bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Impact of Embolisate Penetration, Type, and Technique on Results After Standalone Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for Chronic Subdural Hematoma
Authors: Ma Li , Hoz Samer S. , Doheim Mohamed F. , Fadhil Ali , Sultany Abdullah , Al-Bayati Alhamza R. , Nogueira Raul G. , Lang Michael J. , Gross Bradley A. 
Published: June 2024

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Middle meningeal artery embolization (MMAE) has emerged as a promising modality for chronic/subacute subdural hematoma treatment; however, consensus regarding embolization technique and embolisate has not been achieved. We thus sought to compare the efficacy of distinct MMAE techniques and embolisate.

METHODS:
An institutional registry was reviewed to identify patients undergoing standalone MMAE for symptomatic chronic/subacute subdural hematoma. Surgical rescue rate and time preceding 50% hematoma resolution were evaluated across 3 technical groups: aggressive penetration (AP), nonaggressive penetration with proximal coil embolization (NP-PC), and nonaggressive penetration alone (NP). Effect sizes were adjusted for demographic, neurological and radiological features through multivariable logistic and Cox regression.

RESULTS:
Among 117 procedures, 33.3% achieved AP, 36.8% had NP-PC, and 29.9% had NP. The rate of surgical rescue was 2.6% after AP, 9.3% for NP-PC, and 11.4% for NP. In patients not undergoing rescue surgery, 82.4% achieved hematoma resolution ≥50% at a median imaging follow-up of 56 days; AP or NP-PC were each statistically significantly associated with enhanced hematoma resolution as compared with NP (P = .02). Similarly, sensitivity analysis within medium-size hematoma and antiplatelet/anticoagulation-at-admission subgroups revealed a superiority of resolution after AP or NP-PC. A unique, comparative secondary analysis of liquid embolisate (Onyx vs n-butyl cyanoacrylate) revealed no impact on rate of surgical rescue or hematoma resolution.

CONCLUSION:
AP was associated with the lowest rate of surgical rescue, while both AP and NP-PC were associated with improved rates of hematoma resolution.
Optimal Dynamic Mechanism Under Customer Search
Authors: Hu Zhenyu , Xiao Yangge 
Published: June 2024

How to Sell to a Customer Who Searches for Alternative Products Customer searching behavior has been ubiquitous in modern marketplaces. Dynamic pricing, such as giving promotional prices to customers who purchase earlier, has been commonly adopted in practice to discourage customers from searching. In the paper “Optimal Dynamic Mechanism Under Customer Search,” Z. Hu and Y. Xiao characterize that, in the optimal selling mechanism, the seller should offer a menu of American option contracts. Under such a mechanism, the customer is given all the freedom in conducting the search but must pay an up-front deposit from the chosen option contract in order to enjoy the right to purchase the seller’s product anytime during the search at a prespecified strike price. Through deposits, the seller is able to extract the customer’s additional surplus from searching regardless of whether the customer makes the final purchase or not. As a result, the seller can often obtain a much higher profit than dynamic pricing mechanisms that aim to deter searching.
Brevibacillus laterosporus osteomyelitis and hardware infection in a young, immunocompetent patient successfully treated by oral minocycline and ceftriaxone via a peripherally inserted central catheter for six weeks
Authors: Sullivan Sierra , Davalos Jesus , Nichols Jacob , Smith Flint , Welch Tanis , Woodward Alanna , McLean Alyssa 
Published: June 2024

Brevibacillus laterosporus, an endospore-forming, aerobic, Gram-positive bacillus, is not only a potential biocontrol agent against plant pathogens but also a rare cause of human infection. Its pathogenicity in humans, especially in immunocompetent individuals, is still not fully understood. Skin infections caused by B. laterosporus are typically opportunistic, entering the skin through cuts, wounds, or other breaches in the skin’s protective barrier, as in the case presented here.
Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the liver
Authors: Benhamdane Ahlame , Adioui Tarik , Berrag Sanaa , Nejjari Fouad , Allaoui Mohamed , Tamzaourte Mouna 
Published: June 2024

Introduction: Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the liver (SCC) is a rare and challenging pathology. As an aggressive cancer, the prognosis is extremely poor with less than 12 months overall survival. In view of its low prevalence, we report the case of an elderly patient with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the liver. Case description: A 74-year-old female, with no pathological history, presented with acute right hypochondrium pain associated with shivering, asthenia and weight loss. We diagnosed primary hepatic squamous cell carcinoma by pathological analysis. Conclusion: Primary hepatic squamous cell carcinoma represents a rare malignant tumour with extremely poor prognosis. There is no established treatment protocol for this disease and a multidisciplinary approach is needed to choose the best therapeutic option.
Uncovering community needs regarding violence against women and girls in southern Ethiopia: An explorative study
Authors: Admassu Metasebia , Benova Lenka , Nöstlinger Christiane , Semaan Aline , Christou Aliki , Nieto-Sanchez Claudia , Laga Marie , Endriyas Misganu , Delvaux Thérèse 
Published: June 2024

Background
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a significant global public health problem and a violation of human rights experienced by one in three women worldwide. This study explores community perceptions of and responses to VAWG and challenges in accessing support services among female violence survivors in Arbaminch City.

Methods
We adopted a phenomenological explorative qualitative study design. A total of 62 participants including female violence survivors, religious leaders, service providers, police, women, and men in participated in interviews, focus group discussions, and observations in August 2022. Participants were selected purposively, and the findings were analyzed thematically. We applied data source and respondent triangulation to increase the findings’ trustworthiness.

Results
Community perceptions of VAWG, specifically of intimate partner violence (IPV) and non-partner sexual violence (NPSV), varied depending on gender, age, and social position. IPV and NPSV were normalized through tolerance and denial by young and married men, while resistance to all forms of violence was common among women. Survivors of violence responded to the act of violence by leaving their homes, separating from their husbands, or taking harsh actions against their husbands, such as murder. Support for VAWG survivors was available through health care, free legal services, and a temporary shelter. Yet factors ranging from individual to societal levels, such as fear, lack of knowledge, lack of family and community support, and social and legal injustice, were barriers to accessing existing services. Nonetheless, violence survivors desired to speak about their experiences and seek psychosocial support.

Conclusions
Our qualitative evidence gathered here can inform tailored VAWG prevention and response services such as interventions to shift social norms and the perception towards VAWG among different population group through raising awareness in schools, health care settings, faith-based venues, and using social media.
Identification of exosomal circSLC26A4 as a liquid biopsy marker for cervical cancer
Authors: Tong Yutong , Jia Lanlan , Li Minghui , Li Hongjuan , Wang Shuli 
Published: June 2024

Objective
Circular RNA SLC26A4 (circSLC26A4) functions as an oncogene in the initiation and progression of cervical cancer (CC). However, the clinical role of plasma exosomal circSLC26A4 in CC is poorly known. This study aims to develop an accurate diagnostic method based on circulating exosomal circSLC26A4.

Methods
In this study, exosomal circSLC26A4 derived from CC cell lines (CaSki, SiHa, and HeLa) and human cervical epithelial cells (HcerEpic) was measured and compared using quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Additionally, 56 volunteers, including 18 CC patients, 18 cervical high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) patients, and 20 healthy volunteers, were enrolled. qRT-PCR was also performed to measure the plasma exosomal circSLC26A4 levels in all participants.

Results
The exosomal circSLC26A4 expression level derived from CC cells was significantly elevated compared to it derived from HcerEpic cells. Plasma exosomal circSLC26A4 levels in CC patients were significantly higher than in healthy women and HSIL patients (P < 0.05). In addition, high plasma exosomal circSLC26A4 expression was positively associated with lymph node metastasis and FIGO stage (all P < 0.05). However, no significant correlation was found between plasma exosomal circSLC26A4 expression and age, intravascular cancerous embolus, and perineural invasion (P > 0.05).

Conclusions
The high exosomal circSLC26A4 expression is closely related to the occurrence of CC. Plasma exosomal circSLC26A4 can be used as a diagnostic marker for CC.
Electroacupuncture versus exercise in patients with knee osteoarthritis: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Wang Xue-Zhou , Wang Rui-Kang , Liu Qiang , Shi Guang-Xia , Mi Bao-Hong , Liu Cun-Zhi , Tu Jian-Feng , Lin Jian-Hao 
Published: June 2024

Purpose
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a common disorder among middle and older individuals. Electroacupuncture and exercise are present as two popular physical therapies for the management of KOA, and both were demonstrated to produce considerable results. However, the clinical decision-making process between these therapeutic interventions remains challenging due to the limited evidence of distinctions in their respective effects. This study aims to evaluate the clinical effect and cost effectiveness of electroacupuncture versus exercise in patients with KOA.

Study design and methods
This is a randomized controlled trial in which 196 symptomatic KOA patients will be randomly assigned 1:1 either to the electroacupuncture group (n = 98) and the exercise group (n = 98). Patients in the electroacupuncture group will receive acupuncture with electric stimulation 3 times a week for 8 weeks, whereas patients in the exercise group will receive neuromuscular training twice a week for 8 weeks. Education concerning KOA management will be provided in both therapies. Co-primary outcomes include changes in numerical rating scale (NRS) and Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) Activities of Daily Living (ADL) subscale from baseline at week 8. Secondary outcomes include KOOS Pain subscale, KOOS knee-related Quality of Life (QOL) subscale, Short Form 6 Dimensions (SF-6D), five-level EuroQol five-dimensional questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L), Credibility/ Expectancy Questionnaire, Patient’s global assessment (PGA), 30-second Chair Stand Test (30s-CST), 40m (4*10m) Fast Paced Walk Test (40m FPWT), and Daily Physical Activity level (DPA).

Discussion
The results of this study will provide evidence regarding differences between these 2 physical therapies in multiple aspects and will provide specific guidance for the development of treatments based on the needs of individual patients.

Trial registration
ChiCTR2300070376.
Investigating possibilities for surveillance of long term chlamydia complications in the Netherlands: A qualitative study
Authors: den Boogert Elisabeth Maria , van Aar Fleur , Heijne Janneke C. M. 
Published: June 2024

Objectives
Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia) is one of the most reported bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STI) worldwide. Chlamydia can cause long term complications such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), ectopic pregnancy (EP) and tubal factor infertility (TFI). Changing testing strategies, for example reduced asymptomatic testing, influence chlamydia surveillance, highlighting the need for exploring alternative ways of monitoring chlamydia. We investigated the possibility of introducing routine surveillance of chlamydia related long term complications.

Methods
A qualitative study including 15 in-depth interviews with a purposive sample of gynaecologists, general practitioners (GP), sexual health and emergency doctors was conducted in the Netherlands in 2021–2022. A semi-structured interview guide focused on experiences with diagnosis and registration of PID, EP and TFI and how a change in asymptomatic chlamydia testing strategy might influence this. Interviews were transcribed and analysed using a thematic approach.

Results
Analysis showed that gynaecologists most frequently reported diagnosing PID, EP and TFI. Other professions rarely diagnose these complications, with emergency doctors only diagnosing EP. Most respondents reported unique registration codes for PID and EP, but the coding for TFI is more ambiguous. They reflected that diagnosis and registration of PID, EP and TFI are handled differently within their professions. Most respondents acknowledged registration in diagnostic codes as a useful surveillance tool. They expressed concerns in representativeness (e.g. differences in interpretation of diagnosis criteria) and data quality for surveillance.

Conclusions
Patient files of gynaecologists are likely to be most complete for monitoring trends of diagnosed chlamydia related long term complications in the Netherlands. However, when establishing a chlamydia complication surveillance system, professionals should be engaged in further standardizing diagnosis and registration practices. This will improve the quality and interpretability of complication surveillance and facilitate comparison between countries.
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and associated factors among pregnant and lactating women attending maternity care clinics in refugee camps in Jordan
Authors: Dalky Alaa , Quran Tamara Osama , Abuhammad Sawsan , Al-Faraj Haneen Mahyoub , Bani Hani Salam , ALBashtawy Mohammed , Abu Khader Imad Rasheed , Jallad Mohammed , Salameh Basma 
Published: June 2024

Background
Despite the advantages of vaccination in preventing maternal and fetal problems, there were many concerns in the medical community regarding vaccine safety for pregnant women, and this has put obstetricians in a challenging situation when it comes to advising their pregnant patients on whether to obtain the vaccine

Aim
This study was performed to define the level of acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination and assess the impact of COVID-19 attitudes and knowledge on vaccine acceptance between pregnant and lactating Syrian women who are seeking prenatal care services at the clinics in Azraq refugee camp in Jordan.

Method
A quantitative, cross-sectional study utilizing a non-probability convenience sample. A validated and reliable self-administered questionnaire consisting of four sections was used.

Results
A total of 412 pregnant/lactating women was recruited The acceptance rate of the COVID-19 vaccine among participants was 86.5%. There was a significant positive moderate association between respondents’ attitudes and knowledge around the COVID-19 vaccine and their acceptance of the vaccine (r = .468, p < .001, r = .357, p < .001), respectively.

Conclusion
To effectively mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic and achieve collective protection, decision-makers must intensify the efforts in promoting the importance of maternal vaccination, especially in vulnerable communities that suffer the most from pandemic outcomes.
Strategic Individual Behaviors and the Efficient Vaccination Subsidy
Authors: Matsueda Norimichi 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
This study addresses the issue of how to set a consumer price of a vaccination against an infectious disease. We especially focus on the effects of strategic behaviors of individuals within a social group. In characterizing an equilibrium level of vaccination rate, the spill-over effect of vaccination is important not only in the light of group efficiency but also from each individual’s viewpoint. By constructing a simple game-theoretic model under the Nash conjecture where individuals rationally predict the resulting vaccination rate based on their own information, we analyze how the efficient vaccination subsidy is related to epidemiological as well as economic variables. In particular, we show that individuals over-react to the changes in their expectations over the virulency of a disease and also over the scale of adverse effects of vaccinations. We also discuss the necessary adjustment of a vaccination price when the public have misperception over certain epidemiological parameters.
Optimized Schlieren imaging for real-time visualization of high-intensity focused ultrasound waves
Authors: Nawrath Helena , Holl Andreas , Bedarf Lennart , Mai Denis , Alfke Heiko , Gröbner Jens 
Published: June 2024

Abstract

Objectives
This article presents an low-cost experimental setup for visualizing refraction anomalies caused by high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). The technique is based on Schlieren imaging, commonly used to visualize temperature and pressure differences in a medium. With this setup, double images of the Schlieren or their shadows to be investigated occur, so that the experimental setup is modified to avoid these double image artifacts.

Methods
The optical setup mainly consists of a point light source, a parabolic mirror, and a camera. Birefringence artifacts are avoided by placing the point light source at a certain vertical distance to the camera, so that the light beam passes through the medium only once. The soundfield is generated by a HIFU transducer in a water tank placed in the beam path of the optical setup.

Results
The experimental setup is capable of capturing Schlieren or shadow images. These images show the soundfield without disturbing double images and enable further analysis and qualitative assessment of the soundfield.

Conclusions
The presented setup provides a reliable and efficient method for visualizing refraction anomalies caused by the sonic field of a HIFU transducer and allows for accurate depiction of the refraction anomalies. The double images that usually occur are avoided.
Intelligent multiple-attributes decision support for classroom teaching quality evaluation in dance aesthetic education based on the GRA and information entropy
Authors: Song Xingxing 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Dance education in colleges and universities is the most important means of inheriting dance skills, cultivating dance talents, and promoting the prosperity and development of dance art. In the new era, the country’s emphasis on “aesthetic education” has provided fertile policy soil for the development of dance majors in universities. Based on the spiritual and cultural needs of the people and the development needs of the national dance art, it is of great urgency for colleges and universities to explore the future oriented Chinese dance higher education and dance creation. Dance education and dance creation are closely linked and interdependent. In the process of Dance education, dance creation inspiration is stimulated. Dance creation and innovation inject new soul into Dance education. College Dance education should combine the two organically to promote the high-quality development of Chinese dance art. The classroom teaching quality evaluation in dance aesthetic education is classical multiple-attributes decision-making (MADM). The probabilistic hesitancy fuzzy sets (PHFSs) are used as a tool for characterizing uncertain information during the classroom teaching quality evaluation in dance aesthetic education. In this paper, we extend the classical grey relational analysis (GRA) method to the probabilistic hesitancy fuzzy MADM with unknown weight information. Firstly, the basic concept, comparative formula and Hamming distance of PHFSs are introduced. Then, the information entropy is used to compute the attribute weights based on the expected values and deviation degree. Then, probabilistic hesitancy fuzzy GRA (PHF-GRA) method is built for MADM under PHFSs. Finally, a practical case study for classroom teaching quality evaluation in dance aesthetic education is designed to validate the proposed method and some comparative studies are also designed to verify the applicability.
Ultrasound prediction of fetal macrosomia in pregnancies complicated by diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Panunzi Chiara , Cardinali Federica , Khalil Asma , Mustafa Hiba J. , Spinillo Arsenio , Rizzo Giuseppe , Flacco Maria Elena , Maruotti Giuseppe , D’Antonio Francesco 
Published: June 2024

Abstract

Objectives
To report the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in identifying fetuses with macrosomia in pregnancies complicated by gestational or pregestational diabetes.

Methods
Medline, Embase and Cochrane databases were searched. Inclusion criteria were singleton pregnancies complicated by diabetes undergoing third-trimester ultrasound evaluation. The index test was represented by ultrasound estimation of fetal macrosomia (estimated fetal weight EFW or abdominal circumference AC >90th or 95th percentile). Subgroup analyses were also performed. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratios, and diagnostic odds ratio were computed using the hierarchical summary receiver–operating characteristics model.

Results
Twenty studies were included in the systematic review including 8,530 pregnancies complicated by diabetes. Ultrasound showed an overall moderate accuracy in identifying fetuses with macrosomia with a sensitivity of 71.2 % (95 % CI 63.1–78.2), a specificity of 88.6 % (95 % CI 83.9–92.0). The interval between ultrasound and birth of two weeks showed the highest sensitivity and specificity (71.6 %, 95 % CI 47.9–87.3 and 91.7, 95 % CI 86.2–95.5). EFW sensitivity and specificity were 76.6 % (95 % CI 70.1–82.3) and 82.9 % (95 % CI 80.9–84.8), while AC 84.8 % (95 % CI 78.2–90.0) and 73.7 % (95 % CI 71.0–76.4).

Conclusions
Ultrasound demonstrates an overall good diagnostic accuracy in detecting fetal macrosomia in pregnancies with diabetes.
Friction, wear, and hardness properties of hybrid vehicle brake pads and effects on brake disc roughness
Authors: Yavuz Hicri 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Considering the emerging importance of a sustainable green environment today, this study contributed to realizing resource sustainability by expanding the use of natural materials in the brake pad sector. Brake pads used in vehicle applications were developed using natural components, and their effects on brake performance properties were observed in brake pad samples containing four different amounts of natural components with additive rates of 0 %, 4 %, 8 %, and 12 %. Tests were conducted on the pad tester to determine the samples’ friction coefficient and wear rates. Hardness measurements were made with a Shore D measuring device. Average and maximum disc roughness were measured to determine the effect of brake pads on the brake disc. Microscopic analyses were performed with a scanning electron microscope. The results showed that using tamarind seed powder in the pad content created a synergy with alumina, brass powder, and graphite as friction modifiers, and the friction coefficient increased slightly. Considering the emerging importance of a sustainable green environment today, it has been determined that using natural materials contributes to realizing resource sustainability by expanding its application in the brake pad sector and positively affecting the brake system disc roughness.