bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The predictive role of health‐promoting behaviours and perceived stress in aneurysmal rupture
Authors: Lee Mi‐Sun , Park Chang G , Hughes Tonda L , Jun Sang‐Eun , Whang Kum , Kim Nahyun 
Published: October 2017

Aims and objectivesTo examine the roles of two modifiable factors—health‐promoting behaviours and perceived stress—in predicting aneurysmal rupture.BackgroundUnruptured intracranial aneurysm detection produces significant stress and anxiety in patients because of the risk of rupture. Compared to nonmodifiable risk factors for rupture such as age, gender and aneurysm size/location, less attention has been given to modifiable risk factors. Two modifiable factors, health‐promoting behaviours and perceived stress, have hardly been examined as potential predictors of rupture.DesignThis study used a cross‐sectional design.MethodsWe assessed 155 patients with intracranial aneurysms—that is, subarachnoid haemorrhage (n = 77) or unruptured intracranial aneurysm (n = 78)—to examine (i) baseline characteristics (patient and aneurysmal factors), (ii) health‐related factors (lifestyle habits and health‐promoting behaviour) and (iii) perceived stress levels (psychological stress and physical stress). Patient records provided medical histories and aneurysmal factors; other data were collected using a structured questionnaire addressing lifestyle habits, the Health‐Promoting Lifestyle Profile‐II to measure health‐promoting behaviour and the Perceived Stress Questionnaire to measure perceived‐psychological stress and perceived‐physical stress levels.ResultsBivariate analysis indicated that aneurysm rupture risk was associated with female gender, aneurysm size/location, defecation frequency, hyperlipidaemia, sedentary time, low Health‐Promoting Lifestyle Profile‐II mean scores and high perceived‐psychological stress scores. After adjusting for known risk factors, the mean Health‐Promoting Lifestyle Profile‐II and perceived‐psychological stress scores remained robust predictors of rupture. Furthermore, known risk factors combined with these scores had greater predictive power than known risk factors alone.ConclusionHealth‐promoting behaviour and psychological stress are promising modifiable factors for reducing risk of aneurysmal rupture.Relevance to clinical practiceOur findings may stimulate greater understanding of mechanisms underlying aneurysmal rupture and suggest practical strategies for nurses to employ in optimising conservative management of rupture risk by teaching patients how to modify their risk. Both health‐promoting behaviour and perceived stress should be addressed when designing preventive nursing interventions for patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysm.
Annual report of the Women's Health Care Committee, Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2017
Authors: Takamatsu Kiyoshi , Kitawaki Jo 
Published: October 2017

AbstractTo improve women's quality of life, the activity of the Women's Health Care Committee over a year up to July 2017 focused upon: (i) breast management; (ii) the influence of gynecological disease therapy on physical condition; (iii) non‐surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse; (iv) survey of infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology in Japan; (v) health care for female athletes; (vi) a training program for women's health care advisors; (vii) revising the Japanese guidelines on hormone replacement therapy; and (viii) revising the 2016 Japanese guidelines for the proper use of emergency contraceptives. The detailed activity of the eight subcommittees is described herein. This report is based on the Japanese version of our annual report (Acta Obst Gynaec Jpn 2017;69(6):1480–1491), to publicize the activities of our committee.
“Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris” and “Candidatus Phytoplasma mali” strains infecting sweet and sour cherry in the Czech Republic
Authors: Fránová Jana , Lenz Ondřej , Přibylová Jaroslava , Špak Josef , Koloniuk Igor , Suchá Jana , Paprštein František 
Published: October 2017

AbstractA survey for phytoplasma diseases was conducted in a sweet and sour cherry germplasm collection and in cherry orchards within the Czech Republic during 2014–2015. Phytoplasmas were detected in 21 symptomatic trees. Multiple infections of cherry trees by diverse phytoplasmas of 16SrI and 16SrX groups and 16SrI‐A, 16SrI‐B, 16SrI‐L, 16SrX‐A subgroups were detected by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). Nevertheless, phylogenetic analysis placed subgroups 16SrI‐B and 16SrI‐L inseparable together onto one branch of phylogenetic tree. This is the first report of subgroups 16SrI‐A and 16SrI‐L in Prunus spp., and subgroup 16SrX‐A in sour cherry trees. Additionally, novel RFLP profiles for 16SrI‐A and 16SrI‐B‐related phytoplasmas were found in cherry samples. Phytoplasmas with these novel profiles belong, however, to their respective 16SrI‐A or 16SrI‐B phylogenetic clades.
Leaf gas exchange and chlorophyll a fluorescence in soybean leaves infected by Phakopsora pachyrhizi
Authors: Rios Vinícius Souza , Rios Jonas Alberto , Aucique‐Pérez Carlos Eduardo , Silveira Patrícia Ricardino , Barros Aline Vieira , Rodrigues Fabrício Ávila 
Published: October 2017

AbstractAsian soybean rust (ASR), caused by Phakopsora pachyrhizi, is one of the most important foliar diseases affecting soybean production worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the photosynthetic performance (leaf gas exchange, chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence images and photosynthetic pigment pools) of soybean plants sprayed with Acibenzolar‐S‐Methyl (ASM) and the fungicide epoxiconazole + pyraclostrobin (Epo+Pyr) and further inoculated with P. pachyrhizi. The ASR symptoms progressed much faster on the leaves of plants from the control treatment (water spray) in comparison with the ASM and Epo+Pyr treatments. In general, the values for the leaf gas exchange parameters net carbon assimilation rate (A), stomatal conductance to water vapour (gs), internal CO2 concentration (Ci) and transpiration rate (E) increased for the infected plants sprayed with ASM or Epo+Pyr in comparison with plants from the control treatment. The values for the initial fluorescence (Fo), maximal fluorescence (Fm), maximal photosystem II quantum efficiency (Fv/Fm), effective photosystem II quantum yield (Y(II)) and quantum yield of regulated energy dissipation (Y(NPQ)) were consistently higher for the ASM and Epo+Pyr treatments in comparison with the control treatment at advanced stages of fungal infection. By contrast, the values for quantum yield of non‐regulated energy dissipation (Y(NO) were significantly lower for the ASM and Epo+Pyr treatments. The concentrations of total Chl a+b and carotenoids significantly increased for infected plants sprayed with ASM and Epo+Pyr in comparison with plants from the control treatment. The results of this study demonstrated that the spray of soybean plants with either ASM or Epo+Pyr contributed to reduce the negative effect of ASR on the photosynthesis of soybean plants.
Ottia meiospora (Ottiaceae, Rhodophyta), a new genus and family endophytic within the thallus of Nothocladus (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta)
Authors: Entwisle Timothy J. , Evans Joshua R. , Vis Morgan L. , Saunders Gary W. 
Published: October 2017

A new genus, Ottia, and family, Ottiaceae, are proposed within the Acrochaetiales to accommodate the uniseriate red algal endophyte of batrachspermalean taxa previously named Balbiania meiospora. Prior to this study, Balbiania investiens was transferred to its own family and order (Balbianiales) based on comparative DNA sequence data and a distinctive reproductive morphology. However, the second species described in this genus, B. meiospora, continued to be treated as a species of Audouinella (A. meiospora) pending further investigation. Phylogenetic analyses of sequence data confirmed only a distant relationship between the two endophytes, and a closer alliance of B. meiospora to Acrochaetiales. The data also showed that Ottia meiospora was the deepest diverging lineage in the Acrochaetiales, sister to all of the currently recognized genera and families. In this study, we review the classification of what we now call O. meiospora – reported from Australia, New Zealand and Brazil – based on sequence and morphological data. Morphological observations provided little clarity around the reproductive morphology or the life cycle of this endophyte of Nothocladus s. lat. found commonly in mainland Australia but, to date, less so in New Zealand.
Safety and efficacy of telbivudine for chronic hepatitis B during the entire pregnancy: Long‐term follow‐up
Authors: Shang J. , Wen Q. , Wang C. C. , Liu K. , Bai L. , Tang H. 
Published: October 2017

SummaryThe management of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in pregnancy is a unique issue. Telbivudine (LdT) is recommended to blockHBVmother‐to‐child transmission (MTCT) in the third trimester. However, the safety of LdT treatment during the entire pregnancy for the long‐term growth of infants is unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and long‐term safety of LdT for the entire pregnancy period. This retrospective cohort study included 40 pregnant women and 43 children from 2011 to 2017. The antiviral effects and maternal abnormalities were evaluated. In addition, adverse events regarding infants at delivery andHBVvaccination outcomes were recorded. The status of physical development in the children during follow‐up was also evaluated. Among pregnant women, the rates ofHBV DNAflare were 5.00% during pregnancy and 7.50% postpartum, and theHBeAg seroconversion rates were 7.50% during pregnancy and 7.50% postpartum. No severe maternal abnormalities were observed. Regarding the infants, no one was positive forHBsAg, and only one infant was negative for anti‐HBs in children over 7 months of age. Furthermore, no birth defects or severe adverse events were observed at delivery, and 97.67% normal height and 93.02% normal weight in children were observed on follow‐up until 5 years of age. In conclusion, LdT use for the entire pregnancy is both effective for treating pregnant women and blockingHBV MTCT. Moreover, LdT is safe for women and infants. Most importantly, the long‐term follow‐up indicated that LdT is safe and does not affect the growth of children.
When bats go viral: negative framings in virological research imperil bat conservation
Authors: López‐Baucells Adrià , Rocha Ricardo , Fernández‐Llamazares Álvaro 
Published: October 2017

AbstractThe recent upsurge in bat‐borne virus research has attracted substantial news coverage worldwide. A systematic review of virological literature revealed that bats were described as a major concern for public health in half of all studies (51%), and that their key role in delivering ecosystem services was disregarded in almost all studies (96%). Although research on zoonoses is of the utmost importance, biased framings of bats can undermine decades of conservation efforts. We urge researchers and science communicators to consider the conservation impacts of how research findings are presented to the public carefully, and, whenever possible, to highlight the ecological significance of bats, their dire conservation situation and their importance for human well‐being.
An account of evolutionary specialization: the AbcR small RNAs in the Rhizobiales
Authors: Sheehan Lauren M. , Caswell Clayton C. 
Published: October 2017

SummaryThe AbcR small RNAs (sRNAs) are a fascinating example of two highly conserved sRNAs that differ tremendously at the functional level among organisms. From their transcriptional activation to their regulatory capabilities, the AbcR sRNAs exhibit varying characteristics in three well‐studied bacteria belonging to the Rhizobiales order: the plant symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti, the plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens, and the animal pathogen Brucella abortus. This review outlines the similarities and differences of the AbcR sRNAs between each of these organisms, and discusses reasons as to why this group of sRNAs has diverged in their genetic organization and regulatory functions across species. In the end, this review will shed light on how regulatory systems, although seemingly conserved among bacteria, can vary based on the environmental niche and lifestyle of an organism.
Apocalyptic Specularity in Dante's Eschatology: Narcissus and the Imagination of Salvation
Authors: Shah Bruno M. 
Published: October 2017

AbstractDante's Commedia provides a performative eschatology or “apocalyptic specularity” that shows well how to keep concerns for apophasis, imagination, and salvation in balance. His literary appreciation for mirroring enables him to re‐present and imitate revelation. Displaying a metaphysically robust imagination, Dante's eschatology is akin to the biblical genre of apocalypse. Dantean analogy—personal and historical while theological and apocalyptical—resists tendencies to account for theology in reducibly negativist terms. The Divine Comedy hopes for the salvation of Narcissus, whose figure reflects the “everyman,” who would furthermore reflect even the triune God.
A modular toolbox for Golden‐Gate‐based plasmid assembly streamlines the generation of Ralstonia solanacearum species complex knockout strains and multi‐cassette complementation constructs
Authors: Wu Dousheng , Schandry Niklas , Lahaye Thomas 
Published: October 2017

SummaryMembers of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (Rssc) cause bacterial wilt, a devastating plant disease that affects numerous economically important crops. Like other bacterial pests, Rssc injects a cocktail of effector proteins via the bacterial type III secretion system into host cells that collectively promote disease. Given their functional relevance in disease, the identification of Rssc effectors and the investigation of their in planta function are likely to provide clues on how to generate pest‐resistant crop plants. Accordingly, molecular analysis of effector function is a focus of Rssc research. The elucidation of effector function requires corresponding gene knockout strains or strains that express the desired effector variants. The cloning of DNA constructs that facilitate the generation of such strains has hindered the investigation of Rssc effectors. To overcome these limitations, we have designed, generated and functionally validated a toolkit consisting of DNA modules that can be assembled via Golden‐Gate (GG) cloning into either desired gene knockout constructs or multi‐cassette expression constructs. The Ralstonia‐GG‐kit is compatible with a previously established toolkit that facilitates the generation of DNA constructs for in planta expression. Accordingly, cloned modules, encoding effectors of interest, can be transferred to vectors for expression in Rssc strains and plant cells. As many effector genes have been cloned in the past as GATEWAY entry vectors, we have also established a conversion vector that allows the implementation of GATEWAY entry vectors into the Ralstonia‐GG‐kit. In summary, the Ralstonia‐GG‐kit provides a valuable tool for the genetic investigation of genes encoding effectors and other Rssc genes.
The Sphagnome Project: enabling ecological and evolutionary insights through a genus‐level sequencing project
Authors: Weston David J. , Turetsky Merritt R. , Johnson Matthew G. , Granath Gustaf , Lindo Zoë , Belyea Lisa R. , Rice Steven K. , Hanson David T. , Engelhardt Katharina A. M. , Schmutz Jeremy , Dorrepaal Ellen , Euskirchen Eugénie S. , Stenøien Hans K. , Szövényi Péter , Jackson Michelle , Piatkowski Bryan T. , Muchero Wellington , Norby Richard J. , Kostka Joel E. , Glass Jennifer B. , Rydin Håkan , Limpens Juul , Tuittila Eeva‐Stiina , Ullrich Kristian K. , Carrell Alyssa , Benscoter Brian W. , Chen Jin‐Gui , Oke Tobi A. , Nilsson Mats B. , Ranjan Priya , Jacobson Daniel , Lilleskov Erik A. , Clymo R. S. , Shaw A. Jonathan 
Published: October 2017

SummaryConsiderable progress has been made in ecological and evolutionary genetics with studies demonstrating how genes underlying plant and microbial traits can influence adaptation and even ‘extend’ to influence community structure and ecosystem level processes. Progress in this area is limited to model systems with deep genetic and genomic resources that often have negligible ecological impact or interest. Thus, important linkages between genetic adaptations and their consequences at organismal and ecological scales are often lacking. Here we introduce the Sphagnome Project, which incorporates genomics into a long‐running history of Sphagnum research that has documented unparalleled contributions to peatland ecology, carbon sequestration, biogeochemistry, microbiome research, niche construction, and ecosystem engineering. The Sphagnome Project encompasses a genus‐level sequencing effort that represents a new type of model system driven not only by genetic tractability, but by ecologically relevant questions and hypotheses.
Mindfulness‐based interventions for weight loss: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Carrière K. , Khoury B. , Günak M. M. , Knäuper B. 
Published: October 2017

SummaryBackgroundAn increasing number of studies are investigating the efficacy of mindfulness‐based interventions (MBIs) for weight loss and obesity‐related eating behaviours. However, the results of past reviews are inconsistent.ObjectiveTo clarify these inconsistencies, we conducted a comprehensive effect‐size analysis to evaluate the efficacy of MBIs on weight loss and eating behaviours.Data sourceData sources were identified through a systematic review of studies published in journals or as dissertations in PsychINFO, PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, Medline and Scopus, ProQuest or OATD from the first available date to March 10, 2017.Review methodsA total of 18 publications (19 studies, n = 1,160) were included.ResultsMean weight loss for MBIs at post‐treatment was 6.8 and 7.5 lb at follow‐up. In pre–post comparisons, effect‐size estimates suggest that MBIs are moderately effective for weight loss (n = 16; Hedge's g = .42; 95% CI [.26, .59], p < .000001) and largely effective in reducing obesity‐related eating behaviours (n = 10; Hedge's g = .70; CI 95% [.36, 1.04], p < .00005). Larger effects on weight loss were found in studies that used a combination of informal and formal meditation practice (n = 6; Hedge's g = .55; CI 95% [.32, .77], p < .00001) compared with formal meditation practice alone (n = 4; Hedge's g = .46; CI [.10, .83], p < .05).ConclusionResults suggest that MBIs are effective in reducing weight and improving obesity‐related eating behaviours among individuals with overweight and obesity. Further research is needed to examine their efficacy for weight loss maintenance.
What is the best size predictor for dose in the obese child?
Authors: Anderson Brian J , Holford Nick HG 
Published: October 2017

SummaryLean body mass is commonly proposed for anesthesia maintenance drug dosing calculations. However, total body mass used with allometric scaling has been shown to be better for propofol in obese adults and children. Fat‐free mass has also been used instead of lean body mass. Fat‐free mass is essentially the same as lean body mass but excludes a small percentage of mass of lipids in cell membranes, CNS, and bone marrow. Normal fat mass is a size descriptor that partitions total body mass into fat‐free mass and fat mass calculated from total body mass minus fat‐free mass. The relative influence of fat mass compared with fat‐free mass is described by the fraction of fat mass that makes fat equivalent to fat‐free mass in terms of allometric size. This fraction (Ffat) will differ for each drug and each parameter affected by body size (eg, clearance and volume of distribution). This fraction is based on the concept of theory‐based allometric size. The normal fat mass based on allometric theory and partition of body mass into fat and fat‐free components provides a principle‐based approach explaining size and body composition effects on pharmacokinetics of all drugs in children and in adults.
Successful second hematopoietic cell transplantation in severe congenital neutropenia
Authors: Hashem H. , Abu‐Arja R. , Auletta J. J. , Rangarajan H. G. , Varga E. , Rose M. J. , Bajwa R. P. S. 
Published: October 2017

AbstractAllogeneic HCT is curative for SCN; however, a standard conditioning regimen or intensity has not been established. We describe a patient with SCN associated with c.1A>G (M1V) mutation in ELANE gene resulting in refractoriness to G‐CSF, who received reduced‐intensity HCT and developed secondary graft failure requiring a second myeloablative HCT. This case suggests that M1V mutation confers a poor G‐CSF response and HCT using the best available donor is beneficial.
The role of inhibition for working memory processes: ERP evidence from a short‐term storage task
Authors: Getzmann Stephan , Wascher Edmund , Schneider Daniel 
Published: October 2017

AbstractHuman working memory is the central unit for short‐term storage of information. In addition to the selection and adequate storage of relevant information, the suppression of irrelevant stimuli from the environment seems to be of importance for working memory processes. To learn more about the interplay of information uptake and inhibition of irrelevant information, the present study used ERP measures and a short‐term storage and retrieval task, in which pairs of either numbers or letters had to be compared. Random sequences of four stimuli (two numbers and two letters) were presented, with either the numbers or the letters being relevant for comparison. The analysis of ERPs to each of the four stimuli indicated more pronounced P2 and P3b amplitudes for relevant than irrelevant stimuli. In contrast, the N2 (reflecting inhibitory control) was only elicited by irrelevant stimuli. Moreover, the N2 amplitude of the second irrelevant stimulus was associated with behavioral performance, indicating the importance of inhibition of task‐irrelevant stimuli for working memory processes. In sum, the findings demonstrate the role of cognitive control mechanisms for protecting relevant contents in working memory against irrelevant information.
Evaluation of reproductive performance and genetic variation in bulls of the Polish White‐Backed breed
Authors: Sawicka‐Zugaj W , Chabuz W , Litwińczuk Z , Kasprzak‐Filipek K 
Published: October 2017

ContentsThe aim of the study was to evaluate genetic variation, reproductive performance and the degree of relationship of White‐Backed bulls entered in the breed registry and approved for breeding. The study included 32 bulls of the White‐Backed (WB) breed with an entry in the breed registry and used for breeding in the years 2003–2015. Eleven microsatellite DNA sequences (TGLA222, BM2113, TGLA53, ETH10, SPS115, TGLA126, TGLA122, INRA23, ETH3, ETH225 and BM1824) were used to analyse variation in the WB bulls. The bulls most often used for breeding were Chilon (1,073 doses), Mak (939 doses) and Jaguar (858 doses). The bulls Mak, Chilon and Jak had the greatest influence on the active population of White‐Backed cattle, with the most daughters. In the analysed population of White‐Backed bulls, a total of 79 different alleles were identified, with a mean 7.27 per locus. The analysed pool of microsatellite loci was characterized by high values for PIC, HO and HE (>0.6), and the entire population was in genetic equilibrium. The estimated level of inbreeding within the population ranged from −0.2277 (ETH225) to 0.0775 (SPS115), with a mean value of −0.0587.