bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Radiographic and clinical outcomes following combined lateral lumbar interbody fusion and posterior segmental stabilization in patients with adult degenerative scoliosis
Authors: Tempel Zachary J. , Gandhoke Gurpreet S. , Bonfield Christopher M. , Okonkwo David O. , Kanter Adam S. 
Published: May 2014

Object
A hybrid approach of minimally invasive lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) followed by supplementary open posterior segmental instrumented fusion (PSIF) has shown promising early results in the treatment of adult degenerative scoliosis. Studies assessing the impact of this combined approach on correction of segmental and regional coronal angulation, sagittal realignment, maximum Cobb angle, restoration of lumbar lordosis, and clinical outcomes are needed. The authors report their results of this approach for correction of adult degenerative scoliosis.

Methods
Twenty-six patients underwent combined LLIF and PSIF in a staged fashion. The patient population consisted of 21 women and 5 men. Ages ranged from 40 to 77 years old. Radiographic measurements including coronal angulation, pelvic incidence, lumbar lordosis, and sagittal vertical axis were taken preoperatively and 1 year postoperatively in all patients. Concurrently, the visual analog score (VAS) for back and leg pain, the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and Short Form-36 (SF-36) Physical Component Summary (PCS) and Mental Component Summary (MCS) scores were used to assess clinical outcomes in 19 patients.

Results
At 1-year follow-up, all patients who underwent combined LLIF and PSIF achieved statistically significant mean improvement in regional coronal angles (from 14.9° to 5.8°, p < 0.01) and segmental coronal angulation at all operative levels (p < 0.01). The maximum Cobb angle was significantly reduced postoperatively (from 41.1° to 15.1°, p < 0.05) and was maintained at follow-up (12.0°, p < 0.05). The mean lumbar lordosis–pelvic incidence mismatch was significantly improved postoperatively (from 15.0° to 6.92°, p < 0.05). Although regional lumbar lordosis improved (from 43.0° to 48.8°), it failed to reach statistical significance (p = 0.06). The mean sagittal vertical axis was significantly improved postoperatively (from 59.5 mm to 34.2 mm, p < 0.01). The following scores improved significantly after surgery: VAS for back pain (from 7.5 to 4.3, p < 0.01) and leg pain (from 5.8 to 3.1, p < 0.01), ODI (from 48 to 38, p < 0.01), and PCS (from 27.5 to 35.0, p = 0.01); the MCS score did not improve significantly (from 43.2 to 45.5, p = 0.37). There were 3 major and 10 minor complications.

Conclusions
A hybrid approach of minimally invasive LLIF and open PSIF is an effective means of achieving correction of both coronal and sagittal deformity, resulting in improvement of quality of life in patients with adult degenerative scoliosis.
Less invasive surgery for treating adult spinal deformities: ceiling effects for deformity correction with 3 different techniques
Authors: Wang Michael Y. , Mummaneni Praveen V. , Fu Kai-Ming G. , Anand Neel , Okonkwo David O. , Kanter Adam S. , La Marca Frank , Fessler Richard , Uribe Juan , Shaffrey Christopher I. , Lafage Virginie , Haque Raqeeb M. , Deviren Vedat , Mundis Gregory M. 
Published: May 2014

Object
Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) options for the treatment of adult spinal deformity (ASD) have advanced significantly over the past decade. However, a wide array of options have been described as being MIS or less invasive. In this study the authors investigated a multiinstitutional cohort of patients with ASD who were treated with less invasive methods to determine the extent of deformity correction achieved.

Methods
This study was a retrospective review of multicenter prospectively collected data in 85 consecutive patients with ASD undergoing MIS surgery. Inclusion criteria were as follows: age older than 45 years; minimum 20° coronal lumbar Cobb angle; and 1 year of follow-up. Procedures were classified as follows: 1) stand-alone (n = 7); 2) circumferential MIS (n = 43); or 3) hybrid (n = 35).

Results
An average of 4.2 discs (range 3–7) were fused, with a mean follow-up duration of 26.1 months in this study. For the stand-alone group the preoperative Cobb range was 22°–51°, with 57% greater than 30° and 28.6% greater than 50°. The mean Cobb angle improved from 35.7° to 30°. A ceiling effect of 23° for curve correction was observed, regardless of preoperative curve severity. For the circumferential MIS group the preoperative Cobb range was 19°–62°, with 44% greater than 30° and 5% greater than 50°. The mean Cobb angle improved from 32° to 12°. A ceiling effect of 34° for curve correction was observed. For the hybrid group the preoperative Cobb range was 23°–82°, with 74% greater than 30° and 23% greater than 50°. The mean Cobb angle improved from 43° to 15°. A ceiling effect of 55° for curve correction was observed.

Conclusions
Specific procedures for treating ASD have particular limitations for scoliotic curve correction. Less invasive techniques were associated with a reduced ability to straighten the spine, particularly with advanced curves. These data can guide preoperative technique selection when treating patients with ASD.
Principal <i>n</i>-Ideals which Form Generalized Stone Nearlattices
Authors: Akhter Shiuly , Noor A.S.A 
Published: May 2014

In this paper, we give several characterizations of those Pn(S) which are generalized Stone nearlattices in terms of n-ideals. We show that when n is a central element of a nearlattice S and Pn(S) is a sectionally pseudocomplemented distributive nearlattice, then Pn(S) is generalized Stone if and only if for any x?S, <x>n+ V <x>n++ = S. Moreover, when Pn(S) is sectionally pseudocomplemented distributive nearlattice, then we prove that Pn(S) is generalized Stone if and only if each prime n-ideal contains a unique minimal prime n-ideal.Keywords: Principal n-ideal; Minimal prime n-ideal; Central element; Generalized Stone nearlattice.© 2014 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved.doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v6i2.10818J. Sci. Res. 6 (2), 233-241 (2014)
Analysis of Combined Convection in an Open Cavity under Constant Heat Flux Boundary Conditions and Magnetic Field Using Finite Element Method
Authors: Kalam A. , Munshi J. H. , Rahman M. , Chowdhury M. M. K. 
Published: May 2014

This study investigated the effects of the aspect ratio of the cavity for average fluid temperature at exit port, average Nusselt number, maximum temperature of the fluid in the domain, drag coefficient, isotherms and streamlines on behalf of different Hartmann numbers and Rayleigh numbers. Solution of governing equations of momentum and energy has been made by finite element technique. Above mentioned parameters such as an aspect ratio which is cavity height to cavity length change from Ar = 0.5 to 2 for different Rayleigh numbers and Hartmann numbers which change from Ra = 103 to 105 and Ha = 0 to 50 respectively. Prandtl number Pr = 7 and Reynolds number Re = 100 is fixed in this simulation. It is found that variation of the aspect ratio makes an important effect for higher values of Rayleigh numbers. Heat transfer enhances with increasing of aspect ratio. Increasing of Hartmann number decreases the heat transfer inside the cavity. Keywords: Temperature boundary conditions; Open cavity; Aspect ratio; Finite element methods. © 2014 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v6i2.14505 J. Sci. Res. 6 (2), 243-256 (2014)
Solitary Wave Solutions of Some Coupled Nonlinear Evolution Equations
Authors: Khan K. , Akbar M. A. 
Published: May 2014

In this article, the modified simple equation (MSE) method has been executed to find the traveling wave solutions of the coupled (1+1)-dimensional Broer-Kaup (BK) equations and the dispersive long wave (DLW) equations. The efficiency of the method for finding exact solutions has been demonstrated. It has been shown that the method is direct, effective and can be used for many other nonlinear evolution equations (NLEEs) in mathematical physics. Moreover, this procedure reduces the large volume of calculations. Keywords: MSE method; NLEE; BK equations; DLW equations; Solitary wave solutions. © 2014 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v6i2.16671 J. Sci. Res. 6 (2), 273-284 (2014)
Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk of Selective and Nonselective Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors (COX-Is) in Arthritic Patients: A Comparative Matched Case Control Study
Authors: Quraishi N. , Bhosale U. , Yegnanarayan R. , Devasthale D. 
Published: May 2014

This study was conducted to assess and compare the cardiovascular risk and to explore the demography of CV risk of nonselective cyclooxygenase inhibitors (COX-Is) and selective COX-2-Is in arthritic patients. In this comparative matched case control study adult arthritic patients of either sex taking COX-Is for >1 yr; were included. Arthritic age and sex matched individuals with no history of COX-Is treatment were the controls. Patients those with history of any other disease (e.g. diabetes, hypertension, stroke, IHD etc.) were excluded. Patients were grouped into Control, nonselective COX-I and selective COX-2-I groups. The CV risk factors like blood pressure, blood sugar level(BSL), lipid profile, BMI(body mass index) etc. were assessed and compared; demography of CV risk factors i.e. age, sex, smoking, alcohol, heredity was also studied. Qualitative data was analyzed using Chi-square and quantitative data was analyzed by studentst-test. Study clearly revealed that all NSAIDs exhibit significant CV risk when taken over a period of time as in arthritis. However selective COX 2-Is found to exhibit more CV risk in this regard. Odds ratio (OR) for CV risk=10.3(95% CI: 1.45, 3.31) and OR for CV risk=5.2(95%CI: 1.05, 2.57) for nonselective COX-Is. BMI, BSL and lipid profile; the potential CV risk factors, showed significant impairment in selective COX 2-Is group; P<0.05, P<0.05 and P<0.01 (HDL), P<0.001 (cholesterol), respectively compared to controls and P<0.05 compared to nonselective COX-Is. This study portrays the potential CV risk of selective COX 2-Is and confirms and re-evaluate the results of earlier studies in this regard. Keywords: Anti-arthritic agents; BMI; COX-Is; CV risk; Lipid profile. © 2014 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v6i2.17039 J. Sci. Res. 6 (2), 328-338 (2014)
Structural, Magnetic and Electrical Properties of Cu-Mg Ferrites
Authors: Akhter Shahida , Paul D.P. , Saha D.K. , Hoque S.M. , Hakim M.A. 
Published: May 2014

Cu1-xMgxFe2O4 ferrites with (x = 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0) has been synthesized by double sintering ceramic technique at 11500C for 2hr and investigated for their structure, microstructure, complex permeability behaviour, DC and AC resistivity, dielectric constant measurements. X-ray analysis indicated the formation of single-phase cubic spinel structure for all samples and the lattice parameter was found to decrease with increasing Mg content. Grain size was found to decrease from 34.36 to 4.16 mm with the increase of Mg contents. The real part of initial permeability (??) remained constant up to certain lower range of frequency after it decreased slightly to lower value of permeability at which imaginary part of permeability (?²) showed a maximum value. The decrease of ?? is observed with the increase of Mg content which is attributed to a decrease of grain size. DC electrical resistivity and dielectric constant decreased with increasing Mg content and AC resistivity decreased with increasing frequency, exhibiting normal ferrimagnetic behaviour. The observed variation of electrical and dielectric properties has been explained on the basis of the electronic hopping frequency between Fe2+ and Fe3+ ions in present samples. Keywords: Ferrites; XRD; Micrographs; Complex permeability; DC resistivity. © 2014 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v6i2.17351 J. Sci. Res. 6 (2), 205-215 (2014)
Перевод, парафраз и метр в древних славянских кондаках, I : Метрика древней церковнославян- ской поэзии в исследованиях XIX–XXI вв. [Translation, Paraphrase and Metrics in Old Church Slavonic Kontakia, I. Metrics of Old Church Slavonic Poetry : A Critical Survey of Studies of the 19th-21st Centuries]
Authors: Krivko Roman Nikolaevič 
Published: May 2014

Traduction, paraphrase et métrique dans les kontakia slavons I. La métrique de la poésie slavonne dans les travaux des XIXe, XXe
et XXIe siècles

L’article décrit deux orientations fondamentales apparues dans l’étude de la métrique de la poésie slavonne liturgique et paraliturgique. La première prend forme dans les travaux d’Aleksej Ivanovič Sobolevskij, qui examina la métrique «des anciennes poésies religieuses » en les confrontant à leurs modèles byzantins. La seconde fut fondée par Roman Jakobson, qui voyait dans la métrique de l’hymnographie religieuse slavonne des liens avec la poésie folkorique. C’est cette seconde orientation qui s’est développée pendant de nombreuses années, ce qui eut pour effet l’ «isolement philologique » de la question, de part et d’autre du rideau de fer, au cours du troisième quart du
XXe siècle. Cet «isolement » donna lieu en particulier à des représentations erronées du «vers du kondak, ou vers liturgique » , selon lesquelles celui-ci n’aurait rien de commun avec la métrique du kontakon byzantin. La solution philologique correcte de cette question consiste à mettre au jour les lois d’adaptation de la métrique byzantine en terrain slave en relation avec l’interprétation musicale des hymnes liturgiques, et en replaçant cette étude dans le cadre de l’histoire de la traduction vers le slavon. L’article présente un aperçu des études récentes qui apportent une solution correcte à l’histoire de la première métrique slavonne. Il fournit également la liste des textes hymnographiques et paraliturgiques qui reproduisent la métrique de leurs modèles byzantins.
Une Europe pleine de ploucs ? Les Nouvelles- Abdères en Europe centrale ou la Concession à la trivialité [A Europe Full of Dunces : The Neo-Abderas in Central Europe or the Concession to Triviality]
Authors: Galmiche Xavier 
Published: May 2014

Evropa plná hlupáků Neoabdérství ve střední Evropě aneb Přizpůsobit se trivialitě
Město Abdéry, proslulé v antice hloupostí svých obyvatel, se stalo terčem ironických komentářů filozofa Lukiána ; jakožto „ město hlupáků“ bylo v Evropě znovuobjevováno od renezance do konce 18. století. Abdérský motiv se pro všechny evropské kultury stal příležitostí k zesměšnění epigonství a snobismu, typických pro „ šosáky“ 18. století, pro „ maloměšťáky“ 19. století (a pro ty, jež francouzská kultura nazývá „ ploucs“). Zvláštní účinnosti však nabyl při aktua lizacích ve střední Evropě. Jeho nové uchopení je spojováno s osvícenským spisovatelem Christophem Martinem Wielandem, především s jeho románem Abdéřané
(1774), jehož obsah byl v prvních desetiletích 19. století ztvárněn v národních kontextech a jazycích : „ Novými Abdérami“ jsou německý Krähwinkel, maďarský Peleske, český Kocourkov, polský Ciemnogród atd. V této stati se zaměřujeme na rozbor těchto adaptací a variant v předbřeznové střední Evropě. Sestavili jsme korpus textů s tímto tématem, který je založen zejména na fraškách (v první řadě
německých, od Kotzebueho k Nestroyovi, ale i slovenských – Ján Chalupka, a srbských – Jovan Sterija Popović) a na humoristických textech od heroikomiky k prózám začínajícího satirického tisku (hlavně maďarských – József Gvadányi a József Gaál, polských – Ignacy Krasicki a
českých – Josef Jaroslav Langer a Josef Kajetán Tyl, ale i František Jaromír Rubeš). Rozebírá způsoby a postupy karikatury spojené s Novými Abdérami, které byly významnou etapou dnes neprávem opomíjené satirické tradice. Snaží se je chápat ve dvojí dimenzi : jako sociopolitický „ antimýtus“, neboť neoabdérská komika může být považována za systémovou protiváhu „ vážného“ diskurzu o národních identitách, ale i jako estetické pokušení : Nové Abdéry jsou nositeli triviality, jíž se přizpůsobili autoři, kteří tak potlačují vlastní romantický patos a zároveň anticipují integraci kýče a stylizací plebejství do literárních forem.
Comparison of Airway Management Practices Between Registered Nurses and Respiratory Care Practitioners
Authors: Sole Mary Lou , Bennett Melody 
Published: May 2014

BackgroundAirway management, an essential component of care for patients receiving mechanical ventilation, is multifaceted and includes oral hygiene and suctioning, endotracheal suctioning, and care of endotracheal tubes. Registered nurses and respiratory care personnel often share responsibilities for airway management. Knowledge of current practices can help facilitate evidence-based practices to optimize care of patients receiving mechanical ventilation.ObjectivesTo describe current practices for airway management of intubated patients and determine if practices differ between registered nurses and respiratory care practitioners.MethodsA descriptive, comparative design was used. Registered nurses and respiratory care practitioners who provided direct care to intubated patients receiving mechanical ventilation were recruited to complete an online survey of self-reported practices.ResultsA total of 85 participants completed the survey. Most were experienced caregivers with a bachelor’s degree and certification or registration in their field. Selected practices have improved, including increasing oxygen saturation before endotracheal suctioning, maintaining pressure of endotracheal tube cuffs, and providing oral hygiene and suctioning. The practices of registered nurses and respiratory care practitioners differed in many ways. The nurses assumed responsibility for oral antisepsis, whereas the respiratory care practitioners managed the endotracheal tube. The 2 groups shared responsibility for oral and endotracheal suctioning. Knowledge of current guidelines for endotracheal suctioning was lacking.ConclusionsPractices in airway management have improved, but opportunities exist to develop shared policies and procedures based on current evidence.
The Ligand-Binding Domain of Siglec-G Is Crucial for Its Selective Inhibitory Function on B1 Cells
Authors: Hutzler Stefan , Özgör Lamia , Naito-Matsui Yuko , Kläsener Kathrin , Winkler Thomas H. , Reth Michael , Nitschke Lars 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
Siglec-G is an inhibitory receptor on B1 cells. Siglec-G–deficient mice show a large B1 cell expansion, owing to higher BCR-induced Ca2+ signaling and enhanced cellular survival. It was unknown why Siglec-G shows a B1 cell–restricted inhibitory function. With a new mAb we could show a comparable Siglec-G expression on B1 cells and conventional B2 cells. However, Siglec-G has a different ligand sialic acid–binding pattern on peritoneal B1 cells than on splenic B cells, and its sialic acid ligands are expressed differentially on these two B cell populations, suggesting that cis-ligand binding plays a crucial role on B1 cells. This observation was further studied by generation of Siglec-G knockin mice with a mutated ligand-binding domain. These mice show increased B1 cell numbers, increased B1 cell Ca2+ signaling, better B1 cell survival, and changes in the B1 cell Ig repertoire. These phenotypes are very similar to Siglec-G–deficient mice. The mutation of the ligand-binding domain of Siglec-G strongly reduces the Siglec-G–IgM association on the B cell surface. Thus, Siglec-G sialic acid–dependent binding to the BCR is crucial for the B1 cell–restricted inhibitory function of Siglec-G and is regulated in an opposite way to that of the related protein CD22 (Siglec-2) on B cells.
A Polysaccharide Virulence Factor of a Human Fungal Pathogen Induces Neutrophil Apoptosis via NK Cells
Authors: Robinet Pauline , Baychelier Florence , Fontaine Thierry , Picard Capucine , Debré Patrice , Vieillard Vincent , Latgé Jean-Paul , Elbim Carole 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
Aspergillus fumigatus is an opportunistic human fungal pathogen that sheds galactosaminogalactan (GG) into the environment. Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) and NK cells are both part of the first line of defense against pathogens. We recently reported that GG induces PMN apoptosis. In this study, we show that PMN apoptosis occurs via a new NK cell–dependent mechanism. Reactive oxygen species, induced by the presence of GG, play an indispensable role in this apoptotic effect by increasing MHC class I chain–related molecule A expression at the PMN surface. This increased expression enables interaction between MHC class I chain–related molecule A and NKG2D, leading to NK cell activation, which in turn generates a Fas-dependent apoptosis-promoting signal in PMNs. Taken together, our results demonstrate that the crosstalk between PMNs and NK cells is essential to GG-induced PMN apoptosis. NK cells might thus play a role in the induction of PMN apoptosis in situations such as unexplained neutropenia or autoimmune diseases.
B. Franklin Royer:
Authors: Higgins Jim 
Published: May 2014

ABSTRACT
Pennsylvania is often regarded in the historiography of public health, medicine, urban, and industrial history as little more than a disaster; her chief cities, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, highlighted the health disparity between rich and poor, their tenements among the most degraded in the nation, their water poisonous, and their skies leaden. The plight of the state's city dwellers were exceeded in misery and mortality rates only by the wretched conditions of the coal patches, small steel towns, and timber camps that dotted the Commonwealth. By the turn of the twentieth century enough political will was mustered to overcome objections to a state department of health. Benjamin Franklin Royer emerged from the public health apparatus of Philadelphia to assume a critical role in the department, eventually rising to its head and guiding the state through the influenza pandemic of 1918. In the early 1920s, after a titanic explosion leveled most of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Royer took the lessons he learned in the state and rebuilt Halifax, starting the first public health nursing program in Canada. Between 1926 and 1932 he was medical director of the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness where he led a campaign against bacteria-induced blindness in newborns and adolescents before returning to Pennsylvania to work on antiblindness and tuberculosis control efforts.
A Shambles for the President's House
Authors: Hinks Peter 
Published: May 2014

ABSTRACT
“The President's House: Freedom and Slavery in the Making of a New Nation.” Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA. http://www.nps.gov/inde/historyculture/the-presidents-house.htm. Permanent exhibition, opened December 15, 2010. Kelly/Maiello, Architects & Planners, designers.
Lost in the City of Light:
Authors: Robert Walker Nathaniel 
Published: May 2014

ABSTRACT
In the mid–nineteenth century, as Georges-Éugene Haussmann ruthlessly pursued his imperial mandate to modernize the city of Paris, a pair of authors worked to locate and interpret order in the cultural and architectural transformations taking place all around them. The products of their intellectual labors were two volumes of speculative fiction that explained and challenged the present by imagining the future of their beloved city: Paris in the Twentieth Century, the dystopian “lost novel” of Jules Verne, and Paris in the Year 2000, the radiantly optimistic but final work of Dr. Tony Moilin. The two books are in many ways opposites of one another, but they both reveal the power of the utopian imagination to shine critical, illuminating light on the buildings, squares, and boulevards of the real, if ever shifting and emerging, human city.