bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: clinicopathological evaluation at Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad. A single centre experience
Authors: Nadira Mamoon  , Hania Naveed  , Mariam Abid  , Humaira Nasir  , Imran Nazir Ahmad  , Zujajah Hameed  , Asna Haroon Khan  
Published: November 2020

Abstract
Objective: Clinicopathological features of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) have rarely been studied in the Pakistani population. We investigated the clinical characteristics of these tumors according to the updated World Health Organization (WHO) 2010 classification.
Methods: The data of Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad was retrospectively analysed for pathologically confirmed GEP-NETs from January 2013 to March 2018.
Results: One hundred and eighteen patients (mean age, 52.2 years; male, 55.1%) were identified. 83.1% of the patients were symptomatic including5.1% functional tumors. Pancreas (28%) was the most frequent primary site noted. The most common histologic type was well differentiated neuroendocrine tumor (WDNET) in 81.4% followed by neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) in 16.1%. 45.8% cases of WDNET were grade 1, 27.1% were grade 2, and 8.5% were grade 3.15.3% had distant metastasis at the time of diagnosis with liver (77.7%) as the most common metastatic site. Synaptophysin positivity was seen in 96.8% of grade 1 & grade 2 WDNET, 100% of grade 3 WDNET and 92.3% of NEC and chromogranin was positive in 94.2% of grade 1 &grade 2 WDNET, 83.3% of grade 3 WDNET and 45.4% of NEC.
Conclusion: GEP-NETs showed a wide clinicopathological spectrum. Pancreas is the most site of involvement by the GEP-NET however grade 3 WDNET had a predilection for the colon. Small cell carcinomas were commonly observed in esophagus.
Keywords: Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tu­mor, well differentiated neuroendocrine tumor, neuroendocrine carcinoma. Continuous...
Factors Associated with Treatment Outcome of Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the Philippines, 2015 to 2016
Authors: Macatangay Ian Oliver D. , Liao Sophia Anne S.P. , Dadural Joshua Jason A. , Gagui Fatima Joy S. , Galas Angelica Joy A. , San Antonio Raymond Dorutheo Francis A. , Pinlac Paul Adrian V. 
Published: November 2020

Objective. The study aims to determine the factors associated with unsuccessful treatment outcome amongpatients who have undergone tuberculosis treatment.
Methods. An analytic cross-sectional study was employed through secondary data analysis of administrativedata collected by the National Tuberculosis Control Program from October 2015 to September 2016. Usingmultiple logistic regression analysis, factors associated with unsuccessful treatment outcome were determined.
Results. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that belonging to age groups 25 to 34 (aOR=0.73; 95%CI0.54-0.99) or 35 to 44 (aOR=0.75; 95%CI 0.56-0.99), being male (aOR=1.30; 95%CI 1.03-1.64), doing craftsand related trades work (aOR=0.66; 95%CI 0.46-0.94), living in either a 4th class city (aOR=0.46; 95%CI0.26-0.82), 1st class municipality (aOR=0.75; 95%CI 0.57-0.98), 4th class municipality (aOR=0.59; 95%CI0.38-0.93), having a positive sputum smear result (aOR=1.60; 95%CI 1.29-2.00), having rifampicin-resistant/multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (aOR=9.32; 95%CI 7.28-11.93), being a treatment after lost to follow-up case(aOR=1.84; 95%CI 1.37-2.47) or a case with previously unknown treatment outcome (aOR=1.42; 95%CI 1.00-2.01)were significant correlates of unsuccessful treatment outcome.
Conclusion. The study found that age, sex, occupation, residence, sputum smear results, drug resistance, andhistory of previous treatment were associated with unsuccessful treatment outcome.
Association of Weight Misperception with Unhealthy Diet-related Behaviors among University of the Philippines Manila Undergraduate Students
Authors: Catalig Migel Antonio P. , Leyso Novee Lor C. , Estrellado Venju P. , Pinlac Paul Adrian V. , Cochon Kim L. 
Published: November 2020

Objectives. The study aims to determine whether there is an association of perceived weight status with unhealthydiet practices.
Method. An analytic cross-sectional study was conducted among 625 adult undergraduate students from U.P.Manila. The survey included questions regarding sociodemographic status, habits related to diet and weightmanagement, and perceived body mass index (BMI). Actual BMI were obtained and calculated from actualanthropomorphic measurements.
Results. In the population surveyed, it was seen that 53.28% of the students accurately perceived their BMIstatus, 26.08% overestimated their BMI status, while 17.28% underestimated their BMI status. It was also seenthat over-estimating of BMI status is more associated with unhealthy diet practices. Those who over estimatedtheir BMI were 1.95 times more likely to skip meals (p=0.001) and 1.56 times more likely to engage in cuttingof food (p=0.034). Physical activity was also seen to be associated with these practices.
Conclusion. Over-estimation of BMI may be linked to unrealistic goals in weight loss resulting in unhealthierdiet-related habits.
Beginning Musical Theatre Dance
Authors: Harris Diana Dart 
Published: November 2020

Beginning Musical Theatre Dance introduces students to basic musical theatre dance techniques from a variety of genres, forms, and styles and explains how to put them into practice for performance on stage. Part of Human Kinetics’ Interactive Dance Series, the text offers students what they need to know about auditions, rehearsals, performing, and caring for themselves so they can have a successful experience in a musical theatre dance course.
Designed for students enrolled in introductory musical theatre dance courses, the text contains photos and descriptions of basic warm-up exercises, center work, steps from a variety of dance genres used in musical theatre dance, partnering, and lifts. For those new to dance, the text provides an orientation to the structure of a musical theatre dance class and includes information on meeting class expectations, dressing appropriately, preparing mentally and physically, maintaining proper nutrition and hydration, and avoiding injury.
To dance on the musical theatre stage, students need to know how the world of musical theatre works; the expectations they must meet; and how to audition, rehearse, perform, and care for themselves. Beginning Musical Theatre Dance will arm them with the practical information as well as the historical background they need for success.
Beginning Musical Theatre Dance is part of Human Kinetics’ Interactive Dance Series. The series supports introductory technique courses taught through dance, physical education, and fine arts departments. The Interactive Dance Series offers students a guide to learning, performing, and viewing dance.
Beginning Tap Dance
Authors: Lewis Lisa 
Published: November 2020

As part of the new Interactive Dance Series that includes resources for ballet, tap dance, modern dance, and jazz, we bring you Beginning Tap Dance. This book helps students learn tap dancing and appreciate it as a performing art. Lisa Lewis, an experienced tap dancer and dance instructor, focuses her book on novice dancers. Her step-by-step instruction will help beginning tap dancers match the beat of their enthusiasm to the rhythm of their feet!
Designed for students enrolled in introductory tap dance courses, Beginning Tap Dance contains concise descriptions of exercises, steps, and techniques. The book introduces students to the dance form by detailing its physical and mental benefits. With Beginning Tap Dance, students also learn about etiquette, proper attire, class expectations, health, and injury prevention for dancers. After basic dance steps are introduced, tap steps are presented in groups with one, two, three, and four or more sounds. Chapters also introduce students to the history, major works, artists, styles, and aesthetics of tap dance as a performing art.
As a teaching tool, Beginning Tap Dance supports both academic and kinesthetic learning. Instructions, photos, and video clips of techniques help students practice outside of class. The resource complements studio teaching by providing historical, artistic, and practical knowledge of tap dance and supports in skill acquisition. With Beginning Tap Dance, students can learn and enjoy performing tap dance as they gain an appreciation of the dance form.
Beginning Tap Dance is a part of Human Kinetics’ Interactive Dance Series. The series includes resources for ballet, tap, modern dance, and jazz that support introductory technique courses taught through dance, physical education, and fine arts departments.
Solar tracker with optical feedback and continuous rotation
Authors: Robinson John , Smale Dan , Pollard David , Shiona Hisako 
Published: November 2020

Abstract. Solar trackers are often used by spectrometers to measure
atmospheric trace gas concentrations using direct sun spectroscopy. The
ideal solar tracker should be sufficiently accurate, highly reliable, and
with a longevity that exceeds the lifetime of the spectrometer that it
serves. It should also be affordable, easy to use, and not too complex should
maintenance be required. In this paper we present a design that fulfils
these requirements using some simple innovations. Our altitude–azimuth
design features a custom coaxial power transformer, enabling continuous
360∘ azimuth rotation. This increases reliability and avoids the
need to reverse the tracker each day. In polar regions, measurements can
continue uninterrupted through the summer polar day. Tracking accuracy is
enhanced using a simple optical feedback technique that adjusts error
offset variables while monitoring the edges of a focused solar image with
four photodiodes. Control electronics are modular, and our software is
written in Python, running as a web server on a recycled laptop with a Linux
operating system. Over a period of 11 years we have assembled four such
trackers. These are in use at Lauder (45∘ S), New Zealand, and
Arrival Heights (78∘ S), Antarctica, achieving a history of good
reliability even in polar conditions. Tracker accuracy is analysed regularly
and can routinely produce a pointing accuracy of 0.02∘.
Tropical cyclones vertical structure from GNSS radio occultation: an archive covering the period 2001–2018
Authors: Lasota Elżbieta , Steiner Andrea K. , Kirchengast Gottfried , Biondi Riccardo 
Published: November 2020

Abstract. Tropical cyclones (TC) are natural destructive phenomena,
which affect wide tropical and subtropical areas every year. Although the
correct prediction of their tracks and intensity has improved over recent
years, the knowledge about their structure and development is still
insufficient. The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) radio
occultation (RO) technique can provide a better understanding of the TC
because it enables us to probe the atmospheric vertical structure with high
accuracy, high vertical resolution and global coverage in any weather
conditions. In this work, we create an archive of co-located TC best tracks
and RO profiles covering the period 2001–2018 and providing a complete view
of the storms since the pre-cyclone status to the cyclone disappearance. We
collected 1822 TC best tracks from the International Best Track Archive for
Climate Stewardship and co-located them with 48 313 RO profiles from seven
satellite missions processed by the Wegener Center for Climate and Global
Change. We provide information about location and intensity of the TC, RO
vertical profiles co-located within 3 h and 500 km from the TC eye
centre, and exact information about temporal and spatial distance between
the TC centre and the RO mean tangent point. A statistical analysis shows
how the archive covers all the ocean basins and all the intensity
categories well. We finally demonstrate the application of this dataset to
investigate the vertical structure for one TC example case. All the data
files, separately for each TC, are publicly available in NetCDF format at
https://doi.org/10.25364/WEGC/TC-RO1.0:2020.1 (Lasota et al.,
2020).
Measuring the seismic risk along the Nazca–South American subduction front: Shannon entropy and mutability
Authors: Vogel Eugenio E. , Brevis Felipe G. , Pastén Denisse , Muñoz Víctor , Miranda Rodrigo A. , Chian Abraham C.-L. 
Published: November 2020

Abstract. Four geographical zones are defined along the trench that is formed
due to the subduction of the Nazca plate underneath the South American
plate; they are denoted A, B, C and D from north to south; zones A, B
and D had a major earthquake after 2010 (magnitude over 8.0), while
zone C has not, thus offering a contrast for comparison. For each zone,
a sequence of intervals between consecutive seisms with magnitudes
greater than or equal to 3.0 is set up and then characterized by Shannon entropy and
mutability. These methods show a correlation after a major earthquake in
what is known as the aftershock regime but show independence
otherwise. Exponential adjustments to these parameters reveal that
mutability offers a wider range for the parameters to characterize the
recovery compared to the values of the parameters defining the
background activity for each zone before a large earthquake. It is
found that the background activity is particularly high for zone A,
still recovering for zone B, reaching values similar to those of zone A in the case of zone C (without recent major earthquake) and
oscillating around moderate values for zone D. It is discussed how
this can be an indication of more risk of an important future seism
in the cases of zones A and C. The similarities and differences
between Shannon entropy and mutability are discussed and explained.
Palestinian American Women and Marital Choices Across Generations
Authors: Othman Enaya Hammad 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
This paper examines Palestinian women’s marriage preferences and the ways they incorporate national/cultural elements into their self-initiated marriage process in order to mitigate the reactions of their families and local community in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Marriage decisions among Palestinians in diaspora are a complex affair defined by notions of nationalism, kin relations, and religion, with their inherent gendered aspects. These notions reveal an array of actions and choices that testify to the ways in which women build strategies to deal with their realities and increase their agency. Their access to higher education, careers, and residences in multi-cultural locations allow them to redefine gender roles and control their marriage choices. Intermarriage outside their ethnic and national groups, increase in marriage age, and marriage processes that are self-initiated yet devised and presented in the form of customary marriage patterns emerge as visible phenomena among second-generation Palestinian Muslims. The decreasing number of suitable potential spouses drives a considerable number of Palestinian American women to look outside their national and ethnic group for marriage partners, thereby prioritizing their universal, religious identity as Muslims over Palestinian ethnic identity. This study uses oral interviews and community observation to examine how Palestinian Muslim women maintained some symbolic customary practices and challenged others by conceptualizing, utilizing, and modifying their group cultural and religious values in order to expand the boundaries of their gender roles and increase their power in negotiating marriage choices.
Survey Based Evaluation of Indoor Environment in an Administrative Military Facility
Authors: Prozuments Aleksejs , Borodinecs Anatolijs , Zemitis Jurgis 
Published: November 2020

Military facilities feature distinctive requirements with regards to building technical and structural design, material use and indoor environmental conditions (IEC), as these buildings serve specific purpose and the personnel occupying the premises may wear uniform or protective clothing (administrative staff, special forces, training personnel etc.), that can greatly affect their satisfaction level with thermal comfort and productivity.
In order to acquire data on the actual indoor environment conditions and obtain a feedback from the occupying personnel on their satisfaction level with the IEC in an administrative military building situated in a special purpose military compound, a series of IAQ measurements (temperature, humidity, CO2 level) and a survey on indoor air quality and thermal comfort was conducted in different premises of the administrative office building. A total of 73 respondents occupying the building participated in the survey.
The results of the conducted survey revealed that there is a high degree of dissatisfaction with the IEC in military buildings, that is attributed to inadequate ventilation and overtemperature. That matched the collected indoor environmental quality (IEQ) data, forming a direct relationship between the poor energy efficiency and low satisfaction rate with IEC.
The study reiterates the need to address the poor current technical state of unclassified building stock, emphasizes the call for developing clear regulatory requirements for newly-constructed unclassified buildings and thorough feasibility assessment for renovation projects.
3D Reconstruction through Fusion of Cross-View Images
Authors: Qin Rongjun , Song Shuang , Ling Xiao , Elhashash Mostafa 
Published: November 2020

3D recovery from multi-stereo and stereo images, as an important application of the image-based perspective geometry, serves many applications in computer vision, remote sensing, and Geomatics. In this chapter, the authors utilize the imaging geometry and present approaches that perform 3D reconstruction from cross-view images that are drastically different in their viewpoints. We introduce our project work that takes ground-view images and satellite images for full 3D recovery, which includes necessary methods in satellite and ground-based point cloud generation from images, 3D data co-registration, fusion, and mesh generation. We demonstrate our proposed framework on a dataset consisting of twelve satellite images and 150 k video frames acquired through a vehicle-mounted Go-pro camera and demonstrate the reconstruction results. We have also compared our results with results generated from an intuitive processing pipeline that involves typical geo-registration and meshing methods.
Estimation of the Efficiency Indices for Operating the Vertical Transportation Systems
Authors: K. Belyaev Yury , H. Hajiyev Asaf 
Published: November 2020

Various lifts’ systems with different control rules are considered. It is suggested to use the efficiency indexes: customer’s average waiting in lift cabin time and average total time, including the time of delivering the customer to the desired floor. Various control rules are introduced: Odd-Even, where one lift serves only customers in Odd floors and other lift only does that in Even floors Up-Down control rule where one lift serves only customers who are going from the first floor to the destination floor 2, 3,…, k; another lift serves customers from the first floor to the upper floor k + 1, k + 2, …, n. The results of simulation, allowing to compare various control rules relatively to the efficiency indexes, are given. It is introduced an optimal number of lifts, which minimizes number of lifts, minimizing a customer’s average waiting time. For some systems, the method of finding the optimal number of lifts, is suggested. Necessary figures demonstrating the operation of the lifts’ systems and the results of the simulation allow to estimate the efficiency indexes.
Mineral Deficiencies: A Root Cause for Reduced Longevity in Mammals
Authors: S.N. Chaitanya Nyshadham , Sahu Sibani 
Published: November 2020

Metals, inorganic compounds and their elements that act as cofactors for enzymes that play an essential role in various biological processes constitute mineral nutrients. Their primary source is soil and enters the climax consumers in food chain through plants as they contain most minerals that are essential for humans. They are required in small and precise amounts according to their requirement they were classified as Major (phosphorous (P), potassium (K)), Secondary (calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sulphur (S)), Minor/trace/rare (Boron (B), chlorine (Cl), chromium (Cr), fluoride(F), iodine (I), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni), selenium (Se), sodium (Na), vanadium (V) and zinc (Zn)). The daily requirement of minerals for individuals for effective biological function inside the cell is known as recommended dietary allowance (RDA) that varies for element. The daily requirement of major element is up to 10 g/d, whereas secondary and micro minerals was 400 - 1500 mg/d and 45 μg/d - 11 mg/d, respectively. Meats, vegetables, fruits, grains contains high amount of minerals that protect humans from mineral deficiencies. Some of the mineral deficiencies include ageing, cancer, hair loss etc. The key for these root problems include supplementation of healthy foods rich in minerals and understanding the importance of food by nutrition education, practice of physical activity, and about food habits. A detailed understanding of each mineral and their biological importance through mechanism of action studied in detail to overcome their deficiencies.
Immobilization of Powdered Coal Fly Ashes (CFAs) into CFA Beads and Column Studies on Color Removal from Pulp Mill Effluents Using These CFA Beads
Authors: Salahin Musfiques , Yuzhu Fu George 
Published: November 2020

In this study, immobilization process of the three (3) powder CFAs was studied. The major results on immobilization process were briefly presented. A total number of fifteen (15) column studies from the combination of the five (5) types of CFAs beads and the three (3) PMEs samples were performed. In each column study, a set of aggregate parameters of flow rate, empty bed contract time, operational time, and throughput volume was studied, and the data was fitted to existing modeling of breakthrough curves. The overall operational time was 12–24-hour, color removal efficiencies were 40–90%, and throughput volume of treated PMEs was 10–14 bed volume. For the column study, the correlation coefficient R2 value for each combination indicated that the Thomas model had a better fit with the observed data than the Adams-Bohart model, and the color adsorption capacities of CFA beads varied in a wide range of 0.31–28.23 mg/g.
Neuromorphic Photonics
Authors: Haidar Shahine Mike 
Published: November 2020

Neuromorphic photonic applies concepts extracted from neuroscience to develop photonic devices behaving like neural systems and achieve brain-like information processing capacity and efficiency. This new field combines the advantages of photonics and neuromorphic architectures to build systems with high efficiency, high interconnectivity and paves the way to ultrafast, power efficient and low cost and complex signal processing. We explore the use of semiconductor lasers with optoelectronic feedback operating in self-pulsating mode as photonic neuron that can deliver flexible control schemes with narrow optical pulses of less than 30 ps pulse width, with adjustable pulse intervals of −2 ps/mA to accommodate specific Pulse Position Modulation (PPM) coding of events to trigger photonic neuron firing as required. The analyses cover in addition to self-pulsation performance and controls, the phase noise and jitter characteristics of such solution.