bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology-II Predicts Outcome in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Patients*
Authors: Snoek Kitty G. , Capolupo Irma , Morini Francesco , van Rosmalen Joost , Greenough Anne , van Heijst Arno , Reiss Irwin K. M. , IJsselstijn Hanneke , Tibboel Dick 
Published: April 2016

Objective:
Accurate and validated predictors of outcome for infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia are needed. Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology-II has been validated to predict mortality in newborns. We investigated whether Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology-II scores in congenital diaphragmatic hernia could predict mortality, need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (in patients born in a center with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation availability), and development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (oxygen dependency beyond 28 d after birth) in survivors.

Design:
Data were obtained from a prospective, multicenter randomized controlled trial of initial ventilation strategy carried out by the Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia EURO Consortium (NTR 1310).

Setting:
ICUs of level III university children’s hospitals.

Patients:
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia infants without severe chromosomal anomalies or severe cardiac anomalies born between November 2008 and December 2013.

Interventions:
Randomization for initial ventilation strategy (high-frequency oscillation/ conventional mechanical ventilation.

Measurements and Main Results:
Logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate associations between Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology-II and outcome parameters. Of the 171 included patients, 46 died (26.9%), 40 of 108 (37.0%) underwent extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and 39 of 125 survivors (31.2%) developed bronchopulmonary dysplasia. In nonsurvivors, the median Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology-II was 42.5 (interquartile range, 33.5–53.8) and 16.5 (interquartile range, 9.0–27.5) in survivors (p < 0.001). Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology-II also significantly differed between extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and non–extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-treated patients (p < 0.001), and survivors with and without bronchopulmonary dysplasia (p < 0.001). Multivariable logistic regression analyses adjusted for hernia side, liver position, ventilation mode, gestational age, center and observed-to-expected lung-to-head-ratio showed that Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology-II was associated with mortality (odds ratio, 1.16 [1.09–1.23]; p < 0.001) and need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support (odds ratio, 1.07 [1.02–1.13]; p = 0.01), but not for the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (odds ratio, 1.04 [0.99–1.09]; p = 0.14).

Conclusions:
The Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology-II predicts not only mortality but also need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in congenital diaphragmatic hernia patients. We, therefore, recommend to implement this simple and rapid scoring system in the evaluation of severity of illness in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia and thereby have insight into the prognosis within 1 day after birth.
Randomized Factorial Trial of Phone-Delivered Support Counseling and Daily Text Message Reminders for HIV Treatment Adherence
Authors: Kalichman Seth C. , Kalichman Moira O. , Cherry Chauncey , Eaton Lisa A. , Cruess Dean , Schinazi Raymond F. 
Published: April 2016

Background:
HIV infection is clinically managed with antiretroviral therapy (ART), but only with sustained adherence. Cost-efficient interventions to improve and sustain ART adherence remain a pressing priority for populations challenged by nonadherence. The aim of this study was to test the independent and interactive effects of (1) brief phone-delivered self-regulation counseling and (2) daily phone-delivered text message medication reminders on HIV adherence and HIV viral suppression.

Method:
A randomized 2 (5 sessions of phone-delivered adherence support counseling vs. contact-matched control) × 2 (daily ART text reminders vs. no reminders) trial with primary end points of monthly phone-based unannounced pill count-determined ART adherence and HIV viral suppression monitored over 12 months.

Results:
Self-regulation adherence counseling demonstrated significant improvements in achieving 90% ART adherence relative to the control group over the first 6 months of follow-up. Effects remained significant in sensitivity analyses conducted at 85% and 95% adherence. Counseling also demonstrated modest but significant effects on HIV suppression. There were no main effects or interactions for daily text message reminders, with some evidence for adverse effects on adherence self-efficacy.

Conclusions:
Brief adherence support counseling delivered by phone demonstrates clinically meaningful improvements in ART adherence and HIV suppression, although these benefits were not evidenced in all patients or in the long-term. Advancing adherence interventions along with an effective means for sustaining gains in adherence remain priorities if ART is to achieve its potential clinical and public health benefits.
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Induced by Topical Application of Vitamin A
Authors: Mohammad Yousef M. , Raslan Ismail R. , Al-Hussain Fawaz A. 
Published: April 2016

Abstract:
A 21-year-old nonobese woman developed headaches and papilledema while excessively using 3 topical preparations of vitamin A. Neuroimaging studies were unremarkable and opening pressure on lumbar puncture was 300 mm H2O with normal cerebrospinal fluid composition. After discontinuation of the topical vitamin A preparations, the symptoms and signs of increased intracranial pressure resolved. The association of intracranial hypertension and topical vitamin A application has only been reported once previously.
Recurrent sepsis and neuroinvasive disease in a neonate culture-positive for a Group B Streptococcus CPS III serotype, hvgA+ strain
Authors: Suresh Sneha , Tyrrell Gregory , Alhhazmi Areej , Escoredo Sandra , Hawkes Michael 
Published: April 2016

Introduction:
Late-onset disease with Group B Streptococcus (GBS LOD) remains a significant problem in neonates. Unlike early-onset disease, rates of GBS LOD have not changed with prenatal testing. Effects of GBS LOD can be severe and thus identifying risk factors for severe GBS LOD, such as hypervirulence genes, may help in managing these infants.

Case presentation:
We present a case of a neonate with capsular serotype III GBS sepsis without meningitis that recurred 6 days after a 10-day-treatment period with IV ampicillin. The second episode was characterized by sepsis, neuroinvasion, meningitis and subsequent profound encephalomalacia. The short duration between the two episodes suggested recrudescence rather than reinfection. The GBS isolate was ultimately found to be positive for hypervirulence gene hvgA+, which encodes for a protein known to mediate meningeal tropism and neuroinvasion.

Conclusion:

hvgA positivity may thus potentially serve as an important biomarker for severe and neuroinvasive GBS LOD that can influence treatment decisions.
Inferring node dates from tip dates in fossil Canidae: the importance of tree priors
Authors: Matzke Nicholas J. , Wright April 
Published: April 2016

AbstractTip-dating methods are becoming popular alternatives to traditional node calibration approaches for building time-scaled phylogenetic trees, but questions remain about their application to empirical datasets. We compared the performance of the most popular methods against a dated tree of fossil Canidae derived from previously published monographs. Using a canid morphology dataset, we performed tip-dating using Beast 2.1.3 and MrBayes 3.2.5. We find that for key nodes (Canis, ~3.2 Ma, Caninae ~11.7 Ma) a non-mechanistic model using a uniform tree prior produces estimates that are unrealistically old (27.5, 38.9 Ma). Mechanistic models (incorporating lineage birth, death, and sampling rates) estimate ages that are closely in line with prior research. We provide a discussion of these two families of models (mechanistic vs. non-mechanistic) and their applicability to fossil datasets.
Transplantation of Endothelial Progenitor Cells Solely Leads to Development of Functional Neo-vesselsin vivo
Authors: Rohban Rokhsareh , Etchart Nathalie , Pieber Thomas R. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractIt has been believed that de novo vessel formation (neo-vasculogenesis) can be induced by co-transplantation of pericytes or mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells (MSPC) with endothelial cells or endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFC). The requirement for co-transplantation of two adult progenitor cells is one factor that can potentially complicate the process of therapeutic vasculogenesis which hampers the development of strategies for therapeutic intervention referred to as ‘regenerative medicine’. Here we employed a novel strategy for therapeutic vessel development by transplanting endothelial colony forming progenitor cells solely to immune compromised mice and detect vessel formation capacity of single ECFC transplants compared to ECFC/MSPC co-transplants. We applied umbilical cord derived and bone marrow derived-MSPC and umbilical cord derived ECFC with different total cell number for subcutaneous transplantation in matrix composites either alone or mixed at a ratio of 1:5 subcutaneously into immune deficient NOD.Cg-PrkdcscidIl2rgtm1Wjl/SzJ; NSG mice. Implants were harvested one day, one, two, eight and 24 weeks after transplantation for detecting the state of vessel formation and stability of the transplants by histological assessments. Additionally, endothelial progenitor cells derived from various human tissues such as umbilical cord blood, peripheral blood and white adipose tissue were used to assess their potential for vessel formationin vivo.Results confirmed that single transplantation of ECFCs with a higher cell number and later in the time course after transplantation is as efficient as co-transplantation of ECFC with MSPC at forming stable-perfused human vessels. Amongst ECFCs isolated from different human sources, white adipose tissue derived ECFC are most potent in forming neo-vessels (micro-vessels) in vivo, thus WAT-ECFC could be an optimal cell for vasculogenesis regenerative application.Co-transplantation of ECFC and MSPC with the defined 5:1 ratio or sole ECFC with a higher cell dosage was essential for vessel generationin vivo.
Institutional adaptive capacities to promote Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to flooding in England
Authors: Huq Nazmul 
Published: April 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to assess the inherent adaptive capacities of multilevel flood management institutions in England that are necessary to espouse the concept of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA).

Design/methodology/approach
– This paper is based on an extensive assessment of flood management literature including European and English flood management policies, strategies, regulations and reports. First, an assessment protocol was developed from systematic literature search and, second, multilevel flood management policies and organizations were evaluated. A qualitative scoring method was applied at the assessment stage.

Findings
– The protocol included 18 major assessment criteria under seven EbA principles. Application of the protocol showed that English national flood policies showed comparatively greater adaptive capacities than European- and local-level policies and local organizations. Specialized flood management policies such as Catchment Flood Management Policies at the local level and European Policies such as flood directives are among the lowest-scoring policy institutions. It was also identified that there is an emerging trend of stakeholder participation, catchment-based approach and knowledge-based adaptation planning at the national level which potentially can be the entry points of wider-scale EbA implementation. This paper recommends proactive roles of local executive organizations through improving institutional communication, consideration of catchment-scale planning with clear adaptation goals and valuing local knowledge base.

Originality/value
– The research is important to identify the institutional aspects of adaptive capacity that require attention for promoting alternative adaptation measures such as EbA.
Beyond transmission
Authors: Akama Yoko , Cooper Vanessa , Mees Bernard 
Published: April 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to introduce and critique frameworks of communication in Australian bushfire management. Achieving bushfire preparedness is a complex process that centres on meaningful communication and relationships between fire emergency agencies and the residents at risk. However, the practice of bushfire communication in Australia might better be described as bricoleur-like, applying and adapting whatever is at hand from the broader media panoply, rather than involving a more deliberative and comprehensively planned approach to preparedness.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper builds on different frameworks of communication, beyond the traditional transmission and power models, to establish alternative ways in which communication may take place in bushfire preparedness. It is built from coupling theoretical and social science approaches to communication and through interviews and fieldwork in four states across Australia. The aggregation of these data became the basis to examine how communication was taking place among these constituents.

Findings
Communication as transmission still remains dominant from the perspective where expertise is marshaled among fire agency specialists and disseminated to the public. Communication as power highlights that the persistence of the transmission process can reinforce power dynamics, diminishing empowerment, participation and capacity-building for change by the community. Recognising the importance for understanding audiences, communication as marketing pays closer attention to attitudes to influence behaviour. Finally, communication as community elaborates the conversational aspects of knowledge flow, through social networks, bringing a particular focus to bear on the greater need for community agency.

Originality/value
The authors put forward these frameworks as ways to analyse, critique and propose different ways that communication can, and does, occur, resulting in different kinds of interaction and impact. The authors argue that an awareness of such frameworks is significant in assisting the communities and fire authorities in bushfire preparedness.
Putting the Mr. Big technique back on trial: a re-examination of probative value and abuse of process through a scientific lens
Authors: Luther Kirk , Snook Brent 
Published: April 2016

Purpose– A recent Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruling resulted in stricter rules being placed on how police organizations can obtain confessions through a controversial undercover operation, known as the Mr. Big technique. The SCC placed the onus on prosecutors to demonstrate that the probative value of any Mr. Big derived confession outweighs its prejudicial effect, and that the police must refrain from an abuse of process (i.e. avoid overcoming the will of the accused to obtain a confession). The purpose of this paper is to determine whether a consideration of the social influence tactics present in the Mr. Big technique would deem Mr. Big confessions inadmissible.Design/methodology/approach– The social psychological literature related to the compliance and the six main principles of social influence (i.e. reciprocity, consistency, liking, social proof, authority, scarcity) was reviewed. The extent to which these social influence principles are arguably present in Mr. Big operations are discussed.Findings– Mr. Big operations, by their very nature, create unfavourable circumstances for the accused that are rife with psychological pressure to comply and ultimately confess. A consideration by the SCC of the social influence tactics used to elicit confessions – because such tactics sully the circumstances preceding confessions and verge on abuse of process – should lead to all Mr. Big operations being prohibited.Practical implications– Concerns regarding the level of compliance in the Mr. Big technique call into question how Mr. Big operations violate the guidelines set out by the SCC ruling. The findings from the current paper could have a potential impact of the admissibility of Mr. Big confessions, along with continued use of this controversial technique.Originality/value– The current paper represents the first in-depth analysis of the Mr. Big technique through a social psychological lens.
Question type and its effect on children
'
s maintenance and accuracy during courtroom testimony
Authors: Saykaly Christine , Crossman Angela , Morris Mary , Talwar Victoria 
Published: April 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of question type (open-ended, prompted, reverse order and chronological order recall) on children’s ability to maintain a truth or a lie in a two-part mock-courtroom study.

Design/methodology/approach
– In total, 96 children (M
age=131.00 months) between 9 and 12 years of age were asked to testify about an interaction with a research assistant the week prior. They were assigned to one of four conditions (true/false×assertion/denial).

Findings
– Results indicate that question type has an influence on children’s ability to maintain their condition. Results also indicate that regardless of question type, children have difficulty recalling information sequentially.

Practical implications
– Implications of the current research support the use of various question types, including increasing the cognitive load demands, when interviewing children.

Originality/value
– To date, this is the first study to investigate the use of reverse order questioning in a courtroom study with children.
Developing a professional identity in a new work environment: the views of defendant intermediaries working in the criminal courts
Authors: O'Mahony Brendan M. , Creaton Jane , Smith Kevin , Milne Rebecca 
Published: April 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to find out how intermediaries interpret their role working with vulnerable defendants at court.Design/methodology/approach– In this study six intermediaries who have worked with defendants were interviewed using a semi-structured interview and the interview transcripts were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis.Findings– Intermediaries appeared to be trying to make sense of their developing identities as professionals in the courtroom and this theme is conceptualised through social identity complexity theory.Practical implications– Health and care professionals undertaking a new function in the criminal justice sector should receive training about the psychological processes underlying developing professional identities. Such training should reduce the cognitive load when they work in the new environment and failure to undertake this training may lead to less efficient practice. Gaining an understanding of their professional positioning within the court environment may assist with retention of intermediaries in this new role.Originality/value– This is the first published study where intermediaries have been interviewed about their experiences with defendants. Recommendations are made including the requirement for additional training for intermediaries to understand the underlying psychological processes and conflicts they may experience when working with defendant cases.
Deceiving suspects about the content of their alibis: consequences for truthful and untruthful suspects
Authors: Sauerland Melanie , Mehlkopf Svenja , Krix Alana C , Sagana Anna 
Published: April 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to test how modifying one’s alibi statement interacts with exposure to deceptive interrogation techniques.

Design/methodology/approach
– In all, 90 participants walked about a university building for 15 minutes and either stole an envelope from a staff pigeonhole (guilty condition) or put the envelope there along the way (innocent condition). Subsequently, participants were asked to provide an alibi for the past 15 minutes. Guilty and half of the innocent participants were instructed to omit that they had been in the vicinity of the pigeonholes. The rest of the innocent participants were asked to tell the truth. Several days later, participants were questioned about six statements taken from their alibis, three of which contained altered information.

Findings
– As expected, participants were largely blind to our alterations, with detection rates ranging from 1 to 36 percent. Contrary to cognitive load predictions, detection rates did not vary as a function of truthfulness. Rather, guilty participants were less likely to detect alterations than innocents.

Research limitations/implications
– Memory distrust and guilty suspects’ aim to keep a low profile might be possible explanations for these findings.

Practical implications
– It is recommended that law enforcement officers and other legal practitioners refrain from using deceptive interrogation techniques and such techniques that can cause inconsistencies in suspects’ reports. Researcher should make it their task to educate these professional groups about the natural occurrence of memory related, non-deceptive inconsistencies in successive statements.

Originality/value
– This research uses a new methodology to study the effect of deceptive interrogation techniques on both innocent and guilty suspects. The findings are relevant for legal practitioners and researchers.
Assessing remaining useful life of lubricant using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Authors: Kumar Sanjeev , Kumar Manoj 
Published: April 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to check the actual life of lubricating oil.

Design/methodology/approach
– Present work aims to find the remaining useful life of the lubricant based on study of periodic deterioration of oil. Chronological samples of oil were selected from the dumper of a local open cast mine. The deterioration in oil was studied using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy.

Findings
– The data obtained from FTIR spectroscopy was used in vector projection approach and analytical hierarchy process to evaluate the remaining useful life of the lubricating oil.

Originality/value
– FTIR spectra were used to study the periodic deterioration of oil. IR radiation with all frequencies in the range was passed through the sample. Radiations at certain frequency, depending upon the molecular structure of compounds in the sample were absorbed and rest was transmitted by the sample. A spectrum representing molecular absorption or transmission was obtained. Transmission spectra have been used in the study. Comparing the percent value of transmission peak of different chronological sample with that of fresh oil was used to represent the periodic degradation in oil.