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Association between the insulin‐like growth factor axis in serum and periodontitis in the Study of Health in Pomerania: an exploratory study
Authors: Harb Ali N. , Holtfreter Birte , Friedrich Nele , Wallaschofski Henri , Nauck Matthias , Albers Martin , Meisel Peter , Biffar Reiner , Kocher Thomas 
Published: July 2012

AbstractAimTo evaluate the association of Insulin‐like Growth Factor (IGF) I‐related variables with periodontitis in the population‐based Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP).Material and MethodsFrom the cross‐sectional SHIP, 2293 subjects with clinical attachment loss (CAL) data and 2398 subjects with tooth count data aged 20–59 years were analysed. Serum IGF‐I and IGF‐binding protein (BP)‐3 levels were determined by chemiluminescence immunoassays. Linear and logistic regressions with fractional polynomials were used to study associations between IGF‐related variables and mean CAL or high tooth loss. For non‐linear relations between IGFBP‐3 and mean CAL, graphical presentations of fractional polynomials were used to deduce knots for linear splines.ResultsIn fully adjusted models, for serum IGFBP‐3 values ≤1200 ng/ml, mean CAL increased significantly for decreasing serum IGFBP‐3 levels [B = −0.027 (95% CI, −0.049; −0.005), p = 0.02]. The odds for high tooth loss decreased significantly for high serum IGFBP‐3 values [OR = 0.97 (0.95; 0.99), p = 0.02]. Serum IGF‐I levels and the IGF‐I/IGFBP‐3 ratio were not related to mean CAL or tooth loss after full adjustment.ConclusionsLow serum IGFBP‐3 levels might be associated with higher levels of periodontal disease. Neither serum IGF‐I nor IGF‐I/IGFBP‐3 ratios were associated with periodontitis.
Effect of Dental Implant Diameter on Fatigue Performance. Part II: Failure Analysis
Authors: Shemtov‐Yona Keren , Rittel Daniel , Machtei Eli E. , Levin Liran 
Published: July 2012

AbstractPurposeThe purpose of this study was to perform fracture mode analysis for in vitro failed implants in order to evaluate the relation between the fracture mode obtained and the implants’ fatigue behavior.Materials and MethodsEighty fractured dental implants were analyzed after being tested for fatigue performance. A macroscopic failure analysis was performed, which evaluated and located the fracture modes obtained, followed by a microscopic failure analysis comprising a detailed scanning electron microscopy (SEM) fractographic analysis.ResultsFour distinctive fracture loci were identified and macrofracture mode analysis was performed, showing that all 5‐mm implants that fractured were fractured at the abutment neck and screw. In the 3.75‐mm group, 44.4% were fractured at the implant neck and 55.5% at the implants second thread. Fifty‐two percent of the 3.3‐mm fractured implants had it at the implants second tread and 48% at the implants third thread. The implant's metallographic sections revealed that the different fracture loci were located where thin metal cross sections and sharp notches coexist. Using SEM, we were able to characterize the failure micromechanisms and fatigue characterization as transgranular fracture and arrays of secondary parallel microcracks at relatively low magnifications and classic fatigue striations at much higher magnifications.ConclusionsThe results of this study indicate that proper implant design is crucial to ensure long‐term fatigue performance for dental implants. The combination of sharp notches (thread) and narrow metal cross section is quite deleterious for fatigue resistance.
Alternative Esthetic Management of Fluorosis and Hypoplasia Stains: Blending Effect Obtained with Resin Infiltration Techniques
Authors: Muñoz Miguel Angel , Arana‐Gordillo Luis Alfonso , Gomes Giovanna Mongruel , Gomes Osnara Mongruel , Bombarda Nara Hellen Campanha , Reis Alessandra , Loguercio Alessandro Dourado 
Published: July 2012

ABSTRACTStatement of Problem:  New light‐polymerized resin composites optimized for rapid infiltration of enamel lesions with resin light curing monomers are commercially available today to prevent enamel lesions from further demineralization and provide a highly conservative therapy. In addition, this technique has proved to be effective treatment for blending white spot lesions because the microporosities of infiltrated lesions are filled with resin.Purpose:  This clinical report presents and describes cases in which the minimally invasive infiltrant resin technique was used for blending different microporous lesions, mild‐to‐moderate fluorosis, and hypoplasia stains related to traumatic dental injuries.Results:  The fluorosis stain showed visually perceptual improvements. In the cases of hypoplasia, stains were not completely blended. However, the general clinical outcomes of these cases were considered successful and recovered the patients' self‐esteem.Conclusion:  Based on the results obtained, it could be concluded that the resin infiltration technique shows promising results and could be considered a minimally invasive procedure for mild‐to‐moderate fluorosis and hypoplasia stains.CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCEThis case study allows a better understanding of the concept of the resin infiltration technique applied in other types of porous lesions, increasing its use as a therapeutic alternative for esthetic purposes in the philosophy of minimally invasive dentistry.(J Esthet Restor Dent 25:32–39, 2013)
Transportation decreases the pulse frequency of growth hormone in the blood of prepubertal male calves
Authors: KADOKAWA Hiroya , NOGUCHI Koutarou , HAJIRI Yuuki , TAKESHITA Kazuhisa , FUJII Youichi 
Published: July 2012

ABSTRACTBoth the mean concentration and the pulse pattern of growth hormone (GH) in the blood are important for the metabolism and body growth of calves. Transportation is reported to decrease blood GH concentrations in prepubertal male calves. However, the effect of transportation on GH pulsatility remains unknown. Because transportation is important in moving these calves from calf‐production farms to markets or fattening farms, we tested whether transportation decreases their GH pulse frequency. Five calves were subjected to transportation by trucking (transport group), while five were left in their shed (non‐transport group). Both groups were subsequently subjected to frequent blood sampling at 15‐min intervals for 5 h. In the transport group, the cortisol concentrations increased in the first hour (P < 0.05) but significantly decreased thereafter (P < 0.05) to lower than those of the non‐transport group. During the 5‐hour study period, the transport group displayed a similar mean GH concentration relative to the non‐transport group, but displayed a delayed first GH pulse, and a lower number of GH pulses than the non‐transport group (P < 0.05). Hence, transportation is suggested to decrease GH pulse frequency under abnormal cortisol states, presumably suppressing metabolism and body growth in prepubertal male calves.
“The Walter Scott of Tahiti”: Robert Louis Stevenson’s Ballad Translation
Authors: Henville Letitia 
Published: July 2012

AbstractThis paper examines the unrestrained license that Robert Louis Stevenson used while composing his ballad, “Song of Rahéro: A Legend of Tahiti,” which is a translation of a traditional Tahitian legend. Stevenson attempted to replicate Tahitian rhythms in his translation, thus bringing foreign forms and, in transliteration, foreign words, to a traditionally British genre. Moreover, his formal choices – blending the epic into his ballad – helped to make “Song of Rahéro” a unique work in Stevenson’s Pacific oeuvre, as it depicts characters radically unlike the Tahitians portrayed in texts associated with evolutionary anthropology. Stevenson’s “Song of Rahéro” features confusing transitions and awkward phrasing, but, as Walter Benjamin has argued, even “bad” translations may adapt “meaning” well. An understanding of the form and composition of this under‐studied work can shed new light on Stevenson’s conception of, and translation of, the South Pacific. Intriguingly, the paratexts to “Song of Rahéro” undermine the politics of the text that they frame. While “Song of Rahéro” represents strong Tahitian characters, the preface and annotations position Stevenson as one more capable of sophisticated analysis than his sources.
Postcolonial Ecocriticism and Victorian Studies
Authors: Miller John 
Published: July 2012

AbstractSince the turn of the twenty‐first century a growing amount of scholarship has focused on the correlations between postcolonial studies and environmental criticism or ecocriticism. Despite the numerous ethical and political connections of global social justice and ecological crisis, postcolonial and ecocritical approaches have historically remained distant from one another. The emergence of postcolonial ecocriticism, however, has aimed to move beyond the mutual unease that has characterized the relationship of these two critical perspectives, formulating a more ecologically aware postcolonialism and a more politically conscious ecocriticism. While the majority of postcolonial‐ecocritical scholarship so far has concentrated on contemporary literature, postcolonial ecocriticism has particular relevance for Victorian Studies. As an era of intensive imperial expansion and industrial development, the nineteenth century comprised a pivotal stage in global environmental history that brought dramatic ecological change to many regions of the world in the same moment that it forged momentous political shifts. After introducing the theoretical premises of postcolonial ecocriticism and situating these within the environmental history of empire, this essay sketches some areas of possibility of this new critical approach for unpacking the global environmental resonances of Victorian literature, concluding with four suggested areas within which a Victorian postcolonial ecocriticism might unfold.
Global Dickens: A Response to John Jordan
Authors: John Juliet 
Published: July 2012

AbstractIn this response to John Jordan s essay ‘Global Dickens’, Juliet John explores the importance of ‘undisciplined knowledge’ to global literary studies and the challenges it poses to established models of academic scholarly rigour. She argues that the bicentenary of an author like Dickens makes clear that print culture is just one aspect of global literary studies, new and established media working together to expand the category and influence of the literary. Understanding of ‘global Dickens’, she maintains, marks a return to scholarship as dialogue, dialogue that includes languages other than English, media other than books, and cultural institutions other than Universities.
Sterne Studies on the Eve of the Tercentenary
Authors: Molesworth Jesse 
Published: July 2012

AbstractThis essay surveys the most vital developments within scholarly criticism of Laurence Sterne, especially since 2000. Attention is granted not merely to criticism of Sterne’s major works,Tristram ShandyandA Sentimental Journey, but also to his published sermons, letters, and theJournal to Eliza. Several scholarly trends are here described: the proliferation of interest in Sterne’s sermons, the increasing association of Shandean “doubleness” with various strands of “modernity,” scholarly attempts to redeem the literature of sentiment through Sterne’s works, and the emergence of loss as an important topic within contemporary Sterne criticism. Overall, Sterne studies follows Sterne’s life in reconciling seeming opposites, so that traditional enemies – especially “theory” and “history”– are seen engaging rather than rejecting one another.
Antiangiogenic therapy in the management of breast cancer
Authors: Wu Yuan , Sun Wei‐li , Feng Ji‐feng 
Published: July 2012

AbstractAn improved understanding of the important role of angiogenesis in tumor biology has led to development of different antiangiogenic therapies. Numerous clinical studies for several antiangiogenic agents have recently been conducted in breast cancer patients and have shown clinically significant improvement in outcomes. This review focuses on current progress in the field of antiangiogenic therapy in the management of breast cancer, also highlighting issues regarding future therapeutic development that result in the greatest clinical benefits and minimizing the adverse effects.
Phenolic Characterization of Sicilian Yellow Flesh Peach (Prunus persicaL.) Cultivars at Different Ripening Stages
Authors: Scordino Monica , Sabatino Leonardo , Muratore Antonio , Belligno Adalgisa , Gagliano Giacomo 
Published: July 2012

AbstractYellow flesh peaches (Prunus persica L.) from different Sicilian areas (Leonforte, Riesi and Maniace) were investigated for the first time for their polyphenolic composition, with consideration of both peel and flesh tissues. The qualitative and quantitative polyphenolic evaluation was determined at two different maturity stages (commercial and postharvest ripening) via chromatographic separation by using reverse‐phase HPLC‐PDA‐ESI/MS
2. This technique provides a comprehensive chromatographic evaluation of 10 compounds (hydroxycinnamates and flavonols), differently distributed in the analyzed tissues. Overall, the hydroxycinnamates were present in both pulp and peel, while flavonols resulted exclusively located in the peel. Peels were found to be richest in polyphenolics with respect to the pulps, containing up to 276 mg/kg fresh weight in Riesi commercial‐ripe peaches. Generally, the peach tissues from commercial‐ripe fruits showed higher phenolics contents than postharvest‐ripe fruits.Practical ApplicationsIt is well documented that the benefits due to the consumption of fruit can be largely attributed to the elevated content of phenolic compounds. High levels of phenolic compounds in fruits are of high importance to maintain the quality of fruits and provide consumers the health benefits of fruit consumption. Thus, the assessment of the distribution of phenolic compounds in various parts of the peach fruit and any variations due at the time of collection are considered interesting from a scientific point of view. The characterization of peach phenolics could represent a useful tool in the area of food authenticity protection since some compounds could represent specific quality markers. Moreover, a study on phenolics quantification at different ripening stages could provide useful information for assessing the fruit harvest timing in order to ensure the best fruit quality.
Reinscribing and Inhabiting the City: Young Women Students from Asia Make Melbourne Home
Authors: LOBO MICHELE 
Published: July 2012

AbstractThis paper argues that embodied acts of mapping movement and feeling, taking photographs, and talking about public spaces have the potential to transform the central city into homely and stimulating spaces for young women, tertiary students from Asia who have recently migrated to Melbourne. Such performative acts that reinscribe the city temporarily unsettle feelings of exclusion, anxiety, and disappointment that are so much a part of living with cultural difference for these newcomers. This paper draws on women students' maps, images, and stories to provide an insight into urban sociality that is often hidden from our view, but significant because it demonstrates how performative acts animate bodies learning to reinhabit a new home.
The Requirement of Having a Body
Authors: DUFFY MICHELLE 
Published: July 2012

AbstractIn a project that explores the role affect plays in processes of place‐making, children aged 10–12 were asked to record meaningful sounds about their home spaces. This focus on sound and listening reminds us that the body is very much entangled in, and indeed fundamental to, processes of subjectivity and place‐making. The methodologies used in this work are, therefore, about techniques of researchingthroughbodies, rather than an examinationaboutbodies. This paper explores what researching place through bodies means, with a close reading of one particular response from a young girl who captured the sounds of her friend playing on the slide. In a conversation about this captured sound, she explained that the slide was where she can be with one special person who ‘understands’, but how she presented this relationship was in the movement of the body moving down the slide and the expression of affect and its release – a joyous call of ‘wheeee’ as the body slid down. This paper seeks to contribute to discussions around the moving and feeling body as a means to think geographically about the requirement of having a body, how the physicality of the body and its actions with (and within) affective states constitute a sense of place and notions of connectedness.
A new species of Clytus Laicharting (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Korea with a key to Korean species
Authors: Lim Jongok , Han Youngeun , Lee Bongwoo , Oh Haeyong , Lyu Dongpyeo 
Published: July 2012

AbstractA new species of Clytus Laicharting (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is described from Korea. Illustrations of diagnostic characteristics of the new species including male genitalia are provided with a key to Korean Clytus species.
The Functional Forecast Model of Emotion Expression Processing
Authors: Weisbuch Max , Adams Reginald B. 
Published: July 2012

AbstractFleeting nonverbal emotion expressions trigger a variety of spontaneous responses in human observers. To account for these effects, we introduce a functional forecast model (FFM) of emotion expression processing. The FFM assumes that emotion expressions provide timely forecasts of impending events. Responses to these forecasts are adaptive and may be learned or innately prepared, but in either case, observers need not infer mental states to exhibit immediate responses to emotion expressions. We postulate a diffuse route that operates pre‐attentively and activates appetitive and defensive motivational systems in response to gross affective meaning relevant to imminent environmental threats and available or scarce survival resources. We postulate a focal route that requires attention to efficiently and spontaneously activate specific, though tacit behavioral expectations. We explain how the FFM accounts for a variety of responses to emotion expressions, including physiological responses, affective responses, behavioral responses, trait attributions, and emotion recognition. Lastly, we describe how the FFM relates to other models of emotion, and describe future directions based on the model.
Genetics of type 2 diabetes in European populations
Authors: QI Qibin , HU Frank B. 
Published: July 2012

AbstractType 2 diabetes (T2D) has become a leading health problem throughout the world. It is caused by environmental and genetic factors, as well as interactions between the two. However, until very recently, the T2D susceptibility genes have been poorly understood. During the past 5 years, with the advent of genome‐wide association studies (GWAS), a total of 58 T2D susceptibility loci have been associated with T2D risk at a genome‐wide significance level (P < 5 × 10−8), with evidence showing that most of these genetic variants influence pancreatic β‐cell function. Most novel T2D susceptibility loci were identified through GWAS in European populations and later confirmed in other ethnic groups. Although the recent discovery of novel T2D susceptibility loci has contributed substantially to our understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease, the clinical utility of these loci in disease prediction and prognosis is limited. More studies using multi‐ethnic meta‐analysis, gene–environment interaction analysis, sequencing analysis, epigenetic analysis, and functional experiments are needed to identify new susceptibility T2D loci and causal variants, and to establish biological mechanisms.
Genetic advances of type 2 diabetes in Chinese populations
Authors: YU Weihui , HU Cheng , JIA Weiping 
Published: July 2012

AbstractIn recent decades, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in China has increased significantly, underscoring the importance of investigating the etiological mechanisms, including genetic determinants, of the disease in Chinese populations. Numerous loci conferring susceptibility to type 2 diabetes (T2D) have been identified worldwide, with most having been identified in European populations. In terms of ethnic heterogeneity in pathogenesis as well as disease predisposition, it is imperative to explore the specific genetic architecture of T2D in Han Chinese. Replication studies of European‐derived susceptibility loci have been performed, validating 11 of 32 loci in Chinese populations. Genetic investigations into heritable traits related to glucose metabolism are expected to provide new insights into the pathogenesis of T2D, and such studies have already inferred some new susceptibility loci. Other than replication studies of European‐derived loci, efforts have been made to identify specific susceptibility loci in Chinese populations using methods such as genome‐wide association studies. These efforts have identified additional new loci for the disease. Genetic studies can facilitate the prediction of risk for T2D and also promote individualized anti‐diabetic treatment. Despite many advances in the field of risk prediction and pharmacogenetics, the pace of clinical application of these findings is rather slow. As a result, more studies into the practical utility of these findings remain necessary.
Seroprevalence of Antibodies Against the Excreted Antigen Superoxide Dismutase by Trypanosoma Cruzi in Dogs From the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico)
Authors: López‐Cespedes A. , Longoni S. S. , Sauri‐Arceo C. H. , Rodríguez‐Vivas R. I. , Villegas N. , Escobedo‐Ortegón J. , Barrera‐Pérez M. A. , Sánchez‐Moreno M. , Bolio González M. E. , Marín C. 
Published: July 2012

SummaryNumerous studies have shown the role of dogs as a reservoir for the American trypanosomiasis, as the bridge connecting sylvatic and peridomestic cycles. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of American trypanosomiasis in the dog population (630 sera) from seven localities in the Yucatan Peninsula (city of Mérida and the towns of Molas, Playa del Carmen, Akumal, Xcalacoop, Xcalac and Xahuachol). These data are key for developing control measures for the disease. The sera were analysed to detect antibodies against Trypanosoma cruzi, using Fe‐SOD excreted as the antigenic fraction by ELISA and Western blot as confirmation. The total prevalence found in the Yucatan Peninsula was some 14.76%, with 10.74% in the state of Yucatan (city of Mérida, towns of Molas and Xcalacoop) and 21.34% in the state of Quintana Roo (towns of Playa del Carmen, Akumal, Xcalac and Xahuachol). However, a more thorough epidemiological study of the dog population, both wild and urban, in the Yucatan Peninsula will be required to design a control strategy for these diseases, paying particular attention to the population affected and even broadening the study to other Mexican states as well as neighbouring countries. These results again confirm that iron‐superoxide dismutase excreted by T. cruzi constitutes a good source of antigen for serodiagnosis in epidemiological studies.