bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Kangaroo father care: A pilot feasibility study of physiologic, biologic, and psychosocial measures to capture the effects of father–infant and mother–infant skin‐to‐skin contact in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Authors: Vogl Jamie L. , Dunne Emma C. , Liu Claire , Bradley Allison , Rwei Alina , Lonergan Erin K. , Hopkins Bradley S. , Kwak Sung Soo , Simon Clarissa D. , Rand Casey M. , Rogers John A. , Weese‐Mayer Debra E. , Garfield Craig F. 
Published: February 2021

AbstractRobust literature supports the positive effects of kangaroo mother care (KMC) on infant physiologic stability and parent–infant bonding in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Comparatively little is known about kangaroo father care (KFC) in the NICU, and KFC implementation has been limited. Our pilot feasibility study objective was to examine KFC effects on premature infants and fathers as compared to KMC. Parents of preterm NICU infants independently completed a 90‐min Kangaroo Care (KC) session on consecutive days. Infant heart rate variability (HRV) and apnea/periodicity measures were compared (pre‐KC to KC; KFC to KMC). Additionally, we assessed the feasibility of administering three psychosocial questionnaires to fathers and mothers in the NICU and after discharge. Ten preterm infants completed 20 KC sessions (334/7–374/7 weeks post‐menstrual age). Results demonstrated similar infant physiologic responses between KMC and KFC, including significant differences in measures of HRV (p < .05) between KC and non‐KC periods. Eighty‐eight percentage of questionnaires administered were completed, supporting the utilization of these instruments in future research of this population. If confirmed, these preliminary results identify an opportunity to objectively assess KFC effects, supporting the development of empirically based KFC programs benefitting NICU families.
Do individuals with eating disorders dislike exposure therapy? Attitudes from children, adults, and parents toward exposure therapy and other treatments for eating disorders
Authors: Essayli Jamal H. , Webster Aiyana E. , Quaill Marlana A. , Zickgraf Hana F. , Lane‐Loney Susan E. 
Published: February 2021

AbstractObjectiveExposure therapy appears underutilized in the treatment of eating disorders (EDs), perhaps due to clinicians' concerns that patients will dislike exposure therapy. The present study aims to investigate the attitudes of child patients, adult patients, and parents of child patients with EDs toward exposure therapy relative to four other treatments for EDs.MethodA questionnaire was administered to patients and parents (N = 126) upon admission to a partial hospitalization program for EDs. Participants read vignettes describing five different treatments for EDs, and answered questions assessing attitudes about each treatment.ResultsAt admission, participants reported the most favorable attitudes toward cognitive therapy, and the least favorable attitudes toward psychiatric medication. Exposure therapy generally received similar scores as interpersonal and expressive art therapy, and was perceived as significantly more preferable and effective in the long‐term than psychiatric medication. Relative to child and adult patients, parents reported greater preferences for all treatments except medication, and perceived all treatments as more credible except medication and art therapy. Preliminary findings from a subset of participants who also completed the questionnaire at discharge indicated that positive attitudes toward exposure therapy increased over the course of treatment.DiscussionIndividuals with EDs and their parents may enter treatment with particularly favorable views toward cognitive therapy, and do not appear to have strong attitudes toward exposure therapy one way or the other. Clinicians' concerns that patients with EDs will dislike exposure therapy may be largely unfounded.
Thiosemicarbazone Complexes of Uranium(IV)
Authors: Grödler Dennis , Haseloer Alexander , Tobeck Christian , Bulut Yusuf , Neudörfl Jörg M. , Mathur Sanjay , Ruschewitz Uwe , Klein Axel , Wickleder Mathias S. , Zegke Markus 
Published: February 2021

AbstractThe first homoleptic thiosemicarbazone complexes of uranium were isolated by reacting uranium tetrachloride in a salt metathesis or acid‐base reaction with four equivalents of Na(BzTSC) or H(BzTSC) (BzTSC=benzylthiosemicarbazone), carrying a non‐methylated (L1), monomethylated (L2) or dimethylated (L3) terminal amino group, in moderate yields. [U(BzTSCNH2)4] (1), [U(BzTSCNH(CH3))4] (2) and [U(BzTSCN(CH3)2)4] (3) show a remarkable stability towards air, with oxidation potentials in THF between +0.43 and +0.53 V and reduction potentials between −2.53 and −2.67 V vs. ferrocene/ferrocenium. The simple methylation of the terminal amino group of the ligand allows for controlled changes in the coordination environments of the complexes. Thermogravimetric analyses indicate that the complexes are stable up to 155 °C.
Gas seepage laws based on dual porosity and dual permeability: Numerical simulation and coalbed methane extraction practice
Authors: Xu Chao , Qin Liangliang , Wang Kai , Sun Haoshi , Cao Mingyue 
Published: February 2021

AbstractCoalbed methane (CBM) is the very important unconventional energy resource. Enhancing extraction is the main method to improve the utilization of CBM and prevent coal mine gas disasters. To reveal the laws of gas migration during the underground gas extraction, the paper established the solid‐gas coupling model, regarding coal as the homogeneous elastic medium with dual pore‐fracture structure and dual permeability and considering the gas dynamic diffusion coefficient. Then, the regulations of gas migration in the in‐seam borehole were simulated by the COMSOL Multiphysics software and verified via the field trials of gas extraction. The results revealed that the permeability increased with time due to the coupling of matrix shrinkage and volume compression of coal, in which the matrix shrinkage played a leading role. The gas seepage velocity at the observation points can be divided into three stages: the rapid rise stage, the stable decline stage, and the stable and invariant stage. The gas extraction rate continued decreasing with time and finally tended to a fixed value. In the coal seam #4 of Zhongxing coal mine, the measured flow rates of three in‐seam drilling holes were in good agreement with the simulation results, which verified the correctness of the theoretical coupling model.
Amnesty International’s updated policy on abortion: A resource for medical providers
Authors: Tzaneva Rada , Todd‐Gher Jaime 
Published: February 2021

AbstractTreating abortion as a matter of reproductive autonomy is essential to promoting health, complying with medical ethics, and advancing human rights. When pregnant people can make autonomous decisions about their pregnancies, their health and human rights outcomes improve. Additionally, medical providers that support autonomous sexual and reproductive health decision‐making can provide care in line with the highest ethical standards and promote pregnant individuals’ human rights. This article highlights Amnesty International's updated institutional abortion policy which uses a reproductive autonomy frame to promote the full realization of human rights for all pregnant people. The policy relies on decades of evidence, the organization's learning from abortion research and advocacy around the world, and evolving human rights law and standards. While not specifically developed for a medical audience, Amnesty International's updated policy can be a useful resource for providers who seek to promote reproductive autonomy and achieve better health outcomes for their patients.
Fibrous biomaterials: Effect of textile topography on foreign body reaction
Authors: Girault Elise , Biguenet Florence , Eidenschenk Antoinette , Dupuis Dominique , Barbet Romain , Heim Frederic 
Published: February 2021

AbstractForeign Body Reaction (FBR) is a critical issue to be addressed when polyethylene terephthalate (PET) textile implants are considered in the medical field to treat pathologies involving hernia repair, revascularization strategies in arterial disease, and aneurysm or heart valve replacement. The natural porosity of textile materials tends to induce exaggerated tissue ingrowth which may prevent the implants from remaining flexible. The purpose of this study is to assess the influence of the textile topography of various woven substrates on the wetting properties of these substrates and on their in vitro interaction with mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) at 24 and 72 hr. The tests were performed both at yarn and fabric level under forced wetting and ingrowth conditions in order to replicate the mechanisms going on in vivo under blood pressure. Results demonstrate that cell proliferation is influenced by the textile wetting properties, which can be tuned at yarn and fabric level. In particular, it is shown that a satin weave obtained from porous spun yarn limits cell proliferation due to the high porosity of the yarn and the limited saturation index of the weave. Yarn and fabric saturation seems to play a predominant role in cell proliferation on textile substrates.
Morpho‐palynological assessment of some species of family Asteraceae and Lamiaceae of District Bannu, Pakistan on the bases of light microscope & scanning electron microscopy
Authors: Khan Siraj , Jan Gul , Ahmad Mushtaq , Gul Farzana , Zafar Muhammad , Mangi Jamal Ud Din , Bibi Hameeda , Sultana Shazia , Usma Anwer , Majeed Salman 
Published: February 2021

AbstractPollen micro‐morphological features have proven to be helpful for the plant taxonomists in the identification and classification of plants. The aim of this study was to evaluate the palynological features of family Asteraceae and Lamiaceae from flora of District Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan using both scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and light microscope (LM) for their taxonomic importance. Pollen of seven Asteraceous species belonging to four genera and four Lamiaceae species categorized into four genera were collected from different localities of research area. The present research work provides detailed information of diverse morpho‐palynological characters both qualitatively and quantitatively including pollen shape, type, diameter, P/E ratio, exine sculpturing and thickness. Type of pollen in Asteraceae and Lamiaceae was ranged from tricolporate, tricolpate, trizonocolpate and hexazonocolpate. The maximum polar diameter (40.05 μm) and equatorial diameter (37.66 μm) was observed in the Ajuga bracteoosa while minimum polar and equatorial diameter was noted in Isodon rugosus (11.10 μm) and Erigeron canadensis (13.20 μm) respectively. Sculpturing of exine include; echinate, reticulate scabrate, aerolate, reticulate–verrucate, reticulate–scabrate, perforate and reticulate to perforate. Exine thickness was examined maximum 1.50 μm in Helianthus tuberosus, whereas minimum in Conyza Canadensis (0.16 μm). The pollen fertility was found highest in C Canadensis (83.33%) and lowest in Ajuga bracteosa (58.06%). The observed pollen morphology has many valuable qualitative and quantitative attributes for the better understanding of their taxonomy and play significant role in correct identification.
Climate change scenarios at hourly time‐step over Switzerland from an enhanced temporal downscaling approach
Authors: Michel Adrien , Sharma Varun , Lehning Michael , Huwald Hendrik 
Published: February 2021

AbstractMany physically‐based models for climate change impact studies require sub‐daily temporal resolution of the forcing data to provide meaningful predictions. However, climate scenarios are typically available at daily time step, severely limiting the application of such physically‐based models. In this study, we propose an enhanced delta‐change method for downscaling climate change scenarios from daily to hourly resolution. The approach presented provides objective criteria for assessing the quality of the determined delta and downscaled time series, while also fixing issues of common quantile mapping methods used for spatial downscaling related to the decrease of correlation between different variables. However, this new approach has limitations in correctly representing statistically extreme events and changes in the frequency of discontinuous events such as precipitation. Smoothing of historical and future data is required prior to applying the delta‐change method, and the related parameters are found to have a subtle impact on the correctness of the representation of the seasonal means as well as the resulting (artificial) variability in the scenario data product. This new method is universal and can be applied with smoothing approaches apart from the harmonic fitting used in this work and in the past. In this study, the assessment suggested the use of seven harmonics for the smoothing of the input data as a best choice of this parameter for the data used. The method is applied to a Swiss climate change scenario data set, CH2018, and to a complement of this set to a Swiss alpine measurement network obtained by spatial transfer of CH2018, resulting in a set of 68 climate change scenarios at hourly resolution for 188 stations over Switzerland significantly expanding upon the spatial and temporal resolution of the CH2018 data set. All source code to perform such an analysis and the complete data product are provided open access.
Measurement system analysis on the external standard using an azeotropic mixture of ethylene glycol and detailed uncertainties
Authors: Ahmad Hazmi Ahmad Syafiq , Abd Maurad Zulina , Mohd Noor Mohd Azmil , Nek Mat Din Nik Siti Mariam , Idris Zainab 
Published: February 2021

AbstractEthylene glycol is a super commodity chemical and it has vital roles in various applications. Its co‐production with other chemicals, such as ethylene carbonate and glycerol carbonate, has promised cheaper production cost. Its quantification presents a challenge as its contaminants, such as ethylene carbonate, produce a signal‐reducing effect in flame ionized detector. The aim of this study is to evaluate external standard to quantify the composition of glycol mixture. Measurement system analysis was employed on the external standard method. Reliability of the external standard is statistically significant with low p‐values, excellent capability indices, and high F‐values. The external standard is found to have remarkable precision and trueness as both capability indices are mirroring each other. Furthermore, the capability analysis has a strong correlation with quality measurement. Based on capability indices, the limit of detection is recommended at S/N = 25 and the limit of quantification is recommended at S/N = 100 for a reliable measurement. A high degree of reliability is achieved coherently as almost all uncertainties of coefficients of variations are less than 5%. The established method was validated and successfully applied to glycol mixture at azeotropic distillation pilot plant.
Vegetation Structural Attributes Providing Thermal Refugia for Northern Bobwhites
Authors: Palmer Brandon J. , Fulbright Timothy E. , Grahmann Eric D. , HernÁNdez Fidel , Hehman Michael W. , Wester David B. 
Published: February 2021

ABSTRACTThe northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus; bobwhite) exists at the edge of its thermal tolerance in southern Texas, USA, a region characterized by extreme heat and periodic drought. Extreme heat and drought events are predicted to increase in frequency and intensity in semi‐arid regions, leading biologists to emphasize management of thermal cover. The degree to which temperatures within patches of woody vegetation vary and the specific vegetation structural characteristics that create cooler microclimates within these patches are unknown. We evaluated temperature variation between selected and available sites, vegetation characteristics facilitating cooler microsites, and whether these characteristics in addition to temperature were important predictors of microsite selection within woody patches. We radio‐tracked 83 bobwhites 2–3 times/week during April–August 2017–2018. We recorded operative and ground surface temperatures and measured woody and herbaceous vegetation height, canopy density, and overlapping woody and herbaceous cover at used and paired random locations. Within the same woody patch, 80% of used locations contained operative temperatures lower than or equal to random locations. There was a weak relationship between the vegetation variables we measured and temperature at paired locations, indicating that none of the vegetation variables alone can effectively reduce temperatures. Temperatures within woody patches are likely strongly tied to diurnal variation in solar angle and ability to create shade. Cooler temperatures, dense canopies, and overlapping woody vegetation had the greatest effects on relative probability of microsite use during the middle of the day, whereas warmer temperatures and taller woody vegetation had the greatest relative effects during the morning and evening. Our results suggest that temperature was influential across diurnal periods but foraging and predation avoidance may have also been important. Maintenance and preservation of dense woody vegetation and diverse shrub understories must be prioritized in habitat management for bobwhites in semi‐arid regions. © 2021 The Wildlife Society.
The Strategies for High‐Performance Single‐Emissive‐Layer White Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes
Authors: Zou Shi‐Jie , Zeng Xin‐Yi , Li Yan‐Qing , Tang Jian‐Xin 
Published: February 2021

AbstractWhite organic light‐emitting diodes (WOLEDs) have been regarded as the most promising candidate for full‐color display and solid‐state lighting applications owing to their favorable merits of high efficiency, superior white color balance, simple fabrication, and large‐area manufacturing possibility. Particularly, single‐emissive‐layer WOLEDs (SEL‐WOLEDs) with the reduced structural complexity, lower process cost, and feasible solution processing have drawn particular attentions. Numerous strategies have been proposed in recent years to construct SEL‐WOLEDs with improved device performance. This review focuses on the aspects, including: a) the molecular design methods for achieving a single‐molecule WOLED; b) the energy transfer mechanisms in various multiple‐molecule SEL‐WOLEDs with all‐fluorescence, all‐phosphorescence, and fluorescence‐phosphorescence hybrid structures; c) the combination of exciplex emitters and complementary fluorescent/thermally‐activated delayed fluorescent/phosphorescent emitters to realize SEL‐WOLEDs. Some future prospects on new opportunities and technological challenges in SEL‐WOLEDs are also covered.
Regulating the Supramolecular Polymerization of Fibrous Crystalline Structures in Aqueous Solution
Authors: Xia Hongwei , Fu Hailin , Ren Yuan , Bordett Rosalie , Zhang Yanfeng , Fu Youjun , Lin Yao 
Published: February 2021

AbstractInspired by protein polymerizations, much progress has been made in making “polymer‐like” supramolecular structures from small synthetic subunits through non‐covalent bonds. A few regulation mechanisms have also been explored in synthetic platforms to create supramolecular polymers and materials with dynamic properties. Herein, a type of reactive regulator that facilitates the dimerization of the monomer precursors through dynamic bonds to trigger the supramolecular assembly from small molecules in an aqueous solution is described. The supramolecular structures are crystalline in nature and the reaction coupled assembly strategy can be extended to a supramolecular assembly of aromatic amide derivatives formed in‐situ. The method may be instructive for the development of supramolecular nanocrystalline materials with desired physical properties.
Ion mobility mass spectrometry in the omics era: Challenges and opportunities for metabolomics and lipidomics
Authors: Paglia Giuseppe , Smith Andrew J. , Astarita Giuseppe 
Published: February 2021

AbstractResearchers worldwide are taking advantage of novel, commercially available, technologies, such as ion mobility mass spectrometry (IM‐MS), for metabolomics and lipidomics applications in a variety of fields including life, biomedical, and food sciences. IM‐MS provides three main technical advantages over traditional LC‐MS workflows. Firstly, in addition to mass, IM‐MS allows collision cross‐section values to be measured for metabolites and lipids, a physicochemical identifier related to the chemical shape of an analyte that increases the confidence of identification. Second, IM‐MS increases peak capacity and the signal‐to‐noise, improving fingerprinting as well as quantification, and better defining the spatial localization of metabolites and lipids in biological and food samples. Third, IM‐MS can be coupled with various fragmentation modes, adding new tools to improve structural characterization and molecular annotation. Here, we review the state‐of‐the‐art in IM‐MS technologies and approaches utilized to support metabolomics and lipidomics applications and we assess the challenges and opportunities in this growing field.
Laboratory‐Supported Multiple System Atrophy beyond Autonomic Function Testing and Imaging: A Systematic Review by the MoDiMSA Study Group
Authors: Stankovic Iva , Fanciulli Alessandra , Kostic Vladimir S. , Krismer Florian , Meissner Wassilios G. , Palma Jose Alberto , Panicker Jalesh N. , Seppi Klaus , Wenning Gregor K. ,   The MoDiMSA Study Group
Published: February 2021

ABSTRACTBackgroundNeuroimaging has been used to support a diagnosis of possible multiple system atrophy (MSA). Only blood pressure changes upon standing are included in the second consensus criteria but other autonomic function tests (AFT) are also useful to diagnose widespread and progressive autonomic failure typical of MSA. Additional diagnostic tools are of interest to improve accuracy of MSA diagnosis.ObjectivesTo assess the utility of diagnostic tools beyond brain imaging and AFT in enhancing a laboratory‐supported diagnosis of MSA to support the upcoming revision of the consensus criteria.MethodsThe International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society MSA Study Group (MoDiMSA) performed a systematic review of original papers on biomarkers, sleep studies, genetic, neuroendocrine, neurophysiological, neuropsychological and other tests including olfactory testing and acute levodopa challenge test published before August 2019.ResultsEvaluation of history of levodopa responsiveness and olfaction is useful in patients in whom MSA‐parkinsonian subtype is suspected. Neuropsychological testing is useful to exclude dementia at time of diagnosis. Applicability of sphincter EMG is limited. When MSA‐cerebellar subtype is suspected, a screening for the common causes of adult‐onset progressive ataxia is useful, including spinocerebellar ataxias in selected patients. Diagnosing stridor and REM sleep behavior disorder is useful in both MSA subtypes. However, none of these tools are validated in large longitudinal cohorts of postmortem confirmed MSA cases.ConclusionsDespite limited evidence, additional laboratory work‐up of patients with possible MSA beyond imaging and AFT should be considered to optimize the clinical diagnostic accuracy.
Bullous Pemphigoid Associated with Multiple System Atrophy: Case Series
Authors: Snedden Andrew , Sharif Jennifer , Newsham John , Kobylecki Christopher 
Published: February 2021

ABSTRACTBackgroundBullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune blistering dermatosis associated with a number of neurological conditions, including idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD). Only 1 case of BP in a patient with multiple system atrophy (MSA) has been reported.CasesWe report 3 cases of men with probable MSA who developed bullous pemphigoid at a latency of 4–6 years from MSA symptom onset.ConclusionsSkin α‐synuclein deposition in neurodegenerative conditions such as IPD and MSA may be a potential substrate for the exposure of BP‐related antigens. Alternatively, central neurodegeneration may expose antigens as a substrate for cross‐reactivity and BP pathogenesis. Our report suggests an association between BP and MSA, in addition to the previously documented association with IPD.