bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Combined Effects of Having Sleep Problems and Taking Sleeping Pills on the Skeletal Muscle Mass and Performance of Community-Dwelling Elders
Authors: Yang Chuan-Wei , Li Chia-Ing , Li Tsai-Chung , Liu Chiu-Shong , Lin Chih-Hsueh , Lin Wen-Yuan , Lin Cheng-Chieh 
Published: September 2019

AbstractThis study aimed to explore the combined effects of having sleep problems and taking sleeping pills on the skeletal muscle mass and performance of community-dwelling elders. A total of 826 participants who have complete information regarding dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry examination, questionnaire, and physical performance tests were included. The status of having sleep problems and taking sleeping pills was assessed with a self-reported questionnaire. The prevalence rates of sleep problems among older men and women were 37.4% and 54.5%, respectively. After multivariate adjustment, the mean height-adjusted skeletal muscle indices for elders having sleep problems and taking sleeping pills among men and women were 7.29 and 5.66 kg/m2, respectively, which were lower than those without sleep problems (P = 0.0021 and P = 0.0175). The performance of the older men having sleep problems and taking sleeping pills in terms of walking speed, grip strength, and number of squats, was poorer than those of the older men without sleep problems. The status of having sleep problems and taking sleeping pills was correlated with low skeletal muscle mass and poor physical performance in community-dwelling elders. These findings suggest that having sleep problems and taking sleeping pills are associated with having sarcopenia among community elderly.
Testcross performance and combining ability of early maturing maize inbreds under multiple-stress environments
Authors: Annor Benjamin , Badu-Apraku Baffour , Nyadanu Daniel , Akromah Richard , Fakorede Morakinyo A. B. 
Published: September 2019

AbstractAvailability of multiple-stress tolerant maize is critical for improvement in maize production in West and Central Africa (WCA). A study was carried out to (i) assess a set of inbred lines for combining ability under stressed and optimal conditions, (ii) determine the performance of the testcrosses under different conditions, and (iii) identify outstanding hybrids across the conditions. Two hundred and five testcrosses were planted with five hybrid checks under Striga-infested, low soil nitrogen, drought and optimal conditions between 2015 and 2016 in Nigeria. The grain yield inheritance under optimal condition was largely regulated by additive gene effect whereas non-additive gene effects largely regulated grain yield under the three stresses. Four of the inbreds had significant positive general combining ability effects each under low N and drought, and three under Striga infestation for grain yield. The inbreds could be vital sources of beneficial alleles for development and improvement of tropical yellow maize hybrids and populations. Hybrids TZEI 443 x ENT 13 and TZEI 462 x TZEI 10 were high yielding and stable; they out-performed the three early maturing released hybrids in WCA. The new hybrids should be extensively assessed and released in the sub-region to improve food security.
The relationship between flux emergence and subsurface toroidal magnetic flux
Authors: Cameron R. H. , Jiang J. 
Published: September 2019

Aims.The 1D mean-field equation describing the evolution of the subsurface toroidal field can be used with the observed surface radial field to model the subsurface toroidal flux density. Our aim is to test this model and determine the relationship between the observationally inferred surface toroidal field (as a proxy for flux emergence), and the modelled subsurface toroidal flux density.Methods.We used a combination of sunspot area observations and the surface toroidal field inferred from Wilcox Solar Observatory (WSO) line-of-sight magnetic field observations. We then compared them with the results of a 1D mean-field evolution equation for the subsurface toroidal field, driven by the observed radial field from the National Solar Observatory/Kitt Peak and SOLIS observations.Results.We derive calibration curves relating the subsurface toroidal flux density to the observed surface toroidal field strengths and sunspot areas. The calibration curves are for two regimes, one corresponding to ephemeral region emergence outside of the butterfly wings, the other to active region emergence in the butterfly wings. We discuss this in terms of the size and vertical velocity associated with the two types of flux emergence.
Beschäftigungsgruppe für ältere Männer
Authors: Blumenrode Stefan 
Published: September 2019

ZusammenfassungBeschäftigungsideen für ältere Männer, speziell für ältere Männer mit kognitiven
Einschränkungen, sind in den Therapieangeboten von geriatrischen und
gerontopsychiatrischen Kliniken und Einrichtungen der Altenhilfe selten. Da die
Pflege- und Betreuungspersonen überwiegend weiblich sind, sind viele Materialien
für die Beschäftigung und Aktivierung auf eine weibliche Zielgruppe
zugeschnitten. Auch wenn männliche Patienten noch immer deutlich in der
Unterzahl sind, ihr Anteil steigt ständig – und Sitztanz macht nicht jeder Mann
mit. Welche Themen und Materialien Männer ansprechen und wie eine
Beschäftigungsgruppe für Männer gestaltet werden kann, möchten wir Ihnen hier
vorstellen.
An expert system for vehicle accident reconstruction
Authors: Lyubenov D , Mateev V , Kadikyanov G 
Published: September 2019

Abstract
The paper presents the capabilities of the developed expert system for vehicle accident reconstruction. The system determines converted energy for each vehicle, post-collision and pre-collision vehicles speeds, vehicle braking deceleration, the times in the braking process and total stopping distance. This system provides an opportunity to investigate the impact of various parameters at vehicle accident reconstruction. The developed expert system significantly reduces the time for the preparation of the expertise and the admission of errors. It can be used in expert practice and training.
Reproductive success and health of breeding Bank Swallows (Riparia riparia) in aggregate (sand and gravel) pit and natural lakeshore habitats
Authors: Burke Tianna R , Cadman Michael D , Nol Erica 
Published: September 2019

AbstractBank Swallows (Riparia riparia) are designated as Threatened in Canada, in part due to loss of natural breeding habitat along lakeshores and rivers. Excavation in sand and gravel pits (aka aggregate pits) has increased availability of potential nesting habitat away from lakes and rivers, and these substitute habitats may be important to stabilize the decline experienced by some Bank Swallow populations. Over 2 yr, we collected data on Bank Swallow reproductive success from 2 natural lakeshore habitat sites along bluffs of the north shore of Lake Ontario and 7 aggregate pits in southern Ontario, within 100 km of the lakeshore. Nests at the lakeshore habitat were initiated earlier than in aggregate pits, 8 days earlier in 2014 and 13 days earlier in 2015. Neither clutch size nor number of nestlings were different between the 2 habitat types. There were differences in the number of fledglings produced between the habitat types, with Bank Swallows nesting in aggregate pits raising more fledglings per successful nest. However, birds nesting in aggregate pits also had significantly more nests that raised no fledglings, even though eggs in those nests hatched. Breeding adults from aggregate pits were initially heavier than those from the lakeshore habitat, but their mass decreased significantly over the nesting season. Fledgling masses were not significantly different between habitat types. Parasite loads on fledgling Bank Swallows from aggregate pits were significantly lower than on fledglings from the lakeshore. These indicators suggest that aggregate pits can provide at least equivalent habitat for Bank Swallows to that provided by natural lakeshore habitat, making them potentially key for the recovery of this species in Ontario.
Peripheral Nerve Impairment and Recurrent Falls Among Women: Results From the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation
Authors: Ylitalo Kelly R , Strotmeyer Elsa S , Pettee Gabriel Kelley , Lange-Maia Brittney S , Avis Nancy E , Karvonen-Gutierrez Carrie A 
Published: September 2019

AbstractBackgroundFalls and related injuries are important public health concerns yet underappreciated in early aging. This study examined the association of peripheral nerve impairment (PNI) with fall outcomes in early old aged women (60–72 years).MethodsWomen (n = 1,725; mean age 65.1 ± 2.7 years) from the longitudinal cohort Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation completed a PNI questionnaire on presence, frequency, and severity of symptoms, and 10- and 1.4-g monofilament testing in 2016–2017. PNI was defined as four or more self-reported symptoms or monofilament insensitivity. Recurrent falls (two or more) and recurrent fall injuries (two or more falls with one or more injuries) in the previous 12 months were assessed via questionnaire. Poisson regression was used to generate risk ratios (RRs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the fall outcomes, adjusting for covariates.ResultsApproximately 12.3% of participants reported two ore more falls, 7.6% reported recurrent falls with injury, and 15.8% reported four or more PNI symptoms. Women with recurrent falls were more likely to report four or more PNI symptoms compared to women without recurrent falls (32.1% vs 13.5%; p &lt; .001). One quarter (25.6%) of participants had four or more PNI symptoms or monofilament insensitivity; after adjusting for covariates, women with either symptoms or insensitivity were more likely to report recurrent falls compared to women with neither (RR = 1.64; 95% CI: 1.24, 2.17).ConclusionsThese findings suggest that PNI may identify those at high risk for falls, particularly among women during early late life. Neuropathy screening instruments such as symptom questionnaires or monofilament testing are easy to implement and may have utility for fall risk assessment.
Discrepancies in Hearing Thresholds between Pure-Tone Audiometry and Auditory Steady-State Response in Non-Malingerers
Authors: Noh Heil , Lee Dong-Hee 
Published: September 2019

Objectives:
To evaluate discrepancies between pure-tone audiometry (PTA) and auditory steady state response (ASSR) tests in non-malingerers and investigate brain lesions that may explain the discrepancies, especially in cases where the PTA threshold was worse than the estimated ASSR threshold.

Design:
PTA, speech audiometry, auditory brainstem response, ASSR, and neuroimaging tests were carried out on individuals selected from 995 cases of hearing impairment. Among these, medical records of 25 subjects (19 males, 6 females; mean age = 46.5 ± 16.0 years) with significant discrepancy between PTA and estimated ASSR thresholds were analyzed retrospectively. To define acceptable levels of discrepancy in PTA and ASSR hearing thresholds, 56 patients (27 males, 29 females; mean age = 53.0 ± 13.6 years) were selected for the control group. Magnetic resonance images, magnetic resonance angiograms, and positron emission tomograms were reviewed to identify any neurologic abnormalities.

Results:
Pathologic brain lesions were found in 20 cases (80%) in the study group, all of which showed a significant discrepancy in hearing threshold between PTA and ASSR. Temporal lobe lesions were found in 14 cases (70%), frontal lobe lesions in 12 (60%), and thalamic lesions without the frontal or temporal lobe in 2 cases (10%). On repeated PTA and ASSR tests a few months later, the discrepancy between ASSR and behavioral hearing thresholds was reduced or resolved in 6 cases (85.7%). Temporal lobe lesions were found in all 3 cases in which the estimated ASSR threshold worsened with unchanged PTA threshold, and frontal lobe lesions were found in all 3 cases in which the PTA threshold improved but the estimated ASSR threshold was unchanged. No neurological lesions were found in 5 cases (20%) of patients with a discrepancy between ASSR and behavioral hearing thresholds.

Conclusions:
Clinicians should not rely exclusively on ASSR, especially in cases of central nervous system including temporal, frontal lobe, or thalamus lesions. If no lesions are found in a neuroimaging study of a patient with a discrepancy between PTA thresholds and estimated ASSR thresholds, further functional studies of the brain may be needed. If clinicians encounter patients with a discrepancy between PTA thresholds and estimated ASSR thresholds, an evaluation of brain lesions and repeat audiologic tests are recommended in lieu of relying solely on ASSR.
Use of Medicare Data to Identify Team-based Primary Care
Authors: Kuo Yong-Fang , Raji Mukaila A. , Lin Yu-Li , Ottenbacher Margaret E. , Jupiter Daniel , Goodwin James S. 
Published: September 2019

Background:
It is unclear whether Medicare data can be used to identify type and degree of collaboration between primary care providers (PCPs) [medical doctors (MDs), nurse practitioners, and physician assistants] in a team care model.

Methods:
We surveyed 63 primary care practices in Texas and linked the survey results to 2015 100% Medicare data. We identified PCP dyads of 2 providers in Medicare data and compared the results to those from our survey. Sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value (PPV) of dyads in Medicare data at different threshold numbers of shared patients were reported. We also identified PCPs who work in the same practice by Social Network Analysis (SNA) of Medicare data and compared the results to the surveys.

Results:
With a cutoff of sharing at least 30 patients, the sensitivity of identifying dyads was 27.8%, specificity was 91.7%, and PPV 72.2%. The PPV was higher for MD-nurse practitioner/physician assistant pairs (84.4%) than for MD-MD pairs (61.5%). At the same cutoff, 90% of PCPs identified in a practice from the survey were also identified by SNA in the corresponding practice. In 5 of 8 surveyed practices with at least 3 PCPs, about ≤20% PCPs identified in the practices by SNA of Medicare data were not identified in the survey.

Conclusions:
Medicare data can be used to identify shared care with low sensitivity and high PPV. Community discovery from Medicare data provided good agreement in identifying members of practices. Adapting network analyses in different contexts needs more validation studies.
Health-Related Quality of Life in Children With Chronic Illness Compared to Parents: A Systematic Review
Authors: Hall Cheryl A. , Donza Carly , McGinn Sarah , Rimmer Alexandra , Skomial Suzanna , Todd Emily , Vaccaro Francesco 
Published: September 2019

Purpose:
The purpose of this systematic review is to identify quality-of-life issues that affect participation in age-appropriate activities in chronically ill children, as reported by the children and their families.

Summary of Key Points:
Social and emotional functioning scores on the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0 were found to have the greatest frequency of poor agreement between parents and children in 4 of the 6 studies included in this review, suggesting parents and children have wide variation in their assessment in these areas of psychosocial function.

Conclusions:
Cumulative evidence appears to indicate that parents of children with chronic illness perceive their children as having a poorer quality of life than the children report for themselves.

Recommendations for Clinical Practice:
Identifying differences and commonalities between these reports can guide health care practitioners to specific activities that should be the focus of caring for children; specifically, functional goal development can become more personalized and appropriate.
Promoting respect as a solution to workplace harassment
Authors: Robotham Kathrina , Cortina Lilia 
Published: September 2019

PurposeDespite organizational policies aimed at harassment prevention, harassment based on gender and ethnicity remains pervasive in places of work. Although previous research has identified other antecedents such as harassment climate, the purpose of this paper is to consider whether a climate of respect leads to reductions in identity-based harassment.Design/methodology/approachIn a military sample of active duty men and women (Study 1) and a sample of working adults (Study 2), the authors use survey methods to test whether a climate of respect predicts the occurrence of two forms of identity-based abuse: sexual harassment (Study 1) and ethnic harassment (Study 2).FindingsThe authors find that a climate of respect uniquely predicts harassment based on sex and ethnicity, above and beyond effects of climate for harassment.Originality/valueThese results suggest that, while traditional harassment prevention efforts remain important for deterring identity-based harassment, promotion of a respectful work environment is also an effective tool.
Climbing robots: recent research and emerging applications
Authors: Bogue Robert 
Published: September 2019

Purpose This paper aims to provide details of recent research into robots capable of ascending vertical or near-vertical surfaces and to illustrate how the ability to climb is set to resolve a critical industrial need arising from the growth in renewable energy.

Design/methodology/approach Following a short introduction, the first parts of this paper describe a selection of recent research activities that involve innovative concepts and designs. The second part discusses climbing robot developments aimed at the automated inspection, maintenance and repair of wind turbine blades. Brief concluding comments are drawn.

Findings Robots that can ascend vertical or near-vertical surfaces are the topic of an extensive and technologically innovative research effort. Many developments take their inspiration from the climbing abilities of living creatures. Drones with the ability to adhere to and climb vertical surfaces are also being developed. Potential applications include inspection, surveillance and search and rescue. Climbing robots are poised to provide a solution to the need to de-man and reduce the cost of inspecting and maintaining composite wind turbine blades.

Originality/value This provides an insight into recent innovations in climbing robot concepts and designs and shows how the ability to ascend vertical surfaces is being exploited in the robotic inspection, maintenance and repair of wind turbine blades.
Experiment and numerical simulation of micro dent fabricated by laser shocking 2024 aluminum alloy
Authors: Fang Yezhong , Ji Xiaotian , Zhang Xingquan , Wang Jun , Chen Bin , Duan Shiwei , Tong Jinyu , Fang Guangwu , Pei Shanbao 
Published: September 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the dynamic forming process of the micro dent fabricated by laser shock processing on 2024-T3 aluminum alloy. The effect of laser pluse energy on the deformation of micro dent was also discussed in detail.

Design/methodology/approach
It uses finite element analysis method and the corresponding laser shocking experiment.

Findings
The results demonstrate that the dynamic formation process of micro dent lasts longer in comparison with the shock wave loading time, and the depths of micro dents increase with the increasing laser energy. In addition, laser shocking with higher energy can result in more obvious pileup occurred at the outer edge of micro dent.

Originality/value
Surface micro dents can serve as fluid reservoirs and traps of the wear debris, which can decrease the effects of the wear and friction in rolling and sliding interfaces. The investigations can not only be propitious to comprehensively understand the forming mechanism of laser-shocked dent, but also be beneficial to get sight into the residual stress field induced by laser shocking.
Does combination of Lactobacillus rhamnosus Heriz I and beta glucan improve quality of life in women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy?
Authors: Monshikarimi Alireza , Ostadrahimi Alireza , Asghari Jafarabadi Mohammad , EivaziZiaei Jamal , Barzeghari Abolfazl , Esfahani Ali , Payahoo Laleh , Aamazadeh Fatemeh , Farrin Nazila 
Published: September 2019

Purpose
This paper aims to study the impact of combination Lactobacillus Rhamnosus Heriz I and Beta glucan on quality of life (QOL) in breast cancer (BC) patients receiving chemotherapy.

Design/methodology/approach
In all, 30 women with BC were enrolled in this randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial. Intervention group received either daily one capsule of L. rhamnosus strain Heriz I (2 × 107 CFU) and two 10-mg capsules of soluble1–3,1–6,D-beta glucan and the placebo group receiving placebo, interval between two courses of chemotherapy. Health-related QOL was evaluated at baseline and end of the trial using the EORTC QOL Questionnaire version.3.0 (EORTC QLQ-C30).

Findings
The results showed that combination of L. rhamnosus Heriz I and Beta glucan supplementation in BC patients during chemotherapy improved functional scales score from 37.3 ± 12.1 to 39.8 ± 6.8 and this increase in comparison with placebo was significant after adjusting baseline value (p = 0.015). Changes in symptoms scores were not significant after intervention (p = 0.05) but the decreased score (66.1 ± 12.9 to 60.6 ± 9.4) was considerable clinically. As well as, changes in global health status/QOL score in intervention group in comparison with the placebo group was not significant (p = 0.93).

Originality/value
The findings suggest that combination of L. rhamnosus Heriz I and Beta glucan may be associated for improving functional scales and symptoms in patients with BC who underwent chemotherapy. To prove positive effect of supplements on other aspects of QOL, further studies are needed.
Unpackaging stakeholders’ motivation for participating in the social media of the higher education sector
Authors: Saraite-Sariene Laura , del Mar Gálvez-Rodríguez María , Haro-de-Rosario Arturo , Caba-Perez Carmen 
Published: September 2019

PurposeIncreasingly, universities are adopting social media as a strategy to improve their competitive advantage. However, little is known of whether or not stakeholders are actually engaging with universities in such online environments. The purpose of this paper is, first, to analyze the level of stakeholders’ engagement via social media, particularly Facebook, in European and US universities. Second, to examine the influencing factors that boost online interactions, in particular, “location,” “transparency,” “size,” “academic performance” and “activity.”Design/methodology/approachAn engagement index and a multivariate regression analysis were carried out. Regarding the sample, European and US universities belonging to the “Top 100” of the Academic Ranking of World Universities were analyzed.FindingsDespite the large online community that US universities possess, European universities attain the higher level of online engagement from its stakeholders. In particular, the greatest level of engagement is achieved by European universities of greater size, in terms of students, with lower academic performance and a lower level of online activity.Social implicationsThis study contributes to existing literature by identifying the actual social impact of social media to build successful relationships with the stakeholders of higher education entities.Originality/valueThis paper can contribute to the current scarcity of literature concerning social media to improve new models of accountability in higher education entities with different managerial models.