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What is the current practice of therapists in the measurement of somatosensation in children with cerebral palsy and other neurological disorders?
Authors: Walmsley Corrin , Taylor Susan , Parkins Timothy , Carey Leeanne , Girdler Sonya , Elliott Catherine 
Published: December 2017

Background/aimSomatosensation is the ability to detect and recognise body sensations such as touch, vibration, pressure, pain, temperature and proprioception. Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder that is often accompanied by impairments in somatosensation. Current somatosensory assessments have limited psychometrics established for use with these children. The aim of this study was to identify therapists’ current practice and perspectives related to the assessment of somatosensation in children with neurological disorders.MethodsA cross‐sectional questionnaire was used to identify the somatosensory assessments currently used in clinical practice, time allocated to assessment, and therapists’ satisfaction and confidence using the available assessments of somatosensation. The questionnaire was adapted from a previously utilised questionnaire that identified therapists’ use of somatosensory assessments with adults post‐stroke.ResultsA total of 135 therapists responded to the questionnaire. Seventy‐nine (92%) occupational therapists and 44 (89.7%) physiotherapists indicated that they currently assessed or treated children with somatosensory deficits. Sixty‐four (82.1%) occupational therapists and 38 (86.3%) physiotherapists regarded assessment of somatosensation in children with neurological disorders as important to very important. However, only seven (8.8%) occupational therapists and seven (15.9%) physiotherapists reported confidence in their ability to do so. The methods with which therapists detect and measure somatosensory impairment in children with neurological disorders are variable, with non‐standardised and/or informal assessments most frequently used.ConclusionDespite there being recommendations of best practice for the assessment of specific domains of somatosensation in children with cerebral palsy, current practice does not yet mirror these recommendations. Additionally, therapists have low satisfaction and confidence with what they are currently using, highlighting the need for a comprehensive and standardised assessment of somatosensation for use in children with neurological disorders.
Evolution within the fungal genus Verticillium is characterized by chromosomal rearrangement and gene loss
Authors: Shi‐Kunne Xiaoqian , Faino Luigi , van den Berg Grardy C. M. , Thomma Bart P. H. J. , Seidl Michael F. 
Published: December 2017

SummaryThe fungal genus Verticillium contains ten species, some of which are notorious plant pathogens causing vascular wilt diseases in host plants, while others are known as saprophytes and opportunistic plant pathogens. Whereas the genome of V. dahliae, the most notorious plant pathogen of the genus, has been well characterized, evolution and speciation of other members of the genus received little attention thus far. Here, we sequenced the genomes of the nine haploid Verticillium spp. to study evolutionary trajectories of their divergence from a last common ancestor. Frequent occurrence of chromosomal rearrangement and gene family loss was identified. In addition to ∼11 000 genes that are shared at least between two species, only 200–600 species‐specific genes occur. Intriguingly, these species‐specific genes show different features than the shared genes.
Comparison of Electronic Health Record–Based and Claims‐Based Diabetes Care Quality Measures: Causes of Discrepancies
Authors: Laws Michael Barton , Michaud Joanne , Shield Renee , McQuade William , Wilson Ira B. 
Published: December 2017

ObjectiveTo investigate magnitude and sources of discrepancy in quality metrics using claims versus electronic health record (EHR) data.Study DesignAssessment of proportions of HbA1c and LDL testing for people ascertained as diabetic from the respective sources. Qualitative interviews and review of EHRs of discrepant cases.Data Collection/ExtractionClaims submitted to Rhode Island Medicaid by three practice sites in 2013; program‐coded EHR extraction; manual review of selected EHRs.Principal FindingsOf 21,030 adult Medicaid beneficiaries attributed to a primary care patient at a site by claims or EHR data, concordance on assignment ranged from 0.30 to 0.41. Of patients with concordant assignment, the ratio of patients ascertained as diabetic by EHR versus claims ranged from 1.06 to 1.14. For patients with concordant assignment and diagnosis, the ratio based on EHR versus claims ranged from 1.08 to 18.34 for HbA1c testing, and from 1.29 to 14.18 for lipid testing. Manual record review of 264 patients discrepant on diagnosis or testing identified problems such as misuse of ICD‐9 codes, failure to submit claims, and others.ConclusionsClaims data underestimate performance on these metrics compared to EHR documentation, by varying amounts. Use of claims data for these metrics is problematic.
State Medicaid Expansions for Parents Led to Increased Coverage and Prenatal Care Utilization among Pregnant Mothers
Authors: Wherry Laura R. 
Published: December 2017

ObjectiveTo evaluate impacts of state Medicaid expansions for low‐income parents on the health insurance coverage, pregnancy intention, and use of prenatal care among mothers who became pregnant.Data Sources/Study SettingPerson‐level data for women with a live birth from the 1997–2012 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System.Data Collection/Extraction MethodsThe sample was restricted to women who were already parents using information on previous live births and combined with information on state Medicaid policies for low‐income parents.Study DesignI used a measure of expanded generosity of state Medicaid eligibility for low‐income parents to estimate changes in health insurance, pregnancy intention, and prenatal care for pregnant mothers associated with Medicaid expansion.Principal FindingsI found an increase in prepregnancy health insurance coverage and coverage during pregnancy among pregnant mothers, as well as earlier initiation of prenatal care, associated with the expansions. Among pregnant mothers with less education, I found an increase in the adequacy of prenatal care utilization.ConclusionsExpanded Medicaid coverage for low‐income adults has the potential to increase a woman's health insurance coverage prior to pregnancy, as well as her insurance coverage and medical care receipt during pregnancy.
The Trace Element Distribution Patterns of Ediacaran‐Early Cambrian Black Shales and the Origin of Selenium in the Guangning Area, Western Guangdong Province, South China
Authors: TIAN Xinglei , LUO Kunli , ZUZA Andrew V. 
Published: December 2017

AbstractThe Ediacaran and early Cambrian black shales are widespread across the South China Craton (Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks). However, the trace element distribution patterns of the Ediacaran and early Cambrian black shales in the Cathaysia Block are still unclear. In this study, thirty‐four black shale samples in the Lechangxia Group (Ediacaran) and thirteen black shale samples in the lower Bacun Group (early Cambrian) from Guangning area, western Guangdong Province, South China, were analyzed for major and trace elements concentrations. Compared to the upper continental crust, the Ediacaran black shales exhibit strongly enriched Se, Ga, and As with enrichment factor values (EF) higher than 10, significantly enriched Bi and Rb (10>EF>5), weakly enriched Mo, Ba, Cs, V, In, Be, Tl, and Th (5>EF>2), normal U, Cr, Cd, Sc, Pb, Cu, and Li (2>EF>0.5), and depleted Ni, Zn, Sr, and Co. Early Cambrian black shales display strongly enriched Se, Ga, and As, significantly enriched Ba, Bi, and Rb, weakly enriched Mo, Cs, Cd, V, U, Be, In, and Tl, normal Sc, Th, Cr, Li, Cu, Ni, and Pb and depleted Co, Zn, and Sr. Moreover, Se is the most enriched trace element in the Ediacaran and early Cambrian black shales: concentrations vary from 0.25 to 30.09 ppm and 0.54 to 5.01 ppm, and averaging 4.84 and 1.72 ppm, with average EF values of 96.87 and 34.32, for the Ediacaran and early Cambrian shales respectively. The average concentration of Se in the Ediacaran black shales is 2.8 times higher than that of early Cambrian black shales. Se contents in the Ediacaran and early Cambrian black shales exhibit significant variation (P= 0.03). Provenance analysis showed that Se contents of both the Ediacaran and early Cambrian black shales were without detrital provenance and volcanoclastic sources, but of hydrothermal origin. The deep sources of Se and the presence of pyrite may explain the higher Se contents in the Ediacaran black shales. Similar with the Se‐rich characteristics of the contemporaneous black shales in the south Qingling Mountain and Yangtze block, the Ediacaran and early Cambrian black shales in Guangning area, Cathaysia, are also enriched in Se, which may provide a clue for looking for the selenium‐rich resources in western Guangdong Province.
Indo–Chinese Magmatic Activity in the Duobaoshan District of Heilongjiang Province and Its Geological Significance
Authors: LI Yun , HOU Xiaoyu , YANG Bo , ZHAO Yuanyi , CHEN Long 
Published: December 2017

AbstractThe Duobaoshan ore concentration area, located in Nenjiang County of Heilongjiang Province, is an important porphyry Cu‐Mo ore concentration area in China, which is characterized by complex magmatic activities and multi‐phase overprinting metallogenesis. On the basis of field geological observation, systematic sampling, in‐lab analysis and the metallogenic regularity in the Xiang'an‐Mongolian metallogenic belt, this work carried out high‐precision dating and geochemical analysis on the Yuejin, 173‐kilometer and Wolihedingzi rock bodies. These rock bodies are renamed monzonitic granite and their consistent age (238 Ma) show that they were formed not in Variscan but in Indosinian. Therefore, it is inferred that the ore spots formed in the potassium silicate and sericite alteration zones of the rock mass also belong to Indosinian. In addition, we collected granodiorite from the Tongshan mining pit, and its zircon age is 223.1±2.8 Ma and the Cu content of the sample is high. The Tongshan mineralization is inferred to undergo the superimposition of Indosinian diagenetic mineralization. The age of the granodiorite porphyry related to copper‐molybdenum mineralization in the Xiaoduobaoshan area is 222.1±5.5 Ma, and the earlier age of granodiorite is 471.8±7.4 Ma, indicating that the initial magmatic activities belong to the Duobaoshan porphyry system in the Caledonian period. The geochemical characteristics of the Indosinian rock samples show continental arc features, with reference to tectonic‐magmatic activities of the whole Daxing'anling area. We consider that the magmatic activities and mineralization of the Indosinian period are affected by the southward subduction of Okhotsk Ocean since Late Permian. By combining the mineralization rules of Daxinganling area and the structural systems of Duobaoshan ore concentration area, we divide two rock‐mineralization belts in this area including the Yuejin‐Duobaoshan‐Tongshan belt and 173‐kilometer‐Xiaoduobaoshan‐Wolihedingzi belt, which are distributed nearly parallel along the NW‐trending fractures and show similar geotectonic settings and the timing of the magmatic activities. It is favorable for discovering porphyry Cu‐Mo deposits in these two metallogenic belts, especially in the Yuejin, 173‐kilometer and Wolihedingzi areas where less research work has been made.
Genesis and Uranium Sources of Leucogranite‐hosted Uranium Deposits in the Gaudeanmus Area, Central Damara Belt, Namibia: Study of Element and Nd Isotope Geochemistry
Authors: FAN Honghai , CHEN Jinyong , WANG Shengyun , ZHAO Jingyang , GU Dazhao , MENG Yanning 
Published: December 2017

AbstractThis paper presents a systematic study of major and trace elements and Sm‐Nd isotopes in leucogranites closely related to uranium mineralization in the Gaudeanmus area, Namibia. The results illustrate that the uraniferous leucogranites possess high SiO2 (68.8wt%–76.0wt%, average 73.1wt%) and K (4.05wt%–7.78wt%, average 5.94wt%) contents, and are sub‐alkaline and metaluminous to weakly peraluminous, as reflected by A/CNK values of 0.96–1.07 with an average of 1.01. The leucogranites are rich in light rare earth elements (LREE/HREE = 2.53–7.71; (La/Yb)N = 2.14–10.40), have moderate Eu depletion and high Rb/Sr ratios (2.03–5.50 with an average of 4.36); meanwhile, they are enriched in Rb, K, Th, U and Pb, and depleted in Ba, Nb, Ta, and Sr. The ∊Nd(t) values of uraninites range from –14.8 to –16.5, and the two‐stage Nd model ages are 2.43–2.56 Ga. Detailed elemental and Sm‐Nd isotopic geochemical characteristics suggest that the leucogranites were formed in a postorogenic extensional environment. The U‐rich pre‐Damara basement was the main source of uranium during the primary mineralization event, which is disseminated in leucogranites, whereas the uranium mineralization in veins possibly resulted from remobilization of the primary uranium minerals.
Multistage Enrichment of the Sawafuqi Uranium Deposit: New Insights into Sandstone‐hosted Uranium Deposits in the Intramontane Basins of Tian Shan, China
Authors: LIU Zhangyue , PENG Suping , QIN Mingkuan , LIU Hongxun , HUANG Shaohua , HE Zhongbo , GUO Qiang , XU Qiang , SONG Jiye 
Published: December 2017

AbstractMeso‐Cenozoic intracontinental orogenic processes in the Tian Shan orogenic belt have significant effect on the sandstone‐hosted uranium deposits in the intramontane basins and those adjacent to the orogen. The Sawafuqi uranium deposit, which is located in the South Tian Shan orogenic belt, is investigated to reveal the relationships between uranium mineralization and orogenies. Recent exploration results show that the Sawafuqi uranium deposit has tabular, stratiform, quasi‐stratiform, and lens‐like orebodies and various geological characteristics different from typical interlayer oxidation zone sandstone‐hosted uranium deposits. Systematic studies of ore samples from the Sawafuqi uranium deposit using a variety of techniques, including thin section observation, α‐track radiograph, electron microprobe and scanning electron microscope, suggest that uranium mineralization is closely related to pyrite and organic matter. Mineralization‐related alterations in the host rocks are mainly silicification and argillation including kaolinite, illite (and illite‐smectite mixed layer) and chlorite. Tree stages of mineralization were identified in the Sawafuqi uranium deposit: (i) uranium‐bearing detritus and synsedimentary initial pre‐enrichment; (ii) interlayer oxidization zone uranium mineralization; and (iii) vein‐type uranium mineralization. The synsedimentary uranium pre‐enrichment represents an early uranium enrichment in the Sawafuqi uranium deposit, and interlayer oxidation zone uranium mineralization formed the main orebodies, which are superimposed by the vein‐type uranium mineralization. Combining the results of this study with previous studies on the Meso‐Cenozoic orogenies of South Tian Shan, it is proposed that the synsedimentary uranium pre‐enrichment of the Sawafuqi uranium deposit was caused by Triassic Tian Shan uplift, and the interlayer oxidation zone uranium mineralization occurred during the Eocence‐Oligocene period, when tectonism was relatively quiet, whereas the vein‐type uranium mineralization took place in relation to the strong orogeny of South Tian Shan since Miocene.
Re–Os Dating of Bitumen from Paleo–Oil Reservoir in the Qinglong Antimony Deposit, Guizhou Province, China and Its Geological Significance
Authors: WANG Pengpeng , HU Yuzhao , LIU Lu , JIANG Xiaojun , LI Chao , Bartholomew Chad Joseph , ZHANG Guiquan 
Published: December 2017

AbstractAbundant organic inclusions are present in the Qinglong antimony deposit. However, the source rocks of these organic matters have not been reliably identified. Recently, a paleo‐oil reservoir was found in the Qinglong antimony deposit. In view of similar components of gaseous hydrocarbon, we propose that the organic matters observed in inclusions in Qinglong antimony deposit would come from this paleo‐oil reservoir. We used the Re‐Os dating method to determine the age of the bitumen from this paleo‐oil reservoir, and obtained an isochron age of 254.3±2.8 Ma. The age indicates that the oil‐generation from source rock occurred in the early Late Permian, earlier than the Sb mineralization age (∼148±8.5 Ma) in the Qinglong antimony deposit area. After oil generation from Devonian source rock, first and secondary migration, the crude oil have probably entered into the fractures and pores of volcanic rocks and limestone and formed a paleo‐oil reservoir in the western wing of Dachang anticline. As burial process deepened, the crude oil has turned into natural gas, migrates into the core of Dachang anticline and formed a paleo‐gas reservoir. The hydrocarbons (including CH4) in the reservoirs can serve as reducing agent to provide the sulfur required for Sb mineralization through thermal chemical reduction of sulfates. Therefore, the formation of oil‐gas in the area is a prerequisite for the Sb mineralization in the Qinglong antimony deposit.
Geochemistry of Pyrite from the Gangcha Gold Deposit, West Qinling Orogen, China: Implications for Ore Genesis
Authors: NIE Xiao , SHEN Junfeng , LIU Haiming , DU Baisong , WANG Shuhao , LI Jie , XU Liwei , WANG Ran 
Published: December 2017

AbstractThe Gangcha gold deposit was discovered in 2011 in the Xiahe‐Hezuo region, West Qinling Orogen, China. Five types of pyrite have been identified in the ore according to the detailed mineral paragenetic studies. Geochemical data are presented for type I pyrite (py1) rim‐core zonation and for the different types of pyrite based on in‐situ laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA‐ICP‐MS) and electron probe microanalysis (EPMA). The results show that pyrites are characterized with heterogeneous Au concentrations, which indicate that Au occurs mainly as micro‐ or nano‐particle native inclusions. Time‐resolved depth profiles demonstrate that As, Co and Ni occur as solid solutions in pyrite, whereas Cu, Pb, Zn and Ag occur mainly as inclusions. Trace element concentrations differ between rims and cores in py1, and the differences also exist within different pyrite types. These differences indicate complex chemical evolution of the ore‐forming fluids, and the overall geology, geochronology, and stable isotope and pyrite data suggest that the ore‐forming fluids were closely linked to magmatic activity during the Triassic Period in West Qinling orogenic belt.
Sedimentary Patterns and Stratigraphic Trap Models of Deeply Buried Intervals in the Baxian Depression, North China
Authors: LI Shengli , YU Xinghe , ZHANG Feng , LIANG Xingru , LI Shunli , HUANG Jie , CAO Nanzhu 
Published: December 2017

AbstractThe Baxian depression is a typical half‐graben located in the Jizhong sub‐basin, north China. Commercial petroleum traps have been discovered in the Jizhong sub‐basin. However, the 3rd and 4th members of the Shahejie Formation in this sub‐basin have been poorly explored. These two members, belonging to the Lower Paleogene age, are buried deeply in the depression. Favorable petroleum reservoir conditions exist in such deep intervals of the half‐graben due to the presence of different types and extent of deltas and turbidity fans in various areas. In fact, three types of turbidite fans are developed in the sag below the transitional belt on the eastern gentle slope. This work summarized three stratigraphic trap belts, i.e., the steep slope, gentle slope, and sag. On the steep slope, structural‐stratigraphic traps with small‐scale delta fronts and turbidite sandbodies are well developed. On the gentle slope, hydrocarbons generally accumulate in the large‐scale delta front, onlapping beds and those sandbodies adjacent to unconformities. In the sag, petroleum trap models are typically characterized by pinched‐out turbidite sandbodies. Stratigraphic traps were easily formed in turbidite fans below the eastern transitional belt. The petroleum traps that have already been discovered or predicted in the study area indicate that stratigraphic traps have favorable petroleum exploration potential in deeply buried areas (depth >5000 m) in a half‐graben basin or depression.
Factors associated with non‐response at health‐related quality of life follow‐up in a septic shock trial
Authors: Kjær M. N. , Mortensen C. B. , Hjortrup P. B. , Rygård S. L. , Andersen I. , Perner A. 
Published: December 2017

BackgroundFollow‐up of intensive care unit (ICU) patients often includes health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) surveying, but non‐responders hamper the interpretation. Our aim was to assess factors for non‐response to HRQoL survey in ICU patients with septic shock at follow‐up in a clinical trial.MethodsIn a post hoc follow‐up registry study, we assessed all the Danish survivors in the Transfusion‐Requirements in Septic Shock trial patients, who were mailed the Short Form 36‐item Survey (SF‐36) 1‐year after randomization. We used covariates from the trial database merged with covariates from nation‐wide registries using the unique national identification number to explore possible factors for not responding. Five covariates were pre‐specified to be included in the primary multivariate analysis: age, number of days in hospital from randomization to follow‐up, level of education, cohabitation and employment status at follow‐up. We compared the mortality from 1‐year survival (2012–2014) till end of final follow‐up (January 2016) between non‐responders and responders.ResultsWe assessed 308 survivors of whom 108 (35%) were non‐responders. In the primary analysis lower age (odds ratio 1.03, 95% CI [1.01–1.05]), more admission days in hospital (1.006 [1.001–1.011]) and living alone (4.33 [2.46–7.63]) were associated with non‐responding, whereas the level of education and employment status were not. Non‐responders had a hazard ratio of 1.63 [0.97–2.72] for mortality from 1‐year follow‐up to final follow‐up as compared to the responders.ConclusionBeing younger, spending more days in hospital and living alone were all associated with non‐response at 1‐year HRQoL follow‐up among ICU patients with septic shock.