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Using an Algorithm to Assess Vaccination Among Patients Who Attended a Pharmacy Student–Driven Statewide Free Health Screening
Authors: Bowers Brandi L. , Rowe Jordan M. , Stafford Rachel A. 
Published: December 2018

Background National vaccination rates remain below goals. Given the geographic availability of community pharmacies, pharmacists are uniquely positioned to provide immunizations. However, many pharmacists may not be proactively recommending vaccinations to patients. Objective The objective of this project was to assess recommendation acceptance rates among patients who attended a pharmacy student–driven statewide free health screening. Methods A brief algorithm addressing 4 routine adult vaccinations was created for use by student pharmacists to initiate conversations regarding potentially indicated vaccines with patients. This algorithm was employed at statewide screenings in 2014 and 2015 with expert users available for further discussion. Follow-up to determine recommendation acceptance and identify barriers to immunization occurred 3 to 12 months after screening. The primary end point of change in immunization recommendation acceptance rates between 2014 and 2015 was analyzed using a chi-square test; secondary objectives included changes in consent rates and thematic analysis of reported barriers. Results A total of 1016 patients were screened. Of these, 403 (39.7%) patients gave consent for student pharmacists to follow-up on vaccine recommendations. The overall recommendation acceptance rate was 27%, with approximately 46% of patients accepting at least 1 recommendation. Acceptance rates significantly decreased in the second year (36.5% vs 23.5%, P < .001), while consent for follow-up significantly increased (20% vs 64%, P < .001). Commonly reported barriers to immunization included resistance to vaccines, forgetfulness, and cost. Conclusion This algorithm provided a method for novice users to initiate conversations with patients about immunizations and may allow novices to act as pharmacist extenders to improve immunization rates.
Return to Sport After Ankle Syndesmotic Injury: A Systematic Review
Authors: Vancolen Seline Y. , Nadeem Ibrahim , Horner Nolan S. , Johal Herman , Alolabi Bashar , Khan Moin 
Published: December 2018

Context: Ankle syndesmotic injuries present a significant challenge for athletes due to prolonged disability and recovery periods. The optimal management of these injuries and rates of return to sport in athletes remains unclear. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate return to sport for athletes after ankle syndesmotic injuries. Data Source: The electronic databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PubMed were searched for relevant studies from database inception to January 15, 2017, and pertinent data were abstracted. Study Selection: Only studies reporting return-to-sport rates after ankle syndesmotic injuries were included. Study Design: Systematic review. Level of Evidence: Level 4. Data Extraction: Two reviewers extracted data from the included studies, which were stored in a standardized collection form (Microsoft Excel). Recorded data included demographics (eg, author, year of publication, study design), descriptive statistics (eg, patient age, percentage male, number of athletes, sample size), and outcomes (eg, time to return to sport, proportion of those who returned to sport, the self-reported questionnaire the Olerud-Molander Ankle Score). Results: A total of 10 studies and 312 patients with ankle syndesmotic injuries were included in this systematic review. The rate of return to preinjury or any injury level of sport after ankle syndesmotic injuries was 93.8% ± 1.2% and 97.6% ± 1.5%, respectively, for the corresponding 7 and 3 studies that reported this characteristic. The mean time to return to sport was 46.4 days (range, 15.4-70 days), with 55.2 ± 15.8 and 41.7 ± 9.8 days for operative and nonoperative management, respectively. Conclusion: This systematic review found a high rate of return to any as well as preinjury level of sport after ankle syndesmotic injury in both operative and nonoperative treatment groups. However, further high-level studies are required to compare operative and nonoperative treatment groups associated with return to sport after ankle syndesmotic injury.
Coordination of Care Around Surgery for Colon Cancer: Insights From National Patterns of Physician Encounters With Medicare Beneficiaries
Authors: Lin Sunny C. , Regenbogen Scott E. , Hollingsworth John M. , Funk Russell , Adler-Milstein Julia 
Published: December 2018

PURPOSE: To improve care coordination for complex cancers, it is critical to establish a more nuanced understanding of the types of providers involved. As the number of provider types increases, strategies to support cancer care coordination must adapt to a greater variety of information needs, communication styles, and treatment strategies. METHODS: We categorized providers into 11 types, using National Provider Identifier specialties. Using Medicare claims, we counted the number of unique combinations of provider types billed during preoperative, operative, and postdischarge care for colon cancer surgery and assessed how this count varies across hospitals. The study included 70,567 beneficiaries in fee-for-service Medicare A and B for 6 months before and 60 days after an admission for colectomy for colon cancer between 2008 and 2011. RESULTS: We observed 1,554 preoperative provider-type combinations, 975 operative combinations, and 1,571 postdischarge combinations. The three most common combinations in the preoperative phase were general medicine only, other medical specialists only, and general medicine and other medical specialists. In the operative phase, the three most common combinations were primary surgery, anesthesiology, and pathology; general medicine, other medical specialists, radiology, primary surgery, anesthesiology, and pathology; and other medical specialists, radiology, primary surgery, anesthesiology, and pathology. In the postdischarge phase, the three most common combinations were general medicine, general medicine and other medical specialists, and general medicine and oncology. On average, each hospital had 15 preoperative, 11 operative, and 15 postoperative combinations. High-volume, larger, teaching, urban, and noncritical access hospitals had more combinations in all phases. CONCLUSION: Many provider-type combinations are involved in colon cancer surgery care. Substantial variation exists across hospitals types, suggesting that certain hospitals need additional resources and more flexible infrastructure to coordinate care.
Regionalization of Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Surgery to High-Volume Hospitals: Missed Opportunities for Outcome Improvement
Authors: Villano Anthony M. , Zeymo Alexander , McDermott James , Barrak Dany , Unger Keith R. , Shara Nawar M. , Chan Kitty S. , Al-Refaie Waddah B. 
Published: December 2018

PURPOSE:Surgery continues to be the dominant therapy for the management of retroperitoneal soft-tissue sarcoma (RPS). Many groups advocate performing these resections at high-volume hospitals (HVHs), given their complexity. We therefore sought to explore whether RPS surgery has indeed begun to regionalize to HVHs in the same manner as pancreatic cancer (PC) surgery during the last decade.METHODS:We identified 70,763 patients who underwent surgical resection for RPS or PC using the National Cancer Database (2004 to 2015). Patients were stratified by hospital surgical volume. We performed an adjusted time trend analysis to compare trends in performance of surgery at HVHs for RPS versus PC. Multivariable logistic analyses were then performed, controlling for covariables, to elucidate relationships between patient-, hospital-, and treatment-related variables that may contribute to these observed trends.RESULTS:Only 9.6% of patients underwent RPS surgery at HVHs. During this time period, the odds ratio of undergoing RPS compared with pancreatectomy at HVHs was 0.65 ( P < .05). Time trend analysis estimated that whereas both procedures are regionalizing, the rate of RPS regionalization grew at 30.5% of the rate of PC (1.017 v 1.056; P < .001) and remained consistent after using several hospital volume thresholds and hospital volume as a continuous variable.CONCLUSION:Results from this retrospective multi-institutional analysis uncovered a lag in the regionalization of surgery for RPS compared with PC surgery. These findings reinforce the call to regionalize surgery for RPS to HVHs in a manner that is similar to that of other procedures in complex cancer surgery.
A framework for untangling Linnaean names based on Plumier’s Nova plantarum americanarum genera: Revised typification of Duranta erecta
Authors: Moroni Pablo , Salomõn Luciana , O’Leary Nataly 
Published: December 2018

AbstractThe typification of the Linnaean name Duranta erecta is revised. The previous lectotypification by Caro, who proposed a Burman illustration in Plantarum americanarum as lectotype, must be superseded since that element was not available to Linnaeus before the publication of the first edition of Species plantarum. We conclude that Boerhaave’s tracing no. 212 of Plumier’s original drawing, currently held at the Library of the Rijksuniversiteit in Groningen, The Netherlands, was studied by Linnaeus during his stay in Leiden. As a result, this drawing is therefore selected as lectotype of the species name.
Comfort: A Project for Cultural Studies
Authors: Hickey Andrew 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
Taking as its provocation the recent observation by Larry Grossberg that “knowledge is relatively powerless to affect the conditions and directions of social change” (Tilting at Windmills 149-150) this paper will suggest that it is with the explication of comfort that a valuable response to the challenge of the current conjuncture can be found. Following a brief survey of the nature and purpose of Cultural Studies scholarship in this present moment, attention will turn to how comfort comes to be encoded into everyday practices and routines of lifestyle. Accordingly, this paper will assert that Cultural Studies, with its concern for “the quotidian experiences of lives lived” (Martin and Hickey 149), is well-placed to launch inquiry into the “conditions” of comfort-conditions that mark the dimensions of late capitalist social formation. A call for a research agenda within Cultural Studies that positions comfort as a prompt for scholarly attention will be outlined as an “activated” form of cultural inquiry focused on the clarification of the “everyday” dimensions of living now.
Stability and hyperstability of a quadratic functional equation and a characterization of inner product spaces
Authors: Kim Gwang Hui , El-Fassi Iz-iddine , Park Choonkil 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
We have proved theHyers-Ulam stability and the hyperstability of the quadratic functional equation f (x + y + z) + f (x + y − z) + f (x − y + z) + f (−x + y + z) = 4[f (x) + f (y) + f (z)] in the class of functions from an abelian group G into a Banach space.
Fight or flee? Lessons from insects on aggression
Authors: Rillich Jan , Stevenson Paul A. 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
Aggression between members of the same species serves to secure resources, but the costs can quickly outweigh benefits. Hence, for aggression to be evolutionarily adaptive, animals must decide when best to flee, rather than fight. How its done, is arguably best understood in crickets. These insects implement the decision by simply modulating the behavioural threshold to flee. This threshold is raised by potentially rewarding experiences (e. g. resource possession), via the amine octopamine, so that the animal is less prone to flee and persists longer in fighting. Conversely, the threshold is lowered by nitric oxide, released in response to aversive stimuli (e. g. the opponent’s agonistic signals), thus increasing the tendency to flee. A cricket then flees, when the sum of its opponent’s actions exceeds the threshold. Subsequently, serotonin keeps the threshold low, so that losers remain submissive; possibly by inhibiting dopamine, which is necessary for recovery of aggression in losers.
Immanuel Kant’s Theory of Objects and Its Inherent Link to Natural Science
Authors: Meer Rudolf 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
In the theoretical philosophy of Immanuel Kant, the term object has an extensive and far-reaching significance, and it can therefore be understood as a theory of objects. This becomes particularly clear when it is observed that all of his guidelines can be traced to different concepts of objects and their combination. With his concept of the object of experience, he attempts to mediate incompatible aspects in this: in relation to the object of experience, we have apodictic claims but at the same time our knowledge of the object develops and contains the possibility of historical progress. This theory of objects was elaborated by Kant with regard to natural science and the claim of its metaphysical foundation. For this reason, Kant’s concept of object is inherently linked with his concept of science. Astronomy is at the core of his investigation, because it represents a perfect example of a so-called proper and rational natural science.
“Seeking Refuge in God against God”: The Hidden God in Lutheran Theology and the Postmodern Weakening of God
Authors: Stopa Sasja Emilie Mathiasen 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
Martin Luther emphasizes the affective experience of the living God rather than God as an abstract, metaphysical idea. Luther explains this experience of God by distinguishing between God as Deus absconditus in his hidden majesty and God as Deus revelatus suffering on the cross. According to Luther, sinners experience the hidden God as a terrifying presence causing them to suffer. Through faith, however, sinners are able to recognize that this wrathful God is one with the God of love and mercy revealed in Christ. Based on this paradoxical understanding of God, Luther admonishes Christians to seek refuge in God against God. In recent decades, Luther’s accentuation of the revealed God has inspired postmodern philosophers and theologians in their efforts to recast the notion of God in light of the Nietzschean outcry on the death of God and Heidegger’s critique of ontotheology. Hence, John D. Caputo and Gianni Vattimo have weakened the notion of an omnipotent God in favour of an anti-metaphysical understanding of “god” kenotically denouncing his power and occurring as an ethically obliging event. Conversely, postmodern thinking have inspired contemporary Lutheran theologians to reinterpret the notion of God. In this article, Luther’s theology serves as a resource for critiquing these postmodern attempts at post-metaphysically rethinking God the central claim being that they are unable to proclaim the saving promise of a reconciliatory union between God hidden and revealed and between sinful human beings and Christ. As a result, theology is reduced to an ethical manifesto or to compassionate anthropology leaving despairing humans without a language with which to express their sufferings.
Multimodal indexicality in Korean: “doing deference” and “performing intimacy” through nonverbal behavior
Authors: Brown Lucien , Winter Bodo 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
This study investigates the nonverbal behaviors used in two interconnected relational practices in Korean: “doing deference” towards status superiors and “performing intimacy” towards status equals. We extracted 154 interactions from Korean televised dramas that represented these two relational practices, and annotated the data for various nonverbal behaviors, including body position and orientation, facial expressions, manual gestures, and touching. Our analyses showed that the protagonists in the dramas altered their nonverbal behavior between the two relational practices according to all of the categories that we annotated. Doing deference featured erect but constrained body positions, direct bodily orientation towards the status superior, and suppression of gestures and touching. These behaviors display decreased animatedness and freedom, as well as increased effort, and increased submissiveness. In contrast, performing intimacy displayed more relaxed and reciprocal body positioning, as well as frequent gestures and touching behaviors. The results call into question analyses of politeness phenomena that solely focus on verbal elements in previous descriptions of Korean deference. Ultimately, our results demonstrate the need for more multimodal studies in politeness research.
One-Pot Synthesis and Rheological Study of Cationic Poly (3-acrylamidopropyltrimethyl ammoniumchloride) P(APTMACl) Polymer Hydrogels
Authors: Shah Luqman Ali , Javed Rida , Khan Abbas , Bibi Irum , Khattak Noor Saeed , Alam Sultan 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
The main objective of this research work is to explore the complete and extensive rheological studies of cationic poly (3-acrylamidopropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride) P(APTMACl) hydrogel, prepared by free radical polymerization method at room temperature. Hydrogel was characterized by various techniques such as SEM, FTIR and TGA, whereas rheological properties of synthesized hydrogel were obtained using frequency sweep and frequency curve analysis in different temperature range. Storage modulus (G′) and loss modulus (G′′) were investigated as a function of angular frequencies and shear stress at various temperatures. Rheological models like Bingham plastic model, modified Bingham and Ostwald power law were applied to understand the rheological performance of the gels. Flow curves obtained at different temperatures indicate that P(APTMACl) hydrogel shows a non-Newtonian pseudo plastic behavior. All results concluded that rheology is a powerful tool to study the complete visco-elastic behavior of polymer hydrogel for multiple applications.
Die Grenzen zum steuerlichen Gestaltungsmissbrauch sowie zur Marktmanipulation bei der Verlustrealisierung durch gegenläufige Wertpapiergeschäfte
Authors: Ostermann Ansgar 
Published: December 2018

Zusammenfassung
Kursverluste von Wertpapieren lassen sich unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen nutzen, um die Steuerschuld zu reduzieren. Erfordert die Verlustnutzung einen Verkauf, möchte sich der Anleger aber wirtschaftlich nicht von einer Wertpapierposition trennen, könnte in Erwägung gezogen werden, die mit Verlust veräußerten Wertpapiere leicht zeitversetzt oder auch zeitgleich zurückzukaufen. Oftmals ist den Anlegern jedoch nicht bewusst, dass solche gegenläufigen Wertpapiertransaktionen mit steuerlichem Gestaltungsmissbrauch und Marktmanipulation in Verbindung gebracht werden können.
Comparative study between endoscopic cartilage myringoplasty and endoscopic temporalis fascia myringoplasty
Authors: Chozhan P. , Sankara Subramanian M. , Kannathal D. , Malarvizhi R. 
Published: December 2018

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Myringoplasty is a common ear surgery performed all over the world. This study is focused on prospective comparative study using two different graft materials.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> This was a prospective study done in the Department of ENT Stanley Medical College, Chennai during the period from March 2013 to September 2013. Sample size was 60 patients. Follow up was done till 6 months. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Graft acceptance was achieved in 28 patients (93%) who underwent palisade cartilage myringoplasty, whereas it was achieved in 24 patients (80%) in the temporalis fascia myringoplasty group.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The outcomes in our patient series indicate that cartilage myringoplasty achieves good results. Cartilage, a very effective material for the reconstruction of the TM and grafts can provide an excellent anatomical result, perfect stability and good functional outcome.</p>
Effects of Supplemental N on Plant Growth in Fresh and Aged Pine Bark
Authors: Cobb G. S. , Keever G. J. 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
Dwarf Japanese euonymus (Euonymus japonica Thunb. ‘Microphylla’) and Japanese holly (Ilex crenata Thunb. ‘Compacta’), grown in fresh or aged (1 year) pine bark amended with a slow-release complete fertilizer, were supplied with NH4NO3 weekly at 0, 100, 200, or 300 ppm N. Plant growth, foliar color, leaf tissue N, and leachate soluble salts increased with increasing levels of supplemental N while tissue K, Ca, and Mg decreased. Plant growth, foliar color, and leaf tissue N, P, Ca, and Mg in fresh pine bark equaled or exceeded that in aged pine bark at all levels of supplemental N. Leachate soluble salts, pH, and leaf tissue K was higher in aged pine bark.
‘Pitoma Slanopadja’, a Natural Pear Hybrid Between Pyrus amygdaliformis and P. communis
Authors: Stancevic A. , Gavrilovic J. , Stankovic D. , van der Zwet T. 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
A natural complex hybrid, ‘Pitoma Slanopadja’, between native Pyrus amygdaliformis Vill. and cultivated P. communis L., probably ‘Beurre Giffard’, was discovered in 1954 in an orchard row fence near Cacak, Yugoslavia. Tree vigor, pubescent narrowly lanceolate leaves, large fruit buds, pronounced fruit calyx, large core, and numerous large grit cells are characteristic of P. amygdaliformis. The fruit size and ovate-pyriform shape, however, combined with a high sugar content, are very characteristic of the P. communis parent. In Yugoslavia, the tree appeared highly resistant to pear scab (Venturia pyrina Aderh.), leaf spot [Mycosphaerella sentina (Fekl.) Schroet.] and pear psylla (Psylla pyri L. and P. pyrisuga Foerst.).
Crizotinib Versus Chemotherapy on ALK-positive NSCLC: A Systematic Review of Efficacy and Safety
Authors: Wang Mingxia , Wang Guanqi , Ma Haiyan , Shan Baoen 
Published: December 2018

Introduction: Crizotinib was approved to treat anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-
positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by the Food and Drug Administration in 2011.We
conducted a systematic review of clinical trials and retrospective studies to compare the efficacy and
safety of crizotinib with chemotherapy.
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Methods: We searched electronic databases from inception to Dec. 2016. Clinical trials and retrospective
studies regarding crizotinib and crizotinib versus chemotherapy in treatment of NSCLC
were eligible. The primary outcomes were the objective response rate (ORR) and disease control rate
(DCR).

Results:
Nine studies (five clinical trials and four retrospective studies) including 729 patients met
the inclusion criteria. Crizotinib treatment revealed 1-year OS of 77.1% and PFS of 9.17 months.
And crizotinib had a better performance than chemotherapy in ORR (OR: 4.97, 95%CI: 3.16 to 7.83,
P<0.00001, I2=35%). DCR revealed superiority with crizotinib than chemotherapy (OR: 3.42, 95%
CI: 2.33 to 5.01, P<0.00001, I2=0%). PR (partial response) were significant superior to that of chemotherapy
through direct systematic review. No statistically significant difference in CR (complete
response) was found between crizotinib-treated group and chemotherapy-treated group. Regarding
SD (stable disease), chemotherapy-treated group had a better performance than crizotinib-treated
group. Common adverse events associated with crizotinib were visual disorder, gastrointestinal side
effects, and elevated liver aminotransferase levels, whereas common adverse events with chemotherapy
were fatigue, nausea, and hematologic toxicity.

This systematic review revealed improved objective response rate and increased disease
control rate in crizotinib group comparing with chemotherapy group. Crizotinib treatment
would be a favorable treatment option for patients with ALK-positive NSCLC. ALK inhibitors may
have future potential applications in other cancers driven by ALK or c-MET gene mutations.