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Survival, Growth, and Movement of Subadult Humpback Chub, Gila Cypha, in the Little Colorado River, Arizona
Authors: Dzul M. C. , Yackulic C. B. , Stone D. M. , Van Haverbeke D. R. 
Published: December 2014

AbstractEcologists estimate vital rates, such as growth and survival, to better understand population dynamics and identify sensitive life history parameters for species or populations of concern. Here, we assess spatiotemporal variation in growth, movement, density, and survival of subadult humpback chub living in the Little Colorado River, Grand Canyon, AZ from 2001–2002 and 2009–2013. We divided the Little Colorado River into three reaches and used a multistate mark‐recapture model to determine rates of movement and differences in survival and density between sites for different cohorts. Additionally, site‐specific and year‐specific effects on growth were evaluated using a linear model. Results indicate that summer growth was higher for upstream sites compared with downstream sites. In contrast, there was not a consistent spatial pattern across years in winter growth; however, river‐wide winter growth was negatively related to the duration of floods from 1 October to 15 May. Apparent survival was estimated to be lower at the most downstream site compared with the upstream sites; however, this could be because in part of increased emigration into the Colorado River at downstream sites. Furthermore, the 2010 cohort (i.e. fish that are age 1 in 2010) exhibited high apparent survival relative to other years. Movement between reaches varied with year, and some years exhibited preferential upstream displacement. Improving understanding of spatiotemporal effects on age 1 humpback chub survival can help inform current management efforts to translocate humpback chub into new locations and give us a better understanding of the factors that may limit this tributary's carrying capacity for humpback chub. Published 2014. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.
Improving Ann‐Based Short‐Term and Long‐Term Seasonal River Flow Forecasting with Signal Processing Techniques
Authors: Badrzadeh H. , Sarukkalige R. , Jayawardena A. W. 
Published: December 2014

AbstractOne of the key elements in achieving sustainable water resources and environmental management is forecasting the future condition of the surface water resources. In this study, the performance of a river flow forecasting model is improved when different input combinations and signal processing techniques are applied on multi‐layer backpropagation neural networks. Haar, Coiflet and Daubechies wavelet analysis are coupled with backpropagation neural networks model to develop hybrid wavelet neural networks models. Different models with different input selections and structures are developed for daily, weekly and monthly river flow forecasting in Ellen Brook River, Western Australia. Comparison of the performance of the hybrid approach with that of the original neural networks indicates that the hybrid models produce significantly better results. The improvement is more substantial for peak values and longer‐term forecasting, in which the Nash–Sutcliffe coefficient of efficiency for monthly river flow forecasting is improved from 0.63 to 0.89 in this study. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Books in / As / Through Books
Authors: Serafini Frank , Tompkins Felicia 
Published: December 2014

AbstractThis article explores a variety of contemporary picturebooks that offer the picturebook as an object of construction, as a character, and as portals to other narrative levels. These metafictive devices break the traditional boundaries between fictional and real worlds by involving the reader in the narrative, talking to them directly, and requiring them to actively participate in the construction of the narrative. In addition, we offer some ways these picturebooks may be integrated into the elementary reading curriculum.
Reviewing Manuscripts for the Journal of Genetic Counseling: Practical Suggestions
Authors: Venne Vickie 
Published: December 2014

AbstractThe Journal of Genetic Counseling is the literary voice of our profession and our scholarship is only as good as the articles that are accepted. A quality review assists the editor in making publication decisions and enhances the manuscripts that are published, ultimately benefitting our profession and the public. Perhaps you are new to the reviewing process and/or you wonder about the sorts of things that make for a good review. The purpose of this article is to provide general guidance to enhance your experience of peer review. While the focus is research manuscripts, many of the guidelines will be similar for case reports, reviews, or professional issues papers.
The Efficacy of Preemptive Analgesia for Postoperative Pain Control: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Authors: Penprase Barbara , Brunetto Elisa , Dahmani Eman , Forthoffer Jola Janaqi , Kapoor Samantha 
Published: December 2014

AbstractThe purpose of preemptive analgesia is to reduce postoperative pain, contributing to a more comfortable recovery period and reducing the need for narcotic pain control. The efficacy of preemptive analgesia remains controversial. This systematic review of the literature evaluated the efficacy of nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX‐2) inhibitors, and gabapentin as preemptive oral analgesics for surgical patients. Included articles were limited to studies of adult patients that compared the difference in postoperative pain between control and treatment groups. Of 40 studies reviewed, 14 met the inclusion criteria, including two on NSAIDs, four on COX‐2 inhibitors, and eight on gabapentin. Research was predominantly conducted outside the United States. Gabapentin and COX‐2 inhibitors were found to be the most effective preemptive analgesics for postoperative pain control. As part of a collaborative team, perioperative nurses and certified RN anesthetists are responsible for ongoing pain assessment and management for preemptive analgesic interventions.
Cerebrospinal fluid levels of the synaptic protein neurogranin correlates with cognitive decline in prodromal Alzheimer's disease
Authors: Kvartsberg Hlin , Duits Flora H. , Ingelsson Martin , Andreasen Niels , Öhrfelt Annika , Andersson Kerstin , Brinkmalm Gunnar , Lannfelt Lars , Minthon Lennart , Hansson Oskar , Andreasson Ulf , Teunissen Charlotte E. , Scheltens Philip , Van der Flier Wiesje M. , Zetterberg Henrik , Portelius Erik , Blennow Kaj 
Published: December 2014

AbstractIntroductionSynaptic dysfunction is an early event in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis and directly related to cognitive impairment. Consequently, synaptic biomarkers may be valuable tools for both early diagnosis and disease stage. Neurogranin (Ng) is a postsynaptic protein involved in memory consolidation.MethodsWe developed three monoclonal anti‐Ng antibodies. Mass spectrometry and a novel enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay were used to analyze cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Ng in three independent clinical cohorts including patients with AD dementia (n = 100 in total), mild cognitive impairment patients (MCI), (n = 40) and controls (n = 80 in total).ResultsWe show in three independent clinical cohorts a marked increase in CSF Ng levels in AD dementia (P < .001 in all studies). In addition, high CSF Ng levels at the MCI stage predicted progression to dementia due to AD with a hazard ratio of 12.8 (95% confidence interval 1.6–103.0, P = .02). In amyloid‐positive MCI patients, high CSF Ng correlated with a more rapid change in cognition during clinical follow‐up (P = .03).DiscussionThese results suggest that CSF Ng is a novel AD biomarker that may be used to monitor synaptic degeneration, and correlates with the rate of cognitive decline in prodromal AD.
The power of repetition: repetitive lyrics in a song increase processing fluency and drive market success
Authors: Nunes Joseph C. , Ordanini Andrea , Valsesia Francesca 
Published: December 2014

AbstractThe majority of music people listen to in their daily lives includes lyrics. This research documents how more repetitive songs lyrically are processed more fluently and thus adopted more broadly and quickly in the marketplace. Study 1 is a controlled laboratory experiment demonstrating how lexical repetition, a feature of the stimulus and not the consequence of repeated exposures, results in greater processing fluency. Study 2 replicates the effect utilizing custom‐produced song excerpts holding everything constant except the lyrics. Utilizing data from Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart from 1958–2012, Study 3 documents how more repetitive songs stand a greater chance of reaching #1 as opposed to lingering at the bottom of the chart. An analysis of #1 hits reveals increased repetition decreases the time it takes to reach #1 and increases the odds of debuting in the Top 40. This research chronicles the impact of processing fluency on consumer choice in the real world while demonstrating repetition as a stimulus feature matters. It also introduces a new variable to the processing fluency literature: lexical repetition.
Polysomnographic predictors of persistent continuous positive airway pressure adherence in patients with moderate and severe obstructive sleep apnea
Authors: Chen Yung‐Fu , Hang Liang‐Wen , Huang Chun‐Sen , Liang Shinn‐Jye , Chung Wei‐Sheng 
Published: December 2014

AbstractExtensive use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has positive clinical benefits for most patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, patient adherence is a major limiting factor to the effectiveness of CPAP treatment. This study determined the potential and quantifiable factors affecting the willingness of patients with OSA to undertake CPAP treatment by comparing the polysomnographic parameters recorded during diagnosis and titration. Patients with moderate and severe OSA who attended diagnostic polysomnography (PSG) and CPAP titration at the sleep center of China Medical University Hospital (CMUH) were included in the study. A total of 312 patients were divided into persistent users and nonusers of CPAP according to their use of in‐home CPAP following titration and a 7‐day CPAP trial. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to define the potential polysomnographic predictors of persistent CPAP adherence, and odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. Most patients were men older than 50 years who were overweight or obese. Among the patients, 146 (46.8%) became persistent CPAP users. A 10% improvement of oxygen desaturation index (ODI) and a 10% increment in deep sleep percentage increased the chance of persistent CPAP use 1.18‐fold and 1.07‐fold, respectively. In addition, the improved ODI and deep sleep during CPAP titration increased the chance of persistent CPAP user. The polysomnographic parameters obtained from diagnosis and during titration can facilitate the prediction of persistent CPAP use.
Therapeutic effects of 5‐fluorouracil sustained‐release particles in 81 malignant pericardial effusion patients
Authors: Ji Yong‐Li , Li Rui‐Zhi , Xue Li‐Fang , Li Ping , Liang Xiao‐Hong , Dong Liang , Gao Yang , Cui Wen‐Chao , Pang Min‐Xia 
Published: December 2014

AbstractThis study aimed to investigate the clinical application value of the 5‐fluorouracil (5‐FU) sustained‐release particles implanted along the cardiac tangent direction into malignant pericardial effusion (MPCE). A total of 81 MPCE patients underwent pericardiocentesis, and were implanted with 5‐FU sustained‐release particles into the pericardial cavity under ultrasound guidance. The puncturing path was along the cardiac tangent direction. Ultrasound examinations were performed every week, and the efficacy was evaluated 4 weeks after treatment. The 45 patients who were treated with pericardial catheter drainage and simultaneous intracavitary chemotherapy were used as the control group. The success rate of pericardiocentesis was 100%. Ultrasound reviews performed 4 weeks after treatment showed that 71 cases achieved complete remission and eight cases achieved partial remission, while treatment was completely ineffective in two cases. The total remission rate was 97.53%, which was significantly higher than that of the control group (77.78%, p < 0.01). The implantation of 5‐FU sustained‐release particles along the cardiac tangent direction was safe, and demonstrated good efficacy and fewer adverse reactions. Thus, this method could be ideal for the treatment of MPCE.
Molecular signatures of mRNAs and miRNAs as prognostic biomarkers in pancreatobiliary and intestinal types of periampullary adenocarcinomas
Authors: Sandhu V. , Bowitz Lothe I.M. , Labori K.J. , Lingjærde O.C. , Buanes T. , Dalsgaard A.M. , Skrede M.L. , Hamfjord J. , Haaland T. , Eide T.J. , Børresen-Dale A.-L. , Ikdahl T. , Kure E.H. 
Published: December 2014

Periampullary adenocarcinomas include four anatomical sites of origin (the pancreatic duct, bile duct, ampulla and duodenum) and most of them fall into two histological subgroups (pancreatobiliary and intestinal). Determining the exact origin of the tumor is sometimes difficult, due to overlapping histopathological characteristics. The prognosis depends on the histological subtype, as well as on the anatomical site of origin, the former being the more important. The molecular basis for these differences in prognosis is poorly understood. Whole‐genome analyses were used to investigate the association between molecular tumor profiles, pathogenesis and prognosis. A total of 85 periampullary adenocarcinomas were characterized by mRNA and miRNA expressions profiling. Molecular profiles of the tumors from the different anatomical sites of origin as well as of the different histological subtypes were compared. Differentially expressed mRNAs and miRNAs between the two histopathological subtypes were linked to specific molecular pathways. Six miRNA families were downregulated and four were upregulated in the pancreatobiliary type as compared to the intestinal type (P < 0.05). miRNAs and mRNAs associated with improved overall and recurrence free survival for the two histopathological subtypes were identified. For the pancreatobiliary type the genes ATM, PTEN, RB1 and the miRNAs miR‐592 and miR‐497, and for the intestinal type the genes PDPK1, PIK3R2, G6PC and the miRNAs miR‐127‐3p, miR‐377* were linked to enriched pathways and identified as prognostic markers. The molecular signatures identified may in the future guide the clinicians in the therapeutic decision making to an individualized treatment, if confirmed in other larger datasets.
Cancer chemoprevention: Much has been done, but there is still much to do. State of the art and possible new approaches
Authors: Serrano Davide , Lazzeroni Matteo , Bonanni Bernardo 
Published: December 2014

Over the past three decades great efforts have been made in search of cancer chemoprevention strategies. The increase in knowledge of the long process from normal to cancer cell has enabled interventions in terms of lifestyle modifications, natural compounds or drugs to block or reverse the process. Great successes have been achieved, especially for breast and colorectal cancer. However, these strategies have yet to find clinical application on a large scale.In this article we identify the achievements, the pitfalls and the next steps to be taken to improve the efficacy and applicability of chemoprevention strategies. Among the crucial key points to be implemented are educational activities for physicians to appropriately disseminate the aim and indeed the culture of chemoprevention. It is essential to improve the risk‐benefit balance, seeking the minimal active doses, intermittent schedules, a better characterization of the risk categories via a more personalized intervention based on individual characteristics, and ensure the containment of costs of public and private health prevention programs.
A New Version of the Impairment and Functioning Inventory for Patients With Chronic Pain (IFI‐R)
Authors: Ramírez‐Maestre Carmen , Esteve Rosa 
Published: December 2014

AbstractBackgroundFew instruments are available that have adequate psychometric properties for assessing daily functioning in patients with musculoskeletal pain. In addition, none of these instruments assesses the perceived decrease in levels of daily activities after the onset of pain.ObjectiveTo review the psychometric qualities of the Impairment and Functioning Inventory (IFI) for patients with chronic pain.DesignCross‐sectional study.SettingFour public primary care centers and a public pain clinic.PatientsA total of 483 patients with back pain who were treated at primary care centers and 137 patients with various pain conditions who were treated at a pain clinic.MethodsTo analyze factorial validity, a confirmatory factor analysis was performed via structural equation modeling. To measure internal consistency, Cronbach's α coefficients were calculated. To assess convergent validity, Pearson correlation coefficients were computed between the 2 scales of the IFI and the measures of the Roland Morris Questionnaire. Criterion validity and generalizability were analyzed by regression analysis via structural equation modeling using the LISREL 8.30 software package.Main Outcome MeasuresThe IFI for patients with chronic pain.ResultsA revised version of the IFI (IFI‐R) is presented that consists of 30 items with 2 related subscales: Daily Functioning and Impairment (perceived current level of functioning compared with the level of functioning before pain onset). Both subscales were significantly correlated with disability. Depression, pain intensity, and pain anxiety had a negative association with functioning and a positive association with impairment. On the other hand, pain catastrophizing had a negative association with functioning and pain hypervigilance had a positive association with impairment due to pain.ConclusionsThe IFI‐R appears to be a valid and reliable measurement tool for the assessment of perceived daily functioning and impairment in people with chronic pain.
Muscular adaptations in low‐ versus high‐load resistance training: A meta‐analysis
Authors: Schoenfeld Brad J. , Wilson Jacob M. , Lowery Ryan P. , Krieger James W. 
Published: December 2014

AbstractThere has been much debate as to optimal loading strategies for maximising the adaptive response to resistance exercise. The purpose of this paper therefore was to conduct a meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials to compare the effects of low‐load (≤60% 1 repetition maximum [RM]) versus high‐load (≥65% 1 RM) training in enhancing post‐exercise muscular adaptations. The strength analysis comprised 251 subjects and 32 effect sizes (ESs), nested within 20 treatment groups and 9 studies. The hypertrophy analysis comprised 191 subjects and 34 ESs, nested with 17 treatment groups and 8 studies. There was a trend for strength outcomes to be greater with high loads compared to low loads (difference = 1.07 ± 0.60; CI: −0.18, 2.32; p = 0.09). The mean ES for low loads was 1.23 ± 0.43 (CI: 0.32, 2.13). The mean ES for high loads was 2.30 ± 0.43 (CI: 1.41, 3.19). There was a trend for hypertrophy outcomes to be greater with high loads compared to low loads (difference = 0.43 ± 0.24; CI: −0.05, 0.92; p = 0.076). The mean ES for low loads was 0.39 ± 0.17 (CI: 0.05, 0.73). The mean ES for high loads was 0.82 ± 0.17 (CI: 0.49, 1.16). In conclusion, training with loads ≤50% 1 RM was found to promote substantial increases in muscle strength and hypertrophy in untrained individuals, but a trend was noted for superiority of heavy loading with respect to these outcome measures with null findings likely attributed to a relatively small number of studies on the topic.
Journals, Preferences, and Publishing in Agricultural and Environmental Economics
Authors: Rigby Dan , Burton Michael , Lusk Jayson L. 
Published: December 2014

AbstractResearch quality is an increasingly important metric for determining funding allocations, promotion and tenure, and professional prestige. A key metric often used as a proxy for research quality is the ranking of the journal in which a manuscript appears. While citation‐based measures of journal quality are commonly used, less is known about other dimensions of journal quality and prestige. We report results from an international study using Best‐Worst Scaling to investigate researchers’ journal preferences. Respondents used two criteria to assess journals: the impact a paper in the journal would have on career progression, and the impact beyond academia of papers in the journal. Among the sample of journals studied, the American Journal of Agricultural Economics is ranked at the top for career progression for the aggregate sample, while Science was rated at the top for broader impact. We find no significant correlation between the journal scores based on the two criteria, nor between them and the journals’ impact factors. These results suggest that impact beyond academia is poorly aligned with career incentives and that citation measures reflect poorly, if at all, peers’ esteem of journals. Heteroscedastic scale‐adjusted latent class models reveal marked heterogeneity in journal preferences related to researchers’ institutional affiliation and geographic region. We find significant differences in error variance over people and choices: people were less consistent when choosing their least, as opposed to their most, preferred journal. This finding has broader implications given the burgeoning use of best‐worst surveys.
Hoover Seeds, inc.: A Period of Transition
Authors: Widmar David A. , Gray Allan W. , Gunderson Michael 
Published: December 2014

AbstractHoover Seeds is a fictional case study written to illustrate the challenges faced by food and agribusiness firms that are transitioning from small, entrepreneurial businesses to larger, more professionally managed enterprises. Though fictional, the competitive and financial situation of Hoover Seeds is based on realistic facts. The case introduces Dan Hoover, the Chief Executive Officer of Hoover Seeds, Inc., a small, family‐owned and operated seed company in Ohio. Founded by his grandfather, Dan has worked his way up the ranks of the company and, now leading the company, has worked to expand market share. The case study details the sales, production, administration, and finances of the firm. Exhibit A includes a full set of financial statements over four years. The case also has industry context with market, customer, and competitor details.