bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Comparison of 1480 nm and 980 nm-pumped Gallium-Erbium fiber amplifier
Authors: Ibrahim Siti Azlida , Mansoor Amilia , Tuan Mohd Marzuki Tuan Ainin Sofea , Omar Nasr Y. M. , Abdul Rashid Hairul Azhar 
Published: March 2021

Background: One way to reduce the length of the gain medium in Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA) is by doping the fiber core with a high concentration of Erbium. However, this method caused ion clustering effects, which limits the EDFA’s efficiency. In this research, the use of Gallium as a new co-dopant in erbium-doped silica fiber is explored. Methods: The new fiber, namely Gallium co-doped Erbium fiber (Ga-EDF), is used as a gain medium in an optical fiber amplifier setup. A 2-meter length of the Ga-EDF fiber was used in a single pass configuration with a forward pumping scheme at 150 mW pump power. The Ga-EDF amplifier's gain and noise figure while pumping at 980 nm and 1480 nm were compared. The amplifier's performance was evaluated as the input signal power varied between -30 dBm to 3 dB, over the wavelength range of 1520 nm to 1580 nm. Results: The 980 nm-pumped Ga-EDF amplifier achieved the maximum small-signal gain of 22.45 dB and the corresponding noise figure of 5.71 dB at the input signal wavelength of 1535 nm. Meanwhile, the 1480 nm-pumped Ga-EDF amplifier attained the maximum small-signal gain of 20.83 dB and the corresponding noise figure of 5.09 dB at the input signal wavelength of 1550 nm. At the input signal power below -20 dBm and the wavelength range 1520 nm to 1547 nm, the Ga-EDF performs better when pumped at 980 nm. Their performance is comparable at the input signal wavelength range between 1547 nm to 1580 nm. At the input signal power above -20 dBm, the 1480 nm-pumped Ga-EDF outperformed the 980 nm-pumped amplifier. Conclusions: The overall performance indicates that the gain saturation point of the 1480 nm-pumped amplifier is higher than the 980 nm-pumped.
Does the speed of sternal retraction during coronary artery bypass graft surgery affect postoperative pain outcomes? A randomized controlled trial protocol
Authors: Petsikas Dimitri , Stewart Craig , Phelan Rachel , Allard Rene , Cummings Michael , DuMerton Deborah , Parlow Joel , Payne Darrin , Tanzola Robert , Wang Louie , Saha Tarit 
Published: March 2021

Background: Chronic pain is a serious health issue impacting both the quality of life and productivity of patients.Chronic post-sternotomy pain (CPSP) is characterized by numbness, severe tenderness on palpation, allodynia, as well as constant pain across the anterior chest wall that can persist for months to years after sternotomy. All patients experience early post-operative pain following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG); unfortunately, approximately 30-40% of CABG patients subsequently develop CPSP. Methods: The current study is a prospective, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial. A sample size of 316 randomly assigned patients (n=158 per group) will provide an 80% power at a 2-sided α of 0.05 to detect a 40% decrease in CPSP incidence at 6 months. Eligible patients scheduled for elective, primary coronary artery bypass graft surgery will be randomly assigned to the CONTROL group, in which sternal retraction is conducted over 30 seconds (as per standard practice); or the SLOW group, in which sternal retraction is achieved over 15 minutes. Surgical and perioperative anesthesia protocols between the two groups are otherwise the same. Our primary outcome is the incidence of CPSP at 6 months. Secondary outcomes are: CPSP incidence at 3 and 12 months, daily sternal incision pain intensity (numeric rating scale (NRS)) at rest and while coughing, and daily analgesic consumption while in hospital and at 7 days postoperatively; pain quality, quality of life, and pain interference with daily function at 3, 6, and 12 months post-operatively.Discussion: Our randomized controlled trial will determine whether retracting the sternum more slowly for exposure of the heart during CABG surgery will decrease the incidence and/or severity of CPSP.ClinicalTrials.gov registration:NCT02697812 (03/03/2016
Development and application of a hybrid implementation research framework to understand success in reducing under-5 mortality in Rwanda
Authors: Hirschhorn Lisa R. , Frisch Miriam , Ntawukuriryayo Jovial Thomas , VanderZanden Amelia , Donahoe Kateri , Mathewos Kedest , Sayinzoga Felix , Binagwaho Agnes 
Published: March 2021

Background: We describe the development and testing of a hybrid implementation research (IR) framework to understand the pathways, successes, and challenges in addressing amenable under-5 mortality (U5M) – deaths preventable through health system-delivered evidence-based interventions (EBIs) – in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods: We reviewed existing IR frameworks to develop a hybrid framework designed to better understand U5M reduction in LMICs from identification of leading causes of amenable U5M, to EBI choice, identification and testing of strategies, work to achieve sustainability at scale and key contextual factors. We then conducted a mixed-methods case study of Rwanda using the framework to explore its utility in understanding the steps the country took in EBI-related decision-making and implementation between 2000-2015, key contextual factors which hindered or facilitated success, and extract actionable knowledge for other countries working to reduce U5M. Results: While relevant frameworks were identified, none individually covered the scope needed to understand Rwanda’s actions and success. Building on these frameworks, we combined and adapted relevant frameworks to capture exploration, planning, implementation, contextual factors in LMICs such as Rwanda, and outcomes beyond effectiveness and coverage. Utilizing our hybrid framework in Rwanda, we studied multiple EBIs and identified a common pathway and cross-cutting strategies and contextual factors that supported the country’s success in reducing U5M through the health system EBIs. Using these findings, we identified transferable lessons for other countries working to accelerate reduction in U5M. Conclusions: We found that a hybrid framework building on and adapting existing frameworks was successful in guiding data collection and interpretation of results, emerging new insights into how and why Rwanda achieved equitable introduction and implementation of health system EBIs that contributed to the decline in U5M, and generated lessons for countries working to drop U5M.
Probing the peripheral immune response in mouse models of oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy highlights their limited translatability
Authors: Hore Zoe Lee , Villa-Hernandez Sara , Denk Franziska 
Published: March 2021

Background: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a disabling side effect of various chemotherapeutic agents, including oxaliplatin. It is highly prevalent amongst cancer patients, causing sensory abnormalities and pain. Unfortunately, as the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood, effective therapeutics are lacking. Neuro-immune interactions have been highlighted as potential contributors to the development and maintenance of CIPN, however, whether this is the case in oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy (OIPN) is yet to be fully established. Methods: In this study we used flow cytometry to examine the peripheral immune response of male C57BL/6 mice following both single and repeated oxaliplatin administration. In animals exposed to repeated dosing, we also undertook mechanical and thermal behavioural assays to investigate how oxaliplatin alters phenotype, and conducted RT-qPCR experiments on bone marrow derived macrophages in order to further inspect the effects of oxaliplatin on immune cells. Results: In contrast to other reports, we failed to observe substantial changes in overall leukocyte, lymphocyte or myeloid cell numbers in dorsal root ganglia, sciatic nerves or inguinal lymph nodes. We did however note subtle, tissue-dependant alterations in several myeloid subpopulations following repeated dosing. These included a significant reduction in MHCII antigen presenting cells in the sciatic nerve and an increase in infiltrating cell types into the inguinal lymph nodes. Though repeated oxaliplatin administration had a systemic effect, we were unable to detect a pain-like behavioural phenotype in response to either cold or mechanical stimuli. Consequently, we cannot comment on whether the observed myeloid changes are associated with OIPN. Conclusions: Our discussion puts these results into the wider context of the field, advocating for greater transparency in reporting, alignment in experimental design and the introduction of more clinically relevant models. Only through joint concerted effort can we hope to increase our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of CIPN, including any immune contributions.
Subjectlessness in «Solitary Thoughts» by V.V. Rozanov as a Means of Expressing the Subjective
Authors: Demidova E. , Martynenko Yu. 
Published: March 2021

The article examines the expression of subjectlessness in « Solitary Thoughts» by V.V. Rozanov, a work of an innovative language and genre form. The genre peculiarities of the work determine a significant number of one-part sentences that are used by the writer in the traditional language function. At the same time, the author's style is most characterized by the combination of different types of these sentences in one paragraph.
A very important function of these structures in the text is the stylistic function. The reception of anaphora is based on one-part sentences; expressive antonymy in their structure; on the basis of these constructions, a rhetorical question and a language game are built; an original and unexpected metaphor; examples of the author's word creation are also noted on the basis of one-part structures. This type of sentences is also used to create an ironic effect.
The methods of using one-piece structures reflect the uniqueness and originality of the artistic world of V.V. Rozanov. Subjectlessness acts as a means of expressing the intimate author's principle, deep personal experience, which has a mystical, metaphysical nature of «truly Russian, Russian element». On the basis of the explication of the leading compositional-speech dominants and the specifics of their linguistic embodiment at the syntactic level of the language, innovative fiction is represented in the work. This allows us to consider the work of V.V. Rozanov as a high example, which reflected the richest intellectual and emotional world of the author himself.
Femtosecond laser inscribed chirped fiber Bragg gratings
Authors: Pan Xue-Peng , Guo Qi , Wu Yuan-Da , Liu Shan-Ren , Wang Bo , Yu Yong-Sen , Sun Hong-Bo 
Published: March 2021

In this work, a method is proposed and demonstrated for fabrication of chirped fiber Bragg gratings (CFBGs) in single-mode fiber by femtosecond laser point-by-point inscription. CFBGs with bandwidths from 2 to 12 nm and dispersion ranges from 14.2 to 85 ps/nm are designed and achieved. The sensitivities of temperature and strain are 14.91 pm/°C and

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, respectively. Compared to the present phase mask method, femtosecond laser point-by-point inscription technology has the advantage of manufacturing CFBGs with different parameter flexibilities, and is expected to be widely applied in the future.
Characteristics and visual outcome of ocular trauma patients at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Malawi
Authors: Zungu Thokozani , Mdala Shaffi , Manda Chatonda , Twabi Halima Sumayya , Kayange Petros 
Published: March 2021

Background
To describe the epidemiology and visual outcome of patients with ocular trauma treated at Queen Elizabeth Central hospital in Malawi.

Methods
A prospective, observational study was undertaken from September 2017 to December 2017. Data on socio-demographic features, aetiology of trauma, type of ocular injury pre-referral pathway and treatment of ocular trauma was collected as the exposure variables. The main outcome variable was best corrected visual acuity at 8 weeks following initial visit.

Results
A total of 102 patients (103 eyes) with ocular trauma were recruited with loss of follow up of 11 participants at 8 weeks following recruitment. The most affected age group were children under 11 years old (35.3%), followed by young adults of age between 21–30 years (22.5%). The male-to-female ratio for ocular injury was 2.8:1. Most participants had closed globe injuries (n = 72, 70.6%), with over half the population injured by blunt objects (n = 62, 60.8%). Furthermore, among the adult population, majority (n = 19 38%) were injured on the road during assaults (n = 24, 48%), while most paediatric injuries (n = 32, 61.5%) occurred at home during play. The incidence of monocular blindness was 25.3% at eight weeks after the first presentation. Factors that were associated with monocular blindness on multivariate analysis were living in rural areas and open globe injuries.

Conclusion
Ocular trauma led to monocular blindness in a quarter of the study population. There is need for preventive education of ocular injuries at both family and community level.
Spatial variations and associated factors of knowledge of ORS packet or pre-packaged liquids for the management of diarrhea among women of reproductive age in Ethiopia: A spatial and multilevel analysis
Authors: Teshale Achamyeleh Birhanu , Tesema Getayeneh Antehunegn , Tessema Zemenu Tadesse 
Published: March 2021

Background
Even though diarrhea is not lethal by itself, the lack of knowledge about its management results in devastating complications such as dehydration and lastly death. Using an oral rehydration solution (ORS) is an easy, inexpensive, and most reliable way of treating dehydration and reducing diarrhea-related mortalities. The literature revealed that Knowledge of ORS packet or pre-packaged liquids is a very important and critical factor for the utilization of ORS during the management of diarrhea.

Methods
We used the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey data, which is the fourth survey conducted by the Central Statistical Agency. A total weighted sample of 7590 reproductive-age women who gave birth within five years preceding the survey was used. Multilevel logistic regression analysis was done to assess factors associated with knowledge of ORS packet or pre-packaged liquids. Arc GIS version 10.3 and Kuldorff’s SaTScan version 9.6 software were used for the spatial analysis.

Results
In the multilevel analysis maternal education, media exposure, residence, community illiteracy level, and region were significantly associated with knowledge of ORS packet or pre-packaged liquids. Besides, knowledge of ORS packet or pre-packaged liquids for the management of diarrhea was not random in Ethiopia (with Moran’s Index = 0.46 and p-value <0.001), and the primary clusters spatial window was located in SNNPR, most parts of the Oromia region, and eastern parts of the Gambela region.

Conclusion
In this study knowledge of ORS packet or pre-packaged liquids was not random across the country. Lack of formal education, lack of media exposure, being from a rural area, and being from communities with a higher illiteracy level was associated with lower odds of knowledge of ORS packet or pre-packaged liquids. Therefore, special emphasis should be given to these high-risk groups and the hot spot regions (SNNPR, most parts of the Oromia region, and eastern parts of the Gambela region). Moreover, distributing information through different media regarding ORS packet or pre-packaged liquids is necessary.
Deriving household composition using population-scale electronic health record data—A reproducible methodology
Authors: Johnson Rhodri D. , Griffiths Lucy J. , Hollinghurst Joe P. , Akbari Ashley , Lee Alexandra , Thompson Daniel A. , Lyons Ronan A. , Fry Richard 
Published: March 2021

Background
Physical housing and household composition have an important role in the lives of individuals and drive health and social outcomes, and inequalities. Most methods to understand housing composition are based on survey or census data, and there is currently no reproducible methodology for creating population-level household composition measures using linked administrative data.

Methods
Using existing, and more recent enhancements to the address-data linkage methods in the SAIL Databank using Residential Anonymised Linking Fields we linked individuals to properties using the anonymised Welsh Demographic Service data in the SAIL Databank. We defined households, household size, and household composition measures based on adult to child relationships, and age differences between residents to create relative age measures.

Results
Two relative age-based algorithms were developed and returned similar results when applied to population and household-level data, describing household composition for 3.1 million individuals within 1.2 million households in Wales. Developed methods describe binary, and count level generational household composition measures.

Conclusions
Improved residential anonymised linkage field methods in SAIL have led to improved property-level data linkage, allowing the design and application of household composition measures that assign individuals to shared residences and allow the description of household composition across Wales. The reproducible methods create longitudinal, household-level composition measures at a population-level using linked administrative data. Such measures are important to help understand more detail about an individual’s home and area environment and how that may affect the health and wellbeing of the individual, other residents, and potentially into the wider community.
Changes in tooth brushing frequency and its associated factors from 2006 to 2014 among French adolescents: Results from three repeated cross sectional HBSC studies
Authors: Fernandez de Grado Gabriel , Ehlinger Virginie , Godeau Emmanuelle , Arnaud Catherine , Nabet Cathy , Benkirane-Jessel Nadia , Musset Anne-Marie , Offner Damien 
Published: March 2021

Objectives
This study aimed to evaluate in the changes in the percentage of adolescents who brush their teeth twice a day and the association with socio-economic status and health behaviors between 2006, 2010 and 2014 among adolescents from the French cross-sectional studies of the Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey.

Methods
Our sample included 18727 adolescents aged 11, 13 or 15 years old (y/o). The relationship between toothbrushing frequency (TBF) and eating habits, health and socio-economic status markers, family status, school perception, substance use, sedentary lifestyle and physical activity, together with their evolution over the 3 studies, were investigated using multivariate logistic regression.

Results
The proportion of adolescents brushing twice a day increased from 68.8% in 2006 to 70.8% in 2010 and 78.8% in 2014 (p<0.0001). Notable associated factors (p<0.0001) were: being a girl (adjusted Odds Ratio = 1.5) and, even more, an older girl (aOR 1.5 for 15 y/o vs 11 y/o girls), having breakfast (aOR 1.4) and eating fruits daily (aOR 1.6), excellent perceived health (aOR 1.2), obesity or overweight (aOR 0.6), being bullied at school (aOR 0.8), and perceived family wealth (aOR 1.4 for High vs Low). No impact from any associated factor changed over the 3 studies.

Conclusions
Among French adolescents, TBF improved from 2006 to 2014. TBF was significantly associated with other health behaviors. These associations stayed similar in 2006, 2010 and 2010. This increase in TBF may be linked with global prevention programs developed during this time period. These programs should be maintained and associated with more specific ones targeting and adapted to disadvantaged populations, in order to reduce inequalities in oral hygiene and oral health.
Afectando el conflicto: Mediaciones de la guerra en el arte y cine contemporáneo, Ruben Darío Yepes Muñoz (2018)
Authors: Esguerra Catalina 
Published: March 2021

Review of: Afectando el conflicto: Mediaciones de la guerra en el arte y cine contemporáneo, Ruben Darío Yepes Muñoz (2018)
Bogota: Instituto Distrital de las Artes, Idartes, 397 pp.,
ISBN 978-9-58548-721-5
PDF available for free
STUDY OF THE SORPTION ABILITY OF NATURAL SORBENTS ISOLATED FROM THE CAMPSIS RADICANS
Authors: Bzhikhatlova Madina Anatol'yevna , Mykots Lidiya Petrovna , Tukhovskaya Nina Aleksandrovna , Andreyeva Ol'ga Andreyevna 
Published: March 2021

Currently, more and more chemical additives are used in food products, which leads to the accumulation of harmful substances in the body. Therefore, it is relevant to search for new substances of natural origin with detoxification properties. The aim of the work was to determine the sorption ability of pectin substances and water-soluble polysaccharides isolated from the leaves and flowers of the campsis radicans. By the method of N.K. Kochetkova and M. Sinner isolated polysaccharides from water-borne campsis leaves and flowers: water-soluble polysaccharides, pectin, hemicellulose A and hemicellulose B. The adsorption capacity of pectins and water-soluble polysaccharides was studied on the basis of their complexing properties with respect to lead ions. The determination of their content in the raffinate was carried out by titration with a solution of sodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate disubstituted. To evaluate the nature of the sorbent, the calculated Langmuir and Freindlich equations were used. A study of the sorption ability of polysaccharides isolated from leaves of the campsis radicans showed the presence of a high binding ability of Pb2+ ions in pectin substances was associated with 54.2%, and in water-soluble polysaccharides – 37.5%. Polysaccharides isolated from the flowers of the campsis radicans showed sorption activity in the ratio: pectin substances – 32.6%, water-soluble polysaccharides – 80.1%.
The expressed complexing ability of the studied polysaccharides with respect to lead ions was revealed. The ratio of the experimental and calculated data on the values of the adsorption of lead ions showed that the sorption process is largely subordinate to the Langmuir equation. Pectic substances and water-soluble polysaccharides obtained from the leaves and flowers of the campsis radicans can be considered as effective detoxifiers. Further study of the physicochemical properties will make it possible to assess the possibility of their biomedical use.
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF EXPRESS PROCEDURE FOR ISOLATION AND QUANTITATIVE DE-TERMINATION OF WATER-SOLUBLE POLYSACCHARIDES FROM HIGH DEVISIL ROOTS
Authors: Dyakova Nina Alekseyevna , Gaponov Sergey Petrovich , Slivkin Aleksey Ivanovich 
Published: March 2021

The aim of the study was to develop and validate an express procedure for the isolation and quantification of water-soluble polysaccharides from high devisyl roots (Ínula helenium L.). In order to accelerate the process of extracting biologically active substances from the roots of high devisil, as well as to increase the yield of water-soluble polysaccharides, it was decided to use an ultrasonic bath. By varying the process parameters, it was possible to select optimal extraction conditions of water-soluble polysaccharides of high-grade roots under ultrasound treatment conditions: raw material grinding 0.5–1.0 mm, temperature – 80 °C, extraction multiplicity – 3, extraction duration – 15 min, ultrasound frequency – 35 kHz, ratio of raw material to extractor 1 g per 15 ml. The proposed technique allows to intensify the process of preparing polysaccharides water-soluble from roots high and to reduce the time spent on it up to 4-5 hours, as well as to increase the yield of the product up to 31.6% in terms of absolutely dry raw materials. The developed method is precise under the conditions of repeatability, correct, stable and has a rather strict linear dependence of the sediment mass on the analysed raw material mass at gravimetric determination of polysaccharides water-soluble in the roots of high devisil. The technique can be used for express analysis of high devasil roots quality, as well as for industrial production of water-soluble polysaccharides from this kind of raw material.