bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Comparison of clinical parameters of peri-implantitis and parameters related to tissue macrophage sensitization on TiO2
Authors: Sahrmann Philipp , Tartsch Jens , Schmidlin Patrick R. 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Objective
Dental implants show impressive survival and like rates, but peri-implantitis is a frequent inflammatory disease which affects the implant-surrounding tissues. While biofilms on the implant surface is considered its etiologic reason, several risk factors determine the pace of progression of peri-implant bone loss. Some risk factors are generally accepted while others are still unconfirmed and a matter of ongoing discussion. Among the latter, tissue macrophage sensitization on TiO2 has gained scientific interest in recent years. The aim of the present case-control study was to test for potential associations between clinically manifest peri-implantitis and MS related parameters.

Materials and methods
In patients with implants affected by peri-implantitis in the test group and healthy implants in the control group clinical parameters (peri-implant pocket depths (PPD) and bleeding on probing (BOP) were measured. Samples of aMMP-8 were taken from the entrance of the peri-implant sulcus and bacterial samples were collected from the sulcus. Blood samples were obtained from the basilic vein to assess MA-related laboratory parameters. Potential correlations between clinical and laboratory parameters were tested by multiple regression (p < 0.05).

Results
No statistically significant correlations were found between clinical or bacteriological findings and laboratory parameters were found.

Conclusions
Based on the findings of this study elevated MA-related laboratory parameters do not appear to be linked to peri-implantitis.

Clinical relevance
Sensitization on TiO2 is not associated with clinical symptoms of peri-implantitis.
Comparative analysis of volumetric changes between resection volume of oral tongue cancer and post operative volume of radial forearm flaps
Authors: Zirk Matthias , Niknazemi Mina , Riekert Maximilian , Kreppel Matthias , Linz Christian , Lentzen Max-Philipp 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Objectives
This study investigates the relationship between the total volume of oral tongue cancer pre-operatively and the RFFF volume post-operatively.

Materials and methods
A total of 52 DICOM imaging datasets (CT or MRI) of 26 patients were included in this study. The volume of the desired structure was quantified using semi-automatic segmentation using the software ITK-SNAP. All extracted measurements were validated by two further clinicians at separate instances.

Results
The variation of MeanVolTu can be predicted by MeanVolFlap moderately reliable with 59.1% confidence (R-Qua: 0.591). ANOVA Testing to represent how well the regression line fits the data, resulted in the overall regression model being statistically significant in predicting the MeanVolTu (p < 0.001). The flap volume may be predicted using the following algorithm: MeanVolFlap0 = 3241,633 + 1, 322 * MeanVolTu.

Conclusion
The results of this study show positive correlation between tumor volume and flap volume, highlighting the significance of efficient flap planning with increasing tumor volume. A larger extraction volume of the radial forearm free flap from the donor site compromises the forearm more, thus increasing the probability of post-operative complications.

Clinical relevance
Radial forearm free flap design in accordance with its corresponding 3D tumor volume.
The contribution of traditional-homegardens to bird conservation in human-modified landscapes
Authors: Vargas-Cárdenas Fredy , Navarro-Sigüenza Adolfo G. , Ceccon Eliane 
Published: August 2024

AbstractTraditional-homegardens are important for the food security, economy, and culture of rural communities, but also contributing to biodiversity conservation. The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of traditional-homegardens as a refuge for birds, how the birds used them, and which of their attributes were associated with the frequency of bird visits. We compared the percentage of visits among groups of birds by habitat preference. Also, we compared the frequency of visits to different vegetation strata and the use that birds made within traditional-homegardens (forage, perching or nesting). Finally, we analyzed the relationship between the number of visits and some characteristics of the traditional-homegardens (size area, richness of large plants and distance to the nearest forest fragment). Birds visited different vegetation stratum of traditional-homegardens to perch, to forage, and even to nest. In general, we found that larger traditional-homegardens area increased the number of bird visits, while distance to the native forest fragments and the species richness of large plants did not have significant effects. Insectivores and frugivores had a similar pattern to the general; to the granivores, the distance to the forest fragment had a positive effect on the number of visits; to the omnivores, the species richness of large plants had negative effect, to the nectarivores, none of the variables had a significant effect. Overall, this study sheds light on the significance of traditional-homegardens not only for human communities but also for biodiversity conservation by providing valuable habitats for a variety of bird species.
Leveraging local habitat suitability models to enhance restoration benefits for species of conservation concern
Authors: Shyvers Jessica E. , Van Schmidt Nathan D. , Saher D. Joanne , Heinrichs Julie A. , O’Donnell Michael S. , Aldridge Cameron L. 
Published: August 2024

AbstractEfforts to restore habitats and conserve wildlife species face many challenges that are exacerbated by limited funding and resources. Habitat restoration actions are often conducted across a range of habitat conditions, with limited information available to predict potential outcomes among local sites and identify those that may lead to the greatest returns on investment. Using the Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus) as a case study, we leveraged existing resource selection function models to identify areas of high restoration potential across landscapes with variable habitat conditions and habitat-use responses. We also tested how this information could be used to improve restoration planning. We simulated change in model covariates across crucial habitats for a suite of restoration actions to generate heatmaps of relative habitat suitability improvement potential, then assessed the degree to which use of these heatmaps to guide placement of restoration actions could improve suitability outcomes. We also simulated new or worsening plant invasions and projected the resulting loss or degradation of habitats across space. We found substantial spatial variation in projected changes to habitat suitability and new habitat created, both across and among crucial habitats. Use of our heatmaps to target placement of restoration actions improved habitat suitability nearly fourfold and increased new habitat created more than 15-fold, compared to placements unguided by heatmaps. Our decision-support products identified areas of high restoration potential across landscapes with variable habitat conditions and habitat-use responses. We demonstrate their utility for strategic targeting of habitat restoration actions, facilitating optimal allocation of limited management resources to benefit species of conservation concern.
Outcomes from low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Chen Qian , Campbell Ian , Elwood Mark , Cavadino Alana , Aye Phyu Sin , Tin Tin Sandar 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Purpose
The current standard of treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is surgery with or without adjuvant radiotherapy. With a growing debate about overdiagnosis and overtreatment of low-risk DCIS, active surveillance is being explored in several ongoing trials. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the recurrence of low-risk DCIS under various treatment approaches.

Methods
PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane were searched for studies reporting ipsilateral breast tumour event (IBTE), contralateral breast cancer (CBC), and breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS) rates at 5 and 10 years in low-risk DCIS. The primary outcome was invasive IBTE (iIBTE) defined as invasive progression in the ipsilateral breast.

Results
Thirty three eligible studies were identified, involving 47,696 women with low-risk DCIS. The pooled 5-year and 10-year iIBTE rates were 3.3% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.3, 8.1) and 5.9% (95% CI: 3.8, 9.0), respectively. The iIBTE rates were significantly lower in patients who underwent surgery compared to those who did not, at 5 years (3.5% vs. 9.0%, P = 0.003) and 10 years (6.4% vs. 22.7%, P = 0.008). Similarly, the 10-year BCSS rate was higher in the surgery group (96.0% vs. 99.6%, P = 0.010). In patients treated with breast-conserving surgery, additional radiotherapy significantly reduced IBTE risk, but not total-CBC risk.

Conclusion
This review showed a lower risk of progression and better survival in women who received surgery and additional RT for low-risk DCIS. However, our findings were primarily based on observational studies, and should be confirmed with the results from the ongoing trials.
What Happens When Your Hand is in My Pocket: The Foreign Policy Effects of China’s Foreign Direct Investment in Africa
Authors: Ndofor Hermann Achidi , Jones Carla D. , Li Mengge 
Published: August 2024

AbstractThis study utilizes social exchange theory to argue that a more complete picture of the effects of China’s FDI in Africa needs to include non-economic factors, especially institutional forces that incorporate macro political considerations. We propose that economic dependencies created by China’s FDI in Africa are reciprocated by votes in international organizations, and thus, we hypothesize and test that increasing China’s FDI in African nations leads to increased political alignment in international affairs with those African nations. The proposed relationship, however, will be weakened for African countries with stronger governance mechanisms. Using data for China’s FDI in African countries from 2001–2019, we find support for our hypotheses. We find that China’s economic engagement in Africa has resulted in increased political alignment on international issues evidenced by votes in United Nations organizations raising the possibility Africa’s most attractive resource may not be economic, but rather political. This, however, poses the question of whether votes are a ‘resource’ that can be traded for economic purposes.
Generative AI chatbots in higher education: a review of an emerging research area
Authors: McGrath Cormac , Farazouli Alexandra , Cerratto-Pargman Teresa 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots trained on large language models are an example of generative AI which brings promises and threats to the higher education sector. In this study, we examine the emerging research area of AI chatbots in higher education (HE), focusing specifically on empirical studies conducted since the release of ChatGPT. Our review includes 23 research articles published between December 2022 and December 2023 exploring the use of AI chatbots in HE settings. We take a three-pronged approach to the empirical data. We first examine the state of the emerging field of AI chatbots in HE. Second, we identify the theories of learning used in the empirical studies on AI chatbots in HE. Third, we scrutinise the discourses of AI in HE framing the latest empirical work on AI chatbots. Our findings contribute to a better understanding of the eclectic state of the nascent research area of AI chatbots in HE, the lack of common conceptual groundings about human learning, and the presence of both dystopian and utopian discourses about the future role of AI chatbots in HE.
3D printing flexible Ga-doped ZnO films for wearable energy harvesting: thermoelectric and piezoelectric nanogenerators
Authors: Lemine Aicha S. , Bhadra Jolly , Sadasivuni Kishor Kumar , Popelka Anton , Yempally Swathi , Ahmad Zubair , Al-Thani Noora J. , Hasan Anwarul 
Published: August 2024

AbstractThe 3D printing of energy harvesters using earth-abundant and non-toxic elements promotes energy sustainability and market competitiveness. The semiconducting behavior and non-centrosymmetric wurtzite crystal structure of gallium-doped zinc oxide (GZO) films make them attractive for thermoelectric and piezoelectric nanogenerators. This study investigates the thermal, structural, mechanical, thermoelectric, and piezoelectric properties of 3D-printed GZO nanocomposite films. Thermal analysis demonstrates the stability of the nanocomposite film up to 230 °C, making it suitable for wearable energy harvesters. The crystalline structure of the nanocomposite film aligns with the hexagonal wurtzite structure of ZnO and displays a bulk-like microstructure with a uniform distribution of elements. The presence of Ga 2p, Zn 2p, O 1 s, and C 1 s core levels confirms the development of the nanocomposite film, characterized by a fine granular structure and a conductive domain compared to the neat resin film. The inclusion of GZO nanofillers tailors the stress–strain behavior of the nanocomposite film, enhancing flexibility. The 3D-printed GZO nanocomposite films demonstrate a promising thermoelectric power factor and piezoelectric power densities, along with mechanical flexibility and thermal stability. These advancements hold significant potential for wearable and hybrid energy generation technologies.
Health Behaviors and Experiences of LGBTQ + Individuals during 2022 Mpox Outbreak: Findings from the QVax Study
Authors: Krause Kristen D. , Lewis Kendra , Scrofani Stephan , Guo Tiffany Y. , Goulbourne Davin , Halkitis Perry N. 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
The 2022 global outbreak of Mpox (formerly named Monkeypox) disproportionately impacted lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) populations, with a significant impact on sexual minority men. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among LGBTQ + adults living in New Jersey and New York to examine vaccination behaviors for Mpox. We sought out to understand the health experiences and behaviors of the population during the initial outbreak. This analysis included a subset of participants (n = 253) who completed the survey after the onset of the Mpox outbreak in May 2022. We examined awareness of and concerns about Mpox, willingness to vaccinate, as well as vaccination access and vaccination uptake. Our findings indicate that white, cisgender, gay men, as well as employed individuals, had the highest rates of vaccination for Mpox. Those with higher levels of concern about the virus were both more likely to be vaccinated and to report difficulty securing an appointment. Overall, our findings reinforce the health disparities in the population, demonstrating as with many other health conditions that white and economically stable individuals have advantages in accessing care.
A Multigrid Solver for PDE-Constrained Optimization with Uncertain Inputs
Authors: Ciaramella Gabriele , Nobile Fabio , Vanzan Tommaso 
Published: August 2024

AbstractIn this manuscript, we present a collective multigrid algorithm to solve efficiently the large saddle-point systems of equations that typically arise in PDE-constrained optimization under uncertainty, and develop a novel convergence analysis of collective smoothers and collective two-level methods. The multigrid algorithm is based on a collective smoother that at each iteration sweeps over the nodes of the computational mesh, and solves a reduced saddle-point system whose size is proportional to the number N of samples used to discretized the probability space. We show that this reduced system can be solved with optimal O(N) complexity. The multigrid method is tested both as a stationary method and as a preconditioner for GMRES on three problems: a linear-quadratic problem, possibly with a local or a boundary control, for which the multigrid method is used to solve directly the linear optimality system; a nonsmooth problem with box constraints and $$L^1$$

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-norm penalization on the control, in which the multigrid scheme is used as an inner solver within a semismooth Newton iteration; a risk-averse problem with the smoothed CVaR risk measure where the multigrid method is called within a preconditioned Newton iteration. In all cases, the multigrid algorithm exhibits excellent performances and robustness with respect to the parameters of interest.
Mobile Apps for Wound Assessment and Monitoring: Limitations, Advancements and Opportunities
Authors: Kabir Muhammad Ashad , Samad Sabiha , Ahmed Fahmida , Naher Samsun , Featherston Jill , Laird Craig , Ahmed Sayed 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
With the proliferation of wound assessment apps across various app stores and the increasing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare apps, there is a growing need for a comprehensive evaluation system. Current apps lack sufficient evidence-based reliability, prompting the necessity for a systematic assessment. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the wound assessment and monitoring apps, identify limitations, and outline opportunities for future app development. An electronic search across two major app stores (Google Play store, and Apple App Store) was conducted and the selected apps were rated by three independent raters. A total of 170 apps were discovered, and 10 were selected for review based on a set of inclusion and exclusion criteria. By modifying existing scales, an app rating scale for wound assessment apps is created and used to evaluate the selected ten apps. Our rating scale evaluates apps’ functionality and software quality characteristics. Most apps in the app stores, according to our evaluation, do not meet the overall requirements for wound monitoring and assessment. All the apps that we reviewed are focused on practitioners and doctors. According to our evaluation, the app ImitoWound got the highest mean score of 4.24. But this app has 7 criteria among our 11 functionalities criteria. Finally, we have recommended future opportunities to leverage advanced techniques, particularly those involving artificial intelligence, to enhance the functionality and efficacy of wound assessment apps. This research serves as a valuable resource for future developers and researchers seeking to enhance the design of wound assessment-based applications, encompassing improvements in both software quality and functionality.
Adjustment trade-offs and negative emotion reciprocation in adolescent-mother dyads during COVID-19
Authors: Wong Natalie , Hawk Skyler T. 
Published: August 2024

AbstractAdolescents may benefit socially from family members’ negative emotional reciprocation (e.g., having levels of concern about a certain thing that match with another family member), but excessive focus on their own anxiety can lead to negative outcomes. To date, implications of this ‘trade-off’ in adolescent-parent dyads (e.g., Rose in Child Development Perspectives 15(3):176–181 2021) for youth adjustment during the COVID-19 pandemic remain largely unexplored. During the fourth wave of COVID-19 in Hong Kong (September 2020 to April 2021), 349 first-year university students from varying socioeconomic backgrounds and following diverse study majors (T1 Madolescent age = 18.2 years, 60.3% female) and their mothers gave bi-weekly reports of COVID-related preoccupation, negative affect, and perceived relational support from their dyad partner (5183 observations over 16 assessments). Multilevel response surface analyses tested whether congruence in COVID preoccupation between mothers and adolescents predicted relationship quality and negative affect over time. Results suggested that negative emotion reciprocation had ‘trade-off’ effects for adolescents’ adjustment. Youth who matched high levels of COVID preoccupation with mothers reported the most relational support but also reported higher negative affect than youth with lower levels of COVID preoccupation. Mothers’ reported support from adolescents was not related to either mothers’ or adolescents’ preoccupation. Mothers’ negative affect was only associated with their own COVID preoccupation. Our findings suggest that adolescents may have derived some benefit from adolescent-mother negative emotion reciprocation, whereas mothers did not. The absence of trade-off effects in mothers may be linked to Chinese cultural norms of preserving the hierarchical family structure, such that the negative emotion reciprocation process in Chinese adolescent-mother dyads might be more adolescent-focused, i.e., revolving around the adolescents’ distress rather than the parents’.
La poesía de Quevedo al margen del Parnaso: hacia una edición crítica y anotada de la “musa décima”
Authors: Alonso Veloso María José 
Published: August 2024

AbstractThis article characterises Quevedo's “musa décima”, his poetry not included in the posthumous editions, in order to deepen its features and to consider the future critical edition of the whole. The limits of the corpus are still blurred, due to the abundance of poems of doubtful attribution. After a brief contextualisation in the complex transmission of Golden Age poetry, the catalogue of poems, their textual sources and outstanding literary features are dealt with: jocular matter and antigongorism, burlesque sylvas and poems of praise, which situate the author at the beginning of his career. Unveiling this “peripheral” corpus will have an impact on the “nuclear” poetry of Quevedo.
Effect of Bond Coating Surface Morphology on the TBC System Lifetime
Authors: Hervier S. , Desagulier M.-M. , Monceau D. 
Published: August 2024

AbstractA study on the effect of bond coating (BC) surface modifications prior to ceramic deposition is presented. Grit blasting and polishing were used to modify the BC surface finish. Thermal barrier coating (TBC) systems were made of a commercial yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) deposited by electron beam physical vapor deposition on a β-(Ni,Pt)Al-coated Ni-based single crystal superalloy. Surface roughness measurements and scanning electron microscopy observations, before and after thermal cycling at 1100 °C, were performed to investigate the influence of the initial surface treatment on the YSZ/BC interface morphology and top coat spallation resistance. Surface states enhancing TBC spallation resistance have been found. In particular, it is shown that rumpling can be avoided even in the presence of phase transformations in the BC, by grinding samples with P600 SiC paper or by applying an “heavy” grit blasting leading to a thinner BC.
The Making of Pragma-Dialectics: A Synopsis
Authors: van Eemeren Frans H. , van Haaften Ton 
Published: August 2024

AbstractIn ‘The Making of Pragma-Dialectics: A Synopsis’ the authors give an overview of the pragma-dialectical argumentation theory. First they characterize the five components of the research program: critical rationalistic philosophy, pragma-dialectical theory, qualitative and quantitative empirical research, resolution-oriented reconstructive analysis, reflection-minded practical intervention. Then they explain the four metatheoretical principles underlying the pragma-dialectical research: functionalization, socialization, externalization, and dialectification. Next the various phases in the systematic development of pragma-dialectics in the past 50 years are described: (1) conceptualization of the theoretical framework, (2) validation of the theoretical proposals, (3) empiricalization of the research efforts, (4) instrumentalization of the reconstructive analysis, (5) extension of the standard theory, (6) contextualization of the extended theory. In conclusion, a further explanation is given of the pragmadialectical approach of the crucial relationship between dialectical reasonableness and rhetorical effectiveness.