bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Value, logistics and violence: Contemporizing imperialism for a critical Southern criminology
Authors: Ciocchini Pablo , Greener Joe 
Published: June 2024

AbstractThis article develops both a critique of the Southern criminology project but also argues that a continued focus on the global organization of the economy should sit central in anti‐imperialist social science. Southern criminology, reflective of other trends in ‘decolonization’, has not placed a sustained critique of domination and exploitation central, viewing decolonization as possible without a radical upending of the global economy. This paper asserts that understanding imperialism through a materialist lens uncovers the structural forces at play in reshaping globally evolving and expansive economic infrastructures which generate and distribute surplus value. To illustrate the importance of this point for anti‐imperialist criminology, we engage with critical logistics studies which successfully shows how transnational projections of power reshape and sustain the global system of production and consumption, with which comes a series of harms and dispossessions. The variegated and fractured social orders which the revolution in circulation have required rearticulating policing, security and criminalization across multiple horizons and locations of social life. In terms of developing critical approaches to Southern criminology, a focus on critical logistics studies offers, by way of example, the possibility of grasping concrete legal orders, criminalization, and oppression central in producing the current regime of neo‐colonial circulation.
A scoping review of policing and coercive control in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer plus intimate relationships
Authors: Jennings‐Fitz‐Gerald Emma , Smith Chris M. , Hilton N. Zoe , Radatz Dana L. , Lee Jimin , Ham Elke , Snow Natalie 
Published: June 2024

AbstractCoercive control is a form of intimate partner violence (IPV) that encompasses non‐physical behaviors used to constrain and entrap a partner. Coercive control is especially relevant to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer plus (LGBTQ+) relationships when abusers target the gender and sexual identity of their partners. Victim‐survivors, community members, and service providers often struggle to identify and intervene with this form of abuse. The role of police responding to coercive control is poorly understood, despite laws and calls to criminalize coercive control. Police responses to physical abuse in LGBTQ + relationships have caused harm, and it is important to extend this knowledge to police responses to coercive control. We conducted a systematic scoping review of international academic and gray literature sources published from 2014 through 2022 on the topic of policing coercive control within LGBTQ+ intimate relationships. We identified four interrelated policing themes across 35 sources: (1) reluctance to seek help from the police, (2) low rates of reporting abuse to police, (3) police actions following reports of IPV and coercive control, and (4) police harassment and violence increasing the experience of coercive control. Our review confirms that more research is needed on LGBTQ+ survivors of coercive control and their help‐seeking, as laws and calls to criminalize coercive control may not benefit LGBTQ+ communities.
A rapid review of strategies to manage low iron levels in adults donating whole‐blood: A focus on donor behaviour
Authors: Thijsen Amanda , Gemelli Carley N. , Hyde Melissa K. , Thorpe Rachel , Masser Barbara M. 
Published: June 2024

AbstractIn recognition of the impact of whole‐blood donation on body iron stores, there has been an increased focus assessing the efficacy of strategies to minimise the risk of iron deficiency (ID). Whilst donor behaviour is an important determinant of success, this literature is yet to be fully synthesised to help guide blood collection agencies when implementing these strategies into routine practice. This rapid review identifies strategies for management of low iron, how they have been communicated to donors, donor compliance with advice, donor use of external health services and their effect on donor retention. Web of Science, Medline, CINAHL and Wiley online library databases were searched from 2012 to November 2023, with 29 studies meeting inclusion criteria. Five iron management strategies were identified: oral iron supplementation (IS), education, dietary advice, lengthening inter‐donation interval and switching donation type. Most studies (n = 16) focused on IS, with only four reporting how they communicated this to donors. Donor use of IS was high in controlled research environments but has not been evaluated when implemented into routine practice. None of the four studies on dietary advice included findings on donor acceptability. The proportion of donors consulting their doctor about a low iron result or their risk of ID was found to be suboptimal. However, in general, the identified strategies and communications had a positive effect on donor retention. More evidence is needed on how to increase donor knowledge and awareness of donation‐related risk of ID as well as to identify how to effectively communicate strategies to donors to ensure optimal acceptability and use.
The use of injectable subcutaneous terbutaline and topical nitroglycerin ointment in the treatment of peripheral vasopressor extravasation in 3 dogs
Authors: Lathroum Chele N. , Angulo Bracho Hernan Lizardo , Alessandrino Kayla M. , Walker Julie M. 
Published: June 2024

AbstractObjectiveTo describe the clinical course and treatment of 3 dogs with peripheral vasopressor extravasation.Case Series SummaryAlthough vasopressor extravasation (VE) is a well‐documented complication in human medicine, literature describing VE and its management in veterinary patients is sparse. VE increases patient morbidity by causing local tissue injury and necrosis. The gold standard treatment for VE, phentolamine, has been periodically limited in supply in human medicine and is not consistently available for use in veterinary medicine. An alternative protocol proposed for use in people with VE combines topical nitroglycerin application with subcutaneous terbutaline infiltration. In this report, a treatment protocol utilizing these therapies was used to treat 3 dogs with VE and secondary tissue injury.New or Unique Information ProvidedThis report describes 3 cases of VE‐induced tissue injury in dogs. In addition, this report describes the use of perivascular terbutaline infiltration and topical nitroglycerin application as therapeutic management for VE in dogs.
The vertebral right heart index: A new radiographic method to assess right heart enlargement in dogs
Authors: Puccinelli Caterina , Vezzosi Tommaso , Grosso Giovanni , Tognetti Rosalba , Auriemma Edoardo , Domenech Oriol , Citi Simonetta 
Published: June 2024

AbstractIn veterinary medicine, the radiographic assessment of right heart enlargement (RHE) is essentially subjective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the vertebral right heart index (VRHi) as a new quantitative radiographic method to detect RHE in dogs. This was a multicenter, retrospective, observational study, including dogs with RHE and control dogs. All dogs had to have a thoracic radiographic study and a complete echocardiography on the same day. Right heart enlargement was defined as the presence of right atrial enlargement, right ventricular enlargement, and/or hypertrophy based on echocardiography. For the radiographic study, all the radiographic views available for each case were considered for measurement: right lateral (RL), left lateral (LL), ventrodorsal (VD), and dorsoventral (DV). The VRHi was measured using LL, RL, VD, and DV views. A total of 204 dogs were included: 91 dogs with RHE and 113 control dogs. The VRHi (RL), the VRHi (LL), and the VRHi (VD) were significantly greater in dogs with RHE compared with controls (P < .0001). The best diagnostic accuracy was observed for VRHi (LL) (area under the curve [AUC] 0.86, P < .0001; cutoff ≥ 3.5 vertebrae, sensitivity [Se] 71%, specificity [Sp] 89%), followed by VRHi (RL) (AUC 0.85, P < .0001; cutoff ≥ 3.5 vertebrae, Se 68%, Sp 86%) and VRHi (VD) (AUC 0.80, P = .0004; cutoff ≥ 3.0 vertebrae, Se 57%, Sp 95%). In conclusion, the lateral VRHi in LL and RL and the VD VRHi could represent useful radiological tools for the detection of RHE in dogs.
SpoIIQ-dependent localization of SpoIIE contributes to septal stability and compartmentalization during the engulfment stage of
Bacillus subtilis
sporulation
Authors: Dehghani Behzad , Rodrigues Christopher D. A. 
Published: June 2024

ABSTRACT

During spore development in bacteria, a polar septum separates two transcriptionally distinct cellular compartments, the mother cell and the forespore. The conserved serine phosphatase SpoIIE is known for its critical role in the formation of this septum and activation of compartment-specific transcription in the forespore. Signaling between the mother cell and forespore then leads to activation of mother cell transcription and a phagocytic-like process called engulfment, which involves dramatic remodeling of the septum and requires a balance between peptidoglycan synthesis and hydrolysis to ensure septal stability and compartmentalization. Using
Bacillus subtilis
, we identify an additional role for SpoIIE in maintaining septal stability and compartmentalization at the onset of engulfment. This role for SpoIIE is mediated by SpoIIQ, which anchors SpoIIE in the engulfing membrane. A SpoIIQ mutant (SpoIIQ Y28A) that fails to anchor SpoIIE, results in septal instability and miscompartmentalization during septal peptidoglycan hydrolysis, when other septal stabilization factors are absent. Our data support a model whereby SpoIIE and its interactions with the peptidoglycan synthetic machinery contribute to the stabilization of the asymmetric septum early in engulfment, thereby ensuring compartmentalization during spore development.

IMPORTANCE
Bacterial sporulation is a complex process involving a vast array of proteins. Some of these proteins are absolutely critical and regulate key points in the developmental process. Once such protein is SpoIIE, known for its role in the formation of the polar septum, a hallmark of the early stages of sporulation, and activation of the first sporulation-specific sigma factor, σF, in the developing spore. Interestingly, SpoIIE has been shown to interact with SpoIIQ, an important σF-regulated protein that functions during the engulfment stage. However, the significance of this interaction has remained unclear. Here, we unveil the importance of the SpoIIQ-SpoIIE interaction and identify a role for SpoIIE in the stabilization of the polar septum and maintenance of compartmentalization at the onset of engulfment. In this way, we demonstrate that key sporulation proteins, like SpoIIQ and SpoIIE, function in multiple processes during spore development.
The
yad
and
yeh
fimbrial loci influence gene expression and virulence in enterohemorrhagic
Escherichia coli
O157:H7
Authors: Gonyar Laura A. , Sauder Amber B. , Mortensen Lindsay , Willsey Graham G. , Kendall Melissa M. 
Published: June 2024

ABSTRACT

Fimbriae are essential virulence factors for many bacterial pathogens. Fimbriae are extracellular structures that attach bacteria to surfaces. Thus, fimbriae mediate a critical step required for any pathogen to establish infection by anchoring a bacterium to host tissue. The human pathogen enterohemorrhagic
Escherichia coli
(EHEC) O157:H7encodes 16 fimbriae that may be important for EHEC to initiate infection and allow for productive expression of virulence traits important in later stages of infection, including a type III secretion system (T3SS) and Shiga toxin; however, the roles of most EHEC fimbriae are largely uncharacterized. Here, we provide evidence that two EHEC fimbriae, Yad and Yeh, modulate expression of diverse genes including genes encoding T3SS and Shiga toxin and that these fimbriae are required for robust colonization of the gastrointestinal tract. These findings reveal a significant and previously unappreciated role for fimbriae in bacterial pathogenesis as important determinants of virulence gene expression.

IMPORTANCE

Fimbriae are extracellular proteinaceous structures whose defining role is to anchor bacteria to surfaces. This is a fundamental step for bacterial pathogens to establish infection in a host. Here, we show that the contributions of fimbriae to pathogenesis are more complex. Specifically, we demonstrate that fimbriae influence expression of virulence traits essential for disease progression in the intestinal pathogen enterohemorrhagic
Escherichia coli
. Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria express multiple fimbriae; therefore, these findings may have broad implications for understanding how pathogens use fimbriae, beyond adhesion, to initiate infection and coordinate gene expression, which ultimately results in disease.
Presurgical structural imaging and clinical outcome in combined bed nucleus of the stria terminalis–nucleus accumbens deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression
Authors: Wang Fengting , Dai Lulin , Wang Tao , Zhang Yingying , Wang Yuhan , Zhao Yijie , Pan Yixin , Bian Liuguan , Li Dianyou , Zhan Shikun , Lai Yijie , Voon Valerie , Sun Bomin 
Published: June 2024

BackgroundStructural imaging holds great potential for precise targeting and stimulation for deep brain stimulation (DBS). The anatomical information it provides may serve as potential biomarkers for predicting the efficacy of DBS in treatment-resistant depression (TRD).AimsThe primary aim is to identify preoperative imaging biomarkers that correlate with the efficacy of DBS in patients with TRD.MethodsPreoperative imaging parameters were estimated and correlated with the 6-month clinical outcome of patients with TRD receiving combined bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST)–nucleus accumbens (NAc) DBS. White matter (WM) properties were extracted and compared between the response/non-response and remission/non-remission groups. Structural connectome was constructed and analysed using graph theory. Distances of the volume of activated tissue (VAT) to the main modulating tracts were also estimated to evaluate the correlations.ResultsDifferences in fibre bundle properties of tracts, including superior thalamic radiation and reticulospinal tract, were observed between the remission and non-remission groups. Distance of the centre of the VAT to tracts connecting the ventral tegmental area and the anterior limb of internal capsule on the left side varied between the remission and non-remission groups (p=0.010, t=3.07). The normalised clustering coefficient (γ) and the small-world property (σ) in graph analysis correlated with the symptom improvement after the correction of age.ConclusionsPresurgical structural alterations in WM tracts connecting the frontal area with subcortical regions, as well as the distance of the VAT to the modulating tracts, may influence the clinical outcome of BNST–NAc DBS. These findings provide potential imaging biomarkers for the DBS treatment for patients with TRD.
Variation in completeness of coding external cause of injuries under ICD-10-CM
Authors: Stewart Christine C , Simon Gregory , Ahmedani Brian K , Beck Arne , Daida Yihe G , Lynch Frances L , Owen-Smith Ashli A , Negriff Sonya L , Rossom Rebecca , Sterling Stacy A , Lu Christine Y , Schoenbaum Michael 
Published: June 2024

IntroductionInformation about causes of injury is key for injury prevention efforts. Historically, cause-of-injury coding in clinical practice has been incomplete due to the need for extra diagnosis codes in the International Classification of Diseases-Ninth Revision-Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) coding. The transition to ICD-10-CM and increased use of clinical support software for diagnosis coding is expected to improve completeness of cause-of-injury coding. This paper assesses the recording of external cause-of-injury codes specifically for those diagnoses where an additional code is still required.MethodsWe used electronic health record and claims data from 10 health systems from October 2015 to December 2021 to identify all inpatient and emergency encounters with a primary diagnosis of injury. The proportion of encounters that also included a valid external cause-of-injury code is presented.ResultsMost health systems had high rates of cause-of-injury coding: over 85% in emergency departments and over 75% in inpatient encounters with primary injury diagnoses. However, several sites had lower rates in both settings. State mandates were associated with consistently high external cause recording.ConclusionsCompleteness of cause-of-injury coding improved since the adoption of ICD-10-CM coding and increased slightly over the study period at most sites. However, significant variation remained, and completeness of cause-of-injury coding in any diagnosis data used for injury prevention planning should be empirically determined.
Placing the balloon-guide catheter in the high cervical segment of the internal carotid artery is associated with improved recanalization
Authors: Moreu Manuel , Gómez-Escalonilla Carlos , Miralbes Salvador , Naravetla Bharath , Spiotta Alejandro M , Loehr Christian , Martínez-Galdámez Mario , McTaggart Ryan A , Defreyne Luc , Vega Pedro , Zaidat Osama O , Price Lori Lyn , Liebeskind David S , Möhlenbruch Markus A , Gupta Rishi , Rosati Santiago 
Published: June 2024

BackgroundMechanical thrombectomy (MT) is part of the standard of care for stroke treatment, and improving its efficacy is one of the main objectives of clinical investigation. Of importance is placement of the distal end of balloon-guided catheters (BGC). We aim to determine if this influences outcomes.MethodsWe analyzed data from the ASSIST Registry, an international, multicenter prospective study of 1492 patients. We divided patients treated with BGC according to the placement of the BGC: low cervical (LCG (the lower 2/3 of cervical internal carotid artery (ICA)) or high cervical (HCG (upper 1/3 of cervical ICA, petro-lacerum or higher)). We analyzed characteristics and outcomes overall and stratified on the primary MT technique: Stent-Retriever only (SR Classic), Combined use of aspiration catheter and SR (Combined), and Direct Aspiration (ADAPT).ResultsOur study included 704 subjects —323 in the low cervical and 381 in the high cervical groups. Statistical differences were seen in the proportion of females and tandem lesions (both higher for LCG). Placing the BGC in the high cervical segment is associated with better recanalization rates (expanded treatment in cerebral infarction (eTICI) score of 2c-3) at the end of the procedure (P<0.0001) and shorter procedures (P=0.0005). After stratifying on the three primary techniques (SR Classic, Combined, and ADAPT), placing the BGC in the high segment is associated with a better first-pass effect (FPE), less distal emboli, and better clinical outcomes in the SR Classic technique.ConclusionsPlacing the distal end of the BGC at the high cervical segment or higher is associated with better recanalization.
Cost-effectiveness of endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke with established large infarct in Germany: a decision tree and Markov model
Authors: Gottschalk Sophie , König Hans-Helmut , Subtil Fabien , Bonekamp Susanne , Denis Angelique , Aamodt Anne Hege , Fuentes Blanca , Gizewski Elke R , Hill Michael D , Krajina Antonin , Pierot Laurent , Simonsen Claus Ziegler , Zeleňák Kamil , Bendszus Martin , Thomalla Götz , Dams Judith 
Published: June 2024

BackgroundRecent studies, including the TENSION trial, support the use of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in acute ischemic stroke with large infarct (Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score (ASPECTS) 3–5).ObjectiveTo evaluate the cost-effectiveness of EVT compared with best medical care (BMC) alone in this population from a German healthcare payer perspective.MethodsA short-term decision tree and a long-term Markov model (lifetime horizon) were used to compare healthcare costs and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) between EVT and BMC. The effectiveness of EVT was reflected by the 90-day modified Rankin Scale (mRS) outcome from the TENSION trial. QALYs were based on published mRS-specific health utilities (EQ-5D-3L indices). Long-term healthcare costs were calculated based on insurance data. Costs (reported in 2022 euros) and QALYs were discounted by 3% annually. Cost-effectiveness was assessed using incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs). Deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were performed to account for parameter uncertainties.ResultsCompared with BMC, EVT yielded higher lifetime incremental costs (€24 257) and effects (1.41 QALYs), resulting in an ICER of €17 158/QALY. The results were robust to parameter variation in sensitivity analyses (eg, 95% probability of cost-effectiveness was achieved at a willingness to pay of >€22 000/QALY). Subgroup analyses indicated that EVT was cost-effective for all ASPECTS subgroups.ConclusionsEVT for acute ischemic stroke with established large infarct is likely to be cost-effective compared with BMC, assuming that an additional investment of €17 158/QALY is deemed acceptable by the healthcare payer.
Differentiating dilatons from the axions by their mixing with photons
Authors: Chaubey Ankur , Jaiswal Manoj K. , Singh Damini , Singh Venktesh , Ganguly Avijit K. 
Published: June 2024

AbstractThe quanta of scalar fields like the dilaton ($$\phi $$
ϕ
) of scale symmetry origin and those of pseudoscalar fields like the axion ($$\phi '$$

ϕ
′

) of Peccei–Quinn symmetry origin couple to di-photons through dimension-5 operators. In a magnetized medium (MM), they in principle can interact with the two transverse ($$A_{\parallel ,\perp }$$

A

‖
,
⊥

) and one longitudinal ($$A_{L}$$

A
L

) degree of freedom of photons ($$\gamma $$
γ
) as long as the total spin is conserved. However, of $$\phi $$
ϕ
and $$\phi '$$

ϕ
′

, only one interacts with $$A_{L}$$

A
L

. We found that the ambient external magnetic field B and media break the intrinsic Lorentz symmetry of the system affecting the dispersion relation of the propagating modes. The boost and the rotational symmetry along and around B are however the ones that are preserved. Invoking C, P, and T symmetries, we analyze the mixing dynamics of $$\phi \gamma $$

ϕ
γ

and $$\phi '\gamma $$

ϕ
′

γ

systems and the structural difference in their mixing pattern. It is noted that while the $$\phi \gamma $$

ϕ
γ

mixing matrix is $$3\times 3$$

3
×
3

, the $$\phi ^{\prime }\gamma $$

ϕ
′

γ

is governed by a $$4\times 4$$

4
×
4

mixing matrix. Using the exact solutions of both systems in MM, we estimate the strength of the electromagnetic (EM) signals available due to these interactions, which are found to be different in strength. We conclude by commenting on (a) the possibility of detecting this difference in polarimetric observables of the EM signal, (b) the implications of these different mixing patterns with respect to the minimum detectable signal for astrophysical observations, and (c) the variation in the energy of the dispersed photons of different polarization with the variation in B.