bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Primary congenital glaucoma: An iridotrabeculodysgenesis?
Authors: Sihota Ramanjit , Mahalingam Karthikeyan , Maurya Ashok Kumar , Sharma Ajay , Bukke Anand Naik , Dada Tanuj 
Published: December 2023

Purpose:
To analyze primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) anterior chamber and angle anomalies over 360° as possible biomarkers of severity and prognosis.

Methods:
A cross-sectional observational study was conducted analyzing anterior segment anomalies of PCG patients over 4 years of age who underwent trabeculectomy combined with trabeculotomy and age-matched controls using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (ASOCT), CASIA-2. Anterior iridotrabecular adhesions or anterior iris insertion was identified and quantified from the scleral spur using the iridotrabecular contact (ITC) index parameter as a surrogate.

Results:
There was a variable but significantly increased anterior iridotrabecular adhesion on ITC index, ITC area, corneal volume, anterior chamber volume, iris volume, anterior chamber depth, and small/absent trabecular meshwork in PCG eyes compared to control eyes. In PCG eyes, anterior iridotrabecular adhesion had a positive correlation with pre-operative central corneal thickness (CCT) (r = 0.53, P = 0.02), review iris thickness (r = 0.4, P = 0.04), and ITC area (r = 0.85, P < 0.001). Review iris thickness had a negative correlation with pre-operative vertical cup-disc ratio (r = -0.51, P = 0.008). Iris hypoplasia with fewer or absent folds, collarette, pupillary ruff, and pupillary ruff to collarette distance was significantly different from controls.

Conclusion:
ASOCT in PCG eyes has shown that they have variable anterior iridotrabecular tissue adhesions, anomalous tissue/membranes in the angle, and iris hypoplasia correlating with pre-operative cup-disc ratio. These features could be used as gonioscopic and clinical biomarkers to assess the severity and prognosis of the disease. The presence of abnormal iris morphology and iridotrabecular tissue anomalies in PCG suggests that it is more than just isolated trabeculodysgenesis and is probably best considered as part of the anterior segment dysgenesis spectrum.
Correlation of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer and macular ganglion cell–inner plexiform layer in early to moderate glaucoma using the Cirrus® widefield analysis (PanoMap®)
Authors: Acosta Patricia Camille O , de Leon John Mark S 
Published: December 2023

Purpose:
To evaluate and correlate the structural changes between peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and macular ganglion cell layer (GCL) + inner plexiform layer (IPL) in different stages of glaucoma using PanoMap® optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Design:
Retrospective observational study.

Methods:
Glaucoma diagnostic test data were collected from early to moderate open-angle glaucoma patients. The average and minimum GCL + IPL thickness, sectoral GCL + IPL thickness, and the average and sectoral RNFL thickness were correlated with the different glaucoma stages.

Results:
This study included 157 eyes from 157 glaucoma patients. Patients were grouped into pre-perimetric, early, and moderate glaucoma. The mean average RNFL thickness, RNFL thickness per sector, average GCL + IPL thickness, and minimum GCL + IPL thickness were different between the three groups (P < 0.001), except for the nasal sector (P = 0.643). The mean GCL + IPL thickness in all six sectors showed differences between the groups (P < 0.001), except the superonasal sector (P < 0.002). The inferior GCL + IPL sector is the thinnest, followed by the inferotemporal sector. There was a strong correlation between the mean average RNFL and the average GCL + IPL thickness in the pre-perimetric group (r = 0.4963, P < 0.001) and the moderate group (r = 0.6534, P < 0.001). The early glaucoma group did not show significant correlation (r = 0.2963, P = 0.0536).

Conclusion:
Peripapillary RNFL and macular GCL + IPL thinning was evident in different stages of glaucoma, with more thinning observed with increasing glaucoma severity. The peripapillary RNFL and macular GCL + IPL average thickness values were highly correlated in the pre-perimetric and moderate stages of glaucoma.
The use of calprotectin and other inflammatory parameters in the investigation of pseudoexfoliation syndrome concomitant glaucoma and systemic diseases
Authors: Yasar Erdogan , Erdal Huseyin , Tuncer Sibel Cigdem , Yagcı Betul Akbulut 
Published: December 2023

Purpose:
The present study aimed to investigate the value of calprotectin and other inflammatory parameters in patients with glaucoma and systemic diseases accompanying pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX-S).

Methods:
This prospective study included 45 PEX-S patients and 45 non-PEX control patients. Patients were investigated for the presence of glaucoma, cardiovascular disease (CVD), ischemic brain disease (IBD), Alzheimer’s disease, and neurosensory hearing loss (NSHL). After excluding diseases that may affect inflammatory parameters, a detailed biomicroscopic examination, and blood tests were performed for the patients.

Results:
Glaucoma, CVD, NVK, Alzheimer’s disease, and NSHL were high in the PEX-S group (P = 0.01, P = 0.01, P = 0.04, P = 0.04, and P = 0.03, respectively). Calprotectin, ferritin, neutrophil-to-platelet ratio, and lymphocyte-to-platelet ratio were found to be high in the PEX-S group (P < 0.01, P = 0.04, P < 0.01, and P < 0.01, respectively). On evaluating the relationship between PEX-S and glaucoma and systemic diseases, it was found that elevated calprotectin increased the risk of glaucoma by 4.36 times and elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) increased the risk of CVD by 3.23 times in PEX-S patients (P = 0.02 and P = 0.03, respectively).

Conclusion:
This study demonstrated the value of calprotectin elevation in detecting concomitant glaucoma in PEX-S patients and, in addition, the value of NLR elevation in detecting concomitant CVD.
Characterization of the Acoustic Reflex Latency Test in Adults with Normal Hearing
Authors: Binay-Bolat Kübra , Anadolu Rauf Yücel , Tokgoz-Yilmaz Suna 
Published: December 2023

Objective:
There are a limited number of studies on Acoustic reflex latency (ARL) test in the literature. In this study, we aimed to examine the ARL test results and parameters in young adults in Türkiye and evaluate the difference in interaural latency.

Materials and Methods:
A total of 50 individuals with normal-hearing thresholds, 25 females and 25 males, between the ages of 18 and 35 years were included in the study. Parameters of ARL; 10% – on latency, 90% – on latency, 10% – off latency, and 90% – off latency were recorded and analyzed in 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz frequencies. Study results were compared between ears and genders.

Results:
When comparing the right and left ears, ARL parameter values of men and women, 90% on and 10% off latency on the right and 90% on latency on the left ear, were found to be longer in women only at a frequency of 4000 Hz. At 500, 1000, and 2000 frequencies, no significant difference was observed between the genders. There was no interaural difference of ARL. As the frequency increased, it was observed that the ARL onset latencies were prolonged in both men and women.

Conclusion:
Our study indicated that there was no interaural difference of ARL in normal-hearing subjects. İnteraural difference of ARL may provide diagnostic information clinically.
Linear maps preserving
$(p,k)$
-norms of tensor products of matrices
Authors: Huang Zejun , Sze Nung-Sing , Zheng Run 
Published: December 2023

AbstractLet
$m,n\ge 2$
be integers. Denote by
$M_n$
the set of
$n\times n$
complex matrices and
$\|\cdot \|_{(p,k)}$
the
$(p,k)$
norm on
$M_{mn}$
with a positive integer
$k\leq mn$
and a real number
$p>2$
. We show that a linear map
$\phi :M_{mn}\rightarrow M_{mn}$
satisfies
$$ \begin{align*}\|\phi(A\otimes B)\|_{(p,k)}=\|A\otimes B\|_{(p,k)} \mathrm{\quad for~ all\quad}A\in M_m\ \mathrm{and}\ B\in M_n\end{align*} $$
if and only if there exist unitary matrices
$U,V\in M_{mn}$
such that
$$ \begin{align*}\phi(A\otimes B)=U(\varphi_1(A)\otimes \varphi_2(B))V \mathrm{\quad for~ all\quad}A\in M_m\ \mathrm{and}\ B\in M_n,\end{align*} $$
where
$\varphi _s$
is the identity map or the transposition map
$X\mapsto X^T$
for
$s=1,2$
. The result is also extended to multipartite systems.
Evaluation of appendiceal mucinous neoplasms by curved linear-array echoendoscope: A preliminary study
Authors: Zhang Jing-Chao , Ma Yang-Yang , Lan Yong-Zhen , Li Shuang-Biao , Wang Xiao , Hu Jin-Long 
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND
Preoperative diagnosis of appendiceal mucinous neoplasms is challenging, and there are few reports regarding the endosonographic characteristics of these neoplasms.
AIM
To provide a retrospective assessment of the imaging features of appendiceal mucinous neoplasms using endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) by curved linear-array echoendoscope.
METHODS
A database of all patients with appendiceal mucinous neoplasms who had received EUS examination at our hospital between January 2018 and July 2023 was retrospectively analyzed. The EUS characteristics and patients’ clinical data were reviewed.
RESULTS
Twenty-two patients were included in the study. The linear-array echoendoscope successfully reached the ileocecal region in every patient. In the endoscopic view, we could observe the protrusion in the appendiceal orifice in all patients. A volcano sign was observed in two patients, and an atypical volcano sign was seen in two patients. EUS showed that all 22 lesions were submucosal cystic hypoechoic lesions with clear boundaries. No wall nodules were observed, but an onion-peeling sign was observed in 17 cases.
CONCLUSION
Linear-array echoendoscope is safe to reach the ileocecal region under the guidance of EUS. Image features on endoscopic and echoendosonograhic views could be used to diagnose appendiceal mucinous neoplasms.
Disparities in esophageal cancer incidence and esophageal adenocarcinoma mortality in the United States over the last 25-40 years
Authors: Arshad Hafiz Muhammad Sharjeel , Farooq Umer , Cheema Ayesha , Arshad Ayesha , Masood Muaaz , Vega Kenneth J 
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND
Esophageal carcinoma presents as 2 types, esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) with the frequency of both changing in the United States (US).
AIM
To investigate EAC/ESCC incidence time trends among the 3 main US racial groups and investigate trends in US EAC survival by ethnicity.
METHODS
Twenty-five years (1992-2016) of data from SEER 13 program was analyzed to compare incidence trends in EAC and ESCC between non-Hispanic whites (nHW), non-Hispanic Blacks (nHB) and Hispanics (Hisp) using SEERStat® . In addition, SEER 18 data, from 1975-2015, on EAC in the US was analyzed to evaluate racial disparities in incidence and survival using SEERStat® and Ederer II method.
RESULTS
In the 3 major US ethnic groups, age-adjusted incidence of ESCC has declined while EAC has continued to rise from 1992-2016. Of note, in Hisp, the EAC incidence rate increased while ESCC decreased from 1992 to 2016, resulting in EAC as the predominant esophageal cancer subtype in this group since 2011, joining nHW. Furthermore, although ESCC remains the predominant tumor in nHB, the difference between ESCC and EAC has narrowed dramatically over 25 years. EAC survival probabilities were worse in all minority groups compared to nHw.
CONCLUSION
Hisp have joined nHW as US ethnic groups more likely to have EAC than ESCC. Of note, EAC incidence in nHB is increasing at the highest rate nationally. Despite lower EAC incidence in all minority groups compared to nHW, these populations have decreased survival compared to nHW.
The Search for Balance in the Digital Existence of Modern Man: A Review of the Set of Manuals “Digital Ascetics”
Authors: Rezvushkina Sofya A. , Rezvushkin Kirill E. 
Published: December 2023

The review is devoted to the set of manuals “Digital Ascetics” and the prospects of its use in the educational process among modern youth. It also considers and problematizes the trend towards increasing digitalization of contemporary human existence and ways of finding a balance between “online” and “offline”.
The purpose of this review is to familiarize a wide range of readers with the methodology of “digital asceticism”, to justify the use of this methodology in the modern educational model, and to search for potential “growth zones” of this methodological material.
The results of the review can be useful to both teachers and students of schools, secondary schools, universities, and their parents.
Online Communities as a Form of Organizing Narrative Content about SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination: Big Data Analysis
Authors: Sarkisova Anna Yu. , Dunaeva Daria O. , Petrov Evgeny Yu. , Voronov Aleksandr S. , Myagkov Mikhail G. 
Published: December 2023

Distrust of vaccines is one of the key problems of modern healthcare both in Russia and abroad. Mass vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 provoked a large number of social media narratives. Online communities play an important role in the formation and dissemination of narratives. The complex system of numerous online platforms for discussing the topic of vaccination on a social network deserves a special description.
The purpose of the study is to construct a typology of all significant communities of the popular Russian social network “VKontakte” that publish content on the topic of vaccination against COVID-19 (01/01/2020 – 03/01/2023) and describe it in terms of lobbied narratives. Big data collection and analysis methods were used, as well as narrative analysis. Of the 131,119 communities that published at least one vaccination message during the study period, 691 were selected based on self-positioning criteria (name, description) and/or the number of SARS‑CoV-2 vaccination messages above the established threshold. 14 thematic categories of communities have been identified, the self-positioning of which allows reconstructing narratives about forced vaccination and the right to choose; health care and debate about the benefits/effectiveness of vaccination; conspiracy theories; beneficiaries and trust in the authorities; pseudoscience, vaccination myths and scientific knowledge; childcare and parental rights; contrasting medical science with religious beliefs.
Narratives formed by online communities signify a pronounced polarization of opinions in the digital society regarding SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. The “pro-waxer” and “anti-vaxxer” narratives are reconstructed. Quantitatively “anti-vaxxer” communities significantly predominate over “pro-waxer” ones.
TANGGUNG JAWAB ORANG TUA TERHADAP PENDIDIKAN FISIK ANAK (TELAAH PEMIKIRAN DR. ABDULLAH NASHIH ULWAN DALAM KITAB TARBIYATUL AULAD)
Authors: Rahman Nata Utara , Shalihah Auladina 
Published: December 2023

Abstract: The family is the first education received by a child in his life, especially parents who are the holders of this big responsibility. Nowadays, there are still many phenomena of attitudes or habits that can damage children's physical, psychological, and mind which should be the responsibility of parents. One of the responsibilities of parents is the provision of physical education as studied in the book Tarbiyatul Aulad by Dr. Abdullah Nasih Ulwan.Through physical education, education is prepared for the growth and development of a child so that his body can grow strong and healthy. Through Library Research research, the results show that the form of parental responsibility for children's physical education is to provide a living for families and children, follow health rules in terms of eating and drinking, protecting themselves from infectious diseases, treating diseases, getting children to exercise, instilling the character of officers. on the child. In addition, immoral acts that need to be avoided to maintain the physical or physical health of children such as avoiding smoking, narcotics, sex and masturbation. Keywords: Parents, Physical Education, Responsibility. Abstrak: Keluarga menjadi pendidikan pertama yang diterima oleh seorang anak dalam kehidupannya, khususnya orang tua yang menjadi pemegang tanggung jawab besar tersebut. Dewasa ini masih banyak ditemukan fenomena sikap atau kebiasaan yang dapat merusak fisik, psikologis, dan akal pikiran anak yang seharusnya hal tesebut menjadi tanggung jawab orang tua. Salah satu tanggung jawab orang tua adalah pemberian pendidikan fisik seperti yang dikaji dalam kitab Tarbiyatul Aulad karangan Dr. Abdullah Nashih Ulwan. Melalui pendidikan fisik menjadi pendidikan yang disiapkan untuk tumbuh kembang seorang anak sehingga fisiknya dapat tumbuh secara kuat dan sehat. Melalui penelitian Library Research hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa bentuk tanggung jawab orang tua terhadap pendidikan fisik anak yaitu memberikan nafkah kepada keluarga dan anak, mengikuti aturan kesehatan dalam hal makan dan minum, melindungi diri dari penyakit menular, mengobati penyakit, membiasakan anak berolahraga, menanamkan karakter perwira pada diri anak. Selain itu, tindakan asusila yang perlu dihindari untuk tetap menjaga kesehatan fiik atau jasmani anak seperti menghindari rokok, narkotika, seks dan perbuatan onani. Kata Kunci: Orang Tua, Pendidikan Fisik, Tanggung Jawab.
Film Festivals, Ideology and Italian Art Cinema
Authors: Johnson Rachel 
Published: December 2023

Film Festivals, Ideology and Italian Art Cinema is the first systematic study of the role ideology plays in film festivals’ construction of dominant ideas about art cinema.
Film festivals are considered the driving force of the film industry outside Hollywood, disseminating ideals of cinematic art and humanist politics. However, the question of what drives them remains highly contentious.
In a rare consideration of the European competitive film festival circuit as a whole, this book analyses the shared economic, geopolitical and cultural histories that characterise “European A festivals.” It offers, too, the first extensive analysis of such festivals’ role in the canonisation of select Italian films, from Rome, Open City to The Great Beauty and Gomorrah.
The book proposes a new approach to ideology critique, one that enables detailed examination of how film festivals construct ideas about not only contemporary art cinema, but assumptions about gender, race, colonialism and capitalism.
STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; INSIGHTS FROM HOTELS IN THE UPPER WEST REGION, GHANA
Authors: Issah Haq Muhammad  , Ibrahim Kaleem (PhD)  , Tahiru Lukman  
Published: December 2023

The study “Strategic Human Resource Management Practices; Insights from Hotels in the Upper West Region of Ghana” examines strategic human resource management practices and their contribution to hotel growth and development in the Upper West Region. The Resource Based View was the theory used in the study. In addition, two broad types of data, secondary and primary data, were used in the study. Questionnaire Administration and Key Informant Interviews were the methods used to collect the data from respondents. Findings revealed that SHRM practices such as selection and recruitment, training and development, appraisal, teamwork, and promotion are practices hotels in the Upper West Region utilise to enhance their organisational performance. Therefore, it is recommended that the management of hotels should prioritise human resource development, focusing on recruitment of qualified personnel, training and benchmarking of standard practice.
Keywords: Human Resource, Management, Training, Hotels, development, Organizational, Performance.
Efficacy and safety of thermobalancing therapy with Dr Allen’s Device for chronic low back pain: A randomised controlled trial
Authors: Allen Simon , Rashid Abid , Adjani Ariana , Akram Muhammad , Khan Fahad Said , Sherwani Rehan , Khalil Muhammad Talha 
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND
Lumbar disc herniation and non-specific low back pain are common conditions that seriously affect patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Although empirical evidence has demonstrated that novel Thermobalancing therapy and Dr Allen’s Device can relieve chronic low back pain, there have been no randomised controlled trials for these indications.
AIM
To evaluate the efficacy of Dr Allen’s Device in lumbar disc herniation (LDH) and non-specific low back pain (NSLBP).
METHODS
A randomised clinical trial was conducted investigating 55 patients with chronic low back pain due to LDH (n = 28) or NSLBP (n = 27), out of which 15 were randomly assigned to the control group and 40 were assigned to the treatment group. The intervention was treatment with Dr Allen’s Device for 3 mo. Changes in HRQoL were assessed using the Numerical Pain Rating Scale and the Japanese Orthopedic Association Back Pain Questionnaire.
RESULTS
Thermobalancing therapy with Dr Allen’s Device showed a significant reduction in pain in the treatment group (P < 0.001), with no recorded adverse effects. Both pain assessment scales showed a significant improvement in patients’ perception of pain indicating improvement in HRQoL.
CONCLUSION
The out-of-hospital use of Thermobalancing therapy with Dr Allen’s Device for Low Back Treatment relieves chronic low back pain significantly and without adverse effects, improves the level of activity and HRQoL among patients with LDH and NSLBP. This study demonstrates the importance of this safe first-line therapy that can be used for effective at-home management of chronic low back pain.
A interdição do feminino, a presença do mostro e a morte em A Asa esquerda do anjo
Authors: Da Costa Luiza Liene Bressan , Koenig Marília , Moraes Heloisa Juncklaus Preis 
Published: December 2023

Este trabalho tem como objetivo refletir sobre o imaginário acerca do feminino e da morte na obra A asa esquerda do anjo, da escritora gaúcha Lya Luft. Para tanto, analisamos a narrativa considerando que esta enfatiza o regime noturno da imagem, em se tratando, sobretudo, das questões relativas à noite, à morte, à intimidade e aos movimentos de descida. Outro ponto que destacamos é o caráter social do imaginário disposto na narrativa que entra em conflito com as questões de individualidade. A concepção da personagem principal sobre o feminino é fortemente abalada pela relação com outras personagens femininas e pelo rigor das tradições familiares.
Pilot study on the use of soft release for translocation of rehabilitated eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina)
Authors: Alexander Jacob E. , Debbie Sykes  , Healan Amanda M.B. 
Published: December 2023

Successfully rehabilitated eastern box turtles (EBTs, Terrapene carolina carolina) originating from destroyed or degraded habitats are prime candidates for translocation. However, physiological and behavioral characteristics of chelonians often lead to acclimation difficulties and limited survival post-release. Soft release is a translocation technique whereby an animal is held in a pen on location and allowed to acclimate to its new habitat area for a predetermined duration prior to release. This pilot study explored the viability of small-scale, soft release penning to aid wildlife rehabilitators in the translocation of rehabilitated EBTs. We hypothesized that soft release penning is a practical strategy to help rehabilitated EBTs maintain health and appropriately sized territory in new environments. We built and deployed two soft release pens that were used to relocate three rehabilitated EBTs with varying success to an urban greenspace in Nashville, Tennessee. Our results suggest that soft release penning provides a unique opportunity to observe health and behavior in a controlled environment during the initial period of acclimation, and this early intervention period may help rehabilitators facilitate successful translocation. Further research is recommended to evaluate the direct impacts of soft release pens on body condition, dispersal distance, and home range size of translocated EBTs.