bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
New findings of mites on small mammals in the Yungas Forest of Argentina
Authors: Trejo Jessica Cecilia , López Berrizbeitia M. Fernanda 
Published: October 2024

In Argentina, studies on the systematics of parasitic mites on small mammals have been limited mainly to rodent mites from the Pampas region, followed by some studies in the northeastern region. The mites collected in the province of Jujuy, particularly in the locality of Las Capillas, have not been previously analyzed. The objective of this study was to contribute to the knowledge of the faunal composition of mites parasitizing small mammals in the Yungas eco-region, Jujuy province, Argentina. Specimens of mites deposited in the “Colección de Mamíferos Anexo Lillo, Dra. Analía G. Autino (CMLA)”, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, from bats and rodents were examined. The specimens were fixed in 70 % alcohol and prepared following conventional techniques for taxonomic identification. The specimens were compared to the original descriptions of the species and to specimens in the CMLA. A total of 153 mites of the order Mesostigmata were analyzed, resulting in the identification of 11 species, eight genera, and three families. Three species parasitized the order Chiroptera and eight parasitized the order Rodentia. A total of 152 mites were identified in the adult stage, including 14 males and 138 females, and one protonymphal stage. All species represent new records for the locality Las Capillas, except Gigantolaelaps gilmorei. The following species are reported for the first time for the Jujuy Province: Androlaelaps fahrenholzi, Laelaps mazzai, Mysolaelaps microspinosus, Eulaelaps stabularis, Chiroptonyssus robustipes, Macronyssus crosbyi and Periglischrus iheringi, as well as the genera Androlaelaps, Mysolaelaps, Eulaelaps, Chiroptonyssus, Macronyssus and Periglischrus and the families Macronyssidae and Spinturnicidae. Twenty mite-host associations were recognized for Las Capillas. The results increase the inventory of the acarological fauna of small mammals in the northwestern Argentina and particularly in the Yungas of the province of Jujuy, which constitutes an area of influence of bacterial pathogens.
Evaluation of Shear Strength and Wood Failure of Two African Mahogany Species Planted in Brazil
Authors: França Tamara Suely Filgueira Amorim , de Andrade Jaily Kerller Batista , França Frederico Jose Nistal , Arantes Marina Donaria Chaves , Vidaurre Graziela Baptista 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
Interest in the wood industry of African mahogany (Khaya spp.) has increased in Brazil because of the quality of the wood and the similarity to the highly demanded Brazilian mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King). The objective was to study the shear strength and wood failure of joints of 19-year-old plantation African mahogany species (K. ivorensis and K. senegalensis) bonded with four different commercially used adhesives in order to better evaluate the potential use of this material as a suitable replacement for Brazilian mahogany wood. The resins used in this study were urea-formaldehyde (UF), melamine-urea-formaldehyde (MUF), and emulsion polymeric isocyanate (EPI), and cross-linking polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) was used as a thermoplastic adhesive. PVAc yielded statistically higher shear strength for both species. For K. ivorensis, MUF, EPI, and PVAc reached the minimum value for shear strength as specified by ASTM International. However, with K. senegalensis, PVAc was the only adhesive to meet the standard. For K. ivorensis, PVAc and MUF resulted in statistically higher wood failure, and MUF, EPI, and PVAc met the required percentage of wood failure. In K. senegalensis, MUF and PVAc met the minimum requirement for wood failure. Based on the classification given by ASTM standards, the adhesives MUF, EPI, and PVAc can be used for nonstructural lumber products for K. ivorensis, and PVAC can be used in both species tested.
Common framework for surface plasmon binding and voltage sensing and microscopy with transmission line representation
Authors: Somekh Michael G. , Regules-Medel Karen , Abayzeed Sidahmed A. 
Published: October 2024

Surface plasmon imaging and sensing is a well-established and important technology for the detection of minute binding events in, for instance, antibody/antigen reactions. More recently it has been realized that surface plasmon effects can be used to measure voltages as well as electrical impedance. At first sight the physical mechanisms for binding and voltage sensing appear very different; however, we develop a transmission line and impedance representation of the sensing process which clearly shows that binding and voltage sensing can be conveniently represented in a common framework. Our transmission line model shows graphically how the gold layer amplifies reflectivity changes resulting in optimum sensitivity at around 48 nm gold thickness. The other elegant feature of this representation is that the model clearly shows the role of the change in amplitude and phase in the sensing process; indeed it reveals their relative contribution to the output of the sensor. The graphical representation is also very suggestive of a model to quantify the performance of different detection strategies. This model provides a framework to describe these strategies without reference to any specific noise mechanisms. The results of the model definitively support previous assertions that phase imaging gives better sensitivity compared to intensity measurement. Moreover, we show that measurement of the complex amplitude containing both amplitude and phase of the detected signal performs even better than phase only detection. This opens the way for further enhancements of detection sensitivity.
Successful cardiac resynchronization therapy reduces negative septal work in patient-specific models of dyssynchronous heart failure
Authors: Craine Amanda , Krishnamurthy Adarsh , Villongco Christopher T. , Vincent Kevin , Krummen David E. , Narayan Sanjiv M. , Kerckhoffs Roy C. P. , Omens Jeffrey H. , Contijoch Francisco , McCulloch Andrew D. 
Published: October 2024

In patients with dyssynchronous heart failure (DHF), cardiac conduction abnormalities cause the regional distribution of myocardial work to be non-homogeneous. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) using an implantable, programmed biventricular pacemaker/defibrillator, can improve the synchrony of contraction between the right and left ventricles in DHF, resulting in reduced morbidity and mortality and increased quality of life. Since regional work depends on wall stress, which cannot be measured in patients, we used computational methods to investigate regional work distributions and their changes after CRT. We used three-dimensional multi-scale patient-specific computational models parameterized by anatomic, functional, hemodynamic, and electrophysiological measurements in eight patients with heart failure and left bundle branch block (LBBB) who received CRT. To increase clinical translatability, we also explored whether streamlined computational methods provide accurate estimates of regional myocardial work.
We found that CRT increased global myocardial work efficiency with significant improvements in non-responders. Reverse ventricular remodeling after CRT was greatest in patients with the highest heterogeneity of regional work at baseline, however the efficacy of CRT was not related to the decrease in overall work heterogeneity or to the reduction in late-activated regions of high myocardial work. Rather, decreases in early-activated regions of myocardium performing negative myocardial work following CRT best explained patient variations in reverse remodeling. These findings were also observed when regional myocardial work was estimated using ventricular pressure as a surrogate for myocardial stress and changes in endocardial surface area as a surrogate for strain. These new findings suggest that CRT promotes reverse ventricular remodeling in human dyssynchronous heart failure by increasing regional myocardial work in early-activated regions of the ventricles, where dyssynchrony is specifically associated with hypoperfusion, late systolic stretch, and altered metabolic activity and that measurement of these changes can be performed using streamlined approaches.
Age-appropriate vaccination and associated factors among children aged 12–35 months in Ethiopia: A multi-level analysis
Authors: Worku Bekelu Teka , Wordofa Eshetu Alemayehu , Senbeto Gadisa , Zinab Beakal , Kebede Ebissa Bayana , Abamecha Fira , Debela Gurmessa Tura , Birhanu Negalign , Siraneh Yibeltal , Tamiru Dessalegn 
Published: October 2024

Background
Age-appropriate vaccination is a crucial public health measure to prevent morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite its importance, there has been insufficient emphasis on tackling this problem. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of age-appropriate vaccination and associated factors in Ethiopia.

Method
Data from 1077 children aged 12-35months were extracted from the Ethiopian Mini Demographic and Health Survey 2019 using a prepared data extraction checklist and included in the analysis. The extracted data was analyzed using STATA version 14.0. Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied, followed by multilevel logistic regression. Significant variables were identified at p-value < 0.05 within 95% confidence level and AOR.

Result
The pooled prevalence of age-appropriate vaccination in this study was 21.17% (95%CI: 18.73–23.61). Factors like mothers age > = 40 years (AOR = 4.05, 95%CI: 1.03, 15.83), 35–39 years (AOR = 4.62, 95%CI: 1.27,16.71), 25–29 years (AOR = 4.07, 95%CI: 1.18,14.03), Maternal secondary education (AOR = 1.85, 95% CI: 1.06, 3.22), Maternal primary education (AOR = 1.60, 95% CI: 1.07, 2.41) and rural residence (AOR = 0.34, 95%CI: 0.23,0.51) were significant predictors of age-appropriate vaccinations.

Conclusion
This study concluded that the prevalence of age-appropriate vaccination of children in Ethiopia is below the desired level. Hence, the stakeholders should prioritize timely vaccination of children, similar to as the efforts made to increase overall coverage.
Efficacy and safety of videolaryngoscopes for transesophageal echocardiography probe insertion: A trial sequential meta-analysis
Authors: Hung Kuo-Chuan , Wang Wei-Ting , Yu Chia-Hung , Wu Jheng-Yan , Lin Chien-Ming , Liu Wei-Cheng , Lin Tso-Chou , Chen I-Wen 
Published: October 2024

Objective
This meta-analysis aimed to compare videolaryngoscope (VL)-assisted transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) probe insertion with conventional methods in terms of efficacy and safety.

Methods
Several major databases such as Medline and Embase were systematically searched to identified relevant studies from inception to June 2024. The primary outcome was complication rate, defined as the proportion of patients experiencing complications related to TEE probe insertion. Injuries at specific sites (e.g., posterior hypopharyngeal wall) from both groups were also analyzed. The secondary outcomes included the first-attempt success rate and total insertion time of VL and conventional methods.

Results
Seven trials involving 716 participants were identified. The use of VL was found to significantly reduce the complication rate (risk ratio[RR]:0.28, 95% confidence interval[CI]:0.17–0.46, P < 0.00001) and increased the first-attempt success rate [FASR] (RR:1.33, 95%CI: 1.10–1.60, P = 0.003) compared with conventional methods. These findings were confirmed by trial sequential analysis. No significant difference was found in the TEE insertion time among the two techniques (mean difference: −2.94s, 95%CI: −10.28–4.4, P = 0.43). VL significantly reduced the risk of trauma to the hypopharyngeal wall but showed no significant benefits in other areas (e.g., pyriform sinus). The certainty of evidence was moderate for the complication rate, very low for the FAS rate, and low for the TEE insertion time.

Conclusion
The use of VL for TEE probe insertion is associated with a significantly lower complication rate and higher FAS rate than conventional methods. These findings suggest that VL enhances patient safety and improves the efficiency of TEE probe insertion.
Teaching Elementary Social Studies for Scholarship, Civic Engagement, and Mental Health: The Revolution WILL Be Dramatized, Lee R. Chasen (2023)
Authors: Bailey Sally 
Published: October 2024

Review of: Teaching Elementary Social Studies for Scholarship, Civic Engagement, and Mental Health: The Revolution WILL Be Dramatized, Lee R. Chasen (2023)
Leiden: Brill Academic Publisher, 303 pp.,
ISBN 978-9-00453-960-0, p/bk, $60.00
Trauma-Informed Drama Therapy: Transforming Clinics, Classrooms, and Communities, 2nd ed., Nisha Sajnani and David Read Johnson (eds) (2024)
Authors: Morrison Elise 
Published: October 2024

Review of: Trauma-Informed Drama Therapy: Transforming Clinics, Classrooms, and Communities, 2nd ed., Nisha Sajnani and David Read Johnson (eds) (2024)
Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas Publisher, Ltd., 350 pp.,
ISBN 978-0-39809-434-8, p/bk, $50
Isolated Acute Liver Injury Following Mass Envenomation by Wasps
Authors: Solanki Hayneil , Fox Tara , Chin Jerry 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACT
Acute liver injury from wasp venom exposure has been reported in the literature, most often in the context of anaphylaxis and multiorgan injury. We present a case of isolated liver injury, a rare presentation, in a healthy 26-year-old man stung by more than 40 wasps. We observed a delayed presentation with conjugated hyperbilirubinemia, significantly raised transaminases, and mild coagulopathy, in the absence of other organ involvement. Complete normalization of liver enzymes was seen 61 days following presentation. Clinicians encountering patients with liver injury in the context of wasp stings should consider wasp venom-associated hepatitis as a possible cause.
O movimento lógico-histórico na educação infantil: perspectivas para o ensino de Matemática
Authors: Viviani Camila Fernanda Biolcatti 
Published: October 2024

Este artigo tem como objetivo discutir sobre o ensino de Matemática na educação infantil com base no movimento lógico-histórico, a partir da fundamentação teórica do Materialismo Histórico-Dialético e da Teoria Histórico-Cultural. Defende-se que o ensino de Matemática seja intencionalmente planejado pelo professor na perspectiva do pensamento teórico dialético desde a educação infantil. Destarte, o pensamento conceitual e científico é a base das neoformações e do processo de aprendizagem. O conceito é produto das necessidades sociais, sendo, assim, direcionado por um motivo. Apresenta-se a Atividade Orientadora de Ensino como base teórico-metodológica para a formação do pensamento conceitual nos processos de ensino e aprendizagem e as Situações Desencadeadoras de Aprendizagem como recurso para sistematizar um problema desencadeador da aprendizagem de determinado conceito. Este artigo é resultado de uma pesquisa teórico-bibliográfica, fundamentada no movimento logico-histórico. Nesta perspectiva, apresentamos as Situações Desencadeadoras de Aprendizagem como possibilidades para o trabalho docente, propondo, como exemplo, uma atividade baseada na história virtual do conceito. Espera-se ter contribuído para a defesa do ensino desenvolvente na educação infantil e da importância da aprendizagem no desenvolvimento do psiquismo humano.
A lógica do pensamento e a lógica matemática: uma análise epistemológica a partir do estudo do movimento lógico-histórico do conceito de medida
Authors: Sarmento Alan Kardec Carvalho 
Published: October 2024

O presente artigo tem como objetivo discutir a problemática da consistência da matemática no contexto da lógica formal e sua relação com a lógica do pensamento, relacionado com o desenvolvimento Lógico-Histórico do conceito de medida como forma de materialização da tese segundo a qual a lógica da matemática, enquanto lógica do pensamento, não apenas engloba a lógica formal, mas a supera, à medida que considera o conteúdo cultural e social dos conceitos matemáticos e as condições originárias deles, que os trouxeram ao mundo concreto, o que é indispensável para uma investigação baseada no movimento Lógico-Histórico. A metodologia consistiu em uma revisão bibliográfica, a partir da qual, foi possível realizar uma análise histórico-epistemológica, relacionando a lógica matemática, a lógica formal no contexto da lógica do pensamento para elaborar uma síntese histórica que engloba a origem, os fundamentos matemáticos e o conteúdo social subjacentes ao conceito de medida, buscando elementos epistemológicos que possibilitem elucidar o processo de construção das medidas. De modo geral, os resultados dão suporte à principal tese defendida nesse artigo. Além disso, corrobora com a tese de Kopnin (1978), pela a qual a lógica fundamental do pensamento se dirige em ascensão do simples ao concreto, do inferior ao superior, que reflete as leis que determinam o desenvolvimento do conceito no mundo objetivo.
ABORDAGEM ESPACIAL MULTIVARIADA APLICADA AO ESTUDO DA VARIAÇÃO DE MÉDIO PRAZO DA LINHA DE COSTA
Authors: Moura Filipe Maciel de , Paula Davis Pereira de , Vasconcelos Fábio Perdigão , Moura Francisco José Maciel de 
Published: October 2024

As frentes oceânicas se caracterizam pela intensa dinâmica e vulnerabilidade, em função da ação conjunta das forçantes oceanográficas, meteorológicas e antropogênicas. Com isso, existem diversas abordagens para mensuração dessa dinâmica, destacando-se aquelas derivadas de dados de sensoriamento remoto, com base em indicadores, como a linha de costa. Esta se configura como a interface entre a área marinha e continental, podendo ser indicada pelo limite entre a área seca e úmida, e que não considera espessura ou diâmetro. Entretanto, a depender do método e dado aplicados, esses prognósticos têm maior ou menor incerteza/precisão espacial. A presente investigação, a partir de dados do satélite Landsat 5 e 8 do período de 2011 a 2018, aplicou duas abordagens (DSAS e Cassie) para estimar as variações da linha de costa da Praia do Icaraí, Ceará. Os resultados apontaram divergências entre as abordagens: o DSAS derivou um cenário de predomínio de processos erosivos e a Cassie um predomínio de progradação. Com base nas campanhas e dados de campo, bem como, na literatura, constatou-se que os dados do DSAS estão mais congruentes com a realidade local, representado uma variação líquida de -8,10 m e uma taxa de variação de -2,32 m/ano da linha de costa.
Os procedimentos idealista e materialista do investigador no trabalho de campo
Authors: Soares Neto Cícero José Alves 
Published: October 2024

Objetiva-se refletir, neste escrito, acerca de um problema específico na formação do pesquisador de campo: o procedimento idealista ou materialista do investigador no trabalho de campo. Porém, não se cogita abordar a questão num prisma abrangente a todos que enveredam por um trabalho de campo, pois esta preocupação limita-se aos que se dedicam ao espaço das Ciências Sociais. A reflexão tem, pois, um terreno restritivo para caminhar: o pesquisador social. Entretanto, não se propõe atacar a preocupação num nível especulativo aos pesquisadores sociais, pois faltam parâmetros teóricos e concretos para o aprofundamento do problema. Enfim, prende-se a abordagem da questão à prática de um caso particular, à de uma pesquisa de campo que serviu ao projeto que redundou numa dissertação de mestrado: O Seridó e os Votos de Porteira Batida. Contudo, isto não quer dizer que se ficará unicamente preso aos limites desta experiência de pesquisa de campo, pois, na realidade, este caso particular servirá como um ponto estratégico (concreto) em torno do qual se dará a reflexão que visará lançar pontos de discussão. [...]
Palavras-chave: Idealista; Materialista; Trabalho; Campo; Reflexão.
Detection of objects with diverse geometric shapes in GPR images using deep-learning methods
Authors: Apaydın Orhan , İşseven Turgay 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
Buried objects with regular geometric shapes appear as hyperbolic structures in ground-penetrating radar (GPR) images. The shapes of these hyperbolic structures differ depending on the geometric shapes of the objects. In this study, current deep learning-based object detection algorithms such as Faster R-CNN, YOLOv5, and single-shot detector are used to detect hyperbolic structures in GPR images and classify the buried object according to its geometric shape. A mixed data set is produced for training the models. A GPR measurement device is designed with a vector network analyzer and Vivaldi antenna pair to be used in laboratory measurements. Objects with rectangular and cylindrical geometric shapes are placed under the table and measurements are performed. The measurement scenarios created in the laboratory are modeled in the gprMax program and synthetic GPR data are produced. Data augmentation techniques such as flipping and resizing are applied to expand the data set. As a result of the training, three models successfully detect the objects and classify them according to their geometric shapes. The Faster R-CNN model gives the most accurate detection and classification with the metrics classification loss = 5.4 × 10−3, localization loss = 9 × 10−3, regularization loss = 5.1 × 10−5, mAP@0.5 = 1, and mAP@0.5:0.95 = 1.
Spatiotemporal variation pattern and spatial coupling relationship between NDVI and LST in Mu Us Sandy Land
Authors: Yang Liangyan , Shi Lei , Li Juan , Kong Hui , Shan Zhibin 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and land surface temperature (LST) are important indicators of ecological changes, and their spatial and temporal variations and spatial coupling can provide a theoretical basis for the sustainable development of the ecological environment. Based on the MOD13A1 and MOD11A2 datasets, the spatial distribution characteristics of NDVI and LST from 2000 to 2020 were analyzed, and the trend change slope method and spatial coupling model were used to calculate the significant changes. Finally, the spatial coupling model was used to calculate the spatial coupling degree between NDVI and LST. The study shows that: (1) From 2000 to 2020, the annual NDVI value of the Mu Us Sandy Land was between 0.25 and 0.43, showing a stable upward trend overall, with an increase rate of 0.074/(10a). The proportion of improvement areas in the study area is 81.48%. (2) There are significant differences in the spatial distribution of surface temperature in Mu Us Sandy Land, showing an overall trend of decreasing from northwest to southeast and higher in the west than in the east. The LST of Mu Us Sandy Land is greatly affected by changes in land use types. The spatiotemporal variation trend of LST is different from the gradual warming trend of global climate change. The main reason is that human activities have changed land use types and increased local vegetation coverage. (3) There is a significant negative correlation between LST and NDVI in Mu Us Sandy Land, with an R
2 of 0.5073 and passing the significance test at the 0.01 level. This indicates that ecological engineering policies can effectively reduce LST in the study area, thereby achieving the effect of improving the environment. The overall spatial coupling between LST and NDVI is at a very high level, with an average coupling degree of 0.895 in the study area. The two mainly exhibit a state of mutual antagonism in space, reflecting the importance of green vegetation in regulating regional climate and LST. The vegetation index and spatiotemporal variation of LST in Mu Us Sandy Land are the result of the joint influence of human activities and climate change, and human activities dominated from 2000 to 2020.