bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Neutral Pivoting: Strong Bias Correction for Shared Information
Authors: Rilling Joseph 
Published: December 2024

In the absence of historical data for use as forecasting inputs, decision makers often ask a panel of judges to predict the outcome of interest, leveraging the wisdom of the crowd Surowiecki [Surowiecki J (2005) The Wisdom of Crowds (Anchor, New York)]. Even if the crowd is large and skilled, shared information can bias the simple mean of judges’ estimates. Addressing the issue of bias, Palley and Soll [Palley AB, Soll JB (2019) Extracting the wisdom of crowds when information is shared. Management Sci. 65(5):2291–2309] introduces a novel approach called pivoting. Pivoting can take several forms, most notably the powerful and reliable minimal pivot. We build on the intuition of the minimal pivot and propose a more aggressive bias correction known as the neutral pivot. The neutral pivot achieves the largest bias correction of its class that both avoids the need to directly estimate crowd composition or skill and maintains a smaller expected squared error than the simple mean for all considered settings. Empirical assessments on real data sets confirm the effectiveness of the neutral pivot compared with current methods. Funding: This research includes calculations carried out on HPC resources supported in part by the National Science Foundation through major research instrumentation [Grant 1625061] and by the US Army Research Laboratory [contract number W911NF-16-2-0189]. Supplemental Material: The online appendix is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/deca.2024.0227 .
Jointly Modeling and Clustering Tensors in High Dimensions
Authors: Cai Biao , Zhang Jingfei , Sun Will Wei 
Published: December 2024

Tackling High-Dimensional Tensor Clustering In the paper “Jointly Modeling and Clustering Tensors in High Dimensions,” Cai, Zhang, and Sun address the challenge of jointly modeling and clustering tensors by introducing a high-dimensional tensor mixture model with heterogeneous covariances. The proposed mixture model exploits the intrinsic structures of tensor data. The authors develop a computationally efficient high-dimensional expectation conditional maximization (HECM) algorithm and show that the HECM iterates, with an appropriate initialization, converge geometrically to a neighborhood that is within statistical precision of the true parameter. The theoretical analysis is nontrivial because of the dual nonconvexity arising from both the expectation maximization-type estimation and the nonconvex objective function in the M step. They also study the convergence rate of the algorithm when the number of clusters is overspecified and when the signal-to-noise ratio diminishes with sample size. The efficacy of the proposed method is demonstrated through numerical experiments and a real-world medical data application.
Wing geometric morphometric analysis of dwarf honeybee (Apis florea) populations in Thailand
Authors: SOIPIJIT SASITHON , SOPALADAWAN PIYAMAS NANORK 
Published: December 2024

Abstract. Soipijit S, Sopaladawan PN. 2024. Wing geometric morphometric analysis of dwarf honeybee (Apis florea) populations in Thailand. Biodiversitas 25: 3568-3575. The dwarf honeybee, Apis florea Fabricius, 1787, is native to Thailand and distributed throughout the country. It plays a vital role in agriculture and the environment as an excellent pollinator of crops and economic plants in Thailand. Deforestation and insecticide usage have decreased populations of A. florea. There is a need for more information about the diversity of this species in Thailand, particularly its morphological diversity. This study aimed to determine variation among A. florea populations in Thailand based on geometric morphometrics of right forewings. Samples of adult A. florea worker were collected from 81 colonies across Thailand. Forewing shape variation was examined based on 19 landmark coordinates. The results revealed that landmark number 15 had the highest variance, followed by landmark numbers 14 and 16 with the S2=0.00004646, 0.00004436, and 0.00004024, respectively. Principal component analysis (PCA) showed that A. florea populations were distributed as one group, consistent with discriminant and cluster analyses. In addition, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA, ?=0.05) was not significantly different among populations. In summary, A. florea in Thailand had less morphological diversity than Apis cerana Fabricius, 1793 and Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758. This exciting information provides valuable insight for conserving A. florea in Thailand.
Advances in high-energy ns-pulse laser beam delivery through optical fibers
Authors: Tabakaev Dmitry , Nicoly Menezes de Oliveira Barbara , Noskov Roman E. , Kroupa Gerhard 
Published: December 2024

We demonstrated that multimode optical fibers with a large cladding-to-core ratio achieve nearly 100% energy coupling efficiency and exhibit a high energy throughput of 16 mJ at a laser pulse width of 2 ns and a wavelength of 1064 nm, even when bent to a radius of 0.15 m. In addition, we explore the application of these fibers for spatial beam division in distributed rocket engine ignition systems. The primary limiting factors are analyzed, supported by simulations of pulse intensity propagation and distribution along the fiber and the experiment. We also discuss the formation of hot spots within the fiber as a function of both the fiber and input beam parameters.
A novel interpretable deep learning model for diagnosis in emergency department dyspnoea patients based on complete data from an entire health care system
Authors: Heyman Ellen T. , Ashfaq Awais , Ekelund Ulf , Ohlsson Mattias , Björk Jonas , Khoshnood Ardavan M. , Lingman Markus 
Published: December 2024

Background
Dyspnoea is one of the emergency department’s (ED) most common and deadly chief complaints, but frequently misdiagnosed and mistreated. We aimed to design a diagnostic decision support which classifies dyspnoeic ED visits into acute heart failure (AHF), exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (eCOPD), pneumonia and “other diagnoses” by using deep learning and complete, unselected data from an entire regional health care system.

Methods
In this cross-sectional study, we included all dyspnoeic ED visits of patients ≥ 18 years of age at the two EDs in the region of Halland, Sweden, 07/01/2017–12/31/2019. Data from the complete regional health care system within five years prior to the ED visit were analysed. Gold standard diagnoses were defined as the subsequent in-hospital or ED discharge notes, and a subsample was manually reviewed by emergency medicine experts. A novel deep learning model, the clinical attention-based recurrent encoder network (CareNet), was developed. Cohort performance was compared to a simpler CatBoost model. A list of all variables and their importance for diagnosis was created. For each unique patient visit, the model selected the most important variables, analysed them and presented them to the clinician interpretably by taking event time and clinical context into account. AUROC, sensitivity and specificity were compared.

Findings
The most prevalent diagnoses among the 10,315 dyspnoeic ED visits were AHF (15.5%), eCOPD (14.0%) and pneumonia (13.3%). Median number of unique events, i.e., registered clinical data with time stamps, per ED visit was 1,095 (IQR 459–2,310). CareNet median AUROC was 87.0%, substantially higher than the CatBoost model´s (81.4%). CareNet median sensitivity for AHF, eCOPD, and pneumonia was 74.5%, 92.6%, and 54.1%, respectively, with a specificity set above 75.0, slightly inferior to that of the CatBoost baseline model. The model assembled a list of 1,596 variables by importance for diagnosis, on top were prior diagnoses of heart failure or COPD, daily smoking, atrial fibrillation/flutter, life management difficulties and maternity care. Each patient visit received their own unique attention plot, graphically displaying important clinical events for the diagnosis.

Interpretation
We designed a novel interpretable deep learning model for diagnosis in emergency department dyspnoea patients by analysing unselected data from a complete regional health care system.
Improving patient satisfaction based on service quality in clinical trials: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Lee Go-Eun , Kim Sue , Chu Sang Hui , Seok Jeong-Ho , Kim So Yoon , Kim Sanghee 
Published: December 2024

Background
Participants’ satisfaction is an important factor in securing competitiveness in clinical trials. In many industries, such as healthcare, customer service quality has been analyzed to increase customer satisfaction. However, no study so far has attempted to measure participants’ perceptions of service quality in the clinical trial area and identify its effect on participant satisfaction.

Objective
This study examined the experiences and perceptions of clinical trial participants in terms of service quality and identified the factors that impact participant satisfaction in clinical trials.

Methods
This study used a cross-sectional descriptive and explanatory research design. Data were collected from March 29 to May 26, 2023, via a survey. The survey was conducted with 206 adults participating in clinical trials at two hospitals in Korea. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation, and multiple linear regression analysis.

Results
Participants’ perceptions of the service quality and their satisfaction in clinical trials were generally positive. The variables that significantly predicted participant satisfaction in clinical trials included quality of interaction with researchers, physical environment, performance results in clinical trials, changes in health status after participating in the trial, and consideration of discontinuing the trial.

Conclusions
Participants’ perception of the service quality significantly affected their satisfaction in clinical trials. Thus, all components of service quality should be considered in the overall clinical trial process to increase participants’ satisfaction.
Teaching Costume Design and Costume Rendering: A Guide for Theatre and Performance Educators, Jennifer Flitton Adams (2023)
Authors: Pride Rebecca 
Published: December 2024

Review of: Teaching Costume Design and Costume Rendering: A Guide for Theatre and Performance Educators, Jennifer Flitton Adams (2023)
New York: Routledge, 252 pp.,
ISBN 978-0-36760-841-5, p/bk, £36.99
Healthy Lifestyle and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Study of the Efficacy of Fatty Liver Regression
Authors: Wang Jingwei , Zhao Jinli , Zhong Yueyuan , He Chengyue , Hu Fen 
Published: December 2024

INTRODUCTION:
Obesity is the primary cause of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). Healthy lifestyle management has potential value in the treatment of MASLD.

METHODS:
A total of 150 patients with MASLD diagnosed at the Health Management Center of our hospital were enrolled and randomly divided into a traditional treatment (control group, n = 75) and a healthy lifestyle group (observation group, n = 75). All patients underwent a 3-month intervention. Data on general information, body composition, glucose metabolism, lipid metabolism, and inflammatory factors were analyzed.

RESULTS:
The difference in the change in fatty liver grade was statistically significant (P < 0.05). There were statistically significant differences in treatment efficiency for physical conditions (P < 0.05), including body fat mass, body mass index, body weight, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio. In addition, there were statistically significant differences in treatment efficiency for scales such as the Diet Rating Scale, Emotional Stress Scale, and Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (P < 0.05). Differences in treatment efficiency for body fat parameters, including percentage of body fat, visceral fat area, aspartate aminotransferase, and diastolic blood pressure, were also statistically significant (P < 0.05). After treatment, statistically significant differences were observed in interferon-γ, insulin, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, and tumor necrosis factor-α (P < 0.05).

DISCUSSION:
Our study indicates that a healthy lifestyle can effectively promote the reduction of fatty liver grade in patients with MASLD, demonstrating positive effects in improving lipid metabolism and inflammatory responses in these patients.
Cardiovascular hemodynamic response to peak exercise in individuals with multiple sclerosis
Authors: Hibner Brooks A. , Lima Natalia S. , Sherman Sara R. , Motl Robert W. , Chirinos Julio A. , Phillips Shane , Clifford Philip S. , Reder Anthony T. , Baynard Tracy , Fernhall Bo 
Published: December 2024

AbstractMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological condition resulting in decreased aerobic capacity (peak VO2). The hemodynamic responses to peak exercise in MS are unknown. Further, it is unknown if the hemodynamic responses are due to disease or fitness. Therefore, the purpose was to compare hemodynamic response to peak exercise between individuals with and without MS, with similar peak VO2. Individuals with MS (n = 21) and CON (n = 21) underwent maximal incremental cycle exercise test to assess peak aerobic capacity (peak VO2). Heart rate, stroke volume, cardiac output, and blood pressure were obtained every other minute of the exercise test. There were no significant group differences in peak VO2. All hemodynamic variables increased similarly from baseline to peak exercise in both MS and CON. There was a significant group by time interaction for HR in individuals with MS (p < 0.01), accounted for by age, but no group by time interactions in MAP (p = 0.78), SV (p = 0.11), or Q (p = 0.86). Our findings suggest that individuals with and without MS, with similar peak VO2, have similar hemodynamic responses to peak exercise. Our data suggest that fitness is a key underlying determinants of hemodynamics responses in individuals with MS.
Bereaved Parents’ Perceptions of the Doll Reenactment After Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths
Authors: Kristensen Pål , Dyregrov Atle , Rognum Torleiv O. , Goldstein Richard D. 
Published: December 2024

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
A death scene investigation is required to determine sudden infant death syndrome, and a doll reenactment optimizes the information obtained. The aim of this study was to explore how acutely bereaved parents experience doll reenactments that are conducted after the sudden and unexpected deaths of their infants.

METHODS
A mixed-methods design, including surveys and semi-structured interviews, was used in a cross-sectional, national study to explore the experiences of doll reenactment among 45 bereaved parents.

RESULTS
Forty-four percent of parents reported moderate to high distress during the doll reenactment, with significantly heightened distress in those who discovered their child lifeless and who later reported posttraumatic intrusions. An analysis of parents’ narratives showed that the doll reenactment was challenging, particularly because of the doll’s appearance and the activation of intrusive images in those who found their child lifeless. Parents overall experienced less distress than anticipated during the reenactment, and no lasting difficulties were reported. Some parents identified benefits from the reenactment, such as sharing a coherent narrative of the death. The parents’ reactions to the doll reenactment were multifaceted and complex.

CONCLUSION
These findings illuminate the emotional challenges parents face during a doll reenactment and emphasize the delicate balance between obtaining crucial information and avoiding additional trauma in the aftermath of infant deaths. Because the doll reenactment’s diagnostic utility or benefits to post-loss coping are uncertain, anticipatory guidance about its psychological dimensions may mitigate distress, and incorporating a gateway for professional support may further align it with the needs of acutely bereaved parents.
Pluractionality and diachrony: The case of -nkéd in Old and Middle Hungarian
Authors: Halm Tamás , Bende-Farkas Ágnes 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThis paper contributes to our cross-linguistic understanding of pluractional adverbials through an in-depth, corpus-assisted study of the N(um)-nkéd construction in Late Old and Early Middle Hungarian. We argue that N(um)-nkéd pluractionals are (i) mereological-only, (ii) they can be associated with the agent, theme, time or location of the eventuality, (iii) they can modify states as well as events and (iv) they cannot instantiate pluractional comparisons across substates. These findings call for a more fine-grained cross-linguistic approach to pluractional adverbials, especially in terms of the mereological-scalar dichotomy: in addition to (i) context and (ii) the type of the N(um)-denotation, (iii) the morphosyntactic makeup of the pluractional also has to be taken into account. Adopting a diachronic approach will also enable us to shed light on a somewhat neglected aspect of pluractional adverbials: their functional load, especially in terms of the division of labour vis-à-vis universal quantifiers (‘day-by-day’ vs. ‘every day’) and distributive operators (‘all the boys one-by-one’ vs. ‘each boy’). By observing changes playing out in the Late Old Hungarian to Early Middle Hungarian as evidenced in corpora, we will show that the development and spread of bona fide universal quantifiers and of the partitive-distributive suffix -ik indeed happened in tandem with a sharp reduction of the frequency of the relevant types of pluractional adverbials.
Functional outcome of Schatzker type V and VI tibial plateau fractures managed by open reduction and internal fixation using dual plates
Authors: Haider M. Ali , Hossain M. Iqbal , Ahmed Wakil , Tuhin Jabed Jahangir , Paul Ratan Kumar , Hasan M. Rashed , Hasibuzzaman M. 
Published: December 2024

Background: High-energy bicondylar tibial plateau fractures (Schatzker type V and VI) occur as a result of road traffic accidents, falls from height, and sports injuries, and mostly affect the younger age group in productive life years. This study aimed to evaluate the functional outcome of high-energy tibial plateau fractures (Schatzker type V and VI) treated by dual plating through anterolateral and posteromedial incisions.
Methods: This was a hospital-based clinical trial study conducted in the department of orthopaedics and traumatology, Chittagong medical college hospital, Chattogram, Bangladesh, from January 2018 to December 2019. Our study included 50 adult patients of both genders with high-energy tibial plateau fractures through a consecutive sampling technique. The knee function of the patients was evaluated according to the Oxford knee scoring system.
Results: Out of 50 cases, 38 cases (76%) were male and 12 cases (24%) were female with a mean±SD age was 43.95±10.89 years. All the cases (100%) were due to RTA, 70% had Schatzker type VI and 30% had type V injury. Mean±SD time interval from injury to fixation was 11.05±3.20. The average duration of operation in minutes was 107.0 (±12.07). At the final follow-up, 41 (82%) and 05 (10%) patients had excellent and good outcomes respectively.
Conclusions: Open reduction and internal fixation in high-energy tibial plateau fractures using dual plates through two incisions can provide excellent to good functional results and minimal soft tissue complications in appropriately selected cases.
Soft tissue myoepithelioma arising over the scalp: Rare case report
Authors: Shrivastava Apurva , Bijjaragi Seema , Neethu G.V. , Kulkarni Vardendra , Chandrashekar H.R. 
Published: December 2024

Myoepithelioma is a well-known tumour in the salivary glands and breasts in adults. It is exceptionally rare in soft tissue and in children.Myoepithelial tumours of soft tissue are categorised as tumours of uncertain differentiation (WHO Classification of Tumours 5ed-Soft Tissue and Bone Tumours). They are a group of uncommon neoplasms with equal sex predilection and a wide age range (median age:40years). These tumours show extensive spectrum of cytological, architectural, and heterogenous immunophenotypic profile. This case report presents a 36-year-old male who visited surgery OPD with complaints of a gradually increasing painless swelling over the scalp for 5 years. Clinical examination showed a well demarcated, irregular, soft to firm, non-compressible and non-reducible swelling over left side of scalp measuring 11x3cm. No signs of inflammation/pulsations/punctum over the swelling. Skin over the swelling appeared normal. Pre operative diagnosis of venous malformation or sebaceous cyst was made. Radiological assessment was not done. Mass was excised keeping the capsule intact and the specimen was sent for histopathological assessment. Final diagnosis of Soft Tissue Myoepithelioma (Scalp) was made.Immunohistochemistry showed diffuse strong positivity for S-100 protein & myogenic marker Calponin.Myoepithelial tumours of soft tissue arise on the limbs and limb girdles (75%; lower more frequently than upper); others arise on the trunk. They are rarely located over scalp (head & neck region). Myoepitheliomas lack tubulo-ductal differentiation histologically. Because of the variable appearance of myoepithelial cells and their phenotype, the histopathological diagnosis is challenging. Most myoepithelial tumours are benign, show indolent behaviour, rarely metastasize; showing recurrence in 20% cases. Myoepithelial carcinomas recur and metastasize (40-50% of cases); with disease related death in 13-43% of patients.Therefore, prompt identification using histopathology and immunohistochemistry becomes necessary.
Photobiomodulation therapy for the management of acute radiation dermatitis in head and neck cancer: A case report
Authors: Khatri Rajkumari , Dharkar Dhigpal 
Published: December 2024

To assess the effectiveness of photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) for the management of acute radiation dermatitis (ARD) in a head and neck cancer (HNC) patient. This case study examines a patient who developed a severe radiation reaction during radiotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the alveolus, which was successfully managed with supportive care, including PBMT. PBMT significantly reduced grade IV ARD and grade III oral mucositis to grade zero within one week after the completion of radiotherapy. The patient completed treatment without interruption or hospitalization. PBMT appears to be a safe and effective method for managing severe ARD. The incidence of radiation dermatitis may be influenced by factors such as the type of radiation equipment used and whether concomitant chemotherapy was administered as an adjunct. More studies are needed to establish standardized PBMT protocols. This case study supports the implementation of PBMT in clinical oncology practice.
Precision Agriculture: Is India Lagging Behind?
Authors: Saikia Barnali , Kiling Manish 
Published: December 2024

Variations in the soil and the environment have been known to human race since they started to manage their land. The soil is variable and so as the soils parent material, landscape, micro climate, previous uses. Hence crop development, disease, yield and its quality also varies spatially. Precision agriculture involves addressing soil and field variations with a view to optimizing agricultural practices using tools and technologies such as GNSS and GIS. It originated in the 1980s and optimizes the benefits for sustainable productivity growth, which is so crucial when Indian agriculture is going through structural transformation. Its composition has shifted from traditional food grains to high-valued commercial products. The emerging IT revolution has encouraged farm sector of India to adopt Precision Agriculture technique as applied mostly in the developed countries.