bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effect of Sensory Integrity and Cognitive Functions on Fall History,
Balance and Quality of Life in Elderly Individuals
Authors: Buke Meryem , Tikac Gulsum , Calik Bilge Basakci 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Objectives The aim of this study is to examine the effects of sensory
integrity and cognitive functions on fall history, balance and quality of life
in elderly individuals.
Materials and Methods After obtaining the sociodemographic information of
the elderly individuals included in the study; Pattern Copying, Kinesthesia and
Right-Left Discrimination, which is a subtest of the Ayres Southern California
Sensory Integrity Test to evaluate sensory integrity, the Standing Balance Test
for balance abilities, the Hodkinson Mental Test for cognitive abilities, the
history of falling in the last year for fall situations, and the EuroQol General
Quality of Life Scale (EQ-5D-3L) were used to assess the quality of life and
life satisfaction.
Results The study involved 44 volunteers with a mean age of 69.52±4.25
years. Cognitive ability, standing balance, and life satisfaction of elderly
individuals with a fall history were worse than those without a fall history.
The study also found that cognition and life satisfaction were affected by fall
history. Older individuals who were more successful in pattern copying had
better balance. A moderate correlation was found between cognitive ability and
pattern copying (r=0.591), balance (rdominant=0.385; rnondominant=0.403), and
quality of life (r=−0.399) (p<0.05).
Conclusion The results suggest that elderly individuals need sensory
integration and cognitively supportive treatment approaches to improve balance
functions and reduce fall risk.
Kreativtherapien in der Neurorehabilitation
Authors: Ladda A. Marie , Lotze Martin 
Published: July 2024

SummaryEmotionales Ansprechen und Motivation, hohe Repetitionsrate ohne Langeweile oder Habituation – das ist ein Repertoire, das die meisten konventionellen Therapien in diesem Ausmaß nicht abdecken können. Alle multidimensionalen Therapieansätze sind durch eine außergewöhnlich umfassende ZNS-Aktivität gekennzeichnet, was eine Nutzung im Bereich des Trainings in der Neurorehabilitation besonders sinnvoll erscheinen lässt. Um das große Potenzial der Kreativtherapien zu nutzen, wären eine breitere Anerkennung sowie begleitende Forschung wünschenswert.
Scar Decompression in Managing Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Is it Needed?
Authors: Finkelstein Emily R. , Treger Dylan , Shittu Aziz , Xu Kyle Y. , Mella-Catinchi Juan 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Background Mastectomy, axillary lymph node dissection, and irradiation for breast cancer commonly result in perivascular and axillary scarring. This scarring is thought to cause functional venous stenosis that leads to downstream venous hypertension in the affected extremity. Standard surgical practice is to decompress perivascular scarring at the time of physiologic lymphedema surgery in patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). However, it is unknown whether this scar release influences surgical outcomes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of functional venous stenosis in patients with BCRL and determine whether scar decompression is a necessary step in physiologic lymphedema surgery.
Methods The authors conducted a retrospective review of 64 patients with unilateral BCRL that presented to our lymphedema center between January 2020 and October 2022. Radiologist reports of venous duplex ultrasound for the bilateral upper extremities identified any disturbances in venous flow or indications of venous stenosis.
Results Of the 64 patients with BCRL, 78% (n = 50) had prior axillary lymph node dissection. Forty-seven (73%) patients completed ultrasound imaging, of which, one patient (2%) had venous stenosis in the affected lymphedematous extremity identified on duplex ultrasound that may have suggested functional scarring. Vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT) without scar decompression was performed in six patients (9%). Average preoperative Lymphedema Life Impact Scale and Lymphedema Index scores were 35 and 19 units, with a mean decrease of 23 (67%) and 6 (30%) units postoperatively.
Conclusion Most patients with BCRL did not have identifiable functional venous stenosis on duplex ultrasound, apart from one patient with suspected postthrombotic changes. All six patients that received VLNT without scar decompression had a successful outcome with decreased measures of lymphedema postoperatively. Scar decompression may therefore be unnecessary in physiologic lymphedema surgery, reducing operative times and avoiding risk of injury to neurovascular structures of the axilla.
Contributors to Electronic Health Record-Integrated Secure Messaging Use: A Study of Over 33,000 Health Care Professionals
Authors: Baratta Laura R. , Lew Daphne , Kannampallil Thomas , Lou Sunny S. 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Objectives Electronic health record (EHR)-integrated secure messaging is extensively used for communication between clinicians. We investigated the factors contributing to secure messaging use in a large health care system.
Methods This was a cross-sectional study that included 14 hospitals and 263 outpatient clinic locations. Data on EHR-integrated secure messaging use over a 1-month period (February 1, 2023, through February 28, 2023) were collected. A multilevel mixed effects model was used to assess the contribution of clinical role, clinical unit (i.e., specific inpatient ward or outpatient clinic), hospital or clinic location (i.e., Hospital X or Outpatient Clinic Building Y), and inpatient versus outpatient setting toward secure messaging use.
Results Of the 33,195 health care professionals who worked during the study period, 20,576 (62%) were secure messaging users. In total, 25.3% of the variability in messaging use was attributable to the clinical unit and 30.5% was attributable to the hospital or clinic location. Compared with nurses, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, and physicians were more likely to use secure messaging, whereas medical assistants, social workers, and therapists were less likely (p < 0.001). After adjusting for other factors, inpatient versus outpatient setting was not associated with secure messaging use.
Conclusion Secure messaging was widely used; however, there was substantial variation by clinical role, clinical unit, and hospital or clinic location. Our results suggest that interventions and policies for managing secure messaging behaviors are likely to be most effective if they are not only set at the organizational level but also communicated and tailored toward individual clinical units and clinician workflows.
Hybrid Layer, Shear Bond Strength, and Fracture Patterns of Titanium Dioxide–Doped Phosphate Glass–Filled Universal Dental Adhesives
Authors: Husein Adam bin , Seoudi Sana Mhd. Fouad , El-Damanhoury Hatem Mostafa , Aziz Ibrahim Mahmood , Abou Neel Ensanya Ali 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Objectives The aim of the study was to explore the potential effects of incorporating 5 and 10 wt% of TiO2-doped phosphate glass powder as fillers into the universal adhesive system.
Materials and Methods Human permanent premolars and molars were used in the study. Five and 10 wt% of TiO2-doped phosphate glass powder as fillers were added into the universal adhesive system. Unmodified universal adhesive was used as control. The effects of the added filler in the universal adhesive were examined on hybrid layer formation at the resin composite and dentine interface (mesio-occlusal-distal [MOD] cavities) under scanning electron microscope (SEM), shear bond strength (SBS) of resin composite to dentine using shear bond testing machine, and the patterns of fracture at the resin composite–dentin interface, which were examined under stereomicroscope. The SBS analyses were performed with (8 samples per group, n = 24) and without (8 samples per group, n = 24) 5,000 cycles of thermocycling.
Statistical Analysis One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze the data of the SBS. For bond strength, the effects of adding fillers into the universal adhesive were analyzed.
Results The SEM images showed that the hybrid layers were similar in all the groups of unmodified and modified adhesives. An ANOVA test revealed that the SBSs of control and modified adhesives were not significantly different before (p = 0.15) or after (p = 0.39) thermocycling for all the groups. The patterns of fracture revealed various types of fracture in all adhesive groups including composite resin, adhesive, and dentine failure. Composite resin fractures are the most encountered pattern of fracture.
Conclusion Adding 5 and 10 wt% of TiO2 into universal adhesive did not adversely affect the hybrid layer, SBS, or mode of failure of composite resin to dentine. The pattern of fracture at the resin composite and dentine interface showed a favorable bonding with more cohesive than adhesive failure, particularly with the 5 wt% glass-modified adhesive group.
Comparison of Clinical Outcomes between Microscopic and Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary Tumor Resection
Authors: Krishnakumar Asha , Ghadiyaram Ashwin , Murthy Akshay K. , Opalak Charles F. , Schuman Theodore A. , Broaddus William C. 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Objectives In recent years, the transnasal endoscopic method for transsphenoidal pituitary tumor resection (eTSR), alongside the conventional sublabial microscopic transsphenoidal resection (mTSR) method, has gained popularity due to advancements in imaging and instrumentation. The current study sought to elucidate whether the trend toward eTSR was associated with changes in clinical outcomes at a single institution's multidisciplinary pituitary surgery program.
Setting and Participants The Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Brain Tumor Database was queried for patients who underwent either transnasal or sublabial pituitary tumor resection of pituitary tumors between 2009 and 2021.
Design Clinical outcomes were compared between the two groups.
Main Outcome Measures Surgical outcomes like estimated blood loss (EBL), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak rates, hospital length of stay (LOS), and extent of resection were studied.
Results A total of 93 patients (57 mTSR, 36 eTSR) underwent review, revealing that mTSR was associated with a higher average intraoperative blood loss (310.5 ± 48.6 mL) than eTSR (160.0 ± 30.7 mL; p = 0.012). eTSR demonstrated an elevated intraoperative CSF leak incidence (36.1 vs. 15.8%; p = 0.043), but no difference in postoperative CSF leak requiring intervention. Hospital LOS and extent of resection showed no significant differences between the approaches.
Conclusion This single-institution, retrospective study suggests that, in experienced hands, both eTSR and mTSR approaches are effective with comparable risk profiles. The approach may be best determined by the surgical team's evaluation of the tumor's imaging features, paying attention to the patient's preoperative hematologic status due to the greater propensity for blood loss with the microscopic approach.
Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Mental Disorders
Authors: Gris Jean-Christophe , Chéa Mathias , Bouvier Sylvie , Pereira Fabricio R. 
Published: July 2024

AbstractThrombotic events striking the central nervous system are clinical criteria for the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Besides these, neuropsychiatric non-APS criteria manifestations are increasingly described in patients with persistently positive antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). Among these are psychiatric manifestations. Animal models mainly describe hyperactive behavior and anxiety associated with hippocampal abnormalities. Cases of associations with psychosis, mood disorders, bipolarity, anxiety, obsessive–compulsive behavior, and depression have been reported but are still rare. Systematic human clinical association studies are concordant with a risk of psychosis, depression (simple to major), and anxiety disorders, but these are limited and of inconstant methodological quality. Brain imaging in patients, also insufficiently investigated, shows early signs of hypoperfusion and of subtle diffuse white matter changes compatible with an alteration of the axonal structure and changes in the myelin sheath. Direct interactions of aPL with the brain cells, both on cell lines and on animal and human brain biopsies, targeting both glial cells, astrocytes, and neurons, can be demonstrated. These clusters of arguments make the association between psychiatric diseases and aPL increasingly plausible. However, a considerable amount of clinical research must still be performed in accordance with the highest standards of methodological quality. The therapeutic management of this association, in terms of both prevention and cure, currently remains unresolved.
Status of One Health Implementation in Botswana
Authors: Kgosimore Moatlhodi , Mokhondo Nomsa , Pfukenyi Davies M. , Tlale Lebapotswe , Sebolai Boingotlo , Segopolo Irene , Mmopi Keneilwe , Ntshiamisang Kilano , Tselaesele Nelson M. , Baikitse Gaebonwe , Babayani Nlingisisi , Phokoje Setshego , Ntshebe Onalenna , Malambane Goitseone , Knight-Jones Theo , Caron Alexandre , Richards Shauna , Pule-Meulenberg Flora 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
One Health (OH) is a collaborative, multisector and transdisciplinary approach to mitigate various issues related to the health of animals, plants, humans and ecosystems and their interactions for optimal health. In Botswana, the main goal of OH is to achieve resilient health outcomes that recognize the interrelationships between peoples, animals, plants and their shared environment. We conducted a desktop study, followed by key informants’ interviews (KII) and focus group discussions (FGD) in Botswana to define the current OH state of affairs as well as to identify education, training, research and policy gaps that need filling to facilitate effective implementation of OH in the country. The study results revealed that the country does not have an institutionalized nor legislated OH platform but rather intersectoral and multisectoral structures coordinated by the line ministries to address OH-related issues on an ad-hoc basis. Furthermore, it was found that institutions of higher learning in the country do not have deliberate OH programmes to spur traction of OH approaches but rather snippets of OH content infused in certain taught programmes. It is recommended from this study that there is an urgent need to adopt and adapt OH approaches in the country and institutionalize OH platforms for operational purposes through enaction and promulgation of relevant statutory instruments in the affected sectors of the economy, like health, education, environment and research.

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Exploring rapidity-even dipolar flow in isobaric collisions at RHIC
Authors: Magdy Niseem , Lacey Roy 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Employing the AMPT transport model, we investigate the response of the rapidity-even dipolar flow (

v
1
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) and its associated Global Momentum Conservation (GMC) parameter K to structural disparities within 96Ru and 96Zr nuclei. We analyze Ru + Ru and Zr + Zr collisions at a center-of-mass energy of

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NN

= 200 GeV. Our analysis demonstrates that the eccentricity ε
1,

v
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even

and K exhibit subtle yet discernible sensitivity to the input nuclear structure distinctions between 96Ru and 96Zr isobars. This observation suggests that measuring

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and the GMC parameter in these isobaric collisions could serve as a means to fine-tune the comprehension of their nuclear structure disparities and offer insights to enhance the initial condition assumptions of theoretical models.
Evolution of liquid film in a crossflow tunnel: liquid film thickness measurement and effect of droplet impingement on film breakup
Authors: Li Tianyu , Yang Xiaoyuan , Huang Bingyao , Lian Tianyou , Li Wei , Li Yuyang 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Liquid jet in crossflow tunnel has widespread applications in various industrial devices, with the measurements of liquid film on the bottom surface pivotal in exploring relevant mechanisms such as heat transfer and film breakup. This work reports the measurements of liquid film on the bottom surface of a crossflow tunnel using the brightness-based laser induced fluorescence method under different flow conditions at ambient pressure and temperature. Film breakup phenomena are observed downstream within the tunnel. Employing the shadowgraph method, two distinct patterns of film breakup associated with the droplet impingement positions on the film wave are identified, i.e. bag breakup and membrane breakup. The film thickness is subsequently calculated, and jet impingement and spray impingement of injected liquid on tunnel bottom surface are classified based on the centerline film thickness. A critical jet-to-crossflow momentum flux ratio (q) is determined to be proportional to the square of tunnel height. The averaged film thickness across the entire cross-section downstream at a distance of 50 mm from the nozzle is found to increase with the logarithm of q. Besides, the film boundaries are also identified under different flow conditions, which can be well predicted by a quadratic fit with the fitting parameters also correlated to the logarithm of q.
Vanadium as a Ti-like mediator boosting electronic transmission in Fe-based MOFs for photocatalytic sterilization
Authors: Li Rui , Hu Huilin , Xiong Furong , Xue Xiang , Wu Minqi , Zuo Xuan , Zhang Wang , Pan Xiangliang 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Efficient metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) photocatalytic bactericidal catalysts are urgently needed in water purification. Herein, a Fe-MOF (MIL-88B-NH2(V1Fe5) with promoted electron transport was achieved by vanadium (V) ions doping and V/Fe ratio optimization, showing excellent photocatalytic bactericidal activity against E. coli under visible light irradiation (99.92%). The efficient antibacterial mechanism, V as a Ti-like mediator boosting electronic transmission in MIL-88B-NH2(V1Fe5), was revealed by its band structure, transient photocurrent, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and scavenger quenching experiments. The enhancement of photocatalytic bactericidal performance of Fe-MOFs by V–ion-doping was confirmed by two other Fe-MOFs, MIL-53-NH2(V1Fe5) and MIL-101-NH2(V1Fe5), with the same metal ions and ligands, both of which have higher performance than the corresponding undoped MOFs. Among them, MIL-88B-NH2(V1Fe5) exhibits the highest photocatalytic bactericidal activity due to its suitable metal clusters ([M(μ
3-O)] cluster) and topological structure (three-dimensional rhomboid network structure). This work demonstrated the amplification effect of V ion doping on electron transport in Fe-MOFs photocatalysts.
A survey on integral equations for bioelectric modeling
Authors: Ponasso Guillermo Nuñez 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Bioelectric modeling problems, such as electroencephalography, magnetoencephalography, transcranial electrical stimulation, deep brain stimulation, and transcranial magnetic stimulation, among others, can be approached through the formulation and resolution of integral equations of the boundary element method (BEM). Recently, it has been realized that the charge-based formulation of the BEM is naturally well-suited for the application of the fast multipole method (FMM). The FMM is a powerful algorithm for the computation of many-body interactions and is widely applied in electromagnetic modeling problems. With the introduction of BEM-FMM in the context of bioelectromagnetism, the BEM can now compete with the finite element method (FEM) in a number of application cases. This survey has two goals: first, to give a modern account of the main BEM formulations in the literature and their integration with FMM, directed to general researchers involved in development of BEM software for bioelectromagnetic applications. Second, to survey different techniques and available software, and to contrast different BEM and FEM approaches. As a new contribution, we showcase that the charge-based formulation is dual to the more common surface potential formulation.
Unveil sleep spindles with concentration of frequency and time (ConceFT)
Authors: Shimizu Riki , Wu Hau-Tieng 
Published: July 2024

Abstract

Objective. Sleep spindles contain crucial brain dynamics information. We introduce the novel non-linear time-frequency (TF) analysis tool ‘Concentration of Frequency and Time’ (ConceFT) to create an interpretable automated algorithm for sleep spindle annotation in EEG data and to measure spindle instantaneous frequencies (IFs). Approach. ConceFT effectively reduces stochastic EEG influence, enhancing spindle visibility in the TF representation. Our automated spindle detection algorithm, ConceFT-Spindle (ConceFT-S), is compared to A7 (non-deep learning) and SUMO (deep learning) using Dream and Montreal Archive of Sleep Studies (MASS) benchmark databases. We also quantify spindle IF dynamics. Main results. ConceFT-S achieves F1 scores of 0.765 in Dream and 0.791 in MASS, which surpass A7 and SUMO. We reveal that spindle IF is generally nonlinear. Significance. ConceFT offers an accurate, interpretable EEG-based sleep spindle detection algorithm and enables spindle IF quantification.
In situ measurement of electron emission yield at Si and SiO2 surfaces exposed to Ar/CF4 plasmas
Authors: Sobolewski Mark A 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Plasma simulations require accurate yield data to predict the electron flux that is emitted when plasma-exposed surfaces are bombarded by energetic particles. One can measure yields directly using particle beams, but it is impractical to create a separate beam of each particle produced by typical plasmas. In contrast, measurements made in situ, during plasma exposure, provide useful values for the total emitted flux and effective yield produced by all incident particles. Here, in situ measurements were made at thermally oxidized and bare silicon wafers placed on the radio-frequency (rf) biased electrode of an inductively coupled plasma system. The rf current and voltage across the sheath at the wafer were measured, along with Langmuir probe measurements of ion current density and electron temperature. The measurements are input into a numerical sheath model, which allows the emitted electron current to be distinguished from other currents. The effective yield, i.e. the ratio of the total emitted electron flux to the incident ion flux, was determined at incident ion energies from 40 eV to 1.4 keV, for Si and SiO2 surfaces in Ar, CF4, and Ar/CF4 mixtures at 1.33 Pa (10 mTorr). Yields for Ar plasmas are compared with previous work. For SiO2 surfaces in Ar/CF4 mixtures and pure CF4, the yield is dominated by ion kinetic emission, which is the same for all mixtures, and, presumably, for all ions. For Si surfaces in Ar/CF4 and CF4, the yield at high energies can be explained in part by fragmentation of molecular ions, and the yield from Ar+ can be distinguished from the other ionic species. Analytic fits of the yields are provided for use in plasma simulations.