bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Participatory decision-making for cancer care in a high-risk sample of low income Mexican-American breast cancer survivors: The role of acculturation
Authors: Cervantes-Ortega Maribel , Du Senxi , Biegler Kelly A. , Al-Majid Sadeeka , Davis Katelyn C. , Chen Yunan , Kobsa Alfred , Mukamel Dana B. , Sorkin Dara H. 
Published: May 2020

Background: Despite declining cancer incidence and mortality rates, Latina patients continue to have lower 5-year survival rates compared to their non-Hispanic white counterparts. Much of this difference has been attributed to lack of healthcare access and poorer quality of care. Research, however, has not considered the unique healthcare experiences of Latina patients.Methods: Latina women with prior diagnoses of stage 0-III breast cancer were asked to complete a cross-sectional survey assessing several socio-demographic factors along with their experiences as cancer patients. Using a series of linear regression models in a sample of 68 Mexican-American breast cancer survivors, we examined the extent to which patients’ ratings of provider interpersonal quality of care were associated with patients’ overall healthcare quality, and how these associations varied by acculturation status.Results: Findings for Latina women indicated that both participatory decision-making (PDM) (β = 0.62, p < .0001) and trust (β = 0.53, p = .02) were significantly associated with patients’ ratings of healthcare quality. The interaction between acculturation and PDM further suggested that participating in the decision-making process mattered more for less acculturated than for more acculturated patients (β = -0.51, p ≤ .01).Conclusions: The variation across low and high acculturated Latinas in their decision-making process introduces a unique challenge to health care providers. Further understanding the relationship between provider-patient experiences and ratings of overall healthcare quality is critical for ultimately improving health outcomes.
Writing the New World: The Politics of Natural History in the Early Spanish Empire
Authors: Caraccioli Mauro Jose 
Published: May 2020

In Writing the New World, Mauro
Caraccioli examines the natural history writings of early Spanish
missionaries, using these texts to argue that colonial Latin America was
fundamental in the development of modern political thought. Revealing
their narrative context, religious ideals, and political implications,
Caraccioli shows how these sixteenth-century works promoted a distinct
genre of philosophical wonder in service of an emerging colonial social
order. Caraccioli discusses narrative techniques
employed by well-known figures such as Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo and
Bartolomé de Las Casas as well as less-studied authors including
Bernardino de Sahagún, Francisco Hernández, and José de Acosta. More
than mere catalogues of the natural wonders of the New World, these
writings advocate mining and molding untapped landscapes, detailing the
possibilities for extracting not just resources from the land but also
new moral values from indigenous communities. Analyzing the
intersections between politics, science, and faith that surface in these
accounts, Caraccioli shows how the portrayal of nature served the ends
of imperial domination.Integrating the fields of
political theory, environmental history, Latin American literature, and
religious studies, this book showcases Spain’s role in the intellectual
formation of modernity and Latin America’s place as the crucible for the
Scientific Revolution. Its insights are also relevant to debates about
the interplay between politics and environmental studies in the Global
South today.
Darnaus vystymosi tikslų įgyvendinimo analizė Baltijos šalyse
Authors: Augaityte Kantaute 
Published: May 2020

Šiame straipsnyje yra analizuojami Baltijos šalių pasiekimai siekiant darnaus vystymosi tikslų įgyvendinimo. Analizuojama mokslinė literatūra apibūdinanti darnaus vystymosi sąvoką bei sampratą. Pateikiamas holistinis požiūris į darnaus vystymosi suvokimą ir kompleksiškas požiūris į darnaus vystymosi siekimą. Straipsnyje naudojamasi 2015 m. Jungtinių tautų darnaus vystymosi darbotvarke ir jos iškeltais tikslais. Visi tikslai, remiantis, tarptautinio taikomosios sistemos analizės instituto (angl. International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis - IIASA) suskirstomi į pagrindines šešias sritis – visuotinės vertybės, tausus išteklių naudojimas, aplinkos sąlygos, žmogaus poreikių patenkinimas, socialinis ir ekonominis augimas, valdymas ir partnerystė. Pagal šias sritis yra analizuojami pagrindiniai Baltijos šalių rodikliai (gini koeficientas, iš atsinaujinančių šaltinių gaunamos energijos dalis, šiltnamio efektą sukeliančių dujų emisijos, skurdo rizikos lygis, nedarbo lygis, valdžios išlaidos sveikatos priežiūrai ir švietimui, procentai nuo BVP). Pagal išanalizuotus rodiklius išskiriamos silpniausios sritys kiekvienoje iš Baltijos šalių ir tendencijos atsispindinčios visose Baltijos šalyse – Lietuvoje, Latvijoje bei Estijoje.
Hyphal Formation is Enhanced by 121°C Heat Inactivation of Serum Added to Culture Media
Authors: He Hong , Wang Xueting , Li Congcong , Deng Xiaotong , Fan Yan , Han Jianxin 
Published: May 2020

Background: A novel method for inducing hyphae formation, was described.
Methods: Mycelia of experimental and clinical strains from 100 patients with oral lichen planus were cultured in RPMI 1640 medium with 56°C or 121°C inactivated calf sera. After these strains were cultured for 2 h to 7 days, the average hyphae formation rate was observed under light microscopy.
Results: The 121°C inactivated calf serum showed better outcomes than 56°C inactivated calf serum in terms of time and amounts of hyphae products.
Conclusions: For Candida albicans hyphae culture, the 121°C inactivated serum is superior to the 56°C inactivated serum.
Evaluation of provider satisfaction with mental health clinical pharmacy specialists in outpatient mental health clinics
Authors: Terry Hannah , Frazier Erica , Adler Tamara , Yates Derek 
Published: May 2020

Abstract

Introduction
Mental health services are an area of high need in many health care systems in the United States. With a limited number of psychiatric providers and a projected increase in the deficit of psychiatrists, a call for increased mental health services is apparent. The inclusion of mental health clinical pharmacy specialists (MH-CPS) as part of interdisciplinary care teams has enabled the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital & Clinics as well as numerous other Veterans Affairs sites to improve access to mental health providers when pharmacists serve as an integral part of the mental health team. Our objectives were to (1) evaluate impressions of nonpharmacist mental health providers of MH-CPS and (2) assess for areas of improvement in MH-CPS services.

Methods
A survey was formulated, using 5-point Likert scale criteria, to evaluate impressions of MH-CPS from other mental health providers. Questions were designed to address impressions of clinical skills, knowledge, team contribution, and comfort with MH-CPS providers. These were distributed and completed in December 2018 by members of mental health treatment teams at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital & Clinics.

Results
Overall, mental health team members rated satisfaction with MH-CPS highly across all evaluated criteria.

Discussion
Per review of these results, MH-CPS are a valued and respected part of the mental health team.
Relapse rates among veterans on maintenance doses of combination buprenorphine and naloxone for opioid use disorder
Authors: Binger Katie J. , Ansara Elayne D. , Miles Talia M. , Schulte Samantha L. 
Published: May 2020

Abstract

Introduction
Opioid use disorder (OUD) can cause significant morbidity and mortality with more than 115 people dying from an opioid overdose daily in the United States. Treatment with buprenorphine/naloxone (BUP/NAL) can be effective; however, there is conflicting evidence on the utility of higher doses in preventing relapse. This study was designed to assess BUP/NAL maintenance doses and the rate of relapse in veterans with OUD.

Methods
Patients diagnosed with OUD who received a prescription for BUP/NAL through the substance use disorder recovery program were retrospectively evaluated. Patients were categorized into 2 treatment groups: those prescribed ≤16 mg of BUP/NAL daily and those prescribed &gt;16 mg of BUP/NAL daily. The primary outcome was to determine rates of relapse between maintenance doses of BUP/NAL. Secondary outcomes included evaluating the difference in rates of relapse between daily versus take-home dosing, tablets versus films, time to relapse, and use of illicit substances during treatment.

Results
Patients prescribed &gt;16 mg of BUP/NAL daily had statistically significantly lower rates of relapse compared to patients prescribed ≤16 mg of BUP/NAL daily (P = .0018). Regarding secondary outcomes, there was a statistically significant difference in time to relapse (P = .036) and dosage form (P = .0124). Difference in administration of dose and illicit substance use during treatment were not statistically significant.

Discussion
This study identified that rate of relapse can be lowered and time to relapse can be lengthened when doses &gt;16 mg of BUP/NAL are prescribed in the veteran population for OUD.
Tinnitus associated with benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome: A case report and literature review
Authors: Laskey Corey , Opitz Brandon 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
In light of the ongoing opioid crisis, many have encouraged the medical community as well as local and national US government agencies to reconsider the prevalent use of benzodiazepines. As prescribers continue to weigh the risks and benefits of ongoing benzodiazepine use, care must be taken when the decision is made to taper and discontinue these medications in patients who have been maintained on them chronically. We present a case of an adult patient maintained on a benzodiazepine for several years who developed tinnitus during a gradual dose taper. This patient developed tinnitus within 7 weeks of gradual reduction of the patient's clonazepam dose to 50% of the original dose in an outpatient clinic. The persistence of these symptoms prevented further dose reductions. Upon review of the available literature, several other cases were identified describing development of tinnitus upon discontinuation or tapering of a benzodiazepine. In weighing the risks and benefits of chronic benzodiazepine therapy, tinnitus must be considered as a rare but debilitating and long-term risk of benzodiazepine withdrawal. Providers must be prepared to individualize benzodiazepine tapers and be vigilant about emergence of withdrawal symptoms to prevent undue stress in patients.
Shifting Gears: Re-framing the International Discussion about Inclusive Education
Authors: Jackson Lewis , Fitzpatrick Heather , Alazemi Bedoor , Rude Harvey 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Kauffman, Felder, Ahrbeck, Badar, and Schneiders (this issue) call for a more temperate approach to inclusion, arguing against its use in educating all students with disabilities. We argue in response that the issue should not be framed as “inclusion versus non-inclusion,” asserting that our field would benefit by examining the alternatives that actually exist across the globe for educating children with and without disabilities. We first provide four concepts that are central to understanding how education is conceptualized and practiced on a global scale: (a) education for all (EFA), interpreted as nations valuing an educated citizenry; (b) primary and secondary education, discussed to make clear real differences in how these two periods of schooling are handled across nations; (c) tracking, the worldwide practice of ability grouping that affects the education of all students; and (d) comprehensive local schools, regionally centralized facilities educating all children, which offer the potential for greater equity. We follow the latter with five schooling “models” that represent the major educational options worldwide: (a) the selective schools model, which controls educational access, often with academic criteria; (b) the separate schools model, which tracks students into different facilities; (c) the tracked schools model, which stratifies students within the same facility; (d) the multi-tiered schools model, which starts with general education settings and curriculum, then provides interventions or programs as needed; and (e) the equity schools model, which uses general education settings and curriculum, providing supports as needed. We conclude with four points: (a) neither resource scarcity nor presumed limitations in general education capacity should preclude inclusive education; (b) the comprehensive local school provides a good base for enhancing equity in educational opportunity for students with and without disabilities; (c) special education is tracking, seriously impacting equity; and (d) inclusive schooling provides the best approach to EFA in the long run.
Spatial composition and premise arrangement of traditional Manchu village in Northeast China
Authors: Ushijima Akira , Yang Dan , Nakazono Mahito , Mishima Sachiko 
Published: May 2020

AbstractThe aim of this study was to elucidate the spatial composition and premises arrangement of a traditional Manchu village by a case study on Shengli Village. In Shengli Village, settled areas were consolidated by the government during the 1960s. Therefore, we attempted to use a statistical analytic method to examine the road contact condition, shape of the house lot, homestead area, and premises arrangement before and after compactification of the residential area. The results revealed different spatial characteristics due to the period of building land development.
Characteristics of personally important episodic memories, counterfactual thoughts, and future projections across age and culture
Authors: Özbek Müge , Bohn Annette , Berntsen Dorthe 
Published: May 2020

SummaryWe have limited knowledge as to whether the phenomenological differences between episodic memories, counterfactuals, and future projections show the same pattern across age groups and diverse samples. Here we compared the characteristics of these mental events, reported by younger and older participants in a Turkish (Study 1) and in an American sample (Study 2). In both studies, memories contained more sensory‐perceptual‐spatial details, were easier to bring to mind, and more specific. Future projections were the most positive, whereas counterfactuals were the least emotionally intense. In Study 1, older participants rated the events more positively and experienced them with more perceptual detail, whereas younger participants reported the future to be more voluntarily rehearsed, important, and central. These age differences did not replicate in Study 2. Overall, phenomenological differences between the events are robust and replicate across diverse samples. However, age differences are more sensitive to cultural or individual differences.
Obesity Progression Between Young Adulthood and Midlife and Incident Arthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study of US Adults
Authors: Berry Kaitlyn M. , Neogi Tuhina , Baker Joshua F. , Collins Jason M. , Waggoner Jason R. , Hsiao Chia‐Wen , Johnston Stephen S. , LaValley Michael P. , Stokes Andrew C. 
Published: May 2020

ObjectiveTo examine the association between weight change from young adulthood to midlife and the risk of incident arthritis.MethodsUsing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, we categorized participants into weight‐change categories based on their recalled weight during young adulthood and midlife. We estimated the association of weight change and developing an arthritis condition over 10 years using adjusted Cox models. Findings were extrapolated to the US population to determine the proportion of incident arthritis cases that could be averted if the entire population maintained a normal body mass index (BMI) in young adulthood and midlife.ResultsAmong our sample of adults who were ages 40–69 years at their midlife weight measure (n = 13,669), 3,603 developed an arthritis condition. Compared with adults who maintained a normal–normal BMI, the normal–overweight, normal–obese, overweight–obese, and obese–obese groups had a significantly elevated risk of incident arthritis conditions. The obese–overweight group had a lower risk of incident arthritis conditions compared with the obese–obese group and a comparable risk to the overweight–overweight group. Nearly one‐fourth of incident arthritis cases, corresponding to 2.7 million individuals, would have been averted under the hypothetical scenario where all individuals maintained normal weight from young adulthood to midlife.ConclusionWeight loss from young adulthood to midlife was associated with a substantially reduced risk of developing an arthritis condition. We found no evidence of residual risk from having been heavier earlier in life. Our findings highlight the critical need to expand obesity treatment and prevention to achieve meaningful reductions in the burden of arthritis.
Solar‐Driven Alkaline Water Electrolysis with Multifunctional Catalysts
Authors: Sun Zixu , Wang Guangjin , Koh See Wee , Ge Junyu , Zhao Hu , Hong Wei , Fei Jipeng , Zhao Yunxing , Gao Pingqi , Miao He , Li Hong 
Published: May 2020

AbstractAlkaline water electrolysis (AWE) holds great promise for a truly sustainable energy future if it can be driven by renewable energy sources such as solar and wind. The main challenge arises from the serious partial loading issue when intermittent and unstable renewable energy is coupled to water electrolyzers. An energy storage device can mitigate this incompatibility between water electrolyzer and renewable energy sources. Herein, an AWE device driven by solar photovoltaic (PV) through a full cell of lithium‐ion battery (LIB) as an energy reservoir is demonstrated (PV−LIB−AWE). Stable power output from LIB drives the water electrolyzer for steady hydrogen production, and thus overcomes the partial loading issue of AWE. Moreover, a multifunctional hierarchical material, porous nickel oxide decorated nitrogen‐doped carbon (NC) support, with excellent electrochemical performances for LIBs, oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) for the PV−LIB−AWE system is developed. Density functional theory calculations show that the strong interaction between metal oxide and NC tailors the electronic structure and then optimizes activation energy of OER process. PV−LIB−AWE integrated system demonstrated here offers an alternative approach to drive water electrolysis with intermittent renewable energy for a truly sustainable energy future.
Photonic Crystal Enhanced SERS Detection of Analytes Separated by Ultrathin Layer Chromatography Using a Diatom Frustule Monolayer
Authors: Kraai Joseph A. , Wang Alan X. , Rorrer Gregory L. 
Published: May 2020

AbstractDiatoms are single‐celled algae that biologically fabricate nanostructured silica shells with ordered pore arrays called frustules that resemble a 2D photonic crystal. A monolayer of Pinnularia frustules isolated from cell culture is deposited on a glass substrate and then conformally coated with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) to serve as a nanostructured thin film for ultrathin layer chromatography (UTLC). Malachite green and Nile red are resolved in toluene mobile phase and the separated analytes are profiled micro‐Raman spectroscopy, where plasmonic AgNPs provide surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). The AgNP‐diatom frustule monolayer improves SERS detection of malachite green by an average factor of 1.8 ± 0.1 over the plasmonic AgNP layer on glass. Analysis of hot spots on the AgNP‐diatom frustule monolayer reveals that nearly 20% of the SERS active area intensifies the SERS signal at least tenfold over the SERS signal for AgNP on glass. Diatom‐SERS enhancement is attributed to guided‐mode resonances of the Raman laser source, which in turn further enhances the localized surface plasmonic resonance from AgNPs. Overall, the AgNP‐diatom frustule monolayer thin film is a new functional material that uniquely enables separation of analytes by UTLC, quantitative SERS detection of separated analytes, and photonic enhancement of the SERS signals.
The Pb(Zr0.2,Ti0.8)O3/ZnO/GaN Ferroelectric–Semiconductor Heterostructure: Insight into the Interfacial Energy Level Alignments
Authors: Wang Juan , Wilks Regan G. , Félix Roberto , Liao Xia X. , Grigoriev Alexei , Bär Marcus 
Published: May 2020

AbstractFerroelectric/semiconductor heterostructures promise to be the backbone of next‐generation “green” data storage devices combining ultrashort switching times and ultralow switching power with a simplified device structure and low‐cost processing. One promising candidate to realize such resistive memory devices is the ferroelectric‐Pb(Zr0.2,Ti0.8)O3/semiconductor–ZnO/GaN heterostructure. A detailed knowledge about the energy level alignments in this heterostructure is of utmost importance to understand the charge carrier transport mechanism as that is what determines the macroscopic performance of corresponding ferroelectric/semiconductor‐based electronic devices. Employing hard X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, favorable type‐II energy level alignments at the Pb(Zr0.2,Ti0.8)O3/ZnO and ZnO/GaN interfaces are found with, however, significantly lower offsets in the valence as well as the conduction band for the latter. As a result, the formation of a high‐resistance state and a low‐resistance state can be explained by a combination of polarization effects and related changes in the energy level alignment. The charge carrier transport through the Pb(Zr0.2,Ti0.8)O3/ZnO/GaN heterostructure may in the low‐resistance state be limited by the significant hole barrier at the ZnO/GaN interface. The gained insight opens a new route for device optimization by deliberate interface engineering promising improved tunable resistive memory devices.
A Universal Approach to Enhance Glucose Biosensor Performance by Building Blocks of Au Nanoparticles
Authors: Zhang Ting , Ran Junhui , Ma Chao , Yang Bin 
Published: May 2020

AbstractGlucose biosensors play a critical role in clinically examining the blood sugar level to assess whether the pancreas performs normally to release insulin. However, the sensitivity of state‐of‐the‐art glucose biosensors is still insufficient to ensure a reliable non‐invasive examination of blood sugar level in the low‐concentration glucose‐containing‐samples such as interstitial fluids, perspiration, and saliva. Here, a facile method is reported on to improve glucose sensitivity of electrochemical reaction based biosensors by modifying the electrode with building blocks of ion‐sputtering‐coated 3.4 nm gold (Au) nanoparticles. High‐resolution transmission electron microscopy studies in combination with electrochemical characterizations reveal that the improvement of glucose biosensor performance resulted from better charge transfer during the electrochemical reaction process, which is attributed to the modification of electrodes with catalytically active Au nanoparticles. The glucose sensitivity is demonstrated to be more than doubled in the flexible glucose biosensors with the modification of various electrodes (e.g., Au, conductive carbon). The Au‐electrode‐based glucose biosensors after modification with Au nanoparticles yield a sensitivity of 216.9 µA mm−1 along with a detection limit of 1 × 10–6 m. This study paves a practicable way to develop more sensitive glucose biosensors by the modification of electrodes with building blocks of Au nanoparticles toward non‐invasive blood‐glucose monitoring applications.