bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
When is early return too early? Clavicle plate fixation in Australian Rules football athletes: A retrospective review of cases
Authors: Ricks Matthew , Borbas Paul , Perret Michael , Warby Sarah , Hoy Greg
Published: September 2019

Background: We retrospectively reviewed return to sport times and results for a series of professional Australian Rules football (AFL) players after clavicle fracture management using a precurved Titanium (Acumed) plate and screws. We allowed very early use and aimed to assess if this construct is strong enough to withstand collision sport activities before radiological union is confirmed.

Methods: We reviewed 14 consecutive senior listed AFL players who underwent plate fixation by the senior author over a 10 year period. Outcome measures were taken between 12 and 36 months post operatively and included time to return to play, Nottingham Clavicle Score (NCS) and the Oxford Shoulder Score.   

Results: The median time for return to training was 3.5 weeks and 6 weeks for return to full competition.  All fractures eventually united. Three of the players that returned before 6 weeks post-operatively suffered significant impacts that caused a bend in the titanium plates. One of these required revision fixation surgically due to perceived weakness in the bent plate construct and cosmetic deformity. The mean Nottingham Clavicle Score and Oxford Shoulder Score were 87.9 and 45.1 points respectively. Survival analysis showed that more than half of the players returned to training at 4 weeks and over 80% at 12 weeks.  

Discussion: The decision to operate early on AFL players who suffered a clavicle fracture in competition play resulted in excellent longterm results. However, the decision to return some players earlier than accepted times for bony union resulted in bending of plates in a significant number, and the risk of further injury must be weighed up in a collision sport.  The early return to play time had no adverse effects on performance and participant satisfaction was high, as reflected by the Nottingham Clavicle score and the Oxford shoulder score.
Vastandavatest sidesõnadest eesti keeles
Authors: Erelt Mati
Published: September 2019

Eesti kirjakeeles on viis vastandavat sidesõna: aga,kuid,ent,kuna ja vaid. Sidesõnu aga,kuid ja ent on peetud sünonüümideks. Tegelikult on aga üldvastandav sidesõna, mida on võimalik kasutada nii kontrastiivse (Mari on virk,aga Juku laisk) kui ka ootusvastase vastanduse puhul (Sajab,aga me lähme jalutama). Erinevalt teistest vastandavatest sidesõnadest on sidesõnal aga ka konnektiivpartikli omadusi –ta ei pruugi paikneda lause algul (Mari on virk,Juku aga laisk). Sidesõnad kuid ja enton mõlemad ootusvastast vastandust markeerivad sidesõnad (Sajab,kuid/ent me lähme jalutama), aga ent esineb keskmiselt seitse korda vähem kui kuid, kusjuures tema põhiliseks kasutusvaldkonnaks on ilukirjandus. Kontrastiivset vastandust võib markeerida ka kuna, kuid harva. Tänapäeval on kuna kasutusel ennekõike kausaalse sidesõnana. Korrigeeriva vastanduse markerina on üldlevinud vaid(Ma ei söö mitte saia,vaid leiba), sidesõnade aga,kuid ja ent kasutus on võimalik peamiselt siis, kui korrektsioonile lisandub mööndus (Saia ma ei söö,aga/kuid/ent leiba küll).
Objektikäänete kasutamisest sageduse ja markeerituse seisukohalt
Authors: Eslon Pille , Õim Katre
Published: September 2019

Artiklis käsitletakse eesti keele objektikäände varieerumist, nt. Kui rahvas saaks valida Ilvese,siis ta valiks Ilvese ~ Kui rahvas saaks valida Ilvest,siis ta valiks Ilvest ~ Kui rahvas saaks valida Ilvest,siis ta valiks Ilvese ~ Kui rahvas saaks valida Ilvese,siis ta valiks Ilvest.Lähtume seisukohast, et grammatiliste käänete varieerumine on grammatilise objekti puhul olnud diakroonilisest aspektist laineline, kuid mitte ühesuunaline protsess. Samuti pole see minetanud meie keelesüsteemile loomulikku soomeugrilist olemust. Väite paikapidavust kinnitab artiklis analüüsitav objektikäände kasutus koos tuumverbiga saama ajakirjandustekstides ja fraseologismides. Kirjeldame objektikäände kasutust toetavaid süsteemseid seoseid markeerimatuse/markeerituse ja sageduse mõistete kaudu. Aja jooksul on eesti genitiivist kujunenud kõige markeerimatum grammatiline kääne, mis on suhteliselt väikese kasutussageduse tõttu muutumas marginaalseks. Kõige enam markeeritud ja väga sageli kasutatav on partitiiv, millele vastandub nominatiiv. Objekti käändeeristuse neutraliseerumist võib pidada paradigma lihtsustumisega seotud morfofonoloogiliste protsesside tulemuseks, mida paistab tugevasti mõjutavat lause infostruktuur
Suunta ja muutos. Havantoja suomen ja viron liikeverbeistä
Authors: Tommola Hannu
Published: September 2019

Käesolevas artiklis püütakse selgitada eesti ja soome keele kõige sagedasemate liikumisverbide polüfunktsionaalsust.Soome keele tulla vastab küll põhitähenduses eesti verbile tulema, kuid ei väljenda lahkumist –seda väljendatakse soome keeles verbiga lähteä. Samuti erinevad meie keeled inhoatiivi väljendamises: soome keele kõige tavalisem muutumisverb on tulla, eesti keeles aga saama. Soome keele verbi jäädä ja eesti keele verbi jääma on vaadeldud liikumisverbidena nende võimaliku muutuse presupositsiooni tõttu. Jääma väljendab siiski ka seisundi tekkimise tähendust. See tähendus esineb soome verbil jääda vaid idioomides. Eesti keele jääma on näide polüseemia tüübist, mida on nimetatud enantioseemiaks (ühel ja samal lekseemil on vastandtähendused).Üks läänemeresoome liikumisverbide omapära näiteid on verb käydä/käima, mis võimaldab väljendada kahesuunalist liikumist. Soome ja eesti verbide põhitähendused on sarnased, aga kõigis kasutustes käydä ja käima ei kattu, sest käydä esineb ka muutumisverbina, eesti verbil see tähendus puudub. Lõpuks käsitletakse lühidalt idiomaatilisi väljendeid, nt. tulikuntoon / menipieleen ning läks  korda/viltu
The effect of prestige in language maintenance: The case of Catalan in Valencia
Authors: Ferrer Raquel Casesnoves
Published: September 2019

The fact of speaking a language instead of another at a specific moment in a person’s life depends on many and diverse factors such as immigration, the language acquired and spoken at home, and what the dominant and official language is. In addition, in situations where it is possible to choose, speaking one language instead of another is not a neutral choice, in that the values associated with languages have a lot to do with that choice. In the Valencian Community, in Spain, two languages officially coexist: Castilian, the official language within the whole Spanish State, and Catalan, the historical language of the territory, which is undergoing a process of revitalization since the beginnings of the 1980s. At that time,Catalan was perceived as a second-rate language, associated with peasantry, with the rural context and uncultured people from the lower social classes. The technique employed to reveal these values or stereotypes, namely the matched-guise technique (Ros 1984),was used again during the 90s (Blas Arroyo 1995, Gómez Molina1998) for evaluating the effects of the revitalization program. The results of this work showed that Catalan was gaining more and more prestige, i.e., it was increasingly associated with modern people, city life, learning and social progress. An underlying, though never proved, assumption was that the remarkable improvement in the image of Catalan would be reflected in its use, which would also be more frequent and more widespread. At the beginning ofthe new millennium the matched-guise technique was applied again,with one new twist: to assess the real extent of prestige associated with speaking Catalan (Casesnoves and Sankoff 2003). Ten years later that study was replicated in order to observe the evolution of linguistic attitudes as well as the progress of the linguistic revitalization process. In this presentation, we compare the two data sets to evaluate the effects of linguistic attitudes on the use of Catalan.Has Catalan gained prestige throughout the years? If so, does it have an influence on language use or, on the contrary, are there any other factors such as identity that play a more important role in influencing the choice of speaking Catalan?
The linguistic aspects of the Ukrainian educational policy
Authors: Csernicsko Istvan
Published: September 2019

In accordance with the Constitution and the Law of Ukraine on Languages, de jure Ukraine is a monolingual state. However, Ukraine de facto is multilingual. The Ukrainian state language policy would like to solve the discrepancy between the de jure and the de facto situation in such a way that the language situation of the country should be harmonized with the codified legal situation. Namely, the unspoken aim is to turn Ukraine into a practically monolingual, a de facto Ukrainian-speaking state. Education is seen as ideal means to achieve these aims. At the given paper this will be supported by a lot of evidence. Thus, Ukraine,instead of fostering the present day ethnic and linguistic diversity, pursues the state model that is colourful from the ethnic point of view but homogeneous linguistically. The data presented in this study highlight the fact that this process involves heavy losses also for the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia
The Internet: a support for preserving and fostering the quality of the Basque language
Authors: Maia-Larretxea Julian , Larrea-Muxika Kepa
Published: September 2019

The aim of this article is to show some indications of how Basque society is facing the challenge of the Internet and how it is using this new resource in order to preserve not only the presence of Basque but also the quality of the language itself. It is divided into 4 sections: 1) some general information about the situation of Basque; 2) how Basque society is reacting to the Internet;3) some issues about the quality of the Basque language (kinds of services that can be provided via the Internet and potential users of them); 4) some resources offered by three of civil service institutions intended to help professionals use the Basque language more correctly and appropriately. In the end we conclude that the Internet in fact supplies useful tools and resources to preserve and foster the Basque language and, specifically, its linguistic quality; on the other hand, the society is being quite aware of the importance of the new tool and it is, consequently, reacting positively to the challenge of this new technology
A comparative study of media, media use and ethnolinguistic vitality in bilingual communities
Authors: Moring Tom , Lojander-Visapää Catharina , Nordqvist Andrea , Vincze Laszlo , Mänty Nadja
Published: September 2019

This paper presents some preliminary results from acomparative study of interrelations between identity (in terms of subjectively identified identity); media (in terms of completeness in supply); media use (in terms of choice of language); and EV among bilingual speakers of autochthonous minority languages. It builds on studies that are carried out among German speakers in South Tyrol, Hungarian speakers in Romania and Swedish speakers in Finland, combining institutional analysis and quantitative surveys in a comparative perspective
Preface
Authors: Arukask Madis
Published: September 2019

This special edition of the Journal of Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics (ESUKA – JEFUL), entitled Papers from the 10th Nordic Conference on Bilingualism, contains a selection of articles based on presentations given at the conference of the same name held from 26–28 October 2009.
Evaluative language in spoken and signed stories told by a deaf child with a cochlear implant: words, signs or paralinguistic expressions?
Authors: Nieminen Lea , Takkinen Ritva
Published: September 2019

In this paper the use and quality of the evaluative language produced by a bilingual child in a story-telling situation is analysed. The subject, an 11-year-old Finnish boy, Jimmy, is bilingual in Finnish sign language (FinSL) and spoken Finnish. He was born deaf but got a cochlear implant at the age of five. The data consist of a spoken and a signed version of “The Frog Story”. The analysis shows that evaluative devices and expressions differ in the spoken and signed stories told by the child. In his Finnish story he uses mostly lexical devices – comments on a character and the character’s actions as well as quoted speech occasionally combined with prosodic features. In his FinSL story he uses both lexical and paralinguistic devices in a balanced  way
Complexity and interaction: comparing the development of L1 and L2
Authors: Suni Minna , Nieminen Lea
Published: September 2019

In research into first and second language development, the focus has mainly been either on the formal features of learner language alone (both L1 and L2) or on the interaction between learners and their caretakers (L1) or native speaker peers (L2).These research traditions have been kept a part even though it has been widely acknowledged that both first and second languages are appropriated essentially in social interaction. This paper aims to strengthen the connection between social and formal approaches by combining interactional views with those focusing on the structural complexity of learner language. Some excerpts from L1 and L2 interaction data (in the Finnish language) are discussed. It is suggested that segmentation of linguistic material occurs in everyday situations and serves as a link between interaction and the growth of structural complexity in learner language. To situate this argument into a broader theoretical framework, various socially oriented research paradigms are briefly discussed.
Semantilised rollid keeleuurimise vahendina
Authors: Lindström Liina , Taremaa Piia
Published: September 2019

Semantilised rollid väljendavad semantilisi suhteid entiteetide ja sündmuste vahel ning on keeleteaduses laialt kasutatav vahend lause predikaadi ja tema argumentide omavaheliste suhete selgitamiseks semantilisel tasandil. Sellegipoolest ei ole keeleteaduses välja kujunenud ühest arusaama sellest, kui palju ja millised semantilised rollid on keele kirjeldamisel vajalikud. Käesolevas artiklis tutvustatakse olulisemat semantiliste rollidega seotud problemaatikat. Artiklis antakse ülevaade semantiliste rollide ajaloost, enamkasutatavatest semantilistest rollidest, rollide hierarhilisusest ning rolle eristavatest olulistest joontest (kontroll, mõjutatus, elusus), rollide markeerimisest ja kuhjumisest eesti keele näidete varal.Semantic roles as a linguistic tool. Semantic roles are widely used in linguistics to analyse and describe language and are most commonly understand as semantic concepts which show how participants and events are related. However, there is no general agreement about the number of semantic roles; the definitions of semantic roles vary from study to study likewise. In this paper we provide an overview of the history of semantic roles and also give a short list of main semantic roles. Our purpose is to highlight some key aspects of establishing semantic roles, such as narrow vs. wide definitions of semantic roles, the hierarchies of semantic roles, and the main features (namely, control, volitionality, and affectedness) that are related to the content of semantic roles. We also address an issue concerning expressing semantic roles, that is, how a particular semantic role may be lexicalised with different linguistic means and how semantic roles may be conflated.
Developing Professional Discourse of Future Military Interpreters in the Process of Foreign Language Teaching and Learning
Authors: Шевченко Б. , Shevchenko B.
Published: September 2019

The article dwells upon the content of professional language discourse of future military interpreters created in the process of foreign language teaching and learning in the military school. From the perspective of competencebased and linguo-culturological methodological approaches, the author shows the main directions of its formation and development. It shows that for achieving targeted results it is necessary to pay attention to professional environment of the military in selecting the content of teaching languages for future military interpreters.
Advertising Strategy in the Presence of Reviews: An Empirical Analysis
Authors: Hollenbeck Brett , Moorthy Sridhar , Proserpio Davide
Published: September 2019

This paper studies the relationship between online reviews and advertising spending in the hotel industry.
The Inefficiency of Nash and Subgame Perfect Equilibria for Network Routing
Authors: Correa José , de Jong Jasper , de Keijzer Bart , Uetz Marc
Published: September 2019

This paper provides new bounds on the quality of equilibria in finite congestion games with affine cost functions, specifically for atomic network routing games. It is well known that the price of anarchy equals exactly 5/2 in general. For symmetric network routing games, it is at most (5n − 2)/(2n + 1), where n is the number of players. This paper answers to two open questions for congestion games. First, we show that the price of anarchy bound (5n − 2)/(2n + 1) is tight for symmetric network routing games, thereby answering a decade-old open question. Second, we ask whether sequential play and subgame perfection allows to evade worst-case Nash equilibria, and thereby reduces the price of anarchy. This is motivated by positive results for congestion games with a small number of players, as well as recent results for other resource allocation problems. Our main result is the perhaps surprising proof that subgame perfect equilibria of sequential symmetric network routing games with linear cost functions can have an unbounded price of anarchy. We complete the picture by analyzing the case with two players: we show that the sequential price of anarchy equals 7/5 and that computing the outcome of a subgame perfect equilibrium is NP-hard.
Industry 4.0: Opportunities and Challenges for Operations Management
Authors: Olsen Tava Lennon , Tomlin Brian
Published: September 2019

Industry 4.0 connotes a new industrial revolution centered around cyber-physical systems. It posits that the real-time connection of physical and digital systems, along with new enabling technologies, will change the way that work is done and therefore, how work should be managed. It has the potential to break, or at least change, the traditional operations trade-offs among the competitive priorities of cost, flexibility, speed, and quality. This article describes the technologies inherent in Industry 4.0 and the opportunities and challenges for research in this area. The focus is on goods-producing industries, which includes both the manufacturing and agricultural sectors. Specific technologies discussed include additive manufacturing, the internet of things, blockchain, advanced robotics, and artificial intelligence.
CONSUMO ALIMENTAR E NÍVEIS DE COLESTEROL SÉRICO EM MULHERES NUTRICIONISTAS
Authors: Santos Helânia Virginia Dantas dos , Cabral Poliana Coelho
Published: September 2019

Introdução: O consumo alimentar e sua associação com o perfil lipídico vêm sendo bastante estudados, visto que o consumo excessivo de colesterol e gorduras saturadas estão implicados na gênese das doenças cardiovasculares, assim como o excesso de peso. Os profissionais de saúde, bem como os nutricionistas, não estão imunes a esses agravos à saúde. Objetivo: Avaliar a correlação do consumo alimentar com o nível de colesterol sérico em mulheres nutricionistas com e sem excesso de peso. Métodos: A amostra foi constituída por 169 mulheres nutricionistas atuantes no estado de Pernambuco, que através de um questionário online, referiram as variáveis idade, índice de massa corporal, colesterol total sérico e responderam a um Recordatório Alimentar de 24 horas em duplicata. Realizou-se a análise descritiva dos dados; foram utilizados o coeficiente de correlação de Pearson e a regressão linear múltipla, considerando-se significante p < 0,05. Resultado: A prevalência de hipercolesterolemia foi de 27,2%, e de excesso de peso, 21,9%. A maior ingestão proteica da dieta se mostrou um fator determinante para a redução dos níveis de colesterol total sérico, em nutricionistas com e sem excesso de peso. O aumento do índice de massa corporal e da idade também foi fator determinante da hipercolesterolemia em ambos os grupos avaliados neste estudo. Conclusão: O consumo alimentar parece ter influência importante sobre os níveis séricos de colesterol total, com destaque para as proteínas.DOI: 10.12957/demetra.2019.38710
A Comparison of Health Disparities Among Americans With Intellectual Disability and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder and Americans With Other Disabilities
Authors: Hall Jean P. , Kurth Noelle K.
Published: September 2019

This article uses recent survey data to compare and contrast American adults with intellectual disability (ID) and/or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and those with other disabilities with regard to overall health, access to health care, and other aspects of community participation. Although people with ID and/or ASD and others with disabilities share many issues related to poorer health and access to care compared to the general population, adults with ID and/or ASD reported different experiences and outcomes than other people with disabilities. An examination of these differences provides insights into policy changes and targeted interventions that might improve overall health and community inclusion specifically for people with ID and/or ASD.
Fibrous Impact on Several Primary Characteristics of Three-Thread Fleece Fabric
Authors: Farha Farial Islam , Smriti Shamima Akter , Sarker Md. Aswad Al Haque , Xu Fujun
Published: September 2019

The current study evaluates the effect of fiber composition in three-thread fleece fabrics if all other knitting and processing conditions remain constant. Four samples of three-thread fleece fabrics were produced on the same fleece machine using the same yarn count and stitch length for face, binding, and fleecy yarns. Some important parameters, namely width, areal density, pilling resistance, bursting strength, and dimensional stability, were characterized. Changes mainly appeared due to the compositional alteration of cotton, viscose, and polyester content in the yarns. The results showed that the fiber composition of the finished samples of three-thread fleece fabrics significantly influenced all parameters studied, except for dimensional stability.
InGaAs APD matrix sensors for SWIR gated viewing
Authors: Rutz Frank , Aidam Rolf , Heußen Henning , Bronner Wolfgang , Rehm Robert , Benecke Matthias , Sieck Alexander , Brunner Simon , Göhler Benjamin , Lutzmann Peter
Published: September 2019

Short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) detection systems are increasingly in demand for surveillance, reconnaissance, and remote sensing applications. Eye-safe SWIR lasers can be utilized for active imaging systems with high image contrast and long detection range. The gated-viewing (GV) technique using short-pulse lasers and fast-gated cameras in the nanosecond range enables utilizing the distance information in addition to the signal intensity of the acquired images. The InGaAs material system is very well suited for the fabrication of high-performance SWIR photodetectors providing a typical cutoff wavelength of 1.7 μm, which covers the emission lines of available laser sources at typical telecom wavelengths around 1.55 μm. However, the usually short integration times needed for GV leads to very small photosignals. We report on the development of SWIR avalanche photodetector (APD) arrays with 640 × 512 pixels and 15 μm pixel pitch based on the InGaAs material system. The InGaAs-APD focal plane arrays have been successfully integrated into SWIR cameras which yield gain values of M ≈ 10 on camera level at a reverse bias voltage around 21 V and are the first InGaAs-based SWIR cameras worldwide providing a 640 × 512 image format and utilizing avalanche gain for signal amplification. The camera performance is demonstrated by SWIR laser GV sample images.
Ophioglossaceae (Psilotopsida) in Ukraine
Authors: Parnikoza Ivan , Chernyshenko Maria , Celka Zbigniew
Published: September 2019

The paper considers current ranges, population dynamics, habitats, threats and conservation measures of Ophioglossaceae of the Ukrainian flora. Only one specimen of Botrychium simplex was discovered in herbarium at the begining of the 19th century. Taxonomical status of Ophioglossum azoricum in Ukraine needs additional studies. Other species of the family remain rare in Ukraine; there are only two reliable current localities of B. virginianum, and seven of B. matricariifolium. The number of B. multifidum, B. lunaria and Ophioglossum vulgatum localities have been decreasing since 1980 in comparison with the previous period, especially in the lowland part of the country. This tendency is accompanied by a very low stability of well-known populations – only some of them have been occurring from before 1980 up to modern times. Current conservation of Ophioglossaceae species in the protected areas is insufficient; it is necessary to create some new and enlarge some of the existing nature protection areas and include Botrychium simplex and Ophioglossum vulgatum in the Red Data Book of Ukraine.
Risk Tolerance, Legitimacy, and Perspective: Navigating Biases in Social Enterprise Evaluations
Authors: Murphy Patrick J. , Pollack Jeff , Nagy Brian , Rutherford Matthew , Coombes Susan
Published: September 2019

Social enterprises viewed as viable from societal perspectives are often regarded differently from traditional business perspectives. To examine this difference, we undertook two empirical studies of risk tolerance and legitimacy perceptions among observers of social enterprise and for-profit ventures. In Study 1, participants (n= 115) drawn randomly from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk, an online crowdsourcing marketplace for human intelligence tasks, examined two hypothetical cases and completed the risk tolerance scale of theJackson Personality Inventory. Results show that social enterprises were seen as having lower industry legitimacy, especially by individuals with lower risk tolerance. Here, industry legitimacy mediated the effect of venture purpose on cognitive legitimacy. In Study 2, practicing entrepreneurs (n= 23) narratively interpreted Study 1 results from social enterprise and traditional business perspectives. Both studies demonstrate that social enterprise legitimacy evaluations vary based on risk tolerance and the type of legitimacy in question. Overall findings show that explicit observations of risk tolerance effects, and multidimensional conceptualizations of legitimacy, are important to accurate evaluations of social enterprises.
Prescribing pattern of antihypertensive medication and adherence to Joint National Commission-8 guidelines in a rural tertiary care Indian teaching hospital
Authors: Venkataraman Rajesh , Rashid Muhammed , Shashikantha Bhat , Soumya Ayyappankalathil , Vijayan Greeshma , Manuel Gloriya Grifth , Islam Shahinur
Published: September 2019

Background

Antihypertensive medications are one among the most highly used drugs across the globe as well as in India, and their prescribing pattern will be erratic despite the various clinical guidelines. Few studies address the pattern and adherence to the standard treatment guidelines in India. This study aimed to review the prescribing pattern of antihypertensive medications in a rural tertiary care teaching Indian hospital and to investigate the adherence to the Joint National Commission-8 (JNC-8) guidelines on prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of hypertension in adults.

Methods

A prospective observational study was conducted among the participants from four different inpatient wards who are aged >18 years, without gender restriction. The prescription pattern was reviewed and adherence to the JNC-8 guidelines was also assessed. A purposive sampling technique was adopted and descriptive statistics were used in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences v16.

Results

Of the 101 participants included in the study, 62 (61.39%) were female, 23.76% were aged <30 and >60 years, and the other 52.48% belong to the range of 30–60 years. As per JNC-8 guidelines, 4.95%, 17.82%, 44.55%, and 32.67% of patients were classified as normal, pre-hypertensive, stage I, and stage II, respectively. Most of them (31.68%) were free from comorbidities. The most (23.76%) prescribed drug was calcium channel blocker (CCB), and 15.84% of the patients received combination therapy. Treatment was effective in 70.30% of the patients through analyzing their blood pressure even though the adherence to the JNC-8 guidelines was only in 54.46%.

Conclusions

Our study revealed that CCB was the most prescribed drug, and in spite of the only 50% adherence rate, treatment was effective in the majority of the population. The treatment outcome can be improved if the adherence rate is increased further.
Application of Selected Methods and Approaches for Improvement of Processes and their Use in Practice in Companies of Wood Processing Industry in Slovakia
Authors: Simanová Ľubica , Gejdoš Pavol
Published: September 2019

The aim of the paper is to point out the principles of process management and selected quality management tools, which are aimed at improving the processes of the wood processing industries of the Slovak Republic. The knowledge from these areas is based on the analysis of the theoretical origins from domestic and foreign sources and supported by the results of the research carried out in the first half of the year 2017. In the processing of the results, classical methods of research work were used such as analysis, synthesis, comparison, descriptive statistics, contingency tables, chi-quadrat test and graphic depiction. Based on the analysis of the research results, there was a slight dependence between the process optimization levels in the timber industry and other process improvement methods such as statistical process control methods and graphical analysis and problem solving tools.
Competitive Strategies in Higher Education: Scale Development
Authors: Ekeagbara Jane A. , Ogunnaike Olaleke Oluseye , Ibidunni Ayodotun Stephen , Kehinde Busola Elizabeth
Published: September 2019

Leveraging on resource based-view theory, this paper shows strategies adopted in higher education to remain competitive. Using scale development method, 60 questionnaires as survey instrument was distributed and 58 respondents completed and returned. The result of socio-economic demographic variables, factor analysis and validity using the statistical packages for social science. Five dimensions were adopted: cost leadership strategy, service differentiation strategy, cost focus strategy, integration strategy and diversification strategy. The validity and reliability result as well as managerial implication, limitation and future research were discussed.
An extended technology acceptance model for marketing strategies in social media
Authors: Nistor George Cristian
Published: September 2019

Social media is currently an evolving “wave” in online business marketing. Marketers are beginning to drive the use of social media as a component in their marketing strategy and campaigns to reach out to customers and fans. Within the subdisciplines of marketing that may use social media include promotions, marketing intelligence, sentiments research, public relations, marketing communications and product and customer management. This paper will try to find a conceptual model to examine people’s behavior, model based on the the Theory of Reason Action (TRA) and the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM).
Teaching emotion regulation to children with autism spectrum disorder: Outcomes of the Stress and Anger Management Program (STAMP)
Authors: Factor Reina S. , Swain Deanna M. , Antezana Ligia , Muskett Ashley , Gatto Alyssa J. , Radtke Sarah R. , Scarpa Angela
Published: September 2019

Young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) struggle with emotion regulation (ER), which is developmentally preceded by lability/negative affect (L/N), and their parents face unique challenges to parenting and providing assistance. The Stress and Anger Management Program (STAMP) is a cognitive-behavioral treatment designed to address ER deficits in young children with ASD through child skill-building and parent training. The current study evaluated child L/N, ER, and parental confidence outcomes in 4- to 7-year-old children with ASD (N = 23; 19 boys) and their parents randomly assigned to a treatment (n = 12) or a waitlist control group (n = 11). Child L/N decreased, regulation was not significantly changed, and parental confidence regarding the child's ability to manage anger and anxiety increased from pre- to posttreatment in the treatment group, but not in the waitlist group. Implications for future interventions that address ER in children with ASD and their parents are discussed.
Single-blind inter-comparison of methane detection technologies – results from the Stanford/EDF Mobile Monitoring Challenge
Authors: Ravikumar Arvind P. , Sreedhara Sindhu , Wang Jingfan , Englander Jacob , Roda-Stuart Daniel , Bell Clay , Zimmerle Daniel , Lyon David , Mogstad Isabel , Ratner Ben , Brandt Adam R.
Published: September 2019

Methane leakage regulations in the US and Canada have spurred the development of new technologies that promise faster and cheaper leak detection for the oil and natural gas industry. Here, we report results from the Stanford/EDF Mobile Monitoring Challenge – the first independent assessment of 10 vehicle-, drone-, and plane-based mobile leak detection technologies. Using single-blind controlled release tests at two locations, we analyze the ability of mobile technologies to detect, localize, and quantify methane emissions. We find that the technologies are generally effective at detecting leaks, with 6 of the 10 technologies correctly detecting over 90% of test scenarios (true positive plus true negative rate). All technologies demonstrated pad-level localization of leaks, while 6 of the 10 technologies could assign a leak to the specific piece of equipment in at least 50% of test scenarios. All systems tested here will require secondary inspection to identify leak locations for repair; thus, mobile leak detection technologies can act as a complement, and not a substitute, for currently used optical gas imaging systems. In general, emissions quantification needs improvement as most technologies were only able to generally provide order of magnitude emissions estimates. Improvements to quantification algorithms, reducing false positive detection rates, and identifying early applications will be critical for deployment at scale. Even as this study provides the first independent verification of the performance of mobile technologies, it only represents the first step in the road to demonstrating that these technologies will provide emissions reductions that are equivalent to existing regulatory approaches.
Efeitos de tecnologia no conhecimento, atitude e prática de gestantes para o parto
Authors: Andrade Ivna Silva , Castro Régia Christina Moura Barbosa , Moreira Karla de Abreu Peixoto , Santos Cristina Poliana Rolim Saraiva dos , Fernandes Ana Fátima Carvalho
Published: September 2019

Objetivo: avaliar os efeitos de vídeo educativo sobre o conhecimento, a atitude e a prática de gestantes para o parto ativo. Métodos: estudo quase experimental, desenvolvido em dez unidades básicas de saúde da família, com 167 gestantes no último trimestre, por meio de instrumento construído e validado para levantamento do conhecimento, da atitude e prática. No Grupo Intervenção, a investigação foi aplicada, acompanhada de sessão educativa, com exposição de vídeo. Para o Grupo Controle, a investigação e a consulta pré-natal de rotina foram aplicadas. Resultados: o Grupo Intervenção apresentou maior adequação em conhecimento, atitude e prática, com estatísticas significativas em todas as variáveis, destacando a influência do vídeo educativo para o parto ativo. Conclusão: o uso de vídeo educativo se destacou positivamente como tecnologia educacional para conhecimento, atitude e prática de gestantes em relação ao parto ativo.
Serum uromodulin is inversely associated with the metabolic syndrome in the KORA F4 study
Authors: Then Cornelia , Then Holger , Lechner Andreas , Huth Cornelia , Meisinger Christa , Heier Margit , Peters Annette , Koenig Wolfgang , Rathmann Wolfgang , Herder Christian , Roden Michael , Scherberich Jürgen , Seissler Jochen
Published: September 2019

Objective

Metabolic syndrome and obesity are risk factors for chronic kidney disease. However, early kidney alterations may escape diagnosis in these conditions due to glomerular hyperfiltration. Uromodulin, a glycoprotein exclusively synthesized in tubular cells of the thick ascending limb of Henle's loop, is a novel tissue-specific biomarker for kidney function. In contrast to the commonly used markers creatinine and cystatin C, serum uromodulin does not primarily depend on glomerular filtration. We hypothesized that serum uromodulin is a marker for metabolic syndrome and related components.

Design

The analyses included 1088 participants of the population-based KORA F4 study aged 62–81 years. Metabolic syndrome was present in 554 participants. After a mean follow-up time of 6.5 years, 621 participants were reevaluated, of which 92 had developed incident metabolic syndrome.

Methods

The association of serum uromodulin with metabolic syndrome and its components were assessed using multivariable logistic regression models.

Results

Serum uromodulin was inversely associated with metabolic syndrome after adjustment for sex, age, estimated glomerular filtration rate, physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (OR 0.65; 95% CI 0.56–0.76 per standard deviation uromodulin; P < 0.001). Serum uromodulin was inversely associated with all single components of metabolic syndrome. However, serum uromodulin was not associated with new-onset metabolic syndrome after the follow-up period of 6.5 ± 0.3 years (OR 1.18; 95% CI 0.86–1.60).

Conclusions

Serum uromodulin is independently associated with prevalent, but not with incident metabolic syndrome. Low serum uromodulin may indicate a decreased renal reserve in the metabolic syndrome.
Tales from topographic oceans: topologically associated domains and cancer
Authors: Campbell Moray J
Published: September 2019

The 3D organization of the genome within the cell nucleus has come into sharp focus over the last decade. This has largely arisen because of the application of genomic approaches that have revealed numerous levels of genomic and chromatin interactions, including topologically associated domains (TADs). The current review examines how these domains were identified, are organized, how their boundaries arise and are regulated, and how genes within TADs are coordinately regulated. There are many examples of the disruption to TAD structure in cancer and the altered regulation, structure and function of TADs are discussed in the context of hormone responsive cancers, including breast, prostate and ovarian cancer. Finally, some aspects of the statistical insight and computational skills required to interrogate TAD organization are considered and future directions discussed.
Comparing crowdworkers’ and conventional knowledge workers’ self-regulated learning strategies in the workplace
Authors: Margaryan Anoush
Published: September 2019

This paper compares the strategies used by crowdworkers and conventional knowledge workers to self-regulate their learning in the workplace. Crowdworkers are a self-employed, radically distributed workforce operating outside conventional organisational settings; they have no access to the sorts of training, professional development and incidental learning opportunities that workers in conventional workplaces typically do. The paper explores what differences there are between crowdworkers and conventional knowledge workers in terms of self-regulated learning strategies they undertake. Data were drawn from four datasets using the same survey instrument. Respondents included crowdworkers from CrowdFlower and Upwork platforms and conventional knowledge workers in the finance, education and healthcare sectors. The results show that the majority of crowdworkers and conventional knowledge workers used a wide range of SRL strategies. Among 20 strategies explored, a statistically significant difference was uncovered in the use of only one strategy. Specifically, crowdworkers were significantly less likely than the conventional workers to articulate plans of how to achieve their learning goals. The results suggest that, despite working outside organisational structures, crowdworkers are similar to conventional workers in terms of how they self-regulate their workplace learning. The paper concludes by discussing the implications of these findings and proposing directions for future research.
Gender Discrepancies Related to Pediatrician Work-Life Balance and Household Responsibilities
Authors: Starmer Amy J. , Frintner Mary Pat , Matos Kenneth , Somberg Chloe , Freed Gary , Byrne Bobbi J.
Published: September 2019

BACKGROUND:

Physicians must balance career and home responsibilities, yet previous studies on work-life balance are focused primarily on work-based tasks. We examined gender discrepancies and factors related to household responsibilities and work-life balance among pediatricians.

METHODS:

We used 2015 data from the American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatrician Life and Career Experience Study, a longitudinal study of early-career pediatricians. χ2 tests and multivariable logistic regression were used to examine the effects of gender on household responsibilities, satisfaction, and work-life balance attainment. We formally reviewed responses from 2 open-ended questions on work-life balance challenges and strategies for common themes.

RESULTS:

Seventy-two percent of participants completed the survey (1293 of 1801). Women were more likely than men to report having primary responsibility for 13 of 16 household responsibilities, such as cleaning, cooking, and routine care of children (all P < .001). All gender differences except budget management remained significant when controlling for part-time work status and spouse or partner work status (P < .05). Women were less satisfied with their share of responsibilities relative to others (52% vs 62%; P < .001), and few women and men report being very successful at achieving balance between their job and other life areas (15% vs 19%, respectively; P = .05). Open-ended responses (n = 1145) revealed many barriers to achieving work-life balance. Strategies to increase work-life balance included reducing work hours, outsourcing household-related work, and adjustments to personal responsibilities and relationships.

CONCLUSIONS:

Female pediatricians spend more time on household responsibilities than male pediatricians, and gender is a key factor associated with work-life balance satisfaction.
New records of polychaetes (Annelida: Polychaeta) from three locations of Oaxaca, Mexico
Authors: Chávez-López Yessica , Cruz-Gómez Christopher
Published: September 2019

Introduction: The knowledge of polychaetes from Oaxaca, Mexico, is represented by 41 families and 241 species, nevertheless, 148 species are considered questionable. The majority of taxonomic studies of polychaetes in Oaxaca have taken placed on estuarine zones or commercial ports, sidelining other marine ecosystems. Objective: To identify the polychaeta-fauna from three different marine ecosystems in Oaxaca, Mexico. Methods: Specimens analyzed came from the Sección de poliquetos de la Colección Científica at the Laboratorio de Sistemática de Invertebrados Marinos, Universidad del Mar. The material deposited in the collection was collected between 2007-2017; additionally, new collect were realized in 2017. For each locality, the family and species richness were estimated using the accumulation function of linear dependence model. Results: One hundred lots and 273 specimens were revised. Seventy-one taxa, belonging to 47 genera and 21 families were identified, only twenty of these taxa are confirmed species (28 %). Chacahua Lagoon had the highest richness and relative abundance with 37 taxa and 149 specimens, Agua Blanca was identified 21 taxa and 92 specimens, and from San Agustín 19 taxa and 32 specimens. Sabellariidae had the highest relative abundance (58 specimens), while Phyllodocidae presented the highest species richness (12 species). Conclusions: This study adds 75 new records of taxa of polychaetes to the coast Oaxaca, which increase the knowledge in this animal group, now represented by 304 species, belonging to 154 genera and 42 families.
Swiss Film Music: Anthology 1923–2012
Authors: Baumgartner Michael
Published: September 2019

Swiss Film Music: Anthology 1923–2012

Edited by Mathias Spohr on behalf of Fondation SUISA. Zurich: Chronos, 2014 [398 pp. ISBN 978-3-0340-1265-2. £93.00 (paperback in slipcase)]. 171 color photos, with 3 CDs and 1 DVD
Wasting Away with Cirrhosis: A Review of Hepatic Sarcopenia
Authors: Gonzaga Ernesto Robalino , Andrew Austin , Jan George Freeman
Published: September 2019

The complications of decompensated cirrhosis are well documented and include variceal bleeding, fluid retention, and hepatic encephalopathy. A less well recognized complication of cirrhosis is muscle wasting or sarcopenia. It is now recognized to have a significant impact on patient survival, especially in patients who are awaiting liver transplantation. An understanding of the pathophysiology of muscle protein homeostasis has led to several proposed mechanisms of sarcopenia and the potential to reverse muscle loss. This review discusses the potential mechanisms of sarcopenia and highlights the possible future means of reversing sarcopenia.
Medical Students: A reflective journey over time
Authors: Sabzwari Saniya , Ghias Kulsoom , Sulaiman Anjiya
Published: September 2019

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Experiences in medical education have changed significantly in the last two decades. This evolution is apparent in the teaching/ learning environment, types of education resources and learners. In this article two students provide a reflective account of their individual journeys in medical education spanning across 20 years. While some things remain unchanged, significant differences emerge that stress upon the educators and institutions to stay mindful of these transitions in order to develop learning environments that nurture the growth of future physicians. Experiences in medical education have changed significantly in the last two decades. This evolution is apparent in the teaching/ learning environment, types of education resources and learners. In this article two students provide a reflective account of their individual journeys in medical education spanning across 20 years. While some things remain unchanged, significant differences emerge that stress upon the educators and institutions to stay mindful of these transitions in order to develop learning environments that nurture the growth of future physicians.
Fairly Allocating Many Goods with Few Queries
Authors: Oh Hoon , Procaccia Ariel D. , Suksompong Warut
Published: September 2019

We investigate the query complexity of the fair allocation of indivisible goods. For two agents with arbitrary monotonic valuations, we design an algorithm that computes an allocation satisfying envy-freeness up to one good (EF1), a relaxation of envy-freeness, using a logarithmic number of queries. We show that the logarithmic query complexity bound also holds for three agents with additive valuations. These results suggest that it is possible to fairly allocate goods in practice even when the number of goods is extremely large. By contrast, we prove that computing an allocation satisfying envyfreeness and another of its relaxations, envy-freeness up to any good (EFX), requires a linear number of queries even when there are only two agents with identical additive valuations.