bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Acupuncture Combined With Emotional Therapy of Chinese Medicine Treatment for Improving Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Patients With Alcohol Dependence During the COVID-19 Epidemic
Authors: Zhao Fazheng , Tong Xin , Wang Changqing 
Published: May 2021

Objective: We aimed to analyze the characteristics and psychological mechanism of depressive symptoms in elderly patients with alcohol dependence under the COVID-19 epidemic and to observe the effect of acupuncture combined with emotional therapy of Chinese medicine treatment on depressive symptoms in elderly patients with alcohol dependence.Methods: Sixty patients were randomly divided into two groups. One group was treated by a set of emotional therapy of Chinese medicine treatment for 12 weeks (control group). One group was treated by a set of acupuncture combined with emotional therapy of Chinese medicine treatment for 12 weeks (treatment group). We compared the curative effect between the control group and the treatment group, the mean alcohol consumption, the SF-36 scores before and after treatment, and the scores of Hamilton Depression Scale before and after treatment of 3, 6, and 9 weeks.Results: Based on the cognitive behavior model, the characteristics and psychological mechanism of depression in elderly patients with alcohol dependence under the COVID-19 epidemic situation were summarized. The total effective rate of the control group was 60%, and that of the treatment group was 100% (p &lt; 0.05). The alcohol consumption of the patients in each group decreased significantly after treatment (p &lt; 0.05), and there was no significant difference in alcohol consumption between the treatment group and the control group (p &gt; 0.05). After 12 weeks of treatment, there were significant differences in PF, RF, physical pain, general health status, energy, and mental health between the treatment group and the control group (p &lt; 0.05). Before and after treatment, there were significant differences in PF, RF, physical pain, general health, energy, emotional function, and mental health (p &lt; 0.05) of the treatment group. The PF, energy, and mental health of the control group were significantly different before and after treatment (p &lt; 0.05). There was no significant difference between the treatment group and the control group in the scores of Hamilton Depression Scale before treatment. There was significant difference between the treatment group and the control group in the scores of Hamilton Depression Scale at 3, 6, and 9 weeks after treatment.Conclusion: Attention, cognition, emotion, behavior, and physical response reinforce each other, creating a vicious cycle that reinforces and sustains the depressive symptoms of elderly alcohol dependence under the COVID-19 epidemic, and acupuncture combined with emotional therapy of Chinese medicine treatment for improving the depressive symptoms of elderly alcohol dependence during the epidemic period of COVID-19 has a brilliant therapeutic effect.
Psychometric Properties of the Independent 36-Item PID5BF+M for ICD-11 in the Czech-Speaking Community Sample
Authors: Riegel Karel D. , Ksinan Albert J. , Schlosserova Lucia 
Published: May 2021

Background: Empirical soundness and international robustness of the PID5BF+M, a shortened version of the PID-5 developed for simultaneous evaluation of maladaptive personality traits in the DSM-5 AMPD and ICD-11 models for personality disorders, was recently confirmed in 16 samples from different countries. Because the modified PID5BF+ scale (36 items) was extracted from the complete 220-item PID-5, an independent evaluation of psychometric properties of a stand-alone PID5BF+M is still missing.Objectives: The present study evaluated the validity and reliability of the 36-item PID5BF+M in comparison with the extracted version from the original PID-5. It also assessed associations between the Borderline Pattern qualifier and trait domain qualifiers.Methods: Two non-clinical samples meeting the inclusion criteria were employed in the study. Sample 1 (n = 614) completed the 220-item PID-5; Sample 2 (n = 1,040) completed the independent 36-item PID5BF+M. Participants were from all 14 regions of the Czech Republic. The Borderline Pattern qualifier was evaluated using a shortened IPDEQ screener.Results: The proposed latent structure of the independent PID5BF+M was confirmed, with an exception of the Disinhibition domain. The results confirmed good internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the measure, as well as some support for the measurement invariance of the independent PID5BF+M in comparison with the extracted version from the original PID-5. Significant associations between the Negative affectivity, Disinhibition, and Psychoticism qualifiers and the IPDEQ items for the emotionally unstable personality disorder of both impulsive and borderline types confirmed good predictive validity of the PID5BF+M in pursuing borderline psychopathology within the ICD-11 model.Conclusions: The independent PID5BF+M was found to be a valid and reliable tool for evaluation of the ICD-11 trait model. However, the Disinhibition domain deserves further investigation in clinical samples as well as in international community samples.
Coping With the Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence Among South African Women: Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis
Authors: Sere Yalda , Roman Nicolette V. , Ruiter Robert A. C. 
Published: May 2021

Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) continues to be a serious problem worldwide. South Africa has a high prevalence of women experiencing IPV. Although much research reports on the prevalence rates, risk factors, and consequences of IPV, fewer studies report on how women deal with the experiences of IPV.Objective: This systematic review of the empirical literature aimed to identify and synthesize the best available evidence on women's experiences of coping with IPV in South Africa.Methods: A four-level search and retrieval strategy using PRISMA and JBI guidelines was conducted, which included critical appraisal, study selection, data extraction, and data synthesis. Ten studies met the eligibility criteria and were included in the review. They were assessed to meet a set threshold (7/10) based on the JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Qualitative Research. All studies were conducted between 2010 and 2020, conducted in South Africa, and used qualitative methodologies to accomplish the overall aim of investigating IPV experiences of women and their responses to it.Results: The total number of women included in the studies was 159. The data extraction yielded 49 findings of which 47 were aggregated into 14 categories and three themes: (1) help- and support-seeking coping, (2) emotional regulation coping, and (3) problem avoidance and distraction coping. Help- and support-seeking coping refers to women's responses when they seek instrumental aid, advice, comfort, and/or understanding from others. Emotional regulation includes responses of women in which their emotions were expressed or regulated. Problem avoidance and distraction coping represent responses of women in which they take efforts to avoid thinking about the problem situation and rather reshift their focus.Conclusion: Overall, this review found that a variety of coping responses are used by South African women experiencing IPV. The findings point to the need for understanding IPV and responses to it within a broader social context rather than just at the personal level. Approaching IPV at many levels may lead to a change in societal norms, better access to and delivery of services to IPV survivors, more functional family affairs, and personal well-being and improved quality of life.
InferBERT: A Transformer-Based Causal Inference Framework for Enhancing Pharmacovigilance
Authors: Wang Xingqiao , Xu Xiaowei , Tong Weida , Roberts Ruth , Liu Zhichao 
Published: May 2021

Background: T ransformer-based language models have delivered clear improvements in a wide range of natural language processing (NLP) tasks. However, those models have a significant limitation; specifically, they cannot infer causality, a prerequisite for deployment in pharmacovigilance, and health care. Therefore, these transformer-based language models should be developed to infer causality to address the key question of the cause of a clinical outcome.Results: In this study, we propose an innovative causal inference model–InferBERT, by integrating the A Lite Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (ALBERT) and Judea Pearl’s Do-calculus to establish potential causality in pharmacovigilance. Two FDA Adverse Event Reporting System case studies, including Analgesics-related acute liver failure and Tramadol-related mortalities, were employed to evaluate the proposed InferBERT model. The InferBERT model yielded accuracies of 0.78 and 0.95 for identifying Analgesics-related acute liver failure and Tramadol-related death cases, respectively. Meanwhile, the inferred causes of the two clinical outcomes, (i.e. acute liver failure and death) were highly consistent with clinical knowledge. Furthermore, inferred causes were organized into a causal tree using the proposed recursive do-calculus algorithm to improve the model’s understanding of causality. Moreover, the high reproducibility of the proposed InferBERT model was demonstrated by a robustness assessment.Conclusion: The empirical results demonstrated that the proposed InferBERT approach is able to both predict clinical events and to infer their causes. Overall, the proposed InferBERT model is a promising approach to establish causal effects behind text-based observational data to enhance our understanding of intrinsic causality.Availability and implementation: The InferBERT model and preprocessed FAERS data sets are available on GitHub at https://github.com/XingqiaoWang/DeepCausalPV-master.
A Landscape Analysis of Offering HIV Testing Services Within Family Planning Service Delivery
Authors: Drake Alison L. , Quinn Caitlin , Kidula Nancy , Sibanda Euphemia , Steyn Petrus , Barr-DiChiara Magdalena , Jamil Muhammad S. , Rodolph Michelle , Gaffield Mary E. , Kiarie James , Baggaley Rachel , Johnson Cheryl 
Published: May 2021

Introduction: Offering HIV testing services (HTS) within sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services is a priority, especially for women who have a substantial risk. To reach women with HIV who do not know their status and prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends routinely offering HTS as part of family planning (FP) service delivery in high HIV burden settings. We conducted a landscape analysis to assess HTS uptake and HIV positivity in the context of FP/SRH services.Assessment of Research and Programs: We searched records from PubMed, four gray literature databases, and 13 organization websites, and emailed 24 organizations for data on HTS in FP/SRH services. We also obtained data from International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) affiliates in Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Unique programs/studies from records were included if they provided data on, or barriers/facilitators to, offering HTS in FP/SRH. Overall, 2,197 records were screened and 12 unique programs/studies were eligible, including 10 from sub-Saharan Africa. Four reported on co-delivery of SRH services (including FP), with reported HTS uptake between 17 and 94%. Six reported data on HTS in FP services: four among general FP clients; one among couples; and one among female sex workers, adolescent girls, and young women. Two of the six reported HTS uptake &gt;50% (51%, 419/814 Kenya; 63%, 5,930/9,439 Uganda), with positivity rates of 2% and 4.1%, respectively. Uptake was low (8%, 74/969 Kenya) in the one FP program offering pre-exposure prophylaxis. In the IPPF program, seven countries reported HTS uptake in FP services and ranged from 4% in Eswatini to 90% in Lesotho; between 0.6% (Uganda) and 8% (Eswatini) of those tested were HIV positive.Implications: Data on providing HTS in FP/SRH service delivery were sparse and HTS uptake varied widely across programs.Actionable Recommendations: As countries expand HTS in FP/SRH appropriate to epidemiology, they should ensure data are reported and monitored for progress and impact.
Prospective, observational, multicenter study on minimally invasive gastrectomy for gastric cancer: robotic, laparoscopic and open surgery compared on operative and follow-up outcomes - IMIGASTRIC II study protocol: IMIGASTRIC II
Authors: Jacopo Desiderio  , Jian-Xian Lin  , Enrique Norero  , Felice Borghi  , Alessandra Marano  , Fabio Cianchi  , Benedetta Badii  , Feng Qi  , Tong Liu  , Daniel Reim  , Alexander Novotny  , Andrea Coratti  , Francesco Guerra  , Ninh T Nguyen  , Orhan Alimoglu  , Ibrahim Ali Ozemir  , Steven Brower  , Francesca Bazzocchi  , Andrea Avanzolini  , Leonardo Solaini  , Orestis Ioannidis  , Christos Chatzakis  , Lydia Loutzidou  , Arda Isik  , Maurizio Cesari  , Graziano Pernazza  , Juan-Santiago Azagra  , Martine Goergen  , Yanbing Zhou  , Shougen Cao  , Johan Gagnière  , Denis Pezet  , Simone D'Imporzano  , Olivier Saint-Marc  , Rémy Sindayigaya  , Lu Zang  , Natalie G Coburn  , Cuneyt Kayaalp  , Giacomo Arcuri  , Francesco Giovanardi  , Stefano Trastulli  , Amilcare Parisi  , Chao-Hui Zheng  , Chang-Ming Huang  
Published: May 2021

Background: Several meta-analyses have tried to defi ne the role of minimally invasive approaches. However, further evidence to get a wider spread of these methods is necessary. Current studies describe minimally invasive surgery as a possible alternative to open surgery but deserving further clarifi cation. However, despite the increasing interest, the difficulty of planning prospective studies of adequate size accounts for the low level of evidence, which is mostly based on retrospective experiences. A multi-institutional prospective study allows the collection of an impressive amount of data to investigate various aspects of minimally invasive procedures with the opportunity of developing several subgroup analyses. A prospective data collection with high methodological quality on minimally invasive and open gastrectomies can clarify the role of diff erent procedures with the aim to develop specifi c guidelines. Methods and analysis: a multi-institutional prospective database will be established including information on surgical, clinical and oncological features of patients treated for gastric cancer with robotic, laparoscopic or open approaches and subsequent follow-up. The study has been shared by the members of the International study group on Minimally Invasive surgery for GASTRIc Cancer (IMIGASTRIC) The database is designed to be an international electronic submission system and a HIPPA protected real time data repository from high volume gastric cancer centers. Ethics: This study is conducted in compliance with ethical principles originating from the Helsinki Declaration, within the guidelines of Good Clinical Practice and relevant laws/regulations. Trial registration number: NCT02751086
DEVELOPMENT OF A LABORATORY STAND FOR MONITORING THE CONTENT OF COMBUSTIBLE GASES IN THE AIR OF THE WORKING AREA
Authors: Kolmogorov Aleksey , Konstantinov Il'ya 
Published: May 2021

The purpose and objectives for the development of a laboratory stand for monitor ing the content of flammable gases in the air of the working area are formulated, the developed layout
of the front panel of the stand is presented.
POLY-1-VINYL-1,2,4-TRIAZOLE AND PHENOL-2,4-DISULFONIC ACID COMPLEX AS THE BASIS OF ION-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FOR FUEL CELLS
Authors: Bel'kovich Anastasiya , Lebedeva Oksana 
Published: May 2021

In this study, the properties of the polymer membrane for hydrogen fuel cells were
investigated.The membrane was based on poly-1-vinyl-1,2,4-triazole and phenol-2,4-disulfonic acid in
three stoichiometric ratios. The highest proton conductivity index was demonstrated by the PVT-FDSA
sample (10:90% wt.) – 5.98·10-2 S/cm.
DETERMINING THE TECHNICAL CONDITION OF PISTON MACHINES BASED ON THE RESULTS OF MEASURING THE ANGULAR SPEED OF THE SHAFT
Authors: El'hutov Sergey , Lavrik Aleksandr 
Published: May 2021

A method for determining the technical condition of piston-type machines is pro posed. The method is based on measuring the deviations of the angular velocity of the piston machine
shaft depending on the angle of its rotation. In order to test the efficiency of the proposed method, a
prototype of a device for measuring the angular velocity of a shaft has been developed. Trial meas urements of the angular velocity of the rotating shaft were carried out.
MODELING OF DEMAND FOR URBAN FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION IN CONDITIONS OF LIMITED DATA AVAILABILITY
Authors: Lebedeva Ol'ga 
Published: May 2021

The approaches to the process of modeling the demand in urban freight transporta tion in conditions of limited availability of adequate data are considered. The main task is to select a
model for creating a reliable system for analyzing urban freight traffic. Demand assessment models
were chosen as input data because they are the most representative for assessing urban freight
transport performance
IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE FUEL AND LIMIT GAS DRYING PLANT
Authors: Mashina Anastasiya , Dement'ev Anatoliy , Podoplelov Evgeniy 
Published: May 2021

The paper proposes a solution to the problem of reducing corrosion wear of the
pipeline for hydrogen sulfide gas caused by the accumulation of ammonium salts during the pipeline
operation. The possibility of retrofitting the existing process diagram of the fuel and limit gas drying
unit with an absorption unit was considered, as well as the absorption column was calculated and its
main geometric dimensions were determined
PERSPECTIVE SULFUR-CONTAINING ORGANOPHOSPHORUS EXTRACTANTS OF HEAVY METALS
Authors: Nalibaeva Araylym , Bishimbaeva Gauhar , Gusarova Nina , Verhoturova Svetlana , Trofimov Boris , Zhanabaeva Asem , Abdikalykov Erlan 
Published: May 2021

The possibility and prospects of using tertiary phosphine sulfides synthesized on the
basis of on affordable and secondary raw materials as effective extractants of heavy metals have
been investigated
INVOLVEMENT OF RESIDUAL GAS OF MEMBRANE HYDROGEN SEPARATION UNIT IN RAW OF STEAM CONVERSION
Authors: Shvalev Egor , Kuzora Igor' , Dubrovskiy Dmitriy 
Published: May 2021

For a more qualified use of the residual gas formed during the separation of hydro gen from a hydrogen-containing gas, a scheme was proposed for its processing together with hydro carbon gases (HCG) in the process of steam conversion. At the same time, it became possible to re pair the HCG pipeline without stopping production, was reached HCG savings and received additional
amount of hydrogen, the products (split gas) corresponded to standards.
Assessment of Growth and Technological Performances of Yogurt Bacteria Isolated From Local Turkish Yogurts
Authors: Irem Uzunsoy  , Sebnem Ozturkoglu Budak  , Tuba Sanli  , Birce Taban  , Aykut Aytac  , Nuray Yazihan  , Barbaros ÖZER  
Published: May 2021

Growth patterns and some technological performances of five Streptococcus thermophilus and seven Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus strains isolated from yogurt samples which were collected from remote rural areas of Anatolia, Turkey were assessed. The single isolates were screened for milk acidification performances, production of volatile organic compounds and texture developing properties, and selected isolates were combined to use in yogurt-making. Yogurt samples were subjected to sensory evaluations as well as fermentation profiles. Finally, the combinations of one Streptococcus thermophilus isolate with all Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus strains were found to have potentials for further evaluations regarding their suitability for commercial applications.
Alluaudite-Group Phosphate and Arsenate Minerals
Authors: Tait Kimberly T. , Hawthorne Frank C. , Halden Norman M. 
Published: May 2021

ABSTRACTA systematic study of alluaudite, hagendorfite, and varulite was done using single-crystal X-ray diffraction, powder diffraction, and electron probe microanalysis of samples from 12 separate localities. The crystal structures of the representative alluaudite and hagendorfite samples were refined to R1 indices of 3.7 and 1.8%, respectively, using a Siemens P4 automated four-circle diffractometer equipped with a graphite monochromator and MoKα X-radiation. These samples and several others were analyzed with an electron microprobe to study variations in chemical composition. For the single-crystal analyses, the resulting unit formulae are (Na0.11□0.89)(Na0.59Mn0.27Ca0.14)Mn1.00(Fe3+1.64Al0.24Mg0.13)(PO4)3 for alluaudite, (Na0.79□0.21)(Na0.81Mn2+0.19)(Mn0.70Fe2+0.30)(Fe2+1.72Mg0.27Al0.01)(PO4)3 for hagendorfite, and (Na0.84□0.16)(Na0.71Ca0.23□0.06)Mn1.00(Fe3+0.89Fe2+0.68Mn0.42Mg0.01)(PO4)3 for varulite.Originally, a nomenclature scheme was proposed for the alluaudite-group minerals that was based on sequentially distributing the cations in the cell according to increasing polyhedron size, matching that size with increasing ionic radii of the cations. For alluaudite, the structural formula was written as X(2)4X(1)4M(1)4M(2)8(PO4)12, with the sites ordered in decreasing size of the discrete polyhedra. Later, the formula [A(2)A(2)'A(2)”2][A(1)A(1)'A(1)”2]M(1)M(2)2(PO4)3 was proposed, which takes into account the distinct crystallographic sites in the channels of the structure. More recently there has been a revision to the nomenclature of the group. The simplified structural formula for the alluaudite-type is now A(2)'A(1)M(1)M(2)2(TO4)3; the new nomenclature scheme has been adopted by the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification of the International Mineralogical Association (IMA-CNMNC), based on the contents of the M(1) and M(2) octahedral sites, and the results are reviewed here.Compounds belonging to the alluaudite structural family have been the focus of synthetic mineral studies for decades owing to the open-framework architecture and their unique physical properties. Improvements in synthesis methods have allowed researchers to substitute a wide range of elements into the alluaudite structure.
Proof That a Dominant Endmember Formula Can Always Be Written for a Mineral or a Crystal Structure
Authors: Hawthorne Frank C. 
Published: May 2021

ABSTRACTAn endmember formula must be: (1) conformable with the crystal structure of the mineral, (2) electroneutral (i.e., not carry a net electric charge), and (3) irreducible [i.e., not capable of being factored into components that have the same bond topology (atomic arrangement) as that of the original formula]. The stoichiometry of an endmember formula must match the “stoichiometry” of the sites in the structure; for ease of expression, I denote such a formula here as a chemical endmember. In order for a chemical endmember to be a true endmember, the corresponding structure must obey the valence-sum rule of bond-valence theory. For most minerals, the chemical endmember and the (true) endmember are the same. However, where local order would lead to strong deviation from the valence-sum rule for some local arrangements, such arrangements cannot occur and the (true) endmember differs from the chemical endmember. I present heuristic and algebraic proofs that a specific chemical formula can always be represented by a corresponding dominant endmember formula. That dominant endmember may be derived by calculating the difference between the mineral formula considered and all of the possible endmember compositions; the endmember formula which is closest to the mineral formula considered is the dominant endmember.