may occur mainly due revolution of information, communication, and transportation that have significantly reduced the cost of migration. Such situation not only increases in the volume of migration but also generates the shift in global migration pattern. The change to new destination followed by the rise of migration are more likely to connect immigrants into one big community or to join to existing diaspora to ensure their transnational life and also to keep well and strong connection with their homeland. Diaspora that has been long established affects development in countries of origin. Such participation in development is not only in remittances, but also in building bridges between countries of origin and destination which convey in economic activity, transfers of, skills, technological development, and cultural enrichment.Keywords: Globalization, Migration, Diaspora
DETERMINAN FERTILITAS DI INDONESIA
Authors: Arsyad Syahmida Syahbuddin , Nurhayati Septi
Published: September 2017

Fertility experiences stagnation during the last 10 years (2.6 children) and it did not reach the target of national medium-term development plan 2015 for 2.1 children. Meanwhile, the use of contraception increased less than one percent, and mortality rate of children under five years old only slightly declined. This might be because Population and Family Planning Program is not a priority. This paper aims to analyze direct and/or indirect factors that significantly cotribute to children born alive based on IDHS 2012. The IDHS 2012 data collect 45.607 women aged 15-49 years as sample units. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics for univariate, bivariate (chi-square), and multivariate (multiple linear regression). Twenty-four variables have a significant relationship to the children born alive, eleven of the variables have strong effect to the children born alive. By taking into account control variables, the eleven variables contribute 66 per cent to children born alive. Child mortality is the most dominant variable that contributes to a children born alive This is in line with the theory of Alberto that said child mortality trigger to have more children. The results also explain that stagnation of fertility can not be separated from slow rate of mortality. Recommendations that developed by this analysis include the strengthening of communication, education, information, especially delayed age at first marriage, age at first birth and age at first sexual intercourse for young women, the lowest wealth quintile, low education through  The Information Center of Adolescent Reproductive Health Councelling; b). Partnership with the Ministry of Health, especially strengthening education and information communication and quality of services mother and child care program concerning the high contribution of child mortality to the children ever born.