bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Clinical Factors Associated With Prognosis of Tinnitus and Aural Fullness After Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Authors: Han Ji Hyuk , Kwak SeungMin , Lee Jeonggum , Lee Yujin , Kim Dachan , Bae Seong Hoon 
Published: March 2023

Objectives
We evaluated the long-term prognosis and risk factors associated with tinnitus and aural fullness, which occurred with sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

Study Design
Retrospective cross-sectional review.

Setting
Tertiary referral center.

Patients
Those who visited our clinic for sudden hearing loss from January 2016 to May 2020, diagnosed with sudden sensorineural hearing loss based on pure-tone audiometry, and underwent magnetic resonance imaging to rule out other cause of hearing loss. In total, 106 patients were enrolled in this study.

Intervention
All patients were treated with oral glucocorticoids. Salvage intratympanic dexamethasone injection therapy was performed for the patients whose hearing was not fully recovered.

Main Outcome and Measures
We scored the loudness of tinnitus and the intensity of aural fullness using the numerical rating scale. We used a mixed-effects model for repeatedly measured tinnitus and aural fullness scores.

Results
The time after the onset of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL; β = −0.07; 95% confidence interval, −0.09 to −0.05; p < 0.001) and hearing outcome after treatment (overall p = 0.003) were significant factors associated with the prognosis of tinnitus. Concerning aural fullness, the time after the onset of SSNHL was a significant prognosis factor (β = −0.08; 95% confidence interval, −0.09 to −0.06; p < 0.001), unlike hearing outcome (overall p = 0.261). Pretreatment pure-tone audiometry average threshold and mainly affected frequencies were not significant factors for tinnitus and aural fullness recovery, respectively.

Conclusion
The persistence of tinnitus with SSNHL was significantly affected by hearing recovery after treatment, whereas aural fullness was not associated with hearing recovery. However, both symptoms were improved over time after SSNHL.
Determining Gaps in Current Physiatric Tele-Physical Assessments (TelePA) via a Needs Assessment Survey
Authors: Chakka Keerthana , Wu Richard , Belko Sara , Annaswamy Thiru 
Published: March 2023

ABSTRACT

Objectives
Physical examinations are essential for in-person patient visits but remain difficult to replicate during virtual encounters. This work aims to identify gaps in the current state of telemedicine-based physical assessments (TelePA) by surveying physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians who perform physical examinations.

Design
A survey of 29 Likert-scale questions and 5 open-ended questions was distributed to practicing PM&R physicians. The Likert-scale questions covered remote physical assessment, access, perception/engagement, implementation/effectiveness, and administrative concerns.

Results
53 participants completed the survey. Over 80% of respondents suggested that while telemedicine was universally well accepted, they could not effectively perform TelePA, especially the musculoskeletal and neurological components. Remote assessment of upper and lower extremity strength, reflexes and sensation were examples of key unmet needs. Responses to open-ended questions suggested that TelePA can reduce the burden of travel and increase adherence to follow-up visits, but complex technology setup can pose difficulty for older patients and patients with cognitive deficits.

Conclusions
These findings suggest that current telemedicine technology is insufficient to meet PM&R physicians’ TelePA needs. Despite high levels of provider and patient engagement with telemedicine, numerous deficits remain in performing musculoskeletal and neurological examinations. These results can inform future technology developments that address these identified TelePA gaps.
A retrospective cohort study of patient-reported urinary tract infection signs and symptoms among individuals with neurogenic bladder
Authors: Wirth Marissa , Suda Katie J. , Burns Stephen P. , Weaver Frances M. , Collins Eileen , Safdar Nasia , Kartje Rebecca , Evans Charlesnika T. , Fitzpatrick Margaret A. 
Published: March 2023

Abstract

Objective
Characterize patient-reported signs and symptoms of urinary tract infections (UTI) in patients with neurogenic bladder (NB) to inform development of an intervention to improve the accuracy of UTI diagnosis.

Design
Retrospective cohort study, of adults with NB due to spinal cord injury/disorder (SCI/D), multiple sclerosis (MS), and/or Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and UTI encounters at four medical centers between 2017-2018. Data were collected through medical record review and analyzed using descriptive statistics and unadjusted logistic regression.

Results
Of 199 patients with NB and UTIs, 37% were diagnosed with MS, 36% SCI/D, and 27% PD. Most patients were men (88%) in inpatient or long-term care settings (60%) with bladder catheters (67%). Fever was the most frequent symptom (32%). Only 38% of patients had a urinary tract-specific symptom; 48% had only non-specific to the urinary tract symptoms. Inpatient encounter setting [odds ratio (OR) 2.5, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.2-5.2] was associated with greater odds of only having non-specific urinary tract symptoms.

Conclusions
In patients with NB and UTI encounters, non-specific signs and symptoms are most frequently reported. These results can inform interventions to help providers better elicit and document urinary tract specific symptoms in patients with NB presenting with possible UTI, particularly among hospitalized patients.
A progress report on the spinal cord rehabilitation research initiatives based on registered clinical from 2000 to 2022
Authors: Furlan Julio C. , Furlan Daniel T. , Marquez-Chin Cesar 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
The current rehabilitation therapy protocols for management of individuals with spinal cord injury or disease (SCI/D) aim to maximize restoration of remaining function and minimize secondary health conditions. Also, several novel rehabilitation therapies for management of SCI/D have been reshaping the field over the past two decades. This scoping review analyzes the trends and features of the recently completed and ongoing clinical studies on the rehabilitation of individuals with spinal cord injury or disease (SCI/D) that were registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov website. Furthermore, this in-depth review synthesizes and appraises what was learned and what will potentially be discovered in the near future from the clinical studies on the rehabilitation after SCI/D.
The Effectiveness of Aquatic Exercise on Improving Fatigue and Quality of Life in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis: A Meta-Analysis
Authors: Ko Na-hyeon , Balderama Earvin , Sarmento Caio V. M. , Roos Jennifer 
Published: March 2023

Background/Purpose:
Individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) require long-term treatment and health care management, dealing with fatigue and decreased quality of life. Aquatic exercise could be a long-term intervention for this population. The aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the effectiveness of aquatic exercises on fatigue and quality of life in individuals with MS who present with mild to moderate symptoms.

Methods:
Articles were accessed by searching across PubMed Central, CINHAL, Cochrane Library, and PEDro, using the terms “multiple sclerosis” and one of the following: “aquatic therapy,” “hydrotherapy,” “aquatic exercises,” or “water exercises.” The meta-analysis was performed comparing mean differences in fatigue (physical, cognitive, and psychosocial) and quality of life (physical and mental) using within-group differences at pre- and post-intervention and between-group differences of the aquatic exercise and control groups.

Results:
Five studies with a total of 115 patients with MS were included in the analysis. Aquatic exercise resulted in decreased physical (−8.98, I
2 = 62.59%, P = .0001), cognitive (−2.23, I
2 = 0, P < .0001), and psychosocial (−7.00, I
2 = 0, P < .0001) fatigue compared with the control groups. Studies on physical fatigue reported a high heterogeneity, while studies on cognitive and psychosocial fatigue had no heterogeneity. Aquatic exercise improved both physical (10.63, I
2 = 69.74%, P = .048) and mental (12.53, I
2 = 64.25%, P = .052) quality of life; however, both reported high heterogeneity.

Discussion/Conclusions:
The findings suggest that aquatic exercise programs are effective in reducing fatigue and improving quality of life among individuals with mild to moderate MS. Therefore, aquatic exercises can be another method in the continuum of care for individuals with MS in a home or community environment.
Jejunal Cavernous Hemangioma Mimicking Malignancy With Increased Activity on 18F-FDG PET/CT
Authors: Huang Wen-Shan , He Yang-Lin , Liang Jie , Su Yu-Lin , Xu Jie-Hua 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
A 50-year-old woman underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT to evaluate possible abdominal malignancy, which was revealed by CT. The images showed a large cystic-solid lesion with peripherally increased FDG activity in the left mid-abdomen. Histopathology of the excised lesion confirmed a jejunal cavernous hemangioma. We reported a rare case of jejunal cavernous hemangioma with FDG accumulation on PET/CT, mimicking malignancy.
Impact of the New Glomerular Filtration Rate Formulas on Kidney Function Assessment in Living Kidney Donors and Candidates
Authors: Al Jurdi Ayman , Safa Kassem 
Published: March 2023

Background:
New estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) equations that do not include a race coefficient have been created to better estimate kidney function, reduce inequities in kidney disease care, and improve the historically limited access to transplantation in African Americans. The impact of these new equations on estimated GFR (eGFR) in living donors pre- and postdonation is not known.

Methods:
To address this, we conducted a single-center retrospective cohort study of 150 kidney donors and donor candidates. We calculated pre- and postdonation eGFR using the old and new equations and compared them with measured GFR by 2.8 mCi Tc-99m diethylene triamine penta-acetic acid clearance (mGFRDTPA) and 24-h creatinine clearance (mGFRCrCl). We evaluated the impact of the new equations on donation eligibility and postdonation eGFR.

Results:
We found that using the new eGFR equations resulted in higher predonation eGFR compared with the old equations but remained significantly lower than mGFRDTPA and mGFRCrCl. We also found that using the new eGFR equations would not exclude any potential donors based on our center’s GFR criteria for donation. At 6 mo postdonation, the new equations resulted in higher eGFR values compared with the old equations.

Conclusions:
The new eGFR equations continue to underestimate GFR in healthy donor candidates but would not exclude any potential donors from donation and resulted in higher eGFR predonation and postdonation in a predominantly White population. eGFR equations designed specifically for potential kidney donors are still needed for better kidney function assessment.
Can science exist without free discussion?
Authors: Sikora Ryszard 
Published: March 2023

Purpose
The aim of this article is to draw attention to the importance of open discussion for the proper development of science.

Design/methodology/approach
In the phase of the developed market economy we are currently in, the evaluation of each human activity, including scientific work, which is based on an evaluation of the value of the profit it brings. Unfortunately, it does not always work correctly.

Findings
The problem will be analyzed using as an example the erroneous (according to the author) use of fractional derivatives in electrical engineering.

Originality/value
To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the author's original point of view on the problem of improper use of fractional derivatives in electrical engineering.
Multi-relation global context learning for session-based recommendation
Authors: Liu Yishan , Cao Wenming , Cao Guitao 
Published: March 2023

PurposeSession-based recommendation aims to predict the user's next preference based on the user's recent activities. Although most existing studies consider the global characteristics of items, they only learn the global characteristics of items based on a single connection relationship, which cannot fully capture the complex transformation relationship between items. We believe that multiple relationships between items in learning sessions can improve the performance of session recommendation tasks and the scalability of recommendation models. At the same time, high-quality global features of the item help to explore the potential common preferences of users.Design/methodology/approachThis work proposes a session-based recommendation method with a multi-relation global context–enhanced network to capture this global transition relationship. Specifically, we construct a multi-relation global item graph based on a group of sessions, use a graded attention mechanism to learn different types of connection relations independently and obtain the global feature of the item according to the multi-relation weight.FindingsWe did related experiments on three benchmark datasets. The experimental results show that our proposed model is superior to the existing state-of-the-art methods, which verifies the effectiveness of our model.Originality/valueFirst, we construct a multi-relation global item graph to learn the complex transition relations of the global context of the item and effectively mine the potential association of items between different sessions. Second, our model effectively improves the scalability of the model by obtaining high-quality item global features and enables some previously unconsidered items to make it onto the candidate list.
Role of sustainable refurbishment in the perception of quality of life of residential building occupants in Prishtina, Kosovo
Authors: Hoxha Visar , Pallaska Fuat 
Published: March 2023

PurposeThe aim of this research is to investigate the impact of thermal, acoustic and HVAC upgrades on the perception of the quality of life among residential building occupants.Design/methodology/approachThe present study used a quantitative research approach, utilizing a questionnaire as the research instrument. A survey was conducted with 1,119 residential apartment building occupants in Prishtina, Kosovo, using a stratified random sampling method for selection of participants.FindingsThe present study used quantitative research with a questionnaire as the research instrument. The survey was conducted with 1,119 residential apartment building occupants in Prishtina, Kosovo, using stratified random sampling. The study found that thermal retrofits, acoustic retrofits and HVAC upgrades as a whole model affect the perception of the quality of life of residential building occupants in Prishtina, Kosovo. However, the study found that not all dimensions of the constructed research model (thermal, acoustic and HVAC) affect the perception of the quality of life of residential building occupants. Specifically, thermal retrofitting seems to strongly influence the perception of quality of life, while HVAC upgrades do not seem to have an impact on the quality of life of occupants. Finally, acoustic retrofits also influence the perception of the quality of life, although not to the same degree as thermal retrofitting.Research limitations/implicationsThe present study contributes to understanding the role that thermal retrofits, acoustic retrofits and HVAC upgrades play in the perception of quality of life by building occupants in an understudied region with a booming real estate sector such as Kosovo. The study also highlights the need for further analysis to understand why HVAC upgrades do not seem to influence the perception of quality of life by residential building occupants in Kosovo.Originality/valueThe present study is the first to quantify the impact of thermal, acoustic and HVAC upgrades on the perception of the quality of life of residential building occupants in Prishtina, Kosovo.
The relevance of communication for the well-being of public personnel in local government: does it have an impact on citizen satisfaction?
Authors: De Matteis Fabio , Striani Fabrizio , Greco Roberto 
Published: March 2023

PurposeCommunication within a public organization is a fundamental aspect considering its contribution both to organizational well-being and – as highlighted by recent literature – to the improvement of relations with external users. This paper aims at analyzing the relevance of different dimensions of communication and the relationship between communication and citizens' satisfaction.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on data collected through questionnaires (303; 86%) filled in by the public personnel of an Italian local government to verify the communication dimensions relevance. The authors applied the OLS method to test the relationship between communication dimensions and citizens' satisfaction (deriving from the municipality's customer satisfaction survey system, which collected 3,708 questionnaires).FindingsThe authors show that four of the five communication dimensions considered are particularly relevant and that two of them (“interpersonal communication” and “organizational communication”) positively influence the level of satisfaction of users of local public services (citizens' satisfaction), also countering the negative perception of certain sectors (e.g. taxes and local taxation, traffic police). The conclusion also highlights some limitations of the work.Originality/valueThe study brings new insights into the impact of communication (as an element of public employee well-being) on citizen satisfaction, leading to some useful implications for public managers.
Webrooming as the new retail experience: a smart-shopping perspective
Authors: Wu ZiQiang , Aw Eugene Cheng-Xi , Chuah Stephanie Hui-Wen 
Published: March 2023

PurposeWebrooming (i.e. searching information online and making the final purchase in a physical store) has become a popular shopping practice, but remains insufficiently studied. To address this, a research framework encompassing online and offline channel attributes (i.e. online review diagnosticity, online search convenience, expected price loss, offline purchase effort and offline after-sales service convenience), consumer traits (i.e. anticipated regret) and shopping experience (i.e. smart-shopping perception) as determinants of webrooming continuance intention is proposed.Design/methodology/approachThe proposed model was validated by conducting a questionnaire-based survey that yielded 354 useable responses. The data was subjected to partial least squares structural equation modelling and importance-performance map analysis.FindingsAccording to the obtained results, online review diagnosticity, offline after-sales service convenience and anticipated regret are the vital antecedents of webrooming continuance intention, while smart-shopping perception acts as the mediator.Originality/valueThe current study adds significantly to the body of knowledge about webrooming by validating the inter-relationships between online review diagnosticity, after-sales service convenience, anticipated regret, smart-shopping perception and webrooming continuance intention.
What works for whom? What theories may predict about the effectiveness of measures against employment discrimination
Authors: Hajnal Áron , Scharle Ágota 
Published: March 2023

PurposeEmployment discrimination persists across global labour markets inflicting considerable social and economic costs. The existing literature tends to focus on explaining and measuring discrimination or on the measures to tackle it, overlooking the links between these areas. The paper contributes to filling this gap in order to inform policy design and empirical research on the impact of anti-discrimination policies.Design/methodology/approachThe paper assesses the potential effectiveness of commonly used policy measures in tackling the types of discrimination described in the theoretical literature. The assessment is based on the underlying incentive structure of particular policies, which is matched with the behaviour of employers predicted by particular theories.FindingsThe potential effectiveness of commonly used anti-discrimination policies varies greatly depending on the source of discrimination and the target group. Some commonly used tools, such as wage subsidies are likely to have modest effects for several target groups, while employer counselling may be a more effective and cheaper alternative in many cases. Quotas may be effective against various types of discrimination, but setting them is challenging and they may yield adverse effects.Practical implicationsThe findings call for more research on and consideration of the motives behind employment discrimination in the targeting and design of anti-discrimination measures.Originality/valueThe authors propose a framework to link discrimination types with measures against discrimination and potential target groups, which allows for systematically linking the literature on theories of discrimination and research on anti-discrimination.
Impact of monetary policy on the macroeconomy under dollarization: evidence from the Lao PDR
Authors: Park Hail , Son Jong Chil , Wang Wenbo 
Published: March 2023

PurposeThis study empirically aims to analyze the transmission of monetary policy in consideration of asymmetry based on the Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL)'s monetary policy tools and real and financial variables in the domestic market.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopts two approaches, conventional vector autoregression (VAR) and asymmetric VAR, to investigate the impact of monetary policy on macroeconomic variables including inflation and real GDP growth in the Lao PDR.FindingsUnder a highly dollarized monetary regime, the policy rate change plays a weaker role compared with M0, which exerts significantly positive effects on real GDP growth and inflation. The results of the asymmetric VAR model further substantiate that the real economy responds to a positive M0 shock (easing monetary policy) rather than a negative shock (tightening monetary policy).Practical implicationsOverall estimation results suggest that the effectiveness of monetary policy is limited in Laos, which would take priority over efforts to strengthen the development of the short-term financial market and de-dollarization.Originality/valueThis study can fill the gap in the literature in which the discussions on the transmission mechanism of monetary policy in the BOL's monetary policy are still little known.
Experimental and simulative investigation of welding sequences on thermally induced distortions in wire arc additive manufacturing
Authors: Zhao Xiao Fan , Wimmer Andreas , Zaeh Michael F. 
Published: March 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the impact of the welding sequence on the substrate plate distortion during the wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) process. This paper also aims to show the capability of finite element simulations in the prediction of those thermally induced distortions.

Design/methodology/approach
An experiment was conducted in which solid aluminum blocks were manufactured using two different welding sequences. The distortion of the substrates was measured at predefined positions and converted into bending and torsion values. Subsequently, a weakly coupled thermo-mechanical finite element model was created using the Abaqus simulation software. The model was calibrated and validated with data gathered from the experiments.

Findings
The results of this paper showed that the welding sequence of a part significantly affects the formation of thermally induced distortions of the final part. The calibrated simulation model was able to capture the different distortion behavior attributed to the welding sequences.

Originality/value
Within this work, a simulation model was developed capable of predicting the distortion of WAAM parts in advance. The findings of this paper can be used to improve the design of WAAM welding sequences while avoiding high experimental efforts.