bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Nonselective Compared With Selective α-Blockade Is Associated With Less Intraoperative Hypertension in Patients With Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas: A Retrospective Cohort Study With Propensity Score Matching
Authors: Kong Hao , Li Nan , Yang Xi-Chun , Nie Xiao-Lu , Tian Jie , Wang Dong-Xin 
Published: July 2020

Background:
Both selective and nonselective α-blockade are used for preoperative preparation in patients with pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGLs). However, the effects of different types of α-blockade on perioperative outcomes remain inconclusive. This study was designed to assess the association between the choice of α-blockade and the amount of intraoperative hypertension in patients undergoing surgery for PPGLs.

METHODS:
In this propensity-matched retrospective cohort study, data of patients who received either selective or nonselective α-blockade preoperatively and underwent surgery for PPGLs were collected. The primary end point was the time-weighted average above the systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 160 mm Hg (TWA-SBP >160 mm Hg), which was calculated as the total area of the SBP-time curve above the SBP of 160 mm Hg and divided by anesthesia duration.

RESULTS:
A total of 286 patients were included in analysis; of them, 156 received selective α-blockade and 130 nonselective α-blockade. After propensity score matching, 89 patients remained in each group. Patients who received nonselective α-blockade had a lower TWA-SBP >160 (median 0.472 mm Hg, interquartile range [IQR], 0.081–1.300) versus those who received selective α-blockade (median 1.114 mm Hg, IQR, 0.162–2.853; median difference −0.391, 95% confidence interval [CI], −0.828 to −0.032; P = .016); they also had a lower highest SBP during surgery (193 ± 24 mm Hg versus 205 ± 34 mm Hg; mean difference −12, 95% CI, −20 to −3; P = .008). Postoperative outcomes did not differ significantly between the 2 groups.

CONCLUSIONS:
For patients undergoing surgery for PPGLs, preoperative nonselective α-blockade was associated with less intraoperative hypertension when compared with selective α-blockade.
Sending Flowers into the Mirror: Jinghua yuan as Metafiction
Authors: Ge Liangyan 
Published: July 2020

Abstract
This study offers a reading of the early nineteenth-century Chinese novel Jinghua yuan 鏡花緣 (Flowers in the Mirror) by Li Ruzhen 李汝珍 (1763–1830?) as a fiction about fiction making. Contextualizing the novel in a society where the civil service examinations are among the most important cultural institutions, this article considers the protagonist Tang Ao's 唐敖 voyage to bizarre, fantastical islands, narrated in the early chapters of the novel, as an account of his conversion from examination scholarship to fiction creation. From these islands, his symbolic realm of fictionality, he sends flower spirits-turned-girls to China for the female examinations, here interpreted as an enterprise to fictionalize the examination system. Thus the narrative of the girls' participation in the exams and ensuing celebrations in later chapters becomes a fiction within the fiction. Discussing the dynamic between the examinations and fiction writing elevated in the metafictional structure of the novel, this study considers Tang Ao a fictional representative of many scholars in late imperial China, whose experience with the examinations was not merely a cause of intense frustration but also an inexhaustible source of literary inspiration.
Tracking Excess Deaths (TRACKED) – an interactive online tool to monitor excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
Authors: Poon Michael T. C. , Brennan Paul M. , Jin Kai , Figueroa Jonine D. , Sudlow Cathie L. M. 
Published: July 2020

Background: We aimed to describe trends of excess mortality in the United Kingdom (UK) stratified by nation and cause of death, and to develop an online tool for reporting the most up to date data on excess mortality Methods: Population statistics agencies in the UK including the Office for National Statistics (ONS), National Records of Scotland (NRS), and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) publish weekly mortality data. We used mortality data up to 22nd May in the ONS and the NISRA and 24th May in the NRS. The main outcome measures were crude mortality for non-COVID deaths (where there is no mention of COVID-19 on the death certificate) calculated, and excess mortality defined as difference between observed mortality and expected average of mortality from previous 5 years. Results: There were 56,961 excess deaths, of which 8,986 were non-COVID excess deaths. England had the highest number of excess deaths per 100,000 population (85) and Northern Ireland the lowest (34). Non-COVID mortality increased from 23rd March and returned to the 5-year average on 10th May. In Scotland, where underlying cause mortality data besides COVID-related deaths was available, the percentage excess over the 8-week period when COVID-related mortality peaked was: dementia 49%, other causes 21%, circulatory diseases 10%, and cancer 5%. We developed an online tool (TRACKing Excess Deaths - TRACKED) to allow dynamic exploration and visualisation of the latest mortality trends. Conclusions: Continuous monitoring of excess mortality trends and further integration of age- and gender-stratified and underlying cause of death data beyond COVID-19 will allow dynamic assessment of the impacts of indirect and direct mortality of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Transaction Costs, Portfolio Characteristics, and Mutual Fund Performance
Authors: Busse Jeffrey A. , Chordia Tarun , Jiang Lei , Tang Yuehua 
Published: July 2020

We study the interdependencies between transaction costs, portfolio characteristics, and mutual fund performance. Using a novel data set of actual mutual fund trades, we find that, controlling for investment style, larger funds realize lower percentage transaction costs than smaller funds. Larger mutual funds trade less frequently and hold bigger stocks to actively avoid incurring higher trading costs. Gross returns of larger funds are lower than those of smaller funds due, in part, to the characteristics of their holdings, which suggests that decreasing returns to scale could arise due to limited investment opportunities because of trading cost constraints. Taken together, our results highlight the trade-offs faced by mutual funds between trading costs, portfolio characteristics, and fund performance as they grow in size. This paper was accepted by Karl Diether, finance.
Decoding scheme based on CNN for mobile optical camera communication
Authors: Yu Ke , He Jing , Huang Zheng 
Published: July 2020

A decoding scheme based on a convolution neural network (CNN) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated in mobile optical camera communication (OCC). The CNN can be used to extract features between bright and dark stripes in images effectively. Thus, it can alleviate the stripe distortion in the mobile environment and reduce bit error rates (BERs) by using the proposed decoding scheme based on CNN. A controllable lateral and vertical mobile platform is built to simulate the mobile scenarios with different moving speeds (40–80 cm/s). The experimental results show that, at the moving speed of 80 cm/s, the proposed scheme based on CNN can achieve the BERs of

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Algorithm to filter the noise in the spectral intensity of ultrashort laser pulses
Authors: Moreno-Larios José Agustín , Ramírez-Guerra Catalina , Contreras-Martínez Ramiro , Rosete-Aguilar Martha , Garduño-Mejía Jesús 
Published: July 2020

We have developed an algorithm to filter the noise in the spectral intensity of ultrashort laser pulses. The filtering procedure consists of smoothing the noise by using the Savitzky–Golay filter, removing the offset, and using a super-Gaussian window to truncate the frequencies of the spectrum. We have modeled bandwidth-limited ultrashort pulses with Gaussian modulated frequencies to show the estimation of the carrier wavelength, reconstruction of the intensity pulse profile, and pulse duration after applying the algorithm. Theoretical results are presented for pulse durations between 5 fs and 100 fs with a carrier wavelength of 825 nm and three different amounts of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR): 30 dB, 20 dB, and 15 dB, normally found in experiments. The algorithm is also applied to an experimental spectral intensity from a homemade Ti:sapphire laser that produces pulses of about 20 fs at 825 nm at 100 MHz. We will show that using only a low-pass Fourier filter and removing offset is not enough to recover the spectral intensity when a large SNR is present, which may be the case when the ultrashort laser beam has been manipulated to compensate for the group velocity dispersion of an external optical system. In cases like this, the use of the Savitzky–Golay filter prior to the super-Gaussian filter improves the recovery of the carrier wavelength and the spectral intensity. We will also show that the algorithm presented in this paper is suitable for experimental analysis and requires limited user intervention.
A Formação continuada e a valorização das competências / Continuous training and the enhancement of skills
Authors: Souza Marcia Dias de , Miguel Joelson Rodrigues 
Published: July 2020

O presente estudo objetivou uma discussão sobre a formação continuada e a valorização das competências. A metodologia consistiu em revisão integrativa com os aportes teóricos dos seguintes autores: Bacich e Morán, (2015); Furtado (2015); Mota e Pereira (2015); Libâneo (2009); Moreira, (2014); Sousa e Alves (2017), entre outros estudiosos do tema. Os resultados nos levam a concluir que , o processo de ensino aprendizagem tendo como maior foco o educando, precisa ter essa preocupação em direcionar atividades que impactem no desenvolvimento do indivíduo em todos os fatores. Em especial no aspecto cognitivo, desde as primeiras séries. A cognição é a maior responsável para dimensões do pensamento, linguagem, percepção, memória e raciocínio, aspectos esses que implicam diretamente na formação integral do indivíduo, capacitando-o para todas as etapas de alfabetização e escolarização.
Pressupostos Pedagógicos Valorativos da Aprendizagem / Valuable Pedagogical Assumptions of Learning
Authors: Sacramento Reinaldo Da Costa , Miguel Joelson Rodrigues 
Published: July 2020

O presente estudo objetivou uma discussão sobre os Pressupostos Pedagógicos valorativos da Aprendizagem. A metodologia consistiu em revisão integrativa com os seguintes aportes teóricos de autores como: Freire (1979, 1993 e 1996), Gadotti (2007), Freire (2016), Borges (2005); Candau (2014); Carvalho (2006) e Riolfi (2014)Fonseca (2016); Freire (1983); Gasparim (2012 ); Leal, Miranda e Nova (2013); Santos (2013); Tapia e Fita (2010) e demais pesquisadores, educadores e profissionais. Os resultados parecem indicar que uma concepção de ensino que vise transformar o ambiente escolar, seja algo óbvio, tanto para a maioria dos educadores, quanto para os demais envolvidos no processo educativo. No entanto, muitos não parecem ter muito clara esta realidade. Políticas públicas de capacitação continuada que orientem o auto conhecimento do educador e, que estimulem a vivência e prática de valores humanos, seja de grande importância para a transformação que a sociedade necessita.
Compensation for Non-Pecuniary Loss in Connection with the Disclosure of Medical Confidentiality
Authors: Świderska Małgorzata 
Published: July 2020

Abstract
The aim of this paper is to analyze possible legal grounds for compensation of non-pecuniary loss in the case of violation of the patient’s right to medical confidentiality, expressed in the provisions of Article 13-14 of the Act on Patient’s Rights and the Patient Ombudsman of 6 November 2008 and confirmed from the perspective of the doctor’s duty in Article 40 of the Act on Professions of Physician and Dentist of 5 December 1996. In the opinion of the author, these may be general provisions relating to compensation for the harm suffered in connection with the infringement of personal goods, i.e. Article 448 of the Civil Code in connection with Article 415 and Article 416 of the Civil Code (tort regime). This legal basis is related to the requirement of proving that the violation of the right to medical confidentiality is detrimental to the sphere of personal rights in a particular case. Another basis is the provisions of Article 4 paragraph 1 of the Act on Patient Rights and the Patient Ombudsman. Citing this legal basis is - in turn - connected with the requirement to prove a culpable infringement of a patient’s rights, which may also take place when data contained in medical records are disclosed. Apart from that, it is also possible to have an alternative concurrence of claims in the case of infringement of yet another personal good (health) in connection with the occurrence of a health disorder caused by the disclosure of medical confidentiality (Article 445 of the Civil Code).
Criminal Law Protection of Medical Data
Authors: Kubiak Rafał 
Published: July 2020

Abstract
The paper shows the areas of criminal law protection of medical data, both in the context of respect for medical confidentiality and reliability of documents. The first part presents the crime of disclosing professional secrecy, styled in Article 266 § 1 of the Criminal Code. In this respect the circle of entities which may be the perpetrators of this act and its subject matter is discussed in more detail. The next section presents criminal law protection of medical data as sensitive personal data. Article 107, paragraph 2 of the Act on the protection of personal data has been exegesisated, indicating the field of penalization of the act sanctioned in it. The last fragment is devoted to protecting the credibility of medical records. It presents the scope of responsibility for the so-called certification of the truth (Article 271 § 1 of the Penal Code). It points out the shortcomings of this provision resulting from the use of the normative clause “other person entitled to issue a document” in the description of the act. Establishing this circumstance may be difficult both for a medical officer and for the bodies appointed to prosecute crimes. These problems result from the multiplicity of legal acts, of different rank, which may create such authorization. Therefore, it has been postulated that medical-legal regulations concerning exceptions to medical confidentiality and competence to issue documents containing medical data should be tidied up and unified.
Providing Information on a Child’s Condition and Respect for the Right to Self-Determination and Privacy of a Minor Patient
Authors: Haberko Joanna 
Published: July 2020

Abstract
The article covers the issue of providing information on the state of health in a situation where the patient is a minor. The child does not have actual and formal possibilities to make decisions independently. The child cannot make decisions regarding treatment, but he/she may make other decisions as part of informative self-determination. The purpose of the work is to show situations where a child, regardless of age, may agree to inform other people about his or her health. The author also presents instruments to secure the right to intimacy and privacy of minor patients.
Trust as a missing link between quality of work life and subjective well-being
Authors: Agarwal Shivani 
Published: July 2020

Introduction:The research paper “Trust as a missing link between Quality of work life and Subjective well-being”, was developed at KIET School of Management, KIET Group of Institutions in the year 2019.
Problem:Organizations have initiated the search for intervening strategies whenproviding primed quality of work life to retain potential employees for heightened productivity, efficiency, effectiveness and performance.
Objective:The main aim of thisstudy is to examine the influence of quality of work life on subjective well-being of employees. Furthermore, the present study also explores the aforementionedassociation with the mediating effect of trust.
Methodology:The study is comprised of 350 managers working in IT industries. The participants were a convenient purposive sample. The data wasanalyzed by a number of statistical techniques such as: Pearson’s Product Moment Method and Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis, which were used to explore the influence of quality of work life on trust and subjective well-being.
Conclusion:This study makes a theoretical contribution in understanding trust as a missing link between QWL and subjective well-being.
Originality:The most important aspect which binds an employee to the organization is the level of trust and the well-being of employees at the workplace.This perspective has currently been neglected by the management practitioners and it can be stated that low levels of trust and well-being, when overflowing into the other domains of life,lead to further distrust and life dissatisfaction and makes an employee less productive and incompetent when confrontinglife challenges.
Restrictions:The research paper is entirely relianton cross-sectional data that could also be extended while selecting larger multicultural samples for the better understanding and measurement of cognitive processes across organizational cultures.
Da avaliação educacional à educação popular: uma análise a partir da perspectiva de Paulo Freire / From the educational evaluation to popular education...
Authors: Amaral Fabíola Dutra , Tavares Rafael Vidal , Carvalho Luciana Beatriz de Oliveira Bar de , Alves Filho Eloy 
Published: July 2020

Este trabalho procura analisar contextos e conceitos envolvendo a avaliação externa e a educação popular e, partindo do ponto de vista de Paulo Freire, entender como a avaliação insere-se no contexto da educação popular, visando à melhoria da qualidade da educação brasileira. Por meio de abordagem qualitativa, foi efetuada uma pesquisa bibliográfica, de modo a compreender as concepções avaliação e educação popular encontradas na literatura e como elas se integram ao conceito de educação freiriano. Como conclusão, o trabalho destaca que, se pensada a partir do ponto de vista da democratização do aprendizado, as avaliações podem se transformar em um instrumento decisivo para compreender quais as reais necessidades dos estudantes e trabalhadas, dentro do ideal de luta pela inclusão e equidade que a educação popular representa.Palavras-chave: Avaliação; Educação popular; Paulo Freire. Abstract: This paper intends to analyze the context and concepts involving the outer dimension of educational evaluation and popular education, under Paulo Freire perspective, understanding how the evaluation is inserted in the context of popular education, aiming to improve the quality of Brazilian education. Through qualitative approach, a bibliographic research was performed, in order to comprehend the conceptions of evaluation and popular education found in the given literature and how these are integrated in Freire's educational concept. In its conclusion, this paper highligths that, if considered by the overview of learning democratization, the evaluations may become a decisive instrument to comprehend which are the real necessities for the students and work with them inside the ideal of fighting for inclusion and equity which are represented by the popular education.Keywords: Evaluation; Popular education; Paulo Freire.
Educação popular e EJA: entrevista com Leôncio José Gomes Soares
Authors: Soares Leôncio José Gomes , Souza Tiago Zanquêta de , Novais Gercina Santana 
Published: July 2020

Entrevista com o Prof. Dr. Leôncio José Gomes Soares, professor titular da UFMG. Soares realizou pós-doutorado na UFF e na Northern Illinois University (EUA) e doutorado em educação na USP, tendo atuado como professor visitante da UFPE. O pesquisador publica na área de educação, com ênfase em Educação de Jovens e Adultos, abordando a política educacional, a formação docente, a escolarização de jovens e adultos e a história da educação.
KONSTRUK EMOSI MARAH PERSPEKTIF AL-QUR’AN
Authors: Ulya Miftah 
Published: July 2020

Emotional anger is an urgent and has an essential role in living human life, besides he is also praiseworthy as well as the nature and attitude to watch out for, because anger is also the most active role in things that are self-preservation, family, and other social communities. Anger emotions arise as a result of feelings of displeasure with people other than themselves, or certain objects that are closely related to the personality and inner experience experienced by someone.
In the Qur'an the expression "human emotion" is very closely related to human behavior personally related to information aspects of the past, present or future. In the Koran no less than 13 times in the form of unequal derivatives, where anger is depicted and seen in human attitudes and behaviors that sometimes appear on the face, can be detected in verbal and nonverbal forms, angry with fa'ali, angry with the qalb fil , angry in terms of quelling evil and angry in terms of human expectations that are not achieved.Humans are required to know and minimize the nature of anger because of the impact it has on the lives of human beings both psychologically, sociologically and psychologically. But through the media remember Allah Almighty, through purification media with the nature of Husn al-zhan, patience, gratitude, forgiveness is a solution in controlling human angry emotions
TRANSFORMASI SOSIAL QUR'ANIK DALAM TAFSIR AL AZHAR
Authors: Jamiluddin Ach 
Published: July 2020

This research proves that Hamka, in Tafsir Al-Azhar, supports the concept of Transformative Islam by : first reunterprenting Islamic theology with interpretations that makes speculative theoretical debates in islmic theology more applicable to arousing human awareness of their role on earth. Second , it supports islam's alignment with social,economic and political conditions and considers it to be as important as the Godhead in Islam. Third, Formulating islamic transformation action through Ta'muruna bi al ma'ruf, tanhawna 'an al-munkar, and tu'minuna billah, but more emphasis on tu' minuna bil Lah.