bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Spun and Fleeced? Spinning, the Wool Tax, and Gendered Labour in the Ptolemaic Textile Industry
Authors: Dogaer Nico 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
This article proposes a new interpretation of the Ptolemaic wool tax, one of the best documented capitation taxes. The integration of Greek and Demotic sources makes clear that the women liable to this tax were involved in part-time spinning. This reinterpretation considerably enlarges our dataset for spinning, a crucial yet underrepresented stage in the manufacture of textiles. The article discusses the available evidence for spinning, the nature of the wool tax, and the implications for the organisation of the Ptolemaic textile industry and the role women played in it.
Effect of calcium phosphate/bovine serum albumin coated Al2O3–Ti biocomposites on osteoblast response
Authors: Sameni Hamid Reza , Arab Samaneh , Doostmohammadi Nesa , Bahraminasab Marjan 
Published: January 2024

Abstract

Objectives
The biological performance of aluminum oxide-titanium (Al2O3-Ti) composites requires special attention to achieve improved osteoblastic differentiation, and subsequent osseointegration/strong anchorage with the surrounding bone. Therefore, the aim of this study was to improve them by providing calcium phosphate (Ca-P)/bovine serum albumin (BSA) coating on their surfaces.

Methods
Ca-P/BSA coatings were prepared on the surfaces of 75vol.%Ti composites (75Ti-BSA) and pure Ti (100Ti-BSA as a control). The surface characteristics, phase analysis, micro-hardness, BSA release profile and biological responses including cytotoxicity, cell viability, differentiation, mineralization, and cell adhesion were evaluated.

Results
The results showed that lower cytotoxicity% and higher mitochondrial activity or viability % were associated with the samples with Ca-P/BSA coatings (particularly 75Ti-BSA having 21.3% cytotoxicity, 111.4% and 288.6% viability at day 1 and 7, respectively). Furthermore, the Ca-P/BSA coating could highly enhance the differentiation of pre-osteoblast cells into osteoblasts in 75Ti-BSA group (ALP concentration of 4.8 ng/ml). However, its influence on cell differentiation in 100Ti-BSA group was negligible. Similar results were also obtained from mineralization assay. The results on cell adhesion revealed that the Ca-P/BSA coated samples differently interacted with MC3T3-E1 cells; enlarged flat cells on 75Ti-BSA vs more spindle-shaped cells on 100Ti-BSA.

Conclusions
Ca-P/BSA coated Al2O3-Ti provided promising biological performance, superior to that of uncoated composites. Therefore, they have the potential to improve implant osseointegration.
The morphosyntactic alternation between exterior locative case affixes and postpositions in Estonian
Authors: Klavan Jane 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
This paper investigates three morphosyntactic alternations in Estonian – those between the exterior locative cases allative, adessive, and ablative and the corresponding postpositions peale ‘onto’, peal ‘on’, and pealt ‘off’. It is assumed that the influence of different predictors on speakers’ choices will be relatively stable in terms of the direction of those predictors, but the strength of these will vary. For each alternation, a random sample of the two outcomes (case vs. postposition) from the Estonian National Corpus is used, resulting in a total of 3,000 data points. Using properties of the landmark phrase as independent variables in mixed-effects logistic regression models, the choice of postpositions over case-marked realizations is predicted. The models fitted to the data confirm that the direction of the eight predictors investigated is the same across the alternations, with freqRatio, lemma, and mobility making the most significant contribution to the fit of all three models. The study further shows that the two alternating pairs that have a higher global frequency in Estonian (allative ∼ peale and adessive ∼ peal) behave in a similar way with respect to the predictors under study; the third, less frequent alternation (ablative ∼ pealt), differs from the other two in terms of the number and type of predictors that make a significant contribution to the model fit.
Multi-pass friction hardening treatment of Ti6Al4V alloy toward improved tribological properties
Authors: Shafaghatian Atiyeh , Taghiabadi Reza , Ahmadi Reza , Shahriyari Fatemeh , Emami Mohammad 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Multi-pass surface friction hardening was employed to modify the microstructure and enhance the tribology characteristics of the Ti6Al4V alloy. The process was performed by reciprocated sliding a flat-head WC-Co cylindrical pin tool on the alloy surface under different applied loads of 350, 700, 1050, and 1400 N. The sliding was conducted at different speeds of 45, 90, 180, 360, 720, and 900 mm min−1 for 30, 60, 90, 120, and 150 passes, respectively. Based on the hardness test and microstructural characterization results, the applied load of 1050 N, the sliding speed of 900 mm min−1, and the pass number of 60 (900-60 sample) were chosen as the optimum economic process parameters for the subsequent experiments. Performing surface friction hardening under the optimized conditions increased the surface hardness of the annealed sample from 350 HV1 to 564 HV1 showing an increase of about 60 %. Surface friction hardening was also found to substantially improve the tribology characteristics of the Ti6Al4V alloy. According to the obtained results, under the applied loads of 1 and 6 N, the wear rate and the average friction coefficient of the 900-60 sample were lower than those of the annealed one by 58 and 83 %, and 33 and 50 %, respectively.
The Classical Doctrine of the Eternal Processions and Creation ex nihilo
Authors: Hollingsworth Andrew 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
I argue that the classical doctrine of the eternal processions (CDEP) is inconsistent with the doctrine of creation ex nihilo (DCEN). More specifically, I argue that the metaphysical entailments of each doctrine are inconsistent with one another. According to the CDEP, God must be atemporal and immutable to avoid entailing some sort of ontological subordination obtaining between the Son and Spirit to the Father. On classical understandings of immutability, and thus atemporality, God experiences no change whatsoever, be that change intrinsic or extrinsic. According to the DCEN, there is a state of affairs in which God exists without the universe, and there exists a state of affairs in which God exists with the universe, entailing – at minimum that God extrinsically changes. As a result, the CDEP and the DCEN are inconsistent with one another and cannot both be affirmed within the same coherent theological system. One of the two, or both, should be rejected.
Glioblastoma with PRMT5 gene upregulation is a key target for tumor cell regression
Authors: Kurdi Maher , Fadul Motaz M. , Addas Bassam , Faizo Eyad , Bamaga Ahmed K. , Alsinani Taghreed , Katib Yousef , Alkhotani Alaa , Fathaddin Amany A. , Turkistani Alaa N. , Najjar Ahmed A. , Baeesa Saleh , Toonsi Fadi A. , Almansouri Majid , Alkhayyat Shadi 
Published: January 2024

Abstract

Objectives
Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) is an enzyme that regulates gene expression and protein function through arginine methylation. Its association with isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutation in Grade-4 astrocytoma was rarely investigated. Our aim was to aim to explore the association between IDH mutation and PRMT5 and its effect on tumor recurrence.

Methods
A retrospective cohort of 34 patients with Grade 4 astrocytoma has been tested for PRMT5 expression using protein and gene expression arrays. The impact of IDH-mutation and PRMT5 expression on tumor recurrence was explored.

Results
IDH-wildtype was detected in 13 tumors. PRMT5 protein was highly expressed in 30 tumors and the expression was low in four tumors. PRMT5 gene expression was upregulated in 33 tumors and downregulated in a single tumor case. Tumors with different PRMT5 gene expressions and IDH mutation were found to have a significant statistical difference in recurrence-free interval (RFI) (p-value<0.001). IDH-wildtype glioblastoma with upregulated PRMT5 gene or protein expression showed earlier tumor recurrence compared to IDH-mutant Grade 4 astrocytoma with upregulated PRMT5 expression.

Conclusions
The association between IDH mutation and PRMT5 in IDH-mutant Grade 4 astrocytoma or IDH-wildtype glioblastoma is indirectly bidirectional. PRMT5 upregulation in glioblastoma can lead to increased cell proliferation and tumor regrowth.
Definition of the pnictogen bond (IUPAC Recommendations 2023)
Authors: Resnati Giuseppe , Bryce David L. , Desiraju Gautam R. , Frontera Antonio , Krossing Ingo , Legon Anthony C. , Metrangolo Pierangelo , Nicotra Francesco , Rissanen Kari , Scheiner Steve , Terraneo Giancarlo 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
This recommendation proposes a definition for the term “pnictogen bond”; the term pnictogen bond designates a subset of the attractive interactions between an electrophilic region on a pnictogen atom in a molecular entity and a nucleophilic region in another, or the same, molecular entity.
Theorizing impoliteness: a Levinasian perspective
Authors: Xie Chaoqun , Fan Weina 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Despite the fact that impoliteness research has spanned over three decades, it has been conceptualized persistently in terms of politeness as its binary opposite. In this paper, we endeavor to provide a theoretical framework for studying impoliteness as significant communicative practice. We aim to introduce Levinas’ face as an alternative to Goffman’s face and identify impoliteness with Levinas’ face for the reason that Levinas’ face, featuring absolute difference, can only be expressed through the discourse of resistance which manifests in various phenomena commonly categorized as impoliteness. We also argue that impoliteness is essentially the discourse of the authentic Self whose uncompromising difference, though potentially resulting in conflictive phenomena, facilitates understanding between individuals, not as actors, but as unique beings with their individualities and differences. We further contend that impoliteness is ethical in that the discourse of resistance does not aim for power but calls for respect for individual difference as well as responsibility for the Other in an effort to seek equality in human relations which are fundamentally power-laden and unequal. We also provide a case study to apply our theoretical construction of impoliteness to a literary classic, namely, Herman Melville’s “Bartleby, the Scrivener” to illustrate our main points.
Origins of money: a Motivation & Sedimentation Model (MSM) analysis
Authors: Oakley Todd , Zlatev Jordan 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Few other social technologies and institutions are more consequential to human societies than money. Yet money remains a deeply perplexing phenomenon. On the one hand, it is a pan-human system of valuation, but on the other, it is conventional and variable in its uses. While it is controversial if money instantiates a fully-fledged sign system, it is rife with semiotic capacities. To present an illuminating analysis of money is thus a test case for the Motivation & Sedimentation Model (MSM) of meaning making, with roots in the phenomenology of Husserl and Merleau-Ponty. Using MSM, we analyze two origin accounts of money: the commodity money account evidenced in archaic and classical Greek coinage, and the credit money account exemplified by early findings in Mesopotamia. Both accounts focus on the interactions between the three levels of MSM: the pre-signitive Embodied, the cultural Sedimented, and the interactional Situated levels of meaning and propose different series of “loops” to account for the genesis of money. Despite key differences in the two origins, both imply semiotic processes operating according to motivated, and hence non-arbitrary, conventions developing within institutional formations that ultimately influenc present-day concepts of money.
Quantum-mechanical treatment of two particles in a potential box
Authors: Mann Gottfried 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
In classical physics, there is a basic principle, namely “A particle cannot be located at the position of another one on the same time.” Which consequences can be derived if this principle is transferred into quantum physics? For doing that, two distinguishable particles are considered to be trapped in a potential box by means of the Schrödinger equation. In result, the particles can necessarily be located only at discrete positions.
Marijuana Use and Breastfeeding: A Survey of Newborn Nurseries
Authors: Chang Pearl W. , Goyal Neera K. , Chung Esther K. 
Published: January 2024

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
Marijuana use has increased nationally and is the most common federally illicit substance used during pregnancy. This study aimed to describe hospital practices and nursery director knowledge and attitudes regarding marijuana use and breastfeeding and assess the association between breastfeeding restrictions and provider knowledge, geographic region, and state marijuana legalization status. We hypothesized that there would be associations between geography and/or state legalization and hospital practices regarding breastfeeding with perinatal marijuana use.

METHODS
A cross-sectional, 31-question survey was sent electronically to the 110 US hospital members of the Academic Pediatric Association’s Better Outcomes through Research for Newborns (BORN) network. Survey responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics to report frequencies. For comparisons, χ2 and Fisher exact tests were used to determine statistical significance.

RESULTS
Sixty-nine (63%) BORN nursery directors across 38 states completed the survey. For mothers with a positive cannabinoid screen at delivery, 16% of hospitals universally or selectively restrict breastfeeding. Most (96%) nursery directors reported that marijuana use while breastfeeding is “somewhat” (70%) or “very harmful” (26%). The majority was aware of the potential negative impact of prenatal marijuana use on learning and behavior. There were no consistent statistical associations between breastfeeding restrictions and provider marijuana knowledge, geographic region, or state marijuana legalization status.

CONCLUSIONS
BORN newborn clinicians report highly variable and unpredictable breastfeeding support practices for mothers with perinatal marijuana use. Further studies are needed to establish evidence-based practices and to promote consistent, equitable care of newborns with perinatal marijuana exposure.
Effect of folic acid on isoprenaline-induced myocardial injury in rats
Authors: Sobot Tanja , Bajic Zorislava , Skrbic Ranko , Uletilovic Snezana , Mandic-Kovacevic Nebojsa , Cvjetkovic Tanja , Malicevic Ugljesa , Djukanovic Djordje , Bojic Milica Gajic , Jovicic Sanja , Barudzija Maja , Stojiljkovic Milos P. , Djuric Dragan M. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractBackgroundIsoprenaline (ISO), a synthetic catecholamine and a β-adrenoceptor agonist, is widely used to develop an experimental model of myocardial injury (MI) in rats. The leading hypothesis for ISO-induced MI in rats is that it results from catecholamine overstimulation, oxidative stress, inflammatory responses, and development of cardiomyopathy during ISO administration. Folic acid (FA) reduces oxidative stress, improves endothelial function and prevents apoptosis, thereby contributing to cardiovascular protection. This study aimed to investigate the potentially protective effect of FA pretreatment on ISO-induced MI in rats.MethodsFor 7 days, adult male Wistar albino rats were pretreated with 5 mg/kg/day of FA. On the sixth and seventh days, MI in rats was induced by administering 85 mg/kg/day of ISO. Prooxidant markers in plasma samples, antioxidant capacity in erythrocyte lysates, cardiac damage markers, lipid profile, electrocardiography (ECG) and histopathological analysis were evaluated.ResultsFA pretreatment significantly alleviated changes induced by ISO; it decreased the homocysteine and high-sensitivity troponin I level. FA moderately decreased the reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels (superoxide anion radical, hydrogen peroxide and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances) and improved the antioxidant activities of catalase, superoxide dismutase and reduced glutathione. ISO reduced the nitrite level and FA significantly alleviated this change.ConclusionIt can be concluded that FA, as a mild antioxidant, could be an appropriate cardioprotective substance in the rat model of ISO-induced MI.
Sex differences in type 2 diabetes genetic susceptibility
Authors: Avzaletdinova D. S. , Morugova T. V. , Kochetova O. V. 
Published: January 2024

Introduction. In the last few years gender and sex differences in type 2 diabetes (T2D) predisposition are paid much attention. This gap can be caused by the hormonal and genetic background and require further traits.Aim. The aim of this study was to identify genetic markers of T2D predisposition depending on sex using 17 polymorphic markers of genes involved in various links of T2D pathogenesis.Material and Methods. 536 patients with T2D and 1,476 healthy individuals were examined. Amplification of 17 polymorphic gene loci was performed by polymerase chain reaction. Associations of DNA polymorphisms with T2D were evaluated by logistic regression using the SNPStats program. The degree of association was assessed in the odds ratio (OR) scores. Correction for multiplicity of comparisons and multivariate analysis was used.Results. The genotypes of increased T2D risk for men are CC of CCL20 rs6749704 marker (OR = 3.85, P = 0.0002) in recessive model, D/I of CCR5 rs333 marker (OR = 4.42, P = 0.0208); by GRIA1 marker rs2195450 - CT and TT in the dominant model (OR = 2.42, P = 0.0002), TT - in the recessive model (OR = 2.89, P = 0.0070). The genotypes of increased risk of T2D in women according to the marker TCF7L2 rs7903146 - CT and TT in the dominant model (OR = 1.69, P = 0.0003), TT - in recessive (OR = 1.61, P = 0.0124), according to the marker ADIPOQ rs17366743 - TC (OR = 2.55, P = 0.0168).Conclusion. The established genotypes of increased T2D risk depending on gender make it possible to personalize approaches to primary T2D prevention.
Improved perception of IGLARLIXI therapy compared to mixed insulin when transferred from basal insulin: outcomes reported by patients in the SoliMix study
Authors: Yanovskaya E. A. , Yanovskaya M. E. 
Published: January 2024

Since type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) is characterized by a progressive loss of pancreatic beta cell function, there is a need to add insulin to current therapy in order to compensate for the disease and prevent the development of complications. The clinical recommendations suggest various options for the intensification of DM2 therapy: both monopreparations of insulin and its combination with aGPP-1. The latter have demonstrated clinical efficacy in achieving glycemic control and a favorable safety profile in clinical trials. Another important issue is the perception of treatment by the patient himself, since for many people, changing therapy or changing the “format” itself (prescribing injections) can be accompanied by additional stress.The purpose of this study was to study the efficacy and safety, as well as the perception of patients with treatment of DM2 when using a fixed combination of insulin glargine/lixisenatide (Iglarlixi) compared with mixed insulin – biphasic aspartame 30.
Entrepreneurial knowledge and skills from parents to their children: An occupational legacy strategy for family-owned businesses
Authors: Mthembu Thuli Godfrey , Christiansen Nadia , Kriel Stephanie , Marone Chante , Mason Joane , Zwane Sihlengiwe 
Published: January 2024

Background: Transmission of entrepreneurial legacies in family-owned businesses has received increased attention. There is still uncertainty, however, whether families pass down the knowledge and skills onto their children. Aim: This study explored how families transmit entrepreneurial knowledge and skills as part of occupational legacy to their children. Methods: This narrative qualitative research was conducted with five families who owned business in the Western Cape and Mpumalanga Provinces. Twelve participants were selected through purposive sampling. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the participants using a face-face approach and telephone calls were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim then thematically analysed in a credible manner. Findings: Four themes captured the qualitative evidence of how the families transmit entrepreneurial knowledge and skills to the children consists of Theme 1: Parental family traditions; Theme 2: Inherited entrepreneurial knowledge and skills; Theme 3: Experiences of the entrepreneurial occupations; and Theme 4: We need to let go and let them carry on. Conclusion: Overall, this study indicates that through enacted togetherness, transitions and adaptations allowed families to engage in entrepreneurial occupations that facilitated inculcation of knowledge and skills needed for family-owned businesses. The social implication of this study is that families transmitted the legacy of social security of their communities. Implications for practice This study suggests that occupational therapists should consider the needs of older generations who are prone to imposter syndrome due to handing over their family-owned businesses to the younger generations. Greater efforts are needed to ensure that older and younger generations have mental and emotional capacity to deal with the psychological and environmental factors that can influence transmission of entrepreneurial legacies. Therefore, occupational therapists may design intervention strategies to facilitate transition, resilience, productivity and wellness.
Possibilities of predicting early postoperative complications after surgical correction in infants of the first year of life with ventricular septal defect
Authors: Lazarkov P. V. , Orekhova Е. N. , Khovaeva Ya .B. , Belov V. А. , Soloviev О. V. 
Published: January 2024

Objective. To study the echocardiographic (Echo-CG) indicators in infants of the first year of life with ventricular septal defect (VSD) in the early postoperative period after surgical correction of the defect.
Materials and methods. Examination of 205 infants with VSD was carried out. Complex examination before the surgery, 6, 24 hours and the day 10th after the surgery was fulfilled.
Results. In the early postoperative period, myocardial dysfunction (MD) was detected in 30.2 % of cases (n = 62). The patients were longer subjected to artificial lung ventilation (p = 0.04), had a longer period of staying in the intensive care unit (p = 0.002) and hospital (p = 0.004). The data, predicting the postoperative MD were revealed including VSD area index (OR 2.7; р = 0.00001), longitudinal deformation of the left ventricle (SLV; OR 2.69; р = 0.00001), longitudinal deformation of the free wall of the right ventricle (SRV; OR 1.04; р = 0.0001) and the average estimated pressure in the lung artery (OR 1.6; р = 0.0001).
Conclusions. 1. After the surgery, MD was detected in 30.2 % of cases. 2. SLV and SRV in infants with MD demonstrate the aggravation of ventricular contractility earlier than traditional indicators of the systolic function. 3. Preoperative SLV «–» 12 %, SRV «–» 6 %, VSD area index 100,5 mm2/m2, average estimated pressure in the lung artery 38 mm Hg are independent predictors of complications accompanied by MD during the first day after the VSD closure. 4. Complications, connected with longer ALV, are associated with duration of staying in the intensive care unit and hospital.