bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Validation of Sinhala Version of Brief COPE Scale in Patients with Cancer in Sri Lanka
Authors: Weeratunga Eranthi , Senadheera Chandanie , Hettiarachchi Manjula , Perera Bilesha 
Published: January 2022

Abstract
Background: Coping strategies are essential in the cancer management/recovery process and play an integral role in patients with cancer globally. In Sri Lanka, validated scales to measure coping are scarce. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Sinhalese version of the Brief COPE. Methods: This scale is self-administered (28 items) and consists of adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies divided into 14 subscales. Cancer patients were registered on a ‘first come - first serve’ basis using their appointment register at the Radiotherapy Unit, Oncology ward, Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya, Galle, Sri Lanka. They were requested to complete the Sinhalese version of the Brief COPE and demographic details. Test-retest reliability was checked using the same subjects two weeks later. Factorial validity was assessed using exploratory factor and principal component analysis. The results were regarded as statistically significant if p < 0.05. Results: The mean (±SD) age of the sample was 61 (±12) years. The mean adaptive coping (±SD) and maladaptive coping were 37.50 (±8.14) and 17.10 (±2.44), respectively. The internal consistency of the overall scale was good (Cronbach’s alpha - 0.819). Adaptive and maladaptive coping showed a high Cronbach’s alpha (0.861 and 0.396). The test-retest reliability was found to be 0.66. The Sinhala version of BC was found to have a negative correlation with the CES-D scale but was positively correlated with the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. Seven factors were extracted. Conclusion: The Sinhala version of the Brief COPE is a valid and reliable tool to assess coping strategies among patients with cancer. The findings of this study will allow health authorities to gain an understanding of coping strategies among patients with cancer and the impact on cancer victims and family members to relieve their suffering.
Representation Ensembling for Synergistic Lifelong Learning with Quasilinear Complexity
Authors: Dey Jayanta , Vogelstein Joshua , Helm Hayden , Levine Will , Mehta Ronak , Geisa Ali , Xu Haoyin , de Ven Gido van , Chang Emily , Gao Chenyu , Yang Weiwei , Tower Bryan , Larson Jonathan , White Christopher , Priebe Carey 
Published: January 2022

Abstract
In biological learning, data are used to improve performance not only on the current task, but also on previously encountered, and as yet unencountered tasks. In contrast, classical machine learning starts from a blank slate, or tabula rasa, using data only for the single task at hand. While typical transfer learning algorithms can improve performance on future tasks, their performance on prior tasks degrades upon learning new tasks (called catastrophic forgetting). Many recent approaches for continual or lifelong learning have attempted to maintain performance given new tasks. But striving to avoid forgetting sets the goal unnecessarily low: the goal of lifelong learning, whether biological or artificial, should be to improve performance on both past tasks (backward transfer) and future tasks (forward transfer) with any new data.
Our key insight is that even though learners trained on other tasks often cannot make useful decisions on the current task (the two tasks may have non-overlapping classes, for example), they may have learned representations that are useful for this task.
Thus, although ensembling decisions is not possible, ensembling representations can be beneficial whenever the distributions across tasks are sufficiently similar. Moreover, we can ensemble representations learned independently across tasks in quasilinear space and time. We therefore propose two algorithms: representation ensembles of (1) trees and (2) networks. Both algorithms demonstrate both forward and backward transfer in a variety of simulated and real data scenarios, including tabular, image, and spoken, and adversarial tasks. This is in stark contrast to the reference algorithms we compared to, all of which failed to transfer either forward or backward, or both, despite that many of them require quadratic space or time complexity.
Perception of The Use of The DOPS In Occupational Therapy PGY Training In Taiwan: The Perspectives of Trainees And Supervisors
Authors: Liu Yi-chia , Lee Yi-chen , Huang Pai-chuan , Lee I-Hui , Lin Keh-chung 
Published: January 2022

Abstract
Background: Professional competence of young occupational therapists is enhanced through on-site resources, hands-on training and outcome-based education. The Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS) is a work-based assessment to evaluate professional knowledge, skills and attitude in occupational therapy (OT) clinical training. The perspectives of OT fieldwork teachers and trainees regarding the DOPS are important, but rarely investigated. This study aimed to investigate the perspectives of OT educators and trainees in using DOPS and their discrepancy for OT post-graduate year (PGY) training.Methods: An online survey was distributed to OT educators and trainees who participated in OT PGY training. The survey comprised five sections: demographic information, the practicality in using the DOPS in clinical settings, the ease of rating the DOPS, and advantages and disadvantages of the DOPS. The responses were based on a 5-point Likert scale. A score of 4 or 5 indicated that the responder agreed/simple or strongly agreed/very simple with the statement. A total of 86 and 41 surveys from OT teachers and trainees were returned respectively, and 64 and 30 from OT teachers and trainees who used DOPS were analyzed.Results: Over 70 percent of OT educators and trainees agreed that clinical resources (i.e., time, personnel support and cooperation, feedback and training) were sufficient when using the DOPS. Most OT educators and trainees agreed that DOPS matched with OT training goals, benefited the OT competence training and had a fair, objective and consistent scoring system. A significant higher percentage of OT trainees felt stressful in DOPS assessment than that of trainers. Significant higher percentages of OT trainees strongly agreed that DOPS was a practical and appropriate assessment for OT competence training, and had a fair, objective and consistent scoring system than those of OT teachers. There were no significant differences between teachers and trainees regarding easiness of rating DOPS items.Conclusion: Most OT educators and trainees agreed that DOPS was a practical and appropriate assessment for the OT PGY training.
Scoping review protocol on nonpharmacological interventions for possible sarcopenia or sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults
Authors: Shi Ya , Stanmore Emma , Todd Chris 
Published: January 2022

Abstract
Background: Preventing sarcopenia earlier in community has become a new recommendation in recent years. Several nonpharmacological interventions to reduce the risk of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older people have been proposed, therefore there is a need to identify which of these interventions are effective. This scoping review will summarise the nature and extent of the existing literature that describes and examines nonpharmacological interventions for older adults with possible sarcopenia or sarcopenia in community. Methods: Seven stages of methodology framework which originally proposed by Arksey and O’Malley and then enhanced by Levac et al and Daudt et al will be used. A search will be conducted in the following databases: Embase, Medline on Ovid, PsycINFO, CINAHL, All EMB Reviews on Ovid, Web of Science, Scopus, CBM, CNKI, WANFANG, VIP. Grey literature will also be searched from Google scholar. Searching will be restricted in date from January 2010 to December 2021 and in English and Chinese language only. Screening will be focused on published research articles and prospectively registered trials , including all the quantitative and qualitative study design. PRISMA-ScR will be followed for delineating the search decision process. The findings will be synthesised both quantitatively and qualitatively and classified using key conceptual categories. Moreover, it will be assessed whether the studies identified have been included in systematic reviews or meta-analyses, and the research gaps and opportunities will also be identified and summarised. Discussion: The planned scoping review will enable to identify research status and gaps existing in literatures, which would be beneficial for detecting currently insufficient areas and developing new evidence-based practices of non-pharmacological interventions to prevent sarcopenia among older adults. To our knowledge, this protocol is the first on this topic. Systematic review registration: Open Science Framework (OSF) Registration DOI 10.17605/OSF. IO/8BMNR Key words: Sarcopenia; Geriatrics; Older adults; Nonpharmacological intervention; Community; Scoping review
Can We Predict the Burden of Wasting in Crisis-Affected Countries? Findings from Somalia and South Sudan
Authors: Checchi Francesco , Frison Séverine , Warsame Abdihamid , Abebe Kiross Tefera , Achen Jasinta , Ategbo Eric Alain , Ayoya Mohamed Ag , Kassim Ismail , Ndiaye Biram , Nyawo Mara 
Published: January 2022

Abstract
BackgroundSample surveys are the mainstay of surveillance for wasting in settings affected by crises, but are burdensome and have limited geographical coverage due to insecurity and other access issues. As a possible complement to surveys, we explored a statistical approach to predict the prevalent burden of wasting malnutrition for small population strata in two crisis-affected countries, Somalia (2014-2018) and South Sudan (2015-2018).MethodsFor each country, we sourced datasets generated by humanitarian actors or other entities on insecurity, displacement, food insecurity, access to services, epidemic occurrence and other factors on the causal pathway to malnutrition. We merged these with datasets of sample household anthropometric surveys done at administrative level 3 (district, county) as part of nutritional surveillance, and, for each of several outcomes including binary and continuous indices based on either weight-for-height or middle-upper-arm circumference, fitted and evaluated the predictive performance of generalised linear models and, as an alternative, machine learning random forests.ResultsWe developed models based on 85 ground surveys in Somalia and 175 in South Sudan. Livelihood type, measles incidence, vegetation index and water price were important predictors in Somalia, and livelihood, rainfall and terms of trade (purchasing power) in South Sudan. However, both generalised linear models and random forests had low performance for both binary and continuous anthropometric outcomes.ConclusionsPredictive models had disappointing performance and are not usable for action. The range of data used and their quality probably limited our analysis. The predictive approach remains theoretically attractive, and deserves further evaluation with larger datasets across multiple settings.
Temperature Distribution Prediction in Control Cooling Process with Recurrent Neural Network for Variable-Velocity Hot Rolling Strips
Authors: Chen Dong , Zhang Rui , Li Zhenlei , Li Yunjie , Yuan Guo 
Published: January 2022

Abstract
Control cooling is essential method for microstructure and mechanical properties control in hot rolling strip making. It is vital to realize high precises temperature distribution prediction and control in cooling process to ensure the industrial production. In this paper, a traditional mechanism model based on finite-difference method and combining with online cycle velocity calculation strategy was introduced as one of estimating temperature distribution baseline method. However, considering calculation time, variable-velocity rolling makes it difficult to rapidly realize temperature and water distribution modifying of each segment in cooling zone. Herein, a temperature distribution prediction method based on recurrent neural network was proposed, instead of only final cooling temperature prediction. And temperature distribution prediction performance of model with different recurrent cell and time steps were evaluated. The results indicated that the proposed model could realize temperature distribution prediction and the model based on bi-LSTM and 48 timesteps has the highest determination coefficient value of 0.976 and lowest root mean square error of 8.03 and mean absolute error of 5.7. Furthermore, compared with baseline model, the proposed model retained lower computational cost, making it applicable in industrial application by providing real-time temperature distribution prediction.
CHSY3 As A Potential Therapeutic Target For Gastric Cancer
Authors: Fan Jiaxin , Huang He , Liang Chaowei , Wang Jiajia , Liang Chaojie 
Published: January 2022

Abstract
Background: Chondroitin synthase 3(CHSY3) has been reported to be closely related to the occurrence, development, recurrence, and metastasis of a variety of cancers. But its role in gastric cancer (GC) has not been studied. Methods: Tumor Immune Estimate Resource (TIMER), The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) were used to detect the expression of CHSY3 in gastric cancer. Analyze the correlation between CHSY3 expression and clinicopathological parameters. Draw a Kaplan-Meier survival curve to detect the clinical prognostic significance of CHSY3 in gastric cancer. Meta-analysis of the above results to determine the role of CHSY3 in GC.COX regression analysis was used to study whether CHSY3 is a predictor of GC patients. Analyze the methylation data from the TCGA database to determine the sites with a significant correlation. Through GO analysis and KEGG analysis to study the regulation mechanism of CHSY3 related genes. Screen 3 genes (APOD, GJA1, SERPINE1) from the related genes of CHSY3 as a predictive signature.Constructed a nomogram to predict the 1-year and 3-year survival probability of GC patients. The TIMER database was used to study the correlation between CHSY3 and tumor infiltrating immune cells.Study the drug sensitivity of CHSY3 related genes by using Gene Set Cancer Analysis (GSCA).Results: CHSY3 was highly expressed in GC and significantly correlated with the T stage.The higher the expression level of CHSY3 in GC, the higher the methylation level of cg06610705 and cg11572844,which suggests that patients with gastric cancer have a poorer prognosis.Enrichment analysis identified multiple cancer-related pathways, for example, PI3K-Akt signaling pathway,MAPK signaling pathway, and TGF-beta signaling pathway.The risk score has a very high predictive value.CHSY3 is closely associated with CD4+ T cells, macrophages, neutrophils, and dendritic.Besides,different mutational forms of CHSY3 were associated with the immune infiltration of 6 leukocytes.In addition,CHSY3 may contribute to drug resistance in GC.Conclusion: CHSY3 may be a potential prognostic biomarker for gastric cancer, and it can be used as a new therapeutic target for the treatment of gastric cancer.
Primer registro de Ulex europaeus (Fabaceae, Faboideae) en México
Authors: Mosso-Mancilla Enrique , Lezama-Sánchez Fernanda , Castillo-Gutiérrez Antonio , Flores-Tolentino Mayra , Tovar-Sánchez Efraín , Ramírez-Rodriguez J. Rolando 
Published: January 2022

Antecedentes y Objetivos: La especie Ulex europaeus (Fabaceae, Faboideae) ha sido catalogada como una de las 100 especies invasoras más dañinas a nivel mundial. Es originaria del oeste de Europa y noroeste de África y se ha naturalizado en toda Europa y el Medio Oriente. Su impacto ambiental y económico en América está documentado en Canadá, Chile, Colombia y los Estados Unidos de América. Se encuentra en diferentes altitudes y tipos de vegetación. Con este estudio se busca contribuir al conocimiento de la distribución de Ulex europaeus en el territorio mexicano, como una base para acciones inmediatas respecto a su control y erradicación.
Métodos: Se colectó material botánico en el bosque templado de la comunidad de Tres Marías, municipio Huitzilac, en el estado de Morelos, México. Para la determinación taxonómica se utilizaron claves dicotómicas y descripciones botánicas. Se realizó una revisión exhaustiva de literatura especializada, se consultaron imágenes, se obtuvieron datos de herbarios virtuales del mundo y se visitaron, para su consulta, los herbarios MEXU y UAMIZ. Los recorridos de campo en el estado de Morelos se apoyaron con proyecciones de ArcGIS. El material colectado está depositado en la colección del herbario HUMO de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos.
Resultados clave: Los autores registran por primera vez mediante colectas botánicas la presencia de U. europaeus en México. Apoyándose en recorridos en campo y la revisión de varias fuentes de información, hasta el momento solo se ha encontrado una población de 63 individuos de esta especie. La fenología de la especie coincide con lo reportado para otras latitudes.
Conclusiones: Este registro amplía el rango de distribución de U. europaeus. La presencia de esta especie se suma a los factores reales y potenciales que están afectando a la biodiversidad de nuestro país. Es necesario establecer estrategias, acciones de control y eventual erradicación de esta especie invasora.
Reducing Inappropriate Urinary Catheter Use by Involving Patients Through the Participatient App: Before-and-After Study
Authors: Bentvelsen Robbert G , Bruijning Marguerite L , Chavannes Niels H , Veldkamp Karin Ellen 
Published: January 2022

Background
The risk of urinary tract infections is increased by the inappropriate placement and unnecessary prolongation of the use of indwelling urinary catheters. Sustained behavior change in infection prevention could be promoted by empowering patients through a smartphone app.

Objective
The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility and efficacy of implementation actions on patients’ use of the Participatient app on a clinical ward and to compare 3 survey methods for urinary catheter use.

Methods
Participatient was introduced for all admitted patients at the surgical nursing ward in a university hospital in the Netherlands. Over a period of 3 months, the number of new app users, days of use, and sessions were recorded. In a comparison of urinary catheter use before and after the implementation of the app, 3 methods for point prevalence surveys of catheter use were tested. Surveys were conducted through manual parsing of the text in patients’ electronic medical records, parsing a survey of checkbox items, and parsing nursing notes.

Results
In all, 475 patients were admitted to the ward, 42 (8.8%) installed the app, with 1 to 5 new users per week. The actions with the most ensuing app use were the kick-off with the clinical lesson and recruiting of the intake nurse. Between the survey methods, there was considerable variation in catheter use prevalence. Therefore, we used the standard method of manual parsing in further analyses. Catheter use prevalence decreased from 38% (36/96) to 27% (23/86) after app introduction (OR 0.61, 95% CI 0.32-1.14).

Conclusions
The clinical application of Participatient, the infection prevention app for patients, could be feasible when implementation actions are also used. For surveying indwelling urinary catheter use prevalence, manual parsing is the best approach.
Mercadeo Verde. Protagonismo en la Internacionalización de Productos de Bioseguridad en Bogotá Colombia
Authors: López-Rodríguez Campo Elías , Moscoso-Aldana Rony Alexis , Pulido-Ríos Ruth Verónica 
Published: January 2022

Introducción: El marketing Green representa una de las tendencias actuales de las organizaciones y sectores productivos que involucran en su direccionamiento estratégico, en sus actividades comerciales y operativas diferentes beneficios para el medio ambiente y la sociedad. Objetivo: Identificar la incidencia del Green marketing en la internacionalización de empresas comercializadoras de productos de bioseguridad en Bogotá Colombia. Materiales y métodos: La metodología se fundamenta en un enfoque cuantitativo desde correlaciones bivariadas a través del coeficiente Rho de Spearman donde se identificaron los factores que fundamentan la incidencia del marketing Green para la internacionalización de las organizaciones estudiadas respecto a su tamaño, experiencia exportadora y tiempo en el mercado. Resultados: Los resultados determinan que el comercio justo, las prácticas responsables de fabricación, las eficiencias de agua, la investigación de mercado, el patrocinio de eventos, y la distribución como estrategia de marketing mix son los elementos más representativos del Green marketing que pueden influir en la internacionalización de estas organizaciones. Conclusión: Dichos factores relacionados permiten potencializar la internacionalización de este sector empresarial, así como también la consolidación de estrategias competitivas, el planteamiento de métodos de comunicación y la aplicación de diferentes técnicas de mercadeo verde para llevar procesos de internacionalización exitosos.
Kewadatan Lesmana dalam Sastra Tulis dan Pertunjukan Wayang
Authors: Suprihana Suprihana , Udreka Udreka 
Published: January 2022

AbstractThis paper discusses the nature of Lesmana in the written text and the play text of the purwa leather puppet show. This paper also discusses the text's intertextual relationship, especially regarding the concept of the Lesmana wadat. The data used are Serat Rama Jasadipoera, Novel Anak Bajang Gushing Winds Sindhunata, and the play Banjaran Rahwono Ki Timbul Hadi Prayitno. Intertextual concepts are used as a theoretical framework. Methods of data analysis using qualitative descriptive methods. The finding of this study is that the concept of the Lesmana wadat in the three texts does not experience any deviation or change.AbstrakTulisan ini membahas kewadatan Lesmana dalam teks tulis dan teks lakon pertunjukan wayang kulit purwa. Tulisan ini juga membahas hubungan intertekstual teks tersebut khususnya tentang konsep wadat Lesmana. Data yang digunakan ialah Serat Rama Jasadipoera, Novel Anak Bajang Menggiring Angin Sindhunata, dan lakon Banjaran Rahwono Ki Timbul Hadi Prayitno. Konsep intertekstual digunakan sebagai kerangka teori. Metode analisis data menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Temuan dari penelitian ini ialah konsep wadat Lesmana dalam ketiga teks tidak mengalami penyimpangan atau perubahan.
Spontaneous intracerebral pseudoaneurysm rupture and meningiomatosis: A case report and review of the literature
Authors: Balasubramanian Kishore , Palmisciano Paolo , Scalia Gianluca , Crea Antonio , Haider Ali S. , Fagone Saverio , Ferini Gianluca , Viola Anna , Cicero Salvatore , Umana Giuseppe Emmanuele 
Published: January 2022

Background:
We report the first case of a spontaneous ruptured anterior cerebral artery pseudoaneurysm in a patient affected by meningiomatosis.

Case Description:
A 71-year-old female patient was admitted to our emergency department after acute loss of consciousness. An urgent head CT scan showed third ventricle hemorrhage and a giant extra-axial tumor with associated peritumoral bleeding. A second, smaller, and right-sided tumor was detected at the posterior third of the superior sagittal sinus, indicative of meningiomatosis diagnosis. A following CT angiogram showed an hypervascularized lesion at the right frontal convexity and a ruptured A2 pseudoaneurysm. Tumor removal was performed through right frontal craniotomy. After the initial debulking and removal of the peritumoral hemorrhage, the A2 segment associated with the bleeding pseudoaneurysm was surgically coagulated.

Conclusion:
We report the unique occurrence of two relatively rare neurological entities: meningiomatosis and intracranial pseudoaneurysm. In our experience, their simultaneous and acute presentation is associated to poor prognosis.