bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Context-dependent Online Social Influence: Effect of Majority and Minority Comments on Posters and Lurkers
Authors: Sah Young June , Peng Wei
Published: March 2022

While participatory websites provide users with two distinctive contexts, such as posting opinions and lurking, not many studies examine how such contexts affect the ways in which users are influenced by peer opinions. In a 2 (context: posting vs. lurking) X 3 (peer-opinion composition: balanced, lopsided, or unanimous) between-subjects experiment, participants ( N = 334) revealed their opinions in a public poll or in an anonymous survey. After reading a unanimous opinion in the comments, both posting and lurking groups agreed with the unanimous opinion to a greater extent than reading the balanced opinion. After reading opposing opinions of the numerical majority and the numerical minority of peer groups, posters leaned toward the majority opinion, and lurkers toward the minority opinion. Additional analyses revealed that different mechanisms governed the effects. The moderating effect of group identification and need for cognition implies that normative influence and informational influence underlies the majority effect and minority effect, respectively.
Case Report: Extended Duration Andexanet Alfa Infusion in a Surgical Trauma Patient
Authors: Philpott Carolyn D. , Ernst Neil E. , Makley Amy T. , Wasky Peter R. , Mueller Eric W.
Published: March 2022

Background: Andexanet alfa (andexanet) is the only FDA-approved medication for reversal of apixaban and rivaroxaban anticoagulation for life-threatening or uncontrolled bleeding. Infusion modifications may be required in surgical patients undergoing prolonged operative intervention but have not previously been described. Case Report: A 78-year-old woman on rivaroxaban for atrial fibrillation was admitted to the trauma service for a mechanical fall, sustaining a T4 burst fracture with severe canal stenosis and spinal cord edema resulting in loss of strength and sensation in her legs. Clinically relevant rivaroxaban activity was verified with an elevated low molecular weight heparin anti-factor Xa assay, and laboratory confirmed coagulopathy was demonstrated by a prolonged prothrombin time, thromboelastography (TEG) R-time, and activated clotting time (ACT). The patient required urgent surgical intervention for spinal fixation. Given the expected prolonged duration of the procedure, standard dose andexanet was initiated with a prolonged infusion at half the standard rate during the operation. The procedure was successful and intraoperative TEGs demonstrated normalization of R-time and ACT throughout the procedure. The patient did not experience any complications postoperatively and successfully discharged to inpatient rehabilitation. Conclusion: Modifications to the andexanet infusion may be required in surgical patients requiring rivaroxaban reversal for a prolonged procedure. Further data are needed to determine the optimal approach to infusion modification.
Nonlinear stiffness and kinetostatic modeling of a large-range 3-degree-of-freedom planar compliant parallel mechanism
Authors: Zhang Chi , Yu Hongtao , Yang Miao , Chen Silu , Yang Guilin
Published: February 2022

Beam flexures are frequently used to design large-range Compliant Parallel Mechanisms (CPMs). But geometric nonlinearities induced by axial forces bring challenges to the design and modeling, especially for multi-degree-of-freedom CPMs. This paper presents a nonlinear modeling approach for the proposed 3-prismatic-prismatic-revolute planar CPM based on the beam constraint model. The load-displacement relations of three flexure joints involved in the CPM are derived. Then the force equilibrium conditions and geometric compatibility equations of the end-effector are combined to build the iterative nonlinear model. By giving different inputs, the nonlinear stiffness model and kinetostatic model are established. Based on the developed models, the characteristics of stiffness and actuation forces for the prescribed workspace are investigated. Finally, finite element analyses and experiments are carried out to validate the developed models, and the main reasons for the experimental errors are discussed. The proposed approach can be extended to the modeling of other CPMs, and the obtained model can be further used to guide the design or optimize geometric parameters.
Effect of austenitic stainless steel weld clad layers on conduction heat transfer across the walls of pressure vessels
Authors: Sowrirajan M , Vijayan S , Arulraj M. , Babu N Vinoth
Published: March 2022

Cladding austenitic stainless steels are popular nowadays in pressure vessels to enhance surface qualities. In this work, austenitic stainless-steel clad layers deposited by flux cored arc welding process on structural steel plates used in boiler construction are investigated in the direction of heat energy conservation. This study is vital, as the low thermal conductivity of austenitic stainless-steel clad layer is capable of reducing heat transfer across walls of pressure vessels. Heat transfer studies were performed using theoretical approach, computational simulations and experimental approach. Results of these studies exhibit a heat conservation of 10.6% owing to the stainless-steel clad layers with optimum clad thickness. The results of theoretical and computational method are having good agreement with the experimental results. These dual-benefit findings of the present work could be supportive to impart corrosion resistance and energy conservation, thereby, in energy efficient design of the thermal equipment.
A human immunodeficiency virus-seronegative acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patient with opportunistic infections: A case report
Authors: Zhang Ye , Wang Yuan-Yuan , Li Xiao-Feng , Ma Chun-Yan , Li Jing , Kang Wen , Kang Wen-Zhen , Wang Lin-Xu , Huang Chang-Xing , Sun Yong-Tao , Lian Jian-Qi
Published: March 2022

Background

In rare cases, people living with chronic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection do not develop antibodies despite demonstrable infection. Delayed or missed diagnosis of HIV infection leads to a lack of timely therapy, resulting in rapid disease progression with opportunistic infections or malignancies.

Case Report

A 44-year-old Chinese man presented with sore throat, oral leukoplakia, fever, dyspnoea and diffuse ground glass-like lesions in both lungs. Serum cytomegalovirus DNA was detectable, and CD4+ T-cell count was low. The patient was suspected of being a person living with HIV despite of the repeatedly negative HIV antibody tests using enzyme-linked immunsorbent assay and Western blot. Subsequently, high-plasma HIV RNA viral load was found on two repeated tests, while HIV DNA was also positive. Thus, the patient was confirmed as presenting with HIV-seronegative acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The symptoms improved in response to effective anti-fungal and anti-retroviral therapy after diagnosis.

Conclusion

This is the third reported case of an HIV-seronegative AIDS patient in China, which are also rarely reported globally. HIV nucleic acid testing is important to screen out HIV infection, especially in those who present with severe immunodeficiency but remain HIV serogenative.
What’s not to like? Benefit design, funding structure and support for universal basic income
Authors: Rincón Leire , Vlandas Tim , Hiilamo Heikki
Published: March 2022

After decades of debates on the economic and philosophical merits and shortcomings of a universal basic income (UBI), more recent literature has started to investigate the politics of a UBI. While several studies shed new light on the individual characteristics associated with higher or lower support for a UBI, we still do not know what features of a UBI itself are attractive or not to people, nor whether other slightly different policy alternatives like means-tested and minimum incomes would be more popular. This article addresses this gap by employing a conjoint experiment fielded in Finland, where a UBI has received significant media and political attention. Our findings show that the most contentious dimension of a UBI is – surprisingly – not its universality, but instead its unconditional nature. Individuals are more likely to support policies that condition receipts upon searching for employment or being genuinely unable to work, and less likely to support policies that are fully unconditional. On the funding side, support tends to be lower for a UBI that is linked to reducing existing benefits, but higher if the UBI is to be funded by increasing taxes, especially on the rich. These findings contribute to a wider literature on the politics of UBI and to our understanding of the potential popularity of competing policy reform alternatives.
Acupuncture intervention for acute pain in the Emergency Department trial: a consensus process
Authors: Nielsen Arya , Olson Juli , Quesada Megan , Zhu Chongbin , Raskin Erin , Vang Bobbee , Painovich Jeannette , Scott Megan , Xiong Vashir J , Dusek Jeffery A
Published: March 2022

Purpose:

This document describes the consensus process and intervention for a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded multi-site feasibility study utilizing acupuncture for ACUte paIn in The EmergencY Department (ACUITY). The acupuncture intervention is designed to be flexible and responsive to the most common Emergency Department (ED) scenarios, including trauma, acute pain of the low back, abdomen and/or musculoskeletal system, renal colic and headache.

Background:

Opioids remain a primary treatment for acute ED pain with attendant risk of adverse effects, addiction liability, diversion and death. Effective/safer options for acute pain are needed. Although acupuncture therapy has shown promise for acute pain in the ED alone or in conjunction with usual care, pragmatic trials are needed to obtain definitive and generalizable evidence.

Methods:

An Acupuncture Advisory Panel was convened that included nine acupuncture experts with 5–44 years of experience in practice and 2–16 years of experience in the acute pain care setting. A modified Delphi process was used with provision of a literature review, surveys of our panel members, three online discussions and email discussion as needed. The STandards for Reporting Interventions in Controlled Trials (STRICTA) checklist was used as a guide.

Results:

A responsive acupuncture intervention was agreed on for ACUITY. Session forms were fashioned in REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture program to capture essential treatment data, assess fidelity and inform our design for a future pragmatic multi-site randomized controlled trial (RCT) of acupuncture in the ED, and for use by other future researchers.

Conclusion:

Development of a responsive manualization intervention provides the appropriate framework for conducting a future, pragmatic, multi-site, definitive RCT of acupuncture in the ED.

Trial registration number:

NCT04880733 (ClinicalTrials.gov).
“UV-curing of novel tri-functional melamine-phosphate oligomer: An effect of coating with polyurethane acrylate toward mechanical, thermal, and flame retardant properties”
Authors: Mali Pundalik , Sonawane Narendra , Nilesh Pawar  , Patil Vikas
Published: March 2022

A novel melamine-phosphate tri-functional acrylate (MPTO) was successfully synthesized via cyclization reaction of hexamethylolmelamine (HMM) with phosphorous oxychloride (POCl3) followed by addition reaction of hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA). The molecular structure of MPTO was identified by FTIR and 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and GC-MS spectra. The synthesized MPTO oligomer was impregnated with polyurethane acrylate to make various formulations and UV cured on wood and galvanized steel panels. The results of UV cured films from differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA) exhibited increase in thermal stability and highest char yield of 18.4% at 800°C. The diffused diffraction peak appearing around 2ϴ = 16–22° corresponds to an amorphous structure which leads to irregular arrangement with formation of strong cross-linking polymer network. Furthermore, all coating films show prominent flame retardancy with UL-94 V-0 rating and maximum limiting index (LOI) values of 34.8%. The polyurethane acrylate (PU) coatings cured with MPTO that exhibited excellent mechanical properties were estimated using various tests such as adhesion, pencil hardness, solvent resistance, flexibility, and corrosion test. The coating performance revealed that MPTO can improve the mechanical, thermal, and flame retardant properties because of its unique structure identity of melamine-phosphate moiety and long aliphatic segment of an acrylate ester.
Effect of sisal fiber on retrogradation and structural characteristics of thermoplastic cassava starch
Authors: Liu Yuxin , Liang Zesheng , Liao Liangyan , Xiong Junmei
Published: February 2022

Thermoplastic cassava starch (TPS)/sisal fiber (SF) composites were prepared by the melting method. The effect of SF on the retrogradation kinetics, morphology and size of spherulites, molecular interactions, short-range molecular structure, and crystal type of TPS was investigated. The results indicate that the retrogradation degree and rate of TPS increase with the addition of SF, and the spherulites become clearer and denser. The neat TPS sample forms an A-type crystal through double helix structure and a V-type crystal through single helix structure. After the addition of SF, the A-type crystal of the TPS/SF composite decreases and the V-type crystal increases. With the further increase of SF content, the TPS/SF composite mainly presents the V-type crystal. The TPS/SF composite has higher crystallinity, but smaller crystal size and interplanar spacing. The storage modulus, loss modulus, and glass transition temperature (Tg) of TPS get enhanced with the addition of SF.
Impact of Social Support on Organizational Citizenship Behaviour: Does Work–Family Conflict Mediate the Relationship?
Authors: Alalsheikh Sulaiman , Azim Mohammad Tahlil , Uddin Md Aftab
Published: March 2022

The study investigates the impact of work social support (WSS) and family social support (FSS) on organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) through both forms of work–family conflict (WFC), namely, work interfering with family (WIF) and family interfering with work (FIW). Analysis has been performed based on 277 responses from employees working in different organizations in the Western region, Saudi Arabia. It uses the SmartPLS 3-based structural equation model. The investigation finds full mediation of both WIF and FIW for WSS–OCB and partial mediation for FSS–OCB relationships. The results demonstrate that support from both family and work domains have a reciprocal relationship, and they play important roles in reducing WFC with their ultimate desirable impact on OCB. The result implies that WSS focussing on WFC is crucial for motivating employees for OCB. Management should create a supportive environment for the employees within the workplace and ensure family-friendly policies, so that, the employees can minimize WFC. The study indicates that family members have a crucial role in reducing the stress associated with the work domain. The study is a pioneering attempt in the context of Saudi Arabia, where the family has a pivotal role in individual decision-making in both familial and professional domains.
Theorising painkiller (mis)use in football using Bourdieu's practice theory and physical capital
Authors: Read Daniel , Smith Aaron C.T. , Skinner James
Published: March 2022

This conceptual article advances the value of Bourdieu's practice theory and physical capital as a tool to understand the various types of painkiller (mis)use in sport. Consuming painkillers to manage injury and fatigue is a common practice among male professional footballers and misuse can exacerbate existing injuries and contribute to chronic physical and mental health conditions. In order to highlight the interaction between micro and macro-level factors we conceptualise painkiller use in professional football as a relational process between habitus, capital, and field position wherein variation in use is a result of social trajectory and field experiences. The analysis elaborates upon Bourdieu's practice theory in sport. It shows that the importance of protecting physical capital stems from internalised dispositions about how the body is viewed, which legitimise the use of painkillers within the social field of football despite the damaging potential outcomes for players. The article extends Bourdieu's practice theory to managing painkiller (mis)use, provides recommendations towards a future research programme, and identifies potential interventions for improving athlete welfare.
Lessons from the Nickel Plate Road, 1881 to 1916: A railroad built to be sold
Authors: Foltin Craig , Previts Gary J. , Flesher Dale L.
Published: March 2022

This study examines the operation of the New York, Chicago & St Louis Railroad Company, which is better known by the name, the Nickel Plate Road (NKP). The operations and financial reports from its inception through the period under study provide evidence that management adopted practices that contributed to a populist view of behaviour akin to the robber baron image. This added to social disruption, and the need for anti-trust regulation. Monopolistic tendencies of U.S. large-scale enterprises in the last decades of the nineteenth century motivated speculative investors to build the NKP for selling it to ensure anti-competitive aims of the acquirer. This article, based on the annual accounting reports, asserts that enabling such a structure guided NKP's activities. This demonstrates that laissez-faire business policy alone was failing to meet developing social constructs for an industrial society. Disclosure of accounting numbers became an expectation with the rise of the Interstate Commerce Commission and regulation demonstrating the public use of private interest. Regulating the socio-economic force of railroads and addressing the ‘railroad problem’ would require decades for government officials to effectively address.
Withstanding Moral Disengagement: Moral Self-Efficacy as Moderator in Counterproductive Behavior Routinization
Authors: Paciello Marinella , Fida Roberta , Skovgaard-Smith Irene , Barbaranelli Claudio , Caprara Gian Vittorio
Published: March 2022

Moral disengagement plays an important role in the routinization of counterproductive work behavior (CWB) as a key mediator. What remains unclear are the factors that could attenuate the power of moral disengagement in this process. Building on social-cognitive theory, we hypothesize the moderating role of moral self-efficacy and suggest the importance of two different dimensions: self-reflective and behavioral moral self-efficacies. While the former should buffer the CWB-moral disengagement path over time, the latter should buffer the moral disengagement-CWB path. After presenting the psychometric properties of the moral self-efficacy scale in two independent samples (Study 1: United Kingdom, N = 359; Study 2: Italy, N = 1308), we test the posited multi-wave moderated-mediated model. Results from a structural equation model supported our hypotheses. Results demonstrate that the routinization of CWB through the mediation of moral disengagement over time is conditionally influenced by the two moral self-efficacy dimensions. Employees high in capability to look back and question the assumptions that affected their behavior (i.e., self-reflective moral self-efficacy) are less likely to morally disengage as a result of previous engagement in CWB. Employees high in capability to morally self-regulate (i.e., behavioral moral self-efficacy) are less likely to engage in CWB as a result of their moral disengagement. Results of the conditional indirect effect suggest that previous engagement in CWB is not translated in future engagement in CWB for those individuals high in both moral self-efficacy dimensions.
Feedback control of nonlinear stochastic dynamic systems for accurately tracking a specified stationary probability density function
Authors: Xia Lei , Liu Zhiqiang , Huan Ronghua , Zhu Weiqiu
Published: March 2022

Limited by the difficulty of obtaining the exact stationary solution of Fokker–Planck–Kolmogorov (FPK) equation, the general control strategy for tracking a specified stationary probability density function have not been obtained till now. However, the feedback control for tracking a pre-specified stationary probability density function plays an important role in engineering or industrial systems. In this paper, a feedback control strategy of nonlinear stochastic dynamic system for accurately tracking a specified stationary probability density function without the requirement of exact stationary solution of Fokker–Planck–Kolmogorov equation is proposed. According to the probability conservation form of the Fokker–Planck–Kolmogorov equation, the stationary Fokker–Planck–Kolmogorov equation is split into a probability circulation flow (PCF) equation and a probability potential flow (PPF) equation. The control force is divided into probability circulation flow part and probability potential flow part accordingly. The probability circulation flow part of the control force is determined to satisfy the probability circulation flow term of the controlled system constructed from the target stationary probability density function. The probability potential flow part of the control force is obtained by solving the probability potential flow equation. A two-dimensional nonlinear stochastic system is carried out as an example. The control force is designed to track different types of target stationary probability density functions. Numerical results show that the proposed control strategy can accurately track the stationary probability density functions without the requirement of the exact solution of Fokker–Planck–Kolmogorov equation. The control efficiency can be regulated by the control parameter C.
What Kind of Therapy Works With Juveniles Who Have Sexually Offended? A Randomized-Controlled Trial of Two Versions of a Specialized Cognitive Behavioral Outpatient Treatment Program
Authors: Aebi Marcel , Krause Chiara , Barra Steffen , Vogt Gunnar , Vertone Leonardo , Manetsch Madleina , Imbach Daniela , Endrass Jérôme , Rossegger Astrid , Schmeck Klaus , Bessler Cornelia
Published: March 2022

There is ongoing debate about whether specialized treatment is effective to reduce sexual recidivism in juveniles who have sexually offended (JSOs). Although most treatment programs are based on cognitive behavioral therapy principles for preventing sexual offending, accordant scientific evidence is poor. Following CONSORT guidelines, the present study aimed to evaluate two versions of a short-term outpatient treatment program for JSOs in Switzerland: (a) the Therapy Program for Adequate Sexual Behaviors Version 1 (ThePaS-I), which included offending-specific skills training; (b) the ThePaS-II, which included general socioemotional skills training. Based on changes in self-reported mental health, sexual behaviors, victim empathy, and therapist-rated risk, as well as comprehensive data on sexual and general recidivism, we found some similarities regarding the effects of the two treatments. ThePaS-II showed better short-term changes in self-reported mental health than the ThePaS-I. However, JSOs in the ThePaS-I showed lower rates of sexual reoffending (but not general reoffending) after treatment than those in the ThePaS-II. Despite some methodological limitations, the current findings favor offending-specific skills-based therapy over general skills-based ones for preventing sexual reoffenses. The findings may encourage further methodologically sound studies to examine different treatment approaches for juveniles and adults who have committed criminal offenses.
Emerging Research Trends on Residents’ Quality of Life in the Context of Tourism Development
Authors: Hu Ruijuan , Li Gang , Liu Anyu , Chen Jason Li
Published: March 2022

Through a systematic review of recent publications on residents’ quality of life (QOL) in relation to tourism development (TD), this study surveys associated dynamics and emerging trends. Several patterns are observed: i) geographic areas of interest have expanded from developed economies to developing economies; ii) an array of theories and concepts have been introduced or merged with classic frameworks; iii) subjective composite approaches have dominated residents’ QOL measurement; and iv) the direct and indirect influences of TD on residents’ QOL constitute a main focus of recent work. Future work can take several directions: i) establishing a conceptual framework to link tourists’ and residents’ perspectives on QOL; ii) combining subjective and objective scales to improve generalizability; iii) employing longitudinal designs with innovative methods to offer insight into the dynamics of the TD–QOL nexus; and iv) investigating QOL/well-being from the eudaimonic tradition to accommodate diversified elements and broader perspectives of QOL.
Damping contribution of the glass reinforced aluminum laminates epoxy to the aluminum based-sandwich structures
Authors: Kadioglu Ferhat , Alaboyun Omer Z.
Published: March 2022

Despite many potential use of aluminum sandwiches in advanced industries, their poor performance in damping and sound transmission demands new challenges for improvement. This study aims to improve dynamic performance of these sandwiches using hybrid face sheets in the form of Glass Laminate Aluminum Reinforced Epoxy (GLARE). While parameters related to the aluminum honeycomb core were kept constant, the effects of different fiber orientations of the GLARE on the fundamental natural frequency, equivalent flexural modulus, and especially damping values were investigated. The dynamic values of the structures have been measured using a specially designed non-contact vibrating beam test with free-free end conditions. A comparison of the sandwiches with the GLARE and with bare aluminum face sheets has also been made to find out their differences in the dynamic performance. The experimental results were compared to those from a numerical modal analysis via the Altair Hyperworks 2019 Software. The results have shown that the maximum equivalent modulus is obtained from the specimen with the unidirectional (0°) fibers, and the minimum value is from that with the 90° ones. But the opposite is the case if their Specific Damping Capacity values are compared. The values of the specimens with 0°/90° and 0°/45° fibers are on moderate levels. Considerable increments between 54% and 172% are found in the damping values of the specimens with GLAREs, compared to those with the bare aluminum face sheets. The results from the experimental and numerical works have been found in a good agreement.
Surgical outcomes of partial ciliary body direct suturing under the scleral flap for traumatic cyclodialysis cleft: A five-case series
Authors: Kijima Riki , Shinmei Yasuhiro , Shinkai Akihiro , Kanaya Rina , Chin Shinki , Ishida Susumu
Published: March 2022

Background

Cyclodialysis cleft is an uncommon finding due to blunt ocular trauma. A larger and more chronic cyclodialysis requires surgical repair. The aim of this study was to introduce a minimally invasive suturing technique for the lens-sparing repair of traumatic cyclodialysis cleft and evaluate outcomes.

Methods

This study was a retrospective case series. The medical and surgical records of five patients with traumatic cyclodialysis cleft who underwent this surgery were reviewed. The surgeon (Y.S.) dissected a fornix-based conjunctival flap and created a 90° circumferential and limbal-based scleral flap. Several small incisions parallel to the limbus were made within the scleral bed 1.5 and 3 mm posterior to the limbus. After suprachoroidal fluid drainage, tiny bumps in the ciliary body were exposed from the incisions and sewn directly onto the scleral bed with 10-0 nylon sutures.

Results

The mean age of the patients was 37.8 ± 1.3 years. The mean duration from injury to surgery was 14.8 ± 16.7 months. Mean best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 0.56 ± 0.70 and intraocular pressure (IOP) was 5.2 ± 1.9 mmHg. In all patients, IOP normalized and BCVA then returned to baseline following this procedure. Mean postoperative BCVA was 1.17 ± 0.86 and IOP was 17.8 ± 1.3 mmHg. Mean IOP and BCVA recovery times were 82.0 ± 139.6 and 294.3 ± 284.3 days, respectively.

Conclusions

Partial ciliary body direct suturing under the scleral flap is a less invasive surgical option without lensectomy and considered safe and effective as a primary surgical repair for traumatic cyclodialysis cleft.
Coexistent Rosai Dorfman disease and Langerhans cell histiocytosis in an Orbital mass: A Case Report
Authors: Rastogi Anju , Jaisingh Kirti , Rajurkar Ketaki , Saran Ravindra Kumar , Singh Meeta , Baindur Siddharth , Singiri Deepthi , Gaonker Tanvi
Published: March 2022

Introduction

Rosai Dorfman disease (RDD) is a rare benign histiocytic proliferative disorder of lymph node sinuses. Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a solitary or multisystem clonal proliferation of abnormal dendritic cells (Langerhans cells) with varied presentations. The co-occurrence of these two entities is quite rare.

Case description

A six-year-old boy presented with multiple mass lesions in the neck since two years and a nodular lesion in right upper eyelid for the past 4 months. He was diagnosed with tubercular lymphadenitis 2 years back, and was given a course of anti-tubercular therapy (ATT) elsewhere. No improvement was seen. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of the cervical lymph nodes revealed reactive lymphadenitis while lymph node biopsy showed features of RDD. Excision biopsy of the orbital mass showed features of both RDD and LCH. The patient was started on tablet prednisolone. Six months later, complete resolution of lymph node enlargement and remaining orbital mass was noted. Post operative contrast enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of head and neck was normal.

Conclusion

The coexistence of RDD and LCH may be a result of divergent differentiation from a common lineage or a de novo phenotypic evolution.
Time to abandon chest X-rays in favor of intracavitary ECG or echocardiography for central venous access tip location: A case of a malpositioned CICC into the internal mammary vein
Authors: Pelagatti Filippo , Pinelli Fulvio
Published: March 2022

Central vascular access devices (CVADs) correct tip location is of paramount importance to avoid malposition related complications. Despite recent guidelines recommend avoiding postprocedure radiograph in favor of alternative tip location technology, chest X-rays are still widely used in clinical practice as a CVADs tip location method. We present a clinical case of a central inserted central catheter (CICC) malposition in the right internal mammary vein, erroneously interpreted by chest X-rays as correctly placed, in a critically ill patient.
Exhalation of alternative tobacco product aerosols differs from cigarette smoke—and may lead to alternative health risks
Authors: Karey Emma , Reed Taylor , Katsigeorgis Maria , Farrell Kayla , Hess Jade , Gibbon Grace , Weitzman Michael , Gordon Terry
Published: March 2022

Background

Variation in alternative tobacco product (ATP) constituents, heating potential, and consumer behaviors have made it difficult to characterize their health risks. To date, most toxicity studies of ATPs have used established cigarette endpoints to inform study design. Furthermore, to assess where ATPs fall on the tobacco harm continuum, with cigarettes representing maximum potential risk, studies have tended to compare the relative biological responses to ATPs against those due to cigarettes.

Objectives

1) To characterize the exhalation profiles of two popular ATPs: electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and hookah waterpipes (hookah) and 2) to determine if ATP exhalation patterns were representative of cigarette exhalation patterns.

Methods

Exhalation patterns were recorded (mouth only, nose only, or both mouth and nose) among individuals observed in the New York City tri-state area using a recognizable tobacco product (cigarette, e-cigarette, or hookah). Cigarette smokers and e-cigarette vapers were observed on city streets; water-pipe smokers were observed inside Manhattan hookah bars.

Results

E-cigarette vapers practiced exclusive nasal exhalation at far higher rates than did cigarette smokers (19.5% vs 4.9%). Among vapers, e-cigarette device type was also significantly associated with exhalation profile. Overall, cigarette smokers exhaled from their nose approximately half to one-third as often as ATP users (hookah and e-cigarettes, respectively).

Conclusions

Nasal exhalation of tobacco emissions appears to be a shared characteristic across several types of ATPs. It is therefore plausible that ATP-specific consumer behaviors may foster unique upper respiratory health consequences that have not been observed in smokers. Thus, product-specific behaviors should inform the prioritization of biological endpoints used in studies evaluating ATP toxicity and health effects.
Queer Performance on the Border: Making Critical Fun of European Immigration Regimes
Authors: Abbey Matthew
Published: March 2022

Queer migrants seeking asylum in Europe face both heteronormative and homonormative assumptions about their subjectivity. Yet these assumptions are not simply adhered to for the sake of intelligibility. This article will explore how cultural production challenges the heteronormativity and homonormativity of European immigration regimes in both On the Bride’s Side (a 2014 documentary directed by Khaled Soliman Al Nassiry, Antonio Augugliaro, and Gabriele del Grande) and Moebius Stripping (a 2019 filmed performance by the Istanbul Queer Art Collective). Drawing upon the Bakhtinian notion of the carnivalesque, I suggest these performances are making critical fun of European borders. Instead of only exposing the violence of hetero/homonormativity, making critical fun allows one to grapple with how such violence is being creatively manoeuvred. By displaying the border as porous and incapable of understanding migrant subjectivity, there is an imaginative reconfiguration of the border itself. Without denying the potential for European borders to force queer migrants into situations of vulnerability, the act of crossing the border, and performing the act too, can sometimes become an agentic sign of making critical fun that disrupts the sexual and gendered norms being expected by immigration regimes.
Social constructionist and essentialist beliefs about gender and race
Authors: Schudson Zach C. , Gelman Susan A.
Published: March 2022

Social constructionist beliefs posit that sociocultural forces shape power-stratified social categories, whereas essentialist beliefs posit that social categories are defined by an immutable, natural essence shared by category members. Across three studies, we developed and validated the Social Constructionist and Essentialist Beliefs Scale (SCEBS) to assess the latent structure of ontological beliefs about two social categories: gender and race. In Study 1 ( N = 598), we found a three-factor structure for SCEBS-Gender and SCEBS-Race, consisting of Social Constructionism, Essentialism, and Realism. In Study 2a ( N = 300), we examined factor structure stability and criterion-related validity. We found incremental validity of SCEBS, and social constructionist beliefs particularly, for predicting modern sexism and symbolic racism beyond extant, essentialism-focused measures. In Study 2b ( N = 218), we established 4-week test–retest reliability of SCEBS. Our research demonstrates the value of assessing both social constructionist and essentialist beliefs in the study of prejudice.
Controlling the kinematics of a spring-pendulum system using an energy harvesting device
Authors: He Chun-Hui , Amer Tarek S , Tian Dan , Abolila Amany F , Galal Abdallah A
Published: March 2022

This work focuses on vibration alleviation and energy harvesting in a dynamical system of a spring-pendulum. The structure of the pendulum is modified using an independent electromagnetic harvesting system. The harvesting depends on the oscillation of a magnet in a coil. An endeavor has been made to get both the energy harvesting and mitigation of vibration efficacy of the harvester. The governing kinematics equations are derived using Lagrange’s equations and are solved asymptotically using the multiple scales method to achieve the intended outcome as new and precise results. The resonance states are classified, and the influence of various parameters of the studied system is analyzed. Fixed points at steady states are categorized into stable and unstable. The time behavior of the solutions, the modified amplitudes, and phases are examined and interpreted in the light of their graphical plots. Zones of stability and instability are concerned, in which the system’s behavior is stable for a wide range of used parameters. This model has become essential in recent times as it uses control sensors in industrial applications, buildings, infrastructure, automobiles, and transportation.
On the [translated] record: Journalistic translation and creative agency in India’s multilingual reporting
Authors: Wright Alicia V.
Published: February 2022

This paper considers what influences the translation process for writers in Indian journalism: tools that guide, and structures that constrict. From in-depth interviews with Indian journalists conducted in New Delhi from 2018 to 2019, I examine creative agency in the context of multilingual reporting in India, to examine news stories not just as factual bytes of daily events but as creatively written short essays of journalistic translation. Indian journalists offer perspective on their writing processes from the initial assignment of a story idea to the fruition of the piece in publication. This research delves into how Indian journalists think about the multilingual reporting they do and the attention they pay to journalistic translation when moving from a spoken Hindi interview to an English-language article. I broadly interrogate the skopos, or aim, of journalistic translation in the context of Indian news, noting the vernacular push-and-pull of multilingual reporting disseminated in Hindi and English, or other Indian languages. I investigate how Indian journalists cope with moments of the “untranslatable” in their everyday work, if and when they recognize situations of journalistic translation, and what they consider to be underlying impacts of translated news in multilingual reporting from India. Journalists have creative agency in the way they share information that influences the skopos of multilingual reporting. Thus, the language transferred from sources to readers takes on new meanings that can have major impacts on audiences’ reading of news stories.
A Single-Center Experience With Total Percutaneous Implantation of a Low-Profile Thoracic Aortic Stent-Graft
Authors: Benfor Bright , Stana Jan , Fernandez Prendes Carlota , Pichlmaier Maximilian , Mehmedovic Aldin , Banafsche Ramin , Rantner Barbara , Tsilimparis Nikolaos
Published: March 2022

Purpose:

To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of total percutaneous implantation of the Zenith Alpha Thoracic (ZTA) endograft in the treatment of diseases of the descending thoracic aorta.

Materials and Methods:

A retrospective cohort study of 56 consecutive patients undergoing total percutaneous ZTA implantation between 2018 and 2020 was performed in a single center. Patients’ demographics, clinical characteristics, anatomical parameters, operative details, device features, and postoperative outcomes were assessed. The primary endpoint was ongoing clinical success. A Cox regression model was used to determine the predictive factors of worse postoperative outcomes.

Results:

Eighty-three ZTA endografts were implanted in 35 men and 21 women with a mean age of 69±11 years for the treatment of 26 degenerative aneurysms, 15 type B dissections, and 8 penetrating ulcers, among others. Primary technical success was 100%, with a 30-day ongoing clinical success rate of 94.6%. The 1-year ongoing clinical success rate was 91.1% (51 patients), and freedoms from all-cause mortality, type 1 and 3 endoleaks, and any unplanned reintervention were, respectively, 95.3%, 91.4%, and 88.2% at 1 year. During follow-up, there was one case of surgical conversion for an aorto-esophageal fistula. On the contrary, neither aneurysmal rupture nor significant aneurysmal expansion was recorded. Repair of ruptured thoracic aorta and a high ratio of sheath outer diameter to external iliac artery diameter were found to be independently associated with worse outcomes, with adjusted odds ratios of 4.4 [1.5-15.3] and 4.9 [1.1-23.9], respectively.

Conclusion:

The outcomes of total percutaneous implantation of ZTA endograft show excellent primary technical success and favorable midterm ongoing clinical success. Factors associated with worse outcomes include the repair of ruptured aorta and a high sheath to access vessel ratio.
Correlation between glass fiber suspension characteristics and physical of glass fiber felt: Role of beating time and speed
Authors: Hu Jian , Zhang Junxiong , Han Ruonan , Yang Yong
Published: February 2022

As the most significant process in papermaking technology, beating process changes parameters of fibers as aspect ratio, flocculation characteristics, and physical properties. In this paper, the correlation between glass fiber suspension characteristics and physical properties of glass fiber felts is explored. The influence of beating time and speed on the physical properties of glass fiber suspension and felts is studied. The results show that beating degree and viscosity of glass fiber suspension reduce by the increased beating time and speed, which finally stabilizes at around 11.0°SR and 200 mPas, respectively. The homogenization of suspension and the decrease of aspect ratio increase the drainage resistance and settlement index. It also finds that uniformity of glass fiber felt is improved by beating progress and tensile strength of glass fiber felt reduces with the increase of beating speed. However, dispersing process can improve tensile strength and increase by 81.5% at the dispersing speed of 500 r/min for 2 min.
Analysis of miR-375-3p, miR-197-3p, and miR-15a-5p Expression and Their Clinical Relevance as Biomarkers in Lung Cancer
Authors: Kumar Sachin , Saikia Jyoutishman , Sharawat Surender K. , Malik Prabhat S. , Kumar Sunil , Mohan Anant
Published: March 2022

Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play an important regulatory role and serve as biomarkers in various human cancers. However, their role in the prognosis and predicting response to therapy in Indian lung cancer patients is not fully explored. Methods: We collected surgically resected tumors and paired adjacent normal lung tissues from 29 early-stage and tissue biopsies from 103 locally advanced and metastatic lung cancer patients in this prospective study. We quantified the expression levels of miR-375-3p, miR-197-3p, and miR-15a-5p using TaqMan Advanced miRNA Assays. We correlated miRNAs expression with response to therapy and survival outcomes. Results: The median age of lung cancer patients was 60 years. We found significant overexpression of miR-375-3p and miR-197-3p in the tumors compared to paired normal lung tissues. Higher expression of miR-375-3p was observed more frequently in responders compared to nonresponders. The expression of miR-375-3p and miR-197-3p was able to differentiate patients of lung adenocarcinoma from lung squamous cell carcinoma. We did not find any correlation between miRNAs expression and survival outcomes. Conclusion: Overexpression of miR-375-3p and miR-197-3p might contribute to lung carcinogenesis. The expression of miR-375-3p may assist in predicting therapeutic response. More prospective studies are warranted to evaluate the potential of miR-375-3p as a predictive biomarker of response to therapy.
Renal Artery Spasm: A Cause of Acute Kidney Injury Subsequent to Abdominal Surgery for Primary Mature Renal Teratoma
Authors: Kashtanjeva Besnike , Clem Douglas W. , Skelly Christopher L.
Published: March 2022

An infant female presented from an outside hospital with an abdominal mass, identified as renal teratoma that suffered acute kidney injury (AKI) after surgery. Teratomas are uncommon neoplasms with the kidney being the rarest in location when considering less than 5% of teratomas occur in the abdomen. In this contribution, a case is described of spasm in the left renal artery causing AKI following abdominal surgery for primary mature renal teratoma. Renal artery spasm was detected by duplex ultrasound scan as was resolution of the spasm within 2 days of initial AKI presentation.
Incidental Visualization of Hypertrophic Vasa Nervorum in a Patient With Peripheral Vascular Disease
Authors: Bais Kimmy S. , Franco Michael J. , Robards Christopher B. , Erben Young M. , Porter Steven B.
Published: March 2022

Vasa nervorum are the blood vessels which supply adequate oxygen to peripheral nerves. Various vascular pathologies produce inflammatory changes compromising the blood flow through the vasa nervorum. We describe a patient with peripheral vascular disease admitted for below knee amputation who was found to have hypertrophied vasa nervorum in the ipsilateral femoral and popliteal sciatic nerves.
Initial Autonomic Parameters and Subsequent Short-Term Neurological Recovery after Inpatient Rehabilitation, in Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Authors: Nedumaran Latha , Rebekah Grace , Tharion Elizabeth , Tharion George
Published: March 2022

Background

It is unknown whether assessment of autonomic pathway integrity in newly injured traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) patients contributes to their neurological prognosis.

Objective

The objective is to investigate the relationship of heart rate variability (HRV) and sympathetic skin response (SSR) at initial evaluation of American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) A/B tetraplegic patients, with their short-term neurological recovery.

Methods

In this prospective cohort study, short-term HRV indices and SSR to supra-lesional stimuli were computed in 24 acute traumatic cervical AIS A/B SCI patients at admission for rehabilitation. The relationship of these autonomic parameters with motor and sensory score improvement, AIS grade improvement, and time taken for recovery was tested, respectively, with Spearman’s correlation coefficient test, Fisher’s exact test, and Kaplan–Meier analysis.

Results

SSR was present in 11 (45.8%) patients at initial evaluation. After rehabilitation, 5 (20.8%) patients improved from AIS A/B to AIS C (greater recovery), while the rest remained at AIS A/B (lesser recovery). Both AIS improvement and mean time for ‘greater’ recovery did not associate with the presence/absence of SSR. Further, HRV indices did not correlate with improvement in motor or sensory scores.

Conclusions

Interim neurological recovery was not related to autonomic parameters of short-term HRV indices and SSR in the AIS A/B tetraplegic patients of our study. Interestingly, about half of the patients with clinically complete SCI had evidence of preserved autonomic function. Our data add to the knowledge base of autonomic findings in cervical SCI patients and will promote research relating neurophysiological parameters and recovery.