bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Evaluation and management of congenital esophageal stenosis: a rare entity
Authors: Rawat Jiledar , Pandey Anand , Singh Sudhir , Singh Sarita 
Published: December 2016

Background:Congenital esophageal stenosis (CES) is an uncommon condition presenting with swallowing problems. It has been classified into three types. Clinically, the condition is manifested as dysphagia. This is more common after introduction of semisolid to solid foods. We present the management strategy of this uncommon entity.Methods: This study ranged from January 2009 to January 2015. Six patients of CES were included in the study. The patients were diagnosed by contrast swallow study and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. The initial management included esophageal dilation under fluoroscopy guidance. In case of failed dilation, thoracotomy, resection of the stenotic segment and primary esophageal anastomosis was performed. If required, antireflux procedure was added.Results:In 4 patients, the stenosis was in middle esophagus. Of these, one had associated esophageal diverticulum. In 2 patients, the stenosis was in the lower esophagus. These patients also underwent antireflux surgery. After the surgery, all patients were able to swallow properly. There was no problem in the follow up except in one patient, who needed dilation in the follow up. He responded to the dilation.Conclusions:High index of suspicion is needed to diagnoses this condition. Dilation may not be successful to treat all type all type of CES, for whom surgery will be needed. Long term outcome may be satisfactory.
Gingival Manifestations of Orofacial Granulomatosis: A Rare Finding
Authors: Chandna Shalu , Mahendra Aneet , Kaur Ranveet 
Published: December 2016

Introduction: Orofacial granulomatosis (OFG) is a rare idiopathic, non‐necrotizing granulomatous lesion of soft tissue in the orofacial region. It is clinically characterized by persistent swelling of lips (one or both), oral ulceration, and gingival enlargement.Case Presentation: A 21‐year‐old female patient presented with diffuse persistent anterior maxillary and mandibular gingival enlargement with upper lip swelling for the last 2 years. Clinical presentation, along with a histologic examination, confirmed a diagnosis of OFG. In this case report, OFG is presented with a detailed differential diagnosis.Conclusions: OFG is a disorder with inconstant clinical presentations and can be related to other granulomatous diseases. It has an uncertain cause, which may be associated with systemic diseases and can cause significant esthetic and functional problems. It has an unpredictable response to treatment, so to yield better clinical results, correct diagnosis and early treatment are essential.
Immediate Placement of Ultrashort Implants in an Infected Site With Severe Loss of Soft Tissues and Bone Assisted by Lasers and Light‐Emitting Diode: Case Report With 3‐Year Follow‐Up
Authors: Giannelli Marco , Materassi Fabrizio , Bani Daniele 
Published: December 2016

Introduction: Alveolar bone resorption, a consequence of tooth extraction in infected sites, can substantially jeopardize the outcome of dental implant placement. This report describes a new therapeutic approach in a patient with severe dental‐periodontal infection based on laser and light‐emitting diode (LED) sources for decontamination, anti‐inflammation, and repair/regeneration of soft and hard tissues, and simultaneous placement of implants and biomaterials.Case Presentation: A 55‐year‐old white male with a history of chronic periodontitis presented with destructive dental‐periodontal infection and extended loss of alveolar bone, requiring removal of tooth #11. The patient underwent irradiation with diode (λ 810 and 635 nm) and erbium:yttrium‐aluminum‐garnet lasers and LED (λ 405 nm) for soft and hard tissue decontamination, anti‐inflammation, and biostimulation; grafting of biomaterials for osseoinduction; and simultaneous placement of ultrashort locking taper implants for prosthetic reconstruction.Conclusions: Within the limitations of this single case report, this method gave satisfactory clinical and esthetic results during a 3‐year follow up. This method allowed faster and better healing, rapid prosthetic restoration, and no need for local or systemic antibiotics, with obvious advantages in terms of reduction of discomfort for the patient, number of surgical sessions, and costs.
Antibacterial Effect of Synthetic Peptide LyeTxI and LyeTxI/β‐Cyclodextrin Association Compound Against Planktonic and Multispecies Biofilms of Periodontal Pathogens
Authors: Cruz Olivo Edison Andrés , Santos Daniel , de Lima Maria Elena , dos Santos Vera Lúcia , Sinisterra Rubén Dario , Cortés María Esperanza 
Published: December 2016

Background: Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have shown rapid and potent effect against planktonic bacteria. However, control of periodontopathic biofilms is a challenge even for AMPs. Thus, the present study evaluates in vitro antimicrobial activity of synthetic peptide LyeTxI and association compound LyeTxI/β‐cyclodextrin (βCD) against multispecies biofilms.Methods: Sensibility to LyeTxI and LyeTxI/βCD was determined for planktonic Gram‐negative periodontopathogens. Time‐kill kinetic assay was performed at minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) in all planktonic strains. Multispecies biofilms were grown on pegs using a biofilm device and studied by scanning electron microscopy at 2, 5, and 10 days. Minimal biofilm eradication concentration (MBEC) was determined for 2‐ and 4‐day multispecies biofilms. Metabolic activity of biofilms was determined by fluorometry study.Results: Biofilms showed reproducible cell density on pegs of the biofilm device. LyeTxI and LyeTxI/βCD were active against all strains tested at concentrations ≤62.5 μg/mL. Kinetic assays showed rapid bactericidal effect of LyeTxI against all periodontopathogens. MBECs of LyeTxI and LyeTxI/βCD against multispecies 2‐day biofilms were two‐fold higher than MICs of cells shed from biofilms. LyeTxI was able to reduce multispecies 2‐day metabolic activity by 90%. Multispecies 4‐day biofilms were tolerant to all agents tested.Conclusions: LyeTxI and LyeTxI/βCD are active against periodontopathic bacteria, showing rapid bactericidal effect and may be used to prevent biofilm development. In the future, AMPs could be therapeutic tools for treatment of periodontitis.
Eliminación de la tuberculosis, un vecindario por vez
Authors: Cegielski J. Peter , Griffith David E. , McGaha Paul K. , Wolfgang Melanie , Robinson Celia B. , Clark Patricia A. , Hassell Willis L. , Robison Valerie A. , Walker Kerfoot P. , Wallace Charles 
Published: December 2016

Objetivos. Evaluamos una estrategia para la prevención de la tuberculosis en las comunidades más afectadas por esta enfermedad. Métodos. En 1996, trazamos un mapa de los casos de tuberculosis notificados (1985–1995) y de las personas con reacción positiva a la prueba de la tuberculina (1993–1995) en el condado de Smith, Texas, Estados Unidos de América. Definimos los dos conglomerados de mayor tamaño y densidad, identificando los dos vecindarios con mayor incidencia (180 manzanas y 3 153 residentes). Tras una preparación intensiva de la comunidad, personal sanitario capacitado ofreció a todos los residentes, de vivienda en vivienda, la posibilidad de hacerse la prueba de la tuberculina, a menos que estuviera contraindicado. A las personas con resultados positivos en esta prueba se las acompañó a un consultorio móvil para realizarles ahí radiografías, una evaluación clínica y, según fuera pertinente, proceder con el tratamiento preventivo con isoniazida. Para evaluar las repercusiones a largo plazo, trazamos un mapa de todos los casos de tuberculosis que se registraron en el condado de Smith durante el período equivalente después del proyecto. Resultados. De las 2 258 personas que cumplían los requisitos para participar, 1 291 (57,1%) se sometieron a la prueba de la tuberculina, 229 (17,7%) presentaron resultados positivos en dicha prueba y 147 fueron tratadas. De 1996 al 2006, no se registró ningún caso de tuberculosis en ninguno de los vecindarios del proyecto, a diferencia de lo ocurrido en el decenio anterior a la intervención y en el resto del condado de Smith, donde aparecieron continuamente casos de tuberculosis. Conclusiones. Dirigirse a los vecindarios con una incidencia alta para realizar el tamizaje activo en la comunidad y aplicar tratamiento preventivo con isoniazida puede acelerar la eliminación de la tuberculosis en los Estados Unidos.
Immigrant Generation and Diabetes Risk Among Mexican Americans: The Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging
Authors: Afable-Munsuz Aimee , Mayeda Elizabeth Rose , Pérez-Stable Eliseo J. , Haan Mary N. 
Published: December 2016

Objectives. We examined whether acculturation and immigrant generation, a marker for assimilation, are associated with diabetes risk in an aging Mexican-origin population.Methods. We analyzed data on 1789 adults aged 60 to 101 years from the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging. We ascertained type 2 diabetes on the basis of diabetic medication use, self-report of physician diagnosis, or a fasting glucose of 126 milligrams/deciliter or greater. Logistic regression modeled prevalent diabetes.Results. Adjusting for age and gender, we observed significant but divergent associations between immigrant generation, acculturation, and diabetes risk. Relative to first-generation adults, second-generation adults had an odds ratio (OR) of 1.8 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.4, 2.4) and third-generation adults had an OR of 2.1 (95% CI = 1.4, 3.1) of having diabetes. Greater US acculturation, however, was associated with a slightly decreased diabetes rate. In the full model adjusting for socioeconomic and lifestyle factors, the association between generation (but not acculturation) and diabetes remained significant.Conclusions. Our study lends support to the previously contested notion that assimilation is associated with an increased diabetes risk in Mexican immigrants. Researchers should examine the presence of a causal link between assimilation and health more closely.
Geographic segmentation, spatial dependencies, and evaluation of the relative position of rain-gauges based on gridded data of mean monthly precipitation: application in Nigeria
Authors: Aschonitis V. G. , Awe G. O. , Abegunrin T. P. , Demertzi K. A. , Papamichail D. M. , Castaldelli G. 
Published: December 2016

AbstractThe aim of the study is to present a combination of techniques for (a) the spatiotemporal analysis of mean monthly gridded precipitation datasets and (b) the evaluation of the relative position of the existing rain-gauge network. The mean monthly precipitation (P) patterns of Nigeria using ∼1 km2 grids for the period 1950–2000 were analyzed and the position of existing rain-gauges was evaluated. The analysis was performed through: (a) correlations of P versus elevation (H), latitude (Lat) and longitude (Lon); (b) principal component analysis (PCA); (c) Iso-Cluster and maximum likelihood classification (MLC) analysis for terrain segmentation to regions with similar temporal variability of mean monthly P; (d) use of MLC to create reliability classes of grid locations based on the mean clusters’ characteristics; and (e) analysis to evaluate the relative position of 33 rain-gauges based on the clusters and their reliability classes. The correlations of mean monthly P versus H, Lat, Lon, and PCA highlighted the spatiotemporal effects of the Inter Tropical Discontinuity phenomenon. The cluster analysis revealed 47 clusters, of which 22 do not have a rain-gauge while eight clusters have more than one rain-gauge. Thus, more rain-gauges and a better distribution are required to describe the spatiotemporal variability of P in Nigeria.
Equilibrium and kinetics studies of Cd(II) sorption on zeolite NaX synthesized from coal gangue
Authors: Chen Jianlong , Lu Xinwei 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
The adsorption of Cd(II) from aqueous solution by synthesized zeolite NaX from coal gangue was investigated in a batch adsorption system. The studies include both equilibrium adsorption isotherms and kinetics. Different isotherm models were examined and the adsorption isotherm could be best represented with Langmuir. The adsorption kinetic experimental data were found to be better fitted with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. An intra-particle diffusion model was employed to investigate the adsorption mechanism. The results showed that the intra-particle diffusion step was not the only rate limiting step. According to the Langmuir equation, the maximum adsorption capacity was 38.61 mg/g, suggesting that zeolite NaX synthesized from coal gangue can be used as a potential green alternative for the removal of Cd(II) from aqueous solution.
Феноменология переживаний и успешность адаптации вынужденных мигрантов
Authors: Gatal'skaia Galina V. , Dzhiganskaia Kseniia N. 
Published: December 2016

The article focuses on the problem of migration. In the last few years the scale of this problem has caused a crisis in Europe. The number of migrants from North Africa, Middle East, and South Asia to Europe has grown to over half a million people this year. The authors analyze the problem of migration from the South-East of Ukraine to the Republic of Belarus, because of military operations in this region since 2014.The phenomenon of mass migration is new for the Republic of Belarus. Since the successful adaptation of migrants determines their socio-psychological well-being, as well as the welfare of the population of Belarus in whole, this problem requires a comprehensive study.The aim of the present study was to reveal (a) the features and nature of the experiences of forced migrants, factors determining the intensity, depth, and duration of these experiences, and (b) the success of their adaptation in the Republic of Belarus. The results of the study demonstrated that despite the similarity of Ukrainian and Belarusian cultures and absence of language barrier, the process of migrationwas the strongest stress factor for Ukrainians, since it was the unplanned and forced escape from a situation of war. The carried out analysis enabled the authors to argue that prolonged intense negative emotions were characteristic to a number of forced migrants from the South-East of Ukraine who arrived to the Republic of Belarus. Thesenegative emotions led to post-traumatic stress disorder, identity crisis, and the loss of meaning of life. The findings of the study can be successfully used for the development of an effective program of assistance to forced migrants in crisis situations.
Психофизиологические корреляты представления движений творческого и не творческого характера у исследуемых с разным уровнем танцевального мастерства
Authors: Naumova Mariia I. , Dikaia Liudmila А. , Naumov Igor' V. , Kul'kin Evgenii S. 
Published: December 2016

The paper focuses attention on the importance of studying the psychophysiological correlates of the representations of creative and non-creative movements in respondents with various levels of dance skills. The developed methodological tools and the results obtained can be readily used in the development of methods and techniques of professional training of dancers, as well as psychological andpsychophysiological methods and techniques for the development of creativity in dancers, and carrying out a dance-expressive psychotherapy. The authors described the methodology and procedure of the empirical study. The study involved 60 persons at the age from 18 to 25. The sample included 20 professional dancers with a high level of skill in variety and sports dance; 20 novice dancers with a basic experience in the field of variety and sports dance; 20 personswithout any experience in dance or other sports (control group) at a professional or amateur level. In this study, the respondents had to represent creative (an original dance improvisation) and non-creative (a bridge and somersaults back) movements. The study used the method of electroencephalography. The authors studied the strength and character of the distribution of coherence connections of thecerebral cortex in respondents when representing the movements. The results of the empirical study made it possible to distinguish psycho-physiological correlates of representation of the movements. The authors differentiated these correlates as follows: the main, which manifested themselves in all the respondents of the study,and do not depend on the nature of movements; variable, which reflect the level of professional dancing skills of respondents and the nature of the represented movement. High intra- and interhemispheric coherence in the theta, alpha1, and alpha2 ranges are the main components of the psycho-physiological correlates. Among the variable components the study revealed the EEG pattern in the betarange on the “axis of creativity” (between the front divisions of the right hemisphere and posterior divisions of the left one) in professional dancers when representing the creative movements.
Исследование самопонимания этнокультурной идентичности в титульном армянском этносе и сопряженной армянской диаспоре в России
Authors: Berberian Asia S. , Tuchina Oksana R. 
Published: December 2016

The study was supported by the State Committee for Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia within the Armenian-Russian joint research project “The psychological aspect of the person’s self-understanding of national identity in the context of historical experience in the post-Soviet space (the study of young people of Russia and Armenia)” This paper presents generalized results of a two-year empirical study. The sample involved Armenian respondents from Armenia (310 persons) and Armenians residingin the Kuban region (307 persons). Diagnostic tools of the present study included: (a) a modified technique of “graph-schemes” by B. V. Kaigorodov; (b) method of semantic differential; (c) questionnaire by S. Schwarz and V. Bilski; and (d) techniques for studying types of self-interpretation by T. Singelis and T. DeCicco. Findings of the present study concern (a) a nucleus of ethnic normativity in Armenian youngpeople, (b) statistically significant differences in representations of an ethno-cultural ideal in the respondents of the titular Armenian ethnos and the Armenian diaspora, (c) elements of self-image in the context of ethno-cultural norms and values. Self-understanding of ethno-cultural identity in the titular ethnos had a number of features: (a) the national and the civil were closely associated with each other in the feeling of belonging to a nation, its historical past, and cultural originality; (b) therespondents of the titular ethnos perceived civic consciousness as a personal value. In the Armenian diaspora, the multiplicity of identities led to a sense of responsibility for various communities and comprehension of ethnic cohesion as a personal value; this was a distinctive feature of self-understanding of ethno-cultural identity in this group of respondents.
Модель структурной и функциональной организации психосемантической системы семейной целенаправленности
Authors: Nozikova Natalia V. 
Published: December 2016

The paper presents the empirical model of structural and functional organization of family psycho-semantic integrity. The hypothesis is that the theoretical model of the analysis of psycho-semantic integrity makes it possible to reveal principles of structural and functional organization of the psycho-semantic system of family purposefulness.The sample included (a) 15–18 year-old young men and women (secondary school students) and (b) 20–44 year-old men and women (married and raising children). I. L. Solomin’s Osgood program of the semantic differential method modified variant was used. In order to assess the technique of semantic differential by respondents, a modification of the principle of formation of the list of concepts was carried out. In accordance with the research objective the authors chose: (a) categories of concepts related to family life (people and groups, events, activities, and ideal representation); (b) concepts-markers defining basic values, life stages, people, groups of people,relations to them, gender concepts, activities and types of activity, and emotional experiences and events.
General principles of psycho-semantic analysis and the results of the study of psycho-semantic integrity enabled authors to propose a theoretical model of structural and functional analysis of the psycho-semantic system. This model formed the basis for the comparative analysis of the psycho-semantic system depending on factors of gender, age, and marital status of the respondents. The carried out study made it possible to distinguish the following principles of thepsycho-semantic model of the system of family purposefulness: 1) principle of the semantic criterion of the organization of integrity; 2) principle of structural organization, involving the analysis of structural and qualitative characteristics of integrity, subsystem clusters of concepts performing specific functional tasks, and components - concepts of the considered area of life; 3) principle of functionalpurposefulness determined by dominating values, which depend on factors of gender, age, and marital status; 4) principle of the functional organization of psycho-semantic integrity. The findings are of direct practical relevance in the practice of family psychology.