bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of Layer-by-Layer Segmented Ganglion Cell Complex Thickness for Detecting Early Glaucoma According to Different Macular Grids
Authors: Kim Hae Jin , Park Ki Ho , Kim Young Kook , Jeoung Jin Wook 
Published: June 2017

Purpose:
To investigate the diagnostic performance of layer-by-layer segmented macular ganglion cell complex (GCC) thickness for detecting early glaucoma using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) with different macular grids.

Materials and Methods:
Sixty-two early-stage open-angle glaucoma patients and 70 healthy subjects were enrolled in this study. The SD-OCT with automated segmentation was used to obtain macular scans with different grids of “1, 2, and 3 mm”; “1, 2.22, and 3.45 mm”; and “1, 3, and 6 mm” diameters. The separate thicknesses of the macular retinal nerve fiber layer (mRNFL), ganglion cell layer (GCL), inner plexiform layer (IPL), ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL: GCL+IPL), and GCC (RNFL+GCL+IPL) were measured in each grid. The areas under the receiver operating characteristics were used to compare their specific diagnostic abilities.

Results:
In all macular grid diameters, the mRNFL, GCL, and IPL thicknesses, except mRNFL in the 1 to 2 mm macular grid, were significantly thinner in patients with early glaucoma than in healthy subjects. The GCC and GCL in the 3 to 6 mm macular grid diameters were best able to discriminate between early glaucoma and normal groups. When including quadrant parameters in the 3 to 6 mm macular grid diameter, the temporal GCL had the largest areas under the curve of receiver operating characteristics (0.906).

Conclusions:
Large macular grids have generally high discriminating power for the diagnosis of early glaucoma by SD-OCT. The GCL or GCC thickness in 3 to 6 mm macular grid could be useful for the identification of early glaucomatous structural loss.
Fourth-Degree Perineal Laceration in Nonconsenual Fisting
Authors: Cappelletti Simone , Fiore Paola Antonella , Bottoni Edoardo , Aromatario Mariarosaria 
Published: June 2017

AbstractWe present the case of an 18-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted with transanal forearm penetration resulting in a fourth-degree perineal laceration. Fisting is an uncommon sexual practice consisting in the penetration of the vagina, anus, or both of them with fingers, hand (fist) or forearm.Perineal lacerations are a relatively common finding in both consensual and nonconsensual fisting victims. Even though cases of fisting with first-, second-, and third-degree lacerations have been reported in literature, only one previous case of fourth-degree perineal laceration has been described in a woman, who died after anal fisting.The clinical and morphological findings related to this sexual practice have been presented. No previous reports concerning nonfatal cases of fourth-degree perineal laceration, due to anal fisting, exists in literature. We report a case in which the forensic evaluation and the identification of the sexual assault were delayed because of both the atypical and uncommon pattern of injury and the unconsciousness of the patient. The information gathered thanks to this article would support forensic pathologists and sexual assault forensic examiners in recognizing doubtful cases, and this is particularly important when the suspect of sexual assault arise.
Undiagnosed Pheochromocytoma Simulating Malignant Hyperthermia
Authors: Ramani Nisha S. , Stoppacher Robert , Morani Ajaykumar C. , Catanese Charles 
Published: June 2017

IntroductionPheochromocytomas are rare catecholamine-producing neuroendocrine tumors. They are surgically curable but can be lethal if remain undiagnosed. We report a patient earlier diagnosed with malignant hyperthermia but later found to have pheochromocytoma on autopsy.Case reportAfter a preprocedural pain block for elective right shoulder arthroscopy, a 53-year-old hypertensive white man developed chest pain. In the operating room, he had increased blood pressure. Postoperatively, his blood pressures dropped from 220/100 to 80/30 mm Hg. He later developed high fever with core temperature reaching a peak of 42.2°C, rapid breathing, and died after unsuccessful attempts to stabilize him.AutopsyAutopsy revealed a tumor in his right adrenal gland, measuring 10 cm in greatest dimension and weighing 530 g. It was red brown with a hemorrhagic and cystic cut surface. A thin rim of yellow-orange adrenal cortex was visible at the margin of the tumor, indicating that it originated from the underlying adrenal medulla. The left adrenal gland was unremarkable.Sections showed hypercellular tumor with zellballen architecture. The tumor cells were round to oval with finely granular basophilic cytoplasm and mild pleomorphism. A 24-hour urine sample collected before his death showed greater than 22727 μg/g Ratio to Creatinine metanephrines and normetanephrine, indicating that the tumor was active and secreted high levels of catecholamine. The cause of death was established as the complications of pheochromocytoma in the settings of general anesthesia for shoulder arthroscopy. The manner of death was natural.ConclusionsPheochromocytoma can mimic malignant hyperthermia, and it should always be considered and managed appropriately in such scenarios to avoid untoward consequences. Pathologists must also be aware of this when conducting an autopsy in cases with a previous clinical diagnosis of malignant hyperthermia.
An Unusual Medicolegal Case of 32-Year-Old Mother and Her 29-Week Fetus With Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes, and Low Platelet Count Syndrome
Authors: Szeremeta Michał , Drobuliakova Petra , Przepieść Jerzy , Załuski Janusz , Sackiewicz Adam , Niemcunowicz-Janica Anna 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
Forensic medicine experts are well aware of blunt abdominal trauma, which often lead to death because of serious internal organ injury with severe blood loss. Sometimes careful examination of such cases may reveal some other underlying conditions, such as an existing disease that had contributed to the death or life-threatening complications. Our article presents a rare case of spontaneous hepatic rupture and intraperitoneal hemorrhage in a 32-year-old primigravida and her 29-week fetus, which was a result of hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count syndrome. The said syndrome is a life-threatening obstetric complication usually considered to be a variant or complication of pre-eclampsia, which is characterized by hemolysis with microangiopathy, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count.
Perioperative Retinal Artery Occlusion: Incidence and Risk Factors in Spinal Fusion Surgery From the US National Inpatient Sample 1998–2013
Authors: Calway Tyler , Rubin Daniel S. , Moss Heather E. , Joslin Charlotte E. , Mehta Ankit I. , Roth Steven 
Published: June 2017

Background:
Retinal artery occlusion (RAO) is a rare but devastating complication of spinal fusion surgery. We aimed to determine its incidence and associated risk factors.

Methods:
Hospitalizations involving spinal fusion surgery were identified by searching the National Inpatient Sample, a database of hospital discharges, from 1998 to 2013. RAO cases were identified using ICD-9-CM codes. Using the STROBE guidelines, postulated risk factors were chosen based on literature review and identified using ICD-9-CM codes. Multivariate logistic models with RAO as outcome, and risk factors, race, age, admission, and surgery type evaluated associations.

Results:
Of an estimated 4,784,275 spine fusions in the United States from 1998 to 2013, there were 363 (CI: 291–460) instances of RAO (0.76/10,000 spine fusions, CI: 0.61–0.96). Incidence ranged from 0.35/10,000 (CI: 0.11–1.73) in 2001–2002 to 1.29 (CI: 0.85–2.08) in 2012–2013, with no significant trend over time (P = 0.39). Most strongly associated with RAO were stroke, unidentified type (odds ratio, OR: 14.33, CI: 4.54–45.28, P < 0.001), diabetic retinopathy (DR) (OR: 7.00, CI: 1.18–41.66, P = 0.032), carotid stenosis (OR: 4.94, CI: 1.22–19.94, P = 0.025), aging (OR for age 71–80 years vs 41–50 years referent: 4.07, CI: 1.69–10.84, P = 0.002), and hyperlipidemia (OR: 2.96, CI: 1.85–4.73, P < 0.001). There was an association between RAO and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (OR: 2.95, CI: 1.29–6.75, P = 0.010). RAO was more likely to occur with spinal surgery performed urgently or emergently compared with being done electively (OR: 0.40, CI: 0.23–0.68, P < 0.001).

Conclusions:
Patient-specific associations with RAO in spinal fusion include aging, carotid stenosis, DR, hyperlipidemia, stroke, and specific types of surgery. DR may serve as an observable biomarker of heightened risk of RAO in patients undergoing spine fusion.
Linking internal marketing orientation to balanced scorecard outcomes in small businesses: the case of travel agencies
Authors: Khazaei Pool Javad , Khodadadi Masood , Amirbakzadeh Kalati Ezat 
Published: June 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine how internal marketing orientation affects balanced scorecard outcomes (financial performance, customer, internal process, learning and growth) in a small service businesses context.

Design/methodology/approach
Drawing from the small businesses, the relationship between internal marketing orientation and performance is hypothesized and tested. A structural equation modeling (SEM) test with maximum likelihood estimation was performed to test the relationship between the research variables.

Findings
The results obtained from the SEM analyzes revealed that internal marketing orientation positively impacts the levels of financial and non-financial performance. The results also indicate that non-financial performance measures (that is, customer, internal process, learning and growth) directly affect financial performance.

Originality/value
This study unpacks the mechanism between internal marketing orientation and balanced scorecard outcomes and contributes to the academic research of internal marketing orientation in the context of small businesses.
Integration of Taguchi and Shainin DOE for Six Sigma improvement: an Indian case
Authors: Prashar Anupama 
Published: June 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the application of Six Sigma/design of experiments (DOE) hybrid framework for improving damping force (DF) generation process in a shock absorber assembly unit.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted a case study research method with single case (holistic) design. This research design was found to be appropriate for testing the projected framework for integrating DOE approaches within Six Sigma define-measure-analyze-improve-control (DMAIC) cycle. In the proposed framework, Shainin’s component search technique (CST) was deployed at the “analysis” phase of DMAIC for the first stage filtering of process parameters, followed by the use of Taguchi orthogonal arrays (OA) at the “improve” phase for identifying the optimal setting of the parameters.FindingsThe application of Shanin CST facilitated in ascertaining that assembly component (piston with rebound stopper) was causing the variation and not the assembly process. Further, the use of Taguchi OA at the improve phase allowed the collection of necessary data to determine the significant piston parameters with minimum experimentation (eight experimental runs in this case as opposed to the expected 64) and analysis of variance on the collected data facilitated the selection of parameter settings to optimize the “critical to quality”, i.e. rebound DF.Originality/valueThis study provided a stimulus for wider application of integrated DOE approaches by the engineering community in the problem solving and the identification of parameters responsible for poor performance of the process.
Islamic religiosity and portfolio allocation: the Malaysian context
Authors: Mahdzan Nurul Shahnaz , Zainudin Rozaimah , Che Hashim Rosmawani , Sulaiman Noor Adwa 
Published: June 2017

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the association between Muslim individuals’ portfolio allocation choice and Islamic religiosity (levels and dimensions), controlling for risk tolerance and sociodemographic factors.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses primary data collected via survey questionnaires from a sample of 751 Muslim working individuals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Owing to the ordinal nature of the dependent variable, which reflects the levels of proportions of risky assets in portfolios, the data were analyzed using an ordered probit regression model.FindingsThe findings reveal that Islamic religiosity levels in general were insignificantly related to portfolio allocation, but that two dimensions of religiosity (virtue and obligation) significantly impact the allocations of risky assets in the portfolio. The higher the level of virtue, the lower the propensity to allocate risky assets into the portfolio. On the contrary, the higher the level of obligation, the higher the propensity to allocate risky assets in the portfolio. Meanwhile, individuals with higher risk tolerance, income and education levels show greater propensity to allocate risky assets in the portfolio.Research limitations/implicationsThe sample is restricted to Muslims in Kuala Lumpur; hence, the findings are not easily generalized to Muslim investors in general. Findings may differ between Muslims across the world, so future research needs to expand from a country specific to an international analysis. In addition, future studies could include other determinants of portfolio allocation, such as financial literacy.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study may assist financial planners and policymakers to better understand the drivers of portfolio allocation among their Muslim clients.Originality/valueWhile other studies have tended to focus on the impact of religiosity on the holdings of specific financial assets, such as Islamic bank accounts or Takaful, the present study explores the effect of Islamic religiosity dimensions on the allocations of risky assets in the portfolio. The study also develops an ordinal measure of portfolio allocation and makes a methodological contribution by using an ordered probit regression analysis.
Regulation, competition, and economic growth
Authors: Friske Wesley , Zachary Miles A. 
Published: June 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the effects of government regulation on economic value creation through the lens of Resource-Advantage Theory. This study intends to shed more light on how industry-government relationships affect the entrepreneurial activities that drive economic growth.Design/methodology/approachThe authors use a test of joint significance (MacKinnon et al., 2002) in a generalized linear model to examine how competition mediates the relationship between government regulation and jobs and wages. The research context is the US brewing industry for the year 2012.FindingsHigh excise taxes and certain sales restrictions negatively impact competition, which ultimately affects economic value creation. State regulators may effectively balance the need to bring in tax revenues on the one hand and promote healthy competition on the other by turning to small business tax credits and exemptions. The results of a post hoc analysis indicate excise taxes have the most pronounced effect at the manufacturing level of the supply chain as opposed to the wholesale and retail levels.Originality/valueThe predictive validity of this study suggests that Resource-Advantage Theory is a useful and appropriate framework for understanding how industry–government relations impact the competitive processes that lead to economic value creation. From a practical standpoint, the study also has several implications for public policy, which are detailed in the latter stages of the paper.
Framework foresight for exploring emerging student needs
Authors: Hines Andy 
Published: June 2017

Purpose
This paper aims to describe the approach used by the research team to explore the topic of future student needs. It described the specific method, Framework Foresight, and how it was adapted to meet the circumstances of topic and client.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper focuses on the approach that guided the original research study on which this special issue is based. It describes the use of the Framework Foresight method developed by the Houston Foresight program and how it was adapted for the project.

Findings
The paper demonstrates how the Framework Foresight method can be effectively used to explore the future of a topic, in this case future student needs. It points out how it can be adapted or customized to suit particular topic or client needs.

Research limitations/implications
The research focused on the student perspective and identified implications of those findings for higher education institutions and their stakeholders. It did not explicitly focus on how to “fix” higher education or its institutions.

Practical implications
The Framework Foresight method is presented as an effective way to way to explore the future of a topic, in this case future student needs. The paper makes the case that the method develops a solid foundation for developing interesting and useful findings and recommendation for action.

Originality/value
This paper is the first to explicitly identify and describe the application of the Framework Foresight and how it can be customized to explore the future of a topic.
The future of student life: playing
Authors: Schlehuber Laura 
Published: June 2017

Purpose
A research project exploring emerging student needs explored six aspects of student life: living, learning, working, playing, connecting and participating. Playing is explored here, considering changes in student approaches to leisure, recreation and having fun and investigates how playing in general is changing. The purpose of this paper summarizes two scenarios about the playing domain from the Student Needs 2025+ project and highlights implications for the future of higher education.

Design/methodology/approach
A modified version of the University of Houston’s “Framework Foresight” method was used to explore the future of six aspects of future student life.

Findings
Play has gotten serious. It is increasingly scheduled, supervised and often includes some larger objective, such as learning. This purposeful play is spreading into virtual space as well, which will increasingly be the setting for play. In the longer term, play – in the form or gamification – is likely to integrate into more and more of student life. Games and play will be used for teaching in the classroom (real and virtual), at work for training, to make exercise “fun”, and even in civic life for encouraging greater participation in governance.

Research limitations/implications
In terms of research limitations, the paper is focused on the needs of students and does not purport to be an exhaustive analysis of all the issues influencing higher education. It views the future of higher education through the lens of students and their emerging needs.

Practical implications
The paper is intended for educators, researchers and administrators to provide insight on how the needs of students, their key customers, are evolving.

Originality/value
This research explores student life in its totality as way to more accurately identify student needs in the future.
Readers Theatre: effects on word recognition automaticity and reading prosody
Authors: Young Chase , Rasinski Timothy 
Published: June 2017

In this quasi‐experimental study, the researchers examined the effects of implementing Readers Theatre in a second grade classroom, comprised of seven and eight‐year‐old students. The 70 subjects were chosen as a non‐probability sample from two different classes and served as the treatment (n = 29) and comparison (n = 41) groups. A repeated measures analysis of variance revealed statistically significant interaction and time effects. The post hoc analysis of simple effects indicated that the Readers Theatre treatment yielded larger effects on word recognition automaticity and prosody. Practical implications of this study suggest that consistent implementation of Readers Theatre in grade two classrooms can have a large impact on students' reading fluency.
Editorial Statement
Authors: Calvary Gaelle , Nichols Jeffrey , Campos José Creissac , Nunes Nuno , Campos Pedro 
Published: June 2017

The Proceedings of the ACM (PACM) was initiated by ACM in 2015 as overarching framework for publishing high quality computer science research. The goal for these new journals is to provide an alternate journal publication model for rigorous research papers that have traditionally been presented at major ACM conferences. PACM titles cross multiple intellectual communities, and each separate PACM is designed to represent a broad, but consistent, reach area. This is the first issue of the Proceedings of the ACM on Human Computer Interaction (PACMHCI), which represents the varied topics and communities that compose the broader study of Human Computer Interaction (HCI). The rich heterogeneity of this field can be expressed as deep ethnographies of information use in context, to experiments showing the effectiveness of interface designs, to the production of new technologies that push the limits of how we interact with computers, and much more.
The production of PACMHCI will focus on content associated with major research communities that are supported by the ACM Special Interest Group on Human-Computer Interaction (SIGCHI). Individual issues will be largely associated with separate research communities, who may then also select papers from the issue for presentation at their major conferences. These research communities provide the volunteers and editors necessary to provide the rigorous review and editorial process that will define this journal. Those editors will serve on the overall board for ACMHCI, to help bridge our diverse communities. Leveraging our research communities allows us to provide high-quality reviewing while maintaining the quick processing of work that is important in this quickly moving field.
This inaugural issue of PACMHCI represents work from the Engineering Interactive Computing Systems (EICS) community. EICS gathers researchers that aim to improve the ways we build interactive systems. Building interactive systems is a multi-faceted and challenging activity, involving a plethora of different actors and roles. This is particularly true in the domain of HCI, where we continuously push the edge of what is possible, where there is a crucial need for adequate processes, tools and methods to build reliable, useful and usable systems that help people cope with the ever-increasing complexity of work and life. The primary goal of the EICS research community is to create novel and high quality contributions in this direction.
Although there are only three articles in this first issue, our pipeline for future issues is promising. In the first submission cycle, 41 papers were submitted and, of those, 22 were asked for major revisions. We expect a good number of those 22 papers to be ultimately accepted over the coming months. We are grateful to our newly-formed Editorial Board consisting of more than 70 experts for lending their support and knowledge to the new journal.
More information about PACMHCI can be found at http://pacmhci.acm.org/.