bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Changes in Cardiac Function Following Fulminant Myocarditis
Authors: Kanaoka Koshiro , Onoue Kenji , Terasaki Satoshi , Nakai Michikazu , Iwanaga Yoshitaka , Miyamoto Yoshihiro , Saito Yoshihiko 
Published: April 2024

BACKGROUND:
The natural history of myocardial dysfunction in patients with fulminant myocarditis is poorly understood. This study aims to evaluate changes in cardiac function in patients with fulminant myocarditis using a nationwide registry in Japan.

METHODS:
This retrospective cohort study included patients with biopsy-proven fulminant myocarditis and available for left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). We described the LVEF on admission, at discharge, and 1 year after discharge. We divided patients into 2 groups based on LVEF at discharge (reduced ejection fraction of <50% or preserved ejection fraction of ≥50%) and analyzed changes in LVEF and prognosis according to groups.

RESULTS:

We included 214 patients (the median [first–third quartiles] age of the cohort was 48 [35–62] years, and 63 [38%] were female). Of 153 patients available for LVEF at 1 year, the median (first–third quartiles) LVEF increased from 33% (21–45%) on admission to 59% (49–64%) at discharge and further to 61% (55–66%) at 1 year. Of 153 patients, 45 (29%) and 22 (14%) had LVEF <50% at discharge and at 1 year, respectively. Comparisons between patients with LVEF <50% and those with LVEF ≥50% demonstrated that the former group had a higher adjusted probability of death or heart transplantation (hazard ratio, 8.19 [95% CI, 2.13–31.5];
P
=0.002).

CONCLUSIONS:
Some patients with fulminant myocarditis had left ventricular dysfunction in the chronic phase. Patients with reduced left ventricular function at discharge had a worse prognosis than those with preserved left ventricular function.

REGISTRATION:

URL:
https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000045352
; Unique identifier: UMIN000039763.
Impact of Age-Related Change in Caval Flow Ratio on Hepatic Flow Distribution in the Fontan Circulation
Authors: Govindarajan Vijay , Marshall Lauren , Sahni Akshita , Cetatoiu Maria A. , Eickhoff Emily E. , Davee Jocelyn , St. Clair Nicole , Schulz Noah E. , Hoganson David M. , Hammer Peter E. , Ghelani Sunil J. , Prakash Ashwin , del Nido Pedro J. , Rathod Rahul H. 
Published: April 2024

BACKGROUND:
The Fontan operation is a palliative technique for patients born with single ventricle heart disease. The superior vena cava (SVC), inferior vena cava (IVC), and hepatic veins are connected to the pulmonary arteries in a total cavopulmonary connection by an extracardiac conduit or a lateral tunnel connection. A balanced hepatic flow distribution (HFD) to both lungs is essential to prevent pulmonary arteriovenous malformations and cyanosis. HFD is highly dependent on the local hemodynamics. The effect of age-related changes in caval inflows on HFD was evaluated using cardiac magnetic resonance data and patient-specific computational fluid dynamics modeling.

METHODS:
SVC and IVC flow from 414 patients with Fontan were collected to establish a relationship between SVC:IVC flow ratio and age. Computational fluid dynamics modeling was performed in 60 (30 extracardiac and 30 lateral tunnel) patient models to quantify the HFD that corresponded to patient ages of 3, 8, and 15 years, respectively.

RESULTS:
SVC:IVC flow ratio inverted at ≈8 years of age, indicating a clear shift to lower body flow predominance. Our data showed that variation of HFD in response to age-related changes in caval inflows (SVC:IVC, 2, 1, and 0.5 corresponded to ages, 3, 8, and 15+, respectively) was not significant for extracardiac but statistically significant for lateral tunnel cohorts. For all 3 caval inflow ratios, a positive correlation existed between the IVC flow distribution to both the lungs and the HFD. However, as the SVC:IVC ratio changed from 2 to 0.5 (age, 3–15+) years, the correlation’s strength decreased from 0.87 to 0.64, due to potential flow perturbation as IVC flow momentum increased.

CONCLUSIONS:
Our analysis provided quantitative insights into the impact of the changing caval inflows on Fontan’s long-term HFD, highlighting the importance of SVC:IVC variations over time on Fontan’s long-term hemodynamics. These findings broaden our understanding of Fontan hemodynamics and patient outcomes.
The Theurgic Power of Intellectual, Meditative, and Moralistic Engagement: Safrin’s Otsar haḤayim
Authors: Sachs-Shmueli Leore 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
In its rationalization of the commandments, Otsar haḤayim, by Yitṣḥak Ayzik Yehuda Yeḥiel Safrin of Komarno, integrates Talmudic, halakhic, kabbalistic, and Hasidic traditions. Safrin’s theurgic system expands Lurianic traditions to include a multidimensional interiorized practice that can be traced to the Baal Shem Tov (the Besht), the legendary founder of Hasidism. This article argue that Safrin’s interiorization went hand in hand with stipulating a strict adherence to practical fulfillment of halakhic norms. Furthermore, in his writings, Safrin upheld all the dominant, traditional models regarding the kabbalistic efficacy of the commandments – theurgic, magical, and ecstatic – expanding them (not replacing them) to include not only their practical performance but also a variety of interiorized practices. Additionally, each of these performances encompasses a moralistic aspect – repairing sin, transgression, and encouraging a person to strive for self-perfection in divine worship.
Ancien Regime Jurisprudence Shaped by a Primordial Jewish-Christian Polemic
Authors: Herman Shael 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
In the eighteenth century, Jewish-Christian polemics fueled a legal dualism among French officials, Jewish communities, and Christian Hebraists. Out of this friction emerged the Recueil des Loix, Coutumes, et Usages Observes par les Juifs de Metz, which illuminated Jewish laws for French judges unschooled in Hebrew and the regional Judeo-Allemande dialect. Metz officials’ request for the Recueil cheered Jewish leaders who hoped to enhance Christian interest in the community’s internal life, even as skeptical Metz Jews likely suspected intensified surveillance of their transactions both among themselves and with Christians. Still, in interpreting Jewish law, ancien regime courts did not uniformly promote antisemitism. On the contrary, as seen in the compilation of the Recueil, judges often explored Jewish law with genuine curiosity and sought to reconcile it with Christian ideals, even if some judges clung to a hope of converting Jews, for which purpose Jewish law needed to be understood.
Halakhic Crypticity
Authors: Mashiach Amir 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Medieval Jewish philosophers used cryptic writing 1) to protect innocent believers whose faith could be harmed by uncustomary ideas; 2) to protect the philosopher, whose societal standing might be risked through the expression of uncustomary views; and 3) as a normative characteristic of how philosophy was written. This article demonstrates that, in the halakhic literature, this same technique was utilized by halakhic decisors, and for reasons similar to those of philosophers. A contemporary example helps to make the point. Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, one of the most prominent twentieth century rabbis, used this approach for two of the three reasons cited: to protect readers from falling into inappropriate religious practice and to protect his own status in a community that valued halakhic uniformity. Rabbi Auerbach thus exemplifies the use of halakhic crypticity to maintain a distinction between theoretical “decisions rules” and practical “conduct rules.”
Confirmation – a Space for Human and Divine Action. Traditional Ritual in the Process of Changes in Secular Czechia
Authors: Landová Tabita 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Work with confirmands and the concept of confirmation have undergone a number of changes in recent decades. This study explores the changes that have taken place in the largest Protestant church in Czechia, the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. With the help of empirical research, it attempts to trace general trends and confronts them with the proposal of a new confirmation liturgy of the ECCB (2023), current theories of confirmation, and the results of European research on confirmation. It concludes by showing the difficulties inherent in trying to reduce confirmation to one core meaning, and recommends that a balance is sought between the subjective and objective as well as theological and anthropological dimensions. Confirmation is both an opportunity to accompany adolescents with intercession and blessing on the journey of faith that began with baptism, and a space where they can respond to it and assume their own religious responsibility.
Ascertaining the Effect of Limitation of Time for Recourse against International Arbitral Award in Nigeria
Authors: Olorunfemi John Funsho , Ibe Kingsley 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Unlike article 34 of the UNCITRAL Model Law which prescribes three months limitation period for recourse against arbitral award, section 48 of the Nigerian Arbitration Act (ACA) does not specifically contain any limitation period. However, section 29(1) of the ACA which has general application provides for three months limitation period from the date of award within which a party can apply to set aside an award on the ground that the arbitral tribunal exceeded its scope of submission. The aim of this paper is to ascertain the scope, application and effect of the relevant provisions of the ACA by evaluating relevant judicial decisions. This paper adopts the doctrinal methodology by relying on relevant statutes, judicial decisions and literature. The paper points out the issues arising from computation of time as to whether limitation time starts to run from the date of award or when the award is received by the parties or their legal representatives and calls for judicial rethinking. The paper finds that the virtual repetition of the grounds for recourse against international arbitral award in the grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement may give an unsuccessful party a bite of another cherry. In order not to defeat the essence of the limitation period, the paper recommends necessary legislative reforms.
The Agency of Christian Women and the Female Threat to Episcopal Power in Fourth Century Rome
Authors: Patzelt Maik 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
This contribution sets the Christian widows in Rome in the late fourth century CE and their agency within their social milieu: the Roman elite. In doing so, it argues (a) that the agency of these widows built on class-specific dispositions rather than genuinely ‘female’ or religious dispositions, and (b) that such agency allowed these women to establish a network of influence and power that even threatened the episcopal power.
The Heterarchy of the Roman Galli
Authors: Lätzer-Lasar Asuman 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Aim of this paper is to describe the strategies that a specific type of Roman priests, namely the galli who worshipped the goddess Mater Magna, used to enhance their own religious authority. By doing so, they were transcending a state-given political hierarchy and a long established social normativity, namely the masculine hegemony of the ancient Roman society. More generally, temporary priestly offices were highly political: every Roman statesman had to fulfil at least one such office for some time during his life. However, there were also priests and priestesses that held their offices for life. Lacking the possibility of generating prestige through warfare or political success, like Roman statesmen, the galli had to garner prestige in their lifelong priesthood, and consequently social power, through different aspects. Specific religious services, such as sacrifices, spells, etc., were one possibility. However, the galli’s power could also have been generated through social aspects, such as habitus, which is rooted in the living conditions, the cultural milieu, and the biography of an individual (Schreg, Zerres, et al. 2013, 101). This article discusses the case of the priesthood of the Mater Magna cult, a religion that emerged in Rome at the end of the 3rd century BCE and in which the priests applied a specific form of stigma management to foster their religious authority. I argue that the priesthood of the Mater Magna—although they were even defamed by the Roman intellectuals for their inconclusive sex—made use of their ‘otherness’ to generate a certain religious authority, as a form of stigma management, that elevated them in the social hierarchy and created heterarchical relations.
Detection of Acheta domesticus by real-time PCR in food and feed
Authors: Jilkova D. , Marien A. , Hulin J. , Zdenkova K. , Fumiere O. , Cermakova E. , Berben G. , Debode F. 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Edible insects are rich in protein and can serve as a significant source of vitamins and minerals. The house cricket (Acheta domesticus) stands out as one of the most nutritious edible insects. In various parts of the world, crickets are consumed roasted, baked, fried, boiled and in the form of cricket flour, a powder of dried and ground crickets. In Europe, processed animal proteins derived from eight insect species (including A. domesticus) have received authorization for use in fish, pig and poultry feed. Therefore, the development of a method for detecting house crickets is essential to verify product compliance and provide accurate labelling information to the end user. In this study, we have established a real-time PCR assay for the specific detection of house crickets. This method is based on the amplification of a mitochondrial fragment that codes for cytochrome b. We assessed its specificity by testing it against 39 other insect species, 7 plant species and 31 other animal species. Furthermore, we successfully evaluated the amplification efficiency, sensitivity, robustness, applicability on commercial samples and transferability to a second laboratory.
Land, Town, Temple: the Aesthetics of the “Lyrical Preludes” in Tamil Talapurāṇams
Authors: Peres Ofer 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Talapurāṇam is one of the most prolific genres of early modern Tamil literature. Unlike its Sanskrit counterpart (sthala\kṣetra-māhātmya) the works of this genre are composed in the form and style of high poetry. One distinctive feature of the genre is the inclusion of descriptive chapters that focus on the land and town eulogized in the texts. These chapters, which I term “lyrical preludes,” were never formalized by traditional poeticians. In this article, I present a preliminary analysis of Tamil talapurāṇams’ lyrical preludes: their sources of inspiration, structural patterns, recurrent themes, and aesthetic principles.
Japan for Example – National Character as the Driving Force of National Progress in Thai Conservative Writings about Japan
Authors: Malitz David M. 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Japan has been considered a role-model for the successful pursuit of ‘progress’ or national development in Siam/Thailand since the late 19th century. As this article shows, the Japanese exemplar played a significant role in Siamese/Thai political discourse, with three of the kingdom’s most important conservative thinkers – King Vajiravudh, Luang Wichit Wathakan, and Mom Ratchawong Kukrit Pramoj – writing in detail about Japanese history and interpreting Japanese battlefield and economic successes as the outcome of the national character of the Japanese. In contrast, the role of political institutions and institutional change in shaping human decisions and actions has been largely ignored by them. The message of these works is that to pursue national ‘progress’, the Siamese/Thai need to be more like the stereotypical Japanese, and become more disciplined, and patriotic, as well as cooperating for the national good rather than pursuing particular interests.
The Liberal Voice of Taiwan in Contemporary Confucian Political Philosophy
Authors: Tseng Roy 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
This essay serves as a rejoinder to the four commentaries on my work concerning Confucian liberalism. I appreciate this opportunity to elucidate the primary objective of the book, which is to formulate a normatively appealing version of Confucian liberalism through a fresh interpretation of Mou Zongsan’s legacy from a comparative perspective. In addition to clarifying the methodological considerations and addressing certain key topics that remained unclear or unexplored in the book, I aim to illuminate the features of Taiwan's constitutional democracy and civic culture from the standpoint of Confucian liberalism.
From the Phenomenology of Reactivation to the Hermeneutics of Innovation
Authors: Geniusas Saulius 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
While in Husserl’s and Merleau-Ponty’s writings, the concept of sedimentation was linked to that of reactivation, Ricœur replaced the juxtaposition of these two concepts with the collocation of sedimentation and innovation. The central goal of this paper is to clarify why Ricœur replaces the phenomenological concept of reactivation with the hermeneutical concept of innovation. After explicating how reactivation was understood in Husserlian phenomenology, I show why this concept is out of place in Ricœur’s phenomenological hermeneutics. I further identify four possible ways to understand the relation between Ricœur’s hermeneutics of innovation and Husserl’s phenomenology of reactivation. Afterwards, while offering a detailed analysis of the threefold mimesis—the central theme in Ricœur’s Time and Narrative—I show that Ricœur’s concept of innovation is tied to that of productive imagination. Ricœur’s productive imagination is therefore not any kind of creatio ex nihilo. Being rooted in cultural and historical worlds, productive imagination configures and reconfigures the world against the background of sedimented prefigurations. While Husserl had offered a vertical model to understand sedimentations, and while Merleau-Ponty had replaced this model with a horizontal one, Ricœur’s model can be qualified as circular: the dialectical play of sedimentations and innovations shapes the hermeneutical circle within which the human experience of the world unfolds. This means: just as productive imagination is grounded in sedimentations, so also, sedimentations spring from productive imagination.
“Should We Phenobarb-it-All?” A Phenobarbital-Based Protocol for Non-Intensive Care Unit Trauma Patients at High Risk of or Experiencing Alcohol Withdrawal
Authors: Wang Michelle , Falank Carolyne , Simboli Vincent , Ontengco Julianne B. , Spurling Brandi , Rappold Joseph , Chung Bruce , Smith Kathryn E. 
Published: April 2024

Background Alcohol use is frequent in trauma patients and alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is associated with significant morbidity. Benzodiazepines are commonly used for AWS, but may cause neurologic and respiratory adverse events (AEs). The objective was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of a phenobarbital-based protocol for the treatment of AWS in non-intensive care unit (ICU) trauma patients. Methods Adult non-ICU trauma patients at high risk of or experiencing AWS PRE and POST implementation of a phenobarbital-based protocol were included. Outcomes were AWS-related complications (AWS-RC), benzodiazepine use, adjunctive medication use, hospital length of stay (HLOS), and medication-related AEs. Subgroup analyses were performed on patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), rib fractures, and at high risk of severe AWS. Results Overall, 110 patients were included (51 PRE, 59 POST). AWS-RC developed in 17 PRE patients compared to 10 POST patients (33% vs 17%; P = .05). PRE patients were more likely to receive benzodiazepines (88% vs 42%, P < .0001) and higher total dose (11 vs 4 mg lorazepam equivalent; P = .001). No difference noted in HLOS (8 vs 8 days, P = .27), adjunctive medication use (49% vs 54%, P = .60), or AEs (57% vs 39%, P = .06). There was no difference in AWS-RC in the TBI subgroup ( P = .19), less AEs in the rib fracture POST subgroup ( P = .04), and less AWS-RC in the high risk of severe AWS POST subgroup ( P = .03). Discussion A phenobarbital-based protocol in trauma patients is effective in preventing AWS-RC and decreasing benzodiazepine use without increasing AEs.
In situ epoxidation of canola oil via peracetic acid mechanism-optimization and kinetic study
Authors: Abrar Shahrizan Ahmad Shauqi , Hanib Nurul Hazwani , Azmi Intan Suhada , Fauziyah Mar’atul , Jalil Mohd Jumain 
Published: April 2024

Canola oil can serve as a substitute for polyol in the production of eco-friendly polyurethane. The aim of this study is to investigate the optimal conditions for the epoxidation of canola oil via the Taguchi optimization method. To date, there is no published work on optimization of process parameters for epoxidized canola oil production using the Taguchi method. In this study, the epoxidation of canola oil was performed using in situ-generated peracetic acid. Peracetic acid was formed by the reaction between acetic acid and hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a catalyst. The highest conversion to oxirane of 85% was achieved at a ratio of 2:1 of hydrogen peroxide to canola oil, a temperature of 65°C, and a stirring speed of 400 rpm. The Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) characterization reveals the presence of the oxirane ring group, identified at a wavenumber of 1150 cm−1. Employing particle swarm numerical simulations, the results exhibit excellent agreement with the experimental data, thereby confirming the accuracy and validity of the kinetic model.
Sub-ulcer Foam Sclerotherapy in Patients with Venous Leg Ulcer, Analysis and Technical Aspects of 134 Consecutive Patients
Authors: Pihlaja Toni , Kosunen Emmi , Ohtonen Pasi , Pokela Matti 
Published: April 2024

Objective For this retrospective study, we analyzed the sub-ulcer foam sclerotherapy technique in patients with venous leg ulcer (VLU). Methods This study included 134 patients treated with sub-ulcer foam sclerotherapy at the Oulu University Hospital vascular outpatient clinic from January 2012 to December 2021. All included patients received sub-ulcer foam sclerotherapy as part of the treatment strategy for superficial venous insufficiency. Compression therapy and local wound care were organized for VLU treatment. A follow-up visit was scheduled for one month after the sub-ulcer foam sclerotherapy. Change in ulcer size, local (skin necrosis, infection) or systemic (deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism) complications, and time to ulcer healing were monitored. The occurrence of major limb-related complications (amputation, surgical revision) was monitored for one year postoperatively. Results One month after sub-ulcer treatment, ulcers were smaller or completely healed in 108 (81%) patients. Ulcer healing was completed in 123 (92%) patients at one year and 131 (98%) patients at two years. Complications were recorded in four (3%) patients, three (2%) who were diagnosed with erysipelas requiring antibiotic treatment and one (1%) patient diagnosed with local dermatitis. During the one-year follow-up, no major limb-related complications (surgical revisions or amputations) arose. Conclusions Sub-ulcer foam sclerotherapy may be a feasible addition to superficial vein reflux elimination in patients with VLU and a low risk for complications.