bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Recommendations for European laboratories based on the KDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
Authors: Cavalier Etienne , Zima Tomáš , Datta Pradip , Makris Konstantinos , Schaeffner Elke , Langlois Michel , Plebani Mario , Delanaye Pierre 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
The 2024 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelines for chronic kidney disease (CKD) evaluation and management bring important updates, particularly for European laboratories. These guidelines emphasize the need for harmonization in CKD testing, promoting the use of regional equations. In Europe, the European Kidney Function Consortium (EKFC) equation is particularly suited for European populations, particularly compared to the CKD-EPI 2021 race-free equation. A significant focus is placed on the combined use of creatinine and cystatin C to estimate glomerular filtration rate (eGFRcr-cys), improving diagnostic accuracy. In situations where eGFR may be inaccurate or clinically insufficient, the guidelines encourage the use of measured GFR (mGFR) through exogenous markers like iohexol. These guidelines emphasize the need to standardize creatinine and cystatin C measurements, ensure traceability to international reference materials, and adopt harmonized reporting practices. The recommendations also highlight the importance of incorporating risk prediction models, such as the Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE), into routine clinical practice to better tailor patient care. This article provides a European perspective on how these KDIGO updates should be implemented in clinical laboratories to enhance CKD diagnosis and management, ensuring consistency across the continent.
The crystal structure of (2,7-dimethoxynaphthalene-1,8-diyl)bis((3-nitrophenyl)methanone), C26H18N2O8
Authors: Li Kun , Iitsuka Hiroaki , Ohisa Shinji , Nishijima Takahiro , Noguchi Keiichi , Yonezawa Noriyuki , Okamoto Akiko 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
C26H18N2O8, triclinic, P1̄ (no. 2), a = 8.41284(15) Å, b = 10.9410(2) Å, c = 12.9659(2) Å, α = 114.567(1)°, β = 97.779(1)°, γ = 91.504(1)°, V = 1070.90(3) Å3, Z = 2, R

gt
(F) = 0.0382, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1083, T = 193 K.
Comparison of three different industrial lignin-based porous carbon electrodes for electrochemical applications
Authors: Ma Yuyang , Yi Yanjie , Hou Yi , Lei Lirong , Hu Songqing 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
In order to fully utilize industrial lignin, a comparative study was conducted on the properties of porous carbon electrodes prepared by activating different industrial lignin as precursors. The results revealed that carbon electrodes prepared with sodium lignosulfonate (CM-S) exhibited superior specific surface area (SSA) (1,593.5 m2 g−1) and pore volume (PV) (1.03 cm3 g−1) due to the largest relative molecular mass (Mn = 4,539, Mw = 7,290), which is greater than that prepared with alkali lignin (CM-A) and kraft lignin (CM-K), and displayed a well-developed micro-mesoporous macropore hierarchy which was feasible for the efficiency of electron mobility. The electrochemical properties of materials were evaluated, and CM-S showed a mass-specific capacitance of 201 F g−1 at 0.2 A g−1 current density, along with an impressive capacitance retention rate of 54.7 % at 10 A g−1 current density, which is more potential than CM-A and CM-K (specific capacitances: 100 F g−1 and 75 F g−1 respectively). Additionally, maximum energy and power density of CM-S were measured to be 6.98 W h kg−1 and 2306 W kg−1 with excellent retention rate of 95.5 % after 10,000 charge–discharge cycles at a current density of 5 A g−1. Comparatively, sodium lignosulfonate, compared with alkali lignin and kraft lignin, emerges as a more ideal precursor material for porous carbon electrode.
Development and blocking assessment of high softening point asphalt system
Authors: Wang Yang , Feng Youlong , Cui Zijing , Li Long , Guo Le , Zhang Yujie , Yan Chenzhengzhe 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
The technology of oil and gas well plugging and profiling currently represents a favourable means of promoting the development of water injection and ensuring stable production from oil reservoirs in oil fields. The use of emulsified asphalt is significantly limited by several factors, including its insufficient resistance to high temperatures, demanding requirements for sealing strength, and susceptibility to destabilisation in high salinity conditions. Nevertheless, it presents favorable injection performance and does not cause soil contamination. To improve the selective water plugging in seam-hole reservoirs with high salt content and temperature, a novel high softening point emulsified asphalt blocker was developed in this work using petroleum asphalt powder, sodium lauryl diphenyl ether disulfonate, and propylene glycol alginate as the primary monomers. The stability of the system in terms of temperature and salt resistance as well as the sealing performance under different permeable seam hole layers were investigated. The studies showed that the novel blocking agent remained stable for at least 20 days at room temperature and remained fluid for at least 3 h at 130 °C. The system exhibited excellent salt resistance and maintained a suitable viscosity in highly mineralized conditions. With an injection volume of 1 PV and a permeability ranging from 2,014 mD to 3,321 mD, the slit reservoirs achieved an average blocking rate of 88.9 %.
Interculturalidade como espaço de construção de relações interétnicas decoloniais: reflexões a partir de projeto de extensão em escolas públicas
Authors: Altmann Lori , Zwetsch Roberto Ervino 
Published: November 2024

O Brasil, historicamente, se constituiu sobre a escravidão indígena e de africanos e afro-brasileiros, o que gerou uma sociedade racista e extremamente desigual. A luta dos povos indígenas e de escravos africanos pela liberdade nunca deixou de existir, apesar da crueldade imposta a estes povos pelo sistema colonial e neocolonial. A experiência de realizar um projeto de extensão enfocando a história indígena em escolas da rede pública do município de Pelotas, no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, concretizando os objetivos da Lei 11.645, de março de 2008, vem demonstrando que é possível envolver crianças e jovens numa nova abordagem dessa realidade histórica, principalmente quando se abre a oportunidade de ouvir nas salas de aula estudantes universitários e lideranças indígenas que falam de suas histórias e culturas, a partir de um diálogo criativo e desafiador. Docentes de escolas públicas igualmente estão envolvidos em um processo de formação continuada que lhes habilita a darem continuidade aos temas abordados, conforme preveem os projetos pedagógicos dos cursos. A abordagem teórica deste artigo faz referência aos estudos decoloniais e interculturais.
Cost-Effectiveness of Nirsevimab for Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Infants and Young Children
Authors: Hutton David W. , Prosser Lisa A. , Rose Angela M. , Mercon Kerra , Ortega-Sanchez Ismael R. , Leidner Andrew J. , McMorrow Meredith L. , Fleming-Dutra Katherine E. , Prill Mila M. , Pike Jamison , Jones Jefferson M. 
Published: November 2024

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes substantial hospitalization in US infants. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended nirsevimab in infants younger than 8 months born during or entering their first RSV season and for children aged 8 to 19 months at increased risk of RSV hospitalization in their second season. This study's objective was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of nirsevimab in all infants in their first RSV season and in high-risk children in their second season.

METHODS
We simulated healthcare utilization and deaths from RSV with and without nirsevimab among infants aged 0 to 7 months and those 8 to 19 months old over a single RSV season. Data came from published literature, US Food and Drug Administration approval documents, and epidemiologic surveillance data. We evaluated societal outcomes over a lifetime discounting at 3% and reporting in 2022 US dollars. Sensitivity and scenario analyses identified influential variables.

RESULTS
We estimated that 107 253 outpatient visits, 38 204 emergency department visits, and 14 341 hospitalizations could be averted each year if half of the US birth cohort receives nirsevimab. This would cost $153 517 per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) saved. Nirsevimab in the second season for children facing a 10-fold higher risk of hospitalization would cost $308 468 per QALY saved. Sensitivity analyses showed RSV hospitalization costs, nirsevimab cost, and QALYs lost from RSV disease were the most influential parameters with cost-effectiveness ratios between cost-saving and $323 788 per QALY saved.

CONCLUSIONS
Nirsevimab for infants may be cost-effective, particularly among those with higher risks and costs of RSV.
Labor and Delivery Outcomes in Australian Mothers after Kidney Transplantation
Authors: Tangirala Nishanta , Hewawasam Erandi , Davies Christopher E. , Poprzeczny Amanda , Sullivan Elizabeth , McDonald Stephen P. , Jesudason Shilpanjali 
Published: November 2024

Key Points

Women with kidney transplantation had higher rates of cesarean sections, deliveries without labor, and vaginal delivery complications.Women with a kidney transplant had more cesarean sections, even after accounting for maternal factors, preterm delivery, and past cesarean sections.Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and breech presentation were the main drivers of planned cesarean section delivery among transplant recipients.

Background
Factors influencing high cesarean section rates among mothers with a kidney transplant remain unclear.

Methods
Using linked Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry (1970–2016) and perinatal datasets (1991–2013), we compared deliveries of women with a functioning kidney transplant with those without KRT (non-KRT).

Results
Of 2,946,851 babies (1,627,408 mothers), 211 were born to 137 mothers with a kidney transplant. Overall cesarean section rates were twice more frequent in the transplant cohort (63% versus 26% non-KRT; P < 0.001) across all gestational periods compared with the non-KRT cohort and highest in preterm births (≥37 weeks, 48% versus 25%; P < 0.001, 33–36 weeks, 77% versus 40%; P < 0.001, and <33 weeks, 75% versus 41%; P < 0.001). Cesarean section rates remained higher after adjusting for maternal factors (incidence rate ratio, 1.5; 95% confidence interval, 1.3 to 1.7). In women with a kidney transplant with past pregnancy, 53% with no previous cesarean sections had a cesarean section in the current pregnancy (versus 19% non-KRT; P < 0.001). Mothers with a kidney transplant had less spontaneous labor (30% versus 63%; P < 0.001) and more planned deliveries (induced or elective cesarean sections; 70% versus 36%; P < 0.001) than non-KRT mothers. Nearly half of the women with transplantation (45%) delivered by nonlabor cesarean sections, mostly occurring preterm (<37 weeks, 70% versus ≥37 weeks, 30%; P = 0.002). In the transplant cohort, the main indications for nonlabor cesarean sections were hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and breech presentation (>50% versus 18% non-KRT cohort; P < 0.001) and were linked to gestational age. Nonlabor cesarean sections for fetal distress were higher in women with transplantation (10% versus 4% non-KRT; P = 0.03). In the non-KRT cohort, previous cesarean sections were the main indication for nonlabor cesarean sections (40% versus 24% transplant; P = 0.06). Postpartum hemorrhage (13% versus 7% non-KRT; P = 0.003) and fetal distress (18% versus 10% non-KRT; P = 0.001) were higher among the transplant cohort.

Conclusions
Women with a kidney transplant have higher rates of cesarean section delivery even after accounting for maternal factors, preterm delivery, and past cesarean sections compared with non-KRT cohorts.
Analysing Differences in Attack Indicators in Men’s First Division Volleyball According to the Positional Status of Teams
Authors: Mocanu George Danut , Harabagiu Neculai , Parvu Carmen 
Published: November 2024

Background. Attack efficiency in the game of volleyball is of paramount importance in winning competitions.
Objectives. The study aimed to analyse the differences in attack efficiency between teams of varying value levels, according to their position in the ranking.
Materials and methods. All 12 teams participating in the men’s national first league championship were analysed using the Data Volley software. The attack parameters were compared between teams in the first half of the ranking vs teams in the second half. Another comparison was performed for 3 value levels of the top teams (top, middle, and low).
Results. The Mann-Whitney U test (used to assess the differences between teams in the first half vs. teams in the second half of the ranking) indicates Z values associated with statistically significant thresholds (p < 0.05) for most of the attack indicators, except Blocked but recovered% (p > 0.05). The situation is similar also for the Kruskal-Wallis test, where χ² values indicate significant differences between the three levels of the teams for most of the parameters, except Blocked but recovered%.
Conclusions. The findings reveal the higher values of attack efficiency and its parameters for the teams placed in the top positions of the ranking. The teams in the first half of the ranking have better percentage values on the executions associated with Winning% and Positive%. The attacking players of these teams also demonstrate lower percentage scores on the executions associated with Error%, Blocked attack% and Poor%, thus committing fewer mistakes. The situation is similar when comparing the top vs low and middle vs low pairs, where only for Blocked but recovered% no significant differences have been identified. These results support the need to focus on making the volley attack more efficient as a decisive factor in competitive success.
Clinical Guide Adaptation for Amalgam Waste Management in Dental Settings in Iran
Authors: Eshrati Mahsa , Momeniha Fatemeh , Momeni Nafiseh , Ahmadi Elham , Hashemian Atieh , Kashani Homa , Alaeddini Mojgan 
Published: November 2024

Objectives: Dental clinics are one of the major producers of mercury-containing waste due to the use of dental amalgam. The atmospheric transport and persistence of mercury and its compounds in the environment, coupled with their high potential for bioaccumulation and detrimental effects on human health and ecosystems, underscore the necessity for effective management of mercury waste. Due to the lack of comprehensive and integrated guidelines for the effective management of dental amalgam waste in Iran, the objective of this study was to adapt a guideline for the management of amalgam waste in dental settings within the country.
Materials and Methods: The method used was based on the adaptation principles presented by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, and included searching and reviewing guidelines related to the management of amalgam waste in developed countries, extracting recommendations, revising the recommendations considering the local infra-structures and conditions, and receiving expert opinions and reaching consensus according to the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method.
Results: The final guideline includes 34 recommendations in 5 areas: manage-ment of the amalgam scraps, considerations for dental equipment, management of the extracted teeth containing amalgam restorations, management of the amalgam capsules, and considerations for placement and replacement of the amalgam restorations.
Conclusion: The use of this guideline in medical universities, public and private dental clinics, along with the supervisory role of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, can be a way to minimize the environmental hazards of mercury.
Job Satisfaction and Performance of Faculty Members in Apayao State College
Authors: Cabilatazan Randy A. 
Published: November 2024

To evaluate the job satisfaction and performance of faculty members in Apayao State College, it sought answers about the demographic and socio-economic profile, performance rating, level of job satisfaction, significant difference in the level of job satisfaction to profile, significant relationship between the level of job satisfaction to performance and the problems encountered and the degree of seriousness. The study made use of the descriptive correlational research design. Respondents of the study were the sixty-six (66) permanent faculty members. A modified questionnaire was used in the study. Before the questionnaires were administered, the researcher sought approval from the College officials – the College President, Campus Academic Dean, and Human Resource Management Officer. Frequency and percentage, weighted mean, T-test, One-way ANOVA, and Pearson-r coefficient of correlation were used to analyze data. The performance rating of faculty was determined through averaging. Findings revealed that the majority of the faculty members were adults, females, married, well-experienced teachers who hold master’s degrees have moderate to high monthly incomes, receive low take-home pay, and have an average of 2-3 children. The computed average performance rating of the respondents was very satisfactory. The level of job satisfaction was highly satisfied. There is no significant difference in the level of job satisfaction in respondents’ profiles. There is no significant relationship between the level of job satisfaction and faculty performance. However, the problems encountered were moderately serious. The study concluded that the job satisfaction and performance of faculty members at Apayao State College were high.
Alternative control and assessment of auditory competence in students of humanities: motivational aspect
Authors: Abramova I. E. 
Published: November 2024

Importance. The rapidly changing labor market makes new demands on university graduates, including their ability to perceive and understand foreign language speech for successful interaction in international teams. The aim of the research is to analyze the influence of alternative ways of control and assessment of listening competence of students of humanities and their motivation for advanced study of English.Materials and methods. Such scientific methods as observation, formalized questionnaire survey with open and closed questions, comparative analysis, expert evaluation are used.Results and Discussion. It is proven that updating approaches to control of listening competence not only promotes its development, but also increases students' motivation to listen. Thus, after the experiment, the number of students with a high level of listening competence increased from 5.3 to 16 %, and the number of students with its low level decreased from 73.4 to 25.3 %. A statistically significant increase in the level of motivation to listening among the students who participated in the study was revealed (EG χ̅ = 4.32. Mo = 4, CG χ̅ = 3.17. Mo = 2). (EG χ̅ = 4.32. Mo = 4, CG χ̅ = 3.17. Mo = 2).Conclusion. It is concluded that the principles of monitoring and assessment of auditory competence tested in this experiment are universal. They can be recommended for application in the foreign language training of students of both humanitarian, technical, and natural science majors.
An experiment on the differentiated teaching of English grammar to students at a technical university through educational interaction with a chatbot based on generative AI
Authors: Cherkasova E. A. 
Published: November 2024

Importance. Traditional methods and approaches in learning English language are substituted by digitalization of the educational process. The research aimed at developing and testing the methodology of teaching a foreign language to students of a technical university through educational interaction with a chatbot with generative AI, the purpose of which is to identify the effectiveness of the use of digital tools in pedagogical practice is determined as relevant and demanded.Research Methods. The research material was theoretical, empirical and analytical methods. First-year students of National Research Nuclear University “MEPhI” participated in the experiment on differentiated teaching of English grammar to students of technical universities by means of educational interaction with an AI chatbot.Result and Discussion. The experiment consisted of three stages: ascertaining, formative and control. At the first stage, an entrance grammar test was conducted to determine the initial level of grammatical skills of students in the control and experimental groups. At the second stage, the experimental group was taught English grammar using the proposed methodology, while the students of the control group were taught in the traditional way. At the last stage, the students of the two groups underwent final grammar testing, which allowed us to compare the results and conduct statistical analysis of the data.Conclusion. The statistical data confirm the validity of the author's methodology for differentiated teaching of English grammar to students of technical university through educational interaction with a chatbot.
A methodological model for teaching English phrasal verbs using chatbots
Authors: Lobeeva P. I. 
Published: November 2024

Importance. Digital technologies and information and communication technologies have become a part of the modern educational process. Of particular interest to contemporary researchers is the use of artificial intelligence technologies in the process of teaching and learning foreign languages. This research examines the possibility of using chatbots to improve the efficiency of teaching English phrasal verbs in the “Foreign Language” course at a technical university. The purpose of the study is to develop and describe a methodological model for teaching English phrasal verbs using chatbots.Materials and Methods. The creation of the model has been preceded by an analysis of the prerequisites that determine its necessity; in particular, the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standards for the specified area of training, the needs of the government and society in the training of highly qualified professionals with a good command of a foreign language are studied, as well as the existing contradictions between the language teaching potential of phrasal verbs and insufficient attention to their study in the system of language training at the university are identified. The system-based, competence-based, student-centered, communicative-cognitive and content and language integrated learning approaches have been chosen as the methodological basis of the model.Results and Discussion. A methodological model for teaching English phrasal verbs to students of a technical university enrolled in engineering programs is described (using the example of the undergraduate program 09.03.01 “Informatics and Computer Science”). The proposed model is a system consisting of several components that include an objective, theoretical background, a technological component (teaching methods and techniques, learning materials, content, conditions of learning, forms of teaching and a step-by-step teaching algorithm), assessment and learning outcomes. The model is based on the following didactic principles of teaching phrasal verbs using artificial intelligence technologies: individualization and differentiation, digitalization, active learning, motivation, accessibility and feasibility, and methodological principles: communicative teaching, teaching in context, situation-based and theme-based teaching, and interactive teaching.Conclusion. The proposed model for teaching English phrasal verbs using chatbots contributes to more effective mastery of the language and the development of speaking and writing skills in technical university students.