bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Connecting Eastern and Western Perspectives on Management: Translation of Practices Across Organizations, Institution and Geographies
Authors: Filatotchev Igor , Wei Li‐Qun , Sarala Riikka M. , Dick Penny , Prescott John E. 
Published: July 2019

AbstractThe exchange of academic knowledge increasingly flows in both directions, from West to East and East to West. The result is a rich and ever increasing development of theory and understanding of practice, which is expected only to gain further momentum in the future. This paper seeks to help establish a foundation for further development of this fertile exchange of ideas between East and West. We reflect on the research focus of the main theories in management studies in East and West. We discuss the topics of East and West in selected areas of management studies, including competitive strategy, strategic leadership, and the human resource management to offer avenues for future research. Translating practices between the two contexts creates institutional, leadership, strategy and organizational challenges while providing new promising research avenues and opportunities to integrate East and West perspectives. We also offer a more critical view on the relationship between West and East, focusing specifically on the role of power and power relations in making sense of how management and organization studies treat issues of cultural, institutional and philosophical divergence.
The “Mikidney” smartphone app pilot study: Empowering patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Authors: Doyle Nuala , Murphy Mairead , Brennan Laura , Waugh Alice , McCann Margaret , Mellotte George 
Published: July 2019

SUMMARYBackgroundSuccessful management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) depends on patients′ self‐management efforts. Mobile health applications can empower patients with CKD to manage their own condition. We developed, with patient involvement, the MiKidney smartphone application.AimEvaluate the MiKidney app as an aid to empowering patients with CKD to become more engaged in the management of their condition.DesignPilot single group pre‐ and post‐test intervention study.SettingRenal clinic of an urban University Hospital in Ireland.PatientsAged over 18 years with CKD and able to use a smartphone. Sample size based on expression of interest and availability of free smartphones (n = 23); three patients withdrew prior to T3 data collection (n = 20).MeasurementsData were collected at T1 (baseline), T2 (week 6) and when exiting the study (T3, 12 weeks) on physical activity, body measurements and blood parameters. Information on app usage and patient satisfaction collected at T2 and T3.ResultsThere was significant improvement in the six‐minute walking test (p = 0.02), total cholesterol (p = 0.023) and LDL cholesterol (p = 0.005) serum levels and a significant decrease in waist circumstance (p = 0.00) and body fat (p = 0.01) measurements. Eighteen participants found the MiKidney app easy to navigate.ConclusionThe MiKidney study highlights the viability and usability of the MiKidney app. It has the potential to empower and motivate patients to understand and self‐manage their condition by providing them with the necessary information on renal diet and symptom management. Additionally, tools such as exercise tracker and reminder alerts are available on a readily accessible user‐friendly platform.
When shared decision‐making and evidence based practice clash: Infant sleep practices
Authors: Gray Ben , Coker Tumaini R 
Published: July 2019

AbstractIn complex decisions, there are times when there may be a conflict between the recommendations from clinical practice guidelines and the outcome of a shared decision‐making process between the clinician and the patient. Sticking rigidly to practice guidelines can be seen as paternalistic and even dismissive of a patient's specific circumstances and preferences; however, failing to adhere to such guidelines can be troubling for many doctors. In this article, we present and discuss this conflict using the common problem of how to provide family‐centred, yet evidence‐based guidance on infant sleep practices. Infant sleep practices are a common discussion topic at well‐baby visits, and family preferences for infant sleep practices are often at odds with national recommendations. With three cases as a backdrop, we discuss how cultural humility, complexity and trust can be key factors in how the clinician‐parent discussion on infant sleep can incorporate safe sleep guidelines into a family‐centred, culturally relevant discussion.
Stochastic exits from dormancy give rise to heavy‐tailed distributions of descendants in bacterial populations
Authors: Wright Erik S. , Vetsigian Kalin H. 
Published: July 2019

AbstractVariance in reproductive success is a major determinant of the degree of genetic drift in a population. While many plants and animals exhibit high variance in their number of progeny, far less is known about these distributions for microorganisms. Here, we used a strain barcoding approach to quantify variability in offspring number among replicate bacterial populations and developed a Bayesian method to infer the distribution of descendants from this variability. We applied our approach to measure the offspring distributions for five strains of bacteria from the genus Streptomyces after germination and growth in a homogenous laboratory environment. The distributions of descendants were heavy‐tailed, with a few cells effectively ‘winning the jackpot’ to become a disproportionately large fraction of the population. This extreme variability in reproductive success largely traced back to initial populations of spores stochastically exiting dormancy, which provided early‐germinating spores with an exponential advantage. In simulations with multiple dormancy cycles, heavy‐tailed distributions of descendants decreased the effective population size by many orders of magnitude and led to allele dynamics differing substantially from classical population genetics models with matching effective population size. Collectively, these results demonstrate that extreme variability in reproductive success can occur even in growth conditions that are far more homogeneous than the natural environment. Thus, extreme variability in reproductive success might be an important factor shaping microbial population dynamics with implications for predicting the fate of beneficial mutations, interpreting sequence variability within populations and explaining variability in infection outcomes across patients.
Apoplastic invasion patterns triggering plant immunity: plasma membrane sensing at the frontline
Authors: Schellenberger Romain , Touchard Matthieu , Clément Christophe , Baillieul Fabienne , Cordelier Sylvain , Crouzet Jérôme , Dorey Stéphan 
Published: July 2019

SummaryPlants are able to effectively cope with invading pathogens by activating an immune response based on the detection of invasion patterns (IPs) originating from the pathogen or released by the plant after infection. At a first level, this perception takes place at the plasma membrane through cell surface immune receptors and although the involvement of proteinaceous pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) is well established, increasing data are also pointing out the role of membrane lipids in the sensing of IPs. In this review, we discuss the evolution of various conceptual models describing plant immunity and present an overview of well‐characterized IPs from different natures and origins. We summarize the current knowledge on how they are perceived by plants at the plasma membrane, highlighting the increasingly apparent diversity of sentinel‐related systems in plants.
The relative importance of ecological drivers of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal distribution varies with taxon phylogenetic resolution
Authors: Roy Julien , Mazel Florent , Sosa‐Hernández Moisés A. , Dueñas Juan F. , Hempel Stefan , Zinger Lucie , Rillig Matthias C. 
Published: July 2019

SummaryThe phylogenetic depth at which arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi harbor a coherent ecological niche is unknown, which has consequences for operational taxonomic unit (OTU) delineation from sequence data and the study of their biogeography.We tested how changes inAMfungi community composition across habitats (beta diversity) vary withOTUphylogenetic resolution. We inferred exact sequence variants (ESVs) to resolve phylotypes at resolutions finer than provided by traditional sequence clustering and analyzed beta diversity profiles up to order‐level sequence clusters.At theESVlevel, we detected the environmental predictors revealed with traditionalOTUs or at higher genetic distances. However, the correlation between environmental predictors and community turnover steeply increased at a genetic distance ofc. 0.03 substitutions per site. Furthermore, we observed a turnover of either closely or distantly related taxa (respectively at or above 0.03 substitutions per site) along different environmental gradients.This study suggests that different axes ofAMfungal ecological niche are conserved at different phylogenetic depths. DelineatingAMfungal phylotypes usingDNAsequences should screen different phylogenetic resolutions to better elucidate the factors that shape communities and predict the fate ofAMsymbioses in a changing environment.
Early growth response 1 reduction in peripheral blood involving condylar subchondral bone loss
Authors: Zhang Hong‐Yun , Liu Qian , Yang Hong‐Xu , Shi Li‐Qiang , Wang Pei , Xie Mian‐Jiao , Liu Jin‐Qiang , Xu Xiao‐Jie , Liu Xiao‐Dong , Yu Shi‐Bin , Jiao Kai , Zhang Mian , Xuan Shi‐Jie , Xu Yi‐Fei , Zhang Xuan , Liu Yi‐Fan , Zhang Jing , Wang Mei‐Qing 
Published: July 2019

AbstractObjectivesTo detect whether early growth response 1 (EGR1) in peripheral blood leucocytes (PBLs) indicates temporomandibular joint (TMJ) osteoarthritis (OA) lesions.Materials and MethodsEgr1 mRNA expression levels in PBLs were detected in eight malocclusion patients without temporomandibular disorder (TMD) signs and 16 malocclusion patients with clinical TMD signs with (eight) or without (eight) imaging signs of TMJ OA. Twelve 6‐week‐old rats were randomized to a control group and a unilateral anterior crossbite (UAC) group and were sampled at 4 weeks. The Egr1 mRNA expression levels in PBLs and protein expression levels in different orofacial tissues were measured.ResultsPatients with TMD signs with/without TMJ OA diagnosis showed lower Egr1 mRNA expression levels in PBLs than patients without TMD signs. The lower Egr1 mRNA expression was also found in the PBLs of UAC rats, which were induced to exhibit early histo‐morphological signs of TMJ OA lesions. In subchondral bone of UAC rats, EGR1 protein expression was decreased, co‐localization of EGR1 with osterix or dentin matrix protein‐1 was identified, and the number of EGR1 and osterix double‐positive cells was reduced (all p < .05).ConclusionEgr1 reduction in PBLs potentially indicates subchondral bone OA lesions at an early stage.
Non‐vitamin K oral anticoagulants versus warfarin for left atrial appendage thrombus resolution in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation or flutter
Authors: Hussain Aliza , Katz William E. , Genuardi Michael V. , Bhonsale Aditya , Jain Sandeep K. , Kancharla Krishna , Saba Samir , Shalaby Alaa A. , Voigt Andrew H. , Wang Norman C. 
Published: July 2019

AbstractBackgroundNon‐vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) have emerged as alternatives to vitamin K antagonists in select situations. For left atrial (LA) appendage thrombus in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) or flutter, guidelines recommend oral anticoagulation (OAC) for at least 3 weeks prior to reassessment. Data comparing NOACs to warfarin in this scenario are scarce.MethodsA retrospective study identified subjects with nonvalvular AF or flutter who were: a) noted to have LA thrombus detected on transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), b) previously not receiving long‐term OAC; and c) evaluated for resolution of LA thrombus by follow‐up TEE between 3 weeks to less than 1 year of the initial TEE.ResultsThe study included 45 subjects with mean age 63.2 years, 69% male, 78% white race/ethnicity, 42% paroxysmal, and mean CHA2DS2‐VASc score 3.4 ± 1.7. All LA thrombi were confined to the appendage. OAC received included apixaban (3), dabigatran (13), rivaroxaban (6), and warfarin (23), The median follow‐up time to repeat TEE was 67 (interquartile range, 49‐96) days. LA appendage thrombus resolution rates were 76% for the entire cohort, 77% for NOACs, and 74% for warfarin. In univariable logistic regression analysis, LA appendage thrombus resolution was similar for NOACs when compared to warfarin (odds ratio, 1.20; 95% confidence interval, 0.31‐4.69; P = .79).ConclusionsIn patients nonvalvular AF or flutter who were OAC naïve at the time of diagnosis with LA appendage thrombus, complete resolution was similar between NOACs and warfarin.
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Management: An Evaluation of the Risks and Benefits of Spinal Cord Stimulator Use in Pregnancy
Authors: Jozwiak Meagan J. , Wu Hong 
Published: July 2019

AbstractObjectiveWe present a case of a young woman diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) who underwent spinal cord stimulator (SCS) implantation. She had 2 successful pregnancies following implantation.DesignWe evaluated the electronic medical records of the patient following SCS implantation and while pregnant with her second and third children. A phone interview was conducted after her third pregnancy to discuss her experience with SCS use during and after pregnancy.SettingPhysical medicine and rehabilitation pain management clinic and obstetrician clinic, affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.SubjectA 26‐year‐old woman with history of CRPS type I.ResultsThis 26‐year‐old woman was diagnosed with CRPS type I after left knee surgery. All conservative treatments had failed prior to her undergoing SCS implantation after the birth of her first child. SCS implantation brought near complete resolution of her symptoms. When she became pregnant with her second child, she turned off her SCS. Her CRPS symptoms intensified, but she had a normal pregnancy. She turned the SCS back on postpartum and elected to continue its use throughout her third pregnancy. She had a normal pregnancy, and her CRPS symptoms were well controlled. The patient and her children are currently healthy. Her SCS remains functional and effective.ConclusionBoth an SCS and many medications used for pain management in CRPS could cause harm to both mother and fetus in pregnancy. Further research must be done to determine the safety and efficacy of SCS use in pregnancy.
Identification of soybean genes related to fatty acid content based on a soybean genome collinearity analysis
Authors: Wang Xinyu , Li Qingying , Zhang Qi , Huang Shiyu , Yu Jingyao , Qin Hongtao , Qi Huidong , Li Yilin , Li Yingying , Yin Zhengong , Han Xue , Wu Xiaoxia , Xin Dawei , Chen Qingshan , Qi Zhaoming 
Published: July 2019

AbstractSeed fatty acid content is an important consideration for soybean produced for food, feed, and industrial applications. In this study, MCScanX was used to analyze the entire soybean genome to generate a collinearity block, which was then used to assess the collinearity among the soybean fatty acid quantitative trait loci (QTL) in the SoyBase database. The hub‐QTLs located in the Gm06, Gm07, and Gm10 segments were identified. The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes and gene ontology databases were used to analyze the genes in hub‐QTL regions, resulting in the identification of 17 candidate genes related to soybean fatty acid content. Two lines with different fatty acid contents and a recurrent parent were selected from a chromosome segment substitution line library for a subsequent quantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction (qRT‐PCR) assay to verify the candidate gene expression patterns. Four genes were related to the total soybean fatty acid content, while three genes were related to the content of specific fatty acid types. The results of this study may be relevant for the fine mapping of soybean fatty acid QTLs/genes.
Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp in an adolescent with near‐total hair regrowth: Case report and review of the literature
Authors: Teng Christopher , Yu JiaDe , Taylor Jesse , Rubin Adam I. , Treat James R. 
Published: July 2019

AbstractErosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp (EPDS) is an uncommon chronic inflammatory response to scalp trauma that usually resolves with cicatricial alopecia. It most commonly affects elderly patients with a history of actinic damage. Herein, we describe a 16‐year‐old girl with acrofacial dysostosis type 1 presenting after surgery with crusting purulent scalp lesions, whose clinical presentation and histopathologic findings were consistent with EPDS. A review of the literature on EPDS in children is also detailed.
Neonatal vesiculopustular eruption in Down syndrome and transient myeloproliferative disorder: A case report and review of the literature
Authors: Brazzelli Valeria , Segal Aviad , Bernacca Carlotta , Tchich Adi , Bolcato Vittorio , Croci Giorgio , Mina Tommaso , Zecca Marco , Zanette Simona , Stronati Mauro 
Published: July 2019

AbstractTransient myeloproliferative disorder (TMD) is a spontaneously resolving clonal myeloid proliferation characterized by circulating megakaryoblasts in the peripheral blood that is restricted to neonates with Down syndrome (DS) or those with trisomy 21 mosaicism. Cutaneous manifestations of TMD are observed in only 5% of affected neonates and present as a diffuse eruption of erythematous, crusted papules, papulovesicles, and pustules, often with prominent and initial facial involvement. We describe the case of a male infant with DS and TMD, associated with a vesiculopustular eruption, which appeared on day 36 of life, and review previous cases.
A cut above the rest: Trimming as a painless depilatory
Authors: Galligan Eloise R. , Shayegan Leila H. , Lauren Christine T. , Morel Kimberly D. 
Published: July 2019

AbstractShaving and other modes of epilation can cause undue anxiety, pain, or skin irritation in children. Here, we present hair trimming as a safe, painless, and cost‐effective alternative for patients with unwanted hair which may be performed indefinitely or until the child is old enough to direct management. In select cases, removing unwanted hair using this technique may facilitate dermatologic surveillance.
Management of congenital midline nasofrontal dermoid cysts in two identical twins: Case report
Authors: Cajozzo Marta , Berenguer Beatriz , Lorca‐García Concepción , Darriba Alles Juan Vicente , García Leal Roberto , de Tomás Elena 
Published: July 2019

AbstractMidline dermoid cysts are uncommon lesions that can lead to severe complications when an intracranial extension exists. We report the cases of two twin sisters referred to surgery for removal of the masses and the intracranial extension. They represent an additional example of familial nasal dermoid cysts, providing further support for a genetic basis for the disorder.
Polymorphisms of the melatonin receptor 1A gene that affects the reproductive seasonality and litter size in Small Tail Han sheep
Authors: He Xiaoyun , Zhang Zhuangbiao , Liu Qiuyue , Chu Mingxing 
Published: July 2019

AbstractPrevious researches have shown that MTNR1A plays an essential role in sheep reproduction. However, most researches focused more on the reproductive seasonality of sheep, and few scientists had studied the association of polymorphisms of the MTNR1A gene with ovine litter size and reproductive seasonality. Therefore, we chose MTNR1A gene to detect its novel sequence polymorphisms and population genetics and analyse their association with seasonal reproduction and litter size in ewes. The mRNA expression level in hypothalamus, pituitary and ovary was also detected. In this study, five polymorphisms (g.15118664G > T, g.15118683C > T, g.15118756C > T, g.15118774C > T and g.15118951G > A) were identified in exon 2. Most importantly, the g.15118683C > T and g.15118951G > A were significant difference between year‐round oestrous sheep and seasonal oestrous sheep (p < .01), and g.15118756C > T had a great effect on litter size of Small Tail Han sheep (p < .05). In addition, the mRNA expression level of MTNR1A in the hypothalamus of polytocous Small Tail Han sheep was significantly higher than that in monotocous Small Tail Han sheep (p < .01) and the expression of MTNR1A in the hypothalamus of year‐round oestrous sheep was significantly higher than that in seasonal oestrous sheep (p < .01). Polymorphisms in exon 2 may regulate the reproductive seasonality and litter size of ewes by influencing gene expression to regulate the reproductive seasonality and litter size of ewes. Our studies provided useful guidance in marker‐assisted selection of the litter size in Small Tail Han sheep.
Short‐term response of fish communities and water chemistry to breaching of a causeway in the Sarita River Estuary, British Columbia, Canada
Authors: Gerwing Travis G. , Plate Elmar , Sinclair Jesse , Burns Christopher , McCulloch Cameron , Bocking Robert C. 
Published: July 2019

On the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, in the Treaty Settlement Lands of the Huu‐ay‐aht First Nation, a causeway isolating the southern portion of the Sarita River estuary was breached in 2018 to enhance juvenile salmon and tidal water access into the southern portion of the estuary. Short‐term goals of breaching were to: (1) enhance juvenile salmon access through the causeway; (2) promote colonization of Chinook and Chum Salmon in pools, while retaining Coho Salmon; (3) monitor the entire estuary fish community, including non‐salmonids, to assess breaching success; and (4) homogenize water chemistry in pool and channel ecosystems currently fragmented by the causeway. Immediately following the breach, both fish community and water chemistry measurements indicate that these goals were achieved. Chinook and Chum Salmon utilization increased inside and outside of the causeway following breaching. Similarly, Chinook and Chum salmon were observed in pool ecosystems, and Coho Salmon were also retained in pools following breaching. Water chemistry was homogenized post‐breach, primarily due to increased saltwater penetration. While continued monitoring is required, short‐term indicators suggest that breaching was effective in increasing connectivity of the Sarita Estuary, allowing access to 1.4 km2 of habitat that had previously been inaccessible to juvenile salmon.