bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Exploring the roles of L1 reading, L2 proficiency, strategy use and anxiety in L2 Reading comprehension
Authors: Zhao Aiping , Zhang Xuening , Guo Ying , Dinnesen Megan Schneider , Sun Shuyan , Xu Yunqing 
Published: January 2025

BackgroundSecond language (L2) reading is a complex process in which two languages constantly interact. L1 reading and L2 proficiency are two well‐acknowledged factors contributing to L2 reading comprehension. Other factors, such as strategy use and anxiety, might also predict L2 reading comprehension, but their roles have not been examined in the presence of L1 reading and L2 proficiency.MethodParticipants were 147 high school Chinese English as a foreign language (EFL) learners (mean age = 17.8, SD = 0.48). They were assessed on their L2 reading comprehension, L1 reading comprehension, L2 proficiency (L2 vocabulary and L2 syntactic knowledge), strategy use and reading anxiety.ResultsHierarchical regression model analyses showed that L1 reading significantly contributed to L2 reading comprehension in the presence of L2 proficiency. Strategy use and anxiety were significant predictors of L2 reading comprehension in the presence of L1 reading and L2 proficiency. Together, they accounted for 53% of the variance in L2 reading comprehension. L2 proficiency moderated the relations between L1 and L2 reading comprehension and strategy use and L2 reading comprehension but not the relation between anxiety and L2 reading comprehension.ConclusionsBesides the well‐acknowledged L1 reading and L2 proficiency, strategy use and anxiety were also significant predictors of L2 reading comprehension, stressing the importance of these cognitive and affective factors in L2 reading. By revealing the moderating role of L2 proficiency, these findings deepen our understanding of the nature of the relations between L1 and L2 reading comprehension, strategy use and L2 reading comprehension.
TRADITIONAL GOVERNANCE IN THE COPRODUCTION OF URBAN RESILIENCE: Institutional Enablers and Political Constraints
Authors: Rivero‐Villar Alejandro , Vieyra Antonio 
Published: January 2025

AbstractBuilding urban resilience in vulnerable global South settlements is a pressing twenty‐first century challenge. Building urban resilience involves addressing institutional deficiencies to mobilize resources for the delivery of urban services and infrastructures. State–civil society partnerships are effective in low‐capacity settings as a step forward in the consolidation of the state, and as an opportunity for the emancipation of vulnerable communities. Coproducing urban resilience requires recognizing marginalized communities (e.g. indigenous groups), their capacity for local problem solving and governance structures for community engagement. In this article, we explore a coalition of five periurban neighborhoods in Oaxaca City (Mexico), which collaborate with the state to address flooding and drought using traditional governance. We argue that, although the recognition and mobilization of traditional governance has enabled the coproduction of public services (adaptation), it has been limited in delivering radical governance transformations. Traditional governance may prevent neighborhood leaders from reaching government positions to secure further resources required for the construction of urban resilience. The article contributes to debates on coproduction, explaining how traditional governance enables the coproduction of infrastructures and service delivery, but is limited in forwarding deep societal transformations necessary for resilience building in vulnerable contexts of the global South.
Ethyl 2,4‐dioxovalerate triggers aggregation and tunneling preference of Formosan subterranean termites (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) and enhances the effectiveness of fipronil
Authors: Javaid Wasim , Zhu Ting , Chen Weiwen , Zhang Zhidong , Zeng Tairu , Haroon  , Wang Cai 
Published: January 2025

AbstractOur previous study shows that Coptotermes formosanus (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) preferred to stay on filter paper treated with ethyl 2,4‐dioxovalerate, a metabolite in the soil fungus Trichoderma virens. Here, we hypothesized that adding ethyl 2,4‐dioxovalerate in sand could trigger aggregation and tunneling preferences of C. formosanus and improve the effectiveness of liquid termiticide. In aggregation‐choice tests, significantly more termites were found on/in sand blocks containing ethyl 2,4‐dioxovalerate (250 µg/g) than untreated blocks throughout the 24‐h experiments. In the tunneling‐choice tests, termites also excavated significantly more tunnels in the sand treated with ethyl 2,4‐dioxovalerate (2.5, 25, or 250 µg/g) than untreated sand. However, in no‐choice tests, ethyl 2,4‐dioxovalerate (2.5, 25, or 250 µg/g) did not significantly affect tunneling activities, termite survival, wood consumption, or activities of detoxification enzymes (peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, and catalase) compared to controls. Interestingly, in aggregation‐ and tunneling‐choice tests, termites preferred to stay and made more tunnels in sand treated with both ethyl 2,4‐dioxovalerate (250 µg/g) and fipronil (1 µg/g) than untreated sand. In addition, in choice tests, sand treated with the combination of ethyl 2,4‐dioxovalerate (250 µg/g) and fipronil (1 µg/g) caused significantly higher termite mortality than the sand treated with only fipronil (1 µg/g). Our study showed that ethyl 2,4‐dioxovalerate may enhance the effectiveness of fipronil (1 µg/g in sand) by triggering aggregation and tunneling preferences of termites, thereby increasing the contact between termites and fipronil.
Prevalence of Heritable Symbionts in Parisian Bedbugs (Hemiptera: Cimicidae)
Authors: Cagatay Naciye Sena , Akhoundi Mohammad , Izri Arezki , Brun Sophie , Hurst Gregory D. D. 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACTLike many insects, the biology of bedbugs is impacted by a range of partner heritable microbes. Three maternally inherited symbionts are recognised: Wolbachia (an obligate partner), Symbiopectobacterium purcellii strain SyClec, and Candidatus Tisiphia sp. (facultative symbionts typically present in some but not all individuals). Past work had examined the presence of these heritable microbes from established laboratory lines, but not from broader field samples. We therefore deployed targeted endpoint PCR assays to determine the symbiont infection status for 50 bedbugs collected from 10 districts of Paris during the 2023 outbreak. All three symbionts were found to be broadly present across Cimex lectularius samples, with the Symbiopectobacterium‐Candidatus Tisiphia‐Wolbachia triple infection most commonly observed. A minority of individuals lacked either one or both facultative symbionts. Five mtDNA haplotypes were observed across the COI barcode region, and triple infections were found in all mtDNA haplotypes, indicating that symbiont infection is not a recent invasion event. We conclude that the Parisian bedbug outbreak was one in which the host's secondary symbionts were present at high‐frequency coinfections, and facultative symbionts are an important but uncharacterised component of bedbug populations.
Evidence of content validity of the “Blood Transfusion Reaction” (code 0700) nursing outcome from the nursing outcomes classification
Authors: Simoes Adriana Aparecida Timoteo , Lopes Juliana de Lima , Moorhead Sue , Swanson Elizabeth A. , Santos Vinicius Batista , de Barros Alba Lucia Bottura Leite 
Published: January 2025

AbstractObjectiveThe objective of study was to present evidence of the content validity of conceptual and operational definitions of the “Blood Transfusion Reaction (code 0700)” nursing outcome from the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC).MethodA methodological study was implemented in four phases. The first phase consisted of a narrative literature review in which the main indicators related to blood transfusion were identified: 25 new indicators that were not present in NOC, in addition to 14 existing indicators, for a total of 39 to be studied. In the second phase, conceptual and operational definitions, and magnitude of NOC indicators were developed. The third phase consisted of analysis of evidence of content validity of conceptual and operational definitions of indicators, through assessment by experts. In the fourth phase, a pilot test was applied to 40 electronic medical records of patients who received blood components and presented with a transfusion reaction.ResultsA total of 27 articles were analyzed and served as support to develop conceptual and operational definitions, and magnitude of indicators, considered for the outcome under study. It was assessed by a group of 10 experts, requiring three rounds to reach the established critical content validity ratio in which four of these indicators were excluded, leaving 35 indicators in the final version. A pilot test on 40 records revealed the presence of 13 indicators, of which six were present in the classification.ConclusionThe conceptual and operational definitions and magnitude developed for the “Blood Transfusion Reaction (code 0700)” nursing outcome demonstrated adequate evidence of content validity in the 21 indicators found in the literature, along with 14 indicators already present in NOC, and 13 of these indicators were present in patients receiving blood components who presented a transfusion reaction.Implications for practiceNurses can use this nursing outcome as a clinical assessment tool for monitoring blood transfusion recipients’ clinical signs.
Planned versus unplanned alcohol and cannabis use: Motivational and contextual correlates among sexual minority women and gender diverse individuals
Authors: Dyar Christina , Curtis Julia , Fairlie Anne M. 
Published: January 2025

AbstractBackgroundUnplanned alcohol use has been theorized to contribute to experiencing more consequences at the daily level, and several risk factors have been identified in the general population. However, it remaines unclear whether these risk factors apply to sexual and gender minorities (SGM); if unique risk factors for substance use among SGM (e.g., microaggressions) are associated with elevated risk for unplanned alcohol or cannabis use; and if risk factors for unplanned drinking also apply to unplanned cannabis use.MethodsWe aimed to address these gaps by examining differences between planned and unplanned alcohol and cannabis use in motives, contexts of use, and SGM‐specific factors at the daily level among 380 sexual minority women and gender diverse individuals assigned female at birth using daily diary data.ResultsAlthough unplanned alcohol and cannabis use were associated with lighter use, unplanned cannabis use was associated with more consequences. Social and enhancement motives and drinking with other SGM were linked to a lower likelihood of unplanned alcohol use, while conformity motives were associated with a higher likelihood of unplanned alcohol use. Microaggressions and coping motives were not associated with unplanned alcohol or cannabis use.ConclusionsResults demonstrated differences in motivational and contextual factors associated with unplanned alcohol compared to cannabis use and identified one SGM‐specific correlate. Future research should continue to explore factors that contribute to unplanned cannabis use days being associated with more consequences even in the absence of heavier use on unplanned days.
Provision of Evidence‐Informed Psychological Interventions Following the Queensland (Australia) 2010–11 Floods and Cyclones; the Barriers and Successes
Authors: Crompton David , Kohleis Peter , Shakespeare‐Finch Jane , FitzGerald Gerard , Young Ross 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACTObjectiveThe study assessed the impact on clinicians' ‘perception of skills’ in postdisaster evidence‐informed care (EIC) following participation in an online training programme implemented following the Queensland floods and cyclones of 2010–11, clinician confidence to provide EIC, the frequency clinicians used EIC and barriers to providing postdisaster specialist mental health care.DesignClinician perception of pre and posttraining skills, confidence in providing therapies such as trauma‐focused cognitive behaviour therapy (TF‐CBT), frequency of therapies provided and clinician perception of barriers to the programme were assessed quantitatively and qualitatively.Participants and SettingClinical staff (n = 60) employed by the 2010–11 postdisaster mental health programme participated in an online survey conducted over the last 12 weeks of 2012. After the programme concluded an independent audit of the clinical record of mental health clients treated by clinicians employed in the specialist mental health programme was undertaken.Main Outcome Measure(s)Perception of clinical skills in various EIC modalities was completed pre and posttraining. Confidence to provide a treatment was rated on a five‐point scale. The clinical record audit identified the treatments provided to clients. Barriers to programme delivery were rated on a five‐point scale, with qualitative feedback highlighting programme concerns.ResultsPosttraining clinicians perceived skills in TF‐CBT (p < 0.0001), cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) (p < 0.001) and exposure therapy (p < 0.001) had improved. Following training, clinicians described themselves as moderately to extremely confident in implementing TF‐CBT (87%), exposure therapy (80%) and skills for psychological recovery (SPR) (88%). Clinical records analysis indicates that 25% of cases received no TF‐CBT, while 43% received one to five sessions. Barriers to care included a lack of cross‐service relationships. Recommendations focused on training and early commencement of intervention programmes.ConclusionThe study echoes the findings of the 2020 Australian Bushfire Royal Commission recommendations that highlighted a need for clinician training in postdisaster EIC and the availability of clinicians with specialised postdisaster mental health skills.
Lower Income Marriage Migrants and Domains of Integration in Singapore
Authors: Loh Bernice , Yeoh Brenda S. A. , Lam Theodora , Yeung Wei‐Jun Jean 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACTDrawing on the domains of integration, this paper illuminates the integration experiences of female marriage migrants from lower income cross‐national families in Singapore. Through interviews with 38 cross‐national families of the Singaporean‐husband and foreign‐wife pairing, we show how the integration of lower income marriage migrants in Singapore is experienced through the interrelated domains of the structural, social and cultural, while foregrounding the family as an added domain of interest. Although marriage to citizen‐husbands create privileged pathways to citizenship rights and hence forms of integration, this is neither predictable nor unidirectional—family members play a crucial part in rendering support and at times, constraining female marriage migrants' integration. Contributing to wider debates on whether cross‐border marriages are indicators, if not, facilitators of integration, this paper shows how female marriage migrants' integration in Singapore is highly relational and tied not only to the level of support and openness from their husbands, their interactions with other domains of integration are also dependent on the quality of relationships with extended family members.
Zakat and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Assessing the Ripple Effect of Obligatory‐Alms Spending on Education. Empirical Evidence From Pakistan
Authors: Aziz Yasir , Mansor Fadillah , Waqar Shujaa , Zada Najeeb 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACTThis study employed a novel methodological perspective to evaluate the impact of Zakat on one of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), i.e., education. The study has employed macrolevel data on Zakat spending collected from the Zakat department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, and microlevel data from a renowned national survey, the Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey (PSLM). Based on the data set used for empirical analysis, a multilevel model was used to control the effect of intraclass correlation. The findings of this study confirmed that Zakat spending by the public sector reduces deprivation in education. Hence, the households benefiting from Zakat allocations are less likely to face barriers in accessing education. Furthermore, the study shows that educated and female‐headed households are less likely to experience deprivation, emphasizing the importance of empowering such households as a strategy to reduce educational inequality. However, the mechanism of Zakat disbursement should be refined and made transparent to pursue SDGs by empowering individuals through quality education, vocational training, and enhancing technical skills, which may ultimately reduce poverty in the country. In addition, the methodology adopted in the study opens doors for further research to decompose the results and design policies accordingly.
Muscle magnetic resonance imaging findings in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Authors: Hamano Tadanori , Kamisawa Tomoko , Sanada Sayaka , Hayashi Kouji 
Published: January 2025

AbstractBackgroundIdiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are disorders that cause chronic muscle inflammation and weakness due to an autoimmune pathogenesis. Dermatomyositis (DM) is a typical IIM disorder, along with others including antisynthetic syndrome (ASS), immune‐mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM), overlap myositis, inclusion body myositis (IBM), and anti‐mitochondrial M2 antibody‐positive myositis (AMA‐myositis). Noninvasive muscle magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is useful for determining the distribution, nature, and extent of lesions in affected muscles. T1‐weighted MRI is useful for observing morphological changes, including muscle atrophy. Short tau inversion recovery images or T2‐weighted images are useful for detecting muscle inflammation and edema and are suitable for selecting optimal biopsy sites. Muscle MRI is also useful for follow‐up studies.ResultsOn muscle MRI, patients with DM show a symmetric pattern with prominent fasciitis. The MRI findings in ASS are similar to those in DM. In IMNM, MRI findings are asymmetric, present a rapid and severe course, and fasciitis is less prominent. In IBM, atrophy is more severe at presentation than in other IIMs, and fasciitis is absent. In AMA‐myositis, fasciitis is severe and atrophy is mild.ConclusionMuscle MRI can help differentiate between IIMs along with using other laboratory findings, including myositis‐specific antibodies.
Learning Climbing Controllers for Physics‐Based Characters
Authors: Kang Kyungwon , Gu Taehong , Kwon Taesoo 
Published: January 2025

AbstractDespite the growing demand for capturing diverse motions, collecting climbing motion data remains challenging due to difficulties in tracking obscured markers and scanning climbing structures. Additionally, preparing varied routes further adds to the complexities of the data collection process. To address these challenges, this paper introduces a physics‐based climbing controller for synthesizing climbing motions. The proposed method consists of two learning stages. In the first stage, a hanging policy is trained to naturally grasp holds. This policy is then used to generate a dataset containing hold positions, postures, and grip states, forming favourable initial poses. In the second stage, a climbing policy is trained using this dataset to perform actual climbing movements. The episode begins in a state close to the reference climbing motion, enabling the exploration of more natural climbing style states. This policy enables the character to reach the target position while utilizing its limbs more evenly. The experiments demonstrate that the proposed method effectively identifies good climbing postures and enhances limb coordination across environments with varying slopes and hold patterns.
SELective defunctioning Stoma Approach in low anterior resection for rectal cancer (SELSA): Protocol for a prospective study with a nested randomized clinical trial investigating stoma‐free survival without major LARS following total mesorectal excision
Authors: Rutegård Martin , Lindsköld Marcus , Jörgren Fredrik , Landerholm Kalle , Matthiessen Peter , Forsmo Håvard Mjørud , Park Jennifer , Rosenberg Jacob , Schultz Johannes , Seeberg Lars T. , Segelman Josefin , Buchwald Pamela 
Published: January 2025

AbstractAimAccumulated data suggest that routine use of defunctioning stoma in low anterior resection for rectal cancer may cause kidney injury, bowel dysfunction and a higher risk of permanent stomas. We aim to study whether avoidance of a diverting stoma in selected patients is safe and reduces adverse consequences.MethodsSELSA is a multicentre international prospective observational study nesting an open‐label randomized clinical trial. All patients with primary rectal cancer planned for low anterior resection are eligible. Patients operated with curative intent, aged <80 years, with an American Society of Anaesthesiologists' fitness grade I or II, and a low predicted risk of anastomotic leakage are eligible to 1:1 randomization between no defunctioning stoma (experimental arm) or a defunctioning stoma (control arm). The primary outcome is the composite measure of 2‐year stoma‐free survival without major low anterior resection syndrome (LARS). Secondary outcomes include anastomotic leakage, postoperative mortality, reinterventions, stoma‐related complications, quality of life measures, LARS score, and permanent stoma rate. To be able to state superiority of any study arm regarding the main outcome, with 90% statistical power and assuming 25% attrition, we aim to enrol 212 patients. Patient inclusion will commence in the autumn of 2024.ConclusionThe SELSA study is investigating a tailored approach to defunctioning stoma use in low anterior resection for rectal cancer in relation to the risk of anastomotic leakage. Our hypothesis is that long‐term effects will favour the selective approach, enabling some patients to avoid a defunctioning stoma.Trial registrationSwedish Ethical Review Authority approval (2023–04347‐01, 2024–02418‐02 and 2024–03622‐02), Regional Ethics Committee Denmark (H‐24014463), and ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06214988).
Effects of ileal conduit length on long‐term kidney function decline after total pelvic exenteration for colorectal cancer
Authors: Yatabe Yusuke , Kagawa Hiroyasu , Yamashita Ryo , Shiomi Akio , Manabe Shoichi , Yamaoka Yusuke , Tanaka Yusuke , Kasai Shunsuke , Igaki Takahiro , Notsu Akifumi , Kinugasa Yusuke 
Published: January 2025

AbstractAimUnderstanding of kidney function decline (KFD) after pelvic exenteration (PE) for colorectal cancer remains limited, and the effects of a long ileal conduit (IC) on kidney disorders are unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate long‐term kidney function following PE in colorectal cancer and to evaluate the effects of IC length on KFD.MethodThis was a retrospective, single‐centre cohort study. KFD was defined as a decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of ≥30% compared with preoperative data. IC length was measured from a postoperative computed tomography scan. The primary endpoint was the number of patients with KFD 5 years after surgery. The rate of decline of eGFR, cumulative KFD incidence and correlation between IC length and rate of decline of eGFR were also analysed. The patients were divided into two groups (short IC and long IC) based on an IC length of 20 cm.ResultsForty‐three patients were included in the analysis. Fourteen (33%) and 29 (67%) patients were included in the short‐ and long‐IC groups, respectively. The long‐IC group was significantly more likely to be diagnosed with KFD within 5 years than the short‐IC group (51% vs. 14%, p = 0.023). Multivariate analyses revealed that a longer IC was identified as an independent risk factor for KFD (hazard ratio 4.140, 95% CI 1.035–16.560, p = 0.045). Pearson's correlation and linear regression analyses demonstrated a significant association between IC length and rate of decline of eGFR (r = 0.466, p = 0.002).ConclusionA significant number of patients with colorectal cancer have decreased kidney function after PE. A longer conduit may impair kidney function.