bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Health-Related Quality of Life Scores and Values as Predictors of Mortality: A Scoping Review
Authors: Nevarez-Flores Adriana G. , Chappell Katherine J. , Morgan Vera A. , Neil Amanda L. 
Published: September 2023

AbstractHealth-related quality of life (HRQoL) can be assessed through measures that can be generic or disease specific, encompass several independent scales, or employ holistic assessment (i.e., the derivation of composite scores). HRQoL measures may identify patients with differential risk profiles. However, the usefulness of generic and holistic HRQoL measures in identifying patients at higher risk of death is unclear. The aim of the present study was to undertake a scoping review of generic, holistic assessments of HRQoL as predictors of mortality in general non-patient populations and clinical sub-populations with specified conditions or risk factors in persons 18 years or older. Five databases were searched from 18 June to 29 June 2020 to identify peer-reviewed published articles. The searches were updated in August 2022. Reference lists of included and cited articles were also searched. Of 2552 articles screened, 110 met criteria for inclusion. Over one-third of studies were from North America. Most studies pertained to sub-populations with specified conditions and/or risk factors, almost a quarter for people with cardiovascular diseases. There were no studies pertaining to people with mental health conditions. Nearly three-quarters of the studies used a RAND Corporation QoL instrument, predominantly the SF-36, and nearly a quarter, a utility instrument, predominantly the EQ-5D. HRQoL was associated with mortality in 67 of 72 univariate analyses (92%) and 100 of 109 multivariate analyses (92%). HRQoL was found to be associated with mortality in the general population and clinical sub-populations with physical health conditions. Whether this relationship holds in people with mental health conditions is not known. HRQoL assessment may be useful for screening and/or monitoring purposes to understand how people perceive their health and well-being and as an indicator of mortality risk, encouraging better-quality and timely patient care to support and maximize what may be a patient’s only modifiable outcome.
Digitale Scorings als Statusmarker. Eine ungleichheitssoziologische Annäherung
Authors: Mau Steffen 
Published: September 2023

ZusammenfassungDieser Beitrag nimmt die zunehmende Verbreitung von Scorings zum Anlass, um nach deren Rolle bei der Zuweisung von Status, der Verteilung von Lebenschancen und der Hervorbringung von Ungleichheiten zu fragen. Ausgehend von einer Definition von Scorings und einer allgemeinen Typologisierung wird dargestellt, wie Scorings sowohl als Statusanzeiger wie auch als Statusgeneratoren wirksam werden. Die Analyse ergibt, dass sich auch neue Formen der investiven „Datenstatusarbeit“ herausbilden. Darauf aufbauend werden unterschiedliche Modi diskutiert, die für die Ungleichheitseffekte von Scorings typisch sein sollten. Schließlich werden das differenzierungstheoretische Paradigma (Nassehi) sowie die praxistheoretische Singularisierungstheorie (Reckwitz) darauf befragt, inwiefern sie den ungleichheitserzeugenden Aspekt von Scorings berücksichtigen bzw. interpretieren. Wie sich zeigt, benötigt man eine eigenständige ungleichheitssoziologische Herangehensweise, um die Statusimplikationen zu erfassen.
Schuldig im Anthropozän
Authors: Neckel Sighard 
Published: September 2023

ZusammenfassungDer Beitrag setzt sich mit den vorherrschenden individualistischen Sichtweisen über die Ursachen der Klimakrise auseinander, nach der das Konsumverhalten Einzelner verantwortlich für die ökologische Krise und ebenso maßgeblich für deren Bewältigung sei. Anhand der Fehlschlüsse des „ökologischen Fußabdrucks“ wird gezeigt, dass die unterschiedslose Zurechnung von Umweltschäden auf Einzelne die Ursachen ökologischer Schäden individualistisch verzerrt, die sozialstrukturellen Einflussfaktoren ausblendet und die Notwendigkeit eines schnellen strukturellen Wandels in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft von der politischen Agenda verdrängt. Wirksamer Klimaschutz erfordert, Nachhaltigkeit als ein kollektives Gut zu organisieren, für das ökologisch verträgliche und sozial inklusive Infrastrukturen eine entscheidende Rolle spielen. Statt allgemeine Verzichtsforderungen, wechselseitige Schuldzuweisungen und Beschämungen von umweltschädlichem Verhalten braucht es eine neue ökologische Politik, die möglichst allen Bevölkerungsgruppen eine Teilhabe am dringenden ökologischen Wandel gewährt, ohne sich dafür in Identitätskämpfe verstricken zu müssen.
Wie gelingt die Anregung von Reflexion über pädagogische Situationen unter Nutzung bildungswissenschaftlicher Wissensbestände? Die Bedeutung von Prompts und Feedback
Authors: Schellenbach-Zell Judith , Molitor Anna-Lena , Kindlinger Marcus , Trempler Kati , Hartmann Ulrike 
Published: September 2023

ZusammenfassungDie Reflexion über pädagogische Situationen gilt als eine wesentliche Voraussetzung für die Entwicklung von Professionalität und stellt eine Möglichkeit dar, wissenschaftliches Wissen mit praktischem Handeln zu verbinden. Die Entwicklung von Reflexionskompetenz stellt somit eine zentrale Herausforderung für die Lehrkräftebildung dar – gerade in Praxisphasen. Im vorliegenden Beitrag beschäftigen wir uns mit der Frage, inwiefern sich Instruktionen wie Prompts und Feedback durch die Dozierenden auf die Reflexionskompetenz von Studierenden auswirken. Dazu untersuchen wir in einem clusterrandomisierten Design die reflexive Auseinandersetzung von 187 Studierenden mit einer pädagogischen Standardsituation. Dabei vergleichen wir Studierende, die Prompts erhalten bzw. zusätzliches leitfadengestütztes Feedback bekommen, mit Studierenden ohne Prompts und Feedback. Bei der reflexiven Auseinandersetzung differenzieren wir zwischen einer inhaltlichen Dimension, die das verwendete Themenspektrum sowie die Nutzung von wissenschaftlichen Wissensbeständen umfasst, zwei Dimensionen von Prozessen, in denen sich die Auseinandersetzung vollzieht und der Reflexivitätsdimension, d. h. inwiefern die Komplexität pädagogischer Situationen anerkannt und kritisch reflektiert wird oder Statements eher unterkomplex und als eindeutig präsentiert werden. In vier MANCOVAs kann gezeigt werden, dass die in dieser Studie eingesetzten Prompts Studierende dazu anregen können, mehr Theorien zu beschreiben und mehr Deutungen vorzunehmen. Das zusätzliche Feedback führt dazu, dass Studierende mehr Konsequenzen für ihre eigene Professionalität ziehen und insgesamt mehr Prozesse nutzen als Studierende in den beiden Vergleichsgruppen. Die Ergebnisse werden vor dem Hintergrund der aktuellen Forschung zur Reflexion im Lehramtsstudium diskutiert.
A critical review of green growth indicators in G7 economies from 1990 to 2019
Authors: Herman Kyle S. , Kim Yeong Jae , Shayegh Soheil , Xiang Jun 
Published: September 2023

AbstractGreen growth policies aim to address both climate change and economic growth and are now prevalent throughout many economies. While green growth is sufficiently assessed in qualitative, case-study-based literature, quantitative and cross-country analyses are still limited. In response to this research deficit, our aim is twofold: (1) to develop a classification framework to quantitatively analyse green growth and (2) to identify key policy inputs and techno-economic or environmental outputs for green growth through a novel taxonomy. We focus on the G7 countries, since they have, historically, tended to align their economic policies. We employ a machine-automated K-means clustering algorithm, as well as correlation analyses, to assess where green growth “win–wins,” or co-benefits to the economy and environment, might exist. Our findings suggest that enthusiasm should be tempered for public policy commitments for green growth; despite unified green growth policy in G7 countries—significant differences are observed for both policy inputs and environmental/economic outputs. As a result, we caution policymakers and researchers against drawing generalised conclusions about the effectiveness of green growth policies, even among highly developed economies. Finally, our research draws attention to data deficiencies which, evidently, reduce more robust assessment across countries and over time.
Integrating navigation assistance for redirecting freehanded spinal instrumentation: experience and technique
Authors: Stone Lauren , McDonald Marin , Wojdyla Luke , Osorio Joseph A. 
Published: September 2023

AbstractRetrospective review of all spinal fusions > 3 levels involving the thoracolumbar and/or sacroiliac at a single institution, by a single surgeon between 3/12/2020 and 8/13/2021 were reviewed. All screws that were secondarily navigated after identified as misdirected on intraoperative CT scan were included. Neuromonitoring reports were culled for mA threshold to triggered EMG response for all redirected screws. Intraoperative, post-de novo screw placement images (fluoroscopy scout and intraoperative CT) and post-redirection intraoperative scoliosis films and post-operative scoliosis films were independently reviewed by a senior neuroradiologist. Fifty redirected screws in the thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and ilium were identified as misdirected and redirected via navigation. The new trajectory of all screws was confirmed satisfactory by independent review between a senior neuroradiologist and neurosurgeon. Four screws could not be verified by post-operative imaging (4/50, 8%). All triggered EMG stimulated > 15 mA. No screws required return to the operating room for revision. No patients experienced a post-operative deficit. Redirection of misdirected thoracolumbar and sacroiliac screws can be performed using intraoperative CT and navigation as a means to detect and directly visualize appropriate placement.
Telemedicine: an Effective and Low-Cost Lesson From the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Management of Heart Failure Patients
Authors: Severino Paolo , Prosperi Silvia , D’Amato Andrea , Cestiè Claudia , Myftari Vincenzo , Maestrini Viviana , Birtolo Lucia Ilaria , Filomena Domenico , Mariani Marco Valerio , Lavalle Carlo , Badagliacca Roberto , Mancone Massimo , Fedele Francesco , Vizza Carmine Dario 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this review is to explore the benefits and controversies that telemedicine (TM), applied to patients with heart failure (HF), can provide in terms of diagnosis, therapeutic management, and prognosis improvement.

Recent Findings and Summary
During the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) outbreak, TM emerged as the most effective and feasible method available to ensure continuous care for chronic diseases. Among these, HF, characterized by high mortality, morbidity, and the need for frequent visits, may benefit of the TM role. HF patients are affected by frequent exacerbations undergoing a progressive prognosis impoverishment, strongly depending on the disease’s management. A precise clinical handling is always required, with a constant optimization of the therapy, a continuous control of risk factors, and a sensitive attention to any change in symptoms, clinical signs, and laboratory tests. In this context, TM has shown to improve therapy adherence and HF: patients’ self-care, impacting the prognosis even if specific results are controversial. Major evidence shows that TM may allow an adequate primary prevention, reducing the impact of the main cardiovascular risk factors. TM can also be useful for the secondary prevention, early detecting a likely HF exacerbation before it becomes clinically manifest, thereby lowering the need for hospitalization. Moreover, an optimal up-titration of the therapy and an increase in treatment adherence are feasible by using TM. However, some studies did not show unambiguous results, and uncertainties still remain.

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Development of Value-Added Products Suitable for Food Applications from Fresh Date Fruit (Confitera cv.) and its Co-products
Authors: Muñoz-Bas Clara , Muñoz-Tebar Nuria , Candela-Salvador Laura , Sayas-Barberá Estrella , Viuda-Martos Manuel , Pérez-Alvarez José Angel , Fernández-López Juana 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThe increasing commercialization of fresh date fruits (Confitera cv) in Spain is generating important amounts of co-products which currently are discarded as waste with the corresponding environmental problem and economic losses. The aim of this work was to valorize them, in an integral way, applying non-polluting procedures (grinding, soaking, filtering, or drying) allowing their reincorporation in the food chain in function on both nutritional and technological properties. Different intermediate and stable products with high added value have been obtained: (1) Date pastes with 50% moisture content and the same amount of sugars and dietary fiber (20% approx.), good source of K, Ca, and Mg, with low Na/K ratio,whose technological properties give them a great potential to provide desirable texture properties in some foods; (2) date waters rich in sugars and minerals with potential application as natural sweeteners or as source of carbon for the microbiota in fermented foods; (3) date flours with low moisture and high TDF content (58–66%), rich in minerals, and whose technological properties allow them to be used as carrier of oils (i.e., with healthy lipid profile) or as an emulsion stabilizer in the development of new foods.
Effect of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles as Feed Additive on Blood Indices, Physiological, Immunological Responses, and Histological Changes in Broiler Chicks
Authors: Hatab Mahmoud H. , Badran Aml M. M. , Elaroussi Mahmoud A. , Rashad Eman , Taleb Adel M. Abu , Elokil Abdelmotaleb A. 
Published: September 2023

AbstractA feeding trial of 5-week duration was performed to assess the response of broiler chicks to dietary supplementation with different doses of myco-fabricated zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZONPs) on blood indices, physiological, immunological response, antioxidant status, intestinal microbial count, and histological changes in immune organs. A total of 162 3-day-old Ross 308 broiler chicks were weighed individually and distributed equally into 3 dietary treatments with 6 replicate of 9 chicks in each in a completely randomized design. Chicks were fed ad libitum a basal ration prepared as starter, grower, and finisher supplemented with 0 (T1, control), 40 (T2), and 60 (T3) mg zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZONPs)/kg feed. Results showed that supplementing with ZONPs at both studied levels increased the relative weights of the spleen, bursa, thymus, and liver and decreased the relative weight of the kidney, gizzard, and intestine. A significant increase in the concentrations of hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (PCV%), red and white blood cell counts, total protein (TP), globulin (GLOB), aspartate transferase (AST), alanine transferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and a significant decrease in malonaldehyde (MDA), uric acid, and creatinine concentration were observed. Furthermore, all immunological organs showed histological alteration and increased both types of immunity in ZONPs groups with more pronounced effects in the T2 group.
Economische dakloosheid en flexwonen in Nederland
Authors: van der Velden Jeroen , Wassenberg Frank 
Published: September 2023

SamenvattingEconomisch daklozen zijn mensen die vaak wel een baan maar geen huis hebben. Ze zoeken met spoed woonruimte. Op de huidige krappe woningmarkt zijn er voor hen geen mogelijkheden en in de opvang is voor hen geen plaats. In vier praktijkgevallen – drie steden en een regio – wordt gezocht naar oplossingen voor deze groep mensen. Dat lukt, maar op kleine schaal. Voor hen, maar ook voor andere spoedzoekers, biedt een ander, aanvullend type woningen soelaas: flexwoningen. Deze bestaan in tal van vormen, zorgen naast de reguliere woningmarkt voor extra woonruimte en hebben als belangrijkste kenmerk dat ze snel betaalbaar onderdak bieden.
De epidemiologie van dakloosheid in Nederland
Authors: de Wit Matty , Buster Marcel , Jansen Lorkeers Lisan , van Loon Annelies 
Published: September 2023

SamenvattingDakloosheid is van alle tijden, maar verandert in aard en omvang. We beschrijven in dit artikel schattingen en kenmerken van de groep feitelijk daklozen: mensen zonder vaste woon- of verblijfplaats. Door de dynamiek, de variëteit aan subgroepen en de onzichtbaarheid van veel daklozen kunnen omvangschattingen van het aantal daklozen alleen ge﻿ïnterpreteerd worden met kennis van de aannamen en een goede beschrijving van de geschatte doelgroep. Ook is één omvangschatting van dé dakloze populatie niet te geven. Een minderheid van de feitelijk daklozen krijgt een zorgindicatie voor de maatschappelijke opvang. De problematiek bij deze groep is naast een gebrek aan huisvesting op alle levensdomeinen aanwezig, vooral op die van de geestelijke gezondheid en verslavingsproblematiek. Ook bij de groep zonder zorgindicatie zijn problemen breder dan alleen een gebrek aan huisvesting en is ondersteuning nodig.Van de feitelijk daklozen slaapt een deel soms buiten, maar de meerderheid van de groep die zich voor maatschappelijk opvang aanmeldt, verblijft bij familie of vrienden. De groep die buiten slaapt, waaronder de groep dakloze EU-burgers, betreft vooral mensen die geen recht hebben op zorg in de stad waar ze verblijven.
Pest risk information, agricultural outcomes and food security: evidence from Ghana
Authors: Tambo Justice A. , Mbugua Fredrick , Duah Solomon Agyemang , Oppong-Mensah Birgitta , Ocloo Christopher Yao , Williams Frances 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThis article investigates the short-term effects of an information intervention that provided early warning pest alerts and integrated pest management (IPM)-based advice to smallholder farmers. Specifically, this study focuses on fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) of maize in Ghana. We particularly examine the relationships between access to pest risk information and a number of outcomes, ranging from farmer’s knowledge to household food security. This study is based on survey data collected between December 2021 and January 2022 from 888 farm households operating 1305 maize fields. Results from doubly robust and switching regression models indicated that exposure to the pest risk information campaign was significantly (ρ < 0.05)associated with increases in the likelihood of optimal timing of fall armyworm control action and the adoption of multiple IPM practices, but it had no significant effect on pesticide use. Households who received the pest risk information obtained an average of 4% or 54 kg/ha (ρ < 0.01) gain in maize yield and were about 38% less likely (ρ < 0.01) than their non-recipient counterparts to report experiencing hunger, as measured by the household hunger scale. However, the pest risk information campaign was not associated with greater household dietary diversity. Further results indicated that households where the pest risk information was received by women, alone or together with their spouses, were more likely (ρ < 0.05)to achieve positive outcomes than if the recipient of information were male member of households. Overall, our findings imply that the dissemination of early warning pest alerts in combination with actionable IPM information to smallholder farmers can contribute to the adoption of sustainable crop protection technologies, and ultimately improve the standard of living of farm households.
Soil health metrics reflect yields in long-term cropping system experiments
Authors: Willoughby Catriona M. , Topp Cairistiona F. E. , Hallett Paul D. , Stockdale Elizabeth A. , Walker Robin L. , Hilton Alex J. , Watson Christine A. 
Published: September 2023

AbstractSoil health metrics with strong links to ecological function and agricultural productivity are needed to ensure that future management of agricultural systems meets sustainability goals. While ecological metrics and crop yields are often considered separately from one another, our work sought to assess the links between the two in an agricultural context where productivity is a key consideration. Here, we investigated the value of soil health tests in terms of their relevance to agricultural management practices and crop yields at contrasting long term cropping systems experiments. One site was on a sandy loam Leptic Podzol and the other on a sandy clay loam Endostagnic Luvisol. Furthermore, the experiments had different management systems. One contained legume-supported rotations with different grass-clover ley durations and organic amendment usage, while the other compared a range of nutrient input options through fertiliser and organic amendments on the same rotation without ley periods. Metrics included field tests (earthworm counts and visual evaluation of soil structure scores) with laboratory analysis of soil structure, chemistry and biology. This analysis included bulk density, macroporosity, pH, available phosphorus, exchangeable potassium, soil organic matter and potentially mineralizable nitrogen. Using a novel combination of long-term experiments, management systems and distinctive soil types, we demonstrated that as well as providing nutrients, agricultural management which resulted in better soil organic matter, pH, potassium and bulk density was correlated with higher crop yields. The importance of ley duration and potentially mineralizable nitrogen to yield in legume-supported systems showed the impact of agricultural management on soil biology. In systems with applications of synthetic fertiliser, earthworm counts and visual evaluation of soil structure scores were correlated with higher yields. We concluded that agricultural management altered yields not just through direct supply of nutrients to crops, but also through the changes in soil health measured by simple metrics.
The Impact of Food-Shaping Techniques on Nutrition, Mealtime Experiences, and Quality of Life for Older Adults in Aged Care Settings: A Systematic Review
Authors: Chen Lily , Hemsley Bronwyn , Debono Deborah 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Objective
Food-shaping methods, particularly for texture-modified foods, present numerous opportunities to improve the visual appeal of food and potentially the nutrition of older people with dysphagia (swallowing difficulty). This review appraises and synthesizes the evidence on the use of food-shaping methods to enhance nutrition in older adults with swallowing difficulties.

Methods
In August 2022, five electronic databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science) were searched for original research related to the intersection of nutrition, food shaping, and older adults with swallowing difficulties. Characteristics of included studies were described and data from results and findings extracted for analysis across studies.

Results
Eighteen studies met the inclusion criteria and encompassed a variety of settings, including aged care settings (n = 15) and food science laboratories (n = 3). Qualitative and quantitative findings demonstrated a variety of impacts of food shaping for the older adult with swallowing difficulty, including enhanced nutrition and wellbeing. The content themes identified across studies were: links between food shaping and nutrition, shaping food for individual choice, food shaping for enjoyment, a combination of supporting factors, collaborative inter-disciplinary teams and roles, and implementation aligns with local contexts.

Conclusion
With recent growth in research on food shaping, the body of studies reviewed identified an influence of food-shaping methods on the nutritional status of older adults with swallowing difficulties. Given the identified potential benefit of food shaping and attention to the visual appeal of food for older people, further research examining links between food shaping and nutrition are warranted.