bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Factors affecting the psychological functioning of Australian adults with chronic pain
Authors: Viggers Lorna C. , Caltabiano Marie L. 
Published: September 2012

AbstractThe role of resilience, for adults facing ongoing adversity in the form of chronic medical conditions, has received little attention in the past. This research investigated the impact of resilience and coping strategies on the psychological functioning of 87 Australian adults with chronic pain, using a self‐report questionnaire. It included the McGill Pain Questionnaire, the Connor‐Davidson Resilience Scale, the Coping Strategies Questionnaire, the 36‐item Short Form Health Survey, and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale. Using hierarchical regression, after the effects of pain severity, catastrophizing, and ignoring the pain were controlled for, resilience was significantly associated with mental health‐related quality of life (β = 0.18, P < 0.05), depression (β = −0.31, P < 0.01), and anxiety (β = −0.20, P < 0.05). In the final model for depression, resilience had a stronger association than pain severity. Resilience did not, however, influence individual's perceptions of their physical health‐related quality of life. The link between resilience and mental health‐related quality of life outcomes provides initial evidence for the potential application of resilience related interventions to pain management programs.
Cardiovascular risk factors and carotid intima‐media thickness are associated with lower cognitive performance in HIV‐infected patients
Authors: Fabbiani M , Ciccarelli N , Tana M , Farina S , Baldonero E , Di Cristo V , Colafigli M , Tamburrini E , Cauda R , Silveri MC , Grima P , Di Giambenedetto S 
Published: September 2012

ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between metabolic comorbidities, cardiovascular risk factors or common carotid intima‐media thickness (cIMT) and cognitive performance in HIV‐infected patients.MethodsAsymptomatic HIV‐infected subjects were consecutively enrolled during routine out‐patient visits at two clinical centres. All patients underwent an extensive neuropsychological battery and assessment of metabolic comorbidities and cardiovascular risk factors. Moreover, cIMT was assessed by ultrasonography. Cognitive performance was evaluated by calculating a global cognitive impairment (GCI) score obtained by summing scores assigned to each test (0 if normal and 1 if pathological).ResultsA total of 245 patients (median age 46 years; 84.1% with HIV RNA < 50 copies/mL; median CD4 count 527 cells/μL) were enrolled in the study. Cardiovascular risk factors were highly prevalent in our population: the most frequent were dyslipidaemia (61.2%), cigarette smoking (54.3%) and hypertension (15.1%). cIMT was abnormal (≥ 0.9mm) in 31.8% of patients. Overall, the median GCI score was 2 [interquartile range (IQR) 1–4]; it was higher in patients with diabetes (P = 0.004), hypertension (P = 0.030) or cIMT ≥ 0.9 mm (P < 0.001). In multivariate analysis, it was confirmed that diabetes (P = 0.007) and cIMT ≥ 0.9 mm (P = 0.044) had an independent association with lower cognitive performance. In an analysis of patients on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), abacavir use was independently associated with a better cognitive performance (P = 0.011), while no association was observed for other drugs or neuroeffectiveness score.ConclusionsDiabetes, cardiovascular risk factors and cIMT showed a strong association with lower cognitive performance, suggesting that metabolic comorbidities could play a relevant role in the pathogenesis of HIV‐associated neurocognitive disorders in the recent cART era.
Unmet Needs of Families of School‐Aged Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Authors: Brown Hilary K. , Ouellette‐Kuntz Hélène , Hunter Duncan , Kelley Elizabeth , Cobigo Virginie 
Published: September 2012

Background  To aid decision making regarding the allocation of limited resources, information is needed on the perceived unmet needs of parents of school‐aged children with an autism spectrum disorder.Materials and Methods  A cross‐sectional survey was conducted of 101 Canadian families of school‐aged children with an autism spectrum disorder.Results  Commonly reported unmet needs were for social activities for the child (78.2%), information about services (77.2%) and continuous service provision (74.3%).Conclusions  This study provides insight into needs which have not been met by the service system. Information about the unmet needs of children with an autism spectrum disorder and their families may help policy makers and service providers to develop resources and services that are responsive to their client group.
Visual Impairment Caused by Periorbital Edema in an Infant with Acute Hemorrhagic Edema of Infancy
Authors: Freitas Priscila , Bygum Anette 
Published: September 2012

AbstractAcute hemorrhagic edema of infancy (AHEI) is a cutaneous vasculitis seen in children. Many consider it to be a clinical variant of Schönlein–Henoch purpura, but others regard it as a separate entity because of its benign nature, age of onset, lack of visceral involvement, and frequent absence of vascular immunoglobulin A deposition. It is clinically characterized by large “cockade” or rosette‐shaped, annular, purpuric lesions involving the face and extremities; erythematous edema; and mild fever. It seems to appear secondary to a history of viral or bacterial infection, course of antibiotics, or vaccination. Because of the unknown etiology and benign character, which leads to spontaneous complete recovery, there is no specific treatment necessary for AHEI, and according to the literature, systemic corticosteroids do not seem to alter the course of the disease. We report the case of an 11‐month‐old boy who manifested massive periorbital edema along with all of the clinical characteristics of this entity and showed clear improvement of the symptoms after a 24‐hour administration of systemic corticosteroid therapy. Given the positive effect of this therapy, we propose that systemic corticosteroids should be used to ameliorate the acute manifestations and avoid the rapid progression of the disease.
The Impact of Nonagility on Service Level and Project Duration*
Authors: Glowacka Karolina J. , Lowe Timothy J. , Wendell Richard E. 
Published: September 2012

ABSTRACT“Why projects are late” is a fundamental issue in theory and in practice. One well‐established explanation is that a project's network structure can be a significant factor—the “fatter” or more parallel the project, the later the project completion. Herein we show that a lack of agility, which may frequently arise in projects when there are external resources, can also be a significant factor in project delays—both in more serial‐like projects as well as more parallel ones. Specifically, this article formally characterizes the concept of agility in projects, shows how a lack of agility can have a significant impact on a project, and gives some general properties on agility with respect to a project's structure.
Comparison of Stakeholder Perspectives on Current Regulatory and Reporting Reforms
Authors: Wagner Joël , Zemp Alexandra 
Published: September 2012

AbstractIn the European insurance industry, regulatory and reporting frameworks are currently subject to far‐reaching reforms. We focus on four of these frameworks, namely the Solvency II framework, insurance guaranty systems, the proposed IFRS 4 Phase II international accounting standards, and Market Consistent Embedded Value reporting. We present these frameworks, analyze them from the insurance company's management, investors, and policyholder perspectives, and compare them. Our analysis implies that the four frameworks need to be considered jointly, due to various interrelations and interactions. We argue that a coordinated introduction will be necessary to ensure that the regulatory burden is reduced and synergies can be utilized in the event of all four frameworks being implemented as planned. Furthermore, we analyze the challenges of a holistic, comprehensive approach to insurance reporting and regulation and its implementation in order to achieve the goals set by the frameworks.
Oral health‐related quality of life is important for patients, but what about populations?
Authors: Slade Gary D. 
Published: September 2012

AbstractObjectivesTo review population‐based research into oral health‐related quality of life.MethodsNarrative review of selected publications.ResultsIn the 1970s, there were two incentives to assess nonclinical aspects of health: (i) a desire to understand the impacts of disease on individuals’ quality of life; and (ii) a search for population‐level measures that might better quantify the impact of health care systems on populations. Dental researchers responded to those incentives, creating dozens of questionnaires that assess individuals’ ratings of subjective oral health and quality of life. This has been a boon for clinical dental research, for example, by showing marked improvements in subjective oral health in patients receiving implant‐supported dentures. Also, health surveys show poorer subjective oral health among disadvantaged population groups. However, the same measures show only modest benefits of general dental care. Furthermore, several population surveys show that today's young adults, who grew up with widespread exposure to preventive dental programs, have poorer subjective oral health than earlier generations that experienced unprecedented levels of oral disease. Yet to materialize is the hope that ‘socio‐dental indicators’ of subjective oral health might provide a meaningful metric to demonstrate population‐level benefits of dental care. A fundamental limitation is that population health is a contextual measure, not merely the aggregated health status of individuals within the population.ConclusionWhile researchers have successfully broken with clinical dogma by assessing subjective dimensions of individuals’ oral health, they have failed to explicitly ask people to assess the oral health of the community in which they live.
Effectiveness of water fluoridation in caries prevention
Authors: Rugg‐Gunn Andrew J. , Do Loc 
Published: September 2012

AbstractObjectivesTo review the effectiveness of adjusted fluoridation of public water supplies in the prevention of dental caries, with emphasis on results of studies published worldwide since 1990 and to discuss aspects of the design and reporting of these studies compared with those published before 1990.MethodStudies published worldwide, in any language, reporting the effect of water fluoridation in terms of the dmf/DMF caries index between 1990 and 2010 were examined. The literature search was by professional Internet search, back‐tracking from references given in publications, hand‐searching all issues of four journals and by contacting colleagues in relevant countries. For the dmf index, age 5 year was preferred, and for the DMF index, age 12 year or older was preferred. The results were compared with results obtained from worldwide literature search prior to 1990 by the same author.ResultsFifty‐nine studies of adjusted water fluoridation were identified, yielding 83 evaluations (30 recording dmft/s and 53 recording DMFT/S) from 10 countries. These numbers are lower than pre‐1990 results of 113 studies (66 for primary and 86 for permanent teeth) from 23 countries. For the USA, for example, four studies were indentified since 1990 compared with 61 studies before 1990. The most number of recent reports came from Brazil and Australia. There were fewer reports of per cent caries reductions (% CR) above 50% in the recent studies. 86% of the post‐1990 investigations were concurrent control cross‐sectional studies and, of these, 52% used multivariate statistical analysis to adjust for confounding factors. In the eight studies that provided dmf/DMF data before and after adjustment for confounders, the % CR were little affected by these adjustments.ConclusionsFewer studies have been published recently. More of these have investigated effect at the multi‐community, state or even national level. The dmf/DMF index remains the most widely used measure of effect. % CR were lower in recent studies, and the ‘halo’ effect was discussed frequently. Nevertheless, reductions were still substantial. Statistical control for confounding factors is now routine, although the effect on per cent reductions tended to be small. Further thought is needed about the purpose of evaluation and whether measures of effect and study design are appropriate for that purpose.
Embedding a population oral health perspective in the dental curriculum
Authors: Allen Finbarr 
Published: September 2012

AbstractOver the past 40 years, oral healthcare has changed dramatically as a consequence of changing disease profiles and population demography. However, dental disease continues to be highly prevalent and costly to treat. Furthermore, it has been recognized that there are inequalities, with tooth loss being influenced by social, cultural and economic factors. Undergraduate education has been task oriented, with a heavy emphasis on training in technical aspects of treating disease. However, oral healthcare education needs to include a population health perspective, and each professional programme should describe appropriate learning outcomes for population oral health. This includes the need to understand health systems and health trends, and to have knowledge of the evidence base for community prevention strategies and health promotion. A key challenge in embedding population oral health into the curriculum is to break down traditional boundaries in the curriculum and to make teaching of this subject context specific and interdisciplinary. Embedding population oral health offers the potential to create synergies between educators and health service providers with the ultimate benefit of producing a reflective and holistic oral health practitioner. There are challenges, but it is important to produce graduates whose attitudes and clinical practices will be shaped by a sound knowledge of population oral health.
Envisioning an oral healthcare workforce for the future
Authors: Nash David A. 
Published: September 2012

AbstractHealth is critical to human well‐being. Oral health is an integral component of health. One is not healthy without oral health. As health is essential to human flourishing, it is important that an oral healthcare delivery system and workforce be developed and deployed which can help ensure all citizens have the potential to access oral health care. As such access does not generally exist today, it is imperative to advance the realization of this goal and to develop a vision of an oral healthcare workforce to functionally support access. Public funding of basic oral health care is an important element to improving access. However, funding is only economically feasible if a workforce exists that is structured in a manner such that duties are assigned to individuals who have been uniquely trained to fulfill specific clinical responsibilities. An essential element of any cost‐effective organizational system must be the shared responsibility of duties. Delegation must occur in the oral health workforce if competent, cost‐effective care is to be provided. Desirable members of the oral health team in an efficient and effective system are as follows: generalist dentists who are educated as physicians of the stomatognathic system (oral physicians), specialist dentists, dental therapists, dental hygienists, dually trained hygienists/therapists (oral health therapists), oral prosthetists (denturists), and expanded function dental assistants (dental nurses).
Recent increase in allergic reactions to methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone: is methylisothiazolinone the culprit?
Authors: Geier Johannes , Lessmann Holger , Schnuch Axel , Uter Wolfgang 
Published: September 2012

Background. The frequency of sensitization to methylchloroisothiazolinone (MCI)/ methylisothiazolinone (MI) observed in the Information Network of Departments of Dermatology (IVDK) was constantly around 2.1% from 1998 to 2009. After that, it increased to 3.9% in 2011, paralleled by an increase in the frequency of allergic reactions to MI in the preservative series from 1.9% in 2009 to 4.4% in 2011. MI without MCI has increasingly been used as a preservative in cosmetics and skin care products in recent years.Objectives. To epidemiologically investigate the possible reasons for this development and to analyse concomitant reactions to MCI/MI and MI.Methods. A retrospective analysis of IVDK data from 2009 to 2011 was performed.Results. Stratified data analysis revealed pronounced increases in reactivity to MCI/MI and MI in females, face dermatitis patients, and patients tested because of suspected cosmetic intolerance. The proportion of MI‐positive patients among those reacting to MCI/MI increased from 43% to 59% between 2009 and 2011.Conclusion. More widespread consumer exposure has most likely led to the increase in primary sensitization to MI and subsequently to a rise in MCI/MI reactions resulting from immunological cross‐reactions. A reduction in the maximum use concentration of MI seems advisable. MI should be patch tested in the baseline series.
Triphenyl phosphite, a new allergen in polyvinylchloride gloves
Authors: Suuronen Katri , Pesonen Maria , Henriks‐Eckerman Maj‐Len , Aalto‐Korte Kristiina 
Published: September 2012

Background. Contact allergy to polyvinylchloride (PVC) gloves has been reported relatively seldom. In spring 2011, 5 of our patients had patch test reactions to PVC gloves. We obtained a collection of PVC raw materials from industrial producers and suppliers of chemical compounds to be patch tested on patients with suspected PVC glove contact allergy.Objectives. To report the first results of these new test substances.Methods. The patients were patch tested with the newly obtained test substances, plastics and glues series, and isocyanates and isocyanate prepolymers. We analysed nine PVC glove samples for triphenyl phosphate and its derivatives.Results. Two patients reacted to a technical PVC antioxidant and one of its components, triphenyl phosphite (TPP). Contact allergy to TPP was very strong in 1 patient, and was the main cause of her hand dermatitis, whereas the other patient also had other contact allergies explaining her symptoms. Three patients reacted to their PVC gloves, but the specific allergen was not identified. Six PVC glove samples contained TPP at concentrations of 0.004–0.099%. TPP transforms into triphenyl phosphate during storage.Conclusions. TPP represents a new allergen in PVC gloves. It was detected in several PVC gloves in fairly high concentrations.
Nocturia Potentially Influences Maintenance of Sexual Function in Elderly Men with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Authors: ISHIZUKA Osamu , MATSUYAMA Hideyasu , SAKAI Hideki , MATSUBARA Akio , NAGAOKA Akira , TAKAHASHI Satoru , TAKEDA Masayuki , OZONO Seiichiro , SHIROKI Ryoichi , SHUIN Taro , HARA Isao , KAKIZAKI Hidehiro , TSUKAMOTO Taiji , YAMANISHI Tomonori , YOKOYAMA Osamu , KAKEHI Yoshiyuki , NISHIZAWA Osamu ,   the KING Study Group
Published: September 2012

Objective: This study examined the relationship between bothersome symptoms of nocturia and erectile function.Methods: Subjects comprised patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Patients were prospectively followed on treatment with the alpha‐1 blocker naftopidil for 8 weeks. Patient backgrounds and efficacy of naftopidil associated with LUTS and sexual activity were evaluated.Results: The percentage of patients who identified nocturia as the most bothersome symptom was 30.2% (n = 135), representing the highest percentage among International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) items. The number of patients with nocturia as the most bothersome symptom plateaued at an IPSS for nocturia of two or three points. In contrast, the number of patients with slow stream as the most bothersome symptom increased with symptom severity according to IPSS for slow stream. Logistic regression analysis on association between nocturia and erectile function confirmed that the odds ratio was 1.41 (P < 0.05). Naftopidil showed excellent efficacy related to male LUTS, but International Index of Erectile Function 5 (IIEF5) total score was almost unchanged. Among patients with nocturia improved by naftopidil, IIEF5 total score was significantly changed in the group with IPSS nocturia score ≤1 as compared to the group with IPSS nocturia score ≥2 per night (P = 0.038).Conclusion: Nocturia the most bothersome symptom correlated with aging. Nocturia could associate erectile dysfunction, and keeping the frequency of nocturia at ≤1 episode might be meaningful for maintaining quality of life in elderly men.
First Report of Fusarium proliferatum Causing Rot of Stored Garlic Bulbs (Allium sativum L.) in Italy
Authors: Tonti Stefano , Prà Mauro Dal , Nipoti Paola , Prodi Antonio , Alberti Ilaria 
Published: September 2012

AbstractDuring 2011, Fusarium rot of stored garlic was detected on bulbs of ‘Aglio Bianco’ (white garlic) in Piacenza, Ferrara and Rovigo districts. Bulbs, harvested in July, were asymptomatic. During conservation in the drying sheds, approximately thirty percent of bulbs appeared emptied and softened. Fusarium proliferatum was consistently recovered from infected bulbs. The morphological identification was confirmed by Translation Elongation Factor 1‐alpha gene sequencing. Koch postulates were checked through pathogenicity tests. The disease has already been reported in Serbia, Germany, Spain, United States, China and India, but to our knowledge, this is the first report of F. proliferatum garlic bulb rot in Italy.
Translation and World Literature
Authors: Chaudhuri Supriya 
Published: September 2012

AbstractTranslation plays an important role in creating the category of ‘world literature’, a term that has acquired new currency in this era of globalization. Commenting on essays by Susan Stanford Friedman, Rebecca Beasley, Jessica Berman, Eric Bulson and Laura Doyle, I suggest that the global spread of modernism and its local flowerings need to be understood through the vigorous translation activity that accompanied it. I focus on vernacular modernisms in India between the 1920s and 1960s in order to show that the impact of translation was by no means unidirectional or targeted towards the West. Translation from both European and non‐European languages was an indispensable element in the climate of Indian modernist writing, especially as printed in the poetry magazines of the early twentieth century. The simultaneously local and cosmopolitan character of this modernist literary corpus, far more important and extensive than Indian literature in English, can only be understood through a continuation of the project of modernism’s translations.