bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Management of Annual Bluegrass Weevil with Preventive and Curative Treatments of Chlorpyrifos, Cyfluthrin, and Imidacloprid Formulations on a Golf Course Fairway, 1997
Authors: Heller P. R. , Walker R. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
The study was conducted in Bedford County, PA. The fairway consisted primarily of annual bluegrass (70%) and Kentucky bluegrass (30%). Applications were made before, during, and after egg lay. Treatment plots were 5 X 6 ft, arranged in a RCB design and replicated 4 times. Liquid formations were applied with a CO2 compressed-air sprayer with four 8002VS TeeJet nozzles mounted on a 6-ft boom, operating at 28 psi, and applied in 227 ml of water/30 ft2 or delivering 2 gal water/1,000 ft2 on 15 Apr and 7 May. Applications completed on 23 Jun were applied in 7 qt of water in a hand-held sprinkling can. At the 1st treatment time, (15 Apr), the following soil and environmental conditions existed: air temperature, 51° F; soil temperature at 1-inch depth, 57° F; soil temperature at 2-inch depth, 46° F; RH, 70%; amount of thatch, 0.25 inch; soil textural class, clay loam; soil particle size analysis: 20.7% sand, 51.0% silt, 28.3% clay; soil percent water content (percent of weight), 33.3%; organic matter, 10.0%; water pH, 7; soil pH, 5.7; application time, late morning; and partly cloudy skies. Treatments were irrigated in with 0.1 inch of water immediately after treatment. At the 2nd treatment time (7 May), the following soil and environmental conditions existed: air temperature, 51° F; soil temperature at 1-inch depth, 56° F; soil temperature at 2-inch depth, 49° F; RH, 74% amount of thatch, 0.25 inch; soil textural class, clay loam; soil particle size analysis: 20.6% sand, 50.9% silt, 28.5% clay; soil percent water content (% by weight), 32.8%; organic matter, 8.9%; water pH, 7; soilpH, 6.1; application time, mid morning; and clear skies. Treatments were irrigated in with 0.1 inch of water immediately after treatment. At the 3rd time (23 Jun), the following soil and environmental conditions existed: air temperature, 78° F; soil temperature at 1-inch depth, 80° F; soil temperature at 2-inch depth, 78° F; RH, 69%; amount of thatch, 0.25 inch; soil textural class, silty clay loam; soil particle size analysis: 18.8% sand, 52.6% silt, 27.6% clay; soil percent water content (percent by weight), 34.5%; organic matter, 10.5%; water pH, 7; soil, 6.3; application time, mid morning; and clear skies. A total of 9.73 inches of rain was recorded from May 2 through Jun 27, and 2.0 plus inches of snow was recorded from Apr 18 through Apr 25. Post-treatment counts were made on 27 Jun. Annual bluegrass weevil control was evaluated by removing two 4-inch cup cutter sod samples from each replicate and recording the total number of annual bluegrass weevil life stages (larva, pupa, adult) per sample. Totals were then converted to a ft2 count.
Control of Gall Production by Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid on Spruce, 1997
Authors: Cranshaw Whitney 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Trials were conducted in Ft. Collins, CO on mature Colorado blue spruce in a shelterbelt planting at the Colorado State Forest Service Nursery, Ft. Collins, CO. Plots consisted of single branch terminals that hosted at least one overwintered female. Experimental design was a RCB with six replications. Treatments were applied to point of run-off on 9 May. Overwintered females had matured and were producing eggs, which hatched approximately 6 to 10 d subsequent to treatment, coincident with bud break. Each treated branch ultimately produced in excess of 10 new terminals. Plots were evaluated 10 Jun by noting the number and size of galled terminals on each treated branch. The size of galled terminals was rated on 1-5 scale: 5 for a fully formed gall, 3 for a partial/half gall, and 1 if only slight crooking was observed. For each plot, a gall intensity rating was determined by multiplying the no. of galls per terminal by size rating.
Laboratory Tests for Colorado Potato Beetle Control, 1997
Authors: Longtine Craig A. , Radcliffe Edward B. , Ragsdale David W. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Efficacy tests were performed on fourth instar Colorado potato beetle larvae collected in a non-irrigated commercial potato field near Baker, MN, which is located in the southern Red River Valley of the North. The field had been treated with foliar insecticide(s) of unknown nature. Larvae were returned to the laboratory for bioassay. Untreated potato foliage was dipped in each insecticide for about 3 seconds and allowed to dry. Larvae were dipped in each insecticide for about 3 seconds and partially dried on absorbent paper. The controls were treated with water only. Treated larvae were placed on treated foliage in cups with screened lids. Twenty-five larvae were used in each of two replications. Larvae were classified as surviving if any movement was detectable 24 hr after treatment. Analyses of variance were calculated following transformation of data using arcsin (x) and correction for control mortality using Abbott’s formula.
Grape, Season-Long Broad-Spectrum Insect Control, 1997
Authors: Wise John C. , Gut Larry J. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Insecticides were applied to mature ‘Concord’ grape vines at the Trevor Nichols Research Complex near Fennville, MI at a rate of 50 gpa using a FMC 1029 airblast sprayer. Treatments were arranged in a CRB design of single 42-foot-long rows of vines replicated four times. Bayleton was applied to all treatments. Applications of materials were made on 1 Jul (Petal Fall), 14 Jul (3C), 25 Jul (4C), 5 Aug (5C), 18 Aug (6C), 29 Aug (7C), and 11 Sep (8C). Grape leafhopper evaluations were made on 14 Aug and 10 Sep by randomly selecting 100 leaves per replicate, or 400 leaves per treatment, and examining them for presence of GLH nymphs. Harvest fruit evaluations were made on 1 Oct by randomly selecting 25 grape clusters per replicate, or 100 per treatment, and counting the number of clusters with damage from GBM larvae.
Field Evaluation of Insecticides on Strawberry Fruit and Foliage, 1997
Authors: Williams R. N. , Fickle D. S. , Ellis M. A. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Four insecticides were evaluated for efficacy against tarnished plant bug and meadow spittle bug in a commercial strawberry planting at Moreland, Ohio. Plots consisted of an 18-ft2 area, with 6 replicates per treatment in a randomized block design. Treatments were applied as foliar spray at the rate of 100 gpa (935 1/ha) on 28 May, using a hand-held constant-pressure CO2 sprayer operating at 45 psi (3.2 kg/cm2) and equipped with a 9505-E-Tee Jet nozzle. On 6 Jun, plots were examined for spittle bug masses and the number present recorded. On 10 Jun, plots were checked for tarnished plant bug damage (button berries) and the number per plot was recorded.
Systemic Insecticidal Control of Brown Citrus Aphid on Valencia Orange, 1997
Authors: Stansly P. A. , Conner J. M. , Carlin P. W. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
The trial was conducted in the Research Grove located at Southwest Florida Research and Education Center in Immokalee, Florida on two-year-old ‘Valencia’ orange budded to Swingle citrumelo rootstock planted on a 15 X 22 ft spacing. A RCB design was used with 6 replications and 3 treatments plus one untreated check. Blocks were single rows and plots consisted of five adjacent trees. An evaluation was done at the onset of the trial to determine whether aphids were present in any block. Treatments were applied on 24 Jul. Metasystox-R and Admire were applied to the soil at the base of each tree out to the drip line using a trailermounted sprayer equipped with a 13-inch brass GunJet Spray Gun fitted with a hardened stainless steel #7 orifice disc-type nozzle. The sprayer was supplied by a gasoline powered diaphragm pump operating at 100 psi and calibrated to deliver 101 gpa. A pre-measured amount of Temik was applied evenly around the base of each tree. All aphids were counted on 10 (2 per tree) of the youngest shoots available at 4, 7, 14, 21, 28, and 60 DAT in 4 categories: alates (winged) and apterae (wingless) BCA and non-BCA (primarily spirea aphid). If analysis showed no significant differences among treatments, all 4 categories were grouped together. On the night of treatment, 0.56 inches of rain fell and on several days and nights during the course of evaluation (Jul 25-Aug 22), another 9.44 inches of rain was recorded for the area.
Walnut Husk Fly Control with Low-Toxicity Insecticides, 1997
Authors: Steenwyk R. A. Van , Coates W. W. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
The study was conducted on mature ‘Payne’ walnut trees in a commercial orchard near Hollister, Calif. Five treatments were replicated four times in a RCB design. Each replicate consisted of an individual tree. Treatments were applied with a backpack air-blast sprayer with a finished spray volume of 100 gpa (1.11 gal/tree). The first application was initiated one week after the appearance of walnut WHF ovipositional punctures and a second application was applied two weeks after the first application. Control was evaluated by visually examining 25 walnuts per replicate weekly from 26 Jun through 31 Jul. The walnuts were inspected for ovipositional punctures and larval feeding. The larval feeding was classified on a scale of 0 to 5 where: 0 = no larval feeding or husk discoloration, 1 = slight larval feeding with very little husk discoloration, 2 = slight larval feeding with husk discoloration about 1 cm2 in size, 3 = moderate larval feeding with husk discoloration about 2 cm2 in size, 4 = heavy larval feeding with over ½ of the husk discolored, 5 = heavy larval feeding with entire husk discolored and/or larval emergence from the husks. Additional 25 walnuts per replicate were dissected on 17 and 31 Jul. The walnuts were classified as nuts with or without eggs and/or first, second or third instar larvae.
Seed Maggot Control on Snap Bean, 1997
Authors: Eckenrode C. J. , Webb D. R. , Hessney M. L. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
A hand-pushed ‘V’ belt seeder was used to plant 100 seeds in each treatment row at the Fruit and Vegetable Research Farm near Geneva, NY on 23 Jun. A 2-4-inch band of meat and bone meal was placed over each row to increase seed maggot oviposition. Each treatment consisted of single row treatments (25 ft), 3 ft apart in a randomized complete block design with 4 replications. All treatments were slurry treated. Pro-gro was included in all treatments for the control of seed rots.
REOPENING OF MACULAR HOLE AFTER INTRAVITREAL AFLIBERCEPT FOR NEOVASCULAR AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION
Authors: Chan Errol W. , Sun Vincent , Chen John C. 
Published: December 2017

Purpose:
To describe the clinical course and surgical outcome of a patient with full-thickness macular hole recurrence after aflibercept injections for wet age-related macular degeneration.

Methods:
Case report with spectral domain optical coherence tomography retinal imaging.

Results:
An 84-year-old patient, with a successfully closed full-thickness macular hole by vitrectomy and internal limiting membrane (ILM) peel 4 years ago in the right eye, developed neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) of the same eye. After 6 intravitreal aflibercept injections, visual acuity was 20/50, with minimal subretinal fluid (SRF). Four days after the seventh aflibercept injection, visual acuity decreased to 20/200. Spectral domain optical coherence tomography demonstrated a reopened full-thickness macular hole of diameter 430 μm, associated with a reduction in pigment epithelial detachment height, increase in SRF, and an epiretinal membrane (ERM). A 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy with indocyanine green–assisted removal of residual ILM and ERM, and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) 20% tamponade was performed. At 1 month postoperatively, the full-thickness macular hole was successfully closed and visual acuity improved to 20/80.

Conclusion:
In wet AMD eyes with previously closed macular holes, hole reopening may occur as a rare complication of aflibercept therapy.
Higher-Order Aberrations in Children and Adolescents of Southwest China
Authors: Zhang Ning , Liu Longqian , Yang Bi , Ma Wei , Wang Xue , Ye Wu , Yang Xubo , Lam Carly S. Y. 
Published: December 2017

ABSTRACT

SIGNIFICANCE
This study provides a descriptive characterization of higher-order optical aberrations for the eyes of a larger number of Chinese children and adolescents.

PURPOSE
To determine the distribution of higher-order aberrations (HOAs) of Han Chinese young subjects with normal vision and their relationship to age.

METHODS
Children and adolescents, aged from 3 to 17 years, with normal visual acuity were enrolled, and their wavefront aberrations for a 6-mm pupil were evaluated by the Zywave II aberrometer. Their correlations with age were analyzed, and the 95% statistical reference ranges were computed for each Zernike term.

RESULTS
A total of 1634 eyes (287 for preschool-age children, 897 for school-age children, and 450 for adolescents) were analyzed. There was a significant correlation with age and the root mean square (RMS) of total HOAs (r = 0.256, P < .0001), third-order aberrations (r = 0.062, P = .029), fourth-order aberrations (r = 0.197, P < .0001), fifth-order aberrations (r = 0.067, P = .017), and trefoil-like aberrations (r = 0.100, P < .0001) in the myopic group. There were significant differences in RMS values (except coma-like aberrations, χ2 = 4.179, P = .124) as well as the Zernike coefficients among three different age groups. Therefore, the 95% statistical normal reference values were calculated separately for three age groups.

CONCLUSIONS
The RMS value of total HOAs, coma-like, trefoil-like, third-order, fourth-order, and fifth-order aberrations are correlated with age, and the RMS values and Zernike coefficients of aberrations were different in different age stages of the subjects. This study described the distribution of HOAs in children and adolescents and established 95% statistical normal values of HOAs for different ages of children and adolescents by analyzing the HOAs in a large number of the Han Chinese clinical population.
Effect of Location on Tracheal Intubation Safety in Cardiac Disease—Are Cardiac ICUs Safer?
Authors: Gradidge Eleanor A. , Bakar Adnan , Tellez David , Ruppe Michael , Tallent Sarah , Bird Geoffrey , Lavin Natasha , Lee Anthony , Adu-Darko Michelle , Bain Jesse , Biagas Katherine , Branca Aline , Breuer Ryan K. , Brown Calvin , Bysani G. Kris , Cheifitz Ira M. , Emeriaud Guillaume , Gangadharan Sandeep , Giuliano John S. , Howell Joy D. , Krawiec Conrad , Lee Jan Hau , Li Simon , Meyer Keith , Miksa Michael , Napolitano Natalie , Nett Sholeen , Nuthall Gabrielle , Orioles Alberto , Owen Erin B. , Parker Margaret M. , Parsons Simon , Polikoff Lee A. , Rehder Kyle , Saito Osamu , Sanders Ronald C. , Shenoi Asha N. , Simon Dennis W. , Skippen Peter W. , Tarquinio Keiko , Thompson Anne , Toedt-Pingel Iris , Vanderford Paula , Walson Karen , Nadkarni Vinay , Nishisaki Akira 
Published: December 2017

Objectives:
Evaluate differences in tracheal intubation–associated events and process variances (i.e., multiple intubation attempts and oxygen desaturation) between pediatric cardiac ICUs and noncardiac PICUs in children with underlying cardiac disease.

Design:
Retrospective cohort study using a multicenter tracheal intubation quality improvement database (National Emergency Airway Registry for Children).

Setting:
Thirty-six PICUs (five cardiac ICUs, 31 noncardiac ICUs) from July 2012 to March 2016.

Patients:
Children with medical or surgical cardiac disease who underwent intubation in an ICU.

Interventions:
None.

Measurements and Main Results:
Our primary outcome was the rate of any adverse tracheal intubation–associated event. Secondary outcomes were severe tracheal intubation–associated events, multiple tracheal intubation attempt rates, and oxygen desaturation. There were 1,502 tracheal intubations in children with underlying cardiac disease (751 in cardiac ICUs, 751 in noncardiac ICUs) reported. Cardiac ICUs and noncardiac ICUs had similar proportions of patients with surgical cardiac disease. Patients undergoing intubation in cardiac ICUs were younger (median age, 1 mo [interquartile range, 0–6 mo]) compared with noncardiac ICUs (median 3 mo [interquartile range, 1–11 mo]; p < 0.001). Tracheal intubation–associated event rates were not different between cardiac ICUs and noncardiac ICUs (16% vs 19%; adjusted odds ratio, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.54–1.02; p = 0.069). However, in a sensitivity analysis comparing cardiac ICUs with mixed ICUs (i.e., ICUs caring for children with either general pediatric or cardiac diseases), cardiac ICUs had decreased odds of adverse events (adjusted odds ratio, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.52–0.97; p = 0.033). Rates of severe tracheal intubation–associated events and multiple attempts were similar. Desaturations occurred more often during intubation in cardiac ICUs (adjusted odds ratio, 1.61; 95% CI, 1.04–1.15; p = 0.002).

Conclusions:
In children with underlying cardiac disease, rates of adverse tracheal intubation–associated events were not lower in cardiac ICUs as compared to noncardiac ICUs, even after adjusting for differences in patient characteristics and care models.
Effects of a Home-Based Resistance Exercise in Chinese Individuals Living With Physical Disability: Resistance Exercise on PWPD
Authors: Ya Li , Petrini Marcia A. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract

Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of a home-based resistance exercise program for people living with physical disability.

Design:
A quasiexperimental study.

Method:
Forty participants enrolled, and 24 completed the 12-week study with 13 in the intervention group and 11 in the control group. Outcomes were measured by pretests and posttests, including Six-Minute Walk Test, Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test, 10-Meter Walk Test, Timed Up and Go, One Repetition Maximum, World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0, and Self-administered Short Form Health Survey.

Findings:
Outcomes of participants within intervention group improved significantly after the training.

Conclusions:
This home-based resistance exercise demonstrated impact on improving the functioning of the participants.

Clinical Relevance:
A well-developed home-based resistance exercise for people with disability will improve their physical functioning. The trainers for the home-based program should have frequent interaction with the group to determine how to improve the outcome of physical abilities. Community health nurses could be taught how to conduct resistance exercise so that it will become routine care in the community health centers for people with disability.
Effect of the 5A Model on Clinical Status Indexes of COPD Patients
Authors: Heidari Maryam , Fayazi Sadigeh , Borsi Seyed-Hamid , Latifi Mahmoud , Moradbeigi Khadijeh , Torghi Masoud Torabpour , Nassaji Neda Akbari 
Published: December 2017

Abstract

Purpose:
This RCT study investigates the effects of a self-management program on clinical status indexes of COPD patients.

Design:
In this study, 50 COPD patients referred to the respiratory clinic participated.

Methods:
Patients were randomly assigned to control and intervention groups. The control group received standard care, and the intervention group received standard care plus the self-management program. Patients were assessed by spirometry, Modified Borg scale, and 6-minute walking test at the baseline and the end of 12-weeks. Paired t-test, independent t-test, and chi-square were used to analyze variables.

Findings:
No significant difference was noted in the spirometry indexes mean in the two groups; however, significant differences were noted in dyspnea and exercise tolerance at the end.

Conclusion/Clinical Relevance:
Using the 5A model can lead to increased exercise tolerance and decreased dyspnea in COPD patients. Therefore, this self-management program is recommended as an effective way to improve their functional status.
A Randomized Clinical Trial of the Effect of an Angina Self-Management Intervention on Health Outcomes of Patients With Coronary Heart Disease
Authors: Kimble Laura P. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract

Purpose
The aim of this study was to test the effect of a psychoeducational intervention to enhance angina pectoris (AP) symptom self-management.

Design
A two-group, single-blind, randomized controlled trial.

Methods
Following institutional review board approval, a convenience sample of cardiac inpatients was recruited. Within 2 weeks following discharge, the Angina Self-Management (ASM) intervention group (n = 39) received a nurse-delivered, telephone intervention focused on AP symptom monitoring and management. The control group (n = 41) received an attention-control telephone call. Physical function, anxiety, and angina frequency were assessed between 3 and 6 months postintervention.

Findings
Men in the ASM group (n = 24) reported better physical function and lower anxiety than men in the control group (n = 26). Women in the ASM group (n = 15) reported worse physical function and higher anxiety than women (n = 15) in the control group.

Conclusions
Angina symptom monitoring may be more difficult for women. Rehabilitation nurses should be proactive in addressing issues associated with women’s AP symptom management.
Effect of Electronic Video Education on Patient's Self-Assessed Knowledge About Obesity and Pelvic Floor Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Padilla Conde Tania , Barker Matthew A. 
Published: December 2017

Objective
The objective of this study was to study the effect of electronic video education on patient's self-assessed perception of knowledge about pelvic floor disorders in relation to obesity in a prospective randomized controlled trial.

Methods
From June to July 2015, women with a body mass index of 25 kg/m2 or higher seeking care at a single urogynecology center were recruited and randomized into either a standard visit with an 8-minute video (group A) or a standard visit control (group B). Randomization was performed with computer-generated number blocks of 4. Allocation sequence was concealed from the caregiver, in sequentially numbered, opaque, and sealed envelopes. Immediately after their visit, patients answered a series of 3 questionnaires, which were statistically analyzed using unpaired t tests, Wilcoxon rank sum and analysis of variance tests, presented as mean and standard deviation. Primary outcome was a difference in self-assessed perception of knowledge questionnaire scores. Secondary outcome was a difference in motivation to lose weight.

Results
Forty-eight women enrolled, and 40 completed all questionnaires, 20 in each group. Representation in both groups was demographically similar. The mean (SD) answers for the postvisit survey measuring participant's self-assessed perception of knowledge was 3.9 (0.8) for group A and 3.5 (1.1) for group B (P = 0.002). Ninety percent of women in group A reported motivation to lose weight, compared with 75% in group B (P = 0.4).

Conclusions
Participants who received electronic video education scored significantly higher on self-assessed perception of knowledge questionnaire about pelvic floor disorders in relation to obesity. The video did not increase motivation to lose weight.