bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The role of the combination of echo-HRCT score as a tool to evaluate the presence of pulmonary hypertension in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Authors: Refini Rosa Metella , Bettini Gloria , Kacerja Esmeralda , Cameli Paolo , d’Alessandro Miriana , Bergantini Laura , De Negri Ferdinando , Rottoli Paola , Sestini Piersante , Bargagli Elena , Mazzei Maria Antonietta 
Published: November 2020

AbstractPulmonary hypertension (PH) is defined as an elevated mean pulmonary artery pressure at rest (mPAP ≥ 25 mmHg), evaluated by right heart catheterization (RHC). The aim of the present study was to evaluate HRCT findings in relation to transthoracic echocardiographic data to better characterize PH in IPF patients and to identify a non-invasive composite index with high predictive value for PH in these patients. 37 IPF patients were enrolled in this retrospective study. All patients underwent a complete assessment for PH, including transthoracic Doppler echocardiography, HRCT scan and right heart catheterization. Right heart catheterization was done in 19 patients (51.3%) as pre-lung transplant assessment and in 18 patients (48.6%) to confirm PH, suspected on the basis of echocardiography. Twenty out of 37 patients (54%) were confirmed to have PH by RHC. Multivariate regression showed that the combination of sPAP, PA area measured by HRCT and the ratio of the diameter of the segmental artery to that of the adjacent bronchus in the apicoposterior segment of the left upper lobe was strongly correlated with mPAP (R2 = 0.53; p = 0.0009). The ROC analysis showed that 931.6 was the ULN for PA area, with 86% sensitivity and 61% specificity (0.839 AUC); 20.34 was the ULN for the ratio of PA area to ascending aorta diameter, with 100% sensitivity and 50% specificity (0.804 AUC). The composite index proposed in the present study could help early detection of IPF patients suspected of PH requiring confirmation by RHC (if deemed clinically necessary).
Durability of vitreous enamel coatings and their resistance to abrasion, chemicals, and corrosion: a review
Authors: Rossi Stefano , Russo Francesca , Calovi Massimo 
Published: November 2020

AbstractVitreous enamels represent a class of coatings with different technological properties, mainly appreciated for the protection they guarantee to the covered substrates. This review introduces enamel coatings, describing their production technologies and presenting the main properties affecting the enamel’s durability. Firstly, this review article introduces the most important studies regarding the improvement in abrasion resistance, highlighting both successes and failures. Afterward, the work reveals an outlook about the resistance to chemicals, underlining the good resistance of enamels toward acidic chemicals and discussing the results of studies aimed to improve their performances toward alkaline solutions. This review also considers the corrosion protection property of enamels, highlighting the high barrier effect they provide against the absorption of aggressive substances toward metal substrates. Finally, new perspectives and possible future research paths are presented, being aware that this kind of coating offers both good product protection and functional integrity over time.
Evaluation of Major Minerals and Trace Elements in Wild and Domesticated Edible Herbs Traditionally Used in the Mediterranean Area
Authors: Ceccanti Costanza , Brizzi Andrea , Landi Marco , Incrocci Luca , Pardossi Alberto , Guidi Lucia 
Published: November 2020

AbstractThe human diet is characterized by the intake of major minerals (Na, K, Ca, Mg, P, N) and trace elements (Zn, Mn, Se, Cu, Fe, Co, I, Cr, F, Pb, Cd) for their key role in many metabolic functions. Nowadays, the research of sources able to improve their intake is in continuous evolution, especially in the undeveloped countries. In this sense, wild edible herbs, commonly used since ancient times, can represent a good alternative to improve the daily human intake of minerals. In this study, four wild edible species, Rumex acetosa, Picris hieracioides, Cichorium intybus, and Plantago coronopus, were analyzed for their content in Na, K, Ca, Mg, Cu, Mn, Fe, and Zn and, besides, three domestications (named “soilless,” pot, and open field) were evaluated in the analyzed species in the prospective of their commercialization as valuable sources of minerals in the human diet. Nitrate and oxalate contents were also evaluated, given their negative impact on human health. Results unveil that open field domestication allowed the plants to maintain the content of major minerals similar to those measured in wild plants, especially in C. intybus and P. hieracioides. The trace elements Cu, Mn, Fe, and Zn were not recorded at high content irrespectively to the wild collection or domestications. Finally, plants grown in the open field also accounted for a high oxalate and nitrate content, especially in R. acetosa. Further researches should be aimed at decreasing the oxalate and nitrate content in the domesticated species and to promote the commercialization of the domesticated species.
Classic but unexpected: a case of Jefferson fracture
Authors: Gassend Jean-Loup , Braham Mohamed Yassine , Vilarino Raquel , Magnin Virginie 
Published: November 2020

AbstractA man was found lying dead next to a ladder, with only a laceration surrounded by an abrasion visible upon external examination. No skull fractures were palpable. A CT scan and MRI showed a Jefferson fracture of the atlas, associated to a posterior displacement of the skull, a fracture of the dens of the axis, and fractures of the bodies of C5 and C6. Jefferson fractures typically result from a blow to the apex of the skull. In such cases, forensic pathologists should suspect the existence of a Jefferson fracture, particularly when no severe injuries are visible externally.
Association between dating violence and personality type in Mexican university students
Authors: Cortés-Treviño Karla L. , Garduño-Alanis Adriana , Monroy Guadalupe Villalobos 
Published: November 2020

AbstractViolence against women is a global health problem. Some pathological personality traits have been associated with violence. However, the relation between personality type and dating violence, especially in Mexican students, is not fully known. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the relation between personality type and dating violence in female university students of the State of Mexico, Mexico. Cross-sectional study conducted from February to September 2019 at a private university in the State of Mexico, Mexico. Female students of the bachelor’s degrees in the field of health sciences were included. Socio-demographic data, dating violence, and personality type were evaluated through questionnaires. Adjusted logistic regression models were applied, using STATA v.13. Students with an extroverted personality were 2.45 more likely to suffer dating violence (95% CI 1.29 to 4.63), adjusted for covariates. Those who reported childhood abuse (OR = 2.33, 95% CI 1.08 to 5.01) and whom their partners had a history of drug use (OR = 2.78, 95% CI 1.17 to 6.60) or who currently use drugs (OR = 4.85, 95% CI 0.92 to 25.7), were more likely to suffer dating violence, adjusted for covariates. Students with extroverted personality were more likely to experience dating violence, compared to those with introverted personality. The results show the need to produce further research to identify specific traits within extroverted female population which makes them vulnerable to dating violence.
Collagenous colitis and atezolizumab therapy: an atypical case
Authors: Gallo Antonella , Talerico Rosa , Novello Luca , Giustiniani Maria Cristina , D’Argento Ettore , Bria Emilio , Montalto Massimo 
Published: November 2020

AbstractImmune checkpoint inhibitors such as anti-CTLA-4 (cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4), anti-PD-1 (programmed cell death protein 1), and PD-L1 (programmed cell death protein-ligand 1) are emerging drugs that have radically changed treatment and prognosis of different types of tumors. However, despite their considerable benefits, immune checkpoint inhibitors are associated with numerous side effects involving several organs. Gastrointestinal toxicities represent some of these most common adverse events. While clinical presentation usually ranges from mild diarrhea to life-threatening colitis, typical endoscopic and histologic findings of immune-mediated colitis often resemble those of inflammatory bowel diseases. However, less common patterns are lymphocytic colitis and, rarely, collagenous colitis. Physician and pathologists must be aware of the wide spectrum of clinical and histological findings that may be encountered in immune-related gastro-intestinal toxicities. We report a rare and atypical case of collagenous colitis occurred in a woman affected by stage IV lung adenocarcinoma, on atezolizumab therapy.
Efficient hydrothermal deoxygenation of tall oil fatty acids into n-paraffinic hydrocarbons and alcohols in the presence of aqueous formic acid
Authors: Konwar Lakhya Jyoti , Oliani Benedetta , Samikannu Ajaikumar , Canu Paolo , Mikkola Jyri-Pekka 
Published: November 2020

AbstractHydrothermal deoxygenation of tall oil fatty acids (TOFA) was investigated in the presence of aqueous formic acid (0.5–7.5 wt%) as a H2 donor in the presence of subcritical H2O pressure (569–599 K). Pd and Ru nanoparticles supported on carbon (5% Pd/CSigma, 5% Ru/CSigma, 10% Pd/CO850_DP, and 5% Ru/COPcomm_DP) were found to be efficient catalysts for deoxygenation of TOFA. The reaction pathway was mainly influenced by the concentration of formic acid and the catalyst. In case of Pd catalysts, in the presence of 0–2.5 wt% formic acid, decarboxylation was the dominant pathway producing n-paraffinic hydrocarbons with one less carbon atom (heptadecane yield up to 94 wt%), while with 5–7.5% formic acid, a hydrodeoxygenation/hydrogenation mechanism was favored producing C18 deoxygenation products octadecanol and octadecane as the main products (yields up to 70 wt%). In contrast, Ru catalysts produced a mixture of C5-C20 (n-and iso-paraffinic) hydrocarbons via decarboxylation, cracking and isomerization (up to 58 wt% C17 yield and total hydrocarbon yield up to 95 wt%) irrespective of formic acid concentration. Kinetic studies showed that the rates of deoxygenation displayed Arrhenius type behavior with apparent activation energies of 134.44 ± 31.36 kJ/mol and 148.92 ± 3.66 kJ/mol, for the 5% Pd/CSigma and 5% Ru/CSigma catalyst, respectively. Furthermore, the experiments with glycerol tristearate, rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, rapeseed biodiesel, and hydrolyzed rapeseed oil produced identical products confirming the versatility of the aforementioned catalytic systems for deoxygenation of C18 feedstocks.
Assessment of renal impairment using estimated glomerular filtration rate among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in North-East Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Taderegew Mitku Mammo 
Published: November 2020

AbstractBackgroundChronic kidney disease (CKD) is the known cause of morbidity and mortality among diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. Targeted screening of renal impairment based on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) among DM patients has potential benefits in early identification and treatment of CKD. Hence, this study was aimed to estimate the magnitude of renal impairment using eGFR among type 2 DM patients.MethodsAn institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from February-1 to April 30/2020 among 422 type 2 DM patients in Northeast Ethiopia. Data were collected by the semi-structured questioner and serum creatinine measurement. The collected data were edited into Epi-data manager version 4.4.1.0, and the analysis was performed by SPSS-25. The Simplified Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD), Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology (CKD-EPI), and Cockcroft-Gault (C-G) equations were used to calculate eGFR.ResultsOf all study participants, 82(19.4%), 92(21.8%), and 103(24.4%) had eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2, according to the MDRD, CKD-EPI, and C-G equations, respectively. Female sex, (MDRD:AOR = 4.44, 95%CI:1.97–9.97, CKD-EPI:AOR = 3.17, 95%CI:1.27–6.17, and C-G:AOR = 2.65, 95%CI:1.35–5.21), duration ≥ 10 years (MDRD:AOR = 3.38, 95%CI:1.45–7.92, CKD-EPI:AOR = 3.09, 95%CI:1.07–7.77, and C-G:AOR = 2.92, 95%CI:1.29–6.61), age ˃60 years (MDRD:AOR = 2.29, 95%CI:1.09–4.77, CKD-EPI:AOR = 4.12, 95%CI:1.68–6.78, and C-G: AOR = 3.42, 95%CI:1.77–6.60), hypertension (MDRD:AOR = 3.12, 95%CI:1.51–6.45, CKD-EPI: AOR = 4.21,95%CI:2.07–7.98, and C-G:AOR = 3.99, 95%CI:2.08–7.65), poor glycemic control (MDRD:AOR = 2.82, 95%CI:1.13–7.05, and C-G:AOR = 2.34, 95%CI:1.09–5.04), and body mass index (MDRD:AOR = 1.11, 95%CI:1.01–1.22, and CKD-EPI:AOR = 2.43, 95%CI:1.27–5.76) were significantly associated with renal impairment.ConclusionRenal impairment was prevalent among type 2 DM patients. Older age, female sex, duration, hypertension, poor glycemic control, and BMI were significantly associated with renal impairment.
Soziale Kontrolle. Begriff – Probleme beim Umgang mit ihm – Seine Aktualität
Authors: Peters Helge 
Published: November 2020

ZusammenfassungZunächst geht es um den Begriff „soziale Kontrolle“. Sie wird als Handeln verstanden, das auf den Erhalt von Normkonformität in dem Bereich zielt, in dem es ausgeübt wird. Es zielt nicht einfach auf die Konformität ihrer AdressatInnen. Sodann wird die Rezeption des Begriffs „soziale Kontrolle“ in neueren devianz-, kontroll- und herrschaftssoziologischen Texten dargestellt. Gezeigt werden Widersprüchlichkeiten und Tendenzen, nach denen Maßnahmen als soziale Kontrolle beschrieben werden, die auf den Machterhalt ihrer Akteure, nicht jedoch auf den Erhalt von Normkonformität zielen. Problematisiert werden auch die empirischen Grundlagen der sog. Punitivitätsthese. Schließlich wird das Gewicht erörtert, das die gegenwärtige deutsche Soziologie dem Begriff „soziale Kontrolle“ beimisst. Es ergibt sich, dass der Begriff an soziologischer Relevanz eingebüßt hat. Dies wird bedauert. Mit dieser Einbuße könne auch die soziologische Aufmerksamkeit für das mögliche Verfehlen der Kontrollziele und für Devianzkonstrukte schwinden, die von Instanzen sozialer Kontrolle hergestellt werden.
Cytoplasmic Transfer Improves Human Egg Fertilization and Embryo Quality: an Evaluation of Sibling Oocytes in Women with Low Oocyte Quality
Authors: Sobek Ales , Tkadlec Emil , Klaskova Eva , Prochazka Martin 
Published: November 2020

AbstractThe aim of this study was to evaluate if cytoplasmic transfer can improve fertilization and embryo quality of women with oocytes of low quality. During ICSI, 10–15% of the cytoplasm from a fresh or frozen young donor oocyte was added to the recipient oocyte. According to the embryo quality, we defined group A as patients in which the best embryo was evident after cytoplasmic transfer and group B as patients in which the best embryo was evident after a simple ICSI. We investigated in the period of 2002–2018, 125 in vitro fertilization cycles involving 1011 fertilized oocytes. Five hundred fifty-seven sibling oocytes were fertilized using ICSI only and 454 oocytes with cytoplasmic transfer. Fertilization rates of oocytes were 67.2% in the cytoplasmic transfer and 53.5% in the ICSI groups (P < 0.001). A reduction in fertilization rate was observed with increased women age in the ICSI but not in the cytoplasmic transfer groups. The best embryo quality was found after cytoplasmic transfer in 78 cycles (62.4%) and without cytoplasmic transfer in 40 cycles (32%, P < 0.001). No significant differences were detected between the age, hormonal levels, dose of stimulation drugs, number of transferred embryos, pregnancy rate and abortion rate between A and B groups. Cytoplasmic transfer improves fertilization rates and early embryo development in humans with low oocyte quality. All 28 children resulting from cytoplasmic transfer are healthy.
One-stage operation without intraoperative colonic irrigation for left-sided colonic obstruction: Case series study
Authors: Nguyen Hai V. , Le Luu H. , Do Phuong TT. 
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACT

Background:
To perform a one-stage operation safely in selected patients with left-sided colonic obstruction, many surgeons have considered intraoperative colonic irrigation as an indispensable step. Recently, studies have shown that step is unnecessary. The aim of this study was to identify the early results of a one-stage operation without intraoperative colonic irrigation in the treatment of left-sided colonic obstruction.

Methods:
This case series included patients who had resectable left-sided colonic obstruction and were admitted to Nhan Dan Gia Dinh Hospital from January 2008 to December 2018. All patients were treated by one-stage operation without intraoperative colonic irrigation. The early results were described, focusing on mortality, anastomotic-related complications, operative time and length of hospital stay.

Results:
There were 74 patients with a mean age of 50 years (range 20–81 years). Colorectal cancer accounted for 86.4% of cases. The median operative time was 158 ± 42 min (range 65–285 min). One patient (1.4%) died on postoperative day 6 due to pneumonia and multiorgan failure. Three patients (4.1%) had major anastomotic leakage, 4 patients (5.4%) had minor anastomotic leakage, 9 patients (12.2%) had wound infection, 4 patients (5.4%) had intraabdominal fluid collection, and 1 patient (1.4%) had an early adhesive small bowel obstruction. The median length of hospital stay was 9 ± 3 days (range 5–24 days). The method was successful in 70/74 patients (94.6%).

Conclusions:
With properly selected patients and experienced GI surgeons, a one-stage operation without intraoperative colonic irrigation is an effective and safe alternative for resectable left-sided colonic obstruction.

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Enhanced cruise range prediction for narrow-body turbofan commercial aircraft based on QAR data
Authors: Atasoy V.E. , Cetek C. 
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACTAircraft performance parameters play a critical role in maintaining economic and environmental sustainability in aviation. Furthermore, the ability to calculate aircraft performance parameters accurately for the cruise range contributes to aviation in areas such as the preliminary design of aircraft and air traffic management. This study is focused on cruise range performance, as this is critical to both the evaluation and understanding of the economic and environmental impacts of commercial aircraft. Quick Access Recorders (QAR) data were used for more accurate analysis of the cruise range. The QAR data used in this study included 6,574 short-distance domestic flights by narrow-body turbofan commercial aircraft between 31 different city pairs. To obtain a more accurate cruise range equation, parameters affecting the cruise range performance were determined and studied. First, the drag polar model was improved to take the cambered profile, compressibility effects and cruise airspeeds of commercial aircraft into consideration using the real flight data. Second, Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption (TSFC) models were compared and the most suitable one for the cruise phase was selected. After these steps, cruise range values were calculated using the Breguet range equation with these improved parameters. When the results of this enhanced range model were compared with the real flight data, the mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) was found to be 2.5% for all the Aircraft and Engine Type Groups (AETGs) considered in the data. This figure corresponds to a 7.9% smaller error than provided by previous range models based on simple parabolic drag polar and TSFC models. According to these results, the application of a simple parabolic drag polar and TSFC is not appropriate for cruise range calculations.
Data-driven design: the new challenges of digitalization on product design and development
Authors: Cantamessa Marco , Montagna Francesca , Altavilla Stefania , Casagrande-Seretti Alessandro 
Published: November 2020

AbstractDigitalization and the momentous role being assumed by data are commonly viewed as pervasive phenomena whose impact is felt in all aspects of society and the economy. Design activity is by no means immune from this trend, and the relationship between digitalization and design is decades old. However, what is the current impact of this ‘data revolution’ on design? How will the design activity change? What are the resulting research questions of interest to academics? What are the main challenges for firms and for educational institutions having to cope with this change? The paper provides a comprehensive conceptual framework, based on recent literature and anecdotal evidence from the industry. It identifies three main streams: namely the consequences on designers, the consequences on design processes and the role of methods for data analytics. In turn, these three streams lead to implications at individual, organizational and managerial level, and several questions arise worthy of defining future research agendas. Moreover, the paper introduces relational diagrams depicting the interactions between the objects and the actors involved in the design process and suggests that what is occurring is by no means a simple evolution but a paradigmatic shift in the way artefacts are designed.
BIRDS AND BEASTS WERE MANY: THE ECOLOGY AND CLIMATE OF THE GUANZHONG BASIN IN THE PRE-IMPERIAL PERIOD
Authors: Lander Brian 
Published: November 2020

AbstractThis paper reviews current knowledge on the geography, climate, flora, and fauna of Shaanxi's Guanzhong 關中 Basin, a region that has been particularly well studied because it was a capital region of the Zhou, Qin, Han, and Tang dynasties. Humans have so thoroughly transformed the region that it is hard to imagine that it was ever full of wild plants and animals. And since much of the English-language scholarship on the Zhou period focuses on the texts and ideas of urban elites, it is easy to forget that most people were rural farmers living in environments full of wild plants and animals, and that many places had no humans at all. Scholars in various fields have produced abundant new information on the environments of ancient China, making it possible to reconstruct climate and ecology far more accurately than was possible before. This research shows that, contra older claims that ancient North China had a subtropical climate, the climate of the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods was only slightly warmer and wetter than the present. The most important factor in the transformation of the region's ecosystems has been humans, not climate. We will focus on the pre-imperial period because various lines of evidence suggest that the first millenniumb.c.e. was a period of population growth in which agricultural societies wiped out many of the natural ecosystems of lowland North China. Only by reconstructing what North China looked like thousands of years ago will we be able to understand how humans came to be the dominant force in the region's ecology.
Those were the days: welfare nostalgia and the populist radical right in the Netherlands, Austria and Sweden
Authors: Schreurs Sven 
Published: November 2020

AbstractIn academia and beyond, it has become commonplace to regard populist parties – in particular, those on the radical right – as the archetypical embodiment of politics of nostalgia. Demand-side studies suggest that nostalgic sentiments motivate populist radical-right (PRR) voting and welfare chauvinist attitudes, yet systematic analyses of the nostalgic discourse that these parties promote have not been forthcoming. This paper seeks to fill that lacuna by analysing how the Freedom Party of Austria, the Dutch Party for Freedom and the Sweden Democrats framed the historical fate of the welfare state in their electoral discourse between 2008 and 2018. It demonstrates that their commitment to welfare chauvinism finds expression in a common repertoire of “welfare nostalgia,” manifested in the different modes of “reaction,” “conservation” and “modernisation.” Giving substance to a widespread intuition about PRR nostalgia, the paper breaks ground for further research into nostalgic ideas about social policy.