bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Analysis of the Nasopharyngeal Airway in Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip and Palate Subjects
Authors: Al-Fahdawi Mahmood Abd , Farid Mary Medhat , El-Fotouh Mona Abou , El-Kassaby Marwa Abdelwahab 
Published: January 2016

Objective To assess the nasopharyngeal airway volume, cross-sectional area, and depth in previously repaired nonsyndromic unilateral cleft lip and palate versus bilateral cleft lip and palate patients compared with noncleft controls using cone-beam computed tomography with the ultimate goal of finding whether cleft lip and palate patients are more liable to nasopharyngeal airway obstruction. Design A retrospective analysis comparing bilateral cleft lip and palate, unilateral cleft lip and palate, and control subjects. Significance at P ≤ .05. Setting Cleft Care Center and the outpatient clinic that are both affiliated with our faculty. Participants Cone-beam computed tomography data were selected of 58 individuals aged 9 to 12 years: 14 with bilateral cleft lip and palate and 20 with unilateral cleft lip and palate as well as 24 age- and gender-matched noncleft controls. Variables Volume, depth, and cross-sectional area of nasopharyngeal airway were measured. Results Patients with bilateral cleft lip and palate showed significantly larger nasopharyngeal airway volume than controls and patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate ( P < .001). Patients with bilateral cleft lip and palate showed significantly larger cross-sectional area than those with unilateral cleft lip and palate ( P < .001) and insignificant cross-sectional area compared with controls ( P > .05). Patients with bilateral cleft lip and palate showed significantly larger depth than controls and those with unilateral cleft lip and palate ( P < .001). Patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate showed insignificant nasopharyngeal airway volume, cross-sectional area, and depth compared with controls ( P > .05). Conclusions Unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate patients did not show significantly less volume, cross-sectional area, or depth of nasopharyngeal airway than controls. From the results of this study we conclude that unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate patients at the studied age and stage of repaired clefts are not more prone to nasopharyngeal airway obstruction than controls.
Analysis on E-Ticket Image Recognition Technology Based on Mobile QR Code
Authors: Han Xiao 
Published: January 2016

<p>Currently, most urban rail transits have adopted IC card technology, yet a huge amount of passengers has to wait and buy tickets in the railway stations or stations located in large-scale shopping malls. As a result, there exists potential safety hazard to the operation department. This paper proposes the electronic ticket system based on mobile 2D barcode; the ticket inspection system is able to swiftly recognize 2D barcode ticket, which is a key technology; it mainly analyzes and researches the recognition of QR Code. QR Code image is recognized and analyzed to effectively reduce recognition time and upgrade recognition rate. With the development of the technology, it is able to realize swift ticket procurement and inspection in the rail transit field. </p>
Observation of Comfort Nursing in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Authors: Liu Maohong 
Published: January 2016

<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To observe the effect of comfort nursing intervention in bedridden patients with acute myocardial infarction. <strong>Methods:</strong> 96 cases of acute myocardial infarction in our hospital were randomly divided into control group and observation group. In the control group, 48 cases were treated with routine nursing intervention, while bedridden patients in the observation group were given comfort nursing intervention. Comfort index and complications of two groups were observed and compared with the postoperative comfort index and complications. <strong>Results:</strong> The effect of patients with comfort care in observation group obviously interferes with the effect of routine nursing. The incidence of complications and mortality were significantly lower. The two groups had statistical significance (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.05). <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Acute myocardial infarction patients with comfort care have significantly reduced rate of pain, rate of complication and mortality and trial in clinical bed time intervention.</p>
Analysis of Factors and Nursing Countermeasures of the Falling of the Psychotic Inpatients
Authors: Li Chen , Xiao Chen 
Published: January 2016

<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To study and analyze the factors that cause the falling of the psychotic inpatients in order to control and avoid the falling risk of these patients therefore protecting them from the relevant danger to the greatest extent.<strong> Method:</strong> Collect the tumble cases of the psychotic inpatients of our hospital in this year and analyze the specific factors leading to the fall from perspectives of the patients by themselves and the hospital environment. <strong>Result:</strong> By comparing the falling cases, it is found out that 82.0% of the falls were caused by the factors of the patients themselves, which is a higher probability than the fall caused by the hospital environment, which is 18.0%. Among the factors of the patients themselves, illness factor plays a leading role by causing 34.0% of the falling cases; 59.0% of the fall occur at midnight and 54.0% of the fall occur in the toilets.<strong> Conclusion:</strong> In order to prevent psychotic inpatients from falling, we have to strengthen the monitoring of the illness condition of these patients. The nursing staff should learn and implement the importance of the nursing life for the psychotic patients, and relevant preventive and protective facilities should be built in the psychotic inpatients’ environment.</p>
Dexamethasone Delivery by an Implant‐Mediated Drug Delivery System in the Canine Mandible
Authors: Park Jae‐Hwan , Cha Hyun‐Suk , Kim Hong‐Kyun , Park Young‐Seok 
Published: January 2016

Background: A newly introduced implant‐mediated drug delivery system (IMDDS) showed promising results in a rabbit tibia model. The aim of the present study is to evaluate whether dexamethasone administered by the IMDDS has sustained effects in the canine mandible – a different anatomic location, in a different species.Methods: IMDDS was installed at the mesial root of the second premolar site in the mandibles of six beagle dogs. After complete healing, 10 mg dexamethasone was administered through the IMDDS. The same amount of drug was administered to five control animals by intramuscular injection. The release pattern was monitored for 2 weeks by measuring plasma drug concentrations.Results: A sustained plasma dexamethasone concentration was detected after a peak at 6 hours until the end of the observation period, despite individual variations. The concentration was lower than reported in the rabbit tibia model. In contrast, plasma concentration of the control group showed an early peak at 2 hours and decreased rapidly.Conclusion: Dexamethasone was effectively released from the IMDDS for a prolonged time in the canine mandible model.
Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein 9 (rhBMP9) Induced Osteoblastic Behavior on a Collagen Membrane Compared With rhBMP2
Authors: Fujioka‐Kobayashi Masako , Sawada Kosaku , Kobayashi Eizaburo , Schaller Benoit , Zhang Yufeng , Miron Richard J. 
Published: January 2016

Background: Bone morphogenetic protein 9 (BMP9) has previously been characterized as one of the most osteogenic growth factors of the BMP family. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, previous experiments have only used adenovirus transfection (gene therapy). With the recent development of recombinant human BMP9 (rhBMP9), the present study investigates the osteopromotive potential of BMP9 versus rhBMP2 when loaded onto collagen membranes.Methods: ST2 stromal bone marrow cells were seeded onto: 1) control; 2) low‐dose rhBMP2 (10 ng/mL); 3) high‐dose rhBMP2 (100 ng/mL); 4) low‐dose rhBMP9 (10 ng/mL); and 5) high‐dose rhBMP9 (100 ng/mL) porcine collagen membranes. The following parameters were compared among groups: 1) cell adhesion (at 8 hours); 2) cell proliferation (at 1, 3, and 5 days); 3) real‐time polymerase chain reaction for genes encoding runt‐related transcription factor 2; 4) alkaline phosphatase (ALP); 5) bone sialoprotein ([BSP] at 3 and 14 days); and 6) alizarin red staining (at 14 days).Results: rhBMP2 and rhBMP9 demonstrated little effect on cell attachment and proliferation; however, pronounced increases were observed in osteoblast differentiation. All groups significantly induced ALP messenger RNA (mRNA) levels at 3 days and BSP levels at 14 days; however, high‐dose rhBMP9 showed significantly higher values compared with all other groups for ALP levels (five‐fold increase at 3 days and two‐fold increase at 14 days). Alizarin red staining further revealed both concentrations of rhBMP9 induced up to three‐fold more staining compared with rhBMP2.Conclusions: Results indicate that the combination of collagen membranes with rhBMP9 induced significantly higher ALP mRNA expression and alizarin red staining compared with rhBMP2. These findings suggest that rhBMP9 may be a suitable growth factor for future regenerative procedures in bone biology.
Sergio Capparelli: a diferença entre distribuir e construir o saber
Authors: Mielniczuk Luciana , Ferraretto Luiz Artur 
Published: January 2016

Coordenador do PPGCOM (Programa de Pós-graduação em Comunicação e Informação) da UFRGS (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), entre 1996 e 2000, no período de sua implantação, o professor e pesquisador Sérgio Capparelli fez uma palestra no dia 20 de agosto de 2015 em evento comemorativo aos 20 anos do Programa que ajudou a criar. Nesta ocasião, concedeu entrevista à revista Intexto. O professor contextualiza questões relacionadas ao ambiente de reflexão que antecedem a época da criação do PPGCOM e expõe suas ideias sobre o ofício de ser professor e pesquisador.Como jornalista, nos anos 1970 e 1980, Capparelli passou pelas redações dos jornais Folha da Manhã e Zero Hora. Foi professor na PUCRS (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul) e na Unisinos (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos) antes de iniciar a carreira docente na UFRGS no início dos anos 1980. É escritor, autor de romances e livros infantis, pelos quais recebeu os prêmios “Jabuti”, da Câmara Brasileira do Livro, “Odilo Costa Filho”, da Fundação Nacional do Livro Infantil e Juvenil, e “Açorianos”, da Prefeitura Municipal de Porto Alegre. No campo da Comunicação, é autor, entre outras contribuições, dos livros Comunicação de massa sem massa (1979), Televisão e capitalismo no Brasil (1982) e Ditaduras e indústrias culturais no Cone Sul da América Latina (1991). Atualmente, aposentado da carreira de professor, dedica-se totalmente à literatura.
An Upflow‐Type Filtration Device Using Expanded Polypropylene Media (EPM) to Treat First Flush of Rainwater
Authors: Kang Sungwon , Kim Seogku , Lee Sangmin , Lee Taeyoon 
Published: January 2016

ABSTRACT: The first flush of rainwater in urban areas is highly contaminated and causes adverse effects on both the water environment and ecosystem. In this study, a novel filtration device using expanded polypropylene media (EPM) was developed for efficient control of pollutants in first flush of urban runoff. The effect of foaming ratio on EPM for filtration efficiency and clogging potential was examined under various operating conditions. Experimental results using a laboratory‐scale filtration device indicated that the removal efficiencies of suspended solids were initially high (>90% removal until 60 minutes) and decreased with filtration time (60% for EPM15 at 180 minutes and less than 10% for EPM45). Similarly, more than 90% of Cr, Pb, and Zn were removed for EPM15 within 30 minutes and decreased with filtration time. The surface area and specific hydraulic resistance of EPM were sensitive to foaming ratio. Optimum conditions for foaming ratio increased pollutant removal and minimized head loss. A simple model was derived and applied for theoretical analysis of the filtration device with EPM.
Integrative Advanced Oxidation and Biofiltration for Treating Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater
Authors: Lester Yaal , Aga Diana S. , Love Nancy G. , Singh Randolph R. , Morrissey Ian , Linden Karl G. 
Published: January 2016

ABSTRACT: Advanced oxidation of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in wastewater produces transformation products (TPs) that are often more biodegradable than the parent compounds. Secondary effluent from a wastewater treatment plant was treated using UV‐based advanced oxidation (LPUV/H2O2 and MPUV/NO3) followed by biological aerated filtration (BAF), and different APIs and their transformation products were monitored. The advanced oxidation processes degraded the APIs by 55–87% (LPUV/H2O2) and 58–95% (MPUV/NO3), while minor loss of APIs was achieved in the downstream BAF system. Eleven TPs were detected following oxidation of carbamazepine (5) and iopromide (6); three key TPs were biodegraded in the BAF system. The other TPs remained relatively constant in the BAF. The decrease in UV absorbance (UVA254) of the effluent in the BAF system was linearly correlated to the degradation of the APIs (for the MPUV/NO3–BAF), and can be applied to monitor the biotransformation of APIs in biological‐based systems.
Mutational Changes In Delphinium malabaricum (Huth.) Munz.: A Potential Ornamental Plant
Authors: Kolar Firdose R. , Ghatge Swaroopa R. , Nimbalkar Mansingraj S. , Dixit Ghansham B. 
Published: January 2016

Abstract
Mutation breeding is an established method used for crop improvement and has played a major role in the development of many new flower color/shape mutant cultivars in ornamentals. The present study is aimed at inducing mutations in Delphinium malabaricum using chemical mutagens ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS), sodium azide (SA) and physical mutagen (gamma rays). It was observed that D. malabaricum manifested specific reactions to the treatments with EMS, SA and gamma rays. Identification and selection of mutations were carried out in the second generation (M2). A variety of chlorophyll deficient mutants and high percentage of the flower color and morphological mutants were recorded. The maximum frequency of chlorophyll and flower color and morphological mutations were recorded in EMS treated plants when compared to the other two mutagens. The frequency values for the individual mutant types were varied and randomly distributed at different mutagenic treatments. The highest percentage of color mutants arose after treatments with 0.25% of EMS and the lowest at 20 kR of gamma rays. The mutants were quite distinct, as compared to the control and often had more attractive ornamental features compared to the starting material. The major commercial benefit of the application of this technology has so far been obtaining of novel flower mutants that can be used as an initial material for further breeding of new cultivars.
Influence Of Chemicals Of Arbolin Group On Branching Of Maiden Trees Of Three Apple Cultivars
Authors: Zhalnerchyk Pavel , Przybyła Andrzej A. , Jaumień Franciszka 
Published: January 2016

Abstract
Studies realized in 2008 and 2009 proved that Neo Arbolin Extra (10 g GA4+7 and 50 g BA in 1 l of solution) and Neo Arbolin (18 g GA4+7 and 18 g BA in 1 l of solution) applied separately or with Algamino Plant (18% extract from seaweeds and 10% of potassium salt of amino acids) stimulated the development of axillary buds on apple maiden trees of ‘Ligol’, ‘Golden Delicious’ and ‘Mutsu’ cultivars grafted on M.9 rootstock, thus enhancing the number of feathers longer than 10 cm. Preparations were applied twice, from the middle of June to July 9. Results differed between years, which may be related to different weather courses during the growing seasons. Neo Arbolin Extra at a concentration 30 ml·l−1 with adjuvant addition (Adpros 5 ml·l−1) gave the best results in branching of maiden trees of three examined cultivars. Trees treated with those preparations twice produced more than 10 feathers (> 10 cm) in the year highly favoring maiden tree growth and more than 6 feathers in the less favorable year. Algamino Plant did not influence apple tree branching.
The Spotted Wing Drosophila Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura, 1931) – Monitoring And First Records In Poland
Authors: Łabanowska Barbara H. , Piotrowski Wojciech 
Published: January 2016

Abstract
The spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) (SWD) monitoring was carried out between 2012-2014 in eight locations. In order to determine the presence of Drosophila suzukii, several types of traps and baits were used. In 2014, Polish (prototype of Drosinal) and Spanish (Cera Trap) traps and baits were used in our study. In each year, traps were placed on the plantations of blueberry, strawberry, raspberry and at a wholesale market at the beginning of July, and monitored once or twice a week until mid-December. During 2012 and 2013 there were no flies of the spotted wing drosophila in traps. First flies of this species were captured in 2014 in two locations: Września (3rd week of October) and Brzezna (1st week of December) – western and southern Poland respectively, in both types of the traps. However, Polish traps were more effective in trapping D. suzukii. In addition, the Polish product has small holes and therefore captures less no target and beneficial insects than Spanish traps. Despite detection of SWD in Poland, damaged fruits were not found.
Reliability and Structural and Construct Validity of the Functional Strength Measurement in Children Aged 4 to 10 Years
Authors: Aertssen Wendy F.M. , Ferguson Gillian D. , Smits-Engelsman Bouwien C.M. 
Published: January 2016

BackgroundAdequate muscle strength, power, and endurance are important in children's daily activities and sports. Various instruments have been developed for the assessment of muscle function; each measures different aspects. The Functional Strength Measurement (FSM) was developed to measure performance in activities in which strength is required.ObjectiveThe study objective was to establish the test-retest reliability and structural and construct validity of the FSM.DesignA cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted.MethodsThe performance of 474 children with typical development on the FSM was examined. Test-retest reliability (n=47) was calculated with the intraclass correlation coefficient (2.1A) for agreement. Structural validity was examined with exploratory factor analysis, and internal consistency was established with the Cronbach alpha. Construct validity was determined by calculating correlations between FSM scores and scores obtained with a handheld dynamometer (HHD) (n=252) (convergent validity) and between FSM scores and scores on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children–2 (MABC-2) (n=77) (discriminant validity).ResultsThe test-retest reliability of the FSM total score ranged from .91 to .94. The structural validity revealed one dimension, containing all 8 FSM items. The Cronbach alpha was .74. The convergent validity with the HHD ranged from .42 to .74. The discriminant validity with MABC-2 items revealed correlations that were generally lower than .39, and most of the correlations were not significant. Exploratory factor analysis of a combined data set (FSM, HHD, and MABC-2; n=77) revealed 2 factors: muscle strength/power and muscle endurance with an agility component.LimitationsDiscriminant validity was measured only in children aged 4 to 6 years.ConclusionsThe FSM, a norm-referenced test for measuring functional strength in children aged 4 to 10 years, has good test-retest reliability and good construct validity.
Raising the Priority of Lifestyle-Related Noncommunicable Diseases in Physical Therapy Curricula
Authors: Dean Elizabeth , Greig Alison , Murphy Sue , Roots Robin , Nembhard Nadine , Rankin Anne , Bainbridge Lesley , Anthony Joseph , Hoens Alison M. , Garland S. Jayne 
Published: January 2016

Abstract
Given their enormous socioeconomic burdens, lifestyle-related noncommunicable diseases (heart disease, cancer, chronic lung disease, hypertension, stroke, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and obesity) have become priorities for the World Health Organization and health service delivery systems. Health care systems have been criticized for relative inattention to the gap between knowledge and practice, as it relates to preventing and managing noncommunicable diseases. Physical therapy is a profession that can contribute effectively to patients'/clients' lifestyle behavior changes at the upstream end of prevention and management. Efforts by entry-to-practice physical therapist education programs to align curricula with epidemiological trends toward best health care practices are varied. One explanation may be the lack of a frame of reference for reducing the knowledge translation gap. The purpose of this article is to provide a current perspective on epidemiological indicators and societal priorities to inform physical therapy curriculum content. Such content needs to include health examination/evaluation tools and health behavior change interventions that are consistent with contemporary values, directions, and practices of physical therapy. These considerations provide a frame of reference for curriculum change. Based on 5 years of experience and dialogue among curriculum stakeholders, an example of how epidemiologically informed and evidence-based best health care practices may be systematically integrated into physical therapy curricula to maximize patient/client health and conventional physical therapy outcomes is provided. This novel approach can serve as an example to other entry-to-practice physical therapist education programs of how to align their curricula with societal health priorities, specifically, noncommunicable diseases. The intentions are to stimulate dialogue about effectively integrating health-based competencies into entry-level education and advancing best practice, as opposed to simply evidence-based practice, across professions and health services and to establish accreditable, health promotion practice standards for physical therapy.