bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Ontología del tiempo y problemas identitarios desde el ciberpunk/steampunk español: dos muestras
Authors: Calzón García José Antonio 
Published: December 2020

El artículo analiza el tratamiento de las ideas de tiempo e identidad en dos obras de la ciencia ficción española adscritas, en mayor o menor medida, a los subgéneros del steampunk y del ciberpunk: El mapa del tiempo de Félix J. Palma y Lágrimas en la lluvia de Rosa Montero, respectivamente. El objetivo, una vez repasados los conceptos teóricos fundamentales, es analizar de forma contrastiva las dos novelas, comprobando cómo los universos paralelos y los mundos virtuales constituyen herramientas narrativas que permiten conformar distintas metáforas en torno al tiempo y a la idea de yo a fin de propiciar la reflexión filosófica en el lector.
Nilai-nilai Pendidikan Islam Bagi Anak dalam Tradisi Basiru pada Kegiatan Khitanan
Authors: Heru Akhairuddin 
Published: December 2020

This study aims to describe the values ??of Islamic education for children in the local culture that still exists as an educational process in preserving the local culture of the Sekongkang community of West Sumbawa. The urgency of the basic tradition is carried out as a binding value in the Sekongkang community of West Sumbawa, where when another person provides help, that person must provide similar help without having to pay a wage. This is the case with circumcision activities carried out by the people of West Sumbawa in general. The author uses an interpretive approach with an ethnographic writing model. Ethnographic studies describe and interpret cultures, social groups, or systems. Several findings related to the value of education for children such as; Aqidah Educational Values, Character Education Values, Health Education Values??, and Sesks Educational Values. These values ??are instilled by parents to be understood and implemented by the child.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ROUTINE INFLAMMATORY MARKERS AND EJECTION FRACTION IN ELDERLY MEN WITH STABLE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Authors: COŞGUN Ayhan 
Published: December 2020

Purpose: New inflammatory markers have recently been proposed for chronic inflammatory diseases. Inflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of stable coronary artery disease(SCAD). The aim of our study was to evaluate hematological parameters in elderly male patients with SCAD.
Material and Methods: Between March 2015 and August 2019, 131 male patients over 65 years of age who had exertion angina for 3 months and had 3 vascular disease on coronary angiography and had an ejection fraction (EF) of less than 55% on transthoracic echocardiogram were included in the study group 1. A total of 117 male patients over 65 years of age who had exertion angina more than 3 months and 3-vessel disease on coronary angiography and whose EF was above 55% on transthoracic echocardiogram were included in the study. Data of elderly male patients were recorded from the patient files of the institution. The data of the two study groups were compared.
Results: In group 1, Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW), Mean Platelet Volume (MPV)/Platelet (P) and RDW/P values were significantly higher than group 2 (p
Mide Kanserli Hastalarda Preoperatif Serum CRP ve IL-6’nın Prognostik Değeri
Authors: ALTUN ÖZDEMİR Buket , KOÇER Havva Belma , BALCI Mustafa 
Published: December 2020

Amaç: İnterlökin-6 (IL-6) inflamasyon ve tümör oluşumunda anjiogenesiz yolaklarında rol oynar. C-reaktif protein (CRP) inflamasyon belirtecidir ve birçok kanserin progresyonuna eşlik etmektedir. Bu çalışmada, mide kanseri tanısı ile ameliyat edilen hastalarda preoperatif CRP ve IL-6 düzeylerinin prognoza etkisi araştırıldı.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Kliniğimizde mide kanseri tanısıyla elektif koşullarda ameliyat edilen 45 hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. Hastaların demografik, histopatolojik ve klinik özellikleri değerlendirildi. Preoperatif dönemde alınan kan örneklerinde CRP ve IL-6 düzeyleri çalışıldı.
Bulgular: IL-6 düzeyinin tanıdaki metastaz, mortalite ve CRP düzeyi ile anlamlı ilişkisi saptandı. CRP düzeyine etki eden faktörler ise, uzak metastaz, mortalite, CEA ve IL-6 olarak belirlendi. Multivaryant analizde CRP yüksekliğinin IL-6 düzeyini başka faktörlerden bağımsız olarak artırdığı saptandı. Hastalıksız sağkalımı etkileyen faktörler; CA 19-9, IL-6, CRP yüksekliği, kötü differensiyasyon, ileri tümör evresi, Lauren sınıflandırması, preoperatif metastaz varlığı olarak saptandı. IL-6, CRP, CEA yüksekliği, differensiyasyon, evre, duvar invazyon kalınlığı, Lauren sınıflamasında diffüz tip bulunması, lenfatik invazyon varlığı, preoperatif metastaz varlığı ve hastanın kemoterapi tedavisi alması toplam sağkalıma etki eden faktörler olarak saptandı. Nüks ve/veya metastaz gelişme riski; tanıda CRP değeri yüksek olan hastalarda 6.8 kat, hastalığa bağlı mortalite riski IL-6 değeri yüksek olan hastalarda 15.9 kat fazladır.
Sonuç: Mide kanserinde, preoperatif serum CRP ve IL-6 düzeylerinin ölçülmesi, hastalığın malignite potansiyelini ve progresyonunu yansıtır. Bu nedenle hastaların takibi ve tedaviye yanıtlarını monitörize etmede yararlı tümör belirteçleri olarak kullanılabilirler.
Surgical outcomes in elderly patients with obstructed colorectal cancer: Single center experience
Authors: DİKİCİER Enis , KAMBUROĞLU Muhammed , GÖNÜLLÜ Emre , AKDENİZ Yeşim , ÖZDEMİR Kayhan , MANTOĞLU Barış , KOÇER Havva , ÇELEBİ Fehmi 
Published: December 2020

Aim: Colorectal cancer is the most common cause of large bowel ob-struction in elderly. The aim of this study is to compare the clinical findings and perioperative outcomes of elder and younger colorectal cancer patients who were urgently operated for obstruction in our de-partment.
Material and Method: The files of patients who underwent emergency surgery for acute mechanical bowel obstruction due to colorectal cancer between January 2015 and December 2019 at the Sakarya University School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery were retrospective-ly reviewed.
Results: A total of 187 patients who had emergency operation due to colorectal cancer-related obstruction in a 5-year period were included. 55.6% (n = 104) were over the age of 65, 46.4% (n = 83) were under the age of 65. ASA scores, tumor localization, and mean total hospital stay, duration of intensive care were statistically different between the two groups (p
Gearing up for the Future: Mitigating Dysregulated Inflammation in Aging and Facets of Obesity
Authors: Xu Weili , Larbi Anis 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
A 20% global increase in the number of obese individuals is likely to occur by 2030. Projections for the US alone suggest that 85% of the population may be overweight or obese by 2030. This is a worrying trend, as obese individuals exhibit many symptoms of metabolic syndrome (MS). In the first section of this review, we cover recent literature describing how obesity and aging have a similar impact on the immune system by contributing to chronic low-grade inflammation. In the second section, we describe potential interventions that could mitigate physiological changes associated with obesity and aging, and discuss future studies that would be necessary to elucidate the impact of obesity on immunity and metabolic health in order to further the advancement of precision medicine.
Reinventing ourselves: new and emerging roles of academic librarians in Canadian research-intensive universities
Authors: Ducas Ada , Michaud-Oystryk Nicole , Speare Marie 
Published: December 2020

The academic library profession is being redefined by the shifting research and scholarly landscape, the transformation in higher education, and advances in technology.A survey of librarians working in Canada’s research-intensive universities was conducted to explore new and emerging roles. This study focuses on librarians’ activities in: Research Support, Teaching and Learning, Digital Scholarship, User Experience, and Scholarly Communication. It addresses the scope and nature of the new roles, the skills required to provide new services, and the confidence librarians have in their abilities to perform the new roles. It also reports on librarians’ job satisfaction and their perceived impact on the academic enterprise.
Latissimus Dorsi Myotendinous Repair with Allograft Hamstring Tendon Graft Augmentation
Authors: Lo Eddie Y. , Strage Katya , Rizkalla James , Majekodunmi Temilola , Krishnan Sumant G. 
Published: December 2020

Case:
A 30-year-old male weightlifter presented after suffering a myotendinous rupture of his latissimus dorsi from heavy weightlifting. Latissimus dorsi injuries are rare, with little to no documented technique in the literature on management, particularly of ruptures through the myotendinous junction of the anatomical muscle. This case report describes the surgical technique, approach, and postoperative management of an acutely avulsed latissimus dorsi using an allograft hamstring tendon to repair the myotendinous junction.

Conclusion:
Allograft hamstring tendon graft augmentation is a viable repair option for patients with latissimus dorsi myotendinous rupture.
Novel Technique for Osteosynthesis of Tongue-Type Calcaneus Fractures in Osteoporotic Bone
Authors: Yu Henry H. , Ardavanis Kyle S. , Durso Joseph T. , Garries Matthew P. , Erard Uma E. 
Published: December 2020

Case:
A 75-year-old woman with osteoporosis sustained a low-energy mechanism tongue-type calcaneus fracture. Index surgical fixation with conventionally described cannulated screws was complicated by early screw pull-out despite concomitant Achilles lengthening procedure. Using a novel technique, revision fixation was performed using a 5.0-mm condyle bolt from a retrograde femoral nail system and 2 cannulated screws. She recovered uneventfully and demonstrated union at 7 months postoperatively.

Conclusion:
Osteosynthesis of tongue-type calcaneus fractures using a condyle bolt can be a practical and readily available solution for primary and revision scenarios in osteoporotic tongue-type calcaneus fractures.
Strauch-Pfingstrosen: Geschichte – Botanik – Artenschutz
Authors: Burkhardt Carsten , Kiehn Michael 
Published: December 2020

Die Kulturgeschichte der Strauch-Pfingstrosen (Paeonia sect. Moutan, inkl. sect. Delavayanae) in China kann fast 2000 Jahre zurückverfolgt werden. Strauch-Pfingstrosen wurden zunächst für medizinische, ab spätestens 400 n. Chr. aber auch für gärtnerische Zwecke verwendet. Die ersten Strauch-Paeonien, die nach Europa gelangten, waren Kultivare. Diese Pflanzen wurden wissenschaftlich beschrieben und benannt. Mit der Entdeckung von Strauch-Pfingstrosen an natürlichen Standorten entstand Verwirrung über den Status einzelner Individuen und zahlreicher benannter Taxa. Häufig war (und ist) unklar, ob es sich um Arten oder um Hybriden handelt. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird der aktuelle Wissensstand über Taxonomie und Verwandtschaftsbeziehungen innerhalb der Strauch-Pfingstrosen zusammengefasst. Ein zweiter Teil des Artikels beschäftigt sich mit Bestrebungen, die genetische Vielfalt der Strauch-Pfingstrosen in einem internationalen Schutzprojekt zu bewahren und berichtet über eine demnächst stattfindende Konferenz zum Thema „Strauch-Pfingstrosen“.
Fritz Müller - für Darwin in Brasilien
Authors: Schneckenburger Stefan 
Published: December 2020

Fritz Müller war einer der großen Biologen des 19. Jh. Er wanderte nach Brasilien aus und lebte in der deutschen Kolonie Blumenau. Durch genaue Beobachtungen erkannte er die Beziehung zwischen Ameisen und Cecropia. Er formulierte ein „Biogenetisches Grundgesetz“. Nach ihm ist die Müllersche Mimikry benannt. Sein Leben und Werk sowie die Beziehungen zu Darwin werden vorgestellt.
Schwarzes Bilsenkraut (Hyoscyamus niger): Giftpflanze, Arznei- und Hexenkraut
Authors: Unterladstetter Volker 
Published: December 2020

Das Schwarze Bilsenkraut stammt aus dem Mittelmeergebiet, ist bei uns aber eingebürgert. Als Vertreter der Nachtschattengewächse ist es stark giftig und kann Halluzinationen verursachen. Es wurde früher auch Bier zugegeben. Biologie, Standorte, Giftigkeit und Verwendung werden vorgestellt. Merkmale von drei Varietäten von Hyoscyamus niger, H. aureus und H. albus sind vergleichend als Bestimmungshilfe zusammengestellt.
ANÁLISE DE VIABILIDADE DO USO DE CONTAINER NA CONSTRUÇÃO CIVIL: Estudo de caso para edificações residenciais populares.
Authors: Carvalho Gabriel Maciel , De Santana Claudemir Gomes , Lisboa Danielle Cristina dos Santos , Rocha Lucas Nadler , Muller Renata Medeiros Lobo 
Published: December 2020

Com o forte crescimento populacional e a necessidade cada vez maior da construção de moradias, casas feitas com container estão se tornando uma grande tendência em todo o mundo. Com base nisso, este trabalho analisará a viabilidade do uso de container na construção civil para edificações residenciais populares. O levantamento de dados obtidos foi fundamentado nas construções do programa Minha Casa Minha Vida, onde foi desenvolvido um projeto baseado nas normas técnicas NBR 13532:1995 e NBR 15575:2013 para a elaboração de projetos e edificações. Utilizou-se também as normas NBR 13969:1997, NBR 72229:1993 e NBR 8160:1999 para elaboração do projeto sanitário. O projeto hidráulico baseou-se na NBR 5626:1998 e para a constituição do projeto elétrico, utilizou-se a NBR 5410:2004. Realizou-se um orçamento comparativo da construção com contêiner versus a construção com alvenaria convencional. Com os resultados obtidos, pode-se observar que a construção com contêiner é bem mais viável, podendo ser aplicada em construções de casas populares.
OPTIMIZATION OF CASCADE REFRIGERATION SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE LOWER TEMPERATURES
Authors: Mendonça Andrew Raphael Santos Conceição , Almeida Francisco Souza , Duarte Luiz Gustavo da Cruz , Almeida Antonio Gabriel Souza 
Published: December 2020

Achieve ultra-low temperatures is usually possible due to the use of cascade configurations refrigeration systems. Commonly, the observed results do not match the expected theoretical predictions. Therefore, in order to increase thermal efficiency and reach lower temperatures, adjustments and modifications in mechanical components of refrigeration system, in refrigerant fluids charges, and in general parts arrangement can be done. The system presented herein features a cascade configuration that uses R-404a and R-508b, and was previously able to reach -70°C. This study investigates the impact of optimization changes made in this existing cascade system, regarding the use of a more powerful compressor, in order to achieve -86°C inside the freezer. A series of tests was conducted for each one of the changes, and this paper presents the complete methodology used, as well as the results found. As we will be able to notice, the results did not match the expected temperature, but contributed to the evolution of the experiment.
Pattern and Age Distribution of COVID-19 on Pulmonary Computed Tomography
Authors: Sultan Omar Muayad , Alghazali Dhia Mahdey , Al-Tameemi Haider , Abed Mohammed , Hawiji Dhaffer Abdullah , Abu Ghniem Muthana Naser , Al-Obaidi Laith , Abedtwfeq Raad Hefdhi 
Published: December 2020

Background:
COVID-19 has emerged recently and become of global concern. Computed tomography (CT)
plays a vital role in the diagnosis.

Objectives:
To characterize the pulmonary CT changes and distributions of COVID-19 infection in regard to
different age groups.

Methods:
Chest CT scan of 104 symptomatic patients with COVID-19 infection, from 7 Iraqi isolation
centers were retrospectively analyzed between March 10th and April 5th, 2020. Patients were sub-classified
according to their ages to three groups (young adult:20-39years, middle age:40-59years and old age:60-
90years).

Results:
The most common findings were ground-glass opacities (GGO) (92.3%, followed by consolidation
(27.9%), bronchovascular thickening (15.4%), and crazy-paving (12.5%). Less commonly,
there were tree-in-bud (6.7%), pulmonary nodules (5.8%), bronchiectasis (3.8%), pleural effusion
(1.9%), and cavitation (1%). There were no hallo signs, reversed hallo signs, and mediastinal
lymphadenopathy. Pulmonary changes were unilateral in 16.7% and bilateral in 83.3%, central in
14.6%, peripheral in 57.3%, and diffuse (central and peripheral) in 28.1%. Most cases showed multi-
lobar changes (70.8%), while the lower lobe was more commonly involved (17.7%) than the middle
lobe/lingula (8.3%) and upper lobe (3.1%). In unilateral involvement, changes were more on
the right (68.8%) than the left (31.2%) side. Compared with middle and old age groups, young
adult patients showed significantly lesser frequency of consolidation (17% vs. 13.3% and 37%), diffuse
changes 28.1% (14.2% vs. 35.3% and 40.5%), bilateral disease (71.4% vs. 94.1% and 85.2%),
and multi-lobar involvement (51.4% vs. 82.4% and 81.4%) respectively.

Conclusion:
Bilateral and peripheral GGO were the most frequent findings with the right and lower
lobar predilection. The pattern and the distribution of CT changes seem to be age-specific.
Asphalt Binder Performance Grading for the Republic of Yemen Based on Superpave Asphalt Mix-Design
Authors: Ali Hussain Ghassan M. , Abdulaziz Mohammed A.G. , Xiang Zheng N. , Al-Hammadi Mohammed A. 
Published: December 2020

Background:

The asphalt binder is considered a temperature-sensitive viscoelastic material. Temperature can cause some common distress of asphalt pavement, such as rutting (permanent deformation), which correlated with high-temperature environments, and thermal cracking, which correlated with low-temperature environments.

Objective:
This study aimed to establish asphalt binder Performance Grades (PGs) in the Yemeni region to ensure that the asphalt pavement design can effectively resist the distresses of rutting and cracking that occurred due to seasonal temperature changes.

Methods:
In order to determine the performance grades, the temperature zoning was performed by obtaining the last 10 years temperature data of 19 cities in Yemen gathered by the Yemeni Meteorological Authority. The collected data were analyzed based on the trend and statistical reliability. Three air-pavement temperature prediction models of Superpave, LTPP, and Oman model were used to predict air pavement temperatures. The local performance grades were computed using reliability levels of 50% and 98%. Since the dependent variables of latitude in the Superpave equation can more reflect the geographical locations of Yemeni regions rather than the other models, this study strongly approved the SHARP Superpave model to be used to determine the performance grades.

Results:
Based on the Superpave model with reliability analyses, performance grade maps were drawn. The most common performance grades recommended in this study for low traffic volume roads were PG64-10, and PG52-10.

Conclusion:

The findings of this study are highly significant and provide valuable decision support for pavement management and improve the transportation system in the Republic of Yemen.
Are Dental Students Aware of and Knowledgeable about COVID-19? A Questionnaire-based Investigation
Authors: Bennardo Francesco , Buffone Caterina , Fortunato Leonzio , Giudice Amerigo 
Published: December 2020

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a major global concern.

Objective:This study aims to evaluate the knowledge of dental students toward COVID-19 in a context of a health emergency.

Methods:A questionnaire-based survey was drawn up in an online form, to investigate knowledge and awareness level about COVID-19 among dental students at Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Italy. The questionnaire contained socio-demographic questions and 12 questions about definition, contagiousness, symptoms, incubation, source of infection, routes of transmission, treatment and infection control practices related to COVID-19.

Results:72 dental students responded to the questionnaire-based survey. The participants had 87.6% of the essential knowledge about COVID-19 and 56.9% of the participants had also already heard about similar respiratory diseases. However, only 50% of the responders perceived a greater risk of contagion for dentists than other health professionals.

Conclusion: Italian dental students had a good level of awareness of COVID-19. The most positive attitude of participants was toward the period of incubation, route of transmission and treatment. The COVID-19 outbreak reminded us the importance of knowledge on cross-infection control. It is essential to further sensitize future dentists to not underestimate the risk of exposure to the virus in dentistry.
Combined Influence of Chitosan and Calcium Chloride on Fusarium Dry Rot Disease Under Field Conditions
Authors: Mohammed Sabah R. , Eskov Ivan D. , Zeitar Elsayed M. 
Published: December 2020

Background:
Fusarium dry rot disease caused by Fusarium sambucinum Fuckel (F. sambucinum) can infect the potato tubers in the field and during storage. Yield losses by F. sambucinum reach 60%. Traditional methods to control Fusarium dry rot are fungicides application, which led to developing many isolates resistant to these fungicides.

Objective:
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of calcium chloride (CaCl2) and chitosan, alone or in combination, on plant development, tuber yield, and Fusarium dry rot disease incidence under field conditions.

Methods:
Soil inoculated with F. sambucinum before planting. We treated the seed tubers with CaCl2 (0.5 or 1%), chitosan 0.5%, or both. The foliage was sprayed twice with CaCl2 (0.5 or 1%), 0.1% chitosan, or both. During the vegetation period, growth parameters, such as germination (%), plant height (cm), and branches number per plant, were measured. At harvest, we calculated the total and the marketable number of tubers and tuber yield. In addition, during storage, we assessed the incidence of Fusarium dry rot disease on tubers.

Results:
Results revealed that combined pre-planting application with 1% CaCl2 and 0.5% chitosan with 2 hours intervals, then spraying foliar with 1% CaCl2 and 0.1% chitosan twice with ten days intervals starting at 40 days after planting resulted in: a) increasing the germination, enhancing the growth parameters such as plant height and branches number per plant; b) enhancing the marketable tuber yield by 75.2 and 97.6% in Sante and Kolobok varieties, respectively; c) reducing Fusarium dry rot disease incidence by 61.9-72.7%.

Conclusion:
The work highlighted that the combined pre-planting and foliar application of CaCl2 and chitosan might be recommended for potato producers to reduce the incidence of Fusarium dry rot disease and augment yields.
Reading and (Re)Writing the Auctores: Poliziano and the Ancient Roman Miscellany
Authors: DiGiulio Scott 
Published: December 2020

This essay examins the influence of Aulus Gellius' Noctes Atticae (2nd c. CE) on Angelo Poliziano's Miscellaneorum centuria prima (1489); in particular, it reconsiders that manner in which the aesthetics of varietas are deployed in each as part of the broader literary program. First, by exploring ideas of auctoritas, this essay suggests that Gellius' own preferred categories influenced Poliziano's sense of the canon and contributed to the development of his own authoritative persona throughouth Preface of the centuria prima. Second, in examining the ways in which both authors describe their use of literary diversity, it becomes increasingly evident that both see their prose works as operating within a broader aesthetic of variety. After illustrating how both authors articulate these values, the essay concludes by examining two sets of chapters in the Centuria prima in which variety is put to use for didactic purpose, in a manner similar to the Noctes Atticae. While the influence of Gellius has long been acknowledged, including by Poliziano himself, this essay offers a reading of each author that reveals additional literary purpose underlying their use of the aesthetics of variety.