bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Day-of-Surgery Video Calls and Phone Calls Increase Patient Satisfaction with Outpatient Surgery Experience
Authors: Kingery Matthew T. , Hoberman Alexander , Baron Samuel L. , Gonzalez-Lomas Guillem , Jazrawi Laith M. , Alaia Michael J. , Strauss Eric J. 
Published: December 2020

Background:
With the increasing utilization of patient satisfaction as a metric for clinical care, there is growing interest in techniques that can be used to improve satisfaction in patients undergoing surgery. The purpose of this trial was to assess the impact of day-of-surgery video and phone calls on patient satisfaction.

Methods:
We enrolled 251 patients undergoing outpatient orthopaedic surgery with 3 participating surgeons. Surgeons were randomized to 1 of 3 patient communication modalities: no contact (standard of care), phone call, or video call. Several hours following discharge on the day of surgery, the surgeons contacted patients according to their assigned treatment group. At the initial postoperative office visit, satisfaction outcomes were assessed using the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Surgical Care (S-CAHPS) survey and an additional satisfaction questionnaire.

Results:
Fifty-nine (97%) of 61 patients in the no-contact group, 118 (99%) of 119 patients in the phone group, and 71 (100%) of 71 patients in the video group completed follow-up assessment. The S-CAHPS top-box response rate in both the video group (0.86 ± 0.14, p < 0.001) and the phone group (0.84 ± 0.17, p < 0.001) was greater than in the no-contact group (0.68 ± 0.26). When asked to rate satisfaction with overall care, a greater proportion of patients in the video group (85.9%) gave the top-box response compared with both the phone group (71.8%, p = 0.040) and the no-contact group (60.7%, p = 0.002). Among the patients in the video group, 62.0% indicated that they would prefer a video call in future encounters with their surgeon compared with 1.8% of patients in the no-contact group (p < 0.001) and 1.7% of patients in the phone group (p < 0.001).

Conclusions:
Phone and video calls following discharge are an effective way of enhancing patient satisfaction with the clinical care experience as measured by the S-CAHPS survey. In terms of satisfaction with overall care, video calls may be superior to phone calls.

Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level I. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Pengaruh informasi akuntansi biaya terhadap nilai perusahaan serta implikasinya terhadap tanggungjawab perusahaan kepada stakeholder
Authors: Khasanah Ulfatul , Sulistyowati Rina , Hirmantono Agung , Mas’adah Mas’adah 
Published: December 2020

This study aims to obtain empirical evidence regarding the effect of cost accounting information on firm value and its implications for corporate responsibility to stakeholders. This research was conducted at consumer goods industrial sector companies listed on the IDX. The sample in this study consisted of 18 companies for 5 years, so that the data processed in this study were 90 data. Data analysis techniques using path analysis. The results showed that the indirect effect of the variable production costs on interest expense through firm value was non-significant. Meanwhile, the indirect effect of the production costs on tax expense through firm value is significant. Likewise, the indirect effect of the production costs variable on dividends through firm value, which is also significant. The research results can be considered for the company in terms of debt policy and dividend policy and for the government in determining taxes.
Quality of Life and its Related Factors in Iranian Drug-depentent Women Referring to Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
Authors: Barati Majid , Bandehelahi Khadijeh , Nopasandasil Tahereh , Jormand Hanieh , Keshavarzi Amir 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Background: Substance-Related Disorders are among the most common social problems caused by the use of legal and illegal substances. Therefore, this study aimed at determining the quality of life and its related factors among drug-dependent women referring to substance abuse treatment centers in Hamadan, west of Iran.Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 120 Iranian female substance users recruited through the census sampling method in 2018. Data collection tools consisted of demographic characteristics and quality of life questioner (SF-36). Data were analyzed using SPSS-16 via one way ANOVA and chi-square tests.Results: The mean age of the participants was 33.2±12.1 years. The mean score of the total quality of life was 35.35±13.5. The results of multiple linear regression analysis indicated that using methamphetamine (β=-6.62) was the predictor of Qol in women. Moreover, there was a significant association between quality of life and age (p <0.001), educational level (p = 0.011), age at first use (p <0.001).Conclusion: According to the results, the participants' quality of life was found to be an unsatisfactory level. So, implementing educational help-seeking behavior for treatment and effectiveness intervention education in substance abuse prevention programs is essential, especially in adolescents and young, low-educated and early drug use, methamphetamine user women, which may increase the quality of life.
Comparative Evaluation of Posterior Percutaneous Endoscopy Cervical Discectomy Using 3.7 mm Endoscope and 6.9 mm Endoscope for Cervical Disc Herniation: a retrospective comparative cohort study
Authors: Yu Tong , Wu Jiu-Ping , Zhang Jun , Yu Hai-Chi , Liu Qinyi 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Background. Posterior percutaneous endoscopy cervical discectomy (p-PECD) is an effective strategy for the treatment of cervical diseases, with a working cannula ranging from 3.7 mm to 6.9 mm in diameter. However, to date, no studies have been performed to compare the clinical outcomes of the use of endoscopes with different diameters in cervical disc herniation (CDH) patients. The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of patients with unilateral CDH treated with p-PECD using a 3.7 mm endoscope and a 6.9 mm endoscope.Methods. From January 2016 to June 2018, a total of 28 consecutive patients with single-level CDH who received p-PECD using either the 3.7 mm or the 6.9 mm endoscope were enrolled. The clinical results, including the surgical duration, hospitalization, visual analog scale (VAS) score and modified MacNab criteria, were evaluated. Cervical fluoroscopy, CT, and MRI were also performed during follow-up.Results. Tthere was a significant difference in regard to the average identification time of the “V” point (18.608±3.7607 min vs. 11.256±2.7161 min, p<0.001) and the mean removal time of the overlying tissue (16.650±4.1730 min vs. 12.712±3.3079 min, p<0.05) for the use of the 3.7 mm endoscope and the 6.9 mm endoscope, respectively. The postoperative VAS and MacNab scores of the two endoscopes were significantly improved compared with those the preoperative scores (p<0.05).Conclusion. The application of both the 3.7 mm endoscope and 6.9 mm endoscope represent an effective method for the treatment of CDH in selected patients, and no significant difference can be observed in the clinical outcomes of the endoscopes. The 6.9 mm endoscope shows superiority to the 3.7 mm endoscope in terms of the efficiency of “V” point identification, the removal of overlying soft tissue and the prevention of spinal cord injury. However, the 6.9 mm endoscope may be inferior to the 3.7 mm endoscope in regards to anterior foraminal decompression due to its large diameter; this result needs to be further evaluated with the support of a large number of randomized controlled trials.
Reliability of Taxonomic Sufficiency for Simplifying Benthic Index M-AMBI Methodology in A Heavily Polluted Estuary
Authors: Li Hongjun , Sun Yi , Gu Yanbin , Xie Pengfei , Liu Yuan , Fan Jingfeng , Guo Hao 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
In order to assess the ecological quality status of coastal environments in Europe, the AZTI’s Marine Biotic Index (AMBI) and multivariate-AMBI (M-AMBI) have been developed. However, the applicability and validity of these methods worldwide remains in question, particularly for complex ecosystems such as estuaries. The present study, therefore, is an investigation of the relationship between the M-AMBI and different contamination variables in a eutrophic estuary in three seasons (i.e., spring, summer and autumn). In addition, the reliability of taxonomic sufficiency for simplifying M-AMBI operation was tested. The results showed that genus- and family-level data accurately reproduced the spatial-temporal patterns of species-level community assemblages. The M-AMBI values showed a consistent spatial distribution pattern in all sampling seasons, with a decreasing trend along the increasing distance from the estuary inlet. Furthermore, both genus- and family-level results performed nearly as well as species-level data in detecting the seasonal variations of different contaminants (i.e., nutrients and organic enrichment). The taxonomic sufficiency succeeded in this temperate ecoregion is owing to the high aggregation ratios at different taxonomic levels in all sampling events. In general, these findings suggested that application of taxonomic sufficiency based on the M-AMBI provides a simple and efficient method for evaluating variations of ecological quality in the Liaohe Estuary.
Early Detection of Child Abuse Victim Through Sleep Quality: Results of the Korean Children &amp; Youth Panel Survey
Authors: Chae Wonjeong , Jang Jieun , Park Eun-Cheol , Jang Sung-In 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Background: A victim of child abuse can often develop mental illness. The early detection of mental illness of children could be supported by observing sleep quality. Therefore, we examined the relationship between sleep quality and the changes in child abuse by the child’s own parents over the study period. Methods: Data from the 2011-2013 Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey was used and 2012 was set as the baseline. Adolescents who had poor sleep quality in 2011 were excluded from the analysis to obtain the final study population of 1,276 adolescents aged 14 and 15 years. The generalized estimating equation model (GEE) was used for statistical analysis.Results: Children who had experienced and/or were currently experiencing child abuse showed significantly poorer sleep quality (current year abuse only: odds ratio [OR] = 0.57, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.41, 0.79; prior year abuse only: OR = 0.72, 95% CI = 0.52, 0.99; continuous abuse: OR = 0.56, 95% CI = 0.39, 0.80) compared to children who had no experience of child abuse. Conclusion: Child abuse remains a traumatic experience that influences the quality of sleep and hinders the child’s proper psychological development. We suggest approaching this issue at both the community and national levels to protect the victims.
Investigation of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Risk Alleles in An International African-Enriched Cohort
Authors: Martini Rachel , Chen Yalei , Jenkins Brittany , Elhussin Isra , Cheng Esther , Hoda Syed , Ginter Paula , Hanover Jeffrey , Zeidan Rozina , Oppong Joseph , Adjei Ernest , Jibril Aisha , Chitale Dhananjay , Bensenhaver Jessica , Awuah Baffour , Bekele Mahteme , Abebe Engida , Kyei Ishmael , Aitpillah Frances , Adinku Michael , Ankomah Kwasi , Osei-Bonsu Ernest , Nathansan Saul David , Jackson LaToya , Jiagge Evelyn , Petersen Lindsay , Proctor Erica , Nikolinakos Petros , Gyan Kofi , Yates Clayton , Kittles Rick , Newman Lisa , Davis Melissa 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Large-scale efforts to identify breast cancer risk alleles have historically taken place among women on European ancestry, with recent efforts to validate these alleles or identify risk alleles applicable to women of African descent. We investigated the effect of previously reported breast cancer and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) risk alleles in our African enriched International Center for the Study of Breast Cancer Subtypes (ICSBCS) cohort. Using case-control and nested case-series approaches, we report that the Duffy-null allele (rs2814778) is associated with TNBC risk (OR = 3.814, p = 0.001), specifically among AA individuals, after adjusting for self-indicated race and west African ancestry (OR = 3.368, p = 0.007). We have also validated the protective effect of the minor allele of the ANKLE1 missense variant rs2363956 among AA for TNBC (OR = 0.4204, p = 0.005). We have shown that differential prevalence of the protective allele may reflect a polymorphic function of ANKLE1 in TNBC breast cancer outcomes. These AA specific risk alleles present opportunities for future studies of therapeutic potential that address race-specific differences in BC and TNBC risk and disease outcome.
Influence of Hypertension and Other Risk Factors on the Onset of Sublingual Varices
Authors: Accardo Agostino , Pascazio Lorenzo , Costantinides Fulvia , Gorza Fabio , Silveri Giulia 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Background: Sublingual varices (SV) are dilatations of tortuous veins that increased with age. Previous studies showed that this pathology could be correlated to some risk factors such as hypertension, age, gender and diabetes mellitus. The goal of the study was to evaluate the relationship between SV and different grades of hypertension as well as other risk factors partially verifying the results of previous studies on a greater number of subjects and extending the analysis to new risk factors such as dyslipidemia, obesity and antihypertensive therapy, modelling a possible dependence of SV on all these factors.Methods: The study was conducted on 1008 subjects (284 with and 724 without sublingual varices). The blood pressure was measured in office condition and, to exclude subjects with white coat syndrome or masked hypertension, also using a 24h Holter pressure monitor. Hypertensive subjects were divided in resistant, drugs controlled (compensated) and patients with prior unknown hypertension (new diagnosed) groups. The presence or absence of SV as well as of the risk factors was assessed clinically. We tested the influence of age on the presence of SV by using the chi-square test, and evaluated the relation between each risk factor and SV by the Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test. Finally, we carried out a multivariate regression tree analysis in order to predict the presence of SV.Results: We confirmed the influence of age on SV and found a significant relationship between SV and both the compensated and resistant hypertension grades. Moreover, we highlighted a relationship between SV and dyslipidemia, only in subjects with new diagnosed hypertension, and between SV and smoking, in new diagnosed hypertensive subjects. On the other hand, the regression tree showed a classification accuracy of about 75% using as variables the hypertension grades, the age and the antihypertensive treatment.Conclusions: The study confirmed the SV dependence on various risk factors like age, hypertension and smoking, highlighting a new link with dyslipidemia and new relations depending on the hypertensive grades. Finally, despite the good accuracy shown by the prediction tree model, further parameters are to be considered to improve the sensitivity of the prognostic indicator.
Association of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) with Ovarian Cancer: A Nationwide Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study from Taiwan
Authors: Chang Cherry , Lin Kent , Huang Chien-Chu , Lin Wu-Chou 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Background: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an important health issue for women. Infection and inflammation play an important role in carcinogenesis and PID has been reported to be associated with ovarian cancer, although the evidence is controversial.Aim: We sought to determine whether PID is associated with an elevated risk of ovarian cancer in Asian women.Methods: Using data from Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD), our retrospective cohort study included women diagnosed with PID (cases) between the years of 2000 till 2013. Each case was matched with two women without PID (controls) by age and the year of first entry into the database. Both study cohorts were followed-up until the first event of ovarian cancer, withdrawal from the NHI program, death, or the end of the study period (December 31, 2013). Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate crude and adjusted hazard ratios (HRs and aHRs) with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for the association of PID and ovarian cancer risk, with and without adjusting for potential confounders. Results: During an approximate 10 years of follow-up, cases were significantly more likely than controls to develop ovarian cancer (incidence rates of 0.27 and 0.16 per 1,000 person-years, respectively; P < 0.001). Women with a history of PID had a 1.49-fold elevated risk for ovarian cancer (aHR, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.21–1.84; P < 0.001).Conclusion: Our study evidence supports the contention that PID increases the risk of developing ovarian cancer amongst Taiwanese women. Gynecologists should undertake careful assessments and closely follow patients with PID, who are at long-term risk of developing ovarian cancer. Our findings need further verification in other international cohorts.
Effect of Solar Radiation on the Drying Parameters of Mint (Mentha Spicata L.) Dried in Natural Convective Solar Dryer
Authors: REHMAN SEBIHA , RUBAB SEEMIN 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
The paper presents a kinetic study of solar dried mint (Mentha spicata L.) without any pre-treatment. Mint grows effortlessly in Kashmir valley but is not obtainable throughout the year because of inconsiderate weather conditions. The genus belongs to the Labiatae family and includes large varieties with different properties. A significant quality parameter is its colour. The drying kinetics of mint leaves dried in Domestic Solar Dryer in terms of colour attributes, moisture content, drying time, non enzymatic browning, water activity, rehydration ratio was studied. This study is very useful for household scale drying of mint leaves to optimize drying process and to achieve superior quality dried product at home maintaining its colour and aroma.
Novel Metabolomic Profile of Subjects with Non-classic Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess
Authors: Tapia-Castillo Alejandra , Carvajal Cristian , Vecchiola Andrea , Fardella Carlos 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Nonclassic apparent mineralocorticoid excess (NC-AME) is proposed as a novel clinical condition with a mild phenotypic spectrum that ranges from normotension to severe hypertension. This condition is mainly characterized by a high serum cortisol to cortisone ratio (F/E) and concomitant low cortisone (E), however further metabolic changes in NC-AME have not been studied. A cross-sectional study was performed in a primary-care cohort of 396 Chilean subjects, which were classified in two groups: NC-AME (n=28) and healthy controls (n=27). An untargeted metabolomics assay in serum samples from both groups was performed by UPLC-Q-TOF/MS. Global metabolic variations were assayed by principal component analysis (PCA) and further compared by orthogonal partial least-squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA). NC-AME subjects exhibited higher values of blood pressure, fractional excretion of potassium, and lower plasma renin activity and urinary sodium to potassium ratio. Metabolomic analyses showed 36 differentially regulated metabolites between NC-AME and control subjects. The ROC curve analyses identified eight metabolites with high discriminatory capacity between NC-AME and control subjects. Moreover, gamma-L-glutamyl-L-methionine sulfoxide and 5-sulfoxymethylfurfural (SMF), exhibited significant association with cortisone, which are potential biomarkers of NCAME, however further assays should elucidate its biological role in setup and progression of this phenotype.
Decratonization by Rifting followed by Orogeny and Transcurrent Dispersal of Old Terranes in NE Brazil: A Common Feature of Gondwana Amalgamation?
Authors: Ganade Carlos , Weinberg Roberto , Caxito Fabricio , Lopes Leonardo , Tesser Lucas , Costa Iago 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Dispersion and deformation of cratonic fragments within orogens in the periphery of cratons require weakening of the craton margins in a process of decratonization. The Borborema orogenic province, in NE Brazil, is one of several Brasiliano/Panafrican late Neoproterozoic orogens that led to the amalgamation of Gondwana. A common feature of these orogens is that a period of extension and opening of narrow oceans preceded inversion and collision. For the case of the Borborema Province, the São Francisco Craton was pulled away from its other half, the Benino-Nigerian Shield, during an extension event lasting between 1 Ga and 0.65 Ma. This was followed by inversion and a transpressional orogeny from c. 0.60 Ga onwards. Here we investigate the boundary region between the north São Francisco Craton and the Borborema Province and demonstrate how cratonic blocks became physically involved in the orogeny. We combine these results with a wide compilation of U-Pb and Nd-isotopic model ages to show that the BP consists of up to 65% of strongly sheared ancient rocks affiliated with the Sao Francisco/Benino-Nigerian Craton, separated by major transcurrent shear zones, with only ~ 15 % addition of juvenile material during the orogeny. This evolution is repeated across a number of Brasiliano/Panafrican orogens, with significant local variations, and indicate that extension weakened entire cratonic regions in a process of decratonization that prepared them for involvement in the orogenies that led to the amalgamation of Gondwana.
Incidence, risk and survival outcomes of second primary malignancy among renal cell carcinoma survivors: A nested case-control study
Authors: Wang Zhixian , Wang Jing , Zhu Yunpeng , Li Xing , Zeng Xiaoyong 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Background: Second primary malignancy (SPM) challenges survival and surveillance protocols among renal cell carcinoma (RCC) survivors. The incidence, temporal patterns, survival outcomes, and risk factors of SPM after T1-4N0-1M0 RCC diagnosis need to be investigated. Method: A nested case-control study that was designed using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database from 2004-15; A cohort of 6204 SPM were matched with a control group of 37224 non-SPM. Results: SPM shortens the overall survival (hazard ratio [HR], 1.34; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.28-1.42, P< 0.001). The median time interval to SPM was 54.5 months. The adjusted standardized incidence ratio (SIR) of SPM increases by survival time (SIR12~35-month: 12.04; SIR36~59-month: 12.67; SIR60~19-month: 16.08; SIR120+-years: 25.01, all P< 0.001), and decreased with age (SIR18~44-years: 86.68; SIR45~59-years: 26.95; SIR60~74-years: 12.43; SIR75+-years: 10.66, all P< 0.001). The second primary RCC onset, especially contralateral kidney, has the highest SIR (SIR: 54.6; 95%CI: 51.0~58.4) among all sites of SPM. Prostate cancer (29.8%) in male and breast cancer (23.5%) in female were the most common SPM site. Older age, black race, male gender, higher family income statues, papillary RCC, and lower TNM stage significantly increases the risk of SPMs diagnosis. A longer time to SPM interval positively associated with a higher tumor stage of a SPM onset (P trend <0.001). The overall survival since the SPM diagnosis was associated with SPM’s stages, site, and surgical treatment, but not associated with time-to-SPM. Conclusion: Collectively, our study described the epidemiological characteristics of SPM among RCC survivors and identified the independent predictors of the SPM onset and its survival outcomes, which provides the clinicians for patients consulting and long-term individual-, tailored site-, and time-specific surveillance to improve survival outcomes.