bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Clinical experience and outcomes using a commercially available micro‐plating system for metabone fractures in dogs and cats: 10 cases (2019‐2023)
Authors: Marturello D. M. , Perry K. L. 
Published: August 2024

ObjectivesTo report the clinical experience and long‐term outcome following metabone fracture stabilisation using a commercially available micro‐plating system (VetKISS, 1.0‐mm, IMEX Veterinary, USA).Materials and MethodsConsecutive, client‐owned cats and dogs weighing <7 kg, with traumatic metabone fractures stabilised using VetKISS micro‐plates were prospectively enrolled with informed owner consent. Clinical and radiographic parameters were recorded. Either short‐term or long‐term clinical and radiographic follow‐up was required for study inclusion.ResultsFour cats and six dogs were enrolled and operated by one of two board‐certified surgeons. Bodyweight ranged from 1.9 to 6.6 kg. Number of metabones fractured: all four (60%), three (30%) and two (10%). Anatomical alignment was restored for each metabone. External coaptation was not used in any case. Radiographic follow‐up documented clinical or bony union in all cases. Mean time to clinical union was 51 days. One major complication (screw removal) and two minor complications (partial construct failure) were observed. All patients made a complete functional recovery at the time of documented union. Long‐term follow‐up was available in five cases. No lameness (evaluated independently by both surgeons) or plate sensitivity was noted.Clinical SignificanceThis is the first clinical evaluation of the VetKISS for metabone fracture repair, and includes long‐term follow‐up. Results demonstrated complete functional recovery and 100% clinical union rates in all patients, with acceptable complication rates. This system can be considered for metabone repair in patients weighing <7 kg without the use of external coaptation.
Development and validation of a tool to assess underlying factors of iron‐rich food consumption among pregnant women
Authors: Mohamadou Sall , Aminata Ndiaye Ndene , Jérémie Bobby Dupuis , Nafissatou Ba Lo , Momar Thiam El Hadj , Sonia Blaney 
Published: August 2024

AbstractAnaemia among pregnant women remains a public health concern globally. One major cause of this persistent problem is iron deficiency, which may be the result of limited iron intake in the diet. Using the extended version of the theory of planned behaviour (eTPB), this study aims to develop and validate a questionnaire assessing psychosocial and environmental factors that could influence the consumption of iron‐rich foods (IRFs) among Senegalese pregnant women. A three‐step procedure was used. Six focus group discussions (FGDs) were held with 10 pregnant women each from a different region to identify salient beliefs related to each of the four constructs of the eTPB using a structured guide. Information from FGDs was used to develop a questionnaire, which was administered to the first group (n = 200) of pregnant women. Principal component analyses and exploratory factorial analyses were performed on the first set of data to identify latent factors for each construct namely the attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control. A revised and shorter version of the questionnaire was administered to a second sample of pregnant women (n = 226) and confirmatory factorial analyses were conducted using this second set of data. Hancock and Muller's H reliability index was computed on the final model. The final questionnaire included 44 items. Most criteria for fit indices were met and H values were satisfactory. This study proposes a tool that could be used to explore determinants of the consumption of IRF among pregnant women. Further validation is still warranted in other contexts.
Analyzing antimicrobial resistance as a series of collective action problems
Authors: Weldon Isaac , Liddell Kathleen , Rogers Van Katwyk Susan , Hoffman Steven J. , Minssen Timo , Outterson Kevin , Palmer Stephanie , Viens A. M. , Viñuales Jorge 
Published: August 2024

AbstractAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) causes over 1.27 million deaths annually, making it one of today's most urgent health threats. Given its urgency, there are often calls for large‐scale global initiatives to address AMR. However, theories of collective action have yet to be applied to the problem in a systematic and holistic manner. Fuller engagement with collective action theory is necessary to avoid three risks, namely: mischaracterizing the kinds of challenges that AMR presents; over‐simplifying the problem by reducing it to a single type of collective action problem while ignoring others; and overstating the ability of collective action theory to formulate effective solutions. This article relies on the work of Elinor Ostrom to develop an analytical framework for collective action problems around public and common goods. When analyzed through this framework, we find that AMR poses at least nine distinct collective action problems. This more granular framing of AMR provides, in our view, a better basis to develop policy solutions to address this multifaceted challenge. We conclude with proposals for future research.
The clinical application value of psychological nursing intervention for patients with prostatic hyperplasia during treatment
Authors: Lin Tingting , Zhong Linlin 
Published: August 2024

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the therapeutic utility of psychological nursing interventions for prostatic hyperplasia clients while they are receiving therapy.MethodsClinical data of 110 patients with prostate group hyperplasia who underwent treatment in our hospital were collected and analysed retrospectively, and the selected period was from October 2021 to October 2023. The 110 cases of prostate group hyperplasia patients were divided into a research group and a control group according to the different methods of care, and each group had 55 cases each. The research group received psychological nursing intervention based on the conventional nursing care given to the control group. The total treatment compliance rate and contentment with nursing were contrasted between the research and control groups, and changes in the Self Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) score, Self Rating Depression Scale (SDS) score, Health Survey Short Form score, and sleep problems were observed between the research group and the control group.ResultsThe research group's overall compliance rate was 94.55% (52/53), a substantial increase over the control group's rate, 69.09% (38/55), P < 0.01. Following nursing, the research group's SAS and SDS scores were considerably more reduced than those of the control group, and both groups' scores were substantially lower than they were prior to nursing (P < 0.05).ConclusionThis retrospective study found that psychological nursing intervention applied to patients with prostatic hyperplasia can effectively improve the patient's compliance with treatment, effectively reduce the occurrence of negative emotions, improve the patient's quality of life, and improve sleep problems. In addition, psychological nursing intervention can effectively alleviate the tension between nurses and patients, and is worthy of clinical application.
Momentary autonomic engagement during parent–adolescent conflict: Coping as a moderator of associations with emotions
Authors: Siciliano Rachel E. , Anderson Allegra S. , Gruhn Meredith A. , Henry Lauren M. , Vreeland Allison J. , Watson Kelly H. , Ciriegio Abagail E. , Liu Qimin , Ebert Jon , Kuhn Tarah , Cole David A. , Compas Bruce E. 
Published: August 2024

AbstractRegulatory efforts are hypothesized to affect associations between emotions and physiology (i.e., concordance) to facilitate adaptive functioning. Assessing the role of coping on physiological–emotional concordance during ecologically relevant scenarios can elucidate whether concordance can serve as a biomarker of risk or resilience. The present study assessed self‐reported coping as a moderator of minute‐to‐minute associations between autonomic nervous system activity and emotions (i.e., physiological–emotional concordance) in caregivers (N = 97) and adolescents (N = 97; ages 10–15) during a dyadic conflict task. Models included physiological variables (sympathetic, skin conductance level [SCL]; and parasympathetic, respiratory sinus arrhythmia [RSA]) and their interaction (SCL × RSA) as predictors of emotions, with coping variables as moderators. Caregivers' use of primary control coping (e.g., problem solving and emotional expression) and secondary control coping (e.g., cognitive reappraisal and acceptance) use in response to family stress predicted more positive emotional experiences during the laboratory conflict task. Adolescents' use of secondary control coping moderated the SCL–emotion association, such that increases in momentary SCL were associated with more positive emotion ratings for youth reporting higher secondary control coping. For youth who report more adaptive trait‐level coping skills, momentary changes in SCL may reflect active engagement and attentiveness to facilitate more positive emotional experiences. Findings advance our understanding of the interrelationships between physiological responses and psychological experiences during relevant, interactive scenarios. Autonomic responses are differentially related to affective states depending on the coping strategies that adolescents employ, suggesting that concordance may be associated with intervention targets (i.e., coping skills).
Men's Willingness to Use and Preferences for Novel Male Contraceptive Methods in Malawi
Authors: Gottert Ann , Mathur Sanyukta , Gnofam Mayi , Sailer Jim , Pulerwitz Julie , Haddad Lisa B. 
Published: August 2024

AbstractEvidence is needed in low‐ and middle‐income countries regarding men's willingness to use new male contraceptive methods in development, preferences regarding method attributes, and what shapes willingness/preferences. We analyzed data from cross‐sectional surveys with 611 men in Malawi, concerning willingness to use each of four types of new male methods. Mean age was 24.5 years; half (50 percent) were married/cohabiting. Over half (51 percent) of men expressed willingness to use at least one new male method, including a topical contraceptive gel (33 percent), injection (32 percent), pill (29 percent), and implant (14 percent). Many male product attributes were considered important (with 59–67 percent endorsement), including ease of use, comfort of use, side effects, partner approval, type of method, frequency of facility visits, and cost. A prevalent reported reason for willingness was to “share responsibility for family planning with my partner” (44 percent). In multivariate regression analyses, willingness was inversely associated with inequitable gender attitudes (p < 0.001) and was not associated with married/cohabiting status, using condoms, or perceived risk for HIV. These findings add to growing evidence that a majority of men express willingness to use new male contraceptive methods like a topical gel, injectable, or pill. Reflection around gender roles is likely critical within future education about male contraceptive methods.
Du Boisian sociology after Du Bois: Frazier, St Clair Drake, and the global and comparative study of race and empire
Authors: Meghji Ali 
Published: August 2024

AbstractIn this paper, I focus on two thinkers who I contend can be read as Du Boisian sociologists: Franklin Frazier and John Gibbs St. Clair Drake. I argue that both Frazier and Drake are often (mis)represented as being ethnographic sociologists of racism in the American inner city who owe their intellectual training and lineage to the Chicago School. By contrast, I argue that Frazier and Drake, while interested in race in the American inner city, both viewed American racism as only one piece in a global jigsaw puzzle; both advocated for comparative and historical sociologies of race and empire which would highlight—to quote Frazier (1973, 339)—that although racism “in the United States has many unique features, it is […] a phase of a world process.” Excavating this world process, to both Frazier and Drake, necessarily entailed studying the global color line beyond its expression only in the United States. Frazier and Drake ought to be read, therefore, primarily as Du Boisian sociologists, not simply as parochial ethnographers of the inner city. The data for this paper come from the Du Bois, Frazier, and Drake papers housed in archives at the University of Massachusetts‐Amherst, Howard University, and the Schomburg Centre.
An incoherent feed‐forward loop involving bHLH transcription factors, Auxin and CYCLIN‐Ds regulates style radial symmetry establishment in Arabidopsis
Authors: Tasker‐Brown William , Koh Samuel W. H. , Trozzi Nicola , Maio Kestrel A. , Jamil Iqra , Jiang Yuxiang , Majda Mateusz , Smith Richard S. , Moubayidin Laila 
Published: August 2024

SUMMARYThe bilateral‐to‐radial symmetry transition occurring during the development of the Arabidopsis thaliana female reproductive organ (gynoecium) is a crucial biological process linked to plant fertilization and seed production. Despite its significance, the cellular mechanisms governing the establishment and breaking of radial symmetry at the gynoecium apex (style) remain unknown. To fill this gap, we employed quantitative confocal imaging coupled with MorphoGraphX analysis, in vivo and in vitro transcriptional experiments, and genetic analysis encompassing mutants in two bHLH transcription factors necessary and sufficient to promote transition to radial symmetry, SPATULA (SPT) and INDEHISCENT (IND). Here, we show that defects in style morphogenesis correlate with defects in cell‐division orientation and rate. We showed that the SPT‐mediated accumulation of auxin in the medial‐apical cells undergoing symmetry transition is required to maintain cell‐division‐oriented perpendicular to the direction of organ growth (anticlinal, transversal cell division). In addition, SPT and IND promote the expression of specific core cell‐cycle regulators, CYCLIN‐D1;1 (CYC‐D1;1) and CYC‐D3;3, to support progression through the G1 phase of the cell cycle. This transcriptional regulation is repressed by auxin, thus forming an incoherent feed‐forward loop mechanism. We propose that this mechanism fine‐tunes cell division rate and orientation with the morphogenic signal provided by auxin, during patterning of radial symmetry at the style.
Online Capacity Estimation for Lithium-Ion Batteries in Partial Intervals Considering Charging Conditions
Authors: Wang Jian , Zhu Lijun , Liu Xiaoyu , Wang Yutao , Wang Lujun 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Employed extensively for lithium-ion battery health assessment and capacity estimation, incremental capacity analysis (ICA) traditionally requires substantial time investment under standard charge and discharge conditions. However, in practical usage, Li-ion batteries rarely undergo full cycles. This study introduces aging temperature cycles within different partial intervals of the battery, integrating local ICA curves, peak range analysis, and incremental slope (IS) as an auxiliary feature. The extracted partial incremental capacity curves serve as features for state of health (SOH) estimation. The proposed temperature-rate-based SOH estimation method relies on a mechanistic function, analyzing relationships between temperature, different partial intervals, aging rate, and aging. Experimental tests on FCB21700 batteries demonstrate accurate SOH estimation using only partial charge curves, with an average error below 2.82%. By manipulating charging and discharging ranges, the method significantly extends battery lifespan, offering promising widespread applications.
Damage Growth Monitoring in Cementitious Materials by Nonlinear Ultrasonic and Acoustic Emission Techniques
Authors: Sagar R. Vidya , Roy T. Priyan , Kundu Tribikram 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
This article reports the observation made during the compressive fracture process of cementitious materials, which has been studied using nonlinear ultrasonic testing (NUT) and acoustic emission (AE) testing techniques. The generated higher harmonics were recorded at a specific time interval and normalized with respect to the peak amplitude of the fundamental wave. The AE-based damage index (D) was compared with the normalized second harmonic amplitude (X). The X parameter decreased to a minimum at failure load where the AE-based b-value also reached its minimum value. Another nonlinear ultrasonic testing, namely, sideband peak count index (SPC-I) showed a similar variation when correlated with X parameter. It is concluded that both the normalized second harmonic amplitude and the sideband peak count index can be used as an indicator of internal damage growth. A parallel may exist between AE-based damage index (D) and normalized second harmonic amplitude (X) and SPC-I for the damage growth monitoring in cementitious materials. Since SPC-I technique is much easier to implement in comparison to the higher harmonic generation (HHG) technique, it is concluded that the SPC-I can replace HHG for monitoring the damage growth in heterogeneous cementitious materials.
Complexity Analysis Using Graph Models for Conflict Resolution for Autonomous Ships in Complex Situations
Authors: Bakdi Azzeddine , Vanem Erik 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Maritime autonomous surface ships (MASSs) will reshape the fast-evolving ecosystem for their attractive socio-economic benefits and potential to improve safety. However, their new systems and technology need thorough verifications to identify unintended components of risk. The interaction between MASS cyber-physical systems and the existing regulatory framework is currently unpredictable; artificial intelligence-powered intelligent situation awareness and autonomous navigation algorithms must safely and efficiently adhere to the regulations which are only designed for human interpretation without MASSs consideration. This paper contributes to algorithmic regulations and particularly algorithmic COLREGs in real-world MASS applications. It focuses on codifying COLREGs into a machine-executable system applicable to MASSs, then analyzing their performance in dynamic and mixed interactions between multiple vessels in complex scenarios. Based on fullest pairwise COLREGs criteria, this paper considers decision-making (DM) and complexity analysis in multi-collision-conflict scenarios. Complexity influential factors are an interplay between the characteristics of COLREGs, traffic scenarios, MASS interactions, and the environment. Participant vessels are the decision-makers forming a decentralized uncertain DM process, casted into a multi-participant multi-conflict multicriteria DM problem. This is tackled through the technique of graph models for conflict resolution, using risk graph models and fuzzy preferences over alternative collision-avoidance states. This paper conducts a comprehensive analysis of DM and navigational complexity; we develop novel complexity estimation scores, tools for complexity monitoring for human intervention, and spatial analysis of traffic complexity for geo-intelligent MASSs deployment and operation planning. The presented work is validated on a database of historical scenarios extracted from multiple data sources.
Impact of Building Design and Operating Strategies on Urban Heat Island Effects Part II: Sensitivity Analysis
Authors: Ameer Baqer , Krarti Moncef 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
This study investigates the mutual thermal interactions between buildings and the microclimate within urban area centers. Buildings are the primary energy consumers in cities, and one of the main causes of the urban heat island (UHI) formation. In this article, a flexible simulation environment is developed and used to model the mutual thermal interactions between building energy systems and their urban surroundings in Phoenix, AZ, characterized by its hot climate. The impacts of various operating strategies for both commercial and residential buildings are assessed on both UHI effects and energy consumption. Specifically, the study evaluates the impacts of indoor temperature settings, precooling strategies, and air infiltration/exfiltration rates. It has been found that heat rejected by air conditioning systems significantly impacts UHI formation in urban centers located in hot climates. Specifically, commercial buildings were found to cause more UHI effects than residential buildings due to higher cooling loads. The impacts of heat rejected from heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are found to be more dominant than that from air exfiltration on the microclimate of urban centers. For urban center made up of commercial buildings with a street aspect ratio of 2, heat from air exfiltration is estimated to be as low as 10% of the heat rejected by HVAC systems.
Energetic and Exergetic Analyses of a Double-Pass Tubular Absorber for Application in Solar Towers
Authors: Ebadi Hossein , Cammi Antonio , Savoldi Laura 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
The present research integrates the concept of double-pass (DP) flows with high-temperature solar receivers to introduce an innovative design aimed at minimizing heat losses and optimizing performance. The new DP system was developed using a tubular absorber derived from billboard solar tower technology and operated with air as the heat transfer medium. Computational fluid dynamic models are developed based on an experimental campaign conducted at a solar furnace facility. The computational analyses indicated that employing the DP design instead of single-pass (SP) absorbers results in an average enhancement of energy and exergy efficiency by 35% and 225%, respectively, across all test conditions. However, this enhancement is accompanied by an average increase in pressure drop of ∼60%. The detailed exergy analysis also revealed the contribution of each term in the exergetic performance, identifying the exergy destruction between the sun and the absorber as the primary source, accounting for an average of ∼65% of the total inlet exergy for both SP and DP absorbers. Consequently, the DP presents itself as a promising alternative design for future solar tower configurations, offering improved Nu numbers up to ∼50% in air-based solar systems.
Estimating UV-B, UV-Erithemic, and UV-A Irradiances From Global Horizontal Irradiance and MERRA-2 Ozone Column Information
Authors: Laguarda Agustín , Abal Gonzalo , Russo Paola , Habte Aron 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
The ground ultraviolet (UV) solar radiation is relevant due to its impacts on plastics degradation (mainly UVA) and on human health (UVB and erithemic UV (UVE)). UV ground measurements are not as ubiquitous as the relatively common global horizontal irradiance (GHI) measurements. Three simple models that estimate the UVA, UVB, and UVE components of solar irradiance from GHI and ozone column information are locally adjusted and validated. Five one-minute datasets from three sites in southeastern South America and two in the United States are used for simultaneous solar irradiance and UV data. All sites correspond to temperate mid-latitude regions. Simultaneous atmospheric total ozone column information is obtained from the reanalysis modern-era retrospective analysis for research and applications (MERRA-2) database for each site. Aside from locally adjusted models, average models with a single set of coefficients are also evaluated. For instance, the best average model is able to estimate UVE with a typical uncertainty below 12% and mean biases between ±3%, relative to the average of the measurements. Similar results are reported for the UVB and UVA components. These results, which can be useful in regions with similar climate and geography, provide a simple way to estimate UV irradiance under all-sky conditions with known uncertainty. This is an alternative to global satellite-based UV estimates, which can have high uncertainties at specific locations. Because MERRA-2 information has a global coverage, when coupled with good satellite-based estimates for GHI, UV irradiances can be estimated by this method over a large territory.