bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Patient Characteristics and Surgical Approach Impacting Simultaneous to Alternate Prism Cover Test Disparity After Exotropia Surgery: A Quantitative Look at the Difference in Motor Outcomes
Authors: Kemp Pavlina S. , Chang Yoon-Hee , Melvin Patrice , Dagi Linda R. 
Published: May 2017

Purpose:
To investigate the relationship between simultaneous prism and cover test (SPCT) and alternate prism and cover test (APCT) outcomes after exotropia surgery, and to identify characteristics associated with significant disparity between them.

Methods:
Review of sensorimotor outcomes 2 to 6 months after exotropia surgery identified patients with alignment documented by both SPCT and APCT at the same examination. Two hundred seventy-four and 319 patients had both measurements recorded at distance and near, respectively. Correlation between the SPCT and APCT and range of APCT when the SPCT measurement was zero were determined. Patient characteristics studied for association with a difference between the SPCT and APCT exceeding known APCT test–retest variability included age, visual acuity, fusion, intermittency, pattern, preoperative and postoperative angle, and treatment with or without medial rectus resection.

Results:

SPCT and APCT outcomes were strongly correlated (
P
< .001), significantly different (
P
< .001), and linearly related. The percentage of patients who were orthotropic (SPCT = 0) was 76% at distance and 80% at near. Misalignment of 10 prism diopters (PD) or less by the APCT was present in 92% of orthotropic patients at distance and 84% at near. Surgery without medial rectus resection (
P
= .015), larger preoperative angle (
P
= .003), intermittent exotropia (
P
= .028), and postoperative exotropia rather than esotropia (
P
< .001) were associated with a significant SPCT–APCT difference.

Conclusions:
Although a greater postoperative SPCT–APCT disparity was confirmed for patients with intermittent exotropia, it also independently associated with a larger preoperative deviation and surgery without medial rectus resection. Performing medial rectus resection, a surgeon's prerogative, provides more apparently consistent postoperative alignment characterized by less SPCT–APCT disparity.

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J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus
. 2017;54(4):222–230.]
Downward particle fluxes of biogenic matter and Saharan dust across the equatorial North Atlantic
Authors: Korte Laura F. , Brummer Geert-Jan A. , van der Does Michèlle , Guerreiro Catarina V. , Hennekam Rick , van Hateren Johannes A. , Jong Dirk , Munday Chris I. , Schouten Stefan , Stuut Jan-Berend W. 
Published: May 2017

Abstract. Massive amounts of Saharan dust are blown from the coast of northern Africa across the Atlantic Ocean towards the Americas each year. This dust has, depending on its chemistry, direct and indirect effects on global climate which include reflection and absorption of solar radiation as well as transport and deposition of nutrients and metals fertilizing both ocean and land. To determine the temporal and spatial variability of Saharan dust transport and deposition and their marine environmental effects across the equatorial North Atlantic Ocean, we have set up a monitoring experiment using deep-ocean sediment traps as well as land-based dust collectors. The sediment traps were deployed at five ocean sites along a transatlantic transect between north-west Africa and the Caribbean along 12° N, in a downwind extension of the land-based dust collectors placed at 19° N on the Mauritanian coast in Iouîk. In this paper, we lay out the setup of the monitoring experiment and present the particle fluxes from sediment trap sampling over 24 continuous and synchronized intervals from October 2012 through to November 2013. We establish the temporal distribution of the particle fluxes deposited in the Atlantic and compare chemical compositions with the land-based dust collectors propagating to the downwind sediment trap sites, and with satellite observations of Saharan dust outbreaks. First-year results show that the total mass fluxes in the ocean are highest at the sampling sites in the east and west, closest to the African continent and the Caribbean, respectively. Element ratios reveal that the lithogenic particles deposited nearest to Africa are most similar in composition to the Saharan dust collected in Iouîk. Downwind increasing Al, Fe and K contents suggest a downwind change in the mineralogical composition of Saharan dust and indicate an increasing contribution of clay minerals towards the west. In the westernmost Atlantic Ocean, admixture of re-suspended clay-sized sediments advected towards the deep sediment trap cannot be excluded. Seasonality is most prominent near both continents but generally weak, with mass fluxes dominated by calcium carbonate and clear seasonal maxima of biogenic silica towards the west. The monitoring experiment is now extended, with autonomous dust sampling buoys for better quantification of Saharan dust transport and deposition from source to sink and their impact on fertilization and carbon export to the deep ocean.
More appositives in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your Linguistics
Authors: Del Gobbo Francesca 
Published: May 2017

In this paper I lay out a proposal for a typology of appositive relative clauses. By studying the characteristics of appositive relative clauses in five languages (Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian and English), I identify three types of appositive relative clauses: non-integrated, semi-integrated and (fully)-integrated. The empirical investigation leads to the following findings: 1. Mandarin Chinese and Japanese appositive relative clauses belong to the class of fully integrated appositives; 2. English appositive relative clauses are diametrically different from the fully integrated ones. I classify them as non-integrated appositives; 3. Italian and French have two types of appositives: semi-integrated and non-integrated; 4. Reduced relative clauses can also be appositive: if pre-nominal, they are fully integrated; if post nominal, they are semi-integrated.The empirical data is accounted for by a proposal that is based on the following elements: 1. the syntax of non-integrated and semi-integrated appositive relative clauses involves a CommaP projection and/or a ForceP projection; fully integrated appositives lack both of these projections; 2. the non-integrated appositives’ relative pronoun is E-type; 3. the syntax of prenominal appositive relative clauses prevents them from licensing an overt relative pronoun, and therefore an E-type pronoun; 4. the CommaP triggers the intonational break at PF and, following Koev (2013) in spirit, it introduces a variable for the content of the constituents in its scope, thereby preventing such constituents from being bound from operators and quantifiers in the host clause. The empirical data analyzed and the account proposed leave us with an interesting fine-grained typology of appositives, thereby confirming a trend in the research on appositives pointing to the conclusion that we are dealing with a more variegated set of constructions than previously thought.
Recurrence of a de-differentiated liposarcoma of the colon
Authors: Hennessy Mairead M. , O’Connell John E. , Kearney David E. , Andrews Emmet J. 
Published: May 2017

We present the case of a 56-year-old gentleman who presented with non specific malaise, myalgia and anorexia. Clinical examination revealed a large circumscribed palpable mass in the left iliac fossa. He underwent an intraabdominal pelvic biopsy, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of abdominal wall and Positron Emmission Tomography (PET). Differential diagnoses included Gastro Intestinal Stromal Tumour (GIST) and sarcoma. He underwent a laparotomy and excision of the lesion. Histological analysis of the lesion demonstrated a dedifferentiated liposarcoma involving the colon and adjacent pericolic fat. Margins were clear and there was no nodal involvement. He declined adjuvant chemotherapy. He subsequently developed a local recurrence, which was deemed unresectable. He commenced chemotherapy but continued to deteriorate. He received palliative treatment and died 6 months following his initial surgery.
Werkdruk en organisatieontwikkeling in de rechtspraak
Authors: van Duijneveldt Ivo , Wijga Peter , van Reisen Kirsten 
Published: May 2017

Workload and organizational development in the Dutch judiciary
What causes occupational stress in the Dutch judicial organization? And what can be done to moderate the effects? This article addresses these questions from an organizational perspective. The well-known job demand/job control-model (Karasek) and sociotechnical principles for organizational design are used as a theoretical framework. Increasing job demands (workload, complexity) combined with reduced opportunities for individual judicial professionals to control their work are considered root causes for organizational stress. In addition to these factors, the specific characteristics of the judicial organizational culture should also be acknowledged. This culture is based on a strong emphasis on individual professional performance and responsibility, making it a complex task to mitigate occupational stress from an organizational perspective. A short overview of recent developments to manage occupational stress in the Dutch judicial organization concludes the article.
‘Ik ben slecht in het legen van mijn brievenbus en heb een telefoonfobie’
Authors: Bantema Willem 
Published: May 2017

‘I am bad at emptying my mailbox and have a phone phobia’. The importance of matching the type of contact between benefit recipients and benefit agencies.
In recent years, contacts between citizens and the government have increasingly become digital. Most people believe that the development toward more digital and thus more impersonal contact could be negative in terms of procedural justice and policy effectiveness. Higher educated and younger citizens embrace contact through the internet more than lower educated and older citizens. This study questions the call for more personal contact. Based on a panel survey, two different kinds of recipients of public assistance are compared: recipients of municipal social services (N=596) and recipients of unemployment benefits (N=709). Because of the social-demographic characteristics mentioned earlier, the recipients of the former are expected to be more negative about digital contact than the latter. This study identifies how these types of recipients of public assistance prefer to have contact with their municipality or agency, and how that works in practice. It shows that neither personal contact preferences, nor the way contact works in practice are decisive for satisfaction with the contact, but the way those two elements are matched. A match of impersonal contact leads to similar satisfaction as a match of personal contact.
Herplaatsing binnen het concern
Authors: Beltzer Ronald , Schmeetz Simone 
Published: May 2017

Herplaatsing binnen het concern
In dit artikel staat de met de Wwz gecodificeerde herplaatsingsverplichting binnen het concern centraal. De auteurs analyseren de reikwijdte van deze plicht en behandelen de rechtspraak op dit punt, zoals gewezen onder de Wwz. Voorts staan zij stil bij de gevolgen voor de arbeidsovereenkomst van een geslaagde herplaatsing. De auteurs concluderen dat meer richting voor de praktijk gewenst is.
De bedenktermijn doorgedacht
Authors: Bennaars Hanneke , van Empel Anita 
Published: May 2017

De bedenktermijn doorgedacht
De bedenktermijn in de beëindigingsovereenkomst en het vormvereiste van schriftelijkheid is een nieuw fenomeen. In dit artikel wordt het schriftelijkheidsvereiste onderzocht in het licht van het algemeen vermogensrecht en wordt de arbeidsrechtelijke bedenktermijn vergeleken met andere bedenktermijnen uit het civiele recht. Ten slotte wordt een aantal casusposities behandeld.
Knelpunten bij opvolgend werkgeverschap
Authors: Looijenga Ans , van Fenema Eylard 
Published: May 2017

Knelpunten bij opvolgend werkgeverschap
De invulling van het begrip opvolgend werkgeverschap sinds de Wwz roept vele vragen op die niet volledig door de wetgever lijken te zijn voorzien. De auteurs geven een uiteenzetting van knelpunten die daarbij in het oog springen.
El lugar-red y la acción ambiental. Pistas para una gobernanza reflexiva y situada
Authors: Palacio Tamayo Dolly Cristina 
Published: May 2017

La acción ambiental es un campo emergente en la agenda de investigación en las ciencias sociales. En particular, el Análisis de Redes Sociales está haciendo un aporte importante para comprenderla. Con el objetivo de hacer un aporte a este campo del conocimiento, Las redes socioambientales del lugar se proponen como un concepto y al mismo tiempo como una metodología para hacer operativo el rastreo de la coparticipación de los actores humanos y no humanos en la acción ambiental en lugares concretos y su análisis estructural. Con los resultados de algunos ejercicios de investigación sobre la acción ambiental en Colombia, a partir de procesos participativos, se busca proponer algunas pistas para la construcción de una gobernanza ambiental situada, a partir de entender los patrones que adopta la acción ambiental en lugares concretos.
Interplay among pain intensity, sleep disturbance and emotion in patients with non-specific low back pain
Authors: Sribastav Shilabant Sen , Peiheng He , Jun Long , Zemin Li , Fuxin Wei , Jianru Wang , Hui Liu , Hua Wang , Zhaomin Zheng 
Published: May 2017

BackgroundLow back pain (LBP) is the most common problem worldwide. There are several negative consequences of LBP, such as sleep disorders, work leave, disability, depression, anxiety, and poor quality of life. In this study, we designed to evaluate the prevalence of sleep disturbance in patients with non-specific LBP(NSLBP), and cross-correlation among sleep disorder, anxiety, depression and pain intensity in patients with NSLBP.AimIn this study, we designed to evaluate the prevalence of sleep disturbance in patients with NSLBP, and cross-correlation among sleep disorder, anxiety, depression and pain intensity in patients with NSLBP.MethodsA cross-sectional self-assessment questionnaire survey was carried out in an outpatient clinic. Anonymous assessments were used to characterize the presence of NSLBP, PSQI, VAS, SF-36 form, ODI, BAI and BDI. Cross-correlation among the severity of NSLBP and sleep disturbance, anxiety, depression and life quality were evaluated.ResultsPatients with NSLBP have a higher incidence of sleep disorder, anxiety and depression, and higher ODI scores than healthy people without LPB (P < 0.01). NSLBP patients with sleep disorders have more severe anxiety, depression, an increased VAS score and poor daily living (P < 0.05). NSLBP patients with anxiety have declined sleep quality, poor daily living, decreased work and social skills, and increased LBP severity (P < 0.05). NSLBP patients with depression have declined sleep quality, poor daily living, decreased work and social skills (P < 0.05). Significant associations were found between the severity of NSLBP and sleep disorders, anxiety and ODI scores.ConclusionPsychological and social factors play an important role in the development of NSLBP. NSLBP leads to sleep disorders, which decrease the sleep quality and increase the unpleasant emotions and memories in return; these can exacerbate the severity of LBP, with the cycle repeating to form a vicious circle.
Influence of ocean tides on the general ocean circulation in the early Eocene
Authors: Weber T. , Thomas M. 
Published: May 2017

AbstractThe early Eocene (∼56–50 million years ago) was characterized by higher surface temperatures and a reduced meridional temperature gradient, compared to present‐day conditions. The origin of the decreased meridional temperature gradient is still subject to discussion and might be linked to tides. Tidal mixing could have enhanced the meridional heat transport and thereby decreased the meridional temperature gradient. We test this hypothesis by simultaneously modeling tidal dynamics and the general ocean circulation for the early Eocene in a new coupled atmosphere‐ocean model setup. We find an interaction between tidal currents and the ocean general circulation that increases horizontal velocities in 25% of the deep ocean to more than 400% of its original value. The global meridional overturning circulation is strengthened thereby locally by 60–100%. However, the oceanic meridional heat transport is only increased by a maximum of 0.1 PW (8%) and a mean of less than 0.018 PW (5.1%), thus not decreasing the meridional temperature gradient considerably.
Causes of accelerating sea level on the East Coast of North America
Authors: Davis James L. , Vinogradova Nadya T. 
Published: May 2017

AbstractThe tide‐gauge record from the North American East Coast reveals significant accelerations in sea level starting in the late twentieth century. The estimated post‐1990 accelerations range from near zero to ∼0.3 mm yr−2. We find that the observed sea level acceleration is well modeled using several processes: mass change in Greenland and Antarctica as measured by the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellites; ocean dynamic and steric variability provided by the GECCO2 ocean synthesis; and the inverted barometer effect. However, to achieve this fit requires estimation of an admittance for the dynamical and steric contribution, possibly due to the coarse resolution of this analysis or to simplifications associated with parameterization of bottom friction in the shallow coastal areas. The acceleration from ice loss alone is equivalent to a regional sea level rise in one century of 0.2 m in the north and 0.75 m in the south of this region.
Local wave activity budgets of the wintertime Northern Hemisphere: Implication for the Pacific and Atlantic storm tracks
Authors: Huang Clare S. Y. , Nakamura Noboru 
Published: May 2017

AbstractA recently developed finite‐amplitude local wave activity (LWA) diagnostic framework quantifies eddy‐mean flow interaction on regional scales. Here we examine the column budgets of LWA for the winter Northern Hemisphere with the European Centre for Medium‐Range Weather Forecasts ERA‐Interim product, with an eye toward quantifying the maintenance and variability of the Pacific and Atlantic storm tracks. The budget is governed by (i) low‐level meridional eddy heat flux, (ii) horizontal convergence of the LWA flux, and (iii) nonconservative (diabatic) sources‐sinks. In both regions, the low‐level meridional heat flux fuels LWA on seasonal timescales but the zonal LWA flux convergence and diabatic effects dominate the synoptic variability. Cospectral analysis shows that the interplay between barotropic zonal wind and column‐averaged LWA through the meridional eddy momentum flux convergence is significant over the Pacific but not the Atlantic. A first attempt at partitioning LWA into stationary and transient eddy contributions is also discussed.
Correlating Global Precipitation Measurement satellite data with karst spring hydrographs for rapid catchment delineation
Authors: Longenecker Jake , Bechtel Timothy , Chen Zhao , Goldscheider Nico , Liesch Tanja , Walter Robert 
Published: May 2017

AbstractTo protect karst spring water resources, catchments must be known. We have developed a method for correlating spring hydrographs with newly available, high‐resolution, satellite‐based Global Precipitation Measurement data to rapidly and remotely locate recharge areas. We verify the method using a synthetic comparison of ground‐based rain gage data with the satellite precipitation data set. Application to karst springs is proven by correlating satellite data with hydrographs from well‐known springs with published catchments in Europe and North America. Application to an unknown‐catchment spring in Pennsylvania suggests distant recharge, requiring a flow path that crosses topographic divides, as well as multiple lithologies, physiographic provinces, and tectonic boundaries. Although surprising, this latter result is consistent with published geologic/geophysical, monitoring well, and stream gage data. We conclude that the method has considerable potential to improve the speed and accuracy of catchment identification and hydrodynamic characterization, with applications to water resource protection and groundwater exploration, among others.
Tele‐Health Followup Strategy for Tight Control of Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: de Thurah Annette , Stengaard‐Pedersen Kristian , Axelsen Mette , Fredberg Ulrich , Schougaard Liv M. V. , Hjollund Niels H. I. , Pfeiffer‐Jensen Mogens , Laurberg Trine B. , Tarp Ulrik , Lomborg Kirsten , Maribo Thomas 
Published: May 2017

ObjectiveTo test the effect of patient‐reported outcome (PRO)–based tele‐health followup for tight control of disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and the differences between tele‐health followup performed by rheumatologists or rheumatology nurses.MethodsA total of 294 patients were randomized (1:1:1) to either PRO‐based tele‐health followup carried out by a nurse (PRO‐TN) or a rheumatologist (PRO‐TR), or conventional outpatient followup by physicians. The primary outcome was a change in the Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS28) after week 52. Secondary outcomes were physical function, quality of life, and self‐efficacy. The noninferiority margin was a DAS28 score change of 0.6. Mean differences were estimated following per protocol, intent‐to‐treat (ITT), and multivariate imputation analysis.ResultsOverall, patients had low disease activity at baseline and end followup. Demographics and baseline characteristics were similar between groups. Noninferiority was established for the DAS28. In the ITT analysis, mean differences in the DAS28 score between PRO‐TR versus control were −0.10 (90% confidence interval [90% CI] −0.30, 0.13) and −0.19 (90% CI −0.41, 0.02) between PRO‐TN versus control. When including 1 yearly visit to the outpatient clinic, patients in PRO‐TN had mean ± SD 1.72 ± 1.03 visits/year, PRO‐TR had 1.75 ± 1.03 visits/year, and controls had 4.15 ± 1.0 visits/year. This included extra visits due to inflammatory flare.ConclusionAmong RA patients with low disease activity or remission, a PRO‐based tele‐health followup for tight control of disease activity in RA can achieve similar disease control as conventional outpatient followup. The degree of disease control did not differ between patients seen by rheumatologists or rheumatology nurses.
Defect Chemistry of Nonprecious‐Metal Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reactions
Authors: Yan Dafeng , Li Yunxiao , Huo Jia , Chen Ru , Dai Liming , Wang Shuangyin 
Published: May 2017

AbstractOxygen electrocatalysis, including the oxygen‐reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen‐evolution reaction (OER), is a critical process for metal–air batteries. Therefore, the development of electrocatalysts for the OER and the ORR is of essential importance. Indeed, various advanced electrocatalysts have been designed for the ORR or the OER; however, the origin of the advanced activity of oxygen electrocatalysts is still somewhat controversial. The enhanced activity is usually attributed to the high surface areas, the unique facet structures, the enhanced conductivities, or even to unclear synergistic effects, but the importance of the defects, especially the intrinsic defects, is often neglected. More recently, the important role of defects in oxygen electrocatalysis has been demonstrated by several groups. To make the defect effect clearer, the recent development of this concept is reviewed here and a novel principle for the design of oxygen electrocatalysts is proposed. An overview of the defects in carbon‐based, metal‐free electrocatalysts for ORR and various defects in metal oxides/selenides for OER is also provided. The types of defects and controllable strategies to generate defects in electrocatalysts are presented, along with techniques to identify the defects. The defect–activity relationship is also explored by theoretical methods.