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MAGNETIC AND MICROWAVE ABSORBING PROPERTIES IN SEMI-HARD COXFE(3-X)O4 SYNTHESIZED BY SOL-GEL METHOD
Authors: Johan Akmal , Setiabudidaya Dedi , Arsyad Fitri Suryani , - Mashadi , Sarwanto Yosef , Winatapura Didin Sahidin , Taryana Yana , - Yunasfi , Adi Wisnu Ari 
Published: June 2023

Magnetic and microwave absorption properties of CoxFe(3-x)O4 semi-hard materials (x = 0.75, 1.0, and 1.5) synthesized have been carried out using the chemical method of sol-gel. The mixture of iron nitrate Fe2(NO3)3 and cobalt nitrate Co(NO3)2 dissolved in ethylene glycol, then the mixture was heated while stirring at 60 °C for 1 hour to form a gel. After that dried at a temperature of 120°C for 5 hours. A fine powder of CoxFe(3-x)O4 was obtained through the grinding process. The CoxFe(3-x)O4 powder crystallization was done by sintering at 1000 °C for 5 hours. The X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Vibrating-sample magnetometer (VSM), and Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) is used to investigate phase identification, particle morphology, magnetic properties, and microwave absorption ability, respectively. Based on the phase identification show that the samples with composition x = 0.75 have two phases, namely CoFe2O4 and Fe2O3. The sample composition for x ³ 1 is a single phase of CoFe2O4. The particle morphology is homogeneous with spherical and the particle size is about 100 – 500 nm. The samples act ferromagnetic behavior with a saturation magnetization (Ms) of 26.1-40.4 emu/g and coercivity field (Hc) of 223-299 Oe. The maximum reflection loss (RL) value of -14.03 dB at the frequency 10.98 GHz occurred in a single-phase sample with a composition of x = 1.0. This study provided a new composite material with great potential for the development of microwave-absorbing materials.
Work-related respiratory health conditions among construction workers: a systematic narrative review
Authors: Boadu Elijah Frimpong , Okeke Sylvester Reuben , Boadi Caleb , Osei Bonsu Emmanuel , Addo Isaac Yeboah 
Published: June 2023

BackgroundEmerging evidence in both developed and developing countries indicate that occupational health hazards and diseases among construction workers constitute a significant public health challenge. While occupational health hazards and conditions in the construction sector are diverse, a burgeoning body of knowledge is emerging about respiratory health hazards and diseases. Yet, there is a notable gap in the existing literature in terms of comprehensive syntheses of the available evidence on this topic. In light of this research gap, this study systematically reviewed the global evidence on occupational health hazards and related respiratory health conditions among construction workers.MethodsUsing meta-aggregation, guided by the Condition (respiratory health conditions), Context (construction industry) and Population (construction workers) (CoCoPop) framework and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, literature searches were conducted on Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science and Google Scholar for relevant studies on respiratory health conditions affecting construction workers. Four eligibility criteria were used in scrutinising studies for inclusion. The quality of the included studies was assessed based on Joanna Briggs Institute’s Critical Appraisal tool, while the reporting of the results was guided by the Synthesis Without Meta-analysis guidelines.ResultsFrom an initial pool of 256 studies from the various databases, 25 studies published between 2012 and October 2022 were identified as meeting the inclusion criteria. In all, 16 respiratory health conditions were identified, with cough (ie, dry and with phlegm), dyspnoea/breathlessness and asthma emerging as the top three respiratory conditions among construction workers. The study identified six overarching themes of hazards that are associated with respiratory health conditions among construction workers. These hazards include exposure to dust, respirable crystalline silica, fumes, vapours, asbestos fibres and gases. Smoking and extended period of exposure to the respiratory hazard were found to increase the risk of contracting respiratory diseases.ConclusionsOur systematic review indicates that construction workers are exposed to hazards and conditions that have adverse effects on their health and well-being. Given the considerable impact that work-related health hazards can have on the health and socioeconomic well-being of construction workers, we suggest that the implementation of a comprehensive occupational health programme is essential. Such a programme would extend beyond the mere provision of personal protective equipment and would incorporate a range of proactive measures aimed at controlling the hazards and mitigating the risk of exposure to the occupational health hazards.
Persistent villous atrophy predicts development of complications and mortality in adult patients with coeliac disease: a multicentre longitudinal cohort study and development of a score to identify high-risk patients
Authors: Schiepatti Annalisa , Maimaris Stiliano , Raju Suneil A , Green Olivia L , Mantica Giulia , Therrien Amelie , Flores-Marin David , Linden Justin , Fernández-Bañares Fernando , Esteve Maria , Leffler Daniel , Biagi Federico , Sanders David S 
Published: June 2023

ObjectivePersistent villous atrophy (pVA) in coeliac disease (CD) despite a gluten-free diet (GFD) has unclear meaning. We aimed to (i) study the relationship between pVA and long-term outcomes and (ii) develop a score to identify patients at risk of pVA.DesignThis is a multicentre retrospective-prospective study consisting of a study cohort (cohort 1) and an external validation cohort (cohort 2) of patients with biopsy-proven CD diagnosed between 2000 and 2021. Cohort 1 was used to (i) compare long-term outcomes between patients with and without pVA (Marsh ≥3a) at follow-up biopsy and (ii) to develop a score to evaluate the risk of pVA, which was validated in cohort 2.ResultsOf 2211 patients, 694 (31%) underwent follow-up duodenal biopsy and were included in the study cohort (491F, 44±16 years). 157/694 (23%) had pVA. Risk of complications (HR 9.53, 95% CI 4.77 to 19.04, p<0.001) and mortality (HR 2.93, 95% CI 1.43 to 6.02, p<0.01) were increased in patients with pVA. A 5-point score was developed and externally validated (receiver operating characteristic area under the curve 0.78, 95% CI 0.68 to 0.89) to stratify patients by risk of pVA: low (0–1 points, 5% pVA), intermediate (2 points, 16% pVA) and high (3–5 points, 73% pVA). Predictors for pVA used in the score were age at diagnosis ≥45 years (OR 2.01, 95% CI 1.21 to 3.34, p<0.01), classical pattern of CD (OR 2.14, 95% CI 1.28 to 3.58, p<0.01), lack of clinical response to GFD (OR 2.40, 95% CI 1.43 to 4.01, p<0.001) and poor GFD adherence (OR 48.9, 95% CI 26.1 to 91.8, p<0.001).ConclusionsRisk of complications and mortality were increased in patients with pVA. We developed a score to identify patients at risk of pVA and in need of histological reassessment and closer follow-up.
Incidence of persistent opioid use following traumatic injury
Authors: Mauck Matthew C , Zhao Ying , Goetzinger Amy M , Tungate Andrew S , Spencer Alex B , Lal Asim , Barton Chloe E , Beaudoin Francesca , McLean Samuel A 
Published: June 2023

IntroductionMajor traumatic injuries are a known risk factor for persistent opioid use, but data describing the relationship between specific traumatic injuries and opioid use is lacking.MethodsWe used insurance claims data from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2020 to estimate the incidence of new persistent opioid use in three hospitalized trauma populations: individuals hospitalized after burn injury (3809, 1504 of whom required tissue grafting), individuals hospitalized after motor vehicle collision (MVC; 9041), and individuals hospitalized after orthopedic injury (47, 637). New persistent opioid use was defined as receipt of ≥1 opioid prescriptions 90–180 days following injury in an individual with no opioid prescriptions during the year prior to injury.ResultsNew persistent opioid use was observed in 12% (267/2305) of individuals hospitalized after burn injury with no grafting, and 12% (176/1504) of burn injury patients requiring tissue grafting. In addition, new persistent opioid use was observed in 16% (1454/9041) of individuals hospitalized after MVC, and 20% (9455/47, 637) of individuals hospitalized after orthopedic trauma. In comparison, rates of persistent opioid use in all trauma cohorts (19%, 11, 352/60, 487) were greater than the rates of persistent opioid use in both non-traumatic major surgery (13%) and non-traumatic minor surgery (9%).ConclusionsThese data demonstrate that new persistent opioid use frequently occurs in these common hospitalized trauma populations. Improved interventions to reduce persistent pain and opioid use in patients hospitalized after these and other traumas are needed.
Further distribution records of Varadia ambolensis (Stylommatophora: Helicarionoidea) from the state of Goa
Authors: Nitin Sawant  , Rane Shubham , Naik Sagar , Vishwakarma Seema , Gawas Mayur 
Published: June 2023

We herein provide new occurrence records for the recetnly described land snail species Varadia amboliensis from the state of Goa.
Factors Affecting the Surgical Outcome in Nasal Septal Perforation Repair
Authors: Joo Hye Ah , Jang Yong Ju 
Published: June 2023

Objective: Nasal septal perforation (NSP) repair is challenging surgery considered in patients with symptomatic NSP intractable to conservative treatments. This study aimed to assess the success rate and identify factors affecting the surgical outcome of NSP by analyzing consecutive series of NSP repairs by a single surgeon. Methods: We enrolled 84 patients diagnosed with NSP and who underwent surgical repair of NSP by a single surgeon (Y.J.J.) between November 2007 and July 2022. Medical records were retrospectively reviewed regarding variables involving preoperative symptoms, rhinologic history, etiology, surgical techniques, and the outcome of surgery. In addition, features of NSP were objectively evaluated using computed tomography scans. Results: The overall success rate of NSP repair was 64.3% (54 of 84). Nasal obstruction (79.8%), crusting (34.5%), and epistaxis (27.4%) were frequent preoperative symptoms. Iatrogenic injury from previous nasal surgery (70.2%) was the most common cause. The average size of NSP on preoperative CT was 9.53 ± 6.68 mm. Patients with incomplete NSP closure had significantly larger perforations (12.21 ± 7.92 mm) than those with successful closure (8.04 ± 5.41 mm) preoperatively ( P = .005). Patients with smoking history (OR = 2.971, 95% CI 1.170-7.548, P = .020) and NSP repair with combined rhinoplasty (OR = 3.811, 95% CI 1.401-10.370, P = .007) were more likely to experience incomplete closure. Patients whose perforations were reinforced with interposition graft were more likely to result in successful repair (OR = 6.752, 95% CI 2.496-18.262, P < .001). The bilaterality of mucosal flap coverage, surgical approach, types of mucosal flap and interposition graft, perforation shape, mucosal thickness around perforation, and distance from the nasal floor were not significantly related to the surgical outcome. Conclusions: Significant factors affecting the outcome of NSP repair were patient’s smoking status, combined rhinoplasty, application of interposition graft, and perforation size.
Participatory asset mapping and photovoice interviews to scope cultural and community resources to reduce alcohol harm in Chitwan, Nepal
Authors: Dhital R , Yoeli H , Adhikari A , Luitel NP , Nadkarni A , van Teijlingen E , Sin J 
Published: June 2023

Aims: To scope the breadth of existing cultural and community assets and how alcohol drinkers and community health workers perceived them in relation to reducing alcohol-related harm. Methods: The study was conducted in Chitwan, south-central Nepal, which has considerable alcohol problems. Participatory asset mapping was conducted using field notes, photography, and through engaging with communities to explore how community assets affect alcohol consumption. Semi-structured photovoice interviews were conducted with harmful/hazardous drinkers (AUDIT score 8 to 19) and community health workers. Purposive and snowball sampling were used to recruit participants. During interviews, participants used their photographs to reflect on how community assets influenced alcohol use. Thematic framework analysis was used to analyse the data. Results: We recruited 12 harmful/hazardous drinkers (3 females) and 6 health workers (2 females). The mean AUDIT score of the former was 12.17 (SD ±2.86). Thematic analysis of the photovoice interviews produced three themes: ‘influences and impact of families and communities’; ‘culture and spirituality’; and ‘nature and the environment’. The community mapping produced five assets that promoted alcohol consumption: (1) availability; (2) advertising; (3) negative attitudes towards users; (4) festivals/gatherings; and (5) illiteracy/poverty. Six assets that discouraged consumption were: (1) legislation restricting use; (2) community organisations; (3) cultural/spiritual sites; (4) healthcare facilities; (5) family and communities; and (6) women’s community groups. Those from certain ethnic groups consumed more alcohol, experienced more family discord, or felt stigmatised due to their drinking. Assets ‘festivals/gatherings’ and ‘negative attitudes toward users’ and the theme ‘family and communities’ concerned with relationships and community activities were perceived to both promote and reduce alcohol use. Conclusions: This study provides new insight into a variety of cultural and community assets that promote and reduce alcohol use. The study identifies new possibilities to build on visual participatory and arts-based methods that have potential to be effectively implemented at scale.
Paradoxical Effects of Depression on Psoriatic Arthritis Outcomes in a Combined Psoriasis-Psoriatic Arthritis Center
Authors: Haberman Rebecca H. , Um Seungha , Catron Sydney , Chen Alan , Lydon Eileen , Attur Malavikalakshmi , Neimann Andrea L. , Reddy Soumya , Troxel Andrea , Adhikari Samrachana , Scher Jose U. 
Published: June 2023

Backgroud Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic, inflammatory arthritis that, when left untreated, can lead to erosions, deformities and decrease in quality of life. PsA is known to be associated with multiple comorbidities, including cardiovascular, metabolic and mental health syndromes, all of which can increase its overall morbidity and mortality. Objective To characterize a cohort of patients with PsA and understand the impact of depression on PsA outcome measures. Methods 527 consecutive patients with PsA were enrolled in an observational, longitudinal registry that followed them prospectively at standard of care visits. Demographics, medical history, medication use, and clinical exam were all recorded. Results Depression was reported in 22.8% of the population, anxiety in 18%, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 4%. Depression was more common in female participants (P < .001). At baseline, individuals with PsA and concomitant depression had similar tender and swollen joint counts and RAPID3 compared to those without depression, and had lower body surface area affected by psoriasis (P = .04). At year one, all patients had improvement in clinical outcomes. However, patients with depression had a significantly higher tender joint count compared to those without depression (P = .001), despite similar swollen joint count and body surface area. Conclusion In patients with depression, there is a discrepancy between improvement in physician assessed measures and patient reported outcomes. These observations underscore the importance of addressing depression and psychological distress as part of PsA treatment outcomes and points towards the need to address residual pain through co-adjuvant approaches.
Advances in monolingual and crosslingual automatic disability annotation in Spanish
Authors: Goenaga Iakes , Andres Edgar , Gojenola Koldo , Atutxa Aitziber 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Background
Unlike diseases, automatic recognition of disabilities has not received the same attention in the area of medical NLP. Progress in this direction is hampered by obstacles like the lack of annotated corpus. Neural architectures learn to translate sequences from spontaneous representations into their corresponding standard representations given a set of samples. The aim of this paper is to present the last advances in monolingual (Spanish) and crosslingual (from English to Spanish and vice versa) automatic disability annotation. The task consists of identifying disability mentions in medical texts written in Spanish within a collection of abstracts from journal papers related to the biomedical domain.

Results
In order to carry out the task, we have combined deep learning models that use different embedding granularities for sequence to sequence tagging with a simple acronym and abbreviation detection module to boost the coverage.

Conclusions
Our monolingual experiments demonstrate that a good combination of different word embedding representations provide better results than single representations, significantly outperforming the state of the art in disability annotation in Spanish. Additionally, we have experimented crosslingual transfer (zero-shot) for disability annotation between English and Spanish with interesting results that might help overcoming the data scarcity bottleneck, specially significant for the disabilities.
Calibrated meta-analysis to estimate the efficacy of mental health treatments in target populations: an application to paliperidone trials for treatment of schizophrenia
Authors: Hong Hwanhee , Liu Lu , Mojtabai Ramin , Stuart Elizabeth A. 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Backgrounds
Meta-analyses can be a powerful tool but need to calibrate potential unrepresentativeness of the included trials to a target population. Estimating target population average treatment effects (TATE) in meta-analyses is important to understand how treatments perform in well-defined target populations. This study estimated TATE of paliperidone palmitate in patients with schizophrenia using meta-analysis with individual patient trial data and target population data.

Methods
We conducted a meta-analysis with data from four randomized clinical trials and target population data from the Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE) study. Efficacy was measured using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). Weights to equate the trial participants and target population were calculated by comparing baseline characteristics between the trials and CATIE. A calibrated weighted meta-analysis with random effects was performed to estimate the TATE of paliperidone compared to placebo.

Results
A total of 1,738 patients were included in the meta-analysis along with 1,458 patients in CATIE. After weighting, the covariate distributions of the trial participants and target population were similar. Compared to placebo, paliperidone palmitate was associated with a significant reduction of the PANSS total score under both unweighted (mean difference 9.07 [4.43, 13.71]) and calibrated weighted (mean difference 6.15 [2.22, 10.08]) meta-analysis.

Conclusions
The effect of paliperidone palmitate compared with placebo is slightly smaller in the target population than that estimated directly from the unweighted meta-analysis. Representativeness of samples of trials included in a meta-analysis to a target population should be assessed and incorporated properly to obtain the most reliable evidence of treatment effects in target populations.
Timing of endoscopy in patients with cirrhosis and acute variceal bleeding: a single-center retrospective study
Authors: Peng Mengyuan , Bai Zhaohui , Zou Deli , Xu Shixue , Wang Chunmei , Başaranoğlu Metin , Philips Cyriac Abby , Guo Xiaozhong , Shao Xiaodong , Qi Xingshun 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Background
The optimal timing of endoscopy in liver cirrhosis with acute variceal bleeding (AVB) remains controversial in current guidelines and studies.

Methods
Consecutive patients with liver cirrhosis and AVB were screened. The timing of endoscopy was calculated from the last presentation of AVB or the admission to endoscopy. Early endoscopy was defined as the interval < 12 h, < 24 h, or < 48 h. A 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) analysis was performed. Five-day failure to control bleeding and in-hospital mortality were evaluated.

Results
Overall, 534 patients were included. When the timing of endoscopy was calculated from the last presentation of AVB, PSM analysis demonstrated that the rate of 5-day failure to control bleeding was significantly higher in early endoscopy group defined as < 48 h (9.7% versus 2.4%, P = 0.009), but not < 12 h (8.7% versus 6.5%, P = 1.000) or < 24 h (13.4% versus 6.2%, P = 0.091), and that the in-hospital mortality was not significantly different between early and delayed endoscopy groups (< 12 h: 6.5% versus 4.3%, P = 1.000; <24 h: 4.1% versus 3.1%, P = 1.000; <48 h: 3.0% versus 2.4%, P = 1.000). When the timing of endoscopy was calculated from the admission, PSM analyses did not demonstrate any significant difference in the rate of 5-day failure to control bleeding (< 12 h: 4.8% versus 12.7%, P = 0.205; <24 h: 5.2% versus 7.7%, P = 0.355; <48 h: 4.5% versus 6.0%, P = 0.501) or in-hospital mortality (< 12 h: 4.8% versus 4.8%, P = 1.000; <24 h: 3.9% versus 2.6%, P = 0.750; <48 h: 2.0% versus 2.5%, P = 1.000) between early and delayed endoscopy groups.

Conclusion
Our study could not support any significant association of timing of endoscopy with cirrhotic patients with AVB.
Expression profiles and functional prediction of histone acetyltransferases of the MYST family in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma
Authors: Liang Fan , Li Xiangke , Shen Xiaoman , Yang Runlei , Chen Chuan 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Background
Histone acetyltransferases (HATs) of the MYST family are associated with a variety of human cancers. However, the relationship between MYST HATs and their clinical significance in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) has not yet been evaluated.

Methods
The bioinformatics method was used to investigate the expression patterns and prognostic value of MYST HATs. Western blot was used to detect the expression of MYST HATs in KIRC.

Results
The expression levels of MYST HATs except KAT8 (KAT5, KAT6A, KAT6B, and KAT7) were significantly reduced in KIRC tissues compared to normal renal tissues, and the western blot results of the KIRC samples also confirmed the result. Reduced expression levels of MYST HATs except KAT8 were significantly associated with high tumor grade and advanced TNM stage in KIRC, and showed a significant association with an unfavorable prognosis in patients with KIRC. We also found that the expression levels of MYST HATs were closely related to each other. Subsequently, gene set enrichment analysis showed that the function of KAT5 was different from that of KAT6A, KAT6B and KAT7. The expression levels of KAT6A, KAT6B and KAT7 had significant positive correlations with cancer immune infiltrates such as B cells, CD4+ T cells and CD8+ T cells.

Conclusions
Our results indicated that MYST HATs, except KAT8, play a beneficial role in KIRC.