bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
At the heart of organ donation. Case reports of organ donation after cardiac death in two patients with successfully repaired AAST grade V cardiac injuries
Authors: Fugazzola Paola , Ansaloni Luca , Benni Marco , Circelli Alessandro , Coccolini Federico , Gamberini Emiliano , Nanni Andrea , Russo Emanuele , Tomasoni Matteo , Agnoletti Vanni 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
Background
Trauma victims could be an important source of organs. This article presents two cases of successful organ donation and transplant, after Maastricht category III cardiac death in patients with successfully repaired AAST grade V traumatic cardiac injuries.

Case presentation
The first donor was an adult patient with self-inflicted heart stab wound and non-survivable burn injury. The second one was an adult patient with blunt cardiac and abdominal trauma and an anoxic brain injury due to a car accident. The cardiac injury was promptly repaired in both patients. In the first case, adequate organ perfusion ante-mortem was achieved thanks to venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and intensive care unit support. The above procedure allowed successful organ donation and transplantation even after Maastricht category III cardiac death. This is the first case reported where, for organ donation purposes, it was made necessary first thing to avoid the immediate death of the patient, due to a rare and frequently not survivable cardiac injury. The challenge of preserving organ perfusion, due to major burn injury effects, was faced afterwards.

Conclusions
The outcomes of these two cases suggest that a repaired heart injury should not be considered as an absolute contraindication to organ donation, even if it is associated with non-survivable major burns. Therefore, cardiac death could provide an opportunity for these kinds of patients to contribute to the pool of potential organ donors.
Evaluation of an International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health-based rehabilitation for thermal burn injuries: a prospective non-randomized design
Authors: Neubauer Hubert , Stolle Annette , Ripper Sabine , Klimitz Felix , Ziegenthaler Hans , Strupat Mareike , Kneser Ulrich , Harhaus Leila 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
Background
Severe burn injuries result in relevant restrictions of physical capacity as well as psychological and social integrity and require a specialized rehabilitation. There is a common agreement, among national as well as international burn associations, that burn rehabilitation is a complex, dynamic process which needs an interdisciplinary and specialized treatment team. There is wide agreement that more research is needed in this field.

Methods/design
The aim of the study is to examine the effectiveness and efficiency of our new ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health)-based rehabilitation for thermal injuries. Because of ethical reasons, we have chosen a prospective non-randomized design, which takes place at two different rehabilitation centers. At center A, a newly developed ICF-based rehabilitation program was established; at rehabilitation center B, a well-established rehabilitation program has existed for 20 years and is used as reference. The primary research question addresses the “Pre-post comparison of the physical and psychological outcome measurements,” secondary question I looks at the “Examination of the non-inferiority of the new treatment concept with the established concept,” and secondary question II is the “Analysis of the rehabilitation process based on the rehabilitation cycle.”
Only patients of the two burn rehabilitation centers who are insured by workers’ compensation will be asked to participate in this study to avoid outcome bias by insurance status. A physical examination (physical working capacity testing, grip strength, range of motion, and scar evaluation by Cutometer and Vancouver Scar Scale) and a standardized questionnaire battery (Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief , Short Form 36, Impact of Event Scale-Revised, the German version of the Symptom Checklist, the Freiburg Social Support Questionnaire, Patient/Client Satisfaction Questionnaire, Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand, and Lower Extremity Functional Scale ) measure physical and psychological conditions. Data will be taken on admission, during stay, and on discharge of the rehabilitation program and at follow-up 3 and 12 months after discharge. A minimum of 162 participants will be enrolled in this clinical longitudinal, prospective, observational study.

Discussion
The proof of the effectiveness of the ICF-based rehabilitation program for thermal injuries will give evidence in a comprehensive way for the first time in this field. As result, a standardized rehabilitation concept will be introduced, which can be provided to other rehabilitation institutions treating thermal injuries.

Trial registration
German Clinical Trials Register, DRKS00017702. Registered on 2 September 2019.
Oligoclonal bands and levels of interleukin 4, interleukin 10, and tumor necrosis factor alpha in idiopathic intracranial hypertension Egyptian patients
Authors: El-Tamawy Mohamed S. , Zaki Maha A. , Rashed Laila A. , Esmail Eman H. , Mohamed Shaimaa Shaheen , Osama Wesam 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
Background
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a neurological disorder of unknown pathophysiology with many proposed theories that involve CSF dynamics but recently, involvement of inflammatory and autoimmune processes has been postulated.

Objectives
To investigate presence of oligoclonal bands (OCB) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum cytokine level in patients with IIH.

Methods
This study was conducted on 27 IIH female patients and 21 age- and sex-matched control groups. Patient and control groups were subjected to measurement of interleukin-4 (IL-4), IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) levels in serum, and CSF oligoclonal bands was measured in the IIH patient group. Body mass index (BMI) was measured to both patients and control.

Results
Serum levels of IL-4, IL-10, and TNF alpha were significantly higher in IIH patients than controls (p <  0.001); 22% of IIH patients had positive OCB in CSF. There was a statistically significant difference regarding TNF-α level in OCB-positive and OCB-negative patients being higher in positive patients. No statistically significant correlation was found between serum levels of IL-4, IL-10, TNF-α, and BMI.

Conclusion
Autoimmune inflammatory process may play a role in pathophysiology of IIH.
A monographic research on the Assyrian culinary culture in Turkey
Authors: Ozer Cagla 
Published: December 2019

AbstractAssyrians are the oldest civilization of Mesopotamia and have a history of 5500–6000 years. They are known as the first civilization in history, founded in Antakya by Mor Petrus in 37–43 AD and briefly announcing Christianity to the whole Middle East. Today, it is estimated that there are 12 and a half million Assyrians in the world and 45,000 Assyrians in Turkey. Most of them live in different regions of Eastern Anatolia, mostly in Istanbul.The Ottoman Empire served as home to countless cultures and religions with its 500-year history, and this cultural wealth made a positive impact on the culinary culture, creating a unique kitchen. Various sources argue that the cultures of Assyrians, especially in the regions where Assyrians lived, constituted Assyrian culinary cultures with a dense population.In this study, the history of the Assyrian, the regions they lived extensively in the world and Turkey, and the beliefs and practices in birth, marriage, death, feast, and holy days have been examined in terms of gastronomic culture.
Uterine compression suture is an effective mode of treatment of postpartum haemorrhage
Authors: Jiang Hongmei , Wang Li , Liang Jing 
Published: December 2019

Objective: To compare the effects of uterine compression suture versus conventional mode of treatment for the management of postpartum haemorrhage after caesarean section.
Methods: This study enrolled 84 women with postpartum hemorrhage who were admitted to Binzhou People’s Hospital from August 2017 to October 2018 as the research subjects. They were divided into a control group and an observation group according to random number table method, 42 each group. The patients in the control group were treated by conventional treatment, while those in the observation group were treated by uterine compression suture. The hemorrhage, hemostasis, postoperative recovery and frequency of adverse reactions were compared between the two groups.
Results: The amount of bleeding in the observation group was less than that in the control group, and the bleeding time was shorter than that in the control group; the differences had statistical significance (P<0.05). The success rate of hemostasis in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group, and the ineffective rate of hemostasis was significantly lower than that in the control group (P<0.05); the differences were statistically significant. The cleaning time of lochia, the recovery time of uterus and the recovery time of menstruation in the observation group were significantly shorter than that in the control group (P<0.05); the differences between the two groups were statistically significant (P<0.05). The frequency of adverse reactions in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P<0.05), and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Uterine compression suture is effective for postpartum hemorrhage of cesarean section, which can effectively reduce postpartum hemorrhage, shorten postpartum hemorrhage time and accelerate the recovery. It is safe and worth clinical promotion.
doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.2.1072
How to cite this:Jiang H, Wang L, Liang J. Uterine compression suture is an effective mode of treatment of postpartum haemorrhage. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(2):131-135. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.2.1072
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Head and neck cancer part 3: dental management
Authors: Hackett Stephanie , Jones Oliver , Chatzistavrianou Despoina , Newsum David 
Published: December 2019

This is the third and final paper in the series. Oral and dental complications of head and neck cancers, and the associated treatments, can be devastating to patients. General dental practitioners are likely to encounter affected patients at various points along their treatment journey, which may involve the management of treatment side-effects or facilitating the post-treatment rehabilitation. This paper will discuss accepted preventive regimens for patients, management of treatment side-effects and specific cases of restorative rehabilitation post-treatment, highlighting the levels of treatment that can usually be provided in primary and secondary care settings.CPD/Clinical Relevance: This paper aims to provide the reader with knowledge and confidence to manage the dental needs of head and neck cancer patients and post-treatment side-effects.
Increased primate space in the mandible
Authors: Buckeridge Anna , Anthonappa Robert , King Nigel 
Published: December 2019

Primate spaces are diastemata consistent with an inherent physiological pattern rather than functional adaptation. This article presents an atypically increased primate space only in the right mandibular arch. CPD/Clinical Relevance: Differential diagnoses that can be considered for an asymmetrically enlarged primate space include individual variation, tooth size, arch length discrepancy, infection, traumatic dental injury or an obstructive pathology, such as a malignant neoplasm, developmental cyst, odontoma or supernumerary tooth.
Restaging Feminism: The Activist Retrospective
Authors: Davidson Jane Chin 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
In the context of retrospective exhibitions, feminist restaging signifies a performative 'redoing' in a circuit of repetition that re-envisions, reinvents and remakes the discriminatory absences in history. In this article, the activism of restaging will be explored through the curatorial methods employed to memorialize Ana Mendieta's artistic legacy. Feminist strategies differ from the norms of canonical practices used in traditional career retrospectives, such as those for Mendieta's husband, Carl Andre. In another example of restaging, the 2011 re-presentation of Judy Chicago's works in Setting the Table created the opportunity to exhibit simultaneously Margarita Cabrera's sewing project in collaboration with Mexican artists. Restaging inaugurates the past and present of feminist collectivities, establishing a transnational activist model for repeat exhibitions.
Brain stem – from general view to computational model based on switchboard rules of operation
Authors: Duch Włodzisław , Mikołajewski Dariusz 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
Despite great progress in understanding the functions and structures of the central nervous system (CNS) the brain stem remains one of the least understood systems. We know that the brain stem acts as a decision station preparing the organism to act in a specific way, but such functions are rather difficult to model with sufficient precision to replicate experimental data due to the scarcity of data and complexity of large-scale simulations of brain stem structures. The approach proposed in this article retains some ideas of previous models, and provides more precise computational realization that enables qualitative interpretation of the functions played by different network states. Simulations are aimed primarily at the investigation of general switching mechanisms which may be executed in brain stem neural networks, as far as studying how the aforementioned mechanisms depend on basic neural network features: basic ionic channels, accommodation, and the influence of noise.
Occurrence of Aflatoxin M1 in Milk-based Mithae samples from Pakistan
Authors: Naz Narjis , Abbas Mateen , Rubab Anam , Kanwal Kinza 
Published: December 2019

AbstractMilk products with aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) contamination are a lethal dilemma worldwide due to their carcinogenic and mutagenic effects especially in developing countries. This study investigated the occurrence of AFM1 in milk-based mithae samples marketed in Lahore, Pakistan. Two hundred (n = 200) different types of mithae samples were analyzed for AFM1 using a HPLC florescence detector. Results showed that AFM1 was present in 76% of the analyzed samples, of which more than 80% had a much higher level of AFM1 than the European Union permissible level of i.e.0.05 μg/kg in milk products. The aflatoxin M1 in all the tested samples was observed in the range of 0.004 to 1.49 μg/kg. On average, the Gulab Jamun and Malai Laddu showed the highest level of aflatoxin M1 i.e. 1.49 and 1.17μg/kg, respectively. The lowest amount of aflatoxin M1 was found in Kalakand samples 0.004μg/ kg. The conclusion drawn from this data revealed that almost three-fourths of the mithae samples were highly contaminated with AFM1 due to their main component, milk. The consumption of milk-based mithae is popular due to health benefits as well as being part of tradition. Instead of being nourishing and beneficial, it is been found to be hazardous to human health due to aflatoxin contamination. Continued monitoring of aflatoxin M1with strict rules and regulations is required to prevent aflatoxin accumulation in this favorite food commodity.
A nonstandard Volterra integral equation on time scales
Authors: Reinfelds Andrejs , Christian Shraddha 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
This paper introduces the more general result on existence, uniqueness and boundedness for solutions of nonstandard Volterra type integral equation on an arbitrary time scales. We use Lipschitz type function and the Banach’s fixed point theorem at functional space endowed with a suitable Bielecki type norm. Furthermore, it allows to get new sufficient conditions for boundedness and continuous dependence of solutions.
Das Zeugnis der Holocaustüberlebenden: Gewissheit, Skeptizismus, Relativismus
Authors: Kusch Martin 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
To date philosophical reflections on the Holocaust and Holocaust survivor testimony have come almost exclusively from authors in the so-called “Continental tradition”. This paper is an attempt to contribute to the scholarship on Holocaust survivor testimony using some of the concepts and conceptions of “analytic philosophy”, more precisely, some of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s remarks in On Certainty. The paper uses these remarks to analyse the “linguistic despair” expressed by many Holocaust survivors when trying to put their horrendous experiences into words.
Approximating pointwise products of quasimodes
Authors: Jin Mei Ling 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
We obtain approximation bounds for products of quasimodes for the Laplace–Beltrami operator on compact Riemannian manifolds of all dimensions without boundary. We approximate the products of quasimodes uv by a low-degree vector space

B
n

{B_{n}}

, and we prove that the size of the space

dim
⁡

(

B
n

)

{\dim(B_{n})}

is small. In this paper, we first study bilinear quasimode estimates of all dimensions

d
=

2
,
3

{d=2,3}

,

d
=

4
,
5

{d=4,5}

and

d
≥
6

{d\geq 6}

, respectively, to make the highest frequency disappear from the right-hand side. Furthermore, the result of the case

λ
=
μ

{\lambda=\mu}

of bilinear quasimode estimates improves

L
4

{L^{4}}

quasimodes estimates of Sogge and Zelditch in [C. D. Sogge and S. Zelditch,
A note on

L
p

L^{p}

-norms of quasi-modes,
Some Topics in Harmonic Analysis and Applications,
Adv. Lect. Math. (ALM) 34,
International Press, Somerville 2016, 385–397] when

d
≥
8

{d\geq 8}

. And on this basis, we give approximation bounds in

H

-
1

{H^{-1}}

-norm. We also prove approximation bounds for the products of quasimodes in

L
2

{L^{2}}

-norm using the results of

L
p

{L^{p}}

-estimates for quasimodes in [M. Blair, Y. Sire and C. D. Sogge,
Quasimode, eigenfunction and spectral projection bounds for Schrodinger operators on manifolds with critically singular potentials,
preprint 2019, https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.09665]. We extend the results of Lu and Steinerberger in [J. F. Lu and S. Steinerberger,
On pointwise products of elliptic eigenfunctions,
preprint 2018, https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.01024v2] to quasimodes.
Survey on SAP and its application in public-key cryptography
Authors: Goel Neha , Gupta Indivar , Dass B. K. 
Published: December 2019

AbstractThe concept of the semigroup action problem (SAP) was first introduced by Monico in 2002. Monico explained in his paper that the discrete logarithm problem (DLP) can be generalized to SAP. After defining the action problem in a semigroup, the concept was extended using different mathematical structures. In this paper, we discuss the concept of SAP and present a detailed survey of the work which has been done using it in public-key cryptography.
Lifestyle characteristics of parental electronic cigarette and marijuana users: healthy or not?
Authors: Wanasinghe Dilani , Shah Shetal , Bamanikar Amruta , Aboudi David , Mikkilineni Soumya , Shyong Olivia , Wu Natasha , Lavan Tessa , Brumberg Heather L. 
Published: December 2019

Abstract

Objective
To assess lifestyle characteristics among parental electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), marijuana and tobacco users.

Methods
A total of 1214 parents (77% mothers and 23% fathers) were surveyed and categorized into five exposure groups: e-cigarette use only (1%), marijuana use only (3%), tobacco products only (10%), multi-exposed [11% (marijuana, e-cigarette and tobacco)], and non-users [75% (no e-cigarette, tobacco or marijuana)].

Results
Similar to non-users, the e-cigarette group had no illicit drug use. Further, e-cigarette users were more likely, in adjusted models, to self-identify as non-smokers and exercise compared with tobacco and multi-exposed groups. Although marijuana users also had higher odds of self-identifying as non-smokers compared to tobacco and multi-exposed groups, they were more likely than non-users to drink alcohol.

Conclusion
E-cigarette and marijuana using parents were less likely to identify as smokers. E-cigarette users had healthier lifestyle characteristics than the other exposed groups. Clinicians should consider specifically screening for parental e-cigarette and marijuana use as assessing for only “smoking” may underrepresent first-and second-hand exposure. Additionally, clinicians should be aware that marijuana using parents are more likely to drink alcohol and should counsel accordingly.
Disentangling the source of non-stationarity in a panel of seasonal data
Authors: Hsu Shih-Hsun 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
In dealing with a panel of seasonal data with cross-section dependence, this paper establishes a common factor model to investigate whether the seasonal and non-seasonal non-stationarity in a series is pervasive, or specific, or both. Without knowing a priori whether the data are seasonal stationary or not, we propose a procedure for consistently estimating the model; thus, the seasonal non-stationarity of common factors and idiosyncratic errors can be separately detected accordingly. We evaluate the methodology in a series of Monte Carlo simulations and apply it to test for non-stationarity and to disentangle their sources in panels of worldwide real exchange rates and of consumer price indexes for 37 advanced economies.
Autobiographical memory increases pupil dilation
Authors: El Haj Mohamad , M. J. Janssen Steve , Gallouj Karim , Lenoble Quentin 
Published: December 2019

AbstractBackgroundPupil activity has been widely considered as a “summed index” of physiological activities during cognitive processing.MethodologyWe investigated pupil dilation during retrieval of autobiographical memory and compared pupil diameter with a control condition in which participants had to count aloud. We also measured pupil diameters retrieval of free (i.e., first memory that comes to mind), positive, and negative memories (memories associated, respectively, with the words “happy” and “sad”).ResultsAnalyses demonstrated larger pupil diameters during the free, positive, and negative autobiographical memory retrieval than during the control task. Analyses also demonstrated no significant differences in pupil diameters across the three autobiographical memory conditions.ConclusionThese outcomes demonstrate that, compared with counting, autobiographical retrieval results in a larger pupil size. However, the emotional valence of memories yields non-significant effect on pupil diameters. Our findings demonstrate how autobiographical memory retrieval yields pupil dilation.