bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Intravenous Acetaminophen Does Not Reduce Inpatient Opioid Prescription or Opioid-Related Adverse Events Among Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery
Authors: Mörwald Eva E. , Poeran Jashvant , Zubizarreta Nicole , Cozowicz Crispiana , Mazumdar Madhu , Memtsoudis Stavros G. 
Published: March 2018

BACKGROUND:
Having entered the US market relatively recently, the perioperative role of intravenous acetaminophen (ivAPAP) remains to be established for several surgeries. Using national data, we therefore assessed current utilization and whether it reduces inpatient opioid prescription and opioid-related side effects in a procedure with relatively high opioid utilization.

METHODS:
Patients undergoing a lumbar/lumbosacral spinal fusion (n = 117,269; 2011–2014) were retrospectively identified in a nationwide database and categorized by the amount and timing of ivAPAP administration (1 or >1 dose on postoperative day [POD] 0, 1, or 1+). Multivariable models measured associations between ivAPAP utilization categories and opioid prescription and perioperative complications; odds ratios (or % change) and 95% confidence intervals are reported.

RESULTS:
Overall, ivAPAP was used in 18.9% (n = 22,208) of cases of which 1 dose on POD 0 was the most common (73.6%; n = 16,335). After covariate adjustment, use of ivAPAP on POD 0 and 1 was associated with minimal changes in opioid prescription, length and cost of hospitalization particularly favoring >1 ivAPAP dose with a modestly (−5.2%, confidence interval, −7.2% to −3.1%; P < .0001) decreased length of stay. Use of ivAPAP did not coincide with a consistent pattern of significantly reduced odds for complications. In comparison, the most commonly used nonopioid analgesic, pregabalin/gabapentin, did demonstrate reduced opioid prescription combined with lower complication risk.

CONCLUSIONS:
We could not show that perioperative ivAPAP reduces inpatient opioid prescription with subsequent reduced odds for adverse outcomes. It remains to be determined if and under what circumstances ivAPAP has a meaningful clinical role in everyday practice.
Mały ruch graniczny – konsekwencje dla regionów przygranicznych
Authors: Piekutowska Agnieszka 
Published: March 2018

Local border traffic at the Polish section of the European Union external border as a factor influencing the development of border regions
It is in the interest of the European Union and Poland to ensure that the borders with its neighbors are not a barrier to trade, social and cultural interchange or regional cooperation. Such indication was included in the preamble of the Regulation No. 1931/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on local border traffic at the external land borders of the Member States. The institution of local border traffic is very popular among the citizens of border areas. Thus – in the light of scale of the phenomenon – numerous questions arise: whether (in the economic dimension) the balance of the consequences of the implementation of the agreements on LBT is positive? Does an asymmetry of benefits take place, ie. the implementation of the agreement is more beneficial for one of its sides? Given the above views, the purpose of this article is the assessment of the economic consequences of its implementation (on the background of the prerequisite for the establishment of the LBT).
Zagrożenie przestępczością na wschodniej granicy Polski – struktura i dynamika zjawiska
Authors: Perkowska Magdalena 
Published: March 2018

Criminality on Polish eastern border – dynamics and structure
Polish eastern border is both the internal and external EU and Schengen border. Polish eastern border is so called border between East and West of Europe. It has a significant role in Europe security. Therefore the aim of article is to show the threats to border’s security and also state security. Author will present the structure and dynamics of border criminality on Polish eastern border in 2004-2013. The hypothesis is that the border criminality is strongly influenced by migration, and in case of Poland it is high on the eastern section of the state border (external EU border). The analysis of structure and dynamics of border criminality on Polish eastern border in 2004-2013 will be conducted mostly in reference to the political factors that influenced the border status. There were EU enlargement (in 2004), Schengen enlargement (in 2007) and introduction of Local Border Traffic with Ukraine (in 2009) and with Russian Federation (in 2012). Those factors include some elements of EU policy towards ex USSR countries and influenced the scale of border criminality and other threats to border security on the East of Europe. The data presented will show the scale and specific of criminality on different border sections (with Russia, Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine).
Gdzie opada żelazna kurtyna? Granice i mit Europy Środkowej we współczesnej eseistyce i historiografii europejskiej
Authors: Stolarz Agata 
Published: March 2018

Where the Iron Curtain fell? Borders and the myth of Central Europe in contemporary essays and European historiography
The present paper discusses the key writer’s views of the Central Europe, referring to the problem of the symbolic divisions of Europe in opinion journalism and essays. It presents three main ways (cultural, political and social) of constructing the borders of Central Europe, and thus of Europe’s eastern border. The author focuses primarily on those publications in which the authors propose a redefinition of borders in Central Europe. She refers, amongst others, to the texts of Milan Kundera, Chantal Delsol, Alain Finkielkraut, Simona Škrabec, Vittorio Strada, Andrzej Stasiuk, and Yuri Andrukhovych. She also describe and deconstructs the myth of “unique geographical location which shaping the identity of Central Europe”, emerging from the texts of the writers mentioned above.
„Był sobie gender …”
Authors: Bachryj-Krzywaźnia Maciej 
Published: March 2018

“Once upon a time there was a gender…” The term gender in the discourse of Gosc Niedzielny – semantic field analysis and actantial analysis
The year 2013 was a time of impressive media carrier of the term gender. From scientific niche the notion invaded fiercely the language of polish journalism and political debate. The Intensity of ideological debate, triggered by the word gender, is reflected by the semantic struggle. On the one side there is meaning worked out through years by the theoreticians, on the other, standpoint of those sceptical about gender, who refer to it as an ideology, which goals and content is fundamentally different from those declared by the theoreticians. The goal of this very paper is to reconstruct the content and the meaning of the term gender, as it appears in the discourse critical toward it. The task is carried out on the example of articles published in catholic weekly magazine Gosc Niedzielny. Two methods was applied to achieve above goal – semantic field analysis and actantial analysis, based on A.J. Greimas’ narrative grammar.
Co z nami będzie ?
Authors: Ścigaj Paweł 
Published: March 2018

What will become of us? Studies in political science and related fields in 2020 perspective
Dynamic increase in the number of students was one of the most significant process in higher education after 1989 in Poland, very well seen in humanities and social sciences programs of studies, especially in political science. It is worth to mention that there were 4 thousand students of political science in academic year 1990/91, and till the academic year of 2004/05 the number increased and reached near 56 thousand, and then it started to fall rapidly to 10 thousand in 2014/15. At the same time due to demographic crisis and decreasing number of 19‑year‑olds there have been fewer candidates to study in general, including political science. Similar processes has been observed also in related fields, such as international relations, security studies, journalism and social communication, and European studies. The article is an attempt to present predictions of future changes in the number of political studies students’ population till the year 2020, together with the possible consequences of this state of affairs for political science and related fields.
Perspective—Discovery Within Validation Logic: Deliberately Surfacing, Complementing, and Substituting Abductive Reasoning in Hypothetico-Deductive Inquiry
Authors: Behfar Kristin , Okhuysen Gerardo A. 
Published: March 2018

We propose a more explicit role for abductive reasoning, or the development of initial explanation, in hypothetico-deductive (H-D) inquiry. We begin by describing the roots of abduction in pragmatism and its role in exploration and discovery. Recognizing that pragmatism treats abductive reasoning as inevitable, we argue that it can also be a deliberate form of reasoning in scientific inquiry, articulating the unique place it can have in hypothetico-deductive theorizing. We explain the opportunities from surfacing abductive reasoning in H-D where it already exists; from explicitly acknowledging abductive reasoning as a complement in building logical chains in H-D; and from using abductive reasoning as a substitute for H-D logic when a body of knowledge exhibits inconsistent, contradictory, or discrepant results. We elaborate strategies for data search and selection, data production and compilation, and analytical corroboration. Our overall argument is that the deliberate use of abductive reasoning in hypothetico-deductive projects has distinct advantages stemming from an explicitly tight connection between data and theory. We end by explaining the benefits of actively recognizing the role of abductive reasoning in organizational and management theorizing.The article was written and prepared by the U.S. goverenment employee(s) on official time and is therefore in the public domain.
Kinematic alignment technique for total hip and knee arthroplasty
Authors: Rivière Charles , Lazic Stefan , Villet Loïc , Wiart Yann , Allwood Sarah Muirhead , Cobb Justin 
Published: March 2018

Conventional techniques for hip and knee arthroplasty have led to good long-term clinical outcomes, but complications remain despite better surgical precision and improvements in implant design and quality. Technological improvements and a better understanding of joint kinematics have facilitated the progression to ‘personalized’ implant positioning (kinematic alignment) for total hip (THA) and knee (TKA) arthroplasty, the true value of which remains to be determined. By achieving a true knee resurfacing, the kinematic alignment (KA) technique for TKA aims at aligning the components with the physiological kinematic axes of the knee and restoring the constitutional tibio-femoral joint line frontal and axial orientation and soft-tissue laxity. The KA technique for THA aims at restoring the native ‘combined femoro-acetabular anteversion’ and the hip’s centre of rotation, and occasionally adjusting the cup position and design based on the assessment of the individual spine-hip relation. The key element for optimal prosthetic joint kinematics (hip or knee) is to reproduce the femoral anatomy. The transverse acetabular ligament (TAL) is the reference landmark to adjust the cup position. Cite this article: EFORT Open Rev 2018;3:98-105. DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.3.170022
Studi Pemanfaatan Limbah Padat Industri Pengolahan Minyak Kelapa Sawit Spent Bleaching Earth sebagai Pengganti Agregat pada Campuran Beton
Authors: Dermawan Denny , Ashari Mochammad Luqman 
Published: March 2018

Palm oil refinery factory has solid waste by product called Spent Bleaching Earth (SBE). SBE consists of some chemical compounds and one of them is SiO2 up to 83,05%. SiO2 or silica fume can cause silicosis if it is exposed to the atmosphere and frequently inhaled by the workers. On the other hand, SiO2 is one of the material composition of Portland cement. Thus, it is necessary to conduct a research about the utilization of SBE. as a concrete mixture. SBE is utilized as fine aggregate substitution by the composition of 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40% of the total amount of fine aggregate. The conducted tests are fineness modulus calculation, compressive strength, setting time, and TCLP. The method used for mix design is SNI 03-2834-2000 with f’c 28,5 MPa and slump 12 ± 2 cm. This research shows that concretes with SBE substitution which achieve the planned compressive strength are 10% SBE with 34,16 MPa and 20% SBE with 29,06 MPa. Based on the TCLP test, the concentration of heavy metal substances in 10% SBE are below the standard. Thus, it is scientifically proven to conclude that concrete with 10% SBE is technically proper and safe for the environment.
Testing for HbA1c, in addition to the oral glucose tolerance test, in screening for abnormal glucose regulation helps to reveal patients with early β-cell function impairment
Authors: Li Yu-Hsuan , Sheu Wayne Huey-Herng , Lee Wen-Jane , Lee I-Te , Lin Shih-Yi , Lee Wen-Lieng , Liang Kae-Woei , Wang Jun-Sing 
Published: March 2018

Abstract

Background:
The oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is recommended to screen for diabetes in patients with coronary artery disease. We hypothesized that testing for glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), in addition to the OGTT, in screening for abnormal glucose regulation may help to reveal patients with β-cell function impairment.

Methods:
Patients with no history of diabetes who were admitted for coronary angiography were recruited to undergo an OGTT and HbA1c test 2–4 weeks after hospital discharge. β-cell function and insulin resistance were assessed using the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-β and HOMA-IR, respectively). For patients with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) based on the OGTT, we compared HOMA-β between two subgroups of patients using an HbA1c cutoff of 39 mmol/mol or 42 mmol/mol. For patients with prediabetes based on an OGTT, we compared the HOMA-β between two subgroups of patients using an HbA1c cutoff of 48 mmol/mol.

Results:
A total of 1044 patients were analyzed. In patients with NGT by OGTT (n=432), those with an HbA1c ≥42 mmol/mol had a lower HOMA-β compared to those with an HbA1c <42 mmol/mol (107±82 vs. 132±96, p=0.018). In patients with prediabetes by OGTT (n=423), those with an HbA1c ≥48 mmol/mol had a lower HOMA-β compared to those with an HbA1c <48 mmol/mol (91±52 vs. 120±88, p=0.003). No significant between-group difference in HOMA-IR was noted.

Conclusions:
The use of HbA1c in addition to the OGTT in screening for abnormal glucose regulation helped to reveal patients with early β-cell function impairment.
Spa, Spa Tourism and Wellness Tourism in the Czech Republic
Authors: Vystoupil Jiří , Šauer Martin , Bobková Markéta 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
The aim of this paper is to compare and assess the position of the spa and wellness sector in the structure of tourism in the Czech Republic. In this context, the article deals with the brief history of the Czech spa tourism and the development of spa tourism in the spa resorts, including the focus of specialized literature review. The methodological part consists of an explanation of the existing statistical information about the spa sector. The main part of the paper deals with the geographic analysis of current spa centres (the capacity of spa and total collective accommodation facilities, the number of spa patients and guests, guest attendance and their geographical structure). The assessment also includes the determination of the importance of the spa for overall spa tourism. Furthermore, the paper also deals with the development and localization of the selected forms of wellness tourism. As a pilot example, aquaparks built especially in the last 20 years in the Czech Republic were chosen.
Spa and Wellness Tourism in Poland - A New Geographical Analysis
Authors: Widawski Krzysztof 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
The aim of the paper is to present the situation of the spa resorts in Poland from the geographical point of view, emphasizing especially the tourist context of their existence. This article firstly deals with the brief history of spas in Poland and the definition of the phenomenon, presented in the Polish literature and legal acts. The main part of the paper presents the geographical analysis of the phenomenon: spatial distribution of the activities allowed by law, localization concerning the different kind of landscapes that accompanies the spas, natural and curative resources and the medical treatments based on their potential. In addition, the tourist context analysed with the support of the statistical data of the accommodation units, tourist sand its preferences, and health tourist establishments in the spa resorts and its usage is also crucial. The perspectives of the spa tourism development in Poland concerning the potential and obstacles are presented.
Transparent and non-transparent languages
Authors: Hengeveld Kees , Leufkens Sterre 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
Languages differ widely from one another in the extent to which they are transparent, i.e. obey one-to-one relationships between meaning and form. Transparency, in turn, is an important factor in the learnability of languages. This paper first sets out a framework for the study of transparency and subsequently studies cross-linguistic differences in transparency, using the theory of Functional Discourse Grammar as its point of departure. Transparent and non-transparent features of languages are systematically defined using the multi-level architecture of this model of language, representing them as mappings between and within levels. In applying this framework to a sample of 30 languages it is shown that the (non-)transparent features investigated can be ordered into an implicational transparency hierarchy, and that as a result the languages of the sample can be ranked in terms of their degrees of transparency as well. Finally, the consequences of these findings for the learnability of languages are discussed.
Differential proteome analysis of the extracts from the xylem ofCinnamomum camphorainhibitingCoriolus versicolor
Authors: Li Quan , Xu Liping , Wu Hui , Liu Jing , Lin Jinguo , Guan Xin 
Published: March 2018

AbstractThe proteins ofCoriolus versicolortreated with the acetone extracts ofCinnamomum camphoraxylem has been investigated. The specific proteins found in the extract treatedC. versicolor, were characterized by two-dimensional (2D) gel electrophoresis (2D-GE) and identified by matrix assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) combined with tandem time-of-flight microscopy, i.e. TOF-MS/TOF-MS. Most of 474 proteins detected from the pure culture were common metabolic proteins. Nineteen protein spots changed significantly and 17 spots were identified successfully. The 19 proteins were assigned to 10 functional groups including ion binding, translation factor activity, nucleic acid binding and ATPase activity. These proteins are involved in signal transduction, transport and membrane trafficking. The down regulated expression of translation elongation factor 1 alpha (EF1α), α-tubulin, and tropomyosin-1 showed that protein translation elongation, growth-stimulating signal transduction, signal transduction and material transport were suppressed, which resulted in the apoptosis of the pathogen. These findings provide a better understanding of the anti-fungal mechanism ofC. camphoraand indicate the way for the development of wood preservatives based on natural extracts.
Differential effect of subcutaneous abdominal and visceral adipose tissue on cardiometabolic risk
Authors: Sam Susan 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
Metabolic and cardiovascular diseases are increasing worldwide due to the rise in the obesity epidemic. The metabolic consequences of obesity vary by distribution of adipose tissue. Visceral and ectopic adipose accumulation are associated with adverse cardiometabolic consequences, while gluteal-femoral adipose accumulation are negatively associated with these adverse complications and subcutaneous abdominal adipose accumulation is more neutral in its associations. Gender, race and ethnic differences in adipose tissue distribution have been described and could account for the observed differences in risk for cardiometabolic disease. The mechanisms behind the differential impact of adipose tissue on cardiometabolic risk have started to be unraveled and include differences in adipocyte biology, inflammatory profile, connection to systemic circulation and most importantly the inability of the subcutaneous adipose tissue to expand in response to positive energy balance.
Under-relaxed quasi-Newton acceleration for an inverse fixed-point problem coming from
Positron Emission Tomography
Authors: Martini dos Santos Tiara , Reips Louise , Martínez José Mario 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
Quasi-Newton acceleration is an interesting tool to improve the performance
of numerical methods based on the fixed-point paradigm.
In this paper, a briefly description of the compartmental model employed for a typical task in perfusion imaging
is presented. Next, a quasi-Newton strategy for accelerating the convergence of fixed-point iterations is analyzed.
For that, classical secant updates are considered. Finally, the quasi-Newton strategy is applied on
the practical problem of represent the kinetic behavior of a PET (Positron Emission Tomography) tracer during cardiac perfusion. The performance of the method when applied to real data problems is illustrated numerically.
Effect of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Reinforcement on the Opto-Electronic Properties of Polyaniline/c-Si Heterojunction
Authors: Rasheed Hussein Kh. , Kareem Aseel A. 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
In this paper synthesis and extensive investigation of the microstructural and optoelectronic properties of polyaniline (PANI), Multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNTs) and MWCNTs reinforced PANI composites is presented. MWCNTs- PANI composites have been deposited by spin coating on silicon wafer substrate. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy shows no difference between PANI and its composites. However a change in peaks shape and absorption intensity has been observed. A strong effect of the MWCNTs weight percentage on the PANI/MWCNTs composites has been demonstrated. It was find that the thermal stability improved with increasing MWCNTs content. The optical band gap of the PANI thin films has been effectively tuned from 2.38 to 1.78 eV as the MWCNTs content increases from 5 to 15 wt.% The Current–voltage (I–V) characteristics of the fabricated devices shows a significant improvement in current with MWCNTs weight percentage content. It was observed a strong enhancement of composite in the conductivity as well as in the current level. The microscopic images show that the dispersion of MWCNTs into PANI leads to the formation a new conductive pathway.
A primal-dual approach of weak vector equilibrium problems
Authors: László Szilárd 
Published: March 2018

AbstractIn this paper we provide some new sufficient conditions that ensure the existence of the solution of a weak vector equilibrium problem in Hausdorff topological vector spaces ordered by a cone. Further, we introduce a dual problem and we provide conditions that assure the solution set of the original problem and its dual coincide. We show that many known problems from the literature can be treated in our primal-dual model. We provide several coercivity conditions in order to obtain the existence of the solution of the primal-dual problems without compactness assumption. We apply the obtained results to perturbed vector equilibrium problems.