bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Fostering cardiovascular health at work – case study from Senegal
Authors: Ndione Ida , Aerts Ann , Barshilia Asha , Boch Johannes , Rosiers Sarah Des , Ferrer Jose M. E. , Saric Jasmina , Seck Karim , Sene Bernard N. , Steinmann Peter , Venkitachalam Lakshmi , Shellaby Jason T. 
Published: June 2021

Abstract
Background
Of the 15 million annual premature deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), 85% occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Affecting individuals in the prime of their lives, NCDs impose severe economic damage to economies and businesses, owing to the high mortality and morbidity within the workforce. The Novartis Foundation urban health initiative, Better Hearts Better Cities, was designed to improve cardiovascular health in Dakar, Senegal through a combination of interventions including a workplace health program. In this study, we describe the labor policy environment in Senegal and the outcomes of a Novartis Foundation-supported multisector workplace health coalition bringing together volunteering private companies.

Methods
A mixed method design was applied between April 2018 and February 2020 to evaluate the workplace health program as a case study. Qualitative methods included a desk review of documents relevant to the Senegalese employment context and work environment and in-depth interviews with eight key informants including human resource representatives and physicians working in the participating companies. Quantitative methods involved an analysis of workplace health program indicators, including data on diagnosis, treatment and control of hypertension in employees, provided by the coalition companies, and a cost estimate of NCD-related ill-health as compared to the investment needed for hypertension screening and awareness raising events.

Results
Senegal has a legal and regulatory system that ensures employee protection, supports social security benefits, and promotes health and hygiene in companies. The Dakar Workplace Health Coalition comprised 18 companies, with a range of staff between 300 and 4′220, covering 36′268 employees in total. Interviews suggested that the main enablers for workplace program success were strong leadership support within the company and a central coordination mechanism for the program. The main barrier to monitor progress and outcomes was the reluctance of companies to share data. Four companies provided aggregated anonymized cohort data, documenting a total of 21′392 hypertension screenings and an increasing trend in blood pressure control (from 34% in Q4 2018 to 39% in Q2 2019) in employees who received antihypertensive treatment.

Conclusion
Evidence on workplace health and wellness programs in Africa is scarce. This study highlights how private sector companies can play a significant role in improving cardiovascular population health in LMICs.
Health literacy, health perception and related factors among different ethnic groups: a cross-sectional study in southeastern Turkey
Authors: Yiğitalp Gülhan , Bayram Değer Vasfiye , Çifçi Sema 
Published: June 2021

Abstract
Background
Low levels of health literacy are associated with increased hospitalization rates, problems regarding the proper intake of medications, poor general health and increased mortality rates. It is a well-known fact that health literacy differs among ethnic groups and ethnic minorities, in particular, are known to have a low level of health literacy. The present study aimed to reveal the levels of health literacy among different ethnic groups and the affecting factors as well as the relationship between health literacy and health perceptions.

Methods
This cross-sectional study was carried out with different ethnic groups (Kurdish, Arab, Turkish and Assyrian origin), between 18 and 65 years old in the province of Mardin in Turkey. The study was conducted with a total of 600 people. The European Health Literacy Scale-Turkish Adaptation (EHLS-TR) and Health Perception Scale (HPS) were used for measurement. Descriptive analysis, Mann Whitney U Test, Kruskal Wallis Test and Spearman correlation were used in the data analysis.

Results
It was found that 80.7% of the participants had relatively low levels of health literacy. The lowest levels of health literacy were among those of Kurdish origin. There were correlations between sufficient levels of health literacy and several factors including being of Assyrian origin, being 50–65 years old, living in a nuclear family, being a secondary school graduate, having a high financial status, being retired, evaluating one’s own health status as good, obtaining health information from healthcare professionals, preferring to visit a state hospital to seek medical assistance first, smoking and drinking alcohol. A positive correlation was also identified between the levels of health literacy and health perception.

Conclusions
It is essential to develop programs to increase health literacy for the public and, in particular, for the ethnic groups that are disadvantaged in many aspects in the context of health literacy.
NAPG mutation in family members with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia in China
Authors: Xu Yu , Zhang Yong-Biao , Liang Li-Jun , Tian Jia-Li , Lin Jin-Ming , Wang Pan-Pan , Li Rong-Hui , Gu Ming-Liang , Gao Zhan-Cheng 
Published: June 2021

Abstract
Background
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a disease characterized by arteriovenous malformations in the skin and mucous membranes. We enrolled a large pedigree comprising 32 living members, and screened for mutations responsible for HHT.

Methods
We performed whole-exome sequencing to identify novel mutations in the pedigree after excluding three previously reported HHT-related genes using Sanger sequencing. We then performed in silico functional analysis of candidate mutations that were obtained using a variant filtering strategy to identify mutations responsible for HHT.

Results
After screening the HHT-related genes, activin A receptor-like type 1 (ACVRL1), endoglin (ENG), and SMAD family member 4 (SMAD4), we did not detect any co-segregated mutations in this pedigree. Whole-exome sequencing analysis of 7 members and Sanger sequencing analysis of 16 additional members identified a mutation (c.784A > G) in the NSF attachment protein gamma (NAPG) gene that co-segregated with the disease. Functional prediction showed that the mutation was deleterious and might change the conformational stability of the NAPG protein.

Conclusions
NAPG c.784A > G may potentially lead to HHT. These results expand the current understanding of the genetic contributions to HHT pathogenesis.
CTCs detection from intraoperative salvaged blood in RCC–IVC thrombus patients by negative enrichment and iFISH identification: a preliminary study
Authors: Zhang Xiaoqing , Guo Xiangyang , Zong Yanan , Xu Chuanya , Wang Jilian , Zhang Bin , Liu Chang , Gong Yueqing , Xue Lixiang , Ma Lulin , Zhang Shudong , Li Yi , Zeng Hong 
Published: June 2021

Abstract
Background
Intra-operative cell salvage (IOCS) and leukocyte-depleted filter (LDF) are widely used and effective in saving blood. However, the safety issue concerning reinfusion of IOCS–LDF processed blood to renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients with inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombus were inconclusive for fear of increased risk of cancer metastases. This study intends to analyze the circulating tumor cell (CTC) eliminating effect of IOCS–LDF in 5 RCC–IVC thrombus patients.

Methods
A novel strategy integrating negative enrichment by immunomagnetic beads and immunostaining-fluorescence in situ hybridization with probes identifying aneuploid of 8 and/or 7 were used to detect CTCs from salvages blood. Blood samples were collected from 4 stages in each patient.

Results
Of the 5 RCC patients, the number of CTCs decreased (from 3, 4, 10, 7, 3, respectively, to all zero) after IOCS–LDF treatment. The triploid of chromosome 7 and/or chromosome 8 were most common karyotype for RCC patients with IVC thrombus. Tetraploid of chromosome 8 occurred in only one sample and no polypoid (number of chromosome > 4) were found.

Conclusion
IOCS–LDF might be a promising way of reducing of allogeneic product transfusion based on current preliminary outcome. More convincing conclusions are to be drawn with enlarged sample size and long-term follow-up for patients prognosis.
Prophylactic transcatheter arterial embolization for high-risk ulcers following endoscopic hemostasis: a meta-analysis
Authors: Yu Qian , Liu Chenyu , Collura Biagio , Navuluri Rakesh , Patel Mikin , Yu Zhiyong , Ahmed Osman 
Published: June 2021

Abstract
Background
To conduct a meta-analysis to assess the safety and efficacy of prophylactic transcatheter arterial embolization (PTAE) for the treatment of high-risk bleeding peptic ulcers after achieving endoscopic hemostasis.

Methods
PubMed and Cochrane Library were queried for full-text articles published up to December 2019. The following keywords were used: “prophylactic embolization”, “supplement embolization”, “gastrointestinal bleeding”, and “ulcer bleeding”. High-risk ulcers were defined based on endoscopic findings (i.e., large ulcers, Forrest class I-IIb) and/or clinical presentation (i.e., hypotension, decreased hemoglobin during endoscopy). Only comparative studies investigating PTAE versus conservative treatment after achieving endoscopic hemostasis were included. Baseline study characteristics, rebleeding rate, need for surgery, mortality, and PTAE-related complication rates were investigated. Quantitative analyses were performed with Stata 15.1.

Results
Among the five included original studies, a total of 265 patients received PTAE and 617 were managed conservatively after endoscopy. The rebleeding rate (6.8% vs 14.3%, p = 0.003) and mortality (4.5% vs 8.8%, p = 0.032) of patients from the PTAE group were lower than the control group. PTAE also reduced the cumulative need for future surgical intervention (3.0% vs 14.4%, p = 0.005). The PTAE-related major and minor events were 0.75% and 14.4%, respectively.

Conclusion
PTAE had therapeutic potentials in reducing rebleeding risk, need for surgical intervention, and morality in high-risk peptic ulcers after achieving endoscopic hemostasis. The embolization-associated adverse events were minimal. Future studies should aim to increase the sample size and resources for performing endovascular interventions.
Relationship of the knee extensor strength but not the quadriceps femoris muscularity with sprint performance in sprinters: a reexamination and extension
Authors: Hori Miyuki , Suga Tadashi , Terada Masafumi , Tanaka Takahiro , Kusagawa Yuki , Otsuka Mitsuo , Nagano Akinori , Isaka Tadao 
Published: June 2021

Abstract
Purpose
This study examined the relationships of knee extensor strength and quadriceps femoris size with sprint performance in sprinters.

Methods
Fifty-eight male sprinters and 40 body size-matched male non-sprinters participated in this study. The knee extensor isometric and isokinetic strengths were measured using a dynamometer. The isokinetic strength measurements were performed with slow and fast velocities at 60°/s and 180°/s, respectively. The quadriceps femoris muscle volume (MV) was measured using magnetic resonance imaging. The relative knee extensor strengths and quadriceps femoris MV were calculated by normalizing to body mass.

Results
Absolute and relative knee extensor strengths during two velocity isokinetic contractions, but not during isometric contraction, were significantly higher in sprinters than in non-sprinters (P = 0.047 to < 0.001 for all). Such a significant difference was also observed for relative quadriceps femoris MV (P = 0.018). In sprinters, there were positive correlations between all three knee extensor strengths and quadriceps femoris MV (r = 0.421 to 0.531, P = 0.001 to < 0.001 for all). The absolute and relative strengths of the fast-velocity isokinetic knee extension correlated negatively with personal best 100-m sprint time (r = −0.477 and −0.409, P = 0.001 and < 0.001, respectively). In contrast, no such significant correlations were observed between absolute and relative quadriceps femoris MVs and personal best 100-m sprint time.

Conclusions
These findings suggest that despite the presence of the relationship between muscle strength and size, the knee extensor strength may be related to superior sprint performance in sprinters independently of the quadriceps femoris muscularity.
The development and evaluation of an HIV implementation science network in New England: lessons learned
Authors: van den Berg Jacob J. , O’Keefe Elaine , Davidson Daniel , Fiellin David A. , Kershaw Trace , Barbour Russell C. , Cu-Uvin Susan , Cleary Paul D. 
Published: June 2021

Abstract
Background
Describe and evaluate an implementation science network focused on HIV prevention and treatment in New England.

Methods
In 2014, we established a partnership among university researchers and community stakeholders to stimulate and support HIV-related implementation research. We solicited information from Network members through surveys, interviews at Network events, and dialog with participants. In 2017, we conducted a sociocentric network assessment of collaborations on research projects, grants, manuscripts, and consultations.

Results
We identified 988 connections made through the Network that resulted in 185 manuscripts published and 15 grants funded. Our experience indicated that eight factors were instrumental in building and sustaining the Network: (1) acknowledging different perspectives, (2) balancing content and expertise, (3) encouraging consistent engagement, (4) providing seed funding, (5) membership flexibility, (6) maintenance of Network interactions, (7) supporting local HIV prevention and treatment efforts, and (8) maintaining productive relationships with health departments and community-based organizations.

Conclusions
Developing and maintaining a regional network on implementation science for HIV prevention and treatment is feasible and can facilitate new and productive partnerships among researchers and community organizations and members.
Safety and Efficacy of Radiofrequency Ablation of Thyroid Nodules—Expanding Treatment Options in the United States
Authors: Hussain Iram , Zulfiqar Fizza , Li Xilong , Ahmad Shahzad , Aljammal Jules 
Published: June 2021

AbstractContextRadiofrequency ablation (RFA) has only recently gained popularity in the United States for treatment of thyroid nodules (TNs), with a limited number of patients having undergone the procedure in this country.ObjectiveTo evaluate the safety and efficacy of RFA of TNs performed in an outpatient setting in the United States.MethodsThis is a retrospective, single-center study of 53 patients who underwent RFA of 58 TNs between November 2018 and January 2021. The reduction in volume of nodule, cosmetic and symptomatic improvement, effect on thyroid function, and complications following RFA were assessed.ResultsEleven out of 53 patients were excluded from the analysis. A total of 47 benign TNs (23 nonfunctioning thyroid nodules [NFTNs] and 24 autonomously functioning thyroid nodules [AFTNs]), were assessed after RFA. The median reduction in volume was 70.8% after a median follow-up period of 109 days, with symptomatic and cosmetic improvement (P &lt; 0.0001). Compared with larger nodules, smaller nodules had greater volume reduction (P = 0.0266). RFA improved thyrotropin (TSH) in AFTNs (P value = 0.0015) and did not affect TSH in NFTNs (P value = 0.23). There were no major complications; however, 1 patient had self-limited local bleeding and another had transient voice change that recovered in 6 months.ConclusionRFA is a safe and efficacious treatment for symptomatic NFTNs and AFTNs in our population and is especially effective for smaller nodules. RFA should be considered an alternative for TNs in patients who cannot or do not want to undergo surgery.
Nudes and Naked Souls
Authors: Pichon-Rivière Rocío 
Published: June 2021

AbstractThis essay is part of a project historicizing vernacular theories from Latin America to create dialogues across geopolitical and epistemic borders. This article specifically advances a comparatist analysis of the critical phenomenologies of nudity, truth, and social space by two trans thinkers: Marlene Wayar, an Argentine social psychologist and activist, and Talia Mae Bettcher, a Canadian philosopher and activist based in Los Angeles. Pichon-Rivière argues that a core difference between their approaches stems from different geopolitical and disciplinary regimes of visibility and that these paradigms are not as incompatible as they might seem at first glance. Pichon-Rivière's own theorization seeks to integrate these two perspectives into a shared critical phenomenology of collective truth.
Περιβαλλοντικά υπεύθυνη συμπεριφορά στο χώρο εργασίας. Μια προσέγγιση του ρόλου της διεύθυνσης και του εργασιακού κλίματος
Authors: Περατικός Ανδρέας , Κάτζη Χρυσάνθη 
Published: June 2021

Μεγάλο μέρος του χρόνου μας αναλώνεται στο χώρο εργασίας με πολλές από τις επαγγελματικές μας δραστηριότητες να έχουν επιπτώσεις στο περιβάλλον. Είναι επομένως αναγκαία η υιοθέτηση περιβαλλοντικά υπεύθυνης επαγγελματικής συμπεριφοράς (ΠΥΕΣ), για την αντιμετώπιση ζητημάτων που αφορούν το περιβάλλον και την αειφόρο ανάπτυξη. Η υιοθέτηση ΠΥΕΣ δεν εξαρτάται μόνο από την περιβαλλοντικά υπεύθυνη συμπεριφορά (ΠΥΣ) των ατόμων αλλά και από τις συνθήκες στο χώρο εργασίας, σε επίπεδο εταιρικής πολιτικής και ενδο-εταιρικής κουλτούρας. Συνεπώς, επηρεάζεται από σειρά παραγόντων που την ενθαρρύνουν ή την εμποδίζουν, οι οποίοι ρυθμίζονται από τη Διοίκηση μιας εταιρίας. Η παρούσα εργασία μελετά τις αντιλήψεις εργοδοτουμένων σε πράσινους χώρους εργασίας [και μη] και διευθυντικών στελεχών, γύρω από τους παράγοντες και το ρόλο των διευθυντών στην ενίσχυση της ΠΥΕΣ στο χώρο εργασίας. Τα αποτελέσματα καταδεικνύουν ότι η σημασία του ρόλου της διεύθυνσης εντοπίζεται στο παράδειγμα που αυτή θέτει, στο εργασιακό κλίμα που δημιουργεί, στην ενσωμάτωση φιλοπεριβαλλοντικών πρακτικών, στις διαδικασίες και τα πρωτόκολλα εργασίας, την παροχή κινήτρων, καθώς και τη σημασία που αυτή αποδίδει στην εκπαίδευση σε θέματα περιβάλλοντος και αειφορίας στα πλαίσια της επαγγελματικής εκπαίδευσης-κατάρτισης. Οι ερευνητές συζητούν τα αποτελέσματα και προτείνουν μέτρα καλής πρακτικής για την γεφύρωση της απόστασης μεταξύ της πρόθεσης και της εκδήλωσης ΠΥΕΣ.
BAITUL MAL WAT TANWIL DAN KESEJAHTERAAN MASYARAKAT DI KELURAHAN CIMINCRANG BANDUNG
Authors: Adnani Latifah , Kania Trisa Nur 
Published: June 2021

Most of the Cimincrang people originally came from their own fields. In connection with the development of areas that make Cimincrang residents their land must be sold to the government and housing developers because the Cimincrang area will be the center of the administration of the City of Bandung 2 primary and commercial area, so residents can no longer run the agricultural sector. Many residents who turn jobs become traders, motorcycle taxis driver, factory workers, casual daily workers. Due to the increasing needs of the community while the ability of citizens is limited, so to meet their daily needs and to increase business capital, many of them use the services of loan sharks whose loan repayments are considered burdensome. This condition prompted several community leaders in the Cimincrang region to hold a meeting to establish Baitul Mal wat Tamwil Insan Madani (Iman), a microfinance institution helping the people in the economic sector. The purpose of this study is to determine the role of Baitul Mal wat Tamwil (BMT), the welfare of the community in Cimincrang Village, Bandung, and the role of BMT in improving the welfare of the community in Cimincrang Village, Bandung. This study uses a qualitative approach with descriptive methods. Based on the research results, the residents of Cimincrang Urban Village were greatly helped by the presence of the BMT Faith, because they have not been in debt with loan sharks anymore, and funds from BMT are not difficult to obtain, basically trust.
Long-term alpine stream monitoring in the Teton Range: Investigating multi-year patterns and thermal physiology
Authors: Tronstad Lusha M. , Giersch J. Joseph , Hotaling Scott , Shah Alisha A. , Zeglin Lydia H. , Bixby Rebecca J. , Woods H. Arthur , Finn Debra S. 
Published: June 2021

Alpine streams and the biotic communities they contain are imperiled worldwide due to climate warming and the rapid decline of ice. The loss of glaciers and permanent snowpack may drive local populations to extinction, especially organisms with narrow habitat tolerances. We have been monitoring alpine streams in the Teton Range since 2015 that originate from three hydrological sources: surface glaciers, snowfields, or subterranean ice (e.g., rock glaciers). We call these stream types glacier-fed, snowmelt-fed, and icy seeps, respectively. We hypothesize that icy seeps may persist on the landscape longer than other hydrologic sources and that these features may act as a refuge for cold-adapted organisms such as the stoneflies Zapada glacier and Lednia tetonica. In November 2019, Z. glacier and a sister species of L. tetonica, Lednia tumana, were listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. This decision was based in part on work funded by the UW-NPS and highlights the pressing nature of our efforts. In 2019, we collected a 5th year of long-term data to begin investigating multi-year signals in the data. Our second 2019 objective was to further explore how thermal regimes affect tolerance of potentially imperiled insects. Because our annual data collection occurs in late summer with sample processing and analysis extending into the following year, this report will be a broad update on the project as whole, rather than 2019-specific. Through long-term monitoring of streams from different hydrological sources, we are building a dataset that will allow us to understand changes as air temperatures warm and permanent ice is lost in the alpine zone.

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Reliability Estimation of 4 × 4 SENs Using UGF Method
Authors: Bisht Vaibhav , Singh S. B. 
Published: June 2021

Shuffle Exchange Networks (SENs) are considered as an appropriate interconnection network because they consist of switching elements of small size and possess a straight forward and simple configuration. In this paper, we have proposed a method for analyzing reliability of 4×4 SEN, 4×4 SEN+1 and 4×4 SEN+2. The reliability has been obtained on the basis of three indices, namely, terminal reliability, broadcast reliability and network reliability by using universal generating function (UGF) method. This study also examines effect of adding the additional stages in 4×4 shuffle exchange networks (SENs).
The Routledge Companion to the Contemporary Musical, Jessica Sternfeld and Elizabeth L. Wollman (eds) (2020)
Authors: Mann Rebecca 
Published: June 2021

Review of: The Routledge Companion to the Contemporary Musical, Jessica Sternfeld and Elizabeth L. Wollman (eds) (2020)
New York: Routledge, 486 pp.,
ISBN 978-1-13868-461-4, eBook, £171.00