bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Health insurance coverage, neonatal mortality and caesarean section deliveries: an analysis of vital registration data in Colombia
Authors: Houweling Tanja A J , Arroyave Ivan , Burdorf Alex , Avendano Mauricio 
Published: September 2016

BackgroundLow-income and middle-income countries have introduced different health insurance schemes over the past decades, but whether different schemes are associated with different neonatal outcomes is yet unknown. We examined the association between the health insurance coverage scheme and neonatal mortality in Colombia.MethodsWe used Colombian national vital registration data, including all live births (2 506 920) and neonatal deaths (17 712) between 2008 and 2011. We used Poisson regression models to examine the association between health insurance coverage and the neonatal mortality rate (NMR), distinguishing between women insured via the contributory scheme (40% of births, financed through payroll and employer's contributions), government subsidised insurance (47%) and the uninsured (11%).ResultsNMR was lower among babies born to mothers in the contributory scheme (6.13/1000) than in the subsidised scheme (7.69/1000) or the uninsured (8.38/1000). Controlling for socioeconomic and demographic factors, NMRs remained higher for those in the subsidised scheme (OR 1.09, 95% CI 1.05 to 1.14) and the uninsured (OR 1.16, 95% CI 1.10 to 1.23) compared to those in the contributory scheme. These differences increased in models that additionally controlled for caesarean section (C-section) delivery. This increase was due to the higher fraction of C-section deliveries among women in the contributory scheme (49%, compared to 34% for the subsidised scheme and 28% for the uninsured).ConclusionsHealth insurance through the contributory system is associated with lower neonatal mortality than insurance through the subsidised system or lack of insurance. Universal health insurance may not be sufficient to close the gap in newborn mortality between socioeconomic groups.
Radial artery vasomotor function following transradial cardiac catheterisation
Authors: Mitchell A J , Mills N L , Newby D E , Cruden N L M 
Published: September 2016

AimsTo determine the reproducibility of flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and nitrate-mediated dilation (NMD) in the assessment of radial artery vasomotor function, and to examine the effect of transradial catheterisation on radial artery injury and recovery.MethodsRadial artery FMD and NMD were examined in 20 volunteers and 20 patients on four occasions (two visits at least 24 hours apart, with two assessments at each visit). In a further 10 patients, radial artery FMD was assessed in the catheterised arm prior to, at 24 hours and 3 months following cardiac catheterisation.ResultsThere were no differences in baseline radial artery diameter (2.7±0.4 mm vs 2.7±0.4 mm), FMD (13.4±6.4 vs 12.89±5.5%) or NMD (13.6±3.8% vs 10.1±4.3%) between healthy volunteers and patients (p>0.05 for all comparisons). Mean differences for within and between day FMD were 2.53% (95% CIs −15.5% to 20.5%) and −4.3% (−18.3% to 9.7%) in patients. Compared to baseline, radial artery FMD was impaired at 24 hours (8.7±4.1% vs 3.9±2.9%, p=0.015) but not 3 months (8.7±4.1% vs 6.2±4.4, p=0.34) following transradial catheterisation.ConclusionsRadial FMD is impaired early after transradial catheterisation but appears to recover by 3 months. While test–retest variability was demonstrated, our findings suggest that transradial access for cardiac catheterisation may afford a potential model of vascular injury and repair in vivo in man.
Creation of the first Hartford Consensus compliant elementary school in the USA
Authors: Ramly Elie , Bohnen Jordan D , Fagenholz Peter , Yeh Dante , Velmahos George , DeMoya Marc , Kaafarani Haytham , Butler Katheryn , Lee Jarone , King David R 
Published: September 2016

BackgroundThe Hartford Consensus established a framework for minimizing deaths due to mass shootings, specifically eliminating preventable deaths due to limb exsanguination. Two major principles defined within this framework are (1) redefining the first responder role and (2) the ubiquitous availability of proper training in application of hemorrhage control techniques, including tourniquets. We hypothesized that this hemorrhage control posture could be fully translated into an elementary school.MethodsFollowing institutional review board approval, all teachers at a prekindergarten through 8th grade elementary school underwent short, intensive instruction on their role as a first responder, as well as indications and proper technique for hemorrhage control and tourniquet application for limb exsanguination. All teachers self-reported their confidence in their role as a first responder as well as tourniquet application indications and technique before and after instruction. Following instruction, teachers were evaluated on proper tourniquet application technique on a simulated limb to assess competence.Results26 elementary school teachers and 2 administrative staff underwent training. All reported low confidence in their role as a first responder and in tourniquet application indication and technique before training. Following training, all teachers reported high confidence. Testing demonstrated all teachers were competent in the tourniquet application technique. Following training, each classroom was equipped with a purpose-made commercial tourniquet, and a dedicated hemorrhage control bag was placed in the school's central administrative office.ConclusionsAll teachers were successfully trained to act as first responders and in correct hemorrhage control techniques, which was verified by testing. This is the first elementary school to universally adopt a hemorrhage control posture to eliminate preventable deaths from limb exsanguination advocated by the Hartford Consensus.
Hadron reactions study with the CMD-3 detector in e+e− collisions
Authors: Solodov E. P. , Amirkhanov A. N. , Anisenkov A. V. , Aulchenko V. M. , Banzarov V. S. , Bashtovoy N. S. , Bondar A. E. , Bragin A. V. , Eidelman S. I. , Epifanov D. A. , Epshteyn L. B. , Erofeev A. L. , Fedotovich G. V. , Gayazo S. E. , Grebenuk A. A. , Gribanov S. S. , Grigoriev D. N. , Ignatov F. V. , Ivanov V. L. , Karpov S. V. , Kazanin V. F. , Korobov A. A. , Kovalenko O. A. , Kozyrev A. N. , Kozyrev E. A. , Krokovny P. P. , Kuzmenko A. E. , Kuzmin A. S. , Logashenko I. B. , Lukin P. A. , Mikhailov K. Yu. , Okhapkin V. S. , Pestov Yu. N. , Popov A. S. , Razuvaev G. P. , Ruban A. A. , Ryskulov N. M. , Ryzhenenkov A. E. , Shebalin V. E. , Shemyakin D. N. , Shwartz B. A. , Sibidanov A. L. , Shatunov Yu. M. , Titov V. M. , Talyshev A. A. , Vorobiov A. I. , Yudin Yu. V. 
Published: September 2016

The CMD-3 detector has been taking data since December 2010 at the VEPP-2000 electron–positron collider. The collected data sample corresponds to about 60 inverse picobarn of integrated luminosity in the c.m. energy range from 0.32 GeV to 2.0 GeV. Preliminary results of the analysis of various hadronic cross-sections, in particular, [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], 3[Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] are presented. The processes with multi-hadron final states have several intermediate states which have to be taken into account to correctly describe the angular and invariant mass distributions, as well as cross-section energy dependence.
The influence of different supports on the properties of the excavation damaged zone along the FE tunnel in the Mont Terri Underground Rock Laboratory
Authors: Shao Hua , Paul Benjamin , Wang Xuerui , Hesser Jürgen , Becker Jens , Garitte Benoit , Müller Herwig 
Published: September 2016

Abstract

Permeability and its spatial distribution around an underground opening in a geological formation are important for the interpretation of thermal, hydraulic and mechanical findings from an
in situ
demonstration experiment. Within the site characterization programme of the Full-scale Emplacement (FE) experiment, permeability measurements with nitrogen gas have been conducted from six short boreholes. Four of them were located in a section without shotcrete support and two in a section with a three-layer-shotcrete lining. As expected, the extension of the zone with an increased permeability was larger (up to 2 m) in the area without shotcrete support than that in the section with a shotcrete lining (less than 1.5 m).

The water content in the sections with or without shotcrete linings also showed different behaviour over long-term monitoring. The water content in the deep borehole section in the area with a shotcrete lining stayed almost constant, while the water content in the deep borehole section in the area without shotcrete tended to continuously decrease. In general, the water content close to the tunnel is influenced by the seasonal change in the temperature and relative humidity within the tunnel, especially in the section without a shotcrete lining.
Analysis of the abovementioned observations/findings was done by performing FEM (finite-element method) calculations with OpenGeoSys (OGS) software using a coupled hydromechanical model. Owing to the high stiffness of shotcrete, the displacement in the section with a shotcrete lining was smaller. This, in turn, results in a smaller extension in the excavation damaged zone (EDZ). However, shotcrete has a relatively high suction capacity and high initial water content: thus, the interface between the shotcrete and the Opalinus Clay becomes more saturated. Therefore, the excavation-induced fractures in the Opalinus Clay close to the shotcrete can be sealed by swelling. The water content decreases continuously, as a result of desaturation occurring during the operational phase and the associated change in porewater pressure.
Modulation of Immune Checkpoints and Graft-versus-Leukemia in Allogeneic Transplants by Antagonizing Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Signaling
Authors: Li Jian-Ming , Petersen Christopher T. , Li Jing-Xia , Panjwani Reema , Chandra Daniel J. , Giver Cynthia R. , Blazar Bruce R. , Waller Edmund K. 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
The goal of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (allo-BMT) is elimination of leukemia cells through the graft-versus-leukemia (GvL) activity of donor cells, while limiting graft-versus-host disease (GvHD). Immune checkpoint pathways regulate GvL and GvHD activities, but blocking antibodies or genetic inactivation of these pathways can cause lethal GVHD. Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) is an immunosuppressive neuropeptide that regulates coinhibitory pathways; its role in allo-BMT has not been studied. We found VIP transiently expressed in donor NK, NK-T, dendritic cells, and T cells after allo transplant, as well as host leukocytes. A peptide antagonist of VIP signaling (VIPhyb) increased T-cell proliferation in vitro and reduced IL10 expression in donor T cells. Treatment of allo-BMT recipients with VIPhyb, or transplanting donor grafts lacking VIP (VIP-KO), activated donor T-cells in lymphoid organs, reduced T-cell homing to GvHD target organs, and enhanced GvL without increasing GvHD in multiple allo-BMT models. Genetic or ex vivo depletion of donor NK cells or CD8+ T cells from allografts abrogated the VIPhyb-enhanced GvL activity. VIPhyb treatment led to downregulation of PD-1 and PD-L1 expression on donor immune cells, increased effector molecule expression, and expanded oligoclonal CD8+ T cells that protected secondary allo transplant recipients from leukemia. Blocking VIP signaling thus represents a novel pharmacologic approach to separate GvL from GvHD and enhance adaptive T-cell responses to leukemia-associated antigens in allo-BMT. Cancer Res; 76(23); 6802–15. ©2016 AACR.
PP2A Inhibitor PME-1 Drives Kinase Inhibitor Resistance in Glioma Cells
Authors: Kaur Amanpreet , Denisova Oxana V. , Qiao Xi , Jumppanen Mikael , Peuhu Emilia , Ahmed Shafiq U. , Raheem Olayinka , Haapasalo Hannu , Eriksson John , Chalmers Anthony J. , Laakkonen Pirjo , Westermarck Jukka 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
Glioblastoma multiforme lacks effective therapy options. Although deregulated kinase pathways are drivers of malignant progression in glioblastoma multiforme, glioma cells exhibit intrinsic resistance toward many kinase inhibitors, and the molecular basis of this resistance remains poorly understood. Here, we show that overexpression of the protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) inhibitor protein PME-1 drives resistance of glioma cells to various multikinase inhibitors. The PME-1–elicited resistance was dependent on specific PP2A complexes and was mediated by a decrease in cytoplasmic HDAC4 activity. Importantly, both PME-1 and HDAC4 associated with human glioma progression, supporting clinical relevance of the identified mechanism. Synthetic lethality induced by both PME-1 and HDAC4 inhibition was dependent on the coexpression of proapoptotic protein BAD. Thus, PME-1–mediated PP2A inhibition is a novel mechanistic explanation for multikinase inhibitor resistance in glioma cells. Clinically, these results may inform patient stratification strategies for future clinical trials with selected kinase inhibitors in glioblastoma multiforme. Cancer Res; 76(23); 7001–11. ©2016 AACR.
Heavy metal distribution in mangrove sediment cores from selected sites along western coast of India
Authors: Vidya P. , Patil Rajashekhar K. 
Published: September 2016

Sediment cores were collected from four different mangrove areas of northern Kerala and southern Karnataka, western coast of India. The cores were analysed for the concentration of five heavy metals (Pb, Ni, Zn, Cu Fe) using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. The levels of heavy metals in the present study from all the four sediment cores were in the order Fe > Pb > Zn > Ni > Cu and the mean concentrations of each elements in different cores were comparable. According to Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQG), the mangrove sediments analysed here were moderately contaminated with Ni and heavily contaminated with Pb. The increased concentration of Ni and Pb in the sediments might be due to their atmospheric deposition or water discharge from different far away sources since the areas selected for study were not disturbed by direct anthropogenic impacts. Elevated levels of Fe which is considered to be a common phenomenon in mangrove sediments have also been found in the present study. Heavy metal levels in sediments showed statistically significant correlations with pH, calcium carbonate and organic matter. This suggests the influence of physico-chemical parameters on the adsorption, deposition and persistence of heavy metals in mangrove sediments. The heavy metal concentration and the pollution status of the mangroves of west coast, especially the areas selected in this work are less studied before. Hence the data provide from the present baseline study would be further helpful in remediation and management of mangrove ecosystem.
Small carnivores of Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, southern Western Ghats, India
Authors: Sreehari R. , Nameer P. O. 
Published: September 2016

The first ever detailed study on the small carnivores of the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve (PkTR) in the southern Western Ghats, using camera trap techniques, reported 11 species. A total of 1,350 camera-trap nights were used for the study. This was supplemented with 242km of day transects and 344km of night transects using spot-lights. The small carnivores reported were the Small Indian Civet Viverricula indica, Common Palm Civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus, Brown Palm Civet Paradoxurus jerdoni, Indian Grey Mongoose Herpestes edwardsii, Stripe-necked Mongoose Herpestes vitticollis, Brown Mongoose Herpestes fuscus, Ruddy Mongoose Herpestes smithii, Smooth-coated Otter Lutrogale perspicillata, Nilgiri Marten Martes gwatkinsii, Jungle Cat Felis chaus and Leopard Cat Prionailurus bengalensis. About 90% of the small carnivores captured in the camera traps in PKTR were members of the Viverridae family such as the Small Indian Civet (31.67%), Common Palm Civet (30%) and Brown Palm Civet (28.33%). The study recorded all the four species of mongoose known from the Western Ghats from PkTR. Two out of the 11 small carnivores belong to the ‘Vulnerable’ category on the IUCN Red List.
An update on the distribution pattern and endemicity of three lesser-known tree species in the Western Ghats, India
Authors: Rao K. Sankara , Page N. V. , Sringeswara A. N. , Singh R. Arun , Baig Imran 
Published: September 2016

The present communication reports an update on the distribution of three endemic tree species of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot, namely, Atuna indica (Bedd.) Kosterm., Paracroton integrifolius (Airy Shaw) N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab. and Phaeanthus malabaricus Bedd. The discovery of these taxa in the Makutta Ghat of Kodagu District results in the extension of their northern range limits and further enriches the flora of Karnataka state by three more tree species. Within the Western Ghats, these taxa were previously recorded only from the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, while Paracroton integrifolius (Airy Shaw) N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab. has also been recorded from Sri Lanka. Nomenclature updates, detailed descriptions, conservation status and relevant notes on the habitat, phenology and distribution localization are supplied. Additionally, field photographs and scanned herbarium specimens are provided to facilitate easy identification of these taxa in the field.
Reappearance of the rare Shingle Urchin Colobocentrotus (Podophora) atratus (Camarodonta: Echinometridae) after eight decades from the rocky shore of Kodiyaghat (Port Blair), South Andaman Islands, India
Authors: Pandey Vikas , Ganesh T. 
Published: September 2016

The present work is aimed at facilitating conservation efforts of a rare species of sea urchin (Colobocentrotus atratus) reported nearly eight decades after its initial description by Bell (1887) and later by Clarke (1925) from the coastal waters of south Andaman Islands. Recently, during a three years study (2011-14) on the macrobenthic epifauna along the south Andaman coast, five live specimens of C. atratus were recorded from Kodiyaghat (11031'532''N; 092043'457'' E), south Andaman Islands. Available information shows that this species has reappeared in the south Andaman Islands seventy nine years after the citation by Sastry (1994) collected in the year 1935. The disappearance of this species from the literature in the intermittent years and a sparse population in coastal reaches of south Andaman Islands at present suggest that this species makes a candidate taxa for inclusion in the list of ‘endangered’ or ‘vulnerable’ Indian marine species following IUCN Red List criteria to Wild species.
Road kills of the endemic snake Perrotet’s Shieldtail Plectrurus perrotetii, Dumeril, 1851 (Reptilia: Squamata: Uropeltidae) in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India
Authors: Santhoshkumar P. , Kannan P. , Ramakrishnan B. , Veeramani A , Samson A. , Karthick S. , Leonaprincy J. , Nisha B. , Dineshkumar N. , Abinesh A. , Vigneshkumar U. , Girikaran P. 
Published: September 2016

Twenty seven road killed specimens of Plectrurus perrotetii were recorded in Emerald and its surrounding areas in the Nilgiris. Among the road kills, fourteen of them were females, seven were males and six are juveniles. Among the road kill female specimens of this species, it was observed that seven were gravid with fully developed young. Three to six developing young ones were observed
First record of Dobson’s Long-tongued Fruit Bat Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson, 1871) (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from Kerala, India
Authors: Nameer P. O. , Ashmi R. , Aravind Sachin K. , Sreehari R. 
Published: September 2016

A new site record for the Dobson‘s Long-tongued Fruit Bat Eonycteris spelaea (Pteropodidae, Chiroptera) is presented from Kerala, India. A revised distribution map of the species is also given. The morphometry of Eonycteris spelaea is discussed. DNA sequences have been deposited in GenBank.
Odonata (Insecta) diversity of southern Gujarat, India
Authors: Rathod Darshana M. , Parasharya B M. , Talmale S. S. 
Published: September 2016

The diversity of the Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) was studied in seven districts of southern area of Gujarat State in India during 2014 to 2015. A total of 55 species belonging to two suborders and 37 genera under eight families were recorded. A total of 18 species of Zygoptera (damselflies) and 37 species of Anisoptera (dragonflies) were recorded. Dang and Navsari districts were surveyed intensively and a maximum of 47 and 35 species were recorded respectively, whereas the districts that were surveyed less intensively, i.e., Bharuch (26), Valsad (21), Surat (29), Narmada (25) and Tapi (27) had comparatively low species richness. Thirty-two species are being reported for the first time from southern Gujarat, raising the total list of odonates to 60. Fifteen species namely, Lestes elatus Hagen in Selys, 1862; Elattoneura nigerrima (Laidlaw, 1917); Dysphaea ethela Fraser, 1924; Paracercion malayanum (Selys, 1876); Pseudagrion spencei Fraser, 1922; Burmagomphus laidlawi- Fraser, 1924; Cyclogomphus ypsilon Selys, 1854; Microgomphus torquatus (Selys, 1854); Onychogomphus acinaces (Laidlaw, 1922); Hylaeothemis indica Fraser, 1946; Lathrecista asiatica (Fabricius, 1798); Rhodothemis rufa (Rambur, 1842); Tramea limbata (Desjardins, 1832); Trithemis kirbyi Selys, 1891 and Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842 are recorded for the first time from Gujarat State raising the number of odonates of Gujarat State to 80 species.
New distribution records of Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei (Testudines: Chelidae) from southeastern Brazil, including observations on reproduction
Authors: Maffei Fábio , Nascimento Bruno Tayar Marinho do , Moya Guilherme Marson , Donatelli Reginaldo José 
Published: September 2016

Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei is a poorly known freshwater turtle widely distributed in central South America, where it occurs in Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, and probably Bolivia. It is considered “Near Threatened” by the IUCN Red List and “Data Deficient” by other local lists. Herein, we present new records and data on the reproductive biology of Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei in southeastern Brazil.
A note on the taxonomy, field status and threats to three endemic species of Syzygium (Myrtaceae) from the southern Western Ghats, India
Authors: Ramasubbu R. , Divya C. , Anjana S. 
Published: September 2016

Taxonomy, field status and threats of three endemic species of Syzygium, Syzygium densiflorum Wall. ex Wight & Arn., Syzygium myhendrae (Bedd. ex Brandis) Gamble and Syzygium travancoricum Gamble of the southern Western Ghats were discussed.
New distribution record of the Bhutan Takin Budorcas taxicolor whitei Hodgson, 1850 (Cetartiodactyla: Bovidae) in Bhutan
Authors: Dhendup Tashi , Tempa Tshering , Tshering Tsethup , Norbu Nawang 
Published: September 2016

A camera trapping survey in eastern Bhutan in 2015 has yielded a picture of the Bhutan Takin in the uplands of Kurichu River watersheds in east of Wangchuck Centennial National Park, and is the easternmost documented distribution of the species in Bhutan. The photograph was taken on 30th June 2015 at 9:24 AM in the site located on 27056’03.8’’E & 91004’53.7”N at 3,898m. The habitat is dominated by Fir and Rhododendron.
New records of Termite species from Kerala (Isoptera: Termitidae)
Authors: Amina Poovoli , Rajmohana K. , Bhavana K. V. , Rabeeha P. P. 
Published: September 2016

The present taxonomic study on the termites of Kerala, reports six species and one genus for the first time from the state. They are Odontotermes yadevi Thakur, Microtermes unicolor Snyder Grallatotermes niger Chatterjee and Thapa, Nasutitermes matangensis matangensis (Haviland), Dicuspiditermes gravelyi (Silvestri) and Microcerotermes minor Holmgren. The Genus Grallatotermes Holmgren is documented for the first time from Kerala. O. yadevi recovered from firewood is hereby added to the list of wood destroying termites of India.