bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Inter-rating reliability of the Swiss easy-read integrated palliative care outcome scale for people with dementia
Authors: Spichiger Frank , Volken Thomas , Larkin Philip , Meichtry André Anton , Koppitz Andrea 
Published: August 2023

Background
The Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale for People with Dementia is a promising instrument for nursing home quality improvement and research in dementia care. It enables frontline staff in nursing homes to understand and rate the needs and concerns of people with dementia. We recently adapted the measure to include easy language for users from various educational backgrounds.

Objectives
In this study, we examine the inter-rating reliability of the Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale for People with Dementia for frontline staff in nursing homes.

Methods
In this secondary analysis of an experimental study, 317 frontline staff members in 23 Swiss nursing homes assessed 240 people with dementia from a convenience sample. Reliability for individual items was computed using Fleiss Kappa. Because of the nested nature of the primary data, a generalisability and dependability study was performed for an experimental IPOS-Dem sum score.

Results
The individual Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale for People with Dementia items showed kappa values between .38 (95% CI .3–.48) and .15 (95% CI .08–.22). For the experimental IPOS-Dem sum score, a dependability index of .57 was found. The different ratings and time between ratings explain less than 2% of the variance in the sum score. The different nursing homes make up 12% and the people with dementia make up 43% of the sum score variance. The dependability study indicates that an experimental IPOS-Dem sum score could be acceptable for research by averaging two ratings.

Conclusion
Limited research has been conducted on the measurement error and reliability of patient-centred outcome measures for people with dementia who are living in nursing homes. The Swiss Easy-Read IPOS-Dem is a promising instrument but requires further improvement to be reliable for research or decision making. Future studies may look at its measurement properties for different rater populations or at different stages of dementia. Furthermore, there is a need to establish the construct validity and internal consistency of the easy-read IPOS-Dem.
Mild cognitive impairment identification based on motor and cognitive dual-task pooled indices
Authors: Mancioppi Gianmaria , Rovini Erika , Fiorini Laura , Zeghari Radia , Gros Auriane , Manera Valeria , Robert Philippe , Cavallo Filippo 
Published: August 2023

Objective
This study investigates the possibility of adopting motor and cognitive dual-task (MCDT) approaches to identify subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and subjective cognitive impairment (SCI).

Methods
The upper and lower motor performances of 44 older adults were assessed using the SensHand and SensFoot wearable system during three MCDTs: forefinger tapping (FTAP), toe-tapping heel pin (TTHP), and walking 10 m (GAIT). We developed five pooled indices (PIs) based on these MCDTs, and we included them, along with demographic data (age) and clinical scores (Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) scores), in five logistic regression models.

Results
Models which consider cognitively normal adult (CNA) vs MCI subjects have accuracies that range from 67% to 78%. The addition of clinical scores stabilised the accuracies, which ranged from 85% to 89%. For models which consider CNA vs SCI vs MCI subjects, there are great benefits to considering all three regressors (age, FAB score, and PIs); the overall accuracies of the three-class models range between 50% and 59% when just PIs and age are considered, whereas the overall accuracy increases by 18% when all three regressors are utilised.

Conclusion
Logistic regression models that consider MCDT PIs and age have been effective in distinguishing between CNA and MCI subjects. The inclusion of clinical scores increased the models’ accuracy. Particularly high performances in distinguishing among CNA, SCI, and MCI subjects were obtained by the TTHP PI. This study suggests that a broader framework for MCDTs, which should encompass a greater selection of motor tasks, could provide clinicians with new appropriate tools.
Within-subject variation of HbA1c: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Gough Alex , Sitch Alice , Ferris Erica , Marshall Tom 
Published: August 2023

Background
Glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) measurement is used to diagnose and to guide treatment of diabetes mellitus. Within-subject variability in measured HbA1c affects its clinical utility and interpretation, but no comprehensive systematic review has described within-subject variability.

Methods
A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed of within-subject variability of HbA1c. Multiple databases were searched from inception to November 2022 for follow-up studies of any design in adults or children, with repeated measures of HbA1c or glycosylated haemoglobin. Title and abstract screening was performed in duplicate, full text screening and data extraction by one reviewer and verified by a second. Risk of bias of included papers was assessed using a modified consensus-based standards for the selection of health measurement Instruments (COSMIN) tool. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) results were pooled with a meta-analysis and coefficient of variation (CV) results were described by median and range.

Results
Of 2675 studies identified, 111 met the inclusion criteria. Twenty-five studies reported variability data in healthy patients, 19 in patients with type 1 diabetes and 59 in patients with type 2 diabetes. Median within-subject coefficient of variation (CV) was 0.070 (IQR 0.034 to .09). For healthy subjects the median CV for HbA1c % was 0.017 (IQR 0.013 to 0.022), for patients with type 1 diabetes 0.084 (IQR 0.067 to 0.89) and for type 2 diabetes 0.083 (IQR 0.06 to 0.10). CV increased with mean population HbA1c.

Limitations
Assessment of variability was not the main aim of many of the included studies and some relevant papers may have been missed. Many included papers had few participants or few repeated measurements.

Conclusions
Within-subject variability of HbA1c is higher for patients with than without diabetes and increases with mean population HbA1c. This may confound observed relationships between HbA1c variability and health outcomes. Because of its importance in clinical decision-making there is a need for better estimates and understanding of factors associated with of HbA1c variability.
Information Activism: A Queer History of Lesbian Media Technologies, C. McKinney (2020)
Authors: Rayner Sarah 
Published: August 2023

Review of: Information Activism: A Queer History of Lesbian Media Technologies C. McKinney (2020)
Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 290 pp.,
ISBN 978-1-47800-828-6, p/bk, $27.95
ISBN 978-1-47800-782-1, h/bk, $104.95
Distancing Representations in Transgender Film: Identification, Affect, and the Audience, Lucy J. Miller (2023)
Authors: Burger Alissa 
Published: August 2023

Review of: Distancing Representations in Transgender Film: Identification, Affect, and the Audience, Lucy J. Miller (2023)
Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 230 pp.,
ISBN 978-1-43849-199-8, h/bk, $95.00
Guerra, genocidio y negacionismo. Los pueblos originarios y el Estado en Argentina
Authors: Delrio Walter 
Published: August 2023

En Argentina los mitos del origen europeo de su población y de la extinción de los pueblos originarios han estado vigentes por 140 años. Han tenido fuerza explicativa para negar no sólo derechos a los pueblos originarios sino también para afirmar públicamente su misma extinción. A partir del fin de la última dictadura militar (1976-1983) y el retorno de la democracia se ha venido reconociendo la existencia y derechos de los pueblos originarios. Al mismo tiempo, se produjo una fuerte crítica a todo el relato historiográfico que había sostenido a estos mitos.
No obstante, en el presente, el debate sobre la historia continúa. En el actual contexto de confrontación política entre diferentes modelos encontramos nuevos discursos que articulan viejas explicaciones sustentadas en aquellos mitos. Luego de la tendencia a la crítica al discurso tradicional se han constituido nuevas propuestas revisionistas y negacionistas ancladas en el contexto político actual. Estas reutilizan y redefinen los estereotipos de los indígenas extranjeros, chilenos, el mito de la violencia innata y la ilegitimidad del reclamo de derechos por parte de los pueblos originarios.
Estas construcciones discursivas acompañan un proceso de creciente violencia hacia las organizaciones y demandas de los pueblos originarios en la Patagonia, donde se identifica al pueblo mapuche como un enemigo interno.
En este trabajo proponemos abordar este contexto teniendo en cuenta la producción científica sobre el proceso histórico de sometimiento e incorporación indígena a la matriz estado-nación-territorio en Argentina, enfocando especialmente el caso de la Patagonia y el pueblo mapuche.
Más allá de la legislación social en tiempos lencinistas: tensiones y consensos en la agenda legislativa
Authors: Iriart Gabrielli Gimena 
Published: August 2023

El proceso de construcción de políticas sociales no constituyó una nota exclusiva de Mendoza, sino que guarda relación con los avatares nacionales e internacionales, aunque recibió durante los tiempos lencinistas un empuje decisivo posicionándola como pionera en materia social.
En este marco, este trabajo se propuso rescatar los procesos de consenso y conflicto al momento de cincelar las políticas sociales en el seno de la Legislatura, apuntando a recuperar las voces de los actores políticos para dar cuenta de las visiones políticas, sociales y económicas que mantuvieron las distintas fuerzas políticas, de los encuentros y desencuentros frente al rol estatal y de la incidencia de las trayectorias y saberes de algunas figuras concretas en el diseño de las mismas. A pesar del consenso reformista de posguerra, los políticos entablaron disputas en torno a los límites de la penetración estatal y los fundamentos del régimen representativo, republicano y federal.
COCO, a process simulator: methane oxidation simulation & its agreement with commercial simulator’s predictions
Authors: Oyegoke Toyese 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
It is impossible to overstate the value of process simulators in teaching process engineers about petrochemical, chemical, nuclear, and biological processes. Several chemical engineering topics, including process design, thermodynamics, process integration, separation processes, safety, and others, are made easier to teach because of this. Only a handful of these process simulators are freeware, while most are largely commercial. The ones that are commercialized are renowned for their friendliness, extensive media coverage, and international credibility attained for their forecasts in several industrial applications. However, schools in low-income countries may not be able to buy them. In contrast, the freeware publicity is not relatively low, less friendly, and cheaper than the commercial ones. This research compares the agreement of the forecast of commercial process simulators with freeware ones in an effort to strengthen institutions’ trust in the prediction of freeware process simulators. The analysis modeled and simulated a chemical process involving the Gibbs reactor, heater, compressor, and mixer in the COCO and Aspen HYSYS simulators. Findings from the research reveal good agreement in the predicted results obtained from the various process simulators. With the use of COCO, different possible methane oxidation routes were analyzed. The analysis confirmed that the route leading to the formation of CO2 and water would be less energetic than other routes. In addition, the formation of water would be much easier in the process than hydrogen at the condition employed in the study. Due to cost, the study recommends using the freeware process simulator instead of the cracked version, which is often utilized in educating process engineers and research projects in communities where research and education are poorly funded.
Geometric morphometrics clarifies the taxonomic status of semifossorial shrews (Eulipotyphla, Soricidae, Cryptotis) from Mexican cloud forests
Authors: Vilchis-Conde José Manuel , Ospina-Garcés Sandra Milena , Ureta Carolina , Cervantes Fernando A. , Guevara Lázaro 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
The small-eared shrews Cryptotis mexicanus and Cryptotis obscurus (Eulipotyphla, Soricidae) are two closely related taxa from the northern Neotropics whose taxonomy is still unresolved. Here, we tested the hypothesis of three lineages (Northern, Central, and Southern) within this pair of semifossorial shrews. We photographed skulls, dentaries, and humeri from 226 museum specimens and used geometric morphometrics to evaluate sexual dimorphism, differences between lineages, and the effect of the environment on the shape of the structures. We found negligible differences between males and females, supporting previous studies of classical morphometrics in this genus. Our results also support the differentiation of semifossorial shrews into the three geographically isolated groups, where the size of the dentary and the shape of the three examined structures contribute to discrimination. We found a significant sign of the influence of the environment on the shape of the dentary but not on the skull or the humerus. We suggest that geographic isolation across climatically similar regions has contributed to the differentiation between lineages. We propose recognizing all three lineages as valid species that must be adequately described.
Diffractive light-trapping transparent electrodes using zero-order suppression
Authors: Sun Mengdi , Huang Di , Golvari Pooria , Kuebler Stephen M. , Delfyett Peter J. , Kik Pieter G. 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
A light-trapping transparent electrode design based on sub-surface binary dielectric gratings is introduced and demonstrated experimentally. The structure consists of metallic wires patterned with an array of silicon nanobeams. Optimization of the grating geometry achieves selective suppression of zero-order diffraction, while enabling redirection of incident light to an angle that exceeds critical angle of the local environment. Subsequent total-internal reflection allows recovery of light initially incident on the patterned metal wire. Experiments involving amorphous silicon gratings patterned on gold wires demonstrate a light-trapping efficiency exceeding 41 %. Modeling of crystalline silicon nanobeams on silver wires suggests that a shadowing loss reduction of 82 % is feasible. The achievement of a large shadowing reduction using a coplanar structure with high manufacturing tolerance and a polarization-insensitive optical response makes this design a promising candidate for integration in a wide range of real-world photonic devices.
Programmable metasurface for front-back scattering communication
Authors: Li Haipeng , Xin Kewei , Ding Haiyang , Li Tangjing , Hu Guangwei , Xu He-Xiu 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Achieving high-efficient and low-power communication is pivotal yet very challenging in the emerging technologies. Unlike conventional backscatter communication system, we propose and demonstrate an amplitude-reconfigurable metasurface loaded with PIN diodes to build a front-back scattering communication transmitter, which features the exclusive advantages of full-space secondary modulation of the ambient signals with high energy utilization efficiency. Meanwhile, this device can eliminate the interference originated from the ambient source by polarization conversion in the transmission channel. At a modulation rate of 800 kbps and a distance of 80 m, our system can achieve distortion-free transmission of a picture with size of 200 × 200 pixels. In addition, multiple amplitude-shift-keying modulation is also realized by segmenting the metasurface to further increase the communication rate. Due to the advantages of high spectral efficiency and low energy consumption, this system can be widely used in future engineering applications for the internet of things, especially for smart home, agriculture environmental monitoring, wearable sensing and others.
Crystal structure of N-(Ar)-N′-(Ar′)-formamidine, C14H12Br2N2O
Authors: Munzeiwa Wisdom A. , Zamisa Sizwe J. , Omondi Bernard 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
C14H12Br2N2O, triclinic,

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(no. 2), a = 7.3470(3) Å, b = 9.4435(4) Å, c = 10.4335(4) Å, α = 78.943(2)°, β = 85.455(2)°, γ = 86.384(2)°, V = 707.37(5) Å3, Z = 2, R

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(F
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A afroperuanidad como identidade hemisférica: a construção de identidades raciais e políticas na experiência migratória negra
Authors: Daniel Camila 
Published: August 2023

Este artigo tem como objetivo refletir sobre a construção das identidades afroperuanas como um processo que envolve negociações entre a realidade peruana; a articulação - política, cultural e afetiva - com africanos e outros afrodescendentes nas Américas e suas experiências migratórias. Proponho um debate sobre como os afroperuanos vivendo nos Estados Unidos constroem caminhos próprios para se afirmarem como tais, a partir de um processo político de questionar o status quo. Almejo, assim, contribuir para o reconhecimento das subjetividades e agência dos afroperuanos na sua pluralidade, assim como desvelar as formas - abertas e veladas - de racismo anti-negro reproduzido pela sociedade peruana no Peru e nos Estados Unidos e as alternativas propiciadas pela imigração. Assim, eles se tornam agentes no processo de ampliar as possibilidades tanto de ser peruano, como o de ser afrodescendente.
“Vidas Negras Importam: o que dizemos nós mulheres negras ativistas, intelectuais e artistas”
Authors: Rodrigues Vera 
Published: August 2023

Esse artigo tem como objetivo apresentar o entendimento de mulheres negras intelectuais, ativistas e artistas sobre o Movimento “Vidas Negras Importam”, especialmente no cenário brasileiro. A perspectiva teórica e política que perpassa esses depoimentos dialoga com o feminismo negro e a luta antirracista. Palavras-chave: mulheres negras; racismo estrutural; vidas negras.
High aldosterone levels in the renal capsular vein from the left aldosterone-producing adenoma on adrenal venous sampling
Authors: Hirose Rei , Tannai Hiromitsu , Nakai Kazuki , Makita Kohzoh , Matsui Seishi , Saito Jun 
Published: August 2023

Summary
A 42-year-old female patient was referred to our hospital with hypertension and hypokalemia and was diagnosed with primary aldosteronism. Dynamic contrast-enhanced computed tomography images revealed a 13-mm nodule on the lateral segment of the left adrenal gland and a fine venous connection between the nodule and the prominent renal capsular vein running nearby. The venograms in the left lateral tributary with a microcatheter confirmed alternative drainage to the left renal capsular vein during adrenal venous sampling, and the left renal capsular vein sampling was added. The patient was diagnosed with a left aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) using the lateralization index (48.3) and a higher plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) of the left lateral tributary (66 700 pg/mL) than other tributary samples after adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation. Furthermore, markedly higher PAC (224 000 pg/mL) was observed in the left renal capsular vein blood than in the left adrenal central vein (45 000 pg/mL) and tributaries, confirming the diagnosis. Laparoscopic left partial adrenalectomy and following histopathological analysis revealed a CYP11B2-positive adrenocortical adenoma. Complete clinical and biochemical success for primary aldosteronism was achieved after 6 months. Direct evidence of APA blood venous drainage into the renal capsular vein has been demonstrated. Sampling from an alternative drainage pathway could be beneficial for APA diagnosis if such APA blood drainage is assumed.

Learning points

Aldosterone-producing adenomas may drain blood into an alternative pathway but for the adrenal vein.

The presence of alternative venous drainage could be assumed by contrast-enhanced computed tomography or venogram during adrenal venous sampling.

Sampling in the alternative drainage veins and demonstrating elevated aldosterone levels could help in diagnosing aldosterone-producing adenoma.
SCHOLARS IN THE MAKING: UNRAVELLING THE PUBLICATION QUEST THROUGH A COMMUNITY OF WRITING PRACTICE
Authors: Fithriani Rahmah , Ichsanda Rahman Hz Benni , Yuni Kurniati Eka 
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTAlthough many studies have been conducted to investigate how graduate students navigate the publication endeavor as a graduation requirement, a scant number have explicitly focused on how Master's students manage to do so through their participation in a community of practice (CoP). This study set out to bridge this gap by examining the transformation experienced by Indonesian Master's students of English education in terms of their knowledge and practice in writing for scholarly publication after joining a writing group. This study employed a qualitative, descriptive case study approach. Data were collected through a questionnaire, in-depth interviews, and artifact analysis from 15 students and analyzed using Content Analysis. Findings indicate that after joining the writing group, the students reported increased skills in writing scholarly articles and more knowledge of the publication process. This study suggests the establishment of communities of writing practice in graduate programs to assist students in addressing the mounting pressure of scholarly publication, either as degree conferment or career preparation and advancement. ABSTRAKMeskipun segudang penelitian telah dilakukan untuk menyelidiki bagaimana mahasiswa pascasarjana menavigasi upaya publikasi sebagai syarat kelulusan, hanya sedikit penelitian yang berfokus secara khusu pada bagaimana mahasiswa magister berhasil melakukannya melalui keikutsertaan mereka dalam komunitas praktik (CoP). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjembatani kesenjangan tersebut dengan mengkaji transformasi yang dialami oleh mahasiswa magister pendidikan bahasa Inggris di Indonesia terkait pengetahuan dan praktik menulis untuk publikasi ilmiah setelah bergabung dengan kelompok menulis. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif studi kasus. Data dikumpulkan melalui angket, wawancara mendalam, dan analisis artefak dari 15 mahasiswa dan dianalisis dengan Content Analysis. Temuan menunjukkan bahwa setelah bergabung dengan kelompok menulis, para mahasiswa melaporkan peningkatan keterampilan dalam menulis artikel ilmiah dan pengetahuan yang lebih baik tentang proses publikasi. Studi ini menyarankan pembentukan komunitas praktik menulis dalam program pascasarjana untuk membantu mahasiswa mengatasi tekanan berat dalam publikasi ilmiah, baik sebagai persyaratan untuk mendapatkan gelar atau persiapan dan kemajuan karir.How to Cite: Fithriani, R., Rahman Hz, B.I., Kurniati, E.Y. (2023). Scholars in the Making: Unravelling the Publication Quest Through a Community of Writing Practice. IJEE (Indonesian Journal of English Education), 10(1), 221-238. doi:10.15408/ijee.v10i1.31457.