bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Seasonal interactions between Quagga Mussel grazing and phytoplankton in western Lake Erie: The view from different measuring technologies
Authors: Vanderploeg H.A. , Glyshaw P.W. , Carrick H.J. , Carter G.S. , Dahal N. , Denef V.J. , Fanslow D.L. , Godwin C.M. 
Published: May 2024

AbstractWe measured Quagga Mussel grazing-induced changes in seston concentration in 20-L laboratory mesocosms containing lake water, during May-October, as part of a study to investigate the present role of mussel feeding and nutrient excretion in affecting phytoplankton composition. A variety of measuring methodologies including size-fractionated chlorophyll (&lt; 2, 2-20, and &gt;20 µm), phytoplankton groups by FluoroProbe, cyanobacterial genera by 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and particulate C, N, and P gave us different insights into seasonal phytoplankton dynamics and mussel selective feeding and assimilation. High clearance rates and/or high assimilation rates were seen during late May-early July across all size categories, with high rates seen particularly in cryptophytes and diatoms as revealed by FluoroProbe. Starting in late July cyanophytes dominated the phytoplankton and feeding rate on them was generally zero or low. Sequencing analyses suggested that there was a diverse cyanobacterial community present, with Microcystis, contrary to expectation, dominating only in late June. Cyanobium was the dominant genera at most times during summer-fall, and as expected, Microcystis was rejected by mussels relative to other cyanobacteria. Planktothrix, dominant in spring, was readily ingested as well as Anabaena in late June. We show that a combination of methods is helpful to make progress in understanding plankton succession and grazing. These methods were important adjuncts to microscopic analysis (Carrick et al, this issue). Our results support the hypothesis that dreissenid mussels, when abundant, can affect seasonal succession of phytoplankton shifting composition to cyanobacteria and even changes within the cyanobacterial community; however, impacts are likely modest now due low mussel biomass (Carter et al., this issue). Assimilation of C, N, and P was generally high, which is important for mussel population maintenance.
Coronary Angiography in Patients With Left Ventricular Hypertrabeculation/Noncompaction
Authors: de Cillia Nicolas , Finsterer Josef , Campean Radu , Noorian Ashkan , Winkler-Dworak Maria , Stöllberger Claudia 
Published: May 2024

Abstract

Background:
Left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction (LVHT) is a cardiac abnormality of unknown pathogenesis, frequently associated with neuromuscular disorders. The relevance of coronary artery disease (CAD) in LVHT is largely unknown. This study aimed to assess the role of CAD as a prognostic marker in LVHT.

Methods:
Data from patients with LVHT were collected from an echocardiographic laboratory. The hospital information system was retrospectively screened for coronary angiography. The association of CAD with clinical, echocardiographic, and neurologic baseline parameters was assessed. End points were all-cause death and heart transplantation.

Results:
A total of 154 patients (mean [SD] age, 57 [13.7] years; 31% female) who had undergone coronary angiography between 1995 and 2020 were included in the study. Coronary angiography disclosed CAD in 53 of 154 patients. Patients with CAD were older (mean [SD] age of, 64.2 [12.9] years vs 52.7 [12.4] years; P < .001); more frequently had angina pectoris (P = .05), diabetes (P = .002), and hypertension (P = .03); and more frequently had 3 or more electrocardiographic abnormalities (P = .04) than patients without CAD. During a median (IQR) follow-up period of 6.48 (2.44-11.20) years, 39% of patients reached an end point (death, n = 56; heart transplantation, n = 4). Mortality was 4.5% per year, and the rate of death or heart transplantation did not differ between patients with and without CAD (P = .26). Patients with 3-vessel disease had a worse prognosis than patients with 1- or 2-vessel disease (P = .046).

Conclusion:
In patients with LVHT, CAD does not appear to be associated with an increased rate of death or heart transplantation.
Restoration of Epicardial Blood Flow After Left Ventricular Unloading With the Impella CP Heart Pump in a Patient With STEMI Treated With Surgical Revascularization
Authors: Liu Jason , Peer Syed B. , Sheth Samar S. , Loor Gabriel 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Left main occlusion presenting as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction is an exceedingly morbid condition. This article reports a case of cardiac arrest in a patient after a treadmill stress test. Coronary angiography revealed 100% occlusion of the left main coronary artery. Left ventricular unloading with the Impella CP heart pump (ABIOMED/Johnson & Johnson MedTech) was used, after which epicardial blood flow was restored without angioplasty. The patient underwent surgical revascularization. Despite a prolonged revascularization time, there was no evidence of severe myocardial injury postoperatively.
Comparing verbal and visual rhetoric – and the danger of “empirical shorthands”
Authors: Andersson Fred 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
This paper will evaluate the quantitative content analysis of visual rhetoric which has been put forward by George Rossolatos in the context of audio-visuality and marketing research. Rossolatos bases his taxonomy of visual rhetorical figures on Groupe µ’s adaptation of classical rhetoric in Rhétorique génerale (1970). With the aim of creating a systematic model for marketing analysis, he and his collaborators have coded and classified an extensive number of audiovisual commercials from the top international strata of economically valuable brands. For comparison, I have during a period of four years given undergraduates the task of collecting and categorizing a minimum of ten audio-visual commercials, each of which should exemplify one of the figures referred to by Rossolatos. The outcomes of the task indicate that a random explorative study with a minimum of operationalization and training of coders is enough for obtaining results akin to those reported by Rossolatos. This may be regarded as a positive outcome from a pedagogical point of view, but it may also raise the suspicion that Rossolatos’s criteria are merely intuitive. If the incidence of visual rhetorical figures is to be studied as an independent content variable of audio-visual enunciations, the values/figures should be described with greater caution.
Exploring pathogenic pathways in carpal tunnel syndrome: sterile inflammation and oxidative stress
Authors: Arshad Mohd. Sajid , Mattoo Bhawna , Alam Iqbal 
Published: May 2024

Abstract

Objectives
The main objective of the current study was to find the association between oxidative stress, inflammatory markers, and electrophysiological profile with symptom severity in patients of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

Methods
Thirty-two carpal tunnel syndrome patients and 32 controls were included in the study. Boston CTS questionnaire along with plasma oxidative stress markers including superoxide dismutase, malondialdehyde, and nitric oxide and inflammatory markers including IL-6 and TNF-α were compared with the electrophysiological parameters derived from nerve conduction studies. Statistical significance of the levels between groups was calculated using unpaired-t test after checking for normality with D’Agostino & Pearson omnibus normality test.

Results
We found that the median nerve conduction velocity was prolonged, amplitude was decreased, while the levels of oxidative stress markers like malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxidase dismutase (SOD), and nitric oxide (NO) were increased in CTS patients compared to controls. Inflammatory markers like interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) were also increased in CTS patients. We found that plasma SOD and TNF-α correlated well with the median motor amplitude. There was no other significant correlation between oxidative stress markers and inflammatory markers with nerve conduction studies or disease severity. Patients with mild disease also showed lesser levels of SOD, NO, IL-6, and TNF-α markers than patients with severe disease.

Conclusions
CTS is probably a disease of sterile inflammation and disbalance of oxidative stress, with higher inflammatory and oxidative stress markers pointing to a more severe disease.
Efficacy and factors of myofascial release therapy combined with electrical and magnetic stimulation in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain syndrome
Authors: Zhu Mingyue , Huang Fei , Xu Jingyun , Zhou Qing , Ding Bo , Shen Yang 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and factors of myofascial release therapy combined with electrical and magnetic stimulation in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS). A total of 79 female patients diagnosed with CPPS from January 2021 to December 2022 were prospectively analyzed. Every patient received 3 weeks of treatment which included myofascial release therapy combined with electrical and magnetic stimulation. The visual analog score (VAS) of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) trigger points (TrPs) and the changes in pelvic floor surface electromyography before and after treatment were compared. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of each outcome index. There were significant differences in VASs of muscle TrPs before and after treatment (P < 0.05). For the surface electromyography of PFMs, the differences in pre-baseline rest, post-baseline rest, isometric contractions for muscle endurance evaluation, and coefficient of variation were statistically significant (P < 0.05). Linear regression analysis showed that disease course (X
1), dyspareunia (X
5), and urinary incontinence (X
6) were influencing factors for the decline of pre-baseline rest (r5 = 1.067, R
2 = 0.089), post-baseline rest (r1 = 0.055, r5 = 0.99, R
2 = 0.119), VASs of ischial spine (r5 = 0.916, R
2 = 0.102), obturator internus (r5 = 0.796, r6 = −0.703, R
2 = 0.245), and pubococcygeus (r5 = 0.885, R
2 = 0.149) after treatment in the CPPS group. This study confirmed that individualized myofascial release therapy combined with electrical and magnetic stimulation has significant efficacy for patients with CPPS. At the same time, it is more effective for CPPS patients with longer course of disease, dyspareunia, and without urinary incontinence.
On hyper (r,q)-Fibonacci polynomials
Authors: Belbachir Hacéne , Krim Fariza 
Published: May 2024

AbstractRelated to generalized arithmetic triangle, we introduce the hyper (r,q)-Fibonacci polynomials as the sum of these elements along a finite ray starting from a specific point, which generalize the hyper-Fibonacci polynomials. We give generating function, recurrence relations and we show some properties whose application allows us to extend the notion of Cassini determinant and to study some ratios. Moreover, we derive a connection between these polynomials and the incomplete (r,q)-Fibonacci polynomials defined in this paper.
Gröbner bases in the mod 2 cohomology of oriented Grassmann manifolds G͠
2
t,3
Authors: Colović Uroš A. , Prvulović Branislav I. 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
For n a power of two, we give a complete description of the cohomology algebra H
*(G͠

n,3; ℤ2) of the Grassmann manifold G͠

n,3 of oriented 3-planes in ℝ
n
. We do this by finding a reduced Gröbner basis for an ideal closely related to this cohomology algebra. Using this Gröbner basis we also present an additive basis for H
*(G͠

n,3; ℤ2).
A study on error bounds for Newton-type inequalities in conformable fractional integrals
Authors: Budak Hüseyin , Ünal Cihan , Hezenci Fatih 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
The authors of the paper suggest a novel approach in order to examine an integral equality using conformable fractional operators. By using this identity, some Newton-type inequalities are proved for differentiable convex functions by taking the modulus of the newly established equality. Moreover, we prove some Newton-type inequalities by using the Hölder and power-mean inequality. Furthermore, some new results are presented by using special choices of obtained inequalities. Finally, we give some conformable fractional Newton-type inequalities for functions of bounded variation.
Suffixation in Zhangzhou
Authors: Huang Yishan 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
This study is the first to comprehensively describe suffixing morphology in Zhangzhou Southern Min, an under-described Sinitic language spoken in southern China. Suffixation can be derivational in this language to create new lexemes and expand local vocabulary but can be inflectional to convey grammatical information. It can also induce special tone sandhi patterns on either the lexical bases or the suffix itself. The bases that can undergo suffixation are cross-categorical, ranging from nouns, verbs, adjectives, classifiers, noun phrases, verb phrases to adjective phrases. However, the occurrences of suffixes, lexical bases, and derived items are subject to severe constraints from diverse factors of semantics, word class, syntax, phonology, and pragmatics. These reflect that the suffixing is not an isolated morphological event but rather involves systematic and complex interfaces among different linguistic levels. This study is a breakthrough to fill the research gap, while substantially broadening and deepening our knowledge of suffixation as an important morphological device in Sinitic languages. The study also contributes well-attested empirical data to the typology of suffixation in the world’s natural languages while shedding important light on how Sinitic languages and other so-called isolating languages should be better defined from a modern linguistic perspective.
Investigation of the effect of low-power, low-frequency ultrasound application on SARS-COV-2
Authors: Canbolat Orhan , Canbolat Fatih , Ergün Mehmet Ali , Yiğit Selin , Bozdayı Gülendam 
Published: May 2024

Abstract

Objectives
Numerous studies have been conducted on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, which remains a global health concern. Low-frequency and low-dose ultrasound can help eradicate the virus from the air and the environment. Our research aims to determine how altering ultrasonic waves frequencies and low power affects the virulence and replication rate of a virus.

Methods
The virus was identified using atomic force microscopy before the initiation of laboratory tests. The experimental environment was exposed to 8 W of ultrasound at frequencies of 40 KHz, 25, 50, and 110 MHz. The cycle threshold (Ct) of the samples before and after ultrasonography was evaluated using real-time PCR (RT-PCR). Before and during ultrasonography, the VERO E6 Cell line was employed to determine whether the virus was still alive.

Results
Following the RT-PCR results, the application of 40 KHz ultrasonic waves frequency enhanced the Ct values of the virus while concurrently inhibiting its growth rate in the cell culture.

Conclusions
Our findings suggest that employing ultrasound to eliminate SARS-CoV-2 and possibly other closed and single-stranded RNA viruses from the environment is feasible.
Follow the Trace: Becoming a Seismo-Detective with a Campus-Based Raspberry Shake Seismometer
Authors: Löberich Eric , Long Maureen D. 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Seismic signals, whether caused by earthquakes, other natural phenomena, or artificial noise sources, have specific characteristics in the time and frequency domains that contain crucial information reflecting their source. The analysis of seismic time series is an essential part of every seismology-oriented study program. Enabling students to work with data collected from their own campus, including signals from both anthropogenic and natural seismic sources, can provide vivid, practical examples to make abstract concepts communicated in classes more concrete and relevant. Data from research-grade broadband seismometers enable us to record time series of vibrations at a broad range of frequencies; however, these sensors are costly and are often deployed in remote places. Participation in the Raspberry Shake citizen science network enables seismology educators to record seismic signals on our own campuses and use these recordings in our classrooms and for public outreach. Yale University installed a Raspberry Shake three-component, low-cost seismometer in the Earth and Planetary Sciences department building in Summer 2022, enabling the detection of local, regional, and teleseismic earthquakes, microseismic noise, and anthropogenic noise sources from building construction, an explosive event in a steam tunnel, and general building use. Here, we discuss and illustrate the use of data from our Raspberry Shake in outreach and education activities at Yale. In particular, we highlight a series of ObsPy-based exercises that will be used in courses taught in our department, including our upper-level Introduction to Seismology course and our undergraduate classes on Natural Disasters and Forensic Geoscience.
Landslide Warning Area Delineation through Seismic Signals and Landslide Characteristics: Insights from the Silabaku Landslide in Southern Taiwan
Authors: Chang Jui-Ming , Kuo Yu-Ting , Chao Wei-An , Lin Che-Min , Lan Hao-Wei , Yang Che-Ming , Chen Hongey 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Publishing timely warnings of areas potentially affected by landslides and subsequent events remains challenging in hazard assessment. Recently, seismic monitoring has emerged as a promising technique for landslide detection and location determination. However, the effectiveness of this approach is limited by location errors. To overcome this problem, we propose a hybrid method (a three-step process) through seismic analysis and consideration of prior geomorphological characteristics of areas and aspects in a landslide inventory to constrain the potential landslide locations. The first analysis entails a grid-based single-force inversion of 0.02–0.05 Hz seismic signals by spatial grid spacings of 0.2° and 0.05° to retrieve the single-force direction, the estimated landslide area, and a wide search range for a given source. The second analysis involves two location methods for high-frequency seismic signals (&gt;1 Hz) with a finer spatial grid spacing of 0.01°, gradually reducing the landslide search region. By integrating seismology-determined information with a landslide inventory, potential landslide locations and warning areas could be identified effectively. Then we apply the proposed the three-step analysis method to the 2021 Silabaku landslide in southern Taiwan. The results showed that the seismic techniques we used progressively condensed the initial search range from 1831 to 770  km2, converging to a small area of 99  km2. The estimated landslide area was 0.80±0.04  km2, and the force direction was 154.09° ± 6.76°. Subsequently, according to the earlier information, we identified three possible landslide source locations from the 2020 landslide inventory. These findings have implications for warning for two road sections, one of which was subsequently damaged by debris flow after the Silabaku landslide. This study highlights the effectiveness of the hybrid three-step algorithm in constraining areas potentially affected by landslides, facilitating timely assessments for warnings in southern Taiwan.
Ubi aqua – ibi bene – Die Bäder von Baden im Aargau im Licht der archäologischen Untersuchungen 2009–2022
Authors: Schaer Andrea , Stäuble Jürg 
Published: May 2024

Baden im Kanton Aargau ist eine Bäderstadt. Hier fördern die heißen Quellen seit Jahrtausenden das mineralreichste Thermalwasser der Schweiz zu Tage. Die im nahen römischen Legionslager von Vindonissa (heute Windisch, Kanton Aargau) stationierten Truppen erbauten erste Thermenanlagen, die bis in die Spätantike wiederholte Aus- und Umbauten erlebten. Einzelne Becken der römischen Thermalbäder blieben bis ins 19. Jahrhundert in Benutzung. Im Mittelalter und bis in die Frühe Neuzeit war Baden der bedeutendste Badeort im deutschsprachigen Europa. Ein Bedeutungsverlust im 18. Jahrhundert, wiederum internationale Beliebtheit im 19. Jahrhundert, Niedergang der Bäder in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts: Die Bädergeschichte ist wechselhaft. Erst kürzlich erfuhren die Thermalbäder von Baden eine Neugestaltung, die verschiedene Bauvorhaben auslöste und die Anlass für umfangreiche archäologische Grabungen und Bauuntersuchungen waren. Die vorliegende Publikation stellt die archäologische und historische Quellenlage sowie Geschichte der archäologischen Erforschung der Heilbäder von Baden vor. Im geplanten zweiten Band erfolgt die Publikation der Ergebnisse der archäologischen Ausgrabungen 2009–2012 und 2018.
Impact of donor pool size on the variability of platelet lysate-derived extracellular vesicles for regenerative medicine
Authors: Amengual-Tugores Andreu Miquel , Ráez-Meseguer Carmen , Forteza-Genestra Maria Antònia , Calvo Javier , Gayà Antoni , Monjo Marta , Ramis Joana Maria 
Published: May 2024

Aim: The objective of the present study was to determine the variability of platelet lysate-derived extracellular vesicles (pEV), in terms of characteristics and functionality through wound healing assays, when isolated either from platelet concentrates (PC, obtained from 5 donors) or from multiple PC (MPC, that is 50 donors).
Methods: pEV were isolated under GMP-like conditions in a clean room using Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC). The differential characteristics between pEV obtained from PC (PC-EV) or MPC (MPC-EV) were evaluated by means of protein concentration, Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and flow cytometry using the MACSPlex™ arrays for surface analysis profiling of EV. The functionality of the isolated pEV was determined in cell culture by metabolic activity and LDH activity determination and through a wound healing assay after 24 h treatment.
Results: No significant differences were observed in the pEV characteristics evaluated, whether isolated from PC or MPC. As regards functionality, a higher wound closure percentage was obtained in those pEV pools isolated from PC (5 donors). No differences in the coefficient of variation (CV) were found when comparing all the evaluated variables of pEV derived either from PC (5 donors) or from MPC (50 donors).
Conclusion: Our findings challenge the necessity of a larger donor pool for pEV isolation, revealing no significant variations in the analyzed variables of MPC-EV and PC-EV. Notably, our results suggest that, unlike platelet concentrates, a high number of donors is not required to reduce the variability of pEV, showing that the pool of only 5 donors can provide a consistent and reliable therapeutic product.