bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Single Anastomosis Duodenoileal Bypass or Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass After Failed Sleeve Gastrectomy: Medium-Term Outcomes
Authors: Dijkhorst Phillip J. , Al Nawas May , Heusschen Laura , Hazebroek Eric J. , Swank Dingeman J. , Wiezer René M.J. , Aarts Edo O. 
Published: August 2021

Abstract
Background
Although the sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has good short-term results, it comes with a significant number of patients requiring revisional surgery because of insufficient weight loss or functional complications.

Objective
To investigate the effectiveness of the single anastomosis duodenoileal bypass (SADI-S) versus the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) on health outcomes in (morbidly) obese patients who had previously undergone SG, with up to 5 years of follow-up.

Methods
Data from patients who underwent revisional SADI-S or RYGB after SG were retrospectively compared on indication of surgery, weight loss, quality of life, micronutrient deficiencies, and complications.

Results
From 2007 to 2017, 141 patients received revisional laparoscopic surgery after SG in three specialized Dutch bariatric hospitals (SADI-S n=63, RYGB n=78). Percentage total weight loss following revisional surgery at 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years was 22%, 24%, 22%, 18%, and 15% for SADI-S and 10%, 9%, 7%, 8%, and 2% for RYGB (P<.05 for 1–4 years). Patients who underwent RYGB surgery for functional complications experienced no persistent symptoms of GERD or dysphagia in 88% of cases. No statistical difference was found in longitudinal analysis of change in quality of life scores or cross-sectional analysis of complication rates and micronutrient deficiencies.

Conclusion
Conversion of SG to SADI-S leads to significantly more total weight loss compared to RYGB surgery with no difference in quality of life scores, complication rates, or micronutrient deficiencies. When GERD in sleeve patients has to be resolved, RYGB provides adequate outcomes.

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On the Origin of Logical Determinism in Babylonia
Authors: Schumann Andrew 
Published: August 2021

AbstractIn this paper, I show that the idea of logical determinism can be traced back from the Old Babylonian period at least. According to this idea, there are some signs (omens) which can explain the appearance of all events. These omens demonstrate the will of gods and their power realized through natural forces. As a result, each event either necessarily appears or necessarily disappears. This idea can be examined as the first version of eternalism – the philosophical belief that each temporal event (including past and future events) is actual. In divination lists in Akkadian presented as codes we can reconstruct Boolean matrices showing that the Babylonians used some logical-algebraic structures in their reasoning. The idea of logical contingency was introduced within a new mood of thinking presented by the Greek prose – historical as well as philosophical narrations. In the Jewish genre ’aggādōt, the logical determinism is supposed to be in opposition to the Greek prose.
The role of data science in healthcare advancements: applications, benefits, and future prospects
Authors: Subrahmanya Sri Venkat Gunturi , Shetty Dasharathraj K. , Patil Vathsala , Hameed B. M. Zeeshan , Paul Rahul , Smriti Komal , Naik Nithesh , Somani Bhaskar K. 
Published: August 2021

AbstractData science is an interdisciplinary field that extracts knowledge and insights from many structural and unstructured data, using scientific methods, data mining techniques, machine-learning algorithms, and big data. The healthcare industry generates large datasets of useful information on patient demography, treatment plans, results of medical examinations, insurance, etc. The data collected from the Internet of Things (IoT) devices attract the attention of data scientists. Data science provides aid to process, manage, analyze, and assimilate the large quantities of fragmented, structured, and unstructured data created by healthcare systems. This data requires effective management and analysis to acquire factual results. The process of data cleansing, data mining, data preparation, and data analysis used in healthcare applications is reviewed and discussed in the article. The article provides an insight into the status and prospects of big data analytics in healthcare, highlights the advantages, describes the frameworks and techniques used, briefs about the challenges faced currently, and discusses viable solutions. Data science and big data analytics can provide practical insights and aid in the decision-making of strategic decisions concerning the health system. It helps build a comprehensive view of patients, consumers, and clinicians. Data-driven decision-making opens up new possibilities to boost healthcare quality.
Downward accountability to beneficiaries in social enterprises: do partnerships with nonprofits boost it without undermining accountability to other stakeholders?
Authors: Sanzo-Pérez Maria José , Rey-García Marta , Álvarez-González Luis Ignacio 
Published: August 2021

AbstractThe hybrid nature of social enterprises gives them a high potential for developing social innovations, but at the same time leads to tensions within these organizations. The barriers they face to gain access to traditional sources of funding are pushing social enterprises to reinforce their business models and rely more on commercial activities, and this fact increases the risk of mission drift and can weaken accountability towards beneficiaries of the social mission in favor of dominant stakeholders such as funders or clients of the commercial activities. Our research attempts to analyze whether partnerships between social enterprises and nonprofits strengthen accountability to beneficiaries without hindering accountability to other stakeholders, thus allowing both social and economic objectives to operate together. Based on a survey with a sample of social enterprises partnering with nonprofits, results reveal that as the partnership moves along a collaboration continuum to a transformational stage, accountability to beneficiaries is encouraged, whereas accountability to other types of stakeholders is also improved or, at least, not affected.
Genesis of trondhjemite by low-pressure low-melt fraction anatexis of hornblende-gabbro at Alvand Plutonic Complex (Hamedan, NW Iran): insights from geochemical modelling
Authors: Lucci Federico , Saki Adel , Miri Mirmohammad , Rabiee Ahmad , White John Charles 
Published: August 2021

AbstractAmphibole-dominated dehydration melting of gabbro is the primary process responsible for the genesis of adakites, low-K tonalites, modern trondhjemites, and plagiogranites as well as Archean tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite suites that represent the earliest examples of continental crust. Previous literature has mostly focused on the role of Al-rich amphibole during anatexis of a mafic source and many of these studies have investigated this process through experimental melting runs. However, due to experimental boundary conditions, little is known about partial melting of amphibole-bearing mafic rock at temperatures < 800°C for upper crustal conditions (pressure < 500 MPa). Classic and forward thermobarometric modelling suggests that in situ trondhjemite leucosomes, hosted by Cheshmeh-Ghasaban mafic metatexites (Alvand Plutonic Complex, Hamedan, NW Iran), represent a rare natural case study of a low-temperature incipient amphibole-dominated anatectic event of a mafic source with a primary assemblage (Pl+Hbl+Cpx+Bt+Opx) typical of a hornblende-bearing gabbroic rock.
Clinically-validated technologies for assisted living
Authors: Spinsante Susanna , Poli Angelica , Mongay Batalla Jordi , Krawiec Piotr , Dobre Ciprian , Bǎjenaru Lidia , Mavromoustakis Constandinos X. , Costantinou Costas S. , Molan Gregor , Herghelegiu Anna Marie , Prada Gabriel Ioan , Drǎghici Rozeta , González–Vélez Horacio 
Published: August 2021

AbstractOne of the most important lifestyle risk factors for many chronic conditions in the older age, low physical activity has shown to have significant impact on the sustainability of national welfare in many developed countries. Technology-based assisted living solutions can effectively be used to enable older adults to optimise their health-related quality of life, as well as to promote an active and healthy longevity. This paper describes vINCI—an interdisciplinary research project to actively support assisted living for older adults via state-of-the-art assistive technologies—which seamlessly deploys an ambient intelligence environment to integrate wearable devices, networking, software, and personalised services. It entails clinical validation and feedback at home and residential care facilities via a cloud microservices platform. Underpinned by blockchain technologies, multiple wearable devices, apps, and cameras securely capture the anonymised facets of different life events, whilst machine learning models create individualised user profiles to analyse any decrease in the perceived health-related quality of life typically associated with old age. Two controlled pilots are being conducted with 80 participants at older adult facilities in Romania and Cyprus. By incorporating clinical validation and feedback from specialised practitioners, the vINCI technologies enable older adults not only to self-evaluate their physical activity level, but also to change their behaviours and lifestyle in the long-term.
Indoor radon concentration and a diffusion model in dwellings situated in a subalkaline granitoid area, Southern Brazil
Authors: Romero-Mujalli G. , Roisenberg A. , Cordova-Gonzalez A. , Stefano P. H. P. 
Published: August 2021

AbstractRadon (Rn), a radioactive element, has especial interest in medical geology because long-term exposure to high concentration is related to lung cancer. In this study, outdoor and indoor radon measurements were conducted in dwellings of the Piquiri Syenite Massif, located in southern Brazil, given the relative high Rn content in soils of this region. Measurements were done using CR-39 detectors and placing them inside and outside dwellings. Moreover, a one-dimensional diffusion model was performed in order to quantify the natural transport of Rn to the air in confined and aerated environments. Results indicate that the region presents relatively low air Rn concentrations, within the environmental limits; however, the health risk might increase in confined and ill-ventilated environments because of transfer from soil and exhalation from ornamental rock-material often found inside dwellings. The main north facies of the syenite, where most of the rock extractions are located, was found to have the highest air Rn concentration because of the higher soil Rn concentration, compared to other facies of the syenite.
Vivianite formation as indicator of human impact in porous sediments
Authors: Árpád Csámer , Lajos Papp , Ferenc Kristály , Sándor Szakáll , Péter Rózsa 
Published: August 2021

AbstractEnvironmental geological survey of a chemical works situated in NE Hungary has been performed for decades. Up till now, several hundreds of drillings of different depths as well as engineering geological soundings have been carried out in the area. Vivianite has been found in a discrete part of a drilling in a gray, silty bed at the depth 6.8–8.5 m. Vivianite was analyzed using X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), thermal analysis (TG/DTG), and scanning electron microscopic and energy dispersive spectrometry (SEM–EDS) techniques. To demonstrate the spatial distribution of hydrochemical parameters and selected chemical constituents the available data concerning drillings and hydrochemical analyses were collected and evaluated, and field measurements were also performed. For mapping the distribution of relevant physico-chemical parameters and chemical constituents kriging interpolation method was used. Archive aerial photographs demonstrate that a coffered, earth-bedded reservoir for storing huge amounts of extracted plant debris is situated in the vicinity of the drilling. Our study suggests that orthophosphate derived from decomposing biomass entered the groundwater and accumulated within the lowest permeability zone of the intact bedrock. Therefore, the discrete appearance of vivianite in the drilling can be regarded, at least partly, the result of a man-induced mineralogical process.
Adsorption of chromium ions from tannery effluents onto activated carbon prepared from rice husk and potato peel by H3PO4 activation
Authors: Vunain Ephraim , Njewa Joel Brian , Biswick Timothy Tiwonge , Ipadeola Adewale Kabir 
Published: August 2021

AbstractTwo biomass agricultural waste materials; rice husks (RH) and potato peels (PP) were used as precursors for preparation of activated carbons by chemical activation using phosphoric acid for adsorption of hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] from tannery effluents. The prepared rice husk (RH–AC) and potato peel activated carbon (PP–AC) were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Adsorption experiments were performed by varying pH, agitation speed, contact time, adsorbent dose and initial metal ion concentration. Freundlich, Langmuir and Temkin isotherms were used to analyze the equilibrium data obtained at different adsorption conditions. It was found that the adsorption isotherms were well fitted by the Freundlich equation and the adsorption process was found to follow pseudo-second-order rate kinetics. Adsorption results obtained show a maximum Cr(VI) uptake being attained at pH 2.0, with chromium removal efficiency of 99.88% and 99.52% for RH–AC and PP–AC, respectively. RH–AC and PP–AC are effective adsorbent for the removal of chromium(VI) ions from wastewater.
Decoupling synthetic control methods to ensure stability, accuracy and meaningfulness
Authors: Albalate Daniel , Bel Germà , Mazaira-Font Ferran A. 
Published: August 2021

AbstractThe synthetic control method (SCM) is widely used to evaluate causal effects under quasi-experimental designs. However, SCM suffers from weaknesses that compromise its accuracy, stability and meaningfulness, due to the nested optimization problem of covariate relevance and counterfactual weights. We propose a decoupling of both problems. We evaluate the economic effect of government formation deadlock in Spain-2016 and find that SCM method overestimates the effect by 0.23 pp. Furthermore, we replicate two studies and compare results from standard and decoupled SCM. Decoupled SCM offers higher accuracy and stability, while ensuring the economic meaningfulness of covariates used in building the counterfactual.
Impact of Selection of Growth Chart in the Diagnosis of Suboptimal Fetal Growth and Neonatal Birthweight and Correlation with Adverse Neonatal Outcomes in a Third Trimester South Indian Antenatal Cohort; A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Vikraman Seneesh Kumar , Elayedatt Rinshi Abid , Dubey Aditi , Elango Nithya 
Published: August 2021

AbstractObjectives: To compare fetal and neonatal growth charts pertaining to different models (population-specific, universal reference, universal standard and fully customised) in detecting suboptimal fetal growth in the third trimester. Methods: This was a prospective observational study conducted at two fetal medicine centers. After applying the inclusion criteria [singleton pregnancies between 28 and 40 weeks, verified dates and estimated fetal weight (EFW) ≤ 25th centile as per the Hadlock chart], 292 women were consecutively recruited. Four fetal growth charts (Hadlock, Intergrowth, fully customised GROW, Sonocare) and three neonatal charts (Fenton, Intergrowth and fully customised GROW) were used in the study. The EFW and birthweight centiles were categorized into three groups: < 3.0, 3.1–10th and > 10th centiles. The charts were evaluated by their ability to detect pregnancies with uteroplacental insufficiency and/or development of adverse neonatal outcomes in the third trimester. Results: Significant difference was noted between the fetuses/neonates assigned as < 3rd centile (Hadlock-9.3%, Sonocare-4.8%, Intergrowth- 6.8% and the fully customised GROW- 6.5%) and the neonatal charts (Fenton-18.5%, Intergrowth- 20.2% and fully customised GROW- 13.4%). At a cut-off of 3rd centile, the GROW chart had the highest sensitivity (84.2%) followed by Intergrowth (78.9%), Hadlock (70.37%) and Sonocare (64.29%). Similarly, for a cut-off of < 10th, the sensitivity was GROW 70.27%, Sonocare 64%, Intergrowth 60.8% and Hadlock 50%. Amongst the neonatal charts, fully customised GROW chart had the greatest detection rate (< 3rd = 74.36%, < 10th = 70.27%). However, there was no significant difference between the charts in the detection of pregnancies with suboptimal fetal growth associated with uteroplacental insufficiency and/or adverse neonatal outcomes. Conclusion: Despite substantial discrepancy between the growth charts in diagnosing fetal smallness, adding multivessel Doppler negates significant differences between them in diagnosing suboptimal fetal growth associated with uteroplacental insufficiency and adverse neonatal outcomes.
Robin Who? Zwischen materiellen Interessen, wertgestützten Ideen und nationalen Institutionen: Die Europäische Finanztransaktionssteuer in Deutschland und Großbritannien
Authors: van Loon Aukje 
Published: August 2021

ZusammenfassungAls Reaktion auf die Eurokrise brachte die Europäische Union (EU) mehrere Reformpakete und Vorschläge zur Überarbeitung des Governance-Rahmens der Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion (WWU) auf den Weg. Diese Studie untersucht den Vorschlag zur Stärkung der Finanzregulierung im Zusammenhang mit der Debatte über Finanztransaktionssteuern (FTS), die sogenannte Robin-Hood-Steuer, und die divergierenden politischen Reaktionen der britischen und deutschen Regierungen. Besonderes Augenmerk wird auf die Auswirkungen der Pluralität der Akteure und die issue salience bei den Prozessen zur Bildung von Präferenzen in diesen Ländern gelegt. Hauptziel ist es festzustellen, wer die Reaktionen dieser Regierungen während der FTS-Debatte bestimmt hat und warum finanzielle und nicht-finanzielle gesellschaftliche Akteure bei der Entscheidungsfindung entweder beachtet oder abgelehnt wurden. Durch die Anwendung des Societal Approach als Theorie endogener Präferenzformation werden drei erklärende Variablen, materielle Interessen, wertgestützte Ideen und nationale Institutionen, die in der Innenpolitik der Länder dominieren, untersucht, um zu berücksichtigen, wann diese von Bedeutung sind, wie sie interagieren und welche bei der Gestaltung der FTS-Positionen dieser Regierungen prägend sind. Diese vergleichende theoriegeleitete empirische Analyse zeigt, dass Gewerkschaften, Wähler*innen und NGOs in Deutschland in der Lage waren, wichtige Interessen der Finanzindustrie bei der Gestaltung der Regierungsposition zur Unterstützung der vorgeschlagenen Reform zu umgehen, während diese Akteure in Großbritannien, einer einheitlichen Finanzindustrie, die sich vehement gegen die Steuer aussprach, nicht erfolgreich entgegenwirkten. Anknüpfend an die aktuelle Literatur zur europäischen Finanzregulierung nach der Krise, die sich mit einem gewissen Dissens zwischen einer Zunahme und einer Abnahme der demokratischen Politikgestaltung in Krisenzeiten befasst, soll diese Untersuchung ein umfassendes Verständnis der Präferenzbildung der Regierungen fördern und eine gewisse verstärkte demokratische Politikgestaltung erkennen.
An Analysis of Pesticide Handler Wages in the United States
Authors: Li An , Reimer Jeffrey J. 
Published: August 2021

AbstractPesticide handling is a critical component of many food supply chains yet labor markets for pesticide handlers are little studied. This study uses data from the U.S. national survey to show that relative to other farmworkers, pesticide handlers get paid 15% more. To understand this premium, matching techniques are used to identify workers who are observationally equivalent in every way except pesticide handling. Using these methods, approximately half of the wage premium can be related back to observable characteristics, including crop type, geographic location, legal work authorization, education, experience, and other personal characteristics.
Long-term Follow-up of Affected Residents After Lifting Evacuation Orders in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan: Findings from an Interview-Based Psychological Survey
Authors: Kuroda Yujiro , Koyama Yohei 
Published: August 2021

AbstractWe examined the relationship between social support and psychological variables, and investigated the status of social support among villagers whose evacuation order had been lifted. The survey used for the analysis is the data of FY 2018 and 2019. In fiscal year 2018, a written questionnaire was posted to 4828 registered residents of Iitate Village and 1405 valid responses were received. The main finding (in joint assessment by local and external experts) was the ‘need for professional support’ (191 respondents, 13.6%). Multivariate analysis found that among those living in permanent housing outside the village, the need for support was significantly more likely for those without emotional support, or instrumental support, and those not providing support. The 2019 follow-up showed a slight improvement in perceived social support (PSS). The associations between perceived social support and living environment suggest the need to strengthen social support measures in areas where evacuation orders are yet to be lifted, which will provide useful information with which to examine the effects of future support efforts.
Higher circulating α-carotene was associated with better cognitive function: an evaluation among the MIND trial participants
Authors: Liu Xiaoran , Dhana Klodian , Furtado Jeremy D. , Agarwal Puja , Aggarwal Neelum T. , Tangney Christy , Laranjo Nancy , Carey Vincent , Barnes Lisa L. , Sacks Frank M. 
Published: August 2021

AbstractThere is emerging evidence linking fruit and vegetable consumption and cognitive function. However, studies focusing on the nutrients underlying this relationship are lacking. We aim to examine the association between plasma nutrients and cognition in a population at risk for cognitive decline with a suboptimal diet. The Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) trial is a randomized controlled intervention that examines the effects of the MIND diet to prevent cognitive decline. The primary outcome is global cognition. A multivariate linear model was used to investigate the association between blood nutrients and global and/or domain-specific cognition. The model was adjusted for age, sex, education, study site, smoking status, cognitive activities and physical activities. High plasma α-carotene was associated with better global cognition. Participants in the highest tertile of plasma α-carotene had a higher global cognitionzscore of 0⋅17 when compared with individuals in the lowest tertile (P0⋅002). Circulating α-carotene levels were also associated with higher semantic memory scores (Pfor trend 0⋅007). Lutein and zeaxanthin (combined) was positively associated with higher semantic memory scores (Pfor trend 0⋅009). Our study demonstrated that higher α-carotene levels in blood were associated with higher global cognition scores in a US population at risk for cognitive decline. The higher α-carotene levels in blood reflected greater intakes of fruits, other types of vegetables and lesser intakes of butter and margarine and meat. The higher circulating levels of lutein plus zeaxanthin reflected a dietary pattern with high intakes of fruits, green leafy, other vegetables and cheese, and low consumption of fried foods. Objective nutrient markers in the blood can better characterize dietary intake, which may facilitate the implementation of a tailored dietary intervention for the prevention of cognitive decline.