bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Medium-term systemic blood pressure after stenting of aortic coarctation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Meijs Timion A , Warmerdam Evangeline G , Slieker Martijn G , Krings Gregor J , Molenschot Mirella M C , Meijboom Folkert J , Sieswerda Gertjan T , Doevendans Pieter A , Bouma Berto J , de Winter Robbert J , Mulder Barbara J M , Voskuil Michiel 
Published: July 2019

ObjectiveLong-term prognosis of patients with coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is impaired due to the high prevalence of hypertension and consequent cardiovascular complications. Although stent implantation results in acute anatomical and haemodynamic benefit, limited evidence exists regarding the late clinical outcome. In this meta-analysis, we aimed to evaluate the medium-term effect of stent placement for CoA on systemic blood pressure (BP).MethodsPubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane databases were searched for non-randomised cohort studies addressing systemic BP ≥12 months following CoA stenting. Meta-analysis was performed on the change in BP from baseline to last follow-up using a random-effects model. Subgroup analyses and meta-regression were conducted to identify sources of heterogeneity between studies.ResultsTwenty-six studies with a total of 1157 patients and a median follow-up of 26 months were included for final analysis. Meta-analysis showed a 20.3 mm Hg (95% CI 16.4 to 24.1 mm Hg; p<0.00001) reduction in systolic BP and an 8.2 mm Hg (12 studies; 95% CI 5.2 to 11.3 mm Hg; p<0.00001) reduction in diastolic BP. A concomitant decrease in the use of antihypertensive medication was observed. High systolic BP and peak systolic gradient at baseline and stenting of native CoA were associated with a greater reduction in systolic BP at follow-up.ConclusionsStent implantation for CoA is associated with a significant decline in systolic and diastolic BP during medium-term follow-up. The degree of BP reduction appears to be dependent on baseline systolic BP, baseline peak systolic gradient, and whether stenting is performed for native or recurrent CoA.
Detection of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) DNA in endocervical samples from a positive and negative HPV woman of Córdoba, Argentina
Authors: Biganzoli Patricia , Frutos María Celia , Venezuela Fernando , Mosmann Jessica , Kiguen Ana , Pavan Jorge , Ferreyra Leonardo , Cuffini Cecilia 
Published: July 2019

AimsThe purpose of the present study was to elucidate the presence of human herpesvirus 6A (HHV-6A), HHV-6B and HHV-7 in samples of the uterine cervix through detection of viral DNA. We analysed normal tissues, samples with low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSILs) and high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSILs). We correlated the presence of HHV-6 and HHV-7 with the finding of human papillomavirus (HPV) in mucosal samples.MethodsCervical samples were examined and grouped as follows: group 1 (n=29), normal cytology; group 2 (n=61), samples with LSIL; group 3 (n=35), samples with HSIL. Molecular biology examinations were performed in all samples to detect HHV-6, HHV-7 and HPV DNA and to typify HHV-6 species.ResultsGroup 1: normal cytology and HPV (−): HHV-6: 6.8% (2/29), HHV-7: 79.3% (23/29); group 2: LSIL and HPV (−): HHV-6: 93.1% (27/29), HHV-7: 96.5% (28/29); LSIL and HPV (+): HHV-6: 0% (0/32), HHV-7: 90.6% (29/32); group 3: HSIL and HPV (−): HHV-6: 20% (2/10), HHV-7: 70% (7/10); HSIL HPV (+): HHV-6: 12% (3/25), HHV-7: 68% (17/25). HHV-6A DNA was not detected in any samples.Conclusions(1) Both HHV-6 and HHV-7 infect the mucosal cells of the cervix with higher prevalence of HHV-7. (2) The higher prevalence of HHV-6 in LSIL HPV (−) samples compared with those with normal cytology indicates that it constitutes a possible risk factor for atypia production. (3) The presence of HHV-7 in all samples questions its role in the production of atypia. (4) The finding of HHV-6 and HHV-7 suggests that the cervical mucosa is a possible transmission pathway for these viruses.
Residential mobility and socioemotional and behavioural difficulties in a preschool population cohort of New Zealand children
Authors: Nathan Kim , Robertson Oliver , Atatoa Carr Polly , Howden-Chapman Philippa , Pierse Nevil 
Published: July 2019

BackgroundFindings regarding early residential mobility and increased risk for socioemotional and behavioural (SEB) difficulties in preschool children are mixed, with some studies finding no evidence of an association once known covariates are controlled for. Our aim was to investigate residential mobility and SEB difficulties in a population cohort of New Zealand (NZ) children.MethodsData from the Integrated Data Infrastructure were examined for 313 164 children born in NZ since 2004 who had completed the Before School Check at 4 years of age. Residential mobility was determined from address data. SEB difficulty scores were obtained from the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire administered as part of the Before School Check.ResultsThe prevalence of residential mobility was 69%; 12% of children had moved ≥4 times. A linear association between residential mobility and increased SEB difficulties was found (B=0.58), which remained robust when controlling for several known covariates. Moves >10 km and moving to areas of higher socioeconomic deprivation were associated with increased SEB difficulties (B=0.08 and B=0.09, respectively), while residential mobility before 2 years of age was not. Children exposed to greater residential mobility were 8% more likely to obtain SEB difficulties scores of clinical concern than children exposed to fewer moves (adjusted OR 1.08).ConclusionThis study found a linear association between residential mobility and increased SEB difficulties in young children. This result highlights the need to consider residential mobility as a risk factor for SEB difficulties in the preschool years.
Lipoprotein(a) and coronary artery disease in Chinese postmenopausal female patients: a large cross-sectional cohort study
Authors: Liu Shuo-Lin , Wu Na-Qiong , Guo Yuan-Lin , Zhu Cheng-Gang , Gao Ying , Sun Jing , Xu Rui-Xia , Liu Geng , Dong Qian , Li Jian-Jun 
Published: July 2019

AbstractBackgroundIt has been reported that lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease. The present study aimed to examine the association of Lp(a) levels with the presence and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) in female patients.MethodsA total of 3712 female patients who received coronary angiography were consecutively enrolled. The levels of Lp(a) were measured and compared among patients with or without CAD, myocardial infarction and menopause. Spearman correlation analysis and logistic regression analysis were used to examine the association of Lp(a) with the presence of CAD and the severity of coronary atherosclerosis assessed by Gensini score (GS).ResultsThe average of Lp(a) levels was elevated as age increased in female subjects. Notably, women after menopause had higher Lp(a) levels compared with that before menopause (16.8 mg/dL (IQR 7.54–41.12 mg/dL) vs 14.7 mg/dL (IQR 6.72–30.82 mg/dL), p=0.002). Furthermore, multiple logistic regression analysis identified that Lp(a)&gt;30 mg/dL was an independent risk factor of CAD in the postmenopausal females (OR: 1.33, 95% CI: 1.08 to 1.63, p=0.007). Finally, Lp(a) had a positive correlation with GS (r=0.11, p&lt;0.001), and Lp(a)&gt;30 mg/dL was an independent risk factor for high GS (OR: 1.43, 95% CI: 1.14 to 1.79, p=0.02) in the postmenopausal females.ConclusionCirculating Lp(a) levels were independently associated with the presence and severity of CAD in the postmenopausal females, suggesting that Lp(a) may be useful for prevention and risk-stratification of CAD in female individuals.
COMPARING TRANSVERSE PLANE BIOMECHANICS BETWEEN FIXED- AND MOBILE-BEARING TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY DURING LEVEL WALKING, STAIR NEGOTIATION AND PIVOTING
Authors: WANG SHANGCHENG , LIU ZHIHONG , FENG JIANMING , DENG LIANFU , ZHENG NAIQUAN NIGEL 
Published: July 2019

Compared with fixed-bearing (FB) total knee arthroplasty (TKA), mobile-bearing (MB) TKA may promote knee rotation and reduce rotational load at bone–implant interface. Unfortunately, this hypothesis has not been examined with neither knee rotation during stance of pivoting nor knee rotational moment during activities other than level walking. This study used 3D motion analysis to obtain the rotation of tibia relative to the femur and knee rotation moment during stance phase of level walking, stair ascent/descent, step and spin turn for 17 FB, 20[Formula: see text]MB and 28 healthy knees. Statistical comparisons revealed that transverse plane biomechanics was similar between MB and FB knees. Compared with healthy knees ([Formula: see text]), both FB ([Formula: see text]) and MB knees ([Formula: see text]) reduced internal rotation during step turn at early stance. During spin turn, FB knees ([Formula: see text] vs. [Formula: see text]) reduced internal rotation at late stance, whereas MB knees ([Formula: see text] versus [Formula: see text]) reduced external rotation at early stance. MB knees (0.064% and 0.126% body weight [Formula: see text] height) had lower peak external rotation moments during early stance phase of both level walking and spin turn than healthy knees (0.108% and 0.238% body weight [Formula: see text] height). Using FB for TKA surgery without bias and step-turn strategy for pivoting were recommended.
Plant wax compounds and soil microbial DNA profiles to ascertain urban land use type
Authors: Dawson L. A. , Macdonald L. M. , Ritz K. 
Published: July 2019

Abstract

Soil material found on questioned items (such as footwear, tools or vehicles) during a police enquiry can provide powerful forensic intelligence (and evidence) relating to geographical origin. We evaluated the potential of organic biomarkers (i.e. plant wax compounds
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-alkanes and fatty alcohols) and microbial community DNA profiles (bacterial and fungal) in providing land-use-based intelligence within two geographically separated urban study areas. Our results demonstrate the limited potential of basic soil physico-chemical analysis, mineralogy (X-ray diffraction) and spectroscopic (colour and Fourier transform infrared) methods in providing land-use intelligence within these specific localized urban environments. Our results also demonstrate the complementary nature of biochemical/biological analysis to mineralogy, providing important information about the variability of analysis in localized urban environments. However the
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-alkane compounds proved variable within land-use types. Bacterial DNA profiles were influenced by both land use and the urban/geographical origin. Fatty alcohol compounds and fungal DNA profiles provided characteristic analyses that discriminated grass-dominated, flowerbed, woodland and roadside soils, regardless of urban/geographic origin. Supported by appropriate knowledge of landscape variability (e.g. spatial, temporal), these methods demonstrate potential to provide rapid and cost-effective land-use-based intelligence to complement soil inorganic information over a greater definition of scale relevant to a contact point location at a locus.
Exploration performance in the UK and Norwegian North Sea
Authors: Myers Keith , Rouillard Pierrick , Zanella Edwige 
Published: July 2019

Abstract
The exploration performance of the UK and Norway sectors of the North Sea in the years from 2008 to 2017 has been compared. In the decade between 2008 and 2017, 194 wildcats were completed in the Norwegian sector compared with 140 in the UK sector. Commercial volumes discovered in Norway were 4.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent (bnboe), of which 2.4 bnboe were accounted for by the Johan Sverdrup discovery in 2010/11. Excluding Johan Sverdrup, 1.9 bnboe were discovered in the Norwegian sector compared with 1.1 bnboe in the UK sector. The outlier Johan Sverdrup has been extracted from the performance analysis to get a better picture of the underlying trends in comparative exploration performance. Commercial success rates were comparable across the median line at 28% but the average discovery size was 30% higher at 26 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe) in Norway, compared with 18 mmboe in the UK. The higher average discovery size meant that exploration efficiency, as measured by oil and gas discovered per wildcat well was higher in Norway at 10 mmboe per well compared with 8 mmboe in the UK. Differences in exploration performance across the median line largely reflect differences in exploration maturity. Most prospects drilled in the UK were either full stratigraphic traps or were combined structural/stratigraphic traps, whereas in the Norwegian sector stratigraphic traps are still in a minority, although the proportion is increasing. Exploring for stratigraphic traps effectively is a key challenge in the North Sea today – commercial success rates for this trap type were running at only 25% in the UK and 21% in Norway in the period.
Cortical and subcortical alterations associated with precision visuomotor behavior in individuals with autism spectrum disorder
Authors: Unruh Kathryn E. , Martin Laura E. , Magnon Grant , Vaillancourt David E. , Sweeney John A. , Mosconi Matthew W. 
Published: July 2019

In addition to core deficits in social-communication abilities and repetitive behaviors and interests, many patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience developmental comorbidities, including sensorimotor issues. Sensorimotor issues are common in ASD and associated with more severe clinical symptoms. Importantly, sensorimotor behaviors are precisely quantifiable and highly translational, offering promising targets for neurophysiological studies of ASD. We used functional MRI to identify brain regions associated with sensorimotor behavior using a visually guided precision gripping task in individuals with ASD ( n = 20) and age-, IQ-, and handedness-matched controls ( n = 18). During visuomotor behavior, individuals with ASD showed greater force variability than controls. The blood oxygen level-dependent signal for multiple cortical and subcortical regions was associated with force variability, including motor and premotor cortex, posterior parietal cortex, extrastriate cortex, putamen, and cerebellum. Activation in the right premotor cortex scaled with sensorimotor variability in controls but not in ASD. Individuals with ASD showed greater activation than controls in left putamen and left cerebellar lobule VIIb, and activation in these regions was associated with more severe clinically rated symptoms of ASD. Together, these results suggest that greater sensorimotor variability in ASD is associated with altered cortical-striatal processes supporting action selection and cortical-cerebellar circuits involved in feedback-guided reactive adjustments of motor output. Our findings also indicate that atypical organization of visuomotor cortical circuits may result in heightened reliance on subcortical circuits typically dedicated to motor skill acquisition. Overall, these results provide new evidence that sensorimotor alterations in ASD involve aberrant cortical and subcortical organization that may contribute to key clinical issues in patients. NEW & NOTEWORTHY This is the first known study to examine functional brain activation during precision visuomotor behavior in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We replicate previous findings of elevated force variability in ASD and find these deficits are associated with atypical function of ventral premotor cortex, putamen, and posterolateral cerebellum, indicating cortical-striatal processes supporting action selection and cortical-cerebellar circuits involved in feedback-guided reactive adjustments of motor output may be key targets for understanding the neurobiology of ASD.
Vestibular modulation of visuomotor feedback gains in reaching
Authors: Oostwoud Wijdenes Leonie , van Beers Robert J. , Medendorp W. Pieter 
Published: July 2019

Humans quickly and sophisticatedly correct their movements in response to changes in the world, such as when reaching to a target that abruptly changes its location. The vigor of these movement corrections is time-dependent, increasing if the time left to make the correction decreases, which can be explained by optimal feedback control (OFC) theory as an increase of optimal feedback gains. It is unknown whether corrections for changes in the world are as sophisticated under full-body motion. For successful visually probed motor corrections during full-body motion, not only the motion of the hand relative to the body needs to be taken into account, but also the motion of the hand in the world should be considered, because their relative positions are changing. Here, in two experiments, we show that visuomotor feedback corrections in response to target jumps are more vigorous for faster passive full-body translational acceleration than for slower acceleration, suggesting that vestibular information modulates visuomotor feedback gains. Interestingly, these corrections do not demonstrate the time-dependent characteristics that body-stationary visuomotor feedback gains typically show, such that an optimal feedback control model fell short to explain them. We further show that the vigor of corrections generally decreased over the course of trials within the experiment, suggesting that the sensorimotor system adjusted its gains when learning to integrate the vestibular input into hand motor control. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Vestibular information is used in the control of reaching movements to world-stationary visual targets, while the body moves. Here, we show that vestibular information also modulates the corrective reach responses when the target changes position during the body motion: visuomotor feedback gains increase for faster body acceleration. Our results suggest that vestibular information is integrated into fast visuomotor control of reaching movements.
An Environmental Scan of Biopsychosocial and Clinical Variables in Cohort Studies of Cancer Survivors
Authors: Krok-Schoen Jessica L. , Bernardo Brittany M. , Elena Joanne W. , Green Paige A. , Hoover Elise , Peng Juan , Anderson Garnet L. , Caan Bette , Johnson Lisa G. , Paskett Electra D. 
Published: July 2019

Abstract

Background:
An inventory of cancer survivorship cohorts is necessary to identify important gaps in what is being studied among cancer survivors.

Methods:
We conducted an environmental scan of cancer survivor cohorts to determine the scope and scale of information collected on demographic, biopsychosocial, and selected clinical variables from cancer survivors. Cohorts were eligible for inclusion in the environmental scan if the study was conducted in the United States, reported in English, and consisted of data collected from cancer survivors postdiagnosis and followed for at least 1 year.

Results:
Out of the 131 cohorts identified, 62 were eligible. There were 23 cancer sites represented, and more than half of the studies included breast cancer survivors (n = 34). The next most commonly included cancers were leukemia (n = 22) and lymphoma (n = 23). The majority (n = 59) collected information on clinical characteristics and basic diagnostic information, patient demographic characteristics (n = 57), patient-reported symptoms (n = 44), lifestyle (n = 45), and psychologic characteristics (n = 42). Half collected biospecimens (n = 35) and biomarkers (n = 35); fewer collected CAM use (n = 19) and social characteristics (n = 27).

Conclusions:
Extensive data are available in cancer cohorts to study important questions relevant to cancer survivors. Cohorts should consider collecting information on social and environmental factors, as well as biospecimen collection and biomarker analyses, and should include survivors from cancer sites less likely to be studied.

Impact:
This information can assist researchers in understanding the types of information currently being gathered from cancer survivors for further analysis and identify areas where more research is needed.
Pretreatment Dietary Patterns Are Associated with the Presence of Nutrition Impact Symptoms 1 Year after Diagnosis in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
Authors: Crowder Sylvia L. , Sarma Kalika P. , Mondul Alison M. , Chen Yi Tang , Li Zonggui , Pepino M. Yanina , Zarins Katie R. , Wolf Gregory T. , Rozek Laura S. , Arthur Anna E. 
Published: July 2019

AbstractBackground:Dietary inflammatory potential could impact the presence and severity of chronic adverse treatment effects among patients with head and neck cancer. The objective of this study was to determine whether pretreatment dietary patterns are associated with nutrition impact symptoms (NIS) as self-reported 1 year after diagnosis.Methods:This was a longitudinal study of 336 patients with newly diagnosed head and neck cancer enrolled in the University of Michigan Head and Neck Specialized Program of Research Excellence. Principal component analysis was utilized to derive pretreatment dietary patterns from food frequency questionnaire data. Burden of seven NIS was self-reported 1 year after diagnosis. Associations between pretreatment dietary patterns and individual symptoms and a composite NIS summary score were examined with multivariable logistic regression models.Results:The two dietary patterns that emerged were prudent and Western. After adjusting for age, smoking status, body mass index, tumor site, cancer stage, calories, and human papillomavirus status, significant inverse associations were observed between the prudent pattern and difficulty chewing [OR 0.44; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.21–0.93; P = 0.03], dysphagia of liquids (OR 0.38; 95% CI, 0.18–0.79; P = 0.009), dysphagia of solid foods (OR 0.46; 95% CI, 0.22–0.96; P = 0.03), mucositis (OR 0.48; 95% CI, 0.24–0.96; P = 0.03), and the NIS summary score (OR 0.45; 95% CI, 0.22–0.94; P = 0.03). No significant associations were observed between the Western pattern and NIS.Conclusions:Consumption of a prudent diet before treatment may help reduce the risk of chronic NIS burden among head and neck cancer survivors.Impact:Dietary interventions are needed to test whether consumption of a prudent dietary pattern before and during head and neck cancer treatment results in reduced NIS burden.
Comparative and Historical Sociology of Women’s Careers: an Introduction
Authors: Onaka Fumiya , Nagai Akiko 
Published: July 2019

Abstract
Various hypotheses have been used to examine gender inequality in careers, while at the same time comparative and historical sociology has developed around certain areas of interest. This introduction clarifies that there is a need for a comparative and historical sociology specifically related to women’s careers. It presents the rationale for this special issue, which gathers articles opening gateways to further research in this vein.
Does Japanese Women’s Labor Force Development Cause Gender Inequality?: Focusing on Maternity Leave Substitute Jobs in 1940’s-70’s
Authors: Atobe Chisato 
Published: July 2019

Abstract
This article describes a social divide among women which was caused by an increase of highly-educated women’s labor force participation. The author focuses on female teachers in elementary school who managed to continue working after marriage in a time when most married women stayed at home in Japan. By focusing on a difference between the types of employment status among female teachers, the examination revealed that a group of women with low wages and unstable employment was generated as an unintended consequence when female teachers, who were regarded to have a stable occupational status, sought to continue working after giving birth. Further study should be conducted on this problem, because an international divide of labor is in progress under the global economy.