bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Uso de Redes Neuronales Artificiales (RNA) para la Predicción de la Resistencia a la Compresión y Módulo de Elasticidad del Hormigón
Authors: Machado Salazar Alejandro , Ganchala Padilla Enlil Santiago , Piñarcaja Rivadeneira Jonathan Mauricio 
Published: February 2024

La presente investigación indica el diseño de un modelo de inteligencia artificial en base a redes neuronales artificiales (RNA) que permita predecir la Resistencia a la Compresión (f’c) y Módulo de elasticidad (Ec) del hormigón. La metodología se realizó en tres etapas: La Etapa Delta donde se conformó una base de datos constituida por resultados de diseños de hormigones (caracterización de agregados, dosificaciones, resistencia a la compresión y módulo de elasticidad) elaborados con cemento tipo GU sin aditivos y agregados procedentes de las canteras del Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, obtenidos de trabajos de titulación de diversas universidades del país y de ensayos comerciales realizados por el Laboratorio de Ensayo de Materiales y Modelos de la Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas. En la siguiente Etapa Theta se realizó el diseño de la RNA utilizando el software Matlab y la herramienta Neural Fitting (nftool) para el entrenamiento, validación y testeo de la RNA a través de indicadores de desempeño como el coeficiente de correlación de Pearson (R) en la etapa de evaluación y el coeficiente de determinación (R2) para medir la eficiencia de la RNA; finalmente en la etapa Gamma se comprobó los resultados pronosticados de la RNA con el (f’c) y (Ec) real del hormigón obtenidos a través de ensayos realizados a 20 cilindros de hormigón, diseñados para resistencias de 21, 24 y 28 MPa utilizando agregados de la cantera de Pifo y cemento Tipo GU. Estableciendo que la RNA predice satisfactoriamente la resistencia a la compresión y módulo de elasticidad del hormigón obteniendo un valor de R2 para el (f’c) igual a 95.12% y para el (Ec) de 92.20% entre los resultados pronosticados con los resultados reales para mezclas de 21, 24 y 28 MPa; validando su uso para la predicción de estas propiedades en el hormigón.
Feminist Theories—Process and Continua
Authors: Killam Rosemary 
Published: February 2024

Feminist music theories can usefully include concepts
of relationship, reflexivity, contextuality and subjectivity.
These theories can support diversity and individual experience
through celebrating performance and ritual, and can explore
process along with structure. Two songs of Parton illustrate
relationships of modality and tonality. The songs support
comparison and contrast of culturally-accepted means of
expansions of tonal centers. Twentieth-century poets such as
Frost and Rushin illuminate relationships and the stress they
can bring to the originators. Recent compositions and writings of
Larsen and Tower add to our music theoretic concepts.
On the Fear of Losing Our Tools (A Response to Joseph N. Straus) (MTO 1.1)
Authors: Krims Adam 
Published: February 2024

In response to my recent article in
this journal, Joseph N. Straus has expressed
the concern that post-structuralist work will
cost music theorists the ability to perform
theory-based music analysis. This commentary
asserts that organicist ideology is not
necessarily for music theory, and that it is
possible to engage post-structuralist thought
and remain articulate and analytical about
music.
The Computer Presentation of Musical Research
Authors: Johnson Timothy 
Published: February 2024

The traditional format for the presentation of musical
research, the journal article, makes referencing musical passages less
direct than ideally desired. CD-ROM technology provides a means for
the presentation of written comments and analytical sketches
simultaneously with a recorded performance of the corresponding music.
This article describes a computer project that uses CD-ROM technology
to bridge the gap between analytical or theoretical comments and the
sound of musical passages. The main goals of the article are to
encourage the development of and provide guidance for similar
projects.
Misreading Meyer
Authors: London Justin 
Published: February 2024

A response to Richard J. Cochrane’s article “The Phases of
Fire” which appeared in volume 1.1 of this journal. Two main aspects
of Cochrane’s presentation are critiqued: (1) that in a number of
substantial ways Cochrane has misrepresented Meyer’s account of
conformant relationships in musical structure (which Cochrane refers
to as “Meyer’s concept of ‘conformancy’”), and (2) that the tripartite
notion of model, copy, and simulacrum does not map onto musical
structures in general and Meyer’s account of conformant relationships
in particular.
Review of John Cage Symposium (Berlin, Germany)
Authors: Castine Peter 
Published: February 2024

The Institute for New Music of the Berlin College of the
Arts hosted a three-day conference on John Cage from November
23 to 25. The conference included concerts featuring Cage’s
&quot;Sonatas and Interludes&quot; and a performance based on the &quot;Song
Books.&quot; Papers read at the conference covered all aspects of
Cage, his music, and his aesthetics.
Review of Peter Castine’s Set Theory Objects: Abstractions for Computer-Aided Analysis and Composition of Serial and Atonal Music (Peter Lang, 1994)
Authors: Schaffer John Wm. 
Published: February 2024

Set Theory Objects explores the process of developing a
computer program for assisting in the composition and analysis of
post-tonal music. The author surveys the set-theoretical literature,
and deals with various issues related to the design, development, and
implementation of such a program. Included are tables detailing
formal definitions for most set-theoretical functions.
(Inter)cultural content in Spanish as a non-native language textbooks
Authors: López-Jiménez María Dolores 
Published: February 2024

Research on the role of culture in textbooks for teaching Spanish as an non-native language (L2) is almost non-existent. Cultural studies note that the treatment of culture in the L2 classroom lacks systematicity apart from not being principled at all. This article analyzes 9 Spanish as an L2 textbooks from three proficiency levels, that is, beginning, intermediate, and advanced, published between 2008-2018 by Spanish publishing houses, and aimed at young adults and adults. The results indicate that the (inter)cultural approach in these textbooks is hardly principled, informed, organized, and structured. The proficiency levels and the publication years do not exert a clear influence on the (inter)cultural approach. Instead, the publishing market partly determines the (inter)cultural content in the textbooks under study.
FUNDING INFORMATION
This research was supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF, 80 %) and by the Department of Economy, Knowledge, Business and University of the Andalusian Regional Government (20 %) within the framework of the research project UPO-1380541.
Embracing Disconcertment
Authors: Thompson Jennifer Jo 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
The digitisation of agriculture is underway—with advocates highlighting its potential to improve resource efficiency and reduce environmental impacts of agriculture, and critics suggesting that emerging technology will exacerbate inequalities in the food system. Drawing on five years of collaboration within an interdisciplinary sustainable agriculture project, I critically consider the limitations of on-farm research as a strategy for rendering ‘real-world’ farm practice into data for digital tools to guide farmer decision-making. In engagements with data science, anthropologists must use our seat at the table to practice what Helen Verran (2001) called ‘generative critique’ in support of responsible research and innovation. Our training in engaged yet critical participant observation, and our experience building long-term relationships within communities, makes anthropologists particularly well-suited for this role.
Síndrome de Escobar: A propósito de un caso
Authors: García García Melanie Estefanía , Burgasi Fuel Valentina Lisbeth , Mendoza Guillén Egny María , Chilan Marcillo Jorge Roberto 
Published: February 2024

Introducción: El Síndrome de Escobar o pterigium múltiple no letal, es una entidad poco frecuente con un patrón de herencia autosómica recesiva. Su etiología es desconocida, pero clínicamente se caracteriza por presentar pterigium múltiple, contracturas musculares y alteraciones esqueléticas. Las primeras descripciones, se hicieron a principios del siglo XX por Bussiere y Frawley, pero fue Víctor Escobar en 1978 quien lo estudió y lo describió de una forma más amplia. Objetivos: Describir características clínicas y diagnósticas del síndrome de escobar. Metodología: En el presente trabajo, se describe un caso, que cuenta clínicamente con alteraciones osteomusculares que limitan parcialmente su calidad de vida. No presenta complicaciones pulmonares. Actualmente se encuentra en investigación el cariotipo y cirugías correctivas de caderas y pies. Resultados: En el presente caso clínico, sus principales alteraciones son la escoliosis, pterigiones múltiples, camptodactilia, displasia de cadera y el pie equino-valgo bilateral, lo cual limita parcialmente su calidad de vida. La paciente no presenta restricción pulmonar, a pesar de ser la complicación más frecuente, indicador de buen pronóstico. Nuestro caso se encuentra en investigación del cariotipo y cirugías correctivas en cadera y pies. Conclusiones: Es una enfermedad genética con mecanismo de herencia autosómica recesiva cuya fisiopatología aún se desconoce. El diagnóstico se confirma por medio de pruebas genéticas que evidencien la mutación del den CHRNG, sin embargo, su ausencia no descarta el Síndrome de Escobar. Área de estudio general: Medicina. Área de estudio específica: Pediatría. Tipo de artículo: Caso clínico.
Regional Soil Patterns as Indicators of Late Cenozoic Change in the Critical Zone: A Baseline Synthesis for the Landscapes of Peninsular India
Authors: Gunnell Yanni , Durand Nicolas , Pappu Shanti 
Published: February 2024

Regolith across the South Indian shield has not previously been mapped. Here we provide a diagnosis of directional and lasting climate change from humid to semi-arid since the late Cenozoic based on evidence provided by mosaics of 1) residual, 2) colluvial and 3) alluvial soils across 700,000 km
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of southern peninsular India. Results are inferred from a systematic geomorphological and palaeoenvironmental interpretation of 1:250,000 scale legacy soil maps at order to subgroup level, complemented by field surveys and controls of soil parent material—i.e., regolith. The inventory highlights two generations of residual soils: 1) deep Lixisols, hosting low-activity clays and large iron hydroxide concentrations indicative of humid conditions in the geological past; and 2) shallow Luvisols containing high-activity clays and large stocks of exchangeable bases, indicative of drier conditions compatible with the modern climate. Where still present, the relict Lixisol inliers straddle drainage divides and are in the final stages of being thinned or fully stripped by headward stream erosion. They are being replaced by the Luvisols over shallow weathering fronts. Colluvial and alluvial soils, including widespread Vertisols, are used as tools for detecting and mapping different generations of Quaternary flood deposits: fluvial terraces, coastal fan-deltas, and shallow upland palaeolakes. In a region mostly devoid of carbonate rock outcrops, the widely distributed pool of soils hosting abundant accumulations of pedogenic CaCO
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also reveals the magnitude of silicate bedrock weathering as a process for generating secondary calcium carbonate in the rock cycle, thereby highlighting an under-appreciated contribution to inorganic carbon sequestration in the global carbon cycle. The results and maps produced provide exploration tools for future, more systematic and coordinated investigations of the nature and chronology of Quaternary deposits in peninsular India. This includes assessing their potential for hosting different generations of prehistoric archaeological remains.
District administrator perspectives of current and ideal approaches to identifying and supporting student social, emotional, and behavioral needs
Authors: Chafouleas Sandra M. , Cintron Dakota W. , Koslouski Jessica B. , Briesch Amy M. , McCoach D. Betsy , Dineen Jennifer N. 
Published: February 2024

IntroductionLeadership support has been identified as a key facilitator to successful implementation of school-based initiatives. School leadership contributions to student academic success and school reform have been documented, but less work has focused on the effects of leadership on school mental health initiatives such as social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) screening. Few studies have investigated administrator knowledge and support for SEB screening or compared their current and ideal approaches to SEB screening, both of which are important to informing directions for implementation supports.MethodsUsing a nationally representative sample of U.S. public school districts, we investigated tensions between school district administrators’ (n = 1,330) current and ideal approaches to SEB screening within the current study. We fit binomial and multinomial logistic regression models to determine predictors of positive, negative, or no tensions based on the administrators’ current approach to SEB screening, administrators’ beliefs about the role of schools in student SEB concerns, and district demographics.ResultsNearly half of administrators (46.7%) reported using an approach to SEB screening that was not their ideal approach. Higher beliefs scores commonly predicted administrator desire for more proactive approaches, whereas district characteristics yielded varied results.DiscussionResults call for targeted next steps, including implementation supports, funding, and knowledge building aligned with administrator and district characteristics.
The effect of PFAS exposure on glucolipid metabolism in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis
Authors: Zheng Qingqing , Yan Wu , Gao Shenghu , Li Xiaonan 
Published: February 2024

BackgroundPrevious studies showed that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are widely found in the environment, can disrupt endocrine homeostasis when they enter the human body. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate current human epidemiological evidence on the relationship between PFAS exposure and glucolipid metabolism in childhood and adolescence.MethodsWe searched PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases, and identified population-based epidemiological studies related to PFAS and glucolipid metabolism indexes that were published before 30 December 2022. The heterogeneity of the included literature was assessed using the I-square (I2) test and statistics Q. Random-effects and fixed-effects models were used to combine the effect size. Subgroup analysis based on age and sex of the study participants was performed. A sensitivity analysis was used to evaluate the robustness and reliability of the combined results. Egger’s and Begg’s tests were used to analyze publication bias.ResultsA total of 12 studies were included in this analysis. There was a positive association between PFAS and TC (β = 1.110, 95% CI: 0.601, 1.610) and LDL (β = 1.900, 95% CI: 1.030, 2.770), and a negative association between PFAS and HOMA-IR in children and adolescents (β = −0.130, 95% CI: −0. 200, −0.059). PFOS was significant positive associated with TC (β = 8.22, 95% CI: 3.93, 12.51), LDL (β = (12.04, 95% CI: 5.08, 18.99), and HOMA-IR (β = −0.165, 95% CI: −0.292, −0.038). Subgroup analysis showed that exposure to PFAS in the adolescent group was positively associated with TC and LDL levels, and the relationship was stronger in females.ConclusionPFAS exposure is associated with glucolipid metabolism in children and adolescents. Among them, PFOS may play an important role. Recognition of environmental PFAS exposure is critical for stabilizing the glycolipid metabolism relationship during the growth and development of children and adolescents.
Glycemic variability evaluated by HbA1c rather than fasting plasma glucose is associated with adverse cardiovascular events
Authors: Sheng Lijuan , Yang Guifang , Chai Xiangping , Zhou Yang , Sun Xin , Xing Zhenhua 
Published: February 2024

BackgroundAlthough studies have shown that glycemic variability is positively associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, few studies have compared hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) variability with adverse cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).MethodsThis was a post hoc analysis of the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) study. Cox proportional hazards models were used to explore the relationship between HbA1c or FPG variability and the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs).ResultsIn total, 9,547 patients with T2DM were enrolled in this study. During the median 4.6 ± 1.5 years follow-up period, 907 patients developed MACEs. The risk of MACEs increased in the HbA1c variability group in each higher quartile of HbA1c variability (P &lt; 0.01). Compared with those in the first quartile of HbA1c variability, patients in the fourth quartile had a hazard ratio of 1.37 (Model 2, 95% confidence interval: 1.13–1.67) for MACEs. Higher FPG variability was not associated with a higher risk of MACEs in patients with T2DM (P for trend=0.28). A U-shaped relationship was observed between HbA1c and FPG variability, and MACEs. Glucose control therapy modified the relationship between HbA1c and MACEs; participants with higher HbA1c variability receiving intensive glucose control were more likely to develop MACEs (P for interaction &lt;0.01).ConclusionIn adults with T2DM, the relationship between glycemic variability evaluated using HbA1c and FPG was U-shaped, and an increase in HbA1c variability rather than FPG variability was significantly associated with MACEs. The relationship between HbA1c variability and MACEs was affected by the glucose control strategy, and a higher HbA1c variability was more strongly associated with MACEs in patients receiving an intensive glucose control strategy.
Assessment of groundwater suitability for irrigation purposes in the Fritissa region, Moulouya, Morocco
Authors: Ben Driss Moulay Ahmed , Ifliliss Abdelhadi , Ettazarini Said , Hahou Yousef , Boudad Larbi , El Amrani Mohamed , Courba Said 
Published: February 2024

Under arid and semi-arid climate conditions, as is the case in many Moroccan regions, the availability and quality of water are the main keys to the sustainable development of agricultural zones. In the Fritissa region covering Middle Moulouya and a part of Lower Moulouya, North-eastern Morocco, irrigation practices are necessary for agricultural activities, in an environment with significant population growth, and limited water resources. The main aim of this study is to assess the quality of groundwater and its suitability for irrigation purposes, and to determine the possible water-rock interaction processes that influence the groundwater chemistry. The approach is based on the analysis of major ions contents and the calculation of quality indices namely pH, Electrical conductivity (EC), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Total Hardness (TH), Sodium Percentage (Na%), Residual Sodium Carbonate (RSC), Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR) and Permeability Index (PI) for 94 groundwater samples. Piper classification is used to determine the chemical water facies, while commonly used distribution and geochemical diagrams helped to discuss the possible interaction processes between water and aquifer rocks. The studied groundwater showed varying values for pH (5.8–8.8), salinity (367–3301 mg/L) and total hardness (15–186 mg/l as CaCO3). Ca-Mg-HCO3, Ca-Mg-SO4-Cl, and mixed water facies types are found, while one sample showed Na-K-SO4-Cl facies. The plotting of samples in Gibbs diagrams suggests possible water-rock interactions, that are confirmed by geochemical distribution diagrams. The Wilcox diagram showed that most of the water samples are of excellent to good and good to permissible categories, while the US salinity Hazard diagram revealed low sodium hazard and low, medium and high levels of salinity. Groundwater is suitable for irrigation according to current international standards if some precautions are considered.
Interferon type I signature associated with skin disease in juvenile dermatomyositis
Authors: Raupov Rinat , Suspitsin Evgeny , Preobrazhenskaya Elena V. , Kostik Mikhail 
Published: February 2024

BackgroundInterferon type I (IFN-I) signaling system hyperactivation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM).Aim of the studyTo analyze IFN-I score with disease activity in patients with JDM.Materials and methodsClinical manifestations laboratory data, and treatment options were analyzed in 15 children with JDM. Disease activity was assessed by CMAS (childhood myositis assessment tool) and CAT (cutaneous assessment tool) scores. IFN I-score was assessed by RT-PCR quantitation of 5 IFN I-regulated transcripts (IFI44L, IFI44, IFIT3, LY6E, MXA1).ResultsAll patients had skin and muscle involvement, some had a fever (n = 8), swallowing disorders (n = 4), arthritis (n = 5), calcinosis (n = 3), lipodystrophy (n = 2), and interstitial lung disease (n = 5). Twelve patients had elevated IFN I-score and it was correlated with skin disease activity. Ten patients had clinically active disease and the level of IFN I-score and its components were higher than in patients with inactive disease (8.8 vs. 4.2, p = 0.011). IFN I-score was evaluated in nine patients during follow-up. The simultaneous reduction of IFN I-score and its components, CMAS and CAT scores was observed.ConclusionSkin involvement in refractory JDM is a challenging problem requiring the use of additional medications. Serum IFN I-score might be suggested as the promising biomarker of skin disease activity in JDM patients. Further investigations on patients with JDM and recurrent disease activity are needed, especially concerning biomarkers that determine the response to JAK inhibitors and treatment options for patients who don’t respond to them.