bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Effect of CAM Methods Plan to Apply by Pregnant Women in Order to Cope with Birth Pain on Fear of Childbirth and Childbirth Self-Efficacy
Authors: BARUT Sümeyye , KARATAŞ OKYAY Esra 
Published: March 2023

Objective: In the study, it was aimed to determine the effect of CAM methods planned to be used by pregnant women in order to cope with birth pain on fear of childbirth and childbirth self-efficacy
Material-Method:
The cross-sectional study was completed with 455 pregnant women. The study data were collected through Identifying Information Form, which also aimed to determine CAM methods planned to be used, The Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (W-DEQ) Version A, and Childbirth Self-Efficacy Inventory (CBSEI).
Results:
In the study, it was determined that the pregnant women planned to use mind-body based CAM methods by 31.4%, manipulative and body-based methods by 25, biologically based methods by 1.1%, energy therapy methods by 0.9%, and alternative medicine methods by 0.7%. In addition, it was determined that there was a significant difference between CBSEI efficacy and outcome expectancy subscales mean scores and CBSEI total scale mean score of the pregnant women who did not plan to apply CAM methods to reduce their labor pain compared to those who planned to use these methods.
Conclusion:
It was found in the study that the pregnant women planned to use mind-body based methods the most in order to cope with labor pain in childbirth. It was also determined that there was no significant difference between the groups in terms of fear of childbirth according to their planning to use CAM methods to cope with labor pain in childbirth, and that childbirth self-efficacy levels of those who planned to use CAM methods were significantly low.
Measuring Planck’s Constant With Compton Scattering
Authors: Humpherys David 
Published: March 2023

Measured values of the electron mass and Compton wavelength yield a value of Planck&rsquo;s constant with a relative standard
uncertainty of 3 &times; 10&minus;10. This is only slightly larger than the 1.3 &times; 10&minus;10 relative standard uncertainty in measurements
performed using the Kibble balance. Compton scattering presents an alternative pathway for improving the value of
Planck&rsquo;s constant.
Natural units of length, mass, and time offer viable solutions for improving the values of physical constants. While
extensive values of the Planck units lie beyond the reach of present-day instrumentation, certain product and quotient
pairs of Planck units such as the speed of light can be measured with relatively high precision. Better measurements of
certain unit pairs will improve the value of the gravitational constant.
Interdisciplinary Studies on Contemporary Research Practices in Engineering in the 21st Century II
Authors: Kilci Zeynep , Denizhan Onur , Değirmenci Ünal , Orak Ceren , Kızılca Çoruh Meltem , Durgun Mahmut , Erdem Nuri , Akpınar Musab Talha , Saray Çetinkaya Tuğba , Çetinkaya Ali 
Published: March 2023

Mühendislik bir ülkenin kalkınmasında ve gelişmesinde çok önemli rol oynayan disiplinler arası ortaklığın meydana getirdiği bir üst bilim dalıdır. Mühendislik, matematiksel ve doğal bilim dallarından, ders çalışma, deney yapma ve uygulama yolları ile kazanılmış bilgileri akıllıca kullanarak, doğanın kuvvetleri ve maddelerini insanoğlu yararına sunmak üzere ekonomik olan yöntemler geliştiren bir meslektir.
Çünkü mühendislik yaklaşımı; işi sorun çözmek olan insan yaklaşımıdır. Mühendislik yaklaşımı içinde bulunan çalışanlar, görülmeyeni görerek, düşünülmeyeni bularak, optimum çözümleri hedefleyip durumdan maksimum faydayı çıkarmayı bilirler. Diğer taraftan mühendislik nedir, sorusu ile aklımıza çok geniş ve detaylı bir tanımlama gelse de genel olarak mühendislik, problemleri çözebilmek için gerekli olan bilim ve matematiğin uygulanmasıdır diyebiliriz. Mühendisler, bir şeylerin nasıl çalıştığını anlar ve bilimsel keşiflerin pratik hayatta kullanımı için yöntemler bulur.
Yayınlanan bu kitap; çeşitli mühendislik dallarında hocalık yapan akademisyenlerin sunmuş olduğu gerek kendi özgün çalışmaları ve gerekse literatürden aktarılan derleme çalışmaların bir araya getirilmiş sunumlarından meydana getirilmiştir. Burada amaç konuyla ilgilenen mühendis ve akademisyenlerin önemli sayılacak mühendislik çalışmalarını bir arada bulmalarıdır. Dolayısıyla kitabın önemli bir boşluğu dolduracağı ve genç araştırmacılara faydalı olacağı kanaatindeyim. Bu bağlamda; kitaba bilimsel katkı sunan, kitabı baskıya hazırlayan kısacası emeği geçen herkese teşekkür ederiz.
Yayımlanan bu kitabın gerek mühendislere ve gerekse genç akademisyenlere faydalı olmasını diler, tüm mühendis ve genç akademisyenlere başarılar dilerim.

Prof. Dr. Kamil KAYGUSUZ
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi
Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Asli Üyesi
Bacterial and Viral Pathogens Implicated in Female Reproductive Failure Investigated on Menstrual Blood
Authors: Mesechkova Kremena , Kavrakova Anita , Georgieva Bilyana , Sigridov Ivan , Miteva Ani , Mitev Vanyo , Todorova Albena 
Published: March 2023

We investigate the impact of bacterial (Chlamydia trachomatis, Ureaplasma urealyticum/parvum, Mycomplasma hominis/genitalium, Gardnerella vaginalis) and viral (HSV1/2, EBV, CMV, VZV, HHV6/HHV7, HHV8) pathogens, as a potential cause of reproductive failure in women by analysis of menstrual blood. We analyzed DNA extracted from 48 probands selected on the basis of history of infertility. DNA extraction, Real-time qPCR, gel electrophoresis were applied.
In 64.6% of all tested menstrual blood samples of infertile women bacterial and/or viral pathogens were detected. In 41.4% of all tested samples we found bacterial, while in 37.5% viral pathogens. Ureaplasma parvum and Gardnerella vaginalis were detected in 58.3% and 54.2%, respectively, of the positive for bacterial pathogens samples. EBV, HHV7 and HHV6 were detected in 38.9%, 55.6%, and, respectively, 11.1% of the positive for viral pathogens samples. Bacterial and viral co-infection was found in 22.6% of all patients.
Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycomplasma hominis/genitalium, Ureaplasma urealyticum, HSV1, HSV2, CMV, VZV and HHV8 were not detected in the menstrual blood samples.
Our study offers new approach for diagnostics of infections in the upper female genital tract by analysis of menstrual blood. The opportunity to detect asymptomatic bacterial and viral infections in female endometrium contributes to reveal the cause for sterility. Our work contributes to clarify the infectious etiology of reproductive failure which is of a great importance for individualized therapy.
Trajectory of Health-Related Quality of Life After Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
Authors: Widjaja Elysa , Puka Klajdi , Speechley Kathy N. , Ferro Mark A. , Connolly Mary B. , Major Philippe , Gallagher Anne , Almubarak Salah , Hasal Simona , Ramachandrannair Rajesh , Andrade Andrea , Xu Qi , Leung Edward , Snead O. Carter , Smith Mary Lou 
Published: March 2023

ImportanceHealth-related quality of life (HRQOL) is regarded as a key outcome for evaluating treatment efficacy. However, it is uncertain how HRQOL evolves after epilepsy surgery compared with medical therapy, such as whether it continues to improve over time, improves and then remains stable, or deteriorates after a period of time.ObjectiveTo assess trajectory of HRQOL over 2 years in children with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) treated with surgery compared with medical therapy.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsProspective cohort study assessing HRQOL longitudinally over 2 years. Participants were children recruited from 8 epilepsy centers in Canada from 2014 to 2019 with suspected DRE aged 4 to 18 years who were evaluated for surgery. Data were analyzed from May 2014 to December 2021.ExposuresEpilepsy surgery or medical therapy.Main Outcomes and MeasuresHRQOL was measured using the Quality of Life in Childhood Epilepsy Questionnaire (QOLCE)-55. HRQOL and seizure frequency were assessed at baseline, 6-month, 1-year, and 2-year follow-ups. Clinical, parent, and family characteristics were assessed at baseline. A linear mixed model was used to evaluate HRQOL over time, adjusting for baseline clinical, parent, and family characteristics.ResultsThere were 111 surgical and 154 medical patients (mean [SD] age at baseline was 11.0 [4.1] years; 118 [45%] were female). At baseline, HRQOL was similar among surgical and medical patients. HRQOL of surgical patients was 3.0 (95% CI, −0.7 to 6.8) points higher at 6-month, 4.9 (95% CI, 0.7 to 9.1) points higher at 1-year, and 5.1 (95% CI, 0.7 to 9.5) points higher at 2-year follow-ups compared with medical patients. Surgical patients experienced greater improvements in social functioning relative to medical patients, but not for cognitive, emotional, and physical functioning. At 2-year follow-up, 72% of surgical patients were seizure-free, compared with 33% of medical patients. Seizure-free patients reported higher HRQOL than those who were not.Conclusions and RelevanceThis study provided evidence on the association between epilepsy surgery and children’s HRQOL, with improvement in HRQOL occurring within the first year and remaining stable 2 years after surgery. By demonstrating that surgery improved seizure freedom and HRQOL, which has downstream effects such as better educational attainment, reduced health care resource utilization, and health care cost, these findings suggest that the high costs of surgery are justified, and that improved access to epilepsy surgery is necessary.
Manpower simulation model for optimizing construction management tasks
Authors: Tokura Kentaro , Haruyama Shinichiro 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThe long working hours of construction site management engineers is a problem for the construction industry in Japan. However, comprehensive data and analysis for construction management are insufficient. In this study, we propose a simulation model that can be used to improve construction management of buildings by identifying tasks and parametrically describing the manpower required. This will enable an estimation of the appropriate allocation of engineers, effects of ICT systems, and effects of various other measures.
Flexible Oxide Thin Film Transistors, Memristors, and Their Integration
Authors: Panca Alin , Panidi Julianna , Faber Hendrik , Stathopoulos Spyros , Anthopoulos Thomas D. , Prodromakis Themis 
Published: March 2023

AbstractFlexible electronics have seen extensive research over the past years due to their potential stretchability and adaptability to non‐flat surfaces. They are key to realizing low‐power sensors and circuits for wearable electronics and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Semiconducting metal‐oxides are a prime candidate for implementing flexible electronics as their conformal deposition methods lend themselves to the idiosyncrasies of non‐rigid substrates. They are also a major component for the development of resistive memories (memristors) and as such their monolithic integration with thin film electronics has the potential to lead to novel all‐metal‐oxide devices combining memory and computing on a single node. This review focuses on exploring the recent advances across all these fronts starting from types of suitable substrates and their mechanical properties, different types of fabrication methods for thin film transistors and memristors applicable to flexible substrates (vacuum‐ or solution‐based), applications and comparison with rigid substrates while additionally delving into matters associated with their monolithic integration.
In Situ Formed ROS‐Responsive Hydrogel with STING Agonist and Gemcitabine to Intensify Immunotherapy against Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Authors: Wang Meng , Hu Qida , Huang Junming , Zhang Fu , Yao Zhuo , Shao Shiyi , Zhao Xinyu , Liang Tingbo 
Published: March 2023

AbstractImmunotherapy, the most revolutionary anticancer strategy, faces major obstacles in yielding desirable outcomes in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) due to the highly immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). Meanwhile, when used alone, the traditional first‐line chemotherapeutic agent gemcitabine (GEM) in PDAC treatment is also insufficient to achieve lasting efficacy. In this study, a reactive oxygen species degradable hydrogel system, denoted as GEM‐STING@Gel, is engineered to codeliver gemcitabine and the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) agonist DMXAA (5,6‐dimethylxanthenone‐4‐acetic acid) into the tumor site. In this work, the strategy addresses the major challenges of current immunotherapies with a facile platform, which can synergistically activate innate immunity and promote the cytotoxic T lymphocytes infiltration at the tumor site, thereby modulating the immunosuppressive TME. Further, the efficient therapeutic potency of the immunotherapy is confirmed in an orthotopic postsurgical model, unleashing the translational potential to prevent tumor recurrence after surgical resection. This study underscores the advantages of this integrative strategy that combines chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and biomaterial‐based hydrogel, including improved therapeutic efficacy, operational convenience, and superior biosafety.
Tailor‐Made White Photothermal Fabrics: A Bridge between Pragmatism and Aesthetic
Authors: Chang Jian , Shi Le , Zhang Miao , Li Renyuan , Shi Yifeng , Yu Xiaowen , Pang Kanglei , Qu Liangti , Wang Peng , Yuan Jiayin 
Published: March 2023

AbstractMaintaining human thermal comfort in the cold outdoors is crucial for diverse outdoor activities, e.g., sports and recreation, healthcare, and special occupations. To date, advanced clothes are employed to collect solar energy as a heat source to stand cold climates, while their dull dark photothermal coating may hinder pragmatism in outdoor environments and visual sense considering fashion. Herein, tailor‐made white webs with strong photothermal effect are proposed. With the embedding of cesium–tungsten bronze (CsxWO3) nanoparticles (NPs) as additive inside nylon nanofibers, these webs are capable of drawing both near‐infrared (NIR) and ultraviolet (UV) light in sunlight for heating. Their exceptional photothermal conversion capability enables 2.5–10.5 °C greater warmth than that of a commercial sweatshirt of six times greater thickness under different climates. Remarkably, this smart fabric can increase its photothermal conversion efficiency in a wet state. It is optimal for fast sweat or water evaporation at human comfort temperature (38.5 °C) under sunlight, and its role in thermoregulation is equally important to avoid excess heat loss in wilderness survival. Obviously, this smart web with considerable merits of shape retention, softness, safety, breathability, washability, and on‐demand coloration provides a revolutionary solution to realize energy‐saving outdoor thermoregulation and simultaneously satisfy the needs of fashion and aesthetics.
Electrochemical Deposition (ECD) of ZnO as the Photoanode in Dual‐Chamber Photocatalytic Fuel Cell (PFC) for Methyl Red Degradation
Authors: Niang Antonio Choon Kiat anak , Liu Jia Chee , Tay Meng Guan 
Published: March 2023

AbstractPhotocatalytic fuel cell (PFC) is known to treat the organic‐based wastewater efficiently. The coating method of zinc(II) oxide (ZnO) as the photocatalyst on the zinc (Zn) plate of photoanode plays important role in maintaining the efficiency and power generation from PFC. In the present study, a new coating method of ZnO on the zinc plate is developed by using electrochemical deposition (ECD) and the removal efficiency as well as power generation are compared with typical ultrasonicate method. A dual‐chamber PFC is constructed with ZnO/Zn photoanode and graphite plate as the cathode to treat methyl red dye synthetic wastewater. The surface morphology of both coating methods of ZnO/Zn photoanode is observed using scanning electron microscope (SEM) before and after the treatments. The dual chamber PFC with ECD coating shows a faster complete degradation rate with higher power generation than ultrasonicate method. Although, both coating methods can reach to 100% degradation efficiency of methyl red dye, the maximum power output for ultrasonicate method is 134.67 mW cm−2 while for ECD is 285.30 mW cm−2 under optimum conditions.
Tuning Photoluminescence of CsPbBr3 Quantum Dots through Plasmonic Nanofingers
Authors: Su Guangxu , Hu Pan , Xiao Youfeng , Hu Junzheng , Pan Dalong , Zhan Peng , Haas Stephan , Wu Wei , Liu Fanxin 
Published: March 2023

AbstractAll‐inorganic perovskites have recently drawn considerable attention due to their excellent optoelectronic properties. With the help of gap‐plasmon nanostructures, the optical properties of perovskites can be tuned through the coupled near‐field. Here, the optical coupling between CsPbBr3 quantum dots (QDs) and gap‐plasmon through placing QDs in a 2‐nm tetrahedral amorphous carbon gap region of collapsible Ag nanofingers is demonstrated. Compared to the CsPbBr3 QDs on SiO2, the photoluminescence (PL) of CsPbBr3 QDs on collapsed nanofinger is enhanced by 4 times and the lifetime decreases from 11.04 to 3.8 ns. A Purcell‐enhanced emission can be achieved by combining QDs and plasmonic nanofingers. In addition, the intensity of PL can be manipulated by the polarization of incident light because of the different polarization responses of dimer nanofingers. More importantly, PL intensity shows a quadric dependence on the incident power and lasing‐like PL spectra can be observed at room temperature by continuous‐wave laser excitation. Such observations can be ascribed to the strong coupling between CsPbBr3 QDs and surrounding Ag nanofingers. This finding indicates that it is possible to achieve lasing‐like PL through coupling CsPbBr3 QDs to the near‐field of plasmonic nanostructures, which can enrich the applications of CsPbBr3 QDs in nanolasing devices.
Necessary and Sufficient Condition for Organic Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence from Host–Guest Doped Crystalline Systems
Authors: Demangeat Catherine , Tang Yipeng , Dou Yixuan , Dale Sherrice , Cielo Jakob , Kim Eunkyoung , Lee Ha‐Jin , D'Aléo Anthony , Hu Bin , Attias André‐Jean 
Published: March 2023

AbstractControlling and predicting the long‐lived room‐temperature phosphorescence (RTP) from organic materials are the next challenges to address for the realization of new efficient organic RTP systems. Here, a new approach is developed to reach these objectives by considering host–guest doped crystals, as well‐suited model systems in that they allow the comprehensive understanding of synergetic structural interactions between crystalline host matrices and emitting guest molecules, one of the key parameters to understand the correlation between the solid‐state organization and crystal RTP performances. Two series of σ‐conjugated donor/acceptor (D‐σ‐A) carbazole‐based matrices and isomeric 1H‐benzo[f]indole‐based dopants are designed, capable of exploring a wide variety of conformations thanks to large rotational degrees of freedom provided by the σ‐conjugation. By correlating the results of single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis and photoluminescence properties, a necessary and sufficient condition for RTP is established that paves the way for the development of new long‐lived RTP host–guest doped systems.
The Imbalance of p53–Park7 Signaling Axis Induces Iron Homeostasis Dysfunction in Doxorubicin‐Challenged Cardiomyocytes
Authors: Pan Jianan , Xiong Weiyao , Zhang Alian , Zhang Hui , Lin Hao , Gao Lin , Ke Jiahan , Huang Shuying , Zhang Junfeng , Gu Jun , Chang Alex Chia Yu , Wang Changqian 
Published: March 2023

AbstractDoxorubicin (DOX)‐induced cardiotoxicity (DoIC) is a major side effect for cancer patients. Recently, ferroptosis, triggered by iron overload, is demonstrated to play a role in DoIC. How iron homeostasis is dysregulated in DoIC remains to be elucidated. Here, the authors demonstrate that DOX challenge exhibits reduced contractile function and induction of ferroptosis‐related phenotype in cardiomyocytes, evidenced by iron overload, lipid peroxide accumulation, and mitochondrial dysfunction. Compared to Ferric ammonium citrate (FAC) induced secondary iron overload, DOX‐challenged cardiomyocytes show a dysfunction of iron homeostasis, with decreased cytoplasmic and mitochondrial iron–sulfur (FeS) cluster‐mediated aconitase activity and abnormal expression of iron homeostasis–related proteins. Mechanistically, mass spectrometry analysis identified DOX‐treatment induces p53‐dependent degradation of Parkinsonism associated deglycase (Park7) which results in iron homeostasis dysregulation. Park7 counteracts iron overload by regulating iron regulatory protein family transcription while blocking mitochondrial iron uptake. Knockout of p53 or overexpression of Park7 in cardiomyocytes remarkably restores the activity of FeS cluster and iron homeostasis, inhibits ferroptosis, and rescues cardiac function in DOX treated animals. These results demonstrate that the iron homeostasis plays a key role in DoIC ferroptosis. Targeting of the newly identified p53–Park7 signaling axis may provide a new approach to prevent DoIC.
Organic Semiconductor Single Crystal Arrays: Preparation and Applications
Authors: Zhao Xiaotong , Zhang Hantang , Zhang Jing , Liu Jie , Lei Ming , Jiang Lang 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThe study of organic semiconductor single crystal (OSSC) arrays has recently attracted considerable interest given their potential applications in flexible displays, smart wearable devices, biochemical sensors, etc. Patterning of OSSCs is the prerequisite for the realization of organic integrated circuits. Patterned OSSCs can not only decrease the crosstalk between adjacent organic field‐effect transistors (OFETs), but also can be conveniently integrated with other device elements which facilitate circuits application. Tremendous efforts have been devoted in the controllable preparation of OSSC arrays, and great progress has been achieved. In this review, the general strategies for patterning OSSCs are summarized, along with the discussion of the advantages and limitations of different patterning methods. Given the identical thickness of monolayer molecular crystals (MMCs) which is beneficial to achieve super uniformity of OSSC arrays and devices, patterning of MMCs is also emphasized. Then, OFET performance is summarized with comparison of the mobility and coefficient of variation based on the OSSC arrays prepared by different methods. Furthermore, advances of OSSC array‐based circuits and flexible devices of different functions are highlighted. Finally, the challenges that need to be tackled in the future are presented.