bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Mood‐induced variations of mandible and tongue postures
Authors: Bourdiol P. , Mishellany‐Dutour A. , Peyron M.‐A. , Woda A. 
Published: April 2013

SummaryTwelve young adults in a good general health were observed during habitual posture of tongue and jaw in different emotional conditions induced by watching three video sequences. The position of the mandible was tracked by the displacements of an electromagnetic sensor glued to the chin. The tongue‐to‐palate distance was obtained by 2‐D location of three electromagnetic sensors placed on the tongue upper midline surface. Head displacements were evaluated with a sensor fixed to an upper central incisor and were subtracted from corresponding displacements of tongue and chin sensors to obtain the real tongue and mandible positions during continuous recording sequences. Emotional conditioning by a fear movie influenced the vertical position of the mandible: the mean interarch distances during the fear movie (2·34 ± 0·24 mm) were significantly different from those measured during the tender (3·13 ± 0·35) and neutral (3·42 ± 0·80) movies, respectively (anova repeated measure, SNK; P < 0·05). anova repeated measure indicated that the tongue‐to‐palate distance differed significantly when the subjects were watching the conditioning movies (P = 0·003), the tip of the tongue taking a lower position during the fear movie than during the tender and neutral movies.
Comparative Statics of Optimal Nonlinear Income Taxation with a Publicly Provided Input and a Nonlinear Production Technology
Authors: BRETT CRAIG , WEYMARK JOHN A. 
Published: April 2013

AbstractComparative static properties of the solution to an optimal nonlinear income tax problem are provided for a model in which the government both designs a redistributive income tax schedule and provides a public input for a nonlinear production technology. These assumptions imply that wage rates are endogenous. The endogeneity of the wages necessitates taking account of general equilibrium effects of changes in the parameters of the model that are not present when the technology is linear.
Growth and Welfare Maximization in Models of Public Finance and Endogenous Growth
Authors: MISCH FLORIAN , GEMMELL NORMAN , KNELLER RICHARD 
Published: April 2013

AbstractThis paper evaluates the trade‐off between growth and welfare maximization from two perspectives. First, it synthesizes and extends endogenous growth models with public finance to compare the growth‐ and welfare‐maximizing tax rates. Second, it examines the distinct model outcomes in terms of the growth rates and welfare levels. This comparison highlights the range of trade‐offs: the growth‐maximizing tax rate can lie above, below, or on the welfare‐maximizing equivalent. We find however that even relatively large differences in growth‐ and welfare‐maximizing tax rates translate into relatively small differences in growth rates, and, in some cases, welfare levels.
To Majority through the Search for Unanimity
Authors: QUESADA ANTONIO 
Published: April 2013

AbstractThe relative majority rule is characterized, when there are only two alternatives, in terms of axioms of unanimity, reducibility, ontoness (which expresses citizen sovereignty), and no veto power (a weakening of almost unanimity). The strongest axiom is reducibility, which embodies the preference aggregation procedure that successively synthesizes two divergent preferences until divergence disappears and, therefore, unanimity can be applied.
Ries crater and suevite revisited—Observations and modeling Part II: Modeling
Authors: Artemieva N. A. , Wünnemann K. , Krien F. , Reimold W. U. , Stöffler D. 
Published: April 2013

AbstractWe present the results of numerical modeling of the formation of the Ries crater utilizing the two hydrocodes SOVA and iSALE. These standard models allow us to reproduce crater shape, size, and morphology, and composition and extension of the continuous ejecta blanket. Some of these results cannot, however, be readily reconciled with observations: the impact plume above the crater consists mainly of molten and vaporized sedimentary rocks, containing very little material in comparison with the ejecta curtain; at the end of the modification stage, the crater floor is covered by a thick layer of impact melt with a total volume of 6–11 km3; the thickness of true fallback material from the plume inside the crater does not exceed a couple of meters; ejecta from all stratigraphic units of the target are transported ballistically; no separation of sedimentary and crystalline rocks—as observed between suevites and Bunte Breccia at Ries—is noted. We also present numerical results quantifying the existing geological hypotheses of Ries ejecta emplacement from an impact plume, by melt flow, or by a pyroclastic density current. The results show that none of these mechanisms is consistent with physical constraints and/or observations. Finally, we suggest a new hypothesis of suevite formation and emplacement by postimpact interaction of hot impact melt with water or volatile‐rich sedimentary rocks.
Age‐appropriate infant and young child feeding practices are associated with child nutrition in India: insights from nationally representative data
Authors: Menon Purnima , Bamezai Apurva , Subandoro Ali , Ayoya Mohamed Ag , Aguayo Victor M. 
Published: April 2013

AbstractAge‐appropriate infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices are critical to child nutrition. The objective of this paper was to examine the associations between age‐appropriate IYCF practices and child nutrition outcomes in India using data from ∼18 463 children of 0–23.9 months old from India's National Family Health Survey, 2005–06‐3. The outcome measures were child height‐for‐age z‐score (HAZ), weight‐for‐age z‐score (WAZ), weight‐for‐height z‐score, stunting, underweight and wasting. Linear and logistic regression analyses were used, accounting for the clustered survey data. Regression models were adjusted for child, maternal, and household characteristics, and state and urban/rural residence. The analyses indicate that in India suboptimal IYCF practices are associated with poor nutrition outcomes in children. Early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding were not associated with any of the nutrition outcomes considered. Not consuming any solid or semi‐solid foods at 6–8.9 months was associated with being underweight (P < 0.05). The diet diversity score and achieving minimum diet diversity (≥4 food groups) for children 6–23 months of age were most strongly and significantly associated with HAZ, WAZ, stunting and underweight (P < 0.05). Maternal characteristics were also strongly associated with child undernutrition. In summary, poor IYCF practices, particularly poor complementary foods and feeding practices, are associated with poor child nutrition outcomes in India, particularly linear growth.
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome in Neonates: An 8‐Year Retrospective Study in a Single Institution
Authors: Li Ming Y. , Hua Yi , Wei Guang H. , Qiu Lin 
Published: April 2013

AbstractStaphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is a rare disorder in children. Complications may occur without timely treatment. Mortality in children with SSSS is approximately 4%. Other than a limited number of case reports, data on SSSS in neonates are limited. The objective of the current study was to investigate SSSS in neonates. A retrospective review of neonates with a diagnosis of SSSS from January 2004 to January 2012 was performed. Population distribution, historical features, physical examination findings including laboratory tests, antibiotic therapies, and outcomes were evaluated. Thirty‐nine cases were included, 31 (79.5%) in the last 4 years. The mean patient age was 17.4 ± 7.7 days. Boys (25 cases) were more commonly affected, and occurrence during summer and autumn months was more frequent. The face was the most common body part affected and the area most commonly initially affected. Fever, high white blood cell count, and high C‐reactive protein levels were uncommon. Pneumonia was the most frequent complication (74.4%). The positive rate of Staphylococcus aureus isolation was low (23.5%). Drug susceptibility tests showed that amoxicillin with clavulanic acid and cephalosporins were effective in practice. The median length of hospitalization was 9.0 days. All of the 39 neonates were cured without scarring. This study established basic epidemiologic characteristics of a group of neonates diagnosed with SSSS. In the presence of a clinical suspicion of SSSS, even with apparently normal laboratory tests, immediate treatment with cephalosporins, β‐lactamase‐resistant semisynthetic penicillin, or both is advocated.
Microparticles in stored canine RBC concentrates
Authors: Herring Jennifer M. , Smith Stephanie A. , McMichael Maureen A. , O'Brien Mauria , Ngwenyama Thandeka R. , Corsi Raffaella , Galligan Alyssa , Beloshapka Alison N. , Deng Ping , Swanson Kelly S. 
Published: April 2013

BackgroundTransfusion of RBC concentrates may cause adverse effects in the recipient, particularly when stored > 2 weeks. Prestorage removal of WBCs and platelets (leukoreduction, LR) improves clinical outcome in the human recipient. As blood ages during storage, progressive alterations in the structure and function of the cells occur. Changes in cell membranes may lead to formation of microparticles (MPs) in stored blood.ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to quantify MP concentration in supernatants from canine RBC concentrates from 11 clinically healthy dogs.MethodsWhole blood units (n = 11) were collected and randomized either to be stored without LR (n = 5), or to be subject to prestorage LR (n = 6). Whole blood was processed for the generation of RBC concentrates, from which aliquots were aseptically collected weekly for 5 weeks. Supernatants from the concentrates were evaluated for phosphatidylserine‐expressing MPs by flow cytometry using staining with Annexin‐V‐phycoerythrin.ResultsMicroparticle counts were similar between non‐LR and LR units on storage days 0 and 7, but were significantly higher in non‐LR units on days 14, 21, 28, and 35. MPs increased during the 35‐day storage by a mean (SD) of 1.8 (1.4)‐fold in LR units and 5.5 (3.1)‐fold in non‐LR units.ConclusionsThere was marked formation of phosphatidylserine‐expressing MPs during storage beyond 7 days in canine RBC concentrates. Prestorage LR attenuated the generation of MPs.
Complex Modal Decomposition for Estimating Wave Properties in One-Dimensional Media
Authors: Feeny B. F. 
Published: April 2013

Abstract
A method of complex orthogonal decomposition is summarized for the time-domain, and then formulated and justified for application in the frequency-domain. The method is then applied to the extraction of modes from simulation data of sampled multimodal traveling waves for estimating wave parameters in one-dimensional continua. The decomposition is first performed on a transient nondispersive pulse. Complex wave modes are then extracted from a two-harmonic simulation of a dispersive medium. The wave frequencies and wave numbers are obtained by looking at the whirl of the complex modal coordinate, and the complex modal function, respectively, in the complex plane. From the frequencies and wave numbers, the wave speeds are then estimated, as well as the group velocity associated with the two waves. The decomposition is finally applied to a simulation of the traveling waves produced by a Gaussian initial displacement profile in an Euler–Bernoulli beam. While such a disturbance produces a continuous spectrum of wave components, the sampling conditions limit the range of modal components (i.e., mode shapes and modal coordinates) to be extracted. Within this working range, the wave numbers and frequencies are obtained from the extraction, and compared to theory. Modal signal energies are also quantified. The results are robust to random noise.
Draft Genome Sequence of a Mannheimia haemolytica Serotype 6 Isolate Collected from the Nasopharynx of a Beef Calf with Bovine Respiratory Disease
Authors: Klima Cassidy L. , Cook Shaun R. , Hahn Kristen R. , Amoako Kingsley K. , Alexander Trevor W. , Hendrick Steve , McAllister Tim A. 
Published: April 2013

ABSTRACT

The draft genome of a
Mannheimia haemolytica
serotype 6 isolate obtained from the nasopharynx of a feedlot calf with bovine respiratory disease is described.
Draft Genome Sequence of the Rice Endophyte Burkholderia kururiensis M130
Authors: Coutinho Bruna Gonçalves , Passos da Silva Daniel , Previato José Osvaldo , Mendonça-Previato Lucia , Venturi Vittorio 
Published: April 2013

ABSTRACT

Burkholderia kururiensis
M130 is one of the few characterized rice endophytes and was isolated from surface-sterilized rice roots. This bacterium shows strong growth-promoting effects, being able to increase rice yields. Here we present its draft genome sequence, which contains important traits for endophytic life and plant growth promotion.
High adherence to a neuromuscular injury prevention programme (FIFA 11+) improves functional balance and reduces injury risk in Canadian youth female football players: a cluster randomised trial
Authors: Steffen Kathrin , Emery Carolyn A , Romiti Maria , Kang Jian , Bizzini Mario , Dvorak Jiri , Finch Caroline F , Meeuwisse Willem H 
Published: April 2013

BackgroundA protective effect on injury risk in youth sports through neuromuscular warm-up training routines has consistently been demonstrated. However, there is a paucity of information regarding the quantity and quality of coach-led injury prevention programmes and its impact on the physical performance of players.ObjectiveThe aim of this cluster-randomised controlled trial was to assess whether different delivery methods of an injury prevention programme (FIFA 11+) to coaches could improve player performance, and to examine the effect of player adherence on performance and injury risk.MethodDuring the 2011 football season (May–August), coaches of 31 tiers 1–3 level teams were introduced to the 11+ through either an unsupervised website or a coach-focused workshop with and without additional on-field supervisions. Playing exposure, adherence to the 11+, and injuries were recorded for female 13-year-old to 18-year-old players. Performance testing included the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT), single-leg balance, triple hop and jumping-over-a-bar tests.ResultsComplete preseason and postseason performance tests were available for 226 players (66.5%). Compared to the unsupervised group, single-leg balance (OR=2.8; 95% CI 1.1 to 4.6) and the anterior direction of the SEBT improved significantly in the onfield supervised group of players (OR=4.7; 95% CI 2.2 to 7.1), while 2-leg jumping performance decreased (OR=−5.1; 95% CI −9.9 to −0.2). However, significant improvements in 5 of 6 reach distances in the SEBT were found, favouring players who highly adhered to the 11+. Also, injury risk was lower for those players (injury rate ratio, IRR=0.28, 95% CI 0.10 to 0.79).ConclusionsDifferent delivery methods of the FIFA 11+ to coaches influenced players’ physical performance minimally. However, high player adherence to the 11+ resulted in significant improvements in functional balance and reduced injury risk.
The high cost of diarrhoeal illness for urban slum households–a cost-recovery approach: a cohort study
Authors: Patel Ronak B , Stoklosa Hanni , Shitole Shrutika , Shitole Tejal , Sawant Kiran , Nanarkar Mahesh , Subbaraman Ramnath , Ridpath Alison , Patil-Deshmuk Anita 
Published: April 2013

ObjectivesRapid urbanisation has often meant that public infrastructure has not kept pace with growth leading to urban slums with poor access to water and sanitation and high rates of diarrhoea with greater household costs due to illness. This study sought to determine the monetary cost of diarrhoea to urban slum households in Kaula Bandar slum in Mumbai, India. The study also tested the hypotheses that the cost of water and sanitation infrastructure may be surpassed by the cumulative costs of diarrhoea for households in an urban slum community.DesignA cohort study using a baseline survey of a random sample followed by a systematic longitudinal household survey. The baseline survey was administered to a random sample of households. The systematic longitudinal survey was administered to every available household in the community with a case of diarrhoea for a period of 5 weeks.ParticipantsEvery household in Kaula Bandar was approached for the longitudinal survey and all available and consenting adults were included.ResultsThe direct cost of medical care for having at least one person in the household with diarrhoea was 205 rupees. Other direct costs brought total expenses to 291 rupees. Adding an average loss of 55 rupees per household from lost wages and monetising lost productivity from homemakers gave a total loss of 409 rupees per household. During the 5-week study period, this community lost an estimated 163 600 rupees or 3635 US dollars due to diarrhoeal illness.ConclusionsThe lack of basic water and sanitation infrastructure is expensive for urban slum households in this community. Financing approaches that transfer that cost to infrastructure development to prevent illness may be feasible. These findings along with the myriad of unmeasured benefits of preventing diarrhoeal illness add to pressing arguments for investment in basic water and sanitation infrastructure.
General practitioners’ prescribing behaviour as a determinant of poor persistence with inhaled corticosteroids in children with respiratory symptoms: mixed methods study
Authors: Klok Ted , Kaptein Ad A , Duiverman Eric , Oldenhof Frank S , Brand Paul L P 
Published: April 2013

ObjectivesTo evaluate general practitioners’ (GPs’) prescribing behaviour as a determinant of persistence with and adherence to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in children.DesignProspective observational study of persistence with and adherence to ICS followed by a focus group study of the GPs prescribing this treatment.Setting7 primary care practices in the area of Zwolle, the Netherlands.Participants134 children aged 2–12 years had been prescribed ICS in the year before the study started by their 19 GPs.Main outcome measuresPatterns and motives of GPs’ prescribing behaviour and the relationship with persistence with and adherence to ICS.ResultsGPs’ prescribing behaviour was characterised by prescribing short courses of ICS to children with various respiratory symptoms without follow-up for making a diagnosis of asthma. This was driven by the GPs’ pragmatic approach to deal with the large number of children with respiratory symptoms, and by beliefs about ICS which differed from currently available evidence. This prescribing behaviour was the main reason why 68 (51%) children did not persist with the use of ICS. In children with persistent use of ICS and a GP's advice to use ICS on a daily basis, the median (IQR) adherence was 70% (41–84%), and was similar for patients with persistent asthma and children lacking a diagnosis or symptoms of asthma.ConclusionsInappropriate prescription of ICS to children by GPs is common and drives the lack of persistence with ICS therapy in primary care. This finding should be taken into account when interpreting data from large prescription database studies. Improving primary healthcare providers’ knowledge and competence in diagnosing and managing asthma in children is needed.
The frequency of EGFR and KRAS mutations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): routine screening data for central Europe from a cohort study
Authors: Boch Christian , Kollmeier Jens , Roth Andreas , Stephan-Falkenau Susann , Misch Daniel , Grüning Wolfram , Bauer Torsten Thomas , Mairinger Thomas 
Published: April 2013

ObjectivesOwing to novel therapy strategies in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated patients, molecular analysis of the EGFR and KRAS genome has become crucial for routine diagnostics. Till date these data have been derived mostly from clinical trials, and thus collected in pre-selected populations. We therefore screened ‘allcomers’ with a newly diagnosed non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) for the frequencies of these mutations.DesignA cohort study.SettingLung cancer centre in a tertiary care hospital.ParticipantsWithin 15 months, a total of 552 cases with NSCLC were eligible for analysis.Primary and secondary outcome measuresFrequency of scrutinising exons 18, 19 and 21 for the presence of activating EGFR mutation and secondary codon 12 and 13 for activating KRAS mutations.ResultsOf the 552 patients, 27 (4.9%) showed a mutation of EGFR. 19 of these patients (70%) had deletion E746-A750 in codon 19 or deletion L858R in codon 21. Adenocarcinoma (ACA) was the most frequent histology among patients with EGFR mutations (ACA, 22/254 (8.7%) vs non-ACA, 5/298 (1.7%); p<0.001). Regarding only ACA, the percentage of EGFR mutations was higher in women (16/116 (14%) women vs 6/138 (4.3%) men; p=0.008). Tumours with an activating EGFR mutation were more likely to be from non-smokers (18/27; 67%) rather than smoker (9/27; 33%).KRAS mutation was present in 85 (15%) of all cases. In 73 patients (86%), the mutation was found in exon 12 and in 12 cases (14%) in exon 13. Similarly, ACA had a higher frequency of KRAS mutations than non-ACA (67/254 (26%) vs 18/298 (6.0%); p<0.001).ConclusionsWe found a lower frequency for EGFR and KRAS mutations in an unselected Caucasian patient cohort as previously published. Taking our results into account, clinical trials may overestimate the mutation frequency for EGFR and KRAS in NSCLC due to important selection biases.
Salvage of distal non-target coil embolization with stent placement and intravenous eptifibatide in a ruptured, unsecured, atypical aneurysm
Authors: Janjua Nazli , Bulic Sebina , Tan Benedict C , Panichpisal Kessarin , Miller John 
Published: April 2013

IntroductionSmall aneurysms may be challenging to embolize. In cases of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) where treatment is delayed, physicians may have to balance the risks of certain required therapies (antiplatelet agents) with the risk of rerupture. We describe a case of a technically challenging anterior cerebral artery aneurysm requiring eptifibatide infusion prior to definitive aneurysm treatment.Case reportA 57-year-old woman with SAH, underwent coil embolization of a small fenestrated A1–A2 junction aneurysm. The procedure was complicated by downstream coil migration which was then treated with Enterprise stent placement in the pericallosal artery. This required subsequent infusion of a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor until the aneurysm could be repaired surgically.ConclusionsRevascularization with a stent in a distal cerebral vessel may salvage inadvertent coil migration. Although it is undesirable to administer antiplatelet agents to patients with SAH, in these circumstances short acting agents may be used.