bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Prevention of cognitive and physical decline by enjoyable walking‐habituation program based on brain‐activating rehabilitation
Authors: Murai Tatsuhiko , Yamaguchi Tomoharu , Maki Yohko , Isahai Mikie , Kaiho Sato Ayumi , Yamagami Tetsuya , Ura Chiaki , Miyamae Fumiko , Takahashi Ryutaro , Yamaguchi Haruyasu 
Published: June 2015

AimEvaluating effects of an enjoyable walking‐habituation program.MethodsWe carried out a 12‐week intervention, consisting of an enjoyable walking‐habituation program based on five principles of brain‐activating rehabilitation: pleasant atmosphere, interactive communication, social roles, praising each other and errorless support. The program, once a week for 90 min, was carried out in small groups. Participants were 71 community‐dwelling people (72.2 ± 4.3) without dementia. Cognitive function was evaluated in five cognitive domains: memory, executive function, word fluency, visuospatial abilities and sustained attention. Additionally, quality of life, depressive state, functional capacity, range of activities, social network and subjective memory complaints were assessed using questionnaires. Motor function was also evaluated. Measurement was carried out before the observation period, after observation and after intervention.ResultsA total of 63 participants were included in the analysis. Daily steps, executive function, subjective memory complaints, functional capacity and 5‐m maximum walking time significantly improved during the intervention period (after observation to after intervention) compared with the observation period (before the observation period to after observation). No significant differences were seen in other evaluations. At 6 months after the intervention, 52 of 63 participants (82.5%) continued to walk once a week or more, and all of them were confident about continuing to walk in the future. Furthermore, all participants were satisfied with our walking‐habituation program and all replied that they felt delighted.ConclusionThe intervention program, based on the five principles of brain‐activating rehabilitation, resulted in improvement of some cognitive and physical functions, as well as a high walking‐habituation rate at 6 months' follow up. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2015; ●●: ●●–●●.
Townhouse residents’ use of interior products in the social zones of their homes as a demonstration of their need for uniqueness
Authors: Erasmus Alet C. , Christie Lorna , Kleyn Judy 
Published: June 2015

AbstractTown houses or cluster homes refer to housing developments where the exterior façade of adjacent units are architecturally identical or very similar. A pertinent disadvantage of this type of tenure is that residents are not allowed to alter the exterior of their homes to reflect personal differences. This study focussed on the probability that residents in these type of townhouses would make intentional effort to demonstrate their uniqueness through counter‐conforming choice of interior objects for the social areas of their homes where guests are received and entertained. The study involved 182 respondents who lived in townhouses in a major urban area in South Africa who were recruited through convenient snowball sampling. Findings indicate that townhouse residents' interior product decisions are predominantly of a creative counter conformity nature which is the safer alternative than avoidance of similarity or unpopular choice counter‐conformity practices that might evoke criticism from peers or reference groups. Interior product choices are therefore predominantly cautious and aimed to evoke the admiration of others rather than critique. A positive outcome of this study in terms of future research is confirmation of the usefulness of the measuring instrument, which was originally developed for clothing research. Findings are insightful for property developers, interior designers, interior decorators and retailers in terms of consumer facilitation and the appropriate marketing of interior products.
Social media as a tool for social movements: the effect of social media use and social capital on intention to participate in social movements
Authors: Hwang Hyesun , Kim Kee‐Ok 
Published: June 2015

AbstractSocial media provide a participatory media environment based on the interactive Web 2.0 platform. This feature makes social media an effective tool for mobilizing people to participate in social movements. This study verified the role of social media in promoting the intention to participate in social movements. Participation intent was higher among those who were more involved in social media. The findings showed that social media improved the social capital which moderates the relationship between social media use and social movement participation. The result of the hierarchical regression shows that bridging social capital had a significant effect on the intention to participate in social movements. Further, a moderating effect from bridging social capital was verified; the intent to engage in social participation was higher among social media users possessing a well‐developed network.
Faces of sustainability in Italian ecovillages: food as ‘contact zone’
Authors: Brombin Alice 
Published: June 2015

AbstractEcovillages are intentional and experimental communities that embrace ecological values and green consumption practices which result in a sustainable lifestyle considered the best response to the global ecological crisis. The main ecovillages’ goal is to regenerate social and natural environments through communal living, refounding a dimension of proximity with the land and the natural environment. Environmental ecology is primarily pursued focusing on self‐sufficient food production and alternative farming methods, such as permaculture and organic farming practices. The use of these methods represents a way to criticize the economic logic of equivalent exchange, preferring instead a culture of gifting and the establishment of relations of reciprocity and solidarity on a small scale. In this way not just a particular and specific food style is put in practice, but an holistic view of living, characterized by a new political‐aesthetics in which pleasure, conviviality and restoring relationships of trust and sharing become essential in the pursuit of personal satisfaction and in the construction of taste, following a process of individual and environmental renaturalization. The article is based on ethnographic data related to my ongoing doctoral research on the topics of sustainability and food self‐sufficiency in Italian ecovillages. The research adopts a qualitative methodology, involving participant observation and a period of field work in the ecovillages located in Tuscany and in the South of Italy in Apulia region. These ecovillages are part of the Italian Ecovillage Network that interacts with the more broad international web called Global Ecovilaage Network.
Serological Detection of Beet Western Yellows Luteovirus in the Non‐vector, Brevicoryne brassicae (Homoptera: Aphididae)
Authors: Herrbach E. 
Published: June 2015

AbstractThe interaction between beet western yellows luteovirus (BWYV) and the aphid species Brevicoryne brassicae was investigated using virus transmission and serological detection experiments. This species failed to transmit a BWYV isolate from infected to healthy oilseed rape plants, although virus was readily detected by double‐antibody sandwich enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (DAS‐ELISA) in single B. brassicae adults. When virus‐carrying adults were tested by ELISA after different inoculation access periods, the number of virus‐positive individuals decreased after 5 days, whereas with the efficient vector Myzus persicae, virus‐positive individuals were found even after 10 days. This confirms the inability of B. brassicae to transmit BWYV, even though it may acquire the virus. It is suggested that B. brassicae, as compared with the efficient vector M. persicae, may serve as an experimental model for studying the mechanisms of the luteovirus‐vector specificity
Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus‐induced Cytoplasmic Expansion and Membrane Proliferation
Authors: Gao Jian‐Guo , Nassuth A. 
Published: June 2015

AbstractThe cytoplasmic volume of wheat streak mosaic virus‐infected cells was significantly greater than that of cells in healthy control tissue. Ultrastructural examination revealed that mainly cellular membranes and ribosomes filled the expanded cytoplasm. Imperfectly spherical inclusions, containing continuous endoplasmic reticulum membranes at the periphery and a mixture of membranes and ribosomes in the centre, were observed near nuclei at early infection stages. The inclusions became larger as infection progressed. Membranes and ribosomes proliferated also throughout the cell, forming a matrix in which organelles and various cytopathic structures were enclosed. Numerous vesicles were observed in the cytoplasm of other WSMV‐infected cells. Multi‐layered membrane bodies were found at later infection stages. Virus particles were present in the central space of these myelin‐like structures. The presence of apparently intermediate stages in myelin‐like structure development in chloroplasts suggest that at least some of the myelin‐like structures originated from the chloroplasts.
Inoculum Sources for the Spread of Leaf Scald Disease of Sugarcane Caused by Xanthomonas albilineans in Guadeloupe
Authors: Klett P. , Rott P. 
Published: June 2015

AbstractLeaf scald of sugarcane, caused by Xanthomonas albilineans, is thought to be spread mainly in infected cuttings and transmitted on infested cutting implements. Several observations made in Guadeloupe indicated that other means of spreading also occur. The dispersal of the pathogen outside sugarcane was investigated with plants inoculated by an antibiotic‐resistant marked strain of X. albilineans and with plants naturally infested with wild strains of the pathogen. The bacteria were isolated in water droplets (rain or dew) on the surface of sugarcane leaves at dawn. It was also detected on the surface of dry leaves during the day by leaf imprinting onto a selective culture medium. The bacteria were much more frequently isolated from the surface of symptomatic leaves than from symptomless ones. Aerial dispersal of X. albilineans was investigated by placing Petri dishes containing selective culture medium between sugarcane plants but without direct contact with the leaves. The pathogen was isolated in four out of 270 dishes which were randomly set 3–14 h in a diseased field. These results indicated that the pathogen exuded from the leaves and then was spread by aerial means (rain, insects, …) or by leaf contact. The bacteria were also found in roots and rhizospheric soil of infested sugarcane stools suggesting that X. albilineans could be transmitted by root to root contact or by the soil. Finally, isolations of the pathogen in sugarcane inflorescences were positive. So, fuzz transmission may also occur.
Two Circular Single‐stranded DNAs Associated with Banana Bunchy Top Virus
Authors: Wu R. Y. 
Published: June 2015

AbstractNucleic acids extracted from partially purified banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) consisted of 20 Kb DNA, 0.9–1.1 Kb DNA and 0.3 Kb RNA. Partially purified BBTV preparations predigested with DNase and RNase before particle disruption and nucleic acid isolation yielded only the 0.9–1.1 Kb DNA, but no corresponding nucleic acid band was obtained in total nucleic acid isolated from healthy banana tissue. Analysis of two BBTV cDNA clones showed that clone 1 consisted of 287 nucleotides and clone 2 contained a 1.0 Kb DNA insert. Clone 1 is not part of clone 2. When two pairs of primers, each pair in opposite orientation were used to amplify BBTV DNA by PCR using the total DNA from diseased banana tissues or DNA encapsidated in BBTV particle as the template, a DNA product of 1.1 Kb was generated by both, results indicating that the BBTV DNAs are circular. Additional results suggested that BBTV contained at least two circular ssDNAs designated BBTV cssDNA I (containing clone 1 nucleotide sequence) and BBTV cssDNA II (containing clone 2 nucleotide sequence).
Dependence of Crystallization Behavior on Particle Size in Barium Strontium Titanate Glass‐Ceramics
Authors: Zhu Jia , Zhang Yong , Song Xiaozhen , Zhang Qian , Yang Dongliang , Chen Yongzhou 
Published: June 2015

Differential thermal analysis studies on the crystallization kinetics and phase developments of barium strontium titanate glass‐ceramics have been performed for a series of glass particles with different particle sizes. The crystallization behavior was deduced to be influenced strongly by the particle size of the glass samples. These studies have revealed the initial formation at lower temperatures of metastable fresnoite Ba2TiSi2O8 (BTS) phase followed by its transformation at higher temperatures to feldspar BaAl2Si2O8 (BAS) and perovskite (Ba,Sr)TiO3 (BST) phases. The metastable BTS phase was proved to crystallize predominately by surface crystallization while the feldspar BAS phase showed significant evidence of internal crystallization. And for the perovskite BST phase, crystallization mechanism changes from surface to internal type at a critical particle size of 75 μm. In addition, activation energy and the Avrami parameter for crystallization have been determined for the three phases by the employment of glass samples with two typical particle sizes.
Epigenetic regulation of miR‐129‐2 and its effects on the proliferation and invasion in lung cancer cells
Authors: Xiao Yingying , Li Xiaoxia , Wang Haoli , Wen Ruiling , He Juan , Tang Jun 
Published: June 2015

AbstractMicroRNAs (miRNAs) play a pivotal role in carcinogenesis. Dysregulation of miRNAs, both oncogenic miRNAs and tumour‐suppressive miRNAs, is closely associated with cancer development and progression. The levels of miRNAs could be changed epigenetically by DNA methylation in the 5′ untranslated region (UTR) of pre‐mature miRNAs. To investigate whether DNA methylation alters the expression of miR‐129 in lung cancer, we did DNA methylation assays and found that 5′ UTR region of miR‐129‐2 gene was absolutely methylated in both A549 and SPCA‐1 lung cancer cells, but totally un‐methylated in 95‐D cells. The expression of miR‐129 was restored by 5‐Aza‐2'‐deoxycytidine (DAC), a de‐methylation agent, in both A549 and SPCA‐1 cells, resulting in attenuated cell migration and invasion ability, and decreased protein level of NF‐κB, which indicates the involvement of NF‐κB pathway. To further illustrate the roles of miR‐129 in lung tumourigenesis, we overexpressed miR‐129 in lung cancer cells by transfection of miR‐129 mimics, and found arrested cell proliferation at G2/M phase of cell cycle and inhibited cell invasion. These findings strongly suggest that miR‐129 is a tumour suppressive miRNA, playing important roles in the development and progression of human lung cancer.
Systematic reviews on child welfare services: identifying and disseminating the evidence
Authors: Kornør Hege , Bergman Hanna , Maayan Nicola , Soares‐Weiser Karla , Bjørndal Arild 
Published: June 2015

AbstractRationale, aims and objectivesEvidence‐based practice is at an early stage of uptake within child welfare services. To facilitate well‐informed decisions, we disseminated evidence from systematic reviews (SR) to local child welfare stakeholders in Norway through plain language summaries on a website (http://www.r‐bup.no).MethodWe developed and implemented our dissemination strategy through seven steps: (1) systematic literature search; (2) selection of relevant SRs; (3) assembly of an advisory board; (4) selection of child welfare SRs relevant to Norway; (5) prioritization of the included SRs; (6) development of a plain language summary (PLS) after feedback from the advisory board; and (7) implementation of website.ResultsA total of 9266 potentially relevant records were screened and 120 SRs were included. The advisory board was assembled from local policymakers, practitioners, researchers, carers and consumers. The advisory board members independently ranked the 120 SRs according to relevance and prioritized 20 SRs that were written up into the PLS. The format of the PLS was tested and agreed with the board members. A website was developed and the PLSs were published starting September 2014.ConclusionWe think that the PLSs will be valuable resources to practitioners and it will be easily accessible to caregivers and consumers. This knowledge will inform research priorities and practice in Norway, leading the way to the use of evidence‐based decisions in local child welfare services.
Medication reconciliation at admission to surgical departments
Authors: González‐García Lorena , Salmerón‐García Antonio , García‐Lirola MªAngeles , Moya‐Roldán Susana , Belda‐Rustarazo Susana , Cabeza‐Barrera José 
Published: June 2015

AbstractRationale, aims and objectivesWe aim to determine the prevalence of reconciliation errors (REs) at admission to surgery departments, report their potential clinical impact and analyse possible risk factors.MethodsProspective observational study was conducted for 8 months in a regional public hospital in Spain. The study included patients consecutively hospitalized in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology or Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery from May through December 2010. At 24–48 hours after hospital admission, the pre‐admission pharmacological treatment of patients was compared with the medication received in hospital to identify REs, which were classified by type and potential severity. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted with the presence of RE as dependent variable.ResultsThe study included 176 patients, 60.8% of whom were aged >65 years and consumed a mean of 5.55 (±4.33) drugs. 55.1% had ≥1 RE, with a mean of 3.21 REs per patient [95% confidence interval (CI; 2.72–3.70)]. The most frequent RE was drug omission (84.1%). No clinical risk was posed by 50.5% of the REs. Multivariate analysis evidenced fourfold higher risk of an RE in patients admitted for elective versus emergency surgery and a 1.35‐fold higher risk in patients receiving a larger number of drugs.ConclusionsThere was a high prevalence of REs among patients admitted to the surgical departments, most frequently the omission of a drug. The risk of an RE was higher in patients admitted for elective versus emergency surgery, as well as with the receipt of a larger number of drugs before admission.
Government Intervention and Information Aggregation by Prices
Authors: BOND PHILIP , GOLDSTEIN ITAY 
Published: June 2015

ABSTRACTGovernments intervene in firms' lives in a variety of ways. To enhance the efficiency of government intervention, many researchers and policy makers call for governments to make use of information contained in stock market prices. However, price informativeness is endogenous to government policy. We analyze government policy in light of this endogeneity. In some cases, it is optimal for a government to commit to limit its reliance on market prices to avoid harming the aggregation of information into market prices. For similar reasons, it is optimal for a government to limit transparency in some dimensions.
Should we use the shorter Thai‐version quality of life and symptoms questionnaires in women with overactive bladder?
Authors: Bunyavejchevin Suvit , Liao Limin , Lu Shing‐Hwa , Choo Myung‐Soo , Rabbani Khalid Javed , Havanond Piyalamporn 
Published: June 2015

AbstractAimThe aim of this study was to test: (i) the validation and reliability of the Thai versions of overactive bladder (OAB) questionnaires (the 8‐item and 3‐item Overactive Bladder Symptoms Score questionnaires [OAB‐v8 and OAB‐v3, respectively] and the Overactive Bladder Questionnaire [OAB‐q]); and (ii) the correlation of the OAB‐v8, OAB‐v3, and the single‐question Quality of Life Questionnaire (1‐QoL) to the OAB‐q in Thai women with OAB.Material and MethodsDuring January to March 2011, 36 Thai women with OAB attending a urogynecology clinic at Chulalongkorn Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand were recruited. All questionnaires were given as a psychometric test twice, 2 weeks apart.ResultsCronbach's alpha of the OAB‐v8 was higher (and above 0.7) than OAB‐v3 at both week 0 and week 2. The intraclass correlations (ricc) were 0.64, 0.85, and 0.97 for the OABV8, OAB‐v3, and OAB‐q, respectively. The correlation coefficient (r) of OAB‐v3 and OAB‐q at weeks 0 and 2 (0.40 and 0.49) were lower than those for OAB‐v8 and OAB‐q at weeks 0 and 2 (0.62 and 0.62). All questions on the OAB‐v3 had a lower weighted kappa than OAB‐v8. There was no statistically significant difference in the OAB‐q score in each level of 1‐QoL score at week 0 (P = 0.12) and at week 2 (P = 0.29).ConclusionThe reliability of the OAB‐v3 is poorer than that of the OAB‐v8. The OAB‐v3 is poorer correlated to the OAB‐q than to the OAB‐v8. A short questionnaire, such as the OAB‐v3 and the 1‐QoL, has poor reliability and is poorly correlated to the OAB‐q and is not recommended as a replacement for the standard questionnaires, such as the OAB‐q and the OAB‐v8. The OAB‐v3 should only be used in large screening populations where there are time limits.
Immune thrombocytopenia associated with solid cancer
Authors: Shimada Takako , Saito Toshiaki , Choi Ilseung , Yamaguchi Shinichiro , Shimamoto Kumi , Ariyoshi Kazuya , Okadome Masao 
Published: June 2015

AbstractWe describe a case of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) associated with ovarian cancer. At the patient's first visit to hospital, high platelet‐associated IgG and low platelet count (74 × 109/L) were noted on blood test. She was diagnosed as having ITP complicated by ovarian cancer. Four days after surgery, the platelet count had increased to within the normal range. This is the first report of a patient with ITP complicated by ovarian cancer in which the platelet count reverted to normal soon after surgery for the ovarian cancer. We also investigated the characteristics of similar solid cancers with ITP at National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
Chronic hepatitis C virus infection is associated with increased risk of preterm birth: a meta‐analysis of observational studies
Authors: Huang Q.‐t. , Huang Q. , Zhong M. , Wei S.‐s. , Luo W. , Li F. , Yu Y.‐h. 
Published: June 2015

SummaryAlthough several epidemiological studies reported that maternal chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection had significantly increased risk of undergoing adverse obstetrical and perinatal outcomes, studies on the relationship between HCV infection and risk of preterm birth (PTB) have yielded inconclusive and inconsistent results. Therefore, we conducted a meta‐analysis to investigate the association between HCV infection and PTB. The electronic database was searched until 1 September 2014. Relevant studies reporting the association between HCV infection and the risk of PTB were included for further evaluation. Statistical analysis was performed using revmen 5.3 and stata 10.0. Nine studies involving 4186698 participants and 5218 HCV infection cases were included. A significant association between HCV infection and PTB was observed (odds ratio = 1.62, 95% CI 1.48–1.76, P < 0.001, fixed‐effects model). Stratification according to maternal smoking/alcohol abuse, maternal drug abuse or coinfected with HBV and/or HIV matched groups still demonstrated that women with HCV infection had a high risk for PTB. Findings from our meta‐analysis suggested that maternal HCV infection was significantly associated with an increased risk of PTB. In the future, pathophysiological studies are warranted to ascertain the causality and explore the possible biological mechanisms involved.