bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Feeding potential and foraging behaviour of Cheilomenes sexmaculata (F.) against cotton whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)
Authors: Kumar Rakesh , Suroshe Sachin , Venkanna Y , Keerthi M.C. , Kumar Anoop , Chander Subhash 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Feeding potential and foraging behavior are complimentary with each other to determine the efficiency of predator in managing prey host. Predatory potential of grub and adult stages of Cheilomenes sexmaculata (F.) was investigated against the different developmental stages (nymph, pupae and adult) of cotton whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Gennadius, under laboratory conditions. Whereas, foraging behavior was performed as a function of prey/host density. The fourth instar grub of C. sexmaculata exhibited the highest feeding potential (41.74±8.13 adults, 33.41±3.95 pupae and 31.33±3.95 whitefly nymphs) followed by third instar grub (23.85±5.40 adults, 21.44±3.36 pupae and 19.37±2.53 whitefly nymphs), second instar grub (13.19±3.18 adults, 11.89±1.84 pupae and 9.48±1.99 whitefly nymphs) and first instar grub (10.15±1.70 adults, 9.15±1.35 pupae and 7±1.45 whitefly nymphs). The female beetle consumed the highest prey’s (1445.29±312.77 adults, 1364.88±294.38 pupae and 1374.35±296.20 whitefly nymphs) followed by male beetle (1390.12±229.35 adults, 1308.18±270.51 pupae and 1325.35±275.81 whitefly nymphs) throughout their life span. Both the Roger’s and Holling’s model indicated type II functional response curve for all the grub and adult stages of C. sexmaculata. Adult female showed the highest coefficient of attack (4.65) and the maximum rate of predation (37.5), whereas the lowest handling time (0.02) was recorded for the male against B. tabaci nymphs. Against the B. tabaci pupae, fourth instar grub showed the highest coefficient of attack (1.30), whereas female beetle showed the maximum rate of predation (38.18) with the lowest handling time (0.04). However, against the B. tabaci adults, female beetle showed the highest coefficient of attack (6.87), whereas the fourth instar grub showed the maximum rate of predation (41.7) with the lowest handling time (0.01). Hence, it is advocated to release the fourth instar grubs and females of C. sexmaculata collectively for the augmentative biological control of B. tabaci in the IPM programme.
Determination of Obstetric Violence and Affecting Factors: A Cross‐Sectional Research
Authors: Isık Bedia , Nazik Evşen 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Introduction: Obstetric violence, which affects maternal and infant health negatively, is accepted as a violation of human rights and a serious public health problem.
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to determine experiences of obstetric violence and the affecting factors among women who had childbirth.
Methods: This descriptive and cross‐sectional study included 200 women who had vaginal delivery. Data were collected within the first 24 hours following childbirth using the Personal Information Form, the Labor-related Characteristics Form, and the Obstetric Violence Identification Form.
Results: Results showed that 25,5% of participating women who had vaginal delivery were exposed to verbal violence, 37,2 % were exposed to psycho-emotional violence, and all of them were exposed to physical violence. It was found that participating women perceived the negative verbal and psycho-emotional behaviors they experienced as violence, but they did not perceive most of the physical interventions as violence. Only the place of living among socio-demographic characteristics showed a statistically significant difference with the type of obstetric violence (p<0,05). As for the obstetric characteristics, only receiving information before labor demonstrated a statistically significant difference with exposure to verbal obstetric violence (p<0,05). Of all the participants, 42,5% were slightly satisfied with their childbirth experience.
Conclusions: This study found that women were exposed to obstetric violence and had low levels of satisfaction with their childbirth experience. Besides, women can be victims of obstetric violence regardless of their age, education level, socio-economic condition, and obstetric features.
Ectopic thyroid tissue in the lateral lymph nodes: A rare case and literature review
Authors: Zhang Yujie , Zheng Xun , Wang Xiaofei , Xu TianFeng , Li Pengyu , Ran Yanhao , Wei Tao 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Background
Ectopic thyroid tissue in the lateral lymph nodes is a rare phenomenon that is difficult to differentiate from metastatic thyroid carcinoma, which poses a great challenge to clinical decisions and may cause unnecessary operations. Puncture eluate thyroglobulin (FNA-Tg) of fine-needle aspiration is usually significantly elevated in malignant samples, but false-positive results still exist.
Case Presentation
We report a patient with lymph node ectopy who was suspected to have metastatic papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) preoperatively due to an undefined thyroid nodule and a drastically upregulated FNA-Tg level in the enlarged lymph nodes. In this review, we discuss the embryonic development of ectopic thyroid tissue in the lateral lymph nodes and the application of FNA-Tg in the diagnosis of nodal metastasis. We also present the individual treatment based on FNA and ultrasound evaluation.
Conclusion
For patients who have isolated suspicious lateral nodes but lack direct evidence of thyroid malignancy, ectopic thyroid tissue should be considered.
Prediction of dysphagia aspiration through machine learning-based analysis of patients’ postprandial voices
Authors: Kim Jung-Min , Kim Min-Seop , Choi Sun-Young , Ryu Ju Seok 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Background: Conventional diagnostic methods for dysphagia have limitations such as long wait times, radiation risks, and restricted evaluation. Therefore, voice-based diagnostic and monitoring technologies are required to overcome these limitations. Based on our hypothesis regarding the impact of weakened muscle strength and the presence of aspiration on vocal characteristics, this single-center, prospective study aimed to develop a machine-learning algorithm for predicting dysphagia status (normal, and aspiration) by analyzing postprandial voice limiting intake to 3cc.
Methods: This study was a single-center, prospective cohort study, conducted from September 2021 to February 2023, at the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. A total of 204 participants were included, aged 40 or older, comprising 133 without suspected dysphagia and 71 with dysphagia-aspiration.Voice data from participants were collected and used to develop dysphagia prediction models using the Audio Spectrogram Transformer process with MobileNet V3. Male-only, female-only, and combined models were constructed using 10-fold cross-validation. Through the inference process, we established a model capable of probabilistically categorizing a new patient's voice as either normal or indicating the possibility of aspiration.
Results: The pre-trained models (mn40_as and mn30_as) exhibited superior performance compared to the non-pre-trained models (mn4.0 and mn3.0). The best-performing model, mn30_as, which is a pre-trained model, demonstrated an average AUC across 10 folds as follows: combined model 0.7879 (95% CI 0.7355-0.8403; max 0.9531), male model 0.7787 (95% CI 0.6768-0.8806; max 1.000), and female model 0.7586 (95% CI 0.6769-0.8402; max 0.9132). Additionally, the other models (pre-trained; mn40_as, non-pre-trained; mn4.0 and mn3.0) also achieved performance above 0.7 in most cases, and the highest fold-level performance for most models was approximately around 0.9.
Conclusions: This study suggests the potential of using simple voice analysis as a supplementary tool for screening, diagnosing, and monitoring dysphagia aspiration. By directly analyzing the voice itself, this method enables simpler and more remarkable analysis in contrast to conventional clinical evaluations. The postprandial voice-based prediction model holds implications for improving patient quality of life and advancing the development of non-invasive, safer, and more effective intervention methods.
Trial registration: This study was approved by the IRB (No. B-2109-707-303) and registered on clinicaltrials.gov (ID: NCT05149976).
Monitoring of wastewater within the sewage system of university
Authors: Najam Talyaa , Hashmi Imran 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Rapid increase in population and industrialization has not only improved the lifestyle but adversely affected the quality and availability of water leading to ample amount of wastewater generation. The major contribution towards wastewater production is from sewage. Regular monitoring and treatment of sewage water is necessary to conserve and enhance the quality of water. The present study focuses on monitoring of sewage water within the sewage system of a residential university. A total of 16 samples from different manholes were collected for physicochemical and heavy metals analysis and compared with final effluent collected from integrated constructed wetland (ICWs) to assess its removal efficiency. The mean concentrations of influent and effluent were compared with national environmental quality standards (NEQS) for municipal discharge and international agricultural reuse standards (IARS), respectively. Among all physicochemical parameters, influent values for chemical oxygen demand (COD) exceeded the limit of NEQS for discharge into sewage treatment plant (STP) and inland water, whereas for total suspended solids (TSS) it exceeded for discharge into STP. However, effluent concentrations for all the parameters were found within the permissible limit set by IARS. The removal efficiency for different parameters such as phosphate- phosphorus (PO43-P), COD, TSS, total dissolved solids (TDS) and total kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN) were 52, 53, 54, 35, and 36%, respectively. Heavy metal concentrations were compared with WHO guidelines among which lead (Pb) and chromium (Cr) exceeded the limit (Pb 0.01 and Cr 0.05 mg/L). Interpolation results showed that zone 2 was highly contaminated in comparison to zone 1 & 3. Statistical analysis showed that correlation of physicochemical parameters and heavy metals was found significant (p < 0.05). ICWs are efficient, cost effective and environment friendly treatment methods for sewage water treatment.
Mitigating exogenous cobalt-induced stress in maize plants with biochar and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Rhizophagous intraradices)
Authors: Ahmadi Frahad , Sarghin Siavash Hosseini , Siosemardeh Adel , Weisany Weria 
Published: September 2023

Abstract

The effects of cobalt contamination on maize plant growth and the potential benefits of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and biochar (B) as low-cost amendments for improving plant growth in metal-polluted soils were investigated in a pot experiment. The experiment evaluated the impact of Rhizophagous intraradices and biochar on maize plants grown under different cobalt concentrations (0, 60, and 120 ppm). A wide range of physiological parameters, including plant height, number of leaves, root and shoot fresh and dry weight, relative water content, electrolyte leakage, chlorophyll and carotenoid content, oxidative stress, cobalt distribution, and nutrient content, were analyzed. The results revealed that cobalt contamination had a negative impact on plant growth, reducing chlorophyll and carotenoid content, increasing oxidative stress, and elevating cobalt accumulation in the shoot while also decreasing nutrient content. However, Rhizophagous intraradices inoculation and biochar application were shown to be effective in reducing cobalt uptake in aerial parts, improving nutrient content, and reducing oxidative stress. This study highlights the potential of AMF and biochar as cost-effective amendments for improving maize growth and mitigating cobalt toxicity in contaminated soils.
Effect of Landslide Spatial Representation and Raster Resolution on the Landslide Susceptibility Assessment
Authors: Yang Shuo , Li Deying , Sun Yiqing , She Xiangjie 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
The quality of landslide susceptibility assessment is effected by landslide inventory and raster resolution. The point landslide inventory and polygon landslide inventory are usually two spatial representations. In order to explore the effect of spatial representation and raster resolution on the assessment result of landslide susceptibility, two spatial representations (point and polygon) in landslide inventory map and four raster resolution (25m, 50m, 75m and 100m) were introduced in the landslide susceptibility model. A total of 489 landslides with accurate boundary information were obtained in Wanzhou District, Chongqing, China. Five geo-environmental predictors and random forest model as a data-driven model were used in the landslide susceptibility assessment. The research results demonstrate that (i) For two spatial representations, the prediction performance of polygon models was higher than that of point models by comparing reliability and accuracy. (ii) For four different raster resolution, the good prediction performance occurred in the 25m model. (iii) Through the analysis of model robustness, the lowest uncertainty was the 25m resolution model, which has more stable prediction performance. The research is useful for selecting the raster resolution and spatial representations in the data-driven landslide susceptibility assessment.
The Combination of Astragalus Injection and Ambroxol Hydrochloride in the Adjuvant Treatment of COPD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Zhou Zubing , Yang Lele , Hu Chao , Gao Rui , Zhang Xiaobo , Shen Tao 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
In China, the combination of astragalus injection and ambroxol hydrochloride is used as an adjuvant treatment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the effectiveness of combining astragalus injection and ambroxol hydrochloride as an adjuvant treatment for COPD has not been systematically evaluated. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy of combining astragalus injection with ambroxol hydrochloride as an adjuvant treatment for COPD. The results of the meta-analysis indicated that the combination of astragalus injection with ambroxol hydrochloride as an adjuvant treatment can improve various clinical parameters in patients with COPD compared to conventional treatment alone. These parameters include the clinical effective rate, partial pressure of oxygen in artery, partial pressure of carbon dioxide in artery, forced expiratory volume in one second, percentage of forced expiratory volume in one second, forced vital capacity, and the ratio of forced expiratory volume in one second to forced vital capacity. However, further validation is required to evaluate the effectiveness of combining astragalus injection and ambroxol hydrochloride as an adjunctive treatment for patients with COPD.
Measurements of objective cyclotorsion in a population of healthy children
Authors: Lin Hsu-Ying , Wu Wei-Chi , Sun Ming-Hui , Lin Jui-Yen , Huang Ping-Hsuan , Liu Chun-Hsiu 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Background This study aimed to compare ocular torsion measurements to investigate normative objective cyclotorsion values in a population of healthy, full-term and preterm children.Methods The participants enrolled in this study had an age range of 3–12 years and were divided into two groups, full-term (gestational age [GA] > 37 weeks) and preterm without retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) (GA ≤ 37 weeks. The disc-center-fovea angle (DFA) was used to evaluate ocular torsion using two different imaging modalities: optical coherence tomography (OCT) with a 55-degree field of view (FV) and conventional fundus photography (CFP) with a 45-degree FV. The values measured from both right and left eyes were combined to obtain a single value to compensate for the effect of head tilt during measurement.Results A total of 86 full-term and 145 preterm children were enrolled in this study. The DFAs measured using OCT and CFP were − 11.57° ± 5.27° and − 12.07° ± 5.66° in the full-term group and − 10.64° ± 5.40° and − 11.25° ± 4.80° in the preterm group, respectively. There were no significant differences between the results obtained from OCT and CFP in the two groups (p = 0.109 and p = 0.512, respectively). There was a strong correlation between OCT and CFP in all patients, with a Pearson’s correlation coefficient of 0.74 and an intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) of 0.74 (both p < 0.001). Multivariate regression analysis showed that the average axial length (AXL) was associated with DFA.Conclusions This study found a significant correlation between DFA measured using OCT and CFP, making either measurement modality feasible in pediatric populations. There was no significant difference in the DFA between full-term and preterm children. AXL demonstrated an association with the DFA.
Visual Outcome of Various Dose of Glucocorticoids Treatment in Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy – A Retrospective Analysis
Authors: Zhao Fangfang , Chen Yun , Li Taiping , Wang Yun , Lin Hongjie , Yang Jianfeng , Chen Lan , Liang Jia-Jian , Cen Ling-Ping 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Background and Purpose The objective of this investigation was to assess the therapeutic efficacy of distinct glucocorticoid therapy dosages in the management of acute nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION).
Materials and Methods This retrospective, unmasked, and non-randomized study included a total of 85 patients. The patients were categorized into four groups: Group 1 (control) consisted of 15 patients who did not receive glucocorticoids, Group 2 included 16 patients administered with oral prednisone at a dosage of 1mg/kg/d for 14 days, Group 3 comprised 30 patients who received 250 units of methylprednisolone once daily for 3 days, followed by oral prednisone at a dosage of 1mg/kg/d for 11 days, and Group 4 encompassed 24 patients who received 500 units of methylprednisolone once daily for 3 days, followed by oral prednisone at a dosage of 1mg/kg/d for 11 days. The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was assessed at baseline and the final follow-up (>7 days post-treatment). The changesin visual acuity between baseline and the 7-14 day follow-up, as well as between baseline and the concluding appraisal, were employed as metrics for assessing the extent of visual enhancement.
Results No significant differences were noted in the final visual outcomes or in the changes between final visual acuity and baseline across the four groups. In Group 1 (control), the best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) remained unchanged during final follow-ups compared to baseline. Conversely, the intervention groups exhibited statistically significant enhancements in BCVA during final follow-up (p=0.012, p=0.03, and p=0.009 for Group 2, Group 3, and Group 4, respectively) when compared to baseline. During the 7-14 day follow-up, there was a significant difference in the changes between baseline BCVA and follow-up BCVA across the groups (p=0.035). Go a step further by Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons, group 4 showed a greater change in vision compared with group1 (p=0.045).
Conclusion While no significant differences were observed final visual outcomes among the four groups, the intervention groups exhibited statistically significant enhancements in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) during final follow-ups. Furthermore, patients who were administered 500 units of methylprednisolone exhibited a significantly greater improvement in BCVA compared to the control group during the 7-14 day follow-up.
Neuroprotective Potential of Virgin Coconut Oil in abrogating Acrylamide-induced Neurobehavioural Impairment Via NRF-2/NFK-B Signaling and BDNF Upregulation
Authors: Ajibare Ayodeji Johnson , Akintoye Olabode Oluwadare , Oriyomi Adeola Isaac , Asuku Abraham Olufemi , Adedara Joshua Favour 
Published: September 2023

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of virgin coconut oil-supplemented diet (VCO) on acrylamide (AA)-induced neurotoxicity in Wistar rats. Twenty (20) Wistar rats (18-250g) were grouped into four (I-IV) (n = 5): I: control, received the recommended feed and water daily, II: received oral doses of AA (10 mg/kg body weight (b.w)) alone, III: received oral doses of AA (10 mg/kg b.w) and 5% VCO, IV: received oral doses of AA (10 mg/kg b.w) and 10% VCO, for 56 days. On the 55th day, the rats were subjected to behavioral tests using an elevated plus maze and Y-maze. The rats were then euthanized to obtain samples of blood for the investigation of biochemical parameters (catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA), and interleukin-1B (IL-1B)) using standard methods, while the brain tissues were used for gene expressions (brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), nuclear factor-erythroid factor 2-related factor 2 (NRF-2), and nuclear factor kappa-B (NFKB)). Histoarchitecture of the hippocampus to show the morphology and cell distribution of dentate gyrus was also carried out. The result revealed a significant increase in anxiety-like behaviour and memory impairment in the group that were exposed to AA only. However, administration of VCO (especially 5%) cause a significant reduction in anxiety-like behaviour and the memory impairment (p < 0.05). Similarly, AA exposure caused a significant reduction in the serum SOD and CAT (p < 0.05), increase in the serum level of MDA and IL-B. AA exposure also caused down-regulation in the gene expression levels of brain NRF-2 and BDNF, up-regulation in the gene expression level of brain NFK-B and significant decrease in the dentate gyrus cells. VCO’s administration (especially 5%) resulted in a significant increase in the serum SOD and CAT (p < 0.05), reduction in the serum level of MDA and IL-B, up-regulation in the expression of gene levels of the brain NRF-2 and BDNF, down-regulation in the gene expression level of the brain NFK-B and significant increase in the dentate gyrus cells of the hippocampus. This study concludes that VCO ameliorated AA-induced neurotoxicity via reduction of oxidative stress and inflammation.
Oracle Bone Inscriptions Image Retrieval Based on Metric Learning
Authors: Ding Jun , Ubul Kurban , Wang Jiaoyan , Xu Xuebin , Aysa Alimjan 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
The purpose of Oracle bone inscriptions image retrieval is to find the most similar image to a given query image from the Oracle database, which can provide practical tools and methods for scholars. It is of great significance for promoting digital research and the in--depth development of oracle bone inscriptions. The background of oracle bone inscriptions is complex, many samples are damaged or lost, and the similarity in the same category is low. In contrast, the similarity of different categories is high. To address these problems, this paper proposes a metric learning-based method for oracle bone inscriptions image retrieval, which uses a dual-branch network to measure the similarity between the input images and achieve the comparison between the query image and the image library to be queried. To enhance the ability of network feature extraction, this article introduces residual connections in the original VGG network. Meanwhile, the influence of different connection methods of spatial and channel attention modules on feature extraction ability in the experiment was explored. In addition, we constructed three retrieval datasets that increased with sample size based on the OBC306 dataset. Finally, to verify the effectiveness of our method, we performed experiments on these three retrieval datasets. The experimental results show that the MAP of our approach on these three datasets reached 71.38%, 92.33%, and 92.97%, respectively.