bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Testing the effectiveness of a gym orientation program
Authors: Koutsoubakis Dimitri 
Published: May 2020

The study was set at a commercial Fitness Center facility based in Dubai, UAE, and aimed to test the effectiveness of a Gym Orientation Program designed to help new members with little-to-no training experience acclimatize to the facility and to fitness training.
The practical end of all orientation programs is to ameliorate Member Retention; the purpose of the present study was to investigate whether the Gym Orientation Program supported member retention via its impact on intermediary perceptual constructs.
A longitudinal design was used to collect data at three distinct points in the customer journey, on-boarding, completion of the Gym Orientation Program, and at Membership Renewal, one year after joining. Questionnaire instruments were adapted from studies on Student Retention in Higher Education.
Multivariate analysis of covariance and multiple regression were used to determine whether Gym Members who participated in the Gym Orientation Program differed significantly from those who did not on the basis of institutional and social integration constructs. Multiple Regression was used to assess the impact of the integration metrics on self-reported intent to persist.
Results suggest that the Gym Orientation Program promoted significantly increased levels of integration and intent to persist, ultimately leading to increased Member Retention. In terms of practical implications, the findings support the conclusion that it is possible to design and implement effective interventions that explicitly aim to increase the sense of institutional and social belonging in order to increase Member Retention.
The study adopts an original, interdisciplinary approach by deploying the methodological paradigm deployed and refined over five decades in the field of student retention scholarship within Higher Education, underlining the conviction that there is much to be gained by adopting an interdisciplinary perspective.
Statistical Inference for k (k>=3) Lognormal Means from Left Censored Data
Authors: Aboueissa Abou El-Makarim 
Published: May 2020

The occurrence of censored data due to less than detectable measurements is a common problem with environmental data such as quality and quantity monitoring applications of water, soil, and air samples. The log-normal distribution is one of the most common distributions used for modeling skewed and positive data. Over the past decades, various methods for comparing the parameters of two lognormal distributions in the presence censored data have been proposed. Some of them are differing in terms of how the statistic test adjust to accept or to reject the null hypothesis. As a model distribution of measured environmental and/or biomedical data, log-normal distribution is considered. Logmormal means can be compared either by confidence intervals or hypothesis testing procedures. In this article, a new test procedure for comparing the means of k (k >= 3) lognormal distributions in the presence of left-censored data is introduced and evaluated. Asymptotic chi-square test is used in the proposed test procedure. A simulation study was performed to examine the power and the size of the proposed test procedure introduced in this article utilizing a computer program written in the R language. We find analytically that the considered test procedure is doing well through comparing the size and power of the statistic test.
Development of creative tourism as a management tool for recreational development of economically depressive regions of Ukrainian carpathians
Authors: Svidruk Irena , Topornytska Mariia , Melnyk Iryna 
Published: May 2020

The purpose of the research is to study the current state and possible prospects for the development of creative tourism in the Ukrainian part of the Carpathians, in particular, mountain recreational zones of Skole district of Lviv region. The methods of interviewing the subjects of tourism activity of the Carpathian region of Lviv Oblast are used to analyze the current state and creative potential, focus groups on potential acquirers of creative tourism services are created; situational analysis of possible scenarios for the tourism business of Skolivschyina is conducted. We analyze the definition of creative tourism and its conceptual differences from other types of tourism. As a result of the study of the recreational and cultural offer available in the mountainous regions of the Lviv region of Ukraine and the analysis of the development of modern tendencies of the development of creative tourism, the directions and tools of the innovative restructuring of the tourist model of Skolivschyna are proposed to enhance its creative component. Economically depressed regions of the Ukrainian Carpathians, in particular the Skole district of Lviv region, can take the leading positions in the resort direction of servicing flows of both Ukrainian and foreign tourists due to the active development of creative forms of tourism. The development of creative tourism will help increase the employment of local people, international cooperation, attract tourists to the knowledge of the rich natural and historical and cultural heritage of Skole region, preserve the ecological balance of the region. Implementation of creative ideas into the real practice of tourist services in Skole region opens up real prospects for strengthening synergistic effects on the development of other micro-destinations of economically depressed regions of the Ukrainian Carpathians.
Behavioral Characterization ofdmrt3aMutant Zebrafish Reveals Crucial Aspects of Vertebrate Locomotion through Phenotypes Related to Acceleration
Authors: del Pozo Ana , Manuel Remy , Iglesias Gonzalez Ana Belen , Koning Harmen Kornelis , Habicher Judith , Zhang Hanqing , Allalou Amin , Kullander Klas , Boije Henrik 
Published: May 2020

AbstractVertebrate locomotion is orchestrated by spinal interneurons making up a central pattern generator. Proper coordination of activity, both within and between segments, is required to generate the desired locomotor output. This coordination is altered during acceleration to ensure the correct recruitment of muscles for the chosen speed. The transcription factorDmrt3has been proposed to shape the patterned output at different gaits in horses and mice. Here, we characterizeddmrt3amutant zebrafish, which showed a strong, transient, locomotor phenotype in developing larvae. During beat-and-glide swimming, mutant larvae showed fewer and shorter movements with decreased velocity and acceleration. Developmental compensation likely occurs as the analyzed behaviors did not differ from wild-type at older larval stages. However, analysis of maximum swim speed in juveniles suggests that some defects persist within the mature locomotor network ofdmrt3amutants. Our results reveal the pivotal role Dmrt3 neurons play in shaping the patterned output during acceleration in vertebrates.
Characterizing Avoidable Transfer Admissions in Infants Hospitalized for Bronchiolitis
Authors: Boyle Tehnaz P. , Macias Charles G. , Wu Susan , Holmstrom Sara , Truschel Larissa L. , Espinola Janice A. , Sullivan Ashley F. , Camargo Carlos A. 
Published: May 2020

OBJECTIVES:The appropriateness of interfacility transfer admissions for bronchiolitis to pediatric centers is uncertain. We characterized avoidable transfer admissions for bronchiolitis. We hypothesized that a higher proportion of hospitalized infants transferred from a community emergency department (ED) or hospital (transfer admission) would be discharged within 48 hours with little or no intervention, compared with direct admissions from an enrolling ED (nontransfer admission).METHODS:We analyzed a 17-center, prospective infant cohort (age &lt;1 year) hospitalized for bronchiolitis (2011–2014). An avoidable transfer admission (primary outcome) was hospitalization for &lt;48 hours without an intervention for severe illness in which a pediatric specialist could be beneficial (oxygen, advanced airway management, life support). Parenteral fluids and routine medications were excluded. We compared admissions by patient, ED, inpatient, and transferring hospital characteristics to identify factors associated with avoidable transfer admissions. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify predictors of avoidable transfer admission.RESULTS:Among 1007 infants, 558 (55%) were nontransfer admissions, 164 (16%) were transfer admissions, and 204 (20%) were referrals from clinics; 81 (8%) were missing referral type. Significantly fewer transferred infants were hospitalized for &lt;48 hours with little or no intervention (40 of 164; 24% [95% confidence interval 18%–32%]) than nontransferred infants (199 of 558; 36% [95% confidence interval 32%–40%]; P = .007). Avoidable transfer admissions were more likely to be children of color, have nonprivate insurance, receive fewer ED interventions, and originate from small EDs. A multivariable model revealed that minority race and/or ethnicity, normal oxygenation, and small ED transfers increased odds of avoidable transfer admission.CONCLUSIONS:Although most transferred infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis required interventions for severe illness, 1 in 4 admissions were potentially avoidable.
Improving Birth Dose Hepatitis B Vaccination Rates: A Quality Improvement Intervention
Authors: Bradshaw Chanda , DiFrisco Eileen , Schweizer William , Pavsic Joy , Demarco Kathleen , Weckesser Jane , Gold-VonSimson Gabrielle , Rosenberg Rebecca E. 
Published: May 2020

BACKGROUND:
There are 43 000 new cases of hepatitis B virus infection and 1000 cases of perinatally acquired infection each year in the United States. National recommendations are to administer hepatitis B (HepB) vaccine to all stable newborns &gt;2000 g within 24 hours of birth. Our primary objective was to increase institutional vaccination rates from a baseline of 52% to goal &gt;85% before hospital discharge.

METHODS:
In February 2017, we instituted a multidisciplinary quality improvement project aimed at increasing HepB vaccination birth dose rates. Interventions included (1) standardizing the process of offering HepB vaccine via scripting and timing, (2) engaging and educating parents, and (3) educating physicians and nurses regarding the importance of HepB vaccination and strategies to discuss HepB vaccination with vaccine-hesitant parents. The main outcome measure was the percentage of newborns receiving HepB vaccination by discharge. The secondary outcome was the percentage of newborns receiving HepB vaccination by 12 hours of life per New York State Department of Health recommendation. Data were analyzed by using statistical process control P-charts.

RESULTS:
A total of 21 108 newborns were included between July 2015 and April 2019. In addition to several upward centerline shifts, implementation of interventions resulted in increased and sustained HepB vaccination rates by hospital discharge from a baseline of 52.4% to 72.5%. Rates by 12 hours of life increased from 21.5% to 42.5%.

CONCLUSIONS:
Multidisciplinary collaboration, scripting, and provider and staff education regarding the risks of hepatitis B virus, benefits of HepB vaccine, and strategies to discuss HepB vaccination with parents significantly increased vaccination rates. Further efforts to improve vaccination rates to within 12 hours are preferable.
Infectious and Autoimmune Causes of Encephalitis in Children
Authors: Erickson Timothy A. , Muscal Eyal , Munoz Flor M. , Lotze Timothy , Hasbun Rodrigo , Brown Eric , Murray Kristy O. 
Published: May 2020

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Encephalitis can result in neurologic morbidity and mortality in children. Newly recognized infectious and noninfectious causes of encephalitis have become increasingly important over the past decade.

METHODS:
We retrospectively reviewed medical records from pediatric patients in Houston diagnosed with encephalitis in both an urban and rural catchment area between 2010 and 2017. We conducted an investigation to understand the etiology, clinical characteristics, and diagnostic testing practices in this population.

RESULTS:
We evaluated 231 patients who met the case definition of encephalitis, among which 42% had no recognized etiology. Among those with an identified etiology, the most common were infectious (73; 31%), including viral (n = 51; 22%), with the most frequent being West Nile virus (WNV; n = 12), and bacterial (n = 19; 8%), with the most frequent being Bartonella henselae (n = 7). Among cases of autoimmune encephalitis (n = 60; 26%), the most frequent cause was anti–N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis (n = 31). Autoimmune causes were seen more commonly in female (P &lt; .01) patients. Testing for herpes simplex virus and enterovirus was nearly universal; testing for anti-NMDAR encephalitis, WNV, and Bartonella was less common.

CONCLUSIONS:
WNV was the most common infectious cause of encephalitis in our pediatric population despite lower testing frequency for WNV than herpes simplex virus or enterovirus. Increasing testing for anti-NMDAR encephalitis resulted in frequent identification of cases. Increased awareness and testing for WNV and Bartonella would likely result in more identified causes of pediatric encephalitis. Earlier etiologic diagnosis of encephalitides may lead to improve clinical outcomes.
Democratic Innovations in Deliberative Systems – The Case of the Estonian Citizens’ Assembly Process
Authors: Jonsson Magnus E. 
Published: May 2020

With the proliferation and application of democratic innovations around the world, the empirical study of deliberative and participatory processes has shifted from small-scale environments and experiments to real-life political processes on a large scale. With this shift, there is also a need to explore new theoretical approaches in order to understand current developments. Instead of analyzing democratic innovations in isolation, the recent ‘systemic turn’ in the field encourages us to broaden our perspective and evaluate democratic innovations as complementary parts of a political system.This paper will draw upon a qualitative case study, based on interview and supported by survey data, of the ‘Estonian Citizens’ Assembly Process’ (ECA), in order to operationalize the systemic approach to deliberative democracy and illustrate how this can be applied to an analysis of democratic innovations.The ECA spanned more than a year (November 2012 to April 2014) and covered three political arenas: the public sphere, democratic innovations and representative institutions. The systemic analysis highlights the deliberative strengths and weaknesses of arenas and institutions, and illuminates how various arenas and democratic innovations did and did not complement one another in the creation of a deliberative process. The systemic analysis offers two possible interpretations of the ECA. The more affirmative interpretation is it constituted a deliberative system, as it did perform the three main functions fulfilled by different arenas and institutions. The more critical interpretation is that the ECA partly failed to be a deliberative system, due to social domination and decoupling of institutions.
Embedded Public Reasoning: A Response to Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind
Authors: DeMoor Michael J. 
Published: May 2020

Jonathan Haidt is a moral psychologist whose influential book, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion, explains the origins of our political disagreements. The aim of the book is to encourage understanding and civility in our public life. Deliberative democrats also have a significant stake in understanding the sources of our disagreements and see rational deliberation as the key to civility and democratic legitimacy. However, Haidt’s empirical studies give reasons to suggest that the “faith” of deliberative democrats in reasoning may be misplaced, particularly as that faith tends be inflected in terms of a “Kantian” moral psychology.This article analyzes four different explanatory “stories” that Haidt weaves together: (1) a “causal” evolutionary account of the development of morality; (2) a “causal” story about the psychological mechanisms explaining human action; (3) a “causal” story about the historical and cultural determinants of our political attitudes; and (4) a “normative” story about the grounds and justification of human action. The article then examines these stories to discern how deliberative democrats might rearticulate their conception of public reasoning, and their normative hopes for it, in light of Haidt’s findings by introducing the “embedded” conception of public reasoning.
Hacia una comprensión de las aproximaciones institucionales a los estudiantes con capacidades y talentos excepcionales: primeros pasos para incluirlos en la escuela
Authors: García-Cepero Maria Caridad , Iglesias Velasco Juliana 
Published: May 2020

En las últimas tres décadas, las políticas educativas y aproximaciones académicas a las capacidades y talentos excepcionales en Colombia han cambiado significativamente. Esto ha permitido orientar las decisiones de las instituciones educativas para atender a dicha población. En el 2015 se encuestaron 1731 instituciones educativas colombianas. Los resultados se usaron como base para el Documento de orientaciones técnicas, administrativas y pedagógicas para la atención educativa a estudiantes con capacidades y/o talentos excepcionales en el marco de la educación inclusiva, publicado por el Ministerio de Educación Nacional de Colombia. Algunas preguntas de la encuesta indagaron la comprensión de las instituciones sobre la excepcionalidad. Dado que en ese momento no fueron abordados, en este artículo se presentan los resultados de análisis secundario realizado a dicha base de datos. Para esto se utilizó un análisis de contenido con categorías deductivas e inductivas de las respuestas de las 1731 instituciones. Como resultado se identificaron tres tendencias para comprender la excepcionalidad: rendimiento, potencialidad y medición de inteligencia. Se observó que las aproximaciones tenían concordancia con algunas de las posturas de los documentos académicos y de política. Sin embargo, es posible que estas aproximaciones no sean conducentes a las políticas actuales de educación inclusiva. Es importante hacer un proceso de acompañamiento a las instituciones a fin de darles herramientas para construir las estrategias de reconocimiento y desarrollo de las capacidades y talentos excepcionales en concordancia con las políticas de educación inclusiva vigentes.
Videovigilancia y segregación espacial en tiempos del neoliberalismo autoritario. El caso de Los Cabos, Baja California Sur (México)
Authors: Bojórquez-Luque Jesús , Ángeles Manuel , Gámez Alba E. 
Published: May 2020

In a context of acute spatial segregation derived from beaches’ privatization processes and the coastal landscape in the Los Cabos Tourist Corridor (Baja California Sur, Mexico), the state government has responded to the threat of organized crime to the functioning of international hotel chains with video surveillance schemes and the criminalization of acts considered to be against tourist interests in the area. This paper uses the concepts of authoritarian neoliberalism associated with a type of space production to analyze the phenomenon of video surveillance in a context of conflicts and social tensions under the auspices of the tourism growth model in Los Cabos region. A qualitative methodology was used, relying on field work by observing the study area, analysis of relevant bibliography, and press reports.
ANALYSIS OF MEASUREMENT INDICATORS OF MEMBERS’ COOPERATIVE LITERACY IN ISLAMIC SAVINGS-LOAN AND FINANCING COOPERATIVES
Authors: Pratiwi Amelia , Rahmah Fauziah 
Published: May 2020

Purpose of the study: This study aims to investigate the measurement indicators used to measure the literacy rate for several Islamic cooperatives in D.I. Yogyakarta and to formulate an instrument to measure the cooperative literacy level of members and boards.
Methodology: The purposive sampling method was applied to choose 14 Islamic cooperatives as samples. Data were collected by distributing questionnaires to members and boards. The measurement of literacy utilises six indicators, namely institutional identity (JDL), duties and obligations of the financial institutions (TDK), organisational institutions (KL), the role of members (PA), Sharia deposit mechanism (MS), and Sharia financing mechanism (MP). The data was processed using the partial least square-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) analysis.
Main Findings: The results show that all indicators had significant influences on the level of cooperative literacy, which means that they can be used as instruments to measure the level of cooperative literacy. It is also revealed that although in general, the Islamic cooperative members and boards have a quite good understanding of cooperative literacy, but only in terms of attributes of financing mechanisms and sharia deposit.
Applications of this study: This study is useful for the development of Islamic cooperatives in D.I. Yogyakarta in particular and Indonesia in general, because of the high level of understanding of members about all aspects of cooperatives can increase their activities in the institution.
Novelty/Originality of this study: There are not many kinds of literature available on cooperative literacy. Some of them only focus on one institution. In contrast, this research involves several Islamic cooperatives to measure the level of cooperative literacy that could be applied in every cooperative in Indonesia.
THE IMPACT OF INNOVATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH: THE SPILLOVER EFFECT OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Authors: Tran Thai Ha Nguyen , M. Johari Sobar , Thi Huyen Thuong Trinh , Thi Minh Phuong Nguyen , Hong Anh Le Thi 
Published: May 2020

Purpose of the study: Innovation is seen as the key to improving quality and productivity, thereby promoting competition and economic growth. This study analyzes the impact of innovation on economic growth through various measures, such as research and development spending, the number of researchers, number of patents as well as trademark registrations. Research results are evidence to recommend policies for intellectual-based economic growth.
Methodology: Literature review and empirical analysis conducted in the study. The empirical method is a two-step System Generalize Methods of Moments (GMM), aiming at reliable results. Accessing the World Bank Database, research data from 64 developed and developing countries are collected from 2006 to 2014.
Main Findings: The empirical findings show that innovation plays a crucial contribution in promoting economic growth, similar to national openness and government spending on education. This study also finds a positive impact on foreign investment flows and their spillover role in enhancing the correlation between innovation and economic growth.
Applications of this study: The findings of this study focus on the contributions of innovation, foreign direct investment inflows, and other macro factors that can be enforced to improve economic growth by policymakers.
Novelty/Originality of this study: The study uses different measures of innovation, including inputs such as the number of researchers, research and development expenditure, and outputs as the number of patents and number of trademark registrations. Empirical findings are found consistently, thus confirming that innovation is very important for economic growth. The study also shows convincing evidence confirming the positive contribution of foreign direct investment as well as its spillover effect on innovation and economic growth.