bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Twelve weeks of occlusal splint treatment reduces blood pressure responses to hypertensive stimuli in those with sleep bruxism
Authors: DiSabella Miles , Jarvis Sara S. 
Published: September 2022

Sleep bruxism (SB) is associated with increased sympathetic tone, a risk for the future development of hypertension. It is unclear whether those with SB would demonstrate exaggerated responses to hypertensive stimuli and whether treatment with an occlusal splint could mitigate these responses. Objectives: This study compared hemodynamic responses to the cold pressor test (CPT) and static handgrip (SHG) to fatigue between controls (CON) and those with SB to determine whether those with SB have exaggerated responses. Methods: Nineteen subjects (9 CON, 10 SB) had heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) responses measured during a CPT and SHG with post-exercise circulatory arrest (PECA). SB subjects underwent a 12-wk occlusal splint intervention followed by a repeat of the experimental protocol. Results: No BP differences existed with pre- (PRE) vs. post-intervention (POST) in the SB subjects. CPT induced larger ΔSBP (10±10 vs. 19±7 mmHg; p < 0.05) and ΔDBP (8±8 vs. 17±9 mmHg; p < 0.05) in SB subjects compared to CON. POST had attenuated ∆SBP (15±9 vs. 8±5 mmHg; p < 0.03) and ∆DBP (18±10 vs. 8±6 mmHg; p < 0.05) during CPT. SB subjects experienced greater ∆DBP (21±11 vs. 31±8; p < 0.05) during SHG which was not different during POST. Conclusions: SB individuals may be at increased risk for the development of hypertension based on exaggerated BP responses to hypertensive stimuli. Twelve weeks of occlusal splint treatment attenuated some of these responses.
Recognizing a sponsor’s name is different from being attracted to a sponsor
Authors: Park S. Roger , Gavigan J. , Brabazon M. 
Published: September 2022

As mainstream as sport sponsorship has become, it may be unreasonably optimistic to expect that simply placing product logos, banners, and signs at a sporting facility will automatically attract the sport spectator’s attention (Choi, Stotlar, & Park, 2005; Park & Choi, 2011). A number of factors beyond simple logo exposure may determine the likelihood of a stimulus being attended to and remembered. The main purpose of this study was to identify whether the sponsored promotional activities at a sporting venue, such as logo placement, product demonstrations, hospitality centers, etc., actually can attract the eye and attention of fans. A total of 27 graduate and undergraduate students (18 years or above) who were enrolled in a sport management program at a college in the Northwestern United States were asked to participate in this study. The participants attended the Spokane Shock games on March 12th, March 30th, and April 14th of 2012. A total of 13 people (138 photos) successfully provided the photos and short essays in a timely manner. Photos were analyzed and separated into four categories (see table 1): (1) visual signage (VS) – standard non-digital signage including field signage, (2) PA announcement (PA) – digital signage and products brought onto field as announced by the public address announcer, (3) personal contact (PC) – fans, mascots, employees and promo employees, and (4) giveaways (GW) – items handed to fans or picked up from display tables, including merchandise and concessions. As seen in table 2, the most frequently recalled five sponsors were Dishman Dodge (24.3%), George Gee Kia (10.7%), Century Link (8.3%), Tailgator (4.1%), and Rockwood (4.1%).
Measuring the effectiveness of tweeted contents for local professional sports franchises
Authors: Park S. Roger , Choi Joon-Seo Andrew , Kim MyoungJin 
Published: September 2022

Social media has become an effective marketing communication tool in business (Dodds, P. S., Harris, K. D., K. I. M., Bliss, C. A., & Danforth, C. M., 2011). Social media marketing provides information on how to use social media tools and platforms to create and foster communities and relationships. Understanding what tools are available and how to use them effectively is key to success in social media marketing. Businesses also need to understand how they can reach out to their customers and, more importantly, why they need to reach out to their customers. The main purpose of this current study is two fold: 1) To develop a formula to measure the effectiveness of tweeted contents for local professional sports franchises, and 2) To develop a new instrumental scale to measure the perceived satisfaction of tweeted contents. College students in a sport management class at a college in the Northwestern United States were recruited to participate in this study. During a class session focused on Technology in Sport students were informed about the general purpose of the study and asked to complete the Perceived Satisfaction of Twitter Contents (PSTC) and demographics questionnaires. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was utilized to test if PSTC level differed by 3 Spokane-based sports franchises. The results found a significant difference on PSTC level by teams, F(2, 55) = 3.88, p=.027. In order to find out where the difference occurred, a Post-Hoc test (Tukey) was conducted. It found that PSTC level for Spokane Chiefs (M = 17.95, SD = 2.06) was significantly higher than that of Spokane Indians (M = 16.10, SD = 2.20) with p = .02. No other differences were found.
Don’t judge me by my walking. An argument for inclusion
Authors: Shaw Aubrey , Kay Stoll Sharon 
Published: September 2022

In this paper, we first make a case for why ethics, and specifically ethical education practices, are important to the study of sport disability. Second, we argue for perspective taking and challenge the reader to reexamine federal and state laws directed toward disability policy. Third, we ask the reader to address the question: does law build a caring environment? The paper is rooted in three educational concepts: ethics, perspectives, and care for people with physical disabilities. Examples are offered of inclusionary practices in physical education and recreation. Current research in disability sports studies focusing on ethics and ethical practice is highlighted. The conclusion focuses on the importance of ethical communities.
Injuries among first time participants in a Costa Rican high-intensity functional training facility - A pilot study
Authors: Escalante Guillermo , Gentry Christopher 
Published: September 2022

Research examining injuries in high-intensity functional training (HIFT) programs is scarce, especially when prospectively exploring the injuries of those new to HIFT. The purpose of this prospective pilot study was to explore the injuries of first time HIFT program participants in a HIFT facility in Costa Rica. Four males (30.23 ± 3.6 yrs) and 8 females (29.3 ± 8.7 yrs) filled out six weekly prospective injury surveys via qualtrics.com. All participants were new to HIFT as defined by having no previous HIFT experience and having become a member of the same HIFT training facility within the last 2 months. Injuries were defined as anything that hurt the participant more than muscle soreness within the last seven days. The survey also asked about the injury location as well as the severity, time lost from training/work, exercise performed when injured, instructor supervision during the injury, and history of a related injury. Furthermore, the survey included items related to the amount of hours and number of days spent doing HIFT over the last week. Participants reported doing HIFT workouts at an average 3.8 +/- 0.7 days per week for a total average of 3.3 +/- 0.3 hours per week. A total of two participants reported three injuries, yielding an injury prevalence of 16.7% and an estimated injury incidence of 11.6 per 1000 hours of HIFT. The most common injury reported was to the shoulder (66.7%) and the knee (33.3%). Additional prospective studies are warranted to determine the effects of injuries that occur among HIFT beginners.
Endothelium dependent vasodilation is not enhanced in healthy women with varying degrees of orthostatic intolerance
Authors: Brooks Alexa M. , Traustadóttir Tinna , Coast J. Richard , Jarvis Sara S. 
Published: September 2022

The purpose of this study was to determine if the vasodilator capacity of the popliteal artery in women was augmented or the vasoconstrictor capacity in the lower extremity was attenuated in women with orthostatic intolerance. Orthostatic tolerance was assessed using a graded lower body negative pressure test and cumulative stress index (CSI). Popliteal artery diameter and velocity (Doppler ultrasound) was measured in 13 orthostatically tolerant and 7 orthostatically intolerant (OT: CSI range, -633 to -1875 mmHg; OI: CSI range, -80 to -552 mmHg·min; P = 0.015) women after 5 min of distal calf occlusion (FMD), 3 min of cold pressor test (CPT), and 5 min of distal calf occlusion combined with CPT (FMD+CPT). Peak popliteal diameter, measured during FMD+CPT was not different from peak popliteal diameter during FMD. Popliteal FMD, normalized to the shear stimulus, was not different between OT and OI women or between FMD and FMD+CPT. Despite similar vasoconstrictor responses to CPT, assessed by the reduction in peak popliteal artery conductance (OT: -11.0±15.6%; OI: -9.1±23.8%), the magnitude of change in peak popliteal conductance actually increased during FMD+CPT and was similar in OT vs. OI women (OT: 5.8±31.5%; OI: 47.2±60.1%). In conclusion, endothelium dependent vasodilation of the popliteal artery at rest is not enhanced in healthy women with varying degrees of orthostatic intolerance. The increase in popliteal vascular conductance during the combined stimulus (FMD+CPT) may suggest inhibition of sympathetic vasoconstriction via nitric oxide mediated vasodilation (or other dilators) and/or differential control of sympathetic activation in the arms and legs.
A comparison of body composition measurements in college students using three assessment devices
Authors: Mora Julio C. , Chen Zhaojing , Escalante Guillermo 
Published: September 2022

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS), and ultrasound (US) are commonly used to estimate body composition, but each method has limitations. This study compared the body composition estimations of the three devices in college students. Ten males (23.7 ± 1.9 years; 171.9 ± 6.7 cm; 81.8 ± 11.4 kg) and twenty females (23.1 ± 1.9 years; 161.8 ± 6.1 cm; 64.9 ± 15.3 kg) volunteered. Pearson correlation coefficients between the devices were strong. Body fat percentage estimations for the DXA, BIS, and US were 30.6 ± 9.2, 28.3 ± 9.1, and 22.8 ± 8.1 respectively. The ANOVA revealed a difference in body composition between the devices and Tukey’s post hoc tests identified that there was a statistically significant difference between the BIS and the US and the US and DXA, but not between the BIS and DXA. The level of agreement (LOA) was wide between the DXA and US (mean difference 7.8, LOA between 0.23 and 15.4) and between the BIS and US (mean difference 5.4, LOA between -3.4 and 14), but narrower between the BIS and DXA (mean difference 2.4, LOA between -4.2 to 9). When comparing changes in body composition, it is best to utilize the same device to minimize the error in the reported differences in body composition. Future studies should compare the body composition estimation from these devices to a more accurate multi-compartment model to help determine their accuracy in college students.
Barriers to PPP Projects in Construction Sector of Pakistan
Authors: Qureshi Mahwish 
Published: September 2022

Public Private Partnership (PPP) is a mechanism adopted to support the development in a country facing financial problems. In achieving successful PPP projects, one of the major criteria is attaining value for money. There are several barriers which can affect adoption of PPP which are essential to uncover for enhancing the adoption level of PPP. Hence, this project has focused on identifying barriers affecting PPP projects of Pakistan. Data collection for this study was done through questionnaire survey among the personnel involved in handling PPP projects. From statistical analysis of collected data it was found that unhealthy bid competition, lack of managerial skills and experience and public sector related problems are major barriers in adoption of value for money in PPP projects of Pakistan.
Requirements Elicitation Challenges and Strategies for GSD Based Projects
Authors: Iqbal Muahhamd A. , Shah Asadullah 
Published: September 2022

The geographically distributed software development has attained a significant attraction in software development industry since last few decades due to its wide acceptance across the globe. The main essence of geographically distributed software development is to expand company working by follow-the-sun strategy, get skilled labors at cheaper rates from low economy regions of world and pool-up company resources to raise their utilization graph. The requirements elicitation process is considered as one of the most challenging tasks during software development process in traditional as well as geographically distributed software development projects due to its social and collaborative nature. This article presents a comprehensive insight about major challenges faced by requirements elicitation teams engaged in geographically distributed software development projects. The article also elaborates the possible strategies, which can be adopted to minimize the negative impact of geological distribution of software development activities. The presented study will help the requirements elicitation teams to better plane their requirements elicitation sessions for geological distributed software development projects by encountering the expected hurdles.
Co-existing Tumors On Suprasellar Region : A Rare Case and Review of Literature
Authors: KÜÇÜKYILDIZ Halil Can , GÜNEŞ Giray , KOÇ Fatih , ÖZÜM Ünal 
Published: September 2022

Introduction: The co-existence of primary intracranial tumors originating from different cell types is rare. While the association of meningioma and glioma is frequently reported in the literature, the number of cases with meningiomas and epidermoid cysts is relatively low. We report a unique case because the association of supra-sellar meningioma and the epidermoid cyst has not been reported before in the literature.
Case Presentation: A 50-year-old female presented to the clinic with a headache and progressive vision loss. In cranial Magnetic Resonance (MR) images, a T1A hypointense, T2A iso-hyper intense heterogenous contrasting suprasellar mass lesion was observed. The patient was operated on with a diagnosis of suprasellar meningioma. At the suprasellar region, a mass that macroscopic view and consistency compatible with epidermoid cyst ex-plored intraoperative incidentally. Two different pathological specimens were sent to pathology. The patient's pathology was reported as WHO 2021, Transitional type grade 1 Meningioma, and Epidermoid cyst content.
Conclusion: The number of cases with meningiomas and epidermoid cysts is very low in the literature. Despite advanced MR imaging techniques, cystic lesions can be overlooked in the diagnosis. The occurrence of two different histopathological types of tumors in the same localization can be explained by the local paracrine effects of the tumors.
Clinical Manifestations and Environmental Impact of Fish Smoking Based on Traditional and Improved Ovens in Marcory Anoumabo (Ivory Coast)
Authors: Ambroise Ossehin , Quand-Même Gnamba Corneil , Lydie Koukougnon Kouho , Idriss Soussou Yao , Bernard Yapo Ossey 
Published: September 2022

The smoking of fish plays a very important role at the economic, social and nutritional levels. Despite its importance, smoking is still practiced through traditional techniques that have a considerable impact on the health of the processors. The objective of this work is to evaluate the environmental and health impact of traditional and modern fish smoking. The environmental assessment of the Marcory Anoumabo site equipped with an improved oven called FAO-Thiaroye Processing Technique (FTT oven) consisted in measuring the quality of the smoke on the smoking sites. It is a cross-sectional etiological study conducted from July to December 2018 on a sample of 135 women consisting of 40 women who use traditional ovens, 32 women who use FTT ovens and 63 control cases. The results showed that 87.50% and 37.50% of women practicing on traditional ovens versus 43.75% and 15.62% of women using FTT ovens as well as 39.68% and 14.29% of the case controls had respiratory and ophthalmological signs respectively. The gas levels measured at the smoking sites are often higher than the standard (50 mg/m3). This study highlights the deleterious effects of fish smoking.
Shrimp Farming in the North Eastern Coastal Plain Zone of Odisha: A Micro-economic Analysis
Authors: Mandal B. K. , Nandi A. K. , Rout R. K. , Behera S. , Sahoo S. K. 
Published: September 2022

The Present experiment examines and evaluates the socioeconomic status of the household of shrimp farmers, aspects of shrimp cultivation, and the cost and return structures of shrimp farming. Through random selection, farmers from two distinct Balasore district blocks have been purposefully chosen for the study. Additionally, information on various costs and return streams from 40 farmers, twenty (20) from each block, has been gathered. The information was gathered from chosen farmers with the goal of examining the cost and return structure of shrimp farming. Step-by-step regression analysis was used to identify the elements that affect shrimp farming yield when compared to seasonal paddy cultivation. To identify the important variables the Cob-Douglas production function has been used through a stepwise regression model where the cost of feed, amount of labor both for operation and management, and the duration of cultivation in a particular pond are highly significant and the model is also significant in the selected region. From the correlation matrix, the degree of association has also been presented in the discussion. The model is finally 96.8% significant with a 5% threshold of significance in the fifth stage. As a result, it is clear that this model is highly significant at the 5% level of significance, meaning that the independent variables can account for 96.8% of the dependent variable (productivity). It is found that each of the models is highly significant at a 5% level of significance.
Multi-Drug Resistant Bacterial Status of Borehole Water in Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria
Authors: Adegoke S. A. 
Published: September 2022

Transmission of pathogens through water is of grave public health concern. Bacteria are of major concern because of the pathogenicity and etiologic agents of life threatening infections.
The multidrug resistant (MDR) bacterial status of the borehole water samples from Kogi State University, Anyigba was studied. The samples ten each from point A and B were collected from two main borehole water sources and analyzed for MDR bacteria. A total of seven isolates (Echerichia coli, Bacillus sp, Klebsiella sp, Pseudomonas sp, Staphylococcus sp, Streptococcus sp and Salmonella sp) were identified by standard microbiological methods. Phenotypic identification of antibiotic resistance profile using the disk diffusion method was carried out. Pseudomonas sp, Streptococcus sp, Staphylococcus sp, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella sp. were found to be 100% resistant to all the imported antibiotics while 55.6% and 66.7% resistance were recorded for Salmonella sp. and Bacillus sp respectively. Percentage resistance to all indigenous antibiotics recorded were 40% for Pseudomonas sp., 30% for Salmonella sp, 40% for Escherichia coli, 30% for Klebsiella sp, 20% for Staphylococcus sp, 20% for Streptococcus sp, and 10% for Bacillus sp. The results showed that all the isolates were multi drug resistant (MDR) and the presence of these organisms poses great risk to the university community as well as individuals that consume the water and use for other domestic purposes.
Treatment With Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Up to 5 Oligometastases in Patients With Cancer
Authors: Olson Robert , Jiang Will , Liu Mitchell , Bergman Alanah , Schellenberg Devin , Mou Benjamin , Alexander Abraham , Carolan Hannah , Hsu Fred , Miller Stacy , Atrchian Siavash , Chan Elisa , Ho Clement , Mohamed Islam , Lin Angela , Berrang Tanya , Bang Andrew , Chng Nick , Matthews Quinn , Baker Sarah , Huang Vicky , Mestrovic Ante , Hyde Derek , Lund Chad , Pai Howard , Valev Boris , Lefresene Shilo , Tyldesley Scott 
Published: September 2022

ImportanceAfter the publication of the landmark SABR-COMET trial, concerns arose regarding high-grade toxic effects of treatment with stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) for oligometastases.ObjectiveTo document toxic effects of treatment with SABR in a large cohort from a population-based, provincial cancer program.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsFrom November 2016 to July 2020, 381 patients across all 6 cancer centers in British Columbia were treated in this single-arm, phase 2 trial of treatment with SABR for patients with oligometastatic or oligoprogressive disease. During this period, patients were only eligible to receive treatment with SABR in these settings in trials within British Columbia; therefore, this analysis is population based, with resultant minimal selection bias compared with previously published SABR series.InterventionsStereotactic ablative body radiotherapy to up to 5 metastases.Main Outcomes and MeasuresRate of grade 2, 3, 4, and 5 toxic effects associated with SABR.FindingsAmong 381 participants (122 women [32%]), the mean (SD; range) age was 68 (11.1; 30-97) years, and the median (range) follow-up was 25 (1-54) months. The most common histological findings were prostate cancer (123 [32%]), colorectal cancer (63 [17%]), breast cancer (42 [11%]), and lung cancer (33 [9%]). The number of SABR-treated sites were 1 (263 [69%]), 2 (82 [22%]), and 3 or more (36 [10%]). The most common sites of SABR were lung (188 [34%]), nonspine bone (136 [25%]), spine (85 [16%]), lymph nodes (78 [14%]), liver (29 [5%]), and adrenal (15 [3%]). Rates of grade 2, 3, 4, and 5 toxic effects associated with SABR (based on the highest-grade toxic effect per patient) were 14.2%; (95% CI, 10.7%-17.7%), 4.2% (95% CI, 2.2%-6.2%), 0%, and 0.3% (95% CI, 0%-0.8%), respectively. The cumulative incidence of grade 2 or higher toxic effects associated with SABR at year 2 by Kaplan-Meier analysis was 8%, and for grade 3 or higher, 4%.Conclusions and RelevanceThis single-arm, phase 2 clinical trial found that the incidence of grade 3 or higher SABR toxic effects in this population-based study was less than 5%. Furthermore, the rates of grade 2 or higher toxic effects (18.6%) were lower than previously published for SABR-COMET (29%). These results suggest that SABR treatment for oligometastases has acceptable rates of toxic effects and potentially support further enrollment in randomized phase 3 clinical trials.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02933242