bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Levofloxacin-based sequential therapy versus classic triple therapy in Helicobacter pylori eradication: A randomized clinical trial
Authors: Sherkatolabbasieh Hamidreza , Shafizadeh Shiva , Azadbakht Saleh , Moradniani Mosayeb , Maleki Hamed , Jaferian Soleiman , Roozbahany Mehrdad Mirzaee , Mirbeik-Sabzevari Zohre , Baharvand Parastoo 
Published: December 2017

Introduction: During the past two decades, eradication rates with triple therapy for Helicobacter (H.) pylori eradication have decreased. The decline of effectiveness of the triple therapy have led to investigations to achieve more effective and safe therapeutic strategies. Sequential, concomitant and hybrid therapeutic regimens are new therapies that have been introduced over the past two decades. The purpose of this study was to compare levofloxacin-based sequential therapy versus classic triple therapy in H. pylori eradication in a randomized clinical trial.
Methods: All eligible cases were divided into two groups using a randomized block method. The first group (classic group) was treated with triple therapy; patients received omeprazole, amoxicillin and clarithromycin for 14 days. The second group received the levofloxacin-based sequential (lev-seq) regimen; the patients were treated with omeprazole and amoxicillin for the first 7 days and then with omeprazole, levofloxacin and metronidazole for the latter 7 days. In this clinical trial, 200 patients with H. pylori infection were enrolled. Ultimately, 192 patients completed the study. Of these, 95 patients (46 males and 49 females) were treated with triple therapy (classic group) and 97 patients (46 males and 51 females) were treated with the lev-seq regimen. The average age in the classic group and lev-seq groups were 41.4±12.4 years and 40.2±11.8 years, respectively.
Results: The levofloxacin based sequential regimen was more effective than triple therapy regimen. It is recommended that the lev-seq regimen be used as the first-line therapy, especially in areas with high levels of resistance to clarithromycin (over 20%).
Conclusion: Further studies with large numbers of samples are required to be conducted in different parts of the country for further evaluation of efficacy of this regimen.
Peer Review Details

Peer review method: Single-Blind (Peer-reviewers: 02) Peer-review policy
Plagiarism software screening?: Yes
Date of Original Submission: 05 November 2017
Date accepted: 25 November 2017
Peer reviewers approved by: Dr. Lili Hami
Editor who approved publication: Dr. Phuc Van Pham
A referenciação em textos do YouTube: um estudo com vistas à análise de sentimentos | Referenciation in YouTube Texts: a study for Sentiment Analysis
Authors: Afonso Alexandre Ribeiro 
Published: December 2017

RESUMO Este artigo descreve um estudo sobre o fenômeno da referenciação a partir de um corpus textual extraído do YouTube. O objetivo é verificar a utilização dos referentes em postagens positivas, negativas ou neutras, e como essa verificação contribuiria para as técnica de análise de sentimentos automática ou semiautomática. Emprega-se a análise de conteúdo e do discurso como métodos de pesquisa, além de software de análise estatística para coleta de frequências de palavras. Conclui-se que a identificação de aspectos de comunicação e informação, tais como os referentes mais utilizados, a não pureza de postagens positivas e negativas, além, da necessidade de criar um critério para a interpretação de dados textuais, podem melhorar o processo de análise de sentimentos.Palavras-chave: Análise de Sentimentos; Análise de Conteúdo; Corpus; Referenciação.ABSTRACT This article describes a study about the phenomenon of referenciation by using a textual corpus extracted from YouTube. The purpose is to verify how the referents appear in positive, negative, or neutral posts and how this verification can affect the techniques directed to automated or semi-automated sentiment analysis. We applied content and discourse analysis as research methods, and statistical analysis software for the collection of word frequencies. The conclusion is that the identification of communication and information aspects, such as the most used referents, the non-purity of positive and negative posts, and the need to create a criterion for interpreting textual data can improve sentiment analyses process.Keywords: Sentiment Analysis; Content Analysis; Corpus; Reference.
Effects of ipsilateral and crossed eye-hand dominance on catching performance in prepubescents
Authors: Ziyagil M. Akif , Kesilmiş Inci , Demirci Nevzat , Kesilmiş M. Melih 
Published: December 2017

This study investigates the effects of ipsilateral and crossed hand-eye dominance on one and both hands catching performance (OHCP and BHCP) in participants aged 10 to 13 years. The combined groups including hand and eye dominance consisted of right handed-right eyed (RHRE), right handed-left eyed (RHLE), left handed-left eyed (LHLE) and left handed-right eyed (LHRE), respectively. In this study the mean values were only higher in the favor of LHLE females in left hand OHCP from 2 and 3 m distances. In other side, LHLE males had a higher mean values not only in left hand OHCP from 2 and 3 meters but also in the right hand OHCP from 3 meters. No significant difference was observed in BHCP among four groups in both genders. In conclusion, ipsilateral handeye dominance is an advantage for OHCP compared to cross dominance. Also left side had an advantage compare to the right side in OHCP.
Keywords: Hand dominance; physical activity; gender.
Understanding the interplay between mild traumatic brain injury and cognitive fatigue: models and treatments
Authors: Wylie Glenn R , Flashman Laura A 
Published: December 2017

Nearly 2 million traumatic brain injuries occur annually, most of which are mild (mTBI). One debilitating sequela of mTBI is cognitive fatigue: fatigue following cognitive work. Cognitive fatigue has proven difficult to quantify and study, but this is changing, allowing models to be proposed and tested. Here, we review evidence for four models of cognitive fatigue, and relate them to specific treatments following mTBI. The evidence supports two models: cognitive fatigue results from the increased work/effort required for the brain to process information after trauma-induced damage; and cognitive fatigue results from sleep disturbances. While there are no evidence-based treatments for fatigue after mTBI, some pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments show promise for treating this debilitating problem. Future work may target the role of genetics, neuroinflammation and the microbiome and their role in complex cognitive responses such as fatigue.
THE ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING READING SKILL FOR EFL STUDENTS
Authors: Ikhsan Muhammad Khairi 
Published: December 2017

One thing that can not be denied by the English teachers is teaching English skills. One of the skills that should be taught by the teacher is reading skill. For EFL students, reading is considered as a complicated skill to be comprehended. They tend to have problems to master this skill. There are some common problems made by the EFL students related to reading. For instance, they are difficult to understand the text and find the information from the texts given, and also its hard for them to determine the main ideas of the text. Besides, from the teacher’s perspective, they commonly not applying some appropriate strategies to teach reading. So, reading activities in the classroom sometimes supposed to be boring. Therefore, this paper is aimed at showing some strategies that can be applied by the teachers to make reading activities in the classroom become an interesting one
Bajo el influjo de un italiano y un francés. Fanelli y Lafargue en la fundación de la Internacional en España
Authors: Vadillo Muñoz Julián 
Published: December 2017

De la mano de la revolución de 1868 vino la implantación del movimiento obrero organizado en España. La Internacional llegó a España gracias a un emisario de Bakunin, Giuseppe Fanelli, que trajo consigo el ideario de la Internacional nacida en 1864 y de la Alianza de la Democracia Socialista. Dos años después, llegaba a España Paul Lafargue, yerno de Marx, que huía de la represión de la Comuna de París. Ambas figuras ejercieron un influjo ideológico y organizativo en el movimiento obrero español, consiguiendo que el mismo tuviese una entidad propia y comenzase a rivalizar entre sí. Las experiencias que ambos personajes habían tenido en sus respectivos países (Italia y Francia) sirvieron también como reflejo a los militantes obreros españoles. Si bien la figura de Fanelli es menos conocida, la de Lafargue ejerció una enorme influencia sobre el movimiento obrero español, convirtiéndose después en una de las figuras más importantes del socialismo francés e internacional.
Errores de medicación: limitación de la eficacia y seguridad terapéutica.
Authors: Gómez Luque Adela , Castaño Blanco María Yolanda , García Domínguez Sandra 
Published: December 2017

Los errores de medicación suponen un importante problema de salud pública al estar asociados a un incremento de la morbimortalidad y del coste hospitalario, siendo en su mayoría prevenibles. El objetivo general del estudio fue promover una cultura sanitaria de seguridad e incentivar la notificación de los errores de medicación, mediante su análisis y su evaluación en el sistema de utilización de medicamentos, determinando cuáles son los más frecuentes en unidades hospitalarias, los factores que los ocasionan y las estrategias de prevención implantadas a nivel regional.Se realizó un revisión de la literatura a través de PubMed/MEDLINE, ScienceDirect/ElSevier, Scielo, Scopus/ElSevier y Dialnet, además de consultarse sedes webs de organizaciones científicas como OMS, ISMP o IHI, y acotada a estudios publicados entre 2012 y 2017 en lengua castellana e inglesa.Los resultados muestran que los errores de medicación se presentan en todos los procesos del sistema de utilización de medicamentos, siendo la prescripción y la administración donde más se generan. Como posibles causas se pueden señalar las distracciones e interrupciones, así como la sobrecarga laboral, entre otras; y el error registrado con mayor frecuencia es la omisión del fármaco. Las estrategias preventivas con mayores repercusiones son la implantación de prescripción electrónica asistida, la doble verificación, la formación de los profesionales y la notificación de errores, planteadas en los programas a nivel regional.La notificación de errores de medicación es clave para mantener una mejora continua en la seguridad clínica al indicar la eficacia de las prácticas de seguridad y estrategias de prevención establecidas, y conocer la magnitud y repercusión de los errores.
Mejora continua, elemento de la cultura empresarial para lograr empresas esbeltas
Authors: Huilcapi Masacon Magdalena Rosario , Mora Aristega Julio Ernesto , Bayas Huilcapi Grace Vanessa , Escobar Mayorga Diana Carolina , Montiel Díaz Práxedes América 
Published: December 2017

Las empresas u organizaciones en nuestro medio aspiran crecimiento cada año, sin embargo la revolución global, es decir, los cambios globales y la actitud, la falta de empoderamiento y de cultura empresarial, son dificultades que deben superar los directivos; tanto en los procesos administrativos como en los productivos, se generan desperdicios, los cuales reducen las utilidades en las empresas y la calidad de los servicios en las organizaciones; por lo que se plantea la necesidad de reducir costos en base a la administración óptima de recursos; Objetivos, ésta investigación tiene como fin establecer indicadores de mejora continua que permitan medir y evaluar el proceso y las actividades que no agregan valor a las empresas/organizaciones de la ciudad de Babahoyo, Métodos, se aplicó metodología de tipo cuantitativa, mediante la aplicación de entrevistas a los directivos y encuestas a los colaboradores de las empresas locales, los resultados, de la investigación indican que el talento humano que labora en las empresas no hace el menor esfuerzo por agregar valor a las tareas que realizan y ofrecer servicios con eficiencia y calidad, Conclusiones, personal altamente comprometido e identificado con la cultura empresarial es lo que se requiere en las empresas/organizaciones, y un alto grado de liderazgo y capacidad de gestión para alcanzar la mejora continua
Disease Activity of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis during and after Pregnancy: A Prospective Multicenter Study
Authors: Ursin Kristin , Lydersen Stian , Skomsvoll Johan F. , Wallenius Marianne 
Published: December 2017

Objective.To study disease activity in women with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) during and after pregnancy. There is little previous knowledge about this topic.Methods.Our study included 135 pregnancies in 114 women with JIA. Disease activity was assessed at 7 timepoints before, throughout, and after pregnancy with the Disease Activity Score–28–C-reactive protein 3 (DAS28-CRP3). Scores assessed at each visit were analyzed in a linear mixed model. The same statistical method was used to study self-reported physical function, pain, and mental health.Results.Almost 80% of the women were in remission or had low disease activity during and after pregnancy. Although disease activity was stable throughout the study period, we found that DAS28 6 weeks postpartum increased significantly compared to the first trimester (2.78 vs 2.51, p = 0.005) and third trimester (2.78 vs 2.56, p = 0.011), respectively. DAS28 decreased significantly between 6 weeks and 12 months postpartum (2.78 vs 2.54, p = 0.014). Self-reported mental health was significantly better 6 weeks postpartum than before pregnancy (Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 Mental Health subscale 80.7 vs 76.5, p = 0.039). Self-reported pain was stable. Physical function was significantly worse in the third trimester of pregnancy than postpartum (Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire 0.57 vs 0.39, p < 0.001).Conclusion.In women with JIA, disease activity was highest 6 weeks postpartum, but altogether low and stable in the period from planning pregnancy to 1 year after delivery.
Integrin α4β7 Blockade Preferentially Impacts CCR6+ Lymphocyte Subsets in Blood and Mucosal Tissues of Naive Rhesus Macaques
Authors: Calenda Giulia , Keawvichit Rassamon , Arrode-Brusés Géraldine , Pattanapanyasat Kovit , Frank Ines , Byrareddy Siddappa N. , Arthos James , Cicala Claudia , Grasperge Brooke , Blanchard James L. , Gettie Agegnehu , Reimann Keith A. , Ansari Aftab A. , Martinelli Elena 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Infusion of a simianized anti-α4β7 mAb (Rh-α4β7) just before and following SIV infection protected rhesus macaques from developing AIDS and partially from vaginal SIV acquisition. Recently, short-term treatment with Rh-α4β7 in combination with cART was found to lead to prolonged viral suppression after withdrawal of all therapeutic interventions. The humanized form of Rh-α4β7, vedolizumab, is a highly effective treatment for inflammatory bowel disease. To clarify the mechanism of action of Rh-α4β7, naive macaques were infused with Rh-α4β7 and sampled in blood and tissues before and after treatment to monitor several immune cell subsets. In blood, Rh-α4β7 increased the CD4+ and CD8+ T cell counts, but not B cell counts, and preferentially increased CCR6+ subsets while decreasing CD103+ and CD69+ lymphocytes. In mucosal tissues, surprisingly, Rh-α4β7 did not impact integrin α4+ cells, but decreased the frequencies of CCR6+ and CD69+ CD4+ T cells and, in the gut, Rh-α4β7 transiently decreased the frequency of memory and IgA+ B cells. In summary, even in the absence of inflammation, Rh-α4β7 impacted selected immune cell subsets in different tissues. These data provide new insights into the mechanisms by which Rh-α4β7 may mediate its effect in SIV-infected macaques with implications for understanding the effect of treatment with vedolizumab in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Comparative Evaluation of Tensile Strength in Die Stone Incorporated with Sodium and Calcium Hypochlorite as Disinfectants: An in vitro Study
Authors: Pramodh NR , Naik Ravi , Mahesh CS , Kumari Manju R 
Published: December 2017

ABSTRACT

Aim
The aim of this study was to evaluate the tensile strength of die stone incorporated with sodium and calcium hypochlorite as disinfectants.

Materials and methods
Two commercially available type IV die stone (Kalrock: Kalabhai Karson Pvt., Ltd and Pearlstone: Asian Chemicals) and two commercially available disinfectant solutions (sodium hypochlorite and calcium hypochlorite: Beachem Laboratory Chemical Private Limited, Chennai and Leo Chem Private Limited, Bengaluru) were used in this study, and the tensile strength was measured using Lloyd's Universal Testing Machine.

Results
The results show that incorporating the disinfecting solutions decreases the tensile strength of both products. The effect of decreasing tensile strength on type IV gypsum product is seen more in calcium hypochlorite when compared with sodium hypochlorite disinfecting solution, and the tensile strength of Kalrock specimens is higher than Pearlstone specimens after disinfecting with sodium hypochlorite and calcium hypochlorite solution. The statistical results also show significant results in all the groups when compared with the control group.

Conclusion
The incorporation of sodium and calcium hypochlorite disinfecting solutions is not an encouraging method for both die materials as it reduces the tensile strength of type IV gypsum product. Tensile strength of Kalstone® die material is superior than Pearlstone® die material after mixing with sodium hypochlorite and calcium hypochlorite.

Clinical significance
According to the recommendations of Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, disinfecting the whole cast without or minimal changes in physical and mechanical properties was the motto of the study. The tensile strength in type IV gypsum product plays a most important role in retrieval of cast from impression, especially in narrow tooth preparation. This study reveals that incorporating method of disinfecting solutions is not recommended as it reduces the tensile strength.

How to cite this article
Pramodh NR, Kumar CNV, Pradeep MR, Naik R, Mahesh CS, Kumari MR. Comparative Evaluation of Tensile Strength in Die Stone Incorporated with Sodium and Calcium Hypochlorite as Disinfectants: An in vitro Study. J Contemp Dent Pract 2017;18(12):1185-1189.
Survival after penetrating Shrapnel to the Heart and Colon: Which Injuries to tackle First?
Authors: Rabie M Ezzedien , Gallo Ricardo , Refaie Medhat A , Asmary Mansour Al 
Published: December 2017

ABSTRACT
Aim
To report on the clinical course of a patient who received penetrating shrapnel to the heart and colon.

Background
Penetrating missiles to the heart is a highly lethal incident, particularly, when associated with other serious injuries.

Case report
This is the case of a 29-year-old male soldier, who sustained multiple shrapnel injuries caused by an explosive device in the war zone. Shrapnel penetrated the cecum and another lodged in the interventricular septum of the heart. Surprisingly, the patient was stable enough to undergo a staged procedure, where he was subjected to limited right hemicolectomy first, followed by open heart surgery to extract the cardiac shrapnel twelve hours later. His convalescence was uneventful and was discharged in a good condition.

Conclusion
With timely intervention and close collaboration between the concerned clinicians in specialized centers, patients with penetrating shrapnel to vital structures, including the heart, could have a successful outcome.

Clinical significance
Critical thinking is needed to prioritize which injuries to deal with first, in patients with near lethal injuries.

How to cite this article
Rabie ME, Gallo R, Refaie MA, Asmary MA. Survival after penetrating Shrapnel to the Heart and Colon: Which Injuries to tackle First? Panam J Trauma Crit Care Emerg Surg 2017;6(3):209-213.
Race in Steinbeck's NoveletteLifeboat
Authors: Barden Thomas E. 
Published: December 2017

AbstractCrooks, the stable hand in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, was the only black character Steinbeck created who was published. He created another black character, Joe, for his novelette Lifeboat, but Joe as Steinbeck wrote him never came before either a reading or movie-going public since his draft story was not used as the basis for the Alfred Hitchcock film.
“They fix 'em so you can't win nothing”: Agency inThe Grapes of Wrath
Authors: Käck Elin 
Published: December 2017

AbstractWhile The Grapes of Wrath highlights specific social and institutional structures that direct the course of action of its main characters, shifting the analysis from structure to agency opens up the novel to new readings. This article considers how Steinbeck's novel problematizes agency and argues that it troubles distinctions between human agency and nonhuman agency. Traditional novels generally rely on the actions of their characters, but in The Grapes of Wrath such action is repeatedly thwarted or fails to lead to the desired outcome. Instead, the characters are acted on through various machines or chains of actors that lead back to a vague and bodiless entity, such as the monster-bank. The novel's emphasis on the tractor, the automobile, the handbill, and the bank provides the basis for my reading, together with more subtle instantiations of material agency as seen in the phonograph, the slot machine, the kerosene, and the sticker displayed on the red truck. Agency has traditionally rested on the notion of free will and intention, but recent theories, such as actor-network-theory, or ANT, highlight material agency and move beyond the subject in favor of networks and distribution of agency. This article uses theories on agency to reread Steinbeck's classic novel, but also attempts to show how Steinbeck's novel can increase our understanding of the concept of agency more broadly.
Editorial 2017/2
Authors: Kocourek Sheila 
Published: December 2017

Apresentamos o volume 30, número 2/2017, da Revista Social e Humanas – RSH, vinculada ao Centro de Ciências Sociais e Humanas – CCSH, da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria – UFSM, o qual apresenta o dossiê Gênero/Políticas Públicas.