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Intralesional Candida Antigen Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Recalcitrant and Multiple Warts in Children
Authors: Muñoz Garza Fania Z. , Roé Crespo Esther , Torres Pradilla Mauricio , Aguilera Peirò Paula , Baltà Cruz Susana , Hernández Ruiz María Eugenia , Baselga Torres Eulàlia 
Published: September 2015

AbstractBackgroundIntralesional injection of Candida antigen appears to be an effective alternative for the treatment of warts.AimTo determine the efficacy and safety of this treatment.MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed records of all children who received intralesional injection of Candida antigen at our center from January 2008 to July 2013.ResultsFrom a total of 220 patients, 156 (70.9%) had a complete response, 37 (16.8%) had a partial response, and 27 (12.2%) had no improvement. An average of 2.73 treatments was needed. Forty‐seven of the patients with more than one wart (21.3%) also noted at least partial resolution of untreated warts at distant sites. Twenty‐seven of the 47 patients (57.4%) had complete resolution. All treated patients experienced some discomfort at the time of the injection, but no serious side effects were reported.DiscussionWe report our results using this approach in a large group of children.ConclusionIntralesional injection of Candida antigen is an effective and safe therapy for children with multiple and recalcitrant cutaneous warts.
Negative internal causal attributions of a specific offense and forgiveness
Authors: HOOK JOSHUA N. , RAMOS MARCIANA J. , WORTHINGTON EVERETT L. , UTSEY SHAWN O. , COY ANTHONY E. , DAVIS DON E. , VAN TONGEREN DARYL R. , GARTNER AUBREY L. , JENNINGS DAVID J. , DUECK AL 
Published: September 2015

AbstractCausal attributions are important social‐cognitive predictors of forgiveness. This article presents the Transgression Attribution Questionnaire (TAQ), a measure of one's negative internal causal attributions of a specific offense. In 4 studies, scores on the TAQ showed initial evidence of estimated internal consistency, temporal stability, and construct validity. Negative internal attributions for the cause of a transgression predicted lower levels of empathy and forgiveness. Furthermore, scores on the TAQ predicted forgiveness over and above the hurtfulness of the offense, relationship commitment, and a general measure of internal causal attributions in relationships. The current research bridges research on internal causal attributions and forgiveness. Implications for the social‐cognitive study of forgiveness and the measurement of causal attributions are discussed.
Linking financial distress to marital quality: The intermediary roles of demand/withdraw and spousal gratitude expressions
Authors: BARTON ALLEN W. , FUTRIS TED G. , NIELSEN ROBERT B. 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThis study investigates demand/withdraw communication and spousal expressions of gratitude as intervening variables in the association between financial distress and marital quality. With a sample of 468 married individuals, dual‐mediation models revealed demand/withdraw transmitted the effect of financial distress onto 3 different marital outcomes; in most instances, this indirect effect occurred through total couple demand/withdraw and not one spouse‐specific pattern. In moderated mediation models, spousal gratitude exerted main effects on all marital outcomes and, for a subset of outcomes, protective effects for couples with high levels of demand/withdraw. Results elucidate how demand/withdraw patterns link financial distress to marital outcomes and highlight spousal gratitude expressions as a promising, yet understudied, process within couples that promotes and protects marital quality.
Whose personality is better, mine or my partner's? Self‐enhancement bias in relationships
Authors: EL‐ALAYLI AMANI , WYNNE MELODI 
Published: September 2015

AbstractPrevious research has documented self‐enhancement and relationship partner‐enhancement motivations, but not examined whether individuals view themselves or their partners more favorably, overall. The authors conducted three studies that revealed a general tendency to favor oneself over one's partner in direct self–partner personality comparisons. This illustrated a motivational precedence of self‐enhancement over partner‐enhancement goals. In Study 1, participants rated self‐only traits more favorably than partner‐only traits. In Studies 2 and 3, participants rated desirable traits as more characteristic of themselves than their partner, particularly when traits were more relevant to personal than relationship success. The authors also found that this self‐favoring bias was weaker (typically nonexistent) among those with higher relationship satisfaction, lower self‐esteem, or lower self‐deceptive tendencies. The authors discuss practical, theoretical, and methodological implications.
Induction of the viable but nonculturable state in Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis and in planta resuscitation of the cells on tomato seedlings
Authors: Jiang N. , Lv Q. Y. , Xu X. , Cao Y. S. , Walcott R. R. , Li J. Q. , Luo L. X. 
Published: September 2015

Bacterial canker of tomato is an economically important seedborne disease caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis (Cmm). Copper‐based bactericides and seed treatment with hydrochloric acid are commonly used for bacterial canker management. Recent studies have shown that some bacteria can enter a viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state, and fail to form colonies on microbiological agar media. Bacteria in the VBNC state can recover their culturability when returned to favourable conditions. This study reports the induction of the VBNC state in Cmm by CuSO4 and low pH, and resuscitation of VBNC cells on tomato seedlings. Flow cytometry using the nucleic acid dyes SYTO 9 and propidium iodide, combined with agar plating, was used to assess VBNC cell counts. It was demonstrated that CuSO4 and low pH induced the VBNC state in Cmm and the rate of induction increased with copper ion concentration and acidity. Pathogenicity tests showed that some of the VBNC cells induced by CuSO4 retained their ability to colonize tomato seedlings but failed to produce typical bacterial canker symptoms by 2 months post‐inoculation. This was probably due to low levels of resuscitation of VBNC Cmm cells resulting in low levels of initial inoculum. This study has improved understanding of the VBNC state of Gram‐positive phytopathogenic bacteria. Most importantly, because copper‐based chemicals and low pH conditions are used for disease management, induction of the VBNC state and subsequent resuscitation of Cmm cells on tomato seedlings may limit pathogen detection by culture‐based assays yet present a risk for disease development in the field.
Somatosensory mu activity reflects imagined pain intensity of others
Authors: Hoenen Matthias , Lübke Katrin T. , Pause Bettina M. 
Published: September 2015

AbstractIn accordance with simulation theories of empathy, the somatosensory cortex is involved in the perception of pain of others. Cognitive processes, like perspective taking, can alter empathy‐related activity within the somatosensory cortex. The current study investigates whether this modulation is caused by the imagined sensation of pain or by the cognitive load of a perspective‐taking task. Applying a within‐subject design, participants (N = 30) watched pictures of painful and nonpainful actions, while imagining reduced, normal, or increased pain perception of the observed individual. Mu activity (8–13 Hz), which is inversely correlated with sensorimotor‐cortex activity, was measured via EEG. To calculate mu activity (central electrodes) and alpha activity (occipital electrodes), which served as a control for effects of cognitive load, a fast Fourier transform was applied. Mu suppression linearly increased from reduced to normal to increased imagined pain (p < .05), while alpha activity was unaffected by the imagined pain (p > .80). Suppression of the 8–13 Hz band at central and occipital electrodes was stronger in response to painful actions compared to nonpainful actions (p < .01). These results indicate that modulation of mu activity through perspective taking reflects the imagined pain intensity and not the cognitive load induced by the task.
Beyond (and Within) City Limits: Climate Policy in an Intergovernmental System
Authors: Simon Rosenthal Cindy , Rosenthal James A. , Moore Jonathan D. , Smith Jamie 
Published: September 2015

AbstractThis analysis explores the role of city‐level and state‐level variables to explain why some cities make more progress on climate‐related policy implementation than others. Using multilevel modeling, we find little support for the influence of state factors on local government leadership among the 812 cities in the dataset, but local government institutional and community variables are strongly associated with climate policy initiatives. We argue for a rethinking of the notion of the limited and constrained city and suggest that, in the realm of climate protection and environmental policy, cities are leading a bottom‐up federalism. Moreover, where some political analysts and scholars have argued that climate protection and environmental policies may not be economically rational for cities to pursue, we theorize that cities are acting locally to further their self‐interest in an increasingly global economy.
Globalization, International Organizations, and Telecommunications
Authors: Rodine‐Hardy Kirsten 
Published: September 2015

AbstractSince the 1990s over 158 countries established pro‐market reforms in telecommunications—a fast pace for such a drastic change. For example, Sweden and Botswana, two nations vastly different across multiple dimensions, both liberalized their telecom sectors. Why did so many countries adopt liberal reforms in such a short period of time? Conventional wisdom highlights the role of global markets and technology, powerful states, global diffusion, and domestic politics. I argue that contrary to these claims, diffusion through key international organizations is the critical and overlooked factor in explaining rapid global convergence of pro‐market telecom reforms. Using an original dataset for 189 countries between 1970 and 2003 and event history analysis, I demonstrate that membership in key liberal trading organizations, especially the WTO and the OECD, increases the likelihood that countries will adopt liberal pro‐market reforms in telecommunications. These results speak directly to current public policy debates about the reregulation of global markets and bridges the literatures of policy diffusion, institutional design, and regulatory regimes.
Exploring Cognitive Diversity: Anthropological Perspectives on Cognition
Authors: Beller Sieghard , Bender Andrea 
Published: September 2015

AbstractAnthropology and the other cognitive sciences currently maintain a troubled relationship (Beller, Bender, & Medin, ). What could rapprochement look like, and how could it be achieved? The seven main articles of this topic present anthropological or anthropologically inspired cross‐cultural research on a diverse set of cognitive domains. They serve as an existence proof that not only do synergies abound across anthropology and the other cognitive sciences, but that they are worth achieving.
Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia: predictive factors of intracranial hemorrhage
Authors: Delbos Florent , Bertrand Gérald , Croisille Laure , Ansart‐Pirenne Hélène , Bierling Philippe , Kaplan Cécile 
Published: September 2015

BACKGROUNDIn Caucasians, fetal/neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) is most frequently caused by maternal alloimmunization against the human platelet antigen HPA‐1a. The most serious complication of severe FNAIT is intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). ICH mainly occurs in utero; therefore, there is a need to identify noninvasive predictive factors of ICH to facilitate early identification of this condition and to determine response to maternal therapy.STUDY DESIGN AND METHODSWe studied gynecologic and immunogenetic variables of severe cases of anti‐HPA‐1a FNAIT within three groups: Group I, FNAIT without ICH; Group II, FNAIT with ICH; and Group III, suspected FNAIT cases without detectable maternal anti‐HPA‐1a alloantibodies.RESULTSICH was associated with a poor outcome because it led to death in 59% of cases. Multigravida (two or more pregnancies) was overrepresented in Group II, consistent with the high concentrations of maternal HPA‐1a alloantibody and the frequent detection of a strong newborn‐specific HLA class I antibody response at delivery. The proportion of HLA‐DRB4*01:01P (*01:01 or *01:03) women was similar in Groups I and II, but this allele was overrepresented in Group III, in which FNAIT was less severe than in the other two groups. Finally, antenatal intravenous immunoglobulin therapy tended to be more effective in HLA‐DRB3*01:01(+)/HLA‐DRB4*01:01P(+) women than for HLA‐DRB3*01:01(+)/HLA‐DRB4*01:01P(–) women.CONCLUSIONThe number of gestations is a predictive factor of ICH in anti‐HPA‐1a–alloimmunized women. Maternal immunogenetic variables should be investigated in the context of maternal immunization and may predict response to maternal therapy in subsequent pregnancies.
In a canine pneumonia model of exchange transfusion, altering the age but not the volume of older red blood cells markedly alters outcome
Authors: Cortés‐Puch Irene , Remy Kenneth E. , Solomon Steven B. , Sun Junfeng , Wang Dong , Al‐Hamad Mariam , Kelly Seth M. , Sinchar Derek , Bellavia Landon , Kanias Tamir , Popovsky Mark A. , Kim‐Shapiro Daniel B. , Klein Harvey G. , Natanson Charles 
Published: September 2015

BACKGROUNDMassive exchange transfusion of 42‐day‐old red blood cells (RBCs) in a canine model of Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia resulted in in vivo hemolysis with increases in cell‐free hemoglobin (CFH), transferrin‐bound iron (TBI), non–transferrin‐bound iron (NTBI), and mortality. We have previously shown that washing 42‐day‐old RBCs before transfusion significantly decreased NTBI levels and mortality, but washing 7‐day‐old RBCs increased mortality and CFH levels. We now report the results of altering volume, washing, and age of RBCs.STUDY DESIGN AND METHODSTwo‐year‐old purpose‐bred infected beagles were transfused with increasing volumes (5‐10, 20‐40, or 60‐80 mL/kg) of either 42‐ or 7‐day‐old RBCs (n = 36) or 80 mL/kg of either unwashed or washed RBCs with increasing storage age (14, 21, 28, or 35 days; n = 40).RESULTSAll volumes transfused (5‐80 mL/kg) of 42‐day‐old RBCs resulted in alike (i.e., not significantly different) increases in TBI during transfusion as well as in CFH, lung injury, and mortality rates after transfusion. Transfusion of 80 mL/kg RBCs stored for 14, 21, 28, and 35 days resulted in increased CFH and NTBI in between levels found at 7 and 42 days of storage. However, washing RBCs of intermediate ages (14‐35 days) does not alter NTBI and CFH levels or mortality rates.CONCLUSIONSPreclinical data suggest that any volume of 42‐day‐old blood potentially increases risks during established infection. In contrast, even massive volumes of 7‐day‐old blood result in minimal CFH and NTBI levels and risks. In contrast to the extremes of storage, washing blood stored for intermediate ages does not alter risks of transfusion or NTBI and CFH clearance.
Synthesis, DNA photocleavage, singlet oxygen photogeneration and two photon absorption properties of ruthenium-phenanthroline porphyrins
Authors: Xu Ze-Bin , Yu Fa-Quan , Wu Fengshou , Zhang Heng , Wang Kai , Zhang Xiu-Lan 
Published: September 2015

Through a new synthetic route, three ruthenium-phenanthroline porphyrins (RPP1, RPP2 and RPP3) were prepared. Their photophysical and photochemical properties, such as DNA photocleavage activity, singlet-oxygen photogeneration and two-photon absorption (2PA) were evaluated. These porphyrins 1–3 had substantial photocleavage activities, with 71%, 74% and 38% observed at 20 μM. The porphyrins with different substituents on phenathroline group had similar singlet oxygen quantum yields, with ΦΔ values at 0.52, 0.47 and 0.41, respectively. The 2PA cross-section (σ(2)) values of RPP 1–3, measured by the Z-scan method, were calculated to be 152, 172 and 135 GM, respectively, which were around 5-fold higher than that of H2TPP . Thus, these porphyrins, with their good photocleavage activities, 1 O 2 quantum yields and high 2PA cross section, suggest great potential as photodynamic therapeutic agents.
Terminologia religijna w rosyjskiej gwarze staroobrzędowców w Polsce i Bułgarii. Zapisy z lat 1969–1973
Authors: Grek-Pabisowa Iryda 
Published: September 2015

Religious terminology in Russian dialect of Old Believers in Poland and Bulgaria (records from the years 1969–1973)Records of religious terminology in Bulgaria were conducted by the author, records in Poland were done by people from the community of Old Believers as well. The material was collected in three centres of Old Believers in Poland – in Augustów, Suwałki and Mrągowo counties (the Masurian district). The basis for gathering the material was a special questionnaire formulated by the author which contained peculiarities of religion and culture of Old Believers. The questionnaire consists of 220 questions concerning the following topics: sacred buildings, belfry, monastery, cemetary, icons, religious books, Old Believer­ rosary, thurible, candles, a so called podrucznik (i.e. a small cushion used for kneeling and putting hands during bowing), christening, marriage, funeral, ritual food, lent, holidays, names of confessions, clergy, ritual clothes and other names (clergymen and other). The sound of names provided by informants was preserved. The records were done using simplified phonetic transcription. A small dictionary attached to the questionnaire explains less known terms and phrases. Религиозная терминология в старообрядческих островных говорах в Польше и в Болгарии (записи 1969–1973 годов)Записи были проведены автором в старообрядческих деревнях в авгус­товском и мронговском районе (Мазурия) в Польше и в варненском и силистерском районе в Болгарии. Материал собирался по особому вопроснику, разработанному с учетом характерных черт старообрядческой религиозной культуры. Учтены следующие темы: церковные постройки, колокольня, мо­настырь, кладбище, иконы, кресты, книги, лестовка, кадильница, свечи, под­ручник, крещение, венчание, похороны, обрядовые блюда, посты, праздни­ки, названия вероисповеданий, духовенство, обрядовая одежда – церковные ризы; другие названия – божественные и духовные особы и другие.Вопросник насчитывает 220 вопросов. Для записей применена фонети­ческая транскрипция. Автором не вводились корректуры ответов – они даны в форме высказанной респондентами. Пояснение менее известных терминов и определений приводится в приложенном к материалу словарике.
An iconic traditional apiculture of park fringe communities of Borena Sayint National Park, north eastern Ethiopia
Authors: Adal Hussien , Asfaw Zemede , Woldu Zerihun , Demissew Sebsebe , van Damme Patrick 
Published: September 2015

Abstract
Background
Traditional apiculture has been practised in Ethiopia over a long historical period and still remains a benign means to extract direct benefits from natural ecosystems. While its contribution to economic development and watershed protection is increasingly recognized its cultural significance is however, seldom noticed. This study was conducted using an ethnobotanical study approach to document the honey bee flora and associated indigenous knowledge of local communities in Borena Sayint National Park (BSNP), north eastern Ethiopia.

Methods
Data were collected from 170 informants through semi-structured interviews and guided field walks, focus group discussion with 37 informants and 14 key informants and analyzed using standard analytical tools including ranking, comparisons and multivariate analyses.

Results
In total, 152 bee forage species in 133 genera and 74 families were documented. The Asteraceae and Rosaceae were represented with six species each over the other plant families. Percentage of mentions per species ranged between 76.9 and 13.5 % for the most salient bee forage species. Dombeya torrida, Erica arborea, and Olinia rochetiana captured high community consensus as measured by rank order of popularity and designated as local appellation names of honey. Cluster analysis of priority ranking data showed relationships between key informants with respect to preferences, but ordination analysis did not indicate environmental proximity as a determinant of their responses. Five honey harvesting seasons occur each corresponding to the floral calendar of a dominant bee forage species that stipulate relocation of hives to appropriate locations within the national park.

Conclusion
The apicultural tradition is iconic with economic value and forming part of the local peoples’ cultural identity apt to be preserved as a bequest for posterity.
Development of metabolic and inflammatory mediator biomarker phenotyping for early diagnosis and triage of pediatric sepsis
Authors: Mickiewicz Beata , Thompson Graham C. , Blackwood Jaime , Jenne Craig N. , Winston Brent W. , Vogel Hans J. , Joffe Ari R. ,   for the Alberta Sepsis Network
Published: September 2015

Abstract
Introduction
The first steps in goal-directed therapy for sepsis are early diagnosis followed by appropriate triage. These steps are usually left to the physician’s judgment, as there is no accepted biomarker available. We aimed to determine biomarker phenotypes that differentiate children with sepsis who require intensive care from those who do not.

Methods
We conducted a prospective, observational nested cohort study at two pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) and one pediatric emergency department (ED). Children ages 2–17 years presenting to the PICU or ED with sepsis or presenting for procedural sedation to the ED were enrolled. We used the judgment of regional pediatric ED and PICU attending physicians as the standard to determine triage location (PICU or ED). We performed metabolic and inflammatory protein mediator profiling with serum and plasma samples, respectively, collected upon presentation, followed by multivariate statistical analysis.

Results
Ninety-four PICU sepsis, 81 ED sepsis, and 63 ED control patients were included. Metabolomic profiling revealed clear separation of groups, differentiating PICU sepsis from ED sepsis with accuracy of 0.89, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.96 (standard deviation [SD] 0.01), and predictive ability (Q2) of 0.60. Protein mediator profiling also showed clear separation of the groups, differentiating PICU sepsis from ED sepsis with accuracy of 0.78 and AUROC of 0.88 (SD 0.03). Combining metabolomic and protein mediator profiling improved the model (Q2 =0.62), differentiating PICU sepsis from ED sepsis with accuracy of 0.87 and AUROC of 0.95 (SD 0.01). Separation of PICU sepsis or ED sepsis from ED controls was even more accurate. Prespecified age subgroups (2–5 years old and 6–17 years old) improved model accuracy minimally. Seventeen metabolites or protein mediators accounted for separation of PICU sepsis and ED sepsis with 95 % confidence.

Conclusions
In children ages 2–17 years, combining metabolomic and inflammatory protein mediator profiling early after presentation may differentiate children with sepsis requiring care in a PICU from children with or without sepsis safely cared for outside a PICU. This may aid in making triage decisions, particularly in an ED without pediatric expertise. This finding requires validation in an independent cohort.