bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Interproximal contact loss between implant restorations and adjacent natural teeth: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Sheba Moamen , Floriani Franciele , Nimmo Arthur , Ercoli Carlo , Hosney Sherif 
Published: October 2023

AbstractPurposeThis systematic review was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of interproximal contact loss (ICL) between implant restorations and adjacent teeth in relation to age, gender, follow‐up time, and arch location.MethodsThis study followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and was registered in the Open Science Framework (OSF). The formulated population, intervention, comparison, outcome (PICO) question was “What is the prevalence of the ICL between implant restoration and adjacent teeth?” The search strategy used four main electronic databases and an additional manual search was performed until February 2023. Clinical studies that evaluated the prevalence of interproximal open contact between implant restorations and adjacent teeth were included. A qualitative analysis for clinical studies was used to assess the risk of bias. In addition, a single‐arm meta‐analysis of proportion was performed to evaluate the percentage of mesial versus distal open contact and total ICL between implant restoration and adjacent teeth.ResultsFifteen studies published between 2014 and 2023 met the eligibility criteria. Seven studies presented ICL rates higher than 20%. All studies evaluated ICL in posterior regions (molar, premolar area). Five studies had an ICL rate lower than 50% and three studies had an ICL rate higher than 50%. One study assessed the interproximal contact at three months post‐restoration insertion, four studies assessed the interproximal contact at 1‐year follow‐up and nine studies evaluated the interproximal contact over 2 years of follow‐up. Mesial and distal ICL rates were 44.2% (95% CI: 30.6% to 58.6%) and 27.5% (95% CI: 10.5% to 55.0%), respectively. The heterogeneity between studies was high (I2 (95% CI) = 87.8% (75.9% to 93.8%).ConclusionBased on the results of the included studies, the prevalence of ICL was high, occurring more frequently at the mesial contact. There were no significant differences in relation to age, gender, and arch location.
Augmentative and alternative communication continuing education programs for multidisciplinary teams—Does it make a difference?
Authors: Hetzroni Orit E. , Ne'eman Adi 
Published: October 2023

AbstractAlthough augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) has been in use for several decades, many multidisciplinary teams do not implement the available knowledge in their practice. Limited availability of AAC programs has been purported as a reason for its limited use. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a dynamic intensive continuing education program aimed to provide multidisciplinary teams with theoretical and practical knowledge in AAC, teamwork, literacy, and family issues regarding the application of AAC for individuals with complex communication needs, on the participants' knowledge, skills, attitudes, and myths. A mixed method was used to investigate two out‐service and three in‐service continuing education programs consisting of 136 multidisciplinary staff members. Results demonstrate that participants gained knowledge and skills, changed attitudes, and refuted previously held myths. Participants reported changes in practice and in collaboration within their teams, with individuals at their settings, and with their families.
Climate shocks and nutrition: The role of food security policies and programs in enhancing maternal and neonatal survival in Niger
Authors: Walton Shelley , Jessani Nasreen S. , Jue‐Wong Heather , Hazel Elizabeth A. , Akseer Nadia , Kante Almamy Malick , Youssoufa Ousseini , Heidkamp Rebecca , Bamogo Assanatou , Amouzou Agbessi 
Published: October 2023

AbstractNiger is afflicted with high rates of poverty, high fertility rates, frequent environmental crises, and climate change. Recurrent droughts and floods have led to chronic food insecurity linked to poor maternal and neonatal nutrition outcomes in vulnerable regions. We analyzed maternal and neonatal nutrition trends and subnational variability between 2000 and 2021 with a focus on the implementation of policies and programs surrounding two acute climate shocks in 2005 and 2010. We used four sources of data: (a) national household surveys for maternal and newborn nutritional indicators allowing computation of trends and differences at national and regional levels; (b) document review of food security reports; (c) 30 key informant interviews and; (d) one focus group discussion. Many food security policies and nutrition programs were enacted from 2000 to 2020. Gains in maternal and neonatal nutrition indicators were more significant in targeted vulnerable regions of Maradi, Zinder, Tahoua and Tillabéri, from 2006 to 2021. However, poor access to financial resources for policy execution and suboptimal implementation of plans have hindered progress. In response to the chronic climate crisis over the last 20 years, the Nigerien government and program implementers have demonstrated their commitment to reducing food insecurity and enhancing resilience to climate shocks by adopting a deliberate multisectoral effort. However, there is more that can be achieved with a continued focus on vulnerable regions to build resilience, targeting high risk populations, and investing in infrastructure to improve health systems, food systems, agriculture systems, education systems, and social protection.
Long live the host! Proteomic analysis reveals possible strategies for parasitic manipulation of its social host
Authors: Hartke Juliane , Ceron‐Noriega Alejandro , Stoldt Marah , Sistermans Tom , Kever Marion , Fuchs Jenny , Butter Falk , Foitzik Susanne 
Published: October 2023

AbstractParasites with complex life cycles often manipulate the phenotype of their intermediate hosts to increase the probability of transmission to their definitive hosts. Infection with Anomotaenia brevis, a cestode that uses Temnothorax nylanderi ants as intermediate hosts, leads to a multiple‐fold extension of host lifespan and to changes in behaviour, morphology and colouration. The mechanisms behind these changes are unknown, as is whether the increased longevity is achieved through parasite manipulation. Here, we demonstrate that the parasite releases proteins into its host with functions that might explain the observed changes. These parasitic proteins make up a substantial portion of the proteome of the hosts' haemolymph, and thioredoxin peroxidase and superoxide dismutase, two antioxidants, exhibited the highest abundances among them. The largest part of the secreted proteins could not be annotated, indicating they are either novel or severely altered during recent coevolution to function in host manipulation. We also detected shifts in the hosts' proteome with infection, in particular an overabundance of vitellogenin‐like A in infected ants, a protein that regulates division of labour in Temnothorax ants, which could explain the observed behavioural changes. Our results thus suggest two different strategies that might be employed by this parasite to manipulate its host: secreting proteins with immediate influence on the host's phenotype and altering the host's translational activity. Our findings highlight the intricate molecular interplay required to influence the phenotype of a host and point to potential signalling pathways and genes involved in parasite–host communication.
Genetic features of bivalve transmissible neoplasia in blue mussels from the Kola Bay (Barents Sea) suggest a recent trans‐Arctic migration of the cancer lineages
Authors: Skazina Maria , Ponomartsev Nikita , Maiorova Mariia , Khaitov Vadim , Marchenko Julia , Lentsman Natalia , Odintsova Nelly , Strelkov Petr 
Published: October 2023

AbstractEcology and biogeography of bivalve transmissible neoplasia (BTN) are underexplored due to its recent discovery and a challenging diagnostics. Blue mussels harbour two evolutionary lineages of BTN, MtrBTN1 and MtrBTN2, both derived from Mytilus trossulus. MtrBTN1 has been found only in M. trossulus from North Pacific. MtrBTN2 parasitizes different Mytilus spp. worldwide. BTN in M. trossulus in the Atlantic sector has never been studied. We looked for BTN in mussels from the Barents Sea using flow cytometry of cells, qPCR with primers specific to cancer‐associated alleles and sequencing of mtDNA and nuclear loci. Both MtrBTN1 and MtrBTN2 were present in our material, though their prevalence was low (~0.4%). All cancers parasitized M. trossulus except one, MtrBTN1, which was found in a hybrid between M. trossulus and M. edulis. The mtDNA haplotypes found in both lineages were nearly identical to those known from the Northwest Pacific but not from elsewhere. Our results suggest that these two lineages may have arrived in the Barents Sea in recent decades with the maritime transport along the Northern Sea Route. A young evolutionary age of MtrBTN1 seems to indicate that it is an emerging disease in the process of niche expansion. Comparing the new and the published sequence data on tumour suppressor p53, we proved that the prevalence of BTN in mussels can reach epizootic levels. The finding of diverse recombinants between paternally and maternally inherited mtDNAs in somatic tissues of M. trossulus was an unexpected result of our study.
Thinking through critical posthumanism: Nursing as political and affirmative becoming
Authors: Laurin Annie‐Claude , Martin Patrick 
Published: October 2023

AbstractAs a rejection and continuous reframing of theoretical humanism, critical posthumanism questions and imagines the human condition in the current context, aligning it with nonhuman and more than human entities, past and future. While this philosophical approach has been referenced in many academic disciplines since the 1990s, it has been gradually garnering interest among nursing scholars, leading to questions such as what it means to be human and what it means to be a nurse in the here and now. As a deeply ethical and political project, posthumanism, which we associate with poststructuralist concepts of power and resistance, questions the formation of posthuman subjects who more accurately reflect complex times, characterized by capitalistic commodification of life—human and nonhuman. In this article, we aim to explore how the ontological and epistemological underpinnings of critical posthumanism, specifically through Rosi Braidotti's works, can be useful to understand a posthuman subjectivity that favors affirmative actions aimed at actualizing our world in becoming. Through examples in nursing practice, education, and research, we will explore not only how critical posthumanism allows us to frame transformations in the current situation that we are embedded in as nurses and more generally as beings but also how these examples allow us to move beyond critique to the actualization of affirmative actions that correspond to the creation of new worlds.
Corticosteroid‐induced chromatin loop dynamics at the FKBP5 gene
Authors: Wang Cheng , Manders Freek , Groh Laszlo , Oldenkamp Roel , Logie Colin 
Published: October 2023

AbstractFKBP5 is a 115‐kb‐long glucocorticoid‐inducible gene implicated in psychiatric disorders. To investigate the complexities of chromatin interaction frequencies at the FKBP5 topologically associated domain (TAD), we deployed 15 one‐to‐all chromatin capture viewpoints near gene promoters, enhancers, introns, and CTCF‐loop anchors. This revealed a “one‐TAD‐one‐gene” structure encompassing the FKBP5 promoter and its enhancers. The FKBP5 promoter and its two glucocorticoid‐stimulated enhancers roam the entire TAD while displaying subtle cell type–specific interactomes. The FKBP5 TAD consists of two nested CTCF loops that are coordinated by one CTCF site in the eighth intron of FKBP5 and another beyond its polyadenylation site, 61 kb further. Loop extension correlates with transcription increases through the intronic CTCF site. This is efficiently compensated for, since the short loop is restored even under high transcription regimes. The boundaries of the FKBP5 TAD consist of divergent CTCF site patterns, harbor multiple smaller genes, and are resilient to glucocorticoid stimulation. Interestingly, both FKBP5 TAD boundaries harbor H3K27me3‐marked heterochromatin blocks that may reinforce them. We propose that cis‐acting genetic and epigenetic polymorphisms underlying FKBP5 expression variation are likely to reside within a 240‐kb region that consists of the FKBP5 TAD, its left sub‐TAD, and both its boundaries.
Safety and accuracy of neonatal continuous glucose monitoring
Authors: Ohishi Akira , Ueno Daizo , Fujita Tomoka , Segawa Yuki , Yamamoto Takuya , Fujisawa Yasuko , Iijima Shigeo 
Published: October 2023

AbstractBackgroundHypoglycemia is a significant problem for all neonates and requires minimally invasive and reliable monitoring. The primary objective of this study was to verify the safety and accuracy of the continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) of full‐term neonates using Freestyle Libre, a flash glucose monitoring (FGM) device.MethodsThe study was conducted on 20 neonates. Shortly after birth, we placed the FGM sensor on the outside of the neonates' thighs. We scanned the CGM values at 60, 120, 180, and 360 min after birth and simultaneously obtained blood glucose values with plantar capillaries by heel puncture. The neonates wore the sensors for up to 6 h and then they were removed.ResultsOf the 75 data points to be measured, 65 points (86.7%) were obtained by scan. There was no change in the sensor attachment site in 12 of 18 completed cases in this study but we observed slight induration in four cases (22.2%) and slight redness in one case (5.5%) at the sensor puncture site. A moderate correlation was observed between the CGM and blood glucose values. The CGM values tended to be low at 120, 180, and 360 min after birth, and tended to be high only at 60 min after birth.ConclusionsThe CGM device was safe to wear on the neonate and the CGM data correlated well with blood glucose levels. There was dissociation between CGM data and blood glucose levels in the acute period soon after birth when the blood glucose levels changed rapidly.
Natural course of acute COVID‐19 among healthy children in a tertiary hospital
Authors: Kondo Ryota , Iijima Hiroyuki , Funaki Takanori , Ishiguro Akira , Ogimi Chikara 
Published: October 2023

AbstractBackgroundPrevious studies have reported the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) in a cross‐sectional fashion; however, the natural course of each symptom based on a daily basis during the acute phase has not yet been clarified. This retrospective study aimed to describe the natural course of COVID‐19 in children according to dominant variants.MethodsWe conducted our study on symptomatic children with COVID‐19 who were hospitalized at the National Center for Child Health and Development, in Japan. We excluded patients who were observed for less than 9 days and those with underlying disease, COVID‐19 vaccination, coinfection, complications, or therapeutic intervention. We collected the data on each participant's age at admission, sex, medical history, observation period, hospitalization period, SARS‐CoV‐2 test results, and 10 daily symptoms in the first 9 days from the illness onset.ResultsEventually, 115 children were included in this study. The prevalence of fever during the omicron era declined more rapidly over time than that during the pre‐omicron era. The prevalence of cough and rhinorrhea did not decline during the observation period, and these clinical manifestations were more common during the pre‐omicron era at any point. The prevalence of dysgeusia and/or dysosmia steadily increased over time in the pre‐omicron era. This study demonstrated that the prevalence of some symptoms differed not only at the onset but also over time during the acute phase.ConclusionDetails of the natural clinical course of children with COVID‐19 help primary care physicians to manage these patients.
Biomarkers for the diagnosis, treatment follow‐up, and prediction of cardiac complications in Chagas disease in chronic phase: Recent advances
Authors: Morales‐Velásquez Mateo , Barón‐Vera Juan Pablo , Osorio‐Pulgarín María Isabel , Sánchez‐Jiménez Miryan Margot , Ospina‐Villa Juan David 
Published: October 2023

AbstractChagas disease is caused by the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite and is transmitted by infected triatomine bugs. This infection affects approximately 8 million people in the Americas, and due to globalisation and displacement, it is becoming increasingly common to find infected patients worldwide. Diagnosis of the disease in its acute form is relatively simple, as the parasite can be detected in peripheral blood smears, and symptoms are visible. However, in its chronic condition, the parasite is almost undetectable, and indirect tests are necessary to determine the presence of antibodies in infected patients. It is important to note that a single test is not enough to confirm the disease in this phase, as a second serological test should confirm the diagnosis. If the results are contradictory, a third test should be performed to confirm or discard the disease. Unfortunately, laboratories may not have access to all necessary tests in many rural areas where the disease is more frequent. Rapid tests to diagnose this disease present problems, such as significant variations in sensitivity and specificity in different countries. Therefore, searching for new biomarkers that allow for optimal correlation is essential. In this work, we have searched scientific literature from the last 10 years for mentions of novel biomarkers for diagnosis, treatment follow‐up, and prediction of cardiac complications in Chagas disease in its chronic phase.
Rent affordability after hurricanes: Longitudinal evidence from US coastal states
Authors: Best Kelsea B. , He Qian , Reilly Allison , Tran Nhi , Niemeier Deb 
Published: October 2023

AbstractClimate change is expected to increase the frequency and intensity of natural hazards such as hurricanes. With a severe shortage of affordable housing in the United States, renters may be uniquely vulnerable to disaster‐related housing disruptions due to increased hazard exposure, physical vulnerability of structures, and socioeconomic disadvantage. In this work, we construct a panel dataset consisting of housing, socioeconomic, and hurricane disaster data from counties in 19 states across the East and Gulf Coasts of the United States from 2009 to 2018 to investigate how the frequency and intensity of a hurricane correspond to changes in median rent and housing affordability (the interaction between rent prices and income) over time. Using a two‐stage least square random‐effects regression model, we find that more intense prior‐year hurricanes correspond to increases in median rents via declines in housing availability. The relationship between hurricanes and rent affordability is more complex, though the occurrence of a hurricane in a given year or the previous year reduces affordable rental housing, especially for counties with higher percentages of renters and people of color. Our results highlight the multiple challenges that renters are likely to face following a hurricane, and we emphasize that disaster recovery in short‐ and medium‐term should focus on providing safe, stable, and affordable rental housing assistance.
Double jeopardy? Examining the influence of mathematics tracking on in‐school suspensions through an intersectionality framework
Authors: Edosomwan Kristian , Williams John A. 
Published: October 2023

AbstractResearch has proven that when students are tracked and experience some form of exclusionary discipline, their risk of dropping out of school increases significantly. These effects are compounded for students from low socioeconomic households and students of color. However, there exists a gap in the literature concerning how tracking in specific subjects (mathematics) can influence disciplinary outcomes for students. This study uses the theoretical framework of intersectionality to examine the influence of mathematics tracking while taking into consideration students' identity (socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, and gender), on their likelihood of receiving an in‐school suspension (ISS). To examine the effects, we asked the research question: Does tracking in mathematics influence the likelihood of students receiving an ISS in the eleventh grade based on their race/ethnicity, gender, and SES identity? Using both logistic regressions with a reference group and single group, we found that enrollment in a non‐advanced course in the eleventh grade for Asian boys and girls, Latinx girls, multiracial boys and girls, and White boys and girls increased ISS odds more than their racial and SES identity. This study concludes with recommendations for educators seeking to eliminate tracking in secondary schools.
Preservice teachers equitably attending to and interpreting multilingual students' mathematical thinking
Authors: Jensen Jessica L. , Gallagher Melissa A. , Scrivner Shaimaa , Mitchell Morgan Love 
Published: October 2023

AbstractResearch indicates that teachers may hold biases against multilingual learners (MLs). However, there is limited research regarding how teachers notice MLs' mathematical thinking. Given the complexity of teacher noticing and multilinguality, the lead researchers developed the Equitably Attending to and Interpreting a Student's Mathematical Thinking (EAST) framework to support preservice teachers' development of equitable noticing skills. Using a pre‐ and post‐intervention study design and EAST based lessons, we explored differences in preservice teachers' equitable noticing of MLs' mathematical thinking. We collected data on a noticing assessment from two groups of preservice teachers, 21 of whom received the EAST lessons, and 39 of whom received lessons on eliciting and interpreting student thinking without a focus on equity. Preservice teachers in both groups noticed components of the EAST framework, but more often noticed issues of access and achievement, and rarely attended to issues of identity or power. Findings from the study provide insight into what equitable noticing of a MLs' mathematical thinking entails, as well as areas for further development in both teaching and research regarding equitable noticing.
Visual evaluation of soil structure in low‐intensity land use systems of steppe zone of Ukraine
Authors: Yakovenko Volodymyr , Gorban Vadym , Kotovych Oleksander , Didur Oleh , Lisovets Olena 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThe network of natural forests and shelterbelts is a crucial element of agroforestry systems for the efficient and environmentally sustainable land use in Ukraine. From 2016 to 2021, we studied the quality of black soils structure under steppe wildland herbaceous vegetation, man‐made tree plantations of Robinia pseudoacacia L. and Quercus robur L., and native forest vegetation of ravines and floodplains in the steppe zone of Ukraine. According to the visual evaluation of soil structure (VESS) scores, the content of the agronomically valuable fraction (AVF), soil organic carbon (SOC) and earthworm casts, native forest soils (Chernozems and Phaeozems) had a significantly (p < .05) higher soil structural quality in 0–25 cm layer as compared with the Chernozems under the steppe vegetation and shelterbelt plantations. In the conditions of steppe landscapes, VESS methods were shown to provide efficient diagnostics to differentiate the black soil structural quality of low‐intensity land use systems, that is steppe wildlands, shelterbelts, native forests: VESS indicators significantly (p < .05) correlated with quantitative characteristics of soil structure. The most significant dependence was found between VESS parameters and earthworm casts content. The need to improve VESS method was demonstrated, that is to assign higher weight to the earthworm bioturbation process as one of the key indicators of soil structural quality.