bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Distal Corporoplasty for Distal Cylinders Extrusion after Penile Prosthesis Implantation
Authors: Carrino Maurizio , Chiancone Francesco , Battaglia Gaetano , Pucci Luigi , Fedelini Paolo 
Published: September 2016

Introduction Distal extrusion of cylinders is a potential complication of the penile prosthesis implantation. Several methods have been proposed for repairing a distal penile erosion. We present our preliminary experience in “Distal corporoplasty” technique. Methods We enrolled 18 consecutive patients whose underwent a distal corporoplasty with simultaneous reimplantation of an “AMS 700 inflatable penile prosthesis (LGX)” from January 2013 to November 2015 at our hospital. All procedures were performed by a single surgical team. Intraoperative and postoperative complications have been classified and reported according to Satava6 and Clavien-Dindo (CD) system.7 Mean values with standard deviations (±SD) were computed and reported for all items. Results Mean age of the patients was 53.61 (±11.90) years. Mean body max index (BMI) was 24.22 (±2.51). Mean operative time was 85.2 (±13.1) minutes. Blood losses were minimal. No intraoperative complications are reported according to Satava classification. Four out of 18 patients (22.22%) experienced postoperative complications according to CD system. All patients had sexual intercourse for the first time postsurgery after a mean of 59.11 ± 2.08 days. Mean follow-up was 22.11 (±9.95). Discussions Distal extrusion of cylinders is a potential complication of the penile prosthesis implantation. Distal corporoplasty was first described by Mulcahy. He reported a series of 14 patients with a follow-up of about 2 years with optimal functional outcomes. Moreover, distal corporoplasty resulted in shorter operative time, better function, less pain, and fewer recurrences than Gortex windsock repair.10 In our experience, distal corporoplasty is a simple and safe procedure in the treatment of distal cylinders extrusion when the prosthetic material is not exposed to the exterior.
Italian-Validated Questionnaires for Pelvic Floor Disorders: On Behalf of the Italian Society of Urodynamics
Authors: Braga Andrea , Soligo Marco , Serati Maurizio , Palleschi Giovanni , Li Marzi Vincenzo , Finazzi Agrò Enrico ,   Italian Society of Urodynamics Questionnaires Working Group
Published: September 2016

Introduction Pelvic floor disorders (PFDs), which include urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, sexual dysfunction and gastrointestinal disorders, affect over 20% of adult population. The prevalence and demand for care of PFDs appear to be increasing more quickly than would be expected from simple population growth, creating substantial physical and emotional distress and a large financial burden. Suitable diagnostic tools are necessary to investigate these problems. The aim of this article is to list Symptom and Quality of Life questionnaires [briefly identified as patient-reported outcomes (PROs)] formally validated into the Italian language to provide Italian clinicians and researchers a tool for the assessment of pelvic area dysfunctions in our country. A synthetic key points summary concerning concepts behind Symptom and Quality of Life Questionnaires will be also provided. Methods PubMed/MEDLINE databases and websites were used to identify Italian-validated questionnaires for PFDs. Once identified, the possibility to get a copy of the questionnaire was verified and steps to obtain it are reported in the table. Results Questionnaires validated into the Italian language, for diagnosis and overall management of common urinary, vaginal, sexual and bowel conditions, are listed in the table. Conclusions This format is intended to serve as a tool to promote appropriateness in PROs adoption while investigating PFDs in Italian patients.
Over warmte, gezelligheid en ontspanning: positieve veiligheid in stedelijke uitgaansgebieden
Authors: Brands Jelle 
Published: September 2016

On conviviality, comfort and recreation: positive images of safety in urban nightlife-areas
From a geographical perspective, this article explores positive images of safety in the context of nightlife areas. It also considers the ways by which nightlife visitors’ experienced safety might be nurtured, as an alternative to how experienced lack of safety might be ‘prevented’. From our interviews, we find safety to emerge from interactions between many (im)material elements, and the nightlife consumers themselves. We argue that positive safety can be understood as something that envelopes and at the same time is reworked by individuals, but that does not necessarily require a conscious understanding. From this finding, we offer a different logic and rhetoric regarding safety in nightlife spaces.
Safe havens voor onrechtmatig in Nederland verblijvende vreemdelingen
Authors: Staring Richard , Kox Mieke 
Published: September 2016

Safe havens for irregular immigrants in the Netherlands. Safety and migration control through NGOs
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) within Dutch civil society provide material and immaterial assistance to unauthorized migrants in the Netherlands. Based on long-term qualitative fieldwork in the life worlds of unauthorized migrants, the authors describe how the migrants experience these NGOs as a safe haven where they feel at home and secure for the risks of apprehension and deportation. We argue that these safe havens are also beneficial for the society at large. These NGOs contribute to preventing unauthorized migrants from sleeping in public places and employing illegitimate survival strategies. In addition, the NGOs’ empowerment of these migrants is advantageous for their willingness to access healthcare and employ legal rights. Recent attempts of the Dutch government to restrict the number of these NGOs, lead amongst other things to NGOs who are increasingly focusing on the unauthorized migrants’ return. We argue that these governmental efforts of controlling unauthorized migration through NGOs, will result in unauthorized migrants loosing trust in these safe havens. Ultimately, this governmental control through NGOs will have a negative impact on feelings of security in the society at large as it fundamentally diminishes the significance of these NGOs in civil society for unauthorized migrants without offering an alternative.
Jacqueline de Savornin Lohman
Authors: van Swaaningen René 
Published: September 2016

Jacqueline de Savornin Lohman: ‘Elder-power’ in penal reform
Jacqueline de Savornin Lohman is a ‘positive criminologist’ avant la lettre. In this interview, she tells about her belief in personal people’s willingness and ability to deal with problems (such as the reception of refugees), the discouraging role of government in this respect, her internment in a Japanese camp in the Netherlands’ Indies during WW II, the persons who have inspired her most (e.g. Louk Hulsman) and her initial disbelief in the idea of a ‘glass ceiling’ for women in a male-dominated academia. She would, however, be confronted with some stunning examples of everyday sexism – such as reactions that she did not need a tenured position at the university, because she does not have to maintain a family. Being active in the women’s movement, also led her to engage in critical victimological studies – mainly on sexual violence. The main part of the interview deals with the practical consequences she has drawn from her critical action-theory on criminal justice ‘Allowed evil?’ (Kwaad dat mag?) from 1975, such as her role in the establishment of the Dutch liberal democrat party D’66, her involvement in the Coornhert League for Penal Reform, her attempts to establish a platform for various practical, critical social work initiatives in the penal field and indeed the establishment of one of the first mediation projects in the Netherlands – which she saw boycotted by the Ministry of Justice, that, in the late 1980s, instrumentalised the victim’s voice for a stiffening of the penal system.
Positief veiligheidsbeleid ook mogelijk met oorlogstaal?
Authors: de Jong Jan Dirk 
Published: September 2016

Positive security policies also possible in the language of war?
How could positive security policies take shape? On what kind of empirical research should these policies be based? And what sort of concepts would we need for this development? If the starting point is to understand safety as a positive notion, it seems wise to avoid the terms of war that are prevailing in current policy programs on security and public safety (fighting, frontline and city-marines). On the other hand some type of decisive jargon might be unavoidable when one sets out to have an actual impact on youth crime policies and policy makers. Is it possible to keep using some type of military terminology in research benefitting the development of positive security policies and still emphasize a positive composition? This dilemma has arisen in recent research activities on positive, street-oriented role models in response to Dutch problematic youth groups and youth at risk. De Jong argues that with the sensitizing concept of the ‘liaison officer’ it might be possible to encourage a positive change through applied social science.
Tennessee Valley Authority: una experiencia de planificación territorial modélica
Authors: Corominas Ayala Miquel , Franquesa Sànchez Jordi 
Published: September 2016

Después de la gran depresión derivada del gran crack de 1929, el gobierno de Franklin D. Roosevelt llevó a cabo una iniciativa de carácter territorial sin precedentes. La creación de la Tennessee Valley Authority a finales de los años 30 implicó la recuperación con creces de un vastísimo territorio castigado y empobrecido por las inestables inundaciones, pero al mismo tiempo supuso también un primer paso para la recuperación económica del país mediante la obtención de un importantísimo potencial energético, demostrando a su vez una eficiente capacidad de gestión del territorio que se tradujo en la creación de nuevos asentamientos urbanos, nuevas actividades culturales y de ocio, nuevas dinámicas económicas, y nuevas y firmes esperanzas. El presente trabajo pretende hacer una mirada atenta a este proceso para poder valorar sus principales aportaciones y reconocer sus repercusiones territoriales en clave actual.
Després de la gran depressió derivada del gran crack de 1929, el govern de Franklin D. Roosevelt va portar a terme una iniciativa de caràcter territorial sense precedents. La creació de la Tenesse Valley Authority a finals dels anys 30 va implicar una clara recuperació d’un gran territori castigat i empobrit per les inestables inundacions, però al mateix temps va suposar també un primer pas per la recuperació econòmica del país mitjançant l’obtenció d’un importantíssim potencial energètic, demostrant a la vegada una eficient capacitat de gestió del territori que es va traduir en la creació de nous assentaments urbans, noves activitats culturals i d’oci, noves dinàmiques econòmiques, i noves i fermes esperances. El present treball pretén fer una mirada atenta a aquest procés per poder valorar les principals aportacions y reconèixer les repercussions territorials en clau actual.
After the great depression derived from the 1929 crack, the Government of Franklin Roosevelt implemented a territorial initiatives without any precedent. The creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority at the end of the 30' implied a recovery of an extense territory punished and impoverished by the unstable floods, but at the same time implied also a first step for the country's economic recovery obtaining a great potential energy survey, showing in turn an efficient capacity of management of the territory that meant new urban settlements, new cultural and entertainment activities, new dinamic economies, and new hopes. The present work wants to make a deph look to this procedure to assess its main contributions and recognize its territorial repercussions on a current key.
Conclusiones generales sobre la minería, el patrimonio geológico y el patrimonio minero de la comarca del Bajo Cinca / Baix Cinca
Authors: Mata Perelló Josep Maria , Pocoví Juan Andrés , Sanz Balagué Joaquim , Vilaltella Farràs Jaume 
Published: September 2016

En esta comunicación, nos centraremos fundamentalmente en el patrimonio minero generado en las antiguas explotaciones mineras; y también en la minería actual e histórica de esta comarca, una de las más activas de Aragón, y también del conjunto de la Depresión Geológica del Ebro.
Recorregut de recerca geològica i mineralògica pel departament de l´Aude des de Quilhan / Quillan a Esperesan / Espéraza, Coisan / Couizza, Limous / Limoux i a Carcassona / Carcassonne
Authors: Mata Perelló Josep Maria , Sanz Balagué Joaquim 
Published: September 2016

Recorregut realitzat el 8 de juliol del 2014. El recorregut del present itinerari, es desenvoluparà a cavall de dues unitats geològiques netament diferenciades: el Sistema Pirinenc i la Depressió d´Aquitanie. Així, el recorregut s´iniciarà a la Zona Nord – Pirinenca o Pirineu Septentrional (integrant del Sistema Pirinenc). Tot seguit, prop d´Esperasan / Espérasa s´entrarà a la denominada Zone Subpirineaica, per on anirem transitant fins prop de Limous / Limoux. Després ja s´entrarà a la Depressió d´Aquitànie, per on es desenvoluparà la resta d´aquest recorregut Per d´altra banda, aquest recorregut es desenvoluparà íntegrament pel Departament de l´Aude, des de Quilhan / Quillan fins a Carcassona / Carcassonne.
Recorregut de recerca geològica i mineralògica per la comarca del Pallars Jussà: des de Senterada, a la Pobleta de Bellveí, al Castell, Cabdella i a Sallente
Authors: Mata Perelló Josep Maria , Sanz Balagué Joaquim 
Published: September 2016

Itinerari realitzat el 7 d’agost de 2014. En aquesta ocasió, la totalitat del recorregut de l’itinerari es desenvoluparà per una sola unitat geològica: concretament pel Sistema Pirinenc. Així, en el primer tram del recorregut ho farà per la zona de contacte entre la Unitat de Bóixols i la Unitat de les Nogueres, situada al nord de l’anterior. Com succeirà pels voltants de Cabdella Després, es circularà en bona part del recorregut per la darrera unitat esmentada, per la dita Unitat de les Nogueres (o Unitat del Mantell de les Nogueres), trobant – se arreu afloraments paleozoics del Silurià, Devonià, Carbonífer i Permotries. I posteriorment, ja entre la Torre de Cabdella, Cabdella i Sallente. Es circularà íntegrament pels denominats Apilaments Antiformes de la Zona Axial Pirinenca. En aquest recorregut es trobaran afloraments dels materials paleozoics de l´Ordovicià, Silurià, Devonià i Carbonífer (amb importants afloraments de granits i de granodiorites, dintre d´aquest). Per altra banda, aquest itinerari es desenvoluparà dintre de la comarca del Pallars Jussà (per la qual es transitarà entre la Senterada i la fi del recorregut, per les immediacions de la població de Cabdella, a Sallente). Així, tot el recorregut de l´itinerari s´efectuarà per la Vall Fosca, una subcomarca del Pallars Jussà. Aquesta subcomarca es troba situada íntegrament dintre de la conca fluvial del Noguera de Flamisell, afluent del Noguera Pallaresa a la Pobla de Segur.
Recorregut de recerca geològica i mineralògica per la comarca del Pallars Jussà (per la Vall Fosca): des d´Espui, al Coll de Triador, l´Estany Gento, l´Estany Tort i a Colomines
Authors: Mata Perelló Josep Maria , Sanz Balagué Joaquim 
Published: September 2016

Itinerari realitzat el 7 d’agost de 2014. En aquesta ocasió, la totalitat del recorregut de l’itinerari es desenvoluparà per una sola unitat geològica: concretament pel Sistema Pirinenc, i més exactament per la zona de contacte entre la Unitat de les Nogueres i la Zona Axial Pirinenca, situada al nord de l’anterior. D´aquesta manera, el recorregut s’iniciarà a la població d´Espui (del terme de la Torre de Cabdella), situada a la Unitat de les Nogueres. Així, a partir d’aquí l’itinerari transitarà per aquesta unitat acabada d´esmentar, anant cap a l´Estany Gento. Més amunt, en arribar-hi, es trobarà el contacte amb la Zona Axial Pirinenca, que ja no s´abandonarà en tota la resta del recorregut. Així, inicialment, s´aniran trobant afloraments dels materials paleozoics del Silurià i del Devonià. Més endavant, en arribar a la Zona Axial, es trobaran granits i granodiorites carboníferes., així com afloraments paleozoics de l´Ordovicià, Silurià i Devonià, fonamentalment. Per altra banda, aquest itinerari es desenvoluparà dintre de la comarca del Pallars Jussà (per la qual es transitarà entre la població d´Espui i la fi del recorregut, per les immediacions de l´Estany de Colomines). Així, tot el recorregut de l´itinerari s´efectuarà per la part més alta de la Vall Fosca, una subcomarca del Pallars Jussà. Aquesta subcomarca es troba situada íntegrament dintre de la conca fluvial del Noguera de Flamisell, afluent del Noguera Pallaresa a la Pobla de Segur.
Is Routine Use of VTED Chemical Prophylaxis Ever Warranted in Foot and Ankle Surgery? Results of a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Authors: Chen Shirley , Fleischer Adam , Wirt Craig , Robinson Richmond , Barbosa Carolina , Amidi Arezou , Joseph Robert 
Published: September 2016

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine whether some foot/ankle surgeries would benefit from routine use of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) as postoperative DVT prophylaxis.
METHODS: We conducted a formal cost-effectiveness analysis using a decision analytic tree to represent the risk of complications under a scenario of no prophylaxis and a scenario of routine LMWH prophylaxis for 4 weeks. The two scenarios were compared for five procedures: 1) Achilles tendon repair (ATR), 2) total ankle replacement (TAR), 3) hallux valgus surgery (HVS), 4) hindfoot arthrodesis (HA), and 5) ankle fracture surgery (AFS). Outcomes assessed included short and long-term costs, quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs), and incremental cost per QALY gained. Costs were evaluated from the health care system perspective and expressed in US dollars at a 2015 price base. In the short-term, routine prophylaxis was always associated with greater costs compared to no prophylaxis.
RESULTS: For ATR, TAR, HA and AFS prophylaxis was associated with slightly better health outcomes; however, the gain in QALYs was minimal compared to the cost of prophylaxis (ICER was well above $50,000/QALY threshold). For HVS, prophylaxis was associated with both worse health outcomes and greater costs. In the long-term, routine prophylaxis was always associated with worse health outcomes.
CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that the decision to use LMWH prophylaxis should not be based solely on the type of foot/ankle surgery planned. Patient factors also need to be carefully weighed.
Minimally-Invasive Repair of Bilateral Calcaneal Fractures with Unilateral External Fixation: A Case Report
Authors: DeFazio Louis V. , LaPorta Guido A. 
Published: September 2016

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Calcaneal fractures are a serious injury with significant associated morbidity. Bilateral calcaneal fractures complicate issues even further, due to the physical disability that the patient is left with. One of the major issues with any calcaneal fracture is the risk of soft tissue compromise caused by the traumatic nature of the injury. A percutaneous approach allows the soft tissue envelope to remain viable, while still fixating the fractures. The purpose of this presentation is to highlight the use of percutaneous repair, the role of external fixation in calcaneal fractures, and lastly discuss the outcome for this particular patient.
METHODS: A 26 year-old male presented to the office with bilateral calcaneal fractures, approximately 1 week after sustaining a fall from a height of 12 feet. The patient was brought to the operating room after spending approximately 2 weeks in bilateral posterior splints with Jones compressive dressings. The right calcaneal fracture was fixated percutaneously with 4 screws. The left calcaneal fracture was fixated percutaneously with 3 screws, as well as an Ilizarov external fixator. Approximately 8 weeks later, the patient returned to the operating room for removal of the external fixator and a cast application to the left lower extremity.
RESULTS: The patient continued to progress and was subsequently transitioned into bilateral CAM walkers. In the following weeks, the patient was again upgraded to full weight-bearing with physical therapy. The fracture sites were completely consolidated with minimal to no pain in his bilateral heels and full ambulation.
CONCLUSIONS: Percutaneous repair, along with external fixation, offers a viable alternative to ORIF for calcaneal fractures. A percutaneous approach also does not disrupt the potentially fragile soft tissue envelope in a calcaneal fracture. Although this outcome is positive, larger controlled studies are needed to confirm percutaneous approaches and external fixation in the realm of a calcaneal fracture.
Detection of molecular oxygen adsorbate during room-temperature oxidation of Si(100)2 × 1 surface: In situ synchrotron radiation photoemission study
Authors: Yoshigoe Akitaka , Yamada Yoichi , Taga Ryo , Ogawa Shuichi , Takakuwa Yuji 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
Synchrotron radiation photoelectron spectroscopy during the oxidation of a Si(100)2 × 1 surface at room temperature revealed the existence of molecularly adsorbed oxygen, which was considered to be absent. The O 1s spectrum of such oxidation was found to be similar to that of Si(111)7 × 7 surface oxidation. Also, molecular oxygen appeared after the initial surface oxides were formed, indicating that it was not a precursor for dissociation oxygen adsorption on a clean surface. Considering this finding, we have proposed presumable structural models for atomic configurations, where molecular oxygen resided on the oxidized silicon with two oxygen atoms at the backbonds.
Development of hard X-ray dark-field microscope using full-field optics
Authors: Takano Hidekazu , Azuma Hiroaki , Shimomura Sho , Tsuji Takuya , Tsusaka Yoshiyuki , Kagoshima Yasushi 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
We develop a dark-field X-ray microscope using full-field optics based on a synchrotron beamline. Our setup consists of a condenser system and a microscope objective with an angular acceptance larger than that of the condenser. The condenser system is moved downstream from its regular position such that the focus of the condenser is behind the objective. The dark-field microscope optics are configured by excluding the converging beam from the condenser at the focal point. The image properties of the system are evaluated by observing and calculating a Siemens star test chart with 10 keV X-rays. Our setup allows easy switching to bright-field imaging.
Thickness dependence of piezoelectric properties of BiFeO3 films fabricated using rf magnetron sputtering system
Authors: Aramaki Masaaki , Kariya Kento , Yoshimura Takeshi , Murakami Shuichi , Fujimura Norifumi 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
The piezoelectric property of BiFeO3 films prepared on a (100) LaNiO3/Si(100) substrate using an rf magnetron sputtering system was investigated for their applications in MEMS vibration energy harvesters. The X-ray diffraction profiles indicate that (100)-oriented BiFeO3 films with thicknesses from 450 to 1750 nm were obtained at a deposition temperature of 510 °C. All the films showed well-defined ferroelectric hysteresis loops at room temperature. The thickness dependence of crystallinity and electrical properties indicated that the films have a bottom layer with a high defect density. The e
31,f piezoelectric coefficient and electromechanical coupling factor (

) increase with increasing film thickness and reach −3.2 C/m2 and 3.3%, respectively, at a thickness of 1750 nm, which is considered to be caused by the decrease in defect density.