bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Can we escape the textocalypse? Academic publishing as community building [Language on the Move]
Authors: Piller Ingrid 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Rapid developments in digital technologies have fundamentally changed writing practices leading to an explosion in the number of textual products. The result is a “textocalypse” – a deep crisis in knowledge production and dissemination. Instead of pushing back, academics fuel these degenerations because their careers have become subject to the capitalist imperative to produce and consume – measured in the form of research outputs and citation metrics. Against this background, this commentary argues for a reframing of academic publishing as community building and introduces Language on the Move, an alternative sociolinguistics portal that is both a publication platform and a research community. Motivated by a feminist ethics of care, we decenter the textual product and recenter the lived experience of researchers, particularly those writing from the margins.
Social Innovation Thriving on Hybridity? Lessons from a Street Paper Project for People Experiencing Homelessness in Germany
Authors: Bode Ingo 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
This article depicts the chemistry and trajectory of a street paper project involving people experiencing homelessness in Germany. More generally, it seeks to examine implications of hybrid approaches to prosocial organising which various initiatives throughout the Western world have adopted during the last decades to achieve social innovation in an entrepreneurial way. The analysis builds on an embedded case study and a distinctive conceptual framework which combines institutionalist and praxeologic perspectives on modern organisations. The focus lies on how, in the course of time, the project under study processes various institutional logics and how the latter become intermingled ‘in action’. It is shown that, with the enactment of references from different ‘social worlds’, hybrid prosocial organising can feed into a robust organisational model. However, the en route encounter of disparate logics has paradoxical implications and is prone to undermine the model’s effectiveness. With the enactment of hybridity, ‘first-order’ success in terms of organisational survival comes with severe limitations concerning the ambition of crossing institutional boundaries for meeting the project’s key mission. Ironically, dynamics in and around the organisation tend to stabilise a settlement which hybrid ‘prosocial organising’ seeks to tackle.
On the efficiency of trading intangible fixed assets in Major League Baseball
Authors: Pinheiro Ryan , Szymanski Stefan 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
This paper proposes novel approaches to measuring team productivity and evaluating trading efficiency in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1995 to 2021 through an application of portfolio theory. The performance of individual players is measured using a structural approach relating player outcomes to team runs developed by Lindsey (1963. An investigation of strategies in baseball. Oper. Res. 11: 477–501). Using a portfolio theory framework, we treat MLB teams as a portfolio of players (assets), each of which can be defined by an expected contribution of runs per game and the variance of this measure. It is found that both the expected value and variance have a positive impact on team runs scored. Given our definition of teams characterized by their expected values and variances, we evaluate trading efficiency between teams given their pre-trade expected values and variances and the acquired player’s pre-trade expected value and variance. We find that trade efficiency has improved over our timeframe, consistent with the growth in data-driven decision making used in MLB front offices.
Study of the influence concentration difference of copper in properties of cerium nanopowder
Authors: Hateef Areej Adnan , Dhahri Essebti , Rasheed Mohammed , Kadhim Habiba , Abbas Zahraa , Hassan Noor 
Published: December 2024

Various concentrations (3%, 6%, 9%) of copper added to pure cerium oxide nanopowder were prepared by the sol-gel method. The prepared samples were examined using different techniques to understand their surface compositional and morphological properties. The face-centered cubic (FCC) structure of CeO2:Cu was identified from X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. It was observed that the calculated crystalline size of the prepared powders decreased when the copper concentration increased from 3% to 9%. The surface morphology and shape of CeO2:Cu were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) which images confirmed CeO2:Cu nanopowders prepared has cubic shape and uniformly well-dispersed . Moreover, a slight distortion in the surface morphology was obtained when the Cu concentration was increased. Meanwhile Bond formation between cerium and oxygen (Ce-O) was confirmed using FTIR spectroscopy. While UV and visible spectroscopy determined band gap energies of 2.63 eV for pure cerium oxide while this value decreasing when concentration of copper increasing; this because absorptance increasing powder measuered . This paper can provide possible mechanisms after results showed CeO2:Cu nanopowders have a good activity antibacterial against many pathogenic bacteria. Hence, CeO2:Cu can be used as a biomaterial in nanobiotechnology applications.
Predicción de la producción diaria de leche en bovinos Gyr a través de métodos de aprendizaje supervisado
Authors: Zea Alberto , Bermúdez Dagoberto , Jiménez Ariel , Gómez Germán , Martínez Carlos 
Published: December 2024

The Asociación Colombiana de Criadores de Ganado Cebú - ASOCEBU, has interest in developing a machine to predict total daily milk yield using partial production measurements in Gyr cattle and, in particular, answering two questions: 1) can a reference predictive method be outperformed by locally developed methods? 2) which one of the two partial records (AM or PM) has a better predictive performance? Therefore, the objective of this paper was to develop a predictive machine for daily milk yield in Gyr cattle using partial records, milking interval, days in milk, and parity (n=13806), by implementing supervised learning methods. Besides the reference predictive machine, several combinations of input variables and model or learning method were considered. Artificial neural networks, support vector machines, random forests, and linear regression with location parameters estimated via least squares, or the shrinkage methods Ridge and Lasso were used. The predictive performance (PP) was assessed through crossvalidation using the following error functions: square root of mean square error (RMSE) and mean absolute error (MAE). It was found that an artificial neural network with a single hidden layer and the AM partial record, milking interval, parity and days in milk as input variables had the best PP (RMSE=1.5042, MAE=1.1389), but in general, the performance of the methods was similar. All machines whose parameters were learned using local data outperformed the reference method and the morning partial records showed a better PP than those from the afternoon. These results permit guiding ASOCEBU’s milk control program and generate a “tailormade” method to predict total daily milk yield of Gyr cattle in Colombia, a relevant component of the genetic improvement and productivity modelling programs of this breed.
Sesamol protects against LPS-induced inflammation in rat peritoneal macrophages by promoting SIRT1-induced repression of NF-κB
Authors: Sakunthala Aparna Nandakumaran , Sreedevi Aswani Sukumaran , Mohan Mithra Sudha , Thankappan Boban Puthenpura , Kamalamma Saja 
Published: December 2024

AbstractObjectivesSesamol, a polyphenolic compound isolated from roasted sesame seeds exhibits significant anti-inflammatory effect, but the molecular mechanism is poorly understood. Peritoneal macrophages play a pivotal role in the control of infections and inflammatory pathologies and are also found in injured tissues along with resident macrophages. The present study aimed to examine the anti-inflammatory effect of sesamol and the molecular mechanisms involved, particularly the role of sesamol in modulating SIRT1- and SIRT1-mediated deacetylation of NF-κB p65 using in vivo activated peritoneal macrophages.MaterialsSprague Dawley rats were injected with LPS to induce inflammation and sesamol was intraperitoneally administered to study its anti-inflammatory effect. ELISA and real time PCR were used to study the expression of proinflammatory cytokines. Effects of sesamol on iNOS and COX-2 were studied with activity assays and ELISA. ICAM-1, MMP-9 and TIMP-1 expressions were analysed by ELISA, RT PCR and zymography. Western blot analysis was performed to determine p65 acetylation. Nuclear translocation of p65 was evaluated by ELISA. The gene and protein expression of SIRT1 was analysed with ELISA and real time PCR.ResultsSesamol downregulated the expression of proinflammatory markers TNF-α, IL-6, iNOS, COX-2, TLR-4, ICAM-1 and MMP-9 in rat peritoneal macrophages. Additionally, sesamol upregulated SIRT1expression and attenuated the nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65 by promoting its deacetylation. Inhibition of SIRT1 by its specific inhibitor EX527 diminished the inhibitory effect of sesamol on TNF-α and IL-6. Moreover, EX527 reduced the suppressive impact of sesamol on p65 acetylation and subsequent nuclear translocation.ConclusionOur findings suggest that the anti-inflammatory effect of sesamol involves upregulation of SIRT-1, leading to the downregulation of the nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65 through its deacetylation. Therefore, the dietary bioactive compound sesamol shows potential as a promising strategy for preventing inflammatory diseases by modulating SIRT1 expression.
Student Performance in Reading and Literature: A Case of Middle Secondary Schools in Dagana, Bhutan
Authors: Basnet Mon Bdr , Gyeltshen Dr. Tashi , Dr. Yangdon  
Published: December 2024

This study aimed to understand the perceptions of teachers and students regarding the performance of Class 10 students in Reading and Literature. Guided by a pragmatic paradigm, the study employed convergent parallel mixed methods. Quantitative data were collected through a survey questionnaire from 305 students of Classes 10 and 11. Qualitative data were collected through focused group discussions and semi-structured interviews with students (n=25) and English teachers (n=7). The study found that students’ poor reading habit is a challenge in scoring good marks in Reading and Literature. Similarly, students’ limited exposure to Literature is a challenge for them in responding to competency-based questions and in understanding the literary texts in the question papers. Teachers skipped most of the poems and essays to complete the syllabus, which also affected students’ performance in literature. Poetry is perceived as the most difficult genre, followed by novels, essays, and short stories. Further, teachers and parents are not able to motivate and encourage students to develop reading habits. Study suggests teachers create adequate avenues for students to read, understand, interpret, and respond to literature in general and poems in particular.
Ranschburg Viktor, a magyar könyvkiadás európai nagykövete
Authors: Simon Melinda 
Published: December 2024

A magyarországi könyvkiadás és könyvkereskedelem erős német gyökerei révén a 19. század folyamán és a 20. század első felében rendszeres kapcsolatban állt a német nyelvterület könyves cégeivel és szervezeteivel. A magyar könyves szakmának azonban csupán egyetlen olyan személyisége volt a korszakban, aki nemzetközi szervezetekben vezető tisztséget töltött be: Ranschburg Viktor. A róla szóló megemlékezések szórványos és felületes jellege miatt már igencsak időszerű volt egy egyéniségéhez méltó, alapos életrajz elkészítése. A szerző bemutatja Ranschburg Viktor 1872–1880 közötti gimnáziumi tanulmányi eredményeit, majd 1880–1884 közötti tanulóéveit a majna-frankfurti Joseph Baer & Co. cégnél. Első munkahelye 1884-től a Révai Testvérek könyvkiadó, majd 1885-től Révai Leó antikváriuma volt, majd 1891-től Magyarország egyik legnagyobb kiadójánál, az Athenaeumnál lett a kiadói osztály vezetője, ahol látványos gazdasági sikereket ért el. 1901-ben cégvezető, 1902-ben igazgató, 1903-ban ügyvezető igazgató lett. A szakmai közéletben is szép pályát futott be: a Magyar Könyvkereskedők Egyletében 1892–1900 között titkár, 1900–1906 között főtitkár, 1906–1919 között elnökhelyettes volt. Feleségétől három gyermeke született és számos gazdasági érdekeltségéből származó bevételéből jómódban éltek. A szabadkőműves mozgalomnak 1900-tól kezdődően volt igen aktív tagja. A tanulmány részletesen bemutatja és elemzi a Ranschburg Viktor által írt tanulmányokat és könyveket is. 1900-tól kezdődően vált rendkívül aktívvá nemzetközi porondon is. Ő képviselte a magyar szakmát a könyvkiadók nemzetközi kongresszusain (Lipcse 1901, Milánó 1906, Madrid 1908, Amszterdam 1910) és aktívan küzdött Magyarország csatlakozásáért a berni szerzői jogi egyezményhez. Külföldi szakmai elismertségének legkomolyabb eredménye az volt, hogy a könyvkiadók 13. nemzetközi kongresszusát – az ő meghívására – Budapesten tartották 1913-ban. Tevékenysége legmagasabb elismeréseként 1913–1921 között ő volt a szervezet megválasztott elnöke. Számos okból 1919-ben megvált az Athenaeumtól és lemondott a Magyar Könyvkereskedők Egyletében betöltött vezető funkciójáról is. (A könyvkiadók nemzetközi kongresszusa elnökségéről 1921-ben köszönt le, hogy személye ne gátolja az újrakezdést.) De nem vonult vissza: 1920-ban új, rendkívül modern palettájú könyvkiadót alapított Pantheon néven, amelyet két év alatt nyereségessé tett. Óriási energiával dolgozott továbbra is, de fizikuma már nem bírta a megterhelést. Súlyos szívbetegsége miatt 1930-ban, 68 évesen hunyt el.
Más allá de la representación y los «giros»
Authors: Andrade Javier 
Published: December 2024

En las últimas décadas, los cruces entre las ciencias sociales y las distintas disciplinas relacionadas con el diseño y la vida social de las imágenes y las cosas, con distintas prácticas artísticas, han proliferado y devenido en formas de repensar el oficio de la investigación y la producción de conocimientos. Estos cruces han resultado en distintos registros que trascienden al dispositivo textual y devienen en circuitos tales como laboratorios, plataformas multimedia, festivales, galerías, museos, espacios públicos e intervenciones comunitarias.
Este panorama de intercambios ocurre, no obstante, en un contexto en el que las otredades culturales reaparecen con fuerza en el debate público e instauran tendencias para repensar la diferencia en términos de alteridades radicales, con sus consecuencias –perversas– para el retorno de cuestiones de representación que parecían obsoletas después del posmodernismo de los años noventa. La politicidad de los experimentos actuales guarda, por tanto, un estatus problemático en relación con distintos cierres disciplinarios frente a los que sirven de apertura y contrapesos.
Naturalne wycieki ropy w Karpatach – kłopot czy bogactwo?
Authors:   Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Jankowski Leszek , Leśniak Grzegorz ,   Instytut Nafty i Gazu – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Brzeszcz Joanna ,   Instytut Nafty i Gazu – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Kapusta Piotr ,   Instytut Nafty i Gazu – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Published: December 2024

Celem artykułu jest zwrócenie uwagi na problem tzw. rekultywacji naturalnych wycieków ropy naftowej, występujących często w Karpatach. Wieloletnie obserwacje wskazują, że ich szkodliwość i wpływ na środowisko są raczej niewielkie (jakkolwiek zagrożenie istnieje), natomiast stanowią one istotny przedmiot badawczy dla wielu dziedzin nauki i mają znaczenie edukacyjne oraz historyczne, wpisując się w bogatą historię rozwoju przemysłu naftowego w Polsce. Wycieki ukazano w różnorakich kontekstach: geologicznych, przyrodniczych, zwrócono uwagę na ich rolę w badaniu systemu naftowego, a także na walory edukacyjne i geoturystyczne. Badania wycieków są jednym z szeregu elementów składających się na tzw. rozpoznanie systemu naftowego (ang. play elements) – oprócz elementów głównych, jak np. skały macierzyste, skały zbiornikowe. Są wskaźnikiem procesu ciągłej migracji ropy naftowej, najprawdopodobniej z dużych głębokości. Oprócz wycieków zwrócono uwagę na ważność przesyconych ropą naftową stref melanży tektonicznych, które okazały się główną drogą migracji ropy naftowej w orogenie karpackim. Wskazano istotną rolę tzw. postkompresyjnych etapów deformacji tektonicznych w procesie ich formowania. Wycieki ropy naftowej są także obserwowalne w rejonie pozakarpackim, a ich związek z karpackim systemem naftowym powinien zostać przebadany. Zwrócono uwagę na konieczność zachowania, a nawet ochrony wielu stref wycieków, ale także miejsc ekshalacji gazowych czy wycieków wód mineralnych. Ochronie powinny również podlegać stare pola naftowe w rejonie Karpat. Dają one możliwość sprawdzenia wpływu eksploatacji na środowisko. Przypomniano także kilka ważnych postaci, szczególnie zasłużonych dla karpackiego i światowego przemysłu naftowego.
COMPLETE UNILATERAL CLEFT LIP SURGERY USING MODIFIED ROTATION-ADVANCEMENT FLAP TO ENHANCE AESTHETIC APPEARANCE IN RSPAL DR. RAMELAN HOSPITAL: A CASE SERIES
Authors: Hadikhosuma Jessica Novia , Wicaksono Bambang , Dhiparedja Rionaldo 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACT
Introduction: Unilateral cleft lip is a common congenital anomaly that impacts both the appearance and function of the upper lip and nose. Surgical cleft lip repair aims to return the affected structures to their normal anatomy and functionality. In recent years, several advances have been made in cleft lip repair, including new surgical techniques and approaches. In this current study, authors have adapted Millard's rotation-advancement flap technique and further modified it throughout his 14 years of experience.
Case Presentation: This case series included 4 patients at RSPAL Dr Ramelan Hospital between September 2023 and February 2024, focusing only on complete unilateral cleft lip repair using the modified rotation-advancement flap. The surgery techniques and outcomes of the surgeries, including aesthetic improvements and functional outcomes, are discussed. This case series highlights the effectiveness of the modified techniques in achieving satisfactory results for patients with complete unilateral cleft lips, contributing to their overall well-being and quality of life.
Conclusion: The modified rotation-advancement flap represents a valuable approach for complete unilateral cleft lip repair, providing satisfactory outcomes in aesthetics and function. Further research, long-term follow-up studies, and larger sample sizes are needed to validate its effectiveness and refine surgical techniques.

Keywords: Cleft lip surgery, complete unilateral cleft lip, modified rotation-advancement flap.
Factors Associated with Unsuccessful Revascularization Surgery in Traumatic Upper-Extremity Amputation
Authors: Pyörny Joonas , Sletten Ida Neergård , Jokihaara Jarkko 
Published: December 2024

Background:
Microsurgical emergency revascularization surgery for traumatic upper-extremity amputations demands high resource use. Injury details and patient characteristics influence the decision of whether to revascularize or revise an amputation involving the upper extremity. Our aim was to study associations between those factors and unsuccessful revascularization to provide information for clinical decision-making regarding amputation injuries.

Methods:
We studied all consecutive patients who had undergone an upper-extremity revascularization at Tampere University Hospital between 2009 and 2019. The primary outcome was the technical success or failure of the operation, which was defined as the survival or non-survival of the amputated tissue. Using logistic regression, we analyzed prognostic factors including age, sex, smoking status, diabetes mellitus, injury mechanism (cut, crush, or avulsion), extent of tissue loss before treatment (number of lost joints), and amputation type (total or subtotal).

Results:
A total of 282 patients (mean age, 47 years; 14% female; mostly White Caucasian) were included. The proportion of successful revascularizations (survival of all reconstructed tissue) was 76% (214 of 282). An avulsion injury mechanism (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 5.9; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.5 to 14.2), crush injury mechanism (aOR, 2.8; 95% CI, 1.1 to 7.0]), and total amputation type (aOR, 2.9; 95% CI, 1.5 to 5.8) were the prognostic factors that were associated with the highest risk of unsuccessful revascularizations. We found an S-shaped, nonlinear association between patient age and unsuccessful revascularizations and a U-shaped, nonlinear association between the amount of tissue loss before treatment and unsuccessful revascularizations. There was no evidence of an association between unsuccessful revascularizations and patient sex, smoking, or diabetes mellitus.

Conclusions:
Injury details were the most significant prognostic factors of an unsuccessful upper-extremity revascularization, while age was the only patient characteristic that was associated with this outcome. In particular, total amputation type and avulsion and crush injury mechanisms yielded a higher risk of unsuccessful revascularization. We recommend considering this information when making decisions regarding the treatment of upper-extremity amputation injuries.

Level of Evidence:
Prognostic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Non-specific inflammatory markers on remains from Ducové locality Slovakia: A bioarcheological study on sinusitis on all paranasal sinuses from the Late Bronze Age until Modern Age
Authors: Bodoríková Silvia , Dörnhoferová Michaela , Majláthová Lucia 
Published: December 2024

Abstract

Sinusitis is classified among the inflammatory diseases of the paranasal sinuses. Is divided into acute and chronic inflammation. There is not much research on respiratory conditions on bioarcheological material from the whole world, and none has been conducted in Slovakia. This study aims to enrich the data on sinusitis in our region. The sample from the cemetery in Ducové, with 1881 uncovered graves, with 1745 individuals represents the largest dataset from both Slovakia and the Czech Republic. We estimated sex, age categories, and sinusitis prevalence among individuals based on chronological factors. The remains from this burial site are dated to the Late Bronze Age to the Modern Age. The individuals were divided into four sets: the Late Bronze Age (LBA) set, the Great Moravian (GM) set, the Medieval (M) set, and the Modern (MA) set. In all sets, we revealed a high percentage of sinusitis prevalence: 20.00% LBA, 45.00% GM, 38.39% M, and 37.16% MA. The difference in the prevalence of sinusitis between the age groups was probably due to exposure to adverse factors. There were no significant differences between males and females. The study confirmed our hypotheses of an increase in the prevalence of sinusitis with increasing age, but the magnitude of environmental burden or type of environmental burden and the association with social status could not be revealed.