bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Is binge eating associated with poor weight loss outcomes in people with a high body weight? A systematic review with meta-analyses
Authors: Lobo Isabella , da Luz Felipe Q. , Hay Phillipa , Gaeta Tamiris L. , Teixeira Paula Costa , Cordás Táki Athanássios , Sainsbury Amanda , Salis Zubeyir 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
Objectives
This systematic review aimed to compare the weight change in people with or without binge eating who underwent various weight loss treatments.

Methods
We searched for studies in PubMed, American Psychological Association, and Embase from inception to January 2022. The studies selected included assessment of binge eating and body weight before and after weight loss treatment in people of any age. The meta-analyses were conducted using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (CMA). We used Egger’s regression test, the funnel plot, and the Trim and Fill test to assess the risk of publication bias.

Results
Thirty-four studies were included in the systematic review, with a total of 10.184 participants. The included studies were divided into three categories according to types of weight loss treatments, namely, (1) bariatric surgery; (2) pharmacotherapy isolated or combined with behavioral interventions; and (3) behavioral and/or nutritional interventions. The meta-analyses showed no significant difference in weight loss between people with or without binge eating engaged in weight loss treatments, with an overall effect size of − 0.117 (95% CI − 0.405 to 0.171; P = 0.426).

Conclusions
Our findings showed no difference in weight loss in people with or without pre-treatment binge eating who received various weight loss treatments. Weight loss treatments should not be withheld on the basis that they will not be effective in people with pre-treatment binge eating, albeit their safety and longer term impacts are unclear.
Level of evidence: Level I, at least one properly designed randomized controlled trials; systematic reviews and meta-analyses; experimental studies.
Tall stature and gigantism in transition age: clinical and genetic aspects—a literature review and recommendations
Authors: Sada V. , Puliani G. , Feola T. , Pirchio R. , Pofi R. , Sesti F. , De Alcubierre D. , Amodeo M. E. , D’Aniello F. , Vincenzi L. , Gianfrilli D. , Isidori A. M. , Grossman A. B. , Sbardella E. ,   the TALENT group, Savage A. M. , Foresta C. , Krausz C. , Durante C. , De Martino M. C. , Paoli D. , Ferrigno R. , Caiulo S. , Minnetti M. , Hasenmajer V. , Pozza C. , Kanakis G. , Cangiano B. , Tenuta M. , Carlomagno F. , Di Nisio A , Pallotti F. , Tarsitano M. G. , Spaziani M. , Cargnelutti F. , Sabovic I. , Grani G. , Virili C. , Cozzolino A. , Stramazzo I. , Filardi T. 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
Purpose
Tall stature is defined as height greater than the threshold of more than 2 standard deviations above the average population height for age, sex, and ethnicity. Many studies have described the main aspects of this condition during puberty, but an analysis of the characteristics that the physician should consider in the differential diagnosis of gigantism—tall stature secondary to a pituitary tumour—during the transition age (15–25 years) is still lacking.

Methods
A comprehensive search of English-language original articles was conducted in the MEDLINE database (December 2021-March 2022). We selected all studies regarding epidemiology, genetic aspects, and the diagnosis of tall stature and gigantism during the transition age.

Results
Generally, referrals for tall stature are not as frequent as expected because most cases are familial and are usually unreported by parents and patients to endocrinologists. For this reason, lacking such experience of tall stature, familiarity with many rarer overgrowth syndromes is essential. In the transition age, it is important but challenging to distinguish adolescents with high constitutional stature from those with gigantism. Pituitary gigantism is a rare disease in the transition age, but its systemic complications are very relevant for future health. Endocrine evaluation is crucial for identifying conditions that require hormonal treatment so that they can be treated early to improve the quality of life and prevent comorbidities of individual patient in this age range.

Conclusion
The aim of our review is to provide a practical clinical approach to recognise adolescents, potentially affected by gigantism, as early as possible.
Bürgermeister*innen »im Dialog«
Authors: Habscheid Stephan 
Published: October 2023

ZusammenfassungIn der Kommunalpolitik werden Kontroversen konstituiert und Entscheidungen ausgehandelt in einem Kräftefeld zwischen (1) engagierten (und mehr oder weniger informierten) Bürgerinnen und Bürgern (z. B. in Vereinen), (2) kommunalen Verwaltungen, (3) Kommunalparlamenten und (4) Bürgermeister*innen. Bürokratisches Expertenwissen stellt in diesem Kontext eine wesentliche Herrschaftsressource dar, da (nur) auf dieser Basis bzw. in diesem Rahmen legal gehandelt und gestaltet werden kann. In der Tradition politischer Selbstaufklärung im Licht des Performativitätsbegriffs »nach 1968« wurden seit den 1990er Jahren in Deutschland formelle Verfahren und informelle Praktiken der Bürgerbeteiligung auf kommunaler Ebene gestärkt. Die damit einher gehende Popularisierung von Politik soll zur demokratischen Konfliktbewältigung und Legitimation von Entscheidungen beitragen, wird aber in institutioneller Perspektive auch als ein mögliches Einfallstor für unerwünschte Popularisierung (»Populismus«), etwa die Ausgrenzung von Minderheiten, wahrgenommen. Politisch gestärkt wurde durch die Reform nicht zuletzt auch die Rolle der Bürgermeister*innen: Sie verfügen aufgrund ihrer Zwischenstellung einerseits über das gestaltungsrelevante und autoritative Wissen der kommunalen Bürokratie, andererseits als direkt gewählte Repräsentant*innen der Bürgerschaft über eine besondere demokratische Legitimation und mediale Popularität gegenüber der Verwaltung und den kommunalen Parlamenten. Dies prädestiniert sie – im Zusammenspiel mit ihrer Expertenbürokratie – einerseits als einflussreiche Gestalter, andererseits (wie Experten überhaupt) als Vermittler zwischen (pluralen) Laienansprüchen, legalen Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten und politischen Entscheidungen. Der vorliegende Beitrag geht anhand von Fallbeispielen – einschließlich einer detaillierten Analyse der Mikro-Organisation von Partizipation in einem Bürgergespräch – der Frage nach, wie bürokratisches Experten- sowie Laienwissen als Ressourcen in kommunalpolitischen Vermittlungs- und Entscheidungsprozessen genutzt werden kann. Ein besonderer Fokus liegt auf der Rolle der Bürgermeister*innen.
Preclinical models of treatment-resistant depression: challenges and perspectives
Authors: Kolasa Magdalena , Faron-Górecka Agata 
Published: October 2023

AbstractTreatment-resistant depression (TRD) is a subgroup of major depressive disorder in which the use of classical antidepressant treatments fails to achieve satisfactory treatment results. Although there are various definitions and grading models for TRD, common criteria for assessing TRD have still not been established. However, a common feature of any TRD model is the lack of response to at least two attempts at antidepressant pharmacotherapy. The causes of TRD are not known; nevertheless, it is estimated that even 60% of TRD patients are so-called pseudo-TRD patients, in which multiple biological factors, e.g., gender, age, and hormonal disturbances are concomitant with depression and involved in antidepressant drug resistance. Whereas the phenomenon of TRD is a complex disorder difficult to diagnose and successfully treat, the search for new treatment strategies is a significant challenge of modern pharmacology. It seems that despite the complexity of the TRD phenomenon, some useful animal models of TRD meet the construct, the face, and the predictive validity criteria. Based on the literature and our own experiences, we will discuss the utility of animals exposed to the stress paradigm (chronic mild stress, CMS), and the Wistar Kyoto rat strain representing an endogenous model of TRD. In this review, we will focus on reviewing research on existing and novel therapies for TRD, including ketamine, deep brain stimulation (DBS), and psychedelic drugs in the context of preclinical studies in representative animal models of TRD.
Schweizer–Sklar Power Aggregation Operators Based on Complex Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy Information for Multi-attribute Decision-Making
Authors: Kalsoom Umme , Ullah Kifayat , Akram Maria , Pamucar Dragan , Senapati Tapan , Naeem Muhammad , Pilla Francesco , Moslem Sarbast 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThis manuscript proposes the concept of Schweizer–Sklar operational laws under the consideration of the complex interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy (CIVIF) set theory, where the Schweizer–Sklar norms are the essential and valuable modification of many norms, such as algebraic, Hamacher, and Lukasiewicz norms. Moreover, keeping the dominancy of the presented laws, we derive the concept of CIVIF Schweizer–Sklar power averaging (CIVIFSSPA), CIVIF Schweizer–Sklar power ordered averaging (CIVIFSSPOA), CIVIF Schweizer–Sklar power geometric (CIVIFSSPG), and CIVIF Schweizer–Sklar power ordered geometric (CIVIFSSPOG) operators, which are the combination of the three different structures for evaluating three different problems. Further, some reliable and feasible properties and results for derived work are also invented. Additionally, we also illustrate an application, called multi-attribute decision-making (MADM) scenario for evaluating some real-world problems with the help of discovered operators for showing the reliability and stability of the evaluated operators. Finally, we compare our mentioned operators with various prevailing operators for enhancing the worth and stability of the evaluated approaches.
Impact of transition to a hybrid model of biochemistry course-based undergraduate research experience during the COVID-19 pandemic on student science self-efficacy and conceptual knowledge
Authors: Zhang Jing , Kim Heejeong , Zhang Limei 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThe COVID-19 outbreak has had a significant impact on higher education worldwide. In-person courses had to be quickly transited to online, including lab courses embedded with Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs). In response to this challenge, we successfully converted a fully in-person biochemistry lab that integrated with a 6-week modular CURE (mCURE) into a hybrid CURE (hCURE) in Fall 2020, with support from the Malate dehydrogenase CUREs Community. The hCURE was structured to have in-person labs and online activities arranged on an alternating weekly basis, so that only half of the regular class size of students attended the hands-on labs at any given time to maintain proper social distancing. To evaluate the efficacy of the hCURE, student science self-efficacy and conceptual understanding of protein structure–function relationships were measured using pre-course and post-course surveys and tests, respectively. Our data showed a significant increase in student science self-efficacy and conceptual knowledge test scores. Furthermore, we compared the pre-lab quiz scores that assessed various biochemical concepts and skills across three different semesters, Fall 2019 with a fully in-person mCURE before the pandemic, Fall 2020 with the hCURE implemented during the pandemic, and Fall 2021 when the lab returned to the fully in-person mCURE following the pandemic. A significant decline in quiz scores from Fall 2019 to Fall 2020, and an even further decline from Fall 2019 to Fall 2021 were observed, suggesting that apart from the impact of course modality, the pandemic may have exerted a lasting adverse effect on student learning.
Building the Bridge From Pediatric to Adult Neurological Care
Authors: Sawicka Katherine M. , Vogt Lindsey M. , Andrade Danielle M. , Katzberg Hans D. , Miller Steven P. , Moharir Mahendranath , Tang-Wai David F. , Lagman-Bartolome Ana Marissa 
Published: October 2023

ABSTRACTIn this brief communication, we discuss the current landscape and unmet needs of pediatric to adult transition care in neurology. Optimizing transition care is a priority for patients, families, and providers with growing discussion in neurology. We also introduce the activities of the University of Toronto Pediatric-Adult Transition Working Group – a collaborative interdivisional and inter-subspeciality group of faculty, advanced-practice providers, trainees, and patient-family advisors pursuing collaboration with patients, families, and universities from across Canada. We envision that these efforts will result in a national neurology transition strategy that will inform designation of health authority attention and funding.
Economic voting goes local: evidence from the Italian regions
Authors: Rombi Stefano , Valbruzzi Marco 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThis article investigates the pattern of economic voting at the regional level in Italy. It focuses on the elections held in 18 out of 20 Italian regions from 1995 to 2020. Retrospective voting is examined by using the theory of economic voting, measured at the subnational level. By providing some inferential models and controlling for the impact of phases of recession, this article tests the hypothesis whereby the incumbent regional government is rewarded (or punished) by voters in the event of a good (or poor) state of the regional economy. It mainly considers macroeconomic variables, focusing on the relationship between the unemployment rate (at both national and regional levels) and the electoral performance of the incumbent executive. The empirical analysis shows that, particularly during periods of ‘quiet politics’, economic voting also occurs at the local level and thus the regional unemployment rate affects regional rulers' electoral outcomes.
Trends and long-term variation explaining nutritional determinants of child linear growth: analysis of Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys 1996–2018
Authors: Ahmed Khandaker Tanveer , Karimuzzaman Md , Afroz Sabrina , Hossain Md Moyazzem , Huq Syeda Shahanara , Abdulla Faruq , Rahman Azizur 
Published: October 2023

AbstractObjective:To examine the height-for-age z-score (HAZ) of 0–35 months’ children along with stunting prevalence to identify trends, changes and available nutrition-sensitive and specific determinants that could help explain the long-term variation in child linear growth using successive Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys (BDHS) data from 1996 to 2018.Design:The BDHS pooled data are used for determining the key outcome variables HAZ, stunting and severe stunting. Trends, kernel-weighted local polynomial smoothing illustrations, pooled multivariable linear probability model (LPM), ordinary least squares method (OLS) and regression decomposition were used.Participants:Mothers having 0–35 months’ children, the most critical age range for growth faltering.Results:The mean HAZ increased by 0·91(±1·53) with 0·041 annual average change, while the percentages of stunting (–26·63 ± 0·54) and severe stunting (–21·12 ± 0·48) showed a reduction with 1·21 and 0·96 average annual changes, respectively. The average HAZ improvement (0·42 ± 1·56) in urban areas was less than the rural areas (1·16 ± 1·44). Similar patterns followed for stunting and severe stunting. The prenatal doctor visits (3064·65 %), birth in a medical facility (1054·32 %), breastfeeding initiation (153·18 %) and asset index (144·73 %) demonstrated a huge change. The findings of OLS, LPM and regression decomposition identified asset index, birth order, paternal and maternal education, bottle-fed, prenatal doctor visit, birth in a medical facility, vaccination, maternal BMI and ever-breastfed as influencing factors to predict the long-term changes of stunting and severe stunting.Conclusion:The nutrition-sensitive and specific factors identified through regression decomposition describing long-term variation in child linear growth should be focused further to attain the sustainable development goals.
The Fairey Gyrodyne
Authors: Bennett J A J 
Published: October 2023

Ladies and Gentlemen,I am sure you will agree that it is quite unnecessary for me to introduce DR BENNETT formally He has previously lectured before the Helicopter Association, to say nothing of numerous lectures to learned Societies both at home and abroad I also feel quite certain that most of you are familiar with his background in the rotary wing field of aviationOn behalf of all Association Members and their guests, I should like to thank the Directors of the Fairey Aviation Company for their kindness and hospitality to us today, and also thank those members of the Fairey Company Helicopter Division whose work has made this visit possibleFinally, on behalf of the Association, may I congratulate the Fairey Aviation Company again, together with all those responsible, for the excellent show in their recent successful attempt to raise the Helicopter world speed record Personally, I feel that given the right conditions they are quite capable of increasing this record still further
Rotor Stations—Some Architectural and Engineering Aspects
Authors: Colquhoun R S 
Published: October 2023

Previous papers have dealt with the operational and planning criteria for Rotor Stations The architectural and engineering aspects will derive directly from the site selected in accordance with these requirements Such sites can be classified into the categories of ground level, roof-top, bridge platform and flexible pontoon sites These will be examined in detail, together with some estimates of the clear spans and floor areas of the buildings required to serve the stationsGround level sites have much to commend them from the engineering point of view For relatively low rates of operation, the landing area may be turf, provided that the subgrade is well drained For aircraft movements of the order of 10 to 15 per hour, however, a paved surface will be required The buildings necessary will comprise the terminal building and control tower, fuel store, and open air parking facilities for aircraft passengers’ and staff cars, and in some cases hangars and workshops From the layout aspect, it would be desirable to keep all buildings to one side of the landing area, though the car parking area need not be so located
The Manufacture of Wooden Helicopter Blades
Authors: Morris N B 
Published: October 2023

Our Company has been making wooden helicopter blades of different types since 1937 I want to tell you something of their materials and manufacture and would welcome questions in the course of my talkFig 1 shows a cross-section of the big Cierva blade as used on the W 11 This is monocoque construction Notice the centre of gravity of the blade and the incidence of the tip superimposed on that at its widest sectionThe main spar is built up at one-inch thick blocks of compressed wood laminated of 1/32 inch Canadian birch veneers bonded with resin film and pressed to about 2,000 lbs per square inch at 300°F The density is about 1 2As a matter of interest, by laminated wood we mean that the grain in all the laminations runs parallel, whereas in plywood the grain of adjoining laminations is at right angles
High‐Density Integrated GNSS and Hydrologic Monitoring Network for Short‐Scale Hydrogeodesy in High Mountain Watersheds
Authors: White Alissa M. , Lajoie Lia J. , Knappe Ellen , Martens Hilary R. , Swarr Matthew J. , Khatiwada Ashlesha , Oliver Brett , Perry Mason , Clayton Noah , Bendick Rebecca , Borsa Adrian A. , Argus Donald F. , Gardner W. Payton 
Published: October 2023

AbstractWe installed a purpose‐built network of co‐located Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) stations and meteorological instrumentation to investigate water storage in a high‐mountain watershed along the Idaho‐Montana border. Twelve GNSS stations are distributed across the Selway‐Lochsa watersheds at approximately 30–40 km spacing, filling a critical observational gap between localized point measurements and regional geodetic and satellite data sets. The unique coupling of geodetic and hydrologic observations in this network enables direct comparison between co‐located GNSS measurements of the elastic response of the solid Earth and local changes in measured water storage. This network is specifically designed to address questions of hydrologic storage and movement at the mountain watershed scale. Here, we describe technical details of the network and its deployment; introduce new hydrologic, meteorologic, and geodetic data sets recorded by the network; process and analyze the source data (e.g., time series of daily three‐dimensional GNSS site positions, removal of non‐hydrologic signals); and characterize basic empirical relationships between water storage, water movement, and GNSS‐inferred surface displacement. The network shows preliminary evidence for spatial differences in displacement resulting from a range of snow loads across elevations, but longer and more complete data records are needed to support these initial findings. We also provide examples of additional scientific applications of this network, including estimations of snow depth and snow water equivalent from GNSS multipath reflectometry. Finally, we consider the challenges, limitations, and opportunities of deploying GNSS and weather stations at high elevations with heavy snowpack and offer ideas for technical improvements.
Ash Deposition Triggers Phytoplankton Blooms at Nishinoshima Volcano, Japan
Authors: Kelly Liam J. , Fauria Kristen E. , Mittal Tushar , El Kassar Jan , Bennartz Ralf , Nicholson David , Subramaniam Ajit , Gupta Ashok Kumar 
Published: October 2023

AbstractVolcanoes that deposit eruptive products into the ocean can trigger phytoplankton blooms near the deposition area. Phytoplankton blooms impact the global carbon cycle, but the specific conditions and mechanisms that facilitate volcanically triggered blooms are not well understood, especially in low nutrient ocean regions. We use satellite remote sensing to analyze the chlorophyll response to an 8‐month period of explosive and effusive activity from Nishinoshima volcano, Japan. Nishinoshima is an ocean island volcano in a low nutrient low chlorophyll region of the Northern Pacific Ocean. From June to August 2020, during explosive activity, satellite‐derived chlorophyll‐a was detectable with amplitudes significantly above the long‐term climatological value. After the explosive activity ceased in mid‐August 2020, these areas of heightened chlorophyll concentration decreased as well. In addition, we used aerial observations and satellite imagery to demonstrate a spatial correlation between blooms and ash plume direction. Using a sun‐induced chlorophyll‐a fluorescence satellite product, we confirmed that the observed chlorophyll blooms are phytoplankton blooms. Based on an understanding of the nutrients needed to supply blooms, we hypothesize that blooms of nitrogen‐fixing phytoplankton led to a 1010–1012 g drawdown of carbon. Thus, the bloom could have significantly mediated the output of carbon from the explosive phase of the eruption but is a small fraction of anthropogenic CO2 stored in the ocean or the global biological pump. Overall, we provide a case study of fertilization of a nutrient‐poor ocean with volcanic ash and demonstrate a scenario where multi‐month scale deposition triggers continuous phytoplankton blooms across 1,000s of km2.