bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Disposal of demolished waste as partial fine aggregate replacement in roller-compacted concrete
Authors: Shamran Alaa S. , Abbas Zena K. 
Published: December 2023

AbstractMaking environmentally friendly, long-lasting roller compacted concrete (RCC) was the primary focus of the laboratory experiments using disposed waste material (demolished buildings) and lowering the amount of fine aggregate adopting the ACI 327. The best way to dispose waste materials of demolished buildings such as ceramic tiles, clay bricks, and thermostone hollow blocks without using a sanitary landfill was to collect them, crush them with a crushing machine, and grade them by sieving to a fine aggregate. Reference mixture (RM) and six other environmentally friendly, long-lasting RCC mixtures were produced with partial fine aggregate volume replacements of 10 and 20% waste material. Following the production of the mixtures, the strength (compressive, splitting tensile, and flexural), porosity, absorption of water, and dry density were all tested. The results in accordance with the study’s conclusions are the RCC containing (20%) by ceramic tiles as fine aggregate increases RCC’s durability up to (5.76%) (2.96%) (2.83%) of strength (compressive, splitting tensile and flexural) at 28 days of testing, in opposition to the typical blend, then the blend that includes (10%) of ceramic tiles as fine aggregate with % growth up to (3.39%) (1.64%) (1.42%). While the clay bricks with 10% can be adopted, the results were slightly lower than the RM but still in the specification range (minimum recommendation of ACI 327 = 28 MPa). For the mixtures with 10 and 20% thermostone blocks fine aggregate, the results showed reduction in strength compared to the RM.
Modern Love
Authors: Tetzlaff Karl 
Published: December 2023

Zusammenfassung
Die „romantische Liebe“ bildet unter modernen Bedingungen eine zentrale Quelle sozialer Anerkennung. Ihr nicht selten durch die Verwendung religiöser Semantik signalisierter Bedeutungszuwachs sorgt aber zugleich für eine Steigerung der Verletzlichkeit des einzelnen. Der damit beschriebenen spannungsvollen Eigenart, die der Anerkennungssphäre der Liebe unter modernen Bedingungen zukommt, wird in diesem Text nachgegangen. Dabei stehen zwei Autorinnen der Gegenwart, die sich mit den Ambivalenzen heutiger Liebesbeziehungen besonders eindrücklich auseinandergesetzt haben, im Fokus: die Kultursoziologin Eva Illouz und die Schriftstellerin Sally Rooney. Nach einem einführenden Blick auf die den beiden Autorinnen gemeinsame Thematik, geht es um spezifische Unsicherheitserfahrungen, die sich mit dem Aufstieg der Liebe zu einer zentralen Anerkennungssphäre verbinden. Dann wird die für romantische Beziehungen ebenfalls charakteristische Spannung zwischen Anerkennung und Autonomie ins Auge gefasst. Es folgen schließlich theologische Überlegungen, die an Illouz‘ eigene Ausführungen zur religiösen Dimension der Liebe anknüpfen.
Control measure of sweet potato weevil (Cylas formicarius Fab.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in endemic land of entisol type using mulch and entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana
Authors: Prayogo Yusmani , Bayu Marida Santi Yudha Ika , Indiati Sri Wahyuni , Sumartini  , Susanto Gatut Wahyu Anggoro , Harnowo Didik , Baliadi Yuliantoro , Nyoman Widiarta I , Harsono Arief , Budiono Rohmad , Mejaya Made Jana , Supriadi Khojin 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Sweet potato weevil Cylas formicarius (Fab.) is the main obstacle for sweet potato production in various countries. Root damage caused by C. formicarius larvae reduced root yield up to 100%. The aim of this study is to test the measures using mulch and entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana for controlling C. formicarius in endemic land of entisol type. The control measure tested was the use of straw mulch and plastic mulch as well as the application of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana. The research was conducted at the experimental station at Indonesian Legumes and Tuber Crops Research Institute, Malang from July to December 2018. The results showed that the measure for controlling C. formicarius using straw or plastic mulch combined with the entomopathogenic fungus B. bassiana produces root yields between 17 and 26 t/ha. Using plastic mulch as a cover for mounds with the application of the fungus B. bassiana is more effective and efficient in controlling C. formicarius than the insecticide deltamethrin. Plastic mulch can physically inhibit the process of laying eggs and the formation of C. formicarius larvae, while B. bassiana is toxic to eggs, larvae, and adults of C. formicarius. The efficacy of control measure using plastic mulch and the application of B. bassiana can reduce yield losses by up to 96.76%. Technological innovation using plastic mulch to cover the mound with the application of the entomopathogenic fungus B. bassiana can be recommended to control C. formicarius on land endemic to the entisol type.
The effect of tourniquet use on postoperative opioid consumption after ankle fracture surgery – a retrospective cohort study
Authors: Lehto Pasi M. , Kortekangas Tero , Vakkala Merja , Ohtonen Pasi , Nyman Emma-Sofia , Karvonen Kaisu , Liisanantti Janne , Kaakinen Timo I. 
Published: December 2023

Abstract

Objectives
A pneumatic tourniquet is often used during ankle fracture surgery to reduce bleeding and enhance the visibility of the surgical field. Tourniquet use causes both mechanical and ischemic pain. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of tourniquet time on postoperative opioid consumption after ankle fracture surgery.

Methods
We retrospectively reviewed the files of 586 adult patients with surgically treated ankle fractures during the years 2014–2016. We evaluated post hoc the effect of tourniquet time on postoperative opioid consumption during the first 24 h after surgery. The patients were divided into quartiles by the tourniquet time (4–43 min; 44–58 min; 59–82 min; and ≥83 min). Multivariable linear regression analysis was used to evaluate the results.

Results
Tourniquets were used in 486 patients. The use of a tourniquet was associated with an increase in the total postoperative opioid consumption by 5.1 mg (95 % CI 1.6–8.5; p=0.004) during the first 24 postoperative hours. The tourniquet time over 83 min was associated with an increase in the mean postoperative oxycodone consumption by 5.4 mg (95 % CI 1.2 to 9.7; p=0.012) compared to patients with tourniquet time of 4–43 min

Conclusions
The use of a tourniquet and prolonged tourniquet time were associated with higher postoperative opioid consumption during the 24 h postoperative follow-up after surgical ankle fracture fixation.
The need for ethical approval and informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board of Northern Ostrobothnia Health District because of the retrospective nature of the study.
The absorbing boundary conditions of Newtonian fluid flowing across a semi-infinite plate with different velocities and pressures
Authors: Liu Lin , Li Jiajia , Yang Jingyu , Wang Jihong , Wang Yu , Chen Siyu , Feng Libo , Xie Chiyu , Zhu Jing 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
The Newtonian fluid flowing across a semi-infinite plate with variable velocity and pressure is considered in this work. The dimensionless governing equation is obtained by introducing the dimensionless quantities. For infinite region, the artificial boundary approach by using the Laplace transform is applied to gain the absorbing boundary condition (ABC) in a finite region which we call the inner region. The approach differs from the traditional approximation method for infinite boundaries with large values and is first applied to the research. And the stability of the ABC is verified by considering the same point of the outer region and inner region. The numerical difference scheme by using the L1-scheme to approximate the fractional derivative is used to get solutions, and the feasibility assessments, such as stability and convergence, are developed. Three numerical examples are given. In the first example, the exact solution is gained by importing a source term. Through the comparison of numerical solution with exact solution verifies the accuracy of difference method. A comparison between the velocity distribution of the ABC and the infinite boundary approximated by a large value is also discussed and graphically analyzed. In the following two examples, by analyzing the fluid flow over the plate with assorted speeds or pressure gradient, the impact of correlative parameters on the velocity distribution and the flow mechanism are thoroughly analyzed.
El modelo de responsabilidad penal de personas jurídicas en Costa Rica
Authors: Chirino Alfredo 
Published: December 2023

Translator Translator Translator Translator La responsabilidad de personas jurídicas fue introducida en Costa Rica mediante la ley No. 9699 del año 2019, transformando la idea de la responsabilidad subjetiva que hasta ese momento había pervivido en la legislación y en la ciencia penal costarricense, desde la gran reforma de los años setenta del siglo XX. La directa derogación del principio societas delinquere non potest traerá, sin duda, una serie de debates muy importantes desde la perspectiva de la política criminal y de la jurisprudencia constitucional. Este artículo tiene como objetivo, por ello, pasar revista a los problemas dogmáticos más importantes que esta nueva normativa ofrece, analizar sus consecuencias desde la perspectiva de la judicialización de recientes casos de corrupción que serán los primeros en donde tendría directa aplicación este tipo de responsabilidad, y una prognosis del impacto que es posible esperar del diseño del modelo de cumplimiento normativo que avizoró el legislador costarricense.
Numerical and digital image correlation study of the flexural behavior of prestressed ultra-high-performance concrete beams made from locally available materials
Authors: Sun Wei , Weldon Brad D. , McGinnis Michael J. , Jiang Ruinian 
Published: December 2023

This paper presents finite element simulations of the flexural behavior of three prestressed ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) beams based on the concrete damaged plasticity model (CDPM) available within Abaqus. A novel numerical model that applies the prestressing force through surface traction is proposed. The flexural deformation of the prestressed UHPC beams is simulated from the application of the prestressing force through failure under flexural loading. Material properties were measured and informed values for CDPM input parameters. The model was compared with four-point loading tests previously conducted to study the flexural behavior of large-scale prestressed UHPC beams. Digital image correlation (DIC), supplemented with traditional sensors, was used during the test to monitor behavior. The primary results based on the numerical modeling are as follows: •	The model is validated to accurately simulate the flexural behavior of prestressed UHPC beams, both in global deflection and local strain. •	The prestressing process, including camber deformations, is effectively simulated. •	The new approach to apply prestressing force in the model can be applied in scenarios requiring large prestressing forces. •	The numerical results are also validated through comparison with DIC results. The new numerical modeling approach will be effective for guiding experimental studies and design of prestressed UHPC beam elements.
Competencias digitales en docentes de educación superior
Authors: Álzate Gallego Yorladis , Parra Bernal Lina Rosa 
Published: December 2023

El COVID–19 generó en las instituciones de educación superior el reto de desarrollar los procesos formativos mediados por tecnologías, además de develar en los profesores limitantes frente al uso de recursos digitales pedagógicos existentes en la red. Esta situación relevó la cualificación docente como un mecanismo clave en la adquisición de competencias digitales; que en palabras de Álzate et al. (2022) “está orientada a la apropiación de las tecnologías para el diseño de ambientes educativos innovadores, con los cuales se favorece la enseñanza con sentido crítico, reflexivo y creativo, respondiendo a una formación que potencie el aprendizaje”, (p. 47)
Por tanto, es importante que el profesor de educación superior reflexione acerca de la manera en que enseña y como aprenden sus estudiantes. Con el interés de contribuir en la discusión, se propone esta investigación, que identificó el nivel de competencia digital que poseen los docentes, reconociendo su tipología asociada con el “diseño, implementación de espacios educativos significativos mediados por TIC”, (Valencia, et al. 2016. p. 16).
Association of left ventricular structural remodeling types with fibronectin deficiency in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease
Authors: Mingalimova A. R. , Gumanova N. G. , Bikbova N. M. , Dzhioeva O. N. , Pokrovskaya M. S. , Efimova I. A. , Serebryanskaya Z. Z. , Bogdanova N. L. , Borisova A. L. , Drapkina O. M. 
Published: December 2023

Aim. To evaluate the serum fibronectin level in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease, and to identify the relationship of fibronectin level with atrial fibrillation (AF) developed in the hospital after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and types of left ventricular (LV) structural remodeling.Material and methods. This prospective observational study of 80 patients after elective CABG at the Cardiac Surgery Department № 1 of the N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine from October 2020 to May 2022. The groups were divided depending on the development of AF after CABG surgery (19 patients with AF developed in the hospital after CABG (up to 10 days), 61 patients — control group). All patients underwent a general clinical examination and transthoracic echocardiography, with estimation of left ventricular remodeling type. Serum fibronectin level was determined by enzyme immunoassay using the Fibronectin agent (Technozym, Austria).Results. The median fibronectin values in the group with AF was 110,10 [86,86; 134,00] mcg/ml versus 120,90 [92,01; 161,50] µg/ml of the comparison group (p=0,19). The following LV patterns were observed: normal LV geometry (NLVG) — in 1 patient (5,26%), concentric LV remodeling (CLVR) — in 3 patients (15,79%), concentric LV hypertrophy (CLVH) — in 10 patients (52,63%), eccentric LV hypertrophy (ELVH) — in 5 patients (26,32%). In the group without AF, 25 patients (40,98%) were diagnosed with NLVG, 26 patients (42,62%) — CLVR, 6,56% (n=4) — CLVR, while ELVH was diagnosed in 6 patients (9,84%). Differences in geometry types between groups were significant (p<0,0001). Multivariate analysis adjusted for gender, age, cardiopulmonary bypass time, the predictive value remained for CLVH — odds ratio 15,83 (95% confidence interval, 4,082-1,442,00; p=0,0001) and ELVH — odds ratio 5,17 (95% confidence interval, 1,365-19,573; p=0,015). A further study showed that fibronectin <116,496 µg/ml with a sensitivity of 78% and specificity of 53% is associated with CLVH (p=0,006) in patients of both groups.Conclusion. Fibronectin <116,496 µg/ml is associated with CLVH in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (sensitivity 78%, specificity 53%; p=0,006).
BDNF/TrkB signaling in stable coronary artery disease
Authors: Atamas O. V. , Antonyuk M. V. , Novgorodtseva T. P. , Gvozdenko T. A. , Kytikova O. Yu. 
Published: December 2023

Aim. To study the serum content of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and tyrosine kinase receptor B (TrkB) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and evaluate the relationship of BDNF/TrkB signaling with the severity of coronary atherosclerosis, systemic inflammation (IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α) and angiogenesis (VEGF).Material and methods. The study included 99 patients with stable CAD who underwent coronary angiography and 30 healthy volunteers. Coronary atherosclerosis was assessed using the Gensini score (GS). In blood serum, the concentrations of BDNF, TrkB, VEGF, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α were determined using the enzyme immunoassay. Cluster, correlation, and regression analyzes were used.Results. In patients with CAD, a wide range of variations in BDNF concentrations was observed. To determine homogeneous groups using the k-means clustering, three clusters with different BDNF/TrkB axis vectors were identified. Patients differed in the severity of coronary atherosclerosis, the manifestation of the inflammatory reaction, and the intensity of angiogenesis. In patients with initial and moderate atherosclerotic changes in the coronary arteries, a normal concentration of BDNF and an increased level of TrkB (22,35/1,18 ng/ml) were noted. In patients with severe coronary atherosclerosis, two different BDNF/TrkB variants have been identified. Decreased BDNF and increased TrkB (6,0/1,52 ng/ml) were associated with low VEGF and increased IL-6. Elevated BDNF and normal TrkB values (26,95/0,96 ng/ml) were characteristic of patients with high VEGF expression, indicating angiogenesis activation and/or vulnerable plaques. A direct relationship between BDNF and VEGF (r=0,536, p<0,001) and an inverse relationship with TrkB (r=-0,301, p=0,019), IL-6 (r=-0,306, p=0,002) was revealed. TrkB levels were correlated with TNF-α (r=0,403, p=0,001). Regression analysis showed that BDNF expression is influenced by TrkB (β=-0,237, p=0,009), VEGF (β=0,490, p<0,001), IL-6 (β=-0,339, p<0,001).Conclusion. In patients with stable CAD, different levels of BDNF/TrkB expression were found, which were associated with coronary atherosclerosis severity. BDNF/TrkB signaling is involved in the regulation of inflammation and angiogenesis in stable CAD.
Observational study of inclisiran effectiveness in Moscow healthcare
Authors: Sapina A. I. , Varlamova Yu. Yu. , Papyrina M. G. , Bezymyannyy A. S. , Vasilyeva E. Yu. 
Published: December 2023

Aim. To evaluate the effectiveness of PCSK9 inhibitors (alirocumab, inclisiran and evolocumab) in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and failure to achieve the target low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level for the period from November 21, 2022 to December 31, 2023.Material and methods. For the observational study, 50 patients were included in the inclisiran therapy group and 30 patients in the control group (patients with ASCVD receiving PCSK9 inhibitors (alirocumab, n=1; evolocumab, n=29)). All study participants had their anamnestic data analyzed, and initially underwent electrocardiography, echocardiography, extracranial and lower limb Doppler ultrasound, and laboratory tests (complete blood count, biochemical blood tests, lipid profile). Three medical organizations of the Moscow State Healthcare System participate in the study.Results. Interim data are presented to evaluate the effectiveness of PCSK9 targeted therapy in patients with ASCVD, obtained 3 months from the study start. The comparison groups were comparable in main clinical characteristics. When analyzing the lipid-lowering effect of inclisiran in the examined patients with ASCVD, LDL-C level significantly decreased from 2,53±0,10 mmol/l to 110±0,08 mmol/l (by 56,5%), p<0,0001, while the target LDL-C level <1,4 mmol/l was achieved by 77,5% of the subjects. Analysis of the lipid-lowering effect of alirocumab/evolocumab showed a significant LDL-C decrease from 2,48±0,16 mmol/l to 1,07±0,11 mmol/l (by 56,8%), p<0,0001.Conclusion. The use of PCSK9 targeted therapy (alirocumab or inclisiran or evolocumab) in patients with ASCVD in Moscow make it possible to achieve target LDL-C levels, which are indicated in clinical guidelines, by 3 months.
efecto Newgate
Authors: Ramón García Emilio 
Published: December 2023

De entre el corpus de literatura de patíbulo europea, los Newgate Calendars suponen un hito por su popularidad y por su difusión desde el siglo XVII. Pese a estar planteado originalmente como relato con un claro propósito moralista y para validar el statu quo, pronto se convierte en un fenómeno de audiencia. Llegado el siglo XIX, la concepción del crimen como pecado es reemplazado por el de ruptura del contrato social y atentado contra la propiedad privada, convirtiéndose lo Newgate en fenómeno de masas y publicándose en verso para ser cantado y en prosa para la clase alta. Como resultado, aparecería un nuevo tipo de ficción, la Newgate Novel; en la que los criminales son vistos con buenos ojos. El propósito del presente trabajo es establecer una comparativa entre En el último azul y Por el cielo y más allá y el proceso seguido por las narraciones Newgate entre los siglos XVII y XIX. Comenzando por los autos de fe de 1691 y continuando por los descendientes en el siglo XIX de una de las quemadas en aquella hoguera, las novelas secularizan gradualmente la relación oficial, plantean la falta de veracidad de ésta y se posicionan del lado de los reos.
PALABRAS CLAVE: Carme Riera, dying speeches, Newgate Calendars, Newgate Novel, la ‘Providencia’, literatura de patíbulo.
A Novel VS30 Prediction Strategy Taking Fluid Saturation into Account and a New VS30 Model of Türkiye
Authors: Okay Hakan Bora , Özacar Atilla Arda 
Published: December 2023

ABSTRACT
The averaged shear-wave velocity of the top 30 m (VS30) is widely used in earthquake engineering as a proxy to represent site responses. However, the spatial availability of measured VS30 is rather limited, and, so far, a region-specific VS30 model that would aid prediction of strong ground motions is not yet developed for Türkiye. In this study, a new strategy for predicting VS30 is developed using data from Türkiye and California. At first, VS30 measurements are classified into four sedimentary classes according to their ages (Quaternary–Pliocene, Miocene, Paleogene, and Pre-Paleogene) and three nonsedimentary classes (Intrusive, Extrusive, and Metamorphic). Observations from Quaternary–Pliocene deposits are most abundant and characterized by large data scatter, thus further divided into two major landform groups. Because the reduction of VS with saturation is pronounced in soils due to capillary forces, Quaternary–Pliocene deposits are also differentiated as wet if the water table depth is less than 30 m and dry otherwise. In California, available groundwater measurements are utilized while flat areas with elevation differences less than 30 m from water bodies (sea, lake, and major rivers) are mapped out as wet zones throughout Türkiye. After the elimination of outliers, slope and elevation-based VS30 prediction equations are developed separately for subclasses of Quaternary–Pliocene, Miocene, and Paleogene-aged sedimentary units using multivariable linear regression, whereas VS30 values of Pre-Paleogene sedimentary and nonsedimentary units are fixed to the mean of each subclass. Resultant model misfits and comparisons with measurements from the microzonation study conducted across İstanbul clearly indicate that our proposed VS30 prediction strategy is performing better than the competing models tested, especially in the youngest sedimentary units, and thus provides a new, accurate VS30 model of Türkiye.
Fault-Slip Potential near the Deadly 8 September 2023 Mw 6.8 Al Haouz, Morocco, Earthquake
Authors: Levandowski Will 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Thousands were killed by the 8 September 2023 Mw 6.8 Al Haouz, Morocco, earthquake in the western High Atlas (WHA) Mountains. To identify the faults and fault orientations most likely to host aftershocks and future large earthquakes, regional crustal stress is estimated from focal mechanism inversions, and the associated slip potential of known and suspected active faults is modeled. North–south shortening is accommodated by a mix of reverse, oblique-reverse, and strike-slip motion. As such, many fault orientations are well aligned for slip: steep north-northeast-, south-southwest-, southeast-, or northwest-striking planes, gently (∼15°–50°) dipping east- and west-striking planes, and all orientations between. Nearly all mapped regional faults have high slip potential. By contrast, steep east–west and nearly all north–south faults are relatively stable, although low friction in the anomalously hot lower crust of the WHA, such as due to partial melt, could allow slip on these suboptimal faults as well.