bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Competitive strategies, market orientation types and innovation strategies: finding the strategic fit
Authors: Kaliappen Narentheren , Hilman Haim 
Published: May 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to review the strategic fit of competitive strategies, market orientation types and innovation strategies.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper is prepared by reviewing the relevant literatures on competitive strategies, market orientation types and innovation strategies as well as comparing and contrasting the common characteristics to attain fit.

Findings
The paper presents the criteria for distinguishing the different types of competitive strategies, market orientations and innovation strategies, along with a framework that fits a particular type of competitive strategy, market orientation and innovation strategy.

Practical implications
The paper provides an action framework based on characteristics of the competitive strategies (business strategy) along with the benefits of adopting a particular market orientation type and innovation strategy (functional strategies). This will facilitate the managers to execute appropriate competitive strategy that could well align with appropriate market orientation and innovation strategy.

Originality/value
This brief paper presents an original framework, with significant practical applications in a concise manner. The framework will provide a guide to the hotel top management in shaping and fitting an appropriate competitive strategies, market orientation types and innovation strategies.
Validity of a Linear Velocity Transducer for Testing Maximum Vertical Jumps
Authors: Pérez-Castilla Alejandro , Feriche Belén , Jaric Slobodan , Padial Paulino , García-Ramos Amador 
Published: May 2017

This study aimed to examine the validity of mechanical variables obtained by a linear velocity transducer from the unconstrained and constrained squat jump (SJ). Twenty-three men were tested on the unconstrained SJ and the SJ constrained by a Smith machine. Maximum values of force, velocity, and power were simultaneously recorded both by a linear velocity transducer attached to a bar of mass of 17, 30, 45, 60, and 75 kg and by a force plate. Linear velocity transducer generally overestimated the outcomes measured as compared to the force plate, particularly in unconstrained SJ. Bland-Altman plots revealed that heteroscedasticity of errors was mainly observed for velocity variables (r
2 = .26–.58) where the differences were negatively associated with the load magnitude. However, exceptionally high correlations were observed between the same outcomes recorded with the 2 methods in both unconstrained (median r = .89 [.71–.95]) and constrained SJ (r = .90 [.65–.95]). Although the systematic and proportional bias needs to be acknowledged, the high correlations between the variables obtained by 2 methods suggest that the linear velocity transducer could provide valid values of the force, velocity, and power outputs from both unconstrained and constrained SJ.
A Comparison of Self-Selected Walking Speeds and Walking Speed Variability When Data Are Collected During Repeated Discrete Trials and During Continuous Walking
Authors: Brown Marcus J. , Hutchinson Laura A. , Rainbow Michael J. , Deluzio Kevin J. , De Asha Alan R. 
Published: May 2017

A typical gait analysis data collection consists of a series of discrete trials, where a participant initiates gait, walks through a motion capture volume, and then terminates gait. This is not a normal ‘everyday’ gait pattern, yet measurements are considered representative of normal walking. However, walking speed, a global descriptor of gait quality that can affect joint kinematics and kinetics, may be different during discrete trials, compared to continuous walking. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of continuous walking versus discrete trials on walking speed and walking speed variability. Data were collected for 25 healthy young adults performing 2 walking tasks. The first task represented a typical gait data collection session, where subjects completed repeated trials, beginning from a standstill and walking along a 12-m walkway. The second task was continuous walking along a “figure-of-8” circuit, with 1 section containing the same 12-m walkway. Walking speed was significantly higher during the discrete trials compared to the continuous trials (p < .001), but there were no significant differences in walking speed variability between the conditions. The results suggest that choice of gait protocol may affect results where variables are sensitive to walking speed.
Functional Recovery After Rotator Cuff Repair: The Role of Biceps Surgery
Authors: Gialanella Bernardo , Grossetti Francesco , Mazza Marina , Danna Laura , Comini Laura 
Published: May 2017

Context:Surgical cuff repair is recommended in a full-thickness rotator cuff tear when nonoperative treatment fails.Surgical cuff repair can include surgery of the long head of the biceps when concomitant biceps pathology is present. However, the studies executed up till now have not yet clearly defined if additional biceps surgery affects the shoulder functionality in patients who underwent rotator cuff repair.Objective:To verify if the concomitant biceps surgery prejudices shoulder functionality during the short-term period in rotator cuff repair patients.Design:Prospective and observational study.Setting:Outpatient service for rehabilitation.Patients:Ninety-three consecutive patients who had undergone surgery for full-thickness symptomatic rotator cuff tear were enrolled for rehabilitation; 25 underwent rotator cuff repair and tendon biceps surgery (ABS), while 68 underwent rotator cuff repair only (RCR).Interventions:Motor rehabilitation after surgical treatment of rotator cuff repair.Measures:Final Constant score was used as primary outcome measure, and efficiency and effectiveness in Constant score were evaluated both at the end of the last cycle of rehabilitation and 6 mo postsurgery.Results:Patients with rotator cuff repair and tendon biceps surgery had lower final scores (36.5 ± 12.0 vs 49.3 ± 13.0,P < .001), effectiveness (40.6 ± 18.0 vs 60.3 ± 20.0,P < .001), and efficiency (0.80 ± 0.5 vs 1.19 ± 0.6,P = .010) in Constant score than those with rotator cuff repair only at the end of rehabilitation. Moreover, they had a lower final score (53.3 ± 14.0 vs 64.5 ± 10.0,P < .001) and effectiveness (66.9 ± 21.0 vs 84.0 ± 16,P < .001) in Constant score 6 mo postsurgery. Gender was a determinant of final score, efficiency, and effectiveness in Constant score at the end of the rehabilitation period, while tendon biceps surgery was a determinant of final score and effectiveness in Constant score at the end of the rehabilitation period and at 6 mo postsurgery.Conclusions:This study highlights that concomitant tendon biceps surgery negatively affects functional outcome of patients who underwent rotator cuff repair and is an important determinant of shoulder functionality in the first 6 mo postsurgery.
Self-Reported Physical Activity and Exercise Patterns in Children With Sickle Cell Disease
Authors: Omwanghe Osarhiemen A. , Muntz Devin S. , Kwon Soyang , Montgomery Simone , Kemiki Opeyemi , Hsu Lewis L. , Thompson Alexis A. , Liem Robert I. 
Published: May 2017

Purpose:Sickle cell disease (SCD) significantly affects physical functioning. We examined physical activity (PA) patterns in children with SCD versus a national sample and factors associated with PA and participation in physical education and organized sports.Method:One hundred children with SCD completed a 58-item survey with questions from the 2009–2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Physical Activity Questionnaire and others on physical education and sports, disease impact, and physical functioning.Results:Compared with NHANES participants, more children with SCD (67 vs 42%, p < .01) reported doing at least 10 min of moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA)/week. Children with SCD also reported spending more days in MVPA (2.3 vs. 1.4 days/week, p < .01). However, fewer reported spending ³ 60 min/day in either vigorous PA (VPA) (24 vs. 43%, p = .01) or MVPA (17 vs 23%, p < .01). In addition, 90% and 48% of children with SCD participated in physical education and sports, respectively. Greater disease impact on PA and physical functioning were associated with lower participation.Conclusion:Children with SCD are active at moderate to vigorous intensity for shorter durations. Negative personal beliefs about disease impact and poor physical functioning represent barriers to PA in SCD.
ПОБУДОВА МАТЕМАТИЧНОЇ МОДЕЛІ СКЛАДНОГО РУХУ ФЛАКОНІВ НА ЛІНІЯХ РОЗЛИВУ ЛІКІВ ФАРМАЦЕВТИЧНОЇ ПРОМИСЛОВОСТІ
Authors: Kravets N. О. 
Published: May 2017

The mathematical model of the complex product motion along the lateral lines at the plate conveyers of the bottle lines is presented in the artcle. The experimental evaluation of the gained theoretical dependence is suggested. The calculation results coordinate well with the modelling and experiment resuls.
СТАТИСТИЧНИЙ АНАЛІЗ ЛАЗЕРНИХ ПОЛЯРИЗАЦІЙНИХ ЗОБРАЖЕНЬ ПЛАЗМИ КРОВІ В ДІАГНОСТИЦІ ПАТОЛОГІЇ МОЛОЧНИХ ЗАЛОЗ
Authors: Zabolotna N. I. , Oliinychenko B. P. 
Published: May 2017

There are changes tendentious statistical moments of two-dimensional distribution of azimuth and ellipticity of polarization of a laser image of human blood plasma. Evaluation was carried out under the assumption that small and high level of birefringence reflects the state plasma "healthy person" and «pathology of mammary glands».
САНОЦЕНТРИЧНА СТРАТЕГІЯ ОХОРОНИ ЗДОРОВ'Я: ПРЯМИЙ ШЛЯХ ДО ЗДОРОВ'Я НАСЕЛЕННЯ
Authors: Apanasenko G. L. 
Published: May 2017

We discuss the fundamental position of the essence of life and health as a manifestation of the transformation of solar energy into other forms of energy (thermal, mechanical, electrical, etc.). It is alleged that the efficiency of intracellular energy production as an expression of mitochondrial function (the final stage of the transformation of solar energy) is a measure of the body's resistance to internal and external negative influences. There is a level of energy production above which neither endogenous risk factors, nor the disease are registered. It was given quantitative characteristic named «safe level of health». It is postulated (in addition to the «sickness industry» - the Ministry of Health institutions) the need to form the «health industry», based on the preservation and improvement of energy potential biosystems.
ОНТОЛОГІЧНІ ІНТЕРАКТИВНІ СИСТЕМИ ЗНАНЬ -ПАРАДИГМА РОЗВИТКУ МОБІЛЬНОЇ МЕДИЦИНИ
Authors: Stryzhak O. Ye. , Mintser О. P. , Babintseva L. Yu. 
Published: May 2017

It describes the approaches and tools of formation of the ontological systems of medical records. The conditions of their creation on the basis of the relevant provisions of partially ordered medical theories are defined. There are determined such tools as term field of medical document, taxonomy, reducer of multiple relations between the concepts of the theory, the provisions of which are reflected in a medical document. Documents ontologies are considered as network-centric interactive medical knowledge systems. Examples of dynamic presentation of the state of physicians and patients interaction with ontological medical document system are presented.
Long‐Term Cardiovascular Risk After Radiotherapy in Women With Breast Cancer
Authors: Cheng Yun‐Jiu , Nie Xiao‐Ying , Ji Cheng‐Cheng , Lin Xiao‐Xiong , Liu Li‐Juan , Chen Xu‐Miao , Yao Hao , Wu Su‐Hua 
Published: May 2017

Background
Radiotherapy for breast cancer often involves some incidental exposure of the heart to ionizing radiation. The effect of this exposure on the subsequent risk of heart disease is uncertain. We performed a meta‐analysis to investigate the link between radiotherapy and long‐term cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with breast cancer.

Methods and Results

We performed a literature search using
MEDLINE
(January 1966 to January 2015) and
EMBASE
(January 1980 to January 2015) with no restrictions. Studies that reported relative risk (
RR
) estimates with 95%
CI
s for the associations of interest were included. Pooled effect estimates were obtained by using random‐effects meta‐analysis. Thirty‐nine studies involving 1 191 371 participants were identified. Patients who received left‐sided radiotherapy, as compared with those receiving right‐sided radiotherapy, experienced increased risks of developing coronary heart disease (
RR
1.29, 95%
CI
1.13‐1.48), cardiac death (
RR
1.22, 95%
CI
1.08‐1.37) and death from any cause (
RR
1.05, 95%
CI
1.01‐1.10). In a comparison of patients with radiotherapy and without radiotherapy, the
RR
s were 1.30 (95%
CI
1.13‐1.49) for coronary heart disease and 1.38 (95%
CI
1.18‐1.62) for cardiac mortality. Radiotherapy for breast cancer was associated with an absolute risk increase of 76.4 (95%
CI
36.8‐130.5) cases of coronary heart disease and 125.5 (95%
CI
98.8‐157.9) cases of cardiac death per 100 000 person‐years. The risk started to increase within the first decade for coronary heart disease and from the second decade for cardiac mortality.

Conclusions
Exposure of the heart to ionizing radiation during radiotherapy for breast cancer increases the subsequent risk of coronary heart disease and cardiac mortality.
Hail-Detection Algorithm for the GPM Core Observatory Satellite Sensors
Authors: Mroz Kamil , Battaglia Alessandro , Lang Timothy J. , Cecil Daniel J. , Tanelli Simone , Tridon Frederic 
Published: May 2017

AbstractBy exploiting an abundant number of extreme storms observed simultaneously by the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission Core Observatory satellite’s suite of sensors and by the ground-based S-band Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) network over the continental United States, proxies for the identification of hail are developed from the GPM Core Observatory satellite observables. The full capabilities of the GPM Core Observatory are tested by analyzing more than 20 observables and adopting the hydrometeor classification on the basis of ground-based polarimetric measurements being truth. The proxies have been tested using the critical success index (CSI) as a verification measure. The hail-detection algorithm that is based on the mean Ku-band reflectivity in the mixed-phase layer performs the best of all considered proxies (CSI of 45%). Outside the dual-frequency precipitation radar swath, the polarization-corrected temperature at 18.7 GHz shows the greatest potential for hail detection among all GPM Microwave Imager channels (CSI of 26% at a threshold value of 261 K). When dual-variable proxies are considered, the combination involving the mixed-phase reflectivity values at both Ku and Ka bands outperforms all of the other proxies, with a CSI of 49%. The best-performing radar–radiometer algorithm is based on the mixed-phase reflectivity at Ku band and on the brightness temperature (TB) at 10.7 GHz (CSI of 46%). When only radiometric data are available, the algorithm that is based on the TBs at 36.6 and 166 GHz is the most efficient, with a CSI of 27.5%.
Intravoxel incoherent motion magnetic resonance imaging of the normal-appearing parotid glands in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer after radioiodine therapy
Authors: Shen Jie , Xu Xiao-Quan , Su Guo-Yi , Hu Hao , Shi Hai-Bin , Liu Wei , Wu Fei-Yun 
Published: May 2017

Background Radiation damage to the salivary gland is a common complication of radioiodine therapy (RIT) in the patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Purpose To investigate the feasibility of using intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect radiation-induced changes of normal-appearing parotid glands in the patients after RIT for DTC. Material and Methods We prospectively enrolled 20 patients with RIT-induced sialoadenitis and 20 healthy control (HC) participants. The patients were divided into intermediate and late groups, and a questionnaire was used to assess the related symptoms. IVIM MRI was scanned using nine b-values (0, 50, 100, 150, 200, 400, 600, 800, and 1000 s/mm2). Quantitative parameters (pseudodiffusion coefficient, D*; perfusion fraction, f; tissue diffusivity, D) were obtained using a biexponential model and compared among different groups using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test. Correlations between significant parameters and symptom score were assessed using Spearman’s correlation analysis. Results The f and D value differed significantly (f, P = 0.016; D, P = 0.006) among different groups. Post hoc analysis showed that f and D value of intermediate group were significantly higher than those of HC group (f, P = 0.012; D, P = 0.004), while no significant differences between late group and HC group (f, P = 0.852; D, P = 0.707). Significant positive correlation was found between f value and the total symptom score of the patients in intermediate group ( P = 0.028, r = 0.762). Conclusion The IVIM MRI might be feasible to detect the radiation-induced changes of parotid glands in the patients after RIT for DTC.
Review and management of breast lesions detected with breast tomosynthesis but not visible on mammography and ultrasonography
Authors: Taskin Fusun , Durum Yasemin , Soyder Aykut , Unsal Alparslan 
Published: May 2017

Background Breast tomosynthesis is more sensitive than mammography and can detect lesions that are not always visible with conventional methods such as digital mammography (MG) and ultrasonography (US). No standardized approach is available for the management of lesions that are detectable with tomosynthesis but are not visible on MG or US. Purpose To review suspicious breast lesions detected with tomosynthesis but not visible on two-dimensional (2D) MG or US and to determine the management options for these lesions. Material and Methods Ethical committee approval was obtained. The radiological records, biopsy or surgery results, and follow-up findings of 107 patients who had a tomosynthesis-positive but MG- or US-negative breast lesion between 2011 and 2016 were retrospectively evaluated. Results Of 107 lesions visible only with tomosynthesis, 74% were architectural distortions and 26% were asymmetrical opacities. All patients underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for further evaluation. Among the 48 (45%) MRI-negative lesions, none had a suspicious alteration during the follow-up period. Among the MRI-positive lesions, 28% of the 50 architectural distortions and 11% of the nine asymmetrical opacities were malignant. Conclusion Given the inherent high false-positive rate of breast tomosynthesis, breast MRI prior to biopsy may reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies for suspicious breast lesions that are tomosynthesis-positive only.
Delivering Vitamin A Supplements to Children Aged 6 to 59 Months: Comparing Delivery Through Mass Campaign and Through Routine Health Services in Ethiopia
Authors: Gatobu Sospeter , Horton Susan , Kiflie Aleyamehu Yibeltal , Abraham Gelila , Birhanu Negalign , Greig Alison 
Published: May 2017

Background: The delivery of vitamin A supplements in Ethiopia has been shifting from Child Health Days (campaigns) to routine delivery via the community health services. Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the cost and effectiveness of these 2 delivery methods. No previous studies have done this. Methods: A mixed method approach was used. Quantitative data on costs were collected from interviews with key staff and coverage data from health facility records. Qualitative data on the 2 modalities were collected from key informants and community members from purposefully sampled communities using the 2 modalities. Results: Communities appreciated the provision of vitamin A supplements to their under 5-year-old children. The small drop in coverage that occurred as a result of the change in modality can be attributed to normal changes that occur with any system change. Advantages of campaigns included greater ease of mobilization and better coverage of older children from more remote communities. Advantages of routine delivery included not omitting children who happened to miss the 1 day per round that supplementation occurred and not disrupting the availability of other health services for the 5 to 6 days each campaign requires. The cost of routine delivery is not easy to measure nor is the cost of disruption to normal services entailed by campaigns. Conclusion: Cost-effectiveness likely depends more on effectiveness than on cost. Overall, the routine approach can achieve good coverage and is sustainable in the long run, as long as the transition is well planned and implemented.
Monitoring Nutrition in Critical Illness: What Can We Use?
Authors: Ferrie Suzie , Tsang Erica 
Published: May 2017

AbstractBackground: Nutrition monitoring in the context of critical care presents unique challenges. Traditionally used anthropometric and biochemical markers may be difficult to obtain or confounded by factors such as fluid status and the inflammatory response. A previous survey identified 15 parameters in common use, all of which have confounding influences during critical illness. Materials and Methods: A literature search was conducted to assess current use of commonly used nutrition‐monitoring parameters and to explore other possible methods that might be more useful. More than 1000 journal articles were reviewed to identify indicators of nutrition status or nutrition progress that have been used in ICU studies. The most recent 200 articles were examined to quantify the number of occurrences for each indicator. Each parameter was rated for availability and feasibility in the ICU. Results: There were 53 parameters found, including the 15 already identified as commonly used; 27 were used in ≥3 recent studies. Less‐well‐established nutrition indicators with potential for use in the ICU (moderate or high feasibility and availability) included ultrasound measurement of arm or leg muscle thickness, fatigue scoring with the Chalder scale, urinary creatinine assay, and serum insulin‐like growth factor 1 level. None of these was among the commonly used indicators in recent studies. Conclusion: This study identifies commonly used nutrition‐monitoring parameters and discusses their feasibility and availability in the critical care setting. Further investigation of nutrition indicators in ICU is needed, ideally as part of a randomized trial to reduce the effect of the many possible confounding factors.