bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The development and delivery of a female chronic pelvic pain management programme: a specialised interdisciplinary approach
Authors: Twiddy Hannah , Lane Natalie , Chawla Rajiv , Johnson Selina , Bradshaw Alison , Aleem Shaireen , Mawdsley Lucinda 
Published: May 2015

Context/Background: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a physically and psychologically debilitating condition. European Association of Urology (EAU) Guidelines (2013) and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) guidelines (2012) place strong emphasis upon multi-speciality assessment and liaison, as well as interdisciplinary assessment and intervention in reference to the management of CPP. Objectives: The aim was to introduce and describe the development and delivery of an interdisciplinary pain management programme (PMP), at a Specialised Pain Management Centre in Liverpool, United Kingdom, for women diagnosed with CPP. Method: The format and content of the CPP PMP at The Walton Centre, Liverpool, is described and the preliminary results from the CPP PMP are presented. Results: Preliminary data suggest that outcomes on the specialised CPP PMP indicate that patients are able to make clinically important change across a range of outcome measures. Moreover, these results compare favourably to the established PMP for generalised chronic pain when comparing clinically significant outcomes with the Walton Centre’s (a tertiary-level pain management centre) 2013 PMP Audit document. Patients attending the CPP PMP positively appraised the PMP and felt it was useful and supportive to be in a group dedicated to CPP. Conclusions: This article presents some preliminary results that suggest there is value in delivering a specialised multidisciplinary PMP for this group. There is a clear need for further clinical research into the effectiveness of similar interventions for CPP, including the early identification of those CPP patients who may benefit from both multi-specialty and interdisciplinary management.
Childhood sleep disturbance and risk of psychotic experiences at 18: UK birth cohort
Authors: Thompson A. , Lereya S. T. , Lewis G. , Zammit S. , Fisher H. L. , Wolke D. 
Published: May 2015

BackgroundSleep disturbances are commonly reported in the psychosis prodrome, but rarely explored in relation to psychotic experiences.AimsTo investigate the relationship between specific parasomnias (nightmares, night terrors and sleepwalking) in childhood and later adolescent psychotic experiences.MethodThe sample comprised 4720 individuals from a UK birth cohort. Mothers reported on children's experience of regular nightmares at several time points between 2 and 9 years. Experience of nightmares, night terrors and sleepwalking was assessed using a semi-structured interview at age 12. Psychotic experiences were assessed at ages 12 and 18 using a semi-structured clinical interview.ResultsThere was a significant association between the presence of nightmares at 12 and psychotic experiences at 18 when adjusted for possible confounders and psychotic experiences at 12 (OR = 1.62, 95% CI 1.19–2.20). The odds ratios were larger for those who reported persistent psychotic experiences.ConclusionsThe presence of nightmares might be an early risk indicator for psychosis.
Phyllotaxis involves auxin drainage through leaf primordia
Authors: Deb Yamini , Marti Dominik , Frenz Martin , Kuhlemeier Cris , Reinhardt Didier 
Published: May 2015

ABSTRACT
The spatial arrangement of leaves and flowers around the stem, known as phyllotaxis, is controlled by an auxin-dependent reiterative mechanism that leads to regular spacing of the organs and thereby to remarkably precise phyllotactic patterns. The mechanism is based on the active cellular transport of the phytohormone auxin by cellular influx and efflux carriers, such as AUX1 and PIN1. Their important role in phyllotaxis is evident from mutant phenotypes, but their exact roles in space and time are difficult to address due to the strong pleiotropic phenotypes of most mutants in phyllotaxis. Models of phyllotaxis invoke the accumulation of auxin at leaf initials and removal of auxin through their developing vascular strand, the midvein. We have developed a precise microsurgical tool to ablate the midvein at high spatial and temporal resolution in order to test its function in leaf formation and phyllotaxis. Using amplified femtosecond laser pulses, we ablated the internal tissues in young leaf primordia of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) without damaging the overlying L1 and L2 layers. Our results show that ablation of the future midvein leads to a transient accumulation of auxin in the primordia and to an increase in their width. Phyllotaxis was transiently affected after midvein ablations, but readjusted after two plastochrons. These results indicate that the developing midvein is involved in the basipetal transport of auxin through young primordia, which contributes to phyllotactic spacing and stability.
Solvothermal Synthesis of Ca2Nb2O7 Fine Particles and Their High Activity for Photocatalytic Water Splitting into H2 and O2 under UV Light Irradiation
Authors: Nakamura Akitoshi , Tomita Osamu , Higashi Masanobu , Hosokawa Saburo , Tanaka Tsunehiro , Abe Ryu 
Published: May 2015

Abstract
Fine particles of calcium niobate Ca2Nb2O7 with diameters of 200–300 nm were prepared via combination of solvothermal synthesis and post-calcination; the obtained Ca2Nb2O7 particles with orthorhombic phase showed much higher activity for photocatalytic water-splitting under UV light irradiation than those prepared via other conventional synthesis methods.
Is prematurity a risk factor for developmental dysplasia of the hip?
Authors: Orak M. M. , Onay T. , Gümüştaş S. A. , Gürsoy T. , Muratlí H. H. 
Published: May 2015

The aim of this prospective study was to investigate prematurity as a risk factor for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). The hips of 221 infants (88 female, 133 male, mean age 31.11 weeks; standard deviation (sd) 2.51) who were born in the 34th week of gestation or earlier, and those of 246 infants (118 female, 128 male, mean age 40.22 weeks; sd 0.36) who were born in the 40th week of gestation, none of whom had risk factors for DDH, were compared using physical examination and ultrasound according to the technique of Graf, within one week, after the correction of gestational age to the 40th week after birth or one week since birth, respectively. Both hips of all infants were included in the study. Ortolani’s and Barlow’s tests and restricted abduction were accepted as positive findings on examination. There was a statistically significant difference between pre- and full-term infants, according to the incidence of mature and immature hips (p < 0.001). The difference in the proportion of infants with an α angle < 60° between the two groups was statistically significant (p < 0.001). The incidence of pathological dysplasia (α angle < 50 º) was not significantly different in the two groups (p = 1.000). The Barlow sign was present in two (0.5%) pre-term infants and in 14 (2.8%) full-term infants.These results suggests that prematurity is not a predisposing factor for DDH.Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2015; 97-B:716–20
The difference between the radiographic and the operative angle of inclination of the acetabular component in total hip arthroplasty
Authors: Meermans G. , Goetheer-Smits I. , Lim R. F. , Van Doorn W. J. , Kats J. 
Published: May 2015

A high radiographic inclination angle (RI) contributes to accelerated wear and has been associated with dislocation after total hip arthroplasty (THA). With freehand positioning of the acetabular component there is a lack of accuracy, with a trend towards a high radiographic inclination angle. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the use of a digital protractor to measure the operative inclination angle (OI) could improve the positioning of the acetabular component in relation to a ‘safe zone’.We measured the radiographic inclination angles of 200 consecutive uncemented primary THAs. In the first 100 the component was introduced freehand and in the second 100 a digital protractor was used to measure the operative inclination angle.The mean difference between the operative and the radiographic inclination angles (∆RI–OI) in the second cohort was 12.3° (3.8° to 19.8°). There was a strong correlation between the circumference of the hip and ∆RI–OI. The number of RI outliers was significantly reduced in the protractor group (p = 0.002).Adjusting the OI, using a digital protractor and taking into account the circumference of the patient’s hip, improves the RI significantly (p < 0.001) and does not require additional operating time.Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2015; 97-B:603–610.
Effect of Potassium Budget on Evolution of Soil Potassium in Different Crop Sequences and Site Conditions
Authors: Madaras Mikuláš 
Published: May 2015

Abstract
The influence of six different crop sequences on the dynamics of topsoil available and fixed potassium (Kavail and Kfix) was studied within a 4-year period at 6 sites of different soil and climatic conditions. The highest K off takes were recorded for 3-year alfalfa / clover cropping followed by winter wheat (-151 kg K/ha/year) and for the crop sequence including one year of sugar beet / potato (-0124 kg K/ha/year). Kavail and Kfix were significantly decreased especially at crop sequence with alfalfa / clover cropping, compared to other crop sequences. At three sites of lower Kfix content (340-830 mg K/kg), differences in Kavail and Kfix between crop sequences were more frequent, whereas almost no significant differences between treatments were observed at sites of higher Kfix content (1,000-1,380 mg K/kg). Changes of both K forms and K budget correlated significantly at sites of lower Kfix content. At these sites, Kavail decreased at the rate of 0.045 mg K per 1 kg/ha of K offtake; the rate of Kfix decrease was 0.059 mg K per 1 kg/ha of K offtake. At sites of higher Kfix, no significant relation between K forms and K budget was observed. The results show an importance of Kfix as a K source in intensive agricultural systems with low or no K inputs.
Growth and Yield Stimulation of Winter Oilseed Rape (Brasssica Napus L.) by Mg-Titanit Fertiliser
Authors: Kováčik Peter , Havrlentová Michaela , Šimanský Vladimír 
Published: May 2015

Abstract
The effort to achieve higher yields at the required qualitative level has led to the intensive studying the problems of the rational usage of the titanium containing fertilisers by the agricultural research in the course the previous thirty years. Therefore, the objective of the experiment was to evaluate the impact of two doses of Mg-Titanit (0.2 l/ha and 0.4 l/ha) on the formation of the aboveground and underground phytomass, also on the total chlorophyll in leaves, on the titanium and nitrogen content in the seeds and straw, on the quantity and quality of winter rape yield. The doses were applied two or three times on the leaves of winter rape (BBCH 50-52, BBCH 59, BBCH 66-67). The experiment was realized on the Haplic Chernozem (48°42´ N, 17°70´ E - Western Slovakia) during two farming years (2009/2010 and 2010/2011). The results showed that all three applications of Mg-Titanit in both doses stimulated the formation of aboveground and underground phytomass of winter rape. The highest growth of phytomass was detected after the second application. The application of Mg-Titanit in the growth phases BBCH 50-52 and BBCH 59 increased the contents of both chlorophylls (a and b), where the growth of chlorophyll b content was more considerable than the growth of chlorophyll a content. The third spraying by Mg-Titanit decreased the content of the total chlorophyll. The application of Mg-Titanit had the positive impact on the yield of seeds, straw and fat content in the winter oilseed rape seeds.
Syzygium cumini seed extract ameliorates adenosine deaminase activity and biochemical parameters but does not alter insulin sensitivity and pancreas architecture in a short-term model of diabetes
Authors: Bitencourt Paula Eliete Rodrigues , Bona Karine Santos De , Cargnelutti Lariane Oliveira , Bonfanti Gabriela , Pigatto Aline , Boligon Aline , Athayde Margareth L. , Pierezan Felipe , Zanette Régis Adriel , Moretto Maria Beatriz 
Published: May 2015

Abstract

Background: The effects of the aqueous seed extract of Syzygium cumini (ASc) in a short-term model of diabetes in rats are little explored. The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of the ASc on adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity and on biochemical and histopathological parameters in diabetic rats.

Methods: ASc (100 mg/kg) was administered for 21 days in control and streptozotocin (STZ)-induced (60 mg/kg) diabetic rats. ADA activity, lipoperoxidation (cerebral cortex, kidney, liver and pancreas) and biochemical (serum) and histopathological (pancreas) parameters were evaluated.

Results: The main findings in this short-term model of Diabetes mellitus (DM) were that the ASc (i) significantly reverted the increase of ADA activity in serum and kidney; (ii) ameliorated the lipoperoxidation in the cerebral cortex and pancreas of the diabetic group; (iii) demonstrated hypolipidemic and hypoglycemic properties and recovered the liver glycogen; and iv) prevented the HOMA-IR index increase in the diabetic group. Therefore, the ASc can be a positive factor for increasing the availability of substrates with significant protective actions, such as adenosine. Moreover, by maintaining glycogen and HOMA-IR levels, the extract could modulate the hyperglycemic state through the direct peripheral glucose uptake.

Conclusions: Our data revealed that the short-term treatment with ASc has an important protective role under pathophysiological conditions caused by the early stage of DM. These results enhance our understanding of the effect of the ASc on the purinergic system in DM.
Chemically synthesized noble metal nanostructures for plasmonics
Authors: Liang Hongyan , Wei Hong , Pan Deng , Xu Hongxing 
Published: May 2015

AbstractNoble metal nanostructures have drawn attentions of researchers in many fields due to their particular optical properties. Controlling the metal nanostructures’ size, shape, material, assembly, and surrounding environment can tune their unique plasmonic features that are important for practical applications. In this review, we firstly discuss some novel metal nanostructures synthesized through wet chemical methods and their fundamental plasmonic properties. Then, some applications of these chemically synthesized nanostructures in plasmonics are highlighted, including surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, plasmonic sensing, optical nanoantennas, and plasmonic circuitry. Plasmonic nanostructures provide the ways to manipulate light at the nanometer scale and open the prospects of developing nanophotonic devices for sensing and information technologies.
Acceso a la cirugía bariátrica en Colombia: la tutela como mecanismo de protección para el paciente obeso
Authors: Cuesta Nova Antonio José , Vallejo Ávila Sergio Andrés , Bautista Triana Jaime Eduardo , Mockus Sivickas Ismena Ona Vilte 
Published: May 2015

<p>Antecedentes. La cirugía bariátrica es un procedimeinto efectivo para el tratamiento de la obesidad. En Colombia, a muchos pacientes le es negada la realización de esta cirugía por parte de algunas aseguradoras por lo cual deben recurrir a acciones legales como la tutela para proteger su derecho a la salud y obtener acceso a un tratamiento efectivo para su patología.</p><p> </p><p>Objetivo. Evaluar la efectividad de la acción de tutela para acceder a la cirugía bariátrica e indagar las características de los sujetos en las sentencias de tutela, además de las consideraciones y factores relacionados con la aprobación o negación del procedimiento.</p><p> </p><p>Materiales y métodos. Mediante la búsqueda sistemática de sentencias de tutela en el radicador de sentencias de la Corte Constitucional de Colombia, se obtuvo una base de datos sobre la cual se realizó un análisis para evaluar la acción de tutela en los casos de cirugía bariátrica.</p><p> </p><p>Resultados. Se realizó un análisis de 42 sentencias de tutela dentro de las cuales se encontró una tasa de aprobación de 72%. La prevalencia de obesidad grado III asociada a comorbilidades en el estudio fue de 69%. La vulneración del derecho a la salud y la exclusión de la cirugía bariátrica del plan obligatorio de salud fueron los argumentos más frecuentemente empleados por los demandantes y las entidades promotoras de salud, respectivamente.</p><p> </p>Conclusiones. La tutela es un mecanismo efectivo para el acceso a la cirugía bariátrica en los casos en que este procedimiento haya sido negado por alguna entidad prestadora de salud.
Relación del consumo de productos para bajar de peso con el sobrepeso y la obesidad en profesores universitarios de Puebla, México
Authors: Ceja Ramirez Laura Guadalupe 
Published: May 2015

<p><strong>Introducción: </strong>Las tendencias de obesidad y sobrepeso en México muestran un significativo incremento en las últimas encuestas nacionales, lo cual se ve reflejado en el incremento de las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles, además de mayor consumo de productos para bajar de peso.</p><p><strong>Objetivos:</strong> Encontrar la relación entre el consumo de productos adelgazantes con el sobrepeso y la obesidad en profesores de una universidad privada de Puebla, México.</p><p><strong>Materiales y métodos:</strong> Se realizó un diseño no experimental, transversal descriptivo, utilizando un muestreo probabilístico aleatorio simple, en el que participaron 100 profesionistas de los cuales 27 fueron hombres y 73 mujeres. Se aplicó un cuestionario para conocer los hábitos, el consumo de productos para bajar de peso, además de mostrárseles modelos anatómicos que determinaron la percepción de la persona con su cuerpo. Finalmente se realizó la medición antropométrica, obteniendo el cálculo de su índice de masa corporal (IMC).</p><p><strong>Resultados: </strong>El 45% de las personas involucradas presentan sobrepeso y obesidad; 38% consume productos para bajar de peso, siendo el 84.2% mujeres; entre mayor índice de masa corporal (IMC) mayor consumo de productos para bajar de peso (p&lt;0.05). Se observa una relación inversa entre mayor obesidad y menor número de comidas al día, a la par con menor número de horas de ejercicio y finalmente la mayoría de las personas con sobrepeso se perciben con un IMC mayor.</p><p><strong>Conclusión:</strong> El consumo de productos para bajar de peso se relaciona con el incremento del sobrepeso y la obesidad en los profesionistas.</p><p> </p>
O PLANEJAMENTO ESTRATÉGICO COMO FERRAMENTA PARA A GESTÃO ESCOLAR: UM ESTUDO DE CASO EM UMA INSTITUIÇÃO DE ENSINO FILANTRÓPICA DA BAHIA/BA
Authors: Castro Ahiram Brunni Cartaxo de , Brito Lydia Maria Pinto , Santos Rosineide Silva dos , Varela Jedídja Hadassa de Santana 
Published: May 2015

O cenário de constantes mudanças que ocorre nas organizações tem exigido uma gestão ágil e inteligente na qual o planejamento estratégico é crucial como ferramenta de adaptabilidade. Nesse sentido, o objetivo desta pesquisa é verificar como ocorre o planejamento estratégico em uma instituição de ensino filantrópica do Estado da Bahia na percepção de seus gestores chave. Optou-se por um estudo de caso e de campo, de abordagem quantitativo-descritiva. Utilizou-se de questionário e análise documental e os dados coletados foram analisados através de planilhas eletrônicas. Os resultados sinalizam que o planejamento ocorre conforme as definições teóricas da área de gestão escolar e administração, porém, tem-se um paradoxo, pois a instituição pesquisada não pratica planejamento estratégico, mas pratica plano de ação, que tem comofoco as tarefas, atividades e objetivos detalhados para o curto prazo. Nesse caso, levantou-se um questionamento na pesquisa: planos de ação de curto prazo em instituições de ensino conseguem refletir a capacitação dos cidadãos que atuarão na realidade social no futuro?
Inability of Gearing-Ratio as Predictor for Early Warning Systems
Authors: Situm Mario 
Published: May 2015

Abstract

Background: Research in business failure and insolvency prediction provides numerous potential variables, which are in the position to differentiate between solvent and insolvent firms. Nevertheless, not all of them have the same discriminatory power, and therefore their general applicability as crisis indicators within early warning systems seems questionable. Objectives: The paper aims to demonstrate that gearing-ratio is not an appropriate predictor for firm failures/bankruptcies. Methods/Approach: The first and the second order derivatives for the gearing-ratio formula were computed and mathematically analysed. Based on these results an interpretation was given and the suitability of gearing-ratio as a discriminator within business failure prediction models was discussed. These theoretical findings were then empirically tested using financial figures from financial statements of Austrian companies for the observation period between 2008 and 2010. Results: The theoretical assumptions showed that gearing-ratio is not a suitable predictor for early warning systems. This finding was confirmed with empirical data. Conclusions: The inclusion of gearing-ratio within business failure prediction models is not able to provide early warning signals and should therefore be ignored in future model building attempts.
Performance Measurement in Public Sector of Transition Countries
Authors: Veledar Benina , Bašić Meliha , Kapić Jadranka 
Published: May 2015

Abstract

Background: For many years, performance indicators have served as a valid instrument for the evaluation of the public sector quality and efficiency in the majority of developed countries. Such measurements allow internal and external evaluation of the efficiency of the budget and public companies. Objectives: The aim of the paper is to determine to what extent public sector entities in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FB&H), as a representative of transition countries, measure and report performance indicators. Methods/Approach: An electronic survey has been conducted among representatives of cantons in FB&H and public utility companies in the Canton of Sarajevo. The Mann-Whitney test was applied in order to test differences between public sector entities according to their performance. Results: The Mann-Whitney non-parametric tests show that the degree of measuring and reporting performance indicators in the public sector in FB&H has a direct impact on the operational results shown in financial statements. Conclusions: EU legislation encourages the development of competition between different programs, products and services in the public sector. This paper sheds light on the causes and consequences of the absence of valid performance measurement in the public sector of FB&H and provides possible solutions to overcome identified problems within measurement, reporting and monitoring of performance indicators.
Contributions to the Knowledge of Romanian Spider Fauna. Steps Towards an Updated Checklist
Authors: Moscaliuc Liviu Aurel 
Published: May 2015

Abstract
In the present article, three spider species are presented as new faunistic elements for Romania: Oecobius maculatus Simon, 1870, Agelena orientalis C. L. Koch, 1837 and Scotolathys simplex Simon, 1884. Out of the three, O. maculatus, by its presence, also raises the count of the spider families known to occur in this territory to 36. O. maculatus appears to be, in Romania, an anthropicdependent element. A. orientalis is a relatively widespread species, rather difficult to distinguish from its sibling species A. labyrinthica, and because of this frequently mislabeled in collections. S. simplex is a rarer Mediterranean element found in Dobruja, close to the Black Sea coast. A case is made in support of an updated Romanian spider checklist.