bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Predictors of Evidence‐Based Practice Implementation, Job Satisfaction, and Group Cohesion Among Regional Fellowship Program Participants
Authors: Kim Son Chae , Stichler Jaynelle F. , Ecoff Laurie , Brown Caroline E. , Gallo Ana‐Maria , Davidson Judy E. 
Published: July 2016

ABSTRACTBackgroundA regional, collaborative evidence‐based practice (EBP) fellowship program utilizing institution‐matched mentors was offered to a targeted group of nurses from multiple local hospitals to implement unit‐based EBP projects. The Advancing Research and Clinical Practice through Close Collaboration (ARCC) model postulates that strong EBP beliefs result in high EBP implementation, which in turn causes high job satisfaction and group cohesion among nurses.AimsThis study examined the relationships among EBP beliefs, EBP implementation, job satisfaction, group cohesion, and group attractiveness among the fellowship program participants.MethodsA total of 175 participants from three annual cohorts between 2012 and 2014 completed the questionnaires at the beginning of each annual session. The questionnaires included the EBP beliefs, EBP implementation, job satisfaction, group cohesion, and group attractiveness scales.ResultsThere were positive correlations between EBP beliefs and EBP implementation (r = 0.47; p <.001), as well as EBP implementation and job satisfaction (r = 0.17; p = .029). However, no statistically significant correlations were found between EBP implementation and group cohesion, or group attractiveness. Hierarchical multiple regression models showed that EBP beliefs was a significant predictor of both EBP implementation (β = 0.33; p <.001) and job satisfaction (β = 0.25; p = .011). However, EBP implementation was not a significant predictor of job satisfaction, group cohesion, or group attractiveness.Linking Evidence to ActionIn multivariate analyses where demographic variables were taken into account, although EBP beliefs predicted job satisfaction, no significant relationship was found between EBP implementation and job satisfaction or group cohesion. Further studies are needed to confirm these unexpected study findings.
Employee Share Ownership as Productivity Factor in Companies in Cameroon
Authors: Alim Ousmanou 
Published: July 2016

This paper estimates the effects of employee ownership on productivity in companies in Cameroon. So the mechanism of employee ownership studied is the participation of employees in the capital which about 31 limited companies. These analyses are conducted of using descriptive and cross-sectional times series method on data collected during 2008-2013 from the National Institute of Statistics of Cameroon. It founds that the companies surveyed belong the whole sectors: industry (45.2 %), services (22.6 %), agriculture (16.1 %), transport (9.7%) and trade (6.5 %). From the perspective of the workforce of employees, these companies are mostly large (83.9 %) and medium size (16.1 %). Moreover, the level of participation of employees in the capital of these enterprises is usually between 5 % and 10 % (61.3 %) and the average level around 7.4 %. Indeed, the level average of productivity each person employed is about 11.87 million. The study concludes also the participation of employees in the capital positively and significantly affects productivity. This research, therefore devotes postulates of psychological theory on changing attitudes and behaviors of employees. The paper recommends expanding the employee ownership policy in Cameroon’s companies and adequate monitoring by the government of this policy.
Conflicto, religión y educación religiosa en Colombia
Authors: Bonilla Morales Jaime Laurence 
Published: July 2016

<p>El conflicto, desde las perspectivas de violencia y paz, es un tema capital en nuestro contexto. El problema demanda tratamiento interdisciplinar y en ese marco es importante considerar la responsabilidad de las instituciones religiosas, la teología y la educación religiosa, pues estas poseen argumentos, experiencias, potencialidades, enfoques y valores capaces de transformar las tendencias violentas y de reconducir los distintos conflictos hacia una cultura de paz.</p>
Principios y actualidad de la experiencia mística en San Juan de la Cruz
Authors: González Suárez Lucero 
Published: July 2016

<p>Pretende dilucidar los principios de la experiencia mística propuestos por San Juan de la Cruz, con el objeto de justificar la afirmación de que el único medio proporcionado para la realización del fin sobrenatural para el cual fuimos creados es la virtud sobrenatural de la fe, que Dios infunde en contemplación. Para ello, la autora sigue los postulados metodológicos de la fenomenología hermenéutica de la mística.</p>
Genome Sequence of the Uncommon
Streptococcus pyogenes
M/
emm
66 Strain STAB13021, Isolated from Clonal Clustered Cases in French Brittany
Authors: Meygret Alexandra , Vincent Pascal , Moullec Séverine , Nacazume Jessica , Adnani Yahia , Lavenier Dominique , Kayal Samer , Faili Ahmad 
Published: July 2016

ABSTRACT

Here, we announce the complete annotated genome sequence of the invasive
Streptococcus pyogenes
strain M/
emm
66, isolated in 2013 from a subcutaneous abscess in new clustered cases in French Brittany.
Giant rectal polyp prolapse in an adult patient with the Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
Authors: Cano-Contreras Ana Delfina , Meixueiro-Daza Arturo , Grube-Pagola Peter , Remes-Troche Jose Maria 
Published: July 2016

Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS) is an autosomal dominant intestinal polyposis syndrome characterised by the presence of hamartomatous polyps and mucocutaneous pigmentation. Prolapse of the polyps through the anus is an infrequent manifestation in children with PJS, and this complication is extremely rare in adult patients. We report the case of a 30-year-old man recently diagnosed with PJS who was seen at the emergency department because of the abrupt onset of severe anal pain with a foreign body sensation in the anal canal and rectal bleeding.Physical examination revealed a giant prolapsed polyp.
Psychological factors are associated with the outcome of physiotherapy for people with shoulder pain: a multicentre longitudinal cohort study
Authors: Chester Rachel , Jerosch-Herold Christina , Lewis Jeremy , Shepstone Lee 
Published: July 2016

Background/aimShoulder pain is a major musculoskeletal problem. We aimed to identify which baseline patient and clinical characteristics are associated with a better outcome, 6 weeks and 6 months after starting a course of physiotherapy for shoulder pain.Methods1030 patients aged ≥18 years referred to physiotherapy for the management of musculoskeletal shoulder pain were recruited and provided baseline data. 840 (82%) provided outcome data at 6 weeks and 811 (79%) at 6 months. 71 putative prognostic factors were collected at baseline. Outcomes were the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) and Quick Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire. Multivariable linear regression was used to analyse prognostic factors associated with outcome.ResultsParameter estimates (β) are presented for the untransformed SPADI at 6 months, a negative value indicating less pain and disability. 4 factors were associated with better outcomes for both measures and time points: lower baseline disability (β=−0.32, 95% CI −0.23 to −0.40), patient expectation of ‘complete recovery’ compared to ‘slight improvement’ as ‘a result of physiotherapy’ (β=−12.43, 95% CI −8.20 to −16.67), higher pain self-efficacy (β=−0.36, 95% CI −0.50 to −0.22) and lower pain severity at rest (β=−1.89, 95% CI −1.26 to −2.51).ConclusionsPsychological factors were consistently associated with patient-rated outcome, whereas clinical examination findings associated with a specific structural diagnosis were not. When assessing people with musculoskeletal shoulder pain and considering referral to physiotherapy services, psychosocial and medical information should be considered.Study registrationProtocol published athttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/14/192.
Ethnic differences in serum lipids and lipoproteins in overweight/obese African-American and white American women with pre-diabetes: significance of NMR-derived lipoprotein particle concentrations and sizes
Authors: Gaillard Trudy , Osei Kwame 
Published: July 2016

ObjectiveAfrican-American women (AAW) suffer disproportionately from higher rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality compared with white American women (WAW), despite favorable lipid and lipoprotein profile. Therefore, we used nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to examine lipoprotein particle concentrations and sizes in overweight/obese AAW and WAW with pre-diabetes.Participants and methodsWe studied 69 AAW and 41 WAW, with mean age 46.5±11.3 years and body mass index (BMI) 37.8±6.4 kg/m2. All participants completed standard oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test (FSIVGTT). Insulin sensitivity (Si) was calculated using MINIMOD method. Body composition was assessed using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). Fasting blood was obtained for traditional lipids/lipoproteins and NMR-derived lipoprotein particle sizes and concentrations.ResultsWe found that AAW with pre-diabetes were more obese (BMI 38.8±6.7 vs 36.0±5.4 kg/m2, p=0.02) than WAW. Mean Si was not significantly different. However, the mean serum triglycerides were lower, whereas the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and apolipoprotein A1 (Apo A1) were significantly higher in AAW versus WAW. The large HDL particle concentration (6.1±3.1 vs 4.6±3.1 µmol/L, p=0.02) was significantly higher in AAW versus WAW. Mean total very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) particle concentration was lower in AAW versus WAW (39.9±24.4 vs 59.2±25.6 nmol/L, p≤0.001). While mean total LDL particle concentrations were not different, mean small LDL particle concentrations were lower in AAW versus WAW (538.8±294.1 vs 638.4±266 nmol/L, p=0.07).ConclusionsWe found a more favorable NMR-derived lipoprotein profile in AAW that extends the traditional antiatherogenic lipid/lipoprotein profiles. Clinically, these favorable lipid/lipoprotein profiles cannot explain the paradoxically higher CVD mortality in AAW than WAW and warrant further prospective outcome studies.
Health impact of human rights testimony: harming the most vulnerable?
Authors: Meffert Susan M , Shome Shonali , Neylan Thomas C , Musalo Karen , Fineberg Harvey V , Cooke Molly M , Volberding Paul A , Goosby Eric P 
Published: July 2016

BackgroundCurrent legal efforts to document human rights violations typically include interviews in which survivors are asked to provide detailed descriptions of their traumatic experiences during a single meeting. Research on similar interview techniques used as part of a mental health treatment (eg, debriefing) has raised concerns that they might worsen mental health—more than doubling the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder in some studies. While controversy over the mental health impact of debriefing continues, debriefing treatments have been discontinued in most clinics nearly 2 decades ago. The purpose of this article is to promote the development and integration of preventative measures to limit potential mental health damage associated with legal endeavours to address human rights violations and international crimes.Methods and findingsGiven the recent growth of the field of global mental health and its current capacity to provide feasible, acceptable, effective care in low-resource settings, we propose a research agenda to identify the mental health impact of current human rights legal practices and test a model of scalable medicolegal care that minimises risk by integrating mental health monitoring and applying up-to-date models of trauma treatment, including multiple meeting sessions, as indicated.ConclusionsAs the fields of global health, human rights law, international criminal law and transitional justice increasingly overlap in their efforts to assist communities affected by grave violence, we propose that synchronising efforts may offer important opportunities to improve mental health for survivors.
Systematic review and meta-analysis of effects of community-delivered positive youth development interventions on violence outcomes
Authors: Melendez-Torres G J , Dickson Kelly , Fletcher Adam , Thomas James , Hinds Kate , Campbell Rona , Murphy Simon , Bonell Chris 
Published: July 2016

BackgroundWe systematically reviewed and meta-analysed evaluations testing the effectiveness of positive youth development (PYD) interventions for reducing violence in young people.MethodsTwo reviewers working independently screened records, assessed full-text studies for inclusion and extracted data. Outcomes were transformed to Cohen's d. Quality assessment of included evaluations was undertaken using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. Effect sizes were combined using multilevel meta-analysis. We searched 21 databases, including MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL and CENTRAL, and hand-searched key journals and websites. We included studies where the majority of participants were aged 11–18 years and where interventions were delivered in community (not clinical or judicial) settings outside of normal school hours. We excluded studies targeting predefined physical and mental health conditions or parents/carers alongside young people. We defined violence as perpetration or victimisation of physical violence including violent crime.ResultsThree randomised trials were included in this systematic review. Included evaluations each had design flaws. Meta-analyses suggested that PYD interventions did not have a statistically significant effect on violence outcomes across all time points (d=0.021, 95% CI −0.050 to 0.093), though interventions did have a statistically significant short-term effect (d=0.076, 95% CI 0.013 to 0.140).ConclusionsOur meta-analyses do not offer evidence of PYD interventions in general having effects of public health significance in reducing violence among young people. Evaluations did not consistently report theories of change or implementation fidelity, so it is unclear if our meta-analyses provide evidence that the PYD theory of change is ineffective in reducing violence among young people.
A Seed-Based Method for Generating Chinese Confusion Sets
Authors: Liu Liangliang , Cao Cungen 
Published: July 2016

In natural language, people often misuse a word (called a “confused word”) in place of other words (called “confusing words”). In misspelling corrections, many approaches to finding and correcting misspelling errors are based on a simple notion called a “confusion set.” The confusion set of a confused word consists of confusing words. In this article, we propose a new method of building Chinese character confusion sets.
Our method is composed of two major phases. In the first phase, we build a list of seed confusion sets for each Chinese character, which is based on measuring similarity in character pinyin or similarity in character shape. In this phase, all confusion sets are constructed manually, and the confusion sets are organized into a graph, called a “seed confusion graph” (SCG), in which vertices denote characters and edges are pairs of characters in the form (confused character, confusing character).
In the second phase, we extend the SCG by acquiring more pairs of (confused character, confusing character) from a large Chinese corpus. For this, we use several word patterns (or patterns) to generate new confusion pairs and then verify the pairs before adding them into a SCG. Comprehensive experiments show that our method of extending confusion sets is effective. Also, we shall use the confusion sets in Chinese misspelling corrections to show the utility of our method.
Postsynaptic α
1
-Adrenergic Vasoconstriction Is Impaired in Young Patients With Vasovagal Syncope and Is Corrected by Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition
Authors: Stewart Julian M. , Suggs Melissa , Merchant Sana , Sutton Richard , Terilli Courtney , Visintainer Paul , Medow Marvin S. 
Published: July 2016

Background—
Syncope is a sudden transient loss of consciousness and postural tone with spontaneous recovery; the most common form is vasovagal syncope (VVS). During VVS, gravitational pooling excessively reduces central blood volume and cardiac output. In VVS, as in hemorrhage, impaired adrenergic vasoconstriction and venoconstriction result in hypotension. We hypothesized that impaired adrenergic responsiveness because of excess nitric oxide can be reversed by reducing nitric oxide.

Methods and Results—

We recorded cardiopulmonary dynamics in supine syncope patients and healthy volunteers (aged 15–27 years) challenged with a dose–response using the α
1
-agonist phenylephrine (PE), with and without the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor N
G
-monomethyl-
L
-arginine, monoacetate salt (L-NMMA). Systolic and diastolic pressures among control and VVS were the same, although they increased after L-NMMA and saline+PE (volume and pressor control for L-NMMA). Heart rate was significantly reduced by L-NMMA (
P
<0.05) for control and VVS compared with baseline, but there was no significant difference in heart rate between L-NMMA and saline+PE. Cardiac output and splanchnic blood flow were reduced by L-NMMA for control and VVS (
P
<0.05) compared with baseline, while total peripheral resistance increased (
P
<0.05). PE dose–response for splanchnic flow and resistance were blunted for VVS compared with control after saline+PE, but enhanced after L-NMMA (
P
<0.001). Postsynaptic α
1
-adrenergic vasoconstrictive impairment was greatest in the splanchnic vasculature, and splanchnic blood flow was unaffected by PE. Forearm and calf α
1
-adrenergic vasoconstriction were unimpaired in VVS and unaffected by L-NMMA.

Conclusions—

Impaired postsynaptic α
1
-adrenergic vasoconstriction in young adults with VVS can be corrected by nitric oxide synthase inhibition, demonstrated with our use of L-NMMA.
Long‐Term Impact of Right Ventricular Pacing on Left Ventricular Systolic Function in Pacemaker Recipients With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Results From a Large Single‐Center Registry
Authors: Ebert Micaela , Jander Nikolaus , Minners Jan , Blum Thomas , Doering Michael , Bollmann Andreas , Hindricks Gerhard , Arentz Thomas , Kalusche Dietrich , Richter Sergio 
Published: July 2016

Background

There is limited evidence of long‐term impact of right ventricular pacing on left ventricular (
LV
) systolic function in pacemaker recipients with preserved
LV
ejection fraction (
LVEF
). The objective of the study was to evaluate the outcome and echocardiographic course of baseline preserved
LVEF
in a large cohort of pacemaker recipients with respect to pacing indication and degree of right ventricular pacing.

Methods and Results

We enrolled 991 patients (73±10 years, 54% male) with baseline normal (>55%)
LVEF
(n=791) or mildly reduced (41–55%)
LVEF
(n=200) who had paired echocardiographic data on
LV
systolic function recorded at implantation and last follow‐up. According to pacing indication, patients were divided into atrioventricular block group A (n=500) and sinus node disease group B (n=491). Main outcome measures were all‐cause mortality and deterioration of
LV
function ≥2
LVEF
categories at last follow‐up. Patients were followed for an average of 44 months. Death from any cause occurred in 166 (17%), and deterioration of
LV
function ≥2
LVEF
categories in 56 (6%) patients. There was no significant difference in outcome between group A and group B either in patients with normal
LVEF
or in those with mildly reduced
LVEF
. Mean percentage of right ventricular pacing was not predictive of outcome.

Conclusions

In a large cohort of pacemaker recipients with predominantly normal
LVEF
, clinically relevant
LV
dysfunction develops rather infrequently. No significant difference in all‐cause mortality and development of severe
LV
dysfunction is observed between patients with atrioventricular block and sinus node disease. Accordingly, de novo biventricular pacing cannot be recommended for patients with preserved
LVEF
.
Explosive Ice Multiplication Induced by Multiplicative-Noise Fluctuation of Mechanical Breakup in Ice–Ice Collisions
Authors: Yano Jun-Ichi , Phillips Vaughan T. J. 
Published: July 2016

Abstract
The number of ice fragments generated by breakup of large graupel in collisions with small graupel fluctuates randomly owing to fluctuations in relative sizes and densities of colliding graupel particles and the stochastic nature of fracture propagation. This paper investigates the impact of the stochasticity of breakup on ice multiplication.
When both the rate of generation of primary ice and the initial number concentration of ice crystals are low, the system most likely loses all the initial ice and graupel owing to a lack of sustaining sources. Even randomness does not change this mean evolution of the system in its phase space. However, a fluctuation of ice breakup number gives a small but finite chance that substantial ice crystal fragments are generated by breakup of large graupel. That, in turn, generates more large graupel. This multiplicative process due to fluctuations potentially leads to a small but finite chance of explosive growth of ice number. A rigorous stochastic analysis demonstrates this point quantitatively.
The randomness considered here belongs to a particular category called “multiplicative” noise, because the noise amplitude is proportional to a given physical state. To contrast the multiplicative-noise nature of ice breakup with a standard “additive” noise process, fluctuation of the primary ice generation rate is also considered as an example of the latter. These processes are examined by taking the Fokker–Planck equation that explicitly describes the evolution of the probability distribution with time. As an important conclusion, stability in the phase space of the cloud microphysical system of breakup in ice–ice collisions is substantially altered by the multiplicative noise.
Predicting tumor recurrence in patients with cervical carcinoma treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy: value of quantitative histogram analysis on diffusion-weighted MR images
Authors: Erbay Gurcan , Onal Cem , Karadeli Elif , Guler Ozan C , Arica Sami , Koc Zafer 
Published: July 2016

Background Further research is required for evaluating the use of ADC histogram analysis in more advanced stages of cervical cancer treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT). Purpose To investigate the utility of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) histogram derived from diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance images in cervical cancer patients treated with definitive CRT. Material and Methods The clinical and radiological data of 50 patients with histologically proven cervical squamous cell carcinoma treated with definitive CRT were retrospectively analyzed. The impact of clinicopathological factors and ADC histogram parameters on prognostic factors and treatment outcomes was assessed. Results The mean and median ADC values for the cohort were 1.043 ± 0.135 × 10−3 mm2/s and 1.018 × 10−3 mm2/s (range, 0.787–1.443 × 10−3 mm2/s). The mean ADC was significantly lower for patients with advanced stage (≥IIB) or lymph node metastasis compared with patients with stage <IIB or no lymph node metastasis. The mean ADC, 75th percentile ADC (ADC75), 90th percentile ADC (ADC90), and 95th percentile ADC (ADC95) were significantly lower in patients with tumor recurrence compared with patients without recurrence. In multivariate analysis, tumor size, ADC75 and ADC95 were independent prognostic factors for both overall survival and disease-free survival. Conclusion ADC histogram parameters could be markers for disease recurrence and for predicting survival outcomes. ADC75, ADC90, and ADC95 of the primary tumor were significant predictors of disease recurrence in cervical cancer patients treated with definitive CRT.