bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Peripherally inserted central catheters for calcium requirements after successful parathyroidectomy: a comparison with centrally inserted catheters
Authors: Qi HJ , Yang WW , Zhang LD , Shi XJ , Li QY , Ye T 
Published: May 2017

BACKGROUND Intravenous calcium supplements are often required following parathyroidectomy to avoid postoperative hypocalcaemia. The aim of this study was to compare application effect of a femoral central venous catheter (CVC) and peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) on intravenous calcium supplements after parathyroidectomy. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the hospital records of 73 patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism who underwent a successful parathyroidectomy at the Huashan Hospital attached to Fudan University between 1 April 2011 and 1 February 2016. RESULTS Of the 73 study participants, 39 (53.4%) had a PICC and 34 (46.6%) had a CVC, respectively. Patients in the CVC group needed 6–7 days of intravenous calcium supplements, while patients in PICC group needed only 2–3 days to achieve normal serum calcium concentration (2.2–2.6 mmol/L). Furthermore, the duration of calcium supplementation was 71.62 ± 4.48 hours in PICC group and 100.4 ± 5.43 hours in CVC group (P < 0.05). Of the patients in PICC group, the incidence of catheter occlusion, operation failure and hypocalcaemia was 0%, which was significantly lower than those in CVC group (2.56%, 7.69% and 7.69%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS PICC is a safe and efficient alternative in contrast to CVC for providing venous access for calcium supplementation in surgical patients after parathyroidectomy.
Second generation cephalosporin antibiotic prophylaxis and Clostridium difficile infection in hip and knee arthroplasty
Authors: Al-Tawil K , Babu A , Loeffler M , Williams T 
Published: May 2017

Introduction The use of broad spectrum cephalosporin antibiotics has been discouraged by the Department of Health in England because of the link to increased Clostridium difficile infection rates. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a local protocol that included the use of second generation cephalosporin (cefuroxime) antibiotics as a prophylactic agent was associated with increased risk of C difficile in elective hip and knee arthroplasty patients. Methods A retrospective intention-to-treat study was conducted. An infection control database of all cases of C difficile infection both in hospital and in the community was reviewed and cross-referenced against surgical records. A positive correlation was identified when a C difficile positive sample was documented within eight weeks of arthroplasty surgery. Results Only 1 case (0.02%) of C difficile positive diarrhoea was identified that correlated to the 8-week postoperative period following 4,488 arthroplasty procedures. Conclusions The use of cephalosporin antibiotic prophylaxis in the elective hip and knee arthroplasty setting does not appear to be associated with increased C difficile infection rates, achieving surgical site infection rates that are comparable with the national average.
The effect of numbness on outcome from total knee replacement
Authors: Blackburn J , Wylde V , Greenwood R , Blom AW , Levy A 
Published: May 2017

INTRODUCTION Some patients report continuing pain and functional limitations after total knee replacement (TKR). While numbness around the TKR scar is common, the impact of numbness is less clear. One particular activity that could be influenced by numbness is kneeling. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of numbness around TKR scars on health related quality of life and kneeling ability. METHODS Fifty-six patients were recruited one year after primary TKR. Sensation around the knee was assessed through patient self-reporting, monofilament testing and vibration, and patients’ distress was measured on a visual analogue scale. Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) including the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC®) index, the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), the painDETECT® (Pfizer, Berlin, Germany) questionnaire and the EQ-5D™ (EuroQol, Rotterdam, Netherlands) questionnaire were used. Participants were also asked about kneeling ability. RESULTS While 68% of patients reported numbness around their TKR scar, there was no statistically significant correlation between numbness and distress at numbness (self-report: 0.23, p=0.08; monofilament: 0.15, p=0.27). Furthermore, numbness did not correlate significantly with joint specific PROMs (WOMAC®: 0.21, p=0.13; KOOS: 0.18, p=0.19). However, difficulty with kneeling did correlate with both self-reported numbness (0.36, p=0.020) and worse PROM scores (WOMAC® pain subscale: 0.62, p<0.001; KOOS: 0.64, p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Numbness after knee replacement is common but is not associated with worse patient reported outcomes.
Management of ampullary tumours in children: still a challenge
Authors: Fernandez-Eire P , Vazquez Castelo JL , Herreros Villaraviz M , Fernandez Caamaño B , Gonzalez-Carreró J , Ausania F 
Published: May 2017

This study describes the case of the youngest patient ever reported with ampullary adenoma. The incidence of ampullary adenomas in childhood is unknown. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic ultrasound are used in adults to assess and treat these lesions, although there are no instruments designed specifically for use in young children. A six-year-old girl was admitted for abdominal pain, vomiting, pruritus and weight loss. Abdominal ultrasound showed biliary tree (8mm) and pancreatic duct dilatation (4mm). Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and computed tomography confirmed these findings, and also showed displacement of the ampulla to the left upper quadrant. An upper endoscopy confirmed a large ampullary adenoma. A laparotomy was performed and a 5cm villous tumour arising from the ampulla was excised. The postoperative course was uneventful. The histology demonstrated adenoma of the ampulla (intestinal type) without low-grade dysplasia. all clinical and radiological parameters are normal at 20 months follow-up. We describe the case of the youngest patient ever reported with ampullary adenoma. Pancreaticoduodenectomy carries high morbidity and mortality rates, and therefore it should be avoided in absence of histologically proven malignancy. We believe that surgical ampullectomy is a safe and oncologically correct procedure until better endoscopic instruments for peadiatric use will be designed.
Ensayos: Epistemología, prácticas del conocimiento y universidad // Epistemology, knowledge practices and university
Authors: Guyot Violeta 
Published: May 2017

El presente trabajo retoma la problemática desarrollada en una conferencia en la Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL) convocada por el proyecto PAITI. Aborda la cuestión epistemológica tomando como objeto de estudio las prácticas del conocimiento y su relación con la educación universitaria.Se postulan tres hipótesis de trabajo para su investigación y su posible transformación en el horizonte de las crisis de fines del siglo pasado y comienzos del siglo XXI. La perspectiva propuesta se fundamenta en el pensamiento complejo y se propone un modelo para el análisis de las prácticas docentes, investigativas y profesionales como sistemas de relaciones entre el conocimiento, los sujetos, las instituciones, las instancias gubernamentales y la sociedad
Experiencias institucionales: Proyectos y prácticas curriculares en la universidad pública: sobre el proceso de revisión curricular vigente en la Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la UNL // Projects and curricular practices at the public university: on the curricular revision process in force at the Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la UNL
Authors: Bernik Julia , Rossi Liliana , Maina Marcelino , Chemes Silvina 
Published: May 2017

El presente artículo socializa una expe-riencia de trabajo colectivo en torno a las prácticascurriculares en una universidad pública. Pretendeexpresar lo más cabalmente posible el entramado devoluntades y decisiones políticas que se requieren para gestar mejoras en la formación universitaria. Somos conscientes de que el dinamismo de lo real solo puede mostrarse parcialmente en la lógica de una escritura, por lo que describiremos parte de este proceso. En la primera parte presentamos aspectos centrales de su organización y desarrollo hasta la fecha; y en la segunda parte ofrecemos algunas reflexiones sobre sus avances que, aunque provisorios, denotan consensos construidos, desafíos que se abren y direcciones que van tomándose en pos de potenciar un proyecto curricular académica y socialmente relevante.
Understanding Identity and Diaspora: The Case of the Sama-Bajau of Maritime Southeast Asia
Authors: Maglana Matthew Constancio 
Published: May 2017

The Sama-Bajau or the Sinama-speaking peoples are deemed to be the most widely dispersed indigenous ethno-linguistic group in maritime Southeast Asia. The Sama-Bajau “diaspora,” which constitute a locus of points across territorially-defined spaces, gives rise to specific socio-cultural contexts which in turn results in the emergence of distinct notions of identity. This diaspora, therefore, gives the student of culture the opportunity to observe ethno-genesis as either “completed,” incipient or on-going processes of the creation of identities that exhibit rare tensions between ideas of sameness and difference. The former is a function of a common origin, which may be real or perceived, while the latter results from site-specific sources of distinction such as those brought about by socio-cultural adaptation to environment, intercultural contact with other peoples or other external sources of culture change. This article interrogates this tension between sameness and difference through a selection of examples seen in labels of self-designation, language, and, religious and ritual practices.
PROYEK DEMOGRAFI DALAM BAYANG-BAYANG DISINTEGRASI NASIONAL: STUDI TENTANG TRANSMIGRASI DI GORONTALO, 1950-1960
Authors: Manay Helman 
Published: May 2017

The Republic of Indonesia faced variety problems related primarily an exploding population, national integration and distribution of welfare in the postcolonial sovereignity 1949. In the context of new state formation there were three things inter-related, because it is the most potential problems to threaten national integration. The unevennnes of well-being number of people in each island became the another factors. Java as center for beuracracy since the Dutch colonial era, it has been the most densely populated island, while outside Java island that widely occupied by only a few people. The government decided to continue the program of colonization that would became transmigration. It was expected to press Java will be reduced significantly of demography and placing new areas of the another islands to develop their well-being condition objectively. In addition, since 1958 when facing disintegration treatment Indonesia was becoming more prominent in some areas, transmigration program geared to be knots of national integration. In the end, the plan must faced population problems and displacements in factual difficulties state financial, political conditions, and the instability of national security’s at the time. It made the governmen’s plan to move a third of the Javanese population in Java can not be executed well. By using the method of historical research, this paper about to discover the realization of the transmigration program during 1950-1960 in Gorontalo conducted in the midst of instability of national security.
In support of multiword unit classifications: Corpus and human rating data validate phraseological classifications of three different multiword unit types
Authors: Columbus Georgie 
Published: May 2017

AbstractMultiword units (MWUs) are word combinations which sit within the continuum of formulaic language. Many experimental studies have focused on the online processing of MWUs by native and non-native speakers, and the processing of idioms in particular. However, some studies use a mix of various MWU subtypes, while other studies have varying definitions for the same subtypes. For results from MWU studies to be useful to theories of language processing, storage and access, clearer classifications are needed for MWU subtypes. This study aims to empirically validate MWU categories as described by certain phraseologists in the European tradition. This will be done using MWUs from the British National Corpus, from across the continuum of frequent to infrequent occurrence and co-occurrence. Hence, in this paper I will describe the empirical findings that may validate the classifications for MWU categories of restricted collocations, idioms, and lexical bundles, using corpus-based measures and human ratings.
Gradience and gradualness of parentheticals
Authors: Bolly Catherine 
Published: May 2017

AbstractThe assumption made in the present paper is that phraseology and grammaticalization are distinct areas, which nevertheless have many linguistic criteria in common. To support this view, particular attention is paid to parentheticals that are characterized by mutual association between their lexical constituents and grammatical patterning. More particularly, the paper is devoted to the constructional approach of (reduced) parenthetical clauses in presentday French, with a focus on the tu vois ‘you see’ construction. Parentheticals are defined here in terms of synchronic gradience, according to their degree of association strength observable in present-day use, and in terms of diachronic gradualness, resulting from successive evolving steps in language change. Questioning the nature of the link that exists between the various processes of language change at play for the construction, the concept of functionalization is also introduced, in line with emergentist and lexico-grammatical view of language.
Phraseologie und Valenztheorie
Authors: Stumpf Sören 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
Based on previous research results, the following paper gives an overview of the possibilities of transferring the valence theory to verbal phraseologisms. Verbal phraseologisms display internal and external ‘blank positions’ which can’t be differentiated strictly dichotomically. Moreover, there are certain interferences or transitions between both valence levels. To fulfill a wide phraseology concept, the analysis focuses not only on the verbal idioms, but, furthermore, on the valence of light-verb constructions. Relating to the theoretical status of the valence of these constructions, there exist partially controversial discussions in the latest research which will be illustrated below. Problems of describing these phenomena from a lexicographical perspective will be elaborated in the following. As a last point, a specific phenomenon will be approached that can be classified into the ‘phraseological irregularities’; the so-called ‘valence irregularities’. Furthermore, the article demonstrates that a satisfying description of the valence of phraseologisms can only be accomplished with the help of a corpus-based approach.
Clichés, an Understudied Subclass of Phrasemes
Authors: Mel’čuk Igor 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
Natural languages have three major families of phrasemes:
- Lexical phrasemes (phraseologized phrases): kick the bucket, black box, pay a visit, if you know what I mean.
- Morphological phrasemes (phraseologized wordforms, see [Beck & Mel’čuk 2011]): for+get, light+house, in+dispens+able.
- Constructional, or syntactic, phrasemes (phraseologized constructions, or phrase schemata): “X(N) VINF?!?”, as in John be afraid?!?
For more details on phrasemes within the Meaning-Text framework, see (Mel’čuk 2015: 336-340).
This paper proposes an overview of an important subclass of lexical phrasemes that has not been as yet paid sufficient attention: cliches.
First, a typology of lexical phrasemes is presented, with the definitions that underlie the subsequent discussion; this provides a formal framework for the description of cliches (Section 1). Second, the class of cliches is examined and a typology of cliches is proposed, based on the type of the cliche’s referent (Section 2). Third, a dimension for restrictions on the use of lexemic expressions in particular situations of linguistic communication is introduced-namely, a pragmatic constraint. Applied to cliches, it defines a subclass of a subclass of cliches- pragmatemes (Section 3).
Metaphorical imagery of honour and dishonour in Hindi phraseology
Authors: Sharma Sunil 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
Being inspired by the Cognitive Theory of Metaphor (Lakoff and Johnson 2003) and the theory of Symbols in Language and Culture (Dobrovol’skij and Piirainen 1996), the current research article aims at analysis of metaphorical image components, symbolic motivational factors and cultural aspects which are associated with the socio-cultural concepts honour and dishonour in Hindi phraseological expressions. By analyzing the conceptualization of these socioculturally prevalent concepts, this research article attempts to explore the potential of marginalized Hindi phraseology for further theoretical contribution to the international phraseology research.
On Pawley’s conjecture
Authors: Kuiper Koenraad 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
This paper shows that Pawley’s conjecture that the frequency of lexical items in text corpora is positively correlated with the number of phrasal lexical items which have those lexical items as heads of phrase is confirmed. Data for testing Pawley’s conjecture are taken from two sources: Kilgarriff’s lemmatized frequency lists from the BNC of the 6,318 words which appear more than 800 times (http://www.kilgarriff.co.uk) and the around 14,000 PLIs in the Syntactically Annotated Idiom Dictionary (Kuiper et al., 2003). Why this statistical fact should be the case is a matter for further research.
Multiword Modifiers in some Romance languages. Semantic formats and syntactic templates
Authors: Piunno Valentina 
Published: May 2017

AbstractThis paper focuses on a specific type of Multiword Expressions, particularly widespread in Italian as well as in other Romance languages: Multiword Modifiers, i.e. prepositional phrases functioning as modifiers of a noun (Multiword Adjectives) and of a verb (Multiword Adverbs). Exploiting both syntactic and semantic analysis, this paper explores the hypothesis that Multiword Modifiers are formed on the basis of regular syntactic templates, which can structure and organize the semantic information associated with words. In this perspective, after a brief presentation of Multiword Lexical Units and the class of Multiword Modifiers, the methodology and the general theoretical framework of this study will be explained. The last section is devoted to the analysis of some semantic relations frequently fulfilled by Multiword Modifiers of Italian, French and Spanish. This investigation aims at demonstrating that all Romance languages considered make a regular use of this kind of analytical resource in adjectival or adverbial function, showing similar patterns and syntactic templates.
Linguo-cultural studies of phraseologisms in Russia: past and present
Authors: Zykova Irina V. 
Published: May 2017

AbstractThe present paper looks into the history of linguo-cultural studies of phraseology within the Russian phraseological tradition as well as highlights some key peculiarities of their present development. The discussion dwells on the most important facts that characterize the specifics in terms of which the Russian thought has evolved from the 18thup to the 21stcenturies in the understanding of phraseologisms as culture-dependent formations. The mainstream approaches engaged in the analysis of different ways of the ‘culture – phraseology’ interaction are outlined. The paper focuses more specifically on one of such approaches. It describes the major theoretical tenets elaborated within the linguoculturological approach to phraseology – an innovative area of investigation evolved in Russia at the end of the 20thcentury. Special attention is paid to the application of the linguoculturological principles of analyzing phraseologisms to the practice of dictionary-making. The specifics of representing the cultural information in “The Large Phraseological Dictionary of the Russian Language” is described in the given paper.
Interfaces entre lombalgia e envelhecimento
Authors: Pessin Jonathan Loro , Bos Ângelo José Gonçalves 
Published: May 2017

Aims: It was realized a narrative and comprehensive review with studies and researches about the phenomenon of low back pain and its involvement in the process of human aging.Source of data: It were used the following databases: MEDLINE, SciELO, LILACS and Bireme, with the mesh terms “low back pain”, “senile low back pain” e “chronic low back pain”, for the period from 1996 to 2012.Summary of findings: Were selected and analyzed 27 references, which showed a strong relation between low back pain and decreased quality of life of the elderly, which results from the interaction of sociodemographic factors (age, sex, income and education), behavioral (smoking and physical inactivity), daily activities (heavy physical work, vibration, vicious posture and repetitive movements) and other factors (obesity and psychological morbidity).Conclusions: Despite the magnitude of the social and economic impact, pointed in international studies, in Brazil there are few studies on the prevalence of low back pain in older adults. This fact complicates the awareness of health professionals, the allocation of human and material resources, and the creation of strategies for the control of low back pain in this population, making the emerging need for epidemiological studies with this approach.
APPLICATION OF TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (TQM) IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION (HEI) IN OMAN: SHINAS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY- A CASE STUDY
Authors: Al-Qayoudhi Samiya Abdullah Sulaiman , Hussain Dr.Syed Sulaiman , Khan Dr. M. Firdouse Rahman 
Published: May 2017

PURPOSE The objective of the study is to investigate into the quality of the systems, processes, and practices at ShinasCollege of Technology (ShCT) and to propose a plan for future improvements in relates to quality perspectives and to provide recommendations in various areas of operations on the lines of OAAA institutional accreditation standards.DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH Samples include 50 students, 33 academics, and 16 management employees were selected, and the data was collected through a well-defined questionnaire. Students from the Department of Engineering, Business and Information Technology, were selected on stratified random sampling basis whereas staffwas selected on asimplerandom sampling basis. FINDINGSThe survey reveals that the systems prevailing in ShCT and the practices are aligned with OAAA requirements except for staff promotion and incentives. The ADRI analysis and the study of SAR, QAR and QIP indicates thatShCT practices about Management, Staff, and Students are continuously assessedand well-defined.PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS The study considers quality assurance as for the top pyramid of higher education. The study throws light on the future improvements of the various areas of operations of the College about the requirements of criteria of the OAAA national standards.SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS The study considers TQM as the most important method for HEIs to achieve efficiency for providing better services and continuous improvements. The Quality is considered as the required power to implement the entire objective desired by the HEIs to attain the efficiency and get the HEIs accredited.ORIGINALITY/VALUE No study has attempted to find out theapplication of TQM in ShCT, Oman ever before considering the quality assurance in education and it is the first-hand study of its kind.RESEARCH LIMITATIONS/IMPLICATIONS The study was restricted to various areas of the operations of the college on three stakeholders namely management, staff and students only. The study could be extended to other areas as well as to other stakeholders so that a detailed insight could be obtained.