bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Clinical Outcomes After Mini-Open Subpectoral Biceps Tenodesis
Authors: Rodrigues Susana , Pires Luís , Amaro Pedro , Alonso Raul 
Published: August 2024

Background Long head of the biceps tendon pathology is a common cause of shoulder pain. Current surgical treatment options for long head of the biceps tendon disorders include tenotomy and tenodesis. Younger and high-demand patients are usually treated with tenodesis since tenotomy is associated with increased biceps pain and cramping, cosmetic deformity and patient dissatisfaction. Previous studies have shown biomechanical advantages of subpectoral open approach over arthroscopic suprapectoral approach, with less biceps over tension and increased ultimate load to failure. Despite this, there is a lack of consensus in the literature regarding the management of biceps-related pathology. Methods We retrospectively reviewed all patients who underwent subpectoral biceps tenodesis with unicortical endo-button fixation between January 2015 and December 2019. Only patients who had a minimum of 24 months follow-up were included in the study. We reviewed patient demographics. The American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons and Visual Analogue score were assessed and complications were recorded. Results A total of thirty-two patients were enrolled in this study. 15 were young patients and sports athletes with SLAP (Superior Labrum from Anterior to Posterior) lesions or isolated biceps instability and the remaining 17 were middle-age patients with degenerative biceps disease and concomitant pathology. The mean follow-up time was 36 months. SLAP lesions group average age was 24,3 and degenerative group average age was 53,8. The ASES score and the VAS score and were statically significative better in the isolated subpectoral tenodesis due to SLAP lesions 99,8 and 0,1 respectively in comparison with the degenerative group, 85,7 and 1,5 respectively. We recorded two complications. One case of superficial infection and one case of a patient that was concomitant submitted to arthroscopic rotator cuff tear repair with persisting shoulder pain. There was no case of failure of fixation or associated Popeye deformity. Conclusions Subpectoral biceps tenodesis with unicortical endo-button fixation is a viable treatment option for patients with symptomatic biceps disease. Anterior shoulder pain and biceps symptoms were resolved with this technique. Patients with coexistent rotator cuff lesion may have less favorable outcomes.
Desarrollo de la integridad académica como oportunidad de justicia
Authors: Muñoz-Cantero Jesús-Miguel , Pérez Crego María-Cristina , Espiñeira-Bellón Eva-María 
Published: August 2024

It is imperative that educational institutions work towards a just and democratic society in which all citizens have equal opportunities for development, regardless of difficulties or diversity. This study analyses teachers‘ and students’ views on the good practice of academic integrity to prevent negative behaviours that affect the development of social justice. The data collection has been carried out on the one hand, through three focus groups, with students from the five branches of knowledge of the Galician university system, and, on the other hand, with teachers who have responded to the open question of the questionnaire " Academic Integrity Questionnaire” (CUGIA-P1). The results show how the understanding of academic integrity is forged on concepts such as; honesty, justice, responsibility, trust, respect and effort. It is concluded that the development of academic integrity is a promoter of fair actions, which will be reflected in the personal, academic, social and professional spheres. Therefore, Higher Education classrooms become an opportunity to develop the ethical bases for the development of citizenship.
Es imperativo que las instituciones educativas trabajen para lograr una sociedad justa y democrática en la que toda la ciudadanía tenga las mismas oportunidades de desarrollo, sin importar las dificultades o la diversidad. En este estudio se analizan los puntos de vista de docentes y estudiantes sobre el buen hacer de la integridad académica para prevenir comportamientos negativos que afectan el desarrollo de la justicia social. La recogida de datos se ha llevado a cabo, por una parte, mediante tres grupos focales, con alumnado de los cinco ámbitos de conocimiento del sistema universitario gallego, y, por otra parte, con profesorado que ha dado respuesta a la pregunta abierta del cuestionario “Cuestionario de Integridade Académica” (CUGIA-P1). Los resultados evidencian como la comprensión de la integridad académica se forja sobre conceptos como la honestidad, la justicia, la responsabilidad, la confianza, el respeto y el esfuerzo. Se concluye que el desarrollo de la integridad académica es un promotor de acciones justas, las cuales se verán reflejadas tanto en el ámbito personal, académico, social como profesional. Por lo que, las aulas de Educación Superior se convierten en una oportunidad para desarrollar las bases éticas para el desarrollo de la ciudadanía.
Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches: The Impact of AI Design on Consumer Perception and Buying Behavior in the FMCG Sector
Authors: Farooq Muhammad Waqas , Hassan Khawaja Hisham Ul , Nawaz Faiza 
Published: August 2024

The motivation behind this examination is to explore the relationship between AI designs, consumer perception, consumer buying behaviour, and consumer literacy in Pakistan's fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). To apply ethnography to research the consumer’s buying behaviour in the context of AI designs in the FMCG Sector. This study used the mixed-method approach, a quantitative exploration plan and utilised a survey method to collect data from 250 FMCG sector consumers in Lahore via an online self-administered survey. The paper applied SEM to examine the hypotheses and analyze the data. The qualitative portion used eight in-depth semi-structured interviews for data collection. The paper found that AI designs affected consumer perception (CP), consumer perception (CP) affected by consumer buying behaviour (CBB), and CP intervened in the impact of AI designs on CBB. Consumer literacy (CL) is moderated between consumer perception (CP) and consumer buying behaviour (CBB). The findings also reveal the positive impact of AI on consumer buying behaviour, through individual perspectives. The study adds to the works on the link between AI designs, CP, CBB, and CL in the FMCG business. It gives experimental proof to help the hypotheses that AI designs influence CP, CP influences CBB, and CP explains the impact of AI designs on CBB, CL moderated between CP and CBB. AI designs can enhance consumer perception and buying behaviour of FMCG products, leading to higher market performance and customer satisfaction. FMCG companies can use AI to innovate, customize, and educate their products and services for different consumer segments. The research aims to identify the association between AI designs, CP, CBB and CL in the FMCG industry. It offers an original viewpoint on how AI designs can improve CP, how CP can prompt CBB, and how consumer literacy is moderated between CP and CBB in the fast-moving consumer goods business.
NEUTRALIZACIÓN Y REMOCIÓN DE METALES PESADOS DE AGUAS ÁCIDAS DE MINA MEDIANTE EL USO DE ORINA HUMANA
Authors: Paniagua Coca Matilde Marisol 
Published: August 2024

Uno de los principales contaminantes que se generan de la actividad minera, son las aguas ácidas más conocidas como “Aguas de Copagira”, que emanan constantemente de los socavones, por el pH bajo que reportan se caracterizan por ser muy ácidas y por tanto corrosivas, lo que ocasiona que a su paso vayan degradando la naturaleza, convirtiendo en lugares insalubres y desérticas. Considerando que estas aguas son bastante ácidas y además que contienen una carga importante de metales pesados, su tratamiento requiere alternativas nuevas. El objetivo es la neutralización y remoción de metales pesados de estas aguas ácidas, utilizando sustancias de desecho en este caso la orina humana que después de un proceso de fermentación en la cual los componentes de éste, se transforman en sustancias alcalinas que ayudan a la neutralización y a la precipitación de los metales pesados que contienen estas aguas, minimizando de esta forma la agresividad al medio ambiente. Para la ejecución del proceso se siguió los siguientes pasos: Recolección de 10 litros de orina, Caracterización fisicoquímica de la orina recolectada, Acondicionamiento y posterior fermentación de la orina, caracterización de la orina fermentada – análisis de pH, recolección de aguas de mina, caracterización fisicoquímica de las aguas de mina, neutralización y precipitación de los metales pesados que contienen estas aguas, caracterización de las aguas tratadas de mina, Este trabajo de investigación tiene un alcance a nivel semipiloto que puede seguir a nivel piloto e industrial.
Shedding Light on the Black Box of Rehabilitation: Differential Short- and Long-Term Effects of Multidisciplinary Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation
Authors: Trénel Philipp , Boesen Finn , Skjerbæk Anders Guldhammer , Petersen Thor , Rasmussen Peter Vestergaard , Nørgaard Michael 
Published: August 2024

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:
The study of the effectiveness of multidisciplinary rehabilitation (MDR) and how the symptoms and needs of individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) interplay with the diversity of MDR interventions is still a conundrum, often referred to as a black box.

METHODS:
We conducted a partial crossover randomized controlled trial with follow-ups at 1 (discharge), 6, and 12 months. Based on their rehabilitation goals, each patient was categorized into 1 of 5 main focus areas (MFAs) prior to admission: Resilience, Cognitive Function, Energy, Physical Function, and Personal Needs. The Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis (FAMS) instrument scores were the primary outcome.

RESULTS:
MFA groups varied in age (P = .036), MS type (P = .002), Expanded Disability Status Scale score (P &lt; .001), time since diagnosis (P = .002), and FAMS at baseline (P &lt; .001), as well as in composition and quantity of MDR services. At discharge, significant FAMS improvements were found in all 5 MFA groups (FAMS change &gt; 10.4, P &lt; .05), but the affected subdimensions and persistence of improvements varied among MFA groups. At the 6-month follow-up, estimates of controlled differences in FAMS were 9.9 (P =.001), 5.6 (P = .196), 8.5 (P = .008), –1.4 (P = .548), and 17.9 (P = .012) for the Resilience, Cognitive Function, Energy, Physical Function, and Personal Needs groups, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS:
This study demonstrated that inpatient MDR improves functioning and health-related quality of life in people with MS; the type, degree, and persistence of the benefits are associated with a patient’s main focus area of rehabilitation, which signifies the importance of the goal-setting process in MDR.
Improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in chiropractic education and profession: Report from three 2020-2021 summit meetings
Authors: Oberstein Ron , Bogatski Anatole , Seto Sharon , Bielser Silvia Dueñas , Odierna Donna H. , Smith Monica 
Published: August 2024

ABSTRACT

Objective
Racial and ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in chiropractic education and the profession, and are less likely than individuals identifying as White to have access to or use chiropractic care. Stakeholders with leadership positions in USA-based chiropractic colleges and organizations participated in 3 online diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) summit meetings to foster a deeper understanding of DEI, identify DEI objectives, and develop action steps and drive change. Summit I (51 attendees) comprised 3 presentations that provided background about DEI in chiropractic education and practice. Summit II (32 attendees), comprised 4 breakout sessions addressing organizational issues in DEI. Summit III (65 attendees) comprised 5 collaborative sessions focused on implementation of DEI objectives.

Methods
We use aggregate data and qualitative summaries to provide a descriptive narrative. Data sources include pre/post-summit quantitative surveys, items from open-ended questionnaires, and a spreadsheet of recommendations for increasing organizational DEI.

Results
Before attending Summit I, 48% rated their understanding of DEI issues as “moderately” or “very” high, compared with 74% afterward. Summit II participants suggested actions that should be taken by their institutions and the profession. Summit III participants stressed the need for DEI-supportive data, policies, and resources. They identified &gt; 150 action steps to address DEI objectives. A listserv was established to facilitate ongoing institutional collaboration.

Conclusion
Summit participants recognized the importance of developing a diverse, culturally aware chiropractic workforce. The summits provided structure and support for stakeholders to effectively plan for and implement DEI in their organizations and institutions.
Spine growth and seismogenic faulting at Mt. Unzen, Japan
Authors: Hornby Adrian J. , Kendrick Jackie E. , Lamb Oliver D. , Hirose Takehiro , De Angelis Silvio , von Aulock Felix W. , Umakoshi Kodo , Miwa Takahiro , Henton De Angelis Sarah , Wadsworth Fabian B. , Hess Kai‐Uwe , Dingwell Donald B. , Lavallée Yan 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThe concluding episode of activity during the recent eruption of Mt. Unzen (October 1994 to February 1995) was characterized by incremental spine extrusion, accompanied by seismicity. Analysis of the seismic record reveals the occurrence of two dominant long‐period event families associated with a repeating, nondestructive source mechanism, which we attribute to magma failure and fault‐controlled ascent. We obtain constraints on the slip rate and distance of faulting events within these families. That analysis is complemented by an experimental thermomechanical investigation of fault friction in Mt. Unzen dacitic dome rock using a rotary‐shear apparatus at variable slip rates and normal stresses. A power density threshold is found at 0.3 MW m−2, above which frictional melt forms and controls the shear resistance to slip, inducing a deviation from Byerlee's frictional law. Homogenized experimentally generated pseudotachylytes have a similar final chemistry, thickness, and crystal content, facilitating the construction of a rheological model for particle suspensions. This is compared to the viscosity constrained from the experimental data, to assess the viscous control on fault dynamics. The onset of frictional melt formation during spine growth is constrained to depths below 300 m for an average slip event. This combination of experimental data, viscosity modeling, and seismic analysis offers a new description of material response during conduit plug flow and spine growth, showing that volcanic pseudotachylyte may commonly form and modify fault friction during faulting of dome rock. This model furthers our understanding of faulting and seismicity during lava dome formation and is applicable to other eruption modes.
Possible impacts of a future grand solar minimum on climate: Stratospheric and global circulation changes
Authors: Maycock A. C. , Ineson S. , Gray L. J. , Scaife A. A. , Anstey J. A. , Lockwood M. , Butchart N. , Hardiman S. C. , Mitchell D. M. , Osprey S. M. 
Published: April 2015

AbstractIt has been suggested that the Sun may evolve into a period of lower activity over the 21st century. This study examines the potential climate impacts of the onset of an extreme “Maunder Minimum‐like” grand solar minimum using a comprehensive global climate model. Over the second half of the 21st century, the scenario assumes a decrease in total solar irradiance of 0.12% compared to a reference Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5 experiment. The decrease in solar irradiance cools the stratopause (∼1 hPa) in the annual and global mean by 1.2 K. The impact on global mean near‐surface temperature is small (∼−0.1 K), but larger changes in regional climate occur during the stratospheric dynamically active seasons. In Northern Hemisphere wintertime, there is a weakening of the stratospheric westerly jet by up to ∼3–4 m s−1, with the largest changes occurring in January–February. This is accompanied by a deepening of the Aleutian Low at the surface and an increase in blocking over Northern Europe and the North Pacific. There is also an equatorward shift in the Southern Hemisphere midlatitude eddy‐driven jet in austral spring. The occurrence of an amplified regional response during winter and spring suggests a contribution from a top‐down pathway for solar‐climate coupling; this is tested using an experiment in which ultraviolet (200–320 nm) radiation is decreased in isolation of other changes. The results show that a large decline in solar activity over the 21st century could have important impacts on the stratosphere and regional surface climate.
Laboratory measurements of emission factors of nonmethane volatile organic compounds from burning of Chinese crop residues
Authors: Inomata Satoshi , Tanimoto Hiroshi , Pan Xiaole , Taketani Fumikazu , Komazaki Yuichi , Miyakawa Takuma , Kanaya Yugo , Wang Zifa 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThe emission factors (EFs) of nonmethane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) emitted during the burning of Chinese crop residue were investigated as a function of modified combustion efficiency in laboratory experiments. NMVOCs, including acetonitrile, aldehydes/ketones, furan, and aromatic hydrocarbons, were monitored by proton‐transfer‐reaction mass spectrometry. Rape plant was burned in dry conditions and wheat straw was burned in both wet and dry conditions to simulate the possible burning of damp crop residue in regions of high temperature and humidity. We compared the present data to field data reported by Kudo et al. (2014). Good agreement between field and laboratory data was obtained for aromatics under relatively more smoldering combustion of dry samples, but laboratory data were slightly overestimated compared to field data for oxygenated VOC (OVOC). When EFs from the burning of wet samples were investigated, the consistency between the field and laboratory data for OVOCs was stronger than for dry samples. This may be caused by residual moisture in crop residue that has been stockpiled in humid regions. Comparison of the wet laboratory data with field data suggests that Kudo et al. (2014) observed the biomass burning plumes under relatively more smoldering conditions in which approximately a few tens of percentages of burned fuel materials were wet.
Tropopause folds in ERA‐Interim: Global climatology and relation to extreme weather events
Authors: Škerlak Bojan , Sprenger Michael , Pfahl Stephan , Tyrlis Evangelos , Wernli Heini 
Published: April 2015

AbstractTropopause folds are intimately linked to upper level frontogenesis and jet stream dynamics. They play an important role for stratosphere‐troposphere exchange, the dynamical coupling of upper and lower tropospheric levels, and for generating severe weather events. This study presents a global climatology of tropopause folds using ERA‐Interim reanalysis data from 1979 to 2012 and a refined version of a previously developed 3‐D labeling and fold identification algorithm. This algorithm objectively separates stratospheric and tropospheric air in complex situations, e.g., in regions with strong low‐level inversions, and in extratropical cyclones where diabatically generated potential vorticity anomalies typically occur. Three classes of tropopause folds are defined (shallow, medium, and deep), and their geographical distribution, vertical extent, and seasonal cycle are investigated. Most shallow folds occur along the subtropical jet stream, in agreement with previous studies. Hot spots of medium and deep tropopause folds are found west of Australia and along the coast of Antarctica in the Southern Hemisphere and around the east coast of North America in the Northern Hemisphere. Seasonal cycles show maxima in winter for all fold classes. Medium and deep folds are frequently associated with surface wind gust and precipitation extremes, as quantified for folds over the southern Indian Ocean. Wind gust extremes occur mainly in an elongated band upstream and equatorward of folds, whereas precipitation extremes occur mainly east and poleward of folds. Overall, in the considered region, about 20% of medium folds and 33% of deep folds are associated with surface wind or precipitation extremes in the vicinity of the fold.
Northeast Indian stalagmite records Pacific decadal climate change: Implications for moisture transport and drought in India
Authors: Myers Christopher G. , Oster Jessica L. , Sharp Warren D. , Bennartz Ralf , Kelley Neil P. , Covey Aaron K. , Breitenbach Sebastian F.M. 
Published: April 2015

AbstractTwo types of El Niño events are distinguished by sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies centered in the central or eastern equatorial Pacific. The Central Pacific El Niño events (CP‐El Niño) are more highly correlated with weakening of the central Indian Summer Monsoon and linked to decadal Pacific climate variability. We present a 50 year, subannually resolved speleothem δ18O record from northeast India that exhibits a significant correlation with northern Pacific decadal variability and central equatorial Pacific SSTs. Accordingly, we suggest that δ18O time series in similar northeast Indian speleothems are effective tools for investigating preinstrumental changes in Pacific climate, including changes in El Niño dynamics. In contrast to central India, rainfall amounts in northeast India are relatively unaffected by El Niño. However, back trajectory analysis indicates that during CP‐El Niño events moisture transport distance to northeast India is reduced, suggesting that variations in moisture transport primarily control δ18O in the region.
Practical Solvent‐Free Ruthenium Trichloride‐Mediated Benzannulation Approach to Fused Functionalized Arenes
Authors: Jacquet Jeremy , Auvinet Anne‐Laure , Mandadapu Anil Kumar , Haddad Mansour , Ratovelomanana‐Vidal Virginie , Michelet Véronique 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThe solvent‐ and ligand‐free [2+2+2] ruthenium‐promoted cycloaddition of α,ω‐diynes and alkynes provides a facile and efficient strategy for the synthesis of substituted benzene‐derived systems. The search for the optimal reaction conditions revealed the unprecedented catalytic activity of ruthenium trichloride for benzannulation reactions and this atom‐economical process allowed the synthesis of fused arenes including dihydrobenzofurans, isoindolines, indanes in good to high yields. This practical protocol also gave rise to the preparation of pentasubstituted aromatic derivatives and was applied to the one‐gram scale synthesis of a functionalized heterocycle.magnified image
Diastereoselective Synthesis of Six‐Membered Carbocyclic Spirooxindoles via 6π‐Electrocyclization of 3‐Dienylidene‐2‐ oxindoles
Authors: Kim Ko Hoon , Moon Hye Ran , Lee Junseong , Kim Jimin , Kim Jae Nyoung 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThe Wittig reaction of isatin derivatives with Morita–Baylis–Hillman bromides of cinnamaldehydes afforded 3‐dienylidene‐2‐oxindoles. These trienes were converted into the corresponding spirooxindoles in a stereoselective manner in refluxing toluene in good yields. The diastereomeric spirooxindoles could be obtained stereoselectively by adding a catalytic amount of palladium(II) acetate via the palladium‐catalyzed isomerization of EEE‐trienes to ZEE‐trienes followed by a more facile 6π‐electrocyclization process. The obtained spirooxindoles could be further functionalized by palladium‐catalyzed oxidative arylation, thionation with Lawesson’s reagent, catalytic hydrogenation and Friedel–Crafts‐type reaction.magnified image