bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Parental health-related quality of life, depression and stress among low-income immigrants
Authors: Kamimura Akiko , Ashby Jeanie , Nourian Maziar , Assasnik Nushean , Chen Jason , Tabler Jennifer , Aguilera Guadalupe , Blanton Natalie , Jess Allison , Reel Justine 
Published: May 2018

Purpose
Little is known about low-income immigrant parents’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL) associated with their parenting. The purpose of this paper is to examine low-income immigrant parents’ HRQoL, depression and stress.

Design/methodology/approach
In the spring of 2015, English speaking and Spanish speaking low-income uninsured immigrant parents utilizing a free clinic (N=182) completed a self-administered survey using standardized measures of parental HRQoL, stress and depression.

Findings
Immigrant parents’ HRQoL related to parenting was lower than general primary care patients. Higher levels of depression and stress were associated with lower levels of parental HRQoL and family functioning. Spanish speakers were significantly more likely to worry about their child’s health or future compared to English speakers.

Originality/value
While both English and Spanish speaking immigrant parents may need assistance addressing the health-related needs of their child, Spanish speakers may be a target audience for outreach programs. It is possible that by improving the health of their child, immigrant parents may see improvement in their own HRQoL and reductions in their levels of stress and depression. Future research should develop parenting classes for low-income immigrant parents targeting the potential health needs of their children, and assess the efficacy of the classes in improving child health and parental HRQoL.
Demystifying financial literacy: a behavioral perspective analysis
Authors: Potrich Ani Caroline Grigion , Vieira Kelmara Mendes 
Published: May 2018

Purpose
Financial literacy has been recognized as a key competency. However, there are some gaps such as the relationship with other behavioral factors. Thus, this paper aims to develop a model that would be able to identify the integrate effect of financial literacy on the behavioral factors: materialism, compulsive buying and propensity to indebtedness.

Design/methodology/approach
The study investigated 2,487 individuals in Brazil. For an analysis, the authors used confirmatory factorial analysis and structural equations modeling and six research hypotheses.

Findings
The main findings showed that the impact of financial literacy on compulsive buying behavior was the greatest of the direct relationships proposed, as well as the total effects of financial literacy on behavioral aspects.

Practical implications
The outcomes of this study are important for the development of public policies and to other interested agents, as financial literacy goes beyond the fact that it impacts on the individuals’ financial health only and also helps those who suffer from other psychosocial behaviors.

Originality/value
This study is unique and innovative, to the extent that it measures the actual direct and indirect impact of financial literacy on other behavioral factors, which have been so far analyzed in separate. It concluded that financial literacy has much more significant impacts than other academic studies have shown, because under the academic point of view, the central focus up to now has been identifying only its impact on other behaviors.
Cross‐scale occupancy dynamics of a postfire specialist in response to variation across a fire regime
Authors: Tingley Morgan W. , Stillman Andrew N. , Wilkerson Robert L. , Howell Christine A. , Sawyer Sarah C. , Siegel Rodney B. 
Published: May 2018

AbstractFire creates challenges and opportunities for wildlife through rapid destruction, modification and creation of habitat. Fire has spatially variable effects on landscapes; however, for species that benefit from the ephemeral resource patches created by fire, it is critical to understand characteristics of fires that promote postfire colonization and persistence and the spatial scales on which they operate.Using a model postfire specialist, the black‐backed woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), we examined how colonization and persistence varied across two spatial scales as a function of four characteristics of fire regimes—fire severity, fire size, fire ignition date and number of years since fire.We modelled black‐backed woodpecker colonization and persistence using data from 108 recently burned forests in the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascades ecoregions of California,USA, that we monitored for up to 10 years following fire. We employed a novel, spatially hierarchical, dynamic occupancy framework which differentiates colonization and persistence at two spatial scales: across fires and within fires.We found strong effects of fire characteristics on dynamic rates, with colonization and persistence declining across both spatial scales with increasing years since fire. Additionally, at sites within fires, colonization decreased with fire size and increased with fire severity and for fires with later ignition dates.Our results support the notion that different aspects of a species’ environment are important for population processes at different spatial scales. As habitat quality is ephemeral for any given postfire area, our results illustrate the importance of time since fire in structuring occupancy at the fire level, with other characteristics of fires playing larger roles in determining abundance within individual fires. Our results contribute to the broader understanding of how variation in fire characteristics influences the colonization and persistence of species using ephemeral habitats, which is necessary for conserving and promoting postfire biodiversity in the context of rapidly shifting fire regimes.
Routine antenatal ultrasound in low‐ and middle‐income countries: first look – a cluster randomised trial
Authors: Goldenberg RL , Nathan RO , Swanson D , Saleem S , Mirza W , Esamai F , Muyodi D , Garces AL , Figueroa L , Chomba E , Chiwala M , Mwenechanya M , Tshefu A , Lokangako A , Bolamba VL , Moore JL , Franklin H , Swanson J , Liechty EA , Bose CL , Krebs NF , Michael Hambidge K , Carlo WA , Kanaiza N , Naqvi F , Pineda IS , López‐Gomez W , Hamsumonde D , Harrison MS , Koso‐Thomas M , Miodovnik M , Wallace DD , McClure EM 
Published: May 2018

ObjectiveUltrasound is widely regarded as an important adjunct to antenatal care (ANC) to guide practice and reduce perinatal mortality. We assessed the impact of ANC ultrasound use at health centres in resource‐limited countries.DesignCluster randomised trial.SettingClusters within five countries (Democratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala, Kenya, Pakistan, and Zambia)MethodsClusters were randomised to standard ANC or standard care plus two ultrasounds and referral for complications. The study trained providers in intervention clusters to perform basic obstetric ultrasounds.Main outcome measuresThe primary outcome was a composite of maternal mortality, maternal near‐miss mortality, stillbirth, and neonatal mortality.ResultsDuring the 24‐month trial, 28 intervention and 28 control clusters had 24 263 and 23 160 births, respectively; 78% in the intervention clusters received at least one study ultrasound; 60% received two. The prevalence of conditions noted including twins, placenta previa, and abnormal lie was within expected ranges. 9% were referred for an ultrasound‐diagnosed condition, and 71% attended the referral. The ANC (RR 1.0 95% CI 1.00, 1.01) and hospital delivery rates for complicated pregnancies (RR 1.03 95% CI 0.89, 1.20) did not differ between intervention and control clusters nor did the composite outcome (RR 1.09 95% CI 0.97, 1.23) or its individual components.ConclusionsDespite availability of ultrasound at ANC in the intervention clusters, neither ANC nor hospital delivery for complicated pregnancies increased. The composite outcome and the individual components were not reduced.Tweetable abstractAntenatal care ultrasound did not improve a composite outcome that included maternal, fetal, and neonatal mortality.
The mediating effects of gestational diabetes on fetal growth and adiposity in women who are overweight and obese: secondary analysis of the LIMIT randomised trial
Authors: Poprzeczny AJ , Louise J , Deussen AR , Dodd JM 
Published: May 2018

ObjectiveTo describe the mediating effect of maternal gestational diabetes on fetal biometry and adiposity measures among overweight or obese pregnant women.DesignSecondary analysis of the LIMIT randomised trial.SettingPublic hospitals, metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia.PopulationPregnant women with body mass index (BMI) ≥25 kg/m2 and singleton gestation.MethodsFetal ultrasound measures at 36 weeks of gestation and baseline BMI from women randomised to the LIMIT trial Standard Care group (n = 912 women) were used to conduct causal mediation analyses using regression‐based methods.Main outcomes measuresUltrasound measures of fetal biometry and adiposity at 36 weeks of gestation.ResultsIncreased maternal BMI was associated with increased measures of fetal head circumference [direct (unmediated) effect 0.18 (95% CI: 0.05–0.31), P = 0.005; total effect 0.17 (95% CI: 0.02–0.31), P = 0.018], abdominal circumference [direct effect 0.26 (95% CI: 0.11–0.41), P = 0.001; total effect 0.26 (95% CI: 0.11–0.42), P = 0.001] and estimated fetal weight [direct effect 0.22 (95% CI: 0.08–0.35), P = 0.002; total effect 0.22 (95% CI: 0.08–0.35), P = 0.002], with no evidence of mediation by treated gestational diabetes. There was no apparent association between maternal BMI and fetal adiposity measures, or mediation by treated gestational diabetes.ConclusionsWe show an important association between increased maternal BMI and fetal growth, not mediated by treated gestational diabetes. There was no association between increased maternal BMI and fetal adiposity measures, or mediation by treated gestational diabetes. Whether these findings represent ‘saturation’ in the effect of maternal BMI on fetal growth or the effect of treatment of GDM is unclear.FundingThis project was funded by a 4‐year project grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Australia (ID 519240); The Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation, South Australia; and the US National Institutes of Health (R01 HL094235‐01).Tweetable abstractIncreased fetal growth associated with maternal obesity is not mediated by gestational diabetes.
An Evidence‐based Forensic Taxonomy of Windows Phone Dating Apps
Authors: Cahyani Niken Dwi Wahyu , Choo Kim‐Kwang Raymond , Ab Rahman Nurul Hidayah , Ashman Helen 
Published: May 2018

AbstractAdvances in technologies including development of smartphone features have contributed to the growth of mobile applications, including dating apps. However, online dating services can be misused. To support law enforcement investigations, a forensic taxonomy that provides a systematic classification of forensic artifacts from Windows Phone 8 (WP8) dating apps is presented in this study. The taxonomy has three categories, namely: Apps Categories, Artifacts Categories, and Data Partition Categories. This taxonomy is built based on the findings from a case study of 28 mobile dating apps, using mobile forensic tools. The dating app taxonomy can be used to inform future studies of dating and related apps, such as those from Android and iOS platforms.
The evolution of employers' organisations in the United Kingdom: Extending countervailing power
Authors: Gooberman Leon , Hauptmeier Marco , Heery Edmund 
Published: May 2018

AbstractThe concept of countervailing power has been used to suggest that the power of unions explains the origins and development of employers' organisations (EOs). However, unions have declined since the 1970s, but EOs continue to play an important role in employment relations. If pressure from unions is not sufficient to explain continuing employer organisation, what does account for it? This article pursues this question by examining the evolution and activity of UK EOs between the 1960s and 2016. Our countervailing power argument goes beyond a sole focus on unions to include changing pressures and demands on EOs caused by the state such as individual rights legislation and campaigns by civil society organisations. The changing force exerted by these societal pressures helps to explain the shift of EOs' focus from collective bargaining, nowadays only pursued by a minority of EOs, to lobbying, provision of services, legal support, and training.
Clinical significance of platelet‐to‐lymphocyte ratio in women with preeclampsia
Authors: Kim Min‐A , Han Gwan Hee , Kwon Ja‐Young , Kim Young‐Han 
Published: May 2018

ProblemPreeclampsia (PE) is a serious pregnancy complication leading to high maternal, perinatal morbidity, and mortality. We aimed to investigate the clinical effectiveness of the platelet‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in women with PE and compare this measurement to platelet indices as a diagnostic and prognostic marker of PE.Method of studyA total of 471 healthy pregnant women, 126 women diagnosed with mild PE, and 227 with severe PE were included in this retrospective study. We analyzed PLR and platelet indices, mainly mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW) among the 3 groups.ResultsPlatelet distribution width, MPV, and PLR levels in women with PE were significantly different from those of healthy pregnant women. PLR was significantly lower in severe PE than mild PE (P = .001), but PDW and MPV increased as severity of PE progressed; however, the differences in PDW and MPV between women with mild and severe PE were not significant. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that PLR was more predictive of PE than PDW and MPV (Area under the curve = 0.759 vs 0.621, 0.638). Additionally, the time interval from admission to delivery was significantly shorter in women with PLR‐positive (≤116) than in women with PDW‐positive (>58) and MPV‐positive (>9).ConclusionThe PLR is an easily accessible and cost‐effective parameter, which may be used as a more useful marker for prediction of PE compared to platelet indices. Our study showed that PLR can serve as a useful diagnostic marker of PE.
Hungry Translations: The World Through Radical Vulnerability
Authors: Nagar Richa 
Published: May 2018

AbstractThe dominant landscape of knowledge and policy rests on a fundamental inequality: bodies who are seen as hungry are assumed to be available for the interventions of experts, but those experts often obliterate the ways that the hungry actively create politics and knowledge by living a dynamic vision of what is ethical and what makes the good life. Such living frequently involves a creative praxis of refusal against imposed frameworks. Learning from such refusals requires hungry translations that are open and flowing and that are embedded in embodied solidarities that require radical vulnerability. Such translations strive to converse across incommensurable landscapes of struggles and meanings in order to co‐agitate against universalised languages that erase the vocabularies and visions of those who are reduced to hungry bodies. In reconceptualising politics as a shared and unending labour on an uneven terrain that makes perfect translation or retelling impossible, hungry translation becomes a continuous collective praxis of troubling inherited meanings of the social, and of making our knowledges more alive to the creativity of socio‐political struggle. Such hungry translations must fearlessly move between worlds in search of poetic justice and social justice without defining an origin or destination and without compromising the singularities that constitute each community of struggle.
Intrapleural streptokinase is effective and safe for children with multi‐loculated empyema regardless of the time from disease onset
Authors: Mathew Joseph L. , Soni Vimlesh , Singh Meenu , Mittal Piyush , Singhi Sunit , Gautam Vikas , Sodhi Kushaljit S. , Jayashree Muralidharan , Vaidya Pankaj 
Published: May 2018

AbstractAimThis study compared the efficacy of administering intrapleural streptokinase to children with multi‐loculated empyema within 14 days or at any time after disease onset.MethodsWe studied children under 12 years with multi‐loculated empyema who were admitted to a teaching hospital in Chandigarh, India, from July 2013 to June 2017. They received antibiotics, pleural drainage and intrapleural streptokinase. The first group received three doses within 14 days of disease onset, the second received three doses regardless of time after onset and the third group received four to six doses regardless of time after onset. The three phases lasted 18, 18 and 12 months, respectively.ResultsOf 195 children, 133 (68%) received streptokinase within 14 days, 46 (24%) beyond 14 days and 16 (8%) did not receive it. There was no difference in surgical decortication (14/133 versus 7/46, p > 0.05) and median hospitalisation duration (15 versus 14 days, p > 0.05) between administration before versus after 14 days. Median hospitalisation was shorter with four to six doses than three doses (11 versus 16 days, p < 0.01).ConclusionIntrapleural streptokinase was effective for multi‐loculated empyema even when it was administered more than 14 days after disease onset and four to six doses were superior to three doses.
Anger in the context of postnatal depression: An integrative review
Authors: Ou Christine H. , Hall Wendy A. 
Published: May 2018

AbstractBackgroundContrary to social constructions of new motherhood as a joyous time, mothers may experience postnatal depression and anger. Although postnatal depression has been thoroughly studied, the expression of maternal anger in the context of postnatal depression is conceptually unclear. This integrative review investigated the framing of anger in the context of postnatal depression.MethodsAfter undertaking a search of CINAHL, Ovid‐Medline, PsycInfo, and Web of Science, we identified qualitative (n = 7) and quantitative (n = 17) papers that addressed maternal anger and postnatal depression. We analyzed the data by developing themes.ResultsOur review indicated that anger was a salient mood disturbance for some postnatally depressed women with themes integrated as: (i) anger accompanying depression, (ii) powerlessness as a component of depression and anger, and (iii) anger occurring as a result of expectations being violated.CONCLUSIONSOur findings indicate that anger can coexist with women’s postnatal depression. Anger can be expressed toward the self and toward children and family members with negative relationship effects. We recommend that health care providers and researchers consider anger in the context of postnatal mood disturbances.
Using game learning analytics for validating the design of a learning game for adults with intellectual disabilities
Authors: Cano Ana Rus , Fernández‐Manjón Baltasar , García‐Tejedor Álvaro J. 
Published: May 2018

AbstractSerious Games (SGs), defined as a game in which education (in its various forms) is the primary goal rather than entertainment, have been proven as an effective educational tool for engaging and motivating students. However, more research is needed to sustain the suitability of these games to train users with cognitive impairments. This empirical study addresses the use of a SG for training students with Intellectual Disabilities in traveling around the subway as a complement to traditional training. Fifty‐one adult people with Down Syndrome, mild cognitive disability or certain types of Autism Spectrum Disorder, all conditions classified as intellectual disabilities, played the learning game Downtown, a Subway Adventure which was designed ad‐hoc considering their needs and cognitive skills. We used standards‐based Game Learning Analytics techniques (ie, Experience API –xAPI), to collect and analyze learning data both off‐line and in near real‐time while the users were playing the videogame. This article analyzes and assesses the evidence data collected using analytics during the game sessions, like time completing tasks, inactivity times or the number of correct/incorrect stations while traveling. Based on a multiple baseline design, the results validated both the game design and the tasks and activities proposed in Downtown as a supplementary tool to train skills in transportation. Differences between high‐functioning and medium‐functioning users were found and explained in this paper, but the fact that almost all of the students completed at least one route without mistakes, the general improvement trough sessions and the low‐mistake ratio are good indicators about the appropriateness of the game design.
Drug–gut microbiota interactions: implications for neuropharmacology
Authors: Walsh Jacinta , Griffin Brendan T , Clarke Gerard , Hyland Niall P 
Published: May 2018

The fate and activity of drugs are frequently dictated not only by the host per se but also by the microorganisms present in the gastrointestinal tract. The gut microbiome is known to, both directly and indirectly, affect drug metabolism. More evidence now hints at the effects that drugs can have on the function and composition of the gut microbiome. Both microbiota‐mediated alterations in drug metabolism and drug‐mediated alterations in the gut microbiome can have beneficial or detrimental effects on the host. Greater insights into the mechanisms driving these reciprocal drug–gut microbiota interactions are needed to guide the development of microbiome‐targeted dietary or pharmacological interventions, which may have the potential to enhance drug efficacy or reduce drug side effects. In this review, we explore the relationship between drugs and the gut microbiome, with a specific focus on potential mechanisms underpinning the drug‐mediated alterations on the gut microbiome and the potential implications for psychoactive drugs.Linked ArticlesThis article is part of a themed section on When Pharmacology Meets the Microbiome: New Targets for Therapeutics? To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v175.24/issuetoc
The Role of Competitive and Cooperative Norms in the Development of Deviant Evaluations
Authors: McGuire Luke , Rizzo Michael T. , Killen Melanie , Rutland Adam 
Published: May 2018

The present study examined how peer group norms influence children's evaluations of deviant ingroup members. Following the manipulation of competitive or cooperative norms, participants (children, Mage = 8.69; adolescents, Mage = 13.81; adults, Mage = 20.89; n = 263) evaluated deviant ingroup members from their own and the group's perspective. Children rated cooperative deviancy positively and believed their group would do the same. Adolescents and adults believed that their group would negatively evaluate cooperative deviancy when their group supported a competitive allocation strategy. Reasoning varied based on norm and participants’ agreement with deviancy. Understanding an ingroup may not be favorable toward a cooperative deviant in a competitive context is a developmental challenge requiring the coordination of social and moral norms.