bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
ОСОБЛИВОСТІ РЕМОДЕЛЮВАННЯ ЗВИВИСТИХ АРТЕРІЙ ЕНДОМЕТРІЯ ПРИ ФОРМУВАННІ СУДИННОГО КОМПОНЕНТА ФІБРОВАСКУЛЯРНОГО ЯДРА ПОЛІПІВ У ЖІНОК РЕПРОДУКТИВНОГО ВІКУ
Authors: Chornenka G. M. 
Published: April 2019

Питанням ремоделювання ендометрія та його складових в останні роки приділяється все більше уваги. Функціональний шар матки має унікальну властивість – фізіологічний ангіогенез, який залежить від гормональної циклічності жіночого організму. Зміни ендометрія загалом та його судинного компонента зокрема вивчені не достатньо. Потребує уваги питання ремоделювання звивистих артерій функціонального шару матки за умов впливу додаткових зовнішніх факторів.
Мета – на основі патоморфологічного аналізу архівних препаратів ендометрія жінок репродуктивного віку із застосуванням додаткових гістохімічних методик визначити структурні особливості судинного компонента та фіброваскулярного ядра поліпів ендометрія.
Матеріал і методи. Досліджували 55 біопсійних архівних препаратів ендометрія жінок репродуктивного віку: 43 препарати поліпів ендометрія, 12 – фізіологічного ендометрія. Проводили стандартне фарбування гематоксиліном та еозином, а також використовували додаткові гістохімічні методи фарбування: резорцин-фуксином за Хартом, пікрофусцином за Ван Гізон та трихромним методом Масона.
Результати. Серед 43 випадків поліпів ендометрія виявлено 15 випадків залозистих поліпів, 26 – залозисто-стромальних. Клінічно у 33 пацієнток діагностовано непліддя, 10 жінок були фертильними. Для контролю відібрали 12 зразків нормального функціонального ендометрія: по 6 випадків у фазах проліферації та секреції.
Гістохімічні методи забарвлення дозволили визначити особливості будови фіброваскулярного ядра поліпів ендометрія – наявність осередків великих товстостінних судин, які часто розташовуються ланцюжками у вигляді «доріжки». Встановлено, що до складу ендометріальної залози в нормі входять клітини епітелію та циркулярно розташовані навколо них волокнисті елементи сполучної тканини, які візуалізуються при використанні додаткових гістохімічних фарбувань. Наші дослідження показали, що у нормі в спіральних артеріях волокнисті елементи відсутні, а за умов ремоделювання ендометрія у вигляді його поліпозної трансформації волокнисті елементи є обов'язковим елементом артерій. Додаткові зовнішні фактори (такі, як хронічне запалення тощо) сприяють прогресуючій васкуляризації поліпів. Остання проявляється не лише сформованим фіброваскулярним ядром поліпа, а й феноменом капіляризації поліпів.
Висновки. Наявність фіброваскулярного ядра в поліпах ендометрія є проявом судинного ремоделювання, яке полягає в появі сформованих артерій із еластично-колагеновим каркасом. Скупчення судин характерні для фіброваскулярної ніжки поліпа і, разом з більш вираженим волокнистим характером строми, можуть бути цінною диференційно-діагностичною ознакою, що відрізняє поліп від фонової тканини ендометрія при його невеликих розмірах. Описана васкуляризація є вирішальною для прогресуючого росту поліпа та його можливої малігнізації. Застосування додаткових гістохімічних методів дозволяє полегшити диференційну діагностику поліпа як від різних видів гіперплазій, так і від нормального ендометрія.
Identification of suitable habitat for Swamp Deer Rucervus duvaucelii duvaucelii (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Cervidae) in Chitwan National Park, Nepal
Authors: Ghimire Shravan Kumar , Dhamala Man Kumar , Lamichhane Babu Ram , Ranabhat Rishi , Bahadur KC Khim , Poudel Shashank 
Published: April 2019

Swamp Deer is a globally threatened large-sized deer species confined within small patches of the Indian subcontinent. Historically, Swamp Deer occurred in Chitwan National Park, Nepal but was extirpated in the 1960s primarily due to widespread hunting. We assessed the habitat suitability at present for the Swamp Deer in Chitwan National Park using multi-criteria analysis in GIS and vegetation assessment using frequency, dominance, and cover. Within the 952.63km2 area of the national park, the habitat suitability analysis identified 14.57km2 as highly suitable, 134.87km2 as suitable, and 803.19km2 as moderate to least suitable area. Most of the national park’s grassland is suitable for Swamp Deer. Grassland is dominated by Saccharum spp.; Imperata cylindrica is the most widely distributed grass species followed by Saccharum spp., Narenga porphyrocoma, and Apluda mutica. Grass species of the Poaceae family are the most preferred species by Swamp Deer, which are found within short grasslands. The study revealed that Padampur Phanta could be the most suitable site for the reintroduction of Swamp Deer due to its highest proportion of short grass and availability of preferred food species and good habitat in comparison to other blocks. Invasion of swamps of Chitwan by Mikania micrantha and Eichornia crassipes could be a limiting factor for the habitat suitability of Swamp Deer.
A checklist of fish species from three rivers in northwestern Bangladesh based on a seven-year survey
Authors: Parvez Imran , Alam Mohammad Ashraful , Hassan Mohammad Mahbubul , Ara Yeasmin , Hoshan Imran , Kibria Abu Syed Mohammad 
Published: April 2019

Bangladesh is rich in freshwater biodiversity, but information on riverine fish diversity is lacking. This study represents a complete list of fish species of Dhepa, Punarbhaba, and Atrai rivers of Bangladesh based on surveys carried out for seven years, from 2009 to 2016. A total of 121 species belonging to 80 genera and 33 families were recorded, of which Cyprinidae was the most dominant family representing 24 species. A total of 42 threatened species and 10 exotic species were collected during the survey. This study highlights that Dhepa, Punarbhaba, and Atrai are critical habitats for many conservation-concern fish species, and reveals the need for developing suitable conservation and management plans for the future.
Species composition and abundance of rodents in Kafta-Sheraro National Park, Ethiopia: preliminary results
Authors: Assefa Alembrhan , Srinivasulu Chelmala 
Published: April 2019

An ecological survey was conducted to assess the species composition and abundance of rodents in Kafta-Sheraro National Park, Ethiopia from June 2017 to April 2018 covering wet and dry seasons. Rodents were trapped using Sherman live traps from five selected habitat types—natural forest, bushland, grassland, farmland, and human settlement. A total of 209 individuals of rodents belonging to seven species were captured over 2940 trap nights, and three species of rodents were only observed. The trapped rodent species include Mastomys natalensis, Stenocephalemys albipes, Rattus rattus, Mastomys awashensis, Acomys cahirinus, Arvicanthis niloticus dembeensis, and Mastomys erythroleucus. Lemniscomys striatus, Hystrix cristata, and Xerus rutilus were only sighted during the study. Mastomys natalensis was the most abundant species (41.1%), followed by Stenocephalemys albipes (26.3%) and Rattus rattus (18.2%), whereas Mastomys erythroleucus (1.4%) was the least abundant species. The abundance of female (59.8%) was higher than male (40.2%). Of the total trapped rodents, 52.2% were adults, 32% sub-adult and 15.8% young. The abundance of rodents was varied among habitat types and between seasons. The results of the study revealed that the park has diverse species of fauna including rodents.
Regional Characteristics of Interannual Variability of Summer Rainfall in the Maritime Continent and Their Related Anomalous Circulation Patterns
Authors: Xu Qi , Guan Zhaoyong , Jin Dachao , Hu Dingzhu 
Published: April 2019

AbstractUsing the NCEP–NCAR reanalysis and Global Precipitation Climatology Project monthly rainfall, we have investigated the regional features of interannual variations of rainfall in the Maritime Continent (MC) and their related anomalous atmospheric circulation patterns during boreal summer by employing the rotated empirical orthogonal function (REOF) analysis. Our results demonstrate that the rainfall variabilities in the MC are of very striking regional characteristics. The MC is divided into four independent subregions on the basis of the leading REOF modes; these subregions are located in central-eastern Indonesia (subregion I), the oceanic area to the west of Indonesia (subregion II+V), the part of the warm pool in the equatorial western Pacific Ocean (subregion III), and Guam (subregion IV+VI).The anomalous precipitation in different subregions exhibits different variation periodicities, which are associated with different circulation patterns as a result of atmospheric response to different sea surface temperature anomaly (SSTA) patterns in the tropical Indo-Pacific sector. It is found that rainfall anomalies in subregion I are induced by the Pacific ENSO, whereas those in subregion II+V are dominated by a triple SSTA pattern with positive correlations in the MC and negative correlation centers in the tropical Pacific and tropical Indian Ocean. Rainfall anomalies in subregion III mainly resulted from an SSTA pattern with negative correlations in the eastern MC and positive correlations in the western equatorial Pacific east of the MC. A horseshoe SSTA pattern in the central Pacific is found to affect the precipitation anomalies in subregion IV+VI. All of the results of this study are helpful for us to better understand both the climate variations in the MC and monsoon variations in East Asia.
The Influence of Oceanic Barrier Layers on Tropical Cyclone Intensity as Determined through Idealized, Coupled Numerical Simulations
Authors: Hlywiak James , Nolan David S. 
Published: April 2019

AbstractThe connection relating upper-ocean salinity stratification in the form of oceanic barrier layers to tropical cyclone (TC) intensification is investigated in this study. Previous works disagree on whether ocean salinity is a negligible factor on TC intensification. Relationships derived in many of these studies are based on observations, which can be sparse or incomplete, or uncoupled models, which neglect air–sea feedbacks. Here, idealized ensemble simulations of TCs performed using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model coupled to the 3D Price–Weller–Pinkel (PWP) ocean model facilitate examination of the TC–upper-ocean system in a controlled, high-resolution, mesoscale environment. Idealized vertical ocean profiles are modeled after barrier layer profiles of the Amazon–Orinoco river plume region, where barrier layers are defined as vertical salinity gradients between the mixed and isothermal layer depths. Our results reveal that for TCs of category 1 hurricane strength or greater, thick (24–30 m) barrier layers may favor further intensification by 6%–15% when averaging across ensemble members. Conversely, weaker cyclones are hindered by thick barrier layers. Reduced sea surface temperature cooling below the TC inner core is the primary reason for additional intensification. Sensitivity tests of the results to storm translation speed, initial oceanic mixed layer temperature, and atmospheric vertical wind shear provide a more comprehensive analysis. Last, it is shown that the ensemble mean intensity results are similar when using a 3D or 1D version of PWP.
Copula-based Bivariate Cointegration Model
Authors: John Nimitha , Balakrishna N. 
Published: April 2019

This article focuses on a bivariate cointegrating model with non-normal errors. In particular, we propose a bivariate error distribution constructed using two non-identical marginals through a copula. The model parameters are estimated using the method of inference functions for margins and maximum likelihood. Applications of the proposed model are illustrated through real life examples. AMS classification codes: 62M10
A comparison of bibliometric indicators in occupational therapy journals published in English
Authors: Brown Ted , Gutman Sharon A. 
Published: April 2019

Background. The use of bibliometrics to evaluate the quality and impact of refereed journals has increased along with access to electronic databases and citation counts. Purpose. This analysis compared and contrasted the range of publication metrics available for English-language occupational therapy journals. Method. Bibliometric data were sourced for 23 English-language occupational therapy journals, including data from the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) 2- and 5-year impact factor, JCR Immediacy Index, Eigenfactor Score, Article Influence Score, Scopus Source Normalized Impact per Paper, SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) score, and ResearchGate journal impact score. H-indexes for journals were also sourced. Findings. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy had the highest publication metrics. SJR-based scores included a larger number of journals, whereas JCR-based metrics were more restrictive in the number of journals included. Implications. Multiple metrics should be used to comprehensively understand occupational therapy journal performance.
Dietary intake of carotenoids and fiber is inversely associated with aggression score in adolescent girls
Authors: Khayyatzadeh Sayyed Saeid , Firouzi Safieh , Askari Maral , Mohammadi Farzane , Nikbakht-Jam Irandokht , Ghazimoradi Maryam , Mohammadzadeh Mohammad , Ferns Gordon A , Ghayour-Mobarhan Majid 
Published: April 2019

Background: Violence and aggression are considered to be important public health issues. There is limited data on the association between dietary intake and aggression score. Aim: We aimed to examine the relationship between the dietary intake and aggressive behavior in Iranian adolescent girls. Methods: The study was carried out among 670 girls aged 12–18 years. A valid and reliable food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) containing 147 food items was used to estimate dietary intake of the study participants. Aggression score was determined using a validated Persian version of the Buss–Perry questionnaire. We analyzed our data using crude and adjusted models. Results: Participants in the fourth quartile of aggression score had significantly higher energy intake compared with those in the first quartile (2808±949 vs 2629±819, p-trend = 0.01). Dietary intakes of soluble fiber (0.42±0.37 vs 0.35±0.29, p = 0.03) and insoluble fiber (2.17±1.65 vs 1.82±1.36, p = 0.02) were significantly higher in the first quartile than in the fourth quartile. In addition, the strongest negative correlations were found between aggression score and dietary soluble fiber ( p = 0.003) and insoluble fiber intake ( p = 0.001). Moreover, aggression score was negatively correlated with dietary α-carotene ( p = 0.02) and β-carotene ( p = 0.04) intake. These associations remained significant even after adjustment for potential confounders. Conclusions: Our results indicated that dietary intakes of fiber, α-carotene, and β-carotene were inversely associated with aggression score. Moreover, a significant positive association was observed between energy intake and aggression score in adolescent girls.
Evaluation of the introduction of the one-stop clinic and dedicated nurses for the ulcer cruris venosum care in the east of the Netherlands
Authors: Rook B , Wikkerink M , Kroft EBM 
Published: April 2019

Objective In the Ziekenhuisgroep Twente Hospital, nurses from two community care organizations were trained to visit patients at home and provide adequate ulcer care. Furthermore, the one-stop clinic was introduced to set a diagnosis and treatment plan at the first visit in the hospital. The purpose of this study was to (a) evaluate if there is a difference in time to wound healing for patients with UCV treated by dedicated nurses compared to treatment by nurses in the Dermatology outpatient clinic and (b) determine if the one-stop clinic setting would lead to a difference in time to wound healing compared to the standard way of care. Methods In this retrospective cohort study, all files of patients with an ulcer in the Dermatology department of ZGT between 1 June 2010 and 1 June 2015 were studied. Results Out of a total of 385 new patients with an ulcer, 97 cases were included. Patients who were treated by dedicated nurses were significantly older ( p = 0.002) and had larger wounds ( p = 0.008). Age was not significantly related to time for wound closure (HR 0.99; 95% CI: 0.97–1.01, p = 0.226). After adjustment for confounders, there was no significant difference in time to wound closure between dedicated nurses (2.2 months (1.4–3.0)) versus hospital care (2.3 months (2.1–2.6)) (HR 1.01; 95% CI: 0.61–1.67, p = 0.961). The one-stop clinic led to a statistically shorter time to closure of the wound (1.8 versus 2.7 standard way of care, p = 0.007). Conclusions Time to wound closure is not statistically different between patients treated by dedicated nurses compared to hospital care when adjusted for the effects of the one-stop clinic. The one-stop clinic gives a significant better chance for faster time to wound closure controlled for both groups.
Alteration of drug-metabolizing enzyme activity in palliative care patients: Microdosed assessment of cytochrome P450 3A
Authors: Geist Marcus , Bardenheuer Hubert , Burhenne Juergen , Mikus Gerd 
Published: April 2019

Background: Cytochrome P450 3A is the most relevant drug-metabolizing enzyme in humans as it is involved in the elimination of 50% of marketed drugs. Nothing is known about the activity of cytochrome P450 3A in palliative care patients who have complicated symptoms often associated with a terminal illness. Aim: In order to improve drug dosing in end-of-life care and to avoid drug interactions, cytochrome P450 3A activity was determined in patients of a palliative care unit under real-life clinical conditions. Design: As midazolam is an established marker substance for cytochrome P450 3A activity, this single-arm prospective trial was designed to obtain a 4-h pharmacokinetic profile of midazolam after oral administration of a 10-µg dose from each enrolled patient. Plasma concentrations of midazolam and its primary metabolite 1′-hydroxy-midazolam were quantified by mass spectrometry techniques. Cytochrome P450 3A activity was calculated as partial metabolic clearance from a limited sampling area under the curve. All other drugs taken by the participating patients were considered, as well as recent blood test results and patients’ diagnoses. The trial was registered at German Clinical Trials Register ( www.drks.de ): DRKS00011753. Setting/participants: The trial was carried out at a university palliative care unit under real-life clinical conditions. Every patient admitted to the ward was screened for possible participation, independent of the individual performance status. Results: Partial metabolic clearance of midazolam in palliative care patients was 31.7 ± 32.1 L/h. This was a highly significant 40% reduction ( p < 0.0001) in comparison with the cytochrome P450 3A activity of healthy subjects. Conclusion: Dosing of cytochrome P450 3A substrate drugs (e.g. macrolide antibiotics, benzodiazepines, calcium channel blockers) needs to be adjusted in palliative care patients; otherwise, escalation of debilitating symptoms due to drug interactions might occur.
Medical complications in a telemedicine home care programme for paediatric ventilated patients
Authors: Muñoz-Bonet Juan I , López-Prats José L , Flor-Macián Eva M , Cantavella Teresa , Domínguez Amparo , Vidal Yvan , Brines Juan 
Published: April 2019

Introduction Advances in paediatric medicine have increased survival rates for patients with severe chronic illnesses, of which the most complex are ventilator-dependent children (VDCs). Although home care improves their quality of life, morbidity and mortality rates are high. Our aim was to study the medical complications (events) that occur at home and assess the usefulness of telemedicine in their detection and treatment. Methods A prospective clinical study (2007–2017) was performed for tracheotomised VDCs. We used a high-density data telemedicine monitoring system from our Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and analysed events during the first two years of home care to study how different variables inter-correlated with the four most common ones: hospital admissions, admissions avoided, event durations and life-threatening events (LTEs); the significance level was set at an alpha of 0.05 in all cases. Results All our VDCs were included ( n = 12); there were 141 events, and these were homogeneously distributed over the study period. The incidence was higher in children who were ventilator dependent for more than 12 h a day (70.9%, p < 0.001) and the main cause was respiratory (69.5%, p < 0.001). Telemedicine was the main initial care and monitoring approach (86.5% and 90.1%, respectively, p < 0.001); 13 events were LTEs, nine were resolved telemedically, four required medicalised transfer to hospital and three resulted in a hospital admission. Discussion Clinical complications are frequent in VDCs receiving home care, and respiratory decompensation is the most frequent cause. Telemedicine facilitated diagnosis and early treatment, and was useful in managing LTEs.
Serotonergic hallucinogens and recognition of facial emotion expressions: a systematic review of the literature
Authors: Rocha Juliana M. , Osório Flávia L. , Crippa José Alexandre S. , Bouso José Carlos , Rossi Giordano N. , Hallak Jaime E. C. , dos Santos Rafael G. 
Published: April 2019

Background: Recognition of emotions in facial expressions (REFE) is a key aspect of social cognition. Anxiety and mood disorders are associated with deficits in REFE, and anxiolytics and antidepressants reverse these deficits. Recent studies have shown that serotonergic hallucinogens (i.e. ayahuasca, dimethyltryptamine, psilocybin, lysergic acid diethylamide [LSD], and mescaline) have anxiolytic and antidepressant properties, but their effects on REFE are not well understood. The purpose of the study was to conduct a systematic review analyzing the effects of serotonergic hallucinogens on REFE in humans. Methods: Studies published in the PubMed, PsycINFO, and Web of Science databases until 19 October 2018 which analyzed the effects of serotonergic hallucinogens on REFE in humans were included. Results: Of the 62 studies identified, 8 studies were included. Included studies involved the administration of a single or a few doses of LSD or psilocybin, and most trials were randomized and controlled with placebo. LSD and psilocybin reduced the recognition of negative emotions in most studies and modulated amygdala activity to these stimuli, which was correlated with antidepressive effects in patients. Both drugs were well tolerated. Conclusions: Serotonergic hallucinogens reduced the recognition of negative emotions by modulating amygdala activity. Despite the small sample sizes, results suggest that serotonergic hallucinogens show promising beneficial effects on deficits in REFE.