bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Retinal detachment postphacoemulsification in Bichon Frises: a retrospective study of 54 dogs
Authors: Pryor Silvia G. , Bentley Ellison , McLellan Gillian J. , Giuliano Elizabeth A. , Allbaugh Rachel A. , Rankin Amy J. , Labelle Amber L. , Buhr Kevin A. 
Published: October 2015

AbstractObjectiveTo compare rates of retinal detachment (RD) postphacoemulsification in American Bichon Frises with and without prophylactic retinopexy.ProceduresMedical records of 54 Bichon Frises undergoing phacoemulsification with or without prophylactic retinopexy between 2003 and 2013 in one or both eyes were reviewed from five Midwestern university veterinary teaching hospitals. Inclusion criteria were preoperativeERG, at least 6 months of follow‐up postphacoemulsification, and the absence of preexistingRDas determined by ophthalmic examination and/or ultrasound. Statistical analyses were performed using chi‐squared test, and Wilcoxon rank‐sum tests and Wilson confidence intervals with theP‐value <0.05 were considered significant.ResultsPhacoemulsification was performed without retinopexy in 79 eyes (42 dogs, non‐PRgroup) and with prophylactic retinopexy in 23 eyes (12 dogs,PRgroup). Incidence of diabetes mellitus was 10/42 and 3/12 in the non‐PRand thePRgroups, respectively (P= 0.93). Intraocular lens implantation was performed in 40/42 non‐PRdogs and 11/12PRdogs (P= 0.63, 73/79 vs. 21/23 eyes). At final re‐examination,RDoccurred in 4/79 eyes without retinopexy, compared to 0/23RDin the retinopexy group. There was no statistically significant difference inRDrates between the two groups (P= 0.27).ConclusionsThese data provide no statistical evidence to support prophylactic retinopexy in Bichon Frises. Due to the low rate of retinal detachment following phacoemulsification without prophylactic retinopexy, the procedure appears to offer limited benefit to offset cost, procedural risk, and risk of extended or repeated anesthesia in Bichon Frises.
Keratomycosis in a pet rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) treated with topical 1% terbinafine ointment
Authors: Bourguet Aurélie , Guyonnet Alexandre , Donzel Elise , Guillot Jacques , Pignon Charly , Chahory Sabine 
Published: October 2015

AbstractThis report describes the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and medical management of a 2‐year‐old spayed female dwarf rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) suffering from an ulcerative keratitis and a stromal abscess with a rapid evolution. The diagnosis of fungal keratitis was based on fungal culture identifying the pathogen asAspergillus fumigatus. Treatment by topical terbinafine was efficacious in resolving the keratomycosis within 8 weeks. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of spontaneous keratomycosis in a rabbit and the first description of successful therapy by terbinafine.
Genome Sequence of a Distinct Infectious Bursal Disease Virus
Authors: Tomás Gonzalo , Hernández Martín , Marandino Ana , Hernández Diego , Techera Claudia , Grecco Sofía , Panzera Yanina , Pérez Ruben 
Published: October 2015

ABSTRACT
Infectious bursal disease virus is a relevant avian pathogen that affects poultry production. Here, we report the full-length coding sequence of the Uruguayan strain dIBDV/UY/2014/2202, isolated from a commercial broiler flock. The strain belongs to the distinct IBDV lineage that is widely distributed in South America.
Genome Sequences of 64 Non-O157:H7 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Strains
Authors: Toro Magaly , Cao Guojie , Rump Lydia , Nagaraja T. G. , Meng Jianghong , Gonzalez-Escalona Narjol 
Published: October 2015

ABSTRACT

Shiga toxin-producing
Escherichia coli
(STEC) strains are human pathogens. Although >400 non-O157 serotypes have been involved in human disease, whole-genome sequencing information is missing for many serotypes. We sequenced 64 STEC strains comprising 38 serotypes, isolated from clinical sources, animals, and environmental samples, to improve the phylogenetic understanding of these important foodborne pathogens.
Complete Genome Sequences of Six South African Rabies Viruses
Authors: Sabeta Claude , Phahladira Baby , Marston Denise A. , Wise Emma L. , Ellis Richard J. , Fooks Anthony R. 
Published: October 2015

ABSTRACT
South African rabies viruses (RABVs) from dogs and jackals (canid viruses) are highly related and most likely originated from a single progenitor. RABV is the cause of most global human rabies cases. The complete genome sequences of 3 RABVs from South Africa and Zimbabwe are reported here.
Genome Sequencing of Ralstonia solanacearum Race 4, Biovar 4, and Phylotype I, Strain YC45, Isolated from
Rhizoma kaempferiae
in Southern China
Authors: She Xiaoman , Tang Yafei , He Zifu , Lan Guobing 
Published: October 2015

ABSTRACT

Ralstonia solanacearum
is an important phytopathogen that attacks over 400 plant species, including
Zingiberaceae
plants. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of strain YC45, which was isolated from
Rhizoma kaempferiae
in southern China.
Draft Genome Sequence of Erwinia billingiae OSU19-1, Isolated from a Pear Tree Canker
Authors: Klein Jeannie M. , Bennett Rhett W. , MacFarland Logan , Abranches Da Silva Megan E. , Meza-Turner Britney M. , Dark Phillip M. , Frey Mackenzie E. , Wellappili Dulani P. , Beugli Aron D. , Jue Holman J. , Mellander Joshua M. , Wei Wei , Ream Walt 
Published: October 2015

ABSTRACT

Plant-associated
Erwinia
include pathogenic and nonpathogenic species
.
We report the 5.6-Mb genome sequence of
Erwinia billingiae
OSU19-1, isolated from a canker on a pear tree inoculated with
Erwinia amylovora
. OSU19-1 and a closely related European isolate,
E. billingiae
Eb661
T
, share many similarities including 40 kb of plasmid sequence.
Complete Genome Sequence of Mycobacterium bovis Clinical Strain 1595, Isolated from the Laryngopharyngeal Lymph Node of South Korean Cattle
Authors: Kim Narae , Jang Yunho , Kim Jin Kyoung , Ryoo Soyoon , Kwon Ka Hee , Kang Shin Seok , Byeon Hyeon Seop , Lee Hee Soo , Lim Young-Hee , Kim Jae-Myung 
Published: October 2015

ABSTRACT

Mycobacterium bovis
strain 1595 was isolated from the lymph node of South Korean native cattle. The complete genome sequence of strain 1595 was determined in 2 contigs and was found to be 4,351,712 bp in size, with a 65.64% G+C content and 4,358 predicted protein-coding genes.
Genome Comparison of an Ancestral Isolate and a Modern Isolate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis of the Beijing Lineage from São Paulo, Brazil
Authors: Gomes Lia Lima , Marin Michel Abanto , Lasunskaia Elena , Vasconcellos Sidra Ezidio Gonçalves , Araujo Marcelo Emanuel Ivens de , de Miranda Antonio Basílio , Suffys Philip Noel 
Published: October 2015

ABSTRACT

Mycobacterium tuberculosis
of the Bejing subtype (
Mtb
B) is transmitted efficiently in high burden countries for this genotype. A higher virulence was associated with isolates of the “modern” Beijing genotype sub-lineages when compared to “ancient” ones. Here, we report the full genomes of the strain representing these two genotypes from Brazil, a country with a low incidence of
Mtb
B.
Complete Genome Sequence of Citrobacter freundii Myophage Michonne
Authors: Bernal Christopher L. , Berkowitz Victoria E. , Cahill Jesse L. , Rasche Eric S. , Kuty Everett Gabriel F. 
Published: October 2015

ABSTRACT

Citrobacter freundii
is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen that causes dangerous infections such as neonatal meningitis.
C. freundii
also harbors antibiotic resistance, making phages infecting this host valuable tools. Here, we announce the complete genome of the
C. freundii
FelixO1-like myophage Michonne and describe its notable features.
Complete Genome Sequence of Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Myophage Matisse
Authors: Provasek Vincent E. , Lessor Lauren E. , Cahill Jesse L. , Rasche Eric S. , Kuty Everett Gabriel F. 
Published: October 2015

ABSTRACT

Klebsiella pneumoniae
is a leading cause of nosocomial infections in the United States. Due to the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains, phages targeting
K. pneumoniae
may be a useful alternative against this pathogen. Here, we announce the complete genome of
K. pneumoniae
pseudo-T-even myophage Matisse and describe its features.
Complete Genome Sequence of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing K. pneumoniae Myophage Miro
Authors: Mijalis Eleni M. , Lessor Lauren E. , Cahill Jesse L. , Rasche Eric S. , Kuty Everett Gabriel F. 
Published: October 2015

ABSTRACT

Klebsiella pneumoniae
is a Gram-negative pathogen frequently associated with antibiotic-resistant nosocomial infections. Bacteriophage therapy against
K. pneumoniae
may be possible to combat these infections. The following describes the complete genome sequence and key features of the pseudo-T-even
K. pneumoniae
carbapenemase (KPC)-producing
K. pneumoniae
myophage Miro.
Draft Genome Sequence of a Necrotoxigenic Escherichia coli Isolate
Authors: Bekal Sadjia , Lin Alex , Vincent André , Berry Chrystal , Gilmour Matthew , Fournier Éric , Côté Jean-Charles , Tremblay Cécile 
Published: October 2015

ABSTRACTHere, we present the draft genome sequence of a necrotoxigenicEscherichia colistrain isolated from a patient following a very rapidly evolving, lethal necrotizing fasciitis.
Screening for the metabolic side effects of antipsychotic medication: findings of a 6-year quality improvement programme in the UK
Authors: Barnes T R E , Bhatti S F , Adroer R , Paton C 
Published: October 2015

ObjectivesTo increase the frequency and quality of screening for the metabolic syndrome in people prescribed continuing antipsychotic medication.DesignAn audit-based, quality improvement programme (QIP) with customised feedback to participating mental health services after each audit, including benchmarked data on their relative and absolute performance against an evidence-based practice standard and the provision of bespoke change interventions.SettingAdult, assertive outreach, community psychiatric services in the UK.Participants6 audits were conducted between 2006 and 2012. 21 mental health Trusts participated in the baseline audit in 2006, submitting data on screening for 1966 patients, while 32 Trusts participated in the 2012 audit, submitting data on 1591 patients.ResultsOver the 6 years of the programme, there was a statistically significant increase in the proportion of patients for whom measures for all 4 aspects of the metabolic syndrome had been documented in the clinical records in the previous year, from just over 1 in 10 patients in 2006 to just over 1 in 3 by 2012. The proportion of patients with no evidence of any screening fell from almost ½ to 1 in 7 patients over the same period.ConclusionsThe findings suggest that audit-based QIPs can help improve clinical practice in relation to physical healthcare screening. Nevertheless, they also reveal that only a minority of community psychiatric patients prescribed antipsychotic medication is screened for the metabolic syndrome in accordance with best practice recommendations, and therefore potentially remediable causes of poor physical health remain undetected and untreated.
Avaliação da glutamina, amônia e cortisol em cavalos de enduro durante corridas de diferentes distâncias
Authors: Siqueira Renata Farinelli de , Fernandes Wilson Roberto 
Published: October 2015

<p>A glutamina e o aminoácido livre mais abundante no organismo de mamíferos, muito importante para a proliferação celular, metabolismo da amônia e para produção de energia na musculatura esquelética, principalmente durante o exercício aeróbico. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi investigar se os níveis séricos de glutamina, amônia e cortisol, em cavalos de enduro, podem ser modelos de estudo da dinâmica deste importante aminoácido durante o exercício, pois estes animais são submetidos a esforço aeróbico prolongado e intenso. Foram utilizados 33 cavalos de enduro que competiram nas categorias de 80 km (n = 13), 120 km (n = 14) e 160 km (n = 5) em quatro provas. Não houve diferença estatística nos níveis de glutamina entre os momentos de coleta (P &gt; 0,05). Houve aumento significativo dos níveis plasmáticos de amônia apos o termino das provas (P &lt; 0,05). Esse aumento foi mais marcado nos cavalos de 80 km, seguido pelos de 120 e por ultimo os de 160 km. Houve correlação positiva entre os níveis de amônia e glutamina nas categorias de 160, 120 e 80 km (r = 0,209, r = 0,151 e r = 0,176, respectivamente; P &lt; 0,05). Oscilações séricas dos níveis de glutamina são difíceis de se detectar em cavalos de enduro, já que as fibras musculares oxidativas são importantes reservatórios desse aminoácido. Ainda, e difícil saber sobre consumo de glutamina dadas as reservas orgânicas e a facilidade de metabolização. A concentração sérica de amônia pode servir como indicador indireto do consumo de glutamina. Assim, concluiu-se que as dosagens de amônia e cortisol podem servir como medidas indiretas da utilização da glutamina durante o exercício aeróbico e ambas como marcadores de esforço. </p>
Arm Chair Perspective Preferences
Authors: Koenderink Jan , van Doorn Andrea , Pinna Baingio , Pepperell Robert 
Published: October 2015

Do generic observers in their free-style viewing of postcard-size pictures have a preference for specific modes of perspective rendering? This most likely depends upon the phrasing of the question. Here we consider the feeling of ‘presence’: does the observer experience a sense of being ‘immersed in the scene’? We had 40 Italian naïve participants and 19 British art students rate three types of rendering of ten ‘typical holiday pictures’. All pictures represented 130° over the width of the picture. They were rendered in linear perspective, Hauck maps, and Postel maps. The results are clearcut. About a quarter of the participants prefer linear perspective, whereas the Hauck map is preferred by more than half of the participants. Naïve observers and art students agree. Architectural scenes are somewhat more likely to be preferred in perspective. Preferences are not randomly distributed, but participants have remarkable idiosyncratic affinities, a small group for perspective projection, a larger group for the Hauck map. Such facts might find application in the viewing of photographs on handheld electronic display devices.
The Degeneration of Meniscus Roots Is Accompanied by Fibrocartilage Formation, Which May Precede Meniscus Root Tears in Osteoarthritic Knees
Authors: Park Do Young , Min Byoung-Hyun , Choi Byung Hyune , Kim Young Jick , Kim Mijin , Suh-Kim Haeyoung , Kim Joon Ho 
Published: October 2015

Background: Fibrocartilage metaplasia in tendons and ligaments is an adaptation to compression as well as a pathological feature during degeneration. Medial meniscus posterior roots are unique ligaments that resist multidirectional forces, including compression. Purpose: To characterize the degeneration of medial meniscus posterior root tears in osteoarthritic knees, with an emphasis on fibrocartilage and calcification. Study Design: Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: Samples of medial meniscus posterior roots were harvested from cadaveric specimens and patients during knee replacement surgery and grouped as follows: normal reference, no tear, partial tear, and complete tear. Degeneration was analyzed with histology, immunohistochemistry, and real-time polymerase chain reaction. Uniaxial tensile tests were performed on specimens with and without fibrocartilage. Quantifiable data were statistically analyzed by the Kruskal-Wallis test with the Dunn comparison test. Results: Thirty, 28, and 42 samples harvested from 99 patients were allocated into the no tear, partial tear, and complete tear groups, respectively. Mean modified Bonar tendinopathy scores for each group were 3.97, 9.31, and 14.15, respectively, showing a higher degree of degeneration associated with the extent of the tear ( P < .05 for all groups). The characterization of root matrices revealed an increase in fibrocartilage according to the extent of the tear. Tear margins revealed fibrocartilage in 59.3% of partial tear samples and 76.2% of complete tear samples, with a distinctive cleavage-like shape. Root tears with a similar shape were induced within fibrocartilaginous areas during uniaxial tensile testing. Even in the no tear group, 56.7% of samples showed fibrocartilage in the anterior margin of the root, adjacent to the meniscus. An increased stained area of calcification and expression of the ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 1 gene were observed in the complete tear group compared with the no tear group ( P < .0001 and P = .24, respectively). Conclusion: Fibrocartilage and calcification increased in medial meniscus posterior roots, associated with the degree of the tear. Both findings, which impair the ligament’s resistance to tension, may play a pivotal role during the pathogenesis of degenerative meniscus root tears in osteoarthritic knees. Fibrocartilage and calcification may be useful as diagnostic markers as well as markers of degeneration, which may aid in determining the treatment modality in meniscus root tears. The presence of fibrocartilage in intact roots may suggest an impending tear in osteoarthritic knees.
MDS-associated somatic mutations and clonal hematopoiesis are common in idiopathic cytopenias of undetermined significance
Authors: Kwok Brian , Hall Jeff M. , Witte John S. , Xu Yin , Reddy Prashanti , Lin Keming , Flamholz Rachel , Dabbas Bashar , Yung Aine , Al-Hafidh Jenan , Balmert Emily , Vaupel Christine , El Hader Carlos , McGinniss Matthew J. , Nahas Shareef A. , Kines Julie , Bejar Rafael 
Published: October 2015

Key PointsOver 30% of patients with unexplained cytopenias who do not meet diagnostic criteria for MDS carry MDS-associated somatic mutations. Clonal cytopenias of undetermined significance are more common than MDS and show comparable variant allele frequencies and blood counts.
Design of La–C60/TiO2 Nanocomposites: Study of the Effect of Lanthanum and Fullerenol Addition Order onto TiO2. Application for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Formic Acid
Authors: Meksi Manel , Hamandi Marwa , Berhault Gilles , Guillard Chantal , Kochkar Hafedh 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
La–C60/TiO2 nanocomposites were successfully obtained by dry impregnation method. The effect of La and polyhydroxylated fullerenol C60(OH)n addition order onto TiO2 was carefully highlighted. Interesting photocatalytic activity was achieved for the material firstly added with lanthanum. The increase in photocatalytic activity is attributed mainly to the synergy between fullerenol and La. Fullerenol enhances the electron charge transfer; whereas La increases the TiO2 thermal stability by adjusting the TiO2 crystallites sizes to low values and also by creating some structural defects.
Enhanced Photovoltaic Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells via Modification of Surface Characteristics Using a Fullerene Interlayer
Authors: Shahiduzzaman Md , Yamamoto Kohei , Furumoto Yoshikazu , Kuwabara Takayuki , Takahashi Kohshin , Taima Tetsuya 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
We fabricated planar heterojunction (PHJ) solar cells with enhanced efficiencies by introducing fullerene (C60) interlayers of thicknesses of 0, 3, 7, and 10 nm between the air-stable amorphous compact titanium oxide (TiOx) and CH3NH3PbI3 layers. The modified morphology obtained by inclusion of C60 improved the surface energy properties of the cells in terms of enhanced photocurrent. The optimum thickness of the C60 interlayer was 7 nm, for which a maximum power conversion efficiency of 9.51% was obtained.
New Method for the Synthesis of Ru Nanoparticles Using Photoexcited Fullerene C60-containing Mesoporous Silica as a Catalyst Support
Authors: Nakatsuka Kazuki , Kuwahara Yasutaka , Mori Kohsuke , Yamashita Hiromi 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
A new photoassisted deposition (PAD) method using fullerene C60 is developed. Photoexcited fullerene C60 introduced within the mesopore of SBA-15 acts as an anchor to reduce Ru3+ ions to the highly dispersed Ru metal with a narrow size distribution. Such uniform Ru nanoparticles (NPs) show high catalytic activity for dehydrogenation of ammonia borane than the sample prepared by conventional impregnation method.
Matching Behavior as a Tradeoff Between Reward Maximization and Demands on Neural Computation
Authors: Kubanek Jan , Snyder Lawrence H. 
Published: October 2015

When faced with a choice, humans and animals commonly distribute their behavior in proportion to the frequency of payoff of each option. Such behavior is referred to as matching and has been captured by the matching law. However, matching is not a general law of economic choice. Matching in its strict sense seems to be specifically observed in tasks whose properties make matching an optimal or a near-optimal strategy. We engaged monkeys in a foraging task in which matching was not the optimal strategy. Over-matching the proportions of the mean offered reward magnitudes would yield more reward than matching, yet, surprisingly, the animals almost exactly matched them. To gain insight into this phenomenon, we modeled the animals' decision-making using a mechanistic model. The model accounted for the animals' macroscopic and microscopic choice behavior. When the models' three parameters were not constrained to mimic the monkeys' behavior, the model over-matched the reward proportions and in doing so, harvested substantially more reward than the monkeys. This optimized model revealed a marked bottleneck in the monkeys' choice function that compares the value of the two options. The model featured a very steep value comparison function relative to that of the monkeys. The steepness of the value comparison function had a profound effect on the earned reward and on the level of matching. We implemented this value comparison function through responses of simulated biological neurons. We found that due to the presence of neural noise, steepening the value comparison requires an exponential increase in the number of value-coding neurons. Matching may be a compromise between harvesting satisfactory reward and the high demands placed by neural noise on optimal neural computation.
Towards a better understanding of the Najas marina complex: Notes on the correct application and typification of the names N. intermedia, N. major, and N. marina
Authors: Bräuchler Christian 
Published: October 2015

AbstractThree of the names used in the Najas marina complex, N. intermedia, N. major and N. marina have been applied contradictorily to two clearly distinct taxa in the past. The history of this nomenclatural confusion is outlined here, including corrected typifications for N. major and N. marina. A new lectotype for N. intermedia is designated and the name is proposed as a heterotypic synonym of N. marina. Najas major and N. marina are considered to be the correct names for N. marina subsp. marina auct. and N. marina subsp. intermedia auct., respectively, independent of the taxonomic rank both may be assigned to.
Neotypification of the widely distributed seagrass Halophila stipulacea (Hydrocharitaceae)
Authors: Ferrer-Gallego P. Pablo , Boisset Fernando 
Published: October 2015

AbstractA neotype for the widespread and ecologically important seagrass Halophila stipulacea (Hydrocharitaceae) (≡ Zostera stipulacea) is designated. Lectotypes are also designated for the heterotypic synonyms Z. bullata and H. balfourii.
Lectotypification of the Linnaean names Arnica montana, A. montana var. alpina and A. gerbera (Asteraceae)
Authors: Iamonico Duilio 
Published: October 2015

AbstractThe typification of the Linnaean names Arnica montana and A. montana var. alpina are discussed. Specimens from the Burser Herbarium (UPS) and Royen Herbarium (L) are designated as lectotypes. The name A. gerbera is also investigated and it is shown that the lectotypification by Hansen (sheet No. 1008.1 at LINN) is not effective since the specimen selected is not original material. A Burman illustration is chosen as lectotype for A. gerbera. The supersession of Hansen's typification does not impact the application of the Arnica gerbera (≡ Gerbera linnaei), the conserved type of the genus Gerbera.