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Predicting intramuscular fat content and marbling score of pork along the longissimus muscle based on the last rib
Authors: Huang Hui , Liu Li , Ngadi Michael O. , Gariépy Claude 
Published: March 2014

SummaryThe possibility of using IMF content/MS at the last rib to predict the corresponding fat attribute of loin chops at the 2nd last to the 7th last thoracic ribs and the mean of IMF content/MS of the whole loin joint was investigated. Linear and quadratic regression, cross‐validation analysis and analysis of variance were employed for the study. For either IMF or MS, linear and quadratic regression models had similar performance. The best mean correlation coefficients of calibration (Rc) of 0.91 and cross‐validation (Rv) of 0.88 were obtained for linear regression model of IMF content of the whole loin, while Rc of 0.90 and Rv of 0.88 were obtained for quadratic regression model of MS of the whole loin. The results indicated that IMF content and MS at the last rib had great potential for the prediction of IMF content and MS at the other ribs.
Predicting Crop Yields with the Agricultural Reference Index for Drought
Authors: Woli P. , Jones J. W. , Ingram K. T. , Hoogenboom G. 
Published: March 2014

AbstractA generic agricultural drought index, called Agricultural Reference Index for Drought (ARID), was designed recently to quantify water stress for use in predicting crop yield loss from drought. This study evaluated ARID in terms of its ability to predict crop yields. Daily historical weather data and yields of cotton, maize, peanut and soybean were obtained for several locations and years in the south‐eastern USA. Daily values of ARID were computed for each location and converted to monthly average values. Using regression analyses of crop yields vs. monthly ARID values during the crop growing season, ARID‐yield relationships were developed for each crop. The ability of ARID to predict yield loss from drought was evaluated using the root mean square error (RMSE), the Willmott index and the modelling efficiency (ME). The ARID‐based yield models predicted relative yields with the RMSE values of 0.144, 0.087, 0.089 and 0.142 (kg ha−1 yield per kg ha−1 potential yield); the Willmott index values of 0.70, 0.92, 0.86 and 0.79; and the ME values of 0.33, 0.73, 0.60 and 0.49 for cotton, maize, peanut and soybean, respectively. These values indicated that the ARID‐based yield models can predict the yield loss from drought for these crops with reasonable accuracy.
Recurrent short‐distance dispersal explains wide distributions of hydrophytic umbellifers (Apiaceae tribe Oenantheae)
Authors: Spalik Krzysztof , Banasiak Łukasz , Feist Mary Ann E. , Downie Stephen R. 
Published: March 2014

AbstractAimLong‐distance dispersal (LDD) by migratory birds is often invoked to explain the broad and disjunct distributions of many aquatic plants. Such distributions may also be achieved by recurrent short‐distance dispersal (SDD) to adjacent areas and extinctions in connecting areas. To test the relative importance of LDD and SDD in shaping the distributions of hydrophytes, we examined different dispersal models for a clade of hydrophytic umbellifers (Apiaceae tribe Oenantheae).LocationWorldwide, with emphasis on Eurasian–North American disjunctions.MethodsA dated phylogeny of the group was obtained with Bayesian methods using nrDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and cpDNA rps16–trnK sequences from 100 species and infraspecific taxa of Oenantheae and two outgroup species. Ancestral habits were inferred using maximum likelihood (R package ape). Six connectivity models were compared using a maximum‐likelihood‐based method (Lagrange), four with symmetrical dispersal rate matrices and two assuming asymmetrical exchanges between Eurasia and North America, with or without spatial and temporal constraints on LDD.ResultsThe age of the crown node of Oenantheae was estimated at 26.3 Ma, and western Europe was reconstructed as its most likely ancestral area. The divergence between Peucedanum sandwicense, an endemic of Hawaii, and its sister Oenanthe occurred 17.2 Ma, pre‐dating the emergence of the Hawaiian Islands. Throughout the phylogeny, the hydrophytic habit (including helophytes and amphiphytes) dominated. Of the six connectivity models considered, the model restricting all intracontinental and transoceanic LDDs and assuming an almost unidirectional dispersal from Eurasia to North America received the highest likelihood score. This model was also characterized by the highest dispersal rate. A stratified model assuming a higher probability for dispersals between Eurasia and North America when these continents were connected with land bridges received a lower likelihood score.Main conclusionsThe results suggest that the broad and often disjunct distribution of Oenantheae hydrophytes is mostly achieved through an increased dispersal rate and recurrent SDD rather than frequent LDD. Our data confirm the asymmetry of the floristic exchange between Eurasia and North America and do not support the increase of this exchange when the continents were connected with land bridges.
Learning with video‐based examples – Are you sure you do not need help?
Authors: Schworm S. , Bolzer M. 
Published: March 2014

AbstractThis study investigated help‐seeking activities in a computer‐based environment teaching argumentative skills by videos of argumentative dialogues of teachers who discussed controversy issues in the context of a workshop. Learners, all of them students of educational sciences, solved learning tasks on the presented argumentative dialogues and reflected on their response certitude. Forty‐three students voluntary took part in the study. Two experimental groups varied according to the type of task they solved. Group 1 got adjunct questions, so‐called self‐explanation prompts that elicited elaboration of the video content. Group 2 answered multiple‐choice tasks that assessed the same knowledge. After each task, participants of both groups (a) had to judge the certainty of their response being correct (i.e., the marking of the multiple‐choice task or the written self‐explanations) and (b) were offered to use the help function on demand. Results revealed the relevance of learners' response certitude with respect to their help use. Low response certitude about the correctness of a task solution led to higher help use which was positively related to learning outcome. However, learners' response certitude was unrelated to the actual correctness of their task solution. Type of task had no influence on response certitude, help use or learning outcome.
Efficacy of periodontal plastic surgery procedures in the treatment of localized facial gingival recessions. A systematic review
Authors: Cairo Francesco , Nieri Michele , Pagliaro Umberto 
Published: March 2014

AbstractBackgroundThe aim of this Systematic Review (SR) was to assess the clinical efficacy of periodontal plastic surgery procedures in the treatment of localized gingival recessions (Rec) with or without inter‐dental clinical attachment loss (iCAL).Material and MethodsElectronic and hand searches were performed to identify randomized clinical trials (RCTs) on treatment of single gingival recessions with at least 6 months of follow‐up. Primary outcome variable was complete root coverage (CRC). Secondary outcome variables were recession reduction (RecRed) and keratinized tissue (KT) gain. To evaluate treatment effect, Odds Ratios were combined for dichotomous data and mean differences in continuous data using a random‐effect model.ResultsFifty‐one RCTs (53 articles) with a total of 1574 treated patients (1744 recessions) were included in this SR. Finally, 30 groups of comparisons were identified and a total of 80 meta‐analyses were performed. Coronally Advanced Flap (CAF) was associated with higher probability of CRC and higher amount of RecRed than Semilunar Coronal Positioned Flap (SCPF). The combination CAF plus Connective Tissue Graft (CAF+CTG) or CAF plus Enamel Matrix Derivative (CAF+EMD) was more effective than CAF alone in terms of CRC and RecRed. The combination CAF plus Collagen Matrix (CAF+CM) achieved higher RecRed than CAF alone. In addition, CAF+CTG achieved CRC more frequently than CAF+EMD, SCPF, Free Gingival Graft (FGG) and Laterally Positioned Flap (LPS). CAF+CTG was also associated with higher RecRed than Barrier Membranes (CAF+GTR), CAF+EMD and CAF+CM. GTR was not able to improve the clinical efficacy of CAF. Studies adding Acellular Dermal Matrix (ADM) under CAF showed a large heterogeneity and not significant benefits compared with CAF alone. Multiple combinations, using more than a single graft/biomaterial under the flap, usually provide similar or less benefits than simpler, control procedures in term of root coverage outcomes.ConclusionsCAF procedures alone or with CTG, EMD are supported by large evidence in modern periodontal plastic surgery. CAF+CTG achieved the best clinical outcomes in single gingival recessions with or without iCAL.
Flap approaches in plastic periodontal and implant surgery: critical elements in design and execution
Authors: de Sanctis Massimo , Clementini Marco 
Published: March 2014

AbstractAimTo identify critical elements in design and execution of coronally advanced flap, lateral positioned flap and their variations for the treatment of facial gingival recessions or peri‐implant soft tissue dehiscences.Materials and MethodsClinical studies were identified with both electronic and hand searches, and examined for the following aspects: flap design and incision techniques, flap elevation, root conditioning, flap mobility, flap stability and suturing. Moreover, prognostic factors for complete recession coverage were identified.ResultsSome critical elements are evident in flap design and execution: the dimension and the thickness of tissue positioned over the denuded roots; the use on root surface of enamel matrix derivate; the stability and suturing of the flap in a position coronal to the cemento‐enamel junction. The pre‐determination of the clinical cemento‐enamel junction, smoking status, operator surgical skills and the compliance to a supportive care programme have a role in obtaining and maintaining a complete root coverage.ConclusionsDifferent flap approaches are available when performing periodontal plastic surgery, resulting in a great variability in clinical outcomes. The possibility of using pedicle flaps alone to achieve complete soft tissue coverage of facial implant dehiscence has not yet been investigated.
Soft tissue wound healing around teeth and dental implants
Authors: Sculean Anton , Gruber Reinhard , Bosshardt Dieter D. 
Published: March 2014

AbstractAimTo provide an overview on the biology and soft tissue wound healing around teeth and dental implants.Material and MethodsThis narrative review focuses on cell biology and histology of soft tissue wounds around natural teeth and dental implants.Results and conclusionsThe available data indicate that:

Oral wounds follow a similar pattern.

The tissue specificities of the gingival, alveolar and palatal mucosa appear to be innately and not necessarily functionally determined.

The granulation tissue originating from the periodontal ligament or from connective tissue originally covered by keratinized epithelium has the potential to induce keratinization. However, it also appears that deep palatal connective tissue may not have the same potential to induce keratinization as the palatal connective tissue originating from an immediately subepithelial area.

Epithelial healing following non‐surgical and surgical periodontal therapy appears to be completed after a period of 7–14 days. Structural integrity of a maturing wound between a denuded root surface and a soft tissue flap is achieved at approximately 14‐days post‐surgery.

The formation of the biological width and maturation of the barrier function around transmucosal implants requires 6–8 weeks of healing.

The established peri‐implant soft connective tissue resembles a scar tissue in composition, fibre orientation, and vasculature.

The peri‐implant junctional epithelium may reach a greater final length under certain conditions such as implants placed into fresh extraction sockets versus conventional implant procedures in healed sites.
Biology of soft tissue wound healing and regeneration – Consensus Report of Group 1 of the 10th European Workshop on Periodontology
Authors: Hämmerle Christoph H. F. , Giannobile William V. ,   Working Group 1 of the European Workshop on Periodontology
Published: March 2014

AbstractBackgroundThe scope of this consensus was to review the biological processes of soft tissue wound healing in the oral cavity and to histologically evaluate soft tissue healing in clinical and pre‐clinical models.AimsTo review the current knowledge regarding the biological processes of soft tissue wound healing at teeth, implants and on the edentulous ridge. Furthermore, to review soft tissue wound healing at these sites, when using barrier membranes, growth and differentiation factors and soft tissue substitutes.Collection of dataSearches of the literature with respect to recessions at teeth and soft tissue deficiencies at implants, augmentation of the area of keratinized tissue and soft tissue volume were conducted. The available evidence was collected, categorized and summarized.Fundamental principles of oral soft tissue wound healingOral mucosal and skin wound healing follow a similar pattern of the four phases of haemostasis, inflammation, proliferation and maturation/matrix remodelling. The soft connective tissue determines the characteristics of the overlaying oral epithelium. Within 7–14 days, epithelial healing of surgical wounds at teeth is completed. Soft tissue healing following surgery at implants requires 6–8 weeks for maturation. The resulting tissue resembles scar tissue. Well‐designed pre‐clinical studies providing histological data have been reported describing soft tissue wound healing, when using barrier membranes, growth and differentiation factors and soft tissue substitutes. Few controlled clinical studies with low numbers of patients are available for some of the treatments reviewed at teeth. Whereas, histological new attachment has been demonstrated in pre‐clinical studies resulting from some of the treatments reviewed, human histological data commonly report a lack of new attachment but rather long junctional epithelial attachment and connective tissue adhesion. Regarding soft tissue healing at implants human data are very scarce.ConclusionsOral soft tissue healing at teeth, implants and the edentulous ridge follows the same phases as skin wound healing. Histological studies in humans have not reported new attachment formation at teeth for the indications studied. Human histological data of soft tissue wound healing at implants are limited.Clinical recommendationsThe use of barriers membranes, growth and differentiation factors and soft tissue substitutes for the treatment of localized gingival/mucosal recessions, insufficient amount of keratinized tissue and insufficient soft tissue volume is at a developing stage.
Folliculotropic T‐cell infiltrates associated with B‐cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia or MALT lymphoma may reveal either true mycosis fungoides or pseudolymphomatous reaction: seven cases and review of the literature
Authors: Ingen‐Housz‐Oro S. , Franck N. , Beneton N. , Fauconneau A. , Do‐Pham G. , Carlotti A. , Petit T. , Liolios I. , Bara C. , Carpentier H. , Storelli D. , Prophette B. , Garderet L. , Haioun C. , Petit E. , Delfau‐Larue M.‐H. , Vergier B. , Chosidow O. , Beylot‐Barry M. , Ortonne N. 
Published: March 2014

AbstractBackgroundMycosis fungoides (MF) and pseudo‐MF (or MF simulant) can be associated with B‐cell malignancies, but distinction between a true neoplasm and a reactive process may be difficult.ObjectivesTo report seven patients with B‐cell malignancy and folliculotropic MF or pseudo‐MF and emphasize on criteria allowing distinction between the two conditions.MethodsWe retrospectively and prospectively included seven patients with B‐cell malignancy who presented skin lesions histologically consisting in a folliculotropic T‐cell infiltrate and reviewed the literature on the topic.ResultsFour men and three women had a chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (n = 6) or a MALT‐type lymphoma (n = 1). Five patients had localized papules, and two had patches and plaques. Histological examination showed in all cases a diffuse dermal T‐cell infiltrate with folliculotropic involvement and follicular mucinosis associated with clusters of the B‐cell lymphoma, without significant expression of follicular helper T‐cell markers. T‐cell rearrangement studies showed a polyclonal pattern in the patients with papules and a monoclonal pattern in the cases of patches and plaques. Papular lesions had an indolent evolution, whereas patches and plaques persisted or worsened into transformed MF.ConclusionFolliculotropic T‐cell infiltrates associated with B‐cell malignancies can be either a true folliculotropic MF or a pseudo‐MF. The distinction between both conditions cannot rely only on the histopathological aspect, but needs both a clinical pathological correlation and the search for a dominant T‐cell clone. Whether the neoplastic T and B cells derive from a common ancestor or the T‐cell proliferation is promoted by the underlying B‐cell lymphoma remains unsolved, but interaction between B and T cell in the skin does not appear to be dependent on a TFH differentiation of the T‐cell infiltrate.
Evaluation of Tapuy Lees as a Functional Ingredient in the Snack Food Polvoron
Authors: Manaois Rosaly V. , Morales Amelia V. 
Published: March 2014

AbstractRice wine lees is a major by‐product generated in the Philippine rice wine or tapuy production. Flour was developed using tapuy lees and used as a functional ingredient in polvoron. Preparation of flour involved washing of the pressed lees, filtration, sterilization, drying and grinding to a fine powder. The water activity of the sample was <0.400 and microbial loads were within acceptable limits, with 2.30 × 104 cfu/g total plate count and 2.50 cfu/g mold count. The flour had high crude protein (45.03 ± 0.14%) and dietary fiber (13.10 ± 0.08%) levels. When used in polvoron, up to 50% (w/w) of lees can be substituted to all‐purpose flour with minimal effect on quality. Using 33% lees, significant improvement in crude protein content was noted, without adversely affecting the taste and overall sensory quality of the product. Results demonstrated the feasibility of producing a functional food ingredient using a major by‐product of tapuy production.Practical ApplicationsLees is a nutritious, but underutilized, by‐product of rice wine manufacture. In tapuy production, a large volume of lees (about 27% of the weight of raw rice) is generated and is merely discarded. The use of lees in the development of value‐added food products will be a step toward making nutrient‐dense foods available to consumers, while addressing waste management problem from rice wine production. Results of this study would provide manufacturers of rice wine a valuable resource to make their process more efficient and productive. This will also serve as a basis to further explore the nutritional quality of rice wine lees and its potential applications in other food products.
Low Endogenous Recanalization in Embolic Central Retinal Artery Occlusion—The Retrobulbar “Spot Sign”
Authors: Altmann Mathias , Ertl Michael , Helbig Horst , Schömig Beate , Bogdahn Ulrich , Gamulescu Maria‐Andreea , Schlachetzki Felix 
Published: March 2014

ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND PURPOSECentral retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is most often indirectly diagnosed by lack of retinal perfusion. Direct embolus characterization may help to understand the natural course and low response to treatment. In a previous study we identified a hyperechoic signal within the optic nerve and in the central retinal artery (“spot sign”).METHODSIn this study we performed a follow‐up investigation in 7 patients with CRAO and positive spot sign indicating the embolic cause of the occlusion after a median interval of 17 months (range 11‐38 months) using a battery of tests (ocular color‐coded sonography, optic coherence tomography [OCT], fundoscopy, amongst others).RESULTSThe spot sign persisted in all patients, none had high‐grade internal carotid artery stenosis, stroke or transient ischemic attacks. Four patients were completely blind, 3 patients were able to recognize hand movements. OCT demonstrated retinal atrophy, and fundoscopy revealed only minimal arterial perfusion.CONCLUSIONSThe hyperechoic spot sign may be an important predictive prognostic marker for persistent loss of vision. Its persistence may indicate calcified or cholesterol emboli and may explain the low therapeutic success rate to thrombolysis. Further studies on their origin and significance in atherosclerotic disease are warranted.
Combination of Psychological Intervention and Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors for Erectile Dysfunction: A Narrative Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Schmidt Hannah M. , Munder Thomas , Gerger Heike , Frühauf Sarah , Barth Jürgen 
Published: March 2014

Abstract

Introduction
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is an increasing health problem that demands effective treatment. There is evidence that phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE5-Is) and psychological intervention (PI) are effective treatment options; however, little is known about their comparative efficacy and the efficacy of combined treatments.

Aim
The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to evaluate the comparative efficacy of PI, PDE5-Is, and their combination in the treatment of ED.

Main Outcome Measures
Primary outcome was ED symptoms, and secondary outcome was sexual satisfaction of the patient.

Methods
A systematic literature search was conducted in order to identify relevant articles published between 1998 and 2012. We included randomized controlled trials and controlled trials comparing PI with PDE5-I treatment or one of them against a combination of both.

Results
Eight studies with a total number of 562 patients were included in the meta-analysis. The results of the included studies are inconclusive, though they show a trend towards a larger effect of combined treatment compared with PI or PDE5-I treatment alone. The meta-analysis found that, overall, combined treatment was more efficacious for ED symptoms than PDE5-I treatment or PI alone. Combined treatment was more efficacious than PDE5-I use alone on sexual satisfaction. No differences were found between PDE5-Is and PI as stand-alone treatments. None of the moderators (treatment duration, methodological quality, or researcher allegiance) altered the effects.

Conclusions
The combination of PI and PDE5-Is is a promising strategy for a favorable outcome in ED and can be considered as a first-choice option for ED patients. Stronger RCTs are required to confirm this initial finding.