bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Teaching One‐WayANOVAwith engagingNBAdata and R Shiny within a flexdashboard
Authors: Sisso Danielle , Bass Nicole , Williams Immanuel 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThis paper provides introductory statistics instructors with the capacity to use engaging National Basketball Association (NBA) data within a web application to either strengthen students' understanding or introduce the concept of variance and one‐way analysis of variance. Using engaging data within the classroom provides context to data that students deem applicable to their lives. This paper not only provides a lesson plan for teaching these concepts but also provides a web application and the engaging NBA dataset if the instructor decides to use the app or the data in another context. The NBA data selected to focus on the debate “Who is the greatest NBA player of all time?”. By using context students are familiar with and interested in, we can get them interested in and further engaged in statistics.
Trichophyton mentagrophytes complex: A retrospective study of 64 dogs from the Central United States (1997–2020)
Authors: Pieper Jason B. , Bowden Daniel G. , Berger Darren J. , Noxon James O. , Grable Sandra L. , Campbell Karen L. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractBackgroundThere are limited clinical studies evaluating the Trichophyton mentagrophytes complex, with most reports confined to small case studies. Additionally, the studies are dated and provide limited information on response to newer or currently available therapies.Hypothesis/ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to determine if there is a breed prevalence, lesion distribution and seasonality associated with the T. mentagrophytes complex for dogs evaluated in the central United States. An additional aim of the study was to evaluate response to therapies because there are minimal data available on clinical response with newer systemic antifungal drugs.AnimalsA total of 64 canine medical records were evaluated that had a previous diagnosis of T. mentagrophytes complex infection.Materials and MethodsA retrospective study of medical records to evaluate signalment, time of onset of clinical signs, clinical presentation and therapeutic management.ResultsA higher incidence of T. mentagrophytes complex infection was observed in the American Kennel Club (AKC) Sporting group (43%) and Terrier group (20%). A seasonal influence was noted, with the onset of clinical signs being highest in October. Lesions most often affected the muzzle (48%), followed by the head excluding the pinnae (21%). Ketoconazole, itraconazole and terbinafine appeared equivalent as systemic therapeutic options to treat T. mentagrophytes complex infections.Conclusions and Clinical RelevanceThis study identified patterns in breeds, seasonality and lesion distribution for the T. mentagrophytes complex in dogs from the central United States. Additionally, the study found several reasonable and reliable treatment options for systemic therapy.
Performance Evaluation Based on Exergy Analysis Through Partially Filled Metal Foams in Forced Convection
Authors: Kumar K. Kiran , Kotresha Banjara , Naik Kishan 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
The intention of this paper is to present the numerical analysis of thermal performance and exergy transfer through high porosity metal foams filled partially in a horizontal pipe. The heater is embedded in the pipe's circumference and is assigned with known heat input. To enhance heat transfer, aluminum metal foam of pore density 10 with porosity 0.95 is inserted adjacent to the pipe's inner wall. To determine the optimal thickness of metal foam for enhancing its performance thermodynamically, metal foams with five different thicknesses (10, 20, 40, 60, and 80 mm) are examined in this research for a fluid velocity ranging from 0.7 to 7 m/s under forced convection heat transfer condition. The Darcy– Brinkman–Forchheimer and local thermal nonequilibrium (LTNE) models are used for forecasting the flow features and heat transfer through the metal foams, respectively. The numerical methodology implemented in this research is confirmed by comparing the present outcomes with the experimental outcomes accessible in the literature and found a fairly good agreement between them. The thermal performance is assessed in terms of heat transfer enhancement ratio and performance factor, and the thermodynamic performance is evaluated based on exergy analysis. In the exergy analysis, the parameters like mean exergy-based Nusselt number (Nue), merit function (MF), and nondimensional exergy destruction (I*) are considered for the evaluation. The result shows a better performance from partially filled metal foams than from completely filled metal foams.
Migration rate of proximal adductor canal block catheters placed parallel versus perpendicular to the nerve after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled study
Authors: Fujino Takashi , Yoshida Takayuki , Kawagoe Izumi , Hinotsume Akinori , Hiratsuka Tsuyoshi , Nakamoto Tatsuo 
Published: March 2023

BackgroundPerineural catheters placed parallel to the nerve course are reported to have lower migration rates than those placed perpendicular to it. However, catheter migration rates for a continuous adductor canal block (ACB) remain unknown. This study compared postoperative migration rates of proximal ACB catheters placed parallel and perpendicular to the saphenous nerve.MethodsSeventy participants scheduled for unilateral primary total knee arthroplasty were randomly assigned for parallel or perpendicular placement of the ACB catheter. The primary outcome was the migration rate of the ACB catheter on postoperative day (POD) 2. Catheter migration was defined as being unable to confirm saline administration via the catheter around the saphenous nerve at the mid-thigh level under ultrasound guidance. Secondary outcomes included active and passive range of motion (ROM) of the knee on postoperative rehabilitation.ResultsSixty-seven participants were included in the final analyses. The catheter migrated significantly less often in the parallel group (5 of 34 (14.7%)) than in the perpendicular group (24 of 33 (72.7%)) (p<0.001). The mean (SD) active and passive knee flexion ROM (degrees) improved significantly in the parallel than in the perpendicular group (POD 1: active, 88.4 (13.2) vs 80.0 (12.4), p=0.011; passive, 95.6 (12.8) vs 85.7 (13.6), p=0.004; POD 2: active, 88.7 (13.4) vs 82.2 (11.5), p=0.036; passive, 97.2 (12.8) vs 91.0 (12.0), p=0.045).ConclusionParallel placement of the ACB catheter provided a lower postoperative catheter migration rate than perpendicular placement of the ACB catheter along with corresponding improvements in ROM and secondary analgesic outcomes.Trial registration numberUMIN000045374.
Angina After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Patient and Procedural Predictors
Authors: Collison Damien , Copt Samuel , Mizukami Takuya , Collet Carlos , McLaren Ruth , Didagelos Matthaios , Aetesam-ur-Rahman Muhammad , McCartney Peter , Ford Thomas J. , Lindsay Mitchell , Shaukat Aadil , Rocchiccioli Paul , Brogan Richard , Watkins Stuart , McEntegart Margaret , Good Richard , Robertson Keith , O’Boyle Patrick , Davie Andrew , Khan Adnan , Hood Stuart , Eteiba Hany , Berry Colin , Oldroyd Keith G. 
Published: March 2023

Background:
Twenty percent to 40% of patients are affected by angina after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), which is associated with anxiety, depression, impaired physical function, and reduced quality of life. Understanding patient and procedural factors associated with post-PCI angina may inform alternative approaches to treatment.

Methods:
Two hundred thirty patients undergoing PCI completed the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ-7) and European quality of life–5 dimension–5 level (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaires at baseline and 3 months post-PCI. Patients received blinded intracoronary physiology assessments before and after stenting. A post hoc analysis was performed to compare clinical and procedural characteristics among patients with and without post-PCI angina (defined by follow-up SAQ-angina frequency score <100).

Results:

Eighty-eight of 230 patients (38.3%) reported angina 3 months post-PCI and had a higher incidence of active smoking, atrial fibrillation, and history of previous myocardial infarction or PCI. Compared with patients with no angina at follow-up, they had lower baseline SAQ summary scores (69.48±24.12 versus 50.20±22.59,
P
<0.001) and EQ-5D-5L health index scores (0.84±0.15 versus 0.69±0.22,
P
<0.001). Pre-PCI fractional flow reserve (FFR) was lower among patients who had no post-PCI angina (0.56±0.15 versus 0.62±0.13,
P
=0.003). Percentage change in FFR after PCI had a moderate correlation with angina frequency score at follow-up (
r
=0.36,
P
<0.0001). Patients with post-PCI angina had less improvement in FFR (43.1±33.5% versus 67.0±50.7%,
P
<0.001). There were no between-group differences in post-PCI FFR, coronary flow reserve, or corrected index of microcirculatory resistance. Patients with post-PCI angina had lower SAQ-summary scores (64.01±22 versus 95.16±8.72,
P
≤0.001) and EQ-5D-5L index scores (0.69±0.26 versus 0.91±0.17,
P
≤0.001) at follow-up.

Conclusions:
Larger improvements in FFR following PCI were associated with less angina and better quality of life at follow-up. In patients with stable symptoms, intracoronary physiology assessment can inform expectations of angina relief and quality of life improvement after stenting and thereby help to determine the appropriateness of PCI.

Registration:

URL:
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov
; Unique identifier: NCT03259815.
Ascites in Animals With Right Heart Failure: Correlation With Lymphatic Dysfunction
Authors: Dori Yoav , Mazurek Jeremy , Birati Edo , Smith Christopher 
Published: March 2023

Background
Congestive heart failure is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. One of the signs of congestive heart failure is fluid overload including pulmonary edema, peripheral edema, and ascites. The cause of fluid overload remains incompletely understood, and management of these patients continues to be a challenge. The role of lymphatic circulation abnormalities in the cause and pathophysiology of fluid overload also remains unclear. Here we report on a study in a large animal model of right heart failure caused by severe tricuspid regurgitation comparing cardiovascular and lymphatic findings in a group of animals that did not develop ascites with a group of animals that developed ascites.

Methods and Results

Thirteen Yorkshire pigs were included in this study divided into 2 groups. Group 1 included 6 animals that did not develop ascites, and Group 2 included 7 animals that had developed ascites. The groups were compared on hemodynamic parameters as well as comparison of the animal's lymphatic anatomy and function. There was no difference between the groups in degree of tricuspid regurgitation and central venous pressure, with inferior vena cava pressure measuring 11.6±1.6 versus 13.2±3.7 (
P
=0.534) and superior vena cava pressure measuring 12.0±2.3 versus 13.7±3.2 (
P
=0.366). There was also no difference between the groups in all measured hemodynamic parameters, including right ventricular pressure, pulmonary artery pressure, and left ventricular function. The weighted liver size in the ascites group was significantly larger than in the nonascites group (30.3±12.4 versus 63.3±14.0 mL/kg, respectively;
P
=0.001). The 2 groups also differed in the number of animals with regurgitant thoracic duct flow (Group 1: 1/6,17% versus Group 2: 6/7, 86%;
P
=0.029) and the minimal thoracic duct diameter (Group 1: 2.3±0.3 versus Group 2: 4.2±2.2;
P
=0.035).

Conclusions
In animals with right heart failure caused by severe tricuspid regurgitation, fluid overload did not correlate with hemodynamic parameters but rather with changes in the lymphatic system, including regurgitant lymphatic flow, minimal thoracic duct diameter, and liver size. This study is consistent with lymphatic dysfunction and not cardiovascular function playing a significant role in the cause of fluid overload. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings.
Unprocessed Red Meat and Processed Meat Consumption, Plasma Metabolome, and Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study of UK Biobank
Authors: Dong Xue , Zhuang Zhenhuang , Zhao Yimin , Song Zimin , Xiao Wendi , Wang Wenxiu , Li Yueying , Huang Ninghao , Jia Jinzhu , Liu Zhonghua , Qi Lu , Huang Tao 
Published: March 2023

Background
The evidence is equivocal on the association between meat consumption and ischemic heart disease (IHD) risk. To what extent the variation of individuals' metabolic responses to the same diet may account for this association is not fully understood. We aim to identify metabolomic signatures characterizing consumption of unprocessed red meat and processed meat and whether such signatures are associated with IHD risk.

Methods and Results

We conducted a cohort study of 92 246 individuals (mean age, 56.1 years; 55.1% women) using the UK Biobank. During the median follow‐up of 8.74 years, 3059 incident IHD events were documented. Unprocessed red meat and processed meat consumption was assessed using a touchscreen dietary questionnaire. Plasma metabolome was profiled by high‐throughput nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to test the association of meat consumption with IHD. Genome‐wide association analysis and 1‐sample Mendelian randomization were performed for metabolomic signatures and causal association of signatures with IHD. Using elastic net regularized regressions, we constructed metabolomic signatures consisting of 157 and 142 metabolites for unprocessed red meat (Spearman correlation coefficient [
r
]=0.223) and processed meat (
r
=0.329), respectively. These signatures showed positive associations with incident IHD (red meat related signature: hazard ratio [HR] per SD increment=1.11 [95% CI, 1.06–1.16],
P
<0.001; processed meat related signature: HR, 1.16 [95% CI, 1.11–1.21],
P
<0.001). Genome‐wide association studies identified 45 and 4 loci, involved in lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, for red and processed meat related signatures. Mendelian randomization showed that there were casual associations of signatures with risk of incident IHD.

Conclusions
We identify metabolomic signatures that reflect consumption of unprocessed red meat and processed meat, and these signatures are associated with an increased risk of IHD.
Identification of Protein Biomarkers of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet in Randomized Feeding Studies and Validation in an Observational Study
Authors: Kim Hyunju , Lichtenstein Alice H. , Ganz Peter , Du Shutong , Tang Olive , Yu Bing , Chatterjee Nilanjan , Appel Lawrence J. , Coresh Josef , Rebholz Casey M. 
Published: March 2023

Background
The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is recommended for cardiovascular disease prevention. We aimed to identify protein biomarkers of the DASH diet using data from 2 randomized feeding studies and validate them in an observational study, the ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) study.

Methods and Results

Large‐scale proteomic profiling was conducted in serum specimens (SomaLogic) collected at the end of 8‐week and 4‐week DASH diet interventions in multicenter, randomized controlled feeding studies of the DASH trial (N=215) and the DASH‐Sodium trial (N=396), respectively. Multivariable linear regression models were used to compare the relative abundance of 7241 proteins between the DASH and control diet interventions. Estimates from the 2 trials were meta‐analyzed using fixed‐effects models. We validated significant proteins in the ARIC study (N=10 490) using the DASH diet score. At a false discovery rate <0.05, there were 71 proteins that were different between the DASH diet and control diet in the DASH and DASH‐Sodium trials. Nineteen proteins were validated in the ARIC study. The 19 proteins collectively improved the prediction of the DASH diet intervention in the feeding studies (range of difference in C statistics, 0.267–0.313;
P
<0.001 for both tests) and the DASH diet score in the ARIC study (difference in C statistics, 0.017;
P
<0.001) beyond participant characteristics.

Conclusions
We identified 19 proteins robustly associated with the DASH diet in 3 studies, which may serve as biomarkers of the DASH diet. These results suggest potential pathways that are impacted by consumption of the DASH diet.

Registration

URL:
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov
; Unique identifiers: NCT03403166, NCT00000608.
Equality, Democracy, and the Nature of Status: A Reply to Motchoulski
Authors: Zuehl Jake 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Several contemporary philosophers have argued that democracy earns its moral keep in part by rendering political authority compatible with social or relational equality. In a recent article in this journal, Alexander Motchoulski examines these relational egalitarian defenses of democracy, finds the standard approach wanting, and advances an alternative. The standard approach depends on the claim that inequality of political power constitutes status inequality (the ‘constitutive claim’). Motchoulski rejects this claim on the basis of a theory of social status: once you see what social status is, Motchoulski thinks, the constitutive claim is a non-starter. In its place, Motchoulski suggests that relational egalitarians can and should content themselves with a defense of democratic institutions on the basis of a causal-instrumental link between equality of political power and equality of social relations. In this reply, I advance three main claims. First, relational egalitarians have good reason to hope for a defense of the constitutive claim, since that claim is required if relational equality is to vindicate the intrinsic value of democracy. Second, Motchoulski’s argument against the constitutive claim fails, because it depends on conflating one species of social status for the genus as a whole. Finally, I argue that the constitutive claim is trivially true for one kind of status, namely de facto authority, but, since equality of that kind of status is not intrinsically valuable, this does not amount to a defense of the intrinsic value of democracy.
Hinko Gottlieb and the Beginning of Holocaust Literature in Yugoslavia
Authors: Vidaković Petrov Krinka 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
The article is dedicated to Hinko Gottlieb (1886–1948), who is introduced here as the first Yugoslav Jewish writer who dealt with the theme of the Holocaust in real time. The personal biography of this forgotten author presents his life in the historical context of the pre-Holocaust and Holocaust periods. The inception of Holocaust literature in Yugoslavia is manifested in Gottlieb’s works, imbued with irony and satire, written prior to the occupation of Yugoslavia in 1941. Special attention is paid to his works written during the Holocaust in Yugoslavia (1941–1945), highlighting key issues regarding the presentation of the Holocaust in literature as art, the function of intertextuality and the use of literary genres, such as the science fiction novel, not traditionally associated with Holocaust literature. Attention is also given to the reception of Gottlieb’s works in the post-Holocaust period.
New Legislative Improvements in Reducing Statelessness of Children Born of Iranian Women’s Transnational Marriages: Two Steps Forward, One Step Backward
Authors: Haghani Saeed 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Iran has hosted a large number of immigrants from its neighbouring countries, especially Afghanistan and Iraq, due to its geopolitical climate in recent decades. Unsurprisingly, a growing number of marriages occurred between Iranian women and these immigrants. Security authorities resisted the naturalisation of children born in such transnational families. All these socio-political phenomena led to the catastrophic situation of statelessness for a large group of children. The Iranian Parliament has dealt with this issue by using a trial-and-error approach for more than two decades. The first step, which was taken by Majlis in 2006, through the Act on the Nationality of the Children Born of Marriages between Iranian Women and Foreign Husbands, failed to achieve its predefined objectives. Therefore, the Parliament took a second step by passing an amendment to this act, which shows the Iranian legislators’ intention for reducing statelessness. This study aims to examine the extent to which the endeavour of the Iranian Parliament has been successful.
The African Development Bank and the Accountability Policy Norm
Authors: Park Susan 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Established as a multilateral development bank (MDB) funded by African states, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is one of many similar international organizations (IO s) comprising the development finance regime complex. Arguably, states and policy elites recreate similar IO s that enable “norm conformance” within the complex. This is demonstrated through the AfDB’s adoption of the Independent Recourse Mechanism (IRM) in 2004. Despite no need or demand, the relatively insulated AfDB agreed to provide recourse for people adversely affected by AfDB-financed projects. This article argues that consensus among state and nonstate actors around an accountability policy norm led the AfDB to conform. Nonregional Member States, particularly the United States, used typical norm diffusion mechanisms: financial incentives, normative suasion, and voting on the AfDB’s Board. The concept of norm conformance highlights how behavioral expectations and organizational practices change based on what is socially appropriate.
A Partnership Centered on Norm Adoption
Authors: Peng Zhongzhou 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
This article investigates the institutional collaboration between the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on the Dushanbe-Uzbekistan Border Road Improvement Project in Tajikistan. It argues that AIIB’s adoption of the EBRD’s environmental and social safeguard norms and project management norms facilitates the provision of infrastructure-related public goods in Tajikistan in three ways. First, the harmonization between the governance norms of these two banks facilitates their cofinancing which fills the financing gap of the project. Second, the policy coherence enables the two institutions to implement environmental and social safeguard norms that the Tajikistan government is unable to fully practice. Third, it paves the way for the transfer of project management experience from the EBRD to AIIB. Through this learning process, AIIB is able to provide additional infrastructure-related public goods in Tajikistan by acting as an independent provider of project monitoring services.
Jean Eïd (1819–1878): From Levantine Dragoman to Godfather of a Belgian-Egyptian Dynasty
Authors: Huskens Gert 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
As a young, but ambitious state that aspired to acquire a respected position in the nineteenth-century European concert, one of the institutions Belgium relied on was its diplomatic corps. Whereas the capitals of Europe quickly became the new home of career diplomats, Belgium gradually developed a consular apparatus that was staffed by locally recruited agents in more faraway areas. In the Eastern Mediterranean, the position of dragoman, who served as translator to the diplomatic representatives, was especially relevant in a setting where language barriers hindered the expansion of Belgium’s diplomatic and commercial interests. This essay unravels the history of the Belgian dragomanate in Egypt and focusses on one dragoman in particular: Jean Eïd. Addressing his term in Belgian service from the perspective of subalternity, I will demonstrate how the social, professional and legal status of these actors who roamed the increasingly entangled Levantine sphere in this period, is particularly challenging to grasp, while also recognizing the potential his position had for the next generations that succeeded him.