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Anthologies and canon formation in China and the West
Authors: Beecroft Alexander 
Published: May 2018

AbstractAnthologies and anthologizers have long played a major role in the establishment of literary canons. In the Chinese tradition, the anthology has an especially long and influential history, through such works as the Chu ci (Songs of Chu), containing poems from (perhaps) the fourth century BC through the first two centuries AD, and including later anthologizing acts such as the Wen xuan, (Selections of Refined Poetry), assembled by Xiao Tong c.530 AD, and the Yutai xinyong (New Songs from a Jade Terrace), assembled at nearly the same time. European traditions placed less emphasis on the anthology. Still, from the Hellenistic creation of a lyric canon of nine poets, through the Imperial and Late Antique anthologies of epigrams in Greek, the anthology has a significant place in our understanding of Greek literature. This paper will undertake a comparative exploration of these early processes of anthologization in both China and Europe, and will assess whether or not that comparative study reveals common patterns in anthology‐making. Do anthologies have similar causes, and consequences, in both China and Europe? And can the patterns by which anthologies are constructed yield any clues as to the works that were excluded, and why?
Contact dermatitis to training toilet seat (potty seat dermatitis)
Authors: Dorfman Claire O. , Barros Mark A. , Zaenglein Andrea L. 
Published: May 2018

AbstractAllergic contact dermatitis from various components of toilet seats has been well described. We report a case of a young boy presenting with an atypical pattern of dermatitis who was found to be allergic to his training toilet seat. This case highlights the importance of recognizing this diagnosis and the role of potty seats as the causative factor.
Philosophical analyses of scientific concepts: A critical appraisal
Authors: Kraemer Daniel Mark 
Published: May 2018

AbstractPhilosophical analyses of scientific concepts are legion. However, this literature is replete with methodological errors that have largely gone unnoticed. Five distinct projects are conflated which has led to faulty inferences, ambiguities, and mischaracterizations. There has also been some recent enthusiasm for approaches that attempt to rectify problematic scientific concepts but the motivations for these approaches are questionable. I am hopeful that by bringing these various issues to light that it will lead practitioners to be more explicit about their aims and subsequently result in better analyses.
Community‐acquired respiratory virus lower respiratory tract disease in allogeneic stem cell transplantation recipient: Risk factors and mortality from pulmonary virus‐bacterial mixed infections
Authors: Piñana José Luis , Gómez María Dolores , Pérez Ariadna , Madrid Silvia , Balaguer‐Roselló Aitana , Giménez Estela , Montoro Juan , González Eva María , Vinuesa Víctor , Moles Paula , Hernández‐Boluda Juan Carlos , Salavert Miguel , Calabuig Marisa , Sanz Guillermo , Solano Carlos , Sanz Jaime , Navarro David 
Published: May 2018

AbstractRisk factors (RFs) and mortality data of community‐acquired respiratory virus (CARVs) lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) with concurrent pulmonary co‐infections in the setting of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo‐HSCT) is scarce. From January 2011 to December 2017, we retrospectively compared the outcome of allo‐HSCT recipients diagnosed of CARVs LRTD mono‐infection (n = 52, group 1), to those with viral, bacterial, or fungal pulmonary CARVs LRTD co‐infections (n = 15, group 2; n = 20, group 3, and n = 11, group 4, respectively), and with those having bacterial pneumonia mono‐infection (n = 19, group 5). Overall survival (OS) at day 60 after bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was significantly higher in group 1, 2, and 4 compared to group 3 (77%, 67%, and 73% vs 35%, respectively, P = .012). Recipients of group 5 showed a trend to better OS compared to those of group 3 (62% vs 35%, P = .1). Multivariate analyses showed bacterial co‐infection as a RF for mortality (hazard ratio[HR] 2.65, 95% C.I. 1.2‐6.9, P = .017). We identified other 3 RFs for mortality: lymphocyte count <0.5 × 109/L (HR 2.6, 95% 1.1‐6.2, P = .026), the occurrence of and CMV DNAemia requiring antiviral therapy (CMV‐DNAemia‐RAT) at the time of BAL (HR 2.32, 95% C.I. 1.1‐4.9, P = .03), and the need of oxygen support (HR 8.3, 95% C.I. 2.9‐35.3, P = .004). CARV LRTD co‐infections are frequent and may have a negative effect in the outcome, in particular in the context of bacterial co‐infections.
DNA sequence and shape are predictive for meiotic crossovers throughout the plant kingdom
Authors: Demirci Sevgin , Peters Sander A. , de Ridder Dick , van Dijk Aalt D.J. 
Published: May 2018

SummaryA better understanding of genomic features influencing the location of meiotic crossovers (COs) in plant species is both of fundamental importance and of practical relevance for plant breeding. Using CO positions with sufficiently high resolution from four plant species [Arabidopsis thaliana, Solanum lycopersicum (tomato), Zea mays (maize) and Oryza sativa (rice)] we have trained machine‐learning models to predict the susceptibility to CO formation. Our results show that CO occurrence within various plant genomes can be predicted by DNA sequence and shape features. Several features related to genome content and to genomic accessibility were consistently either positively or negatively related to COs in all four species. Other features were found as predictive only in specific species. Gene annotation‐related features were especially predictive for maize, whereas in tomato and Arabidopsis propeller twist and helical twist (DNA shape features) and AT/TA dinucleotides were found to be the most important. In rice, high roll (another DNA shape feature) and low CA dinucleotide frequency in particular were found to be associated with CO occurrence. The accuracy of our models was sufficient for Arabidopsis and rice (area under receiver operating characteristic curve, AUROC > 0.5), and was high for tomato and maize (AUROC ≫ 0.5), demonstrating that DNA sequence and shape are predictive for meiotic COs throughout the plant kingdom.
Microeconomic adjustments during an export boom: Argentina, 2003–11
Authors: Albornoz Facundo , García Lembergman Ezequiel , Juarez Leticia 
Published: May 2018

AbstractThis paper examines Argentine exports at the firm level between 2003 and 2011, a period of exceptional and sustained export growth. While at the product level, the pattern of specialisation barely changed, exporters exhibit new dynamics in international markets: firms not only expanded sales abroad by increasing their exports in existing markets, but also by entering into new destinations and adding new products. That is, new export strategies allowed exporters achieve greater resistance to the variations in the macroeconomic environment. We find that the importance of the different export margins changes overtime: while the currency is depreciated, the intensive margin explains most of export growth, whereas the subextensive and extensive margins become the main source of export growth once the currency appreciates. We also uncover a strong complementarity between import and export growth.
Dichotomous parvalbumin interneuron populations in dorsolateral and dorsomedial striatum
Authors: Monteiro Patricia , Barak Boaz , Zhou Yang , McRae Rebecca , Rodrigues Diana , Wickersham Ian R. , Feng Guoping 
Published: May 2018

Key points
There are two electrophysiological dichotomous populations of parvalbumin (PV) interneurons located in the dorsal striatum.
Striatal PV interneurons in medial and lateral regions differ significantly in their intrinsic excitability.
Parvalbumin interneurons in the dorsomedial striatum, but not in the dorsolateral striatum, receive afferent glutamatergic input from cingulate cortex.
AbstractDorsomedial striatum circuitry is involved in goal‐directed actions or movements that become habits upon repetition, as encoded by the dorsolateral striatum. An inability to shift from habits can compromise action‐control and prevent behavioural adaptation. Although these regions appear to be clearly behaviourally distinct, little is known about their distinct physiology. Parvalbumin (PV) interneurons are a major source of striatal inhibition and are usually considered as a homogeneous population in the entire dorsal striatum. In the present study, we recorded PV interneurons in dorsal striatum slices from wild‐type male mice and suggest the existence of two electrophysiological dichotomous populations. We found that PV interneurons located at the dorsomedial striatum region have increased intrinsic excitability compared to PV interneurons in dorsolateral region. We also found that PV interneurons in the dorsomedial region, but not in the dorsolateral striatum region, receive short‐latency excitatory inputs from cingulate cortex. Therefore, the results of the present study demonstrate the importance of considering region specific parvalbumin interneuron populations when studying dorsal striatal function.
Exploring the autoinhibitory domain of the electrogenic Na+/HCO3− transporter NBCe1‐B, from residues 28 to 62
Authors: Lee Seong‐Ki , Boron Walter F. 
Published: May 2018

Key points
Slc4a4 (mouse) encodes at least five variants of the electrogenic sodium/bicarbonate transporter NBCe1. The initial 41 cytosolic amino acids of NBCe1‐A and ‐D are unique; NBCe1‐A has high activity. The initial 85 amino acids of NBCe1‐B, ‐C and ‐E are unique; NBCe1‐B and ‐C have low activity.
Previous work showed that deleting residues 1–85 or 40–62 of NBCe1‐B, or 1–87 of NBCe1‐C, eliminates autoinhibition. These regions also include binding determinants for IRBIT (inositol trisphosphate (IP3)‐receptor binding protein released with IP3), which relieves autoinhibition.
Here, systematically replacing/deleting residues 28–62, we find that only the nine amino acid cationic cluster (residues 40–48) of NBCe1‐B is essential for autoinhibition. IRBIT stimulates all but one low‐activity construct.
We suggest that electrostatic interactions – which IRBIT presumably interrupts – between the cationic cluster and the membrane or other domains of NBCe1 play a central role in tempering the activity of NBCe1‐B in the pancreas, brain and other organs.
AbstractVariant B of the electrogenic Na+/HCO3− cotransporter (NBCe1‐B) contributes to the vectorial transport of HCO3− in epithelia (e.g. pancreatic ducts) and to the maintenance of intracellular pH in the central nervous systems (e.g. astrocytes). NBCe1‐B has very low basal activity due to an autoinhibitory domain (AID) located, at least in part, in the unique portion (residues 1–85) of the cytosolic NH2‐terminus. Previous work has shown that removing 23 amino acids (residues 40–62) stimulates NBCe1‐B. Here, we test the hypothesis that a cationic cluster of nine consecutive positively charged amino acids (residues 40−48) is a necessary part of the AID. Using two‐electrode voltage clamping of Xenopus oocytes, we assess the activity of human NBCe1‐B constructs in which we systematically replace or delete residues 28–62, which includes the cationic cluster. We find that replacing or deleting all residues within the cationic cluster markedly increases NBCe1‐B activity (i.e. eliminates autoinhibition). On the background of a cationic clusterless construct, systematically restoring Arg residues restores autoinhibition in two distinct quanta, with one to three Arg residues restoring ∼50%, and four or more Arg residues restoring virtually all autoinhibition. Systematically deleting residues before the cluster reduces autoinhibition by, at most, a small amount. Replacing or deleting residues after the cluster has no effect. For constructs with low NBCe1 activity (but good surface expression, as assessed by biotinylation), co‐expression with super‐IRBIT (lacking PP1‐binding site) restores full activity (i.e. relieves autoinhibition). In summary, the cationic cluster is a necessary component of the AID of NBCe1‐B.
Effects of Rapid Weight Loss on Balance and Reaction Time in Elite Judo Athletes
Authors: Morales Jose , Ubasart Carla , Solana-Tramunt Mónica , Villarrasa-Sapiña Israel , González Luis-Millán , Fukuda David , Franchini Emerson 
Published: May 2018

Balance, reaction time, and strength are key factors affecting judo performance. Although ample research has been done examining potential strength changes caused by weight loss prior to competition, changes in balance and reaction time have been overlooked. Purpose: To examine the effects of rapid and progressive weight loss (RWL and PWL) on balance, reaction time, and strength in a group of elite judo athletes. Methods: A total of 38 female and male judo athletes (age = 20.6 [2.6] y) completed balance, reaction-time, and strength assessments 1 wk prior to an official weigh-in (pretest) and immediately after the weigh-in (posttest). The athletes were divided into 3 groups, 1 control group who maintained regular training and eating habits, 1 experimental group who engaged in PWL (<3% reductions in body mass), and a second experimental group who used RWL techniques (>3% reductions in body mass). Results: The RWL group showed significant decreases (P < .05) in balance performance (ellipse area: 4.83 [0.87] vs 6.31 [1.39] mm2 with eyes closed; mean mediolateral velocity: 2.07 [0.2] vs 2.52 [0.45] mm·s−1 with eyes closed; and mean anteroposterior velocity: 2.25 [0.20] vs 2.51 [0.32] mm·s−1 with eyes open and 2.44 [0.26] vs 3.06 [0.56] mm·s−1 with eyes closed) and reaction time (0.38 [0.04] vs 0.42 [0.06] s) with no changes in strength from pretesting to posttesting. The athletes in the PWL and control groups maintained performance in all variables. Conclusion: These findings demonstrate negative effects on perceptual motor-skill performance in judo athletes engaging in RWL strategies prior to competition.
One-Repetition-Maximum Measures or Maximum Bar-Power Output: Which Is More Related to Sport Performance?
Authors: Loturco Irineu , Suchomel Timothy , Bishop Chris , Kobal Ronaldo , Pereira Lucas A. , McGuigan Michael 
Published: May 2018

Purpose: To compare the associations between optimum power loads and 1-repetition-maximum (1RM) values (assessed in half-squat and jump-squat exercises) and multiple performance measures in elite athletes. Methods: Sixty-one elite athletes (15 Olympians) from 4 different sports (track and field [sprinters and jumpers], rugby sevens, bobsled, and soccer) performed squat and countermovement jumps, half-squat exercise (to assess 1RM), half-squat and jump-squat exercises (to assess bar-power output), and sprint tests (60 m for sprinters and jumpers and 40 m for the other athletes). Pearson product–moment correlation test was used to determine relationships between 1RM and bar-power outputs with vertical jumps and sprint times in both exercises. Results: Overall, both measurements were moderately to near perfectly related to speed performance (r values varying from −.35 to −.69 for correlations between 1RM and sprint times, and from −.36 to −.91 for correlations between bar-power outputs and sprint times; P < .05). However, on average, the magnitude of these correlations was stronger for power-related variables, and only the bar-power outputs were significantly related to vertical jump height. Conclusions: The bar-power outputs were more strongly associated with sprint-speed and power performance than the 1RM measures. Therefore, coaches and researchers can use the bar-power approach for athlete testing and monitoring. Due to the strong correlations presented, it is possible to infer that meaningful variations in bar-power production may also represent substantial changes in actual sport performance.
Lumbar Hyperextension in Baseball Pitching: A Potential Cause of Spondylolysis
Authors: Singh Hardeep , Lee Mark , Solomito Matthew J. , Merrill Christian , Nissen Carl 
Published: May 2018

Symptomatic spondylolysis/spondylolisthesis is thought to be caused by repetitive lumbar extension. About 8.9% of baseball pitchers that experience back pain will be diagnosed with spondylolysis. Therefore, this study aims to identify and quantify lumbar extension experienced during baseball pitching. It was hypothesized that young pitchers would exhibit less lumbar extension than older pitchers. A total of 187 healthy pitchers were divided into 3 age groups: youth, adolescent, and college. Kinematic data were collected at 250 Hz using a 3-D motion capture system. Lumbar motion was calculated as the difference between upper thoracic motion and pelvic motion over the pitching cycle. Lumbar “hyperextension” was defined as ≥20° past neutral. College pitchers had significantly greater lumbar extension compared with youth and adolescent pitchers at the point of maximum external rotation of the glenohumeral joint during the pitch cycle (−25° [13°], P = .04). For all age groups, lumbar hyperextension was present during the first 66% of the pitch cycle. Most pitchers spent 45% of pitch cycle in ≥30° of lumbar extension. Understanding that lumbar extension and hyperextension are components of the complex, multiplanar motions of the spine associated with baseball pitching can potentially help in both the prevention and management of symptomatic spondylolysis/spondylolisthesis.
Acute macular neuroretinopathy: pathogenetic insights from optical coherence tomography angiography
Authors: Casalino Giuseppe , Arrigo Alessandro , Romano Francesco , Munk Marion R , Bandello Francesco , Parodi Maurizio Battaglia 
Published: May 2018

Aim
To describe the optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) features of patients affected by acute macular neuroretinopathy (AMN).

Methods
This is a prospective, observational, cross-sectional study. Multimodal imaging, including spectral domain OCT (Spectralis HRA+OCT; Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany) and 6×6 mm swept source OCT-A (ZEISS PLEX Elite 9000; ZEISS, Dublin, California), was performed on all patients. The primary outcome measure was assessment of the vascular alterations of the superficial (SCP) and deep (DCP) capillary plexuses and choriocapillaris (CC). A segmentation of the AMN lesions using enface OCT images of photoreceptors-retinal pigment epithelium complex was used to discriminate intralesional and extralesional regions on the OCT-A enface slabs of the DCP and CC reconstructions. Each OCT-A slab was imported into ImageJ V.1.50 and digitally binarised for quantitative analyses.

Results
Overall, seven patients (mean age 19.4±3.2 years, six women) affected by AMN were included. The mean best-corrected visual acuity was 0.00±0.00 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution. Twelve healthy age-matched subjects (mean age 22±3.4 years, 10 women) represented the control group. The quantitative analysis of global vessel densities showed that the CC vessel density was significantly lower in patients with AMN (0.495±0.03) compared with the age-matched controls (0.545±0.02) (corrected p=0.0003). The intralesional vessel density of the DCP was 0.349±0.04 in AMN and vs 0.497±0.02 in the controls (corrected p=0.0002).

Conclusions
Our study confirmed inner choroidal vascular flow void as a possible pathogenetic mechanism of AMN. We also found a focal impairment of the DCP within the AMN lesions. Future studies are needed to clarify which is the primary location of the vascular insult in this condition.
Qualitative, multimethod study of behavioural and attitudinal responses to cochlear implantation from the patient and healthcare professional perspective in Australia and the UK: study protocol
Authors: Rapport Frances , Bierbaum Mia , McMahon Catherine , Boisvert Isabelle , Lau Annie , Braithwaite Jeffrey , Hughes Sarah 
Published: May 2018

IntroductionThe growing prevalence of adults with ‘severe or greater’ hearing loss globally is of great concern, with hearing loss leading to diminished communication, and impacting on an individual’s quality of life (QoL). Cochlear implants (CI) are a recommended device for people with severe or greater, sensorineural hearing loss, who obtain limited benefits from conventional hearing aids (HA), and through improved speech perception, CIs can improve the QoL of recipients. Despite this, utilisation of CIs is low.Methods and analysisThis qualitative, multiphase and multimethod dual-site study (Australia and the UK) explores patients’ and healthcare professionals’ behaviours and attitudes to cochlear implantation. Participants include general practitioners, audiologists and older adults with severe or greater hearing loss, who are HA users, CI users and CI candidates. Using purposive time frame sampling, participants will be recruited to take part in focus groups or individual interviews, and will each complete a demographic questionnaire and a qualitative proforma. The study aims to conduct 147 data capture events across a sample of 49 participants, or until data saturation occurs. Schema and thematic analysis with extensive group work will be used to analyse data alongside reporting of demographic and participant characteristics.Ethics and disseminationEthics approval for this study was granted by Macquarie University (HREC: 5201700539), and the study will abide by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council ethical guidelines. Study findings will be published through peer-reviewed journal articles, and disseminated through public and academic conference presentations, participant information sheets and a funders’ final report.
Standardisation of perioperative urinary catheter use to reduce postsurgical urinary tract infection: an interrupted time series study
Authors: Sadeghi Mahsa , Leis Jerome A , Laflamme Claude , Sparkes Darrel , Ditrani Wendy , Watamaniuk Aaron , Taggar Ru , Jinnah Fatema , Avaness Melisa , Vearncombe Mary , Nathens Avery B 
Published: May 2018

BackgroundPrevention of healthcare-associated urinary tract infection (UTI) has been the focus of a national effort, yet appropriate indications for insertion and removal of urinary catheters (UC) among surgical patients remain poorly defined.MethodsWe developed and implemented a standardised approach to perioperative UC use to reduce postsurgical UTI including standard criteria for catheter insertion, training of staff to insert UC using sterile technique and standardised removal in the operating room and surgical unit using a nurse-initiated medical directive. We performed an interrupted time series analysis up to 2 years following intervention. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients who developed postsurgical UTI within 30 days as measured by the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP). Process measures included monthly UC insertions, removals in the operating room and UC days per patient-days on surgical units.ResultsAt baseline, 22.5% of patients were catheterised for surgery, none were removed in the operating room and catheter-days per patient-days were 17.4% on surgical units. Following implementation of intervention, monthly catheter removal in the operating room immediately increased (range 12.2%–30.0%) while monthly UC insertion decreased more slowly before being sustained below baseline for 12 months (range 8.4%–15.6%). Monthly catheter-days per patient-days decreased to 8.3% immediately following intervention with a sustained shift below the mean in the final 8 months. Postsurgical UTI decreased from 2.5% (95% CI 2.0-3.1%) to 1.4% (95% CI 1.1-1.9; p=0.002) during the intervention period.ConclusionsStandardised perioperative UC practices resulted in measurable improvement in postsurgical UTI. These appropriateness criteria for perioperative UC use among a broad range of surgical services could inform best practices for hospitals participating in ACS NSQIP.