bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Oral Presentation I
Authors: Makay Özer , Yuksel Esra , Sargin Asuman , Ozdemir Murat , Erol Varlik , Bozbiyik Osman , Ulukaya Sezgin , Akyildiz Mahir 
Published: July 2019

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND AND AIMS
Minimally invasive surgery of the adrenal gland is widespread. Although reports demonstrate the safety and feasibility of robot-assisted adrenalectomy, the objective benefits are still unclear, compared to those of conventional laparoscopy. Recently, robot-assisted approach has also become possible for pheochromocytoma resection. Since cardiopulmonary changes during robot-assisted dissection of the pheochromocytoma patient has not been studied in detail, we aimed to assess these concerns, compared to the routine laparoscopic technique.

METHODS
In this case-control study, 19 consecutive robot-assisted adrenal resections were compared with a control group consisting of 14 conventional laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Patient characteristics and intraoperative hemodynamic and respiratory parameters were assessed. Groups were compared using the χ2 test for categorical variables and Student's t-test for continuous variables. Significance was considered p < 0.05.

RESULTS
The robot-assisted procedure was performed successfully in all patients, except one. The duration of the robot-assisted procedure, compared to the conventional laparoscopy group, was significantly longer (p < 0.05). Intraoperative blood loss was significantly less in the robot-assisted group (p < 0.05). Dissection of pheochromocytoma showed a significant difference between the groups, according to the incidence of intraoperative blood pressure fluctuations (p < 0.05). The robot-assisted approach resulted in less incidents. Other hemodynamic and respiratory parameters did not differ between groups significantly. There were no perioperative deaths. Complication rates and postoperative hospital stays were not significantly different.

CONCLUSION
Robot-assisted adrenalectomy is a safe and technically feasible procedure for a pheochromocytoma patient. Robot-assisted resection of pheochromocytoma minimized the occurrence of intraoperative blood pressure fluctuations and blood loss.
Poster Presentation on Adrenal, Pituitary, and Other Endocrine Glands, Parathyroid Gland, Thyroid Gland
Authors: Oe Hideaki , Doi Ryuichiro 
Published: July 2019

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND AND AIMS
Gastrointestinal and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NET) are classified as low grade (G1), intermediate grade (G2), and high grade (G3) by mitotic rate and/or Ki-67 index. The basic treatment for neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC, G3) with remote metastasis is platinum-based systemic chemotherapy. In contrast, for patients with NET G1 or G2 with remote metastasis, multidisciplinary treatment is necessary in order to prolong patients' survival and relieve symptoms. We report here a patient with pancreatic G1 gastrinoma and its multiple liver metastases.

METHODS
The patient was a 42 years old male who had been suffering from diarrhea for 2 years, and his serum level of gastrin was as high as 4200 pg/mL before treatment. Needle biopsy of the liver proved the tumor was positive for chromogranin A, gastrin, and somatostatin receptor type 2A.

RESULTS
First, we chose an induction drug therapy with sunitinib and octreotide. The size of the liver tumors decreased dramatically and the serum gastrin level became lower than 500 pg/mL. About 1 year after diagnosis, we performed distal pancreatectomy and right hepatic lobectomy. After surgery, the serum gastrin level was normalized, and the activity of daily living (ADL) of the patient was much improved by the consecutive therapies. During the 2-year postoperative follow-up time, the course was favorable and no recurrent lesion was found.

CONCLUSION
Even when there are remote metastases, multidisciplinary treatment including surgical resection should be considered for G1/ G2 NET. Further, it should be necessary to study in a larger number of patients if perioperative drug therapy for G1/G2 NET with remote metastases is effective.
Occupational Therapy Student Learning on Interprofessional Teams in Geriatric Primary Care
Authors: Halle Ashley D. , Kaloostian Carolyn , Stevens Gregory D. 
Published: July 2019

Abstract
Importance: Geriatric, interprofessional primary care training for occupational therapy students is needed.
Objective: To measure occupational therapy student–reported knowledge, attitudes, and skills after participation in interprofessional geriatric educational programs.
Design: Prospective, observational study with pre- and posttests for the three programs.
Participants: Fifty-nine entry-level and postprofessional occupational therapy master’s students.
Outcomes and Measures: Self-reported familiarity with other professionals’ roles, perceptions of interprofessional training, capabilities to conduct assessments, and attitudes of older adults.
Results: Students of the three programs (Interprofessional Geriatrics Curriculum [IPGC], Student Senior Partnership Program [SSPP], and Geriatric Assessment Program [GAP]) reported different improvements in familiarity of roles, capabilities of assessment, and Geriatric Attitudes Scale (GAS) scores. For example, IPGC and SSPP students had changes in total GAS score (3.91–4.08, p = .002, and 3.84–3.99, p = .003, respectively), but no change was found for GAP students (3.85–3.91, p = .523).
Conclusions and Relevance: More structured interprofessional education with older adults appeared to help prepare occupational therapy students to work on geriatric interprofessional teams in primary care.
What This Article Adds: This article expands on growing evidence to support occupational therapy’s role in primary care by addressing the need to train future generations to work on interprofessional geriatric primary care teams.
What Do People Want?
Authors: Pieterse Jan Nederveen 
Published: July 2019

Abstract
Should a discussion of populism be concerned with populism, along with revulsion of its various extremisms, or should it rather be concerned with the failure of institutions and the misbehavior of elites in a world in which eight billionaires own as much as half the world population? The former option will yield a totally different and probably somewhat more predictable discussion than the latter, which may include “from bad to worse.” A third option is that different types of market economies yield different types of populism, including pluto-populism. This discussion follows the latter two options.
Ethics, Identity, and Political Mediation in Right-Wing American Populism
Authors: Dunn Allen 
Published: July 2019

Abstract
This article discusses the ethics of right-wing populism. Using the works of psychologist Jonathan Haidt, it argues that there is a fundamental difference in the ethical orientations of right-wing populists and their liberal opponents. This difference helps explain the populist distrust of deliberative dialogue. It also sheds light on the political polarization that has resulted from the recent culture wars.
Democracy, Populism, and the Production of Superfluousness
Authors: Birmingham Peg 
Published: July 2019

Abstract
Recent publications warn of populism’s threat to democracy. Largely absent is a critique of democracy itself. This article turns to Arendt’s Origins and her claims that democracy contains the preparatory elements realized by imperialism, elements that crystallize into the event of totalitarianism. To ignore these democratic elements, she argues, is to misidentify the real threat confronting us today, namely, the production of superfluity, of which populism is an effect. This article argues that Arendt’s understanding of political action contains a new principle of democracy, a principle of “enduring renewal,” that addresses the superfluousness at the heart of modern democracy.
The use of self-retained, cryopreserved amniotic membrane for the treatment of Sjögren syndrome: a case series
Authors: Shafer Brian M. , Fuerst Nicole , Massaro-Giordano Mina , Palladino Vincent , Givnish Taylor , Macchi Ilaria , Sulewski Sr Michael , Orlin Stephen , Bunya Vatinee 
Published: July 2019

Purpose
To determine whether signs and symptoms of ocular surface disease improve after placement of a self-retained, cryopreserved amniotic membrane (CAM) in patients with Sjögren syndrome (SS).
Methods
The medical records of SS patients who received a self-retained CAM implant (Prokera or Prokera Slim; TissueTech Inc, Doral, FL) for the treatment of ocular surface disease between August 2012 and August 2016 at a single, large academic institution were reviewed retrospectively. Visual acuity, results of slit-lamp examination of the cornea and conjunctiva, and dry eye symptoms, were evaluated before and after CAM insertion.
Results
A total of 6 eyes of 6 patients (all female; mean age, 62.5 ± 13.0 years [range, 49-86 years]) were included. All patients were on topical medications at the time of the study and had signs of ocular surface dryness. There were reductions in corneal and/or conjunctival staining in 5 eyes (83%) after the CAM dissolved. All patients who completed therapy (5/5) experienced a relapse in their signs and symptoms within 1 month of removal of the CAM, with an average time to relapse of 24.6 days. Mean follow-up time was 54.5 days. Foreign body sensation and blurred vision were the most common complaints associated with the CAM implant.
Conclusions
In this small case series, self-retained CAM implantation was found to be beneficial in SS patients with ocular surface disease that is refractory to standard therapies; however, we found that the effects were temporary. Future larger studies are needed to confirm these benefits.
Impacto da queima de vegetação do Cerrado sobre fungos habitantes do solo
Authors: Sousa Rosângela Ribeiro de , Leão Evelynne Urzêdo , Veloso Ronice Alves , Giongo Marcos , Santos Gil Rodrigues dos 
Published: July 2019

Existem poucos estudos relacionados ao impacto de queimadas sobre os fungos habitantes do solo presente no cerrado. Objetivou-se com este trabalho identifcar a micoﬂora presente em amostras de solos, antes e após o processo de queimada em duas profundidades, observando a interferência deste processo na população de fungos habitantes do solo. As amostras foram coletadas em uma área, no município de Jaú do Tocantins, Estado do Tocantins. Foram instalados bioensaios em delineamento experimental inteiramente casualizado, com quatro repetições e cinco tratamentos, representados por diferentes concentrações de solução do solo. A identifcação dos fungos foi feita, em nível de gênero, de acordo com suas estruturas morfológicas formadas em meio de cultura, através de observações em microscópio ótico. Na área antes da queimada, observou-se a presença de maior diversidade de gêneros e quantidade de colônias fúngicas. O contrário foi constatado na área posteriormente submetida à queimada, que apresentou menor número de colônias fúngicas. Dos gêneros identifcados, destacaram-se Aspergillus, Penicillium, Cladosporium, Fusarium, Mucor, Pythium e Trichoderma, que apresentaram maior número de colônias em quantidades representativas. Observou-se ainda uma redução em torno de 45% na população de fungos antagonistas. Foi possível constatar que o uso do fogo na vegetação inﬂuenciou negativamente as populações microbianas presentes nas camadas mais sup
Deficiência de macronutrientes em <i>Cariniana estrellensis</i> (Raddi) Kintze
Authors: Andrade Marcelo Leandro Feitosa de , Boaretto Antonio Enedi 
Published: July 2019

O conhecimento dos efeitos da nutrição mineral sobre a fisiologia vegetal de espécies nativas é um importante auxílio para que se obtenha o sucesso desejado quando estas são usadas no reflorestamento ou na recuperação de áreas degradadas. A presente pesquisa avaliou as consequências da deficiência de macronutrientes em Cariniana estrellensis (Raddi) Kintze (jequitibá-branco) nas taxas de assimilação de gás carbônico e de transpiração e na produção de biomassa desta espécie, que é amplamente utilizada na restauração florestal no Brasil. O experimento foi conduzido em casa de vegetação, em blocos ao acaso, com sete tratamentos e três repetições, empregando a técnica de diagnose por subtração de macronutrientes, com um tratamento controle no qual o jequitibá-branco foi cultivado em solução nutritiva completa, com todos os macros e micronutrientes. Os teores de nutrientes foram determinados por análise química nos diferentes órgãos do jequitibá-branco; através do analisador de gás por infravermelho portátil (Infrared Gás Analyzer – IRGA, modelo Li-cor 6400) foram determinadas as taxas de assimilação de gás carbônicoe de transpiração em folhas de três partes distintas das plantas, e ao final do experimento foi realizada a determinação da produção de biomassa seca. A deficiência dos macronutrientes, de um modo geral, prejudicou as taxas de assimilação de gás carbônico e de transpiração e, por conseguinte, a produção de biomassa seca das plantas jovens de jequitibá-branco foi menor em relação ao tratamento controle. Os resultados deste estudo sugerem que a implantação de florestas ou a recuperação de áreas degradadas por meio do reflorestamento que utilizam o jequitibá-branco certamente serão prejudicados se a complementação nutricional não for realizada quando o solo for deficiente em qualquer dos macronutrientes.
O ensino de Filosofia em tempos hipermodernos: desafios do amanhã
Authors: Alves Mauricio Silva 
Published: July 2019

A sociedade hipermoderna tem suas estruturas fundadas na lógica do imediatismo, hedonismo, consumismo bem como no fascínio estético que torna uma sociedade alicerçada no espetáculo, este não dá subsídios que permitam o homem distinguir o que é real do que é irreal, deste modo, constitui-se um indivíduo que se imagina eterno e que não precisa cultivar a atitude perguntante diante dos aparatos inovadores e sedutores da hipermodernidade, é por assim dizer uma traição, pois fascinado pelo imediatismo, e por todos os padrões espetaculares, porém superficiais que lhe são oferecidos, é incapaz de lidar com seus problemas existenciais. A filosofia deve permanecer à margem para garantir o seu espaço como disciplina? A proposta desse trabalho é que se busque a interdisciplinaridade que se coloca como possibilidade de efetivar uma nova maneira de ensinar a Filosofia por meio da reconsideração do discurso das disciplinas do currículo e do modo como elas se articulam sobre uma mesma temática. Nesse sentido, desenvolver um Ensino de Filosofia eficaz, nesses tempos hipermodernos, pressupõe não só a utilização dos textos clássicos dos filósofos de maneira a construir uma exegese filosófica no ensino médio, mas como um distintivo que possibilite o desenvolvimento da criticidade dos alunos do Ensino Médio por meio da interdisciplinaridade.
Phytochemical Composition of Ethanol Extract of a Cocktail Herbal Mixture (Aju Mbaise)
Authors: Nnadiukwu A. T. , Monago-Ighorodje C. C. , Chuku L. C. 
Published: July 2019

Aim: This study was carried out to determine the phytochemical constituent of ethanol extract of Aju Mbaise herbal mixture.
Study Design: In the course of the experiment, fresh samples of the plants that make up Aju Mbaise were collected and identified as Cnestis ferruginea, Xylopia aethiopica, Uvaria chamae, Palisota hirsuta, Scleria sp., Napoleona imperialis, Dialium guineense, Combretum racemosun, and Heterotis rotundifolia respectively. The fresh plants were air-dried, cut into small pieces and blended before the extraction process. Ethanol was used as the extraction solvent.
Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in the Research Laboratory of the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Port Harcourt, in July 2018.
Methodology: The qualitative phytochemical analysis was determined by Standard methods described by Sofowara (1993), for testing alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, phenols, saponins, steroids, tannins, and terpenoids, while the quantitative phytochemical was estimated spectrophotometrically.
Results: The phytochemical result showed the presence of alkaloids (8.69%), flavonoids (19.10%), glycosides (6.86%), hydrogen cyanide (0.92%), phenols (31.56%), saponins (0.83%), steroids (0.94%), tannins (16.80%), and terpenoids (14.31%).
Conclusion: The study showed that ethanol extract of Aju Mbaise herbal mixture contains tremendous amount of phytochemicals.
Can automated treatment plans gain traction in the clinic?
Authors: Amaloo Christopher , Hayes Lane , Manning Matthew , Liu Han , Wiant David 
Published: July 2019

AbstractRecently, there has been an increased interest in the feasibility and impact of automation within the field of medical dosimetry. While there have been many commercialized solutions for automatic treatment planning, the use of an application programming interface to achieve complete plan generation for specific treatment sites is a process only recently available for certain commercial vendors. Automatic plan generation for 20 prostate patients was achieved via a stand‐alone automated planning script that accessed a knowledge‐based planning solution. Differences between the auto plans and clinically treated, baseline plans were analyzed and compared. The planning script successfully initialized a treatment plan, accessed the knowledge‐based planning model, optimized the plan, assessed for constraint compliance, and normalized the treatment plan for maximal coverage while meeting constraints. Compared to baseline plans, the auto‐generated plans showed significantly improved rectal sparing with similar coverage for targets and comparable doses to the remaining organs‐at‐risk. Utilization of a script, with its associated time saving and integrated process management, can quickly and automatically generate an acceptable clinical treatment plan for prostate cancer with either improved or similar results compared to a manually created plan.
Finite‐time prescribed performance adaptive fuzzy fault‐tolerant control for nonstrict‐feedback nonlinear systems
Authors: Su Hang , Zhang Weihai 
Published: July 2019

SummaryThis paper focuses on a finite‐time adaptive fuzzy control problem for nonstrict‐feedback nonlinear systems with actuator faults and prescribed performance. Compared with existing results, the finite‐time prescribed performance adaptive fuzzy output feedback control is under study for the first time. By designing performance function, the transient performance of the corresponding controlled variable is maintained in a prescribed area. Combining the finite‐time stability criterion with backstepping technique, a feasible adaptive fault‐tolerant control scheme is proposed to guarantee that the system output converges to a small neighborhood of the origin in finite time, and the closed‐loop signals are bounded. Finally, simulation results are shown to illustrate the effectiveness of the presented control method.
Self‐Assembly of Atomically Thin Chiral Copper Heterostructures Templated by Black Phosphorus
Authors: Nerl Hannah C. , Pokle Anuj , Jones Lewys , Müller‐Caspary Knut , van den Bos Karel H. W. , Downing Clive , McCarthy Eoin K. , Gauquelin Nicolas , Ramasse Quentin M. , Lobato Ivan , Daly Dermot , Idrobo Juan Carlos , Van Aert Sandra , Van Tendeloo Gustaaf , Sanvito Stefano , Coleman Jonathan N. , Cucinotta Clotilde S. , Nicolosi Valeria 
Published: July 2019

AbstractThe fabrication of 2D systems for electronic devices is not straightforward, with top‐down low‐yield methods often employed leading to irregular nanostructures and lower quality devices. Here, a simple and reproducible method to trigger self‐assembly of arrays of high aspect‐ratio chiral copper heterostructures templated by the structural anisotropy in black phosphorus (BP) nanosheets is presented. Using quantitative atomic resolution aberration‐corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy imaging, in situ heating transmission electron microscopy and electron energy‐loss spectroscopy arrays of heterostructures forming at speeds exceeding 100 nm s−1 and displaying long‐range order over micrometers are observed. The controlled instigation of the self‐assembly of the Cu heterostructures embedded in BP is achieved using conventional electron beam lithography combined with site specific placement of Cu nanoparticles. Density functional theory calculations are used to investigate the atomic structure and suggest a metallic nature of the Cu heterostructures grown in BP. The findings of this new hybrid material with unique dimensionality, chirality, and metallic nature and its triggered self‐assembly open new and exciting opportunities for next generation, self‐assembling devices.
Microstructured Photopolymerization of Liquid Crystalline Elastomers in Oxygen‐Rich Environments
Authors: McCracken Joselle M. , Tondiglia Vincent P. , Auguste Anesia D. , Godman Nicholas P. , Donovan Brian R. , Bagnall Brody N. , Fowler Hayden E. , Baxter Chance M. , Matavulj Valentina , Berrigan John D. , White Timothy J. 
Published: July 2019

AbstractLiquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are soft materials that undergo large anisotropic shape change in response to stimuli. Rational organization of the local director field can impart spatial control of the strain profile, enabling stretch‐based deformation capable of nearly 20 J kg−1 of output force. LCEs are increasingly being considered in end‐use applications in robotics, therapeutics, and optics. Here, a new synthetic approach is introduced to prepare LCEs composed of main chain mesogens via the cationic photopolymerization of the epoxy liquid crystal monomer (LCM). This examination details the optical, mechanical, and thermal properties of epoxide‐based LCEs as a function of spacer length (3, 6, or 11 carbons). The oxygen insensitivity of the cationic photopolymerization of these monomers makes this approach particularly attractive for implementation with emerging additive manufacturing techniques. This contribution focuses on microstructuring LCEs via 2‐photon direct laser writing (2P‐DLW). A custom heated cell facilitated 2P‐DLW of the aligned LCE epoxy resin melts to fabricate diverse geometric arrays. Enabled by the orthogonality of the reaction chemistry, hybrid and microstructured material compositions are prepared via the encapsulation of LCE epoxy micropatterns with free‐radical polymerization of acrylate‐based LCEs. The distinct thermomechanical response of the hybridized and microstructured LCE composites enables local and spatially controlled actuation.
Ultrafast Photo‐Response by Surface State‐Mediated Optical Transitions in Topological Insulator Bi2Te3 Nanowire
Authors: Park Dambi , Jeong Kwangsik , Maeng InHee , Kim Dajung , Kwon Hoedon , Hong Seok‐Bo , Kim Jae‐Hoon , Kee Chul‐Sik , Kang Chul , Cho Mann‐Ho 
Published: July 2019

AbstractTopological insulators are a new class of materials with highly interesting optoelectronic properties such as strong light absorption, polarization‐dependent surface photocurrent, and topological phase transitions. In the present study, anomalous characteristics of the topological surface state (TSS) are discovered in a single‐crystalline Bi2Te3 nanowire (NW) through mediated optical transitions by utilizing an optical pump‐THz probe. As a result, ultra‐fast carrier recombination occurs owing to the presence of TSS, and a phonon frequency shift occurs due to enhanced electron–phonon interaction. In particular, the large optical absorption of the second TSS is closely related to high optical conductivity. The photoresponse for visible light in Bi2Te3 NW with TSS represents a remarkable improvement. The result indicates that the presence of (first and second) TSS and quantum well 2D electron gas effectively contributes to the significant improvement in photocurrent sensitivity by enhancement of the photocurrent generation. In summary, TSS‐assisted optical transitions affect the efficiency of the optoelectronic device.