bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effect of depression and anxiety on health-related quality of life outcomes and patient satisfaction after surgery for cervical compressive myelopathy
Authors: Doi Toru , Nakamoto Hideki , Nakajima Koji , Hirai Shima , Sato Yusuke , Kato So , Taniguchi Yuki , Matsubayashi Yoshitaka , Matsudaira Ko , Takeshita Katsushi , Tanaka Sakae , Oshima Yasushi 
Published: September 2019

OBJECTIVEPreoperative mood disorders such as depression and anxiety are known to be associated with poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes after lumbar spine surgery. However, the effects of preoperative depression and anxiety on postoperative HRQOL outcomes and patient satisfaction in cervical compressive myelopathy are yet to be clarified. This study aimed to investigate the effect of depression and anxiety on HRQOL outcomes and patient satisfaction following surgery for cervical compressive myelopathy.METHODSThe authors reviewed the cases of all consecutive patients with cervical compressive myelopathy who had undergone surgical treatment in the period between January 2012 and March 2017 at their institution. Using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the authors classified patients as depressed (HADS-D+) or not depressed (HADS-D−) and anxious (HADS-A+) or not anxious (HADS-A−). Patient HRQOL was evaluated preoperatively and at the end of at least 1 year after surgery using the physical and mental component summaries of the SF-12 Health Survey, EQ-5D (EuroQol health survey of five dimensions), Neck Disability Index, and Japanese Orthopaedic Association scale. Patient satisfaction was evaluated on the basis of a seven-item questionnaire and divided into two categories: satisfied and dissatisfied. Preoperative HRQOL statuses, postoperative improvements in HRQOL outcomes, and patient satisfaction were compared between the groups.RESULTSAmong the 121 patients eligible for inclusion in the study, there were 69 patients (57.0%) without depression (HADS-D−) and 52 (43.0%) with depression (HADS-D+) and 82 patients (67.8%) without anxiety (HADS-A−) and 39 (32.2%) with anxiety (HADS-A+). All patients who completed both the preoperative and postoperative questionnaires had significant postoperative improvements in all HRQOL outcomes. The HADS-D+ and HADS-A+ patients had poorer preoperative HRQOL statuses than the HADS-D− and HADS-A− patients, respectively. However, statistically significant improvements in all HRQOL outcomes were observed in both HADS-D+ and HADS-A+ patients. Patient satisfaction was comparable between the HADS-D or HADS-A groups.CONCLUSIONSCervical compressive myelopathy patients with preoperative depression or anxiety according to the HADS tool had worse preoperative HRQOL statuses. However, patients with cervical compressive myelopathy showed significant improvements in HRQOL outcomes and had sufficient levels of satisfaction after surgery regardless of the presence of preoperative depression or anxiety.
Operational modal analysis of mechanical systems using transmissibility functions in the presence of harmonics
Authors: Do Van Dong , Le Thien Phu , Beakou Alexis 
Published: September 2019

Ambient vibration testing is a preferred technique for heath monitoring of civil engineering structures because of several advantages such as simple equipment, low cost, continuous use and real boundary conditions. However, the excitation not controlled and not measured, is always assumed as Gaussian white noise in the processing of ambient responses called operational modal analysis. In presence of harmonics due to rotating parts of machines or equipment inside the structures, e.g., fans or air-conditioners…, the white noise assumption is not verified and the response analysis becomes difficult and it can even lead to biased results. Recently, transmissibility function has been proposed for the operational modal analysis. Known as independent of excitation nature in the neighborhood of a system's pole, the transmissibility function is thus applicable in presence of harmonics. This study proposes therefore to apply the transmissibility functions for modal identification of ambient vibration testing and investigates its performance in presence of harmonics. Numerical examples and an experimental test are used for illustration and validation.
Keywords:
operational modal analysis; transmissibility function; harmonic component; ambient vibration testing.
Effect of fly ash on shrinkage of self-compacting concrete using restrained ring test
Authors: Mien Tran Van , Phuc Nguyen Hoang , Yen Cu Thi Hong 
Published: September 2019

In recent years, fly ash (FA) has been increasingly used widespread like a mineral admixture for the production of concrete in general and self-compacting concrete (SCC) in particular. Fly ash is an industrial by-product and is generated during the combustion of coal for energy production from the thermal power station. Fly ash is utilized to increase the workability of concrete mixtures and increase shrinkage resistance of the self-compacting concrete. In this paper, the mixture design of the self-compacting concrete with strength grade of 60 MPa is performed with requirement that the workability satisfies the slump flow, T500 and the V-Funnel TV test range from 650 to 800 mm, from 2 to 5 s and from 6 to 12 s, respectively. Besides, fly ash is used to replace cement with content of 15%, 25%, 35% and 50% to evaluate shrinkage resistance. The obtained results showed that using fly ash contents from 25% to 35% to replace cement can ensure workability of the mixture together with high degree of shrinkage restraint. According to ASTM C1581, the evaluation of restrained shrinkage of the self-compacting concrete based on the restrained ring test, this method reduces the testing time but still ensure the reliability.
Keywords:
fly ash; self-compacting concrete; shrinkage resistance; restrained ring test.
Investigation of Rayleigh wave interaction with surface defects
Authors: Dang Phan Hai , Tho Le Duc , Hung Le Quang , Kien Dao Duy 
Published: September 2019

The current article is concerned with the interaction of Rayleigh waves with surface defects of arbitrary shape in a homogeneous, isotropic, linearly elastic half-space. Using a linear superposition principle, the interaction generates a scattered field which is equivalent to the field radiated from a distribution of horizontal and vertical tractions on the surface of the defect. These tractions are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign to the corresponding tractions obtained from the incident wave. The scattered field is then computed as the superposition of the displacements radiated from the tractions at every point of the defect surface using the reciprocity theorem approach. The far-field vertical displacements are compared with calculations obtained by the boundary element method (BEM) for circular, rectangular, triangular and arbitrary-shaped defects. Comparisons between the theoretical and BEM results, which are graphically displayed, are in excellent agreement. It is also discussed the limitations of the proposed approximate theory.
Keywords:
half-space; Rayleigh wave; surface defect; reciprocity theorem; boundary element method (BEM).
Indentation for investigation of strain rate effect on mechanical properties in structural steel weld zone
Authors: Hoan Pham Thai , Vinh Nguyen Ngoc , Tung Nguyen Thi Thanh 
Published: September 2019

In this study, instrumented indentation testing was conducted at room temperature for the investigation of the effect of strain rate on the hardness and yield strength in the weld zone of a commonly used structural steel, SM520. A number of indentation tests were undertaken at a number of strain rate values from 0.02 s-1 to 0.2 s-1 in the weld metal (WM), heat-affected zone (HAZ), and base metal (BM) regions of the weld zone. The mechanical properties including yield strength (σy) and hardness (H) in WM, HAZ, and BM were then computed from the applied load-penetration depth curves using a proposed method. As the result, the effects of strain rate indentation on yield strength and hardness in all regions of the weld zone were evaluated. The results displayed that hardness and yield strength in the weld zone’s components are influenced on the strain rate, where both hardness and yield strength decrease with the decreasing strain rate.
Keywords:
indentation; mechanical properties; strain rate effect; structural steel; weld zone.
Scaled boundary finite element method with circular defining curve for geo-mechanics applications
Authors: Chung Nguyen Van 
Published: September 2019

This paper presents an efficient and accurate numerical technique based upon the scaled boundary finite element method for the analysis of two-dimensional, linear, second-order, boundary value problems with the domain completely described by a circular defining curve. The scaled boundary finite element formulation is established in a general framework allowing single-field and multi-field problems, bounded and unbounded bodies, distributed body source, and general boundary conditions to be treated in a unified fashion. The conventional polar coordinates together with a properly selected scaling center are utilized to achieve the exact description of the circular defining curve, exact geometry of the domain, and exact spatial differential operators. The computational performance of the implemented procedure is then fully investigated for various scenarios within the context of geo-mechanics applications.
Keywords:
exact geometry; geo-mechanics; multi-field problems; SBFEM; scaled boundary coordinates.
Physiotherapists’ recommendations for examination and treatment of rotator cuff related shoulder pain: A consensus exercise
Authors: Littlewood Chris , Bateman Marcus , Connor Clare , Gibson Jo , Horsley Ian , Jaggi Anju , Jones Val , Meakins Adam , Scott Martin 
Published: September 2019

BACKGROUND: Disorders associated with the rotator cuff are regarded as the most common shoulder pain presentation. The range of diagnostic terms used to explain this problem reflect uncertainty in relation to causative mechanisms, diagnosis, prognosis, and the most effective treatments. The aim of this consensus exercise was to facilitate a shared understanding as a means of reducing mixed messages, informing clinical practice and providing a foundation for future research. METHODS: Nine physiotherapists with clinical and academic expertise in shoulder pain participated in an online and face-to-face consensus exercise. RESULTS: This consensus exercise suggests specific factors in the history and physical examination that might raise the index of suspicion of Rotator Cuff Related Shoulder Pain. The suggestions for non-surgical management include a minimal number of exercises prescribed to challenge the functional deficit of the patient over a minimum 12-week period. Apart from aiding exclusion of red flag pathology, imaging is not regarded as useful unless the patient does not respond as expected. Steroid injections wouldn’t be considered a first-line intervention unless pain was severe and preventing engagement with exercise. CONCLUSION: This consensus exercise provides a benchmark for clinical reflection while highlighting areas of uncertainty that still exist and require further research.
Pulse oximetry as a screening tool for congenital heart disease in neonates: A diagnostic study
Authors: Panda Prakash Chandra , Mishra Nihar Ranjan , Dash Shovendra Kumar , Nayak Bijan Kumar , Panda Kanhu 
Published: September 2019

Introduction: Many studies have been done for screening of congenital heart disease (CHD) in the neonatal period utilizing pulse oximetry as a screening tool along with routine clinical assessment, but none of them from our province. Objective: The objective of the study was to find out the diagnostic accuracy of pulse oximeter at three different sites as a screening tool to diagnose CHD among neonates. Methods: A diagnostic study was conducted in neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital of Odisha from October 2016 to September 2018 after approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee. Three hundred and seventy-four neonates (both inborn and outborn) with gestational age >34 weeks were included in the study. Oxygen saturation (SpO2) in the right hand (RH), right foot (RF), and left foot (LF) was estimated by pulse oximeter among all participants after 10 min of postnatal life. All the study subjects were evaluated by two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography for the detection of CHDs. All the diagnostic accuracy tests (sensitivity [Sn], specificity [Sp], positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and diagnostic odds ratio) were calculated taking 2D echocardiography as the gold standard with software, and for all statistical purpose, p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Cutoff value of the RH SpO2 was 90.0% with Sn of 68.80% and Sp of 98.20%; area under curve (AUC) 0.851 (0.766 and 0.914), p<0.001, for the RF, SpO2 was 90.0% with Sn 78.0% and Sp 92.1%; AUC 0.865 (0.782 and 0.925), p<0.001, and for LF, it was 87% with Sn 77.1% and Sp 94.0%; AUC 0.864 (0.781 and 0.924), p<0.001. Conclusion: Along with the clinical skills, pulse oximetry can be used as an early screening tool for the detection of CHD in the neonatal period and of three different sites, RF found to be better.
Study on Functional Ingredients and Claims of Ready to Drink (RTD) Fruit Juice in Modern Retail
Authors: Fadlillah Hendry Noer , Nurkhoeriyati Tina , Felanesa Lira , Utomo Andika Wahyu 
Published: September 2019

Fruit juices are well known as healthy food. Consumers consume fruit juices not only to get refreshment, but also to get health benefits. The aims of this research are to identify health-related claims in juices and functional ingredients used to meet the regulation on claim requirement. The research was conducted by collecting RTD (ready to drink) juice in modern retail. All of the information on the label is recorded, identified, and classified based on regulation document, then processed and analyzed statistically. The result show, 70% of product samples provide claims on the label. Claim on vitamin C is the most favorite one. As much as 52% of claimed products contain vitamin C – related claim. After vitamin C, the next popular claims are regarding dietary fiber (11%) and vitamin A (10%). Interestingly, 63% of claimed products provide more than one nutrient claims. They combine two or more nutrients content as the claim, such as vitamin C and vitamin A, fiber and vitamin C, etc. There is 20% of RTD fruit juice enriched or fortified by functional ingredients, mostly in vitamin premix. It means, claims are not only given by addition of functional ingredients from the outside. RTD juice industries are still able to provide the claim, without fortification or enrichment, if they can maintain the nutrient content of raw material to meet requirement of regulation on claim.
PENGARUH SIMPANAN POKOK DAN SIMPANAN WAJIB TERHADAP SISA HASIL USAHA PADA KOPERASI SAWIT USAHA MANUNGGAL INDRAGIRI HULU
Authors: Yaspita Hasanah 
Published: September 2019

Abstrak
Penelitian ini dilakukan di Koperasi Sawit Usaha Manunggal Indragiri Hulu yang berlangsung lebih kurang 4 bulan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis simpanan pokok dan simpanan wajib berpengaruh terhadap sisa hasil usaha pada Koperasi Sawit Usaha Manunggal Indragiri Hulu. Metode pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kuantitatif. Dengan Analisis data untuk diolah dengan program SPSS Version 21. Adapun tahap-tahap analisis data yang digunakan adalah uji asumsi klasik yaitu uji normalitas, uji autokorelasi dan uji multikolonieritas. Analisis regresi linier berganda yaitu analisis koefisien korelasi, koefisien determinasi (R2) dan hasil pengujian hipotesis, uji signifikansi simultan (uji statistik F), Uji t (t-test). Hasil penelitian ini diperoleh persamaan yaitu Y = 1030,54 + 1779,89 X1 + 0,31 X2. Artinya, jika nilai koefisien Simpanan pokok (X1) dan Koefisien Simpanan wajib (X2) sama dengan 0 maka nilai variabel Sisa hasil usaha (Y) adalah sebesar 1030,54 poin. Jika nilai koefisien Simpanan pokok (X1) mengalami kenaikan/peningkatan 1 satuan sedangkan variabel independent lainnya tetap, maka Sisa hasil usaha (Y) akan meningkat sebesar 1779,89 poin dan jika nilai koefisien Simpanan wajib (X2) mengalami kenaikan/peningkatan 1 satuan sedangkan variabel independent lainnya tetap, maka sisa hasil usaha (Y) akan meningkat sebesar 0,31 poin. Dari hasil pengujian hipotesis, dapat diketahui bahwa F hitung < F tabel yaitu 0,801 < 19,00. Sehingga kedua variabel bebas yaitu Simpanan pokok dan Simpanan wajib secara bersama-sama bersama-sama tidak berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap variabel terikat yaitu sisa hasil usaha pada Koperasi Sawit Usaha Manunggal Indragiri Hulu. Hasil koefisien korelasi berganda (R) yaitu 0,667 .Hal ini menunjukkan tingkat hubungan antara seluruh variabel independent terhadap variabel dependent dalam penelitian ini berada dalam kriteria keeratan hubungan sedang atau pengaruh sedang. Nilai R Squarea (R2) adalah 0,445 artinya variabel sisa hasil usaha dapat dijelaskan oleh variabel simpanan pokok dan simpanan wajib sebesar 44,5%, sedangkan sisanya sebesar 55,5% dijelaskan oleh variabel-variabel bebas lainnya yang tidak diteliti.
Émergence de l’auteur américain : Mark Twain dépose en 1906 devant la commission du copyright
Authors: Gilreath James 
Published: September 2019

The emergence of the american author : Mark Twain at the 1906 copyright hearings.
Mark Twain's testimony at the 1906 copyright hearings, which recommended extending the term of copyright protection for an additional fourteen years, was a pivotal point in the history of American copyright history and authorship. Twain was at the time a unique figure on the American literary scene, one that prefigured a new twentieth century author. At the hearings Twain was a crucial public force because of his ability to straddle popular audiences and critical approval. From his career emerged the concept of art as mass market entertainment and cultural economic commodity.
Profits and Publishing
Authors: Schiffrin André 
Published: September 2019

L’édition et l’argent.
Dans l'édition américaine, le souci du marché a remplacé le traditionnel souci de qualité. Tandis qu’autrefois les éditeurs visaient l’expansion plus que le bénéfice immédiat, les conglomérats d'aujourd’hui (qui ont racheté les vieilles entreprises familiales) exigent des taux de bénéfice très précis et élevés pour chaque type de livre et même sur les titres pris séparément. Du coup, le manuscrit dont on n’escompte pas vendre au moins 20.000 exemplaires la première année ne sera pas publié. Les résultats de cette politique ont conduit, dans le cas de Pantheon, à des démissions collectives et à la tentative de création d’une maison d’édition sans but lucratif qui fonctionnerait selon d’autres critères. L’ expérience, lancée en janvier 1992, repose entre autres sur un réexamen des besoins des lecteurs américains.
Les avatars de la lecture savante ou le lector sans fabula
Authors: Bettinotti Julia , Bleton Paul 
Published: September 2019

THE AVATARS OF SCHOLARLY READING OR THE LECTOR WITH NO FABULA
By analyzing a number of critical texts about The Name of the Rose this paper shows how American scholars “read” the best-selling novel of one of their most distinguished colleagues, Umberto Eco. Completely baffled by the world-wide success of his unlikely best-seller, American (and also French) academics get entangled in a web of scholarly interpretations, disregarding and missing altogether the “mystery novel” side of Eco's work.
Une nouvelle Tour de Babel ? Pluralisme culturel et enjeux linguistiques en Californie
Authors: Savin Ada 
Published: September 2019

A New Tower of Babel ? Cultural Pluralism and the English-Only Debate in California
The recent demographic explosion of the different Hispanic groups in the US. has triggered off a debate over the necessity to officialize the English language, both at the federal and at the state levels. The rise of the nationalist discourse of the “English Only” movement is examined against the backdrop of the increased cultural visibility of the Spanish-speaking groups. The article argues that the nature of this debate is ideological, the real issues at stake being immigration, public education and the cultural identity of the American society as a whole.
"Ethnic Identity" and "Individualism" : Richard Rodriguez’s Autobiographical Writing
Authors: Sollors Werner 
Published: September 2019

“Ethnic Identity” and “Individualism” in Richard Rodriguez's Autobiographical Writing.
This essay explores the contradictions of a society which foregrounds individualism while establishing categories defined by descent. It imposes collective identities which limit individual self-realization. The resulting tensions are often stressed in “ethnic” literature ; some writers have challenged the constraints of ethnicity and claimed more flexible and multiple identities. Focusing his analysis on the writings of Richard Rodriguez, Sollors shows the dysfunctions of a literary criticism in which everything is gauged by the yardstick of ethnicity.
An American in the Making de Marcus Ravage, ou l'homme en devenir perpétuel
Authors: Buelens Gert 
Published: September 2019

Marcus Ravage’s An American in the Making : The Making and Remaking of Man
In his autobiography An American in the Making : The Life Story of an Immigrant (1917), Marcus Ravage has created a protagonist who possesses a modern, rounded character and is constantly making and remaking himself The text presents assimilation not as the necessary adjustment of the immigrant to new social circumstances but as his complete transformation from Eastern European to American. Distinct identities are thus mingled and superimposed on one another. The character we find in the end is not unified ; rather, it is a heterogeneous collection of attitudes.
Un roman-spectacle : Tripmaster Monkey de Maxine Kingston
Authors: Feith Michel 
Published: September 2019

A Theatrical Novel : Tripmaster Monkey, by Maxine Hong Kingston
Tripmaster Monkey tells the story of a theatrical production, presumably the first Asian-American production in postwar history. More than just a representation of the theater, the style itself becomes theatrical, the locus of “the staged word”. By following the protagonist -Wittman Ah Sing- through his private struggle, we will try to show the importance of theater for the Asian-American community. It allows it to counter stereotypes, air grievances, claim its own forgotten participation in American history, and assert its presence and will to survive. The theater is a community medium, both in China and America : it mirrors and creates communal identity. By inserting the theater in the novel ; Kingston produces a multi-cultural, multi-media artwork based on strategies of distanciation and dialogism between dominant and minority cultures. The final aim of this art poétique of Asian-American theater, as we see it, is to topple all boundaries, generic and ethnic.
Entre un du sens et un des sens (le cas de M. "J.")
Authors: Veken Cyril 
Published: September 2019

Nonsense and linguistic laws
Our claim is that the linguistic basis for the nonsense prevailing in the text we chose to examine is due to a strict observance of the rules and meanings in the abstract grammar and lexis of the language (la langue) as opposed to the more flexible categories at work in the actual use of language (la parole). This in turn can be interpreted as revealing that the subject is missing, an appalling thought that we tend to avoid by filling in as much meaning as we possibly can. What about the risk, then, to face but our own constructions when we think we “understand” what was meant ?