bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Development of a new job satisfaction scale for healthcare staff in emergency departments
Authors: Naji Al Smadi Audai , Ariff Tengku Mohammad , Abugabah Ahed 
Published: February 2022

Background/Aims Assessing factors that affect job satisfaction among healthcare staff, and formulating comprehensive strategies to improve job satisfaction, is fundamental to healthcare organisations. This study aimed to develop and validate a tool to measure staff job satisfaction in emergency departments of hospitals in Jordan. Methods The job satisfaction scale was developed using a literature review, instrument validation and statistical testing using exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha. A self-administered questionnaire was sent to 200 healthcare staff working in emergency departments in hospitals in Jordan between 14 April and 5 May 2020. Results A total of 112 respondents returned a completed questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis yielded 16 strong explanatory items that affect job satisfaction, which could be grouped into four domains: physical environment and workplace safety; supervisor support; promotion and compensation; and communication and relationships with coworkers. The tool was found to have good reliability and validity. Low to moderate levels of satisfaction were found in most domains. Conclusions The findings of this study provide evidence for the psychometric properties of a newly developed scale to measure the level of job satisfaction of healthcare staff working in emergency departments.
Accessing specialist healthcare: experiences of women diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer in Ghana
Authors: Hobenu Kafui Abra , Naab Florence 
Published: February 2022

Background/Aims Cervical cancer is a leading cause of death in women in Ghana, and is often only diagnosed at the advanced stage. This study explored the experiences of women diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer as they access specialist healthcare in Ghana. Methods The study was conducted at a radiotherapy centre in a teaching hospital in Ghana. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 15 women aged between 33 and 67 years with advanced cervical cancer. Face-to-face in-depth interviews were conducted to gather information from participants regarding their experiences of services. Interviews were audio recorded with participants' consent. Data were analysed using content analysis. Results Content analysis revealed three themes: diagnostic process, information concerns and healthcare staff's attitudes. The following subthemes were also identified: delays, misdiagnosis, information gaps, perceived lack of knowledge from healthcare staff, positive attitudes from healthcare staff and breaking bad news. Conclusions The findings highlight the need to educate healthcare professionals about the symptoms of cervical cancer to allow early and accurate diagnosis. Training is also needed to equip healthcare staff with the therapeutic communication skills and strategies required for communicating bad news to patients.
Considerations for speech and language therapy management of dysphagia in patients who are critically ill with COVID-19: a single centre case series
Authors: Clunie Gemma M , Bolton Lee , Lovell Lindsay , Bradley Elizabeth , Bond Cara , Bennington Sarah , Roe Justin 
Published: February 2022

Background/Aims Patients treated with intubation and tracheostomy for COVID-19 infection are at risk of increased incidence of laryngeal injury, dysphagia and dysphonia. Because of the novelty of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, little is known about the type of dysphagia patients experience as a result of infection and critical illness. The aim of this case series report was to progress understanding of COVID-19 and dysphagia following admission to an intensive care unit and to guide speech and language therapy clinical practice in the ongoing pandemic. Methods A retrospective case review was conducted of all patients at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London who underwent a tracheostomy because of COVID-19 and received an instrumental assessment of swallowing in the early stages of the pandemic. Results A total of 11 patients were identified, and descriptive statistics were used to present demographic data, with a narrative account of their dysphagia profile used to describe presentation. Causes and presentation of dysphagia were heterogenous, with each patient requiring individualised clinical management to maximise outcome. A positive trend was seen in terms of recovery trajectory and progressing to oral intake. Conclusions This study reports on early experience of the presentation of dysphagia in patients with COVID-19 and demonstrates the value of instrumental assessment. It indicates the need for further research to consolidate knowledge and guide clinical practice.
Reducing the rate of negative ureteroscopy: predictive factors and the role of preoperative imaging
Authors: Brodie AC , Johnston TJ , Lloyd P , Hemsworth L , Barabas M , Keoghane SR 
Published: February 2022

Introduction The aim of this study was to investigate factors that may predict a negative ureteroscopy (URS) performed for ureteric calculi in prestented patients and to assess preoperative imaging in reducing the rate of negative URS. Methods Data were collected on emergency stent placement for a ureteric calculus from April 2011 to February 2016 (Group A) and October 2016 to October 2019 (Group B). Data included patient demographics, indication for a stent, stone characteristics, baseline bloods, urine culture, readmission, negative URS rate and the use of pre-URS imaging. Multivariate logistic regression was used for statistical analysis. Results Of 257 patients who underwent emergency stent insertion, 251 underwent deferred URS for a ureteric calculus and 6 avoided URS due to pre-URS imaging. Indications for stent were pain (42%), sepsis (39%) and acute kidney injury (19%). Mean stone size was 7.8mm, mean stone density was 699 Hounsfield units (HU) and the stone locations were upper (62%), mid (13%) and lower ureter (25%). The overall negative URS rate was 12%. The negative URS rate was lower in patients with pre-URS imaging compared with those with none, 6% and 14%, respectively (OR=2.33, 95% CI: 0.69–7.56, p=0.2214). Logistic regression analysis indicated stone size as the only significant predictor of a negative URS, where the greater the size of the stone the less likely URS would be negative (β=0.75, 95% CI: 0.60–0.94 p=0.011). Conclusions Utilising pre-URS imaging can lead to a reduction in negative URS rate. Stone size <5mm appears to be the subgroup most likely to benefit from imaging.
The learning curve and safety of continuous intraoperative vagus nerve monitoring in thyroid surgery
Authors: Patel A , Ally M , Venkatachalam V , Hearn M , Mochloulis G 
Published: February 2022

Introduction Continuous intraoperative nerve monitoring allows for continuous feedback on the integrity of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) and the quality of its induced myogenic potential. The aims of this study were to assess the time requirements and risks associated with vagus nerve electrode placement when learning the technique. Methods This is a prospective observational study carried out in a single otolaryngology department at the start of a trainee’s placement. A total of 40 vagus nerve dissections in 31 consecutive operations (22 hemithyroidectomies, 9 total thyroidectomies) using automatic periodic stimulation (APS, Medtronic) are included. Of the electrode placements, 10 were performed by the trainer and 30 by the trainee. The time required for each surgical step and complications relating to vagus nerve dissection were recorded. Results The average (median+IQR) total additional time attributable to vagus nerve dissection, electrode placement and baseline electromyogenic assessment was 3.1mins (2.5–3.3) for the trainer and 4.8mins (4.1–5.3) for the trainee (p<0.0001). There was a downward trend in time requirement for the trainee (not statistically significant, p=0.080). Total operative time was 38min (35–45) for hemithyroidectomy and 56min (53–62) for total thyroidectomy. There was a mix of benign (74%) and malignant (26%) histology, no intraoperative complications relating to autonomic dysfunction and one (2.5%) transient nerve palsy. Conclusions Operative time attributable to vagus nerve electrode placement is short and the procedure is easy to learn. Appropriate surgical technique and careful anaesthetic considerations allow monitoring to be performed safely, and may reduce the rate of RLN palsy.
Príncipe de Maquiavel: uma sátira em defesa da Liberdade
Authors: De Oliveira Gabriela Antoniello 
Published: February 2022

Resumo: O presente artigo apresenta uma análise sobre o principal objetivo de Maquiavel ao redigir sua mais polêmica e principal obra: O Príncipe. Para tal análise analisaremos o contexto histórico-cultural da Itália e mais especificamente o ambiente de Florença no século XVI, cidade e época do nosso filósofo. Pretendo apontar evidências que influenciaram o pensamento de Maquiavel, seu interesse pessoal e os objetivos da obra O Príncipe, tendo como principal alvo de discussão a possibilidade de que ao escrever conselhos para o governante da época, o Lourenço de Médici (posteriormente nomeado Duque de Urbino em 1516), o filósofo não redigiu ensinamentos exclusivos para ele, mas também aos povos, que pela seu método de escrita realista deixou evidentes conteúdos e exemplos de como funciona a política de fato. Em outras palavras, entregou fatos de como realmente agem os governantes e deixou sua teoria maquiaveliana como uma sátira contra a tirania e em defesa da liberdade.
Palavras-chave: Filosofia Política. Maquiavel. Liberdade. Modernidade.

Abstract: This article presents an analysis of Machiavelli's main objective in writing his most controversial and main work: The Prince. For this analysis, we will analyze the historical-cultural context of Italy and more specifically the environment of Florence in the 16th century, the city and time of our philosopher. I intend to point out evidences that reflect Machiavelli's thought, his personal interest and the objectives of the work O Principe, having as main subject of discussion the possibility that when writing advice for the ruler of the time, Lourenço de Médici (revised Duque de Urbino in 1516), the philosopher did not write exclusive teachings for him, but also for the peoples, who by his method of realistic writing contains evident and examples of how politics actually works. In other words, the words delivered facts of how the rulers really act and left their Machiavelli theory as a satire against tyranny and in defense of freedom.
Keywords: Political philosophy. Machiavelli. Freedom. Modernity.
Abraão e Maria:
Authors: Santos Antonio Macedo dos 
Published: February 2022

Resumo: Dentre os vários personagens que Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855) inscreve em Temor e tremor, Abraão, protagonista, e Maria são os que vivem na dramaticidade da fé. O artigo toma tais personagens como objeto de estudo, com o objetivo de analisar as figuras destes com vistas à compreensão sobre qual função eles cumprem na trama da obra. Para isso, embasa-se em fontes teológico-exegéticas e filosóficas, caracterizando uma metodologia pautada em revisões bibliográficas. Tomando os personagens a partir de tais fontes, os resultados apontam que é possível distinguir tradições que permitem maior compreensão de suas vivências de fato e das vivências que se diz que tiveram. Conclui-se que Abraão e Maria, mais que provas vivas do conceito de fé, de suspensão teleológica da ética, etc., são referências para compreender tais conceitos.
Palavras-chave: Ética; Suspensão; Abraão; Maria; Fé.
Abramo e Maria: personaggi di riferimento dei concetti di Kierkegaard in Timore e Tremore
Sintesi: Fra i tanti personaggi che Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855) arrola all’iterno di Timore e tremore Abramo, il protagonista, e Maria sono quelli che vivono nella drammaticità della fede. L’articolo ha come fuoco di studio tali personaggi. Così, l’obbiettivo è fare un’analisi delle figure di Abramo e Maria com fuoco alla comprensione di quale funzione loro compiono nella tramma di Timore e tremore. Per tanto, l’articolo si basa su fonti teologiche, esegetiche e filosofiche, dunque si ha una metodologia di revisione bibliografica. I risultati indicano che havendo preso i personaggi partendo di fonti teologiche e esegetiche è possibile individuare tradizioni che permettono una più ampia comprensione delle sue reali vicende e delle vicende che si disse ebbero havuto. Insomma, Abramo e Maria, più che prove viventi del concetto di fede, di suspensione teleologica dell’etica, ecc. sono riferimenti per compreendere tali concetti.
Parole-chiavi: Etica; Suspensione; Abramo; Maria; Fede.
Data de registro: 05/09/2021
Data de aceite: 25/11/2021
Educação e Filosofia: uma leitura a partir de Freud e Benjamin
Authors: Schlesener Anita Helena 
Published: February 2022

Resumo: O presente artigo tem o objetivo de tecer algumas considerações sobre as concepções de mundo que formam nosso imaginário a partir de uma leitura de Freud e de Benjamin. Este aporte teórico permite entender a dimensão ideológica de ideias e preconceitos que sedimentam o senso comum e que consolidam relações de dependência. A educação, entendida como processo de formação que acontece na vida, se alimenta da filosofia mesmo inconscientemente e as relações sociais e políticas orientam a formação da subjetividade individual. Benjamin explicita estas relações ao analisar as imagens oníricas cotejando os conceitos de sonho e despertar com o objetivo de mostrar a importância de conhecer o passado e elaborar uma história materialista da cultura, como tarefa básica para pensar o futuro.Palavras chaves: Educação. Filosofia. Imagens oníricas. Ideologia.
Education and philosophy: a reading from Freud and Benjamin
Abstract: This article aims to weave some considerations about the conceptions of the world that form our imaginary from a reading of Freud and Benjamin. This theoretical contribution allows us to understand the ideological dimension of ideas and prejudices that sediment common sense and consolidate relationships of dependence. Education, understood as a process of formation that happens in life, feeds on philosophy even unconsciously, and social and political relations guide the formation of individual subjectivity. Benjamin explains these relationships by analyzing the dream-images by comparing the concepts of dream and awakening with the purpose of showing the importance of knowing the past to elaborate a materialistic history of culture as a basic task to think about the future.Key words: Education. Philosophy. Dream images. Ideology.
Educazione e filosofia: una lettura di Freud e Benjamin
Riassunto: Questo articolo ha l’obiettivo di fare alcune riflessioni sulle concezioni del mondo che formano il nostro immaginario da una lettura di Freud e Benjamin. Questa base teorica ci consente di comprendere la dimensione ideologica delle idee e dei pregiudizi che basano il senso comune e rinsaldano le relazioni di dipendenza. L'istruzione, intesa come un processo di formazione che accade nella vita, si nutre anche inconsciamente della filosofia e le relazioni sociali e politiche guidano la formazione della soggettività individuale. Benjamin spiega queste relazioni analizzando le immagini dei sogni riunendo i concetti di sogno e risveglio al fine di dimostrare l'importanza di conoscere il passato ed elaborare una storia materialista della cultura, come compito fondamentale per pensare al futuro.Parole chiave: Educazione. Filosofia. Immagini dei sogni. Ideologia.
Data de registro: 09/09/2019
Data de aceite: 16/06/2020
Bibliotheksdienste in dezentralen Websuchsystemen
Authors: Kubek Mario 
Published: February 2022

Zusammenfassung
Stellt man sich das World Wide Web als riesige Bibliothek vor, bräuchte es einen Bibliothekar oder zumindest Dienste, die die vielfältigen Aufgaben dieser Person in vergleichbarer Weise und Qualität erfüllen können. Aktuelle Websuchmaschinen können diese Aufgaben wie die Katalogisierung von Publikationen sowie die Vermittlung zwischen bibliothekarischen Ressourcen und Nutzern nicht einmal annähernd zufriedenstellend erfüllen. Daher können Bibliothekare insbesondere bei langfristigen und tiefgehenden Recherchen eine viel bessere Unterstützung bieten. Dieser Artikel diskutiert die vielen Vorteile der Dienstleistungen von Bibliotheken und Bibliothekaren und erläutert, wie diese in neuartigen und dezentral organisierten Websuchsystemen realisiert werden können, um Nutzer bei Forschungsaufgaben nachhaltig zu unterstützen.
Sources of Finite Speed Temperature Propagation
Authors: Mariano Paolo Maria , Spadini Marco 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
The relation between heat flux and temperature gradient has been considered as a constitutive structure or as a balance law in different approaches. Both views may allow a description of heat conduction characterized by finite speed propagation of temperature disturbances. Such a result, which overcomes Fourier’s drawback of infinite speed propagation, can be obtained also by considering insufficient the representation of a conductor, even when it is considered to be rigid, rather than the sole relation between heat flux and temperature gradient. We comment this last view and describe the intersection with previous proposals. Eventually, we show how under Fourier’s law we can have traveling-wave-type temperature propagation when thermal microstructures are accounted for.
Robust estimation for partial functional linear regression models based on FPCA and weighted composite quantile regression
Authors: Cao Peng , Sun Jun 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
In this paper, we consider a novel estimation for partial functional linear regression models. The functional principal component analysis method is employed to estimate the slope function and the functional predictive variable, respectively. An efficient estimation based on principal component basis function approximation is used for minimizing the proposed weighted composite quantile regression (WCQR) objective function. Since the proposed WCQR involves a vector of weights, we develop a computational strategy for data-driven selection of the optimal weights. Under some mild conditions, the theoretical properties of the proposed WCQR method are obtained. The simulation study and a real data analysis are provided to illustrate the numerical performance of the resulting estimators.
Oscillatory hyper-Hilbert transform on Wiener amalgam spaces
Authors: Sun Wei , Xie Ru-Long , Xu Liang-Yu 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
We study the boundedness of the oscillatory integral

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{T}_{\alpha ,\beta }f\left(x,y)=\mathop{\int }\limits_{{Q}^{2}}f\left(x-{\gamma }_{1}\left(t),y-{\gamma }_{2}\left(s)){e}^{-2\pi i{t}^{-{\beta }_{1}}{s}^{-{\beta }_{2}}}{t}^{{-\alpha }_{1}-1}{s}^{-{\alpha }_{2}-1}{\rm{d}}t{\rm{d}}s

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Degenerate binomial and Poisson random variables associated with degenerate Lah-Bell polynomials
Authors: Kim Taekyun , Kim Dae San , Dolgy Dmitry V. , Park Jin-Woo 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
The aim of this paper is to study the Poisson random variables in relation to the Lah-Bell polynomials and the degenerate binomial and degenerate Poisson random variables in connection with the degenerate Lah-Bell polynomials. Among other things, we show that the rising factorial moments of the degenerate Poisson random variable with parameter

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On the mixed fractional quantum and Hadamard derivatives for impulsive boundary value problems
Authors: Niyoom Somboon , Ntouyas Sotiris K. , Sudprasert Chayapat , Tariboon Jessada 
Published: February 2022

AbstractIn this work, we initiate the study of a new class of impulsive boundary value problems consisting of mixed type fractional quantum and Hadamard derivatives. We will establish existence and uniqueness results by using tools from the functional analysis. We prove the uniqueness result via Banach’s contraction mapping principle, while we will use the Leray-Schauder nonlinear alternative to establish an existence result. We also present examples to illustrate the obtained results.
Nuclear radiation detection based on the convolutional neural network under public surveillance scenarios
Authors: Yan Zhangfa , Zhang Zhaohui , Xu Shuyu , Ma Juxiang , Hou Yansong , Ji Yingcai , Sun Lifeng , Dai Tiantian , Wei Qingyang 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
Nuclear energy is a clean and popular form of energy, but leakage and loss of nuclear material pose a threat to public safety. Radiation detection in public spaces is a key part of nuclear security. Common security cameras equipped with complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) sensors can help with radiation detection. Previous work with these cameras, however, required slow, complex frame-by-frame processing. Building on the previous work, we propose a nuclear radiation detection method using convolution neural networks (CNNs). This method detects nuclear radiation in changing images with much less computational complexity. Using actual video images captured in the presence of a common Tc-99m radioactive source, we construct training and testing sets. After training the CNN and processing our test set, the experimental results show the high performance and effectiveness of our method.