bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Oral fenofibrate for hyperbilirubinemia in term neonates: A single-blind randomized controlled trial
Authors: Saadat Seyed Hossein , Goodarzi Rakhshaneh , Gharaei Babak 
Published: March 2023

Abstract

Background:
Hyperbilirubinemia is common in the neonatal period; however, delayed diagnosis or inadequate treatment can cause irreparable damage to the neonates. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of oral fenofibrate for hyperbilirubinemia in term neonates.

Methods:
This single-blind randomized controlled trial included 86 term neonates aged 3–7 days, with birth weight ≥2500 g, admitted to Bandar Abbas Children’s Hospital, Bandar Abbas Iran, from July 23, 2019, to July 22, 2020. The fenofibrate group received 10 mg/kg oral fenofibrate and phototherapy, while controls only received phototherapy. Serum total bilirubin was measured at 24 and 48 h and at the time of discharge. Hospital length of stay was also noted.

Results:
The two study groups were comparable regarding age, gender, gestational age, birth weight, and baseline total serum bilirubin levels. Serum total bilirubin levels at 48 h (P < 0.001) and at discharge (P < 0.001) were significantly lower in the fenofibrate group compared to controls. Although hospital length of stay was lower in the fenofibrate group compared to controls, the difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.612). Fenofibrate was more effective on the reduction of serum bilirubin in neonates aged 3–4.5 days starting at the 24th hour. Moreover, it was more effective in female neonates compared to males starting at the 48th hour.

Conclusions:
A single dose of oral fenofibrate reduced total serum bilirubin in term neonates with hyperbilirubinemia without any side effects; however, this effect was more prominent after 48 h.
How flexible is the orthographic processing of flankers? Effects for letter order and letter identification
Authors: Lázaro Miguel , García Lorena , Illera Víctor 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThis study explored the flexibility of the orthographic processing at parafoveal level by manipulating the relationship between flankers and targets in two lexical decision tasks. In the first, we presented the following flankers: (1) the same words as targets (farola farola farola); (2) targets with transposed non-adjacent letters (falora farola falora); (3) the targets with one different letter (fapola farola fapola); and (4) unrelated pseudowords as control stimuli (pilata farola pilata). The results show significant facilitatory effects for all three experimental conditions in comparison to the Unrelated one, as well as differences between the Transposed and One Different Letter when compared to the Identity condition. In the second experiment, the procedure was the same but with the following modifications: the transposed non-adjacent letters were vowels instead of consonants (forala farola forala), and we also presented a condition in which both vowels and consonants were transposed (folara farola folara). The results of the response latencies showed that all the experimental conditions generated facilitatory effects in comparison to the Unrelated condition, with no differences between them, although the analyses of the error rates additionally showed significant differences between the Identity and the Transposed and Vowel and Consonant Transposed conditions. These two experiments are interpreted in terms of a highly flexible orthographic processing of flankers at parafoveal level, both in relation to letter ordering and letter identification.
RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS AND STATUS REPORT FROM TÜRKIYE: 1MV NATIONAL AMS LABORATORY (TUBITAK-AMS)
Authors: Doğan Turhan , İlkmen Erhan , Kulak Furkan 
Published: March 2023

ABSTRACTIn autumn of 2016, the National 1MV Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) Laboratory at The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK), Marmara Research Center (MRC), Türkiye (Turkey), started to offer radiocarbon (14C) analysis service internationally. In this article, the process from sample acceptance to reporting and the primary procedures implemented and applied for 14C analysis at the TÜBİTAK AMS Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory are described. The service provided by the laboratory includes sample evaluation for 14C analysis, sample preparation, graphite production, AMS measurement, data supervision, calendar date calculations, and consultancy. For commercial testing and analysis, a one-page official report which shows the 14C age and uncertainty is provided for each sample. In addition to a dedicated wet chemistry laboratory to process samples before measurement with AMS, there are two systems for the conversion of CO2 to elemental carbon process; an automated graphitization system (AGE III) and a manual graphitization system based on a glass high vacuum line. A 1MV UAMS NEC Pelletron system installed in the laboratory is used for natural level 14C samples needed to be analyzed for archeological, geological, geographical, and environmental and forensic science applications. In addition to commercial 14C testing and analysis activities, national and international research projects can be developed or contributed to within the scope of project management or partnership.
Impact of skeletal muscle mass evaluating methods on severity of metabolic associated fatty liver disease in non-elderly adults
Authors: Zhou Ting , Ye Junzhao , Lin Yansong , Wang Wei , Feng Shiting , Zhuo Shuyu , Zhong Bihui 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThe study aimed to explore the relationships of skeletal muscle mass with disease severity in metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) patients with different methods. Consecutive subjects undergoing bioelectrical impedance analysis were included. The steatosis grade and liver fibrosis were evaluated by MRI-derived proton density fat fraction and two-dimensional shear wave elastography. The appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) was adjusted by height2 (ASM/H2), weight (ASM/W) and BMI (ASM/BMI). Overall, 2223 subjects (50·5 %, MAFLD; 46·9 %, male) were included, with the mean age 37·4 ± 10·6 years. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, the subjects with the lowest quartile (Q1) of ASM/W or ASM/BMI had higher risk ratios for MAFLD (OR (95 % CI) in male: 2·57 (1·35, 4·89), 2·11(1·22, 3·64); in female: 4·85 (2·33, 10·01), 4·81 (2·52, 9·16), all P < 0·05, all for Q1 v. Q4). The MAFLD patients with lower quartiles of ASM/W had the higher risk OR for insulin resistance (IR), both in male and female (2·14 (1·16, 3·97), 4·26 (1·29, 14·02) for Q4 v. Q1, both P < 0·05). While the significant OR were not observed when ASM/H2 and ASM/BMI were used. There were significant dose-dependent associations between decreased ASM/W as well as ASM/BMI and moderate–severe steatosis (2·85(1·54, 5·29), 1·90(1·09, 3·31), both P < 0·05) in male MAFLD patients. In conclusion, ASM/W is superior to ASM/H2 and ASM/BMI in predicting the degree of MAFLD. A lower ASM/W is associated with IR and moderate–severe steatosis in non-elderly male MAFLD.
NEUTRAL RIGHTS AND COLLECTIVE COUNTERMEASURES FORERGA OMNESVIOLATIONS
Authors: Lim CL , Mitchell Ryan Martínez 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThe Western response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine has featured remarkable solidarity over diplomatic and sanctioning initiatives. This unity of action, however, has largely not extended to developing or non-Western States. Many such States have, instead, expressed their non-alignment in respect of Western ‘economic warfare’, albeit not infrequently while also condemning Russia's military actions. This article proposes an approach to reconciling the positions of States in different economic, geopolitical and regional/cultural alignments. First, it suggests that current norms on State responsibility do not rule out using collective countermeasures against States accused oferga omnesnorm violations, including via sanctions not authorised by the United Nations but rather imposed by coalitions. At the same time, however, it is argued that individual third-party States retain extensive rights to decide whether or not to participate in such initiatives. This autonomous agency can be derived, in part, through the continued applicability of traditional neutrality principles that require all sides to a conflict to respect the status of neutral States. As collective countermeasure initiatives come to be used more frequently in response to global conflicts, the ‘forgotten’ rules of neutrality provide a useful guide for balancing inter-State legal relations.
Supranational Rules, National Discretion: Increasing Versus Inflating Regulatory Bank Capital?
Authors: Gropp Reint , Mosk Thomas , Ongena Steven , Simac Ines , Wix Carlo 
Published: March 2023

AbstractWe study how banks use “regulatory adjustments” to inflate their regulatory capital ratios and whether this depends on forbearance on the part of national authorities. Using the 2011 EBA capital exercise as a quasi-natural experiment, we find that banks substantially inflated their levels of regulatory capital via a reduction in regulatory adjustments (without a commensurate increase in book equity and without a reduction in bank risk). We document substantial heterogeneity in regulatory capital inflation across countries, suggesting that national authorities forbear their domestic banks to meet supranational requirements, with a focus on short-term economic considerations.
The myxozoan parasite Myxobolus bejeranoi (Cnidaria: Myxozoa) infection dynamics and host specificity in hybrid tilapia aquaculture
Authors: Maor-Landaw Keren , Avidor Itamar , Salti Barbara , Smirnov Margarita , Brekhman Vera , Lotan Tamar 
Published: March 2023

AbstractNile × blue tilapia hybrid (Oreochromis niloticus × O. aureus) has become an important food fish in intensive freshwater aquaculture. Recently, the parasite Myxobolus bejeranoi (Cnidaria: Myxozoa) was found to infect hybrid tilapia gills at high prevalence, causing immune suppression and high mortality. Here, we explored additional characteristics of M. bejeranoi–tilapia interaction, which enable efficient proliferation of this parasite inside its specific host. Highly sensitive quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and in situ hybridization analyses of fry collected from fertilization ponds provided evidence to an early-life infection of fish by a myxozoan parasite, occurring less than 3 weeks post-fertilization. Because Myxobolus species are highly host-specific, we next compared infection rates in hybrid tilapia and in both its parental species following a 1-week exposure to infectious pond water. Analysis by qPCR and histological sections showed that while blue tilapia was as susceptible to M. bejeranoi as the hybrid, Nile tilapia appeared to be resistant. This is the first report of differential susceptibility of a hybrid fish vs its parental purebreds to a myxozoan parasite. These findings advance our understanding of the relationship between M. bejeranoi and tilapia fish and raise important questions regarding the mechanisms that allow the parasite to distinguish between very closely related species and to infect a specific organ at very early-life stages.
Psychometric Properties of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) Psychosis Module: A Sub-Saharan Africa Cross Country Comparison
Authors: Korte Kristina J. , Jaguga Florence , Kim Hannah H. , Stroud Rocky E. , Stevenson Anne , Akena Dickens , Atwoli Lukoye , Gichuru Stella , James Roxanne , Kwobah Edith , Kariuki Symon M. , Kyebuzibwa Joseph , Mwema Rehema M. , Newton Charles R. J. C. , Zingela Zukiswa , Stein Dan J. , Alemayehu Melkam , Teferra Solomon , Koenen Karestan C. , Gelaye Bizu 
Published: March 2023

AbstractBackgroundThe Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview 7.0.2 (MINI-7) is a widely used tool and known to have sound psychometric properties; but very little is known about its use in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the MINI-7 psychosis items in a sample of 8609 participants across four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.MethodsWe examined the latent factor structure and the item difficulty of the MINI-7 psychosis items in the full sample and across four countries.ResultsMultiple group confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) revealed an adequate fitting unidimensional model for the full sample; however, single group CFAs at the country level revealed that the underlying latent structure of psychosis was not invariant. Specifically, although the unidimensional structure was an adequate model fit for Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa, it was a poor fit for Uganda. Instead, a 2-factor latent structure of the MINI-7 psychosis items provided the optimal fit for Uganda. Examination of item difficulties revealed that MINI-7 item K7, measuring visual hallucinations, had the lowest difficulty across the four countries. In contrast, the items with the highest difficulty were different across the four countries, suggesting that MINI-7 items that are the most predictive of being high on the latent factor of psychosis are different for each country.ConclusionsThe present study is the first to provide evidence that the factor structure and item functioning of the MINI-7 psychosis vary across different settings and populations in Africa.
Why did you (not) choose your main musical instrument? Exploring the motivation behind the choice
Authors: Mateos-Moreno Daniel , Hoglert Anders 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThis study aims to shed light on the motivation governing instrument choice. To collect data, we designed, piloted and administered a survey to a population of students enrolled in a music teacher education programme in Sweden. In line with previous, Anglo-centred research, we identify the instrument’s timbre and parental influences as relevant motives for this decision. Uncommonly, however, taking part in a testing session is suggested to have a similarly influential effect. Accordingly, our study supports the value of offering free-to-all sessions where children may try different instruments and openly discuss them with music teachers. Further insights from our results include families exerting more influence than peers, genre preferences bearing little relevance and potential tendencies regarding the influence of gender and socio-economic background for instrument choice. In addition, we uncover several motives that counteract this decision, music provision being the main impediment to pursuing one’s original preference, thereby underscoring the urgency of reducing the Swedish communal schools’ waiting lists for specific instruments. Our results further suggest the presence of mediating factors, including the musician’s starting age, family environment (beyond parents/guardians) and the availability of the instrument at home. This finding opens a new path in the study of instrument choice and challenges the way this topic has been traditionally researched, given that such factors could function as confounding variables in the study of instrument choice.
Fontan completion of a 10-year-old Kawashima patient with extensive arteriovenous malformations: consideration for a lobectomy
Authors: Biçer Mehmet , Kozan Şima , Kızılkaya Metehan 
Published: March 2023

AbstractA significant contributing factor to the progression of late cyanosis in individuals undergoing Kawashima operation is pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. Following the Fontan procedure, arteriovenous malformations may regress. However, in cases with extensive malformations causing severe cyanosis, lobectomy can also be a possible treatment approach. Thereby, we present our two-step treatment strategy in a late Fontan completion complicated by arteriovenous malformations in a Kawashima patient.
Is intuitive eating a privileged approach? Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between food insecurity and intuitive eating
Authors: Burnette C Blair , Hazzard Vivienne M , Larson Nicole , Hahn Samantha L , Eisenberg Marla E , Neumark-Sztainer Dianne 
Published: March 2023

AbstractObjective:To examine: (1) cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between measures of food insecurity (FI; household status and youth-reported) and intuitive eating (IE) from adolescence to emerging adulthood; and (2) the association between FI persistence and IE in emerging adulthood.Design:Longitudinal population-based study. Young people reported IE and FI (two items from the US Household Food Security Module) in adolescence and emerging adulthood. Parents provided data on household FI via the six-item US Household Food Security Module in adolescence.Setting:Adolescents (Mage = 14·3 ± 2 years) and their parents, recruited from Minneapolis/St. Paul public schools in 2009–2010 and again in 2017–2018 as emerging adults (Mage = 22·1 ± 2 years).Participants:The analytic sample (n 1372; 53·1 % female, 46·9 % male) was diverse across race/ethnicity (19·8 % Asian, 28·5 % Black, 16·6 % Latinx, 14·7 % Multiracial/Other and 19·9 % White) and socio-economic status (58·6 % low/lower middle, 16·8 % middle and 21·0 % upper middle/high).Results:In cross-sectional analyses, youth-reported FI was associated with lower IE during adolescence (P = 0·02) and emerging adulthood (P < 0·001). Longitudinally, household FI, but not adolescent experience of FI, was associated with lower IE in emerging adulthood (P = 0·01). Those who remained food-insecure (P = 0·05) or became food-insecure (P = 0·02) had lower IE in emerging adulthood than those remaining food-secure. All effect sizes were small.Conclusions:Results suggest FI may exert immediate and potentially lasting impacts on IE. As evidence suggests IE is an adaptive approach conferring benefits beyond eating, it would be valuable for interventions to address social and structural barriers that could impede IE.
The Mechanics of the Alcabalas: Reform, Local Bargaining, and Dwindling Taxation in New Granada, 1750–1810
Authors: Torres James V. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThis article studies the mechanics of sales taxes in the viceroyalty of New Granada (present-day Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and western Venezuela) during the second half of the eighteenth century. Advocating a careful examination of the accounting, institutional, and fiscal practices of North Andean customs houses, it provides an extensive discussion on how tax records can be harnessed to study the scope and nature of Bourbon reforms and to measure trade flows. The article pursues three interrelated goals. First, it studies the impact of local negotiations and jurisdictional fragmentation on local rates and revenue collection, providing new insights into the concrete mechanisms of tax bargaining. Second, the study reinterprets data on the main North Andean entrepôts of trade to measure fiscal cycles, real tax pressure, and tax incidence. Proposing a new method for examining customs records, this research shows how fiscal concessions and economic cycles led to diminishing fiscal revenues. Finally, the research places the viceroyalty within the broader context of fiscal change in the Spanish Empire, arguing that the region collected fewer revenues not only because of its comparatively smaller economic activity but also because the combination of custom and reform yielded lower taxation rates and unique fiscal structures.
Effect of Yoga on Psychological Well-Being in Men
Authors: Borotikar Sonyabapu , Tillu Girish , Lavalekar Anagha , Nagarkar Aarti 
Published: March 2023

Abstract: Retirement brings a major transition in life. This transition may affect a retired person’s physical, mental, and social health and lead to psychological problems. This study investigated the effects of Yoga on the well-being of retired men. It was a nonrandomized study involving 90 retired men aged 60–75 years following purposive sampling. The 14-week intervention included a daily session of 90 minutes at a yoga training center in Pune, India. Each session comprised light exercises, loosening, breathing exercises, relaxation, and meditation. Ryff’s validated scale was used to measure psychological well-being in six domains. The data were analyzed using a t-test. Integrated yoga practice showed a significant improvement in well-being ( p < .05), proving Yoga can be useful for improving the psychological well-being of retired people. The findings of this study should be implemented in a larger group of people for assessing and improving psychological well-being.
Turbulent Kinetic Energy Production in a Far‐Field River Plume Under Upwelling‐Favorable Winds
Authors: Deng Fangjing , Zhang Shuwen , Gong Wenping , Zong Xiaolong , Chen Zhaoyun 
Published: March 2023

AbstractAn idealized three‐dimensional numerical model is used to investigate turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) production in a far‐field river plume under upwelling‐favorable winds. TKE production decreases over longer length scales as the river plume thickens. Maximum TKE production appears in the surface layer and is mainly generated by the alongshore component of the velocity shear. The large velocity shear and weak stratification in the surface layer result in a gradient Richardson number (Ri) of <0.25, which corresponds to the locally high TKE production. We find that asymmetrical TKE production occurs at the two edges of the river plume, due to the opposite nonlinear interaction of the Ekman and geostrophic effects at the shoreward and seaward edges of the river plume. This asymmetrical TKE production combines with secondary upwelling circulation in the river plume under upwelling‐favorable winds, which may generate more intense biological activity at the shoreward edge of the river plume than at the seaward edge. Numerical model experiments are performed to examine the effects of wind, river discharge, and stratified conditions on TKE production in the river plume. Finally, we propose a conceptual model in which the depth‐averaged TKE production in the river plume is proportional to the alongshore wind stress () and inversely proportional to the cube of the surface boundary layer thickness (D3), which is consistent with the results of numerical experiments.
A 1000‐Year Record of Temperature From Isotopic Analysis of the Deep Critical Zone in Central China
Authors: Wang Hongxiu , Li Han , Xiang Wei , Lu Yanwei , Wang Huanhuan , Hu Wei , Si Bingcheng , Jasechko Scott , McDonnell Jeffrey J. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractTemperature proxies for paleoclimate reconstruction have been made typically via ice cores, tree rings, stalagmites, and lake sediments. While extremely useful, these proxies can be limited spatially. Here we sampled a 98 m “soil core” from Loess Plateau of China and examined the relationship between pore water isotopic values and hydroclimate history. We extracted soil pore water for δ18O, δ2H, and 3H and measured chloride concentration. The 3H‐peak at 6 m and chloride mass balance were used to turn depth into calendar year. A 1000 year span was revealed. δ18O and δ2H values between 14–50 m were anomalously low—bracketing well the Little Ice Age period from 1420 to 1870. The identification was consistent with other standard proxies in the region and showed the same temporal dynamics of temperature anomalies. Our study shows the potential of stable isotopes of soil water for paleoclimate reconstruction in deep soils.