bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
‘I sang Amazing Grace for about 3 hours that day’: Understanding Indigenous Australians' experience of seclusion
Authors: Sambrano Rachel , Cox Leonie 
Published: February 2013

AbstractResearch shows that Indigenous Australians' suspicion and fear of being ‘locked up’ may influence mental health service avoidance. Given this, the aim of this study was to explore, by qualitative analysis of in‐depth interviews (n = 3), how three Indigenous people experienced the controversial practice of seclusion. Hans‐Georg Gadamer's phenomenology guided analysis of the material, and allowed narrated experiences to be understood within their cultural and historical context. Participants viewed seclusion negatively: police involvement in psychiatric care; perceptions of being punished and powerless; occasions of extreme use of force; and lack of care were prominent themes throughout the interviews. While power imbalances inherent in seclusion are problematic for all mental health clients, the distinguishing factor in the Indigenous clients' experience is that seclusion is continuous with the discriminatory and degrading treatment by governments, police, and health services that many Indigenous people have experienced since colonization. The participants' experiences echoed Goffman's findings that institutional practices act to degrade and dehumanize clients whose resulting conformity eases the work of nursing staff. While some nurses perceive that seclusion reduces clients' agitation, one must ask at what cost to clients' dignity, humanity, and basic human rights.
Mortality burden of the 2009‐10 influenza pandemic in the United States: improving the timeliness of influenza severity estimates using inpatient mortality records
Authors: Charu Vivek , Simonsen Lone , Lustig Roger , Steiner Claudia , Viboud Cécile 
Published: February 2013

BackgroundDelays in the release of national vital statistics hinder timely assessment of influenza severity, especially during pandemics. Inpatient mortality records could provide timelier estimates of influenza‐associated mortality.MethodsWe compiled weekly age‐specific deaths for various causes from US State Inpatient Databases (1990–2010) and national vital statistics (1990–2009). We calculated influenza‐attributable excess deaths by season based on Poisson regression models driven by indicators of respiratory virus activity, seasonality, and temporal trends.ResultsExtrapolations of excess mortality from inpatient data fell within 11% and 17% of vital statistics estimates for pandemic and seasonal influenza, respectively, with high year‐to‐year correlation (Spearman's rho = 0·87–0·90, P < 0·001, n = 19). We attribute 14 800 excess respiratory and cardiac deaths (95% CI: 10 000–19 650) to pandemic influenza activity during April 2009–April 2010, 79% of which occurred in people under 65 years.ConclusionsModeling inpatient mortality records provides useful estimates of influenza severity in advance of national vital statistics release, capturing both the magnitude and the age distribution of pandemic and epidemic deaths. We provide the first age‐ and cause‐specific estimates of the 2009 pandemic mortality burden using traditional ‘excess mortality’ methods, confirming the unusual burden of this virus in young populations. Our inpatient‐based approach could help monitor mortality trends in other infectious diseases.
Androdioecy and hermaphroditism in five species of clam shrimps (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata) from India and Thailand
Authors: Brantner Justin S. , Ott Donald W. , Joel Duff R. , Sanoamuang La‐orsri , Simhachalam Gulli Palli , Subhash Babu K. K. , Weeks Stephen C. 
Published: February 2013

AbstractCrustaceans in the order Spinicaudata display a broad range of reproductive strategies, ranging from pure hermaphroditism to pure dioecy (separate males and females), and intermediate combinations. One particularly interesting genus of these “clam shrimps” is Eulimnadia. Based on offspring sex ratios, it has been suggested that all members of the genus are androdioecious: populations consist of mixtures of males and hermaphrodites. However, only two of the ~40 species in this genus have been examined histologically to confirm the presence of ovotestes in the purported hermaphrodites of this group. Here, we report both sex ratio and histological evidence showing that populations of five additional Eulimnadia species from India and Thailand are indeed mixes of males and hermaphrodites (four species) or hermaphrodite only (one species). Sex ratios of adults and offspring from isolated hermaphrodites are in accordance with those previously reported for 15 Eulimnadia species, and histological assays of four of the five species show the presence of both testicular and ovarian tissue in these hermaphrodites. As has been previously reported, the testicular tissue in members of these Eulimnadia spp. is located in a small section at the distal end of the gonad. In addition, the sperm produced in these hermaphrodites forms distinct plaques of compacted chromatin. Overall, these data are consistent with a single origin of hermaphroditism in Eulimnadia, and support the notion that all members of the genus are either androdioecious or all‐hermaphroditic.
New techniques for wound debridement
Authors: Madhok Brijesh M , Vowden Kathryn , Vowden Peter 
Published: February 2013

AbstractDebridement is a crucial component of wound management. Traditionally, several types of wound debridement techniques have been used in clinical practice such as autolytic, enzymatic, biodebridement, mechanical, conservative sharp and surgical. Various factors determine the method of choice for debridement for a particular wound such as suitability to the patient, the type of wound, its anatomical location and the extent of debridement required. Recently developed products are beginning to challenge traditional techniques that are currently used in wound bed preparation. The purpose of this review was to critically evaluate the current evidence behind the use of these newer techniques in clinical practice. There is some evidence to suggest that low frequency ultrasound therapy may improve healing rates in patients with venous ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers. Hydrosurgery debridement is quick and precise, but the current evidence is limited and further studies are underway. Debridement using a monofilament polyester fibre pad and plasma‐mediated bipolar radiofrequency ablation are both very new techniques. The initial evidence is limited, and further studies are warranted to confirm their role in management of chronic wounds.
Health consumers' experiences in Australian critical care units: postgraduate nurse education implications
Authors: Gill Fenella J , Leslie Gavin D , Grech Carol , Latour Jos M 
Published: February 2013

Aim: To explore critical care patients and families experiences and seek their input into nurses' postgraduate educational preparation and practice.Background: There is an inconsistency in the expected standard of practice to ‘qualify’ Australian critical care nurses. There has also been a lack of health consumer input in the development of postgraduate course curriculum and content.Method: Following institutional ethics committee approval, purposive sampling was used to select participants for focus groups and individual interviews who had experienced intensive care or coronary care.Findings: Seventeen participants provided data which created two main thematic categories; the role of the critical care nurse and; minimum practice standards for postgraduate critical care course graduates. Both physical patient care and socio‐emotional support of patients and family were identified as important for the critical care nurse role. The level of socio‐emotional support provided by nurses was reported to be inconsistent. Components of socio‐emotional support included communication, people skills, facilitating family presence and advocacy. These components were reflected in participants' concepts of minimum practice standards for postgraduate critical care course graduates; talking and listening skills, relating to and dealing with stressed people, individualizing care and patient and family advocacy.Conclusion: Health consumers' views emphasize that socio‐emotional skills and behaviours need to be explicitly described in postgraduate critical care nursing course curricula and instruments developed to consistently assess these core competencies.
Increased bone loss and amount of osteoclasts in kinin B1 receptor knockout mice
Authors: Gonçalves‐Zillo Thais Oliveira , Pugliese Lívia Souza , Sales Vicência Micheline Toledo , da Silva Mori Marcelo Alves , Squaiella‐Baptistão Carla Cristina , Longo‐Maugéri Ieda Maria , Lopes José Daniel , de Oliveira Suzana Macedo , Monteiro Ana Carolina , Pesquero João Bosco 
Published: February 2013

AbstractAimThe pathophysiology of periodontal diseases involves aspects of immunity and bone remodelling. Considering the role of the kinin B1 receptor (Bdkrb1) in inflammation and healing, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the contribution of Bdkrb1 to the pathogenesis of periodontitis.Material and MethodsWe used a model of ligature‐induced experimental periodontitis (LIEP) in mice lacking Bdkrb1 (Bdkrb1−/−) to test the role of this receptor in bone loss and cytokine secretion by lymph nodes cells. Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi) was used as a pharmacological strategy to support the genetic model. Also, autonomous effect of Bdkrb1 deletion was evaluated in osteoclasts precursors from bone marrow.ResultsBdkrb1−/− mice exhibit increased bone loss and IL‐17 secretion in response to LIEP when compared to wild type. LIEP does not modify TNF‐α, IFN‐γ and IL‐10 levels in Bdkrb1−/− mice after 21 days. Bone marrow cells from Bdkrb1−/− displayed increased differentiation into functional osteoclasts with consistent artificial calcium phosphate degradation. Furthermore, treatment of mice with ACEi prevented bone destruction.ConclusionBdkrb1 participates in the pathogenesis of LIEP bone loss possibly through mechanisms that involve modulation of the TH17 response, thereby demonstrating its role in the development of periodontitis.
Testican‐3: a brain‐specific proteoglycan member of the BM‐40/SPARC/osteonectin family
Authors: Hartmann Ursula , Hülsmann Hanni , Seul Judith , Röll Sandra , Midani Heven , Breloy Isabelle , Hechler Daniel , Müller Regina , Paulsson Mats 
Published: February 2013

AbstractThe testicans are a three‐member family of secreted proteoglycans structurally related to the BM‐40/secreted protein acidic and rich in cystein (SPARC) osteonectin family of extracellular calcium‐binding proteins. In vitro studies have indicated that testicans are involved in the regulation of extracellular protease cascades and in neuronal function. Here, we describe the biochemical characterization and tissue distribution of mouse testican‐3 as well as the inactivation of the corresponding gene. The expression of testican‐3 in adult mice is restricted to the brain, where it is located diffusely within the extracellular matrix, as well as associated with cells. Brain‐derived testican‐3 is a heparan sulphate proteoglycan. In cell culture, the core protein is detected in the supernatant and the extracellular matrix, whereas the proteoglycan form is restricted to the supernatant. This indicates possible interactions of the testican‐3 core protein with components of the extracellular matrix which are blocked by addition of the glycosaminoglycan chains. Mice deficient in testican‐3 are viable and fertile and do not show an obvious phenotype. This points to a functional redundancy among the different members of the testican family or between testican‐3 and other brain heparan sulphate proteoglycans.
Voxel‐Wise Co‐analysis of Macro‐ and Microstructural Brain Alteration in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease Using Anatomical and Diffusion MRI
Authors: Cardenas Valerie A. , Tosun Duygu , Chao Linda L. , Fletcher P. Thomas , Joshi Sarang , Weiner Michael W. , Schuff Norbert 
Published: February 2013

ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND PURPOSETo determine if a voxel‐wise “co‐analysis” of structural and diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) together reveals additional brain regions affected in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) than voxel‐wise analysis of the individual MRI modalities alone.METHODSTwenty‐one patients with MCI, 21 patients with AD, and 21 cognitively normal healthy elderly were studied with MRI. Maps of deformation and fractional anisotropy (FA) were computed and used as dependent variables in univariate and multivariate statistical models.RESULTSUnivariate voxel‐wise analysis of macrostructural changes in MCI showed atrophy in the right anterior temporal lobe, left posterior parietal/precuneus region, WM adjacent to the cingulate gyrus, and dorsolateral prefrontal regions, consistent with prior research. Univariate voxel‐wise analysis of microstructural changes in MCI showed reduced FA in the left posterior parietal region extending into the corpus callosum, consistent with previous work. The multivariate analysis, which provides more information than univariate tests when structural and FA measures are correlated, revealed additional MCI‐related changes in corpus callosum and temporal lobe.CONCLUSIONThese results suggest that in corpus callosum and temporal regions macro‐ and microstructural variations in MCI can be congruent, providing potentially new insight into the mechanisms of brain tissue degeneration.
Public Good Provision Under Monopolistic Competition
Authors: MONDAL DEBASIS 
Published: February 2013

AbstractThis paper presents a model of voluntary private provision of public good under monopolistic competition following Pecorino. Consumers prefer product varieties and a public good. Marginal utility of income depends inversely upon the aggregate consumption of private goods in this model. As population size increases, aggregate consumption of private goods goes up and marginal utility of income falls. This explains the positive relationship between population size and public good provision. Any technological changes in the production of private goods are shown to be neutral to the aggregate provision of public good. These results are in contrast to Pecorino.
Hotelling–Downs Competition with Free Entry When Voters Have an Option to Contest
Authors: DZIUBIŃSKI MARCIN 
Published: February 2013

AbstractOsborne shows that for almost all distributions of voters’ preferences, a pure strategy Nash equilibrium does not exist in the classical Hotelling–Downs model of electoral competition with free entry. We show that equilibrium is generically possible if in addition one allows voters an option to announce their candidacy to compete side‐by‐side with office‐seeking players. The model studied in this paper renders Osborne and the celebrated citizen‐candidate model à la Osborne and Slivinski as two extreme cases. We characterize the equilibrium set with two central questions: (i) can there be equilibria where only voters contest? and (ii) are equilibria with contesting office‐seeking players possible? We also show that in our general setting, extremists are typically voter‐candidates so that in every two‐party contest, office‐seeking politicians stay out of competition.
A systematic review of nurse physical healthcare for consumers utilizing mental health services
Authors: Happell B. , Platania‐Phung C. , Scott D. 
Published: February 2013

Accessible summary
The poor physical health of people with serious mental illness presents a long‐term public health issue that mental healthcare services, and their most representative group (nurses), can help address.
For purposes of long‐term planning in increasing the role of nurses in physical healthcare within mental healthcare services a systematic review was conducted of services and programmes where nurses conduct physical healthcare (such as physical health checks and health education).
The most common types of physical healthcare represented in the literature were health education, screening, lifestyle programme delivery and co‐ordination of care.
Although evaluation of the programmes reviewed were all at a preliminary stage, they consistently demonstrated health benefits for consumers.
AbstractPeople with serious mental illness have higher rates of physical illness and are more likely to experience premature death than the general population. Nurse‐led strategies to improve physical healthcare in mental healthcare services could potentially reduce these inequalities. However the extent of nurse involvement in physical healthcare (such as physical risk screening, health education and care co‐ordination) in mental health settings is not known. A systematic review was conducted on nurse‐led physical healthcare reported for consumers with serious mental illness (SMI) in mental health services, and their benefits. Electronic literature bases (CINAHL, Proquest, PsychINFO and Web of Science) were systematically searched, in conjunction with a manual search of literature reviews on physical healthcare in mental health services. Articles were included if they: (a) were published in the last 10 years; (b) were English language; (c) involved physical healthcare of adult consumers receiving mental healthcare services; and (d) reported nurse involvement in physical healthcare. Forty articles were included in the review. The distribution of types of care were: health education (47%), screening and/or monitoring (33.3%), care co‐ordination and management (33.3%), lifestyle programme delivery (30.5%), follow‐up actions to screening results (25%) and registers and data administration (5.5%). Overall, the evaluation of nurse‐based physical healthcare is in early stages. Thus far, they appear to have positive implications for consumers with SMI.
Growth performance, carcass quality, biochemical and haematological traits and immune response of growing rabbits as affected by different growth promoters
Authors: Attia Y. A. , El‐Hanoun A. M. , Bovera F. , Monastra G. , El‐Tahawy W. S. , Habiba H. I. 
Published: February 2013

SummaryThe aim of the article was to study the effect of different growth promoters on growth performance, carcass quality, biochemical and haematological traits and immune response of growing rabbits. A total number of 105 male growing NZW rabbits during 35–91 days of age were randomly distributed among 7 groups fed the same basal diet and submitted to different dietary treatments: the first group was unsupplemented and used as control; the other groups were supplemented respectively with bee pollen and/or propolis at 200 mg/kg BW of each and inulin and/or mannanoligosaccharides (MOS) at 35 mg/kg BW of each. Body weight gain, daily feed intake, feed conversion ratio (FCR), biochemical and haematological blood parameters, carcass characteristics, histological studies of ileum and spleen and economical efficiency were measured. Bee pollen administered alone or with propolis significantly (p < 0.01) the body weight gain and improved FCR in respect of the control group. Inulin with MOS significantly improved just FCR than the control group. Bee pollen with propolis and MOS supplemented‐groups resulted in significantly higher (7.96 and 8.41% respectively) white blood cells compared to the control group. Plasma total cholesterol was significantly higher for the MOS group in respect of the control, bee pollen, inulin and inulin with MOS supplemented‐groups. Propolis resulted in significantly higher dressed carcass percentage than the control group and higher carcass index than only bee pollen with propolis supplemented‐group. Bee pollen, in particular if in combination with propolis, could be used as a supplement in the growing rabbits during days 35–91 of age with positive effects on growth rate and feed conversion ratio.
Assessment and Documentation of Sexual Health Issues of Recent Combat Veterans Seeking VHA Care
Authors: Helmer Drew A. , Beaulieu Gregory R. , Houlette Cheryl , Latini David , Goltz Heather H. , Etienne Samuel , Kauth Michael 
Published: February 2013

ABSTRACT

Introduction
Sexual health is an important aspect of human existence associated with disease and overall health. Despite these associations and the existence of medical treatments to improve sexual function, sexual health is often overlooked in health care. Recent combat veterans may be particularly vulnerable to sexual health issues due to their deployment-related health issues such as mental health conditions, prescription medications use, and psychosocial challenges.

Aim
This study assesses the sexual health issues of recent combat veterans seeking care at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) documented in the primary care and mental health notes from the first 6 months of care.

Main Outcome Measures
Documentation of sexual health issues in the progress notes (coded into categories), primary care vs. mental health care visit note, initial vs. follow-up visit notes, and templated vs. non-templated text.

Methods
This is a retrospective chart review of the first 158 consecutive patients seen for an initial assessment in the VAMC post-deployment clinic. Medical records were reviewed and text of sexual health issues and relevant patient and care characteristics were abstracted and coded into variables.

Results
Almost 25% of patients had documented sexual health issues in the first 6 months of care. We coded 52 separate sexual health issues into 13 distinct categories. Overall, most sexual health issues were documented in mental health care notes, in non-templated text, and at follow-up visits. The use of templated text appeared to drive the documentation of low libido (the most common sexual health issue) in mental health care notes.

Conclusions
Sexual health issues are prevalent in recent combat veterans seeking care at a VAMC, but patterns of documentation suggest that they may be under-reported or incompletely addressed. A more systematic and provider-initiated approach to assessment of sexual health may promote fuller discussion of sexual health issues and optimize management.
Radical Prostatectomy, Sparing of the Seminal Vesicles, and Painful Orgasm
Authors: Mogorovich Andrea , Nilsson Andreas E. , Tyritzis Stavros I. , Carlsson Stefan , Jonsson Martin , Haendler Leif , Nyberg Tommy , Steineck Gunnar , Wiklund N. Peter 
Published: February 2013

ABSTRACT

Introduction
Erectile dysfunction has been widely investigated as the major factor responsible for sexual bother in patients after radical prostatectomy (RP); painful orgasm (PO) is one element of this bother, but little is known about its prevalence and its effects on sexual health.

Aim
This study aims to investigate the prevalence of PO and to identify potential risk factors.

Main Outcome Measures
A total of 1,411 consecutive patients underwent open (radical retropubic prostatectomy) or robot-assisted laparoscopic RP between 2002 and 2006. The patients were asked to complete a study-specific questionnaire.

Methods
Of a total of 145 questions, 5 dealt with the orgasmic characteristics. The questionnaire was also administered to a comparison group of 442 persons, matched for age and area of residency.

Results
The response rate was 91% (1,288 patients). A total of 143 (11%) patients reported PO. Among the 834 men being able to have an orgasm, the prevalence was 18% vs. 6% in the comparison group (relative risk [RR] 2.8, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.7–4.5). When analyzed as independent variables, bilateral seminal vesicle (SV)-sparing approach (RR 2.33, 95% CI 1.0–5.3, P = 0.045) and age &lt;60 years were significantly related to the presence of PO (95% CI 0.5–0.9, P = 0.019). After adjustment for age, bilateral SV-sparing still remained a significant predictor for occurrence of PO.

Conclusions
We found that PO occurs significantly more often in patients undergoing bilateral SV-sparing RP when compared with age-matched comparison population.