bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effectiveness of intensive group psychotherapy in treatment of neurotic and personality disorders.
Authors: Mielimąka Michał , Rutkowski Krzysztof , Cyranka Katarzyna , Sobański Jerzy , Müldner-Nieckowski Łukasz , Dembińska Edyta , Smiatek-Mazgaj Bogna , Klasa Katarzyna 
Published: February 2015

CelCelem badania była analiza skuteczności intensywnej (150 – 210 sesji), krótkoterminowej (10 – 14 tygodni) psychoterapii grupowej w leczeniu zaburzeń nerwicowych i wybranych zaburzeń osobowości.MetodaBadaniu poddano 145 pacjentów leczonych w oddziale dziennym z powodu zaburzeń nerwicowych
i wybranych zaburzeń osobowości. Pomiary wykonano dwukrotnie – na początku oraz na końcu pobytu
w oddziale. Skuteczność psychoterapii w zakresie zmniejszenia nasilenia objawów zaburzeń nerwicowych mierzono przy pomocy Kwestionariusza Objawowego „0”. Zmianę nasilenia cech osobowości charakterystycznych dla zaburzeń nerwicowych zbadano przy użyciu Kwestionariusza Osobowości Nerwicowej KON-2006.WynikiZnaczną redukcję nasilenia objawów zaburzeń nerwicowych stwierdzono u 84% badanych (85,7% kobiet i 80,8% mężczyzn). 70,3% badanych uzyskało w pomiarze na końcu terapii wyniki wskazujące na poziom nasilenia objawów zaburzeń nerwicowych poniżej punktu oddzielającego populację osób zdrowych od chorych. Znaczną redukcję nasilenia cech osobowości charakterystycznie występujących u osób cierpiących z powodu zaburzeń nerwicowych stwierdzono u 76% badanych (74,5% kobiet oraz 78,7% mężczyzn). 42,8% badanych uzyskało w pomiarze przeprowadzonym na końcu terapii wartość wskaźnika nasilenia cech osobowości nerwicowej (X-KON) mieszczącą się w zakresie typowym dla populacji osób zdrowych.WnioskiIntensywna, krótkoterminowa psychoterapia grupowa z elementami terapii indywidualnej jest skuteczną metodą leczenia zaburzeń nerwicowych. Znaczną poprawę objawową oraz zmniejszenie nasilenia cech osobowości nerwicowej uzyskuje większość leczonych pacjentów.
“Epidemiology of mental disorders and access to mental health care. EZOP - Poland” - research methodology
Authors: Kiejna Andrzej , Adamowski Tomasz , Piotrowski Patryk , Moskalewicz Jacek , Wojtyniak Bogdan , Świątkiewicz Grażyna , Stokwiszewski Jakub , Kantorska-Janiec Monika , Zagdańska Marta , Kessler Ronald 
Published: February 2015

CelW psychiatrii od drugiej połowy XX wieku, wraz z rozwojem ustrukturyzowanych narzędzi diagnostycznych, prowadzone są badania populacyjne z zakresu epidemiologii zaburzeń psychicznych. Szczególną rolę odgrywa tutaj Światowa Inicjatywa ds. Badań Zdrowia Psychicznego – World Mental Health Survey Initiative (WMH), która zrzesza grupę krajów z różnych kontynentów w celu realizacji badań według ujednoliconej metodologii z zastosowaniem Złożonego Międzynarodowego Kwestionariusza Diagnostycznego (Composite International Diagnostic Interview, CIDI). Do krajów tych dołączyła też Polska dzięki badaniu EZOP, które przeprowadzono zgodnie z wytycznymi WMH. Projekt był realizowany w ramach Norweskiego Mechanizmu Finansowego oraz Mechanizmów Finansowych Europejskiego Obszaru Gospodarczego. Jego celem było oszacowanie rozpowszechnienia wybranych zaburzeń psychicznych w dorosłej populacji Polski, ocena dystansu społecznego do zaburzeń psychicznych oraz uzyskanie wiedzy na temat społecznej percepcji lecznictwa psychiatrycznego.MetodaNarzędziem badawczym była polska wersja kwestionariusza CIDI – WHO CIDI ver. 3.0., która została opracowana na rzecz projektu. Badanie zostało przeprowadzone zgodnie z obowiązującymi wytycznymi WMH (wywiady kognitywne, szkolenia ankieterów, standaryzacja procedur terenowych) z wykorzystaniem kwestionariusza w wersji elektronicznej CAPI narzędzia CIDI w ramach 2-etapowo wylosowanej reprezentatywnej próby mieszkańców Polski w wieku 18-64 lata. Oprócz rutynowej kontroli przebiegu badania przez MB SMG/KRC, jego realizacja była systematycznie monitorowana przez Zakład-Centrum Monitorowania i Analiz Stanu Zdrowia Ludności NIZP-PZH, gdzie przygotowano surową bazę danych obejmującą 10 081 wywiadów. Polska baza danych została poddana kontroli wg standardów WMH, w jego centrum analitycznym, w którym wprowadzono również nowe zmienne oparte na algorytmach diagnostycznych w DSM-IV i ICD-10.Wyniki.Wnioski.
The study of the Polish version of the Questionnaire for the Assessment of Disgust Sensitivity (QADS).
Authors: Szewczuk - Bogusławska Monika , Słowińska Aleksandra , Bąk Olga , Oleszkowicz Anna , Kasibowska-Kuźniar Kamilla , Dudek Krzysztof , Stępień Agnieszka , Kaliszewski Krzysztof , Timler Dariusz , Zyśko Dorota 
Published: February 2015

CelWstręt jako jedna z podstawowych emocji jest przedmiotem badań psychologicznych i psychiatrycznych. Do oceny nasilenia emocji wstrętu powstało kilka narzędzi kwestionariuszowych, których wartość psychometryczną testowano w różnych badaniach. Celem badania była ocena wskaźników psychometrycznych Kwestionariusza Oceny Wrażliwości na Wstręt , który jest polską adaptacją narzędzia opracowanego w Niemczech (Questionnaire for the Assesment of Disgust Sensivity).MetodaKwestionariusz Oceny Wrażliwości na Wstręt wypełniło 820 osób, w tym 631 kobiet (76,8%) i 189 mężczyzn (23%) w wieku od 18 do 69 roku życia (średnia = 27,7). Kwestionariusz podzielony jest na 3 podskale: Wstręt Podstawowy, Wstręt Zwierzęcej Natury oraz Wstręt Zakażenia/Interpersonalny. Kwestionariusz zawiera łącznie 37 stwierdzeń , w których nasilenie uczucia wstrętu oceniane jest na pięciopunktowej skali Likerta (od 1 do 5).WynikiKonfirmacyjna analiza czynnikowa potwierdziła zasadność wyróżnienia trzech podskal: Wstręt Podstawowy, Wstręt do Natury Zwierzęcej oraz Wstręt Zakażenia/Interpersonalny. Inne wskaźniki psychometryczne narzędzia są także zgodne z wersją oryginalną (wysokie interkorelacje między podskalami, wysoka rzetelność). Współczynnik rzetelności ( Cronbacha) w polskiej wersji osiągnął zbliżoną wartość do wersji oryginalnej, zarówno w odniesieniu do całego testu ( Cronbacha = 0,94) jak i dla poszczególnych podskal – co świadczy o wysokiej spójności tego narzędzia.Kobiety charakteryzowały się wyższym poziomem wstrętu niż mężczyźni.WnioskiWskaźniki psychometryczne polskiej wersji są zadowalające, aby rekomendować to narzędzie do badań naukowych i diagnostycznych.
Evaluation of Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic and Open Pyeloplasty in Children: Single-Surgeon Experience
Authors: Murthy P , Cohn JA , Gundeti MS 
Published: February 2015

Introduction Robotic-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty (RALP), the most commonly undertaken paediatric robotic urologic surgery, has not been compared against open pyeloplasty (OPN) by a single surgeon. Here, we describe our experience and outcomes. Methods Children undergoing RALP or OPN from 2007 to 2013 were reviewed. Clinical success was defined as resolution of presenting symptoms and improved/stable hydronephrosis on ultrasound. Results RALP and OPN cohorts comprised 52 and 40 patients, respectively. RALP patients were significantly older (6.8 vs 1.2 years, p<0.01) and heavier (28.4 vs 8.4 kg, p<0.01). Operative times for RALP were longer (203.3 vs 135.0 min, p<0.01), but decreased significantly with increasing experience (r2=0.42, p<0.01). Seven type-IIIb Clavien–Dindo complications occurred in RALP patients compared with two in OPN cases. There were no differences in postoperative narcotic administration (p=0.92) or duration of stay in hospital (DOSH) (p=0.93). A total of 11/40 (28%) OPN patients required epidural analgesia but none were placed in the RALP cohort. A total of 49/52 (94%) RALP patients and 40/40 OPN cases had successful outcomes. Three RALP patients required revision RALP. Conclusions These data show that outcomes for RALP and OPN were comparable. An initial learning curve with RALP is to be expected, but operative times for RALP approached those for OPN. Previously reported benefits of RALP (reduced analgesic requirements, DOSH) were not observed. This difference may have been due to comparison of a heterogeneous cohort. Close evaluation of complications allowed for improved placement of stents in RALP.
Current Outcomes of Emergency Large Bowel Surgery
Authors: Ng HJ , Yule M , Twoon M , Binnie NR , Aly EH 
Published: February 2015

Introduction Emergency large bowel surgery (ELBS) is known to carry an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Previous studies have reported morbidity and mortality rates up to 14.3%. However, there has not been a recent study to document the outcomes of ELBS following several major changes in surgical training and provision of emergency surgery. The aim of this study was therefore to explore the current outcomes of ELBS. Methods A retrospective review was performed of a prospectively maintained database of the clinical records of all patients who had ELBS between 2006 and 2013. Data pertaining to patient demographics, ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) grade, diagnosis, surgical procedure performed, grade of operating surgeon and assistant, length of hospital stay, postoperative complications and in-hospital mortality were analysed. Results A total of 202 patients underwent ELBS during the study period. The mean patient age was 62 years and the most common cause was colonic carcinoma (n=67, 33%). There were 32 patients (15.8%) who presented with obstruction and 64 (31.7%) had bowel perforation. The overall in-hospital mortality rate was 14.8% (n=30). A consultant surgeon was involved in 187 cases (92.6%) as either first operator, assistant or available in theatre. Conclusions ELBS continues to carry a high risk despite several major changes in the provision of emergency surgery. Further developments are needed to improve postoperative outcomes in these patients.
The Epidemiology of and Outcome from Pancreatoduodenal Trauma in the UK, 1989–2013
Authors: O’Reilly DA , Bouamra O , Kausar A , Dickson EJ , Lecky F 
Published: February 2015

Introduction Pancreatoduodenal (PD) injury is an uncommon but serious complication of blunt and penetrating trauma, associated with high mortality. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence, mechanisms of injury, initial operation rates and outcome of patients who sustained PD trauma in the UK from a large trauma registry, over the period 1989–2013. Methods The Trauma Audit and Research Network database was searched for details of any patient with blunt or penetrating trauma to the pancreas, duodenum or both. Results Of 356,534 trauma cases, 1,155 (0.32%) sustained PD trauma. The median patient age was 27 years for blunt trauma and 27.5 years for penetrating trauma. The male-to-female ratio was 2.5:1. Blunt trauma was the most common type of injury seen, with a ratio of blunt-to-penetrating PD injury ratio of 3.6:1. Road traffic collision was the most common mechanism of injury, accounting for 673 cases (58.3%). The median injury severity score (ISS) was 25 (IQR: 14–35) for blunt trauma and 14 (IQR: 9–18) for penetrating trauma. The mortality rate for blunt PD trauma was 17.6%; it was 12.2% for penetrating PD trauma. Variables predicting mortality after pancreatic trauma were increasing age, ISS, haemodynamic compromise and not having undergone an operation. Conclusions Isolated pancreatic injuries are uncommon; most coexist with other injuries. In the UK, a high proportion of cases are due to blunt trauma, which differs from US and South African series. Mortality is high in the UK but comparison with other surgical series is difficult because of selection bias in their datasets.
Left-Sided Early-Onset vs Late-Onset Colorectal Carcinoma
Authors: Pilozzi Emanuela , Maresca Carmen , Duranti Enrico , Giustiniani Maria Cristina , Catalanotto Caterina , Lucarelli Marco , Cogoni Carlo , Ferri Mario , Ruco Luigi , Zardo Giuseppe 
Published: February 2015

Abstract

Objectives:
Carcinomas of the left colon represent a neoplasm of older patients (late onset), but epidemiologic evidence has been showing an increasing incidence in patients 50 years or younger (early onset). In this study, we investigate pathologic and molecular features of early- and late-onset carcinoma of the left colon.

Methods:
We selected 22 patients 50 years or younger and 21 patients 70 years or older with left-sided colorectal carcinoma (CRC). All samples were evaluated for pathologic features, microsatellite instability, and KRAS and BRAF mutations. Moreover, both groups were analyzed to identify CpG island methylator phenotype features and assessed with restriction landmark genome scanning (RLGS) to unveil differential DNA methylation patterns.

Results:
Early-onset patients had advanced pathologic stages compared with late-onset patients (P = .0482). All cases showed a microsatellite stable profile and BRAF wild-type sequence. Early-onset patients (43%) more frequently had mutations at KRAS codon 12 compared with late-onset patients (14%) (P =.0413). RLGS showed that patients younger than 50 years who had CRC had a significantly lower percentage of methylated loci than did patients 70 years or older (P = .04124), and differential methylation of several genomic loci was observed in the two groups.

Conclusions:
Our results suggest that left-sided CRCs may present differential patterns of aberrant DNA methylation when they are separated by age.
VE1 Antibody Is Not Highly Specific for the BRAF V600E Mutation in Thyroid Cytology Categories With the Exception of Malignant Cases
Authors: Lee Sang-Ryung , Yim Hyunee , Han Jae Ho , Lee Kyi Beom , Lee Jeonghun , Soh Euy Young , Kim Dae Jung , Chung Yoon-Sok , Jeong Seon-Yong , Sheen Seung Soo , Park So Hyun , Kim Jang-Hee 
Published: February 2015

Abstract

Objectives:
We evaluated the utility of the VE1 antibody that can detect a mutant protein resulting from the BRAF V600E mutation as a diagnostic tool for thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC).

Methods:
We performed VE1 immunocytochemistry on 202 FNAC specimens from surgically confirmed thyroid nodules. The results were compared with the molecular analyses of the BRAF mutation in these specimens matched with their corresponding histology.

Results:
Diagnoses of FNAC specimens included benign (9.4%), atypia of undetermined significance/follicular lesion of undetermined significance (11.4%), follicular neoplasm/suspicious for follicular neoplasm (2.0%), suspicious for malignancy (9.4%), and malignancy (65.8%). VE1 immunostaining was positive in 71.3% of FNAC specimens. The overall sensitivity of the VE1 antibody was 88.8%, specificity was 71.2%, positive predictive value was 88.2%, negative predictive value was 72.4%, and diagnostic accuracy was 83.7%.

Conclusions:
VE1 immunocytochemistry in thyroid FNAC as a screening test for BRAF mutations is highly specific for malignant category cases but can be suboptimal due to its high false-positive rate for the nonmalignant cases.
Visual Memory Effects on Intraoperator Study Design
Authors: Campbell W. Scott , Talmon Geoffrey A. , Foster Kirk W. , Baker John J. , Smith Lynette M. , Hinrichs Steven H. 
Published: February 2015

Abstract

Objectives:
The objective of this research was to determine test intervals between intraoperator case reviews to minimize the impact of recall.

Methods:
Three pathologists were presented with a group of 120 slides and subsequently challenged with a study set of 120 slides after 2-week and 4-week intervals. The challenge set consisted of 60 slides seen during the initial review and 60 slides previously unseen within the study. Pathologists rendered a diagnosis for each slide and indicated whether they recalled seeing the slide previously (yes/no).

Results:
Two weeks after having been shown 60 cases from a challenge set of 120 cases, the pathologists correctly remembered 26, 22, and 24 cases or 40% overall. After 4 weeks, the pathologists correctly recalled 31% of cases previously seen.

Conclusions:
Pathologists were capable of recalling from memory cases seen previously at 2 and 4 weeks. Recall rates may be sufficiently high to affect intraobserver study design.
Embryo Genome Profiling by Single-Cell Sequencing for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in a β-Thalassemia Family
Authors: Xu Yanwen , Chen Shengpei , Yin Xuyang , Shen Xiaoting , Pan Xiaoyu , Chen Fang , Jiang Hui , Liang Yu , Wang Wei , Xu Xun , Wang Jian , Zhang Xiuqing , Zhou Canquan , Wang Jun 
Published: February 2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND
The embryonic genome, including genotypes and haplotypes, contains all the information for preimplantation genetic diagnosis, representing great potential for mendelian disorder carriers to conceive healthy babies.

METHODS
We developed a strategy to obtain the full embryonic genome for a β-thalassemia–carrier couple to have a healthy second baby. We carried out sequencing for single blastomere cells and the family trio and further developed the analysis pipeline, including recovery of the missing alleles, removal of the majority of errors, and phasing of the embryonic genome.

RESULTS
The final accuracy for homozygous and heterozygous single-nucleotide polymorphisms reached 99.62% and 98.39%, respectively. The aneuploidies of embryos were detected as well. Based on the comprehensive embryonic genome, we effectively performed whole-genome mendelian disorder diagnosis and human leukocyte antigen matching tests.

CONCLUSIONS
This retrospective study in a β-thalassemia family demonstrates a method for embryo genome recovery through single-cell sequencing, which permits detection of genetic variations in preimplantation genetic diagnosis. It shows the potential of single-cell sequencing technology in preimplantation genetic diagnosis clinical practices.
Food in the British immigrant experience
Authors: Kershen Anne J. 
Published: February 2015

Abstract
The relationship between migration and food is one that takes many forms. For the migrant in Britain food has played a much greater role than simply providing nourishment on a regular basis. This article illustrates the way in which, for migrants, food has contributed to the construction and perception of outsider identity; how it has been used as a weapon by the racist and xenophobic, yet for other incomers has been the source of entrepreneurial wealth. In addition, it highlights the way in which food has contributed to cultural fusion and cultural separation as well as to religious tolerance and antipathy.
The impacts of power domains on irregular migrants as seen in La vida precoz y breve de Sabina Rivas
Authors: Mejía Glenda 
Published: February 2015

Abstract
This article analyses a recent Latin American film by Luis Mandoki, La vida precoz y breve de Sabina Rivas/The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas (2012), whose main character, a 16-year-old Honduran girl, is exploited and prostituted. This article explores the issues of oppression, intersectionality and border crossings as depicted in this film. I examine how this film deals with the portrayal of intersecting systems of oppression (e.g. race, social class, gender and age) and interrelated domains of power (structural, disciplinary, hegemonic and interpersonal) that structure irregular migrants’ experience at the border. Irregular migration at the Guatemala-Mexican and Mexican-United States borders is commonly associated with oppressive treatment and the abuse of authority. Therefore, my analysis of this film also demonstrates the complex ways in which young irregular migrants are subjected to many forms of abuse by the authorities in power at the border-crossings.
Fernando Pessoa’s heteronyms: A nationhood of ‘invisible translators’
Authors: Sousa Lisandra 
Published: February 2015

Abstract
This article argues that Portuguese modernist writer Fernando Pessoa reconceptualizes the nation in modernity. For this, the article explores how Pessoa’s heteronyms (poetic personas) reveal a nationhood of ‘invisible translators’ in a transnational space, for the purpose of cultural transformation. In this way, Pessoa advances with a mapping of the nation that includes diasporas, émigrés, exiles and all of those who, in the Portuguese language, contribute to the transformation of culture from beyond the frontiers and territories of nation states. The heteronyms’ translational dialogue in Portuguese acknowledges the transits of nationals in modernity beyond the national narrative of dispersal in the world found in Luís de Vaz Camões Portuguese epic Os Lusíadas. This Camonean narrative persists as the primordial source of identity for the Portuguese nation, as it portrays Portugal’s oceanic expansion. In contrast, Pessoa’s reconceptualization of nationhood in modernity suggests a nationhood of translational Portuguese in the twentieth century.
Ubiquitous Technology in the Media Age and the Ideal of Sustainability
Authors: Gumpert Gary , Drucker Susan 
Published: February 2015

Abstract
Ideas about sustainability can be distilled into two primary strands: (a) the sustainable media environment in which communication technology is seen as a fundamental social and economic force, and (b) sustainable development in which community, self-sufficiency, and conservation are key partners associated with the focus on local conditions, including natural resources, politics, features of the community, and quality of life. The problem is that the two perspectives are seldom linked, but must be if 21st century sustainability is to be achieved. Media environment and community are inextricably bound.
Walter J. Ong, Sj (1912-2003): Some Personal Reflections
Authors: Farrell Thomas J. 
Published: February 2015

Abstract
Walter J. Ong, SJ (1912-2003) outlived his former teacher and friend Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980) by more than two decades. Never publicized by the popular media to the extent McLuhan was, Ong’s star in the galaxy of notable persons rose in the 1960s alongside that of his far more publicized friend. But Ong further established his stellar reputation by publishing two impressive 350-page collections of essays in the 1970s and three book-length studies in the 1980s, including Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word (1982), his most widely known work. Thus, he lived a long and remarkably productive life. In the first part of this article, I recount my experiences in taking courses from Ong at Saint Louis University in the 1960s and some subsequent experiences as well. Then in the second part, I set forth my personal reflections on the importance of various themes in Ong’s extensive body of work from the 1940s through 2002.
The Profession of Walter Ong
Authors: Zlatic Thomas D. 
Published: February 2015

Abstract
The consummate scholar, Walter J. Ong wrote with clarity and grace detailed investigations and far-reaching speculations within a dozen disciplines. But Ong not only presented a model for how scholarship should be done; he also modeled a rationale for why it should be done. He urged that scholarship be dialogue, conversation rooted in I-thou relationships, with a recognition of the historicity of all human knowing, the radical incompleteness of all human utterance, and the consequent need to interpret all statement within the living present. His own scholarship is an expression of his personalist philosophical leanings and his Incarnational Christian beliefs, but those who do not share his philosophical and religious orientations can still appreciate his remarkable insights and profit from the example he gave for how teaching and scholarship are anchored in trust. This personalism is a motivation for Ong’s several investigations into media ecology, into the transformations of the word. The promise of electronic technology, with its implications of secondary orality, is not a return to a primitive or pristine oral-aural psychodynamics, but rather an attempt, through reflection, to find how, within an evolving consciousness and evolving world, new media can promote personalist encounters in original ways.
The Orality of Business: Acting on the Edge of Literate Culture
Authors: Cyphert Dale 
Published: February 2015

Abstract
Long-standing enmities abound between the Enlightenment spheres of economic, moral, and civic society. Walter Ong’s notion of orality as a rhetorical mindset, which encompasses social, epistemological, and discursive elements, casts these conflicts in terms of communication culture.