bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effect of invitation letter in language of origin on screening attendance: randomised controlled trial in BreastScreen Norway
Authors: Hofvind Solveig , Iqbal Nadia , Thy Jonas E , Mangerud Gunhild , Bhargava Sameer , Zackrisson Sophia , Berstad Paula 
Published: September 2023

Abstract

Objective
To explore attendance at organised mammographic screening among immigrant groups that received an invitation letter and information leaflet (invitation) in their language of origin and Norwegian compared with Norwegian only.

Design
Randomised controlled trial.

Setting
Population based screening programme for breast cancer in Norway (BreastScreen Norway), which invites women aged 50-69 to two-view mammographic screening biennially.

Participants
All women invited to BreastScreen Norway in the study period April 2021 to June 2022 whose language of origin was Arabic (women born in Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, or Morocco), English (women born in the Philippines), Polish (women born in Poland), Somali (women born in Somalia), or Urdu (women born in Pakistan) (n=11 347).

Intervention
The study group received an invitation to screening in their language of origin and in Norwegian, whereas the control group received an invitation in Norwegian only during the study period.

Main outcome measure
Attendance at BreastScreen Norway during the study period.

Results
Overall attendance was 46.5% (2642/5683) in the study group and 47.4% (2682/5664) in the control group. No statistical differences in attendance were observed after stratification by language of invitation, age at invitation, or years since immigration.

Conclusions
No difference in attendance was observed between immigrant women invited to BreastScreen Norway in their language of origin and in Norwegian compared with Norwegian only. Several barriers to cancer screening may exist among immigrants, and translating the invitation is probably only a part of a complex explanation.

Trial registration

NCT04672265.ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT04672265
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Development and Validation of CCTA-based Radiomics Signature for Predicting Coronary Plaques With Rapid Progression
Authors: Chen Qian , Xie Guanghui , Tang Chun Xiang , Yang Liu , Xu Pengpeng , Gao Xiaofei , Lu Mengjie , Fu Yunlei , Huo Yingsong , Zheng Shaoqing , Tao Xinwei , Xu Hui , Yin Xindao , Zhang Long Jiang 
Published: September 2023

BACKGROUND:
Rapid plaque progression (RPP) is associated with a higher risk of acute coronary syndromes compared with gradual plaque progression. We aimed to develop and validate a coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA)–based radiomics signature (RS) of plaques for predicting RPP.

METHODS:
A total of 214 patients who underwent serial CCTA examinations from 2 tertiary hospitals (development group, 137 patients with 164 lesions; validation group, 77 patients with 101 lesions) were retrospectively enrolled. Conventional CCTA-defined morphological parameters (eg, high-risk plaque characteristics and plaque burden) and radiomics features of plaques were analyzed. RPP was defined as an annual progression of plaque burden ≥1.0% on lesion-level at follow-up CCTA. RS was built to predict RPP using XGBoost method.

RESULTS:

RS significantly outperformed morphological parameters for predicting RPP in both the development group (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, 0.82 versus 0.74;
P
=0.04) and validation group (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, 0.81 versus 0.69;
P
=0.04). Multivariable analysis identified RS (odds ratio, 2.35 [95% CI, 1.32–4.46];
P
=0.005) as an independent predictor of subsequent RPP in the validation group after adjustment of morphological confounders. Unlike unchanged RS in the non-RPP group, RS increased significantly in the RPP group at follow-up in the whole dataset (
P
<0.001).

CONCLUSIONS:
The proposed CCTA-based RS had a better discriminative value to identify plaques at risk of rapid progression compared with conventional morphological plaque parameters. These data suggest the promising utility of radiomics for predicting RPP in a low-risk group on CCTA.
Reciprocity and High Resilience against Economic Fluctuations
Authors: Jung UnChan 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Pauline scholars have long analysed the Jerusalem collection described in 1 Cor 16:1–4, 2 Cor 8–9 and Rom 15:25–29 to unveil Paul’s motivations, but only recently have they considered the economic implications and ramifications of the long-distance gift. Some have tried to associate the long-distance gift with several socio-economic contexts, such as economic inequality, prevalent poverty, patronage and/or gift exchange. This article, however, brings economic fluctuations to the fore to explicate 2 Cor 8:1–15 (esp. vv. 10–15), arguing that Paul’s chief rhetorical inducement to the Corinthians is the practical benefit of increasing their long-term resilience and survivability against the mutable economies facing most ordinary people through balanced exchanges among those of various economic statuses.
Shared Parenting in Europe
Authors: Koivula Tapio 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
With the commonality of parental separation in Europe today, safeguarding the best interests of the child has become increasingly challenging. The potential of shared parenting to serve the best interests of the child and to safeguard parental rights post-separation have been drivers for its increased prominence in public discourse, and some European States have already adopted legislation to encourage or even set it as a preference over sole custody – a change that has doubtless been brought about by studies on child welfare and advocacy for parental equality. The aim of this article is to analyse the concept of shared parenting through the lens of European human rights law in order to discover how it is viewed in relation to the best interests of the child, and whether having legal measures in place to encourage it should be considered a component of the best interests of the child.
Children’s Perceptions of their Involvement in Judicial Child Protection, Family and Criminal Proceedings
Authors: Leiria Margarida , Nunes Cristina 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
The present study synthesises published investigations into children’s involvement in the judicial child protection, family and, as victims and witnesses, in criminal proceedings, their perceptions and attitudes relative to their experience, and to each specific context in which they participated. Using the prisma Statement, we consulted five electronic databases (B-On, pbsc, asc, PsycInfo, and medline) to examine relevant studies (empirical, systematic reviews and meta-analyses), and we defined inclusion/exclusion criteria. We included 13 studies in the present review, published between 1992 and 2020 and carried out in different judicial contexts (criminal, protection, and family), to which we applied a methodological quality assessment instrument. From the main evidence of each study, we carried out an integrative synthesis. The findings identified children’s perceptions and attitudes towards the justice system, what they considered the most positive and the most negative aspects of their involvement, and the specificities of each judicial context. Implications for practice and further research were considered.
What Periodic Reviews Under the Convention on the Rights of the Child Say About Child Buddhist Monks
Authors: Parkes Deborah W. 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Based on a review of documents filed within Periodic Review processes under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, this article explores to what degree the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and States Parties reflect on children living in Buddhist temples or monasteries as child monks. Documents for 12 countries with traditions of child Buddhist monks are examined: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. Contextual factors that may influence whether attention is paid to these children are discussed. Recommendations for strengthening review processes are offered.
Child Soldiers, Agency, and Aristotelian Virtue Ethics
Authors: Souris Renée Nicole 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
The international community first responded to child soldiering by embracing within law and policy a narrative that saw child soldiers largely as passive victims. Empirical work with child soldiers has since revealed a more complex picture of children’s agency and actual experiences. From this work, a more recent narrative – which I call the political actor narrative – has taken shape within scholarly work on child soldiers. While the former narrative may be wrong to universalise the condition of all child soldiers as passive victims, the latter narrative is limited in what it can tell us about how child soldiering affects moral character development. I argue that we have good reason to seek a more comprehensive narrative that mixes elements of the passive victim and political actor narratives into a new narrative that provides resources for character-based normative analysis, and I show how virtue ethics provides the conceptual resources to do this.
The Protection Paradox
Authors: Quarles van Ufford Sara 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Child participation is considered crucial for the authorities’ ability to protect children from violence – yet children’s actual participation is limited, and participation and protection rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are often understood as opposites. This article aims to explore children’s rights to participation and protection against violence in Swedish social services’ handling of violence against children. Child welfare reports, investigations and child social records, were analysed using quantitative content analysis and thematic analysis. Insufficient conditions for child participation and poor access to protection and support were indicated. Upon closer analysis of cases that did not lead to protection or support, different aspects of an overarching theme, The Protection Paradox, were identified, which meant protection against participation or unprotected autonomy.
Minority-Serving Hospitals Are Associated With Low Within-Hospital Disparity
Authors: Chen Ya-Wen , Kim Tommy D. , Molina Rose L. , Chang David C. , Oseni Tawakalitu O. 
Published: September 2023

Background Disparities in obstetric care have been well documented, but disparities in the within-hospital population have not been as extensively explored. The objective is to assess cesarean delivery rate disparities at the hospital level in a nationally recognized low risk of cesarean delivery group. Methods An observational study using a national population-based database, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, from 2008 to 2011 was conducted. All patients with nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex pregnancies from Black and White patients were included. The primary outcome was delivery mode (cesarean vs vaginal). The primary independent variable was race (Black vs White). Results A total of 1,064,351 patients were included and the overall nulliparous, term, singleton, and vertex pregnancies cesarean delivery rate was 14.1%. The within-hospital disparities of cesarean delivery rates were lower in minority-serving hospitals (OR: 1.20 95% CI: 1.12-1.28), rural hospitals (OR 1.11 95% CI: 1.02-1.20), and the South (OR 1.24 95% CI 1.19-1.30) compared to their respective counterparts. Non-minority serving hospitals (OR: 1.20 95% CI 0.12-1.25), and urban hospitals (OR1.32 95% CI 1.28-1.37), the Northeast (OR 1.41 95% CI 1.30-1.53) or West (OR 1.52 95% CI 1.38-1.67), had higher within-hospital racial disparities of cesarean delivery rates. The odds ratios reported are comparing within-hospital cesarean delivery rates in Black and White patients. Discussion Significant within-hospital disparities of cesarean delivery rates across hospitals highlight the importance of facility-level factors. Policies aimed at advancing health equity must address hospital-level drivers of disparities in addition to structural racism.
A pilot trial examining the effects of veteran voices and visions, an adaptation of hearing voices groups for a large public health system in the United States
Authors: Kalofonos Ippolytos , Zito Michael , Fletcher Erica , Calderon Ronald , Nazinyan Mariam , Kern Robert 
Published: September 2023

Background: The Hearing Voices Approach, a community-based peer-led support group model, is generating interest as a novel way to engage with psychosis. Hearing Voices (HV) groups are run by peers, ‘experts-by-experience’, and emphasize group ownership and community-building rather than adherence to a therapist-led, predetermined structure. Diverse beliefs about experiences are respected and viewed as potentially meaningful. Groups work within each individual’s explanatory framework to reframe understandings. Aims: This paper describes the effects of participation in Veteran Voices and Visions (VVV) groups, an adaptation of the HV approach, co-led by clinicians and Veteran peer support specialists, adapted for Veterans who have experienced psychosis and receive care at the VA, a large public health system in the United States. Method: This mixed methods pilot study has a convergent parallel design, integrating quantitative and qualitative data from participants in pre-intervention and post-intervention assessments. Results: Over 16 weeks, quantitative analysis showed a statistically significant reduction in distress, due to auditory hallucinations, as measured by the Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales (PSYRATS). The Beliefs about Voices Questionnaire- Revised (BAVQ-R) results showed a reduction in malevolence and omnipotence and an increase in benevolence related to auditory hallucinations, but no change in resistance. Engagement showed a trend-level reduction. Qualitative data from midpoint (Week 8) and endpoint (Week 16) interviews revealed several perceived benefits from groups: 1) normalization and camaraderie, 2) increased hope and confidence, 3) self-understanding and reframing of experiences, and 4) building relationships outside of groups. Overall, VVV groups reduced distress due to voices, negative beliefs about voices, and perceived power of voices. Conclusions: Study findings contribute to a growing body of literature indicating HV groups support those who have experienced psychosis by reducing social isolation and fostering community, which may facilitate social integration. Overall, our findings highlight the potential benefits of adapting HV groups to health systems.
Acute administration of alprazolam, alcohol and their combination on cognitive performance and mood: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
Authors: Aitken Blair , Hayley Amie C , Ford Talitha C , Geier Lauren , Shiferaw Brook A , Downey Luke A 
Published: September 2023

Background: Recreational co-consumption of benzodiazepines and alcohol is a common practise; yet, the cognitive effects of this combination remain poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate the acute cognitive effects of combining a 1 mg dose of alprazolam with a moderate dose of alcohol (target 0.04% blood alcohol concentration (BAC)) in a non-clinical population. Methods: In this randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial, participants completed computerised cognitive assessments and the brief biphasic alcohol effects scale (B-BAES) after consuming 1 mg of alprazolam, both with and without a moderate dose of alcohol (target 0.04% BAC). Results: Among 20 healthy participants (mean age = 28.6, SD ± 4.0 years, 60% female), we found that a peak BAC of 0.03% had no significant impact on cognitive performance. Both the individual use of alprazolam and its combination with alcohol resulted in impaired reaction time, digit vigilance, and verbal, spatial and numeric working memory tasks, although an additive effect when alcohol and alprazolam were consumed together was not evident. The most pronounced cognitive effects occurred at 100 min after dosing, coinciding with increased alprazolam concentrations. Sedative effects were heightened with alcohol, alprazolam and their combination while no stimulative effects were reported. Conclusions: Our findings highlight the significant implications of a therapeutic dose of alprazolam on impairing cognitive performance. This is particularly relevant considering the frequency of non-medical alprazolam use. Future studies should explore different dosages, administration timings and long-term effects to inform the development of public health policies and guidelines regarding the combined use of alcohol and benzodiazepines.
The Effect of Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis in an ACL-Reconstructed Knee With Partial Medial Meniscectomy: A Biomechanical Study
Authors: Özbek Emre Anıl , Runer Armin , Dadoo Sahil , DiNenna Michael , Linde Monica , Smolinski Patrick , Musahl Volker , Mcclincy Michael P. 
Published: September 2023

Background: Knee laxity increases with medial meniscectomy in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)–reconstructed knees; however, the biomechanical effect of an additional lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) is unknown. Purpose/Hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to determine the kinematic effect of a LET in knees that underwent combined ACL reconstruction (ACL-R) and partial medial meniscus posterior horn (MMPH) meniscectomy. It was hypothesized that the addition of LET would reduce laxity in the ACL-reconstructed knee. Study Design: Controlled laboratory study. Methods: Ten fresh-frozen human cadaveric knees (mean age, 41.5 years) were tested using a robotic system under 3 loads: (1) 89.0 N of anterior tibial (AT) load, (2) 5 N·m of internal rotation (IR) tibial torque, and (3) a simulated pivot shift—a combined valgus of 7 N·m and IR torque of 5 N·m—at 0°, 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, and 90° of knee flexion. Kinematic data were acquired in 4 states: (1) intact, (2) ACL-R, (3) ACL-R + partial MMPH meniscectomy (MMPH), and (4) ACL-R + partial MMPH meniscectomy + LET (MMPH+LET). Results: In response to AT loading, there was a significant increase seen in AT translation (ATT) in the MMPH state at all knee flexion angles compared with the ACL-R state, with the highest increase at 90° of knee flexion (mean difference, 3.1 mm) ( P < .001). Although there was a significant decrease in ATT at 15° of knee flexion with MMPH+LET ( P = .022), no significant differences were found at other knee flexion angles ( P > .05). In MMPH with IR torque, a significant increase was observed in IR at all knee flexion angles except 90° compared with the ACL-R state (range, 2.8°-4.9°), and this increase was significantly decreased at all flexion angles with the addition of LET (range, 0.7°-1.6°) ( P < .05). Conclusion: Performing a partial MMPH meniscectomy increased ATT and IR in response to AT and IR loads compared with the isolated ACL-R state in a cadaveric model. However, when the LET procedure was performed after partial MMPH meniscectomy, a significant decrease was seen at all knee flexion angles except 90° in response to IR and torque, and a significant decrease was seen at 15° of knee flexion in response to AT load. Clinical Relevance: LET may be a useful adjunct procedure after ACL-R with partial MMPH meniscectomy to reduce knee laxity.
Factors Influencing the Health Care Utilization Among People With Depression and/or Anxiety Symptoms
Authors: Lee Young Ji , Palmer Joshua , Cline Alice Curtis , Lee Heeyoung 
Published: September 2023

Background: This analysis aimed to examine the factors predictive of service utilization among patients with anxiety and/or depression. Quick and appropriate treatment for anxiety and depression can reduce disease burden and improve social functioning. Currently, less than half of the population with comorbid anxiety and depression receives the recommended treatment. Aims: This analysis aims to identify factors predictive of utilizing mental health treatment for those with anxiety and/or depression by analyzing intrinsic, patient-centered factors. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional cohort analysis using National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 2019 data. The sample size is 7,156 adults aged 18 to 64 with family incomes ≤100% of the federal poverty level. We used multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify factors predictive of care utilization in this population. Variables of interest include scores on Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), service utilization, level of social functioning, having a usual source for care, and previous mental health care utilization. Additional covariates were age, gender, race, country of origin, education, marital status, and insurance coverage. Results: Twenty-one percent of respondents reported using mental health services. Factors predictive of care utilization were older age, female gender, limited social functioning, having a usual source of care, and insurance coverage. Conclusion: There are significant barriers to receiving quick and appropriate care for anxiety and/or depression. Strategies should focus on reducing barriers for young adults, men, and the uninsured/underinsured. Strategies for integrating mental health services into primary care could increase the percentage of people with anxiety and/or depression who receive services.
Comparison of anterior segment optical coherence tomography and ultrasound biomicroscopy in localizing horizontal rectus muscle insertions
Authors: Duan Rui , Yang Jiwen 
Published: September 2023

PurposeTo evaluate the viability and precision of measuring the distance from the limbus to extraocular muscle insertion using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) and panoramic ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) before and after strabismus surgery.MethodsWe recruited primary strabismus patients and measured the limbus-insertion distance by AS-OCT and UBM preoperatively, 2 weeks, and 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively. Values were also measured using callipers intraoperatively before and after the planned procedures. Preoperative AS-OCT and UBM values were compared to intraoperative calliper measurements as the gold standard. Postoperative AS-OCT and UBM values were compared to the new postoperative limbus-insertion distance. The limit of agreement deemed clinically acceptable was defined as 1 mm.ResultsA total of 85 horizontal muscles of 40 patients, including 48 lateral rectus muscles and 37 medial rectus muscles, were analysed. Primary muscles could be successfully detected by AS-OCT (95%) and UBM (100%). At 2 weeks and 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively, the new rectus muscle attachment site detection rate by AS-OCT was 6%, 32%, 80%, and 89%, respectively, and that by UBM was 24%, 60%, 85%, and 93%, respectively. The Bland–Altman plots revealed better consistency in pairs of AS-OCT, UBM, and calliper measurements of primary muscles than postoperative muscles. For primary muscles, 89% of AS-OCT measurements fell within the permissible range of surgical measurements (1 mm), but this dropped to 67% at 6 months postoperatively ( P < 0.001). The accuracy of UBM measurements of primary muscles was 81%, and this decreased to 59% at 6 months postoperatively ( P = 0.001).ConclusionsAS-OCT and UBM performed well in terms of imaging primary horizontal rectus muscles, but showed decreased accuracy and reproducibility in postoperative muscle measures.