bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Development of a food-based diet quality score for Japanese: associations of the score with nutrient intakes in young, middle-aged and older Japanese women
Authors: Kuriyama Nozomi , Murakami Kentaro , Livingstone M. Barbara E. , Okubo Hitomi , Kobayashi Satomi , Suga Hitomi , Sasaki Satoshi ,   the Three-generation Study of Women on Diets and Health Study Group
Published: October 2016

AbstractSeveral previous studies have shown that a diet score based on the Japanese food guide Spinning Top (the original score) is associated with both favourable and unfavourable dietary intake patterns. We developed a food-based diet quality score (the modified score) and examined associations with nutrient intakes. Subjects were 3963 young (all aged 18 years), 3800 middle-aged (mean age 47·7 (sd 3·9) years) and 2211 older (mean age 74·4 (sd 5·2) years) Japanese women. Dietary intakes were assessed using comprehensive (for the young and middle-aged) and brief-type (for the older) diet history questionnaires. The original score was calculated based on intakes of grains, vegetables, fish/meat, milk, fruits, and snacks/alcoholic beverages. The modified score was similarly calculated, but included Na from seasonings and without applying the upper cut-off values for dietary components where increased consumption is advocated for Japanese women (grains, vegetables, fish/meat, milk, and fruits). The original score was positively associated with intakes of carbohydrate, dietary fibre, and all the vitamins and minerals examined including Na and inversely with intakes of fats and alcohol in young and middle-aged women. In older women, the original score was inversely associated with intakes of all nutrients except for carbohydrate and vitamin C. However, the modified score was associated positively with intakes of protein, carbohydrate, dietary fibre, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, vitamins A, C and E, and folate and inversely with intakes of fats, alcohol and Na in all generations. In conclusion, the modified diet score was positively associated with favourable nutrient intake patterns in Japanese women.
Processing of word-level stress by Mandarin-speaking second language learners of English
Authors: QIN ZHEN , CHIEN YU-FU , TREMBLAY ANNIE 
Published: October 2016

ABSTRACTThis study investigates whether second language learners’ processing of stress can be explained by the degree to which suprasegmental cues contribute to lexical identity in the native language. It focuses on Standard Mandarin, Taiwan Mandarin, and American English listeners’ processing of stress in English nonwords. In Mandarin, fundamental frequency contributes to lexical identity by signaling lexical tones, but only in Standard Mandarin does duration distinguish stressed–unstressed and stressed–stressed words. Participants completed sequence-recall tasks containing English disyllabic nonwords contrasting in stress. Experiment 1 used natural stimuli; Experiment 2 used resynthesized stimuli that isolated fundamental frequency and duration cues. Experiment 1 revealed no difference among the groups; in Experiment 2, Standard Mandarin listeners used duration more than Taiwan Mandarin listeners did. These results are interpreted within a cue-weighting theory of speech perception.
Outbreak of KPC-3-producing ST15 and ST348Klebsiella pneumoniaein a Portuguese hospital
Authors: VUBIL D. , FIGUEIREDO R. , REIS T. , CANHA C. , BOAVENTURA L. , DA SILVA G. J. 
Published: October 2016

SUMMARYTo date, only a few sporadic cases of infections due toKlebsiella pneumoniaecarbapenemase (KPC) producers have been reported in Portugal. Here, we report for the first time an outbreak ofK. pneumoniaeKPC-3 producers in a tertiary-care hospital during 2013. Twenty-seven ertapenem-resistantK. pneumoniaewere identified in patients at a tertiary-care hospital during 2013 isolated predominantly from urine (48·1%) and blood (25·9%) cultures. All isolates were highly resistant toβ-lactam antibiotics and most showed intermediate resistance to imipenem. The more frequentβ-lactamases were TEM- (77·7%), CTX-M- (70·3%) and KPC-type (66·6%). KPC-3 was identified by sequencing. TheblaKPC−3gene was associated with an IncF plasmid, and efficiently transferred toE. coliJ53. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis typing revealed three clusters of isolates which were further characterized by multi-locus sequence typing as ST11, ST15 and ST348. Ertapenem-resistant ST15 was already in circulation in the hospital, related to expression of OmpK36 modified porin, but the other two sequence types had not been previously found in the hospital. We conclude that the IncF plasmid mediated transfer of KPC-3 in the outbreak and that implementation of carbapenemase gene screening in isolates from patients on admission to hospital is advisable in order to control dissemination of these antimicrobial resistance elements.
Encadrement discursif et postposition du sujet : l’éclairage des contes oraux
Authors: CARRUTHERS JANICE , LE DRAOULEC ANNE 
Published: October 2016

RÉSUMÉCet article s'inscrit dans l'hypothèse de l'encadrement développée par Charolles (1997), et réexaminée ultérieurement sous divers angles. Une condition syntaxique est mise au jour par Fuchs et Fournier (2003), à laquelle nous portons une attention particulière : à savoir, l'antéposition nécessaire du sujet (S) par rapport au verbe (V), suivant un terme initial cadratif. Nous réinterrogeons le lien entre encadrement et position du sujet à la lumière d'un corpus de contes oraux. Nous défendons l'hypothèse que dans certains cas, lorsqu'ils apparaissent dans des sections stratégiques du conte, les syntagmes spatio-temporels suivis de l'ordre VS peuvent être regardés comme proprement cadratifs.
A concept-oriented analysis of future-time reference in native and near-native Hexagonal French
Authors: EDMONDS AMANDA , GUDMESTAD AARNES , DONALDSON BRYAN 
Published: October 2016

ABSTRACTThis study examined how native and near-native speakers of Hexagonal French make reference to future events in a corpus of informal conversations. A concept-oriented analysis reveals that no fewer than 13 different finite verb forms appeared in future-time contexts. A qualitative analysis of the use of the present in future-time contexts in the two portions of the corpus points to similarities in the native-speaker and near-native-speaker use. This analysis contributes to the understanding of future-time expression in Hexagonal French and to discussions concerning near-nativeness in second language acquisition.
LOGICS ABOVES4 AND THE LEBESGUE MEASURE ALGEBRA
Authors: LANDO TAMAR 
Published: October 2016

AbstractWe study the measure semantics for propositional modal logics, in which formulas are interpreted in theLebesgue measure algebra${\cal M}$, or algebra of Borel subsets of the real interval [0,1] modulo sets of measure zero. It was shown in Lando (2012) and Fernández-Duque (2010) that the propositional modal logicS4 is complete for the Lebesgue measure algebra. The main result of the present paper is that every logicL aboveS4 is complete for some subalgebra of${\cal M}$. Indeed, there is a single model over a subalgebra of${\cal M}$in which all nontheorems ofLare refuted. This work builds on recent work by Bezhanishvili, Gabelaia, & Lucero-Bryan (2015) on the topological semantics for logics aboveS4. In Bezhanishviliet al., (2015), it is shown that there are logics above that arenotthe logic of any subalgebra of the interior algebra over the real line,${\cal B}$(ℝ), but that every logic above is the logic of some subalgebra of the interior algebra over the rationals,${\cal B}$(ℚ), and the interior algebra over Cantor space,${\cal B}\left( {\cal C} \right)$.
Construct Validity of the Temperament Structure Scales Within the Big	Five Framework in Aerospace Selection
Authors: Mittelstädt Justin Maximilian , Pecena Yvonne , Oubaid Viktor , Maschke Peter 
Published: October 2016

Abstract. The Temperament Structure Scales (TSS) are used in the selection of pilots, air traffic controllers, and astronauts at the German Aerospace Center (DLR). As there is evidence for the predictive validity of the TSS, its relationship with the popular Big Five factors as indicators of construct validity is investigated. Two samples comprising either European astronaut candidates (N = 902) or German pilot candidates (N = 249) were used. Analyses show consistent commonalities of several TSS scales with four Big Five factors (Neuroticism, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness). The TSS cover most of the broad Big Five factors and additionally provide a more detailed and suitable profile with unique constructs for the selection of aerospace personnel. The TSS are thus recommended for use without additional personality inventories that measure the broad Big Five factors only.
Monomolecular pyrenol-derivatives as multi-emissive probes for orthogonal reactivities
Authors: Finkler Björn , Riemann Iris , Vester Michael , Grüter Andreas , Stracke Frank , Jung Gregor 
Published: October 2016

AbstractPhotoacids on the basis of pyrenol have been extensively studied in the past 60 years. As their photophysical properties strongly depend on the substituents at the aromatic scaffold, we introduced two reactive moieties with different electronic coefficients thus creating multi-wavelength fluorescent probes. One probe is capable of monitoring two orthogonal transformations by four fluorescence colors, distinguishable even by the naked human eye. Another derivative can act as a three-color sensor for a wide range of different pH values. Both the presented compounds allow for mimicking of fundamental and advanced two-input logic operations due to the multi-wavelength emission. Furthermore, these compounds can process information in a logically reversible way (Feynman gate).
Influence of haem environment on the catalytic properties of the tetrathionate reductase TsdA from Campylobacter jejuni
Authors: Kurth Julia M. , Butt Julea N. , Kelly David J. , Dahl Christiane 
Published: October 2016

Bifunctional dihaem cytochrome c thiosulfate dehydrogenases/tetrathionate reductases (TsdA) exhibit different catalytic properties depending on the source organism. In the human food-borne intestinal pathogen Campylobacter jejuni, TsdA functions as a tetrathionate reductase enabling respiration with tetrathionate as an alternative electron acceptor. In the present study, evidence is provided that Cys138 and Met255 serve as the sixth ligands of Haem 1 and Haem 2 respectively, in the oxidized CjTsdA wt protein. Replacement of Cys138 resulted in a virtually inactive enzyme, confirming Haem 1 as the active site haem. Significantly, TsdA variants carrying amino acid exchanges in the vicinity of the electron-transferring Haem 2 (Met255, Asn254 and Lys252) exhibited markedly altered catalytic properties of the enzyme, showing these residues play a key role in the physiological function of TsdA. The growth phenotypes and tetrathionate reductase activities of a series of ΔtsdA/*tsdA complementation strains constructed in the original host C. jejuni 81116, showed that in vivo, the TsdA variants exhibited the same catalytic properties as the pure, recombinantly produced enzymes. However, variants that catalysed tetrathionate reduction more effectively than the wild-type enzyme did not allow better growth.
Energy storage and harvesting in BaTiO3/epoxy nanodielectrics
Authors: Manika Georgia C. , Psarras Georgios C. 
Published: October 2016

Composite nanodielectrics consisted of an epoxy resin and barium titanate nanoparticles were developed and characterised. Electrical measurements were performed via broadband dielectric spectroscopy. Dielectric results reveal the presence of three relaxation processes, which are attributed to (a) glass to rubber transition of the polymer matrix (α‐mode), (b) re‐arrangement of polar side groups (β‐mode) and (c) interfacial polarisation between system's constituents. The ability of the examined nanodielectrics to store and harvest energy was also examined in dc conditions. Applied dc voltage varied in the range of 10–240 V. Experimental data indicate that increasing the applied dc field results to higher values of the stored and harvested energies. The energy efficiency was also investigated in all specimens. The filler content enhances the coefficient of energy efficiency (neff) up to 58.2% for the 7 phr BaTiO3 nanocomposite at 200 V and 10 s charging/discharging time.
Multiyear Tracking of Nassau Grouper Spawning Migrations
Authors: Dahlgren C. P. , Buch K. , Rechisky E. , Hixon M. A. 
Published: October 2016

Abstract
An understanding of temporal patterns of migration and spatial connectivity between home ranges and spawning sites is necessary for effective management of species that form transient spawning aggregations. The Nassau Grouper Epinephelus striatus is a Caribbean coral reef fish that displays such spawning aggregations, which have been overfished to the point of threatening the species. Using acoustic telemetry, we examined the size at which Nassau Grouper migrate to spawning aggregations, the timing of migrations, and the distance of migration routes used by Nassau Grouper from within and outside of a large, no-take marine reserve in the central Bahamas. Fish (total n = 19) were tagged in 2004 (n = 6) and 2005 (n = 13) and were tracked for one to four spawning seasons. Fish that were 54 cm TL or greater made spawning migrations, with all but one migrating southward along the shelf edge of Exuma Sound for a distance of 70 km to over 200 km, usually during the December full moon. Fish typically made one migration annually, which lasted from 1 to 3 weeks, with fish remaining at spawning sites for only 1–2 d; however, when the full moon was early in the spawning season, several fish remained away from their home reefs through two lunar cycles or delayed their migrations by a month, and one fish made two migrations. Fish that were migrating for the first time had slower swimming speeds to spawning sites than did experienced fish, but swimming speeds were similar between the two groups during return migrations, suggesting that their migration behavior was learned. Our results demonstrate that spawning migration patterns for this species may be more variable in The Bahamas than at other Caribbean locations. The present findings also have important implications for the management of the species, including increasing the minimum size limit to 54 cm or larger and the use of both marine protected areas and seasonal closures to rebuild the spawning stock.
Received February 1, 2016; accepted July 27, 2016
The Ark: a customizable web-based data management tool for health and medical research
Authors: Bickerstaffe Adrian , Ranaweera Thilina , Endersby Travis , Ellis Christopher , Maddumarachchi Sanjaya , Gooden George E , White Paul , Moses Eric K , Hewitt Alex W , Hopper John L 
Published: October 2016

Abstract

Summary
The Ark is an open-source web-based tool that allows researchers to manage health and medical research data for humans and animals without specialized database skills or programming expertise. The system provides data management for core research information including demographic, phenotype, biospecimen and pedigree data, in addition to supporting typical investigator requirements such as tracking participant consent and correspondence, whilst also being able to generate custom data exports and reports. The Ark is ‘study generic’ by design and highly configurable via its web interface, allowing researchers to tailor the system to the specific data management requirements of their study.

Availability and Implementation
Source code for The Ark can be obtained freely from the website https://github.com/The-Ark-Informatics/ark/. The source code can be modified and redistributed under the terms of the GNU GPL v3 license. Documentation and a pre-configured virtual appliance can be found at the website http://sphinx.org.au/the-ark/.

Supplementary information
Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
Complicated Meckel diverticulum in a 15-year-old boy
Authors: Swickard Amanda , Grosel John M. 
Published: October 2016

ABSTRACT
Meckel diverticulum is the most common gastrointestinal (GI) anomaly, occurring in 2% of the population. This condition often presents symptomatically similar to acute appendicitis in children. The most common presentation is GI hemorrhage, followed closely by obstruction due to intussusception. Laparoscopy is the standard in both diagnosing and treating a complicated Meckel diverticulum.
Distant Migration of Multiple Siliconomas in Lower Extremities following Breast Implant Rupture: Case Report
Authors: Oh Joo Hyun , Song Seung Yong , Lew Dae Hyun , Lee Dong Won 
Published: October 2016

Summary:
Siliconoma from ruptured breast implants has been reported in multiple body sites, including but not limited to the breast parenchyma, axillary lymph nodes, upper arm, and even lower leg. In this regard, we report a rare case of distant silicone migration to the lower extremities after traumatic breast implant rupture. A 55-year-old Asian woman who received bilateral augmentation mammoplasty 20 years ago presented with ruptured breast implants from a car accident 2 years earlier. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed intracapsular and extracapsular rupture of the right breast implant, showing “linguine sign.” We removed the bilateral breast implants and performed capsulectomy and bilateral reduction mammoplasty using inverted-T incisions. The implant was confirmed as a smooth, silicone gel–filled mammary implant of 125 cm3 by a Japanese manufacturer, Koken. During her regular follow-up outpatient visits, physical examination revealed 2.5- × 1.5-cm ill-defined, tender, subcutaneous nodules on both knees and 8.5- × 3.0-cm inflammatory changes in the inguinal area with persistent pain. Computed tomography showed no definite mass, but rather infiltrative, nonenhancing soft-tissue densities in the subcutaneous layers of the bilateral inguinal and knee areas. Surgical excision was performed, and pathologic findings confirmed variable vacuoles with foreign body reaction and fibrosis, consistent with siliconoma. It is important to acknowledge that siliconomas can be encountered in patients with ruptured breast implants, especially those manufactured decades ago. Our patient with masses as remote as the inguinal and knee areas is a prime example of how far siliconomas can migrate.
Factors Influencing the Incidence of Severe Complications in Head and Neck Free Flap Reconstructions
Authors: Broome Martin , Juilland Naline , Litzistorf Yann , Monnier Yan , Sandu Kishore , Pasche Philippe , Plinkert Peter K. , Federspil Philippe A. , Simon Christian 
Published: October 2016

Background:
Complications after head and neck free-flap reconstructions are detrimental and prolong hospital stay. In an effort to identify related variables in a tertiary regional head and neck unit, the microvascular reconstruction activity over the last 5 years was captured in a database along with patient-, provider-, and volume-outcome–related parameters.

Methods:
Retrospective cohort study (level of evidence 3), a modified Clavien-Dindo classification, was used to assess severe complications.

Results:
A database of 217 patients was created with consecutively reconstructed patients from 2009 to 2014. In the univariate analysis of severe complications, we found significant associations (P < 0.05) between type of flap used, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification, T-stage, microscope use, surgeon, flap frequency, and surgeon volume. Within a binomial logistic regression model, less frequently versus frequently performed flap (odds ratio [OR] = 3.2; confidence interval [CI] = 2.9–3.5; P = 0.000), high-volume versus low-volume surgeon (OR = 0.52; CI = −0.22 to 0.82; P = 0.007), and ASA classification (OR = 2.9; CI = 2.4–3.4; P = 0.033) were retained as independent predictors of severe complications. In a Cox-regression model, surgeon (P = 0.011), site of reconstruction (P = 0.000), T-stage (P = 0.001), and presence of severe complications (P = 0.015) correlated with a prolonged hospitalization.

Conclusions:
In this study, we identified a correlation of patient-related factors with severe complications (ASA score) and prolonged hospital stay (T-stage, site). More importantly, we identified several provider- (surgeon) and volume-related (frequency with which a flap was performed and high-volume surgeon) factors as predictors of severe complications. Our data indicate that provider- and volume-related parameters play an important role in the outcome of microvascular free-flap procedures in the head and neck region.
Intralipotherapy, the State of the Art
Authors: Amore Roberto , Pinto Hernán , Gritzalas Kostas , Hernández Carlota , Skwara-Guzikowska Katarzyna , Amuso Domenico , Leonardi Vincenza 
Published: October 2016

Background:
Reconstruction intralipotherapy is a term commonly used in the field of aesthetic medicine, above all in Europe, which defines a specific injection technique developed for the treatment of localized fat with substances that provoke the lysis of adipocytes by means of an injection directly into the adipose tissue with a long needle. The aim of this study is to define the technique in detail and everything that is associated with it, on the basis of years of multicenter experience by doctors who perform it.

Materials and Methods:
From January 2010 to December 2014, 3,080 European physicians were trained in intralipotherapy technique, and approximately 152,500 patients were treated. The adipocytolytic agent used is a Conformité Européene-certified device. The technique, equipment, protocol, posology, postoperative management, and adverse events are described below.

Results:
The intralipotherapy technique combined with the appropriate adipocytolytic agent has been shown to be effective in every zone on the average of 76.7% of the cases. The variability is due to the area treated and the patient. The standardization of the technique, homogeneity of the protocol, and the posttreatment management have been essential for standardizing the results and minimizing any adverse events. The latter occurred only in a small percentage of the cases, while those more serious have been extremely rare.

Conclusion:
This study shows how the intralipotherapic technique, when performed properly with an appropriate adipocytolytic device and when proper precautions are taken, can be effective and safe for reducing undesirable subcutaneous fat deposits.
The future of imaging in cardiovascular disease intervention trials: 2017 and beyond
Authors: Doris Mhairi K. , Dweck Marc R. , Fayad Zahi A. 
Published: October 2016

Purpose of review
As our understanding of cardiovascular disease has advanced over the past decades, multiple novel treatment strategies have been developed with the hope of reducing the global morbidity and mortality associated with this condition. Large-scale trials to test such novel therapies using clinical end points are expensive, leading to interest in phase II clinical trials with imaging-derived outcome measures.

Recent findings
Noninvasive imaging techniques that assess changes in both atherosclerotic disease burden and plaque composition in response to therapy are well established. With the advent of molecular techniques and hybrid imaging, we now have the ability to assess disease activity alongside these standard anatomic assessments. This multifaceted approach has the potential to provide a more comprehensive assessment of the actions and efficacy of novel therapies in the carotids, aorta and coronary arteries.

Summary
This review will examine how advanced noninvasive imaging strategies have been used to investigate drug efficacy in intervention trials to date, and crucially how these approaches are set to evolve and play a central role in developing the next generation of atherosclerotic medication.