bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The impact of weather conditions on hazel pollen concentration in Sosnowiec (Poland) in 1997–2019
Authors: Dąbrowska-Zapart Katarzyna , Niedźwiedź Tadeusz 
Published: October 2020

AbstractThe goal of this study was to compare hazel pollen seasons in Sosnowiec in 1997–2019 and to analyse the impact of weather conditions on these seasons. The measurements were conducted using a volumetric method with a Burkard spore trap. The duration of pollen seasons was determined using the 98% method. SPI (Seasonal Pollen Index) was calculated as the sum of daily pollen concentrations in a given season. The measurements showed that high temperatures in January and February had an impact on the beginning of the hazel pollen season. They revealed that there are positive correlations with temperatures and sunshine hours long before the season, i.e. 210–180 days before. The daily hazel pollen concentration in Sosnowiec showed a positive and statistically significant correlation with air temperature, sunshine hours, and average and maximum wind speed. Negative correlation was demonstrated for snow cover depth and relative humidity of the air. Daily concentration levels depend also on the type of weather front as well as direction of air mass flow and its type. Variance analysis showed that the highest concentrations of hazel pollen grains were recorded when warm air moves from the south and south–western direction, whereas the lowest ones were noted for air moving from the east, south–east, north and north–east directions. Atmospheric precipitation, snow cover depth, and average, maximum, minimum and near-the-ground temperatures in the season also had an impact on the SPI of hazel pollen grains. High positive correlation coefficients were also observed in the case of thermal conditions, sunshine hours, relative humidity and precipitation from July to September in the year preceding a given pollen season. The duration of the hazel pollen season depends on precipitation, snow cover depth and temperature during a given season.
Physical, Emotional, and Psychosocial Challenges Associated with Daily Dosing of HIV Medications and Their Impact on Indicators of Quality of Life: Findings from the Positive Perspectives Study
Authors: de los Rios Patricia , Okoli Chinyere , Castellanos Erika , Allan Brent , Young Benjamin , Brough Garry , Muchenje Marvelous , Eremin Anton , Corbelli Giulio Maria , McBritton Marta , Hardy W. David , Van de Velde Nicolas 
Published: October 2020

AbstractTo assess challenges with daily oral antiretroviral therapy (ART), we analyzed data for 2389 participants in the 2019 Positive Perspectives survey of people living with HIV in 25 countries. ART-related challenges reported included difficulty swallowing pills (33.1% [790/2389]); stress from daily dosing routine (33.3% [795/2389]); bad memories from daily intake of HIV medication (35.1%[839/2389]), and concern “that having to take pills every day means a greater chance of revealing my HIV status to others” (37.9% [906/2389]). Individuals who felt empowered by daily oral dosing [“taking my pill(s) every day reassures me that my HIV is being kept under control”] had 69% higher odds of optimal overall health (AOR 1.69, 95% CI 1.40–2.04). Conversely, odds of optimal overall health were lower among those who felt daily pill intake “limits my day-to-day life” (AOR 0.53, 95% CI 0.44–0.64). These findings show that there is need for increased flexibility of ART delivery to meet diverse patient needs.
Efficacy and safety of transvenous lead extraction using a liberal combined superior and femoral approach
Authors: Yap Sing-Chien , Bhagwandien Rohit E. , Theuns Dominic A. M. J. , Yasar Yunus Emre , de Heide John , Hoogendijk Mark G. , Kik Charles , Szili-Torok Tamas 
Published: October 2020

Abstract
Purpose
During transvenous lead extraction (TLE), the femoral snare has mainly been used as a bail-out procedure. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a TLE approach with a low threshold to use a combined superior and femoral approach.

Methods
This is a single-center observational study including all TLE procedures between 2012 till 2019.

Results
A total of 264 procedures (median age 63 (51–71) years, 67.0% male) were performed in the study period. The main indications for TLE were lead malfunction (67.0%), isolated pocket infection (17.0%) and systemic infection (11.7%). The median dwelling time of the oldest targeted lead was 6.8 (4.0–9.7) years. The techniques used to perform the procedure were the use of a femoral snare only (30%), combined rotational powered sheath and femoral snare (25%), manual traction only (20%), rotational powered sheath only (17%) and locking stylet only (8%). The complete and clinical procedural success rate was 90.2% and 97.7%, respectively, and complete lead removal rate was 94.1% of all targeted leads. The major and minor procedure-related complication rates were 1.1% and 10.2%, respectively. There was one case (0.4%) of emergent sternotomy for management of cardiac avulsion. Furthermore, there were 5 in-hospital non-procedure-related deaths (1.9%), of whom 4 were related to septic shock due to a Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis after an uncomplicated TLE with complete removal of all leads.

Conclusion
An effective and safe TLE procedure can be achieved by using the synergy between a superior and femoral approach.
Relationship between moth (night active Lepidoptera) diversity and vegetation characteristics in southern Sweden
Authors: Tyler Torbjörn 
Published: October 2020

Abstract
The diversity and community composition of moths (both macro- and micromoths) at 32 sites, representing a wide range of habitat types (forests, grasslands, wetlands, agricultural and urban areas) within a restricted region in central Scania, southern-most Sweden, was investigated by use of light moth traps and compared with vascular plant species richness and habitat characteristics. The results revealed a highly significant general association between vegetation composition and the composition of the moth community and multivariate (CCA) analyses indicated light availability and soil fertility parameters (pH and macronutrients) to be the habitat characteristics that best correlated with moth community composition. Less strong, but still significant, positive relationships between moth abundance and local vascular plant diversity were also revealed. Moth species richness was positively correlated with diversity of woody plant genera in the neighborhood, but not with local vascular plant diversity in general. As for more general site characteristics, there were tendencies for higher moth richness and abundance at sites with more productive soils (well-drained, high pH, high nutrient availability), while shading/tree canopy cover, management, soil disturbance regimes and nectar production appeared unrelated to moth community parameters. It is concluded that local moth assemblages are strongly influenced by site characteristics and vegetation composition.

Implications for insect conservation:
The results show that obtaining moth data on a local scale is useful for conservation planning and does not need to be very cumbersome. Local moth assemblages monitored are indeed related to local site characteristics of conservation relevance.
Influence of Knowledge and Attitude on Lifestyle Practices Among Seventh-Day Adventists in Metro Manila, Philippines
Authors: Galvez Cesar Augusto , Calbayan Chirlynor , Pondi Kepha , Vallejos Maria 
Published: October 2020

AbstractThis cross-sectional study examined the influence of knowledge and attitude on lifestyle practices (KAP) of the five dimensions of the Adventist Health Message (AHM5D). A sample of 1442 respondents was drawn from seven Seventh-day Adventist Churches in Metro Manila, Philippines. Hierarchical multiple regression showed that the social dimension of knowledge and the physical, spiritual, and social dimensions of attitude, significantly influenced the practices of AHM5D (β = − .056, p = .037; β = .236, p < .001; β = .211, p < .001; β = .145, p < .001, respectively), with r2 = .334. These findings suggest more effective interventions in the AHM5D promotion.
Online Identity Crisis Identity Issues in Online Communities
Authors: Arfini Selene , Botta Parandera Lorenzo , Gazzaniga Camilla , Maggioni Nicolò , Tacchino Alessandro 
Published: October 2020

AbstractHow have online communities affected the ways their users construct, view, and define their identity? In this paper, we will approach this issue by considering two philosophical sets of problems related to personal identity: the “Characterization Question” and the “Self-Other Relations Question.” Since these queries have traditionally brought out different problems around the concept of identity, here we aim at rethinking them in the framework of online communities. To do so, we will adopt an externalist and cognitive point of view on online communities, describing them as virtual cognitive niches. We will evaluate and agree with the Attachment Theory of Identity, arguing that there is continuity between offline and online identity and that usually the latter contributes to the alteration of the former. Finally, we will discuss ways users can enact self-reflection on online frameworks, considering the impact of the Filter Bubble and the condition of Bad Faith.
The (non)Protective Role of Self-Compassion in Internalizing Symptoms: Two Empirical Studies in Adolescents Demonstrating Unwanted Effects of Using the Self-Compassion Scale Total Score
Authors: Muris Peter , Otgaar Henry , López Angélica , Kurtic Iva , van de Laar Ingrid 
Published: October 2020

AbstractObjectivesSeveral scholars have questioned the use of the total Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) score as an appropriate index for measuring self-compassion as a protective psychological trait.MethodsWe present two new studies to further examine the relationships between SCS or SCS-Short Form scores and symptoms of anxiety and depression in non-clinical samples of adolescents (Ns being 106 and 52).ResultsBoth studies showed that most of the variance in internalizing symptoms was explained by the uncompassionate self-responding (USR) components of the SCS and that the share of the compassionate self-responding (CSR) was fairly small. Moreover, when controlling for other relevant variables (study 1: neuroticism and extraversion; study 2: self-esteem and lack of self-esteem), the unique contribution of CSR in explaining variance was even completely abolished.ConclusionsWe argue that the inclusion of the USR components in the SCS (1) hinders the proper investigation of the protective role of self-compassion, (2) inflates the relationship with internalizing symptoms, and (3) obscures the (fair) comparison with other etiological factors of psychopathology. Within a context of internalizing problems, the SCS or SCS-SF can better be viewed as an index of vulnerability than as a measure of protection.
Successful treatment of PLA2R1-antibody positive membranous nephropathy with ocrelizumab
Authors: Schmidt Tilman , Schulze Matthias , Harendza Sigrid , Hoxha Elion 
Published: October 2020

AbstractMembranous nephropathy (MN) is a common cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults. The disease is induced by antibodies, which are directed against the podocyte protein phospholipase A2 receptor 1 (PLA2R1-ab) in 80% of cases. B cell depleting treatments, most notably rituximab, a chimeric CD20-antibody, are often effective for treatment of MN. However, in 35–40% of patients rituximab fails to induce remission of disease and relapses after rituximab-induced remission are frequent. Therefore, alternative treatment options are necessary. Over the past years optimized antibodies targeting CD20 were designed to overcome side effects or sensitization to the murine fractions of rituximab and potentially improve B cell depletion. Ocrelizumab is a humanized B cell depleting antibody, approved for treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). Here, we report the case of a patient who was diagnosed with MS and, 8 years later, developed PLA2R1-associated MN. Treatment for MS was switched to the CD20-antibody ocrelizumab, which was expected to deplete B cells and potentially induce remission of MN. After treatment with ocrelizumab PLA2R1-ab disappeared from the circulation and the patient developed remission of proteinuria. Ocrelizumab might be an efficacious treatment alternative for patients with MN who fail to achieve remission or are immunologically sensitized to rituximab.
Disciplinary Proceedings as an Instrument for Breaking the Rule of Law in Poland
Authors: Gajda-Roszczynialska Katarzyna , Markiewicz Krystian 
Published: October 2020

AbstractThis article advances the thesis that disciplinary proceedings may constitute a tool for breaking the rule of law in Poland. In 2017, as part of a package of legal changes to the judiciary, a disciplinary system was created in Poland to ensure that judges were subservient to the political will of the authorities. From the beginning, new disciplinary officers appointed by the Minister of Justice (the Prosecutor General) have targeted judges who disagree with unconstitutional changes to the judiciary. Disciplinary proceedings are by no means repressions that affect judges who demand that other authorities respect the rule of law in Poland. The article discusses, on a step by step basis, the practical mechanisms taken by the political authorities to break the rule of law in Poland. Particular attention is paid to the measures which have been taken concerning the judiciary. The article discusses the judgment of the CJEU on 19 November 2019 in combined cases C-585/18, C-624/18, and C-625/18 and the implementing resolution of the combined Civil, Criminal and Labour and Social Insurance Chambers of the Supreme Court on 23 January 2020 as well as the collapse of the rule of law in Poland from a practical perspective. The analysis of the recent events shows that after the so-called Muzzle Law (A bill amending the Act on the Organization of Ordinary Courts, the Act on the Supreme Court and the Act on the National Council of the Judiciary was submitted on 12 December 2019, and then voted on by the parliamentary majority in the lower house of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) on 20 December 2019.) came into force, the application of the resolution of the combined Civil, Criminal and Labour and Social Insurance Chambers of the Supreme Court on 23 January 2020 implementing the CJEU judgment in the joined cases C-585/18, C-624/18, and C-625/18 of 19 November 2019 can be and, in fact, is penalized by further disciplinary proceedings, which constitutes a real threat to the already weakened rule of law. Institutions and, above all, judges who are safeguarding the rule of law are being destroyed.
Flow chemistry experiments in the undergraduate teaching laboratory: synthesis of diazo dyes and disulfides
Authors: Kuijpers Koen P. L. , Weggemans Wilko M. A. , Verwijlen C. Jan A. , Noël Timothy 
Published: October 2020

AbstractBy embedding flow technology in the early phases of academic education, students are exposed to both the theoretical and practical aspects of this modern and widely-used technology. Herein, two laboratory flow experiments are described which have been carried out by first year undergraduate students at Eindhoven University of Technology. The experiments are designed to be relatively risk-free and they exploit widely available equipment and cheap capillary flow reactors. The experiments allow students to develop a hands-on understanding of continuous processing and gives them insights in both organic chemistry and chemical engineering. Furthermore, they learn about the benefits of microreactors, continuous processing, multistep reaction sequences and multiphase chemistry. Undoubtedly, such skills are highly valued in both academia and the chemical industry.
Modeling solvent dynamics in polymers with solvent-filled cavities
Authors: Curatolo Michele , Nardinocchi Paola , Teresi Luciano 
Published: October 2020

AbstractDynamics of solvent release from polymer gels with small solvent-filled cavities is investigated starting from a thermodynamically consistent and enriched multiphysics stress-diffusion model. Indeed, the modeling also accounts for a new global volumetric constraint which makes the volume of the solvent in the cavity and the cavity volume equal at all times. This induces a characteristic suction effect into the model through a negative pressure acting on the cavity walls. The problem is solved for gel-based spherical microcapsules and microtubules. The implementation of the mathematical model into a finite element code allows to quantitatively describe and compare the dynamics of solvent release from full spheres, hollow spheres, and tubules in terms of a few key quantities such as stress states and amount of released solvent under the same external conditions.
Mid-infrared optical frequency comb in the 2.7–4.0 μm range via difference frequency generation from a compact laser system
Authors: Zhou Lian , Liu Yang , Xie Gehui , Gu Chenglin , Deng Zejiang , Zhu Zhiwei , Ouyang Cheng , Zuo Zhong , Luo Daping , Wu Bin , Chen Kunfeng , Li Wenxue 
Published: October 2020

Abstract
We report on the generation of a mid-infrared (mid-IR) frequency comb with a maximum average output power of 250 mW and tunability in the 2.7–4.0 μm region. The approach is based on a single-stage difference frequency generation (DFG) starting from a compact Yb-doped fiber laser system. The repetition rate of the near-infrared (NIR) comb is locked at 75 MHz. The phase noise of the repetition rate in the offset-free mid-IR comb system is measured and analyzed. Except for the intrinsic of NIR comb, environmental noise at low frequency and quantum noise at high frequency from the amplifier chain and nonlinear spectral broadening are the main noise sources of broadening the linewidth of comb teeth, which limits the precision of mid-IR dual-comb spectroscopy.
Pietro Giannone and the Nonjuring Contribution to the Separation of Church and State
Authors: Monod Paul 
Published: October 2020

AbstractWhy did the English Nonjuror Richard Rawlinson promote the 1729–30 English translation of Pietro Giannone's Civil History of Naples? The Nonjurors in England espoused ecclesiastical independency from the state, which they derived from the thought of Restoration High Churchmen and from the French Gallican Louis Ellies Du Pin. Giannone, a Neapolitan lawyer, proposed a similar “two powers” model of strict autonomy for both church and state. Giannone's concept was later rejected by enlightened writers like Viscount Bolingbroke and Edward Gibbon, who associated it with high church prejudices. It was defended by the Dissenter Joseph Priestley, who combined it with his own theory of religious sociability. The impact of Giannone on the Nonjurors and on Priestley illuminates the complex religious background to what is often seen as a fundamentally secular doctrine: the separation of church and state.
Beyond Brideshead: The Male Homoerotics of 1930s Oxford
Authors: Brooks Ross 
Published: October 2020

AbstractLooking beyond the notorious “Brideshead” aesthetes and homoeroticism of 1920s Oxford, this article explores the queer sensibilities of the university's male undergraduates and their associates through the 1930s. Steadily through the decade, Oxford's unique brand of queer aestheticism and same-sex love affairs became embroiled with wider debates about the hegemony of socialism and communism and the supposed degeneracy of standards at Oxford. At the same time, the assimilation of medicalized concepts of perversion and homosexuality increasingly made Oxford's aesthetes and same-sex love affairs objects of critical scrutiny, effeminophobia, and homophobia. For many of the university's queer male undergraduates, the Oxford University Dramatic Society provided a safe haven and a platform for queer expression both in Oxford and beyond. A group of images by the Russian émigré photographer Cyril Arapoff provides further insights into the male homoerotics of 1930s Oxford. Situated within the context of Arapoff's life in the city between 1933 and 1939, his extraordinary photographs of nude and seminude young men offer glimpses into the queer lives and loves at Oxford in a period when such experiences were rarely articulated in written form. The images include the spaces the young men inhabited and their interconnections to London's vibrantly queer dance and theater scene. Such insights help establish more firmly interwar Oxford as an important hub of queer modernism, with national and international import for the course of modern queer history.
Drug screening using shape-based virtual screening andin vitroexperimental models of cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Authors: Cardoso Santos Camila , Meuser Batista Marcos , Inam Ullah Asma , Rama Krishna Reddy Tummala , Soeiro Maria de Nazaré Correia 
Published: October 2020

AbstractCutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is one of the most disregarded tropical neglected disease with the occurrence of self-limiting ulcers and triggering mucosal damage and stigmatizing scars, leading to huge public health problems and social negative impacts. Pentavalent antimonials are the first-line drug for CL treatment for over 70 years and present several drawbacks in terms of safety and efficacy. Thus, there is an urgent need to search for non-invasive, non-toxic and potent drug candidates for CL. In this sense, we have implemented a shape-based virtual screening approach and identified a set of 32 hit compounds.In vitrophenotypic screenings were conducted using these hit compounds to check their potential leishmanicidal effect towardsLeishmania amazonensis(L. amazonensis). Two (Cp1 and Cp2) out of the 32 compounds revealed promising antiparasitic activities, exhibiting considerable potency against intracellular amastigotes present in peritoneal macrophages (IC50values of 9.35 and 7.25μm, respectively). Also, a sterile cidality profile was reached at 20μmafter 48 h of incubation, besides a reasonable selectivity (≈8), quite similarly to pentamidine, a diamidine still in use clinically for leishmaniasis. Cp1 with an oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridine scaffold and Cp2 with benzimidazole scaffold could be developed by lead optimization studies to enhance their leishmanicidal potency.
Low adherence to traditional dietary pattern and food preferences of low-income preschool children with food neophobia
Authors: Anjos Laís Andrade dos , Vieira Diva Aliete dos Santos , Siqueira Bruna Nabuco Freire , Voci Silvia Maria , Botelho Anne Jardim , Silva Danielle Góes da 
Published: October 2020

AbstractObjective:To associate dietary patterns and food neophobia in low-income preschoolers.Design:This was a cross-sectional study using a semi-structured questionnaire for socio-demographic data, birth conditions and breast-feeding history. Food neophobia was assessed using an adapted version of theChild Food Neophobia Scale. Children’s nutritional status was assessed using BMI-for-age and height-for-ageZ-scores. Dietary patterns were estimated using a semi-quantitative FFQ through exploratory factor analysis. Multiple linear regression was used to test for an association between food neophobia and dietary pattern adherence.Setting:Philanthropic childhood education schools in Aracaju, an urban community in northeastern Brazil, between July and December 2017.Participants:Two hundred fourteen children aged 3–6 years and their parents.Results:The percentages of low/medium and high food neophobia among preschoolers were 85·9 % and 11·2 %, respectively. Children with high food neophobia more frequently consumed ultra-processed foods rich in sugars (snacks, filled and unfilled cookies and sweets), as well as protein-rich foods (white meat, cheese and yogurt). Three dietary patterns were identified (traditional, snacks and school snacks). Children with a high level of neophobia had lower adherence to traditional dietary patterns.Conclusions:A high level of food neophobia among socially vulnerable preschoolers is an eating behaviour related to unhealthy eating and is associated with the poorest diet in typical foods.