bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Maximum principles and consequences for γ$\gamma$‐translators in Rn+1${\mathbb {R}}^{n+1}$
Authors: Torres Santaella José 
Published: February 2024

AbstractIn this paper, we obtain several properties of translating solitons for a general class of extrinsic geometric curvature flow, where the deformation speed is given by a homogeneous smooth symmetric positive function defined in a symmetric open cone. The main result of this paper is about the uniqueness of ‐translators in the class of complete graphs defined on a ball.
Feasibility of extracting cancer stage and metastasis codes from health insurance claims of outpatients and expressibility in ICD-11: a cross-sectional study using national health insurance data from South Korea
Authors: Park Young-Taek , Han Dongwoon , Kim Kyoung-Hoon , Kim Hoguen , Yoon Hojung Joseph , Lane Chris , Kim Byeo-Ri , Jeong Joo-Yeon 
Published: February 2024

ObjectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the incidence of health insurance claims recording the cancer stage and TNM codes representing tumor extension size (T), lymph node metastasis (N), and distant metastasis (M) for patients diagnosed with cancer and to determine whether this extracted data could be applied to the new ICD-11 codes.DesignA cross-sectional study design was used, with the units of analysis as individual outpatients. Two dependent variables were extraction feasibility of cancer stage and TNM metastasis information from each claim. Expressibility of the two variables in ICD-11 was descriptively analysed.Setting and participantsThe study was conducted in South Korea and study participants were outpatients: lung cancer (LC) (46616), stomach cancer (SC) (50103) and colorectal cancer (CC) (54707). The data set consisted of the first health insurance claim of each patient visiting a hospital from 1 July to 31 December 2021.ResultsThe absolute extraction success rates for cancer stage based on claims with cancer stage was 33.3%. The rates for stage for LC, SC and CC were 30.1%, 35.5% and 34.0%, respectively. The rate for TNM was 11.0%. The relative extraction success rates for stage compared with that for CC (the reference group) were lower for patients with LC (adjusted OR (aOR), 0.803; 95% CI 0.782 to 0.825; p<0.0001) but higher for SC (aOR 1.073; 95% CI 1.046 to 1.101; p<0.0001). The rates of TNM compared that for CC were 40.7% lower for LC (aOR, 0.593; 95% CI 0.569 to 0.617; p<0.0001) and 43.0% lower for SC (aOR 0.570; 95% CI 0.548 to 0.593; p<0.0001). There were limits to expressibility in ICD-11 regarding the detailed cancer stage and TNM metastasis codes.ConclusionExtracting cancer stage and TNM codes from health insurance claims were feasible, but expressibility in ICD-11 codes was limited. WHO may need to create specific cancer stage and TNM extension codes for ICD-11 due to the absence of current rules in ICD-11.
Parents’ acceptance attitudes towards the vaccination of children based on M-LSGDM approach in China: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Cheng Linan , Kong Jianhui , Xie Xiaofeng , Zhang Li , Zhang Fengying 
Published: February 2024

ObjectivesEnsuring that children receive timely vaccinations is paramount for preventing infectious diseases, and parental attitude plays a pivotal role in this process. This study addresses this gap in the existing literature by examining parental attitudes towards vaccinating their children.DesignA cross-sectional study.MethodsAn online survey including parents’ sociodemographic characteristics, risk perception and attitudes towards child vaccination towards COVID-19 was conducted. The modified large-scale group decision-making approach for practicality and binary logistic regression was used to identify the predictors influencing parents’ decision-making.ResultsOf the 1292 parents participated, 957 (74.1%) were willing to vaccinate their children, while 335 (25.9%) refused the vaccination. The study indicated that age, parental anxiety regarding child vaccination, concerns about the child’s susceptibility to the disease, opinions towards vaccination benefits versus disadvantages, place of residence, average family income and children’s health were significant predictors (p<0.05).ConclusionsWhile most parents supported childhood vaccination, some opposed it. Addressing persistent barriers is crucial to ensure widespread vaccination and child well-being.
Voice disorder recognition using machine learning: a scoping review protocol
Authors: Gupta Rijul , Gunjawate Dhanshree R , Nguyen Duy Duong , Jin Craig , Madill Catherine 
Published: February 2024

IntroductionOver the past decade, several machine learning (ML) algorithms have been investigated to assess their efficacy in detecting voice disorders. Literature indicates that ML algorithms can detect voice disorders with high accuracy. This suggests that ML has the potential to assist clinicians in the analysis and treatment outcome evaluation of voice disorders. However, despite numerous research studies, none of the algorithms have been sufficiently reliable to be used in clinical settings. Through this review, we aim to identify critical issues that have inhibited the use of ML algorithms in clinical settings by identifying standard audio tasks, acoustic features, processing algorithms and environmental factors that affect the efficacy of those algorithms.MethodsWe will search the following databases: Web of Science, Scopus, Compendex, CINAHL, Medline, IEEE Explore and Embase. Our search strategy has been developed with the assistance of the university library staff to accommodate the different syntactical requirements. The literature search will include the period between 2013 and 2023, and will be confined to articles published in English. We will exclude editorials, ongoing studies and working papers. The selection, extraction and analysis of the search data will be conducted using the ‘Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping reviews’ system. The same system will also be used for the synthesis of the results.Ethics and disseminationThis scoping review does not require ethics approval as the review solely consists of peer-reviewed publications. The findings will be presented in peer-reviewed publications related to voice pathology.
Pragmatic phase II clinical trial to improve depression care in a real-world diverse MS cohort from an academic MS centre in Northern California: MS CATCH study protocol
Authors: Henderson Kyra , Reihm Jennifer , Koshal Kanishka , Wijangco Jaeleene , Miller Nicolette , Sara Narender , Doyle Marianne , Mallory Alicia , Sheridan Judith , Guo Chu-Yueh , Oommen Lauren , Feinstein Anthony , Mangurian Christina , Lazar Ann , Bove Riley 
Published: February 2024

IntroductionDepression occurs in over 50% of individuals living with multiple sclerosis (MS) and can be treated using many modalities. Yet, it remains: under-reported by patients, under-ascertained by clinicians and under-treated. To enhance these three behaviours likely to promote evidence-based depression care, we engaged multiple stakeholders to iteratively design a first-in-kind digital health tool. The tool, MS CATCH (Care technology to Ascertain, Treat, and engage the Community to Heal depression in patients with MS), closes the communication loop between patients and clinicians. Between clinical visits, the tool queries patients monthly about mood symptoms, supports patient self-management and alerts clinicians to worsening mood via their electronic health record in-basket. Clinicians can also access an MS CATCH dashboard displaying patients’ mood scores over the course of their disease, and providing comprehensive management tools (contributing factors, antidepressant pathway, resources in patient’s neighbourhood). The goal of the current trial is to evaluate the clinical effect and usability of MS CATCH in a real-world clinical setting.Methods and analysisMS CATCH is a single-site, phase II randomised, delayed start, trial enrolling 125 adults with MS and mild to moderately severe depression. Arm 1 will receive MS CATCH for 12 months, and arm 2 will receive usual care for 6 months, then MS CATCH for 6 months. Clinicians will be randomised to avoid practice effects. The effectiveness analysis is superiority intent-to-treat comparing MS CATCH to usual care over 6 months (primary outcome: evidence of screening and treatment; secondary outcome: Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale-Depression scores). The usability of the intervention will also be evaluated (primary outcome: adoption; secondary outcomes: adherence, engagement, satisfaction).Ethics and disseminationUniversity of California, San Francisco Institutional Review Board (22-36620). The findings of the study are planned to be shared through conferences and publishments in a peer-reviewed journal. The deidentified dataset will be shared with qualified collaborators on request, provision of CITI and other certifications, and data sharing agreement. We will share the results, once the data are complete and analysed, with the scientific community and patient/clinician participants through abstracts, presentations and manuscripts.Trial registration numberNCT05865405.
Cardiac rehabilitation for children and young people (CardioActive): protocol for a single-blind randomised feasibility and acceptability study of a centre-based cardiac rehabilitation programme versus usual care in 11–16 years with heart conditions
Authors: Capobianco Lora , Hann Mark , McManus Emma , Peters Sarah , Doherty Patrick Joseph , Ciotti Giovanna , Murray Joanne , Wells Adrian 
Published: February 2024

BackgroundCongenital heart conditions are among the most common non-communicable diseases in children and young people (CYP), affecting 13.9 million CYP globally. While survival rates are increasing, support for young people adjusting to life with a heart condition is lacking. Furthermore, one in three CYP with heart conditions also experiences anxiety, depression or adjustment disorder, for which little support is offered. While adults are offered cardiac rehabilitation (CR) to support their mental and physical health, this is not offered for CYP.One way to overcome this is to evaluate a CR programme comprising exercise with mental health support (CardioActive; CA) for CYP with heart conditions. The exercise and mental health components are informed by the metacognitive model, which has been shown to be effective in treating anxiety and depression in CYP and associated with improving psychological outcomes in adult CR.Method and analysisThe study is a single-blind parallel randomised feasibility trial comparing a CR programme (CA) plus usual care against usual care alone with 100 CYP (50 per arm) aged 11–16 diagnosed with a heart condition. CA will include six group exercise, lifestyle and mental health modules. Usual care consists of routine outpatient management. Participants will be assessed at three time points: baseline, 3-month (post-treatment) and 6-month follow-up. Primary outcomes are feasibility and acceptability (ie, referral rates, recruitment and retention rates, attendance at the intervention, rate of return and level of completion of follow-up data). Coprimary symptom outcomes (Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire and Paediatric Quality of Life) and a range of secondary outcomes will be administered at each time point. A nested qualitative study will investigate CYP, parents and healthcare staff views of CR and its components, and staff’s experience of delivering CA. Preliminary health economic data will be collected to inform future cost-effectiveness analyses. Descriptive data on study processes and clinical outcomes will be reported. Data analysis will follow intention to treat. Qualitative data will be analysed using thematic analysis and the theoretical framework of acceptability.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval was granted on 14 February 2023 by the Greater Manchester East Research Ethics Committee (22/NW/0367). The results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals, conference presentations and local dissemination.Trial registration numberISRCTN50031147;NCT05968521.
Effects of immersive virtual reality for alleviating anxiety, nausea and vomiting among patients with paediatric cancer receiving their first chemotherapy: protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Authors: Wong Cho Lee , Li Huiyuan , Li Chi Kong , Chan Carmen Wing Han , Cheung Yin Ting , Choi Kai Chow , So Winnie Kwok Wei 
Published: February 2024

IntroductionAnxiety, nausea and vomiting are common side effects suffered by paediatric patients receiving chemotherapy. Emerging evidence supports the efficacy of immersive virtual reality (IVR) on improving anxiety and distress symptoms including nausea and vomiting in this vulnerable group. This trial aims to evaluate the effects of IVR intervention on anxiety, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and anticipatory nausea and vomiting in patients with paediatric cancer receiving first chemotherapy.Method and analysisAn assessor-blinded, randomised controlled trial with a mixed methods evaluation approach. On the basis of our pilot results, 128 chemotherapy-naive patients with paediatric cancer scheduled to receive their first intravenous chemotherapy will be recruited from a public hospital and randomly allocated to intervention (n=64) or control groups (n=64). The intervention group will receive the IVR intervention for three sessions: 2 hours before the first chemotherapy, 5 min before and during their first chemotherapy and 5 min before and during their second chemotherapy, respectively. The control group will receive standard care only. A subsample of 30 participants in the intervention group will be invited for a qualitative interview. Study instruments are: (1) short form of the Chinese version of the State Anxiety Scale for Children, (2) visual analogue scale for anticipatory nausea and vomiting, (3) Chinese version of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Antiemesis Tool and (4) individual face-to-face semistructured interviews to explore intervention participants’ perceptions of the IVR intervention.Ethics and disseminationThis study has been approved by the Hong Kong Children’s Hospital Research Ethics Committee (HKCH-REC-2021-009). The findings will be disseminated in peer-reviewed journals and through local or interventional conference presentations.Trial registration numberChiCTR2100048732.
First demonstration of 30 eVee ionization energy resolution with Ricochet germanium cryogenic bolometers
Authors:   Ricochet Collaboration, Augier C. , Baulieu G. , Belov V. , Bergé L. , Billard J. , Bres G. , Bret J. -. L. , Broniatowski A. , Calvo M. , Cazes A. , Chaize D. , Chala M. , Chapellier M. , Chaplinsky L. , Chemin G. , Chen R. , Colas J. , Cudmore E. , De Jesus M. , de Marcillac P. , Dumoulin L. , Exshaw O. , Ferriol S. , Figueroa-Feliciano E. , Filippini J.-B. , Formaggio J. A. , Fuard S. , Gascon J. , Giuliani A. , Goupy J. , Goy C. , Guerin C. , Guy E. , Harrington P. , Hertel S. A. , Heusch M. , Hong Z. , Ianigro J.-C. , Jin Y. , Juillard A. , Karaivanov D. , Kazarcev S. , Lamblin J. , Lattaud H. , Li M. , Lubashevskiy A. , Marnieros S. , Martini N. , Mayer D. W. , Minet J. , Monfardini A. , Mounier F. , Novati V. , Olivieri E. , Oriol C. , Mateo L. Ovalle , Patel P. K. , Perbet E. , Pinckney H. D. , Poda D. V. , Ponomarev D. , Rarbi F. , Real J.-S. , Redon T. , Reyes F. C. , Robert A. , Rozov S. , Rozova I. , Scorza S. , Schmidt B. , Shevchik Ye. , Soldner T. , Stachurska J. , Stutz A. , Vagneron L. , Van De Pontseele W. , Vezzu F. , Winslow L. , Yakushev E. , Zinatulina D. 
Published: February 2024

AbstractThe future Ricochet experiment aims to search for new physics in the electroweak sector by measuring the Coherent Elastic Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering process from reactor antineutrinos with high precision down to the sub-100 eV nuclear recoil energy range. While the Ricochet collaboration is currently building the experimental setup at the reactor site, it is also finalizing the cryogenic detector arrays that will be integrated into the cryostat at the Institut Laue Langevin in early 2024. In this paper, we report on recent progress from the Ge cryogenic detector technology, called the CryoCube. More specifically, we present the first demonstration of a 30 eVee (electron equivalent) baseline ionization resolution (RMS) achieved with an early design of the detector assembly and its dedicated High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) based front-end electronics with a total input capacitance of about 40 pF. This represents an order of magnitude improvement over the best ionization resolutions obtained on similar phonon-and-ionization germanium cryogenic detectors from the EDELWEISS and SuperCDMS dark matter experiments, and a factor of three improvement compared to the first fully-cryogenic HEMT-based preamplifier coupled to a CDMS-II germanium detector with a total input capacitance of 250 pF. Additionally, we discuss the implications of these results in the context of the future Ricochet experiment and its expected background mitigation performance.
An Optimal Linear-combination-of-unitaries-based Quantum Linear System Solver
Authors: Gribling Sander , Kerenidis Iordanis , Szilágyi Dániel 
Published: February 2024

Solving systems of linear equations is one of the most important primitives in many different areas, including in optimization, simulation, and machine learning. Quantum algorithms for solving linear systems have the potential to provide a quantum advantage for these problems.
In this work, we recall the Chebyshev iterative method and the corresponding optimal polynomial approximation of the inverse. We show that the Chebyshev iteration polynomial can be efficiently evaluated both using quantum singular value transformation (QSVT) as well as linear combination of unitaries (LCU). We achieve this by bounding the 1-norm of the coefficients of the polynomial expressed in the Chebyshev basis. This leads to a considerable constant-factor improvement in the runtime of quantum linear system solvers that are based on LCU or QSVT (or, conversely, a several orders of magnitude smaller error with the same runtime/circuit depth).
Pairs show similar risk taking behaviour but only female risk taking behaviour is linked to nest microhabitat choice in the Kentish plover
Authors: Kwanye Bitrus Z. , Barta Zoltán , Rocha Afonso D. , Kosztolányi András 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Risk taking behaviour — how individuals perceive and respond to threat — varies among individuals. In birds, this behaviour influences the choice of nest microhabitat presumably because exposure to predation depends on the structural composition of the nest microhabitat (i.e., a small area where a bird builds its nest). Thus, a chosen nest microhabitat can indicate an adaptation to predation risk. However, where both parents participate in or share breeding roles, it is unknown whether the chosen nest microhabitat is influenced by risk taking behaviour of the female, the male or both parents. Moreover, risk taking may affect other behaviours during breeding, thus having a partner with similar risk taking behaviour may be important for pair complementarity. We investigated risk taking behaviour of breeding Kentish plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus) using flight initiation distance (FID) as a proxy. First, we tested whether FID is repeatable. Second, we tested whether members of breeding pairs have similar FID. Third, we investigated whether male and female’s FID is associated with the choice of nest microhabitat. We classified nest microhabitat by two indices: cover directly above the nest scrape (above nest cover) and cover around the nest (around nest coverage). We found that (i) FID was highly repeatable, (ii) FID was correlated within members of breeding pairs and (iii) female’s risk taking behaviour is linked to the use of around nest coverage. Specifically, females with longer FID, (i.e., more risk-averse ones) tended to use less concealed nest microhabitat. We concluded that nest microhabitat choice in the Kentish plovers is likely a reflection of the female’s risk taking behaviour. Breeding partners likely have similar risk taking behaviour, an indication of assortative mating. We advocate partitioning of correlation within breeding pairs to ascertain estimates of within pair correlation attributable to assortative mating.
Nigerian Radicalism: Towards a New Definition via a Historical Survey
Authors: Mayer Adam 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Recent military coups in West Africa have put the continent’s democratisation itself into question. In some places, for the moment, these coups appear to have popular backing. Nigeria, where radicalism is firmly rooted in democratic values and a human-rights framework, the radical grassroots opposition to the Buhari government’s creeping authoritarianism lies drenched in blood. The roots of this development go back to the history of Nigeria’s radicalism in the twentieth century. Much has appeared on the global 1968 recently, including that of Africa. 1970s/1980s-style radicalism is reappearing today with Omoyele Sowore’s 2018 presidential candidacy, with the African Action Congress party, the #EndSARS protests and the tragic Lekki Toll Gate massacre (2020) in Nigeria. The shift towards radicalism is palpable with protest music such as Falz’s This is Nigeria, and Burna Boy’s Monsters you Made, both explicitly targeting neocolonialism and police brutality. Contrary to Achille Mbembe’s sweeping dismissal of African radicalism, the movement with very deep roots under study is meaningful once again, and is gathering momentum in West Africa’s giant polity. This article applies Walter Benjamin’s and also Nigerian radical thinkers’ conceptualisation of political, social and artistic radicalism, while it frames the Nigerian version via the movement’s history, in which marxisant theory and praxis, feminism, human rights and pro-democracy movements interact with emancipatory strands of Islam, Christianity, Igbo Judaism, and animism. In the context of Nigerian radicalism, even expressly pro-capitalist art theory performs a radical social function by stressing the African’s right to make universal statements (Olu Oguibe) in its de facto defiance of the neo-colony. As these different strands of protest meet, ethnic uprisings (amongst them IPOB) find ways to establish common cause with social radicalism, posing a composite threat to the prebendalist oligarchy that rules and oppresses the country via a militarised neoliberalism.
The Faith Dimension of Traditional Chinese Culture and Its Contemporary Significance
Authors: Chen Baiyu , Zhang Yanlei 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
This article aims to illustrate that one fundamental reason why the Chinese civilization has remained strong and resilient for over five thousand years and why it has even become stronger in recent times, despite facing numerous challenges. This is due to the strong cultural beliefs embedded in the traditional Chinese culture. Through analysis, synthesis, and comparison, this article aims to demonstrate that, unlike Western religious beliefs, the faith embodied in Chinese traditional culture is a typical humanistic faith, including the Chinese people’s beliefs in nature, ancestors, “Tian and Di” (Heaven and Earth), and in the moral nature of human beings. It is precisely this humanistic faith that binds the Chinese nation tightly together. We believe that, in the face of the great challenges and opportunities brought about by the unprecedented transformation of the century, it is especially important for us to continue and develop this dimension of faith. Moreover, this dimension of faith can also provide us with survival wisdom for sustainable development, enabling us to transcend the narrow, individualistic mindset, embrace a broader vision of the world, and realize a universal human love that transcends race and region.