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The effect of the food grade additive phosphate pre‐treatment prior to the industrial cooking process in the quality of cooked peeled shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)
Authors: Damasceno Micaela da Silva Paula , Gonçalves Alex A 
Published: December 2018

AbstractBACKGROUNDThe food‐grade additive phosphates have been highlighted as a potential alternative as a humectant agent to avoid large yield losses. Thus, the combined effect of phosphate with industrial cooking on shrimp quality was evaluated. Phosphate concentration (3% and 5%) and contact time (30 and 60 min) were evaluated as a pre‐treatment to the industrial cooking of the peeled shrimp, in a shrimp processing plant. The yield process (%), physical quality [pH, color, texture, and water‐holding capacity (WHC)] and chemical quality [moisture, protein, moisture/protein ratio, phosphate, and sodium] were also evaluated.RESULTSOur results showed that the food grade phosphates treatment showed a satisfactory effect on reduction of the weight loss, increase of the WHC (after cooking and posterior thawing), increase of the M/P ratio, improvement of the texture, decrease in the meat coloring, increase of the pH (0.3 to 0.5 units), but no affect on the shrimp overall quality (cooking yield, texture, WHC). Therefore, the residual phosphate and sodium contents increased proportionally with the concentration and time of contact with the additives, and slightly above the legal phosphate limit allowed.CONCLUSIONWe observed that the phosphate used as a pre‐treatment of cooking step in shrimp plant processing improves the product quality, however, this treatment must be realized in accordance with the current federal legislation in each country. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry
Assessment of the Right and Left Atrial Functions at Midterm After Surgical and Device Atrial Septal Defect Closure: A 2‐Dimensional Speckle‐Tracking Echocardiographic Study
Authors: Hajizeinali Alimohammad , Iri Mohammadreza , Hosseinsabet Ali 
Published: December 2018

ObjectivesThe available literature lacks data on the comparison of the functions of the right atrium (RA) and left atrium (LA) between surgical atrial septal defect (ASD) closure and percutaneous device ASD closure at follow‐up durations of longer than 1 year. We sought to evaluate the RA and LA functions in patients who underwent surgical or device ASD closure between 1 and 5 years postprocedurally.MethodsThe study population included 30 patients who underwent device ASD closure and 30 who underwent surgical ASD closure, who were matched for the procedural time, age, and sex, in addition to 30 control participants. The RA and LA functions were evaluated with 2‐dimensional speckle‐tracking echocardiography.ResultsThe LA systolic and early diastolic strain and strain rate values and the RA early diastolic strain rate in the device closure group were more likely to be abnormal than in the control group. The RA systolic and late diastolic strain and strain rate values, the RA early diastolic strain rate, and the LA early diastolic strain in the surgical closure group were more likely to be abnormal than in the control group. The RA systolic strain and strain rate in the surgical closure group were more likely to be abnormal than in the device closure group.ConclusionsThe LA reservoir and conduit functions and the RA contraction function in the patients who underwent device ASD closure and all of the RA functions and the LA conduit function in the patients who underwent surgical ASD closure were more likely to be abnormal than those in the control participants. The RA reservoir function in the surgical closure group was more likely to be abnormal than that in the device closure group.
Temporoparietal frey syndrome: An uncommon variant of a common syndrome
Authors: Wood C. Burton , Netterville James L. 
Published: December 2018

Objectives/HypothesisTo describe a previously unreported variant of Frey syndrome. Gustatory sweating is a common complication of parotidectomy and typically directly overlies the surgical site or parotid bed. In some instances, the sweating may occur beyond the parotid bed or involve tissue that was undisturbed during the procedure.Study DesignRetrospective case series.MethodsAll cases of temporoparietal Frey syndrome in a single surgeon's experience were reviewed.ResultsSeven patients were found to have temporoparietal Frey syndrome. Three patients had concomitant first bite syndrome. Three patients had some form of reconstruction at time of surgery. The mean time to onset of symptoms was 11.5 months, with a range of 7 to 21 months. Four patients did not require any treatment for their symptoms, but two patients required intradermal Botox injections for symptomatic relief.DiscussionThis study describes a previously unreported variant of Frey syndrome with symptoms occurring distal to the parotid gland. This likely develops either by regeneration of severed postganglionic fibers into sympathetic targets distally along the course of the auriculotemporal nerve or by regeneration into fibers of the sympathetic plexus traveling along the superficial temporal artery.Level of EvidenceLaryngoscope, 129:2071–2075, 2019
Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma in prepubertal males: A diagnostic dilemma
Authors: Camilon P. Ryan , Rahbar Reza , Cunningham Michael J. , Adil Eelam A. 
Published: December 2018

Objectives/HypothesisTo highlight the presentation and management of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) in prepubertal children.Study DesignSingle‐institution 10‐year retrospective review.MethodsAll identified cases of pathologically confirmed JNA in children <10 years of age were assessed from a gender, imaging and embolization findings, tumor stage, surgical approach, and clinical outcomes standpoint, and compared to a group of stage‐matched older patients from the same time period.ResultsOf 45 patients over the 10‐year study period, four male children between 8 to 9.8 years of age were identified. One patient had University of Pittsburgh Medical Center stage 1 disease, and the other three had stage 3 disease at presentation. A malignant process other than JNA was of concern preoperatively in two of the four children due to a combination of aggressive imaging characteristics and an absence of pterygopalatine fossa involvement. Such pterygopalatine fossa involvement was comparatively uniformly present in a group of stage‐matched JNA patients aged 15 to 21 years. All four prepubescent children underwent surgical resection via transnasal endoscopic approach following ipsilateral sphenopalatine artery embolization without the need for blood transfusion. There were no recurrences in three of the four cases at a median follow‐up duration of 2.3 years (range, 0.8–6.4 years).ConclusionsJNA may pose a diagnostic challenge in prepubertal males due to the atypical age at presentation and absence of classic imaging characteristics. Successful endoscopic transnasal resection is possible despite anatomic constrictions.Level of Evidence4Laryngoscope, 129:1777–1783, 2019
Increased accumulation of CD30 ligand‐positive mast cells associates with eosinophilic inflammation in nasal polyps
Authors: Zhai Guan‐Ting , Li Jing‐Xian , Zhang Xin‐Hao , Liao Bo , Lu Xiang , Liu Zheng 
Published: December 2018

ObjectiveActivation of mast cells associates with eosinophilic inflammation in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). The disease‐specific mast cell‐triggering mechanisms apart from immunoglobulin E are poorly understood in CRSwNP. CD30L/CD30 are members of the tumor necrosis factor/receptor superfamily and display immune modulatory function on mast cells. The aim of this study was to explore the expression and function of CD30 and CD30L in CRSwNP.MethodsThe mRNA expression of CD30 and CD30L was analyzed by real‐time polymerase chain reaction. The cellular expression of CD30L was determined by immunofluorescence staining. The soluble CD30 levels in nasal tissues were detected by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay. HMC‐1 cells, a human mast cell line, were cultured and stimulated with CD30.ResultsCompared with control tissues, CD30 mRNA expression levels were increased in eosinophilic polyps, and soluble CD30 protein levels were upregulated in both eosinophilic and noneosinophilic polyps with a greater increase in eosinophilic type. CD30 was expressed by T cells and B cells in nasal polyps. The CD30L mRNA expression levels and the number of CD30L+ cells and CD30L+tryptase+ mast cells were increased in eosinophilic polyps but not in noneosinophilic polyps as compared with control tissues. Mast cells accounted for 60% of CD30L+ cells in eosinophilic polyps. CD30 induced HMC‐1 cells to produce interleukin (IL)‐4 and IL‐13 without degranulation. Mast cells expressed IL‐4 and IL‐13 in eosinophilic polyps. The number of CD30L+tryptase+ mast cells was positively correlated with the number of eosinophils and total inflammatory cells in eosinophilic polyps.ConclusionCD30/CD30L‐mediated mast cell activation may promote the eosinophilic inflammation in CRSwNP.Level of EvidenceNA Laryngoscope, 129:E110–E117, 2019
Cortical networks for speech motor control in unilateral vocal fold paralysis
Authors: Naunheim Molly L. , Yung Katherine C. , Schneider Sarah L. , Henderson‐Sabes Jennifer , Kothare Hardik , Hinkley Leighton B. , Mizuiri Danielle , Klein David J. , Houde John F. , Nagarajan Srikantan S. , Cheung Steven W. 
Published: December 2018

ObjectiveTo evaluate brain networks for motor control of voice production in patients with treated unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP).Study DesignCross‐sectional comparison.MethodsNine UVFP patients treated by type I thyroplasty, and 11 control subjects were compared using magnetoencephalographic imaging to measure beta band (12–30 Hz) neural oscillations during voice production with perturbation of pitch feedback. Differences in beta band power relative to baseline were analyzed to identify cortical areas with abnormal activity within the 400 ms perturbation period and 125 ms beyond, for a total of 525 ms.ResultsWhole‐brain task‐induced beta band activation patterns were qualitatively similar in both treated UVFP patients and healthy controls. Central vocal motor control plasticity in UVFP was expressed within constitutive components of central human communication networks identified in healthy controls. Treated UVFP patients exhibited statistically significant enhancement (P < 0.05) in beta band activity following pitch perturbation onset in left auditory cortex to 525 ms, left premotor cortex to 225 ms, and left and right frontal cortex to 525 ms.ConclusionThis study further corroborates that a peripheral motor impairment of the larynx can affect central cortical networks engaged in auditory feedback processing, vocal motor control, and judgment of voice‐as‐self. Future research to dissect functional relationships among constitutive cortical networks could reveal neurophysiological bases of central contributions to voice production impairment in UVFP. Those novel insights would motivate innovative treatments to improve voice production and reduce misalignment of voice‐quality judgment between clinicians and patients.Level of Evidence3bLaryngoscope, 129:2125–2130, 2019
An early seizure variant type of a male Rett syndrome patient with a MECP2 p.Arg133His missense mutation
Authors: Yoon Jin A. , Yoo Yongjin , Lee Je Sang , Kim Young Mi , Shin Yong Beom 
Published: December 2018

AbstractBackgroundThe clinical spectrum of Rett syndrome (RTT; Mendelian Inheritance in Man [MIM] #312750) in males is considered to be wider than previously expected. Therefore, the existence of RTT with a normal male karyotype is still controversial. Here, we report the first case of a male patient presenting with an early seizure type of Rett‐like phenotypes with a missense variant of MECP2.MethodAn 8‐month‐old male was admitted to the pediatric department due to an initial seizure event following aspiration pneumonia and was referred to our clinic for the evaluation of unexplained neuroregression. Genomic DNA was prepared from venous blood by standard procedures and was processed at the Yale Center for Genome Analysis (YCGA) for whole exome sequencing (WES). Processing of sequence data, variant calling, and the identification of de novo mutations were then performed. Direct Sanger sequencing was performed following PCR amplification.ResultIn this patient with a normal karyotype, WES analysis led to the identification of a novel, de novo missense variant of MECP2 (p.Arg133His) that is not observed in the normal population.ConclusionThis rare case of an p.Arg133His hemizygous MECP2 missense mutation could guide future treatment and follow‐up plans for RETT‐like phenotypes.
Predictors of new graduate nurses’ health over the first 4 years of practice
Authors: Spence Laschinger Heather K. , Wong Carol , Read Emily , Cummings Greta , Leiter Michael , Macphee Maura , Regan Sandra , Rhéaume‐Brüning Ann , Ritchie Judith , Burkoski Vanessa , Grinspun Doris , Gurnham Mary Ellen , Huckstep Sherri , Jeffs Lianne , Macdonald‐Rencz Sandra , Ruffolo Maurio , Shamian Judith , Wolff Angela , Young‐Ritchie Carol , Wood Kevin 
Published: December 2018

AbstractAimTo examine predictors of Canadian new graduate nurses’ health outcomes over 1 year.DesignA time‐lagged mail survey was conducted.MethodNew graduate nurses across Canada (N = 406) responded to a mail survey at two time points: November 2012–March 2013 (Time 1) and May–July 2014 (Time 2). Multiple linear regression (mental and overall health) and logistic regression (post‐traumatic stress disorder risk) analyses were conducted to assess the impact of Time 1 predictors on Time 2 health outcomes.ResultsBoth situational and personal factors were significantly related to mental and overall health and post‐traumatic stress disorder risk. Regression analysis identified that cynicism was a significant predictor of all three health outcomes, while occupational coping self‐efficacy explained unique variance in mental health and work–life interference explained unique variance in post‐traumatic stress disorder risk.
Effect of Resveratrol on Blood Lipid Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Authors: Zhao Hang , Song An , Zhang Yunjia , Shu Linyi , Song Guangyao , Ma Huijuan 
Published: December 2018

ObjectiveFew studies have considered the effect of resveratrol on blood lipid levels, and the results of these studies are inconsistent. In this study, the first meta‐analysis on the effect of resveratrol on blood lipid levels in patients with type 2 diabetes was conducted.MethodsThis study used keywords such as type 2 diabetes, total cholesterol, triglyceride (TG), high‐density lipoprotein, low‐density lipoprotein, and resveratrol and their abbreviations, free words, and related words to search PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase. The Cochrane risk of bias tool was used to evaluate the risk of bias, and Review Manager 5.3 and Stata 13.0 were used for data merging and statistical analysis.ResultsTen randomized controlled trials involving a total of 363 patients with type 2 diabetes were included in the analysis. The results show that longer resveratrol intervention time (≥6 months) can reduce TG levels. But resveratrol increased total cholesterol in patients within obesity range. In type 2 diabetes patients with obesity and in those who took lipid‐lowering drugs, resveratrol increased low‐density lipoprotein levels.ConclusionsResveratrol can improve TG in patients with type 2 diabetes.
A comparison of psychosocial care preferences of breast cancer women in Mainland China and Hong Kong
Authors: Tang Lili , Zhang Yening , Pang Ying , He Yi , Wang Yan , Fielding Richard , Deng Lisha 
Published: December 2018

AbstractPurposeDespite shared cultural values, Mainland China's health care system differs from that of Hong Kong. We compared preferences for psychosocial care in Mainland breast cancer women with their Hong Kong counterparts to determine core preferences for, and correlates of, clinical psychosocial care implementation.MethodsTwo hundred eighty breast cancer patients from 23 hospitals located in 15 provinces across Mainland China were recruited to complete the 55‐item Chinese version of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council's National Breast Cancer Centre assessment. Items ranked by proportions of women endorsing them as “essential” for care were compared with similar rankings by Hong Kong Chinese women with breast cancer.ResultsValid response rate was 83% (231/280). Among 231 breast cancer patients, greater than 40% endorsed 15/55 items as essential for effective psychosocial care. Of the top 10 ranked “repeatable” items, seven items were common to both Chinese and Hong Kong breast cancer women, while of the top 10 ranked “once‐only” items, nine were common. Mainland breast cancer women ranked help with anxiety and social roles higher than did their Hong Kong counterparts. Demographic factors significantly associated with psychosocial care needs included ethnicity, age, income source and level, religious beliefs, education level, marital status, residential status, and current therapies.ConclusionsChinese breast cancer patients prioritize both disease and treatment information and psychosocially sensitive care, making these core items in comprehensive psychosocial care implementation by clinicians and nurses.
The generation of ground‐state structures and electronic properties of ternary AlkTilNim clusters (k + l + m = 4) from a two‐stage density functional theory global searching approach
Authors: Koh Pin Wai , Yoon Tiem Leong , Lim Thong Leng , Chang Yee Hui Robin 
Published: December 2018

AbstractStructural and electronic properties of ternary clusters AlkTilNim, where k, l, and m are integers and k + l + m = 4, are investigated. These clusters are generated and studied by performing a two‐stage density functional theory (DFT) calculations using the Slater, Vosko, Wilks, and Nusair (SVWN) and Becke three‐parameter, Lee‐Yang‐Parr (B3LYP) functional exchange correlations. In the first stage, an unbiased global search algorithm coupled with a DFT code with a light exchange‐correlation and smaller basis sets are used to generate the lowest energy cluster structures. It is then followed by further optimization using another round of DFT calculation with heavy exchanged correlations and large basis set. Electronic properties of the structures obtained via the two‐stage procedure are then studied via DFT calculations. The results are illustrated in the form of ternary diagram. Our DFT calculations find that the stability of the cluster increases with the increase in the number of nickel atoms inside the clusters. Our findings provide new insight into the ternary metallic cluster through the structure, stability, chemical order, and electronic properties studies.
Ti‐Based Catalysts and Photocatalysts: Characterization and Modeling
Authors: Mino Lorenzo , Signorile Matteo , Crocellà Valentina , Lamberti Carlo 
Published: December 2018

AbstractThis perspective article aims to underline how cutting‐edge synchrotron radiation spectroscopies such as extended X‐ray absorption spectroscopy (EXAFS), X‐ray absorption near edge structure (XANES), high resolution fluorescence detected (HRFD) XANES, X‐ray emission spectroscopy (XES) and resonant inelastic X‐ray scattering (RIXS) have played a key role in the structural and electronic characterization of Ti‐based catalysts and photocatalysts, representing an important additional value to the outcomes of conventional laboratory spectroscopies (UV‐Vis, IR, Raman, EPR, NMR etc.). Selected examples are taken from the authors research activity in the last two decades, covering both band‐gap and shape engineered TiO2 materials and microporous titanosilicates (ETS‐10, TS‐1 and Ti−AlPO‐5). The relevance of the state of the art simulation techniques as a support for experiments interpretation is underlined for all the reported examples.
What Kind of Monist is Anne Finch Conway?
Authors: GORDON-ROTH JESSICA 
Published: December 2018

AbstractOne of the most basic questions an ontology can address is: How many things, or substances, are there? A monist will say, ‘just one’. But there are different stripes of monism, and where the borders between these different views lie rests on the question, ‘To what does this “oneness” apply?’ Some monists apply ‘oneness’ to existence. Others apply ‘oneness’ to types. Determining whether a philosopher is a monist and deciphering what this is supposed to mean is no easy task, especially when it comes to those writing in the early modern period because many philosophers of the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries include God in their ontologies. InThe Principles,Anne Finch Conway offers an ontology that is often described as being both ‘vitalist’ and ‘monist’. I take this to mean that, for Conway, all that exists is in some way alive and that if asked ‘How many things, or substances, are there?’ Conway would say, ‘Just one’. But to what does this ‘oneness’ apply? And where does the point of disagreement between Conway and her interlocutors, Hobbes, Spinoza, More, and Descartes lie? In this paper, I argue that determining the answer to this first question turns out to be quite difficult. Nevertheless, we can still make sense of the second.
Technological Seduction and Self-Radicalization
Authors: ALFANO MARK , CARTER J. ADAM , CHEONG MARC 
Published: December 2018

AbstractMany scholars agree that the Internet plays a pivotal role in self-radicalization, which can lead to behaviors ranging from lone-wolf terrorism to participation in white nationalist rallies to mundane bigotry and voting for extremist candidates. However, the mechanisms by which the Internet facilitates self-radicalization are disputed; some fault the individuals who end up self-radicalized, while others lay the blame on the technology itself. In this paper, we explore the role played by technological design decisions in online self-radicalization in its myriad guises, encompassing extreme as well as more mundane forms. We begin by characterizing the phenomenon of technological seduction. Next, we distinguish between top-down seduction and bottom-up seduction. We then situate both forms of technological seduction within the theoretical model of dynamical systems theory. We conclude by articulating strategies for combating online self-radicalization.
Effects of non-periodic portions of interface on Richtmyer–Meshkov instability
Authors: Luo Xisheng , Liang Yu , Si Ting , Zhai Zhigang 
Published: December 2018

The development of a non-periodic $\text{air}\text{/}\text{SF}_{6}$ gaseous interface subjected to a planar shock wave is investigated experimentally and theoretically to evaluate the effects of the non-periodic portions of the interface on the Richtmyer–Meshkov instability. Experimentally, five kinds of discontinuous chevron-shaped interfaces with or without non-periodic portions are created by the extended soap film technique. The post-shock flows and the interface morphologies are captured by schlieren photography combined with a high-speed video camera. A periodic chevron-shaped interface, which is multi-modal (81 % fundamental mode and 19 % high-order modes), is first considered to evaluate the impulsive linear model and several typical nonlinear models. Then, the non-periodic chevron-shaped interfaces are investigated and the results show that the existence of non-periodic portions significantly changes the balanced position of the initial interface, and subsequently disables the nonlinear model which is applicable to the periodic chevron-shaped interface. A modified nonlinear model is proposed to consider the effects of the non-periodic portions. It turns out that the new model can predict the growth of the shocked non-periodic interface well. Finally, a method is established using spectrum analysis on the initial shape of the interface to separate its bubble structure and spike structure such that the new model can apply to any random perturbed interface. These findings can facilitate the understanding of the evolution of non-periodic interfaces which are more common in reality.