bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Evidence of neuroinflammation in fibromyalgia syndrome: a [18F]DPA-714 positron emission tomography study
Authors: Mueller Christina , Fang Yu-Hua D. , Jones Chloe , McConathy Jonathan E. , Raman Fabio , Lapi Suzanne E. , Younger Jarred W. 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
This observational study aimed to determine whether individuals with fibromyalgia (FM) exhibit higher levels of neuroinflammation than healthy controls (HCs), as measured with positron emission tomography using [18F]DPA-714, a second-generation radioligand for the translocator protein (TSPO). Fifteen women with FM and 10 HCs underwent neuroimaging. Distribution volume (VT) was calculated for in 28 regions of interest (ROIs) using Logan graphical analysis and compared between groups using multiple linear regressions. Group (FM vs HC) was the main predictor of interest and TSPO binding status (high- vs mixed-affinity) was added as a covariate. The FM group had higher VT in the right postcentral gyrus (b = 0.477, P = 0.033), right occipital gray matter (GM; b = 0.438, P = 0.039), and the right temporal GM (b = 0.466, P = 0.042). The FM group also had lower VT than HCs in the left isthmus of the cingulate gyrus (b = −0.553, P = 0.014). In the subgroup of high-affinity binders, the FM group had higher VT in the bilateral precuneus, postcentral gyrus, parietal GM, occipital GM, and supramarginal gyrus. Group differences in the right parietal GM were associated with decreased quality of life, higher pain severity and interference, and cognitive problems. In support of our hypothesis, we found increased radioligand binding (VT) in the FM group compared with HCs in several brain regions regardless of participants' TSPO binding status. The ROIs overlapped with prior reports of increased TSPO binding in FM. Overall, increasing evidence supports the hypothesis that FM involves microglia-mediated neuroinflammation in the brain.
Effects of vestibular rehabilitation therapy versus virtual reality on balance, dizziness, and gait in patients with subacute stroke: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: Sana Vishal , Ghous Misbah , Kashif Muhammad , Albalwi Abdulaziz , Muneer Rashida , Zia Mahnoor 
Published: June 2023

Background:
Stroke is a neurological disorder with a vascular cause, such as cerebral infarction or hemorrhage, and causes dizziness, balance, and gait impairments in patients. Vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) involves a variety of exercises that can improve balance, gait, and gaze stability in stroke patients by affecting the vestibular system and improving dynamic balance. By providing a virtual environment, the use of virtual reality (VR) can aid stroke patients in improving their balance and gait.

Objective:
This study aimed to evaluate the comparative effects of vestibular rehabilitation with virtual reality on dizziness, balance, and gait in patients with subacute stroke.

Methods:
The randomized clinical trial involved 34 subacute stroke patients randomly assigned to 2 groups; 1 received VRT and the other VR treatment. To assess mobility and balance, the Time Up and Go test was used, the Dynamic Gait Index was used to assess the gait, and the Dizziness Handicap Inventory was used to determine the level of dizziness symptoms. Each group received 24 sessions of allocated treatment, 3 sessions every week for 8 weeks. Using SPSS 20, both groups pretest and posttest readings were analyzed and compared.

Results:
Between the VR and VRT groups, balance (P−.01) and gait (P−.01) were significantly improved in the VR group, while dizziness was significantly improved in the VRT group with P < .001. On within-group comparison, both groups showed significant improvements in balance, gait, and dizziness with P < .001.

Conclusion:
Both vestibular rehabilitation therapy and VR improved dizziness, balance, and gait in subacute stroke patients. However, VR was more effective in improving balance and gait among patients with subacute strokes.
The Repeatability and Reproducibility of a New Minimally Invasive Method for Orbital Pressure Measurement
Authors: Jiang Xue , Dong Li , Wang Minghui , Wang Mingyang , Li Dongmei 
Published: June 2023

Background:
Evaluation of orbital pressure is crucial for monitoring various orbital disorders. However, there is currently no reliable technique to accurately measure direct orbital pressure (DOP). This study aimed to establish a new method for the DOP as well as to verify its repeatability and reproducibility in rabbits.

Methods:
The study included 30 normal eyes from fifteen 3-month-old New Zealand white rabbits. After administering inhalation anesthesia, intraocular pressure (IOP) was determined by tonometry (Tonopen). For DOP manometry, a TSD104 pressure transducer was inserted between the disposable injection needle and the syringe, and the output results were displayed on a computer. Two observers independently participated in the experiment to verify its repeatability and reproducibility.

Results:
The mean IOP of rabbits was significantly higher than the DOP in normal rabbits (11.67 ± 1.08 mm Hg versus 4.91 ± 0.86 mm Hg, P < 0.001). No significant interocular difference was detected for both IOP and DOP (P > 0.05). A high correlation was found for intraobserver measurements of both IOP (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.87, P < 0.001) and DOP (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.89, P < 0.001). A high agreement was also presented for the interobserver reproducibility for the measurements of IOP [Pearson correlation coefficient (R) = 0.86, P < 0.001] and DOP (R = 0.87, P < 0.001). Direct orbital pressure was positively correlated with IOP in both observers (R1 = 0.66, R2 = 0.62, P < 0.001). The Bland-Altman plots revealed that 5.0% (3/60) of the IOP and DOP measurement points were outside of the 95% limits of agreement, respectively.

Conclusions:
The TSD104 pressure transducer-based manometry may serve as a reliable device for the measurement of DOP, providing real-time measuring results with acceptable reproducibility and repeatability.
Hymenobacter canadensis sp. nov., isolated from freshwater of the pond in Cambridge Bay, Canada
Authors: Kim Woohyun , Jang Seonghan , Chae Namyi , Kim Mincheol , Yeh Jung-Yong , Kim Sanghee , Lee Yung Mi 
Published: June 2023

A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, reddish-coloured, rod-shaped and non-motile strain PAMC 29467T, was isolated from freshwater of the pond in Cambridge Bay, Canada. Strain PAMC 29467T was closely related to

Hymenobacter yonginensis

(98.1 % 16S rRNA gene similarity). Genomic relatedness analyses showed that strain PAMC 29467T is distinguishable from

H. yonginensis

based on average nucleotide identity (91.3 %) and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values (39.3 %). The major fatty acids (>10 %) of strain PAMC 29467T were summed feature 3 (C16 : 1
ω7c and/or C16 : 1
ω6c), C15 : 0 iso, C16 : 1
ω5c and summed feature 4 (C17 : 1 iso l and/or anteiso B). The major respiratory quinone was menaquinone-7. The genomic DNA G+C content was 61.5 mol%. Strain PAMC 29467T was separated from the type species in the genus

Hymenobacter

by its distinct phylogenetic position and some physiological characteristics. As a result, a novel species is proposed, with the name Hymenobacter canadensis sp. nov. (type strain, PAMC 29467T=KCTC 92787T=JCM 35843T).
A brand-new clustering method and analysis system designed for revealing the truth of the high-dimension large data deciphered the complex composition structure of human brain endothelial cells from single-cell RNA sequence data
Authors: Wei Boyong 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe clustering method is the key to high dimensional large data analysis, especially for single-cell NGS data in biological science and biomedicine sectors. Those data require a hierarchical clustering method to unveil important biological features including differentiation patterns, stem cell identifications, cell sub-type discovery, and so on. Traditional hierarchical clustering has several issues to be applied to large high-dimension data. There are a few new approaches invented recently trying to fill in the blank. However, these approaches were either based on low-dimension or down-sampled data after dimension reduction (Anibal et al., 2022) from methods like PCA or consumed an enormous amount of computing resources to get a massive number of layer levels with highly limited interpretable information. In order to create a practically available solution, I invented an entirely new hierarchical clustering method called the BW method which can be directly applied to high-dimension large data without a requirement for dimension reduction or massive computing resources. I applied BW clustering to six single-cell RNA sequence sample data. BW clustering brought deep insight into these sample data including sub-type, differentiation branch, cell state changes (development, aging process), and gene expression instability. BW-generated layers were very concise. For almost nineteen thousand cells, BW clustering only yielded 9 layers. An analysis system was created based on the BW clustering method which can unprecedentedly display the true form of high dimensional data space. The resource BW required is also very low as all the work done in this paper used a 16GB memory laptop only, making it easily accessible to researchers with limited computing resources. Overall, the BW clustering method represents a major advancement in high-dimensional large data analysis for biological and biomedical applications.
Using visualization technologies to drive individual and collective action
Authors: Jackson Andrew 
Published: June 2023

Purpose
Digital visualization tools are most often used to help people and teams understand high volumes of complex data via dashboards, infographics and other forms of visual maps. This article describes how some organizations are starting to use visualization platforms to allow team members to articulate and share their thoughts, feelings, beliefs, etc., and thereby make better, more insightful decisions.

Design/methodology/approach
Viewpoint based on the experience and expert opinion of the writers.

Findings
Three examples are shared of how visualization technologies are being used in leadership development, gender diversity and patient care.

Originality/value
The authors offer examples of pioneering organizations who are going beyond the “digital whiteboard” and finding ways of cocreating powerful imagery and visualizations, capturing the data which is hard to get at. Building narratives and sense-making from the deeper thoughts and difficult to express feelings of team members.
How does responsible leadership enhance work engagement? The roles of knowledge sharing and helping initiative behavior
Authors: Ali Hafiz Fawad , Chaudhary Arooba , Islam Talat 
Published: June 2023

Purpose
This study aims to examine the association between responsible leadership and work engagement through the mediation of knowledge sharing. Further, the study explored the boundary condition of helping initiative behavior (HIB) between responsible leadership and knowledge-sharing (KS) behavior.

Design/methodology/approach
Considering work engagement as a global challenge, the data for this study was collected from 386 employees working in various organizations on convenience basis. Specifically, the data was collected in two waves through a questionnaire-based survey method and structural equation modeling was used for hypotheses testing.

Findings
The results reveal that responsible leadership directly and indirectly (through knowledge sharing) affects work engagement. In addition, HIB strengthens the association between responsible leadership and knowledge sharing.

Research limitations/implications
The study collected data from a developing country. However, the findings suggest management should implement such practices that enable leaders to be more responsible. Such leaders create a learning environment that enhances knowledge sharing and promotes work engagement.

Originality/value
Based on social exchange, this study explored the mediating role of KS behavior between responsible leadership and work engagement and the conditional role of HIB between responsible leadership and KS behavior.
Housing affordability in the capital cities of three Northwestern China provinces
Authors: Duan Mingchen , Duan Yi 
Published: June 2023

Purpose
Previous studies on housing affordability in China were concentrated in China’s coastal and central regions. The purpose of this paper is to investigate housing affordability of urban residents in Northwest China. Moreover, this paper attempts to understand the consistency and influencing factors of various indicators on the evaluation of housing affordability.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper uses multiyear data on house sales, residents’ incomes and living expenses from 2011 to 2022. House price-to-income ratio, housing affordability index and residual income approach were calculated by using these data and used as the measure of housing affordability.

Findings
The results show that there are obvious differences in the housing affordability among the Xi’an, Lanzhou and Yinchuan during 2011–2022, and the housing affordability of residents in cities with small population and economic scale is better. The ability of most urban residents to afford suitable housing is still poor, and the ability to afford small-sized housing is better. Most families with below-middle income have poor housing affordability. It is also observed that although various indicators had similarities in the evaluation of residents’ housing affordability, the comprehensive evaluation results of multiple indicators were more reliable.

Social implications
The research results provide a basis for the decision-making of the government’s urban housing policy and improvement of residents’ housing conditions.

Originality/value
The results have a clear understanding of the housing affordability of urban residents in Northwest China. The study found that the geographical location and topography of the city is also a factor affecting the housing affordability.
How social activities affect corporate credit behavior? – the mediating role of network centrality
Authors: Chen Xin , Li Wenli 
Published: June 2023

PurposeSocial information is crucial to credit ratings and can improve the accuracy of the traditional credit assessment model. Drawing on the resource-based view (RBV) and social capital theory (SCT), this research explores the relationships between corporate social activities, network centrality and corporate credit behavior.Design/methodology/approachThe authors used social network analysis (SNA) and regression analysis to analyze the data collected from 14,544 enterprises on the Alibaba platform.FindingsThe results indicate that among the four types of social activities, the number of corporate questions and posts shows a positive relationship with credit behavior; while the number of corporate comments has negative relationship with credit behavior. Further, degree and betweenness centralities mediate the relationship between the number of corporate questions, posts and comments with credit behavior.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the literature on non-financial factors (soft information) by exploring the social behavioral factors related to corporate credit. In addition, this study offers a new theoretical lens and reasonable explanations for investigating the relationship between corporate social activities, network centrality and credit behavior from the perspective of the resource-based view, while most studies are predictive and methodological. Moreover, this study provides new insights for platforms to evaluate enterprise credit and for managers to improve credit behavior.
Guest Editorial: Investigating the effect of the physical context on customer experience
Authors: Bruce Helen L. , Krolikowska Ewa , Rooney Tara 
Published: June 2023

Purpose
This editorial introduces a special issue of the Journal of Services Marketing, dedicated to papers discussing the effect of the physical context on customer experience. This study aims to identify diverse areas of extant knowledge, upon which researchers might draw when investigating the effect of the physical context on customer experience, to inform future research agendas.

Design/methodology/approach
Drawing on available literature, the authors argue that, as prior studies in diverse scholarly fields have explored the physical context, these bodies of knowledge may offer theories and constructs that meaningfully inform explorations of the effect of the physical context on customer experience.

Findings
The authors identify five marketing subdisciplines and six nonmarketing disciplines, each offering theories, constructs and perspectives which researchers might draw upon in future studies of the effects of the physical context on customer experience.

Originality/value
The authors develop a novel map which depicts the field of study of the effects of the physical context on customer experience, which scholars might use to inform future research design. In addition, the authors suggest several directions for future research.
Commentary on “Why am I still in hospital? Evaluation of delayed discharges from two learning disability assessment and treatment units in England”
Authors: Shankar Rohit 
Published: June 2023

Purpose
This commentary explores the challenges and themes enumerated by the associated article “Why am I still in hospital? Evaluation of delayed discharges from two learning disability assessment and treatment units in England”. This commentary broadens and outlines the research’s background, premise and potential impact. This paper aims to critically examine the evidence on this subject.

Design/methodology/approach
This commentary considers the attitudes to inpatient care for people with learning disabilities in the past decade and outlines a possible compact for the future.

Findings
Contrary to popular and emotive beliefs that using specialist inpatient psychiatric settings for people with learning disabilities is universally a poor practice, there are defined occasions when such settings are needed and imperative in the clinical pathway. If people with learning disabilities can access inpatient settings at the right time for the right reason, psychiatric outcomes could be improved. Timely discharge is imperative and currently lacking due to a lack of suitable engagement mechanisms between inpatient settings and the community. Thus, evidence-based outcome tools are essential to facilitate appropriate discharge.

Originality/value
There is an ongoing debate on the value and utility of specialist inpatient psychiatric units for people with learning disabilities. This commentary provides a balanced, evidence-based insight into this discussion.
Employees’ self-esteem in psychological contract: workplace ostracism and counterproductive behavior
Authors: Liu Min , Liu Xin , Muskat Birgit , Leung Xi Yu , Liu Shanshi 
Published: June 2023

Purpose
Counterproductive work behavior (CWB) has grown into a significant problem in the tourism industry, for both individual employees and organizations. Employees who feel ostracized in their workplace often engage in negative and disruptive behaviors. The purpose of this study is to explore the psychological mechanism between workplace ostracism and CWB among tourism employees.

Design/methodology/approach
Drawing on psychological contract theory and social cognitive theory, the study proposed a research framework to explain tourism employees’ counterproductive behavior. Data were collected from 228 hotel employees at two time points in Huangshan, China. Hierarchical regression and SPSS-PROCESS Macro were used to test all the hypotheses.

Findings
Findings show that workplace ostracism significantly increases employee CWB, mediated by psychological contract violation. Workplace ostracism increases perceptions of psychological contract violation when employee self-esteem is higher. The mediating effect of psychological contract violation is also moderated by self-esteem.

Originality/value
Using the framework of psychological contract theory and social cognitive theory, the authors advance the organizational behavior literature in the tourism field. The authors contextualize the uniqueness of Chinese workplace behavior and highlight the need to understand “losing face (mianzi) view” in workplace relationships. This research contributes to better understanding the dark side of tourism workplace behavior by examining the effects of psychological contract violation and employee’s self-esteem on workplace ostracism and CWB.
Brazilian approaches to crisis and risk in the context of communication: A field in search of legitimation
Authors: Nunes Ana K. , de Oliveira Rosangela F. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractAlthough apparently obvious, the statement that risk and crisis are inherent themes in the activities of organisations, celebrities, and public figures, is increasingly necessary in a theoretical‐scientific context. Specially given that much is discussed about these issues, but insufficient knowledge is generated to account for an increasingly complex social and organisational scenario. In the field of communication sciences, and particularly in the context of organisational communication studies, there is a need to expand systemic, multidisciplinary, and proactive approaches, and such demand reveals a theoretical field in the process of legitimation. In this context, the present study presents an overview of Brazilian approaches to the themes of crisis and risk from the perspective of communication. This paper seeks to contribute to theoretical‐practical discussions and propositions in the context of risk and crisis within the scientific community, while also raise awareness towards the need for professional improvement in these themes within market practices.
Individual and combined effects of α‐amylase, xylanase, and cellulase on the breadmaking and nutritional properties of steamed bun enriched in wheat bran
Authors: Liu Wenjun , Brennan Margaret , Brennan Charles , You Linfeng , Wu Li 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe present study investigates the effects of α‐amylase (6 and 10 ppm), xylanase (70 and 120 ppm), and cellulase (35 and 60 ppm) on the physicochemical characteristics and nutritional quality of Chinese steamed bun (CSB) incorporated with 15% wheat bran (WB). Compared to the single enzyme, the combined enzymes improved the specific volume of CSB up to the highest value (2.50 mL/g) and decreased the hardness to the minimum value (299.61 g) when the concentration was 6, 120, 35 ppm. Additionally, the combined enzymes (6, 120, and 35 ppm) significantly (p < 0.05) decreased the total dietary fiber from 14.65% to 13.10% and hence increased the area under the reducing sugar release curve during in vitro digestion from 302.12 to 357.26 mg/g. Consequently, enzymes combination can significantly improve the quality of WB CSB, whereas reduce the nutritional value of WB CSB.