bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Jean Renaudie en Vaudreuil (1967-1968): grafismo abstracto y morfología paisajística de un urbanismo utópico
Authors: Moreno Moreno María Pura 
Published: November 2020

<p>Este artículo examina los dibujos de Jean Renaudie para la nueva ciudad de Vaudreuil (1967-1968). El análisis de su estructura, su cromatismo y su formalidad, situará aquel conjunto de croquis como el punto de inflexión hacia la fusión de arquitectura y urbanismo en un marco teórico único. El desarrollo abordará el propósito de Renaudie de expresar la complejidad y el deseo de cohesión social, en un grafismo dispuesto a exponer su idea de “la ville est une combinatoire” frente al zonning funcionalista de la Carta de Atenas, fuertemente criticado por su generación. El objetivo será demostrar si aquella abstracción gráfica sugería ese “espacio absolutamente otro”, capaz de alojar la nueva sociedad por la que abogaba la teoría social de sus referentes intelectuales -Althusser, Foucault, Lévy Strauss, Lefebvre, Marcuse-. Y si, a su vez, supuso el germen de materializaciones posteriores como las desarrolladas en los conjuntos urbanos de Ivry-sur-Seine, Givors o Saint Martin d’Hères.<em></em></p>
“Nuevos arquitectos, mismos albañiles”. Trasvase de conocimientos y sincretismo en cuatro portadas platerescas del sur y centro de Jalisco, México
Authors: González Rizo Jesús Erick 
Published: November 2020

<p class="normal">A lo largo de los siglos XVI y XVII los indios cocas y sayultecas del centro y sur de Jalisco, experimentaron, como otras sociedades mesoamericanas, un profundo proceso de transformación a raíz de la evangelización. Los testimonios de esta época son pocos, y menos arquitectónicos; en la región, a diferencia de otras áreas como el Centro del México, hay pocos elementos diagnósticos del estilo Plateresco. En este trabajo analizamos cinco ejemplos inéditos mediante analogías, iconografía, fuentes documentales y anastilosis virtual, en las localidades de Mezcala, Teocuitatlán, Amacueca y Santa Cruz. En algunos de los casos de estudio, inclusive, es patente el proceso de prueba y error, típico de una etapa de aprendizaje y transmisión de conocimientos entre los europeos y los nativos. Aparte de ello, podemos apreciar en las capillas de la región una abundante repertorio de representaciones iconográficas de tipo <em>tequitqui </em>o arte indocristiano que reflejan la continuidad cultural indígena. </p>
Ideas and perspectives: enhancing the impact of the FLUXNET network of eddy covariance sites
Authors: Papale Dario 
Published: November 2020

Abstract. In the last 20 years, the FLUXNET network provided unique
measurements of CO2, energy and other greenhouse gas exchanges between
ecosystems and atmosphere measured with the eddy covariance technique. These
data have been widely used in different and heterogeneous applications, and
FLUXNET became a reference source of information not only for ecological
studies but also in modeling and remote sensing applications. The data are, in general, collected, processed and shared by regional networks or by single
sites, and for this reason it is difficult for users interested in analyses
involving multiple sites to easily access a coherent and standardized
dataset. For this reason, periodic FLUXNET collections have been released in
the last 15 years, every 5 to 10 years, with data standardized and shared
under the same data use policy. However, the new tools available for data
analysis and the need to constantly monitor the relations between ecosystem
behavior and climate change require a reorganization of FLUXNET in order
to increase the data interoperability, reduce the delay in the data sharing
and facilitate the data use, all this while keeping in mind the great effort made
by the site teams to collect these unique data and respecting the different
regional and national network organizations and data policies. Here a
proposal for a new organization of FLUXNET is presented with the aim of
stimulating a discussion for the needed developments. In this new scheme, the
regional and national networks become the pillars of the global initiative,
organizing clusters and becoming responsible for the processing, preparation
and distribution of datasets that users will be able to access in real time and
with a machine-to-machine tool, obtaining always the most updated collection
possible but keeping a high standardization and common data policy. This will
also lead to an increase in the FAIRness (Findability, Accessibility,
Interoperability and Reusability) of the FLUXNET data that will ensure a
larger impact of the unique data produced and a proper data management and
traceability.
Ignacio Ellacuría y la "civilización de la pobreza". Apuntes para el siglo XXI
Authors: Sermeño Quezada Ángel 
Published: November 2020

This article offers a reconstruction of the category of "civilization of poverty" in the thought of Ignacio Ellacuría. For such category, we understand the proposal of the construction of a global arder of human cohabitation that emerges in opposition and as a response to the serious civilizatory crisis we currently suffer. If thirty years ago, the emergence of such crisis was evident. now it is impossible not to recognize that we live in times that face us with complex challenges of all sorts: financial economic, environmental climatic, food-related, demographical, energetic etc. Thus with such a notion Ellacuría already underscored the urgent need of constructing a radically different future for humanity. In his conception of civilization of poverty, Ellacuría insisted in searching for a way of establishing a viable system of life, characterized by articulating an appropriate link between humankind and nature, Thus, the new axis of articulation of the notion of civilization would be the intimate connection between civilization and sustainability. Achieving this ecological sustainable balance is not an easy task and, for Ellacuría, its viability starts with a radical critique of the current capitalist civilizatory model.
Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 155, 2020: 87-104
The times they are a-changin’: The evolution of prostate cancer screening practices and beliefs among primary care physicians in Victoria, British Columbia
Authors: Spooner Jesse , Birk Manjot , Espionsa Victor , Hoag Nathan 
Published: November 2020

Introduction: Prostate cancer screening practices remain controversial among primary care practitioners (PCPs). Inconsistent guidelines and publication of large prostate cancer screening trials have failed to provide definitive guidance. This study investigates the evolution of prostate cancer screening practices and beliefs over 12 years, in Victoria, British Columbia.
Methods: Questionnaires were delivered to 119 randomly selected PCPs in 2019. Descriptive analysis together with exploratory graphs and Pearson Chi-squared test for independence was calculated. The 2008 data was compared by determining if their value fell within the 2019 data’s 95% confidence interval.
Results: Response rate was 69.8% (83/119); 30.1% of PCPs reported regularly screening asymptomatic men with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and 37.3% reported regularly performing digital rectal exam (DRE). The combination of PSA and DRE was the most commonly used (48.2 %) screening modality. Most (73.5%) reported that guidelines influence their screening practices, with the most popular choice being those published by The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTF) (32.5%).
Conclusions: The results demonstrate a movement away from prostate cancer screening among PCPs when compared to 2008. PCPs believe that DRE and PSA are less valuable as screening tools and that there is insufficient evidence to support their use. The most used initial screening modality was the combination of PSA/DRE, however, we found a decrease in their use between the two study periods. Clinical guidelines continue to influence PCPs screening practices, but the shift of more PCPs following the CTF guidelines since 2008 has likely led to the reciprocal decrease in prostate cancer screening.
Oncological outcomes in the management of cT1-T2 cN0 penile squamous cell carcinoma
Authors: Garisto Juan , Nayan Madhur , Fadaak Kamel , Li Kathy , Pandya Advait , Leao Ricardo , Chung Peter , Shridar Srikala S. , Helou Joelle , Kulkarni Girish S. 
Published: November 2020

Introduction: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the penis is a rare disease comprising 1% of all male cancer. Options for the management of cT1-T2 cN0 penile SCC include partial penectomy (PP), considered the standard, and brachytherapy (BT), which offers acceptable local disease control and organ preservation. The purpose of our study was to assess and describe the oncological outcome for both treatments in a tertiary care center.
Methods: We performed a contemporary retrospective study of patients with early-stage penile cancer treated surgically or by BT at a tertiary center between 2000 and 2016. Demographic, management, and followup data were obtained from an institutional database. Descriptive statistics and survival analysis using Kaplan-Meier plots were calculated. Local and regional recurrences were compared in both groups (BT vs. PP).
Results: A total of 51 patients with cT1-T2N0 penile SCC treated with BT (35) and PP (16) were analyzed. Median followup was 37.1 (13.9–68) and 25.4 months (18–52.3) for the BT and PP group, respectively. Recurrence developed in seven (20%) patients treated with BT. Median time to recurrence was 35.2 months (range 2.9–95.8). No recurrences were reported in patients treated with PP. Forty-four (86.2%) patients were alive with no evidence of disease at the last followup. Overall survival was 62.7%. Complications after primary tumor treatment were urethral stenosis (15.7%), penile necrosis (7.8%), and local infection (2%).
Conclusions: PP provides acceptable local control with organ preservation in early-stage penile SCC. BT was able to offer organ preservation in 69% of men. Future prospective studies are needed to compare other organ-conserving treatment modalities with PP.
Canadian trends in testosterone therapy
Authors: Ory Jesse , White Joshua Theodore , Moore Jonathan , Grantmyre John 
Published: November 2020

Introduction: Rates of testosterone therapy (TT) prescribing dropped dramatically following the FDA and Health Canada warning regarding potential cardiovascular morbidity in 2014. Since then, prescription rates appear to be increasing in the U.S., however, data on TT use in Canada is lacking. Current database studies suffer from incomplete prescription capture, lack of information on continued use, and confounding from concurrent population growth. Nova Scotia (NS) is a Canadian province with minimal population growth over the past decade. NS tracks every testosterone prescription and refill through their prescription monitoring program (NSPMP). All testosterone prescriptions must be written on triplicate forms, allowing for comprehensive tracking. The purpose of this study is to describe the long-term prescription trends of testosterone in a mid-sized Canadian province, using a database that captures 100% of all TT prescriptions written and filled.
Methods: Data were extracted from the NSPMP database on all prescriptions and prescription refills of androgens for men over 18 years of age from 2007–2019. Population statistics were gained using publicly available data from Statistics Canada. Analysis of patterns on individual years and over time were examined for number of patients, prescriptions, and prescribers, as well as formulation.
Results: The male population of Nova Scotia remained relatively stable throughout the study period (2007: 455 064; 2019: 475 478; population increase of 4.3%). A total of 7883 men (1.7% of the male population) received a prescription for TT during the study period; 1673 men received only one prescription in the entire study period and 5446 men remained on TT for longer than six months. Of the 1730 men under 45 who were prescribed TT, 75% (n=1298) of them stayed on it for more than six months; 1856 men (24%) switched the type of testosterone they were on during the study period. The number of men receiving TT yearly increased by 98%, from 1235 in 2007 to 2448 in 2019. The number of men receiving TT plateaued in 2014, except for men under age 35, in whom it has steadily increased every year since 2007. Interestingly, primary care providers (PCPs) wrote 92% of all prescriptions on average (interquartile range 90–93).
Conclusions: In a mid-sized Canadian province with stable population growth, prescriptions of testosterone increased until 2014, and then either stabilized or decreased. TT prescriptions in young men have continued to increase yearly. Injectable and gel-based formulations have increased in popularity over the past decade. Future efforts to educate prescribers, especially surrounding the effects on fertility in young men, should be largely focused on PCPs.
Use and effectiveness of dapagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a multicenter retrospective study in Taiwan
Authors: Chen Jung-Fu , Peng Yun-Shing , Chen Chung-Sen , Tseng Chin-Hsiao , Chen Pei-Chi , Lee Ting-I , Lu Yung-Chuan , Yang Yi-Sun , Lin Ching-Ling , Hung Yi-Jen , Chen Szu-Ta , Lu Chieh-Hsiang , Yang Chwen-Yi , Chen Ching-Chu , Lee Chun-Chuan , Hsiao Pi-Jung , Jiang Ju-Ying , Tu Shih-Te 
Published: November 2020

Aims/Introduction
To investigate the clinical outcomes of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who initiated dapagliflozin in real-world practice in Taiwan.

Materials and Methods
In this multicenter retrospective study, adult patients with T2DM who initiated dapagliflozin after May 1st 2016 either as add-on or switch therapy were included. Changes in clinical and laboratory parameters were evaluated at 3 and 6 months. Baseline factors associated with dapagliflozin response in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) were analyzed by univariate and multivariate logistic regression.

Results
A total of 1,960 patients were eligible. At 6 months, significant changes were observed: HbA1c by −0.73% (95% confidence interval [CI] −0.80, −0.67), body weight was -1.61 kg (95% CI −1.79, −1.42), and systolic/diastolic blood pressure by −3.6/−1.4 mmHg. Add-on dapagliflozin showed significantly greater HbA1c reduction (−0.82%) than switched therapy (−0.66%) (p = 0.002). The proportion of patients achieving HbA1c <7% target increased from 6% at baseline to 19% at Month 6. Almost 80% of patients experienced at least 1% reduction in HbA1c, and 65% of patients showed both weight loss and reduction in HbA1c. Around 37% of patients had at least 3% weight loss. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated patients with higher baseline HbA1c and those who initiated dapagliflozin as add-on therapy were associated with a greater reduction in HbA1c.

Conclusions
In this real-world study with the highest patient number of Chinese population to date, the use of dapagliflozin was associated with significant improvement in glycemic control, body weight, and blood pressure in patients with T2DM. Initiating dapagliflozin as add-on therapy showed better glycemic control than as switch therapy.
Hypothyroidism and Platelet Parameter Evaluation
Authors: Shehata Fatma S. , Elraouf Yasser M. Abd , Serogy Hisham A. El , Mohamed Wael F. 
Published: November 2020

Aims: To evaluate the effect of subclinical and overt hypothyroidism on mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW).
Study Design: Cross sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: Outpatient Clinic of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology Unit in internal medicine department and clinical pathology, Tanta University, Egypt in a period between June 2018 to June 2019.
Methodology: We tested 250 subjects; 50 healthy control and 200 hypothyroid patients (all were female; age ≥18 years old age) without any medical history, then patients were subdivided into newly diagnosed group and another group on l-thyroxin treatment. Platelet parameters (MPV, PDW) were assessed in all of them.
Results: MPV & PDW is increasing in hypothyroid patients than control group (8.93 ± 0.62), more in overt group (10.88 ± 0.57) than subclinical group (10.02 ± 0.55). No significant reduction in MPV and PDW in patients on l-thyroxin treatment which suggest that l-thyroxin treatment couldn’t produce difference till patients reaching their target level being euthyroid.
Conclusion: We recommend the usefulness of MPV and PDW as inexpensive markers of platelet activation in diagnostic work-up of athero-thrombotic complications risk in patients with subclinical and overt hypothyroidism.
Perceptions of the Impact of Biogas: A Case Study from Pakistan’s Southern District Muzaffargarh
Authors: Zubair Muhammad , Imran Muhammad Sajid , Hussain Syed Bilal , Jamil Akash 
Published: November 2020

In the era when climate change is causing havoc on the health, economics, infrastructure and environment of the mankind, alternatives to fossil fuel energies being promoted. Renewable energy resources are more sustainable as compared to fossil fuels and have the potency to replace conventional and pollution inducing energy resources. Biogas an alternative green energy resource that generates energy from organic matter has been introduced in Pakistan. This energy resource has found to have a great potential and many initiatives of biogas has been initiated by the government and non-government organizations. The present study was designed in order to understand the level of awareness and preference of using biogas as an alternative energy resource for day to day household activities. The study involved a primary data collection from 10 villages in District Muzaffargarh. Data were gathered from 70 livestock farming households in the study sites using purposive sampling. Descriptive analysis was used in order to depict the status, level of utilization and preference of biogas over other conventional sources. It was observed that addition of a biogas among the already present fuel sources have divided the burden on solid biomass fuels. The empirical evidence displayed that the people experienced a cut in their expenses, smaller number of ailments has been registered since the use of this green energy. The study concluded that awareness and information regarding the biogas technology must be publicized in order to generate eminent profits.
Catalytic Activity of Ni, Co, Mo Supported Anodic Aluminum Oxide Nanocomposites
Authors: Xamidov Anvar , Hoshimov Farhodjon , Mamatkulov Shavkat , Butanov Khakimjan , Yunusov Mirakhmat , Ruzimuradov Olim 
Published: November 2020

Nanostructured catalysts based on porous aluminum oxide (PAO) and some 3d metals, such as: nickel, cobalt, and molybdenum, have been obtained by anodic oxidation and impregnation. The synthesis of porous aluminum oxide with a highly ordered pore structure with pore sizes of 50 nm and a thickness of 50 µm is carried out by the method of two-stage anodic oxidation. The catalysts are obtained by impregnation of 3d metals into nanosized pores of aluminum oxide. The obtained catalysts based on nickel and porous Al2O3 are studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDX). The results of SEM-EDX analysis shows that a spongy structure with filament sizes of 100 nanometers containing particles of 3d metals formed on the surface of the aluminum oxide matrix. The results are presented on the activity of nickel and heterogenic cobalt and molybdenum nanoparticles in the reaction of hydrogenation of hexene to hexane. The results show that the yield temperature of the hexane is decreased and the yield of hexane is observed at 200 °C with Ni/Al2O3 catalysts, and a similar yield of hexane mass is achieved at temperatures higher than 250 °C with Co-Mo/Al2O3 and traditional nickel catalysts on kieselguhr. Copyright © 2021 by Authors, Published by BCREC Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).
The case of a 69‐year‐old man with COVID‐19 and encephalopathy
Authors: Cline Trevor E. , Sangha Navdeep 
Published: November 2020

Summary of caseA 69‐year‐old man with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes presented to an outside hospital with altered mental status. He progressed from being argumentative to encephalopathic and agitated by the evening with urinary frequency, urinary urgency, nausea, and vomiting. His vital signs were normal, and he had no focal neurological deficits on presentation. He was generally encephalopathic, only groaning with no ability to follow commands. He was found to have diabetic ketoacidosis on initial labs. A left parietal hypodensity on CT Head was found, and he was positive for Sars‐COV‐2.
NIR Organic Dyes as Innovative Tools for Reprocessing/Recycling of Plastics: Benefits of the Photothermal Activation in the Near‐Infrared Range
Authors: Launay Valentin , Caron Aurore , Noirbent Guillaume , Gigmes Didier , Dumur Frédéric , Lalevée Jacques 
Published: November 2020

AbstractPhotoinduced thermal polymerization upon Near‐InfraRed (NIR) light has been recently reported in the literature as an efficient tool for polymer synthesis. In this work, a completely different approach is developed since polymeric materials containing a very low amount of a stimuli‐responsive compound are prepared by using a benchmark UV photoinitiator. As the stimuli‐responsive compound, an organic dye strongly absorbing in the near‐infrared region is selected. The heat released by its irradiation with an inexpensive and highly penetrating NIR light source allows the development of an unprecedented approach for reprocessing, reshaping, recycling, and self‐healing. Several parameters have been studied in order to determine their influence on the polymer temperature: the wavelength of the NIR irradiation, the irradiance of the NIR light source, the choice of heater (IR‐813 p‐toluenesulfonate or a squaraine dye), and the heater concentration. The thermoplastics bonding and debonding has also been studied and showed promising results since two pieces of polymers could be pasted together after a short time of NIR irradiation. Finally, self‐healing ability of the thermoplastic is investigated and furnished impressive results even for large scratches.
Facile Formation of Hierarchical Textures for Flexible, Translucent, and Durable Superhydrophobic Film
Authors: Dai Ziyi , Chen Ge , Ding Sen , Lin Jing , Li Shunbo , Xu Yi , Zhou Bingpu 
Published: November 2020

AbstractFlexible superhydrophobic surfaces have recently attracted extensive interest not only in the field of burgeoning flexible electronics, but also for the practicability toward various situations. Herein, a cost‐effective and environment‐friendly approach is demonstrated to realize the durable, flexible, and superhydrophobic film with optical transparency. Without sophisticated facilities, the essential hierarchical architecture to render a low‐adhesive surface is achieved via magnetic field‐assisted polydimethylsiloxane microcilia, followed with the swelling process to decorate nanoscaled particles with excellent robustness. This tight connection between the microcilia and decorated nanoparticles renders the mechanical robustness with resistance to ultrasonic treatment, sandpaper abrasion, and high‐speed water impact. The film further exhibits outstanding stabilities when exposed to organic contamination, hot water, and chemical corrosions. Water repellency is well preserved when the film is under various mechanical deformations including cyclic stretching, bending, and squeezing. For practical demonstrations, the film is applied as the protective film for touch screen owing to the intrinsic optical transmittance, or serves as the water‐proof covers for sorts of complex/curved surfaces. These stated features reveal the convincing potential of the methodology to be applied for the circumstances where simultaneous addressing of robustness, flexibility, and adaptability is highly appreciated.