Pub Date : 2016-11-29DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-3704-1
Haydar Abdulameer Marhoon, M. Mahmuddin, S. A. Nor
{"title":"DCBRP: a deterministic chain-based routing protocol for wireless sensor networks","authors":"Haydar Abdulameer Marhoon, M. Mahmuddin, S. A. Nor","doi":"10.1186/s40064-016-3704-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-3704-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21923,"journal":{"name":"SpringerPlus","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40064-016-3704-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65821514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-11-29DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-3695-y
Daoyan Guo, Hong Chen, R. Long
{"title":"Who reports high company performance? A quantitative study of Chinese listed companies in the energy industry","authors":"Daoyan Guo, Hong Chen, R. Long","doi":"10.1186/s40064-016-3695-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-3695-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21923,"journal":{"name":"SpringerPlus","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40064-016-3695-y","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65821301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-11-29DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-3707-y
Chang-Hung Chen, Chao-Tai Lee, T. Chang
{"title":"Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens bacteremia with coinfection of Mycobacterium bovis pneumonia: case report and literature review","authors":"Chang-Hung Chen, Chao-Tai Lee, T. Chang","doi":"10.1186/s40064-016-3707-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-3707-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21923,"journal":{"name":"SpringerPlus","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40064-016-3707-y","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65821080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-11-29DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-3700-5
M. Ding, Qianlong Zhu
{"title":"Equivalent modeling of PMSG-based wind power plants considering LVRT capabilities: electromechanical transients in power systems","authors":"M. Ding, Qianlong Zhu","doi":"10.1186/s40064-016-3700-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-3700-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21923,"journal":{"name":"SpringerPlus","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40064-016-3700-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65821418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-11-29DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-3741-9
Yoshiaki Oshima, Seiji Sakamoto, Kazumasa Yamasaki, S. Mochida, K. Funaki, Naoki Moriyama, A. Otsuki, R. Endo, M. Nakasone, Shunsaku Takahashi, T. Harada, Y. Minami, Y. Inagaki
{"title":"Desflurane inhalation before ischemia increases ischemia–reperfusion-induced vascular leakage in isolated rabbit lungs","authors":"Yoshiaki Oshima, Seiji Sakamoto, Kazumasa Yamasaki, S. Mochida, K. Funaki, Naoki Moriyama, A. Otsuki, R. Endo, M. Nakasone, Shunsaku Takahashi, T. Harada, Y. Minami, Y. Inagaki","doi":"10.1186/s40064-016-3741-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-3741-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21923,"journal":{"name":"SpringerPlus","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40064-016-3741-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65822021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-11-29DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-3742-8
M. Miteva, B. Jolevska-Tuneska, T. Atanasova-Pacemska
{"title":"Colombeau products of distributions","authors":"M. Miteva, B. Jolevska-Tuneska, T. Atanasova-Pacemska","doi":"10.1186/s40064-016-3742-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-3742-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21923,"journal":{"name":"SpringerPlus","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40064-016-3742-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65822031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-11-29eCollection Date: 2016-01-01DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-3710-3
Tamás Szentes, László Kovács, Csaba Óváry
Aim: The determination of the necessary capacity and number of neurology wards of level III progressivity that can be defined in the system of criteria detailed in this article and which possess optimal operating conditions in Hungarian terms.
Methods: We used the National Health Insurance Company's database to calculate case numbers and capacity for different levels of neurological and stroke care. We also revised the allocation of advanced diagnostic and therapeutic technologies, and proposed changes, based on health insurance data. We also discussed these propositions with clinical experts to test their viability.
Results: We determined the adequate number of organisational units capable of providing special neurological healthcare services on the basis of the basic data of the Hungarian healthcare system, specifying this number as 6 instead of the current 11.
Conclusions: In our study, we have identified significant bias in the nationwide level of neurological and stroke care organisation, which needs revised allocation of healthcare resources. Naturally, this can only be carried out through the restructuring of the emergency care system and the expansion of pre-hospital care.
{"title":"New hospital structure in the twenty-first century: the position of level III (tertiary) neurological and stroke care in a changing healthcare system.","authors":"Tamás Szentes, László Kovács, Csaba Óváry","doi":"10.1186/s40064-016-3710-3","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40064-016-3710-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>The determination of the necessary capacity and number of neurology wards of level III progressivity that can be defined in the system of criteria detailed in this article and which possess optimal operating conditions in Hungarian terms.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used the National Health Insurance Company's database to calculate case numbers and capacity for different levels of neurological and stroke care. We also revised the allocation of advanced diagnostic and therapeutic technologies, and proposed changes, based on health insurance data. We also discussed these propositions with clinical experts to test their viability.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We determined the adequate number of organisational units capable of providing special neurological healthcare services on the basis of the basic data of the Hungarian healthcare system, specifying this number as 6 instead of the current 11.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In our study, we have identified significant bias in the nationwide level of neurological and stroke care organisation, which needs revised allocation of healthcare resources. Naturally, this can only be carried out through the restructuring of the emergency care system and the expansion of pre-hospital care.</p>","PeriodicalId":21923,"journal":{"name":"SpringerPlus","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5127917/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65821153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-11-29eCollection Date: 2016-01-01DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-3722-z
Thomas C Sauter, Carlo Melis, Wolf E Hautz, Meret E Ricklin, Aristomenis K Exadaktylos
Background: The present study investigated how much Swiss general internal medicine practitioners (GPs) know about new direct oral anticoagulants (NOACs), particularly the relevant guidelines, follow-up tests, dosing adjustments, indications and complications. We conducted a paper-based survey of GPs, performed in Bern, Switzerland. Our questionnaire assessed the physicians' preference for NOACs rather than vitamin K antagonists (VKA), prevalence and choice of NOAC, clinical follow-up including follow-up blood testing, and bleeding complications.
Results: 53 GPs participated in our pilot investigation. They treated 32.7% ± 19 of their patients requiring oral anticoagulation with NOACs. New patients who had started oral anticoagulation received NOACs from 49 GPs (92.5%) but most GPs would not switch patients from existing VKA therapy to NOACs. Clinical controls are scheduled by a majority of GPs (67.9%) at least every 3 months; creatinine and haemoglobin are monitored by most GPs (51 (96.2%) and 39 (73.6%), respectively). In the preceding 2 years, GPs had seen 1.9 ± 2.87 bleeding complications in patients with NOACs. 0.5 ± 0.95 (range 0-5) of these required hospital treatment.
Conclusion: NOACs are broadly accepted by investigated Swiss GPs as the first choice for patients newly requiring oral anticoagulation. This was in preference to VKAs and especially if recommended by a haematologist or cardiologist. As, in our population, only about two-thirds of GPs adhere to recommendations on clinical and blood test follow-ups, further efforts to implement follow-up guidelines seem necessary. Further research in a large representative GP population is recommended; this should compare NOACs and VKAs. Bleeding complications were rare in our population and could mostly be handled without hospital admission.
{"title":"Direct new oral anticoagulants: follow-up, guidelines and bleeding complications in general practice-a survey of Swiss general internal medicine practitioners.","authors":"Thomas C Sauter, Carlo Melis, Wolf E Hautz, Meret E Ricklin, Aristomenis K Exadaktylos","doi":"10.1186/s40064-016-3722-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40064-016-3722-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The present study investigated how much Swiss general internal medicine practitioners (GPs) know about new direct oral anticoagulants (NOACs), particularly the relevant guidelines, follow-up tests, dosing adjustments, indications and complications. We conducted a paper-based survey of GPs, performed in Bern, Switzerland. Our questionnaire assessed the physicians' preference for NOACs rather than vitamin K antagonists (VKA), prevalence and choice of NOAC, clinical follow-up including follow-up blood testing, and bleeding complications.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>53 GPs participated in our pilot investigation. They treated 32.7% ± 19 of their patients requiring oral anticoagulation with NOACs. New patients who had started oral anticoagulation received NOACs from 49 GPs (92.5%) but most GPs would not switch patients from existing VKA therapy to NOACs. Clinical controls are scheduled by a majority of GPs (67.9%) at least every 3 months; creatinine and haemoglobin are monitored by most GPs (51 (96.2%) and 39 (73.6%), respectively). In the preceding 2 years, GPs had seen 1.9 ± 2.87 bleeding complications in patients with NOACs. 0.5 ± 0.95 (range 0-5) of these required hospital treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>NOACs are broadly accepted by investigated Swiss GPs as the first choice for patients newly requiring oral anticoagulation. This was in preference to VKAs and especially if recommended by a haematologist or cardiologist. As, in our population, only about two-thirds of GPs adhere to recommendations on clinical and blood test follow-ups, further efforts to implement follow-up guidelines seem necessary. Further research in a large representative GP population is recommended; this should compare NOACs and VKAs. Bleeding complications were rare in our population and could mostly be handled without hospital admission.</p>","PeriodicalId":21923,"journal":{"name":"SpringerPlus","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5126033/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65821229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl (loquat) is an evergreen Rosaceae fruit tree widely distributed in subtropical regions. Its leaves are considered as traditional Chinese medicine and are of high medical value especially for cough and emesis. Thus, we sequenced the complete plastid genome of E. japonica to better utilize this important species. The complete plastid genome of E. japonica is 159,137 bp in length, which contains a typical quadripartite structure with a pair of inverted repeats (IR, 26,326 bp) separated by large (LSC, 89,202 bp) and small (SSC, 19,283 bp) single-copy regions. The E. japonica plastid genome encodes 112 unique genes which consist of 78 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNA genes and 4 rRNA genes. Gene structure and content of E. japonica plastid genome are quite conserved and show similarity among Rosaceous species. Five large indels are unique to E. japonica in comparison with Pyrus pyrifolia and Prunus persica, which could be utilized as molecular markers. A total of 72 simple sequence repeats (SSRs) were detected and most of them are mononucleotide repeats composed of A or T, indicating a strong A or T bias for base composition. The Ka and Ks ratios of most genes are lower than 1, which suggests that most genes are under purifying selection. The phylogenetic analysis described the evolutionary relationship within Rosaceae and fully supported a close relationship between E. japonica and P. pyrifolia.
枇杷(Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl)是一种常绿蔷薇科果树,广泛分布于亚热带地区。它的叶子被视为传统中药,具有很高的医疗价值,特别是对咳嗽和呃逆有很好的疗效。因此,我们对枇杷的完整质粒基因组进行了测序,以便更好地利用这一重要物种。粳稻的完整质粒基因组全长159 137 bp,包含一个典型的四方结构,其中有一对倒位重复序列(IR,26 326 bp),由大的单拷贝区(LSC,89 202 bp)和小的单拷贝区(SSC,19 283 bp)隔开。粳稻质体基因组编码 112 个独特的基因,其中包括 78 个蛋白质编码基因、30 个 tRNA 基因和 4 个 rRNA 基因。E. japonica质体基因组的基因结构和内容相当保守,在蔷薇科植物中显示出相似性。与梨树和柿树相比,粳稻质体基因组中存在 5 个独特的大嵌合位点,可作为分子标记。共检测到 72 个简单序列重复序列(SSR),其中大部分是由 A 或 T 组成的单核苷酸重复序列,表明碱基组成有很强的 A 或 T 偏倚。大多数基因的 Ka 和 Ks 比值低于 1,这表明大多数基因处于纯化选择过程中。系统进化分析描述了蔷薇科内的进化关系,并完全支持 E. japonica 和 P. pyrifolia 之间的密切关系。
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