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Vibrational Signatures of Calcium Oxalate Polyhydrates
Authors: Petit Ivan , Belletti Gustavo D. , Debroise Théau , Llansola‐Portoles Manuel J. , Lucas Ivan T. , Leroy César , Bonhomme Christian , Bonhomme‐Coury Laure , Bazin Dominique , Daudon Michel , Letavernier Emmanuel , Haymann Jean Philippe , Frochot Vincent , Babonneau Florence , Quaino Paola , Tielens Frederik 
Published: August 2018

AbstractThe vibrational signatures of the calcium oxalate polyhydrates are investigated using a combination of Density Functional Theory‐Dispersion corrected, Fourier Transform‐ Raman and ‐Infrared (IR) spectroscopies. Most vibrational bands were assigned and the theoretical predictions were compared with in‐house and other experimental data, for both, IR and Raman spectroscopies. Such an approach allowed a more accurate analysis of vibrational spectra helping in the completion of the band assignments of the vibrational bands of the mono, di, and tri hydrate calcium oxalate (COM, COD, and COT). Particular attention has been paid to the degree of hydration of COD, the low Raman wavenumbers, and the presence of oxalic acid in natural calcium oxalate polyhydrates. The obtained results are expected to be supportive in the detection of the different polyhydrates in natural samples, such as in kidney stones.
Evolutionary mutation testing for IoT with recorded and generated events
Authors: Gutiérrez‐Madroñal Lorena , García‐Domínguez Antonio , Medina‐Bulo Inmaculada 
Published: August 2018

SummaryMutation testing is a testing technique that has been applied successfully to several programming languages. Despite its benefits for software testing, the high computational cost of mutation testing has kept it from being widely used. Several refinements have been proposed to reduce its cost by reducing the number of generated mutants; one of those is evolutionary mutation testing (EMT). Evolutionary mutation testing aims at generating a reduced set of mutants with an evolutionary algorithm, which searches for potentially equivalent and difficult to kill mutants that help improve the test suite. Evolutionary mutation testing has been evaluated in two contexts so far, ie, web service compositions and object‐oriented C++ programmes. This study explores its performance when applied to event processing language queries of various domains. This study also considers the impact of the test data, since a lack of events or the need to have specific values in them can hinder testing. The effectiveness of evolutionary mutation testing with the original test data generators and the new internet of things test event generator tool is compared in multiple case studies.
The Reporting on ERAS Compliance, Outcomes, and Elements Research (RECOvER) Checklist: A Joint Statement by the ERAS® and ERAS® USA Societies
Authors: Elias Kevin M. , Stone Alexander B. , McGinigle Katharine , Tankou Jo’An I. , Scott Michael J. , Fawcett William J. , Demartines Nicolas , Lobo Dileep N. , Ljungqvist Olle , Urman Richard D. ,   the ERAS® Society and ERAS® USA, Elias Kevin , Adamian Maria , Bushnell Frederic , Dagal Arman , Engan Chad , Marcotte Joseph , McGinigle Katharine , Pauksta Nicollete , Pillarisetty Venu , Tankou Jo’An 
Published: August 2018

AbstractBackgroundEnhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs are multimodal care pathways designed to minimize the physiological and psychological impact of surgery for patients. Increased compliance with ERAS guidelines is associated with improved patient outcomes across surgical types. As ERAS programs have proliferated, an unintentional effect has been significant variation in how ERAS‐related studies are reported in the literature.MethodsTo improve the quality of ERAS reporting, ERAS® USA and the ERAS® Society launched an effort to create an instrument to assist authors in manuscript preparation. Criteria to include were selected by a combination of literature review and expert opinion. The final checklist was refined by group consensus.ResultsThe Societies present the Reporting on ERAS Compliance, Outcomes, and Elements Research (RECOvER) Checklist. The tool contains 20 items including best practices for reporting clinical pathways, compliance auditing, and formatting guidelines.ConclusionsThe RECOvER Checklist is intended to provide a standardized framework for the reporting of ERAS‐related studies. The checklist can also assist reviewers in evaluating the quality of ERAS‐related manuscripts. Authors are encouraged to include the RECOvER Checklist when submitting ERAS‐related studies to peer‐reviewed journals.
Assessment of Avoidable Readmissions in a Visceral Surgery Department with an Algorithm: Methodology, Analysis and Measures for Improvement
Authors: Agri Fabio , Griesser Anne‐Claude , Lécureux Estelle , Allemann Pierre , Schäfer Markus , Eggli Yves , Demartines Nicolas 
Published: August 2018

AbstractBackgroundStandardized quality indicators assessing avoidable readmission become increasingly important in health care. They can identify improvements area and contribute to enhance the care delivered. However, the way of using them in practice was rarely described.MethodsRetrospective study uses prospective inpatients’ information. Thirty‐day readmissions were deemed potentially avoidable or non‐avoidable by a computerized algorithm, and annual rate was reported between 2010 and 2014. Observed rate was compared to expected rate, and medical record review of potentially avoidable readmissions was conducted on data between January and June 2014.ResultsDuring a period of ten semesters, 11,011 stays were screened by the algorithm and a potentially avoidable readmission rate (PAR) of 7% was measured. Despite stable expected rate of 5 ± 0.5%, an increase was noted concerning the observed rate since 2012, with a highest value of 9.4% during the first semester 2014. Medical chart review assessed the 109 patients screened positive for PAR during this period and measured a real rate of 7.8%. The delta was in part due to an underestimated case mix owing to sub‐coded comorbidities and not to health care issue.ConclusionsThe present study suggests a methodology for practical use of data, allowing a validated quality of care indicator. The trend of the observed PAR rate showed a clear increase, while the expected PAR rate was stable. The analysis emphasized the importance of adequate “coding chain” when such an algorithm is applied. Moreover, additional medical chart review is needed when results deviate from the norm.
Intelligent action guidance and the use of mixed representational formats
Authors: Shepherd Joshua 
Published: August 2018

AbstractMy topic is the intelligent guidance of action. In this paper I offer an empirically grounded case for four ideas: that [a] cognitive processes of practical reasoning play a key role in the intelligent guidance of action, [b] these processes could not do so without significant enabling work done by both perception and the motor system, [c] the work done by perceptual and motor systems can be characterized as the generation of information (often conceptually structured information) specialized for action guidance, which in turn suggests that [d] the cognitive processes of practical reasoning that play a key role in the guidance of intelligent action are not the abstract, syllogistic ones philosophers often treat as the paradigm of practical reasoning. Rather, these cognitive processes are constrained by, and work well with, the specialized concepts outputted by perception and the feedback outputted by sensorimotor processes.
Foetal Cardiac Anomalies: Experience in a Primary Referral Centre
Authors: Chaudhary Yogeshkumar S. , Patil Sachin Shridhar 
Published: August 2018

AbstractCongenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common congenital anomalies reported. Incidence of CHD is 8–9 per 1000 live births in data published from the west. There is very little published data on the incidence of foetal cardiac anomalies in India. We tried to find out incidence and spectrum of foetal cardiac anomalies in second and third trimester during routine ultrasound examination in a primary referral centre. Of 11,760 fetuses in the 2nd and 3rd trimester, 104 were found to have cardiac anomalies with incidence of 8.8 per 1000. Ventricular septal defect was the most common lesion, followed by chamber asymmetries and outlet abnormalities.
Analyzing Congestion Propagation on Urban Rail Transit Oversaturated Conditions: A Framework Based on SIR Epidemic Model
Authors: Zeng Ziling , Li Taixun 
Published: August 2018

AbstractSimulating the congestion propagation of urban rail transit system is challenging, especially under oversaturated conditions. This paper presents a congestion propagation model based on SIR (susceptible, infected, recovered) epidemic model for capturing the congestion prorogation process through formalizing the propagation by a congestion susceptibility recovery process. In addition, as congestion propagation is the key parameter in the congestion propagation model, a model for calculating congestion propagation rate is constructed. A gray system model is also introduced to quantify the propagation rate under the joint effect of six influential factors: passenger flow, train headway, passenger transfer convenience, time of congestion occurring, initial congested station and station capacity. A numerical example is used to illustrate the congestion propagation process and to demonstrate the improvements after taking corresponding measures.
A comparative study of woolly mammoths from the Gravettian site Kraków Spadzista (Poland), based on estimated shoulder heights, demography, and life conditions
Authors: Haynes Gary , Klimowicz Janis , Wojtal Piotr 
Published: August 2018

AbstractThis article interprets the life conditions of woolly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius) from the Upper Paleolithic archaeological site Kraków Spadzista in Poland. We propose that the mammoths’ irregular mortality profile (also known as age profile) was shaped over several decades by major death events, which serially depleted the youngest cohorts. Taphonomic data and comparisons with other Eurasian archaeological and nonarchaeological sites provide context for hypothesizing that the mammoth-bone assemblage was accumulated at least partly through opportunistic human hunting of the most vulnerable animals in mixed herds. Humans exploited heightened mammoth vulnerability during climatic stress periods, killing and butchering most of the animals, although some mammoths in the assemblage may have died from natural causes. The evidence for environmental stress affecting the mammoths includes paleoecological data about local climatic conditions, the abundant signs of mammoth-bone abnormalities in the assemblage, the relatively smaller size of adult female mammoths compared with those from the similarly dated archaeological site Milovice I (Czech Republic), and the unusually high proportion of juvenile mammoths in the assemblage.
Development and characterization of monoclonal antibodies againstBesnoitia besnoititachyzoites
Authors: García-Lunar P. , Schares G. , Sanz-Fernández A. , Jiménez-Meléndez A. , García-Soto I. , Regidor-Cerrillo J. , Pastor-Fernández I. , Hemphill A. , Fernández-Álvarez M. , Ortega-Mora L. M. , Álvarez-García G. 
Published: August 2018

AbstractThis is the first report on the development and characterization of eight monoclonal antibodies (MABs) generated against whole- and membrane-enriched tachyzoite extracts of the apicomplexan parasiteBesnoitia besnoiti. Confocal laser scanning immunofluorescence microscopy was used to localize respective epitopes inB. besnoititachyzoites along the lytic cycle. A pattern compatible with dense granule staining was observed with MABs 2.A.12, 2.F.3 and 2.G.4, which could be confirmed by immunogold electron microscopy for MABs 2.A.12 and 2.F.3. In particular, MABs 2.F.3 and 2.G.4 were secreted during early invasion, proliferation and egress phases. MABs 3.10.8 and 5.5.11 labelled the tachyzoite surface, whilst MABs 1.17.8, 8.9.2 and 2.G.A recognized the apical tip, which is reminiscent for microneme localization. Besides, the epitopes recognized by the latter two (MABs 8.9.2 and 2.G.A) exhibited a redistribution from the anterior part across the parasite surface towards the posterior end during invasion. Most MABs developed were genus-specific. Indeed, the MABs cross-reacted neither withT. gondiinor withN. caninumtachyzoites. In summary, we have generated MABs that will be useful to study the key processes in the lytic cycle of the parasite and with additional promising diagnostic value. However, the molecular identity of the antigens recognized remains to be elucidated.
An evaluation and exploration of Irish food-service businesses’ uptake of and attitudes towards a voluntary government-led menu energy (calorie) labelling initiative
Authors: Fitzgerald Sarah , Gilgan Lauri , McCarthy Mary , Perry Ivan J , Geaney Fiona 
Published: August 2018

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the uptake of and attitudes towards a voluntary government-led energy (calorie) menu labelling initiative in Ireland among a representative sample of food-service businesses and to inform further actions that may need to be undertaken to facilitate successful implementation.DesignA mixed-methods approach, incorporating a national telephone survey, structured observation visits and semi-structured interviews.SettingTwenty-six counties in the Republic of Ireland.SubjectsA random selection of food-service businesses (n 604) participated in the telephone survey. Businesses which indicated that they did display calories were selected to participate in structured observation visits (n 42), along with a random sample (n 38) of businesses that did not display calories. A purposive sample of thirteen food-service business owners who participated in the telephone survey participated in semi-structured interviews.ResultsIn the telephone survey, 7 % (n 42) of food businesses reported displaying calories and the observation visits revealed that of these businesses, 10 % (n 4) were not displaying calorie information. Three major themes emerged from the semi-structured interviews: uncertainty, impact on business and consumer nutrition knowledge. Participants expressed concerns regarding inaccuracies in the calorie information, cost and time implications, mistrust in the food-service industry and poor nutritional knowledge among consumers. These concerns impeded the implementing of calorie menu labelling.ConclusionsA multifactorial approach that incorporates guidance and support (training/tax incentives), practical assistance (user-friendly calorie calculation software), a reasonable legislative structure and a standardised monitoring system is needed to facilitate the successful implementation of calorie menu labelling.
Skin dose assessment with treatment planning system (TPS) and skin reaction evaluation of early breast cancer patients treated via an intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) device
Authors: Baziar Omid , Gholamhosseinian Hamid , Forghani Mohammad Naser 
Published: August 2018

AbstractPurposeTo assess skin dose and incidence of skin reactions in early breast cancer patients treated via Intrabeam™ intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) device.Materials and methodsIn total, 250 breast cancer patients treated with a single fraction of 20 Gy using 50 kV photon were recruited. The applicator to skin distance (ASD) was measured before the initiation of the radiation and the skin dose in each patient was accordingly calculated based on the treatment planning system (TPS).ResultsThe average skin doses calculated were equal to 7·91, 5·83, 3·96 and 2·14 Gy for 6–10, 10–15, 15–20 and 20–30 mm ASD values, respectively. It is noticeable that the skin doses could be lower than the TPS measurements up to 45%, mostly due to lack of backscatter radiation in breast tissue compared with the full scatter condition in the Zeiss water phantom. Finally, only three patients showed low-grade skin reactions 1 week after IORT. A review of the related literature also revealed the incidence of lower skin complications among patients treated via Intrabeam™ compared with MammoSite™ machine.ConclusionsThe Intrabeam™ TPS did not seem to be very reliable for accurate skin dosimetry. However, breast cancer treatment using Intrabeam™ could result in fewer incidences of skin reactions than MammoSite™ machine.
Maternal and neonatal characteristics of a Canadian urban cohort receiving treatment for opioid use disorder during pregnancy
Authors: Miller C. , Grynspan D. , Gaudet L. , Ferretti E. , Lawrence S. , Moretti F. , Lafreniere A. , McGee A. , Lattuca S. , Black A. 
Published: August 2018

AbstractThe epidemic of prescription and non-prescription opioid misuse is of particular importance in pregnancy. The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada currently recommends opioid replacement therapy with methadone or buprenorphine for opioid-dependent women during pregnancy. This vulnerable segment of the population has been shown to be at increased risk of blood-borne infectious diseases, nutritional insecurity and stress. The objective of this study was to describe an urban cohort of pregnant women on opioid replacement therapy and to evaluate potential effects on the fetus. A retrospective chart review of all women on opioid replacement therapy and their infants who delivered at The Ottawa Hospital General and Civic campuses between January 1, 2013 and March 24, 2017 was conducted. Data were collected on maternal characteristics, pregnancy outcomes, neonatal outcomes and corresponding placental pathology. Maternal comorbidities identified included high rates of infection, tobacco use and illicit substance use, as well as increased rates of placental abruption compared with national averages. Compared with national baseline averages, the mean neonatal birth weight was low, and the incidence of small for gestational age infants and congenital anomalies was high. The incidence of NAS was comparable with estimates from other studies of similar cohorts. Findings support existing literature that calls for a comprehensive interdisciplinary risk reduction approach including dietary, social, domestic, psychological and other supports to care for opioid-dependent women in pregnancy.
Three Paradoxical Effects on Academic Self-Concept Across Countries,	Schools, and Students
Authors: Marsh Herbert W. , Parker Philip D. , Pekrun Reinhard 
Published: August 2018

Abstract. We simultaneously resolve three paradoxes in academic self-concept research with a single unifying meta-theoretical model based on frame-of-reference effects across 68 countries, 18,292 schools, and 485,490 15-year-old students. Paradoxically, but consistent with predictions, effects on math self-concepts were negative for: • being from countries where country-average achievement was high; explaining the paradoxical cross-cultural self-concept effect; • attending schools where school-average achievement was high; demonstrating big-fish-little-pond-effects (BFLPE) that generalized over 68 countries, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)/non-OECD countries, high/low achieving schools, and high/low achieving students; • year-in-school relative to age; unifying different research literatures for associated negative effects for starting school at a younger age and acceleration/skipping grades, and positive effects for starting school at an older age (“academic red shirting”) and, paradoxically, even for repeating a grade. Contextual effects matter, resulting in significant and meaningful effects on self-beliefs, not only at the student (year in school) and local school level (BFLPE), but remarkably even at the macro-contextual country-level. Finally, we juxtapose cross-cultural generalizability based on Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) data used here with generalizability based on meta-analyses, arguing that although the two approaches are similar in many ways, the generalizability shown here is stronger in terms of support for the universality of the frame-of-reference effects.
Global Responses of the Coupled Thermosphere and Ionosphere System to the August 2017 Great American Solar Eclipse
Authors: Dang Tong , Lei Jiuhou , Wang Wenbin , Zhang Binzheng , Burns Alan , Le Huijun , Wu Qian , Ruan Haibing , Dou Xiankang , Wan Weixing 
Published: August 2018

AbstractIt is commonly believed that solar eclipses have a great impact on the ionosphere‐thermosphere (I‐T) system within the eclipse shadow, but little attention has been paid to the global response to these events. In this study, we investigate the global upper atmospheric responses to the recent Great American Solar Eclipse that occurred on 21 August 2017 using a high‐resolution coupled ionosphere‐thermosphere‐electrodynamics model. The simulation results show that the ionosphere and thermosphere response to the eclipse is not just local but global. Large‐scale traveling atmospheric disturbances (TADs), seen in the thermospheric temperature and winds, were triggered from the eclipse region and propagated in a southeast direction when the eclipse ended. A large total electron content (TEC) enhancement occurred over South America after the eclipse was over. The TEC enhancement was primarily the result of transport by the thermospheric wind perturbations associated with the eclipse‐induced TADs. The perturbations of TEC, neutral temperature, and winds exhibited asymmetric distributions with respect to the totality path during the solar eclipse. Furthermore, ionospheric electrodynamic processes also play an important role in the global responses of the I‐T system to the solar eclipse. Unlike the case of large‐scale TADs propagating from the eclipse region to other locations in the globe, the ionospheric electric fields and plasma drifts began to show significant perturbations even during the local pre‐eclipse period when local wind and temperature had not been perturbed. This is related to the instantaneous global response of the ionospheric current system to changes in the ionospheric conductivity and winds in the eclipse region.
Deposition and Fate of Mercury in Litterfall, Litter, and Soil in Coniferous and Broad‐Leaved Forests
Authors: Zhou Jun , Wang Zhangwei , Zhang Xiaoshan 
Published: August 2018

AbstractMercury dynamics in the process of litter decomposition is crucial to understanding the atmospheric mercury deposition to soils in the forest catchments. This work aimed to quantify mercury internal biogeochemical cycling and the fractionation process in a coniferous forest and a broad‐leaved forest in southwest China. Annual deposition fluxes of total mercury (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) via litterfall were 40.5 and 0.10 μg/m2 in the coniferous forest and were 90.9 and 0.34 μg/m2 in the broad‐leaved forest, respectively. The litterfall biomass was the most influential factor resulting in the higher mercury input in the broad‐leaved forest. During the one‐year incubation, THg and MeHg mass in the decomposing litter increased 49 and 444% in the coniferous forest compared to those in the broad‐leaved forest, respectively. Methylation has increased the risk of MeHg mobilization to aquatic and soil ecosystems during litter decomposition. Additionally, higher mercury deposition flux but lower accumulation in the broad‐leaved forest resulted in similar mercury content in the coniferous forest soils. Six mercury fractions were determined by sequential extraction for the decomposing litter, while MeHg concentrations were statistically significantly correlated to water soluble and salt soluble fractions. The residual mercury fraction accounted for over 90% of the THg and increased with litter decomposition. During the last half of the litter decomposition, the ratio of residual fraction significantly increased, while the sum of the other ratios reduced, which indicated that litter dynamics in the internal forests stabilized the mercury in organic soils during litter decomposition.