bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Randomized Trial of a Hearing Conservation Intervention for Rural Students: Long-term Outcomes
Authors: Marlenga Barbara , Linneman James G. , Pickett William , Wood Douglas J. , Kirkhorn Steven R. , Broste Steven K. , Knobloch Mary Jo , Berg Richard L. 
Published: October 2011

OBJECTIVES:
We had the rare opportunity to conduct a cluster-randomized controlled trial to observe the long-term (16-year) effects of a well-designed hearing conservation intervention for rural high school students. This trial assessed whether the intervention resulted in (1) reduced prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) assessed clinically and/or (2) sustained use of hearing protection devices.

METHODS:
In 1992–1996, 34 rural Wisconsin schools were recruited and 17 were assigned randomly to receive a comprehensive, 3-year, hearing conservation intervention. In 2009–2010, extensive efforts were made to find and contact all students who completed the original trial. Participants in the 16-year follow-up study completed an exposure history questionnaire and a clinical audiometric examination. Rates of NIHL and use of hearing protection were compared.

RESULTS:
We recruited 392 participants from the original trial, 200 (53%) from the intervention group and 192 (51%) from the control group. Among participants with exposure to agricultural noise, the intervention group reported significantly greater use of hearing protection compared with the control group (25.9% vs 19.6%; P = .015). The intervention group also reported significantly greater use of hearing protection for shooting guns (56.2% vs 41.6%; P = .029), but the groups reported similar uses of protection in other contexts. There was no significant difference between groups with respect to objective measures of NIHL.

CONCLUSION:
This novel trial provides objective evidence that a comprehensive educational intervention by itself may be of limited effectiveness in preventing NIHL in a young rural population.
Strategies for Implementing Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease
Authors: Kemper Alex R. , Mahle William T. , Martin Gerard R. , Cooley W. Carl , Kumar Praveen , Morrow W. Robert , Kelm Kellie , Pearson Gail D. , Glidewell Jill , Grosse Scott D. , Howell R. Rodney 
Published: October 2011

BACKGROUND:
Although newborn screening for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) was recommended by the US Health and Human Services Secretary's Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children to promote early detection, it was deemed by the Secretary of the HHS as not ready for adoption pending an implementation plan from HHS agencies.

OBJECTIVE:
To develop strategies for the implementation of safe, effective, and efficient screening.

METHODS:
A work group was convened with members selected by the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Cardiology Foundation, and the American Heart Association.

RESULTS:
On the basis of published and unpublished data, the work group made recommendations for a standardized approach to screening and diagnostic follow-up. Key issues for future research and evaluation were identified.

CONCLUSIONS:
The work-group members found sufficient evidence to begin screening for low blood oxygen saturation through the use of pulse-oximetry monitoring to detect CCHD in well-infant and intermediate care nurseries. Research is needed regarding screening in special populations (eg, at high altitude) and to evaluate service infrastructure and delivery strategies (eg, telemedicine) for nurseries without on-site echocardiography. Public health agencies will have an important role in quality assurance and surveillance. Central to the effectiveness of screening will be the development of a national technical assistance center to coordinate implementation and evaluation of newborn screening for CCHD.
Finitely approximate groups and actions Part I: The Ribes–Zalesskiĭ property
Authors: Rosendal Christian 
Published: October 2011

AbstractWe investigate extensions of S. Solecki's theorem on closing off finite partial isometries of metric spaces [11] and obtain the following exact equivalence: any action of a discrete group Γ by isometries of a metric space is finitely approximable if and only if any product of finitely generated subgroups of Γ is closed in the profinite topology on Γ.
Finitely approximable groups and actions Part II: Generic representations
Authors: Rosendal Christian 
Published: October 2011

AbstractGiven a finitely generated group Γ we study the space Isom(Γ, ) of all actions of Γ by isometries of the rational Urysohn metric space , where Isom (Γ, ) is equipped with the topology it inherits seen as a closed subset of Isom . When Γ is the free group on n generators this space is just Isom , but is in general significantly more complicated. We prove that when Γ is finitely generated Abelian there is a generic point in Isom(Γ, ), i.e., there is a comeagre set of mutually conjugate isometric actions of Γ on .
Remarks on unimodularity
Authors: Kestner Charlotte , Pillay Anand 
Published: October 2011

AbstractWe clarify and correct some statements and results in the literature concerning unimodularity in the sense of Hrushovski [7], and measurability in the sense of Macpherson and Steinhorn [8], pointing out in particular that the two notions coincide for strongly minimal structures and that another property from [7] is strictly weaker, as well as “completing” Elwes' proof [5] that measurability implies 1-basedness for stable theories.
Management of Leucinodes Orbonalis Guenee on Eggplants During the Rainy Season in India
Authors: Chakraborti Sudarshan , Sarkar Pijush 
Published: October 2011

Management of Leucinodes Orbonalis Guenee on Eggplants During the Rainy Season in India
Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee (Pyraustidae: Lepidoptera) is a fruit and shoot borer which is the key pest of eggplant (also known as brinjal and aubergine). L. orbonalis causes broad-based problems in eggplant cultivation. An effort was made to control the borer during the Indian rainy season, as this is the time when the problem is at its worst. The impact of treatments on natural enemies as well as pollinators was also assessed. Integration of phytosanitation, mechanical control and prophylactic application of neem seed kernel extract (NSKE) exerted a satisfactory impact on the incidence and damage of L. orbonalis. After two need-based applications of new generation pesticide molecules like flubendiamide or rynaxypyr or emamectin benzoate, fairly good, healthy yields were produced. A ready-mix formulation (triazophos 40% + cypermethrin 4%), and carbofuran also offered good protection against the borer but both were found highly toxic and unsafe for predators i.e. predatory coccinellids and spiders and pollinating bees. Flubendiamide and rynaxypyr appeared comparatively more unsafe for bees than emamectin benzoate, while both allowed a substantial proportion of coccinellids and spiders to survive. Naturolyte, with the active ingredient emamectin benzoate, was found safe for predators and bees and on par with the untreated check.
New Record of Trichospilus Diatraeae Margabandhu & Cherian, 1942 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) Parasitizing Sarsina Violascens (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1856) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) in Brazil
Authors: Zaché Bruno , da Costa Zaché Ronelza , de Souza Natália , Dias Thaíse , Wilcken Carlos 
Published: October 2011

New Record ofTrichospilus DiatraeaeMargabandhu & Cherian, 1942 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) ParasitizingSarsina Violascens(Herrich-Schaeffer, 1856) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) in BrazilThis is the first report ofTrichospilus diatraeae(Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) found in the field, parasitizing pupae of the eucalyptus defoliatingSarsina violascens(Herrich-Schaeffer, 1856) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) in Brazil. This offers a new perspectives for the use of this parasitoid in biological control programs against caterpillars of forestry importance.
Interleukin 18 gene promoter polymorphisms in Latvian patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Authors: Mihailova Anna , Mikažāne Helena , Kloviņs Jānis , Ņikitina-Zaķe Liene 
Published: October 2011

Interleukin 18 gene promoter polymorphisms in Latvian patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Interleukin 18 (IL-18) is a proinflammatory cytokine involved in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). There are controversial reports suggesting that IL-18 promoter polymorphisms may be an independent marker of RA susceptibility. The aim of the present study was to determine whether polymorphisms of the IL-18 gene promoter in positions -607 (rs 1946519) and -656 (rs 1946518) are associated with RA, and its characteristics in the Latvian population. We examined 105 patients with RA diagnosed according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology. DNA and phenotypic data from a healthy control population was obtained from Genome Database of Latvian Population. Genotypes were obtained by direct sequencing. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were studied and frequencies of alleles and genotypes were compared between patients and controls. A P value less than 0.05 was accepted as statistically significant. There were no significant differences in the distribution of alleles and genotypes between RA patients and the control group. The frequencies of IL-18-607C/A and -656G/T genotypes differed between patients and the control group in women (P = 0.084 and 0.097). Heterozygous genotypes -607CA and -656GT occurred more frequently in the RA group than in the control (P = 0.046, P = 0.060), and this difference was also significant for the only women groups (P = 0.041,P = 0.054). The heterozygous states -607CA and -656GT of IL-18 gene affect susceptibility to RA. On the basis of investigated IL-18 polymorphisms, female patients with RA seem to represent a separate disease subgroup.
Impact of coastal inundation on ecology and agricultural land use case study in central Java, Indonesia
Authors: Marfai Muh 
Published: October 2011

Impact of coastal inundation on ecology and agricultural land use case study in central Java, Indonesia
Focusing on the regional scale, this study provides information concerning the existing ecological problems associated with coastal inundation in the northern part of coastal area in Central Java Province, Indonesia. The objectives of this paper are to map the coastal inundation, to investigate the impact of coastal inundation on coastal environment and ecology, and to assess the impact of inundation on agricultural land use. An integration of techniques, namely neighborhood analysis, iteration operation, and superimposed analysis method has been applied to generate the digital map and to analyze the impact of inundation. Fieldwork measurement has been done using cross-profiling in order to observe the impact of inundation on the coastal ecosystem. Based on the scenario of 100 cm and 150 cm of inundation, the affected area is about 15 207.6 Ha and 16 687.31 Ha, respectively. Fishpond, dry farming and paddy field are the most affected agricultural areas due to coastal inundation.
Geomorphological processes in channel heads initiated by groundwater outflows (The Parsęta catchment, north-western Poland)
Authors: Mazurek Małgorzata 
Published: October 2011

Geomorphological processes in channel heads initiated by groundwater outflows (The Parsęta catchment, north-western Poland)
Channel initiation is caused by a combination of various hydrogeomorphic processes. In the humid temperate zone of the Polish Plain, in areas with permeable deposits, seepage erosion is the primary mechanism of stream channel initiation. In the 24 channel heads selected in the southern part of the Parsęta catchment (NW Poland), the zones of occurrence of the following processes were identified: (1) seepage erosion; (2) falls, dry ravel events and slides; (3) creep, solifluction, surface runoff and erosion; (4) channel processes; and (5) landforms created under the impact of plants and animals. The co-occurrence of various morphogenetic processes produces variations in the accumulation conditions, and as a result, a diversity of deposits. Channel heads morphology shows the effect of the topography of the zero-discharge catchment, the type and magnitude of groundwater outflows, the variability of the geological structure, and the possibility of material being removed from the alcoves.
Morphology of the immature stages of Thryogenes festucae (Herbst, 1795) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Authors: Gosik Rafał 
Published: October 2011

Morphology of the immature stages of Thryogenes festucae (Herbst, 1795) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
The article contains the first detailed and illustrated description of the larva and pupa of Thryogenes festucae (Herbst, 1795). Diagnostic characters of immature stages, keys for determinations, and notes on the life-cycle and ecology of this species are also presented.
Hoplandrothrips famelicus (Priesner, 1926) (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) - a thrips new to the Polish fauna
Authors: Kucharczyk Halina , Sałapa Dorota , Grochowska Maria 
Published: October 2011

Hoplandrothrips famelicus (Priesner, 1926) (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) - a thrips new to the Polish fauna
Hoplandrothrips famelicus (Priesner, 1926) is recorded for the first time in Poland and the third time in Europe. Adult females and males have been found in galls of Lipara Meigen, 1830 on Phragmites australis. The diagnostic characters, distribution and biology of this species are presented and discussed.
Quantifying Strain on Posterior Shoulder Tissues During 5 Simulated Clinical Tests : A Cadaver Study
Authors: Borstad John D. , Dashottar Amitabh 
Published: October 2011

Study Design Controlled laboratory study using a repeated-measures approach. Objective To quantify the amount of strain on cadaver posterior shoulder tissues during simulated clinical tests across different tissue conditions. Background Several clinical tests are used to quantify posterior glenohumeral joint (GHJ) tissue tightness; however, the ability of these tests to directly assess the flexibility or tightness of the posterior capsule has not been evaluated. Methods The middle and lower regions of the posterior shoulder tissues were instrumented with strain gauges on 8 cadaver shoulder specimens. Strain was quantified on the posterior shoulder muscles, on the native posterior GHJ capsule (baseline condition), and on the posterior GHJ capsule after it was experimentally contracted using thermal energy. Five simulated clinical tests were compared across each of the 3 conditions: humerus cross-body adduction, and GHJ internal rotation with the humerus positioned in 4 combinations of plane and elevation angle. Repeated-measures analyses of variance were used to compare strain measured during the 5 simulated clinical tests across the 3 conditions, and to evaluate the change in strain after contracting the posterior capsule. Results There was a statistically significant interaction between tests and conditions for the middle region of the posterior shoulder. In the experimentally contracted condition, strain was greater when GHJ internal rotation was added to humerus flexion than when GHJ internal rotation was added to humerus abduction. There was a statistically significant main effect of tests at the lower region of the posterior shoulder, with internal rotation in abduction and internal rotation in the GHJ resting position demonstrating greater strain than cross-body adduction. The percent change in strain between the baseline and contracted capsule conditions did not reach statistical significance at either region. Conclusion Strain on an experimentally contracted posterior GHJ capsule is highest when tested with a combination of GHJ internal rotation and humerus flexion. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2011;41(2):90–99, Epub 10 November 2010. doi:10.2519/jospt.2011.3357
Noblesse Oblige: Theological Differences Between Humans and Animals and What They Imply Morally
Authors: McLaughlin Ryan Patrick 
Published: October 2011

Abstract
The author reviews the work of select theologians, ethicists, and biblical scholars who suggest that the difference between humans and animals should serve not solely as an ascription of a special status to humans but also as the foundation for a responsibility that humans bear toward animals. As an added reflection, the author explores common categorical differentiations in systematic theology: God and creation, human and nonhuman, elect and non-elect. In the first and last of these categorical differentiations, unique identity entails both a special status and a responsibility. The latter is normatively directed to those who are categorically different. As such, the categorical difference between humans and animals establishes a foundation for moral concern.
Beyond Morality: Developing a New Rhetorical Strategy for the Animal Rights Movement
Authors: Fetissenko Maxim 
Published: October 2011

Abstract
This article offers a critique of the central role afforded to the rights/sentience-based moral argument in the rhetorical strategy of the animal rights movement since the 1970s. Though important for articulating the movement’s philosophy and recruiting new activists, this argument has limited persuasive appeal, as suggested by the common failure of liberation movements to achieve their goals through moral advocacy. A two-prong approach addressing human health and environmental effects of animal agriculture is offered both as a supplemental strategy for reaching audiences unaffected by the moral argument and as a critical means of strengthening that argument.
Friendship and Animals, Again: A Response to Fröding and Peterson
Authors: Rowlands Mark J. 
Published: October 2011

Abstract
This article examines and critiques Fröding and Peterson’s account of friendship as developed in their article "Animal Ethics Based on Friendship." I argue that their central claim--that mutual benefit provides a suitable basis for friendship between human and nonhumans--is untenable, and I identify the general contours of a more satisfactory way of thinking about friendship between humans and nonhumans.
Being Careful About Caring: Feminism and Animal Ethics
Authors: Sztybel David 
Published: October 2011

Abstract
The book under review is found to be peerless in its quality as an offering in its niche. This collection also surpasses its predecessor-volume, Beyond Animal Rights, in being open to rights discourse. The call for an ethic that embodies what Marti Kheel calls a "unity of reason and emotion" rings as true today as ever. Yet the new version still carries unsustainable stereotypes about rights. Simply depending on empathy or sympathy is an insufficient guide for ethics. Caring about seeking the good and avoiding the bad is suggested as a partial route for the development of this problematic ethic of care family of theories in animal ethics.
Viscosity of ionic liquids: Database, observation, and quantitative structure‐property relationship analysis
Authors: Yu Guangren , Zhao Dachuan , Wen Lu , Yang Shendu , Chen Xiaochun 
Published: October 2011

AbstractViscosity data for ionic liquids (ILs) are needed for the theoretical study on viscosity or for the design/development of industrial process that involves ILs; understanding the relationship between ionic structure and viscosity is also desired to more rationally design and synthesize ILs with ideal viscosity. A database for the viscosity of pure ILs and their binary/ternary mixtures with molecular compounds is created by performing a comprehensive collection from published scientific literature sources worldwide covering the period from 1970 to 2009. In this database, there are 5046 data entries, 696 ILs, 306 cations, and 138 anions. Following the database, a direct observation of the effects of ionic structure along with temperature, pressure, and impurity on the viscosity is summarized, and a quantitative structure‐property relationship (QSPR) correlation is performed to understand the viscosity at a micro‐electronic or molecular level. Through direct observation and QSPR, the relationship between ILs structure and viscosity is addressed. © 2011 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2012
Pruritus in primary myelofibrosis: Clinical and laboratory correlates
Authors: Vaa Brianna E. , Wolanskyj Alexandra P. , Roeker Lindsey , Pardanani Animesh , Lasho Terra L. , Finke Christy M. , Tefferi Ayalew 
Published: October 2011

AbstractRecent clinical trials with JAK or mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors in primary myelofibrosis (PMF) have identified pruritus as one of the most treatment‐responsive disease traits. However, little is known about the prevalence of pruritus in PMF or its clinical and laboratory correlates. Among 566 consecutive patients with PMF seen at our institution, the presence or absence of pruritus was documented in 90 (16%) and 146 (26%) patients, respectively. Patients with pruritus were less likely to express MPLW515 (0% vs. 10%; P = 0.02) or leukopenia (8% vs. 24%; P = 0.002). The latter association was more pronounced in the absence of JAK2 or MPL mutations. Pruritus also clustered with marked leukocytosis (23% vs. 11%; P = 0.01) and JAK2V617F (71% vs. 59%; P = 0.08). Pruritus did not correlate with karyotype (P = 0.33), risk category per the Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System (DIPSS)‐plus (P = 0.37), DIPSS‐plus‐adjusted survival (P = 0.41), or leukemic transformation (P = 0.13). Plasma levels of 20 cytokines, which are known to be abnormally expressed in PMF, including IL‐1b, IL‐2R, IL‐6, IL‐8, and VEGF, were measured in 63 informative cases and showed no correlations with history of pruritus. We conclude that pruritus is relatively frequent in PMF and is prognostically irrelevant. The pathogenesis of PMF‐associated pruritus is not necessarily linked to proinflammatory cytokines but may instead involve molecules that are either granulocyte‐derived or influence granulopoiesis. The apparently differential effect of MPL vs. JAK2 mutations on pruritus requires further investigation. Am. J. Hematol. 2011. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
A small homozygous microdeletion of 15q13.3 including the CHRNA7 gene in a girl with a spectrum of severe neurodevelopmental features
Authors: Liao Jun , DeWard Stephanie J. , Madan‐Khetarpal Suneeta , Surti Urvashi , Hu Jie 
Published: October 2011

AbstractA broad spectrum of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders with variable expressivity has been reported to be associated with 15q13.3 heterozygous microdeletions. Using oligonucleotide‐based array‐CGH analysis, we identified a small homozygous 15q13.3 deletion in a 6‐year‐old girl with significant global developmental delay, severe hypotonia, cortical visual impairment, staring spell seizure, and abnormal electroencephalogram. She inherited this deletion from both parents, each of them being a heterozygous carrier. With a minimum size of 410 kb, it is the smallest 15q13.3 homozygous microdeletion reported to date and contains only the CHRNA7 gene. By comparing the phenotype of our patient with that of the other four previously reported cases with larger homozygous or compound heterozygous deletions, we conclude that patients with homozygous deletion of 15q13.3 have consistent clinical features and loss of CHRNA7 gene alone is sufficient to cause the majority of clinical features found in these patients. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.