Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Microsoft Academic Knowledge Graph enhanced: Author name disambiguation, publication classification, and embeddings

Abstract Although several large knowledge graphs have been proposed in the scholarly field, such graphs are limited with respect to several data quality dimensions such as accuracy and coverage. In this article, we present methods for enhancing the Microsoft Academic Knowledge Graph (MAKG), a recently published large-scale knowledge graph containing metadata about scientific publications and associated authors, venues, and affiliations. Based on a qualitative analysis of the MAKG, we address three aspects. First, we adopt and evaluate unsupervised approaches for large-scale author name disambiguation. Second, we develop and evaluate methods for tagging publications by their discipline and by keywords, facilitating enhanced search and recommendation of publications and associated entities. Third, we compute and evaluate embeddings for all 239 million publications, 243 million authors, 49,000 journals, and 16,000 conference entities in the MAKG based on several state-of-the-art embedding techniques. Finally, we provide statistics for the updated MAKG. Our final MAKG is publicly available at https://makg.org and can be used for the search or recommendation of scholarly entities, as well as enhanced scientific impact quantification.
Use of Physiotherapy Prior to Total Knee Arthroplasty—Results of the Prospective FInGK Study

Background: Data regarding physiotherapy (PT) utilization prior to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are insufficient. Therefore, this study aims to examine which percentage of patients receive PT within 12 months prior to TKA and which factors are associated with its use. Methods: Consecutive patients (≥18 years) undergoing primary or revision TKA in a German university hospital were recruited. A questionnaire including information on PT utilization, demography, and socioeconomics was collected one day prior to surgery and linked to medical hospital records. Multivariable logistic regression was conducted to determine variables associated with the use of PT. Results: A total of 241 out of 283 (85%) patients participated (60% female; mean age: 68.4 years). Overall, 41% received PT at least once during 12 months prior to TKA, women more frequently than men (48% vs. 29%). Although high disease burden was associated with increased utilization, about one in two in this condition did not receive PT. Multivariable logistic regression showed that age 75+ years, low education level, and moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms were associated with decreased PT utilization. Conclusions: We found low use of recommended PT management in patients prior to TKA. This potential underuse was even higher in some vulnerable subgroups, indicating inequalities. Prescribers as well as patients should integrate PT more consistently into osteoarthritis management.
Conditional relative survival of patients with endometrial cancer: a Korean National Cancer Registry study

Objective The purpose of this study was to estimate 5-year conditional relative survival (5Y CRS) rates of endometrial cancer (EC) in Korea accounting for time already survived. Subgroup-specific estimates stratified by various patient characteristics were also presented. Methods Using the data from the Korean Central Cancer Registry, 5Y CRS rates were calculated in patients who were diagnosed with EC between 1998 and 2017. The CRS rates were presented by year of diagnosis, age at diagnosis, histology, cancer stage, and treatment received. Results The 5-year relative survival rate at the time of diagnosis was 89.0% for all cases. The probability of surviving an additional 5 years (i.e., 5Y CRS), if the patient survived 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years after diagnosis was 91.8%, 94.1%, 95.6%, 96.5%, and 97.3%, respectively. Patients with poor initial prognoses, i.e., those who were older, had non-endometrioid histology, and high stage, showed the largest improvements in 5Y CRS, reaching >90% for most subgroups, except those with serous histology (88.4%) and distant stage (77.7%). Patients aged ≥70 years had the highest probability of death in the 1st and 2nd years after diagnosis (13.8 and 11.0%), but the conditional probability of death in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th years declined rapidly to 7.3%, 4.5%, and 3.7%, respectively. Conclusion The CRS rates for patients with EC improved with increased time elapsed from diagnosis. The greatest improvements in 5Y CRS were observed among patients who were older, those with non-endometrioid histology, and those with more advanced disease.
Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 Possesses Aromatic Catabolic Versatility and Degrades Benzene in the Presence of Mercury and Cadmium

Heavy metal co-contamination in crude oil-polluted environments may inhibit microbial bioremediation of hydrocarbons. The model heavy metal-resistant bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 possesses cadmium and mercury resistance, as well as genes related to the catabolism of hazardous BTEX aromatic hydrocarbons. The aims of this study were to analyze the aromatic catabolic potential of C. metallidurans CH34 and to determine the functionality of the predicted benzene catabolic pathway and the influence of cadmium and mercury on benzene degradation. Three chromosome-encoded bacterial multicomponent monooxygenases (BMMs) are involved in benzene catabolic pathways. Growth assessment, intermediates identification, and gene expression analysis indicate the functionality of the benzene catabolic pathway. Strain CH34 degraded benzene via phenol and 2-hydroxymuconic semialdehyde. Transcriptional analyses revealed a transition from the expression of catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (tomB) in the early exponential phase to catechol 1,2-dioxygenase (catA1 and catA2) in the late exponential phase. The minimum inhibitory concentration to Hg (II) and Cd (II) was significantly lower in the presence of benzene, demonstrating the effect of co-contamination on bacterial growth. Notably, this study showed that C. metallidurans CH34 degraded benzene in the presence of Hg (II) or Cd (II).
Lymphatic tuberculosis after lymphadenectomy for ovarian cancer: a case report.

Background We present the case of one patient with early ovarian cancer complicated with lymphatic tuberculosis (TB) and discuss the significance of lymph node resection for ovarian cancer. We also reflect on the limitations of the preoperative imaging evaluation of lymph node metastasis and suggest possible solutions. The clinical data of a patient with early ovarian cancer complicated with lymphatic TB were analyzed retrospectively. Case Description A 37-year-old woman was diagnosed with a left ovarian malignant tumor and multiple pelvic and abdominal lymph node metastases using full abdominal computed tomography (CT) and 18-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18FDG-PET/CT) before surgery. Intraoperative frozen pathology findings suggested an adult-type granulosa cell tumor (AGCT). Transabdominal debulking surgery and lymph node dissection were performed. Routine pathological results suggested that the tumor was confined to the left ovary and the lesion in the pelvis and abdomen was lymph node TB. The Federation International of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) pathological stage was IA1, so lymph node dissection was unnecessary. After discharge, the patient received anti-TB drugs. She recovered without bleeding, lymphatic cyst, lymphedema, or other surgery-related complications. Conclusions Clinicians should, therefore, avoid relying exclusively on imaging results. Instead, it is necessary to make comprehensive decisions based on a combination of the patients' medical history, intraoperative condition, and histopathological type. If necessary, clinicians should sample suspicious and/or increased lymph nodes and send them for intraoperative frozen pathological examination. Excessive surgical treatment and early misdiagnosis in ovarian cancer should be avoided.
Noncontact and High-Precision Sensing System for Piano Keys Identified Fingerprints of Virtuosity

Dexterous tool use is typically characterized by fast and precise motions performed by multiple fingers. One representative task is piano playing, which involves fast performance of a sequence of complex motions with high spatiotemporal precision. However, for several decades, a lack of contactless sensing technologies that are capable of precision measurement of piano key motions has been a bottleneck for unveiling how such an outstanding skill is cultivated. Here, we developed a novel sensing system that can record the vertical position of all piano keys with a time resolution of 1 ms and a spatial resolution of 0.01 mm in a noncontact manner. Using this system, we recoded the piano key motions while 49 pianists played a complex sequence of tones that required both individuated and coordinated finger movements to be performed as fast and accurately as possible. Penalized regression using various feature variables of the key motions identified distinct characteristics of the key-depressing and key-releasing motions in relation to the speed and accuracy of the performance. For the maximum rate of the keystrokes, individual differences across the pianists were associated with the peak key descending velocity, the key depression duration, and key-lift timing. For the timing error of the keystrokes, the interindividual differences were associated with the peak ascending velocity of the key and the interstrike variability of both the peak key descending velocity and the key depression duration. These results highlight the importance of dexterous control of the vertical motions of the keys for fast and accurate piano performance.
Chiral phase transition in three-flavor QCD from lattice QCD

We analyze the pseudo-critical behavior of three-ﬂavor QCD using highly improved staggered quarks (HISQ) on lattices with temporal extent N τ = 8 and for quark masses corresponding to a pseudoscalar Goldstone mass in the range 80 MeV < ∼ m π < ∼ 140 MeV. Our ﬁndings are consistent with the occurrence of a second order chiral phase transition at vanishing values of the quark masses. The chiral phase transition temperature at this ﬁnite value of the lattice spacing is determined to be T c = 98 +3 − 6 MeV. A comparison with a corresponding analysis performed in (2+1)-ﬂavor QCD suggests that the continuum limit extrapolated chiral phase transition temperature in three-ﬂavor QCD will turn out to be below 90 MeV.
Insights into the growth of hexagonal Si crystals using Al-based nano absorber

Although hexagonal (2H) silicon (Si) semiconductors exhibit excellent optical properties owing to their quasi-direct bandgap, their growth conditions, which require extremely high pressures, preclude their widespread use in industrial applications. The current study, therefore, proposes a novel approach for the facile growth of hexagonal Si at atmospheric pressure via a unique phenomenon known as Al-based nano absorber. A mixed-source hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) method was used for the growth of the hexagonal Si single crystals employing a rapid interaction between GaCl3, AlCl, and SiCln gases at a high temperature of 1200 °C using a source mixture of Ga, Al, and Si. In this process, the Al-based nano absorber was formed, which resulted in the absorbance of Si atoms, rather than the growth of Al-based nano absorber, to form the Si crystals due to the subsequent lack of GaCl3 and AlCl sources. The hexagonal Si structure of these Si crystals was confirmed using field emission scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution x-ray diffraction spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. Thus, the current study establishes atmospheric pressure mixed-source HVPE as a facile approach for growing various allotropic crystals such as Si, C, or Ge via absorption of other atoms by an Al-based nano absorber.
Photocatalytic Treatment of Methyl Orange Dye Wastewater by Porous Floating Ceramsite Loaded with Cuprous Oxide

It is well known that water treatment of printing and dyeing wastewaters is problematic. In order to decompose dyes from dyestuff wastewater and convert them into almost harmless substances for the natural environment, an easily prepared, efficient, practical, and easy-to-regenerate composite material was produced from porous floating ceramsite loaded with cuprous oxide (PFCC). The PFCC samples were prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The material was applied for photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange (MO) in water. The results show that the maximal degradation rate of MO was 92.05% when the experimental conditions were as follows: cuprous oxide loading rate of 8%, PFCC dosage of 20 g/L, the reaction time of 2 h, pH value of 8, and solution initial concentration of 30 mg/L. The degradation processes of MO fits well with the Langmuir–Hinshelwood model in reaction kinetics, and the Freundlich model in reaction thermodynamics, respectively. The degradation mechanism of MO was considered from two perspectives—one was the synergetic effect of adsorption and photocatalytic oxidation, and the other was the strong oxidation of hydroxyl radicals produced by photocatalysts.
A Multi-Frequency Tomographic Inverse Scattering Using Beam Basis Functions

We present an overview of a beam-based approach to ultra-wide band (UWB) tomographic inverse scattering, where beam-waves are used for local data-processing and local imaging, as an alternative to the conventional plane-wave and Green’s function approaches. Specifically, the method utilizes a phase–space set of iso-diffracting beam-waves that emerge from a discrete set of points and directions in the source domain. It is shown that with a proper choice of parameters, this set constitutes a frame (an overcomplete generalization of a basis), termed “beam frame”, over the entire propagation domain. An important feature of these beam frames is that they need to be calculated once and then used for all frequencies, hence the method can be implemented either in the multi-frequency domain (FD), or directly in the time domain (TD). The algorithm consists of two phases: in the processing phase, the scattering data is transformed to the beam domain using windowed phase–space transformations, while in the imaging phase, the beams are backpropagated to the target domain to form the image. The beam-domain data is not only localized and compressed, but it is also physically related to the local Radon transform (RT) of the scatterer via a local Snell’s reflection of the beam-waves. This expresses the imaging as an inverse local RT that can be applied to any local domain of interest (DoI). In previous publications, the emphasis has been set on TD data processing using a special class of localized space–time beam-waves (wave-packets). The goal of the present paper is to present the imaging scheme in the UWB FD, utilizing simpler Fourier-based data-processing tools in the space and time domains.
Profiling airport travellers based on their perceptions, satisfaction and intention to recommend food and beverage services

Consuming Food and Beverage is one of the most frequent non-aeronautical activities that passengers enjoy at airports and that significantly contributes to airport profitability. Despite this, there is still limited research aimed at analysing passengers’ consumption behaviour of F&B. With the aim to contribute to this somewhat under investigated research area, this study applies a factor-cluster analysis on a sample of 1,139 airport travellers. Results from factor analysis reveal four underlying dimensions of F&B perceptions (i.e. atmospherics, staff quality, value of money, product quality) and one dimension related to satisfaction and intention to recommend airport-based F&B services (i.e. “satisfaction and intention to recommend”). Cluster analysis applied to the scores of the five factors reveal that three clusters exist (i.e. “enthusiastics”, “neutrals” and “price sensitives”). Chi-squared analysis tests show that significant differences exist based on socio-demographics (i.e. age, education level, employment status), travel-related variables (i.e. frequency of travelling) and flight-related variables (i.e. flying and check-in modality). Contributions to the theory, managerial implications and limitations to the study are discussed, and suggestions for further research are made.
Functional Analysis of Autoantibody Signatures in Rheumatoid Arthritis

For the identification of antigenic protein biomarkers for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we conducted IgG profiling on high density protein microarrays. Plasma IgG of 96 human samples (healthy controls, osteoarthritis, seropositive and seronegative RA, n = 24 each) and time-series plasma of a pristane-induced arthritis (PIA) rat model (n = 24 total) were probed on AIT’s 16k protein microarray. To investigate the analogy of underlying disease pathways, differential reactivity analysis was conducted. A total of n = 602 differentially reactive antigens (DIRAGs) at a significance cutoff of p < 0.05 were identified between seropositive and seronegative RA for the human samples. Correlation with the clinical disease activity index revealed an inverse correlation of antibodies against self-proteins found in pathways relevant for antigen presentation and immune regulation. The PIA model showed n = 1291 significant DIRAGs within acute disease. Significant DIRAGs for (I) seropositive, (II) seronegative and (III) PIA were subjected to the Reactome pathway browser which also revealed pathways relevant for antigen presentation and immune regulation; of these, seven overlapping pathways had high significance. We therefore conclude that the PIA model reflects the biological similarities of the disease pathogenesis. Our data show that protein array analysis can elucidate biological differences and pathways relevant in disease as well be a useful additional layer of omics information.
Profiles of Health-Related Patient Activation and Their Determinants: The Results of a Cluster Analysis of Older Adults—Conclusions for Patient Counselling

Health-related proactivity in older adults may significantly increase medication handling, adherence and patient safety. Deficiencies in training in critical characteristics and diversity of older patients may lead to medical errors in diagnosis and drug administration. This study investigated the profiles of health proactivity in older adults and the factors differentiating them, like sociodemographic factors, health status, visit characteristics, and patients’ visit-related expectations, actual experiences, and satisfaction with the visit. Before and after visits, 3391 patients aged 65–95 filled in two sets of questionnaires, that allowed to measure aforementioned factors. Three distinct proactivity profiles emerged from a cluster analysis: high (43%), medium (25%), and low proactivity (32%). Highly proactive patients had the highest expectations, but their visits provided better opportunities to meet them than in other groups. Higher proactivity was related to a longer attendance time, frequent contact with and easier access to the doctor, or a longer time spent with a patient. The findings highlight the need to detect and respond to patients’ expectations regarding psychosocial aspects of care, as well as to improve organizational aspects of care, in order to enhance health proactivity in older adults. The resulting good practice recommendations may significantly improve healthcare workers’ effectiveness in both primary and secondary care.
The impact of Serbian tourists' risk perception on their travel intentions during the COVID-19 pandemic

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of Serbian tourists’ risk perception on their intentions to travel during the COVID-19 pandemic with the control of socio-demographic characteristics. This research was conducted in the period from 18 May until 24 May 2020, on a sample of 348 respondents, through an online questionnaire. The principal component analysis identified five categories of the perceived risk affecting travel intentions during the COVID-19 pandemic: the health risk, the psychological risk, the financial risk, the destination risk and the travel risk. Logistic regression was used to examine the way in which risk perception affects the intentions and destinations of travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research findings indicate that the risk perception (health, psychological, financial and destination risks) among Serbian tourists negatively affects their travel intentions during the COVID-19 pandemic. In terms of travel destinations, the results indicate that the travel risk negatively affects travel abroad, while the health risk, being on the verge of significance, proved to be a predictor of travel abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the variable of monthly income of the respondents was singled out as a significant predictor of travel abroad during the pandemic. Finally, the implications, limitations and recommendations for future research are presented in the paper.
A Comparison of the Anesthetic Methods for Recurrence Rates of Bladder Cancer after Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumors Using National Health Insurance Claims Data of South Korea

Bladder cancers have high recurrence rates and are usually removed via transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT). Recently, some reports showed that the anesthetic method may affect the recurrence rates of bladder cancers. The purpose of this population-based study was to compare the effect of anesthetic methods with the recurrence rates of bladder cancers in South Korea. A total of 4439 patients were reviewed retrospectively using the data of the Korean National Health Insurance (NHI) claims database from January 2007 to December 2011. Patients were divided into 2 groups who received general (n = 3767) and regional anesthesia (n = 582), and were followed up until September 2017. Propensity score matching was conducted to reduce the effect of confounding factors. After using propensity score matching with a multivariable Cox regression model, age (p < 0.001), sex (p < 0.001), hypertension (p = 0.003), diabetes mellitus (p = 0.001), and renal disease (p < 0.001) were significantly associated with bladder cancer recurrence. However, there were no significant differences in the recurrence rates of bladder cancers in patients who received general anesthesia and spinal anesthesia for TURBTs. This study revealed that there is no relationship between the anesthetic method and bladder cancer recurrence. Either general anesthesia or regional anesthesia can be used depending on the situation in patients receiving TURBT. Future prospective studies are warranted to confirm the association between the anesthetic method and the recurrence rates of bladder cancer.
New media literacies for transmedia learning. How students are regarding their transliteracy in Italian licei classici

Abstract In recent years, the integration of new media literacies and, consequently, strategies such as transmedia learning in the teaching-learning processes has been a topic of interest among various types of national and international institutions and governments. In this sense, the current article deals with the abilities and habits that Italian students of licei classici have in order to face these new formative contexts that are coming. For this purpose, two quantitative instruments (one referring to digital attitudes and skills and the other corresponding to transmedia attitudes) were administered to 400 students. The results obtained show that the majority of young people have access to devices and that they prefer mobile phones. Furthermore, although they are inclined towards transmedia practices, they have certain difficulties in becoming the creative part that collaborates in a digital citizenship.