bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Outcomes in Pregnancies Complicated with Preterm Hypertensive Disorders with and without Late Antenatal Corticosteroids
Authors: Regev Noam , Axelrod Michal , Berkovitz Chen , Yoeli-Ulman Rakefet , Mazaki-Tovi Shali , Sivan Eyal , Sibai Baha , Fishel Bartal Michal 
Published: July 2024

Objective This study aimed to determine whether administration of a late preterm (34–36 weeks) course of antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) is associated with improved short-term neonatal outcomes among pregnancies complicated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) who delivered in the late preterm period.
Study Design A single tertiary center retrospective cohort study, including pregnant individuals with singleton fetuses who delivered between 34.0 and 36.6 weeks following an HDP diagnosis. Exclusion criteria were major fetal anomalies and treatment with ACS before 34 weeks. Cases were divided into two groups: exposed group, consisting of individuals treated with a late ACS course, and nonexposed group, receiving no ACS. The primary outcome was a composite adverse neonatal outcome, including intensive care unit admission, oxygen treatment, noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, mechanical ventilation, respiratory distress syndrome, transient tachypnea, or apnea of prematurity. Secondary neonatal outcomes included birth weight, Apgar score, intraventricular hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, surfactant use, hypoglycemia, hyperbilirubinemia, sepsis, and neonatal death. Multivariable regression models were used to determine adjusted odds ratio (aOR)and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
Results Of 7,624 preterm singleton deliveries during the study period, 438 (5.7%) were diagnosed with HDP and delivered between 34.0 and 36.6 weeks. Infants who received ACS were diagnosed more commonly with fetal growth restriction (16.0 vs. 5.6%, p < 0.01) and were delivered at an earlier gestational age (GA) (mean GA: 35.6 vs. 36.3 weeks, p < 0.01). The composite neonatal morbidity did not differ between the groups after adjustments (aOR: 0.97, 95% CI: 0.47, 1.98). Neonatal hypoglycemia and hyperbilirubinemia were more common in the exposed group than in the nonexposed group (46.9 vs. 27.4%; aOR: 2.27; 95% CI: 1.26, 4.08 and 64.2 vs. 46.5%; aOR: 2.08; 95% CI: 1.16, 3.72 respectively).
Conclusion In people with HDP, a course of ACS given in the late preterm period did not improve neonatal morbidity.
Key Points
Randomized, Blinded, Controlled Clinical Trial of Polylactide–Collagen Scaffold in Treatment of Shoulder Osteochondritis Dissecans in Dogs
Authors: Heikkilä Helka , Reunanen Vilma , Hyytiäinen Heli K. , Junnila Jouni J.T. , Laitinen-Vapaavuori Outi , Keränen Pauli 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Objective The aim of our study was to investigate a degradable polylactide–collagen scaffold (COPLA) in the treatment of shoulder osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) in dogs.
Study Design The study was a controlled, randomized, blinded clinical trial with a parallel group design with a 1.5-year follow-up. Twenty dogs with uni- or bilateral shoulder OCD (29 shoulders) were randomized to receive a COPLA or arthroscopic debridement only (Control). The outcome of treatment was assessed with gait and stance analysis, passive range of motion measurement, pain and lameness evaluation, Helsinki Chronic Pain Index, and computed tomography (CT).
Results Eighteen dogs (25 shoulders) completed the study. The clinical outcome variables improved significantly from baseline in COPLA and Control groups after treatment but no significant differences emerged between groups. Significantly fewer COPLA than Control shoulders had osteoarthritis (OA) in CT at 6 months (p = 0.019) but the difference was not significant at 1.5 years. At 1.5 years, all dogs were sound and pain-free in joint palpation, but OA was diagnosed in 13/18 dogs (18/25 shoulders) with CT.
Conclusion The results suggest that COPLA scaffold slowed down the development of OA at 6 months but it did not improve the clinical recovery or prevent OA in dogs with shoulder OCD in long-term follow-up at 1.5 years compared with arthroscopic debridement only. Regardless of the treatment method, clinical recovery was good, but OA developed in the majority of dogs.
Interaction of exotic states in a hadronic medium: the Z

c
(3900) case
Authors: Abreu L M , Magalhães R O , Navarra F S , Vieira H P L 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
We investigate the interactions of the charged exotic state Z

c
(3900) in a hadronic medium composed of light mesons. We study processes such as

Z

c

π
→
D

D

¯

,

Z

c

π
→

D

*

D

¯

*

,

Z

c

π
→
D

D

¯

*

and the inverse ones. Using effective Lagrangians and form factors calculated with Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) sum rules (treating the Z

c
(3900) as a tetraquark) we estimate the vacuum and thermally-averaged cross-sections of these reactions. We find that the Z

c
(3900) has relatively large interaction cross sections with the constituent particles of the hadronic medium. After that, we use the production and suppression cross sections in a rate equation to estimate the time evolution of the Z

c
multiplicity. We include the Z

c
decay and regeneration terms The coalescence model is employed to compute the initial Z

c
multiplicity for the compact tetraquark configuration. Our results indicate that the combined effects of hadronic interactions, hydrodynamical expansion, decay and regeneration affect the final yield, which is bigger than the initial value. Besides, the dependence of the Z

c
final yield with the centrality, center-of-mass energy and the charged hadron multiplicity measured at midrapidity

[

d
N

ch

/

d
η

(
η
<

0.5
)
]

is also investigated.
Molecular dynamics simulation of salt diffusion in constituting phosphazene-based polymer electrolyte
Authors: Kaur Sarabjeet , Swayamjyoti S , Taneja Vibhuti , Padhee Srikant S , Nigam Vineeta , Jena Kailash C 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
A growing demand to visualize polymer models in liquid poses a computational challenge in molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, as this requires emerging models under suitable force fields (FFs) to capture the underlying molecular behaviour accurately. In our present study, we have employed TIP3P potential on water and all atomistic optimized potentials for liquid simulations FFs to study the liquid electrolyte behavior of phosphazene-based polymer by considering its potential use in lithium-ion polymer batteries. We have explored the polymer’s local structure, chain packing, wettability, and hydrophobic tendencies against the silicon surface using a combination of a pseudocontinuum model in MD simulation, and surface-sensitive sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy. The finding yields invaluable insights into the molecular architecture of phosphazene. This approach identifies the importance of hydrophobic interactions with air and hydrophilic units with water molecules in understanding the behavior and properties of phosphazene-based polymers at interfaces, contributing to its advancements in materials science. The MD study uniquely captures traces of the polymer-ion linkage, which is observed to become more pronounced with the increase in polymer weight fraction. The theoretical observation of this linkage’s influence on lithium-ion diffusion motion offers valuable insights into the fundamental physics governing the behavior of atoms and molecules within phosphazene-based polymer electrolytes in aqueous environments. Further these predictions are corroborated in the molecular-level depiction at the air-aqueous interface, as evidenced from the OH-oscillator strength variation measured by the SFG spectroscopy.The fundamental findings from this study open new avenues for utilizing MD simulation as a versatile methodology to gain profound insights into intermolecular interactions of polymer. It could be useful in the application of biomedical and energy-related research, such as polymer lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells, and organic solar cells.
An adaptive weighted integration method for multipath ultrasonic flowmeter
Authors: Guo Suna , Han Jiawen , Li Baonan , Fang Lide , Zhang Tao , Wang Fan 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
The error introduced by the integration method is an important factor affecting the measurement accuracy of the multipath ultrasonic flowmeter. An adaptive weighted integration method (adaptive weighted integration method for velocity profile of circular section) is proposed to reduce the integration error, taking a DN400 double-side eight-path ultrasonic flowmeter as an example. This method is based on the velocity distribution information in the full flow range and the integration weights are determined by the principle of minimum error. The applicability of this method is verified by numerical simulation and actual fluid flow experiments. The results show that the integration error of the proposed method is superior to the Gauss–Jacobi and optimized weighted integration method for circular section integration methods, and the maximum integration error is reduced from 0.0877% and −0.0355% to 0.0220% in the flow range of 125–2500 t h−1.
Age prediction from 12-lead electrocardiograms using deep learning: a comparison of four models on a contemporary, freely available dataset
Authors: Barros Andrew , German Mesner Ian , Nguyen N Rich , Moorman J Randall 
Published: July 2024

Abstract

Objective. The 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is routine in clinical use and deep learning approaches have been shown to have the identify features not immediately apparent to human interpreters including age and sex. Several models have been published but no direct comparisons exist. Approach. We implemented three previously published models and one unpublished model to predict age and sex from a 12-lead ECG and then compared their performance on an open-access data set. Main results. All models converged and were evaluated on the holdout set. The best preforming age prediction model had a hold-out set mean absolute error of 8.06 years. The best preforming sex prediction model had a hold-out set area under the receiver operating curve of 0.92. Significance. We compared performance of four models on an open-access dataset.
Completion of all the ITER toroidal field coil structures
Authors: Kajitani Hideki , Hemmi Tsutomu , Iguchi Masahide , Sakurai Takeru , Takano Katsutoshi , Tsutsumi Fumiaki , Saito Kengo , Sakamoto Kazuyuki , Tanaka Nobuhiko , Nakahira Masataka , Isono Takaaki 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
All 19 ITER toroidal field coil structures (TFCSs) were successfully fabricated by the Japan Domestic Agency with solving technical challenges. This study presents the results of the welding-deformation control process, which is a remarkable challenge in an efficient fabrication of the TFCSs.
Novel method for in-situ drift velocity measurement in large volume TPCs: the Geometry Reference Chamber of the NA61/SHINE experiment at CERN
Authors: László András , Gera Ádám , Hamar Gergő , Pálfi Botond , Podlaski Piotr , Rumberger Brant , Varga Dezső 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
This paper presents a novel method for low maintenance, low
ambiguity in-situ drift velocity monitoring in large volume Time
Projection Chambers (TPCs). The method was developed and deployed
for the 40 m3 TPC tracker system of the NA61/SHINE
experiment at CERN, which has a one meter of drift length. The
method relies on a low-cost multi-wire proportional chamber placed
next to the TPC to be monitored, downstream with respect to the
particle flux. Reconstructed tracks in the TPC are matched to hits
in the monitoring chamber, called the Geometry Reference Chamber
(GRC). Relative differences in positions of hits in the GRC are used
to estimate the drift velocity, removing the need for an accurate
alignment of the TPC to the GRC. An important design requirement on
the GRC was minimal added complexity to the existing system, in
particular, compatibility with Front-End Electronics cards already
used to read out the TPCs. Moreover, the GRC system was designed to
operate both in large and small particle fluxes. The system is
capable of monitoring the evolution of the drift velocity inside the
TPC down to a one permil precision, with a few minutes of data
collection.
Realization of modularized corrector magnet power supply with N+1 redundancy for TPS facilities
Authors: Wang Baosheng , Liu Kuobin , Wong Yongseng 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
This paper delves into implementing multi-module parallel
current output using the existing TPS storage ring correction magnet
power supply. We have devised a control interface card with N+1
redundancy to facilitate bipolar high-current parallel module
output. To achieve this, we have employed various current feedback
methods, including external DC Current Transducer (DCCT) and
internal module current feedback signals. Following PI compensation,
these feedback signals are amalgamated with reference current
signals to compute compensation values for each module, which are
subsequently disseminated to each Corrector Magnet Power Supply
(CMPS) for modulation, thereby enabling closed-loop current
control. A single CMPS module can deliver ± 48 V/± 10 A
output, while up to eight CMPS modules can be interconnected,
yielding a maximum output of ± 80 A. Through numerous
experimental measurements, the long-term output current stability
remains within 0.6 mA, or 7.5 ppm, with the output current
spectrum predominantly maintained within 500 μA. Furthermore,
the system boasts N+1 redundancy functionality and bipolar output
current characteristics. These exemplary performance attributes
underscore the criticality of our design for future applications of
TPS magnet power supplies.
Research on datumn transformation model in particle accelerator component installation
Authors: Zhang Qiuyu , Wu Enchen , Wang Wei , Li Xiao , Ding Ting , He Xiaoye 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
When the important components of the particle accelerator
are installed, it is required to locate the instrument in the global
coordinate system by measuring the control points of the surrounding
tunnels, which involves the datumn transformation between the global
coordinate system and the station coordinate system, and the
selection of the transformation model has gradually become a
potential breakthrough in solving the problem. Four different models
euler angle, Rodrigues matrix, dual quaternion and twelve parameters
are used to analyze and compare the solution parameters, accuracy
index, iteration efficiency, and the number of selected common
points of the four models with the measured data of 2022 Hefei Light
Source summer. The results show that the deviation of the four model
parameters from the SpatialAnalyzer commercial software is no more
than 3 μm for the translation parameters, and no more than
0.6” for the rotation angle. Among them, the twelve-parameters
and dual quaternion two models are theoretically rigorous, with high
and stable accuracy indexes, and the twelve parameters posteriori
unit weight mean error shows obvious advantages. The twelve
parameters and Rodrigues models have fewer iterations and higher
efficiency. In summary, the dual quaternion model and twelve
parameters method are preferred in the absence of better initial
values. In addition, in the process of datumn transformation, along
with the increase of the number of common points, the accuracies of
all four model solutions show an increasing trend of first fast and
then slow.
Poloidal magnetic field reconstruction by laser-driven ion-beam trace probe in spherical tokamak
Authors: ZHANG 张 Zuyu 祖煜 , XU 徐 Tianchao 田超 , XIAO 肖 Chijie 池阶 , HUANG 黄 Xianli 贤礼 , HE 何 Renchuan 任川 , YUAN 袁 Ruixin 瑞鑫 , YANG 杨 Xiaoyi 肖易 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
The poloidal magnetic field (

plays a critical role in plasma equilibrium, confinement and transport of magnetic confinement devices. Multiple diagnostic methods are needed to complement each other to obtain a more accurate

profile. Recently, the laser-driven ion-beam trace probe (LITP) has been proposed as a promising tool for diagnosing

and radial electric field (

) profiles in tokamaks [Yang X Y et al 2014 Rev. Sci. Instrum.
85 11E429]. The spherical tokamak (ST) is a promising compact device with high plasma beta and naturally large elongation. However, when applying LITP to diagnosing

in STs, the larger

invalidates the linear reconstruction relationship for conventional tokamaks, necessitating the development of a nonlinear reconstruction principle tailored to STs. This novel approach employs an iterative reconstruction method based on Newton’s method to solve the nonlinear equation. Subsequently, a simulation model to reconstruct the

profile of STs is developed and the experimental setup of LITP is designed for EXL-50, a middle-sized ST. Simulation results of the reconstruction show that the relative errors of

reconstruction are mostly below 5%. Moreover, even with 5 mm measurement error on beam traces or 1 cm flux surface shape error, the average relative error of reconstruction remains below 15%, initially demonstrating the robustness of LITP in diagnosing

profiles in STs.
Melville and the Time of War
Authors: Gould Philip 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
This chapter reads Melville’s Civil War poetry, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War (1866), in context of the relations between federal power, the writing of history, and reconstruction politics. My reading of numerous poems and his prose “Supplement” to Battle-Pieces attends to the relation between poetic form and theme and reconstruction politics, and argues for Melville’s interventions in Unionist accounts of the war. These poems, I argue, aim to confuse the question of when war ends as a way of suggesting that any clear historical narrative of the Civil War is always underwritten by contemporary political objectives. Melville’s lyrics disrupt Unionist narratives that often rationalized a punitive version of political reconstruction. My reading of Melville further questions why critics have designated him the literary figure best able to see beyond sectional and national ideologies, and it reconsiders his accommodating view of reconstruction in light of the political issue of protecting African-American lives.
Associations between brain imaging–derived phenotypes and cognitive functions
Authors: Liu Yi , Shen Ouxi , Zhu Huating , He Yu , Chang Xinyue , Sun Lulu , Jia Yiming , Sun Hongyan , Wang Yinan , Xu Qingyun , Guo Daoxia , Shi Mengyao , Zheng Jin , Zhu Zhengbao 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
We aimed to evaluate the potential causal relationship between brain imaging–derived phenotypes and cognitive functions via Mendelian randomization analyses. Genetic instruments for 470 brain imaging–derived phenotypes were selected from a genome-wide association study based on the UK Biobank (n = 33,224). Statistics for cognitive functions were obtained from the genome-wide association study based on the UK Biobank. We used the inverse variance weighted Mendelian randomization method to investigate the associations between brain imaging–derived phenotypes and cognitive functions, and reverse Mendelian randomization analyses were performed for significant brain imaging–derived phenotypes to examine the reverse causation for the identified associations. We identified three brain imaging–derived phenotypes to be associated with verbal–numerical reasoning, including cortical surface area of the left fusiform gyrus (beta, 0.18 [95% confidence interval, 0.11 to 0.25], P = 4.74 × 10−7), cortical surface area of the right superior temporal gyrus (beta, 0.25 [95% confidence interval, 0.15 to 0.35], P = 6.30 × 10−7), and orientation dispersion in the left superior longitudinal fasciculus (beta, 0.14 [95% confidence interval, 0.09 to 0.20], P = 8.37 × 10−7). The reverse Mendelian randomization analysis indicated that verbal–numerical reasoning had no effect on these three brain imaging–derived phenotypes. This Mendelian randomization study identified cortical surface area of the left fusiform gyrus, cortical surface area of the right superior temporal gyrus, and orientation dispersion in the left superior longitudinal fasciculus as predictors of verbal–numerical reasoning.
Wealth inequality in northwestern Anatolia under the Ottomans, 1460–1870
Authors: Canbakal Hülya , Filiztekin Alpay 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
While studies indicate that economic inequality increased in the early modern period, it is debated whether this applied to all regions, and what the causes of change were. This paper studies long-term wealth inequality in the Ottoman Empire, and its possible determinants, using data from Anatolia. Inequality tended to track demographic and economic change, but evidence for a long-term correlation is inconclusive, whereas there is evidence for the long-term disequalizing impact of taxation and changing power relations. The divergence between cities and countryside suggests structural shifts caused by external factors, and comparison with the slow economies of Europe reveals diversity within this group.
TNF-alpha blockade in primary chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis of the mandible
Authors: de La Rochefoucauld Jeanne , Lhote Raphaël , Benassarou Mourad-Azzedine , Schouman Thomas , Bertolus Chloé , Amoura Zahir , Hié Miguel 
Published: July 2024

Abstract

Objectives
Primary chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis of the mandible (CNOM) is a rare auto-inflammatory disease of unknown aetiology that bears pathophysiological resemblance to both SAPHO syndrome in adults and chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) in children. Both SAPHO and CRMO respond to TNF-α blockade. Previously reported treatment regimens in CNOM including NSAIDs, corticosteroids, antibiotics, anti-resorptive therapy and surgery all bear disappointing results. TNF-α blockade is suggested as a treatment option by some experts but this is not backed by any clinical data. We sought to retrospectively and exhaustively report our experience of anti-TNF-α therapy in refractory CNOM.

Methods
Fifteen patients with refractory CNOM and high disease burden were referred to our centre. TNF-α blockade was attempted in 10 cases, given its efficacy in neighbouring diseases, its good tolerance profile and failure of previous treatment strategies. We herein retrospectively report detailed outcomes for all patients having received anti-TNF-α therapy for this indication in our centre.

Results
TNF-α-targeting therapy resulted in a rapid and sustained remission in a majority of patients with CNOM, without serious adverse events. Treatment was tapered and stopped without relapse in some patients despite a refractory course of several years. Male sex seems to be associated with a poorer outcome.

Conclusion
Our results suggest that blocking TNF-α is efficient and safe in CNOM.
The Application of Blood Products in Plastic Surgery: A Systematic Review
Authors: Zhuang Jun , Chen Yi , Zheng Xinyue , Wang Cheng , Hu Jintian , Liu Tun 
Published: July 2024

Background:
Due to their minimal trauma and relative safety, blood products are becoming increasingly popular in medical aesthetics. In recent years, research on the application of blood products has also been increased. This article will summarize the research progress of emerging blood products in plastic surgery in recent years.

Methods:
We searched the PubMed database for literature related to the application of blood preparation in plastic surgery over the past 5 years and summarized them.

Results:
Commonly used in plastic surgery are platelet-rich plasma, platelet-rich fibrin, concentrated growth factor, platelet-poor plasma, and mesenchymal stem cells derived from blood products. They can be used for wound repair and skin and autologous fat transplantation, and can be combined with laser therapy and facial rejuvenation.

Conclusions:
Understanding the application pathways of blood products in plastic surgery and their respective advantages and disadvantages can help us better choose and use them.