bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Prevalence and factors of self‐corrective intention among Hong Kong secondary school students who are self‐assessed Internet addiction cases
Authors: Lau Joseph T.F. , Wu Anise M.S. , Cheng Kit‐man , Tse Vincent W.S. , Lau Mason M.C. , Yang Xueying 
Published: April 2017

BackgroundAdolescent Internet addiction (IA) is prevalent. No study, however, has applied the health belief model (HBM) to investigate issues on IA nor investigated factors associated with intention to correct one's perceived IA problem (self‐corrective intention). Such information facilitates design of related interventions, which are warranted.MethodsThis cross‐sectional study surveyed 9,618 Chinese secondary school students in Hong Kong; 4,111 (42.7%) self‐assessed that they had IA (self‐assessed IA cases); 1,145 of these self‐assessed IA cases (27.9%) were also classified as IA cases (concordant IA cases), as their Chen Internet Addiction Scale score exceeded 63.ResultsThe prevalence of self‐corrective intention among these two subsamples was only 28.2% and 34.1%, respectively. In the self‐assessed IA subsample, the HBM constructs including perceived susceptibility to IA [adjusted odds ratio (ORa) = 1.24, 95% CI = 1.16, 1.34], perceived severity of IA (ORa = 2.28, 95% CI = 2.09, 2.48), perceived benefits for reducing Internet use (ORa = 1.21, 95% CI = 1.18, 1.24), self‐efficacy to reduce Internet use (ORa = 1.07, 95% CI = 1.03, 1.11), and cues to action to reduce Internet use (ORa = 1.15, 95% CI = 1.11, 1.20) were positively, while perceived barriers for reducing Internet use (ORa = 0.95, 95% CI = 0.94, 0.97) were negatively, associated with self‐corrective intention. Similar factors were identified in the concordant IA subsample.ConclusionsA large proportion of the students perceived that they had IA but only about one‐third intended to correct the problem. Future interventions may consider altering students’ HBM constructs, and focus on the segment of concordant IA with self‐corrective intention, as they show readiness for changes.
A 10q21.3q22.2 microdeletion identified in a patient with severe developmental delay and multiple congenital anomalies including congenital heart defects
Authors: Shimojima Keiko , Okamoto Nobuhiko , Yamamoto Toshiyuki 
Published: April 2017

AbstractInterstitial deletions in the 10q21.3q22.2 chromosomal region are rare. A de novo microdeletion in this region was identified in a patient with severe developmental delay and multiple congenital anomalies, including congenital heart defects. The identified 10.4‐Mb deletion included 84 RefSeq genes. CTNNA3 and JMJD1C have been associated with cardiomyopathy and neurological impairments (autism and/or intellectual disability), respectively. Because there is no gene which shows one‐to‐one relation to clinical features observed in this patient, combinatory deletion of the genes in this region would be causative of the clinical features in this patient.
The MiRa scale, a new standardised scale for evaluating nasal deformities before and after septorhinoplasty: A prospective study comparing patient satisfaction and the surgeon's assessment
Authors: Radulesco T. , Penicaud M. , Santini L. , Thomassin J.‐M. , Dessi P. , Michel J. 
Published: April 2017

ObjectivesThe objective was to assess the reliability of a new standardised scale for evaluating nasal anomalies in order to compare the surgeon's assessment and patient satisfaction.DesignMonocentric prospective cohort study.SettingsFirst, we validated the reliability of the MiRa scale; then, we compared the surgeon's assessment and patient satisfaction.ParticipantsFifty‐two patients underwent septorhinoplasty surgery and gave their written consent before inclusion.Main outcome measurementsPrimary outcome measurement was to validate the reliability of the MiRa scale: two observers analysed all records twice. Intra‐observer reproducibility and interobserver reproducibility were evaluated using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Secondary outcome measurement was to compare the surgeon's assessment and patient satisfaction: MiRa and ROE (Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation) scores were established for each patient prior to and 6 months after surgery.ResultsUsing the MiRa scale, ICC for intra‐ and interobserver reproducibility was, respectively, 95.4% and 96%, showing no statistical difference (P=.70, P=.45). Good correlation scores were, respectively, 93% and 92%. Mean ROE scores were 7.1/24 (SD=11.3) before and 19.3/24 (SD=17.3) after surgery (P<.05). We found an increase in MiRa and ROE scores of +19.75% and +51.25% (P<.05), respectively. The average postoperative ROE score in the primary septorhinoplasty group was 20.4 (SD=14.4) and 17.2 (SD=23.1) in the secondary septorhinoplasty group (P<.05).ConclusionMiRa scale is a reliable, standardised tool to evaluate surgical outcome in septorhinoplasty surgery. It provides an objective and reproducible score. The surgeon's assessment was more critical than patient satisfaction. Patient satisfaction is more difficult to achieve in cases involving a secondary septorhinoplasty.
Die histologischen Typen der lymphomatoiden Papulose – Ein Vorschlag für die Vereinfachung des Buchstabenchaos
Authors: Kempf Werner , Mitteldorf Christina , Karai Laszlo J. , Robson Alistair 
Published: April 2017

ZusammenfassungDie lymphomatoide Papulose (LYP) ist klinisch durch rezidivierende papulonoduläre Läsionen charakterisiert. Im Gegensatz zu dieser stereotypen klinischen Präsentation zeigt die Erkrankung ein breites histologisches Spektrum mit verschiedenen Infiltratmustern, unterschiedlichen Tumorzellgrößen und variablen Phänotypen. Die revidierte WHO‐Klassifikation 2016 umfasst die histologischen LYP‐Typen A bis E und einen sechsten Typ, dem eine spezielle Mutation zugrunde liegt. Darüber hinaus werden jedoch immer wieder neue Typen vorgeschlagen, wobei sich die Ausweitung nicht ausschließlich auf histologische Muster bezieht, sondern sich auch auf klinische und genetische Aspekte ausdehnt. Dies führt zu einer Ausweitung der alphabetischen Liste mit zunehmender Komplexität der Terminologie und kann anstelle eines vereinfachten diagnostischen Zugangs zur Verwirrung führen. Zudem kann es zu Überschneidungen unterschiedlicher Typen kommen. Diese Entwicklung wirft die Frage auf, wie die Terminologie der lymphomatoiden Papulose vereinfacht werden kann, ohne dabei auf die histologischen Besonderheiten zu verzichten. Wir schlagen daher einen praktischen Zugang zur Terminologie der lymphomatoide Papulosen vor, welcher sich ausschließlich auf deskriptive Begriffe beschränkt und nicht auf einer alphabetischen Bezeichnung der LYP‐Typen beruht. Unser Vorschlag soll einen praktikablen und benutzerfreundlichen Zugang zur Terminologie der lymphomatoiden Papulose ermöglichen und damit den diagnostischen Prozess sowie die Kommunikation zwischen Klinikern und Pathologen vereinfachen.
Augenbeteiligung beim Pemphigus vulgaris – retrospektive Studie an einer großen spanischen Kohorte
Authors: España Agustin , Iranzo Pilar , Herrero‐González Josep , Mascaro José M. , Suárez Ricardo 
Published: April 2017

ZusammenfassungHintergrund und ZieleEs gibt nur wenige Berichte zur Beteiligung der okulären/periokulären Region beim Pemphigus vulgaris (PV). Ziel der vorliegenden Studie war es, das Krankheitsbild des okulären PV (OPV) zu untersuchen und seinen prognostischen Wert zu definieren.Patienten und MethodikZwischen 1985 und 2014 wurden insgesamt 167 Patienten mit Pemphigus vulgaris an vier tertiären spanischen Krankenhäusern behandelt. Wir haben alle Patienten mit OPV in diese retrospektive Studie aufgenommen. Klinische Daten sowie Informationen zu Begleitsymptomen wurden den Krankenakten der ­Patienten entnommen.ErgebnisseLediglich 24 (14.3 %) PV‐Patienten hatten okuläre Läsionen. Meist gingen dem okulären Befall PV‐Läsionen an verschiedenen anderen Stellen voraus (durchschnittliche Dauer: 33,7 Monate). Okuläre PV‐Läsionen traten während der Schübe eines mukokutanen Pemphigus auf und waren niemals die einzige Mukosa‐Manifestation. Die häufigsten klinischen Symptome waren konjunktivale Hyperämie (87,5 %) und Erosionen an den Augenlidern (41,6 %), sowohl an der palpebralen/bulbären Konjunktiva (33,3 %) als auch am medialen Epikanthus (20,8 %). Zu den wichtigsten Begleitsymptomen gehörten lokale Schmerzen/Brennen (71,4 %), Reizung (47,6 %), Photophobie (38,1 %) und Epiphora (23,9 %). Der OPV besserte sich unter systemischer und unterstützender topischer Behandlung. Lediglich bei zwei Patienten traten Spätfolgen auf.SchlussfolgerungenBei Patienten mit PV sind die Augen nur in Ausnahmefällen betroffen. Ein okulärer PV ist mit größerer Krankheitsaktivität assoziiert und hat in der Regel einen gutartigen Verlauf. Betroffen sind die Konjunktiva und/oder die Augenlider.
Subclinical enthesitis in nail psoriasis patients: a case‐control study
Authors: Klaassen Karlijn M.G. , Ploegmakers Marieke J.M. , van de Kerkhof Peter C.M. , Klein Willemijn M. , Pasch Marcel C. 
Published: April 2017

SummaryBackgroundPatients with nail psoriasis have a higher prevalence of psoriatic arthritis; however, the pathogenetic relationship between these two disorders is as yet unclear. Entheses have been suggested as disease epicenter, which might explain the pathogenesis on an anatomical level.ObjectiveTo contribute to the elucidation of the hypothesis as regards the anatomical link between nail psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, with the extensor enthesis of the distal interphalangeal joint as the epicenter.MethodsWe conducted a cross‐sectional cohort study, visualizing the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints entheses of patients with fingernail psoriasis (n = 54), psoriasis patients without nail involvement (n = 32), and healthy controls (n = 32) using three‐dimensional ultrasound. Patients with nail psoriasis underwent repeat imaging studies after one year.ResultsIndividuals with nail psoriasis had significantly thicker radial entheses than psoriasis patients without nail involvement. However, there were no significant differences in entheseal thickness between adjacent nails that were affected and those that were not (1.297 mm vs. 1.253 mm, p = 0.13). Follow‐up after one year showed no significant differences in entheseal thickness in correlation with nail psoriasis activity.ConclusionsThe present study provides evidence for subclinical enthesitis at the level of the DIP joint in patients with nail psoriasis. However, an anatomical correlation between nail psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis could not be confirmed.
Left atrial volume and function in patients with cardiac syndrome X assessed by real time three‐dimensional echocardiography
Authors: Acıkgoz Nusret , Yagmur Julide , Kurtoglu Ertugrul , Ermis Necip , Cansel Mehmet 
Published: April 2017

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate left atrial (LA) volume and function using real time three‐dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) in patients with cardiac syndrome X (CSX).MethodsFifty patients with CSX (28 females; mean age 50.9±10.9 years) and 50 age‐ and gender‐matched healthy controls (30 females; mean age 52.3±9.8 years) who had negative treadmill exercise test and normal coronary arteries on invasive coronary angiography were included in the study. Comprehensive two‐dimensional (2D), pulsed and tissue Doppler, speckle tracking echocardiography, and RT3DE for the assessment of LA dynamics were performed in all study participants.ResultsCardiac syndrome X and control groups have similar clinical characteristics regarding age, sex, body mass index, hypertension, diabetes, and smoking habit. 2D echocardiographic parameters were also similar between groups. Pulsed‐ and tissue Doppler parameters, IVRT, A, and Am values, were higher in CSX group, while Em, E/A, and Em/Am ratios were higher in the control group reflecting mild diastolic dysfunction. Regarding RT3DE parameters, LA maximum volume, minimum volume, volume before atrial contraction, LA maximum volume index, total and active stroke volumes were found to be increased in CSX patients. However, LA total stroke fraction, passive stroke volume, passive stroke fraction, peak systolic, and diastolic longitudinal strains were found to be lower in CSX patients.ConclusionThe main finding of this study was that CSX patients had altered LA booster pump, reservoir, and conduit functions. This finding may have clinical implications for early detection of abnormal LA dynamics in CSX patients.
Dental trauma prevention with mouthguard in a nose fracturing blow to the face: Case report
Authors: Gialain Ivan O. , Kobayashi‐Velasco Solange , Caldeira Celso L. , Cavalcanti Marcelo G. P. 
Published: April 2017

AbstractOrofacial injuries are common in sports activities and may vary in complexity and the tissues involved. Most sports‐related trauma occurs when a player hits another player, an object or the ground. This report presents a case of an injury caused by a punchlike blow to the face during a handball college team practice session. The patient suffered a traumatic blow to the left side of the nose and mouth and promptly attended a dentist. After a clinical examination and a CBCT scan, the following injuries were diagnosed: upper lip laceration, upper left lateral incisor subluxation and anterior nasal spine fracture. More severe teeth injuries were likely prevented because the patient was wearing a mouthguard.
Using a trait‐based approach to measure the impact of dam closure in fish communities of a Neotropical River
Authors: Lima Ana C. , Sayanda Diogo , Agostinho Carlos S. , Machado Ana L. , Soares Amadeu M.V.M. , Monaghan Kieran A. 
Published: April 2017

AbstractDamming is one of the main causes of the global decline in freshwater biodiversity. Yet, many hydroelectric dams are being built (or planned) in the Neotropics, where the high species diversity and lack of basic ecological knowledge provide a major obstacle to understanding the effects of this environmental change, which has been mostly described from the perspective of taxonomic change. However, this approach does not account for biological function. Trait‐based analysis provides an alternative approach to bioassessment. We assessed the impact of dam closure on the functional structure of fish communities of a Neotropical river by applying trait‐based analyses to the response of individual traits aggregated at the assemblage level. Fish data were collected during three distinct time periods (1 year before, 1 year after and 5 years after dam closure), at eight sites located downstream of the dam, in the reservoir, transition zone and upstream. The results indicated that reproduction strategies (migration and parental care) and diet (detritivores) were the trait categories mostly affected by the dam, with the response of downstream assemblages differing from upstream of the dam. A trait‐based analysis to the impact of damming on fish communities appears to be a promising approach using an initial descriptive analysis of individual traits and regression models of multiple traits that reflect species’ adaptation to the new environment. This study provides both an alternative and complementary approach to taxonomic assessment of impacts from damming, contributing towards a more robust evaluation of the response of fish communities to dams.
Dopaminergic activation anticipates daily nursing in the rabbit
Authors: Aguirre J. , Meza E. , Caba M. 
Published: April 2017

AbstractMaternal care is a motivated behavior and in the rabbit it is restricted to the spontaneous return of the mother to nurse her pups for just a few minutes once a day. Previously we have reported neural activation of brain areas and neuroendocrine cells after nursing. However, this daily spontaneous return suggests that the mother is in a high motivational state to nurse her pups. Here we hypothesized that during anticipation of nursing there is an activation of dopaminergic neurons of the mesolimbic system and in their target areas. Then we explored, by the expression of FOS protein, possible activation of the mesolimbic system as well as dopaminergic cells of the A10 cell group before and after nursing and in control does. Additionally, we measured FOS expression in the preoptic area and lateral septum. We found a significant increase of FOS before nursing, and a further increase after nursing, in the mesolimbic system and dopaminergic cells as well as in the preoptic area and lateral septum. Interestingly, the medial prefrontal area shows an intense activation during anticipation of nursing, which remains after nursing. We conclude that the activation of the mesolimbic system before nursing is related to the high locomotor behavior prior to the next nursing bout and support the proposal that the mother is in a high motivational state at the time of returning to the nest. The additional activation after nursing can be related to the neuroendocrine and neural consequences of the milk ejection reflex by suckling.
A single administration of the hallucinogen, 4‐acetoxy‐dimethyltryptamine, prevents the shift to a drug‐dependent state and the expression of withdrawal aversions in rodents
Authors: Vargas‐Perez Hector , Grieder Taryn E. , Ting‐A‐Kee Ryan , Maal‐Bared Geith , Chwalek Michal , van der Kooy Derek 
Published: April 2017

AbstractDespite several studies suggesting the therapeutic use of 5‐hydroxytryptamine receptors type 2A (5‐HT2A) agonists in the treatment of substance use disorders, the neurobiological basis accounting for such effects are still unknown. It has been observed that chronic exposure to drugs of abuse produces molecular and cellular adaptations in ventral tegmental area (VTA) neurons, mediated by brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). These BDNF‐induced adaptations in the VTA are associated with the establishment of aversive withdrawal motivation that leads to a drug‐dependent state. Growing evidence suggests that 5‐HT2A receptor signaling can regulate the expression of BDNF in the brain. In this study, we observed that a single systemic or intra‐VTA administration of a 5‐HT2A agonist in rats and mice blocks both the aversive conditioned response to drug withdrawal and the mechanism responsible for switching from a drug‐naive to a drug‐dependent motivational system. Our results suggest that 5‐HT2A agonists could be used as therapeutic agents to reverse a drug dependent state, as well as inhibiting the aversive effects produced by drug withdrawal.
Surgical resection of an osteoma of two thoracic spinous processes in a horse
Authors: Owen K. R. , Foote A. K. , Hinnigan G. J. 
Published: April 2017

SummaryThis report describes the successful surgical removal of an osteoma of the thoracic dorsal spinous processes of a horse that presented with back pain. Osteomas of the spine are frequently reported in the literature in people, but have not been previously described in the horse.
Crafting Compromises in a Strategising Process: A Case Study of an International Development Organisation
Authors: Hall Matthew 
Published: April 2017

AbstractThis paper focuses on how organisational members in non‐governmental organisations (NGO) can develop credible and legitimate strategic plans and positions out of diverse and conflicting perspectives. Using empirical data drawn from a strategic planning episode in an international development NGO, the study examines the process of ‘crafting compromises’ whereby organisational members make mutual adjustments and concessions to reach consensus on new strategic plans and positions. The analysis shows that two processes facilitate crafting compromises in strategising; being adaptive and responsive to critique as strategic positions are developed, and an ability to forge relevant connections between new strategic proposals and past strategic positions.
What Determines Collection Rates of Debt Collection Agencies?
Authors: Beck Timo , Grunert Jens , Neus Werner , Walter Andreas 
Published: April 2017

AbstractWe contribute to the literature on debt collection agencies in two ways: First, we present an estimation of the collection rates. The distribution of collection rates exhibits a mean of about 65% and a strong bimodality with peaks at the very ends of the distribution. Second, we investigate potential determinants of the collection success. We find that collection rates are positively related to the exposure at default and to prior debtor‐specific collection rates. In contrast, the age of the account and—if applicable—prior experience with the debtor have a negative impact on collection rates.
The trend of lessepsian fish populations with an emphasis on temperature variations in Iskenderun Bay, the Northeastern Mediterranean
Authors: Mavruk Sinan , Bengil Fethi , Yeldan Hacer , Manasirli Meltem , Avsar Dursun 
Published: April 2017

AbstractThe fish assemblages of the Eastern Mediterranean are highly variable owing to the Lessepsian migration. So far, there has been limited discussion about the temporal variation of Lessepsian populations, which may be a key to better understanding the establishment, persistence and spreading dynamics of these species. The objective of this study was, therefore, to develop an understanding of inter‐annual variations of Lessepsian fish populations through investigating the effects of climate conditions. For this purpose, we evaluated the data obtained from the seasonal bottom trawl surveys conducted over the course of 12 years, from 2004 to 2015, at the infra‐littoral zone of Iskenderun Bay. Our results indicated that Lessepsians constituted 27%, 62% and 85% of total teleost fishes in the number of species (LS‐%), biomass (LW‐%) and abundance (LN‐%), respectively. The linear trends showed that the dominance of Lessepsian fishes increased with annual rates of 1.9 (p < .01, LS‐%), 2.77 (p < .01, LW‐%) and 1.43% (p < .05, LN‐%) per year during the study period. In contrast, seasonal trend decomposition based on GAMMs revealed that the true shape of trends was non‐linear. The majority of the new Lessepsians entered the study area after 2009 when warmer conditions prevailed. Those new invaders such as Nemipterus randalli, Pomadasys stridens and Apogon smithi successfully settled in a short time and remarkably altered the composition of fish assemblages after 2010. We found that variations of lessepsian fish assemblages were correlated with the increase of annual minima and average values of sea surface temperature.