bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Outcome of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Avulsion Fractures from Tibial Attachment Treated by Open Reduction and Internal Fixation
Authors: Khambalkar Shouryashil V , Patil Tanish C. , Patil Jaydeep K. , Ghorpade Kapil R. , Naik Nagesh 
Published: November 2023

Objectives: To analyze the clinical and functional outcomes of posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fractures treated by open reduction and internal fixation from tibial attachment.Methods: This observational study was conducted at the orthopedics department of a tertiary care medical college. Forty adult patients with PCL avulsion fractures were included in this study based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. All patients were treated by open reduction and internal fixation. Patients were followed up for one year. The Lysholm scale and knee society score were used to assess functional outcomes. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.Results: Overall, 34 (75 %) males and 6 (15%) females participated in this study with an M: F ratio of 1:0.17. The mean age of affected patients was 37.3 +/- 7.34 years. Out of 40 patients, 29 (72.50%) patients sustained fractures secondary to road traffic accidents, while 7 (17.50%) had sports-related injuries. There was a highly significant improvement in the Lysholm and Knee Society scores from the time of presentation to the final follow-up (P<0.0001). Only 1 (2.5%) patient developed residual joint instability as evidenced by the drawer test result.Conclusion: Patients with posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture treated by Open reduction and internal fixation were found to have excellent results in terms of functional outcomes.
Transtornos Mentais Comuns (TMC): um estudo com estudantes de cursos técnicos
Authors: Pereira Reginete Cavalcanti , Chagas Danilo Lucena , Simeão Shirley de Souza Silva 
Published: November 2023

INTRODUÇÃO: O Transtorno Mental Comum (TMC), refere-se a um termo criado para designar um conjunto de sintomas não psicóticos que habitualmente estão relacionados com quadros subclínicos de ansiedade, depressão e estresse. OBJETIVO: Investigar a prevalência de TMC entre alunos dos Cursos Técnicos de Alimentos, Administração e Agropecuária. MÉTODO: Trata-se de uma pesquisa do tipo exploratória, descritiva e de abordagem quantitativa, a amostra foi composta por 253 alunos que voluntariamente responderam ao Self Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20) e a um questionário sociodemográfico. RESULTADOS: A maior parte da amostra foi do gênero feminino (63,2%), com idades entre 18 e 67 anos; 14,6% casados, 75,9% afirmaram ter uma religião e 48,6% se declaram de cor parda. A prevalência do TMC na população estudada foi de 42,3% e os principais sintomas apresentados foram: dormir mal, ter dificuldade para tomar decisões e ter falta de apetite. Foi observada uma associação significativa entre o sintoma tristeza, o vínculo de residência dos estudantes e o status marital dos seus pais. CONSIDERAÇÕES FINAIS: Espera-se que os resultados desta pesquisa venham subsidiar ações de prevenção a saúde mental do estudante do ensino técnico e tecnológico.
Valuing a Road Network Improvement using Stated Preferences Methods
Authors: Bengochea Morancho Aurelia , del Saz Salazar Salvador 
Published: November 2023

In this paper we address, from a double perspective, the social valuation of transport improvements caused by the construction of a new motorway. First, we estimate the value citizens confer on this infrastructure as a whole. Second, we assess the time savings and the reduction in the risk of accidents the new motorway might be expected to bring about in relation to roads used at the moment. To do this, we use two approaches based on individuals’ stated preferences: the contingent valuation method and conjoint analysis. The results show the social benefits of this project to be positive, although to what extent depends on initial assumptions. The information provided in this study will be useful to public managers since it can be incorporated in a cost-benefit analysis on the social profitability of this public investment.
Land-Use and Travel Behaviour. A Survey of Some Analysis and Policy Perspectives
Authors: Lundqvist Lars 
Published: November 2023

This paper discusses interactions between land-use and travel behaviour in the light of recent developments on the policy arena, in particular the increasing emphasis on sustainable development of urban and regional systems. Schemes for integrated analyses of land-use and transport and for comparing urban structures in terms of land-use dispersion and travel behaviour are presented. The new national transport policy of Sweden has a strong emphasis on environmental and safety objectives. However, increasing vehicle kilometres of travel (VKT) and decreasing transit shares are characteristic for the projected development of Stockholm until the year 2030. Only very drastic integrated policies can reduce VKT to a level consistent with long-term environmental targets. Land-use policies play a small role in this context. A transit-oriented settlement structure on the sub-regional scale tends to be more important than increased density on the regional scale. Compact cities and local jobhousing balance may provide the potential for sustainable transport behaviour, but other policies and strong incentives are needed to reverse current urban development trends. With current trends other urban forms (e.g. “decentralised concentration” or “corridor development”) are likely to be more efficient in terms of VKT.
Book Review: Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim and Peter J. Goldrick: Shopping Choices with Public Transport Options
Authors: Timmermans Harry 
Published: November 2023

This book has been motivated by the observation that by and large studies of spatial shopping behaviour have not taken into account transport mode, while most transport studies ignored the attributes of shopping centres. The study, described in this book represents an attempt to bridge this gap. To that effect, the authors try to identify and analyse the importance of different factors, which are taken into account by shoppers in their shopping centre choice in regions with a wide choice of public transport. In addition, they analyse shoppers' perceptions of transport modes in the context of shopping trips. They start however with a review of trends of retail decentralisation and transport planning.
EU Task Force on Rail Infrastructure Charging. Summary Findings on Best Practice in Marginal Cost Pricing
Authors: Thomas John , Dionori Francesco , Foster Adrian 
Published: November 2023

This paper sets out alternative best practice approaches to marginal cost pricing of rail infrastructure adopted in a number of EU Member States. It draws on the findings of a report submitted to the European Commission in June 2002 and provides a summary of two different approaches to the adoption of marginal cost pricing. The Swedish/Finnish approach uses econometric modelling to estimate marginal wear and tear costs whereas the UK model first provides a top-down estimate of the aggregate level of variable costs across the network and then uses relationships between vehicle characteristics and wear and tear costs to allocate the aggregate level of variable costs across vehicle types. Significant differences between countries are found in the variability of infrastructure wear and tear costs to levels of traffic. The resulting derived marginal cost also differ widely. The paper provides possible reasons for these differences but recognises that the understanding of the interface between wheel and rail and hence knowledge of cost causation remains fairly limited. The findings of the paper therefore need to be read in the context of further research being required into railway infrastructure cost causation.
Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST)
Authors: Wiederkehr Peter , Gilbert Richard , Crist Philippe , Caïd Nadia 
Published: November 2023

OECD countries recognized in the mid-1990s that transport trends were not sustainable and that existing policy frameworks seemed unlikely to be able to move society towards more sustainable transport systems. A new approach to transport policy was required that would be consistent with the broad definition of sustainable development. To this end, the project on Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) was initiated to give some precision to the concept of EST through the use of criteria that have environmental significance and can be quantified. A method known as ‘backcasting’ was used to develop policies and strategies for achieving a desired future state through targeted action. This paper summarizes the results of the project, which involved twelve OECD countries that undertook case studies at local, regional, national and international scales.

The project concluded that some 40 per cent of the effort necessary to meet the EST criteria will come from technology and 60 per cent from demand-side management and a shift towards more sustainable transport modes. EST is attainable, but only if a broad range of instruments is deployed. These include regulations and standards, fiscal measures, changes in governance arrangements, and education, the provision of information, awareness raising, and attitude change, all assembled into coherent packages of instruments applied with careful consideration to phasing.
Backcasting as a Tool for Sustainable Transport Policy Making
Authors: Geurs Karst , van Wee Bert 
Published: November 2023

This paper describes the backcasting approach used in the OECD’s Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Study, in which several countries participated. The backcasting approach can be seen as an innovative tool for policy making, which aims at generating alternative images of the future. These images have been thoroughly analysed as to their feasibility, consequences and policy implications. Here, results and implications for backcasting shown in the Netherlands case study are highlighted and conclusions drawn that EST criteria will only be attainable if a substantial increase in development of technology and stringent behavioural adaptations, with changes in economic structures at an international level, are assumed. If EST is to be realised, measures will have to be taken and instruments will have to be implemented in the short term. Timely implementation will probably mean a necessary radical change in the current Dutch policy ‘life cycle’.
Book Review
Authors: Button Kenneth 
Published: November 2023

Academic interest in transport economics waxes and wanes. It was initiated (at least in its modern form) in France in the 1840s and 1850s to handle issues of investment and pricing of transport infrastructure. The advent of the railways raised challenges of monopoly power, regulation and, in some countries, appropriate ownership. The internal combustion engine brought with it initially economic questions associated with traffic congestion and more recently concerns with environmental degradation. Regulation issues returned to the forefront from the 1980s as new approaches to economic regulation emerged and as there was increased interest in making fuller use of market instruments. Overlapping this, the globalization of trade and the formation of trade blocks such as the European Union has led to a more detailed look at the role transportation plays in the economic development process.
Land-use/transport Interaction Models as Tools for Sustainability Impact Assessment of Transport Investments
Authors: Geurs Karst T. , van Wee Bert 
Published: November 2023

Interest in the appraisal of the sustainability impacts of transport policies has grown the last few years, expressing the need for a balanced treatment of economic, environmental and social impacts. This paper represents a first step in creating a framework for Sustainability Impact Assessments; it will also review operational land-use/transport interaction models as assessment tools. An in-depth analysis of the potential impacts of land-use and transport policies, and scenarios, on the economy, society and the environment will present new challenges to land-use/transport interaction models. The first challenge is related to modelling behaviour: i.e. the model should estimate land-use, transport and accessibility impacts in a theoretically sound and consonant manner, and consistently link the full set of (long-term) land-use and (short-term) travel-behavioural responses to these policies. The second challenge is to improve methodologies to (better) include the wider (macro-)economic effects and the passive values. The third challenge is to generate more knowledge for understanding ecological and social impacts, and for the development of related indicators and methodologies to calculate them. A fourth, and final, challenge is related to the presentation and integration of the sustainability impacts, not only including the economic, ecological and social impacts, but also finding the ‘right’ balance between them. Although recent model developments facilitate a far more comprehensive analysis than is common practice today, there is certainly a need for theoretical and practical research for conducting Sustainability Impact Assessments of land use and transport policies and scenarios.
Detection of Virulence Genes, Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Pathogenicity of Aeromonas veronii Isolates from Labeo rohita and Catla catla
Authors: Lavanya Chethurajupalli , Neeraja Tambireddy , Ramana T.V. , Dasari Mamatha , Boda Satyanarayan , Narra Mohana Swapna , Sravani Ramadasu Srinivasulu , Bheemeswararao K. 
Published: November 2023

Background: Aeromonas veronii is the most common bacterium responsible for diseases in freshwater fish rearing systems. Multiple factors can be involved in the virulence processes of Aeromonas bacteria. Hence, the purpose of the present investigation was to evaluate the virulence genes, antimicrobial susceptibility and pathogenicity of A. veronii isolated from freshwater fishes. Methods: In this investigation, we isolated A. veronii from cultured freshwater fishes, Labeo rohita and Catla catla. A. veronii was identified by bacterial staining and culture characteristics. In addition, Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to evaluate the distribution of nine virulence genes including aerolysin, cytotonic enterotoxin (442, 272 bp), elastase, enolase, flagellin, lipase, serine protease and DNase. Result: A total of 88 A. veronii strains were isolated, which includes 56 strains from rohu and 33 strains from catla. The strains were Gram-negative, rod-shaped, motile bacteria and the colonies are yellow on blood agar. All the A. veronii strains were positive for at least one or more virulence genes tested. The isolates carried more virulence genes, especially in the combination of aer,alt, ela, lip, AhyB genes were found to be more virulent. Antimicrobial susceptibility to 17 antibiotics was determined and the strains of A. veronii showed 100% resistance to tetracycline, pencillin and β-lactum group of antibiotics. In addition, multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) indexes ranged from 0.24 to 0.76, suggesting that they originated from high risk contaminated zones were (W. Godavari and Nellore districts) antimicrobials are often used.
Low Oncostatin M Levels Are Associated with the Pathogenesis of Pcos and Its Metabolic Complications
Authors: Camili Figen Efe , Akis Merve , Adali Ertan , Hismiogullari Adnan Adil , Taskin Mine Islimye , Guney Gurhan , Afsar Selim 
Published: November 2023

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common reproductive and endocrinological disease characterized by ovulatory dysfunction, polycystic ovaries, and hyperandrogenism. Adipokines are believed to contribute to developing PCOS and its accompanying metabolic complications such as dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular diseases. Oncostatin M (OSM), a novel adipokine, plays a role in oogenesis, lipogenesis, and inflammation and may contribute to PCOS pathogenesis and its related metabolic problems. Methods: In this case-control study, the patients were grouped in a 1:1 ratio into either the PCOS (n = 32) or the control group (n = 32). Blood samples were obtained between the 3rd and 5th days of the menstrual cycle. Serum levels of fasting glucose, insulin, C-reactive protein (CRP), low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein, triglyceride, white blood cell count, thyroid-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, total testosterone, prolactin estradiol, and OSM were analyzed. Results: OSM levels were significantly lower, but CRP levels were substantially higher in the PCOS group than in the control group (p = .002, p = .001, respectively). OSM was inversely correlated with total cholesterol, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, fasting glucose, and the luteinizing hormone/follicle-stimulating hormone ratio (ρ = .329, p = .017; ρ = .386, p = .005; ρ = .440, p = .001; ρ = .316, p = .023, respectively). Conversely, there was no correlation between OSM and total testosterone level (ρ = .220; p = .118). In the context of inflammation and metabolic parameters, OSM was inversely correlated with CRP, Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance score (HOMA-IR), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) (ρ = .353, p = .019; ρ = .275, p = .048; ρ = .470, p &amp;lt; .001, respectively). The performance of Oncostatin M for diagnosing PCOS showed 50% sensitivity, 75% specificity, and 63% accuracy (p = .009) in ROC curve analysis. Conclusions: Plasma OSM levels were considerably lower in patients with PCOS than in the control group, and this was inversely correlated with the hormonal and metabolic parameters of PCOS. Thus, OSM may be a novel therapeutic target for PCOS and metabolic complications.
Research on the Detection Method of Organic Matter in Tea Garden Soil based on Image Information and Hyperspectral Data Fusion
Authors: Zhang Haowen , Yang Chongshan , Lu Min , Liu Zhongyuan , Zhang Xiaojia , Dong Chunwang 
Published: November 2023

Soil organic matter is an important component that reflects soil fertility and promotes plant growth. The soil of typical Chinese tea plantations was used as the research object in this work, and by combining soil hyperspectral data and image texture characteristics, a quantitative prediction model of soil organic matter based on machine vision and hyperspectral imaging technology was built. Three methods, standard normalized variate (SNV), multisource scattering correction (MSC) and smoothing, were first used to preprocess the spectra. After that, random frog (RF), variable combination population analysis (VCPA) and variable combination population analysis and iterative retained information variable algorithm (VCPA-IRIV) algorithms were used to extract the characteristic bands. Finally, the quantitative prediction model of nonlinear support vector regression (SVR) and linear partial least squares regression (PLSR) for soil organic matter was established by combining nine color features and five texture features of hyperspectral images. The outcomes demonstrate that, in comparison to single spectral data, fusion data may greatly increase the performance of the prediction model, with MSC+VCPA-IRIV+SVR (R2C=0.995, R2P=0.986, RPD=8.155) being the optimal approach combination. This work offers excellent justification for more investigation into nondestructive methods for determining the amount of organic matter in soil.
Determination of the Integral Curves of the Completely Integrable Gradient System on the Three-Parameter Beta Bivariate Statistical Manifold of the First Kind
Authors: MAMA   ASSANDJE Prosper Rosaire , Dongho Joseph , Bouetou Thomas Bouetou 
Published: November 2023

In this paper, it is shown that the bivariate beta statistical manifold of the first kind with three parameters has a gradient system Hamiltonian and is completely integrable. It is shown that this system admits a Lax pair representation. The question here is how to construct a gradient system and show that it is completely integrable while determining the integrable curves on the three-parameter bivariate beta manifold of the first kind admitting a potential function?To do this, we prove the existence of
the potential on the manifold using ovidiu in Ovidiu, then using Amari&#039;s theorems in Amari, we show that this coordinate system admits a dual coordinate system. This will allow us to determine the Riemannian metric on the variety and to construct the gradient system. We linearise this system using
Nakamura&#039;s method. We prove that it is Hamiltonian and completely integrable using the theorem in \cite{mama-proceeding}. It is shown that the Bivariate Beta of the first kind with three parameters, is an exponential function. The gradient system is linearizable. It is proven that the associate gradient system is Hamiltonian with $ \mathcal{H} $ which is in involution and satisfying $d\mathcal{H}=0.$ Therefore, the gradient system obtained is a sub-dynamical system of a $4$-dimensional system and is a completely integrable system. We show that the gradient system on the statistical model has the following Lax pair representation: $ \dot{L}= \left[L, N\right] $ where $L$ is a symmetric matrix and $N$ is the diagonal matrix. The gradient system defined by the Bivariate Beta family of the first kind with three parameters odd-dimensional manifold is a completely integrable Hamiltonian system.
Special Issue on Recent Progress in Precision Engineering
Authors: Enomoto Toshiyuki , Sugihara Tatsuya 
Published: November 2023

In recent years, the field of manufacturing has become increasingly diversified and complex to meet various requirements, such as improved manufacturing accuracy, productivity, environmental friendliness, and automation/intelligence in manufacturing sites. Consequently, the fusion of different fields as well as interdisciplinary research has become indispensable for the creation of innovative manufacturing technologies that can realize advanced production systems.
This special issue comprises seven outstanding research papers that focus on advanced precision engineering in manufacturing systems, covering the following topics:
- Advanced cutting technologies
- Advanced machine tools and elements
- Surface finishing technologies
- Non-traditional machining and additive manufacturing
- Nano-scale surface finishing
- Advanced surface processing
All research papers were originally presented at the 19th International Conference on Precision Engineering (ICPE2022), held in Nara, Japan, in 2022. The editors hope that the research papers included in this special issue will offer valuable insights to readers for their future research in the field of manufacturing technology.
Each paper underwent a rigorous peer-review process, and the editors would like to express their deep appreciation for the efforts and excellent work of all the authors and anonymous reviewers who contributed to the realization of this special issue. Finally, it is our sincere hope that the papers in this special issue will further contribute to the advancement of our future society.
Social Determinants of Health, Quality of Public Health Data, and Health Equity in the United States
Authors: Sheingold Steven H. , Zuckerman Rachael B. , Lew Nancy De , Chappel Andre 
Published: November 2023

In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the impact social determinants of health (SDOH) can have on health equity in the United States. In this essay, we provide a framework for considering the upstream structural factors that affect the distribution of SDOH as well as the downstream consequences for individuals and groups. Improving health equity in the United States will require multiple policy streams, each requiring comprehensive data for policy development, implementation, and evaluation. Although much progress has been made in improving these data, there remain considerable gaps and opportunities for improvement. (Am J Public Health. 2023;113(12):1301–1308. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307423 )