bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The use of artificial intelligence in radiology: new possibilities for diagnostic imaging. A literature review
Authors: Stawska Weronika , Miłek Magdalena , Kwaśniak Ksenia , Foryś Angelika , Banach Mariola , Niemczyk Anna , Ślusarczyk Monika , Magierska Agata , Kotowicz Zuzanna , Kmiotek Weronika 
Published: July 2024

Introduction and purpose: Rapid advances in technology enable innovative solutions to be implemented in modern medicine, relieving healthcare workers by speeding up diagnosis and improving the quality of treatment. The subject of this review is Artificial Intelligence (AI), an innovative form of help in the daily practice of doctors. It offers the opportunity to relieve healthcare workers by accelerating the diagnosis process and improving the quality and effectiveness of treatment.
The aim of this paper is to present the current state of knowledge, assess the effectiveness of algorithms in the recognition and interpretation of abnormalities in medical images compared to specialists in radiology and discuss the challenges associated with the implementation of AI in various medical specialties.
Brief description of the state of knowledge: Artificial intelligence, especially through machine learning and deep learning techniques, has found wide application in radiology. Many facilities around the world use advanced AI systems in the day-to-day work of radiologists, including the Mayo Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the University of Tokyo Hospital.
Summary: Studies show that while AI algorithms can perform worse than radiologists in some areas, they are at the forefront of others, especially in detecting subtle abnormalities. The effective implementation of artificial intelligence requires addressing regulatory, ethical, and training issues. Despite these challenges, artificial intelligence has the potential to play a key role in the future of radiology and revolutionize medical practice, opening new perspectives and improving the quality of health care.
Construction and Implementation of a Digital System for Logistics Majors from the Perspective of Smart Education
Authors: Zuo Lingqun , Xu Chonghao , Wang Shan , Li Jisen 
Published: July 2024

Background: Faced with the new demand for logistics engineering talents in the modern logistics industry's mathematical transformation and upgrading, building an applied logistics engineering talent training system that meets the requirements of the new era is a key task of current teaching reform.
Contribution: The contribution of this experiment is focuses on the current situation of school enterprise integration in school logistics engineering construction, and proposes a construction.
Method: This experiment using framework method to strengthen the logistics engineering profession, clarify integration goals, build targeted curriculum systems, establish assessment and evaluation frameworks, and improve the mechanism of industry education integration.
Results: The collaborative educational role of logistics professional construction and innovation and entrepreneurship education and cultivate more comprehensive logistics professionals. Based on this, this article will conduct a digital system for logistics majors from the perspective of smart education in vocational colleges under the background of intelligent logistics.

Conclusion: Curriculum construction is built on a dynamic and authentic practical process, which reflects the logical interaction between curriculum builders and courses, shifting understanding from project logic to subjective logic
First record of Glyphonycteris daviesi to the state of Roraima in Brazil
Authors: Brito de Oliveira Marcione , de Araujo Luiza Rose , Crawshaw Danielle , Escarlate-Tavares Fabricio 
Published: July 2024

El género Glyphonycteris comprende 3 especies que habitan en tierras bajas y montañas boscosas de América Central y del Sur. De las 3 especies que se encuentran en Brasil, Glyphonycteris daviesi se reporta en bosques húmedos pero se sabe poco sobre sus límites de distribución. Partimos de un ejemplar depositado en la Colección de Mamíferos del Departamento de Vertebrados del Museo Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Analizamos las características externas, craneales y dentales que han sido reportadas como diagnósticas en estudios previos y documentamos ocurrencias georreferenciadas de la especie en Brasil. Verificamos que el espécimen se trata de un individuo de G. daviesi. Por lo tanto, presentamos el primer registro de esta especie para el estado de Roraima, aproximadamente a 407 km al noroeste del registro anterior más cercano en Manaus. Este registro pertenece a un macho, dentro de la distribución potencial para la especie según la IUCN. El paisaje del que proviene el registro está compuesto principalmente por campinaranas (ecosistemas amazónicos asociados a suelos pobres y arenosos con inundaciones periódicas), bosques húmedos y llanuras aluviales. Confirmamos que G. daviesi está presente en regiones de bosques húmedos tropicales conservados, corroborando otros reportes, y en tipos de vegetación variados, desde campos hasta áreas boscosas.
Predation attempt by a long-tailed weasel Neogale frenata on a Holcosus gaigeae lizard
Authors: Nahuat-Cervera Pedro E. , Arellano-Ciau J. Ismael 
Published: July 2024

La comadreja de cola larga, Neogale frenata es un mamífero pequeño que se distribuye desde el sur de Canadá hasta el norte de Sudamérica, cuya dieta consiste principalmente de pequeños mamíferos, alimentándose ocasionalmente de reptiles. En este documento se describe el intento de depredación de N. frenata sobre la lagartija Holcosus gaigeae. La conducta se registró durante un recorrido de observación de aves en el municipio de Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, México. Se registraron 2 eventos en los que se observó a la comadreja tratar de posicionarse atrás de la lagartija para aproximarse y perseguirla activamente. Este comportamiento de depredación coincide con las estrategias de caza reportadas previamente para N. frenata para presas de tamaño mediano y representa el primer registro de interacción entre estas 2 especies.
Experiences of homeless individuals using ambulance services: a narrative review
Authors: Hichisson Andrew David 
Published: July 2024

Background: Homeless individuals are vulnerable and have a higher burden of illness. Barriers to care exist and experiences can be negative, contributing to increased morbidity and mortality. The experiences of homeless individuals accessing healthcare through ambulance services is underexplored. Aims: The study aims to describe why homeless individuals access healthcare through ambulance services and identify lived experiences. Methods: A narrative literature review was undertaken using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses methodology, with Critical Appraisal Skills Programme tools used to assess quality before thematic synthesis. Results: Twenty-three studies were included. Six themes were identified including frequency of ambulance use and clinical characteristics, why healthcare is accessed through ambulance services and the experiences of homeless individuals and paramedics. Conclusions: Evidence relating to homeless individuals accessing healthcare through ambulance services is limited. However, it is clear this group uses these services more often than non-homeless individuals, likely because of their higher chronic illness burden. Services should be developed to meet the needs of homeless individuals and to help ensure demand on ambulance services is manageable and affordable.
Mental wellbeing of student paramedics before and after first ambulance placement
Authors: Finney Owen , Snowdon Kate 
Published: July 2024

Background: Emergency ambulance workers are at risk of poor mental wellbeing. Student paramedics in the UK attend ambulance placements, which expose them to the same stresses; they also have their own stress factors. Little research has explored how these placements affect student mental wellbeing. Aim: This pilot study aims to address this gap into the ways in which students'mental wellbeing may be affected by ambulance placements. Methods: A mixed-method approach, using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS), with two questionnaires including wellbeing scores and open questions, was used to collect quantitative and qualitative data on first-year student paramedics before and after their first ambulance placement. Results: Twenty participants were included in the final analysis, three-quarters of whom witnessed at least one traumatic event during their placement. There was a statistically insignificant difference between wellbeing scores before and after the placement. There were five themes: positive learning experience; theory-practice gap; student-mentor relationship; student resilience; and career consolidation. Conclusion: Mental wellbeing did not change significantly after the first ambulance placement. Placement was overall a positive experience that confirmed career choice and narrowed the theory-practice gap. Mentor support was protective during traumatic events. A similar, larger study could track student wellbeing throughout their course and identify factors that may protect or damage wellbeing.
Effects of Conveyor Movement, Layer Rearrangement and Sample Mixing on Pest Mortality in Milled Rice Subjected to Radio Frequency Heating
Authors: Gu Fang , Liu Jiaxing , Li Rui , Ramaswamy Hosahalli , Wang Shaojin 
Published: July 2024

Highlights

Hot air-assisted RF heating accelerated temperature rise of samples.

Thermal holding after RF heating improved heating uniformity and pest mortality.

Layer rearrangement, conveyor movement, and mixing enhanced RF heating efficiency.

Abstract. Application ofradio frequency (RF) treatment has been studied for disinfesting agricultural products, and RF heating non-uniformity has been demonstrated to directly influence pest mortality in treated products. The purpose of this study was to investigate the combined effects of holding time after conveyor movement, layer rearrangement, and sample mixing on the mortality of Rhyzopertha dominica (R. dominica) in milled rice treated with hot air-assisted RF heating. Results showed that hot-air assistance during the process of RF heating can lead to a rapid temperature rise and improve the temperature distribution. RF heating followed by holding samples in hot air for specific time periods effectively improved the heating uniformity of samples and raised the mortality of R. dominica in milled rice. Compared with the stationary conditions, conveyor movement, layer rearrangement, and sample mixing improved the hot air-assisted RF heating uniformity of the sample, raised pest mortality and reduced the thermal holding time after RF treatment required to achieve 100% pest mortality in milled rice. The findings of this study provide a valuable proof of concept for improving RF heating uniformity and optimizing parameters in RF disinfestation protocols for milled rice. Keywords: Heating uniformity, Milled rice, Mixing, Pest mortality, Radio frequency heating.
Perfect vortex Laguerre-Gauss beams as a carrier in the MMF/FSO communication system
Authors: Abd El-Mottaleb Somia A. , Bencheikh Abdelhalim 
Published: July 2024

This paper presents a novel, to the best of our knowledge, high-speed transmission system that integrates a new structured light beam, specifically the perfect vortex Laguerre-Gaussian (PVLG) beam, with an optical code division multiple access (OCDMA) system utilizing a premutation vector (PV) code. The PVLG beams are distinguished by their unique shape, which remains nearly invariant during propagation regardless of the azimuthal order of the orbital angular momentum (OAM), facilitating the multiplexing of multiple OAM beams within the same spatial area. Additionally, the system employs hybrid multimode fiber (MMF) and free space optics (FSO) channels, with consideration of foggy weather conditions in the FSO channel. A comparative analysis between the performance of PVLG beams and standard LG beams is conducted. Performance evaluation metrics include the Q-factor, bit error rate (BER), and eye diagrams, providing comprehensive insights into received signal quality. The results demonstrate that the system utilizing PVLG beams outperforms the one using standard LG beams. Specifically, the system achieves a maximum MMF length of 0.35 km with a BER of approximately 10−4 and a Q-factor of around three when the MMF cable channel is used only. For the FSO channel, the achievable ranges are 1.1 km, 0.7 km, and 0.35 km under low fog (LF), medium fog (MF), and high fog (HF) conditions, respectively, maintaining the same BER and Q-factor values. Moreover, the hybrid MMF/FSO channel extends the transmission range to 1.2 km under LF conditions and to 0.45 km under HF conditions, with consistent BER and Q-factor values. Each of the four PVLG beams carries 40 Gbps, resulting in a total transmission capacity of 160 Gbps. Thus, the proposed system is well positioned to meet the high-speed data transmission demands of next-generation 6G networks.
Phase retrieval based on the distributed conditional generative adversarial network
Authors: Li Lan , Pu Shasha , Jing Mingli , Mao Yulong , Liu Xiaoya , Sun Qiyv 
Published: July 2024

Phase retrieval is about reconstructing original vectors/images from their Fourier intensity measurements. Deep learning methods have been introduced to solve the phase retrieval problem; however, most of the proposed approaches cannot improve the reconstruction quality of phase and amplitude of original images simultaneously. In this paper, we present a distributed amplitude and phase conditional generative adversarial network (D-APUCGAN) to achieve the high quality of phase and amplitude images at the same time. D-APUCGAN includes UCGAN, AUCGAN/PUCGAN, and APUCGAN. In this paper, we introduce the content loss function to constrain the similarity between the reconstructed image and the source image through the Frobenius norm and the total variation modulus. The proposed method promotes the quality of phase images better than just using amplitude images to train. The numerical experimental results show that the proposed cascade strategies are significantly effective and remarkable for natural and unnatural images, DIV2K testing datasets, MNIST dataset, and realistic data. Comparing with the conventional neural network methods, the evaluation metrics of PSNR and SSIM values in the proposed method are refined by about 2.25 dB and 0.18 at least, respectively.
Work at high altitude and non-fatal cardiovascular disease associated with unfitness to work: Prospective cohort observation
Authors: Vinnikov Denis , Saktapov Akylbek , Romanova Zhanna , Ualiyeva Aliya , Krasotski Viktor 
Published: July 2024

Introduction
Mining at high altitude exposes workers to hypoxic environment and cold climate in addition to conventional hazards in mining, but very little is known on how to define fitness to work in prospective candidates with pre-existing conditions. The aim of the current study was to define the incidence of cardiovascular diseases leading to unfitness to work as well as their predictors in a prospective observation.

Methods
A total of 569 prospective employees (median age 34 (interquartile range (IQR) 28;40) years, 95% men 85% mid-altitude residents) for a high-altitude gold mine in Kyrgyzstan operating at 3800–4500 meters above sea level were screened at pre-employment in 2009–2012 and followed by January 2022. Cox regression was used to quantify the association of baseline demographics and physiological variables with newly diagnosed cardiovascular diseases (CVD) leading to unfitness to work, expressed as hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).

Results
With 5190 person-years of observation, 155 (27%) workers have left work, of whom 23 had a newly identified CVD leading to unfitness to work (cumulative incidence 4%) with no difference between drivers and other occupations, despite greater blood pressure and body mass index (BMI) in the former at baseline. Age (HR 1.13 (95% CI 1.06;1.22) and BMI (HR 1.18 (95% CI 1.04;1.34)) were associated with a greater chance of having CVD, adjusted for lung function, baseline diagnoses, year of employment and baseline blood pressure. Narrowing the analysis to only men, drivers, smokers and even middle-altitude residents did not change the effect.

Conclusion
These findings confirmed high efficacy of pre-employment screening limiting access of workers with advanced conditions to work which later yielded low CVD incidence. In addition to conventional contraindications to work at high altitude, age and high BMI should be considered when a decision is made.
Investigating the role of obesity, circadian disturbances and lifestyle factors in people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: Study protocol for the SOMBER trial
Authors: Kolind Mikkel EI , Kruse Rikke , Petersen Anni S. , Larsen Charlotte S. , Bak Lasse K. , Højlund Kurt , Beier Christoph P. , Stenager Elsebeth , Juhl Claus B. 
Published: July 2024

The aim of this study is to investigate circadian rhythms in independently living adults with obesity and mental disease, exploring the interplay between biological markers and lifestyle factors. Eighty participants divided equally into four groups; (i) people with obesity and schizophrenia; (ii) people with obesity and bipolar disorder; (iii) people with obesity without mental disease or sleep disorders, and (iv) people without obesity, mental disease or sleep disorders. Over two consecutive days, participants engage in repeated self-sampling of hair follicle and saliva; concurrently, data is collected on diet, body temperature, light exposure, sleep parameters, and physical activity by accelerometry. Hair follicles are analyzed for circadian gene expression, saliva samples for cortisol and melatonin concentrations. Circadian rhythms are investigated by cosinor analysis. The study employs a participant-tailored sampling schedule to minimize disruptions to daily routine and enhance ecological validity. The methodology aims to provide a comprehensive insight into the factors contributing to circadian disruptions in people with obesity, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, potentially informing strategies for future management and mitigation.
Trial registration: (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05413486).
A scoping review of the use of traditional medicine for the management of ailments in West Africa
Authors: D’Almeida Selassi A. , Gbomor Sahr E. , Osaio-Kamara Brima , Olagunju Mobolaji Timothy , Abodunrin Olunike Rebecca , Foláyan Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn 
Published: July 2024

Background
The coexistence of traditional healing practices deeply rooted in cultural and historical contexts and the evolving landscape of modern healthcare approaches in West African societies creates a dynamic interplay between tradition and modernity in healthcare. This study aims to comprehensively map the landscape of traditional medicine use for health in West Africa.

Methods
A scoping review was conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology and reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines. Research questions focused on the links between traditional medicine practices and health in West Africa. The systematic literature search covered PubMed, Web of Science, and CINAHL from database inception to September 2023. A descriptive analysis was conducted highlighting the years of publication, countries of publication, study designs of plant families and plant parts used for making traditional medicines, and the diseases the traditional remedies are for.

Results
The search identified 3484 records, with 46 articles meeting the inclusion criteria. Publications spanned from 1979 to 2023, with no observed trend in the number of publications over successive decades. Nigeria had the highest number of publications (54.3%), followed by Ghana (19.6%). The studies employed various designs, including clinical trials, ethnobotanical, ethnopharmacological, and experimental designs. Plant families frequently studied included Combretaceae, Euphorbiaceae, and Rubiaceae. Traditional remedies address various health issues, highlighting their versatility, from general symptoms to specific diseases.

Conclusion
This scoping review offers an extensive overview of traditional healing practices in West Africa. The studies highlighted in this review stress the necessity for culturally sensitive healthcare interventions. The widespread use of traditional medicine and the variety of practices underscore the importance of encouraging collaboration between traditional healers and modern healthcare professionals. This review also identifies knowledge gaps and areas needing further research, setting the stage for future exploration into West Africa’s intricate healthcare landscape.
Correlation between dysbiosis of vaginal microecology and endometriosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Qing Xuemei , Xie Min , Liu Ping , Feng Ou , Leng Hong , Guo Hongying , Zhang Yong , Ma Ying , Zheng Wenxin 
Published: July 2024

Background
Endometriosis, a complex gynecological condition, involves inflammation and immune dysregulation. The vaginal microbiota, characterized by its diversity, is an integral part of the vaginal microecology—interacting with vaginal anatomy, the endocrine system, and local mucosal immunity. Imbalances in this microecology are known to precipitate various inflammatory diseases. Despite extensive research, the connection between vaginal microbiota dysbiosis and endometriosis remains a subject of debate. Our study assesses the association between vaginal microecology dysbiosis and endometriosis.

Methods
We systematically searched major electronic databases in English, including Embase, PubMed, The Cochrane Library, MEDLINE (Ovid), BIOSIS (Ovid), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and Wanfang, up to August 15, 2023. Selected articles underwent screening based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Normal vaginal microecology was defined as a negative Amsel/Spiegel test or Nugent score of 0–3, or Lactobacillus predominance determined by 16S rRNA gene amplification sequencing. Deviations from this norm were classified as dysbiosis, further categorized into bacterial vaginosis (BV) and intermediate BV. Data analysis utilized Revman 5.4, with effect sizes presented as Odds Ratios (OR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI).

Results
Out of 1081 articles, eight met the inclusion criteria. Utilizing fixed-effect models due to low heterogeneity, the analysis revealed a positive association between dysbiosis and endometriosis (OR = 1.17, 95% CI 0.81–1.70; I2 = 0%), but showed a slight negative association between normal vaginal microecology with endometriosis (OR = 0.90, 95% CI 0.55–1.46; I2 = 29%). However, the association was not significant. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses corroborated the stability of these associations.

Conclusion
A positive correlation exists between vaginal microecology dysbiosis and endometriosis, notably with intermediate BV. However, the mechanisms underpinning this relationship remain elusive, highlighting the need for further research to overcome limitations.

Trial registration
Registration number: CRD42023445163.