bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Have We Made Advancements in Optimizing Surgical Outcomes and Enhancing Recovery for Patients With High-Risk Adult Spinal Deformity Over Time?
Authors: Passias Peter G. , Passfall Lara , Tretiakov Peter S. , Das Ankita , Onafowokan Oluwatobi O. , Smith Justin S. , Lafage Virginie , Lafage Renaud , Line Breton , Gum Jeffrey , Kebaish Khaled M. , Than Khoi D. , Mundis Gregory , Hostin Richard , Gupta Munish , Eastlack Robert K. , Chou Dean , Forman Alexa , Diebo Bassel , Daniels Alan H. , Protopsaltis Themistocles , Hamilton D. Kojo , Soroceanu Alex , Pinteric Raymarla , Mummaneni Praveen , Kim Han Jo , Anand Neel , Ames Christopher P. , Hart Robert , Burton Douglas , Schwab Frank J. , Shaffrey Christopher , Klineberg Eric O. , Bess Shay ,   on behalf of the International Spine Study Group
Published: November 2024

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
The spectrum of patients requiring adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery is highly variable in baseline (BL) risk such as age, frailty, and deformity severity. Although improvements have been realized in ASD surgery over the past decade, it is unknown whether these carry over to high-risk patients. We aim to determine temporal differences in outcomes at 2 years after ASD surgery in patients stratified by BL risk.

METHODS:
Patients ≥18 years with complete pre- (BL) and 2-year (2Y) postoperative data from 2009 to 2018 were categorized as having undergone surgery from 2009 to 2013 [early] or from 2014 to 2018 [late]. High-risk [HR] patients met ≥2 of the criteria: (1) ++ BL pelvic incidence and lumbar lordosis or SVA by Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-Schwab criteria, (2) elderly [≥70 years], (3) severe BL frailty, (4) high Charlson comorbidity index, (5) undergoing 3-column osteotomy, and (6) fusion of >12 levels, or >7 levels for elderly patients. Demographics, clinical outcomes, radiographic alignment targets, and complication rates were assessed by time period for high-risk patients.

RESULTS:
Of the 725 patients included, 52% (n = 377) were identified as HR. 47% (n = 338) had surgery pre-2014 [early], and 53% (n = 387) underwent surgery in 2014 or later [late]. There was a higher proportion of HR patients in Late group (56% vs 48%). Analysis by early/late status showed no significant differences in achieving improved radiographic alignment by SRS-Schwab, age-adjusted alignment goals, or global alignment and proportion proportionality by 2Y (all P > .05). Late/HR patients had significantly less poor clinical outcomes per SRS and Oswestry Disability Index (both P < .01). Late/HR patients had fewer complications (63% vs 74%, P = .025), reoperations (17% vs 30%, P = .002), and surgical infections (0.9% vs 4.3%, P = .031). Late/HR patients had lower rates of early proximal junctional kyphosis (10% vs 17%, P = .041) and proximal junctional failure (11% vs 22%, P = .003).

CONCLUSION:
Despite operating on more high-risk patients between 2014 and 2018, surgeons effectively reduced rates of complications, mechanical failures, and reoperations, while simultaneously improving health-related quality of life.
The role of community organisations in supporting children in times of crisis
Authors: Grądzki Waldemar 
Published: November 2024

The life of the young generation, especially children, in the modern world is marked by many threats, not only of an existential nature, but also of an emotional nature. In our country, too, we feel the social effects of the so-called global turmoil, which manifests itself in various types of crises. We commonly observe and feel the effects of both the crisis of trust, including the fall of authorities, ethical and social values ​​(family crisis, street children, Euro-orphans), as well as the effects of global impacts, such as: the deepening climate crisis (global warming), the humanitarian crisis (e.g. the war in Ukraine and the Middle East), or the growing economic crisis related to the expected revaluation of the labor market (automation and robotization in production – industry 4.0, the introduction of solutions in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning). In this situation, the implementation of both government (nationwide) social programs and the development of non-governmental organizations’ activities at the local level seem extremely important. Only planned and coordinated actions of social organizations, churches and religious associations can bring the expected effect on improving the quality of life and safety of the youngest in the era of various threats. In this article, the author focused both on issues related to research of selected non-governmental organizations and public institutions, in order to analyze the effects of their activities to date (diagnosis of the current state), and to develop the necessary recommendations for the future. As a result, this should bring a significant improvement in the effectiveness of the impact on local communities, with particular emphasis on the needs of children and youth.
Experimental exploration of the second order nonlinear optical properties of hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets utilizing femtosecond laser pulses
Authors: Omar G. , Ashour Mohamed , Atwa Dina. M. , Mohamed Tarek 
Published: November 2024

In recent years, hexagonal boron nitride
nanosheets (h-BNNs) have gained attention due to their outstanding
optical properties. However, researchers have yet to extensively
investigate the nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of such new
materials. In the present study, NLO properties of h-BNNs were
investigated for the first time, to the best of our knowledge,
utilizing the Z-scan approach irradiating with 100 fs laser
pulses using different excitation wavelengths that vary from 740 to
820 nm at a constant excitation average power of 1 W.
The investigated 2D nanomaterial (h-BNNs) was created using mechanical
exfoliation, an effective and straightforward approach of producing
h-BNNs. The morphology and crystal structure of the samples have been
investigated using different techniques, including UV-Vis
spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and Raman
spectroscopy. The measurements of nonlinearity show that, by
increasing the excitation wavelength, the nonlinear absorption
coefficient decreases in a linear trend. The as-prepared h-BNNs
performed fascinating optical limiting with a reverse saturable
behavior. This innovative optical nanomaterial makes them promising
sensitive optical components in laser protection applications.
High-speed all-optical symmetric 4 × 2 encoder using interface effects in two-dimensional photonic crystals
Authors: Shahi Mohsen , Sepahvandi Vahid , Saghaei Hamed , Nurmohammadi Tofiq , Bahloul Faouzi , Jafari Behnam , Karar Abdullah S. , Adibnia Ehsan 
Published: November 2024

This paper focuses on designing and simulating a 4×2 all-optical encoder utilizing the wave interference effect within photonic crystals. The proposed structure includes four optical waveguides as inputs and two as outputs, with a total area of 133.9µm2. The encoder demonstrates a response time of 0.44 ps, a contrast ratio of approximately 13.3 dB, and a data transfer rate of 2.3 Tbit/s. The results highlight the structure’s high flexibility, efficient resolution, and competitive response time compared to other designs in this category, demonstrating its practical applicability, particularly for signal division tasks. The finite-difference time-domain technique and the plane wave expansion method were employed to analyze the simulation outcomes and determine the optical bandgap range essential for the design.
Metabolic syndrome and related factors in Cameroonian women under contraceptive use
Authors: Marc Bertrand Dandji Saah , Donald Séverin Dangang Bossi , Floraise Lynda Tanguenan , François Zambou Ngoufack 
Published: November 2024

Objectives
Contraceptive is a device or drug that prevents a woman from becoming pregnant. Some types of contraceptive can cause a myriad of secondary effects such as overweight, increase of blood pressure triglycerides, and glucose intolerance. The combination of these secondary effects could, in the long term, develop metabolic syndrome in these women. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and related factors in Cameroonians women on contraceptives.

Methods
This was a cross-sectional study that included 231 Cameroonians fasting women from 18 to 49 years of age, on contraceptives. Sociodemographic, lifestyle, anthropometric and biochemical characteristics were collected. Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed using the criteria of the National Cholesterol Education Program- Adult Treatment Panel III. After validation of the data, statistical analysis was performed using Epi-Info software version 7.2.2.16 and the statistical level of significance was set at 5.0%.

Results
231 were using a modern contraceptive method, 28 were not using a contraceptive method, and 12 were non-consenting. The contraceptive method use rate was 89.19% and the most commonly used method was injectable contraception (49.35%). According to National Cholesterol Education Program criteria, almost 38.96% of these women were overweight and 50.65% had a serum high density lipoproteins cholesterol level of less than 0.50 g/L. Among women on contraceptives, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 22.08%. However, there was no significant association between contraceptive use and the occurrence of metabolic syndrome (p = 0.63).

Conclusion
Contraceptive use was certain in all the participants, it’s reported that, according to the NCEP-ATPIII a prevalence of 22.08% of metabolic syndrome among women using modern contraceptive methods in Douala, Republic of Cameroon. The high-risk groups were women using injectable method. Therefore, lipid profiles should be assessed in those women in order to manage them better.
Estudio sobre el valor incremental que supone el informe del sedimento en orina en medicina de urgencias mediante el sistema Sysmex® Serie-UN
Authors: Tosi Marco , Negrini Davide , Celegon Giovanni , Montagnana Martina , Lippi Giuseppe 
Published: November 2024

Resumen

Objetivos
El análisis de orina es ampliamente utilizado y frecuentemente solicitado desde los servicios de urgencias para evaluar la presencia de hipovolemia, infecciones del tracto urinario, diabetes, cetoacidosis y hematuria. Nuestro objetivo era evaluar el impacto de informar el sedimento urinario en muestras enviadas desde el servicio de urgencias utilizando el analizador Sysmex® Serie-UN.

Métodos
Evaluamos los análisis de orina solicitados por el servicio de urgencias durante un periodo de tres meses e investigamos la interferencia del recuento de hematíes, comparamos las tiras reactivas de esterasa leucocitaria con el recuento de leucocitos citofluorimétrico y los nitritos con el recuento bacteriano citofluorimétrico. A continuación, examinamos las imágenes con el microscopio digital para identificar otros posibles elementos o patologías de interés.

Resultados
Recopilamos 532 casos, en 354 de los cuales solo se disponía de análisis bioquímico y citofluorimetríco, y en 178 se disponía además de análisis por microscopía digital. El recuento automatizado de eritrocitos mostró una tasa de error del 7 %, principalmente falsos positivos. La esterasa leucocitaria tuvo una sensibilidad del 88,22 % y una especificidad del 88,84 % en el límite inferior, mientras que los nitritos tuvieron una sensibilidad del 41,06 % y una especificidad del 99,38 %. Se detectaron elementos patológicos en 126 muestras mediante microscopía digital, de los cuales 70 presentaban cilindros, 36 cristales y 7 contenían células de elevado valor patológico.

Conclusiones
La evaluación de los sedimentos en orina por parte de especialistas capacitados puede aportar información potencialmente relevante incluso en casos urgentes, donde la fase preanalítica debe ser siempre tenida en cuenta.
Reinforcing mechanisms review of the graphene oxide on cement composites
Authors: Lu Shuaijie , Gong Chen , Yu Jiajian , Hu Junxiang , Wang Siyao , Gao Yuan 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
By virtue of the abundant oxygen-functional groups, ultra-high specific surface area and superior mechanical properties, graphene oxide (GO) has been proven as one of the outstanding candidates in cement composites. Compared with the traditional cement pastes, the GO-reinforced cement composites exhibit benefits in pore structure, mechanical properties, and durability. In addition, the abundant oxygen-containing functional groups on GO can promote the hydration rate of cement and combine with hydration products to fill the pores. To further improve the performance of GO-reinforced cement composites and promote the application of composites in practical engineering, it is necessary to comprehensively understand the reinforcing mechanisms of GO on cement composites. In this work, the enhancement mechanisms of GO to improve hydration, nucleation effects, mechanical strengthening mechanisms, antiseepage mechanisms and pore-filling effects of GO are systematically revealed. The optimal dosage range of GO mixing in the current study is calculated by considering the factors of mechanical property and microscopic characterization, but the economic cost also needs to be considered in future development studies. This review will promote the application of the more cost-effective and high-performance GO-reinforced cement composites in practical construction engineering.
A Patent and a Prize
Authors: Hylton Keith N. 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
This paper examines a simple and old question: should innovators receive a patent or a prize? The answer I provide is equally simple: they should receive both. The literature on patents versus prizes has proceeded mostly under the assumption that there should be a choice between a regime of patents and a regime of prizes in which patents fall into the public domain upon award of the prize. There are significant “public choice costs” under the prize plans. By this I mean there are risks of inappropriate transfers to patentees – that is, looting – and of confiscation of patentees, through the conduct of or through the omissions of government agents. The innovation regime I propose is a patent-plus-prize scheme. The patentee would receive the patent and a prize that approximates consumer surplus. Public choice costs are considerably lower than under prize schemes: there would be no looting and no risk of confiscation under patent-plus-prize. In addition, private and social incentives to innovate are aligned.
Grupo de Gestantes como espaço de cuidado: relato de experiência
Authors: Ribeiro Juliane Portella , Peres Treptow Vitória , Gonçalves de Oliveira Renata , Borges de Oliveira Thalison , Reinstein de Figueiredo Tauana 
Published: November 2024

O período gravídico é permeado de diversas modificações. Essas modificações refletem em medo, ansiedade e em estresse. O grupo multidisciplinar surge nesse momento como forma efetiva de cuidado com gestantes que possibilita debate, expressando suas necessidades e compartilharem vivências. Desta forma, o artigo tem como objetivo relatar a experiência de acadêmicos de enfermagem no desenvolvimento de um grupo de gestantes multidisciplinar, mostrando as contribuições da atividade para o desenvolvimento da assistência ao ciclo gravídico-puerperal. O presente artigo trata-se de um relato de experiência da vivência de um grupo multidisciplinar de gestantes, promovido por um projeto de extensão universitária, em um hospital de ensino da região sul do Rio Grande do Sul. O grupo foi desenvolvido de novembro a dezembro semanalmente em um total de 5 encontros, com uma média de 20 gestantes por encontro. Em cada um dos dias foi abordado pelo menos três temáticas diferentes, de modo teórico prático e utilizando recursos de apoio visual, dentre essas foram apresentados intervenções facilitadoras para as modificações do corpo feminino, seu psicológico, o parto, amamentação, direitos da mulher e cuidados com o bebê. O grupo se provou uma ferramenta de cuidado efetivo à mulher, onde as gestantes receberam conhecimento atualizado, melhorando na tomada de decisões e autonomia. Aos acadêmicos o grupo auxilia na autonomia e desenvolvimento de um olhar integral e multidisciplinar no cuidado à mulher nesse momento sensível da sua vida.
Percepção da População em Situação de Rua sobre a Tuberculose
Authors: Tressoldi Rodrigo , Prestes Janifer , Noronha Paloma 
Published: November 2024

O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar qual a percepção da população em situação de rua sobre tuberculose. Como objetivos específicos, caracterizar os participantes do estudo quanto idade, sexo, tempo em situação de rua e se já tiveram tuberculose. Trata-se de um estudo de cunho qualitativo, aprovado pelo comitê de ética e pesquisa da Universidade Feevale. A coleta de dados foi realizada a partir de entrevistas semiestruturadas aplicadas no Centro de Referência para População em Situação de Rua, de um município do Rio Grande Do Sul. Participaram do estudo nove pessoas em situação de rua. Os resultados apontam que a idade média dos participantes foi de 38 anos, 8 dos 9 participantes eram do sexo masculino. O tempo em situação de rua para a maioria se manteve em 10 anos e 2 dos participantes já tiveram tuberculose. Pode-se perceber breve conhecimento sobre a doença, sendo a sintomatologia o fator mais citado. Outra percepção encontrada é quanto à letalidade da doença, que é vista como mortal se não tratada. Observou-se que, quanto à testagem para tuberculose, a grande maioria ou já fez o teste ou sabe como ele é feito. Quanto ao atendimento de saúde relatam dificuldades para acessar aos serviços e trazem o Consultório na Rua como um facilitador para este acesso. Por fim, faz-se necessário a consolidação de ações que busquem atender esses indivíduos na integralidade e com equidade buscando uma melhora nos indicadores da tuberculose para essa população.
“SEMPRE À MULHER, PELA MULHER”: A COLUNA FEMINISMO NO JORNAL O PAIZ (RJ) – 1927-1930
Authors: Elias Beatriz Berr , Karawejczyk Mônica 
Published: November 2024

Resumo: O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar e analisar as pautas tratadas na coluna intitulada Feminismo, publicada no jornal O Paiz (RJ), nos anos finais da década de 1920. A coluna, assinada por representantes da Federação Brasileira pelo Progresso Feminino (FBPF), associação fundada em 1922 no Rio de Janeiro, dedicava-se tanto a divulgar a associação quanto as conquistas e reivindicações das mulheres para um público mais amplo. Através dessa análise procuramos contribuir para a história das mulheres e dos estudos de gênero, mostrando a participação e o protagonismo delas frente à luta pela ampliação dos direitos femininos no início do século XX e, para alcançar tal intento, nos baseamos na metodologia da Análise de Conteúdo, proposta por Laurence Bardin.Palavras-chave: Feminismo. Imprensa. Associação feminina. FBPF.Abstract: The purpose of this article is to present and analyze the guidelines discussed in the column Feminism, published in the newspaper O Paiz (RJ), in the late 1920s. The column, signed by representatives of the Brazilian Federation for Female Progress (FBPF), was dedicated to publicizing the association, the achievements and demands of women to a wider audience. Through this analysis we seek to contribute to the history of women and gender studies, showing their participation and protagonism in the fight for the expansion of women's rights at the beginning of the 20th century and, in order to achieve this intent, we are based on the methodology of Content Analysis, proposed by Laurence Bardin.Keywords: Feminism. Press. Women’s association. FBPF. “Always to women, for women”: the Feminism in the newspaper O Paiz (RJ) – 1927-1930
"Ela diz que os homens é que são escravizados: Esther Vilar e as origens do antifeminismo como 'guerra cultural'".
Authors: Mariz Silviana Fernandes 
Published: November 2024

Resumo: O presente artigo analisa, a partir dos livros O Homem Domado (1972) e O Sexo Polígamo (1974) de autoria da argentina Esther Vilar, o nascedouro do novo antifeminismo cujo florescimento ocorreu simultaneamente à "Segundo Onda" do movimento feminista, na década de 1970. Em um primeiro momento, apresento como esse antifeminismo emerge nos anos 1970, delineando suas especificidades no Brasil; para, em seguida, revisitar e analisar a produção bibliográfica de Vilar, fazendo uso também de entrevistas das quais participou, com a finalidade de identificar o nascimento de uma nova gramática antifeminista responsável por renovar, ainda que de modo histriônico e caricatural, os ataques ao feminismo e às suas adeptas.Palavras-chave: Antifeminismo. Esther Vilar. Colonialidade de Gênero.Abstract: This article analyzes, based on the books The Manipulated Man (1972) and The Polygamous Sex (1974) by the Argentine Esther Vilar, the birthplace of the new antifeminism whose flourishing occurred simultaneously with the "Second Wave" of the feminist movement in the 1970s. First, I present how this anti-feminism emerges in the 1970s, outlining its specificities in Brazil; then, I revisit and analyze Vilar's bibliographic production, also making use of interviews in which she participated, with the purpose of identifying the birth of a new anti-feminist grammar responsible for renewing, even if in a histrionic and caricatural way, the attacks on feminism and its supporters.Keywords: Antifeminism. Esther Vilar. Gender Coloniality. “She says it's men who are enslaved: ESTHER VILAR AND THE ORIGINS OF ANTIFEMINISM AS A 'CULTURE WAR'”
Feminismo Interseccional, Territorialidade e Arte Contemporânea: Maria Macêdo, Pamela Zorn e Sallisa Rosa
Authors: Bochio Alessandra  Lucia , Silveira Nery Karina , Sokolovsky Amanda , Correio Brenda Celiane Leie 
Published: November 2024

O trabalho enfoca discussões atuais geradas por teorias feministas interseccionais para se debruçar sobre a produção de jovens artistas, que tratam de questões que emergem de condições específicas do território de onde falam. Reflete sobre a experiência, fruto da relação com o território, como lugar de produção de conhecimento. Com isso, pretende-se contribuir para aproximar o campo da arte com realidades sociais experienciadas por sujeitas, apontando estratégias e práticas artísticas alternativas. Abstract: This paper focuses on current discussions created by intersectional feminist theories to discuss the production of young artists who deal with issues that emerge from specific territory conditions from where they speak. It reflects about the experience, the result of the relationship with territory, as a place of knowledge production. With this, it is intended to contribute to the field of arts closer to the social realities experienced by female subjects and to point out alternative artistic strategies and practices.
Autorretratos: desfoque e limites na imagem representada
Authors: Sansone Carmen , Tietböhl Ariane Natássia Pacheco , Ribeiro Niura A. Legramante 
Published: November 2024

Este artigo discute a produção de autorretratos nas linguagens da fotografia e da pintura a partir da produção de duas artistas visuais. Propõem-se a produzir de forma interseccionada e dialética seus autorretratos e refletir sobre este gênero na contemporaneidade. Empregam-se as noções de autorretrato a partir da autora Annateresa Fabris em diálogo com a autora Eduarda Neves. Laura Flores aborda contrassensos entre as linguagens da fotografia e da pintura na representação de imagens, evidenciando o desfoque. Abstract: This article discusses the production of self-portraits in the languages ​​of photography and painting based on the production of two visual artists. They propose to produce their self-portraits in an intersecting and dialectical way and reflect on this genre in contemporary times. The notions of self-portrait are used from the author Annateresa Fabris in dialogue with the author Eduarda Neves. Laura Flores addresses contradictions between the languages ​​of photography and painting in the representation of images, highlighting the blur.