bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The infrared-assisted peripheral intravenous catheterization in pediatric patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Feng Liping , Huang Bin , Chen Ouying , Wang Fei , Zhu Aimin , Li Weiping
Published: October 2022

Background:

The peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) is an important strategy for the treating the illness of pediatric patients. However, the success rate of traditional PIVC method, such as the landmark technique, might be significantly variable and unstable. The near infrared-assisted PIVC might be another option and the results can be revealed by a systemic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials (RCT).

Methods:

A systematic search and a meta-analysis for the RCT of near infrared-assisted PIVC on pediatric patients. The near infrared-assisted and traditional PIVC was compared to evaluate the first time success rate, number of attempts, and attempt duration. Seven RCT studies and total 1068 pediatric patients were enrolled in this meta-analysis. The subgroup analysis of vessel grade difficulty was also performed.

Results:

The near infrared-assisted PIVC showed a significantly higher odds ratio of first time success rate when compared to traditional PIVC. In addition, the number of attempts and attempt duration were significantly reduced in the group of near infrared-assisted PIVC. At last, the subgroup analysis of vessel grade difficultly showed that the first time success rate was borderline significantly increased in the subgroup of difficult vessel grade. In addition, the number of attempts was significantly reduced in the subgroup of difficult vessel grade.

Conclusions:

The near infrared-assisted PIVC might be an option for the PIVC on pediatric patients. The advantages of increased first time success rate and decreased number of attempts and attempt duration should be considered by the clinicians and nurses.
Evaluation of venocutaneous fistula as vascular access for hemodialysis: Examination of 46 limbs of 40 patients
Authors: Wakabayashi Masanori , Wakabayashi Yoshinori , Imaizumi Kentarou , Wakabayashi Keiichi
Published: October 2022

Introduction:

We have previously evaluated the usefulness of venocutaneous fistula (VCF), also called “dermatorrhea.” VCF is a technique of blood removal/return by advancing a dialysis cannula to the femoral vein for each hemodialysis session using a fistula created between the great saphenous vein and skin.

Methods:

In this study, we evaluated 46 limbs of 40 patients for whom VCF was created at our hospital between May 2017 and April 2022. In all the patients, it was difficult to construct an arteriovenous fistula or arteriovenous graft because of the general/vascular conditions. The usefulness of this method was evaluated based on the results of dialysis treatment after fistula creation and the use of fistula.

Results:

Fundamental evaluation confirmed the progression of vascular wall thickening over time. During clinical review, no serious complications were found in any patient during or after fistula creation surgery. The infection rate was 0.30/1000 days of fistula maintenance. Secondary patency rates by the Kaplan–Meier method were 87.0% at 1 year and 42.6% at 3 years.

Conclusion:

This method has demonstrated a good patency rate, low infection rate, and seems to be a potentially useful alternative in patients in whom it is difficult to establish vascular access.
SurviveAI: Long Term Survival Prediction of Cancer Patients Based on Somatic RNA-Seq Expression
Authors: Nayshool Omri , Kol Nitzan , Javaski Elisheva , Amariglio Ninette , Rechavi Gideon
Published: October 2022

Motivation:

Prediction of cancer outcome is a major challenge in oncology and is essential for treatment planning. Repositories such as The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) contain vast amounts of data for many types of cancers. Our goal was to create reliable prediction models using TCGA data and validate them using an external dataset.

Results:

For 16 TCGA cancer type cohorts we have optimized a Random Forest prediction model using parameter grid search followed by a backward feature elimination loop for dimensions reduction. For each feature that was removed, the model was retrained and the area under the curve of the receiver operating characteristic (AUC-ROC) was calculated using test data. Five prediction models gave AUC-ROC bigger than 80%. We used Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium v3 (CPTAC3) data for validation. The most enriched pathways for the top models were those involved in basic functions related to tumorigenesis and organ development. Enrichment for 2 prediction models of the TCGA-KIRP cohort was explored, one with 42 genes (AUC-ROC = 0.86) the other is composed of 300 genes (AUC-ROC = 0.85). The most enriched networks for both models share only 5 network nodes: DMBT1, IL11, HOXB6, TRIB3, PIM1. These genes play a significant role in renal cancer and might be used for prognosis prediction and as candidate therapeutic targets.

Availability And Implementation:

The prediction models were created and tested using Python SciKit-Learn package. They are freely accessible via a friendly web interface we called surviveAI at https://tinyurl.com/surviveai .
Recommendations for an Approach to Random Skin Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Intravascular B-Cell Lymphoma
Authors: MacGillivary Michael L. , Purdy Kerri S.
Published: October 2022

Intravascular B-Cell Lymphoma (IVBCL) is a rare type of extranodal large B-cell lymphoma where clonal B-cells selectively home to and replicate in the lumen of small vessels. Random skin biopsy (RSB) of uninvolved skin is a reputable tool to diagnose this protean entity and thus dermatologists are involved in its diagnosis. A literature review was completed to derive an approach to RSB in these patients to maximize diagnostic yield of IVBCL and minimize morbidity. Based on this review, data from 27 patients where clinical signs and symptoms and results of investigations were able to be linked to a positive diagnosis of IVBCL from RSB from 11 papers from 2003 to 2021 were analyzed. Following this analysis, RSB should be considered when there are no clinical skin findings and there is an elevated lactate dehydrogenase in the absence of lymphadenopathy and presence of fever of unknown origin, thrombocytopenia, anemia, and ferritinemia. Three to four RSBs from the thigh, abdomen and/or posterior upper arm should be performed via either incisional or telescoping punch biopsies and should include senile/cherry angioma(s) if present. If RSB results in a diagnosis of IVBCL, hematology should be consulted for further management. Consideration of a false negative biopsy or alternative diagnoses should be explored if RSB is negative for IVBCL. Following a standard approach for RSB in these patients will increase diagnostic yield of IVBCL while decreasing the risk of harm to the patient.
Cultural psychological implications of Hermann Hesse’s Glasperlenspiel (glass bead game)
Authors: von Fircks Enno
Published: October 2022

In the present article, I dissect key elements of Hermann Hesse’s famous novel, the Glass Bead Game (Glasperlenspiel) in order to make them fertile for Cultural Psychology. I originate from the idea that the Glass Bead Game can be understood as a universal language that relies on open ideographs, thus signs that can be combined and structured for multiple purposes. Yet, this universal language is not solely a play; it has an educational drive to educate the mind and to help the individual reaching inner harmony. This play comes into being only when listening to the play of other people interacting with me and me meditating upon the multiple meaning making opportunities of it. I argue that such a perspective is in close accordance with the actual task of Cultural Psychology helping to unravel how people do relate to their environments and the impact that results from this ecological interaction. However, I appeal interested readers in trying to better institutionalize such a cultural psychological purpose of serving the individual in order for Cultural Psychology to be a sustainable and long-lasting science unlike the Glass Bead Game that became an end in itself.
‘妈妈, I miss you ’: Emotional multilingual practices in transnational families
Authors: Curdt-Christiansen Xiao Lan , Iwaniec Janina
Published: October 2022

Aims:

This study explores how home language(s) are used in bilingual family members’ daily digital or non-digital interactions to demonstrate their emotions and affections for each other. The study investigates linguistic features and situated-language use of home language(s) in emotional negotiations between family members. In addition, it explores how multimodalities and languages are mixed to contribute to the interactional dynamics underlying ‘family talk’ and how children and adults position themselves emotionally in moment-to-moment interaction of family life.

Methodology:

This study involves six families from two transnational communities (Chinese and Polish) and it employs an ethnographic research design for data collection.

Data and analysis:

Data sources include recordings of mealtime conversations, daily WhatsApp/WeChat texts, and digital-mediated family talk recorded by the families themselves. Affective repertoire is used as an analytical framework.

Findings and conclusions:

The following five key features are identified in online or offline family talks regarding expression of emotionality: emojis, terms of endearment, diminutives, declaration of love and situated emotive language use.

Originality:

Unlike recent studies of emotions in bi-multilingual families, this study does not rely on surveys, memoirs, or interviews. Few studies have investigated how family members present their emotional expression in their daily communications, what role home/heritage language(s) actually play in communicating their emotional needs, and how these emotional expressions are manifested in their lived experiences and socialisation practices.

Significance and implications:

The findings contribute to FLP literature by looking into how emotions are involved in the practices of family life and the construction of familyness. Emotions, as a key factor in FLP, are directly related to parents’ perceptions of and investment in their heritage language. Although these perceptions are linked to the powerful societal languages that often represent educational possibilities, when it comes to emotional expressions, the primacy is given to the first language/heritage language.
Trash talk about the other gender: Content of, reactions to, and willingness to confront stereotypical comments about men and women
Authors: Haines Elizabeth L. , Schachtman Rebecca , Glick Peter , Earvolino Juliana
Published: October 2022

We examined the content of and reactions to stereotypical comments about men and women. In Study 1, daily comments participants recalled hearing people make about “what men/women are like” were generally negative and targeted the other gender. Men rejected negative comments about both genders, whereas women rejected negative comments about women more than comments about men. In Study 2, college participants could confront an online interaction partner who made an other-gender sexist comment. Women confronted a comment targeting women and had more negative reactions to sexism directed at a woman than at a man; men had equivalent, negative reactions to sexism that did not depend on target gender. Study 3 extended and replicated Study 2 by including both other-gender and same gender sexism. Results showed that (a) women were more attuned to men’s sexism toward women compared to all other types and (b) men responded negatively to sexism about either gender, but were more likely to confront sexism directed at women than sexism directed at men. We suggest that women’s tendency to confront sexism when it targets women but not men may reinforce stereotypes that undermine gender equality.
Interactive universalism, the concrete other and discourse ethics: A sociological dialogue with Seyla Benhabib’s theories of morality
Authors: Abbott Owen
Published: October 2022

Noting that Benhabib’s ethical theory has seldom been engaged with by sociologists of morality, this article introduces and interrogates Benhabib’s ethical theory from a sociological perspective. It is argued that Benhabib’s critiques of Enlightenment conceptions of morality complement sociological theories of morality. Her concepts of the ‘concrete’ and ‘generalized’ other and ‘interactive universalism’ can potentially inform recurrent debates in the sociology of morality about the extent to which cultural plurality precludes the possibility of sociologists providing normative judgements, and the extent to which certain features of moral experiences can be taken to be universal. However, Benhabib’s argument that discourse ethics can provide a procedural means to judge between competing moral claims leads her to prioritize the perspective of ‘postconventional’ Western modernism as the means to adjudicate between the moral tolerability of cultural beliefs and practices. This leads her to characterize ‘conventional’ moral systems as subordinate, which succumbs to postcolonial critiques of the role of processes of domination in organizing the validity of moral claims.
Environmental conditioning: Mobile geomedia and their lines of becoming in the air, on land, and on water
Authors: Thielmann Tristan
Published: October 2022

Geomedia reflect the infrastructural, environmental, and practical conditions under which they come into being. By reading traces of and as geomedia in different natural elements, the “thick mappings” of lines presented in this article render the properties of the crossed environments visible. From a historical-anthropological perspective, geomedia have taken on a double perspective in this process since the late 18th century, with the first aerial images. With regard to the movement in the air, on land, and on water, this double mediality concerns the paradox of representing an in situ perspective and simultaneously a line of becoming. Geomedia always exhibit a documentary and a procedural form. These two characteristics are chiasmically linked with each since the Industrial Revolution. Geomedia are practices that reflexively demonstrate how the paradox can be visualized, namely, that a mediated human body on the move is in a stable position, while the surroundings are fluid.
Revisiting the ‘Epistemization’ of Overlaying: The computerized mapping of disease project (MOD), 1965–1968
Authors: Krämer Steffen
Published: October 2022

The article discusses the practice of overlaying maps for the study of disease-environment correlations in medical geography, and how it has been expressed as an epistemic practice in the early days of digital geographic information systems (GIS). It focuses on the research project “Computerized Mapping of Disease (MOD)” (1965–1968), where the epistemological promise of overlaying was made explicit and in relation to new technological affordances. I argue that the MOD project points to a dual shift in the meaning of overlaying for correlation inference during its attempted “computerization”: the transformation of overlaying from an implicit practice toward an explicit epistemic resource and toward a conceptual schema for reflecting about the nature of correlations, which effectively promoted the technology of overlaying as a new apparatus of implication. Overall, the article proposes an epistemiologically reflexive take on the history of geomedia practices.
Co-operative aerial images: A geomedia history of the view from above
Authors: Bender Hendrik , Kanderske Max
Published: October 2022

This article approaches aerial images from a media geographical perspective, tracing the development of three modes of seeing from above: historical aerial reconnaissance before and after the introduction of aerial photography; the advent of satellite-based remote sensing during the space age; and finally the development of drone-based imaging practices in the second half of the 20th century. Starting from the assumption that the aerial image is not a geomedium per se, but rather one that emerges as such through various co-operative processes of establishing geographical references with and within it, we draw on Goodwin’s notions of “co-operative action” and Farocki’s concept of “operative imagery” to theorize useful aerial images as co-operative images. Consequently, our historical analysis looks beyond the aerial image itself, taking into account the wider practices, infrastructures, and intended use cases involved in its operationalization.
A genealogy of social geomedia: The life, death, and (possible) afterlife of location-based social networks
Authors: Frith Jordan
Published: October 2022

In the early 2010s, location-based social networks (LBSNs) received significant attention from both the public and venture capital. The “LBSN moment” was an important period of early mobile geomedia history, and this article argues that the reverberations of that moment still shape the contemporary social geomedia landscape. This article examines the LBSN moment through a media genealogy approach that views the period as a moment of juncture for the development of social location-sharing, which ended up being dominated by large platforms like Facebook and Uber. The article also draws from research on technological development to push back against narratives of inevitability and argue that specific dynamics of the LBSN moment, particularly the double-edged sword of hype, closed-off avenues for the media form. The article ultimately uses an interventionist genealogical approach to explore different paths that could have been—and still could be—taken.
Unmuted: An Indigenist truth-telling provocation
Authors: Raciti Maria
Published: October 2022

This article is different, in a good way. This article draws inspiration from Australian Indigenous scholar Nakata’s (2007) theory of the cultural interface—the touchpoint between Western knowledge systems and Indigenous knowledge systems. Come with me, and let me tell you a story about Indigenous methodologies and other acts of research sovereignty using an Indigenous storytelling methodology. Let me tell you about my reflections as an Aboriginal marketing professor, and be warned, I will challenge you with provocative questions designed to shock you into new thinking and truth-telling. I will also provide guidance to improve your market research practice.
The short history and long future of research on market categories
Authors: David Robert J , Lee Yoojin
Published: October 2022

The market categories literature is reaching the adolescent stage. To ‘look forward’ and chart the next stages of this literature’s growth, we first need to ‘look back’ at what we have learned so far. We thus begin with a systematic review of the literature on market categories from the 1990s to the present. Our search of leading management and sociology journals yielded 100 empirical papers, which we group into eight themes. We then discuss in more detail the findings under the top three of these themes: category spanning, new category construction and category change. Based on our review, we then ‘look forward’ and offer suggestions for future research on market categories. Specifically, we call for more explicit attention to (1) agency, particularly in studies of category spanning, (2) market categories at the intersection of multiple institutional logics, (3) market categories as an outcome rather than antecedent and (4) construct clarity and consistency. We hope these recommendations will ensure a long and healthy future for this burgeoning literature.
Guidelines to enhance community participation in Community Learning Centres in the Kingdom of Cambodia
Authors: Neak Piseth , Charungkaittikul Suwithida
Published: October 2022

This research aims to (1) study the current state and needs of the community to enhance participation in Community Learning centres (CLCs) in Cambodia, and (2) consider the required coverage of guidelines to enhance community participation in CLCs. The research utilized a mixed-method design which conducted a survey with a sample of 28 CLC committee members and 197 community people using stratified random sampling. The quantitative data were analyzed through means [Formula: see text], standard deviation (SD), and Priority Need Index Modified (PNImodified). The in-depth interviews and Likert-scale questionnaires have been conducted with experts to clarify and confirm the guidelines’ item validity and feasibility. Overall, the practices of CLCs in enhancing community participation are at a moderate level, while the desirable needs of communities for participation in the CLCs in Cambodia are at a high level. This study suggests requirements for guidelines which will enhance community participation in CLCs in Cambodia comprising of vision, goals, and guidelines that aim to transform CLCs to become lifelong learning centres by 2030.
Deriving personalised physical activity intensity thresholds by merging accelerometry with field-based walking tests: Implications for pulmonary rehabilitation
Authors: Pina Ilaria , Ndagire Pauline , Katagira Winceslaus , Latimer Lorna , Zatloukal Jakub , Kirenga Bruce , Singh Sally J , Orme Mark W
Published: October 2022

During pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), patients receive individually tailored walking exercise training. The personalised nature of exercise prescription is a fundamental component of PR. Despite this, the measurement of physical activity (PA) has been limited to a ‘one size fits all’ approach and can be challenging to translate into clinically meaningful or real-world units, such as cadence. This discrepancy may partly explain the inconsistent evidence for the impact of PR on PA. It may also provide an opportunity to standardise PA assessment in the context of chronic respiratory disease (CRD) and PR, where field-based walking tests are routine measures. This technical note provides an example of how to develop personalised PA intensity thresholds, calibrated against an individual’s performance on the Incremental Shuttle Walking Test (ISWT; maximal) and Endurance Shuttle Walk Test (ESWT; sub-maximal). These are externally paced tests, with each level (speed) of the tests denoting a specific speed (intensity); ranging 1.8 km/h (ISWT Level 1) to 8.5 km/h (ISWT Level 12). From the ESWT, it becomes possible to evaluate adherence to each individual’s walking exercise prescription. Future research should explore this approach and its responsiveness to PR. It may be possible to extend this methodology with the inclusion of physiological parameters (e.g., heart rate, calorimetry, and oxygen consumption) to derive relative intensity markers (e.g. moderate-to-vigorous), accounting for individual differences in exercise capacity, under the same paradigm as PR exercise prescription.
Diagnostic value and safety of medical thoracoscopy under local anesthesia for unexplained diffuse interstitial lung disease: A retrospective study
Authors: Zhang Lei , Xie Tian , Li Yaqing , Zhang Bingli , Fu Yihui , Ding Yipeng , Wu Haihong
Published: October 2022

Objective

We aimed to explore the safety and diagnostic value of medical thoracoscopic lung biopsy in patients with unexplained diffuse interstitial lung disease (ILD) in a single center pilot study.

Method

We retrospectively analyzed clinical and pathological diagnostic data from 52 patients with diffuse ILD undergoing medical thoracoscopic lung biopsy.

Results

Forty-four cases of diffuse ILD were confirmed pathologically, giving a diagnostic rate of 84.6%. Among these 44 patients, 11 patients were diagnosed with cancer, including eight patients with lung adenocarcinoma, three patients with metastases; two from a gastrointestinal malignancy, and one from a granulosa cell tumor of the ovary. There were 17 cases of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, including nine cases of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP), four cases of non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP), three cases of cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP), and one case of acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP). There were 12 cases of rare interstitial pneumonias, which included six cases of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, one case each of pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) and pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis, two cases of nodular sarcoidosis, and two cases of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia. We recorded various complications, including bleeding, infection, and pneumothorax. A total of 28 patients (53.8%) experienced at least one of the above complications, but there were no deaths associated with biopsy.

Conclusions

Medical thoracoscopic lung biopsy appears a safe and effective method for diagnosing diffuse ILD of unknown cause but further prospective studies, with larger numbers, including comparison with other established techniques are required.
Mechanical failure characterization of oxygen plasma modified UHMWPE/vinyl ester composites using acoustic emission
Authors: Yan Ruosi , Chen Lu , Wu Mengjin , Jia Lixia , Hou Mohan
Published: October 2022

This study reveals the mechanical and interfacial bonding properties of glow discharge oxygen plasma modified ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)/vinyl ester composites modified by oxygen plasma. The composites’ flexural, tensile, and impact-resistant properties were estimated, and the failure mechanism was analyzed by acoustic emission (AE) testing. The flexural stress, tensile stress, and impact-resistance force of the modified three plain weave structures composites are 193.37–734%, 11–15%, and 16–17% higher than those without modification. It depends on flexibility, interfacial bonding strength, reinforcement structure, and stiffness. In addition to the flexural properties, the tensile and impact properties increase with fiber volume fraction. In the AE test, the flexural and tensile cumulative energies without modification are 9230.42 mV*mS and 1.735 V*S higher than modified materials. The characteristic frequency range of each failure mechanism is determined by cluster analysis. Low, medium, and high frequency correspond to matrix cracking, fiber/matrix debonding, and fiber breakage. Oxygen plasma contributes to the wettability of the reinforcement and the interfacial bonding strength, resisting cracking growth.
“Comparative analysis by total yield, antimicrobial and phytochemical evaluation of curcuminoid of district Kasur: With its potential use and characterization in electrospinning nanofibers”
Authors: Charan Tanzeel Rehman , Bhutto Muhammad Aqeel , Bhutto Mihr Ali , Tunio Azhar Ali , Murtaza Ghulam , Aftab Umair , Kandhro Farhartullah , Khaskheli Sheeraz Ahmed
Published: October 2022

It has been reported through various studies that turmeric of different geographical regions has variabilities regarding the number of phytochemicals, some have a better curcuminoid yield, some have better antimicrobial and antioxidant activities, and even turmeric of some regions does not show compatibility with modern applications due to having unfavorable quality. So, here in this study, we have tried to demonstrate the potential and efficacy of locally produced turmeric powder from district Kasur, Pakistan, through a comparative study with turmeric powder of international grade, analyzing their activity against pathogenic micro-organisms, presence of the number of phytochemicals, and presence of curcuminoid compounds like curcumin, extracted in four different solvents (ethanol, methanol, acetone and chloroform), and were verified by TLC and FTIR spectroscopy. This study justifies that the locally produced turmeric has better quality and potential as it gives a maximum curcuminoid yield of about 25% in Ethanol solvent and showed maximum zone of inhibition against E.coli about 14mm and 16mm against Staphylococcus aureus. While Antifungal activity was also observed high; as compared to the same amount of does of international grade turmeric extract. Further, electrospun nanofibers successfully generated from curcuminoid of Kasur Pakistan with PVA, present uniform, smooth nanofibers with an average diameter of 227. 49 nm. Finally, this study suggests that turmeric of Kasur has similar or more potential as compared to turmeric of international grade, and can be used/replaced in nanotechnology labs for various applications.
Numerical characterizations for compressive behaviors of warp-knitted spacer fabrics with multi-layers from simplified finite element model
Authors: Yu Shuang , Liu Haisang , Wu Shuangquan , Ma Pibo
Published: October 2022

Warp-knitted spacer fabrics (WKSFs) with multi-layers, one of the extraordinary promising materials, are of great significance for structural uses in aerospace, military, construction, building, transportation, and so on. Compressive property is one of the important properties of WKSFs with multi-layer. In order to better understand the flat plate compressive mechanism of WKSFs with multi-layers, simplified models of WKSFs with multi-layers were constructed and their flat plate compression behaviors were simulated by finite element method. The relationship between the number of layers and compressive performance of WKSFs with multi-layers was studied by combining experiment and finite element simulation. The results showed the spacer monofilaments bear the main stress during the compression process. And the larger stress appears at the inflection point of the spacer monofilaments where the bending is serious and contact points among WKSFs with multi-layers. The compressive stiffness increases with the increase of layers in the later stage of compression. The developed finite element models have successfully simulated the flat plate compression stress-strain relationships of WKSFs with multi-layers, which are basically consistent with the general trend of test results, revealing the compression deformation mechanism and providing theoretical reference for the practical application of WKSFs with multi-layers.
Facile preparation of PVDF-HFP/GE tubular nanofiber membranes with 3D surface structure for high efficient continuous oil/water emulsion separation
Authors: Wang Xinya , Cao Ruirui , Chen Mingxing , Zhang Wei , Xiao Changfa
Published: October 2022

Polymeric membranes show great potential for treating wastewater containing oil/water emulsions, which can cause serious environmental pollution. In this paper, novel polyvinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropyle/graphene (PVDF-HFP/GE) tubular nanofiber membranes (TNMs) were fabricated by electrospinning and thermal treatment. The prepared TNMs were post-treated under different thermal treatment conditions to obtain 3-dimensional (3D) structures. The effects of thermal treatment time and temperature on membrane structure and performance were investigated by field-emission scanning electron microscopy, hydrophobicity, pore size and distribution, porosity, and liquid entrance pressure. After thermal treatment, more graphene was exposed to the membrane surface, which provided excellent oil/water selective wettability and anti-fouling performance. In addition, the thermally treated TNMs possessed an optimal pore structure and could separate surfactant-stabilized water-in-oil emulsions at high filtration rates (497.5 ±13.3 L·m−2·h−1) and separation efficiency (>99%). Moreover, the filtration rate and separation efficiency remained constant over 10 filtration cycles, showing that these membranes have great potential for application to practical oil/water separation processes.
Oil sorption properties of cotton comber noil/recycled polyester blended needle punched nonwoven fabrics- An optimization study
Authors: Viju S , Thilagavathi G , Keertana N
Published: October 2022

Oil spill pollution is a constant threat to the environment nowadays. The treatment of an oil spill remains a challenge to environmental scientists. Among the various cleanup methods available, the use of sorbents for oil spill cleanups is a popular approach. In this work, an attempt has been made to produce cotton comber noil /recycled polyester needle punched nonwoven fabrics for the oil spill clean-up process. Box–Behnken experimental design is used to optimise the parameters such as cotton comber noil /recycled polyester blend proportion, needle punching density and areal density for maximum oil sorption capacity. At 70:30 cotton comber noil /recycled polyester blend proportion, 64.94 needle punching density and 100 GSM, maximum oil sorption was achieved. The maximum oil sorption achieved in the case of crude oil and vegetable oil is 45.90 g/g and 32.30 g/g respectively. The cotton comber noil/recycled polyester needle punched nonwoven fabric showed a stable water bead morphology with a static contact angle of 133.6. The present work indicates that the cotton comber noil/recycled polyester needle punched nonwoven fabric (70/30) is a potential sustainable product for oil spill removal applications.
Controlled Evaluation of a Sport-Specific Performance Optimization Program in a Biracial Black and White Athlete Diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder and Agoraphobia
Authors: Phrathep Davy , Donohue Brad , Renn Brenna N. , Mercer John , Allen Daniel N.
Published: October 2022

There are a very limited number of sport-specific mental health and sport performance interventions available for athletes of color. This study examined The Optimum Performance Program in Sports (TOPPS) in a biracial adolescent athlete who was diagnosed with Agoraphobia and Social Anxiety Disorder. A multiple-baseline across behaviors case trial design was used to evaluate outcomes. A battery of psychological measures specific to mental health and sport performance was administered at baseline, post-intervention, and a 3-month follow-up. Social skill sets (i.e., positive assertion and negative assertion) were systematically targeted sequentially in a virtual format using HIPAA compliant video-conferencing technology to safeguard against contracting COVID-19. Results demonstrated improvement in negative and positive assertion skills when targeted by the intervention. Severity of concurrent symptoms associated with Social Anxiety Disorder and Agoraphobia Symptoms, general psychiatric functioning, relationships with coaches, teammates and family, and factors interfering with sports performance improved from pre- to post-intervention. These improvements were maintained at the 3-month follow-up. Athlete ratings indicated their satisfaction with TOPPS was high, and intervention components were implemented with high integrity.
Affordable Regulation: New York City Rent Stabilization as Housing Affordability Policy
Authors: Zapatka Kasey , de Castro Galvao Juliana
Published: October 2022

The growing housing affordability crisis is at the center of conversations about U.S. inequality. This paper reconsiders the role of rent stabilization as one important affordability tool. We investigate who is most likely to benefit from rent stabilization, how much non-stabilized renters would save if their units were stabilized, and the extent to which stabilization would reduce rent burden among households. Using New York City Housing Vacancy Survey data and employing logistic and hedonic regression techniques, we show that Hispanic and foreign-born householders are more likely to live in rent-stabilized units and find evidence of both rent savings and rent burden reduction when comparing stabilized tenants with their non-stabilized counterparts. We argue that expanded rent stabilization could be paired with policies that stimulate new construction to simultaneously curb rent inflation, protect current populations from displacement, and increase housing supply.
A Hyperdynamic Arteriovenous Fistula Aneurysm After Long Time Renal Transplantation
Authors: Klüsch Victoria , Aper Thomas , Sonnenschein Kristina , Becker Lena Sophie , Umminger Julia , Haverich Axel , Rustum Saad
Published: October 2022

We report a case of a 53-year old male with a giant aneurysm of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in the left arm, which was created several years ago due to renal failure secondary to Alport’s syndrome. The AVF had not been used for over 38 years after successful renal transplantation at the age of 15. In the following, the patient underwent a regular follow-up with regularly visits by physicians and/or a nephrologist. A growth of the unused AVF over time was noticed, but surgical resection was not performed or recommended. Finally, the patient presented in our clinic with a severe hyperdynamic AVF aneurysm, so that we decided to treat the aneurysmal AVF surgically including exclusion the arteriovenous anastomose and reconstruction of the left arm vessels.

Conclusion

Closure of arteriovenous fistula should be considered in patients who underwent successful renal transplantation to avoid potential complications that may result from the presence of unused fistula especially, in patients who are predisposed to aneurysm formation in the future.
A Spirituality of Death in the Context of Pastoral Care and Counseling
Authors: Corpuz Jeff Clyde G.
Published: October 2022

In major world religious/spiritual traditions, death is accepted as a natural end of life and a point of transition into the unknown. In this paper, I reflect from my personal experience as both a survivor of a Near-Death Experience (NDE) and as a theologian doing pastoral care and counseling. NDEs foster an internal sense of connection to the divine and to something greater or higher than the self which I call the “Spirituality of Death.”
Remembering Women Scientists: The Case for Proactively Documenting Women in Science
Authors: Anderson Bethany G. , Allen Wilson Kristen
Published: October 2022

Women scientists have long been underrepresented in histories of mainstream science and in archives and museums. Using a lecture series as a well-known model for engagement, this article explores implementing a proactive method for documenting and preserving a record of women scientists’ research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Envisioned broadly as a public history and documentation initiative, the Women in Science Lecture Series seeks to highlight the work of women scientists, generate conversations about documenting women in science, and promote the University of Illinois Archives as a repository well-suited to house the records of women scientists. The authors argue that taking more public and proactive measures is vital for capturing women scientists’ research and experiences and for promoting cultural heritage institutions as places where their stories and records are valued and belong.
Robotic Aortic Valve Replacement Using the Intuity Bioprosthesis Through a Right Lateral Approach
Authors: Pereda Daniel , Sandoval Elena , Blanco Oscar , Pruna Robert
Published: October 2022

Robotic technology offers excellent visualization and surgical precision but has not been established for aortic valve surgery. We present the first 2 cases of patients with severe aortic stenosis who underwent successful robotic aortic valve replacement using a lateral approach and the Edwards Intuity® rapid-deployment bioprosthesis. Postoperative recovery was excellent, and both patients were discharged home on the fourth postoperative day. We believe this approach is valuable for robotic aortic valve replacement and may help to finally bridge the gap into routine clinical use, becoming a valuable option for the surgical treatment of the aortic valve in selected patients.
Physician Attitudes on the Status, Value, and Future of Board Certification in Lifestyle Medicine
Authors: Rosenfeld Richard M.
Published: October 2022

Objective: To assess physician attitudes on the status, value, and future of board certification in lifestyle medicine (LM). Study design: Cross-sectional survey of physician members of the American College of LM. Methods: A 49-item, web-based survey with a 5-point Likert response scale. Results: The 351 respondents did not differ significantly from the eligible sample of 6334 members regarding gender (68% female), country of residence (88% U.S), or census region, but did include more ABLM diplomates (63% vs 22%). Certification by ABLM was considered a source of personal pride (95% agree or strongly agree) that could help in marketing clinical services (85%) and potentially increase job opportunities (60%). Certification by ABLM is sufficient for certification needs (67%), but there was interest (65%) in LM becoming a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) as an aspirational goal (48%). Few respondents (22%) practiced intensive therapeutic lifestyle change (ITLC) even though most (57%) considered it an essential aspect of LM. There was agreement (94%) that LM is essential to mainstream medicine. Conclusion: Survey respondents, regardless of certification status, agreed that becoming an ABLM diplomate both meets their certifying needs and offers substantial benefits, with the caveat that ABMS recognition is an aspirational goal.
Social Media For Consumer Engagement: Co-Creating Guidance for Hospitals, Service Providers and Consumers
Authors: Walsh Louisa , Hyett Nerida , Hewson Dean , Howley Jayne , Juniper Nicole , Li Chi , MacLeod-Smith Belinda , Rodier Sophie , Hill Sophie
Published: October 2022

There has been interest in using social media for consumer engagement in hospitals, particularly for service design and quality improvement, but services have identified a need for guidance. This article outlines the methods used to involve stakeholders in the development of a guide for the use of social media as a consumer engagement tool for Australian public hospitals, and describes the changes to the guide and implementation findings that resulted from stakeholder involvement. The development of the guide involved cycles of two interrelated methods – (1) small group co-creation involving three hospital consumer representatives, three service provider representatives and three academics gathering and analysing data, and integrating findings into the development of the guide; and (2) a consultation with eighteen hospital stakeholders who provided feedback on versions of the guide throughout its development. Participants were encouraged to use their experience as service providers and consumers to reflect broadly on how the content and design of the guide could support social media-based consumer engagement within their particular setting. The co-creation and consultation methods led to four main feedback themes: (1) Enhancing usability is critical for guidance resources; (2) Executive support and teamwork are essential for implementation; (3) Start small and build experience and knowledge over time; and (4) Thinking about new methods brings up questions around existing practice. Involving stakeholders in the design process through co-creation and consultation methods led to critical changes to the guide, enhancing its usability and creating a focus in the guide on building organisational and individual capacity around service design and improvement. Involving stakeholders in the development of the guide also allowed us to translate existing research knowledge into practical implementation strategies and tools, and may increase the likelihood of the guide being used by hospitals, providers and consumers.
Purification or Pollution? The Debate over ‘Workplace Spirituality’
Authors: Watts Galen , Houtman Dick
Published: October 2022

The commentary on ‘workplace spirituality’ is deeply polarized. Among advocates, the integration of spirituality and work is hailed as the ultimate cure-all for the problems facing the modern work organization. Conversely, critics see it as yet another form of capitalist appropriation. This article advances a neo-Durkheimian cultural sociological analysis of these polarized responses. Proponents espouse a schema of purification, which holds that once the moral pollutions of bureaucracy and rationalization are excised from the workplace, the spheres of spirituality and work will be integrated, which will lead to the sacralization of the latter by the former. This is assumed to end the compartmentalization of workers’ professional lives and to imbue their workplaces with ethicality and existential meaning. By contrast, critics espouse a schema of pollution, which holds that any attempt to integrate spirituality and work is doomed to failure under capitalist conditions, for it will result in workers’ spiritual lives suffering from alienation, instrumentalization, and commodification, and their work being oppressive, manipulative, and inhuman. We conclude with a reflection on the implications our analysis holds for future research on ‘workplace spirituality’.
Use of the duplication range concept for understanding morphology and predicting prognosis in thumb polydactyly
Authors: Saito Susumu , Makino Aiko , Yamanaka Hiroki , Tsuge Itaru , Morimoto Naoki
Published: October 2022

This study systematically and comprehensively analysed 129 thumb polydactylies in 122 patients using a duplicating range concept based on the level of skin and skeletal bifurcation. Numerical levels were defined along the longitudinal axis of the ulnar thumb duplicate from distal to proximal: level 0 (thumb tip) to level 6 (carpometacarpal joint). The relationships between duplication range and morphological parameters were evaluated. Nail asymmetry was associated with skin bifurcation levels 0 to 2. Proximal phalangeal asymmetry and interphalangeal joint deviation, associated with skin bifurcation levels were assigned scores of 1 to 2.5 and 1 to 2, respectively. Metacarpophalangeal joint deviation had a bimodal distribution, at levels 1.5 and 4 of the longitudinal axes. Morphological similarity was found in patients with the same duplication range. The duplication range concept could potentially improve our understanding of morphology variation and predicting prognoses in thumb polydactyly.

Level of evidence: III
Evaluation of a convolutional neural network to identify scaphoid fractures on radiographs
Authors: Li Tao , Yin Yaobin , Yi Zhe , Guo Zhe , Guo Zhenlin , Chen Shanlin
Published: October 2022

This study aimed to develop and evaluate a convolutional neural network for identifying scaphoid fractures on radiographs. A dataset of 1918 wrist radiographs (600 patients) was taken from an orthopaedic referral centre between 2010 to 2020. A YOLOv3 and a MobileNetV3 convolutional neural network were trained for scaphoid detection and fracture classification, respectively. The diagnostic performance of the convolutional neural network was compared with the majority decision of four hand surgeons. The convolutional neural network achieved a sensitivity of 82% and specificity of 94%, with an area under the receiver operating characteristic of 92%, whereas the surgeons achieved a sensitivity of 76% and specificity of 96%. The comparison indicated that the convolutional neural network’s performance was similar to the majority vote of surgeons. It further revealed that convolutional neural network could be used in identifying scaphoid fractures on radiographs reliably, and has potential to achieve the expert-level performance.

Level of evidence: III
Outcomes of bipedicle V-Y ‘cup’ flap for repair of volar oblique fingertip amputations
Authors: Cevik Kadir , Arik Atilla , Eskandari Metin Manouchehr
Published: October 2022

We used bipedicle V-Y ‘cup’ flaps to reconstruct 13 consecutive volar oblique fingertip amputations encountered in a nearly 2-year period. All flaps survived completely with no bone protuberance, scarring or neuroma evident at the end of follow-up (mean, 7 months; range 4–13 months). Two of the 13 patients had moderate or severe tenderness, three had moderate or severe cold intolerance and two had noticeable hook nails. There were no significant (≥10°) flexion contracture in the interphalangeal joints. The mean static two-point discrimination score was 4 mm (range 3–6) and the modal Semmes–Weinstein monofilament test score was 3.6 g (range 3.2–4.2). All patients were satisfied with their surgical outcomes. The bipedicle V-Y ‘cup’ flap provides good results in terms of fingertip contour, padding and sensation, and has a low complication rate when used to treat volar oblique fingertip amputations.

Level of evidence: IV