bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Obstetric venous thromboembolism: Evaluation of prophylactic approach based on risk scores, D‐dimer levels, and ultrasonography findings in a tertiary hospital in Japan
Authors: Obata‐Yasuoka Mana , Ohara Rena , Hosokawa Yoshihiko , Nishida Keiko , Abe Haruna , Mayumi Miyuki , Ishizu Tomoko , Endo‐Kawamura Naho , Hamada Hiromi , Satoh Toyomi 
Published: June 2022

AbstractAimPulmonary embolism remains a leading cause of maternal mortality in developed countries despite developments in venous thromboembolism prophylaxis strategies. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of our approach involving risk‐scoring, D‐dimer level assessment, and ultrasonography for obstetric venous thromboembolism.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study included women who delivered at 22–41 weeks of gestation in The University of Tsukuba Hospital, Japan between January and December 2020. Venous thromboembolism risk (determined according to Japanese guidelines) and D‐dimer levels were evaluated within 20 weeks of gestation, 30–34 weeks of gestation, and during the pre‐delivery period (36 weeks of gestation or any time before preterm delivery). Compression and color Doppler ultrasonography for lower extremity deep vein thrombosis were performed if D‐dimer levels were ≥3.2 μg/mL (for those undergoing cesarean delivery, 1.0 μg/mL).ResultsOf 1026 women, 6 women had deep vein thrombosis during pregnancy and 1 during the puerperium period. Pulmonary embolism was not observed. The D‐dimer screening result was positive for 8 women (2%) within 20 weeks of gestation (deep vein thrombosis was confirmed in 3 of them), 87 women (10%) (no deep vein thrombosis) at 30–34 weeks of gestation, and 367 women (36%) during the pre‐delivery period (asymptomatic deep vein thrombosis in one). Based on the Japanese guidelines, 1%, 11%, 33%, and 55% of women had high, intermediate, low, and no postpartum risk factors, respectively.ConclusionsOur approach appears useful for antenatal venous thromboembolism screening in the first trimester. For postpartum prophylaxis, more cost‐effective strategies are needed.
Are anterior mesh arms necessary in Japanese‐style transvaginal mesh surgery for cystocele?
Authors: Watanabe Masaki , Takeyama Masami , Kuwata Tomoko , Kashihara Hiromi , Kato Chikako , Hirota Miho 
Published: June 2022

AbstractAimIn this study, we retrospectively analyzed the medium‐term efficacy and safety of surgery with transobturator two‐arm transvaginal mesh for cystocele and to verify whether the anterior arms are necessary for Japanese‐style transvaginal mesh surgery.MethodsThe study included 203 patients with cystocele who underwent transobturator two‐arm transvaginal mesh at our hospital between August 2015 and June 2017 and received appropriate follow‐up care for at least 48 months after surgery.ResultsThe Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification stage was III in all the patients. Intraoperative complications included two cases of bladder injury and one case of more than 200 mL of blood loss. The mean observation period was 51.9 months, and prolapse recurred in the operated compartment in nine patients (4.4%). No cases of mesh exposure were observed. In comparing the preoperative characteristics of the 9 patients with prolapse recurrence at the surgical site with those of the other 194 patients, we found that the recurrence rate was significantly higher among patients in whom point Ba being 3.5 cm or more and among patients younger than 66 years.ConclusionsTransobturator two‐arm transvaginal mesh for cystocele was as good and safe as the procedure previously reported with four‐arm mesh; thus, it was possible to omit the anterior mesh arms in Japanese‐style transvaginal mesh surgery. Patients should be informed preoperatively that prolapse recurs at a significantly higher rate among younger patients and in those whose point Ba being 3.5 cm or more.
Interparental conflict and mindful parenting practices: Transactional effects between mothers and fathers
Authors: Cheung Rebecca Y. M. , Chung Kevin Kien Hoa 
Published: June 2022

AbstractObjectiveThis study examined the transactional relations between mothers' and fathers' destructive interparental conflict tactics and mindful parenting practices.BackgroundAccording to family systems theory and spillover hypothesis, interparental conflict sets the stage for parents' future levels of conflict as well as parenting difficulties. However, research on the link between conflict and mindful parenting practices remains scarce. The present study aims to investigate the longitudinal relations between mothers' and fathers' interparental conflict tactics and mindful parenting practices.MethodParticipants were 386 families involving mothers and fathers of adolescent children at 12–17 years old. Mothers and fathers completed questionnaire reports of destructive interparental conflict and mindful parenting at two time points spanning 12 months apart. A structural equation model was conducted to examine the relations between conflict tactics and mindful parenting practices.ResultsFindings indicated that mothers' and fathers' destructive conflict predicted their own and their spouses' subsequent destructive conflict, as well as mindful parenting practices. Mothers' and fathers' mindful parenting predicted their own mindful parenting longitudinally, but did not predict the other variables.ConclusionSupporting the spillover hypothesis, this study revealed the longitudinal effect of interparental conflict on mindful parenting, regardless of parent gender. Findings suggested dyadic effects between mothers and fathers, in that destructive conflict tactics were associated with future conflict tactics and mindful parenting practices employed by themselves and their spouses.
RATANA FIELD, POTWAR FOLD BELT, NORTHERN PAKISTAN: HIGH INTENSITY FRACTURE ZONES RELATED TO MAJOR THRUST FAULTS AS REVEALED BY SEISMIC FRACTURE PREDICTION
Authors: Shoaib Khalid , Zafar Zaheer A. , Raja Zeeshan Ali , Burley Stuart D. 
Published: June 2022

The Northern Potwar Deformed Zone (NPDZ) of the frontal Himalayas in northern Pakistan hosts many oil and gas fields located in thrust sheets and associated folds. The presence of fractures in Paleogene carbonates at >3 km target depths with very little or no primary porosity is an essential part of reservoir storage and connectivity. Predicting fracture presence, distribution and orientation is therefore key to successful exploration, appraisal and field development in the NPDZ.The Ratana field is an under‐developed fractured carbonate reservoir in the NPDZ. Advanced offset vector tile (OVT) PSTM and PSDM processing of a new generation of wide azimuth 3D seismic acquired across the field followed by seismic attribute generation and fracture modelling was used to investigate structural complexities and image fracture networks. Fracture strike characteristics are revealed by PSDM seismic attributes, OVT fracture prediction, FMS/FMI data and structural interpretation across a range of scales. The resulting seismic images show the presence of major WNW‐ESE trending back thrusts which cross the field, and predict that steeply‐dipping fracture systems are spatially associated with these thrusts. The strike of the OVT‐predicted fractures is consistent with the regional trend of the Ratana field bounding thrusts, as well as with the orientation of fractures indicated from FMI/FMS logs. Fractured reservoir is best developed in the Paleocene Patala and Lockhart Formation limestones but is poor in the Eocene Sakesar Formation. Fractured limestone reservoirs occur in the western part of the field where thrust intensity is high, but are less well developed in the gently folded anticline in the eastern part of the field. OVT fracture prediction surface maps are consistent with production data from the field in that areas of high fracture intensity in wells Ratana‐2 and Ratana‐4 are associated with higher production compared to the less well fractured areas around the Ratana‐1 and Ratana‐3 wells.The advanced seismic acquisition and processing is thus an exceptional example of a step change in seismic imaging at the reservoir and deeper levels, enabling compartment and fracture prediction to provide the Ratana field with a new lease of life. This fracture prediction approach provides a new structural framework for further exploration across the NPDZ and also potentially in other onshore fold‐and‐thrust belts.
Using the TIDieR checklist to describe the intervention of the Sedation and Weaning in Children (SANDWICH) trial
Authors: Tume Lyvonne N. , Blackwood Bronagh , McAuley Daniel F. , Morris Kevin , Peters Mark J. , Jordan Joanne , Walsh Timothy Simon , McIlmurray Lisa 
Published: June 2022

AbstractBackgroundPublished reports of complex interventions in randomized controlled trials often lack sufficient detail to allow trial replication and adoption into practice.AimThe aim of this paper is to describe our experience of using the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) checklist in reporting a recent trial of sedation and ventilation weaning in critically ill children (the Sedation and Weaning in Children [SANDWICH] trial).MethodsThe TIDieR 12‐point checklist has been used to detail and describe the specific SANDWICH trial intervention and methods of implementation.Results/DiscussionOverall, we found the checklist a useful tool to direct and ensure consistency of reporting of our complex intervention used in a multi‐centre clinical trial. We experienced some minor limitations in classifying training materials and delivery mode into one item because of the overlapping nature of this component.ConclusionUsing the TIDieR checklist to report complex interventions tested in trials provides a structured, systematic way of describing necessary detail. This allows clinicians to understand the theory behind the intervention, how it should be delivered, and the resources required.Relevance to Clinical PracticeThe SANDWICH intervention had a significant beneficial effect on reducing time on ventilation for children. The detailed description of the team‐based intervention will aid replication, implementation and monitoring of fidelity in other paediatric intensive care units.
Pediatric drug utilization evaluation of cefepime and piperacillin/tazobactam
Authors: Prasopchoknapaporn Priengrutai , Boonsathorn Sophida , Techasaensiri Chonnamet , Chaisavaneeyakorn Sujittra , Apiwattanakul Nopporn 
Published: June 2022

AbstractBackgroundDrug utilization evaluation (DUE) is a systematic, criteria‐based assessment of medicine that aims to optimize the appropriateness of antibiotic prescription. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of the DUE on prescriptions of two commonly used antibiotics in a pediatric population, cefepime and piperacillin/tazobactam, in a tertiary care hospital.MethodsThis quasi‐experimental study was conducted at the Department of Pediatrics, Ramathibodi Hospital, between March 2020 and August 2021. All hospitalized children aged 1 month to 20 years who received at least one dose of cefepime or piperacillin/tazobactam were enrolled. Before implementing the DUE, cefepime and piperacillin/tazobactam prescriptions were retrospectively evaluated using the DUE criteria. During the 6 month DUE implementation period, physicians voluntarily chose to use DUE to assess the prescriptions' appropriateness. Demographic data, antibiotic use, and clinical data were recorded.ResultsThere were 304 prescriptions of cefepime and piperacillin/tazobactam, with 108 empirical prescriptions (72 patients) in the DUE group and 158 prescriptions (138 patients) in the non‐DUE group. The appropriateness of empirical prescriptions of cefepime and piperacillin/tazobactam was significantly higher in the DUE group (93.5% vs. 83.5%; P = 0.003). Drug utilization evaluation was significantly associated with appropriate empirical prescriptions (adjusted OR 5.32: 95% CI 1.80–15.73; P = 0.003). Prescriptions in critical care wards and urinary tract infections (UTIs) were associated with not fulfilling the DUE criteria for appropriateness.ConclusionsDrug utilization evaluation could improve the appropriateness of empirical use of cefepime and piperacillin/tazobactam in pediatric patients. Patients in critical care units and with UTIs appeared to be associated with inappropriate empirical treatment.
A sensible experientialism?
Authors: Grant James 
Published: June 2022

AbstractExperientialism in aesthetics is the view that the artistic merit or the aesthetic value of something is determined by the final value of certain experiences of it. These are usually specified as experiences of it with understanding and appreciation. Until recently, experientialism was the dominant view. Not anymore. Experientialists are now subject to a barrage of objections, many of which they have not answered. Here I argue that all of these objections fail. I develop a new form of experientialism that is immune to them. It also has an independent rationale. It incorporates an account of the value of art appreciation that is plausible in its own right. And it endorses many of the core insights of anti‐experientialists, especially concerning the final value of good art. Those of us unconvinced by experientialism need to take this form of it seriously. I conclude by identifying some genuine problems it faces. Even these aren't clearly insoluble.
Therapeutic writing in a programme for binge eating disorder—A tool to come closer to clarifying feelings
Authors: Oftedal Eileen , Ueland Venke , Rørtveit Kristine 
Published: June 2022

AbstractIntroductionTherapeutic writing involving affect consciousness (AC) can be used to put difficult topics into words. In this study, we investigated how patients with binge eating disorder (BED) experienced therapeutic writing and AC in the context of cognitive behavioural therapy. The elements were included in an existing cognitive behavioural therapy group programme and the participants' experiences investigated qualitatively.AimTo investigate therapeutic writing as experienced by patients in the context of a BED group programme focusing on AC.MethodA phenomenological, hermeneutic design with semi‐structured interviews was employed. Eight participants were recruited after completing the BED programme at a Community Mental Health Centre on the West Coast of Norway.FindingsFour sub‐themes emerged: Struggling to achieve a flow in the writing process, Deeper understanding of eating patterns through writing, Moving specific feelings towards the surface by writing and Greater insight into oneself as a human being by shared writing. Based on the sub‐themes, one main theme was developed: Therapeutic writing in a binge eating disorder programme means focusing on oneself as a human being by becoming closer to one's feelings.ConclusionTherapeutic writing offered in treatment for BED involves individual movements at different levels, including processes of awareness of feelings, cognitions and oneself as a human being.
City Diplomacy Beyond Metrocentricity: The Case of Flanders
Authors: Koelemaij Jorn , Derudder Ben 
Published: June 2022

ABSTRACTCity diplomacy is a rapidly growing and increasingly researched phenomenon, but to date most research has focused on major cities and eye‐catching city networks. This paper extends this literature by examining city diplomacy practices in Flanders, Belgium, a region defined by its many mid‐sized and smaller cities. Drawing on a combination of an exploratory survey and indepth interviews, five main themes are discussed: (i) internal organization, (ii) bilateral city diplomacy, (iii) multilateral city diplomacy, (iv) strategies and (v) motivations. We conclude that Flemish cities' city diplomacy broadly align with international trends, with their approaches increasingly centred on economic and financial motives. However, while some of the larger cities join a range of formal city networks to gain policy inspiration and international visibility, smaller cities' opportunities are much more limited and their main goal is often to get involved in projects that are funded by the European Union.
Mafic magma-driven magmatic processes and compositional variation in granitic pluton construction: The Buya intrusion of West Kunlun, Northwestern China
Authors: Wang Chao , Liu Liang , Yang Wen-qiang , Cao Yu-ting , Smithies R. Hugh 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
To investigate the direct evidence for a number of physico-chemical processes related to pluton construction and growth, we examine the Buya pluton of West Kunlun in Northwestern China, which emplaced within the 455–460 Ma time frame. Field observations, geochemical data, and thermodynamic modeling show that mafic dikes of the Buya pluton were conduits for magma chamber replenishment during pluton construction. These mafic inputs, and the enclaves that resulted from them, induced compaction of the semi-consolidated, crystal-rich, felsic mushes below them. The accumulation of highly silicic, fine-grained granite at the top of the Buya pluton is the result of episodic melt segregation events from these mushes. This sequence of events may reflect a common process that promotes compositional variation in granite suites. Combined geochemical and Hf- and Nd-isotopic data suggest that parental magmas of the mafic sheet and enclave are similar to sanukitoid, which is potentially consistent with a mantle peridotitic source metasomatized by slab melts. These mafic magmas intruded the lower crust where the original magma was modified by mafic lower-crust melt. Following emplacement at shallow crustal levels of the mafic inputs (~3.7 kbar, ~5.3 km, constrained by amphibole geobarometry), the felsic mush evolved through the extraction of interstitial melts driven by hybridization with episodic inputs of mafic magmas as well as crystal consequent accumulation and fractional crystallization of plagioclase, hornblende, and accessory phases such as allanite, apatite, and zircon. This fractional crystallization process may also provide an explanation for the apparently high Sr/Y features in some silicic high-K, calc-alkaline magmas.
The evidence base for US joint commission hospital accreditation standards: cross sectional study
Authors: Ibrahim Sarah A , Reynolds Kelly A , Poon Emily , Alam Murad 
Published: June 2022

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the evidence upon which standards for hospital accreditation by The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (the Joint Commission) are based.DesignCross sectional study.SettingUnited States.ParticipantsFour Joint Commission R3 (requirement, rationale, and reference) reports released by July 2018 and intended to become effective between 1 July 2018 and 1 July 2019.InterventionsFrom each R3 report the associated standard and its specific elements of performance (or actionable standards) were extracted. If an actionable standard enumerated multiple requirements, these were separated into distinct components. Two investigators reviewed full text references, and each actionable standard was classified as either completely supported, partly supported, or not supported; Oxford evidence quality ratings were assigned; and the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) was used to assess the strength of recommendations.Main outcome measureStrengths of recommendation for actionable standards.Results20 actionable standards with 76 distinct components were accompanied by 48 references. Of the 20 actionable standards, six (30%) were completely supported by cited references, six were partly supported (30%), and eight (40%) were not supported. Of the six directly supported actionable standards, one (17%) cited at least one reference of level 1 or 2 evidence, none cited at least one reference of level 3 evidence, and five (83%) cited references of level 4 or 5 evidence. Of the completely supported actionable standards, strength of recommendation in five was deemed GRADE D and in one was GRADE B.ConclusionsIn general, recent actionable standards issued by The Joint Commission are seldom supported by high quality data referenced within the issuing documents. The Joint Commission might consider being more transparent about the quality of evidence and underlying rationale supporting each of its recommendations, including clarifying when and why in certain instances it determines that lower level evidence is sufficient.
Relationship between serum creatinine to cystatin C ratio and subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes
Authors: Hashimoto Yoshitaka , Takahashi Fuyuko , Okamura Takuro , Osaka Takafumi , Okada Hiroshi , Senmaru Takafumi , Majima Saori , Ushigome Emi , Nakanishi Naoko , Asano Mai , Hamaguchi Masahide , Yamazaki Masahiro , Fukui Michiaki 
Published: June 2022

IntroductionSarcopenia index (SI), calculated by (serum creatinine/cystatin C)×100, is reported to be associated with sarcopenia. Few studies reported the association between SI and subclinical atherosclerosis. We evaluated the association between SI and subclinical atherosclerosis, assessed by brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV).Research design and methodsOne hundred seventy-four patients with type 2 diabetes were included in this cross-sectional study. The relationship between SI and baPWV was assessed by Pearson’s correlation coefficient. To calculate area under the receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) of SI for the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis, which was defined as baPWV >1800 cm/s, ROC analysis was performed. Logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the effect of SI on the prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis adjusting for covariates.ResultsMean age, duration of diabetes, baPWV, and SI were 66.9 (10.1) years, 17.7 (11.6) years, 1802 (372) cm/s, and 77.6 (15.8), respectively. There was an association between SI and baPWV (men; r=−0.25, p=0.001, and women; r=−0.37, p=0.015). The optimal cut-off point of SI for the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis was 77.4 (sensitivity=0.72, specificity=0.58, p<0.001, AUC 0.66 (95% CI: 0.57 to 0.74)). In addition, SI was associated with the prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis (adjusted OR 0.95, 95% CI: 0.91 to 0.99, p=0.015).ConclusionsSI is associated with the prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes.