bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The correlates of meeting physical activity recommendations: A population‐based cross‐sectional study
Authors: Marques Adilson , Martins João , Diniz José , Ramos Madalena , Yazigi Flávia , Onofre Marcos , Carreiro da Costa Francisco 
Published: August 2012

AbstractThe aim of this study was to identify correlated factors which explain the recommended level of leisure time physical activity (LTPA) among Portuguese adults. Subjects aged 31–60 years (972 males, 1195 females) were categorized, based on LTPA data obtained using a questionnaire, into two groups according to the PA recommendation for PA:≥10 or <10 MET·hr·wk−1. Chi‐square and logistic regression analyses were applied to the results. For men, the perception of an active lifestyle [odds ratio (OR) = 4.61, 95% CI:3.13–6.81, p <0.001], having an excellent perception of health (OR = 3.14, 95% CI:1.28–7.71, p =0.013), perception of being sufficiently active (OR = 2.16, 95% CI:1.53–3.05, p <0.001), and having a high socio‐economic status (SES) (OR = 1.86, 95% CI:1.22–2.81, p =0.004) were associated with attaining the recommended level of PA. For women, the perception of an active lifestyle (OR = 3.68, 95% CI:2.63–5.15, p <0.001), and middle SES (OR = 1.50, 95% CI:1.07–2.11, p =0.018) were positive and associated with meeting PA recommendations. Unlike men, women with body mass index (BMI) 25–29.9 kg/m2 were more likely to attain the recommended level of PA than those with BMI <25 kg/m2. The incidence of adults that met the recommended amount of PA is low. Men and women had different patterns of psychological and socio‐demographic correlates. An intervention designed to improve the levels of PA among Portuguese adults may take these correlates into account.
Coronary telangiectasia associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Authors: Frustaci Andrea , Lanfranchi Gerolamo , Bellin Milena , Chimenti Cristina 
Published: August 2012

AimsCoronary telangiectasia (CT) is a rare congenital anomaly causing ventricular shunt and myocardial ischaemia. Its prevalence, genetic background, and impact in human hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) are unknown and were therefore investigated in this study.Methods and resultsAmong 445 patients with HCM, 195 had a coronary angiography and 124 a left ventricular endomyocardial biopsy. CT draining into the ventricular cavities was observed in 5 of 195 HCM patients (2.5%), whereas it was detected in 0.1% of 1000 consecutive subjects without congenital anomalies undergoing coronary angiography. Patients with CT‐HCM underwent a total body computed tomography scan to investigate the presence of systemic vascular malformations. HCM‐related MYH7, MYBPC3, TNNT2, and TPM1 genes and hereditary haemorragic telangiectasia‐related endoglin and activin receptor‐like kinase 1 genes were analysed. Histology, clinical profile, and outcome of CT‐HCM patients were correlated with those of 22 control HCM patients. No mucocutaneous or systemic vascular malformations were detected. Gene analysis showed a MYH7 mutation in two patients, with an associated endoglin point mutation. Histology showed in the CT‐HCM cohort a more pronounced myocardial fibrosis (29.8 ± 3.8%) compared with HCM controls (13 ± 2.6%), and disorganized cardiomyocytes separated by thin‐walled large vessels adherent to the endocardium. Clinically, the CT‐HCM cohort had a higher arrhythmic profile at diagnosis and increased incidence of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantations and arrhythmic deaths during a long‐term follow‐up.ConclusionCT is detectable in 2.5% of HCM patients vs. 0.1% of the general population; it may derive from a co‐existing endoglin gene mutation and cause a prominent, potentially arrhythmogenic myocardial fibrosis.
Single-stage Anterior Release and Sequential Posterior Fusion for Irreducible Atlantoaxial Dislocation
Authors: Hao Dingjun , He Baorong , Zheng Yonghong , Zhang Zhenxing 
Published: August 2012

Study Design:
A retrospective study.

Objective:
To introduce the method of single-stage anterior release and reduction with posterior fusion in irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation (IAAD) and to evaluate the clinical effects of this surgery.

Summary of Background Data:
In previous clinical studies, several techniques have been introduced to manage IAAD. But all these treatments have intrinsic disadvantages. A single-stage anterior release and reduction with posterior fusion can offer a new alternative which can avoid these disadvantages.

Methods:
From January 2003 to January 2009, 22 cases of IAAD were diagnosed consecutively. Anterior atlantoaxial release was performed through anterior retropharyngeal approach, after traction reduction conducted on the monitoring of C-arm fluoroscopy. C1–C2 were then fixed posteriorly and fused by single stage. Neurological status was evaluated using the Japanese Orthopaedic Association scoring system.

Results:
All patients were observed for an average of 32 months, ranging from 15 to 40 months. All cases achieved anatomic reduction and solid fusion. The Japanese Orthopaedic Association score of 12 patients with myelopathy improved from 8.3 to 13.9, 6 months postoperatively, and the mean improving rate was 87.5%. No graft or implant-related complications were observed in any patient during the entire follow-up period.

Conclusions:
The method of single-stage anterior release and reduction with posterior fusion is an effective method for management of IAAD, proving its value as a technique for achieving complete reduction with solid bony fusion.
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 and Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene mutations in Iranian Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Authors: Idali Farah , Zareii Said , Mohammad‐Zadeh Afsane , Reihany‐Sabet Fakhreddin , Akbarzadeh‐Pasha Zoreh , Khorram‐Khorshid Hamid‐Reza , Zarnani Amir‐Hassan , Jeddi‐Tehrani Mahmood 
Published: August 2012

ProblemMutations in genes related to thrombophilia and hypofibrinolysis have been associated with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).MethodsUsing PCR‐RFLP, we investigated the frequencies of MTHFR (A1298C and C677T) as well as PAI‐1 (‐675 4G/5G) gene polymorphisms in 177 RPL and 100 control women. RPL women were stratified into 38 women with PCOS (RPL‐PCOS), 33 with ovarian PCO (RPL‐ovarian PCO), and 106 without PCOS (RPL).ResultsRPL, RPL‐PCOS, and RPL‐ovarian PCO groups showed significantly higher frequencies of MTHFR A1298C (P < 0.001) and PAI‐1 4G/5G (P < 0.001) mutations than the controls. No significant differences were found between the RPL groups. The respective odds ratios (OR) for bearing MTHFR (A1298C, C677T) and PAI‐1 (4G/5G) gene mutations were 33.9‐, 2.2‐, and 5.2‐fold higher in RPL, 66.3‐, 6.7‐, and 2.8‐fold higher in RPL‐PCOS, and 27.3‐, 1.9‐, and 3.9‐fold higher in RPL‐ovarian PCO women than those in controls.ConclusionOur results showed the significance of MTHFR A1298C and PAI‐1 4G/5G mutations in Iranian women suffering from RPL with and without PCOS.
An easy schedule for postsurgical radioiodine administration in newly diagnosed differentiated thyroid carcinoma patients
Authors: Lupoli Gelsy A. , Poggiano Maria R. , Panico Annalisa , Granieri Luciana , Lupoli Roberta , Cacciapuoti Marianna , Lupoli Giovanni 
Published: August 2012

SummaryObjectiveTo validate the simplest approach to preparing patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) for 131I‐administration (131I‐A), minimizing the impact of hypothyroidism.DesignPanel study.PatientsNinety patients with DTC were enrolled in the study. Sixty (Group A) underwent total thyroidectomy (TT); L‐T4 was not administered in preparation for 131I‐A planned for 3 weeks later. Thirty patients (Group B) with previous TT and 131I‐A stopped L‐T4 in preparation for clinical evaluation, including whole‐body scanning (WBS)/radioiodine therapy during thyrotrophin (TSH) stimulation planned for 3 weeks (or more) later.MeasurementsThyrotrophin was measured the day before TT for group A, during L‐T4 for group B (baseline‐time 1) and then every week until it reached ≥30 mIU/l (time 2). Quality of life (QoL) was evaluated by Billewicz index.ResultsAt week 3, 100% of patients in group A and 56·6% of group B exceeded TSH > 30 mIU/l. In group B, the cut‐off was achieved in four patients at the fourth week (TSH 38·6 ± 8·7 mIU/l), in 3 at the fifth (53·2 ± 3) and in 6 at the sixth (42·3 ± 6·1). From time 1 to time 2, total QoL scores were less affected in group A (percentage decrease: 105%) than in group B (218%). At time 2, the total score was >+19 in group A in 46 patients and in 30 in group B. In group A, TSH levels in the higher tertile of QoL (61 ± 6 mIU/l) were not different from those in the lower tertile (62·3 ± 11·1)(P > 0·1); similar results were seen in group B (69·3 ± 13·3 vs 62·9 ± 13·1)(P > 0·1). There was a positive correlation between the time to obtain TSH ≥ 30 mIU/l and total QoL scores.ConclusionsQuality of life scores were not affected by thyrotrophin was measured the day before TT levels as absolute values. A longer time to obtain TSH ≥ 30 mIU/l was positively correlated with worse scores of QoL. We suggest 3 weeks without therapy can be used as an easy schedule in patients who undergo TT for DTC.
An international campaign coordinated by EPPO to control Colorado Beetle in the Channel Islands
Authors: Brokenshire T. , Meadows S. , Genard O. 
Published: August 2012

Collaboration between the Plant Protection Services of France and the Channel Islands has helped to keep Jersey and Guernsey free of Colorado Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) for over 60 years. The Channel Islands lie close to the coast of the Cotentin peninsula where potato fields are still infested with Colorado Beetle. Joint surveys of the coastal potato fields of Cotentin provide valuable information on beetle populations. Beetle flight records together with local weather data provide the necessary information to issue Colorado Beetle alerts to the Channel Islands during the months of May–July. High risk alerts issued by French Plant Protection colleagues are acted on and inspectors are mobilised to search beaches in Jersey and Guernsey for adult beetles. Farmers are not obliged to control Colorado Beetle in France. However, there has been an agreement negotiated in the Cotentin that farmers will treat their fields if beetles are found, with monitoring carried out by staff from a local co‐operative. This co‐operation has proved essential in the Colorado Beetle campaign.
Using new egg parasitoids (Trichogrammaspp.) to improve integrated management againstTuta absoluta
Authors: Do Thi Khanh H. , Chailleux A. , Tiradon M. , Desneux N. , Colombel E. , Tabone E. 
Published: August 2012

This study is the first step of theTutaPIprogram (2011–13) to decrease the costs of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies againstTuta absolutainFrance by investigating new beneficial insects. Currently, the association of predator/egg parasitoid (Macrolophus pygmaeusandTrichogramma achaeae, respectively) inIPMstrategies are quite effective, but expensive. Sixty‐four new potential strains from 19Trichogrammaspecies originating from different regions of the world (from the collection ofTrichogrammaatINRAProvence Alpes Côte d'Azur (PACA),France) were studied in this work. A screening study was performed onT. absolutaeggs on isolated tomato leaves (for 24 h at 25 ± 1°C,RH 75 ± 5% and 16 h light : 8 h dark). The proportion of parasitizedT. absolutaeggs varied greatly (between 0 and 73%) depending on the different strains used. Levels of parasitism by females, equal to or higher than that ofT. achaeae,were observed in 14 of the strains tested among eight species (four fromFrance, four from elsewhere inEurope). The proportion of females that parasitizedT. absolutaeggs was significantly different between strains (from 0 to 100%). Experimental results allowed about half of the 64 initial strains to be eliminated before the next steps: tests on a larger scale (mesocosm, and then in the greenhouse and field).
Effet des extraits végétaux méthanoliques de certaines plantes marocaines sur Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)
Authors: Ait Taadaouit N. , Hsaine M. , Rochdi A. , Nilahyane A. , Bouharroud R. 
Published: August 2012

Après son introduction en 2008, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) a causé des graves dommages à la production de tomates au Maroc. La lutte chimique est une méthode rapide et simple pour empêcher le développement de ce ravageur. Cependant, l'utilisation massive de ces produits chimiques présente des risques potentiels pour la santé et l'environnement. Afin de prévenir cet inconvénient, cette étude est un essai pour fournir des alternatives basées sur l'utilisation des bioinsecticides d'origine végétale qui sont des produits naturels. Sept plantes marocaines (Thymus vulgaris, Ononis natrix, Lawsonia inermis, Ricinus communis, Argania spinosa, Urtica dioica et Peganum harmala) ont été collectés dans différentes zones de la vallée du Souss. Les matières actives ont été extraites en utilisant un évaporateur rotatif (40°C) et du méthanol comme solvant. La méthode du « Leaf dip bioassay » a été adoptée pour évaluer la toxicité in vitro de ces extraits végétaux contre les larves L2 de T. absoluta. Le logiciel POLO‐PC a été utilisé pour déterminer la dose létale pour 90% des larves (DL90). L'extrait de T. vulgaris a affiché le taux de mortalité le plus important (97%), suivi par R. communis, P. harmala et U. dioica é qui affichaient respectivement des taux de mortalité de l'ordre de 80%, 65% et 55%. La DL90 la plus faible a été obtenue avec l'extrait de T. vulgaris (156 023 ppm).
Management of the tomato borer, Tuta absoluta in Tunisia with novel insecticides and plant extracts
Authors: Braham M. , Glida‐Gnidez H. , Hajji L. 
Published: August 2012

Tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum Mill is a vegetable crop of major importance in Tunisia. Since its detection in 2008, the tomato borer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) became a serious insect pest attacking both outdoor and greenhouse tomatoes. Its control relies primarily on insecticides; hence the diversification of active substances including natural products is urgently required. The effectiveness of novel insecticides and plant extracts for the control of T. absoluta were investigated in Tunisia on tomatoes grown in greenhouses and in the laboratory in 2011. In tomato greenhouses, the following products were evaluated: Ampligo 150ZS (chlorantraniliprole + lambda‐cyhalothrin), VoliamTargo 063 SC (chlorantraniliprole + abamectin), Tracer240 SC (spinosad), Nimbecidine (azadirachtin 0.03%), Tutafort (plant extracts), Vydate (oxamyl) and Biocatch (Verticillium lecanii). In the laboratory, the products evaluated were: Ampligo 150ZS (chlorantraniliprole + lambda‐cyhalothrin), Movento OD (spirotetramat), Evisect SP (thiocyclam), Challenger SC (chlorfenapyr), Cyproma WP (cyromazine), Vydate (oxamyl), Armorex (plant extracts), Konflic (plant extracts) and Deffort (plant extracts). Greenhouse trials show good efficacy of the following products: Tracer, Nimbecidine, Biocatch, VoliamTargo, Tutafort and Vydate. However, laboratory trials demonstrate good performance of Challenger, Ampligo, Movento, Armorex, Deffort and Konflic. The integration of these products in an integrated pest management approach is discussed.
Susceptibility of tomato borer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) populations from Turkey to 7 different insecticides in laboratory bioassay
Authors: Dağlı F. , İkten C. , Sert E. , Bölücek E. 
Published: August 2012

The tomato borer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), was first recorded in Turkey in August 2009 and rapidly became a serious pest in the Mediterranean and Aegean coastal regions in field and greenhouse grown tomatoes. Currently, insecticides are considered one of the major tools for the management of T. absoluta in Turkey. This study, investigated the efficacy of 7 different insecticides, against T. absoluta in laboratory bioassays. To determine the lethal concentration (LC) values and feeding activity of the larvae, tomato leaf parts mined by 1–3 day old L1 larvae were dipped into different insecticide concentrations. Mortality was recorded 5 days after insecticide treatments. Spinosad, chlorantraniliprole + abamectin or indoxacarb treatment resulted in 100% mortality with minimal or no feeding in all populations at their recommended doses of 120, 50.4 and 60 mg a.s. L−1, respectively. In general, the LC99 values of populations for these insecticides were similar and also lower than that of the recommended field doses. The effect of pyridalyl was low, resulting in low mortality with serious feeding damage at the dose of 125 mg a.s. L−1. The efficacies of abamectin, metaflumizone and azadirachtin were found to be moderate to low at the recommended doses (4.5, 240 and 50 mg a.s. L−1, respectively). However, these insecticides may affect pupation and adult emergence rates hence further studies are recommended to investigate these insecticides.
Evaluation of two methods for the protection of tomato crops against the tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) under greenhouses in Tunisia
Authors: Harbi Ahlem , Abbes Khaled , Chermiti Brahim 
Published: August 2012

The evaluation of two methods of plant protection in tomato crops cultivated in greenhouses against Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) in the region of Teboulba in Tunisia was performed. This study evaluated the use of insect‐proof screens alone or in combination with one sex pheromone water trap compared to a control greenhouse not equipped with either. The study confirms that the use of one sex pheromone water trap combined with insect‐proof covering of doors and aeration openings is sufficient to guarantee good crop protection. This combined control system allowed a low density of the pest (less than 2 individuals per leaf) to be maintained and a mean number of mines below 1 mine per leaf.
The first report and control strategies of Tuta absoluta in Iran
Authors: Baniameri V. , Cheraghian A. 
Published: August 2012

In Iran, the tomato growing area is about 150 000 ha, mostly located in the south of the country. The Iranian Plant Protection Organization and inspection service in Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP) prepared a monitoring program for this pest in 2009 and 2010. A technical guideline was issued and distributed among PPO inspectors. For the first time in November 2010, samples were collected by Uromiyeh PPO on tomato from Uromiyeh in Azarbaijan province in North West Iran. The specimens found in these samples were identified as Tuta absoluta. Three months later in January 2011, pheromone traps were placed in tomato growing areas in Borazjan, Busher province, to detect and monitor this pest. T. absoluta was identified, based on adult morphology and on male genitalia from moths collected in 5 of these traps during January 2011. More pheromone traps were put into place covering the entire tomato growing area throughout the country. As of June 2011, the pest was detected in 24 different locations. This is the first report of T. absoluta in Iran. T. absoluta is a very serious pest for tomato, and an outbreak of this pest is expected during the crop cycle in autumn and winter 2011–2012 in the south of Iran. Thus, based on experiences in other countries an IPM program according to available tools and materials was developed.
Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in the Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Authors: Đurić Z. , Hrnčić S. , Vujanović M. , Đurić B. , Mitrić S. 
Published: August 2012

Pheromone traps were placed in the market place in Banja Luka, and in greenhouses and open field tomato crops, on 13 September 2010 to determine the presence of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Banja Luka region. Based on examination of traps, the presence of T. absoluta was confirmed for the first time in the Republic of Srpska. Only mines of Liriomyza species were found by examining leaves under a stereomicroscope. In 2011, pheromone traps were placed in greenhouses at several locations (Banja Luka, Prijedor, Novi Grad, Kozarska Dubica, Ljubinje and Trebinje) at the beginning of June, and in open fields in Bijeljina and Trebinje at the beginning of September. Examination of the traps was carried out at intervals of 15 days. A sample of 100 leaves, taken from 20 randomly selected plants, was examined in order to evaluate the intensity of the attack. The first adults were caught in greenhouses in Ljubinje and Trebinje on 18 June 2011; in open field crops in Bijeljina on 9 September 2011 and in Banja Luka on 5 October 2011. Adults were not captured in Prijedor, Novi Grad or Kozarska Dubica, and no mined leaves were observed. The intensity of attack was evaluated on the basis of active infestation (percentage of leaves with active mines compared with all mined leaves). The strongest intensity of active infestation was recorded in the open field crops in Trebinje, where 19% of leaves with active mines were found.
Tomato leafminer – Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) – current status in Montenegro
Authors: Hrnčić Snježana , Radonjić Sanja 
Published: August 2012

Tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta was detected for the first time in Montenegro using pheromone traps in the middle of July 2010, in greenhouses in one location at the Montenegrin sea coast. In the period from the end of July to the first week of August, moths were captured in pheromone traps from other locations along the sea coast and surroundings of the city of Podgorica. According to the survey carried out by the authors from July to September 2010, T. absoluta was present in greenhouses in all tomato‐producing areas, while outdoors it was found only in the coastal area. Monitoring of T. absoluta continued in 2011. Pheromone traps were set up in five locations in the main tomato‐producing areas, both in greenhouses and outdoors, between 4 and 15 May. The first captured moths were detected after 7–15 days in all inspected locations, and captures continued until the end of September. According to the number of captured moths and the damage observed, it can be concluded that the population level in 2011 was lower in comparison with 2010, when up to 100% losses were detected in tomato crops in several locations. In 2011, tomato producers were already being informed about the pest and means of control, so most of them applied cultural and chemical control measures.
Electrical stimulation increases blood flow and haemoglobin levels in acute cutaneous wounds without affecting wound closure time: evidenced by non‐invasive assessment of temporal biopsy wounds in human volunteers
Authors: Ud‐Din Sara , Perry Donna , Giddings Pamela , Colthurst James , Zaman Karen , Cotton Symon , Whiteside Sigrid , Morris Julie , Bayat Ardeshir 
Published: August 2012

AbstractRecent studies highlighted the beneficial effects of a novel electrical stimulation waveform, the degenerate wave (DW), on skin fibroblasts and symptomatic skin scarring. However, no study to date has investigated the role of DW on acute cutaneous wounds. Therefore, we evaluated this in a trial using a temporal punch biopsy model. Twenty healthy volunteers had a biopsy performed on day 0 (left arm) and day 14 (right arm). On day 14, DW was applied. Participants were randomised into two groups. Objective non‐invasive assessments were performed on days 0, 7, 14, 60 and 90 using spectrophotometric intracutaneous analysis and full‐field laser perfusion imaging. There were statistically significant increases in mean flux on day 14 (P = 0.027) in the post‐DW arm. Haemoglobin levels increased on day 7 for the post‐DW arm compared to without DW (P = 0.088). Differences in melanin levels were higher post‐DW on the left arm between randomised groups on day 90 (P = 0.033). Haemoglobin levels in the vascular ring increased significantly from day 7 to 90 (P < 0.001 for post‐DW and without DW arms). This study, for the first time, shows that DW increases blood flow and haemoglobin levels in acute healing wounds without affecting wound closure time and may have potential application in enhancing acute cutaneous healing.