bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Comparison of pH and refractometry index with calcium concentrations in preparturient mammary gland secretions of mares
Authors: Korosue Kenji , Murase Harutaka , Sato Fumio , Ishimaru Mutsuki , Kotoyori Yasumitsu , Tsujimura Koji , Nambo Yasuo 
Published: December 2012

Abstract
Objective—To test the usefulness of measuring pH and refractometry index, compared with measuring calcium carbonate concentration, of preparturient mammary gland secretions for predicting parturition in mares.
Design—Evaluation study.
Animals—27 pregnant Thoroughbred mares.
Procedures—Preparturient mammary gland secretion samples were obtained once or twice daily 10 days prior to foaling until parturition. The samples were analyzed for calcium carbonate concentration with a water hardness kit (151 samples), pH with pH test paper (222 samples), and refractometry index with a Brix refractometer (214 samples). The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values for each test were calculated for evaluation of predicting parturition.
Results—The PPV within 72 hours and the NPV within 24 hours for calcium carbonate concentration determination (standard value set to 400 μg/g) were 93.8% and 98.3%, respectively. The PPV within 72 hours and the NPV within 24 hours for the pH test (standard value set at 6.4) were 97.9% and 99.4%, respectively. The PPV within 72 hours and the NPV within 24 hours for the Brix test (standard value set to 20%) were 73.2% and 96.5%, respectively.
Conclusions and Clinical Relevance—Results suggested that the pH test with the standard value set at a pH of 6.4 would be useful in the management of preparturient mares by predicting when mares are not ready to foal. This was accomplished with equal effectiveness of measuring calcium carbonate concentration with a water hardness kit.
Germination ecology of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. and Ambrosia trifida L. biotypes suspected of glyphosate resistance
Authors: Dinelli Giovanni , Marotti Ilaria , Catizone Pietro , Bosi Sara , Tanveer Asif , Abbas Rana , Pavlovic Danijela 
Published: January 2013

AbstractThe germination ecology of Ambrosia artemisiifolia and A. trifida glyphosate susceptible biotypes sampled in marginal areas, was compared with that of the same species but different biotypes suspected of glyphosate resistance, common and giant ragweed, respectively. The suspected resistant biotypes were sampled in Roundup Ready® soybean fields. Within each weed species, the seeds of the biotype sampled in marginal area were significantly bigger and heavier than those of the biotype sampled in the soybean fields. A. artemisiifolia biotypes exhibited a similar dormancy and germination, while differences between A. trifida biotypes were observed. A. artemisiifolia biotypes showed similar threshold temperature for germination, whereas, the threshold temperature of the susceptible A. trifida biotype was half as compared to that of the resistant A. trifida biotype. No significant differences in emergence as a function of sowing depth were observed between susceptible A. artemisiifolia and suspected resistant A. trifida biotype, while at a six-cm seedling depth the emergence of the A. artemisiifolia susceptible biotype was 2.5 times higher than that of the A. trifida suspected resistant biotype. This study identified important differences in seed germination between herbicide resistant and susceptible biotypes and relates this information to the ecology of species adapted to Roundup Ready® fields. Information obtained in this study supports sustainable management strategies, with continued use of glyphosate as a possibility.
A Robotic Framework for Controlling Human’s Attention
Authors: Hoque Mohammed Moshiul 
Published: January 2013

AbstractIt is a major challenge in HRI to design a social robot that is able to selectively direct a target human’s attention towards an intended direction. For this purpose, the robot may first turn its gaze toward him/her in order to establish eye contact. However, such a turning action of the robot may not in itself be sufficient to make eye contact with the target person in all situations, especially when the robot and the person are not facing each other or the human is intensely engaged in a task. In this paper, we propose a conceptual model of attention control with five phases: attention attraction, eye contact, attention avoidance, gaze back, and attention shift. Evaluation experiment by using a robotic head reveals the effectiveness of the proposed model in different viewing situations.
L'adoption, une double naissance
Authors: Drory Diane 
Published: January 2013

Résumé Comme tout un chacun, pour naître à une vie pleine, l’adopté a besoin de se situer par rapport à un passé, à une histoire, à un désir fondamental qui concerne sa procréation et ses filiations. Comment concilier l’indéniable dette d’une première identité, constituant narcissique de départ mis en place pendant la grossesse, et la dette envers ceux qui lui ont donné les repères pour construire sa subjectivité ? L’adopté doit aussi intégrer une double loyauté : la loyauté existentielle et la loyauté d’existence. Au départ l’enfant n’est qu’un enfant adopté ; peu à peu les gestes imprégnés de signification des parents adoptifs aideront l’enfant à devenir adoptant. Investissant affectivement ses parents adoptifs, il deviendra un enfant adoptif. D’adopté à adoptif le chemin est long, c’est une lente maturation car dans le processus d’adoption, chacun a des deuils à faire, chacun a un autre à conquérir.
Le Comité international de secours à la Russie, l'Action Nansen et les bolcheviks (1921-1924)
Authors: Coudreau Marin 
Published: January 2013

Résumé La grande famine de 1921 en Russie engendre un mouvement humanitaire de grande envergure en Europe et en Amérique. Alors que la Russie soviétique reste largement isolée diplomatiquement jusqu’en 1924, les organisations humanitaires, en tant qu’organisations non gouvernementales, jouent un rôle de premier plan dans l’établissement de contacts des deux côtés du « cordon sanitaire ». Les organismes dirigés par le philanthrope norvégien Fridtjof Nansen – le Comité international de secours à la Russie puis l’Action Nansen – sont sans doute les organisations qui vont le plus loin dans leur coopération avec les bolcheviks pendant les diverses campagnes d’aide à la Russie de 1921 à 1924. L’étude des interactions entre les bolcheviks et ces organisations permet de reconstituer les réseaux transnationaux et para-diplomatiques qui s’établissent alors, de replacer la politique extérieure soviétique dans son contexte européen et d’observer les convergences, les mimétismes et parfois même les emprunts entre bolcheviks et humanitaires.
Réflexions sur les risques du nucléaire civil
Authors: Lebeau André 
Published: January 2013

Résumé Les risques induits par le déploiement de l’énergie nucléaire doivent être appréhendés dans le contexte global des besoins d’énergie du système technique pour les siècles qui viennent et des dangers qui s’attachent à une éventuelle pénurie. Le système technique, sur lequel la société humaine repose, s’approvisionne à deux sources d’énergie et à deux seulement : l’énergie solaire, y compris sous ses formes fossiles stockées dans la croûte terrestre – pétrole, gaz, charbon – et l’énergie nucléaire. Les besoins globaux du système technique sont aujourd’hui satisfaits pour environ 80 % par les ressources fossiles, ce qui comporte le risque de détériorer de façon irréversible le climat de la Terre. La « prospérité économique » est construite sur cette situation précaire ; elle est de ce fait menacée par l’épuisement des stocks. L’énergie nucléaire se présente sous deux formes : la fission et la fusion. Les débats sur les risques nucléaires sont centrés sur la fission. L’énergie de fusion n’est pas encore techniquement disponible et ne le sera peut-être jamais. Les risques revêtent deux aspects : l’émission catastrophique de matière radioactive par un accident dans le fonctionnement d’un réacteur et le stockage à long terme des déchets nucléaires. Au-delà des confrontations politiques et idéologiques engendrées par ces deux problèmes, la question du risque nucléaire doit être évaluée dans le cadre général que constituent l’épuisement des ressources fossiles et l’altération du climat engendrée par leur consommation immodérée. La recherche d’une solution à long terme pour l’approvisionnement énergétique a deux aspects : celui des contraintes techniques et celui de l’acceptabilité sociale. C’est un problème d’une extrême complexité et qui appelle la plus grande attention. En ce qui concerne sa dimension sociale, il semble clair que le gavage de l’opinion publique avec quelques slogans rustiques n’apportera pas de contribution positive à une solution de problème global.
Compartment Syndrome of the Arm Caused by Transcatheter Angiography or Angioplasty
Authors: Omori Shinsuke , Miyake Junichi , Hamada Kenichiro , Naka Norifumi , Araki Nobuhito , Yoshikawa Hideki 
Published: December 2012

Compartment syndrome of the arm is a rare condition because of the large capacity of the arm compartment. Although several cases of compartment syndrome of the forearm associated with vascular access procedures have been reported, the literature contains few detailed reports of compartment syndrome of the arm caused by transcather angiography or angioplasty. This article presents 4 cases of compartment syndrome of the anterior arm caused by transcatheter angiography or angioplasty; all patients required surgical treatment and anticoagulation therapy. Following urgent fasciotomy and hemostasis, 1 patient experienced recurrent bleeding and another exhibited delayed complex regional pain syndrome of the forearm. The remaining 2 cases had good outcomes.
Because all patients had been prescribed various oral anticoagulants, their compartment syndrome was considered a complication of thrombolytic therapy. In addition, because all patients had a history of multiple arterial diseases, atherosclerosis was considered to be severely advanced and the vessels to be easily damaged. Due to the authors’ experiences with these 4 cases, they recommend that surgery be performed under general rather than local anesthesia and that the bleeding site be sutured or ligated. Compression of the bleeding point alone could allow heavy bleeding or recurrence of bleeding to occur because of the influence of anticoagulation therapy. Continuous bleeding of the arm may expand into the volar compartment of the forearm, leading to a condition similar to chronic compartment syndrome. Effective hemostasis, in addition to early decompressive fasciotomy, is essential in compartment syndrome caused by the catheter procedure.
Exceptional Functional Recovery and Return to High-impact Sports After Van Nes Rotationplasty
Authors: Harris Joshua D. , Trinh Thai Q. , Scharschmidt Thomas J. , Mayerson Joel L. 
Published: December 2012

Rotationplasty involves wide resection of lower-extremity malignancy and approximately 180° rotation of the tibia to allow the ankle to function similarly to the former knee joint. It is most commonly used for sarcomas around the knee, such as the distal femur and proximal tibia, in adolescent and young adult patients and is an option for patients with proximal femoral focal deficiency (congenital short femur). Rotationplasty is an alternative to ablative procedures when functional outcome is a consideration or when resection of involved areas and endoprosthetic reconstruction is not possible.
This article describes functional status and return to competitive sport after rotationplasty for a lower-extremity bone sarcoma with 3-year follow-up. Despite a postoperative course complicated by a distal tibial physeal injury and femoral neck stress fracture, the patient recovered fully by 1 year postoperatively. Pain free at rest and with activity and with no loss of function, the patient is a successful athlete, playing basketball and baseball and skiing competitively. The patient used a custom-made prosthesis that likely played a role in his high level of function. The patient’s high function is evidenced by a maximal or near-maximal possible score on all subsections of the Short Form 36 health survey. Although this level of function is exemplary, it may be more expected in younger, more active, highly motivated, and emotionally and socially mature individuals.
Color differences between maxillar and mandibular incisors
Authors: Tuncdemir Ali Riza , Polat Serdar , Ozturk Caner , Tuncdemir Makbule Tugba , Gungor Ahmet Yalcln 
Published: January 2013

Abstract
Context: Color difference between maxillar and mandibular incisors is an anticipated subject, and it will help dentists during color matching. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate color differences of the maxillar and mandibular incisors and to find out relationships between gender and age. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on 125 participants (51 males and 74 females) between 16-63 age groups and totally over maxillar and mandibular 480 healthy teeth by using spectrophotometer. Color differences between teeth were calculated by using ∆E formula. One way ANOVA statistical analysis determined statistically significant differences between maxiller-central and mandibular-canine teeth for ∆L and ∆b parameters (P<0.05). Results: According to t-test result there were not a statistically significant color differences for women and men teeth (P<0.05). Scheffe statistical analysis results showed statistically significant differences between mandibular central and mandibular canine for ∆L parameters on 16-27, 28-39, and 52-63 age groups; for ∆b parameters, there were statistically significant differences between 16-27 and 40-51 age groups (P<0.05). Conclusion: Women have more lighter teeth than men. Maxillar canines are more yellow and Maxillar centrals are more lighter than other incisors. 16-27, 28-39 age groups have more lighter teeth than 52-63 age groups and 16-27 age groups have more yellow teeth than 40-51 age groups.
The effect of pre-heating silorane and methacrylate-based composites on microleakage of Class V restorations
Authors: Arslan Soley , Demirbuga Sezer , Zorba Yahya Orcun , Ucar Faruk Izzet , Tuncay Oznur 
Published: January 2013

Abstract
Objective: This study compared the effects of 4 different temperatures (4°C, 25°C, 37°C, 60°C) on the microleakage of silorane and methacrylate-based composites in Class V cavities. Materials and Methods: Standard Class V cavities were prepared at the buccal and lingual surfaces of human molars. The specimens were randomly divided into 2 groups according to the composite resin used (Group I: Filtek Silorane Adhesive System and Filtek Silorane composite; Group II: Clearfil SE Bond and Aelite LS Posterior composite) and into 4 subgroups according to temperature treatment (Group A: Refrigeration at 4°C; Group B (control): Storage at room temperature (25°C); Group C: Heated to 37°C and Group D: Heated to 60°C using Calset). Specimens were dyed with 0.5% basic fuchsin, sectioned, and evaluated at 25x magnification. Statistical analysis was performed using Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests at P<0.05. Results: Filtek Silorane and Aelite LS Posterior showed similar microleakage values (P>0.05). Differences in temperature did not significantly affect microleakage values for Filtek Silorane (P>0.05); however, microleakage values of Aelite LS Posterior composite varied according to temperature treatment, with heating resulted in significantly less microleakage than cooling (between Groups IID and IIA and Groups IIC and IIA) (P<0.05). Conclusion: Pre-heating was shown to reduce microleakage values of Aelite LS Posterior composite, but did not significantly alter the microleakage values of Filtek Silorane composite.
Examining the Evidence for Interventions with Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder
Authors: Armstrong Dorothy 
Published: December 2012

Introduction: This paper presents the results of a critical review of the literature regarding the evidence for the effectiveness of a selection of interventions in terms of improving occupational performance in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Method: The inclusion criteria for articles reviewed were as follows: be about children whose primary diagnosis was DCD; present actual research into the effectiveness of an intervention or interventions; consider interventions that fit with occupational therapy practice (although it was not necessary for the intervention to be carried out by an occupational therapist); be published in peer-reviewed journals; and be available in the English language. The literature search was conducted by applying Boolean logic to the following databases: EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL and ERIC. All articles that had the potential to fit the inclusion criteria were collected and screened for suitability. Reference lists of pertinent articles were also checked for further literature. The publication date of articles ranged from 1984 to 2011. Nineteen articles were deemed suitable for further appraisal and were appraised using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme. Findings: The findings indicated that, of those interventions reviewed, the most effective in improving occupational performance was the Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance approach.
Identifying Characteristics of ‘Straightforward Cases’ for which Support Personnel Could Recommend Home Bathing Equipment
Authors: Guay Manon , Dubois Marie-France , Desrosiers Johanne , Robitaille Judith 
Published: December 2012

Introduction: The general consensus is that an occupational therapist should carry out the assessment for recommending home bathing equipment. Nevertheless, in response to a shortage of human resources, home-care occupational therapists in Quebec, Canada, frequently transfer the clinical task of recommending bathing equipment to support personnel in ‘straightforward cases’. However, there is no consensus on what constitutes such cases, and clinicians lack information on how to define a straightforward case. Objective: To characterise ‘straightforward cases’ when recommending bathing equipment in home-care occupational therapy. Design: The RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method, combining a literature review with a three-round survey and one focus group meeting of nine occupational therapists. Results: Eight characteristics required for describing straightforward cases for bathing equipment recommendations were identified. They cover the three dimensions of the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance and Engagement: the occupation, the person, and the person's home environment. Conclusion: The literature review and collective opinion of experienced occupational therapists made it possible to agree on a common language to describe straightforward cases for bathing equipment. The characteristics identified will, it is hoped, support the critical thinking of clinicians deciding whether or not to transfer the task of recommending bathing equipment to support personnel.
Laboratory-Developed L1 Sequencing and Type-Specific, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Detection and Typing of Human Papillomaviruses in Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Tissues
Authors: Mills Anne , Balasubramaniam Rajeev , Longacre Teri A. , Kong Christina S. , Pinsky Benjamin A. 
Published: December 2012

Context.—The detection and typing of high-risk and low-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) in archival formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues by nucleic acid amplification testing is an important adjunct to immunohistochemical staining in evaluation of squamous cell proliferations of the oropharynx, larynx, and anal canal.Objective.—To evaluate semiautomated, xylene-free extraction from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues combined with laboratory-developed HPV L1 sequencing and type-specific HPV 6, 11, 16, and 18 real-time polymerase chain reaction for identification and typing of HPV in the clinical laboratory.Design.—We evaluated the adequacy of extraction using β-globin amplification and compared L1 sequencing and real-time polymerase chain reaction methods for typing accuracy using 68 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues, including 56 anorectal biopsy or surgical resection specimens and 12 laryngeal papilloma specimens from patients with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.Results.—Adequate DNA was obtained from 68 of 68 specimens analyzed and all were HPV positive. In 47 cases where L1 sequencing demonstrated that the predominant HPV type was 6, 11, 16, or 18, type-specific, real-time polymerase chain reaction provided concordant results. Sequencing revealed additional low-risk (HPV 40) and high-risk HPV types (HPV 31, 33, 56, and 58) in anorectal specimens, whereas HPV 6 or 11 were the types found in laryngeal papillomas.Conclusion.—Both L1 sequencing and type-specific, real-time polymerase chain reaction are suitable methods for routine HPV testing of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues in a clinical laboratory setting.
The Optimum Number and Types of Plasma Samples Necessary for an Accurate Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time–Based Heparin Therapeutic Range
Authors: Marlar Richard A. , Gausman Jana 
Published: December 2012

Context.—Monitoring of unfractionated heparin therapy by activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) using the ex vivo method for determining the aPTT-based heparin therapeutic range (HTR) is the standard of practice. Many intrinsic and extrinsic factors influence its accuracy.
Objective.—To investigate the optimum number and types of samples acceptable for an accurate ex vivo HTR determination.
Design.—Values from patients receiving unfractionated heparin are used to determine the HTR by published guidelines. The number and types of samples are changed to investigate the effect on HTR parameters.
Results.—Absolute minimum number of samples for an accurate HTR is 20, with fewer than 10% of the samples from the same patient or 50% of the samples with international normalized ratio of 1.3 to 1.5.
Conclusions.—The ex vivo HTR method is the best protocol currently available; however, the number of samples used affects its accuracy. The optimum number of samples is 30 or more but the absolute minimum number is 20. In addition, limitation of specific sample types also affects the HTR parameters. An inaccurate HTR may be calculated if inappropriate sample number or types of samples are used.