bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Patients’Outcome After Extubation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Zhao Ying , Yang Qingyun , Wen Ruochen , Hu Xingshuo , Gu Hongjun , Xie Lixin , Xie Fei 
Published: August 2020

Abstract
Background: To evaluate whether pulmonary rehabilitation can improve respiratory function and life quality of the patients who were removed from invasive mechanical ventilation in the ICU and sequentially treated with high-flow humidification therapy instrument. Methods: This study is a single-center clinical randomized controlled trial. Selected from April 2019 to April 2020, 53 patients who were sequentially treated with High-Flow Humidification Device after extubation in the ICU were randomly divided into two groups. The experimental group received pulmonary rehabilitation treatment, while the control group received only conventional treatment. All patients were then evaluated for rehabilitation and bedside diaphragm ultrasound measurement.Results: Compared with the control group, experimental group’s incidences of non-invasive ventilation use, re-intubation and complication were significantly reduced (P <0.05), yet there was no significant reduction of two groups’ mortality rate (P = 0.3). The experimental group's MRCsum (Medical Research Council sum) muscle strength score, 30-second sit-up test parameter, and modified Barthel index all presented significant difference (P <0.05). The degree of diaphragm movement, end-inspiratory diaphragm thickness and diaphragm thickness variation rate were significantly increased (P <0.05). Conclusions: Pulmonary rehabilitation is safe with certain efficacy. It is of great significance to the enhancement of patient's peripheral muscle strength and endurance, respiratory function, and daily life activities. It can reduce the incidences of non-invasive ventilation use and re-intubation and help patients return to their families and society better. Nevertheless, the current development of pulmonary rehabilitation is not perfect. Subsequent research of a multi-center randomized controlled trial should be conducted to further explore the efficacy of pulmonary rehabilitation, promote the spread of pulmonary rehabilitation technics, and provide home-based rehabilitation guidance and long-term follow-up for discharged ICU patients.Trial registration: Clinical trial registration number: NCT04368286; Ethics number: S2018-212-01.Subject: ①Number: 2018FC-WJFWZX-2-04. ②Chinese PLA Health Care Grant: 17BJZ35.
Asthma and COVID-19 - A systematic review
Authors: Mendes Natália F. , Jara Carlos P. , Mansour Eli , Araújo Eliana P. , Velloso Licio 
Published: August 2020

Abstract
BackgroundSevere coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) presents with progressive dyspnea, which results from acute lung inflammatory edema leading to hypoxia. As with other infectious diseases that affect the respiratory tract, asthma has been cited as a potential risk factor for severe COVID-19. However, conflicting results have been published over the last few months and the putative association between these two diseases is still unproven.MethodsHere, we systematically reviewed all reports on COVID-19 published since its emergence in December 2019 to May 18, 2020, looking into the description of asthma as a premorbid condition, which could indicate its potential involvement in disease progression.ResultsWe found 169 articles describing the clinical characteristics of 36,072 patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Asthma was reported as a premorbid condition in only 655 patients accounting for 1.8% of all patients.ConclusionsAs the global prevalence of asthma is 4.4%, we conclude that either asthma is not a premorbid condition that contributes to the development of COVID-19 or clinicians and researchers are not accurately describing the premorbidities in COVID-19 patients.
Accelerated Brain Aging in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Longitudinal Pattern Recognition With White Matter Integrity
Authors: Gan Shuoqiu , Shi Wen , Wang Shan , Sun Yingxiang , Yin Bo , Bai Guanghui , Jia Xiaoyan , Sun Chuanzhu , Niu Xuan , Wang Zhuonan , Jiang Xiaofan , Liu Jun , Zhang Ming , Bai Lijun 
Published: August 2020

Abstract
Background: Long-term effects of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) resemble brain aging changes (i.e., microstructure integrity loss), which implies an accelerated age-associated process. This study aimed to develop a quantifiable neuroimaging marker to characterize the brain-aging process accelerated by mTBI from acute to chronic phases. Methods: A brain-age prediction model was defined using relevance vector regression (RVR) in 523 healthy individuals, based on fractional anisotropy metrics from diffusion-tensor imaging. The model was adopted to estimate brain-predicted age difference (brain-PAD = predicted brain age - chronological age) in 116 acute mTBI patients and 63 healthy controls (HCs). Fifty patients were followed up 6~12 month post-injury to evaluate the longitudinal changes in brain-PAD. Another mTBI group containing 70 acute patients were included as a replicated cohort. We investigated whether brain-PAD was greater in patients with elderly age, post-concussion complaints, and risky apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype, and whether it had the potential to predict neuropsychological outcomes for information processing speed (IPS). Between-group and longitudinal comparison in brain-PAD was conducted with analysis of covariance and linear mixed-effects model, respectively. The correlation between brain-PAD and continuous variables was analyzed with Spearman rank-order correlation.Results: The RVR brain-age prediction model predicted brain age accurately (r = 0.96, R2 = 0.93). The brain age of mTBI patients was estimated to be "older" in the acute phase, with mean brain-PAD of 2.59 (± 5.97) years compared with HCs (0.12 ± 3.19 years) (P < 0.05) and replicated in another mTBI cohort (brain-PAD: 3.26 ± 4.55 years). The increased brain age in mTBI kept stable at 6-12 month post-injury (2.50 ± 4.54 years). Patients with older age or severer post-concussion complaints obtained greater brain-PAD (P < 0.001, P = 0.024), while patients with APOE ε4 didn’t obtain greater brain-PAD than those without. Additionally, brain-PAD in the acute phase predicted patients’ IPS profile at 6~12 month follow-up (rho = -0.36, P = 0.01). Conclusion: Mild TBI, even a single one, accelerates the brain-aging process. The brain-PAD can be considered as a quantitative neuroimaging marker to evaluate the susceptibility to neurodegeneration or other age-associated conditions following mTBI. Trial registration: NCT02868684.
Positive Thinking, School Adjustment and Psychological Well-being among Chinese College Students
Authors: Chui Raymond C.F. , Chan Chi-K. 
Published: August 2020

Background:Previous studies have found that traditional positive Chinese beliefs contribute to the maintenance of the quality of life. It is interesting to explore the functions of positive thinking on stress in the Chinese context in order to test whether positive thinking influences the psychological well-being of college students.Objective:This study aims to examine the associations between positive thinking, school adjustment, and the psychological well-being of Chinese college-going students. It investigates the moderating role of positive thinking in the effects of poor school adjustment on stress and well-being.Methods:A cross-sectional survey was administered to 299 male and 396 female college students aged 17-28 years across eight universities of Hong Kong.Results:Results confirmed that school adjustment was negatively related to stress (β= -.194) and positively related to life satisfaction (β= .074). It was also indirectly related to psychological distress via stress (β= -.194;β= .620). Moreover, positive thinking was a moderator to the relationships between school adjustment and stress (β= .011) and to the relationships between school adjustment and life satisfaction (β= -.009). School adjustment was more related to stress at higher levels of positive thinking while it was more related to life satisfaction at lower levels of positive thinking.Conclusion:These results suggested that enhancing positive thinking is beneficial to Chinese college-going students’ psychological well-being. Therefore, student services at universities can consider organizing workshops to educate and promote the appropriate use of positive thinking for students to alleviate their stress and enhance their psychological well-being.
Socio-Demographics and Psychological Correlates of Anger Among Individuals Diagnosed with Alcohol Use Disorder In Jordan
Authors: Al-Khawaldeh Suhaib A. , Hamdan-Mansour Ayman M. , Shehadeh Jumana Hussein , Thultheen Imad Numan 
Published: August 2020

Objective:
Psychological disturbances such as anger, impulsivity and resilience among individuals with alcohol use disorder are considered barriers to successful treatment and contribute to poor prognosis and early relapse. The purpose of this study is to investigate the socio-demographic and psychological factors associated with anger among individuals diagnosed with alcohol use disorder in Jordan.

Methods:
A descriptive correlational design was used to collect data using self-reported questionnaire from 54 hospitalized patients with alcohol use disorder admitted for treatment over 4 months period. Data collected in relation to anger, impulsivity, and resilience.

Results:
The results showed that 64% of the patients in this study had severe clinical anger, 70% had moderate to high impulsivity level, and about 48% had high level of resilience. The findings also showed a significant positive correlation between patients’ anger and impulsivity (r = .36, p <0.05), while a significant negative correlation was observed between patients’ anger and resilience (r = - 0.60, p < .001).

Conclusion:
The link between anger, impulsivity and resilience is alarming mental health professionals toward the need for an integrated model of care during and after interventions to prevent relapse and sustain sobriety.
Thrombosis Risk Assessment In The COVID-19 Era
Authors: Caprini Joseph A 
Published: August 2020

The appearance of the coronavirus pandemic has prompted a renewed interest in thrombosis risk assessment, particularly since this disease is associated with a high risk of thrombotic events. It is known that the number one preventable cause of death in hospitalized patients including those having surgical procedures is fatal pulmonary emboli. There is also high-quality data that the use of anticoagulant drugs in the proper dose, and for the period of time shown to be efficacious, will prevent most fatal events. It is true that even with the use of the best anticoagulant regimes venous thromboembolic events (VTE) can still occur but are rarely fatal. We also realize that providing adequate anticoagulant prophylaxis for the entire period of risk is the key to preventing these deaths. Thrombosis risk scoring identifies who's at risk for these emboli and guides physician choices for appropriate preventive measures.
Review on Multi Level Inverter Topologies and Control Strategies for Solar Power Conversion
Authors: B G Shivaleelavathi , Srikanth Chinmayi , Yatnalli Veeramma 
Published: August 2020

Nowadays solar power has become an alternate method of power generation for standalone systems for both urban and rural electrification. The Power Electronics converters used for the power conversion should provide quality AC output to have near sinusoidal voltage. The inverter topology and the PWM technique of the inverter play a vital role in providing quality output. This paper reviews recent contribution to establish the current status and development of the technology to provide reader with an insightful review of multilevel inverters and its control strategy. A brief overview of Multi Level Inverters (MLI) topology and advantages of Cascaded H-Bridge Multi Level Inverter (CHBMLI) for solar power conversion is presented and the various control strategies for CHBMLI are discussed with view point of quality output. Among the different PWM techniques discussed, the Elliptical Multi Carrier PWM (EMC PWM) control strategy is the new modulation technique which successfully improves the DC bus utilization without over-modulation and without adding third harmonic to fundamental frequency. Also, the technique is successful in reducing the %THD at the output voltage. The control strategy is simple even with increased level of output voltage, which is not possible in SVPWM technique. Hence, the EMC PWM technique is having better performance when compared to Multi Carrier PWM (MCPWM) technique, Space Vector PWM (SVPWM) technique and Third Harmonic Injection PWM (THIPWM) technique.
KLASIFIKASI PERMASALAHAN AGENSTOK MENGGUNAKAN ALGORITMA NAIVE BAYES CLASSIFIER PADA PT. HPAI-PEKANBARU
Authors: Zarnelly Zarnelly 
Published: August 2020

Abstrak—Kecendrungan seseorang untuk mengakses informasi khususnya permasalahan agenstok melalui dunia maya pun menjadi semakin tinggi. Informasi merupakan hal yang sangat penting dalam kehidupan masyarakat. Salah satu sumber infomasi adalah media sosial. Klasifikasi ini ditekankan untuk data permasalahan agenstok. Pada umumnya permasalahan yang disampaikan terdiri dari beberapa kategori seperti permasalahan mengenai kesehatan, konsultasi produk dan marketing. Namun dalam membagi permasalahan kedalan kategori-kategori tersebut untuk saat ini masih dilakukan secara manual.hal ini sangat merepotkan apabila permasalahan yang ingin di unggah berjumlah banyak. Oleh karena itu, perlu adanya sistem yang bisa mengklasifikasikan permasalahan secara otomatis. Text mining merupakan metode klasifikasi yang merupakan variasi dari data mining yang berusaha menemukan pola menarik dari sekumpulan data tekstual yang berjumlah banyak. Sedangkan algoritma naive bayes classsifier merupakan logartitma pendukung utuk melakukan klasifikasi. Kategori memiliki jumlah data permasalahan yang sama dan terdiri dari 400 data permasalahan; 360 data permasalahan digunakan untuk proses training dan 40 data permasalahan digunakan untuk proses testing. Pada penelitian ini metode yang digunakan yaitu waterfall dan pengujian perfomance measure, uji black box, dan uji sistem oleh pengguna. Adapun pengujian perfomance measure memperoleh nilai akurasi 97,5%, precision 97,6%, recall 97,5% dan f-measure 97,4%. Dari hasil-hasil tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa sistem yang menerapkan algoritma naive bayes classifier dapat digunakan untuk mengklasifikasikan permasalahan agenstok berbasis web, dengan menggunakan bahasa pemrograman PHP dan Database Management System (DBMS) menunjukkan bahwa klasifikasi permasalahan agenstok bisa terklasifikasi secara otomatis.Kata Kunci: agenstok, akurasi, klasifikasi, naïve bayes, text mining
Hipertensão arterial sistêmica: prevalência da adesão ao tratamento em uma unidade de saúde do Pará
Authors: Regina Guimarães Dantas Karen , Da Silva Quaresma Bruno , Moema Mendes Leite Fernanda , Rosa Bernardo Gabriela , Vinicius de Lima Filgueira Afonso , Schalcher Martins e Silva Rafael , Ogawa Furtado Rodrigues Renata , Rosa Bernardo Mariana , Vidal Pacheco Fernanda , Da Silva Peixoto Osvaldo 
Published: August 2020

Estabelecer a prevalência de adesão ao tratamento da Hipertensão Arterial Sistêmica (HAS) na área de uma estratégia saúde da família no Pará. Estudo quantitativo, transversal e de caráter retrospectivo sobre as características e o perfil dos pacientes portadores de HAS que aderiram ao tratamento, realizado através da observância e coleta dos dados de elementos preenchidos previamente nos prontuários da unidade em questão, respondendo às questões levantadas no questionário individual. Foram avaliados 62 participantes, sendo 66,1% mulheres, 64,5% idosos. 35,5% Eutróficos, 64,5% acima do peso normal, 45,2 classificados como Hipertensos, 32,3% com Hipertensão Estágio 1, 71% fazem uso de medicamentos, 47,7% utilizavam Losartana, e 62,9% abandonaram o tratamento. Assim, foi possível estabelecer e correlacionar esses dados com informações de outros estudos, possibilitando estabelecer dentre os participantes características que corroboraram para a adesão ou abandono do tratamento e qual o perfil desses indivíduos. A prevalência de adesão ao tratamento, dos participantes, com hipertensão arterial sistêmica são indivíduos do sexo feminino, com mais de 60 anos, que apresentam hipertensão, Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC) acima do peso normal, fazem uso de medicamentos, principalmente, uma vez ao dia, sendo os mais utilizados o Losartana, Hidroclorotiazida e Captropil.
Estabelecer a prevalência de adesão ao tratamento da Hipertensão Arterial Sistêmica (HAS) na área de uma estratégia saúde da família no Pará. Estudo quantitativo, transversal e de caráter retrospectivo sobre as características e o perfil dos pacientes portadores de HAS que aderiram ao tratamento, realizado através da observância e coleta dos dados de elementos preenchidos previamente nos prontuários da unidade em questão, respondendo às questões levantadas no questionário individual. Foram avaliados 62 participantes, sendo 66,1% mulheres, 64,5% idosos. 35,5% Eutróficos, 64,5% acima do peso normal, 45,2 classificados como Hipertensos, 32,3% com Hipertensão Estágio 1, 71% fazem uso de medicamentos, 47,7% utilizavam Losartana, e 62,9% abandonaram o tratamento. Assim, foi possível estabelecer e correlacionar esses dados com informações de outros estudos, possibilitando estabelecer dentre os participantes características que corroboraram para a adesão ou abandono do tratamento e qual o perfil desses indivíduos. A prevalência de adesão ao tratamento, dos participantes, com hipertensão arterial sistêmica são indivíduos do sexo feminino, com mais de 60 anos, que apresentam hipertensão, Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC) acima do peso normal, fazem uso de medicamentos, principalmente, uma vez ao dia, sendo os mais utilizados o Losartana, Hidroclorotiazida e Captropil.
FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE POOR READING ACHIEVEMENT OF PUPILS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS FROM TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES: A CASE STUDY OF YOLA SOUTH AND NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ADAMAWA STATE
Authors: Raymond Elizabeth 
Published: August 2020

The main purpose of the study is to gain an understanding of the factors responsible for the poor reading achievement of pupils in public primary school in Yola South and North Local Government area of Adamawa state from teachers’ perspectives using a qualitative phenomenological approach. A total of 20 teachers were selected from ten randomly selected schools within Yola North and South Local Government Area. Two teachers represented each school. A set of semi-structured interview questions were used to gather data from the participant. Six major themes emerged from the analyzed data. The main themes that emerged from the data analysis are lack of commitment of teachers to their responsibilities, teachers lacking the skills to teach phonics and foundational skills in reading, lack of instructional and learning materials. Other emerging issues are related to inadequately qualified teachers, the influences of the socioeconomic status of parents on their negative attitude towards the education of their children as well as the interference/adverse effects of mother tongue on language learning. The findings from this study will help the government and educators push for policies that would help improve the academic performances of students in the state.
APPLICABILITY OF MASLOW’S THEORY ON CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
Authors: Radhakrishnan S , Selvan Dr K G 
Published: August 2020

India is literally galloping in Industrial Development. The traditional identity of agrarian economy is superseded by rapid industrialization. The country accords top priority for industrial growth. We have a commendable presence in World Trade Organization as well. India is considered as the mouthpiece of developing nations.
Multinational Companies evince keen interest in having joint venture with Indian Corporates. They consider India as the safe platform for their industrial investment here.
This, appreciably promotes employment opportunities in the country. People from rural areas move to urban areas seeking employment. The industrial pay structure is also reasonable enough enabling people have a good disposable income.
The accumulation of people in the city necessitates more of living space in the city. The rental cost in the city is getting dearer.
This results in construction of more number of apartments in multi storied buildings in the city and the outskirts of same.
Another important thing that deserves mention is the easily available long term institutional finance for youngsters. They prefer to buy an apartment rather than going in for rental accommodation as, in comparison, the EMI is much better than paying rent which does not give them any benefit at all.
Introduction
Authors: Schelkshorn Hans , Westerink Herman 
Published: August 2020

Abstract
The emergence of a scholarly and popular interest in religious experience, spirituality and mysticism around 1900 plays a crucial role in the further transformations in religion in the twentieth century and in contemporary Western and non-Western societies. This volume contains philosophical reflections on the emergence of these new constellations, discourses and practices. The ‘rediscovery’ of the various spiritual and mystical sources and traditions, and the turn towards the individual’s religious experiences, can be situated against the background of a growing critique of global scientific positivism and the rise of secular (atheistic, Marxist) philosophies. The turn to spirituality and mysticism is associated with political projects of anti-imperialist emancipation in for example, India, the Islamic countries, Russia and Latin-America. Through philosophical inquiries into key authors such as Bergson, Blondel, James, Heidegger, Bremond, Weil, Solov’ëv, Rodó, Iqbal and Vivekenanda, this volume presents a comprehensive perspective on the fundamental issues and discussions that inspired the turn to spirituality in a modern era of secular reason.
Henri Bremond and the Religious Experience in Context
Authors: Westerink Herman 
Published: August 2020

Abstract
This article focuses on some psychological aspects of Henri Bremond’s work, notably the development of a psychologie de la foi, the research into the sentiment réligieux and his reflections on the relation between what is traditionally called fides qua and fides quae. It is argued that in the center of the writings of Bremond, who is working in the context of the modernist movement and the rediscovery of the Catholic spiritual and mystical traditions in the modern era, one can detect a deep concern about the relation between religious (spiritual) experience and the official church teachings and institutions, and more specifically the relation between reflective thought and conscious reasoning on the one hand and ‘implicit’ spontaneous understanding and reasoning on the other hand. Also, in his writings one finds a fundamental discussion on the relation between mysticism and asceticism, and mysticism and poetry. Through the collection of material (mystics and their writings) and the elaboration of fundamental thematics, Bremond has become an important and also influential author. This article addresses this issue in particular in a short inquiry into the influence of Bremond on the work of Michel de Certeau.