36-year History Research Articles

A Bibliometric Analysis of the 36-Year History of Cancer Nursing (1987-2023).

Bibliometric analysis is an effective method for evaluating the publication characteristics and development of a journal. To our knowledge, this study is the first such analysis of the publications in Cancer Nursing . This study aimed to analyze the publication characteristics and evolution of Cancer Nursing over a period of 36 years since its inception. Bibliometric analysis was carried out on 3095 publications. Data were collected from the Web of Science Core Collection database on September 15, 2023. Data analysis was conducted with Web of Science Core Collection, VOSviewer, and Bibliometrix package in R software. The results showed a steady increase in the citation and publication structure of Cancer Nursing . "Quality of life" was at the center of the studies, and "quality of life," "women," and "breast cancer" were identified as trend topics. The United States was both at the center of the cooperation network and was the country that contributed the most publications to the journal. Cancer Nursing has had an increasing contribution to and impact on cancer nursing in terms of the quality and citations of published articles. It was noted that the journal's network of collaboration has expanded globally and that its thematic diversity is high. Although quality of life, women, and breast cancer have been reported extensively, more studies addressing the concepts of "children," "support," and "needs" are needed in the journal. This study not only enriches global readers in the field of cancer nursing but may also be beneficial in providing input to guide future research.

Thirty-six years of contributions to queueing systems: a content analysis, topic modeling, and graph-based exploration of research published in the QUESTA journal

We investigate the 36-year history of research published in the journal Queueing Systems: Theory and Applications (QUESTA), to uncover trends over time in the research topics and themes covered as well as in authorship, co-authorship, and institutional affiliation. Our analysis includes three different approaches. First, we conduct a content analysis of titles and abstracts using selected keywords to examine trends in the three themes of models, methods, and concepts applied in each article. Second, we employ unsupervised topic modeling to identify more hidden topics discussed in the journal. Finally, we analyze the co-authorship graph to identify trends in co-authorship and changes in collaboration practices between authors and their research institutions. Our findings reveal a persistent popularity of studies focused on the basic modeling of queues, queueing networks, and queueing systems. We also confirm an increase in collaboration among authors over time.

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis with chest pain as atypical symptoms

A 43-year-old man with a 1-month history of chest pain was admitted to West China Hospital (Chengdu, China) without cough, fever, or viscous sputum. He had a 36-year history of asthma, treated with inhaled 50 μg salmeterol xinafoate and 250 μg fluticasone propionate (Seretide; GlaxoSmithKline, Brentford, UK), without relapsing for nearly a year. A CT scan showed multiple mucus plugs (figure A). Blood tests showed the peripheral eosinophil count was 1380 cells per uL (normal range, 20–520 cells per uL), the total IgE concentration was 1640 IU/mL (normal range, 5–150 IU/mL), and the results from an Xpert MTB/RIF test, a galactomannan antigen, and a 1,3-β-D glucan antigen test were negative. No sputum pathogenic test was done as the patient had no sputum. According to the Asano criteria, these results suggested a diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. 2 days after admission, a painless fibrobronchoscopy examination was done to obtain mucus plugs for mycology and histopathology tests. Mucus and mucus plugs were detected in the bilateral pulmonary bronchi by bronchoscopy (figure B). Galactomannan antigen test, microscopy, and fungal culture results were negative, but metagenomics next-generation sequencing (mNGS) testing of bronchial lavage and puncture tissue of the endobronchial membrane rapidly detected Aspergillus fumigatus. 4 days after admission, the concentration of specific IgE for filamentous fungi in the blood was 5·67 IU/mL. A pathological test of the puncture tissue of the endobronchial membrane showed infiltration of eosinophils and fungal mycelia and Charcot–Leyden crystals. Thus, the diagnosis was allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and the treatment was intravenous voriconazole (0·4 g twice daily on day 1, then 0·2 g twice daily for 4 days). 8 days after admission, the chest pain eased after therapy. The patient was discharged and the treatment plan switched to oral voriconazole (0·2 g twice daily for 1 month) and prednisone (40 mg once daily for 2 weeks, then 30 mg once daily for 1 week, and 25 mg once daily for another week) for continued treatment. 1 month after being discharged from hospital, the patient received a CT scan review, showing the multiple mucus plugs had almost disappeared (figure C).

Transitions and reinventions: the Slovenian LGBT Film Festival

ABSTRACT The Slovenian LGBT Film Festival, the oldest film festival concerned with LGBT+ sexualities, life, and art in Europe, has been an important instrument of political and cultural activism in the region. It is pivotal to contextualize its history and transformations in relation to state socialism and later democratic transition combined with a rampant increase of nationalist definitions of, and interventions in, sexuality, as well as a surge and transformations of the LGBT+ movement since the 1980s. The start of LGBT+ activism in 1980s was inseparably linked to a surge of Slovenian civil-society movements that have had a key role in subverting the political status quo through cultural activism and making queer bodies visible. Analysing the archives of Slovenian LGBT+ activism and interviews with Suzana Tratnik and Brane Mozetič, two long-time selectors of the Festival, the article focuses on the Slovenian LGBT Film Festival in relation to a unique configuration of political forces, state institutions, transition, contested meanings of the public and the Festival’s visitors, as well as direct and subtle violence the Festival has had to deal with within its 36-year history. The article thus documents a marginalized history of transitions and reinventions of LGBT+ activism in Yugoslavia and Slovenia.

Corneal Classics: The Most-Cited Article in the 36-Year History of Cornea.

To describe the most cited article in the 36 year history of Cornea. All articles from Cornea in the past 36 years were reviewed to find the the article with the greatest number of citations. Descemet-Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty by Mark S. Gorovoy, MD, Cornea 2006;25:886-889 was found to have the greatest number of citations. This study led to the single greatest change of cornea transplant going from Penetrating Keratoplasty to Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty.

Mineralogy and sulfur isotope geochemistry of polymetallic, porphyry-epithermal mineralization peripheral to the Golden Sunlight gold mine, Montana

The Golden Sunlight mine, located 50 km east of the famous Butte porphyry/lode deposit, is the largest gold mine in Montana, and has produced over 3.6 M oz of gold in its 36-year history. Most of this gold has come from the Mineral Hill breccia pipe (MHBP), a west plunging, cylindrical body of brecciated latite porphyry and siliciclastic sedimentary rocks of the Mesoproterozoic Belt Supergroup. This paper focuses on four areas of mineralization outside the MHBP termed the Apex, Bonanza, North Pit, and 102/Sunlight zones. The Apex and 102/Sunlight areas consist of auriferous, pyrite-rich veins cutting Precambrian sediments and the Cambrian Flathead Quartzite, whereas the Bonanza and North Pit areas are polymetallic Mo-Cu-Ag-Au prospects hosted in latite porphyry and Belt sediments. Recent dating (40Ar/39Ar of igneous biotite) shows the porphyry at Bonanza was emplaced at 78 ± 1 Ma, which is several m.y. younger than the porphyry associated with the MHBP (81.9 ± 1.9 Ma, zircon U/Pb), and several m.y. older than the main phase of the Boulder Batholith that hosts the Butte deposit.Overall, the ore and gangue mineral assemblages in the peripheral deposits are similar to those described previously for the MHBP deposit. Pyrite, locally As-rich, is abundant in all settings, with varying amounts of galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, bornite, molybdenite (at Bonanza), tetrahedrite-tennantite, and traces of pearceite, tetradymite, aikinite, calaverite, petzite, goldfieldite, buckhornite, gold and electrum. Gangue minerals include quartz, carbonates (Fe-dolomite, siderite, magnesite), barite, anhydrite, adularia, and alumino-phosphate sulfate (APS) minerals. Spectral analysis indicates that some of the adularia is ammonium rich, i.e., buddingtonite.Values of δ34S for sulfide minerals from the peripheral deposits overlap with values obtained by previous workers from the MHBP. The bulk of the analyses (including all samples from the porphyry-hosted Bonanza deposit) have δ34S values between −12 and −4‰, with a tail to heavier values >+5‰. It is postulated that most of the lighter S was introduced into the district by late Cretaceous magmatic/hydrothermal fluids, whereas the heavier S is attributed to sedimentary pyrite in the Precambrian Greyson and LaHood formations. A weak negative correlation exists between gold grade and the δ34S of associated pyrite: all samples in this study that contain >0.1 oz/ton Au have δ34S < −5.9‰. Two possible explanations for the isotopically light S at Golden Sunlight are explored: 1) assimilation of biogenic pyrite from underlying sedimentary units; and 2) fractionation of S isotopes between SO4 and H2S in a system where oxidized S > reduced S.

The Progression of Male 100 m Sprinting with a Lower-Limb Amputation 1976–2012

Sprinting with a lower-limb amputation over 100 m has taken place in the Paralympic Games for over three decades. The aim of this paper is to statistically evaluate the performances and participation levels of such athletes during this period. The level of performance improvement over a 36-year period was proposed to be significantly greater than the able-bodied equivalent. Coupled with this, a major spike in amputee running performance improvement was shown to occur from 1984–1988. This supports previously recorded accounts of a major technological change being made at this time. Finally, whilst the average performance of the medallists has increased consistently over the 36-year history, the overall participation in the event fell significantly after 1988 and did not recover until 2012.

Horse's tail in bamboo spine: the ‘cauda equina syndrome in ankylosing spondylitis’

Ankylosing spondylitis is the most common of the spondyloarthritides—the group of chronic inflammatory diseases of the axial skeleton that result in low back pain, spinal stiffness and restriction of movement....

Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Crohn's Disease: A Case Report and Review

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is usually known to develop in patients with underlying high-risk liver diseases such as viral hepatitis, cirrhosis and alcohol abuse, whereas reports dealing with HCC in Crohn's disease (CD) are limited. We present a case of HCC, which developed sequentially within a short period in a 52-year-old Japanese man with a 36-year history of CD without risky conditions for HCC. He also had not taken immunosuppressants such as azathioprine. Although the definitive etiological factors contributing to hepatocarcinogenesis in the present case could not be elucidated, further close surveillance is required.

Tackling obesity in men – preliminary evaluation of men‐only groups within a commercial slimming organization

Over Slimming World's 36-year history men have always made up a small percentage of the slimming organization's membership. Past company research suggested that men would feel more comfortable in men-only groups rather than mixed. In 2002, Slimming World set a target to raise the awareness among men about the dangers of being overweight and made practical weight-management solutions more accessible through a national network of men's groups. To evaluate men's weight loss within these 'men-only' groups. Data analysed included those men having attended a group for at least 8 weeks. At the point of data collection average BMI had decreased from 35.9 to 32.5 kg m(-2). At least 5% weight loss was achieved in 90% of the sample. In those who had been members for 24 weeks 69% achieved a 10% weight loss. Shift working did not affect weight loss success. This data shows that overweight and obese men attending Slimming World are successful at losing weight in this environment and can achieve recommended health-related weight loss targets. There should be a move to get away from the mis-perception that slimming groups are only for women and raise awareness of the commercial option to men.

Hypereosinophilia in an Islet Transplant Recipient

A 38-year-old male subject, with a 36-year history of type 1 diabetes mellitus, received two allogeneic islet infusions with a steroid-free immunosuppressive therapy (1) resulting in insulin independence for 15 months and partial graft function for the following 7 months. Ten months posttransplant, progressive elevation of eosinophil count occurred reaching a peak value of 6,350 cells/mm3. Clinically he complained of scalp and upper torso itching exacerbated by exercise and hot water (treated with antihistamines) associated with intermittent rash. A skin biopsy demonstrated eosinophilic infiltrate, IgE antibody tests (for allergies) were negative, and thyroid function was normal. There was no weigh loss, upper and lower respiratory tract symtomatology, abdominal pain, or dyspepsia. After commencing immunosuppression, the patient suffered intermittent diarrhea, severe at times. Stool samples were consistently negative for infectious organism except on one occasion when giardia and iodamoeba were detected, successfully treated with metronidazole. A GI biopsy was normal. The diarrhea was presumed secondary to sirolimus. Causes for reactive eosinophilia were sought; infections, parasitic (angiostrongyliasis, capillariasis, fascioliasis, trichinosis), viral (HIV, HTLV, CMV, Parvovirus), and fungal (aspergillosis, candidiasis) were excluded. Malignancy was sought, chest and abdomen CT showed no masses or splenomegaly. Connective tissue diseases were excluded. An echocardiogram was normal. Drug reaction was evaluated by transiently removing all medications other than immunosuppression, no effect on eosinophilia was noted. A bone marrow biopsy demonstrated normocellularity with mild eosinophilia, without immunophenotypic abnormalities or clonality in any cell population. Interleukin-5 levels (an eosinophil growth factor) and serum tryptase (sign of mast cell degranulation) were slightly elevated. In our patient the most likely diagnosis was idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) associated with mast cell activation. Immunosuppressive drugs were discontinued, without alteration in eosinophil levels excluding sensitivity to the medications. The graft was at this point rejected (Fig. 1). Progression of eosinophilia argued against hypereosinophilia secondary to graft rejection.FIGURE 1. White blood cell and eosinophil counts during the clinical follow-up of the patient after transplantation. Important events in the clinical history of the patient is highlighted in the with arrows and relative legends.Eosinophilias can be classified into reactive forms, e.g., secondary to atopy or parasitic infestation, malignancies including lymphomas, connective tissue diseases, GVHD, bone marrow transplantation (2), and graft rejection, and nonreactive forms, e.g., chronic eosinophilic leukemia (CEL), systemic mastocytosis (SM) with eosinophilia, T-cell clonal and non-clonal disease-associated eosinophilia, and HES (3,4). HES is a collective term for those that cannot otherwise be classified, and, while the risk of malignancy is unclear, there is a risk of end-organ damage from the serum eosinophil granule proteins. The recent discovery of cytogenetic abnormality (fusion of the FIP1L1 gene with the platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha gene) and therapeutic sensitivity to the tyrosine kinase inhibitor Imatinib in some forms of HES is leading to novel therapeutic approaches (5). Treatment with Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec 100 mg increased to 200 mg/day) was initiated and led to rapid remission of clinical signs and near normalization of laboratory abnormalities. Treatment will be continued indefinitely. Chronic (>6 months) hypereosinophilia, skin involvement, and therapeutic response to Imatinib are compatible with a diagnosis of primary HES. Since it developed during immunosuppressive therapy with tacrolimus, sirolimus, and daclizumab, a causal relationship cannot be excluded. Raffaella Poggioli Tatiana Froud David A. Baidal Jacqueline V. Ferreira Muhammad M. Hafiz Camillo Ricordi Diabetes Research Institute and Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida Gerald J. Gleich Department of Dermatology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah Rodolfo Alejandro Diabetes Research Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida

Aberrations in the Fragile Histidine Triad(FHIT) Gene May Be Involved in Lung Carcinogenesis in Patients with Chronic Pulmonary Tuberculosis

It has been suggested that pulmonary tuberculosis (PT) is associated with lung carcinogenesis. To identify the genetic characteristics of precancerous PT lesions in lung, 20 patients were selected with a 1-month to 36-year history of PT and 20 lung cancer patients with a 2- to 53-year history of previous PT that had undergone lung resection at the Nanfang Hospital from 1999 to 2003; PCR-based microsatellite analysis with DNA extracted from microdissected tissues and immunohistochemical analysis of FHIT protein expression in samples of hyperplasia and cancer obtained from 40 patients were performed. Three microsatellite markers of the FHIT gene for loss of heterozygosity (LOH) analysis were used. LOH of the FHIT locus was frequently found among the lesions of hyperplasia and atypical hyperplasia obtained from 6 patients with a 1- to 36-year history of PT (12 of 30 informative lesions, 40%); none of 70 hyperplastic lesions obtained from 14 patients with a 1- to 11-month history of PT showed LOH at the FHIT gene; 17 of 20 (85%) cancer lesions obtained from 20 lung cancer patients with a 2- to 53-year history of previous PT showed LOH at the FHIT gene, which was significantly higher than hyperplasia and atypical hyperplasia obtained from patients with a 1- to 36-year history of PT in FHIT LOH (Fisher’s exact test p = 0.003). Additionally, the level of FHIT protein expression was frequently reduced in the hyperplastic lung epithelial cells of PT with a 1- to 36-year history and cancer tissue. Our findings suggest that allelic loss of the FHIT gene may be involved in carcinogenesis in the lung of patients with PT.

A 36-Year History of Fatal Road Rage in Marion County, Oregon: 1963–1998

This paper documents the 36-year history, with five examples, of fatal road rage in Marion County, Oregon. Relevant details (all that were available) from each case are presented. Alcohol intoxication was present in four of our five cases. We include two deaths by gunshot at close range, two deaths as a result of a motor vehicle traffic accident, and one natural death. All subjects were males. Three were Caucasian and two were Hispanic. The three subjects in Cases 1, 2 and 3 were complete strangers to the occupants of the other involved vehicles. The subjects in Cases 4 and 5 (along with the occupants of their own vehicles) were acquaintances of the occupants of the involved vehicle. There appears to be no previous forensic, medical or psychiatric literature on road rage as such. We present an initial psychiatric evaluation of the perpetrators of this type of fatal assault. There are no specific statutes in Oregon, at the state or county levels, regarding road rage. However, the city of Gresham, Oregon, recently enacted an ordinance regarding road rage. We stress the need for further study of this phenomenon, especially through the use of the psychological-psychiatric autopsy.

Negative myoclonic status due to antiepileptic drug tapering: report of three cases.

Epileptic negative myoclonus (ENM) has been increasingly recognized in different epilepsies, but the reasons for its appearance and prognosis remain uncertain. We report 3 patients who developed de novo, almost continuous ENM, triggered by antiepileptic drug (AED) tapering, that resolved with treatment. Three patients aged 16, 19, and 65 years with a 13- to 36-year history of partial epilepsy were receiving a therapeutic dosage of carbamazepine or phenobarbital plus either clobazam (CLB) or valproate (VPA). None had previously had ENM. Forty-eight to 72 h after CLB or VPA withdrawal, the habitual seizures recurred. The patient also began to report repetitive postural lapses of one or more limbs that interfered with eating or writing. At this time, each patient underwent polygraphy with simultaneous surface electromyography (EMG) of deltoid, biceps, and triceps muscles and of the wrist extensor and flexor bilaterally. In all patients, EEGs demonstrated almost continuous epileptiform discharges whose spatial distribution was similar to that observed before ENM appearance. Polygraphic recordings showed repetitive loss of postural EMG activity in one or more limbs, 100-400 ms in duration, which occurred in conjunction with the spike-waves. One milligram of clonazepam intravenously always terminated ENM status, which has not recurred in the ensuing 9-36 months. ENM may emerge as a new type of seizure due to tapering of AED therapy. This effect is possibly related to the great activation of epileptiform activity with consequent interference with cortical activity.

Laminated Intestinal Calculi – A Rare Complication of Crohn's Disease

A 59-year-old male with a 36-year history of Crohn's disease and repeated resections for small intestinal strictures developed anemia and symptoms of an intermittent partial bowel obstruction. Barium studies showed recurrent small intestinal strictures as well as filling defects in a dilated loop proximal to a stenosed segment. Subsequent abdominal films and a computed tomographic study suggested laminated radiopaque calculi with peripheral calcification in the dilated small intestinal loop. Resection of the strictured segment confirmed the presence of intestinal enterolithiasis.

Presidents’ Perceptions: An Historic Review of Fifty Years of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association

This historic review of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association was written by the Historian charged by the ACPA Executive Council for the purpose of updating the history of the organization in honor of its 50th Anniversary. The data base for this review was the previously published 36-year history by Historian Charlotte Wells, the minutes of ACPA Executive Council meetings from 1979 to 1993, and a questionnaire survey of the 32 living Past Presidents (with a 90% return rate). This review highlights the important issues and critical decisions as recalled by Past Presidents. It also includes the recollection of humorous anecdotes, since the scholarly debate of this interdisciplinary organization is often brought to a positive interpersonal level through the good natured humor of many of its members.

Presidents' Perceptions: An Historic Review of Fifty Years of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association

This historic review of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association was written by the Historian charged by the ACPA Executive Council for the purpose of updating the history of the organization in honor of its 50th Anniversary. The data base for this review was the previously published 36-year history by Historian Charlotte Wells, the minutes of ACPA Executive Council meetings from 1979 to 1993, and a questionnaire survey of the 32 living Past Presidents (with a 90% return rate). This review highlights the important issues and critical decisions as recalled by Past Presidents. It also includes the recollection of humorous anecdotes, since the scholarly debate of this interdisciplinary organization is often brought to a positive interpersonal level through the good natured humor of many of its members.

The Ganges Water Dispute: An Appraisal of a Third Party Settlement

Few controversial matters of the Subcontinent have attracted the attention and concern of the world community as intensely as the long-standing dispute over the sharing of the Ganges water between India and Bangladesh. The dispute was generated by the construction and operation by India, the upper riparian, of a barrage across the Ganges at a place named Farakka, about 17 kilometers upstream from the western borders of Bangladesh with India. The barrage was designed to divert a certain portion of the Ganges dry season flow into the Bhagirathi-Hooghly River of India to resuscitate the Calcutta port with silt-free water, thereby improving the navigability of the harbor by supplying sufficient water during the lean months.1 Bangladesh, the lower riparian, is dependent on Ganges water cardinally for irrigation, inland navigation, and checking the intrusion of salinity from the Bay of Bengal. The parties to the dispute have so far striven to resolve their differences through bilateral efforts. The 36-year history of their negotiations-initially between India and Pakistan, and subsequently between India and Bangladesh-has not brought the parties any nearer to a solution. However, since the launching of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), both countries have been edging closer to settlement of their major irritants. Contentious bilateral issues, such as the Ganges water dispute, have been kept beyond the purview of the SAARC, but in the SAARC spirit, the two countries decided to join forces in developing their common water resources and an interim agreement was signed on

Circulating Immune Complexes in Rheumatoid Arthritis

We have developed a system of extracorporeal circulation that removes proteins of the molecular weight of the circulating immune complexes of rheumatoid arthritis by cryogelation with hollow-fiber membrane filtration. A 52-year-old woman with a 36-year history of severe, unremitting, high-titer, seropositive rheumatoid arthritis who had failed to respond to anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic, and cytotoxic drugs was chosen for a trial of this system. A rapid and sustained decrease in circulating immune complexes as measured by C1q binding occurred, accompanied by a much slower improvement in clinical factors of disease activity. Rheumatoid factor changed very little and loss of other serum proteins by the procedure was relatively modest. This new procedure was successful in removing circulating immune complexes in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis, and in inducing a remission in one who has not had such in 36 years, while sparing volume and other plasma proteins.

Small Cell Anaplastic Carcinoma of the Lung With Mesangial Proliferative Glomerulonephritis

• We have developed a system of extracorporeal circulation that removes proteins of the molecular weight of the circulating immune complexes of rheumatoid arthritis by cryogelation with hollow-fiber membrane filtration. A 52-year-old woman with a 36-year history of severe, unremitting, high-titer, seropositive rheumatoid arthritis who had failed to respond to anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic, and cytotoxic drugs was chosen for a trial of this system. A rapid and sustained decrease in circulating immune complexes as measured by C1q binding occurred, accompanied by a much slower improvement in clinical factors of disease activity. Rheumatoid factor changed very little and loss of other serum proteins by the procedure was relatively modest. This new procedure was successful in removing circulating immune complexes in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis, and in inducing a remission in one who has not had such in 36 years, while sparing volume and other plasma proteins. (<i>Arch Intern Med</i>1982;142:395-397)