bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effectiveness of Weight-Loss Interventions for Reducing Pain and Disability in People With Common Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis
Authors: Robson Emma K. , Hodder Rebecca K. , Kamper Steven J. , O'Brien Kate M. , Williams Amanda , Lee Hopin , Wolfenden Luke , Yoong Serene , Wiggers John , Barnett Chris , Williams Christopher M. 
Published: April 2020

Objective To assess the effectiveness of weight-loss interventions on pain and disability in people with knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) and spinal pain. Design Intervention systematic review. Literature Search Twelve online databases and clinical trial registries. Study Selection Criteria Randomized controlled trials of any weight-loss intervention (eg, diet, physical activity, surgical, pharmaceutical) that reported pain or disability outcomes in people with knee or hip OA or spinal pain. Data Synthesis We calculated mean differences or standardized mean differences (SMDs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). We used the Cochrane risk of bias tool to assess risk of bias and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation tool to judge credibility of evidence. Results Twenty-two trials with 3602 participants were included. There was very low- to very low–credibility evidence for a moderate effect of weight-loss interventions on pain intensity (10 trials, n = 1806; SMD, −0.54; 95% CI: −0.86, −0.22; I2 = 87%, P<.001) and a small effect on disability (11 trials, n = 1821; SMD, −0.32; 95% CI: −0.49, −0.14; I2 = 58%, P<.001) compared to minimal care for people with OA. For knee OA, there was low- to moderate-credibility evidence that weight-loss interventions were not more effective than exercise only for pain intensity and disability, respectively (4 trials, n = 673; SMD, −0.13; 95% CI: −0.40, 0.14; I2 = 55%; 5 trials, n = 737; SMD, −0.20; 95% CI: −0.41, 0.00; I2 = 32%). Conclusion Weight-loss interventions may provide small to moderate improvements in pain and disability for OA compared to minimal care. There was limited and inconclusive evidence for weight-loss interventions targeting spinal pain. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2020;50(6):319–333. Epub 9 Apr 2020. doi:10.2519/jospt.2020.9041
Norms, Forms and Roles: Notes on the Concept of Norm (Not Just) in Neoformalist Poetics of Cinema
Authors: Kokeš Radomír D. 
Published: April 2020

Norm as a tool of structural analysis and writing of aesthetically based history is a concept designed by Czech structuralist Jan Mukařovský. For several decades, the American film scholars David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson have been handling this notion. After a review of the original concept, the article follows three main goals: (1) The broadest aim is to reconstruct specific roles the concept played in the process of establishing the so-called neoformalist poetics approach. By returning to Mukařovský’s starting points, we should be able to more clearly understand how his concept of norm was employed and transformed by neoformalist poeticians in order to solve the problems of film studies as an academic discipline on the one hand and problems in formulating concrete research projects on the other. (2) The more particular goal is to point out certain shifts in neoformalist poeticians’ handling of the concept of norm after they formulated the classical Hollywood cinema model. The concept of norm was initially used by them as a tool for bottom-up research of the stylistic history of cinema, as a hollow category for its unbiased explanation. However, consequently it has also become a somewhat filled category applied rather topdown as an interpretative background for assessing its alternatives. (3) The final goal is to answer the question why this re-assessment and interrogation of roles played by norm in neoformalist poetics matters now. By returning to the original concept of norm and by the treatise of its changing functions for film study, the article aims to remind us of the usefulness and flexibility of this research tool. As is suggested in the last part of the article, we still know too little about historical poetics of so-called regional cinemas. If we want to understand them properly, the concept of norm is highly worthwhile – but only if is reached by bottom-up research as the hollow category for the unbiased explanation of certain cinematic phenomena.
On the Notion of Norm in David Bordwell’s System
Authors: Przylipiak Mirosław 
Published: April 2020

The paper scrutinizes a notion of norm in David Bordwell’s system of film aesthetics. It concerns such issues as: a relationship between Jan Mukařovský’s concept of norm and the use Bordwell is making of it; procedures of establishing norms on the basis of sample analysis; justification of norms; list of norms and their status; a dialectic of norm and deviation as a tool for film analysis.
Epidemiology of craniosynostosis in Norway
Authors: Tønne Elin , Due-Tønnessen Bernt J. , Wiig Ulrikke , Stadheim Barbro F. , Meling Torstein R. , Helseth Eirik , Heimdal Ketil R. 
Published: April 2020

OBJECTIVEThe authors present population-based epidemiological data for craniosynostosis regarding incidence, age at diagnosis, sex differences, and frequency of syndromic and familial cases.METHODSThe prospective registry of the Norwegian National Unit for Craniofacial Surgery was used to retrieve data on all individuals with craniosynostosis treated between 2003 and 2017. The cohort was divided into three 5-year groups based on year of birth: 2003–2007, 2008–2012, and 2013–2017.RESULTSThe authors identified 386 individuals with craniosynostosis. Of these, 328 (85%) consented to be registered with further information. The incidence increased significantly during the study period and was 5.5 per 10,000 live births (1/1800) in the last 5-year period. The increase was seen almost exclusively in the nonsyndromic group. Syndromic craniosynostosis accounted for 27% of the cases, and the incidence remained stable throughout the three 5-year periods. Both syndromic and nonsyndromic craniosynostosis were highly suture specific. There was a male preponderance (male/female ratio 2:1), and males accounted for 75% of the individuals with midline synostosis. Overall, 9.5% were index individuals in families with more than one affected member; of these, 73% were nonsyndromic cases.CONCLUSIONSThe incidence of craniosynostosis increased during the study period, and the observed incidence is among the highest reported. The authors attribute this to increasing awareness among healthcare professionals. The number of syndromic cases was high, likely due to a broader definition compared to the majority of earlier reports. The study revealed a high number of familial cases in both syndromic and nonsyndromic craniosynostosis, thus highlighting the importance of genetics as an underlying cause of craniosynostosis.
Indirect decompression with lateral interbody fusion for severe degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: minimum 1-year MRI follow-up
Authors: Shimizu Takayoshi , Fujibayashi Shunsuke , Otsuki Bungo , Murata Koichi , Matsuda Shuichi 
Published: April 2020

OBJECTIVEThe use of indirect decompression surgery for severe canal stenosis remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of lateral interbody fusion (LIF) without posterior decompression in degenerative lumbar spinal spondylosis with severe stenosis on preoperative MRI.METHODSThis is a retrospective case series from a single academic institution. The authors included 42 patients (45 surgical levels) who were preoperatively diagnosed with severe degenerative lumbar stenosis on MRI based on the previously published Schizas classification. These patients underwent LIF with supplemental pedicle screw fixation without posterior decompression. Surgical levels were limited to L3–4 and/or L4–5. All patients satisfied the minimum 1-year MRI follow-up. The authors compared the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the thecal sac and the clinical outcome scores (Japanese Orthopaedic Association [JOA] score) preoperatively, immediately postoperatively, and at the 1-year follow-up. Fusion status and disc height were evaluated based on CT scans obtained at the 1-year follow-up.RESULTSThe CSA improved over time, increasing from 54.5 ± 19.2 mm2 preoperatively to 84.7 ± 31.8 mm2 at 3 weeks postoperatively and to 132.6 ± 37.5 mm2 at the last follow-up (average 28.3 months) (p < 0.001). The JOA score significantly improved over time (preoperatively 16.1 ± 4.1, 3 months postoperatively 24.4 ± 4.0, and 1-year follow-up 25.7 ± 2.9; p < 0.001). The fusion rate at the 1-year follow-up was 88.8%, and disc heights were significantly restored (preoperative, 6.3 mm and postoperative, 9.6 mm; p < 0.001). Patients showing poor CSA expansion (< 200% expansion rate) at the last follow-up had a higher prevalence of pseudarthrosis than patients with significant CSA expansion (> 200% expansion rate) (25.0% vs 3.4%, p < 0.001). No major perioperative complications were observed.CONCLUSIONSLIF with indirect decompression for degenerative lumbar disease with severe canal stenosis provided successful clinical outcomes, including restoration of disc height and indirect expansion of the thecal sac. Severe canal stenosis diagnosed on preoperative MRI itself is not a contraindication for indirect decompression surgery.
Occurrence and clinical implications of heterotopic ossification after cervical disc arthroplasty with the Prestige LP Cervical Disc at 2 contiguous levels
Authors: Gornet Matthew F. , Lanman Todd H. , Burkus J. Kenneth , Dryer Randall F. , McConnell Jeffrey R. , Hodges Scott D. , Schranck Francine W. , Ma Guorong 
Published: April 2020

OBJECTIVEThe authors sought to assess the impact of heterotopic ossification (HO) on clinical outcomes and angular range of motion (ROM) after cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) performed with the Prestige LP Cervical Disc (Prestige LP disc) at 2 levels.METHODSHO was assessed and graded from 0 to IV for increasing severity on lateral neutral radiographs at each visit in 209 patients who underwent implantation of Prestige LP discs at 2 cervical levels in a clinical trial with extended 10-year follow-up. ROM was compared by using HO grade, and clinical outcomes were compared between HO subgroups (grade 0–II vs III/IV) based on HO severity at 2 and 10 years after surgery.RESULTSThe grade III/IV HO incidence at either or both index levels was 24.2% (48/198) at 2 years and 39.0% (57/146) at 10 years. No statistical difference was found in overall success; neurological success; or Neck Disability Index (NDI), neck pain, arm pain, or SF-36 Physical Component Summary (PCS) scores between the HO subgroups (grade 0–II vs III/IV) at either 2 or 10 years. The cumulative rate of possible implant-related adverse events (AEs) was higher in patients having grade III/IV HO at 2 years (56.3%) and 10 years (47.8%) compared with those having grade 0–II HO at 2 years (24.4%) and 10 years (17.9%), specifically in 2 subcategories: spinal events and HOs reported by the investigators. No statistical difference was found between the HO subgroups in possible implant-related serious AEs or secondary surgeries at the index or adjacent levels. The average angular ROMs at index levels were lower in subjects with higher-grade HO at 2 and 10 years. The average ROMs at the superior level were 8.8°, 6.6°, 3.2°, and 0.3°, respectively, for the HO grade 0/I, II, III, and IV groups at 10 years, and 7.9°, 6.2°, 3.7°, and 0.6°, respectively, at the inferior level.CONCLUSIONSRadiographically severe (grade III or IV) HO after CDA with the Prestige LP disc at 2 levels did not significantly affect efficacy or safety outcomes (severe AEs or secondary surgeries). However, severe HO, particularly grade IV HO, significantly limited ROM, as expected.
Prevalence, characterization and antibiotic susceptibility of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from fishes and shellfishes of coastal regions of Bangladesh
Authors: Haque Md Manirul , Hossain Anwar , Mandal Shankar Chandra , Rahman Mohammad Shamsur , Mahmud Zahid Hayat 
Published: April 2020

Occurrence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in fishes and shellfishes of coastal regions of Bangladesh was investigated. Fish and shellfish samples were collected from three coastal areas, namely Kuakata, Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar. Thirty five V. parahaemolyticus strains were isolated from 33 finfish and 6 shellfish samples where all the isolates were tlh positive which was species specific gene and no isolate had possessed the virulence gene encoding tdh. Overall prevalence rate of V. parahaemolyticus in fish sample was 45.45%; having 18.75% from Kuakata, 22.22% from Chittagong and 62.5% from Cox’s Bazar. Fifty per cent shellfish were found to be positive for V. parahaemolyticus. Antibiotic susceptibility of the isolated strains was carried out against 11 antibiotics where the isolates were sensitive to the tested antibiotics except metronidazole (50 μg) and nalidixic acid (30 μg). Presence of this pathogenic organism in fish and shellfish could pose a serious threat to fish industry as well as human health hazard in Bangladesh.
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 24(2): 121-129, 2015 (July)
Culture, reproduction and embryogenesis of wild zebrafish (Danio rerio) in laboratory condition
Authors: Rabbane Md Golam , Ahmed Md Feroz , Alam Mohammad Shamimul , Hossain Md Motaher 
Published: April 2020

Zebrafish (Danio rerio: Hamilton, 1822) is a well-known model organism of biological research. Generally it is found in the fresh water ponds. However, the culture, breeding and embryonic development of wild D. rerio of Bangladesh is scarcely represented in the literature. Therefore, a laboratory experiment was conducted to study these aspects of local zebrafish. Water quality parameters for adult fish husbandry system were recorded. These were temperature (°C) 29.18 ± 1.53, pH 7.55 ± 0.144, TDS (ppm) 225 ± 11.136, (ORP) 48.93 ± 26.04, DO (ppm) 1.24 ± 0.591, conductivity (mS/cm) 0.450 ± 0.022, are resistivity (Mῼcm) 0.0026 ± 0.00049 for adult fish tanks. The parameters obtained from larvae rearing ranks were temperature (°C) 29.56 ± 0.777, pH 7.73 ± 0.421, TDS (ppm) 198.33 ± 39.627, (ORP) 51.37 ± 17.387, DO (ppm) 2.02 ± 0.694, conductivity (mS/cm) 0.397 ± 0.079, resistivity (MΩcm) 0.0026 ± 0.00044. After one month of rearing, adult male and female fishes were selected for natural breeding and spawning and obtained 87.5 ± 7.72% spawning success, 96.83±0.81% fertilization rate and 94.89 ± 0.27% hatching rate. The embryonic development for zygote, cleavage, blastula, gastrula, segmentation and pharyngula periods were observed and obtained proper development for each state at 28.5ºC. The survival rate of hatchlings was 10 - 20% up to 20 days post fertilization. The higher spawning success, fertilization rate, hatching rate and survival rate indicate the possibility and potentiality of culturing zebrafish in laboratory conditions and could be established as a model animal for Bangladeshi researchers.
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 25(2): 139-148, 2016 (July)
In vitro efficacy of fungicides and plant extracts on the growth of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc. and Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. the causal organisms of anthracnose and soft rot of jute
Authors: Hosen Sarowar , Shamsi Shamim , Bashar MA 
Published: April 2020

Abstract not available
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 25(2): 195-199, 2016 (July)
First record of the Bengal fiddler crab Uca (Austruca) bengali Crane, 1975 (Braychura: Ocypodidae) from Kuakata National Park, Bangladesh
Authors: Akash Muntasir , Chowdhury Gawsia Wahidunnessa 
Published: April 2020

Abstract not available
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 26(2): 199-203, 2017 (July)
Relationship between parenting styles and depression in adolescents
Authors: Prativa Sanchary , Deeba Farah 
Published: April 2020

This study aimed at examining the relationship between parenting styles and depression in adolescents. Convenient sampling was used to collect 100 adolescents (Mean age = 15.25 years, Sd = 0.90) from two colleges of Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Parental Attitude Questionnaire (PAQ) was used to measure parenting styles and two other self-report measures, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ) were used to assess depression in adolescents. From multiple regression analysis significant relationship was found between parenting style and adolescents’ depression measured by one self-rating scale. The overall regression model for investigating the relationship between parenting style and depression in adolescent was significant with HADS, (F = 3.77, p = 0.007) but not significant with SMFQ scores (F = 0.880, p = 0.454). For the dependent variable of depression measured by HADS, the strongest predictors were authoritative parenting style (β = –0.28, p = 0.03) and monthly income of the family which is also significant (β = 0.25, p = 0.01). Implications of the findings for child rearing and research are discussed.
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 28(1): 49-59, 2019 (January)
Phosphate sorption indices as affected by the calcareousness of soils
Authors: Yousuf Tasmeena Sultana , Hossain Mohammad Enayet , Afsar Mohammad Zafar , Osman Khan Towhid 
Published: April 2020

An experiment was carried out to study the effects of calcareousness on phosphate sorption indices of soils using three representative calcareous soils, namely Sara (Aquic Eutrochrept), Gopalpur (Aquic Eutrochrept), and Ishurdi (Aeric Haplaquept) series of Bangladesh. Three non-calcareous soils, namely Belabo (Typic dystrudepts), Sonatala (Aeric Endoaquepts) and Ghatail (Aeric Haplaquept) series were also selected for comparison purposes. Phosphate sorption indices of soils were calculated using Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. Isotherms were constructed taking one gram of air-dried sieved (< 2 mm) soil into a 50 ml centrifuge tube, and subsequently adding seven initial P concentrations, namely 0, 1, 10, 25, 50, 100 and 150 μg/ml to each centrifuge tube employing a soil/solution ratio of 1 : 20 (w/v). According to the Langmuir equation, the amount of phosphate sorbed followed the order: Sonatala > Ghatail > Sara = Gopalpur > Ishurdi > Belabo. The abundance of amorphous iron rather than the calcareousness was putatively responsible for the high phosphate sorption capacity of soils. Maximum phosphorus buffering capacity (MPBC) of the calcareous soils ranged from 33.4 - 62.8 l/kg. Langmuir and Freundlich equations produced different values for soil P requirements (SPR) at 0.2 and 1.0 mg P/l. Calcareous soils would require 27 - 44 mg P/kg soil to attain 0.2 mg P/l soil solution, which is deemed sufficient for crop growth. The soils would require 32 - 58 mg P/kg soil to reach 1.0 mg P/l soil solution, which is regarded to be safe for soils in terms of susceptibility to P losses. The calculated Langmuir constant b values were higher than the threshold value of 0.07 l/mg for two of the calcareous soils. Therefore, even though the non-calcareous soils sorbed more phosphate, higher bonding energy of P sorption for calcareous soils makes them less vulnerable to loss via surface runoff.
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 28(1): 93-110, 2019 (January)
Effects of Trichoderma-enriched biofertilizer and farmyard manure on the growth and yield of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)
Authors: Hossain Sonia , Akter Farjana 
Published: April 2020

A pot experiment was carried out to assess the comparative effects of Trichoderma-enriched biofertilizer and farmyard manure on the growth and yield components of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.). The treatments were T0 (control), T1 (Trichoderma-enriched biofertilizer 5 t/ha), T2 (Trichoderma-enriched biofertilizer 10 t/ha), T3 (Trichoderma- enriched biofertilizer 15 t/ha), T4 (Farmyard manure 5 t/ha), T5 (Farmyard manure 10 t/ha) and T6 (Farmyard manure 15 t/ha). The experiments were laid out in completely randomized design (CRD) with three replications of each treatment. Among the different treatments T3 showed best as much as twice more effective than farmyard manure in increasing growth and yield parameters (plant height, fruit length, fresh weight and dry weight of stem, leaf and fruit) of brinjal plants. Overall, all the treatments increased macronutrients and micronutrients content and uptake by brinjal plants over control. Analysis of post-harvest soil samples also revealed that all the parameters except pH were increased due to different treatments.
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 29(1): 1-8, 2020 (January)
Adaptation of the self-compassion scale for Bangladeshi culture
Authors: Habib Sumaiya , Naher Jamiun 
Published: April 2020

Self-compassion is a raising construct in the field of positive psychology. Evidence supported that self-compassion is an important factor in increasing psychological well-being and reducing symptoms of anxiety, depression and rumination. In the present study, authors determined the psychometric properties of the Bangla version of Self-Compassion Scale (SCS). The study was carried out in a sample of 160 adults, ranging from 18 to 28 years old. Although the original scale has 26 items, in item-total correlation analysis it was found that 24 items in the questionnaire were significantly correlated with total items, the rest two items consumed negative/low correlation (below 0.30). So, these two items were excluded from the Bangla version and 24 items were selected for the final version of the SCS. The internal consistency of the SCS was computed by Cronbach’s Alpha which was 0.83 and the split-half coefficient of the scale was 0.84. Thus the results support the Bangla SCS is suitable for use in Bangladeshi culture.
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 29(1): 37-44, 2020 (January)
Listerial contamination of raw beef and chevon in north-central Nigeria
Authors: Chuku Aleruchi , Obande Godwin Attah , Eya Sani Bashir 
Published: April 2020

Background and objective: Listeria sp. is a ubiquitous and frequently isolated foodborne pathogen. The prevalence of Listeria sp in raw beef and chevon sold in Lafia Nigeria, as well as their antibiotic susceptibility profile was evaluated.
Methods: A total 104 samples comprising of 52 raw beef and 52 chevon were obtained from street vendors (hawkers), Shinge abattoir, Lafia old market and Lafia Modern Market. Isolation of Listeria sp. was performed on Listeria Selective Agar, following enrichment in supplemented Listeria Selective Broth. Identification of Listeria sp. was carried out by cultural and biochemical methods. Antimicrobial susceptibility of isolated L. monocytogenes was performed by standard disk diffusion method. Chi-square test was used to determine association between contamination levels at p=0.05.
Results: Seven types of Listeria sp. were isolated. L. monocytogenes and L. ivanovii were the most frequently isolated contaminants in all meat types and from all sample sources. L. monocytogenes was isolated with a frequency of 64.4% (67/104) in the meat samples. Beef samples had the highest listerial contamination with a frequency of 58.2% (78/134) compared to chevon which had a listerial frequency of 41.8% (56/134). Resistance of L. monocytogenes to streptomycin and sparfloxacin was 58.2% and 55.2% respectively. Resistance to ampicillin (34.3%) and gentamicin (20.9%) was also observed. Resistances to multiple antimicrobials were detected in 11 L. monocytogenes isolates.
Conclusion: The study demonstrated that the raw meat sold in Lafia was contaminated with several Listeria sp. L. monocytogenes showed high rate of resistance to several antimicrobial agents used for the treatment of listerial infection. Appropriate regulation and monitoring of livestock rearing and meat retailing practices are advocated to safeguard the health of consumers.
Ibrahim Med. Coll. J. 2019; 13(2): 1-8