bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Nordic Walking as primary and secondary prevention of civilization diseases
Authors: Zalińska Katarzyna , Olszanowska Katarzyna 
Published: July 2016

AbstractThis work presents available knowledge about Nordic Walking as a new form of physical activity that is appropriate for every person, who is able to walk independently, regardless of age. The study was based on information provided in available literature. The first part described the impact of low physical activity on human health and the development of civilization diseases. The second part presents an analysis of biomechanical and physiological gait of Nordic Walking. The third part concerns the possibility of applying marches with poles in prevention and treatment of civilization diseases - osteoporosis, obesity and cardiovascular disease.
Alexithymia and body-self relations among patients with alopecia areata
Authors: Kuty-Pachecka Marta , Stefańska Katarzyna 
Published: July 2016

AbstractThe aim of the study: The aim of the study was the assessment of alexithymia and body-self relations among patients with alopecia areata.Material and methods: The study included 79 people: 30 with alopecia areata and 49 healthy individuals, showing no psychodermatological disorders (control group). During the study, Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-26) and the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ) were used.Results: The subjects had a high level of alexithymia. Moreover, the persons less satisfied with their bodies dominated in the group diagnosed with alopecia areata.Conclusions: Alexithymia and lesser satisfaction with own is characteristic for patients with alopecia areata. These data suggest that it is necessary to make a proper psychological evaluation for integral treatment of alopecia areata.
Motor performance of Roma pupils in the first grade of primary schools in Slovakia
Authors: Bartík Pavol 
Published: July 2016

AbstractThe aim of research was to Roma pupils in the first grade of primary schools ascertain the essential characteristics somatometric and their level of physical performance. The research was done at the end of the school year 2013/2014. The sample included from 188 students aged 7th to 10th years in primary schools in the districts of Rimavská Sobota and Rožňava. Physically we investigated the performance test battery EUROFIT. Our research group was compared with a nationwide non-Roma pupils by Moravec et al. [11]. Test battery EUROFIT: flamingo balance test, plate tapping, hand dynamometer, sit-ups 30 s, standing broad jump, bent arm hang, shuttle run 10 × 5 meters, shuttle endurance run. When comparing the performance of our group of Roma boys and girls aged 7-10 years to the general population by Moravec et al. [11], we found out that Roma pupils were significantly worse.
The conflict between mind and body – the case of Mrs. R.
Authors: Stępień Agnieszka , Chładzińska-Kiejna Sylwia , Salamon-Krakowska Katarzyna 
Published: July 2016

AbstractDissociative psychopathology is understood as an immature defence mechanism of personality, based on the techniques of reality distortion. The natural cause of a disorder reflects the lack of sense of coherence between identity, memory, awareness, perception and consequently - goal orientated action. Its symptoms manifest the separation of emotions, thoughts and behaviours bound with an event in order to maintain an illusory sense of control of demanding and unbearable experience.We describe the case of a 57-year-old woman suffering from broad range of dissociative symptoms from early childhood. Decomposition of integrity between memories, a sense of self-identity and control of the body has become the cause of numerous suicide attempts, multiple psychiatric hospitalizations and not fully effective therapy attempts. Destructive influence of psychopathological symptoms negatively influenced patient’s life course, decisions made as well as family, work and social life.
Disgust – cultural and psychological conditions of „natural“ bodily reaction
Authors: Dobrowolski Robert 
Published: July 2016

AbstractAn infant does not experience the boundary between its Self and the outside world. Its body is like a fortress to be guarded against the assailing alien reality. At first, the child’s doting parents assume the role of guardians explaining what is “clean” and what is “unclean” as well as what should be appropriated. On the body level subject creating processes become apparent much earlier than it was postulated by Freud and Lacan, long before the maturing individual is subjected to cultural initiation. The processes of bodily self-separation precede language acquisition. According to Kristeva “abjection” not only predates but is also a condition of achieving symbolic identity.
Types and incidences of sport injuries in male volleyball and handball players
Authors: Mońka Magdalena , Jagintowicz Magdalena , Chudzik Weronika 
Published: July 2016

AbstractSport training has many positive aspects but it may also cause negative results. Injuries are intrinsic to the practice of physical exercise. The aim of the study was to determine the types and incidence of injuries in volleyball and handball players. Subject and methods. 71 professional volleyball and handball players took part in the study. The age of sportsmen ranged between 19 and 40 years. The authors’ own questionnaire used in the study-composed of two parts. One incorporated demographic data, and the other contained questions related to types of sport injuries, their locations, types of treatment, and the length of the injury-related break from training. Results. Handball players suffered more injuries than volleyball players. The most frequent injury in both studied groups was ankle sprain. Tearings of muscles, tendons, and ligaments, fractures, and bruising are more common in handball players than volleyball players. Lower limbs were the most affected body parts in both disciplines. Landing was the main reason of damage. The majority of respondents used physiotherapy treatment after the sport injury. Conclusion. There was an average of 3.7 injuries among handball players and 2.9 among volleyball players. The principal injury in both groups was ankle sprain. Tearings of muscles, tendons, ligaments, as well as fractures and bruising are more common in handball players than volleyball players. Lower limbs were the most affected body parts in both groups. Injury to the trunk, head, and neck appeared the least frequently. In both groups of respondents, the injuries were mostly incurred during landing. The majority of participants used physiotherapy treatments after injury. Laser treatment and cryotherapy were the most frequently chosen physiotherapy treatments, with manual therapy used the least.
Estimation of the effective focal spot sizes in medical diagnostic X-ray tube assemblies
Authors: Grabska Iwona , Fabiszewska Ewa , Pasicz Katarzyna , Skrzyński Witold 
Published: July 2016

Abstract
For evaluation of the effective focal spot sizes (EFSS), a method suggested by the EN 60336:2005 standard (standard) could be used. In this study we checked whether it is possible to make some deviations from the requirements of the standard without a significant effect on the result. An image receptor with one intensifying screen or two intensifying screens may be used, but the optical value of the slit image shall be in the range of 1.0÷1.4 and the X-ray tube power shall be ranged of about 30%÷50% of the nominal anode input power. A precision scaled magnifier (magnification of 5÷10x and scale of 0.1 mm) may be used for the slit radiogram width measurement instead of a time-consuming scanning of the slit radiogram. These deviations from the requirements of the EN 60336:2005 standard allows to shorten measurement time and to decrease tube current value during X-ray exposures, which reduces the risk of the Xray tube damage.
Treatment of recalcitrant viral warts using a 577-nm wavelength high-power optically pumped semiconductor laser
Authors: Bigge Bianca , Bigge Stefan 
Published: July 2016

Abstract
We report the use of a 577-nm wavelength high-power optically pumped semiconductor laser (HOPSL) to treat 12 patients with multiple recalcitrant non-genital warts that had not responded to conservative and invasive treatment. The patients were treated weekly using a 577 nm HOPSL connected to a scanner device. Ten patients with warts showed complete clearance after treatment. One patient had partial clearance and one did not respond at all. Slight to medium pain (visual analog scale, VAS=2–6) was reported during treatment. After treatment there was no evidence of scarring. After the 6-month follow-up there was no recurrence of the completely cleared warts.
Enhancing the potential of employing thermosetting powder recyclates as filler in LLDPE by structural modifications
Authors: Kismet Yilmaz , Wagner Manfred H. 
Published: July 2016

Abstract
Potential of using powder coating recyclates as filler material for polyethylene compounds was investigated. Due to their strong adhesion to the metal surface during compounding at extrusion temperatures higher than 100°C, the coating powder recyclates were chemically modified to facilitate its processing by extrusion and injection molding at higher temperatures. For this purpose, the coating powder recyclates were first hydrolyzed with addition of an alcohol as swelling agent. The deactivated recyclates were mixed at different ratios with the matrix polymer, a linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE). The mixtures obtained were then compounded by extrusion and subsequently injection molded to plates to produce specimens for testing. The resulting samples were characterized mechanically by tensile, bending, and impact strength tests. In summary, the powder coatings recyclates can be processed as filler for thermoplastic material, without any adhesion problems up to 160°C and 180°C in the extruder and in the injection molding machine, respectively.
Time Course of Changes in Neuromuscular Parameters During Sustained Isometric Muscle Actions
Authors: Smith Cory M. , Housh Terry J. , Herda Trent J. , Zuniga Jorge M. , Camic Clayton L. , Bergstrom Haley C. , Smith Doug B. , Weir Joseph P. , Hill Ethan C. , Cochrane Kristen C. , Jenkins Nathaniel D.M. , Schmidt Richard J. , Johnson Glen O. 
Published: July 2016

Abstract
Smith, CM, Housh, TJ, Herda, TJ, Zuniga, JM, Camic, CL, Bergstrom, HC, Smith, DB, Weir, JP, Hill, EC, Cochrane, KC, Jenkins, NDM, Schmidt, RJ, and Johnson, GO. Time course of changes in neuromuscular parameters during sustained isometric muscle actions. J Strength Cond Res 30(10): 2697–2702, 2016—The objective of the present study was to identify the time course of changes in electromyographic (EMG) and mechanomyographic (MMG) time and frequency domain parameters during a sustained isometric muscle action of the leg extensors at 50% maximal voluntary isometric contraction. The EMG and MMG signals were measured from the vastus lateralis of 11 subjects to identify when motor unit activation strategies changed throughout the sustained isometric muscle action. The EMG amplitude (muscle activation) had a positive linear relationship (p = 0.018, r
2 = 0.77) that began to increase at the initiation of the muscle action and continued until task failure. Electromyographic frequency (motor unit action potential conduction velocity) and MMG frequency (global motor unit firing rate) had negative quadratic relationships (p = 0.002, R
2 = 0.99; p = 0.015, R
2 = 0.94) that began to decrease at 30% of the time to exhaustion. The MMG amplitude (motor unit activation) had a cubic relationship (p = 0.001, R
2 = 0.94) that increased from 10 to 30% of the time to exhaustion, then decreased from 40 to 70% of the time to exhaustion, and then markedly increased from 70% to task failure. The time course of changes in the neuromuscular parameters suggested that motor unit activation strategies changed at approximately 30 and 70% of the time to exhaustion during the sustained isometric muscle action. These findings indicate that the time course of changes in neuromuscular responses provide insight into the strategies used to delay the effects of fatigue and are valuable tools for quantifying changes in the fatiguing process during training programs or supplementation research.
Flying under the radar: treatment of refractory hyperglycemia
Authors: Kandel S M , Cosgriff J A 
Published: July 2016

Summary
Clinicians are often presented with the scenario of what to do when one medication in a drug class has failed a therapeutic trial on a patient. We encountered a patient who developed profound resistance to glargine, aspart and regular insulin, but had a rapid and sustained response to detemir. The mechanism of the increased sensitivity to detemir is unclear, but may be related to an additional carbon chain on detemir shielding it from an antibody response. This case highlights the profound impact that subtle differences in molecular structure can have on biological activity and thus patient outcomes.

Learning points

Subtle differences in molecular structure can have a profound impact on biological activity, and thus patient outcomes.
Poor outcomes with one medication in a drug class should not be used to rule out the efficacy of all related medications.
Detemir has been shown to be less immunogenic than other insulins, and should be considered in patients with insulin resistance.
Practice Patterns in Medicaid and Non-Medicaid Asthma Admissions
Authors: Silber Jeffrey H. , Rosenbaum Paul R. , Wang Wei , Calhoun Shawna , Guevara James P. , Zorc Joseph J. , Even-Shoshan Orit 
Published: July 2016

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:With American children experiencing increased Medicaid coverage, it has become especially important to determine if practice patterns differ between Medicaid and non-Medicaid patients. Auditing such potential differences must carefully compare like patients to avoid falsely identifying suspicious practice patterns. We asked if we could observe differences in practice patterns between Medicaid and non-Medicaid patients admitted for asthma inside major children’s hospitals.METHODS:A matched cohort design, studying 17 739 matched pairs of children (Medicaid to non-Medicaid) admitted for asthma in the same hospital between April 1, 2011 and March 31, 2014 in 40 Children’s Hospital Association hospitals contributing data to the Pediatric Hospital Information System database. Patients were matched on age, sex, asthma severity, and other patient characteristics.RESULTS:Medicaid patient median cost was $4263 versus $4160 for non-Medicaid patients (P &lt; .001). Additionally, the median cost difference (Medicaid minus non-Medicaid) between individual pairs was only $84 (95% confidence interval: 44 to 124), and the mean cost difference was only $49 (95% confidence interval: –72 to 170). The 90th percentile costs were also similar between groups ($10 710 vs $10 948; P &lt; .07). Length of stay (LOS) was also very similar; both groups had a median stay of 1 day, with a similar percentage of patients exceeding the 90th percentile of individual hospital LOS (7.1% vs 6.7%; P = .14). ICU use was also similar (10.1% vs 10.6%; P = .12).CONCLUSIONS:For closely matched patients within the same hospital, Medicaid status did not importantly influence costs, LOS, or ICU use.
La Gerencia Pública Territorial Frente a los Estados de Excepción: Calamidad Pública, Económica, Ecológica y Social
Authors: Urrego Estrada Gleidy Alexandra , Gutiérrez Ossa Jahír Alexander , Carmona Maldonado Jefferson 
Published: July 2016

<p>El artículo se pregunta de manera concreta, los escenarios sobre los cuales está apreciada para las administraciones locales, la atención de los estados de emergencia, en tanto, calamidad pública, económica, ecológica y social, bajo la lupa de la ola invernal que periódicamente padece el país. La perspectiva teórica se basa en el Estado de Excepción y Estructura Institucional Central y Descentralizada en Colombia. El enfoque metodológico es el sistémico. En tanto, no se han encontrado en los mecanismos de la administración central y descentralizada forma de pasar a la mitigación y reparación, a abordarse como un campo crónico a la realidad territorial del país y, que por lo tanto debe, contemplarse en los procesos de ordenamiento y planeación territorial. Los pocos recursos, la eficiencia en la distribución de presupuesto, la baja intervención en la geografía nacional y el aparente estado de merced a la que está expuesto el país, coinciden con la debilidad institucional.</p>
Trayectoria, evolución y estructura del sistema de ciudades: el caso de la región del Bío-Bío (Chile)
Authors: Maturana Miranda Francisco , Rojas Böttner Andrés , Poblete López David 
Published: July 2016

<p>La interacción espacial es uno de los fundamentos principales para comprender las dinámicas que se desarrollan en el espacio geográfico. Los sistemas de ciudades se comportan bajo esta lógica espacial y las interacciones entre centros urbanos determinan, en gran medida, las relaciones de dependencia y diferenciación que plasman estos en el territorio. En este artículo se analiza el sistema de ciudades de la región del Bío-Bío (Chile), a partir de datos de población, metodología de la teoría de grafos y clasificación ascendente jerárquica. Los resultados expresan la estabilidad jerárquica de los centros poblados, el incremento de las disparidades espaciales y la decadencia de las ciudades pequeñas e intermedias, explicado por procesos histórico-económicos y aspectos funcionales.</p>
Las centralidades urbanas como espacios concebidos: referentes técnicos e ideológicos de los modelos territoriales del Plan de Ordenamiento Territorial (POT) de Bogotá (Colombia)
Authors: Beuf Alice 
Published: July 2016

<p>El artículo indaga la dimensión concebida de las centralidades urbanas en el marco de la planeación urbana de Bogotá, partiendo de los planteamientos lefebvrianos que analizan las centralidades urbanas como lugares reveladores de las tensiones en los modelos urbanos. La investigación deconstruye las concepciones urbanísticas de la centralidad, entendiendo que estas últimas se nutren con los pensamientos científicos contemporáneos a ellas. Se apoya en un análisis de los discursos, a partir del estudio de documentos de urbanismo y entrevistas que sirven para ubicar estas concepciones urbanísticas en su contexto histórico, intelectual, urbano, social, político y económico; con el fin de identificar continuidades y herencias, a pesar de las profundas transformaciones de una ciudad de rápido crecimiento.</p>
La metropolización afectada por la globalización: reflexión epistemológica sobre la nueva revolución urbana
Authors: Martínez Toro Pedro Martín 
Published: July 2016

<p>El artículo se propone demostrar cómo la urbanización contemporánea presenta una inflexión entre la metropolización producto de la revolución industrial y la metropolización asociada a factores de la globalización, al punto que cabría postular la existencia de una auténtica revolución urbana. Metodológicamente, se revisan algunos neologismos y descripciones relevantes que aluden al fenómeno, para identificar los que serían los atributos más reincidentes de los cambios metropolitanos. Los aportes del artículo se centran en el reconocimiento de la emergencia de unos nuevos territorios metropolitanos, relativos a las particularidades sociales, históricas y geográficas de cada territorio, en la descripción de sus rasgos determinantes y en el planteamiento de la necesidad de construir una nueva epistemología para estudiar la urbanización contemporánea.</p>
Outcome of Patients With Metastatic Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated With Sunitinib
Authors: Keizman Daniel , Sarid David , Lee Jae L. , Sella Avishay , Gottfried Maya , Hammers Hans , Eisenberger Mario A. , Carducci Michael A. , Sinibaldi Victoria , Neiman Victoria , Rosenbaum Eli , Peer Avivit , Neumann Avivit , Mermershtain Wilmosh , Rouvinov Keren , Berger Raanan , Yildiz Ibrahim 
Published: July 2016

Abstract

Background.
Sunitinib is a standard treatment for metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (mccRCC). Data on its activity in the rare variant of metastatic chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (mchRCC), are limited. We aimed to analyze the activity of sunitinib in a relatively large and homogenous international cohort of mchRCC patients in terms of outcome and comparison with mccRCC.

Methods.
Records from mchRCC patients treated with first-line sunitinib in 10 centers across 4 countries were retrospectively reviewed. Univariate and multivariate analyses of association between clinicopathologic factors and outcome were performed. Subsequently, mchRCC patients were individually matched to mccRCC patients. We compared the clinical benefit rate, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) between the groups.

Results.
Between 2004 and 2014, 36 patients (median age, 64 years; 47% male) with mchRCC were treated with first-line sunitinib. Seventy-eight percent achieved a clinical benefit (partial response + stable disease). Median PFS and OS were 10 and 26 months, respectively. Factors associated with PFS were the Heng risk (hazard ratio [HR], 3.3; p = .03) and pretreatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) &gt;3 (HR, 0.63; p = .02). Factors associated with OS were the Heng risk (HR, 4.1; p = .04), liver metastases (HR, 3.8; p = .03), and pretreatment NLR &lt;3 (HR, 0.55; p = .03). Treatment outcome was not significantly different between mchRCC patients and individually matched mccRCC patients. In mccRCC patients (p value versus mchRCC), 72% achieved a clinical benefit (p = .4) and median PFS and OS were 9 (p = .6) and 25 (p = .7) months, respectively.

Conclusion.
In metastatic chromophobe renal cell carcinoma, sunitinib therapy may be associated with similar outcome and toxicities as in metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma. The Heng risk and pretreatment NLR may be associated with PFS and OS.
Reconstruction of the hip joint in children after septic coxitis
Authors: Teplenkiy Mikhail P , Oleinikov Evgeny V , Bunov Vyacheslav S 
Published: July 2016

Background.Surgical treatment of destructive dislocations is problematic, and controversial. Treatment options range from active monitoring to complex multistage reconstruction protocols.Materials and methods.The results of treatment of 17 children with disruptive dislocation of the hip (class IV according to the Choi classification) are presented. The mean age at which treatment was started was 6.3 ± 0.5 years (range: 3-9 years). Treatment strategies included formation of the weight-bearing contact of the proximal femur and acetabulum and ilium osteotomy using an Ilizarov frame. The follow-up period lasted from 2 to 11 years. Clinical results were assessed using Colton’s criteria. Assessment of the radiology findings included the anatomy relations and congruence of the articular surfaces. The patients were divided into two groups, according to age, for data analysis.Results.The majority (88%) of the children had positive anatomical and functional outcomes. The functional results were good (12-15 points), satisfactory (9-11 points), and unsatisfactory (8 points) for 3, 5, and 1, respectively, among 3-6 year olds and 2, 6, and 0, respectively, among 7-9 year olds. The distribution of joint congruence types I, III, and IV was 2, 4, and 3, respectively, in the younger group and 1, 6, and 1, respectively, in the older group.Conclusion.The use of reconstructive surgery using the Ilizarov apparatus in children with a defect of the proximal femur creates conditions for the adaptation of incongruent articular components without causing decompensation of the joint.