bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Presence and Predictive Value of Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Anxiety and Depressive Disorders
Authors: Hofmeijer-Sevink Mieke Klein , Batelaan Neeltje M. , van Megen Harold J. G. M. , van den Hout Marcel A. , Penninx Brenda W. , van Balkom Anton J. L. M. , Cath Danielle C. 
Published: May 2017

Objective: Obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) co-occur frequently with anxiety and depressive disorders, but the nature of their relationship and their impact on severity of anxiety and depressive disorders is poorly understood. In a large sample of patients with anxiety and depressive disorders, we assessed the frequency of OCS, defined as a Young Adult Self-Report Scale–obsessive-compulsive symptoms score >7. The associations between OCS and severity of anxiety and/or depressive disorders were examined, and it was investigated whether OCS predict onset, relapse, and persistence of anxiety and depressive disorders. Methods: Data were obtained from the third (at 2-year follow-up) and fourth wave (at 4-year follow-up) of data collection in the Netherlands Study of Anxiety and Depression cohort, including 469 healthy controls, 909 participants with a remitted disorder, and 747 participants with a current anxiety and/or depressive disorder. Results: OCS were present in 23.6% of the total sample, most notably in those with current combined anxiety and depressive disorders. In patients with a current disorder, OCS were associated with severity of this disorder. Moreover, OCS predicted (1) first onset of anxiety and/or depressive disorders in healthy controls (odds ratio [OR], 5.79; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.15 to 29.14), (2) relapse in those with remitted anxiety and/or depressive disorders (OR, 2.31; 95% CI, 1.55 to 3.46), and (3) persistence in patients with the combination of current anxiety and depressive disorders (OR, 4.42; 95% CI, 2.54 to 7.70) within the 2-year follow-up period Conclusions: OCS are closely related to both the presence and severity of anxiety and depressive disorders and affect their course trajectories. Hence, OCS might be regarded as a course specifier signaling unfavorable outcomes. This specifier may be useful in clinical care to adapt and intensify treatment in individual patients.
Nurses’ Perspectives on the Geriatric Nursing Practice Environment and the Quality of Older People’s Care in Ontario Acute Care Hospitals
Authors: Fox Mary T. , Sidani Souraya , Butler Jeffrey I. , Tregunno Deborah 
Published: May 2017

Background Cultivating hospital environments that support older people’s care is a national priority. Evidence on geriatric nursing practice environments, obtained from studies of registered nurses (RNs) in American teaching hospitals, may have limited applicability to Canada, where RNs and registered practical nurses (RPNs) care for older people in predominantly nonteaching hospitals. Purpose This study describes nurses’ perceptions of the overall quality of care for older people and the geriatric nursing practice environment (geriatric resources, interprofessional collaboration, and organizational value of older people’s care) and examines if these perceptions differ by professional designation and hospital teaching status. Methods A cross-sectional survey, using Dillman’s tailored design, that included Geriatric Institutional Assessment Profile subscales, was completed by 2005 Ontario RNs and registered practical nurses to assess their perceptions of the quality of care and geriatric nursing practice environment. Results Scores on the Geriatric Institutional Assessment Profile subscales averaged slightly above the midpoint except for geriatric resources which was slightly below. Registered practical nurses rated the quality of care and geriatric nursing practice environment higher than RNs; no significant differences were found by hospital teaching status. Conclusions Nurses’ perceptions of older people’s care and the geriatric nursing practice environment differ by professional designation but not hospital teaching status. Teaching and nonteaching hospitals should both be targeted for geriatric nursing practice environment improvement initiatives.
Mothers’ depressive symptoms and their children’s Turkish heritage language vocabulary development
Authors: Willard Jessica A , Hammer Carol Scheffner , Bitetti Dana , Cycyk Lauren M , Leyendecker Birgit 
Published: May 2017

Aims: This study examined associations between mothers’ depressive symptoms and the Turkish heritage vocabulary of their school-age children. We expected that mothers’ depressive symptoms would be associated with lower Turkish vocabulary scores in fourth grade as well as slower growth in vocabulary scores from fourth to sixth grade. Design: We collected longitudinal data on 139 mothers of Turkish origin in Germany and their children in fourth, fifth, and sixth grade. Mothers reported on the level of their depressive symptoms, and children were administered a Turkish receptive vocabulary test. Analysis: Data were analyzed with growth curve modeling. Findings and conclusions: Mothers’ depressive symptoms were not significantly associated with children’s vocabulary in fourth grade. However, mothers’ depressive symptoms did predict slower growth in children’s vocabulary from fourth to sixth grade. The higher a mother’s depressive symptoms score, the slower the growth of her child’s Turkish vocabulary. Originality: To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine the association between mothers’ depressive symptoms and their children’s vocabulary development during the school-age years, and the second to examine it for heritage language development. Significance and implications: Our findings suggest that mothers’ depressive symptoms may be one risk factor limiting parents in successfully passing on the heritage language to their children, even during school-age. Families as well as medical, psychological, and educational professionals should be made aware of the role of mothers’ depressive symptoms in their children’s language development.
An Optical-Fiber-Based Smart Textile (Smart Socks) to Manage Biomechanical Risk Factors Associated With Diabetic Foot Amputation
Authors: Najafi Bijan , Mohseni Hooman , Grewal Gurtej S. , Talal Talal K. , Menzies Robert A. , Armstrong David G. 
Published: May 2017

Objective: This study aimed to validate a smart-textile based on fiber-optics for simultaneous measurement of plantar temperature, pressure, and joint angles in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Methods: After in-vitro validation in the laboratory, 33 eligible subjects with DPN were recruited (age: 58 ± 8 years, BMI: 31.5 ± 8 kg/m2) for assessing plantar pressure and temperature during habitual gait-speed in a clinical-setting. All participants were asked to walk at their habitual speed while wearing a pair of sensorized socks made from highly flexible fiber optics (SmartSox). An algorithm was designed to estimate temperature, pressure, and toe range of motion from optical wavelength generated from SmartSox. To validate the device, results from thermal stress response (TSR) using thermography and peak pressure measured by computerized pressure insoles (F-Scan) were used as gold standards. Results: In laboratory and under controlled conditions, the agreements for parameters of interest were excellent ( r > .98, P = .000), and no noticeable cross-talks between measurements of temperature, angle, and pressure were observed. During clinical data acquisition, a significant correlation was found for pressure profile under different anatomical regions of interest between SmartSox and F-Scan ( r = .67, P < .050) as well as between thermography and SmartSox ( r = .55, P < .050). Conclusion: This study demonstrates the validity of an innovative smart textile for assessing simultaneously the key parameters associated with risk of foot ulcers in patients with DPN. It may empower clinicians to objectively stratify foot risk and provide timely care. Another study is warranted to validate its clinical application in preventing limb threating problems in patients with DPN.
Implementation and calibration of a new irregular cellular automata-based model for local urban growth simulation: The MUGICA model
Authors: Barreira-González Pablo , Aguilera-Benavente Francisco , Gómez-Delgado Montserrat 
Published: May 2017

Cellular automata-based models have traditionally employed regular grids to represent the geographical environment when simulating urban growth or land use change. Over the last two decades, the scientific community has introduced the use of other spatial structures in an attempt to represent the processes simulated by these models more realistically. Cadastre parcels are a good choice when simulating urban growth at local scales, where pixels or regular cells do not represent the geographic space properly. Furthermore, the implementation and calibration of key factors such as accessibility and suitability have not been sufficiently explored in models employing irregular structures. This paper presents a fully calibrated model to simulate urban growth: Model for Urban Growth simulation using Irregular Cellular Automata. The model uses the irregular structure of the cadastre and its smallest unit: the cadastral parcel. The factors included are based on the traditional Neighbourhood, Accessibility, Suitability and Zoning Status modelling schema, frequently employed in other models. Each factor was implemented and calibrated for the irregular structure employed by the model, and a new approach was explored to introduce a random component that would reproduce illegal growth. Several versions of Model for Urban Growth simulation using Irregular Cellular Automata were produced to calibrate the model within the period 2000–2010. The results obtained from the simulations were compared against observed growth for 2010, adapting the traditional confusion matrix to irregular space. A new metric is proposed, called growth simulation accuracy, which measures how well the model locates urban growth.
Prognostic index for chronic- and smoldering-type adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma
Authors: Katsuya Hiroo , Shimokawa Mototsugu , Ishitsuka Kenji , Kawai Kazuhiro , Amano Masahiro , Utsunomiya Atae , Hino Ryosuke , Hanada Shuichi , Jo Tatsuro , Tsukasaki Kunihiro , Moriuchi Yukiyoshi , Sueoka Eisaburo , Yoshida Shinichiro , Suzushima Hitoshi , Miyahara Masaharu , Yamashita Kiyoshi , Eto Tetsuya , Suzumiya Junji , Tamura Kazuo 
Published: May 2017

Key Points
The soluble interleukin-2 receptor was identified as an only independent prognostic factor for chronic and smoldering ATL in this study. The prognostic index using the values of sIL-2R (iATL-PI) is a promising tool for the risk-adapted therapeutic intervention.
Assessment of durable press performance of cotton finished with modified DMDHEU and citric acid
Authors: Dhiman Guneet , Chakraborty J. N. 
Published: May 2017

AbstractCotton apparels possess inherent tendency to form wrinkles under external stress. Conventionally selective cross-linking agents in presence of specific catalyst are applied on cotton to supress formation of creases or wrinkles via pad-dry-cure technique at high curing temperature under acidic conditions imparting stability and elasticity to the fabric. Extensive research carried out in this field identifies invariable deterioration in mechanical properties of finished cotton. In this study, two different cross-linking agents, i.e. modified DMDHEU and citric acid working on etherification and esterification crosslinking reaction with cellulose respectively were applied on cotton through selection of factors using Box Behnken experimental design in conjunction with response surface analysis and regression methods to study their DP ratings as well as other mechanical properties. Significant factors were further drastically narrowed down to reach to most specific concentrations of cross-linker, catalyst as well as other chemicals along with finishing parameters. It was found that modified DMDHEU performed better in terms of DP rating as well as overall physical properties as compared to those obtained with citric acid.
Seismic characterization of fault facies models
Authors: Botter Charlotte , Cardozo Nestor , Qu Dongfang , Tveranger Jan , Kolyukhin Dmitriy 
Published: May 2017

Faults play a key role in reservoirs by enhancing or restricting fluid flow. A fault zone can be divided into a fault core that accommodates most of the displacement and a surrounding damage zone. Interpretation of seismic data is a key method for studying subsurface features, but the internal structure and properties of fault zones are often at the limit of seismic resolution. We have investigated the seismic response of a vertical fault zone model in sandstone, populated with fault facies based on deformation band distributions. Deformation bands reduce the porosity of the sandstone, and they condition its elastic properties. We generate synthetic seismic cubes of the fault facies model for several wave frequencies and under realistic conditions of reservoir burial and seismic acquisition. Seismic image quality and fault zone definition are highly dependent on wave frequency. At a low wave frequency (e.g., 10 Hz), the fault zone is broader and no information about its fault facies distribution can be extracted. At higher wave frequencies (e.g., 30 and 60 Hz), seismic attributes, such as tensor and envelope, can be used to characterize the fault volume and its internal structure. Based on these attributes, we can subdivide the fault zone into several seismic facies from the core to the damage zone. Statistical analyses indicate a correlation between the seismic attributes and the fault internal structure, although seismic facies, due to their coarser resolution, cannot be matched to individual fault facies. The seismic facies can be used as input for reservoir models as spatial conditioning parameters for fault facies distributions inside the fault zone. However, relying only on the information provided by seismic analyses might not be enough to create high-resolution fault reservoir models.
Analysis of the Use and Impact of Twitter During American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meetings From 2011 to 2016: Focus on Advanced Metrics and User Trends
Authors: Pemmaraju Naveen , Thompson Michael A. , Mesa Ruben A. , Desai Tejas 
Published: May 2017

Purpose: The use of social media, in particular Twitter, has substantially increased among health care stakeholders in the field of hematology and oncology, with an especially sharp increase in the use of Twitter during times of major national meetings. The most attended meeting in the oncology field is the ASCO annual meeting. Little is known about the detailed metrics involved in the use, volume, and impact of Twitter during the ASCO annual meeting. Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of tweets during the ASCO annual meetings from 2011 to 2016. The total data set encompassed 190,732 tweets from 39,745 authors over six consecutive ASCO meetings from 2011 to 2016 (inclusive). Tweets, all publically available, were collected by Nephrology On-Demand Analytics. Results: The number of individual authors increased from 1,429 during the 2011 ASCO meeting to 15,796 during the 2016 ASCO meeting, an 11-fold increase over the total 5-year period. There was a notable increase in tweets from the 2011 ASCO meeting (n = 7,746) to the 2016 ASCO meeting (n = 72,698), a nine-fold increase during the study period. The most commonly tweeted term or topic changed over time, generally reflecting the breakthroughs of each designated year; these terms were “melanoma” for both the 2011 and 2012 ASCO meetings; “breast cancer” for the 2013 ASCO meeting; “lung cancer” for the 2014 ASCO meeting; and “ImmunOnc” or “immunotherapy/immuno-oncology” for both the 2015 and 2016 ASCO meetings. Conclusion: The use of Twitter among health care stakeholders during the ASCO meeting has markedly increased over time, demonstrating the increasing role of social media in the dissemination of findings at the most highly attended hematology and oncology conference of the year.
Use of Reversible Contraceptive Methods Among U.S. Women with Physical or Sensory Disabilities
Authors: Wu Justine P. , McKee Kimberly S. , McKee Michael M. , Meade Michelle A. , Plegue Melissa A. , Sen Ananda 
Published: May 2017

CONTEXTWomen with disabilities experience a higher rate of adverse pregnancy outcomes than women without disabilities. Preventing or delaying pregnancy when that is the best choice for a woman is a critical strategy to reducing pregnancy‐related disparities, yet little is known about current contraceptive use among women with disabilities.METHODSA cohort of 545 reproductive‐age women with physical disabilities (i.e., difficulty walking, climbing, dressing or bathing) or sensory disabilities (i.e., difficulty with vision or hearing) was identified from among participants in the 2011–2013 National Survey of Family Growth. Those at risk for unplanned pregnancy were categorized by whether they were using highly effective reversible contraceptive methods (IUD, implant), moderately effective ones (pill, patch, ring, injectable), less effective ones (condoms, withdrawal, spermicides, diaphragm, natural family planning) or no method. Multinomial regression was conducted to examine the association between disability and type of contraceptive used.RESULTSSome 39% of women with disabilities were at risk of unplanned pregnancy, and 27% of those at risk were not using contraceptives. The presence of disability was associated with decreased odds of using highly effective methods or moderately effective methods, rather than less effective ones (odds ratio, 0.6 for each), but had no association with using no method.CONCLUSIONThere is a significant need to reduce contraceptive disparities related to physical or sensory disabilities. Future research should explore the extent to which contraceptive use differs by type and severity of disability, as well as identify contextual factors that contribute to any identified differences.
ACTH-secreting medullary thyroid cancer: a case series
Authors: Wijewardene Ayanthi A , Glastras Sarah J , Learoyd Diana L , Robinson Bruce G , Tsang Venessa H M 
Published: May 2017

Summary
Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a rare neuroendocrine tumour that originates from the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland. The most common presentation of MTC is with a single nodule; however, by the time of diagnosis, most have spread to the surrounding cervical lymph nodes. Cushing’s syndrome is a rare complication of MTC and is due to ectopic adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) secretion by tumour cells. Cushing’s syndrome presents a challenging diagnostic and management issue in patients with MTC. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) previously used for the management of metastatic MTC have become an important therapeutic option for the management of ectopic ACTH in metastatic MTC. The article describes three cases of ectopic ACTH secretion in MTC and addresses the significant diagnostic and management challenges related to Cushing’s syndrome in metastatic MTC.

Learning points:

Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a rare neuroendocrine tumour.

Cushing’s syndrome is a rare complication of MTC that has a significant impact on patients’ morbidity and mortality.

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) provide an important therapeutic option for the management of ectopic ACTH in metastatic MTC.
Prevalência de lesões musculoesqueléticas e fatores associados em corredores de rua
Authors: Abiko Rafael Hideki , Tamura Silvia Harumi , Borges Paulo Henrique , Bertolini Sonia Maria Marques Gomes 
Published: May 2017

Objetivo: Verificar a prevalência de lesões musculoesqueléticas em participantes de corrida de rua, bem como, sua associação com o sexo e comparação com o volume de treino semanal.Materiais e Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo transversal, observacional, com abordagem quantitativa. Participaram da pesquisa 162 indivíduos de ambos os sexos, com idade entre 18 e 65 anos. Utilizou-se um questionário estruturado, elaborado pelos próprios pesquisadores composto por características antropométricas, especificidades do treinamento, e informações sobre a ocorrência de lesões musculoesqueléticas. A coleta foi realizada na XII Maratona de Revezamento Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima: Pare de Fumar Correndo.Resultados: A prevalência de lesões musculoesqueléticas em corredores de rua foi de 47,5%. Dentre as principais lesões encontradas destacaram-se as distensões musculares, os estiramentos e a contratura muscular (33,33%), seguida de lesões inflamatórias como fasceíte plantar, tendinites e a síndrome do estresse tibial (26,19%); lesões ósseas, envolvendo fratura, condromalácia patelar e edema ósseo (15,48%); lesões ligamentares como entorses e luxações (14,29%); e outros tipos de lesões (10,71%). Verificou-se associação significativa com o sexo masculino (p<0,01) e com o volume de treino semanal (p=0,009).Conclusão: Os resultados indicam que a prevalência de lesões musculoesqueléticas em corredores de rua está associada ao sexo e que o volume de treino de corredores com lesões é maior quando comparado aos indivíduos que não apresentam as referidas lesões.
Dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction for the simultaneous determination of parent and nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water samples
Authors: Borges Bárbara , Melo Armindo , Ferreira Isabel M.P.L.V.O. , Mansilha Catarina 
Published: May 2017

A new method for simultaneous extraction and quantification of 6 nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (nitro-PAHs) and 16 parent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in water matrices was optimized and validated.
The extraction procedure was based on dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction technique, followed by gas chromatography-mass detection. The optimum conditions of extraction (volume of the extraction solvent, dispersive solvents and amount of salt) were selected using central composite design. The best results were found by using 200 μL of acetonitrile as dispersive solvent, 60 μL of chloroform as extraction solvent, and 10% (w/v) NaCl. Excellent linearity was observed in the range of 10–150 ng L−1 with correlation coefficients (r2) ranging between 0.9996 and 0.9999 for nitro-PAHs and in the range of 5–150 ng L−1 with r2 ranging from 0.9998 to 1.000 for PAHs. The limits of detection for the nitro-PAHs studied ranged from 0.82 to 3.37 ng L−1, whereas for PAHs ranged from 0.62 to 3.48 ng L−1. The intra- and inter-day precisions for nitro-PAHs were in the range of 0.45 to 19.54% and 0.43 to 19.62%, respectively, and for PAHs ranged between 0.45 to 17.42% and 0.38 to 18.97%, respectively. The proposed method was successfully applied in analyses of groundwater, sea, rain water and river water, being appropriate for routine analyses.
Origens do fórum mineiro de saúde mental: um estudo sobre as condições de emergência de um movimento social antimanicomial
Authors: Duarte Ronaldo Alves 
Published: May 2017

Este artigo objetiva identificar e sistematizar as condições de emergência do Fórum Mineiro de Saúde Mental, considerando aspectos políticos, sociais e econômicos ocorridos entre os anos de 1987 e 1994, e identificando seus efeitos, influências e reverberações sobre a formação do FMSM. Para tanto, a investigação conjugou informações oriundas de fontes orais, escritas e documentais acerca do painel de eventos sociais, políticos, econômicos e culturais da conjuntura mineira em que surgiu o Fórum Mineiro de Saúde Mental. Tudo isso refletido em uma perspectiva de análise conjuntural. Constatou-se que o FMSM não se manteve isolado nem imune aos efeitos da conjuntura política, social, econômica e cultural do período aqui enfocado. Assim, forjado em um processo complexo de aceitação e de resistências, o Fórum Mineiro de Saúde Mental se materializou em Minas Gerais, pretendendo tornar as aspirações antimanicomiais uma realidade no Estado.
Palavras-chave: movimento antimanicomial. reforma psiquiátrica. movimentos sociais.