bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effect of the Duodenal-Jejunal Bypass Liner on Glycemic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes With Obesity: A Meta-analysis With Secondary Analysis on Weight Loss and Hormonal Changes
Authors: Jirapinyo Pichamol , Haas Andrea V. , Thompson Christopher C. 
Published: April 2018

OBJECTIVE
Duodenal-jejunal bypass liner (DJBL) is an endoscopic device that may mimic small bowel mechanisms of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Previous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of DJBL at inducing weight loss. We assessed the effect of DJBL on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) with obesity.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
Data sources included MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Web of Science through 1 July 2017. Included were published studies that assessed DJBL outcomes in obese T2D patients.

RESULTS
Primary outcomes were change in HbA1c and HOMA of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). Secondary outcomes were change in weight and gut hormones glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP), glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), peptide YY (PYY), and ghrelin. Seventeen studies were included. At explant, HbA1c decreased by 1.3% [95% CI 1.0, 1.6] and HOMA-IR decreased by 4.6 [2.9, 6.3]. Compared with control subjects, DJBL subjects had greater HbA1c reduction by 0.9% [0.5, 1.3]. Six months after explant, HbA1c remained lower than baseline by 0.9% [0.6, 1.2]. At explant, patients lost 11.3 kg [10.3, 12.2], corresponding to a BMI reduction of 4.1 kg/m2 [3.4, 4.9], total weight loss of 18.9% [7.2, 30.6], and excess weight loss of 36.9% [29.2, 44.6]. The amount of weight loss remained significant at 1 year postexplantation. After DJBL, GIP decreased, whereas GLP-1, PYY, and ghrelin increased.

CONCLUSIONS
DJBL improves glycemic control and insulin resistance in T2D patients with obesity. DJBL also appears to induce significant weight loss in this population. Additionally, changes in gut hormones suggest mechanisms similar to RYGB. Study limitations included heterogeneity among studies.
Type 2 Diabetes in Relation to the Risk of Renal Cell Carcinoma Among Men and Women in Two Large Prospective Cohort Studies
Authors: Graff Rebecca E. , Sanchez Alejandro , Tobias Deirdre K. , Rodríguez Dayron , Barrisford Glen W. , Blute Michael L. , Li Yanping , Sun Qi , Preston Mark A. , Wilson Kathryn M. , Cho Eunyoung 
Published: April 2018

OBJECTIVE
We assessed whether type 2 diabetes is associated with renal cell carcinoma (RCC), independent of key potential confounders, in two large prospective cohorts with biennially updated covariate data.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
A total of 117,570 women from the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) and 48,866 men from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (HPFS) were followed from 1976 and 1986, respectively, through 2014. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were used to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% CIs for associations between type 2 diabetes and pathology-confirmed RCC, overall and by stage, grade, and histologic subtype.

RESULTS
During 38 years of follow-up in the NHS, we confirmed 418 RCC case subjects, including 120 fatal cases. Over 28 years in the HPFS, we confirmed 302 RCC case subjects, including 87 fatal cases. Women with type 2 diabetes had a significantly increased risk of RCC compared with women without type 2 diabetes (multivariable HR 1.53; 95% CI 1.14–2.04), with some evidence that the association was stronger for ≤5 (HR 2.15; 95% CI 1.44–3.23) than &gt;5 (HR 1.22; 95% CI 0.84–1.78) years’ duration of type 2 diabetes (Pdifference 0.03). Among men, type 2 diabetes was not associated with total RCC (HR 0.89; 95% CI 0.56–1.41) or with RCC defined by stage, grade, or subtype. Sample sizes for analyses by stage, grade, and subtype were limited.

CONCLUSIONS
We found that type 2 diabetes was independently associated with a greater risk of RCC in women but not in men.
Effect of Resin Luting Systems and Alumina Particle Air Abrasion on Bond Strength to Zirconia
Authors: Grasel R , Santos MJ , Rêgo HM Chagas , Rippe MP , Valandro LF 
Published: April 2018

SUMMARY
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different primer/resin luting agent combinations and alumina air abrasion on the adhesion to zirconia. Eighty blocks (4×4×3 mm) of Lava Frame Zirconia (3M ESPE) were produced and randomly assigned into eight groups (n=10) according to two zirconia surface treatments (untreated or air abrasion with 50-μm alumina particles) and four luting systems (SU: Scotchbond Universal/RelyX Unicem 2; ZP: Z-Prime Plus/Duo-link Universal; MB: Monobond Plus/Variolink II; and AP: Alloy Primer/ED Primer II/Panavia F 2.0). After the conditioning and primer applications, resin luting agents were manipulated and applied on the zirconia, using a matrix, to form a cylinder (2 mm in diameter×2 mm high), followed by photoactivation for 40 seconds. After that, the specimens were stored in distilled water (37 °C) for 120 days and then submitted to shear bond strength testing, followed by failure mode evaluation under an optical microscope (30×). A two-way analysis of variance and Tukey test (α=0.05) were used for data analysis. Alumina air abrasion (Al) promoted higher bond values for the three luting systems, except for SU, which showed the best results without air abrasion, while with air abrasion, Al-SU, Al-ZP, and Al-MB presented higher values compared to Al-AP. We concluded that the alumina air abrasion of zirconia surfaces seemed to be dispensable for the SU group, while air abrasion (topographical alterations) enhanced the adhesion of the ZP, MB, and AP groups.
Attitudinal Reactance: Another Response to Influence Attempts in Websites
Authors: Adewoyin Oluwande O. , Oluwadare Samuel O. , Daramola Comfort O. 
Published: April 2018

Abstract
The use of behavioural change systems in providing interventions for people is common in this present era of information technology. Many people depend on these systems for many reasons like safe driving, healthy food consumption, energy conservation, etc. Some of these systems have been successful in making people change positively while a larger percentage have not been successful due to many issues that were not addressed during the development of such systems. One of them is psychological reactance, a motivational state that is aroused when a person’s freedom is threatened or eliminated. It has major focus restoring any freedom that has been threatened. This forms the motivation for this work and it starts with a brief study of the theory of psychological reactance with a new view of accessing it from perceived usability perspective. To study reactance in people, a survey was conducted. It focussed on accessing reactance through attitudes to forced compliance in a persuasive website in the context of meal-planning. Results from this study showed that participants with high freedom text had better attitude to the website in terms of anger and perceived usability than participants with low-freedom text. This work confirmed the social agency proposition that the presence of social cues in a multimedia message can stimulate the social interaction pattern in people’s learning. Once this social interaction pattern is initiated, there is a high possibility for pupils to act as if they are interacting with another individual. Therefore, to some degree, social convention of human-to-human interaction sets in as participants with high freedom message had a lower anger score than participants with high freedom plus social message.
Managing the Human in Human Brands
Authors: Fournier Susan , Eckhardt Giana 
Published: April 2018

Abstract
The physical and social realities, mental biases and limitations of being human differentiate human brands from others. It is their very humanness that introduces risk while generating the ability for enhanced returns. Four particular human characteristics can create imbalance or inconsistency between the person and the brand: mortality, hubris, unpredictability and social embeddedness. None of these qualities manifest in traditional non-human brands, and all of them present risks requiring active managerial attention. Rather than treating humans as brands and making humans into brands for sale in the commercial marketplace, our framework forces a focus on keeping a balance between the person and the personified object.
Interegional Assembly of Mat 1594
Authors: Tetaj Luan 
Published: April 2018

Abstract
On November 7, 1594, an Assembly was held in the Monastery of St. Mary in Mat, and was attended by “Governors and General Guardians of the Macedonian and Albanian Kingdoms”. The Assembly was attended by leaders representing the Albanian provinces, such as: Gjergj Skura from Rodoni, Gjek Lalësi from Dukagjini, Vlash Koreshi from Kruja, Domenik Jonima from Mati, Jeronim Mamëli from Elbasan, and bishops of Stefaniakë and Sapas etc. A detailed project was drafted for the liberation of the country from the Ottoman invaders, addressed to the Western nations, to the Pope, the Kingdom of Naples etc. in order to seek material and military support. The action plan and the demands examined during the assembly meeting were entrusted to Tomë Plezha as the almighty delegate of the Pope to the king of Spain and other European princes. It was thought that he had authority over the peoples of these parts.
Evaluating Prevalence of Depression and Related Factors AmongStudents of an Iranian University (Case Study: Quchan University of Technology)
Authors: Tireh Hossein , Farbod Davood , Jaafari Hamed 
Published: April 2018

AbstractPsychological disorders such as depression are common. Many of these disorders can be evaluated and diagnosed, and above all they are preventable. This study was conducted with the aim of determining depression prevalence rate and its related factors among students of Quchan University of Technology, Quchan, Iran. In a cross-sectional study, 359 students were selected by using simple random sampling. Demographic characteristics were gathered and subjects were evaluated by the Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Beck’s Anxiety Inventory (BAI). SPSS software was used for statistical analysis and logistic regression, Chi-square and Mann-Whitney tests were utilized for this purpose. The age mean of students was 21.02±2.57 (Mean, SD). 93 (25.9%) subjects suffer from depression and 266 (74.1%) subjects are not depressed..There is no significant difference between depression and each of these variables: gender, body mass index (BMI), marital status, field of study, living in dormitory, and depression (p-value>0.05); but there was significant difference between depressed and non-depressed students in terms of salary, anxiety, educational level, and satisfaction with field of study (p-value<0.05). According to the results, anxiety (OR=0.2), educational level (OR=5.03), satisfaction with field of study (OR=0.5) and monthly income (OR=3.76) impact depression. Improving the students' consultancy in universities can be helpful to decrease anxiety. In addition, consultants can prepare students for selecting their favorite field of study. Also, it is suggested that university officials provide financial facilities such as interest-free loan for students.
PUR-PIR foam produced based on poly(hydroxybutyl citrate) foamed founded with different factories
Authors: Liszkowska Joanna , Czupryński Bogusław , Paciorek-Sadowska Joanna , Borowicz Marcin 
Published: April 2018

Abstract
A poly(hydroxybutyl citrate) p(HBC) was obtained. The product compound produced in the solution during esterification, was added to rigid polyurethane-polyisocyanurate foams (PUR-PIR). The amount of petrochemical polyol in the foams was decreased in favor of the p(HBC) from 0.1 to 0.5 equivalent. The foams were foamed in two ways: with distilled water (W foams) and with Solkane 365/227 (S foams). The examination results of both foam series were compared. They showed that the foams foamed with water have higher softening temperature than the foams foamed with solkane. The retention values for both foam series are around 91–95%, and water absorption in the range of 0.7–3.2%. The anisotropy coefficient did not exceed 1.08 (the lowest value being 1.01).
50 Years of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts 1967-2017 and 48 Years of Publishing the Journal Prilozi (Contributions) of MASA
Authors: Polenakovic Momir , Pop-Jordanova Nada , Gucev Zoran 
Published: April 2018

Abstract
Papers on medical subjects have been published since the first issue of the journal Prilozi in 1969, totalling a number of of 957 (nine hundred and fifty seven) papers have been published in Prilozi. Two hundred and twenty nine cover subjects on natural sciences and mathematics, and 728 (seven hundred and twenty eight) subjects on medical sciences. So far, 2017 No. XXXVIII-2, 622 (six hundred and twenty two) papers published in Prilozi are in Pubmed. Prilozi is published three times a year and it is covered by the following services: Baidu Scholar, Case, Celdes, CNKI Scholar (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), CNPIEC, DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals), EBSCO (relevant databases), EBSCO Discovery Service, Elsevier – SCOPUS, Google Scholar, J-Gate, JournalTOCs, KESLI-NDSL (Korean National Discovery for Science Leaders), Naviga (Softweco), Primo Central (ExLibris), Publons, PubMed, ReadCube, ResearchGate, SCImago (SJR), Summon (Serials Solutions/ProQuest), TDNet, Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory/ulrichsweb WanFang Data, WorldCat (OCLC).
The Use of Smartphone in Medical Practice
Authors: Pop-Jordanova Nada , Loleski Mario , Loleska Sofija 
Published: April 2018

Abstract
In this review we present some data about the use of mobile phones in medical practice. The results of over hundred studies cited in PubMed during the last few years have been discussed. The article gives background connected with a project in the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts referring to a personal mobile phone application named “Neurogame” which is currently constructed to evaluate motor skills related to attention and concentration in different samples of people.
The 6th Rare Disease South Eastern Europe (See) Meeting, Skopje, Macedonia (November 11th, 2017)
Authors: Gucev Zoran , Tasic Velibor , Polenakovic Momir 
Published: April 2018

Abstract
The sixth SEE meeting on rare diseases (RDs) was held in MASA the November 10th, 2017. A block of lectures on rare renal diseases started the meeting: nephrotic syndrome, Alport syndrome, atypical HUS, hypophosphatemic rickets, CAKUT were presented in all complexities. Their molecular and genetic mechanisms were discussed. The discovery of a dozen of newly genes in CAKUT, congenital overgrowth, spodilocostal dysplasia, precocious puberty has been done with collaboration of Macedonian and foreign researchers. NGS and other molecular methods in diagnosis of RDs have been presented by several presenters. The mitochondrial diseases, the novelties and importance of early discovery were comprehensively presented and discussed. The genetics and treatment of persistent neonatal hypoglcaemia were of special interest. Dysmorphic syndromes (Klippel Feil) were also presented. A session of oral electronic posters was reach and inspiring. Several lectures dealt with mucopolisaccaridoses, glycogen storage diseases and the possibilities for their diagnosis and treatment. Enzyme replacement treatement (ERT), its availability, effects (or the lack of it on the brain), intratecal ERT administration and further prospects of eventual gene treatment were comprehensively exposed and discussed. The main purposes of this traditional meeting are hopefully fulfilled: increased number of patients with RDs treated and cutting edge presentations got.
POTENSI GURU FISIKA SMA DALAM PELAKSANAAN KEBIJAKAN PENDIDIKAN DI INDONESIA
Authors: Indrawati Indrawati 
Published: April 2018

Penelitian ini bersifat evaluatif tentang potensi Guru Fisika SMA dalamÂ pelaksanaan kebijakan pendidikan di Indonesia dan dataÂ kajian bersifat deskriptif. Data dikumpulkan dengan teknik observasi,Â wawancara, dan dokumenter. Teknik analisis data untuk memperoleh hasil kajian digunakan teknik analisis deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (a) rata-rata SMA masih kekurangan Guru FisikaÂ SMA, (b) masih ada Guru Fisika yang mengajar tidak sesuai dengan latar belakang pendidikannya, (c) pemahaman Guru Fisika terhadap kurikulum/GBBP baik, (d) tanggapan mereka terhadap kurikulum/GBPP kurang balk, (e) potensi Guru Fisika SMA dalam implementasi kurikulum/GBPP masih kurang baik di mana Guru Fisika jarang menyusun persiapan program pengajaran, tetapi mereka dalamÂ melaksanakan prosedur pembelajaran di kelas tergolong baik, dan (f) kegiatan profesional Guru Fisika di luar tugas wajib secara rataÂ­-rata baik.
PRAKARSA SEKOLAH DALAM MENINGKATKAN MUTU PROSES PENDIDIKAN
Authors: Sitepu B.P. 
Published: April 2018

Pada umumnya sekolah di Indonesia mengalami sejumlahÂ masalah dalam meningkatkan mutu proses dan hasil pembelajaran untuk mencapai tujuan pendidikan nasional. Mutu dan jumlahÂ pendidik serta tenaga kependidikan yang belum seperti diharapkan, sarana dan prasarana pembelajaran yang kurang, di samping jumlahÂ dana yang belum mencukupi, merupakan contoh-contoh masalahÂ yang dihadapi oleh sekolah. Akan tetapi diyakini bahwa prakarsaÂ dan kreativitas kepala sekolah dan guru dapat mengatasi berbagaiÂ masalah pembelajaran yang dihadapi oleh sekolah. Penelitian yangÂ mencakup 28 sekolah dasar dan sekolah lanjutan pertama yangÂ tersebar di sembilam provinsi ini, menemukan bahwa prakarsa sekolahÂ untuk meningkatkan mutu pembelajaran kurang didorong danÂ kurang dikembangkan khususnya di sekolah-sekolah tertentu milikÂ Pemerintah. Birokrasi yang ada dan kebijakan nasional dan kebijakanÂ daerah tidak selalu dipahami dan dilaksanakan secara tepat untukÂ mendukung desentralisasi sistem pengelolan sekolah. Penelian iniÂ menyarankan sejumlah usul kebijakan untuk mendorong sekolahÂ melakukan prakarsa dan berbuat lebih banyak dalam meningkatkanÂ mutu pendidikan
Türkiye Hisse Senedi Piyasasında Likidite ve Getiri İlişkisi
Authors: GÜMRAH Ümit , ÇOBANOĞLU Cihan 
Published: April 2018

Bu çalışmada Türkiye
hisse senedi piyasalarında likiditenin getiri üzerindeki etkisi 265 şirketin
2/01/2002 – 2/02/2017 arası döneme ait verisi kullanılarak incelenmiştir.
Likidite değişkenleri olarak Corwin-Schultz alım-satım farkı tahmincisi, en
yüksek – en düşük oranı ve Amihud likidite yetersizliği ölçüsü kullanılmıştır.
Likidite değişkeni ilave edilmiş ve risksiz faiz oranının sıfır olduğu basit
bir CAPM modeline panel veri en küçük kareler uygulanmıştır. Likidite
yetersizliğinin hem günlük hem de aylık getirilere negatif etkisi olduğu
bulunmuştur. Bu etki ayrıca dört farklı büyüklük grubunda incelenmiştir. Daha
büyük şirketlerdeki anlamsız ve pozitif katsayıya sahip olan Amihud likidite
yetersizliği ölçüsü dışında negatif etkinin alt örneklemlerde de olduğu
görülmüştür. Negatif etkinin daha küçük
şirketlerde daha güçlü olduğu bulunmuştur. Sonuçlar gelişmiş piyasalarda
likidite primini destekleyen pek çok çalışmanın aksinedir. Bu durum Türkiye
gibi gelişen piyasalar üzerine daha fazla analiz önermektedir.
Regime Switching Stochastic Volatility: The Output Growth Behaviour
Authors: TERZİOĞLU Mehmet Kenan 
Published: April 2018

The output
volatility can cause the recession in the economy by random shocks. Growth
volatility, output variability, fluctuation in output, and business cycle
volatility are used as the output uncertainty in the literature. Regime switching
and the stochastic volatility is combined within this paper to explain the
behaviour of output growth and its volatility. Moreover, this study
pointed out the sign and direction of the relation between output growth and
its uncertainty in Turkey as a developing country. In the scope of the study, a single
economic variable is preferred as a reference series and, although GDP is the
“reference” series that determines the situation of economic activity, monthly
industrial production index series is used instead of quarterly basis GDP
between 1987: 01-2017: 04 monthly periods.
The Articulation of Formative Research and Classrooms Projects in the Language and Culture Class in an Undergraduate English Teaching Program
Authors: Ramírez Marroquín Paula 
Published: April 2018

This article shows the results of a research project which searched to answer how to articulate formative research with classroom projects in an undergraduate English teaching program. To accomplish the purpose of this paper, the document will focus on the two specific objectives of this qualitative research: document revision, and knowing about students’ and teachers’ perceptions about the projects, to finally show the main elements to articulate the formative research with the classroom projects in the Anglophone Language and Culture course. The article develops three theoretical concepts: formative research, classroom projects and praxeological pedagogy. The results presented come from the revision of the current methodological guides about the classroom projects in the program and students’ and teachers’ perceptions about them. Finally, the article ends with the presentation of the principal elements to articulate formative research from the classroom projects in the program.
Skuteczność mechanizmu konkurencji na rynku usług telekomunikacyjnych w Polsce
Authors: Błaszkowski Wojciech , Ćwikliński Henryk 
Published: April 2018

Cel. W artykule podjęta została tematyka liberalizacji rynku telekomunikacyjnego w Polsce i jej wpływ na ceny usług w tym obszarze. Autorzy dowodzą, iż sam postęp technologiczny w zakresie telekomunikacji w Polsce nie wpłynął wyraźnie na obniżkę cen.
Metoda. W ramach badania wskazanego problemu posłużono się analizą danych statystycznych oraz zastosowano metodę porównawczą, obejmującą zjawiska zachodzące na rynkach telekomunikacyjnych w Polsce i innych krajach.
Wyniki. Z wyraźnym spadkiem taryf mieliśmy do czynienia dopiero po uwolnieniu rynku i wprowadzeniu zasad konkurencji. W krajach, w których operator publiczny szybciej tracił swoją uprzywilejowaną pozycję, zdecydowanie wcześniej następował spadek cen usług telefonicznych.
İnsan Kelimesinin Kur'an'daki Genel ve Özel Kullanımları Bağlamında Meallere Eleştirel Bir Yaklaşım
Authors: Narol Süleyman 
Published: April 2018

Allah
imtihan etmek ve teslimiyetini görmek için sorumluluk yüklediği ve buna mukabil
yeryüzünün en değerli varlığı kıldığı insana Kur’an’da çeşitli vesilelerle
farklı üsluplarda hitap etmiştir. Dilbilimciler insan kelimesinin
etimolojik kökenini tespit ederken farklı görüşler ileri sürmüşlerdir. Kelimenin
aslına dair ortaya koydukları görüşlerin hepsi dikkat çekici bir şekilde insanı
tanımlayan niteliklere işaret etmektedir. Bu çerçevede insan
kelimesinin; “unutan varlık anlamında” ins kökünden, kendisine öğretilen
varlık anlamında înâs mastarından veya “çok hareket etmek” manasındaki nvs
kökünden türediği söylenmektedir. Ayrıca “cana yakın olmak, uyum sağlamak”
anlamındaki üns mastarından türediği “yaratılış itibariyle sosyal
varlık” olarak tanımlamasının da buradan kaynaklandığını ifade eden değerlendirmeler
de bulunmaktadır.

Bu
çalışmada yirmi üç yıllık nüzul sürecinde farklı bağlamlarda inen ayetlerde yer
alan insan kelimesinin sınıflandırılmasında, ayetlerin indiği ortamın
tarihi bağlamı başta olmak üzere siyak-sibak ilişkisi, dil kuralları ve nüzul
sebepleri dikkate alınmıştır. Diğer yandan insan kelimelerinden ilk
kastedilenin kim olduğunu tespit etmenin ayetin mesajını anlamada ne denli
önemli olduğu örneklerle ortaya konulmuş ve söz konusu kelimenin
anlamlandırılmasına dönük meallerin yaklaşımları analiz edilmiştir.