bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Patchy FDG uptake on FDG PET/CT in a patient with vasculitic neuropathy in restricted lower‐limb vasculitis
Authors: Sakiyama Hiroshi , Yamadera Misaki , Yorifuji Hideki , Nakano Misa , Katada Yoshinori 
Published: March 2024

AbstractA 54‐year‐old man with diabetes mellitus presented with fever, pain, muscle weakness, and sensory disturbances in the lower limbs. His serum C‐reactive protein level was markedly increased; However, no autoantibodies, other than anti‐glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody, were detected. Nerve conduction studies revealed axonal polyneuropathy. 18F‐fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography revealed patchy uptake patterns specific to restricted lower‐limb vasculitis. The muscle and nerve biopsy specimens suggested vasculitic neuropathy. Treatment with oral prednisolone and cyclophosphamide pulse therapy markedly improved his lower‐limb weakness and paresthesia. Clinicians should consider the involvement of vasculitic neuropathy, as well as myopathy, in patients with restricted lower‐limb vasculitis.
Why we struggle to make progress in obesity prevention and how we might overcome policy inertia: Lessons from the complexity and political sciences
Authors: Hagenaars Luc L. , Schmidt Laura A. , Groeniger Joost Oude , Bekker Marleen P. M. , ter Ellen Fleur , de Leeuw Evelyne , van Lenthe Frank J. , Oude Hengel Karen M. , Stronks Karien 
Published: March 2024

SummaryDespite evidence for the effectiveness of policies that target obesogenic environments, their adoption remains deficient. Using methods and concepts from complexity and political science (Stock‐and‐Flow analysis and Punctuated Equilibrium Theory) and a qualitative literature review, we developed system maps to identify feedback loops that hinder policymaking on mitigating obesogenic environments and feedback loops that could trigger and sustain policy change. We found numerous self‐reinforcing feedback loops that buttress the assumption that obesity is an individual problem, strengthening the biomedical and commercial weight‐loss sectors' claim to “ownership” over solutions. That is, improvements in therapies for individuals with obesity reinforces policymakers' reluctance to target obesogenic environments. Random events that focus attention on obesity (e.g., celebrities dismissing soda) could disrupt this cycle, when actors from outside the medical and weight‐loss sector (e.g., anti‐weight stigma activists) successfully reframe obesity as a societal problem, which requires robust and politically relevant engagement with affected communities prior to such events taking place. Sustained prioritization of policies targeting obesogenic environments requires shared problem ownership of affected communities and nonhealth government sectors, by emphasizing cobenefits of policies that target obesogenic environments (e.g., ultraprocessed food taxation for raising revenue) and solutions that are meaningful for affected communities.
Direct oral challenge for immediate and non‐immediate beta‐lactam allergy in children: A real‐world multicenter study
Authors: Moral Luis , Toral Teresa , Muñoz Candelaria , Marco Nuria , García‐Avilés Belén , Murcia Laura , Forniés María José , González María Cristina , Canals Francisco , Bragado Esther , Martínez Olmos Javier , García‐Magán Carlos , Moure González José Domingo , Cortés Nuria , Giménez Magalí , Gómez Catalina , Rodríguez Ana Belén , Moreno Ana , Lucas José Manuel , Quevedo Sergio , Blasco Cristina , Aliaga Yolanda 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackgroundAllergy to beta‐lactam antibiotics (BLA) is frequently suspected in children, but a drug provocation test (DPT) rules it out in over 90% of cases. Direct oral DPT (DODPT), without skin or other previous tests, is increasingly been used to delabel non‐immediate BLA reactions. This real‐world study aimed to assess the safety and effectiveness of DODPT in children with immediate and non‐immediate reactions to BLAs.MethodsAmbispective registry study in children (<15 years), attended between 2016 and 2023 for suspected BLA allergy in 15 hospitals in Spain that routinely perform DODPT.ResultsThe study included 2133 patients with generally mild reactions (anaphylaxis 0.7%). Drug provocation test with the implicated BLA was performed in 2014 patients (94.4%): 1854 underwent DODPT (86.9%, including 172 patients with immediate reactions). One hundred forty‐five (7.2%) had symptoms associated with DPT, although only four reactions were severe: two episodes of anaphylaxis and two of drug‐induced enterocolitis syndrome, which resolved rapidly with treatment. Of the 141 patients with mild reactions in the first DPT, a second DPT was considered in 87 and performed in 57, with 52 tolerating it without symptoms. Finally, BLA allergy was ruled out in 90.9% of the sample, confirmed in 3.4%, and remained unverified, usually due to loss to follow‐up, in 5.8%.ConclusionsDirect oral DPT is a safe, effective procedure even in immediate mild reactions to BLA. Many reactions observed in DPT are doubtful and require confirmation. Severe reactions are exceptional and amenable to treatment. Direct oral DPT can be considered for BLA allergy delabeling in pediatric primary care.
How do navy escorts influence piracy risk in East Africa? A Bayesian network approach
Authors: Fan Hanwen , Chang Zheng , Jia Haiying , He Xuzhuo , Lyu Jing 
Published: March 2024

AbstractNavy escorts are considered crucial in countering illegal piracy attacks. In this paper, a novel approach is developed to investigate the effect of navy escorts on piracy incidents by models based on two enhanced Tree‐Augmented Naïve (TAN) Bayesian networks. This approach offers a systematic investigation into the various factors that influence pirate activities, and helps to identify changes in piracy attack behaviors when confronted by navy escorts and assess the effectiveness of anti‐piracy measures. An empirical study is conducted utilizing a unique data set compiled from multiple sources from 2000 to 2019. The empirical evidence shows that there was a gradual reduction in the incidence of piracy attacks in East Africa following the implementation of navy escorts in 2009, but with a surge in 2010 and 2011. The data set is, thus, divided into two time periods at the point of 2009 to facilitate a robust and comprehensive analysis, resulting in the development of two TAN models. Meanwhile, the geographical distribution of pirate attacks has shifted from international waters to port areas and territorial waters. We argue that the surge and geographical shift could be attributed to the calculating behavior of pirates when they encounter external pressures. Finally, a Shapely approach is introduced to evaluate the potential effectiveness of the implemented risk management strategies from a Game Theory perspective. This study offers new insights into the promotion of navy escorts and contributes to the development of a framework for assessing piracy risks in uncertain and dynamic anti‐piracy environments.
FDI, financial constraint and partial ownership
Authors: Ito Tadashi , Ryan Michael , Tanaka Ayumu 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThis study uses matched firm‐bank‐FDI data from 1989 to 2016 to explore how a firm's financial constraints affect its foreign affiliate ownership structure choice. Importantly, it tests the hypothesis that parent firms with banks as their largest shareholders hold lower ownership shares in their foreign subsidiaries, in part due to typical bank risk‐averse behaviour. The empirical analysis confirms that foreign subsidiary ownership ratios are negatively associated with parent firms' debt ratios. Moreover, this study finds evidence that greater bank ownership of the investing parent leads to lower foreign affiliate ownership shares. However, this result is not robust to two specifications: ‘crisis times’ when bank lending is greatly restricted to all borrowers, and a follow‐the‐customer relationship where the bank already has an overseas subsidiary in the host country.
Feline distichiasis treated with cryoepilation: A retrospective study of 15 cats (27 eyes)
Authors: Reynolds B. D. , Annear M. J. , Caruso K. A. , Whittaker C. J. , Irving W. M. , McCarthy P. M. , Smith J. S. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractObjectiveTo describe the clinical features of cats diagnosed with distichiasis and report on the outcomes following cryoepilation.Animals StudiedFifteen cats (27 eyes).ProceduresMedical records of domestic cats with distichiasis that underwent a double freeze–thaw cycle with a −80°C cryoprobe applied to the palpebral conjunctiva, with hair then epilated were retrospectively studied. The patient signalment, distichiae locations, concurrent ocular diseases, recurrences, complications, and outcomes were recorded.ResultsThe mean (std dev) age at the time of diagnosis and treatment was 2.2 years (2.8 years). All (15/15) cats were of the domestic shorthair (DSH) breed. Concurrent ocular findings at the initial examination were observed in 17/27 (63%) eyes, with upper lateral eyelid hypoplasia the most prevalent, present in 9/27 (33.3%) eyes. Recurrence of distichiae occurred in 8/27 (29.6%) eyes. The clinical presentation in the instances of recurrence was judged as asymptomatic and not of a clinical concern in 3/27 (11.1%) eyes, with a second procedure deemed necessary to alleviate symptoms in 5/27 (18.5%) eyes. All eyes treated with a second procedure had no recurrence of distichiae or symptoms. Complications following cryoepilation occurred in 4/27 (14.8%) eyes, with two cats developing bilateral entropion post‐procedure.ConclusionsTreatment of distichiasis in cats utilizing cryoepilation was effective at alleviating symptoms, though some cats needed a second procedure. The development of post‐procedural entropion was seen occasionally.
Feasibility Study of Experimental Protocol for the Time-Dependent Mechanical Response of Synthetic Tibia
Authors: Mantecón Ramiro , Ruiz Alvaro , Wheatley Benjamin M , Díaz-Álvarez José , Miguélez Henar , Youssef George 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
In this research, an experimental biomechanics construct was developed to reveal the mechanics of distal tibial fracture by submitting synthetic tibiae to cyclic loading, resulting in a combined stress state due to axial compression and bending loads. The synthetic tibia was fixed at the knee but allowed to rotate in the coronal and sagittal planes at the ankle. The first three loading regimes lasted for 4000 cycles/each, and the final until ultimate failure. After 12k±80 cycles, the observed failure patterns closely resembled distal tibial fractures. The collected data during cyclic loading were fitted into a phenomenological model to deduce the time-dependent response of the synthetic tibiae. Images were also collected and analyzed using digital image correlation to deduce the full-field state of strain. The latter revealed that longitudinal strain contours extended in the proximal–distal direction. The transverse strain contours exemplified a medial-to-lateral distribution, attributed to the combined contributions of the Poisson's effect and the flexural deformation from axial and bending components of the applied load, respectively. The experimental construct, full-field characterization, and data analysis approaches can be extended to elucidate the effect of different fixation devices on the overall mechanical behavior of the bone and validate computational models in future research.
Complete genome sequence of alfalfa-associated picorna-like virus 2
Authors: Nemchinov Lev G. , Grinstead Sam 
Published: March 2024

ABSTRACT

We have previously reported on the detection of an unknown picorna-like virus in alfalfa samples. The exact host of the virus was unclear due to its similarity to the members of
Iflaviridae
family, which typically infect arthropods. The virus was provisionally named alfalfa-associated picorna-like virus 2. Here, we report a complete genomic sequence of the virus.
The genome sequences of lytic
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
bacteriophages BL1, BL2, and BL3 isolated from the environment
Authors: Mosharraf Fahareen B. , Marpa Christopher , Rojas Karagen , Bernard Jeffrey , Rowell Austen , Bono Lisa M. 
Published: March 2024

ABSTRACT

We isolated three environmental phages that infect
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
PAO1, an opportunistic pathogen, from Playa Lakes in Lubbock, TX. We report the genome sequences of isolated lytic bacteriophages BL1, BL2, and BL3. Sequence similarity analysis revealed that the viruses belonged to an unclassified species in the genus
Pbunavirus
within
Caudoviricetes
.
Complete genome sequences of six duckweed-associated bacterial strains for studying community assembly in synthetic plant microbiome
Authors: Ishizawa Hidehiro , Tada Minami , Tashiro Yosuke , Kuroda Masashi , Inoue Daisuke , Dohra Hideo , Futamata Hiroyuki , Ike Michihiko 
Published: March 2024

ABSTRACT

We report the complete genome sequences of six bacterial strains isolated from a floating macrophyte, duckweed. These six strains, representing the six dominant families of the natural duckweed microbiome, establish a simple model ecosystem when inoculated onto sterilized duckweed. Their genomes would provide insights into community assembly in plant microbiome.
On the occurrence of a Variscan eclogite in the Argentera-Mercantour Massif, Western Alps: Implications for the evolution of the southern Variscan belt
Authors: Filippi Marco , Jouffray Fabrice , Lardeaux Jean-Marc , Tiepolo Massimo , Spalla Maria Iole 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
The newfound Bois de Sélasse eclogite in the eastern Argentera-Mercantour Massif (External Crystalline Massifs, Western Alps) is crucial for better constraining the tectonic evolution of the southern part of the European Variscan belt. The whole-rock composition of this eclogite aligns with that of a basaltic protolith with a normal mid-oceanic-ridge affinity, and U-Pb dating on igneous zircon cores reveals an emplacement age of 524 ± 5 Ma. The emplacement may have occurred either in the oceanic lithosphere to the north of the active Gondwana margin or within a back-arc basin during the subduction beneath Gondwana. Exceptionally preserved prehnite–pumpellyite to eclogite facies minerals provide evidence of prograde metamorphism along a standard oceanic subduction geotherm (≤10 °C/km). Peak eclogite facies conditions are constrained at 610–660 °C and 1.9–2.3 GPa by thermodynamic modeling combined with Ti-in-zircon and Zr-in-rutile thermometry. A minimum age for eclogite facies metamorphism is established at 339 ± 6 Ma by U-Pb dating on metamorphic zircon rims. The protolith of the Bois de Sélasse eclogite is indeed older than the Variscan oceans, but it was similarly affected by Variscan subduction. We discuss the implications of this new finding in the context of the European Variscan belt.
Late Paleozoic sedimentation recording back-arc basin evolution in response to Chinese Altai–East Junggar convergence in Central Asia
Authors: Jiang Ying-De , Shu Tan , Soejono Igor , Nádaskay Roland , Schulmann Karel , Ning Jun , Zhang Jian , Kong Lingzhu 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
Sedimentological and geochronological data from late Paleozoic strata located between the East Junggar and Chinese Altai regions in NW China were examined, aiming to decipher the tectono-sedimentary evolution of this important tectonic boundary. Carboniferous sediments on the East Junggar side show arc-proximal depositional characteristics of the proximal Heishantou and Nanmingshui Formations and distal Beitashan and Yundukala Formations, while the Erqis complex on the Chinese Altai side is characterized by continental margin affinity. Lithological analysis revealed the dominant input of arc-related detritus for all these sequences and a uniform transition from volcaniclastic to siliciclastic components in their respective upper sections. The investigated East Junggar strata are dominated by Carboniferous zircons with positive εHf(t) values, sourced exclusively from the southerly Yemaquan-Jiangjunmiao arc domain, whereas the Erqis complex received detritus from the same arc domain but also evolved components from the northerly Chinese Altai. Combined with regional data, the examined strata are interpreted to have developed in a back-arc basin with regard to an arc that developed above the north-dipping Kalamaili subduction system. In contrast, the unmetamorphosed Lower Permian Tesibahan Formation, unconformably overlying the Erqis complex, received detritus mainly from the Chinese Altai. These sediments were deposited in an intracontinental piggyback or synformal basin following closure of the back-arc basin. The late Paleozoic sedimentation records support the interpretation that the Chinese Altai and East Junggar domains evolved from the same suprasubduction system prior to the Carboniferous rather than as independent terranes mutually juxtaposed during Permian lateral translation, as previously proposed.
Tephra zircon U-Pb geochronology of kimberlite maar sedimentary fills in subarctic Canada: Implications for Eocene paleoclimate and Late Cretaceous paleogeography
Authors: Buryak Serhiy D. , Reyes Alberto V. , West Christopher K. , Jensen Britta J.L. , DuFrane S. Andrew , Davies Joshua H.F.L. , Luo Yan , Galloway Jennifer M. , Siver Peter A. , Westgate John A. , Reimink Jesse R. , Pearson D. Graham , Wolfe Alexander P. 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
The Wombat and Giraffe kimberlite pipes in the Lac de Gras kimberlite field (64°N, 110°W) of the Northwest Territories, Canada, preserve unique post-eruptive lacustrine and paludal sedimentary records that offer rare insight into high-latitude continental paleoclimate. However, depositional timing—a key datum for atmospheric CO2 and paleoclimatic proxy reconstructions—of these maar infills remains ambiguous and requires refinement because of the large range in the age of kimberlites within the Lac de Gras kimberlite field. Existing constraints for the Giraffe pipe post-eruptive lacustrine and paludal maar sedimentary facies include a maximum Rb-Sr age of ca. 48 Ma (Ypresian, Eocene) based on kimberlitic phlogopite and a glass fission-track age of ca. 38 Ma (Bartonian, Eocene). The age of the Wombat pipe lacustrine maar sediments remains unclear, with unpublished pollen-based biostratigraphy suggesting deposition in the Paleocene (66–56 Ma). In this study, we examine distal rhyolitic tephra beds recovered from exploration drill cores intersecting the Wombat and Giraffe maar facies. We integrate zircon U-Pb laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) and chemical abrasion–isotope dilution–thermal ionization mass spectrometry (CA-ID-TIMS) geochronology, glass fission-track dating, palynology, and tephra glass geochemistry to refine chronological frameworks for these sedimentary deposits. The Giraffe maar CA-ID-TIMS tephra zircon U-Pb dating yielded a Bayesian model age of 47.995 ± 0.082|0.087 Ma (Ypresian) for the upper portion of the lacustrine sediments, while a single zircon grain from tephra in the lowermost lacustrine sediments had an age of 48.72 ± 0.29|0.30 Ma. The revised geochronology for the Giraffe maar provides a working age model for the ~50 m record of lacustrine silt and indicates an age ~10 m.y. older than previously thought. The Wombat maar LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating yielded an age of 80.9 ± 1.0 Ma (Campanian), which indicates deposition during the Late Cretaceous. This first radiometric age for the Wombat maar deposits is substantially older than earlier biostratigraphic inferences of a Paleocene age. This new age suggests that the Wombat maar sediments preserve evidence of some of the oldest known freshwater diatoms and synurophytes and provide key constraints for the paleogeography of the Western Interior Seaway during the Late Cretaceous.
Comparative Analysis of Jet Detection Methods on the Basis of Satellite Altimetry Data by Example of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current Sector to the South of Africa
Authors: Tarakanov R. Yu. 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
For the period of satellite altimetry observation 1993–2018, a comparison was made of estimates of the linear meridional shifts of the jet structure and variations in current intensity in the sector of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) south of Africa (10° E–25° W), obtained on the basis of the parameters derived from the module of the absolute dynamic topography (ADT) gradient $$\left| {\nabla \zeta } \right|$$: directly $$\left| {\nabla \zeta } \right|$$, module of the velocity of geostrophic current |u| on the ocean surface, half of square of the ADT gradient $$\frac{1}{2}{{\left| {\nabla \zeta } \right|}^{2}}$$, and specific kinetic energy $$\frac{1}{2}{{u}^{2}}$$. The analysis was carried out by a method developed earlier and refined in this paper using linear regression analysis. It is shown that qualitatively the characters of the meridional shifts (displacement of the curves of these parameters averaged over latitude and for each year) in latitude and the corresponding current intensity variations (i.e., variations in the parameters themselves) over 26-year observations, when calculated through each of the four parameters, turned out to be similar. The same similarity was obtained from the calculations with respect to the ADT scale. Meanwhile, the quantitative differences between calculations for different pairs of parameters can be significant even in the $$\left| u \right|$$ and $$\left| {\nabla \zeta } \right|$$ pair. In quantitative terms, the absolute values of shifts of the jet structure and variations in the intensity of currents in the ACC band in the studied sector of the Southern Ocean generally increase from those linearly dependent on the ADT gradient module to quadratically dependent ones.
Method comparison and overview of refractive measurements in children: implications for myopia management
Authors: Müller Jonas , Chen Xiaoqin , Ohlendorf Arne , Li Lihua , Wahl Siegfried 
Published: March 2024

ObjectiveThis study investigated the agreement between objective wavefront-based refraction and subjective refraction in myopic children. It also assessed the impact of cyclopentolate and refraction levels on the agreement.MethodsA total of 84 eyes of myopic children aged 6–13 years were included in the analysis. Non-cycloplegic and cycloplegic objective wavefront-based refraction were determined and cycloplegic subjective refraction was performed for each participant. The data were converted into spherical equivalent, J0and J45, and Bland-Altman plots were used to analyse the agreement between methods.ResultsLinear functions were used to determine the dependency between the central myopic refractive error and the difference between the method of refraction (=bias). The influence of central myopia was not clinically relevant when analysing the agreement between wavefront results with and without cyclopentolate (comparison 1). The bias for wavefront-based minus subjective spherical equivalent refraction (comparison 2) was ≤−0.50 D (95% limits of agreement −0.010 D to −1.00 D) for myopia of −4.55 D and higher when cycloplegia was used (p<0.05). When no cyclopentolate was used for the wavefront-based refraction (comparison 3), the bias of −0.50 D (95% limits of agreement −0.020 D to −0.97 D) was already reached at a myopic error of −2.97 D. Both astigmatic components showed no clinically relevant bias.ConclusionThe spherical equivalent, measured without cycloplegic agents, led to more myopic measurements when wavefront-based refraction was used. The observed bias increased with the amount of myopic refractive error for comparisons 2 and 3, which needs to be considered when interpreting wavefront-refraction data.Trial registration numberNCT05288335.