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Expectations and Outcomes When Moving from Open to Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: Multivariate Analysis
Authors: Barreca Marco , Presenti Luigi , Renzi Cristina , Cavallaro Giuseppe , Borrelli Andrea , Stipa Francesco , Valeri Andrea 
Published: December 2019

AbstractVarious authors have suggested that laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) leads to better surgical outcomes than open surgery. The debate is still open, however, and indications and limitations of minimally invasive surgery have not been completely established. The objective of our study was to compare surgical outcomes of LA and open adrenalectomy (OA), using multivariate analysis to adjust for potential confounding factors (e.g., size of the lesion, histology). Between 1995 and June 2000 at “Careggi” Hospital in Florence, Italy patients with an indication for adrenalectomy were treated laparoscopically if the lesion was < 10 cm and there was no clinical evidence of malignancy. All 79 patients who underwent LA have been included in this study. Among 152 patients who underwent OA at “La Sapienza” University in Rome, 93 had an adrenal lesion < 10 cm and no clinical evidence of malignancy; they were selected for comparison. Multivariate analysis has been used to analyze the effect of the surgical approach (OA vs. LA) on the surgical outcome, controlling for potential confounders. Multiple logistic regression showed that there is no significant difference in intraoperative outcomes (i.e., surgical time > 2 hours, blood loss ≥ 500 ml) between patients operated on through a traditional approach and those who underwent LA. On the other hand, patients operated on laparoscopically have a significantly higher probability than the OA group of experiencing a better recovery from surgery (i.e., require less postoperative analgesics and return to normal activities earlier). The results of the present study show that, although LA does not add much benefit in terms of expected intraoperative outcomes, it dramatically speeds patients’ recovery from surgery. The two approaches are complementary and should both be integrated into the technical background of all endocrine surgeons.
Liver Transplantation with “Hors Tour” Allocated Versus Standard MELD Allocated Grafts: Single‐Center Audit and Impact on the Liver Pool in France
Authors: Azoulay Daniel , Disabato Mara , Gomez‐Gavara Concepcion , Feray Cyrille , Salloum Chady , Ngonggang Norbert , Winter Audrey , Hentati Hassen , Levesque Eric , Lim Chetana , Compagnon Philippe 
Published: December 2019

AbstractBackgroundThe French transplant governing system defined “Rescue” (the so‐called “Hors Tour”) livers as those livers which were declined for the five top‐listed patients. This study compares the outcomes following liver transplantation (LT) in patients who received a donor liver through a rescue allocation (RA) procedure or according to MELD score priority (standard allocation, SA) and evaluates the impact on the graft pool of a proactive policy to accept RA grafts.MethodsData from all consecutive patients who underwent LT with SA or RA grafts from 2011 to 2015 were compared in terms of short‐ and long‐term outcomes.ResultsThe 249 elective first LTs were performed with 64 (25.7%) RA and 185 (74.3%) SA grafts. RA grafts were obtained from older donors and were associated with a longer cold ischemia time. Recipients of RA livers were older and had lower MELD scores. The rates of delayed graft function, primary nonfunction, retransplantation, complications, and mortality were similar between the RA and SA groups. At 1 and 3 and 5 years, graft and patient survival rates were similar between the groups. These results were maintained after matching on recipient characteristics. Our proactive policy to accept RA grafts increased the liver pool for elective first transplantation by 25%.ConclusionsRA livers can be safely transplanted into selected recipients and significantly expand the liver pool.
State Regulations to Support Children’s Cultural and Religious Food Preferences in Early Care and Education
Authors: Ayers Looby Anna , Frost Natasha , Gonzalez-Nahm Sarah , Grossman Elyse R. , Ralston Aoki Julie , Benjamin-Neelon Sara E. 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
Objective
In July 2018 the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics released a benchmark encouraging early care and education (ECE) programs, including child care centers and family child care homes, to incorporate cultural and religious food preferences of children into meals. We examined the extent to which states were already doing so through their ECE licensing and administrative regulations prior to the release of the benchmark. This review may serve as a baseline to assess future updates, if more states incorporate the benchmark into their regulations.

Methods
For this cross-sectional study, we reviewed ECE regulations for all 50 states and the District of Columbia (hereafter states) through June 2018. We assessed consistency with the benchmark for centers and homes. We conducted Spearman correlations to estimate associations between the year the regulations were updated and consistency with the benchmark.

Results
Among centers, eight states fully met the benchmark, 11 partially met the benchmark, and 32 did not meet the benchmark. Similarly for homes, four states fully met the benchmark, 13 partially met the benchmark, and 34 did not meet the benchmark. Meeting the benchmark was not correlated with the year of last update for centers (P = 0.54) or homes (P = 0.31).

Conclusions
Most states lacked regulations consistent with the benchmark. Health professionals can help encourage ECE programs to consider cultural and religious food preferences of children in meal planning. And, if feasible, states may consider additional regulations supporting cultural and religious preferences of children in future updates to regulations.
The effectiveness of lifestyle interventions to reduce side effects of androgen deprivation therapy for men with prostate cancer: a systematic review
Authors: Geerkens Maud J. M. , Pouwels Nieck S. A. , Beerlage Harry P. 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
Purpose
The aim of this review is to systematically review randomized controlled trials on lifestyle interventions on PCa patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy.

Methods
A literature search was conducted using the electronic databases Medline and PubMed. To be eligible, studies had to be randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that focused on side effects of ADT and lifestyle interventions to reduce side effects for men undergoing ADT with PCa. Lifestyle interventions were defined as interventions that included any dietary or behavioral components.

Results
Twenty-nine trials were included. Most of them focused on exercise interventions, while some investigated the effect of dietary or behavioral interventions. The effect of different lifestyle influencing modalities aimed to improve on the adverse effects of ADT varied greatly.

Conclusions
It is not possible to draw one conclusion on the effect of exercise-based interventions, but noted on several adverse effects of ADT improvement. Further studies are necessary to develop personalized lifestyle interventions in order to mitigate the adverse effects.
Validation of the German HeartQoL: a short health-related quality of life questionnaire for cardiac patients
Authors: Huber Alexandra , Oldridge Neil , Benzer Werner , Saner Hugo , Höfer Stefan 
Published: December 2019

AbstractPurposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate psychometric properties of the core disease-specific 14-item German HeartQoL questionnaire.MethodsAs an extension of the international HeartQol Project, cross-sectional and longitudinal health-related quality of life (HRQL) data were collected from 305 patients with angina (N = 101), myocardial infarction (N = 123), or ischemic heart failure (N = 81) in Austria and Switzerland using German versions of the HeartQoL, the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. The underlying factor structure was examined with Mokken Scaling analysis; then convergent, divergent, and discriminative validity, internal consistency reliability, and responsiveness were assessed.ResultsThe highest HRQL scores were reported by patients with myocardial infarction followed by ischemic heart failure and then angina. The two-factor structure was confirmed with strong physical, emotional, and global scaleHcoefficients (> .50). Divergent and convergent validity (fromr = .04 to .78) were shown for each diagnosis; discriminative validity was verified as well (partially: age, sex, and disease severity; largely: SF-36 health status/transition; totally: anxiety and depression). Internal consistency reliability was excellent (Cronbach’s alpha = .91). In terms of responsiveness, physical and global scale scores improved significantly after percutaneous coronary intervention (p < .01) while after cardiac rehabilitation all scale scores improved significantly (p < .001).ConclusionsThe German HeartQoL questionnaire is a valid and reliable HRQL instrument with these data supporting its potential use in clinical practice and research to assess and compare HRQL in German-speaking patients with ischemic heart disease. The shortness of the tool may prove to be helpful particularly in clinical practice.
The Emergence of Life
Authors: Camprubí E. , de Leeuw J. W. , House C. H. , Raulin F. , Russell M. J. , Spang A. , Tirumalai M. R. , Westall F. 
Published: December 2019

AbstractThe aim of this article is to provide the reader with an overview of the different possible scenarios for the emergence of life, to critically assess them and, according to the conclusions we reach, to analyze whether similar processes could have been conducive to independent origins of life on the several icy moons of the Solar System. Instead of directly proposing a concrete and unequivocal cradle of life on Earth, we focus on describing the different requirements that are arguably needed for the transition between non-life to life. We approach this topic from geological, biological, and chemical perspectives with the aim of providing answers in an integrative manner. We reflect upon the most prominent origins hypotheses and assess whether they match the aforementioned abiogenic requirements. Based on the conclusions extracted, we address whether the conditions for abiogenesis are/were met in any of the oceanic icy moons.
Assessing Satisfaction of Children in out-of-Home Care: Development of Korean out-of-Home Care Satisfaction Scale
Authors: Lee Sang Jung , An Eun Mi , Chung Ick-Joong 
Published: December 2019

AbstractIn order to offer client-centered services, it is important to measure children’s service satisfaction and reflect their needs to out-of-home care practices and policies. However, a reliable measure that assesses children’s satisfaction about out-of-home care is not found in Korea. This study aimed to develop a Korean out-of-home care satisfaction scale. The study sample consisted of 484 children from institutional care, group homes, and foster homes in Korea. Half of the sample was chosen randomly for exploratory factor analysis (EFA) based on 16 items from the Korean Foster Care Improvements Project. The other half of the sample was used for confirmatory factor analyses (CFA). EFA yielded two-factor structures that consist of eight items for each factor. Confirmatory factor analyses supported the two-factor structures with reasonable fit, and all items loaded significantly on the factors. The Korean out-of-home care satisfaction scale could be used as a tool to assess children’s satisfaction with out-of-home care services, which could allow social workers to reflect children’s needs immediately into practice and help policymakers make more informed decisions about out-of-home care services and programs.
Direct catalytic oxidation and removal of NO in flue gas by the micro bubbles gas–liquid dispersion system
Authors: Sun Hongrui , Yang Guanghui , Aftab Tallal Bin , Xue Fei , Xiao Zhengguo , Guo Qihao , Li Dengxin 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
The method of micro bubbles is widely applied in the fields of water and soil treatment. A novel treatment method of NO in flue gas through a gas–liquid two-phase system formed by micro bubbles is proposed in this study. The system depends on the generation of hydroxyl radicals. The NO removal performance of the micro gas–liquid dispersion system induced by catalysts and O3 was explored and the reaction pathways were elucidated. Micro bubbles, Fe2+, and Mn2+ in solution improved NO removal performance significantly. Salinity and surfactants affected the removal performance of NO by altering micro bubbles. In the presence of Fe2+, the NO removal rate reached 65.2% at pH 5, 75.8% under 0.5 g/L NaCl and 82.1% under 6 mg/L sodium dodecyl sulfate. In the presence of Mn2+, the NO removal rate reached 69.2% at pH 5, 83.2% under 0.5 g/L NaCl and 92.3% under 6 mg/L sodium dodecyl sulfate. However, in the presence of both Mn2+ and Fe2+, NO conversion rate was 93.2%. The NO removal rate in the presence of O3 was further improved under the same conditions. The study provides the basis for the application and development of micro bubbles in flue gas treatments for NO removal. The results can help to solve the problems of high operating cost, large oxidant consumption, secondary pollution, and high energy consumption in traditional NO removal methods.

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Nano-/Micro-confined Water in Graphene Hydrogel as Superadsorbents for Water Purification
Authors: Sun Yiran , Yu Fei , Li Cong , Dai Xiaohu , Ma Jie 
Published: December 2019

AbstractConfined water has been proven to be of great importance due to its pervasiveness and contribution to life and many fields of scientific research. However, the control and characterization of confined water are a challenge. Herein, a confined space is constructed by flexibly changing the pH of a graphene oxide dispersion under the self-assembly process of a graphene hydrogel (GH), and the confined space is adjusted with variation from 10.04 to 3.52 nm. Confined water content in GH increases when the pore diameter of the confined space decreases; the corresponding adsorption capacity increases from 243.04 to 442.91 mg g−1. Moreover, attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy are utilized to analyze the hydrogen bonding structure qualitatively and quantitatively, and correlation analysis reveals that the improvement in the adsorption capacity is caused by incomplete hydrogen bonding in the confined water. Further, confined water is assembled into four typical porous commercial adsorbents, and a remarkable enhancement of the adsorption capacity is achieved. This research demonstrates the application potential for the extraordinary properties of confined water and has implications for the development of highly effective confined water-modified adsorbents.
Dendritic Nanostructured Waste Copper Wires for High-Energy Alkaline Battery
Authors: Chodankar Nilesh R. , Ji Su-Hyeon , Han Young-Kyu , Kim Do-Heyoung 
Published: December 2019

AbstractRechargeable alkaline batteries (RABs) have received remarkable attention in the past decade for their high energy, low cost, safe operation, facile manufacture, and eco-friendly nature. To date, expensive electrode materials and current collectors were predominantly applied for RABs, which have limited their real-world efficacy. In the present work, we propose a scalable process to utilize electronic waste (e-waste) Cu wires as a cost-effective current collector for high-energy wire-type RABs. Initially, the vertically aligned CuO nanowires were prepared over the waste Cu wires via in situ alkaline corrosion. Then, both atomic-layer-deposited NiO and NiCo-hydroxide were applied to the CuO nanowires to form a uniform dendritic-structured NiCo-hydroxide/NiO/CuO/Cu electrode. When the prepared dendritic-structured electrode was applied to the RAB, it showed excellent electrochemical features, namely high-energy-density (82.42 Wh kg−1), excellent specific capacity (219 mAh g−1), and long-term cycling stability (94% capacity retention over 5000 cycles). The presented approach and material meet the requirements of a cost-effective, abundant, and highly efficient electrode for advanced eco-friendly RABs. More importantly, the present method provides an efficient path to recycle e-waste for value-added energy storage applications.
Buschke-Lowenstein tumor in a patient with HIV and Psoriasis
Authors: Silva José Antonio Dias da Cunha e , Lima Laís , George Lygia De , Sant’Ana Thalita Araújo , Valadão Marcus 
Published: December 2019

AbstractThe Buschke-Lowenstein tumor, known as the giant condyloma acuminatum, is a rare lesion of the anorectal and PerianaL region; it is sexually transmitted and associated with human papilloma virus, types 6 and 11. Histologically, it is a benign tumor, but it can reach big proportions and may behave aggressively. The purpose of this study is to report the case of a patient diagnosed with HIV and psoriasis 14 years ago, associated with Buschke-Lowenstein tumor and other diffuse condylomatous lesions in the body.
Associations of hemoglobin A1c with cognition reduced for long diabetes duration
Authors: Silverman Jeremy M. , Schmeidler James , Lee Pearl G. , Alexander Neil B. , Beeri Michal Schnaider , Guerrero‐Berroa Elizabeth , West Rebecca K. , Sano Mary , Nabozny Martina , Rodriguez Alvarez Carolina 
Published: December 2019

AbstractIntroductionAssociations of some risk factors with poor cognition, identified prior to age 75, are reduced or reversed in very old age. The Protected Survivor Model predicts this interaction due to enhanced survival of those with extended risk factor duration. In a younger sample, this study examines the association of cognition with the mean hemoglobin A1c risk factor over the time at risk, according to its duration.MethodsThe interaction of mean hemoglobin A1c (average = 9.8%), evaluated over duration (average = 116.8 months), was examined for overall cognition and three cognitive domains in a sample of 150 “young‐old” veterans (mean age = 70) with type 2 diabetes.ResultsThe predicted interactions were significant for overall cognition and attention, but not executive functions/language and memory.DiscussionFindings extend the Protected Survivor Model to a “young‐old” sample, from the very old. This model suggests focusing on individuals with good cognition despite prolonged high risk when seeking protective factors.
Seafaring Practice and Narratives in Homer'sOdyssey
Authors: Mann Rupert 
Published: December 2019

AbstractIt is intrinsically plausible that theOdyssey, which freely uses realistic details of many aspects of life on and beside the sea, was informed by real seafaring experience. This paper corroborates that hypothesis. The first part catalogues parallels between details of Odyssean and real-world seafaring. Odyssean type-scenes in particular echo real practice. The second part argues that three larger episodes have real-world parallels—the visit to the Lotos Eaters anticipates incidents of sailors deserting in friendly ports; the escape from Skylla and Charybdis demonstrates a safe course through a turbulent strait, and the encounter with Ino / Leukothea foreshadows the contemporary phenomenon of a sensed presence during a crisis. The pattern of coincidence between theOdysseyand the real world of seafaring constitutes a cumulative argument that suggests that those episodes in particular, and the poem as a whole, was informed by that world—a conclusion with consequences both for our understanding of the poem, and for our knowledge of the early Mediterranean maritime.
Rhythm of Love: Patterns of Perception and the Classical Profession of the Hetaira
Authors: Hullinger David 
Published: December 2019

AbstractFor a long time, the classical profession of the hetaira, or paid female companion, has eluded definition. The hetaira has often been described as a ‘courtesan’ and her work as a ‘form of prostitution’, yet these appellatives often conflict with depictions of the hetaira by classical authors. Accordingly, in this article I will argue that the hetaira was perceived by the Greeks as an elite entertainer whose service of companionship emphasized flirtation and intimacy with a cultivated woman instead of the sale of sex. In order to demonstrate this understanding of the hetaira, I will cite evidence from a wide range of classical writings, particularly legal orations, and will ultimately propose that, when used to indicate a professional, the classical Greek term hetaira should be translated as ‘entertainer’.
Depolarization, Repolarization and Redistributive Ideological Change in Britain, 1983–2016
Authors: Cohen Gidon , Cohen Sarah 
Published: December 2019

AbstractThis article examines party sorting, elite cue and ideological polarization accounts of polarization dynamics. The study tests their differing expectations about trends in redistributive ideological polarization and partisan polarization in the British case using repeated cross-section and panel data. The authors reject party sorting accounts, which require ideology to be stable and changes in party support to drive partisan polarization, because they find that ideology trends with elite polarization and that ideological change causes partisan polarization. The authors reject elite cue accounts, which maintain that it is mainly partisans’ ideology that follows elite polarization, because they find virtually identical trends for initially ideologically similar non-partisans too. The study thus finds support for an ideological polarization account in which changes in elite polarization are associated with general changes in citizen redistributive ideology.
THE GLOBAL CAUCHY PROBLEM FOR THE NLS WITH HIGHER ORDER ANISOTROPIC DISPERSION
Authors: CHAICHENETS LEONID , PATTAKOS NIKOLAOS 
Published: December 2019

AbstractWe use a method developed by Strauss to obtain global well-posedness results in the mild sense and existence of asymptotic states for the small data Cauchy problem in modulation spaces${M}^s_{p,q}(\mathbb{R}^d)$, whereq= 1 and$s\geq0$or$q\in(1,\infty]$and$s>\frac{d}{q'}$for a nonlinear Schrödinger equation with higher order anisotropic dispersion and algebraic nonlinearities.
Updating the dual systems model of temporal cognition: Reasoning with dynamic systems theory
Authors: Hohenberger Annette 
Published: December 2019

AbstractThis commentary construes the relation between the two systems of temporal updating and temporal reasoning as a bifurcation and tracks it across three time scales: phylogeny, ontogeny, and microgeny. In taking a dynamic systems approach, flexibility, as mentioned by Hoerl & McCormack, is revealed as the key characteristic of human temporal cognition.
Identity-based motivation and the paradox of the future self: Getting going requires thinking about time (later) in time (now)
Authors: Oyserman Daphna , Dawson Andrew 
Published: December 2019

AbstractPeople can imagine their future selves without taking future-focused action. Identity-based motivation theory explains why. Hoerl & McCormack outline how. Present-focused action prevails because future “me” feels irrelevant to the choices facing current “me” unless future “me” is experienced as occurring now or as linked to current “me” via if-then simulations. This entails reasoning in time and about time.