bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty for De Novo Lesions on the Left Anterior Descending Artery
Authors: Gitto Mauro , Sticchi Alessandro , Chiarito Mauro , Novelli Laura , Leone Pier Pasquale , Mincione Gianluca , Oliva Angelo , Condello Francesco , Rossi Marco Luciano , Regazzoli Damiano , Gasparini Gabriele , Cozzi Ottavia , Stefanini Giulio G. , Condorelli Gianluigi , Reimers Bernhard , Mangieri Antonio , Colombo Antonio 
Published: October 2023

BACKGROUND:
Drug-coated balloons (DCB) are an emerging tool for modern percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but evidence on their use for de novo lesions on large vessels is limited.

METHODS:
Consecutive patients undergoing DCB-based PCI on the left anterior descending artery in 2 Italian centers from 2018 to 2022 were retrospectively enrolled and compared with patients who received left anterior descending PCI with contemporary drug-eluting stents (DES). In-stent restenosis was excluded. The DCB group included both patients undergoing DCB-only PCI and those receiving hybrid PCI with DCB and DES combined. The primary end point was target lesion failure at 2 years, defined as the composite of target lesion revascularization, cardiac death, and target vessel myocardial infarction.

RESULTS:

We included 147 consecutive patients undergoing DCB-based treatment on the left anterior descending artery and compared them to 701 patients who received conventional PCI with DES. In the DCB group, 43 patients (29.2%) were treated with DCB only and 104 (70.8%) with a hybrid approach; DCB length was greater than stent length in 55.1% of cases. Total treated length was higher in the DCB group (65 [40–82] versus 56 [46–66] mm;
P
=0.002), while longer DESs were implanted (38 [24–62] versus 56 [46–66] mm;
P
<0.001) and a higher rate of large vessels were treated (76.2% versus 83.5%;
P
=0.036) in the DES cohort. The cumulative 2-year target lesion failure incidence was not significantly different between the 2 groups (DCB, 4.1% versus DES, 9.8%; hazard ratio, 0.51 [95% CI, 0.20–1.27];
P
=0.15). After a 1:1 propensity score matching resulting in 139 matched pairs, the DCB-based treatment was associated with a lower risk for target lesion failure at 2 years compared with DES-only PCI (hazard ratio, 0.2 [95% CI, 0.07–0.58];
P
=0.003), mainly driven by less target lesion revascularization.

CONCLUSIONS:
A DCB-based treatment approach for left anterior descending revascularization allows a significantly reduced stent burden, thereby potentially limiting target lesion failure risk at midterm follow-up.
Evaluation Index System of Green Public Open Space Based on Internet of Things and Mental Health
Authors: Li Jiexu , binti Abdul Aziz Faziawati , Zhang Ning 
Published: October 2023

ABSTRACT
With the emergence of the IoT era, wireless sensor networks will be more and more widely used. In addition to collecting, transmitting and processing simple data such as humidity, temperature and density of the dome, they can also provide multimedia information services such as video and images. It enables more comprehensive and accurate environmental monitoring. Therefore, MSDs have a huge demand in military, daily, forestry, biomedicine and other fields. The intensive city model has obvious advantages in meeting people's diverse needs and comfortable life. Most obviously, it speeds up the rhythm of life for residents, thereby increasing efficiency and saving time. Starting from this aspect, this paper conducts a research on the evaluation index system of public built on the following areas of open space IoT and mental health. In this paper, the GRNN neural network model is constructed, the mean condition is calculated, the density function can be estimated, the network output, and the schematic diagram of the generalized regression neural network is improved. Using the established system, the index in 2018 is selected as the base year, and after transformation, the standardized values of the past years are formed, which are substituted into the cells to form different matrices. The value of each cell is counted to obtain the subsystem coordination degree, and the global coordination degree is obtained through calculation. The evaluation results of ecological civilization construction and development in 2018 and 2019, 2020 and 2021 were compared. The experimental data shows that compared with 2018, economic development will change from 1 to 2.000, social harmony will change from 1 to 2.480, ecological health will decrease to 0.850, environmental friendliness will decrease to 0.750, and comprehensive evaluation will decrease to 0.513. This shows that while the economy is developing this year, the construction of ecological civilization has been gradually carried out, and good results have been achieved. This reflects the effectiveness of the system. The subject of the evaluation index system of green public open space based on the Internet of Things and mental health has been well completed.
For Centenary of the Lausanne Treaty
Authors: Akbulut Olgun 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
The Treaty of Lausanne was signed on 24th July 1923 as a peace treaty that ended the first world war for Turkey and the allied powers. In a section entitled “protection of minorities”, it provides rights for minorities. However, the beneficiaries of minority rights in Lausanne are more narrow than those provided in other treaties and declarations of the time. With a legal basis in domestic law, Turkey traditionally applied the rights provided in the Lausanne Treaty only for three so-called non-Muslim groups, i.e. Greeks, Armenians and Jews. Neither the Turkish delegation nor the members of the allied forces’ delegations could foresee that some members of the Muslim groups of 1923 might quit Islam in the future and recourse to Lausanne rights as new beneficiaries. This article, by referring to preparatory works of the Treaty, examining its legal validity internationally and nationally, and applying interpretative principles of international treaties, argues for the extension of Lausanne rights to other groups via re-interpretation and re-implementation.
Samuel Beckett et Fyodor Dostoïevski
Authors: Brown Llewellyn 
Published: October 2023

Résumé
Les liens entre Beckett et Dostoïevski, plus nombreux que supposé précédemment, se manifestent par une série de motifs en commun qui permettent de relire le tournant conduisant de L’Innommable à En attendant Godot. Estragon fait allusion à l’œuvre Carnets du sous-sol, dont le motif éponyme provient du roman de Tchernychevsky Que faire ? Représentant des qualités négatives, il s’agit du lieu de prédilection du personnage de Dostoïevski. C’est aussi le domaine de la voix monologique de L’Innommable, et qu’Estragon désigne rétrospectivement à partir du lieu de stabilité que représente la scène théâtrale, mais qui retrouvera sa place centrale dans le théâtre ultérieur.
A Corpus-Based Study of the Order of Adjectives in Japanese Antonym Sequences: The Role of Markedness and Frequency
Authors: Nithithanawiwat Phornthip 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
This study investigates whether the order of adjectives in antonym pairs (e.g., ii ‘good, warui ‘bad’) in single sentences of Japanese follows principles of markedness and whether the more frequently used antonym is more likely to be used first. Based on data collected from the Tsukuba Web Corpus, the results of the study were that both markedness and frequency equally influence the order of antonym pairs. This study suggests that markedness plays a role in determining the ordering of adjectives in antonym pairs. Additionally, it was found that markedness affects the order in terms of factors of positivity and magnitude.
Barbarism – The Active Dystopia
Authors: Palmer Jack 
Published: October 2023

This is the corrected version of the retracted article under the same title, which was published with the following DOI: https://doi.org/10.11649/slh.2817. In this article, I argue that dystopia also has an ambivalently “active” function in Bauman’s sociology. Across his work, as a counter-image to the “active utopia” of socialism, the traces of the “active dystopia” can be tracked, defined as a pointed elucidation of the possibilities for barbarism latent within the present, the clearest expression of which is presented in Modernity and the Holocaust (1989). The article proceeds roughly in three steps. Firstly, I revisit the arguments in Bauman’s foundational cultural and critical sociology that developed alongside his revisionist reading of Marxism in the 1960s and 1970s, on epistemologies of the future, common sense and the limitations of the predictive ambitions of social science. Then, I develop a particular focus on an unpublished, though essential, typescript entitled “Is the Science of the Possible Possible?”, suggesting that it is usefully read in terms of the emphasis on possibility and potentiality in Modernity and the Holocaust. Throughout these sections, I intersperse a reading of Modernity and the Holocaust in the light of this foundational work, presenting it as an exemplary form of critical sociology as active dystopia, which elucidates the possibility for barbarism residing within modern societies. Finally, I consider how his thinking situates him in a lineage of critical thought animated by the “active dystopia”, arguing that what is often mistaken for gloominess and pessimism is, in fact, a crucial resource for sociology in its speculative imagination of possible futures.
Quality of life in patients with PICC diagnosed with mesothelioma: Results of a multicenter epidemiological survey (LifePICC)
Authors: Bolgeo Tatiana , Di Matteo Roberta , Crivellari Stefania , Gatti Denise , Cassinari Antonella , Riccio Carmela , De Angelis Antonina , Delfanti Sara , Ferrero Elisabetta , Gnani Claudia , Riili Giuseppe , Maconi Antonio 
Published: October 2023

Background: Pleural mesothelioma (PM) is a rare and aggressive cancer. PICC devices are widely used in cancer patients. The aim of the study is to evaluate the quality of life of patients with PICC diagnosed with PM treated at the Hospital of Casale Monferrato and Alessandria (Italy), an area with a high incidence of asbestos-related diseases. Study design and methods: Longitudinal prospective observational study with data collection at PICC insertion (T0), after 3 months (T1), 6 months (T2), and 9 months (T3). Participants were aged >18 years, diagnosed with PM, eligible for PICC insertion. Questionnaires used: EORTC QLQ-C30, EORTC QLQ-LC13, and HADS rating scale. Results: Twenty-eight patients were enrolled. The mean age was 68.93 years (SD 9.13), mostly male (57.1%). The most frequent cancer stage at diagnosis was III (39.3%), then I (32.1%), and IV (21.4%). 85.7% were treated with chemotherapy, 14.3% also with immunotherapy. 96.4% of patients reported no complications during PICC implantation. The perception of health status and quality of life, measured on a scale of 1–7, was in line with an average score of 5 during the evaluation period. The total anxiety and depression score remained normal for most patients (0–7). Conclusions: The PICC management involved a multidisciplinary team with different skills: study findings revealed the key role that dedicated nurses play in PICC placement and ensuring patient problems are promptly addressed. From our study results, PICC placement does not seem to negatively impact the patient’s quality of life.
Surgical Management of Swan Neck Deformity Following Mallet Finger Injury: A Review of 25 Patients Over 20 Years
Authors: Rode Matthew M. , Mullen Barbara L. , Zhu Agnes Q. , Helsper Elizabeth A. , Moran Steven L. 
Published: October 2023

Introduction: Swan neck deformity develops as a sequela of chronic mallet finger. Surgical management can include soft tissue reconstruction or distal interphalangeal joint (DIPJ) fusion. Studies examining the incidence and management of posttraumatic swan neck deformity following mallet fracture are limited. Methods: A retrospective, single-institution review of patients undergoing surgical management of swan neck deformity following a traumatic mallet finger from 2000 to 2021 was performed. Patients with preexisting rheumatoid arthritis were excluded. Injury, preoperative clinical, and surgical characteristics were recorded along with postoperative outcomes and complications. Results: Twenty-five patients were identified who had surgical intervention for swan neck deformity. Sixty-four percent of mallet fingers were chronic. Median time to development of mallet finger was 2 months. Twelve (48%) mallet fingers were Doyle class I, 6 (24%) were class III, and 7 (28%) were class IVB. Forty percent of injuries failed nonoperative splinting trials. Sixteen (64%) underwent primary DIPJ arthrodesis, 8 (32%) underwent DIPJ pinning, and 1 underwent open reduction and internal fixation of mallet fracture. The complication rate was 50% overall, and 33% of surgeries experienced major complications. The overall reoperation rate was 33%. Proximal interphalangeal joint hyperextension improved by 11° on average. Median follow-up was 61.2 months. Conclusions: The development of symptomatic swan neck deformity following traumatic mallet finger injury is rare. All patients warrant an attempt at nonsurgical management. Attempts at surgical correction had a high rate of complications, and DIPJ fusion appeared to provide the most reliable solution.
The impact of feedback training on prediction of cancer clinical trial results
Authors: Doussau Adélaïde , Kane Patrick , Peppercorn Jeffrey , Feustel Aden C , Ganeshamoorthy Sylviya , Kekre Natasha , Benjamin Daniel M , Kimmelman Jonathan 
Published: October 2023

Introduction Funders must make difficult decisions about which squared treatments to prioritize for randomized trials. Earlier research suggests that experts have no ability to predict which treatments will vindicate their promise. We tested whether a brief training module could improve experts’ trial predictions. Methods We randomized a sample of breast cancer and hematology–oncology experts to the presence or absence of a feedback training module where experts predicted outcomes for five recently completed randomized controlled trials and received feedback on accuracy. Experts then predicted primary outcome attainment for a sample of ongoing randomized controlled trials. Prediction skill was assessed by Brier scores, which measure the average deviation between their predictions and actual outcomes. Secondary outcomes were discrimination (ability to distinguish between positive and non-positive trials) and calibration (higher predictions reflecting higher probability of trials being positive). Results A total of 148 experts (46 for breast cancer, 54 for leukemia, and 48 for lymphoma) were randomized between May and December 2017 and included in the analysis (1217 forecasts for 25 trials). Feedback did not improve prediction skill (mean Brier score for control: 0.22, 95% confidence interval = 0.20–0.24 vs feedback arm: 0.21, 95% confidence interval = 0.20–0.23; p = 0.51). Control and feedback arms showed similar discrimination (area under the curve = 0.70 vs 0.73, p = 0.24) and calibration (calibration index = 0.01 vs 0.01, p = 0.81). However, experts in both arms offered predictions that were significantly more accurate than uninformative forecasts of 50% (Brier score = 0.25). Discussion A short training module did not improve predictions for cancer trial results. However, expert communities showed unexpected ability to anticipate positive trials. Pre-registration record: https://aspredicted.org/4ka6r.pdf .
α2-Macroglobulin Promotes Chondrocyte Proliferation and Cartilage Matrix Synthesis via Inducing PCNA
Authors: Guo Hailing , Wang Shaowei , Zhang Yang , Sun Jian , Guo Li , Pang Jian , Zhan Hongsheng 
Published: October 2023

Objectives α2-Macroglobulin (A2M) can prevent cartilage degeneration by blocking many types of cartilage-degrading enzymes, but the mechanism remains to be clarified. This study aimed to test that A2M protects against cartilage degeneration by promoting chondrocyte proliferation and cartilage matrix synthesis via inducing proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). Design The cartilage degeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) model was evaluated by Safranin O-fast green staining, and articular cartilage degeneration was graded using the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI)-modified Mankin criteria. The chondrocyte proliferation was detected by 5-Bromodeoxyuridinc (BrdU), MTT, and Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK8) methods. The chondrocyte apoptosis was detected by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay and Annexin PI staining with the flow cytometer. The glycosaminoglycan (sGAG) and aggrecan in culture supernatant were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was used to analyze the type II collagen and aggrecan mRNA expression. The PCNA protein expression was analyzed by western blot and immunofluorescent staining. Results A2M can attenuate cartilage degeneration in ACLT rats. The OARSI scores for cartilage degeneration in the A2M group were lower than those in the phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) group. A2M can promote chondrocyte proliferation and inhibit chondrocyte apoptosis, promote the cartilage matrix synthesis in chondrocytes (type II collagen and aggrecan), and culture supernatant (sGAG and aggrecan). At the same time, it also up-regulated the PCNA protein expression in chondrocytes. Conclusions A2M can promote chondrocyte proliferation and cartilage matrix synthesis via inducing PCNA expression.
COVID-19 Preparedness, Stressors, and Data-Driven Solutions for Healthcare Workers at a Regional Rural-Urban Hospital System: A Longitudinal Total Worker Health® Study
Authors: Jaegers Lisa A. , McAndrew Rose , Cornelius Andrea , Scott Susan D. , Pridgeon Sean , El Ghaziri Mazen , Bello Jennifer K. 
Published: October 2023

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, healthcare workers were devastated by the insufficient preparedness to respond to their patients’ and personal health needs. A gap exists in resources to prevent or reduce acute and long-term healthcare worker mental illnesses resulting from COVID-19 frontline response. Methods: We performed an exploratory, mixed methods, longitudinal study of healthcare workers at a regional rural-urban hospital system in the Midwest United States during the COVID-19 response (4 timepoints, 2020). Using the Total Worker Health® (TWH) participatory needs assessment approach, self-identified frontline COVID-19 workers participated in a survey including Health-Related Quality of Life, Impact of Event Scale, and a modified version of the American Nursing Association COVID-19 survey; and a hospital timeline tracked system-level activities. Findings: Response rate at Timepoint (T)1 was 21.7% ( N = 39) and of those, 14 (36%) completed all four surveys. From T1 to T4, the rate of COVID-19 patients steadily increased, staff exceeded the threshold for post-traumatic stress disorder at T1 and T4; staff reported not enough rest or sleep 50% of the month, T1-T4. Helpfulness of family support increased but community support decreased, T1-T4. Concerns with performing new tasks increased; the challenges related to lack of protective equipment and negative media decreased. Workers wanted to be involved in decision-making, desired timely communication, and needed adequate physical, environmental, and psychological supports. Conclusions/Applications for Practice: Utilization of a TWH® strategy for describing health needs, hospital response, and multi-level staff suggestions to workplace health solutions during the COVID-19 pandemic identified evidence-based health promotion interventions in a hospital system.
Effect of Mandatory and Voluntary Overtime Hours on Stress Among 9-1-1 Telecommunicators
Authors: Park Seungeun , Meischke Hendrika , Lim Sungwon 
Published: October 2023

Background: 9-1-1 telecommunicators are frequently exposed to indirect traumatic events that impact their mental and physical health and are often required to work overtime with rotating shifts. Previous studies reported various harmful effects of overtime on the health and well-being of workers, such as musculoskeletal injuries, burnout, low job satisfaction, fatigue, and intent to leave. However, there is limited research on the impact of overtime hours on 9-1-1 telecommunicators’ stress symptoms, especially mandatory overtime hours. This study aimed to examine the relationship between overtime hours—mandatory and voluntary—and the level of stress symptoms among 9-1-1 telecommunicators. Methods: We used secondary data from the surveys of the “Multi-tasking to hyper-tasking: Investigating the impact of Next Generation 9-1-1” study for analysis. Linear mixed-effects regression was applied to examine the association of overtime hours with the stress level. Results: Of the 403 participants, 47.6% reported that they were required to work mandatory overtime, and the mean mandatory overtime was 7.51 ( SD = 12.78) hours in the past month. 58.3% reported working voluntary overtime, and the mean voluntary overtime was 11.63 ( SD = 17.48) hours. This study found that mandatory overtime hours were associated with an increase in self-reported stress symptoms (β = 0.30, p = .002), whereas no significant association was found between voluntary overtime and the level of stress symptoms (β = −0.01, p = .885). Conclusion/Application to Practice: Study results highlight the importance of reducing mandatory overtime in call centers as one possible strategy for reducing stress levels among this critical workforce.
Efficacy of rhBMP-2 and Cellular Bone Matrix in the Revision of Alveolar Bone Grafting
Authors: Harrison Lucas M. , Hallac Rami R. , Seaward James R. , Kane Alex A. , Park Yong Jong 
Published: October 2023

Objective: This study presents a novel approach that utilizes recombinant human bone morphogenic protein 2 (rhBMP-2) and cellular bone matrix (CBM) for revision alveolar bone graft (ABG) in unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) and bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP) patients following failed autologous ABG. Methods: A case series of 14 UCLP and 4 BCLP patients who had failed autologous ABG with revision ABG with rhBMP-2 and CBM. Review of demographics, operative data, Bergland score, and alveolar cleft gap volume was performed. Results: Revision ABG had short operative times and low blood loss in both UCLP and BCLP. No postoperative complications were found in either revision group. Repeat ABG surgery was required in one patient. Bergland score improved from 3.86 ± 0.53to 1.21 ± 0.80 in the UCLP group and from 3.75 ± 0.50to 1.00 ± 0.00 in the BCLP group. The cleft volume decreased by 83.62 ± 9.78% in UCLP and by 86.73 ± 13.65% in the BCLP group. Conclusions: Revision ABG with rhBMP-2 and CBM is a successful and reliable approach. This method has decreased operative time and no postoperative complications. Most patients achieved clinically successful grafting with canine eruption. Both UCLP and BCLP groups saw a significant decrease in alveolar cleft gap volume.