bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Alternativas para la Adquisición de Datos Colaborativos Necesarios en la Construcción de Mapas de Ruido de Trafico Automotor
Authors: Marulanda Jhon Sergio , Ochoa Villegas Jonathan , Tafur Jiménez Luis Alberto 
Published: October 2017

La construcción de mapas de ruido por métodos de cálculo requiere el levantamiento de datos geográficos para conformar las bases datos geográficas, involucrando personal y equipo técnico especializado. Actualmente,existen iniciativas colaborativas de las tecnologías de la información y de la comunicación que permiten compartir y editar geodatos para potenciar proyectos ambientales de gestión de ruido. De igual forma, las ciudades integran sistemas de seguridad y movilidad con datos colaborativos, permitiendo caracterizar los geodatos asociados al modelado del ruido. Por ello, en este artículo se presentan una iniciativa para la recolección de geodatos y estrategias para la estimación de atributos asociados a fuentes de ruido para generar mapas de ruido. Además, se presenta un caso de estudio del proceso para validar las iniciativas y las estrategiaspropuestas.
Diseño e Implementación de un Sistema de Regulación de Carga de Batería en una Planta de Microgeneración Hidráulica
Authors: Hernández Arroyo Emil , Pinzón Arcila Omar , Santos Jaimes Alfonso 
Published: October 2017

En este proyecto se diseña y construye un sistema de regulación de carga de batería en una planta de microgeneración hidráulica que usa una turbina de reacción tipo Francis. Para regular la carga de la batería se adaptó un controlador MPPT [Maximum Power Point Tracker] el cual se utiliza en sistemas fotovoltaicos. La turbina convierte la energía hidráulica en energía mecánica y el generador transforma la energía mecánica en energía eléctrica, la cual se rectifica a 12 V DC [Direct Current] para alimentar el controlador que regula la carga de la batería. La energía hidráulica se genera con una bomba centrifuga de 5.5 Hp y proporciona una altura o cabeza equivalente a 28 m. Se utiliza una batería de 12 V / 100 Ah y es cargada por el sistema en 23 h, la eficiencia del generador fue aproximadamente 75%.
An integrated water-conveyance system based on Web GIS
Authors: Nan Zhang , Sheng Jin , Congfang Ai , Weiye Ding 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
To provide support for scientific decision-making about scheduling to keep a water-conveyance project running safely in Beijing, China, a Web geographic information system (GIS)-based conveyance system (WGCS) is proposed. The development of WGCS involves three primary modules. First, the pipe-channel hydrodynamic model with various types of hydraulic structure (reservoir, sluice, and inverted siphon) control equations is established as the engine to simulate a variety of flow regimes and hydraulic responses for different conveyance scenarios. Then, a relatively lightweight Web GIS platform without expensive mature GIS packages is implemented through rendering vector map layers based on Silverlight painting technology for model setting, simulation and data visualization. Furthermore, the employment of an asynchronous refresh mechanism facilitates the performance of particle motion animation. Finally, the database platform is used to record initial information, configuration parameters, hydraulic structure parameters converted to the hydrodynamic model for computation, result data received from the hydrodynamic model for analysis, attribute data and spatial data for map publishing and visualization. WGCS represents an effective attempt to integrate large-scale hydrodynamic numerical calculations on the web. The functionality of WGCS is illustrated through two case studies on conveyance progress. Currently, this system is successfully operating in Beijing.
Application of digital image processing in slope surface runoff velocity analysis under simulated rainfall conditions
Authors: Gong Tiexiong , Zhu Yuanjun 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
To have accurate runoff velocity, there is need to improve dye tracer method for estimating surface runoff velocity. This can enhance the calculations of relevant hydrologic parameters that will lead to a better understanding of hydrological processes and soil erosion. In this study, an integrated dye tracer and image processing method (IPV) and dye tracer method (AOV), respectively, were used to estimate runoff velocity under three slope gradients (5°, 10°, and 15°) and three slope positions (up-slope, mid-slope, and down-slope). The results showed more variation in runoff velocity under IPV than AOV. Both IPV and AOV were positively correlated with slope gradient. IPV values were close to AOV ones for slope gradients ≤5°, but were significantly different for slope gradients ≥10°. The mean AOV value was 10.6% higher than that of IPV. Regression analysis showed that compared with AOV, IPV overestimated and underestimated runoff under low and high runoff velocity conditions, respectively. The use of image processing in IPV was advantageous because of its ease of use with fewer artificial errors and its suitability for lateral diffusion of runoff. Irrespectively, additional studies are needed to verify and/or improve further the use of this method in runoff velocity analysis.
Gaps and Controversies of New Treatment Recommendations in Recent Pulmonary Hypertension Guidelines: What We Know and What We Don't
Authors: Ruopp Nicole F. , Farber Harrison W. 
Published: October 2017

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare, severe disease of the small pulmonary arteries that is characterized by increased pulmonary vascular resistance and ultimately progression to right heart failure.1 Broadly categorized as World Health Organization (WHO) Group 1 PAH, it encompasses a heterogeneous group of underlying disorders.2–4 Despite the development of new treatment options and strategies over the past 2 decades, survival rates in newly diagnosed patients at 5 years are only 61.2%, and are even poorer in patients with advanced disease.5
New European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/European Respiratory Society (ERS) pulmonary hypertension guidelines were released in 2015, with redesigned treatment algorithms aimed at addressing the recent advances in PAH medications, treatment initiation strategies, and treatment goals.3 Though much progress has been made, many areas of uncertainty remain, and some aspects of the 2015 ESC/ERS recommendations are still controversial. Herein, we will discuss some of the gaps and controversies within the recommendations for treatment-naïve WHO Group 1 PAH patients.
Study of Consumer Acceptance by Means of Questionnaire Survey Towards Newly Developed Yogurts with Functional Ingredients
Authors: de Pinho Ferreira Guiné Raquel 
Published: October 2017

Background:
Presently, consumers are becoming very much aware of the benefits of allying
the concepts of pleasant food with health promoting properties. Hence, the market for healthier
foods, functional foods or even nutraceuticals has risen in the past decades.

Objective:
This work was designed to assess the consumers’ possible acceptance of newly developed
yogurts with functional ingredients.

Methods:
A descriptive cross-sectional study was undertaken on a non-probabilistic sample of 347
participants. The data were collected from October to December 2015 in the Central Region of Portugal.
The questionnaires were applied by direct interview after verbally informed consent only to participants
aged 18 or over.

Results:
The results obtained showed that more than 90% of the participants liked yogurts and consumed
yogurts regularly (∼73%), either in the solid or liquid forms. The participants consumed functional
yogurts, specifically for regulation of intestinal transit (∼46%) and for weight control (∼44%).
When asked about the new yogurts with functional and detox properties, the participants indicated that
they might be potential consumers of yogurts with the ability to eliminate toxins from the body
(∼69%). In spite of recognizing the importance of adding ingredients with certain functionalities, like
parsley, watercress or celery, the consumers manifested some doubts that those ingredients might
combine well in yogurts. A regression model was deduced relating the possible consumption of detox
yogurts with some behavioural aspects like physical exercise, consumption of functional foods and detox
products.

Conclusion:
This work showed that selling yogurts with detox properties might be a good strategy because
there might be a market for that type of product. However, without trying the samples and verifying
the real taste of the products, the possible consumers have some doubts about the incorporation
of certain ingredients, even though recognizing their roles as important.
Impact of Post-Exodontia Bleeding in Cardiovascular Patients: A New Classification Proposal
Authors: Lillis T. , Didagelos M. , Lillis L. , Theodoridis C. , Karvounis H. , Ziakas A. 
Published: October 2017

Background:
Exodontia (dental extraction), being the most frequent minor surgical procedure in the general population, inevitably involves a large number of patients on antithrombotic medication. Current experience shows that there is a degree of confusion in managing these patients.

Description:
Post-exodontia bleeding, a natural consequence of every dental extraction with no or minor clinical significance in the vast majority of cases, often appears to be of major concern to both patients and healthcare practitioners (dentists or physicians), either because of the alarming nature of oral bleeding itself or because of the distorted perception about its importance. These concerns are enhanced by the lack of a universal standardized definition of post-exodontia bleeding and by the fact that all currently available post-exodontia bleeding definitions bear intrinsic limitations and tend to overestimate its clinical significance.

Conclusion:
In order to overcome the aforementioned issues, this article presents an overview of post-extraction bleeding and proposes a classification, based on the well-recognized Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) bleeding definition, aiming at reducing heterogeneity in this field.
Wikipedia as Informal Self-Education for Clinical Decision-Making in Medical Practice
Authors: Matheson David , Matheson-Monnet Catherine 
Published: October 2017

Background:For almost any topic, a Wikipedia page will appear among the first ten items of a search online. Wikipedia is also a site whose quality and reliability has been called into question.Methods:In this paper, we aim to discuss medical practitioners’ use of Wikipedia, what this consists of and what it might be. We consider the context and history of Wikipedia before discussing the relationship between Wikipedia and the medical profession. In so doing, we will consider Wikipedia as a means of informal self-education and the extent to which it might inform clinical decision-making. We compare with the existing literature results from our two small-scale empirical studies of Wikipedia and clinical decision-making.Results:Notwithstanding issues over quality and reliability, Wikipedia’s rules on verifiability are such that its articles are very heavily referenced, and this is just as true of health-related articles. The Cochrane/Wikipedia Initiative in improving the quality and reliability of medical and health pages in Wikipedia is significant in increasing reliability. Our respondents largely concurred with the results from earlier studies on the use of Wikipedia by medical practitioners.Conclusion:Perhaps the very doubt over Wikipedia’s accuracy is its greatest strength as a means of informal education of doctors. That medical and health articles on Wikipedia can be so fully referenced and still be doubted is arguably a good thing and one whose effects may be spread into other, more trusted, publications. Hence, one might envisage a future where no one source is taken automatically on trust.
Quality Improvement in Healthcare: Personality Type and Mindfulness as Determinants
Authors: Peck Kim , Pelley John 
Published: October 2017

Background:
The emphasis on “quality” in the design of a management system for an organization was originally introduced through the work of W. Edwards Deming [1] who initially developed his QI principles to help the Toyota Motor Company increase their sales by improving the quality of their product. However, he also saw that these ideas could be applied to management of other types of organizations, such as health care organizations.

Review:
When applied to a clinical practice, QI is implemented by evaluation of structured clinical and administrative data [2], producing a “mindfulness” about QI that gives attention to several key principles: (i) focusing on data, (ii) care of patients, (iii) team problem solving, and ( iv) healthcare delivery processes that are similar for both the organization and for individual physician-patient relationship. In all instances, the effectiveness of an entire QI program is compromised if any of these principles is missing or inadequate. Such a deficiency is avoided best through a functional knowledge of personality type that increases communication at all levels. This creates a critically important organizational mindfulness for more effective QI team function and also for a more effective physician-patient encounter. The result is increased quality of outcomes at the individual patient level as well as the organizational level.

Conclusion:
The trend toward inclusion of mindfulness in healthcare develops an improved awareness of how well procedures, medications, and advice are provided.
SLE and Serum Complement: Causative, Concomitant or Coincidental?
Authors: Sandhu Vaneet , Quan Michele 
Published: October 2017

Background:Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an incurable autoimmune disorder with complement activation playing a key role in the pathogenesis of immune-mediated tissue injury. While quantifying complement to monitor SLE disease activity has been the standard of care since the 1950s, decreased complement levels are not consistently associated with flares.Objective:We seek to clarify the SLE phenotype in which complement deficiency is causative, concomitant, or coincidental.Methods:A PUBMED literature review was conducted using key words 'complement,' 'SLE,’ and ‘SLE flares’ in English-only journals from 1972-2017. Relevant clinical studies and review articles were found that examined the measurement of complement levels in SLE, and more specifically, interpretation of low serum complement levels regardless of disease activity.Conclusion:Complement activation plays a key role in the pathophysiology of SLE and it is recommended to continue monitoring serum levels of C3 and C4 to assess for disease activity. However, it is important to note that decreased serum complement is not consistently associated with disease flares.It is clinically important to find novel ways to assess disease activity in SLE. Increased serum levels of cell-bound complement activation products may more accurately reflect disease activity than conventional serum C3 and C4 monitoring.
Total Knee Arthroplasty In Patients With Parkinson's Disease- A Critical Analysis of Available Evidence
Authors: Ashraf Munis , Priyavadhana Sruthi , Sambandam Senthil Nathan , Mounasamy Varatharaj , Sharma Om Prakash 
Published: October 2017

Background:In this era of modern medicine, there is an increase in life expectancy and thereby an ageing population. Among this group one of the most common neurological disorder is Parkinson disease and one of the most common operation done in elderly population is a total joint arthroplasty. But total joint arthroplasty in Parkinson disease is a relatively uncommon entity. There is sparse literature available with regards to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in Parkinson disease. This review focusses on the necessity, complications and previous experiences on TKA in PD based on the literature available.Method:The review was conducted after a series of advanced search in the following medical databases; Pub med, Biomed central, Cochrane and Google scholar for articles related to total knee replacement in patients with Parkinson’s disease. The following keywords were used; Total knee arthroplasty, Parkinson’s disease, Hoehn and Yahr, Flexion Contracture.Results:The review indicates that the functional outcome is comparable to that of controls in immediate post-operative phase, one year and three-year phase, but the long term functional outcome seems to deteriorate significantly.Conclusion:Total knee arthroplasty can serve as an effective tool in alleviating pain in short term as well as long term periods, whereas the functional outcome seems to deteriorate post operatively on a long-term basis. Nevertheless, TKA in PD is a challenging situation, thereby necessitating a holistic approach with the efforts from various specialists needed at each stage to ensure a successful operation.
Cadaveric Anatomical Study of Sural Nerve: Where is The Safe Area for Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Recession?
Authors: Tan Alvin Chin Kwong , Tang Zhi Hao , Fadil Muhammad Farhan Bin Mohd 
Published: October 2017

Purpose:
To ascertain in cadavers where the sural nerve crosses the gastro-soleus complex and where the gastrocnemius tendon merges with the Achilles tendon in relation to the calcaneal tuberosities.

Methods:
Twelve cadaveric lower limbs (6 right and 6 left) were dissected. The distances between the calcaneal tuberosities and the lateral border of the Achilles tendon where the sural nerve crosses from medial to lateral, as well as to the gastrocnemius tendon insertion into the Achilles tendon, were measured.

Results:
The mean and median longitudinal distances from the calcaneal tuberosity to where the sural nerve crosses the lateral border of the Achilles tendon are 9.9cm and 10cm respectively (range 7cm to 14cm). The mean and median longitudinal distances from the calcaneal tuberosity to where the gastrocnemius tendon inserts into the Achilles tendon are 19.9cm and 18.5cm (range 17cm to 25cm) respectively.

Conclusion:
It is generally safe to place the posterolateral incision more than 14cm above the calcaneal tuberosity to avoid the sural nerve if surgeons plan to use a posterolateral incision for endoscopic recession. The distance between the calcaneal tuberosity to the gastrocnemius tendon insertion into the Achilles tendon is too highly variable to be used as a landmark for locating the gastrocnemius insertion.
Identificación de bacterias de la familia Anaplasmataceae en un albergue canino del municipio de Caldas, Antioquia
Authors: Posada-Zapata John , Cabrera J Azucena , González–Alvarez Dubán , Rodas G Juan , Monsalve B Santiago , Londoño B Andrés 
Published: October 2017

Objetivo. Fue detectar la circulación de microorganismos de la familia Anaplasmataceae en un alberge canino del municipio de Caldas. Materiales y métodos. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo en 46 perros (Canis lupus familiaris) para evaluar por técnicas moleculares o por inmunodiagnóstico la presencia de Ehrlichia spp. y Anaplasma spp., en un albergue canino del município de Caldas. Se hizo extracción de ADN en muestras de sangre entera con EDTA y se utilizaron cebadores contra los genes dsb y groEl, para detectar secuencias de Ehrlichia y Anaplasma respectivamente y análisis filogenéticos de las secuencias obtenidas. Por otro lado se usó el SNAP 4DX® para el serodiagnóstico. Resultados. En las pruebas moleculares se obtuvieron cinco muestras positivas para Ehrlichia y tres para Anamaplasma. En las pruebas serológicas, tres individuos fueron positivos para Ehrlichia spp., tres para Anaplasma spp. y negativos para los demás ensayos medidos por el SNAP (Dirofilaria immitis y Borrelia burgdorferi). Conclusiones. Se demostró la circulación de Ehrlichia canis y Anaplasma platys en un albergue del municipio de Caldas, Antioquia.
EFEKTIFITAS GAYA KEPEMIMPINAN DALAM MEMANAJEMEN RODA PEMERINTAHAN MASYARAKAT DESA TORJUNAN KABUPATEN SAMPANG
Authors: Ajisaputra Arnanda 
Published: October 2017

The research objective was to clarify the effectiveness of leadership style of Torjunan headman in terms of bureaucratic leadership that leads to its function as part of the Indonesian government institutions at the village level, and in terms of Situational Leadership leading to its function as the leader and protector of society. The instruments used in data collection were interviews, observation, and documentation; which further examined using three methods of data analysis namely; Miles analysis, which covered: data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion; Reddin analysis consisting of synchronization, data input, as well as the calculation of the average; and Hersey and Blanchard analysis comprising: synchronization, data input and drawing conclusions based on the accumulative column. The results showed: 1) Torjunan headman was seem less flexible in terms of managing the issues related to government affairs, especially regarding the bureaucratization of Robatal sub-district; 2) based on Blanchard Situational Leadership II model, Torjunan headman style were classified into G4 category, which means that Torjunan headman would be able to work more effective if he delegated the decision-making, as well execution, to society
MODEL PENGUATAN USAHA MELALUI KONSEP CREATIVE CAPITAL PADA USAHA KECIL MENENGAH (UKM) OLAHAN APEL DI KECAMATAN PUJON KABUPATEN MALANG
Authors: Asfiah Nurul 
Published: October 2017

This research is using survey methods and data collection techniques were used questionnaires and interviews. The tools analysis used is a SWOT analysis. IFAS analysis was used to determine the internal and external factors were analyzed using EFAS before. In processed apples SME obtained weights of 2 bigger than the disadvantages, with a weight of 1.28. The strength factors of the SME are corporate culture, key staff, access to natural resources, and operational efficiency. Weaknesses condition of SME, obtained with a weight of 1.28. The disadvantages were in form of organizational structure, corporate image, operational capacity, financial resources, exclusive contracts, market share, and product patents. The results described by EFAS analysis that the chances of SMEs processed apple with a weight of 1.62, while the weights for the threats faced by SMEs of 1.09, which indicates that the weight of greater opportunities than the threats received by SMEs processed apples.
ANALISA AKUNTABILITAS DAN TRANSPARANSI TENTANG IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN PENGELOLAAN BOS
Authors: Hariswati Nurul 
Published: October 2017

This research was conducted with the aim to analyse the implementation of the accountability and transparency financial management which the source stemming from government. The approach used is a case study of indepth interview from financial manager, head master, and stakeholders. The results of this research show that first appeared as constraints and not regulated and obligations of private schools in terms of taxation. Second, the scale of priority importance of accountability between the financial manager and head master has different values so as conflicts of interest. Third, the implementation of transparency development from the publication such as via the website, call center, facebook. The fourth, the Government has n ot set a standard policy to use of the grant allocations.