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Mohanty CR, Bellapukonda S, Mund M, Behera BK, Sahoo SS. Analysis of publication speed of anesthesiology journals: a cross-sectional study. Braz J Anesthesiol 2021; 71:110-115. [PMID: 33731261 PMCID: PMC9373650 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjane.2021.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Publication speed is one of the critical factors affecting authors’ preference to a journal for manuscript submission. The publication time of submitted manuscripts varies across journals and specialty. Objectives Several bibliometric studies in various fields of medicine, except in anesthesiology, have addressed the issue of publication speed and factors that influence the publication speed. We aimed to identify factors affecting the publication speed of indexed anesthesiology journals. Method Overall, 25 anesthesiology journals indexed in MEDLINE database were retrospectively analyzed for the time required during different stages of publication process. A total of 12 original articles published in the year 2018 were randomly selected from each journal based on the number of issues. Time periods from submission to acceptance and from submission to publication were noted, and their association with impact factor (IF), advanced online publication (AOP), and article processing charges (APCs) were evaluated. Results The median time from submission to acceptance and from submission to publication for the selected journals were 120 (IQR [83-167]) days and 186 (IQR [126-246]) days, respectively. Publication speed was not found to have any correlation with IF and APC. However, journals with AOP required significantly lesser time for publication than those without AOP 138.5 and 240 days, respectively, (p = 0.011). Moreover, the IF of journals with AOP was significantly higher than that of journals without AOP (p = 0.002). Conclusion The study provides an overview of total time required for peer review, acceptance, and publication in indexed anesthesiology journals. Researchers should focus on journals with AOP for expediting the publication process and avoiding publication delays.
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- Chitta Ranjan Mohanty
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Trauma and Emergency, Bhubaneswar, India
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Bhubaneswar, India.
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Bhubaneswar, India
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Bhubaneswar, India
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Bathinda, India
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Schulze S, Kurch-Bek D, Mund M. Umsetzung der HIV-Testung nach Mutterschaftsrichtlinien – Mind the gap! – Eine Analyse auf Basis von Sekundärdaten. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1717970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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- S Schulze
- Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung, Dezernat Versorgungsqualität, Abteilung Indikationsbezogene Versorgungskonzepte
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- Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung, Innovation, strategische Analyse und IT-Beratung
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- Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung, Dezernat Versorgungsqualität, Abteilung Indikationsbezogene Versorgungskonzepte
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Bellapukonda S, Roncall BR, Mund M. Management of a parturient with uncorrected tetralogy of Fallot in shock: an anesthetic challenge. BMJ Case Rep 2019; 12:12/12/e231517. [PMID: 31796458 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-231517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common form of cyanotic congenital heart disease. The survival of patients with uncorrected TOF till the fourth decade of life is rare (around 3%). Pregnancy in a patient with uncorrected TOF requires a multidisciplinary approach. A confluence of pregnancy, uncorrected TOF and shock is infrequent. The state of hypovolaemia and a decrease in systemic vascular resistance due to anaesthetic agents increase the right to left shunt. The decrease in pulmonary blood flow provokes a 'hypercyanotic spell'. We report the successful management of 30-year-old pregnant (G3P2A2L0) with uncorrected TOF, presenting to the emergency department with incomplete abortion in shock.
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- Snigdha Bellapukonda
- Anaesthesia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Anaesthesia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India .,Anaesthesia, Sunshine Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Anaesthesia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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Rao PB, Mohanty CR, Singh N, Mund M, Patel A, Sahoo AK. Effectiveness of Different Techniques of Ethyl Chloride Spray for Venepuncture-Induced Pain: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Anesth Essays Res 2019; 13:568-571. [PMID: 31602079 PMCID: PMC6775824 DOI: 10.4103/aer.aer_103_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background: Venepuncture is an essential component of anaesthesia services. However, this invites pain generating the first negative experience with anaesthesia. Hence, relief of this pain carries considerable importance. Efficacy of ethyl chloride spray although studied, there is no consensus for the best way of application. Objectives: The present study was conducted to find an effective technique/method of ethyl chloride spray application to reduce venepuncture pain. Methods: Adult patients posted for different anaesthesia procedures were randomised into three groups. Venepuncture was done either after installation of distilled water or spray of ethyl chloride either once to twice. Venepuncture pain was assessed with a 0-100 Numeric Rating Scale. Results: The analysis showed significant differences among the groups (F [2,96] = 66.27, P < 0.05). The twice sprayed group experienced the least pain ([mean ± standard deviation [SD]] 16.67 ± 10.21), lower in the once spray group ([mean ± SD] 27.58 ± 13.24), and the controls had the highest pain score ([mean ± SD] 49.09 ± 11.28). Post hoc Tukey's tests showed all the three groups differed significantly. The effect size was large, and the variability of the spray on the reduction of pain scores is 58% (η2 = 57.99). Conclusion: Ethyl chloride spray effectively reduces the pain on venepuncture, especially when the vapocoolant is sprayed twice each over 5 s, and from a distance of 5 cm perpendicular to the skin.
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- Parnandi Bhaskar Rao
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Science, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Trauma and Emergency (Anaesthesia), All India Institute of Medical Science, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Science, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Science, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Science, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Science, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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Mund M, Kutsch WL, Wirth C, Kahl T, Knohl A, Skomarkova MV, Schulze ED. The influence of climate and fructification on the inter-annual variability of stem growth and net primary productivity in an old-growth, mixed beech forest. Tree Physiol 2010; 30:689-704. [PMID: 20453002 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpq027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The periodic production of large seed crops by trees (masting) and its interaction with stem growth has long been the objective of tree physiology research. However, very little is known about the effects of masting on stem growth and total net primary productivity (NPP) at the stand scale. This study was conducted in an old-growth, mixed deciduous forest dominated by Fagus sylvatica (L.) and covers the period from 2003 to 2007, which comprised wet, dry and regular years as well as two masts of Fagus and one mast of the co-dominant tree species Fraxinus excelsior (L.) and Acer pseudoplatanus (L.). We combined analyses of weather conditions and stem growth at the tree level (inter- and intra-annual) with fruit, stem and leaf production, and estimates of total NPP at the stand level. Finally, we compared the annual demand of carbon for biomass production with net canopy assimilation (NCA), derived from eddy covariance flux measurements, chamber measurements and modelling. Annual stem growth of Fagus was most favoured by warm periods in spring and that of Fraxinus by high precipitation in June. For stem growth of Acer and for fruit production, no significant relationships with mean weather conditions were found. Intra-annual stem growth of all species was strongly reduced when the relative plant-available water in soil dropped below a threshold of about 60% between May and July. The inter-annual variations of NCA, total NPP and leaf NPP at the stand level were low (mean values 1313, 662 and 168 g C m(-2) year(-1), respectively), while wood and fruit production varied more and contrarily (wood: 169-241 g C m(-2) year(-1); fruits: 21-142 g C m(-2) year(-1)). In all years, an annual surplus of newly assimilated carbon was calculated (on average 100 g C m(-2) year(-1)). The results suggest that stem growth is generally not limited by insufficient carbon resources; only in mast years a short-term carbon shortage may occur in spring. In contrast to common assumption, stem growth alone is not a sufficient proxy for total biomass production or the control of carbon sequestration by weather extremes.
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- M Mund
- Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knöll-Str. 10, D-07745 Jena, Germany.
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Bauer G, Schulze ED, Mund M. Nutrient contents and concentrations in relation to growth of Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica along a European transect. Tree Physiol 1997; 17:777-86. [PMID: 14759887 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/17.12.777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Mineral nutrition of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) and beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) was investigated along a transect extending from northern Sweden to central Italy. Nitrogen (N) concentrations of needles and leaves in stands growing on acid soils did not differ significantly between central Italy and southern Sweden (1.0 +/- 0.1 mmol N g(-1) for needles and 1.9 +/- 0.14 mmol N g(-1) for leaves). In both species, foliar N concentrations were highest in Germany (1.2 mmol N g(-1) for needles and 2.0 mmol N g(-1) for leaves) and decreased by 50% toward northern Sweden (0.5 mmol N g(-1)). Both species showed constant S/N and P/N ratios along the transect. Calcium, K and Mg concentrations generally reflected local soil conditions; however, Mg concentrations reached deficiency values in Germany. Leaf area per unit dry weight varied significantly along the transect with lowest values for Norway spruce recorded in northern Sweden and Italy (3.4 m(2) kg(-1)) and a maximum in central Europe (4.7 m(2) kg(-1)). A similar pattern was observed for beech. Despite the low variation in foliar N concentrations on the large geographic scale, local and regional variations in N concentrations equalled or exceeded the variation along the entire continental transect. Furthermore, nutrient contents (i.e., nutrient concentration x dry weight per needle or leaf) showed a greater variation than nutrient concentrations along the transect. Nitrogen contents of Norway spruce needles reached minimum values in northern Sweden (2.4 micro mol N needle(-1)) and maximum values in Denmark (5.0 micro mol N needle(-1)). The N content of beech leaves was highest in Denmark (242 micro mol N leaf(-1)). At the German site, foliar N content rather than N concentration reflected the seasonal dynamics of foliar growth and N storage of the two species. During foliage expansion, there was an initial rapid increase in N content and a decrease in N concentration. This pattern lasted for about 2 weeks after bud break and was followed by 6 weeks during which dry weight and N content of the foliage increased, resulting in a further decrease in N concentration. During summer, dry weight and N content of mature needles of Norway spruce increased further to reach a maximum in autumn, whereas N concentration remained constant. In spring, reallocation of N from 1- and 2-year-old needles was 1.5 and 1.0 micro mol N needle(-1), respectively. This remobilized N was a major source of N for the development of new needles, which had an N content of 1.5 micro mol N needle(-1) after bud break. The seasonal remobilization of N from old foliage decreased with increasing needle age. Needle N content and dry weight decreased progressively with age (1 micro mol N needle(-1) between age classes 2 and 5), whereas N concentrations remained constant. For Norway spruce, annual stemwood production was correlated with needle N content but not with foliar N concentration or with the total amount of N in the canopy. Interspecific and geographical differences in plant nutrition are discussed on the basis of competitive demands for C and N between growth of foliage and wood.
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- G Bauer
- Lehrstuhl Pflanzenökologie, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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Mund M, Weise C, Franke P, Hucho F. Mapping of exposed surfaces of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor by identification of iodinated tyrosine residues. J Protein Chem 1997; 16:161-70. [PMID: 9155087 DOI: 10.1023/a:1026399123574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Here we report on the use of iodination of the membrane-bound nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) from Torpedo californica electric tissue in order to define surface-exposed portions of the receptor molecule. Membrane-bound nAChR was 125I-iodinated using the oxidation agent Iodo-Gen. The iodinated subunits were separated by preparative gel electrophoresis, desalted, and cleaved with trypsin. The resulting peptides were separated by reverse-phase HPLC and the radioactive peptides were identified by mass spectrometry and protein sequencing. For the delta-subunit, we identified five iodinated peptides containing the tyrosine residues deltaTyr17, deltaTyr74, deltaTyr365, deltaTyr372, and deltaTyr428. The surface exposition of these amino acids is in agreement with the four-transmembrane-segment model (4TM model) of the nAChR, but the assignment to the intra- or extracellular surface is doubtful. According to this model, the N-terminal portion of the receptor subunits including the iodinated residues deltaTyr17 and deltaTyr74 is extracellular and deltaTyr372 as a site of tyrosine phosphorylation is located on the cytoplasmic side. But since this latter residue is among the first to be iodinated using an immobilized iodination agent, its true position with respect to the membrane bilayer is not clear.
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- M Mund
- Institut für Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
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Utkin IN, Mund M, Hucho F, Tsetlin VI. [Effective binding of alpha-bungarotoxin with the solubilized alpha-subunit of Torpedo californica acetylcholine receptor]. Bioorg Khim 1996; 22:387-9. [PMID: 8929226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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alpha-Subunit of the Torpedo californica nicotinic acetylcholine receptor was isolated by preparative SDS-PAGE followed by reversed-phase HPLC on a C4 column in an acetonitrile-isopropanol gradient in water. After removal of the organic solvents and solubilization in beta-octylglucoside, the purified alpha-subunit binds alpha-bungarotoxin with high affinity (Kd 28 nM).
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Lindel K, Rüba C, Otto F, Hesselmann S, Mund M, Willich M. 538Proliferation kinetics in a xenograft tumor after irradiation in vivo. Radiother Oncol 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(96)80547-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Rübe C, v. Valen F, Hötte A, Mund M, Jürgens H, Willich N. Time-and dose-dependent production of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF α) after irradiation of human ewing’s sarcoma cells. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 1995. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02572268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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