bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Characterization and pathogenicity of Fusarium species causing sugar beet root rot in Morocco
Authors: Farhaoui Abdelaaziz , El Alami Nabila , Gachara Grace , Ezrari Said , Khadiri Mohammed , Tahiri Abdessalem , Radouane Nabil , Belabess Zineb , Lahlali Rachid 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThe sugar beet crop ranks second globally among the plant species grown mainly for sugar production. In Morocco, the area under sugar beet farming occupies approximately 57,000 ha yielding more than 3 million tons of roots. However, sugar beet root‐tip rot (RTR) caused by Fusarium spp. dramatically reduces the anticipated yields, the purity of the resulting juice, and the sugar concentration. The current study aimed at identifying and characterizing the Fusarium species responsible for the root rot in sugar beet grown in the Khenifra‐Beni Mellal region of Morocco. In this survey, 69 isolates of Fusarium were sampled from sugar beet roots showing typical symptoms of root rot from 2019 to 2021. After screening based on the pathogenicity test, 28 isolates were selected and identified based on morphological features and sequence analyses of the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and translation elongation factor 1 α 34 (TEF‐1 α). Fusarium oxysporum was the most frequently identified species, followed closely by F. solani, F. equiseti, F. nygmai, F. brachygibbosum, F. proliferatum, F. culmorum, and F. falciforme. Six weeks after inoculations under greenhouse conditions, the studied isolates caused internal vascular discoloration and tip rot of sugar beet roots, with disease incidences ranging from 37.5% to 100.0% and a disease index between 30.3% and 70.5%. Isolates belonging to F. solani were the most aggressive. Moreover, the majority of isolates significantly reduced plant growth. To our knowledge, this research article is the first report of Fusarium species inducing RTR in sugar beet in Morocco.
Angiogenesis, coagulation, and fibrinolytic markers in acute promyelocytic leukemia (NB4): An evaluation of melatonin effects
Authors: Amirzargar Mohammad Reza , Shahriyary Fahimeh , Shahidi Minoo , Kooshari Ahmad , Vafajoo Mahshid , Nekouian Reza , Faranoush Mohammad 
Published: July 2023

AbstractMelatonin is a powerful biological agent that has been shown to inhibit angiogenesis and also exerts anti‐inflammatory effects. It is well known that new blood vessel formation (angiogenesis) has become an urgent issue in leukemia as well as solid tumors. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a form of liquid cancer that manifests increased angiogenesis in the bone marrow of patients. Despite high‐rate curable treatment with all‐trans‐retinoic acid (ATRA) and recently arsenic‐trioxide (ATO), early death because of hemorrhage, coagulopathy, and Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) remains still a concerning issue in these patients. It is, therefore, urgent to seek treatment strategies with antiangiogenic capabilities that also diminish coagulopathy and hyperfibrinolysis in APL patients. In this study, a coculture system with human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and NB4 APL cells was used to investigate the direct effect of melatonin on angiogenesis and its possible action on tissue factor (TF) and tissue‐type plasminogen activator‐1 (TPA‐1) expression. Our experiments revealed that HUVEC‐induced angiogenesis by cocultured NB4 cells was suppressed when melatonin alone or in combination with ATRA was added to the incubation medium. Melatonin at concentrations of 1 mM inhibited tube formation of HUVECs and also decreased interleukin‐6 secretion and VEGF mRNA expression in HUVEC and NB4 cells. Taken together, the results of this study demonstrate that melatonin inhibits accelerated angiogenesis of HUVECs and ameliorates the coagulation and fibrinolysis indices stimulated by coculturing with NB4 cells.
Profile of patients with a positive HCV viral load in a large French psychiatric hospital (2019–2021): A case–control study
Authors: Torres Coralie , Bauer Guillaume , Aubriet Sabrina , Scholtes Caroline , Bailly François , Maynard‐Muet Marianne , Pradat Pierre , Pillot‐Meunier Françoise , Lespine Louis‐Ferdinand , Rolland Benjamin 
Published: July 2023

AbstractHepatitis C virus (HCV) is highly prevalent in people with mental disorders (PWMDs). However, in the international context of HCV elimination, no previous study has explored the features of seropositive PWMDs with vs. without a positive viral load (VL). We retrospectively retrieved all HCV serology results of patients hospitalized in 2019, 2020 and 2021 in the second‐largest psychiatric hospital of France. Using the medical records of all patients found seropositive for HCV, the following data were collected: sex (male, female), age (in years), previous history of illicit drug use except cannabis (yes or no) and previous history of incarceration (yes or no). We conducted a case–control comparison of these variables between the PWMDs who had and did not have a positive VL, thus providing odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (ORs [95% CI]). In a total of 13,276 inpatients, 2540 (19.1%) underwent at least one HCV serology; 55 of them (2.16%) were found positive. A VL count was performed for 48 of them, finding 15 (31.3%) individuals with active HCV. Compared with those with a negative VL, these 15 individuals were less likely to have previous documented illicit drug use (OR = 0.18; 95% CI [0.05–0.68]) and to have been previously incarcerated (OR = 0.23; 95% CI [0.06–0.99]); age and sex did not statistically differ. In the context of HCV elimination, PWMDs yet to be treated for HCV are more likely to be those with no identified risk factor for HCV, which supports a strategy of systematic screening for HCV among PWMDs.
Acceptability and usability of oral fluid HCV self‐testing for hepatitis C diagnosis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Perazzo Hugo , Castro Rodolfo , Villela‐Nogueira Cristiane , Torres Marcos , Silva Samara Luiza , Cardoso Sandra W. , Grinsztejn Beatriz , Veloso Valdilea G. 
Published: July 2023

AbstractData on the acceptability and usability of hepatitis C virus self‐testing (HCVST) remain scarce. We estimated the pooled rates of acceptability/feasibility and re‐reading/re‐testing agreement of HCVST using oral fluid tests (PROSPERO‐CRD42022349874). We searched online databases for studies that evaluated acceptability, usability and inter‐reader/operator variability for HCVST using oral fluid tests. Pooled estimates of feasibility, agreement and post‐testing perspectives were analysed. Sensitivity analyses were performed in men who have sex with men (MSM) and people who inject drugs (PWID). Heterogeneity was assessed using the I2 statistics. A total of six studies comprising 870 participants were identified: USA (n = 95 with liver disease), Kenya (n = 150 PWID), Egypt (n = 116 from the general population), Vietnam (n = 104 MSM and n = 105 PWID), China (n = 100 MSM) and Georgia (n = 100 MSM and n = 100 PWID)]. All studies used OraQuick® HCV Rapid Antibody Test. The pooled overall estimates for correct sample collection and for people who performed HCVST without needing assistance in any step (95% confidence interval [CI]) were 87.2% [76.0–95.3] (n = 755; I2 = 93.7%) and 62.6% [37.2–84.8] (n = 755; I2 = 98.0%), respectively. The pooled estimate of agreement for re‐reading was 95.0% [95% CI 91.5–97.6] (n = 831; I2 = 74.0%) and for re‐testing was 94.4% [90.3–97.5] (n = 726; I2 = 77.1%). The pooled estimate of those who would recommend HCVST was 94.4% [84.7–99.6] (n = 625; I2 = 93.7%). Pooled estimates (95% CI) of correct sample collection (72.8% [63.3–81.5] vs. 90.8% [85.9–94.8]) and performance of HCVST without needing assistance (44.1% [14.1–76.7] vs. 78.1% [53.4–95.3]) was lower in PWID compared to MSM. In summary, HCV testing with oral fluid HCVST was feasible and well‐accepted. Oral fluid HCVST should be considered in key populations for uptake HCV testing.
Lactobacillus gasseri and Gardnerella vaginalis produce extracellular vesicles that contribute to the function of the vaginal microbiome and modulate host–Trichomonas vaginalis interactions
Authors: Artuyants Anastasiia , Hong Jiwon , Dauros‐Singorenko Priscila , Phillips Anthony , Simoes‐Barbosa Augusto 
Published: July 2023

AbstractTrichomonas vaginalis is an extracellular protozoan parasite of the human urogenital tract, responsible for a prevalent sexually transmitted infection. Trichomoniasis is accompanied by a dysbiotic microbiome that is characterised by the depletion of host‐protective commensals such as Lactobacillus gasseri, and the flourishing of a bacterial consortium that is comparable to the one seen for bacterial vaginosis, including the founder species Gardnerella vaginalis. These two vaginal bacteria are known to have opposite effects on T. vaginalis pathogenicity. Studies on extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been focused on the direction of a microbial producer (commensal or pathogen) to a host recipient, and largely in the context of the gut microbiome. Here, taking advantage of the simplicity of the human cervicovaginal microbiome, we determined the molecular cargo of EVs produced by L. gasseri and G. vaginalis and examined how these vesicles modulate the interaction of T. vaginalis and host cells. We show that these EVs carry a specific cargo of proteins, which functions can be attributed to the opposite roles that these bacteria play in the vaginal biome. Furthermore, these bacterial EVs are delivered to host and protozoan cells, modulating host‐pathogen interactions in a way that mimics the opposite effects that these bacteria have on T. vaginalis pathogenicity. This is the first study to describe side‐by‐side the protein composition of EVs produced by two bacteria belonging to the opposite spectrum of a microbiome and to demonstrate that these vesicles modulate the pathogenicity of a protozoan parasite. Such as in trichomoniasis, infections and dysbiosis co‐occur frequently resulting in significant co‐morbidities. Therefore, studies like this provide the knowledge for the development of antimicrobial therapies that aim to clear the infection while restoring a healthy microbiome.
Factors influencing home health care providers' performance of oral health care for older people: A qualitative study
Authors: Henni Silje Havrevold , Ansteinsson Vibeke , Mamykina Lena , Szyszko Hovden Ewa A. , Hove Lene Hystad , Hellesø Ragnhild 
Published: July 2023

AbstractAimTo examine factors that affect the performance of oral health care (OHC) for older people receiving nursing care at home.BackgroundOral health is often neglected by health care providers caring for older people. Research shows that health care providers' provision of OHC may be influenced by various factors (barriers and facilitators). When this research was conducted, health care providers from home healthcare services (HHCS) and nursing homes were grouped together despite setting differences; therefore, this study focuses on the performance of OHC by home health care providers (HHCPs) as a single group.DesignExplorative design with a qualitative approach.MethodsThe managers of four HHCS units recruited 17 HHCPs to participate in focus group interviews. One interview was conducted per unit, and there were four to five participants in each interview. The analysis of interviews was based on theoretical thematic analysis and the PRECEDE constructs in the PRECEDE–PROCEED model. Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) guidelines were used in reporting this study.FindingsThe analysis resulted in two themes with predisposing factors (HHCPs' professional responsibilities, older people's attitude), five themes with enabling factors (knowledge and skills, older people/carer trust, available time, available equipment and collaboration with public dental service (PDS)), and two themes with reinforcing factors (routines and OHC focus on the workplace) that affect the provision of OHC. The factors were categorised as individual, organisational and collaboration factors.ConclusionsIn addition to individual factors found in previous studies, factors related to the organisation of services and communication between HHCPs and PDS seem to affect HHCPs' provision of OHC for adults receiving HHCS.Implications for PracticeThis study provides in‐depth knowledge that can contribute to increasing HHCPs' provision of OHC and thereby prevent oral and dental disease among older people receiving HHCS.
Pseudo‐pacemaker syndrome with prolonged PR interval: A narrative review
Authors: Chestaro Feliz Julian , Duran Luciano Priscilla , Guevara Nehemias , Zaremski Lynn , Baghdadi Salim , Marazzato Jacopo , Di Biase Luigi 
Published: July 2023

AbstractPseudo‐pacemaker syndrome (PPMS) is a rare complication of first‐degree atrio‐ventricular (AV) block in which a very prolonged PR interval causes AV dyssynchrony and subsequent symptoms of hemodynamic instability in the absence of an implanted pacemaker. The aim of this manuscript was to describe a unique case of PPMS and to provide a comprehensive review of the topic to help clinicians in the diagnosis and management of this condition. Through systematic research on PubMed, Google Scholar, EBSCO, and Ovid MEDLINE and using the search strings “pseudo‐pacemaker syndrome” and “symptomatic first‐degree AV block,” we identified 14 articles accounting for 17 cases of PPMS, including our case report. The most common age group for PPMS was middle‐aged and young adults, with an average age of 47 years. Palpitations were the most common presenting symptom and four main etiologies of PPMS were identified, as follows: (1) Idiopathic PPMS with evidence of impaired conduction over the AV node (20% of cases), (2) PPMS associated with reversable inflammatory causes (13%) or (3) associated with iatrogenic surgical or interventional procedures leading to the permanent damage of the normal AV conduction system (20%), and, finally, (4) PPM related to dual AV nodal physiology (DAVNP) as a primary finding (27%) or occurring after fast or slow pathway ablation for treatment of AV nodal re‐entrant tachycardia (AVNRT) (20%). Treatment should be patient‐tailored and based on the specific etiology once identified. However, the treatment of PPMS due to DAVNP without AVNRT presentation is yet to be clarified.
Maize (Zea mays L.) planted at higher density utilizes dynamic light more efficiently
Authors: Zheng Bin , Li Yu‐Ting , Wu Qiu‐Ping , Zhao Wei , Ren Ting‐Hu , Zhang Xing‐Hui , Li Geng , Ning Tang‐Yuan , Zhang Zi‐Shan 
Published: July 2023

AbstractIn nature, plants are exposed to a dynamic light environment. Fluctuations in light decreased the photosynthetic light utilization efficiency (PLUE) of leaves, and much more severely in C4 species than in C3 species. However, little is known about the plasticity of PLUE under dynamic light in C4 species. Present study focused on the influence of planting density to the photosynthesis under dynamic light in maize (Zea mays L.), a most important C4 crop. In addition, the molecular mechanism behind photosynthetic adaptation to planting density were also explored by quantitative proteomics analysis. Results revealed that as planting density increases, maize leaves receive less light that fluctuates more. The maize planted at high density (HD) improved the PLUE under dynamic light, especially in the middle and later growth stages. Quantitative proteomics analysis showed that the transfer of nitrogen from Rubisco to RuBP regeneration and C4 pathway related enzymes contributes to the photosynthetic adaptation to lower and more fluctuating light environment in HD maize. This study provides potential ways to further improve the light energy utilization efficiency of maize in HD.
Intraindividual variability in sleep among athletes: A systematic review of definitions, operationalizations, and key correlates
Authors: Kemp Shana , Spence Angela L. , Keller Brad S. , Ducker Kagan J. , Gucciardi Daniel F. 
Published: July 2023

AbstractVia systematic review with narrative synthesis of findings, we aimed to document the ways by which researchers have defined, operationalized, and examined sleep variability among athletes. We identified studies in which scholars examined intraperson variability in sleep among athletes via a search of six databases (Web of Science, Embase, Medline, PsycINFO, CINHAL Plus, and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global) using a protocol that included keywords for the target outcome (sleep*), population (athlet* OR sport*), and outcome operationalization (variability OR variation OR “standard deviation” OR fluctuate OR fluctuation OR stability OR instability OR reactivity OR IIV OR intraindividual). We complemented this primary search with citation searching of eligible articles. Assessments of study quality captured eight core elements, namely aims/hypotheses, sample size justification, sample representativeness, number of days sleep assessed, measures of sleep and its correlates, missing data, and inferences and conclusions. From a total of 1209 potentially relevant papers, we identified 16 studies as meeting our eligibility criteria. Concept definitions of variability were notably absent from this work and where available were vague. Quantitative deviations from one's typical level of target sleep metrics reflected the essence by which all but one of the research teams operationalized sleep variability. We assessed the overall quality of empirical work as moderate in nature. We propose a working definition of sleep variability that can inform knowledge generation on the temporal, day‐to‐day dynamics of sleep functioning that is required for personalized interventions for optimizing sleep health.
Clinical and histopathological features of proliferative corneal lesions in Cyprininae fishes: Implications for treatment and insights into corneal tumors
Authors: Kim Soohyun , Moore Bret A. , Parker Christine , Siniard Wesley C. , Ang June , Teixeira Leandro B. C. , Thomasy Sara M. , Murphy Christopher J. , Soto Esteban 
Published: July 2023

AbstractCaptive fish populations, such as those encompassing aquarium and pet fish, offer significant economic value and are integral to conservation, research, and education. However, these ornamental fish exhibit a reduced ability to protect their ocular surfaces, and our understanding of the ocular diseases that affect them remains limited. Although corneal neoplasms in carp are uncommon, identifying their distinct characteristics is crucial in selecting appropriate therapeutic interventions that aim to preserve vision, prevent the ocular loss, and ultimately ensure the survival of the affected fish. This study provides clinical and histopathological details of various proliferative corneal masses in Cyprininae species, including five koi (Cyprinus carpio) and four goldfish (Carassius auratus). It discusses a spectrum of neoplasms, including soft tissue sarcoma, spindle cell sarcoma, chromatophoroma, and papilloma, in addition to conditions like exuberant granulation tissue and proliferative carp pox. These findings bear significant implications for clinical decision‐making and treatment, offering valuable insights into the incidence and characteristics of corneal tumors in captive fish, which could inform further studies in this area.
Categorification of integral group rings extended by one dimension
Authors: Schopieray Andrew 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThe integral group rings for finite groups are precisely those fusion rings whose basis elements have Frobenius–Perron dimension 1, and each is categorifiable in the sense that it arises as the Grothendieck ring of a fusion category. Here, we analyze the structure and representation theory of fusion rings with a basis of elements whose Frobenius–Perron dimensions take exactly one value distinct from 1. Our goal is a set of results to assist in characterizing when such fusion rings are categorifiable. As proof of concept, we complete the classification of categorifiable near‐group fusion rings for an infinite collection of finite abelian groups, a task that to‐date has only been completed for three such groups.
Quantitative bounds on vortex fluctuations in 2d$2d$ Coulomb gas and maximum of the integer‐valued Gaussian free field
Authors: Garban Christophe , Sepúlveda Avelio 
Published: July 2023

AbstractIn this paper, we study the influence of the vortices on the fluctuations of systems such as the Coulomb gas, the Villain model, or the integer‐valued Gaussian free field (GFF). In the case of the Villain model, we prove that the fluctuations induced by the vortices are at least of the same order of magnitude as the ones produced by the spin wave. We obtain the following quantitative upper bound on the two‐point correlation in when The proof is entirely nonperturbative. Furthermore, it provides a new and algorithmically efficient way of sampling the Coulomb gas. For the Coulomb gas, we obtain the following lower bound on its fluctuations at high inverse temperature:
This estimate coincides with the predictions based on Renormalization group (RG) analysis by José et al. [Phys. Rev. B 16 (1977), no. 3, 1217] and suggests that the Coulomb potential at inverse temperature should scale like a GFF of inverse temperature of order .Finally, we transfer the above vortex fluctuations via a duality identity to the integer‐valued GFF by showing that its maximum deviates in a quantitative way from the maximum of a usual GFF. More precisely, we show that with high probability when where is an integer‐valued GFF in the box at inverse temperature . Applications to the free energies of the Coulomb gas, the Villain model, and the integer‐valued GFF are also considered.
Whole genome sequence of
Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae
strain NXNK2203 isolated from Hu sheep in Ningxia province, China
Authors: Wang Jiandong , Liu Hongyan , Raheem Abdul , Ma Qing , Liang Xiaojun , Guo Yanan , Lu Doukun 
Published: July 2023

ABSTRACT

We report whole-genome sequencing of
Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae
strain NXNK2203 isolated from the lungs of dead Hu sheep in Ningxia province, China. We get single circular chromosomes of 1,014,835 bp after sequencing. The purpose was to better understand the clinical significance of
Mycoplasma
infections for the health and welfare of ovine species.