bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Utilizing Patient E-learning in an Intervention Study on Preoperative Smoking Cessation
Authors: Wong Jean , Raveendran Raviraj , Chuang Junior , Friedman Zeev , Singh Mandeep , Patras Jayadeep , Wong David T. , Chung Frances 
Published: March 2018

BACKGROUND:
Patients who smoke put themselves at increased risk for serious surgical complications, yet it is not currently routine practice to educate patients about the risk of complications due to smoking. Computer-based smoking cessation programs are increasingly being utilized in the general population and may overcome some of the barriers such as lack of time, knowledge, and training to provide interventions. Our objective was to develop and implement a patient e-learning program designed for surgical patients as part of a multifaceted program aimed at assisting them to quit smoking and to determine the factors cross-sectionally and longitudinally associated with abstinence.

METHODS:
In this prospective multicenter study, smokers undergoing elective noncardiac surgery participated in a preoperative smoking cessation program consisting of a patient e-learning program, brief advice, educational pamphlet, tobacco quitline referral, letter to the primary care physician, and pharmacotherapy. The patient e-learning program described (1) the benefits of quitting smoking before surgery; (2) how to quit smoking; and (3) how to cope while quitting. The 7-day point prevalence (PP) abstinence on the day of surgery and at 1, 3 and 6 six months after surgery was separately assessed, and factors most associated with abstinence were identified using multivariable logistic regression analysis. Generalized estimating equation methods were used to estimate effect of the factors associated with abstinence longitudinally. The reach of the program was assessed with the number of smokers who participated in the program versus the number of patients who were referred to the program.

RESULTS:
A total of 459 patients (68.9% of eligible patients) participated. The 7-day PP abstinence at day of surgery, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months was 22%, 29%, 25%, and 22%, respectively. The variables predicting abstinence at 6 months were use of pharmacotherapy (odds ratio [OR], 7.32; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.71–14.44; P < .0001) and number of contacts with a tobacco quitline (OR, 1.60; 95% CI, 1.35–1.90; P < .0001). Presence of other smokers in the household (OR, 0.39; 95% CI, 0.21–0.72; P = .0030) and amount spent on cigarettes weekly at baseline (per $10 increase) (OR, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.61–0.87; P = .0004) were barriers to abstinence.

CONCLUSIONS:
Our preoperative smoking cessation program resulted in a 7-day PP abstinence of 22% at 6 months. A multifaceted intervention including a patient e-learning program may be a valuable tool to overcome some of the barriers to help surgical patients quit smoking.
Physiological and biological characterization of smokers with and without COPD
Authors: Chaudhary Nveed , Luettich Karsta , Peck Michael J. , Pierri Elena , Felber-Medlin Loyse , Vuillaume Gregory , Leroy Patrice , Hoeng Julia , Peitsch Manuel C. 
Published: March 2018

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common inflammatory airway disease predominantly associated with cigarette smoking, and its incidence is increasing worldwide. According to the Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines, spirometry is used to diagnose the disease. However, owing to its complexity, spirometry alone may not account for the multitude of COPD phenotypes or the early, asymptomatic lung damage seen in younger smokers. In addition, suitable biomarkers enabling early diagnosis, guiding treatment and estimating prognosis are still scarce, although large scale ‘omics analyses have added to the spectrum of potential biomarkers that could be used for these purposes. The aim of the current study was to comprehensively profile patients with mild-to-moderate COPD and compare the profiles to i) a group of currently smoking asymptomatic subjects, ii) a group of healthy former smokers, and iii) a group of healthy subjects that had never smoked. The assessment was conducted at the molecular level using proteomics, transcriptomics, and lipidomics and complemented by a series of measurements of traditional and emerging indicators of lung health (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01780298). In this data note, we provide a comprehensive description of the study population’s physiological characteristics including full lung function, lung appearance on chest computed tomography, impulse oscillometry, and exercise tolerance and quality of life (QoL) measures.
Badges for sharing data and code at Biostatistics: an observational study
Authors: Rowhani-Farid Anisa , Barnett Adrian G. 
Published: March 2018

Background: The reproducibility policy at the journal Biostatistics rewards articles with badges for data and code sharing. This study investigates the effect of badges at increasing reproducible research. Methods: The setting of this observational study is the Biostatistics and Statistics in Medicine (control journal) online research archives. The data consisted of 240 randomly sampled articles from 2006 to 2013 (30 articles per year) per journal. Data analyses included: plotting probability of data and code sharing by article submission date, and Bayesian logistic regression modelling. Results: The probability of data sharing was higher at Biostatistics than the control journal but the probability of code sharing was comparable for both journals. The probability of data sharing increased by 3.9 times (95% credible interval: 1.5 to 8.44 times, p-value probability that sharing increased: 0.998) after badges were introduced at Biostatistics. On an absolute scale, this difference was only a 7.6% increase in data sharing (95% CI: 2 to 15%, p-value: 0.998). Badges did not have an impact on code sharing at the journal (mean increase: 1 time, 95% credible interval: 0.03 to 3.58 times, p-value probability that sharing increased: 0.378). 64% of articles at Biostatistics that provide data/code had broken links, and at Statistics in Medicine, 40%; assuming these links worked only slightly changed the effect of badges on data (mean increase: 6.7%, 95% CI: 0.0% to 17.0%, p-value: 0.974) and on code (mean increase: -2%, 95% CI: -10.0 to 7.0%, p-value: 0.286). Conclusions: The effect of badges at Biostatistics was a 7.6% increase in the data sharing rate, 5 times less than the effect of badges at Psychological Science. Though badges at Biostatistics did not impact code sharing, and had a moderate effect on data sharing, badges are an interesting step that journals are taking to incentivise and promote reproducible research.
Defining “FGF21 Resistance” during obesity: Controversy, criteria and unresolved questions
Authors: Markan Kathleen R. 
Published: March 2018

The term “FGF21 resistance” was first used to describe increased circulating FGF21 levels concomitant to decreased FGF21 receptor complex expression in white adipose tissue of obese mice. Since this initial report, the term has been associated with a wide range of pathological states, including human obesity, in which circulating FGF21 levels are elevated. However, the notion of “FGF21 resistance” has been controversial partly due to difficulty in delineating the mechanisms underlying the physiological versus pharmacological effects of FGF21. Here, key aspects of the term “FGF21 resistance” are discussed including; the origin and experimental context surrounding the term “FGF21 resistance”, new criteria for evaluating FGF21 sensitivity in vivo and finally, crucial unresolved questions regarding the function of FGF21 during obesity.
Medicines optimisation in patients with long-term conditions
Authors: Burton-shepherd Alison 
Published: March 2018

Medicines optimisation is an important part of nursing and midwifery practice. It includes the administration of medicines, prescribing and supporting people to take their medicines correctly. There are four guiding principles that underpin medicines optimisation. These are; aiming to understand the patient experience, ensuring an evidenced-based choice of medicines; ensuring medicine use is as safe as possible, and making medicines optimisation part of routine practice. Moreover, it is also important that the practice of medicines optimisation seeks to ensure balanced shared decision-making, combined with the ethical principles of beneficence and non-maleficence. About 15 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with one or more long-term conditions which are managed by taking one or more medicines. As the population ages the amount of people with multiple long-term conditions are set to rise. Given the financial challenges facing the NHS, it is understandable that clinicians will focus on prescribing budgets and the cost of medicines. However, while this is important, medicines optimisation is more likely to be successful if the focus shifts to how the patients manage medicines themselves. This article will explore the concept of medicines optimisation in long-term conditions providing practical guidance to assist nurses to improve their own practice.
MATLIT v.5
Authors: Barber John F. 
Published: March 2018

To demonstrate through listening the aesthetic concept and practices described in my text essay, "Vox Media: Sound, 'under language,' and 'narrative archaeology' in/as Literature" also submitted for this special issue*. Recombining / reconceptualizing sound artifacts promotes broader opportunities for conceptualizing and creating literary artifacts characterized by audibility of text, sound as text and meaning, and heightened awareness of the author's/speaker's voice(s) in the text. Tensions produced by these combinations may help foreground conceptualizations and practices regarding sound-based texts. Specifically, these combinations of technologies and performances may help challenge the past invisibility of voice in literature and promote future digital media and textuality theory and practices more rewarding than simulacra, description, or transcription. Vox Media. Sound in/as literature. From something comes something more: electronic literature as sound-based narrative composed from sound poetry, text-sound composition, and/or sound art.

*Editor's Note: Available here http://impactum-journals.uc.pt/matlit/article/view/3777/4162
INTIMA MENTE
Authors: Monteiro Alfredo Costa 
Published: March 2018

A estrutura de íntima mente obedece a uma lógica não só fonética mas também semântica. As palavras são utilizadas pelas suas caraterísticas e similitudes sonoras e pelas suas possibilidades polissémicas.
Assim, o texto vai evoluindo não só por um método de construção que tem que ver com o poético, mas sobretudo por uma organização sonora feita de jogos de palavras, de assonâncias, consonâncias ou aliterações. É o som a apoderar-se do sentido.
Este método que busca a palavra dentro da própria palavra leva também a vestígios de narração que, neste caso, falam do que está oculto por detrás da linguagem, do que diz o que não sempre se ouve, do que às vezes emerge do que pensamos ser.
Uma voz solta lá por dentro da própria voz.
Todos os sons utilizados são o resultado de manipulações sonoras de três parâmetros: distorção, tom e reverberação, a partir da voz principal.
Interval Estimation of Quantile Difference in the Two-Parameter Exponential Distributions
Authors: Baklizi Ayman 
Published: March 2018

AbstractWe consider the interval estimation of the difference between the quantiles of two random variables with independent two-parameter exponential distributions based on Type II censored data. We derive asymptotic intervals based on the likelihood function, Bayesian intervals, as well as intervals based on the generalized pivot variable. We include some bootstrap intervals in our comparisons. The performance of the intervals is investigated in terms of their coverage probabilities and expected lengths using simulation techniques. An illustrative example is given.
Effect of Nitriding on Antibacterial Performance of 8Cr17 and 4Cr13 Martensitic Stainless Steel
Authors: Li Jianfang , He Xiaojing , Zhang Guannan , Zhang Xiangyu , Tang Bin 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
Martensitic stainless steel is widely used for medical apparatus, but it can carry a large number of bacteria and cause a potential risk of infection because it has no antimicrobial ability. In this paper, nitriding of 4Cr13 and 8Cr17 martensitic stainless steel was conducted to improve the antibacterial activity. The surface morphology and phase constituents of nitrided 4Cr13 and 8Cr17 specimens were characterized using scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Nitrogen concentration profiles in the cross sections of the nitrided specimens were obtained by glow discharge spectroscopy. The antibacterial properties of this nitrided layer were evaluated by a plate-counting method. The antimicrobial ratios of nitrided 4Cr13 and 8Cr17 martensite stainless steel against Staphylococcus aureus were 98.13 % and 99.22 %, respectively, after 12 h. The results showed that the formations of chromium nitride (CrN) and two iron nitrides (Fe3N and Fe4N) are of vital importance to the antibacterial properties of martensitic stainless steel.
Molecular epidemiology of multidrug-resistant bacteria isolated from Libyan and Syrian patients with war injuries in two Bundeswehr hospitals in Germany
Authors: Frickmann Hagen , Köller Thomas , Hagen Ralf Matthias , Ebert Klaus-Peter , Müller Martin , Wenzel Werner , Gatzer Renate , Schotte Ulrich , Binder Alfred , Skusa Romy , Warnke Philipp , Podbielski Andreas , Rückert Christian , Kreikemeyer Bernd 
Published: March 2018

Introduction: We assessed the molecular epidemiology of multidrug-resistant bacteria colonizing or infecting war-injured patients from Libya and Syria who were treated at the Bundeswehr hospitals Hamburg and Westerstede, Germany.
Methods: Enterobacteriaceae and Gram-negative rod-shaped nonfermentative bacteria with resistance against third-generation methoxyimino cephalosporins or carbapenems as well as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from war-injured patients from Libya and Syria were assessed by molecular typing, i.e., spa typing for MRSA strains and rep-PCR and next-generation sequencing (NGS) for Gram-negative isolates.
Results: A total of 66 isolates were assessed – comprising 44 Enterobacteriaceae, 16 nonfermentative rod-shaped bacteria, and 6 MRSA from 22 patients – and 8 strains from an assessment of the patient environment comprising 5 Enterobacteriaceae and 3 nonfermentative rod-shaped bacteria. Although 24 out of 66 patient strains were isolated more than 3 days after hospital admission, molecular typing suggested only 7 likely transmission events in the hospitals. Identified clonal clusters primarily suggested transmission events in the country of origin or during the medical evacuation flights.
Conclusions: Nosocomial transmissions in hospital can be efficiently prevented by hygiene precautions in spite of heavy colonization. Transmission prior to hospital admission like on evacuation flights or in crises zones needs further assessment.
CITRA MANUSIA DARI FILSAFAT PSIKOLOGI KE FILSAFAT ANTROPOLOGI
Authors: Ja'far Suhermanto 
Published: March 2018

According to existentialism and Iqbal, this writing is focused on human image. Human image (personality or ego) is as a charity. Iqbal’s philosophy of anthropology related to human concept and it focused on ego that is known as khudi. According to Iqbal, human ego is top of human perfection . He says also life is individual. So that, Iqbal gives the concept that human is as Khudi in which the human condition is difficult to definite because of the differences one each others.
PENDIDIKAN KONTRUKTIVISTIK DALAM PENGEMBANGAN KEBERBAKATAN ANAK
Authors: Jaenudin Ujam 
Published: March 2018

Theoretically, the constructive theory uses the cognitive theory as supposition. The constructive theory explains that knowledge is set and developed because of interaction between individual and its environment. Therefore, knowledge is not a unit in constructive frame. Knowledge is interaction between individual and its environment that has objective and subjective component. The constructive learning in developing talented child can be based to increase new knowledge. The talented child in constructive frame enable to adapt the information or knowledge learned by the teacher.
PERBANDINGAN PRESTASI BELAJAR ANTARA SISWA DENGAN ORANGTUA TUNGGAL DAN SISWA DENGAN ORANGTUA UTUH
Authors: Hidayatulloh Nurjaman 
Published: March 2018

This research is done on the students at twelfth grade at MAN Cililin Bandung. The researcher feels interesting to investigate the comparison of study achievement between the students who have single parent and the students who have complete parent. According to the teacher of guidance and counseling, there is a problem in academic achievement for the students who have a single parent. This research uses the study comparison to know the achievement comparison of the students who have single or complete parents. The research uses the quantitative method and uses comparison analysis. The sample uses non random purposive sampling and simple random sampling. The tool of measurement uses the report score. The result of data analysis shows that pvalue is lower than α. It means that Ho is rejected and H1 is accepted. There is the differences between the students who have single parent and the students who have complete parent.
SELF EFFICACY SEBAGAI MEDIATOR PADA HUBUNGAN GAYA IDENTITAS DENGAN ACADEMIC BUOYANCY
Authors: Nurafifah Fifih , Hartana Gagan , Primana Linda 
Published: March 2018

Student anxiety facing national exam describes that they have academic buoyancy. Research from Jakubowski & Dembo (2004), Hejazi, Shahraray, Farsinejad, & As-gari (2009) shows that identity model correlate with self efficacy. Besides, Martin & Marsh (2002, 2008), Martin, Colmar & Davey (2010), concluded from their research that self efficacy correlate with academic buoyancy. Therefore, based on those two researches and mediated model from Baron and Kenny (1986), self efficacy assumed be able to have a role as mediator in identity model and academic buoyancy correlation. This research involved 200 students grade XII from five schools in Bandung. Instruments used are identity model self efficacy, and academic buoyancy questionnaire. Data was analised using path analysis. Result shows that self efficacy has a role as mediator in correlation of informational identity model, normative identity model and academic buoyancy. In addtion, diffuse / avoidant identity model correlated with academic buoyancy without mediated by self efficacy. Commitment is also found correlated with academic buoyancy without mediated by self efficacy.
PENINGKATAN KEMAMPUAN PEMAHAMAN DAN ANALISIS MASALAH PADA PSIKOLOGI FAAL MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS AKTIVITAS
Authors: Sulianti Ambar 
Published: March 2018

This research aims to know the effect of learning based activity toward understanding of concepts and problem analysis in psyco-pshysiology class of pshycology faculty, Islamic state university. Participants are 68 first year students which are divided into control group and treatment group. 34 students of control group have lecturing and multimedia non animated method while other 34 studends of treatment group have activity based learning method. Data were analyzed using Independent T-Test. Result shows that activity based learning method improve the understanding of concepts and problem analysis ability.
PROGRAM BIMBINGAN DAN KONSELING BAGI SISWA TUNANETRA DI SEKOLAH INKLUSIF
Authors: Mangkuwibawa Hilman 
Published: March 2018

One of the basic change in exceptional education is inclusive program. The most perspective population to have inclusive program are blind students. Potential development of blind students in inclusive program is not adequate with educational intervening class but guidance and counseling. This research aims to formulate guidance and Counseling program for blind students who are studying at YPI Senior High School Bandung through inclusive program. The result of this research produce guidance and counseling program which consist of (1) information service guidance (2) academic guidance and (3) social personal guidance.
PENGARUH KOMPETENSI DOSEN TERHADAP MOTIVASI BELAJAR PADA MAHASISWA FAKULTAS PSIKOLOGI UIN “SGD” BANDUNG
Authors: Tahrir Tahrir 
Published: March 2018

This research was initiated from the phenomena that psychology students have low motivation in learning and 60% of lectures have no educational background of psychology. Causal design was used to know the effect of one variable toward others. Sample are 100 students. Hypothesis analysed using regresion statistical analysis. Result shows that regresion model based on research data is significant. Lecturer competence give a linear effect toward student learning motivation
PENGARUH TEKNIK REPEATED READING TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN READING FLUENCY PADA SISWA KELAS III SEKOLAH DASAR
Authors: Hidayat Ila Nurlaila 
Published: March 2018

This research was conducted with students of grade III elementary school who are not fluent in reading with the goal to improve their reading fluency. Having quasi-experimental approach with single subject randomized time series design. researcher give repeated reading technique for 12 days. Every measurement session has data in WPCM score (word correct per minute). Comparison between pre-test and post-test show the increasing score of WPCM for 15.79. Error frequency and self-correction are getting decreased while reading expression is getting improved as the treatment session have. Repeated reading technique can improve reading influency.
Análise das Produções Científicas em Gestão do Conhecimento no Desenvolvimento de Produtos: Produtividade na Base Scopus
Authors: Maganha Murilo Roberto Jesus , Silva Sergio Luis da 
Published: March 2018

A gestão do conhecimento, fator estratégico de grande importância nas organizações contemporâneas, apresenta natural proximidade com a inovação, onde o desenvolvimento de produtos é um processo crítico. Este artigo tem como principal objetivo realizar uma análise bibliométrica dos trabalhos desenvolvidos a partir do tema - Gestão do Conhecimento alinhado ao Desenvolvimento de Produtos. Embora esses assuntos tenham um histórico significativo de publicações já bem descritas, justifica-se a atual análise por poucos estudos de levantamentos numéricos e classificações das publicações nessas temáticas. Para tanto, realizou-se uma pesquisa verificando as publicações científicas que compreendeu o período de 1996 a 2015, a partir de uma das maiores e mais consolidadas bases de dados internacionais, a Scopus da Editora Elsevier. A seleção dos trabalhos se deu a partir da combinação de termos em inglês que estivessem contidos no título, resumo e palavras chave das publicações. Como resultado, o período mais produtivo foi entre 2007 até 2011. O número de publicações aumentaram ao longo dos anos, tendo os Estados Unidos e a China os países que mais desenvolveram trabalhos. O artigo com mais citações foi “A pragmatic view of knowledge and boundaries: Boundary objects in new product development”. Product Innovation Management é a revista que mais publicou artigos nesse tipo de tema.