bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Mujeres, sociedad y arte. Proyecto colaborativo
Authors: Franco Vázquez Carmen 
Published: November 2020

Este trabajo narra la realización de un libro colectivo sobre perspectiva de género. En el mundo actual, la imagen de la mujer en los medios resulta muy manipulada, contribuyendo a difundir una imagen interesada y falsa de la mujer. Los futuros maestros deben ser sensibles a esta situación para que no se conviertan en consumidores pasivos. Con el proyecto se les dotó de mecanismos de crítica para contrarrestar una situación inadmisible en el S. XXI. Queremos conseguir que los alumnos reflexionen críticamente sobre el papel de la mujer en la sociedad mediante la acción colaborativa, descrita en el texto. La capacidad del Arte para generar imágenes que provoquen emociones nos permite alcanzar nuestros objetivos.
This paper reports the production of a group book about gender perspectives. Nowadays, the image of women in mass-media tends to be manipulated and this contributes to the dissemination of a misleading and false image of women’s identity. Future teachers should be especially conscious of this situation so that they do not become passive consumers of publicity. This project aims to offer students mechanisms for criticism and reflection to counteract a situation which in the 21st century should be simply unacceptable. Our goal is that our students reflect critically about the role of women in society by means of a collaborative action which this article explains in detail. The capacity of Art to provide images that elicit emotions allows us to reach our aims.
Analyse comparative des principaux mécanismes de gouvernance dans les multinationales américaines, européennes et asiatiques appartenant à la liste Fortune Global 250
Authors: Zeghal Daniel , Moussa Manel 
Published: November 2020

Cette recherche a pour objectif de comparer les mécanismes de gouvernance des entreprises multinationales (EMNs) cotées en bourse et provenant des principales régions géographiques à savoir les Etats-Unis, l’Europe et l’Asie afin de déterminer si ces EMNs convergent vers une uniformisation globale de leurs pratiques de gouvernance. Nos résultats basés sur un échantillon de 156 EMNs appartenant à la liste Fortune Global 250 et des tests ANOVA nous ont permis de constater l’absence d’une convergence vers un modèle international et d’affirmer que les choix des pratiques de gouvernance des EMNs semblent plutôt associés avec leur appartenance régionale.
Hypertension in the Workplace: Study among Workers in an Oil Production Company in Pointe-Noire (Congo)
Authors: Ataboho Ebenguela Ebatetou , Galloye Patricia Atipo- , Moukassa Donatien 
Published: November 2020

Hypertension is a real public health problem in the world. The almost rare data on hypertension in the Congolese oil sector led us to carry out this study.
Objective: Describe the epidemiological profile of the hypertensive worker in a Congolese oil production company in the city of Pointe-Noire.
Methodology: This is an observational study, descriptive cross in collection of retrospective data, which involved 815 workers. After informed consent, a questionnaire was administered to workers whose variables such as weight, height, and blood pressure were taken. Statistical analysis was carried out using the EPI-INFO 7 software.
Results: The prevalence of hypertension in workers was 16.3%, i.e. 18.0% in men and 8.0% in women with a significant difference (p <0.05). 25.8% of hypertensive workers were obese and 19.0% overweight. Obese workers were approximately 5 times more vulnerable than others to hypertension, and this was significantly (p <0.001). Risk factors such as age, gender and BMI and diabetes have been significantly associated with hypertension. The older the worker, the more there was an increased risk of developing hypertension (p <0.001). However, other factors such as sports activity and smoking were not significantly related to hypertension (p ˃ 0.05).
Conclusion: Hypertension is a worrying pathology among workers in an oil company in Congo. It would be imperative to strengthen communication with employees with the aim of raising awareness and changing behavior.
Accuracy of Combined Measure of Serum Uric Acid and Beta Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (β hCG) Versus Serum Beta Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Alone as Prognostic Indicators of Pregnancy Outcome of Preeclampsia
Authors: Aigere E. O. S. , Allagoa D. O. , Kotingo E. L. , Obagah L. , Kasia B. E. , Oriji P. C. 
Published: November 2020

Background: Measurement of variety of biological, biochemical and biophysical markers in pregnancy implicated in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia have been proposed to predict its development.
Aim: To evaluate the accuracy of combined measure of maternal serum uric acid level and quantitative serum beta hCG versus serum beta hCG alone as prognostic indicators of pregnancy outcome among preeclamptic patients at the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa.
Methods: This is a hospital based prospective case control study by systematic sampling selection. The two groups comprised of 100 consecutive patients each, one with pre-eclampsia (study group) and the other without pre-eclampsia (control) admitted for management into the antenatal ward and labour ward over the seven-month period of the study. The values of their serum uric acid and beta hCG levels were evaluated on admission and followed up. Data entry and statistical analysis was done using statistical package for social science (windows version 22.0. SPSS Inc; Chicago, USA). Level of significance was set at P < 0.05.
Results: The mean quantitative serum β hCG level amongst the subjects (26776.6 ± 19590.5) was statistically significantly higher (p < 0.001) than the mean quantitative serum β hCG level amongst the control (7973.6 ± 4193.7). The prognostic accuracy in predicting pregnancy outcomes were: HELLP syndrome (0.33, 0.44), Eclampsia (0.50, 0.39), Acute Renal Failure (0.44, 0.33), IUGR (0.43, 0.39), IUFD (0.38, 0.27) and Birth Asphyxia (0.49, 0.38) respectively for combined measure of serum uric acid and serum β hCG, and serum β hCG alone.
Conclusion: Serum β hCG levels remains a useful prognostic indicator for feto-maternal outcome in preeclamptic women. However, combined measure of serum uric acid and serum β hCG level in prognosticating pregnancy outcome in preeclamptic women was shown to have a better accuracy than serum β hCG.
Examining assumptions of soil microbial ecology in the monitoring of ecological restoration
Authors: Hart Miranda M. , Cross Adam T. , D'Agui Haylee M. , Dixon Kingsley W. , Van der Heyde Mieke , Mickan Bede , Horst Christina , Grez Benjamin Moreira , Valliere Justin M. , Rossel Raphael Viscarra , Whiteley Andrew , Wong Wei San , Zhong Hongtao , Nevill Paul 
Published: November 2020

Abstract1. Global interest in building healthy soils combined with new DNA sequencing technologies has led to the generation of a vast amount of soil microbial community (SMC) data.2. SMC analysis is being adopted widely for monitoring ecological restoration trajectories. However, despite the large and growing quantity of soil microbial data, it remains unclear how these data inform and best guide restoration practice.3. Here, we examine assumptions around SMC as a tool for guiding ecosystem restoration and evaluate the effectiveness of using species inventories of SMC as a benchmark for restoration success.4. We investigate other approaches of assessing soil health, and conclude that we can significantly enhance the utility of species inventory data for ecological restoration by complementing it with the use of non‐molecular approaches.
Risdiplam treatment has not led to retinal toxicity in patients with spinal muscular atrophy
Authors: Sergott Robert C. , Amorelli Giulia M. , Baranello Giovanni , Barreau Emmanuel , Beres Shannon , Kane Steven , Mercuri Eugenio , Orazi Lorenzo , SantaMaria Melissa , Tremolada Gemma , Santarsiero Diletta , Waskowska Agnieszka , Yashiro Shigeko , Denk Nora , Fürst‐Recktenwald Sabine , Gerber Marianne , Gorni Ksenija , Jaber Birgit , Jacobsen Bjoern , Mueller Lutz , Nave Stephane , Scalco Renata S. , Marzoli Stefania B. ,   the FIREFISH, SUNFISH, JEWELFISH Working Groups
Published: November 2020

AbstractObjectiveEvaluation of ophthalmologic safety with focus on retinal safety in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treated with risdiplam (EVRYSDI®), a survival of motor neuron 2 splicing modifier associated with retinal toxicity in monkeys. Risdiplam was approved recently for the treatment of patients with SMA, aged ≥ 2 months in the United States, and is currently under Health Authority review in the EU.MethodsSubjects included patients with SMA aged 2 months–60 years enrolled in the FIREFISH, SUNFISH, and JEWELFISH clinical trials for risdiplam. Ophthalmologic assessments, including functional assessments (age‐appropriate visual acuity and visual field) and imaging (spectral domain optical coherence tomography [SD‐OCT], fundus photography, and fundus autofluorescence [FAF]), were conducted at baseline and every 2–6 months depending on study and assessment. SD‐OCT, FAF, fundus photography, and threshold perimetry were evaluated by an independent, masked reading center. Adverse events (AEs) were reported throughout the study.ResultsA total of 245 patients receiving risdiplam were assessed. Comprehensive, high‐quality, ophthalmologic monitoring assessing retinal structure and visual function showed no retinal structural or functional changes. In the youngest patients, SD‐OCT findings of normal retinal maturation were observed. AEs involving eye disorders were not suggestive of risdiplam‐induced toxicity and resolved with ongoing treatment.InterpretationExtensive ophthalmologic monitoring conducted in studies in patients with SMA confirmed that risdiplam does not induce ophthalmologic toxicity in pediatric or adult patients with SMA at the therapeutic dose. These results suggest that safety ophthalmologic monitoring is not needed in patients receiving risdiplam, as also reflected in the United States Prescribing Information for risdiplam.
A Review of Piezoelectric and Magnetostrictive Biosensor Materials for Detection of COVID‐19 and Other Viruses
Authors: Narita Fumio , Wang Zhenjin , Kurita Hiroki , Li Zhen , Shi Yu , Jia Yu , Soutis Constantinos 
Published: November 2020

AbstractThe spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus has changed the lives of people around the world with a huge impact on economies and societies. The development of wearable sensors that can continuously monitor the environment for viruses may become an important research area. Here, the state of the art of research on biosensor materials for virus detection is reviewed. A general description of the principles for virus detection is included, along with a critique of the experimental work dedicated to various virus sensors, and a summary of their detection limitations. The piezoelectric sensors used for the detection of human papilloma, vaccinia, dengue, Ebola, influenza A, human immunodeficiency, and hepatitis B viruses are examined in the first section; then the second part deals with magnetostrictive sensors for the detection of bacterial spores, proteins, and classical swine fever. In addition, progress related to early detection of COVID‐19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is discussed in the final section, where remaining challenges in the field are also identified. It is believed that this review will guide material researchers in their future work of developing smart biosensors, which can further improve detection sensitivity in monitoring currently known and future virus threats.
Photocontrolled Light‐Harvesting Supramolecular Assembly Based on Aggregation‐Induced Excimer Emission
Authors: Li Jing‐Jing , Zhang Heng‐Yi , Liu Guoxing , Dai Xianyin , Chen Lei , Liu Yu 
Published: November 2020

AbstractPhotocontrolled light‐harvesting supramolecular assembly with aggregation‐induced excimer emission is fabricated by polyanionic γ‐cyclodextrin (COONa‐γ‐CD), pyrene derivative (PYC12), Nile red (NiR), and diarylethene derivative (DAE) in aqueous solution. Benefiting from the COONa‐γ‐CD‐induced aggregation of PYC12, the fluorescence can be modulated from monomeric state to assembled state with a large red‐shift around 100 nm, which exhibits aggregation‐induced excimer emission enhancement and makes PYC12 a remarkable energy donor. Subsequently, NiR can function as energy acceptor loaded into PYC12/COONa‐γ‐CD supramolecular assembly, and highly efficient energy transfer process occurs from PYC12/COONa‐γ‐CD to NiR, with energy transfer efficiency up to 83% at donor/acceptor ratio of 160:1. Moreover, multicolor tunable emission can be achieved simply by tuning the molar ratios of donor and acceptor, notably including white‐light emission. Interestingly, loading photoresponsive energy acceptor DAE into PYC12/COONa‐γ‐CD/NiR assembly endows the light‐harvesting system with excellent photocontrolled energy transfer, and this process can be efficiently regulated upon distinct light irradiation.
Changing Medical Education When Change Is Hard: Implementing an Interdepartmental Entrustable Professional Activity
Authors: Collins Eric , Stahl Christopher , Schnapp Benjamin , Westergaard Mary , Greenberg Jacob , Jung Sarah , Rosser Alexandra , Minter Rebecca , Hamedani Azita , Kraut Aaron 
Published: November 2020

AbstractBackgroundEntrustable professional activities (EPAs) are a new tool for assessing learners that represents a significant movement in graduate medical education (GME) toward competency‐based assessment and serves as a bridge between milestones and clinical practice. Whenever a major change is implemented to any system, resistance to change is expected. Many change management models have been proposed to overcome this resistance; a newer model is outlined in the book Switch. The objective was to describe the change management principles used to institute an EPA.MethodsThe model introduced in Switch was used as a framework for implementing a trauma resuscitation EPA in a joint effort between the departments of surgery and emergency medicine (EM) at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics. The Department of Emergency Medicine used the principles of change management, completing 295 faculty evaluations of trauma resuscitations compared to the Department of Surgery, whose faculty completed 50 evaluations between the study period of July 2018 through October 2019. A survey completed winter 2019 of EM faculty was used to determine the most important principles toward successful implementation.ResultsTwenty‐seven of 35 (78% response rate) of EM faculty identified key concepts from Switch as being instrumental in the successful implementation. Internal discussion of the implementation approach used by the Department of Surgery identified several limitations that would have been overcome by using these same change management principles.ConclusionWe conclude that the principles of change management provide a useful framework for successfully implementing EPAs into GME.
Objective sleep measures after endoscopic sinus surgery in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis
Authors: Little Ryan E. , Alt Jeremiah A. , Ramakrishnan Vijay R. , Platt Michael P. , Schlosser Rodney J. , Storck Kristina A. , Soler Zachary M. 
Published: November 2020

BackgroundPoor sleep quality is common in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Prior studies have demonstrated improvements in patient‐reported measures of sleep quality following endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of ESS on objective sleep parameters and identify any associations between specific objective measures and patient characteristics, comorbidities, and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs).MethodsAdults with CRS undergoing ESS were prospectively enrolled from 4 centers across North America. Any subject previously diagnosed with a known primary sleep disorder was excluded. Objective sleep indices were recorded using a portable sleep diagnostic device preoperatively and postoperatively. Patient‐reported outcome instruments were completed including the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the 22‐item Sino‐Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT‐22).ResultsThirty‐six patients (mean age 47 years, 56% male) completed baseline and postoperative sleep studies with mean ± standard deviation (SD) follow‐up 9.6 ± 7.7 months. Mean PSQI and SNOT‐22 before and after ESS was 10.2 ± 3.9 vs 7.8 ± 4.4 (p = 0.001); and 54.6 ± 14.6 vs 28.5 ± 15.3 (p < 0.001), respectively. Total sleep time, sleep latency, and awakenings after sleep onset did not change following ESS (all p > 0.5) despite improvements in PSQI and SNOT‐22. Changes in PSQI did not correlate with comorbidities or objective sleep indices (all p > 0.1).ConclusionIn this multicenter prospective cohort, objective sleep indices were not improved following ESS for CRS despite significant improvements in patient‐reported sleep quality and CRS‐specific QOL.
Nerve growth factor (NGF) pathway biomarkers in Down syndrome prior to and after the onset of clinical Alzheimer's disease: A paired CSF and plasma study
Authors: Pentz Rowan , Iulita M. Florencia , Ducatenzeiler Adriana , Videla Laura , Benejam Bessy , Carmona‐Iragui María , Blesa Rafael , Lleó Alberto , Fortea Juan , Cuello A. Claudio 
Published: November 2020

AbstractBackgroundThe discovery that nerve growth factor (NGF) metabolism is altered in Down syndrome (DS) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains offered a framework for the identification of novel biomarkers signalling NGF deregulation in AD pathology.MethodsWe examined levels of NGF pathway proteins (proNGF, neuroserpin, tissue plasminogen activator [tPA], and metalloproteases [MMP]) in matched cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)/plasma samples from AD‐symptomatic (DSAD) and AD‐asymptomatic (aDS) individuals with DS, as well as controls (HC).ResultsProNGF and MMP‐3 were elevated while tPA was decreased in plasma from individuals with DS. CSF from individuals with DS showed elevated proNGF, neuroserpin, MMP‐3, and MMP‐9. ProNGF and MMP‐9 in CSF differentiated DSAD from aDS (area under the curve = 0.86, 0.87). NGF pathway markers associated with CSF amyloid beta and tau and differed by sex.DiscussionBrain NGF metabolism changes can be monitored in plasma and CSF, supporting relevance in AD pathology. These markers could assist staging, subtyping, or precision medicine for AD in DS.
Copper‐Mediated Dichotomic Borylation of Alkyne Carbonates: Stereoselective Access to (E)‐1,2‐Diborylated 1,3‐Dienes versus Traceless Monoborylation Affording α‐Hydroxyallenes
Authors: Guo Kun , Kleij Arjan W. 
Published: November 2020

AbstractA mild copper‐mediated protocol has been developed for borylation of alkynyl cyclic carbonates. Depending on the nature of the borylating reaction partner, either stereoselective diborylation of the propargylic surrogate takes place, providing convenient access to (E)‐1,2‐borylated 1,3‐dienes, or traceless monoborylation occurs, which leads to α‐hydroxyallenes as the principal product. The dichotomy in this borylation protocol has been scrutinized by several control experiments, illustrating that a relatively small change in the diboron(4) reagent allows for competitive alcohol‐assisted protodemetalation to forge an α‐hydroxyallene product under ambient conditions.
Quadrupole detection FT‐ICR mass spectrometry offers deep profiling of residue oil: A systematic comparison of 2ω 7 Tesla versus 15 Tesla instruments
Authors: Ge Jinfeng , Ma Chao , Qi Yulin , Wang Xiaowei , Wang Wei , Hu Miao , Hu Qiaozhuan , Yi Yuan‐Bi , Shi Dejun , Yue Fu‐Jun , Li Si‐Liang , Volmer Dietrich A. 
Published: November 2020

AbstractMass resolving power is one of the key features of Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT‐ICR MS), which enables the molecular characterization of complex mixtures. Quadrupole (2ω) detection provides a significant step forward in FT‐ICR MS performance, as it doubles the resolving power for a given signal acquisition time. Whether this 2ω detection technique truly substitutes for a higher magnetic field remains unknown however. In this study, a residue oil sample was characterized using both a 2ω 7 Tesla FT‐ICR and a 15 Tesla FT‐ICR instrument, and analytical figures of merit were systematically compared. It was shown that 2ω 7T FT‐ICR MS provided comparable performance in the deep profiling of the complex oil sample, with better signal intensities and reproducibilities for absorption‐mode processing. The 15T FT‐ICR MS gave more precise measurements with better estimates of the sample's elemental compositions. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first published study, which thoroughly compared the performance of 2ω detection on a low magnetic field instrument with that of a high magnetic field FT‐ICR‐MS.
Fault detection of FWTPs in coal‐fired power plants using K‐WD‐KPCA in consideration of multiple operation conditions
Authors: Tang Yuling , Zhang Shirong 
Published: November 2020

AbstractIn coal‐fired power plants, the feed water treatment processes (FWTPs) supply qualified water to utility boilers. The faults of an FWTP may endanger the whole power plant. The classical PCA‐/KPCA‐based fault detection algorithms are valid mainly under single operation condition. When they are put to a practical FWTP, they cannot deal with the problems as treatment route switching, multiple operation conditions, process fluctuations, and process nonlinearity. In this paper, k‐means, wavelet denoise (WD), and KPCA are integrated together to form a new algorithm as K‐WD‐KPCA. It is expected to deal with the process nonlinearity through KPCA, cope with the multiple operation conditions through k‐means, and relieve the process fluctuations through WD. In the experiments on the data sets collected from a practical FWTP, the multiple operation conditions are classified into three categories; consequently, three KPCA models are trained and correspondingly scheduled for online condition matching. WD is further used to denoise the real‐time T2 and SPE statistics. Results show that the WD part of K‐WD‐KPCA algorithm can indeed lower the false alarm rate without reducing its fault detection performance. Finally, the proposed K‐WD‐KPCA algorithm is coded into a software platform and deployed to a coal‐fired power plant containing 2 × 1000 MW generation units. The effectiveness of the K‐WD‐KPCA algorithm is convinced through field application results.
Rheological and thermal properties of polypropylene blends based in a low molecular weight EVA
Authors: Ferrofino Aníbal G. , Failla Marcelo D. , Quinzani Lidia M. 
Published: November 2020

AbstractBlends of polypropylene (PP) and poly(ethylene‐co‐vinyl acetate) (EVA) having a PP/EVA viscosity ratio of 240 were prepared by melt mixing. EVA concentration varies from 2 to 26 wt%. All blends display two‐phase structure with quasi‐spherical EVA domains evenly distributed in the PP matrix. The diameter of the domains increases with EVA concentration from about 0.4 to 6 μm. Each component crystallizes separately. The melting temperature of PP phase is no noticeably affected by the presence of EVA while the crystallization one gradually increases by 4°C. The dynamic moduli of the blends are well predicted by the emulsion model of Palierne, revealing that the system PP/EVA has a very small interfacial tension. The thermal degradation behavior of the blends, determined by thermogravimetry, shows that the deacylation process in EVA is not affected by the presence of PP while the beginning of the degradation process of PP is increased by up to 20°C due to the presence of EVA. This effect goes along with an increment in the maximum degradation rate of PP.