bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A ONE YEAR PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON ANKLE STABILITY AND LANDING TECHNIQUE: THE OCCURRENCE OF ANKLE AND KNEE INJURIES IN ELITE BALL TEAM ATHLETES
Authors: van der Does H , Brink M , Lemmink K 
Published: March 2014

BackgroundIn team sports lower extremity injuries account for over 50% of all injuries, indicating the importance of early detection of athletes at risk.ObjectiveInvestigating the predictive value of ankle stability and landing technique at baseline for ankle and knee injury occurrence during the consecutive season in indoor team sport athletes.DesignProspective longitudinal cohort study.Setting(Sub-)elite level basketball, korfball or volleyball athletes.ParticipantsOut of 58 athletes 42 athletes (age: 22.2±3.9 yr, height: 184.5±11.8 cm, mass: 79.0±15.2 kg) met the inclusion criteria; being ≥18 years, performed baseline measurement and completion of season.Risk factor assessmentAthletes performed the Single-Leg Jump-Landing (SLJL) test and the Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) Jump at baseline. SLJL test resulted in a dynamic stability index (DSI) in medial-lateral (ml), anterior-posterior (ap) and vertical (v) direction for frontal, diagonal and lateral jump direction. High DSI indicates poor stability. The LESS determines an athlete's landing technique; high score represents poor landing technique.Main outcome measurementsAnkle and knee injuries were registered according to the FIFA registration system.Results9 ankle injuries and 7 knee injuries were reported. Athletes that reported an ankle injury scored a significant (P≤.05) higher DSI compared to non-injured athletes in diagonal ap (0.072±0.01 vs 0.066±0.01), diagonal v (0.350±0.06 vs 0.305±0.05) and lateral ap (0.057±0.01 vs 0.047±0.01) direction. Athletes that reported a knee injury scored a non-significant higher LESS score (7.46±1.38) compared to non-injured athletes (6.20±2.0).ConclusionsAthletes who sustained an ankle injury during the season showed higher DSI at baseline. Athletes with a knee injury showed tendency toward poorer landing technique. Both tests seem feasible to screen athletes at baseline giving insight in high-risk athletes. Prevention programs could be implemented preventing these athletes from sustaining an injury.
Birth characteristics in a clinical sample of women seeking infertility treatment: a case–control study
Authors: Vikström Josefin , Hammar Mats , Josefsson Ann , Bladh Marie , Sydsjö Gunilla 
Published: March 2014

ObjectiveTo determine the distribution of low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth, small for gestational age (SGA) and large for gestational age (LGA) by main cause of infertility (female, combined, male, unexplained) in women seeking infertility treatment.DesignA case–control study.SettingA Centre for Reproductive Medicine in Sweden.ParticipantsAll women (n=1293) born in Sweden in 1973 or later and who were part of heterosexual couples seeking infertility treatment at a Centre of Reproductive Medicine from 2005 to 2010 were asked to participate. Those who had not begun the diagnostic process and who declined participation in the study were excluded. In total, 1206 women (94.5%) participated in the study.Main outcome measuresMain cause of infertility (female, combined, male, unexplained) collected from the patients’ medical charts. LBW (<2500 g), preterm birth (<37 weeks), SGA (<−2SD of the mean weight for the gestational length) and LGA (>+2SD of the mean weight for the gestational length), collected from the Swedish Medical Birth Register.ResultsThe risk of being born with LBW was increased about 2.4 times (OR=2.40, CI 1.13 to 5.07, p=0.02) in women seeking treatment for infertility due to female causes rather than for male or unexplained causes. Women with a female infertility factor were 2.7 times more likely to be born SGA (OR=2.73, CI 1.02 to 7.34, p=0.047) compared with those in whom the cause of infertility was unexplained.ConclusionsWomen born with LBW or SGA seem to suffer an increased risk of infertility due to a female factor. Thus, infants born with birth characteristics that deviate from the norm may be at greater risk of difficulties in childbearing later on in life. Since this study is the first of its kind, more studies are needed to verify the associations found in this study and to determine their nature.
Quality of care in systemic lupus erythematosus: the association between process and outcome measures in the Lupus Outcomes Study
Authors: Yazdany Jinoos , Trupin Laura , Schmajuk Gabriela , Katz Patricia P , Yelin Edward H 
Published: March 2014

ObjectivesAlthough process measures to assess quality of care in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are available, their relationship to long-term outcomes has not been studied. Using a prospective, longitudinal cohort study, we examined the associations between high-quality care and two important SLE outcomes, disease activity and damage.MethodsData were derived from the University of California, San Francisco Lupus Outcomes Study. Participants were followed from 2009 through 2013, responding to yearly surveys. Primary outcomes in this study were clinically meaningful increases in disease activity and damage, assessed by the Systemic Lupus Activity Questionnaire (SLAQ) and the Brief Index of Lupus Damage (BILD), respectively. Using multivariable regression, we examined the relationship between high performance on 13 validated quality measures (receipt of ≥85% of quality measures), and disease outcomes, adjusting for disease status, sociodemographic characteristics, healthcare services and follow-up time.ResultsThe 737 participants were eligible for a mean of five quality measures (SD 2, range 2–12). There were 155 and 162 participants who had clinically meaningful increases in SLAQ and BILD, respectively.In our models, we found no statistically significant relationship between performance on quality measures and changes in SLAQ. However, receiving higher-quality SLE care was significantly protective against increased disease damage (adjusted OR 0.4, 95% CI 0.4 to 0.7), even after adjusting for covariates.DiscussionIn this community-based cohort, we illustrate for the first time a strong link between processes of care, defined by SLE quality measures, and the subsequent accumulation of disease damage, an important outcome.
Origin of large wehrlitic intrusions from the Wadi Barghah to Salahi area in the northern Oman Ophiolite
Authors: Kaneko Ryu , Adachi Yoshiko , Miyashita Sumio 
Published: March 2014

Abstract

Wehrlitic intrusions constitute an important element of oceanic lower crust of the Oman Ophiolite, and numerous such dunite and plagioclase wehrlitic intrusions cut gabbro units in the northern Salahi Block of this ophiolite. For the first time, we describe a large wehrlitic intrusion (the Barghah complex) that has disturbed and folded surrounding gabbro units around this complex. The Barghah complex contains many gabbro blocks that record evidence of magma mingling. The crystallization sequence of the wehrlitic intrusions is olivine followed by co-crystallization of plagioclase and clinopyroxene. The forsterite content of olivine and the Mg# of clinopyroxene are more evolved than in rocks from the Moho Transition Zone (MTZ). TiO
2
and Na
2
O contents of clinopyroxene are similar to those of the MTZ and are characterized by wide compositional variability over a narrow range of Mg#, which is indicative of melt–mantle interaction. Compositional co-variation of plagioclase and olivine in the wehrlitic intrusions has a similar signature to that of V1 magmatism (ocean ridge stage). In light of these observations, we conclude that the wehrlitic intrusions are the product of off-axis magmatism. Inversion tectonics that led to a transition from spreading to compression may have accelerated the emplacement of the wehrlitic intrusions.
Stratigraphic evolution and depositional system of Lower Cretaceous Qishn Formation, Dhofar, Oman
Authors: Salad Hersi O. , Abbasi I. A. , Al-Harthy A. , Cherchi A. , Schroeder R. 
Published: March 2014

Abstract
The Barremian(?)–Aptian Qishn Formation of Dhofar (Oman) is represented by eastward (landward) thinning strata that onlap Marbat palaeohigh basin margin. The formation includes Shabon, Hinna and Hasheer members, in ascending order. The Shabon Member consists of massive and cross-bedded, locally conglomeratic arkose and quartzarenite. The Hinna Member has a lower part of rhythmically arranged bioclastic wackestones/mudstones that grade to fine crystalline dolomudstone and an upper part of cyclic units of nodular, marly, rudistic floatstone/rudstone lithofacies capped by normally grading, intraclastic, bioclastic packstone/grainstone lithofacies. Mudcracks, teepee structures and microbial laminations occur in the lower part. The member terminates with 10-m-thick discoidal orbitolinid- and rudist-bearing marls envisaged as the deepest facies of the formation. The Hasheer Member consists of partly dolomitized strata of bioclastic packstones, grainstones and rudstones. Cross-bedding and erosional surfaces are present. The overall depositional system of the formation evolved from high-energy clastic-dominated, marginal marine environment through tidal carbonate mudflat and lagoonal setting to high-energy carbonate sand shoals. The overall stratigraphic arrangement of the formation suggests a third-order transgressive-regressive system with superimposed fourth- and fifth-order cycles. Shabon and Hinna members represent lowstand to transgressive systems tracts whereas Hasheer Member represents highstand to falling stage systems tracts. Terminal platform-wide exposure resulted in an unconformity at the Qishn–Kharfot contact.
Preserving Oman's geological heritage: proposal for establishment of World Heritage Sites, National GeoParks and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
Authors: Searle Michael P. 
Published: March 2014

Abstract
The Oman Mountains contain a number of unique and very special geological sites of World Heritage importance. Large-scale developments in Oman and UAE have already affected some of these sites and it is now crucial to preserve these sites for posterity in law before urban development destroys them forever. This paper outlines the geological importance of 50 sites as National GeoParks and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Three geological sites in Oman are so unique and so special that they warrant World Heritage status: the Semail Ophiolite, the world's largest, best exposed and most complete ophiolite; Jebel al-Akhdar; and the Musandam peninsula. Other world-class sites include the Sifah eclogites, the Oman Exotics, Majlis al-Jinn, sites of ‘Snowball Earth’ significance and many others. All these sites are of World Heritage quality and fundamental geological importance, not only for Oman but also for the world. The total acreage of all these GeoPark sites is <10% of Oman and the areas designated have little or no commercial value. The GeoParks will have long-lasting economic benefits as the post-oil and gas economy of Oman will have to rely on tourism and geo-tourism.
Coffee Intake and Gastric Cancer Risk: The Singapore Chinese Health Study
Authors: Ainslie-Waldman Cheryl E. , Koh Woon-Puay , Jin Aizhen , Yeoh Khay Guan , Zhu Feng , Wang Renwei , Yuan Jian-Min , Butler Lesley M. 
Published: March 2014

Abstract
Background: Despite experimental evidence showing chemopreventive effects of coffee-related compounds on gastric carcinogenesis, epidemiologic studies generally do not support coffee–gastric cancer associations. Observational data are lacking among high-risk populations with sufficient regular coffee consumption.
Methods: We examined the association between caffeinated coffee intake and gastric cancer risk in a population-based cohort that enrolled 63,257 Chinese men and women ages 45 to 74 years between 1993 and 1998 in Singapore. Incident gastric cancer cases (n = 647) were identified after a mean follow-up of 14.7 years. Biomarkers of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection were measured in a subset of gastric cancer cases with blood collected before cancer diagnosis and their matched controls.
Results: In the total cohort, daily versus nondaily coffee intake was associated with a statistically nonsignificant decrease in gastric cancer risk [HR = 0.85; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.69–1.04]. In women, the inverse association strengthened and reached statistical significance (HR = 0.63; 95% CI, 0.46–0.87). In analyses restricted to never smokers and nondrinkers of alcohol, inverse associations strengthened in the total cohort (HR = 0.69; 95% CI, 0.52–0.91) and in women (HR = 0.52; 95% CI, 0.37–0.74). There was no coffee–gastric cancer risk association among men, regardless of smoking status or alcohol consumption. Similar results were observed in the nested case–control study after adjustment for H. pylori infection.
Conclusion: Daily coffee consumption may reduce the risk of gastric cancer in high-risk populations, especially among women.
Impact: Research aimed at identifying the compounds in coffee that may protect against gastric carcinogenesis is warranted. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 23(4); 638–47. ©2014 AACR.
Venous Thromboembolism and Cancer Risk among Elderly Adults in the United States
Authors: Marks Morgan A. , Engels Eric A. 
Published: March 2014

Abstract
Background: Few studies have evaluated cancer risk following venous thromboembolism (VTE). Both VTE and cancer disproportionately affect older adults.
Methods: Using linked Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)–Medicare data, we evaluated 1.2 million cancer cases and 200,000 controls (66–99 years old, 1992–2005). VTEs occurring before selection were identified using Medicare claims. Logistic regression was used to estimate ORs.
Results: VTE was present in 2.5% of cases and 2.2% of controls. VTE was associated with risk of cancers of the lung [OR = 1.18; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.12–1.23], stomach (OR = 1.19; 95% CI, 1.09–1.30), small intestine (OR = 1.42; 95% CI, 1.17–1.71), colon (OR = 1.25; 95% CI, 1.18–1.31), gallbladder (OR = 1.39; 95% CI, 1.16–1.67), pancreas (OR = 1.53; 95% CI, 1.43–1.64), soft tissue (OR = 1.43; 95% CI, 1.21–1.68), ovary (OR = 1.35; 95% CI, 1.22–1.50), and kidney/renal pelvis (OR = 1.34; 95% CI, 1.23–1.46), and melanoma (OR = 1.17; 95% CI, 1.08–1.27), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (OR = 1.27; 95% CI, 1.20- 1.35), myeloma (OR = 1.48; 95% CI, 1.35–1.63), and acute myeloid leukemia (OR = 1.35; 95% CI, 1.19–1.54). Strongest risks were observed within 1 year of VTE diagnosis, but risks were elevated more than 6 years after VTE for colon cancer (OR = 1.24; 95% CI, 1.12–1.37), pancreatic cancer (OR = 1.33; 95% CI, 1.15–1.54), and myeloma (OR = 1.35; 95% CI, 1.10–1.66). Few differences in risk were observed by VTE subtype. Cancers of the lung, stomach, and pancreas were more likely to have distant metastases within one year after VTE.
Conclusion: Among elderly adults, cancer risk is elevated following VTE diagnosis.
Impact: Short-term associations with cancer are likely driven by enhanced screening following VTE and reverse causation. While obesity, other comorbidities, and smoking cannot be excluded as explanations, longer-term elevations for select cancers suggest that some VTEs may be caused by cancer precursors. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 23(5); 774–83. ©2014 AACR.
The Association between Postdiagnosis Dietary Supplement Use and Total Mortality Differs by Diet Quality among Older Female Cancer Survivors
Authors: Inoue-Choi Maki , Greenlee Heather , Oppeneer Sarah J. , Robien Kim 
Published: March 2014

Abstract
Background: Dietary supplements are widely used by cancer survivors. However, health effects among older cancer survivors are unclear.
Methods: We used the Iowa Women's Health Study, a prospective cohort study with 2,118 postmenopausal women with a confirmed cancer diagnosis (1986–2002), to evaluate the association between postdiagnosis dietary supplement use assessed in 2004 and subsequent all-cause mortality. Risk of death was evaluated using multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional hazards regression. We performed stratified analyses by diet quality score, dietary micronutrient intake, and perceived general health.
Results: Through 2010, 608 deaths were identified. Approximately 85% of the cancer survivors used dietary supplements. Overall supplement use and multivitamin use were not associated with mortality. Iron supplement use was associated with 39% higher risk of death [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.09–1.77]. This association was stronger among survivors with deteriorating general health. Folic acid supplement use was associated with higher risk of death, only among survivors reporting low-quality diets (HR, 2.33; 95% CI, 1.33–4.08; Pinteraction = 0.006). Multivitamin use and using a greater number of supplements was associated with a trend towards higher mortality only among those with poor diet quality. Using vitamin E supplements in combination with multivitamin was associated with lower risk of death only among survivors with higher dietary vitamin E intake (HR, 0.61; 95% CI, 0.39–0.94; Pinteraction = 0.02).
Conclusions: Postdiagnosis supplement use was associated with higher mortality among older female cancer survivors with poor general health and/or poor dietary intake.
Impact: The association between postdiagnosis dietary supplement use and mortality may differ by diet quality and health status among older female cancer survivors. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 23(5); 865–75. ©2014 AACR.
One-Year Clinical Outcome After Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using the Second-Generation 28-mm Cryoballoon
Authors: Metzner Andreas , Reissmann Bruno , Rausch Peter , Mathew Shibu , Wohlmuth Peter , Tilz Roland , Rillig Andreas , Lemes Christine , Deiss Sebastian , Heeger Christian , Kamioka Masashi , Lin Tina , Ouyang Feifan , Kuck Karl-Heinz , Wissner Erik 
Published: March 2014

Background—
The use of second-generation cryoballoon for pulmonary vein isolation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation has demonstrated encouraging acute and mid-term results. Long-term outcome data are not yet available.

Methods and Results—
Fifty patients (18 women; mean age, 61±11 years; mean left atrial diameter, 43±5 mm) with paroxysmal (36 of 50 patients; 72%) or short-standing (<3-month duration) persistent atrial fibrillation (14 of 50 patients; 28%) underwent cryoballoon-based pulmonary vein isolation. Freeze cycle duration was 240 seconds. After successful pulmonary vein isolation, a bonus freeze was applied. Follow-up was based on outpatient clinic visits at 3, 6, and 12 months including Holter-ECGs and telephonic interviews. Recurrence was defined as a symptomatic or documented arrhythmia episode >30 seconds excluding a 3-month blanking period. A total of 192 pulmonary veins were identified, and 191 of 192 (99%) pulmonary veins were successfully isolated. Phrenic nerve palsy occurred in 1 of 50 (2%) patients. Follow-up was available for 49 of 50 (98%) patients with a mean follow-up duration of 440±39 days. Thirty-nine of 49 (80%) patients remained in stable sinus rhythm. Of 8 of 10 patients with arrhythmia recurrence, a second procedure using radiofrequency ablation demonstrated left atrial to pulmonary vein reconduction.

Conclusions—
The use of second-generation 28-mm cryoballoon for pulmonary vein isolation results in an 80% 1-year success rate.
Prospective Relationship of Change in Ideal Cardiovascular Health Status and Arterial Stiffness: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study
Authors: Aatola Heikki , Hutri‐Kähönen Nina , Juonala Markus , Laitinen Tomi T. , Pahkala Katja , Mikkilä Vera , Telama Risto , Koivistoinen Teemu , Lehtimäki Terho , Viikari Jorma S. A. , Raitakari Olli T. , Kähönen Mika 
Published: March 2014

Background
In 2010, the American Heart Association defined ideal cardiovascular health as the simultaneous presence of 4 favorable health behaviors (nonsmoking, ideal body mass index, physical activity at goal, and dietary pattern that promotes cardiovascular health) and 3 favorable health factors (ideal levels of total cholesterol, blood pressure, and fasting glucose). The association between a change in ideal cardiovascular health status and pulse wave velocity, a surrogate marker of cardiovascular disease, has not been reported.

Methods and Results

The study cohort consisted of 1143 white adults from the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study who were followed for 21 years since baseline (1986). This cohort was divided in 2 subgroups: 803 participants (aged 9 to 18 years at baseline) to study the health status change from childhood to adulthood and 340 participants (aged 21 to 24 years at baseline) to study health status change from young adulthood to middle age. The change in the ideal cardiovascular health index was inversely associated with
pulse wave velocity
(adjusted for age, sex, and heart rate), every 1‐point increase corresponded to a 0.09‐m/s (
P
<0.001) decrease in
pulse wave velocity
in both groups. This association remained significant in subgroups based on the ideal cardiovascular health index at baseline.

Conclusions

The change in ideal cardiovascular health status, both from childhood to adulthood and from young adulthood to middle age, was an independent predictor of adult
pulse wave velocity
. Our results support the concept of ideal cardiovascular health as a useful tool for primordial prevention of
cardiovascular disease
.
Altruism and mature care
Authors: Hem Marit Helene , Halvorsen Kristin , Nortvedt Per 
Published: March 2014

Introduction: We discuss Carol Gilligan's original concept of mature care in the light of the altruistic approach to caring and good clinical judgment. Discussion: In particular, we highlight how the concept of mature care can capture important challenges in today's nursing. Further, we illuminate how mature care might differ normatively from an altruistic approach to caring and the traditional prudential virtues in nursing. We also discuss similarities between mature care and virtue ethics. Conclusion: For nursing and nurses' identity, in today's health care system that is increasingly pressured to ‘produce' health, we believe it is important to both developing further theories on mature care and having normative discussions about care.
Passiflora edulispeel intake and ulcerative colitis: Approaches for prevention and treatment
Authors: Cazarin Cinthia BB , da Silva Juliana K , Colomeu Talita C , Batista Ângela G , Vilella Conceição A , Ferreira Anderson L , Junior Stanislau Bogusz , Fukuda Karina , Augusto Fabio , de Meirelles Luciana R , Zollner Ricardo de L , Junior Mário R Maróstica 
Published: March 2014

Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic relapsing disease that affects millions of people worldwide; its pathogenesis is influenced by genetic, environmental, microbiological, and immunological factors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of short- and long-term Passiflora edulis peel intake on the antioxidant status, microbiota, and short-chain fatty acids formation in rats with 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulphonic acid-induced colitis using two “ in vivo” experiments: chronic (prevention) and acute (treatment). The colitis damage score was determined using macroscopic and microscopic analyses. In addition, the antioxidant activity in serum and other tissues (liver and colon) was evaluated. Bifidobacteria, lactobacilli, aerobic bacteria and enterobacteria, and the amount of short-chain fatty acids (acetic, butyric, and propionic acids) in cecum content were counted. Differences in the colon damage scores were observed; P. edulis peel intake improved serum antioxidant status. In the treatment protocol, decreased colon lipid peroxidation, a decreased number of aerobic bacteria and enterobacteria, and an improvement in acetic and butyric acid levels in the feces were observed. An improvement in the bifidobacteria and lactobacilli was observed in the prevention protocol. These results suggested that P. edulis peel can modulate microbiota and could be used as source of fiber and polyphenols in the prevention of oxidative stress through the improvement of serum and tissue antioxidant status.