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Treating complex palmar–plantar wounds using a bilaminar ‘trapdoor’ technique: a case series
Authors: Marques Rafaela Ribeiro , Coltro Pedro Soler , Almeida Juliano Baron , Castro Júlio César Dias , Junior Jayme Adriano Farina 
Published: October 2021

Objective: Due to the similarities of glabrous skin, the plantar region is an excellent donor area for covering complex palmar–plantar wounds. However, taking grafts from the plantar area often results in significant morbidity at the donor site or non-integration of the graft due to the greater thickness of the plantar corneal layer. Method: This is a prospective case series including patients with burns or wounds who have been treated with a dermal graft using the bilaminar ‘trapdoor’ technique. This procedure is used to remove a thin graft from the deep plantar dermis after the partial elevation of the first layer including the entire epidermis and superficial part of the dermis. Results: At the donor area in the four patients in this case series, we observed healing at around 10 days, and absence of hypertrophic scar in all patients. There was complete re-epithelialisation between two and three weeks from the periphery to the centre of the deep dermal graft, and from the glandular epithelium transferred with the graft. During the follow-up, patients presented aesthetic and functional features of glabrous and amelanotic skin, with similar resistance to those of the adjacent areas of the wound in the palmar–plantar region. Conclusion: This technique has some advantages, such as less surgical time, minimal morbidity in the plantar donor area, easy integration of the grafts, and maintenance of the functional and aesthetic properties of glabrous skin both in the plantar donor area and in the palmar–plantar recipient region. Declaration of interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Image reconstruction approach for a high space-bandwidth product structured illumination microscopy system
Authors: Samanta Krishnendu , Joseph Joby 
Published: October 2021

Conventional structured illumination microscopy (SIM) utilizes a sinusoidal excitation pattern of frequency within the detection passband and provides a maximum of twofold resolution enhancement over the diffraction limit. A transmission approach proposed in an earlier publication [J. Phys. D 53, 044006 (2019)JPAPBE0022-372710.1088/1361-6463/ab4e68] to further improve the lateral resolution requires sequential higher frequency illumination patterns. However, the existing reconstruction algorithms fail to deliver appropriate reconstruction when the excitation frequency lies far from the passband boundary. Here, we present a correlation-based SIM reconstruction approach for sequential high-frequency illumination patterns even if the pattern frequency lies far from the passband limit. The scheme can be suitably implemented in a variety of custom-built systems where illumination frequency lies beyond the passband support (e.g., non-linear SIM and plasmonic SIM).
Few-mode polymer optical waveguide amplifier for mode-division multiplexed transmission
Authors: Yu Cheng , Hu Guijun , Wang Fei , Li Jiaying , Zhao Dan , Zhang Meiling 
Published: October 2021

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Prevalence and nutritional quality of free food and beverage acquisitions at school and work by SNAP status
Authors: Musicus Aviva A. , Thorndike Anne N. , Block Jason P. , Rimm Eric B. , Bleich Sara N. 
Published: October 2021

Background
The dual burden of poor diet quality and food insecurity makes free food—food acquired at no cost—a very important part of the nutrition safety net for low-income families. The goal of this study was to determine the national prevalence and nutritional quality of free food acquired separately in two settings: 1) by children at school; and 2) by employees at work; both stratified by participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Methods
Using National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey data (2012; n = 4,826 U.S. households containing 5,382 employed adults and 3,338 school-aged children), we used survey-weighted proportions to describe free food acquisition and linear regression to compare the 2010 Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2010) for free/non-free food acquisition events (i.e., meals) by SNAP status. Analyses were conducted in 2019–2020.

Results
SNAP households had more free acquisition events (29.6%) compared to non-SNAP households (<185% federal poverty level (FPL) = 22.3%; ≥185%FPL = 21.0%, p’s<0.001). For SNAP-participant children, free acquisition events at school had a higher mean HEI-2010 compared to non-free acquisition events at school (50.3 vs. 43.8, p = 0.033) and free acquisition events by SNAP-non-participant children ≥185%FPL at school (50.3 vs. 38.0, p = 0.001). Free and non-free acquisition events at work had relatively low HEI-2010s, with no differences by SNAP status.

Conclusions
Over one fifth of all food acquisition events were free, but free food acquisitions at school and work were relatively unhealthy. For children participating in SNAP, free food acquired at school had higher nutritional quality. Improving the dietary quality of free foods could improve the health of families, especially those participating in SNAP.
The benefits and harms of open notes in mental health: A Delphi survey of international experts
Authors: Blease Charlotte , Kharko Anna , Hägglund Maria , O’Neill Stephen , Wachenheim Deborah , Salmi Liz , Harcourt Kendall , Locher Cosima , DesRoches Catherine M. , Torous John 
Published: October 2021

ImportanceAs of April 5, 2021, as part of the 21stCentury Cures Act, new federal rules in the U.S. mandate that providers offer patients access to their online clinical records.ObjectiveTo solicit the view of an international panel of experts on the effects on mental health patients, including possible benefits and harms, of accessing their clinical notes.DesignAn online 3-round Delphi poll.SettingOnline.ParticipantsInternational experts identified as clinicians, chief medical information officers, patient advocates, and informaticians with extensive experience and/or research knowledge about patient access to mental health notes.Main outcomes, and measuresAn expert-generated consensus on the benefits and risks of sharing mental health notes with patients.ResultsA total of 70 of 92 (76%) experts from 6 countries responded to Round 1. A qualitative review of responses yielded 88 distinct items: 42 potential benefits, and 48 potential harms. A total of 56 of 70 (80%) experts responded to Round 2, and 52 of 56 (93%) responded to Round 3. Consensus was reached on 65 of 88 (74%) of survey items. There was consensus that offering online access to mental health notes could enhance patients’ understanding about their diagnosis, care plan, and rationale for treatments, and that access could enhance patient recall and sense of empowerment. Experts also agreed that blocking mental health notes could lead to greater harms including increased feelings of stigmatization. However, panelists predicted there could be an increase in patients demanding changes to their clinical notes, and that mental health clinicians would be less detailed/accurate in documentation.Conclusions and relevanceThis iterative process of survey responses and ratings yielded consensus that there would be multiple benefits and few harms to patients from accessing their mental health notes. Questions remain about the impact of open notes on professional autonomy, and further empirical work into this practice innovation is warranted.
Effectiveness of community-based health education and home support program to reduce blood pressure among patients with uncontrolled hypertension in Nepal: A cluster-randomized trial
Authors: Khanal Mahesh Kumar , Bhandari Pratiksha , Dhungana Raja Ram , Bhandari Pratik , Rawal Lal B. , Gurung Yadav , Paudel K. N. , Singh Amit , Devkota Surya , Courten Barbora de 
Published: October 2021

Background
Hypertension is a major global public health problem. Elevated blood pressure can cause cardiovascular and kidney diseases. We assessed the effectiveness of health education sessions and home support programs in reducing blood pressure among patients with uncontrolled hypertension in a suburban community of Nepal.

Methods
We conducted a community-based, open-level, parallel-group, cluster randomized controlled trial in Birendranagar municipality of Surkhet, Nepal. We randomly assigned four clusters (wards) into intervention and control arms. We provided four health education sessions, frequent home and usual care for intervention groups over six months. The participants of the control arm received only usual care from health facilities. The primary outcome of this study was the proportion of controlled systolic blood pressure (SBP). The analysis included all participants who completed follow-up at six months.

Results
125 participants were assigned to either the intervention (n = 63) or the control (n = 62) group. Of them, 60 participants in each group completed six months follow-up. The proportion of controlled SBP was significantly higher among the intervention participants compared to the control (58.3% vs. 40%). Odds ratio of this was 2.1 with 95% CI: 1.01–4.35 (p = 0.046) and that of controlled diastolic blood pressure (DBP) was 1.31 (0.63–2.72) (p = 0.600). The mean change (follow-up minus baseline) in SBP was significantly higher in the intervention than in the usual care (-18.7 mmHg vs. -11.2 mmHg, p = 0.041). Such mean change of DBP was also higher in the intervention (-10.95 mmHg vs. -5.53 mmHg, p = 0.065). The knowledge score on hypertension improved by 2.38 (SD 2.4) in the intervention arm, which was significantly different from that of the control group, 0.13 (1.8) (p<0.001).

Conclusions
Multiple health education sessions complemented by frequent household visits by health volunteers can effectively improve knowledge on hypertension and reduce blood pressure among uncontrolled hypertensive patients at the community level in Nepal.

Trial registration
ClinicalTrial.gov: NCT02981251
Age of initiation of hookah use among young adults: Findings from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study, 2013–2017
Authors: Pérez Adriana , Kuk Arnold E. , Bluestein Meagan A. , Chen Baojiang , Sterling Kymberle L. , Harrell Melissa B. 
Published: October 2021

Objective
To prospectively estimate the age of initiation of ever, past 30-day, and fairly regular hookah use among young adults (ages 18–24) overall, by sex, by race/ethnicity, and to explore the association of prior use of other tobacco products with these hookah use behaviors.

Methods
Secondary data analyses of the first four waves (2013–2017) of the PATH study, a nationally representative longitudinal cohort study of US young adults. Young adult never hookah users at the first wave of adult participation in PATH waves 1–3 (2013–2016) were followed-up into waves 2–4 (2014–2017) to estimate the age of initiation of three outcomes: (i) ever use, (ii) past 30-day use, and (iii) fairly regular hookah use. Weighted interval-censoring Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to examine the differences in the estimated age of initiation by sex and by race/ethnicity while controlling for the total number of other tobacco products ever used at participants’ first wave of PATH participation. In addition, to examine if prior use of other tobacco products was associated with the age of hookah initiation behaviors, six additional Cox models are reported for each hookah initiation behaviors.

Results
The largest increase in hookah use occurred between ages 18 and 19: 5.8% for ever use and 2.7% for past 30-day hookah use. By age 21, 10.5%, 4.7% and 1.2% reported initiation of ever, past 30-day and fairly regular hookah use, respectively. There were statistically significance differences in the age of initiation of hookah use behaviors by race/ethnicity.

Conclusion
Educational interventions should target young adults before the age of 21, focusing efforts specifically on males, non-Hispanic Blacks and Hispanics, to stall initiation and progression of hookah use behaviors.
Impact of the TEAM Wheels eHealth manual wheelchair training program: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Giesbrecht Ed , Faieta Julie , Best Krista , Routhier François , Miller William C. , Laberge Maude 
Published: October 2021

Background
Variable, and typically inadequate, delivery of skills training following manual wheelchair (MWC) provision has a detrimental impact on user mobility and participation. Traditional in-person delivery of training by rehabilitation therapists has diminished due to cost, travel time, and most recently social distancing restrictions due to COVID-19. Effective alternative training approaches include eHealth home training applications and interactive peer-led training using experienced and proficient MWC users. An innovative TEAM Wheels program integrates app-based self-training and teleconference peer-led training using a computer tablet platform.

Objective
This protocol outlines implementation and evaluation of the TEAM Wheels training program in a randomized control trial using a wait-list control group.

Setting
The study will be implemented in a community setting in three Canadian cities.

Participants
Individuals ≥ 18 years of age within one year of transitioning to use of a MWC.

Intervention
Using a computer tablet, participants engage in three peer-led teleconference training sessions and 75–150 minutes of weekly practice using a video-based training application over 4 weeks. Peer trainers individualize the participants’ training plans and monitor their tablet-based training activity online. Control group participants also receive the intervention following a 1-month wait-list period and data collection.

Measurements
Outcomes assessing participation; skill capacity and performance; self-efficacy; mobility; and quality of life will be measured at baseline and post-treatment, and at 6-month follow-up for the treatment group.

Impact statement
We anticipate that TEAM Wheels will be successfully carried out at all sites and participants will demonstrate statistically significant improvement in the outcome measures compared with the control group.
Effect of hearing aids on body balance function in non-reverberant condition: A posturographic study
Authors: Ninomiya Chihiro , Hiraumi Harukazu , Yonemoto Kiyoshi , Sato Hiroaki 
Published: October 2021

Objective
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of hearing aids on body balance function in a strictly controlled auditory environment.

Methods
We recorded the findings of 10 experienced hearing aid users and 10 normal-hearing participants. All the participants were assessed using posturography under eight conditions in an acoustically shielded non-reverberant room: (1) eyes open with sound stimuli, with and without foam rubber, (2) eyes closed with sound stimuli, with and without foam rubber, (3) eyes open without sound stimuli, with and without foam rubber, and (4) eyes closed without sound stimuli, with and without foam rubber.

Results
The auditory cue improved the total path area and sway velocity in both the hearing aid users and normal-hearing participants. The analysis of variance showed that the interaction among eye condition, sound condition, and between-group factor was significant in the maximum displacement of the center-of-pressure in the mediolateral axis (F [1, 18] = 6.19, p = 0.02). The maximum displacement of the center-of-pressure in the mediolateral axis improved with the auditory cues in the normal-hearing participants in the eyes closed condition (5.4 cm and 4.7 cm, p < 0.01). In the hearing aid users, this difference was not significant (5.9 cm and 5.7 cm, p = 0.45). The maximum displacement of the center-of-pressure in the anteroposterior axis improved in both the hearing aid users and the normal-hearing participants.
Roles of Eco-labeling in Fisheries Conservation and Sustainability
Authors: Olopade Olaniyi Alaba , Dienye Henry E. 
Published: October 2021

An important goal of fisheries management is to ensure that fish stocks are harvested at sustainable levels of fishing pressure. However, the classical maximum sustainable yield theory and its derivatives have not worked for fisheries management. A number of mitigating measures have been suggested of which eco -labeling is one. An ecolabel on a fish product is a distinctive mark or statement indicating that it has been harvested in compliance with preset sustainability standards. This paper examines eco labeling in fisheries as the new strategy to achieve fisheries conservation and sustainability. It emphasizes the importance of fish as critical food resources and new approach to fisheries management through the use of certification programs. It considers the benefits and problems that may accrue from eco-certification of fish harvesting and trade practices in fisheries. This paper, attention is focused on examining the likely option for development of eco-labeling scheme in Nigeria. The paper concludes that the increase awareness amongst stakeholders of the potential role of eco-labeling in conservation and sustainability tools should be established. Keywords: Fisheries management, fish, conservation, eco-certification
Revisiting inflation and growth nexus: an asymmetric cointegration based on Non-linear ARDL approach in case of Bangladesh
Authors: Ahmed Zobayer 
Published: October 2021

Sustainable high economic growth is the major objective of a country. Whereas inflation is one of the critical factors that affect economic development. Growth-inflation nexus is one of the most controversial topics in this present world. This study re-investigates the link between inflation and the economic development of Bangladesh by employing a non-linear autoregressive distributed lagged (NARDL) approach. For this study, we use annual time series data set on the growth rate of per capita gross domestic product, and the inflation rate for the time range from 1986 to 2017. The asymmetric cointegration result based on the NARDL approach shows the confirmation of long-run integration between the GDP growth rate and inflation rate (CPI). The study finds a positive and robust nexus between growth rate and inflation rate. The relationship exists both in the long-run as well as in the short-run. The results also have statistically significant. This study further explores that there is an asymmetric relationship between the rate of inflation and the rate of economic growth. The nonlinear ARDL approach shows that the GDP growth rate responds more with an upward change in inflation than that of a downward change.
Furthermore, in the short-run, the positive change in inflations has a significant and positive influence on the growth rate. Still, the influence of an adverse change in inflations has statistically insignificant. Both the policymakers of Bangladesh (Bangladesh Bank) and development partners working in the country can be benefited from these results in the context of policy implementation. This study recommends that to boosting up the economic growth in the context of Bangladesh, the inflation rate can be treated as a significant determination.
Some analogical methods of teaching English as a second foreign language
Authors: Mirabile Paul Vincent 
Published: October 2021

Abstract
To teach English as a second foreign language at university levels provides the educator or professor an excellent occasion to compare the first and second languages by a series of analogical activities that not only highlight the similar forms and structures of them, but more important still, oblige students to comprehend these forms and structures without having either to rely on or depend upon their mother tongue or apprehend them through the prism of their own. In this article are compared Turkish, French and Chinese forms and structures with English through sets of analogical activities that I prepared and applied in classrooms with my Russian students studying the aforesaid languages at the University of Academgorodok near Novosibirsk in Siberia. It was my methodical experiment to bring together English/Turkish, English/French and English/Chinese as interrelated objects of study; to put into relief the interpenetrating analogical elements that these languages possess as a pedagogical approach to them in spite of their very different language families and distinctive structural and morphological features.
A Modified Triaxial Apparatus for Soils under High-Frequency, Low-Amplitude Vibrations
Authors: Xie Tao , Guo Peijun 
Published: October 2021

Abstract
A modified triaxial apparatus was developed to explore the behavior of cohesionless soil subjected to high-frequency, low-amplitude vibrations, such as those induced by high-speed trains. It was based on a conventional Bishop-type triaxial apparatus to utilize its existing static loading module. The major modification was an added dynamic loading module with a low-inertia linear voice coil actuator mounted coaxially with the vertical loading rod. Through a signal generator and an amplifier connected to the voice coil actuator, a vibration input with wide range of frequencies and amplitudes could be superimposed to a monotonic loading process. A series of tests under different conditions were performed to demonstrate the effectiveness and performance of the modified triaxial apparatus, with the focus being placed on the reduction of shear resistance and accumulative deformation of sand induced by high-frequency, low-amplitude vibrations.