bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Medication Data Sheets— An Aid to Patient Education
Authors: Paulson Patrick Thomas , Bauch Robert , Paulson Margaret Lamont , Zilz David A. 
Published: July 2017

The effect on patient knowledge of self-administration of medications was evaluated for verbal instruction versus verbal instruction reinforced with written Medication Data Sheets. Significant improvement in self-administration was noted with the use of written reinforcement of the pharmacist's verbal explanations concerning the proper way to correct for a missed dose of the medication (p<0.0005), foods or drinks to avoid while taking the prescribed medication (p<0.05), understanding of the purpose for taking the medication (p<0.005), and whether or not the prescribed medication was refillable (p<0.0005). In addition it was shown that informing patients in writing of the potential side effects of the medication did not increase the incidence of their occurrence (p = N.S.).
A Clinical Pharmacy-Oriented Drug Surveillance Network: Results of a Nationwide Antibiotic Utilization Review of Bacterial Pneumonia–1987
Authors: Grasela Thaddeus H. , Schentag Jerome J. , Boekenoogen Steven J. , Crist Kenneth D. , Lowes William L. , Lum Bert L. 
Published: July 2017

One hundred eighteen pharmacists enrolled in the Drug Surveillance Network completed a survey of antibiotic prescribing patterns for bacterial infections. A total of 319 hospitalized patients being treated for suspected or documented bacterial pneumonia were monitored, and this paper summarizes the data collected on this specific subpopulation. Two hundred three patients (64 percent) were treated for community-acquired pneumonia and 116 patients (36 percent) were treated for nosocomial pneumonia. Seventy-three percent of the nosocomial pneumonias were culture-positive, with a gram-negative microorganism as the predominant isolate. Forty-eight percent of the community-acquired pneumonias were culture-positive with a mixture of gram-positive and gram-negative organisms. Fifty percent of patients were treated with a single agent, 33 percent with two antibiotics, and the remaining 17 percent with a combination of three or more antibiotics. A satisfactory response was noted for 62 and 76 percent of the patients with nosocomial and community-acquired pneumonias, respectively. Twenty percent of the pneumonia patients were switched to oral drug after an average of five days of therapy and discharged from the hospital. Twenty-five adverse events that were possibly or probably related to the antibiotic regimen were reported in 23 of the 350 patients for an overall incidence of 6.5 percent. The results of this survey provide a cross-sectional view of antibiotic prescribing patterns for the treatment of bacterial pneumonia and the outcome of therapy under actual clinical conditions of use.
A Model of Methods for Influencing Prescribing: Part I. A Review of Prescribing Models, Persuasion Theories, and Administrative and Educational Methods
Authors: Raisch Dennis W. 
Published: July 2017

The purpose of this literature review is to develop a model of methods to be used to influence prescribing. Four bodies of literature were identified as being important for developing the model: (1) Theoretical prescribing models furnish information concerning factors that affect prescribing and how prescribing decisions are made. (2) Theories of persuasion provide insight into important components of educational communications. (3) Research articles of programs to improve prescribing identify types of programs that have been found to be successful. (4) Theories of human inference describe how judgments are formulated and identify errors in judgment that can play a role in prescribing. This review is presented in two parts. This article reviews prescribing models, theories of persuasion, studies of administrative programs to control prescribing, and sub-optimally designed studies of educational efforts to influence drug prescribing.
Nonposturing Surgery for Persistent Macular Hole Using Heavy Silicone Oil (Oxane HD) Endotamponade
Authors: Rahman Rubina , Khan Kamron , Stephenson John , Amjad Muhammad 
Published: July 2017

Purpose: To investigate the usefulness of Oxane HD for nonposturing surgery on persistent (redo) macular holes by reporting visual and anatomical outcomes as well as complications in a consecutive case series. Methods: Eighteen consecutive patients with a persistent macular hole were recruited from 2008 to 2016. Pre- and postoperative visual acuity and optical coherence tomography data were recorded. Anatomical success was defined as complete circumferential neurosensory reattachment. Postoperative complications were actively looked for and noted. Results: Eighteen (100%) of the 18 persistent holes were closed on the first postoperative day. Visual acuity improved significantly in 15 (83.4%) of the 18 patients from baseline, mean change 0.62 log units (range, 0-1.72). Two (11.1%) of the 18 patients maintained their vision while 1 (5.5%) of the 18 patients lost more than 2 lines. No pre- or postoperative complications were noted. Conclusion: This is the largest prospective study on the use of heavier than water silicone oil to close persistent macular holes without the need for prone posturing. Oxane HD may be successfully used where conventional techniques have already failed and can be associated with functional recovery. Patients’ inability to posture need not preclude redo macular surgery.
Topology on the spectrum of the algebra of entire symmetric functions of bounded type on the complex $L_\infty$
Authors: Vasylyshyn T.V. 
Published: July 2017

It is known that the so-called elementary symmetric polynomials $R_n(x) = \int_{[0,1]}(x(t))^n\,dt$ form an algebraic basis in the algebra of all symmetric continuous polynomials on the complex Banach space $L_\infty,$ which is dense in the Fr\'{e}chet algebra $H_{bs}(L_\infty)$ of all entire symmetric functions of bounded type on $L_\infty.$ Consequently, every continuous homomorphism $\varphi: H_{bs}(L_\infty) \to \mathbb{C}$ is uniquely determined by the sequence $\{\varphi(R_n)\}_{n=1}^\infty.$ By the continuity of the homomorphism $\varphi,$ the sequence $\{\sqrt[n]{|\varphi(R_n)|}\}_{n=1}^\infty$ is bounded. On the other hand, for every sequence $\{\xi_n\}_{n=1}^\infty \subset \mathbb{C},$ such that the sequence $\{\sqrt[n]{|\xi_n|}\}_{n=1}^\infty$ is bounded, there exists $x_\xi \in L_\infty$ such that $R_n(x_\xi) = \xi_n$ for every $n \in \mathbb{N}.$ Therefore, for the point-evaluation functional $\delta_{x_\xi}$ we have $\delta_{x_\xi}(R_n) = \xi_n$ for every $n \in \mathbb{N}.$ Thus, every continuous complex-valued homomorphism of $H_{bs}(L_\infty)$ is a point-evaluation functional at some point of $L_\infty.$ Note that such a point is not unique. We can consider an equivalence relation on $L_\infty,$ defined by $x\sim y \Leftrightarrow \delta_x = \delta_y.$ The spectrum (the set of all continuous complex-valued homomorphisms) $M_{bs}$ of the algebra $H_{bs}(L_\infty)$ is one-to-one with the quotient set $L_\infty/_\sim.$ Consequently, $M_{bs}$ can be endowed with the quotient topology. On the other hand, it is naturally to identify $M_{bs}$ with the set of all sequences $\{\xi_n\}_{n=1}^\infty \subset \mathbb{C}$ such that the sequence $\{\sqrt[n]{|\xi_n|}\}_{n=1}^\infty$ is bounded.We show that the quotient topology is Hausdorffand that $M_{bs}$ with the operation of coordinate-wise addition of sequences forms an abelian topological group.
Adatok Magyarország flórájához és vegetációjához II.
Authors: Aradi Eszter , Erdős László , Viktória Viktória , Tölgyesi Csaba , Bátori Zoltán 
Published: July 2017

45 taxon előfordulási adatait közöljük, melyeket nagyrészt a 2013–2016 közötti florisztikai, vegetációtani és ökológiai kutatásaink során találtunk. Adataink a Duna–Tisza köze, a Tiszántúl és a Dél-Dunántúl különböző élőhelyeiről származnak; a felsorolt fajok között számos szerepel a magyarországi edényes flóra veszélyeztetett fajainak listáján (pl. Astragalus dasyanthus, Erodium ciconium és Lotus angustissimus). Munkánkban törekedtünk a ritka (pl. Apium repens, Epipactis bugacensis és Trifolium strictum), a váratlan helyen megjelenő (pl. Medicago arabica, Polypodium vulgare és Polystichum setiferum), valamint a növényföldrajzi szempontból érdekesebb (pl. Piptatherum virescens, Ranunculus psilostachys és Tamus communis) taxonok adatainak közlésére.
Felföldy Lajos (1920–2016)
Authors: Molnár V. Attila , Csányi Béla , Vidéki Róbert , Bauer Norbert , Dolánszky Ferenc , Papp Viktor Gábor , Nótári Krisztina , Buczkó Krisztina , Gulyás Pál , Virók Viktor 
Published: July 2017

Felföldy Lajos (1920–2016) magyar botanika és hidrobiológia egyik legsokoldalúbb és legeredetibb egyénisége volt. Pályáját Soó Rezső irányításával kezdte, 1938 és 1946 között aktívan részt vett a debreceni és 1941–1942 között a kolozsvári Tudományegyetem Növénytani Tanszékén folyó geobotanikai kutatásokban. Számos tudományterületen maradandót alkotott. A légszennyezésnek az epifiton zuzmókra gyakorolt hatását vizsgáló kutatásai (1942) világviszonylatban is az elsők közé tartoznak. A Raunkiaer-féle növényi életforma-rendszeren belül elkülönítette a kétévesek (Hemitherophyta) életforma-típusát az egyévesekétől (1942). Úttörő szerepet játszott Magyarországon a vadon élő növényfajok citológiai (kariológiai) vizsgálatában (1947–1949). Foglalkozott növényélettannal (1951–1959), vizekben folyó primer produkcióval és algatenyésztéssel (1958–1960). 1972-ban életre hívta és 1990-ig szerkesztette a Vízügyi Hidrobiológia sorozatot. Megalapozta a magyarországi vízminőség-védelmet, amely a mai napig meghatározza a magyar hidrobiológusok szemléletét. 14 és 89 éves kora között legalább tízezer herbáriumi lapot gyűjtött. Nyugdíjba vonulása után a MTM Növénytár és az ELTE Füvészkert herbáriumi anyagának rendezésével, revíziójával foglalkozott, aktívan részt vett az Új Magyar Füvészkönyv elkészítésének munkálataiban. Munkáira egyszerre jellemző a természet iránti mély tisztelet, az elméleti megalapozottság és a gyakorlatiasság.
The Prevalence of Brucella Agglutinins in Karadach District Among Human, Goats and Sheep
Authors: Shareef Jalal , Abdi Abas , Maroof Ari , Saeed Aras 
Published: July 2017

A preliminary investigation on the prevalence of Brucella agglutinins among farmers and animals was carried out during a 6 months period (Feb - July / 1995). 2131 blood samples were collected from man and animals, including goats, sheep and only 4 cattle. Sera were separated for both card and tube agglutination test. Out of 215 human serum samples 118(54.8%) and 85 (39.53%) were positie by card test and tube agglutination test respectively, 520 (27.13%) and 374 (19.51%) positive serum by above tests were shown respectively from a total of 1916 animal sera.
The economical and public health hazards of brucellosis are highlighted, the essential investigation and further studies for a control program and eradication of this disease are also discussed.
Study the effect of the size of abrasive sand grains of angular type in fluids on the scratch corrosion rate of the metal surface
Authors: Jalal Shawnm , Hassan Tailanasmaeel 
Published: July 2017

This research deals with the effect of the size of abrasive sand grains of the angular and semi-angular type in fluids on the scratch corrosion rate of two metals "carbon steel and pure aluminum" using a rotating disc in a closed water basin and at two rotational speeds of medium "395 r.p.m" and high "915". r.p.m" for two and a half hours.Five different sizes of abrasive granules were taken, and they are respectively "250.5, 711,355, 970.5, and 191" microns. They were added to the liquid at a concentration of 20% for each size. It is concluded from the research that the self-protection sound of the aluminum metal reduced the mechanical corrosion rate by half compared to carbon steel after half an hour of surface exposure to abrasive particles, although aluminum is a softer and softer metal with less hardness. The largest rate of corrosion is (0.006 gm), the difference in weight occurred when the aluminum surface was exposed to abrasive grains of size "711 μm" at a speed of "395 r.p.m" and that small particles of "91 μm --------355 It had a small effect and at a constant level. The abrasive granules of "711 μm" size had a very large effect, and then this effect began to decrease when using the "970.05 μm" size because of the heavy weight of these granules, which led to their sedimentation at the bottom of the basin and on the rotating disc instead. from its impact on the surface of the samples. On the other hand, the medium speed "395 r.p.m" is more effective on the corrosion rate than the high speed, because the increase in speed led to the abrasive particles flying away from the surface of the metal.
The Relation Between Lower Spinal Congenitalanomalies and Chronic Low Back Pain
Authors: Mirza Raoof 
Published: July 2017

To find out the relation of lower spinal congenital anomalies (CA) to chronic low back pain (LBP "(back pain for more than 3 months': One hundred patients with chronic LBP in whom the cause had not been identified were studied, found that 30 patients (30%) had some kind of CA in their lower spines, while in the other 70 (70%) there were no any identified CA. At the same time 66 normal people who had not suffered from back pain studied on the same standards, found that 19 (28.87%) of them had some kind of CA in their lower spines, while in the rest 47 (71.21%) there were not any evident CA. These figures give a conclusion that there is no definite relation between lower spinal CA and chronic LBP (p-value>0.8).
Carcinoma of the Esophagus in Sulaimany Province
Authors: Hawramy Tahir , Golpy Faiq 
Published: July 2017

Eighty three 83 patients presented with carcinoma of the esophagus were studied in Sulaimany Teaching Hospital from 1990-1999.
The incidence of carcinoma of esophagus among population of Sulaimany province was 6.6Yo of all the malignant tumors, females were more affected than males. Most sufferers were patients from low socioeconomic state and of rural areas of long winter seasons.
Prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori among Dyspeptic Patients
Authors: Saeed Ali , Pedawi Safar 
Published: July 2017

A total of 150 biopsies were collected from, dyspeptic patients dyspeptic patients with and without ulcers from endoscopic unit of Azadi hospital, Dohuk. This study found a hiqh percentage (64%r) of Helicobacter pylori in the antrum of dyspeptic patients without endoscopic ulcers, while much lower, percentage was found in dyspeptic patients with gastric and duodenal ulcers which was (33%) and (20%) respectively. This low level of percentage was attributed to the inhibitory effect of antibiotics (Metronidazole,'Amoxicillin, Tetracyline) which received by (70%) of patients prior endoscopic examination. Tie study detected a high association
(75%) between Helicobacter pylori and patients with chronic active duodenol ulcer Rapid urase test was more reliable tian direct smear for detection of H. pylori, which- can be employed as ascreening test. Helicobacter pylori can be grown anaerobically for at least five days incubation at 37 Co by using selective antibiotics to prevent contamination and without providing gas mixture 85% N2, 10% Co2 and 5% O2 which was used in all previous studies.
Effect of Some Plant Growth Regulators on Growth and Yield Component of Wheat – Plants CV. Bakrajo
Authors: Sakri Faisal , Ghafor Noori , Aziz Hoshiar 
Published: July 2017

An investigation was conducted to study the effects of IAA, GA and cytokinine on the growth, yield components and % of protein content of wheat plants Triticum
durum cv. Bakrajo Results indicate that the growth regulators caused in significant increase in plant height, number of tillers/ plant, number of kernals/spike and 1000
grain weight. Significant differences were found among the concentration of growth regulators through height, number of leaves/ plant, number of spike / plant, the lenght of spike and number of kernels / spike. also the time of application has significant affected on the length of spike and protein content percentage.
As well as the interaction betwwen growth regulators, concentration and time of application showed significant differences.
Impurity effects on the Lattice Thermal Conductivity in the Ternary GuG2P3 Semiconductor
Authors: Omer Mustafa 
Published: July 2017

The callaway model is used to calculate lattice thermal conductivity for the doped CuGe2Pr
semiconductor between 1 and 300K. Generally, the effects of doping with S, Se, Zn, are increase this
phenomena exoept for that af Ln-Zt:t doped which is reduces thermal conductivity from that of the
undoped samples. The lughest values of r( is found for the 7-n-doped sample to be 0.57Wcm.K while the
lowest is found far I*Zn doped to be 0.15 Wcm.K. The effects of the impurity concentrations N at K**
is changes according to N0'622 and the r(,* for all concentrations does not affected by the temperature.
Results are analysed according to; first, the Rayleih scattering process with the longe wave length
effect as well as the resonance scattering process and, second is the dependence on the chemical
formation of the compound.
Initial screening of vegetable amaranth landraces towards extending the vegetable list
Authors: Das Saubhik 
Published: July 2017

<p>Vegetable amaranth is considered as one of the most favorite vegetables in the world, especially in the hot and humid tropical regions of the globe. Two of them are most popular i.e., <em>Amaranthus tricolor</em> and <em>Amaranthus blitum</em>, both are represented by a large number of morphotypes or landraces or varieties, which are taxonomically ill-defined, many of them are consumed as palatable vegetables as they look like the conventional cultivars. Due to wide morphological diversity and presence of many synonyms both the species are supposed to represent two species complex or aggregates viz., “Tricolor complex” and “Blitum complex”. Two new species have been identified from their landraces. In the present investigation morphometric analysis along with biochemical and molecular methodologies were applied to explore the relative closeness among few well known, popular vegetables and few less known landraces for better utilization of the crop biodiversity of vegetable amaranths. The experimental data were statistically analyzed and separate Dendrograms were computed on three parameters (Morphology, Isozyme polymorphism and ISSR band profile).The members of “Tricolor complex” were clustered together in a single group along with two newly introduced species <em>A. bengalense</em> (a member of “Blitum complex”) and <em>A. parganensis</em> (a gynomonoecious member of “Tricolor complex”). Tricolor complex represents a plexus of species with varying sexual behavior from gynomonoecy to monoecy and indicates probable origin of monoecious <em>Amaranthus</em> <em>tricolor </em>varieties or landraces from gynomonecious member like <em>A. parganensis</em> as recent introduction. The study indicated a close alliance between <em>A. bengalense</em>, <em>A. parganensis</em>, <em>A. tricolor</em> landrace and popular <em>A. tricolor</em> varieties which consolidated the feasibility of utilizing the landrace and newly introduced species as potential vegetable.</p>
A systematic review of the literature in Europe relating to clinical legal education
Authors: Dunn Rachel 
Published: July 2017

As my PhD research is European focused, looking at knowledge, skills and attributes development in live client clinics, I wanted to find all the European literature relating to clinical legal education. The aim of this research was to find all of the European literature surrounding clinical legal education available to me, to explore the kind of research published and to identify any gaps in knowledge. With an explosion of literature within the field, and more research undertaken every year, finding the literature which related to my research was challenging. To help aid this work I embarked on a systematic review, building on work by Tribe Mkwebu,<a title="" href="file:///S:/Academic%20Library%20Services/Research%20Support%20Team/Scholarly%20Publications/OJS/International%20Journal%20of%20Clinical%20Legal%20Education/24-2%20files/4.%20dunn%20lit%20review.docx#_ftn1">[1]</a> systematically searching for peer reviewed articles. This research was initially presented at the European Network of Clinical Legal Education<ins cite="mailto:Jonny%20Hall" datetime="2017-04-20T12:31">’</ins>s Spring Workshop, 2015, Northumbria University. This article highlights the journey through this literature. Firstly, it explains what a systematic review is and how it can be used within mixed methods research. It then goes on to outline the methodology used and the number of articles sourced, excluded and synthesised. The analysis shows the amount of papers published before 2015 and their basic content. Finally, I discuss my reflection on the systematic review, what I thought went well and what didn’t, explaining how it was received at the Workshop.
Rastreio da Diabetes em Doentes com Doença Macrovascular Coronária: As Novas Guidelines Europeias são um Retrocesso?
Authors: Ribeiro Andreia , Baptista Sérgio Bravo , Faustino Mariana , Alves Paulo , E Abreu Pedro Farto , Gil Victor Machado , Morais Carlos 
Published: July 2017

Introdução: As novas recomendações europeias de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 e doença cardiovascular sugerem que o risco de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 deve ser avaliado através do score de risco FINnish Diabetes RIsk SCore e que o rastreio de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 na população com doença arterial coronária deve ser efetuado apenas com a glicemia plasmática em jejum e a HbA1, remetendo a prova de tolerância oral à glicose para os casos ‘inconclusivos’. Pretendemos avaliar os resultados desta estratégia, que difere da previamente defendida nas guidelines.Material e Métodos: A glicemia plasmática em jejum, HbA1c e a prova de tolerância oral à glicose (75 g, 2 horas) foram avaliadas prospectivamente num grupo de doentes consecutivos submetidos a intervenção coronária percutânea, sendo usada a classificação da ADA para pré-diabetes mellitus tipo 2 e diabetes mellitus tipo 2. O risco de diabetes foi avaliado de acordo com o FINnish Diabetes RIsk SCore.Resultados: Foram incluídos 135 doentes (idade média 62,3 +/- 13,1 anos; 99 homens). Usando a prova de tolerância oral à glicose e a HbA1c, foram diagnosticados 18 (13,3%) novos casos de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 e 77 (57,0%) casos de pré-diabetes mellitus tipo 2. A glicemia plasmática em jejum + HbA1c identificou 12/18 doentes com diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (Sens 66,7%; valor preditivo negativo 95,1%; Kappa 0,78; p < 0,0001) e 83 do total (pré-diabetes mellitus tipo 2/ diabetes mellitus tipo 2) de 95 doentes com distúrbios da glucose (Sens 87,4%; valor preditivo negativo 76,9%). Realizar adicionalmente prova de tolerância oral à glicose nos 29 doentes com um FINnish Diabetes RIsk SCore elevado permitiu diagnosticar 15/18 doentes com diabetes mellitus (Sens 83,3%; valor preditivo negativo 97,5%; Kappa 0,85; p < 0,0001) e 86/95 dos doentes com distúrbios da glucose (Sens 90,5%; valor preditivo negativo 81,6%).Discussão: Apesar da melhoria diagnóstica, um em cada seis doentes com diabetes mellitus tipo 2 não seria diagnosticado por esta estratégia.Conclusão: A utilização do FINnish Diabetes RIsk SCore como forma de selecionar os doentes candidatos a rastreio com prova de tolerância oral à glicose melhora a capacidade diagnóstica, quando comparada com a simples avaliação da glicemia plasmática em jejum e da HbA1c. No entanto, um em cada seis doentes com diabetes mellitus tipo 2 não é identificado com esta metodologia.