bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Sexual difficulties in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): results of a 2-year study
Authors: Tripp Dean A , Gierc Madelaine , Verrault Phylicia , Fretz Katherine , Ropeleski Mark , Beyak Michael 
Published: July 2020

Background: Sexual difficulties are common in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Aims: This study aimed to document sexual difficulties in IBD; to investigate longitudinal patterns in these difficulties; and to identify biopsychosocial factors that may serve as predictors of these difficulties. Methods: A longitudinal study was conducted, with IBD outpatients completing three questionnaires across 2 years. Items assessed biopsychosocial variables (e.g., age, PHQ-9, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support) and sexual difficulties (Golombok-Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction). Findings: Patients reported a moderate level of sexual difficulties, with 17.5–74.5% exceeding the threshold of clinical significance across domains. No significant changes in sexual difficulties occurred across the study period. Biopsychosocial factors accounted for up to 25.2% of the variance in sexual difficulties, with age, depressive symptoms, pain-related disability, perceived social support, and optimism associated with these difficulties in the hypothesised directions. Conclusions: Patients reported significant sexual difficulties in several domains, with a high degree of stability over time. Biopsychosocial factors were associated with reported sexual difficulties, particularly older age and lower perceived social support. These factors are suggested as targets for intervention research.
Delayed bubble, coil and trouble: young stroke as a presentation of paradoxical embolism from previously unrecognised pulmonary arterio-venous malformation (PAVM)
Authors: Singh Trisha , Hinton Jonathan , Swallow Rosie , Kersey James , Hillier Charles 
Published: July 2020

Summary
Young stroke patients should be investigated thoroughly to look for cardiac and extra-cardiac sources of emboli. We present a patient who was investigated for a cardiac source of emboli following an ischemic stroke. She was found to have a small patent foramen ovale (PFO), but due to the late appearances of bubbles on the bubble study it was thought that this was an incidental finding. Further investigation confirmed a PAVM was the source of emboli causing her stroke.
Testimonio: Sólo eran estudiantes
Authors: Mendiola Vásquez Melissa 
Published: July 2020

Acercaremos al lector a la realidad de una persona migrante, sensibilizando, por medio de la narración como única protagonista, de manera que la realizadora sólo será el medio para visibilizar estas realidades en las que el sujeto se muestra desde su propia voz. Por estas razones, el testimonio como tal se desarrolla desde un análisis teórico del contexto histórico y realidades en las que se enmarca. En este sentido, no se altera la entrega del testimonio ̶ testimonio para sí ̶. Por ello se organiza en subtemas, para que nos guíe como análisis aplicado de las temáticas. Las temáticas migratorias que se abordan a lo largo del testimonio, se orientan, principalmente, en la “Teoría y enfoque de la migración internacional” (Cerdas, 2019), vista desde los factores de expulsión y atracción que determinan la migración del sujeto entrevistado. Además se toma en cuenta “La orientación identitaria del migrante: Los roles de subjetividad, aculturización, asimilación, homogenización" (Cerdas, 2019). Por último, también se parte de las implicaciones de la "Globalización, migración y espacios fronterizos: Fronteras reales y fronteras imaginarias en las migraciones en América Latina" (Cerdas, 2019), en la deconstrucción de la identidad y sentido de pertenencia del territorio. La violencia estructural traspasa todos los estratos de la vida de las sociedades. Al respecto, los Estados latinoamericanos y, en especial, los centroamericanos han sido los más lastimados en cuanto a la herencia colonial. Todos estos factores de inestabilidad política fomentan que las personas, principalmente jóvenes, que están siendo sistemáticamente violentados, perseguidos, encarcelados y asesinados, busquen cómo salvaguardar su vida y las de su familia.
Un acercamiento sensible al estudio de las migraciones en la poesía de Alejandra Solórzano Castillo
Authors: Guzmán Sierra Silvia Elena 
Published: July 2020

A manera de experimento sensible, el presente artículo se acerca a la subjetividad de una migrante centroamericana. Usando como herramienta filosófica la racionalidad poética de María Zambrano, el acercamiento se hace a través de una selección de poemas de la autora Alejandra Solórzano Castillo, contenidos en los libros Todo esto sucederá siempre (2015) y Detener la historia (2017). Con la experiencia de los textos poéticos, se acerca también a la historia de esta Mesoamérica doliente.
Cultural memory in Lithuanian periodical press during World War II
Authors: Krutulys Titas 
Published: July 2020

During World War II Lithuania was ruled by three completely different political regimes. In the first year Lithuania was authoritarian state ruled by group of nationalists, in 1940 Lithuania was occupied by Soviet Union and in 1941 State was occupied by Nazi Germany. All these political powers was undemocratic and propagated their ideologies. One of the most important aspect of every ideology is to suggest new concept of time. This change of perception of time could be seen in the change of cultural memory. Article try to analyze this change using the most popular Lithuanian periodical press of the period. This research analyzed main historical periods and the most popular themes represented in the main newspapers. Using theories of Anthony D. Smith and Raoul Girardet research showed what historical periods was seen positively and what negatively, what was main historical heroes and enemies; also how foreign history was represented in the periodical press. The quantitative content analysis showed that while representations of history in the so called independent Lithuania and in Lithuania occupied by Nazis was quite similar, historical representations during first Soviet occupation was unique. Qualitative content analysis showed that there was three very different paradigms of cultural memories, represented in periodical press. Lithuanian nationalist mostly tried to promote Lithuanian medieval times and especially Lithuanian dukes and historical capital Vilnius, also they tried to justify their politics creating myth of great welfare during their rule. They praised Soviet history, criticized Poland and poles, but wrote about most of the countries quite neutral. During Soviet occupation all Lithuanian history was harshly criticized and showed as negative times, this regime promoted only few Lithuanian heroes who died young or was known for their left wing politics. Main historical past represented in the newspapers was history of Soviet Union, other countries was ignored. Main enemies of Soviets was Lithuanian gentry, and Lithuanian rulers of the past. During Nazi occupation there was more Lithuanian national history than German history, but the main appreciable historical periods was Lithuanian prehistory and the 19th Century. Regime promoted history of Lithuanian culture and language, but tried to ignore Lithuanian state. Foreign history was mostly binary – propaganda criticized Soviet Union as well as Tsarist Russia, USA and United Kingdom, but appreciated history of Italy, Japan, Finland, Turkey, Spain etc. Main historical enemies were of course Bolsheviks and Jews.
Evidence-Based Second Language Pedagogy : A Collection of Instructed Second Language Acquisition Studies, edited by M. Sato and S. Lowen (2019)
Authors: Porcellato Adriana Mendes 
Published: July 2020

Evidence-Based Second Language Pedagogy : A Collection of Instructed Second Language Acquisition Studies Edited by M. Sato and S. Lowen (2019) New York/Abingdon: Routledge, 338pp.
Early Instructed Second Language Acquisition: Pathways to Competence, edited by J. Rokita-Ja?kow and M. Ellis (2019)
Authors: Magnani Marco 
Published: July 2020

Early Instructed Second Language Acquisition: Pathways to Competence Edited by J. Rokita-Ja?kow and M. Ellis (2019) Bristol/Blue Ridge Summit: Multilingual Matters, 257pp.
Pengaruh Pendapatan Asli Daerah, Dana Alokasi Umum dan Dana Alokasi Khusus terhadap Tingkat Kemandirian Keuangan Daerah pada Kabupaten Banyuwangi Tahun 2012 - 2016
Authors: Kiak Novi Theresia , Nuro Septina 
Published: July 2020

The implementation of regional autonomy is not only focused on central grants in the form of balancing funds. The regions can be self-sufficient to take care of their own households including local financial independence by utilizing and utilizing, and managing the potentials in the regions in order to improve public services to the community and regional development. The purpose of this research is to know whether there is influence of Local Original Income (PAD), General Allocation Fund (DAU) and Special Allocation Fund (DAK) to the level of Financial Independence of Banyuwangi Regency either partially or simultaneously.
The population in this research is Banyuwangi Regency using secondary data in the form of Budget Realization Report (BRR) of Banyuwangi Regency in 2012 - 2016. Hypothesis testing in this research use multiple linear regression with t test, F test and coefficient of determination. The data that have been collected is analyzed first by testing the classical assumption then hypothesis tested by SPSS 20.0.
AlGaN/GaN tabanlı yüksek elektron hareketli transistörlerin SiC, Si ve Safir alt tabakalardaki ısıl davranışının sayısal olarak incelenmesi
Authors: İlhan Didem Cansu , Başkaya Şenol 
Published: July 2020

Bu çalışmada
AlGaN/GaN yüksek elektron hareketli transistörlerin (High Electron Mobility
Transistor, HEMT) SiC, Si ve Safir alt tabakalardaki ısıl analizi sunulmuştur.
Kanal sıcaklığı ve sıcaklık dağılımı kararlı ve kararsız rejim durumları için 3
boyutlu sonlu elemanlar modeli kullanılarak belirlenmiştir. Alınan simülasyon
sonuçları literatürdeki deneysel çalışma sonuçlarıyla uyum içindedir. GaN
tabanlı cihazın en iyi ısıl performansını sağlayacak parametre aralıklarını
bulmak için alt tabaka kalınlığı, kanal uzunluğu, kanal genişliği, güç atımı ve
darbe genişliği gibi parametrelerin performans üzerine etkileri incelenmiştir.
Farklı alt tabakalar için ısıl direnç değerleri hesaplanmıştır. Bunlara ek
olarak, mikrometre altı darbe genişliği için kararsız rejimde ısıl performans
incelenmiş ve alt tabaka için malzeme performansı karşılaştırılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın sonuçlarıyla ısıl direnç
düşürülüp, güvenilirlik ve cihaz ömrü arttırılarak AlGaN/GaN tabanlı yüksek
elektron hareketli transistörlerin gelişimine katkı sağlanabilir.
Engineering Characteristics of Ground Motions Recorded in the 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
Authors: Ahdi Sean Kamran , Mazzoni Silvia , Kishida Tadahiro , Wang Pengfei , Nweke Chukwuebuka C. , Kuehn Nicolas M. , Contreras Victor , Rowshandel Badie , Stewart Jonathan P. , Bozorgnia Yousef 
Published: July 2020

ABSTRACTWe present a database and analyze ground motions recorded during three events that occurred as part of the July 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence: a moment magnitude (M) 6.5 foreshock on a left-lateral cross fault in the Salt Wells Valley fault zone, an M 5.5 foreshock in the Paxton Ranch fault zone, and the M 7.1 mainshock, also occurring in the Paxton Ranch fault zone. We collected and uniformly processed 1483 three-component recordings from an array of 824 sensors spanning 10 seismographic networks. We developed site metadata using available data and multiple models for the time-averaged shear-wave velocity in the upper 30 m (VS30) and for basin depth terms. We processed ground motions using Next Generation Attenuation (NGA) procedures and computed intensity measures including spectral acceleration at a number of oscillator periods and inelastic response spectra. We compared elastic and inelastic response spectra to seismic design spectra in building codes to evaluate the damage potential of the ground motions at spatially distributed sites. Residuals of the observed spectral accelerations relative to the NGA-West2 ground-motion models (GMMs) show good average agreement between observations and model predictions (event terms between about −0.3 and 0.5 for peak ground acceleration to 5 s). The average attenuation with distance is also well captured by the empirical NGA-West2 GMMs, although azimuthal variations in attenuation were observed that are not captured by the GMMs. An analysis considering directivity and fault-slip heterogeneity for the M 7.1 event demonstrates that the dispersion in the near-source ground-motion residuals can be reduced.
Early College High School/Dual Enrollment 2.0
Authors: Cherney Isabelle , Douglas Laura , Fischer Ellen , Olwell Russell 
Published: July 2020

Urban and Metropolitan Colleges and Universities often serve a population that can benefit from an early college strategy. Colleges serving first-generation and low-income students often have lower retention and graduation rates than their peer institutions, as students from large urban public high schools can struggle to navigate the college classrooms and support system. While students may have achieved respectable GPAs and test scores in their high school buildings, they can fail to translate these skills at the college level, finding themselves on academic probation or worse. As researcher Anthony Jack has described in his landmark study, The Privileged Poor, students coming from large, urban districts are doubly disadvantaged by their experiences in schools; the skills that have allowed these students to get through their high schools are counterproductive at the college level (Jack, 2019).
Using an evidence-based approach, programs being launched now by colleges and universities focus on the core missions of early college and dual enrollment programs, connecting youth less likely to attend college directly out of high school with powerful programming that propels them towards successful completion of degrees and to the start of their career. This article presents perspectives from a range of institutions (high school, two-year institutions, four-year institutions, and philanthropic investors) that are rethinking these models to maximize community impact and affordability to students and families.
Assessment of back pain and disability status among automotive industry workers, in Ethiopia
Authors: Hailu Wondosen , Getahun Mulusew , Mohammed Ahmed , Nurahmed Negash , Ashuro Zemachu , Kedir Shemsu , Nega Ansha , Mamushet Yared 
Published: July 2020

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Back pain is a very common public health problem in the manufacturing industry and a major cause of disability that affects work performance and wellbeing. Currently, manufacturing sectors in Ethiopia, including automotive manufacturing is growing well but there is poor culture of work place safety. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of back pain and disability status at Bishoftu automotive industry workers.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> A cross sectional study was conducted among 412 workers in a period of February to May 2018. Simple random sampling technique was applied to select participants. Data was collected by face-to-face interview using standard Nordic and Oswestry back pain disability index tools. Analysis was done by using SPSS version 24. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to determine associations. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Prevalence of work related back pain among automotive production factory workers during last 12 months and last seven days were 51.7% and 25% respectively and related disability was 87%. The risk factors of the work related back pain that were identified include; work experience (11-15 years) AOR: 0.02, 95% CI (0.001-0.46), tasks that involve bending and twisting AOR: 2.03, 95% CI (1.19-3.45) and lifting of heavy loads AOR: 4.89, 95% CI (2.83-8.47).</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> High prevalence of back pain among automotive industry workers was seen. Furthermore, this study verified workers with back pain and more specifically those working in tasks that involve with the identified associated risk factors were suffer from disability. The problem should need more attention to promote the health and safety of workers.</p>
An Online Review Research Based on Opinion Dynamics Model
Authors: Lin Zizhan , Zhou Jinlian , Wu Ye , Xiao Jinghua 
Published: July 2020

<p>Due to the rapid growth of Internet, consumers obtain information about products and experiences from online rating platforms, which further influences their purchase decisions. Considering the differences in the opinion interaction pattern, traditional opinion dynamics models cannot explain individual review behaviors. In order to explore the evolution process of opinions on the online review platform, we optimized the network structure and confidence thresholds of traditional models based on the collected data from Dianping, and created an opinion dynamics model for online rating platforms. The proposed method can advance the understanding for the evolution process of online opinion. </p>
DEVELOPING ITEMS FOR MEASURING QUALITY OF WORK LIFE AMONG MALAYSIAN ACADEMICS: AN EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS PROCEDURE
Authors: Ehido Amauche , Awang Zainudin , Abdul Halim Bahyah , Ibeabuchi Chukwuebuka 
Published: July 2020

Purpose of the study: Quality of work life (QWL) is vital for all establishments to continue to hire and retain high-performance workers. However, from the review of previous literature on QWL, little is known about the dimensions that constitute high QWL among academics. Therefore, this study aimed at contributing to the literature by conducting a detailed validation of seven dimensions of QWL through the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) procedure.
Methodology: This study employed a cross-sectional research design to establish reliable measures for the QWL construct. The items were adapted and modified to suit this study. Study data was obtained using a structured questionnaire from 100 randomly selected academics from the five Malaysian research universities. The study further conducted the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) procedure using IBM-SPSS version 21.0.
Main Findings: A total of 51 items were initially developed to measure QWL construct, however, from the EFA procedure, the study found that 8 items with factor loading below the cut-off point of .60 were deleted and 48 items with a factor loading above the cut-off point of .60 were retained and deemed suitable to measure the QWL construct.
Applications of this study: This study validated the dimensions that lead to improved QWL. Therefore, this study is particularly useful to the Malaysian universities' management who aim to obtain benefits from super motivated and high-performance academics by making sure that the workers' overall well-being is protected in the workplace.
Novelty/Originality of this study: This study established a validated and reliable instrument for measuring the QWL construct among academics in the Malaysian research universities.
Conservative characteristic strength of concrete from non-destructive and partially destructive testing
Authors: Dauji Saha , Bhalerao Sandip , Srivastava P K , Bhargava Kapilesh 
Published: July 2020

In this article, the strategy for evaluation of conservative characteristic strength of concrete from the non-destructive and partially destructive testing on the existing structures is elucidated. Such evaluations becomes essential for health assessment and re-evaluation of the existing structures to fulfill the requirements of periodic assessment, revised loading, changed functionality, regulatory guidelines or post-accident scenario. The non-destructive tests considered were ultrasonic pulse velocity (USPV) and rebound hammer (RH) records. This started with examination of the dataset for outliers, and elimination of the same, if any. Subsequently, the forms of correlation expression best suited for evaluation of compressive strength from USPV and RH were ascertained from the limited number of combined records of USPV, RH and core strength obtained from the structure. Stratified sampling was adopted to divide the data into modeling and testing data for this exercise, the latter being employed for performance evaluation. From the results, it was concluded that for the dataset involved, linear equation would be best suited for evaluation of compressive strength from both USPV as well as RH. The total records of the USPV, RH and core results were thereafter employed to determine the correlation expressions, which were subsequently applied on the USPV and RH records from the entire structure to arrive at the estimates of equivalent cube strength. The conservative characteristic strength of concrete in the structure was suggested from considerations of Indian standard code and may be extended for other codes as well. The conservative characteristic strength of concrete can hereafter be utilized for health assessment and re-evaluation studies for the structure. This case study would be useful as a reference for engineers engaged in condition assessment and re-evaluation exercises of existing concrete structures.
COMPARISON OF ISLAMIC BANK PERFORMANCE AND CONVENTIONAL BANK PERFORMANCE IN PROVINCE WITH MUSLIM MAJORITY AND PROVINCE WITH NONMUSLIM MAJORITY POPULATION IN INDONESIA
Authors: Cahyono Eko Fajar , Mardianto M Fariz Fadillah , Widiastuti Tika 
Published: July 2020

This study aims to examine the universality of Islamic banking services and products and conventional banks in Indonesia to test whether all circles both Muslims and non-Muslims can accept the services and products of Islamic banks and conventional banks. The method used using MANOVA ( Multivariate Analysis of Variance ) test by comparing the performance of Islamic banks and conventional banks represented by several indicators like third party fund and financing or lending in some provinces in Indonesia. There are two categories of provinces, namely the first category is the province of the province with the majority Muslim population and the second is the provincial category of provinces with non-Muslim majority population in Indonesia. There is no significant difference in the performance of third-party funding of Conventional Commercial and Islamic Banking in Provinces with Majority of Moslems and Non-Muslim Majority Provinces. There is no significant difference in the performance of credit distribution of Conventional Commercial Banking and Islamic Comercial Banking in Provinces with Majority of Moslems and Non-Muslim Majority Provinces.
Increasing LTE-Advanced Network Capacity Using The Inter-band Carrier Aggregation (Downlink Side) Method
Authors: Kusuma Fadli , Putri Hasanah 
Published: July 2020

According to the identification of the Operating Support System (OSS) by the Smartfren cellular operator in the Central Bandung area, six sites are found to have high traffic capacity with the physical resource block (PRb) percentage of 82.6 %. The use of PRb > 80 % is included in the warning indicator 2 based on the operator’s standards. It is also strengthened by the condition of the existing sites with the average Reference Signal Receive Power (RSRP) of -103.3 dBm, Signal to Interference Noise Ratio (SINR) of 6.28 dB, and throughput of 27.78 Mbps, thus resulting in non-optimal network performance in the area. Therefore, in this study, the inter-band Carrier Aggregation (CA) was applied by combining the 40 Time Division Duplex (TDD) band (2300 MHz) and band 5 Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) (850 MHz). One of the advantages of applying this method is that it can increase the user network capacity by maximizing the resources owned by the operator. The predetermined scenario taking into account the initial network condition indicated a decrease in the PRb percentage by 44.50 % and an increase in the average RSRP value by 12.8 dBm, SINR by 5.14 dB, and throughput by 34.59 Mbps.