bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Cross leg flaps: are they relevant in the present era?
Authors: K. Mahadevan , J. C. Charan , S. Sridevi 
Published: May 2017

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Injuries of lower limb due to road traffic accidents are challenging to reconstruct due to paucity of tissues and damage to vasculature. Recurrent trophic ulcers are also difficult to reconstruct due to stigmata of previous surgeries. When local and regional flaps are not available, free flaps become the best option. The success of free flap depends on the presence of healthy recipient vessels and microsurgical expertise. In cases where the free flaps have failed or when there is no available soft tissue for local flaps, cross leg flaps are a method of resurfacing and salvaging the limb.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> This Study was done from January 2013 to January 2016 in Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai. 20 patients were included in the study and the flaps used were conventional cross leg and cross leg reverse superficial sural artery flap.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> All flaps survived. There was one case of wound dehiscence managed by re-insetting, two cases with marginal necrosis which were managed conservatively. One case of partial loss which was managed by STSG and one case of sinus formation due to tuberculosis managed with ATT. Remaining flaps had no complications.</p><p class="BodyA"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Cross leg flaps are still relevant in the present era of microsurgery. They can be the primary choice of reconstruction or as a workhorse when free flaps have failed or other loco regional flaps are already exhausted. Immobilisation and two stage reconstruction are few disadvantages which when weighed against limb salvage are acceptable. </p>
Robótica educacional como metodologia de aprendizado
Authors: Barreto Neto Arlindo Garcia de Sá , Lira Valnyr 
Published: May 2017

<p>Este trabalho buscou associar a robótica como ferramenta educacional de aprendizado, na qual os jovens inseridos no grupo de trabalho adquiriam competências com as metas estabelecidas, formulando uma metodologia de aprendizagem baseada em projeto (ABP). Essa metodologia apresenta uma característica na qual é possível estudar e resolver problemas do cotidiano, de modo a motivar os alunos na aquisição de conhecimentos e competências por meio de um processo de investigação, partindo de questões simples até as mais complexas. Nesse contexto, os alunos desenvolveram seus projetos em robótica e ao mesmo tempo, foram agentes multiplicadores, pois visitaram escolas públicas mostrando a importância da robótica no desenvolvimento e aprimoramento dos conhecimentos curriculares, contribuindo de forma positiva a desenvolver um ciclo virtuoso de interesse e conhecimento. Portanto, o uso da robótica contribui para quebrar um paradigma, rompendo com a forma rígida e arcaica da metodologia clássica de aprendizado, ou seja, aspectos teóricos sem conexão com a realidade social e cultural dos atores envolvidos.</p>
Xadrez escolar: potencializando conhecimentos e integrando a comunidade
Authors: Pessoa Amílcar Célio França , Albuquerque John Paul Caldas 
Published: May 2017

<p>O projeto em questão teve como objetivo promover a prática do Xadrez na Escola Municipal Carlos Alberto Medeiros Duarte Sobreira, em Princesa Isabel-PB, proporcionando aos alunos do Ensino Fundamental maior desenvolvimento em certas áreas do conhecimento, como a Matemática e o Raciocínio Lógico, além de integrar a comunidade princesense com o Campus do IFPB através de eventos (torneio de xadrez, jornada de educação, ciência e tecnologia). A duração do projeto foi de sete meses, onde os alunos tiveram, semanalmente, aulas de xadrez em um ambiente previamente preparado com tabuleiros, peças e mural magnético, na escola que frequentam. A cada semana, os alunos receberam material didático referente à aula dada, com atividades que estimulavam o raciocínio lógico, a paciência, a disciplina, a previsão de resultados e o cálculo matemático. Durante as aulas, também foram trabalhados valores como a ética e o respeito ao próximo. </p>
La atenuación en Barranquilla: estudio sociopragmático
Authors: Torres Fontalvo Yasmín , Rodríguez Cadena Yolanda 
Published: May 2017

En este artículo se analizan los atenuantes que se utilizan en Barraquilla y su relación con variables sociales y pragmáticas, sexo, edad, nivel de instrucción de los hablantes; y el tipo de interlocutor, en sus rasgos, edad y sexo. El análisis tuvo dos etapas: la cualitativa en la que se analizaron las estrategias de atenuación, las marcas y sus funciones pragmático-semánticas asociadas a las funciones y contenidos que los hablantes construyen en sus discursos. La segunda etapa es la cuantitativa que se llevó a cabo con estadística descriptiva e inferencial mediante el software Goldvarb 2001. La muestra se tomó del corpus Preseea que contiene 72 informantes. Los resultados evidenciaron que los atenuantes en Barranquilla covarían con los factores sociales, el género discursivo y el factor pragmático, tipo de interlocutor; este a su vez influye en el uso de los atenuadores, cuando el hablante y el interlocutor coinciden en el sexo.
Editorial
Authors: Bustamante Vélez Lucía 
Published: May 2017

La revista Cuadernos de Lingüística Hispánica es un órgano de difusión de la Maestría en Lingüística y del Doctorado en Lenguaje y Cultura, de la Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (Uptc), que cumple ya 30 años de difusión; está dirigida a investigadores (estudiantes, docentes y profesionales) nacionales y extranjeros interesados en el área de humanidades. Está integrada por un Editor, un Asistente Editorial, un Comité Editorial y un Comité Científico que examinan la calidad editorial y científica y definen la publicación de los manuscritos recibidos. Cada miembro es evaluado a partir de su productividad académica publicada en otras revistas afines a la cobertura temática de Cuadernos de Lingüística Hispánica.
Underground Water Quality in Major Paddy Plants Growing Area of Mayiladuthurai Taluk of Nagapattinam District in Tamil Nadu – India
Authors: Vincentraj A. , Kalyanasundharam S. , Arokiyaraj A. , Pasupathy N. , Arokiaraj S. Leo , Sathya D. 
Published: May 2017

<em><span>Water is essential for agriculture. Most of the farmers depending upon the ground water for irrigation purpose, but now a days the underground water is going to towards very deep down level. Because our environment affected by water drought, pollution and lack of rain falls. It will be creating negative effects to cultivation .In this present study is to assess the underground water quality in Mayiladuthurai Taluk of Nagapattinam District in Tamil Nadu. Totally 30 underground water samples were collected, which covers 10 Revenue villages in Mayiladuthurai Taluk, 3 samples from each Revenue village and analyzed all the physico - chemical parameters such as pH, EC, Ca, Na, K, SO<sub>4,</sub> Cl, Mg , CO<sub>3,</sub> and HCO<sub>3 </sub>and the water quality index SAR, RSC, Geo-chemical types, classification were determined by standard methods, standard calculation and by using standard instruments. Then the irrigation water quality results were compared with standard values Recommended by World Health Organization (WHO), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The proposed work is very essential not only for crop production but also to maintain soil fertility, to maintain hazardous free environment and to enhance the living standard and in turn to uplift our Agriculturist.</span></em>
The Scholarly Influence of Orthopaedic Research According to Conventional and Alternative Metrics
Authors: Evaniew Nathan , Adili Anthony F. , Ghert Michelle , Khan Moin , Madden Kim , Smith Christopher , Bhandari Mohit 
Published: May 2017

Background:
Researchers are experiencing an innovative shift toward online distribution of their work, and metrics related to online scholarly influence are gaining importance. Our objectives were to determine which types of online activity are most prevalent in orthopaedics, to identify associated factors, and to explore a complementary approach to measuring overall scholarly influence using online activity and conventional citations.

Methods:
We performed a systematic review of randomized controlled trials of surgical or nonsurgical interventions in participants with, or at specific risk for, injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system. We collected data on online activity in social media, mainstream media, blogs, forums, and other sources from a commercial provider of alternative metric data for medical journals. We tested associations with use of negative binomial regression.

Results:
We identified 1,697 trials, published between 2011 and 2014, that had a total of 12,995 conventional citations and 15,068 online mentions. The median number of online mentions of each trial was 2 (interquartile range, 0 to 5). Twitter (82%) and Facebook (13%) mentions were the most prevalent types of online activity. Counts of online mentions correlated with conventional citations (r = 0.11, p < 0.01) but accumulated more rapidly. Higher total counts of online mentions were consistently associated with longer time since publication, higher journal impact factor, higher author h-index values, and less risk of bias (p < 0.01 for each). We found the best model fit for a complementary approach by weighting citations and online mentions equally.

Conclusions:
Online activity in orthopaedics is dominated by activity on Twitter and Facebook and is associated with increasing time since publication, journal impact factor, and author h-index values, and less risk of bias. Institutions, publishers, funding agencies, and clinicians may consider a complementary approach to measuring scholarly influence that weights online mentions and conventional citations equally.
Differences in water balance between grassland and forest watersheds using long-term data, derived using the CoupModel
Authors: Madani Erik MirHadi , Jansson Per Erik , Babelon Ian 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
To quantify the role of land cover during a period of climate change, the runoff response is studied for Plynlimon in Wales, UK. The main objective was two-fold: (i) to create a protocol for modeling water balance on a daily basis; and (ii) to describe the extent to which the impact of land-use changes can be identified and supported by the long-term monitoring data of runoff from two neighboring watersheds with different land covers. The process-oriented CoupModel platform was used to set up the model with a well-defined uncertainty for selected parameters. The behavioral ensembles were applied to simulated daily discharge data for the period of 1992–2010 using subjective criteria to reduce the prior 35,000 candidates with a random uniform distribution of 40 parameters. The accepted ensemble was reduced to 100 candidates by accepting the best root-mean-square error (RMSE) on the accumulated residuals during the simulation period. Similar good performance for the entire period and both watersheds was obtained. The differences in interception evaporation accounted for the most important differences between forest and grassland. The obtained residual demonstrated that changes in the forest cover had an impact on the water balance during the first part of the simulation period.
Call a Vegetable a Vegetable: Perceptions and Taste Ratings
Authors: Reeves Janel , Thompson Sharon , Floyd Alexandria 
Published: May 2017

Background:
Research is mixed regarding how nutritional value of food can influence perceptions about taste, particularly among children. This study examined children’s perceptions of vegetable-enhanced snacks and milk substitutes prior to and after tasting.

Methods:
Two taste tests were performed with two groups of elementary age children (n = 29 and n=22). Prior to each tasting, they were made aware of the food being tasted. Participants provided perceptions of taste prior to sampling and also after tasting. Data were analyzed with paired two sample t-tests. In Taste Test #1, children gave spinach brownies higher ratings after tasting (prior: M=2.24; after: M = 2.86, p < .05) and rated cheesy sweet potato crisps lower after tasting (prior: M = 2.45, after: M = 1.48, p < .05). In Taste Test #2, children rated both vanilla soymilk (prior: M = 1.91, after: M = 2.64, p < .05) and zucchini oatmeal cookies (prior: M = 1.73, after: M = 2.46, p < .05) higher after tasting.

Conclusion:
Consumption of vegetable enhanced foods or milk substitutes may be encouraged without deception in order to promote a more nutrient dense diet among elementary-aged children.
Randomized Controlled Trial for the Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Vascular Stiffness in CKD
Authors: Levin Adeera , Tang Mila , Perry Taylor , Zalunardo Nadia , Beaulieu Monica , Dubland Joshua A. , Zerr Kelly , Djurdjev Ognjenka 
Published: May 2017

Background and objectives
Vitamin D is implicated in vascular health in CKD. This study compared placebo, calcifediol, and calcitriol treatment with changes in vascular stiffness, BP, proteinuria, mineral metabolism parameters, C-reactive protein, and fibroblast growth factor 23 in patients with stable CKD.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements
We conducted a double-blind, randomized controlled trial in out-patient CKD clinics in Vancouver, Canada, from February of 2011 to August of 2014, enrolling 119 patients with an eGFR of 15–45 ml/min per 1.73 m2. Change in pulse wave velocity (PWV) was measured after 6 months of treatment with a fixed dose of oral calcifediol (5000 IU 25-hydroxyvitamin D3), calcitriol (0.5 µg 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3), or placebo, thrice weekly.

Results
Eighty-seven participants were evaluated. Mean age was 66 years, 71% were men, 40% were diabetic, and mean baseline PWV was 11.5 m/s (SD=3.9 m/s). After 6 months, the PWV decreased in the calcifediol group (mean change, −1.1; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], −2.2 to 0.1 m/s), remained unchanged in the calcitriol group (mean change, 0.2; 95% CI, −0.9 to 1.4 m/s), and increased in the placebo group (mean change, 1.1; 95% CI, −0.1 to 2.2 m/s). The overall P value for between-arm changes was 0.03. Absolute PWV change was significantly different between groups (P=0.04): the combined vitamin D treatment group saw decreased PWV (mean change, −0.4; 95% CI, −1.2 to 0.4 m/s) whereas the placebo group saw increased PWV (mean change, +1.1; 95% CI, −0.1 to 2.2 m/s). The treatment group demonstrated significantly decreased serum parathyroid hormone (mean difference, −0.5; 95% CI, −0.7 to −0.3 ln[pg/ml]; P<0.001) and increased calcium (mean difference, 0.4; 95% CI, −0.1 to 0.7 mg/dl; P=0.02). In observational analysis, participants in the highest 25-hydroxyvitamin D tertile at trial end had significant decreases in PWV (mean change, −1.0; 95% CI, −2.0 to 0.0 m/s) compared with the middle and lowest tertiles (P<0.01). Side effects were minor and rare.

Conclusions
Six months of supplemental vitamin D analogs at fixed doses may achieve a reduction of PWV in patients with advanced CKD. Because the treatment effect was attenuated when baseline PWV was included as a covariate, these findings should be replicated in larger populations and further studied.
OPTIMALISASI KOMUNIKASI BENCANA DI MEDIA MASSA SEBAGAI PENDUKUNG MANAJEMEN BENCANA
Authors: Asteria Donna 
Published: May 2017

Upaya manajemen bencana alam yang terjadi di Indonesia saat ini memerlukan dukungan dari media massa
dalam melakukan komunikasi kepada masyarakat. Degradasi lingkungan dan global warming menyebabkan
wilayah Indonesia menjadi rawan bencana. Informasi mengenai situasi pra bencana, saat kejadian, dan pasca
bencana menentukan terbentuknya keamanan dan kemampuan warga menghadapi bencana. Media massa
dapat berperan sebagai early warning system dan melakukan edukasi bagi masyarakat. Konvergensi media saat
ini memberikan kemudahan bagi masyarakat untuk mengakses informasi mengenai bencana penting yang
dapat mendukung efisiensi manajemen bencana.
Kajian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan gambaran mengenai
pengemasan informasi
bencana di media massa, baik media cetak dan online sebagai bentuk komunikasi bencana
kepada masyarakat. Konsep yang digunakan sebagai dasar kajian adalah jurnalisme
bencana, komunikasi risiko
bencana dan manajemen bencana. Metode penelitian menggunakan
studi literatur dan analisis teks framing pada
media cetak dan online yang memberitakan
berita bencana, dengan pilihan kasus pada pemberitaan oleh Kompas.
Hasil dari kajian ini menunjukkan bahwa peran komunikasi bencana menentukan keberhasilan
pemerintah untuk
memberikan informasi bagi keamanan masyarakat dan mengatasi bencana yang terjadi. Kajian ini memberikan
kontribusi bahwa optimalisasi komunikasi
bencana secara terpadu penting dalam manajemen bencana, sinergi
dengan pelibatan
media massa dan masyarakat dalam distribusi informasi melalui pemanfaatan media.
PERSPEKTIF TRIPLEHELIX DALAM NATION BRAND INDONESIA
Authors: Irwansyah NFN 
Published: May 2017

Momentum memperkuat nation brand Indonesia semakin tinggi seiring dengan penguatan sistem pemerintahan
yang demokratis dan eksplorasi keberagaman kultur. Namun persepsi negatif masih muncul dan Indonesia belum
memiliki reputasi yang baik di mata masyarakat dari negara lain. Oleh karena itu dengan pendekatan grounded
theory berbasis wawancara mendalam, konsep triple helix yang memadukan aspek pemerintah, bisnis, dan
masyarakat sipil digali dan dianalisis secara tematik. Hasil temuan memperlihatkan, perspektif triple helix dalam
nation brand dapat dipertimbangkan sebagai kekuatan yang penting dan tidak terpisahkan. Mulai dari kualitas
sistem pelayanan terpadu, reformasi birokrasi, revolusi mental, sinkronisasi antar sektor dan regulasi, kualitas
sumber daya manusia, budaya mental bekerja, infrastruktur, fasilitas, nilai luhur dan filosofis bangsa, kemasan dan
daya tahan produk merupakan penguat dan pelengkap keramahtamahan Indonesia dalam membangun nation
brand
Communication Pattern and Family Typology of High School Adolescents in Bogor - West Java
Authors: Firdanianty Firdanianty , Lubis Djuara P , Puspitawati Herien , Susanto Djoko 
Published: May 2017

Family communication does not occur randomly, but it patterns based on a particular scheme through two communication behavior: conversation and conformity orientations. The purpose of this study is to analyze communication pattern and family typology of the senior high schools’ students (adolescents) in Bogor. The research was conducted by survey at six senior high schools in Bogor. Total of respondents were 372 students, consisting of 206 females and 166 males ranging aged between 15-18 years old. The result are 50.5% with high category of the orientation conversation and 49.5% in low category. In conformity orientation, most of the teenagers (73.7%) have been as high categories and 26.3% in low categories. The study has also organized in four types of families: 46.2% of consensual (high both in conversation and comformity level), 4.3% of pluralist (high in conversation but low in conformity level), 27.4% of protective (low in conversation but high in comformity level) and 22.0% of non-interventionist (laissez faire) (low in conversational and conformity level). Based on gender, females have often more conversations with family with a higher conformity than males.
“‘Like Refugees in their Own Country’: Racial Formation in post-Katrina U.S.”
Authors: Peinado Abarrio Rubén 
Published: May 2017

Abstract: The controversy that followed hurricane Katrina and its representation by the media revealed unresolved racial issues in contemporary United States. Present-day New Orleans has become an ideal site for the application of Michael Omi and Howard Winant’s ‘racial formation’ theory, which challenges essentialist visions of race pointing to its sociohistorical construction. The present article makes use of this theoretical perspective to examine two pieces of fi ction set in post-Katrina U.S.: HBO’s TV series Treme, and Richard Ford’s short-story “Leaving for Kenosha”. Such an analysis unveils key connections between race and class, ideology, politics or the role of the media. Resumen: El huracán Katrina y su representación en los medios pone de manifi esto cuestiones raciales sin resolver en Estados Unidos. Nueva Orleans se ha convertido en un lugar idóneo para aplicar la teoría de la “formación racial” de Michael Omi y Howard Winant, un ataque a la visión esencialista del concepto “raza”. Este artículo parte de dicha teoría para examinar dos obras de fi cción situadas en Estados Unidos después del Katrina: la serie de televisión Treme y el relato de Richard Ford “Leaving for Kenosha”. Tal análisis pone de manifi esto la relación entre raza y clase, ideología o medios de comunicación.
Reflexiones sobre la enseñanza-aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras en la carrera de Ingeniería Civil en Ecuador
Authors: Cañarte Ávila Jaime Walter , Quevedo Arnaiz Ned , García Arias Nemis 
Published: May 2017

Resumen: Este trabajo investigativo tiene como objetivo analizar el tratamiento que se le da a la formación y desarrollo de la competencia comunicativa oral en las condiciones actuales en que se emplean modalidades que combinan lo tutorial y lo presencial en la enseñanza aprendizaje del inglés para la carrera de Ingeniería Civil. Mediante métodos de análisis y síntesis y el análisis de documentos se reflexiona desde posiciones flexibles las posibilidades de desarrollo que esa combinación entre las realidades presenciales y las virtuales ofrecen para el aprendizaje del inglés como lengua extranjera en la formación del profesional en el Ecuador. Título en inglés: “Reflecting upon Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages in the Major of Civil Engineering in Ecuador”Abstract: This research work aims at analyzing the treatment given to the formation and development of oral communicative competence under current conditions in which tutorial guidance and face- to- face guidance combine in the learning of English for the Civil Engineering Major. By using methods of analysis and synthesis and analysis of documents from flexible positions it was reflected the possibilities for development that combination between the face–to- face and virtual realities offer for English learning as a foreign language in the professional training in Ecuador.
Xenophobia in Spain: A comparative empirical analysis between two Autonomous Communities
Authors: Herranz de Rafael Gonzalo 
Published: May 2017

Resumen: El artículo es un estudio cuantitativo sobre la xenofobia en España durante los años noventa. Analiza la xenofobia existente en dos comunidades autónomas españolas: Andalucía y Cataluña, con diferentes estados de modernización. Se usan dos modelos de correlación de Pearson´s para intentar medir ambos niveles de xenofobia. Los resultados muestran que los mayores o menores niveles de modernización no explican en sí mismo los niveles de xenofobia. Abstract: This article is a quantitative study on xenophobia in Spain during the nineties. It comparatively analyses the level of xenophobia that exists in two Spanish Autonomous Communities; Andalusia and Catalonia, which are at different stages of modernisation. Using two models of Pearson´s correlations we try to analyse the level of xenophobia in both regions. This states that the greater or smaller level of modernization reached by a society is not sufficient in itself to explain the greater or smaller level of xenophobia.