bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Patient Self-Management of Asthma Using Mobile Health Applications: A Systematic Review of the Functionalities and Effects
Authors: Farzandipour Mehrdad , Nabovati Ehsan , Sharif Reihane , Arani Marzieh , Anvari Shima 
Published: January 2018

Objective The aim of this systematic review was to summarize the evidence regarding the effects of mobile health applications (mHealth apps) for self-management outcomes in patients with asthma and to assess the functionalities of effective interventions.
Methods We systematically searched Medline, Scopus, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. We included English-language studies that evaluated the effects of smartphone or tablet computer apps on self-management outcomes in asthmatic patients. The characteristics of these studies, effects of interventions, and features of mHealth apps were extracted.
Results A total of 10 studies met all the inclusion criteria. Outcomes that were assessed in the included studies were categorized into three groups (clinical, patient-reported, and economic). mHealth apps improved asthma control (five studies) and lung function (two studies) from the clinical outcomes. From the patient-reported outcomes, quality of life (three studies) was statistically significantly improved, while there was no significant impact on self-efficacy scores (two studies). Effects on economic outcomes were equivocal, so that the number of visits (in two studies) and admission and hospitalization-relevant outcomes (in one study) statistically significantly improved; and in four other studies, these outcomes did not improve significantly. mHealth apps features were categorized into seven categories (inform, instruct, record, display, guide, remind/alert, and communicate). Eight of the 10 mHealth apps included more than one functionality. Nearly all interventions had the functionality of recording user-entered data and half of them had the functionality of providing educational information and reminders to patients.
Conclusion Multifunctional mHealth apps have good potential in the control of asthma and in improving the quality of life in such patients compared with traditional interventions. Further studies are needed to identify the effectiveness of these interventions on outcomes related to medication adherence and costs.
The Effectiveness of Hands-on Health Informatics Skills Exercises in the Multidisciplinary Smart Home Healthcare and Health Informatics Training Laboratories
Authors: Sapci A. , Sapci H. 
Published: January 2018

Objective This article aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of newly established innovative smart home healthcare and health informatics laboratories, and a novel laboratory course that focuses on experiential health informatics training, and determine students' self-confidence to operate wireless home health monitoring devices before and after the hands-on laboratory course.
Materials and Methods Two web-based pretraining and posttraining questionnaires were sent to 64 students who received hands-on training with wireless remote patient monitoring devices in smart home healthcare and health informatics laboratories.
Results All 64 students completed the pretraining survey (100% response rate), and 49 students completed the posttraining survey (76% response rate). The quantitative data analysis showed that 95% of students had an interest in taking more hands-on laboratory courses. Sixty-seven percent of students had no prior experience with medical image, physiological data acquisition, storage, and transmission protocols. After the hands-on training session, 75.51% of students expressed improved confidence about training patients to measure blood pressure monitor using wireless devices. Ninety percent of students preferred to use a similar experiential approach in their future learning experience. Additionally, the qualitative data analysis demonstrated that students were expecting to have more courses with hands-on exercises and integration of technology-enabled delivery and patient monitoring concepts into the curriculum.
Conclusion This study demonstrated that the multidisciplinary smart home healthcare and health informatics training laboratories and the hands-on exercises improved students' technology adoption rates and their self-confidence in using wireless patient monitoring devices.
Feedback effects of boundary-layer meteorological factors on cumulative explosive growth of PM2.5 during winter heavy pollution episodes in Beijing from 2013 to 2016
Authors: Zhong Junting , Zhang Xiaoye , Dong Yunsheng , Wang Yaqiang , Liu Cheng , Wang Jizhi , Zhang Yangmei , Che Haochi 
Published: January 2018

Abstract. In January 2013, February 2014, December 2015 and December 2016
to 10 January 2017, 12 persistent heavy aerosol pollution episodes
(HPEs) occurred in Beijing, which received special attention from the public. During the HPEs, the precise
cause of PM2.5 explosive growth (mass concentration at least doubled in
several hours to 10 h) is uncertain. Here, we analyzed and estimated relative
contributions of boundary-layer meteorological factors to such growth, using
ground and vertical meteorological data. Beijing HPEs are generally
characterized by the transport stage (TS), whose aerosol pollution formation
is primarily caused by pollutants transported from the south of Beijing, and
the cumulative stage (CS), in which the cumulative explosive growth of
PM2.5 mass is dominated by stable atmospheric stratification
characteristics of southerly slight or calm winds, near-ground anomalous
inversion, and moisture accumulation. During the CSs, observed southerly weak
winds facilitate local pollutant accumulation by minimizing horizontal
pollutant diffusion. Established by TSs, elevated PM2.5 levels scatter
more solar radiation back to space to reduce near-ground temperature,
which very likely causes anomalous inversion. This surface cooling by
PM2.5 decreases near-ground saturation vapor pressure and increases
relative humidity significantly; the inversion subsequently reduces vertical
turbulent diffusion and boundary-layer height to trap pollutants and
accumulate water vapor. Appreciable near-ground moisture accumulation
(relative humidity> 80 %) would further enhance aerosol hygroscopic growth and
accelerate liquid-phase and heterogeneous reactions, in which incompletely
quantified chemical mechanisms need more investigation. The positive
meteorological feedback noted on PM2.5 mass explains over 70 % of cumulative
explosive growth.
Evaluation of digital soil mapping approaches with large sets of environmental covariates
Authors: Nussbaum Madlene , Spiess Kay , Baltensweiler Andri , Grob Urs , Keller Armin , Greiner Lucie , Schaepman Michael E. , Papritz Andreas 
Published: January 2018

Abstract. The spatial assessment of soil functions requires maps of basic soil properties. Unfortunately, these are either missing for many regions or are not available at the desired spatial resolution or down to the required soil depth. The field-based generation of large soil datasets and conventional soil maps remains costly. Meanwhile, legacy soil data and comprehensive sets of spatial environmental data are available for many regions.Digital soil mapping (DSM) approaches relating soil data (responses) to environmental data (covariates) face the challenge of building statistical models from large sets of covariates originating, for example, from airborne imaging spectroscopy or multi-scale terrain analysis. We evaluated six approaches for DSM in three study regions in Switzerland (Berne, Greifensee, ZH forest) by mapping the effective soil depth available to plants (SD), pH, soil organic matter (SOM), effective cation exchange capacity (ECEC), clay, silt, gravel content and fine fraction bulk density for four soil depths (totalling 48 responses). Models were built from 300–500 environmental covariates by selecting linear models through (1) grouped lasso and (2) an ad hoc stepwise procedure for robust external-drift kriging (georob). For (3) geoadditive models we selected penalized smoothing spline terms by component-wise gradient boosting (geoGAM). We further used two tree-based methods: (4) boosted regression trees (BRTs) and (5) random forest (RF). Lastly, we computed (6) weighted model averages (MAs) from the predictions obtained from methods 1–5.Lasso, georob and geoGAM successfully selected strongly reduced sets of covariates (subsets of 3–6 % of all covariates). Differences in predictive performance, tested on independent validation data, were mostly small and did not reveal a single best method for 48 responses. Nevertheless, RF was often the best among methods 1–5 (28 of 48 responses), but was outcompeted by MA for 14 of these 28 responses. RF tended to over-fit the data. The performance of BRT was slightly worse than RF. GeoGAM performed poorly on some responses and was the best only for 7 of 48 responses. The prediction accuracy of lasso was intermediate. All models generally had small bias. Only the computationally very efficient lasso had slightly larger bias because it tended to under-fit the data. Summarizing, although differences were small, the frequencies of the best and worst performance clearly favoured RF if a single method is applied and MA if multiple prediction models can be developed.
The Greater Caucasus Glacier Inventory (Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan)
Authors: Tielidze Levan G. , Wheate Roger D. 
Published: January 2018

Abstract. There have been numerous studies of glaciers in the Greater Caucasus, but
none that have generated a modern glacier database across the whole mountain
range. Here, we present an updated and expanded glacier inventory at three
time periods (1960, 1986, 2014) covering the entire Greater Caucasus.
Large-scale topographic maps and satellite imagery (Corona, Landsat 5, Landsat 8
and ASTER) were used to conduct a remote-sensing survey of glacier change, and
the 30 m resolution Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
Global Digital Elevation Model (ASTER GDEM; 17 November 2011) was used to determine the aspect,
slope and height distribution of glaciers. Glacier margins were mapped
manually and reveal that in 1960 the mountains contained 2349 glaciers with
a total glacier surface area of 1674.9 ± 70.4 km2. By 1986,
glacier surface area had decreased to 1482.1 ± 64.4 km2
(2209 glaciers), and by 2014 to 1193.2 ± 54.0 km2
(2020 glaciers). This represents a 28.8 ± 4.4 %
(481 ± 21.2 km2) or 0.53 % yr−1 reduction in total
glacier surface area between 1960 and 2014 and an increase in the rate of
area loss since 1986 (0.69 % yr−1) compared to 1960–1986
(0.44 % yr−1). Glacier mean size decreased from 0.70 km2 in
1960 to 0.66 km2 in 1986 and to 0.57 km2 in 2014. This new
glacier inventory has been submitted to the Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS) database and can be used as a basis
data set for future studies.
Consultoría en empresa de marketing: clima organizacional y satisfacción laboral
Authors: Prado Gamboa Carmen Alicia 
Published: January 2018

El presente estudio muestra el análisis del clima organizacional y la satisfacción laboral de una Pequeña y Mediana Empresa (Pyme) del sector servicio enfocada a actividades de marketing, el cual tiene como propósito diagnosticar áreas de oportunidad que brindaran mejoras en la productividad de los empleados al corregir los aspectos indeseables. La investigación se considera cuantitativa, con alcance correlacional, manejando un diseño de tipo no experimental transaccional. El instrumento de recolección de información fue una encuesta de escala Likert de 5, manejando la satisfacción de 50 reactivos, aplicadas a todo el personal administrativo de las áreas que componen la empresa en cada sucursal, dando un total de 31 participantes. Los resultados obtenidos fueron principalmente la presencia de inconformidad respecto al liderazgo que se emplea en la organización e insatisfacción con el sueldo recibido en conjunto con la ausencia de incentivos. En conclusión, se requiere la aplicación de un tabulador de salarios que establezca de acuerdo a las actividades desarrolladas el sueldo que corresponde a cada puesto, la implementación de incentivos y la restructuración del horario de trabajo. Todos estos cambios proporcionaran mejoras en la productividad de los trabajadores y por lo tanto beneficios directos para la empresa.
Trauma Unending
Authors: Kulisz Abby ,   Academic Publishing
Published: January 2018

This paper explores the ways communities reexperience traumatic events. Previous studies have made important contributions by observing that communities, in contrast to individuals, often use a traumatic event to construct their identity; and trauma is not always painful but sometimes desired. To further investigate these dimensions of traumatization, I focus on the performance of mātam or self-flagellation, which is practiced by a small minority of the world’s Shīʿī Muslim population on the Day of ʿĀshūrāʾ. For many Shīʿa, particularly Twelvers, Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī’s death at the battle of Karbala in 680 C.E. is a collectively traumatic event. Not only does Karbala embody a collective tragedy for Shīʿī Muslims, it defines and shapes their interpretation of history. During the practice of mātam, the mourner enacts the trauma of Karbala on one’s body, thus reliving and preserving the collective trauma.
Analysis of Forming Regularity in Line Heating Process for Curved Hull Plate by Considering the Plate Deflection
Authors: Wang Shun , Wang Ji , Liu Yujun , Li Rui , Liu Xiao 
Published: January 2018

Nowadays in most shipyards, line heating techniques are widely used in the forming process of hull plates. The precision and efficiency of the process are greatly influenced by the determination of technical parameters, including heating length, heating velocity, and the arrangement of heating line. Previous studies on this, which considered only local shrinkage, produced large errors in the calculation of thick and large curvature plates because the whole deformation was ignored. In this article, new mathematical formulas are proposed to indicate the relationship between the whole deflection and shrinkage during the plate-forming process by line heating. The numerical models were established based on the thermoelastic plastic finite element method considering the deflection. The reliability of the numerical models was verified by the comparison of temperature fields and displacement. Based on the analysis of forming regularity, a new concept named influence factor of deflection (IFD) was proposed from the analysis between deflection and shrinkage. The formulas were derived, which establishes the relation between the IFD and technical parameters. Finally, the experimental results showed that the relative percentage error is 5.13% for IFD, and the forming formulas were verified. The research lays a foundation for the technique of parameter prediction of thick and big curvature plates considering the deflection.

1. Introduction
The procedure of lofting, marking-off, pretreatment of steel plates, cutting, and welding has been automated in shipbuilding. Hull plate forming is the bottleneck of shipbuilding. There are numerous curved hull plates that need to be formed within the shipbuilding industry. Precision and efficiency are the technical difficulties in hull plate forming. It is very important to realize the automatic forming of curved hull plate. Line heating is an important method in hull plate forming, which mainly relies on the experience of the workers (Seong et al. 2013). The general processes are as follows. First, the technical parameters of hull plate forming are obtained based on the workers' experience. Then, hull plate forming is carried out manually by the workers. Last, plate forming quality is detected by using detection templates or a detection box. If plate forming cannot meet the requirements of the standards, the workers need to reform the plate, until it can meet the requirements. These procedures cause low efficiency and great fluctuation in forming quality. Therefore, it is essential to perform automatic line heating research.
The role of family functioning in parenting practices of court‐involved youth
Authors: Tolou‐Shams Marina , Brogan Leah , Esposito‐Smythers Christianne , Healy Meredith G. , Lowery Ashley , Craker Lacey , Brown Larry K. 
Published: January 2018

ABSTRACTCourt‐involved youth engage in risky sex behaviors at higher rates than non‐offending peers and are at particular risk for adverse sexual health outcomes. Parenting practices, such as parent‐child sexual communication and parental monitoring, may protect court‐involved youth from engaging in risky sexual behavior. Parent psychological distress and family dysfunction may, however, compromise parenting practices for court‐involved youth. This study examined associations among parent mental health symptoms, family functioning, and parenting practices within 157 parent‐youth dyads who were court‐referred for mental health treatment. Results revealed that greater parent mental health symptoms were directly related to greater family dysfunction and indirectly associated with poorer parental monitoring through worse family functioning. Findings suggest that directly addressing parent mental health needs in family‐based adolescent sexual health programming for court‐involved youth may be effective in improving parent‐child relationships and family processes that support long term sexual health outcomes for adolescents.
Circulating metabolites and general cognitive ability and dementia: Evidence from 11 cohort studies
Authors: van der Lee Sven J. , Teunissen Charlotte E. , Pool René , Shipley Martin J. , Teumer Alexander , Chouraki Vincent , Melo van Lent Debora , Tynkkynen Juho , Fischer Krista , Hernesniemi Jussi , Haller Toomas , Singh‐Manoux Archana , Verhoeven Aswin , Willemsen Gonneke , de Leeuw Francisca A. , Wagner Holger , van Dongen Jenny , Hertel Johannes , Budde Kathrin , Willems van Dijk Ko , Weinhold Leonie , Ikram M. Arfan , Pietzner Maik , Perola Markus , Wagner Michael , Friedrich Nele , Slagboom P. Eline , Scheltens Philip , Yang Qiong , Gertzen Robert E. , Egert Sarah , Li Shuo , Hankemeier Thomas , van Beijsterveldt Catharina E.M. , Vasan Ramachandran S. , Maier Wolfgang , Peeters Carel F.W. , Jörgen Grabe Hans , Ramirez Alfredo , Seshadri Sudha , Metspalu Andres , Kivimäki Mika , Salomaa Veikko , Demirkan Ayşe , Boomsma Dorret I. , van der Flier Wiesje M. , Amin Najaf , van Duijn Cornelia M. 
Published: January 2018

AbstractIntroductionIdentifying circulating metabolites that are associated with cognition and dementia may improve our understanding of the pathogenesis of dementia and provide crucial readouts for preventive and therapeutic interventions.MethodsWe studied 299 metabolites in relation to cognition (general cognitive ability) in two discovery cohorts (N total = 5658). Metabolites significantly associated with cognition after adjusting for multiple testing were replicated in four independent cohorts (N total = 6652), and the associations with dementia and Alzheimer's disease (N = 25,872) and lifestyle factors (N = 5168) were examined.ResultsWe discovered and replicated 15 metabolites associated with cognition including subfractions of high‐density lipoprotein, docosahexaenoic acid, ornithine, glutamine, and glycoprotein acetyls. These associations were independent of classical risk factors including high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, and apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotypes. Six of the cognition‐associated metabolites were related to the risk of dementia and lifestyle factors.DiscussionCirculating metabolites were consistently associated with cognition, dementia, and lifestyle factors, opening new avenues for prevention of cognitive decline and dementia.
How Hot Are They? Neural Correlates of Genital Arousal: An Infrared Thermographic and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Sexual Arousal in Men and Women
Authors: Parada Mayte , Gérard Marina , Larcher Kevin , Dagher Alain , Binik Yitzchak M. 
Published: January 2018

Abstract

Background
The few studies that have examined the neural correlates of genital arousal have focused on men and are methodologically hard to compare.

Aim
To investigate the neural correlates of peripheral physiologic sexual arousal using identical methodology for men and women.

Methods
2 groups (20 men, 20 women) viewed movie clips (erotic, humor) while genital temperature was continuously measured using infrared thermal imaging. Participants also continuously evaluated changes in their subjective arousal and answered discrete questions about liking the movies and wanting sexual stimulation. Brain activity, indicated by blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) response, was measured using functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Outcomes
BOLD responses, genital temperature, and subjective sexual arousal.

Results
BOLD activity in a number of brain regions was correlated with changes in genital temperature in men and women; however, activation in women appeared to be more extensive than in men, including the anterior and posterior cingulate cortex, right cerebellum, insula, frontal operculum, and paracingulate gyrus. Examination of the strength of the correlation between BOLD response and genital temperature showed that women had a stronger brain-genital relation compared with men in a number of regions. There were no brain regions in men with stronger brain-genital correlations than in women.

Clinical Translation
Our findings shed light on the neurophysiologic processes involved in genital arousal for men and women. Further research examining the specific brain regions that mediate our findings is necessary to pave the way for clinical application.

Strengths and Limitations
A strength of the study is the use of thermography, which allows for a direct comparison of the neural correlates of genital arousal in men and women. This study has the common limitations of most laboratory-based sexual arousal research, including sampling bias, lack of ecologic validity, and equipment limitations, and those common to neuroimaging research, including BOLD signal interpretation and neuroimaging analysis issues.

Conclusions
Our findings provide direct sex comparisons of the neural correlates of genital arousal in men and women and suggest that brain-genital correlations could be stronger in women.