bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Investigating service features to sustain engagement in early intervention mental health services
Authors: Becker Mackenzie , Cunningham Charles E. , Christensen Bruce K. , Furimsky Ivana , Rimas Heather , Wilson Fiona , Jeffs Lisa , Madsen Victoria , Bieling Peter , Chen Yvonne , Mielko Stephanie , Zipursky Robert B. 
Published: August 2017

AimTo understand what service features would sustain patient engagement in early intervention mental health treatment.MethodsMental health patients, family members of individuals with mental illness and mental health professionals completed a survey consisting of 18 choice tasks that involved 14 different service attributes. Preferences were ascertained using importance and utility scores. Latent class analysis revealed segments characterized by distinct preferences. Simulations were carried out to estimate utilization of hypothetical clinical services.ResultsOverall, 333 patients and family members and 183 professionals (N = 516) participated. Respondents were distributed between a Professional segment (53%) and a Patient segment (47%) that differed in a number of their preferences including for appointment times, individual vs group sessions and mode of after‐hours support. Members of both segments shared preferences for many of the service attributes including having crisis support available 24 h per day, having a choice of different treatment modalities, being offered help for substance use problems and having a focus on improving symptoms rather than functioning. Simulations predicted that 60% of the Patient segment thought patients would remain engaged with a Hospital service, while 69% of the Professional segment thought patients would be most likely to remain engaged with an E‐Health service.ConclusionsPatients, family members and professionals shared a number of preferences about what service characteristics will optimize patient engagement in early intervention services but diverged on others. Providing effective crisis support as well as a range of treatment options should be prioritized in the future design of early intervention services.
Can grip strength and/or walking speed be simple indicators of the deterioration in tongue pressure and jaw opening force in older individuals?
Authors: Wakasugi Yoko , Tohara Haruka , Machida Nami , Nakane Ayako , Minakuchi Shunsuke 
Published: August 2017

ObjectivesSwallowing‐related muscle strength decreases due to sarcopenia, and older people are at risk for sarcopenia and the resultant dysphagia. However, no studies have assessed the direct relationships between whole‐body strength and swallowing‐related muscles. Therefore, this study investigates the relationships between decreased whole‐body strength, which is easily evaluated, and swallowing‐related muscle strength.Materials and methodsA total of 197 elderly individuals (97 men aged 78.5 ± 6.6 years and 100 women aged 77.8 ± 6.2 years) were enrolled. Grip strength, walking speed, tongue pressure and jaw opening force were measured, and the effects of age and the relationships between whole‐body strength and swallowing‐related muscle strength were investigated.ResultsWith respect to age‐related changes, tongue pressure, jaw opening force, grip strength and walking speed decreased with age in men and women. The relationships between whole‐body strength and swallowing‐related muscle strength were analysed, with age used as the control variable. Among men, tongue pressure was correlated with grip strength and walking speed, whereas jaw opening force was correlated with grip strength. Among women, neither tongue pressure nor jaw opening force was correlated with grip strength or walking speed.ConclusionsThere was a sex‐based difference in the correlations between whole‐body strength and swallowing‐related muscle strength. Among men, swallowing‐related muscle strength was correlated with whole‐body strength, and grip strength could thus serve as a simple indicator for swallowing‐related muscle strength.Clinical relevanceDecreased swallowing‐related muscle strength can be inferred in cases involving male patients for whom decreased grip strength is measured during physical examination or is otherwise suggested (eg, by an inability to open plastic bottles).
Effects of yogurt fermented withLactobacillus delbrueckiissp. bulgaricusOLL1073R‐1 on the IgA flow rate of saliva in elderly persons residing in a nursing home: A before‐after non‐randomised intervention study
Authors: Yamamoto Yuko , Fujino Kazuhiro , Saruta Juri , Takahashi Toru , To Masahiro , Fuchida Shinya , Shimizu Tomoko , Kamata Yohei , Misawa Kyoko , Tsukinoki Keiichi 
Published: August 2017

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the alterations in the salivary IgA levels of elderly persons administered yogurt fermented withLactobacillus delbrueckiissp.bulgaricus(L. bulgaricus) OLL1073R‐1, which has been reported to reduce the risk of colds.BackgroundSalivary immunoglobulin (Ig)A plays an important role in the defence of the oral cavity mucous membrane against foreign antigens and pathogens. Accordingly, low levels of salivary IgA are associated with an increased risk of upper respiratory tract infection. Furthermore, salivary IgA secretion has been reported to decrease with age. Recently, several studies have reported that certain strains ofLactobacillusand their products can modulate the immune response, but there are currently few studies on the effects of on the IgA level in human saliva.Materials and methodsThis was a before‐after non‐randomised intervention study. Thirty‐seven elderly persons (mean age, 82.7 years) residing in a single nursing home ingested 112 g of the yogurt every morning for 12 weeks. The participants’ saliva was collected before and after 4, 8 and 12 weeks of yogurt intake.ResultsOur results showed that yogurt intake affected the concentration of IgA in the saliva (P < .0001). Additionally, yogurt intake and the body weight of the participants affected the IgA flow rate of saliva (P = .0003 and .03, respectively).ConclusionContinuous intake of yogurt fermented withL. bulgaricusOLL1073R‐1 may help improve the mucosal immune function in elderly people with weakened immune systems.
Oral Health Education and Promotion Programmes: Meta‐Analysis of 17‐Year Intervention
Authors: Ghaffari M , Rakhshanderou S , Ramezankhani A , Noroozi M , Armoon B 
Published: August 2017

AbstractObjectivesOral Health Education and Promotion Interventions (OHEPIs) focus on improving knowledge, to adopt favourable oral health behaviours that can enhance oral health and clinical oral health. However, no meta‐analyses exist that evaluate the effectiveness of OHEPI programmes. The aim of this meta‐analysis was to determine the effectiveness of oral health education and promotion programmes.MethodsThe PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane and ScienceDirect databases from years 2000 to 2016 were searched. Eleven studies based on Participant, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome Study (PICOs) and quality assessment criteria were selected for the systematic review and meta‐analysis. Meta‐analysis of the data was carried out using the Comprehensive Meta‐Analysis V2.0 software. As the heterogeneity of subgroups was higher than 50%, an effect random model was used for the computation of average odds ratio.ResultsThe heterogeneity of the studies was higher than 50% (I2 = 92%, P < .001); therefore, the random effect model was used to calculate the average odds ratio. 3 subgroups, (A) programme outcomes (long‐ and short‐term outcomes), (B) age groups and (C) the follow‐up periods after the intervention, were extracted for the intervention review. Overall, programme outcome and the 3‐month subgroup follow‐up were both significantly increased (OR = 2. 41, CI: 1.3, 4.7; P = .005) (OR = 1.14, CI: 1.01, 1.30; P = .03) in terms of odds effectiveness of the interventions. But the age subgroups showed no significance (OR = 0.93, CI: 0.74, 1.17; P = .52) in odds effectiveness of the interventions.ConclusionsThis study found that past OHEPIs are effective and positive impacts on dental visits, attitudes, as well as brushing and flossing behaviours during 3 months post‐intervention among children.
A brief motivational interviewing as an adjunct to periodontal therapy—A potential tool to reduce relapse in oral hygiene behaviours. A three‐year study
Authors: Stenman J , Wennström JL , Abrahamsson KH 
Published: August 2017

AbstractObjectivesTo evaluate (ii) whether inclusion of a single motivational interviewing (MI) session, as an adjunct to periodontal therapy, might be beneficial for preventing relapse in oral hygiene behaviours among patients treated for chronic periodontitis and (ii) whether individual and clinical characteristics can be of predictive value for retention of sufficient oral hygiene behaviours.Material & methodsThis 3‐year follow‐up of a previously reported randomized controlled trial (RCT) study of 6‐month duration included 26 patients. Patients in the test group had received one MI session by a clinical psychologist before initiation of the periodontal treatment. Otherwise, all patients followed the same treatment protocol for conventional educational intervention and non‐surgical periodontal therapy. Efficacy variables assessed for evaluation of the standard of self‐performed periodontal infection control were marginal bleeding index (MBI; primary efficacy variable) and plaque score (PI).ResultsThe patterns of change in MBI and PI scores were similar for test and control groups over the observation period. At 3 years, both groups showed a desirable mean full‐mouth MBI of 15%, a figure that was comparable to that at the short‐term evaluation after active periodontal treatment. The post‐treatment MBI was the only variable identified as a predictor of retained adequate oral hygiene behaviours.ConclusionA single MI session as an adjunct to conventional periodontal therapy could not be proven to be of long‐term beneficial additive effect with regard to prevention of relapse in oral hygiene behaviour. Desirable standard of self‐performed infection control after active periodontal treatment predicted the retention of sufficient oral hygiene behaviour over time.
Freeze‐cast yttria‐stabilized zirconia pore networks: Effects of alcohol additives
Authors: Miller Sarah , Xiao Xianghui , Setlock John , Farmer Serene , Faber Katherine 
Published: August 2017

AbstractFreeze casting yttria‐stabilized zirconia (YSZ) can be useful in making electrodes for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) by introducing hierarchical porosity to increase triple‐phase boundary (TPB) area while maintaining adequate fuel flow. In this study the influence of alcohol additives on pore structure of aqueous YSZ freeze‐cast samples was investigated. Slurries with ethanol, iso‐propyl alcohol, or methanol as additives were compared to a control sample. Pore characteristics along sample lengths were measured using X‐ray computed tomography reconstructions. The control sample showed significant changes in pore size along sample length, whereas pore size of the alcohol additive samples remained similar, indicating that freezing rates of the additive samples remained constant during solidification. Ice lens formation and interactions between alcohols and slurry functional additives (dispersant, surfactant, and binder) resulted in complex pore structures which show promise in increasing SOFC TPB area.
Developing a compliance‐based approach to address error, evasion and fraud in social security systems
Authors: Goveia Luana , Sosa Anahí 
Published: August 2017

AbstractTo support the improved administration of social security programmes, this article presents a preliminary compliance risk management (CRM) model for social security institutions to use as a tool to help address the operational challenges of error, evasion and fraud. Within the model, error, evasion and fraud are collectively referred to as issues of non‐compliance. The model's framework addresses non‐compliance in an integrated manner with regard to the main functions of contribution collection and benefit administration. The model aims to facilitate tackling these important issues by better permitting the identified challenges to be prioritized and, thereafter, addressed based on the assessed severity of their impacts and the cost‐effectiveness of the selected responses. Three generic types of intervention are recommended to tackle non‐compliance worldwide: prevention, detection and deterrence. The article's objective is to contribute to ongoing work to develop an encompassing CRM framework for all social security systems.
ARISTOTLE'S ETHICAL EGOISM
Authors: Gottlieb Paula 
Published: August 2017

Abstract:Accepting the controversial thesis that Aristotle is an ethical egoist, I argue that Aristotle's brand of ethical egoism is immune to four important objections to such a position. I analyse the causes of the four objections showing (a) that Aristotle does not have a conception of happiness which would give rise to the first three, and (b) that his account of practical reasoning, of which I provide an original interpretation, can deal with the fourth.
LOGICAL TRUTH IN MODAL LOGIC
Authors: McKeon Matthew 
Published: August 2017

Abstract:In this paper, I consider the criticism due to Hartry Field, John Pollack, William Hanson and James Hawthorne that the Kripkean requirement that a logical truth in modal logic be true at all possible worlds in all quantified model structures is unmotivated and misses some logical truths. These authors do not see the basis for making the logical truth of a modal sentence turn on more than the model structure given by one reading of the modal operator(s) which occur in the sentence. The primary goal here is to motivate the Kripkean requirement.
M2YSi (M=Rh, Ir): Theoretically predicted damage‐tolerant MAX phase‐like layered silicides
Authors: Zhou Yanchun , Xiang Huimin , Dai Fuzhi , Feng Zhihai 
Published: August 2017

AbstractSearching for layered MAX phase‐like materials with properties of both ceramics and metals is a topic in its infancy. Herein, through a combination of crystal structure, electronic structure, chemical bonding, and elastic property investigations, we report two MAX phase‐like layered materials Rh2YSi and Ir2YSi. Rh2YSi and Ir2YSi have bulk modulus B of 150 and 185 GPa, respectively, which are comparable to the typical MAX phases like Ti2AlC, Ti3AlC2, and Ti3SiC2, but much lower shear modulus G (82 and 97 GPa for Rh2YSi and Ir2YSi, respectively) than MAX phases. The high stiffness is due to the presence of rigid Si2–M–Si3–M (M = Ir, Rh) units, while the low shear deformation resistance is due to the presence of metallic bonds and the weak bonds that link the rigid Si2–M–Si3–M (M = Ir, Rh) units. Based on the low shear deformation resistance and low Pugh's ratio, Rh2YSi and Ir2YSi are predicted as damage‐tolerant silicides and promising water vapor‐resistant interphase materials for SiCf/SiC composites if yttria or yttrium silicates are formed to protect the SiC fibers in oxygen containing environments. The possible slip systems are {0001} <> and {} <0001> for both Rh2YSi and Ir2YSi.
Wetting, reactivity, and phase formation at interfaces between Ni–Al melts and TiB2 ultrahigh‐temperature ceramic
Authors: Xi Lixia , Kaban Ivan , Nowak Rafal , Bruzda Grzegorz , Sobczak Natalia , Eckert Jürgen 
Published: August 2017

AbstractThe wetting, reactivity, and phase formation at the liquid Ni–Al/TiB2 ceramic interfaces have been investigated at the temperatures close to the Ni–Al liquidus line. The wetting kinetics has been studied by the sessile drop technique utilizing liquid drop dispension and high‐speed high‐resolution video imaging. It is established that the wetting behavior changes from a nonreactive for the Al‐rich melts to a dissolution‐reactive for the Ni‐rich melts. For the Ni concentration ≥40 at.%, TiB2 precipitates are found in the solidified Ni–Al droplets after the high‐temperature interaction of the melts with TiB2 substrates. Besides, new (Al,Ti)Ni3 and (Al,Ti)2Ni21B6 phases are formed due to dissolution of TiB2 ceramic in Ni‐rich melts and subsequent solidification.
Influence in the EU: Measuring Mutual Support
Authors: Fantini Marco , Staal Klaas 
Published: August 2017

AbstractWe assess a country's influence on decision‐making in the Council not merely on the basis of the number of its votes, but based on a novel measure that also takes into account the voting behaviour of other countries. A country that is likely to receive support from other countries will be more influential than a country with more votes, but which tends to be isolated in its policy preferences. We apply the methodology to a novel dataset and use it to assess whether changes in voting weights in the Lisbon Treaty influence the odds of whether countries get what they want when decisions are taken in the Council. We show that large Member States are less successful in getting support from others for their positions, while the changes in voting weights increase large Member States' influence, but statistically significant decrease it only for a subgroup of small Member States.
Scientific evidence on the links between periodontal diseases and diabetes: Consensus report and guidelines of the joint workshop on periodontal diseases and diabetes by the International Diabetes Federation and the European Federation of Periodontology
Authors: Sanz Mariano , Ceriello Antonio , Buysschaert Martin , Chapple Iain , Demmer Ryan T. , Graziani Filippo , Herrera David , Jepsen Søren , Lione Luca , Madianos Phoebus , Mathur Manu , Montanya Eduard , Shapira Lior , Tonetti Maurizio , Vegh Daniel 
Published: August 2017

AbstractBackgroundDiabetes and periodontitis are chronic non‐communicable diseases independently associated with mortality and have a bidirectional relationship.AimsTo update the evidence for their epidemiological and mechanistic associations and re‐examine the impact of effective periodontal therapy upon metabolic control (glycated haemoglobin, HbA1C).EpidemiologyThere is strong evidence that people with periodontitis have elevated risk for dysglycaemia and insulin resistance. Cohort studies among people with diabetes demonstrate significantly higher HbA1C levels in patients with periodontitis (versus periodontally healthy patients), but there are insufficient data among people with type 1 diabetes. Periodontitis is also associated with an increased risk of incident type 2 diabetes.MechanismsMechanistic links between periodontitis and diabetes involve elevations in interleukin (IL)‐1‐β, tumour necrosis factor‐α, IL‐6, receptor activator of nuclear factor‐kappa B ligand/osteoprotegerin ratio, oxidative stress and Toll‐like receptor (TLR) 2/4 expression.InterventionsPeriodontal therapy is safe and effective in people with diabetes, and it is associated with reductions in HbA1C of 0.27–0.48% after 3 months, although studies involving longer‐term follow‐up are inconclusive.ConclusionsThe European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) report consensus guidelines for physicians, oral healthcare professionals and patients to improve early diagnosis, prevention and comanagement of diabetes and periodontitis.
Characterization of patients with suspected hypersensitivity to cervicovaginal fluid
Authors: Jankowski M. , Kodyra E. , Kaszubowska J. , Czajkowski R. 
Published: August 2017

AbstractBackgroundAllergic reaction to seminal plasma was described decades ago. In USA, only tens of thousands women are estimated to be affected. Not only seminal plasma but also cervicovaginal fluid contains sex‐restricted antigens, yet allergy to cervicovaginal fluid has never been reported in medical literature. We came to a suspicion that because immunologic tests required to prove such a diagnosis, allergy to cervicovaginal fluid has never been reported yet it is not uncommon.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to use an Internet‐based questionnaire to characterize the population of men with suspected hypersensitivity to cervicovaginal fluid.MethodsA questionnaire designed to cover localized and systemic symptoms of hypersensitivity reaction was made available via the Internet. Respondents with postcoital adverse reactions were invited to participate. Only respondents who presented with at least two symptoms suggestive to hypersensitivity to seminal plasma or cervicovaginal fluid and were negative for STI, and known hypersensitivity reactions such as latex allergy were a subject for further analysis. Board‐certified dermatologists were surveyed for seeing bona fide cases of cervicovaginal fluid hypersensitivity.ResultsWe have identified 52 cases of suspected hypersensitivity to cervicovaginal fluid (CVF). Both localized and systemic types of hypersensitivity were identified. A substantial number of dermatologists admitted to witnessing cases of hypersensitivity to CVF.ConclusionBased on data from affected individuals as well as the opinions of dermatologists worldwide, we believe that allergic reaction to cervicovaginal fluid is at least as common as seminal plasma allergy. However, remains unreported due to technical difficulties in diagnosis and dermatologists’ disbelief in its actual existence.
First detection of Edwardsiella ictaluri (Proteobacteria: Enterobacteriaceae) in wild Australian catfish
Authors: Kelly E , Martin P A J , Gibson‐Kueh S , Morgan D L , Ebner B C , Donaldson J , Buller N , Crook D A , Brooks S , Davis A M , Hammer M P , Foyle L , Hair S , Lymbery A J 
Published: August 2017

AbstractThe bacterium Edwardsiella ictaluri is considered to be one of the most significant pathogens of farmed catfish in the United States of America and has also caused mortalities in farmed and wild fishes in many other parts of the world. E. ictaluri is not believed to be present in wild fish populations in Australia, although it has previously been detected in imported ornamental fishes held in quarantine facilities. In an attempt to confirm freedom from the bacterium in Australian native fishes, we undertook a risk‐based survey of wild catfishes from 15 sites across northern Australia. E. ictaluri was detected by selective culturing, followed by DNA testing, in Wet Tropics tandan (Tandanus tropicanus) from the Tully River, at a prevalence of 0.40 (95% CI 0.21–0.61). The bacterium was not found in fishes sampled from any of the other 14 sites. This is the first report of E. ictaluri in wild fishes in Australia.
Food‐packaging interactions investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
Authors: Ciobotaru Ioana‐Alina , Ciobotaru Irina‐Elena , Vaireanu Danut‐Ionel , Benga Florin‐Mihai 
Published: August 2017

AbstractA method to evaluate some possible potential interactions between food additives and the inner coating of packaging materials is described. This novel approach is based on electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and may be employed to determine such potential interactions by examining the modification of the capacity values of the inner coating of the packaging materials when the packaging material is exposed to any form of physical degradation or modifications. Although the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis data, resulting from the evaluation of canned carbonated beverages, offers an extended range of characteristic parameters, it was found that the associated capacitance value is in this case particularly suitable in supplying information that could describe the degradation induced by various factors. One has also presented a newly defined parameter that describes the interaction rate and may confirm or infirm the presence of such interactions regardless of the interaction mechanism.Practical applicationsThis proposed method may be used in connection with food expertise to determine if any interactions take place between the food and the corresponding packaging materials or as a mean to determine the aging of packaging materials. Other potential uses envisage the determination of the aggressiveness of the processed food and/or the additives included in the processed food.