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Charconnet M, Korsa MT, Petersen S, Plou J, Hanske C, Adam J, Seifert A. Generalization of Self-Assembly Toward Differently Shaped Colloidal Nanoparticles for Plasmonic Superlattices. Small Methods 2023; 7:e2201546. [PMID: 36807876 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202201546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Periodic superlattices of noble metal nanoparticles have demonstrated superior plasmonic properties compared to randomly distributed plasmonic arrangements due to near-field coupling and constructive far-field interference. Here, a chemically driven, templated self-assembly process of colloidal gold nanoparticles is investigated and optimized, and the technology is extended toward a generalized assembly process for variously shaped particles, such as spheres, rods, and triangles. The process yields periodic superlattices of homogenous nanoparticle clusters on a centimeter scale. Electromagnetically simulated absorption spectra and corresponding experimental extinction measurements demonstrate excellent agreement in the far-field for all particle types and different lattice periods. The electromagnetic simulations reveal the specific nano-cluster near-field behavior, predicting the experimental findings provided by surface-enhanced Raman scattering measurements. It turns out that periodic arrays of spherical nanoparticles produce higher surface-enhanced Raman scattering enhancement factors than particles with less symmetry as a result of very well-defined strong hotspots.
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- Mathias Charconnet
- CIC nanoGUNE BRTA, San Sebastián, 20018, Spain
- CIC biomaGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), San Sebastián, 20014, Spain
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- University of Southern Denmark, SDU Centre for Photonics Engineering, Mads Clausen Institute, Odense, 5230, Denmark
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- University of Southern Denmark, SDU Centre for Photonics Engineering, Mads Clausen Institute, Odense, 5230, Denmark
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- CIC biomaGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), San Sebastián, 20014, Spain
- CIBER-BBN, ISCIII, San Sebastián, 20014, Spain
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- CIC biomaGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), San Sebastián, 20014, Spain
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- University of Southern Denmark, SDU Centre for Photonics Engineering, Mads Clausen Institute, Odense, 5230, Denmark
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- CIC nanoGUNE BRTA, San Sebastián, 20018, Spain
- IKERBASQUE - Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, 48009, Spain
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Korsa MT, Petersen S, Rahmani N, Shabani A, Mishra YK, Adam J. Photonic Materials Cloud: An Online Interactive Open Tool for Creating, Comparing, and Testing Photonic Materials. Nanomaterials 2022; 12:nano12152585. [PMID: 35957016 PMCID: PMC9370397 DOI: 10.3390/nano12152585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Recent advances in nanoscale fabrication and characterization further accelerated research on photonics and plasmonics, which has already attracted long-standing interest. Alongside morphological constraints, phenomena in both fields highly depend on the materials’ optical properties, dimensions, and surroundings. Building up the required knowledge and experience to design next-generation photonic devices can be a complex task for novice and experienced researchers who intend to evaluate the impact of subtle material and morphology variations while setting up experiments or getting a general overview. Here, we introduce the Photonic Materials Cloud (PMCloud), a web-based, interactive open tool for designing and analyzing photonic materials. PMCloud allows identification of the subtle differences between optical material models generated from a database, experimental data input, and inline-generated materials from various analytical models. Furthermore, it provides a fully interactive interface to evaluate their performance in important fundamental (numerical) optical experiments. We demonstrate PMCloud’s applicability to state-of-the-art research questions, namely the comparison of the novel plasmonic materials aluminium-doped zinc oxide and zirconium nitride and the design of an optical, dielectric thin-film Bragg reflector. PMCloud opens a rapid, freely accessible path towards prototyping optical materials and simple fundamental devices and may serve as an educational platform for photonic materials research.
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- Matiyas Tsegay Korsa
- Computational Materials Group, SDU Centre for Photonics Engineering, Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense, Denmark; (M.T.K.); (N.R.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, University of Southern Denmark, DK-6400 Sønderborg, Denmark;
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- Computational Materials Group, SDU Centre for Photonics Engineering, Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense, Denmark; (M.T.K.); (N.R.); (A.S.)
- Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, University of Southern Denmark, DK-6400 Sønderborg, Denmark;
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- Computational Materials Group, SDU Centre for Photonics Engineering, Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense, Denmark; (M.T.K.); (N.R.); (A.S.)
- Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, University of Southern Denmark, DK-6400 Sønderborg, Denmark;
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- Centre NanoSyd, Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark, DK-6400 Sønderborg, Denmark;
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- Computational Materials Group, SDU Centre for Photonics Engineering, Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense, Denmark; (M.T.K.); (N.R.); (A.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +45-6550-8209
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Seraphim A, Knott K, Menacho K, Augusto J, Davies R, Joy G, Hui X, Treibel T, Cooper J, Petersen S, Fontana M, Hughes A, Moon J, Manisty C, Kellman P. Comparison of the prognostic value of stress and rest pulmonary transit time estimation using myocardial perfusion CMR. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab090.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Foundation. Main funding source(s): British Heart Foundation Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Background
Pulmonary transit time (PTT) is a quantitative biomarker of cardiopulmonary status. Rest PTT was previously shown to predict outcomes in specific disease models, but clinical adoption is hindered but challenges in data acquisition. Whether evaluation of PTT during stress encodes incremental prognostic information has not been previously investigated as scale.
Objectives
To compare the prognostic value of stress and rest PTT derived from a fully automated, in-line method of estimation using perfusion CMR, in a large patient cohort.
Methods
A retrospective two-center study of patients referred clinically for adenosine stress myocardial perfusion assessment using CMR. Analysis of right and left ventricular cavity arterial input function curves from first pass perfusion was performed automatically, allowing the in-line estimation of both rest and stress PTT. Association with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) was evaluated. MACE was defined as a composite outcome of myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure admission and ventricular tachycardia or appropriate ICD treatment (including ICD shock and/or anti-tachycardia pacing).
Results
985 patients (67% male, median age 62 years (IQR 52,71)) were included, with median left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 62% (IQR 54-69). Median stress PTT was shorter than rest PTT 6.2 (IQR 5.1, 7.7) seconds versus 7.7 (IQR, 6.4, 9.2) seconds. Stress and rest PTT were highly correlated (r = 0.69; p < 0.001). Stress PTT also correlated with LVEF (r=-0.37), stress MBF (r=-0.31), LVEDVi (r = 0.24), LA area index (r = 0.32) (p < 0.001 for all). Over a median follow-up period of 28.6 (IQR, 22.6 35,7) months, MACE occurred in 61 (6.2%) patients. After adjusting for prognostic factors, both rest and stress PTT, independently predicted MACE, but not all-cause mortality. For every 1xSD (2.39s) increase in rest PTT the adjusted hazard ratio (HR) for MACE was 1.43 (95% CI 1.10-1.85, p = 0.007). The hazard ratio for one standard deviation (2.64s) increase in stress PTT was 1.34 (95% CI 1.048-1.723; p = 0.020) after adjusting for age, LVEF, hypertension, diabetes, sex and presence of LGE
Conclusions
In this 2-center study of 985 patients, we deploy a fully automated method of PTT estimation using perfusion mapping with CMR and show that both stress and rest PTT are independently associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. In this patient cohort, there is no clear incremental prognostic value of stress PTT, over its evaluation during rest.
Figure 1. Stress and Rest Pulmonary Transit Time estimation using myocardial perfusion CMR
Figure 2. Event-free survival curves for major adverse cardiovascular events (Heart failure hospitalization, myocardial infarction, stroke and ventricular tachycardia/ICD treatment) according to mean rest PTT (8.05seconds) and mean stress PTT (6.7seconds). Log-rank for both p < 0.05
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- A Seraphim
- University College London, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- University College London, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- University College London, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- University College London, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- University College London, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- St Bartholomew"s Hospital, Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States of America
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- University College London, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- University College London, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- University College London, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- University College London, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States of America
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Murphy T, Jones D, Friebel R, Uchegbu I, Mohiddin S, Petersen S. A cost analysis of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnostic pathway of a population with unexplained acute myocardial injury and normal coronary angiography. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab090.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at St Bartholomew"s Hospital London. Irish Cardiac Society
OnBehalf
European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) -Task Force for Cost Effectiveness.
Background
Acute presentations with myocardial injury that occur despite culprit-free coronary angiography were first reported over 70 years ago, with a prevalence between 5-9%. 1-3 There is increasing evidence that a more accurate diagnosis is available and that CMR is a key tool to determine the underlying pathology. This is reflected with the most recent international guidelines advocating for the use of CMR in the diagnostic pathways of this heterogeneous population. However, to date there is no formal assessment of the financial implications of adopting these new guidelines.
Purpose
To determine the financial impact of implementing cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnostic pathway of a population with unexplained acute myocardial injury and normal coronary angiography in comparison to existing clinical practice.
Methods
We performed a focused cost-benefit analysis using a hypothetical population of 2,000 patients with unexplained acute myocardial injury and normal coronary angiography. The population was split evenly into two groups of either standard, or CMR guided management, and extrapolated over a ten-year period. Standard management was defined as 66% of the population receiving dual antiplatelet therapy (ticagrelor and aspirin) for one year followed by aspirin for life, and the remaining 34% of the population receiving aspirin for life. CMR guided management determined antiplatelet therapy according to the imaging findings. This analysis focused on CMR’s ability to accurately identify those patients who may have had an MI and facilitate tailored treatment with evidence based dual antiplatelet therapy. Costs and rates were defined in Table 1. A one-way sensitivity analysis was also performed to determine the variables with largest impact on the costs. Each variable was varied by +/- 20% and the change in cost determined at year 10.
Results
Using CMR in the diagnostic pathway resulted in an increased cost of £72,656 in the first year. After year 7, CMR guided practice becomes cost neutral, resulting in cost saving of £24,054 over a ten-year period in a population of 1000 patients. Figure 1. Utilizing CMR in this population also resulted in 7 fewer myocardial infarctions and 14 fewer major bleeding events over a ten-year time horizon.
The three most sensitive variables were, in decreasing order, the cost of CMR, the cost of ticagrelor and the percentage of the population with MI requiring DAPT. A 20% change from baseline resulted in a 320%, 247% and 162% change in costs at 10 years, respectively.
Conclusion
Utilizing CMR in this population may be associated with reduced costs in the medium to long term. The initial increased cost of CMR is offset over time, by delivering a more personalised, higher quality level of care to patients.
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- T Murphy
- Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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Bernasconi SM, Daëron M, Bergmann KD, Bonifacie M, Meckler AN, Affek HP, Anderson N, Bajnai D, Barkan E, Beverly E, Blamart D, Burgener L, Calmels D, Chaduteau C, Clog M, Davidheiser‐Kroll B, Davies A, Dux F, Eiler J, Elliott B, Fetrow AC, Fiebig J, Goldberg S, Hermoso M, Huntington KW, Hyland E, Ingalls M, Jaggi M, John CM, Jost AB, Katz S, Kelson J, Kluge T, Kocken IJ, Laskar A, Leutert TJ, Liang D, Lucarelli J, Mackey TJ, Mangenot X, Meinicke N, Modestou SE, Müller IA, Murray S, Neary A, Packard N, Passey BH, Pelletier E, Petersen S, Piasecki A, Schauer A, Snell KE, Swart PK, Tripati A, Upadhyay D, Vennemann T, Winkelstern I, Yarian D, Yoshida N, Zhang N, Ziegler M. InterCarb: A Community Effort to Improve Interlaboratory Standardization of the Carbonate Clumped Isotope Thermometer Using Carbonate Standards. Geochem Geophys Geosyst 2021; 22:e2020GC009588. [PMID: 34220359 PMCID: PMC8244079 DOI: 10.1029/2020gc009588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Increased use and improved methodology of carbonate clumped isotope thermometry has greatly enhanced our ability to interrogate a suite of Earth-system processes. However, interlaboratory discrepancies in quantifying carbonate clumped isotope (Δ47) measurements persist, and their specific sources remain unclear. To address interlaboratory differences, we first provide consensus values from the clumped isotope community for four carbonate standards relative to heated and equilibrated gases with 1,819 individual analyses from 10 laboratories. Then we analyzed the four carbonate standards along with three additional standards, spanning a broad range of δ47 and Δ47 values, for a total of 5,329 analyses on 25 individual mass spectrometers from 22 different laboratories. Treating three of the materials as known standards and the other four as unknowns, we find that the use of carbonate reference materials is a robust method for standardization that yields interlaboratory discrepancies entirely consistent with intralaboratory analytical uncertainties. Carbonate reference materials, along with measurement and data processing practices described herein, provide the carbonate clumped isotope community with a robust approach to achieve interlaboratory agreement as we continue to use and improve this powerful geochemical tool. We propose that carbonate clumped isotope data normalized to the carbonate reference materials described in this publication should be reported as Δ47 (I-CDES) values for Intercarb-Carbon Dioxide Equilibrium Scale.
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’EnvironnementLSCE/IPSLCEA‐CNRS‐UVSQUniversité Paris‐SaclayGif‐sur‐YvetteFrance
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- Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary SciencesMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMAUSA
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- Université de ParisInstitut de Physique du Globe de ParisCNRSParisFrance
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- Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research and Department of Earth ScienceUniversity of BergenBergenNorway
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- Institute of Earth SciencesHebrew University of JerusalemJerusalemIsrael
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- Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary SciencesMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMAUSA
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- Institute of GeosciencesGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
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- Institute of Earth SciencesHebrew University of JerusalemJerusalemIsrael
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- Now at Department of Earth and Atmospheric SciencesUniversity of HoustonHoustonTXUSA
- Department of Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMIUSA
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’EnvironnementLSCE/IPSLCEA‐CNRS‐UVSQUniversité Paris‐SaclayGif‐sur‐YvetteFrance
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- Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric SciencesNorth Carolina State UniversityRaleighNCUSA
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- Université de ParisInstitut de Physique du Globe de ParisCNRSParisFrance
- Now at Geosciences Paris Sud (GEOPS)Université Paris‐SaclayCNRSOrsayFrance
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- Université de ParisInstitut de Physique du Globe de ParisCNRSParisFrance
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- Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC)ScotlandUK
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- Now at Stockholm UniversityStockholmSweden
- Imperial CollegeLondonUK
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- Now at School of Earth and Life SciencesUniversity of WollongongWollongongAustralia
- School of GeographyUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneAustralia
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- Geological and Planetary SciencesCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadenaCAUSA
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- Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space SciencesUniversity of California Los AngelesLos AngelesCAUSA
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- Institute of GeosciencesGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
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- Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary SciencesMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMAUSA
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- Université de ParisInstitut de Physique du Globe de ParisCNRSParisFrance
- Univ. Littoral Côte d’OpaleUniv. LilleCNRSLaboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (UMR 8187 LOG)WimereuxFrance
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- Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric SciencesNorth Carolina State UniversityRaleighNCUSA
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- Geological and Planetary SciencesCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadenaCAUSA
- Now at Department of GeosciencesThe Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity ParkPAUSA
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- Geological InstituteETH ZürichZürichSwitzerland
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- Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary SciencesMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMAUSA
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- Department of Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMIUSA
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- Department of Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMIUSA
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- Imperial CollegeLondonUK
- Now at Karlsruher Institut für Technologie KITKarlsruheGermany
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- Department of Earth SciencesUniversity of UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Institute of Earth SciencesAcademia SinicaTaipeiTaiwan
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- Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research and Department of Earth ScienceUniversity of BergenBergenNorway
- Now at Max Planck Institute for ChemistryMainzGermany
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- Institute of Earth SciencesAcademia SinicaTaipeiTaiwan
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- Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space SciencesUniversity of California Los AngelesLos AngelesCAUSA
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- Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary SciencesMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMAUSA
- Now at Department of Earth and Planetary SciencesUniversity of New MexicoAlbuquerqueNMUSA
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- Université de ParisInstitut de Physique du Globe de ParisCNRSParisFrance
- Geological and Planetary SciencesCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadenaCAUSA
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- Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research and Department of Earth ScienceUniversity of BergenBergenNorway
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- Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research and Department of Earth ScienceUniversity of BergenBergenNorway
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- Department of Earth SciencesUniversity of UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMIUSA
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- Department of Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMIUSA
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- Department of Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMIUSA
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- Department of Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMIUSA
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- Department of Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMIUSA
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- Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research and Department of Earth ScienceUniversity of BergenBergenNorway
- Now at Department of Earth SciencesDartmouth CollegeHanoverNHUSA
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- Department of Marine GeosciencesRostiel School of Marine and Atmospheric SciencesUniversity of MiamiMiamiFLUSA
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- Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space SciencesUniversity of California Los AngelesLos AngelesCAUSA
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- Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space SciencesUniversity of California Los AngelesLos AngelesCAUSA
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- Institute of Earth Surface DynamicsUniversity of LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
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- Department of Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMIUSA
- Now at Geology DepartmentGrand Valley State UniversityAllendaleMIUSA
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- Department of Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMIUSA
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- Earth‐Life Science InstituteTokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyoJapan
- National Institute of Information and Communications TechnologyTokyoJapan
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- Earth‐Life Science InstituteTokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyoJapan
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- Department of Earth SciencesUniversity of UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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Kumaravel B, Jenkins H, Chepkin S, Kirisnathas S, Hearn J, Stocker CJ, Petersen S. A prospective study evaluating the integration of a multifaceted evidence-based medicine curriculum into early years in an undergraduate medical school. BMC Med Educ 2020; 20:278. [PMID: 32838775 PMCID: PMC7445898 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-020-02140-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND The importance of ensuring medical students are equipped with the skills to be able to practice evidence-based medicine (EBM) has been increasingly recognized in recent years. However, there is limited information on an effective EBM curriculum for undergraduate medical schools. This study aims to test the feasibility of integrating a multifaceted EBM curriculum in the early years of an undergraduate medical school. This was subsequently evaluated using the validated Fresno test and students' self-reported knowledge and attitudes as they progressed through the curriculum. METHODS EBM was integrated horizontally and vertically into the curriculum into the first 2 years of undergraduate medical school. First year medical students were recruited to participate in the study. The 212-point Fresno test was administered along with a locally developed questionnaire at baseline before EBM teaching in year one and at the end of EBM teaching in year two. RESULTS Thirty-one students participated at baseline and 55 students participated at the end of second year EBM teaching. For the 18 students who completed the Fresno at both time points, the average score increased by 38.7 marks (p < 0.001) after EBM teaching. Students felt confident in formulating clinical questions and in critically appraising journal articles after EBM teaching. EBM was perceived to be important to their future practice as a doctor and for improving patient outcomes at both time points. CONCLUSIONS It has been feasible to integrate a multifaceted, EBM curriculum from the first year of an undergraduate medical program. Early evaluation of the curriculum using the Fresno test has shown a significant increase in students' EBM knowledge. The curriculum also demonstrated an increase in students' perceptions of the clinical relevance of EBM in their developing practice.
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- B Kumaravel
- University of Buckingham Medical School, Hunter Street, Buckingham, MK18 1EG, UK.
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- East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group, Welwyn Garden City, UK
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- University of Buckingham Medical School, Hunter Street, Buckingham, MK18 1EG, UK
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- Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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- University of Buckingham Medical School, Hunter Street, Buckingham, MK18 1EG, UK
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- University of Buckingham Medical School, Hunter Street, Buckingham, MK18 1EG, UK
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Schoelz JE, Adhab M, Qiu W, Petersen S, Volenberg D. First Report of Grapevine Red Blotch Virus in Hybrid Grapes in Missouri. Plant Disease 2019; 103:379-379. [DOI: 10.1094/pdis-07-18-1202-pdn] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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- J. E. Schoelz
- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, 65203
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- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, 65203
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- Center for Grapevine Biotechnology, Missouri State University, Springfield, 65897
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- Center for Grapevine Biotechnology, Missouri State University, Springfield, 65897
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- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, 65203
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Harting R, Johnston K, Petersen S. Correlating in vitro degradation and drug release kinetics of biopolymer-based drug delivery systems. International Journal of Biobased Plastics 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/24759651.2018.1563358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- R. Harting
- Laboratory for Chemistry and Surface Modification, University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Surface Modification, University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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Goh V, Petersen S, Gray V, Barrack M, Wiss D, Wang L. Eating Disorder Risk Evaluation for Males in Substance Abuse Recovery. J Acad Nutr Diet 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2018.06.285] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Malcolmson JW, Joshi A, Ginks M, Petersen S, Mohiddin SA, Dhinoja M. P3552Left ventricular pacing for gradient reduction and symptomatic relief in mid-cavity obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy563.p3552] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- J W Malcolmson
- Barts Health NHS Trust, Cardiology, London, United Kingdom
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- Barts Health NHS Trust, Cardiology, London, United Kingdom
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- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cardiology, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Barts Health NHS Trust, Cardiology, London, United Kingdom
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- Barts Health NHS Trust, Cardiology, London, United Kingdom
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- Barts Health NHS Trust, Cardiology, London, United Kingdom
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Petersen S, Romqvist A, Wiklander L, Corell M, Bremberg S, Månsdotter A, Löfstedt P. School may be a key player in child mental health. Preliminary findings from a systematic review. Eur J Public Health 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx189.183] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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- S Petersen
- Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Public Health Agency of Sweden, Östersund, Sweden
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- Public Health Agency of Sweden, Östersund, Sweden
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- Public Health Agency of Sweden, Östersund, Sweden
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- Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
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Löfstedt P, Wiklander L, Bremberg S, Corell M, Månsdotter A, Trygg N, Romquist A, Petersen S. Why are psychosomatic symptoms in young people increasing in Sweden? Eur J Public Health 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx189.194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- P Löfstedt
- Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Public Health Agency of Sweden, Östersund, Sweden
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- Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Public Health Agency of Sweden, Östersund, Sweden
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- Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Public Health Agency of Sweden, Östersund, Sweden
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- Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
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van der Meulen M, Anton F, Petersen S. Painful decisions: How classifying sensations can change the experience of pain. Eur J Pain 2017; 21:1602-1610. [DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Institute for Health and Behaviour; University of Luxembourg; Luxembourg
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- Institute for Health and Behaviour; University of Luxembourg; Luxembourg
- Research Group Health Psychology; KU Leuven; Belgium
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Damkjaer S, Thomsen J, Petersen S, Bangsgaard J, Aznar M, Vogelius I, Petersen P. EP-1693: Functional MRI to individualize PTV margins to seminal vesicles with suspected cancer involvement. Radiother Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(17)32225-9] [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: 10/19/2022]
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Leupoldt A, Reijnders T, Petersen S, Stenzel N, Schuler M, Wittmann M, Jelusic D, Schultz K. Disease-specific fears impact outcomes of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD. Pneumologie 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1598582] [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: 10/20/2022]
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- Research Unit Inside, University of Luxembourg
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Berlin Psychological University
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- Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Soziologie und Rehabilitationswissenschaften, Universität Würzburg
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- Klinik Bad Reichenhall der Drv Bayern Süd
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- Klinik Bad Reichenhall der Drv Bayern Süd
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- Klinik Bad Reichenhall der Drv Bayern Süd
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Petersen S, Rubinfeld I, Buekers T, Sangha R. Analysis of Risk Factors for Urologic Injuries After Minimally Invasive vs Abdominal Hysterectomy. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2016.08.079] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Petersen S, Scheller B, Wutzler S, Zacharowski K, Wicker S. [Aggression and subjective risk in emergency medicine : A survey]. Anaesthesist 2016; 65:580-4. [PMID: 27392440 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-016-0202-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Revised: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Healthcare personnel may be faced with different degrees of violence and aggression, particularly concerning preclinical care. However, systematic data with respect to the frequency and type of violence in emergency medicine in Germany has not been researched. METHODS AND OBJECTIVES At an anesthesiology congress, an anonymous survey was distributed about the different kinds and extent of violent acts that the participants had experienced during their work in emergency medicine. Moreover, the participants' subjective feelings toward professional and personal safety when handling emergency cases were explored. RESULTS Every fourth participant in the survey (25.2 %) had experienced occupational physical violence within the last 12 months. Verbal harassment or insults within the last twelve months were reported by 58.2 % of the participants. While 80 % of the participants feel "entirely" or "mostly" safe with regard to the professional aspect of their occupation, personal safety was considered "entirely" in only 9.3 % and "mostly" in 46.4 % of the cases. Nearly every third participant (31.8 %) feels only "partially" safe and every eighth participant feels "rather not" or "not at all" safe during emergency medicine missions. Men appreciate their expertise as well as their personal safety more so than women (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Aggression and violence towards healthcare personnel in emergency medicine occur on a regular basis in the German healthcare system. Little research has been conducted in this area, so the issue has not yet been perceived as a relevant problem. Appropriate training for healthcare personnel in emergency medicine should be targeted at developing the skills needed when encountered with aggression and occupational violence.
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- S Petersen
- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Unfall-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland
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- Betriebsärztlicher Dienst, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland.
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Iesalnieks I, Ommer A, Petersen S, Doll D, Herold A. German national guideline on the management of pilonidal disease. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2016; 401:599-609. [DOI: 10.1007/s00423-016-1463-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Petersen S, Jensen KL, Pedersen ALS, Rasmussen HS. The effect of increased classroom ventilation rate indicated by reduced CO2 concentration on the performance of schoolwork by children. Indoor Air 2016; 26:366-79. [PMID: 25866236 DOI: 10.1111/ina.12210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The article reports on an experiment which investigated the effect of increased classroom ventilation rate on the performance of children aged 10-12 years. The experiment was executed at two different schools (two classrooms at each school) as a double-blind 2 × 2 crossover intervention where four different performance tests were used as surrogates for short-term concentration and logical thinking. Only complete pairs of test responses were included in the within-subject comparisons of performance, and data were not corrected for learning and fatigue effects. Analysis of the total sample suggested the number of correct answers was improved significantly in four of four performance test, addition (6.3%), number comparison (4.8%), grammatical reasoning (3.2%), and reading and comprehension (7.4%), when the outdoor air supply rate was increased from an average of 1.7 (1.4-2.0) to 6.6 l/s per person. The increased outdoor air supply rate did not have any significant effect on the number of errors in any of the performance tests. Results from questionnaires regarding pupil perception of the indoor environment, reported Sick Building Syndrome symptoms, and motivation suggested that the study classroom air was perceived more still and pupil were experiencing less pain in the eyes in the recirculation condition compared to the fresh air condition.
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- S Petersen
- Department of Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Danish Technological Institute, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus N, Denmark
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Engels AC, Van Calsteren B, Petersen S, Lewi L, Deprest J. Clusteranalyse in Fällen von iatrogenem Blasensprung vor 26+0 SSW nach fetoskopischen Lasereingriffen bei TTTS. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1583817] [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: 10/21/2022] Open
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Reijnders T, Schuler M, Wittmann M, Jelusic D, Schultz K, Petersen S, Leupoldt AV. Ist Einsamkeit ein Prädiktor für den Gesundheitsstatus und den Reha-Erfolg bei COPD-Patienten? Pneumologie 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1572037] [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: 10/22/2022]
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Leupoldt AV, Reijnders T, Schuler M, Wittmann M, Jelusic D, Petersen S, Schultz K. Validity of a self-administered questionnaire version of the Transition Dyspnea Index in patients with COPD. Pneumologie 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1572038] [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: 10/22/2022]
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Kvist TM, Syberg S, Petersen S, Ding M, Jørgensen NR, Schwarz P. The role of the P2X7 receptor on bone loss in a mouse model of inflammation-mediated osteoporosis. Bone Rep 2015; 7:145-151. [PMID: 29276731 PMCID: PMC5736855 DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2015.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2015] [Revised: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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In inflammatory autoimmune diseases, bone loss is frequent. In most cases, secondary osteoporosis is caused by treatment with systemic glucocorticoid. However, the pathogenesis behind the bone loss is presumed multifactorial. We aimed to elucidate the role of the P2X7 receptor on bone mineral density (BMD), microarchitecture, and bone strength in a standardized mouse model of inflammation-mediated osteoporosis (IMO). In total 146 mice completed our protocol, 70 wild type (WT) mice and 76 P2X7 -/- (knockout, KO). BMD at the femur and spine decreased significantly from baseline to day 20 in the WT IMO mice (p < 0.01). In the WT vehicle, KO vehicle and KO IMO, no significant BMD changes were found. Bone strength showed a lower mid-shaft max strength (p = 0.038) and also a non-significant trend towards lower strength at the femoral neck of the WT IMO group. Trabecular bone volume fraction (BV/TV) and connectivity density (CD) after 20 days were significantly decreased in the WT IMO group (p = 0.001). In contrast, the WT vehicle and KO vehicle, BV/TV and CD did no change at 20 days. Cortical bone revealed no significant microarchitectural changes after 20 days in the WT IMO group, whereas the total cortical area increased significantly in WT vehicle and KO IMO after 20 days (5.2% and 8.8%, respectively). In conclusion, the P2X7 receptor KO mice did not respond to inflammation with loss of BMD whereas the WT mice had a significant loss of BMD, bone strength and trabecular microarchitecture, demonstrating a role for the P2X7 receptor in inflammatory bone loss.
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- T M Kvist
- Research Centre for Ageing and Osteoporosis, Dep. of Endocrinology PE, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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- Research Centre for Ageing and Osteoporosis, Dep. of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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- Research Centre for Ageing and Osteoporosis, Dep. of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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- Research Centre for Ageing and Osteoporosis, Dep. of Ortopedics & Traumatology, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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- Research Centre for Ageing and Osteoporosis, Dep. of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark.,Research Centre for Ageing and Osteoporosis, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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- Research Centre for Ageing and Osteoporosis, Dep. of Endocrinology PE, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark.,Research Centre for Ageing and Osteoporosis, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Petersen S, Rabenau HF, Mankertz A, Matysiak-Klose D, Friedrichs I, Wicker S. [Immunity against measles among healthcare personnel at the University Hospital Frankfurt, 2003-2013]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2015; 58:182-9. [PMID: 25475526 DOI: 10.1007/s00103-014-2098-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite aiming for the elimination of measles by 2015, the current epidemiological situation in Germany shows that there is still insufficient vaccination coverage among the population. During the present pre-elimination period, nosocomial measles are gaining in importance. AIM The purpose of our study was to determine the immune status of measles among healthcare personnel and medical students at the University Hospital Frankfurt. Moreover, the knowledge of study participants regarding the WHO's goal of the elimination of measles and the general attitude towards vaccination recommendations were investigated. METHODS A retrospective study of measles seroprevalence was conducted among healthcare personnel and students at the University Hospital Frankfurt with an observation period of 11 years. In spring 2014, medical students were asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire regarding vaccination status, knowledge of measles and acceptance of measles vaccination recommendations. RESULTS In total, 9,933 serologies were evaluated and 85.7% of the participants had sufficient immunity against measles. Significant changes in immunity to measles over time were not observed. However, a significant difference in the immunity rate of participants born before 1970 and those born after1970 was found. Participants born before 1970 significantly more often showed sufficient immunity against measles compared to those born later (96.4 vs. 83.3 %, p < 0.0001). Almost 20 % of the medical students were not aware of their measles vaccination status and merely 70.7 % indicated that they had received two measles vaccinations. Furthermore, only 45.4 % of the medical students were familiar with the WHO's goal of eliminating measles by 2015; however 95 % could be classified as vaccination-supporters on the basis of the questionnaire. CONCLUSIONS Overall, the immunity rate of measles determined by serology within the study population did not reach the WHO goal of ≥ 95 %, and this gap was even greater in group of medical students. Despite the medical students' positive attitude towards vaccination guidelines, the awareness in this field awaits improvement.
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- S Petersen
- Betriebsärztlicher Dienst, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland
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Bruder O, Schneider S, Pilz G, van Rossum AC, Schwitter J, Nothnagel D, Lombardi M, Buss S, Wagner A, Petersen S, Greulich S, Jensen C, Nagel E, Sechtem U, Mahrholdt H. 2015 Update on Acute Adverse Reactions to Gadolinium based Contrast Agents in Cardiovascular MR. Large Multi-National and Multi-Ethnical Population Experience With 37788 Patients From the EuroCMR Registry. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2015; 17:58. [PMID: 26170152 PMCID: PMC4501068 DOI: 10.1186/s12968-015-0168-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2015] [Accepted: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Specifically we aim to demonstrate that the results of our earlier safety data hold true in this much larger multi-national and multi-ethnical population. BACKGROUND We sought to re-evaluate the frequency, manifestations, and severity of acute adverse reactions associated with administration of several gadolinium- based contrast agents during routine CMR on a European level. METHODS Multi-centre, multi-national, and multi-ethnical registry with consecutive enrolment of patients in 57 European centres. RESULTS During the current observation 37,788 doses of Gadolinium based contrast agent were administered to 37,788 patients. The mean dose was 24.7 ml (range 5-80 ml), which is equivalent to 0.123 mmol/kg (range 0.01 - 0.3 mmol/kg). Forty-five acute adverse reactions due to contrast administration occurred (0.12%). Most reactions were classified as mild (43 of 45) according to the American College of Radiology definition. The most frequent complaints following contrast administration were rashes and hives (15 of 45), followed by nausea (10 of 45) and flushes (10 of 45). The event rate ranged from 0.05% (linear non-ionic agent gadodiamide) to 0.42% (linear ionic agent gadobenate dimeglumine). Interestingly, we also found different event rates between the three main indications for CMR ranging from 0.05% (risk stratification in suspected CAD) to 0.22% (viability in known CAD). CONCLUSIONS The current data indicate that the results of the earlier safety data hold true in this much larger multi-national and multi-ethnical population. Thus, the "off-label" use of Gadolinium based contrast in cardiovascular MR should be regarded as safe concerning the frequency, manifestation and severity of acute events.
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Elisabeth Hospital, Essen, Germany.
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- Institut für Herzinfarktforschung, Department of Biometrics, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Agatharied, Hausham, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois - CHUV University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Department of Cardiology, Klinikum Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
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- Fondazione C.N.R./Regione Toscana "G. Monasterio", Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Cardiology Associates of Fairfield, Stamford, CT, USA.
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- Barts and The London NIHR Biomedical Research Unit, London Chest Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Cardiology, Robert Bosch Medical Centre, Stuttgart, 70376, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Elisabeth Hospital, Essen, Germany.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; German Center of Cardiovascular Research, Frankfurt, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiology, Robert Bosch Medical Centre, Stuttgart, 70376, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiology, Robert Bosch Medical Centre, Stuttgart, 70376, Germany.
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Thor M, Jackson A, Steineck G, Zelefsky M, Karlsdottir A, Hoyer M, Liu M, Nasser N, Petersen S, Moiseenko V, Deasy J. TH-AB-304-01: Dose-Volume Relations for Late Rectal Bleeding in 1001 Patients From Five Prostate Cancer Cohorts. Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4926116] [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: 11/07/2022] Open
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Petersen S, Roggendorf H, Wicker S. [Vaccine Preventable Diseases: Knowledge, Attitudes and Vaccination Status of Medical Students]. Gesundheitswesen 2015; 79:394-398. [PMID: 25806504 DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1547274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Study Objective: Health-care workers (HCW) have an increased risk of acquiring infectious diseases and constitute a risk of transmission to their patients. Medical students working as HCW should therefore have the same immunity against vaccine preventable diseases as HCW. The aim of the study was to assess medical students' knowledge and attitudes towards occupationally indicated vaccinations as well as their vaccination status. Methods: Questionnaires were anonymously answered by medical students of the fourth preclinical semester at the Goethe-University Frankfurt. Results and Conclusion: Despite a high acceptance among medical students concerning vaccinations in general, the knowledge and vaccination status of the students should be improved. For instance, only 46.4% of the medical students knew that there is a general recommendation for HCW to receive the influenza vaccination and only 76.8% of the students stated to have received 2 measles vaccinations. Overall, 2/3 of the students were "very much in favour of vaccinations" or "completely in favour of vaccinations" and estimated the probability for unvaccinated HCW to acquire an occupationally associated infectious disease to be "quite high" or "very high". Having observed a positive attitude among medical students towards vaccinations, it should be possible to reach high vaccination coverage amongst students by offering them occupationally indicated vaccinations. Further knowledge concerning vaccine preventable diseases and the occupation-related increased risk for infectious diseases should be offered, as well.
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- S Petersen
- Betriebsärztlicher Dienst, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt
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- Reise-Impfsprechstunde/Gelbfieberimpfstelle, Zentrum für Prävention, Ernährung und Sportmedizin, Klinikum rechts der Isar, München
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- Betriebsärztlicher Dienst, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt
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Pedersen SH, Ramachandran R, Amrutkar DV, Petersen S, Olesen J, Jansen-Olesen I. EHMTI-0234. Glyceryl trinitrate provoked mast cell degranulation is secondary to the release of nitric oxide in vivo. J Headache Pain 2014. [PMCID: PMC4181855 DOI: 10.1186/1129-2377-15-s1-f10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Thor M, Olsson C, Oh J, Petersen S, Alsadius D, Høyer M, Pettersson N, Bentzen L, Deasy J, Muren L, Steineck G. Identifying Groups of Patient-Reported Gastro-Intestinal Symptoms Using Factor Analysis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.2446] [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: 10/24/2022]
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Ommer A, Berg E, Breitkopf C, Bussen D, Doll D, Fürst A, Herold A, Hetzer F, Jacobi T, Krammer H, Lenhard B, Osterholzer G, Petersen S, Ruppert R, Schwandner O, Sailer M, Schiedeck T, Schmidt-Lauber M, Stoll M, Strittmatter B, Iesalnieks I. S3-Leitlinie: Sinus pilonidalis. coloproctology 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s00053-014-0467-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hayward J, Millar L, Petersen S, Swinburn B, Lewis AJ. When ignorance is bliss: weight perception, body mass index and quality of life in adolescents. Int J Obes (Lond) 2014; 38:1328-34. [PMID: 24824556 PMCID: PMC4189380 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2014.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2013] [Revised: 04/14/2014] [Accepted: 04/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Background/Objectives: Body weight is negatively associated with adolescent Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL). Despite this well-established relationship, some adolescents with obesity do not display the expected HRQoL decreases. This study hypothesised weight perception as a moderator of the association between weight status and adolescent HRQoL. Subjects/Methods: Subjects were secondary school students from an obesity prevention project in the Barwon South-West region of Victoria, Australia, entitled It's Your Move (N=3040). Measures included standardised body mass index (BMI-z; World Health Organization growth standards), weight perception and HRQoL, measured by the Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory. Linear regression and average marginal effect analyses were conducted on cross-sectional baseline data to determine the significance of any interaction between weight perception and measured weight status in shaping adolescent HRQoL. Results: The BMI-z/perceived weight status interaction was significantly associated with adolescent HRQoL outcomes. Adolescents with BMI z-scores in the overweight/obesity range who perceived themselves as overweight had lower HRQoL than those who perceived themselves as ‘about right.' Conversely, adolescents with BMI scores in the lower end of the normal range or in the thinness range who perceived themselves as underweight had lower HRQoL than those with ‘about right' perceptions. Conclusions: This was the first study to report third-variable impacts of a body-perception variable on the relationship between adolescent weight status and HRQoL. Adolescents' weight perceptions significantly moderated the relationship between overweight/obesity and reduced HRQoL. Adolescents who were outside the normal weight range and misperceived their objectively measured weight status enjoyed a higher HRQoL than adolescents whose weight perception was concordant with their actual weight status. These findings suggest that practitioners may need to exercise caution when educating adolescents about their weight status, as such ‘reality checks' may negatively impact on adolescent HRQoL. It is suggested that more research be conducted to examine this potential effect.
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- J Hayward
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- 1] WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia [2] Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Clinical Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- 1] WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia [2] School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Munch F, Retel J, Jeuthe S, van Rossum B, Oh-Ici D, Berger F, Kuhne T, Oschkinat H, Messroghli D, Rodriguez Palomares J, Gutierrez Garcia Moreno L, Maldonado G, Garcia G, Otaegui I, Garcia Del Blanco B, Barrabes J, Gonzalez Alujas M, Evangelista A, Garcia Dorado D, Barison A, Del Torto A, Chiappino S, Del Franco A, Pugliese N, Aquaro G, Positano V, Passino C, Emdin M, Masci P, Fischer K, Guensch D, Shie N, Friedrich M, Captur G, Zemrak F, Muthurangu V, Chunming L, Petersen S, Kawel-Boehm N, Bassett P, Elliott P, Lima J, Bluemke D, Moon J, Pontone G, Bertella E, Loguercio M, Baggiano A, Mushtaq S, Aquaro G, Salerni S, Rossi C, Andreini D, Masci P, Ucar E, Baydes R, Ngah N, Kuo Y, Dabir D, Cummins C, Higgins D, Schaeffter T, Gaddum N, Chowienczyk P, Carr-White G, Marber M, Ucar S, Baydes R, Ngah N, Kuo Y, Dabir D, Cummins C, Higgins D, Schaeffter T, Gaddum N, Chowienczyk P, Carr-White G, Marber M, Reinstadler S, Klug G, Feistritzer H, Greber K, Mair J, Schocke M, Franz W, Metzler B, Moschetti K, Petersen S, Pilz G, Wasserfallen J, Lombardi M, Korosoglou G, Van Rossum A, Bruder O, Mahrholdt H, Schwitter J, Rodriguez Palomares J, Garcia Del Blanco B, Ferreira Gonzalez I, Otaegui I, Pineda V, Ruiz Salmeron R, San Roman A, Evangelista A, Fernandez Aviles F, Garcia Dorado D, Winkler S, Allison T, Conn H, Bandettini P, Shanbhag S, Kellman P, Hsu L, Arai A, Klug G, Reinstadler S, Feistritzer H, Pernter B, Mair J, Schocke M, Franz W, Metzler B, Pica S, Sado D, Maestrini V, Fontana M, White S, Treibel T, Anderson S, Piechnik S, Robson M, Lachmann R, Murphy E, Mehta A, Hughes D, Elliott P, Moon J, Ferreira V, Dall'Armellina E, Piechnik S, Karamitsos T, Francis J, Choudhury R, Banning A, Channon K, Kharbanda R, Forfar C, Ormerod O, Prendergast B, Kardos A, Newton J, Friedrich M, Robson M, Neubauer S, Barison A, Del Franco A, Vergaro G, Mirizzi G, Del Torto A, Chiappino S, Masci P, Passino C, Emdin M, Aquaro G, Florian A, Ludwig A, Rosch S, Sechtem U, Yilmaz A, Greulich S, Kitterer D, Latus J, Bentz K, Birkmeier S, Alscher M, Sechtem U, Braun N, Mahrholdt H, Barison A, Pugliese N, Masci P, Del Franco A, Vergaro G, Del Torto A, Passino C, Perfetto F, Emdin M, Aquaro G, Secchi F, Petrini M, Cannao P, Di Leo G, Sardanelli F, Lombardi M, Yoshihara H, Bastiaansen J, Berthonneche C, Comment A, Schwitter J, Gerber B, Noppe G, Marquet N, Buchlin P, Vanoverschelde J, Bertrand L, Horman S, Dorota P, Piotr W, Marek G, Almeida A, Cortez-Dias N, de Sousa J, Carpinteiro L, Magalhaes A, Silva G, Bernardes A, Pinto F, Nunes Diogo A. These abstracts have been selected for presentation in 4 sessions throughout the meeting. Please refer to the PROGRAM for more details. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu083] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Secchi F, Cannao P, Pluchinotta F, Butera G, Carminati M, Sardanelli F, Lombardi M, Monney P, Piccini D, Rutz T, Vincenti G, Coppo S, Koestner S, Stuber M, Schwitter J, Romana P, Francesco S, Gianfranco B, Mario C, Francesco S, Massimo L, Alizadeh Sani Z, Vojdan-Parast M, Alimohammadi M, Sarafan-Sadeghi S, Seifi A, Fallahabadi H, Karami Tanha F, Jamshidi M, Hesamy M, Bonello B, Sorensen C, Fouilloux V, Gorincour G, Mace L, Fraisse A, Jacquier A, de Meester C, Amzulescu M, Bouzin C, Boileau L, Melchior J, Boulif J, Lazam S, Pasquet A, Vancrayenest D, Vanoverschelde J, Gerber B, Loudon M, Bull S, Bissell M, Joseph J, Neubauer S, Myerson S, Dorniak K, Hellmann M, Rawicz-Zegrzda D, W sierska M, Sabisz A, Szurowska E, Heiberg E, Dudziak M, Kwok T, Chin C, Dweck M, Hadamitzky M, Nadjiri J, Hendrich E, Pankalla C, Will A, Schunkert H, Martinoff S, Sonne C, Pepe A, Meloni A, Terrazzino F, Spasiano A, Filosa A, Bitti P, Tangari C, Restaino G, Resta M, Ricchi P, Meloni A, Tudisca C, Grassedonio E, Positano V, Piraino B, Romano N, Keilberg P, Midiri M, Pepe A, Meloni A, Positano V, Macchi S, Ambrosio D, De Marchi D, Chiodi E, Resta M, Salvatori C, Pepe A, Artang R, Bogachkov A, Botelho M, Bou-Ayache J, Vazquez M, Carr J, Collins J, Maret E, Ahlander B, Bjorklund P, Engvall J, Cimermancic R, Inage A, Mizuno N, Positano V, Meloni A, Santarelli M, Izzi G, Maddaloni D, De Marchi D, Salvatori C, Landini L, Pepe A, Pepe A, Meloni A, Carulli G, Oliva E, Arcioni F, Fraticelli V, Toia P, Renne S, Restaino G, Salvatori C, Rizzo M, Reinstadler S, Klug G, Feistritzer H, Aschauer A, Schocke M, Franz W, Metzler B, Melonil A, Positanol V, Roccamo G, Argento C, Benni M, De Marchil D, Missere M, Prezios P, Salvatoril C, Pepel A, Meloni A, Rossi G, Positano V, Cirotto C, Filati G, Toia P, Preziosi P, De Marchi D, Pepe A, Mongeon F, Fischer K, Teixeira T, Friedrich M, Marcotte F, Vincenti G, Monney P, Rutz T, Zenge M, Schmidt M, Nadar M, Chevre P, Rohner C, Schwitter J, Mouratoglou S, Kallifatidis A, Giannakoulas G, Grapsa J, Kamperidis V, Pitsiou G, Stanopoulos I, Hadjimiltiades S, Karvounis H, Ahmed N, Lawton C, Ghosh Dastidar A, Frontera A, Jackson A, Cripps T, Diab I, Duncan E, Thomas G, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Kannoly S, Gosling O, Ninan T, Fulford J, Dalrymple-Haym M, Shore A, Bellenger N, Alegret J, Beltran R, Martin M, Mendoza M, Elisabetta C, Teresa C, Zairo F, Marcello N, Clorinda M, Bruna M, Vincenzo P, Alessia P, Giorgio B, Klug G, Feistritzer H, Reinstadler S, Mair J, Schocke M, Kremser C, Franz W, Metzler B, Aschauer S, Tufaro C, Kammerlander A, Pfaffenberger S, Marzluf B, Bonderman D, Mascherbauer J, Kliegel A, Sailer A, Brustbauer R, Sedivy R, Mayr H, Manessi M, Castelvecchio S, Votta E, Stevanella M, Menicanti L, Secchi F, Sardanelli F, Lombardi M, Redaelli A, Reiter U, Reiter G, Kovacs G, Greiser A, Olschewski H, Fuchsjager M, Kammerlander A, Tufaro C, Pfaffenberger S, Marzluf B, Aschauer S, Babayev J, Bonderman D, Mascherbauer J, Mlynarski R, Mlynarska A, Sosnowski M, Pontone G, Bertella E, Petulla M, Russo E, Innocenti E, Baggiano A, Mushtaq S, Gripari P, Andreini D, Tondo C, Nyktari E, Izgi C, Haidar S, Wage R, Keegan J, Wong T, Mohiaddin R, Durante A, Rimoldi O, Laforgia P, Gianni U, Benedetti G, Cava M, Damascelli A, Laricchia A, Ancona M, Aurelio A, Pizzetti G, Esposito A, Margonato A, Colombo A, De Cobelli F, Camici P, Zvaigzne L, Sergejenko S, Kal js O, Kannoly S, Ripley D, Swarbrick D, Gosling O, Hossain E, Chawner R, Moore J, Shore A, Bellenger N, Aquaro G, Barison A, Masci P, Todiere G, Strata E, Barison A, Di Bella G, Monasterio F, Feistritzer H, Reinstadler S, Klug G, Kremser C, Schocke M, Franz W, Metzler B, Levelt E, Mahmod M, Ntusi N, Ariga R, Upton R, Piechnick S, Francis J, Schneider J, Stoll V, Davis A, Karamitsos T, Leeson P, Holloway C, Clarke K, Neubauer S, Karwat K, Tomala M, Miszalski-Jamka K, Mrozi ska S, Kowalczyk M, Mazur W, Kereiakes D, Nessler J, Zmudka K, Ja wiec P, Miszalski-Jamka T, Ben Yaacoub-Kzadri I, Harguem S, Bennaceur R, Ganzoui I, Ben Miled A, Mnif N, Rodriguez Palomares J, Ortiz J, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Tejedor P, Lee D, Wu E, Bonow R, Khanji M, Castiello T, Westwood M, Petersen S, Pepe A, Meloni A, Carulli G, Oliva E, Arcioni F, Storti S, Grassedonio E, Renne S, Missere M, Positano V, Rizzo M, Meloni A, Quota A, Smacchia M, Paci C, Positano V, Vallone A, Valeri G, Chiodi E, keilberg P, Pepe A, Barison A, De Marchi D, Gargani L, Aquaro G, Guiducci S, Pugliese N, Lombardi M, Pingitore A, Cole B, Douglas H, Rodden S, Horan P, Harbinson M, Johnston N, Dixon L, Choudhary P, Hsu C, Grieve S, Semsarian C, Richmond D, Celermajer D, Puranik R, Hinojar Baydes R, Varma N, Goodman B, Khan S, Arroyo Ucar E, Dabir D, Schaeffter T, Nagel E, Puntmann V, Hinojar R, Ucar E, Ngah N, Kuo N, D'Cruz D, Gaddum N, Schaeffter T, Nagel E, Puntmann V, Hinojar R, Foote L, Arroyo Ucar E, Dabir D, Schnackenburg B, Higgins D, Schaeffter T, Nagel E, Puntmann V, Nucifora G, Muser D, 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This article presents and summarizes different treatment options for rectal cancer. The aim of this article is an historical review of treating primary and recurrent rectal cancer, highlighting the development and advancement in surgical and multimodal therapy. Limitations, specifically regarding recurrent rectal cancer are discussed and reviewed. A R0 resection can almost always be achieved in primary rectal cancer. In recurrent rectal cancer a R0 resection with extended surgical resection can be achieved in up to 70 % of the cases. In addition, surgical therapy plays a crucial role in the case of metastatic disease but should be incorporated into a multimodal network. The analysis of tumor genetics and predictive parameters will lead to the emergence of new treatment concepts shifting the limits of the current gold standard. Oncological long-term survival and improving the quality of life are the main focal points.
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- Universitätsklinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Universität Oldenburg, Klinikum Oldenburg, Rahel-Straus-Str. 10, 26133, Oldenburg, Deutschland
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Petersen S, Bentzen L, Emmertsen K, Laurberg S, Lundby L, Hoyer M. OC-0157: A novel symptom-based score for late anorectal morbidity in patients treated with radiotherapy for prostate cancer. Radiother Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(15)30262-0] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Bradshaw CS, Walker SM, Vodstrcil LA, Bilardi JE, Law M, Hocking JS, Fethers KA, Fehler G, Petersen S, Tabrizi SN, Chen MY, Garland SM, Fairley CK. The Influence of Behaviors and Relationships on the Vaginal Microbiota of Women and Their Female Partners: The WOW Health Study. J Infect Dis 2013; 209:1562-72. [DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Petersen S, Moodie M, Mavoa H, Waqa G, Goundar R, Swinburn B. Relationship between overweight and health-related quality of life in secondary school children in Fiji: results from a cross-sectional population-based study. Int J Obes (Lond) 2013; 38:539-46. [PMID: 24232500 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2013.212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2013] [Revised: 09/03/2013] [Accepted: 11/04/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between excess weight (overweight and obesity) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a sample of secondary school children in Fiji, by gender, age and ethnicity. METHODS The study comprised 8947 children from forms 3-6 (age 12-18 years) in 18 secondary schools on Viti Levu, the main island of Fiji. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated from measured height and weight, and weight status was classified according to the International Obesity Task Force recommendations. HRQoL was measured by the self-report version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0. RESULTS HRQoL was similar in children with obesity and normal weight. Generally, this was replicated when analyzed separately by gender and ethnicity, but age stratification revealed disparities. In 12-14-year-old children, obesity was associated with better HRQoL, owing to better social and school functioning and well-being, and in 15-18-year olds with poorer HRQoL, owing to worse physical, emotional and social functioning and well-being (Cohen's d 0.2-0.3). Children with a BMI in the overweight range also reported a slightly lower HRQoL than children with a BMI in the normal weight range, but although statistically significant, the size of this difference was trivial (Cohen's d <0.2). DISCUSSION The results suggest that, overall there is no meaningful negative association between excess weight and HRQoL in secondary school children in Fiji. This is in contradiction to the negative relationship between excess weight and HRQoL shown in studies from other countries and cultures. The assumption that a large body size is associated with a lower quality of life cannot be held universally. Although a generally low HRQoL among children in Fiji may be masking or overriding the potential effect of excess weight on HRQoL, socio-economic and/or socio-cultural factors, may help to explain these relationships.
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- S Petersen
- 1] Deakin Health Economics, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [2] WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [3] Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Clinical Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Pacific Research Centre for the Prevention of Obesity and Non-Communicable Diseases (C-POND), Fiji School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Fiji National University, Suva, Fiji
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- Pacific Research Centre for the Prevention of Obesity and Non-Communicable Diseases (C-POND), Fiji School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Fiji National University, Suva, Fiji
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- 1] WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [2] School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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El Kinawy OS, Petersen S, Bergt K, Ulrich J. Influence of Emulsifiers on the Formation and Crystallization of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles. Chem Eng Technol 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201300490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Field JG, Attwood CG, Jarre A, Sink K, Atkinson LJ, Petersen S. Cooperation between scientists, NGOs and industry in support of sustainable fisheries: the South African hake Merluccius spp. trawl fishery experience. J Fish Biol 2013; 83:1019-1034. [PMID: 24090560 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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This paper examines the increasingly close interaction between natural and social scientists, non-governmental organizations (NGO) and industry, in pursuit of responsible ecosystem-based management of fisheries. South Africa has committed to implementing an ecosystem approach to fisheries management. Management advice stems from multi-stakeholder representation on government-led scientific and management working groups. In the hake Merluccius capensis and Merluccius paradoxus fishery, the primary management measure is an annual total allowable catch (TAC), the level of which is calculated using a management procedure (MP) that is revised approximately every 4 years. Revision of the MP is a consultative process involving most stakeholders, and is based on simulation modelling of projected probable scenarios of resource and fishery dynamics under various management options. NGOs, such as the Worldwide Fund for Nature in South Africa (WWF-SA), have played an important role in influencing consumers, the fishing industry and government to develop responsible fishing practices that minimize damage to marine ecosystems. Cooperation between industry, government and scientists has helped to improve sustainability and facilitated the meeting of market-based incentives for more responsible fisheries. Research includes ecosystem modelling, spatial analysis and ecosystem risk assessment with increasing research focus on social and economic aspects of the fishery. A four-year cooperative experiment to quantify the effect of trawling on benthic community structure is being planned. The food requirements of top predators still need to be included in the TAC-setting formulae and more social and economic research is needed. This paper also demonstrates how NGO initiatives such as Marine Stewardship Council certification and the Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative, a traffic light system of classifying seafood for consumers, have contributed to responsible fishing practices, increased ecosystem research and public awareness. This fishery appears to have a good future, provided that the monitoring, control and surveillance systems continue to function, TACs remain within ecologically sustainable limits and the effective collaboration between government, industry, scientists and NGOs continues to drive positive change.
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- Marine Research (Ma-Re) Institute, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, 7701, Rondebosch, South Africa
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Bohl A, Eickner T, Petersen S, Schmitz KP, Sternberg K. Specific Surface Modification Of Cochlear Implant Electrode Carriers For Enhancement Of Spiral Ganglion Cell Growth. BIOMED ENG-BIOMED TE 2013; 58 Suppl 1:/j/bmte.2013.58.issue-s1-C/bmt-2013-4101/bmt-2013-4101.xml. [PMID: 24042686 DOI: 10.1515/bmt-2013-4101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Matena J, Gieseke M, Kampmann A, Petersen S, Murua Escobar H, Sternberg K, Haferkamp H, Gellrich NC, Nolte I. Characterisation of Cell Growth on Titanium Scaffolds Made by Selective Laser Melting for Tissue Engineering. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 58 Suppl 1:/j/bmte.2013.58.issue-s1-C/bmt-2013-4047/bmt-2013-4047.xml. [PMID: 24042642 DOI: 10.1515/bmt-2013-4047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cornelsen M, Petersen S, Dietsch K, Rudolph A, Schmitz K, Sternberg K, Seitz H. Infiltration of 3D printed tricalciumphosphate scaffolds with biodegradable polymers and biomolecules for local drug delivery. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 58 Suppl 1:/j/bmte.2013.58.issue-s1-C/bmt-2013-4090/bmt-2013-4090.xml. [PMID: 24042685 DOI: 10.1515/bmt-2013-4090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Li T, Jevric M, Hauptmann JR, Hviid R, Wei Z, Wang R, Reeler NEA, Thyrhaug E, Petersen S, Meyer JAS, Bovet N, Vosch T, Nygård J, Qiu X, Hu W, Liu Y, Solomon GC, Kjaergaard HG, Bjørnholm T, Nielsen MB, Laursen BW, Nørgaard K. Ultrathin reduced graphene oxide films as transparent top-contacts for light switchable solid-state molecular junctions. Adv Mater 2013; 25:4164-4170. [PMID: 23765569 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201300607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2013] [Revised: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A new type of solid-state molecular junction is introduced, which employs reduced graphene oxide as a transparent top contact that permits a self-assembled molecular monolayer to be photoswitched in situ, while simultaneously enabling charge-transport measurements across the molecules. The electrical switching behavior of a less-studied molecular switch, dihydroazulene/vinylheptafulvene, is described, which is used as a test case.
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- Tao Li
- Nano-Science Center & Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Smerup M, Partridge J, Agger P, Ringgaard S, Pedersen M, Petersen S, Hasenkam JM, Niederer P, Lunkenheimer PP, Anderson RH. A mathematical model of the mechanical link between shortening of the cardiomyocytes and systolic deformation of the left ventricular myocardium. Technol Health Care 2013; 21:63-79. [PMID: 23358060 DOI: 10.3233/thc-120710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Left ventricular myocytes are arranged in a complex three-dimensional mesh. Since all myocytes contract approximately to the same degree, mechanisms must exist to enable force transfer from each of these onto the framework as a whole, despite the transmural differences in deformation strain. This process has hitherto not been clarified in detail. OBJECTIVE To present a geometrical model that establishes a mechanical link between the three-dimensional architecture and the function of the left ventricular myocardium. METHODS The left ventricular equator was modeled as a cylindrical tube of deformable but incompressible material, composed of virtual cardiomyocytes with known diastolic helical and transmural angles. By imposing reference circumferential, longitudinal, and torsional strains onto the model, we created a three-dimensional deformation field to calculate passive shortening of the myocyte surrogates. We tested two diastolic architectures: 1) a simple model with longitudinal myocyte surrogates in the endo- and epicardium, and circular ones in the midwall, and 2) a more accurate architecture, with progressive helical angle distribution varying from -60° in the epicardium to 60° in the endocardium, with or without torsion and transmural cardiomyocyte angulation. RESULTS The simple model caused great transmural unevenness in cardiomyocyte shortening; longitudinal surrogates shortened by 15% at all depths equal to the imposed longitudinal strain, whereas circular surrogates exhibited a maximum shortening of 23.0%. The accurate model exhibited a smooth transmural distribution of cardiomyocyte shortening, with a mean (range) of 17.0 (13.2-20.8)%. Torsion caused a shortening of 17.0 (15.2-18.9)% and transmural angulation caused a shortening of 15.2 (12.4-18.2)%. Combining the effects of transmural angulation and torsion caused a change of 15.2 (13.2-16.5)%. CONCLUSION A continuous transmural distribution of the helical angle is obligatory for smooth shortening of the cardiomyocytes, but a combination of torsional and transmural angulation changes is necessary to execute systolic mural thickening whilst keeping shortening of the cardiomyocytes within its physiological range.
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- M Smerup
- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark.
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Stephenson E, Monney P, Boubertakh R, Nackvi J, Sekhri N, Mills P, Wragg A, Mathur A, Petersen S, Mohiddin SA. Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: chest pain and myocardial perfusion defects result from regional diastolic persistence of hyperdynamic cardiac contractility. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht309.p2972] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Perner M, Hansen M, Seifert R, Strauss H, Koschinsky A, Petersen S. Linking geology, fluid chemistry, and microbial activity of basalt- and ultramafic-hosted deep-sea hydrothermal vent environments. Geobiology 2013; 11:340-355. [PMID: 23647923 DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2012] [Accepted: 04/01/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Hydrothermal fluids passing through basaltic rocks along mid-ocean ridges are known to be enriched in sulfide, while those circulating through ultramafic mantle rocks are typically elevated in hydrogen. Therefore, it has been estimated that the maximum energy in basalt-hosted systems is available through sulfide oxidation and in ultramafic-hosted systems through hydrogen oxidation. Furthermore, thermodynamic models suggest that the greatest biomass potential arises from sulfide oxidation in basalt-hosted and from hydrogen oxidation in ultramafic-hosted systems. We tested these predictions by measuring biological sulfide and hydrogen removal and subsequent autotrophic CO2 fixation in chemically distinct hydrothermal fluids from basalt-hosted and ultramafic-hosted vents. We found a large potential of microbial hydrogen oxidation in naturally hydrogen-rich (ultramafic-hosted) but also in naturally hydrogen-poor (basalt-hosted) hydrothermal fluids. Moreover, hydrogen oxidation-based primary production proved to be highly attractive under our incubation conditions regardless whether hydrothermal fluids from ultramafic-hosted or basalt-hosted sites were used. Site-specific hydrogen and sulfide availability alone did not appear to determine whether hydrogen or sulfide oxidation provides the energy for primary production by the free-living microbes in the tested hydrothermal fluids. This suggests that more complex features (e.g., a combination of oxygen, temperature, biological interactions) may play a role for determining which energy source is preferably used in chemically distinct hydrothermal vent biotopes.
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- M Perner
- Molecular Biology of Microbial Consortia, Biocenter Klein Flottbek, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
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Wesselius A, Bours MJL, Henriksen Z, Syberg S, Petersen S, Schwarz P, Jørgensen NR, van Helden S, Dagnelie PC. Association of P2X7 receptor polymorphisms with bone mineral density and osteoporosis risk in a cohort of Dutch fracture patients. Osteoporos Int 2013; 24:1235-46. [PMID: 22776862 PMCID: PMC3604588 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-012-2059-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2012] [Accepted: 06/13/2012] [Indexed: 10/29/2022]
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UNLABELLED The P2X7 receptor is thought to be involved in bone physiology in a pro-osteogenic manner. Therefore, we examined associations between genetic variations in the P2X7 receptor gene and bone mineral density (BMD). We found an association between four non-synonymous polymorphism of the human P2X7 receptor and the risk of osteoporosis. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to determine whether genetic variation in the P2X7 receptor gene (P2RX7) is associated with decreased BMD and risk of osteoporosis in fracture patients. METHODS Six hundred ninety women and 231 men aged≥50 years were genotyped for 15 non-synonymous P2RX7 SNPs. BMD was measured at the total hip, lumbar spine and femoral neck. RESULTS Four non-synonymous SNPs were associated with BMD. The Ala348Thr gain-of-function polymorphism was associated with increased BMD values at the lumbar spine (p=0.012). Decreased hip BMD values were associated with two loss-of-function SNPs in the P2RX7, i.e., in subjects homozygous for the Glu496Ala polymorphism as well as in subjects carrying at least one variant allele of the Gly150Arg polymorphism (p=0.018 and p=0.011; respectively). In men, we showed that subjects either heterozygous or homozygous for the Gln460Arg gain-of-function polymorphism in the P2RX7 had a significantly 40% decrease in risk of a lower T-score value (OR=0.58 [95%CI, 0.33-1.00]). CONCLUSION Thus, genetic aberrations of P2X7R function are associated with lower BMD and increased osteoporosis risk. Therefore, detection of non-synonymous SNPs within the P2RX7 might be useful for osteoporosis risk estimation at an early stage, potentially enabling better osteoporosis prevention and treatment.
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- A Wesselius
- Department of Epidemiology, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Peter Debyeplein 1, P.O. Box 616, 6200, MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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