bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A tale of two progressions: students’ learning progression of the particle nature of matter and teachers’ perception on the progression
Authors: Yang Yi , Liu Yi-Xuan , Song Xin-Hao , Yao Jian-Xin , Guo Yu-Ying 
Published: December 2023

AbstractLearning progressions (LPs) provide researchers with a robust framework to describe the process of students’ cognitive development in science and provide teachers with an effective reference to help students’ competences develop. In physics education, the understanding of the particle nature of matter (PNM) is important, as it affects students’ conceptualization of matter and, over the long term, the entire view of science. Developing a systematic understanding of the PNM requires an effective instruction. Teachers’ instruction is heavily influenced by their understanding on students’ progression. Therefore, this study first tested and refined students’ LPs of PNM. Then, with the lens of LPs, we investigated teachers’ perception on the progression. The results show that students’ LPs of PNM in teachers’ minds are partly different from students’ actual situations, as most teachers have not been sufficiently informed of students’ conceptual understanding of PNM and especially lack the knowledge of students’ understanding in PNM at the lower level. When designing instruction, some teachers did not have an awareness of LP-based instructional design and sometimes neglected students’ conceptual development. This study ends with some suggestions for supporting teachers’ professional development.
Intention to vaccinate chronic disease children against COVID-19; a multicenter survey
Authors: Ghazy Ramy Mohamed , Elkhadry Sally Waheed , Elkaragy Engy Saad , Makhlouf Mona Sayed Aly Hassan , Abdelaziz Alyaa Ahdy , Hammouda Esraa Abdellatif 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Background
Vaccination against severe acute respiratory distress syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has gained recognition as a crucial strategy to prevent and reduce the risk of infection, including emerging variants, due to its proven safety, immunogenicity, and effectiveness. This study aimed to evaluate the vaccination hesitancy (VH) among Egyptian parents towards SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, specifically focusing on parents with chronically ill children.

Method
A multicentered cross-sectional survey was conducted at outpatient clinics of El-Raml Pediatric Hospital, Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) in Alexandria, Alexandria Main University Hospital for Maternity and Children (AMUH), Al-Galaa Teaching Hospital, General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes (GOTHI) Cairo, and Pediatric Department, Menoufia University Hospital from May 1st till December 15th, 2022. Parents of children with chronic diseases were recruited using a simple random sampling technique to respond to the validated Arabic version of parental attitudes about childhood vaccination (PACV).

Results
In this study, we enrolled 527 caregivers, 55.4% of them were aged 30–39 years old, 85.2% were females, and 46.9% had chronic diseases. Commonly mentioned information sources included television and radio (69.8%), and social media (35.3%). Among the parents studied, 59.6% refused vaccination. The predictors of the PACV score were governorate, Menoufia (β = 11.30, 95%CI [5.32, 17.27], p < 0.001), study setting, Menoufia University Hospital (β = -20.07, 95%CI [-25.40, -14.75] and El-Raml Hospital (β = -10.74, 95%CI [-14.50, -6.98], p < 0.001), income; not enough and loans repaid (β = 3.18, 95%CI [0.54, 5.82], p = 0.018) and not enough and loans not repaid (β = 3.57,95%CI [0.08, 7.07], p = 0.045).

Conclusions
The study reveals geographic and economic factors as predictors of PACV, and emphasizes the need for region-specific interventions and financial barriers to improve vaccine acceptance and child well-being.
Findings of MRI, CT scan and ultrasound in Marion's disease in a young woman: a case report
Authors: Noroozi Shima Ghafourian , Soltani Mohsen Ghazi 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Background
Primary bladder neck obstruction (PBNO) is a rare condition of the lower urinary tract in young and middle-aged patients. PBNO is a urological condition affecting both sexes in which the bladder neck fails to open adequately during voiding, resulting in obstruction of urinary flow in the absence of anatomic obstruction, such as benign prostatic hypertrophy in men or genitourinary prolapse in women. PBNO may present voiding symptoms (decreased force of stream, hesitancy, intermittent stream, incomplete emptying) or irritative symptoms (frequency, urgency, urge incontinence, nocturia) or a combination of both.

Case presentation
A 31-year-old female without medical history presented to our department with a 4–5 months history of a sense of incomplete emptying bladder and suprapubic discomfort. In Abdominal and Pelvic CT images of her CT scan, evidence of homogenous concentric hypertrophy of the urethra with mild enhancement in the post-contrast image was seen. Also, pelvic MRI shows isointense on T1- weighted and isointense to mildly hyperintense on T2-weighted Images (to skeletal muscle signal) of the concentric hypertrophy muscular layer of the urethra. The post-contrast image demonstrates moderate enhancement in the hypertrophied urethra. A month later, while the patient had not received any treatment, a pelvic ultrasound showed concentric hypertrophy hypoechoic muscular layer of the urethra.

Discussion
The true prevalence of PBNO is unknown but Farrar et al. reported a 2% prevalence of primary bladder neck obstruction.In 1933, Marion described PBNO as caused by fibrous narrowing of the bladder neck and detrusor hyperplasia. Also, Marion described two types of disease (congenital and acquired) and treatment methods. In this study was shown isointense on T1-weighted and isointense to mildly hyperintense on T2-weighted Images of concentric hypertrophy muscular layer of urethra with moderate enhancement on the post-contrast image. A doughnut sign was also seen in our axial slices (particularly in T2-weighted images), so this sign seems to be a diagnostic finding in MRI. In our study, the diffusion sequence and ADC map showed no obvious restriction.

Conclusions
Although PBNO has been described for decades, there is still a controversy about diagnosis and treatment. In patients suspected of PBNO, imaging methods, especially MRI, can help confirm the diagnosis or rule out other causes of bladder neck obstruction. In future studies, imaging modalities can be one of the diagnostic criteria for PBNO.
MRI evaluation by T1 mapping of the post-myocardial infarction left ventricular thrombus
Authors: Abi Khalil Samer , Willoteaux Serge , Biere Loic , Barraud Lucas , Leou Thomas 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Background
Left ventricular thrombus is a post-myocardial infarct complication. It is composed of a fibrinous composition that evolves over time, being assessable by MRI.

Objectives
The objective of this study is to evaluate the post-myocardial infarction left ventricular thrombus on cardiac MRI by measuring its T1 mapping value, thus to determine the age of thrombus.

Methods
This observational retrospective study was performed on all patients scheduled for 3.0 Tesla cardiac MRI post-myocardial infarction on our institution from January 2015 to December 2022. Thirty-five patients with a left ventricular thrombus that may be measurable on T1 mapping sequence were included. They were separated in two groups based on the duration between the infarct and the MRI—less than three months: group A and more than three months: group B. T1 mapping value was measured for all thrombi.

Results
T1 of thrombi was 1098 ± 61 ms in group A and 1316 ± 75 ms in group B, p < 10–4. T1 of the myocardium was 1224 ± 73 ms in group A and 1254 ± 48 ms in group B, p = 0.139. T1 of the blood pool was 1934 ± 137 ms in group A and 2008 ± 124 ms in group B, p = 0.135.

Conclusions
Recent thrombi had shorter mapping T1 than old thrombi.
Comprehensive assessment of cable-stayed bridge based on Pagerank algorithm
Authors: Liu Ying , Wang Bing , Liu Xiaoling 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThis paper develops an improved structural health assessment method for cable-stayed bridge to address the issue of neglecting component correlations in existing assessment standards. Firstly, the directed graph of fault transmission between components in the cable-stayed bridge system was constructed. The Pagerank algorithm was used to analyze the degree of correlation between these components, and then the influencing degree of and the influenced degree of each component were determined. Secondly, considering the failure rate of individual components and the influenced degree of other component faults, a condition evaluation method with component correlation for cable-stayed bridge was proposed. Finally, the improved assessment method was applied to a super large-span steel cable-stayed bridge as a case study and compared with the relevant assessment specifications. The results show that main girder alignment, cable force and main tower alignment have a greater degree of correlation with other components and are important indicators for bridge health monitoring. Visual inspection of main girder and bridge bearing are the fault appearance components and should be paid attention to in preventive maintenance. The drainage system and electromechanical facilities are the fault source components and must be kept in good condition in daily inspections. The proposed method considers the interrelationships among components more comprehensively and can provide more reliable bridge health assessment results to support bridge maintenance decisions.
The unintended consequences of inconsistent closure policies and mobility restrictions during epidemics
Authors: Althouse Benjamin M. , Wallace Brendan , Case B. K. M. , Scarpino Samuel V. , Allard Antoine , Berdahl Andrew M. , White Easton R. , Hébert-Dufresne Laurent 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Background
Controlling the spread of infectious diseases―even when safe, transmission-blocking vaccines are available―may require the effective use of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), e.g., mask wearing, testing, limits on group sizes, venue closure. During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, many countries implemented NPIs inconsistently in space and time. This inconsistency was especially pronounced for policies in the United States of America (US) related to venue closure.

Methods
Here, we investigate the impact of inconsistent policies associated with venue closure using mathematical modeling and high-resolution human mobility, Google search, and county-level SARS-CoV-2 incidence data from the USA. Specifically, we look at high-resolution location data and perform a US-county-level analysis of nearly 8 million SARS-CoV-2 cases and 150 million location visits, including 120 million church visitors across 184,677 churches, 14 million grocery visitors across 7662 grocery stores, and 13.5 million gym visitors across 5483 gyms.

Results
Analyzing the interaction between venue closure and changing mobility using a mathematical model shows that, across a broad range of model parameters, inconsistent or partial closure can be worse in terms of disease transmission as compared to scenarios with no closures at all. Importantly, changes in mobility patterns due to epidemic control measures can lead to increase in the future number of cases. In the most severe cases, individuals traveling to neighboring jurisdictions with different closure policies can result in an outbreak that would otherwise have been contained. To motivate our mathematical models, we turn to mobility data and find that while stay-at-home orders and closures decreased contacts in most areas of the USA, some specific activities and venues saw an increase in attendance and an increase in the distance visitors traveled to attend. We support this finding using search query data, which clearly shows a shift in information seeking behavior concurrent with the changing mobility patterns.

Conclusions
While coarse-grained observations are not sufficient to validate our models, taken together, they highlight the potential unintended consequences of inconsistent epidemic control policies related to venue closure and stress the importance of balancing the societal needs of a population with the risk of an outbreak growing into a large epidemic.
The association between mental healthcare professionals’ personal characteristics and their clinical lifestyle practices: a national cross-sectional study in The Netherlands
Authors: Koomen Lisanne E.M. , Deenik Jeroen , Cahn Wiepke 
Published: December 2023

Abstract

Background
Lifestyle interventions are important to improve the mental and physical health outcomes of people with mental illness. However, referring patients to lifestyle interventions is still not a common practice for mental healthcare professionals (MHCPs) and their own lifestyle habits may impact this. The aim of this study was to investigate MHCPs’ personal lifestyle habits, their lifestyle history and referral practices, and if these are associated with their lifestyle habits, gender, and profession.

Methods
In this cross-sectional study, an online questionnaire was distributed across relevant MHCP’s in The Netherlands. Ordinal regression analyses on lifestyle habits, gender, profession, and lifestyle history and referral practices were conducted.

Results
A total of the 1,607 included MHCPs, 87.6% finds that lifestyle should be part of every psychiatric treatment, but depending on which lifestyle factor, 55.1–84.0% take a lifestyle history, 29.7–41.1% refer to interventions, and less than half (44.2%) of smoking patients are advised to quit. MHCPs who find their lifestyle important, who are physically more active, females, and MHCPs with a nursing background take more lifestyle histories and refer more often. Compared to current smokers, MHCPs who never or formerly smoked have higher odds (2.64 and 3.40, respectively, p < 0.001) to advice patients to quit smoking.

Conclusions
This study indicates that MHCPs’ personal lifestyle habits, gender, and profession affect their clinical lifestyle practices, and thereby the translation of compelling evidence on lifestyle psychiatry to improved healthcare for patients.
Impact of Restricted Phosphorus, Calcium-adjusted Diet on Musculoskeletal and Mental Health in Hypophosphatasia
Authors: Kuehn Katinka , Hahn Andreas , Seefried Lothar 
Published: December 2023

Abstract

Context
Impairments in musculoskeletal and mental health are common in adults with Hypophosphatasia (HPP). Restricted phosphorus intake has been suggested to positively affect symptoms in HPP, but there is a lack of interventional evidence.

Objective
This work aimed to evaluate the effect of a phosphorus-restricted, calcium-adjusted diet on musculoskeletal and mental health in HPP.

Methods
A prospective, noncontrolled, single-center interventional study (NuSTEPS II) was conducted among outpatients at the Osteology Department, University of Wuerzburg, Germany. A total of 26 adults with an established HPP diagnosis received a standardized diet with a defined daily intake of phosphorus (1160-1240 mg/d) and calcium (870-930 mg/d) over 8 weeks. Main outcome measures were functional testing and patient-reported outcome measures.

Results
At 8 weeks, significant improvements were observed in usual gait speed (P = .028) and the chair-rise test (P = .019), while no significant changes were seen in the 6-minute walk test (P = .468) and the timed up-and-go test (P = .230). Pain was not significantly reduced according to the visual analog scale (VAS) (P = .061), pain subscale of the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) (P = .346), and Pain Disability Index (P = .686). Further, there was a significant improvement in the SF-36 vitality subscale (P = .022) while all other subscales as well as the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (P = .670) and the Fatigue Assessment Scale (P = .392) did not change significantly. Adjustments of mineral intake were not associated with relevant alterations regarding the intake of energy and energy-supplying nutrients or body composition.

Conclusion
Adjusting phosphorus and calcium intake may positively affect individual symptoms in adults with HPP, but overall clinical effectiveness regarding major issues like pain and endurance appears limited.
Ventral Tegmental Area Glutamatergic Neurons Facilitated Emergence From Isoflurane Anesthesia Involves Excitation of Lateral Septum GABA-ergic Neurons in Mice
Authors: Zhang Simin , Zhang Xinxin , Li Huiming , Wang Dan , Wang Sa , Wang Yuhao , Zhao Guangchao , Dong Hailong , Li Jiannan 
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND:
Ventral tegmental area (VTA) glutamatergic neurons promote wakefulness in the sleep-wake cycle; however, their roles and neural circuit mechanisms during isoflurane (ISO) anesthesia remain unclear.

METHODS:
Fiber photometry and in vivo electrophysiology were used to observe the changes in neuronal or terminal activity during ISO anesthesia and arousal processes. Optogenetic and anesthesia behaviors were used to investigate the effects of VTA glutamatergic neurons and their projections to the lateral septum (LS) during ISO anesthesia and arousal. Anterograde and retrograde tracings were performed to identify the connections between VTA glutamatergic neurons and the LS.

RESULTS:
Population activity and firing rates of VTA glutamatergic neurons decreased during ISO anesthesia (ISO: 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.83–2.06 Spikes.s–1 vs wake: 95% CI, 3.53–7.83 Spikes.s–1; P =.0001; n = 34 from 4 mice). Optogenetic activation of VTA glutamatergic neurons reduced the burst-suppression ratio in electroencephalography (laser: 95% CI, 13.09%–28.76% vs pre: 95% CI, 52.85%–71.59%; P =.0009; n = 6) and facilitated emergence (ChR2: 95% CI, 343.3–388.0 seconds vs mCherry: 95% CI, 447.6–509.8 seconds; P < .0001; n = 11/12) from ISO anesthesia. VTA glutamatergic neurons monosynaptically innervated LS γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic neurons. The activity of VTA glutamatergic terminals in the LS decreased during ISO anesthesia, and optogenetic activation of the VTA glutamatergic terminals in the LS facilitated emergence from ISO anesthesia. Furthermore, optogenetic activation of VTA glutamatergic terminals increased the firing rates of LS γ-aminobutyric acid-ergic (GABAergic) neurons (laser: 95% CI, 0.85–4.03 Spikes.s–1 vs pre: 95% CI, 0.24–0.78 Spikes.s–1; P =.008; n = 23 from 4 mice) during ISO anesthesia.

CONCLUSIONS:
VTA glutamatergic neurons facilitated emergence from ISO anesthesia involving excitation of LS GABAergic neurons.
OS FUNDAMENTOS DO REPUBLICANISMO CÍVICO NO PENSAMENTO CONSTITUCIONALISTA ROUSSEAUNIANO
Authors: Leite Leonardo Delatorre , Menezes Daniel Francisco Nagao , Moraes Gerson Leite de 
Published: December 2023

Contexto: A filosofia do pensador genebrino Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) foi de fundamental importância para o desenvolvimento da mentalidade constitucionalista e, principalmente, dos princípios do republicanismo, enquanto uma orientação axiológico-normativa em prol do chamado “bem comum”, compreendido como o conjunto dos bens e dos valores imprescindíveis para o desenvolvimento da comunidade. Além disso, as teses republicanas enxergam a liberdade não apenas como um direito, mas, sobretudo, na qualidade de um dever. Nesse sentido, o republicanismo apresenta, em seu âmago, uma nova compreensão sobre a liberdade, encarando-a a partir do papel do indivíduo na organização do poder político. Objetivos e metodologia: Desse modo, as discussões rousseaunianas acerca da chamada “vontade geral”, das virtudes cívicas, da liberdade enquanto autorregulação e da soberania do corpo coletivo estabelecem um diálogo central com os elementos nevrálgicos da cosmovisão republicana, cujas reflexões são de grande valia para um melhor entendimento das fragilidades democráticas contemporâneas e da crise da democracia liberal. Fundamentado sob a metodologia de abordagem dedutiva, o presente trabalho foi construído com a utilização de fontes bibliográficas.Conclusão: Observa-se a imprescindibilidade da estruturação do constitucionalismo democrático a partir de mecanismos que favoreçam uma compreensão deontológica da liberdade civil, sobretudo, para uma melhor concretização do princípio da dignidade da pessoa humana.
Políticas de currículo para as escolas do campo: pensando a alteridade, diferença e os outros da e na política
Authors: Ramos Jéssica Rochelly da Silva , Cunha Kátia Silva , Santos Leonardo da Silva 
Published: December 2023

O presente artigo apresenta uma discussão acerca das contribuições e possibilidades de pensar as políticas de currículo em uma perspectiva pós-estrutural e pós-fundacional, articulada entre alguns conceitos de Derrida, como desconstrução, différance e alteridade e sua relação com o pensamento de hegemonia em Laclau. A partir da relação e do diálogo possível, realizamos um investimento audacioso de compreensão para pensar o campo das políticas curriculares para a educação do campo em tempos de tentativa de centralização curricular, com a BNCC, mas ainda a partir de políticas e currículos estaduais, locais, que intentam sob a domesticação da diferença e representação de uma identidade plena de um Outro, visto nos currículos como uma projeção realizável de uma identidade plena possível por meio de uma formação homogênea. Noções como discurso, alteridade, subjetivação, articulação, hegemonia, equivalência, diferença, antagonismo além do conceito de demandas na constituição de processos de identificações na/da política são discutidos. Por fim, entendemos o currículo como prática articulatória e a política como movimento de produção de sentidos conectada com a cultura e com os processos de diferir e, por isso, a diferença e a alteridade são vistas como potencializadoras da criatividade nas políticas e nos currículos. Argumentamos ainda, em favor da defesa do não fechamento definitivo da significação, operando na textualidade e rejeitando a ideia de um ‘conhecimento poderoso’ que garanta projetos e modelos de formação pré-definidos e apostando na tradução e na desconstrução como lugares abertos à significação, como conjunto de possibilidades imprevistas, abertas às subjetivações, negociações e traduções, ao por vir.
Ultra-compact optical full-adder based on directed logic and microring resonators
Authors: Chen Feng , Zhou Shenghang , Xia Yuhong , Yu Xing , Liu Jia , Li Fuhua , Sui Xiubao 
Published: December 2023

Photonic integrated circuits with compact design have opened possibilities for the development of optical computing systems; however, the overuse of photonic components in optical designs has slowed the progress of dense integration. In this paper, we propose an ultra-compact optical full-adder based on directed logic and microring resonators. To the best of our knowledge, the proposed structure requires fewer optical components than any other current designs, resulting in a significantly reduced footprint 59.2µm×29.2µm. Also, the proposed structure exhibits a maximum delay time of approximately 10 ps, implying a minimum date rate of 100 GHz. Simulation results by finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) demonstrate the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed optical full-adder.