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Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of economically important acaroid mites (Acari: Astigmata: Acaroidea) in Korea
Authors: Khaing Tin Moe , Shim Jae‐Kyoung , Lee Kyeong‐Yeoll 
Published: November 2014

AbstractMolecular diagnosis is highly valuable for the species identification of microscopic mites. Here, we collected some economically important mites of the superfamily Acaroidea from various stored products in Korea. Those nucleotide sequences of ribosomal second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) and the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) regions were determined by PCR using universial primers. In nucleotide sequence comparison at GenBank database, seven species including Rhizoglyphus robini, R. echinopus, Sancassania sp. Acarus siro, Tyrophagus putrescentiae, T. similis in Acaridae and Suidasia medanensis in Suidasiidae were identified. Particularly, COI sequences of R. robini, R. echinopus, Sancassania sp. and T. similis were firstly determined. Our results suggest that the phylogenetic relationships inferred from the ITS2 region, rather than COI region, were similar to those derived based on their morphological classification. Our study provides molecular information for the identification and phylogenetic relationship of acaroid mites in Korea.
The Effects of Whole Grain High‐Amylose Maize Flour as a Source of Resistant Starch on Blood Glucose, Satiety, and Food Intake in Young Men
Authors: Luhovyy Bohdan L. , Mollard Rebecca C. , Yurchenko Svitlana , Nunez Maria Fernanda , Berengut Shari , Liu Ting Ting , Smith Christopher E. , Pelkman Christine L. , Anderson G. Harvey 
Published: November 2014

AbstractThe objective of this study was to determine the dose response effect of whole grain high‐amylose maize (HAM) flour as a source of resistant starch (RS) on blood glucose, appetite and short‐term food intake. In a repeated‐measures crossover trial, healthy men (n = 30, 22.9 ± 0.6 y, BMI of 22.6 ± 0.3 kg/m2) were randomly assigned to consume 1 of 3 cookies once a week for 3 wk. Cookies were control (100% wheat flour), low‐dose (63% wheat flour,37% HAM flour), and high‐dose (33% wheat flour, 67% HAM flour) providing 53.5, 43.5, and 36.3 g of available carbohydrate, respectively. Ad libitum food intake was measured 120 min at a pizza meal, blood glucose and subjective appetite were measured after consumption of the cookie (0 to 120 min) and after the pizza meal (140 to 200 min). Blood glucose concentrations were lower at 30 and 45 min after high‐dose treatment, and at 120 min after both high‐ and low‐dose treatments compared to control (P < 0.05). Blood glucose AUC before the pizza meal (0 to 120 min) was 44% and 14% lower, and higher by 43% and 41% after the pizza meal (140 to 200 min) compared with control. Yet despite the higher response following the meal, cumulative AUC (0 to 200 min) was still 22% lower after the high‐dose treatment (P < 0.05). All treatments equally suppressed subjective appetite and there was no effect on food intake. In conclusion, HAM flour as a source of RS and incorporated into a cookie was associated with better glycemic control in young men.
Mealtime Behaviors and Food Consumption of Perceived Picky and Nonpicky Eaters through Home Use Test
Authors: Boquin Mandy , Smith‐Simpson Sarah , Donovan Sharon M. , Lee Soo‐Yeun 
Published: November 2014

AbstractPicky eating has been investigated through numerous surveys and food recalls, but few studies have applied in‐home meal evaluations as a method to investigate behaviors and food preferences of children perceived by their parent to be a picky eater (PE) or nonpicky eater (NPE). A 2‐wk in‐home meal study was completed to investigate differences in PE and NPE mealtime behaviors and food selections using real‐time parental observations. Parents (n = 170) and their 2‐ to 4‐y‐old children (83 PE and 87 NPE) evaluated 5 standardized meals in‐home. Parents recorded their child's and their own hedonic liking of the products and completed an assessment of their child's behavior and consumption at each meal. Significant differences were found between perceived PE and NPE children for all 16 behaviors assessed. On average, perceived NPE were assessed to consume a higher percentage of the meal served and to have higher acceptance scores for most of the foods evaluated. Some foods, though, like breaded chicken and plain pasta, were liked equally by PE and NPE. Several significant differences in hedonic liking were revealed when PE children were compared to their parents. Yet, few differences in liking occurred between NPE children and their parents or between the 2 parental groups. Because study participants evaluated meals real‐time rather than memory recall, the differences and similarities found between perceived PE and NPE may be considered direct experiential evidence with reduced subjective bias as created when subjects recall past experiences. Thus, findings from this study can provide the foundation to establish an objective definition and classification of PE and NPE.
Effect of d‐Psicose Used as Sucrose Replacer on the Characteristics of Meringue
Authors: O'Charoen Siwaporn , Hayakawa Shigeru , Matsumoto Yoshiki , Ogawa Masahiro 
Published: November 2014

AbstractExcessive intake of sugar‐rich foods leads to metabolic syndrome. d‐Psicose (Psi) not commonly found in nature, is noncalorie sweetener with a suppressive effect on the blood glucose level. Thus, Psi has the potential to be utilized as a sucrose (Suc) replacer in sugar‐rich foods, including meringue‐based confectionery (MBC). In this study, we investigated the effect of Psi on the physical and chemical properties of meringue. Meringue was made by whipping egg white and Suc (at a weight ratio of 1:1) and baking at 93 °C for 2 h. Thirty percent of the total weight of Suc was replaced with d‐ketohexoses such as Psi, d‐fructose, d‐tagatose, and d‐sorbose. The meringues containing d‐ketohexoses had higher specific volume than the meringue not containing d‐ketohexoses (Ct‐meringue). Baking of meringue caused differences between Psi and the other d‐ketohexose meringues. Meringue containing Psi (P30‐meringue) had the highest breaking stress (7.00 × 105 N/m2) and breaking strain (4.40%), resulting in the crunchiest texture. In addition, P30‐meringue also had the highest antioxidant activity (491.84 μM TE/mg‐meringue determined by ABTS method) and was the brownest due to a Maillard reaction occurring during baking. The replacement of Suc with Psi improved the characteristics of baked meringue. Thus, Psi was found to be useful in modifying the physical and chemical properties of MBC.
The role of liver stiffness measurement in the evaluation of liver function and esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients
Authors: Hua Jing , Liu Gui Qin , Bao Han , Sheng Li , Guo Can Jie , Li Hai , Ma Xiong , Shen Jia Lin 
Published: November 2014

ObjectiveWe aimed to evaluate the efficacy of liver stiffness measurement (LSM) in predicting the presence and severity of esophageal varices (EV) and investigating its association with liver function (LF) in patients with liver cirrhosis.MethodsMedical records of 90 cirrhotic patients who underwent LSM by transient elastography were retrospectively reviewed. The relationship between LSM and the presence and severity of EV was evaluated by esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT). Another 25 healthy individuals were included as controls.ResultsLSM was significantly associated with the Child–Pugh score in cirrhotic patients, with the highest LSM in those with Child–Pugh C. Patients with clinically decompensated cirrhosis had a higher LSM than those with compensated cirrhosis (36.75 ± 16.54 kPa vs 17.65 ± 10.87 kPa, P < 0.01). However, there was no significant difference in LSM value between patients with severe EV and those with no or non‐severe EV determined by endoscopy (28.18 ± 17.44 kPa vs 31.00 ± 18.44 kPa) or MSCT (29.71 ± 18.39 kPa vs 24.90 ± 14.80 kPa). The diagnostic value of LSM for predicting severe EV was low in unselected cirrhotic patients. The presence of EV examined by EGD and MSCT was similar to each other.ConclusionsLSM could be used to evaluate the progression of liver cirrhosis continuously. However, its role in assessing EV grades in advanced cirrhosis needs further confirmation. MSCT can assess EV accurately and may serve as an alternative to endoscopy in the assessment of portal hypertension.
Measuring Health‐Promoting Behaviors: Cross‐Cultural Validation of the Health‐Promoting Lifestyle Profile‐II
Authors: Sousa Pedro , Gaspar Pedro , Vaz Daniela C. , Gonzaga Sílvia , Dixe M. Anjos 
Published: November 2014

PurposeIndividual lifestyles have emerged as valuable health constructs. This study aims to psychometrically test the Portuguese (European) version of the Health‐Promoting Lifestyle Profile‐II.MethodsAfter an adequate linguistic and cultural adaptation of the Health‐Promoting Lifestyle Profile‐II scale, their psychometric properties were assessed (N = 889) by Cronbach's alpha and confirmatory factor analysis.FindingsResults showed an adequate fit to a 52‐item, six‐factor structure. A global alpha of .925 was obtained.ConclusionsThe Portuguese version demonstrated good validity and reliability in a wide adult sample, and can thus be applied to the Portuguese population.Implications for Nursing PracticeThis instrument is useful as an evaluation tool for health‐promoting lifestyles and as an instrument for testing the effectiveness of health‐promoting programs.
History's remainders: On time and objects after conflict in Cyprus
Authors: BRYANT REBECCA 
Published: November 2014

ABSTRACTIn the aftermath of war, those who remain must rebuild lives in spaces that bear the scars of conflict. This essay focuses on one such space, the unrecognized state in north Cyprus, which has experienced waves of displacement, ethnic cleansing, and the appropriation and redistribution of “enemy” property. Families raise children in plundered spaces; grandchildren play in gardens replanted after war; houses are furnished with the remains of others’ lives. In such contexts, the questions of what belongs to whom, and who belongs where, or with whom, are particularly contested, while the future of these places and objects remains uncertain. This essay asks what everyday historical work may be done with looted homes and objects, and it shows how practices with and stories about belongings may also be ways of helping us to “belong” in history. [temporality, materiality, history, memory, belonging, Cyprus]
Farming the South African “Bush”: Ecologies of belonging and exclusion in rooibos tea
Authors: IVES SARAH 
Published: November 2014

ABSTRACTAs rooibos tea's economic value has risen, its status has gone from a wild plant to a culturally significant product against which some residents of the South African rooibos‐growing region measure their sense of belonging and indigeneity. I examine how “coloured” residents negotiated the region's fraught history of cultural indigeneity as well as its celebratory relation to ecological indigeneity. With the majority of land still in white South Africans’ hands and more than a quarter of the population without work, indigenous claims have taken on increasing importance as political rallying points and means of economic survival. Although “coloured” people, members of a South African racial category denied nativity to any place, could potentially benefit from claims of indigeneity, many rejected a temporally and spatially incarcerating idea of cultural indigeneity. Instead, they found economic possibilities in and metonymic identification with an indigenous plant. [race, indigeneity, South Africa, multispecies, agriculture, commodity]
Astigmatism among myopics and its changes from childhood to adult age: a 23‐year follow‐up study
Authors: Pärssinen Olavi , Kauppinen Markku , Viljanen Anne 
Published: November 2014

AbstractPurposeTo study the prevalence of and changes in astigmatism from the onset of myopia at school age.MethodsTwo hundred and forty myopic schoolchildren (mean age 10.9 years), with no previous spectacles, were recruited during 1983–1984 to a randomized 3‐year clinical trial of bifocal treatment of myopia. Three annual examinations with subjective cycloplegic refraction were performed for 237–238 subjects. Subsequent examinations were performed at the mean ages of 23.2 and 33.9 years for 178 and 163 subjects, and the last examination, including data from prescriptions of different ophthalmologists, for 32 subjects. Corneal topography was studied at baseline, at the 3‐year follow‐up and at the two adulthood follow‐ups. Prevalence and changes in refractive astigmatism (RA), in its polar values J0 and J45, and corneal astigmatism (CA) were studied.ResultsMean RA of the right eye increased during follow‐up from 0.26 D (SD) ± 0.30 to 0.79 D ± 0.74. Mean CA was 1.07 D ± 0.74 at study end. The prevalence of RA ≥0.25 or ≥1.00 D increased from 54.9 and 3.8% to 83.4 and 34.4%, respectively. The main direction of the axis of RA and its polar value J0 and CA changed mainly through sphericity, from against the rule (ATR) to with the rule during the follow‐up. There was a negative correlation between RA and spherical refraction in the ATR group at end of follow‐up. Changes in RA were associated with increase in myopia and with changes in CA.ConclusionsThe prevalence and mean amount of RA associated with CA increased, and the axis of astigmatism changed among myopics during the 23‐year follow‐up.
Single‐incision multiport laparoendoscopic surgery using a short‐type flexible endoscope and its usefulness in cholecystectomy
Authors: Yamaguchi Takashi , Abe Nobutsugu , Matsunobu Shuuichiro , Mizuno Hideaki , Yanagida Osamu , Takeuchi Hirohisa , Masaki Tadahiko , Mori Toshiyuki , Sugiyama Masanori 
Published: November 2014

AbstractIntroductionWe previously demonstrated the advantages of a short‐type flexible endoscope as a working scope in laparoscopic surgery through single‐incision procedures in animal experiments. In this report, we examined the outcomes of laparoscopic surgery through a single incision using a flexible endoscope in a clinical setting. Specifically, we performed cholecystectomy using single‐incision multiport laparoendoscopic (SIMPLE) surgery.MethodsThirteen patients with cholecystolithiasis or gallbladder polyp underwent SIMPLE cholecystectomy using a newly developed short‐type flexible endoscope with a working length of 60 cm. Twenty‐seven patients underwent standard single‐incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy using a 5‐mm rigid laparoscope. We retrospectively compared the surgical outcomes between the two groups.ResultsSIMPLE cholecystectomy using the short‐type flexible endoscope was successfully carried out. No gallbladder perforation occurred, but perforation occurred in four cases in the standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy group; however, the difference was not statistically significant. Although no other surgical outcomes differed between the two groups, the flexible endoscope had several advantages over the standard laparoscope. The scope provided a flexible view of the operating field. The gallbladder dissection using the cutting device via the scope was easier and safer than that in standard single‐incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The water‐jet, suctioning, and self‐cleaning lens functions of the scope served the surgery well.ConclusionsSIMPLE cholecystectomy using a short‐type flexible endoscope has surgical outcomes equivalent to those of standard single‐incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy, but this endoscope with multiple functions may make the surgical procedures less stressful and safer.
Increasing maternal prepregnancy body mass index is associated with reduced insulin sensitivity and increased blood pressure in their children
Authors: Derraik José G. B. , Ayyavoo Ahila , Hofman Paul L. , Biggs Janene B. , Cutfield Wayne S. 
Published: November 2014

SummaryObjectiveWe aimed to assess the effects of maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) on insulin sensitivity, metabolism and blood pressure in the offspring.MethodsWe studied 70 prepubertal children aged 8·9 ± 1·9 years (range 4–11 years), born 38–40 weeks of gestation and appropriate‐for‐gestational‐age birthweight. Maternal prepregnancy body mass index (MPP BMI) was calculated from self‐reported weight. Children's insulin sensitivity was measured using intravenous glucose tolerance tests and Bergman's minimal model. Other clinical assessments included auxology, fasting lipid and hormonal profiles, DXA‐derived body composition and 24‐h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Data were analysed using random effect mixed models, adjusting for important confounders and a random factor to account for sibling clusters.ResultsIncreasing MPP BMI was correlated with increasing BMI standard deviation scores (SDS) (r = 0·30; P = 0·012) and lower insulin sensitivity in their children (r = −0·34; P = 0·004). In multivariate regression models, increasing MPP BMI was associated with lower insulin sensitivity (β = −0·040; P = 0·005), with every 1 kg/m2 increase in MPP BMI associated with a 4·0% decrease in offspring insulin sensitivity. Greater MPP BMI was associated with higher systolic blood pressure in the daytime (β = 0·794; P = 0·010) and night‐time (β = 0·800; P = 0·017), as well as higher 24‐h mean arterial pressure (β = 0·508; P = 0·025) in the offspring.ConclusionGreater maternal prepregnancy BMI is associated with lower insulin sensitivity and higher blood pressure in their children, effects that were independent of offspring adiposity. Thus, higher maternal BMI prior to pregnancy (even among women of normal BMI) may contribute to increased risk of type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases in the subsequent generation.
Imaging techniques to evaluate cell therapy in peripheral artery disease: state of the art and clinical trials
Authors: Grimaldi Vincenzo , Schiano Concetta , Casamassimi Amelia , Zullo Alberto , Soricelli Andrea , Mancini Francesco Paolo , Napoli Claudio 
Published: November 2014

SummaryCell‐based therapies, as potential approach to cure peripheral artery disease (PAD), have been clinically investigated after promising results in preclinical models. The so far published studies are very heterogeneous, as different cell sources, cell types, amounts of administered cells and delivering strategies have been used. Overall, cell therapies for PAD bring about a general improvement of patient's clinical condition, even though conclusions cannot be established due to the small size and non‐randomized design of these trials. In this context, non‐invasive imaging techniques, aimed to monitor angiogenesis and neovascularization after cell therapy, will help the follow‐up of clinical studies. However, still much work is needed to establish advanced imaging procedure to overcome the limitation of the current techniques and to accumulate more data in large populations of patients. Here, we report the main imaging techniques employed to evaluate the outcome of the different cell‐based therapies in PAD. Moreover, we focus on both published and ongoing clinical trials utilizing cell therapy in PAD.
PD‐1, S‐100 and CD1a expression in pseudolymphomatous folliculitis, primary cutaneous marginal zone B‐cell lymphoma (MALT lymphoma) and cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia
Authors: Goyal Amrita , Moore Johanna B. , Gimbel Devon , Carter Joi B. , Kroshinsky Daniela , Ferry Judith A. , Harris Nancy L. , Duncan Lyn M. 
Published: November 2014

BackgroundPseudolymphomatous folliculitis is a lymphoid proliferation that clinically and histopathologically mimics primary cutaneous extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa‐associated lymphoid tissue (MALT lymphoma). In this study, we assessed the diagnostic value of three immunohistochemical markers, programmed death‐1 (PD‐1), CD1a and S100.MethodsWe evaluated 25 cases of cutaneous lymphoid proliferations with established diagnoses, including 9 patients with pseudolymphomatous folliculitis, 11 with MALT lymphoma, and 5 with cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia (CLH). The clinical, histopathologic and immunohistochemical characteristics were reviewed and three major characteristics assessed: (a) proportion of T cells expressing PD‐1, (b) pattern of expression of CD1a by dendritic cells and (c) pattern of expression of S100 by dendritic cells.ResultsWe found pseudolymphomatous folliculitis to have a significant increase in PD‐1+ T cells compared with MALT lymphoma (p < 0.0001). The pattern of CD1a staining is also informative: MALT lymphoma is significantly more likely to demonstrate a peripheral concentration of CD1a+ dendritic cells around lymphoid nodules than pseudolymphomatous folliculitis (p < 0.0003) or CLH (p < 0.05). Pseudolymphomatous folliculitis demonstrates an interstitial distribution of CD1a+ cells more often than MALT lymphoma (p < 0.04). S100 staining was not a helpful discriminator.ConclusionsHistopathologic factors including PD‐1 and CD1a staining patterns may allow for more certainty in distinguishing lymphoid hyperplasia, including pseudolymphomatous folliculitis, from MALT lymphoma.
The relationship between individual habitat use and diet in brown trout
Authors: Giller Paul , Greenberg Larry 
Published: November 2014

SummarySalmonids exhibit considerable variation within and between individuals in growth, diet, foraging strategy and habitat use, but little is known about how these characteristics covary. Previous work has shown that habitat use strongly influences growth rates in brown trout (Salmo trutta).We examined individual variation in diet of PIT‐taggedSalmo truttain three stream enclosures in relation to individual habitat use, size, sex and growth. Each enclosure consisted of a fine substratum pool and a coarse substratum riffle. By placing antennae between these habitats, we continuously monitored habitat use under field conditions. Fish were recaptured four times over the 2‐month study period, and diet, which was examined through stomach flushing, was related to habitat use over the previous 48 h. Individual fish growth was also measured.Based on habitat use, trout were classified as either movers or stayers, with stayers being of two types, those using only pools and those using only riffles and movers using and swimming between pools and riffles. The stayers in pools took more terrestrial prey than the stayers in riffles, whereas the latter fed more on aquatic invertebrates such as the crustaceanGammarus pulex,the plecopteranLeuctraand cased caddis larvae. Movers had diets intermediate between the stayers in pools and the stayers in riffles.Results of canonical correspondence analysis showed that variation in diet amongst individual fish over the study period was significantly influenced by enclosure, growth and % time spent in the pool during the day. Graphical models of diet analysis showed that population and mean individual prey diversity tended to differ amongst enclosures and suggested that stayers in pools consumed a greater prey diversity, whereas stayers in riffles consumed more prey. Discriminant analysis of diets revealed significant discrimination by habitat and sex on two of the four sampling occasions, based on daytime habitat use, but only on one date based on night‐time habitat use. Stoneflies and terrestrial prey contributed most to the separation.