bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Comparison of prognosis of five scoring systems in emphysematous pyelonephritis patients requiring intensive care
Authors: Bibi Mokhtar , Chaker Kays , Ouanes Yassine , Baccouch Ramla , Madani Mohamed Anouar , Mediouni Houssem , Mosbahi Boutheina , Mourad Dali Kheireddine , Rahoui Moez , Nouira Yassine 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Introduction
Our study aimed to evaluate the performance of Quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA), Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS), National Early Warning Score (NEWS), Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS), and Global Research in the Emphysematous Pyelonephritis group (GREMP) in predicting the need of admission in intensive care units (ICU) for emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) patient.

Patients and methods
In this retrospective study, we reviewed 70 patients admitted to our department from January 2008 to October 2022. Data on clinical presentation and EPN management were noted. The five scoring systems were calculated by one investigator. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to assess predictive factors of severe sepsis and mortality. Statistical analysis was made using SPSS version 22.

Results
Mean age was 61.83 years with 65.7% diabetes. As per Huang and Tseng classification, 41 patients had class I EPN, 7 had class II EPN, 8 had class IIIa, 6 class IIIB EPN, and 8 had class IV EPN. Seventeen patients (24.28%) were admitted to ICU with an 18.57 mortality rate. Univariate analysis showed that ICU admission was significantly associated with higher respiration rate and heart rate, lower systolic blood pressure, confusion, CRP, lactate and creatinine serum (p = 0.0001, p = 0.0001, p = 0.001, p = 0.007, p = 0.004, p = 0.001, p = 0.001, respectively). All five scores and Huang and Tseng classification were significantly predictive of admission to ICU. All five scores showed good results under the area curves to predict ICU entry with 0.915, 0.895, 0.968, 0.887, and 0.846 for qSOFA, MEWS score, NEWS score, SIRS, and GREMP score, respectively.

Conclusion
NEWS score seemed to be the best performing physiologic score among the five scoring systems studied and may help with biological and radiological findings to quickly identify EPN patients that need intensive care unit.
Interprofessionelle Qualitätszirkel und ein interprofessionelles Netzwerk – Struktur- und Qualitätsmerkmale der Pränataldiagnostik in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Authors: Ullrich Antje , Hagspiel Maximilian , Ulbricht Sabina 
Published: August 2023

Zusammenfassung
Hintergrund
Studienziel ist es, Struktur- und Qualitätsmerkmale von interprofessionellen Qualitätszirkeln (IQZ) und einem interprofessionellen Netzwerk in der Pränataldiagnostik (PND) in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern zu erfassen. Beide Ansätze verfolgen das Ziel, Beratungs- und Behandlungsqualität in der PND zu sichern.

Methode
Es wurden Teilnehmende beider Ansätze sowie Beratungsfachkräfte aus Schwangerschaftsberatungsstellen einmalig per Fragebogen befragt. Die Daten wurden quantitativ unter Verwendung von deskriptiver Statistik und qualitativ in Anlehnung an die Methodik der qualitativen Inhaltsanalyse ausgewertet.

Ergebnisse
An der Befragung nahmen 79 von 178 angeschriebenen Personen (44 %) teil. Arbeitsinhalte und -weise zwischen beiden Ansätzen unterscheiden sich: in den IQZ erfolgte häufiger (70 %) konkrete Fallarbeit (Netzwerk: 38 %), während der Fokus im Netzwerk auf der Öffentlichkeitsarbeit liegt. Die Befragten aus dem IQZ und dem Netzwerk sind mit ihrer Arbeit zufrieden (IQZ: Mittelwert = 3,9, Standardabweichung = 0,7; Netzwerk: Mittelwert = 3,9, Standardabweichung = 1,1). Besonders positiv wurde der Austausch mit Kolleg*innen bewertet. Teilnehmende gaben an (IQZ: 92 %; Netzwerk: 100 %), dass ihre Arbeit den Schwangerschaftsberatungskräften bekannt ist. Die Beratungsfachkräfte gaben zu Anteilen von 69 % bzw. 67 % an, die Arbeit der IQZ bzw. des Netzwerks zu kennen. Die qualitative Datenanalyse zeigte, dass geeignete Voraussetzungen (z. B. zeitliche/finanzielle Ressourcen, transparente Strukturen, Zusammenarbeit der Ansätze, politische Verankerung) notwendig sind, um erfolgreiche Arbeit in einem IQZ bzw. Netzwerk in der PND zu leisten.

Diskussion und Schlussfolgerung
Die Ergebnisse bilden strukturelle und qualitative Merkmale von Ansätzen zur Qualitätssicherung im Bereich der PND ab. Aus den Ergebnissen lassen sich Handlungsbedarfe ableiten wie die Optimierung des Wissenstransfers in die Arbeit der Beratungsfachkräfte sowie die Schaffung von Voraussetzungen für eine erfolgreiche Arbeit nach definierten Standards mit Verankerung auf politischer Ebene.
A Comprehensive Overview of the Neural Mechanisms of Light Therapy
Authors: Huang Xiaodan , Tao Qian , Ren Chaoran 
Published: August 2023

AbstractLight is a powerful environmental factor influencing diverse brain functions. Clinical evidence supports the beneficial effect of light therapy on several diseases, including depression, cognitive dysfunction, chronic pain, and sleep disorders. However, the precise mechanisms underlying the effects of light therapy are still not well understood. In this review, we critically evaluate current clinical evidence showing the beneficial effects of light therapy on diseases. In addition, we introduce the research progress regarding the neural circuit mechanisms underlying the modulatory effects of light on brain functions, including mood, memory, pain perception, sleep, circadian rhythm, brain development, and metabolism.
Late Early to late Middle Pleistocene medium-sized deer from the Italian Peninsula: implications for taxonomy and biochronology
Authors: Mecozzi Beniamino , Sardella Raffaele , Breda Marzia 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe taxonomy of Quaternary medium-sized deer from Europe rests mainly on antler morphology, while adequate dental and postcranial diagnostic features are lacking. When complete antlers are not available, the taxonomic identifications are often attempted on chronological ground. A considerable number of mostly unpublished craniodental and postcranial remains of fallow deer from selected Italian sites from the late Early Pleistocene to the late Middle Pleistocene is here presented and discussed. The aim of this work is to test the validity of the diagnostic characters proposed in literature and to explore the variability of the fallow deer taxa. In addition, the analysis of the two reference samples from Riano and Ponte Molle allows to refine the features of Dama clactoniana. Finally, biometric comparison has been performed in order to investigate possible oscillations across time and/or differences among taxa.
Terpenes extracted from marine sponges with antioxidant activity: a systematic review
Authors: Martignago Cintia Cristina Santi , Soares-Silva Beatriz , Parisi Julia Risso , Silva Lais Caroline Souza e , Granito Renata Neves , Ribeiro Alessandra Mussi , Renno Ana Cláudia Muniz , de Sousa Lorena Ramos Freitas , Aguiar Anna Caroline Campos 
Published: August 2023

AbstractMarine biodiversity has emerged as a very promising resource of bioactive compounds and secondary metabolites from different sea organisms. The sponge’s secondary metabolites demonstrated various bioactivities and potential pharmacological properties. This systematic review of the literature focuses on the advances achieved in the antioxidant potential of marine sponges in vitro. The review was performed in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. The main inclusion criterion for analysis was articles with identification of compounds from terpene classes that demonstrate antioxidant activity in vitro. Searching in three different databases, two hundred articles were selected. After screening abstracts, titles and evaluating for eligibility of manuscripts 14 articles were included. The most performed analyzes to detect antioxidant activity were scavenging activity 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and measurement of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). It was possible to identify 17 compounds of the terpene class with pronounced antioxidant activity in vitro. Scientific evidence of the studies included in this review was accessed by the GRADE analysis. Terpenes play an important ecological role, moreover these molecules have a pharmaceutical and industrial application.
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Youth and newcomers in Icelandic fisheries: opportunities and obstacles
Authors: Lebedef Elena Alessandra , Chambers Catherine 
Published: August 2023

AbstractPrivatized fishery management schemes, alongside other cultural and social changes, have led to a high average age in some fisheries, where youth and newcomers are not meaningfully present in the industry. This research explored the current and future opportunities and constraints for youth and newcomers in Icelandic fisheries, which are managed by an Individual Transferable Quota system. Data were collected through participant observation and 25 semi-structured interviews with key individuals in fisheries. Inductive qualitative analysis of interview data determined recurrent themes that illustrate how rural outmigration, cost, and changing social expectations have led to a decrease of youth and newcomers in Icelandic fisheries. Results show that the perception of fishers in Iceland by the general society fluctuates as the economic and cultural climate of the country changes. The ageing of the fleet in small-scale fisheries is explained by the limited access to consolidated fisheries rights, and the inability for youth to secure capital and invest in a fishery operation. Large-scale fisheries, on the other hand, have a different set of barriers for youth, such as lack of career advancement opportunities and a heavy workload. This research also documents how the absence of youth in small-scale fisheries is partially linked to a high turnover of youth in large-scale fisheries. Youth have more opportunities in large-scale fisheries, but over time, they do not receive adequate training or support to further an independent career, thereby creating a negative feedback loop leading to further reduction of recruitment in small-scale fisheries. Findings from the study support the continued call from academics and practitioners to include issues of access for newcomers in fishery management goals.
Data-driven evolutionary computation for service constrained inventory optimization in multi-echelon supply chains
Authors: Liu Ziang , Nishi Tatsushi 
Published: August 2023

AbstractSupply chain digital twin has emerged as a powerful tool in studying the behavior of an actual supply chain. However, most studies in the field of supply chain digital twin have only focused on what-if analysis that compares several different scenarios. This study proposes a data-driven evolutionary algorithm to efficiently solve the service constrained inventory optimization problem using historical data that generated by supply chain digital twins. The objective is to minimize the total costs while satisfying the required service level for a supply chain. The random forest algorithm is used to build surrogate models which can be used to estimate the total costs and service level in a supply chain. The surrogate models are optimized by an ensemble approach-based differential evolution algorithm which can adaptively use different search strategies to improve the performance during the computation process. A three-echelon supply chain digital twin on the geographic information system (GIS) map in real-time is used to examine the efficiency of the proposed method. The experimental results indicate that the data-driven evolutionary algorithm can reduce the total costs and maintain the required service level. The finding suggests that our proposed method can learn from the historical data and generate better inventory policies for a supply chain digital twin.
Quantification of the linear viscoelastic behavior of multilayer polymer interlayers for laminated glass
Authors: Schuster Miriam , Härth Michael , Thiele Kerstin , Bennison Stephen J. 
Published: August 2023

AbstractIn order to meet the qualifications of an acoustic interlayer to EN 12758 (2019), interlayers must have a high damping capacity. For PVB interlayers this is typically achieved by using an increased amount of plasticizer. Since this softens the interlayer and decreases the process ability of the interlayer, trilayer acoustic interlayers comprising relatively stiff skins and a soft core are often used. This paper deals with the characterization of the temperature-dependent linear viscoelastic material behavior of multilayer polymer interlayers using a trilayer acoustic PVB as an example. For this purpose, both the multilayer as a structure and the individual layers were investigated by means of dynamic mechanical thermal analysis. It was shown that the temperature-dependent linear viscoelastic material behavior of the multilayer can be calculated from the material behavior of the individual layers by combining generalized Maxwell models of the individual layers. In addition, a simplified rule-of-mixtures-based formula was used to approximate the material behavior of the multilayer from those of the individual layers. The calculation method presented is generally valid and therefore, also transferable to materials other than PVB.
The relationship between secondary school students’ situational interest and their collaborative learning interactions
Authors: Tatiana Shubina , Hanna Järvenoja , Kristiina Mänty 
Published: August 2023

AbstractSituational interest can be a prominent driver for learning, but little is known about how it is connected to the type of interactions students engage in during collaborative learning. To address this gap, we collected data from 94 secondary school students who worked on collaborative tasks during a five-session science course. Students reported their situational interest before and after every collaborative task. The collaborative sessions were videotaped. Based on the differences in situational interest variation, the students were assigned to three situational interest clusters. The differences in the level and trend of interactions were then statistically examined between the clusters. The results showed that the students whose situational interest increased had a higher level of cognitive interaction (U = 6704.5, p = 0.04) and more rapid growth in cognitive (t (196) = − 2.42 and − 3.62, p < 0.01) and socio-emotional (t (196) = − 1.81 and − 3.48, p < 0.05) interaction than other students. Instead, those students whose situational interest decreased showed more rapid growth in off-task interaction (t (196) = 2.59, p = 0.01). To maintain an optimal level of situational interest, the findings also suggest paying attention to off-task interactions during collaboration, in addition to cognitive interaction.
Intelligent compaction methods and quality control
Authors: Yao Yangping , Song Erbo 
Published: August 2023

AbstractEnsuring high-quality fill compaction is crucial for the stability and longevity of infrastructures and affects the sustainability of urban infrastructure networks. The purpose of this paper is to provide a refined analysis and insight understanding of the current practice, limitations, challenges, and future development trends of compaction methods from the perspective of the development stage. This paper offers a comprehensive overview of the evolution of compaction methods and classifies compaction quality control methods into four groups through quantitative analysis of literature: traditional compaction methods, digital compaction methods, automated compaction methods, and intelligent compaction methods. Each method's properties and issues are succinctly stated. Then, the research on three key issues in intelligent compaction including compaction quality evaluation algorithms, dynamic optimal path planning, and implementation of unmanned technology is summarized. Currently, the field of intelligent compaction is far from mature, a few challenges and limitations need further investigation: coupling problems of multiple indicators in intelligent evaluation algorithms, unmanned roller groups collaborative control problems, and intelligent decision-making and optimization problems of multi-vehicle compaction paths. This review serves as a valuable reference for systematically understanding the development of compaction methods.
Henderson on Meta-Induction and the Problem of Induction
Authors: Schurz Gerhard 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThis note presents a short reply to Henderson’s critical discussion of Schurz’s approach to the problem of induction based on the optimality of meta-induction. Henderson objects that the meta-inductive a posteriori justification of object-induction rests on a certain premise—namely, an approximation condition—that she reveals as untenable. I reply that Henderson’s approximation condition is indeed too strong to be plausible, but it is not needed by the meta-inductive approach; a much weaker and highly plausible approximation condition is sufficient.
The Principle of Dynamic Holism: Guiding Methodology for Investigating Cognition in Nonneuronal Organisms
Authors: Sims Matthew 
Published: August 2023

AbstractBasal cognition investigates cognition working upward from nonneuronal organisms. Because basal cognition is committed to empirically testable hypotheses, a methodological challenge arises: how can experiments avoid using zoocentric assumptions that ignore the ecological contexts that might elicit cognitively driven behavior in nonneuronal organisms? To meet this challenge, I articulate the principle of dynamic holism (PDH), a methodological principle for guiding research on nonneuronal cognition. I describe PDH’s relation to holistic research programs in human-focused cognitive science and psychology then present an argument from analogy based on holistic developmental biology. Last, I examine two experiments exemplifying the need for PDH.
The Dilemma of Ahistorical Teleosemantics
Authors: Hundertmark Fabian 
Published: August 2023

AbstractTeleosemantic theories aim to naturalize mental representation through the use of functions, typically based on past selection processes. However, the historical dependence of these theories has faced severe criticism, leading some philosophers to develop ahistorical alternatives. This article presents a new dilemma for all ahistorical teleosemantic theories, focusing in particular on the theories proposed by Timothy Schroeder and Bence Nanay. These theories require certain dispositions in the producers or consumers of mental representations, but the appeal to dispositions puts the proponents in an undesirable position: mental content is either overly dependent on current circumstances or ultimately dependent on historical factors.
The rhyme and reason of rebel support: exploring European voters’ attitudes toward dissident MPs
Authors: Duell Dominik , Kaftan Lea , Proksch Sven-Oliver , Slapin Jonathan , Wratil Christopher 
Published: August 2023

AbstractCitizens often support politicians who vote against their parties in parliament. They view rebels as offering better representation, appreciate expressive acts, take rebellion as a signal of standing up for constituents, or see rebels as defending their moral convictions. Each explanation has different implications for representation, but they have not yet been tested systematically against one another. We implement survey experiments on nationally representative samples in the UK, Germany, France, and Italy to assess whether voters treat rebellion as a cue for better representation or infer positive character traits implying a valence advantage. Policy congruence does not drive voters’ preference for rebels. However, voters do associate positive traits with rebel MPs, even if they do not feel better represented by them.
Communal sin, atonement, and group non-agential moral responsibility
Authors: Cawdron Harvey 
Published: August 2023

AbstractIn analytic theology, corporate and/or communal accounts of moral responsibility are gaining recognition as a useful resource in numerous debates. One of the areas to which they have been applied is the atonement. It is thought that when Christ is atoning for the human community, one evades concerns about justice because it seems permissible for a member of a group to suffer punishment for the group's actions even if they are not morally responsible for these themselves. To establish the moral responsibility of the human community, one can either adopt group agency or utilize a non-agential form of group moral responsibility. I shall explore the latter option here and shall outline the understanding of communal sin undergirding the model.
Trade, literacy and documentary histories of the northern Black Sea
Authors: Lamont Jessica L. 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe northern coast of the Black Sea has produced an abundance of documentary texts dating from the sixth through fourth centuries BC. Of great value to the epigraphist and historian are dozens of Greek letters, receipts and curses inscribed on lead and ceramic media. When placed in dialogue with one another, these texts yield new insights into daily life and literacy in communities for which literary sources are scant or absent. They document the bustling trade in saltfish, enslaved persons and textiles, and the web of relations between Greek and non-Greek individuals in north Pontic cities, from marriage to commercial ties with indigenous groups of the Pontic interior. This article demonstrates how trade could drive literacy in non-elite communities of the northern Black Sea. Literacy and mercantile activity were very much entwined, and developed in parallel with one another and with other civic and social institutions within these port communities.
“SUBJECT GENERALITY” AND DISTRIBUTION IN MEDIEVAL ARABIC SYLLOGISTIC
Authors: El-Rouayheb Khaled 
Published: August 2023

AbstractA relatively well-known medieval Latin innovation is the doctrine of distributive supposition. This notion came to be used in syllogistic theory in the late medieval and early modern periods, as Latin logicians sought to establish general rules for syllogistic productivity across the various figures. It is much less well-known that some logicians in the medieval Arabic tradition also attempted to establish general rules for the syllogism, appealing to what they called “subject generality.” In the present article, I introduce this use of “subject generality” in some influential Arabic works on logic from the thirteenth century to the sixteenth, specifically Al-ǧumal by Afḍal al-Dīn al-Ḫūnaǧī (d. 1248) and Tahḏīb al-manṭiq by Saʿd al-Dīn al-Taftāzānī (d. 1390) and some of their commentators. I also compare this concept of “subject generality” to the Latin concept of “distribution.”
African Americans, World War I, and the Awakening of a “Colored” Manifest Destiny
Authors: Destenay Emmanuel 
Published: August 2023

AbstractDifferent aspects of the African American experience during World War One have been covered since the release in 1974 of Florette Henri’s and Arthur E. Barbeau’s The Unknown Soldiers: African American Troops in World War I. All these studies concur in their assumptions that World War One opened up a new quest for full citizenships and galvanized soldiers and officers alike. A new era started right in the middle of the conflict fueling African American units with hope of change. World War One turned into the matrix for a new form of militancy. However, perhaps World War One did not only trigger a new form of militancy among African Americans. Something else might have snapped in African American (and perhaps African) leaders of the time. What if World War One had nurtured the awakening of a “colored manifest destiny”?