bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Subaru FMOS galaxy redshift survey (FastSound). IV. New constraint on gravity theory from redshift space distortions atz∼ 1.4
Authors: Okumura Teppei , Hikage Chiaki , Totani Tomonori , Tonegawa Motonari , Okada Hiroyuki , Glazebrook Karl , Blake Chris , Ferreira Pedro G. , More Surhud , Taruya Atsushi , Tsujikawa Shinji , Akiyama Masayuki , Dalton Gavin , Goto Tomotsugu , Ishikawa Takashi , Iwamuro Fumihide , Matsubara Takahiko , Nishimichi Takahiro , Ohta Kouji , Shimizu Ikkoh , Takahashi Ryuichi , Takato Naruhisa , Tamura Naoyuki , Yabe Kiyoto , Yoshida Naoki 
Published: May 2016

AbstractWe measure the redshift-space correlation function from a spectroscopic sample of 2783 emission line galaxies from the FastSound survey. The survey, which uses the Subaru Telescope and covers a redshift range of 1.19 &lt; z &lt; 1.55, is the first cosmological study at such high redshifts. We detect clear anisotropy due to redshift-space distortions (RSD) both in the correlation function as a function of separations parallel and perpendicular to the line of sight and its quadrupole moment. RSD has been extensively used to test general relativity on cosmological scales at z &lt; 1. Adopting a ΛCDM cosmology with the fixed expansion history and no velocity dispersion (σv = 0), and using the RSD measurements on scales above 8 h−1 Mpc, we obtain the first constraint on the growth rate at the redshift, f (z)σ8(z) = 0.482 ± 0.116 at z ∼ 1.4 after marginalizing over the galaxy bias parameter b(z)σ8(z). This corresponds to 4.2 σ detection of RSD. Our constraint is consistent with the prediction of general relativity fσ8 ∼ 0.392 within the 1 σ confidence level. When we allow σv to vary and marginalize over it, the growth rate constraint becomes $f\sigma _8=0.494^{+0.126}_{-0.120}$. We also demonstrate that by combining with the low-z constraints on fσ8, high-z galaxy surveys like the FastSound can be useful to distinguish modified gravity models without relying on CMB anisotropy experiments.
Impact of Adherence to Quality Measures for Localized Prostate Cancer on Patient-reported Health-related Quality of Life Outcomes, Patient Satisfaction, and Treatment-related Complications
Authors: Sohn William , Resnick Matthew J. , Greenfield Sheldon , Kaplan Sherrie H. , Phillips Sharon , Koyama Tatsuki , Goodman Michael , Hamilton Ann S. , Hashibe Mia , Hoffman Karen E. , Paddock Lisa E. , Stroup Antoinette M. , Wu Xiao-Cheng , Penson David F. , Barocas Daniel A. 
Published: May 2016

Background and Objective:
Quality measures used in pay-for-performance systems are intended to address specific quality goals, such as safety, efficiency, effectiveness, timeliness, equity, and patient-centeredness. Given the small number of narrowly focused measures in prostate cancer care, we sought to determine whether adherence to any of the available payer-driven quality measures influences patient-centered outcomes, including health-related quality of life (HRQOL), patient satisfaction, and treatment-related complications.

Methods:
The Comparative Effectiveness Analysis of Surgery and Radiation study is a population-based, prospective cohort study that enrolled 3708 men with clinically localized prostate cancer during 2011 and 2012, of whom 2601 completed the 1-year survey and underwent complete chart abstraction. Compliance with 6 quality indicators endorsed by national consortia was assessed. Multivariable regression was used to determine the relationship between indicator compliance and Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC-26) instrument summary scores, satisfaction scale scores (service satisfaction scale for cancer care), and treatment-related complications.

Results:
Overall rates of compliance with these quality measures ranged between 64% and 88%. Three of the 6 measures were weakly associated with 1-year sexual function and bowel function scores (β=−4.6, 1.69, and 2.93, respectively; P≤0.05), whereas the remaining measures had no significant relationship with patient-reported HRQOL outcomes. Satisfaction scores and treatment-related complications were not associated with quality measure compliance.

Conclusions:
Compliance with available nationally endorsed quality indicators, which were designed to incentivize effective and efficient care, was not associated with clinically important changes in patient-centered outcomes (HRQOL, satisfaction, or complications) within 1-year.
Mindreading Dysfunction in Avoidant Personality Disorder Compared With Other Personality Disorders
Authors: Moroni Fabio , Procacci Michele , Pellecchia Giovanni , Semerari Antonio , Nicolò Giuseppe , Carcione Antonino , Pedone Roberto , Colle Livia 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
The ability to reflect on one's own states of mind and those of others (metacognition or mindreading) is strongly implicated in personality disorders (PDs). Metacognition involves different abilities, and there is evidence that specific abilities can be selectively impaired in different PDs. The purposes of this study were to compare metacognitive competence in avoidant PD (AvPD) with that in other PDs and to investigate whether there is a specific profile for AvPD. Sixty-three patients with AvPD and 224 patients with other PDs were assessed using the Metacognitive Assessment Interview. AvPD patients showed difficulties with two metacognitive functions: monitoring and decentration, even when the severity of psychopathology was controlled for. These results support the hypothesis of specific profiles of metacognitive dysfunction in different PDs and highlight a close link between impaired monitoring and decentration functions and the inhibited and withdrawn personality style typical of AvPD.
A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Triamcinolone and Radiation Therapy for Ear Keloids after Surgical Excision: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Shin Jin Yong , Lee Jin-Won , Roh Si-Gyun , Lee Nae-Ho , Yang Kyung-Moo 
Published: May 2016

Background:
The ear is a common site for keloid formation, usually after trauma or ear piercing. This study is a meta-analysis to identify effective treatments for ear keloids after surgical excision.

Methods:
A systematic literature review and meta-analysis were performed using core databases. Postoperative adjuvant treatment modalities for ear keloids and recurrence rates were extracted and analyzed. Fixed and random effect models were applied.

Results:
Twenty-five studies published before August of 2015 were identified. The recurrence rate after surgical excision of an ear keloid in the triamcinolone group was estimated as 15.4 percent (95 percent CI, 9.4 to 24.1 percent; p < 0.001). The recurrence rate in the radiation therapy group was estimated as 14.0 percent (95 percent CI, 9.6 to 19.9 percent; p < 0.001).

Conclusion:
Although a large-scale, randomized study is required for confirmation, both triamcinolone and radiation therapy provided outstanding treatment for ear keloids after surgical excision without a significant difference between the two treatments.
Coagulation Changes following Combined Ablative and Reconstructive Breast Surgery
Authors: Allen Casey J. , Karcutskie Charles A. , Zebib Laura , Guarch Gerardo A. , Hanna Mena M. , Meizoso Jonathan P. , Ray Juliet J. , Askari Morad , Thaller Seth R. , Proctor Kenneth G. 
Published: May 2016

Background:
This study assessed hemostatic function in cancer patients at high risk for venous thromboembolism.

Methods:
Thirty-eight female patients (age, 53 ± 9 years) undergoing immediate postmastectomy reconstruction were prospectively studied with informed consent. Blood was sampled preoperatively, on postoperative day 1, and at 1 week follow-up. Rotational thromboelastography clotting time, α-angle (clot kinetics), clot formation time, and maximum clot firmness were studied with three different activating agents: intrinsically activated test using ellagic acid, extrinsically activated test with tissue factor, and fibrin-based extrinsically activated test with tissue factor and the platelet inhibitor cytochalasin D. Thromboprophylaxis was unfractionated heparin plus sequential compression devices if not contraindicated. Hypercoagulability was defined by one or more parameters outside the reference range.

Results:
Preoperatively, 29 percent of patients were hypercoagulable, increasing to 67 percent by week 1 (p = 0.017). Clotting time, clot formation time, and α-angle remained relatively constant over time, but maximum clot formation increased in intrinsically activated test using ellagic acid, extrinsically activated test with tissue factor, and fibrin-based extrinsically activated test with tissue factor and the platelet inhibitor cytochalasin D (all p < 0.05). Body mass index was 28 ± 5 kg/m2, 23 percent received preoperative chemotherapy, and 15 percent had a history of tobacco use, but there was no association between these risk factors and hypercoagulability.

Conclusions:
Despite perioperative thromboprophylaxis, two-thirds of patients undergoing combined tumor resection and reconstructive surgery for breast cancer were hypercoagulable 1 week after surgery. Hypercoagulability was associated with increased clot strength mediated by changes in platelet and fibrin function.

CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:
Therapeutic, IV.
Prospective Analysis of Primary Breast Augmentation on Body Image Using the BREAST-Q: Results from a Nationwide Study
Authors: Alderman Amy , Pusic Andrea , Murphy Diane K. 
Published: May 2016

Background:
The Breast Implant Follow-up Study is a large, ongoing observational study of women who received Natrelle round silicone-filled or saline-filled breast implants. This analysis describes patient-reported outcomes in the cohort who underwent breast augmentation.

Methods:
Subjects prospectively completed two validated scales of the BREAST-Q (satisfaction with breasts and psychosocial well-being) preoperatively and at 1 and 4 years postoperatively. Effect size and z tests were used to compare differences between preoperative versus postoperative scores; multivariate mixed models were used to compare differences in scores between silicone-filled and saline-filled implants.

Results:
Of 17,899 subjects completing the BREAST-Q preoperatively, 14,514 (81.1 percent) completed the postoperative questionnaire (12,726 received silicone-filled implants and 1788 received saline-filled implants). Overall, satisfaction with breasts and psychosocial well-being increased significantly at postoperative year 1 (p < 0.0001 for both), and the improvement was sustained at year 4 (p < 0.0001 for both). Large effect sizes were observed for satisfaction with breasts (2.0 at year 1; 1.8 at year 4) and psychosocial well-being (1.2 at year 1; 1.0 at year 4). In the multivariate model, silicone-filled implants were associated with significantly greater improvement compared with saline-filled implants for satisfaction with breasts and psychosocial well-being at year 1 (p < 0.0001 for both) and year 4 (p < 0.0001 and p < 0.0019, respectively).

Conclusions:
Breast implants are effective in improving women’s quality of life. The authors found significant and sustained improvements in satisfaction and psychosocial well-being in women undergoing breast augmentation with Natrelle silicone-filled or saline-filled implants.

CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:
Therapeutic, IV.
Transitive inference in humans and rhesus macaques after massed training of the last two list items
Authors: Jensen Greg , Alkan Yelda , Muñoz Fabian , Ferrera Vincent P. , Terrace Herbert S. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractTransitive inference (TI) is a classic learning paradigm for which the relative contributions of experienced rewards and representation-driven inference have been vigorously debated, particularly with regard to the notion that animals are capable of logic and reasoning. Rhesus macaque subjects and human participants performed a TI task in which, prior to learning a seven-item list ABCDEFG, a block of trials presented exclusively the pair FG. Contrary to the expectation of associative models, the high prior rate of reward for F did not disrupt learning of the entire list. Monkeys (who each completed many sessions) learned to anticipate that novel stimuli should be preferred over F. We interpret this as evidence of a general task representation of TI that generalizes beyond learning about specific stimuli. Humans (who were task-naïve) showed a transitory bias to F when it was paired with novel stimuli, but very rapidly unlearned that bias. Performance with respect to the remaining stimuli was consistent with past reports of TI in both species. These results are difficult to reconcile with any account that seeks to assign the strength of association between individual stimuli and rewards. Instead, they support both sophisticated cognitive processes in both species, albeit with some species differences.
Quantitative Cross-Linking/Mass Spectrometry Reveals Subtle Protein Conformational Changes
Authors: Chen Zhuo A. , Fischer Lutz , Tahir Salman , Bukowski-Wills Jimi-Carlo , Barlow Paul N. , Rappsilber Juri 
Published: May 2016

AbstractWe have developed quantitative cross-linking/mass spectrometry (QCLMS) to interrogate conformational rearrangements of proteins in solution. Our workflow was tested using a structurally well-described reference system, the human complement protein C3 and its activated cleavage product C3b. We found that small local conformational changes affect the yields of cross-linking residues that are near in space while larger conformational changes affect the detectability of cross-links. Distinguishing between minor and major changes required robust analysis based on replica analysis and a label-swapping procedure. By providing workflow, code of practice and a framework for semi-automated data processing, we lay the foundation for QCLMS as a tool to monitor the domain choreography that drives binary switching in many protein-protein interaction networks.AbbreviationsBS3Bis[sulfosuccinimidyl] suberateCLMSCross-linking/mass spectrometryFDRFalse discovery rateHCDHigher energy collision induced dissociationLC-MS/MSLiquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometryLTQLinear trap quadrupoleMS2Tandem mass spectrometryQCLMSQuantitative cross-linking/mass spectrometrySCXStrong cation exchange
Zika in Rio de Janeiro: Assessment of basic reproduction number and comparison with dengue outbreaks
Authors: Villela D. A. M. , Bastos L. S. , de Carvalho L. M. , cruz O. G. , Gomes M. F. C. , Durovni B. , Lemos M. C. , Saraceni V. , Coelho F. C. , Codeço C. T. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractZika virus infection was declared a public health emergency of international concern in February 2016 in response to the outbreak in Brazil and its suspected link with congenital anomalies. In this study we use notification data and disease natural history parameters to estimate the basic reproduction number (R0) of Zika in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We also obtain estimates ofR0of dengue from time series of dengue cases in the outbreaks registered in 2002 and 2012 in the city, when DENV-3 and DENV-4 serotypes respectively, had just emerged. Our estimates of the basic reproduction number for Zika in Rio de Janeiro based on surveillance notifications (R0= 2.33, 95% CI: 1.97 − 2.97) were higher than those obtained for dengue in the city (year 2002:R0= 1.70 [1.50 − 2.02]; year 2012: Ro = 1.25 [1.18 − 1.36]). Given the role ofAedes aegyptias vector of both the Zika and dengue viruses, we also derive Ro of Zika as a function of both dengue reproduction number and entomological and epidemiological parameters for dengue and Zika. Using the dengue outbreaks from previous years allowed us to estimate the potentialR0of Zika. Our estimates were closely in agreement with our first Zika’sR0estimation from notification data. Hence, these results validate deriving the potential risk of Zika transmission in areas with recurring dengue outbreaks. Whether transmission routes other than vector-based can sustain a Zika epidemic still deserves attention, but our results suggest that the Zika outbreak in Rio de Janeiro emerged due to population susceptibility and ubiquitous presence ofAe. aegypti.
Inferring time-derivatives, including cell growth rates, using Gaussian processes
Authors: Swain Peter S. , Stevenson Keiran , Leary Allen , Montano-Gutierrez Luis F. , Clark Ivan B. N. , Vogel Jackie , Pilizota Teuta 
Published: May 2016

AbstractOften the time-derivative of a measured variable is of as much interest as the variable itself. For a growing population of biological cells, for example, the population's growth rate is typically more important than its size. Here we introduce a non-parametric method to infer first and second time-derivatives as a function of time from time-series data. Our approach is based on established properties of Gaussian processes and therefore applies to a wide range of data. In tests, the method is at least as accurate as others, but has several advantages: it estimates errors both in the inference and in any summary statistics, such as lag times, allows interpolation with the corresponding error estimation, and can be applied to any number of experimental replicates. As illustrations, we infer growth rate from measurements of the optical density of populations of microbial cells and estimate the rate ofin vitroassembly of an amyloid fibril and both the speed and acceleration of two separating spindle pole bodies in a single yeast cell. Being accessible through both a GUI and from scripts, our algorithm should have broad application across the sciences.
Destination image of Indian tourism destinations
Authors: Kaur Anupriya , Chauhan Abhilasha , Medury Yajulu 
Published: May 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to evaluate tourist destinations’ image based on the attributes obtained from the extant literature using correspondence analysis.Design/methodology/approach– This study is aimed at measuring and illustrating destination image of tourism destinations perceived by domestic tourists. Five tourism destinations – Ooty, Shimla, Manali, Mussoorie and Mount Abu were selected as the subject of the study. Based on a representative sample of 800 respondents from the surveys across destinations, correspondence analysis was employed to illustrate an attribute based comparative analysis of the destination image of the tourist destinations.Findings– Findings reveal that the attribute natural attraction was positively perceived by respondents across all destinations and the attribute infrastructure emerged as an area in need of dire attention. Further, the most dominant attributes which marked destinations’ positioning were – local cuisine and food outlets, hotels and restaurants, famous handicraft and parking facilities.Research limitations/implications– The findings of this study need to be integrated with qualitative studies to explore the underlying reasons for the perceived destination image.Practical implications– These results provide direction to policy makers and practitioners to visualize their destinations’ competitive standing relative to their competitors’ strengths and weaknesses. This tourist-derived intelligence presents an opportunity to take advantage of its current position, or if necessary, optimally reposition itself.Originality/value– This paper documents research that was the first to systematically capture and comparatively illustrate the destination image of Indian tourist destinations.
Investigating the perceptions of Indian employees on logistics network and logistics cost on Indian steel sector
Authors: Jena N , Seth Nitin 
Published: May 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to explore the perception of Indian logistics managers and employees engaged on the steel sector having knowledge and exposure on the logistics network and logistics cost in Indian steel sector using descriptive analysis.

Design/methodology/approach
– To address the research questions, a survey-based empirical study was carried out in a representative sample of 226 from different levels like managers, senior managers, presidents and vice presidents and general managers at the operational levels at reputed steel industries having annual turnover of 250,000 dollars. All 226 responses received and analyzed descriptively and the results presented.

Findings
– The result showed that 83 percent of the respondents perceived the importance of network mapping and the elements of logistics cost with reference to the total overall logistics cost on the context of Indian steel industry. At the same time, poor infrastructure and port inefficiency were the main barriers for increasing the logistics cost as perceived by the respondents.

Research limitations/implications
– The sample is restricted to the logistics networking and the elements of logistics cost in Indian steel industry only. So caution needs to be exercised in generalizing the results

Practical implications
– In order to achieve the cost level at other developed and developing nations, the government of India should give focus on infrastructure development, improvising the exiting road condition and sea port development so that bigger size vessels can call to Indian ports for direct delivery of goods without any transshipment. Further, government of Indian needs to promote the multi modal logistics providers for timely evacuation of material as per the demand of industry requirements.

Social implications
– In India, it is visualized that logistics company have an advantage of cheap availability of labor but on the other side have to manage high cost of logistics. Typically, the total cost on inbound logistics taken into consideration which is around 16-18 percent of the turnover whereas, the world average is around 7-8 percent.

Originality/value
– To the best knowledge of the authors this study is the first attempt to survey the perception of logistics managers on logistics networking and cost elements on the overall logistics cost incurring on steel manufacturing companies in India.