bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Anxiety and depression are improved by continuous positive airway pressure treatments in obstructive sleep apnea
Authors: Li Yu-Ying , Mazarakis Thodoris , Shen Yu-Chih , Yang Miao-Chun , Chang En-Ting , Wang Hsiu-Mei 
Published: March 2017

Background Obstructive sleep apnea involves repeated nocturnal desaturation and sleep fragmentation that leads to poor sleep quality, anxiety, and depression. This study aimed to investigate short- and long-term improvements in the anxiety and depression of patients with different obstructive sleep apnea treatments. Methods This is a prospective, non-randomized hospital-based study evaluated 55 patients (46 male, 9 female) with obstructive sleep apnea. The patients were divided into three groups based on different treatment: uvulopalatopharyngoplasty group, continuous positive airway pressure group, and no treatment group (by their own decision). They completed the Beck Depression Inventory II, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index before treatment and at one and six months after treatment. Results Compared to the no treatment group, the surgery and continuous positive airway pressure groups had higher body mass index, AHI, and Epworth sleepiness scale, but no difference in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Chinese Health Questionnaire-12, Beck Depression Inventory II, and Beck Anxiety Inventory. The continuous positive airway pressure and surgery groups still had no improvements in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Chinese Health Questionnaire-12, Beck Depression Inventory II, and Beck Anxiety Inventory scores one month after treatment. At six months after treatment, the continuous positive airway pressure group had significantly decreased Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Chinese Health Questionnaire-12, Beck Depression Inventory II, and Beck Anxiety Inventory, whereas the surgery group had significant difference in Beck Anxiety Inventory only and the no treatment group still had no significant difference in any of the parameters. Conclusions Continuous positive airway pressure can improve the sleep quality, quality of life, depression, and anxiety of obstructive sleep apnea patients after six months of treatment. However, surgery can significantly improve anxiety only in the same period.
Atypical antipsychotic use and outcomes in an urban maternal mental health service
Authors: Hatters Friedman Susan , Moller-Olsen Charmian , Prakash Chandni , North Abigail 
Published: March 2017

Objective Despite many women suffering from psychosis in their childbearing years, limited data exist about the use of atypical antipsychotic agents in pregnancy. Atypical antipsychotic agents are often used to treat bipolar disorder, instead of lithium or valproate because of the known teratogenicity of those agents. As well, atypical antipsychotics are often prescribed in anxiety disorders and depression. This study sought to describe pregnancy outcomes for women prescribed atypical antipsychotics during pregnancy. Methods This retrospective review included all cases treated by Auckland Maternal Mental Health services in which atypical antipsychotic agents were utilized during pregnancy over three years. Results Over the three years, 45 pregnant women were prescribed atypical antipsychotic agents, most commonly quetiapine or olanzapine. Two-fifths (40%) were diagnosed with bipolar disorder and almost one-third (31%) with a psychotic disorder. Two-thirds (64%) were prescribed multiple psychotropic medications during their pregnancy. Instrumental delivery rates were elevated at 38%. A minority (13%) of the women developed gestational diabetes mellitus. Although 7% of infants were born premature, all were born after 35 weeks. Two major malformations were noted, similar to baseline community rates. Conclusions This naturalistic study adds to the limited literature about treatment with atypical antipsychotic agents in pregnancy, though not adequately powered to detect small differences in malformations or obstetrical outcomes. It also highlights the myriad of indications for which pregnant women are prescribed atypical antipsychotics, and the multiple other risk factors seen in this population.
A comparison of reliability and precision of subscore reporting methods for a state English language proficiency assessment
Authors: Longabach Tanya , Peyton Vicki 
Published: March 2017

K–12 English language proficiency tests that assess multiple content domains (e.g., listening, speaking, reading, writing) often have subsections based on these content domains; scores assigned to these subsections are commonly known as subscores. Testing programs face increasing customer demands for the reporting of subscores in addition to the total test scores in today’s accountability-oriented educational environment. Although reporting subscores can provide much-needed information for teachers, administrators, and students about proficiency in the test domains, one of the major drawbacks of subscore reporting includes their lower reliability as compared to the test as a whole. In addition, viewing language domains as if they were not interrelated, and reporting subscores without considering this relationship between domains, may be contradictory to the theory of language acquisition. This study explored several methods of assigning subscores to the four domains of a state English language proficiency test, including classical test theory (CTT)-based number correct, unidimensional item response theory (UIRT), augmented item response theory (A-IRT), and multidimensional item response theory (MIRT), and compared the reliability and precision of these different methods across language domains and grade bands. The first two methods assessed proficiency in the domains separately, without considering the relationship between domains; the last two methods took into consideration relationships between domains. The reliability and precision of the CTT and UIRT methods were similar and lower than those of A-IRT and MIRT for most domains and grade bands; MIRT was found to be the most reliable method. Policy implications and limitations of this study, as well as directions for further research, are discussed.
Effectiveness of a Worksite Intervention for Male Construction Workers on Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors, Body Mass Index, and Health Outcomes: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Viester Laura , Verhagen Evert A. L. M. , Bongers Paulien M. , van der Beek Allard J. 
Published: March 2017

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of an individually tailored intervention for improvement in lifestyle behavior, health indicators, and prevention and reduction of overweight among construction workers. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Setting: Various blue-collar departments of a large construction company in the Netherlands. Participants: Blue-collar workers randomized to an intervention (n = 162) or a control group (n = 152). Intervention: The intervention group received individual coaching sessions, tailored information, and materials to improve lifestyle behavior during a 6-month period, and the control group received usual care. Measures: Body weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, physical activity (PA) levels, dietary behavior, blood pressure, and blood cholesterol were assessed. Analysis: Effectiveness of the intervention on outcome measures at 6- and 12-month follow-up was assessed by using linear and logistic regression models adjusting for baseline levels. Results: After 6 months, a statistically significant intervention effect was found on body weight ( B = −1.06, P = .010), BMI ( B = −0.32, P = .010), and waist circumference ( B = −1.38, P = .032). At 6 months, the percentage of those meeting public health guidelines for PA increased significantly in the intervention group compared to the control group ( B = 2.06, P = .032), and for sugar-sweetened beverages, an intervention effect was found at 6 months as well ( B = −2.82, P = .003). At 12 months, for weight-related outcomes, these differences were slightly smaller and no longer statistically significant. The intervention was not effective on the total amount of moderate to vigorous PA and other dietary and health outcomes. Conclusion: Intervention participants showed positive changes in vigorous PA and intake of sugar-sweetened beverages compared to controls, as well as effects on weight-related outcomes at 6 months. Long-term effects were still promising but not statistically significant.
Indoxyl sulfate induces platelet hyperactivity and contributes to chronic kidney disease–associated thrombosis in mice
Authors: Yang Ke , Du Changhong , Wang Xinmiao , Li Fengju , Xu Yang , Wang Song , Chen Shilei , Chen Fang , Shen Mingqiang , Chen Mo , Hu Mengjia , He Ting , Su Yongping , Wang Junping , Zhao Jinghong 
Published: March 2017

Key Points
Uremic solute IS increases platelet activity via activation of ROS/p38MAPK signaling. Klotho counteracts IS-induced thrombosis by restraining platelet hyperactivity.
The influence of metabolic imbalances and oxidative stress on the outcome of critically ill polytrauma patients: a review
Authors: Rogobete Alexandru Florin , Sandesc Dorel , Papurica Marius , Stoicescu Emil Robert , Popovici Sonia Elena , Bratu Lavinia Melania , Vernic Corina , Sas Adriana Mariana , Stan Adrian Tudor , Bedreag Ovidiu Horea 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
The critically ill polytrauma patient presents with a series of associated pathophysiologies secondary to the traumatic injuries. The most important include systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), sepsis, oxidative stress (OS), metabolic disorders, and finally multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and death. The poor outcome of these patients is related to the association of the aforementioned pathologies. The nutrition of the critically ill polytrauma patient is a distinct challenge because of the rapid changes in terms of energetic needs associated with hypermetabolism, sepsis, SIRS, and OS. Moreover, it has been proven that inadequate nutrition can prolong the time spent on a mechanical ventilator and the length of stay in an intensive care unit (ICU). A series of mathematical equations can predict the energy expenditure (EE), but they have disadvantages, such as the fact that they cannot predict the EE accurately in the case of patients with hypermetabolism. Indirect calorimetry (IC) is another method used for evaluating and monitoring the energy status of critically ill patients. In this update paper, we present a series of pathophysiological aspects associated with the metabolic disaster affecting the critically ill polytrauma patient. Furthermore, we present different non-invasive monitoring methods that could help the intensive care physician in the adequate management of this type of patient.
A goal-oriented framework for rapid integral-equation-based simulation of borehole resistivity measurements of 3D hydraulic fractures
Authors: Yang Kai , Yılmaz Ali E. , Torres-Verdín Carlos 
Published: March 2017

We have developed a goal-oriented framework for fast integral-equation-based simulation of low-frequency borehole resistivity measurements of 3D arbitrarily shaped hydraulic fractures. The framework explores the possibility of applying various approximate integral-equation methods to simulate borehole electromagnetic (EM) measurements acquired in the vicinity of 3D hydraulic fractures generated with electrically conductive proppant. It includes four approximate methods that are progressively more accurate, costly, and rigorous. Each method is used to approximate the method-of-moments solution of the integral equation and to evaluate/extract quantities of interest, e.g., bucked signals detected at receivers. When compared with rigorous fast Fourier transform (FFT)-accelerated method-of-moments solutions, the numerical results obtained with the four methods indicate the following (1) All of the approximate methods capture the main features of the quantities of interest, e.g., the shape of detected signals. (2) Different approximate methods exhibit different accuracies and efficiencies in the simulation of EM scattering from various 3D fractures. (3) The identified approximate method achieves accurate results (error [Formula: see text]) while reducing the simulation time by a factor of 2–1000 compared with the FFT-accelerated rigorous method. Thus, our approximate simulation framework is a promising candidate for evaluating the Jacobian matrix in the fast inversion of borehole EM measurements to detect and assess the geometry of 3D hydraulic fractures generated with electrically conductive proppant.
Interruptions of Head and Neck Radiotherapy Across Insured and Indigent Patient Populations
Authors: Thomas Kimberly , Martin Travis , Gao Ang , Ahn Chul , Wilhelm Holly , Schwartz David L. 
Published: March 2017

Purpose: Radiotherapy for head and neck cancer is a cornerstone of care, requiring 30 to 35 days of treatment over 6 to 7 weeks. Diligent patient compliance is crucial, and unplanned treatment interruptions reduce cure rates. We studied interruption rates in private carrier–insured and Medicare-insured populations versus indigent populations served by a single academic health system. Materials and Methods: A retrospective cohort study of electronic medical and billing records was performed analyzing treatment interruptions between January 2011 and December 2014. The study included 564 patients with head and neck cancer prescribed radiotherapy and referred from clinics run by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) and the Parkland Health and Hospital System (PHHS), which provides indigent care to Dallas County, Texas. Results: Three-hundred sixteen patients (56%) had a treatment break; 114 patients missed a single session, and 202 patients missed multiple treatments. Seventy percent of PHHS patients had treatment delays compared with 47% of UTSW patients ( P < .001). The number of interrupted days in the PHHS population was nearly twice that observed in UTSW patients. PHHS patients most commonly missed treatment for nonmedical or logistical reasons. Delay was predictive for local recurrence ( P < .001) and overall survival ( P < .001). In compliant patients, there was no significant difference in local recurrence ( P = .43) or overall survival ( P = .27) across referral sites. However, among noncompliant patients, there was a higher likelihood for local recurrence in the PHHS cohort ( P = .016). Multivariable modeling suggested treatment interruption to be a key driver of outcome differences across referral sites. Conclusion: Survival outcomes in our at-risk population were inferior to those in patients insured by commercial carriers or Medicare. Treatment interruption predicted for poor outcome across all patients but was disproportionately experienced by at-risk patients. These results highlight cancer control needs specific to disadvantaged communities at risk for poor treatment compliance.
‘I have a picture of the Monster!’: Il mostro di Frankenstein and the search for Italian horror cinema
Authors: Hunter Russ 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
Typically accounts of Italian horror cinema have highlighted the production and release of Riccardo Freda’s I vampiri (Lust of the Vampire) in the late 1950s as marking the beginning of Italian engagement with the horror genre. The logic that follows is often that the nature of fascist censorship impeded any explorations of the genre in the 1920s and 1930s and that in the post war period it was only the commercial success of Hammer Horror that tempted Italian producers to venture into horror film-making. In this way Italian horror cinema is considered to have no antecedents and is frequently seen in relation to its readiness to ape production successes elsewhere. Increasingly, however, Il mostro di Frankenstein (The Monster of Frankenstein) (Testa, 1921) is being identified as Italy’s ‘first’ horror film. Yet as a lost film that has left little material trace, evidence of its generic position is, at best, ambiguous. This article will examine a heretofore underexplored and obscure film in order to interrogate the extent to which it can be seen as Italy’s earliest engagement with horror production. In so doing it allow us to see much more complex and nuanced developments of the history of both Italian and European horror cinema, challenging previous assumptions about the history of the genre as a whole.
Streaming Italian horror cinema in the United Kingdom: Lovefilm Instant
Authors: Baschiera Stefano 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
This article investigates the distribution of Italian horror cinema in the age of video streaming, analysing its presence and categorization on the platform Lovefilm Instant UK, in order to investigate the importance of ‘niche’ in what is known as the long tail of online distribution and the online availability of exploitation films. I argue that looking at the streaming presence of Italian horror and comparing it to its prior distribution on home video formats (in particular VHS and DVD) we can grasp how distribution and access have shaped the understanding of the genre. In particular, I address the question of the categorization of the films made by the S-VOD services and the limits of streaming distribution, such as lack of persistency in availability and the need for enhanced curatorship.
Global metal in local contexts: Questions of class among heavy metal youth and the structuring of early metal identity formations
Authors: Rowe Paula 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
The globalization of metal music and culture has broadened the accessibility of metal for more young people than ever before. But in this article, I argue that access to participating in the global metal subculture is not equal for all youth, which, in turn, can shape early metal identity formations in local contexts. Drawing on narrative research with metal youth in South Australia, I will highlight ways that participants’ metal identity ‘choices’ were constrained or augmented by the resources they had at their disposal, and further, I will show how this came to bear on their ‘choice’ of metal subgenre affiliations. Of particular interest was finding how some of the more socio-economically advantaged metal youth narratively constructed the constrained ‘choices’ of poorer participants as inauthentic metal identity formations. Through this, I will argue that notions of authenticity can manifest as displacements of class distinctions on to individuals arising from the resources they are able to invest in ‘becoming’ metal, and the consequent approval, or disapproval, by their metal peers.
After the apocalypse: Identity and legitimacy in the postdigital heavy metal subculture
Authors: Goldhammer Rio 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
Using the metaphor of apocalypse, this piece considers what is lost in the digital age. The power of major labels has certainly been diminished, access to global distribution has been widened exponentially and the tangible products produced by artists have been replaced by digital information. The changes are immeasurable, but many people still dedicate time to finding new music. What overwhelmingly defines their choice though is still the music they grew up with, from before the apocalypse. Major festivals rely perpetually on the before for their legitimacy. In the last decade for instance, there has not been a year in which either Metallica or Iron Maiden has not headlined a major UK festival. Needing to look backwards for meaning, as James Berger suggests, is to look before nothingness; this is the apocalypse that music is faced with. Where heavy metal as a genre attracts specific scrutiny is due to a number of factors, including a propensity to embrace nostalgia as a component of counterculture, an allure towards grandeur, and also sporadic mainstream success. The apocalypse narrative in itself represents a beginning and an end, highlighting the paradoxical questions of identity and legitimacy faced by heavy metal. Metal and its followers are neither mainstream nor subversive, both looking backwards in order to survive and ultimately enforcing its unsustainability as a result.
Decoding cultural signifiers of Brazilian identity and the African diaspora from the music of Sepultura
Authors: Williams Duncan , Da Rocha Marcio Alves 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
The notion of Brazilian identity, or Brazilian-ness, can be understood from the representations of identity that are encoded in Belo Horizonte’s Sepultura, Brazil’s most successful heavy metal act, now 30 years old. In this article, we consider it interesting to look not only at the music produced historically by a region but also at how the region influences and refracts itself in the production of new music. Sepultura’s distinct flavour of heavy metal offers a unique way of examining this process in the context of Brazilian identity.
Book Reviews
Authors: Barone Stefano , DiGioia Amanda , Musser Jordan 
Published: March 2017

Abstract

Islam and Popular Culture, Karin Van Nieuwkerk, Mark Levine and Martin Stokes (Eds) (2016)
Austin: University of Texas Press, 404 pp.,
ISBN: 978-1-4773-0887-5, h/bk, $63.65, ISBN: 978-1-4773-0904-9, p/bk, $23.42

Heavy Metal Music Studies and Popular Culture, Brenda Gardenour Walter, Gabby Riches, Dave Snell and Bryan Bardine (Eds) (2016)
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 214 pp., ISBN: 978-1-137-45667-0, h/bk, £68

Global Metal Music and Culture: Current Directions in Metal Studies, Andy R. Brown, Karl Spracklen, Keith Kahn-Harris and Niall W. R. Scott (Eds) (2016)
London: Routledge, 370 pp. ISBN: 978-1-1388-2238-2, h/bk, $119
Black Sabbath’s pioneering lyrical rhetoric: Tragic structure and cathartic potential in song narratives
Authors: Barnett Brett A. 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
Widely credited with establishing heavy metal, Black Sabbath released their first two albums in 1970, Black Sabbath and Paranoid, and those albums’ success signalled a paradigm shift in rock, garnering the band international fame. Although having a self-perception of being a ‘heavy underground’ band, Black Sabbath would go on to sell more than 75 million albums worldwide. With Black Sabbath having their final tour in 2017, this article examines lyrics contained in a sample of hit songs appearing on Black Sabbath and Paranoid to better understand why the band’s songs struck such a responsive chord with listeners. In examining lyrics from Black Sabbath’s earliest hits, this article provides a perspective from which the band’s songs can be shown as frequently containing the basic elements of Greek tragedy – tragic situation, tragic result, tragic hero and nemesis – a recurring pattern that may have served a cathartic function for listeners. Like Greek tragedies, Black Sabbath’s songs involve stories of extreme human suffering, often under extraordinary circumstances, having the ability to elicit emotional responses from audiences. By hearing narratives about the extreme suffering experienced by persons not unlike themselves, listeners are able to participate vicariously in the heroes’ fear, pain and grief. Thus, just as Aristotle believed Greek tragedies induced a catharsis – a purging of negative emotions – in viewers, the author argues that Black Sabbath’s lyrical narratives could serve a therapeutic function for listeners.