bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Diabetes education and medication adjustment in Ramadan (DEAR) program prepares for self-management during fasting with tele-health support from pre-Ramadan to post-Ramadan
Authors: Zainudin Sueziani B. , Abu Bakar Khalishah Nadhirah B. , Abdullah Salmiah B. , Hussain Aslena B. 
Published: June 2018

Background: We evaluated the outcome for fasting Muslims with diabetes prepared with pre-Ramadan optimization through education and medication adjustment, tele-support and intervention up to post-Ramadan. Methods: Muslims with diabetes planning to fast were recruited into a focused diabetes program for Ramadan fasting. It consisted of (a) a pre-Ramadan assessment and test fasting to optimize glycemic control, (b) education on diabetes management during fasting, (c) tele-monitoring from pre-Ramadan and (d) a post-Ramadan review. Their metabolic profiles and diaries for meals, activities and glucose monitoring were evaluated. Results: Twenty-nine participants were enrolled, with mean age 58.4 ± 9.2 years, 75.9% female, 79.3% Malays and 93.1% type 2 diabetes. A total of 92% needed medication adjustment and 93% fasted for at least 14 days. Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and weight decreased from 8.8 ± 1.8% (72.7 mmol/mol) pre-Ramadan to 8.5 ± 1.7% (69.4 mmol/mol) post-Ramadan and 76.6 ± 20.3 kg pre-Ramadan to 75.9 ± 21.3 kg post-Ramadan, respectively. There were decreased complications of hypoglycemia from 13.8% to 10.3% and several-fold improvement in hyperglycemia from 31.0% to 3.5% during Ramadan fasting when compared with pre-Ramadan. Conclusions: Muslims with diabetes were able to self-manage when fasting using tele-monitoring support and intervention, with decreased complications during Ramadan compared with pre-Ramadan.
The impact of mirror therapy on body schema perception in patients with complex regional pain syndrome after distal radius fractures
Authors: Kotiuk Viktor , Burianov Olexander , Kostrub Olexander , Khimion Ludmila , Zasadnyuk Ivan 
Published: June 2018

Introduction: Mirror therapy requires a minimum of equipment, is relatively simple to perform and effective for various pathological conditions. The effect of mirror therapy on body schema disturbances registered in complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS I) patients has not yet been determined. Methods: The study is based on the analysis of the treatment results of 30 patients with CRPS I, developed as a result of the distal radius fractures, with help of mirror therapy together with exercise therapy and medications. The control group consisted of 20 patients with CRPS I developed as a result of the distal radius fractures treated only with exercise therapy and medications. We evaluated the results before the treatment, after 3 days and after 6 weeks of treatment according to The Bath CRPS Body Perception Disturbance Scale. Results: A total of 83.33% patients experienced the positive effect of mirror therapy on the perception of the ‘body schema’ after 6 weeks of treatment, and 35% underwent standard treatment without mirror therapy. The positive effect was statistically significant for the first five points of the Bath scale after 6 weeks of treatment compared to the control group. Improvements observed in some patients after 3 days of treatment were less pronounced and statistically insignificant. Conclusion: Mirror therapy can improve the perception of the body schema as an element of integrated treatment of CRPS I developed after fractures of the distal radius less than 3 years duration.
Nitrous oxide cryotherapy ablation for refractory gastric antral vascular ectasia
Authors: Patel Anish A , Trindade Arvind J , Diehl David L , Khara Harshit S , Lee Tai-Ping , Lee Calvin , Sethi Amrita 
Published: June 2018

BackgroundArgon plasma coagulation (APC) is typically the first‐line therapy for gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE). However, many patients are refractory to APC ablation.ObjectiveWe examined the safety and efficacy of nitrous oxide CryoBalloon cryotherapy ablation for GAVE refractory to APC.MethodsThis is a retrospective review of patients with refractory GAVE treated with the CryoBalloon system. Technical success was defined as successful ablation of the visualized GAVE. Clinical success was defined by transfusion independence and percentage of GAVE that was eradicated.ResultsTwenty‐three patients with GAVE were included, of whom 16 patients (70%) had two treatments with the CryoBalloon and seven patients (30%) had one treatment. Technical success was achieved in all patients. At six months, 19/23 (83%) were transfusion independent, while 20/23 (87%) had more than 75% of the GAVE eradicated. Patients were transfused an average of 1.8 units/month one year prior to cryotherapy and an average of 0.3 units/month up to six months post‐cryotherapy (p < 0.001). The average increase in mean hemoglobin at six months was 2.55 g/dl. No acute or late adverse events were reported.ConclusionsCryoBalloon ablation is an efficacious and safe modality for the treatment of GAVE. Prospective studies need to be conducted to determine comparative results to standard therapies.
Diagnosis, Risk Factors, and Management of Sacral and Pelvic Fractures After Instrumented Lumbar Fusions: A Systematic Review
Authors: Joaquim Andrei F. , Patel Alpesh A. 
Published: June 2018

Study Design: Systematic literature review. Objectives: To evaluate risk factors, diagnosis, and management of sacral and pelvic fractures (SPFs) after instrumented fusions. Methods: A systematic review following the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines was performed using the PubMed database. Articles with patients with an SPF after a lumbar instrumented fusion were included. The articles addressing specifically proximal junctional kyphosis were excluded. Eleven small cases series (level of evidence IV) were reviewed. Results: The incidence of SPF was 1.86% in one study. The risk factors reported were elderly patients, multilevel surgery, long fusions stopping at L5 or S1 instead of the ilium, osteoporosis, obesity, and sagittal imbalance. Computed tomography scan was the preferential image modality for diagnosing. Nonsurgical treatment may be used in patients with tolerable pain and nondisplaced fracture. Persistent pain was an indication for surgery, as well as fracture displacement. The most common surgical treatment reported was an extension of the fusion to the iliac using iliac screws. Conclusion: SPFs after lumbar instrumented fusion are rare but clinically meaningful complications. The risk factors, diagnosis, and management of SPFs are described in our review.
Comparative Study of Functional Outcome of Anterior Cervical Decompression and Interbody Fusion With Tricortical Stand-Alone Iliac Crest Autograft Versus Stand-Alone Polyetheretherketone Cage in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Authors: Sharma Ayush , Kishore Hari , Singh Vijay , Shawky Abdelgawaad Ahmed , Sinha Shorabh , Kamble Prashant Chandrakant , Jorule Kailash , Agrawal Romit , Mathapati Sumit , Deepak Priyank 
Published: June 2018

Study Design: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. Objective: The aim of the study was to compare the outcome of anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) with stand-alone tricortical iliac crest autograft versus stand-alone polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage in cases of cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Methods: Prospectively collected data of 60 patients in each group were compared. Results: There was statistically significant improvement noted in postoperative Modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association (MJOA) follow-up scores with comparison pairs of preoperative versus 6 months, preoperative versus 1 year, and 3 months versus 6 months, 3 months versus 1 year in both groups. But improvements in MJOA scores were statistically insignificant between 6 months and 1 year ( P = .0639) for the autograft group when compared with PEEK cage group ( P = 0001). The mean loss of segmental lordosis on follow-up X-ray for the autograft group was (5.89 ± 2.90°), which was significantly higher (1.88 ± 2.77°) than the mean loss seen in the PEEK cage group ( P = .01). This was most evident between 6 months and 1 year, resulting in plateauing of the improvement in MJOA score between 6 months to 1 year in the autograft group. While there was no statistical difference between fusion rates between the groups for 1 and 2 levels of ACDF, overall fusion rates were significantly better for 1-level ACDF (95.74%) when compared with 2-level ACDF (76.00%). Conclusion: ACDF with PEEK cage is the fusion technique of choice for cervical fusion with fewer complications and better functional recovery in the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
Efficacy of Intraoperative Implant Prophylaxis in Reducing Intraoperative Microbial Contamination
Authors: Agarwal Aakash , Lin Boren , Wang Jeffrey C. , Schultz Christian , Garfin Steve R. , Goel Vijay K. , Anand Neel , Agarwal Anand K. 
Published: June 2018

Study Design: A prospective single-center study. Objectives: Assess to what degree contamination of pedicle screws occur in standard intraoperative practice and if use of an impermeable guard could mitigate or reduce such an occurrence. Methods: Two groups of sterile prepackaged pedicle screws, one with an intraoperative guard (group 1) and the other without such a guard (group 2), each consisting of 5 samples distributed over 3 time points, were loaded onto the insertion device by the scrub tech and left on the sterile table. Approximately 20 minutes later, the lead surgeon who had just finished preparing the surgical site touches the pedicle screw. Then instead of implantation it was transferred to a sterile container using fresh clean gloves for bacterial and gene analysis. Guarded screw implies that even after unwrapping from the package, the screw carries an impermeable barrier along its entire length, which is only removed seconds prior to implantation. Results: The standard unguarded pedicle screws presented bioburden in the range of 105 to 107 (colony forming units/implant) with bacterial genus mostly consisting of Staphylococcus and Micrococcus, the 2 most common genera found in surgical site infection reports. The common species among them were Staphylococcus epidermis, Staphylococcus aureus, Micrococcus luteus, and Staphylococcus pettenkoferi, whereas the guarded pedicle screws showed no bioburden. Conclusions: Shielding the pedicle screws intraoperatively using a guard provides a superior level of asepsis than currently practiced. All unshielded pedicles screws were carrying bioburden of virulent bacterial species, which provides an opportunity for the development of postoperative infections.
Magnesium and mood disorders: systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Phelan Danny , Molero Patricio , Martínez-González Miguel A. , Molendijk Marc 
Published: June 2018

BackgroundMagnesium (Mg2+) has received considerable attention with regards to its potential role in the pathophysiology of the mood disorders, but the available evidence seems inconclusive.AimsTo review and quantitatively summarise the human literature on Mg2+intake and Mg2+blood levels in the mood disorders and the effects of Mg2+supplements on mood.MethodSystematic review and meta-analyses.ResultsAdherence to a Mg2+-rich diet was negatively associated with depression in cross-sectional (odds ratio = 0.66) but not in prospective studies. Mg2+levels in bodily fluids were on average higher in patients with a mood disorder (Hedge'sg = 0.19), but only in patients treated with antidepressants and/or mood stabilisers. There was no evident association between Mg2+levels and symptom severity. Mg2+supplementation was associated with a decline in depressive symptoms in uncontrolled (g = −1.60) but not in placebo-controlled trials (g = −0.21).ConclusionOur results provide little evidence for the involvement of Mg2+in the mood disorders.Declaration of interestNone.
Induction of Type 2 Iodothyronine Deiodinase After Status Epilepticus Modifies Hippocampal Gene Expression in Male Mice
Authors: Nascimento Bruna P P , Bocco Barbara M L C , Fernandes Gustavo W , Fonseca Tatiana L , McAninch Elizabeth A , Cardoso Carolina V , Bondan Eduardo F , Nassif Renata J , Cysneiros Roberta M , Bianco Antonio C , Ribeiro Miriam O 
Published: June 2018

Abstract
Status epilepticus (SE) is an abnormally prolonged seizure that results from either a failure of mechanisms that terminate seizures or from initiating mechanisms that inherently lead to prolonged seizures. Here we report that mice experiencing a 3 hours of SE caused by pilocarpine exhibit a rapid increase in expression of type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase gene (Dio2) and a decrease in the expression of type 3 iodothyronine deiodinase gene in hippocampus, amygdala and prefrontal cortex. Type 3 iodothyronine deiodinase in hippocampal sections was seen concentrated in the neuronal nuclei, typical of ischemic injury of the brain. An unbiased analysis of the hippocampal transcriptome of mice undergoing 3 hours of SE revealed a number of genes, including those involved with response to oxidative stress, cellular homeostasis, cell signaling, and mitochondrial structure. In contrast, in mice with targeted disruption of Dio2 in astrocytes (Astro D2KO mouse), the highly induced genes in the hippocampus were related to inflammation, apoptosis, and cell death. We propose that Dio2 induction caused by SE accelerates production of T3 in different areas of the central nervous system and modifies the hippocampal gene expression profile, affecting the balance between adaptive and maladaptive mechanisms.
Management activity of the head of the territorial body of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia in the prevention and resolution of professional conflicts
Authors: Михайлова Татьяна , Mihaylova Tat'yana , Трубников Олег , Trubnikov Oleg 
Published: June 2018

The way searching to increase the efficiency activity of system of law enforcement agencies in Russia has led to the fact that the force using in professional employees interaction is absolutely unproductive. The problem of leveling of consequences of the conflicts destructive influence on group activity results will increase not only efficiency of the head of law-enforcement body activity, but also professional activity of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation as a whole.
While studying the conflicts influence on the efficiency of office activity of divisions of law-enforcement bodies the social and psychological factors have been studied, which influence on conflict behavior tactics of Internal Affairs Departments heads, and ways of their solution .
Using the method to define the ways of the conflicts regulation (K. Kenneth Thomas) and the questionnaire "Behavior tactics in the conflict" social and psychological factors of conflict behavior in office groups of staff of bodies of internal affairs are investigated.
Puentes entre reformas curriculares y propuestas docentes: reconstrucción del aula de Lengua y Literatura
Authors: Lorenzotti Micaela 
Published: June 2018

A partir de la sanción de la Ley de Educación Nacional Nº 26.206 en el año 2006, se inició un proceso de reestructuración curricular de la que los contenidos del aula de lengua y literatura no quedan exentos. Los cambios curriculares se implementan en todos los niveles de estructuración formal del curriculum: nacional, jurisdiccional e institucional, y en cada uno de esos niveles los contenidos de lengua y de literatura son sometidos a cambios. Pero, ¿qué decisiones toman los docentes en relación con estos cambios? La respuesta no es unísona. Concebimos al «docente autor del curriculum» como aquel consciente de las transformaciones curriculares, que las analiza críticamente y establece los puentes entre las reformas que giran en torno de sus objetos de enseñanza y sus aulas de lengua y literatura. Este trabajo busca reconstruir esos puentes que elaboran los docentes. Para ello, se indaga en las propuestas de aulas de lengua y literatura en relación con los contenidos oficiales enmarcadas en la mencionada Ley de Educación Nacional.
¿Cómo las obras literarias atraviesan fronteras (o no)? Una aproximación sociológica a la literatura mundial
Authors: Sapiro Gisele 
Published: June 2018

Este artículo analiza los factores que fomentan o ­dificultan­ la­ circulación­ de­ la­ literatura­ más­ allá­ de­ sus­ fronteras­ geográficas y culturales,­ es ­decir, ­de ­los ­que ­participan en los mecanismos de producción de la literatura mundial.­ A­ los­ efectos­ del­ análisis,­estos factores­ pueden­ clasificarse ­en ­cuatro ­categorías: ­políticos­(o ­más ampliamente, ideológicos), económicos, culturales y sociales. Materializados en instituciones y en agentes individuales, estos factores pueden reforzarse o contradecirse entre sí ­causando, ­por ­lo ­tanto, tensiones ­y ­luchas. ­El ­artículo­ concluye­ con ­reflexiones ­sobre ­las dos tendencias­ opuestas ­que­ caracterizan ­al ­campo ­literario ­transnacional: isomorfismo­ y ­lógicas ­diferenciales.
Quantum chemical investigation of spectroscopic, electronic and NLO properties of (1E, 4E)-1-(3-nitrophenyl)-5-phenylpenta-1,4-dien-3-one
Authors: Benhalima N , Yahiaoui S , Boubegra N , Boulakoud M , Megrouss Y , Chouaih A , Hamzaoui F 
Published: June 2018

In the present work the optimized molecular geometry and harmonic vibrational frequencies of chalcone derivative were calculated by DFT/B3LYP method with 6â€“31G (d,p) basis set. The vibrational assignments were performed on the basis of the potential energy dis-tribution (PED) of the vibrational modes. Natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis has been performed on title compound using B3LYP/6â€“31G (d,p) and HSEh1PBE /6â€“31G (d,p) levels in order to elucidate intermolecular hydrogen bonding, intermolecular charge transfer (ICT) and delocalization of electron density. Mulliken atomic charges, natural population analysis (NPA) and atomic polar tensors (APT) were performed. The nonlinear optical properties of the title compound are also calculated and discussed. Molecular electrostatic poten-tial and HOMO-LUMO energy levels are also computed. Ultravioletâ€“visible spectrum of the title compound has been calculated using TDâ€“DFT method. The molecular orbital contributions were studied by density of states (DOSs). Global reactivity descriptors have been calculated using the HOMO and LUMO to predict compound reactivity.Â Â Â
Transparency Policy Dilemma Under the Impact of International Integration: A Case of Vietnam
Authors: Van Long Tran , Tan Phan Quoc 
Published: June 2018

AbstractAfter World War II, under the aegis of globalism, transparency norms have gradually been endorsed and adopted by major organizations involved in the international economy. Many scholars have highlighted the role of international organizations as vehicles for policy reform in developing countries through a wide range of commitments related to domestic public policy. Nevertheless, the impact of international integration on transitional process toward transparency and accountability in some Asian developing states remains doubtable due to “transparency policy dilemma.” This paper aims to demonstrate this dilemma by examining the case of Vietnam to shed more light on the legislative phenomenon existing in some regimes.
Passives of Possessive (ge)habban in a Passage in Ælfric’s Catholic Homily I, 33 in the Light of a Recently Discovered Augustinian Source
Authors: Kilpiö Matti 
Published: June 2018

Abstract
The main focus of this article is on a passage in Ælfric’s Catholic Homily I, 33 and its Latin source in Augustine’s Sermon 71. The correspondence between the Latin source text and Ælfric’s translation is exceptionally close, almost gloss-like. What is particularly striking is the occurrence of passives of possessive (ge)habban in the Old English, corresponding to passives of possessive habere in the source. In both Old English and Latin the expression of possession with the passives of both (ge)habban and habere is very rare. The Latin Trinitarian statement translated by Ælfric consists of three sentences which display a remarkable degree of parallelism at the level of syntax and lexis. This results in a compact statement consisting of parallel repeated elements, which not only establish differences between the three persons of the Godhead but also emphasise the essential unity underlying the Trinity. The article also briefly deals with another, syntactically more relaxed, formulation of the same Trinitarian statement occurring earlier in Augustine’s sermon and tentatively asks the question why Ælfric chose the more complex and unwieldy version with passives of habere as the base text for his translation.
Exeter Book:Paternal Precepts– An Edition, with Translation, and Comments
Authors: Stanley E. G. 
Published: June 2018

AbstractThis paper presents an edition and translation of the poem in the Exeter Book better calledPaternal Precepts, not justPrecepts, with some commentary. The poem is abstract, and father and son are nodramatis personae. Its instruction is that not only how one thinks and acts, but also how one speaks should be endowed with virtue. The brief introduction ofPaternal Preceptsdirects us into the ten paternal precepts to teach a well-born son. The first precept instructs the son to be virtuous, and to honour his parents and teachers. The second and third precepts direct the son not to keep bad company, and teach that God rewards virtue and punishes complicity in evil. The fourth precept is about loyalty, both to one’s friends and to one’s high principles. The fifth precept is about what is to be avoided: drunkenness, evil thoughts, lies, boasting; and the dangers of loving women. It is important to be a safekeeper of one’s words. The sixth precept is about understanding the concepts good and evil. The seventh precept reflects, in expressive contrasts, on futurity, and that the wise recognize sorrow in joys, whereas a fool fails to see that exultation may be enmeshed in sorrow. The eighth precept is about the theological concepts of God and saints. It ends with the glory of truth. The long ninth precept dwells on the Lord’s commandments, and with terms not entirely clear: ancient writings, perhaps the Scriptures together with the writings of the Church Fathers; ‘forward-looking writings’, that is perhaps prophecies, and native traditions. The long tenth precept embraces sins of words and deeds, truth, wrath, and wisdom.
On a measure of noncompactness in the space of regulated functions and its applications
Authors: Banaś Józef , Zając Tomasz 
Published: June 2018

Abstract
In this paper we formulate a criterion for relative compactness in the space of functions regulated on a bounded and closed interval. We prove that the mentioned criterion is equivalent to a known criterion obtained earlier by D. Fraňkova, but it turns out to be very convenient in applications. Among others, it creates the basis to construct a regular measure of noncompactness in the space of regulated functions. We show the applicability of the constructed measure of noncompactness in proving the existence of solutions of a quadratic Hammerstein integral equation in the space of regulated functions.