bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Clinical Evaluation of the Use of a Multifunctional Remotely Controlled Insulin Pump
Authors: Boizel Robert , Pinget Michel , Lachgar Karim , Parkin Christopher G. , Grulet Hervé , Guillon-Metz Françoise , Weissmann Joerg 
Published: August 2014

Background: Current insulin pumps now feature advanced functions for calculating insulin dosages, delivering insulin and analyzing data, however, the perceived usefulness of these functions in clinical settings has not been well studied. We assessed the use and patient perceptions of an insulin delivery system (Accu-Chek® Combo, Roche Diagnostics, Mannheim, Germany) that combines an insulin pump and a handheld multifunctional blood glucose meter with integrated remote control functions. Methods: This prospective, observational, multicenter study enrolled 74 type 1 diabetes patients within 13 weeks after starting use of the pump system. At 4 to 24 weeks, investigators collected usage data from the latest 14-day period. Results: Seventy-two patients completed the evaluation, aged 39 ± 15 years, diabetes duration 16 ± 13 years, HbA1c 8.3 ± 1.6%. At follow-up, 62 (86.1%) patients used the remote control for ≥50% of all boluses, 20 (27.8%) used the bolus advisor for ≥50% of all boluses, and 42 (58.3%) viewed at least 1 of the e-logbook reports. More than 95% of users appraised the functions as easy-to-use and useful; median scores from VAS (0 = useless to 100 = indispensable) ranged from 72 to 85. Conclusion: A high percentage of study patients used the system’s advanced features, especially the remote control feature for bolusing. Overall, patients assessed the functions as useful and easy to use. Results support the implementation of these smart capabilities in further insulin pump developments.
A Novel Shear Reduction Insole Effect on the Thermal Response to Walking Stress, Balance, and Gait
Authors: Wrobel James S. , Ammanath Peethambaran , Le Tima , Luring Christopher , Wensman Jeffrey , Grewal Gurtej S. , Najafi Bijan , Pop-Busui Rodica 
Published: August 2014

Background: Shear stresses have been implicated in the formation of diabetes-related foot ulcers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a novel shear-reducing insole on the thermal response to walking, balance, and gait. Method: Twenty-seven diabetes peripheral neuropathy patients were enrolled and asked to take 200 steps in both intervention and standard insoles. Thermal foot images of the feet were taken at baseline (1) following a 5-minute temperature acclimatization and (2) after walking. Testing order was randomized, and a 5-minute washout period was used between testing each insole condition. Sudomotor function was also assessed. Gait and balance were measured under single and dual task conditions using a validated body worn sensor system. Results: The mean age was 65.1 years, height was 67.3 inches, weight was 218 pounds, and body mass index was 33.9, 48% were female, and 82% had type 2 diabetes. After walking in both insole conditions, foot temperatures increased significantly in standard insoles. The intervention insole significantly reduced forefoot and midfoot temperature increases (64.1%, P = .008; 48%, P = .046) compared to standard insoles. There were significant negative correlations with sudomotor function and baseline temperatures ( r = .53-.57). The intervention demonstrated 10.4% less gait initiation double support time compared to standard insoles ( P = .05). There were no differences in static balance measures. Conclusions: We found significantly lower forefoot and midfoot temperature increases following walking with shear-reducing insoles compared to standard insoles. We also found improvements in gait. These findings merit future study for the prevention of foot ulcer.
The Risks and Benefits of Running Barefoot or in Minimalist Shoes
Authors: Perkins Kyle P. , Hanney William J. , Rothschild Carey E. 
Published: August 2014

Context: The popularity of running barefoot or in minimalist shoes has recently increased because of claims of injury prevention, enhanced running efficiency, and improved performance compared with running in shoes. Potential risks and benefits of running barefoot or in minimalist shoes have yet to be clearly defined. Objective: To determine the methodological quality and level of evidence pertaining to the risks and benefits of running barefoot or in minimalist shoes. Data Sources: In September 2013, a comprehensive search of the Ovid MEDLINE, SPORTDiscus, and CINAHL databases was performed by 2 independent reviewers. Study Selection: Included articles were obtained from peer-reviewed journals in the English language with no limit for year of publication. Final inclusion criteria required at least 1 of the following outcome variables: pain, injury rate, running economy, joint forces, running velocity, electromyography, muscle performance, or edema. Study Design: Systematic review. Level of Evidence: Level 3. Data Extraction: Two reviewers appraised each article using the Downs and Black checklist and appraised each for level of evidence. Results: Twenty-three articles met the criteria for this review. Of 27 possible points on the Downs and Black checklist, articles scored between 13 and 19 points, indicating a range of evidence from very limited to moderate. Moderate evidence supports the following biomechanical differences when running barefoot versus in shoes: overall less maximum vertical ground reaction forces, less extension moment and power absorption at the knee, less foot and ankle dorsiflexion at ground contact, less ground contact time, shorter stride length, increased stride frequency, and increased knee flexion at ground contact. Conclusion: Because of lack of high-quality evidence, no definitive conclusions can be drawn regarding specific risks or benefits to running barefoot, shod, or in minimalist shoes.
Subacromial Injection Results in Further Scapular Dyskinesis
Authors: Ettinger Luke , Shapiro Matthew , Karduna Andrew 
Published: August 2014

Background: Scapular kinematic movement patterns between patients with subacromial impingement and healthy controls have been extensively investigated. However, a high degree of variability has been reported in the literature pertaining to differences between these 2 groups. Purpose: To investigate the influence of subacromial pain on scapular kinematics. Study Design: Controlled laboratory study. Methods: A total of 21 patients with stage 2 subacromial impingement who received local anesthetic injections as part of their normal treatment were recruited for this study. The postinjection kinematic data from these patients were compared with those of healthy age-, sex-, and arm dominance–matched controls. Results: Subacromial injections of anesthetics resulted in increased scapular anterior tilting; however, no changes were noted in upward or internal rotation. When compared with healthy controls, patients had greater anterior tilting and upward rotation of the scapula. Conclusion: The study findings indicate that the removal of pain in patients with impingement results in further dyskinesis of the scapula. Clinical Relevance: Pain may be causing patients with subacromial impingement to limit scapular tilt and upward rotation, and movement limitations may continue after an anesthetic injection.
Inadequate prenatal care utilization and associated factors in São Luís, Brazil
Authors: Bernardes Ariane Cristina Ferreira , da Silva Raimundo Antonio , Coimbra Liberata Campos , Alves Maria Teresa Seabra Soares de Britt , Queiroz Rejane Christine de Sousa , Batista Rosângela Fernandes Lucena , Bettiol Heloisa , Barbieri Marco Antônio , da Silva Antônio Augusto Moura 
Published: August 2014

Abstract

Background
Over the last decades there has been a reduction of social inequalities in Brazil, as well as a strong expansion of health services, including prenatal care. The objective of the present study was to estimate the rate of inadequate prenatal care utilization and its associated factors in São Luís, Brazil, in 2010 and to determine whether there was a reduction of inequity in prenatal care use by comparing the present data to those obtained from a previous cohort started in 1997/98.

Methods
Data from the BRISA (Brazilian birth cohort studies of Ribeirão Preto and São Luís) population-based cohort, which started in 2010 (5067 women), were used. The outcome variable was the inadequate utilization of prenatal care, classified according to the recommendations of the Brazilian Ministry of Health. The explanatory variables were organized into three hierarchical levels based on the Andersen’s behavioral model of the use of health services: predisposing, enabling and need factors.

Results
Only 2.0% of the women did not attend at least one prenatal care visit. The rate of inadequate prenatal care utilization was 36.7%. Despite an improved adequacy of prenatal care use from 47.3% in 1997/98 to 58.2% in 2010, social inequality persisted: both low maternal schooling (prevalence ratio (PR) = 2.78; 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 2.23-3.47 for 0 to 4 years of study) and low family income, less than 0.5 monthly minimum wage per capita (PR = 1.37; 95% CI 1.22-1. 54), continued to be associated with higher rates of inadequate prenatal care utilization. Racial disparity regarding adequate utilization of prenatal services was detected, with black (PR = 1.19; 95% CI 1.04-1.36) and mulatto (PR = 1.14; 95% CI 1.02-1.26) women showing higher rates of inadequate use. On the other hand, women covered by the FHP - Family Health Program (PR = 0.92; 95% CI 0.85-0.98) showed a lower rate of inadequate prenatal care utilization.

Conclusions
Despite strong expansion of health services and expressive improvements in adequate prenatal care use and social indicators, inequalities in prenatal care use still persist. The FHP seems to be effective in reducing inadequate prenatal care utilization.
Direct synthesis of carbon nanofibers from South African coal fly ash
Authors: Hintsho Nomso , Shaikjee Ahmed , Masenda Hilary , Naidoo Deena , Billing Dave , Franklyn Paul , Durbach Shane 
Published: August 2014

Abstract
Carbon nanofibers (CNFs), cylindrical nanostructures containing graphene, were synthesized directly from South African fly ash (a waste product formed during the combustion of coal). The CNFs (as well as other carbonaceous materials like carbon nanotubes (CNTs)) were produced by the catalytic chemical vapour deposition method (CCVD) in the presence of acetylene gas at temperatures ranging from 400°C to 700°C. The fly ash and its carbonaceous products were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), laser Raman spectroscopy and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area measurements. It was observed that as-received fly ash was capable of producing CNFs in high yield by CCVD, starting at a relatively low temperature of 400°C. Laser Raman spectra and TGA thermograms showed that the carbonaceous products which formed were mostly disordered. Small bundles of CNTs and CNFs observed by TEM and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) showed that the catalyst most likely responsible for CNF formation was iron in the form of cementite; X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Mössbauer spectroscopy confirmed these findings.
A handy approximate solution for a squeezing flow between two infinite plates by using of Laplace transform-homotopy perturbation method
Authors: Filobello-Nino Uriel , Vazquez-Leal Hector , Cervantes-Perez Juan , Benhammouda Brahim , Perez-Sesma Agustin , Hernandez-Martinez Luis , Jimenez-Fernandez Victor Manuel , Herrera-May Agustin Leobardo , Pereyra-Diaz Domitilo , Marin-Hernandez Antonio , Huerta Chua Jesus 
Published: August 2014

Abstract
This article proposes Laplace Transform Homotopy Perturbation Method (LT-HPM) to find an approximate solution for the problem of an axisymmetric Newtonian fluid squeezed between two large parallel plates. After comparing figures between approximate and exact solutions, we will see that the proposed solutions besides of handy, are highly accurate and therefore LT-HPM is extremely efficient.
Actin-binding proteins differentially regulate endothelial cell stiffness, ICAM-1 function and neutrophil transmigration
Authors: Schaefer Antje , te Riet Joost , Ritz Katja , Hoogenboezem Mark , Anthony Eloise C. , Mul Frederik P. J. , de Vries Carlie J. , Daemen Mat J. , Figdor Carl G. , van Buul Jaap D. , Hordijk Peter L. 
Published: August 2014

Chronic vascular inflammation is driven by interactions between activated leukocytes and the endothelium. Leukocyte β2-integrins bind to endothelial ICAM-1 (InterCellular Adhesion Molecule-1), which allows leukocyte spreading, crawling and transendothelial migration. Leukocytes scan the vascular endothelium for permissive sites to transmigrate suggestive for apical membrane heterogeneity within the endothelium. However, the molecular basis for this heterogeneity is unknown.Leukocyte adhesion induces ICAM-1 clustering which promotes its association to the actin-binding proteins FilaminB, α-Actinin-4 and Cortactin. We show that these endothelial proteins differentially control adhesion, spreading and transmigration of neutrophils. Loss of FilaminB, α-Actinin-4 and Cortactin revealed adapter-specific effects on a nuclear-to-peripheral gradient of endothelial cell stiffness. Conversely, increasing endothelial cell stiffness stimulates ICAM-1 function. We identify endothelial α-Actinin-4 as a key regulator of endothelial cell stiffness and of ICAM-1-mediated neutrophil transmigration. Finally, we found that the endothelial lining of human and murine atherosclerotic plaques shows elevated levels of α-Actinin-4. These results identify endothelial cell stiffness as an important regulator of endothelial surface heterogeneity and of ICAM-1 function which in turn controls adhesion and transmigration of neutrophils.
SkateBase, an elasmobranch genome project and collection of molecular resources for chondrichthyan fishes
Authors: Wyffels Jennifer , L. King Benjamin , Vincent James , Chen Chuming , Wu Cathy H. , Polson Shawn W. 
Published: August 2014

Chondrichthyan fishes are a diverse class of gnathostomes that provide a valuable perspective on fundamental characteristics shared by all jawed and limbed vertebrates. Studies of phylogeny, species diversity, population structure, conservation, and physiology are accelerated by genomic, transcriptomic and protein sequence data. These data are widely available for many sarcopterygii (coelacanth, lungfish and tetrapods) and actinoptergii (ray-finned fish including teleosts) taxa, but limited for chondrichthyan fishes. In this study, we summarize available data for chondrichthyes and describe resources for one of the largest projects to characterize one of these fish, Leucoraja erinacea, the little skate. SkateBase (http://skatebase.org) serves as the skate genome project portal linking data, research tools, and teaching resources.
Effect of tear size, corticosteroids and subacromial decompression surgery on the hierarchical structural properties of torn supraspinatus tendons
Authors: Tilley J. M. R. , Murphy R. J. , Chaudhury S. , Czernuszka J. T. , Carr A. J. 
Published: August 2014

ObjectivesThe effects of disease progression and common tendinopathy treatments on the tissue characteristics of human rotator cuff tendons have not previously been evaluated in detail owing to a lack of suitable sampling techniques. This study evaluated the structural characteristics of torn human supraspinatus tendons across the full disease spectrum, and the short-term effects of subacromial corticosteroid injections (SCIs) and subacromial decompression (SAD) surgery on these structural characteristics.MethodsSamples were collected inter-operatively from supraspinatus tendons containing small, medium, large and massive full thickness tears (n = 33). Using a novel minimally invasive biopsy technique, paired samples were also collected from supraspinatus tendons containing partial thickness tears either before and seven weeks after subacromial SCI (n = 11), or before and seven weeks after SAD surgery (n = 14). Macroscopically normal subscapularis tendons of older patients (n = 5, mean age = 74.6 years) and supraspinatus tendons of younger patients (n = 16, mean age = 23.3) served as controls. Ultra- and micro-structural characteristics were assessed using atomic force microscopy and polarised light microscopy respectively.ResultsSignificant structural differences existed between torn and control groups. Differences were identifiable early in the disease spectrum, and increased with increasing tear size. Neither SCI nor SAD surgery altered the structural properties of partially torn tendons seven weeks after treatment.ConclusionsThese findings may suggest the need for early clinical intervention strategies for torn rotator cuff tendons in order to prevent further degeneration of the tissue as tear size increases. Further work is required to establish the long-term abilities of SCI and SAD to prevent, and even reverse, such degeneration. Cite this article: Bone Joint Res 2014;3:252–61.
Dossier Reviews: Acting & Performance
Authors: Bird Caine , Cohen Rebecca , Hall Samuel , Hann Lloyd , Kirkland Jodie , Playle Jade , Russell Laurence , Saxby Natasha , Wall Yasmin , Watson Matty , Williams Claire 
Published: August 2014

Abstract
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) USA Director Benh Zeitlin Runtime 93 minutes
The Sessions (2012) USA Director Ben Lewin Runtime 95 minutes
Lincoln (2012) USA Director Steven Spielberg Runtime 150 minutes
Les Misérables (2012) USA Director Tom Hooper Runtime 158 minutes
Argo (2012) USA Director Ben Affleck Runtime 120 minutes
The Master (2012) USA Director Paul Thomas Anderson Runtime 144 minutes
Amour (2012) France Director Michael Haneke Runtime 127 minutes
Flight (2012) USA Director Robert Zemeckis Runtime 138 minutes
Django Unchained (2012) USA Director Quentin Tarantino Runtime 165 minutes
Zero Dark Thirty (2012) USA Director Kathryn Bigelow Runtime 157 minutes
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) USA Director David O. Russell Runtime 122 minutes
Reviews Books
Authors: Eyrenci Duygu , Gibson Brooke , Hardman-Cobb James , Menjivar Jaime Carlos , Sitterding Lawson , Woodell Taylor S. 
Published: August 2014

Abstract
Action Movies: The Cinema of Striking Back Harvey O’Brien, (2012) New York: Columbia University Press, 160 pp., ISBN: 9780231163316 (pbk), $20.00; ISBN: 978023185022 (e-book), $15.99
Haunted Images: Film, Ethics, Testimony and the Holocaust Libby Saxton, (2008) London: Wallflower, 162 pp., ISBN: 9781905674350 (pbk), $28.00
Tokyo Cyberpunk: Post-humanism in Japanese Visual Culture Stephen T. Brown, (2010) New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 256 pp., ISBN: 9780230103603 (pbk), $28.00
Buster Keaton’s Silent Shorts 1920–1923 James L. Neibaur and Terri Niemi, (2013) Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 253 pp. ISBN: 9780810887404 (hbk), $60.00
An Improvised Life: A Memoir Alan Arkin, (2011) Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 191 pp., ISBN: 9780306819667 (pbk), $17.00
Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds: A Manipulation of Metacinema Robert von Dassanowsky, ed., (2012) New York: Continuum, 307 pp., ISBN: 1441138699 (pbk), $24.95; ISBN: 9781441138217 (hbk), $80.00
Implantação de programas de educação inclusiva em um município brasileiro: garantia de efetivação do processo ensino-aprendizagem?
Authors: Rebelo Andressa Santos , Kassar Mônica de Carvalho Magalhães 
Published: August 2014

Neste artigo, propomo-nos a abordar a política de educação inclusiva em execução pelo governo federal brasileiro, com o objetivo de investigar se a implantação de programas pertinentes tem levado à garantia de efetivação do processo ensino-aprendizagem de alunos com deficiências. Para seu desenvolvimento, foi escolhido um município do interior do Brasil, considerado polo para a implantação de Programas, servindo de articulador e multiplicador das ações do Ministério da Educação para a região. Para a discussão sobre a garantia de efetivação do processo ensino-aprendizagem, foram analisados dados do Censo Escolar do município, disponibilizados pelo Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira – INEP. Verificou-se que, sob o impacto do discurso de inclusão, a região encerrou atividades de serviços públicos, como classes especiais, alegando serem espaços de segregação. No entanto, ainda mantém convênios (formais ou não) com instituições especializadas assistenciais, que continuam a integrar a rede de atendimento. Registrou-se, também, a concentração de matrículas de alunos com deficiências nos primeiros anos de escolaridade, indicando a não progressão escolar dessa população. Embora a rede pública de educação seja, atualmente, incumbida de assumir a escolaridade de toda a população, suas ações demonstram fragilidades quando verificadas as características da educação local.
Currículo e Conhecimento Escolar na Contemporaneidade: Desafios para a Escolarização de Sujeitos com Defiência
Authors: Lunardi Mendes Geovana Mendonça , Silva Fabiany Cassia 
Published: August 2014

Os desafios contemporâneos interrogam o currículo, em especial acerca de que conhecimento é valido como socialmente e cientificamente importante para ser ensinado. Enfrentar essa histórica pergunta do campo curricular parece ser fulcral quando, agregada a ela buscamos entender os processos de escolarização de sujeitos com deficiência. Imbuídos desse desafio, o presente texto apresenta um conjunto de reflexões decorrentes de pesquisas desenvolvidas ao abrigo de dois Grupos de Estudos e Pesquisas, os Observatório de Cultura Escolar(OCE) e o Observatório de Práticas Escolares(OPE). Objetivando explicitar contribuições advindas de diferentes processos de investigação, trabalha-se com o campo empírico a partir da perspectiva de um conjunto de evidências que são tomadas como mote para promover análises sobre as relações entre currículo e conhecimento escolar na contemporaneidade e suas implicações para a escolarização de sujeitos com deficiência.
A escolarização de pessoas com deficiência intelectual no Brasil: da institucionalização às políticas de inclusão (1973-2013)
Authors: Pletsch Marcia Denise 
Published: August 2014

O artigo discute a escolarização de pessoas com deficiência intelectual no Brasil no período de 1973 a 2013. Metodologicamente foram analisados documentos federais e dados de estudos etnográficos desenvolvidos em diferentes municípios do estado do Rio de Janeiro/Brasil, os quais foram cotejados com indicadores estatísticos e a literatura especializada produzida em cada época. O texto problematiza, entre outros aspectos, prioritariamente três dimensões. A primeira diz respeito às disputas pelo lócus de escolarização dessas pessoas travadas historicamente entre iniciativas de cunho filantrópico-privadas (majoritariamente segregacionistas) e públicas (focadas crescentemente em princípios inclusionistas a partir dos anos 1990). A segunda se refere à falta de diretrizes claras sobre as práticas curriculares a serem desenvolvidas pelos sistemas de ensino para garantir o desenvolvimento dos alunos, sobretudo daqueles considerados deficientes intelectuais graves. A terceira dimensão discorre sobre os problemas do suporte pedagógico, especialmente no Atendimento Educacional Especializado (AEE), conforme prevê a legislação federal atualmente. Em síntese, os resultados indicam, entre outros aspectos, as contradições historicamente construídas na arena das disputas políticas no país. Igualmente revelam a fragilidade do sistema público para oferecer condições de identificação e promoção de práticas educativas, com suporte pedagógico, quando necessário, para a aprendizagem e desenvolvimento dessa população.