bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Using a video‐based eye tracker to analyse the binocular near‐reflex dynamics response
Authors: Espinosa Julián , Archid Kauzar , Pérez Jorge , Perales Esther 
Published: July 2023

AbstractPurposeThis study presents a novel video‐based eye‐tracking system for analysing the dynamics of the binocular near‐reflex response. The system enables the simultaneous measurement of convergence, divergence and pupillary size during accommodation and disaccommodation to aid the comprehensive understanding of the three‐component near‐reflex.MethodsA high‐speed (90 Hz) video‐based eye tracker was used to capture changes in eye gaze and pupil radius in 15 participants in response to altering stimulus conditions. An offline analysis involved separating the gaze vector components and pupil radius, which were fitted to a hyperbolic tangent function to characterise the dynamics of the near‐reflex process.ResultsSignificant differences in the temporal parameters of the pupil radius were observed between the near‐to‐far and far‐to‐near vision changes, with faster miosis compared with mydriasis. Additionally, differences in response times were found between gaze angle components, with longer convergence times compared to changes in the vertical direction (saccades). The steady‐state values of the gaze components and pupil radius were in line with theoretical expectations and previous reports.ConclusionsThe proposed system provides a non‐invasive, portable and cost‐effective method for evaluating near‐reflex dynamics under natural viewing conditions using a video‐based eye tracker. The sampling rate ensures the accurate assessment of vergence eye movements and pupillary dynamics. By simultaneously measuring eye convergence, divergence and pupil size, the system offers a more comprehensive assessment of the near‐reflex response. This makes it a valuable tool for clinical diagnosis, research studies and investigating the effects of near work on the visual system.
Experiences of dentists and caregivers of patients with special care needs–A qualitative study
Authors: Tobis Rachel M. , Cardoso Elaine O. C. , Yarascavitch Carilynne , Tenenbaum Howard C. , Azarpazhooh Amir , Sale Joanna E. M. 
Published: July 2023

AbstractBackgroundPatients with special care needs (developmental disabilities) have unique and complex needs regarding their oral health and care. This qualitative study aimed to identify the experiences, preferences and challenges of dentists and caregivers regarding behavior guidance techniques for dental care in persons with special care needs.MethodsRelying on qualitative description as articulated by Sandelowski, we conducted telephone interviews with a purposeful sample of five special care dentists and seven caregivers. We analyzed the data using thematic analysis.ResultsFour themes were highlighted: (1) Neither pharmacological or non‐pharmacological behavior guidance techniques was universally suitable, (2) A patient‐centered approach was critical, (3) The dental environment triggered patients’ behaviors and anxiety levels, (4) There was more demand for, than supply of, qualified dentists to treat patients with special care needs.ConclusionsPersons with special care needs are heterogeneous and respond to various behavioral techniques required to deliver their treatment. Behavior guidance planning should be negotiated carefully with patients and caregivers and then individualized based on patients’ capabilities and needs for treatment. The necessity to manage complex behaviors has contributed to the limitation of access to dental care for persons with special care needs. Dentistry as a profession has the obligation to uphold the social contract and meet its responsibility to the dental care needs of this population.
Modern and Projected Characteristics of the Seasonal Cycle of Ice Cover in the Russian Arctic Seas
Authors: Semenov V. A. , Cherenkova E. A. , Aldonina T. A. 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
The characteristics of the sea ice conditions in the seas of the Russian Arctic during the period of satellite measurements were studied, and quantitative estimates of their changes in the second half of the 21st century were obtained based on the results of the CMIP6 climate model ensemble using non-mitigation and moderate mitigation scenarios of anthropogenic impact, SSP585 and SSP245, respectively. It has been revealed that the dates of closing (DOC) of the sea ice cover and the length of the open water season (LOWS) are in general successfully reproduced by an ensemble of models. It is shown that DOC will be observed on the average about one month and ten days later under SSP245 scenario and two months later under the SSP585 scenario in 2061–2080 compared to period 1981–2020. At the same time, the increase of LOWS is more than 2.5 months under SSP245 scenario and almost four months under the SSP585 scenario. The most significant changes in DOC are expected in the northern parts of the Barents and Kara seas and in the northwestern part of the Laptev Sea: 2–2.5 months and 2.5–3 months later for the SSP245 and SSP585 scenarios, respectively.
Derivation of an Outcome-Driven Threshold for Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity: An Individual-Participant Meta-Analysis
Authors: An De-Wei , Hansen Tine W. , Aparicio Lucas S. , Chori Babangida , Huang Qi-Fang , Wei Fang-Fei , Cheng Yi-Bang , Yu Yu-Ling , Sheng Chang-Sheng , Gilis-Malinowska Natasza , Boggia José , Wojciechowska Wiktoria , Niiranen Teemu J. , Tikhonoff Valérie , Casiglia Edoardo , Narkiewicz Krzysztof , Stolarz-Skrzypek Katarzyna , Kawecka-Jaszcz Kalina , Jula Antti M. , Yang Wen-Yi , Woodiwiss Angela J. , Filipovský Jan , Wang Ji-Guang , Rajzer Marek W. , Verhamme Peter , Nawrot Tim S. , Staessen Jan A. , Li Yan ,   The International Database of Central Arterial Properties for Risk Stratification Investigators
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND:
Aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) predicts cardiovascular events (CVEs) and total mortality (TM), but previous studies proposing actionable PWV thresholds have limited generalizability. This individual-participant meta-analysis is aimed at defining, testing calibration, and validating an outcome-driven threshold for PWV, using 2 populations studies, respectively, for derivation IDCARS (International Database of Central Arterial Properties for Risk Stratification) and replication MONICA (Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease Health Survey – Copenhagen).

METHODS:
A risk-carrying PWV threshold for CVE and TM was defined by multivariable Cox regression, using stepwise increasing PWV thresholds and by determining the threshold yielding a 5-year risk equivalent with systolic blood pressure of 140 mm Hg. The predictive performance of the PWV threshold was assessed by computing the integrated discrimination improvement and the net reclassification improvement.

RESULTS:
In well-calibrated models in IDCARS, the risk-carrying PWV thresholds converged at 9 m/s (10 m/s considering the anatomic pulse wave travel distance). With full adjustments applied, the threshold predicted CVE (hazard ratio [CI]: 1.68 [1.15–2.45]) and TM (1.61 [1.01–2.55]) in IDCARS and in MONICA (1.40 [1.09–1.79] and 1.55 [1.23–1.95]). In IDCARS and MONICA, the predictive accuracy of the threshold for both end points was ≈0.75. Integrated discrimination improvement was significant for TM in IDCARS and for both TM and CVE in MONICA, whereas net reclassification improvement was not for any outcome.

CONCLUSIONS:
PWV integrates multiple risk factors into a single variable and might replace a large panel of traditional risk factors. Exceeding the outcome-driven PWV threshold should motivate clinicians to stringent management of risk factors, in particular hypertension, which over a person’s lifetime causes stiffening of the elastic arteries as waypoint to CVE and death.
6. Isabelle Agnès Élisabeth de Charrière
Authors: Isbell John Claiborne 
Published: July 2023

Destins de femmes is the first comprehensive overview of French women writers during the turbulent period of 1750-1850. John Isbell provides an essential collection that illuminates the impact women writers had on French literature and politics during a time marked by three revolutions, the influx of Romantic art, and rapid technological change.
Each of the book’s thirty chapters introduces a prominent work by a different female author writing in French during the period, from Germaine de Staël to George Sand, from the admired salon libertine Marie du Deffand to Flora Tristan, tireless campaigner for socialism and women’s rights. Isbell draws from multi-genre writers working in prose, poetry and correspondence and addresses the breadth of women’s contribution to the literature of the age. Isbell also details the important events which shaped the writers’ lives and contextualises their work amidst the liberties both given and taken away from women during the period.
This anthology fills a significant gap in the secondary literature on this transformative century, which often overlooks women who were working and active. It invites a further gendered investigation of the impact of revolution and Romanticism on the content and nature of French women’s writing, and will therefore be appropriate for both general readers, students, and academics analysing history and literature through a feminist lens.
18. Marie Françoise Sophie Gay
Authors: Isbell John Claiborne 
Published: July 2023

Destins de femmes is the first comprehensive overview of French women writers during the turbulent period of 1750-1850. John Isbell provides an essential collection that illuminates the impact women writers had on French literature and politics during a time marked by three revolutions, the influx of Romantic art, and rapid technological change.
Each of the book’s thirty chapters introduces a prominent work by a different female author writing in French during the period, from Germaine de Staël to George Sand, from the admired salon libertine Marie du Deffand to Flora Tristan, tireless campaigner for socialism and women’s rights. Isbell draws from multi-genre writers working in prose, poetry and correspondence and addresses the breadth of women’s contribution to the literature of the age. Isbell also details the important events which shaped the writers’ lives and contextualises their work amidst the liberties both given and taken away from women during the period.
This anthology fills a significant gap in the secondary literature on this transformative century, which often overlooks women who were working and active. It invites a further gendered investigation of the impact of revolution and Romanticism on the content and nature of French women’s writing, and will therefore be appropriate for both general readers, students, and academics analysing history and literature through a feminist lens.
21. Adélaïde Charlotte Louise Éléonore, Comtesse de Boigne
Authors: Isbell John Claiborne 
Published: July 2023

Destins de femmes is the first comprehensive overview of French women writers during the turbulent period of 1750-1850. John Isbell provides an essential collection that illuminates the impact women writers had on French literature and politics during a time marked by three revolutions, the influx of Romantic art, and rapid technological change.
Each of the book’s thirty chapters introduces a prominent work by a different female author writing in French during the period, from Germaine de Staël to George Sand, from the admired salon libertine Marie du Deffand to Flora Tristan, tireless campaigner for socialism and women’s rights. Isbell draws from multi-genre writers working in prose, poetry and correspondence and addresses the breadth of women’s contribution to the literature of the age. Isbell also details the important events which shaped the writers’ lives and contextualises their work amidst the liberties both given and taken away from women during the period.
This anthology fills a significant gap in the secondary literature on this transformative century, which often overlooks women who were working and active. It invites a further gendered investigation of the impact of revolution and Romanticism on the content and nature of French women’s writing, and will therefore be appropriate for both general readers, students, and academics analysing history and literature through a feminist lens.
Introduction
Authors: Isbell John Claiborne 
Published: July 2023

Destins de femmes is the first comprehensive overview of French women writers during the turbulent period of 1750-1850. John Isbell provides an essential collection that illuminates the impact women writers had on French literature and politics during a time marked by three revolutions, the influx of Romantic art, and rapid technological change.
Each of the book’s thirty chapters introduces a prominent work by a different female author writing in French during the period, from Germaine de Staël to George Sand, from the admired salon libertine Marie du Deffand to Flora Tristan, tireless campaigner for socialism and women’s rights. Isbell draws from multi-genre writers working in prose, poetry and correspondence and addresses the breadth of women’s contribution to the literature of the age. Isbell also details the important events which shaped the writers’ lives and contextualises their work amidst the liberties both given and taken away from women during the period.
This anthology fills a significant gap in the secondary literature on this transformative century, which often overlooks women who were working and active. It invites a further gendered investigation of the impact of revolution and Romanticism on the content and nature of French women’s writing, and will therefore be appropriate for both general readers, students, and academics analysing history and literature through a feminist lens.
Prevalence of increased risk of type 2 diabetes in general practice: a cross-sectional study in Norway
Authors: Riise Hilde Kristin Refvik , Graue Marit , Igland Jannicke , Birkeland Kåre I. , Kolltveit Beate-Christin Hope 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Background
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a global public health problem, but the onset can be delayed or prevented with adequate intervention in individuals with increased risk. Therefore, a major challenge in general practice is to identify individuals at risk of diabetes. However, limited knowledge is available about the prevalence of high diabetes risk individuals in a primary care population. In a cohort of consecutive patients in general practice we examined the prevalence of known diabetes and estimated risk of diabetes using The Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) calculator, by sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.

Methods
This study was a cross-sectional study conducted in four general practices in Western and Eastern Norway. A total of 1682 individuals, 20–80 years of age, were assessed for eligibility from May to December 2019. We excluded patients who actively declined participation (n = 112), were lost because of various organization challenges (n = 103) and patients who did not fulfil the inclusions criteria (n = 63). Diabetes prevalence and prevalence of individuals at risk of T2D with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated for the total sample, by age group and for men and women separately. We tested for differences between groups using t-test for continuous variables and chi-square test (Pearson Chi-Square) for categorical variables.

Results
Of 1404 individuals, 132 reported known diabetes, yielding a prevalence of 9.9% (95% CI 8.4–11.6). Among participants without a known diagnosis of diabetes, the following estimates of elevated risk assessment scores were found: FINDRISC score ≥ 11 32.8% (95% CI 30.3–35.4) and FINDRISC ≥ 15 10.0% (95% CI 8.6–11.9). Comparable results were found between the sexes.

Conclusions
Detection of unknown diabetes and individuals with increased risk, is of high public health relevance for early implementation of preventive measures aimed to reduce the risk of diabetes and its complications through lifestyle modification. A simple, non-expensive questionnaire, such as FINDRISC, may be valuable as an initial screening method in general practice to identify those in need for preventive measures.
Geological history of the land area between Okinawa Jima and Miyako Jima of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, and its phylogeographical significance for the terrestrial organisms of these and adjacent islands
Authors: Watanabe Nana , Arai Kohsaku , Otsubo Makoto , Toda Mamoru , Tominaga Atsushi , Chiyonobu Shun , Sato Tokiyuki , Ikeda Tadahiro , Takahashi Akio , Ota Hidetoshi , Iryu Yasufumi 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThe modern and Late Pleistocene terrestrial fauna of Miyako Jima and adjacent islands (the Miyako Islands) in the southern Ryukyu Islands, southwestern Japan, includes some endemic taxa or genetically unique populations that exclusively have closest allies in the more isolated Okinawa Jima and adjacent islands (the Okinawa Islands) than in the Yaeyama Islands, which are located southwest of the Miyako Islands with much narrower intervening straits. Those taxa or populations include representatives of lineages that have physiologically highly limited ability for over-sea dispersal and the Miyako Islands are currently separated from the Okinawa Islands by at least 300 km of open water; therefore, the formation of this phylogeographical pattern is perplexing. In this study, we review the late Cenozoic geology of the Miyako Islands, southern Okinawa Jima, the Okinawa–Miyako submarine plateau (OMSP; a plateau located between Okinawa Jima and Miyako Jima), and the Kerama gap, which is a depression between the OMSP and Okinawa Jima. We then consider the origin of the modern and Late Pleistocene terrestrial animals, including a number of non-volant vertebrates on the Miyako Islands. Finally, we propose a new hypothesis (the OMSP hypothesis) to explain the enigmatic composition of modern and Late Pleistocene terrestrial vertebrate fauna of the islands. Southern Okinawa Jima was uplifted and emerged after ca. 2 Ma and was temporarily connected to the OMSP, which is likely to have emerged earlier than southern Okinawa Jima, to form a large island extending from Okinawa Jima to the Miyako Islands with a NE–SW direction of ~ 400 km. Subsequently, Okinawa Jima became separated from the OMSP when the Ryukyu Group—which is composed of Quaternary reef and associated fore-reef and shelf deposits—began to accumulate around the island at 1.7–1.4 Ma. During the interval from 2.0 to 1.7–1.4 Ma, numerous terrestrial animals, including flightless vertebrates, extended their distribution to the OMSP. Although the Miyako Islands repeatedly underwent complete submergence during deposition of the main part of the Ryukyu Group (1.25–0.4 Ma), they were uplifted and emerged to become a land area after ca. 0.4 Ma. In contrast, the OMSP subsided after ca. 0.4 Ma and was almost completely submerged after 0.27 Ma. During ca. 0.4–0.27 Ma, terrestrial animals migrated from the OMSP to the Miyako Islands.
Antioxidant, sensory, and functional properties of low-alcoholic IPA beer with Pinus sylvestris L. shoots addition fermented using unconventional yeast
Authors: Dziedziński Marcin , Stachowiak Barbara , Kobus-Cisowska Joanna , Faria Miguel A. , Ferreira Isabel M. P. L. V. O. 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
The study investigated the potential use of pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) shoots and standard and unconventional yeast strains for the production of low-alcohol IPA beer. For this purpose, control worts without added shoots, and worts enriched with pine shoots at 10 g/L were prepared. Worts were inoculated with yeast: Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. chevalieri SafBrew™ LA-01, Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii, Pichia kluyveri NEER™, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Safale US-05. The final beer was tested for yeast cell number, basic physicochemical properties, effects on cell line and antioxidant properties. Pine shoots and the tested yeast strains were shown to be suitable for developing low-alcohol beers with potential functional effects. Pine shoots have no negative impact on the beer-making process and may increase the antioxidant potential of beer. Beers supplemented with pine shoots were shown to increase the ability to quench DPPH free radicals in vitro, while all low-alcohol beers tested were found to have the ability to reduce nitrite production by lipopolysaccharide-induced RAW264.7. Depending on the yeast used, pine shoots affect the flavour and aroma profile differently, possibly masking foreign aftertastes and odours resulting from the use of unconventional yeast.
Factors Affecting Students' Intentions to Use the University's E-Payment System
Authors: Listiyono Hersatoto , Sunardi Sunardi , Sugiyamto Sugiyamto , Utomo Agus Prasetyo 
Published: July 2023

Purpose: Most universities prioritize online payment administration because_of_advances_in_information_and communicatio_ technologies, especially for online­_banking transactions. Benefits from online banking services such as transactions via Internet banking are very convenient compared to traditional payment methods. On other side is traditional payment methods transactions must queue and come directly to the bank. This study was done to find out what factors in Semarang City affected the adoption of university E-PS as online banking.Methods: 123 students have participated in this research. Six charactersitics were considered in a new study model that examinated how students’ intention to use E-PS was affected: convinience, perceived usefullness, risks, perceived trust and reputation. To validate the reearch model, the structural equation model approach using PLS-SEM was apllied.Result: The empirical result showed that perceived convinience, perceived usefullness and trust had e significan positive relationship with students’ intention to use the University’s E-PS. The empirical results showed that perceived convenience, perceived usefullness, and trust had a significant_positivee_relationshipp_withhstudents’ intentions_to_use the E-PS university. Perceived convinience was also found to have a positive and significan effect on the perceived usefullness of students using E-PS. However, the perceived risks showed a non-significan negative relationship with tudents’ intentions to use E-PS.Novelty: While previous studies have explored the intentions to se E=PS. This research contributes the literature by invetigating the specific factors that influence the adoption of E-PS in the context of tertiary institutions. Additionally, this research provides empirical evidence on the relationhip between perceived convinience and perceived convience and perceived usefullness of using E-PS in univerities. Overall, this research offers a new perspective on the adoption of E-PS in tertiary institutions and contributes to the development of strategies to improve the adoption and use E-PS in universities.