bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
An overview of fishes of the Sundarbans, Bangladesh and their present conservation status
Authors: Habib Kazi Ahsan , Neogi Amit Kumer , Nahar Najmun , Oh Jina , Lee Youn-Ho , Kim Choong-Gon 
Published: January 2020

Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest of the world is located in Bangladesh and India. Studies done on the diversity of fish fauna in the Sundarbans mangrove forest of Bangladesh are sparse and patchy. Here we take the opportunity to provide an updated checklist of the fishes of the Sundarbans, Bangladesh based on primary and secondary data. Field surveys were undertaken in the aquatic habitat of Sundarbans core area along with its adjacent marine habitat from June 2015 to July 2017. Based on published information and primary observations the updated list of fishes covers a total of 322 species belonging to 217 genera, 96 families, and 22 orders. Additionally, four species of fishes, are newly reported in Bangladesh waters, viz., Mustelus mosis Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899; Lagocephalus guentheri Miranda Ribeiro, 1915; Carangoides hedlandensis Whitley, 1934; Uranoscopus cognatus Cantor, 1849. The global IUCN Red List status of each species has been enlisted. The updated checklist will constitute the reference inventory of fish biodiversity for the Sundarbans, a natural world heritage site.
A first record of oviposition of Common Onyx Horaga onyx Moore, 1857 (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Sri Lanka and its importance in conserving a highly threatened butterfly
Authors: Herath Chathura Udayanga , Gamage Pavan Bopitiya , Rupasinghe Iroshan , Kodikara Arachchi Moditha Hiranya 
Published: January 2020

Horaga onyx (Moore 1857) commonly known as Common Onyx or Blue Onyx is one of the rarest Lycaenid butterfly species found in Sri Lanka. Only a handful of sight records are there of this butterfly and much of the biology of this butterfly in Sri Lanka has not been studied. Here we report the first record of this species ovipositing in Sri Lanka and first record of its host plant, Macaranga indica.
Ultrasound‐Accelerated Thrombolysis and Venoplasty for the Treatment of the Postthrombotic Syndrome: Results of the ACCESS PTS Study
Authors: Garcia Mark J. , Sterling Keith M. , Kahn Susan R. , Comerota Anthony J. , Jaff Michael R. , Ouriel Kenneth , Weinberg Ido , Herman Kevin , Leung Daniel , Dexter David , Williams David , Gagne Paul , Razdan Rahul , Winokur Ronald , Dwivedi Amit , Sista Akhilesh , Butler Brett , Johnson David , Kim Paul , Davis Clifford , Feldtman Robert , Kee Stephen , Leon Luis , Mannava Krishna 
Published: January 2020

Background
Postthrombotic syndrome is a common complication of deep vein thrombosis, with limited treatment options.

Methods and Results

ACCESS PTS (Accelerated Thrombolysis for Post‐Thrombotic Syndrome Using the Acoustic Pulse Thrombolysis Ekosonic Endovascular System) is a multicenter, single‐arm, prospective study evaluating patients with chronic deep vein thrombosis and postthrombotic syndrome (Villalta score ≥8) who received minimum 3 months of anticoagulation. Patients underwent percutaneous transluminal venoplasty and ultrasound‐accelerated thrombolysis, with data collected on clinical characteristics, postthrombotic syndrome, imaging, and quality of life to 1 year. The primary efficacy outcome was a reduction of ≥4 points in the Villalta score 30 days after procedure. The primary safety outcomes were major bleeding episodes within 72 hours and symptomatic pulmonary embolism during the index hospitalization. A total of 82 limbs (78 patients) were treated (age, 54.6±12.7 years; 32.1% women; mean Villalta score, 15.5±5.2). The primary end point was met in 64.6% (51/79). At 1 year, 77.3% (51/66) of limbs continued with a Villalta reduction ≥4. At 365 days, >90% of segments had patency with ultrasound flow present. Baseline to 1‐year Physical Component Summary mean score of the Short Form‐36 increased from 38.9±9.5 to 45.2±9.8 (
P
≤0.0001), and mean
VEINES
‐
QOL
(Venous Insufficiency Epidemiological and Economic Study–Quality of Life) increased from 61.9±19.7 to 82.6±20.8 at 1 year (
P
<0.0001). Iliofemoral venous stenting was performed in 42 patients, with similar improvements seen in all outcomes, regardless of stenting status. One patient developed severe bleeding within 72 hours of the intervention and died at 32 days after procedure (1.3% mortality rate).

Conclusions
Percutaneous transluminal venoplasty and ultrasound‐accelerated thrombolysis resulted in successful recanalization of chronic venous obstruction with improved postthrombotic syndrome severity and quality of life. Results were sustained at 1‐year after procedure.

Clinical Trial Registration

URL
:
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/
. Unique identifier:
NCT
02159521.
Personal Eschatology in the Old Believer Polemical Writings between 17th and 20th Centuries
Authors: Pigin Alexander V. 
Published: January 2020

Abstract
The article explores manuscripts written between 17th and 20th centuries about people being in the next world. These writings were used by the Old Believers of different denominations to polemicize with the representatives of authority and the established church; they were also the subject of disagreement within the Old Believer movement. Special attention is paid to the writings devoted to polemics on justifying suicide for the sake of faith, preserving ministerial hierarchy (the Popovtsy (“priested ones”) and the Bezpopovtsy (“priestless ones”) – movements in the Old Ritualism)), and remaining faithful to old covenants in everyday life.
Reduced Temporal Sensitivity in Obesity: Evidence From a Simultaneity Judgement Task
Authors: Tagini Sofia , Scarpina Federica , Scacchi Massimo , Mauro Alessandro , Zampini Massimiliano 
Published: January 2020

Abstract
Preliminary evidence showed a reduced temporal sensitivity (i.e., larger temporal binding window) to audiovisual asynchrony in obesity. Our aim was to extend this investigation to visuotactile stimuli, comparing individuals of healthy weight and with obesity in a simultaneity judgment task. We verified that individuals with obesity had a larger temporal binding window than healthy-weight individuals, meaning that they tend to integrate visuotactile stimuli over an extended range of stimulus onset asynchronies. We point out that our finding gives evidence in support of a more pervasive impairment of the temporal discrimination of co-occurrent stimuli, which might affect multisensory integration in obesity. We discuss our results referring to the possible role of atypical oscillatory neural activity and structural anomalies in affecting the perception of simultaneity between multisensory stimuli in obesity. Finally, we highlight the urgency of a deeper understanding of multisensory integration in obesity at least for two reasons. First, multisensory bodily illusions might be used to manipulate body dissatisfaction in obesity. Second, multisensory integration anomalies in obesity might lead to a dissimilar perception of food, encouraging overeating behaviours.
Činitelská jména s příponou -čí v diachronním pohledu
Authors: Fuková Irena 
Published: January 2020

Agent Nouns with the Suffix -čí from a Diachronic PerspectiveThis article deals with agent nouns formed with the suffix -čí (lovčí m.), attested both in the Old Czech and the Middle Czech period. The study provides their formal and semantic description and compares their word-formation development. In particular, it further examines the relations between agent nouns formed by the suffixes -cě, -ec (lovec) and adjectives ending with -í derived from those nouns (lovčí adj.). Nomina agentis z przyrostkiem -čí w ujęciu diachronicznymArtykuł omawia nomina agentis utworzone za pomocą przyrostka -čí (lovčí m.), poświadczone zarówno w okresie staroczeskim, jak i średnioczeskim. Autorka charakteryzuje te jednostki z punktu widzenia formalnego i semantycznego i porównuje ich rozwój słowotwórczy. Analiza koncentruje się na relacjach pomiędzy nomina agentis utworzonymi za pomocą przyrostków -cě, -ec (lovec) a przymiotnikami z końcówką -í, które są ich derywatami (lovčí przym.).
Sprawozdanie z konferencji naukowej „Метамови словникiв рiзних типiв: будова та застосування” (5–6 czerwca 2018, Kijów)
Authors: Kowalski Paweł 
Published: January 2020

“Metalanguages of Dictionaries of Various Types: Construction and Application” (Kiev, 5–6 June 2018): A Conference ReportThis article is a report from an international academic conference held on 5–6 June 2018 in Kiev, organised by the Institute of the Ukrainian Language, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The event was entitled “Metalanguages of dictionaries of various types: Construction and application” and was devoted to the methodology of developing different types of dictionaries and metalanguages used in Slavic and non-Slavic lexicography. Sprawozdanie z konferencji naukowej „Метамови словникiв рiзних типiв: будова та застосування” (5–6 czerwca 2018, Kijów)Artykuł stanowi sprawozdanie z odbywającej się w dniach 5–6 czerwca 2018 roku w Kijowie konferencji „Metajęzyki słowników różnych typów: budowa i zastosowanie”, której organizatorem był Instytut Języka Ukraińskiego Narodowej Akademii Nauk Ukrainy. Omówiono referaty uczestników dotyczące opracowywania różnego typu słowników i metajęzyków w słowiańskiej i niesłowiańskiej leksykografii.
Ksiądz Stanisław Kozierowski – prekursor badań onomastycznych zachodniej Słowiańszczyzny
Authors: Mądry Wojciech 
Published: January 2020

Father Stanisław Kozierowki (1874–1949) – a Forerunner of the Onomastic Research on Western SlavsFather Stanisław Kozierowski was one of the outstanding Polish researchers of Slavic onomastics in the first half of the twentieth century. He published numerous works on, often already forgotten, names of villages, lakes, rivers and marshes, particularly in the region of Greater Poland and the area historically inhabited by Slavic peoples, stretching as far as the river Elbe. His studies were part of the research stream described as “Western thought” (myśl zachodnia, followed at the University of Poznań after the First World War), a dispute with German scholars pursued with the aim of proving Poland’s right to the territories on the Baltic Sea which had been historically populated by West Slavic tribes. After the Second World War, Kozierowski contributed to setting Polish names of villages and railways stations in the so-called Recovered Territories. Ksiądz Stanisław Kozierowski (1874–1949) – prekursor badań onomastycznych Zachodniej SłowiańszczyznyKsiądz Stanisław Kozierowski był jednym z wybitnych polskich badaczy onomastyki słowiańskiej pierwszej połowy XX wieku. Opublikował liczne prace, w których przypomniał dawne, często już zapomniane nazwy miejscowości, jezior, rzek i bagien, zwłaszcza z terenu Wielkopolski oraz terenów zamieszkałych niegdyś przez ludność słowiańską do rzeki Łaby. Jego badania naukowe były częścią prowadzonych na Uniwersytecie Poznańskim w okresie międzywojennym badań określanych jako „myśl zachodnia”. Stanowiły one polemikę z badaczami niemieckimi i miały wykazać prawa Polski do ziem leżących nad Bałtykiem, zamieszkałych niegdyś przez plemiona zachodniosłowiańskie. Po II wojnie światowej ksiądz Stanisław Kozierowski przyczynił się do ustalenia polskich nazw miejscowości i stacji kolejowych na tzw. Ziemiach Odzyskanych.
The accuracy of titanium contrast-enhanced mammography: a retrospective multicentric study
Authors: González-Huebra Ignacio , Malmierca Patricia , Elizalde Arlette , Etxano Jon , Vejborg Ilse , Uhlenbrock Detlev , Pina Luis 
Published: January 2020

Background Recently, a new mammography system to perform contrast-enhanced mammography has become available in the market. For the high-energy acquisition, it uses a titanium filter instead of a copper one, reducing the tube load while maintaining image quality. Purpose To retrospectively evaluate the accuracy of contrast-enhanced mammography with a titanium filter (TiCEM) in three readers with different grades of experience. Material and Methods IRB-approved retrospective multicentric lesion by lesion study with 200 lesions, all of them initially classified as BI-RADS categories 0/3/4/5 on mammography and/or ultrasound and with pathological confirmation, in 135 patients. Three readers with different levels of experience (expert, resident, intermediate) blinded to the final diagnosis, retrospectively evaluated the low-energy (LE) images and the combination of LE and recombined (subtracted) images and classified the lesions according to the BI-RADS categories. Reader 1 also categorized the breast density. ROC curves were performed for each reader. Results Out of the 200 lesions, 82 were benign and 118 malignant (20 DCIS, 10 ILC, 88 IDC). The AUCs of LE versus TiCEM for were: Reader 1: 0.7 vs. 0.88, P < 0.001; Reader 2: 0.63 vs. 0.83, P < 0.001; and Reader 3: 0.63 vs. 0.84, P < 0.001. For the three readers, the AUCs of LE versus TiCEM were significantly superior in both dense and non-dense breasts ( P < 0.001). Comparing the AUC of LE for Reader 1 (expert) versus the AUC of TiCEM for Reader 2 (resident) there were significant differences (0.7 vs. 0.83, P < 0.001). Conclusion The accuracy of TiCEM was significantly better for all the readers, in both dense and non-dense breasts. The accuracy of a resident reading a TiCEM study was better than the accuracy of an expert radiologist reading LE images.
Pontine and cerebellar injury in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: MRI features and clinical outcomes
Authors: Hayakawa Katsumi , Tanda Koichi , Koshino Sachiko , Nishimura Akira , Kizaki Zenro , Ohno Koji 
Published: January 2020

Background Perinatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a major cause of death and disability in infants. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is valuable for predicting the outcome in high-risk neonates. The relationship of pontine and cerebellar injury to outcome has not been explored sufficiently. Purpose To characterize MRI features of pontine and cerebellar injury and to assess the clinical outcomes of these neonates. Material and Methods The retrospective study included 59 term neonates (25 girls) examined by MRI using 1.5-T scanner in the first two weeks of life between 2008 and 2017. Involvement of the pons and cerebellum was judged as a high signal intensity on diffusion-weighted image (DWI) and a restricted diffusion on an apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map. Results Pontine involvement was observed in the dorsal portion of pons in eight neonates and cerebellar involvement was observed in dentate nucleus (n = 8), cerebellar vermis (n = 3), and hemisphere (n = 1) in 11 neonates. Combined pontine and cerebellar involvement was observed in eight neonates and only cerebellar involvement in three. The pontine and cerebellar injuries were always associated with very severe brain injury including a basal ganglia/thalamus injury pattern and a total brain injury pattern. In terms of clinical outcome, all but four lost to follow-up, had severe cerebral palsy. Conclusion Pontine and cerebellar involvement occurred in the dorsal portion of pons and mostly dentate nucleus and was always associated with a more severe brain injury pattern as well as being predictive of major disability.
Application of T1-weighted BLADE sequence to abdominal magnetic resonance imaging of young children: a comparison with turbo spin echo sequence
Authors: Choi Kyu Sung , Choi Young Hun , Cheon Jung-Eun , Kim Woo Sun , Kim In One 
Published: January 2020

Background The image quality of abdominal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in children who cannot hold their breath has been severely impaired by motion artifacts. Purpose To evaluate the usefulness of T1-weighted (T1W) BLADE MRI for axial abdominal imaging in children who cannot hold their breath. Material and Methods Two different BLADE sequences, with and without an inversion recovery (IR-BLADE), were compared to conventional turbo-spin echo (TSE) with a high number of excitations in 18 consecutive patients who cannot hold their breath. Overall image quality, motion artifact, radial artifact, hepatic vessel sharpness, renal corticomedullary differentiation, and lesion conspicuity were retrospectively assessed by two radiologists, using 4- or 5-point scoring systems. Signal variations of each sequence were measured for a quantitative comparison. The acquisition times of the three sequences were compared. Results IR-BLADE and BLADE showed significantly improved overall image quality and reduced motion artifact compared with TSE. IR-BLADE showed significantly better hepatic vessel sharpness and corticomedullary differentiation compared to both BLADE and TSE. Radial artifacts were only observed on IR-BLADE and BLADE. In nine patients with lesions, there were no significant differences in lesion conspicuity among three sequences. Compared to TSE, both IR-BLADE and BLADE showed decreased signal variations in the liver and muscle, and an increased signal variation through air. The mean acquisition times for IR-BLADE, BLADE, and TSE were comparable. Conclusion Compared to the TSE sequence, T1W IR-BLADE for pediatric abdominal MRI resulted in improved image quality, tissue contrast with a diminished respiratory motion artifact, and a comparable acquisition time.
Using the R&D capitalisation choice to explain the scale benefits of R&D investment
Authors: Wu Hai , Thomas Anne-Maree , Wright Sue 
Published: January 2020

This paper helps explain a ‘puzzle’ about the scale benefits of R&D investment: although larger firms are less efficient innovators, they spend more on R&D investment and earn more from R&D investment. We find evidence suggesting that large firms enjoy a comparative advantage investing in R&D projects with less chance of success, although they do not experience such scale benefits from R&D investments with more chance of success. We capture managers’ evaluation of the chance of success of an R&D investment using an accounting choice to capitalise or expense the R&D investment. Our results have policy implications for the design of efficient and equitable allocations of R&D tax incentives between large and small firms, and for the usefulness to investors of allowing discretion in the accounting treatment of R&D expenditures. JEL Classification: M41, M48
Oxymatrine suppresses IL-1β-induced degradation of the nucleus pulposus cell and extracellular matrix through the TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway
Authors: Wei Kang , Dai Jun , Wang Zhenggang , Pei Yaping , Chen Yan , Ding Yifan , Ding Qing , Ahati Paerxiati , Zhou Xiaozhong , Wang Huan , Fang Huang 
Published: January 2020

Intervertebral disc degeneration is the main cause of low back pain. However, its pathomechanism has not been fully clarified yet. Previous studies have indicated that inflammation may lead to apoptosis of nucleus pulposus cells and break the balance between anabolism and catabolism of the nucleus pulposus extracellular matrix. The purpose of this study is to explore the mitigative effect of oxymatrine on extracellular matrix degradation and apoptosis of nucleus pulposus cells after interleukin-1 beta-induced inflammation, and its possible signaling pathway. We examined the gene and protein levels of collagen II, aggrecan, and MMPs (MMP2/3/9/13) and interleukin 6 in nucleus pulposus cells. The results demonstrated that oxymatrine could reduce extracellular matrix degradation and apoptosis of nucleus pulposus cells; interleukin-1 beta prompted the expression of MMPs and interleukin 6 through TLR4/NF-κB axis, while oxymatrine reduced the expression of MMPs and TNF-α induced by interleukin-1 beta. Moreover, TAK 242, as a small molecule inhibitor of TLR4 signaling, was used to detect the effect of oxymatrine on the TLR4/NF-κB signaling. The final experimental results show that oxymatrine could reduce the inflammatory response of nucleus pulposus cells and degradation of nucleus pulposus tissue. Oxymatrine may be a potential medicine to reduce disc inflammation and relieve intervertebral disc degeneration by inhibiting the TLR4/NF-κB signal pathway. Impact statement Currently, drug therapy is a potential treatment for patients with intervertebral disc degeneration. In the present research, oxymatrine intervenes in intervertebral disc degeneration effectively via regulating inflammation in intervertebral disc degeneration rats. Our research highlights the therapeutic potential of oxymatrine in the treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration.
Safety and effectiveness of ustekinumab for induction of remission in patients with Crohn’s disease: A multicenter Israeli study
Authors: Bar‐Gil Shitrit Ariella , Ben‐Ya’acov Ami , Siterman Matan , Waterman Matti , Hirsh Ayal , Schwartz Doron , Zittan Eran , Adler Yehonatan , Koslowsky Benjamin , Avni‐Biron Irit , Chowers Yehuda , Ron Yulia , Israeli Eran , Ungar Bella , Yanai Henit , Maharshak Nitsan , Ben‐Horin Shomron , Eliakim Rami , Dotan Iris , Goldin Eran , Kopylov Uri 
Published: January 2020

IntroductionUstekinumab is an effective treatment of Crohn’s disease (CD). Real‐world data addressing the efficacy and safety of ustekinumab are scarce.AimOur aim was to assess the safety and efficacy of ustekinumab in a large national patient cohort.MethodsA prospective multicenter study, in which we followed patients with active CD treated with ustekinumab for 24 weeks. Induction dose was intravenous ranging from 260 to 520 mg, according to body weight, followed by 90 mg doses given subcutaneously every 8 weeks. Clinical response was defined as a reduction of at least 1 severity category, as defined by Harvey–Bradshaw index (HBI). Patients with HBI < 5 were considered to be in clinical remission. Patients who stopped needing steroids at week 24 were defined as being in steroid‐free clinical remission.ResultsA total of 106 CD patients from eight Israeli centers were included. All patients were previously exposed to at least one biological agent. Our cohort consisted of 65 (61.3%) females. Mean age was 41 ± 14 years with an average disease duration of 12.2 ± 8 years. A total of 96 (90.5%) patients continued treatment throughout week 24. Clinical response was observed in 52% of these patients with mean HBI reduction from 8.34 ± 3.8 to 6.8 ± 4.4 at week 24 (p  = 0.001). Clinical remission was achieved in 33 patients (31.1%). Moreover, the number of patients requiring steroid treatment was reduced by 66% at week 24. Out of 106 patients, 11 patients (10.4%) discontinued treatment: 3 due to adverse events (2.8%), 7 due to a lack of response, and 1 who was lost to follow‐up. Following 24 weeks of treatment, 15 patients reported minor adverse events.ConclusionsIn a large real‐world Israeli cohort of non‐naïve‐to‐biological‐treatment CD patients, ustekinumab was effective and safe in induction of clinical remission with a significant reduction in the number of patients requiring steroid treatment.