bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Posterior Glottic Injury Following Prolonged Intubation in COVID‐19 Patients
Authors: So Raymond J. , Kavookjian Hannah , Ben Or Esther , Snow Grace E. , Akst Lee M. , Hillel Alexander T. , Best Simon R. A.
Published: August 2022

Objective

The objective of this study was to characterize the risk factors for posterior glottic injury (PGI) in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) who underwent prolonged intubation.

Study Design

This was a case‐control study designed to assess the risk factors associated with development of PGI in COVID‐19 patients who underwent prolonged intubation.

Setting

This single‐center study was conducted at a tertiary care academic hospital in a metropolitan area.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent prolonged intubation (≥7 days) for COVID‐19 and compared those with PGI to those without. Patient demographics, comorbidities, and intubation characteristics were compared. Factors associated with PGI development among COVID‐19 patients were assessed using multivariate regression.

Results

We identified 56 patients who presented with PGI following prolonged intubation for COVID‐19 and 60 control patients who underwent prolonged intubation for COVID‐19 but did not develop PGI. On univariate analyses, the number of reintubations due to failed extubation efforts was significantly associated with development of PGI (odds ratio [OR], 2.9; 95% CI, 1.4‐6.2). On multivariate analyses, patients with cardiovascular disease (OR, 3.3; 95% CI, 1.2‐9.0); non–COVID‐19 respiratory illnesses, which included obstructive sleep apnea and asthma (OR, 5.9; 95% CI, 2.0‐17.8); and diabetes mellitus (OR, 11.6; 95% CI, 3.7‐36.6) were more likely to develop PGI.

Conclusion

Our results represent the largest case‐control study investigating risk factors for PGI in the setting of prolonged intubation specific to COVID‐19. Our study suggests a significant role of comorbidities associated with poor wound healing with development of PGI.
The predictors of mobile government services adoption through social media: A case of Chinese citizens
Authors: Fu Huijuan , Mensah Isaac Kofi , Wang Rui , Gui Lin , Wang Jinxuan , Xiao Zhiwu
Published: August 2022

This research studied the factors accounting for Chinese citizens’ behavioral adoption of mobile government services via social media platforms. Social media innovations have empowered governments to better interact and stay in touch with citizens, and thus understanding citizens’ adoption of government services via social media will enable policymakers to leverage social media to better meet the service requirements of citizens. Drawing upon the Chinese mobile-government context, this research framework was made on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) while the analysis of data was completed with Smart PLS by the use of the SEM procedure. The analysis has surprisingly discovered that perceived usefulness (PU) does not predict the adoption of mobile government services through social media. However, perceived information quality was significant in determining both the PU and adoption behavior. It was also shown that factors such as perceived security, perceived mobility, trendiness, and interactivity were all significant determinants of both the perceived usefulness and adoption intention respectively. The research and managerial consequences of the study outcomes on m-government development and diffusion are thoroughly considered.
Is source elevation an auditory distance cue? A preliminary study
Authors: Lombera Esteban N. , Guevara Manuel A. , Vergara Ramiro O.
Published: August 2022

The aim of this work was to evaluate whether the angular elevation of a sound source could generate auditory cues which improve the auditory distance perception in a similar way to that previously reported by visual modality. For this purpose, we compared ADP curves obtained with sources located both at the listeners’ ears and at ground level. Our hypothesis was that the participants can interpret the relation between elevation and distance of ground-level sources (which are linked geometrically) so we expected them to perceive their distances more accurately than those at ear level. However, the responses obtained with sources located at ground level were almost identical to those obtained at the height of the listeners’ ears, showing that, under the conditions of our experiment, auditory elevation cues do not influence auditory distance perception.
To Evaluate the Factors Influencing Patients Before Selecting Their Orthodontist
Authors: Warpe Smita Raosaheb , Zadake Sujit Navnath , Ambekar Anand S.
Published: August 2022

Aim

This article aims to “evaluate the factors influencing patient before selecting their orthodontist in India.”

Objectives

To evaluate the orthodontists’ demographics influence patients to select their orthodontist and to know whether clinic amenities influence patients to select their orthodontist.

Material and Method

A descriptive, cross-sectional survey conducted through a web-based self-administered questionnaire with 15 questions addressing various aspects of orthodontic treatment necessity. This study included 255 patients between the ages of 12 and 30 who are undergoing orthodontic treatment or have completed their orthodontic treatment.

Results and Conclusion

A total of 255 participants were there in the study. Patients were influenced by many factors such as skillful orthodontists with updated or recent knowledge, orthodontists’ demographics, and clinic amenities.
A review of wildfire impacts on stream temperature and turbidity across scales
Authors: Chen Junjie , Chang Heejun
Published: August 2022

Wildfire has increased in severity and frequency with climate change and human activities in recent years, threatening water-related ecosystem services. Forested watersheds are at risk of impacts of wildfires that alter land cover, and hydrological processes, and influence drinking water quality and aquatic habitat. To date, most research on post-fire hydrologic effects has focused on water quantity, while stream temperature and turbidity received less attention. In this study, we reviewed 62 articles to examine wildfire drivers and processes associated with turbidity and stream temperature behavior through a geographic lens in the context of ecosystem services. Our goals were to (1) evaluate drivers of post-fire changes in turbidity and stream temperature; (2) examine mechanisms and processes responsible for spatial and temporal variabilities of changes; and (3) address scale-dependent knowledge gaps to recommend future research directions. Positive correlations between turbidity changes following wildfire were heavily influenced by fire severity, forest diversity, and landscape alterations by human activities such as salvage logging. Stream temperature increases result from loss of riparian canopy cover and decreased shading, but they were highly site-specific and dependent on topographic variations. We attribute variabilities in our findings to climate variability and heavy disparity across spatial and temporal scales when assessing the direction and magnitude of post-fire impacts. Future research should incorporate more long-term rigorous monitoring efforts and spatiotemporally explicit models to better represent the complex post-fire hydrologic system that influences water quality.
Developing research data management services in a regional comprehensive university: The case of Central Washington University
Authors: Fu Ping , Blackson Maurice , Valentino Maura
Published: August 2022

This study aims to analyze the needs of researchers in a regional comprehensive university for research data management services; discuss the options for developing a research data management program at the university; and then propose a phased three-year implementation plan for the university libraries. The method was to design a survey to collect information from researchers and assess and evaluate their needs for research data management services. The results show that researchers’ needs in a regional comprehensive university could be quite different from those of researchers in a research-intensive university. Also, the results verify the hypothesis that researchers in the regional comprehensive university would welcome the libraries offering managed data services for the research community. Therefore, this study suggests a phased three-year implementation plan. The significance of the study is that it can give some insights and helpful information for regional comprehensive universities that are planning to develop a research data management program.
Capacity Estimation at All-Way Stop-Controlled Intersections Considering Pedestrian Crossing Effects
Authors: Yue Rui , Yang Guangchuan , Zheng Yichen , Tian Zong
Published: August 2022

All-way stop-controlled (AWSC) intersections are a typical type of unsignalized intersection that has been commonly used when both intersecting roads have a relatively low vehicular traffic demand. At an AWSC intersection, vehicles proceed through the intersection under a “first come, first served” rule. Since AWSC intersections are often deployed in residential or business areas where pedestrian crossings tend to be inevitable. When a driver who has the right-of-way yields to the crossing pedestrians, the right-of-way at the intersection might be reallocated, which could result in capacity losses to the current approach. On the other hand, the conflicting vehicular traffic movement(s) to the current approach may use this gap and proceed through the intersection ahead of this vehicle. Nevertheless, the effects of pedestrian crossings at AWSCs have not been considered by the existing capacity modeling methods. This research develops a method to evaluate the capacity changes caused by pedestrian crossings at AWSC intersections. Field data collected at two representative sites were collected for model calibration and validation. A sensitivity analysis was conducted to reveal the combined effects of different pedestrian crossing movements and under various pedestrian crossing demands. Results indicated that pedestrian crossing movements could change the capacity at AWSC intersections, but the effects vary according to pedestrian activities and vehicle directions.
Comparison of Parametric and Non-Parametric Methods for Modeling Establishment-Level Freight Generation
Authors: Balla Bhavani Shankar , Sahu Prasanta K. , Pani Agnivesh , Sharma Sushant , Majumdar Bandhan Bandhu
Published: August 2022

The traditional parametric modeling approaches used to predict freight generation (FG), such as ordinary least squares (OLS), suffer from limitations because of the realistic possibility of violating basic assumptions such as linearity or data distribution. This problem is multidimensional because of the need to model numerous industry sectors in the freight system and the possibility of using different explanatory variables; little guidance is currently available on which modeling methodology is suitable for a particular case. The non-parametric models that could solve several limitations with traditional FG models are rarely examined in their predictive ability. This paper offers insights into this frequent research question by comparing the performance of various modeling methodologies that can be used for predicting FG: OLS, weighted least squares, robust regression (RR), seemingly unrelated regression (SUR), multiple classification analysis (MCA), and support vector regression (SVR). To this effect, the research carried out in this study uses a freight dataset of 432 establishments across Kerala State, India. The model outputs are validated using resubstitution and cross-validation methods, and the prediction errors are quantified using root-mean-square error and mean absolute error. The validation results show that the non-parametric SVR models are better alternatives in developing state-, regional- and industrial segment-level models. The MCA models are more precise in predicting FG for suburban models. RR models provide a better predictive ability for modeling FG in some industrial segments. Overall comparison and result interpretations suggest that the non-parametric models are superior in relation to predicting FG. At the same time, RR seems to be the only parametric modeling approach that can provide comparable model performance to non-parametric models.
Interaction Between Information and Communication Technologies and Travel Behavior: Using Behavioral Data to Explore Correlates of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Patwary A. Latif , Khattak Asad J.
Published: August 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in providing virtual engagement. Planners and engineers must determine whether cities will see reductions in travel demand, given the increasing use of ICTs. Notably, ICTs facilitate online shopping and working from home (WFH). Generally, online shopping may lead to fewer shopping trips; similarly, WFH may reduce work-related trips. However, more WFH has the potential to generate other non-work trips, including shopping trips. To find answers and explore interdependencies, this study integrates pre-pandemic behavioral data with during-pandemic travel data. In our framework, WFH and online shopping are considered together. By harnessing the pre-pandemic 2017 National Household Travel Survey data, this study jointly analyzes the relationships between shopping trips, online shopping, and WFH with a conditional mixed process model that can address unobserved endogeneity and selection bias. The results suggest that, before the pandemic, online shopping was associated with fewer in-person shopping trips while WFH was associated with more shopping trips. The role of socio-demographic, locational, and travel-related factors is also explored. The during-pandemic data and analysis capture how COVID-19 affected travel behavior. Results show that the relationships among the key variables found in the pre-pandemic data are similar but differ in magnitude from during the pandemic. WFH increased from 12% to 61% during COVID-19, admittedly an unusual situation. In the next “new normal,” planners may improve travel demand models by treating WFH explicitly as an alternative to traveling to work in the trip generation and time of day models.
Physical Examination Maneuvers for SLAP Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Individual and Combinations of Maneuvers
Authors: Dean Robert S. , Onsen Leonard , Lima Jeniffer , Hutchinson Mark R.
Published: August 2022

Background:

Superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesions are targeted on physical examination using a variety of provocative maneuvers.

Purpose/Hypothesis:

The purpose was to conduct a systematic review on the performance of physical examination maneuvers in diagnosing SLAP lesions and to perform a meta-analysis comparing the sensitivity and specificity of these examinations both individually and in combination. The null hypothesis stated that there would be no significant difference in the sensitivity or specificity of the included physical examination tests, neither individually nor in combination.

Study Design:

Meta-analysis and systematic review; Level of evidence, 4.

Methods:

A systematic review was performed with the inclusion criteria of studies that reported either the sensitivities and specificities or the number of true-positive, true-negative, false-positive, or false-negative results for at least 1 maneuver for identifying SLAP lesions. A meta-analysis was performed to determine the sensitivity and specificity of individual maneuvers. Additional analysis determined the performance of these maneuvers when combined in series and parallel. In series, all must be present to be considered positive. In parallel, any single positive test forces the overall combination to be considered positive. Only tests that were included in ≥3 studies were considered in the meta-analysis and those included in ≥4 studies were considered in the combination analysis.

Results:

Overall, 862 studies were identified, 18 of which were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. The physical examinations included were the O’Brien (n = 16), speed (n = 8), Yergason (n = 6), anterior slide (n = 8), crank (n = 7), Jobe (n = 5), dynamic labral shear (n = 3), Kim 2 (n = 3), and biceps groove tenderness tests (n = 3). All combinations of 2 to 5 maneuvers in both series and parallel were considered. The O’Brien and crank test combination was the most sensitive 2-test combination in both parallel and series. The Yergason and anterior slide test combination was the most specific 2-test combination in parallel and series.

Conclusion:

This systematic review and meta-analysis reports an updated meta-analysis considering the sensitivity and specificity of common physical examination maneuvers used in the diagnosis of SLAP lesions and considers these values for tests in both series and parallel combinations. The present analysis demonstrates improved specificities when tests are considered in series and improved sensitivities when considered in parallel combination.
Influence of Injury to the Kaplan Fibers of the Iliotibial Band on Anterolateral Rotatory Knee Laxity in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors: Watanabe Shu , Nagai Kanto , Hoshino Yuichi , Kataoka Kiminari , Nakanishi Yuta , Araki Daisuke , Kanzaki Noriyuki , Matsushita Takehiko , Kuroda Ryosuke
Published: August 2022

Background:

Biomechanical cadaveric studies have shown that Kaplan fibers (KFs) of the iliotibial band play a role in controlling anterolateral rotatory knee laxity in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. However, in the clinical setting, the contribution of injury to KFs on anterolateral rotatory laxity remains unclear.

Purpose:

To use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to detect concomitant KF injury in ACL-injured knees and to then examine the effect of KF injury on anterolateral rotatory laxity as measured by the pivot-shift test in a clinical setting.

Study Design:

Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3.

Methods:

The study enrolled 91 patients with primary ACL tears (mean age 25 ± 11 years; 46 male and 45 female) whose MRI was conducted within 90 days after injury. KF injury was assessed by MRI according to previously reported criteria, and the patients were allocated to a KF injury group and a no–KF injury group. At the time of ACL reconstruction, the pivot-shift test was performed with the patient under anesthesia and quantitatively evaluated by tibial acceleration using an electromagnetic measurement system. Manual grading of the pivot-shift test was assessed according to guidelines of the International Knee Documentation Committee. The data were statistically compared between the 2 groups using Mann-Whitney U test and Fisher exact test ( P < .05).

Results:

KFs were identified in 85 patients (93.4%), and KF injury was detected in 20 of the 85 patients (23.5%). No significant differences were observed between the KF injury group (n = 20) and the no–KF injury group (n = 65) in demographic characteristics, the period from injury to MRI (8.0 ± 14.0 days vs 8.9 ± 12.1 days, respectively), the rate of meniscal injury (50.0% vs 53.8%), or the rate of anterolateral ligament injury (45.0% vs 44.6%). Regarding the pivot-shift test, no significant differences were observed in tibial acceleration (1.2 m/s2 [interquartile range, 0.5-2.1 m/s2] vs 1.0 m/s2 [interquartile range, 0.6-1.7 m/s2], respectively) or manual grading between the 2 groups.

Conclusion:

Concomitant KF injury did not significantly affect the pivot-shift phenomenon in acute ACL-injured knees. The findings suggest that the contribution of KF injury to anterolateral rotatory knee laxity may be limited in the clinical setting.
Decision Making and Blood Sugar Indicators in Older African American Adults
Authors: McSorley Veronica Eloesa , Lamar Melissa , Yu Lei , Bennett David A. , Barnes Lisa L. , Boyle Patricia A.
Published: August 2022

Objectives: Decision making is a modifiable behavior associated with health outcomes. We investigated the association of decision making with blood sugar indicators in older community-dwelling African American adults. Methods: Participants were 328 older African American adults from community-based studies (mean age = 78). Decision making was assessed using a performance-based measure (range: 0–12). Blood sugar indicators were non-fasting hemoglobin A1c and blood glucose. Using regression, we assessed the relationship between decision making and each blood sugar indicator, controlling for demographics. We additionally examined if an association varied by known diabetes diagnosis. Results: Lower decision making was associated with higher HbA1c (b: −0.05, p-value: .03), but not blood glucose. In an interaction analysis, the association of lower decision making with higher levels of HbA1c was present only among individuals with known diabetes (b (with diabetes): −0.13, p-value: <.01). Discussion: Decision making may contribute to glycemic control in African American older adults with diabetes.
Entropy generation analysis for axisymmetric flow of carreau nanofluid over a horizontally stretching cylinder
Authors: Ahmed Jawad , Khan Masood , Rasheed Zunaira , Ahmed Awais , Ahmed Latif , Bhandari Anupam
Published: August 2022

The objective of this work is to scrutinize the entropy production and its effects on Carreau nanofluid flow over a horizontally stretching cylinder. The significant influence of magnetic field, non-linear thermal radiation and Joule heating have been studied to control the heat transfer rate. The importance of nanofluid parameters, Brownian and thermophoresis diffusion, is argued on Carreau nanofluid motion for shear-thinning and thickening behavior. Utilizing convenient transformations, the fundamental equations, devised to a nonlinear system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs), are resolved numerically by Matlab technique bvp4c. The influence of relevant parameters on velocity, Bejan number, temperature, entropy and concentration profiles are examined by virtue of graphs. Furthermore, we determine the repercussion of indistinguishable parameters over skin friction and Sherwood number via tables. From the acquired results, we perceive that entropy generation augments with enhancing magnetic field parameter, Brinkman number, curvature parameter, Eckert number, and power law index while it declines for the Brownian diffusion parameter. Also, skin friction reduces for the magnetic field and curvature parameter whereas it rises for Weissenberg number. Moreover, Sherwood number escalates for the Schmidt number and curvature parameter.
Film cooling effectiveness enhancement on wall surface with crater hole and SDBD plasma actuation
Authors: Zhang Zihan , He Kun , Yan Xin
Published: August 2022

At three blowing ratios ( M = 0.5, 1, and 1.5), film cooling effectiveness on plain wall surface with designed contoured crater cooling hole was numerically investigated. With variable crater depth (0.4 D≤ d≤2.7 D) and crater expansion angle (18°–30°), the optimal crater hole was determined and then combined with SDBD plasma actuation further. Effects of SDBD plasma actuation frequency (0≤ Dθ≤11.25) and actuation strength (0≤ Ds≤100) were analyzed, and the cases of the conventional cylindrical holes (i.e. baseline cases) were also conducted for comparison. The results showed that the wall film cooling effectiveness gradually rises with increased crater depth and remains stable with crater depth up to 2.3 D. Compared to the baseline case, the laterally averaged wall film cooling effectiveness of the contoured crater hole of d = 2.3 D is increased by over 55%, 500%, and 700% near the hole ( X/ D<3), and nearly 45%, 300%, and over 850% downstream region (3< X/ D<10) at M = 0.5, 1 and 1.5 respectively. Increasing the crater expansion angle also improves the wall film cooling effectiveness by expanding the coolant coverage area and strengthening the coolant attachment onto the wall. Compared with the baseline case, the overall laterally averaged wall film cooling effectiveness is improved by nearly 450% for the crater hole with a 30° outward expansion angle at M = 1. As SDBD plasma actuation frequency and intensity increase, the wall film cooling effectiveness increases and remains stable at Dθ = 6.25 and Ds = 60. The benefits of the contoured crater hole configuration and plasma actuation mainly result from the generation of anti-kidney vortex pair, which can effectively suppress the development of the existing kidney vortex pair and restrain the coolant rising. Compared with the baseline case, the optimized contoured crater hole combined with the plasma actuation at Dθ = 6.25 and Ds = 60 increases the laterally averaged wall film cooling effectiveness by nearly 1200% near the hole ( X/ D<3), and over 600% in the downstream region ( X/ D>3) at M =1.
The association of psychosocial stressors and psychiatric disorders with fatigue in systemic lupus erythematosus patients
Authors: Andayani Santi , Kumoroyekti Tri , Pradana Kent , Hamijoyo Laniyati
Published: August 2022

Background

In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), fatigue is the most common and aggravating symptom which has been reported to be influenced by several factors, such as disease activity, psychosocial stressors, and psychiatric disorders. Therefore, this study aims to determine the association between disease activity, psychosocial stressors, and psychiatric disorders with fatigue in SLE patients.

Method

In this cross-sectional study, 73 female SLE patients were accepted to participate by filling out the informed consent. Besides, disease activity was divided into Lupus Low Disease Activity State (LLDAS) and non-LLDAS. The Holmes-Rahe Stress Scale and Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) were employed to assess psychosocial stress and fatigue severity. The Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) ICD-10 was used to examine psychiatric disorders. The Chi-square test was conducted to determine the association between dependent variables (fatigue) and independent variables (psychosocial stress, psychosocial stress severity, and psychiatric disorders).

Result

Out of the participants, 49 (67.1%) suffered from fatigue, and the LLDAS group contained fewer individuals than non-LLDAS, 46.6% versus 53.4%. The majority (86.3%) also experienced psychosocial stress, ranging from mild to severe, and 56 (76.7%) patients had psychiatric disorders. No significant association was discovered between SLE disease activity and fatigue. However, fatigue had significant associations with psychiatric disorders in both LLDAS ( p = 0.02) and non-LLDAS groups ( p = 0.04), as well as with psychosocial stress severity ( p = 0.02). Histories of major personal illness ( p = 0.01) and changes in eating habits ( p = 0.02) were associated with fatigue among the LLDAS participants.

Conclusion

Psychosocial stressors and psychiatric disorders were significantly associated with fatigue in SLE. Histories of major personal disease and changes in eating habits were also significantly associated with fatigue in the LLDAS participants. Therefore, early recognition of these factors is necessary to manage and prevent fatigue in SLE patients.
Tracking the Progression and Influence of Beta-Amyloid Plaques Using Percolation Centrality and Collective Influence Algorithm: A Study Using PET Images
Authors: Baboo Gautam Kumar , Prasad Raghav , Mahajan Pranav , Baths Veeky
Published: August 2022

Background

The study of brain networks, particularly the spread of disease, is made easier thanks to the network theory. The aberrant accumulation of beta-amyloid plaques and tau protein tangles in Alzheimer’s disease causes disruption in brain networks. The evaluation scores, such as the mini-mental state examination (MMSE) and neuropsychiatric inventory questionnaire, which provide a clinical diagnosis, are affected by this build-up.

Purpose

The percolation of beta-amyloid/tau tangles and their impact on cognitive tests are still unspecified.

Methods

Percolation centrality could be used to investigate beta-amyloid migration as a characteristic of positron emission tomography (PET)-image-based networks. The PET-image-based network was built utilizing a public database containing 551 scans published by the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Each image in the Julich atlas has 121 zones of interest, which are network nodes. Furthermore, the influential nodes for each scan are computed using the collective influence algorithm.

Results

For five nodal metrics, analysis of variance (ANOVA; P < .05) reveals the region of interest (ROI) in gray matter (GM) Broca’s area for Pittsburgh compound B (PiB) tracer type. The GM hippocampus area is significant for three nodal metrics in the case of florbetapir (AV45). Pairwise variance analysis of the clinical groups reveals five to twelve statistically significant ROIs for AV45 and PiB, respectively, that can distinguish between pairs of clinical situations. Based on multivariate linear regression, the MMSE is a trustworthy evaluation tool.

Conclusion

Percolation values suggest that around 50 of the memory, visual-spatial skills, and language ROIs are critical to the percolation of beta-amyloids within the brain network when compared to the other extensively used nodal metrics. The anatomical areas rank higher with the advancement of the disease, according to the collective influence algorithm.
Efficacy evaluation and systematic review of supramalleolar osteotomy for treatment of varus-type ankle arthritis
Authors: Xue Wang , Chen Tiannan , Wahafu Paerhati , Li Fei , Xiahatai Ayiding , Wufuer Aikeremu , Tuo Yanan , Zhao Bo , Wang Chengwei
Published: August 2022

Background

The current surgical treatment plan for medium-term varus-type ankle arthritis is primarily supramalleolar osteotomy (SMOT), but the reliability of this procedure still lacks high-quality evidence-based medical studies, such as randomized controlled clinical trials and meta-analyses of comparative studies.

Objective

The current study explored whether significant differences were present in the clinical effect, reoperation rate, complications, and failure rate of this type of surgery.

Method

Two researchers searched the relevant literature in seven databases, including PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, the China Biomedical Literature Database, the China Academic Journals Full-text Database, the Wanfang database, and the Weipu Chinese Science and Technology Journal Database. The retrieval time spanned the establishment of the specific database up to September 2020, and the literature was screened to determine their final inclusion in the study.

Results and conclusions

A total of 20 studies were included, including one Chinese and 19 English language studies. The primary indicators included a definitive effect of SMOT on the treatment of medium-term varus-type ankle arthritis. Concerning secondary indicators, although the surgery effect was satisfactory, some patients may require follow-up surgery, which may be unsuccessful with complications. The study results showed that, based on existing literature reports, the effect of SMOT for varus-type ankle arthritis was a satisfactory surgical method with some clinical value for correcting the ankle force line and relieving or even reversing ankle arthritis. However, its risk of complications and failure rate were comparatively high and, accordingly, requires good preoperative planning and close communication with patients. Due to the limited sample size of this study, more data and longer follow-up times involving this type of surgery should be reviewed to confirm this conclusion.
Spirituality in Social Work Practice With Young College Students: A Validation Study
Authors: Özmete Emine , Akgül Gök Fulya , Pak Melike
Published: August 2022

Purpose: The aim of this study was to make an adaptation of the Spirituality Measurement Scale into Turkish to evaluate the spirituality of clients for social workers. Methods: A total of 385 students from the Department of Social Work at Ankara University, were included in the research. The online survey method was used as a data collection method. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis revealed a 5-factor model with 38 items similar to the original study. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found as 0.919 and test-retest reliability was 0.868 in this study. Also, concurrent validity analysis results confirmed that higher spirituality is associated with more positive life orientation and higher life satisfaction. Discussion: This study suggests that the Turkish Spirituality Measurement Scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool to be used in the social work field. Spirituality can be evaluated in the field of mental health in youth welfare.
Preregistration of Randomized Controlled Trials
Authors: Cook Bryan G. , Wong Vivian C. , Fleming Jesse I. , Solari Emily J.
Published: August 2022

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are designed to answer causal questions with internal validity. However, threats to internal validity exist for even well-designed RCTs. In this article, we focus on how preregistration can help address some specific threats to internal validity related to the reporting of results. Preregistration involves researchers publicly posting critical decision points in a study prior to conducting it for the purpose of making researcher plans transparent, making deviations from those plans discoverable, and improving the validity of tests of significance. We provide a brief overview of null-hypothesis significance testing; consider how questionable research practices (e.g., p-hacking) and conducting data-dependent analysis threaten the validity of significance tests; discuss how preregistration can help address these threats and how preregistration works for RCTs; note limitations and challenges to preregistration; and provide recommendations for increasing the use of preregistration by researchers conducting RCTs in social work, education, and related fields.
Concurrent product-process-supply chain strategy formulation for small medium enterprises
Authors: Trapsilawati Fitri , Subagyo  , Firmansyah Dimas Ardy , Masruroh Nur Aini , Dharma I Gusti Bagus Budi , Wibowo Budhi Sholeh
Published: August 2022

Small-medium enterprises (SMEs) have the potentials to translate ideas into innovative products in a quick and efficient manner. Therefore, they should be supported to transform into well-established companies. However, SMEs often lack knowledge regarding operation and management. This study proposes three-dimensional concurrent engineering (3DCE) approach to help SMEs accelerate their growth through differentiation and efficiency, leading to high-quality yet low-cost products with efficient delivery. This study aimed to develop a strategic formulation framework incorporating the 3DCE concept in product functionality, concurrent process design, and appropriate supply chain solutions. The framework has been developed and implemented in food and beverage SME. Strategy development follows the traditional approach, including environmental analysis, strategy formulation, and strategy mapping. However, the result of environmental analysis extracted in the form of SWOT and Grand Strategy matrices are specifically piled into concurrent strategic theme covering the concurrent product, process, and supply chain aspects. Predominantly, product features covering the product innovation and functionality and process features covering segmentation-based and cross-functional process designs were tailored with innovative supply chain solutions based on the segmented model. The detailed framework and its implementation are highlighted accordingly.
Game-relationship-based remanufacturing scheduling model with sequence-dependent setup times using improved discrete particle swarm optimization algorithm
Authors: Zhang Shuai , Xu Huifen , Zhang Hua , Yang Sihan
Published: August 2022

Remanufacturing has become a Frontier technology in sustainable manufacturing and enables end-of-life products to be restored to their new conditions. Although remanufacturing scheduling has been widely investigated, the relationship between remanufacturers and customers is rarely examined. Therefore, a new game-relationship-based remanufacturing scheduling model with sequence-dependent setup times is proposed herein. In the model, the relationship between the remanufacturer and customers is constructed as a non-cooperative game, and the interval due dates are set based on the uncertain product quality to achieve effective remanufacturing and improve customer satisfaction. Multiple remanufacturing lines differentiated based on the quality grade of products are integrated into the proposed model. In addition, sequence-dependent setup times are considered in the model, which depend on the similarity between two adjacent tasks processed on a reprocessing unit. An improved discrete particle swarm optimization algorithm is proposed to obtain Nash equilibrium solutions via an efficient global search structure and a local search strategy. The algorithm is embedded with the Nash equilibrium solution evaluation method and integrated with multiple genetic operators to update the particles. The performance of the proposed algorithm in solving the proposed model is verified via a comparison with three baseline algorithms for managing different problem instances.
A framework for an effective virtual commissioning of agent-based cyber-physical production systems integrated into manufacturing facilities
Authors: Bendjelloul Abdelhamid , Mihoubi Bachir , Gaham Mehdi , Moufid Mansour , Bouzouia Brahim
Published: August 2022

The rise of the fourth industrial revolution and the interest in autonomous production led to increased adoption of Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPPS) in the industry. Due to the significant suitability of Multi-Agent Systems in building cyber-physical production systems compliant with the Reference Architectural Model Industry 4.0 (RAMI 4.0), more CPPS are being realized using Industrial Agents. Because of their complexity, guidelines for conducting virtual commissioning of agent-based CPPS are required. This paper proposes a novel framework for the virtual commissioning of agent-based CPPS. The framework contributions reside in incorporating both high-level and low-level control verification and validation (V&V) and employing two combined SIL and HIL approaches during the virtual commissioning of agent-based CPPS. The feasibility of the framework was demonstrated during the V&V of an agent-based CPPS on an industrial-scale laboratory robotized production cell. The framework had a significant impact on reducing the cost and efforts of the agent-based CPPS virtual commissioning.
Academic Satisfaction of Women Students of Color in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: Roles of Discrimination, Proactive Personality, and Critical Consciousness
Authors: Park Chan Jeong , Rottinghaus Patrick J.
Published: August 2022

Underrepresentation of women and students of color has been a longstanding issue in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The present study examined factors that contribute to academic satisfaction among 585 women college students of color ( Mage = 21.42, SDage = 3.25; nBlack = 174, nLatina = 171, nAsian = 240), based on the Social Cognitive Career Theory satisfaction model. Experiences of discrimination was selected as an environmental obstacle and proactive personality as a person input in the model. In addition, critical consciousness was included as a personal resource variable. Multigroup measurement invariance tests and multigroup structural equation modeling were conducted to examine the racial/ethnic differences in constructs and their interrelationships. The findings showed that discrimination, proactive personality, and critical consciousness contributed to academic satisfaction via self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and goal progress. Theoretical, clinical, and institutional implications are discussed in light of the findings. Limitations and future research directions are also discussed.
Social Judgments of Rapport in Investigative Interviews Across Cultures
Authors: Wilson Matthew , Matsumoto David , Avendano Vasquez Angel Nicolas , Garcia Garcla Jose Manuel , Helmy Mai
Published: August 2022

Rapport is a fundamental psychological construct and understanding it conceptually, including how it is perceived in social interactions, may have a crucial impact on human relations. Culture may be a key that can disentangle and elucidate dynamic characteristics about the nature of rapport as culture provides different and unique meaning systems. We examined cultural similarities and differences in social perceptions of rapport in a context in which interactants had different cultural/ethnic backgrounds. Observers from three very different culture/language groups rated their perceptions about the quality of rapport along 11 conceptually theorized rapport dimensions in video clips presenting one-on-one interviews that differed in their rapport levels. The observer ratings reduced to the same two dimensions across all observer groups, Positivity and Negativity, and there were considerable cultural similarities, along with some differences, in perceptions of rapport across videos. We discussed these findings concerning future theory and research on rapport in various contexts.
C1-inhibitor influence on platelet activation by thrombin receptors agonists
Authors: Tarandovskiy Ivan D. , Buehler Paul W. , Karnaukhova Elena
Published: August 2022

Introduction

Protease activated receptors 1 (PAR1) and 4 (PAR4) agonists are used to study platelet activation. Data on platelet activation are extrapolated across experimental settings. C1-inhibitor (C1INH) is a protease inhibitor present in plasma but not in isolated platelet suspensions. Here we show that C1INH affects platelet activation through PAR1 and PAR4 agonists.

Methods

Platelets were isolated from healthy donor whole blood and then labeled with anti-CD62P and PAC1 antibodies. The platelet suspensions were exposed to PAR1 agonists SFLLRN, TFLLR and TFLLRN; PAR4 agonists AYPGKF and GYPGQV; ADP and thrombin. Flow-cytometric measurements were performed in 5, 10 and 15 min after activation.

Results

0.25 mg/ml C1INH addition made platelets to faster expose CD62P and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa complex after activation with PAR1 agonists. Conversely, C1INH addition led to inhibition of platelet activation with PAR4 agonists and thrombin. Activation with ADP was not affected by C1INH.

Conclusions

Our results suggest that C1INH can modify platelet activation in the presence of synthetic PAR agonists used in platelet research. These observations may be relevant to the development of new methods to assess platelet function.
Random vibration environmental test based on strain response control
Authors: Zheng Ronghui , Wang Jie , Chen Huaihai , Chen Qiang
Published: August 2022

This paper presents a novel mechanical environmental test method that multi-output random strain responses are replicated instead of acceleration responses. In this work, the positive-definite strain reference spectral matrix and reference kurtoses for multiple control channels are defined first, and then three types of strain random signals including stationary Gaussian, stationary non-Gaussian, and non-stationary are generated. The inverse Fourier transform is used to obtain the stationary Gaussian strain random signals and the stationary non-Gaussian strain signals are obtained by the zero-memory nonlinear transformation. To synthetize non-stationary strain random signals, an amplitude modulation function is introduced with time-varying root mean square values. The correction algorithms are employed to update the drive signals for matching the strain responses compared with corresponding reference values. The simulation and experimental results prove the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed strain response control procedure. The presented work provides new perspectives to investigate the fatigue behavior and life estimation of structure under controlled strain response environments for vibration fatigue tests.
Academic and Career Outcomes Following Sexual Assault in Early Adulthood: A Comparison of LGBQ+ and Heterosexual Women
Authors: Moschella-Smith Elizabeth A. , Potter Sharyn J. , Mumford Elizabeth A.
Published: August 2022

Young adults (aged 18–24) who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer (LGBQ+) report high rates of sexual assault (SA) victimization, yet much of the research on adverse outcomes resulting from SA has overlooked LGBQ+ victims. A probability-based sample of 901 adults was recruited to examine the negative academic and career outcomes attributed to SA during early adulthood among LGBQ+ cisgender women. LGBQ+ women were more likely to report negative impacts on academic and career goals (e.g., changed course of study) and transitions (e.g., switched jobs) following SA victimization than heterosexual women. Implications for research and LGBQ+ services are discussed.
American Women’s Experiences With Intimate Partner Violence during the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Risk Factors and Mental Health Implications
Authors: Oswald Debra L. , Kaugars Astrīda S. , Tait Mary
Published: August 2022

In an online survey, women self-reported high prevalence of intimate partner violence during the early days of the pandemic. Risk factors for experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) included having a child under the age of 18, being a sexual minority, living in a rural community, and stressors related to healthcare access, income/employment stress, and COVID-19 exposure or illness. Women who worked during the pandemic and were older were less likely to experience IPV. Women who reported IPV also reported increased anxiety and depression. The results are discussed in terms of clinical and policy implications for supporting women who are victims of IPV.
A Change Will Do You Good: Does Continuous Environmental Improvement Matter?
Authors: Busch Timo , Johnson Matthew P. , Schnippering Maximilian
Published: August 2022

Superior corporate environmental performance (CEP) is considered to be an indication of well-managed firms. While previous empirical research has operationalized various environmental measurements, one aspect has remained under-scrutinized, namely, continuous improvement. We examine whether continuous CEP improvement is reflected in aggregated environmental scores provided by sustainability rating agencies. From a natural resource-based view, we investigate the association of continuous CEP improvement with corporate financial performance (CFP). Based on panel data (2005–2020), the results show that continuous CEP improvement is not associated with aggregated environmental scores provided by three major rating agencies. At the same time, however, continuous improvement is positively associated with accounting as well as market-based CFP. The article concludes that continuous CEP improvement is relevant from a materiality perspective, but it is not adequately captured in the environmental scores from rating agencies. Therefore, we propose using a best-in-progress approach as a meaningful investment strategy instead of the established best-in-class screenings.