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2. Archaeobotany in an era of change and challenge: potential and fragility of macro- and micro-remains.

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Berihuete-Azorin, M, Kerfant, C, Allué, E, Burguet-Coca, A, Burjachs, F, Expósito Barea, I, Fernández Iriarte, T, Garay Palacios, B, Revelles, J, Robledo, A, Rodríguez Antón, D, and Speciale, C

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*CIRCULAR economy, *ECONOMIC systems, *CLIMATE change, *ARCHAEOLOGISTS, *PLANT remains (Archaeology)
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Apart from helping us understand past communities' response to climate change and their plant management resilience mechanisms, archaeobotanical information may also serve as a basis to rethink our economic system and implement new solutions to current challenges (e.g. re-adopt forgotten crops or implement circular economy models). Already fragile by nature, the integrity of archaeobotanical heritage is affected by current climate events, such as changes in temperature and precipitation. One consequence is the loss of precious knowledge about past economies and human-environment interactions and its potential to inform us on questions relevant to the present and future. With the Iberian Peninsula as an example, we present a thoughtful insight into the manifold kind of information derived from archaeobotanical assemblages and the harm in losing it. Finally, we call for action to fight against climate change while drawing archaeologists' attention to the importance of protecting archaeobotanical heritage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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4. Environmental Exposure during Pregnancy: Influence on Prenatal Development and Early Life: A Comprehensive Review

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Gomez-Roig, MD, Pascal, R, Cahuana, MJ, Garcia-Algar, O, Sebastiani, G, Andreu-Fernandez, V, Martinez, L, Rodriguez, G, Iglesia, I, Ortiz-Arrabal, O, Mesa, MD, Cabero, MJ, Guerra, L, Llurba, E, Dominguez, C, Zanini, MJ, Foraster, M, Larque, E, Cabanas, F, Lopez-Azorin, M, Perez, A, Loureiro, B, Pallas-Alonso, CR, Escuder-Vieco, D, and Vento, M

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Heavy metals, Air pollution, Endocrine disruptors, Environmental exposure, Heavy metals, Noise, Pregnancy exposure, Air pollution, Pregnancy exposure, Environmental exposure, Noise, Endocrine disruptors
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Preconception and prenatal exposure to environmental contaminants may affect future health. Pregnancy and early life are critical sensitive windows of susceptibility. The aim of this review was to summarize current evidence on the toxic effects of environment exposure during pregnancy, the neonatal period, and childhood. Alcohol use is related to foetal alcohol spectrum disorders, foetal alcohol syndrome being its most extreme form. Smoking is associated with placental abnormalities, preterm birth, stillbirth, or impaired growth and development, as well as with intellectual impairment, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases later in life. Negative birth outcomes have been linked to the use of drugs of abuse. Pregnant and lactating women are exposed to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and heavy metals present in foodstuffs, which may alter hormones in the body. Prenatal exposure to these compounds has been associated with pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction, preterm birth, and thyroid function. Metals can accumulate in the placenta, causing foetal growth restriction. Evidence on the effects of air pollutants on pregnancy is constantly growing, for example, preterm birth, foetal growth restriction, increased uterine vascular resistance, impaired placental vascularization, increased gestational diabetes, and reduced telomere length. The advantages of breastfeeding outweigh any risks from contaminants. However, it is important to assess health outcomes of toxic exposures via breastfeeding. Initial studies suggest an association between pre-eclampsia and environmental noise, particularly with early-onset pre-eclampsia. There is rising evidence of the negative effects of environmental contaminants following exposure during pregnancy and breastfeeding, which should be considered a major public health issue.

Published
2021

5. Morphological and molecular data support recognition of Spergularia quartzicola (Caryophyllaceae) as a new species endemic to South Africa

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Ángeles Alonso, M., Crespo, M.B., Martinez-Azorin, M., Mucina, L., Ángeles Alonso, M., Crespo, M.B., Martinez-Azorin, M., and Mucina, L.

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A new species, Spergularia quartzicola, is described from the quartz outcrops of Knersvlakte (Namaqualand, South Africa). It was sometimes confused with S. media because of perennial habit and white flowers, but the new species differs by the subshrubby, strongly woody at base, habit (vs. herbaceous, suffruticose at the base); the leaves with a long mucro and stipules narrowly triangular and acuminate (vs. leaves with minute or absent mucro, and stipules broadly triangular and not acuminate); the flowers with styles fused in a long column (vs. styles entirely free), and the seeds with deeply and irregularly lacerate wing (vs. wing entire or slightly eroded). This combination of characters is unique among the known South African relatives. Our trnL-trnF and 5.8-ITS2 phylogenetic trees place S. quartzicola together with the South African S. glandulosa and S. namaquensis in an unresolved clade, which is far from the group of S. media. Furthermore, the outstanding morphological, ecological and chorological divergence exhibited by S. quartzicola support its recognition at species rank. According to the data presented here, S. quartzicola should be considered an edaphic specialist, which might have arisen following ecological diversification on Knersvlakte quartz outcrops, as it occurred in other taxa endemic to that territory.

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2021

6. Taxonomic identity and evolutionary relationships of South African taxa related to the Spergularia media group (Caryophyllaceae)

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Alonso, M.Á., Crespo, M.B., Martinez-Azorin, M., Mucina, L., Alonso, M.Á., Crespo, M.B., Martinez-Azorin, M., and Mucina, L.

Abstract

The taxonomic identity and phylogenetic relationships of several South African perennial taxa often synonymised to the European Spergularia media are discussed. In particular, the case of Arenaria glandulosa Jacq., a species described as native to the Cape region of South Africa, was revisited. We found this taxon to be a Spergularia, endemic to salt-laden coastal (and rarely also saline inland) habitats of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. This taxon is a prostrate to procumbent caespitose herb, densely glandulous all over, with small flowers solitary at the base of each leaf-like bract or in congested dichasial cymes, producing petals about equalling the sepals and free styles, among other characters. Further, we describe a morphologically similar species (often mistaken for S. media and S. bocconei) occurring in succulent Karoo scrub of Namaqualand, as a new species, named S. namaquensis. Both are glandulous dwarf subshrubs considerably differing from the recently discovered S. quartzicola, a soil-specialist endemic from Namaqualand quartzitic outcrops, by many notable vegetative and reproductive features. Molecular analyses of plastid (trnL–trnF region) and nuclear ribosomal (5.8S-ITS2 region) DNA sequence data support the morphological differentiation between the South African species S. glandulosa, S. namaquensis and S. quartzicola, representing an independent lineage when compared with the Northern Hemisphere members of the S. maritima group. Synonymy, new complete descriptions and ecological and distributional data are provided to facilitate further identification of species within the putative S. media group.

Published
2021

7. The International Network for Evaluating Outcomes (iNeo) of neonates: evolution, progress and opportunities

Author

Shah, PS, Lui, K, Reichman, B, Norman, M, Kusuda, S, Lehtonen, L, Adams, M, Vento, M, Darlow, BA, Modi, N, Rusconi, F, Hakansson, S, San Feliciano, L, Helenius, KK, Bassler, D, Hirano, S, Lee, SK, Marshall, P, Schmidt, P, Dhawan, A, Craven, P, De Waal, K, Simmer, K, Gill, A, Pillow, J, Stack, J, Birch, P, Cooke, L, Casalaz, D, Holberton, J, Stewart, A, Downe, L, Stewart, M, Bajuk, B, Berry, A, Hunt, R, Kilburn, C, De Paoli, T, Bolisetty, S, Paradisis, M, Rieger, I, Koorts, P, Kuschel, C, Numa, A, Carlisle, H, Badawi, N, Loughran-Fowlds, A, Koh, G, Davis, J, Luig, M, Andersen, C, Chambers, G, Austin, N, Lynn, A, Darlow, B, Edmonds, L, Mildenhall, L, Buksh, M, Battin, M, Van den Boom, J, Bourchier, D, Richardson, V, Dineen, F, Rajadurai, VS, Fung, G, Harrison, A, Synnes, A, Ting, J, Cieslak, Z, Sherlock, R, Yee, W, Aziz, K, Toye, J, Fajardo, C, Kalapesi, Z, Sankaran, K, Daspal, S, Seshia, M, Alvaro, R, Mukerji, A, Da Silva, O, Nwaesei, C, Lee, K-S, Dunn, M, Lemyre, B, Dow, K, Pelausa, E, Barrington, K, Drolet, C, Piedboeuf, B, Claveau, M, Beltempo, M, Bertelle, V, Masse, E, Canning, R, Mabry, H, Ojah, C, Monterrosa, L, Deshpandey, A, Afifi, J, Kajetanowicz, A, Andersson, S, Tammela, O, Sankilampi, U, Saarela, T, Prazad, P, Noguchi, A, McWan, K, Button, B, Stratton, W, Hamvus, A, Raghaven, A, Derrick, M, Hadley, R, Covert, R, Lablanc, O, Weiss, M, Bell, A, Shareef, M, Silvestri, J, Heymann, E, Zangen, S, Smolkin, T, Mimouni, F, Bader, D, Rothschild, A, Strauss, Z, Felszer, C, Oman, H, Toy-Friedman, SE, Bar-Oz, B, Feldman, M, Saad, N, Flidel-Rimon, O, Weisbrod, M, Lubin, D, Litmanovitz, I, Kngelman, A, Shinwell, E, Klinger, G, Nijim, Y, Bin-Nun, A, Golan, A, Mandel, D, Fleisher-Sheffer, V, Kohelet, D, Bakhrakh, L, Hattori, S, Shirai, M, Ishioka, T, Mori, T, Amiznka, T, Huchimukai, T, Yoshida, H, Sasaki, A, Shimizu, J, Nakamura, T, Maruyama, M, Matsumoto, H, Hosokawa, S, Taki, A, Nakagawa, M, Ko, K, Uozumi, A, Nakata, S, Shimazaki, A, Yoda, T, Numata, O, Imamura, H, Kobayashi, A, Tokuriki, S, Uchida, Y, Arai, T, Ito, M, Ieda, K, Ono, T, Hayashi, M, Maki, K, Yamakawa, M, Kawai, M, Fujii, N, Shiomi, K, Nozaki, K, Wada, H, Kim, T, Tokunaga, Y, Takatera, A, Oshima, T, Sumida, H, Michinomae, Y, Knsumoto, Y, Yoshimoto, S, Morisawa, T, Ohashi, T, Takahashi, Y, Sugimoto, M, Ono, N, Miyagawa, S, Saijo, T, Yamagami, T, Koyano, K, Kobayashi, S, Kanda, T, Sakemi, Y, Aoki, M, Iida, K, Goshi, M, Maruyama, Y, Avila-Alvarez, A, Luis Fernandez-Trisac, J, Couce Pico, ML, Fernandez Seara, MJ, Martinez Gutierrez, A, Vizcaino, C, Salvador Iglesias, M, Sanchez Zaplana, H, Fernandez Colomer, B, Garcia Lopez, JE, Garcia Mozo, R, Gonzalez Martinez, MT, Muro Sebastian, MD, Balart Carbonell, M, Badia Bamnsell, J, Domingo Puiggros, M, Figueras Aloy, J, Botet Mussons, F, Anquela Sanz, I, Ginovart Galiana, G, Coroleu, W, Iriondo, M, Vilella, LC, Porta, R, Demestre, X, Martinez Nadal, S, De Frutos Martinez, C, Lopez Cuesta, MJ, Esquivel Mora, D, Ortiz Tardio, J, Benavente, I, Alonso, A, Aguilera Olmos, R, Garcia Cabezas, MA, Martinez Jimenez, MD, Jaraba Caballero, MF, Ordofiez Diaz, MD, Fagundo, AT, Canals, LM, Garcia-Munoz Rodrigo, F, Urquia Marti, L, Moreno Galdo, MF, Hurtado Suazo, JA, Narbona Lopez, E, Uberos Fernandez, J, Cortajarena Altana, MA, Mora Navarro, D, Teresa Dominguez, M, Ruiz del Prado, MY, Esteban Diez, I, Palau Benavides, MT, Lapena, S, Prada, T, Soler Mir, E, Corredera Sanchez, A, Criado Vega, E, Del Prado, N, Fernandez, C, Cabanillas Vilaplana, L, Cuadrado Perez, I, Lopez Gomez, L, Domingo Comeche, L, Llana Martin, I, Gonzalez Armengod, C, Munoz Labian, C, Santos Munoz, MJ, Blanco Bravo, D, Perez, V, Elorza Fernandez, MD, Diaz Gonzalez, C, Ares Segura, S, Lopez Azorin, M, Belen Jimenez, A, Sanchez-Tamayo, T, Tapia Moreno, E, Gonzalez, M, Sanchez Martinez, JE, Lloreda Garcia, JM, Goni Orayen, C, Vilas Gonzalez, J, Suarez Albo, M, Gonzalez Colmenero, E, Gutierrez Gonzalez, EP, Vacas del Arco, B, Marquez Fernandez, J, Acosta Gordillo, L, Granero Asensio, M, Macias Diaz, C, Albujar, M, Fuster Jorge, P, Romero, S, Rivero Falero, M, Escobar Izquierdo, AB, Estan Capell, J, Izquierdo Macian, MI, Montejo Vicente, MM, Izquierdo Caballero, R, Mercedes Martinez, M, Euba, A, Rodriguez Serna, A, De Heredia Goya, JML, Perez Legorburu, A, Gutierrez Amoros, A, Marugan Isabel, VM, Hernandez Gonzalez, N, Rite Gracia, S, Ventura Faci, MP, Samper Villagrasa, MP, Kofron, J, Brodd, KS, Odlind, A, Alberg, L, Arwehed, S, Hafstrom, O, Kasemo, A, Nederman, K, Ahman, L, Ingemarsson, F, Petersson, H, Thum, P, Albinsson, E, Selander, B, Abrahamsson, T, Heimdahl, I, Sveinsdottir, K, Wejryd, E, Hedlund, A, Soderberg, MK, Hallberg, B, Brune, T, Backstrom, J, Robinson, J, Farooqi, A, Normann, E, Fredriksson, M, Palm, A, Rosenqvist, U, Hagman, C, Ohlin, A, Floral, R, Smedsaas-Lofvenberg, A, Meyer, P, Anderegg, C, Schulzke, S, Nelle, M, Wagner, B, Riedel, T, Kaczala, G, Walde, B, Pfister, RE, Tolsa, J-F, Roth, M, Stocker, M, Laubscher, B, Malzacher, A, Micallef, JP, Hegi, L, Arlettaz, R, Bernet, V, Dani, C, Fiorini, P, Boldrini, A, Tomasini, B, Mittal, A, Kefas, J, Kamalanathan, A, Jayachandran, Yoxall, B, McBride, T, Webb, D, Garr, R, Hassan, A, Ambadkar, P, Dyke, M, McDevitt, K, Rewitzky, G, D'Amore, A, Panasa, N, Settle, P, Maddock, N, Edi-Osagie, N, Zipitis, C, Heal, C, Birch, J, Hasib, A, Soe, A, Kumar, N, Kisat, H, Vasu, V, Lama, M, Gupta, R, Rawlingson, C, Wickham, T, Theron, M, Kendall, G, Gupta, A, Aladangady, N, Ali, I, Alsford, L, Lopez, W, Murthy, V, Sullivan, C, Thomas, M, Bate, T, Godambe, S, Watts, T, Kuna, J, Chang, J, Pai, V, Huddy, C, Yasin, S, Nicholl, R, Pandey, P, Kairamkonda, V, Muogbo, D, Harry, L, Simmons, P, Nycyk, J, Gallagher, A, Pillay, T, Deshpande, S, Mahadevan, Moore, A, Clark, S, Garbash, M, Lal, M, Abu-Harb, M, Allwood, A, Selter, M, Munyard, P, Bartle, D, Paul, S, Whincup, G, Mallik, A, Amess, P, Godden, C, Reynolds, P, Misra, I, De Halpert, P, Salgia, S, Sanghavi, R, Wigfield, R, Deketelaere, A, Khashu, M, Hall, M, Groves, C, Brown, N, Brennan, N, Vamvakiti, K, McIntyre, J, Pirie, S, Jones, S, Mannix, P, Cairns, P, Eaton, M, Schwarz, K, Gibson, D, Miall, L, Krishnamurthy, University of Zurich, Shah, Prakesh S, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and Neonid NPO

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, NEW-ZEALAND, Population, 610 Medicine & health, RETINOPATHY, Review Article, Audit, Pediatrics, outcomes research, MORBIDITY, Nursing, neonatal intensive care, Health care, medicine, LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT, 2735 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, education, education.field_of_study, Science & Technology, EXTREMELY PRETERM INFANTS, business.industry, MORTALITY, Public health, Health services research, Preterm infants, Capacity building, BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA, Benchmarking, 10027 Clinic for Neonatology, INTENSIVE-CARE UNITS, TRENDS, CANADA, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Outcomes research, business, Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Abstract

Neonates born very preterm (before 32 weeks’ gestational age), are a significant public health concern because of their high-risk of mortality and life-long disability. In addition, caring for very preterm neonates can be expensive, both during their initial hospitalization and their long-term cost of permanent impairments. To address these issues, national and regional neonatal networks around the world collect and analyse data from their constituents to identify trends in outcomes, and conduct benchmarking, audit and research. Improving neonatal outcomes and reducing health care costs is a global problem that can be addressed using collaborative approaches to assess practice variation between countries, conduct research and implement evidence-based practices. The International Network for Evaluating Outcomes (iNeo) of neonates was established in 2013 with the goal of improving outcomes for very preterm neonates through international collaboration and comparisons. To date, 10 national or regional population-based neonatal networks/datasets participate in iNeo collaboration. The initiative now includes data on >200,000 very preterm neonates and has conducted important epidemiological studies evaluating outcomes, variations and trends. The collaboration has also surveyed >320 neonatal units worldwide to learn about variations in practices, healthcare service delivery, and physical, environmental and manpower related factors and support services for parents. The iNeo collaboration serves as a strong international platform for Neonatal-Perinatal health services research that facilitates international data sharing, capacity building, and global efforts to improve very preterm neonate care.

Published
2019

8. The International Network for Evaluating Outcomes (iNeo) of neonates: evolution, progress and opportunities

Author

Shah P, Lui K, Reichman B, Norman M, Kusuda S, Lehtonen L, Adams M, Vento M, Darlow B, Modi N, Rusconi F, Hakansson S, San Feliciano L, Helenius K, Bassler D, Hirano S, Lee S, Marshall P, Schmidt P, Dhawan A, Craven P, de Waal K, Simmer K, Gill A, Pillow J, Stack J, Birch P, Cooke L, Casalaz D, Holberton J, Stewart A, Downe L, Stewart M, Bajuk B, Berry A, Hunt R, Kilburn C, De Paoli T, Bolisetty S, Paradisis M, Rieger I, Koorts P, Kuschel C, Numa A, Carlisle H, Badawi N, Loughran-Fowlds A, Koh G, Davis J, Luig M, Andersen C, Chambers G, Austin N, Lynn A, Edmonds L, Mildenhall L, Buksh M, Battin M, van den Boom J, Bourchier D, Richardson V, Dineen F, Rajadurai V, Fung G, Harrison A, Synnes A, Ting J, Cieslak Z, Sherlock R, Yee W, Aziz K, Toye J, Fajardo C, Kalapesi Z, Sankaran K, Daspal S, Seshia M, Alvaro R, Mukerji A, Da Silva O, Nwaesei C, Lee K, Dunn M, Lemyre B, Dow K, Pelausa E, Barrington K, Drolet C, Piedboeuf B, Claveau M, Beltempo M, Bertelle V, Masse E, Canning R, Mabry H, Ojah C, Monterrosa L, Deshpandey A, Afifi J, Kajetanowicz A, Andersson S, Tammela O, Sankilampi U, Saarela T, Prazad P, Noguchi A, McWan K, Button B, Stratton W, Hamvus A, Raghaven A, Derrick M, Hadley R, Covert R, Lablanc O, Weiss M, Bell A, Shareef M, Silvestri J, Heymann E, Zangen S, Smolkin T, Mimouni F, Bader D, Rothschild A, Strauss Z, Felszer C, Oman H, Toy-Friedman S, Bar-Oz B, Feldman M, Saad N, Flidel-Rimon O, Weisbrod M, Lubin D, Litmanovitz I, Kngelman A, Shinwell E, Klinger G, Nijim Y, Bin-Nun A, Golan A, Mandel D, Fleisher-Sheffer V, Kohelet D, Bakhrakh L, Hattori S, Shirai M, Ishioka T, Mori T, Amiznka T, Huchimukai T, Yoshida H, Sasaki A, Shimizu J, Nakamura T, Maruyama M, Matsumoto H, Hosokawa S, Taki A, Nakagawa M, Ko K, Uozumi A, Nakata S, Shimazaki A, Yoda T, Numata O, Imamura H, Kobayashi A, Tokuriki S, Uchida Y, Arai T, Ito M, Ieda K, Ono T, Hayashi M, Maki K, Yamakawa M, Kawai M, Fujii N, Shiomi K, Nozaki K, Wada H, Kim T, Tokunaga Y, Takatera A, Oshima T, Sumida H, Michinomae Y, Knsumoto Y, Yoshimoto S, Morisawa T, Ohashi T, Takahashi Y, Sugimoto M, Ono N, Miyagawa S, Saijo T, Yamagami T, Koyano K, Kobayashi S, Kanda T, Sakemi Y, Aoki M, Iida K, Goshi M, Maruyama Y, Avila-Alvarez A, Fernandez-Trisac J, Pico M, Seara M, Gutierrez A, Vizcaino C, Iglesias M, Zaplana H, Colomer B, Lopez J, Mozo R, Martinez M, Sebastian M, Carbonell M, Bamnsell J, Puiggros M, Aloy J, Mussons F, Sanz I, Galiana G, Coroleu W, Iriondo M, Vilella L, Porta R, Demestre X, Nadal S, Martinez C, Cuesta M, Mora D, Tardio J, Benavente I, Alonso A, Olmos R, Cabezas M, Jimenez M, Caballero M, Diaz M, Fagundo A, Canals L, Rodrigo F, Marti L, Galdo M, Suazo J, Lopez E, Fernandez J, Altana M, Navarro D, Dominguez M, del Prado M, Diez I, Benavides M, Lapena S, Prada T, Mir E, Sanchez A, Vega E, del Prado N, Fernandez C, Vilaplana L, Perez I, Gomez L, Comeche L, Martin I, Armengod C, Labian C, Munoz M, Bravo D, Perez V, Fernandez M, Gonzalez C, Segura S, Azorin M, Jimenez A, Sanchez-Tamayo T, Moreno E, Gonzalez M, Martinez J, Garcia J, Orayen C, Gonzalez J, Albo M, Colmenero E, Gonzalez E, del Arco B, Gordillo L, Asensio M, Diaz C, Albujar M, Jorge P, Romero S, Falero M, Izquierdo A, Capell J, Macian M, Vicente M, Caballero R, Euba A, Serna A, Goya J, Legorburu A, Amoros A, Isabel V, Gonzalez N, Gracia S, Faci M, Villagrasa M, Kofron J, Brodd K, Odlind A, Alberg L, Arwehed S, Hafstrom O, Kasemo A, Nederman K, Ahman L, Ingemarsson F, Petersson H, Thum P, Albinsson E, Selander B, Abrahamsson T, Heimdahl I, Sveinsdottir K, Wejryd E, Hedlund A, Soderberg M, Hallberg B, Brune T, Backstrom J, Robinson J, Farooqi A, Normann E, Fredriksson M, Palm A, Rosenqvist U, Hagman C, Ohlin A, Floral R, Smedsaas-Lofvenberg A, Meyer P, Anderegg C, Schulzke S, Nelle M, Wagner B, Riedel T, Kaczala G, Walde B, Pfister R, Tolsa J, Roth M, Stocker M, Laubscher B, Malzacher A, Micallef J, Hegi L, Arlettaz R, Bernet V, Dani C, Fiorini P, Boldrini A, Tomasini B, Mittal A, Kefas J, Kamalanathan A, Jayachandran, Yoxall B, McBride T, Webb D, Garr R, Hassan A, Ambadkar P, Dyke M, McDevitt K, Rewitzky G, D'Amore A, Panasa N, Settle P, Maddock N, Edi-Osagie N, Zipitis C, Heal C, Birch J, Hasib A, Soe A, Kumar N, Kisat H, Vasu V, Lama M, Gupta R, Rawlingson C, Wickham T, Theron M, Kendall G, Gupta A, Aladangady N, Ali I, Alsford L, Lopez W, Murthy V, Sullivan C, Thomas M, Bate T, Godambe S, Watts T, Kuna J, Chang J, Pai V, Huddy C, Yasin S, Nicholl R, Pandey P, Kairamkonda V, Muogbo D, Harry L, Simmons P, Nycyk J, Gallagher A, Pillay T, Deshpande S, Mahadevan, Moore A, Clark S, Garbash M, Lal M, Abu-Harb M, Allwood A, Selter M, Munyard P, Bartle D, Paul S, Whincup G, Mallik A, Amess P, Godden C, Reynolds P, Misra I, De Halpert P, Salgia S, Sanghavi R, Wigfield R, Deketelaere A, Khashu M, Hall M, Groves C, Brown N, Brennan N, Vamvakiti K, McIntyre J, Pirie S, Jones S, Mannix P, Cairns P, Eaton M, Schwarz K, Gibson D, Miall L, Krishnamurthy, and Int Network Evaluating Outcomes iN

Subjects
outcomes research, neonatal intensive care, Preterm infants
Abstract

Neonates born very preterm (before 32 weeks' gestational age), are a significant public health concern because of their high-risk of mortality and life-long disability. In addition, caring for very preterm neonates can be expensive, both during their initial hospitalization and their long-term cost of permanent impairments. To address these issues, national and regional neonatal networks around the world collect and analyse data from their constituents to identify trends in outcomes, and conduct benchmarking, audit and research. Improving neonatal outcomes and reducing health care costs is a global problem that can be addressed using collaborative approaches to assess practice variation between countries, conduct research and implement evidence-based practices. The International Network for Evaluating Outcomes (iNeo) of neonates was established in 2013 with the goal of improving outcomes for very preterm neonates through international collaboration and comparisons. To date, 10 national or regional population-based neonatal networks/datasets participate in iNeo collaboration. The initiative now includes data on >200,000 very preterm neonates and has conducted important epidemiological studies evaluating outcomes, variations and trends. The collaboration has also surveyed >320 neonatal units worldwide to learn about variations in practices, healthcare service delivery, and physical, environmental and manpower related factors and support services for parents. The iNeo collaboration serves as a strong international platform for Neonatal-Perinatal health services research that facilitates international data sharing, capacity building, and global efforts to improve very preterm neonate care.

Published
2019

9. Trends in Outcomes for Neonates Born Very Preterm and Very Low Birth Weight in 11 High-Income Countries

Author

Lui K, Lee S, Kusuda S, Adams M, Vento M, Reichman B, Darlow B, Lehtonen L, Modi N, Norman M, Hakansson S, Bassler D, Rusconi F, Lodha A, Yang J, Shah P, Marshall P, Schmidt P, Dhawan A, Craven P, de Waal K, Simmer K, Gill A, Pillow J, Stack J, Birch P, Cooke L, Casalaz D, Holberton J, Stewart A, Downe L, Stewart M, Bajuk B, Berry A, Hunt R, Kilburn C, De Paoli T, Bolisetty S, Paradisis M, Rieger I, Koorts P, Kuschel C, Doyle L, Numa A, Carlisle H, Badawi N, Loughran-Fowlds A, Koh G, Davis J, Luig M, Andersen C, Chambers G, Austin N, Lynn A, Edmonds L, Mildenhall L, Buksh M, Battin M, van den Boom J, Bourchier D, Richardson V, Dineen F, Rajadurai V, Lam S, Fung G, Harrison A, Synnes A, Cieslak Z, Sherlock R, Yee W, Aziz K, Fajardo C, Kalapesi Z, Sankaran K, Daspal S, Seshia M, Alvaro R, Mukerji A, Da Silva O, Nwaesei C, Lee K, Dunn M, Lemyre B, Dow K, Pelausa E, Barrington K, Drolet C, Piedboeuf B, Claveau M, Beltempo M, Bertelle V, Masse E, Canning R, Makary H, Ojah C, Monterrosa L, Deshpandey A, Afifi J, Kajetanowicz A, Andersson S, Tammela O, Sankilampi U, Saarela T, Prazad P, Noguchi A, McWan K, Button B, Stratton W, Hamvus A, Raghaven A, Derrick M, Hadley R, Covert R, Lablanc O, Weiss M, Bell A, Shareef M, Silvestri J, Heymann E, Zangen S, Smolkin T, Mimouni F, Bader D, Rothschild A, Strauss Z, Felszer C, Omari H, Tov-Friedman S, Bar-Oz B, Feldman M, Saad N, Flidel-Rimon O, Weisbrod M, Lubin D, Litmanovitz I, Kugelman A, Shinwell E, Klinger G, Nijim Y, Bin-Nun A, Golan A, Mandel D, Fleisher-Sheffer V, Kohelet D, Bakhrakh L, Hattori S, Shirai M, Ishioka T, Mori T, Amizuka T, Huchimukai T, Yoshida H, Sasaki A, Shimizu J, Nakamura T, Maruyama M, Matsumoto H, Hosokawa S, Taki A, Nakagawa M, Ko K, Uozumi A, Nakata S, Shimazaki A, Yoda T, Numata O, Imamura H, Kobayashi A, Tokuriki S, Uchida Y, Arai T, Ito M, Ieda K, Ono T, Hayashi M, Maki K, Yamakawa M, Kawai M, Fujii N, Shiomi K, Nozaki K, Wada H, Kim T, Tokunaga Y, Takatera A, Oshima T, Sumida H, Michinomae Y, Kusumoto Y, Yoshimoto S, Morisawa T, Ohashi T, Takahashi Y, Sugimoto M, Ono N, Miyagawa S, Saijo T, Yamagami T, Koyano K, Kobayashi S, Kanda T, Sakemi Y, Aoki M, Iida K, Goshi M, Maruyama Y, Avila-Alvarez A, Ting J, Toye J, Fernandez-Trisac J, Pico M, Seara M, Gutierrez A, Vizcaino C, Iglesias M, Zaplana H, Colomer B, Lopez J, Mozo R, Martinez M, Sebastian M, Carbonell M, Barnusell J, Puiggros M, Aloy J, Mussons F, Sanz I, Galiana G, Coroleu W, Iriondo M, Vilella L, Porta R, Demestre X, Nadal S, Martinez C, Cuesta M, Mora D, Tardio J, Benavente I, Alonso A, Olmos R, Cabezas M, Jimenez M, Caballero P, Diaz M, Fagundo A, Canals L, Rodrigo F, Marti L, Galdo M, Suazo J, Lopez E, Fernandez J, Altuna M, Muga O, Navarro D, Dominguez M, del Prado M, Diez I, Benavides M, Lapena S, Prada T, Mir E, Sanchez A, Vega E, del Prado N, Fernandez C, Vilaplana L, Perez I, Gomez L, Comeche L, Martin I, Armengod C, Labian C, Munoz M, Bravo D, Perez V, Fernandez M, Gonzalez C, Segura S, Azorin M, Jimenez A, Sanchez-Tamayo T, Moreno E, Gonzalez M, Martinez J, Garcia J, Orayen C, Gonzalez J, Albo M, Colmenero E, Gonzalez E, del Arco B, Gordillo L, Asensio M, Diaz C, Albujar R, Jorge P, Romero S, Falero M, Izquierdo A, Capell J, Vicente M, Caballero R, Euba A, Serna A, Goya J, Legorburu A, Amoros A, Isabel V, Gonzalez N, Gracia S, Faci P, Villagrasa M, Macian M, Kofron J, Brodd K, Odlind A, Alberg L, Arwehed S, Hafstrom O, Kasemo A, Nederman K, Ahman L, Ingemarsson F, Petersson H, Thurn P, Albinsson E, Selander B, Abrahamsson T, Heimdahl I, Sveinsdottir K, Wejryd E, Hedlund A, Soderberg M, Hallberg B, Brune T, Backstrom J, Robinson J, Farooqi A, Normann E, Fredriksson M, Palm A, Rosenqvist U, Walde B, Hagman C, Ohlin A, Florell R, Smedsaas-Lofvenberg A, Meyer P, Anderegg C, Schulzke S, Nelle M, Wagner B, Riedel T, Kaczala G, Pfister R, Tolsa J, Roth M, Stocker M, Laubscher B, Malzacher A, Micallef J, Hegi L, Arlettaz R, Bernet V, Fiorini P, Boldrini A, Tomasini B, Kefas J, Kamalanathan A, Jayachandran, Yoxall B, McBride T, Webb D, Garr R, Hassan A, Ambadkar P, Dyke M, McDevitt K, Rewitzky G, D'Amore A, Panasa N, Settle P, Maddock N, Edi-Osagie N, Zipitis C, Heal C, Birch J, Hasib A, Soe A, Kumar N, Kisat H, Vasu V, Lama M, Gupta R, Rawlingson C, Wickham T, Theron M, Kendall G, Gupta A, Aladangady N, Ali I, Alsford L, Lopez W, Murthy V, Sullivan C, Thomas M, Bate T, Godambe S, Watts T, Kuna J, Chang J, Pai V, Huddy C, Yasin S, Nicholl R, Pandey P, Cusack J, Kairamkonda V, Muogbo D, Harry L, Simmons P, Nycyk J, Gallagher A, Pillay T, Deshpande S, Mahadevan, Moore A, Clark S, Garbash M, Lal M, Abu-Harb M, Dani C, Mittal A, Allwood A, Selter M, Munyard P, Bartle D, Paul S, Whincup G, Mallik A, Amess P, Godden C, Reynolds P, Misra I, De Halpert P, Salgia S, Sanghavi R, Wigfield R, Deketelaere A, Khashu M, Hall M, Groves C, Brown N, Brennan N, Vamvakiti K, McIntyre J, Pirie S, Jones S, Mannix P, Cairns P, Eaton M, Schwarz K, Gibson D, Miall L, Krishnamurthy, and Int Network 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Objective To evaluate outcome trends of neonates born very preterm in 11 high-income countries participating in the International Network for Evaluating Outcomes of neonates. Study design In a retrospective cohort study, we included 154 233 neonates admitted to 529 neonatal units between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2015, at 24(0/7) to 31(6/7) weeks of gestational age and birth weight

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2019

10. New combinations in the tribe Urgineeae (Asparagaceae subfam. Scilloideae) with comments on contrasting taxonomic treatments

Author

Martinez-Azorin, M., Crespo, M.B., Alonso-Vargas, M.Á., Dold, A.P., Crouch, N.R., Pfosser, M., Mucina, L., Pinter, M., Wetschnig, W., Martinez-Azorin, M., Crespo, M.B., Alonso-Vargas, M.Á., Dold, A.P., Crouch, N.R., Pfosser, M., Mucina, L., Pinter, M., and Wetschnig, W.

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As part of a taxonomic revision of tribe Urgineeae, and informed by morphological and phylogenetic evidence obtained in the last decade, we present 17 new combinations in Austronea, Indurgia, Schizobasis, Tenicroa, Thuranthos, Urgineopsis, and Vera-duthiea. These are for taxa recently described in Drimia sensu latissimo or otherwise named during the past century. We include type information for all considered taxa and designate lectotypes for Drimia pauciflora, Urginea salmonea and U. sebirii. We discuss recent analytic and synthetic approaches to taxonomic arrangements for the Urgineeae and reinforce the support of an analytic treatment that recognises several genera characterised by distinct syndromes of morphological characters, biogeography and molecular evidence.

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2019

11. Sleep quality and emotional reactivity cluster in bipolar disorders and impact on functioning

Author

Etain, B., Godin, O., Boudebesse, C., Aubin, V., Azorin, M., Bellivier, F., Bougerol, T., Courtet, P., Gard, S., Kahn, J.P., Passerieux, C., Collaborators, Face-Bd, Leboyer, M., Henry, C., Variabilité de réponse aux Psychotropes (VariaPsy - U1144), Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 (UPD5)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Hôpital Saint-Louis, Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7), Fondation FondaMental [Créteil], Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (iPLESP), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Biomécanique cellulaire et respiratoire (BCR), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Pôle de Psychiatrie [Hôpital Henri Mondor], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Hôpital H. Mondor - A. Chenevier, Hôpital Princesse Grace [Monaco], Département Universitaire de Psychiatrie - [Hôpital Sainte Marguerite - APHM] (Hôpitaux Sud), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (APHM)-Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite [CHU - APHM] (Hôpitaux Sud ), Centre de recherche en neurobiologie - neurophysiologie de Marseille (CRN2M), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), CHU Grenoble, Neuropsychiatrie : recherche épidémiologique et clinique (PSNREC), Université Montpellier 1 (UM1)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM), Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Montpellier] (CHRU Montpellier), Centre hospitalier Charles Perrens [Bordeaux], Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nancy (CHRU Nancy), Université de Lorraine (UL), Centre Hospitalier de Versailles André Mignot (CHV), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), Variabilité de réponse aux psychotropes ( VariaPsy - U1144 ), Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 ( UPD7 ) -Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 ( UPD5 ) -Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale ( INSERM ), Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 ( UPD7 ), Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique ( iPLESP ), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale ( INSERM ) -Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 ( UPMC ), Biomécanique cellulaire et respiratoire ( BCR ), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale ( INSERM ) -Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 ( UPEC UP12 ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)-Hôpital H. Mondor - A. Chenevier, Département Universitaire de Psychiatrie - [Hôpital Sainte Marguerite - APHM] ( Hôpitaux Sud ), Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite [CHU - APHM] ( Hôpitaux Sud ) -Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille ( APHM ) -Aix Marseille Université ( AMU ), Centre de recherche en neurobiologie - neurophysiologie de Marseille ( CRN2M ), Aix Marseille Université ( AMU ) -Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale ( INSERM ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Neuropsychiatrie : recherche épidémiologique et clinique, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale ( INSERM ) -Université Montpellier 1 ( UM1 ) -Université de Montpellier ( UM ), Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Montpellier] ( CHRU Montpellier ), Hôpital Charles Perrens, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nancy ( CHRU Nancy ), Université de Lorraine ( UL ), Centre Hospitalier de Versailles (CHV), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines ( UVSQ ), Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 (UPD5), Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite [CHU - APHM] (Hôpitaux Sud )-Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (APHM)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU), Université Montpellier 1 (UM1)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Optimisation Thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie (VariaPsy - U1144), Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 (UPD5)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7), Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (APHP), and Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (APHP)-Hôpital H. Mondor - A. Chenevier

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Adult, Male, Sleep Wake Disorders, medicine.medical_specialty, Bipolar disorder, [ SDV.MHEP.PSM ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Psychiatrics and mental health, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Cluster analysis, Internal medicine, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, medicine, Humans, Functioning, Reactivity (psychology), Sleep quality, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Emotional dysregulation, Sleep in non-human animals, 030227 psychiatry, Poor sleep, Psychiatry and Mental health, Affect, Mood, Emotional reactivity, [SDV.MHEP.PSM]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Psychiatrics and mental health, Impulsive Behavior, Female, France, Psychology, Arousal, Sleep, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Stress, Psychological, Clinical psychology
Abstract

Objective:Bipolar disorders (BD) are characterized by sleep disturbances and emotional dysregulation both during acute episodes and remission periods. We hypothesized that sleep quality (SQ) and emotional reactivity (ER) defined clusters of patients with no or abnormal SQ and ER and we studied the association with functioning.Method:We performed a bi-dimensional cluster analysis using SQ and ER measures in a sample of 533 outpatients patients with BD (in remission or with subsyndromal mood symptoms). Clusters were compared for mood symptoms, sleep profile and functioning.Results:We identified three clusters of patients: C1 (normal ER and SQ, 54%), C2 (hypo-ER and low SQ, 22%) and C3 (hyper-ER and low SQ, 24%). C1 was characterized by minimal mood symptoms, better sleep profile and higher functioning than other clusters. Although highly different for ER, C2 and C3 had similar levels of subsyndromal mood symptoms as assessed using classical mood scales. When exploring sleep domains, C2 showed poor sleep efficiency and a trend for longer sleep latency as compared to C3. Interestingly, alterations in functioning were similar in C2 and C3, with no difference in any of the sub-domains.Conclusion:Abnormalities in ER and SQ delineated three clusters of patients with BD and significantly impacted on functioning.

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2017
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22. MRI prostate contouring is not impaired by the use of a radiotherapy image acquisition set-up. An intra- and inter-observer paired comparative analysis with diagnostic set-up images.

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Sabater S, Pastor-Juan MR, Andres I, López-Martinez L, Lopez-Honrubia V, Tercero-Azorin MI, Sevillano M, Lozano-Setien E, Jimenez-Jimenez E, Berenguer R, Rovirosa A, Castro-Larefors S, Magdalena Marti-Laosa M, Roche O, Martinez-Terol F, and Arenas M

Subjects
Algorithms, Humans, Male, Observer Variation, Organs at Risk diagnostic imaging, Radiation Oncologists, Radiologists, Retrospective Studies, Statistics, Nonparametric, Workflow, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Prostate diagnostic imaging, Prostatic Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Prostatic Neoplasms radiotherapy, Rectum diagnostic imaging
Abstract

Purpose: The use of MRI for radiotherapy planning purposes is growing but image acquisition using radiotherapy set-ups has impaired image quality. Whether differences in image acquisition set-up could modify organ contouring has not been evaluated. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate differences in contouring between paired of image sets that were acquired in the same scanning session using different parameters., Material and Methods: Ten patients underwent RT treatment planning with MRI co-registration. MRI was carried out using two different set-ups during the same session, MRI radiotherapy set-ups and MRI diagnostic set-ups. Prostates and rectums were retrospectively contoured in both image sets by 5 radiation oncologists and 4 radiologists. Intra-observer analysis was carried out comparing organ volumes, the Dice coefficient and hausdorff distance values between two contouring rounds. Inter-observer analysis was carried out by comparing individual contours to a generated STAPLE consensus contour, which is considered the gold standard reference., Results: No significant differences were observed between MRI acquisition set-ups. Significant differences were observed for the dice and hausdorff parameters, comparing individual contours to the STAPLE consensus contour, when analysing diagnostic images between rounds, although raw values were similar., Conclusion: Prostate and rectum contours did not differ significantly when using diagnostic or radiotherapy MRI acquisition set-ups., (Copyright © 2020 Société française de radiothérapie oncologique (SFRO). Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)

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2021
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23. An MRI comparative image evaluation under diagnostic and radiotherapy planning set-ups using a carbon fibre tabletop for pelvic radiotherapy.

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Sabater S, Pastor-Juan MR, Berenguer R, Lozano-Setien E, Andres I, Tercero-Azorin MI, Sevillano M, Jimenez-Jimenez E, Rovirosa A, Korte E, and Arenas M

Subjects
Carbon Fiber, Equipment and Supplies, Hospital, Humans, Male, Phantoms, Imaging, Retrospective Studies, Signal-To-Noise Ratio, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Prostatic Neoplasms diagnostic imaging
Abstract

Purpose: To quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate and compare MR images acquired from the usual diagnostic set-up with images acquired in a radiotherapy set-up., Materials and Methods: MR images of a phantom and 18 prostate cancer patients imaging using the usual diagnostic set-up with a curved tabletop (DX-set-up) and using a radiotherapy set-up (RT-set-up) with a flat tabletop, were analysed retrospectively. Quantitative assessments were made by measuring signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast to noise ratio (CNR). Non-parametric tests were used. Qualitative assessments were made independently by three radiologists. Inter-rater reliability was measured as the percentage of agreement and Gwet's AC2 test., Results: The use of the RT-set-up was linked to 19.3% SNR drop on the phantom image. Up to 24% SNR prostate drop was observed in patients' images. Up to 34% CNR drop was observed in patients' images. Although image quality of the RT-set-up was acceptable, all measured domains were worse than the corresponding DX-set-up. Additionally diagnostic images were linked to a better percentage of agreement among raters., Conclusions: SNR, CNR and image quality were significantly worse when using the RT-set-up than with the DX-set-up although Image quality in the RT-set-up was acceptable., (Copyright © 2019 Société française de radiothérapie oncologique (SFRO). Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)

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2019
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24. Direct medical mental health care costs of schizophrenia in France, Germany and the United Kingdom - findings from the European Schizophrenia Cohort (EuroSC).

Author

Heider D, Bernert S, König HH, Matschinger H, Hogh T, Brugha TS, Bebbington PE, Azorin M, Angermeyer MC, and Toumi M

Subjects
Adult, Cohort Studies, Drug Costs statistics & numerical data, Female, France, Germany, Health Services economics, Health Services Accessibility statistics & numerical data, Health Surveys, Humans, Insurance Claim Review statistics & numerical data, Male, Mental Disorders economics, Mental Disorders therapy, National Health Programs economics, National Health Programs statistics & numerical data, Outcome Assessment, Health Care statistics & numerical data, United Kingdom, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Health Care Costs statistics & numerical data, Health Services statistics & numerical data, Schizophrenia economics
Abstract

Objectives: To quantify and compare the resource consumption and direct costs of medical mental health care of patients suffering from schizophrenia in France, Germany and the United Kingdom., Methods: In the European Cohort Study of Schizophrenia, a naturalistic two-year follow-up study, patients were recruited in France (N=288), Germany (N=618), and the United Kingdom (N=302). Data about the use of services and medication were collected. Unit cost data were obtained and transformed into United States Dollar Purchasing Power Parities (USD-PPP). Mean service use and costs were estimated using between-effects regression models., Results: In the French/German/UK sample estimated means for a six-month period were respectively 5.7, 7.5 and 6.4 inpatient days, and 11.0, 1.3, and 0.7 day-clinic days. After controlling for age, sex, number of former hospitalizations and psychopathology (CGI score), mean costs were 3700/2815/3352 USD-PPP., Conclusions: Service use and estimated costs varied considerably between countries. The greatest differences were related to day-clinic use. The use of services was not consistently higher in one country than in the others. Estimated costs did not necessarily reflect the quantity of service use, since unit costs for individual types of service varied considerably between countries.

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2009
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25. Consensus on the Practical Use of Amisulpride, an Atypical Antipsychotic, in the Treatment of Schizophrenia.

Author

Lecrubier Y, Azorin M, Bottai T, Dalery J, Garreau G, Lempérière T, Lisoprawski A, Petitjean F, and Vanelle JM

Subjects
Adult, Aged, Amisulpride, Antipsychotic Agents adverse effects, Double-Blind Method, Feasibility Studies, France, Humans, Middle Aged, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Sulpiride adverse effects, Sulpiride analogs & derivatives, Treatment Outcome, Antipsychotic Agents therapeutic use, Schizophrenia drug therapy, Schizophrenic Psychology, Sulpiride therapeutic use
Abstract

Clinical expectations in schizophrenia treatment have greatly increased since the introduction of new atypical antipsychotics, but the choice of therapeutic strategy has become more complex and reference guidelines are scarce. This paper summarizes the consensus of a broad range of professionals after long-term commercialization in France of an atypical antipsychotic, amisulpride. Participants were from psychiatric hospitals, private clinics, out-patients settings and research; all were experienced with the drug. Discussions focused on the practical use of amisulpride, as, in addition to the double-blind trials information, it may be useful for psychiatrists of other countries to intuitively understand the therapeutic properties of amisulpride. The topics selected include acute psychotic episodes, short- and long-term follow-up, feasibility of treating the initial phase, the elderly and switching treatments. The French experience emphasizes the central role of amisulpride as a first-line treatment of schizophrenia., (Copyright 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel.)

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2001
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26. [Post-traumatic coxarthrosis. Medicolegal conditions of the likelihood of fractures, luxations or contusions].

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Lequesne M, Azorin M, and Lamotte J

Subjects
Adolescent, Adult, Child, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, France, Humans, Jurisprudence, Male, Osteoarthritis, Hip classification, Osteoarthritis, Hip physiopathology, Time Factors, Trauma Severity Indices, Contusions diagnosis, Forensic Medicine, Hip Dislocation diagnosis, Hip Fractures diagnosis, Hip Injuries, Osteoarthritis, Hip etiology
Abstract

Trauma is the cause of 5 to 10% of all cases of osteoarthritis of the hip. One third of patients with a dislocation or fracture-dislocation of the hip or an acetabular fracture develop osteoarthritis of the hip within one to 20 years. Symptoms may be minor or absent during the interval. In addition to severe injuries, simple contusions resulting for instance from a blow to the greater trochanter or knee or from forced abduction of the hip (e.g., splits) can also result in osteoarthritis of the hip. We developed a set of five imputability criteria, of which three are essential: 1) documentation of the exact nature of the trauma; 2) absence of osteoarthritis in the uninjured hip; 3) consistency between the estimated duration of osteoarthritis and the date of the injury. Causality assessment problems which arise when a trauma worsens or accelerates preexisting osteoarthritis are discussed on the basis of clinical and roentgenographic findings. Mechanical and biochemical factors involved in the pathophysiology of contusion-related osteoarthritis of the hip are briefly reviewed.

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1993

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