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Risky business: Lived experience mental health practice, nurses as potential allies
Authors: Byrne Louise , Happell Brenda , Reid‐Searl Kerry 
Published: September 2016

AbstractMental health policy includes a clear expectation that consumers will participate in all aspects of the design and delivery of mental health services. This edict has led to employment roles for people with lived experience of significant mental health challenges and service use. Despite the proliferation of these roles, research into factors impacting their success or otherwise is limited. This paper presents findings from a grounded theory study investigating the experiences of Lived Experience Practitioners in the context of their employment. In‐depth interviews were conducted with 13 Lived Experience Practitioners. Risk was identified as a core category, and included sub‐categories: vulnerability, ‘out and proud’, fear to disclose, and self‐care. Essentially participants described the unique vulnerabilities of their mental health challenges being known, and while there were many positives about disclosing there was also apprehension about personal information being so publically known. Self‐care techniques were important mediators against these identified risks. The success of lived experience roles requires support and nurses can play an important role, given the size of the nursing workforce in mental health, the close relationships nurses enjoy with consumers and the contribution they have made to the development of lived experience roles within academia.
Percutaneous coronary intervention and heart surgery learning needs of patients in Jordan
Authors: Mosleh S.M. , Eshah N.F. , Darawad M. 
Published: September 2016

AimThis study aimed to identify and prioritize the perceived learning needs of patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention or open‐heart surgery.BackgroundIdentifying learning needs for post‐cardiac intervention patients is essential to establish successful health education programmes based on patient central care.MethodsA descriptive comparative design was employed on a convenience sample of 260 patients who underwent a percutaneous coronary intervention and 105 patients who underwent open‐heart surgery patients. Participants had completed the Patient Learning Needs Scale. Data were collected between 1 October 2014 and 31 June 2015.ResultsPatients from the two groups highly requesting health and recovery related information. They scored all learning need topics as important or highly important for them. The top priority learning need for both patient groups was ‘information about wound care’, and the lowest priority learning need topic was ‘physical activity’.ConclusionsThe learning needs of both groups were very close, which indicated that educational secondary prevention programmes’ content can be prepared in a unified structure for those patients. Although, specific headings can be used to address the unique needs that emerge from having a specific cardiac interventional procedure.Implications for nursing and health policyThe fact that wound care and medications are areas of highest learning needs for patients requires health policy decision makers to address these topics at the time of hospital discharge. In addition, a policy focus on considering patients’ actual learning needs requires establishment and managerial support. As patients’ learning needs might change later after discharge, the health services should be proactive and focus on continuous support for patients after hospital discharge. Secondary prevention programmes should incorporate health education topics based on patients’ own views. This can be done by giving higher priority to understand patients’ needs, put much more effort into how to meet patients’ information needs and to create a more engaging learning environment for patients and their families.
The molecular phylogeny of the sea star Echinaster (Asteroidea: Echinasteridae) provides insights for genus taxonomy
Authors: Lopes Elinia Medeiros , Pérez‐Portela Rocio , Paiva Paulo Cesar , Ventura Carlos Renato Rezende 
Published: September 2016

AbstractIn this study, we used sequences of two mitochondrial genes, cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) and 16S rRNA, and one nuclear gene, 28S rRNA, to test the monophyly of the sea star genus Echinaster, and understand the phylogenetic relationships among species and subgenera within this genus. Phylogenetic analyses based on Bayesian inference and maximum likelihood methods revealed three clades with high values of genetic divergence among them (K2P distances for COI over 23%). One of the clades grouped all Echinaster (Othilia) species, and the other two clades included Echinaster (non‐Othilia) species and Henricia species, respectively. Although the relationships among Henricia, Othilia, and Echinaster could not be completely clarified, the Othilia clade was a well‐supported group with shared diagnostic morphological characters. Moreover, the approximately unbiased test applied to the phylogenetic reconstruction rejected the hypothesis of the genus Echinaster as a monophyletic group. According to these results, we suggest the revalidation of Othilia as a genus instead of a subgenus within Echinaster. Our study clarifies important points about the phylogenetic relationships among species of Echinaster. Other important systematic questions about the taxonomic classification of Echinaster and Henricia still remain open, but this molecular study provides bases for future research on the topic.
Effectiveness of the ‘Home‐but not Alone’ mobile health application educational programme on parental outcomes: a randomized controlled trial, study protocol
Authors: Shorey Shefaly , Ng Yvonne Peng Mei , Danbjørg Dorthe Boe , Dennis Cindy‐Lee , Morelius Evalotte 
Published: September 2016

AbstractAimsThe aim of this study was to describe a study protocol that evaluates the effectiveness of the ‘Home‐but not Alone’ educational programme delivered via a mobile health application in improving parenting outcomes.BackgroundThe development in mobile‐based technology gives us the opportunity to develop an accessible educational programme that can be potentially beneficial to new parents. However, there is a scarcity of theory‐based educational programmes that have incorporated technology such as a mobile health application in the early postpartum period.DesignA randomized controlled trial with a two‐group pre‐test and post‐test design.MethodsThe data will be collected from 118 couples. Eligible parents will be randomly allocated to either a control group (receiving routine care) or an intervention group (routine care plus access to the ‘Home‐but not Alone’ mobile health application. Outcome measures comprise of parenting self‐efficacy, social support, parenting satisfaction and postnatal depression. Data will be collected at the baseline (on the day of discharge) and at four weeks postpartum.DiscussionThis will be an empirical study that evaluates a theory‐based educational programme delivered via an innovative mobile health application on parental outcomes. Results from this study will enhance parenting self‐efficacy, social support and parenting satisfaction, which may then reduce parental risks of postnatal depression.
Mixed methods systematic review exploring mentorship outcomes in nursing academia
Authors: Nowell Lorelli , Norris Jill M. , Mrklas Kelly , White Deborah E. 
Published: September 2016

AbstractAimsThe aim of this study was to report on a mixed methods systematic review that critically examines the evidence for mentorship in nursing academia.BackgroundNursing education institutions globally have issued calls for mentorship. There is emerging evidence to support the value of mentorship in other disciplines, but the extant state of the evidence in nursing academia is not known. A comprehensive review of the evidence is required.DesignA mixed methods systematic review.Data sourcesFive databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, ERIC, PsycINFO) were searched using an a priori search strategy from inception to 2 November 2015 to identify quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods studies. Grey literature searches were also conducted in electronic databases (ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, Index to Theses) and mentorship conference proceedings and by hand searching the reference lists of eligible studies.Review methodsStudy quality was assessed prior to inclusion using standardized critical appraisal instruments from the Joanna Briggs Institute. A convergent qualitative synthesis design was used where results from qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies were transformed into qualitative findings. Mentorship outcomes were mapped to a theory‐informed framework.ResultsThirty‐four studies were included in this review, from the 3001 records initially retrieved. In general, mentorship had a positive impact on behavioural, career, attitudinal, relational and motivational outcomes; however, the methodological quality of studies was weak.ConclusionThis review can inform the objectives of mentorship interventions and contribute to a more rigorous approach to studies that assess mentorship outcomes.
Seasonal variation in male alternative reproductive tactics
Authors: Monroe M. J. , Amundsen T. , Utne‐Palm A. C. , Mobley K. B. 
Published: September 2016

AbstractGenetic parentage analyses reveal considerable diversity in alternative reproductive behaviours (e.g. sneaking) in many taxa. However, little is known about whether these behaviours vary seasonally and between populations. Here, we investigate seasonal variation in male reproductive behaviours in a population of two‐spotted gobies (Gobiusculus flavescens) in Norway. Male two‐spotted gobies guard nests, attract females and care for fertilized eggs. We collected clutches and nest‐guarding males early and late in the breeding season in artificial nests and used microsatellite markers to reconstruct parentage from a subset of offspring from each nest. We hypothesized that mating, reproductive success and sneaking should be more prevalent early in the breeding season when competition for mates among males is predicted to be higher. However, parentage analyses revealed similar values of mating, reproductive success and high frequencies of successful sneaking early (30% of nests) and late (27% of nests) in the season. We also found that multiple females with eggs in the same nest were fertilized by one or more sneaker males, indicating that some males in this population engage in a satellite strategy. We contrast our results to previous work that demonstrates low levels of cuckoldry in a population in Sweden. Our results demonstrate marked stability in both the genetic mating system and male alternative reproductive tactics over the breeding season. However, sneaking rates may vary geographically within a species, likely due to local selection influencing ecological factors encountered at different locations.
Housing Collateral and Entrepreneurship
Authors: SCHMALZ MARTIN C. , SRAER DAVID A. , THESMAR DAVID 
Published: September 2016

ABSTRACTWe show that collateral constraints restrict firm entry and postentry growth, using French administrative data and cross‐sectional variation in local house‐price appreciation as shocks to collateral values. We control for local demand shocks by comparing treated homeowners to controls in the same region that do not experience collateral shocks: renters and homeowners with an outstanding mortgage, who (in France) cannot take out a second mortgage. In both comparisons, an increase in collateral value leads to a higher probability of becoming an entrepreneur. Conditional on entry, treated entrepreneurs use more debt, start larger firms, and remain larger in the long run.
Asset Pricing with Countercyclical Household Consumption Risk
Authors: CONSTANTINIDES GEORGE M. , GHOSH ANISHA 
Published: September 2016

ABSTRACTWe show that shocks to household consumption growth are negatively skewed, persistent, countercyclical, and drive asset prices. We construct a parsimonious model where heterogeneous households have recursive preferences. A single state variable drives the conditional cross‐sectional moments of household consumption growth. The estimated model fits well the unconditional cross‐sectional moments of household consumption growth and the moments of the risk‐free rate, equity premium, price‐dividend ratio, and aggregate dividend and consumption growth. The model‐implied risk‐free rate and price‐dividend ratio are procyclical, while the market return has countercyclical mean and variance. Finally, household consumption risk explains the cross section of excess returns.
Clinical course of disseminated intravascular coagulopathy‐type amniotic fluid embolism: A report of three cases
Authors: Hasegawa Akihiro , Murakoshi Takeshi , Otsuki Yoshiro , Torii Yuichi 
Published: September 2016

AbstractAmniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare complication of pregnancy and its mortality rate is high. There have been few reports of AFE with presence of severe coagulopathy and incoagulable bleeding, and absence of cardiopulmonary symptoms or limited cardiopulmonary symptoms, followed by massive blood loss during delivery. Such cases have been referred to as disseminated intravascular coagulopathy‐type AFE, and the characteristics of this condition have been presented previously. Here we report three cases that fulfilled the diagnostic characteristics of disseminated intravascular coagulopathy‐type AFE.
Thrombolysis in Real Time: Demonstration of Revascularization with Intravenous Thrombolysis Therapy in the CT Scanner
Authors: Tan Jessica , Aysenne Aimee , Singh Vineeta 
Published: September 2016

ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND PURPOSEAdministration of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in the computed tomography (CT) scanner has been recently implemented at our institution, as a means to decrease door‐to‐needle time. This change in protocol provided us a unique opportunity to visualize imaging signs of early recanalization.METHODSWe evaluated patients who presented with acute ischemic stroke both before and after a change in protocol for intravenous tPA administration. We identified 10 patients who received tPA on the CT scanner and 22 patients who received tPA after CT imaging was complete. Early recanalization was defined as distal migration of thrombus or disappearance of thrombus between initial phases of imaging, large territory of diminished mean transit time on initial perfusion CT, large territory of increased cerebral blood flow on initial perfusion CT, and/or large territory of increased cerebral blood volume on initial perfusion CT. Late recanalization was defined as distal migration of thrombus or disappearance of thrombus between initial and follow‐up imaging, decreased attenuation of thrombus between initial and follow‐up imaging, or infarcted territory on follow‐up imaging smaller than the cerebral blood volume defect on initial perfusion CT.RESULTSIn the patients who received tPA on the CT scanner, 20% demonstrated imaging evidence of early recanalization and 30% demonstrated imaging evidence of late recanalization. In the patients who received tPA after CT imaging, 57% demonstrated imaging evidence of late recanalization.CONCLUSIONEarly recanalization of large‐vessel occlusion after intravenous thrombolysis results in unique imaging findings.
Multidirectional lip‐closing force in adult females after short‐term lip training
Authors: Fujiwara A. , Tokura K. , Tome W. , Kitai N. 
Published: September 2016

SummaryThe purpose of this study was to investigate the multidirectional lip‐closing force in adult females before and after short‐term lip training. Sixty‐six Japanese females participated in this study. The subjects performed lip training that involved maintaining 200 or 400 g of bottled water in the oral vestibule. The signals of directional lip‐closing force were investigated in eight directions before training and 5 and 7 days after the lip training. The differences in the closing force between pre‐ and post‐training were then analysed statistically. The lip‐closing force increased in the following order: pre‐training, 5 days post‐training and 7 days post‐training in every direction (P < 0·05). The patterns of the increase in the lip‐closing force in the upper, lower, right and left directions as a result of the repetitions were similar. No significant differences were noted between the training effects with loads of 200 and 400 g. Our findings demonstrated that the lip‐closing force was influenced by the short‐term lip training.
State of the art and perspectives on neotropical fern and lycophyte systematics
Authors: Almeida Thaís Elias , Salino Alexandre 
Published: September 2016

AbstractFor ferns and lycophytes, the Neotropics is a hotspot of diversity (3000–4500 species), and second only to Southeastern Asia in richness and endemism. This paper presents the current state of knowledge on fern and lycophyte systematics in the Neotropics, and emphasizes sampling sufficiency and current taxonomic and phylogenetic knowledge. Plant systematics plays an important role in documenting diversity and geographic distribution patterns that are needed to understand relationships and evolutionary patterns, and a vital role in species conservation. Although in recent decades this field of science has undergone a revolution because of new approaches and techniques, data presented in this work shows that large gaps remain and there is still a long path towards fully understanding fern and lycophyte systematics in Neotropics. Approaches and how to choose areas that should be targeted in order to try to fulfill these knowledge gaps are discussed.
Endothelial‐smooth muscle cell interactions in the regulation of vascular tone in skeletal muscle
Authors: Dora Kim A. 
Published: September 2016

AbstractThe SMCs of skeletal muscle arterioles are intricately sensitive to changes in membrane potential. Upon increasing luminal pressure, the SMCs depolarize, thereby opening VDCCs, which leads to contraction. Mechanisms that oppose this myogenic tone can involve voltage‐dependent and independent dilator pathways, and can be endothelium‐dependent or independent. Of particular interest are the pathways leading to hyperpolarization of SMCs, as these can potentially evoke both local and conducted dilation. This review focuses on three agonists that cause local and conducted dilation in skeletal muscle: ACh, ATP, and KCl. The mechanisms for the release of these agonists during motor nerve stimulation and/or hypoxia, and their actions to open either Ca2+‐activated K+ channels (KCa) or inwardly rectifying K+ channels (KIR) are described. By causing local and conducted dilation, each agonist has the ability to improve skeletal muscle blood flow during exercise and ischemia.
Allergen immunotherapy for the prevention of allergy: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Kristiansen Maria , Dhami Sangeeta , Netuveli Gopal , Halken Susanne , Muraro Antonella , Roberts Graham , Larenas‐Linnemann Desiree , Calderón Moises A. , Penagos Martin , Du Toit George , Ansotegui Ignacio J. , Kleine‐Tebbe Jörg , Lau Susanne , Matricardi Paolo Maria , Pajno Giovanni , Papadopoulos Nikolaos G. , Pfaar Oliver , Ryan Dermot , Santos Alexandra F. , Timmermanns Frans , Wahn Ulrich , Sheikh Aziz 
Published: September 2016

AbstractBackgroundThere is a need to establish the effectiveness, cost‐effectiveness, and safety of allergen immunotherapy (AIT) for the prevention of allergic disease.MethodsTwo reviewers independently screened nine international biomedical databases. Studies were quantitatively synthesized using random‐effects meta‐analyses.ResultsA total of 32 studies satisfied the inclusion criteria. Overall, meta‐analysis found no conclusive evidence that AIT reduced the risk of developing a first allergic disease over the short term (RR = 0.30; 95% CI: 0.04–2.09) and no randomized controlled evidence was found in relation to its longer‐term effects for this outcome. There was, however, a reduction in the short‐term risk of those with allergic rhinitis developing asthma (RR = 0.40; 95% CI: 0.30–0.54), with this finding being robust to a pre‐specified sensitivity analysis. We found inconclusive evidence that this benefit was maintained over the longer term: RR = 0.62; 95% CI: 0.31–1.23. There was evidence that the risk of new sensitization was reduced over the short term, but this was not confirmed in the sensitivity analysis: RR = 0.72; 95% CI: 0.24–2.18. There was no clear evidence of any longer‐term reduction in the risk of sensitization: RR = 0.47; 95% CI: 0.08–2.77. AIT appeared to have an acceptable side effect profile.ConclusionsAIT did not result in a statistically significant reduction in the risk of developing a first allergic disease. There was, however, evidence of a reduced short‐term risk of developing asthma in those with allergic rhinitis, but it is unclear whether this benefit was maintained over the longer term. We are unable to comment on the cost‐effectiveness of AIT.
Fibrin–alginate hydrogel supports steroidogenesis, in vitro maturation of oocytes and parthenotes production from caprine preantral follicles cultured in group
Authors: Brito IR , Silva GM , Sales AD , Lobo CH , Rodrigues GQ , Sousa RF , Moura AAA , Calderón CEM , Bertolini M , Campello CC , Smitz J , Figueiredo JR 
Published: September 2016

ContentsThis study aimed to establish a culture system that improves the in vitro development of caprine preantral follicles. In a first experiment, follicles were encapsulated as a single unit per bead and cultured singly or in groups or with five follicles in the same alginate (ALG) bead for 18 days. In a subsequent experiment, the “five follicles per bead” design was chosen to culture in ALG, fibrin–alginate (FA) or hyaluronate (HA) for 18 days. In a third experiment, we chose the five follicles per bead in FA to culture for 30 days. The culture set‐up of five follicles per ALG bead increased antrum formation and follicle diameter compared to the other culture designs (p < .05). Moreover, under this condition, 44.44% of the oocytes from in vitro cultured preantral follicles reached meiotic resumption. A significant increase of follicle diameter occurred in attachment system and FA (p < .05), but the ALG condition reached the highest among all groups on day 18 (p < .05). Follicles encapsulated in matrix produced more estradiol and progesterone than attachment system (p < .05). The expression of MMP‐9 mRNA was higher in FA than in other groups (p < .05) and similar to antral follicles from in vivo control (p > .05). Only FA group resulted in oocytes matured. After 30 days, oocytes from preantral follicles in vitro grown in FA developed to eight‐cell parthenotes. In conclusion, a culture system using FA supported the development of caprine preantral follicles cultured in group and included in the same bead of hydrogel, improving the oocyte maturation and producing parthenotes.