bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Early Postnatal Care Utilization and associated factors among mothers in Kochore District, Southern Ethiopia
Authors: Berasso Abraham Alemu , Hibstu Desalegn Tsegaw 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Background
In less developed countries, a significant number of deaths involving mothers and newborns take place in the first 48 hours following delivery. Despite the fact that early postnatal care is crucial for treating issues that may arise from childbirth for both women and children, Ethiopians did not use this service very often. This study's objective was to assess the use of early postnatal care and related variables by mothers who gave birth in Kochore District, Southern Ethiopia, within the previous 12 months.
Method
A cross-sectional study in the community was conducted from February 15 to August 59, 2018. Five hundred nine research participants were chosen using a multistage sampling procedure, and data were gathered through in-person interviews using a standardised questionnaire. Blogistic regression were used.
Result
The magnitude of early postnatal care utilization (EPNC) was 33.2% (95% CI: 29.1–37.5). Average monthly income of the households (AOR: 7.37; 95% CI: 1.98, 27.48), husbands’ occupation, (AOR: 5.13; 95% CI: 1.78, 14.77), knowledge on at least one use of early postnatal care and postpartum danger-signs (AOR = 5.260; 95% CI: 1.990, 13.903), pregnancy related complication (AOR: 0.40; 95% CI: 0.18, 0.93) and place of delivery (AOR: 18.724; 95% CI: 10.473, 33.474) were found to be predictors of EPNC service utilization.
Conclusion
The proportion of early postnatal care service utilization was very low compared with other studies in Ethiopia. Average monthly income, husbands’ occupation, knowledge on the importance of the service and postpartum danger-signs, pregnancy related complication, and place of delivery were statistically significant for early postnatal care utilization. Working on employment opportunity, strengthening the provision of information and behavioral change communication needs to be emphasized.
Evidence for widespread thermal acclimation of canopy photosynthesis
Authors: Liu Jiangong , Ryu Youngryel , Luo Xiangzhong , Dechant Benjamin , Stocker Benjamin , Keenan Trevor , Gentine Pierre , Li Xing , Li Bolun , Harrison Sandy , Prentice Iain 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Plants acclimate to temperature by adjusting their photosynthetic capacity over weeks to months. However, most evidence for photosynthetic acclimation derives from leaf-scale experiments. Here, we address the scarcity of evidence for canopy-scale photosynthetic acclimation by examining the correlation between maximum photosynthetic rates (Amax,2000) and growth temperature (\(\stackrel{-}{{T}_{air}}\)) across a range of concurrent temperatures and canopy foliage quantity, using data from over 200 eddy covariance sites. We detect widespread thermal acclimation of canopy-scale photosynthesis, demonstrated by enhanced Amax,2000 under higher \(\stackrel{-}{{T}_{air}}\), across flux sites with adequate water availability. A 14-day period is identified as the most relevant time scale for acclimation across all sites, with a range of 12–25 days for different plant functional types. The mean apparent thermal acclimation rate across all ecosystems is 0.41 (-0.47–1.05 for 5th–95th percentile range) µmol m− 2 s− 1 °C− 1, with croplands showing the largest and grasslands the lowest acclimation rates. Incorporating optimality-based leaf photosynthetic capacity acclimation into a biochemical photosynthesis model is shown to improve the representation of thermal acclimation rates. Our results underscore the critical need for enhanced understanding and modelling of canopy-scale photosynthetic capacity to accurately predict plant responses to warmer growing seasons.
New coasts emerging from the retreat of Northern Hemisphere marine-terminating glaciers in the 21st century
Authors: Kavan Jan , Szczypińska Małgorzata , Kochtitzky William , Farquharson Louise , Bendixen Mette , Strzelecki Mateusz 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
The majority of marine-terminating glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere have retreated significantly during the 21st century, in line with the accelerated climate warming trend in the Arctic. While glacial retreat and changes in glacier mass balance are widely studied at a global scale, how deglaciation influences adjacent coastal geomorphology is often overlooked and as a result poorly understood. We analysed changes in proglacial zones of marine-terminating glaciers to quantify the length of new coastline that has been exposed due to glacial retreat between 2000 and 2020. We identified a total of 2466 ± 65 km (123 km a− 1) of new coastline with most (66%) of the total length appearing in Greenland. These young paraglacial coastlines are highly dynamic and characterized by high sediment fluxes and rapidly evolving landforms. The changes triggered by retreating glaciers and newly exposed coastline can have significant impacts on local ecosystems and communities.
MCAM expression facilitates melanoma-endothelial interactions and promotes metastatic disease progression
Authors: Braun Andreas Dominik , Mengoni Miriam , Tüting Thomas , Gaffal Evelyn 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Invasive growth and metastatic dissemination represent the primary cause of death in cancer patients. In order to successfully detach from the primary tumor and establish metastases in distant tissues, cancer cells need to dynamically rewire their cell adhesion machinery. Here we revisit the potential association of MCAM, a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily that was initially identified as a melanoma antigen, with disease progression. Using immunohistochemical stainings and bioinformatic analyses of published datasets, we find similar MCAM expression levels in primary and metastatic human melanomas. In additional bioinformatic analyses, we show that MCAM is highly expressed in fetal melanocytes and subsequently downregulated during melanocyte maturation. Bioinformatic inference of cellular communication networks reveals that melanoma cells with high MCAM expression more actively engage in signaling crosstalk with endothelial cells. Experimental investigations demonstrate that disruption of MCAM in melanoma cells inhibits their migration on endothelial cell surfaces in vitro and decreases their ability to develop spontaneous lung metastases in vivo. Taken together, our results could not confirm the notion that MCAM expression represents a useful biomarker for disease progression, but provide evidence that MCAM expression might represent part of a reactivated embryonal transcriptional program that facilitates melanoma-endothelial cell interactions during metastatic progression.
Increased incidence of myxedema coma during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the post pandemic era: a single-center case series
Authors: Sokołowski Grzegorz , Studen Katica Bajuk , Opalinska Marta , Wegrzyn Karolina , Motyka Marcin , Gilis-Januszewska Aleksandra , Hubalewska-Dydejczyk Alicja 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic was a major challenge for all health care employees, but it was also difficult for patients to gain access to health care services. Myxedema coma (MC) is an exteremely rare but potentially fatal endocrine emergency.
Objectives: The aim of the study was to report an increased incidence of life-threatening myxedema coma that occurred in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Material and Methods: In this paper, we report a cohort of 11 patients with MC who were treated at the University Hospital in Krakow, Poland, in the period from 2015–2023. Only 1 case of MC was recorded in the period from 2015–2019, and, in the same area, 10 cases of MC were recorded after the start of COVID-19 pandemic until present.
Results: Hypothyroidism was diagnosed de novo in 2 (18%) patients; the remaining patients were severely hypothyroid due to therapy non-compliance. Nine patients had primary hypothyroidism, and 2 had central hypothyroidism. Besides longstanding hypothyroidism, an additional precipitating factor for MC was identified in 4 (36%) of the patients. Due to the inaccessibility of parenteral levothyroxine, patients were treated with oral, mostly liquid, form of levothyroxine. The mortality rate in this cohort was 27.2%.
In conclusion, the increase of the incidence of MC, which is a life-threatening complication of inadequately treated hypothyroidism, during the COVID-19 pandemic, when resources were limited, and in the post-pandemic era, underlines the importance of adequate communication with patients and of long term availability of primary care for patients with thyroid disease.
Two-Dimensional Carbon-Based Nanoporous Membranes for High-Performance Sustainable Desalination: A Simulation Calculation Investigation
Authors: Xing Yubo , Zhao xiaoyang , Dong Peng , Meng Kun 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Water quality pollution and the shortage of freshwater resources is a serious problem facing society today, and desalination technology based on membrane separation reverse osmosis has received significant attention. Recently, the development of nanoporous materials with homogeneous and customizable pore structures offers substantial potential for substance separation applications. However, conventional polymeric reverse osmosis membranes are still bottlenecked in equilibrating permeability and selectivity due to the constraints of transport resistance and irregular pore structure. Herein, a two-dimensional (2D) nanoporous graphene-like structure (Flme-C) is evaluated to examine its desalination applications and physicochemical properties by molecular dynamics (MD) and density functional theory (DFT). The multiporous structure periodically distributed on the membrane surface endows Flme-C with a large number of salt ion adsorption sites while effectively relieving the stresses exerted by seawater. In addition, the Flme-C desalination membrane exhibited a salt ion selectivity of 98.96% and an ultra-high water permeability of 126.75 L·cm− 2·day− 1·MPa− 1. In particular, Flme-C features the interconnected electronic structures to display intrinsic metallicity, which supports the release of salt ions from the membrane surface for self-cleaning as the reverse voltage is applied. In summary, these results confirm that 2D nanoporous carbon-based materials bear a huge potential to perform in seawater desalination and actively promote the advancement of a sustainable generation for seawater desalination membranes.
Impact of close-up dry period heat stress on performance, fertility, and immunometabolic blood indices of dairy cows – prospective cohort study
Authors: Stefanska Barbara , Pruszynska-Oszmalek Ewa , Fievez Veerle , Purwin Cezary , Nowak Włodzimierz 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate whether heat stress, as defined by the temperature-humidity index (THI) during the close-up period, had any impact on the productive performance, fertility, and immunometabolic blood indices of dairy cows in the subsequent lactation. The THI on the −7 d before the calving day was negatively associated with fertility parameters such as delayed first estrus postpartum, an elongated calving interval by approximately 32 d, a higher number of services per conception by 1.00, and an elongated artificial insemination service period, days open, and inter-calving period by about 20, 52, and 52 d, respectively. Lactation performance was associated with increasing THI values on −21, −14, and −7 d before calving resulting in decreased milk yield by about 2.30, 2.60, and 2.90 kg, respectively. The study found that the immunometabolic blood indices were associated with increasing THI values during the close-up dry period. The study showed that exposing dairy cows to close-up period heat stress had negative consequences on performance, fertility, and immunometabolic blood indices in the subsequent lactation. Therefore, it is recommended that herd management and barn microclimate changes be implemented earlier, starting from the late dry period, to mitigate the negative impact of heat stress occurrences.
How can green finance promote low-carbon transition of Chinese cities: technological innovation or industrial structure adjustment ?
Authors: Wu Xiao-qing , Wen Hong-xing , nie Pu-yan , Gao Jing-xin 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Green finance (GF) has emerged as a promising tool to promote low-carbon development, while knowledge is rather limited regarding the underlying mechanism. This article aims to address this void by constructing a city-level GF index covering seven dimensions and identifying the main pathways through which GF can facilitate the low-carbon development of cities. Using a balanced panel data covering 277 Chinese cities from 2010 to 2020, the results show that: (1) China’s GF development exhibits an overall spatial differentiation of ‘high in the east and low in the west’, while the distribution of carbon intensity (CI) displays an overall spatial differentiation of ‘high in the north and low in the south’; (2) GF significantly decreases CI of cities, which is robust to employing DID strategies and IV estimations; (3) The role of GF on CI varies with the level of CI whereas not with the level of GF; and (4) GF promotes low-carbon transition of cities through mainly on adjusting industrial structure rather than stimulating technological innovation. Despite we also demonstrate green finance enhances green innovation, due to multi-factors, such technology progress it brings may not always translate into a tangible improvement in green productivity. For most developing countries including China, the future policy objective of green finance should focus on enhancing sustainable technological progress.
JEL Classification: E44, O33, R11
Effect of Local Clinoptilolite Application on Various Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Biochemical Parameters in Gingival Crevicular Fluid and Blood in Periodontal Tissue Inflammation in Dogs
Authors: KURTDEDE Efe , ISPIR Emre Salih , TASKIN Nisa , KAYA Ufuk 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Background
In this study, the changes caused by local and systemic inflammatory and immunological reactions and oxidative stress in the levels of some biomarkers and parameters in the gingival crevicular fluid and blood in periodontal tissue inflammation in dogs were investigated. Moreover the effects of the treatment protocols applied to the patients on these changes were evaluated. The dogs used in the study were grouped as follows: healthy control group (NC), group in which local clinoptilolite was applied in the treatment (C), group in which amoxicillin- clavulonic acid, clinoptilolite and chlorhexidine were used together in the treatment (ACC), group in which amoxicillin-clavulonic acid and clinoptilolite were applied together in the treatment ( AC) and the group (A) in which amoxicillin-clavulanic acid was applied in the treatment.
Results
According to the analysis results, the increase in the total antioxidant capacity measurement level was found to be significant between days 0 and 7 in all groups except the NC group. The decrease in TOS level between days 0 and 7 was found to be significant in all groups. The decrease in MDA level was significant between days 0 and 7 in all groups except the NC group. It was observed that the IL-1B level between days 0 and 7 showed a substantial decrease in the ACC and AC groups and that the MMP9 and osteocalcin levels decreased significantly between days 0 and 7 in groups C and AC.
Conclusions
Evaluating the treatment protocols applied in the study, observations regarding clinical improvement and changes in the levels of various biomarkers and parameters in the GCF and blood samples were considered. Accordingly, it was concluded that applying amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and clinoptilolite in dogs with periodontal tissue inflammation was more successful than other treatment protocols.
Reminiscence Therapy: The Impact of Recalling Past Athletic Experiences on the Well-being of the Elderly
Authors: Chen Xuguang , Shapie Mohamad Nizam Mohamed , Li Xiaowen 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
In the context of increasing global aging, seeking effective therapeutic methods to treat the mental health of the elderly is crucial for enhancing their sense of well-being and achieving healthy aging.This article, based on reminiscence therapy, employs two field experiments to verify its impact on the well-being of the elderly. The first experiment examines the effects of recalling past athletic experiences on the well-being of the elderly and the internal mechanisms involved. The second experiment further compares the differences in the impact of various recalled contents.The experimental results indicate that recalling past athletic experiences influences the well-being of the elderly through two pathways: emotion and meaning. On one hand, it strengthens momentary well-being by enhancing emotional balance; on the other hand, it enhances reflective well-being by increasing the sense of meaning. The study's conclusions not only explore the positive impacts of athletic experiences on the well-being of the elderly over a broader time scale but also demonstrate the significant value of reminiscence therapy in the field of psychological treatment.
Vagi̇noplasty From a Partner's Perspecti̇ve
Authors: UCAR ELİF , Dogan Ozan 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Objectives
Sexual harmony between partners and surgical interventions that can be performed in the genital area to improve this harmony have increased social awareness in recent years. In this study, we aimed to show the preoperative and postoperative changes in partner satisfaction in vaginoplasties performed for aesthetic or medical reasons.
Methods
This study was planned retrospectively. Patient information was scanned in the database of our clinic and demographic data of the patients were recorded. The partners of the patients who underwent vaginoplasty were interviewed and the Male Sexual Health Questionnaire Ejaculatory Dysfunction (MSHQ-EjD), Golombok Rust Sexual Satisfaction Scale and New Sexual Satisfaction Scale (NSSS) were applied for preoperative and postoperative periods to evaluate sexual functions and the data were recorded.
Results
In this study, preoperative and postoperative MSHQ-EjD ejaculatory function and ejaculatory difficulty levels were not significantly different. In the Golombok-Rust Sexual Satisfaction Scale, relationship quality was evaluated in eight subgroups, and it was found that the levels of Frequency, Communication Touch, Satisfaction, Empotence and Quality of Sexual Relationship were significantly higher in the postoperative period, while Avoidance and Premature ejaculation scores were significantly lower.
Conclusions
In this study, it was found that sexual life satisfaction increased in the partners of women who underwent vaginoplasty for aesthetic or medical reasons.
Mechanistic investigation of methanol-to-olefins conversion catalyzed by H-ZSM-5 zeolite: a DFT study
Authors: Pang Ke , Ren Ruipeng , Lv Yongkang , Wang Gui-Chang 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

The mechanisms for the formation of the first C−C bond and lower olefins on methanol to oleﬁns (MTO) conversion on H-ZSM-5 had been focused in dispute. In this paper, density functional theory has been used to study the reaction mechanisms of methanol to olefins on ZSM-5. The configurations of reactants, intermediates, products and transition state of the numerous reactions involved in such a process have been optimized, as well as the elementary reactions related these configurations were determined by the calculation of corresponding activation energy barriers and reaction heats. Here, two different kinds of the mechanisms were proposed for the formation of dimethyl ether (DME), one involving an associative interaction of two methanol molecules with the zeolite Brønsted acid sites and the other occurring via a surface methoxy species and a methanol molecule. A critical intermediate of the methoxy methyl cation was theoretically verified by the reaction of the methoxy species and dimethyl ether. Besides, it was found that the first intermediates containing a C−C bond were 1,2-dimethoxyethane and 2-methoxy-ethanolare, which the former was formed from methoxy species with dimethyl ether and the latter was formed from methanol by onium ions((CH3)2O+CH2CH2OCH3), respectively. For the whole reaction mechanism, the results in this paper indicated that the ethene formation is more favorable than propylene formation due to the low activation energy barrier for ethene formation (123.49 vs. 162.09 kJ.mol-1). From these calculations, it would be concluded that ethene is the first alkene product that induces the occurrence of the hydrocarbon pool mechanism.
Methods All the periodic density function theory (DFT) calculations were performed by the Vienna Ab Initio Simulation package (VASP). The interaction between nucleus and valence electron was described using the pseudopotentials found in the projector augmented wave (PAW) method. BPE-D3 was used in the whole DFT calculations and CI-NEB was used to locate transition state.
Multi-gene identification and pathogenicity analysis of sugarcane pokkah boeng in Yunnan Province
Authors: Wang Changmi , Yin Jiong , Li Yinhu , Li Jie , Zhang Rongyue , Wang Xiaoyan , Shan Hongli , Luo Zhiming 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Sugarcane pokkah boeng disease is a fungal disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum. Eighty-seven samples of sugarcane pokkah boeng disease were isolated from Kaiyuan, Jinggu, Menglian, Yongde and Zhenkang sugarcane districts in Yunnan, and PCR amplification of the isolated Fusarium species was carried out by utilizing the sequences of the TEF, RPB2 and TUB2genes, and the results showed clear and bright bands consistent with the size of the target bands. The products were sequenced and analyzed by BLAST on NCBI website, and the sequences of strains with high homology were obtained to construct a phylogenetic tree with them. Combined with field symptom diagnosis, molecular characterization and morphological observation, five pathogenic bacteria causing sugarcane pokkah boeng were identified, namely Fusarium incarnatum、Fusarium andiyazi、Fusarium sacchari、Fusariumproliferatum and Fusarium verticillioides. F. incarnatum、 F. andiyazi and F. sacchari are reported for the first time in Yunnan sugarcane area. The mycelial morphology and conidial size of the five pathogenic bacteria did not differ much, and it was difficult to identify the causal agent of sugarcane tip rot by the difference in conidial size.
The results of pathogenicity analysis by isolated inoculation showed that all five pathogens were able to infect and cause Sugarcane pokkah boengsymptoms in sugarcane, among which F. proliferatum was the most pathogenic, and the length and expansion of the spots were significantly higher than the others; on the contrary, F. verticillioides was the weakest pathogen. This study further clarified the types of F. verticillioides pathogens and their pathogenicity in Yunnan cane area, which provides scientific basis for the prevention and control of sugarcane pokkah boeng.