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The effect of massage on agitated behaviours in older people with dementia: a literature review
Authors: Moyle Wendy , Murfield Jenny E , O’Dwyer Siobhan , Van Wyk Sierra 
Published: November 2012

Aims and objectives.  To review the literature on massage used to manage agitated behaviours in older people with dementia, assess its efficacy as a non‐pharmacological approach and provide recommendations for future research.Background.  Agitation has traditionally been managed with chemical or physical restraint. There has been a growing interest in complementary therapies such as massage.Design.  A literature review.Methods.  Cooper’s five‐stage model of synthesising research guided the review process. The search terms ‘massage’, ‘agitation’ and ‘dementia’ were defined, and 10 databases were searched in October 2011. No date limitations were applied, although searches were limited to articles written in English. For relevant records, full‐text copies were obtained and assessed in terms of inclusion criteria and methodological quality using the Validity Rating Tool (VRT). Data were extracted using a form constructed with reference to the checklist of items to consider in data extraction, produced by the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions.Results.  Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria and were assessed on the VRT. One study was considered of adequate methodological quality to be included in the review. This prospective study found that massage significantly reduced levels of agitation in 52 cognitively impaired residents in two long‐term care facilities.Conclusions.  There is a severe paucity of research that considers the effects of massage on managing agitated behaviours in older people with dementia. Whilst conclusions cannot be drawn from the one study included in this review, it did provide evidence to support the use of massage as a non‐pharmacological approach to managing agitation in older people with dementia. More research, of better methodological quality, is needed.Relevance to clinical practice.  There is a need for health practitioners to be aware of the limited evidence for massage as an intervention for agitation and to provide opportunities to validate massage practice.
Laparoscopic colposuspension to the Cooper's ligament after hysterectomy for uterovaginal prolapse
Authors: Yoon Won Sik , Lee Hae Nam , Lee Yong Seok , Jeung In Cheul , Park Eun Kyung 
Published: November 2012

AbstractAimThe goal of this study was to evaluate the long‐term outcomes of laparoscopic colposuspension to the Cooper's ligament after hysterectomy for uterovaginal prolapse.Material and MethodsWe performed chart reviews of 43 patients with uterovaginal prolapse who underwent laparoscopic colposuspension to the Cooper's ligament after hysterectomy at Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea from 2003 to 2009. These patients exhibited grade 3 (29 patients) or grade 4 (14 patients) uterovaginal prolapse.ResultsThe mean age was 63.2 years (range, 39–76). The mean follow‐up period was 44.2 months (95% CI, 36.8–51.5). Forty‐three patients showed no sign or recurrence of prolapse. Postoperative complications were tolerable and curable. Urinary frequency (2 patients, 4.7%), voiding difficulty (2 patients, 4.7%), nocturia (1 patient, 2.3%) and vaginal spotting (1 patient, 2.3%) were reported.ConclusionLaparoscopic colposuspension using Cooper's ligament after hysterectomy could be an effective surgical option for the treatment of uterovaginal prolapse.
Perinatal outcomes: Intravenous patient‐controlled fentanyl versus no analgesia in labor
Authors: Miyakoshi Kei , Tanaka Mamoru , Morisaki Hiroshi , Kim Seon‐Hye , Hosokawa Yuki , Matsumoto Tadashi , Minegishi Kazuhiro , Yoshimura Yasunori 
Published: November 2012

AbstractAimTo investigate perinatal outcomes, the analgesic efficacy and maternal satisfaction in nulliparous women receiving fentanyl intravenous patient‐controlled analgesia (i.v.‐PCA).Material and MethodsA total of 1401 nulliparous women with a singleton pregnancy who received fentanyl i.v.‐PCA (i.v.‐PCA group, n = 290) or no analgesia (control group, n = 1111) in labor between 2005 and 2010 were reviewed. Fentanyl i.v.‐PCA was implemented on maternal request during the first stage of labor over 35 weeks of gestation, and discontinued at full cervical dilatation. Perinatal outcomes were compared between the i.v.‐PCA and the control groups. The numerical rating scale (NRS) levels during labor were also examined in the i.v.‐PCA group. Additionally, parturients received fentanyl i.v.‐PCA in 2010 (n = 73) were asked about overall satisfaction using a scale poor, moderate, good and excellent on postpartum day 0–3.ResultsWomen receiving i.v.‐PCA showed significantly longer labor and more need of oxytocin augmentation, compared with the control. Cesarean section was significantly less frequent in the i.v.‐PCA group compared with the control (11.0% v.s. 24.1%, respectively), with the vacuum‐assisted delivery rate comparable between groups. Neonatal outcomes (i.e. Apgar score <7 at 1 min or 5 min, umbilical artery pH <7.20) were comparable between groups, irrespective of mode of delivery. Significant reduction of NRS levels was noted until 3 h after induction of i.v.‐PCA, compared to the baseline. Of the women who expressed their satisfaction, 72% (48/67) exhibited ‘excellent’ or ‘good’ for pain relief by i.v.‐PCA.ConclusionFentanyl i.v.‐PCA could be a useful approach for labor pain relief in nulliparas when regional blocks are unavailable.
Oxytocin versus sustained‐release dinoprostone vaginal pessary for labor induction of unfavorable cervix with Bishop score ≥4 and ≤6: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: Koc Onder , Duran Bülent , Ozdemirci Safak , Albayrak Mustafa , Koc Ummugulsum 
Published: November 2012

AbstractAimTo compare the efficacy and safety of high‐dose intravenous oxytocin and sustained‐release dinoprostone vaginal pessaries for cervical ripening and labor induction in pregnant patients at term with poor Bishop scores.Material and MethodsWomen at term with a Bishop score ≥4 and ≤6 were randomized into two groups to undergo induction of labor with either high‐dose oxytocin administered intravenously (n = 90) or dinoprostone‐only vaginal pessary without oxytocin augmentation (n = 90). The main outcome measures were rate of cesarean delivery, induction to delivery interval, number of deliveries achieved within 4, 8, 12, and 16 h of labor induction, maternal complications during induction, fetal outcome, and total hospital stay. In this study, per‐protocol analysis was performed.ResultsThere were fewer cesarean deliveries with oxytocin compared to dinoprostone‐only groups (7/79 vs 14/89); however, the difference was not statistically significant. The induction–delivery intervals (7.9 h vs 12.0 h, P < 0.001; and 5.7 vs 10.4 h, P < 0.001; oxytocin vs dinoprostone‐only for primiparous and multiparous patients, respectively) were significantly shorter in oxytocin‐induced patients compared to dinoprostone‐only. A significantly higher percentage of patients delivered in the oxytocin group compared to the dinoprostone‐only group in 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 h.ConclusionIntravenous oxytocin is effective to stimulate labor at term for patients with Bishop scores ≥4 and ≤6, with a shorter time interval from induction to vaginal delivery.
Are Exporters More Likely to Introduce Product Innovations?
Authors: Bratti Massimiliano , Felice Giulia 
Published: November 2012

AbstractA firm’s export status may improve its ability to introduce product innovations (learning by exporting). We explore this idea using very rich firm‐level data on Italian manufacturing, which enables us to control for many confounding factors in the exporting–product innovation link (i.e. selection on observable variables). We also make an attempt to address the potential self‐selection of firms into exporting according to unobservable characteristics using an industry–province specific measure of firm distances from their most likely export markets, and of these export markets’ potentials as sources of presumably exogenous variations in export status using an instrumental variables strategy. We find that export status significantly increases the likelihood of introducing product innovations and that this effect is not fully captured by the channels commonly stressed by the theoretical literature, such as larger markets (and accordingly firm size) or higher investments in R&D. We argue that heterogeneity in foreign customers’ tastes and needs may explain our findings.
International comparisons of preterm birth: higher rates of late preterm birth are associated with lower rates of stillbirth and neonatal death
Authors: Lisonkova S , Sabr Y , Butler B , Joseph KS 
Published: November 2012

Please cite this paper as: Lisonkova S, Sabr Y, Butler B, Joseph K. International comparisons of preterm birth: higher rates of late preterm birth are associated with lower rates of stillbirth and neonatal death. BJOG 2012;119:1630–1639.Objective  To examine international rates of preterm birth and potential associations with stillbirths and neonatal deaths at late preterm and term gestation.Design  Ecological study.Setting  Canada, USA and 26 countries in Europe.Population  All deliveries in 2004.Methods  Information on preterm birth (<37, 32–36, 28–31 and 24–27 weeks of gestation) and perinatal deaths was obtained for 28 countries. Data sources included files and publications from Statistics Canada, the EURO‐PERISTAT project and the National Center for Health Statistics. Pearson correlation coefficients and random‐intercept Poisson regression were used to examine the association between preterm birth rates and gestational age‐specific stillbirth and neonatal death rates. Rate ratios with 95% confidence intervals were estimated after adjustment for maternal age, parity and multiple births.Main outcome measures  Stillbirths and neonatal deaths ≥32 and ≥37 weeks of gestation.Results  International rates of preterm birth (<37 weeks) ranged between 5.3 and 11.4 per 100 live births. Preterm birth rates at 32–36 weeks were inversely associated with stillbirths at ≥32 weeks (adjusted rate ratio 0.94, 95% CI 0.92–0.96) and ≥37 weeks (adjusted rate ratio 0.88, 95% CI 0.85–0.91) of gestation and inversely associated with neonatal deaths at ≥32 weeks (adjusted rate ratio 0.88, 95% CI 0.85–0.91) and ≥37 weeks (adjusted rate ratio 0.82, 95% CI 0.78–0.86) of gestation.Conclusions  Countries with high rates of preterm birth at 32–36 weeks of gestation have lower stillbirth and neonatal death rates at and beyond 32 weeks of gestation. Contemporary rates of preterm birth are indicators of both perinatal health and obstetric care services.
A Data‐Driven Inventory Control Policy for Cash Logistics Operations: An Exploratory Case Study Application at a Financial Institution
Authors: Baker Tim , Jayaraman Vaidyanathan , Ashley Nancy 
Published: November 2012

ABSTRACTA number of market changes are impacting the way financial institutions are managing their automated teller machines (ATMs). We propose a new class of adaptive data‐driven policies for a stochastic inventory control problem faced by a large financial institution that manages cash at several ATMs. Senior management were concerned that their current cash supply system to manage ATMs was inefficient and outdated, and suspected that using improved cash management could reduce overall system cost. Our task was to provide a robust procedure to tackle the ATM's cash deployment strategies. Current industry practice uses a periodic review system with infrequent parameter updates for cash management based on the assumption that demand is normally distributed during the review period. This assumption did not hold during our investigation, warranting a new and robust analysis. Moreover, we discovered that forecast errors are often not normally distributed and that these error distributions change dramatically over time. Our approach finds the optimal time series forecaster and the best‐fitting weekly forecast error distribution. The guaranteed optimal target cash inventory level and time between orders could only be obtained through an optimization module that was embedded in a simulation routine that we built for the institution. We employed an exploratory case study methodology to collect cash withdrawal data at 21 ATMs owned and operated by the financial institution. Our new approach shows a 4.6% overall cost reduction. This reflects an annual cost savings of over $250,000 for the 2,500 ATM units that are operated by the bank.
Supplier Rationalization: A Sourcing Decision Model
Authors: Talluri Srinivas , DeCampos Hugo A. , Hult G. Tomas M. 
Published: November 2012

ABSTRACTWe draw on extant literature on strategic sourcing and supply base rationalization to anchor our argument that measuring supplier performance diversity is germane to executing an effective supply base rationalization strategy. We explicate how a novel approach to data envelopment analysis (DEA) efficiency assessment can be utilized to measure this performance diversity. More specifically, our methods are anchored in cross efficiency analysis in DEA that allows for evaluating the efficiency of a supplier with respect to the optimal weights (strengths) of its peers. This methodology is applied to an actual supplier dataset of a large multinational telecommunications company in categorizing their supply base into groups for effective supplier rationalization. We conclude that measuring and analyzing the performance diversity within the framework of DEA provides a mechanism for firms to better balance a rationalized and diversified supply base with unique skills.
Can limiting similarity increase invasion resistance? A meta‐analysis of experimental studies
Authors: Price Jodi N. , Pärtel Meelis 
Published: November 2012

SynthesisWe used meta‐analyses to examine experimental evidence that functional similarity between invaders and resident communities reduces invasion. We synthesized evidence from studies that experimentally added seed to resident communities in which the functional group composition had been manipulated. We found communities containing functionally similar resident species reduced invasion of forb but not grass invaders. However, experimental design dramatically influenced the results – with evidence for limiting similarity only found in artificially assembled communities, and not when studies used functional group removal from more ‘natural communities’. We suggest that functional group similarity plays a limited role in biotic resistance in established communities.The principle of limiting similarity suggests that species must be functionally different to coexist; based on the assumption that inter‐specific competition should be greatest between functionally similar species. There has been controversy over the generality of this assembly rule for plant communities with some studies finding evidence for limiting similarity and others not. One approach to testing this is to examine the ‘invasion’ success of species into communities in which the functional group composition has been manipulated. Using a meta‐analysis approach, we examined the generality of limiting similarity for plant communities based on published experimental studies. We asked – is establishment of an invading species less successful if it belongs to a functional group that is already present in the community compared to a community in which that functional group is absent? We explored separately colonisation (i.e. germination, establishment or seedling survival) and performance (i.e. biomass, cover or growth) of different functional groups (forbs and grasses) and experimental designs (removal experiments of more or less natural communities and synthetic‐assemblage experiments). We found that communities containing functionally similar resident species did reduce invader colonisation and performance of forb invaders, but did not reduce colonisation or performance of grass invaders. Evidence in support of limiting similarity was only detected in synthetic‐assemblage experiments and not when studies used functional group removal from ‘natural’ communities. Functional similarity is an important aspect of biotic resistance for forb invaders, but was only found in artificial communities. This has implications for restoration ecology especially when communities are built de novo. However, we suggest that limiting similarity plays a limited role in biotic resistance, because no evidence was detected in established communities.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment for the fixation of implant prosthesis in oncology patients irradiated
Authors: Goiato Marcelo C. , dos Santos Daniela M. , Pesqueira Aldiéris A. , Haddad Marcela F. , Garcia Idelmo R. , Biasoli Eder R. , Moreno Amália 
Published: November 2012

doi: 10.1111/j.1741‐2358.2012.00636.x

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment for the fixation of implant prosthesis in oncology patients irradiated
Objectives:  This study aimed to present a clinical report of an irradiated oncologic patient who underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy to be rehabilitated with implant‐supported prosthesis.Materials and Methods:  A 67‐year‐old man was admitted at Oral Oncology Center (FOA‐UNESP) presenting a lesion on the mouth floor. After clinical evaluation, incisional biopsy and histopathological exam, a grade II squamous cell carcinoma was diagnosed. The patient was subjected to surgery to remove the lesion and partial glossectomy. Afterwards, the radiotherapy, in the left/right cervicofacial area of the supraclavicular fossa, was conducted. After 3 years of the surgery, the patient was submitted to hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Then, four implants were installed in patient’s mandible. Five months later, an upper conventional complete denture and lower full‐arch implant‐supported prosthesis were fabricated.Conclusion:  The treatment resulted in several benefits such as improving his chewing efficiency, swallowing and speech, less denture trauma on the mucosa and improving his self‐esteem.
Antibody Response After Single H1N1 Influenza Vaccine in Chronic Dialysis Patients
Authors: Azak Alper , Huddam Bülent , Kocak Gülay , Altas A Basak , Duranay Murat , Korukluoglu Gülay 
Published: November 2012

AbstractThe first influenza pandemic of this century happened through a rapid spread of a novel swine‐derived H1N1 influenza virus. Vaccines are produced in order to avoid the infection. Children and other high risk groups are highly recommended for vaccination due to the high probability of contracting the virus. Chronic kidney disease patients were also accepted as a risk group and vaccination of all patients undergoing hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis was recommended. The results of H1N1 influenza virus vaccine on patients receiving hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis are analyzed. Antibody titers of both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients were elevated after vaccination. Peritoneal dialysis patients responded better.
The Determinants of Corruption: Cross‐Country‐Panel‐Data Analysis
Authors: Elbahnasawy Nasr G. , Revier Charles F. 
Published: November 2012

This study explores the determinants of corruption, utilizing the Hausman and Taylor's technique to estimate a random effects model that incorporates both the effects of corruption determinants that vary over time and those that are time‐invariant, and using a larger panel dataset and a comprehensive set of corruption determinants.The first interesting result is that perception of strong support for rule of law is strongly correlated with reduced corruption, suggesting that a better quality of law enforcement reduces corruption. Rich countries have lower corruption, and the perception of free expression and accountability strongly decreases corruption, indicating that providing greater opportunities for citizens to participate in selecting their government, more freedom of expression, and free media are effective ways of curbing corruption. Conversely, natural resource abundance, country population size, country's dominant religious tradition, ethnic fractionalization, and political stability are unimportant determinants of corruption, while previous research has suggested they are important.
The effect of toothbrush design on the ability of nurses to brush the teeth of institutionalized cerebral palsy patients
Authors: Yitzhak Moran , Sarnat Haim , Rakocz Meir , Yaish Yaniv , Ashkenazi Malka 
Published: November 2012

ABSTRACTAim: To compare the effectiveness of two toothbrush designs in tooth brushing by nurses of individuals with cerebral palsy. Methods: Following instruction, nurses brushed the teeth of 21 individuals with a single‐headed‐toothbrush, and 22 with a triple‐headed‐toothbrush. After one month, the nurses brushed their patients with the other toothbrush, following instruction. Tooth brushing performance skill was evaluated and scored using the TB‐PS‐I/Ashkenazi index following the first brushing as well as on a recall visit one month later. Results: After 1 month, 7.6% of the nurses required further instruction following brushing with the triple‐headed toothbrush compared to 15% after brushing with the single‐headed. Reductions in plaque and gingival indices were greater after using the triple‐ headed than single‐headed toothbrush. More nurses preferred the triple‐headed toothbrush (75.5% compared to 22.6%). Conclusion: Brushing by nurses of cerebral palsy patients was more effective and instruction better retained with a triple‐headed compared to single‐headed toothbrush.
A first look: determinants of dental care for children in foster care
Authors: Melbye M. , Huebner C.E. , Chi D.L. , Hinderberger H. , Milgrom P. 
Published: November 2012

ABSTRACTPurposeThis hypothesis‐generating study sought to identify potential determinants of dental care use and oral health among children living in foster care.MethodUsing a grounded theory approach, fourteen key informant interviews were conducted among health and social services professionals experienced with children in foster care and families in western Washington State.ResultsThe identified potential determinants of oral health and dental use among children living in foster care included: (1) linguistic and cultural barriers; (2) lack of dentists willing to accept children's Medicaid dental insurance; (3) lack of resources available to case workers (i.e., large caseload burden) (4) lack of federal funding for specialized dental care; (5) lack of systematic health record‐keeping; (6) child transience, leading to the lack of a dental home; (8) foster parents' competing needs; (7) child behavior problems; and (9) lack of dental “buy in” from adolescents.ConclusionAdditional studies are needed to determine whether children living in foster care achieve oral health, and the extent of their unmet dental need.