bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Clinical outcomes in eyes with diffractive continuous depth-of-focus intraocular lenses enhanced for near vision: comparison with trifocal intraocular lenses
Authors: Nomura Yuya , Ota Yuka , Fujita Yoshifumi , Nishimura Tomohisa , Bissen-Miyajima Hiroko , Minami Keiichiro 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Background
To prospectively evaluate visual functions and patient satisfaction after bilateral implantation of diffractive continuous depth-of-focus intraocular lens (CDF IOL) compared with trifocal IOLs.

Methods
This investigator-initiated study was approved by a certified local review board (registered: jRCTs032210305). CDF IOL (Synergy, J&J, group S) and trifocal IOL (AcrySof PanOptix, Alcon, group P) were implanted bilaterally in 30 patients each. Three months postoperatively, binocular outcomes of uncorrected (BUCVA) and distance-corrected (BDCVA) visual acuities at distances of 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.7, and 5 m were measured. Contrast sensitivities were binocularly measured using CSV-1000 (2.5 m) and Pelli-Robson charts at distances of 0.4 and 1 m. Symptoms of glare, halo, starburst, and waxy vision, and satisfaction for near, intermediate, and far visions were assessed with questionnaires. Differences between the two groups were examined.

Results
Twenty-seven patients each completed the follow-up. The mean age of the group S was lower than that of the group P (P < 0.001). The BUCVA at 0.4 m was better in the S group, while the mean manifest refraction of the P group showed a significant hyperopic shift (P < 0.001). BDCVA was significantly better in the S group. The contrast sensitivity results at three distances showed no discernible differences. Although more patients in the S group reported significant glare and halo, their satisfaction with near vision was higher.

Conclusions
The binocular visual function of patients with CDF IOLs was comparable to or better than that of patients with trifocal IOLs. The patients were satisfied with near vision, despite the enhanced glare and halo. Understanding the differences between the two types of presbyopia-correcting IOLs is important to ensure patient satisfaction.

Trial registration
This clinical trial was registered in the Japan Registry for Clinical Research (identifier: jRCTs032210305) on September 13, 2021.
Early decrease in blood lymphocyte count is associated with poor prognosis in COVID-19 patients: a retrospective cohort study
Authors: Chen Gong , Zhao Xiaofang , Chen Xinglin , Liu Chengyun 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Background
Previous studies have declared that baseline lymphocyte count is associated with COVID-19-related death. However, whether dynamic lymphocyte change over time affects prognosis in COVID-19 patients is unknown. This study aims to investigate the significance of lymphocyte count during the progression of the disease in COVID-19 patients.

Methods
The retrospective cohort study recruited COVID-19 patients at the First People’s Hospital of Jiangxia District in Wuhan from January 7, 2020, to February 28, 2020. The demographics, medical histories, results of the blood routine test, and patients’ outcomes were collected. We utilized a generalized additive mixed model to compare trends in lymphocyte count over time among survivors and non-survivors, with an adjustment for potential confounders. The statistical analysis used R software and EmpowerStats. Significance was determined at a P-value of less than 0.05 (two-sided).

Results
A total of 532 patients were included in the study. Overall, there were 29/532 in-hospital deaths (5.45%). Lymphocytes declined over time in the non-survivor group and increased in the survivor group in the first 10 days of hospitalization. Within 10 days after admission, lymphocyte count increased in the survivor group and decreased in the non-survivor group. The difference in lymphocyte counts between survivors and non-survivors increased by an average of 0.0732 × 109/L daily. After adjusting for several covariables, the increasing value remained at 0.0731 × 109/L per day.

Conclusion
In the early stage, lymphocyte count can dynamically reflect the pathophysiological changes in COVID-19 patients. An early decrease in lymphocyte count is associated with mortality in COVID-19 patients.
Evaluation of proximal slicing in primary maxillary incisors with proximal caries- a retrospective cohort study
Authors: Fux-Noy Avia , Goldberg Tamar , Shmueli Aviv , Halperson Elinor , Ram Diana , Davidovich Esti , Moskovitz Moti 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Background
Modern management of dental caries should be more conservative and include early detection of lesions and active surveillance, in order to apply preventive measures and carefully monitor for signs of arrest or progression. Proximal slicing was suggested for nonrestorative caries treatment for primary incisors. The aim of the study was to examine the success of proximal slicing in primary maxillary incisors in arresting caries progression.

Methods
A retrospective cohort study. Data were collected from medical records of patients who had undergone proximal slicing in primary maxillary incisors with a follow-up period of at least 6 months. Treatment was considered a success when no further invasive clinical intervention was required within the follow-up period of at least 6 months. Treatment was considered a failure when further invasive clinical intervention was needed during the follow-up period (restoration, crown, or extraction). Additional variables included were the patient’s gender, treated tooth, treated surface, age during their first visit to the clinic, age during slicing treatment, follow-up period, number of follow-up visits, and number of fluoride applications and additional slicing during follow-up.

Results
Seventy-one patients were included in the study. Proximal slicing was successful in 76% of participants with a follow-up of at least 6 months. Success was associated with older age at the first dental visit (3.5yo vs. 2.5yo, p = 0.0011) and age when proximal slicing was performed (4yo vs. 3yo, p < 0.001).

Conclusion
Proximal slicing may successfully arrest proximal caries in primary maxillary incisors.
Characteristics of glucolipid metabolism and complications in novel cluster-based diabetes subgroups: a retrospective study
Authors: Li Xinrong , Chen Hui 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Background
Glucolipid metabolism plays an important role in the occurrence and development of diabetes mellitus. However, there is limited research on the characteristics of glucolipid metabolism and complications in different subgroups of newly diagnosed diabetes. This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of glucolipid metabolism and complications in novel cluster-based diabetes subgroups and explore the contributions of different glucolipid metabolism indicators to the occurrence of complications and pancreatic function.

Methods
This retrospective study included 547 newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients. Age, body mass index (BMI), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C), homeostasis model assessment-2 beta-cell function (HOMA2-β), and homeostasis model assessment-2 insulin resistance (HOMA2-IR) were used as clustering variables. The participants were divided into 4 groups by k-means cluster analysis. The characteristics of glucolipid indicators and complications in each subgroup were analyzed. Regression analyses were used to evaluate the impact of glucolipid metabolism indicators on complications and pancreatic function.

Results
Total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), triglyceride glucose index (TyG), HbA1C, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), and 2-h postprandial plasma glucose (2hPG) were higher in the severe insulin-resistant diabetes (SIRD) and severe insulin-deficient diabetes (SIDD) groups. Fasting insulin (FINS), fasting C-peptide (FCP), 2-h postprandial insulin (2hINS), 2-h postprandial C-peptide (2hCP), and the monocyte-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (MHR) were higher in mild obesity-related diabetes (MOD) and SIRD. 2hCP, FCP, and FINS were positively correlated with HOMA2-β, while FPG, TyG, HbA1C, and TG were negatively correlated with HOMA2-β. FINS, FPG, FCP, and HbA1C were positively correlated with HOMA2-IR, while high-density lipoprotein (HDL) was negatively correlated with HOMA2-IR. FINS (odds ratio (OR),1.043;95% confidence interval (CI) 1.006 ~ 1.081), FCP (OR,2.881;95%CI 2.041 ~ 4.066), and TyG (OR,1.649;95%CI 1.292 ~ 2.104) contributed to increase the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); 2hINS (OR,1.015;95%CI 1.008 ~ 1.022) contributed to increase the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD); FCP (OR,1.297;95%CI 1.027 ~ 1.637) significantly increased the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Conclusions
There were differences in the characteristics of glucolipid metabolism as well as complications among different subgroups of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes. 2hCP, FCP, FINS, FPG, TyG, HbA1C, HDL and TG influenced the function of insulin. FINS, TyG, 2hINS, and FCP were associated with ASCVD, NAFLD, and CKD in newly diagnosed T2DM patients.
Human Connection: Oncologist Characteristics and Behaviors Associated With Therapeutic Bonding With Latino Patients With Advanced Cancer
Authors: Tergas Ana I. , Prigerson Holly G. , Penedo Frank J. , Maciejewski Paul K. 
Published: November 2023

PURPOSE Therapeutic alliances (TAs) between oncologists and patients are bonds characterized by mutual caring, trust, and respect. We here relate oncologist characteristics and behaviors to TA among Latino and non-Latino patients with advanced cancer. METHODS Participants included non-Latino oncologists (n = 41) and their Latino (n = 67) and non-Latino White (n = 90) patients with advanced cancer who participated in Coping with Cancer III, a multisite, US-based prospective cohort study of Latino/non-Latino disparities in end-of-life cancer care, conducted 2015-2019. Oncologist characteristics included age, sex, race, institution type, Spanish language proficiency, familismo practice style (emphasis on family) and clinical etiquette behaviors. Patient-reported TA was assessed using the average score of six items from The Human Connection scale. Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) estimated effects of oncologist characteristics on TA. RESULTS Of 157 patients, a majority were female (n = 92, 58.6%) and age younger than 65 years (n = 95, 60.5%). Most oncologists were male (n = 24, 58.5%), non-Latino White (n = 25, 61%), and age 40 years and older (n = 25, 61%). An adjusted HLM in the full sample showed that Latino patient ethnicity was associated with significantly lower TA (β = −.25; P < .001). In an adjusted stratified HLM for TA, among Latino patients, oncologist familismo practice style (β = .19; P = .012), preference using first names (β = .25; P = .023), and greater Spanish fluency (β = .11; P < .001) were positively associated with TA. In contrast, familismo practice style had no impact on TA for non-Latino White patients. CONCLUSION Latino patients with advanced cancer had worse TAs with their oncologists versus non-Latino patients. Modifiable oncologist behaviors may be targeted in an intervention designed to improve the patient-physician relationship between oncologists and their Latino patients with advanced cancer.
The Politics of the Gender Gap in COVID-19: Partisanship, Health Behavior, and Policy Preferences in the United States
Authors: Burton Colleen Dougherty , Gadarian Shana Kushner , Goodman Sara Wallace , Pepinsky Thomas B. 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Several studies demonstrate gender and partisan differences among Americans in COVID-19 socioeconomic consequences, attitudes, and behaviors. The authors of this study use six waves of panel survey data to explore the intersection of gender and party across COVID-19 mitigation behaviors, concerns, and policy preferences. The authors observe small gender gaps on several measures; however, partisan differences are larger than gender differences when considering the interaction between gender and partisanship. Democratic women are more similar to Democratic men on these measures than to Republican women. On virtually all measures, Republican women report lower levels of mitigation behaviors, worries, and support for expansive government policies compared to Democratic women and men. Analyzing the interaction of gender and partisanship illuminates how individuals navigated the pandemic with respect to identity factors that often pull in different directions. These findings suggest that one's partisan identity is more consequential than gender when it comes to COVID behaviors, concerns, and policy preferences.
Matching vs. Individual Choice: How to Counter Regional Imbalance of Carsharing Demand
Authors: Boysen Nils , Briskorn Dirk , Röntgen Rea , Dienstknecht Michael 
Published: November 2023

Among the most crucial organizational challenges of free-floating carsharing is the question how to cope with regional demand imbalance. Because users are allowed to leave a rented car anywhere in the service district, it regularly occurs that too many cars are left behind in low-demand regions whereas other regions face a demand surplus. In this paper, we consider a countermeasure that has been overlooked by previous research: an optimization-based matching of carsharing supply and demand that not only addresses the profit promised by the current matches but also targets future demand imbalance. To account for such imbalances, we define regional demand levels that specify the projected number of requested cars per region and aim to reduce the deviations of the regions’ actual car supply from these target levels. We present exact polynomial-time algorithms for this extended matching task that are suitable for real-time application on large carsharing platforms. In an extensive computational study, we compare optimization-based matching approaches with and without the consideration of demand imbalance and benchmark them with the status quo, the individual choice of carsharing users among available cars. Based on generated data with considerable demand variation among regions, our results indicate a clear advantage of our novel matching approach. In a further study based on a large carsharing data set, however, the proof of concept fails because the real-world regions are cut according to geographical characteristics instead of demand variation. To successfully relieve the strains of demand imbalance, our novel matching task thus requires a properly partitioned service district and reliable forecasts of the carsharing demands. Funding: This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [Grants BO 3148/8-1 and BR 3873/10-1]. Supplemental Material: The online appendix is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2022.0067 .
Stoici e Peripatetici su agire, patire e movimento: la testimonianza di Simplicio
Authors: Nastasi Giuseppe 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Simplicius’ Commentary on Aristotle’s Categories contains the most extended testimony about the Stoic conception of acting (ποιεῖν) and undergoing (πάσχειν). Simplicius ascribed to the Stoics the idea that acting and undergoing are to be reduced to the movement. To this opinion Simplicius opposed the Aristotelian view according to which acting and undergoing are two different categories. In this paper I intend to outline the original Stoic position comparing the reportage of Simplicius with other Stoic sources. Later, I will deal with Boethus’ defense of the distinction between the categories of acting and undergoing. I will argue that Boethus directly reacted against the Stoic opinion reformulating it in Aristotelian language.
Further research results on confusion coefficient of Boolean functions
Authors: Liu Zhenyu , Zhuo Zepeng 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
The notion of confusion coefficient (CC) is a property that attempts to characterize the confusion property of cryptographic algorithms against differential power analysis. In this article, we establish a relationship between CC and the transparency order (TO) for any Boolean function and deduce some relationships between the sum-of-squares of CC, signal-to-noise ratio, and TO. We also give a tight upper bound and a tight lower bound on the sum-of-squares of CC for balanced s-plateaued functions. Finally, the results generalized a lower bound on the sum-of-squares of CC of Boolean functions with the Hamming weight k.
The anatomy of specialized knowledge: Comparing experts and non-experts through associations, frames and language models
Authors: Vintar Špela , Saksida Amanda 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
We explore specialized knowledge and aim to show that expert conceptual spaces differ from those of non-experts. This rather broad research question is addressed from different perspectives: first we collect free associations to selected stimulus terms from the domain of karstology from experts and non-experts, demonstrating that the underlying knowledge affects the associative inventory and that the overlap between both groups is low. Next, we look for knowledge frames which might shape the expert responses by activating conceptual links, and compare them to corpus-derived frames. Finally, we train neural language models on specialized versus general corpora to see whether the neural semantic space as represented by the cosine distance resembles the semantic spaces obtained through human associations. Results show that human associations indeed reflect knowledge frames, but that the overlap with the trained word embeddings is again low, indicating inherent differences between the associative semantic proximity in experts and non-experts, and between humans and neural meaning representations.
On the blow up time estimation to the Schrödinger equation
Authors: Puriuškis Gintaras 
Published: November 2023

There is considered the Schrödinger equation ∂u/∂t= i Δu+ i|u|p , u, t > 0, with initial condition u(0, x)= u0(x), x ∈ Rn, n = 1. We prove the existence of the u0(x) such, that the blow up time estimation increases if p increases in the intervale 4 < p < p0.
B.V. Chmielevskis and his research into the history of the old mathematics in Lithuania
Authors: Banionis Juozas 
Published: November 2023

B.V. Chmielevskis (1913–1980) after finishing the studies of classical philology and mathematics taught different subjects of mathematics at Vilnius Pedagogical Institute (VPI) from 1959 to 1976 and was distinguished for his research into the history of the old mathematics.B.V. Chmielevskis's scientific publications form two separate groups. The first one comprises publications on the general history of mathematics and the second one consists of publications on the history of Lithuanian mathematics. The publications on the general history of mathematics are concerned with Archimedes's, F. Viet's, I. Newton's, G. Galileo’s scientific heritage. Publications of the second group are devoted to mathematical education at the old Vilnius University (VU) in 1579–1803. In the latter publications the scientist analyzed interpretations of classical mathematicians' works in the texts of VU professors and students. B.V. Chmielevskis's publications were published in Lithuanian mathematicians' digests and proceedings of VPI.The main theoretical issues concerning researches in the history of mathematics are reflected in B.V. Chmielevskis's doctorate dissertation in physics and mathematics, which was maintained in 1971.
Modified STARIMA model for space-time data
Authors: Šaltytė Laura 
Published: November 2023

In this paper we propose spatial time series model. ARIMA model class is considered for each location. Model for each location is built by spatial ``connection'' of identified ARIMA models in observed locations. Spatial ``connection'' is implemented by spatial averaging of the coefficients of ARIMA models and by ordinary kriging procedure for means. Comparison between proposed model which can be considered as modified STARIMA model and general STARIMA model developed by Pfeifer and Deutch is presented. Mean square prediction error (MSPE) for proposed procedure of prediction is presented. Values of MSPE for real data are calculated.
Application of stochastic logistic laws and their density mixtures to the growth analysis
Authors: Rupšys Petras , Raškinienė Danutė 
Published: November 2023

The processes of growth play an important role in different fields of science, such as ecology, economics, finance etc. In applications the averaged trend kinetics is represented by means of one of the types of logistic forms (Verhulst, Gompertz, Mitscherlich, Richards et al.). The article deals with the numerical solutions of the Fokker–Plank equation.
Convex functions and inequalities in the secondary school
Authors: Šinkūnas Juozas 
Published: November 2023

A function f : Df → R is called convex if for any x, y ∈ Df the inequality f ( x+y/2 ) \leq (f (x)+f (y) )/2 holds. We prove the main property of the convex fonctions (inequality (4)) and also the inequalities which the arithmetic, geometric, harmonic and quadratic means of several positive numbers satisfy. Then we prove some trigonometric and geometric inequalities.
ЗАЛУЧЕННЯ ІНВЕСТИЦІЙ ДО КОСМІЧНОЇ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ В УКРАЇНІ
Authors: Діденко М.В. 
Published: November 2023

Анотація. Одним із ключових факторів успішного розвитку будь-якого сектору економіки, що в значній мірі визначає його динаміку та конкурентоздатність, є надходження інвестицій. Досвід провідних світових космічних країн (США, ЕС) свідчить, що залучення приватних інвестицій відкриває значні перспективи для розвитку галузі. Проте, однією із ключових вимог до залучення інвестицій є існування сприятливого макроекономічного середовища, наявність якого малоймовірна у поточних умовах. Ціллю статті є пошук напрямків та проектів, реалізація яких дозволить залучити приватні інвестиції до космічної діяльності в Україні. Аналіз динаміки розвитку світового ринку космічних послуг свідчить про його значне прогнозоване зростання у період до 2040 року [1]. В той же час, переважаюча кількість інвестицій на даному ринку зосереджена не в його «матеріальній частині» (пускові послуги, виготовлення космічних апаратів і т.п.), а в сфері супутників та надання послуг. І вказана диспропорція має сталу тенденцію до збільшення. В поточних ринкових умовах найбільш інвестиційно привабливими проектами, відповідно, є ті, що пов’язані із зазначеним ринковим сегментом. Так, одним із найбільш динамічно зростаючих напрямків є надання послуг, що пов’язані з машинним навчанням та інтернетом речей (M2M/IoT). Зростання цього ринкового сегменту прогнозується більшістю маркетингових досліджень. В той же час, на сьогодні науково-технічний прогрес надає можливість перенесення технології M2M/IoT на супутникову платформу габаритно меншого покоління (з мікросупутникової на наносупутникову). Реалізація проектів подібного типу має ряд переваг з точки зору привабливості для інвесторів, оскільки технічна специфіка допускає їх виконання в два етапи. На першому етапі при відносно незначних капітальних затратах можна отримати вже функціонуючу систему з обмеженими технічними характеристиками. Ну другому етапі, що є основним з точки зору капітальних витрат, передбачається збільшення зони покриття, пропускної здатності та інших технічних характеристик. Така модель реалізації проекту надає можливість розпочати його виконання навіть при незначних початкових інвестиціях та умовах макроекономічної нестабільності.