bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Developing effective feedback on quality of anaesthetic care: what are its most valuable characteristics from a clinical perspective?
Authors: D’Lima Danielle M , Moore Joanna , Bottle Alex , Brett Stephen J , Arnold Glenn M , Benn Jonathan 
Published: December 2014

Objectives Research suggests that better feedback from quality and safety indicators leads to enhanced capability of clinicians and departments to improve care and change behaviour. The aim of the current study was to investigate the characteristics of feedback perceived by clinicians to be of most value. Methods Data were collected using a survey designed as part of a wider evaluation of a data feedback initiative in anaesthesia. Eighty-nine consultant anaesthetists from two English NHS acute Trusts completed the survey. Multiple linear regression with hierarchical variable entry was used to investigate which characteristics of feedback predict its perceived usefulness for monitoring variation and improving care. Results The final model demonstrated that the relevance of the quality indicators to the specific service area (β = 0.64, p = 0.01) and the credibility of the data as coming from a trustworthy, unbiased source (β = 0.55, p = 0.01) were the significant predictors, having controlled for all other covariates. Conclusion For clinicians to engage with effective quality monitoring and feedback, the perceived local relevance of indicators and trust in the credibility of the resulting data are paramount.
Living with a 100 ml prostate: Outcomes over a decade
Authors: Hobbs Catherine P , Henderson John M , Malone Peter R 
Published: December 2014

Objective: The objective of this article is to determine outcomes and guide the management of patients with a prostate volume of 100 ml or greater. Patients and methods: A database of patients undergoing transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsy from 1994 to 1999 was analysed. Records of those with a prostate of 100 ml or greater were reviewed. Results: A total of 63 patients were included in the study with a mean follow-up of 11 years. Initial TRUS-guided biopsy yielded prostate cancer (CaP) in six of 63 (10%). Twenty-six of 63 (41%) underwent repeat biopsies. CaP was ultimately diagnosed in 13/63 (21%). Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels were erratic over time, making monitoring difficult. The PSA coefficient of variation in benign prostates ranged from 8.9% to 48.6% in the year following biopsy. Twenty-one of 50 (42%) with benign prostates experienced acute urinary retention (AUR), 31/50 (62%) haematuria and 43/50 (86%) received treatment for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Twenty-six of 50 (52%) received 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5ARI), 11/50 (22%) α-blockers and 28/50 (56%) surgery. Thirteen of 15 (87%) experienced further symptoms when treated for less than two years with 5ARI versus five of 16 (31%) receiving long-term treatment (mean duration 8.1 years). Fifteen of 25 (60%) experienced haematuria following TURP and 14/25 (56%) required further treatment. Conclusion: Large prostates cause considerable symptoms prompting multiple medical consultations and investigations. PSA monitoring in this group is difficult, leading to repeated biopsies of benign prostates. Long-term 5ARI treatment should be considered to reduce progression to AUR, the incidence of haematuria and to facilitate PSA monitoring. Newer treatment modalities such as holmium laser enucleation (HoLEP) should be considered ahead of TURP. When TURP is performed, 5ARI treatment should be considered post-operatively. This group of men should have close urological follow-up.
Periodic nano/micro-hole array silicon solar cell
Authors: Lai Guan-Yu , Kumar Dinesh P , Pei Zingway 
Published: December 2014

Abstract
In this study, we applied a metal catalyst etching method to fabricate a nano/microhole array on a Si substrate for application in solar cells. In addition, the surface of an undesigned area was etched because of the attachment of metal nanoparticles that is dissociated in a solution. The nano/microhole array exhibited low specular reflectance (<1%) without antireflection coating because of its rough surface. The solar spectrum related total reflection was approximately 9%. A fabricated solar cell with a 40-μm hole spacing exhibited an efficiency of 9.02%. Comparing to the solar cell made by polished Si, the external quantum efficiency for solar cell with 30 s etching time was increased by 16.7%.
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Activation of c-Src tyrosine kinase mediated the degradation of occludin in ventilator-induced lung injury
Authors: Zhao Tao , Liu Mengjie , Gu Changping , Wang Xin , Wang Yuelan 
Published: December 2014

Abstract
Background
Ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) is characterized by increased alveolar permeability, pulmonary edema. The tyrosine kinase, c-Src, is involved in VILI but its role has not been fully elucidated. This study examined the relationship between c-Src activation and occludin levels in VILI both in vitro and in vivo.

Methods
For the in vivo study, Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups: control (group C); normal tidal volume (group M); normal tidal volume + c-Src inhibitor (PP2) (group M + P); high tidal volume (group H); and high tidal volume + c-Src inhibitor (PP2) (group H + P). Rats in all groups but group C underwent mechanical ventilation for 4 h. For the in vitro study, MLE-12 cells pretreated with PP2 and siRNA underwent cyclic stretching at 8% or 20% for 0, 1, 2 and 4 h. The expressions of occludin, c-Src, and p-c-Src were analyzed by western blotting, hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining, and immunofluorescence.

Results
For the in vivo study, rats in group H showed decreased occludin expression and activated c-Src compared with group C. HE staining and lung injury score showed more severe lung injury and alveolar edema in group H compared with group M and group C. Group H + P had less pulmonary edema induced by the high tidal volume ventilation. For the in vitro study, occludin expression decreased and c-Src activation increased as indicated by the phosphorylation of c-Src over time. Consistently, PP2 could restore occludin levels.

Conclusions
Mechanical ventilation can activate c-Src by phosphorylation and increase the degradation of occludin. c-Src inhibitor can ameliorate barrier function and lung injury by up-regulating occludin.
The Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Database: an omics platform for reference, integration and analysis of triple-negative breast cancer data
Authors: Raju Rajesh , Paul Aswathy Mary , Asokachandran Vivekanand , George Bijesh , Radhamony Lekshmi , Vinaykumar Meena , Girijadevi Reshmi , Pillai Madhavan Radhakrishna 
Published: December 2014

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Congruences for Taylor expansions of quantum modular forms
Authors: Guerzhoy Pavel , Kent Zachary A , Rolen Larry 
Published: December 2014

Abstract
Recently, a beautiful paper of Andrews and Sellers has established linear congruences for the Fishburn numbers modulo an infinite set of primes. Since then, a number of authors have proven refined results, for example, extending all of these congruences to arbitrary powers of the primes involved. Here, we take a different perspective and explain the general theory of such congruences in the context of an important class of quantum modular forms. As one example, we obtain an infinite series of combinatorial sequences connected to the ‘half-derivatives’ of the Andrews-Gordon functions and with Kashaev’s invariant on (2m+1,2) torus knots, and we prove conditions under which the sequences satisfy linear congruences modulo at least 50% of primes.
Methodological aspects of assessment of the historical-cultural potential as the resource of the tourist complex (on the example of the territory of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast)
Authors: Гировка Николай , Girovka Nikolay 
Published: December 2014

The article proposes a methodology according to which the assessment of tourist recreational historical-cultural potential of administrative regions of Nizhny Novgorod oblast was conducted which was based on the sequential analysis of types of monuments, their quantity, status, density on the one hand, and the diversity of interests of experienced tourists on the other. As the result of the research, an estimation model was proposed which allowed to conduct the resource tourist recreational zoning of administrative regions of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.
The practical application of the proposed estimation systems and corresponding tourist zoning in the planning and designing of the territories allows to structure the resources of the territory, to predict the potential tourist specialization of regions, the possibilities to create the thematic tourist complex and to optimize the usage of their resources and their conservation, respectively.
Tourism as an indicator of quality of life of population: sociological analysis
Authors: Варламова Анна , Varlamova Anna 
Published: December 2014

Federation
The topicality of research of the concept &#34;life quality&#34; and its indicators has increased in recent decades. The interest to this subject is growing not only among scientists and researchers but also among politicians. The irreversible processes of internationalization and globalization cause this interest in the first place, and all countries and nations that strive for decent life conditions not only for the future, but also for the current population are involved in these processes.
Due to this, the article analyses the concept &#34;life quality&#34; and its indicators, i.e. indices that assess the life quality of the whole population of the country with regards to the national interests of the state. Tourism is considered as one of the indicators of life quality of the modern society. The article comprises the results of the pilot sociological studies conducted among the population of Moscow and Moscow Oblast on the subject of &#34;Tourism as an indicator of life quality of the population of Moscow and Moscow Oblast&#34;.
The study of correlation between the result of exams in mathematics and students´ academic performance in higher education
Authors: Переяславская Людмила , Pereyaslavskaya Lyudmila , Переяславский Виталий , Pereyaslavskiy Vitaliy 
Published: December 2014

This article is a continuation of the study by the same authors on the relationship of mathematics achievement in high school with academic performance in mathematics and other subjects at school. Adding statistics on students of the firstyear ofRussian State University of Tourism and Service allowed to increase the sample size in several times and to obtain more reliable results, which were originally obtained only for students of Finance and Technology Academy (FTA).
Data was collected from 104 students FTA ofthe first year (2013/2014 year students) and 290 students ofRSUTS of the first year (2012/2013 year of study), and the later were represented by 180 students from the Faculty of Economics (FE), and 110 students from the Faculty of service (FS). For FTA the data contain the following parameters: the average score in mathematics in the certificate, the USE in math, USE in Russian, a total score of USE (Unified State Examination) to enroll in college and academic performance in high school mathematics. For RSUTS the data was obtained on the same
parameters, except for the average score in mathematics in the certificate. For these parameters were found accurate interval estimates of the correlation coefficients, as well as histograms of frequencies to test the hypothesis of normal distribution. For statistical calculations and histograms the authors used formulae oj&#34;mathematicalstatistics andcomputersoftwareforstatisticaldata processing STATISTICA.
The study of interval frequency parameters showed that the USE in Russian has a distribution of frequencies close to the normal law. While the frequency of USE in math scores is significantly different from the normal distribution. This suggests a significant impact on the results of USE in maths by factors
which do not possess the nature of the random deviations. It is shown that admission to university,
and as a result a new life stage, a change of scenery and teachers provide students with additional
opportunities in revealing mathematical abilities.
Analysis of the relevance of work types in the field of service and consumer services to the standards of professional education
Authors: Погребова Елена , Pogrebova Elena 
Published: December 2014

This article was prepared according to the results of the scientific research conducted at Russian State University of Tourism and Service in the framework of the research project «Development of the project sectoral qualifications framework in the field of public services». The need to develop sectoral qualification frameworks is due to the need of the strategy of learning throughout life in the light of technical, technological, economic and other changes in service in general and consumer services in particular. Detailed design of the project was preceded by an exploratory phase, which main objectives were: 1) the study of the content of the federal state educational standards of primary, higher and vocational education in relation to the area of service and consumer services by parameters such as the type and characteristics of the professional activity of graduates and professional competences; 2) identification of ways to achieve the appropriate level of qualification by type of employment in consumer services by major industry groups in services in accordance with the levels of the educational system (VPO, SPO, NPO).
The results obtained by the authors at the research stage formed the basis of this article. The empirical base of the study was the educational standards of professional education, which can be used directly or indirectly for the analysis of the requirements for professional activities of employees in the service, especially public services. Particular attention is paid to appropriate content types of jobs in the service and consumer services, for which the requirements are set out in the drafts of improved federal state educational standards of higher education. The result of the study was the authors&#180; model of continued professional education in the field of services and consumer services.
The Governance of Foreign Investment at a Crossroad: Is an Overlapping Consensus the Way Forward?
Authors: Perrone Nicolás M. 
Published: December 2014

AbstractThis article makes the claim that the present efforts to reform the international investment regime (IIR) will not save this field from the existing criticisms. Given the plural values at issue, it is unlikely that states – let alone local populations – will ever reach a consensus on the substantive questions surrounding foreign investment. Historically, the main characteristic of foreign investment governance has been the lack of multilateral consensus. This field remained dominated by diplomacy and customary international law until bilateral treaties and investment arbitration became the leading mechanism to resolve investment disputes in the 1990s. This highly legalized regime, however, has been subject to criticisms from developing and increasingly from developed countries. Most reform proposals fail to go beyond alternatives that have been unsuccessful in the past, such as a multilateral investment agreement (MIA) or state-to-state arbitration. This article takes a different approach to foreign investment governance, starting from its political economy. It claims that the IIR does not depoliticize foreign investment relations but rather promotes the politics of foreign investors’ property rights protection. Relying on property theory and pluralism as heuristic tools, this article analyses the resistance to investment arbitration, the obstacles to multilateral cooperation, and the possibility of an overlapping consensus on the institutions for foreign investment governance.
The contribution of fat-free mass to resting energy expenditure: implications for weight loss strategies in the treatment of adolescent obesity
Authors: Browning Matthew G. , Evans Ronald K. 
Published: December 2014

AbstractOwing to the strong relationship between fat-free mass (FFM) and resting energy expenditure (REE), the preservation of FFM is often emphasized in the treatment of adolescent obesity. Typical treatment regimens including an increased dietary consumption of protein and participation in resistance training are common components of adolescent weight management programs, despite limited evidence of a positive influence of FFM on weight loss outcomes in adolescents. Given the larger volume of FFM in obese relative to normal weight adolescents and the common treatment goals of both maximizing weight loss and attenuating the loss of FFM, a better understanding of the influence of FFM on energy balance is needed to determine whether strategies to preserve lean tissue or maximize absolute weight loss should be most emphasized. We review the associations among FFM, REE, and weight loss outcomes, focusing on how these relationships might influence energy balance in obese adolescents.
Parameter Identifiability of Discrete Bayesian Networks with Hidden Variables
Authors: Allman Elizabeth S. , Rhodes John A. , Stanghellini Elena , Valtorta Marco 
Published: December 2014

AbstractIdentifiability of parameters is an essential property for a statistical model to be useful in most settings. However, establishing parameter identifiability for Bayesian networks with hidden variables remains challenging. In the context of finite state spaces, we give algebraic arguments establishing identifiability of some special models on small directed acyclic graphs (DAGs). We also establish that, for fixed state spaces, generic identifiability of parameters depends only on the Markov equivalence class of the DAG. To illustrate the use of these results, we investigate identifiability for all binary Bayesian networks with up to five variables, one of which is hidden and parental to all observable ones. Surprisingly, some of these models have parameterizations that are generically 4-to-one, and not 2-to-one as label swapping of the hidden states would suggest. This leads to interesting conflict in interpreting causal effects.
Changes in Acceleration and Deceleration Capacity Throughout Professional Soccer Match-Play
Authors: Russell Mark , Sparkes William , Northeast Jonny , Cook Christian J. , Love Tom D. , Bracken Richard M. , Kilduff Liam P. 
Published: December 2014

Abstract
Russell, M, Sparkes, W, Northeast, J, Cook, CJ, Love, TD, Bracken, RM, and Kilduff, LP. Changes in acceleration and deceleration capacity throughout professional soccer match-play. J Strength Cond Res 30(10): 2839–2844, 2016—As the acceleration and deceleration demands of soccer are currently not well understood, this study aimed to profile markers of acceleration and deceleration capacity during professional soccer match-play. This within-player observational study required reserve team players from a Premier League club to wear 10-Hz Global Positioning System units throughout competitive matches played in the 2013–14 competitive season. Data are presented for players who completed 4 or more games during the season (n = 11), and variables are presented according to six 15-minute intervals (I1–6: 00:00–14:59 minutes, 15:00–29:59 minutes, 30:00–44:59 minutes, 45:00–59:59 minutes, 60:00–74:59 minutes, and 75:00–89:59 minutes, respectively). During I6, the distance covered (total, per minute, and at high intensity), number of sprints, accelerations (total and high intensity), decelerations (total and high intensity), and impacts were reduced compared with I1 (all p ≤ 0.05). The number of high-intensity impacts remained unchanged throughout match-play (p > 0.05). These findings indicate that high-intensity actions and markers of acceleration and deceleration capacity are reduced in the last 15 minutes of the normal duration of match-play. Such information can be used to increase the specificity of training programs designed for soccer players while also giving further insight in to the effects of 90 minutes of soccer-specific exercise. Interventions that seek to maintain the acceleration and deceleration capacity of players throughout the full duration of a soccer match warrant investigation.
Entransy Analysis of an Irreversible Diesel Cycle
Authors: Emin Açıkkalp  
Published: December 2014

The purpose of this paper is to research an irreversible Diesel cycle by using entransy approach. Entransy may be expressed as heat transfer potential of a subject and it has begun to investigate as a new thermodynamic assessment parameter. Optimization of heat transfer processes is very important, because of their extensity. Result of optimizing heat transfer is to use energy efficiently and decrease CO2 emission that is main reason of the global warming. Because of the these reasons, entransy analysis of a Diesel cycle is investigated and result are presented. Some obtained results for entransy analysis are: entransy efficiency has minimum (0.191) at x = 19.296, has a maximum (1.538x106 kW K) at x = 8.316 for ηE = ηC = 1. cycle and has a maximum point at x = 6.959 and it value is 1.341x106 kW K for ηE = ηC = 0.8.
The Metabolic Syndrome Is Not Correlated with the Short-term Risk of Decompensation in Patients with Cirrhosis
Authors: Procopet Bogdan , Farcau Oana , Balagel Marius , Crisan Dana , Stefanescu Horia , Pop Andreea , Fischer Petra , Habic Alina , Radu Corina , Tantau Marcel , Grigorescu Mircea 
Published: December 2014

Background & Aims: Obesity proved to favor clinical decompensation in patients with cirrhosis. Our aim was to investigate if metabolic syndrome (MS) in cirrhotic patients represents a risk factor for decompensation.Methods: 704 cirrhotics, included in a MS prevalence study were considered for evaluation; 121 patients were excluded because they did not complete the follow-up and 303 because they were decompensated at the start of the study. The remaining 280 were followed-up for a median period of 28.1±18 months. Patients were censored at the end of follow-up or at occurrence of a liver related event (LRE). Liver related events were considered the following: decompensation (ascites, variceal bleeding, hepatorenal syndrome, jaundice, encephalopathy), hepatocellular carcinoma, portal vein thrombosis and infections.Results: All MS criteria except the abdominal circumference were significantly different between decompensated and compensated patients. HDL-cholesterol levels were lower in decompensated patients. Among the 280 patients who completed the follow-up, 85 (30%) presented LREs. Ascites was the most frequent event. In the univariate analysis of the MS criteria we found a trend to significance of an inverse correlation between MS and LREs. There was no significant difference between patients with or without MS regarding survival free of LREs, 76.7% and 66.5%, respectively. None of the MS criteria reached the level of significance in discriminating patients with and without LREs.Conclusions: In short term, presence of MS was not a risk factor for LREs. In short term, liver function and lower nutritional status influenced the prognosis. In decompensated patients, the MS defining criteria are not applicable.Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; EV: esophageal varices; HR: hazard ration; HVPG: hepatic venous pressure gradient; LRE: liver related event; MS: metabolic syndrome; PHT: portal hypertension; WC: waist circumference.
Using galvanostatic electroforming of Bi1–xSbx nanowires to control composition, crystallinity, and orientation
Authors: Limmer Steven J. , Medlin Douglas L. , Siegal Michael P. , Hekmaty Michelle , Lensch-Falk Jessica L. , Erickson Kristopher , Pillars Jamin , Yelton W. Graham 
Published: December 2014

Abstract