bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The short-term skeleto-dental effects of a new spring for the intrusion of maxillary posterior teeth in open bite patients
Authors: Foot Riaan , Dalci Oyku , Gonzales Carmen , Tarraf Nour Eldin , Darendeliler M Ali 
Published: September 2014

Abstract

Background
The technology surrounding temporary skeletal anchorage devices has improved in leaps and bounds. However, no specific auxiliary exists for the intrusion of molars in conjunction with these devices and currently clinicians are forced to make do with available force delivery materials. A new intrusion auxiliary, the Sydney Intrusion Spring (SIS), was designed to facilitate intrusion without frequent need for reactivation or tissue irritation.

Methods
The subjects consisted of 16 adolescent patients (12 females and 4 males) with an average age of 13.1 years (range 12.2 to 14.3 years). All patients were in the permanent dentition with an anterior open bite of ?2 mm. Four self-drilling miniscrews were placed into the posterior maxillary buccal alveolar bone. The intrusion appliance consisted of a bonded acrylic appliance and the SIS, activated to produce an initial intrusive force of 500 g. Cone beam computed tomograms were taken after miniscrew placement and at the end of active intrusion. Rendered lateral cephalograms were produced and measurements were taken and compared.

Results
All study objectives were achieved in 4.91 months (range 2.5 to 7.75 months). The mean molar intrusion was 2.9 0.8 mm (P < .001), resulting in over bite increase of 3.0 1.5 mm (P < .001). The intrusion led to a 2.6 1.3 (P < .001) clockwise occlusal plane rotation and a 1.2 1.3 (P < .01) counter-clockwise rotation of the mandible. Dental measurements showed a significant uprighting and elongation of the incisors. There was no significant extrusion of the lower molars.

Conclusion
The SIS is an effective appliance for the intrusion of maxillary posterior teeth, in conjunction with miniscrews.
Influence of Liver Triglycerides on Suppression of Glucose Production by Insulin in Men
Authors: Jin Eunsook S. , Szuszkiewicz-Garcia Magdalene , Browning Jeffrey D. , Baxter Jeannie D. , Abate Nicola , Malloy Craig R. 
Published: September 2014

Abstract

Context:
The ability of insulin to suppress hepatic glucose production is impaired among subjects with increased intrahepatic triglycerides (IHTG). However, little is known about the roles of insulin on the supporting fluxes of glucose production among patients with fatty liver.

Objective:
To evaluate the effects of insulin on fluxes through the three potential sources of plasma glucose (glycerol, the citric acid cycle, and glycogen) among patients with fatty liver.

Design, Settings, Participants, and Intervention:
Nineteen men with a range of IHTG (∼0.5% to 23%) were studied after an overnight fast and during hyperinsulinemia using magnetic resonance spectroscopy and stable isotope tracers.

Main Outcome Measures:
IHTG, gluconeogenesis from glycerol, gluconeogenesis from the citric acid cycle, glycogenolysis, and 13C-labeled glucose produced from the citric acid cycle during hyperinsulinemia were measured.

Results:
Men with high IHTG had higher fluxes through all pathways contributing to glucose production during hyperinsulinemia, compared to men with low IHTG, but they had similar fluxes after the fast. Consequently, men with fatty liver had impaired insulin efficiency in suppressing total glucose production as well as fluxes through all three biochemical pathways contributing to glucose. The detection of glucose isotopomers with 13C arising from [U-13C3]propionate ingested during hyperinsulinemia demonstrated continuous gluconeogenesis from the citric acid cycle in all subjects.

Conclusions:
These findings challenge the concept that individual glucose production pathways are selectively dysregulated during hepatic insulin resistance. Overproduction of glucose during hyperinsulinemia in men with fatty liver results from inadequate suppression of all the supporting fluxes of glucose production in response to insulin.
Unforeseen Consequences: Medicaid and the Funding of Nonprofit Service Organizations
Authors: Allard Scott W. , Smith Steven Rathgeb 
Published: September 2014

AbstractMedicaid reimbursements have become a key source of funding for nonprofit social service organizations operating outside the medical care sector, as well as an important tool for states seeking resources to fund social service programs within a devolving safety net. Drawing on unique survey data of more than one thousand nonprofit social service agencies in seven urban and rural communities, this article examines Medicaid funding of nonprofit social service organizations that target programs at working-age, nondisabled adults. We find that about one-quarter of nonprofit service organizations — mostly providers offering substance abuse and mental health treatment in conjunction with other services — report receiving Medicaid reimbursements, although very few are overly reliant on these funds. We also find Medicaid-funded social service nonprofits to be less accessible to residents of high-poverty neighborhoods or areas with concentrations of black or Hispanic residents than to residents of more affluent and white communities. We should expect that the role of Medicaid within the nonprofit social service sector will shift in the next few years, however, as states grapple with persistent budgetary pressures, rising Medicaid costs, and decisions to participate in the Medicaid expansion provisions contained within the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Factors Associated with Increased Specialty Care Access in an Urban Area: The Roles of Local Workforce Capacity and Practice Location
Authors: Bisgaier Joanna , Rhodes Karin V. , Polsky Daniel 
Published: September 2014

Abstract
This article explores how a specialty type's local workforce capacity and a specialty practice's location relate to the likelihood of denying care to children covered by Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) while accepting private insurance. Data on discriminatory denials of care to children with public insurance came from an audit study involving 273 practices across seven medical specialties serving children in Cook County, Illinois. These data were linked to physician workforce data and neighborhood poverty data to test for associations with discriminatory denials of public insurance, after adjusting for control variables. In a large metropolitan county, discriminatory denials of specialty care access for publicly insured children were attenuated for specialty types with greater local workforce capacity (odds ratio [OR]: 0.74, 95 percent; confidence interval [CI]: 0.57–0.98) and for practices located in higher-poverty neighborhoods (OR: 0.95, 95 percent; CI: 0.93–0.98). Although limited as a single-site study, our findings support the widespread consensus that payment rates are the strongest driver of decisions to serve patients enrolled in public insurance programs. At a time when state and federal budgets are under strain, ensuring access equity for children covered by Medicaid and CHIP may require policies focused on economic levers tailored based on practice location.
To Extend or Not to Extend the Primary Care “Fee Bump” In Medicaid?
Authors: Wilk Adam S. , Jones David K. 
Published: September 2014

Abstract
Policy makers and researchers are eager to learn the effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) and its many provisions, but to date, they have been frustrated by the dearth of robust evidence on the ACA's true impacts on important health care and patient outcomes (e.g., access to primary care services). The present limitations of evidence, often a consequence of delays and inconsistencies in the law's implementation, have begun to affect policy making in the ACA's wake. In this article, we consider the debates among state and federal policy makers about whether to extend the ACA's so-called fee bump provision, whereby Medicaid fees for primary care services were increased to 100 percent of Medicare levels during 2013 and 2014. We describe the difficulties state Medicaid programs have experienced in implementing the fee bump, as well as how the resulting evidence gap and the broader political context have shaped the deliberations. To conclude, we identify policy alternatives and other factors policy makers should consider when deciding whether to extend or reinstitute the fee bump in the coming years.
Simultaneous Enhancement of Cs-Adsorption and Magnetic Properties of Prussian Blue by Thermal Partial Oxidation
Authors: Takahashi Akira , Tanaka Hisashi , Minami Nobutsugu , Kurihara Masato , Kawamoto Tohru 
Published: September 2014

Abstract
We demonstrated the simultaneous enhancement of two properties of Prussian blue, Cs-adsorption performance and magnetization, using only thermal partial oxidation. The Cs-adsorption performance and magnetic properties of ammonium iron(III) hexacyanoferrate(II) (AFCF) n-hydrate, NH4Fe[Fe(CN)6]1−y·zH2O, were investigated before and after heating at 240 °C for 60 min. Both the distribution coefficient in Cs-adsorption, Kd, and the magnetic susceptibility were enhanced by as much as three times. The adsorption improvement is attributed to a partial structural change accompanying the increase of [Fe(CN)6] vacancies, whereas the change of 50% of Fe into the form of FeOx enhanced the susceptibility. The obtained magnetic adsorbent is applicable for Cs uptake from radioactive Cs wastewater using magnetic separation.
Synthesis of Zinc Borate Hollow Nanospheres Using Polymeric Micelles with Core–Corona Architecture as a Template
Authors: Alam Mohammad Mydul , Hashimoto Kimiko , Yamaguchi Chihiro , Yusa Shin-ichi , Nakashima Kenichi 
Published: September 2014

Abstract
Zinc borate hollow nanospheres with diameter of 30 ± 2 nm have been fabricated by using polymeric micelles of poly(styrene-block-acrylic acid) (PS-b-PAA) as a template. The polymer forms spherical micelles with PS-core and PAA-corona in aqueous solutions, which shows pH-dependent behavior. Zinc borate hollow nanospheres shrink during calcination. FTIR measurements confirm that the template polymer was completely removed during calcination.
Parasitismo humano por carrapatos na Mata Atlântica, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Authors: Serra-Freire Nicolau Maués , Sena Laura Morena Mendes de , Borsoi Ana Beatriz Pais 
Published: September 2014

Entre janeiro de 1997 e dezembro de 2007 foi realizada uma investigação epidemiológica objetivando identificar casos de parasitismo por carrapatos em humanos na comunidade que invadiu e está ocupando Área de Proteção Ambiental – (APA), entre o “Parque Estadual do Maciço da Pedra Branca” e o “Parque Nacional da Floresta da Tijuca” na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Foram comprovados 6.072 casos de ixodidose, relacionados às espécies: Amblyomma aureolatum (Pallas), Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius), Amblyomma dubitatum Neumann, Amblyomma ovale Kock, Amblyomma varium Kock, Ixodes loricatus Neumann e Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille) em relação parasitária com moradores do espaço trabalhado. Foram calculados indicadores de saúde relacionados ao coeficiente de prevalência, índice de abundância, coeficiente de dominância, intensidade média de parasitismo, e coeficiente de correlação entre o parasitismo e o sexo, faixa etária, atividade social dos infectados, o risco relativo, e o risco atribuível para o parasitismo, e desenvolvida estatística descritiva para visualização do fenômeno, e estatística analítica dos dados para dar suporte às conclusões. Foi salientada a importância destas espécies de ixodídeos na transmissão de patógenos, bioagentes de doenças infecciosas reincidentes, ou de recém introdução no espaço geopolítico brasileiro.
Human Parasitism for Ticks in the Atlantic Forest, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Abstract. From January 1997 to December 2007 was carried out a epidemiologic investigation to identify a cases of parasitism in the human community that is invaded and occupied area of Environmental Protection - (BB), between the “State Park of the Pedra Branca” and “National Park of Tijuca Forest” located in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. These work comprouved 6,072 cases of ixodidosis in relation with species: Amblyomma aureolatum (Pallas), Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius), Amblyomma dubitatum Neumann, Amblyomma ovale Kock, Amblyomma varium Kock, Ixodes loricatus Neumann and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille) infected local human living into the space worked. Through an analysis of statistical data demonstrating transcribes the importance of transmission of pathogens and serves as a model for understanding of the human X tick.
Mecistogaster amalia (Burmeister) Odonata: Pseudostigmatidae: First Record from Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil
Authors: Dalzochio Marina Schmidt , Urakami Yuji , Machado Iberê Farina 
Published: September 2014

Mecistogaster is a New World genus of Pseudostigmatidae (Odonata) that is poorly studied due to its preference for flying in forest clearings and trails. In Brazil, only one endemic species, Mecistogaster amalia (Burmeister), is known. The distribution of M. amalia extends from Southest Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo states) to Argentina. Herein, we report M. amalia for the first time in Rio Grande do Sul State, Southern Brazil. This record extends the species’ range ca. 630 km from the previous report at Paranaense Forest in Misiones province.
Mecistogaster amalia (Burmeister) Odonata: Pseudostigmatidae: Primeiro Registro para o Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Resumo. Mecistogaster é um gênero da Família Pseudostigmatidae, restrito ao Novo Mundo e pobremente estudado devido sua preferência por clareiras e trilhas dentro de matas. No Brasil, apenas uma espécie é conhecida, Mecistogaster amalia (Burmeister). A distribuição de M. amalia se estende do sudeste do Brasil (nos estados do Rio de Janeiro e São Paulo) até a Argentina. Aqui, reportamos pela primeira vez M. amalia para o estado do Rio Grande do Sul State, Sul do Brasil. O presente estudo amplia o registro de ocorrência da espécie em 630 km, a partir do registro anterior na Floresta Paranaense, na Província de Missiones, Argentina.
Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea) from Serra da Jibóia, Bahia State, Brazil
Authors: Zacca Thamara , Bravo Freddy , Araújo Maíra Xavier 
Published: September 2014

A list of species of butterflies from Serra da Jibóia, a mountainous massif in the Recôncavo of Bahia State, is presented based on specimens deposited in the entomological collection Prof. Johann Becker of Museu de Zoologia da Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (MZUEFS), results that should contribute with the increment of biodiversity knowledge of the butterfly fauna of the State. The list includes 140 species, 86 of which are new records to Bahia and a new species of genus of Perophthalma Westwood (Riodinidae). Nymphalidae was the richest family with 60 species. Most of the species listed in the present work has a widely geographic distribution in Brazil and occur in open areas.
Borboletas (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea e Hesperioidea) da Serra da Jibóia, Bahia, Brasil
Resumo. Uma lista das espécies de borboletas da Serra da Jibóia, um maciço montanhoso no Recôncavo baiano, é apresentada com base no exame da coleção entomológica Prof. Johann Becker do Museu de Zoologia da Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (MZUEFS), visando contribuir para o conhecimento da fauna de borboletas do estado da Bahia. A lista inclui 140 espécies, das quais 86 espécies são novos registros para o estado da Bahia e uma nova espécie do gênero of Perophthalma Westwood (Riodinidae). Nymphalidae foi a família de maior riqueza com 60 espécies. A maioria das espécies listadas possui ampla distribuição geográfica no Brasil e ocorre em áreas abertas.
Miíases Humanas Causadas por Larvas de Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) em São Gonçalo, RJ, Brasil: Uma Abordagem Sócio-Econômica
Authors: Batista-da-Silva José Antonio , Moya-Borja Gonzalo Efrain , Queiroz Margareth Maria de Carvalho 
Published: September 2014

Este estudo foi realizado entre abril e setembro de 2008 e relata a ocorrência de miíases humanas causadas por Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) em São Gonçalo no estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Para a coleta das larvas, foi utilizada vaselina líquida ou sólida para sufocar as larvas, que foram então preservadas em etanol 70% e enviadas para o Instituto Oswaldo Cruz para identificação. As larvas provenientes de três pacientes parasitados, um homem e duas mulheres negros com idade entre 36 a 76 anos, foram identificadas como pertencentes a espécie C. hominivorax. Ferida aberta foi a principal causa da parasitose, e ainda higiene pessoal precária, baixo nível educacional, alcoolismo e paciente acamado foram possivelmente os fatores secundários.
Human Myiasis Caused by Larvae of Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in São Gonçalo, RJ, Brazil: Socio-Economic Approach
Abstract. This study was carried out between April and September 2008 and reports on the occurrence of human myiasis caused by the New World screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in São Gonçalo in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Liquid or solid vaseline was used to suffocate the larvae, which were then preserved in 70% ethanol and sent to the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz for identification. There were 01 male and 02 females black patients with ages ranging from 36 to 76 and C. hominivorax were identified in all 03 cases of myiasis. Open wounds were the main cause of the parasitosis, whereas poor personal hygiene, the low educational level, alcoholism, bedridden patients were possibly secondary factors.
Ovis aries (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) e Capra hircus (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) parasitados por Oestrus ovis (Diptera: Oestridae) no Distrito Federal, Brasil
Authors: Cansi Edison Rogerio , De Castro Márcio Botelho , Mustafa Vanessa Silva , Porto Mirna Ribeiro , Borges José Renato 
Published: September 2014

A oestrose é uma miíase obrigatória e cavitária de ovinos e caprinos, domésticos e selvagens, causada por larvas da mosca Oestrus ovis (Linnaeus). Este estudo relata a presença de O. ovis na região Centro-Oeste do Brasil como parasitas de caprinos e ovinos. Nós obtivemos seis larvas de ovinos e caprinos suspeitos de oestrose em Brasília. As larvas originaram duas moscas fêmeas adultas de O. ovis, após 20 e 23 dias respectivamente. Este achado está provavelmente associado à expansão e diversificação da agricultura no cerrado do planalto central brasileiro.
Ovis aries (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) and Capra hircus (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) infected by Oestrus ovis (Diptera: Oestridae) in the Federal District, Brazil
Abstract. The Oestrosis is an obligatory and cavitary myiasis of sheep and goat, wild and domestic, caused by the larvae of Oestrus ovis (Linnaeus) fly. This study records the presence of O. ovis in the West Central region of Brazil as parasites of goats and sheep. We obtained six larvae from sheep and goats with suspects of oestrosis in Brasília (Brazil) originate two females adult of O. ovis, after 20 and 23 days respectively of pupation. This finding is probably associated with expansion and diversification of farming in the Cerrado of the Brazilian central plateau.
Avaliação da Atividade Alimentar dos Invertebrados de Solo em Campos do Sul do Brasil – Bait-Lamina Test
Authors: Podgaiski Luciana Regina , Silveira Fernanda Schmidt , Mendonça Jr. Milton 
Published: September 2014

Esse trabalho tem como finalidade fornecer informações sobre um teste pioneiro (bait-lamina test) utilizado nos Campos do Sul do Brasil com a finalidade de avaliar a atividade alimentar dos invertebrados do solo – um indicativo de taxas de decomposição da serapilheira nos ecossistemas. Descreve-se o comportamento alimentar durante dois meses, acessando a profundidade do solo (0-8 cm) na qual ocorre maior consumo e analisando duas formas de quantificação deste consumo (técnica conservativa X técnica prática) em dois diferentes ecossistemas campestres. Foram estabelecidas 100 unidades amostrais (u.a.) independentemente em cada área (pastejada e não pastejada), adicionando a cada uma duas bait-lamina, uma disposta horizontalmente na superfície do solo, e outra verticalmente dentro do solo. Para cada data amostral (9, 16, 22, 29 e 65 dias de exposição) foram sorteadas 20 u.a. para análise. Foi observado grande consumo desde o início da exposição, tanto na superfície quanto dentro do solo. A atividade da fauna diferiu com a profundidade do solo, sendo maior na superfície e na profundidade de 6,5-8 cm. Em relação às diferentes técnicas, ambas revelaram resultados similares quando se compararam as duas áreas. A área pastejada demonstrou menor atividade dos invertebrados quando comparada a não pastejada. Esses resultados constituem base para futuras pesquisas no Brasil, relatando que o teste de bait-lamina nos Campos Sulinos pode oferecer resultados otimizados após cerca de uma quinzena de dias de exposição.
Evaluation of Soil Invertebrates Feeding Activity in South Brazilian Campos – Bait Lamina Test
Abstract. The aim of this work is to inform about a pioneer bait-lamina test in the South Brazilian Campos to evaluate the soil invertebrates feeding activity which is an approaching to leaf litter decomposition rates in the ecosystems. The feeding activity was tested during two months, across 8 cm of soil depth and employing a comparison between two techniques of consumption quantification (conservative technique vs. practical technique) in two different grassland areas (grazed and not grazed) were described. One hundred independent sampling units (s.u.) were established on each area, and in each s.u. two bait-lamina were inserted: one horizontally and another vertically. For each sampling date (9, 16, 22, 29 e 65 days of exposition), 20 s.u. were sorted and analyzed. We observed a high feeding activity from the beginning of the experiments, both in the surface and within the soil. Soil fauna feeding activity differed according to soil depth, being higher on the surface and for 6.5-8 cm deep in the soil. Both techniques lead to similar results when the two areas were compared. The grazed site showed lower invertebrate feeding activity than the site not grazed. These findings constitute a basis for future researches in Brazil, relating that the bait-lamina test can offer useful results around fifteen days of exposition.
Miíase por Lucilia eximia (Diptera: Calliphoridae) em Didelphis albiventris (Mammalia: Didelphidae) no Brasil Central
Authors: Cansi Edison Rogerio , Bonorino Rafael 
Published: September 2014

Em maio de 2009 foram coletadas 18 larvas de Lucilia eximia (Wiedemann), mosca responsável por miíases primárias e secundárias em animais domésticos e seres humanos. As larvas foram retiradas das regiões anal e auricular de um gambá, Didelphis albiventris (Lund), no Zoológico de Brasília, e posteriormente identificadas em laboratório. Após 15 dias emergiram 15 adultos de L. eximia. Este é o primeiro registro desta mosca causando miíase primária em um marsupial no Cerrado de Brasília.
Myiasis by Lucilia eximia (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Didelphis albiventris (Mammalia: Didelphidae) in Central Brazil
Abstract. In May 2009 were collected 18 larvae of Lucilia eximia (Wiedemann), a fly responsible for primary and secondary myiasis in livestock and humans. The larvae were taken from the myiasis on anal and auricular regions of an opossum Didelphis albiventris (Lund), in Brasília Zoo, and later identified in the laboratory. After 15 days, 15 adults emerged from L. eximia. This is the first record of this blowfly causing a primary myiasis in a marsupial species in the Brasília Cerrado.