bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Progressive aneurysmal dilation of coronary arterial fistula after transcatheter closure: successfully treated by a second occlusion device
Authors: Promphan Worakan , Prachasilchai Pimpak , Qureshi Shakeel A. 
Published: July 2014

AbstractWe report on a 6-year-old boy with a huge right coronary artery to the right ventricle fistula, who had previously been treated by device closure at the right ventricular exit point. However, 3 years later, the right coronary artery aneurysm showed progressively dilation and compressed the right ventricle. To prevent further complications related to the aneurysm, the proximal part of the aneurysm was successfully occluded by a vascular plug.
Relationship between 24 h urinary potassium and diet quality in the adult Spanish population
Authors: Rodríguez-Rodríguez Elena , Ortega Rosa M , Andrés Carvajales Pedro , González-Rodríguez Liliana G 
Published: July 2014

AbstractObjectiveTo study the relationship between diet quality and 24 h urinary K excretion.DesignK was measured in 24 h urine samples, while diet was studied using a 24 h recall method over two consecutive days. Diet quality was determined using the Healthy Eating Index (HEI). The body weight, height and body composition of all participants were recorded, and the BMI of each calculated.SettingRepresentative members of the adult Spanish population from the FANPE Study (‘Fuentes Alimentarias de Nutrientes en Población Española’; Dietary Sources of Nutrients in the Spanish Population).SubjectsThe final sample size was 329 participants aged 18–60 years.ResultsParticipants with a 24 h urinary K excretion ≥93 mmol/d (group AP = adequate potassium) had greater self-reported K intakes, consumed more fruit and vegetables, had a more varied diet and had better HEI scores than those with a 24 h urinary K excretion <93 mmol/d (group IP = inadequate potassium). A significant positive correlation was seen between 24 h urinary K and dietary variety and the number of servings of fruits, vegetables and dairy products consumed, and between each of these and the HEI after correcting for age, sex, BMI, coefficient of activity, energy intake and the under-reporting of energy intake. AP participants were less likely to have an inadequate diet (HEI score <50) than IP participants (OR =0·439; 95 % CI 0·201, 0·961;P=0·039).ConclusionsDiet quality, measured by the HEI, is correlated with 24 h urinary K excretion in Spanish adults.
Primary healthcare nurses’ experiences of physical activity referrals: an interview study
Authors: Bohman Doris M. , Mattsson Linda , Borglin Gunilla 
Published: July 2014

AimThe aim of this study is to illuminate primary health care (PHC) nurses’ experiences of physical activity referrals (PARs).BackgroundDespite extensive knowledge about the substantial health effects physical activities can produce, fewer and fewer people in our modern society regularly engage in physical activity. Within health care and, particularly, within the PHC arena, nurses meet people on a daily basis who need help to engage in a healthier lifestyle. The possibility of issuing written prescriptions for physical activities, often referred to as PARs, has been introduced as a tool to support such lifestyles. However, even though PHC nurses can prescribe physical activities, studies investigating their experience in this type of nursing intervention are rare.MethodsFor this study, 12 semi-structured interviews were conducted with PHC nurses, and the transcribed texts were analysed using a qualitative content analysis.FindingsTwo categories –PARs, an important nursing intervention, andPARs, the necessity of organisational support– reflected the nurses’ experiences in using PARs.ConclusionOur findings suggest that viewing the PAR as a complex intervention, with all that this entails, might be one approach to increasing the number of PARs being issued. Simpler systems, more time and the potential for testing the effectiveness of follow-ups could be possible ways of achieving this.
Talk weight: an observational study of communication about patient weight in primary care consultations
Authors: Laidlaw Anita , McHale Calum , Locke Heather , Cecil Jo 
Published: July 2014

BackgroundObesity is a major public health issue and primary care practitioners are well placed to opportunistically raise the issue of overweight or obesity with their patients.Aim and methodsThis study investigated the prevalence of weight discussion in primary care consultations with overweight and obese patients, in a practice in Fife, Scotland, and described weight-related communication using video analysis.FindingsWeight was raised in 25% of consultations with overweight and obese patients. GPs initiated weight discussion more often than patients; however, these attempts were often blocked by patients. Weight-related outcomes were more common when patients initiated the weight discussion. This study confirms the potential of video analysis for understanding primary care weight discussion. It also suggests that GPs may benefit from a communication-based intervention to tackle patient blocking behaviours and contributes to the evidence suggesting that interventions targeted to increase the prevalence of weight-related discussions with their patients are needed.
‘The Age of the Golden Ear’:The Columbia World Libraryand Sounding out Post-war Field Recording
Authors: WESTERN TOM 
Published: July 2014

AbstractThis article responds to Alan Lomax's pronouncement that the mid-twentieth century constituted ‘the age of the golden ear’, when ‘a passionate aural curiosity overshadowed the ability to create music’. It examines a project born out of Lomax's own aural curiosity and his foregrounding of recording technology – theColumbia World Library of Folk and Primitive Music(1955) – using it to sound out the history of mid-century ethnographic field recording. By retracing the production of theWorld Library, this article explores the various agencies compressed into the audible exteriors of field recordings, as they were produced by and for specific technologies and formats, circulated through international networks, and as they became part of the aural public sphere of post-war Europe. It concludes by considering some of the implications of this sonic labour as field recordings find their way into new, digital, listening environments.
Historical analysis of institutions and organizations: the case of the Brazilian electricity sector
Authors: SIGNORINI GUILHERME , ROSS R. BRENT , PETERSON H. CHRISTOPHER 
Published: July 2014

AbstractScholars argue that the New Institutional Economics (NIE) has not yet provided causal explanations on how long institutions persist or why and how they suffer dramatic changes. Others state that evidence is still inconclusive to define a theoretical justification on how changes and development occur. This article focuses on the institutions of the electricity sector in Brazil, aiming to heighten the body of empirical research in NIE and produce satisfactory explanations that motivate theory refinement. Based on a qualitative approach, we find that the drivers of the first institutional change in Brazil's electricity sector were related to market protection and domestic industrial support. For the second institutional change, economic recession (country at state of bankruptcy, debt crisis, and high inflation rates) and reliability of utility services were the driving factors. We hope this study systematizes historical facts and helps create grounds for our understanding of institutional evolution and economic growth.
Dynamic Assessment of Narrative Ability in English Accurately Identifies Language Impairment in English Language Learners
Authors: Peña Elizabeth D. , Gillam Ronald B. , Bedore Lisa M. 
Published: July 2014

PurposeTo assess the identification accuracy of dynamic assessment (DA) of narrative ability in English for children learning English as a 2nd language.MethodA DA task was administered to 54 children: 18 Spanish–English-speaking children with language impairment (LI); 18 age-, sex-, IQ- and language experience-matched typical control children; and an additional 18 age- and language experience-matched comparison children. A variety of quantitative and qualitative measures were collected in the pretest phase, the mediation phase, and the posttest phase of the study. Exploratory discriminant analysis was used to determine the set of measures that best differentiated among this group of children with and without LI.ResultsA combination of examiner ratings of modifiability (compliance, metacognition, and task orientation), DA story scores (setting, dialogue, and complexity of vocabulary), and ungrammaticality (derived from the posttest narrative sample) classified children with 80.6% to 97.2% accuracy.ConclusionDA conducted in English provides a systematic means for measuring learning processes and learning outcomes, resulting in a clinically useful procedure for identifying LIs in bilingual children who are in the process of learning English as a second language.
Combined Aphasia and Apraxia of Speech Treatment (CAAST): Effects of a Novel Therapy
Authors: Wambaugh Julie L. , Wright Sandra , Nessler Christina , Mauszycki Shannon C. 
Published: July 2014

Purpose
This investigation was designed to examine the effects of a newly developed treatment for aphasia and acquired apraxia of speech (AOS). Combined Aphasia and Apraxia of Speech Treatment (CAAST) targets language and speech production simultaneously, with treatment techniques derived from Response Elaboration Training (Kearns, 1985) and Sound Production Treatment (Wambaugh, Kalinyak-Fliszar, West, & Doyle, 1998). The purpose of this study was to determine whether CAAST was associated with positive changes in verbal language and speech production with speakers with aphasia and AOS.

Method
Four participants with chronic aphasia and AOS received CAAST applied sequentially to sets of pictures in the context of multiple baseline designs. CAAST entailed elaboration of participant-initiated utterances, with sound production training applied as needed to the elaborated productions. The dependent variables were (a) production of correct information units (CIUs; Nicholas & Brookshire, 1993) in response to experimental picture stimuli, (b) percentage of consonants correct in sentence repetition, and (c) speech intelligibility.

Results and Conclusions
CAAST was associated with increased CIU production in trained and untrained picture sets for all participants. Gains in sound production accuracy and speech intelligibility varied across participants; a modification of CAAST to provide additional speech production treatment may be desirable.

Supplemental Material

https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.6170483
Data-Driven Subclassification of Speech Sound Disorders in Preschool Children
Authors: Vick Jennell C. , Campbell Thomas F. , Shriberg Lawrence D. , Green Jordan R. , Truemper Klaus , Rusiewicz Heather Leavy , Moore Christopher A. 
Published: July 2014

PurposeThe purpose of the study was to determine whether distinct subgroups of preschool children with speech sound disorders (SSD) could be identified using a subgroup discovery algorithm (SUBgroup discovery via Alternate Random Processes, or SUBARP). Of specific interest was finding evidence of a subgroup of SSD exhibiting performance consistent with atypical speech motor control.MethodNinety-seven preschool children with SSD completed speech and nonspeech tasks. Fifty-three kinematic, acoustic, and behavioral measures from these tasks were input to SUBARP.ResultsTwo distinct subgroups were identified from the larger sample. The 1st subgroup (76%; population prevalence estimate = 67.8%–84.8%) did not have characteristics that would suggest atypical speech motor control. The 2nd subgroup (10.3%; population prevalence estimate = 4.3%–16.5%) exhibited significantly higher variability in measures of articulatory kinematics and poor ability to imitate iambic lexical stress, suggesting atypical speech motor control. Both subgroups were consistent with classes of SSD in the Speech Disorders Classification System (SDCS; Shriberg et al., 2010a).ConclusionCharacteristics of children in the larger subgroup were consistent with the proportionally large SDCS class termedspeech delay;characteristics of children in the smaller subgroup were consistent with the SDCS subtype termedmotor speech disorder—not otherwise specified.The authors identified candidate measures to identify children in each of these groups.Supplemental Materialhttps://doi.org/10.23641/asha.6170468
Structure–function analysis of mouse Sry reveals dual essential roles of the C-terminal polyglutamine tract in sex determination
Authors: Zhao Liang , Ng Ee Ting , Davidson Tara-Lynne , Longmuss Enya , Urschitz Johann , Elston Marlee , Moisyadi Stefan , Bowles Josephine , Koopman Peter 
Published: July 2014

SignificanceThe sex-determining factor SRY is thought to function by up-regulating expression of its key target gene SRY-box 9 (SOX9) in pre-Sertoli cells of the developing gonads, but evidence for a transactivation domain is lacking for human SRY and is limited to in vitro evidence for mouse Sry. The latter is unusual in possessing a polyglutamine tract at its C terminus. We demonstrate, using a combination of biochemical, cell-based, and transgenic mouse assays, that this domain plays essential roles in both protein stabilization and transactivation ofSox9, and is required for male sex determination in mice. Our data indicate that mouse Sry has evolved a novel bifunctional module, revealing an unexpected level of plasticity of sex-determining mechanisms even among mammals.
A Comparison of Implants Used in Open-Door Laminoplasty
Authors: Tabaraee Ehsan , Mummaneni Praveen , Abdul-Jabbar Amir , Shearer David , Roy Esha , Amin Beejal , Ames Christopher , Burch Shane , Deviren Vedat , Berven Sigurd , Hu Serena , Chou Dean , Tay Bobby K. 
Published: July 2014

Study Design:
A retrospective case-controlled study.

Summary of Background Data:
Open-door laminoplasty has been successfully used to address cervical spondylotic myelopathy and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. Two common implants include rib allograft struts and metallic miniplates.

Objective:
The goals of this study were to compare outcomes, complications, and costs associated with these 2 implants.

Methods:
A retrospective review was done on 51 patients with allograft struts and 55 patients with miniplates. Primary outcomes were neck visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores and Nurick scores. Secondary outcomes included length of the procedure, estimated blood loss, rates of complications, and the direct costs associated with the surgery and inpatient hospitalization.

Results:
There were no differences in demographic characteristics, diagnoses, comorbidities, and preoperative outcome scores between the 2 treatment groups. Mean follow-up was 27 months. The postoperative neck VAS scores and Nurick scores improved significantly from baseline to final follow-up for both groups, but there was no difference between the 2 groups. The average length of operation (161 vs. 136 min) and number of foraminotomies (2.7 vs. 1.3) were higher for the allograft group (P=0.007 and 0.0001, respectively). Among the miniplate group, there was no difference in complications but a trend for less neck pain for patients treated without hard collar at final follow-up (1.8 vs. 2.3, P=0.52). The mean direct costs of hospitalization for the miniplate group were 15% higher.

Conclusions:
Structural rib allograft struts and metallic miniplates result in similar improvements in pain and functional outcome scores with no difference in the rate of complications in short-term follow-up. Potential benefits of using a plate include shorter procedure length and less need for postoperative immobilization. When costs of bracing and operative time are included, the difference in cost between miniplates and allograft struts is negligible.
poRe: an R package for the visualization and analysis of nanopore sequencing data
Authors: Watson Mick , Thomson Marian , Risse Judith , Talbot Richard , Santoyo-Lopez Javier , Gharbi Karim , Blaxter Mark 
Published: July 2014

ABSTRACTMotivationThe Oxford Nanopore MinION device represents a unique sequencing technology. As a mobile sequencing device powered by the USB port of a laptop, the MinION has huge potential applications. To enable these applications, the bioinformatics community will need to design and build a suite of tools specifically for MinION data.ResultsHere we present poRe, a package for the statistical software R that enables users to manipulate, organize, summarise and visualize MinION nanopore sequencing data. As a packge for R, poRe has been tested on both Windows and Linux. Crucially, the Windows version allows users to analyse MinION data on the Windows laptop attached to the deviceAvailabilityPre-built R packages for Windows and Linux are available under a BSD license athttp://sourceforge.net/projects/rpore/Contactmick.watson@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Transthoracic biopsy of lung masses: Non technical factors affecting complication occurrence
Authors: Aktas Aykut Recep , Gozlek Emel , Yazkan Rasih , Yilmaz Omer , Kayan Mustafa , Demirtas Hakan , Cetin Meltem , Unlu Nisa , Kara Mustafa , Degirmenci Bumin 
Published: July 2014

AbstractBackgroundTo investigate the transthoracic computed tomography (CT)‐guided lung nodule biopsy complications and risk factors associated with the development of these complications.MethodsWe retrospectively evaluated a total of 41 CT‐guided transthoracic biopsy complications. Data was analyzed by chi‐square and independent sample t‐tests.ResultsTwenty‐seven patients (28.7%) developed pneumothorax and eight patients (8.5%) developed parenchymal hemorrhage, and four patients (4.3%) hemothorax and two (2.1%) patients developed subcutaneous emphysema. A significant correlation was obtained between the development of pneumothorax and lesion size (P = 0.040), and the distance that traversed the parenchyma (P = 0.001). There was a statistically significant difference between the parenchymal hemorrhage and lesion size and the distance from passed parenchyma (P values were 0.021 and 0.008, respectively). An increased incidence of parenchymal hemorrhage and pneumothorax was observed at small size and deep‐seated lesions.ConclusionLesion size and the distance that traversed the parenchyma on the biopsy tract are the most important factors that influence the development of complications in CT‐guided transthoracic biopsy.
Risk factors for recurrence after complete resection of pathological stage N2 non‐small cell lung cancer
Authors: Qiang Guangliang , Liang Chaoyang , Yu Qiduo , Xiao Fei , Song Zhiyi , Tian Yanchu , Shi Bin , Liu Deruo , Guo Yongqing 
Published: July 2014

AbstractBackgroundTumor recurrence is the most common cause of treatment failure, especially after complete resection of pathological stage N2 non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In this study, we investigated the clinicopathological characteristics in order to identify independent risk factors for postoperative recurrence.MethodsBetween January 2001 and December 2013, 96 patients who underwent surgical resection for pathological N2 NSCLC were retrospectively reviewed. Recurrence‐free survival (RFS) was calculated by the Kaplan‐Meier method to explore risk factors, while the Cox proportional hazard model was used to assess independent predictors.ResultsThe median and five‐year RFS rates were 15 months and 27.4%, respectively. Univariate analysis showed a significantly poorer prognosis for non‐regional N2 metastasis, more than three metastatic N2 lymph nodes, multiple N2 station, and multiple N2 zone involvement. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that non‐regional N2 metastasis (hazard ratio [HR] 1.857, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.061–3.249, P = 0.030) and more than three metastatic N2 lymph nodes (HR 2.555, 95% CI 1.164–5.606, P = 0.019) were independent risk factors for RFS. Additionally, the incidence of non‐regional N2 metastasis was higher in patients with a primary tumor in the left lower (57.1%) or right lower lobe (48.1%), followed by left upper (31.8%), right middle (14.3%) and right upper lobe (7.7%).ConclusionThe combination of the distribution and number of metastatic N2 lymph nodes provides a more accurate prediction for N2 NSCLC regarding recurrence. Non‐regional N2 metastasis could occur with a primary tumor in any lobe, but occurs more frequently in the lower lobe.
Investigating three‐dimensional mesoscale habitat complexity and its ecological implications using low‐cost RGB‐D sensor technology
Authors: Kamal Shafagh , Lee Shing Yip , Warnken Jan 
Published: July 2014

Summary

Structural complexity, that is, spatial patterns of structural ‘units of interest’, is one of the most fundamental drivers in habitat use of animals and other functions of habitats. Assessment of habitat structural complexity (e.g. mangrove root complexity) and its ecological implications (e.g. mangroves as nursery sites) has, however, been hampered by the lack of satisfactory methods for realistically measuring and analysing field habitat structure.

We demonstrate a simple low‐cost approach comprising an RGB_D scanning sensor (Kinect), free and readily accessible software (Meshlab, Matlab (or Octave), Qubicle Constructor and Voxeliser) and fractal dimension to measure mangrove root structure and complexity at spatial scales relevant to juvenile fish use of the habitat. The cube‐counting method was used for three‐dimensional characterisation of fractal dimensions of space around aerial roots of mangroves from a ‘fish point of view’. Space–fish relationship under different ecological situations was assessed by simulating a falling tide and using different rectangular prisms to represent varying fish allometries utilizing the space.

Fractal dimension (FD) of space around roots decreased with decreasing height of the ‘object’ mimicking a falling tide. The same root system may therefore look more complex to aquatic animals as the water level decreases. We also assessed the variation in FD responding to manipulation of the density and arrangement of objects (pneumatophores). Difference in FD was generally small, due attention to replication is necessary for comparisons of habitat structural complexity using this metric.

This simple low‐cost approach will enable field measurements of habitat structure at spatial scales relevant to its influence on habitat use and animal behaviour, as well as allowing realistic replication of field structure for laboratory‐based experiments.
Laparoscopic reduced port surgery for schwannoma of the sigmoid colon: A case report
Authors: Tokuhara Katsuji , Nakatani Kazuyoshi , Oishi Masaharu , Iwamoto Shigeyoshi , Inoue Kentaro , Kwon A‐Hon 
Published: July 2014

AbstractA 74‐year‐old woman who developed schwannoma of the sigmoid colon was referred to our hospital for colonography to determine the cause of her stool occult blood. Colonoscopy revealed a submucosal tumor, which measured 3 cm in diameter, in the sigmoid colon. Endoscopic ultrasonography revealed a low echoic, homogeneous and demarcated submucosal tumor that continued into the fourth layer of the colonic wall. Gastrointestinal stromal, myogenic or neurogenic tumor was suspected, and thus, laparoscopic sigmoidectomy was carried out. We used two ports during the operation, a SILS Port in the umbilical region and a 12‐mm port in the right lower abdominal wall, and performed sigmoidectomy with D2 lymph node dissection. Histological findings revealed spindle‐like tumor cells with multiform nuclei. The tumor was diagnosed by immunostaining as benign schwannoma of the sigmoid colon. The conventional surgical treatment for schwannoma of the digestive tract is partial resection, but if preoperative diagnosis is unknown, radical resection with lymphadenectomy is acceptable for submucosal tumors in the digestive tract. In this case, laparoscopic reduced port surgery using only one or two ports may be more feasible and beneficial with regard to cosmesis and reduced postoperative pain than conventional laparoscopic colectomy.