bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Methods to optimise colorectal anastomosis during laparoscopic operations for rectal cancer
Authors: Ismailov I. A. 
Published: September 2024

Introduction. Anastomosis failure is a serious complication in colorectal surgery. To date, there is no common standardized technique for the formation of colorectal anastomosis.Aim. To compare the effectiveness and safety “side-to-end” and “end-to-end” coloteral anastamoses.Materials and methods. A retrospective comparative analysis of the database of patients with rectal and sigmoid colon cancer who underwent surgical treatment with formation of colorectal anastomosis in the Republican Diagnostic Center of Baku from 2017 to 2022 was conducted. The statistical analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS v. 26 software. The parameters analyzed were: frequency of anastomotic failure, formation of preventive stoma depending on colorectal anastomosis type.Results. The group of patients with “side-to-end“ anastomoses included 82 patients, “end-to-end” – included 78 patients. In the “end-to-end” group as compared with “side-to-end“ group, there were significantly more patients with body mass index >of more than 30 kg/m2 (17 (28.1 %) vs 9 (11 %), p = 0.05), fewer patients with tumor localization in the middle and lower ampullary parts of the rectum (16 (20.5 %) vs 33 (40.2 %), p = 0.009). There were no other clinically significant differences in the risk of anastomotic failure between the groups. Anastomosis failure occurred more frequently in patients with “end-to-end“ anastomosis (n = 9 patients, 11.5 %) as compared to “side-to-end“ anastomosis (n = 2 patients, 2.4 %) (p = 0.023). At the same time, clinically pronounced anastomotic failure requiring surgical treatment was observed in 4 patients (5.1 %) from the “end-to-end“ group while there was 1 (1.2 %) failure in patient of the “side-to-endv group (p = 0.2). Significantly more often, a preventive stoma was formed in the “end-to-end“ group (n = 28 patients, 35.9 %) as compared with the “side-to-end“ group (n = 5 patients, 6.1 %), p <0.001. However, when conducting multivariate analysis, none of the criteria studied significantly influenced the risk of anastomotic failure.Conclusions. In our retrospective study, the incidence of anastomotic failure was lower when the “side-to-end“ technique was employed, however effect of this factor was not confirmed by multivariate analysis.
Prognostic value of the BAP1 gene expression level in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Authors: Tsedenova K. O. , Matveev V. B. , Bezhanova S. D. , Zaridze D. G. , Kononets P. V. 
Published: September 2024

Introduction. There is a lack of evidence of BAP1 expression on patient prognosis, that indicates the need for further study of this topic.Aim. To evaluate BAP1 expression level in clear cell kidney cancer patients.Materials and methods. We included in a retrospective study based on N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology database from 2009 to 2013 patients with clear cell kidney cancer, who were divided into 2 groups depending on BAP1 status. Primary endpoints were BAP1 expression level, 5-year overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS).Results. 40 patients were included in the BAP1+ group, 53 patients – in the BAP1– group. There were no statistically significant differences in parameters that could affect the prognosis between our groups. 5-year OS was higher in the BAP1+ group (76.0 %) compared to BAP1– (58.0 %) (p = 0.040). There were no statistically significant differences between 5-year DFS and CSS.Conclusions. BAP1+ patients had significantly higher OS, but BAP1 mutation didn’t affect DFS and CSS.
Experience in the treatment of a patient with postoperative perineal hernia after extended combined abdominal-perineal extirpation of the rectum
Authors: Lisin O. E. , Shestakov E. V. , Shulepov P. V. , Katorkin S. E. , Yarovenko G. V. , Bezborodov A. I. 
Published: September 2024

Improvements in surgical techniques have made it possible to perform extended surgical interventions for rectal cancer and achieve good treatment results for patients with this pathology, but have led to an increase in complications in the form of the formation of postoperative perineal hernias. The anatomical features of the perineum and postoperative tissue changes create significant difficulties in choosing a method of surgical treatment.This article presents a rare clinical case of surgical treatment of a patient with a postoperative perineal hernia. After a preoperative examination, the patient was operated on in the Surgical Department of the Hospital Surgery Clinic of Clinics of Samara State Medical University. The patient underwent pelvic floor replacement with a mesh implant. The complexity of the clinical case consisted of a deficiency of myofascial structures in the plastic area, limited fixation points for the mesh implant, the presence of a severe concomitant disease in the form of type II diabetes mellitus, and the patient’s advanced age.The surgical treatment performed allowed us to achieve good treatment results and significantly improve the patient’s quality of life, preventing the development of life-threatening complications.
A New Data Extension Scheme for Low-Cut Filtering-Based Strong-Motion Record Processing
Authors: Zhang Minchao , Duan Zhongdong , Li Bo 
Published: September 2024

ABSTRACT
Strong-motion records often show unrealistic displacements with drift, making them unsuitable for direct use in analyzing structural responses. To remove the drift, low-cut filtering is commonly used. However, the conventional zero-padding scheme to extend the accelerogram before filtering leads to unwanted effects, such as filter transients and an artificially extended duration. Furthermore, stripping off the added portion afterward may cause compatibility issues, resulting in inaccurate velocity and displacement time series derived from the acceleration data. To overcome these limitations, we introduce a new approach for extending and filtering velocity data. In this approach, the velocity trace is extended linearly at the end to double its length, followed by mirroring the data around the starting point. An adjustment function is then applied to ensure that the filtered velocity trace starts with zero after the extensions are removed. This novel technique effectively minimizes distortions in the resulting traces, producing compatible traces while preserving the original data duration. The advantages of this approach are illustrated through two case studies, showcasing its superiority over the zero-padding scheme and its performance compared to the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center data. Moreover, a quantitative assessment using an extensive dataset of ground motions from Japan, encompassing a broad spectrum of magnitudes (Mj 2.3–7.2, in which Mj denotes Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude), epicentral distances (0–1500 km), and site conditions, validates the robustness of the proposed method. Our method completes the drift correction of ground motion in one shot, eliminating the need for subsequent baseline correction required by current approaches to yield consistent acceleration, velocity, and displacement traces.
PLANTS IN THE ASTERACEAE FAMILY CONTAINING ESSENTIAL OILS AT MUONG LA NATURE RESERVE, SON LA PROVINCE
Authors: Lien Vu Thi , Long Nguyen Duc , Huy Vi Quang , Hung Ca Van , Hai Do Van 
Published: September 2024

This study aimed to evaluate the compositional diversity of essential oil-producing species within the Asteraceae family at Muong La Nature Reserve, Son La province. A comprehensive identification revealed a total of 56 species distributed across 39 genera. In addition to the value for essential oils, species of the Asteraceae family also demonstrate multiple application aspects, including medicinal (Th) with 54 species; and food (Tp) with 19 species. Additionally, 7 species as ornamental plants (Ca) while others are used for ornamental, and enological purposes. Fifteen Asteraceae species have a use value (UV) index ≥ 0.80, and 1 species (accounting for 1.72%) is identified as potentially threatened, listed in the Red Data Book of Vietnam 2007. Life forms of Asteraceae species studied are constructed as follows: the Spectrum of Biology (SB) = 50.00 % Ph + 21.43 % Th +16.07% Hm + 12.50% Ch. In the study area, the Asteraceae family is categorized into 6 main geographical factors: tropical Asia accounts (accounting for 78.57% of the total number), followed by Crop factor with 5 species (accounting for 8,93% of the total number) and Northern temperate elements with 3 species (accounting for 5.36%); Paleo-tropical with 2 species (accounting for 3.57%); The lowest factors include; Tropical Asia-Australia-America and sub-endemic with the same 1 specie (accounting for 1.79%).
Gestion de la reproduction sans hormones chez les mammifères d’élevage en AB en France
Authors: PELLICER-RUBIO Maria-Teresa , FRÉRET Sandrine , FERCHAUD Stéphane , BOULOT Sylviane , BIDAN Fabrice , DE CRÉMOUX Renée , BARTHÉLÉMY Diane , ROUZEYROL Léa , EXPERTON Catherine , GOUDET Ghylène 
Published: September 2024

Le cahier des charges en agriculture biologique (AB) interdit les traitements à base d’hormones ou substances analogues en vue de maîtriser la reproduction. En AB, la reproduction des petits ruminants est possible à contre-saison grâce à l’effet mâle. Les traitements lumineux sans mélatonine pour désaisonner la reproduction peuvent aussi être appliqués en bâtiments ouverts et sont compatibles avec le pâturage mais peu utilisés sur le terrain. L’insémination animale (IA) est peu répandue pour les ovins et caprins en AB, elle peut être réalisée sur chaleurs naturelles (saison sexuelle) ou induites et synchronisées par effet mâle (contre-saison). Dans les deux cas, les IA s’étalent sur plusieurs jours et nécessitent une détection des chaleurs préalable. En élevages caprins, la conduite en lactation longue est également une alternative pour désaisonner la production laitière. Dans les élevages porcins en AB, l’effet mâle peut faciliter l’induction de la puberté des cochettes, la stimulation d’œstrus de lactation, et la diminution de l’intervalle sevrage-œstrus ; toutefois il est utilisé principalement pour améliorer l’expression des chaleurs. La stimulation par le transport et le changement social et/ou d’environnement est largement utilisée pour induire et synchroniser les œstrus des cochettes de renouvellement. Chez les bovins, l’interdiction des traitements hormonaux n’est pas pénalisante en AB, car la reproduction est possible toute l’année par monte naturelle (majoritaire en élevage allaitant) ou par IA (majoritaire en élevage laitier) sur chaleurs naturelles. Dans toutes les espèces, le « flushing » alimentaire avant la mise à la reproduction est pratiqué dans le but d’améliorer la fertilité. La mise en œuvre de ces pratiques en AB est le résultat d’un équilibre entre enjeux financier, réglementaire et éthique.
Produire et mettre en marché des produits animaux issus de l’agriculture biologique : un moteur pour la transition vers l’agroécologie ?
Authors: NOZIÈRES-PETIT Marie-Odile , CHIFFOLEAU Yuna , VEYSSET Patrick 
Published: September 2024

L’agriculture biologique (AB) est un mode de production, certifié par un tiers et associé à une segmentation des marchés des produits d’élevage sous signe officiel de qualité. Avec une montée en puissance dans la fin du XXe siècle, cette démarche, structurée avant tout par l’interdiction des intrants de synthèse, est vue comme un outil majeur de la transition agroécologique des élevages. Cet article vise à interroger cette position. Il présente tout d’abord en quoi le cahier des charges de l’AB contribue, par certains côtés, à la transition agroécologique. À travers le cas de la viande bovine, il montre aussi comment le marché pèse sur les systèmes de production et freine cette transition en n’évitant pas l’agrandissement des élevages et l’adoption de pratiques visant à améliorer la productivité des animaux. Il s’appuie ensuite sur deux situations que sont i) la production de lait de brebis dans les Causses du Sud, en partie destinée à l’AOP Roquefort, et ii) les viandes bovines et ovines de l’Est pyrénéen pour interroger la nécessité d’avoir des outils de gouvernance territoriale opérants, qui peuvent s’appuyer, le cas échéant sur ceux de démarches existantes, de type indication géographique. Il invite ainsi à la réflexion sur la reterritorialisation de tout ou partie des filières en AB.
La nouvelle réglementation de l’élevage bio
Authors: MÉDALE Françoise , PENVERN Servane 
Published: September 2024

Cet article synthétise les principales règles à respecter par les élevages biologiques selon la nouvelle réglementation européenne relative à l’AB, entrée en vigueur depuis le 1er janvier 2022 dans l’ensemble des États membres. Par rapport au précédent, le nouveau Règlement concerne davantage d’espèces animales. Certaines des règles visant à appliquer les principes de naturalité, de lien au sol, et de garantie d’un haut niveau de bien-être animal sont plus détaillées et parfois plus strictes, avec une diminution des possibilités de dérogations. Après un résumé des conditions de certification de l’élevage AB, nous exposons les mesures réglementaires relatives à la provenance des animaux, au choix des races et souches et aux méthodes de reproduction autorisées ainsi que celles concernant l’alimentation des animaux, leurs conditions d’hébergement, la gestion de leur santé et de leur bien-être. Pour chaque thème, nous précisons les règles s’appliquant à toutes les espèces couvertes par la réglementation européenne (bovins, ovins, caprins, équins, porcins, volailles, abeilles, animaux d’aquaculture), ainsi que les principales particularités par espèce.
Disintegration of Multiple Parts of a Bone Transport Nail During Planned Removal
Authors: Halvorson Ryan , Kandemir Utku 
Published: September 2024

Abstract

Case:
A 34-year-old man with a distal tibia bone defect was treated with an intramedullary bone transport nail (Precice Bone Transport System, NuVasive). During planned removal after successful treatment, 7 separate subcomponents of the nail became disconnected and had to be separately removed using specialized instrumentation. This occurred despite adherence to the manufacturer’s recommended technique for nail removal and in the absence of clinical or radiographic evidence of implant failure.

Conclusion:
When planning for implant removal, surgeons should be aware of potential intraoperative disconnection of subcomponents of this magnetic bone transport nail and ensure that equipment for retrieval (e.g., very long endoscopy forceps) is available.
Odontoid Fracture with Locked Posterolateral Atlantoaxial Dislocation
Authors: Iyer R Dinesh , Mengesha Mengitsu G. , Shetty Ajoy Prasad , Rajasekaran Shanmuganathan 
Published: September 2024

Case:Odontoid fractures with atlantoaxial dislocations are rare injuries. We report a case of a 41-year-old man with a Type 2 odontoid fracture with locket facet and posterolateral dislocation. He underwent single-stage C1-C4 posterior fixation and fusion, and at 2-year follow-up, he is symptom-free without any residual pain. Follow-up radiograph and CT scan show healed odontoid fracture with posterior fusion.Conclusion:This case highlights successful management of a complex odontoid fracture by a single-stage posterior surgery. Closed reduction is usually unsuccessful, and open reduction using posterior approach is preferable.
Robotic Placement of 3 Trans-Sacral TransiIliac Screws Through a Single Corridor for U-Type Sacrum Fracture
Authors: Vennitti Corinne , Schwartz Joshua , Ruland Jeffrey , Hadeed Michael , Yarboro Seth 
Published: September 2024

Case:
We present a case of robot-assisted placement of 3 trans-sacral transiliac screws through a single corridor for an unstable U-type sacral fracture in a 95-year-old woman. She had persistent pain and inability to mobilize with physical therapy. At 3-month follow-up, the patient had evidence of interval healing and stable hardware and was able to return to her prior functional baseline.

Conclusion:
We demonstrate successful utilization of robotics to place 3 trans-sacral transiliac screws in a single corridor for fixation of an unstable pelvic ring injury. This technique was used to overcome challenges with visualization and implant placement.
The Miocene Acceleration of Strike-Slip Deformation in the Northern Tian Shan, Central Asia
Authors: Wang Siyu , Jiao Ruohong , Zhang Huiping , Zhang Jiawei , Pang Jianzhang 
Published: September 2024

Abstract
The Tian Shan has been deformed during the Cenozoic as a far-field response to the India–Eurasia collision. This contribution reports new apatite fission-track (AFT) and apatite (U-Th)/He data from the northern Tian Shan, including areas along the southern margin of the Junggar Basin and adjacent to the western segment of the Bolokenu-Aqikekuduk Fault (BAF). Thermal history modeling of the presented data suggests that the Cenozoic exhumation along the basin margin started &gt;20 Ma, and the oblique-slip BAF could have been active since at least ~10 Ma with a total exhumation magnitude of ~2 km during the late Cenozoic. Since then, the mean exhumation rate on southern wall of the BAF is comparable to the Quaternary uplift rate previously measured on the same segment of the fault. To examine the extent of the Miocene acceleration of the transpressional deformation pattern, an exhumation model since 50 Ma was established by inverse modeling &gt;1000 published and new AFT and (U-Th)/He ages from the Tian Shan and the northeastern Tibetan Plateau. The model suggests that after the initial unroofing, a significant acceleration in exhumation occurred during 15–10 Ma, in regions including the interiors of northern and southwestern Tian Shan near major strike-slip structures. This change coincided with the northward propagation of the Pamir and the eastward expansion of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau along the west and south margins of the Tarim Basin, respectively.
Effect of Stress and Thermal Deformation Modes on Correlation of Permeability of Naturally Fractured Sandstone and Shale Formations
Authors: Civan Faruk 
Published: September 2024

SummaryProper correlations of the variations of petrophysical properties like the permeability of naturally fractured porous subsurface formations are developed under different effective stress and thermal deformation modes. The threshold or critical stress and temperature conditions splitting the different deformation modes are determined by analyzing the experimental data. The stress and thermal deformation mode changes occurring at the critical stress and temperature are referred to as the stress and thermal shock phenomena. The improved correlations are developed using the experimental permeability data of the naturally fractured porous sandstone and shale formations based on the theoretically sound modified power-law equation. The critical effective stress and temperature values are determined at the slope discontinuity observed in the variation of the parameters of the modified power-law equation. The parameters of the modified power-law correlations are also correlated as functions of the effective stress and temperature. It is demonstrated that correlating the data separately over the different portions of the full data set divided by the critical stress and temperature values yields more accurate and representative correlations of the naturally fractured porous formations than the correlations obtained using the full-range data. The improved analytical and theoretically sound methodology and approaches presented in this paper can be applied effectively for the development of the improved correlations of the permeability of subsurface porous rock formations deforming by variation of the effective stress and temperature conditions, such as in geothermal and thermally stimulated petroleum reservoirs, and the subsurface storage processes considered for energy transition.
Air Injection into Condensate Reservoirs in the Middle and Late Stages Increases Recovery with Thermal Miscible Mechanism
Authors: Jiang Tongwen , Zhang Xiaokun , Xi Changfeng , Wang Bojun , Zhao Fang , Zhao Zeqi 
Published: September 2024

Summary
Condensate gas reservoirs in the middle and late stages of development are faced with problems such as formation pressure reduction, serious retrograde condensation, and oil and gas seepage channel plugging, which make it difficult to further improve oil and gas recovery by conventional development methods. For this kind of condensate gas reservoir, in this paper we put forward air injection technology as a development means, taking the K condensate gas reservoir in the Tarim Oilfield as the research object. We explored the thermal oxidation characteristics and displacement efficiency of condensate oil/volatile oil by air injection through the thermal oxidation displacement experiment. In addition, we determined quantitatively the minimum miscibility pressure (MMP) of oil samples at high temperature and the correlation between MMP and temperature through a high-temperature, high-pressure slimtube experiment, and clarified the mechanism of “thermally assisted miscible” through fine full-component numerical simulations under high-temperature and high-pressure conditions, which indoor experiments could not achieve. The results showed that condensate oil/volatile oil can form a stable thermal front by injecting air, and the oil displacement efficiency is more than 90%. The MMP of flue gas produced by condensate oil and oxidation reaction decreases gradually with temperature increase, and the MMP is only 11 MPa at 260°C. The high temperature formed by oxidation heat release forces the oil phase into the gas phase, and the extraction of flue gas makes C2-C4 in the oil phase increase continuously, both of which promote the realization of heat-assisted evaporation miscible phase. This thermal-assisted miscible-phase mechanism makes air injection displacement technology an innovative replacement technology for greatly improving the recovery efficiency of condensate gas reservoirs in the middle and late development stages.
The Citronella and Savory Essential Oils Effect on Honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) Mortality
Authors: BENGOUGA Khalila , BETTICHE Farida , TAHARCHAOUCHE Souad , FADLAOUI Haroun , SALEMKOUR Nora 
Published: September 2024

Abstract

Recently a trend to use small concentrations of the essential oils of (Cymbopogonschoenanthus) or (Saccocalyxsatureioides) to control pests has extended. They are often used to suppress biotic enemies such as fungus, moulds, bacteria and insects. What is not known is whether these oils also influence beneficial beings such as honeybees. In preliminary experiments foragers’ bees were exposed by inhalation to different concentrations of C. schoenanthus) or (S. satureioides essential oils. Results showed that bees’ mortality in inhalation test increased with increase in concentrations of essential oils and exposure time. Both essential oils showed LC50 greater than 5 µl/ml.Meanwhile 205 µl/ml concentrations were more detrimental. Disturbance of locomotion and contractions of bees recorded by video sequences registered revealed that bees exposed to C. schoenanthus presented lesser contractions and were more active than bees exposed to S. satureioides whom presented more contractions and lesser locomotion activity. Our research provides further evidence supporting the use of conditioning techniques to evaluate the use of essential oils as optimal substances to be considered as alternative controls of pests assuming honey bee safety.