bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effectiveness of a Smartphone App–Based Intervention With Bluetooth-Connected Monitoring Devices and a Feedback System in Heart Failure (SMART-HF Trial): Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Yoon Minjae , Lee Seonhwa , Choi Jah Yeon , Jung Mi-Hyang , Youn Jong-Chan , Shim Chi Young , Choi Jin-Oh , Kim Eung Ju , Kim Hyungseop , Yoo Byung-Su , Son Yeon Joo , Choi Dong-Ju 
Published: March 2024

Background
Current heart failure (HF) guidelines recommend a multidisciplinary approach, discharge education, and self-management for HF. However, the recommendations are challenging to implement in real-world clinical settings.

Objective
We developed a mobile health (mHealth) platform for HF self-care to evaluate whether a smartphone app–based intervention with Bluetooth-connected monitoring devices and a feedback system can help improve HF symptoms.

Methods
In this prospective, randomized, multicenter study, we enrolled patients 20 years of age and older, hospitalized for acute HF, and who could use a smartphone from 7 tertiary hospitals in South Korea. In the intervention group (n=39), the apps were automatically paired with Bluetooth-connected monitoring devices. The patients could enter information on vital signs, HF symptoms, diet, medications, and exercise regimen into the app daily and receive feedback or alerts on their input. In the control group (n=38), patients could only enter their blood pressure, heart rate, and weight using conventional, non-Bluetooth devices and could not receive any feedback or alerts from the app. The primary end point was the change in dyspnea symptom scores from baseline to 4 weeks, assessed using a questionnaire.

Results
At 4 weeks, the change in dyspnea symptom score from baseline was significantly greater in the intervention group than in the control group (mean –1.3, SD 2.1 vs mean –0.3, SD 2.3; P=.048). A significant reduction was found in body water composition from baseline to the final measurement in the intervention group (baseline level mean 7.4, SD 2.5 vs final level mean 6.6, SD 2.5; P=.003). App adherence, which was assessed based on log-in or the percentage of days when symptoms were first observed, was higher in the intervention group than in the control group. Composite end points, including death, rehospitalization, and urgent HF visits, were not significantly different between the 2 groups.

Conclusions
The mobile-based health platform with Bluetooth-connected monitoring devices and a feedback system demonstrated improvement in dyspnea symptoms in patients with HF. This study provides evidence and rationale for implementing mobile app–based self-care strategies and feedback for patients with HF.

Trial Registration
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05668000; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05668000
Strategic Bias in Team Members’ Communication about Relative Contributions: The Effects of Voluntary Communication and Explanation
Authors: Berger Leslie , Guo Lan , Matthews Kelsey , Wong Christopher 
Published: March 2024

ABSTRACT
One significant challenge of motivating team performance is that the contribution of individual team members is difficult to observe. In this setting, managers often seek private information about team members’ relative contributions to help allocate team bonuses. However, the presence of self-interested biases in such communication, especially strategic bias, could reduce its informational value. We study the effects of two features of team members’ communication about their relative contributions—whether it is mandatory or voluntary and whether an explanation is required—on the severity of employees’ self-interested biases in their communication. As predicted, experimental results show that when explanations are not required, low-ability team members incorporate more strategic bias into their relative contribution communication when it is voluntary, compared to mandatory. We also observe that among low-ability team members, the greater strategic bias observed when the relative contribution communication is voluntary, compared to mandatory, diminishes when an explanation is required.
Data Availability: Data are available from the authors upon request.
Analyst/Investor Days and Firms’ Information Environments
Authors: Park Min 
Published: March 2024

SYNOPSIS
This paper investigates the impact of analyst/investor days on hosting firms’ information environments. The event allows for human interaction and information exchange among participants. Using hand-collected data, I document the impact of analyst/investor days on the hosting firms’ information environments in two different periods: an immediate effect around the time of the event and a persisting effect around future earnings announcements. First, I show that the inaccuracy of analysts’ forecasts for various forecast horizons significantly decreases around the event. Second, I find evidence that analyst/investor days decrease information asymmetry and improve analyst forecast quality around future earnings announcements. This result suggests that the information effects persist into the future and help investors and analysts better interpret future earnings releases. Overall, this study documents the forward-looking and multidimensional nature of information disclosed at analyst/investor days in the context of sequential disclosures.
JEL Classifications: M41; G14; G24; G32.
Implementing ERP with Maintenance and Support in Mind: Exploring the Efficacy of Application Management Services for the Post-Implementation Phase
Authors: Bradford Marianne , Bucy Robert A. , Adivar Murat 
Published: March 2024

ABSTRACT
Prior ERP research has focused primarily on adoption and implementation; however, in an ERP implementation, maintenance and support (M&S) also has a significant impact on the long-term viability and financial expenditures of organizations. Many organizations turn to application management service (AMS) providers to manage ERP M&S. We surveyed professionals knowledgeable in their companies’ use of AMS for ERP. We find associations between variables consistent with a business case of “keep the lights on” versus “value-driven” partnership and benefits achieved from the arrangement. We also examine activities that should lead to more M&S success: customization, quality documentation, and process standardization. We find associations between some of these variables and (1) more focus on M&S during implementation, (2) challenges transitioning to AMS, and (3) quality of AMS support. Our results are a first step toward research in AMS for ERP M&S and add to the AIS literature on the ERP post-implementation stage.
Data Availability: Data available upon request.
Comparison of alveolar bone morphology after expansion with hybrid and conventional Hyrax expanders
Authors: Silva Ivan , Miranda Felicia , Bastos José Carlos da Cunha , Garib Daniela 
Published: March 2024

ABSTRACT

Objectives
To compare the buccal and palatal bone changes of maxillary posterior teeth produced by hybrid hyrax (HH) and conventional hyrax (CH) expanders in growing patients.

Material and Methods
A sample of 32 patients with posterior crossbites in the late mixed dentition was recruited and randomly allocated into two groups. Group HH was composed of 18 individuals with a mean age of 10.7 years (six female, 12 male) treated with a hybrid expander with two anterior parasagittal miniscrews. Group CH was composed of 14 individuals with a mean age of 11.4 years (six female, eight male) treated with a conventional Hyrax expander. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) exams were obtained before expansion (T1) and after 11 months when the expander was removed (T2). Buccal and palatal bone plate thickness and height of maxillary posterior teeth were measured. Intergroup comparisons were performed using t or Mann-Whitney tests (P &lt; .05).

Results
The CH group showed greater decreases of the buccal bone plate height (mean change: 1.27 mm) at the maxillary first premolars compared to the HH group (mean change: 0.11 mm, P = .001). No intergroup difference was found for changes in the buccal and palatal bone thickness.

Conclusions
Hybrid expanders showed a tendency to cause less negative impact on the buccal bone plate height of first premolars compared to conventional Hyrax expanders. However, the difference was not clinically significant. Both hybrid and conventional Hyrax expanders are safe for the alveolar bone morphology in the late mixed dentition.
Black Feminism as a Literary Tradition
Authors: Shrivastava Dr. Ku. Richa 
Published: March 2024

The research paper posits to detail the black literary tradition.When the American art is viewed as a whole, the contribution of blacks is found in a miniature fraction, if we exclude their folk tradition of melody and dances. Merely, three generations have been passed of blacks’ early years. The black literary tradition has immediately passed its immaturity. At first, the silent era subsequent to slavery has existed. Folk tales and music inform readers about these black writers and artists who have lived and died. African - American literature has propagated the fact that blacks have been repressed. They resisted against relentless repression. After reconstruction period black lips became verbal. This new black man took two to three generations to expand his inspirations and contemplations to correspond to his own sentiments. Those black male authors have no evidence to converse for blacks who took three quarters of a century (75 years) to visible them in a literary tradition.
Black women voices have been suppressed in context of black women’s literature and black cultural tradition. African - American women have been excluded from western writings in historical period. Both African American men and White men have denied African - American women a platform in literary tradition. Reading text has influenced African - American women to raise voice against racism. The institutional practices of racism by white patriarchal power structure have rebuffed to acknowledge black women historically. The racism and gender oppression practiced against black women persuaded them to write with reference to the perspectives of black women. After 1960’s, the black writings flourished. In Reading Black Reading Feminist a Critical Anthology (1990) edited by Henry Louis Gates, states expression of Anna Julia Cooper. She lays emphasis on recognition of black women literary tradition was in need to claim authority. Since 1970, with the publication of literary artifacts of African tradition, black women have come in the vanguard of African - American literary tradition. Several Black women writers works are studied and intertwined into a literary tradition like, Anna Julia Cooper, Zora Neale Hurston, Barbara Christian, Alice Walker, Patricia Hills Collins, Bell Hooks and Angela Y. Davis. Social animosities have been made between black women and black men with black women’s success of literary tradition and black men sexism towards them.
The Heritage Dimension of Industrial Landscape. Methodological Keys for Its Analysis and Identification
Authors: Dorado María Isabel Alba , da Silva Milena Meira 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
The epistemological debate regarding the new industrial heritage paradigm from the landscape perspective has generated a number of uncertainties as well as new questions and challenges that need to be addressed, not only from a conceptual viewpoint but also via the definition of methodological approaches that facilitate the implementation in the territory in question of some of its axioms as an initial, unavoidable step towards the identification and characterisation of these landscapes. The purpose of this article is to develop a conceptual and methodological approach to the industrial landscape based on its heritage dimension. On a conceptual level, the article explores the study of these landscapes, addressing their heritage dimension and offering a synthesis of existent theories in this field with those practical instruments, regulations, recommendations, etc., that recognise their heritage value. On a methodological level, the article advances in the design of methodological keys for the analysis and identification of these landscapes by focusing on their specific nature and heritage dimension, a step that constitutes a priority task in terms of the enhancement and integrated management of the same in a manner that supports their protection and administration on the basis of heritage and cultural considerations.
Democracy and digital disintegration: Platforms, actors, citizens
Authors: Widholm Andreas , Ekman Mattias 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
The digital transformations of contemporary media systems have had severe consequences for democracy and public debates. This introductory article addresses key challenges of what we refer to as varieties of “digital disintegration” within democratic societies. The eight contributions in the special issue are thematised in three parts. The first part explores disintegration within the context of political communication during elections, including data-driven campaigning, populism, and politicised forms of news production. The second part delves into the role of alternative news curators, audience polarisation, and issues of self-censorship in digital information environments. The third part centres on deliberative norms connected to content moderation of user comments within legacy media and the consequences digitalisation has had on journalistic sourcing practices and source diversity over time. The contributions offer valuable empirical insights, as well as new lines of thinking concerning democracy and digital and disintegrative transformations in the Nordic region and beyond.
Political communication as television news: Party-produced news of the Sweden Democrats during the 2022 election campaign
Authors: Ekman Mattias , Widholm Andreas 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
Political communication has taken new and complex forms within the contemporary hybrid media system. In this article, we examine how political campaigning that draws on television news forms utilises the increasingly blurred boundaries between news journalism and politics online. We assess the digital television news channel Riks, which during the 2022 national election was operated by the Sweden Democrats party and distributed via YouTube. Deploying a mixed-methods approach, we analysed all videos published by Riks four weeks prior to the election. Results show that Riks blends descriptive, interpretative, and outrage genres, and strategically frames the most important political issues of the election campaign in favour of the party’s policies. Hence, the study contributes to political communication scholarship by emphasising how news has become an integral part of strategic party communication, challenging established scholarly conceptualisations of alternative media and hyperpartisan news.
Online discussion threads as promotors of citizen democracy: Current opportunities and challenges for small- and medium-sized media organisations in Finland
Authors: Backholm Klas , Ruohonen Heini , Strandberg Kim 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
This article focuses on user-generated discussion threads in journalistic online publication platforms. We investigate how journalists can apply deliberative norms to promote a democratically sustainable discussion within the threads. We also examine which opportunities and challenges journalists currently see with such threads in relation to central citizen democracy principles such as user participation and interactivity. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 18 Finnish news journalists and personnel in charge of moderation strategies. The findings show that deliberative norms are used to some degree in discussion-thread moderation, and that such norms are a key factor to promote democratically sustainable discussions in media organisations. The findings also show that threads can be useful tools for promoting citizen democracy due to their participatory features, but that several current challenges affect this, including uncivil user-generated content, limited representativeness among active users, and lacking resources to handle content in smaller media organisations. One main implication is that journalists see a risk of challenges with discussion threads outweighing benefits for democracy.
Midwifery support and intervention in the framework of care for women with mental disorders during the postpartum period
Authors: Filausová Drahomíra , Belešová Romana , Trešlová Marie , Červený Martin 
Published: March 2024

Abstract

Aim. The postpartum period is very demanding due to hormonal changes, changing social roles and financial concerns, i.e., factors affecting a woman´s mental health and quality of life. Midwifery care also includes interventions in this area of holistic care. This study aims to identify and describe midwifery interventions focussing on moderating mental disorders by women in the postpartum period.

Methods. A scoping review designed following PRISMA – ScR guidelines in databases Science Direct, Web of Science and PubMed was conducted in 2022.

Results. The analyses of articles identified ten interventions, which were further merged into five categories: Use of measuring scale in women´s care; Support of the mother–child relationship; Education of women, counselling for women; Midwife – support for women; Visit of a midwife in women´s home environment. All interventions, except for the use of measuring scales, use communication skills.

Conclusions. The analysed studies outlined a wide variety of non-pharmacological interventions midwives use to care for women with mental disorders during the postpartum period. Midwives use communication skills, education, support, and encouragement to make women feel safe and secure and thus improve their mental postpartum experience.
Accidental hypothermia in the largest emergency hospital in North-Eastern Romania
Authors: Ionescu Lidia , Morariu Paula Cristina , Dascălu Cristina Gena , Iov Diana Elena , Oancea Alexandru Florinel , Chiriac Cristina Petronela , Sîrbu Oana , Timofte Daniel Vasile , Rezuş Ciprian , Șorodoc Laurenţiu , Şorodoc Victoriţa , Baroi Genoveva Livia , Tanase Daniela Maria , Floria Mariana 
Published: March 2024

Abstract

Introduction
Accidental hypothermia (AH) presents a significant mortality risk, even in individuals with good health. Early recognition of the parameters associated with negative prognosis could save more lives.

Methods
This was a pilot, retrospective observational study, conducted in the largest Emergency Hospital in North Eastern Romania, which included all patients with AH (defined as body temperature below 35°C), hospitalized and treated in our hospital between 2019 and 2022.

Results
A total of 104 patients with AH were included in our study, 90 of whom had data collected and statistically analyzed. The clinical, biological, and therapeutic parameters associated with negative outcomes were represented by a reduced GCS score (p=0.024), diminished systolic and diastolic blood pressure (p=0.007 respectively, 0.013), decreased bicarbonate (p=0.043) and hemoglobin levels (p=0.002), the presence of coagulation disorders (p=0.007), as well as the need for administration of inotropic or vasopressor medications (p=0.04).

Conclusion
In this pilot, retrospective, observational study, the negative outcomes observed in patients with AH hospitalized in the largest Emergency Hospital in North-Eastern Romania were associated with several clinical, biochemical, and therapeutic factors, which are easy to identify in clinical practice. Recognizing the significance of these associated factors empowers healthcare practitioners to intervene at an early stage to save more lives.
Contribuições metodológicas para explicar os fatores determinantes da destruição da Floresta Amazônica.
Authors: Santana Antônio Cordeiro de , Santana Ádina Lima de , Gomes Sérgio Castro , Costa Nilson Luiz , Oliveira Eder Silva de , Santana Ádamo Lima de , Oliveira Gilmara Maureline Teles da Silva de 
Published: March 2024

Objetivo: Construir modelos econométricos para identificar e analisar as variáveis ​​que definem e explicam o ciclo do desmatamento na Amazônia. Teórico referencial: A floresta é uma das principais fontes de sequestro e armazenamento de carbono da Terra. Logo o desmatamento e queima de florestas tropicais para aumentar o impacto do efeito estufa nas mudanças climáticas, em função das emissões de CO 2 . Resultados e conclusão: O incremento anual da área de floresta desmatada na Amazônia segue um comportamento polinomial explicado pelas relações de troca entre os preços das áreas desmatadas e ocupadas com lavouras e com pastagens e os preços das terras com floresta nativa. É essa relação de troca que merece a atenção dos formuladores de política para a preservação da floresta via controle do desmatamento. Implicações da pesquisa: Essa relação de troca pode causar uma reviravolta no ciclo do desmatamento a partir do conhecimento do valor da floresta em pé fato que reverteria a relação de troca e exigiria a adoção de boas práticas sustentáveis ​​nos sistemas de produção agrícola pecuária mineral e florestal. Originalidade/valor: A causa de maior impacto sobre o desmatamento é o desconhecimento do valor dos ativos naturais e do fluxo de serviços que oferecem à economia e aos seres humanos. Sem este conhecimento, o custo de oportunidade do estoque de terras com florestas na Amazônia, que supera o preço sombra das terras com atividades, pastagens e manejo florestal, estabelecido por agentes econômicos em nível próximo a zero, equivalente a um fator de produção pública em abundância.
Energy Innovation and Sustainability on Campus: Implementation of A Biogas System at IFBA Salvador
Authors: Pinto Gabriel Valverde da Silva , Ribeiro Ícaro Galvão da Silva , Silva Magno Bernardo do Nascimento , Soares Paula Meyer , Hocevar Luciano Sergio , Silva Marcelo Santana 
Published: March 2024

Objective: To investigate the feasibility and benefits of implementing a biogas system at IFBA Salvador campus, focusing on energy sustainability and efficient waste management. Theoretical Framework: Addresses the importance of energy sustainability in educational environments, with an emphasis on the use of biogas as an alternative to LPG. Examines the environmental impact of using fossil fuels and the effectiveness of biogas-based solutions.

Method: Uses an exploratory approach to collect and analyze data on LPG consumption and organic waste generation at the IFBA Salvador campus cafeteria and restaurant. The methodology includes quantitative analyses of GHG emissions and the assessment of the infrastructure needed to implement the biogas system.

Results: Reveals significant potential for reducing LPG consumption and GHG emissions through the implementation of biogas. Identifies environmental and economic benefits, including the estimated annual savings and reduction of CO2 emissions.

Research Implications: Highlights the importance of the project for energy sustainability and environmental awareness in the educational context. Emphasizes the role of waste management and renewable energy in reducing environmental impact and promoting sustainable practices.

Originality/Value: Presents an innovation in the Brazilian educational context, demonstrating the applicability and benefits of biogas systems in academic environments. Contributes to the advancement of knowledge in energy sustainability and waste management in the educational sector.