bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Subcellular distribution and cellular self-repair ability of fluorescent quantum dots emitting in the visible to near-infrared region
Authors: Peng Fei , Su Yuanyuan , Zhong Yiling , He Yao 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
Semiconductor II-VI quantum dots (QDs), as high-performance fluorescent biological probes, have garnered significant attention due to their superior optical properties. To enable QDs for wide-ranging bioapplications, concerns about their in vitro behavior need to be fully addressed. Herein, for the first time, cellular behaviors of aqueous synthesized-QDs (aqQDs), whose maximum emission wavelength (λ
emission) covers the visible to near-infrared spectral window, are systematically investigated. Our results demonstrate that three different sized aqQDs feature distinct cellular distributions, i.e. aqQD530 (aqQDs whose λ
emission is 530 nm) and aqQD620 (aqQDs whose λ
emission is 620 nm) mainly distribute in the cytoplasm and nucleus, while aqQD730 (aqQDs whose λ
emission is 730 nm) mainly accumulates in the cytoplasm. Most significantly, the phenomenon that cellular self-repair ability is dependent on diameters of aqQDs is revealed for the first time. In particular, small-sized QDs (e.g. aqQD530 and aqQD620) severely deteriorate cellular self-repair ability, leading to an irreversible decrease in cell viability. In striking contrast, large-sized QDs (e.g. aqQD730) have little effect on cellular self-repair ability, and the cell viability is restored after removal of aqQD730 from the culture medium. Our results provide invaluable information for QD-relevant biosafety analysis, as well as suggest available guidance for the design of biocompatible QDs for wide utilization in biological and biomedical studies.
Very thin ITO/metal mesh hybrid films for a high-performance
transparent conductive layer in GaN-based light-emitting diodes
Authors: Min Jung-Hong , Kwak Hoe-Min , Kim Kiyoung , Jeong Woo-Lim , Lee Dong-Seon 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
In this paper, we introduce very thin Indium tin oxide (ITO) layers (5, 10, and
15 nm) hybridized with a metal mesh to produce high-performance transparent
conductive layers (TCLs) in near-ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (NUV LEDs).
Using UV–vis–IR spectrometry, Hall measurement, and atomic force
microscopy, we found that 10 nm was the optimal thickness for the very thin ITO
layers in terms of outstanding transmittance and sheet resistance values as well
as stable contact properties when hybridized with the metal mesh. The proposed
layers showed a value of 4.56 Ω/□ for sheet resistance and a value of
89.1% for transmittance. Moreover, the NUV LEDs fabricated with the
hybrid TCLs achieved ∼140% enhanced light output power compared to
that of 150 nm thick ITO layers. Finally, to verify the practical usage of the
TCLs for industrial applications, we packaged the NUV LED chips and obtained
improved turn-on voltage (3.48 V) and light output power (∼116%)
performance.
Regularly and singularly perturbed cracks
Authors: Wu Chien H. 
Published: December 2016

In a nondimensionalized rectangular Cartesian coordinate system

(

x
1

,

x
2

)

\left ( {{x_1}, {x_2}} \right )

let

x
2

=
ε

Y
±

(

x
1

)

{x_2} = \varepsilon {Y_ \pm }\left ( {{x_1}} \right )

denote the upper and lower surfaces of a hole where

|

x
1

|

≤
1

\left | {{x_1}} \right | \le 1

and

ε
\varepsilon

is a small parameter. As

ε
\varepsilon

tends to zero, the hole degenerates into a crack of length 2. The functions

Y
±

{Y_ \pm }

, together with their derivatives, are continuous and

Y
+

−

Y
−

≥
0

{Y_ + } - {Y_ - } \ge 0

. For

ε
\varepsilon

not equal to zero, the hole is called a regularly (singularly) perturbed crack if

Y
+
′

(

±
1

)

=

Y
−
′

(

±
1

)

(

Y
+
′

(

±
1

)

≠

Y
−
′

(

±
1

)

)

{Y’_ + }\left ( { \pm 1} \right ) = {Y’_ - }\left ( { \pm 1} \right ) \left ( {Y’_ + } \left ( { \pm 1} \right ) \ne {Y’_ - }\left ( { \pm 1} \right ) \right )

. Regular perturbation procedures are applied to obtain the stress intensity factors existing at the tips of regularly perturbed cracks. It is shown that the second term of a two-term expansion is not always of the order of

ε
\varepsilon

. The notch-tip singularity associated with a singularly perturbed crack is obtained by the method of matched asymptotic expansions.
Behavior of solutions of Burgers’s equation with nonlocal boundary conditions. II
Authors: Deng Keng 
Published: December 2016

We study the large-time behavior of positive solutions of Burgers’s equation

u
t

=

u

x
x

+
ε
u

u
x

,
0
>
x
>
1
,
t
>
0

(

ε
>
0

)

{u_t} = {u_{xx}} + \varepsilon u{u_x}, 0 > x > 1, t > 0\left ( {\varepsilon > 0} \right )

, subject to the nonlocal boundary condition:

−

u
x

(

0
,
t

)

−

1
2

ε

u
2

(

0
,
t

)

=
a

u
p

(

0
,
t

)

(

∫
0
1

u

(

x
,
t

)

d
x

)

q

,
u

(

1
,
t

)

=
0

(

0
>
p
,
q
>
∞

)

- {u_x}\left ( {0, t} \right ) - \frac {1}{2}\varepsilon {u^2}\left ( {0, t} \right ) = a{u^p}\left ( {0, t} \right ){\left ( {\int _0^1 u \left ( {x, t} \right )dx} \right )^q},u\left ( {1, t} \right ) = 0 \\ \left ( {0 > p, q > \infty } \right )

. The steady-state problem is analyzed in detail, and the result about finite-time blow-up is proved.
A free boundary value problem related to the combustion of a solid: flux boundary conditions
Authors: Cannon John R. , Matheson Alec L. 
Published: December 2016

We demonstrate the existence, uniqueness, and continuous dependence upon the data for the solution

(
u
,
v
,
s
)

\left ( u, v, s \right )

of the free boundary value problem:
\[

u
t

=
α

u

x
x

,

v
t

=
β

v

x
x
,

0
>
x
>
s

(
t
)

,

0
>
t
≤
T

{u_t} = \alpha {u_{xx}}, \qquad {v_t} = \beta {v_{xx,}} \qquad 0 > x > s\left ( t \right ), \qquad 0 > t \le T

\]
,
\[

u

(
x
,
0
)

=
ϕ

(
x
)

,

v

(
x
,
0
)

=
ψ

(
x
)

,

0
≤
x
≤
s

(
0
)

=
b

u\left ( x, 0 \right ) = \phi \left ( x \right ), \qquad v\left ( x, 0 \right ) = \psi \left ( x \right ), \qquad 0 \le x \le s\left ( 0 \right ) = b

\]
.
\[

−
α

u
x

(
0
,
t
)

=
f

(
t
)

,

−
β

v
x

(
0
,
t
)

=
g

(
t
)

,

0
>
t
≤
T

- \alpha {u_x}\left ( 0, t \right ) = f\left ( t \right ), \qquad - \beta {v_x}\left ( 0, t \right ) = g\left ( t \right ), \qquad 0 > t \le T

\]
,
\[

α

u
x

(
s

(
t
)

,
t
)

=
−

(
γ
+
u

(
s

(
t
)

,
t
)

)

s
˙

(
t
)

,

β

v
x

(
s

(
t
)

,
t
)

=

(
μ
−
v

(
s

(
t
)

,
t
)

)

s
˙

(
t
)

,

0
>
t
≤
T

\alpha {u_x}\left ( s\left ( t \right ), t \right ) = - \left ( \gamma + u\left ( s\left ( t \right ), t \right ) \right )\dot s\left ( t \right ), \qquad \beta {v_x}\left ( s\left ( t \right ), t \right ) = \left ( \mu - v\left ( s\left ( t \right ), t \right ) \right )\dot s\left ( t \right ), \qquad 0 > t \le T

\]
,
\[

s
˙

(
t
)

=
ν

(
v

(
s

(
t
)

,
t
)

)

e
x
p

(
−
δ

/

v

(
s

(
t
)

,
t
)

)

F

(
u

(
s

(
t
)

,
t
)

)

,

0
>
t
≤
T

\dot s\left ( t \right ) = \nu \left ( v\left ( s\left ( t \right ), t \right ) \right ) exp\left ( - \delta /v\left ( s\left ( t \right ), t \right ) \right )F\left ( u\left ( s\left ( t \right ), t \right ) \right ), \qquad 0 > t \le T

\]
, where

α
,
β
,
γ
,
δ

\alpha , \beta , \gamma , \delta

, and

μ
\mu

are positive constants related to the physical constants.
Global existence and asymptotic behavior of weak solutions to nonlinear thermoviscoelastic systems with clamped boundary conditions
Authors: Shen Weixi , Zheng Songmu , Zhu Peicheng 
Published: December 2016

This paper is concerned with global existence, uniqueness, and asymptotic behavior, as time tends to infinity, of weak solutions to nonlinear thermoviscoelastic systems with clamped boundary conditions. The constitutive assumptions for the Helmholtz free energy include the model for the study of phase transitions in shape memory alloys. To describe phase transitions between different configurations of crystal lattices, we work in a framework in which the strain

u
u

belongs to

L
∞

{L^\infty }

. It is shown that for any initial data of (strain, velocity, absolute temperature)

(

u
0

,

v
0

,

θ
0

)

∈

L
∞

×

W
0

1
,
∞

×

H
1

\left ( {u_0}, {v_0}, {\theta _0} \right ) \in \\ {L^\infty } \times W_0^{1, \infty } \times {H^1}

, there is a unique global solution

(
u
,
v
,
θ
)

∈
C

(

[
0
,
+
∞
]

;

L
∞

)

×
C

(
0
,
+
∞
)

;

W
0

1
,
∞

)

∩

L
∞

(

[
0
,
+
∞
)
;

W

1
,
∞

)

×
C

(

[
0
,
+
∞
)

;

H
1

)

\left ( u, v, \theta \right ) \in C\left ( \left [ 0, + \infty \right ]; {L^\infty } \right ) \times C\left ( 0, + \infty \right ); \\ \left . W_0^{1, \infty } \right ) \cap {L^\infty }\left ( \left [ 0, + \infty ); {W^{1, \infty }} \right ) \times C\left ( \left [ 0, + \infty \right ); {H^1} \right ) \right .

. Results concerning the asymptotic behavior as time goes to infinity are obtained.
Qualitative behavior of conservation laws with reaction term and nonconvex flux
Authors: Mascia Corrado 
Published: December 2016

The aim of the paper is to study qualitative behavior of solutions to the equation
\[

∂
u

∂
t

+

∂
f

(
u
)

∂
x

=
g

(
u
)

,

\frac {{\partial u}}{{\partial t}} + \frac {{\partial f\left ( u \right )}}{{\partial x}} = g\left ( u \right ) ,

\]
where

(
x
,
t
)

∈

R

×

R

+

,
u
=
u

(
x
,
t
)

∈

R

\left ( x, t \right ) \in \mathbb {R} \times {\mathbb {R}_ + }, u = u\left ( x, t \right ) \in \mathbb {R}

. The main new feature with respect to previous works is that the flux function

f
f

may have finitely many inflection points, intervals in which it is affine, and corner points. The function

g
g

is supposed to be zero at 0 and 1, and positive in between.
A remark on the existence of global BV solutions for a nonlinear hyperbolic wave equation
Authors: Dias João-Paulo , Figueira Mário 
Published: December 2016

By means of a suitable change of variables we obtain, by application of a general result by Dafermos and Hsiao, cf. [2], an existence theorem in

L
∞

∩

B

V

l
o
c

{L^\infty } \cap {BV_{loc}}

of a weak solution of the system corresponding to the quasilinear hyperbolic equation
\[

ϕ

t
t

−

p
′

(

ϕ
x

)

ϕ

x
x

+

ϕ
t

+
F

(
ϕ
)

=
0

i
n

R

×

[

0
,
+
∞

[

{\phi _{tt}} - p’\left ( {\phi _x} \right ){\phi _{xx}} + {\phi _t} + F\left ( \phi \right ) = 0 \qquad in \qquad \mathbb {R} \times \left [ {0, + \infty } \left [ \right . \right .

\]
, for small initial data in BV. This theorem is a partial extension of Dafermos’s result for the case with

F

(
ϕ
)

≡
0

F\left ( \phi \right ) \equiv 0

, proved in [1].
Shrinking similar solutions of a convection diffusion equation
Authors: Yin Jingxue , Wang Chunpeng 
Published: December 2016

In this paper we study the convection diffusion equation
\[

∂
u

∂
t

=
Δ

u
m

−
x
⋅
∇

u
q

,

(
x
,
t
)
∈

R

n

×
(
0
,
+
∞
)

\frac {{\partial u}}{{\partial t}} = \Delta {u^m} - x \cdot \nabla {u^q}, \qquad (x, t) \in {\mathbb {R}{^n}} \times (0, + \infty )

\]
, where

m
>
1
,
1
>
q
≤
m

m > 1, 1 > q \le m

.
On a nonhomogeneous system of pressureless flow
Authors: Ding Yi , Huang Feimin 
Published: December 2016

In this paper, a nonhomogeneous system of pressureless flow
\[

ρ
t

+

(
ρ
u
)

x

=
0
,

(
ρ
u
)

t

+

(
ρ

u
2

)

x

=
ρ
x

{\rho _t} + {\left ( \rho u \right )_x} = 0, \qquad {\left ( \rho u \right )_t} + {\left ( \rho {u^2} \right )_x} = \rho x

\]
is investigated. It is found that there exists a generalized variational principle from which the weak solution is explicitly constructed by using the initial data; i.e.,
\[

ρ

(
x
,
t
)

=
−

∂

∂

x
2

min
y

F

(
y
;
x
,
t
)

,

ρ

(
x
,
t
)

u

(
x
,
t
)

=

∂
2

∂
x
∂
t

min
y

F

(
y
;
x
,
t
)

\rho \left ( x, t \right ) = - \frac {\partial }{{\partial {x^2}}}\min \limits _y F\left ( y; x, t \right ), \qquad \rho \left ( x, t \right )u\left ( x, t \right ) = \frac {{{\partial ^2}}}{{\partial x\partial t}}\min \limits _y F\left ( y; x, t \right )

\]
hold in the sense of distributions, where

F

(

y
;
x
,
t

)

F\left ( {y; x, t} \right )

is a functional depending on the initial data. The weak solution is unique under an Oleinik-type entropy condition when the initial data is of measurable function. It is further shown that the solution

u

(
x
,
t
)

u\left ( x, t \right )

converges to

x
x

as

t
t

tends to infinity. The proofs are based on the generalized variational principle and careful studies on the generalized characteristics introduced by Dafermos [5].
An integro-differential equation with application in heat flow
Authors: MacCamy R. C. 
Published: December 2016

The problem
\[

u
t

(

x
,
t

)

=

∫
0
t

a

(

t
−
τ

)

∂

∂
x

σ

(

u
x

(

x
,
τ

)

)

d
τ
+
f

(

x
,
t

)

,

0
>
x
>
1
,

t
>
0
,

u

(

0
,
t

)

≡
u

(

1
,
t

)

≡
0

u

(

x
,
0

)

=

u
0

(
x
)

{u_t}\left ( {x, t} \right ) = \int _0^t {} a\left ( {t - \tau } \right )\frac {\partial }{{\partial x}}\sigma \left ( {{u_x}\left ( {x,\tau } \right )} \right )d\tau + f\left ( {x, t} \right ), \qquad 0 > x > 1, \qquad t > 0, \\ u\left ( {0,t} \right ) \equiv u\left ( {1,t} \right ) \equiv 0 \qquad u\left ( {x, 0} \right ) = {u_0}\left ( x \right )

\]
is considered. Asymptotic stability theorems for the solution are established under appropriate conditions on

a
a

,

σ
\sigma

and

f
f

. The conditions on

a
a

are of frequency domain type and are related to ones used previously in the study of Volterra integral equations,
\[

u
˙

=
−

∫
0
t

a

(

t
−
τ

)

g

(

u

(
τ
)

)

d
τ
+
f

(
t
)

\dot u = - \int _0^t a \left ( {t - \tau } \right )g\left ( {u\left ( \tau \right )} \right )d\tau + f\left ( t \right )

\]
on a Hilbert space. An existence theorem for the problem is established under smallness assumptions on

f
f

and

u
0

{u_0}

This theorem is related to one by Nishida for the damped non-linear wave equation,
\[

u

t
t

+
α

u
t

−

∂

∂
x

σ

(

u
x

)

=
0

{u_{tt}} + \alpha {u_t} - \frac {\partial }{{\partial x}}\sigma \left ( {{u_x}} \right ) = 0

\]
. It is shown that the problem is related to a theory of heat flow in materials with memory.
A model for one-dimensional, nonlinear viscoelasticity
Authors: MacCamy R. C. 
Published: December 2016

The problem
\[

u

t
t

=
a

(
0
)

σ

(

u
x

)

x

+

∫
0
t

a
˙

(

t
−
τ

)

σ

(

u
x

)

x

d
τ
+
f
,

0
>
x
>
1
,

t
>
0
,

u

(

0
,
t

)

≡
u

(

1
,
t

)

≡
0
,

u

(

x
,
0

)

=

u
o

(
x
)

,

u
t

(

x
,
0

)

=

u
1

(
x
)

{u_{tt}} = a\left ( 0 \right )\sigma {\left ( {{u_x}} \right )_x} + \int _0^t {\dot a} \left ( {t - \tau } \right )\sigma {\left ( {{u_x}} \right )_x}d\tau + f, \qquad 0 > x > 1, \qquad t > 0, \\ u\left ( {0, t} \right ) \equiv u\left ( {1, t} \right ) \equiv 0, \\ u\left ( {x, 0} \right ) = {u_o}\left ( x \right ), \qquad {u_t}\left ( {x, 0} \right ) = {u_1}\left ( x \right )

\]
is considered. The essential hypotheses are that
\[

a

(
t
)

=

a
∞

+
A

(
t
)

,

a
∞

>
0
,
A
∈

L
1

(

0
,
∞

)

,

(

−
1

)

k

a

(
k
)

(
t
)

≥
0
,
k
=
0
,
1
,
2
,
σ

(
0
)

=
0
,

σ
′

(
ξ
)

≥
ϵ
>
0

a\left ( t \right ) = {a_\infty } + A\left ( t \right ), {a_\infty } > 0, A \in {L^1}\left ( {0, \infty } \right ), \\ {\left ( { - 1} \right )^k}{a^{\left ( k \right )}}\left ( t \right ) \ge 0, k = 0, 1, 2, \sigma \left ( 0 \right ) = 0, \sigma ’\left ( \xi \right ) \ge \epsilon > 0

\]
. It is shown that the problem has a unique classical solution for all

t
t

if the data are sufficiently small and, if

f
f

is suitably restricted, this solution tends to zero as

t
t

tends to infinity. It is shown that the problem provides a special model for elastic materials which exhibit a memory effect.
Asymptotic behavior of traveling wave solutions of the equations for the flow of a fluid with small viscosity and capillarity
Authors: Boldrini J. L. 
Published: December 2016

We study the oscillations of the traveling wave solutions of
\[

{

v
t

=
−
p

(
u
)

x

+
ϵ

v

x
x

−
δ

u

x
x
x

u
t

=

v
x

,

\left \{ {_{{v_t} = - p{{\left ( u \right )}_x} + \epsilon {v_{xx}} - \delta {u_{xxx}}}^{{u_t} = {v_x},}} \right .

\]
for small

ϵ
\epsilon

and

δ
\delta

. These solutions give information about the structure of the shock layers in fluids with small viscosity and capillarity. We conclude that the traveling wave has oscillations with increasing amplitude when

ϵ
\epsilon

and

δ
\delta

approach zero such that

δ
≠
O

(

ϵ
2

)

\delta \ne O\left ( {{\epsilon ^2}} \right )

. When

δ
=
o

(

ϵ
2

)

\delta = o\left ( {{\epsilon ^2}} \right )

, if there are oscillations, their amplitude decreases to zero as

ϵ
\epsilon

and

δ
\delta

approach zero. When

δ
=

ϵ
2

\delta = {\epsilon ^2}

the shape of the traveling wave is independent of the magnitude of

ϵ
\epsilon

and

δ
\delta

.
A singular limit problem for a linear Volterra equation
Authors: Noren Richard 
Published: December 2016

We study the dependence on

c
1

{c_1}

and

c
2

{c_2}

of the solution

u

(

t
,

c
1

,

c
2

)

u\left ( {t, {c_1}, {c_2}} \right )

of the equation
\[

u
′

(
t
)

+

∫
0
t

A

(

t
−
s
,

c
1

,

c
2

)

u

(
s
)

d
s
=
0
,

u

(
0
)

=
1
,

u’\left ( t \right ) + \int _0^t A \left ( {t - s, {c_1}, {c_2}} \right )u\left ( s \right )ds = 0, \qquad u\left ( 0 \right ) = 1,

\]
where the conditions on

A
A

are stated in terms of its Fourier transform. We obtain sufficient conditions and (weaker) necessary conditions for
\[

∫
0
∞

sup

0
≤

c
i

≤
1

|

u

(

t
,

c
1

,

c
2

)

|

d
t

>
∞
,
i
=
1
,
2

\int _0^\infty {\sup \limits _{0 \le {c_i} \le 1} \left | {u\left ( {t, {c_1}, {c_2}} \right )} \right |dt} > \infty , i = 1,2

\]
and for
\[

∫
0
∞

sup

0
≤

c
1

,

c
2

≤
1

|

u

(

t
,

c
1

,

c
2

)

|

d
t
>
∞

\int _0^\infty {\sup \limits _{0 \le {c_1},{c_2} \le 1} } \left | {u\left ( {t, {c_1}, {c_2}} \right )} \right |dt > \infty

\]
The kernel

A
A

is a combination of nonnegative nonincreasing convex functions and arises in the linear theory of viscoelastic rods and plates.
On the positive square root of the fourth derivative operator
Authors: Russell D. L. 
Published: December 2016

It is only for a special subset of the natural boundary conditions for the operator
\[

A
w
=

d
4

w

d

x
4

Aw = \frac {{{d^4}w}}{{d{x^4}}}

\]
that its positive square root is the negative second derivative operator. In this paper we develop a procedure for parametric description of all natural boundary conditions, we show which ones admit

A

1

/

2

{A^{1/2}}

in the form just noted, and we show that in the other cases
\[

−

D
2

w
≡
−

d
2

w

d

x
2

=

[

I
+
P

]

A

1

/

2

w

- {D^2}w \equiv - \frac {{{d^2}w}}{{d{x^2}}} = \left [ {I + P} \right ]{A^{1/2}}w

\]
where

P
P

is a bounded, but in general not compact, operator on the Hilbert space

L
2

[

0
,
π

]

{L^2}\left [ {0, \pi } \right ]

. Possible applications to the theory of the partial differential equation
\[

ρ

∂
2

w

∂

t
2

−
2
γ

∂
3

w

∂
t
∂

x
2

+
E
I

∂
4

w

∂

x
4

=
0

\rho \frac {{{\partial ^2}w}}{{\partial {t^2}}} - 2\gamma \frac {{{\partial ^3}w}}{{\partial t\partial {x^2}}} + EI\frac {{{\partial ^4}w}}{{\partial {x^4}}} = 0

\]
are indicated.
Constant surface heating of a variable conductivity half-space
Authors: Cooper Leonard Y. 
Published: December 2016

A solution to the problem of constant surface heating of an initially constant-temperature,

T
0
∗

T_0^*

, half-space where the material in question has a temperature-dependent thermal conductivity is obtained. The thermal conductivity,

k
∗

{k^*}

, is specifically given by

k
∗

=

k
0
∗

exp
⁡

[

λ

(

T
∗

−

T
0
∗

)

/

T
0
∗

]

{k^*} = k_0^*\exp \left [ {\lambda \left ( {{T^*} - T_0^*} \right )/T_0^*} \right ]

. The solution is valid for both heating and cooling of the material where

λ
\lambda

and

k
0
∗

k_0^*

are arbitrary in magnitude, and

λ
\lambda

can be either positive or negative in sign.
Effects of Colloidal Oatmeal Lotion on Symptoms of Dermatologic Toxicities Induced by Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors
Authors: Ke Ya-Ting , Kuo Chia-Chi 
Published: December 2016

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:
The common adverse effects associated with targeted therapy for cancer, such as epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors (EGFRIs), are dermatologic toxicities that cause the patient physical discomfort and affect treatment. Colloidal oatmeal lotion (COL) has been proven to help prevent dermatitis and xerosis. Evidence of its effect on EGFRI-induced dermatologic toxicities, however, is limited. The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of COL on EGFRI-induced dermatologic toxicities.

DESIGN AND SETTING:
This study used a 1-group pretest-posttest design with a convenience sample of 30 patients with cancer who developed EGFRI-induced dermatologic toxicities from a medical center in southern Taiwan. All participants applied topical COL 3 to 5 times a day for 4 consecutive weeks and received a pretest and 4 posttests.

OUTCOME MEASURES:
A generalized estimating equation was used to assess the impact of demographics, disease characteristics, and weeks of COL use on dermatologic toxicity severity, body surface area affected, and level of pruritus.

MAIN RESULTS:
Significant differences were found between the pretest and all posttests after using COL with regard to the severity, body surface area affected, and level of pruritus in participants who developed EGFRI-induced dermatologic toxicities (P < .05). There were no significant differences in demographics or disease characteristics on EGFRI-induced dermatologic toxicities.

CONCLUSIONS:
Based on the study results, COL could improve the symptoms of dermatologic toxicities in those receiving EGFRIs with no adverse effects. Therefore, the authors suggest the use of COL in clinical settings.
Early Postpartum Glucose Testing in Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Werner Erika F. , Has Phinnara , Tarabulsi Gofran , Lee Joyce , Satin Andrew 
Published: December 2016

(Abstracted from Am J Perinatol 2016;33:966–971)
Research has shown that 3.5% to 7.6% of pregnant women in the United States annually are affected by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Universal GDM screening helps identify cohort of women at high risk of developing prediabetes and diabetes mellitus (DM) postpartum.
Long-term Cognitive and Health Outcomes of School-Aged Children Who Were Born Late-term vs Full-term
Authors: Figlio David N. , Guryan Jonathan , Karbownik Krzysztof , Roth Jeffrey 
Published: December 2016

(Abstracted from JAMA Pediatr 2016;170(8):758–764)
Although there is considerable evidence to suggest that full-term infants (born at 39 or 40 weeks’ gestation) have better health and cognitive outcomes in childhood and into adulthood than early-term infants (born at 37 or 38 weeks’ gestation), data supporting these facts are missing. If such information about the long-term outcomes were available, it might prove helpful to the physician and patient to assist in making decisions regarding optimal pregnancy length.