bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The relation of dietary components with severity of obstructive sleep apnea in Cypriot patients: A randomized, stratified epidemiological study
Authors: Chrysostomou Stavri , Frangopoulos Frangiskos , Koutras Yiannis , Andreou Kosmia , Socratous Lydia , Giannakou Konstantinos 
Published: March 2022

Background
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is considered a public health problem and its prevalence is increasing at an epidemic rate. The aim of this study was to examine whether individual nutrients (macronutrients, antioxidant vitamins) rather than energy restriction may potentially affect OSA severity in a representative population of Cyprus.

Methods
A total sample of 303 adults (>18 years old) with Cypriot citizenship and permanently residing in Cyprus were randomly selected. Selected patients have completed the food frequency questionnaire, and a physical activity questionnaire and underwent a sleep study to assess OSA severity.

Results
Overall, 303 patients were included in this study, 169 (55.8%) had mild OSA (apnea-hypopnea index—AHI <15) and the remaining 83 (27.4%) had moderate to severe OSA (AHI>15). The mean age of all patients was 55.7 years old. Patients with moderate to severe OSA had significant higher BMI levels, higher consumption of calories, higher hip circumference, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio and neck circumference and higher consumption of folic acid compared with the patients with mild OSA (p<0.05).

Conclusions
The findings suggest that increased energy intake regardless diet macronutrient composition is positively associated with OSA severity whereas higher folic acid intake seems to have a protective role.
Experience in different modes of delivery in twin pregnancy
Authors: Chen Jung , Shen Hung , Chen Yi Teng , Chen Chin-Ho , Lee Kuang-Han , Torng Pao-Ling 
Published: March 2022

Background/purpose
Vaginal delivery, compared with Cesarean delivery, remains a less chosen mode of delivery for twin pregnancy. We studied the maternal and perinatal outcomes of twin pregnancy with different modes of delivery.

Methods
A retrospective study with data collected from a regional hospital, including vital twin pregnancies delivered at gestational age of 32 weeks and above. Medical charts were reviewed for prenatal conditions and postpartum outcomes.

Results
Ninety-eight pairs of twins were included and 44.9% were delivered via vaginal delivery. Women in the vaginal delivery group were significantly younger (32.5 ±4.3 years versus 34.8 ±4.6 years, p < 0.01), multiparous (34.1% versus 18.5%) and with more twins in vertex-vertex presentation (70.5% versus 33.3%) compared with women in the Cesarean delivery group. There were no differences between maternal postpartum complications and neonatal outcomes in both groups. The outcomes showed longer inter-twin delivery time interval (5.7 ± 5.6 versus 1.5 ± 0.9 min, p < 0.01), less estimated blood loss (198.7 ± 144.1 versus 763.2 ± 332.3 mL, p < 0.01), and shorter maternal hospital stay (3.0 ± 0.5 versus 5.7 ± 0.5 days, p< 0.01) in the vaginal delivery group. Twenty newborns had Apgar score below seven at birth. Logistic regression analysis revealed that low Apgar score was independently related to younger maternal age, maternal obstetric diseases and fetal non-vertex presentation. Gestational weeks and mode of delivery were not related to low Apgar score.

Conclusion
With careful case selection, vaginal delivery could be safely performed in twin pregnancies with less estimated blood loss and better recovery than Cesarean delivery.
Evaluation of anthropometric indices as a predictor of diabetes in Dong and Miao ethnicities in China: A cross-sectional analysis of China Multi-Ethnic Cohort Study
Authors: Yang Qianyuan , Liu Yalan , Jin Zhaofeng , Liu Leilei , Yuan Zhiping , Xu Degan , Hong Feng 
Published: March 2022

Background
Although it is known that obesity is inseparable from diabetes, many anthropometric indices are used for determining obesity. At the same time, research on the predictive indices of diabetes in Chinese minority populations is lacking. Therefore, this study determines the relationship between different anthropometric indices and diabetes, and identifies the best index and best cut-off values for predicting diabetes.

Method
In total, 11,035 Dong and Miao ethnic participants (age: 30–79 years) from the China Multi-Ethnic Cohort study were included. The logistic regression model was used to examine the relationship between the different anthropometric indices and diabetes risk. The receiver operating characteristic curve and the area under the curve (AUC) were used to identify the best predictor of diabetes.

Results
In multivariate adjusted logistic regression models, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), a body shape index (ABSI), body roundness index (BRI), and visceral adiposity index (VAI) were positively correlated with diabetes risk. Among Chinese Dong men and women and Miao men, WHR had the largest AUC (0.654/0.719/0.651). Among Miao women, VAI had the largest AUC(0.701). The best cut-off values of WHR for Dong men and women and Miao men were 0.94, 0.92, and 0.91, respectively. The best cut-off value of VAI for Miao women was 2.20.

Conclusion
Obesity indicators better predict diabetes in women than men. WHR may be the best predictor of diabetes risk in both sex of Dong ethnicity and Miao men, and VAI may be the best predictor of diabetes risk in Miao women.
Proposal From - Special issue on ‘Breaking the gender bias in academia and academic practice’
Authors: Walker Alexandra , Smyth Keith 
Published: March 2022

The next Special Issue of the Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice (JPAAP) will be published in Autumn 2022. The focus of this issue is ‘Breaking the gender bias in academia and academic practice’ and the issue is being produced to complement this year's theme for International Women's Day 2022 which is #BreakTheBias. The guest editors for this Special Issue are Alexandra Walker and Keith Smyth from the University of the Highlands and Islands.
Please see the Word attachment for the full call and for the proposal form to be completed. Short proposals for contributions are to be submitted by Monday 25th April 2022.
Developing a school-wide framework for blended and online learning and teaching (BOLT)
Authors: Honeychurch Sarah , Offord Matt 
Published: March 2022

This article explores the unexpected role-shift for early TELT -adopters during the COVID-19 crisis. In Universities where TELT occurs in the margins of campus-based traditional lectures (e.g. Russell Group Universities), early adopters and experts are accustomed to working in some degree of isolation and exploring digital resources independently. It will explore the rapid shift in emphasis away from micro-projects to performing in a high-pressure and strategic environment with an unprecedented interest in TELT, and show how, in a very short period of time, a group of early TELT-adopters were empowered to become strategic leaders and policy makers and to produce a robust framework for Blended and Online Learning and Teaching (BOLT) for use in all courses.
In April 2020, the Adam Smith Business School (ASBS) made the decision that all learning and teaching for the academic year 2020-21 would move to a blended/online model. In order to action this, a working group of early TELT-adopters from within ASBS was formed, who collaboratively produced a four-part BOLT Framework for use in all courses.
Working quickly, and with little time to consult externally, this group drew on their existing knowledge and worked iteratively in order to ensure that colleagues could quickly develop the necessary skill-sets for BOLT. The result is a BOLT strategy where all ILOs are achievable asynchronously, with synchronous sessions used to support students and build learning communities.
This article sets out the BOLT Framework: explaining how it was developed, the principles underpinning it and using case studies to show the Framework working in practice. It explains how the sometimes informal, furtive and unstructured self-development of TELT enthusiasts played a key role in the School online pivot and perspectives of TELT changed on both sides of the TELT debate through open and earnest exchanges of ideas and problem-solving.
Enhancing the agency of early career academics
Authors: Leslie Brian Henry , Breslin Mark , Harvie Julie , McLaren Evelyn 
Published: March 2022

This article explores the lived experiences of four early career academics transitioning from school educators (within the primary and secondary sectors) to lecturers in initial teacher education in a United Kingdom Higher Education institution. These early career academics were established teachers with strong practitioner identities within their field of education and experienced in reflective practice. The concept of agency is firstly explored, and an ecological model presented and used as a framework in this study. A collaborative autoethnographic methodological approach is used to structure personal and professional reflections in order to gain an insight into the evolving identities of the early career academics as they embrace and develop new careers within Higher Education as lecturers. Factors emerge which have both hindered and enhanced agency and this paper sets out some recommendations for change. It is hoped that Higher Education establishments may find these findings useful to consider when inducting new staff and helping them develop and flourish in the early stages of their academic careers.
Steigerung der Energieeffizienz mittels Energiekennzahlen am Beispiel der Metallverarbeitung
Authors: Sigg Stefan , Kühn Armin , Schmidt Alexander , Roder Sven , Thiele Gregor , Krüger Jörg 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
Die Energiewende und die einhergehende Forderung nach Effizienzsteigerungen stellen produzierende Unternehmen vor betriebliche und technische Herausforderungen. Methoden und Technologien des Energiemanagements gewinnen damit auch im Mittelstand an Relevanz. Dabei sind Kennzahlen ein Schlüssel, um die aktuelle Energieeffizienz einzuschätzen und Potenziale für Einsparungen zu identifizieren. Der Artikel dokumentiert Erfahrungen der Anwender mit Bezug auf Konzepte aus der Wissenschaft, um Interessierten aus der Industrie den Einstieg in das Thema zu erleichtern.
Traceability-Systeme in der Elektronikindustrie
Authors: Bausch Phillip , Schreiber Markus , Schöneberger Jan , Metternich Joachim 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
Traceability-Systeme werden im Kontext von Industrie 4.0 vermehrt zur Datengenerierung eingesetzt und befähigen eine Vielzahl datenbasierter Anwendungen entlang der Wertschöpfungskette. Die vorgestellte Interviewstudie vermittelt einen Einblick zur Umsetzung von Traceability-Systemen in der industriellen Praxis am Beispiel der Elektronikindustrie. Die Ergebnisse dokumentieren das Vorgehen der befragten Unternehmen bei der Konzeption, Implementierung und Evaluation von Traceability-Lösungen.
Effect of metformin on reducing platelet dysfunction in gestational diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Hantrakun Panisa , Sekararithi Rattanaporn , Jaiwongkam Thidarat , Kumfu Sirinart , Chai-adisaksopha Chatree , Chattipakorn Nipon , Tongsong Theera , Jatavan Phudit 
Published: March 2022

Objectives
To evaluate the effect of metformin in improving platelet dysfunction in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Patients and methods
A randomized controlled trial was conducted on pregnant women diagnosed with GDM. Singleton low-risk pregnancies meeting the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated at 27–31 weeks to receive metformin and placebo through the rest of pregnancy. Thirty-seven and 39 cases were recruited into the metformin group and the placebo group, respectively. MPVs, P-selectin, and 8-isoprostane levels were determined at the time of allocation and 6 weeks after treatment. Obstetric and neonatal outcomes were also assessed.

Results
Most baseline characteristics of the two groups were comparable. The levels of P-selectin after 6 weeks of treatment were significantly higher in the metformin group (68.9 ± 14.4 vs 60.6 ± 11.3; P-value = 0.006), indicating more platelet activation. All of the obstetric and neonatal outcomes were comparable except that birth weight was significantly lower in the metformin group (3018 ± 364 g vs 3204 ± 393 g; P-value = 0.037).

Conclusion
Metformin, in addition to diet and lifestyle modifications, does not improve or worsen oxidative stress and platelet dysfunction in women with GDM. Nevertheless, metformin significantly reduces fetal weight in women with GDM, theoretically preventing macrosomia.
Entrenamiento centrado en la musculatura cervical profunda en prevención del dolor de cuello
Authors: Granados Lara J. , Cid-Yagüe L. , Martínez-de-Haro Vicente 
Published: March 2022

El objetivo del estudio fue crear un programa de entrenamiento de la musculatura cervical profunda, para orientar a los profesionales de la actividad física y del deporte en el trabajo con ella.
Hay muy pocas pautas relacionadas con el trabajo de ésta, al mismo tiempo que la literatura científica nos muestra su estrecha relación con el dolor cervical.
Por ello, se utilizan las investigaciones previas para crear un programa de entrenamiento centrado en la musculatura cervical profunda. Así como sus correspondientes métodos de evaluación, entre los que se incluye un nuevo test de extensión cervical con el que se pretende conseguir una valoración de la fuerza y la resistencia más adecuada.
Finalmente se presenta un estudio de caso de una mujer sin dolor cervical, pero con factores de riesgo asociados, que sigue el programa como forma de prevención, mostrando un claro progreso tras la finalización de este.
POLITICAL TOLERANCE IN INDONESIAN-MUSLIM
Authors: Latifa Rena , Nyhof Melanie , Rahmah Muthia , Saleh Abdul Rahman 
Published: March 2022

Abstract In the field of political behavior, tolerance is a crucial element to keep harmonious relationship. Studies should be able to measure a valid construct of tolerance in an effort to understand it further. Ferrar (1979) conducted a research focusing on the concept of political tolerance and theorized political tolerance to have three dimensions, namely flexible, approval, and allowance. This study aims to construct a political tolerance scale based on Ferrar’s concept and dimensions. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) is employed to test the construct validity and dimensionality of the Political Tolerance Scale. Participants were 300 Indonesian-Muslims. The results support the Political Tolerance Scale as a unidimensional scale consists of flexible, approval, and allowance dimensions. However, the limitation of the samples’ characteristic suggests future studies to conduct further researches on samples with different characteristics.AbstractDalam ilmu perilaku politik, toleransi adalah merupakan elemen penting untuk menjaga keharmonisan hubungan. Kajian saintifik harus mampu mengukur konstruk toleransi yang valid dalam upaya memahaminya lebih jauh. Ferrar (1979) melakukan penelitian yang berfokus pada konsep toleransi politik dimana toleransi politik diteorikan memiliki tiga dimensi, yaitu fleksibel, persetujuan, dan pengakomodiran. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkonstruksi alat ukur toleransi politik. Analisis faktor konfirmatori (CFA) digunakan untuk menguji validitas konstruk dan dimensi Skala Toleransi. Pesertanya adalah 300 orang Muslim Indonesia. Hasil yang didapat mendukung Skala Toleransi Politik sebagai skala unidimensional yang terdiri dari dimensi fleksibel, persetujuan, dan pengakomodiran. Namun, keterbatasan karakteristik sampel mendorong studi selanjutnya untuk melakukan penelitian lebih lanjut pada karakteristik sampel yang berbeda.
DIGITAL LEARNING RESOURCE AT MA’HAD ‘ALY IDRISIYYAH TASIKMALAYA: AVAILABILITY, ATTITUDE, AND UTILIZATION
Authors: Basri Husen Hasan , Asrori Saifudin 
Published: March 2022

Abstract. Ma’had ‘aly is the education of Islamic boarding school at state higher education organized by the Islamic boarding school and located in their environment with developing Islamic studies by the uniqueness of the Islamic boarding school based on the yellow book in stages and a structured manner. This article discussed the resource of digital learning at Ma’had ‘Aly Idrisiyyah, the availability, attitude, and utilization of digital learning resources. This article used qualitative studies and field observations. Then, this article concludes that the digital learning resource at Ma’had ‘Aly Idrisiyyah modified learning resource in the resource of digital learning, by digitalization from existing learning resources, that is from the attitudes of academic civitas at Ma’had Aly. The utilization of Ma’had ‘Aly Maktabah Idrisiyyah and references of Ma’had ‘Aly Iddrisiyyah.Abstrak. Ma’had ‘aly adalah pendidikan pesantren jenjang pendidikan tinggi yang diselenggarakan oleh pesantren dan berada di lingkungan pesantren dengan mengembangkan kajian keislaman sesuai dengan kekhasan pesantren yang berbasis kitab kuning secara berjenjang dan terstruktur. Artikel ini membahas sumber belajar digital di Ma’had ‘Aly Idrisiyyah yaitu ketersediaan sumber belajar digital, Sikap terhadap sumber belajar digital; dan pemanfaatan sumber belajar digital. Melalui kajian kualitatif dan observasi lapangan, artikel ini menyimpulkan bahwa sumber belajar digital di Ma’had ‘Aly Idrisiyyah, bahwa modifikasi sumber belajar menjadi sumber belajar digital, melalui proses digitalisasi sumber-sumber belajar yang ada, yakni dari sikap para civitas akademi ma’had aly. Pemanfaatan warga Ma’had Aly Maktabah Idrisiyyah dan Pustaka Ma’had Aly Idirisiyyah.
Term Khalifah Dalam Al-Qur’an: Analisis Sintagmatik-Paradigmatik Ferdinann De Sausurre
Authors: Syaifullah Syaifullah 
Published: March 2022

This article reinterprets the word caliph with a modern linguistic approach initiated by Ferdinand de Sausurre, namely the syntagmatic-paradigmatic analysis approach. This paper uses a qualitative method by grouping words and analyzing words in the Qur'an. In this paper, it is explained that caliph does not have a single and narrow meaning but is a living word when it is related to the lexemes that surround it. Syntagmatically the caliph has a relationship with the word; Rabb, Angel, qaum and 'ard. While in a paradigmatic relation with the word; Imam, ulu al-amri, ulul al-bab, ulama', auliya' and humans.
STUDI TERHADAP PENAFSIRAN FAKHR AL-DÎN AL-RÂZÎ TENTANG ‘ISHMAH NABI IBRAHIM AS
Authors: Jamal Johari 
Published: March 2022

Tujuan yang ingin dicapai dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk menemukan dan mendapatkan pemahaman yang konfrehensif terkait dengan penafsiran al-Râzî terhadap ‘ishmah Nabi Ibrahim as. Untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut, penulis melakukan penelitian kepustakaan (library research), dengan pendekatan tafsir maudhû’i. Sejauh penelitian yang penulis lakukan terhadap penafsiran al-râzî, maka penulis berkesimpulan bahwa dalam pemahamannya, ‘ishmah al-anbiyâ’ merupakan terpeliharanya seorang nabi yang tidak hanya selamat dari kematian atau ancaman para musuh-musuhnya dalam menyampaikan risalah, melainkan lebih dari itu, seperti terpelihara dari melakukan perbuatan-perbuatan salah, tercela yang berujung kepada sebuah dosa, baik dosa yang tergolong kecil maupun dosa besar. Setelah dikritisi lebih dalam, yang menjadi keistimewaan al-Râzî dalam hal ini adalah, mengemukan sisi negatif yang dituduhkan kepada nabi Ibrahim as, kemudian menjawabnya sesuai dengan porsi tuduhan tersebut, al-Râzî memberi solusi dari setiap tuduhan tersebut.
Menstrual Taboo; Menguji Wasathiyatul Islam Pada Menstruasi
Authors: Rahman Syahrul , Hamdani Hamdani 
Published: March 2022

Al-Quran gives a firm statement about Muslims as ummatan wasathan which interpreted as the best people or middle people. Al-Quran scholar state that the term of wasathan in al-Baqarah verse 143 applies to all aspect of life, including the aspects of faith, law, worship and others. Based on this verse, moderate Islamic concept is presented, it's just this term is often used to assess religious understanding within the body of Islam itself, while the row of verses talks about the mystical conflicts of the companions of the Prophet after hearing the comments of the Jews and Christians regarding the movement Qibla direction of Muslims. There was a shift in the use of term wasathiyah in Indonesia from a comparison between people (religion) to a comparison of religious understanding in Islam its self. The approach method used in this article is an interpretive approach This article aims to examine the modernity of Islam in the legal aspects of menstruation compared to Judaism and Christianity. These three religious teachings see women who are menstruating should be kept away, it's just there are significant differences in its application. Some make a menstruation women kept away physically like Jews and Christianity. Some others avoid it in the sense they are not justified to perform ritual worship like Islam. This research proves that the teachings of Islam are lighter / more moderate in viewing women who are menstruating compared to Judaism and Christianity and at the same time this confirms the interpretation of scholars towards the word wasathiyah applies to all aspects of life including menstruation.
First report on dendrochronological and radiocarbon studies of subfossil driftwood recovered across the Mureş/Maros Alluvial Fan
Authors: Kern Zoltán , Árvai Mátyás , Urdea Petru , Timofte Fabian , Antalfi Eszter , Fehér Sándor , Bartyik Tamás , Sipos György 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
Visiting three gravel pits and three natural outcrops across the Mureş/Maros Alluvial Fan, 58 samples were collected from subfossil driftwood recovered from coarse-grained fluvial sediment layers, while no subfossil wood was found at three additional gravel pits. Dendrochronological and radiocarbon analysis of these relict wood can support the temporal extension of the regional dendrochronological reference datasets and their dating can provide a useful contribution to the reconstruction of the landscape evolution of the Mureş/Maros Alluvial Fan. The tree-ring widths of the subfossil samples were measured. Dendrochronological synchronization resulted in two oak chronologies which encompassed five, and two reliably cross-dated series covering 191 years (MURchr1) and 127 years (MURchr2), respectively. Based on the 14C ages the subfossil driftwood material represents Middle and Late Holocene ages. The occasionally up to 6 m-thick fluvial sediment covering relatively young, < 1000-yr-old wood, indicates intense accumulation at the apex of the Mureş/Maros Alluvial Fan, which explains the documented rapid and significant Holocene avulsions.