bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Characteristics of microSilicon diode detector for electron beam dosimetry
Authors: Akino Yuichi , Das Indra J , Fujiwara Masateru , Kaneko Akari , Masutani Takashi , Mizuno Hirokazu , Isohashi Fumiaki , Suzuki Osamu , Seo Yuji , Tamari Keisuke , Ogawa Kazuhiko 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
A microSilicon™ (PTW type 60023), a new unshielded diode detector succeeding Diode E (model 60017, PTW), was characterized for electron beam dosimetry and compared with other detectors. Electron beams generated from a TrueBeam linear accelerator were measured using the microSilicon, Diode E, and microDiamond synthetic single-crystal diamond detector. Positional accuracy of microSilicon was measured by data collected in air and water. The percent depth dose (PDD), off-center ratio (OCR), dose–response linearity, dose rate dependence, and cone factors were evaluated. The PDDs were compared with data measured using a PPC40 plane-parallel ionization chamber. The maximum variations of depth of 50% and 90% of the maximum dose, and practical depth among all detectors and energies were 0.9 mm. The maximum variations of the bremsstrahlung dose among all detectors and energies were within 0.3%. OCR showed good agreement within 1% for the flat and tail regions. The microSilicon detector showed a penumbra width similar to microDiamond, whereas Diode E showed the steepest penumbra shape. All detectors showed good dose–response linearity and stability against the dose rate; only Diode E demonstrated logarithmic dose rate dependency. The cone factor measured with microSilicon was within ±1% for all energies and cone sizes. We demonstrated that the characteristics of microSilicon is suitable for electron beam dosimetry. The microSilicon detector can be a good alternative for electron beam dosimetry in terms of providing an appropriate PDD curve without corrections, high spatial resolution for OCR measurements and cone factors.
Impact of respiratory motion in dosimetric and clinical advantages for adjuvant left-sided breast radiotherapy
Authors: Kuo Chia-Chuan , Chang Chin-Chieh , Cheng Hao-Wen , Lin Jang-Chun , Tsai Jo-Ting 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
We investigated the organ-sparing effect of the deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) technique among different levels of lung expansion for left-side breast radiotherapy. This retrospective study enrolled 30 patients who received adjuvant left breast radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery (BCS). Simulation scans of both DIBH and deep breathing four-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) were acquired, and three treatment plans were generated for each patient. One plan was based on the DIBH images, and the other two plans were based on the mid-lung expansion (ME) and initial lung expansion (IE) phases retrieved from 4DCT data sets. Dosimetric comparisons and normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) models were conducted. We used image registration for displacement analysis and sought potential factors related to the dose benefit of DIBH. The DIBH plans resulted significantly lower doses to the heart, left ventricle (LV) and left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD), including the high- to low-dose areas, followed by the ME plans and IE plans (p &lt; 0.05). DIBH reduced the risk of long-term cardiac mortality by 40% and radiation pneumonitis of the left lung by 37.96% compared with the IE plans (p &lt; 0.001). The reduction in the mean dose to the heart and LV significantly correlated with anterior displacement of the left lung. The DIBH technique is a feasible tool to provide dosimetric and clinical advantages for adjuvant left-sided breast radiotherapy. Breathing pattern and the level of lung expansion seem to play an important role.
Colonic actinomycosis presenting as a palpable colonic mass with normal colonic mucosa
Authors: Charernsuk Mai , Tunruttanakul Suppadech , Tunruttanakul Ratchanee , Chareonsil Borirak 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Colonic actinomycosis is rare and can present as an ill-defined intra-abdominal mass that can be difficult to differentiate from colon cancer. This case report aims to share the details of this case and provide diagnostic clues. A 63-year-old female presented with a palpable right-sided abdominal mass. Computed tomography (CT) revealed irregular thickening of the colonic hepatic flexure, and colonoscopy detected no abnormalities. Five months later, the patient returned with an increase in the mass size. Repeat CT revealed lesion expansion, with suspected abdominal wall invasion. Extended right-hemicolectomy with abdominal wall wedge resection was performed, and the histological results were compatible with actinomycosis infection. Colonic actinomycosis is a rare chronic inflammatory disease. Normal colonic mucosa during colonoscopy, with clinical and imaging findings, may help physicians diagnose the condition preoperatively.
Aspergillus fumigatus cerebral abscess and sphenoid sinus osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient following previous nasopharyngeal carcinoma and radiotherapy
Authors: Kim Bernard J H , Garcia Redmond Joseph , Donaldson Annabelle D , Aspoas A Robert 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Cerebral mycosis is extremely rare in immunocompetent patients. A 61-year-old male presented with a 3-month history of worsening left-sided headaches and 3-week history of left-sided upper lip paraesthesia. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an enhancing lesion in the left temporal lobe. Histopathology of this lesion revealed what initially resembled a zygomycete but additional cultures obtained on further surgical debridement revealed the infection to be Aspergillus fumigatus with associated sphenoid sinus osteomyelitis. We postulate that the presentation was related to the patient’s previous radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the only report of such a case.
Aortic valve insufficiency after Impella device insertion that required aortic valve replacement after Heart Mate III left ventricular assist device implantation: a case report.
Authors: Ueda Kohei , Yoshitani Kenji , Hosotani Shunsuke , Hayashi Hisanori , Fukushima Satsuki , Ohnishi Yoshihiko 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
The Impella (Abiomed, Danvers, MA, USA) is a minimally invasive axial-flow catheter used in severe heart failure. We describe a case in which aortic insufficiency occurred after Impella insertion, required extra surgical intervention twice. A 33-year-old man with familial dilated cardiomyopathy was admitted to our hospital due to acute decompensation of heart failure. Despite intensive medical treatment, his hemodynamic status did not improve. Firstly, Impella was emergently implanted, and HeartMate III (Abbott, Plymouth, MN, USA) implantation was performed 2 weeks after. In the HeartMate III implantation, new aortic insufficiency had revealed and central aortic valve closure was performed concomitantly. However, on postoperative Day1, the coaptation stitch had untied, causing severe aortic insufficiency which led to another emergent operation of aortic valve replacement. We suggest that indications for Impella implantation need to be carefully discussed beforehand, especially with patients who may undergo implantation of left ventricular assist device.
A rare case of extraluminally pedunculated gastrointestinal stromal tumor with postoperative metastasis to pancreas
Authors: Ogawa Shoko , Nishihara Masayoshi , Nakanishi Takaya , Maeda Tamaki , Hirota Seiichi 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
The gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common type of sarcomatous tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. Many GISTs appear as submucosal tumors with intraluminal protrusion. GISTs with malignant features have a high risk of postoperative recurrence or metastasis, usually to the liver or peritoneum. We present a case of gastric GIST with double rarities: arising completely extraluminally with a pedicle and postoperative metastasis to the pancreas. A woman in her seventies diagnosed with a large extraluminal gastric GIST underwent complete removal of the tumor. Nine months later, a solitary metastatic tumor in the pancreas was detected. Imatinib controlled metastasis well for four years before the tumor became resistant. The patient then had a partial pancreatectomy with splenectomy. She is currently free from recurrence. We genetically analyzed the primary and metastatic GISTs and found known mutations related to poor prognosis and imatinib resistance.
Spontaneous soft tissue un-puckering of a surgical neck of humerus fracture: a case report
Authors: Olive Alistair , Jessup Jonathan , Mangat Karanjit 
Published: September 2021

AbstractFractures of the proximal humerus are commonly seen, and skin puckering is a rare clinical sign associated with such injuries. It is a relative indication to proceed with urgent surgical management due to the pending threat to soft tissue viability. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report to describe a spontaneous un-puckering of the soft tissues in such an injury and it resulted in subsequent successful non-operative treatment.
Molecular ecology of plant volatiles in interactions with insect herbivores
Authors: Zhou (周绍群) Shaoqun , Jander Georg 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Plant-derived volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play pivotal roles in interactions with insect herbivores. Individual VOCs can be directly toxic or deterrent, serve as signal molecules to attract natural enemies, and/or be perceived by distal plant tissues as a priming signal to prepare for expected herbivory. Environmental conditions, as well as the specific plant–insect interaction being investigated, strongly influence the observed functions of VOC blends. The complexity of plant–insect chemical communication via VOCs is further enriched by the sophisticated molecular perception mechanisms of insects, which can respond to one or more VOCs and thereby influence insect behavior in a manner that has yet to be fully elucidated. Despite numerous gaps in the current understanding of VOC-mediated plant–insect interactions, successful pest management strategies such as push–pull systems, synthetic odorant traps, and crop cultivars with modified VOC profiles have been developed to supplement chemical pesticide applications and enable more sustainable agricultural practices. Future studies in this field would benefit from examining the responses of both plants and insects in the same experiment to gain a more complete view of these interactive systems. Furthermore, a molecular evolutionary study of key genetic elements of the ecological interaction phenotypes could provide new insights into VOC-mediated plant communication with insect herbivores.
A Scoping Review of Medical Laboratory Science and Simulation: Promoting a Path Forward with Best Practices
Authors: Webb Tera L , McGahee Jarkeshia , Brown Michelle R 
Published: September 2021

Abstract

Objective
In medical laboratory science, there is a need to enhance the clinical learning curriculum beyond laboratory skill and diagnostic interpretation competency. Incorporating simulation presents an opportunity to train and produce medical laboratory scientists with the skills to communicate and work effectively in an interprofessional healthcare team.

Methods
A scoping review was performed to (i) understand the landscape of research literature on medical laboratory science and simulation and (ii) provide a path for future research directions. The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning Standards of Best Practice: Simulation were used as a guiding framework for literature that described simulation activities.

Results
Out of 439 articles from multiple databases, 32 were eligible for inclusion into this review. Of the 14 articles that described a simulation activity, only 3 described or partially described each component of the best practice criteria for simulation. Articles that did not describe the design and implementation of simulation (n = 18) consisted of 7 opinion-based papers, 4 narrative reviews, 5 case reports, and 2 empirical papers.

Conclusion
Despite increases in medical laboratory science with simulation, there is a need for more detailed empirical studies, more studies with an interprofessional context, and more methodological rigor.
A UFLC-MS/MS Method for the Simultaneous Analysis of Urinary Podocin and Podocalyxin in Patients with Nephrotic Syndrome
Authors: Karatoy Erdem Bilge , Özcan Mualla , Yılmaz Vural Taner , Akkaya Bahar , Çetinkaya Ramazan , Ersoy Fevzi , Süleymanlar Gültekin , Akbas Halide 
Published: September 2021

Abstract

Objective
To create an efficient and robust mass spectrometric method for the simultaneous quantitation of podocin and podocalyxin in urine samples and to evaluate urinary podocin and podocalyxin levels in patients with nephrotic syndrome (NS).

Methods
A mass spectrometric method was generated for the measurement of tryptic peptides in urine sediment. Separation of peptides was achieved via liquid chromatography, and mass spectrometric analyses were conducted by electrospray ionization triple-quadrupole mass spectrometry in the multiple reaction monitoring mode.

Results
Intra- and interassay precision values were below 12% and accuracies ranged from 87% to 111% for both of peptides. The validated method was successfully applied to detect these peptides in patients with NS. Urine podocin and podocalyxin levels were significantly higher in patients with NS compared to healthy controls.

Conclusions
This proposed mass spectrometric method provides technological evidence that will benefit the clinical field in the early diagnosis and follow-up of NS.
The School of Bourgeois Religion: Jewish Children, Emotions, and the Hebrew Bible
Authors: Salzer Dorothea M 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Children’s literature, conceptualized as a means of enculturation, is a vehicle for transmitting a society’s or community’s shared values, and is designed to mould children’s behaviour according to what is thought appropriate. As such, it is a powerful cultural agent and consequently a valuable source in the historical study of emotions. This article sets out to explore what can be gained from looking at literature designed for the religious education of Jewish children as sources that shed light on the role of emotions in the process of religious modernization in Judaism. Based on the assumption that feelings are to be viewed as a form of knowledge which is transmitted, acquired, and acted out in specific cultural contexts, several criteria for analysing the verbalization, representation, and use of emotions in Jewish children’s literature are outlined by focusing on the subgenre of Jewish children’s bibles. This analysis allows us to explore how emotions unfolded in educational literature, and how they became an integral and transformative part of religious knowledge, self-assertion, (re)definition, and identity formation at a time of tremendous change for Judaism.
Vector hermeneutics: On the interpretation of vector space models of text
Authors: Dobson James E 
Published: September 2021

AbstractScholars working in computational literary studies are increasingly making use of text-derived vector space models, by which I mean numerical models of texts that represent the distribution or modeled relations among the vocabulary extracted from these texts. These models, as this essay will argue, call for distinct modes of humanistic interpretation and explication that are related to but distinct from those that may have been used on the original source texts. While vector space models are analyzed using increasingly complicated quantitative methods and the explanation of their operation requires statistical sophistication, my emphasis on humanistic interpretation is quite intentional. This essay theorizes two major categories of vector space models, the document-term matrix and neural language models, to position these models as not merely descriptions of texts but inscriptive representational objects that perform interpretive work of their own in order to demonstrate the need for a multi-level hermeneutics in computational literary studies.
The use of AR to preserve and popularize traditional Chinese musical instruments as part of the formation of the tourist attractiveness of the national art of Guizhou province
Authors: Hong Xin , Wu Yuan-Hua 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
This article explores augmented reality (AR) possibilities for the preservation of national cultural art, popularization of Chinese musical instruments among the youth, and meeting the tourist interest in the cultural heritage of China in a fascinating interactive form. Using the generated database containing information on traditional musical instruments of the Guizhou province, the authors have developed an AR application adapted for educational and tourist purposes. Its central aim was to acquaint people with traditional Chinese musical instruments in the context of familiarization with the national culture of China. Testing of the developed application was carried out by hundred students from Guizhou Minzu University (College of Tourism and Steward, the College of Media, the College of Music and Dance, and the College of Data Science and Information Engineering) as part of the National Culture and Art study course. As a result, the created AR app was proved to expand the understanding of the culture and traditions of the Chinese people, intensify the perception of national musical identity, increase interactivity-caused inspiration and involvement (89%), and enhance interest in new knowledge (93%). Based on the obtained research outcomes, a model for the popularization of traditional Chinese musical instruments in the structure of the integrated national tourism product of Guizhou province was developed. The article is believed to be useful for individuals studying the national cultural heritage of China and educators seeking innovative solutions that improve the educational practice.
Geometry of super-Łukasiewicz logics
Authors: Di Nola Antonio , Lenzi Giacomo , Vitale Gaetano 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
In this work, we provide constructions, characterizations, geometrical dualities and a McNaughton theorem for non-archimedean MV-algebras, which are the semantics of super-Łukasiewicz logics introduced by Komori.
The Privilege of Information—An Examination of the Defence of Therapeutic Privilege and its Implications for Pregnant Women
Authors: Finnerty Aoife M. 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Though apparently in existence across common law countries, the defence of ‘therapeutic privilege’ receives scant judicial analysis in case law. The extent of its reach is unclear and its underpinning justification is shaky. Often it forms a throwaway remark or poorly explored caveat when the duty of a physician to disclose information is being examined, rather than receiving any detailed judicial scrutiny in its own right. Furthermore, despite references to it in case law, it is questionable if it has ever successfully been invoked as a defence in either England and Wales or Ireland. This piece examines this lack of clarity and the often-vague references to the existence of therapeutic privilege in both case law and professional guidelines, followed by a consideration of why the defence may be particularly problematic and unjustified in the context of childbirth and the immediate postpartum period. Considering the dangers of therapeutic privilege in pregnancy presents a timely opportunity to examine the issues with the use of the defence in all other healthcare contexts, focusing particularly on its impact on individual patient autonomy. Finally, this piece concludes by contending that therapeutic privilege ought to be abolished, if it truly exists at all.
Mind the gap: The role of family policies and the gender-egalitarian climate in shaping gender and ethnic labour market inequalities in Europe
Authors: Kanas Agnieszka , Steinmetz Stephanie 
Published: September 2021

AbstractThis study is related to a growing literature on the impact of a receiving context on immigrant labour market outcomes. Unlike previous comparative research, which has been primarily concerned with immigrant men, our focus is on immigrant women and the role of institutions particularly relevant to them. Using the European Union Labour Force Surveys (2011–5) augmented with country-level data, we estimate country fixed-effects models to study gender and ethnic inequalities in labour force participation across European countries. Our results underline the complexity of how family policies and gender-egalitarian contexts are related to gender and ethnic inequalities in the labour market. On the one hand, we find gender inequalities to be less pronounced in countries with more generous family policies and a higher gender-egalitarian climate. On the other hand, our results indicate that at the same time, the selected institutional characteristics are related to increased ethnic inequalities in the labour market.
Signature of the turbulent component of the solar dynamo on active region scales and its association with flaring activity
Authors: Abramenko Valentina I 
Published: September 2021

ABSTRACT
It is a challenging problem to obtain observational evidence of the turbulent component of solar dynamo operating in the convective zone because the dynamo action is hidden below the photosphere. Here we present results of a statistical study of flaring active regions (ARs) that produced strong solar flares of an X-ray class X1.0 and higher during a time period that covered solar cycles 23 and 24. We introduced a magneto-morphological classification of ARs, which allowed us to estimate the possible contribution of the turbulent component of the dynamo into the structure of an AR. We found that in 72 per cent of cases, flaring ARs do not comply with the empirical laws of the global dynamo (frequently they are not bipolar ARs or, if they are, they violate the Hale polarity law, the Joy law, or the leading sunspot prevalence rule). This can be attributed to the influence of the turbulent dynamo action inside the convective zone on spatial scales of typical ARs. Thus, it appears that the flaring is governed by the turbulent component of the solar dynamo. The contribution into the flaring from these AR ‘violators’ (irregular ARs) is enhanced during the second maximum and the descending phase of a solar cycle, when the toroidal field weakens and the influence of the turbulent component becomes more pronounced. These observational findings are in consensus with a concept of the essential role of non-linearities and turbulent intermittence in the magnetic fields generation inside the convective zone, which follows from dynamo simulations.