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Sialendoscopy in the Management of Radioiodine Induced Sialadenitis: A Systematic Review
Authors: Cung Thai-Duong , Lai Wanda , Svider Peter F. , Hanba Curtis , Samantray Julie , Folbe Adam J. , Shkoukani Mahdi , Raza Syed Naweed 
Published: September 2017

Objectives: Salivary gland dysfunction as a consequence of radioiodide ablation is present in as many as two-thirds of patients, and unfortunately, many of these individuals do not respond to conservative measures. Sialendoscopy as a minimally invasive therapeutic modality may have utility in the treatment of radioiodide induced sialadenitis (RAIS). Our aim was to explore whether sialendoscopy resulted in clinical improvement in patients with RAIS. Methods: A systematic review of studies on sialendoscopy for RAIS was conducted using MEDLINE database, Embase, and Cochrane Library. The outcomes of interest included the proportion of patients demonstrating clinical improvement after intervention, patient demographics, radiation dose, specific procedural variations, specific salivary gland, failure rate, and recurrence. Results: Eight studies met inclusion criteria. Data reviewed showed an increased predilection of parotid sialadenitis relative to submandibular gland sialadenitis. All but 2 studies employed sialendoscopy only after failure of conservative measures. An overall rate of clinical improvement ranging from 75% to 100% was reported. Conclusion: This systematic review encompassing 122 patients represents the largest pooled sample to date of patients undergoing sialendoscopy for RAIS. Sialendoscopy represents an invaluable minimally invasive modality that may obviate the need for more invasive surgery as intervention was associated with a high success rate.
Accuracy of the ETDQ‐7 for Identifying Persons with Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Authors: Teixeira Miriam S. , Swarts J. Douglas , Alper Cuneyt M. 
Published: September 2017

ObjectiveTo compare the accuracy of the Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Questionnaire (ETDQ‐7) in identifying people with eustachian tube (ET) dysfunction based on symptoms and an objective ET function test.Study DesignCross‐sectional study.ObjSettingectiveTertiary referral center.Subjects and MethodsFifty‐five subjects with and without symptoms suggestive of ET dysfunction completed the ETDQ‐7 and had their ET function evaluated by the percentage of middle ear pressure equilibrated after 5 swallows (PEq5) either during a pressure chamber test (intact tympanic membranes) or by the inflation‐deflation test (nonintact tympanic membranes). ETDQ‐7 score ≥14.5 and PEq5 <60% were used to define ET dysfunction, and sensitivity, specificity, and receiver operating characteristic curves were used to assess the level of association between ETDQ‐7 scores and PEq5.ResultsTwenty‐five asymptomatic subjects (group 1 = 15 females, 15 white; mean ± SD age, 32 ± 12.8 years) and 30 subjects with ET dysfunction symptoms (group 2 = 17 females, 25 white; age, 27 ± 16.3 years) were included in the analysis. ETDQ‐7 sensitivity and specificity regarding correct group assignment were 70% and 100%, respectively, and with respect to predicting PEq5<60%, 54% and 78%. An area under the curve (AUC) of 0.68 (95% CI, 0.53‐0.83) at the participant level and 0.64 (95% CI, 0.50‐0.77) at the ear level indicated a moderate level of association that was lower, though not statistically significant, for nonintact tympanic membranes (AUC = 0.63 at the participant level and AUC = 0.49 at the ear level).ConclusionThe ETDQ‐7 score had a higher correlation with the ET dysfunction symptoms than with an objective measure of ET function.
‘The Cruellest of all Forms of Coercion’: The Catholic Church and Conflicts around Death and Burial in Spain during the Restoration (1874–1923)
Authors: Martorell Linares Miguel 
Published: September 2017

Throughout the nineteenth century and up to the proclamation of the Second Republic in 1931 the Catholic Church played an essential role with regard to death in Spain: it had the power to decide where the dead were buried. It could refuse to bury a body in a Catholic cemetery, or prevent one from being interred in a civil cemetery. The prohibition of burials in consecrated ground frequently gave rise to serious conflicts with the relatives of the deceased, as in other countries such as France, Italy or Portugal where Catholicism had been the hegemonic religion at the beginning of the late modern period. However, in the early 1900s the Church changed its strategy. Without renouncing any of its principles, but aware that the prohibition of burials in holy ground was encouraging the growth of civil funerary rituals, it gradually set aside the denial of ecclesiastical burial. Nevertheless, in order to combat the spread of secular funerals, it still demanded that all those who had been baptized and had not formally renounced their religion should be consigned to Catholic cemeteries, even when their families wished for a burial in a civil cemetery, so that this new policy continued to provoke conflicts around the issues of death and burial. This article analyses this type of clashes in Spain between 1874 and 1923: in particular, the Church’s criteria for denying ecclesiastical burial or claiming the dead for Catholic cemeteries; the ways families, friends, neighbours or political associates of the dead reacted; and the attitude taken by the civil authorities.
A study to assess whether fixed-width beam walking provides sufficient challenge to assess balance ability across lower limb prosthesis users
Authors: Sawers Andrew , Hafner Brian J 
Published: September 2017

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of fixed-width beam walking for assessing balance in lower limb prosthesis users. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Laboratory. Subjects: Lower limb prosthesis users. Methods: Participants attempted 10 walking trials on three fixed-width beams (18.6, 8.60, and 4.01 wide; 5.5 m long; 3.8 cm high). Main measures: Beam-walking performance was quantified using the distance walked to balance failure. Heuristic rules applied to each participant’s beam-walking distance to classify each beam as “too easy,” “too hard,” or “appropriately challenging” and determine whether any single beam provided an appropriate challenge to all participants. The number of trials needed to achieve stable beam-walking performance was quantified for appropriately challenging beams by identifying the last inflection point in the slope of each participant’s trial-by-trial cumulative performance record. Results: In all, 30 unilateral lower limb prosthesis users participated in the study. Each of the fixed-width beams was either too easy or too hard for at least 33% of the sample. Thus, no single beam was appropriately challenging for all participants. Beam-walking performance was stable by trial 8 for all participants and by trial 6 for 90% of participants. There was no significant difference in the number of trials needed to achieve stable performance among beams ( P = 0.74). Conclusion: Results suggest that a clinical beam-walking test would require multiple beams to evaluate balance across a range of lower limb prosthesis users, emphasizing the need for adaptive or progressively challenging balance tests. While the administrative burden of a multiple-beam balance test may limit clinical feasibility, alternatives to ease this administrative burden are proposed.
Methylphenidate enhances implicit learning in healthy adults
Authors: Klinge Corinna , Shuttleworth Claire , Muglia Pierandrea , Nobre Anna C , Harmer Catherine J , Murphy Susannah E 
Published: September 2017

Background and purpose: One limiting factor in the development of pharmacological interventions to enhance cognition is the absence of biomarkers that can be used in healthy volunteers to screen novel compounds. Drug discovery has tended to rely heavily on explicit measures of cognition, but these are typically insensitive to cognition-enhancing effects in healthy volunteers. This study investigated whether a novel battery of implicit cognition measures is sensitive to the effects of methylphenidate (Ritalin) in healthy volunteers. Experimental approach: Eighty healthy volunteers were randomised to receive either a single (10 mg) dose of methylphenidate or matched placebo. Participants completed a battery of tasks measuring implicit cognition (location priming, contextual cueing, implicit task switching). The effect of methylphenidate on standard, explicit measures of cognition was also assessed. Key results: Methylphenidate enhanced implicit learning on the location priming task and the implicit task-switching task. In line with previous work, we found that these effects were greater in male volunteers. There was no evidence for improved learning in any of the explicit measures. Conclusion and implications: These results demonstrate that implicit measures of cognition are sensitive to pharmacological interventions in healthy volunteers. As such, implicit cognition measures may be a useful way of screening and tracking cognitive effects of novel agents in experimental medicine studies.
Peripherally inserted central catheters: dependency of radiation exposure from puncture site and level of training
Authors: Jonczyk Martin , Gebauer Bernhard , Schnapauff Dirk , Rotzinger Roman , Hamm Bernd , Collettini Federico 
Published: September 2017

Background Several interventional procedures show a dependency on fluoroscopy times (FT) and level of training. Furthermore, FT and dose area products (DAP) vary depending on access site and target vessel for chest port implantations, but not for other thoracic interventions such as percutaneous coronary interventions. Purpose To evaluate the influence of the combination of venous access site and level of training on FTs and DAPs during peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) implantations in a large cohort of patients. Material and Methods In this retrospective study, PICC implantations of 681 consecutive patients (385 women, 296 men; mean age = 55.0 ± 16.7 years) were analyzed. Two groups of junior (< 50 interventions) and senior (≥ 50 implantations) radiologists were investigated in respect to FT and DAP during PICC placement procedures. Statistical analysis included the Mann–Whitney U test and the Kruskal–Wallis test. P values < 0.05 were considered significant. Results Senior radiologists required significantly less FT (senior = 0.43 s, junior = 0.53 s, P = 0.041), but there was no significant difference in DAPs (senior = 56.3 µGy*m2, junior = 60.6 µGy*m2, P = 0.151). PICC implantations through the left side resulted in a significant reduction of the median FT by 60.9% (left = 0.45 s, right = 1.15 s, P = 0.010). Conclusion Due to considerable dose reduction, the left-sided puncture, especially via the basilic and brachial veins, performed by well-trained interventional radiologists seem to be the preferable approach for PICCs.
Segond Fractures Are Not a Risk Factor for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Failure
Authors: Gaunder Christopher L. , Bastrom Tracey , Pennock Andrew T. 
Published: September 2017

Background:Segond fractures may be identified when an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is diagnosed and likely represent an avulsion of the anterolateral ligament. It is currently unclear whether these fractures can be ignored at the time of ACL reconstruction or if they should be addressed surgically.Purpose:To compare the incidence of Segond fractures in patients undergoing primary ACL reconstruction compared with those undergoing revision ACL reconstruction in an attempt to determine if the presence of a Segond fracture predisposes to ACL reconstruction failure.Study Design:Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3.Methods:A retrospective review of all patients undergoing primary or revision ACL reconstruction between 2007 and 2014 was performed. Demographic data (age, sex, body mass index), injury variables (acuity, mechanism of injury), and radiographic features (concomitant ligamentous injuries, growth plate status) were documented. Each Segond fracture was analyzed for its specific location, size, displacement, and healing using both radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging. Statistical analysis was performed using a P value of <.05.Results:A total of 552 patients underwent primary ACL reconstruction, and 47 patients underwent revision ACL reconstruction who met inclusion criteria. The incidence of Segond fractures was 6% in the primary reconstruction group. The fracture fragment averaged 6.6 mm in height and 2.3 mm in width and was displaced a mean of 5.0 mm. The fracture fragment bed was localized at the tibial attachment site of the anterolateral ligament a mean 20.6 mm posterior to the Gerdy tubercle in nearly all patients. After ACL reconstruction, the Segond fracture healed in 90% of patients. The incidence of Segond fractures was 3 times as common in male patients ( P = .02); otherwise, its presence was not associated with any other demographic data, injury variables, or radiographic features ( P > .05). No patients undergoing revision surgery had a Segond fracture, and no patient with a Segond fracture had graft failure.Conclusion:Patients with a Segond fracture are at no higher risk to require revision ACL reconstruction compared with patients without a Segond fracture. This may be attributable to its high union rate. At the time of primary ACL reconstruction, if a Segond fracture is identified, it can be ignored (not repaired or reconstructed), and this approach does not appear to predispose to early ACL graft failure.
Structural Evolution of Nonoperatively Treated High-Grade Partial-Thickness Tears of the Supraspinatus Tendon
Authors: Kong Bong Young , Cho Minjoon , Lee Hwa Ryeong , Choi Young Eun , Kim Sae Hoon 
Published: September 2017

Background: High-grade partial-thickness rotator cuff tears (hPTRCTs) are frequently encountered in the shoulder. However, little information is available on the prevalence or timing of tear progression. Purpose/Hypothesis: The purpose was to prospectively evaluate the structural progression of hPTRCTs with a minimum follow-up of 1 year using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The hypothesis was that a substantial portion of hPTRCT patients would experience tear progression or evolution to a full-thickness rotator cuff tear. Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4. Methods: Between May 2010 and December 2015, 362 patients were diagnosed with hPTRCT (tear involvement >50% of the mediolateral length of the footprint) of the supraspinatus and were treated nonoperatively. Among these patients, 81 underwent follow-up MRI at least 1 year after initial presentation, and these patients were included in the final analysis. Initial and follow-up MRIs were used to determine whether tears had improved, had not changed, or had progressed. A change in tear involvement of >20% was defined as a significant change. Patients were categorized as follows: (1) a decrease in tear involvement of >20% (improved), (2) an increase or decrease of ≤20% (no change), or (3) an increase in tear involvement of >20% (progressed). Demographic data and morphologic data were analyzed to identify variables related to tear progression. Among them, severity of tendinosis was graded using MRIs: grade 1 (mild tendinosis), mild focal increase in tendon signal; grade 2 (moderate tendinosis), moderate focal increase in tendon signal; and grade 3 (marked tendinosis), marked generalized increase in tendon signal. Results: At initial diagnosis, 23 were articular-side (28%) and 58 were bursal-side (72%) hPTRCTs. The study cohort was composed of 51 women and 30 men, and the mean patient age was 62.3 years (range, 41-77 years). Follow-up MRI was performed at a mean 19.9 ± 10.9 months (range, 12-52 months). A significant change in tear involvement was observed at follow-up. In 13 patients (16%, 2 articular-side and 11 bursal-side tears), tears were classified as progressed (the progressed group); in 48 patients (59%), tears exhibited no change (the unchanged group); and in 20 patients (25%, 9 articular-side and 11 bursal-side tears), tears were improved (the improved group). Univariate analysis showed initial tendinosis grade was significantly different in the 3 groups (grade 1, 2, and 3: 5, 4, and 4 in progressed; 36, 11, and 1 in unchanged; 10, 8, and 2 in improved group, respectively, P = .007). Conclusion: Although progression of hPTRCT in the long term is uncertain, after 1-year follow-up with MRI, tears progressed in 16% of the tears in this study. Furthermore, some tears were healed or reduced in size, which indicates that decisions to undertake surgical repair at time of presentation may be excessive.
Comparative Study of a New Dietary Screener to Assess Food Groups of Concern in Children
Authors: Bleiweiss-Sande Rachel , Kranz Sarah , Bakun Peter , Tanskey Lindsay , Wright Catherine , Sacheck Jennifer 
Published: September 2017

Background: Although there are several valid and reliable dietary screeners to measure child intake patterns, there is a paucity of brief assessment tools targeting under- and overconsumed foods. Objective: To compare the Fueling Learning through Exercise study (FLEX) dietary questionnaire, a screener designed to assess consumption patterns in third to fifth graders, to a validated dietary assessment tool. Methods: The FLEX dietary questionnaire was developed to assess fruit, vegetable, snack, and beverage consumption and was compared to the Block Kids Food Screener (BKFS). Correlations were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient. Agreement was assessed using Bland-Altman plots. Results: The sample (n = 63) had mean age of 9.9 years (SD 0.7). Most participants were non-Hispanic white (70%) and eligible for free/reduced price lunch (57%). Correlations between food group categories were significant for all groups ( P < .05) except fruits ( r = 0.51) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) ( r = 0.21). We found moderate-to-strong correlations between reported vegetable, salty snack, sweet snack, total beverage, milk, and fruit juice consumption (0.62, 0.59, 0.69, 0.47, 0.48, and 0.46, respectively). The FLEX screener reported systematically higher mean servings per day (0.24-1.1) compared to the BKFS (0.05-0.51). Conclusion: Based on these correlations, the FLEX dietary questionnaire performs similarly to a validated tool in assessing intake of under- and overconsumed food groups in a diverse third to fifth grade population. Overall serving size discrepancies are likely due to more relevant food items on the FLEX questionnaire and a more child-friendly format. This study highlights the need to update older diet screeners to reflect current child consumption patterns.
Designing Skin Cancer Prevention Messages: Should We Emphasize Gains or Losses? Message Framing, Risk Type, and Prior Experience
Authors: Lee Moon J. , Kang Hannah 
Published: September 2017

Purpose: To test whether message framing (ie, gain vs. loss) and risk type (ie, health vs appearance risk) in skin cancer prevention messages interact with one’s prior experience. Design: Two experiments with a 2 (message framing: gain vs loss) × 2 (risk type: health vs appearance risk) factorial design were conducted. Setting: The participants were given a URL to the experiment website via e-mail. On the first page of the website, the participants were told that they would be asked to evaluate a skin cancer print public service announcement (PSA): Online experiments. Participants: A total of 397 individuals participated (236 for experiment 1 and 161 for experiment 2). Apparatus: Four versions of the skin cancer print PSAs were developed. Four PSAs were identical except for the 2 manipulated components: message framing and risk type. Measures: Measures were adopted from Cho and Boster (message framing), Jones and Leary and Kiene et al. (risk type), De Vries, Mesters, van’t Riet, Willems, and Reubsaet and Knight, Kirincich, Farmer, and Hood (prior experience), and Hammond, Fong, Zanna, Thrasher, and Borland and Hoffner and Ye (behavioral intent). Analysis: General linear models were used to test hypotheses. Results: Three-way interactions among message framing, risk type, and prior experience were found: When the intent of the message was to encourage sunscreen use, the effects of message framing and risk type were shown to be the exact opposite directions from when the intent was to discourage indoor/outdoor tanning. Conclusion: To discourage tanning among those with prior experience, messages emphasizing losses in terms of one’s health will work better. For those with no prior experience, messages emphasizing potential appearance losses will work better for discouraging tanning while messages emphasizing gains like improving appearance will do a better job in encouraging sunscreen use.
A Methodology for Searching and Allocating Enterprises in the Supply Chain by Using the Business Information Database and Trademark Rights Database
Authors: Lim Daehyeon , Moon Youngsu , Kim Kanghoe , Lee Hoshin 
Published: September 2017

As a number of support programmes for competence improvement are provided to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Korea, it is recommended that these enterprises collaborate with each other. However, without information about other enterprises in the industry that they belong to or are planning to enter, many SMEs f ind it diff icult to look for partners that they can collaborate with. This article focuses on extracting a list of enterprises in a supply chain of a specif ic industry through a business information database and a Korean trademark rights database. Also, it focuses on suggesting a methodology that would show a list of actual deals made between enterprises found through a business deal database. Through these, it becomes possible for SMEs to have knowledge about other enterprises and their previous deals in a supply chain or a system of a specif ic industry. SMEs will thus be able to build a suitable business plan based on such information. Moreover, this article will be helpful for policymakers as it will help them understand the system and characteristics of the industry and come up with a suitable programme for the industry that can support SMEs.
Measuring Customer Response to Word-of-mouth Messages on Social Media: Development of a Multi-item Scale
Authors: Sharma Ruppal Walia , Srivastava Deepti 
Published: September 2017

Word of mouth (WoM) is increasingly becoming a key element of marketing communication and is being leveraged on social media for increasing customer engagement. Literature on WoM on social media (E-WoM) is still relatively scarce. From the existing body of work on WoM, a number of causes and drivers of WoM emerge but there is not much work done in studying the customer’s responses to E-WoM (or E-WoM outcomes) and a comprehensive scale covering all dimensions has not been developed. This article attempts to identify potential outcomes of E-WoM on social media and develop a multi-item scale for measuring the same. A list of 37 items of customer’s responses to E-WoM was generated based on the literature review and exploratory study. These items were tested through a survey administered to youth across four metro cities of India. EFA and CFA were conducted to identify the relevant dimensions. The research resulted in the development of a comprehensive 30-item scale measuring 7 dimensions of E-WoM outcomes on social media. The seven E-WoM outcomes measured by the scale are awareness and interest creation, information search online, online buzz generation, offline buzz generation, lead generation, liking and trial, and purchase intention.