bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Management of Pellucid Marginal Degeneration With Intracorneal Ring Segments
Authors: Barbara Adel , Shehadeh-Masha'our Raneen , Zvi Friedman , Garzozi Hanna J 
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To present intracorneal ring segments for potential management of pellucid marginal degeneration.
METHODS: A 41-year-old man with pellucid marginal degeneration with poor visual acuity due to irregular astigmatism was treated with lntacs microthin insert (Kera Vision, Fremont, Calif) in the left eye.
RESULTS: Uncorrected visual acuity improved from 2/60 to 6/60 following the procedure. The procedure completely eliminated myopia of -8.00 diopters and improved the irregularity of the astigmatism, although it did not change its magnitude.
CONCLUSIONS: Insertion of the intracorneal ring segment improves visual acuity in pellucid marginal degeneration by flattening the central corneal protrusion, thus reducing myopia and improving the astigmatism irregularity. [J Refract Surg. 2005;21:296-298.]
Spontaneous Regression of Dense Epithelial Ingrowth After Laser in situ Keratomileusis
Authors: Lin Jane-Ming , Tsai Yi-Yu , Tseng Sung-Huei 
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To present a case of dense epithelial ingrowth after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) that spontaneously regressed 20 months after surgery.
METHODS: A 34-year-old woman underwent bilateral LASIK. On postoperative day 1, a large downward displacement of the flap in the right eye was observed. The flap was repaired; however, epithelial ingrowth from the flap edge was noted 1 month later at the 1, 5, 8, and 11 o'clock positions.
RESULTS: At 4-month follow-up, the epithelial ingrowth was stable at the 1, 8, and 11 o'clock positions but a dense sheet of epithelium was noted at the 5 o'clock position. At 15 months postoperatively, all epithelial ingrowth had resolved except for that at the 5 o'clock position. At 20 months postoperatively, the ingrowth at the 5 o'clock position had also regressed.
CONCLUSIONS: Dense epithelial ingrowth does not always require surgical intervention. Surgery is necessary only when the epithelium appears to be progressing, affects visual function, or causes flap melting. [J Refract Surg. 2005;21:300-302.]
Artisan Toric Phakic Intraocular Lens for Correction of Astigmatism
Authors: Alió Jorge L , Mulet M Emilia , Gutiérrez Ramon , Galal Ahmed 
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To assess the safety and efficacy of implanting Artisan toric phakic intraocular lenses (PIOLs) (Ophtec BV, Groningen, The Netherlands) in eyes with high degrees of compound myopic, hyperopic, and mixed astigmatism.
METHODS: Twenty-five eyes (20 patients) presenting with high astigmatism were implanted with Artisan toric PIOLs and followed for 1 year. Group 1 included 8 eyes (myopic astigmatism), group 2 included 9 eyes (hyperopic astigmatism), and group 3 included 8 eyes (mixed astigmatism).
RESULTS: In the myopic astigmatism group, 8 (100%) of 8 eyes had preoperative uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) of ≤20/50, and at 6-month follow-up, 5 (62.5%) of 8 eyes had UCVA of ≥20/40 (P=.005). In this group, 75% of eyes were within ±1.00 diopter (D) of the intended correction. In the hyperopic astigmatism group, 8 (88.9%) of 9 eyes had preoperative UCVA of ≤20/40, and at 6-month follow-up, 6 (66.6%) of 9 eyes had UCVA of ≥20/32 (P=.199). Approximately 77.8% of eyes were within ±1.00 D of the intended correction. In the mixed astigmatism group, 8 (100%) of 8 eyes had preoperative UCVA of ≤20/50, and at 6-month follow-up, 6 (87.5%) of 8 eyes had UCVA of ≥20/40 (P=.007). In this group, 87.5% of eyes were within ±1.00 D of the intended correction. The safety index of the procedure was 1.6, 1.3, and 1.3 in the myopic, hyperopic, and mixed astigmatism groups, respectively. The efficacy index of the procedure was 1.2, 1.0, and 1.0 in the myopic, hyperopic, and mixed astigmatism groups, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS: Artisan toric PIOLs are safe for the correction of high degrees of astigmatism associated with myopic or hyperopic spherical refractive defect. [J Refract Surg. 2005;21:324-331.]
Experimental Model of Laser in situ Keratomileusis in Hens
Authors: Torres Rodrigo M , Merayo-Lloves Jesús , Blanco-Mezquita José T , Günther Celia P , Rodríguez Guadalupe , Gutiérez Ramon , Martínez-García Cármen 
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To develop an experimental animal model of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in hens.
METHODS: One hundred adult hens underwent a 60-µm corneal flap followed by -4 diopter excimer laser ablation. Surgical technique, clinical course, and pathology correlations are presented.
RESULTS: Sixty percent of animals had a successful LASIK outcome according to clinical observations. Pathology showed the integrity of Bowman's layer and homogeneous flap in all eyes with good clinical outcomes. Flap complications such as buttonholes (5%), free-flaps (2%), and slipped flaps (3.4%) occurred with the surgical technique. Corneal abscess (2.9%) was also present. Loss of transparency was noted in 26.4%, which correlates with epithelial ingrowth detected by light histology study.
CONCLUSIONS: An experimental animal model of LASIK was successfully developed in adult hens. This model could be useful in the study of wound healing and pharmacological modulation after LASIK in an animal with Bowman's layer. [J Refract Surg. 2005;21:392-398.]
Bilateral Peripheral Infiltrative Keratitis After LASIK
Authors: Singhal Swati , Sridhar Mittanamalli Shanmugan , Garg Prashant 
Published: December 2019

PURPOSE: To report a case of peripheral infiltrate between the flap edge and limbus, which appeared on the first postoperative day after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).
METHODS: A 22-year-old man underwent uneventful bilateral simultaneous LASIK but developed a thick band of infiltrate between the flap margin and limbus extending from 2 o'clock to 9 o'clock in both eyes. The flap edge was not involved. The infiltrate was more concentrated at the periphery and faded centrally and progressed diffusely into the interface leading to typical diffuse lamellar keratitis.
RESULTS: The infiltrate responded to topical prednisolone acetate 1% eye drops.
CONCLUSIONS: This entity was referred to as LASIK-induced bilateral peripheral infiltrative keratitis with a probable immune-mediated etiology. [J Refract Surg. 2005;21:402-404.]
“Manufacturing Technology Solution of Fan-out Packaging for Heterogeneous Integration”
Authors: Morikawa Yasuhiro 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
Invited Session on FUTURE SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES FOR AI HARDWARE. Outline: Introduction; Target of Advanced PKG Technology for HI; Technology Solution
(1. New SAP Flow of Fan-out IC Substrate; 2. Fine L / S IC Substrate Patterning by Wafer Process; 3. Technology Strategy by PCM and TSV for AI Hardware; 4. Summary); and Acknowledgments.
Foam Rolling and Muscle and Joint Proprioception After Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage
Authors: Naderi Aynollah , Rezvani Mohammad Hossein , Degens Hans 
Published: December 2019

Context
Foam rolling (FR) is considered an effective postexercise modality for reducing delayed-onset muscle soreness and enhancing recovery of muscle function. However, the effects of FR on muscle and joint proprioception have not been investigated.

Objective
To examine the effects of FR on muscle and joint proprioception after an intense exercise protocol.

Design
Controlled laboratory study.

Setting
University-based laboratory.

Patients or Other Participants
A total of 80 healthy, physically active male students were randomly assigned to either the FR (n = 40; age = 22.8 ± 3.3 years, height = 176.4 ± 5.3 cm, mass = 74.2 ± 6.4 kg) or passive-recovery (PR; n = 40; age = 23.0 ± 3.2 years, height = 178.1 ± 5.5 cm, mass = 74.6 ± 6.2 kg) group.

Intervention(s)
Participants in both groups performed 4 sets of 25 repetitions of voluntary maximal eccentric contractions at 60°/s from 20° to 100° of knee flexion to induce exercise-induced muscle damage. The exercise was followed by either PR or 2 minutes of FR immediately (1 hour) and 24, 48, and 72 hours postexercise.

Main Outcome Measure(s)
Muscle soreness, pressure-pain threshold, quadriceps-muscle strength, joint position sense, isometric force sense, and threshold to detect passive movement at baseline and immediately, 24, 48, and 72 hours postexercise after FR.

Results
Foam rolling resulted in decreased muscle pain, increased pressure-pain threshold, improved joint position sense, attenuated force loss, and reduced threshold to detect passive movement compared with PR at 24 and 48 hours postexercise.

Conclusions
Foam rolling postexercise diminished delayed-onset muscle soreness and improved recovery of muscle strength and joint proprioception. These results suggested that FR enhanced recovery from exercise-induced damage.
A fatal, rare case of bilateral, upper, lower limbs and abdominal gangrene associated with brucellosis
Authors: Anantha Tejashree , Chittaragi Vidyavathii B. , Karthik M. Krishna , Kumar Jagadeesh , Kumar B. Suresh , Sai Badveti Satya 
Published: December 2019

AbstractBrucellosis distributed worldwide is a classical zoonotic disease. Complications associated with gangrene are quite uncommon and may or might not occur during the course of the disease. Here, we report a pediatric age group patient who presented with fever and gangrene over the upper and lower limbs and abdomen associated with brucellosis.
A case of myelodysplastic syndrome with t(10;18)(q26;q21)
Authors: Ohba Yusuke , Yamada-Fujiwara Minami , Minagawa Tadanori , Watanabe Suguru , Okitsu Yoko , Izumi Yoshihiko , Kameoka Junichi , Takahashi Shinichiro 
Published: December 2019

AbstractAn 82-year-old male was admitted. Pancytopenia, a slightly low white blood cell count (3400/μL), and low levels of red blood cells (2.65 × 106/μL), hemoglobin (10.4 g/dL), and platelets (118,000/μL) were observed. Bone marrow aspiration was performed, revealing hypocellular bone marrow and normal blast levels (0.6%) with no dysplasia. G-banding chromosome analysis revealed the karyotype 45,X,-Y[3]/45, idem, t(10;18)(q26;q21)[13]/46,XY[4]. The patient was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, unclassified (MDS–U). This is the first case report demonstrating a patient with the chromosomal translocation, t(14;18)(q32;q21), which is extremely rare. This chromosomal aberration was critical for the diagnosis of MDS in this patient.
Inflammatory pseudotumors of the liver: Importance of a multimodal approach with the insistance of needle biopsy
Authors: Nigam Neha , Rajani Shikha Singh , Rastogi Archana , Patil Anupama , Agrawal Nikhil , Sureka Binit , Arora Asit , Bihari Chhagan 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
CONTEXT: Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) of the liver is a rare, tumor-like lesion that is considered to be biologically benign but often mimics malignancy.
AIMS: The aim of the study was construe clinicopathological features, imaging findings, differential diagnosis, management, and follow-up of IPT involving the liver.
SETTINGS AND DESIGN: It is a retrospective study.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Cases included were of IPT, diagnosed on histopathology, at our center from June 2009 to December 2016. Details studied were clinical presentation, imaging studies, laboratory investigations, pathological features, treatment, and follow-up of the cases and compared with reports in the literature.
RESULTS: A total of cases of IPT included were 17. The age of the patients ranged from 21 to 62 years. Common presenting features were intermittent fever, upper abdominal pain, and weight loss. Radiological diagnosis varied from neoplastic (13) to infectious etiologies (4), with hepatocellular carcinoma being the most common differential (7/17). Laboratory investigations revealed leukocytosis, hyperbilirubinemia, raised transaminases, and raised serum alkaline phosphatase. Core biopsy of a tumor conceded increased fibrosis along with mixed inflammatory cell infiltrates. Eleven cases were managed conservatively and showed regression or complete recovery. Six patients underwent surgical resection. None of these had any recurrence in median follow-up of 22 months.
CONCLUSIONS: IPT of the liver can masquerade as a fatality, either primary or metastatic. It will be well managed with conservative modalities and can avoid redundant hepatectomy, reserved for complicated cases. For this intent, accurate preoperative diagnosis is the requisite, and needle biopsy with or without fine-needle aspiration cytology plays as a significant rescuer in this field.
Estudos Corânicos e Tradução: O Texto Original
Authors: Sleiman Michel 
Published: December 2019

A recente e significativa contribuição de estudos sobre as origens do islão e do Alcorão, assinados por estudiosos europeus e americanos, tem trazido para o campo dos estudos corânicos a necessidade de reavaliar a compreensão quanto à materialidade sígnica do texto corânico, com base em métodos de edição e interpretação conhecidos dos estudosbíblicos. Este ensaio retoma as linhas gerais de alguns desses estudos sublinhando as implicações deles na redefinição do texto original e a necessidade de a retradução incluir tais pressupostos.
Poéticas do Traduzir a, na e para a China: uma proposta
Authors: Jatobá Júlio Reis 
Published: December 2019

Neste artigo apresentaremos e discutiremos alguns pensares do traduzir na e a China que nos conduzam à proposição de uma “poética do traduzir na China” e de uma “poética de traduzir a China”. Para cumprir este objetivo, traçaremos um breve panorama das perspectivas históricas e filosóficas das línguas chinesas e da literatura na China, bem como a visão de autores, tradutores e acadêmicos chineses e brasileiros sobre traduzir literatura da ou para a China. Iniciaremos nossa discussão com uma contextualização sobre a necessidade de (re)considerar as noções de língua, literatura e tradução nos tempo-espaços e espaços-geográficos da civilização chinesa para, em seguida, discorrer sobre a aplicação das noções de chinesidade (Yang Lian), traduto(meio)logia e traição criativa (Xie Tianzhen), paralaxe tradutória (Jatobá) e, ainda, da metáfora do Taotie (Ricardo Portugal), como alternativas para propor uma “poética do traduzir a, na e para a China”.
“A Montezuma”, poema de Engelbert Mveng
Authors: Simpson Pablo 
Published: December 2019

O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar uma proposta de tradução do poema “A Montezuma” do poeta e teólogo camaronês Engelbert Mveng (1930-1995) e contextualizar, em seguida, dois aspectos da teologia de Mveng que se fazem notar no poema: o debate, por um lado, sobrea inculturação da mensagem católica no contexto africano, por outro, a ética cristã que Mveng faz recuar à compreensão das preces africanas como berço de um monoteísmo “transcendente e absoluto”.
Modeling the Cost of Technology Transfer and Economic Growth in Nigeria
Authors: Jude Dieli Onochie , Kato Mika , Osho Gbolahan S. , Cleveland Stiff 
Published: December 2019

This research studies the effects of wireless mobile phone technology on technology transfer and economic growth, and its distributional consequence in Nigeria. After deregulation of telecom industry, wireless technology has become widely available in Nigeria The current study argues that the availability of wireless technology helps to reduce the cost of learning and implementing world technology frontier and thus that it promotes smoother transfer of technology from technologically-advanced countries to Nigeria and brings significant growth in the economy. Using a multi-sector Schumpeterian growth model, thus, it explains the relationship between the cost of technology transfer and economic growth. The model generates two equilibria where the low equilibrium has zero growth. This study shows that a group with low cost of technology transfer is likely to achieve the high growth equilibrium while a group with high cost of technology transfer is likely to achieve the low growth equilibrium. Using the industry-level and the state-level data, the study found that the availability of wireless technology increased transfer of technology measured by the volume of imports and spurred growth in Nigeria. Moreover, the research found that the benefit of the wireless technology is greater for lower income groups and thus the technology helped to reduce distributional inequality of economic benefit.
Musculoskeletal disorders and risk factors in string musicians
Authors: Pereira Filho Evadio , Da Silva Junior Raimundo 
Published: December 2019

Several workers suffer from musculoskeletal disorders and the situation is even more troubling for musicians, because it is common the musical activity do not be the main source of income. This study evaluated in which extent musculoskeletal disorders and risk factors affect string musicians. Evaluations were performed within groups defined by demographic and behavioural variables. Spearman and Mann-Whitney U tests were applied. A total of 97 string instrumentalists were questioned. Results indicated that bodily regions most affected were upper limbs and column. In turn, inadequate posture represented the element that most cooperated for the arise of musculoskeletal disjunctions. In general, there was no evidence to indicate that predictors of musculoskeletal disorders were similar or divergent among conglomerates. Musicians constantly suffered with complaints in upper limbs occasioned to maintain inappropriate postures during their activities.
Chronic Pain Associated with Lateral Epicondylitis: Treatment with Radiofrequency
Authors: Vanaclocha Vicente , Saiz-Sapena Nieves , María Ortiz-Criado José , Vanaclocha Leyre 
Published: December 2019

Lateral epicondylitis is a painful condition that impairs the quality of life and the working capacities of many middle-aged people. Conservative treatments offer an opportunity for improvement in the majority of cases. Surgical alternatives can be considered in those patients with persisting pain. Open, arthroscopic and percutaneous extensor tendon procedures offer similar results with 10–20% failure rates. Radiofrequency microtenotomies have been introduced with comparable results to traditional surgical procedures. Although both thermal and pulsed radiofrequency techniques have been applied, there is more experience with the thermal. In the past, thermal radiofrequency has been applied through a 3–5 cm skin incision, but now some researchers have reported its percutaneous application with radiofrequency cannulas. The results are similar to former techniques but with significantly reduced surgical aggressiveness that correlates with less postoperative discomfort and a faster recovery.
Effect of Chelation Therapy and Blood Transfusion on Trace Elements in Thalassemia Patients
Authors: R. Parmar Vijaysinh , Singh Kuldip , Khubchandani Asha 
Published: December 2019

Background: β-Thalassemia major is considered to be one of the most common inherited hemolytic anemia. Enhanced years of survival of thalassemia have led to unmasking related complications related to alterations in certain trace elements like magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, copper, zinc etc.
Objective: Present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of iron chelation therapy and blood transfusion on certain trace elements (Magnesium, Calcium, Phosphorus, Copper, Zinc) in β-thalassemic patients on chelation therapy more than one year.
Materials and Methods: In the present cross sectional study, 100 β-thalassemic patients receiving chelation therapy for atleast 1year were recruited from Civil Hospital Ahmedabad, Gujarat during February, 2017 to December, 2018 and equal number (n=100) of healthy subjects were taken as a control group in the age range of 8 to 15 years of both sexes (male & female). The levels of serum magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, and copper in serum were analyzed and results were correlated with normal healthy subjects.
Results: A significant increase in serum copper (P≤ 0.01) and phosphorus (P≤ 0.001) were observed levels while a significant (P≤ 0.05) fall in magnesium, calcium and zinc levels recorded in β-thalassemic patients in comparison to healthy control subjects.
Conclusion: Aforementioned observations suggested that fluctuations in the trace elements levels in β- thalassemic children receiving blood transfusion and iron chelation therapy could leads to different complications like hemolyzed red cells, infections & hemochromatosis renal damage, hypoparathyroidism etc. if remains untreated. Hence routine assessment of these elements is recommended for better management.
Development and functional characterization of a lncRNA‐HIT conditional loss of function allele
Authors: Carlson Hanqian L. , Stadler H. Scott 
Published: December 2019

SummaryAnalysis of the human and murine transcriptomes has identified long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) as major functional components in both species. Transcriptional profiling of the murine limb led to our discovery of lncRNA‐HIT, which our previous in vitro analyses suggested a potential role for this lncRNA in the development of limb, craniofacial, and genitourinary tissues (Carlson et al., 2015). To test this hypothesis, we developed a conditional lncRNA‐HIT loss of function allele which uses Cre recombinase to activate an shRNA specific for lncRNA‐HIT. Activation of the lncRNA‐HIT shRNA allele resulted in a robust knock‐down of lncRNA‐HIT as well as co‐activation of a mCherry reporter, confirming the efficacy of the shRNA allele to reduce endogenous lncRNA levels in a tissue‐ and cell‐type specific manner. Developmental analyses of embryos expressing the activated shRNA and mCherry co‐reporter revealed multiple malformations corresponding to the sites of shRNA activation, affecting craniofacial, limb, and genitourinary tissue development. These results confirm the efficacy of lncRNA‐HIT shRNA allele to knock‐down endogenous transcripts in tissue‐ and cell type specific manner and indicate a requirement for lncRNA‐HIT in the development of these tissues.
Comparing abundance distributions and range maps in spatial conservation planning for migratory species
Authors: Johnston A. , Auer T. , Fink D. , Strimas‐Mackey M. , Iliff M. , Rosenberg K. V. , Brown S. , Lanctot R. , Rodewald A. D. , Kelling S. 
Published: December 2019

AbstractMost spatial conservation planning for wide‐ranging or migratory species is constrained by poor knowledge of species’ spatiotemporal dynamics and is only based on static species’ ranges. However, species have substantial variation in abundance across their range and migratory species have important spatiotemporal population dynamics. With growing ecological data and advancing analytics, both of these can be estimated and incorporated into spatial conservation planning. However, there is limited information on the degree to which including this information affects conservation planning. We compared the performance of systematic conservation prioritizations for different scenarios based on varying the input species’ distributions by ecological metric (abundance distributions versus range maps) and temporal sampling resolution (weekly, monthly, or quarterly). We used the example of a community of 41 species of migratory shorebirds that breed in North America, and we used eBird data to produce weekly estimates of species’ abundances and ranges. Abundance distributions at a monthly or weekly resolution led to prioritizations that most efficiently protected species throughout the full annual cycle. Conversely, spatial prioritizations based on species’ ranges required more sites and left most species insufficiently protected for at least part of their annual cycle. Prioritizations with only quarterly species ranges were very inefficient as they needed to target 40% of species’ ranges to include 10% of populations. We highlight the high value of abundance information for spatial conservation planning, which leads to more efficient and effective spatial prioritization for conservation. Overall, we provide evidence that spatial conservation planning for wide‐ranging migratory species is most robust and efficient when informed by species’ abundance information from the full annual cycle.