bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Vaccination against hepatitis B virus in hemodialysis patients: trends in dialysis centers of Northern Pakistan
Authors: Nadeem Muhammad , Shah Syed Asim Ali , Arshad Naveed , Riaz Faiza , Kiani Rizwan Saeed , Quddus Muhammad Abdul 
Published: April 2021

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, especially those on hemodialysis, are at increased risk of developing hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Guidelines suggest that all patients with CKD should be vaccinated against HBV, but these guidelines are usually not followed. We conducted this study to know the status of vaccination against HBV in CKD patients on regular hemodialysis. Methods: This observational descriptive study was conducted at the Department of Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Teaching Hospital, Poonch Medical College Rawalakot , and POF Teaching Hospital, Wah Medical College Wah Cantt, from March to July 2019. Patients reporting to the dialysis center of both hospitals on regular dialysis were included in the study. Patient information (HBV vaccination status, age, gender, education, socioeconomic status, duration of CKD and duration of dialysis) were collected on a specially designed questionnaire. The statistical analysis of data was done in SPSS for Windows, version 20. Results: A total 149 patients were included in the study, 63.1% were male and 36.9% were female. Out of these 24.2% were uneducated, 33.6% had 1-10 years school education, 38.2% had 10-14 years education, and 4% had more than 14 years education. About 35% patients were from low socioeconomic class, 54% from middle and 11% from higher class. Only 45.6% (n=68) of patients were vaccinated and 54.4% (n=81) were not vaccinated against HBV. Vaccination status was significantly associated with education (p=0.004) and socioeconomic status (p=0.008). Conclusion: The HBV status of patients on regular hemodialysis is not satisfactory at the two centers observed. It is associated with education and socioeconomic status of the patient.
Assistência de enfermagem no atendimento pré-hospitalar a vítimas de queimaduras: scoping review
Authors: Silva Rosivânia Ingrid Medeiros , Oliveira Eloysa Santos , Rocha Rodrigo Rhuan Andrade , Costa Thatiane Monick Souza , Dantas Rodrigo Assis Neves , Dantas Daniele Vieira 
Published: April 2021

Objetivo: identificar as evidências científicas sobre a assistência de enfermagem no atendimento pré-hospitalar a vítima de queimadura. Método: revisão de escopo realizada conforme orientações do Instituto Joanna Briggs e protocolo PRISMA-ScR. A busca foi executada em seis fontes de dados, no recorte temporal de 2016 a 2020. Doze artigos atenderam aos critérios de inclusão, sendo selecionados para a amostra dos resultados. Resultados: no âmbito da assistência de enfermagem, destacaram-se reposição volêmica com infusão de fluidos; resfriamento local com água limpa, corrente e em temperatura ambiente; monitoramento/controle dos sinais vitais, uso de oxigenoterapia; analgesia e cuidados com a ferida, utilizando coberturas oclusivas, identificação do agente causador, avaliação da Superfície Corporal Queimada, extensão e profundidade da lesão. Conclusão: a assistência de enfermagem frente ao atendimento pré-hospitalar às vítimas de queimaduras se dá principalmente pelo controle da evolução dos danos causados pelo incidente desde o momento da chegada até o atendimento terciário.
Vineland-3 Structural Validity and Interpretability of Domain Scores: Implications for Practitioners Assessing Adolescents With Developmental Conditions
Authors: Pandolfi Vincent , Magyar Caroline I. 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
The Vineland-3 purports to measure three dimensions of adaptive behavior, but empirical evidence pertaining to its structural validity is lacking. In this study, factor analyses were conducted on the standardization sample data for the comprehensive forms within the 11- to 20-year-old age range. Results did not support the three domain structure of the test and indicated domain scores did not add additional information about an individual's adaptive performance that was not already accounted for by the Adaptive Behavior Composite (ABC) score alone. Practitioners assessing adolescents with developmental conditions should consider using the ABC score within a multimethod assessment protocol for the various purposes of adaptive behavior assessment including the identification of intellectual disability.
Information Avoidance and Information Seeking Among Parents of Children With ASD
Authors: Sicherman Nachum , Law Kiely , Lipkin Paul H. , Loewenstein George , Marvin Alison R. , Buxbaum Joseph D. 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
We estimated the effects of information avoidance and information seeking among parents of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) on age of diagnosis. An online survey was completed by 1,815 parents of children with ASD. Children of parents who self-reported that they had preferred “not to know,” reported diagnoses around 3 months later than other children. Children of parents who raised concerns that they perceived as having been dealt with adequately reported diagnoses about 4 months earlier, but the children of parents who reported raising concerns repeatedly and felt that those concerns were dealt with inadequately were diagnosed over a year later. These findings suggest that failure of educational and healthcare professionals, in either substituting for parents who avoid information, or supporting those who seek information, can significantly delay the age of diagnosis.
Examination of the ADOS-2 Expressive Language Score in Fragile X Syndrome
Authors: Fielding-Gebhardt Heather , Bredin-Oja Shelley L. , Warren Steven F. 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
The development of an expressive language score for people with autism based on the ADOS-2 was recently reported by Mazurek et al. (2019). The current study examined the construct validity of the ADOS-2 expressive language score (ELS) in a sample of adolescents with fragile X syndrome (n = 45, 10 girls), a neurodevelopmental disorder with high rates of autism symptomology. The ADOS-2 ELS showed strong convergent validity with multiple assessments of expressive language, receptive language, and nonverbal cognition. Divergent validity was demonstrated between the expressive language score and chronological age, symptoms of anxiety/depression, and rule-breaking behaviors. This expressive language score is a promising measure of expressive language ability that can be used in research when other language assessments are unavailable.
Turning value into action: Healthcare workers using digital media advocacy to drive change
Authors: Boeck Marissa A. , Juillard Catherine J. , Dicker Rochelle A. , Joseph Bellal A. , Sakran Joseph V. 
Published: April 2021

Background
The standard method of sharing information in academia is the scientific journal. Yet health advocacy requires alternative methods to reach key stakeholders to drive change. The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of social media and public narrative for advocacy in matters of firearm-related injury and death.

Study design
The movement This Is Our Lane was evaluated through the #ThisIsOurLane and #ThisIsMyLane hashtags. Sources were assessed from November 2018 through March 2019. Analyses specifically examined message volume, time course, global engagement, and content across Twitter, scientific literature, and mass media. Twitter data were analyzed via Symplur Signals. Scientific literature reviews were performed using PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Mass media was compiled using Access World News/Newsbank, Newspaper Source, and Google.

Results
A total of 507,813 tweets were shared using #ThisIsOurLane, #ThisIsMyLane, or both (co-occurrence 21–39%). Fifteen scientific items and n = 358 mass media publications were published during the study period; the latter included articles, blogs, television interviews, petitions, press releases, and audio interviews/podcasts. Peak messaging appeared first on Twitter on November 10th, followed by mass media on November 12th and 20th, and scientific publications during December.

Conclusions
Social media enables clinicians to quickly disseminate information about a complex public health issue like firearms to the mainstream media, scientific community, and general public alike. Humanized data resonates with people and has the ability to transcend the barriers of language, culture, and geography. Showing society the reality of caring for firearm-related injuries through healthcare worker stories via digital media appears to be effective in shaping the public agenda and influencing real-world events.
Co-combustion Characteristics and Kinetics Behavior of Torrefied Sugarcane Bagasse and Lignite
Authors: Samaksaman Ukrit , Manatura Kanit 
Published: April 2021

The co-combustion characteristics and kinetics of torrefied sugarcane bagasse (TB), lignite (L), and their blended samples were experimentally investigated using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and derivative thermogravimetry (DTG)based on the Coats-Redfern method for kinetic estimation.Their physicochemical properties were also investigated.Raw bagasse was thermally treated in a laboratory-scale torrefactor at 275 °C with a torrefaction time of 60 min under an inert nitrogen environment.Then, the torrefied bagasse was blended with Thai lignite as a co-fuel at ratios of 50:50 (TB50L50), 70;30(TB70L30), and 90:10 (TB90L10), respectively. Torrefaction improved the fuel properties and heating value of the raw bagasse as well as reducing the O/C and H/C ratios.In addition, the blending of torrefied bagasse with lignite improved the combustion behavior.The TGA and DTG results indicated that the ignition and burnout temperatures stepped downwards with different increasing ratios of torrefied bagasse.The co-combustion behavior at the maximum burning rate showed that the burnout temperatures of TB50L50, TB70L30, and TB90L10 were 532, 529, and 528 °C, respectively, indicating a slight decrease with an increasing torrefied bagasse blending ratio.These results were sufficient to provide comprehensive guidelines in terms of the design and operation of the combustion system for adding torrefied bagasse into the co-firing process.
Racial Disparity in COVID-19 Deaths: Seeking Economic Roots with Census Data
Authors: McLaren John 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
This note seeks the socio-economic roots of racial disparities in COVID-19 mortality, using monthly county-level mortality, economic, and demographic data from 3140 counties through December 2020. The county-level approach shows a sharp disparity affecting all minority groups in the sample, peaking in spring or summer 2020 and then dissipating by the end of autumn. The effect disappears for Asian Americans when occupation and other controls are added, but not for other minorities; for them, the racial disparity, as long as it lasts, does not seem to be due to differences in income, poverty rates, education, occupational mix, or even access to healthcare insurance, although in April public transit use explains a large part of it. This is a puzzle, but the rapid change in the disparities over the year show that they are not immutable – an important message for future pandemics.
Blocking circ_UBR4 suppressed proliferation, migration, and cell cycle progression of human vascular smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis
Authors: Zhang Ying , Zhang Cheng , Chen Zongwei , Wang Meilan 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
The circ_UBR4 (hsa_circ_0010283) is a novel abnormally overexpressed circRNA in oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL)-induced model of atherosclerosis (AS) in human vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). However, its role in the dysfunction of VSMCs remains to be further investigated. Here, we attempted to explore its role in ox-LDL-induced excessive proliferation and migration in VSMCs by regulating Rho/Rho-associated coiled-coil containing kinase 1 (ROCK1), a therapeutic target of AS. Expression of circ_UBR4 and ROCK1 was upregulated, whereas miR-107 was downregulated in human AS serum and ox-LDL-induced VSMCs. Depletion of circ_UBR4 arrested cell cycle, suppressed cell viability, colony-forming ability, and migration ability, and depressed expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen and matrix metalloproteinase 2 in VSMCs in spite of the opposite effects of ox-LDL. Notably, ROCK1 upregulation mediated by plasmid transfection or miR-107 deletion could counteract the suppressive role of circ_UBR4 knockdown in ox-LDL-induced VSMCs proliferation, migration, and cell cycle progression. In mechanism, miR-107 was identified as a target of circ_UBR4 to mediate the regulatory effect of circ_UBR4 on ROCK1. circ_UBR4 might be a contributor in human AS partially by regulating VSMCs’ cell proliferation, migration, and cell cycle progression via circ_UBR4/miR-107/ROCK1 pathway.
Effect of temperature and salinity on the growth and cell size of the first cultures of Gymnodinium aureolum from the Black Sea
Authors: Sala-Pérez Manuel , Lockyer Anne E. , Anesio Alexandre , Leroy Suzanne A. G. 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
Algal blooms are natural phenomena that may cause human health problems, millions of dollars in losses and ecological disasters worldwide. Anthropogenic pressures like eutrophication may increase the frequency and intensity of these phenomena. The Black Sea is characterized by rapid changes in salinity and temperature in surface waters. In addition, it has suffered increasing environmental pressure from human activities. This work presents the first cultures of Gymnodinium aureolum to be isolated from the Black Sea. Morphological and phylogenetic analyses confirmed our strain as G. aureolum. The effects of temperature and salinity on growth were tested in experiments combining two temperatures and five salinities in 10 experimental treatments. This provides baseline data on the physiological adaption and acclimatization potential of the species to bloom under present and future climatic scenarios in the Black Sea. Gymnodinium aureolum grew exponentially in all experimental treatments, except for cultures at salinity 5. Growth rate increased significantly with increasing temperature reaching the maximum at 20 °C and salinity 15 (0.38 ± 0.02 d−1). This suggests an adaptation to the salinity and temperature of Black Sea waters and, together with previous records of G. aureolum in both water and sediments, supports the idea that this may be a bloom-forming population of G. aureolum.
A comprehensive bibliography, updated checklist, and distribution patterns of Rhodophyta from the Barents Sea (the Arctic Ocean)
Authors: Mikhaylova Tatiana A. 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
A lot of data on the flora of the Barents Sea are scattered in Russian publications and thus are largely inaccessible to many researchers. The study aims to compile a checklist and to verify the species composition of the Rhodophyta of the Barents Sea. The checklist is based on a comprehensive bibliographic study referring to a wide range of data on the species distribution, from the oldest to the most recent, indispensable for analyzing the temporal variability of the Barents Sea flora. A careful revision allows the report of 82 species of Rhodophyta, whereas 36 species have been excluded as belonging to doubtful records or misidentifications. The distribution of seven species in the Barents Sea is clarified. Seventeen species are widespread in the Barents Sea; 11 species are distributed locally. An extensive bibliography and data on the presence of the specimens in the herbarium of the Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences are provided.
Which laboratory technique is used for the blood sodium analysis in clinical research? A systematic review
Authors: Malandrini Sabrina , Lava Sebastiano A.G. , Bianchetti Mario G. , Meani Francesco , Faré Pietro B. , Camozzi Pietro , Cugliari Marco , Agostoni Carlo , Milani Gregorio P. 
Published: April 2021

Abstract

Background
Circulating sodium is analyzed by flame spectrometry and indirect or direct potentiometry. The differences between estimates returned by the three techniques are often relevant. It is unknown whether peer-reviewed international publications focusing on this parameter provide information about the technique. Objectives of the study were to ascertain if information about the employed technique is provided.

Content
A search in the National Library of Medicine for articles whose title contains “hyponatr[a]emia” was performed. We restricted the search to clinical reports including 10 or more humans published in the 2013–2015 and 2017–2019 periods. Authors of papers not reporting the technique were contacted to obtain this information. The study design and journal quartile ranking of each article were also evaluated.

Summary
For the final analysis, we included 361 articles (2013–2015, n=169; 2017–2019, n=192). Information about the laboratory technique was given in 61(17%) articles. Thanks to our inquiry, we collected this information for 116(32%) further reports. Indirect potentiometry was the most frequently used technique, followed by direct potentiometry. Spectrometry was used in a small minority of studies. Study design, journal ranking and study period did not modulate the mentioned frequency.

Outlook
Most articles focusing on hyponatremia do not provide information on the laboratory technique. This parameter is nowadays analyzed by indirect or, less frequently, direct potentiometry. The figures are similar for high and low impact factor journals and for the 2013–2015 and the 2017–2019 periods. Many authors, reviewers and editors likely assume that the results of this parameter are not influenced by the technique.
Basis divisors and balanced metrics
Authors: Rubinstein Yanir A. , Tian Gang , Zhang Kewei 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
Using log canonical thresholds and basis divisors Fujita–Odaka introduced purely algebro-geometric invariants

δ
m

{\delta_{m}}

whose limit in m is now known to characterize uniform K-stability on a Fano variety. As shown by Blum–Jonsson this carries over to a general polarization, and together with work of Berman, Boucksom, and Jonsson, it is now known that
the limit of these

δ
m

{\delta_{m}}

-invariants characterizes uniform Ding stability. A basic question since Fujita–Odaka’s work has been to find an analytic interpretation of these invariants. We show that each

δ
m

{\delta_{m}}

is the coercivity threshold of a
quantized Ding functional on the mth Bergman space and thus characterizes the existence of balanced metrics.
This approach has a number of applications. The most basic one is that it provides an alternative way to compute these
invariants, which is new even for

ℙ
n

{{\mathbb{P}}^{n}}

. Second, it allows us to introduce algebraically defined invariants that characterize the existence of Kähler–Ricci solitons (and the more general g-solitons of Berman–Witt Nyström), as well as coupled versions thereof. Third, it leads to approximation results involving balanced metrics in the presence of automorphisms that extend some results of Donaldson.
Hypercyclicity, supercyclicity, and cyclicity of a weighted composition operator on ℓ
p
spaces
Authors: Srivastava Vijay K. , Chandra Harish 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
In this paper, we give a characterization of a hypercyclic weighted composition operator on

ℓ
p

{\ell^{p}}

(

1
≤
p
<
∞

{1\leq p<\infty}

). We also obtain some necessary conditions and sufficient conditions for the supercyclicity and cyclicity of a weighted composition operator on

ℓ
p

{{\ell}^{p}}

(

1
≤
p
<
∞

{1\leq p<\infty}

).
Liver cell hydration and integrin signaling
Authors: Bonus Michele , Häussinger Dieter , Gohlke Holger 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
Liver cell hydration (cell volume) is dynamic and can change within minutes under the influence of hormones, nutrients, and oxidative stress. Such volume changes were identified as a novel and important modulator of cell function. It provides an early example for the interaction between a physical parameter (cell volume) on the one hand and metabolism, transport, and gene expression on the other. Such events involve mechanotransduction (osmosensing) which triggers signaling cascades towards liver function (osmosignaling). This article reviews our own work on this topic with emphasis on the role of β1 integrins as (osmo-)mechanosensors in the liver, but also on their role in bile acid signaling.
Addressing gaps in adolescent tuberculosis programming and policy in Nigeria from a public health perspective
Authors: Aduh Ufuoma , Ewa Atana Uket , Sam-Agudu Nadia A. , Urhioke Ochuko , Kusimo Oluremilekun , Ugwu Chukwuebuka , Fadare Omoniyi A. , Anyaike Chukwuma 
Published: April 2021

Abstract

Objectives
Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading infectious cause of death globally. Of the estimated 10 million people who developed active TB in 2019, 1.8 million (18%) were adolescents and young adults aged 15–24 years. Adolescents have poorer rates of TB screening, treatment initiation and completion compared to adults. Unfortunately, there is relatively less programme, research and policy focus on TB for adolescents aged 10–19 years. This article reviews the scope of health services and the relevant policy landscape for TB case notification and care/treatment, TB/HIV management, and latent TB infection for adolescents in Nigeria. Additionally, it discusses considerations for TB vaccines in this population.

Content
All Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health policy documents relevant to adolescent health services and TB, and published between 2000 and 2020 underwent narrative review. Findings were reported according to the service areas outlined in the Objectives.

Summary and Outlook
Nine policy documents were identified and reviewed. While multiple policies acknowledge the needs of adolescents in public health and specifically in TB programming, these needs are often not addressed in policy, nor in program integration and implementation. The lack of age-specific epidemiologic and clinical outcomes data for adolescents contributes to these policy gaps. Poor outcomes are driven by factors such as HIV co-infection, lack of youth-friendly health services, and stigma and discrimination. Policy guidelines and innovations should include adaptations tailored to adolescent needs. However, these adaptations cannot be developed without robust epidemiological data on adolescents at risk of, and living with TB. Gaps in TB care integration into primary reproductive, maternal-child health and nutrition services should be addressed across multiple policies, and mechanisms for supervision, and monitoring and evaluation of integration be developed to guide comprehensive implementation. Youth-friendly TB services are recommended to improve access to quality care delivered in a patient-centered approach.
Critical Perspectives on Diversity and Equality in U.S. LIS Practice: Four HBCU-affiliated Leaders Weigh in
Authors: Ndumu Ana 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have trained Black librarians and strengthened the library profession since 1927 when the first HBCU-based library school was founded at Hampton University. However, HBCU professors, library directors, and alumni are often overlooked in conversations on librarian professionalization. In this article, four distinguished HBCU-affiliated library leaders provide critical perspectives on LIS practice. Their collective insight illustrates the value of HBCUs in LIS and demonstrates opportunities for new directions.