bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Infaunal invertebrate community relationships to water column and sediment abiotic conditions
Authors: McGarrigle Samantha A. , Hunt Heather L. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractInfaunal invertebrates are affected by the overlying water and the sediment in which they live. Therefore, understanding how these environmental conditions impact infauna is critical for evaluating how they may respond to future changes in these conditions due to climate change. Here, we considered which abiotic variables, for example, salinity, sediment characteristics (i.e. mean grain size, sorting), and water column and sediment carbonate chemistry, influence infaunal invertebrate communities and juvenile bivalve abundance at intertidal sites. We used data from sites in two regions in New Brunswick, Canada with contrasting tidal regimes and oceanographic conditions, the Bay of Fundy and the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. We were particularly interested in bivalve recruitment due to the importance of bivalves in ecosystem services and predicted sensitivity to climate change impacts. Using data collected in 2020 and 2021, statistical modeling was done to determine which abiotic variables were potential drivers of multivariate community composition as well as species richness, total abundance, and juvenile bivalve abundance. We found that carbonate chemistry variables, both sediment and water, explained a large amount of variation (~ 7–44%) in infaunal invertebrate communities in the two regions in both our multivariate and univariate analyses. Sediment pH explained the most variation (16.9%) in the multivariate analyses for the Bay of Fundy sites. However, in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, salinity explained the most variation (9.8%) in the multivariate community composition. In the univariate modeling, alkalinity, either water column or sediment, was included in all top models for all four dependent variables, suggesting the importance of this carbonate chemistry variable for bivalves and infaunal communities. Climate change is expected to have large impacts on carbonate chemistry conditions in the oceans, specifically pH, carbonate availability, and alkalinity. The influence of carbonate chemistry parameters on infaunal invertebrate communities in these regions shows the potential sensitivity these animals have to future oceanic conditions.
Femoral anteversion change is associated with ischiofemoral impingement after total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective CT evaluation
Authors: Marth Adrian A. , Goller Sophia S. , Sutter Reto 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Objectives
We evaluated the relationship between femoral anteversion (FA), FA change, and ischiofemoral impingement (IFI) and the relationship between FA, femoral offset (FO), and greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) after total hip arthroplasty (THA).

Materials and methods
In this retrospective study, two readers assessed FA and FO on CT images of 197 patients following primary THA with an anterior surgical approach between 2014 and 2021. FA change was calculated relative to preoperative CT, while FO change was calculated relative to preoperative radiographs and classified as decreased (≥−5 mm), increased (≥ + 5 mm), or restored (± 5 mm). Clinical and imaging data were analyzed for IFI and GTPS after surgery. Group differences were evaluated using Student’s t-test, chi-square analysis, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis.

Results
The change in FA was 3.6 ± 3.3° to a postoperative FA of 22.5 ± 6.8°, while FO increased by 1.7 ± 3.5 mm to a postoperative FO of 42.9 ± 7.1 mm. FA and FA change were higher in patients with IFI (p ≤ 0.006), while no significant difference was observed for patients with and without GTPS (p ≥ 0.122). IFI was more common in females (p = 0.023). In the ROC analysis, an AUC of 0.859 was observed for FA change to predict IFI, whereas the AUC value was 0.726 for FA alone. No significant difference was found for FO change in patients with and without IFI or GTPS (p ≥ 0.187).

Conclusion
Postoperative FA, FA change, and female sex were associated with IFI after anterior-approached THA. The change in FA was a better predictor of IFI than absolute postoperative FA alone.

Clinical relevance statement
The findings of this study suggest that preservation of the preoperative femoral anteversion may reduce postoperative ischiofemoral impingement in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty.

Key Points
• Higher postoperative femoral anteversion and anteversion change were associated with ischiofemoral impingement.
• Femoral anteversion change was a better predictor of impingement than absolute postoperative anteversion.
• No significant association was found between femoral offset and postoperative hip pain.
One seasonal clock fits all?
Authors: Michel Stephan , Kervezee Laura 
Published: November 2023

AbstractAdaptation of physiology and behavior to seasonal changes in the environment are for many organisms essential for survival. Most of our knowledge about the underlying mechanisms comes from research on photoperiodic regulation of reproduction in plants, insects and mammals. However, even humans, who mostly live in environments with minimal seasonal influences, show annual rhythms in physiology (e.g., immune activity, brain function), behavior (e.g., sleep–wake cycles) and disease prevalence (e.g., infectious diseases). As seasonal variations in environmental conditions may be drastically altered due to climate change, the understanding of the mechanisms underlying seasonal adaptation of physiology and behavior becomes even more relevant. While many species have developed specific solutions for dedicated tasks of photoperiodic regulation, we find a number of common principles and mechanisms when comparing insect and mammalian systems: (1) the circadian system contributes to photoperiodic regulation; (2) similar signaling molecules (VIP and PDF) are used for transferring information from the circadian system to the neuroendocrine system controlling the photoperiodic response; (3) the hormone melatonin participates in seasonal adaptation in insects as well as mammals; and (4) changes in photoperiod affect neurotransmitter function in both animal groups. The few examples of overlap elaborated in this perspective article, as well as the discussion on relevance for humans, should be seen as encouragement to unravel the machinery of seasonal adaptation in a multitude of organisms.
Cortical excitation/inhibition ratios in patients with major depression treated with electroconvulsive therapy: an EEG analysis
Authors: Stuiver Sven , Pottkämper Julia C. M. , Verdijk Joey P. A. J. , ten Doesschate Freek , Aalbregt Eva , van Putten Michel J. A. M. , Hofmeijer Jeannette , van Waarde Jeroen A. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for major depression, but its working mechanisms are poorly understood. Modulation of excitation/inhibition (E/I) ratios may be a driving factor. Here, we estimate cortical E/I ratios in depressed patients and study whether these ratios change over the course of ECT in relation to clinical effectiveness. Five-minute resting-state electroencephalography (EEG) recordings of 28 depressed patients were recorded before and after their ECT course. Using a novel method based on critical dynamics, functional E/I (fE/I) ratios in the frequency range of 0.5–30 Hz were estimated in frequency bins of 1 Hz for the whole brain and for pre-defined brain regions. Change in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) score was used to estimate clinical effectiveness. To account for test–retest variability, repeated EEG recordings from an independent sample of 31 healthy controls (HC) were included. At baseline, no differences in whole brain and regional fE/I ratios were found between patients and HC. At group level, whole brain and regional fE/I ratios did not change over the ECT course. However, in responders, frontal fE/I ratios in the frequencies 12–28 Hz increased significantly (pFDR < 0.05 [FDR = false discovery rate]) over the ECT course. In non-responders and HC, no changes occurred over time. In this sample, frontal fE/I ratios increased over the ECT course in relation to treatment response. Modulation of frontal fE/I ratios may be an important mechanism of action of ECT.
What it takes to reduce sitting at work: a pilot study on the effectiveness and correlates of a multicomponent intervention
Authors: Porath Jannik , Schmidt Laura I. , Möckel Juliane , Dold Chiara , Hennerkes Lisa , Haussmann Alexander 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Objective
This study aimed to assess the feasibility and effects of a simple-to-implement multicomponent intervention to reduce sedentary time of office workers.

Methods
Six groups of eight to ten office workers took part in the two-week Leicht Bewegt intervention. Participants completed questionnaires at baseline (T0, n = 52), after 2 weeks (T1, n = 46), and after 5 weeks (T2, n = 38), including subjective sedentary measures and social-cognitive variables based on the health action process approach (HAPA). Objective sedentary measures were obtained using activPAL trackers.

Results
The intention to reduce sedentary behavior during work increased significantly from T0 to T1. Participants’ objective and subjective sitting time decreased significantly from T0 to T1, corresponding to an average decrease per 8-h-workday of 55 min (d = − .66) or 74 min (d = − 1.14), respectively. This reduction persisted (for subjective sitting time) at T2 (d = − 1.08). Participants indicated a high satisfaction with the intervention.

Conclusions
The Leicht Bewegt intervention offers a feasible and effective opportunity to reduce sedentary behavior at work. Randomized controlled trials including longer follow-up time periods are needed to validate its benefits in different workplaces.
Impact of autoimmune gastritis on chronic urticaria in paediatric patients – pathophysiological point of views
Authors: Bufka J. , Sýkora J. , Vaňková L. , Gutová V. , Kačerová Š. , Daum O. , Schwarz J. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractWe would like to provide an updated comprehensive perspective and identify the components linked to chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) without specific triggers in autoimmune atrophic gastritis (AAG). AAG is an organ-specific autoimmune disease that affects the corpus-fundus gastric mucosa. Although we lack a unified explanation of the underlying pathways, when considering all paediatric patients reported in the literature, alterations result in gastric neuroendocrine enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cell proliferation and paracrine release of histamine. Several mechanisms have been proposed for the pathogenesis of CSU, with much evidence pointing towards AAG and ECL cell responses, which may be implicated as potential factors contributing to CSU. The excessive production/release of histamine into the bloodstream could cause or trigger exacerbations of CSU in AAG, independent of Helicobacter pylori; thus, the release of histamine from ECL cells may be the primary modulator.Conclusion: Considering the understanding of these interactions, recognising the respective roles of AAG in the pathogenesis of CSU may strongly impact the diagnostic workup and management of unexplained/refractory CSU and may inform future research and interventions in the paediatric population.

What is Known:• Autoimmune atrophic gastritis is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory disease characterised by the destruction of the oxyntic mucosa in the gastric body and fundus, mucosal atrophy, and metaplastic changes.• Autoimmune atrophic gastritis in paediatric patients is important because of the poor outcome and risk of malignancy and possibly underestimated entities primarily reported in single-case reports.

What is New:• Upper gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders, independent of H. pylori, have been implicated as potential inducing factors in the development of chronic spontaneous urticaria.• If a paediatric patient presents with symptoms such as anaemia, reduced vitamin B12 levels, recurrent urticaria with no other detectable aetiology, positive anti-parietal cell antibodies, and elevated gastrin levels, autoimmune atrophic gastritis should be considered a possible cause of chronic urticaria.
A case report of two instances of colorectal hepatoid adenocarcinoma, accompanied by a comprehensive literature review
Authors: Zhang Ran , Yu Yi , Zheng Jinxiu , Pi Sijie , Li Junhe , Chen Jun 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Objective
The study aimed to explore the clinical and pathological characteristics, survival outcomes, and prognostic factors of colorectal hepatoid adenocarcinoma.

Methods
We performed two cases of colorectal hepatoid adenocarcinoma treated at the Oncology Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University. We also reviewed literature up to the present and performed a retrospective study of colorectal hepatoid adenocarcinoma.

Results
Among the 39 patients included in this study, 28 had primary tumors in the colon, 9 in the rectum, and 2 in the rectosigmoid junction. The median age was 52 years (range 31–75 years); 28 patients (71.8%) were male. Out of the 32 patients for whom survival data were available, 24 patients succumbed to disease-related causes. The median overall survival of 32 patients was 8 months, with 1-year and 2-year overall survival rates of 31.0% and 16.0%, respectively. Univariate analysis revealed that depth of infiltration, presence of liver metastases, TNM stage, and the completeness of surgical resection were significantly associated with the overall survival period of colorectal hepatoid adenocarcinoma.

Conclusion
Colorectal hepatoid adenocarcinoma exhibits a high degree of aggressiveness and poor prognosis. The major strategy for early-stage HAC was radical surgery and chemoradiotherapy demonstrates limited efficacy for extending survival.
Reproductive psychiatric advance directives: promoting autonomy for perinatal people with serious mental illness diagnoses
Authors: Dossett Emily C. , Castañeda-Cudney Sonja L. , Nguyen Michelle T. , Olgun Melisa , Wang Jennifer , Myrick Keris Jän , Hallmark Laurie , Saks Elyn R. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractPeople with serious mental illness (SMI) diagnoses who become pregnant are particularly vulnerable to symptom recurrence and resulting potential lack of decision-making capacity (Taylor et al. J Psychiatr Res 104:100-107, 2018; Bagadia et al. Int J Soc Psychiatry 66:792-798, 2020). In these situations, prenatal and behavioral health providers have little legally viable guidance on what medical and/or psychiatric care the patient desires (Aneja and Arora Indian J Med Ethics V:133-139, 2020). We created a “Reproductive Psychiatric Advance Directive (PAD),” grounded in Reproductive Justice principles, that promotes patient autonomy by proactively articulating perinatal medical and psychiatric care preferences. We conducted a medical and legal literature review using two sets of terms related to (1) PADs and (2) reproductive health. We convened an expert working group of legal, medical, psychiatric, peer, and advocacy leaders and community-based organizations to develop a Reproductive PAD. Our literature review yielded no results about Reproductive PADs. We created de novo a Reproductive PAD template with sections on medical and psychiatric history, informed consent for critical medical and psychiatric care, family planning and custody preferences, and optional sections on abortion and on electroconvulsive therapy. The Reproductive PAD provides a possible legal mechanism for people of childbearing age with SMI diagnoses to articulate their medical and psychiatric care choices around reproduction and pregnancy. Future research should evaluate the Reproductive PAD as an effective tool for protecting patient autonomy during pregnancy and postpartum and guiding medical and psychiatric providers.
Effect of preoperative chemotherapy on the histopathological classification of gastric cancer
Authors: Caspers I. A. , Biesma H. D. , Wiklund K. , Pontén F. , Lind P. , Nordsmark M. , Sikorska K. , Meershoek-KleinKranenbarg E. , Hartgrink H. H. , van de Velde C. J. H. , van Sandick J. W. , Verheij M. , Cats A. , van Grieken N. C. T. 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Background
In the era of individualized gastric cancer (GC) treatment, accurate determination of histological subtype becomes increasingly relevant. As yet, it is unclear whether preoperative chemotherapy may affect the histological subtype. The aim of this study was to assess concordance in histological subtype between pretreatment biopsies and surgical resection specimens before and after the introduction of perioperative treatment.

Methods
Histological subtype was centrally determined in paired GC biopsies and surgical resection specimens of patients treated with either surgery alone (SA) in the Dutch D1/D2 study or with preoperative chemotherapy (CT) in the CRITICS trial. The histological subtype as determined in the resection specimen was considered the gold standard. Concordance rates and sensitivity and specificity of intestinal, diffuse, mixed, and “other” subtypes of GC were analyzed.

Results
In total, 105 and 515 pairs of GC biopsies and resection specimens of patients treated in the SA and CT cohorts, respectively, were included. Overall concordance in the histological subtype was 72% in the SA and 74% in the CT cohort and substantially higher in the diffuse subtype (83% and 86%) compared to the intestinal (70% and 74%), mixed (21% and 33%) and “other” subtypes (54% and 54%). In the SA cohort, sensitivities and specificities were 0.88 and 0.71 in the intestinal, 0.67 and 0.93 in the diffuse, 0.20 and 0.98 in the mixed, and 0.50 and 0.93 in the “other” subtypes, respectively.

Conclusion
Our results suggest that accurate determination of histological subtype on gastric cancer biopsies is suboptimal but that the impact of preoperative chemotherapy on histological subtype is negligible.
Investigation of a method to estimate the average speed of sound using phase variances of element signals for ultrasound compound imaging
Authors: Nagaoka Ryo , Omura Masaaki , Hasegawa Hideyuki 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Purpose
In the receive beamforming of an ultrasonography system, a B-mode image is reconstructed by assuming an average speed of sound (SoS) as a constant value. In our previous studies, we proposed a method for estimating the average SoS based on the coherence factor (CF) and the reciprocal of phase variances of element signals in delay-and-sum (DAS) beamforming. In this paper, we investigate the accuracy of estimation of the average SoS for compound imaging.

Methods
For this purpose, two numerical simulations were performed with k-Wave software. Also, the estimation methods based on the CF and the reciprocal were applied to in vivo data from the common carotid artery, and B-mode images were reconstructed using the estimated average SoS.

Results
In the first numerical simulation using an inhomogeneous phantom, the relationship between the accuracy and the transmission angles for the estimation was investigated, and the root mean squared errors (RMSEs) of estimates obtained based on the CF and the reciprocal of the phase variance were 1.25 ± 0.09, and 0.765 ± 0.17% at the transmission sequence of steering angles of (− 10°, − 5°, 0°, 5°, 10°), respectively. In the second numerical simulation using a cyst phantom, lateral resolutions were improved by reconstructing the image using the estimates obtained using the proposed strategy (reciprocal). By the proposed strategy, improvement of the continuity of the lumen–intima interface in the lateral direction was observed in the in vivo experiment.

Conclusion
Consequently, the results indicated that the proposed strategy was beneficial for estimation of the average SoS and image reconstruction.
The Performance of GRAMM-SCI and WRF in Simulating the Surface-Energy Budget and Thermally Driven Winds in an Alpine Valley
Authors: Simonet Gaspard , Oettl Dietmar , Lehner Manuela 
Published: November 2023

AbstractUsing WRF as a benchmark, GRAMM-SCI simulations are performed for a case study of thermally driven valley- and slope winds in the Inn Valley, Austria. A clear-sky, synoptically undisturbed day was selected when large spatial heterogeneities occur in the components of the surface-energy budget driven by local terrain and land-use characteristics. The models are evaluated mainly against observations from four eddy-covariance stations in the valley. While both models are able to capture the main characteristics of the surface-energy budget and the locally driven wind field, a few overall deficiencies are identified: (i) Since the surface-energy budget is closed in the models, whereas large residuals are observed, the models generally tend to overestimate the daytime sensible and latent heat fluxes. (ii) The partitioning of the available energy into sensible and latent heat fluxes remains relatively constant in the simulations, whereas the observed Bowen ratio decreases continuously throughout the day because of a temporal shift between the maxima in sensible and latent heat fluxes, which is not captured by the models. (iii) The comparison between model results and observations is hampered by differences between the real land use and the vegetation type in the model. Recent modifications of the land-surface scheme in GRAMM-SCI improve the representation of nighttime katabatic winds over forested areas, reducing the modeled wind speeds to more realistic values.
Construction of Novel Z-scheme Heterojunction in ZnFe2O4/P25 @ MOF-5 Nanocomposite from Plastic Waste for Efficient Photodegradation of Aqueous BTX Under Visible Light
Authors: Abdel-Azim Samira M. , El-Desouki Doaa S. , Mady Amr H. , Aman Delvin 
Published: November 2023

AbstractAn innovative strategy to reduce water pollution is adsorption-assisted photocatalysis. A novel mesoporous heterogeneous adsorbent MOF-5-based photocatalysts were successfully synthesized by a green method from plastic waste through a one-step solvothermal process. Additionally, ZnFe2O4 nanocrystals were physically ground with commercial Degussa P25 at room temperature to prepare ZF/P nanocomposite catalysts. These catalysts demonstrated significant photocatalytic activity for the removal of BTX from wastewater. BTX was successfully degraded in an aqueous solution utilizing integrated adsorption and photocatalytic degradation using the newly developed ZF/P@MOF-5 samples with 0.01% of ZF/P. The in-depth characterization of the ZF/P@MOF-5 confirmed its positive physicochemical properties, such as porous nature, stability, high surface area, beneficial functional groups on its surface, and photocatalytic activity. PL spectroscopy also shows that the ZF/P-incorporated MOF-5 nanocomposite has a lower electron-hole recombination rate. The as-prepared ZF/P@MOF-5 mesoporous heterogeneous adsorbent-photocatalyst presented high adsorption and maximum degradation of BTX under visible radiations after 180 min. The reusability results demonstrated that 20 P/ZF @MOF-5 composite can be used effectively for up to four cycles, which makes the process more economical. This experimental study demonstrates that the novel ZF/P-incorporated MOF-5 is a potential route to producing photocatalysts for dissociating BTX wastewater that is highly effective, stable, economical, and sustainable.