bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Occurrence of multiple combinations of G and P types of group A bovine and human rotaviruses in Uttarakhand and Nagaland states, India
Authors: EZUNG Z NONGOTHUNG , SINGH RASHMI , SINGH S P , KUMAR NAVEEN , MALIK YASHPAL S 
Published: November 2023

The present study describes the distribution of RV in bovine and human population from Uttarakhand and North eastern region of India. Group A rotavirus (RVA) was detected in 17.33% and 15.68% diarrhoeic cases from bovine and humans, respectively. All bovine RVA isolates were long electropherotypes whereas, in human RVA isolates both long and short electropherotypes were detected. Genotyping by multiplex RT-PCR revealed presence of G3 and G10 genotypes in bovine and G1 and G3 in humans. Among P types, P[1] and P[11] in bovine and P[4] and P[8] in human were detected. The G and P type combinations present were G3P[11], G10P[1], G3P[1]P[11], G10P[1]P[11], G3G10P[1]P[11], G3G6G10P[1] and G3G6G10P[11] in bovine, while G1P[4], G3P[8] and G1G3P[8] in human samples.
Anatomical Variations in the Celiac Trunk: A Short Review
Authors: Vougadiotis Ioannis , Karampelias Vasileios , Chrysikos Dimosthenis , Antonopoulos Ioannis , Solia Eirini , Spanidis Ypatios , Tsakotos George , Troupis Theodore 
Published: November 2023

Objective. The objective of the current study was the examination of possible variants of the celiac trunk.
Methods. An advanced review of the literature search was undertaken by means of the PubMed database and Google Scholar, searching for new studies published up to October 2022. Additional articles provided useful information in relation to the aim of this review. Hence, articles that met the inclusion criteria were included in this review and the collected data were organized into a table.
Results. The search of the literature retrieved 10 articles that referred to the anatomical variations of the celiac trunk. According to the available literature, the most common anatomical variations are: hepatosplenic trunk where the left gastric artery originates from the abdominal aorta, hepatosplenic trunk, where the left gastric artery originates from the splenic artery, and hepatogastric trunk and splenic artery origin from the superior mesenteric artery. Many other anatomical variations of the celiac trunk may exist, such as tetrafurcation, pentafurcation and hexafurcation, that refer to the division of the celiac trunk into four, five or six branches, respectively, and should be reported as they can affect surgical approaches and the development of the appropriate treatment strategy in patients.
Conclusion. Every visceral surgeon, interventional radiologist and abdominal imager should be familiar with these variants.
Increased Customer Loyalty: The Role Of Service Quality, Trust, Satisfaction, And Business Process Improvement As Mediation
Authors: Tjahjono ST Prijono Budi , Dahlan Kandi Sofia Senastri 
Published: November 2023

This study aims to analyze more deeply the relationship and influence of Service Quality, Customer Trust, and Satisfaction on Customer Loyalty of Non-Program Small Medium Enterprise (SME) Credit Customers Mediated by Business Process Improvement (Empirical Study: Bank BTN Regional Office 2). An online survey using Google Forms to SME credit customers of Bank BTN Regional Office 2 covering DKI Jakarta and Banten was used to collect data as material for this study. In this study the variables Service Quality, Customer Trust and Satisfaction as dependent variables, Customer Loyalty as an independent variable, and Business Process Improvement as mediation variables. 226 respondents met the respondent criteria. This study used Partial Least Square SEM also called PLS-SEM. The results prove that Service Quality affects Business Process Improvement, Trust affects Business Process Improvement, Customer Satisfaction affects Business Process Improvement, Service Quality affects Customer Loyalty, Trust does not directly affect Customer Loyalty, Customer Satisfaction does not directly affect Customer Loyalty, Business Process Improvement affects Loyalty Customers, Business Process Improvement affects mediating Service Quality on Customer Loyalty, Business Process Improvement affects mediating Trust in Customer Loyalty, and Business Process Improvement has an effect on mediating Customer Satisfaction with Customer Loyalty.
Makromolekul dari Mikroalga Spirulina platensis
Authors: Lubis Ahmad Fauzan , Lubis Ahyani Ridhayani 
Published: November 2023

Mikroalga adalah mikroorganisme fotosintesis prokariotik atau eukariotikyang dapat tumbuh dengan cepat dan hidup dalam berbagai kondisi karena struktur uniseluler atau multiseluler yang sederhana (Li et al. 2008). Salah satu mikroalga yang berpotensi untuk dikembangkan yaitu Spirulina platensis. Spirulina platensis merupakan alga hijau berfilamen yang sudah banyak digunakan sebagai sumber pakan alami untuk pembenihan larva udang, ikan dan krustase karena memiliki nilai nutrisi yang tinggi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengukur pola pertumbuhan dan kandungan komponen makromolekul yang terdapat pada Spirulina platensis. Metode dalam penelitian ini meliputi persiapan sampel Spirulina platensis (Kultur Spirulina platensis), pengukuran optical density (OD), dan parameter yang di uji adalah analisa proksimat (AOAC, 2005) untuk meengetahui kadar protein, kadar lemak, kadar abu, kadar air, dan karbohidrat dari Spirulina platensis.Hasil yang diperoleh dari penelitian ini adalah Spirulina platensis mengalami 4 fase pertumbuhan yaitu fase log (1-4 hari), fase log (5-10 hari ), fase stationer (11-17 hari) dan fase kematian dimulai pada hari ke-18. Spirulina platensis pada fase log mempunyai kandungan makromolekul yang lebih tinggi dibandingkan fase stationer dengan kadar protein (12,54%), karbohidrat (22, 46%) pada fase log, kadar protein (8,64%), karbohidrat (13,36%) pada fase stationer, sedangkan kandungan lemaknya sama sebesar 4%, kandungan abu yang yang tinggi fase log (56%), dan fase stationer (68%).
Clinical and Dermatoscopic Features of Seborrheic Keratoses According to Skin Types: A Retrospective Study
Authors: Ammad Sadia , Licata Gaetano , Brancaccio Gabriella , Moscarella Elvira , Argenziano Giuseppe 
Published: November 2023

Introduction: Seborrheic keratoses (SK), are very common benign skin lesions, which may increase in number and size with age.
Objective: The aim of the study was to assess any differences seen in seborrheic keratoses in relation to different skin types (ST) and lesion location.
Methods: This was a retrospective observational study of 10-months period, based on dermoscopic images of seborrheic keratoses and patient history recorded in database. Patients were categorized according to their age, sex, skin type, and location of SK.
Results: The frequency of SK remained high on the back for skin type 1, 2, 3 and 4. This same trend was also seen on the face and chest. In skin type 3 we saw a reversal of distribution of SK, the highest frequency remained on the back, and this was followed by the chest rather than the face. In skin type 5 and 6, the nature of the distribution of SK was more facial,
Conclusions: In summary our study shows that SK are more commonly seen in males than in females, they tend to dominate in sun exposed sites especially the back and the face. Both the smaller and larger sized SK dominated in ST 1 and 2. The lighter to darker shades of colour seen in seborrheic keratoses varied in accordance with the skin type, with lighter coloured SK being seen more in lighter skin types as compared to darker skin types, whereas bluish coloured SK were seen in all skin types except ST 1.
Briófitos de las formaciones de toba calcárea en la Comunitat Valenciana (este de España)
Authors: Felisa Puche , José Gabriel Segarra-Moragues , Simón Fos , Carlos Peña , Aruca Sebastián 
Published: November 2023

El hábitat protegido “Manantiales petrificantes con formación de tufa (Cratoneurion) (7220*)” incluye formaciones tobáceas generadas por la presencia de briófitos y otros organismos como cianobacterias en ambientes de escorrentía, cascadas o láminas continuas o no, de agua carbonatadas. Se ha realizado un amplio muestreo que incluye 45 localidades en la Comunitat Valenciana donde se desarrolla este hábitat en las cuales se ha estudiado la diversidad briofítica. Se han identificado un total de 20 especies de briófitos en las localidades estudiadas, 17 musgos y 3 hepáticas. La especie más frecuente en estos ambientes en el territorio valenciano es Eucladium verticillatum, una especie capaz de soportar la escasez de agua estival, seguida de Palustriella commutata y Pellia endiviifolia. También encontramos otras especies características de estos ambientes como Barbula bolleana, Didymodon tophaceus, Cratoneuron filicinum e Hymenostylium recurvirostrum que son las especies más frecuentes y abundantes, formadoras de toba, y que también aparecen en estos ambientes en otras zonas de la Península Ibérica, así como en Francia y en el Reino Unido.
The protected habitat “H7220 Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)” includes tufa formations produced by the presence of bryophytes and other organisms such as cyanobacteria in runoff environments, cascades or carbonated, continuous or not water sheets. A broad sampling has been carried out including 45 localities of occurrence of this habitat in the Valencian Community and the bryophytic diversity has been recorded. A total of 20 species of bryophytes have been identified in the studied localities, 17 mosses and 3 liverworts. The most frequent species in these environments in the Valencian territory are Eucladium verticillatum, a species able to withstand water scarcity during drier summers, followed by Palustriella commutata and Pellia endiviifolia. We also found other species characteristic of these environments, such as Barbula bolleana, Didymodon tophaceus, Cratoneuron filicinum and Hymenostylium recurvirostrum, which are the most frequent and abundant, forming tufa species, which occur in these environments in other areas of the Iberian Peninsula as well as in France and in the United Kingdom.
Head Teacher’s Instructional Supervision Role and Learners’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Ndola District, Zambia
Authors: Mugala Lameck , Kabeta Rachel Mabuku 
Published: November 2023

The academic performance of the learners in public secondary schools in Ndola district has been a major source of concern for the past four years (2016-2019), a few schools in the district have performed well while majority have performed poorly culminating into low academic performance in the district. Usually with low academic performance the teachers’ role is questioned, however, not so often is the head teachers’ role questioned. It is for this reason that this study sought to examine the influence of head teachers’ instructional supervision role on learners’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Ndola district. The study employed a descriptive survey research design which combined both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Closed and open ended questionnaires, focus group and interview guides were used to collect data from the respondents. The instruments were piloted in one secondary school in Ndola district.
The findings of the study revealed that head teachers in the selected schools do carry out instructional supervision activities. The results of a correlation test carried out indicated that there was a positive relationship between the head teachers’ instructional supervision role and the academic performance of the learners. Based on the findings, this study concluded that instructional supervision by head teachers influenced or impacted positively on learners’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Ndola district. The study recommends that head teachers should be trained in curriculum and instructional supervision. This will enhance effective instructional supervision which in turn positively influences the academic performance of learners to a great extent as reveled by this study. This study recommends that further research could be done in other districts of Zambia to ascertain whether the same trend for learners’ academic performance exists.
PENYESUAIAN SKALA PENILAIAN BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION BERDASARKAN PROSEDUR OPERASIONAL STANDAR (SOP) PADA KARYAWAN TELLER BANK SWASTA DI SURABAYA
Authors: Tambunan Sihar Tigor Benjamin 
Published: November 2023

Abstract in Bahasa Indonesia :

Pekerjaan seorang teller tergolong sebagai pekerjaan non-produksi. Karena itu penilaian hasil kerja pada teller tidak dapat didasarkan pada hasil-hasil yang bersifat kuantitatif. Penilaian kinerja berbasis perilaku seperti BOS dalam menilai kinerja seorang teller akan jauh lebih efektif dan adil karena terfokus pada perilaku-perilaku penting dalam aktifitas keseharian (daily critical incidents) seorang teller.
Dari sisi instrumentasi, prosedur penerapan BOS pada sistem perbankan menjadi sedikit lebih sederhana dibandingkan jenis-jenis perusahaan lain karena bank adalah perusahaan yang sangat birokratis. Artinya, sebenarnya perilaku-perilaku penting seorang teller adalah perilaku-perilaku terstandarisasi (sudah tercantum dalam SOP harian), dan hampir tidak mungkin dapat dimodifikasi untuk menjadi lebih baik oleh seorang teller (better performance). Masalahnya, dalam penilaian kinerja seringkali sebuah perusahaan memerlukan hasil penilaian yang cukup tajam dan lugas terhadap hasil kerja karyawan terutama jika penilaian kinerja berkaitan dengan pelatihan, promosi, dan pemberian bonus. Untuk memenuhi tujuan perusahaan ini, dua buah teknik modifikasi skala penilaian, berupa pemaksaan skala (forced scales) dan penghilangan skala (scales elimination), keduanya disesuaikan dengan karakteristik pekerjaan perbankan, telah diterapkan pada lembar SOP.
Analisis lanjutan berupa analisis statistik sederhana terhadap hasil BOS juga menunjukkan bahwa BOS dapat digunakan sebagai alat untuk mengevaluasi kinerja departemental, dalam hal departemen in front office (teller group), terutama melalui. penggambaran nilai rata-rata perilaku teler ke dalam kurva radar

Kata kunci: PA, BOS, SOP, teller, kejadian kritis.
Prediction of High-Risk Donors for Kidney Discard and Nonrecovery Using Structured Donor Characteristics and Unstructured Donor Narratives
Authors: Sageshima Junichiro , Than Peter , Goussous Naeem , Mineyev Neal , Perez Richard 
Published: November 2023

ImportanceDespite the unmet need, many deceased-donor kidneys are discarded or not recovered. Inefficient allocation and prolonged ischemia time are contributing factors, and early detection of high-risk donors may reduce organ loss.ObjectiveTo evaluate the feasibility of machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP) classification of donors with kidneys that are used vs not used for organ transplant.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis retrospective cohort study used donor information (structured donor characteristics and unstructured donor narratives) from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). All donor offers to a single transplant center between January 2015 and December 2020 were used to train and validate ML models to predict donors who had at least 1 kidney transplanted (at our center or another center). The donor data from 2021 were used to test each model.ExposuresDonor information was provided by UNOS to the transplant centers with potential transplant candidates. Each center evaluated the donor and decided within an allotted time whether to accept the kidney for organ transplant.Main Outcomes and MeasuresOutcome metrics of the test cohort included area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC), F1 score, accuracy, precision, and recall of each ML classifier. Feature importance and Shapley additive explanation (SHAP) summaries were assessed for model explainability.ResultsThe training/validation cohort included 9555 donors (median [IQR] age, 50 [36-58] years; 5571 male [58.3%]), and the test cohort included 2481 donors (median [IQR] age, 52 [40-59] years; 1496 male [60.3%]). Only 20% to 30% of potential donors had at least 1 kidney transplanted. The ML model with a single variable (Kidney Donor Profile Index) showed an AUROC of 0.69, F1 score of 0.42, and accuracy of 0.64. Multivariable ML models based on basic a priori structured donor data showed similar metrics (logistic regression: AUROC = 0.70; F1 score = 0.42; accuracy = 0.62; random forest classifier: AUROC = 0.69; F1 score = 0.42; accuracy = 0.64). The classic NLP model (bag-of-words model) showed its best metrics (AUROC = 0.60; F1 score = 0.35; accuracy = 0.59) by the logistic regression classifier. The advanced Bidirectional Encoder Representations From Transformers model showed comparable metrics (AUROC = 0.62; F1 score = 0.39; accuracy = 0.69) only after appending basic donor information. Feature importance and SHAP detected the variables (and words) that affected the models most.Conclusions and RelevanceResults of this cohort study suggest that models using ML can be applied to predict donors with high-risk kidneys not used for organ transplant, but the models still need further elaboration. The use of unstructured data is likely to expand the possibilities; further exploration of new approaches will be necessary to develop models with better predictive metrics.
Applications of Liquid Biopsy for Surgical Patients With Cancer
Authors: Mahuron Kelly M. , Fong Yuman 
Published: November 2023

ImportanceLiquid biopsy is an emerging tool with the potential to change oncologic care practices. Optimal clinical applications for its use are currently undefined for surgical patients.ObservationsLiquid biopsy analytes such as circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) have been the most clinically studied assays and were initially limited to advanced-stage disease. In the metastatic setting, CTCs and ctDNA levels are prognostic. Although their levels correlate with treatment response, CTC-guided systemic regimen switches for nonresponders have not been shown to improve clinical outcomes. ctDNA genomic profiling has succeeded, and there are now multiple plasma-based assays approved by the US Food and Drug Administration that can detect actionable mutations to guide systemic therapy. Technological advancements in assay sensitivity have expanded the use of ctDNA to early-stage and resectable disease, allowing for detection of minimal residual disease. Postoperative ctDNA levels are a strong predictor of disease recurrence, and ctDNA detection often precedes serum carcinoembryonic antigen elevation and radiographic changes. However, its use for surveillance has not been shown to improve clinical outcomes. A promising application of ctDNA is for adjuvant therapy escalation and de-escalation. A phase 2 clinical trial demonstrated that treatment de-escalation for patients with high-risk stage II colorectal cancer and negative postoperative ctDNA had similar recurrence-free survival as patients receiving standard-of-care chemotherapy. These results suggest that ctDNA may help select patients who will benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy, and multiple clinical trials are actively underway.Conclusions and RelevanceAlthough uncertainties regarding the optimal use of liquid biopsy remain, it has the potential to significantly improve care for patients with cancer at all stages of disease. It is critical that surgeons understand how to use and interpret these assays, and they should be active participants in clinical trials to advance the field.
FluoMALDI Microscopy: Matrix Co‐Crystallization Simultaneously Enhances Fluorescence and MALDI Imaging
Authors: Yang Ethan , Shen Xinyi Elaine , West‐Foyle Hoku , Hahm Tae‐Hun , Siegler Maxime A. , Brown Dalton R. , Johnson Cole C. , Kim Jeong Hee , Roker LaToya Ann , Tressler Caitlin M. , Barman Ishan , Kuo Scot C. , Glunde Kristine 
Published: November 2023

AbstractHere, the authors report that co‐crystallization of fluorophores with matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) imaging matrices significantly enhances fluorophore brightness up to 79‐fold, enabling the amplification of innate tissue autofluorescence. This discovery facilitates FluoMALDI, the imaging of the same biological sample by both fluorescence microscopy and MALDI imaging. The approach combines the high spatial resolution and specific labeling capabilities of fluorescence microscopy with the inherently multiplexed, versatile imaging capabilities of MALDI imaging. This new paradigm simplifies registration by avoiding physical changes between fluorescence and MALDI imaging, allowing to image the exact same cells in tissues with both modalities. Matrix‐fluorophore co‐crystallization also facilitates applications with insufficient fluorescence brightness. The authors demonstrate feasibility of FluoMALDI imaging with endogenous and exogenous fluorophores and autofluorescence‐based FluoMALDI of brain and kidney tissue sections. FluoMALDI will advance structural‐functional microscopic imaging in cell biology, biomedicine, and pathology.
Model‐based design of stratified packings for enhanced mass transfer using optimal control theory
Authors: Eppink A. , Kuhn M. , Briesen H. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractVarious examples show that stratified columns can improve the transport performance of particle packings. However, to date, there is no universal strategy to design these packings to yield optimal performance. This study proposes a model‐based approach for designing particle packings in which mass transfer occurs between a liquid phase and a stationary phase using optimal control theory. The primary objective is to provide a general design strategy that is applicable across different unit operations in chemical, pharmaceutical, and food applications. Optimal control is utilized to determine the optimal particle diameter as a function of the axial position within the column. We demonstrate the approach using two case studies and three different optimization criteria. Numerical results indicate that the proposed method is highly effective, for example, the solvent demand is reduced by up to . Moreover, the optimally graded packing yields a significantly sharper breakthrough curve of an adsorption column.
Integration analysis of transcriptome and proteome of Chinese Merino sheep (Ovis aries) embryonic skeletal muscle
Authors: Feng Mian , Hu Wenping , Wang Xinyue , Liu Lulu , Liu Yunhui , Zhang Li 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThe growth and development of sheep late fetal skeletal muscle undergoes significant changes. However, the specific mechanism remains unknown. In this study, we performed the comprehensive analysis of transcriptome and proteome of Chinese Merino sheep at embryonic ages Day85 (D85N), Day105 (D105N), and Day135 (D135N) by the tandem mass tags (TMT) and RNA‐seq methods. Totally 717, 1253, and 1873 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in the three comparison groups (D85N vs. D105N, D105N vs. D135N, and D85N vs. D135N). Among which 7, 80, and 162 DEGs were identified with the same trends at mRNA and protein levels in the three groups. Enrichment analysis showed that 7 genes with same trends in D85 vs. D105 have not been enriched in any pathways, which indicated that the development of skeletal muscle underwent significant changes with post‐transcription regulation during this period. These genes with same trends in D105N vs. D135N were mainly enriched in the pathways related to skeletal muscle metabolism and maturation, including oxidative phosphorylation, glycolysis/gluconeogenesis, tight junction, and HIF‐1 pathways, which indicated that the development of skeletal muscle tended to maturation during this period. These results provided evidence for ovine late fetal skeletal muscle fibers development from proliferating to thickening at simultaneous transcriptional and translational levels.