bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Ultrasonographic Characteristics of the Common Extensor Tendon of the Elbow in Asymptomatic Individuals: Thickness, Color Doppler Activity, and Bony Spurs
Authors: Krogh Thøger P. , Fredberg Ulrich , Ammitzbøl Christian , Ellingsen Torkell 
Published: May 2017

Background: Ultrasonography (US) of the common extensor tendon (CET) of the elbow is often part of the assessment of patients with lateral epicondylitis. This US assessment is currently based on general tendinopathy references and not well-defined US entities. Purpose: To describe CET thickness, color Doppler activity, and bony spurs on US in asymptomatic volunteers and to investigate the influence of sex, age, height, body mass index (BMI), weight, and elbow dominance on the measurements. Study Design: Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: Tendon thickness, color Doppler activity, and bony spurs of the CET were measured sonographically in 264 adults (50% women) aged 20 to 96 years. Two different tendon-thickness measuring techniques were applied, labeled the “plateau measure” and the “1-cm measure.” Color Doppler activity was based on a 0 to 4 rating scale (negative, grades 0 and 1; positive, grades 2-4). A bony spur was defined as a bony outgrowth (≥0.3 mm) arising at the insertional site of the CET. Results: With both tendon-thickness measuring techniques, the CET in the dominant elbow was thicker than that in the nondominant elbow, and male tendons were thicker than female tendons (all P ≤ .03). In regression analysis, tendon thickness correlated with weight, color Doppler activity, and arm dominance for both measuring techniques in multiple regression analysis. In addition, the plateau measure correlated with height and the presence of bony spurs. No correlations were observed regarding BMI, sex, or age. Positive color Doppler activity was found in 9% of examined elbows, with no difference between the sexes regarding dominant versus nondominant elbows (all P ≥.20). Bony spurs were found to increase with age, from 23% for people in their 20s to 74% in people older than 70 years. Bony spurs were more common in the dominant elbow ( P ≤ .01). Women had a higher prevalence of bony spurs than men, but only in the dominant elbow ( P = .03). Conclusion: This study presents the US characteristics and normal values of the CET. In 264 asymptomatic participants, the CET was found to be thicker in men and in the dominant elbow. No difference in tendon thickness could be demonstrated with regard to different age groups. Color Doppler activity was found to be positive in nearly 1 of 10 asymptomatic subjects. Bony spurs were a common finding; they increased in prevalence with every decade in age and were considered part of the aging process. Normal variations in CET morphologic characteristics should therefore be considered when implementing US in trials and clinical practice.
Phenotypes of COPD patients with a smoking history in Central and Eastern Europe: the POPE Study
Authors: Koblizek Vladimir , Milenkovic Branislava , Barczyk Adam , Tkacova Ruzena , Somfay Attila , Zykov Kirill , Tudoric Neven , Kostov Kosta , Zbozinkova Zuzana , Svancara Jan , Sorli Jurij , Krams Alvils , Miravitlles Marc , Valipour Arschang 
Published: May 2017

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents a major health problem in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries; however, there are no data regarding clinical phenotypes of these patients in this region.Participation in the Phenotypes of COPD in Central and Eastern Europe (POPE) study was offered to stable patients with COPD in a real-life setting. The primary aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of phenotypes according to predefined criteria. Secondary aims included analysis of differences in symptom load, comorbidities and pharmacological treatment.3362 patients with COPD were recruited in 10 CEE countries. 63% of the population were nonexacerbators, 20.4% frequent exacerbators with chronic bronchitis, 9.5% frequent exacerbators without chronic bronchitis and 6.9% were classified as asthma–COPD overlap. Differences in the distribution of phenotypes between countries were observed, with the highest heterogeneity observed in the nonexacerbator cohort and the lowest heterogeneity observed in the asthma–COPD cohort. There were statistically significant differences in symptom load, lung function, comorbidities and treatment between these phenotypes.The majority of patients with stable COPD in CEE are nonexacerbators; however, there are distinct differences in surrogates of disease severity and therapy between predefined COPD phenotypes.
The development and validation of the Bronchiectasis Health Questionnaire
Authors: Spinou Arietta , Siegert Richard J. , Guan Wei-jie , Patel Amit S. , Gosker Harry R. , Lee Kai K. , Elston Caroline , Loebinger Michael R. , Wilson Robert , Garrod Rachel , Birring Surinder S. 
Published: May 2017

Health-related quality of life or health status is significantly impaired in bronchiectasis. There is a paucity of brief, simple-to-use, disease-specific health status measures. The aim of this study was to develop and validate the Bronchiectasis Health Questionnaire (BHQ), a new health status measure that is brief and generates a single overall score.Patients with bronchiectasis were recruited from two outpatient clinics, during a clinically stable stage. The development of the questionnaire followed three phases: item generation and item reduction using Rasch analysis, validation, and repeatability testing. The BHQ was translated into 11 languages using standardised methodology.206 patients with bronchiectasis completed a preliminary 65-item questionnaire. 55 items were removed due to redundancy or poor fit to the Rasch model. The final version of the BHQ consisted of 10 items. Internal consistency was good (Cronbach's α=0.85). Convergent validity of the BHQ with the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire was high (r= −0.82; p<0.001) and moderate with lung function (forced expiratory volume in 1 s % predicted r= −0.27; p=0.001). There was a significant association between BHQ scores and number of exacerbations of bronchiectasis in the last 12 months (p<0.001), hospital admissions (p=0.001) and computed tomography scan bronchiectasis pulmonary lobe counts (p<0.001). BHQ scores were significantly worse in patients with sputum bacterial colonisationversusno colonisation (p=0.048). The BHQ was highly repeatable after 2 weeks (intraclass correlation coefficient 0.89).The BHQ is a brief, valid and repeatable, self-completed health status questionnaire for bronchiectasis that generates a single total score. It can be used in the clinic to assess bronchiectasis from the patient's perspective.
Intensive care in thoracic oncology
Authors: Meert Anne-Pascale , Grigoriu Bogdan , Licker Marc , Van Schil Paul E. , Berghmans Thierry 
Published: May 2017

The admission of lung cancer patients to intensive care is related to postprocedural/postoperative care and medical complications due to cancer or its treatment, but is also related to acute organ failure not directly related to cancer.Despite careful preoperative risk management and the use of modern surgical and anaesthetic techniques, thoracic surgery remains associated with high morbidity, related to the extent of resection and specific comorbidities. Fast-tracking processes with timely recognition and treatment of complications favourably influence patient outcome. Postoperative preventive and therapeutic management has to be carefully planned in order to reduce postoperative morbidity and mortality.For patients with severe complications, intensive care unit (ICU) mortality rate ranges from 13% to 47%, and hospital mortality ranges from 24% to 65%. Common predictors of in-hospital mortality are severity scores, number of failing organs, general condition, respiratory distress and the need for mechanical ventilation or vasopressors. When considering long-term survival after discharge, cancer-related parameters retain their prognostic value.Thoracic surgeons, anesthesiologists, pneumologists, intensivists and oncologists need to develop close and confident partnerships aimed at implementing evidence-based patient care, securing clinical pathways for patient management while promoting education, research and innovation. The final decision on admitting a patient with lung to the ICU should be taken in close partnership between this medical team and the patient and his or her relatives.
Screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension in an unselected prospective systemic sclerosis cohort
Authors: Vandecasteele Els , Drieghe Benny , Melsens Karin , Thevissen Kristof , De Pauw Michel , Deschepper Ellen , Decuman Saskia , Bonroy Carolien , Piette Yves , De Keyser Filip , Brusselle Guy , Smith Vanessa 
Published: May 2017

Screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) improves outcomes. The DETECT screening algorithm is recommended in a high-risk SSc subgroup. This study aims to compare prospectively the positive predictive value of screening using the DETECT algorithm and the 2009 European Society of Cardiology/European Respiratory Society (ESC/ERS) guidelines, and to compare their cost-effectiveness in an unselected, day-to-day SSc population.Post hoc, screening according to the 2015 ESC/ERS guidelines using echocardiographic parameters alone (“2015 echo screening”) or combined with the DETECT algorithm (“2015 combined screening”) in high-risk subjects was analysed.195 consecutive SSc patients included in the Ghent University Hospital SSc cohort were screened using different algorithms.The referral rate for right heart catheterisation was 32% (63 out of 195 patients) (46/4/13/34/40 patients using the DETECT algorithm/2009 guidelines/both/2015 echo screening/2015 combined screening). Right heart catheterisation was performed in 53 patients (84%) (36 (78%)/four (100%)/13 (100%)/28 (82%)/32 (80%) patients recommended by the DETECT algorithm/2009 guidelines/both/2015 echo screening/2015 combined screening). PAH was diagnosed in three patients (incidence 1.5%·year–1, 95% CI 0.5–4.4), in whom all algorithms recommended a right heart catheterisation. The positive predictive value was 6% (95% CI 2–17%; three out of 49 patients) for the DETECT algorithm, 18% (95% CI 6–41%; three out of 17 patients) for the 2009 guidelines, 23% (95% CI 8–50%; three out of 13 patients) for both, 11% (95% CI 4–27%; three out of 28 patients) for the 2015 echo screening and 9% (95% CI 3–24%; three out of 32 patients) for the 2015 combined screening. The cost was EUR224/80/90/112 per patient using the DETECT algorithm/2009 guidelines/2015 echo screening/2015 combined screening.Echocardiography may remain a candidate first step for PAH screening in SSc.
Shared genetic predisposition in rheumatoid arthritis-interstitial lung disease and familial pulmonary fibrosis
Authors: Juge Pierre-Antoine , Borie Raphaël , Kannengiesser Caroline , Gazal Steven , Revy Patrick , Wemeau-Stervinou Lidwine , Debray Marie-Pierre , Ottaviani Sébastien , Marchand-Adam Sylvain , Nathan Nadia , Thabut Gabriel , Richez Christophe , Nunes Hilario , Callebaut Isabelle , Justet Aurélien , Leulliot Nicolas , Bonnefond Amélie , Salgado David , Richette Pascal , Desvignes Jean-Pierre , Lioté Huguette , Froguel Philippe , Allanore Yannick , Sand Olivier , Dromer Claire , Flipo René-Marc , Clément Annick , Béroud Christophe , Sibilia Jean , Coustet Baptiste , Cottin Vincent , Boissier Marie-Christophe , Wallaert Benoit , Schaeverbeke Thierry , Dastot le Moal Florence , Frazier Aline , Ménard Christelle , Soubrier Martin , Saidenberg Nathalie , Valeyre Dominique , Amselem Serge ,   the FREX consortium, Boileau Catherine , Crestani Bruno , Dieudé Philippe 
Published: May 2017

Despite its high prevalence and mortality, little is known about the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD). Given that familial pulmonary fibrosis (FPF) and RA-ILD frequently share the usual pattern of interstitial pneumonia and common environmental risk factors, we hypothesised that the two diseases might share additional risk factors, including FPF-linked genes. Our aim was to identify coding mutations of FPF-risk genes associated with RA-ILD.We used whole exome sequencing (WES), followed by restricted analysis of a discrete number of FPF-linked genes and performed a burden test to assess the excess number of mutations in RA-ILD patients compared to controls.Among the 101 RA-ILD patients included, 12 (11.9%) had 13 WES-identified heterozygous mutations in theTERT,RTEL1,PARNorSFTPCcoding regions.The burden test, based on 81 RA-ILD patients and 1010 controls of European ancestry, revealed an excess ofTERT,RTEL1,PARNorSFTPCmutations in RA-ILD patients (OR 3.17, 95% CI 1.53–6.12; p=9.45×10−4). Telomeres were shorter in RA-ILD patients with aTERT,RTEL1orPARNmutation than in controls (p=2.87×10−2).Our results support the contribution of FPF-linked genes to RA-ILD susceptibility.
Cranking up the heat: relationships between energetically costly song features and the increase in thorax temperature in male crickets and katydids
Authors: Erregger B. , Kovac H. , Stabentheiner A. , Hartbauer M. , Römer H. , Schmidt A. K. D. 
Published: May 2017

Sexual displays of acoustically signalling insects are used in the context of mate attraction and mate choice. While energetic investment in sound production can increase the reproductive success of the sender, this entails metabolic costs. Resource allocation into sexually selected, reproductive traits can trade off against allocation to naturally selected traits (e.g., growth, immunity) when individuals' energy budgets are limited. Estimating the magnitude of the costs invested in acoustic signalling is necessary to understand this trade-off and its influence on fitness and life-history. To compare the costs associated with acoustic signalling for two ensiferan species, we simultaneously took respiratory measurements to record the rate of CO2 production and used infrared thermography to measure the increase in thorax temperature. Furthermore, to identify what combinations of acoustic parameters were energetically costly for the sender, we recorded the calling songs of 22 different cricket and katydid species for a comparative analysis and measured their thorax temperature while they sang.Acoustic signalling was energetically costly for Mecopoda sp. and Anurogryllus muticus, requiring a 12- and 16-fold increase over resting levels in the CO2 production rate. Moreover, calling increased thorax temperature, on average, by 7.6 and 5.8°C, respectively. We found that the song intensity and effective calling rate, but not simply the chirp/trill duty cycle or the pulse rate alone were good predictors for the thorax temperature increase in males.
Correction manoeuvres in the surgical treatment of spinal deformities
Authors: Senkoylu Alpaslan , Cetinkaya Mehmet 
Published: May 2017

Correction manoeuvres are as important as the other issues such as hardware selection, graft options, fusion and osteotomy techniques in the surgical treatment of spinal deformities. The property of materials demonstrating both viscous and elastic characteristics when undergoing deformation is called visco-elasticity. Purely elastic materials change in shape with a stress, and go back to their initial form when the stress is removed. However, visco-elastic materials, like the spine, may protect their new formation unless a back stress is applied. Time is a very important parameter during manoeuvre application to the spine because of its visco-elastic behavior. The most common correction manoeuvres that can be used for spinal deformities are rod de-rotation, distraction-compression, in situ rod bending, segmental de-rotation, en bloc de-rotation and cantilever. Spontaneous correction of a minor curve is possible after selective fusion of a major curve due to coupling phenomenon.Cite this article: EFORT Open Rev 2017;2. DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.2.170002. Originally published online at www.efortopenreviews.org
Encouraging more efficient wardrobes through recirculation of idle apparel
Authors: Lapolla Kendra , Sanders Elizabeth B.-N. 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
Consumption and waste of clothing has dramatically increased in recent decades due to the acceleration of changing fashion trends. As a result of this expanding textile waste, this study explores the closet as a space for waste and further examines how creativity might assist in the reuse and recirculation of idle clothing in wardrobes. One way to encourage more efficient apparel reuse may be through effective recirculation of stored clothing that is no longer worn, yet remains a part of the wardrobe. By adopting participatory design research methods, specifically using stories and storytelling, the researchers aimed to explore how female consumers might use their creativity to reuse/recirculate clothing in their closets that they no longer wear. The data from this study illustrates the possible reasons idle clothing contributes to textile waste. Boredom with the same outfits, lack of time and disorganization are contributing to participants feeling less creative in coming up with new outfit ideas to best utilize their existing garments. Further, new strategies for the recirculation of idle apparel are discussed.
Clothing reuse: The potential in informal exchange
Authors: Laitala Kirsi , Klepp Ingun Grimstad 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
Reuse organized by non-profit and commercial actors is a sustainability strategy that recently received a lot of attention. This article discusses the question: what do we know about the amount of clothes that circulate outside the pecuniary markets? And is this amount increasing or declining? The questions are answered based on quantitative material from Norway. Almost twice as many had received used clothing as those who had bought used clothing, and our material do not indicate that this is declining. At the same time, 59 per cent of Norwegian adults had neither received nor bought used clothing for themselves during the past two years. For children, inheritance is very common and the younger the children are, the more they inherit. The amount of the private clothing exchange is greater than the formal market in Norway. Therefore, when the goal is a more sustainable clothing consumption, we need to include the parts of consumption that are not only related to money.
Little Dorrit and adaptation
Authors: Falchi Simonetta 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
This article considers the example of Andrew Davies’ 2008 adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Little Dorrit as a means by which to identify his ‘recognizable authorial voice’. When Davies refashioned this text for a millennial audience in a different medium and under the influence of the ‘canonical’ norms of classic novel adaptations, he necessarily confronted the Dickensian text with contemporary insights. This is evident in the way Davies subsequently adapts the Dickensian plot and, in particular, the character of Amy Dorrit. As the analysis of this essay shows, the TV series demonstrates Davies’ skills and distinctive authorial voice, with its characteristic ‘detached sympathetic irony’.
When drama theatre meets puppetry: How a unique symbiosis brought about distinctive changes in Bulgaria’s theatre
Authors: Stefanova Kalina 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
The text outlines the unique symbiosis between drama and puppetry that started taking shape on Bulgarian theatre stages in the mid-1990s and gradually became a distinctive new theatre reality that changed the face of Bulgarian theatre. It was created by Alexander Morfov, CREDO Theatre and Stefan Moskov, along with a number of actors – all of them puppet theatre graduates – in their collaboration with the Bulgarian National (and other drama) Theater(s).
To the last breath
Authors: Goršič Niko 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
While still a student of sociology, Damir Domitrović co-founded Club B-51 on Gerbičeva Street, a nexus of the subculture in Ljubljana. In 1991, during the beginnings of the wars in former Yugoslavia, he conceived the B-51 Cultural Society, then two years later started the EX PONTO festival as a sort of creative-spiritual meeting point of refugee artists from the Balkan Wars. In the 22 years since, it has grown into an important international festival of the performing arts. He supported the Rajvosa project, which was dedicated to the Bosnian minority community in Slovenia, was an instigator of the Kluže festival at the tri-border of Slovenia, Italy and Austria, and in 2005 co-founded the New European Theatre Action (NETA), the largest theatre network in South-Eastern Europe, which today encompasses 68 festivals and theatres in 20 countries.
Introduction
Authors: Aigner Franziska , Turkenich Uri 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
A series of interviews with artists involved with Tanztheater Wuppertal explores changes in the field of dance in the '70s and '80s in West Germany. Starting with Pina Bausch, the relation between choreographer and dancer shifted, blurring the line of role division. Raimund Hoghe, Susanne Linke, Dominique Mercy, William Forsythe, Reinhild Hoffmann and Vivienne Newport reflect on those changes, which coincided with broader socio-political transformations that were taking place in German society at the time.
At work with Pina Bausch: Friendship and love – An interview with Raimund Hoghe
Authors: Aigner Franziska , Turkenich Uri 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
Raimund Hoghe spoke about his work as a writer, articulating and giving form to the political and artistic climate of Germany from the 1960s onwards. Having worked with Pina Bausch as one of the first dramaturges of dance, he recalled the development of their friendship and working relation.
Queer-haptic aesthetics in the films of Lucrecia Martel and Albertina Carri
Authors: Molloy Missy 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
Lucrecia Martel and Albertina Carri are contemporaneous Argentine directors whose films are frequently included in the category ‘New Argentine Cinema’. Often interpreted as indictments of bourgeois cultural values, Martel’s La ciénaga/The Swamp (Martel, 2001), La niña santa/The Holy Girl (Martel, 2004) and La mujer sin cabeza/The Headless Woman (Martel, 2008) spotlight sexual, racial and economic inequalities that manifest in unconventional desires and sudden violence. Although more explicitly sexual and violent, Géminis/Geminis (Carri, 2005) and La rabia/Anger (Carri, 2008) similarly undermine heteronormative social conventions, the former film depicting sibling incest and the latter displacing idealized representations of rural life with images of sexual deviance and animal cruelty. This article presents haptic and queer analyses of these filmmakers’ works to reveal overlaps in their sociopolitical critiques. The interpretations also demonstrate the utility of queer-haptic cinematic strategies, through which Martel and Carri expose alternative vantages on queer desires.