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Exploring Social Aesthetics: Aesthetic Appreciation as a Method for Qualitative Sociology and Social Research
Authors: Miyahara Kojiro 
Published: March 2014

AbstractSocial aesthetics can be regarded as an important addition to sociology and the social sciences. This article introduces the notion of aesthetic‐experiential knowledge into qualitative sociology and social research. It also directs attention to the qualities of social life in their own right, paving the way for approaching the question of a good society in the aesthetic sense. In this article I make a brief exposition of social aesthetics as it has been developed in contemporary Japan. I begin with a discussion of contemporary aesthetics and its implications for social study by focusing on Yuriko Saito's everyday aesthetics. Then I offer reflections on aesthetic appreciation as an act of ajiwau (to taste, experience and appreciate). I show that the incorporation of the methodical act of ajiwau enriches our aesthetic appreciation as a qualitative method for knowing the world in general. Next I move on to the possibility of aesthetically appreciating the social world and offer a definition of social aesthetics as social inquiry through aesthetic appreciation. Based on the act of ajiwau the social, I present an aesthetic‐experiential study of a micro‐society as a field of human interactions. Finally, I examine the possibilities for promising dialogues between social aesthetics, on the one hand, and qualitative sociology and social research, on the other.
Dressings as an adjunct to pressure ulcer prevention: consensus panel recommendations
Authors: Black Joyce , Clark Michael , Dealey Carol , Brindle Christopher T , Alves Paulo , Santamaria Nick , Call Evan 
Published: March 2014

AbstractThe formulation of recommendations on the use of wound dressings in pressure ulcer prevention was undertaken by a group of experts in pressure ulcer prevention and treatment from Australia, Portugal, UK and USA. After review of literature, they concluded that there is adequate evidence to recommend the use of five‐layer silicone bordered dressings (Mepilex Border Sacrum® and 3 layer Mepilex Heel® dressings by Mölnlycke Health Care, Gothenburg, Sweden) for pressure ulcer prevention in the sacrum, buttocks and heels in high‐risk patients, those in Emergency Department (ED), intensive care unit (ICU) and operating room (OR). Literature on which this recommendation is based includes one prospective randomised control trial, three cohort studies and two case series. Recommendations for dressing use in patients at high risk for pressure injury and shear injury were also provided.
Patient‐reported outcome measures after routine periodontal and implant surgical procedures
Authors: Tan Wah Ching , Krishnaswamy Gita , Ong Marianne M. A. , Lang Niklaus P. 
Published: March 2014

AbstractObjectivesTo compare patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) after different dental surgical procedures over a 1‐week post‐surgical period and in relation to duration of the surgery, and periosteal releasing incisions. To evaluate the prevalence of post‐surgical complications.Material & MethodsFour hundred and sixty‐eight healthy dental patients requiring surgeries, such as crown lengthening (CL), open flap debridement (OFD) and implant installation (IMP) in the National Dental Centre, Singapore (2009–2011), were consecutively recruited. PROMs on bleeding, swelling, pain and bruising were obtained using Visual Analogue Scales (VAS) on days 0, 3, 5 and 7 post‐operatively.ResultsOn the day of surgery, the IMP procedure gave the lowest median VAS for all four PROM parameters. After a week, OFD still had a significantly higher VAS for swelling, pain and bruising. Patients who underwent procedures lasting more than 60 min. had higher VAS for all parameters except bleeding. After considering other important confounders, type of surgery procedure was no longer associated with the VAS score for any of the parameters. Time after surgery, male gender and shorter surgery duration reduced post‐operative VAS for one or more of the parameters. Longer surgeon experience helps reduce VAS scores only for bleeding. Prevalence for tenderness to palpation was 11.6%, 8.9% and 12.2% for IMP, CL and OFD, respectively, 1‐week post‐operatively. Swelling and suppuration occurred rarely.ConclusionsThe median VAS scores for all PROM parameters were generally low and reduced to near zero over a week following all three surgical procedures tested. Time after surgery and shorter surgery duration were associated with lower VAS scores in all the PROM parameters in this cohort of patients. Surgery type was not associated significantly with VAS after adjustment with other important confounders. Low prevalences of post‐surgical complications were reported.
Choosing the best method to estimate the energy density of a population using food purchase data
Authors: Wrieden W. L. , Armstrong J. , Anderson A. S. , Sherriff A. , Barton K. L. 
Published: March 2014

AbstractBackgroundEnergy density (ED) is a measure of the energy content of a food component or diet relative to a standard unit of weight. Widespread variation in ED assessment methodologies exist. The present study aimed to explore the feasibility of calculating the ED of the Scottish diet using UK food purchase survey data and to identify the most appropriate method for calculating ED for use in the development of a Scottish Dietary Goal that captures any socioeconomic differences.MethodsEnergy density was calculated using five different methods [food; food and milk; food, milk and energy containing (non‐alcoholic) beverages; food, milk and all non‐alcoholic beverages; and all food and beverages]. ED of the Scottish diet was estimated for each of the ED methods and data were examined by deprivation category.ResultsMean ED varied from 409 to 847 kJ 100 g–1 depending on the method used. ED values calculated from food (847 kJ 100 g–1) and food and milk (718 kJ 100 g–1) were most comparable to other published data, with the latter being a more accurate reflection of all food consumed. For these two methods, there was a significant gradient between the most and least deprived quintiles (892–807 and 737–696 kJ 100 g–1 for food and food and milk, respectively).ConclusionsBecause the World Cancer Research Fund recommendations are based on ED from food and milk, it was considered prudent to use this method for policy purposes and for future monitoring work of the Scottish Diet to ensure consistency of reporting and comparability with other published studies.
Comparison of Procedural and Long‐Term Outcomes between Transradial and Transfemoral Approach in One‐Stage Intervention for Triple Vessel Coronary Artery Disease
Authors: DOU KEFEI , XU BO , YANG YUEJIN , CHEN JILIN , QIAO SHUBIN , WANG YANG , LI JIANJUN , QIN XUEWEN , YAO MIN , LIU HAIBO , WU YONGJIAN , CHEN JUE , YUAN JINQING , YOU SHIJIE , GAO RUNLIN 
Published: March 2014

ObjectivesThe aim of the present study was to evaluate the safety, feasibility, procedural, and long‐term outcomes by the transradial (TR) approach as compared to transfemoral (TF) approach in patients with triple vessel coronary artery disease undergoing one‐stage percutaneous coronary intervention.BackgroundThe feasibility, safety, and efficacy between the TR and TF approach for coronary interventional treatment have been compared in some complex situations including AMI and unprotected left main disease. However, in terms of triple vessel disease (3VD) intervention, there has been no comparison regarding procedural and long‐term outcomes between the TR and TF approach.MethodsA total of 4,974 consecutive patients (TR n = 3,856, TF n = 1,118), who were diagnosed with 3VD without LM disease and underwent one‐stage percutaneous revascularization, were enrolled in the study. Procedural results and clinical outcomes were obtained through database and follow‐up. We used the propensity score matching method and obtained 930 pairs of patients with comparable baseline data in order to compare the procedural and long‐term outcome between TR and TF groups. In the study cohort, risk reduction of all the clinical outcomes were evaluated with Cox's proportional‐hazards models. Cumulative incidences concerning safety and efficacy of the cohort were estimated by the Kaplan–Meier method and a comparison was made utilizing the log‐rank test.ResultsAfter propensity score matching, the baseline clinical and angiographic characteristics were similar between the 2 groups. Regarding procedural results, no significant differences were observed between the 2 groups, with the exception of a decreased hospital stay (TR 7.49 ± 4.46 days vs. TF 8.63 ± 6.23 days, P < 0.0001) and fewer bleedings (TR 1.0% vs. TF 2.9, P = 0.003) in the TRI group. After an average 21‐month follow‐up, the all‐cause mortality (TR 1.7% vs. TF 4.2%, P = 0.0014; HR 0.44, 0.25–0.79) was significantly lower with TRI patients. Other clinical outcomes were comparable between the 2 groups.ConclusionsAs compared to TFI, TRI for 3VD intervention is feasible, safe, and associated with similar procedural success, shorter hospitalization, reduced bleeding, lower incidence of death, and comparable long‐term efficacy. (J Interven Cardiol 2014;27:108–116)
A Comparative Study of Outside‐In and Inside‐Out Transobturator Tape Procedures for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: 7‐Year Outcomes
Authors: CHUN Ji‐Youn , SONG Miho , YOO Dae Seon , HAN Ji‐Yeon , HONG Bumsik , CHOO Myung‐Soo 
Published: March 2014

ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to compare the long‐term surgical outcomes of the “inside‐out” (TVT‐O) and “outside‐in” (TOT) transobturator tape procedures for treating female stress urinary incontinence (SUI).MethodsThis was a retrospective analysis of women who underwent a transobturator tape procedure and were followed for at least 7 years. Patients' baseline characteristics and urodynamic parameters were compared between the two groups and analyzed to identify factors related to failure of therapy.ResultsA total of 215 patients were followed for > 7 years (TOT, n = 129; TVT‐O, n = 86), with a median follow‐up period of 7.1 years. No significant differences were observed in the baseline characteristics or urodynamic parameters between the groups, except incontinence type (TOT 33.3% vs. TVT‐O 52.3% with mixed urinary incontinence, P < 0.05). The TOT group had significantly higher cure rate, satisfaction with surgery, willingness to undergo the procedure to others, and willingness to receive the same procedure than those of the TVT‐O group (87.1 vs. 66.7%, 87.6 vs. 64.0%, 89.1 vs. 77.9%, and 77.5 vs. 57.0%, all P‐values < 0.05), respectively. A Univariate analysis identified maximum urethral closure pressure (MUCP) (odds ratio, 0.980; 95% confidence interval, 0.960–1.000; P = 0.046) as a risk factor for surgical failure.ConclusionsTOT and TVT‐O procedures are safe and effective for the treatment of SUI in women over a 7‐year follow‐up period. The TOT procedure had higher cure rate and satisfaction rates than TVT‐O. MUCP may be associated with surgical outcome.
Review and analysis of Australian macropod translocations 1969–2006
Authors: Clayton Jim A. , Pavey Chris R. , Vernes Karl , Tighe Matthew 
Published: March 2014

Abstract
Translocations have become an increasingly popular tool in threatened macropod conservation in Australia. Although previous evaluations of Australian macropod translocations have been published, the number of contemporary translocation programmes awaiting analysis, and new data regarding historic translocations, required a new assessment of macropod translocation programmes.
We aimed to assess trends in the way macropod translocations were conducted during the period 1969–2006, determine the number of successful translocations and identify factors common to successful translocations.
Data regarding macropod translocations were obtained from a wide variety of sources, including peer‐reviewed journals, ‘grey’ literature and popular interest publications. Questionnaires were also sent to translocation managers to acquire detailed information. Specific aspects of macropod translocation methodology were analysed, and classification tree analysis was conducted to identify methodological and environmental factors common to successful translocations.
We identified 109 macropod translocations for which sufficient data could be collected to permit analysis. Using the presence of a population on 1 January 2007 as a simple criterion, 61% of translocations were successful. Of these translocations, 66% were also considered successful by Short et al.'s criteria (population persisted for five years and is deemed likely to continue to persist); the remainder could not be assessed due to lack of data or insufficient elapsed time since release. Classification tree analysis suggested methodological and environmental factors common to successful translocations; the overriding factor determining success was the absence of cats and foxes at the release site.
Although Australian macropod translocation proponents are faced with myriad methodological options when designing a translocation protocol, the primary consideration should be whether or not cats or foxes are present at the release site. Managers should be aware that there may be no safe population level of such predators for some translocation candidate species. Ignoring this fact will inevitably lead to a repeat of past translocation failures.
Petrology and bulk chemistry of Yamato‐82094, a new type of carbonaceous chondrite
Authors: Kimura M. , Barrat J. A. , Weisberg M. K. , Imae N. , Yamaguchi A. , Kojima H. 
Published: March 2014

AbstractCarbonaceous chondrites are classified into several groups. However, some are ungrouped. We studied one such ungrouped chondrite, Y‐82094, previously classified as a CO. In this chondrite, chondrules occupy 78 vol%, and the matrix is distinctly poor in abundance (11 vol%), compared with CO and other C chondrites. The average chondrule size is 0.33 mm, different from that in C chondrites. Although these features are similar to those in ordinary chondrites, Y‐82094 contains 3 vol% Ca‐Al‐rich inclusions and 5% amoeboid olivine aggregates (AOAs). Also, the bulk composition resembles that of CO chondrites, except for the volatile elements, which are highly depleted. The oxygen isotopic composition of Y‐82094 is within the range of CO and CV chondrites. Therefore, Y‐82094 is an ungrouped C chondrite, not similar to any other C chondrite previously reported. Thin FeO‐rich rims on AOA olivine and the mode of occurrence of Ni‐rich metal in the chondrules indicate that Y‐82094 is petrologic type 3.2. The extremely low abundance of type II chondrules and high abundance of Fe‐Ni metal in the chondrules suggest reducing condition during chondrule formation. The depletion of volatile elements indicates that the components formed under high‐temperature conditions, and accreted to the parent body of Y‐82094. Our study suggests a wider range of formation conditions than currently recorded by the major C chondrite groups. Additionally, Y‐82094 may represent a new, previously unsampled, asteroidal body.
The Sutter's Mill meteorite: Thermoluminescence data on thermal and metamorphic history
Authors: Sears Derek W. , Beauford Robert 
Published: March 2014

AbstractA piece of the Sutter's Mill meteorite, fragment SM2‐1d, has been examined using thermoluminescence techniques to better understand its thermal and metamorphic history. The sample had very weak but easily measureable natural and induced thermoluminescence (TL) signals; the signal‐to‐noise ratio was better than 10. The natural TL was restricted to the high‐temperature regions of the glow curve suggesting that the meteorite had been heated to approximately 300 °C within the time it takes for the TL signal to recover from a heating event, probably within the last 105 years. It is possible that this reflects heating during release from the parent body, close passage by the Sun, or heating during atmospheric passage. Of these three options, the least likely is the first, but the other possibilities are equally likely. It seems that temperatures of approximately 300 °C reached 5 or 6 mm into the meteorite, so that all but one of the small Sutter's Mill stones have been heated. The Dhajala normalized induced TL signal for SM2‐1d is comparable to that of type 3.0 chondrites and is unlike normal CM chondrites, the class it most closely resembles, which do not have detectable TL sensitivity. The shape of the induced TL curve is comparable to other low‐type ordinary, CV, and CO chondrites, in that it has a broad hummocky structure, but does not resemble any of them in detail. This suggests that Sutter's Mill is a unique, low‐petrographic–type (3.0) chondrite.
The hmp chemotaxis cluster regulates gliding in the filamentous cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme
Authors: Cozy Loralyn M. , Callahan Sean M. 
Published: March 2014

SummaryMany bacteria are capable of movement over surfaces without flagella or pili; they glide. Nostoc punctiforme is a cyanobacterium that differentiates specialized gliding filaments called hormogonia, but the mechanism underlying their movement is currently unknown. Risser et al. characterize the hormogonia motility and polysaccharide (hmp) locus that encodes proteins homologous to well‐studied chemotaxis systems. All but one of the genes in the locus were required for gliding motility and each protein localized as a ring near the cell junction. One protein, the CheA homologue HmpE, was capable of autophosphorylation and phosphotransfer to the CheY homologue HmpB. This study reveals the hmp locus as an important regulator of gliding and highlights N. punctiforme as a model for understanding gliding motility in a complex multicellular bacterium.
Ankistrodinium armigerum sp. nov. (Dinophyceae), a new species of heterotrophic marine sand‐dwelling dinoflagellate from Japan and Australia
Authors: Watanabe Kunihiko , Miyoshi Yukiko , Kubo Fumiyasu , Onuma Ryo , Murray Shauna , Horiguchi Takeo 
Published: March 2014

SummaryA new heterotrophic sand‐dwelling dinoflagellate, Ankistrodinium armigerum K. Watanabe, Miyoshi, Kubo, Murray et Horiguchi sp. nov., is described from Ishikari Beach, Hokkaido, Japan and Port Botany, NSW, Australia. The dinoflagellate is laterally compressed, possessing a short triangular epicone and a large sac‐like hypocone. It possesses a right‐handed cingulum and a deeply‐incised sulcus. The sulcus descends towards the posterior of the cell where it becomes much deeper and wider, resulting in a bilobed ventral side to the hypocone, with a greater excavation of the left lobe than the right. In addition, the right lobe of the hypocone is shorter than the left lobe, which allows a partial view of the left sulcal wall when the cell is viewed from its right side. The sulcus ascends in the epicone to form an apical groove. The apical groove is linear but terminates in an ellipsoid fashion and its extremity approaches, but does not form a closed loop with the apical end of the linear portion. The dinoflagellate possesses two distinct size classes of trichocysts. The large trichocysts are located in the posterior part of the cell, while small trichocysts are distributed throughout the cell. The dinoflagellate shares morphological characteristics with the heterotrophic sand‐dwelling dinoflagellate, Ankistrodinium semilunatum, the type species of the genus. These include a laterally compressed cell, a right‐handed cingulum, a deeply‐incised sulcus and the same basic structure to the apical groove. Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on small and large subunits of rDNA showed that in both trees, A. semilunatum and A. armigerum formed a robust clade, suggesting that these two species are closely related. Because no organism with the characteristics of this species exists and because this species is closely related to A. semilunatum, we concluded that this species should be described as a second species of the genus Ankistrodinium.
Endemic fungal infections in solid organ and hematopoietic cell transplant recipients enrolled in the Transplant‐Associated Infection Surveillance Network (TRANSNET)
Authors: Kauffman C.A. , Freifeld A.G. , Andes D.R. , Baddley J.W. , Herwaldt L. , Walker R.C. , Alexander B.D. , Anaissie E.J. , Benedict K. , Ito J.I. , Knapp K.M. , Lyon G.M. , Marr K.A. , Morrison V.A. , Park B.J. , Patterson T.F. , Schuster M.G. , Chiller T.M. , Pappas P.G. 
Published: March 2014

AbstractBackgroundInvasive fungal infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality among solid organ transplant (SOT) and hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients, but few data have been reported on the epidemiology of endemic fungal infections in these populations.MethodsFifteen institutions belonging to the Transplant‐Associated Infection Surveillance Network prospectively enrolled SOT and HCT recipients with histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, or coccidioidomycosis occurring between March 2001 and March 2006.ResultsA total of 70 patients (64 SOT recipients and 6 HCT recipients) had infection with an endemic mycosis, including 52 with histoplasmosis, 9 with blastomycosis, and 9 with coccidioidomycosis. The 12‐month cumulative incidence rate among SOT recipients for histoplasmosis was 0.102%. Occurrence of infection was bimodal; 28 (40%) infections occurred in the first 6 months post transplantation, and 24 (34%) occurred between 2 and 11 years post transplantation. Three patients were documented to have acquired infection from the donor organ. Seven SOT recipients with histoplasmosis and 3 with coccidioidomycosis died (16%); no HCT recipient died.ConclusionsThis 5‐year multicenter prospective surveillance study found that endemic mycoses occur uncommonly in SOT and HCT recipients, and that the period at risk extends for years after transplantation.