bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Design of a novel robust adaptive cascade controller for DC‐DC buck‐boost converter optimized with neural network and fractional‐order PID strategies
Authors: Ghamari Seyyed Morteza , Jouybari Taha Yousefi , Mollaee Hasan , Khavari Fatemeh , Hajihosseini Mojtaba 
Published: March 2023

AbstractA cascade technique with two control loops is designed for a DC\DC Buck‐Boost converter that is a right half‐plane zero (RHPZ) structure called a non‐minimum phase system. This concept presents several challenging constraints for designing well‐behaved control techniques. Cascade controllers can provide various benefits compared with single loop controllers such as higher safety, higher robustness, and higher stability. This strategy assumes the system as a black‐box structure without the need for a mathematical model of the system. This benefit can decrease the computational burden and provides faster dynamics along with ease of implementation. This technique consisted of an outer Fractional‐order PID voltage controller tuned with the Antlion Optimizer (ALO) algorithm, which provides a reference current for the inner control loop of the Neural Network‐based LQR (NN‐LQR) controller. The basic principle in cascade controllers is a more rapid performance of the inner loop that has been satisfied with the NN‐LQR strategy, which optimizes and tunes the gains of the LQR controller and shows faster dynamics and higher robustness. It should be mentioned that the number of neurons is limited to 2 and 4 in each layer to decrease the computational burden with lower complexity. Also, the ALO algorithm is a modern nature‐inspired algorithm used to tune the PID gains with better results under‐constrained problems with diverse search spaces. Considering the negative impacts of various disturbances on a power converter, a Fractional‐order‐based PID (FO‐PID) control technique is a proper alternative since it shows higher robustness in load uncertainties along with better dynamical responses based on its extra degree of freedom. Moreover, to evaluate the superiority of this controller, two other controllers are designed using the PSO algorithm for PID and FO‐PID controllers. Finally, the presented cascade controller has been tested in various working conditions through simulation and experiment results.
Lutte biologique et biocontrôle : un besoin de clarification
Authors: Deguine Jean-Philippe 
Published: March 2023

La lutte biologique et le biocontrôle sont des concepts de protection des cultures qui ont des points communs mais qui ont également leurs spécificités. La première est connue depuis les années 1880, alors que le second est apparu dans les années 2010 dans le paysage français. Depuis quelques années, on constate régulièrement une confusion dans les termes et dans les interprétations de ces concepts qui ne sont pas de même nature : la lutte biologique est définie par des stratégies et le biocontrôle par des produits. Ce papier vise donc à répondre à un besoin de clarification : il contribue à distinguer les périmètres et les contenus de ces concepts, à pointer certains rapprochements abusifs et à proposer des clarifications sémantiques. Il passe en revue les termes anglophones et francophones relatifs à la lutte biologique et au biocontrôle à l’échelle européenne. Le papier discute enfin du rôle et de la pertinence des deux concepts dans la protection agroécologique des cultures. La lutte biologique par conservation y occupe une place centrale, car elle relève d’une approche systémique et préventive des risques liés aux bioagresseurs des cultures. Si certains produits de biocontrôle sont prometteurs pour la prévention des risques liés aux bioagresseurs, beaucoup d’autres s’inscrivent dans une démarche curative, similaire à celle de l’utilisation des pesticides chimiques de synthèse, avec les mêmes types de retombées commerciales pour l’agro-industrie.
GPA und MPA bei Kindern und Jugendlichen
Authors: Holl-Wieden Annette , Morbach Henner , Benoit Clemens , Schmalzing Marc 
Published: March 2023

ZUSAMMENFASSUNGDie Antineutrophile cytoplasmatische Antikörper (ANCA)-assoziierten Vaskulitiden (AAVs) sind systemische Vaskulitiden, die vor allem die kleinen Blutgefäße betreffen und mit dem Vorhandensein von Autoantikörpern, den sogenannten ANCA, assoziiert sind. Zu den AAV werden die Granulomatose mit Polyangiitis (GPA, früher Wegener-Granulomatose), die Mikroskopische Polyangiitis (MPA) und die Eosinophile Granulomatose mit Polyangiitis (EGPA, früher Churg-Strauss-Syndrom) gerechnet. AAV sind im Kindes- und Jugendalter sehr selten. Sie müssen aber bei unklaren Organmanifestationen und unklarer Inflammation in die differenzialdiagnostischen Überlegungen miteinbezogen werden. Die frühzeitige Diagnosestellung und richtige Therapie sind entscheidend, da die Erkrankungen lebens- oder organbedrohend verlaufen können. Obwohl sich die klinische Symptomatik bei Kindern und bei Erwachsenen ähnelt, gibt es einige Unterschiede. Die Therapie der AAV im Kindes- und Jugendalter basiert auf Studien von Erwachsenen, wodurch insbesondere in der optimalen Dosierung der eingesetzten Medikamente Fragen offen bleiben. Die aktuellen Therapiestrategien haben das Outcome signifikant verbessert, dennoch besteht ein hohes Risiko für Rezidive und vor allem bei Kindern ein hohes Risiko für Vaskulitis-assoziierte Folgeschäden. Intensivere Forschungsaktivitäten zur Pathogenese und Behandlung der AAV bei Kindern sind dringend notwendig, um die Effektivität und das Risiko der Behandlung bei Kindern zu beurteilen und das langfristige Outcome der komplexen Erkrankung zu verbessern.
Metabolic Alterations in Streptozotocin–nicotinamide-induced Diabetic Rats Treated with Muntingia calabura Extract via 1H-NMR-based
Metabolomics
Authors: Zolkeflee Nur Khaleeda Zulaikha , Wong Pei Lou , Maulidiani M. , Ramli Nurul Shazini , Azlan Azrina , Abas Faridah 
Published: March 2023

AbstractDiabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic endocrine disorder caused by decreased insulin concentration or poor insulin response. Muntingia calabura (MC) has been used traditionally to
reduce blood glucose levels. This study aims to support the traditional claim of MC as a functional food and blood-glucose-lowering regimen. The antidiabetic potential of MC is tested on a
streptozotocin–nicotinamide (STZ-NA)-induced diabetic rat model by using the 1H-NMR-based metabolomic approach. Serum biochemical analyses reveal that treatment with 250 mg/kg
body weight (bw) standardized freeze-dried (FD) 50% ethanolic MC extract (MCE 250) shows favorable serum creatinine (37.77 ± 3.53 µM), urea (5.98 ± 0.84 mM) and glucose (7.36 ± 0.57 mM)
lowering capacity, which was comparable to the standard drug, metformin. The clear separation between diabetic control (DC) and normal group in principal component analysis indicates the
successful induction of diabetes in the STZ-NA-induced type 2 diabetic rat model. A total of nine biomarkers, including allantoin, glucose, methylnicotinamide, lactate, hippurate, creatine,
dimethylamine, citrate and pyruvate are identified in ratsʼ urinary profile, discriminating DC and normal groups through orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis. Induction of
diabetes by STZ-NA is due to alteration in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, gluconeogenesis pathway, pyruvate metabolism and nicotinate and nicotinamide metabolism. Oral treatment with
MCE 250 in STZ-NA-induced diabetic rats shows improvement in the altered carbohydrate metabolism, cofactor and vitamin metabolic pathway, as well as purine and homocysteine metabolism.
Survey on Training Satisfaction among German Neurosurgical Trainees
Authors: Lawson McLean Anna Cecilia , Maurer Stefanie , Nistor-Gallo Dorothea , Moritz Ina , Tourbier Meriem 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Background There has been a fivefold increase of neurosurgeons over the last three decades in Germany, despite a lesser increase in operations. Currently, there are approximately 1,000 neurosurgical residents employed at training hospitals. Little is known about the overall training experience and career opportunities for these trainees.
Methods In our role as resident representatives, we implemented a mailing list for interested German neurosurgical trainees. Thereafter, we created a survey including 25 items to assess the trainees' satisfaction with their training and their perceived career prospects, which we then distributed through the mailing list. The survey was open from April 1 until May 31 2021.
Results Ninety trainees were enrolled in the mailing list and we received 81 completed responses to our survey. Overall, 47% of the trainees were very dissatisfied or dissatisfied with their training. Sixty-two percent of the trainees reported a lack of surgical training. Fifty-eight percent of trainees found it difficult to attend courses or classes and only 16% had consistent mentoring. There was an expressed desire for a more structured training program and mentoring projects. In addition, 88% of trainees were willing to relocate for fellowships outside their current hospitals.
Conclusions Half of the responders were dissatisfied with their neurosurgical training. There are various aspects that require improvement, such as the training curriculum, structured mentoring, and reduction of the amount of administrative work. We propose the implementation of a modernized structured curriculum, which addresses the mentioned aspects, in order to improve neurosurgical training and, consecutively, patient care.
Quality of life: predictors and outcomes after stroke in a Brazilian public hospital
Authors: Rosa Camila Thieime , Zonta Marise Bueno , Lange Marcos Christiano , Zétola Viviane de Hiroki Flumignam 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Background Some scales are applied after stroke to measure functional independence but qualify of life (QoL) is sometimes neglected in this scenario.
Objective To analyze predictors and outcomes of QoL after stroke using a validated scale in our population.
Methods Our study included patients who had their first ischemic stroke and were followed in the outpatient clinic for at least 6 months from stroke index. Disability status was assessed using the modified Rankin scale (mRS), the Barthel index (BI), and the Lawton and Brody scale. Quality of life was assessed by a stroke-specific QoL (SSQoL) scale. Statistical significance was accepted for p < 0.05. The estimated measure of association was the odds ratio (OR) for which 95% confidence intervals (95%Cis) were presented.
Results Of 196 patients studied, the median age was 60.4 (±13.4) years, and 89 (45.40%) of the patients were female. In a stepwise model considering risk factors, basic activities of daily living scales, satisfaction with life, and outcomes, we found four independent variables related to a poor QoL after stroke, namely hypertension, non-regular rehabilitation, not returning to work, and medical complications. The National Institutes of Health stroke scale (NIHSS) score at admission ≥ 9 was also an independent clinical marker. Approximately 30% of all participants had a negative score under 147 points in the SSQoL.
Conclusions Our results showed that QoL after stroke in a developing country did not seem to differ from those of other countries, although there is a gap in rehabilitation programs in our public system. The functional scales are important tools, but they have failed to predict QoL, in some patients, when compared with specific scales.
Profile of neurological disorders in a tertiary center of education in orthopedics
Authors: Vilaça Celmir de Oliveira , Souza Fabio de , Barbato Kelly Biancardini Gomes 
Published: March 2023

AbstractBackground Neurological conditions can cause secondary orthopedic disorders and can result from orthopedic surgical procedures. In addition, misdiagnosis and overtreatment involve both specialties. Epidemiological studies of neurological patients in tertiary units are often performed in emergency departments of general hospitals or rehabilitation centers.Objective Describe the clinical and epidemiologic profile of neurological disorders in a Brazilian federal tertiary center and education hospital in orthopedics in Rio de Janeiro.Methods We performed a retrospective study of the medical records of patients attended by neurology specialists of the internal medicine's department of the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics from February 2014 to March 2020.Results We reviewed neurological referrals in the medical records of 1,349 patients in the period. The mean age of patients was 49.67 years (standard deviation [SD] ± 18.99). There was a predominance of females, corresponding to 751 (55.7%) patients. Regarding ethnicity, 684 (50.7%) participants were white, 550 (40.8%) non-white, and 115 (8.5%) non-classified. Peripheral neuropathies (34.1%), osteoarticular diseases (10%), epilepsy (8.3%), developmental disorders (7.9%), and neuromuscular diseases (7.3%) were the 5 groups with the largest numbers of cases.Conclusion The sample consisted mostly of females and white individuals, and approximately one third of the cases were of peripheral neuropathies. Epidemiological studies in neurology from tertiary centers of another medical specialty can improve the professional development of both specialties. This interdisciplinary approach can also optimize resources, help avoid misdiagnosis, and reduce disability.
Craniofacial Fibrous Dysplasia: Surgical Management and Long-Term Outcomes at a Referral Center in Mexico City
Authors: Lopez-Garibay Luis Alejandro , Guevara-Valmaña Osvaldo , Telich-Tarriba Jose Eduardo , Navarro-Barquín David Felipe , Haro-Alvarez Natalia , Andrade-Delgado Laura , Martínez-Wagner Rogelio 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Background Craniofacial fibrous dysplasia (CFD) is an uncommon benign condition in which a bone is replaced by fibrous tissue. An adequate clinical characterization considering the number of affected bones and functional impairment is important to determine the most effective surgical intervention for its management. This study aims to present our institution's experience in the evaluation and management of CFD.
Methods This was a retrospective study that included patients with CFD managed at our institution. Data included demographic characteristics, afflicted bones, surgical procedures performed, and recurrence. Results are presented as mean and percentages. Recurrence-free years and association between the type of surgery and recurrence was evaluated.
Results Eighteen patients were included (11 females, 61%). The zygomatic, maxillary, and frontal bones were the most commonly affected with eight (18%) cases each. The most common procedure was bone burring, with 36 procedures. Recurrence was more prevalent after burring (58.3%) and occurred earlier than in the bone resection group (13 vs. 15 years, p > 0.05).
Conclusion Surgery continues to be the cornerstone of CFD treatment. Bone burring is effective for debulking and contouring but increases the risk for recurrence. An individualized approach should be tailored according to the anatomical location of the disease, type of CFD, behavior of the lesion, and accompanying clinical complaints.
Beliefs, economics, and spatial regimes in voting behavior: the Turkish case, 2007–2018
Authors: Gündem Fırat 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThe Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, AKP) came to power in 2002, and since then has never received <34% of nationwide voter support in Turkish general elections. Recent research focuses on the Economic Voting Theorem (EVT), specifically the varieties of pocketbook or sociotropic voting, as the primary explanation for the AKP’s successive electoral victories. However, this approach fails to adequately explain the ongoing electoral support for the AKP at both national and local levels, even under poor economic performance. It also fails to consider the impact of the spatial components of peripheral sociologies. This study employs the comparative method with EVT and Center–Periphery (C–P) phenomena in order to understand the dominant characteristics of voting behavior from a spatial perspective. Although EVT and C–P explanations take part in the literature, a limited number of studies measure and visualize the impact of those from a spatial perspective. In order to distinguish between the effects of EVT and C–P the study utilizes an original data set that measures different socio-economic factors such as per capita growth, unemployment, inflation, education, age, religious conservatism, ethnicity, and space both at the national and local levels. The results, contrary to expectations, show that the main drivers of voting behavior for the AKP consist of a mix of both C–P and EVT while C–P factors have a greater impact. In comparison to the EVT, C–P features such as religious conservatism and ethnicity perform better as predictors of the AKP’s electoral performance than the national and local economic conditions. Also, spatial results imply that support for the AKP has different spatial regimes based on ethnic identity and there are no spatial spillovers between spatial regimes in terms of voting behavior.
The relationality of parts for narrative identity constitution in the corporate profile translations of China’s multinational corporations
Authors: Wang Li , Ang Lay Hoon , Gao Fumeng , Abdul Halim Hazlina 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThe corporate profile translations of multinational corporations (MNCs) in emerging economies such as China possess rich information for narrative analysis. Nevertheless, how the parts of a corporate profile translation form a whole narrative remains undertheorized. This study, therefore, examines the relationality of parts in the corporate profile translations of China’s MNCs by integrating William Labov’s narrative structure with Margaret Somers’ narrative identity theory. Specifically, we conduct a theoretical thematic analysis of how constituents form a whole narrative in relevant corporate profiles, of the shifts in the relationality of parts from the Chinese source texts (STs) to the English target texts (TTs) of these profiles, and of the influences of these shifts on the constitution of corporate identities in the target texts. Our results show that in the corporate profiles of Chinese MNCs, episodes are not randomly selected and related to each other but follow predominant patterns. However, we find no unified patterns in the shifts in the relationality of parts via the corporate profile translation of China’s MNCs. We thus reveal how corporations’ identities are constituted in diverse ways that reflect their fluid and unique features. Accordingly, our findings have implications for translation studies and corporate communications.
Telemonitoring for health education and self-management in South Western Sydney
Authors: Chow Josephine Sau Fan , Sykes Amanda , De Guzman Joyce , Bonfield Vicki , Maurya Nutan 
Published: March 2023

Background Telemonitoring (TM) plays an important role in the self-management of chronic diseases. This study aimed to assess the feasibility of TM in early stages of chronic care for self-management and recognition of signs and symptoms of exacerbation, with a view to completing the TM program in an optimal timeframe to encourage independence and self-management. Methods This study was conducted from 2019 to 2020. Included in the study were patients with chronic conditions at an early stage of their disease residing in the South Western Sydney region. Eligible patients were allocated a TM device for 6 months. Their routine tests data were sent in real time to health care professionals. Following assessment by a TM coordinator, suitable patients were off-boarded (deactivation of monitoring device) after 6 months. Data on hospitalisation/emergency department presentation and surveys were collected to assess the impact of TM on the level of the patient’s understanding of their signs and symptoms of exacerbation, self-care, and quality of life. Results Out of 44 patients approached, seven were off-boarded at the 6-month timeframe. The follow-up data on the hospitalisation/emergency department presentation during monitoring and 12 months post off-boarding showed a reduction in the frequency of hospitalisation/nil admissions. Patients reported an increased understanding of their health condition and confidence in managing their own health with the support of TM. Conclusion The result demonstrates the feasibility of TM as a tool for health education and self-management in the coordination of care for chronic disease patients; however, the small sample size was a limitation.
Disagreement strategies and institutional face attack in Chinese mainstream media editorial comments on Weibo
Authors: Xia Jie 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
This paper explores how readers of Chinese mainstream media editorials use disagreement strategies to attack the institutional face of the mainstream media organizations on Weibo. By quantitative and qualitative analysis, the disagreement strategies in Weibo comments were elaborated based on the logos-oriented and ethos-oriented distinction. It was found that logos-oriented disagreements were employed to criticize the content of the editorial, ethos-oriented ad-hominem disagreements were employed to attack the trustworthiness and impartiality of the mainstream media organizations, and ethos-oriented ad-personam disagreements were pure insults to express their negative emotions to the mainstream media organizations. The findings suggested that the online commenting space of Chinese mainstream media editorials is a public sphere of combined deliberation and liberal individualism. This study adds to existing literature the disagreement strategies used in online comments while shedding light on the role of online comments in the public sphere building in the Chinese social media context.
One issue, two genres
Authors: Chen Yun Han , Huang Ju Chuan 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
This study compares the use of interactional metadiscourse in a British newspaper, the Daily Mail, and a British news magazine, The Economist, in reporting on the Brexit referendum. We adopted Hyland’s (2005a: 48–54) framework to analyze hedges, boosters, attitude markers, engagements, and self-mentions. One hundred news articles were randomly selected from online archives from February to June in 2016, during which time the debatable issue was discussed ardently. Quantitative and qualitative results of this study revealed both similarities and differences between the newspaper and the news magazine in the use of interactional metadiscourse. For example, quantitatively, the frequencies of boosters in both genres were similar; however, the newspaper used much more engagement markers and self-mentions whereas the magazine used more hedges and attitude markers. Qualitatively, while most self-mentions were the same in both genres, a unique choice of self-mentions was found in the news magazine.
Metaphor analysis of the COVID-19 public health emergency on Chinese national news media
Authors: Zhang Cun , Lin Zhengjun 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
COVID-19 poses a threat to social stability globally, which requires efficacious governance and public cooperation. To handle the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese national news media have mobilized the public to identify and collaborate with the nation. This paper investigates how war, chess, and examination metaphors, nation personification, and metonymies (i.e. the part representing the whole) are utilized in news reports and editorials to achieve the purpose. We adhere to the theoretical framework of Critical Metaphor Analysis and analyze 156 articles that are sourced from Xinhua News Agency and People’s Daily from January 22, 2020 to February 13, 2020. Besides demonstrating the specific entailments of these metaphors and metonymies, we also involve scenarios such as the ‘Heroic Fight’ scenario and the ‘Harmonious Family’ scenario. Those framing devices function to evoke patriotism and reinforce national identity by activating collective, historical, and cultural memories and evaluating in-group members positively.