bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Telehealth Delivery of Memory Rehabilitation Following Stroke
Authors: Lawson David W. , Stolwyk Renerus J. , Ponsford Jennie L. , McKenzie Dean P. , Downing Marina G. , Wong Dana 
Published: January 2020

AbstractObjective:Rehabilitation of memory after stroke remains an unmet need. Telehealth delivery may overcome barriers to accessing rehabilitation services.Method:We conducted a non-randomized intervention trial to investigate feasibility and effectiveness of individual telehealth (internet videoconferencing) and face-to-face delivery methods for a six-week compensatory memory rehabilitation program. Supplementary analyses investigated non-inferiority to an existing group-based intervention, and the role of booster sessions in maintaining functional gains. The primary outcome measure was functional attainment of participants’ goals. Secondary measures included subjective reports of lapses in everyday memory and prospective memory, reported use of internal and external memory strategies, and objective measures of memory functioning.Results:Forty-six stroke survivors were allocated to telehealth and face-to-face intervention delivery conditions. Feasibility of delivery methods was supported, and participants in both conditions demonstrated treatment-related improvements in goal attainment, and key subjective outcomes of everyday memory, and prospective memory. Gains on these measures were maintained at six-week follow-up. Short-term gains in use of internal strategies were also seen. Non-inferiority to group-based delivery was established only on the primary measure for the telehealth delivery condition. Booster sessions were associated with greater maintenance of gains on subjective measures of everyday memory and prospective memory.Conclusions:This exploratory study supports the feasibility and potential effectiveness of telehealth options for remote delivery of compensatory memory skills training after a stroke. These results are also encouraging of a role for booster sessions in prolonging functional gains over time.
Predictors of Anxiety and Depression Symptom Improvement in CBT Adapted for Traumatic Brain Injury: Pre/Post-Injury and Therapy Process Factors
Authors: Zelencich Leah M. , Wong Dana , Kazantzis Nikolaos , McKenzie Dean P. , Downing Marina , Ponsford Jennie L. 
Published: January 2020

AbstractObjectives:The current study examined the association of demographic/preinjury, injury-related, and cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) process variables, with anxiety and depression symptom change in traumatic brain injury (TBI)-adapted CBT (CBT-ABI).Methods:The audio recordings of 177 CBT-ABI sessions representing 31 therapist–client dyads were assessed from the independent observer perspective on measures of working alliance, homework engagement, and therapist competency in using homework.Results:Linear regressions showed that older client age, longer post-TBI recovery period, better executive functioning, higher levels of client homework engagement, as well as higher levels of therapist competence in reviewing homework were associated with greater improvement in anxiety and/or depression symptoms.Conclusions:CBT-ABI is a promising treatment for post-TBI depression and anxiety. The current study highlights how therapists can enhance CBT-ABI effectiveness, specifically: comprehensive facilitation of client homework engagement with emphasis on homework review, and accommodation of executive deficits. The current study also suggests that the role of client age and the length of post-TBI recovery period require further investigation.
Efficacy of Neurofeedback Interventions for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Brain Injury: Systematic Review and Recommendations for Future Research
Authors: Ali Jordan I. , Viczko Jeremy , Smart Colette M. 
Published: January 2020

AbstractObjectives:Interest in neurofeedback therapies (NFTs) has grown exponentially in recent years, encouraged both by escalating public interest and the financial support of health care funding agencies. Given NFTs’ growing prevalence and anecdotally reported success in treating common effects of acquired brain injury (ABI), a systematic review of the efficacy of NFTs for the rehabilitation of ABI-related cognitive impairment is warranted.Methods:Eligible studies included adult samples (18+ years) with ABI, the use of neurofeedback technology for therapeutic purposes (as opposed to assessment), the inclusion of a meaningful control group/condition, and clear cognitive–neuropsychological outcomes. Initial automated search identified n = 86 candidate articles, however, only n = 4 studies met the stated eligibility criteria.Results:Results were inconsistent across studies and cognitive domains. Methodological and theoretical limitations precluded robust and coherent conclusions with respect to the cognitive rehabilitative properties of NFTs. We take the results of these systematic analyses as a reflection of the state of the literature at this time. These results offer a constructive platform to further discuss a number of methodological, theoretical, and ethical considerations relating to current and future NFT–ABI research and clinical intervention.Conclusions:Given the limited quantity and quality of the available research, there appears to be insufficient evidence to comment on the efficacy of NFTs within an ABI rehabilitation context at this time. It is imperative that future work increase the level of theoretical and methodological rigour if meaningful advancements are to be made understanding and evaluating NFT–ABI applications.
Factors associated with home visits by volunteer community health workers to implement a home-fortification intervention in Bangladesh: a multilevel analysis
Authors: Sarma Haribondhu , Tariqujjaman Md , Mbuya Mduduzi NN , Askari Sufia , Banwell Cathy , Bossert Thomas J , D’Este Catherine , Ahmed Tahmeed 
Published: January 2020

AbstractObjective:BRAC, an international development organization based in Bangladesh, engages community health workers called Shasthya Shebikas (SS) to implement home fortification of foods with micronutrient powders (MNP). We identified factors associated with home visits by SS, at different levels of the BRAC programme-delivery hierarchy, to implement home-fortification interventions.Design:We conducted a cross-sectional survey, semi-structured interviews, and collected programme-related data from sub-districts included in the caregiver survey of BRAC’s home-fortification programme and performed multilevel logistic regression modelling to investigate factors associated with home visits by SS.Settings:Sixty-eight sub-districts in Bangladesh.Participants:Caregivers of children aged 6–59 months (n 1408) and BRAC’s SS (n 201).Results:Households with older children (0·55; 0·42, 0·72; P < 0·001) and located >300 m from the SS’s house (0·67; 0·50, 0·89; P = 0·006) were less likely to have been visited by the SS, whereas those with caregivers who had ≥5 years of schooling (1·53; 1·10, 2·12; P = 0·011) were more likely to have been visited by the SS (adjusted OR; 95 % CI). Households in the catchment area of older SS aged >50 years (0·44; 0·21, 0·90; P = 0·025) were less likely to have been visited by the SS, whereas those with SS who received incentives of >800 BDT (3·00; 1·58, 5·58; P = 0·001) were more likely to have been visited by the SS (adjusted OR; 95 % CI).Conclusions:The number of home visits is a function of the characteristics of SS, factors that characterize the households they serve and characteristics of their organizational context, particularly to implement home fortification of foods with MNP.
New imaging tools to measure nephron number in vivo: opportunities for developmental nephrology
Authors: Bennett K.M. , Baldelomar E.J. , Morozov D. , Chevalier R.L , Charlton J.R 
Published: January 2020

AbstractThe mammalian kidney is a complex organ, requiring the concerted function of up to millions of nephrons. The number of nephrons is constant after nephrogenesis during development, and nephron loss over a life span can lead to susceptibility to acute or chronic kidney disease. New technologies are under development to count individual nephrons in the kidney in vivo. This review outlines these technologies and highlights their relevance to studies of human renal development and disease.
The Value of Twins for Health and Medical Research: A Third of a Century of Progress
Authors: Craig Jeffrey M. , Calais-Ferreira Lucas , Umstad Mark P. , Buchwald Dedra 
Published: January 2020

AbstractIn 1984, Hrubec and Robinette published what was arguably the first review of the role of twins in medical research. The authors acknowledged a growing distinction between two categories of twin studies: those aimed at assessing genetic contributions to disease and those aimed at assessing environmental contributions while controlling for genetic variation. They concluded with a brief section on recently founded twin registries that had begun to provide unprecedented access to twins for medical research. Here we offer an overview of the twin research that, in our estimation, best represents the field has progress since 1984. We start by summarizing what we know about twinning. We then focus on the value of twin study designs to differentiate between genetic and environmental influences on health and on emerging applications of twins in multiple areas of medical research. We finish by describing how twin registries and networks are accelerating twin research worldwide.
Subjunctive Masculinities: Making Men Through Music and Ritual in Northern Ghana
Authors: HAAS KARL J. 
Published: January 2020

Abstract (Dagbanli)Dini niŋ ka tuma kalinsi mini pukparigu ni labiri nyanga saha ŋɔ la zuɣu, dabba ban be Tuduyaɣili polo (Northern Region) di niŋdi tom pam tiba zaŋ jandi bɛ biɛhigu ni bɛ laɣi dibo soya diyi ti kana dotali polo. To ayi yuli zaŋ chaŋ kali wahi din jandi Dagbamba Sapashin nim polo, sabbu ŋɔ wuhirila waligimsim din be dotali mini kali wahi yeltɔɣa. Gun Gon nyala kali tuun kpeiŋ din wuhiri dotali tuun tumsa Sapashin nim ni Dagbaŋ pulini, kadi wuhiri ka kpaŋsiri dotali ni nye sheli zaŋ ti dabba ban tumdili.
When K-Pop andKugakMeet: PopularisingP’ansoriin Modern Korea
Authors: YATES-LU ANNA 
Published: January 2020

Abstract (Korean)케이팝(K-Pop)과 국악의 만남: 현대 한국에서의 판소리의 대중화본 논문은 대중문화 지향적인 사회가 전통 예인들에게 행하는 압력과 이들이 그러한 압력에 대응하기 위해 채택하는 전략들에 대해 다룬다. 전통적인 한국 문화는 한국 정부에 의해 관리되고, 한류 서사에 부합하도록 재구성되기도 하였다. 이와는 별개로, 국악인들은 한국에서의 대중 문화의 지배적 영향을 인정하고, 다각적 이유들로 인해 대중 문화로부터 전략적 요소들을 수용했다. 본문에서는 판소리와 창작판소리, 그와 아울러 국악 성악곡과 연관된 퓨전 음악 스타일들을 중심으로 논한다.
Dietary total antioxidant capacity and severity of stenosis in	patients with coronary artery disease
Authors: Paknahad Zamzam , Moosavian Seyedeh Parisa , Jervekani Zahra Teimouri , Hasanzadeh Akbar , Hashemi Mohammad 
Published: January 2020

Abstract. Aim: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Many studies suggest that dietary antioxidant can offer significant protection against stroke, heart failure, and coronary heart disease. However, there is no study that assessed the association between dietary TAC and severity of stenosis in patients with CVD. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of dietary TAC and severity of stenosis in patients with coronary artery disease. Methods: Dietary and medical History of 160 patients with CAD were assessed. The extent of Stenosis was determined using the Gensini score. Dietary history was investigated by food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), and Dietary TAC was calculated by multiplying the average frequency of intake of each food by oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) content. Results: Across the Gensini score quartiles the dietary TAC, dietary hydrophilic TAC, dietary lipophilic TAC, and dietary phenolic TAC values were significantly increased in the highest quartile compared with the lowest quartile (dietary TAC (mmolTE/100 g):17.5 ± 1.82 vs. 11.2 ± 1.90; dietary hydrophilic TAC (mmolTE/100 g): 16.56 ± 1.29 vs. 10.74 ± 1.81; dietary lipophilic TAC (mmolTE/100 g): 0.55 ± 0.12 vs. 0.23 ± 0.09; dietary phenolic TAC (mmolTE/100 g):1.84 ± 0.31 vs. 0.98 ± 0.21; (P < 0.001 for all)). However, a non-significant association between the plasma TAC and Gensini quartiles was observed (P = 0.789). Multivariate regression analysis showed that dietary TAC (Beta = −0.53; P < 0.001) was statistically significant independent predictors that associated with the Gensini score values. Conclusions: There was a significant association between dietary TAC and severity of stenosis in patients with coronary artery disease.
Simple assessment of quality of life and lower limb functional	capacity during cilostazol treatment – results of the SHort-tERm	cIlostazol eFFicacy and quality of life (SHERIFF) study
Authors: Farkas Katalin , Kolossváry Endre , Járai Zoltán 
Published: January 2020

Summary: Background: Symptomatic peripheral arterial disease (intermittent claudication) is a major cause of disability and mobility loss in older men and women and thus has a significant negative impact on the patients’ quality of life. Both surgical and endovascular revascularization procedures and noninvasive medical therapies, such as supervised training and drug treatment, can improve walking capacity. Cilostazol is the only drug having a class I (level of evidence A) recommendation for the treatment of intermittent claudication (IC). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of three-month cilostazol treatment on the health-related quality of life and on the lower limb functional capacity in patients with IC in the clinical practice. Patients and methods: The study was a multicenter, non-interventional trial, performed in Hungary in 2018. 812 PAD patients (Fontaine II stage, mean age: 67.17 years, male/female: 58.25/41.75 %) were enrolled, who received cilostazol (50 or 100 mg b.i.d.) for 3 months. 802 patients completed the study. Quality of life was evaluated with the EQ-5D-3L questionnaire functional capacity with the WELCH (Walking Estimated-Limitation Calculated by History) questionnaire. Pain-free and maximal walking distance, ankle-brachial index (ABI) were measured at baseline and after 3-month treatment. Results: Upon conclusion of the study, the EQ-5D-3L index improved (baseline: –0.46 ± 0.22, 3rd month: –0.26 ± 0.18; p < 0.0001) and there was a significant increase in the WELCH score as well (19 ± 14, 31 ± 18; respectively, p < 0.0001). Both pain-free and maximal walking distance improved significantly by 54.52 % (median: 53.85 %) and 42.5 % (median: 34.68 %); respectively (p < 0.001). Adverse events occurred in 10 patients, 1 patient stopped cilostazol treatment because of side effects. Conclusions: Three months cilostazol treatment significantly improved quality of life and lower limb functional capacity in patients with intermittent claudication. The WELCH questionnaire is a useful tool for the evaluation of intermittent claudication treatment in the clinical practice.
Bulk Density of the Lunar Regolith at the Chang'E‐3 Landing Site as Estimated From Lunar Penetrating Radar
Authors: Fa Wenzhe 
Published: January 2020

AbstractBulk density of the lunar regolith is a key factor affecting its geophysical and geotechnical properties. In this study, a new method for estimating the bulk density of the lunar regolith is developed based on the geometric characteristic (i.e., hyperbolic shape) of radar echoes in ground penetrating radar (GPR) image. As an application, bulk density of the lunar regolith at China's Chang'E‐3 (CE‐3) landing site is estimated using the Lunar Penetrating Radar data. In total, 57 hyperbolas are identified in the Lunar Penetrating Radar image and their eccentricities are used to estimate relative permittivity of the regolith. Then, bulk density of the lunar regolith is estimated using an empirical relation through its dependence on relative permittivity. The results show that bulk density of the regolith at the CE‐3 landing site increases with depth from 0.85 g/cm
at the surface to a steady‐state value of 2.25 g/cm
at 5 m, with an average gradient much smaller than that based on the Apollo regolith samples. The bulk density corresponds to a regolith porosity of 74.5% at the surface and 32.3% at 5 m depth over the CE‐3 landing region. Given that the landing site is only
50 m from the east rim of a 500 m diameter crater, named as Zi Wei, the steady‐state bulk density indicates a 29% volume fraction of subsurface rocks within the continuous ejecta of this crater.
A Deep Learning‐Based Methodology for Precipitation Nowcasting With Radar
Authors: Chen Lei , Cao Yuan , Ma Leiming , Zhang Junping 
Published: January 2020

AbstractNowcasting and early warning of severe convective weather play crucial roles in heavy rainfall warning, flood mitigation, and water resource management. However, achieving effective temporal‐spatial resolution nowcasting is a very challenging task owing to the complex dynamics and chaos. Recently, an increasing amount of research has focused on utilizing deep learning approaches for this task because of their powerful abilities in learning spatiotemporal feature representation in an end‐to‐end manner. In this paper, we present convolutional long short‐term memory with a layer called star‐shape bridge to transfer features across time steps. We build an end‐to‐end trainable model for the nowcasting problem using the radar echo data set. Furthermore, we propose a raining‐oriented loss function inspired by the critical success index and utilize the group normalization technique to refine the convergence performance in optimizing our deep network. Experiments indicate that our model outperforms convolutional long short‐term memory with the cross entropy loss function and the conventional extrapolation method.
Flow Vortex‐Associated Downward Field‐Aligned Current Retreating in the Near‐Earth Plasma Sheet
Authors: Yuan Huanzhi , Zhang Hui , Lu Jianyong , Zhu Changbo , Wang Ming 
Published: January 2020

AbstractThe formation of field‐aligned currents (FACs) of a substorm current wedge is a key element of substorms. Conjunctive observations of a downward FAC during a substorm on 20 December 2007 were made in space by THEMIS satellites and on the ground by geomagnetic field and aurora stations, which provides a unique opportunity to investigate the generation of downward FAC. On the ground, AL index decreased significantly at 04:17:00 UT, denoting the onset of the substorm. The geomagnetic perturbations observed at the postmidnight station KUUJ show that the FAC of the substorm current wedge flowed into the ionosphere. Meanwhile, in space, two THEMIS satellites, THC and THB, the magnetic footprints of which were close to the postmidnight station KUUJ, were located in the near‐Earth magnetotail and recorded the outside‐in signatures of the plasma sheet thinning first and then the large‐scale inside‐out propagating plasma flow vortex inferred from the rotation of the flow vector. The magnitude of the FAC was estimated by using the bipolar BY perturbations associated with the flow vortex. It is found that this FAC was so strong that it cannot be produced by the time derivative of the vorticity and that the pressure gradient may act in this event. The upward flowing low‐energy electrons are the possible carriers for this FAC.
Reply to Comment by S. Helama and V. V. Matskovsky on“Absence of Age‐Related Trends in Stable Oxygen Isotope Ratios From Oak Tree Rings”
Authors: McCarroll Danny , Duffy Josie E. , Loader Neil J. , Young Giles H.F. , Davies Darren , Miles Daniel , Ramsey Christopher Bronk 
Published: January 2020

AbstractWe thank Helama and Matskovsky (2019, https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683616652709) for their interest in our work. They argue that we should use Regional Curve Standardization (RCS) to identify trends in our oxygen isotope series and to detrend them prior to climate reconstruction. We disagree.
Response of Sporadic E Layer to Sudden Stratospheric Warming Events Observed at Low and Middle Latitudes
Authors: Tang Qiong , Zhou Chen , Liu Yi , Chen Guanyi 
Published: January 2020

AbstractThis paper investigates the variations of middle‐ and low‐latitude sporadic E (Es) layers during 2011–2012 and 2012–2013 sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) events by using observations from six ionosondes in East Asia over China and Japan region. Observations of Es critical frequency (foEs) at all these ionosondes present obvious enhancements around the days of new and full moon during SSW periods. Wavelet spectra of foEs during two SSW events exhibit noticeable enhanced 14.5‐day modulation, which resembles the lunar semimonthly period. In addition, simultaneous wind measurements by meteor radar also show enhancement of 14.5‐day periodic oscillation after SSW onset. Tidal components extracted from meteor radar wind measurements in mesosphere and lower thermosphere region and from ionospheric F region critical frequency (foF2) are noticeably modulated by the lunar phase. These observational evidences reveal that the semimonthly lunar period of 14.5 days can be a contributing factor to variations of Es layer during SSW event.
Reference Models for Lithospheric Geoneutrino Signal
Authors: Wipperfurth S. A. , Šrámek O. , McDonough W. F. 
Published: January 2020

AbstractDebate continues on the amount and distribution of radioactive heat producing elements (i.e., U, Th, and K) in the Earth, with estimates for mantle heat production varying by an order of magnitude. Constraints on the bulk‐silicate Earth's (BSE) radiogenic power also places constraints on overall BSE composition. Geoneutrino detection is a direct measure of the Earth's decay rate of Th and U. The geoneutrino signal has contributions from the local (
40%) and global (
35%) continental lithosphere and the underlying inaccessible mantle (
25%). Geophysical models are combined with geochemical data sets to predict the geoneutrino signal at current and future geoneutrino detectors. We propagated uncertainties, both chemical and physical, through Monte Carlo methods. Estimated total signal uncertainties are on the order of
20%, proportionally with geophysical and geochemical inputs contributing
30% and
70%, respectively. We find that estimated signals, calculated using CRUST2.0, CRUST1.0, and LITHO1.0, are within physical uncertainty of each other, suggesting that the choice of underlying geophysical model will not change results significantly, but will shift the central value by up to
15%. Similarly, we see no significant difference between calculated layer abundances and bulk crustal heat production when using these geophysical models. The bulk crustal heat production is calculated as 7
2 TW, which includes an increase of 1 TW in uncertainty relative to previous studies. Combination of our predicted lithospheric signal with measured signals yield an estimated BSE heat production of 21.5
10.4 TW. Future improvements, including uncertainty attribution and near‐field modeling, are discussed.