bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Cognitive dysfunction in diabetes-related foot complications: A cohort study
Authors: Nguyen Mai Loan , Wong Dana , Barson Elizabeth , Staunton Eva , Fisher Caroline A. 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Objective
Mild-moderate cognitive impairment has been identified in general diabetes, and early evidence indicates cognitive reductions may be more pronounced in those with diabetes-related foot complications (DRFC). Cognitive difficulties may impede treatment engagement and self-management. This requires further explication to optimise patient care and outcomes. The current study aimed to characterise cognitive function in people with DRFC using comprehensive cognitive measures.

Method
This cross-sectional cohort study recruited 80 adult participants (Mage = 63.38, SD = 11.40, range = 30 – 89) from the Royal Melbourne Hospital Diabetic Foot Unit in Victoria, Australia, all with DRFC. Each completed a comprehensive cognitive battery (memory, attention, executive functions) and scores were calculated using age-matched population norms, where available.

Results
On the majority of tasks, DRFC participants performed significantly worse than age-matched norms, with the largest decrements seen in inhibition control, verbal memory, verbal abstract reasoning and working memory. Small to moderate reductions were also seen in visual learning, verbal fluency, processing speed and premorbid functioning. Demographic (lower education, male gender) and clinical factors (higher HbA1c, macrovascular and microvascular disease, longer diabetes duration) were associated with poorer cognitive functioning.

Conclusions
Marked reductions in cognitive functioning were found in individuals with DRFC, predominantly in the domains of verbal memory and executive functioning. Lower education, male gender and indicators of diabetes severity, such as vascular disease, are associated with heightened risk for poorer cognitive functioning. As DRFCs are a serious complication with devastating outcomes if not successfully managed, cognitive barriers to self-management must be addressed to optimise treatment.
PanDA: Production and Distributed Analysis System
Authors: Maeno Tadashi , Alekseev Aleksandr , Barreiro Megino Fernando Harald , De Kaushik , Guan Wen , Karavakis Edward , Klimentov Alexei , Korchuganova Tatiana , Lin FaHui , Nilsson Paul , Wenaus Torre , Yang Zhaoyu , Zhao Xin 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThe Production and Distributed Analysis (PanDA) system is a data-driven workload management system engineered to operate at the LHC data processing scale. The PanDA system provides a solution for scientific experiments to fully leverage their distributed heterogeneous resources, showcasing scalability, usability, flexibility, and robustness. The system has successfully proven itself through nearly two decades of steady operation in the ATLAS experiment, addressing the intricate requirements such as diverse resources distributed worldwide at about 200 sites, thousands of scientists analyzing the data remotely, the volume of processed data beyond the exabyte scale, dozens of scientific applications to support, and data processing over several billion hours of computing usage per year. PanDA’s flexibility and scalability make it suitable for the High Energy Physics community and wider science domains at the Exascale. Beyond High Energy Physics, PanDA’s relevance extends to other big data sciences, as evidenced by its adoption in the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and the sPHENIX experiment. As the significance of advanced workflows continues to grow, PanDA has transformed into a comprehensive ecosystem, effectively tackling challenges associated with emerging workflows and evolving computing technologies. The paper discusses PanDA’s prominent role in the scientific landscape, detailing its architecture, functionality, deployment strategies, project management approaches, results, and evolution into an ecosystem.
Evaluation of the efficiency of urban solid waste management in Brazil by data envelopment analysis and possible variables of influence
Authors: das Mercês Costa Isabel , Dias Marta Ferreira , Robaina Margarita 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThis article has the general objective of estimating the efficiency of urban solid waste management in 940 Brazilian municipalities through Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) technique and has specific objectives: (i) to estimate efficiency scores; (ii) to compare the performance between different groups of municipalities; and (iii) to analyze the profile of efficient municipalities from the perspective of the guidelines of Law 12,305/2010 and socio-economic and environmental indicators. The technique used was DEA with output-oriented and variable scale to return modeling. The results showed higher efficiency scores in the municipalities with populations above 500,000 inhabitants. The score variation ranged from 0.5 (municipalities with populations <10,000 inhabitants) to 0.9 (municipalities with more than 500,000 inhabitants). Of the sample set, only 12.34% of the municipalities were considered efficient, and when analyzing the efficient group, it was found that adherence to legislation was not a major factor in achieving efficiency.
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Comparative study between micro- and nano-carbon with epoxy for gamma shielding applications
Authors: Gouda Mona M. , El-Khatib Ahmed M. , Khalil Mona M. , Abd-Elzaher Mohamed , Abbas Mahmoud I. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractIn the current study, the epoxy material was mixed with 10%, and 30% weight percent carbon material as filler in different thicknesses (1 cm, 1.5 cm, and 2 cm). Transmission electron microscope (TEM) measurements showed the average size of the nano-carbon was 20 nm with a standard deviation of 5 nm. The morphology of samples was examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which showed the flatness of the epoxy surface, and when the content of carbon increases, the connection between the epoxy array and carbon increases. The compression test indicates the effect of nano-size on enhancing the mechanical properties of the studied samples. To survey the shielding properties of the epoxy/carbon composites using gamma-rays emitted from Am-241, Ba-133, Cs-137, Co-60, and Eu-152 sources, which covered a wide range of energies from 0.059 up to 1.408 MeV, the gamma intensity was measured using the NaI (Tl) detector. The linear and mass attenuation coefficients were calculated by obtaining the area under each peak of the energy spectrum observed from Genie 2000 software in the presence and absence of the sample. The experimental results obtained were compared theoretically with XCOM software. The comparison examined the validity of experimental results where the relative division rate ranged between 0.02 and 2%. Also, the measurement of the relative division rate between linear attenuation coefficients of micro- and nano-composites was found to range from 0.9 to 21% The other shielding parameters are calculated at the same range of energy, such as a half-value layer (HVL), mean free path (MFP), tenth-value layer (TVL), effective atomic number (Zeff), and the buildup factors (EBF and EABF). The data revealed a consistent reduction in the particle size of the shielding material across various weight percentages, resulting in enhanced radiation shielding capabilities. The sample that contains 30% nano-carbon has the lowest values of TVL (29.4 cm) and HVL (8.85 cm); moreover, it has the highest value of the linear attenuation coefficient (LAC), which makes it the best in its ability to attenuate radiation.
Fimbrin associated with Pmk1 to regulate the actin assembly during Magnaporthe oryzae hyphal growth and infection
Authors: Li Yuan-Bao , Shen Ningning , Deng Xianya , Liu Zixuan , Zhu Shuai , Liu Chengyu , Tang Dingzhong , Han Li-Bo 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThe dynamic assembly of the actin cytoskeleton is vital for Magnaporthe oryzae development and host infection. The actin-related protein MoFim1 is a key factor for organizing the M. oryzae actin cytoskeleton. Currently, how MoFim1 is regulated in M. oryzae to precisely rearrange the actin cytoskeleton is unclear. In this study, we found that MoFim1 associates with the M. oryzae mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase Pmk1 to regulate actin assembly. MoFim1 directly interacted with Pmk1, and the phosphorylation level of MoFim1 was decreased in Δpmk1, which led to a change in the subcellular distribution of MoFim1 in the hyphae of Δpmk1. Moreover, the actin cytoskeleton was aberrantly organized at the hyphal tip in the Δpmk1, which was similar to what was observed in the Δmofim1 during hyphal growth. Furthermore, phosphorylation analysis revealed that Pmk1 could phosphorylate MoFim1 at serine 94. Loss of phosphorylation of MoFim1 at serine 94 decreased actin bundling activity. Additionally, the expression of the site mutant of MoFim1 S94D (in which serine 94 was replaced with aspartate to mimic phosphorylation) in Δpmk1 could reverse the defects in actin organization and hyphal growth in Δpmk1. It also partially rescues the formation of appressorium failure in Δpmk1. Taken together, these findings suggest a regulatory mechanism in which Pmk1 phosphorylates MoFim1 to regulate the assembly of the actin cytoskeleton during hyphal development and pathogenesis.
Home care for COVID-19 positive cases: suitability of the residential setting and ability of cases to adhere to the required preventive measures
Authors: Youssef Dalal , Abou Naja Abir , Farhat Suzan , Abou-Abbas Linda , Hassan Hamad 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Introduction
With the upsurge of COVID-19 cases, Lebanese hospitals were overburdened and hospital care was prioritized for COVID-19 patients with the highest probability of poor outcomes. This paper aimed to assess the suitability of residential settings for home isolation and to explore the patient’s ability to adhere to the required precautions measures.

Methods
All COVID-19 cases reported between February, 21 and the end of June 2020 and who had mild or moderate symptoms, were contacted via phone calls by a healthcare professional to fill out a standardized questionnaire developed to assess the suitability of the residential setting for home care. Inpatient cases were required, before their discharge from the hospitals, to sign consent related to their adherence to the mandatory precautionary measures. They were also asked to complete, on daily basis, the symptoms monitoring log form. A referral system to health facilities was established to manage cases with worsening health status. A collaborative framework to address violations of home isolation rules was also put in place.

Results
Of the 600 cases assessed, 44.7% of them were isolated in a living building apartment (67.2%) with one entrance (85.5%) including four to eight rooms (71%). Around one-quarter of patients have children (< 5 years) and 75% of them were living with elderly people. Most of the patients confirmed the availability of a well-ventilated single room (96.2%) and a separate bathroom (80.17%). As for infrastructure, more than 90% of patients confirmed the availability of drinking and tank water, heating facilities, electricity, and safe trash elimination. Similarly, more than 90% of them had access to personal hygiene items, disinfectants, and personal protective equipment. The bulk of homes care were rated as easily reachable. As for awareness and ability to self-serving, 94.5% of patients were knowledgeable about the required preventive measures, able to serve themselves and to adhere to the isolation requirements as well. Only 51.8% of them had access to psychological support.

Conclusion
Proper assessment of the residential setting for home care of COVID-19 cases combined with close monitoring of the adherence of patients to the required precaution measures are highly needed for limiting the spread of infection within the household and the community.
Correction of Electrolyte Abnormalities in Critically Ill Patients
Authors: Bulloch Marilyn N. , Cardinale-King Maria , Cogle Sarah , Radparvar Sara , Effendi Muhammad , Jagpal Sugeet , Dixit Deepali 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Introduction
The majority of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are at risk for at least one electrolyte abnormality and critically ill patients are the most vulnerable population to the effects of suboptimal electrolyte levels. These patients have unique characteristics impacting implications of the electrolyte disturbances and management.

Areas Covered
In the ICU, magnesium, potassium, calcium, phosphorous, and sodium are the most commonly encountered electrolytes that can be abnormal in the critically ill. Critical illness both is affected by and affects disturbances of these electrolytes which can result in more severe illness, longer duration of mechanical ventilation, increased dialysis support, longer length of stay, and increased mortality. Often, patients have multiple imbalances that require correction. Removal or mitigation of the cause should be undertaken whenever possible and should be concurrent with any therapeutic management used to correct the electrolyte imbalance. Selection of medication to correct electrolyte imbalances should be undertaken according to available evidence and drug-specific characteristics that impact medication delivery in the critically ill.
Electrolyte disturbances, measurements, and corrections are ubiquitous in the ICU. Published literature on the management of electrolytes in the critically ill is limited. Management should consider factors unique to the critically ill when selecting optimal treatment approach and it is essential to individualize treatment to a patient’s unique needs and adapt management to the patient’s chancing clinical situation.
Big data analytic capability and collaborative business culture on business innovation: the role of mediation and moderation effects
Authors: Kissi Philip Siaw 
Published: January 2024

AbstractAlthough Big Data Analytic Capability (BDAC) has advanced in some organisations, the impact on collaboration and business innovation is unnoticed in the literature. Therefore, this study examines the influence of BDAC on Collaboration Business Culture (CBC) and business innovation. The study further investigates how the relationships between CBC and business innovation and BDAC and CBC are mediated and moderated, respectively. Data was collected from 577 managers in selected organisations using a survey questionnaire. The research hypotheses were examined using a PLS-SEM. The study reveals that BDAC positively impacts CBC and business innovation, while CBC influences business innovation. The result also indicates that BDAC partially mediates the CBC and innovation relationship. The findings also revealed that BDAC moderates the CBC and business innovation relationship. Detailed knowledge contributions and managerial implications are discussed.
Advancing green finance: a review of climate change and decarbonization
Authors: Fu Chengbo , Lu Lei , Pirabi Mansoor 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThis paper comprehensively reviews the interconnections between climate change, decarbonization, and green finance. The urgency of addressing climate change and its catastrophic consequences needs to focus on green finance as a vital tool in the global struggle against environmental damage. Green finance involves supplying investments, loans, or capital to support environmentally friendly activities, facilitating the transition to a more sustainable future. This review explores the theoretical frame of reference for green finance, including its impacts on climate change, decarbonization of economies, carbon-stranded assets, risk management, renewable energy, and sustainable economic growth. Additionally, it examines regional focuses in Asia, such as the importance of green finance in China and the beliefs and challenges of green finance in Bangladesh. The review also discusses future directions and recommendations for advancing green finance. The review examines the current research in green finance and how it can address environmental challenges and promote sustainable development. More research needs to be conducted in mainstream economics and finance journals to bridge the knowledge gap and foster broader scholarly engagement in green finance. Researchers, policymakers, investors, and stakeholders will receive help from the study's reliable and robust insights into combating climate change and promoting sustainable development.
Within digital collaborative teams, how can leaders promote productive knowledge sharing among members with diverse settings?
Authors: Huang Haidi , Wang Qiang 
Published: January 2024

AbstractAlthough value networks and virtual cross-functional teams, which serve as examples of digital collaborative organizations in the digital economy, have grown in popularity, few studies have looked at knowledge sharing in these teams. Yet lack of knowledge sharing can hurt teamwork and value creation.So, this study integrates transactional theory of stress and coping and self-determination theory into the stimulus-organism-response model to better understand the mechanisms. We conducted an empirical analysis after surveying of 386 participants from 49 digital collaboration teams in 27 service and industrial firms.The results indicate that the basic psychological needs and both coping strategies together mediate the correlation between diversity-oriented leadership and organizational knowledge sharing. Surprisingly, competence and autonomy needs satisfaction are necessary for organizational knowledge sharing, while perceived relatedness needs satisfaction is the icebreaker for organizational knowledge sharing.
Todo se supedita al aprendizaje
Authors: Lifshitz Alberto 
Published: January 2024

Lo que verdaderamente legitima el acto educativo es el aprendizaje. Aristóteles decía que «enseñar no es una función vital porque no tiene el fin en sí misma; la función vital es aprender». Por más brillante que haya sido la enseñanza se tiene que reconocer que fracasó si los alumnos no aprendieron.
Big data y analítica del aprendizaje en aplicaciones de salud y educación médica
Authors: Peñaloza Báez Marcela Juliana 
Published: January 2024

Big data y la analítica del aprendizaje son herramientas que permiten aprovechar enormes cantidades de datos que hoy existen en formato digital, y que se generan durante la prestación de servicios de salud y cuando se incorporan plataformas digitales al proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje en la formación de médicos. El objetivo es diseñar proyectos que exploten las ventajas de las capacidades técnicas actuales para el procesamiento automatizado de datos en grandes volúmenes y distintos formatos, para buscar su entendimiento y mejorar la toma de decisiones. Las asociaciones, los patrones y las tendencias que pueden emerger del análisis de datos generados en la educación médica pueden facilitar el seguimiento e incluso modelar la conducta de los estudiantes, y perfilar su desempeño. Con Big data y la analítica del aprendizaje es posible transformar grandes cantidades de datos en información de muy alta calidad. Lo anterior es un área que puede ser aprovechada por el educador médico, quien conoce la información que tiene disponible y la que puede obtener mediante alianzas y acuerdos legales, a partir de un problema que se requiera resolver; se necesita apoyo de expertos técnicos pero, en todo momento, el rumbo del proyecto le corresponde a quien ha definido el problema, pues es quien conoce el marco de referencia y las posibles acciones a tomar con los hallazgos y las ideas que surjan. Ciertamente se requiere infraestructura, pero con las posibilidades para el trabajo en la nube, y los recursos disponibles en las instituciones médicas y de educación superior, se puede partir de un primer nivel de hardware y software, y escalar a plataformas más sofisticadas cuando la combinación de hallazgos en los datos y de los volúmenes a procesar lo justifique. Sin duda, Big data y analítica del aprendizaje son herramientas en las que el educador médico debe poner atención.
Social and environmental protection: the effects of social insurance generosity on the acceptance of material sacrifices for the sake of environmental protection
Authors: Sjöstrand Sverker 
Published: January 2024

AbstractStudies on climate change mitigation and environmental degradation suggest that lifestyle changes in high-income countries can help promote environmental sustainability. Such changes may include material sacrifices on the part of the individual. Yet, accepting material sacrifices can be a challenging task for both individuals and countries. Can publicly provided economic protection facilitate the acceptance of such sacrifices? This study examines whether social insurance generosity is likely to make people more willing to accept material sacrifices for the sake of environmental protection. Using multilevel regression modelling to analyse data on social insurance programmes and attitudes towards material sacrifices in nineteen high-income countries, the results of the study suggest that social insurance generosity has a positive effect on attitudes towards accepting material sacrifices, with some variation across programmes and social groups.
Tantalum pentoxide: a new material platform for high-performance dielectric metasurface optics in the ultraviolet and visible region
Authors: Zhang Cheng , Chen Lu , Lin Zhelin , Song Junyeob , Wang Danyan , Li Moxin , Koksal Okan , Wang Zi , Spektor Grisha , Carlson David , Lezec Henri J. , Zhu Wenqi , Papp Scott , Agrawal Amit 
Published: January 2024

AbstractDielectric metasurfaces, composed of planar arrays of subwavelength dielectric structures that collectively mimic the operation of conventional bulk optical elements, have revolutionized the field of optics by their potential in constructing high-efficiency and multi-functional optoelectronic systems on chip. The performance of a dielectric metasurface is largely determined by its constituent material, which is highly desired to have a high refractive index, low optical loss and wide bandgap, and at the same time, be fabrication friendly. Here, we present a new material platform based on tantalum pentoxide (Ta2O5) for implementing high-performance dielectric metasurface optics over the ultraviolet and visible spectral region. This wide-bandgap dielectric, exhibiting a high refractive index exceeding 2.1 and negligible extinction coefficient across a broad spectrum, can be easily deposited over large areas with good quality using straightforward physical vapor deposition, and patterned into high-aspect-ratio subwavelength nanostructures through commonly-available fluorine-gas-based reactive ion etching. We implement a series of high-efficiency ultraviolet and visible metasurfaces with representative light-field modulation functionalities including polarization-independent high-numerical-aperture lensing, spin-selective hologram projection, and vivid structural color generation, and the devices exhibit operational efficiencies up to 80%. Our work overcomes limitations faced by scalability of commonly-employed metasurface dielectrics and their operation into the visible and ultraviolet spectral range, and provides a novel route towards realization of high-performance, robust and foundry-manufacturable metasurface optics.