bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effectiveness of different irrigation solutions on triple antibiotic paste removal from simulated immature root canal
Authors: Ok Evren , Altunsoy Mustafa , Nur Bilge Gülsüm , Kalkan Abdussamed 
Published: June 2015

SummaryTo evaluate the effectiveness of different irrigation solutions and ultrasonic activation of irrigation solutions on removal of triple antibiotic paste (TAP) from root canals of the simulated immature teeth. Fifty single‐rooted teeth were used. TAP was placed into each root canal, and specimens were stored in distilled water for 4 weeks at 37°C. After 4 weeks, the temporary coronal seal was removed and the samples were randomly divided into five groups as follows: (i) saline; (ii) ultrasonic activation of saline; (iii) NaOCl; (iv) ultrasonic activation of NaOCl; (v) chlorhexidine digluconate (CHX). The amount of remaining TAP on the canal walls was measured under stereomicroscope with 30× magnification. The data were analyzed using a one‐way ANOVA and post‐hoc Tukey test at a significance level of 0.05. There were statistically differences among CHX and ultrasonic activation of NaOCl and other groups (p < 0.05). There were no significant differences among the ultrasonic activation of saline, NaOCl, and saline groups (p > 0.05). Irrigation solutions and ultrasonic activation of the irrigation solutions could not completely remove the triple antibiotic paste from simulated immature root canals. Ultrasonic activation of the NaOCl gave the best and CHX was the worst results. SCANNING 37:409–413, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Clearing the Path: The Perils of Positing Civil Society in Conflict and Transition
Authors: Waters Timothy William 
Published: June 2015

Can there be a general theoretical perspective on civil society's involvement in transitional justice? This article considers this question in its application to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Within the study of transitional justice and conflict resolution, civil society – a notoriously plastic concept – can be understood narrowly as rights-oriented groups working ‘for’ peace, but the term is equally available to describe a broader array of communities that can either promote or prevent peace and justice.It is, in fact, quite difficult to sustain a theoretical distinction between them, because transitional justice does not escape the dictates of politics – of differing human desires expressed through power. Efforts to memorialise imply conflict over the particular memories to be privileged; claims for reparations are not only demands for justice, but for material redistribution that in turn may promote conflict. A narrow view of civil society problematically assumes we even know – let alone agree on – what constitutes positive change.In the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, that is a fraught proposition. Both an accurate definition of civil society and the valence of justice work slip beyond the narrow confines of the received model's assumptions: both Jewish and Palestinian groups mobilise a spectrum of resources from political engagement, to overseas support, to violent self-help. On both sides, civil society groups are instrumentalised to advance not an agenda of peace or justice in some abstract sense but a parochial claim that, seen from the other side, is, in fact, an obstacle to resolution. Indeed, there may be no peace or justice initiatives that can be analytically separated from efforts the purpose and effect of which is the very opposite of our conventional understanding of the field. The range from vocal activism to violent action, the spectrum of activation, commitment and radicalism, must be understood as fraught but connected and unbroken – as, at most, a kind of punctuated continuum.The real work performed by civil society in promoting agendas of peace and justice cannot properly be understood without locating it in a defensible theoretical and empirical framework. Imagining a narrow civil society risks skewing our analysis of what civil society can do and actually does in relation to conflict. Civil society can clear the path to peace, or can provide the principal obstacles to it – it can simultaneously do both. In this it very much shares the ambiguous, multivalent profile of its classic counterpart: politics in the public sphere.
A new measure of home care patients' dignity at the end of life: The Palliative Patients' Dignity Scale (PPDS)
Authors: Rudilla David , Oliver Amparo , Galiana Laura , Barreto Pilar 
Published: June 2015

ABSTRACTObjective:This study aimed to develop a new and brief instrument to be employed in dignity measurement, one based on the perceptions of patients, relatives, and professionals about dignity.Method:Surveys of patients receiving palliative care, family caregivers, and palliative care professionals were first carried out (sample 1). In the second step, palliative care patients were surveyed with a pilot questionnaire (sample 2). Finally, a survey design was used to assess patients admitted into a home care unit (sample 3). Sample 1 included 78 subjects, including patients, family caregivers, and professionals. Some 20 additional palliative patients participated in sample 2. Finally, 70 more patients admitted to a home care unit participated were surveyed (sample 3). Together with the Palliative Patients' Dignity Scale (PPDS), our survey included other measures of dignity, anxiety, depression, resilient coping, quality of life, spirituality, and social support.Results:After analyzing data from steps 1 and 2, an eight-item questionnaire was presented for validation. The new scale showed appropriate factorial validity (χ2(19) = 21.43, p = 0.31, CFI = 0.99, GFI = 0.92, SRMR = 0.07, and RMSEA = 0.04), reliability (internal consistency estimations of 0.75 and higher), criterial validity (significant correlations with the hypothesized related variables), and a cutoff criteria of 50 on the overall scale.Significance of Results:The new PPDS has appropriate psychometric properties that, together with its briefness, encourages its applicability for dignity assessment at the end of life.
The EGFR mutation status affects the relative biological effectiveness of carbon-ion beams in non-small cell lung carcinoma cells
Authors: Amornwichet Napapat , Oike Takahiro , Shibata Atsushi , Nirodi Chaitanya S. , Ogiwara Hideaki , Makino Haruhiko , Kimura Yuka , Hirota Yuka , Isono Mayu , Yoshida Yukari , Ohno Tatsuya , Kohno Takashi , Nakano Takashi 
Published: June 2015

AbstractCarbon-ion radiotherapy (CIRT) holds promise to treat inoperable locally-advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), a disease poorly controlled by standard chemoradiotherapy using X-rays. Since CIRT is an extremely limited medical resource, selection of NSCLC patients likely to benefit from it is important; however, biological predictors of response to CIRT are ill-defined. The present study investigated the association between the mutational status of EGFR and KRAS, driver genes frequently mutated in NSCLC and the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of carbon-ion beams over X-rays. The assessment of 15 NSCLC lines of different EGFR/KRAS mutational status and that of isogenic NSCLC lines expressing wild-type or mutant EGFR revealed that EGFR-mutant NSCLC cells, but not KRAS-mutant cells, show low RBE. This was attributable to (i) the high X-ray sensitivity of EGFR-mutant cells, since EGFR mutation is associated with a defect in non-homologous end joining, a major pathway for DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair and (ii) the strong cell-killing effect of carbon-ion beams due to poor repair of carbon-ion beam-induced DSBs regardless of EGFR mutation status. These data highlight the potential of EGFR mutation status as a predictor of response to CIRT, i.e., CIRT may show a high therapeutic index in EGFR mutation-negative NSCLC.
Doctor-patient communication: a study of Australian ethnic urological cancer patients
Authors: Cerimagic Sabina , Ahmadi Nariman , Gurney Howard , Patel Manish I. 
Published: June 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine doctor-patient communication, focusing on ethnic Australian urological cancer patients.Design/methodology/approach– Samples of 50 Australian urological cancer patients of ethnic origin were chosen to participate in this study. The patients completed a 31-question survey, followed by a one-on-one semi-structured 30-40-minute interview with the patient.Findings– Most (90 per cent,n=45) of the patients indicated that they can communicate with their doctor without feeling stereotyped or judged. However, despite these responses 48 per cent (n=24) of the patients reported they did not ask for the doctor to explain the medical terms or meanings they did not understand. This resulted in 46 per cent (n=23) of the patients not knowing the stage of their cancer.Research limitations/implications– This is only a pilot study and the sample was limited to 50 patients. The limitations of this study make the results of the findings more suggestive rather than definitive. Further research would benefit by repeating this study with a larger sample size, to address the shortcomings of the study and to venture further into the realm of doctor and overseas patients communication in Australia.Practical implications– This research found that patients from lower socioeconomic backgrounds for whom English is not their first language have low levels of medical literacy and therefore require additional written information about their illness and treatment such as informative brochures, educational booklets and educational videos on their illness.Originality/value– To the knowledge, this is the first study that focuses on ethnic Australian urological cancer patients and their doctor-patient communication.
The importance of integrated therapies for personality disorder in forensic populations: attending to content and structure of delivery
Authors: Ireland Jane L. , Hansen Elisabeth 
Published: June 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to provide some practice considerations for working with personality disorder, focusing on the application of assessment, formulation and therapy to complex populations such as forensic clients. In addressing this it outlines the concept of a Multi-Modal Integrated Therapy (MMIT) and how this is applied to personality disorder intervention.

Design/methodology/approach
– The core elements to consider in the provision of an integrated approach are outlined, informed by a review of the relevant literature. The paper does not aim to provide evaluation data but is intended to be a clinical practice document.

Findings
– The value of integrating the effective components of therapy to address all aspects of working with forensic populations is evidenced. It is argued that appropriate approaches will capture cognitive components (including Early Maladaptive Schemas and also adaptive schemas), Cognitive Analytic Therapeutic approaches and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy components to produce an effective framework to capture the complexities of personality disorder in forensic populations.

Practical implications
– The paper outlines how a move away from focusing on a single approach to understanding and intervening with personality disorder is key with complex populations, such as those found within forensic settings. The authors argue that practitioners should focus routinely on the importance of integration of principles relevant to personality disorder work.

Originality/value
– The paper argues for: Adopting a truly multi-modal integrated approach to interventions with personality disorder, highlighting the importance of MMIT. The importance of accounting for complexity in personality presentation in forensic populations and capturing positive as well as negative functioning. The value in identifying what is effective within existing therapies and applying these components as part of a wider package. The core elements of an effective approach are indicated.
Institutional Switch from Transfemoral to Transradial Vascular Access for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention was Associated with a Reduction in Bleeding Events: A Singlecenter Experience of >10,000 Consecutive Cases
Authors: RAJANI NIKIL K. , BROWN ADAM J. , MCCORMICK LIAM M. , PARWAIZ HAMMAD , KAUSHAL ANMOL , HOOLE STEPHEN P. , WEST NICK E. J. 
Published: June 2015

BackgroundTransradial (TR) access for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces bleeding compared with transfemoral (TF) access, and may reduce mortality in specific patient subsets. However, switching from TF to TR access is associated with a learning curve and it is unclear whether benefits observed in randomized trials translate into practice. We sought to characterize the trends in bleeding and mortality rates at our institution, as we changed from being a TF to predominantly TR center over a 5‐year period.Methods and Results10,213 consecutive patients presenting for PCI were included (mean age 65.0 ± 11.6 years, 76.1% male, 48.0% PCI for acute coronary syndrome) over 5 years at a single center with PCI volume >2,000 cases per annum. Patients were stratified by initial arterial access site (TR or TF) and outcome measures included temporal trends in TR procedural failure, 30‐day bleeding complications and all‐cause 1‐year mortality. TR procedural failure fell to a consistently low rate within 1 year (11.8% in 2008 to 2.9% in 2009, P < 0.001). As TR volume increased, the annual 30‐day bleeding rate fell (1.64% in 2008 to 0.68% in 2012, P = 0.006). TR access predicted reduced 30‐day bleeding (OR 0.17 [95%CI 0.07–0.38], P < 0.001), but was not a predictor of 1‐year survival (HR 0.78 [95%CI 0.58–1.05], P = 0.10).ConclusionSuccessful transition from TF to TR PCI at our institution was rapid and associated with a reduction in 30‐day bleeding. These data should encourage other centers considering the adoption of TR access. (J Interven Cardiol 2015;28:296–304)
Bartonella quintana Aortitis in a Man with AIDS, Diagnosed by Needle Biopsy and 16S rRNA Gene Amplification
Authors: Lee Sulggi A. , Plett Sara K. , Luetkemeyer Anne F. , Borgo Gina M. , Ohliger Michael A. , Conrad Miles B. , Cookson Brad T. , Sengupta Dhruba J. , Koehler Jane E. 
Published: June 2015

ABSTRACT

A man with newly diagnosed AIDS presented with months of back pain and fever. Computed tomography (CT) results demonstrated aortitis with periaortic tissue thickening. DNA amplification of biopsy tissue revealed
Bartonella quintana
, and
Bartonella
serologies were subsequently noted to be positive. The patient improved with prolonged doxycycline and rifabutin treatment. This case illustrates how molecular techniques are increasingly important in diagnosing
Bartonella
infections.
Effects of number and gender of offspring on quality of life among older adults: evidence from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging, 2006–2012
Authors: Kim Jae-Hyun , Lee Sang Gyu , Shin Jaeyong , Cho Kyung-Hee , Choi Jae-Woo , Park Eun-Cheol 
Published: June 2015

ObjectivesWe examined correlations between number and gender of offspring and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and quality of life (QoL) in older adults.SettingWe used data from the 2006–2012 data sets of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging.ParticipantsThere were 10 242, 8680, 7907 and 7480 participants in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012, respectively.InterventionsNumber and gender of offspring.Primary and secondary outcome measuresWe measured participants’ QoL and HRQoL using a visual analogue scale developed by the Korea Labour Institute and which is similar to the EQ-VAS, a European measure.ResultsWe estimated the HRQoL and QoL of individuals with offspring. Estimates for the HRQoL and QoL of parents with no offspring were −7.762 and −9.384, respectively (both p<0.0001) versus parents with two offspring. For parents with five or more offspring, the estimates for the HRQoL and QoL were −1.529 and 0.885, respectively (p<0.001 and p<0.017, respectively) compared with parents with two offspring. For fathers with no offspring compared with fathers with two offspring, the estimates for the HRQoL and QoL were −6.143 and −7.492, respectively (both p<0.0001).ConclusionsThese results suggest that number of offspring is associated with both HRQoL and QoL. Those with no offspring showed the lowest HRQoL and QoL. Although having five or more children had positive associations with QoL, it had negative associations with HRQoL. Public health services for those with poor quality of life should provide effective support programmes and services based on these findings.
Comparative Experimental Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Composition and PTFE Prostheses in Plastic Hiatal Hernia
Authors: Пряхин  , Pryakhin A. , Калинина  , Kalinina E. , Кулаев  , Kulaev I. 
Published: June 2015

The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal synthetic material for prosthetic hiatal hernia.
Materials and methods. Experimental study was carried out in 24 adult rabbits of different sexes. In the ex-periment prosthetic hernioplasty hiatal hernia was simulated. The animals were divided into two groups: 12 hernioplasty with implantation of a monofilament macroporous lightweight composite prosthesis (50% polypropylene, 50% monocryl) and 12 hernioplasty with implantation of a microporous prosthesis from polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE. Comparative analysis of reparative processes in the implantation of endoprosthesis was carried out in the 7th, 30th, 90th and 180th postoperative day.
Results. Intra-operative complications in the groups didn’t registered. In the postoperative period after implanta-tion of the composite prosthesis in all periods, the complication wasn’t identified. There are the complications in 3 cases (25%) of the use of PTFE prosthesis in the late postoperative. One patient was found to displacement of the implant on 90th day of the experiment, and 2 observations - cigar-shaped deformation of the prosthesis on the 90th and 180th days of the postoperative period. Feature of the morphological picture in the implantation of the prosthesis PTFE was a large amount of thick convoluted collagen fibers, not germinating implant. The implant is made of composite material, was surrounded by a thin, soft fiber, uniform layer of mature connective tissue with an orderly arrangement of collagen fibers sprouting prosthesis.
Conclusion. It was established that the most suitable implant for plastic hiatal hernia is a composite prosthesis as firmly fixed to the diaphragm germinating its connective tissue and has no tendency to shift. The implantation of PTFE prosthesis has a more favorable course of the wound process, however, the implant doesn&#180;t invade connective tissue and is encapsulated with the formation of rough scar.
Problems and Solutions by Using the Integrated Domain Modeling Toolset
Authors: Céspedes Kelly Verónica Fernández 
Published: June 2015

Abstract
To contribute to the analysis of tools that attempt to acquire a Computation Independent Model (CIM) from the domain system, the author explores the Integrated Domain Modeling toolset and explains how it automatically acquires a formal CIM from description of a business system in the form of textual business use cases. This paper recognizes the computation independent nature of a Topological Functioning Model and suggests it to be used as a CIM within a Model Driven Architecture. The author of this paper shares her experience of using the toolset and mentions several lessons learned during the usage process as well as her suggestions for improvements.
The Model Transformation for Getting a UML Class Diagram from a Topological Functioning Model
Authors: Solomencevs Arturs 
Published: June 2015

Abstract
The approach called Topological Functioning Modeling for Model Driven Architecture (TFM4MDA) uses a Topological Functioning Model (TFM) as a formal Computation Independent Model (CIM) within the Model Driven Architecture (MDA). The object of this research is the construction of a UML class diagram on the Platform Independent Model (PIM) level in conformity with the TFM. Nowadays this transformation is executed manually. Manual creation of models is time-consuming and there is a risk of making mistakes. These drawbacks increase expenses and reduce efficiency of TFM4MDA approach. That is why automation of transformation is useful. The paper presents an algorithm for the transformation which is written in a pseudocode and can be implemented as a tool.
„Usability first“: Das „Refresh-Projekt“ zur Überarbeitung des Wissensportals in der ETH-Bibliothek
Authors: Padovan Gabriella 
Published: June 2015

Zusammenfassung:
Im Frühjahr 2013 erteilte die Leitung der ETH-Bibliothek den Auftrag, das Wissensportal zu überarbeiten. Der Auftrag erschien verlockend, versprach die Arbeit doch ein unmittelbar sichtbares Resultat zu erzielen, denn die Überarbeitung sollte ausdrücklich möglichst rasch vonstattengehen. Umfragen und die tägliche Arbeit mit den Kundinnen und Kunden hatten gezeigt, dass Verbesserungen notwendig waren und dass Anpassungen an neue Trends der Nutzung nachvollzogen werden mussten. Im folgenden Bericht werden die Überlegungen sowie das Vorgehen zur Neugestaltung beschrieben.
Modelling Of The Relation Between Sustainable Development And Time Allocation In BSR Countries
Authors: Hozer-Koćmiel Marta 
Published: June 2015

Abstract
The aim of the article is to propose a simple Taxonomic Measure of Sustainable Development and to measure its relation with the time allocation. The research follows the scheme: i) the construction of the TMSD; ii) the regression analysis of the TMSD and time allocation variables; iii) the comparative analysis of the TMSD in 2004 and 2012 followed by the interpretation of the results.
The authors formulated the thesis about the relation between the level of sustainable development and the time allocation. The research shows that the more equal time allocation between men and women, the more sustainably developed the economy. This is probably because women live in a more sustainable way than men1.
Also, the measure illustrates well how strongly differentiated the BSR countries are in terms of sustainable development. The most favourable situation was observed in Scandinavian countries and Norway. In most of the countries the level of sustainable development rose over the time of observation.
Who Owns the Land? Litigants, Justices, Colonos, and Titleholders’ Struggle to Define the Origins of Private Property in Colombia
Authors: Céspedes-Báez Lina M. , del Pilar Peña-Huertas Rocío , Santiago Cabana González Daniel , Zuleta-Ríos Santiago 
Published: June 2015

AbstractThis article explores the origin of private property in the Colombian legal system. The authors use Supreme Court case law from the twentieth century to analyze in-depth how wastelands (
Failure and failure mechanisms of wood during longitudinal compression monitored by synchrotron micro-computed tomography
Authors: Zauner Michaela , Stampanoni Marco , Niemz Peter 
Published: June 2015

Abstract
The lasting plastic deformation of the cellular elements of beech, fir, and spruce wood under uniaxial compression has been investigated by the combination of in situ loading and synchrotron micro-computed tomography. The deformation of singular elements embedded in the tissue and their influence on the deformation lines and surrounding tissue was examined by tomographic reconstructions. An automatic observation of the failure area was applied in the case of the softwoods, which permitted the determination of the densification degree. The development of failure lines differed from the expected pattern by often showing branching. However, the 3D observations confirmed the effects known from 2D examinations in many cases.