bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Peritoneal Coccidioidomycosis: a Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature
Authors: Storage Tina R. , Segal Joshua , Brown Janice 
Published: December 2015

Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection endemic to the southwestern United States that typically causes a self-limited pulmonary illness. Extrapulmonary dissemination is extremely rare and typically localized to the skin, bone, and meninges. The gastrointestinal system has generally been thought to be spared from this disease. This report describes a patient who was initially diagnosed with pulmonary coccidioidomycosis with mediastinal lymphadenopathy and skin dissemination. Ten months after completion of treatment, he presented with nonspecific abdominal pain and diffuse musculoskeletal and constitutional symptoms. Radiographic imaging revealed near resolution of previously noted thoracic findings but new peritoneal thickening and enhancement suggestive of peritoneal carcinomatosis. Laparoscopic biopsies confirmed Coccidioides immitis by culture and histology without evidence of other abnormalities.This case is unique for several reasons. It is one of a relatively small number of cases that describes a diagnosis of peritoneal coccidioidomycosis and the first case identified in which a healthy patient developed extensive peritoneal disease in spite of near-complete resolution of pulmonary and skin manifestations after appropriate treatment. This case underscores the complexity of this disease and motivates more investigation into pathophysiology and treatment considerations of coccidioidomycosis in the gastrointestinal system. We will review the risk factors associated with dissemination, the interpretation of serologies, the characteristics of patients with peritoneal involvement, and finally, the current treatment guidelines.
Abbreviations: AIDS: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; CF: complement fixation; HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus; ID: immunodiffusion; IDCF: quantitative immunodiffusion.
Hepatocellular Adenomas and Carcinoma in Asymptomatic, Non- Cirrhotic Type III Glycogen Storage Disease
Authors: Oterdoom Leendert H. , Verweij Evelyne K. , Biermann Katharina , Langeveld Mirjam , Van Buuren Henk R. 
Published: December 2015

Glycogen storage diseases (GSDs) are a group of inherited metabolic disorders characterized by accumulation of abnormal glycogen in muscle or liver or both. Specific hepatic complications include liver adenomas and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Hepatocellular carcinomas described in GSD type I are often due to the degeneration of liver adenomas. Hepatocellular carcinoma in GSD type III, however, is rare and is thought to be associated with underlying cirrhosis.We present the case of a 63-year old male who was admitted for assessment of suitability for liver transplantation because of development of recurrent HCC in the presence of multiple liver adenomas. A diagnosis of GSD type III was made in this patient without underlying cirrhosis or metabolic disturbances resembling GSD. This case report is the first documentation of HCC development in an asymptomatic, non-cirrhotic patient with GSD type III. This raises the possibility that in GSD type III, the adenoma – carcinoma sequence can occur as it is also seen in GSD type I. Physicians taking care of GSD patients should be aware of this and some form of surveillance for cirrhosis and HCC should be considered. Also male patients with adenomas should have a thorough workup to reveal any underlying disease such as GSD.
Abbreviations: GSD: glycogen storage disease; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; RFA: radiofrequency ablation.
A Review of the Appropriateness of the Current Italian Guidelines for Noninvasive Imaging Assessment of Focal Liver Lesions
Authors: Ferraioli Giovanna , Dellafiore Carolina , Meloni Maria Franca , Calliada Fabrizio , Filice Carlo 
Published: December 2015

In 2007 the Italian National Institute of Health issued Guidelines for the use of diagnostic imaging techniques in the detection and the characterization of focal liver lesions. Since the publication of these guidelines in 2008, several studies relating to this topic have been published. Thus, we felt the need to assess whether interval research and new advancements in diagnostic imaging have yielded new evidence that should modify the recommendations that were previously issued. The literature search confirmed the appropriateness of the current guidelines. Although most modalities did not show substantial changes, interval introduction of DW-MRI is a valuable technique with a high diagnostic accuracy in the detection and characterization of FLLs, and its sensitivity is higher when combined with MRI.
Abbreviations: AASLD: American Association for the Study of Liver Disease; CE-IOUS: contrast-enhanced intraoperative US; CEUS: contrast-enhanced ultrasound; CRLM: colorectal liver metastasis; DW-MRI: diffusion weighted MRI; EOB-MRI: gadolinium ethoxybenzyl diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid MRI; FLLs: focal liver lesions; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; LR+: positive likelihood ratio; LR-: negative likelihood ratio; NPV: negative predictive value; PET: positron emission tomography; PPV: positive predictive value; RF: radiofrequency; TACE: transarterial chemoembolization
Risk for Colorectal Adenomas Among Patients with Pancreatic Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms: a Prospective Case- Control Study
Authors: Panic Nikola , Capurso Gabriele , Attili Fabia , Vitale Giovanna , Stigliano Serena , Delle Fave Gianfranco , Leoncini Emanuele , Bulajic Milutin , Di Giulio Emilio , Costamagna Guido , Boccia Stefania , Larghi Alberto 
Published: December 2015

Background & Aims: It has been reported that patients with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas are at an increased risk of colorectal cancer. The aim of our study was to investigate whether patients with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms are at a higher risk of colorectal adenomas with respect to the general population, as this condition represents the precursor of sporadic colorectal cancer.
Methods: A case–control study was conducted at the Catholic University and University Sapienza, Rome, Italy. The cases were patients with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms without history of colorectal cancer, who had underwent screening colonoscopy for the first time. The controls were individuals who had underwent first time colonoscopy for screening or evaluation of non-specific abdominal symptoms. Chi-square and Fisher tests were used to compare the distributions of categorical variables.
Results: We enrolled 122 cases and 246 controls. Colorectal polyps were found in 52 cases (42.6%) and 79 controls (32.1%) (p<0.05). In 29 cases (23.8%) and 57 controls (23.2%) histological examination disclosed adenomatous polyps (p=0.90). There was no difference between the groups in relation to the presence of polyps with low-grade (19.7% vs. 19.8%, p=0.98) and high-grade dysplasia (4.9% vs. 4.5%, p=0.85).
Conclusion: Patients with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas are not at an increased risk for the development of adenomatous colorectal polyps.
Abbreviations: BD-IPMN: branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm; CRC: colorectal cancer; FAP: familiar adenomatous polyposis; FNA: fine needle aspiration; FOBT: fecal occult blood test; HNPCC: hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer; IPMN: intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm; M-IPMN: mixed intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm; MD-IPMNs: main duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm; PDAC: pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; S-MRCP: magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography with secretin stimulation.
Cigarette Tax Increase and Infant Mortality
Authors: Patrick Stephen W. , Warner Kenneth E. , Pordes Elisabeth , Davis Matthew M. 
Published: December 2015

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:
Maternal smoking increases the risk for preterm birth, low birth weight, and sudden infant death syndrome, which are all causes of infant mortality. Our objective was to evaluate if changes in cigarette taxes and prices over time in the United States were associated with a decrease in infant mortality.

METHODS:
We compiled data for all states from 1999 to 2010. Time-series models were constructed by infant race for cigarette tax and price with infant mortality as the outcome, controlling for state per-capita income, educational attainment, time trend, and state random effects.

RESULTS:
From 1999 through 2010, the mean overall state infant mortality rate in the United States decreased from 7.3 to 6.2 per 1000 live births, with decreases of 6.0 to 5.3 for non-Hispanic white and 14.3 to 11.3 for non-Hispanic African American infants (P &lt; .001). Mean inflation-adjusted state and federal cigarette taxes increased from $0.84 to $2.37 per pack (P &lt; .001). In multivariable regression models, we found that every $1 increase per pack in cigarette tax was associated with a change in infant deaths of −0.19 (95% confidence interval −0.33 to −0.05) per 1000 live births overall, including changes of −0.21 (−0.33 to −0.08) for non-Hispanic white infants and −0.46 (−0.90 to −0.01) for non-Hispanic African American infants. Models for cigarette price yielded similar findings.

CONCLUSIONS:
Increases in cigarette taxes and prices are associated with decreases in infant mortality rates, with stronger impact for African American infants. Federal and state policymakers may consider increases in cigarette taxes as a primary prevention strategy for infant mortality.
¿Solo hay realismo o constructivismo moral dentro del neokantismo contemporáneo? Notas para una fundamentación moral kantiana con base en la idea de libertad
Authors: Fleitas González Martín 
Published: December 2015

<p><span>Se reflexiona sobre las fuentes de la normatividad según el neokantismo contempo</span><span>ráneo que ha dividido a los neokantianos en realistas y constructivistas. Se analiza el kantismo constructivista de Christine Korsgaard, para mostrar sus alcances y li</span><span>mitaciones, y se propone como alternativa fundar la normatividad en la sola idea de libertad, en cuanto </span><span>valor interno</span><span> o absoluto no normativo, como la entiende Kant. Esta propuesta que permite esbozar las líneas de un neokantismo que articule los modelos constructivistas y realistas a partir de la sola idea de libertad.</span></p>
Landaeta Lardones, P., y Arias Krause, J. I. “La interpretación política de la tragedia griega en Hegel.”
Authors: Rodríguez César Camilo 
Published: December 2015

<p>Landaeta Lardones, P., y Arias Krause, J. I. “La interpretación política de la tragedia griega en Hegel.” <em>Co-herencia</em> 10.19 (2013): 113-133.</p>
Electron-Doped High Tc Superconductors
Authors: Maple M. Brian 
Published: December 2015

Since the discovery of high temperature superconductivity in layered copper-oxide compounds in the latter part of 1986, an enormous amount of research has been carried out on these remarkable materials. Prior to 1989, the prevailing view was that the charge carriers responsible for superconductivity in these materials were holes that move through conducting CuO2 planes. The CuO2 planes are the basic building blocks of the crystal structures of all the presently known oxides with superconducting critical temperatures Tc greater than ~30 K. Recently, new superconducting materials have been discovered in Japan and the United States in which the charge carriers involved in the superconductivity appear to be electrons, rather than holes, that reside within the conducting CuO2 planes. These findings could have important implications regarding viable theories of high temperature superconductivity as well as strategies for finding new high temperature superconductors.The new electron-doped materials have the chemical formula Ln2-xMxCuO4-y and exhibit superconductivity with superconducting critical temperatures Tc as high as ~25 K for x ≍ 0.15 and y ≍ 0.02. Superconductivity has been discovered for M = Ce and Ln = Pr, Nd, Sm, and Eu, and for M = Th and Ln = Pr, Nd, and Sm. A related compound with the identical crystal structure, Nd2CuO4-x-y Fx, has also been found to display superconductivity withTc ≍ 25 K. Recently, it has been observed that superconductivity with Tc ≍ 25 K can even be induced in nonsuperconducting Nd2-xCexCuO4-y compounds by substituting Ga or In for Cu. Thus, it appears that the CuO2 planes can be doped with electrons, rendering the Ln2CuO4-y parent compounds metallic and superconducting, by substituting electron donor elements at sites within, as well as outside, the CuO2 planes; i.e., by substituting (1) Ce4+ or Th4+ ions for Ln3+ ions; (2) F1- ions for O2- ions; and (3) Ga3+ or In3+ ions for Cu2+ ions.
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities and root colonisation differ in relation to plant host and soil nutrients
Authors: Olsen Erla 
Published: December 2015

<p> Field samples from two coexisting plant species were examined to see whether they were colonised by distinct fungal communities, and whether the colonisation pattern differed between the two plant species.</p><p> Two plant species, <em>Agrostis capillaris</em> and <em>Ranunculus acris</em> from four mountain slopes in the Faroe Islands were examined for percentage root length colonisation (%RLC) including the amount of arbuscules and vesicles, and the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal types in the roots identified by cloning and sequencing.</p><p> Fewer AM fungal types were found in <em>Ranunculus acris</em> than in <em>Agrostis capillaris,</em> but the %RLC was greater in <em>Ranunculus acris</em>, which also showed seasonal variability. Vesicles were more abundant in <em>Ranunculus acris.</em></p><p> Statistical analysis suggested that the AM fungal communities colonising the two plant species were distinct. The root colonisation in <em>Ranunculus acris</em> responded to other soil nutrients than the root colonisation in <em>Agrostis capillaris.</em></p>
Meira um heltn í føroyskum staðarnøvnum / More about the word heltn in Faroese place-names
Authors: Weyhe Eivind 
Published: December 2015

ÚrtakGreinin er eitt uppískoyti til grein í Fróðskaparritum 56 (Weyhe, 2006) um orðið heltn í føroyskum staðarnøvnum. Her verður nýtt tilfar lagt fram úr Sandavági og Skálavík, og ískoytisviðmerkingar eru gjørdar til dømini úr Svínoy og Hvalba. AbstractThis note is a supplement to the article in Fróðskaparrit 56 (Weyhe, 2006) concerning the word heltn in Faroese place-names. New material from Sandavágur and Skálavík is presented, and additional comments are made about the examples from Svínoy and Hvalba.
Pregnancy Outcomes in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes: The TODAY Study Experience
Authors: Klingensmith Georgeanna J. , Pyle Laura , Nadeau Kristen J. , Barbour Linda A. , Goland Robin S. , Willi Steven M. , Linder Barbara , White Neil H. ,   for the TODAY Study Group
Published: December 2015

OBJECTIVE
We evaluated pregnancy outcomes, maternal and fetal/neonatal, during the Treatment Options for type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY) study.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
The TODAY study was a randomized controlled trial comparing three treatment options for youth with type 2 diabetes. Informed consent included the requirement for contraception, including abstinence; this was reinforced at each visit. Following informed consent, self-reported data related to the mother’s prenatal care and delivery and the infant’s health were retrospectively collected. When permitted, maternal medical records and infant birth records were reviewed.

RESULTS
Of the 452 enrolled female participants, 46 (10.2%) had 63 pregnancies. Despite continued emphasis on adequate contraception, only 4.8% of the pregnant participants reported using contraception prior to pregnancy. The mean age at first pregnancy was 18.4 years; the mean diabetes duration was 3.17 years. Seven pregnancies were electively terminated; three pregnancies had no data reported. Of the remaining 53 pregnancies, 5 (9.4%) resulted in early pregnancy loss, and 7 (13%) resulted in loss with inadequate pregnancy duration data. Two pregnancies ended in stillbirth, at 27 and 37 weeks, and 39 ended with a live-born infant. Of the live-born infants, six (15.4%) were preterm and eight (20.5%) had a major congenital anomaly.

CONCLUSIONS
Despite diabetes-specific information recommending birth control and the avoidance of pregnancy, 10% of the study participants became pregnant. Pregnancies in youth with type 2 diabetes may be especially prone to result in congenital anomalies. Reasons for the high rate of congenital anomalies are uncertain, but may include poor metabolic control and extreme obesity.
The Power of Micro Urban Structures, Theory of EEPGC - the Micro Urban Energy Distribution Model as a Planning Tool for Sustainable City Development
Authors: Tkáč Štefan 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
To achieve the smart growth and equitable development in the region, urban planners should consider also lateral energies represented by the energy urban models like further proposed EEPGC focused on energy distribution via connections among micro-urban structures, their onsite renewable resources and the perception of micro-urban structures as decentralized energy carriers based on pre industrialized era. These structures are still variously bound when part of greater patterns. After the industrial revolution the main traded goods became energy in its various forms. The EEPGC is focused on sustainable energy transportation distances between the villages and the city, described by the virtual “energy circles”. This more human scale urbanization, boost the economy in micro-urban areas, rising along with clean energy available in situ that surely gives a different perspective to human quality of life in contrast to overcrowded multicultural mega-urban structures facing generations of problems and struggling to survive as a whole.
Research of Rainwater Infiltration in Eastern Slovakia
Authors: Hudáková Gabriela , Zeleňáková Martina , Tometz Ladislav 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
Today precipitation water in the majority of built up and other sealed surface areas no longer reach the water circulation system via natural routes. This can lead to long-term changes to the soil and water resources, reduce the natural local regeneration of the groundwater and have effects on the chemical and biological conditions above and below the ground surface. Reasonable rainwater management leads to maintain or recover a sound and sustainable water cycle. The purpose of this paper is to present objectives and monitoring of a drainage project in Eastern Slovakia, in Kosice city. The paper focuses on percolation facilities in the research area of campus of Technical University and measurements connected with rainwater infiltration.
Influence of Building Material Solution of Structures to Effectiveness of Real Estate Development
Authors: Somorová Viera 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
Real estate development is in its essence the development process characterized by a considerable dynamics. The purpose of the development process is the creation of buildings which can be either rented by future unknown users or sold in the real estate market. A first part of the paper is dedicated to the analysis of the parameters of buildings solutions considering the future operating costs in a phase of designing.
Material solution of external structures is a main factor not only in determining the future operating costs but also in achieving the subsequent economic effectiveness of the real estate development. To determine the relationship between economic efficiency criteria and determine the optimal material variant of building constructions for the specific example is the aim of the second part of paper.
Effect of Selected Alternative Fuels and Raw Materials on the Cement Clinker Quality
Authors: Strigáč Július 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
The article deals with the study of the effects of alternative fuels and raw materials on the cement clinker quality. The clinker quality was expressed by the content of two principal minerals alite C3S and belite C2S. The additions of alternative fuels ashes and raw materials, in principle, always increased the belite content and conversely reduced the amount of alite. The alternative fuels with high ash content were used such as the meat-bone meal, sewage sludge from sewage treatment plants and paper sludge and the used alternative raw materials were metallurgical slags - granulated blastfurnace slag, air cooled blastfurnace slag and demetallized steel slag, fluidized bed combustion fly ash and waste glass. Meat-bone meal, sewage sludge from sewage treatment plants and paper sludge were evaluated as moderately suitable alternative fuels which can be added in the amounts of 2.8 wt. % addition of meat-bone meals ash, 3.64 wt. % addition of sewage sludge ash and 3.8 wt. % addition of paper sludge ash to the cement raw mixture. Demetallised steel slag is suitable for production of special sulphate resistant cement clinker for CEM I –SR cement with addition up to 5 wt. %. Granulated blastfurnace slag is a suitable alternative raw material with addition 4 wt. %. Air cooled blastfurnace slag is a suitable alternative raw material with addition 4.2 wt. %. Waste glass is not very appropriate alternative raw material with addition only 1.16 wt. %. Fluidized bed combustion fly ash appears not to be equally appropriate alternative raw material for cement clinker burning with less potential utilization in the cement industry and with addition 3.41 wt. %, which forms undesired anhydrite CaSO4 in the cement clinker.
The Use Potential of Traditional Building Materials for the Realization of Structures by Modern Methods of Construction
Authors: Spišáková Marcela , Mačková Daniela 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
The sustainable building has taken off in recent years with many investors looking for new and different methods of construction. The traditional building materials can be made out of natural materials, while others can help to lower energy costs of the occupant once built. Regardless of what the goal of the investor is, traditional building materials and their use is on the rise. The submitted paper provides an overview of natural building materials and possible modern building systems using these construction materials. Based on the questionnaire survey is defined the use potential of traditional building materials for the realization of the construction by methods of modern constructions and then are determined the drivers and barriers of traditional materials through using modern methods of construction. Considering the analysis of the achieved results, we can identify the gaps in the construction market in Slovakia and also to assess the perception of potential investors in the field of traditional building materials use, which is the purpose of submitted paper.
Comparative Analysis of Houses Built from Insulating Concrete Formwork – case Study
Authors: Mačková Daniela , Spišáková Marcela 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
More and more, people are looking to build and live in different ways. They want houses with a high standard of living and reasonable production and maintenance costs. However, they also want to build a way that does not adversely affect their quality of life. Currently, the using of modern methods of construction (MMC) expands consistently year on year. MMC include prefabricated products made in the factory and also new methods of building that are site-based and they are regarded as a means of achieving higher quality, reducing time spent onsite, increasing safety and overcoming skills shortages in the industry. Aim of this paper is to analyze and compare, trough case study, technical, cost and technological parameters of house built by modern method of construction (from insulating concrete formwork) and by traditional method (from brick system). The subject of case study is house modeled in two variants of insulating concrete formwork and a variant bricks and ceiling system. In conclusion, there is selected optimal method and system for house construction through multicriteria optimization.