bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Characteristics Associated with Relationship-Centred and Task-Focused Mealtime Practices in Older Adult Care Settings
Authors: Trinca Vanessa , Wu Sarah A. , Dakkak Hana , Iraniparast Maryam , Cammer Allison , Lengyel Christina , O’rourke Hannah M. , Rowe Natalie , Slaughter Susan E. , Carrier Natalie , Quiring Suzanne , Harvie Ruth , Keller Heather 
Published: April 2024

Purpose: To assess care home and staff characteristics associated with task-focused (TF) and relationship-centred care (RCC) mealtime practices prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Staff working in Canadian and American care homes were invited to complete a 23-item online survey assessing their perceptions of mealtime care, with one item assessing 26 potential care practices from the Mealtime Relational Care Checklist (relationship-centred = 15; task-focused = 11) reported to occur in the home prior to the pandemic. Multivariate linear regression evaluated staff and care home characteristics associated with mealtime practices. Results: Six hundred and eighty-six respondents completed all questions used in this analysis. Mean TF and RCC mealtime practices were 4.89 ± 1.99 and 9.69 ± 2.96, respectively. Staff age was associated with TF and RCC practices with those 40–55 years reporting fewer TF and those 18–39 years reporting fewer RCC practices. Those providing direct care were more likely to report TF practices. Dissatisfaction with mealtimes was associated with more TF and fewer RCC practices. Homes that were not making changes to promote RCC pre-pandemic had more TF and fewer RCC practices. Newer care homes were associated with more RCC, while small homes (≤49 beds) had more TF practices. Conclusions: Mealtime practices are associated with staff and home factors. These factors should be considered in efforts to improve RCC practices in Canadian homes.
Bildung und Transformation ‚anders denken‘
Authors: Lipkina Julia 
Published: April 2024

Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit Bildungsprozessen im Vorzeichen von Positivität, die für die Aufrechterhaltung personaler Identität in der sozialen Praxis stehen. Damit rückt eine Dimension von Bildung in den Fokus, die im Diskurs der bildungstheoretischen Biografie- und Bildungsforschung gegenwärtig eine eher marginale Rolle spielt. Hier dominiert derzeit eine Position, die im Anschluss an die Arbeiten von Kokemohr (2007) und Marotzki (1990) sowie insbesondere durch Koller (1999) weitergeführt, Bildung als Transformation auffasst. Anlass für solche grundlegenden Transformationen sind vor allem Krisenerfahrungen, die dazu führen, dass bisherige Selbst- und Weltverhältnisse fragwürdig werden. Entgegen der gängigen Meinung, Bildung sei nur um den Preis von Krisen zu haben, soll im Anschluss an das Identitäts- und Artikulationsverständnis von Charles Taylor jedoch gezeigt werden, dass und wie auch die positive Seite von Bildung theoriefähig ist. Dabei soll deutlich werden, dass sowohl negative als auch positive Erfahrungen eine bildende Wirkung besitzen und zu einer Veränderung von Selbst- und Weltverhältnissen führen können.
HUKUMAN MATI PENGEDAR NARKOTIKA DITINJAU DARI PERSPEKTIF HUKUM ISLAM DAN HUKUM POSITIF DI INDONESIA
Authors: Fuadi Ahmad , Muthahir Ardi , Sy Devi Anggreni 
Published: April 2024

Peredaran narkotika merupakan ancaman yang serius bagi bangsa ini, keadaan tersebut memaksa pemerintah mencanangkan darurat narkotika sejak tahun 2015, namun demikian peredaran narkotika masih tetap eksis sampai saat ini, Indonesia merupakan satu dari beberapa negara yang menerapkan hukuman mati bagi pengedar narkoba, hukuman mati ini menui pro dan kontra, hukuman mati dirasa merampas hak asasi, yaitu hak untuk hidup yang dimilki manusia sejak lahir, yang pada dasarnya tidak bisa dicabut / mati. Dibutuhkan argumentasi yang kuat dari hukum Islam dan positif dalam melihat kelayakan pelaksanaan hukuman mati sebagai salah satu dasar pertimbangan dalam penegakan hukum. Hal ini menjadi persoalan yang menarik untuk dibahas lebih lanjut dalam penelitian ini sehingga didapatkan penjelasan yang komprehensif mengenai kelayaknya vonis hukuman mati bagi pengedar narkotika dari sudut pandang hukum Islam dan Hukum positif. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode pendekatan yuridis normatif dengan menggunakan data sekunder yang diperoleh dari studi kepustakaan. Hasil penelitian ini menggambarkan bahwa hukuman mati ini dapat menjadi solusi bagi permasalahan hukum di Indonesia. Selain sebagai bentuk upaya dalam represive act of penal law dan juga sebagai preventive act of penal law, hukuman mati bagi pengedar narkotika yang diterapkan secara konsisten dapat menjamin berkurangnya jumlah para pengedar narkotika di Indonesia
CONTROL OF THE MAXIMUM POWER POINT OF A SOLAR PANEL, USING SERVO SYSTEM CONTROLLER WITH INTEGRATOR AND PI CONTROLLER DESIGNED BY THE ROOTS LOCUS METHOD
Authors: Garcia-Jaimes Luis Eduardo , Herrera-Jaramillo Diego Alejandro , Arroyave-Giraldo Maribel , Elam-Escudero Habib 
Published: April 2024

Photovoltaic system applications require to use a solar panel, a power converter, and a load. When voltage reduction from a panel to a battery is necessary, a buck converter is usually proposed. In the specialized literature, there are a wide variety of controllers oriented to commercial panels; However, even though measuring the energy extraction of a solar panel is the main indicator, there are other metrics such as switching effort that also affect the overall performance of the PV system. The main contribution of this work is the design of two digital controllers for photovoltaic energy extraction: a servo system controller with integrator and a PI controller based on root locus techniques considering an MPPT algorithm and system perturbations to demonstrate the reliability and efficiency of the controllers under different system scenarios. Finally, a detailed explanation of the performance of the controllers is given, showing that the two algorithms are suitable for controlling the point of maximum power in photovoltaic panels.
Desde la economía circular a la innovación abierta en el sector empresarial ecuatoriano. Propuesta de un modelo para su concreción
Authors: Castro-Perdomo Nelson Arsenio , Florez-Barzola William J. 
Published: April 2024

El trabajo que se presenta tiene como objetivo, “elaborar un modelo que facilita la complementariedad entre Economía Circular e Innovación Abierta, desde una perspectiva de sostenibilidad, reflejada en la mejora económica y la ecoeficiencia de las empresas”, basado en la necesidad de buscar herramientas que permitan una complementariedad entre ambas y con ello, lograr una mejor respuesta en el desempeño empresarial, desde una perspectiva de sostenibilidad. Para dar respuesta a dicho objetivo se utilizaron tanto métodos de orden teórico como empíricos y dentro de estos últimos al de Modelación, lográndose como principal resultado, un modelo abierto, flexible y dinámico, que privilegia la Mejora Continua, la Gestión del Conocimiento, la Vigilancia Tecnológica y los Planes de Negocio, que articula con carácter sistémico, las acciones de complementariedad entre la Economía Circular y la Innovación Abierta, para el cual se detallan funciones y requerimientos, para que, una vez implementado, permita a la empresa en cuestión, lograr mejoras económicas y una ecoeficiencia acorde con los principios de la sostenibilidad.
The objective of the presented work is to 'develop a model that facilitates complementarity between Circular Economy and Open Innovation from a sustainability perspective, reflected in the economic improvement and eco-efficiency of companies.' This is based on the need to find tools that enable complementarity between both approaches, aiming to achieve a better response in business performance from a sustainability perspective. To address this objective, both theoretical and empirical methods were used, including Modeling within the latter. The main result obtained is an open, flexible, and dynamic model that emphasizes Continuous Improvement, Knowledge Management, Technological Surveillance, and Business Plans. It systematically articulates actions of complementarity between Circular Economy and Open Innovation. The model details functions and requirements so that, once implemented, it allows the company in question to achieve economic improvements and eco-efficiency in line with sustainability principles.
Rational design of a near-infrared fluorescent probe for monitoring butyrylcholinesterase activity and its application in development of inhibitors
Authors: Li Hao , Li Xiao-Dong , Yan Chao-Hua , Ni Zhen-Hua , Lü Mu-Han , Zou Li-Wei , Yang Ling 
Published: April 2024

Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) is widely expressed in multiple tissues and has a vital role in several key human disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease and tumorigenesis. However, the role of BChE in human disorders has not been investigated. Thus, to quantitatively detect and visualize dynamical variations in BChE activity is essential for exploring the biological roles of BChE in the progression of a number of human disorders. Herein, based on the substrate characteristics of BChE, we customized and synthesized three near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probe substrates with cyanine-skeleton, and finally selected a NIR fluorescence probe substrate named CYBA. The CYBA demonstrated a significant increase in fluorescence when interacting with BChE, but mainly avoided AChE. Upon the addition of BChE, CYBA could be specifically hydrolyzed to TBO, resulting in a significant NIR fluorescence signal enhancement at 710 nm. Systematic evaluation revealed that CYBA exhibited exceptional chemical stability in complex biosamples and possessed remarkable selectivity and sensitivity towards BChE. Moreover, CYBA was successfully applied for real-time imaging of endogenous BChE activity in two types of nerve-related living cells. Additionally, CYBA demonstrated exceptional stability in the detection of complex biological samples in plasma recovery studies (97.51%–104.01%). Furthermore, CYBA was used to construct a high-throughput screening (HTS) method for BChE inhibitors using human plasma as the enzyme source. We evaluated inhibitory effects of a series of natural products and four flavonoids were identified as potent inhibitors of BChE. Collectively, CYBA can serve as a practical tool to track the changes of BChE activity in complicated biological environments due to its excellent capabilities.
Harnessing climate services to support community resilience planning: lessons learned from a community-engaged approach to assessing NOAA’s National Water Model
Authors: Raub Kristin B. , Laufer Joshua , Flynn Stephen E. , Daniels Shemilore , Sivalingam Trissha 
Published: April 2024

IntroductionInland and coastal flooding and other water-based natural disasters are projected to increase in severity, frequency, and intensity as global temperatures rise, placing a growing number of US communities at risk. Governments at the local, state, and federal levels have been embracing resilience planning to better predict, mitigate, and adapt to such shocks and hazards. A growing number of climate services have been developed to aid communities engaged in these efforts to access, interpret, and make decisions with climate-related data and information. An important tool for potentially supporting this planning is the National Water Model (NWM), created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Water Center (NWC). The NWM is a river and streamflow model that can forecast conditions for the continental United States.MethodsHowever, community end-users were not being effectively engaged in ways that result in widespread tool use and adoption. From 2021 to 2023, seven geographically diverse US communities agreed to participate in a study to understand how the NWM might be applied in resilience planning. Interviews and collaborative sessions were conducted with NWC/NOAA staff and community resilience stakeholders in Burlington, VT; Cincinnati, OH; Portland, OR; Charlotte, NC; Boulder, CO; Minneapolis; MN; and Houston, TXResults and DiscussionResults provide an improved understanding of potential applications of the National Water Model and have identified actions to overcome the barriers to its use among municipal and regional resilience planners. This research yielded a set of recommendations, co-developed between the seven communities and NWC/ NOAA staff, for how these barriers could be overcome to facilitate wider use of the NWM and its data and visualization services in resilience planning. This study highlights the NWM’s applicability at shorter timescales in resilience planning and points to a more general need for climate services to accommodate near-, medium-, and longterm time frames. The study also found many community stakeholders who use water science and information in resilience planning have diverse disciplinarily backgrounds. Importantly, the majority were not trained hydrologists or water scientists, pointing to the critical need for climate service developers, including the NWC, to embrace co-development efforts that involve a wider range of end-users, including community resilience planners.
A novel approach for denoising electrocardiogram signals to detect cardiovascular diseases using an efficient hybrid scheme
Authors: Bing Pingping , Liu Wei , Zhai Zhixing , Li Jianghao , Guo Zhiqun , Xiang Yanrui , He Binsheng , Zhu Lemei 
Published: April 2024

BackgroundElectrocardiogram (ECG) signals are inevitably contaminated with various kinds of noises during acquisition and transmission. The presence of noises may produce the inappropriate information on cardiac health, thereby preventing specialists from making correct analysis.MethodsIn this paper, an efficient strategy is proposed to denoise ECG signals, which employs a time-frequency framework based on S-transform (ST) and combines bi-dimensional empirical mode decomposition (BEMD) and non-local means (NLM). In the method, the ST maps an ECG signal into a subspace in the time frequency domain, then the BEMD decomposes the ST-based time-frequency representation (TFR) into a series of sub-TFRs at different scales, finally the NLM removes noise and restores ECG signal characteristics based on structural self-similarity.ResultsThe proposed method is validated using numerous ECG signals from the MIT-BIH arrhythmia database, and several different types of noises with varying signal-to-noise (SNR) are taken into account. The experimental results show that the proposed technique is superior to the existing wavelet based approach and NLM filtering, with the higher SNR and structure similarity index measure (SSIM), the lower root mean squared error (RMSE) and percent root mean square difference (PRD).ConclusionsThe proposed method not only significantly suppresses the noise presented in ECG signals, but also preserves the characteristics of ECG signals better, thus, it is more suitable for ECG signals processing.
Measuring parents' regulatory media use for themselves and their children
Authors: Suh Bolim , Kirkorian Heather , Barr Rachel , Kucker Sarah C. , Torres Chioma , Radesky Jenny S. 
Published: April 2024

IntroductionParents often use media to manage their own or their child's emotions and behaviors, which is called “regulatory media use.” While the use of media to alleviate negative emotions and behaviors may be helpful in the short-term, there may be negative consequences in the long-term (e.g., for children's development of self-regulatory skills). Research remains limited, often relying on a single, binary question asking whether a parent ever uses media to calm their child. To enable future research on the effects of regulatory media use, this paper described initial scale development efforts for measuring parents' regulatory media use for themselves (parent scale) and their children (child scale).MethodsThese scales were tested in an aggregate sample of parents with children 1–10 years old, and with each of three subsamples representing parents of children in infancy (15-25 months old), early childhood (2–5 years old), and middle childhood (5–10 years old).ResultsOverall, the results provide initial support for the scales as a reliable tool for measuring regulatory media use. Both scales for parents and children had a stable three-factor structure that held within each of the three subsamples. Further, both scales had predictive validity, each predicting parenting stress and child screen time.DiscussionBuilding upon earlier studies that often focused on single items to measure regulatory purposes, the initial scales appear to capture a multifaceted range of regulatory uses of media. The comprehensive measurement of regulatory media use enabled by these scales can inform more effective and tailored media guidelines and interventions, and the potential applications and implications for future research are discussed.
Clinical outcomes of diverticular disease in young adults: results from a tertiary referral center
Authors: Santacroce Giovanni , Lenti Marco Vincenzo , Abruzzese Giulia Maria , Alunno Giacomo , Di Terlizzi Francesco , Frenna Carmine , Gentile Antonella , Latorre Mario Andrea , Petrucci Clarissa , Ruggeri Damiano , Soriano Simone , Aronico Nicola , De Silvestri Annalisa , Corazza Gino Roberto , Iacucci Marietta , Di Sabatino Antonio 
Published: April 2024

IntroductionDiverticular disease (DD), commonly associated with the elderly, is becoming more prevalent among younger individuals. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the differences in the natural history and outcomes between young and old patients with DD.MethodsAdult patients with DD diagnosed between 2010 and 2022 at an Italian tertiary referral center were enrolled, and their demographic and clinical data were retrieved. The patients were categorized as young or old based on the 25th percentile of the population's age at diagnosis. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to assess the association between the collected variables and the age of disease presentation. Additionally, survival analyses were conducted to evaluate the association between the age of diagnosis and clinical outcomes at follow-up, including disease recurrence, hospital access, surgery, and death.ResultsA total of 220 DD patients (with a median age of 66 years, IQR 55–74, and a female-to-male ratio of 1.4:1) were included in the study, comprising 54 patients receiving a diagnosis before the age of 49 years (young DD patients) and 166 patients diagnosed after the age of 49 years (old DD patients). Male sex (57 vs. 36%, p &lt; 0.01), smoking (38 vs. 14%, p &lt; 0.01), and alcohol consumption (54 vs. 38%) were highly prevalent in young patients. The complications at the time of diagnosis, particularly abscesses and free perforations, occurred more frequently in younger patients (p = 0.04). Moreover, young DD patients experienced a higher rate of hospitalization and surgical intervention (p = 0.01 and p = 0.04, respectively) over a median follow-up period of 5 years.ConclusionPreventive strategies and prompt diagnosis are crucial in young patients with DD for achieving better disease outcomes and preventing complications.
Clinical efficacy of acupuncture therapy combined with core muscle exercises in treating patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Authors: Li Xia , Zhai Guohua , Zhang Hongkai , Li Xuefei , Wu Mingqi , Zhang Sidi , Cui Jiawen , Tang Zhanying , Hu Zhijun 
Published: April 2024

IntroductionThis meta-analysis aimed to determine the clinical efficacy of acupuncture combined with core muscle exercises on pain and functional status in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain.MethodsThis study followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and meta-analysis criteria for systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Randomized controlled trials published till November 2023 were searched in PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Biomedical Literature, and Wanfang databases. The search strategy was related to disease type, intervention, and control measures and was structured around the search terms “low back pain,” “acupuncture therapy,” and “exercise.” Two reviewers applied inclusion and exclusion criteria. Sensitivity and fixed effects analyses were performed to determine the primary outcomes.ResultsWe included 11 randomized controlled trials (n = 727) on acupuncture combined with core muscle exercises in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain. Compared with controls, clinical efficacy was significant, with improvements in pain scores (visual analog pain scale and numerical rating scale) and Oswestry Disability Index in the intervention group.DiscussionAcupuncture therapy combined with core muscle exercises improved pain and functional status in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain, with favorable clinical outcomes compared with single-core muscle training. Multicenter large-sample trials are required to obtain more reliable conclusions.
Recombinant probiotic Lactococcus lactis delivering P62 mitigates moderate colitis in mice
Authors: Laguna Juliana Guimarães , Freitas Andria dos Santos , Barroso Fernanda Alvarenga Lima , De Jesus Luís Cláudio Lima , De Vasconcelos Octávio Augusto Greco Gomes , Quaresma Ludmila Silva , Américo Monique Ferrary , Campos Gabriela Munis , Glória Rafael de Assis , Dutra Joyce da Cruz Ferraz , Da Silva Tales Fernando , Vital Kátia Duarte , Fernandes Simone O. , Souza Ramon O. , Martins Flaviano dos Santos , Ferreira Enio , Santos Túlio Marcos , Birbrair Alexander , De Oliveira Marcos Felipe Andrade , Faria Ana Maria Caetano , Carvalho Rodrigo Dias de Oliveira , Venanzi Franco Maria , Le Loir Yves , Jan Gwénaël , Guédon Éric , Azevedo Vasco Ariston de Carvalho 
Published: April 2024

Introduction and objectivep62 is a human multifunctional adaptor protein involved in key cellular processes such as tissue homeostasis, inflammation, and cancer. It acts as a negative regulator of inflammasome complexes. It may thus be considered a good candidate for therapeutic use in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as colitis. Probiotics, including recombinant probiotic strains producing or delivering therapeutic biomolecules to the host mucosal surfaces, could help prevent and mitigate chronic intestinal inflammation. The objective of the present study was to combine the intrinsic immunomodulatory properties of the probiotic Lactococcus lactis NCDO2118 with its ability to deliver health-promoting molecules to enhance its protective and preventive effects in the context of ulcerative colitis (UC).Material and methodsThis study was realized in vivo in which mice were supplemented with the recombinant strain. The intestinal barrier function was analyzed by monitoring permeability, secretory IgA total levels, mucin expression, and tight junction genes. Its integrity was evaluated by histological analyses. Regarding inflammation, colonic cytokine levels, myeloperoxidase (MPO), and expression of key genes were monitored. The intestinal microbiota composition was investigated using 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing.Results and discussionNo protective effect of L. lactis NCDO2118 pExu:p62 was observed regarding mice clinical parameters compared to the L. lactis NCDO2118 pExu: empty. However, the recombinant strain, expressing p62, increased the goblet cell counts, upregulated Muc2 gene expression in the colon, and downregulated pro-inflammatory cytokines Tnf and Ifng when compared to L. lactis NCDO2118 pExu: empty and inflamed groups. This recombinant strain also decreased colonic MPO activity. No difference in the intestinal microbiota was observed between all treatments. Altogether, our results show that recombinant L. lactis NCDO2118 delivering p62 protein protected the intestinal mucosa and mitigated inflammatory damages caused by dextran sodium sulfate (DSS). We thus suggest that p62 may constitute part of a therapeutic approach targeting inflammation.