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Solute Clearance and Fluid Removal: Large‐Dose Cyclic Tidal Peritoneal Dialysis
Authors: Hibino Satoshi , Uemura Osamu , Uchida Hiroshi , Majima Hisakazu , Yamaguchi Reiko , Tanaka Kazuki , Kawaguchi Azusa , Yamakawa Satoshi , Fujita Naoya 
Published: September 2018

AbstractLarge‐dose cyclic tidal peritoneal dialysis (TPD) is an original prescription of TPD involving frequent infusion and drainage of the dialysate to increase weekly urea clearance normalized to total body water (Kt/Vurea) and fluid removal. This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of solute clearance and fluid removal achieved with large‐dose cyclic TPD compared to that achieved with nightly peritoneal dialysis (NPD). Seventeen patients with end‐stage renal disease, for whom maintenance PD was changed from NPD to large‐dose cyclic TPD, were enrolled. Their median age at administration of PD was 4.9 years. Kt/Vurea and fluid removal were compared between large‐dose cyclic TPD and NPD. The median peritoneal Kt/Vurea achieved with NPD and large‐dose cyclic TPD was 1.5 and 2.7, respectively. The median peritoneal Kt/Vurea per hour with large‐dose cyclic TPD was significantly higher than that with NPD (P = 0.0003). Among nine patients who used dialysates with the same glucose concentration for both NPD and large‐dose cyclic TPD, nightly fluid removal amount per hour with large‐dose cyclic TPD was significantly higher than that with NPD (P = 0.0039). Large‐dose cyclic TPD is a useful prescription of PD for increasing Kt/Vurea and fluid removal.
APEXSENSUN: An Open‐Source Package in R for Sensitivity Analysis and Model Performance Evaluation of APEX
Authors: Talebizadeh Mansour , Moriasi Daniel , Steiner Jean L. , Gowda Prasanna , Tadesse Haile K. , Nelson Amanda M. , Starks Patrick 
Published: September 2018

AbstractThe Agricultural Policy/Environmental eXtender (APEX) model is used to evaluate the impact of different land management strategies associated with water availability, soil and water quality, plant growth, and economics. This article presents APEXSENSUN, an open‐source software package that automates global sensitivity analysis and assists with calibration of the APEX model. APEXSENSUN was developed in R programming language and includes regression‐based, derivative‐based, and variance‐based methods, as well as a regional sensitivity analysis method. Evapotranspiration data measured at a research field located at the United States Department of Agriculture‐Agricultural Research Service Conservation and Production Research Laboratory in Bushland, Texas were utilized to illustrate the main features of APEXSENSUN, which are to identify important parameters and assist with calibration. The results from variance‐based methods were in agreement regarding the ranking of top five sensitive parameters including the soil evaporation‐plant factor, root growth‐soil strength, and the coefficient for adjusting the microbial activity function in the top soil layer. The Fourier amplitude sensitivity testing method required the least number of simulations for calculation of the total‐effect sensitivity indices. The Monte Carlo‐based calibration feature of the package was also tested for calculating the posterior parameter distributions and prediction intervals with a desired level of confidence for output predictions.
Location of stage I–III non‐small cell lung cancer and survival rate: Systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Lee Hyun Woo , Lee Chang‐Hoon , Park Young Sik 
Published: September 2018

BackgroundThe association between the location of non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and prognosis is a debated issue. Some studies have provided evidence of better prognosis of upper lobe tumors than lower to middle lobe tumors, while other studies have reported contrasting conclusions. The aim of this study was to further assess this association through a systematic review and meta‐analysis.MethodsMedline, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched up to 27 January 2017. Patients pathologically diagnosed with stage I–III NSCLC with three or five‐year survival data were included. The main meta‐analysis compared differences in survival rates according to the primary tumor location using the Mantel–Haenszel method with a random effect model. Sensitivity analysis was conducted according to lymph node metastasis, tumor node metastasis stage, staging method, and treatment modality.ResultsTen clinical studies and 35 570 patients were recruited. Patients with tumors in the upper lobes had a higher rate of five‐year survival compared to those with tumors in non‐upper lobes (odds ratio [OR] 1.31, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.15–1.49). Similarly, the three‐year survival rate was high in patients with tumors in the upper lobes (OR 1.99, 95% CI 1.02–3.86) and low in those with lower lobe tumors (OR 0.31, 95% CI 0.12–0.77).ConclusionsStage I–III NSCLC located in the upper lobes showed higher five‐year survival rates compared to other tumor locations.
Laparoscopic decompression of a stricture of the celiac artery caused by the median arcuate ligament in a gastric cancer patient: A case of report
Authors: Asaumi Yoshihide , Sakatoku Mitsuaki , Okamoto Junpei , Hayashi Saki , Ota Naohiro , Yoshida Kouichi , Sugahara Hiroyuki , Tabata Satoshi , Kaneki Masahiro , Ietsugu Kenichi , Kiyohara Kaoru 
Published: September 2018

AbstractStricture of the celiac artery caused by the median arcuate ligament induces abdominal ischemic symptoms and aneurysm near the pancreatic head. However, the need to treat asymptomatic patients is unclear. We safely performed surgical decompression of a stricture of the celiac artery by MAL in an asymptomatic patient at the same time as gastrectomy for gastric cancer. After surgery, the stricture of the celiac artery had disappeared as demonstrated by CT scan and 3‐D CT angiography.
Does socially responsible mutual fund performance vary over the business cycle? New insights on the effect of idiosyncratic SR features
Authors: Matallín‐Sáez Juan Carlos , Soler‐Domínguez Amparo , de Mingo‐López Diego Víctor , Tortosa‐Ausina Emili 
Published: September 2018

AbstractThis study analyses the performance and market timing of US socially responsible (SR) mutual funds in relation to business cycle regime shifts and different grouping criteria: Ethical strategy focus, SR attributes scores and Morningstar category. Different methodologies are applied and results highlight the importance of considering specific benchmarks related to the investment style in evaluating the SR fund performance. Our results show that, in aggregate, the abnormal performance of SR funds is negative and significant in expansion periods, but no significant differences are found in recession periods. When specific benchmarks are considered, performance improves in recession periods, particularly for environmental funds, those with high SR attributes scores, and funds from the nine Morningstar style box categories. Market timing of SR funds takes positive values and is partially significant. Previous evidence of negative timing after a recent financial crisis vanishes when specific benchmarks are considered. For comparative purposes the performance of conventional US mutual funds is also analysed. There are no significant differences between the performance of SR and conventional mutual funds when a fair comparison is made within the same style categories. When all the SR funds are considered, they underperform conventional funds in expansion sub‐periods, but in recession sub‐periods they perform better, although the differences observed are not significant.
Balancing social and political strategies in emerging markets: Evidence from India
Authors: Rao‐Nicholson Rekha , Khan Zaheer , Marinova Svetla 
Published: September 2018

AbstractThis article explores the substitution and complementary effects between political and social strategies on firm performance in the context of an emerging market (EM). Using in‐depth, historical case‐study approach, the article investigates how companies integrate political and social resources in this market. Corporate performance includes traditional measures, such as accounting performance and nonfinancial measures like the ease of doing business. The study finds that social strategies are stronger enablers of firm long‐term performance than political strategies. The latter have a short‐term impact on performance, but their success over time is limited. The main drawback of reliance on political resources in EMs is the lack of political stability, fragmented polity, and weak political coalitions. We identify rather limited evidence of firms using these two strategies as complements. Thus, we suggest that firms should employ both these strategies in the EM.
Tracking a half century of media reporting on gray wolves
Authors: Killion Alexander K. , Melvin Tracy , Lindquist Eric , Carter Neil H. 
Published: September 2018

AbstractNatural resource and wildlife managers must balance the disparate priorities of a diversity of stakeholders. To manage these priorities, a firm understanding of topics salient to the public is needed. The media often report on issues of importance to the public; therefore, these reports may be a useful measure of public interest. However, efficient methods for distinguishing diverse topics related to a wildlife management issue reported in the media and changes in the salience of those topics have been lacking. We used latent Dirichlet allocation, a Bayesian mixture model, to quantitatively assess the salience of topics surrounding the gray wolf (Canis lupus), which was reintroduced to Idaho (U.S.A.) in 1995. We analyzed articles published from 1960 to 2015 in an Idaho newspaper. We identified 6 distinct topics associated with gray wolves: policy, hunting, biological status, implementation of management, recovery, and human‐wolf conflict. The salience of topics pre‐ and postreintroduction of wolves (1995) and pre‐ and postdelisting of wolves from the U.S. Endangered Species Act (2009) differed significantly, underscoring that these events were turning points in how issues were being publicly discussed and framed. Articles written by the local reporters were more likely to report on topics regarding conflict between humans and wolves, whereas articles sourced from a national outlet reported more on topics pertaining to wolf policy and biological status. In the context of managing a contentious, far‐ranging, and long‐lived wildlife species, our methods can help guide the location and timing of a suite of management strategies (e.g., media relation plans and stakeholder engagement) that promote human‐wildlife coexistence across different landscapes.
The influence of light environment on host colour preference in a parasitoid wasp
Authors: Cochard Précillia , Galstian Tigran , Cloutier Conrad 
Published: September 2018

1. Visual chromatic cues and contrast effects are widely used by insects in behaviours involving host/prey/mate‐finding and recognition. However, naturally changing light conditions may challenge the visual perception of cues for these organisms.2. We used the host/parasitoid system Acyrthosiphon pisum/Aphidius ervi to determine if apparent visual preference of the wasp for green over pink host aphids was a visually based choice or a post‐attack mechanism based on host susceptibility depending on anti‐parasitoid symbiotic bacteria.3. The study tested the ability of the wasp to recognise and attack pea aphid clones expressing variation based on colour and/or symbionts under a broad range of LED‐controlled light environments mimicking natural variations.4. Results showed that the amount of reflected light of pink morphs was about half that of the green morphs in the cyan‐green components. Both host colours were recognised and attacked under all tested light conditions, even red light (660 nm). The previously reported preference of A. ervi for green pea aphids, was clear only for naive females given a choice between two aphid colours under all light environments, but quickly disappeared.5. Wasps showed no tendency of avoiding oviposition in clones with defensive symbionts.6. These findings suggest that variable rates of pea aphid parasitism by A. ervi in fields do not depend on host colour discrimination, but rather on susceptibility variation among aphid clones in allowing larval development after egg‐laying. Further studies should consider deeper investigation of the impact of red lights used in modified light environments in greenhouses and the proportion of host colour morph available.
Visual field and empty space
Authors: Laasik Kristjan 
Published: September 2018

AbstractIn a paper titled “Seeing Empty Space,” Louise Richardson argues for the thesis that seeing empty space involves a certain “structural feature,” namely, “it [s] seeming to one as if some region of space is one in which if some visible object were there, one would see it” (SF; Richardson, 2010, p. 237). I will argue that there is a reason to question whether a structural feature such as SF is needed in order to visually experience empty space. I will also propose that the visual experience of empty space does involve a quite different structural feature, underscoring the mediating role of empty space in visual experience.
An Updated Literature Review of Distance Correlation and Its Applications to Time Series
Authors: Edelmann Dominic , Fokianos Konstantinos , Pitsillou Maria 
Published: September 2018

SummaryThe concept of distance covariance/correlation was introduced recently to characterise dependence among vectors of random variables. We review some statistical aspects of distance covariance/correlation function, and we demonstrate its applicability to time series analysis. We will see that the auto‐distance covariance/correlation function is able to identify non‐linear relationships and can be employed for testing the i.i.d. hypothesis. Comparisons with other measures of dependence are included.
Inpatient mortality and its predictors after pericardiocentesis: An analysis from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample 2009–2013
Authors: Sethi Ankur , Singbal Yash , Kodumuri Vamsi , Prasad Vinoy 
Published: September 2018

BackgroundNational registries have provided data on in‐hospital outcomes for several cardiac procedures. The available data on in‐hospital outcomes and its predictors after pericardiocentesis are mostly derived from single center studies. Furthermore, the outcomes after pericardiocentesis for iatrogenic pericardial effusion and the impact of procedural volume on in‐hospital outcomes in the United States are largely unknown.MethodsWe used national inpatient database files for the years 2009–2013 to estimate the inpatient outcomes after pericardiocentesis in all‐comers and in the subgroups with iatrogenic effusion. We also studied the impact of hospital procedural volume, among other predictors, on inpatient mortality.ResultsAbout 64,070 (95%CI 61 008‐67 051) pericardiocentesis were performed in the United States during 2009‐2013. Of these, 57.15% (56.02‐58.26%) of the pericardiocentesis were in hemodynamically unstable patients. Percutaneous cardiac procedures were performed in 17.7% of patients (percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) 4.02%, electrophysiologic procedures 13.58%, and structural heart intervention (SHI) 0.76%). Overall inpatient mortality was 12.30% (95%CI 11.66‐12.96%). Inpatient mortality after PCI, electrophysiologic procedures, SHI and cardiac surgery were 27.67% (95%CI 24‐31.67%), 7.8% (95%CI 6.67‐9.31%), 22.36% (95%CI 15.06‐31.85%) and 18.97% (95%CI 15.84‐22.57%), respectively. There was an inverse association between hospital procedural volume and inpatient mortality, with a mortality of 14.01% (12.84‐15.26%) at the lowest and 10.82% (9.44‐12.37%) at highest quartile hospitals by procedure volume (ptrend = 0.001).ConclusionThe inpatient mortality after pericardiocentesis is high, particularly when associated with PCI and SHI.
The Role of Awareness and Cognitive Aptitudes in L2 Predictive Language Processing
Authors: Curcic Maja , Andringa Sible , Kuiken Folkert 
Published: September 2018

AbstractThis study investigated whether second language (L2) learners can develop predictive processing of determiners after a brief exposure to a novel language, and whether this depends on learners’ awareness for the target structure and their cognitive aptitudes. One hundred L2 learners received auditory exposure to a miniature language based on Fijian that included a determiner–noun agreement pattern. Learners’ processing of determiners was measured using a picture‐matching task with eye tracking. We found that learners learned to anticipate the coming noun based on the determiner; they also gained a speed advantage. Learners’ awareness played a crucial role in such anticipatory processing; only learners who were aware that determiners helped them during the test (i.e., prediction‐aware learners) showed signs of anticipatory processing. The aptitude variables did not modulate learners’ processing abilities, but there were links between aptitude and learners’ abilities to develop different levels of awareness.
SNP rs688 within the low‐density lipoprotein receptor (LDL‐R) gene associates with HCV susceptibility
Authors: Steba Gaby S. , Koekkoek Sylvie M. , Tanck Michael W. T. , Vanhommerig Joost W. , van der Meer Jan T. M. , Kwa David , Brinkman Kees , Prins Maria , Berkhout Ben , Pollakis Georgios , Molenkamp Richard , Schinkel Janke , Paxton William A. ,   the MOSAIC (MSM observational Study of Acute infection with Hepatitis C) Study Group and the ACS (Amsterdam Cohort Studies)
Published: September 2018

AbstractBackground & AimsDespite high‐risk behaviour, 10%‐20% of HCV multiple exposed individuals remain uninfected (MEU), whilst the remainder become infected (MEI). We hypothesize that host factors play a role in HCV susceptibility. We aimed to identify polymorphisms in host genes that encode for proteins involved in viral entry: CD81, Scavenger receptor 1 (SR‐1), Low‐density lipoprotein receptor (LDL‐R), Claudin‐1 (CLDN1), Occludin (OCLN) and Niemann‐Pick C1–like 1 (NPC1L1).MethodsMultiple exposed infected and MEU from two observational cohorts were selected. From the MSM study of acute infection with HCV (MOSAIC), HIV‐1 infected MEU cases (n = 30) and HIV‐1 infected MEI controls (n = 32) were selected based on reported high‐risk behaviour. From the Amsterdam Cohorts Studies (ACS) injecting drug users (IDU) cohort, MEU cases (n = 40) and MEI controls (n = 22) were selected who injected drugs for ≥2 years, in the nineties, when HCV incidence was high. Selected single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were determined by sequencing or SNP assays.ResultsNo associations were found for SNPs within genes coding for CD81, SR‐1, Claudin‐1 or Occludin between the MEU and MEI individuals from either cohort. We did observe a significant association for rs688 within the LDL‐R gene with HCV infection (OR: 0.41 P = 0.001), however, LDL cholesterol levels did not vary between individuals carrying the differential SNPs. Additionally, a marginal significant effect was found for rs217434 and rs2072183 (OR: 2.07 P = 0.032 and OR: 1.76 P = 0.039, respectively) within NPC1L1.ConclusionsOur results demonstrate that the rs688 SNP within the LDL‐R gene associates with HCV susceptibility through mucosal as well as intravenous exposure.
Debt in just societies: A general framework for regulating credit
Authors: Linarelli John 
Published: September 2018

AbstractDebt presents a dilemma to societies: successful societies benefit from a substantial infrastructure of consumer, commercial, corporate, and sovereign debt but debt can cause substantial private and social harm. Pre‐crisis and post‐crisis solutions have seesawed between subsidizing and restricting debt, between leveraging and deleveraging. A consensus exists among governments and international financial institutions that financial stability is the fundamental normative principle underlying financial regulation. Financial stability, however, is insensitive to equality concerns and can produce morally impermissible aggregations in which the least advantaged in a society are made worse off. Solutions based only on financial stability can restrict debt without accounting for the risk of harm to persons least able to bear the risk, worsen preexisting inequalities, destroy or impair the net worth of households, and impose unfavorable distributive consequences. This article offers a new approach to assist policymakers in developing and evaluating regulation to take criteria in addition to financial stability into account, but which do not undermine the aim of financial stability. It calls for a luck egalitarian approach, offering policymakers options to take the debtor's choices into account while still accounting for cognitive mistakes people often make in debt decisionmaking. It offers a general framework for the underlying principles for the regulation of debt: its focus is not on any particular forms of debt or its regulation but in structuring debt regulation more generally. It offers a set of recommendations on how regulators can take concerns about luck and equality into account in regulatory design.
Is it better to be mixed in group lending?
Authors: Reito Francesco 
Published: September 2018

AbstractThis paper shows that, in a group‐lending scheme with joint liability, a microfinance institution can achieve a Pareto improvement by promoting negative assortative matching among borrowers. The main results are: (i) borrowers may be better off in heterogeneous groups; and (ii) a heterogeneous group equilibrium is possible when individual or homogeneous group equilibria do not exist.
Automated selection of post‐strata using a model‐assisted regression tree estimator
Authors: McConville Kelly S. , Toth Daniell 
Published: September 2018

AbstractDespite having desirable properties, model‐assisted estimators are rarely used in anything but their simplest form to produce official statistics. This is due to the fact that the more complicated models are often ill suited to the available auxiliary data. Under a model‐assisted framework, we propose a regression tree estimator for a finite‐population total. Regression tree models are adept at handling the type of auxiliary data usually available in the sampling frame and provide a model that is easy to explain and justify. The estimator can be viewed as a post‐stratification estimator where the post‐strata are automatically selected by the recursive partitioning algorithm of the regression tree. We establish consistency of the regression tree estimator and a variance estimator, along with asymptotic normality of the regression tree estimator. We compare the performance of our estimator to other survey estimators using the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics Survey data.