bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Paesaggi comuni, paesaggi trasposti. Insediamenti cimiteriali del Mediterraneo islamico
Authors: Eliana Martinelli  
Published: June 2024

Partendo da considerazioni generali e comuni ad ogni civiltà, sul significato di cimitero come città altra, il saggio prende in considerazione alcune costanti simboliche, formali e insediative degli antichi cimiteri del mondo islamico mediterraneo, al fine di riconoscerne i caratteri che possano essere trasposti e riattualizzati per il progetto di nuovi paesaggi dei morti. Dagli insediamenti cimiteriali situati in prossimità delle porte della medina di Fès (Bab Ftouh, Bab al-Hamra, Bab Guissa, Bab Mahrouk, Bab Segma), fino ai cimiteri ottomani di Istanbul, interni ed esterni alla città (Eyüp e Karacaahmet), la città dei morti si relaziona sempre con la città dei vivi per analogie e contrapposizioni morfologiche, in linea con la cosmologia islamica.
L’altro montaggio. Architettura come epifania del mondo
Authors: Ildebrando Clemente  
Published: June 2024

Recensione al libro Autore: Laura Scala Titolo: Teatro e scena urbana Sottotitolo: Ricerche e sperimentazioni spaziali dell’Avanguardia russa Lingua: Italiano Editore: LetteraVentidue, Siracusa Caratteristiche: formato 19,5x24,5 cm, 272 pagine, brossura, colori ISBN: 978-8862424974 Anno: 2021
Imparare da Bovisa. Memorie di un quartiere
Authors: Giuseppe Verterame  
Published: June 2024

Recensione del libro: Autore: Giorgio Fiorese Titolo: AURA di BOVISA. Sottotitolo: Produzione Conoscenza Figurazione Lingua del testo: Italiano Editore: Maggioli Editore Caratteristiche: formato 26x26 cm, 139 pagine, brossura, colore ISBN: 978-88-916-5579-0 Anno: 2022
The Socialist Sarajevo: between heritage and modernity
Authors: Gruosso Stefania , Zejnilović Emina 
Published: June 2024

In the early 1960s, when Bosnia and Herzegovina was renamed to Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo experienced an exponential growth and an economic and demographic boom that exceeded the availability of housing. To remedy this growth peripheral areas were occupied by newly built districts - “residential colonies”, which among other things reflected the gigantism of the socialist period, and proposed a system made up of blocks and super-blocks scattered in open territories. The architectural panorama was enriched by a series of new architectural editions, expressly inspired by the principles of functionalism and rationalism of the Bauhaus. All this has been created on the foundations made by a group of architects who returned to Sarajevo, and in Bosnia Herzegovina in general, after they had been trained in the most important European schools of architecture. Work of the new generations of Yugoslav architects marked a shift at the architectural scene in the 1960s who experimented with the “modernist” interpretations of authentic local architectural expression. The paper intends to retrace some of the main stages of “modernization” of Sarajevo and highlight the singularity of architectural production that is, internationally, still unknown.
A home-based educational intervention for cervical cancer screening services in rural Uganda
Authors: Mereth Murezi , Drake Karen B , Sebuliba Faith 
Published: June 2024

Background/Aims Despite the relative ease of prevention, the incidence of cervical cancer in Uganda is increasing and there is low uptake of screening services. One of the main contributing factors to low uptake is a lack of awareness. Targeting this barrier may help increase uptake and reduce the burden of cervical cancer. This study evaluated the effect of an educational intervention on knowledge, perception, intent to use and use of cervical cancer screening among women in rural southwestern Uganda. Methods This pre-test, post-test study was conducted with 150 women from a village in southwest Uganda, selected for its low uptake of cervical screening services. The home-based educational intervention consisted of a lecture and a discussion on cervical cancer and screening services. Data on women's knowledge, perceptions and use of screening services were captured at baseline and 7 weeks after the intervention, using a questionnaire. Chi-squared tests and paired sample t-tests were used to assess differences in participants' knowledge, perception and use of screening services. Results At baseline, participants had low scores for awareness, attitude and use of cervical screening. The intervention significantly improved knowledge (P<0.001), perception (P<0.001) and screening rate (P<0.001). Some participants' unwillingness to screen after the intervention was associated with marital status or religion. Conclusions The home-based health education intervention was effective in improving knowledge and perception of cervical cancer, and use of screening services. Use of this education intervention in rural regions of Uganda could be an effective strategy to increase use of screening services and thus improve early detection and prevention of cervical cancer.
Low-frequency parametric amplification in saturable ytterbium-doped fibers at 1064  nm
Authors: Stepanov S. , Hernandez Hernandez E. , Dominguez Serna F. , Garay Palmett K. 
Published: June 2024

Experimental results on parametric optical processes in saturable ytterbium-doped fibers (YDFs) at the wavelength of 1064 nm are reported. Significant photoinduced change of the refractive index under saturation of the fiber-optical absorption in the near-infrared range enables us to consider this medium as an effective optical Kerr (χ′′′) medium. For pumping, it needs continuous-wave Nd:YAG laser power of 10-mW scale, but the saturation process has the characteristic time ≤1ms, governed by the metastable level lifetime in YDF. We investigate the nearly degenerate collinear configuration of the optical parametric amplification (OPA). Here we focus on unidirectional transformation of the initial amplitude modulation in the incident pump wave to the output phase modulation as a manifestation of OPA in a narrowband case. This effect results from the conventional coupled-wave equations for the signal and idler waves—if one considers them as the modulation sidebands. It can also be treated as a result of the self-phase modulation of the periodically modulated pump in the Kerr medium. OPA gain of about 0.64 with the net gain ≈0.29 was experimentally estimated for the utilized 2-m-long YDF in the frequency band ≈200Hz.
Rehabilitation of brachial plexus injury in contact sport: Where are the data that underpin clinical management? A scoping review
Authors: Armstrong Rebecca , McKeever Tom , Leavitt Michael , McLelland Colin , Hamilton David F. 
Published: June 2024

Background
Although a common injury there is a lack of published primary data to inform clinical management of sports related brachial plexus injuries.

Methods
A systematic search was completed in Medline, CINAHL, PubMed, SPORTDiscus and Web of Science databases and Google Scholar from inception to August 2023 according to the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Methodological quality assessment of included articles was with the Joanna Briggs Institute tool. Studies providing primary data as to the rehabilitative management of diagnosed or suspected brachial plexus injuries sustained when playing contact sports were included.

Results
Sixty-five studies were identified and screened, of which, 8 case reports were included, incorporating 10 participants with a mean age of 19.8 (±4.09) years. There was wide heterogeneity in injury severity, injury reporting, physical examination and imaging approaches documented. 9 of 10 participants returned to competitive sports, though follow-up periods also varied widely. Whilst return to play criteria varied between studies, the most consistent indicator was pain-free shoulder range of motion and strength.

Conclusions
There is a distinct lack of data available to inform evidence-based rehabilitation management of sports related brachial plexus injury. Only 8 individual case reports contain published data reporting on 10 athletes. Further reporting is critical to inform clinical management.
Structured expert judgement approach of the health impact of various chemicals and classes of chemicals
Authors: Marti Deniz , Hanrahan David , Sanchez-Triana Ernesto , Wells Mona , Corra Lilian , Hu Howard , Breysse Patrick N. , Laborde Amalia , Caravanos Jack , Bertollini Roberto , Porterfield Kate , Fuller Richard 
Published: June 2024

Introduction
Chemical contamination and pollution are an ongoing threat to human health and the environment. The concern over the consequences of chemical exposures at the global level continues to grow. Because resources are constrained, there is a need to prioritize interventions focused on the greatest health impact. Data, especially related to chemical exposures, are rarely available for most substances of concern, and alternate methods to evaluate their impact are needed.

Structured expert judgment (SEJ) process
A Structured Expert Judgment (Research Outreach, 2021) process was performed to provide plausible estimates of health impacts for 16 commonly found pollutants: asbestos, arsenic, benzene, chromium, cadmium, dioxins, fluoride, highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs), lead, mercury, polycyclic-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAs), phthalates, endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), and brominated flame retardants (BRFs). This process, undertaken by sector experts, weighed individual estimations of the probable global health scale health impacts of each pollutant using objective estimates of the expert opinions’ statistical accuracy and informativeness.

Main findings
The foremost substances, in terms of mean projected annual total deaths, were lead, asbestos, arsenic, and HHPs. Lead surpasses the others by a large margin, with an estimated median value of 1.7 million deaths annually. The three other substances averaged between 136,000 and 274,000 deaths per year. Of the 12 other chemicals evaluated, none reached an estimated annual death count exceeding 100,000. These findings underscore the importance of prioritizing available resources on reducing and remediating the impacts of these key pollutants.

Range of health impacts
Based on the evidence available, experts concluded some of the more notorious chemical pollutants, such as PCBs and dioxin, do not result in high levels of human health impact from a global scale perspective. However, the chemical toxicity of some compounds released in recent decades, such as Endocrine Disrupters and PFAs, cannot be ignored, even if current impacts are limited. Moreover, the impact of some chemicals may be disproportionately large in some geographic areas. Continued research and monitoring are essential; and a preventative approach is needed for chemicals.

Future directions
These results, and potential similar analyses of other chemicals, are provided as inputs to ongoing discussions about priority setting for global chemicals and pollution management. Furthermore, we suggest that this SEJ process be repeated periodically as new information becomes available.
Determinants of longitudinal changes of CD4 cell count and survival time to death of HIV/AIDS patients treated at Yabelo General Hospital, the case of pastoralist area: Using joint modelling approach
Authors: Nura Galgalo Jaba , Guyo Arero Biqicha , Erango Markos Abiso 
Published: June 2024

Introduction
HIV/AIDS is a chronic disease that challenges public health worldwide and causes morbidity and mortality in humans. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the determinants of longitudinal changes in CD4 cell count and survival time to death among HIV/AIDS patients as adults from January 2016 to December 2019 at Yabelo General Hospital. The intellectual gap in this study was focused on the study area, which means that the study related to joint modeling doesn’t exist in the pastoralist community of Borena.

Methods
This study involved 293 adult HIV-infected adults that could be collected from the recorded patient chart data, and the study design is a retrospective cohort design. The study used a Cox proportional hazard model, a linear mixed effect model, and a joint model, which is the combination of both model processes.

Results
The joint model showed that longitudinal CD4 cell count is significantly associated with survival time (p-value = 0.0253). Covariates such as visiting time, age, weight, educational status, ART adherence, and functional status were statistically significant factors associated with mean changes in the CD4 cell count of HIV patients. WHO stage, educational status, place of residence, TB, family history, and opportunistic infection disease had a significant effect on the survival time of HIV patients.

Conclusions
The estimated association parameter is a negative value, which indicates both outcomes are negatively associated, and higher values of the CD4 cell count are associated with better survival.
Combination of sarcopenia and systemic inflammation-based markers for predicting the prognosis of patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer
Authors: Utsumi Masashi , Inagaki Masaru , Kitada Koji , Tokunaga Naoyuki , Yunoki Kosuke , Okabayashi Hiroki , Hamano Ryosuke , Miyasou Hideaki , Tsunemitsu Yousuke , Otsuka Shinya 
Published: June 2024

Background
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of sarcopenia and inflammation on the prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer after pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Methods
Eighty patients who had undergone pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer between July 2010 and December 2023 were included in this study. The psoas muscle index was used to assess sarcopenia. The C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio, prognostic nutritional index, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio were used to calculate the preoperative inflammatory marker levels. The prognostic factors for overall survival were determined using Cox regression analysis.

Results
Twenty-four patients were diagnosed with sarcopenia. Sarcopenia showed a significant association with advanced tumor stage. Univariate analysis revealed a significant reduction in overall survival in patients with a prognostic nutritional index of <45, C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio of ≥0.047, cancer antigen 19–9 levels of ≥130 U/mL, sarcopenia, lymph node metastasis, and vascular invasion. Multivariate analysis revealed that a C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio of ≥0.047 (hazards ratio, 3.383; 95% confidence interval: 1.384–8.689; p< 0.001), cancer antigen 19–9 levels of ≥130 U/mL (hazards ratio, 2.720; 95% confidence interval: 1.291–6.060; p = 0.008), sarcopenia (hazards ratio, 3.256; 95% confidence interval: 1.535–7.072; p = 0.002) and vascular invasion (hazards ratio, 2.092; 95% confidence interval: 1.057–4.170; p = 0.034) were independent predictors of overall survival. Overall survival in the sarcopenia and high C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio groups was significantly poorer than that in the non-sarcopenia and low C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio and sarcopenia or high C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio groups.

Conclusion
Sarcopenia and a high C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio are independent prognostic factors in patients with pancreatic cancer after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Thus, sarcopenia may have a better prognostic value when combined with the C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio.
Demand for mental health support services among health professionals in Vietnam: Lesson from COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Thanh Nguyen Hoang , Manh Hung Than , Ngoc Tran Nguyen , San Bui Van , Hung Doan Quoc , Hung Nguyen Dinh , Binh Vu Duc , Trung Le Hong , Tinh Le Van , Nam Nguyen Thanh , Tan Pham Huy , Khoa Pham Tran Anh , Thach Pham Ngoc , Khanh Nguyen Tuan , Chinh Cao Duc , Trung Nguyen Vu , Thi Tran Thi Mai , Hien Pham Ba , Long Tran Anh , Thuong Nguyen Van , Thanh Nguyen Van , Thang Tran Xuan , Truong Lai Duc , Hieu Vu Quang , Otsu Satoko 
Published: June 2024

Background
This study aimed to measure the preferences for mental health support among health professionals, their willingness to support the mental health of colleagues and associated factors.

Method
A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed from August to October 2022 within five hospitals located in Hanoi, Vietnam. A total of 244 health professionals participated in the study. Data on socio-economic status, health and COVID-19-related characteristics, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21); and preferences for mental health support services were collected by using a structured self-reported questionnaire. Multivariate logistic regression models were utilized to identify associated factors with the demand for mental support services.

Results
13.9%, 17.1% and 8.6% reported having at least mild depression, anxiety and stress, respectively. There 13.9% did not seek any mental health support during the COVID-19 pandemic. The most common support included talking with friends (52.9%), family (50.8%), colleagues (47.6%) and using social networks/Internet (43.5%). There 31.1% had been aware of mental health services, but only 18.0% used this service at least once. Regarding preferences, 47.3% had a demand for mental support services, and the most preferred service was providing coping skills (25.9%), followed by skills to support others against mental problems (22.2%). Major sources of support included psychiatrists (34.4%), colleagues (29.1%) and family (27.9%). The main preferred channels for support included telephone/mobile phone (35.7%) and Internet (20.9%). Only 12.3% were willing to provide mental support for colleagues during the pandemic. Age, education, perceived mental health status, ever seeking any mental service, and DASS-21 depression score were associated with demand for mental support services.

Conclusion
This study found a lack of awareness of mental health services for health professionals, as well as moderate levels of demand for this service in this population. Raising awareness and developing tailored mental health support services are important to enhancing the mental well-being of health professionals in Vietnam to prepare for the next pandemic.
The burden of premature coronary heart disease among adults with low socioeconomic status in Argentina: A modeling study
Authors: Salgado M. Victoria , Penko Joanne , Fernández Alicia , Rios-Fetchko Francine , Coxson Pamela G. , Mejia Raúl 
Published: June 2024

Background
The well-established inverse relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD) cannot be explained solely by differences in traditional risk factors.

Objective
To model the role SES plays in the burden of premature CHD in Argentina.

Materials and methods
We used the Cardiovascular Disease Policy Model-Argentina to project incident CHD events and mortality in low and high-SES Argentinean adults 35 to 64 years of age from 2015 to 2024. Using data from the 2018 National Risk Factor Survey, we defined low SES as not finishing high-school and/or reporting a household income in quintiles 1 or 2. We designed simulations to apportion CHD outcomes in low SES adults to: (1) differences in the prevalence of traditional risk factors between low and high SES adults; (2) nontraditional risk associated with low SES status; (3) preventable events if risk factors were improved to ideal levels; and (4) underlying age- and sex-based risk.

Results
56% of Argentina´s 35- to 64-year-old population has low SES. Both high and low SES groups have poor control of traditional risk factors. Compared with high SES population, low SES population had nearly 2-fold higher rates of incident CHD and CHD deaths per 10 000 person-years (incident CHD: men 80.8 [95%CI 76.6–84.9] vs 42.9 [95%CI 37.4–48.1], women 39.0 [95%CI 36.-41.2] vs 18.6 [95%CI 16.3–20.9]; CHD deaths: men 10.0 [95%CI 9.5–10.5] vs 6.0 [95%CI 5.6–6.4], women 3.2 [95%CI 3.0–3.4] vs 1.8 [95%CI 1.7–1.9]). Nontraditional low SES risk accounts for 73.5% and 70.4% of the event rate gap between SES levels for incident CHD and CHD mortality rates, respectively.

Discussion
CHD prevention policies in Argentina should address contextual aspects linked to SES, such as access to education or healthcare, and should also aim to implement known clinical strategies to achieve better control of CHD risk factors in all socioeconomic levels.
A Comprehensive Evaluation of Emergency Department Utilization by Patients With Cirrhosis
Authors: Parvataneni Swetha , Sarkis Yara , Haugh Michelle , Baker Brittany , Tang Qing , Nephew Lauren D. , Ghabril Marwan S. , Chalasani Naga P. , Vuppalanchi Raj , Orman Eric S. , Harrison Nicholas Eric , Desai Archita P. 
Published: June 2024

INTRODUCTION:
Emergency department (ED)-based care is required for cirrhosis management, yet the burden of cirrhosis-related ED healthcare utilization is understudied. We aimed to describe ED utilization within a statewide health system and compare the outcomes of high ED use (HEDU) vs non-HEDU in individuals with cirrhosis.

METHODS:
We retrospectively reviewed charts of adults with cirrhosis who presented to any of 16 EDs within the Indiana University Health system in 2021. Patient characteristics, features of the initial ED visit, subsequent 90-day healthcare use, and 360-day outcomes were collected. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to identify predictors HEDU status which was defined as ≥2 ED visits within 90 days after the index ED visit.

RESULTS:
There were 2,124 eligible patients (mean age 61.3 years, 53% male, and 91% White). Major etiologies of cirrhosis were alcohol (38%), metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (27%), and viral hepatitis (21%). Cirrhosis was newly diagnosed in the ED visit for 18.4%. Most common reasons for ED visits were abdominal pain (21%), shortness of breath (19%), and ascites/volume overload (16%). Of the initial ED visits, 20% (n = 424) were potentially avoidable. The overall 90-day mortality was 16%. Within 90 days, there were 366 HEDU (20%). Notable variables independently associated with HEDU were model for end-stage liver disease-sodium (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.044, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.005–1.085), prior ED encounter (aOR 1.520, 95% CI 1.136–2.034), and avoidable initial ED visit (aOR 1.938, 95% CI 1.014–3.703).

DISCUSSION:
Abdominal pain, shortness of breath, and ascites/fluid overload are the common presenting reasons for ED visits for patients with cirrhosis. Patients with cirrhosis presenting to the ED experience a 90-day mortality rate of 16%, and among those who initially visited the ED, 20% were HEDU. We identified several variables independently associated with HEDU. Our observations pave the way for developing interventions to optimize the care of patients with cirrhosis presenting to the ED and to lower repeated ED visits.