bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Factors influencing voluntary premarital medical examination in Zhejiang province, China: a culturally-tailored health behavioral model analysis
Authors: Gu Yaming , Li Lu , Zhou Chi , Yang Tingzhong , Dong Hengjin 
Published: June 2014

Abstract

Background
Premarital medical examination (PME) compliance rate has dropped drastically since it became voluntary in China in 2003. This study aimed to establish a prediction model to be a theoretic framework for analyzing factors affecting PME compliance in Zhejiang province, China.

Methods
A culturally-tailored health behavioral model combining the Health Behavioral Model (HBM) and the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) was established to analyze the data from a cross-sectional questionnaire survey (n = 2,572) using the intercept method at the county marriage registration office in 12 counties from Zhejiang in 2010. Participants were grouped by high (n = 1,795) and low (n = 777) social desirability responding tendency (SDRT) by Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (MCSDS). A structural equation modeling (SEM) was conducted to evaluate behavioral determinants for their influences on PME compliance in both high and low SDRT groups.

Results
69.8% of the participants had high SDRT and tended to overly report benefits and underreport barriers, which may affect prediction accuracy on PME participation. In the low SDRT group, the prediction model showed the most influencing factor on PME compliance was behavioral intention, with standardized structural coefficients (SSCs) being 0.75 (P < 0.01), and the intention was positively determined by individual’s attitude toward PME (SSCs = 0.48, P < 0.01) and subjective norms (SSCs = 0.22, P < 0.01) and negatively determined by perceived threat (SSCs = -0.08, P = 0.028). Attitudes and subjective norms were more crucial predictors for PME compliance than perceived threat (SSCs = 0.36, 0.269, and -0.06, respectively). County environmental factors played a role in PME compliance while less influential than behavioral determinates (16% vs. 84% in across factor variance partition coefficient).

Conclusions
PME compliance might be influenced by demographic, behavioral, and social environmental factors. The verified prediction model was tested to be an effective theoretic framework for the prediction of factors affecting voluntary PME compliance. It also should be noted that internationally available behavioral theories and models need to be culturally tailored to adapt to particular populations. This study has provided new insights for establishing a theoretical model to understand health behaviors in China.
Compliance of mothers following recommendations to breastfeed or withhold breast milk during rotavirus vaccination in North India: a randomized clinical trial
Authors: Rongsen-Chandola Temsunaro , Winje Brita Askeland , Goyal Nidhi , Rathore Sudeep Singh , Mahesh Madhu , Ranjan Rajat , Arya Alok , Rafiqi Farhana Afzal , Bhandari Nita , Strand Tor A 
Published: June 2014

Abstract

Background
Neutralizing antibodies in breast milk may adversely influence the immune response to live oral vaccines. Withholding breastfeeding around the time of vaccine administration has been suggested for improving vaccine performance. However, we do not know whether mothers find withholding breastfeeding around the time of vaccination acceptable and how they perceive this recommendation.

Methods
In a clinical study designed to examine predictors of poor immune response to rotavirus vaccine in infants in India, Rotarix® was administered to infants at 6 and 10 weeks with other childhood vaccines. For the study, 400 mother–infant pairs were randomized into two groups in a 1:1 ratio. Mothers were either recommended to withhold breastfeeding or were encouraged to breastfeed half an hour before and after administration of Rotarix®. The mother–infant pairs were observed and the breastfeeding intervals were recorded during this period. Mothers were administered a questionnaire about their perception of the intervention after the infants received the second dose of Rotarix®.

Results
Almost 98% (391/400) of the infants received both doses of Rotarix®. Adherence to the recommendations was high in both groups. All mothers in the group who were asked to withhold breastfeeding did so, except one who breastfed her infant before the recommended time after the first dose of Rotarix®. Of the mothers, 4% (7/195) reported that the recommendation to withhold breastfeeding was difficult to follow. All mothers in this group reported that they would withhold breastfeeding at the time of vaccination if they were asked to by a health-care provider. Only one mother responded that withholding breastfeeding would be a reason for not giving rotavirus vaccine to her infant.

Conclusions
Withholding breastfeeding half an hour before and after vaccination appears to be acceptable to mothers in this setting. If withholding breastfeeding produces an improvement in the performance of the vaccine, it could be used to increase the public health impact of rotavirus immunization.

Trial registration
Clinical Trial Registry, India (CTRI/2012/10/003057), Clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01700127).
Date of Registration: Clinical Trial Registry, India: 28 September 2012, Clinicaltrials.gov: 3 October 2012.
Continuous versus bolus intermittent loop diuretic infusion in acutely decompensated heart failure: a prospective randomized trial
Authors: Palazzuoli Alberto , Pellegrini Marco , Ruocco Gaetano , Martini Giuseppe , Franci Beatrice , Campagna Maria Stella , Gilleman Marilyn , Nuti Ranuccio , McCullough Peter A , Ronco Claudio 
Published: June 2014

Abstract
Introduction
Intravenous loop diuretics are a cornerstone of therapy in acutely decompensated heart failure (ADHF). We sought to determine if there are any differences in clinical outcomes between intravenous bolus and continuous infusion of loop diuretics.

Methods
Subjects with ADHF within 12 hours of hospital admission were randomly assigned to continuous infusion or twice daily bolus therapy with furosemide. There were three co-primary endpoints assessed from admission to discharge: the mean paired changes in serum creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and reduction in B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP). Secondary endpoints included the rate of acute kidney injury (AKI), change in body weight and six months follow-up evaluation after discharge.

Results
A total of 43 received a continuous infusion and 39 were assigned to bolus treatment. At discharge, the mean change in serum creatinine was higher (+0.8 ± 0.4 versus -0.8 ± 0.3 mg/dl P <0.01), and eGFR was lower (-9 ± 7 versus +5 ± 6 ml/min/1.73 m2P <0.05) in the continuous arm. There was no significant difference in the degree of weight loss (-4.1 ± 1.9 versus -3.5 ± 2.4 kg P = 0.23). The continuous infusion arm had a greater reduction in BNP over the hospital course, (-576 ± 655 versus -181 ± 527 pg/ml P = 0.02). The rates of AKI were comparable (22% and 15% P = 0.3) between the two groups. There was more frequent use of hypertonic saline solutions for hyponatremia (33% versus 18% P <0.01), intravenous dopamine infusions (35% versus 23% P = 0.02), and the hospital length of stay was longer in the continuous infusion group (14. 3 ± 5 versus 11.5 ± 4 days, P <0.03). At 6 months there were higher rates of re-admission or death in the continuous infusion group, 58% versus 23%, (P = 0.001) and this mode of treatment independently associated with this outcome after adjusting for baseline and intermediate variables (adjusted hazard ratio = 2.57, 95% confidence interval, 1.01 to 6.58 P = 0.04).

Conclusions
In the setting of ADHF, continuous infusion of loop diuretics resulted in greater reductions in BNP from admission to discharge. However, this appeared to occur at the consequence of worsened renal filtration function, use of additional treatment, and higher rates of rehospitalization or death at six months.

Trial registration
ClinicalTrials.govNCT01441245. Registered 23 September 2011.
Reconstruction of three-dimensional anisotropic microstructures from two-dimensional micrographs imaged on orthogonal planes
Authors: Sundararaghavan Veera 
Published: June 2014

AbstractA pervasive method for reconstructing microstructures from two-dimensional microstructures imaged on orthogonal planes is presented. The algorithm reconstructs 3D images through matching of 3D slices at different voxels to the representative 2D micrographs and an optimization procedure that ensures patches from the 2D micrographs meshed together seamlessly in the 3D image. We show that the method effectively models the three-dimensional features in the microstructure using three cases (i) disperse spheres, (ii) anisotropic lamellar microstructure, and (iii) a polycrystalline microstructure. The method is validated by comparing the point probability functions of the reconstructed images to the original 2D image, as well as by comparing the elastic properties of reconstructed image to the experimental data.
The role of retraction in direct nerve injury in total hip replacement
Authors: McConaghie F. A. , Payne A. P. , Kinninmonth A. W. G. 
Published: June 2014

Objectives Acetabular retractors have been implicated in damage to the femoral and obturator nerves during total hip replacement. The aim of this study was to determine the anatomical relationship between retractor placement and these nerves. Methods A posterior approach to the hip was carried out in six fresh cadaveric half pelves. Large Hohmann acetabular retractors were placed anteriorly, over the acetabular lip, and inferiorly, and their relationship to the femoral and obturator nerves was examined. Results If contact with bone was not maintained during retractor placement, the tip of the anterior retractor had the potential to compress the femoral nerve by passing superficial to the iliopsoas. If pressure was removed from the anterior retractor, the tip pivoted on the anterior acetabular lip, and passed superficial to the iliopsoas, overlying and compressing the femoral nerve, when pressure was reapplied. The inferior retractor pierced the obturator membrane in all specimens medial to the obturator nerve, with subsequent retraction causing the tip to move laterally, making contact with the nerve. Conclusion Iliopsoas can only offer protection to the femoral nerve if the retractor passes deep to the muscle bulk. The anterior retractor should be reinserted if pressure is removed intra-operatively. Vigorous movement of the inferior retractor should be avoided. Cite this article: Bone Joint Res 2014;3:212–6.
Inventário do acervo documental de Santa Maria de Seiça
Authors: Antunes Adriana 
Published: July 2014

Resumo O Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Seiça situa-se na freguesia do Paião e pertencia à Ordem de Cister. O arquivo deste Mosteiro diz essencialmente respeito à gestão patrimonial dos respectivos bens e rendimentos. É constituído ainda por documentos de carácter probatório, tais como alvarás, doações, privilégios, etc. Este trabalho tem como meta final dar a conhecer a documentação que foi produzida, recebida e recolhida pelo Real Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Seiça, no decurso das suas actividades conventuais, devidamente tratada, ordenada e sistematizada, existente no AUC. Abstract The Monastery of Santa Maria de Seiça is located in the Ribeira de Seiça, Paião parish in the municipality of Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District. The monastery belonged to the Cistercian order and had a significant number of monks. The file of this Monastery mainly concerns the management of their assets and property and income documentation is sparse church, however, there are several transfers of documents issued by the Holy See, such as papal bulls. It also comprising probative value of documents such as permits, grants, privileges, etc.. This work aims to report on the final documentation was produced, received and collected by the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Seiça in the course of their activities convent, treated properly, orderly and systematic, from the AUC.
Sexting and Sexual Behavior Among Middle School Students
Authors: Rice Eric , Gibbs Jeremy , Winetrobe Hailey , Rhoades Harmony , Plant Aaron , Montoya Jorge , Kordic Timothy 
Published: July 2014

OBJECTIVE:
It is unknown if “sexting” (ie, sending/receiving sexually explicit cell phone text or picture messages) is associated with sexual activity and sexual risk behavior among early adolescents, as has been found for high school students. To date, no published data have examined these relationships exclusively among a probability sample of middle school students.

METHODS:
A probability sample of 1285 students was collected alongside the 2012 Youth Risk Behavior Survey in Los Angeles middle schools. Logistic regressions assessed the correlates of sexting behavior and associations between sexting and sexual activity and risk behavior (ie, unprotected sex).

RESULTS:
Twenty percent of students with text-capable cell phone access reported receiving a sext and 5% reported sending a sext. Students who text at least 100 times per day were more likely to report both receiving (odds ratio [OR]: 2.4) and sending (OR: 4.5) sexts and to be sexually active (OR: 4.1). Students who sent sexts (OR: 3.2) and students who received sexts (OR: 7.0) were more likely to report sexual activity. Compared with not being sexually active, excessive texting and receiving sexts were associated with both unprotected sex (ORs: 4.7 and 12.1, respectively) and with condom use (ORs: 3.7 and 5.5, respectively).

CONCLUSIONS:
Because early sexual debut is correlated with higher rates of sexually transmitted infections and teen pregnancies, pediatricians should discuss sexting with young adolescents because this may facilitate conversations about sexually transmitted infection and pregnancy prevention. Sexting and associated risks should be considered for inclusion in middle school sex education curricula.
Multivalued backward stochastic differential equations with time delayed generators
Authors: Diomande Bakarime , Maticiuc Lucian 
Published: June 2014

Abstract
Our aim is to study the following new type of multivalued backward stochastic differential equation: $$\left\{ \begin{gathered}
- dY\left( t \right) + \partial \phi \left( {Y\left( t \right)} \right)dt \ni F\left( {t,Y\left( t \right),Z\left( t \right),Y_t ,Z_t } \right)dt + Z\left( t \right)dW\left( t \right), 0 \leqslant t \leqslant T, \hfill \\
Y\left( T \right) = \xi , \hfill \\
\end{gathered} \right.$$ where ∂φ is the subdifferential of a convex function and (Y
t, Z
t):= (Y(t + θ), Z(t + θ))θ∈[−T,0] represent the past values of the solution over the interval [0, t]. Our results are based on the existence theorem from Delong & Imkeller, Ann. Appl. Probab., 2010, concerning backward stochastic differential equations with time delayed generators.
Precise small deviations in L
2 of some Gaussian processes appearing in the regression context
Authors: Kirichenko Alisa , Nikitin Ya. 
Published: June 2014

Abstract
We find precise small deviation asymptotics with respect to the Hilbert norm for some special Gaussian processes connected to two regression schemes studied by MacNeill and his coauthors. In addition, we also obtain precise small deviation asymptotics for the detrended Brownian motion and detrended Slepian process.
Green coffee as a novel agent for Alzheimer’s disease prevention by attenuating diabetes
Authors: Varghese Merina , Ho Lap , Wang Jun , Zhao Wei , Levine Samara , Ono Kenjiro , Mannino Salvatore , Pasinetti Giulio 
Published: June 2014

AbstractDiabetes type 2, caused mainly by insulin resistance, is growing in incidence worldwide. In addition to being a major public health concern, type 2 diabetes is also a risk factor for dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease type dementia. Coffee consumption is reported to have protective effects in both diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. We review here the reported beneficial effects of coffee in both disease conditions and the previously identified active ingredients of coffee. Furthermore, we revisit our recent findings of improved glucose utilization in the periphery and in the brain in a mouse model of high-fat diet induced type 2 diabetes after treatment with a decaffeinated green coffee preparation. Overall, consumption of coffee appears to improve diabetes and reduce the risk of dementia, although future studies are required to further identify the active components and the type of coffee that is most effective in addressing these conditions.
Words in motion: Motor-language coupling in Parkinson’s disease
Authors: García Adolfo , Ibáñez Agustín 
Published: June 2014

AbstractA growing body of evidence indicates that neurodegenerative motor disorders involved high-order cognitive dysfunctions. Crucially, evidence obtained in multiple behavioral, neuroimaging, and electrophysiological studies points to selective impairments of action language -that is, processing of linguistic stimuli denoting motor actions, including idioms (e.g., cut a rug) and action verbs (e.g., clap). Action-verb deficits (with relative preservation of noun processing) have been repeatedly documented in Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, research on relevant biomarkers is still scant, and clinical implications of these findings have not yet been formally discussed. Relevant insights may be obtained through the assessment of motor-language coupling (i.e., the behavioral and neural integration of action-verb processing and ongoing motor actions). We propose that motorlanguage coupling deficits, as indexed by a cortical-subcortical network, may constitute an early neurocognitive marker of PD. Specifically, deficits in this domain at the prodromal stage may be detected through the actionsentence compatibility (ACE) paradigm, which induces a contextual coupling of ongoing motor actions and action-verb processing. Our translational proposal is supported and illustrated by recent studies demonstrating the sensitivity of the ACE technique as well as its potential to assist in differential diagnosis and interventionprogram design.
The cognitive and neuroanatomical underpinnings of destination memory
Authors: Haj Mohamad , Allain Philippe , Kessels Roy 
Published: June 2014

AbstractThe ability to remember the destination to whom a piece of information has been addressed (e.g., did I tell you about the weekend?) has been labelled destination memory. Although this topic has been relatively scarcely studied, recent studies support the notion that destination recall can be the subject of important distortions in healthy younger and older adults and in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. This research also links destination recall to several cognitive domains such as episodic memory, executive function, and self-referential processes (e.g., did I tell you about the weekend?). The present review aims to assemble these findings into a comprehensive framework and shed light onto potential neuroanatomical underpinnings of destination memory, thus providing a promising venue for future exploration and research.
Jorge Amado e a literatura brasileira na Rússia
Authors: Beliakova Elena 
Published: June 2014

O artigo é dedicado à recepção da obra de Jorge Amado na Rússia. O escritor brasileiro é uma certa pedra angular das relações literárias entre a Rússia e o Brasil. Foi ele quem descobriu o Brasil para os leitores russos. As obras de Jorge Amado entraram organicamente para o contexto da literatura russo-soviética e tornaram-se parte inseparável da literatura russa. Amado começou a ser traduzido para russo porque correspondia às exigências ideológicas mais rígidas daquela época. Quanto aos leitores russos, eles encontram nos livros de Jorge Amado aquilo que lhes é característico e querido : amor à liberdade, grandiosidade da alma, humanidade, fé no futuro, mas sobretudo eles têm uma coisa estranha à literatura russa : a alegria de viver.
Formas de representação da marginalidade infanto-juvenil n’Os capitães da areia, de Jorge Amado, e meninos do tráfico, de MV Bill
Authors: Righi Volnei José 
Published: June 2014

Proponho uma aproximação entre os personagens capitães da areia, de Jorge Amado, e meninos do tráfico, do rapper MV Bill, para discutir as formas de representação da marginalidade infanto-juvenil no romance Capitães da areia (1937) e no rap « O bagulho é doido » (2006), esse último ilustrado pelo documentário « Falcões, meninos do tráfico » (2006), também de MV Bill, em parceria com o rapper Athayde. Jorge Amado representa os meninos pobres e marginalizados de Capitães da areia como uma espécie de sociedade organizada independente, com um líder e funções definidas para cada membro do grupo, à revelia de quaisquer julgamentos e hostilidades externas. Alinhados com os « Capitães da areia », os « meninos do tráfico » também estão distribuídos em uma estrutura social que parece organizada, com funções definidas para cada « falcão ». A figura do « falcão » faz referência a um adolescente que está no tráfico de drogas noturno, embora não seja um sujeito livre, já que está completamente absorvido por um sistema de contravenção, do tráfico de drogas, de quem depende. Dessa forma, o texto provoca inquietação não só pela aproximação entre dois momentos históricos distintos, pela temática violenta, como também pela evidência de um continuísmo político-social que a arte, de forma verossímil, costuma evidenciar.
Zélia e Jorge
Authors: Lima Duarte Constância 
Published: June 2014

Pretendo refletir sobre memorialismo e autobiografia a partir de alguns livros de Zélia Gattai – em especial Chapéu para viagem (1982), Jardim de inverno (1988), Crônica de uma namorada (1995), A casa do Rio Vermelho (1999) e Reportagem incompleta (1987) –, para observar que os sentidos dicionarizados de « autobiografia » e de « memorialismo » não dão conta do trabalho realizado pela escritora. Atuando como autora, narradora e personagem, Zélia Gattai confirma o pacto autobiográfico com os leitores ao revelar a confluência entre experiência vivida e fabulação narrativa. E, para além da própria história de vida, reminiscências familiares e testemunho de fatos da história brasileira, ela registra a história de amor vivida por mais de 50 anos com Jorge Amado, bem como o cotidiano da vida e da carreira do escritor baiano. Com muita sensibilidade ela enfrenta as sutilezas da representação literária, transformando a própria história de vida em ato de discurso literariamente intencionado. E nos lega, principalmente, uma imagem autorizada de Jorge Amado, uma « autobiografia transcrita », por guardar fidelidade às reminiscências e ter tido seu irrestrito aval.
Amado Bonpland y Guido Boggiani : eslabones perdidos del americanismo
Authors: Courthès Eric 
Published: June 2014

Amado Bonpland y Guido Boggiani fueron dos exploradores cuyas trayectorias anticiparon la teoría de las especies de Darwin, en cuanto al primero, y en cuanto al segundo, la de las relaciones de parentesco de Claude Lévi-Strauss. Pues no cabe duda de que conviene rescatar su memoria y darles el lugar merecido : el de pioneros multidisciplinarios, en la cadena del Americanismo...