bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Symptom fluctuations, self‐esteem, and cohesion during group cognitive behaviour therapy for early psychosis
Authors: Lecomte Tania , Leclerc Claude , Wykes Til 
Published: July 2017

Group cohesion has been linked to positive changes in self‐esteem and in symptoms during group psychotherapy in people with psychosis. These changes may be linked to changes in symptoms as fluctuations in self‐esteem have been linked to symptom fluctuations.ObjectiveWe aimed to determine the relationship between these three factors – group cohesion, self‐esteem, and symptoms – during group cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis (GCBTp). We hypothesized that group cohesion would precede changes in symptoms and self‐esteem and that improvements in self‐esteem would precede improvements in symptoms.DesignThis is an uncontrolled longitudinal study recruiting from a convenience sample within two early psychosis clinics.MethodsSixty‐six individuals from first episode of psychosis treatment programmes participated in this study and received 24 sessions of a validated GCBTp protocol. Participants answered a brief questionnaire at the end of each session, measuring their group cohesion, self‐esteem, and perception of their symptoms as worse, same, or better than usual.ResultsOrthogonal polynomial contrasts for time effects were estimated with a mixed model for repeated measures with a random cluster effect and revealed a quartic trend regarding changes in symptoms over the 24 sessions. Self‐esteem, symptoms, and group cohesion were strongly linked during a given session. Also, self‐esteem changes predicted changes in symptoms up to two sessions later, and symptoms changes predicted self‐esteem changes at the next session. Group cohesion preceded improvements in both self‐esteem and symptoms; self‐esteem also predicted improvements in group cohesion.ConclusionThese results suggest that self‐esteem and symptoms influence each other during therapy, with improvements in one leading to improvements in the other. Group cohesion also appears to be an essential prerequisite to positive changes in self‐esteem and symptoms during GCBTp.Practitioner points

This study emphasizes the interrelation between self‐esteem improvements and symptom improvements, with improvements in one leading to improvements in the other, during group CBT for psychosis.

Group cohesion, in this study, is a predictor of self‐esteem and symptom improvements, suggesting that a special attention should be given to developing a strong alliance and group cohesion early on during CBT for psychosis.
The world looks better together: How close others enhance our visual experiences
Authors: BOOTHBY ERICA J. , SMITH LEIGH K. , CLARK MARGARET S. , BARGH JOHN A. 
Published: July 2017

AbstractPeople derive a number of benefits from sharing experiences with close others. However, most research on this topic has been restricted to forms of sharing involving explicit socializing, including verbal communication, emotion expression, and behavioral interaction. In two studies, these complexities were eliminated to find out whether merely experiencing visual stimuli (photographs) simultaneously with a close other—without communicating—enhances people's evaluations of those stimuli relative to coexperiencing the same stimuli with a stranger or alone. Compared to when viewers were alone, visual scenes were enhanced (better liked and seen as more real) when coexperienced with a close other and were liked less when coexperienced with a stranger. Implications for close relationships are discussed.
Belonging to and in the Shale Gas Fields. A Case‐Study of the Noordoostpolder, the Netherlands
Authors: Köhne Michiel , Rasch Elisabet Dueholm 
Published: July 2017

AbstractThis article analyses how belonging becomes articulated in relation to large‐scale extractive projects. It does so through an ethnographic analysis of the construction of belonging expressed in languages of valuation (the meanings that people give to natural resources discursively and in practice) in the Noordoostpolder, the Netherlands. Belonging is understood to encompass ‘feeling at home in a place’ and the political processes through which belonging becomes a discursive resource (the politics of belonging). We conclude that the ways people position themselves toward shale gas extraction are both rooted in how they give meaning to and interact with their environment and embedded in local history and ideas of political agency and voice. Only those elements of belonging that are considered objective or useful as a policy solution are used as a discursive resource in mobilisation against shale gas. The article is based on 2,5 years of ethnographic fieldwork.
Belatacept conversion in an HIV‐positive kidney transplant recipient following anti‐thymocyte globulin induction
Authors: Kuten Samantha A. , Patel Samir J. , Baru Ashvin , Gaber A. Osama , Crutchley Rustin D. , Ramanathan Venkataraman , Knight Richard J. 
Published: July 2017

AbstractHerein, we describe a case of early belatacept conversion in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐positive kidney transplant recipient in an effort to improve suboptimal graft function and avoid drug interactions following anti‐thymocyte globulin (ATG) administration. We observed improvement in renal function without HIV disease progression or opportunistic infections. Donor‐specific antibodies appeared shortly after conversion but cleared without intervention. This case highlights belatacept as a means to improve renal function and avoid significant drug interactions even following ATG induction.
Draft Whole-Genome Assemblies of Drug-Resistant Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae from the Philippines
Authors: Roa Marylette B. , Liles Veni R. , Torres Brian Carlmichael , Klinzing David Charles , Lagamayo Evelina , Navoa-Ng Josephine , Daroy Maria Luisa G. 
Published: July 2017

ABSTRACT

Here, we report the draft assemblies of 11 clinical isolates of
Klebsiella pneumoniae
that are resistant to cephalosporins, carbapenems, and/or colistin. The assemblies ranged from 5.37 Mbp to 5.70 Mbp in size. Several plasmid sequences were present, and resistance genes spanning multiple classes of antibiotics were predicted.
Draft Genome Sequences of Seven Streptococcus agalactiae Strains Isolated from Camelus dromedarius at the Horn of Africa
Authors: Rothen Julian , Schindler Tobias , Pothier Joël F. , Younan Mario , Certa Ulrich , Daubenberger Claudia , Pflüger Valentin , Jores Joerg 
Published: July 2017

ABSTRACT

We present draft whole-genome sequences of seven
Streptococcus agalactiae
strains isolated from
Camelus dromedarius
in Kenya and Somalia. These data are an extension to the group B
Streptococcus
(GBS) pangenome and might provide more insight into the underlying mechanisms of pathogenicity and antibiotic resistance of camel GBS.
First Draft Genome for a Burkholderia mallei Isolate Originating from a Glanderous Mule from Brazil
Authors: Girault G. , Woudstra C. , Martin B. , Vorimore F. , Lucia de Assis Santana V. , Fach P. , Madani N. , Laroucau K. 
Published: July 2017

ABSTRACT

Burkholderia mallei
is the etiological agent of glanders. Here, we present the draft genome sequence of
Burkholderia mallei
strain 16-2438_BM#8 that was isolated from a mule found dead in Pernambuco, northeast Brazil. It is the first available genomic sequence from a strain isolated on the American continent.
High-Quality Draft Genome Sequence of Lactobacillus casei Strain Z11, Isolated from a Human Adult Intestinal Biopsy Sample
Authors: Marcial-Coba Martín S. , Marshall Ian P. G. , Schreiber Lars , Nielsen Dennis S. 
Published: July 2017

ABSTRACT

Several
Lactobacillus casei
strains are used as probiotics.
L. casei
strain Z11, isolated from a human colon biopsy sample, has been suggested as a probiotic candidate based on promising properties
in vitro
. Here, we present a 2.74-Mbp high-quality draft genome sequence for this strain.
De Novo
Whole-Genome Sequence of
Pantoea latae
Strain AS1, Isolated from
Zamia floridana
Rhizosphere in Central Florida, USA
Authors: Lata Pushpa , Govindarajan Subramaniam S. , Qi Feng , Li Jian-Liang , Maurya Santosh K. , Sahoo Malaya K. 
Published: July 2017

ABSTRACT

Pantoea latae
strain AS1 was isolated from the rhizophere of a cycad,
Zamia floridana
, in central Florida, USA. Here, we report the
de novo
whole-genome sequence of this strain, which consists of a total of 83 contigs spanning 4,960,415 bp, with a G+C content of 59.6%, and comprising 4,527 predicted coding sequences.
Effectiveness of government anti-smoking policy on non-smoking youth in Korea: a 4-year trend analysis of national survey data
Authors: Kwak Jueun , Jeong Hyunsuk , Chun Sungha , Bahk Ji Hoon , Park Misun , Byun Youngseol , Lee Jina , Yim Hyeon Woo 
Published: July 2017

ObjectivesSince the Health Promotion Act was introduced in Korea in 1995, anti-smoking policies and regulations have undergone numerous revisions, and non-smoking areas have gradually been expanded. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a partial legislative ban on adolescent exposure to secondhand smoke using objective urinary cotinine levels in a nationwide representative sample.MethodsUrine cotinine levels were measured in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2008 to 2011. This study was a trend analysis of 4 years of national survey data from 2197 Korean youth aged 10–18 years. Among non-smokers, the 75th percentile urinary cotinine level was estimated. We also considered the number of household smokers.ResultsThe 75th percentile urine cotinine level of non-smokers showed a significant decreasing trend from 2008 to 2011, from 15.47 to 5.37 ng/mL, respectively. Urine cotinine did not decline significantly in non-smokers living with smokers during the study period. The results did not show a statistically significant reduction in smoking rate in adolescents from 2008 to 2011, although there was a trend towards a decrease (p=0.081).ConclusionsBased on urine cotinine levels, government-initiated anti-smoking policies have only been effective among highly exposed non-smoking adolescents during the study period. Further study needs to evaluate whether or not the legislative ban affects domestic smoking exposure.
Efficacy of home-based non-pharmacological interventions for treating depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Authors: Sukhato Kanokporn , Lotrakul Manote , Dellow Alan , Ittasakul Pichai , Thakkinstian Ammarin , Anothaisintawee Thunyarat 
Published: July 2017

ObjectivesTo systematically review and compare the efficacy of all available home-based non-pharmacological treatments of depression.DesignSystematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Data sourcesMedline, Scopus and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) databases were searched since inceptions to 7 August 2016.Eligibility criteriaRandomised controlled trials comparing the efficacy of home-based non-pharmacological interventions with usual care of patients with depression were included in the review.Main outcomesDepression symptom scores and disease remission rates at the end of treatment.ResultsSeventeen studies were included in the review. Home-based non-pharmacological interventions were categorised as (1) home-based psychological intervention, (2) home-based exercise intervention, (3) combined home-based psychological intervention with exercise intervention and (4) complementary medicine. Complementary medicine approaches were excluded from the meta-analysis due to heterogeneity. The standardised mean differences of post-treatment depression symptom scores between usual care groups and home-based psychological intervention, home-based exercise intervention and combined home-based psychological intervention with exercise intervention were âˆ’0.57 (95% CI âˆ’0.84 to âˆ’0.31), âˆ’1.03 (95% CI âˆ’2.89 to 0.82) and âˆ’0.78 (95% CI âˆ’1.09 to âˆ’0.47), respectively. These results suggest that only home-based psychological intervention and combined home-based psychological intervention with exercise intervention could significantly decrease depression scores. Compared with usual care groups, the disease remission rate was also significantly higher for home-based psychological intervention (pooled risk ratio=1.53; 95%â€‰CI 1.19 to 1.98) and combined home-based psychological intervention with exercise intervention (pooled risk ratio=3.47; 95%â€‰CI 2.11 to 5.70). Of all the studied interventions, combined home-based psychological intervention with exercise intervention had the highest probability of resulting in disease remission.ConclusionOur study confirms the efficacy of home-based psychological intervention and combined home-based psychological intervention with exercise intervention in the treatment of depression. Combined home-based psychological intervention and exercise intervention was the best treatment and should be considered for inclusion in clinical guidelines for managing depression.
Elucidating the information exchange during interfacility care transitions: Insights from a Qualitative Study
Authors: Jeffs Lianne , Saragosa Marianne , Law Madelyn , Kuluski Kerry , Espin Sherry , Merkley Jane , Bell Chaim M 
Published: July 2017

ObjectiveTo explore the perceptions of patients, their caregivers and healthcare professionals associated with the exchange of information during transitioning from two acute care hospitals to one rehabilitation hospital.DesignAn exploratory qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and observation.Participants and settingPatients over the age of 65 years admitted to an orthopaedic unit for a non-elective admission, their caregivers and healthcare professionals involved in their care. Participating sites included orthopaedic inpatient units from two acute care teaching hospitals and one orthopaedic unit at a rehabilitation hospital in an urban setting.FindingsThree distinct themes emerged from participants’ narrative of their transitional care experience: (1) having no clue what the care plan is, (2) being told and notified about the plan and (3) experiencing challenges absorbing information. Participating patients and their caregivers reported not being engaged in an active discussion with healthcare professionals about their care transition plan. Several healthcare professionals described withholding information within the plan until they themselves were clear about the transition outcomes.ConclusionThis study highlights the need to increase efforts to ensure that effective information exchanges occur during transition from acute care hospital to rehabilitation settings.
Vitamin D levels in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury: a protocol for a prospective cohort study (VID-AKI)
Authors: Cameron Lynda Katherine , Lei Katie , Smith Samantha , Doyle Nanci Leigh , Doyle James F , Flynn Kate , Purchase Nicola , Smith John , Chan Kathryn , Kamara Farida , Kidane Nardos Ghebremedhin , Forni Lui G , Harrington Dominic , Hampson Geeta , Ostermann Marlies 
Published: July 2017

IntroductionAcute kidney injury (AKI) affects more than 50% of critically ill patients. The formation of calcitriol, the active vitamin D metabolite, from the main inactive circulating form, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), occurs primarily in the proximal renal tubules. This results in a theoretical basis for reduction in levels of calcitriol over the course of an AKI. Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in critically ill adults, and has been associated with increased rates of sepsis, longer hospital stays and increased mortality. The primary objective of this study is to perform serial measurements of 25(OH)D and calcitriol (1,25(OH)2D), as well as parathyroid hormone (PTH) and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) levels, in critically ill adult patients with and without AKI, and to determine whether patients with AKI have significantly lower vitamin D metabolite concentrations. The secondary objectives are to describe dynamic changes in vitamin D metabolites, PTH and FGF23 during critical illness; to compare vitamin D metabolite concentrations in patients with AKI with and without renal replacement therapy; and to investigate whether there is an association between vitamin D status and outcomes.Methods and analysis230 general adult intensive care patients will be recruited. The AKI arm will include 115 critically ill patients with AKI Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcome stage II or stage III. The comparison group will include 115 patients who require cardiovascular or respiratory support, but who do not have AKI. Serial measurements of vitamin D metabolites and associated hormones will be taken on prespecified days. Patients will be recruited from two large teaching Trusts in England. Data will be analysed using standard statistical methods.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval was obtained. Upon completion, the study team will submit the study report for publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal and for conference presentation.Trial registration numberNCT02869919; Pre-results.
Use of a mobile social networking intervention for weight management: a mixed-methods study protocol
Authors: Laranjo Liliana , Lau Annie Y S , Martin Paige , Tong Huong Ly , Coiera Enrico 
Published: July 2017

IntroductionObesity and physical inactivity are major societal challenges and significant contributors to the global burden of disease and healthcare costs. Information and communication technologies are increasingly being used in interventions to promote behaviour change in diet and physical activity. In particular, social networking platforms seem promising for the delivery of weight control interventions.We intend to pilot test an intervention involving the use of a social networking mobile application and tracking devices (Fitbit Flex 2andFitbit Ariascale) to promote the social comparison of weight and physical activity, in order to evaluate whether mechanisms of social influence lead to changes in those outcomes over the course of the study.Methods and analysisMixed-methods study involving semi-structured interviews and a pre–post quasi-experimental pilot with one arm, where healthy participants in different body mass index (BMI) categories, aged between 19 and 35 years old, will be subjected to a social networking intervention over a 6-month period. The primary outcome is the average difference in weight before and after the intervention. Secondary outcomes include BMI, number of steps per day, engagement with the intervention, social support and system usability. Semi-structured interviews will assess participants’ expectations and perceptions regarding the intervention.Ethics and disseminationEthics approval was granted by Macquarie University’s Human Research Ethics Committee for Medical Sciences on 3 November 2016 (ethics reference number 5201600716).The social network will be moderated by a researcher with clinical expertise, who will monitor and respond to concerns raised by participants. Monitoring will involve daily observation of measures collected by the fitness tracker and the wireless scale, as well as continuous supervision of forum interactions and posts. Additionally, a protocol is in place to monitor for participant misbehaviour and direct participants-in-need to appropriate sources of help.
Detailed assessment of benefits and risks of retrievable inferior vena cava filters on patients with complicated injuries: the da Vinci multicentre randomised controlled trial study protocol
Authors: Ho Kwok M , Rao Sudhakar , Honeybul Stephen , Zellweger Rene , Wibrow Bradley , Lipman Jeffrey , Holley Anthony , Kop Alan , Geelhoed Elizabeth , Corcoran Tomas 
Published: July 2017

IntroductionRetrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters have been increasingly used in patients with major trauma who have contraindications to anticoagulant prophylaxis as a primary prophylactic measure against venous thromboembolism (VTE). The benefits, risks and cost-effectiveness of such strategy are uncertain.Methods and analysisPatients with major trauma, defined by an estimated Injury Severity Score >15, who have contraindications to anticoagulant VTE prophylaxis within 72 hours of hospitalisation to the study centre will be eligible for this randomised multicentre controlled trial. After obtaining consent from patients, or the persons responsible for the patients, study patients are randomly allocated to either control or IVC filter, within 72 hours of trauma admission, in a 1:1 ratio by permuted blocks stratified by study centre. The primary outcomes are (1) the composite endpoint of (A) pulmonary embolism (PE) as demonstrated by CT pulmonary angiography, high probability ventilation/perfusion scan, transoesophageal echocardiography (by showing clots within pulmonary arterial trunk), pulmonary angiography or postmortem examination during the same hospitalisation or 90-day after trauma whichever is earlier and (B) hospital mortality; and (2) the total cost of treatment including the costs of an IVC filter, total number of CT and ultrasound scans required, length of intensive care unit and hospital stay, procedures and drugs required to treat PE or complications related to the IVC filters. The study started in June 2015 and the final enrolment target is 240 patients. No interim analysis is planned; incidence of fatal PE is used as safety stopping rule for the trial.Ethics and disseminationEthics approval was obtained in all four participating centres in Australia. Results of the main trial and each of the secondary endpoints will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.Trial registration numberACTRN12614000963628; Pre-results.
Interventions that improve maternity care for immigrant women in the UK: protocol for a narrative synthesis systematic review
Authors: Higginbottom Gina Marie Awoko , Evans Catrin , Morgan Myfanwy , Bharj Kuldip Kaur , Eldridge Jeanette , Hussain Basharat 
Published: July 2017

IntroductionA quarter of all births in the UK are to mothers born outside the UK. There is also evidence that immigrant women have higher maternal and infant death rates and of inequalities in the provision and uptake of maternity services/birth centres. The topic is of great significance to the National Health Service because of directives that address inequalities and the changing patterns of migration to the UK. Our main question for the systematic review is ‘what interventions exist that are specifically focused on improving maternity care for immigrant women in the UK?’ The primary objective of this synthesis is to generate new interpretations of research evidence. Second, the synthesis will provide substantive base to guide developments and implementation of maternity services/birth centres which are acceptable and effective for immigrant women in the UK.Methods and analysisWe are using a narrative synthesis (NS) approach to identify, assess scientific quality and rigour, and synthesise empirical data focused on access and interventions that enhance quality of maternity care/birth centres for the UK immigrant women. The inclusion criteria include: publication date 1990 to present, English language, empirical research and findings are focused on women who live in the UK, participants of the study are immigrant women, is related to maternity care/birth centres access or interventions or experiences of maternity.In order to ensure the robustness of the NS, the methodological quality of key evidence will be appraised using the Center for Evidence-Based Management tools and review confidence with CERQual (Confidence in the Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative Research). Two reviewers will independently screen studies and extract relevant evidence. We will synthesise evidence studying relationships between included studies using a range of tools.DisseminationDissemination plan includes: an e-workshop for policymakers, collaborative practitioner workshops, YouTube video and APP, scientific papers and conference presentations.