bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Combination therapy of intravitreal ranibizumab and sub-tenon triamcinolone for treatment of resistant diabetic macular edema: a clinical study in Egypt
Authors: Khalil Hossam Eldin M. A. , Haroun Hazem E. , Shalan Alaa A. I. , Mahran Waleed M. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract

Background
Among those aged 20–74 in industrialized countries, diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the main cause of visual impairment. Diabetic macular edema (DME) is the leading cause of blindness in people with DR. DME that is resistant to therapy is now being treated with a number of different management strategies. This research was to examine the efficacy of sub-tenon steroid and anti- vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections as a combination therapy for the treatment of resistant DME, owing to the synergistic effect of this combination.

Methods
This is a two-arm, randomized, prospective clinical trial that included 100 eyes of patients with refractory DME divided into 2 equal groups: group 1 received posterior subtenon triamcinolone (STTA) and anti-VEGF injections (0.5 mg ranibizumab), and group 2 received anti-VEGF injections (0.5 mg ranibizumab) only, in the same session. The 2 groups were followed up for a period of 6 months.

Results
Group 1 showed significant improvements in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) (from 0.20 ± 0.11 to 0.32 ± 0.12, p = 0.04) and central macular thickness (CMT) (from 393.2 ± 35.29 to 260.2 ± 11.43 µm, p = 0.001), with fewer injections required compared to Group 2. Recurrence rates were significantly higher in Group 2 (42% vs. 12%, p = 0.026). After injections, there was a noticeable rise in intraocular pressure (IOP) (16.02 ± 1.56 Vs 16.26 ± 1.24 in both groups respectively). However, this elevation is usually just transitory lasting for short periods of time and is within the safe, insignificant rise ranges.

Conclusion
The use of combined therapy with anti-VEGF treatment and STTA has been found to be an effective and safe approach to managing resistant DME. The lower number of injections needed help to reduce the economic burden, especially under constrained financial circumstances.
A Momentum-Based Linearized Augmented Lagrangian Method for Nonconvex Constrained Stochastic Optimization
Authors: Shi Qiankun , Wang Xiao , Wang Hao 
Published: January 2025

Nonconvex constrained stochastic optimization has emerged in many important application areas. Subject to general functional constraints, it minimizes the sum of an expectation function and a nonsmooth regularizer. Main challenges arise because of the stochasticity in the random integrand and the possibly nonconvex functional constraints. To address these issues, we propose a momentum-based linearized augmented Lagrangian method (MLALM). MLALM adopts a single-loop framework and incorporates a recursive momentum scheme to compute the stochastic gradient, which enables the construction of a stochastic approximation to the augmented Lagrangian function. We provide an analysis of global convergence of MLALM. Under mild conditions and with unbounded penalty parameters, we show that the sequences of average stationarity measure and constraint violations are convergent in expectation. Under a constraint qualification assumption, the sequences of average constraint violation and complementary slackness measure converge to zero in expectation. We also explore properties of those related metrics when penalty parameters are bounded. Furthermore, we investigate oracle complexities of MLALM in terms of the total number of stochastic gradient evaluations to find an ϵ-stationary point and an ϵ-Karush -Kuhn -Tucker point when assuming the constraint qualification. Numerical experiments on two types of test problems reveal promising performances of the proposed algorithm. Funding: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grant 12271278], the Major Key Project of PCL [Grant PCL2022A05], and the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai [Grant 21ZR1442800].
Indium tin oxide combined with anti-reflective coatings with high transmittance for wavelengths <400  nm
Authors: Jansson Erik , Scheuer Volker , Jordan Elena , Kostourou Konstantina , Mehlstäubler Tanja E. 
Published: January 2025

The transparent and conductive properties of indium tin oxide (ITO)
thin films make them an attractive coating for optically integrated
ion traps. However, the relatively low transmittance for wavelengths , high scattering, and high production
temperature limit the usability in trapped-ion-based quantum
technologies. Here we present ITO coatings and a combined ITO <400nm anti-reflective (AR) coating system
optimized for an ion trap applied using ion beam sputtering (IBS). The
coatings feature a high transmittance for wavelengths and additional wavelengths up to
1000 nm, low scattering, and low production temperature . The transmission, reflection, and
absorption spectra are simulated and the resistance, transmittance,
and scattering at 370 nm are measured for different ITO coating
thicknesses and the ITO + AR coating system. For the ITO <400nm AR coating system a resistance of , transmittance of 80%, and scattering
of at 370 nm are achieved.
Neurofeedback and attention modulate somatosensory alpha oscillations but not pain perception
Authors: Hohn Vanessa D. , Tiemann Laura , Bott Felix S. , May Elisabeth S. , Fritzen Clara , Nickel Moritz M. , Gil Ávila Cristina , Ploner Markus 
Published: January 2025

Pain is closely linked to alpha oscillations (8 < 13 Hz) which are thought to represent a supra-modal, top-down mediated gating mechanism that shapes sensory processing. Consequently, alpha oscillations might also shape the cerebral processing of nociceptive input and eventually the perception of pain. To test this mechanistic hypothesis, we designed a sham-controlled and double-blind electroencephalography (EEG)-based neurofeedback study. In a short-term neurofeedback training protocol, healthy participants learned to up- and down-regulate somatosensory alpha oscillations using attention. Subsequently, we investigated how this manipulation impacts experimental pain applied during neurofeedback. Using Bayesian statistics and mediation analysis, we aimed to test whether alpha oscillations mediate attention effects on pain perception. The results showed that attention and neurofeedback successfully up- and down-regulated the asymmetry of somatosensory alpha oscillations. However, attention and neurofeedback did not modulate pain ratings or related brain responses. Accordingly, somatosensory alpha oscillations did not mediate attention effects on pain perception. Thus, our results challenge the hypothesis that somatosensory alpha oscillations shape pain perception. A causal relationship between alpha oscillations and pain perception might not exist or be more complex than hypothesized.
Trial registration: Following Stage 1 acceptance, the study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05570695.
Factors associated with time to return to horse racing following a clavicle fracture in jockeys competing in Great Britain: A review and analysis of medical records
Authors: Newton Laura J. , Dobbin Nick , Goodwin Peter , Crampton Jennifer S. 
Published: January 2025

Purpose
Competitive horse racing is the second largest sport in Great Britain by spectator attendance, employability, and revenue. It is a lucrative yet hazardous sport, with high injury rates, particularly from falls. Clavicular fractures are one of the most common injuries reported, yet their management, especially regarding return to racing, is under-researched. The purpose of this study was to explore the factors associated with the time to return to competition following a clavicular fracture in jockeys competing in Great Britain.

Materials and methods
This review of medical records utilised data from the British Horseracing Authority spanning 2011–2018, inclusive. Data included the jockey’s age, sex, type of licence, race discipline, location of incident, and fracture management. Descriptive statistics and univariable and multivariable generalised linear models were constructed to analyse the impact of these factors on the time to return to racing.

Results
Out of 212 records of clavicular fractures, 169 were analysed. The majority (82.8%) of fractures were managed conservatively, with the remainder requiring surgery. The median time to return to racing was 40 days, with an interquartile range of 34 days. Following a clavicular fracture, the results from the univariable and multivariable models indicated that the management approach, whether the fracture is displaced, and the type of race in which the injury occurred have the greatest influence on extending the time to return to racing. In contrast, professional, conditional and amateur licence types, as well as experiencing the injury at a racecourse, were associated with reduced time to return to racing, which may indicate greater risk-taking behaviour.

Conclusion
This study offers unique insights into key medical and contextual factors that influence the time to return to racing among jockeys in Great Britain, contributing to tailoring medical management and return to racing protocols to support jockeys’ health and career longevity. Clinicians working within horse racing can use the findings of this study to provide return to racing guidance to trainers, riders and other medical professionals based on the key contextual information reported in this study.
Basilicata and Southern Italy between Film and Ecology, Alberto Baracco and Manuela Gieri (eds) (2023)
Authors: Balzano Wanda 
Published: January 2025

Review of: Basilicata and Southern Italy between Film and Ecology, Alberto Baracco and Manuela Gieri (eds) (2023)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 286 pp.,
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-13572-9
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-03113-572-9
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-13573-6
Kinematografia i literatura sardyńska a tożsamość regionalna: Od Grazii Deleddy do Salvatore Mereu, Ewa Baszak (2022)
Authors: Biernacka-Licznar Katarzyna 
Published: January 2025

Review of: Kinematografia i literatura sardyńska a tożsamość regionalna: Od Grazii Deleddy do Salvatore Mereu, Ewa Baszak (2022)
Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego, 222 pp.,
ISBN 978-8-32293-773-0, p/bk
Comunicazioni sociali, Special Issue: ‘Gender and Labour in the Italian Audiovisual Industries: Critical Research Approaches and Methods’, Rosa Barotsi, Gloria Dagnino and Carla Mereu Keating (eds) (2023)
Authors: Chirumbolo Paolo 
Published: January 2025

Review of: Comunicazioni sociali, Special Issue: ‘Gender and Labour in the Italian Audiovisual Industries: Critical Research Approaches and Methods’, Rosa Barotsi, Gloria Dagnino and Carla Mereu Keating (eds) (2023)
Milan: Vita e pensiero, 124 pp.,
ISSN 0392-8667, p/bk, €101.00
Benefiting from Social Groups: Managerial Network Communities and Corporate Collaborative Innovation
Authors: Chen Lin , Teirlinck Peter , Niu Ruiyang , Xie Guanghua 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This study examines the influence of managerial network communities (MNCs) on corporate collaborative innovation. Based on the sample of Chinese A-share listed firms, we demonstrate that embedding in dense MNCs benefits corporate collaborative innovation. This is associated with the information and knowledge exchange and trust establishment. Moreover, firms with managers occupying a position more at the core of MNCs benefit more than firms with peripheral members. In regions with high intellectual property rights protection, firms are more inclined to engage in collaborative innovation through MNCs. Mechanism tests show that cross-regional collaborative innovations benefit more from MNCs, and MNCs’ positive effect on collaborative innovation is more outspoken in regions characterized by low social trust. Our findings enrich the understanding of the managers’ social network from the meso-level network community perspective and provide managerial guidelines for more fully releasing MNCs’ positive role in facilitating corporate collaborative innovation.
Investment Behavior of Large-Listed Family Businesses: Evidence from the Arab World
Authors: Quiddi Oumaima , Labaki Rania , Habba Badr , Berrada EL Azizi Taib 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The literature on financial behavior of family businesses is still scarce and inconclusive, with a predominant focus on Western contexts. In this article, we address these gaps by extending the analysis to the investment behavior of family businesses in the Arab world. We examine the extent to which their investment behavior aligns with that of non-family counterparts along with their underlying drivers. We conduct a quantitative analysis of panel data of two samples of large listed family and non-family businesses covering the period from 2013 to 2019. Our findings reveal distinct characteristics of the investment behavior of family businesses, underscoring the need for context-specific interpretation. Even as they grow and go public, these businesses retain distinctive traits rooted in their family-business nexus. They tend to adopt a more cautious, risk-averse approach to investment compared to large non-family businesses. This conservative approach reflects their preference for preserving family control, often achieved by relying on internal financing rather than external funding. Moreover, our findings suggest a general alignment with pecking order theory in both large family and non-family businesses. Building on our contributions, we propose future research directions towards more exhaustive knowledge on financial behavior of family businesses in the Arab world.
Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Regression Effects in State Space Models
Authors: Qian Hang 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Unknown parameters, including regression coefficients, in state space models can be estimated by maximum likelihood. An alternative approach is to augment the state vector to include regression coefficients. However, the state estimator obtained by the Kalman filter is numerically different from the maximum likelihood estimator. We address the discrepancy by a novel method based on proper distributions returned by the ordinary Kalman filter without dependency on diffuse initialization. We prove that maximizing a low-dimensional objective function that combines the likelihood, the filtering mean and variance can reproduce the high-dimensional maximum likelihood results.
Exponent-critical groups
Authors: Blackburn Simon R. , Cocke William , Misseldine Andrew , Venkataraman Geetha 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
We define and investigate the property of being “exponent-critical” for a finite group.
A finite group is said to be exponent-critical if its exponent is not the least common multiple of the exponents of its proper non-abelian subgroups.
We explore properties of exponent-critical groups and give a characterization of such groups.
This characterization generalizes a classical result of Miller and Moreno on minimal non-abelian groups; interesting families of 𝑝-groups appear.
Do children with type 1 diabetes mellitus remain protected against hepatitis B?
Authors: Yılmazbaş Pınar , Bezen Diğdem , Vurgun Eren 
Published: January 2025

Abstract

Objectives
Because patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) have persistent and profound limitations in immune functions, immune response to vaccines may diminish. The aim of our study was to compare the antibody to Hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) serologies of children with T1DM, at the time of T1DM diagnosis, who were vaccinated according to the vaccination schedule with the anti-HBs serologies of healthy children. And to investigate the relationship between anti-HBs levels and the accompanying variables of these patients.

Methods
Anti-HBs and Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs Ag) results of 214 children with T1DM and 210 healthy children were recorded retrospectively. Seropositivity rates for anti-HBs were compared between T1DM and control groups and the odds of seropositivity were examined. Clinical and laboratory data of T1DM patients were investigated according to anti-HBs seropositivity.

Results
Anti-HBs seropositivity rates and titers in the T1DM group were significantly lower than those in the healthy group. According to anti-HBs status among T1DM patients; no difference was found in terms of gender, BMI, presence of comorbidities, presence of autoantibodies and lipid profiles. Diagnosis age and HbA1c levels of anti-HBs negative group were higher than anti-HBs positive group in patients diagnosed with T1DM. However, neither age nor HbA1c level was found to significantly change the odds of the seropositivity for anti-HBs in T1DM patients after adjustment.

Conclusions
We recommend that children diagnosed with T1DM should have anti-HBs serology tested at the time of diagnosis and seronegative patients should have additional hepatitis B vaccination.
Waveguide-integrated spatial mode filters with PtSe2 nanoribbons
Authors: Xu Tianping , Xing Zhengkun , Xiao Shuqi , Niu Rui , Yuan Quan , Xu Luping , Zhang Zunyue , Liu Tiegen , Tsang Hon Ki , Wang Jiaqi , Cheng Zhenzhou 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Low-dimensional material-based heterogeneous silicon photonics has attracted significant attention due to their applications in developing integrated optoelectronic devices from the telecommunication band to mid-infrared wavelengths. However, the study of waveguide components integrated with low-dimensional materials for mode-division multiplexing (MDM) applications mostly remains in its infancy. In this paper, we demonstrated waveguide-integrated spatial mode filters by integrating subtly designed ten-layer PtSe2 nanoribbons on an ultrathin silicon waveguide with a deep-subwavelength thickness to eliminate modal crosstalk. To be specific, the undesirable propagating mode can be filtered out due to its strong interaction with the PtSe2 nanoribbons on the silicon waveguide surface. Our results show that TE1-to-TE0 and TE2-to-TE0 modal extinction ratios of 12 dB and 14.5 dB were measured in 100 and 75-μm-long PtSe2-on-silicon waveguides at 2200-nm wavelengths. Our study paves the intriguing approach to developing waveguide-integrated spatial mode filters for on-chip MDM applications for optical interconnects and optical communications.
The crystal structure of 1,3,5-trichloro-2-nitrobenzene
Authors: Sha Bai , Qiaoe Liu , Zhiyan Lu , Fan Wang , Jianlong Wang , Lizhen Chen 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
C6H2NCl3O2, monoclinic, C2/c (no. 15), a = 8.161(4) Å, b = 12.192(6) Å, c = 8.903(4) Å, β = 110.664(10)°, V = 828.8(7) Å3, Z = 4, R

gt
(F) = 0.0513, wR

ref
(F
2) = 0.1384, T = 193 K.
Efficacy of Betaproteobacteria-based insecticides for managing whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), on cucumber plants
Authors: Shannag Hail Kamel 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The whitefly, B. tabaci, poses a significant threat to cucumber cultivation. While traditional insecticides are commonly used to manage this pest, they frequently raise ecological and health concerns. In contrast, naturally derived biopesticides offer a promising and environmentally friendly alternative for controlling whitefly populations, thereby reducing negative impacts on non-target organisms. This study evaluates the efficacy of two novel Betaproteobacteria-based insecticides: Burkholderia spp. strain A396 (Venerate XC) and Chromobacterium subtsugae strain PRAA4-1 (Grandevo WDG) against B. tabaci. Leaf-dipping bioassays were performed to compare the effectiveness of these biopesticides with spirotetramat (Movento® 240 SC) as a standard control. Both biopesticides significantly reduced egg hatching rates and decreased survival rates in nymphs and adults by 74.5, 94.8, and 76.5%, respectively, indicating concentration-dependent effects. Direct exposure to Venerate and Grandevo exhibited toxicity levels comparable to spirotetramat across all tested concentrations. However, spirotetramat residues were found to be more toxic to adult whiteflies than the other products, while the mortality associated with Venerate residues was relatively low. Both Venerate and spirotetramat produced significant sublethal effects on the duration of nymph development, although these effects were not consistently concentration-dependent; Grandevo did not affect nymph development. These findings suggest that the novel insecticides may effectively manage B. tabaci populations in Jordan, warranting further investigation under field conditions.
A new Ramesside settlement north of Mareotis Lake (Kom el-Nugus, Egypt)
Authors: Dhennin Sylvain 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Although the site was supposedly founded in the Hellenistic period (332–31 BC), excavations at Kom el-Nugus/Plinthine have revealed a large town from the seventh century BC. The recent discovery of a major New Kingdom (c. 1550–1069 BC) settlement at the site is contributing to re-evaluation of the ancient history of northern Egypt.
Relaciones fractales entre la variación del valor “b” de la relación GR de la sismicidad y la dimensión de capacidad de las estructuras asociadas (Sistema Falla Pinar) en un sector de Cuba occidental
Authors: Pazo-Arango Marcos Enrique 
Published: January 2025

El área de estudio constituye un sector ubicado en la región de Cuba Occidental y está atravesado por la dislocación tectónica activa Falla Pinar. Esta estructura es descrita por muchos autores como la principal estructura sismo generadora en la porción occidental del territorio nacional y se le atribuye el sismo de mayor envergadura registrado en la región con una magnitud local de 6.1 ocurrido en el año 1880 en las inmediaciones de la localidad de San Cristóbal / Artemisa. La actividad sísmica vinculada al Sistema Falla Pinar y las estructuras asociadas al mismo, constituyen el objeto de estudio de esta investigación. Los datos geofísicos usados y la información geológica utilizada fueron validados mediante la comparación con los antecedentes presentes en el área de estudio y posteriormente analizados mediante técnicas de análisis fractal e interpretación de la variable precursora sísmica: “valor b” obtenida a partir de la ley de relación de Gutenberg y Richter. La interpretación de los criterios que ofrecen estos parámetros contribuye a la interpretación de la neotectónica de la región desde el punto de vista sísmico y propone a la vez un método para la identificación de áreas con más de un evento de deformación tectónica atendiendo a la dimensión de capacidad de las estructuras. Unos de los principales resultados alcanzados por las técnicas matemático–estadísticas antes mencionadas fue el comportamiento de la variación de la en el espacio para la sismicidad, lo que se interpreta en un mapa base que puede ser utilizado en futuros estudios dedicados al peligro sísmico y la reducción de riesgos. El análisis de las propiedades fractales de la distribución de los epicentros, su magnitud y la longitud de los planos de ruptura (fallas), resultó ser una prueba matemática que confirma que el evento del año 1880 está asociado a la dislocación tectónica activa Falla Pinar tal y como expresan varios autores [1,2,4,12,13].