bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
“Us versus them” mentalities in co‐managing a Natura 2000 forest: Narratives, identities, and a culture of conflict
Authors: Koch Larissa 
Published: March 2024

AbstractMultistakeholder co‐management is no blueprint for smooth and accepted environmental policy implementation. Parallel processes of cooperation and conflict rather shape co‐managing processes, which is the focus of this article. Combining the analysis of narratives, identities, and relational structure through means of social network analysis builds the conceptual and methodological foundation for this case study to explore a perpetual conflict between actors involved in co‐designing the management plans for a local Natura 2000 forest. Two opposing narratives are identified as competing over power and competency in discussions about the management plans for the Natura 2000 forest. Negative characterization frames and antagonizing with the other side fuels an “us versus them” mentality among the actors in the co‐management process and over time, a culture of conflict has become institutionalized. Interactions between the actors from the case study seemingly build on a complex, iterative pattern of disputes that is barely breakable and reversible into cooperative attitudes. Surprisingly, this culture of conflict does not resonate with the relational structure between actors in the case study as descriptive social network analysis shows. This case represents an intriguing puzzle pointing to an incongruence between relational and discursive mechanisms underlying cooperation‐conflict dynamics in multistakeholder co‐management, which is relevant for future examinations of cooperation and conflict in social network analyses. The results are discussed in light of power dynamics and concluded with an outlook to conflict research.
Cardiovascular disease healthcare trajectories: descriptions, similarities, mortality rates of heart failure in France
Authors: Nevoret Camille , Tran Yohann , Guendouz Soulef , Lavenu Audrey , Katsahian Sandrine , Damy Thibaud , Tropeano Anne‐Isabelle 
Published: March 2024

AbstractAimsThe primary objectives of this study were to analyse the nationwide healthcare trajectories of heart failure (HF) patients in France, 2 years after their first hospitalization, and to measure sequence similarities. Secondary objectives were to identify the association between trajectories and the risk of mortality.Methods and resultsA retrospective, observational study was conducted using data extracted from the Echantillon Généraliste des Bénéficiaires database, covering the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2018. Follow‐up concluded upon death or at the end of the study. We developed a methodology specific to healthcare data by extracting frequent healthcare trajectories and measuring their similarity for use in a survival machine learning analysis. In total, 11 488 HF patients were included and followed up for an average of 2.9 ± 1.3 years. The mean age of the patients was 78.0 ± 13.2 years. The first‐year mortality rate was 31.7% and increased to 78.8% at 5 years. Fifty per cent of patients experienced re‐hospitalization for reasons related to cardiovascular diseases. We identified 1707 hospitalization sequences, and 21 sequences were associated with survival, while 15 sequences were linked to mortality. In all our models, age and gender emerged as the most significant predictors of mortality (permutation feature importance: 0.099 ± 0.00078 and 0.0087 ± 0.00018, respectively; weights could be interpreted in relative terms). Specifically, the age at initial hospitalization for HF was positively associated with mortality. Gender (male: 49.5%) was associated with poorer prognoses. Healthcare trajectories, including non‐surgical device treatments, valve replacements, and atrial fibrillation ablation, were associated with a better prognosis (permutation feature importance: 0.0047 ± 0.00011, 0.0014 ± 0.000073, and 0.00095 ± 0.000097, respectively), except in cases where these invasive treatments preceded or followed hospitalization for cardiac decompensation. The predominant negative prognosis sequences were mostly those that included HF‐related hospitalizations before or after other‐related hospitalizations (permutation feature importance: 0.0007 ± 0.000091 and 0.00011 ± 0.000045, respectively).ConclusionsWe highlight the value of healthcare trajectories on frequent hospitalization sequences, mortality, and prognosis and indicate the necessary prognostic value of HF re‐hospitalization. Our work may be an essential tool for better identification of at‐risk patients in order to increase and improve personalized care in the future.
Multi‐mode inversion of dispersive surface‐wave free fields in layered media
Authors: Xue Yao‐Hui , Dong Zhi‐Qian , Li Gang , Yu Ding‐Hao , Wang Rui , Zhang Han 
Published: March 2024

AbstractInversion of surface‐wave free fields is of great importance in providing seismic excitations for the finite element (FE) analysis of soil–structure interaction (SSI) systems. In the case of layered media, the propagating surface waves are characterized by their unique dispersion property, resulting in dispersive multi‐mode surface wavefields. Available studies primarily focus on only the fundamental mode and neglect the influence of higher modes, which fail to identify the real structural response characteristics. To enhance the precision of seismic excitations for SSI systems situated in layered media, a multi‐mode inversion method for dispersive surface‐wave free fields is proposed in this study. The proposed method employs the energy flow density to characterize the participation volume of dispersive modes, and further calculates corresponding modal participation factors by combining with the dispersion curve and dynamic‐stiffness matrix (DSM) method. The modal participation factors are then utilized to assign the ground surface components of each mode and invert respective single‐mode surface‐wave free fields. Based on the mode superposition theory, all the single‐mode surface‐wave free fields are finally superimposed to construct the multi‐mode wavefields. The accuracy of the proposed method is thoroughly verified and validated across various types of layered media. Furthermore, the engineering application of the proposed method is illustrated by performing the FE analysis on an SSI example. The analysis results highlight the significant participation of surface waves' higher modes in structural seismic responses, particularly in the weak‐interbed type media.
Parental perceptions of participation in young adult‐focused eating disorder treatment
Authors: Peck Stephanie Knatz , Towne Terra , Wierenga Christina , Perry Taylor , Miller McKenzie , Kim Jessie , Kaye Walter 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackgroundEating disorders (ED) are serious mental illnesses affecting young adults (YA). Parent‐supported treatment for this age cohort is an important consideration given the unique developmental needs and norms of familial social support, but more research is needed to understand parental perceptions of treatment involvement.Methods33 parent‐supports of YA with ED completed self‐report assessments at admission and discharge of participation in brief, intensive, young‐adult focused eating disorder treatment. Assessments measured programme satisfaction, parental self‐efficacy, and parent and YA report of eating disorder‐related psychopathology. Repeated measures ANOVAs were used to examine pre‐post outcome differences and between group differences among parent‐supports and their YA (i.e., the patients) on eating disorder psychopathology, clinical impairment, and family functioning using the EDEQ/P‐EDEQ Global, P‐CIA/CIA, and Family Assessment Device Family Functioning scales. Group differences across time points were examined with paired sample t‐tests adjusted for multiple comparisons. Changes in parental self‐efficacy were examined separately using two‐tailed paired sample t‐tests.ResultsParents reported high acceptability and learning, improvements in self‐efficacy, and significant reductions of YA psychopathology at post‐treatment. Parents reported comparable reductions in ED psychopathology post‐treatment, but significantly greater reductions in clinical impairment compared to YA. Measures of family functioning did not improve for either parent or YA at post‐treatment.ConclusionResults from this study suggest that parental involvement in a YA programme is feasible and acceptable from a parental perspective and improves parental self‐efficacy.
Population genetic structure of the pioneer weed Cyperus ligularis in urban areas
Authors: Goncalves‐Oliveira Rodrigo César , Benko‐Iseppon Ana Maria , Alves Marccus Vinicius , Cruz Geyner Alves dos Santos 
Published: March 2024

AbstractHumans change the environment according to their need, causing modifications and affecting the local biodiversity. This work applied a set of dominant markers to test if urban populations of Cyperus ligularis L. (Cyperaceae) present less genetic diversity compared to forest/non‐urban populations, and if these environmental differences (land use) influence gene flow and population structure. Six available populations of C. ligularis were collected in different types of environments in Recife (Brazil). Overall 15 primers of DNA Amplification Fingerprinting and Inter Simple Sequence Repeat were applied and analyzed by proper statistics. The results revealed moderate genetic diversity, significant pairwise gene flow (Nem), and low differentiation between populations (FST). Land use had no direct correlation with genetic diversity or structure, however, an insular population showed higher differentiation from the remaining. Urban environments may not influence gene flow among C. ligularis populations in such environments; therefore, the genetic diversity is homogeneous in the analyzed area.
Rapid, efficient, and accurate determination of aflatoxins and capsaicinoids in vegetable oils by immunomagnetic sorbents coupled with UHPLC–MS/MS
Authors: Yuan Di , Yuan Yuting , Zhang Liangxiao , Ma Fei , Li Peiwu 
Published: March 2024

AbstractA fast, simple, and sensitive analytic method was proposed for the simultaneous quantification of aflatoxins (AFTs) and capsaicinoids in vegetable oils by immunomagnetic sorbent coupled with ultra‐performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. The immunomagnetic solid phase extraction (IMSPE) sorbents were synthesized with the monoclonal antibodies via cyanogen bromide magnetic sorbents, which could modify the surface magnetic sorbents under mild synthetic condition. The IMSPE procedure had the following aspects such as ease manipulation, easy disperse, quick isolation, eco‐friendly, and cost‐effective. The major conditions of IMSPE procedure were systemically studied, and the optimized pretreatment was accomplished in 15 min avoding complicated condition or sophisticated equipment. Excellent linearities were achieved by the correlation (R2) more than 0.9983. The limits of quantifications of all analytes ranged from 0.03 to 0.20 µg kg−1, and the recoveries were satisfactory ranging from 75.7% to 124.0% with the intra‐day and inter‐day precisions less than 10.1%. Additionally, the proposed method was used to analyze AFTs and capsaicinoids in retail oil samples. Overall, 25% of soybean and peanut oils and 12.5% of corn and blended oil were detected with AFTs, and no capsaicinoid was found. The content of AFTs was under the MRLs set by EU and China regulation for food quality and safety. The validated results indicated that this method could be utilized for a rapid, efficient, and accurate quantification of AFTs and capsaicinoids in complex lipid‐based matrix.
Nudging healthy food choices through e‐messages in a supermarket
Authors: Balsa Ana , Noboa Cecilia , Triunfo Patricia 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThis paper analyses the impact of a healthy food nudge intervention on purchases of 1590 customers of a supermarket chain's loyalty program in Uruguay through a randomized controlled trial. Nudges were presented in the form of messages sent through WhatsApp to customers three times a week for 8 weeks (between July and September 2020). Messages highlighted the benefits of cooking at home and eating mindfully and healthy (vegetables, fruits, healthy snacks, legumes, and fish), and included easy to implement tips. Results show that, on average, customers assigned to the treatment group increased their purchases of healthy food by 8% and substituted sugar‐sweetened for sugar‐free beverages. We find an unintended increase in purchases of unhealthy food of 7%, with no correlative increase in calories, suggesting that customers substituted higher calorie products for lower calorie ones. We find that households with lower educational attainment, lower income, and with children under the age of 12 are more likely to increase purchases of fruits and vegetables, while other households are more likely to improve the diet quality without increasing expenditure. Effects do not persist after the intervention is over, suggesting that salience, rather than information is the main channel triggering the effects.
Association of adjuvant radiation and survival in human papilloma virus‐positive oropharynx squamous cell carcinoma with lymphovascular invasion as the sole adverse pathologic feature
Authors: Hong Scott A. , Armstrong Austin T. , Snow Katherine , Walker Ronald J. , Massa Sean T. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackgroundPostoperative radiotherapy radiation therapy (PORT) for early‐stage human papillomavirus (HPV)‐positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) with positive lymphovascular invasion (LVI) has an unclear association with overall survival (OS).MethodsThis retrospective cohort study queried the National Cancer Database for surgically treated, T1‐2, N0‐1 HPV+ OPSCC from 2010 to 2019. Primary exposures were LVI and PORT, and the main outcome was 5‐year OS. Odds ratios and hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were generated using multivariable models and Cox proportional hazard models, respectively.ResultsOf 2768 patients, average age was 59.3 years, 2207 (79.7%) were male, and 386 (13.9%) had LVI. Of patients with LVI as their sole adverse pathologic feature, 220 (57.0%) received PORT, which was not associated with 5‐year OS (HR, 1.13; CI, 0.65–1.19).ConclusionsPatients with surgically treated, early‐stage HPV+ OPSCC and positive LVI as their only pathologic adverse feature may not require PORT.
Squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal vestibule in the Netherlands: A clinical and epidemiological review of 763 cases (2008–2021)
Authors: van de Velde Lise J. , Scheurleer W. F. Julius , Braunius W. Weibel , Devriese Lot A. , de Ridder Mischa , de Bree Remco , Breimer Gerben E. , van Dijk Boukje A. , Rijken Johannes A. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackgroundSquamous cell carcinoma of the nasal vestibule (SCCNV) is a rare disease, distinctly different in presentation, treatment, and outcome from squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. However, these are often not analyzed separately.MethodsThe Netherlands Cancer Registry (NCR) and pathology reports from the Dutch Nationwide Pathology Databank (PALGA) were used to identify all newly diagnosed SCCNV cases in the Netherlands between 2008 and 2021.ResultsA total of 763 patients were included. The yearly incidence rate displayed a significant downward trend with an annual percentage change (APC) of −3.9%. The 5‐year overall survival (OS) and disease‐free survival were 69.0% and 77.2%, respectively. The 5‐year relative survival was 77.9% and improved slightly over the inclusion period. OS for patients who were staged cT3 appeared to be worse than those staged cT4a, calling the applicability of the TNM‐classification into question.ConclusionSCC of the nasal vestibule is rare, with declining incidence rates. Introducing a specific topography code for SCCNV is recommended to enhance registration accuracy. The TNM classification seems poorly applicable to SCCNV, suggesting the need to explore alternative staging methods.
Application of the National Early Warning Score in patients with suspected COVID‐19 in Korea
Authors: Park Seon Yeong , Youn Chun Song , Kim Hyo Joon , Kim Soo Hyun , Park Sang Hyun , Bang Hyo Jin 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) infection has a wide range of severity, ranging from asymptomatic infection to severe respiratory distress and multiple organ dysfunction. To optimize the utilization of limited resources, a system is needed to rapidly classify the patients requiring monitoring and urgent intervention. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) at admission is a useful prediction tool for in‐hospital mortality in patients who visited the emergency department (ED) and required isolation during the COVID‐19 pandemic.MethodsThis study was conducted in adults aged 19 years or older who visited the ED and were preemptively isolated due to fever or respiratory symptoms from January 2021 to December 2021. The NEWS was calculated at the time of ED admission. The primary outcome was all‐cause in‐hospital mortality.ResultsOf the 6304 patients included in the study, 5759 survived and 545 died in the hospital. The NEWS was higher in non‐survivors (6.1 ± 4.2) than in survivors (2.8 ± 2.5). When the NEWS was examined as a continuous variable, the adjusted odds ratio for in‐hospital mortality was 1.176 (95% CI, 1.12–1.23). The area under the curve (AUC) of NEWS for predicting in‐hospital mortality was 0.756 (95% CI, 0.734–0.778).ConclusionsThe NEWS at ED admission was associated with in‐hospital mortality in preemptively isolated patients during the COVID‐19 pandemic. The use of NEWS in patients with suspected COVID‐19 infection would help predict the severity and prognosis of patients.
The ternary water cycle of ‘nature–society–trade’ in the inland arid areas
Authors: Ma Zhong , Xie Weiwei , Ma Weijing , Su Shoujuan , Niu Xingxing 
Published: March 2024

AbstractWater cycle is important for maintaining the dynamic balance of regional water resources. Here, based on the input–output water circulation flux accounting model, we take Xinjiang as a case area to empirically explore the mechanism of the ‘nature‐society‐trade’ ternary water cycle. The results show that the water transferred out was much larger than the transferred in in Xinjiang. The scale of water resources development and utilization and the social water cycle fluxes have been constantly expanding, but there was a mismatch between the hydrological system and the socio‐economic system in terms of water resource utilization. From 2007 to 2017, agriculture had always been the department with the largest amount of direct water consumption and virtual water transfer in Xinjiang, which mainly transferred virtual water to the light industry and service sector where the production of final products requires large amounts of agricultural products as raw materials or intermediate products. In Xinjiang, the virtual water transferred outside through trade in products and services was much larger than the virtual water transferred in from other regions, and it was thus always in a state of net virtual water outflow as a whole. In inter‐provincial trade of China, Xinjiang mainly transferred virtual water to areas with abundant water resources, developed economies and dense populations in eastern China. Lastly, we put forward targeted suggestions on the optimal allocation of water resources to promote the sustainable development of Xinjiang and we hope that our study will be instructive for water resources management in other arid inland river basins.
Costs and benefits of the LIFO‐FIFO choice
Authors: Ling Qianhua , Tinkelman Daniel P. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThe choice of inventory cost flow assumption is a key financial reporting decision. The resurgence of inflation has renewed interest in this option. We derive algebraic models of the LIFO‐FIFO difference in cost of goods sold and the LIFO tax savings as a function of inflation, turnover, inventory increments, and tax rates. Managers and researchers can use these models to estimate the likely financial and tax impacts of LIFO adoption. Historic trends in public company LIFO usage since 1971 are consistent with the changing impacts estimated by our model. We infer an approximate cost level of using LIFO based on historic public company behavior. In the 1971–2022 period, LIFO adoptions were only common when the tax benefit in our model exceeded about 0.35% of COGS. Even when inflation rose in 2021 and 2022, the tax savings remained below this threshold, and there were far more LIFO abandonments than adoptions.
Thermal relations in sled dogs before and after exercise
Authors: Paul Kailey D. , Jiménez Ana Gabriela 
Published: March 2024

AbstractRegulation of internal body temperature (Tb), or thermoregulation, is an evolutionarily conserved trait that places demand on basal metabolic rate of endothermic animals. Across species, athletes generate increased quantities of heat in comparison to their nonathletic counterparts and, therefore, must mediate physiological unbalance by upregulating the effectiveness of their heat dissipation abilities. Canine athletes are no exception to this phenomenon, however, with literature denoting body temperatures lower than nonathletic canines, it is clear they must possess adaptations to mitigate this demand. With VO2 max measurements of more than 200 mL/kg/min in sled dogs with mild training to 300 mL/kg/min in highly trained animals, sled dogs are a prime example of athleticism in canines. Seeking to determine correlations between Tear and body mass, morphology, and age of canine athletes, core body temperature (Tb) was measured with an instant ear thermometer, using Tear as a correlate before and after a 2‐mile run. In addition, we employed thermal imaging analysis to capture body‐wide heat dissipation patterns in sled dogs, and focused on thermal variation of mouth (Tmouth), nose (Tnose), and eyes (Teye). Furthermore, we looked at correlations between thermal variability across these four tissues and head morphology of each dog. Tear was consistently the highest temperature across all tissues measured, with a 1.5°C increase between pre‐ to postexercise (p < 0.001). Thermal imaging revealed significant positive correlations between Tmouth and body mass 15 min postexercise (p = 0.0023) as well as significantly negative correlations between Tnose and body mass at before exercise (p = 0.0468), Teye and nose length after run (p = 0.0076), and Tmouth and nose length after run (p = 0.0110). As body temperature rises during exercise, it becomes increasingly important to regulate blood flow throughout the body to supply working tissues with oxygen. This demand is offset by the role of the snout in evaporative cooling through panting, functioning as a prime location for heat dissipation and therefore maintaining significant relationships with many other vascularized tissues.