bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A Novel Method of Assessing Trunk Lateral-Flexion Range of Movement in First-Class Cricket Players
Authors: Nealon Andrew , Cook Jill , Docking Sean 
Published: March 2021

ContextLateral-flexion range of movement (LF ROM) is used to assess and monitor recovery of side strain injury in athletes.ObjectiveTo establish a reliable and pragmatic measure of LF ROM and investigate the stability of the measure over time in athletes.Design(1) Cross-sectional reliability study and (2) cohort longitudinal study.SettingElite cricket teams in Australia and England.Patients or Other ParticipantsTen healthy first-class cricket players recruited from Australia and England domestic and international competitions.Main Outcome Measures(1) The intrarater and interrater reliability of 2 methods of measuring LF ROM toward and away from the bowling arm was assessed (distance to the floor or distance to the fibular head). Three experienced physiotherapists obtained the measures. Intraclass correlations [2,1] were calculated for absolute agreement for all 3 testers. (2) Lateral-flexion ROM was measured monthly during the preseason and competitive season. A 1-way repeated-measures analysis of variance was performed to identify differences within the preseason, within the competitive season, and between competitive seasons.ResultsBoth methods had good intratest and intertest reliability (intraclass correlations &gt; 0.84). As LF ROM measurement to the floor was easier for clinicians, it was used for the longitudinal study. Lateral-flexion ROM did not alter throughout the preseason and competitive season or between seasons (P values &gt; .05).ConclusionsThis new method of measuring LF ROM demonstrated good intrarater and interrater reliability and stability over time and can be used as an outcome measure in side strain injury.
Extralobar pulmonary sequestrations hiding congenital diaphragmatic defects: A case series
Authors: Negri Elisa , Cantone Noemi , Severi Elisa , Belli Gilda , Tocchioni Francesca , Centonze Nicola , Ciardini Enrico , Noccioli Bruno 
Published: March 2021

Background: Association between pulmonary sequestration and diaphragmatic hernia is well known. Extralobar sequestrations are masses of the non-functioning lung, surrounded by separate pleura, without bronchial communication, and with a systemic arterial blood supply. They may be placed in the thorax, within the diaphragm, or rarely in a sub-diaphragmatic position.
Case Series: We present three cases of extra-lobar extra-thoracic pulmonary sequestrations associated with different types of diaphragmatic defects. In none of the three cases, the diaphragmatic defect was detected prenatally.
Conclusion: Pulmonary sequestration may be involved in the embryological origin of the diaphragmatic defect. Simultaneously, it acts as an anatomical barrier and prevents the herniation of the abdominal content into the thorax. If extralobar pulmonary sequestration is diagnosed prenatally, a coexistent diaphragmatic hernia should always be considered.
It’s learning development, Jim - but not as we know it: academic literacies in third-space
Authors: Abegglen Sandra , Burns Tom , Sinfield Sandra 
Published: March 2021

This paper maps our experience of conceptualising and teaching an interdisciplinary first-year undergraduate ‘Higher Education Orientation’ module against the seminal paper written by Lea and Street in 1998. We argue for third spaces within the curriculum and for practices that re-imagine what education is and what the university could be.
Empowering students to promote independent learning : A project utilising coaching approaches to support learning and personal development.
Authors: Gurbutt Dawne Joy , Gurbutt Russell 
Published: March 2021

With the publication of the UK White Paper (BIS, 2011) focusing onstudent experience, together with the increase in tuition fees and the changing landscape of higher education, there is an interest within the sector to explore initiatives that enhance the learning process. Coaching, as already used in management and some NHS settings, offers an approach which seeks to enable and empower learners and has the potential to contribute to their personal development, facilitating solution-focused approaches which are transferable to the workplace. Teaching staff in a Higher Education Institution were offered training in coaching techniques and formed a peer support coaching network. They were subsequently encouraged to use coaching skills in a range of student settings. This paper focuses on an evaluation of a teaching and learning initiative that used coaching approaches with two groups of healthcare students (totalling 19) over 2 semesters in the 2012-2013 academic year. The aim was to enhance the student experience in relation to self-motivation, personal development planning and the development ofsolution-focused approaches. The evaluation drew upon student feedback and conversations with staff in the coaching network.The evaluation highlighted the benefits of coaching; student preferences and expectations; new learning experiences of staff and the relevance of coaching approaches in other specific educational settings. The evaluation demonstrated how coaching adds value; providing students with the opportunity to develop workplace skills; and offering staff a solution-focused tool which may be particularly useful when facing change in workplace settings. Importantly it gives participants a creative space to engage with contemporary challenges and educators a 'new' tool to facilitate participation and nurture engagement in a non-directive way.
Are we all on the same page? Teacher, graduate and student perceptions of the importance of skills thought to enhance employability.
Authors: Furnell Julie , Scott Graham William 
Published: March 2021

Graduate employability is a key issue for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), academic faculty and of course for students themselves. It is recognised that to be employable graduates require both discipline specific skills/knowledge and more generic skills for employment. A key step to the development of the latter is an understanding of their significance on the part of those designing courses and the students who take them. Here we compare the perceived importance of key skills from the perspective of teachers, current students and recent graduates. We find that the three groups differ in the relative importance they ascribe to several key skills.ÃÂ Staff rated all skills as being important and saw many as being more important than did their students.ÃÂ With hindsight, graduates prioritized skills that were not seen as being very important by current students.ÃÂ As a result of our synthesizing the views of current undergraduates, employed graduates and lecturing staff, we recommend that proper signposting of the significance of key skills to students is vital.
Facial Plexiform Neurofibroma as an Intraparotid Nodule: A Rare Case Presentation
Authors: Afroz Nishat , Rabindranath Divya , Sherwani Rana K , Quadri Shakeba 
Published: March 2021

ABSTRACT
Neurofibromas of salivary gland are very rare and account for only 0.4% of all salivary gland neoplasms. Plexiform type of neurofibromas are predominantly seen in a scenario of neurofibromatosis-1 (NF-1) association, but solitary plexiform neurofibroma has also been occasionally reported. We present a report of this variant in a 17-year-old male who is presented with a slow-growing painless swelling in the right preauricular region for 8-month duration. Microscopic examination revealed multiple cell types including Schwann cells, perineurial cells, axons, lymphocytes, mast cells, and endoneurial fibroblasts. Immunostaining with S100 confirmed the neural origin.
How to cite this article: Qadri S, Rabindranath D, Quadri S, et al. Facial Plexiform Neurofibroma as an Intraparotid Nodule: A Rare Case Presentation. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Clin 2020;12(1):8–10.
An Unusual Giant Pleomorphic Adenoma of Submandibular Salivary Gland: A Rare Case Report
Authors: Gupta Devang P , Shah Chaitry K , Prajapati Bela J , Gupta Shalu , Prajapati Viral J 
Published: March 2021

ABSTRACT
Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common benign tumor of salivary glands. Eighty percent of pleomorphic adenomas occur in the parotid gland, 10% in the submandibular gland, and 10% in minor salivary glands and sublingual glands. In this case report, we aim to present the unusually giant presentation of submandibular gland pleomorphic adenoma and its management of a 52-year-old female patient who presented to us with a swelling in the right submandibular region for the last 5 years. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) suggested salivary gland origin. Ultrasonography of the neck revealed a well-defined large lobulated heterogeneous echotexture lesion with few cystic areas within and showing internal vascularity in the right submandibular region. Computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a large lobulated heterogeneously enhancing mass of 15 cm × 13 cm in the right submandibular region. The patient underwent right submandibular gland mass excision under general anesthesia. The patient presented good aesthetic and functional results with no clinical and radiographic evidence of recurrence. Being painless and slowly growing, some patients neglect it to such large sizes especially if surgery was a psychological setback for them which can then lead to facial disfigurement and severe pressure symptoms which may be fatal. Giant pleomorphic adenoma of the submandibular gland is a rare finding and should be diagnosed cautiously. Proper treatment is complete surgical excision with removal of the fibrous capsule so as to prevent recurrence.
How to cite this article: Prajapati BJ, Gupta S, Gupta DP, et al. An Unusual Giant Pleomorphic Adenoma of Submandibular Salivary Gland: A Rare Case Report. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Clin 2020;12(1):14–16.
Influence of disease severity, smoking status and therapy regimes on leukocyte subsets and their ratios in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Authors: Hlapčić Iva , Vukić Dugac Andrea , Popović-Grle Sanja , Markelić Ivona , Rako Ivana , Rogić Dunja , Rumora Lada 
Published: March 2021

IntroductionBlood cells are involved in systemic inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We aimed to assess differences in leukocyte subsets and their ratios between COPD patients and healthy individuals as well as their association with disease severity, smoking status and therapy in COPD.Material and methodsOne hundred and nine patients in the stable phase of COPD and 95 controls participated in the study. After blood sampling, white blood cells (WBC), neutrophils (NEUTRO), monocytes (MO), lymphocytes (LY) and basophils (BA) were determined on a Sysmex XN-1000 analyser, and ratios were calculated afterwards.ResultsWhite blood cells, NEUTRO, MO and BA were higher in COPD patients than in controls. Also, COPD patients had increased neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), derived NLR (dNLR), monocyte to lymphocyte ratio (MLR), basophil to lymphocyte ratio (BLR), basophil to monocyte ratio (BMR) and monocyte/granulocyte to lymphocyte ratio (M/GLR). Smoking has an impact on leukocyte counts, with BA, BLR and BMR being higher in COPD smokers vs. ex-smokers. Patients with very severe COPD were distinguished from moderate COPD by NLR, dNLR and M/GLR. In addition, those parameters were associated with lung function and dyspnoea, and NLR and dNLR also with multicomponent COPD indices BODCAT and DOSE. Great potential of dNLR, NLR and M/GLR in identifying COPD patients was observed regarding their odds ratios (OR) of 5.07, 2.86, 2.60, respectively (p < 0.001). Common COPD therapy did not affect any of the parameters investigated.ConclusionsLeukocyte subsets and their ratios could be implemented in COPD assessment, especially in evaluating disease severity and prediction.
Health status and its socio-economic covariates
in the older population in Poland – the assumptions and methods of the nationwide, cross-sectional PolSenior2 survey
Authors: Wierucki Łukasz , Kujawska-Danecka Hanna , Mossakowska Małgorzata , Grodzicki Tomasz , Błędowski Piotr , Chudek Jerzy , Kostka Tomasz , Więcek Andrzej , Hajduk Adam , Bandosz Piotr , Zagożdżon Paweł , Wojtyniak Bogdan , Zdrojewski Tomasz 
Published: March 2021

IntroductionPopulation ageing constitutes an increasing medical, social, and economic burden worldwide. Optimal senior policy should be based on well-assessed knowledge on the prevalence and control of age-related diseases, multimorbidity, disabilities, and their social determinants. The objective of this paper is to describe the assumptions, methods, and sampling procedures of the PolSenior2 survey, which was aimed at characterising the health status of old and very-old adults in Poland.Material and methodsThe project was conducted in the period 2018–2019 as a cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of people aged 60 years and over. Subjects were selected using three-stage stratified and proportional random sampling in seven equally sized (n = 850) age groups. The study protocol consisted of face-to-face interviews, specific geriatric scales and tests, and anthropometric and blood pressure measurements performed by well-trained nurses at participants homes as well as blood and urine sample laboratory tests.ResultsIn the Polsenior2 study a group of 5987 subjects underwent the questionnaire parts of the survey, and almost all (n = 5823) agreed to blood or urine sample collection.ConclusionsIn recent decades several studies focused on various aspects of elderly health and life conditions had been carried out in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe. However, none of them is so complex and has covered so many issues as PolSenior2, which is the largest study devoted to the health status of older persons in Poland and one of the largest and the most comprehensive in Europe. The results of the study will help to improve health policy targeted at the elderly population in Poland.
miR-361-3p mitigates lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation and acute kidney injury by post-transcriptional repression of the myeloid differential protein 88/nuclear factor-kB pathway
Authors: Sun Hongzhi , Zhang Min , Tian Zhenwei , Tian Jiakun 
Published: March 2021

IntroductionmicroRNAs (miRs) have been reported to contribute to sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (AKI). Herein, the roles of miR-361-3p and the underlying mechanism were investigated in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced podocyte injury.Material and methodsAfter podocyte exposure to LPS (1 mg/ml), proinflammatory cytokines were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); cell apoptosis was evaluated by terminal-deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated nick end labeling (TUNEL) staining. In vivo septic mice, miR-361-3p agonist, agomir-miR-361-3p (20 nM/0.1 ml), was used to treat LPS-induced AKI.ResultsOur findings reveal a significant elevation of proinflammatory cytokine production, in addition to the development of podocyte apoptosis after LPS stimulation. However, knockdown of myeloid differentiation primary response protein 88 (MyD88) signiﬁcantly prevents podocyte death and suppresses the inflammatory response in LPS-stimulated podocytes. More importantly, MyD88 is a direct target of miR-361-3p that can counteract LPS-induced inflammation and podocyte dysfunction via post-transcriptional repression of MyD88. The rescue experiments provide a confrontational phenomenon between miR-361-3p and MyD88 in LPS-stimulated podocytes, reflecting that overexpression of MyD88 neutralizes the protective effect of miR-361-3p on LPS-stimulated podocyte inflammation and apoptosis. Our results also demonstrate that miR-361-3p agonist alleviates LPS-induced renal injury and activation of the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/MyD88/nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) axis.ConclusionsmiR-361-3p suppresses LPS-induced inflammation, podocyte apoptosis and AKI by targeting the MyD88/NF-κB pathway. This may provide a novel strategy for the treatment of sepsis-associated AKI.
Analysis of inflammatory markers in patients with abnormal circadian rhythm of blood pressure
Authors: Agra Néstor , Afonso Ana Teresa , Sande Antón , Veleiro Ignacio , Paz José Enrique , Ameijeiras Álvaro 
Published: March 2021

IntroductionInflammatory status could play a role in alterations of blood pressure (BP) circadian rhythm. The aim of our study is to compare levels of usual inflammatory markers in patients with and without circadian BP abnormalities.Material and methodsThis is a cross-sectional design study with retrospective data analysis which included patients from an Internal Medicine Department with normal and high BP levels older than 18 years who were separated into two groups according to the circadian profile of BP (dipper and non-dipper) based on the results of 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring. Patients were assessed for demographic characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors. We considered as inflammatory markers the platelet count (PTC), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), ultra-sensitive C-reactive protein, ferritin, fibrinogen, and uric acid.ResultsThe study included 551 patients (mean age of 54 years, 47% women). The non-dipper group had a higher percentage of individuals with higher ESR (OR = 1.77, 95% CI: 1.23–1.55, p = 0.001), uric acid (OR = 1.50, 95% CI: 1.04–2.16, p = 0.028) and fibrinogen (OR = 1.72, 95% CI: 1.18–2.51, p = 0.001) and a higher percentage of patients with higher PTC (OR = 0.54, 95% CI: 0.37–0.78, p = 0.005). These results were independent of age, waist circumference, presence of arterial hypertension, diabetes or hyperlipidemia, and use of antihypertensive drugs including renin angiotensin aldosterone system blockers.ConclusionsPatients with impaired circadian BP rhythm were associated with an unfavorable inflammatory status independently of BP levels. This fact could play a role in the prognostic differences observed between dipper and non-dipper patients.
PENGARUH KUALITAS PELAYANAN DAN LOKASI TERHADAP LOYALITAS PELANGGAN HOTEL BINTANG DUA DI KOTA BATAM
Authors: Wasiman  , Silitonga Frangky , Edy Wibowo Agung 
Published: March 2021

Perkembangan Industri perhotelan di kota Batam berkembang dengan begitu cepat dengan dicanagkanya Batam menjadi salah satu program destiniasi wisata oleh pemerintah pusat sehingga menimbulkan efek terhadap persahaan swasta untuk berlomba lomba membangun hotel sehingga persaingan terhadap kualitas pelayanan secara otomatis semakin meningkat. Dalam penelitian ini metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah dengan cara membagikan kuesioner kepada pelanggan pelanggan hotel bintang dua di Kota Batam . Jumlah sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 111 sampel. Hasil Uji R, dapat dilihat bahwa nilai Adjsuted R Square sebesar 0,730, atau sebesar 73.70%. Hal ini berarti variabel loyalitas pelanggan dapat dijelaskan oleh variabel kualitas pelayanan, variabel lokasi sebesar 73.0%, sedangkan sisanya sebesar 27.0% dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain yang tidak disertakan dalam penelitian ini. Hasil Uji F menyimpulkan bahwa variabel kualitas pelayanan dan lokasi berpengaruh terhadap loyalitas pelanggan Hotel Bintang dua di Kota Batam.
Observation of absorbing aerosols above clouds over the south-east Atlantic Ocean from the geostationary satellite SEVIRI – Part 2: Comparison with MODIS and aircraft measurements from the CLARIFY-2017 field campaign
Authors: Peers Fanny , Francis Peter , Abel Steven J. , Barrett Paul A. , Bower Keith N. , Cotterell Michael I. , Crawford Ian , Davies Nicholas W. , Fox Cathryn , Fox Stuart , Langridge Justin M. , Meyer Kerry G. , Platnick Steven E. , Szpek Kate , Haywood Jim M. 
Published: March 2021

Abstract. To evaluate the SEVIRI retrieval for aerosols above
clouds presented in Part 1 of the companion paper, the algorithm is applied
over the south-east Atlantic Ocean during the CLARIFY-2017 field campaign
period. The first step of our analysis compares the retrieved aerosol and
cloud properties against equivalent products from the MODIS MOD06ACAERO
retrieval (Meyer et al., 2015). While the correlation between the two
satellite retrievals of the above-cloud aerosol optical thickness (AOT) is
good (R = 0.78), the AOT retrieved by SEVIRI is 20.3 % smaller than that
obtained from the MODIS retrieval. This difference in AOT is attributed
mainly to the more absorbing aerosol model assumed for the SEVIRI retrieval
compared to MODIS. The underlying cloud optical thickness (COT) derived from
the two satellites is in good agreement (R = 0.90). The cloud droplet
effective radius (CER) retrieved by SEVIRI is consistently smaller than
MODIS by 2.2 µm, which is mainly caused by the use of different
spectral bands of the satellite instruments. In the second part of our
analysis, we compare the forecast water vapour profiles used for the SEVIRI
atmospheric correction as well as the aforementioned aerosol and cloud
products with in situ measurements made from the Facility for Airborne
Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) aircraft platform during the CLARIFY-2017
campaign. Around Ascension Island, the column water vapour used to correct
the SEVIRI signal is overestimated by 3.1 mm in the forecast compared to
that measured by dropsondes. However, the evidence suggests that the
accuracy of the atmospheric correction improves closer to the African coast.
Consistency is observed between the SEVIRI above-cloud AOT and in situ
measurements (from cavity ring-down spectroscopy instruments) when the
measured single-scattering albedo is close to that assumed in the retrieval
algorithm. On the other hand, the satellite retrieval overestimates the AOT
when the assumed aerosol model is not absorbing enough. Consistency is also
found between the cloud properties retrieved by SEVIRI and the CER measured
by a cloud droplet probe and the liquid water path derived from a microwave
radiometer. Despite the instrumental limitations of the geostationary
satellite, the consistency obtained between SEVIRI, MODIS and the aircraft
measurements demonstrates the ability of the retrieval in providing
additional information on the temporal evolution of the aerosol properties
above clouds.