bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Targeting the host response in sepsis: current approaches and future evidence
Authors: Bode Christian , Weis Sebastian , Sauer Andrea , Wendel-Garcia Pedro , David Sascha 
Published: December 2023

AbstractSepsis, a dysregulated host response to infection characterized by organ failure, is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Disbalances of the immune response play an important role in its pathophysiology. Patients may develop simultaneously or concomitantly states of systemic or local hyperinflammation and immunosuppression. Although a variety of effective immunomodulatory treatments are generally available, attempts to inhibit or stimulate the immune system in sepsis have failed so far to improve patients’ outcome. The underlying reason is likely multifaceted including failure to identify responders to a specific immune intervention and the complex pathophysiology of organ dysfunction that is not exclusively caused by immunopathology but also includes dysfunction of the coagulation system, parenchymal organs, and the endothelium. Increasing evidence suggests that stratification of the heterogeneous population of septic patients with consideration of their host response might led to treatments that are more effective. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of current studies aimed at optimizing the many facets of host response and to discuss future perspectives for precision medicine approaches in sepsis.
The role of peer relationships and flow experience in the relationship between physical exercise and social anxiety in middle school students
Authors: Shang Yao , Chen Shan-Ping , Liu Li-Ping 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThe present study examined the relationship between physical exercise and social anxiety by testing a moderated mediation model that focused on how peer relationships mediate the relationship between physical exercise and social anxiety and how flow experience moderates this mediated relationship. A total of 1056 middle school students from six middle schools in Sichuan, China, volunteered to complete questionnaires comprising the Physical Activity Rating Scale, Student Peer Relationship Scale, Social Anxiety Subscale of the Self-Consciousness Scale, and Short (9-Item) Dispositional Flow Scales. Regression analysis indicated that physical exercise negatively influenced social anxiety through peer relationships (indirect effect = -0.04, 95% CI = [-0.067, -0.013]). In addition, a moderated regression analysis indicated that under high-flow experience, physical exercise suppresses social anxiety through positive effects on peer relationships (indirect effect = -0.04, 95% CI = [-0.087, -0.003]), and under low-flow experience, physical exercise exacerbates social anxiety through negative effects on peer relationships (indirect effect = 0.06, 95% CI = [0.016, 0.105]). Some practical implications have been discussed on the physical exercise intervention for suppressing social anxiety in middle school students.
Tenascin-C: as a diagnostic biomarker for rheumatic heart disease
Authors: Abo-Hashish Maha M. A. , Ahmed Azza Mohamed , Hegazi Mohammad Ali , Mosaad Naglaa Abdel Rahman , Ibrahim Mona Hammed , Salam Nagwan Yehia Abdel 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Background
Rheumatic fever is a long-term inflammatory disease that can happen if group A beta-hemolytic streptococci bacteria are not treated well enough. Rheumatic fever is recognized globally as the leading cause of heart disease in the pediatric population. This disease destroys the heart muscle, progressively deteriorating its structure and impairing the function of its valves over time.

Aim
The aim of this study is to determine the role of serum tenascin-C in the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic heart disease.

Methods
This case–control study involved a group of 60 Egyptian children. Among them, 20 were diagnosed with acute rheumatic fever, identified using the updated Jones criteria from 2015. Another 20 children, who were suffering from chronic rheumatic heart disease, were also act as a part of the study. The remaining 20 participants, healthy children carefully matched in age and sex, served as the control group.

Results
Serum tenascin-C level was significantly increased in acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and highly significantly increased in chronic rheumatic heart disease (CRHD) groups when compared with control group (P = 0.04, 0.01), respectively. There were highly significant difference between and within the studied groups regarding the mean of serum tenascin-C. Serum tenascin-C mean of ARF, CRHD, and control was 4.82 ± 18.7, 5.46 ± 1.6, and 3.78 ± 2.4, respectively, P = 0.02. Level of serum tenascin-C was lower in cases with severe mitral valve insufficiency. No significant link was found between the level of serum tenascin-C and C-reactive protein (CRP), ESR, and ASO titer, with a P-value greater than 0.5. ROC curve for serum tenascin-C in ARF patients was area under the curve = 0.682 (P = 0.05) with optimal serum tenascin-C cut-off point (> 3.76 ng/ml); ROC curve for serum tenascin-C in CRHD patients was AUC = 0.73 (P = 0.01) with cut-off point level (73.76 ng/ml).

Conclusion
Patients with ARF and CRHD have increased level of serum tenascin-C. Serum tenancin-C is superior in the diagnosis of ARF in comparison to CRP, ESR, and ASOT. Tenascin-C level can be used as a diagnostic marker for ARF and CRHD.
Tumor Models for Training of Fluorescence-Guided Brain Tumor Resection
Authors: Buckley Kevin , Artemiuk Patrycja A. , Cabanac Margaux , Knoops Kiki-Narae , Senft Christian , Tejada Solis Sonia , Jones Timothy L. , Jacquesson Timothee , Moiyadi Aliasgar , Shetty Prakash M. , Singh Vikas , Knipps Johannes , Rapp Marion , Jeising Sebastian , Sabel Michael 
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Neurosurgical resection of brain tumors is a technically demanding task with a steep initial learning curve. Experience has been shown to improve surgical performance and increase the rates of resection. High-grade gliomas (HGG) are responsible for 65% of all primary malignant central nervous system tumors and are the commonest surgically treated brain tumor worldwide. There is increasing evidence that maximal safe surgical resection of HGG impacts on overall survival. The delineation of tumor tissue (and hence the extent of resection) is improved by the use of intraoperative tumor fluorescence, which is achieved by preoperative oral administration of 5-aminolevulinic acid. This however relies on the surgeon developing a skillset of operating under different light conditions for which specific training and experience are required.

METHODS:
We propose a novel, affordable, and highly adaptable model for recreating these surgical conditions and thus simulate fluorescence-guided HGG resection outside the operating theater for trainee neuro-oncological surgeons. We present a model incorporating plant-based polysaccharides, doped with protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), into cadaveric brains of animals.

RESULTS:
We show that the concentrations of polymer and PpIX can be titrated (using previously published data) to produce mechanical and fluorescence properties that model tumor tissue. We validate the simulation in a neurosurgical skills laboratory. Furthermore, we used a mini spectrometer with handheld probe to collect fluorescence signals and validate the spectroscopic signal from the PpIX.

CONCLUSION:
It is hoped that this model system will be useful in neurosurgical teaching and training courses and to neurosurgeons who want to try out new techniques or equipment in anatomy laboratories.
Empowering the Capillary of the Urban Daily Commute: Battery Deployment Analysis for the Locker-Based E-bike Battery Swapping
Authors: Xie Xiaolei , Dai Xu , Pei Zhi 
Published: December 2023

In densely populated Asian countries, e-bikes have become a new supernova in daily urban transportation. To facilitate the operations of e-bike-based mobility, the present paper studies the management of the battery deployment for the e-bike battery-swapping system, where the unique features of e-bike riding are considered. Given the pedal-assisted mode, e-bike users could abandon waiting and return to the station later on without too much range anxiety. However, because of the time-varying nature of the customer arrival and the complicated user behaviors, the battery quantity at each station is altered to guarantee the designated service level. However, little research has been done on the operations management of the e-bike battery-swapping system. To bridge the gap, we propose a nonstationary queueing network model to characterize the customer behaviors during the battery-swapping service. Then we develop a closed-form delayed infinite-server fluid approximation for the battery deployment of the one-time-loop scenario under various quality-of-service targets. In addition, we handle the infinite-time-loop scenario with the simulation-based iterative staffing algorithm. In the simulation study, we observe that the proposed battery deployment algorithms can help stabilize the system performance in terms of abandonment probability and expected delay in the face of time-varying demand and complex customer behaviors. Moreover, we reveal that the number of return loops correlates with the service level targets on the battery deployment decision. Furthermore, a time gap exists between the demand and the optimal battery deployment, making proactive battery management in the system possible. Funding: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grants 72271222, 71871203, 71872093, 72271137, L1924063], and the National Social Science Fund of China [Grant 21&ZD128]. Supplemental Material: The online appendix is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2022.0132 .
Pulmonary fungal infection in a neonate with methylmalonic acidemia: A case report
Authors: Gao Chun-Fang , Wang Dan , Zeng Ling-Kong , Tao Xu-Wei 
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND
Methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) is characterized by non-specific symptoms such as vomiting, and feeding difficulties, along with delayed mental and physical development. However, no case of MMA combined with pulmonary fungal infection has been reported yet.
CASE SUMMARY
We report the case of a neonate who presented pulmonary fungal infection along with the non-specific features of MMA. Exome sequencing revealed a c.331C>T variant in exon 3 of MMACHC from the father, and a c.658-c.660delAAG variant in exon 4 from the mother, which confirmed the diagnosis of cblC type MMA combined with hyperhomocysteinemia.
CONCLUSION
Invasive fungal infection might occur in some infants with MMA. Therefore, early diagnosis is recommended for unexplained pulmonary infection.
Management of post-liver transplantation biliary stricture inaccessible by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: A case report
Authors: Lee Yohan , Park Chang Hwan , Cho Eunae , Kim Ki-Hyun 
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND
One challenging scenario in the treatment of biliary stricture is that post-liver transplantation (LT) biliary strictures cannot be accessed using endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Here, we report such a case that was successfully treated using a novel endoscopic technique.
CASE SUMMARY
A 60-year-old man presented with obstructive jaundice caused by a post-LT biliary stricture. He underwent LT for compensated alcoholic liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Laboratory investigations unveiled a cholestatic pattern of abnormalities in liver function and a total bilirubin level of 16 mg/dL. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography revealed a stricture extending from the right intrahepatic bile duct into the common hepatic duct. Severe postoperative deformities made accessing the ampulla of Vater with a side-viewing duodenoscope impossible. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) was performed to treat biliary obstruction. Moreover, to resolve the stricture completely, a fully covered self-expandable metal stent (FC-SEMS) with a novel proximal retrievable string was deployed into the post-LT biliary stricture through the PTBD tract. Before inserting the stent through the PTBD tract, the stent with the distal string was manually inverted to ensure that the distal part with the string became the proximal part for later endoscopic removal. After 6 mo, the FC-SEMS was successfully removed without complications, as the string was pulled out using a forward-viewing gastroscope.
CONCLUSION
Deployment and endoscopic removal of an FC-SEMS with a novel proximal string through the PTBD tract may be a viable option for treating post-LT biliary strictures that are inaccessible by ERCP.
Kosmopolites ethnikistes: O Moris Barres kai oi ana ton kosmo ‘mathites’ tou (‘Cosmopolitan Nationalists: Maurice Barrès and his ‘Disciples’ Around the World’), Paraskevas Matalas (2021)
Authors: Stamos Yannis 
Published: December 2023

Review of: Kosmopolites Ethnikistes: O Moris Barres kai oi ana ton Kosmo ‘Mathites’ Tou (‘Cosmopolitan Nationalists: Maurice Barrès and his ‘Disciples’ Around the World’), Paraskevas Matalas (2021)
Heraklion: Crete University Press, 416 pp.,
ISBN 978-9-60524-640-2, p/bk, €20.00
Ta Ellinika Periodika tou 19ou Aiona (‘The Greek Periodicals of the Nineteenth Century’), Martha Karpozilou (2021)
Authors: Karavidas Kostas 
Published: December 2023

Review of: Ta Ellinika Periodika tou 19Ou Aiona (‘The Greek Periodicals of the Nineteenth Century’), Martha Karpozilou (2021)
Athens: Vivliothiki tis Voulis ton Ellinon, 220 pp. (vol. 1), 407 pp. (vol. 2),
ISBN 978-9-60560-207-9, p/bk
ISBN 978-9-60560-208-6, p/bk (free distribution)
The taxing implementation of densification: The missed opportunity of the German land value tax
Authors: Roboger Cornelia 
Published: December 2023

Densification and more efficient use of land are important planning challenges across Europe intended to aid the pursuit of sustainability goals. Property taxation influences land use. It can discourage or incentivize efficient land use. In the international academic debate, the land value tax is considered an effective land policy instrument that can promote more efficient use of land. Germany is currently transforming its property taxation system and has discussed different property tax models in the political decision-making process. This paper explores the political motivations of this reform based on a discourse analysis of plenary sessions and complementary in-depth expert interviews. On the one hand, the empirical findings highlight the experts’ positive assessment of the potential of the land value tax for efficient land use and densification. On the other hand, they also show how the potential allocative effects of the land value tax were largely overlooked during the political debates. Instead, discussion centred around distributional aspects of the property tax. It can be shown that despite the great potential for tackling urgent planning issues, policymakers are hesitant to adopt and apply instruments of land policy that intervene in existing private property rights.
Impact of Voluntary IFRS Adoption on Accounting Figures: Evidence from Japan
Authors: Miao Xinyun , Shuto Hiroshi , Tsunogaya Noriyuki 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Using a sample of Japanese firms, we investigate the impact of the voluntary adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on accounting figures. To control institutional factors, we manually collected two sets of accounting figures prepared by the same firm and for the same fiscal year from reconciliation statements required by IFRS 1. We find that net income is significantly higher under IFRS than under Japanese generally accepted accounting principles (J-GAAP), while equity is not significantly affected by the adoption of IFRS. We also find that the implementations of some accounting standards (e.g., accounting standards for goodwill, intangible assets, and employee benefits) significantly impact both equity and net income. We further find that voluntary IFRS adopters show a higher goodwill ratio (goodwill/total assets) than J-GAAP adopters and that this goodwill ratio positively correlates with the impact of IFRS 3 (Business Combinations) on equity. These results indicate that, despite the global demand for convergence of local GAAP with IFRS, the differences in fundamental concepts between IFRS and local GAAP still remain.
Fibre Dynamics in the Revolving-Flats Card Part I
Authors: Lawrence C. A. , Dehghani A. , Mahmoudi M. , Greenwood B. , Iype C. 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
The last several decades have seen significant developments to the revolving-flats card and much research has been published on the fundamentals of the carding process. There are still, however, contradictions in the detailed explanation of fibre behaviour during carding and in the effectiveness of certain developments widely accepted as beneficial. This paper presents a critical review of the literature concerning the way fibre mass is disentangled into individual fibres to form a card sliver and the effectiveness of principal machine components. Areas are indicated where further research is necessary to resolve contradictory views and further the understanding of the process.
DEVELOPMENT OF SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY FABRICS FOR COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
Authors: Boussu François , Bailleul Guillaume , Petitiot Jean-Luc , Vinchon Hugues 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are a unique class of alloys which are able both to 'remember' their shape at high temperature during their modification at lower temperature under their transition domain, and able to recover that initial shape when heated. This ability is known as the one-way shape memory effect. Moreover, SMAs present two other interesting properties, superelasticity and damping capabilities, which can be more or less combined with the first one. An SMA wire of Nitinol mesh was manufactured into technical fabric, in order to examine its weaving adaptability in comparison with a stainless wire and to investigate the different possibilities of use of the material inside composite structures. Several tests have been or will be carried out in order to check the effect of the weaving operation, and later to measure the efficiencies of damping and shape modification.
FUZZY-STOCHASTIC EVALUATION OF UNCERTAINTIES IN MATERIAL PARAMETERS OF TEXTILES
Authors: Abdkader A. , Graf W. , Möller B. , Offermann P. , Sickert J. U. 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Open textile structures made of AR glass filament yarns are finding increasing application in civil engineering, e.g. as reinforcement in thin concrete strengthening layers. A knowledge of material parameters is a precondition for the application of such materials. In this paper, experimental and numerical investigations aimed at collecting information on the uncertain material parameters of AR glass filament yarns are presented. This information serves as a basis for mathematical modelling. Uncertainty is here interpreted as fuzzy randomness, and quantified using fuzzy probability distribution functions.
A COMPREHENSIVE PHYSICAL MODEL FOR LIGHT REFLECTION IN TEXTILES FOR COMPUTER GRAPHICS APPLICATIONS
Authors: Thevenet Ludovic , Dupont Daniel , Caze Claude 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
This paper is concerned with the optical properties and 3D modelling of textile structures (yarn, woven and knitted product). A method for establishing a set of statistical surface parameters for a fibre from atomic force microscopy measurement is proposed. This technique is adapted for yarn. Nevertheless, AFM measurements are impossible for this structure, so a virtual profiler has been developed. Finally, several reflectance models are compared. The Lafortune model is the most adapted to predict reflectance properties of yarn. The correlation of estimated and measured surface parameters is processed to make the model physically plausible for textile materials. Once this task has been achieved, this modified model is implanted in a ray tracing program for more realistic computer graphic application in the field of textiles.
DIFFUSION OF DISPERSE DYES INTO SUPERMICROFIBRES
Authors: Park K. H. , Koncar V. 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
All dyers share the common goal of achieving the correct shade as early as the first dyeing. But the dyeing process is very complex, being characterised by the diffusioncontrolled sorption of dyes that depends on several physicochemical parameters. Moreover, the dyeing properties relating to microfibres and conventional fibres are caused by different properties such as the exposed surface area and the crystallinity index. Wilson and Hill developed equations describing the uptake rate of disperse dyes by a cylindrical fibre model as a function of the diffusion coefficient and the nature of the dyebath. The inverse of Shibusawa’s polynomial approximation of Hill’s and Wilson’s equation is used to compute the diffusion coefficient, which depends on the initial dye concentration, the time and the fibre count at a fixed temperature. In this paper, the sorption isotherms, the diffusion coefficient, the dye concentration evolution into the fibres and the dyeing uptake rate are computed from experimental results for conventional fibres, microfibres and supermicrofibres. The sorption isotherms and the diffusion coefficient evolutions as a function of time, initial dye concentration and temperature for supermicrofibres are discussed by considering the surface area and the diffusional boundary layer’s influence. Important differences in the dyeing properties are observed, depending on the fibre count, which should be useful in the optimisation of the supermicrofibre dyeing process. The aim is to provide a tool for dyeing practitioners to increase dyeing reproducibility and to improve the performance of ‘right-first-time’ production.
FIBROUS-WOOD SORBENT FOR ELIMINATING OIL POLLUTION
Authors: Nenkova S. , Garvanska R. , Jelev S. 
Published: December 2023

Abstract

In this paper, we examine the possibility of eliminating oil pollution by using fibrous-wood
sorbents on the basis of short wool fibres, technical hydrolysis lignin, wood sawdust and
barks. The sorption ability of waste fibrous-wood materials has been investigated by
determination of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). The special sorption patterns by net
cover and fibrous-wood compositions as a nucleus have been prepared. The sorbents on
the basis of technical hydrolysis lignin (THL) and wool shoddy have high sorption ability
to oil pollution.
PREDICTIVE MODELS FOR STRENGTH OF SPUN YARNS: AN OVERVIEW
Authors: Ghosh Anindya , Ishtiaque Sayed , Rengasamy Seenivasan , Mal Prithwiraj , Patnaik Asis 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Over the past century or so, determining the predictive models of yarn strength has been the subject of a number of investigations, because yarn strength is a principle component of yarn quality. The aim of these models is to enable the yarn strength to be predicted from the properties of its component fibres as well as other parameters. The development of predictive modelling of yarn strength is always significant both in theory and in practice. In this article, a review of various predictive models of yarn strength is presented.