bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Body weight fluctuation is associated with rapid kidney function decline
Authors: Joo Young Su , Nam Ki Heon , Jhee Jong Hyun , Yun Hae‐Ryong , Lee Sangmi , Han Seung Hyeok , Yoo Tae‐Hyun , Kang Shin‐Wook , Park Jung Tak 
Published: December 2021

AbstractObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the effects of body weight fluctuations on kidney function deterioration in a prospective cohort of individuals with normal kidney function.MethodsData were obtained from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study. Body weight fluctuations were determined using average successive variability (ASV), which was defined as the average absolute body weight change using repeated measurements for all participants. The decline of the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) over time was calculated using linear regression analysis of serial eGFR measurements for each patient. Rapid eGFR decline was defined as an average eGFR decline > 3 mL/min/1.73 m2 per year.ResultsA total of 6,790 participants were analyzed. During a median follow‐up of 11.7 years, rapid eGFR decline was observed in 913 (13.4%) participants. When the participants were categorized into tertiles according to ASV, rapid eGFR decline was more prevalent in the highest ASV tertile group than in the lowest. Analyses using multiple logistic regression models revealed that the risk of rapid eGFR decline was increased in the highest ASV tertile group compared with the lowest (odds ratio: 1.66).ConclusionsBody weight fluctuations were significantly associated with an increased risk of rapid kidney function decline in participants with normal kidney function.
Properties of organic and inorganic filler hybridization on TimohoFiber‐reinforcedpolyester polymer composites
Authors: Gapsari Femiana , Purnowidodo Anindito , Setyarini Putu H. , Hidayatullah Syarif , Suteja  , Izzuddin Hubby , Subagyo Rachmat , Mavinkere Rangappa Sanjay , Siengchin Suchart 
Published: December 2021

AbstractEco‐friendly composite made of Timoho Fiber (TF) continuously developed to get the best performance to replace plastic‐based synthetic fibers. This study focuses on investigating physical characteristics, mechanical properties, thermal analysis, and the morphology of TF‐reinforced polyester composites by adding organic (egg shell powder‐ESP) and inorganic (aluminum powder‐AP) fillers. Hot press method was used in the composite fabrication with considered volume fraction of TF, organic, and inorganic fillers. The results showed that the density of TF‐polyester composites decreases with the increasing volume fraction of the fibers. For additional fillers, it was shown that AP was more effective to be used to improve density than ESP. The tensile and impact strength of the composite increased with increasing TF volume. However, the addition of ESP and AP fillers into the composite caused different mechanical characteristics. Filler addition increased the elasticity modulus, toughness, thermal resistance increased, while the tensile strength decreased. ESP and AP fillers provided the best thermal resistance due to the relatively high thermal conductivity of ±1700°C compared to composites without fillers and amorphous ESP fillers. SEM observation supported the analysis of TF‐polyester composite mechanical characteristics.
Association between a usual source of care and influenza vaccination rates among pregnant women
Authors: Toth Jennifer M. , Nsiah Irene , Nair Sonam , Ramachandran Sujith 
Published: December 2021

AbstractPurposePregnant women and infants less than 6 months of age have a higher risk of complications from influenza. Vaccination is recommended for pregnant women to decrease risk of infection and hospitalizations between both the women themselves and infants. However, vaccination rates remain low in pregnant women. The objective of this study was to determine the association between having a usual source of care and seasonal influenza vaccination rates among women who were pregnant between 2012 and 2016.MethodsA retrospective study was conducted using pooled data from the 2012–2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Frequencies of seasonal influenza vaccinations and other sociodemographic factors were estimated. A multivariable log‐binomial regression model was used to examine the association between having a usual source of care and seasonal influenza vaccination rates.ResultsThe weighted influenza vaccination rate among pregnant women was 54.5%. About one third did not have a usual source of care. The adjusted prevalence ratio of receiving an influenza vaccine for pregnant women without a usual source of care was 0.76 (95% confidence interval = 0.60–0.98). The top three main reasons for not having a usual source of care were being seldom or never sick (55.7%), not having health insurance (10.6%), and having recently moved to an area (9.9%).ConclusionsPregnant women without a usual source of care had significantly lower probability of being vaccinated against seasonal influenza. Improving access to care through greater insurance coverage, addressing cost barriers, and providing patient education may help improve vaccination rates in this population.
Changing the narrative in schools: Addressing systemic barriers and stereotypes that prevent gender and sexual diverse youth from thriving
Authors: McCabe Paul C. , Anhalt Karla 
Published: December 2021

AbstractSchools are no different than other political and cultural institutions that have at their foundations assumptions and policies based on stereotypes, hegemonic masculinity, binary notions of gender, and heteronormativity. When these foundations are questioned or challenged, resistance and disruption can occur. While there is evidence of greater acceptance of gender and sexual diversity (GSD) in schools, school professionals are often called upon to address the needs of GSD youth, as school environments may contain systemic barriers that prevent these youth from thriving. Addressing the needs of GSD youth can be complicated by other intersecting identities including race, religion, culture, disability, immigration status, and so forth. This special issue of PITS explores gender and sexual diversity, LGBTQ+identity, and the intersectionality of GSD with other identities that have historically struggled with marginalization and bias. An advocacy stance is proposed that focuses on the unique strengths and resilience of GSD youth to change the narrative from one of clinicalization of GSD youth to one of adaptability and empowerment. The articles in this special issue focus on barriers at multiple levels that impact GSD youth, from systemic barriers in educational contexts to those in the classroom, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and sports. Changing the narrative of GSD youth means focusing on stories of youth empowerment, advocacy, and healthy GSD development, while simultaneously challenging and dismantling the oppressive systems of heterosexism, cissexism, sexism, and racism, among others, that perpetuate unequal educational environments for minoritized student populations.
Impacts of soil‐borne disease on plant yield and farm profit in dairying soils
Authors: Dignam Bryony E. A. , Marshall Sean D. G. , Wall Andrew J. , Mtandavari Yeukai F. , Gerard Emily M. , Hicks Emily , Cameron Catherine , Aalders Lee T. , Shi Shengjing , Bell Nigel L. 
Published: December 2021

AbstractIntroductionGlobally, soil‐borne plant pathogens are a significant contributor to plant yield loss in agricultural systems, including pasture production. The extent of soil biological constraints in high‐value dairy systems was assessed across three major dairying regions of New Zealand.Materials and MethodsRegional measures of disease pressure were obtained by comparing white clover, perennial ryegrass and plantain growth in 30 farm soils with (non‐pasteurised) or without (microwave pasteurised) their normal complement of microbial and nematode pathogens.ResultsPasteurising soils from the Waikato region led to significant average increases in clover (35%) and ryegrass (19%) shoot dry matter. Individual site yields increased up to 74% for clover and 38% for ryegrass. For Canterbury and Southland, there was no increase in plant yield with pasteurisation on a regional basis, but increases in either clover or ryegrass were significant at three individual farm sites. Across all regions, negative linear relationships between disease pressure (% growth change) and a proxy of soil organic matter quality (anaerobically mineralizable nitrogen:total nitrogen ratio were found for both clover and ryegrass, accounting for 34% of the variation in both clover and ryegrass growth. A positive linear relationship was found between disease pressure and Heterodera cyst nematode abundance, accounting for 33% and 17% of the variation in clover and ryegrass growth change, respectively. The most prevalent putative fungal and oomycete pathogens isolated from the roots and stem bases of clover and ryegrass seedlings were Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium culmorum, and various Pythium species.ConclusionOur results suggest that root pathogens on New Zeland dairy farms are most prevalent and damaging in the Waikato region where economic modelling estimated clover and ryegrass root disease to cost 211 kg MS ha−1 year−1 in milk production and $909 ha−1 year−1 in farm profitability. Given the scale of these costs, targeted management of soil borne disease could present an economically viable approach to improving the resilience of these multi‐plant multi‐pathogen ecosystems.
Psychological suzhi moderates state anxiety and heart rate responses to acute stress in male adolescents
Authors: Wu Lili , Ding Fangyuan , Zhang Ting , He Hua , Wang Juan , Pan Yangu , Zhang Dajun 
Published: December 2021

AbstractPsychological suzhi has increasingly been recognized to buffer chronic stress and improve mental health. However, few studies have examined the role of psychological suzhi in the response to acute stress. The current study aimed to investigate whether psychological suzhi can buffer state anxiety and heart rate responses to acute stress in adolescents. Healthy male adolescents (N = 63) were classified into high (N = 30) or low (N = 33) psychological suzhi groups based on the Chinese norm of adolescent psychological suzhi scale‐simplified version. They completed both the modified Trier Social Stress Test for Groups and a specific control condition, with heart rate and state anxiety assessed. Data were analysed with mixed‐design repeated measures analysis of variance. The results showed that the modified Trier Social Stress Test for Groups condition effectively induced an increase in state anxiety and heart rate. Furthermore, individuals with higher levels of psychological suzhi showed lower state anxiety and heart rate stress responses. The present study indicated that psychological suzhi is an important internal resource against acute stress, which may inform interventions for male adolescents exposed to acute stress.
Synthesizing Superior Flexible Oxide Perovskite Ceramic Nanofibers by Precisely Controlling Crystal Nucleation and Growth
Authors: Li Xiaohan , Zhang Yuanyuan , Zhang Liang , Xia Shuhui , Zhao Yun , Yan Jianhua , Yu Jianyong , Ding Bin 
Published: December 2021

AbstractOxide perovskite ceramics are cornerstone materials of electronic devices, but they easily break under bending. Such brittle failure phenomenon limits their applications in emerging flexible electronics. Here, the authors propose a scalable approach of sol–gel electrospinning to synthesize flexible perovskite Li0.35La0.55TiO3 (LLTO) nanofibers (NFs) by reducing grain sizes and pore defects in the NFs. The strategy is to precisely control crystal nucleation and growth by forming homogeneous nuclei in the sol before electrospinning and to construct soft twin and amorphous grain boundaries by controlling calcination temperatures. Ball‐milling the sol promotes the formation of numerous LLTO nuclei and thus effectively refines grains, while using gradient calcination temperatures from 200 to 900 °C creates intricate soft grain boundaries. The individual LLTO NF shows ceramic toughness with an elastic modulus of ≈40 GPa and the NF film demonstrates silk‐like softness with a large elastic strain of 1.51%. Moreover, the LLTO film shows superior fatigue resistance and it maintains structure well after repeated tensile‐buckling cycles at 40% strain. The proposed strategy facilitates to develop flexible oxide perovskite ceramic films with appealing applications.
Widespread azendohsaurids (Archosauromorpha, Allokotosauria) from the Late Triassic of western USA and India
Authors: Nesbitt Sterling J. , Stocker Michelle R. , Ezcurra Martín D. , Fraser Nicholas C. , Heckert Andrew B. , Parker William G. , Mueller Bill , Sengupta Saradee , Bandyopadhyay Saswati , Pritchard Adam C. , Marsh Adam D. 
Published: December 2021

AbstractArchosauromorph reptiles underwent rapid lineage diversification, increases in morphological and body size disparity, and expansion into new adaptive landscapes. Several of the primary early archosauromorph clades (e.g. rhynchosaurs) are easy to differentiate from others because of their characteristic body types, whereas the more lizard‐like and carnivorous forms with long necks (e.g. tanystropheids) were historically all relegated to the groups Protorosauria or Prolacertiformes. However, it is now clear that these groups are polyphyletic and that a lizard‐like, carnivorous form is plesiomorphic for Archosauromorpha, and multiple subclades started with that body plan. Among these early forms is Malerisaurus from the Upper Triassic of India (M. robinsonae) and the Upper Triassic of south‐western USA (M. langstoni). In this paper, we critically re‐evaluate the genus. We find both species of Malerisaurus as valid, and identify Malerisaurus as an early diverging, but late‐surviving, carnivorous member of Azendohsauridae within Allokotosauria. Our histological analysis and assessment of ontogenetic changes of limb bones of small and large individuals demonstrate that the skeletons of the small forms grew slowly and became more robust through ontogeny, and that the larger recovered bones are at or near the maximum size of the taxon. Malerisaurus and Malerisaurus‐like taxa were common members of the Otischalkian–Adamanian (late Carnian to mid‐Norian) faunal assemblages from Upper Triassic strata of the south western USA, but they are absent from the younger Revueltian holochronozone. Specimens from western North America show that Allokotosauria had a near‐Pangaean distribution for much of the Middle Triassic to Late Triassic.
Notoligotrichum synonymised with Atrichopsis (Polytrichaceae, Bryophyta), with two new species from South Africa
Authors: van Rooy Jacques , Bell Neil , Hedderson Terry A. , Flores Jorge , Hyvönen Jaakko 
Published: December 2021

AbstractRecent phylogenetic analyses of the moss family Polytrichaceae have identified a clade of generally small‐sized species exclusively distributed in southern temperate regions and the New World tropics. This group is sister to all other species in the family that have the characteristic polytrichaceous toothed peristome and epiphragm structure, with most members having been previously placed in superficially similar, predominantly Northern Hemisphere genera. The South African members of this group have been poorly understood, and are here treated taxonomically in the context of a new phylogenetic analysis of Itatiella, Notoligotrichum, Oligotrichum and Psilopilum with increased sampling from South Africa. Additionally, new combinations are made to accommodate all members of the Notoligotrichum clade under Atrichopsis. The South African species occur as two clades in Atrichopsis that diverge prior to the origin of a large Australasian and South American clade. One comprises Atrichopsis wageri comb. nov. (≡ Oligotrichum wageri) and the other A. tetragona sp. nov. and A. capensis sp. nov., two species previously described under Oligotrichum but not effectively published. We formally describe and illustrate the three South African species of Atrichopsis and provide an identification key, illustrations, and distribution maps for these species.
School Makerspace Manifesto
Authors: Nulli Giovanni 
Published: December 2021

AbstractThis contribution describes a sustainable model for makerspaces in primary and lower secondary schools. Based on Indire research on innovative school spaces, it discusses the theoretical background that schools should adopt and create before starting a makerspace lab. It also looks at which aspects of the maker culture can successfully be combined with active pedagogy. In this way, educational institutions and makers can come together to build makerspaces within schools that will be useful to both.
Complete functional recovery in a child after endovascular treatment of basilar artery occlusion caused by spontaneous dissection: a case report
Authors: Borota Ljubisa , Libard Sylwia , Fahlström Markus , Latini Francesco , Lundström Erik 
Published: December 2021

AbstractStroke caused by dissection of arteries of the vertebrobasilar system in children is still poorly investigated in terms of etiology, means of treatment, course of disease, and prognosis. The aim of this report was to describe the unusual course of a spontaneous dissection of the basilar artery (BA) in a child treated with endovascular techniques and to point out that the plasticity of the brain stem can fully compensate for structural damage caused by stroke. We report the case of a 15-year-old boy who suffered a wake-up stroke with BA occlusion caused by spontaneous dissection. A blood clot was aspirated from the false lumen and the true lumen re-opened, but the patient deteriorated a few hours later, and repeated angiography revealed that the intimal flap was detached, occluding the BA again. The lumen of BA was then reconstructed by a stent. Despite a large pons infarction, the patient was completely recovered 11 months after the onset. The case was analyzed with angiograms and magnetic resonance imaging, macroscopic and microscopic pathological analysis, computed tomographic angiography, magnetic resonance-based angiography, and diffusion tensor imaging. This case illustrates that applied endovascular techniques and intensive care measures can alter the course of potentially fatal brain stem infarction. Our multimodal analysis gives new insight into the anatomical basis for the plasticity mechanism of the brain stem.
Motivation to smoking cessation in head and neck cancer and dysplasia patients in confrontation with the attitudes of otorhinolaryngologists in delivering anti-smoking therapies
Authors: Rzepakowska Anna , Marcinkiewicz Bartosz , Żurek Michał , Wiśniewska Dominika , Niemczyk Kazimierz 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
Objectives
The aim of the study was to determine the influence of oral, oropharyngeal, laryngeal and hypopharyngeal dysplasia and cancer diagnosis on motivation to smoking cessation in patients. Consecutively, we assessed the competence of ENT specialists in counseling anti-smoking therapies.

Methods
Questionnaire of expected support, Schneider motivation test and Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) were administered to 50 smoking patients. The online survey was collected from 152 ENT doctors.

Results
Mean FTND score was 4.58 and Heaviness of Smoking Index (HSI) was 3.1. Patients with oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer showed the greatest dependence to nicotine 7.67 and 5.25, respectively, and with hypopharyngeal cancer had the lowest 3.5, (p = 0.039). The ranges of HSI were significantly higher for younger patients (p = 0.036). 35 patients were adequately motivated to quit smoking, and their mean age was statistically higher (p = 0.05). Self-reported motivation to smoking cessation was 76%. Of 152 surveyed doctors, only 39% declared knowledge of the diagnostic and therapeutic cessation interventions. 75% showed interest in the training programs.
Effects of voluntary exercise on the expression of browning markers in visceral and subcutaneous fat tissue of normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rats
Authors: Karadedeli Meryem Sevval , Schreckenberg Rolf , Kutsche Hanna S. , Schlüter Klaus-Dieter 
Published: December 2021

AbstractHigh physical activity is important to optimize the function of adipose tissue. Dysfunctional adipose tissue contributes to the development of metabolic stress, chronic inflammation, and hypertension. To improve our current understanding of the interaction between physical exercise and adipose tissue, we analyzed the effect of 10 months voluntary running wheel activity of rats on uncoupling protein (UCP) 1 negative white adipose tissue (visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue, VWAT and SWAT). Analysis was performed via RT-PCR and immunoblot from adipose tissues depicted from adult normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive female rats. UCP1 negative VWAT differed from UCP1 positive WAT and brown adipose tissue (BAT) from interscapular fat depots, by lacking the expression of UCP1 and low expression of Cidea, a transcriptional co-activator of UCP1. High physical activity affected the expression of five genes in SWAT (Visfatin (up), RBP5, adiponectin, Cidea, and Nrg4 (all down)) but only one gene (Visfatin, up) in VWAT. Furthermore, the expression of these genes is differentially regulated in VWAT and SWAT of normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) under sedentary conditions (UCP2) and exercise (Visfatin, Cidea, Nrg4). Keeping the animals after 6 months of voluntary exercise under observation for an additional period of 4 months without running wheels, Visfatin, Cidea, and Nrg4 were stronger expressed in VWAT of SHRs than in sedentary control rats. In summary, our study shows that SWAT is more responsible to exercise than VWAT.
Code of practice for medical autopsies: a minimum standard position paper for pathology departments performing medical (hospital) autopsies in adults
Authors: Alfsen G. Cecilie , Gulczyński Jacek , Kholová Ivana , Latten Bart , Martinez Javier , Metzger Myriam , Michaud Katarzyna , Pontinha Carlos M. , Rakislova Natalia , Rotman Samuel , Varga Zsuzsanna , Wassilew Katharina , Zinserling Vsevolod ,   on behalf of Working group Autopsy Pathology, European Society of Pathology
Published: December 2021

AbstractThe medical autopsy (also called hospital or clinical autopsy) is a highly specialised medical procedure, which requires professional expertise and suitably equipped facilities. To ensure high standards of performance, the Working Group of Autopsy Pathology of the European Society of Pathology (ESP) suggests a code of practice as a minimum standard for centres performing medical autopsies. The proposed standards exclusively address autopsies in adults, and not forensic autopsies, perinatal/or paediatric examinations. Minimum standards for organisation, standard of premises, and staffing conditions, as well as minimum requirements for level of expertise of the postmortem performing specialists, documentation, and turnaround times of the medical procedure, are presented. Medical autopsies should be performed by specialists in pathology, or by trainees under the supervision of such specialists. To maintain the required level of expertise, autopsies should be performed regularly and in a number that ensures the maintenance of good practice of all participating physicians. A minimum number of autopsies per dedicated pathologist in a centre should be at least 50, or as an average, at least one autopsy per working week. Forensic autopsies, but not paediatric/perinatal autopsies may be included in this number. Turnaround time for final reports should not exceed 3 weeks (14 working days) for autopsies without fixation of brain/spinal cord or other time-consuming additional examinations, and 6 weeks (30 working days) for those with fixation of brain/spinal cord or additional examinations.