bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Dealing with Symptoms and Issues of Hospitalized Patients with Cancer in Indonesia: The Role of Families, Nurses, and Physicians
Authors: Effendy Christantie , Vissers Kris , Tejawinata Sunaryadi , Vernooij‐Dassen Myrra , Engels Yvonne 
Published: May 2014

AbstractObjectivePatients with cancer often face physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and emotional symptoms. Our aim was to study symptoms and issues of hospitalized patients with cancer in Indonesia, a country with strong family ties, and how family members, nurses, and physicians deal with them.MethodsIn 2011, 150 hospitalized cancer patients in 3 general hospitals in Indonesia were invited to fill in a questionnaire, which was based on the validated Problems and Needs of Palliative Care (short version) questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were performed.ResultsOf 119 patients (79%) who completed the questionnaire, 85% stated that their symptoms and issues were addressed. According to these patients, financial (56%), autonomy (36%), and psychosocial (34%) issues were most often addressed by the family alone. Physical symptoms (52%) and spiritual issues (33%) were addressed mainly by a combination of family, nurses, and physicians.ConclusionsHospitalized patients with cancer in Indonesia felt that most of their symptoms and issues had been addressed, and the family was highly involved. The strong family ties in Indonesian culture may have contributed to this family role. More research is needed to clarify how this influences patient outcome, quality of care, and quality of life of both the patients and their families, along with the degree of partnership between families and professionals. This information might help answer the question what advantages and disadvantages the family role in caring for a hospitalized patient with cancer generates for the patient, the family, and professional caregivers.
A rare reason for liver transplantation: hepatic alveoloar echinococcosis
Authors: Kantarci M. , Pirimoglu B. , Aydinli B. , Ozturk G. 
Published: May 2014

AbstractOne of the rare indications for liver transplantation is hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (AE). We present a case of hepatic AE with portal vein involvement.
The pro‐inflammatory potential of microparticles in red blood cell units
Authors: Kent M. W. , Kelher M. R. , West F. B. , C. Silliman C. 
Published: May 2014

SUMMARYBackgroundMicroparticles (MPs) are submicron size cell fragments that are released from cells.ObjectivesWe hypothesise that MPs increase during red blood cell (RBC) storage and are part of the pro‐inflammatory activity, which accumulates in the RBC supernatant.Methods/MaterialsRBC units were separated from whole blood of eight healthy donors: 5 U were split, with 50% undergoing leucoreduction (LR) and the remaining left as unmodified controls. The remaining 3 U were leucoreduced. Samples were obtained at days (D) 1 and 42 and cell‐free supernatants separated and stored. The supernatants were centrifuged at 17 000 × g (60 min) or 100 000 × g (120 min) into microparticle‐rich (MPR) and microparticle‐poor (MPP) portions, resuspended in albumin, incubated with antibodies to CD235 (RBCs), CD45 [white blood cells (WBCs)] and CD41a [platelets (Plts)], and analysed by flow cytometry. Isolated neutrophils were incubated with these samples, and priming activity measured.ResultsTotal MPs increased during storage; however, MPs that marked for precursor cell types did not. Significant priming accumulated in the MPP fraction during storage with some activity present in the MPR fraction from D1 and D42 LR‐RBCs.ConclusionMost of the pro‐inflammatory priming activity from stored RBCs resides in the MPP supernatant, although the MPR fraction from D42 LR‐RBCs does contain some priming activity.
Progressive aspect and stative verbs in Outer Circle varieties
Authors: VAN ROOY BERTUS 
Published: May 2014

ABSTRACTThe extension of the progressive form to stative verbs is a widely discussed feature of Outer Circle varieties of English. This paper examines the semantics of the stative progressive in three corpora, representing spoken and written Indian (IndE), Kenyan (KenE) and Black South African English (BSAfE). The results reveal that the progressive form is used more frequently in spoken than written data, and most frequently in BSAfE, followed by KenE, and then IndE. All three Outer Circle varieties use the progressive form proportionally more often with stative verbs than British English. The main use of the progressive form is to convey a sense of extended duration. This Outer Circle prototype is termed an on‐going state, and clearly differs from the sense of a temporary state, which is prototypical for Inner Circle varieties. There are nevertheless a substantial minority of limited duration (temporary state) uses, especially in the written data, but at the same time, a number of examples where the progressive conveys the sense of states with unlimited duration, especially in BSAfE and the spoken data. The main conclusion is that the progressive is not simply extended to stative verbs, as is argued by many previous researchers, but rather that of a different prototype, of extended duration, sanctions a wider range of uses of the progressive form with dynamic verbs and stative verbs alike.
The progressive aspect in the Netherlands and the ESL/EFL continuum
Authors: EDWARDS ALISON 
Published: May 2014

ABSTRACTThis paper responds to calls to (i) approach varieties of English as a native (ENL), second (ESL) and foreign (EFL) language in an integrated fashion, and (ii) widen the scope of world Englishes analyses to the Expanding Circle. It describes the development of the Corpus of ‘Dutch English’, the first Expanding Circle corpus incorporating all text types in the written components of the ICE corpora. This corpus has implications for the description of English in the Netherlands in particular and for the investigation of ESL and EFL varieties in general. The paper then reports on a case study of the progressive aspect in this corpus compared to several ENL and ESL varieties. The results show no strict divide between the ESL varieties and the Corpus of Dutch English, which in fact displayed characteristics of both EFL and ESL. These findings provide further evidence in favour of an ESL–EFL continuum rather than a strict divide between varietal types.
Uses and functions of English in Namibia's multiethnic settings
Authors: STELL GERALD 
Published: May 2014

ABSTRACTIn a context where new English varieties from the Outer Circle have been receiving increasing attention, I propose to outline a descriptive approach to their uses and functions on the basis of their patterns of co‐occurrence with local languages across intra and inter‐ethnic boundaries. The case study I offer is Namibia, a multiethnic and multilingual African country where English has been the sole official language since 1990 without having had much local history prior to that date. The general question that I pose is to what extent and how English is used in informal interactions in Namibia. Considering Namibia's ethnolinguistic diversity as well as the locally widespread practice of code‐switching, the questions I more specifically ask are: What are the patterns of code‐switching with which English finds itself associated both within and across Namibia's inter‐ethnic boundaries, and how can they be characterized in terms of social function? On the basis of a corpus of intra‐ and inter‐ethnic interactions involving a range of Namibian ethnicities, I show evidence of a continuum of linguistic usage ranging from different patterns of code‐switching involving English and local languages to more or less monolingual English varieties. I finally place that evidence within the perspective of new Englishes theory, emphasizing the possible relevance of code‐switching patterns to the emergence of indigenized English varieties in general, and of an indigenized Namibian variety in particular.
English in contemporary Poland
Authors: KASZTALSKA ALEKSANDRA 
Published: May 2014

ABSTRACTBecause of its association with the West, English became a symbol of modernization and freedom during Poland's communist chapter. Since 1989, English has achieved an even higher status, as the language of international business, research, and media. Today, Polish advertisements are filled with English loan words, English‐language movies reign in theaters, and most young people study English in school. As relatively little research has examined the impact of English on contemporary Poland, this paper is an effort to begin filling this gap. I start by offering a concise history of Poland and Polish, as well as a history of English in Poland. I then provide examples of changes in Polish that are likely motivated by Poles’ use of English. In the following sections, I outline the rise to fame of English in Polish classrooms, advertisements, and media. From this review emerges a somewhat incongruous image of English, as both an economic asset and a corrupting agent on the Polish language and culture. To illustrate these dichotomous attitudes, the subsequent section reports on the findings of my preliminary, Internet‐based study of contemporary Polish discourses about English. I end the paper by identifying some unanswered questions and suggesting directions for further research.
Word juncture characteristics in world Englishes: A research report
Authors: SETTER JANE , MOK PEGGY , LOW EE LING , ZUO DONGHUI , AO RAN 
Published: May 2014

ABSTRACTThe subtle juncture cues in older varieties of English such as Received Pronunciation can be difficult for speakers of new English varieties to perceive. This study looks at the perception of word juncture characteristics in three varieties of English (British, Hong Kong and Singapore) among British, Hong Kong and Singaporean listeners in order to widen our understanding of English juncture characteristics in general. We find that, even though reaction time data indicates that listeners perform quickest in the variety they are most familiar with, not only are juncture differences in British English difficult for Hong Kong and Singaporean listeners to perceive, they are also the most difficult for British listeners. Juncture characteristics in Hong Kong English are the easiest to distinguish among the three varieties.
Direct Relation of Acute Effects of Static Stretching on Isokinetic Torque Production With Initial Flexibility Level
Authors: Babault Nicolas , Bazine Wacef , Deley Gaëlle , Paizis Christos , Lattier Grégory 
Published: May 2014

Purpose:To examine the acute effect of a single static-stretching session of hamstring muscles on torque production in relation with individual flexibility.Methods:Maximal voluntary concentric torque of hamstring muscles was measured before and after a static-stretching session (6 × 30 s). Torque changes were correlated with the flexibility level determined at the onset of the experimental procedure.Results:The hamstring-stretching intervention significantly reduced maximal concentric torque in participants with low and high hamstring flexibility. Hamstring flexibility and torque decrease, determined immediately after the stretching procedure, were negatively correlated.Conclusions:Torque decrease measured after the static-stretching session is dependent on participant flexibility. Participants with low flexibility are much more likely to demonstrate large torque decreases poststretching.
Time–Motion Analysis of a 2-Hour Surfing Training Session
Authors: Secomb Josh L. , Sheppard Jeremy M. , Dascombe Ben J. 
Published: May 2014

Purpose:To provide a descriptive and quantitative time–motion analysis of surfing training with the use of global positioning system (GPS) and heart-rate (HR) technology.Methods:Fifteen male surfing athletes (22.1 ± 3.9 y, 175.4 ± 6.4 cm, 72.5 ± 7.7 kg) performed a 2-h surfing training session, wearing both a GPS unit and an HR monitor. An individual digital video recording was taken of the entire surfing duration. Repeated-measures ANOVAs were used to determine any effects of time on the physical and physiological measures.Results:Participants covered 6293.2 ± 1826.1 m during the 2-h surfing training session and recorded measures of average speed, HRaverage, and HRpeak as 52.4 ± 15.2 m/min, 128 ± 13 beats/min, and 171 ± 12 beats/min, respectively. Furthermore, the relative mean times spent performing paddling, sprint paddling to catch waves, stationary, wave riding, and recovery of the surfboard were 42.6% ± 9.9%, 4.1% ± 1.2%, 52.8% ± 12.4%, 2.5% ± 1.9%, and 2.1% ± 1.7%, respectively.Conclusion:The results demonstrate that a 2-h surfing training session is performed at a lower intensity than competitive heats. This is likely due to the onset of fatigue and a pacing strategy used by participants. Furthermore, surfing training sessions do not appear to appropriately condition surfers for competitive events. As a result, coaches working with surfing athletes should consider altering training sessions to incorporate repeated-effort sprint paddling to more effectively physically prepare surfers for competitive events.
Moderate Intensity Exercise Is Associated With Decreased Angiotensin-converting Enzyme, Increased β2-Adrenergic Receptor Gene Expression, and Lower Blood Pressure in Middle-Aged Men
Authors: Tartibian Bakhtyar , Botelho Teixeira Ana Maria , Baghaiee Behrouz 
Published: May 2014

Purpose:The purpose of the current study was to characterize the role of aerobic exercise in the gene expression of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and the β2-adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) in untrained men.Methods:Twenty untrained middle-aged men were randomly assigned to exercise (Exe) and control (Con) groups. The Exe group performed aerobic exercises for eight weeks. ACE mRNA and ADRB2 mRNA were determined by PCR.Results:The expression of ACE in week 4 and in the Exe group decreased significantly (p < .001). ADRB2 in the Exe group, in week 4 and in week 8, was markedly higher, and blood pressure was significantly lower than in the Con group (p < .001). In the Con group ADRB2 mRNA decreased.Conclusion:These results suggest that moderate intensity exercise promotes the leukocyte expression of gene markers that may affect blood pressure by improving cardiovascular fitness levels in middle-aged men.
The Effectiveness of Autologous Conditioned Serum in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
Authors: Astolfi Matthew , McGuire Kelly , Kaminski Thomas W. 
Published: May 2014

Clinical Scenario:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating degenerative disease affecting an estimated 27 million Americans. A systematic review found that patients with a previous history of traumatic knee injury are at increased risk of developing knee OA, regardless of specific injury. It is vital for the maintenance of quality of life for individuals affected with OA that the treatment options available be able to reduce symptoms and restore quality of living. The pain-relief benefits of traditional injection treatments are small to moderate and have a limited duration. It was found that at 2 wk postinjection that corticosteroids were more effective than hyaluronic acid (HA) injections. Autologous conditioned serum (ACS) injection is a novel treatment that has shown favorable results. However, many clinicians continue to use HA injections for reduction of symptoms in patients with osteoarthritis when the use of ACS may be more beneficial.Focused Clinical Question:For patients with knee OA, is an ACS injection more efficient at producing a reduction in symptoms than HA or a saline injection?
Changes in Muscle Thickness After Exercise and Biofeedback in People With Low Back Pain
Authors: Partner Shandi L. , Sutherlin Mark Alan , Acocello Shellie , Saliba Susan A. , Magrum Eric M. , Hart Joe M. 
Published: May 2014

Context:Individuals with low back pain (LBP) have reduced function of the transversus abdominis (TrA) and lumbar multifidus (LM) muscles. Biofeedback during exercise may increase the ability to contract the TrA and LM muscles compared with exercise alone.Objective:To compare TrA preferential activation ratio (PAR) and the percent change in LM-muscle thickness in patients with LBP history before and after exercise with or without biofeedback.Design:Controlled laboratory study.Setting:University research laboratory.Patients:20 LBP individuals, 10 exercise alone and 10 exercise with biofeedback.Interventions:Patients were allotted to tabletop exercises in isolation or tabletop exercises with visual, auditory, and tactile biofeedback.Main Outcome Measures:TrA PAR and percent change in LM-muscle thickness.Results:There were no differences between groups at baseline (all P > .05). Nonparametric statistics showed decreased resting muscle thickness for total lateral abdominal-wall muscles (P = .007) but not TrA (P = .410) or LM (P = .173). Percent TrA thickness increased from table to standing positions before (P = .006) and after exercise (P = .009). TrA PAR increased after exercise (pre 0.01 ± 0.02, post 0.03 ± 0.04, P = .033) for all patients and for exercise with biofeedback (pre 0.02 ± 0.01, post 0.03 ± 0.01, P = .037) but not for exercise alone (pre 0.01 ± 0.02, post 0.02 ± 0.05, P = .241). No group differences were observed for TrA PAR before (exercise 0.01 ± 0.02, exercise with biofeedback 0.02 ± 0.01, P = .290) or after exercise (exercise 0.02 ± 0.05, exercise with biofeedback 0.03 ± 0.01, P = .174). There were no group differences in LM percent change before exercise (P = .999) or after exercise (P = .597). In addition, no changes were observed in LM percent change as a result of exercise among all participants (P = .391) or for each group (exercise P = .508, exercise with biofeedback P = .575).Conclusion:TrA PAR increased after a single session of exercises, whereas no thickness changes occurred in LM.
Complete Genome Sequences of the First Reported California H16 Influenza A Viruses
Authors: Lindsay LeAnn L. , Plancarte Magdalena , Brenn-White Maris , Boyce Walter M. 
Published: May 2014

ABSTRACT
Two reassortant H16 influenza A viruses were isolated from gulls in California. Seven of the eight segments were most closely related to H16 and H13 isolates from eastern North America and Iceland. Of note is a C-terminal truncation of the nonstructural 1 (NS1) protein in one of the isolates that is usually found in swine H1N1 virus.
Draft Genome Sequence of Photorhabdus luminescens Strain BA1, an Entomopathogenic Bacterium Isolated from Nematodes Found in Egypt
Authors: Ghazal Shimaa , Hurst Sheldon G. , Morris Krystalynne , Abebe-Akele Feseha , Thomas W. Kelley , Badr Usama M. , Hussein Mona A. , AbouZaied Mohamed A. , Khalil Kamal M. , Tisa Louis S. 
Published: May 2014

ABSTRACT

Photorhabdus luminescens
strain BA1 is an entomopathogenic bacterium that forms a symbiotic association with
Heterorhabditis
nematodes. We report here a 5.0-Mbp draft genome sequence for
P. luminscens
strain BA1, with a G+C content of 42.46% and 4,250 candidate protein-coding genes.
Complete Genome Sequence of Trueperella pyogenes, an Important Opportunistic Pathogen of Livestock
Authors: Machado Vinicius S. , Bicalho Rodrigo C. 
Published: May 2014

ABSTRACTHere, we report the complete genome sequence ofTrueperella pyogenesTP6375, a strain isolated from the uterus of a dairy cow affected with metritis. The complete circular genome is 2,338,390 bp and contains several genes needed for pathogenicity.
Draft Genome Sequence of Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp.
funduliforme
Bovine Liver Abscess Isolate B35
Authors: Calcutt Michael J. , Foecking Mark F. , Nagaraja Tiruvoor G. , Stewart George C. 
Published: May 2014

ABSTRACT

Fusobacterium necrophorum
is a Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium that causes foot rot and liver abscesses in cattle.
F. necrophorum
subsp.
necrophorum
and the less virulent organism
F. necrophorum
subsp.
funduliforme
are recognized. We present here a draft genome sequence of the bovine liver abscess isolate
F. necrophorum
subsp.
funduliforme
strain B35, which affords a genomic perspective of virulence and bovine adaptation.
Draft Genome Sequence of the Gluconobacter oxydans Strain DSM 2003, an Important Biocatalyst for Industrial Use
Authors: Sheng Binbin , Ni Jun , Gao Chao , Ma Cuiqing , Xu Ping 
Published: May 2014

ABSTRACT

Gluconobacter oxydans
strain DSM 2003 can efficiently produce some industrially important building blocks, such as (
R
)-lactic acid and (
R
)-2-hydroxybutyric acid. Here, we present a 2.94-Mb assembly of its genome sequence, which might provide further insights into the molecular mechanism of its biocatalysis in order to further improve its biotechnological applications.
Molecular Characterization of the Full Kobuvirus Genome in a Cat
Authors: Cho Yoon-Young , Lim Seong-In , Kim Yong Kwan , Song Jae-Young , Lee Joong-Bok , An Dong-Jun 
Published: May 2014

ABSTRACT

Kobuviruses, which belong to the family
Picornaviridae
, have been detected in fecal samples from infected animals with or without diarrhea. Here, we report the first complete genome sequence of a feline kobuvirus (FKoV) strain, FK-13, identified from the feces of a cat with diarrhea in South Korea in 2011.
MULTIPLE OSCILLATORY STATES IN MODELS OF COLLECTIVE NEURONAL DYNAMICS
Authors: KALITZIN STILIYAN , KOPPERT MARCUS , PETKOV GEORGE , DA SILVA FERNANDO LOPES 
Published: May 2014

In our previous studies, we showed that the both realistic and analytical computational models of neural dynamics can display multiple sustained states (attractors) for the same values of model parameters. Some of these states can represent normal activity while other, of oscillatory nature, may represent epileptic types of activity. We also showed that a simplified, analytical model can mimic this type of behavior and can be used instead of the realistic model for large scale simulations. The primary objective of the present work is to further explore the phenomenon of multiple stable states, co-existing in the same operational model, or phase space, in systems consisting of large number of interconnected basic units. As a second goal, we aim to specify the optimal method for state control of the system based on inducing state transitions using appropriate external stimulus. We use here interconnected model units that represent the behavior of neuronal populations as an effective dynamic system. The model unit is an analytical model (S. Kalitzin et al., Epilepsy Behav. 22 (2011) S102–S109) and does not correspond directly to realistic neuronal processes (excitatory–inhibitory synaptic interactions, action potential generation). For certain parameter choices however it displays bistable dynamics imitating the behavior of realistic neural mass models. To analyze the collective behavior of the system we applied phase synchronization analysis (PSA), principal component analysis (PCA) and stability analysis using Lyapunov exponent (LE) estimation. We obtained a large variety of stable states with different dynamic characteristics, oscillatory modes and phase relations between the units. These states can be initiated by appropriate initial conditions; transitions between them can be induced stochastically by fluctuating variables (noise) or by specific inputs. We propose a method for optimal reactive control, allowing forced transitions from one state (attractor) into another.