bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
(Uniform) convergence of twisted ergodic averages
Authors: EISNER TANJA , KRAUSE BEN 
Published: July 2015

Let$T$be an ergodic measure-preserving transformation on a non-atomic probability space$(X,\unicode[STIX]{x1D6F4},\unicode[STIX]{x1D707})$. We prove uniform extensions of the Wiener–Wintner theorem in two settings: for averages involving weights coming from Hardy field functions $p$,$$\begin{eqnarray}\displaystyle \bigg\{\frac{1}{N}\mathop{\sum }_{n\leq N}e(p(n))T^{n}f(x)\bigg\}; & & \displaystyle \nonumber\end{eqnarray}$$and for ‘twisted’ polynomial ergodic averages,$$\begin{eqnarray}\displaystyle \bigg\{\frac{1}{N}\mathop{\sum }_{n\leq N}e(n\unicode[STIX]{x1D703})T^{P(n)}f(x)\bigg\} & & \displaystyle \nonumber\end{eqnarray}$$for certain classes of badly approximable$\unicode[STIX]{x1D703}\in [0,1]$. We also give an elementary proof that the above twisted polynomial averages converge pointwise$\unicode[STIX]{x1D707}$-almost everywhere for$f\in L^{p}(X),p>1,$and arbitrary$\unicode[STIX]{x1D703}\in [0,1]$.
Impact of Mandatory Public Reporting of Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections on Blood Culture and Antibiotic Utilization in Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Authors: Flett Kelly B. , Ozonoff Al , Graham Dionne A. , Sandora Thomas J. , Priebe Gregory P. 
Published: July 2015

BACKGROUNDAs mandatory public reporting of healthcare-associated infections increases, there is concern that clinicians could attempt to decrease rates by avoiding the diagnosis of reportable infections.OBJECTIVETo determine whether blood culture and antibiotic utilization changed after mandatory public reporting of central line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI).DESIGNInterrupted time-series of blood culture and antibiotic rates before and after state-specific implementation of mandatory public reporting. We analyzed data from pediatric and neonatal intensive care units (ICUs) at 17 children’s hospitals that contributed to the Pediatric Health Information System administrative database. We used multivariable regression with generalized linear mixed-effects models to determine adjusted rate ratios (ARRs) after implementation of mandatory public reporting. We conducted subgroup analysis on patients with central venous catheters. To assess temporal trends, we separately analyzed data from 4 pediatric hospitals in states without mandatory public reporting.RESULTSThere was no significant effect of mandatory public reporting on rates of blood culture (pediatric ICU ARR, 1.03 [95% CI, 0.82–1.28]; neonatal ICU ARR, 1.06 [0.85–1.33]) or antibiotic utilization (pediatric ICU ARR, 0.86 [0.72–1.04]; neonatal ICU ARR, 1.09 [0.87–1.35]). Results were similar in the subgroup of patients with central venous catheter codes. Hospitals with and without mandatory public reporting experienced small decreases in blood culture and antibiotic use across the study period.CONCLUSIONSMandatory public reporting of central line–associated bloodstream infection did not impact blood culture and antibiotic utilization, suggesting that clinicians have not shifted their practice in an attempt to detect fewer infections.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015;36(8):878–885
Sharp Decrease of Reported Occupational Blood and Body Fluid Exposures in French Hospitals, 2003–2012: Results of the French National Network Survey, AES-RAISIN
Authors: Floret N. , Ali-Brandmeyer O. , L’Hériteau F. , Bervas C. , Barquins-Guichard S. , Pelissier G. , Abiteboul D. , Parneix P. , Bouvet E. , Rabaud C. ,   Working Group AES-RAISIN
Published: July 2015

OBJECTIVETo assess the temporal trend of reported occupational blood and body fluid exposures (BBFE) in French healthcare facilities.METHODRetrospective follow-up of reported BBFE in French healthcare facilities on a voluntary basis from 2003 to 2012 with a focus on those enrolled every year from 2008 to 2012 (stable cohort 2008–12).FINDINGSReported BBFE incidence rate per 100 beds decreased from 7.5% in 2003 to 6.3% in 2012 (minus 16%). Percutaneous injuries were the most frequent reported BBFE (84.0% in 2003 and 79.1% in 2012). Compliance with glove use (59.1% in 2003 to 67.0% in 2012) and sharps-disposal container accessibility (68.1% in 2003 to 73.4% in 2012) have both increased. A significant drop in preventable BBFE was observed (48.3% in 2003 to 30.9% in 2012). Finally, the use of safety-engineered devices increased from 2008 to 2012.CONCLUSIONOf the 415,209 hospital beds in France, 26,158 BBFE could have occurred in France in 2012, compared with 35,364 BBFE in 2003. Healthcare personnel safety has been sharply improved during the past 10 years in France.Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2015;36(8):963–968
Risk Factors for Recurrence of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Carriage: Case-Control Study
Authors: Bart Yossi , Paul Mical , Eluk Orna , Geffen Yuval , Rabino Galit , Hussein Khetam 
Published: July 2015

BACKGROUNDThe natural history of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) carriage and the timing and procedures required to safely presume a CRE-free status are unclear.OBJECTIVETo determine risk factors for recurrence of CRE among presumed CRE-free patients.METHODSCase-control study including CRE carriers in whom CRE carriage presumably ended, following at least 2 negative screening samples on separate days. Recurrence of CRE carriage was identified through clinical samples and repeated rectal screening in subsequent admissions to any healthcare facility in Israel. Patients with CRE recurrence (cases) were compared with recurrence-free patients (controls). The duration of follow-up was 1 year for all surviving patients.RESULTSIncluded were 276 prior CRE carriers who were declared CRE-free. Thirty-six persons (13%) experienced recurrence of CRE carriage within a year after presumed eradication. Factors significantly associated with CRE recurrence on multivariable analysis were the time in months between the last positive CRE sample and presumed eradication (odds ratio, 0.94 [95% CI, 0.89–0.99] per month), presence of foreign bodies at the time of presumed eradication (4.6 [1.64–12.85]), and recurrent admissions to healthcare facilities during follow-up (3.15 [1.05–9.47]). The rate of CRE recurrence was 25% (11/44) when the carrier status was presumed to be eradicated 6 months after the last known CRE-positive sample, compared with 7.5% (10/134) if presumed to be eradicated after 1 year.CONCLUSIONSWe suggest that the CRE-carrier status be maintained for at least 1 year following the last positive sample. Screening of all prior CRE carriers regardless of current carriage status is advised.Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2015;36(8):936–941
Visual hallucinations in the elderly: a case series and discussion of aetiology and treatment
Authors: Concannon C. , Reynolds P. , Meaney A. M. 
Published: July 2015

BackgroundVisual hallucinations are a common phenomenon, among the older adult population. They can be functional or organic in aetiology. However, new onset visual hallucinations in this population are strongly suggestive of organic brain disease. Visual impairment, cerebrovascular disease and Parkinson’s disease are three causes of visual hallucinations, considered in this case series. The evidence in the literature, for the treatment of these conditions is scant at best. There is a paucity of randomised controlled trials available concerning possible therapeutic options.Aims/MethodsWe describe three case reports of visual hallucinations due to diverse underlying aetiologies. We then discuss the aetiologies of visual hallucinations in general and then in these particular cases and finally include results of a literature search examining the available evidence for any therapeutic options proposed.ResultsOur three cases have different, underlying aetiologies. One case is of Charles Bonnet syndrome. The next is of visual hallucinations associated with vascular dementia. The final case is of visual hallucinations associated with Parkinson’s disease. The first two cases are of particular interest due to the efficacy of Amisulpride in both clinical scenarios.ConclusionsVisual hallucinations are a common phenomenon in the elderly populationThey can be due to a myriad of underlying causes. There are a number of neurochemical factors and neuroanatomical structures implicated. The evidence for psychopharmacological interventions is scanty. Randomised controlled trials are lacking in the area. An interesting finding in this case series, was of the clinical utility of Amisulpiride. Given this agent’s unique psychopharmacological profile it is possible that it may be efficacious in other cases of visual hallucinations associated with particular neurochemical factors.
A numerical study of a weakly stratified turbulent wake
Authors: Redford J. A. , Lund T. S. , Coleman G. N. 
Published: July 2015

Direct numerical simulation (DNS) of a time-developing turbulent wake evolving in a stably stratified background is presented. A large initial Froude number is chosen to allow the wake to become fully turbulent and axisymmetric before stratification affects the spreading rate of the mean defect. Turbulence statistics are formed by averaging over the homogeneous streamwise direction of a domain that is larger than earlier stratified-wake simulations in order to reduce the statistical uncertainty. The DNS results are used to cast light on the mechanisms that lead to the various states of this flow – namely the three-dimensional (essentially unstratified), non-equilibrium (or ‘wake-collapse’) and quasi-two-dimensional (or ‘two-component’) regimes, previously observed for wakes embedded in both weakly and strongly stratified backgrounds. For this relatively high-initial-Reynolds- and Froude-number simulation, we find that the signature reduction in the rate of decay of the maximum mean defect velocity during the wake-collapse regime is due to buoyancy-induced alterations of the turbulence structure, which weaken and redistribute the Reynolds shear stresses whose gradients appear in the streamwise mean momentum equation. The change in the rate of decay of the turbulence kinetic energy (TKE) observed during the wake-collapse regime (which occurs well after the mean velocity decay reduction begins) is not caused by transfer of turbulent gravitational potential energy to TKE, as has been previously suggested. The results instead reveal that the reduction in TKE decay – which for this flow, with its relatively weak internal waves, eventually leads to TKE growth, heralding the arrival of the two-component regime – is caused by an increase in the rate of TKE production associated with the wake structure becoming increasingly two-dimensional, such that the lateral Reynolds shear stress,$-\overline{u^{\prime }v^{\prime }}$, becomes dominant. The present results are also compared with those of previous simulations at different Froude and Reynolds numbers, and whose initial conditions contain different turbulence structures. This comparison confirms a strong degree of commonality in the late-wake behaviour, which lends support to the hypothesis that all wakes in stably stratified environments achieve a universal state in the final stages of decay.
Further insights into the interareal connectivity of a cortical network
Authors: DYBALLA LUCIANO , BARBOSA VALMIR C. 
Published: July 2015

AbstractOver the past years, network science has proven invaluable as a means to better understand many of the processes taking place in the brain. Recently, interareal connectivity data of the macaque cortex was made available with great richness of detail. We explore new aspects of this dataset, such as a correlation between connection weights and cortical hierarchy. We also look at the link-community structure that emerges from the data to uncover the major communication pathways in the network, and moreover investigate its reciprocal connections, showing that they share similar properties. A question arising from these analyses is that of determining the role of weak connections in the unfolding of cortical processes. Though we leave this question largely unanswered, we have found that weak connections pervade the entire cortex while giving rise to no community-like structure. We conjecture that whatever function they come to be found to perform will likely involve some form of cortex-wide communication or control.
Symmetry of Lie algebras associated with (ε, δ)-Freudenthal-Kantor triple system
Authors: Kamiya Noriaki , Okubo Susumu 
Published: July 2015

AbstractSymmetry groups of Lie algebras and superalgebras constructed from (∈, δ)-Freudenthal-Kantor triple systems have been studied. In particular, for a special (ε, ε)-Freudenthal–Kantor triple, it is the SL(2) group. Also, the relationship between two constructions of Lie algebras from structurable algebras has been investigated.
On the Canonical Ideals of One-Dimensional Cohen–Macaulay Local Rings
Authors: Elias Juan 
Published: July 2015

AbstractIn this paper we consider the problem of explicitly finding canonical ideals of one-dimensional Cohen–Macaulay local rings. We show that Gorenstein ideals contained in a high power of the maximal ideal are canonical ideals. In the codimension 2 case, from a Hilbert–Burch resolution, we show how to construct canonical ideals of curve singularities. Finally, we translate the problem of the analytic classification of curve singularities to the classification of local Artin Gorenstein rings with suitable length.
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CHILDREN’S HEIGHT AND BODY MASS INDEX IN LITHUANIA, 1990–2008
Authors: Suchomlinov Andrej , Tutkuviene Janina 
Published: July 2015

SummaryThe aim of the study was to reveal the ethnic and socioeconomic factors associated with height and body mass index (BMI) of children during the period of political and social transition in Lithuania in 1990–2008. Data were derived from the personal health records of 1491 children (762 boys and 729 girls) born in 1990 in Vilnius city and region. Height and BMI from birth up to the age of 18 years were investigated. Children were divided into groups according to their ethnicity, place of residence, father’s and mother’s occupation and birth order. Height and BMI were compared between the groups; a Bonferroni correction was applied. A multiple linear regression model was used to measure the effects of the independent variables on height and BMI. Girls living in Vilnius city were significantly taller in later life at the ages of 8 and 11 years. Sons of mothers employed as office workers appeared to be significantly taller at the ages of 7, 12, 14 and 15 years compared with the sons of labourers. First-born girls were taller at the age of 7 years than later-born girls of the same age (124.48±5.11 cm and 122.92±5.14 cm, respectively,p<0.001). Later-born children of both sexes had higher BMIs at birth compared with first-borns; however, first-born girls had higher BMIs at the age of 11 years compared with their later-born peers (17.78±2.87 kg/m² and 16.79±2.14 kg/m² respectively,p<0.001). In the multiple linear regression model, the five tested independent variables explained only up to 18% of total variability. Boys were more sensitive to ethnic and socioeconomic factors: ethnicity appeared to be a significant predictor of boys’ height at the age of 5 years (p<0.001), while birth order (p<0.001) predicted boys’ BMI at birth. In general, ethnicity, place of residence, father’s and mother’s occupation and birth order were not associated with children’s height and BMI in most age groups.
Technical nuances of commonly used vascularised flaps for skull base reconstruction
Authors: Tang I P , Carrau R L , Otto B A , Prevedello D M , Kasemsiri P , Ditzel L , Muto J , Kapucu B , Kirsch C 
Published: July 2015

AbstractBackground and Methods:Reconstruction with a vascularised flap provides the most reliable outcome, with post-operative cerebrospinal fluid leak rates of less than 5 per cent. This article aims to review and summarise the critical technical aspects of the vascularised flaps most commonly used for skull base reconstruction.Results:Vascularised flaps are classified as intranasal or extranasal. The intranasal group includes the Hadad–Bassagaisteguy nasoseptal flap, the Caicedo reverse nasoseptal flap, the nasoseptal rescue flap, the posteriorly or anteriorly based lateral wall flaps, and the middle turbinate flap. Extranasal flaps include the transfrontal pericranial and transpterygoid temporoparietal flaps.Conclusion:The Hadad–Bassagaisteguy nasoseptal flap is overwhelmingly favoured for reconstructing extensive defects of anterior, middle and posterior cranial base. Its pertinent technical features are described. However, it is essential to master the skills required for the various extranasal or regional vascularised flaps because each can offer a reconstructive alternative for specific patients, especially when open approaches are needed and/or intranasal vascularised flaps are not feasible.
Negative cognition, affect, metacognition and dimensions of paranoia in people at ultra-high risk of psychosis: a multi-level modelling analysis
Authors: Morrison A. P. , Shryane N. , Fowler D. , Birchwood M. , Gumley A. I. , Taylor H. E. , French P. , Stewart S. L. K. , Jones P. B. , Lewis S. W. , Bentall R. P. 
Published: July 2015

BackgroundParanoia is one of the commonest symptoms of psychosis but has rarely been studied in a population at risk of developing psychosis. Based on existing theoretical models, including the proposed distinction between ‘poor me’ and ‘bad me’ paranoia, we aimed to test specific predictions about associations between negative cognition, metacognitive beliefs and negative emotions and paranoid ideation and the belief that persecution is deserved (deservedness).MethodWe used data from 117 participants from the Early Detection and Intervention Evaluation for people at risk of psychosis (EDIE-2) trial of cognitive–behaviour therapy, comparing them with samples of psychiatric in-patients and healthy students from a previous study. Multi-level modelling was utilized to examine predictors of both paranoia and deservedness, withpost-hocplanned comparisons conducted to test whether person-level predictor variables were associated differentially with paranoia or with deservedness.ResultsOur sample of at-risk mental state participants was not as paranoid, but reported higher levels of ‘bad-me’ deservedness, compared with psychiatric in-patients. We found several predictors of paranoia and deservedness. Negative beliefs about self were related to deservedness but not paranoia, whereas negative beliefs about others were positively related to paranoia but negatively with deservedness. Both depression and negative metacognitive beliefs about paranoid thinking were specifically related to paranoia but not deservedness.ConclusionsThis study provides evidence for the role of negative cognition, metacognition and negative affect in the development of paranoid beliefs, which has implications for psychological interventions and our understanding of psychosis.
THE ROLE OF INITIAL VALUES IN CONDITIONAL SUM-OF-SQUARES ESTIMATION OF NONSTATIONARY FRACTIONAL TIME SERIES MODELS
Authors: Johansen Søren , Nielsen Morten Ørregaard 
Published: July 2015

In this paper, we analyze the influence of observed and unobserved initial values on the bias of the conditional maximum likelihood or conditional sum-of-squares (CSS, or least squares) estimator of the fractional parameter,d, in a nonstationary fractional time series model. The CSS estimator is popular in empirical work due, at least in part, to its simplicity and its feasibility, even in very complicated nonstationary models.We consider a process,Xt, for which data exist from some point in time, which we call –N0+ 1, but we only start observing it at a later time,t= 1. The parameter (d,μ,σ2) is estimated by CSS based on the model${\rm{\Delta }}_0^d \left( {X_t - \mu } \right) = \varepsilon _t ,t = N + 1, \ldots ,N + T$, conditional onX1,...,XN. We derive an expression for the second-order bias of$\hat d$as a function of the initial values,Xt,t= –N0+ 1,...,N, and we investigate the effect on the bias of setting aside the firstNobservations as initial values. We compare$\hat d$with an estimator,$\hat d_c $, derived similarly but by choosingμ=C. We find, both theoretically and using a data set on voting behavior, that in many cases, the estimation of the parameterμpicks up the effect of the initial values even for the choiceN= 0.IfN0= 0, we show that the second-order bias can be completely eliminated by a simple bias correction. If, on the other hand,N0> 0, it can only be partly eliminated because the second-order bias term due to the initial values can only be diminished by increasingN.
EXISTENCE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CONDITIONAL DENSITY PROJECTIONS
Authors: Komunjer Ivana , Ragusa Giuseppe 
Published: July 2015

In this paper we propose primitive conditions under which a projection of a conditional density onto a set defined by conditional moment restrictions exists and is unique. Moreover, we provide an analytic expression of the obtained projection. The range of applications where conditional density projections are used is wide. The derived results are potentially useful in a variety of areas including: semiparametric efficient estimation and optimal testing in (conditional) moment models, Bayesian prior determination and inference in semiparametric models, density forecasting, and simulation-based econometric analysis.Regarding existence, we propose three different combinations of assumptions that are all sufficient to show that the projection exists and is unique. The proposed conditions exhibit a clear trade off between restrictions put on the divergence between the conditional densities and on the moment function which defines the projection set. Depending on the nature of the application, the researcher can pick and choose which set of conditions to use. Our second set of results characterizes the projection. The expression for the projected density is new though not surprising given the previously obtained results for the unconditional case. The projection is characterized by the dual of the original projection problem. In establishing the strong duality, however, we work with a constraint qualification condition that is weaker than that used by Borwein and Lewis (1991a, 1992a, 1993 in their seminal work concerning the unconditional case.
Influenza-attributable burden in United Kingdom primary care
Authors: FLEMING D. M. , TAYLOR R. J. , HAGUINET F. , SCHUCK-PAIM C. , LOGIE J. , WEBB D. J. , LUSTIG R. L. , MATIAS G. 
Published: July 2015

SUMMARYInfluenza is rarely laboratory-confirmed and the outpatient influenza burden is rarely studied due to a lack of suitable data. We used the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) and surveillance data from Public Health England in a linear regression model to assess the number of persons consulting UK general practitioners (GP episodes) for respiratory illness, otitis media and antibiotic prescriptions attributable to influenza during 14 seasons, 1995–2009. In CPRD we ascertained influenza vaccination status in each season and risk status (conditions associated with severe influenza outcomes). Seasonal mean estimates of influenza-attributable GP episodes in the UK were 857 996 for respiratory disease including 68 777 for otitis media, with wide inter-seasonal variability. In an average season, 2·4%/0·5% of children aged <5 years and 1·3%/0·1% of seniors aged ⩾75 years had a GP episode for respiratory illness attributed to influenza A/B. Two-thirds of influenza-attributable GP episodes were estimated to result in prescription of antibiotics. These estimates are substantially greater than those derived from clinically reported influenza-like illness in surveillance programmes. Because health service costs of influenza are largely borne in general practice, these are important findings for cost-benefit assessment of influenza vaccination programmes.