bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Adipose-derived stem cells applied to ankle pathologies: a systematic review
Authors: Arceri A. , Mazzotti A. , Artioli E. , Zielli S. O. , Barile F. , Manzetti M. , Viroli G. , Ruffilli A. , Faldini C. 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
The purpose of this systematic review was to analyze the current use of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSCs) and present the available evidence on their therapeutic potential in the treatment of ankle orthopedic issues, evaluating the applications and results. A literature search of PubMed, Google Scholar, EMBASE and Cochrane Library database was performed. The review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. Risk of bias assessment was conducted through the Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies (MINORS) criteria. Initial search results yielded 4348 articles. A total of 8 articles were included in the review process. No clinical evidence has demonstrated the effectiveness of one isolation method over the other, but nonenzymatic mechanical method has more advantages. In all studies included significant clinical outcomes improvement were recorded in patients affected by osteochondral lesion and osteoarthritis of ankle. All studies performed a concomitant procedure. No serious complications were reported. ADMSC injection, especially through the nonenzymatic mechanical methods, looks to be simple and promising treatment for osteochondral lesions and osteoarthritis of the ankle, with no severe complications. The current scarcity of studies and their low-quality level preclude definitive conclusions presently.

Level of evidence
III.
Characteristics of Plastic Debris Ingested by Sea Turtles: A Comprehensive Review
Authors: Moon Yelim , Shim Won Joon , Hong Sang Hee 
Published: November 2023

AbstractSea turtles, an ecologically vital marine species, face the mounting threat of plastic ingestion. To devise effective mitigation strategies, a nuanced understanding of the characteristics of ingested plastics is essential. Previous reviews have predominantly concentrated on the frequency of occurrence (%FO) and quantity of ingested plastics. In this study, we present an update to the literature on %FO and quantity of ingested plastics and also introduce a novel review of the morphology, color, and polymer composition of ingested plastics. This analysis draws upon 110 scholarly articles on plastic ingestion by sea turtles. Additionally, we explore geographical variations in both the quantity and characteristics of ingested plastics. Most of the analyzed studies were conducted in the Americas and Europe. We found that approximately 54% of examined sea turtles had ingested plastic debris. Loggerhead sea turtles ingested more foams than green sea turtles (Wilcoxon rank-sum test, p < 0.05). By contrast, green sea turtles exhibited a higher ingestion on films (Wilcoxon rank-sum test, p > 0.05). Our study also underscored the paucity of data regarding the original usage of ingested plastics. White and transparent plastics were most commonly ingested. Additionally, polymers with a lower density than seawater, such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and their copolymers, were frequently found. We strongly advocate for future studies to furnish more comprehensive data regarding the ingested plastics, including quantities, morphological and chemical properties, and origins. Such detailed information is indispensable for shaping well-informed and effective strategies to combat plastic ingestion in marine life.
Unsupervised machine learning model for predicting anomalies in subsurface safety valves and application in offshore wells during oil production
Authors: Aranha Pedro Esteves , Policarpo Nara Angelica , Sampaio Marcio Augusto 
Published: November 2023

AbstractPredicting oil well behavior regarding the integrity of its equipment during production and anticipating behavioral changes and anomalies are among the main challenges in oil production. In this context, this study focuses on the development of predictive models for real-time monitoring of well behavior using sensor data from production wells. An unsupervised Novelty and Outlier Detection model has been introduced with a specific focus on predicting instances of unexpected subsurface safety valve closures in subsea wells. This model effectively classifies anomalies observed in these systems by leveraging real-world pressure and temperature data sourced from published literature. The methodology involves the implementation of a floating window for assembling training and test sets. Additionally, a comprehensive investigation is conducted into the impact of hyperparameters and the model’s threshold value (cp threshold). The results highlight the effectiveness of the developed model, observed through the accuracy achieved around 99.9% in predicting spurious closure events of the Downhole Safety Valve. On the same dataset, previous works reported 99.9% accuracy by using long short-term memory (LSTM) autoencoder, 87.1% by using random forest, and 60% with the Decision Tree method. Looking at F1-SCORE values, the developed model performs the best, followed by the LSTM model, both of which are significantly superior to the Decision Tree and random forest models. Furthermore, the model’s applicability is validated through testing in ultradeep water subsea wells within the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin. The significance lies in the potential for this research to enhance anomaly prediction in offshore wells, consequently reducing the costly interventions due to equipment malfunctions. Timely detection and corrective actions, facilitated by the model, can mitigate production loss and safeguard well integrity, addressing critical concerns in the oil and gas industry.
Azygos vein preservation revisited: impact on early outcomes after repair of esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula in newborns
Authors: Daboos Mohammad , Abdelmaboud Mohamed , Hussein Mohamed , Salama Ahmed , Elshamy Ahmed 
Published: November 2023

AbstractSince the first successful repair of esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula (EA–TEF) was performed approximately 8 decades ago, surgeons have made considerable technical advances in solving intraoperative surgical challenges and reducing postoperative complications. According to some surgeons, preserving the Azygos vein makes this modification attractive. This study aimed to evaluate the benefits of preserving the Azygos vein during surgery for esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula and to highlight its advantages in reducing anastomotic leak, stricture, and other postoperative outcomes. This prospective comparative series was conducted between April 2020 and April 2023. The study included all newborns with EA–TEF eligible for primary repair. Patients were randomized to either Group A or B. Group A underwent Azygos vein preservation, whereas the remaining patients (Group B) underwent Azygos vein disconnection. Sixty-four patients were included in this study. Thirty-two patients (Group A) underwent Azygos vein preservation during EA–TEF repair, and the remaining thirty-two patients (Group B) underwent Azygos vein ligation and disconnection. Both groups were comparable in terms of demographics, clinical data, and operative findings (P > 0.05). Pneumonitis occurred in 4 patients in Group A and 16 patients in Group B. Anastomotic leaks occurred in two (6.2%) patients in Group A and six (18.7%) patients in Group B. There were two deaths in Group A and six deaths in Group B, with a significant difference between the two groups (P = 0.0485). Preserving the Azygos vein during esophageal atresia repair reduces the occurrence of postoperative pneumonia, leakage, and stenosis, and decreases postoperative mortality. Therefore, we declare that this modification is a significant and valuable addition to the current surgical procedures.
Absolutely closed semigroups
Authors: Banakh Taras , Bardyla Serhii 
Published: November 2023

AbstractLet $${\mathcal {C}}$$
C
be a class of topological semigroups. A semigroup X is called absolutely $${\mathcal {C}}$$
C
-closed if for any homomorphism $$h:X\rightarrow Y$$

h
:
X
→
Y

to a topological semigroup $$Y\in {\mathcal {C}}$$

Y
∈
C

, the image h[X] is closed in Y. Let $$\textsf {T}_{\!\textsf {1}}\textsf {S}$$

T

1

S

, $$\textsf {T}_{\!\textsf {2}}\textsf {S}$$

T

2

S

, and $$\textsf {T}_{\!\textsf {z}}\textsf {S}$$

T

z

S

be the classes of $$T_1$$

T
1

, Hausdorff, and Tychonoff zero-dimensional topological semigroups, respectively. We prove that a commutative semigroup X is absolutely $$\textsf {T}_{\!\textsf {z}}\textsf {S}$$

T

z

S

-closed if and only if X is absolutely $$\textsf {T}_{\!\textsf {2}}\textsf {S}$$

T

2

S

-closed if and only if X is chain-finite, bounded, group-finite and Clifford + finite. On the other hand, a commutative semigroup X is absolutely $$\textsf {T}_{\!\textsf {1}}\textsf {S}$$

T

1

S

-closed if and only if X is finite. Also, for a given absolutely $${\mathcal {C}}$$
C
-closed semigroup X we detect absolutely $${\mathcal {C}}$$
C
-closed subsemigroups in the center of X.
A case of relapsing anti-GBM disease secondary to alemtuzumab therapy
Authors: Leibowitz Saskia M. , Manickam Valli , Srivastava Vikas , Kan George 
Published: November 2023

AbstractWe report the first case of relapsing anti-GBM disease secondary to alemtuzumab in a 24-year-old female with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis. Initial anti-GBM disease was detected 10 months after alemtuzumab was given and was diagnosed by demonstrating high anti-GBM antibody titers and with a confirmatory kidney biopsy. The patient presented with a rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with no pulmonary involvement. After appropriate treatment, the patient went into remission with undetectable anti-GBM antibodies. However, 20 months later, the patient re-presented with relapsing anti-GBM disease. Despite aggressive treatment, the patient became dialysis-dependent.
Optimal Sensor Planning for SSA Using System Identification Concepts
Authors: Hägg Per 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThe rapid growth of man-made objects in Earth’s orbit has created a need for planning and prioritizing sensor measurements of these objects in order to keep track of their motion in orbit. In this paper, we adapt a concept from the field of system identification, namely application-oriented input design, to the sensor-planning problem. Previous methods have predominantly focused on the problem of planning the measurements of different objects such that they are as accurate as possible (in a broad sense) from a given set of possible observations. Here we view the problem differently; the objective is to find the least costly number of measurement such that the estimated orbital parameters are good enough for their intended application. To this end, we introduce the concept of an application set. The application set contains all orbital parameters that are considered of sufficient accuracy for the intended use. The objective of the optimization is hence not to find the most accurate set of parameters but find the cheapest combinations of observations such that the estimated parameters are guaranteed to be within the application set with a high probability. We show how to formulate the planning problem as a convex optimization problem that can be solved efficiently with modern algorithms, even for large-scale problems. We then demonstrate the feasibility of the method in a simulation example. Finally, the paper discusses some interesting topics for future research.
Development of a Nanostructured Film Containing Palygorskite and Dermaseptin 01 Peptide for Biotechnological Applications
Authors: Oliveira Karla Costa Bezerra Fontenele , de Oliveira Farias Emanuel Airton , Teixeira Paulo Ronaldo Sousa , Brandão Vitor Schwenck , Sábio Rafael Miguel , de Araújo Alyne Rodrigues , Eaton Peter , Bertolino Luiz Carlos , Bemquerer Marcelo Porto , da Silva Barud Hernane , de Souza de Almeida Leite José Roberto , Eiras Carla 
Published: November 2023

AbstractClay minerals are suitable matrices to anchor organic molecules such as antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) so that their bioactivity is maintained, enabling the formation of new materials with potential for new applications in biotechnology. The objective of the present study was to develop a nanostructured film where the properties of palygorskite (Plg) were combined at the molecular level with Dermaseptin 01 (DRS 01), in which the clay mineral also served as a substrate for the immobilization of this peptide. The films were prepared using the Layer-by-Layer (LbL) self-assembly technique. Crude palygorskite without purification (Plg IN) was subjected to physical and chemical procedures to increase its adsorptive properties. The structure, chemical composition, and morphology of Plg were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). LbL films were adsorbed onto ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) and characterized electrochemically by cyclic voltammetry (CV), UV-Visible spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy (AFM). For the ITO/DRS 01 and ITO/Plg/DRS 01 films, an oxidation process at +0.77 V was observed, confirming that the DRS 01 maintained its electroactive behavior and intrinsic properties. The results also showed that Plg served as excellent support for the immobilization of DRS 01, increasing its concentration and availability in the film form. This work reported immobilizing the DRS 01 peptide with Plg for the first time in an ultrathin film with bioactive properties. Thus, the film developed can be explored for applications such as biosensor devices and antimicrobial coating materials as well as other biotechnological applications.
An interpolation-based reversible data hiding scheme for internet of things applications
Authors: Punia Riya , Malik Aruna , Singh Samayveer 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThe exponential growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) has led to an increased demand for secure and efficient data transmission methods. However, there is a tradeoff in the image quality and hiding capacity in the data hiding methods. Therefore, the maximum amount of data that could be stored in the image media is a difficult challenge while maintaining the image quality. Thus, to make the balance between the quality of the images and the embedding capacity, a novel interpolation-based revisable data hiding (RDH) approach is developed for IoT applications. The proposed interpolation technique takes the average of the root value for the product of two neighboring original pixel values and the third original pixel value. And for the central pixel, it takes an average of two interpolated pixels. By doing so, most of the original pixels are considered and the calculated interpolated pixel is much enhanced as its average value. Furthermore, the data hiding is performed in two stages. In the first stage, RSA is performed on the secret message, and then embedding is done based on which intensity range group. The experimental results indicate that the proposed technique enhanced the embedding capacity by 17.58% and produced 7.80% higher PSNR values for the test images as compared to the baseline methods.
Black Women and Energies of Resistance in Nineteenth-Century Haitian and American Literature
Authors: Albanese Mary Grace 
Published: November 2023

Black Women and Energies of Resistance in Nineteenth-Century Haitian and American Literature intervenes in traditional narratives of 19th-century American modernity by situating Black women at the center of an increasingly connected world. While traditional accounts of modernity have emphasized advancements in communication technologies, animal and fossil fuel extraction, and the rise of urban centers, Mary Grace Albanese proposes that women of African descent combated these often violent regimes through diasporic spiritual beliefs and practices, including spiritual possession, rootwork, midwifery, mesmerism, prophecy, and wandering. It shows how these energetic acts of resistance were carried out on scales large and small: from the constrained corners of the garden plot to the expansive circuits of global migration. By examining the concept of energy from narratives of technological progress, capital accrual and global expansion, this book uncovers new stories that center Black women at the heart of a pulsating, revolutionary world.
Time, Metaphor, and Language
Authors: Duffy Sarah E. , Feist Michele I. 
Published: November 2023

Across languages, time tends to be understood in terms of space. For instance, we might think of time as an unstoppable train heading towards us when we hear 'holidays are coming', or we might imagine time as a landscape that we move across as we 'approach the moment of truth'. In this pioneering book, Duffy and Feist bring together research from across disciplines to provide a more nuanced understanding of what metaphor is and how it underpins our conceptualizations of time. Illustrated with a wide range of authentic examples from natural language, the book offers a holistic understanding of metaphors for time, encompassing the varied ways in which people draw on spatial experiences, as well as the broader variety of 'human experience' on an individual level. In doing so, it highlights the importance of variation across cultures, across contexts, and across individuals for metaphoric conceptualization.
Direct numerical simulation of turbulent flow in pipes with realistic large roughness at the wall
Authors: De Maio Mariangela , Latini Beatrice , Nasuti Francesco , Pirozzoli Sergio 
Published: November 2023

We carry out direct numerical simulation (DNS) of turbulent flow in rough pipes. Two types of irregular roughness are investigated, namely a grit-blasted and a graphite surface. A wide range of Reynolds numbers is tested, from the laminar up to the fully rough regime, attempting to replicate Nikuradse's pioneering study. Despite the large relative roughness, outer-layer similarity is achieved at high Reynolds number as hypothesised by Townsend, with deviations from the smooth wall case of 4 % for the grit-blasted surface and 13 % for the graphite surface. This makes it possible to define a roughness function and the equivalent sand-grain roughness. The results are compared with those obtained in plane channels, with small differences pointing to the residual influence of the duct cross-sectional shape in the presence of relatively large roughness. The computed friction factors behave similar to those Nikuradse's chart, with differences in terms of the friction factor in the laminar region and of the critical Reynolds number, which are partly absorbed by using the hydraulic radius as reference length scale. The distributions of the velocity fluctuations intensities point to a isotropisation of turbulence in the near-wall region resulting from the roughness, with influence of the roughness geometry. Comparison of the computed equivalent sand-grain roughness height suggest that existing correlations suffer from poor predictive power, at least for surfaces with large relative roughness.
Nasal mast cells: a preliminary report on their ultrastructure
Authors: Drake-Lee A. B. , Price J. M. , Milford C. M. , Bickerton R. C. 
Published: November 2023

Summary
The ultrastructure of mast cells found in normal inferior turbinate was
compared with the features found in the inferior turbinate in two groups of
patients, those with allergic rhinitis due to dust mite hypersensitivity and
those with nasal polyps; the latter group also had their polyps studied.
Adenoid tissue was examined in children with secretory otitis media to see
if there was evidence of mast cell degranulation, which would support the
hypothesis that either local allergic or other mast cell-mediated reactions
caused the condition.
The mast cells from five normal turbinates varied considerably in size,
shape and distribution, but were found mainly in the submucosa. There was no
difference in the morphology of cells of different sizes and they could not
be sub-grouped into either connective tissue or mucosal mast cells. Most.
granules were electron dense and homogeneous, although scrolls and
crystalline structures were seen occasionally. Some of the granules
contained lighter material and others had become vacuoles. Mitochondria were
present in all cells suggesting active metabolism.
The three patients with allergic rhinitis showed extensive but variable
degranulation of the mast cells in all depths of the mucosa. Nine of the 10
cases with nasal polyps had mast cells identified in both the polyp and the
turbinate. They were only normal in one turbinate and in one patient it was
impossible to identify mast cells. All the mast cells were degranulated
extensively in all other specimens.
The adenoids from seven children had identifiable mast cells, which were
less frequently found than in the turbinates. There was some degranulation
in four of the patients and in one it was fairly extensive.
‘Getting Asia right’: de-essentializing China's hegemony in historical Asia
Authors: Hui Victoria Tin-bor 
Published: November 2023

AbstractInternational Relations (IR) scholars have taken China's presumed hegemony in pre-modern East Asia as an ideal case to ‘undermine’ the field's Eurocentrism. If Eurocentric IR is guilty of ‘getting Asia wrong’, do students of historical Asia ‘get Asia right’? Analysts should avoid exotifying differences between the West and the East and ‘exchanging Eurocentrism for Sinocentrism’. This article tries to ‘get Asia [more] right’ by ‘disaggregating’ and then ‘reassembling’ taken-for-granted concepts by time, space, and relationality. When ‘Confucianism’ is understood to justify both war and peace in competition with other thoughts, it does not dictate peace among East Asian states or conflicts across the Confucian–nomadic divide. When ‘China’ is unpacked, it does not sit on top of an Asian hierarchy. When Korea's, Vietnam's, and Japan's views of their relations with China are examined rather than presumed, cultural legitimacy is thinned out. When ‘Asia’ is broadened to cover webs of relations beyond East Asia to Central Asia, Confucianism recedes in centrality and pan-Asian phenomena including Buddhism and the steppe tradition come to the fore. The article concludes that a better challenge to Eurocentrism is not to search for cultural differences but to locate Eurasian similarities that erase European superiority.
Global at birth: a relational sociology of disciplinary knowledge in IR and the case of India
Authors: Bayly Martin J. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractAdvocates of global international relations (IR) present IR as a Eurocentric discipline that should now diversify its theoretical and empirical focus to the non-west. This paper turns this argument on its head, arguing that IR was ‘global at birth’. Concentrating in particular on the implications that global IR debate has for our understanding of the historical development of disciplinary knowledge, the article argues that both conventional and critical stances within this debate tend to express a substantialist conception of knowledge formations, one which encourages diffusionist ideas of the spread of knowledge from an origin to a destination, and essentialist representations of specific geographies of knowledge. In order to address this, the paper proposes a relational sociology of disciplinary knowledge that offers a more historically grounded understanding of the ongoing, provisional, connected, and configurational nature of knowledge construction, without losing sight of the hierarchies that inflect this. The article applies this framework to archival work on the intellectual history of international thought in India, offering an approach that allows a global account of the development of disciplinary IR that operates within and beyond imperial frames, encompassing the entangled histories of colonial, anti-colonial, and postcolonial lineages of what became known as ‘International Relations’ in the 20th century.