bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Cardiac imaging in rheumatic heart disease and future developments
Authors: Seitler Samuel , Zuhair Mohamed , Shamsi Aamir , Bray Jonathan J H , Wojtaszewska Alexandra , Siddiqui Atif , Ahmad Mahmood , Fairley Jonathan , Providencia Rui , Akhtar Abid 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most common cause of valvular heart disease worldwide, affecting millions, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Multiple imaging modalities such as cardiac CT, cardiac MRI, and three-dimensional echocardiography may be utilized in diagnosing, screening, and managing RHD. However, two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography remains the cornerstone of imaging in RHD. Criteria developed by the World Heart Foundation in 2012 sought to unify the diagnostic imaging criteria for RHD, but concerns remain regarding their complexity and reproducibility. In the intervening years, further measures have been developed to find a balance between simplicity and accuracy. Nonetheless, there remain significant unresolved problems within imaging in RHD, including the development of a practical and sensitive screening tool to identify patients with RHD. The emergence of handheld echocardiography has the potential to revolutionize RHD management in resource-poor settings, but its role as a screening or diagnostic tool is yet to be fully established. The dramatic evolution of imaging modalities over the last few decades has not addressed RHD compared to other forms of structural heart disease. In this review, we examine the current and latest developments concerning cardiac imaging and RHD.
How Is the American Foreign Policy Establishment Structured? A Multiple Correspondence Analysis of the US China Field
Authors: McCourt David M , Ruley Garrett 
Published: February 2023

AbstractChallenging visions of the US national security “Establishment” as either hamstrung by ideological homogeneity bordering on groupthink, or riven by irreconcilable party political divisions, we deploy multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) to uncover empirically the structure of the China segment of the US national security community. MCA—a form of geometric data analysis—finds latent structures in categorical datasets. Using an original dataset of organizations with a strong presence on China issues, we show that the China organizational field is far from homogenous, but is split less between left and right than over degree of political engagement, separating older think tanks and cultural organizations from business-focused research and consulting firms, and academic/research institutions outside from politically oriented groups located primarily within the Beltway. We explore our findings using the Trump and Obama administrations’ choice of locations to give speeches and remarks on US–China relations.
Maps to the Other: The
carte galante
Tradition and Émile Zola’s ‘Dossiers préparatoires’
Authors: Yost Matthew 
Published: February 2023

Abstract

The deployment of natural spaces as explicit metaphors for the female body dates, in the western tradition, to Plato’s
Timaeus
. In French literature, this femino-spatial commonplace is at least as old as the
Roman de la rose
and endures into the present. Madeleine de Scudéry’s
Clélie
(1654–60) represents a pivotal moment in this tradition by expanding the novel’s textual metaphor to include a map of the fictional nation of Tendre. The landscape shown on the ‘Carte de Tendre’ resembles an anatomical drawing, a representational feature carried forward into other examples of the
carte galante
genre. Current scholarship has observed, though not yet thoroughly investigated, the importance graphical representations such as the ‘Carte de Tendre’ held over later authors. This study will demonstrate such influence by examining Émile Zola’s
La Faute de l’abbé Mouret
(1875), where the garden, Le Paradou, figures as an explicit metaphor for the central female character’s body. The
carte galante
influence is evident when read in conjunction with the author’s hand-drawn sketches and maps included in the ‘Dossier préparatoire’. Zola’s exploration of gender-coded spaces reaches beyond his literary influences and extends toward the graphical tradition of the
carte galante
.
‘Promettez-moi de me supprimer gentiment’: War Violence and Gendered Intimacy in Two Epistolary Novels of the First World War
Authors: Ibáñez Aristondo Angélique 
Published: February 2023

Abstract

The article examines two novels that use epistolary writing conventions to portray the blurred lines between intimacy and violence during the First World War. The forgotten writings of Jeanne Delorme-Jules-Simon and Jeanne Landre go against the grain of wartime discourses and current historiography by linking the First World War’s destabilizing effect upon gender relations not primarily to women’s ‘emancipation’, but to the impact of violence upon men. Delorme-Jules-Simon’s narrative of nursing, caring, and suffering at the Front provides a sobering portrait of the French soldiers’ desensitization to violence. Her novel,
Âmes de guerre, âmes d’amour
, retraces in this light the links between colonial and patriarchal domination, while Landre’s
… puis il mourut
posits the trivialization of femicide as a paradoxical by-product of patriotic celebrations of romantic love. Both authors invite readers to question their epistemological and emotional relation to stories that voice the materiality of violence, especially when the latter intertwines with gender, intimacy, and national trauma.
Subtle Pathophysiological Changes in Working Memory–Related Potentials and Intrinsic Theta Power in Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Subjective Cognitive Decline
Authors: Zheng Zhiwei , Zhao Xiaofeng , Cui Xiaoyu , Liu Xiaomei , Zhu Xinyi , Jiang Yang , Li Juan 
Published: February 2023

AbstractBackground and ObjectivesIndividuals with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) who perform normally on objective cognitive tests may have an increased risk of pathological cognitive decline and progression to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related dementia (ADRD). Working memory is widely regarded as an early sign of pathological cognitive decline. We tested the hypothesis that older adults with SCD already exhibit aberrant neurocognitive processing underlying working memory.Research Design and MethodsElectroencephalography (EEG) was recorded during a delayed match-to-sample (DMS) task and an eyes-closed resting condition in cognitively healthy community-dwelling older adults who were assigned to the SCD or Control group.ResultsThe SCD and Control groups showed comparable performance on the neuropsychological tests and DMS task. The SCD group showed an enhanced right frontal target-related P300 effect during working memory retrieval and higher frontal theta power during rest. Higher theta power was associated with worse working memory performance and greater left frontal nontarget-related positivity across all older adults.Discussion and ImplicationsOur findings suggest that older people with SCD have subtle pathophysiological changes in working memory–related potentials and intrinsic theta power, which has important implications for predicting risks and early interventions in older adults in the preclinical stage of ADRD.
Seismic dispersion, attenuation and frequency-dependent anisotropy in a fluid-saturated porous periodically layered medium
Authors: Liao Jianping , Wen Ping , Guo Junxin , Zhou Lin 
Published: February 2023

SUMMARY
The White model is generally used to quantify seismic dispersion and attenuation caused by interlayer wave-induced fluid flow. However, this model derives P-wave dispersion and attenuation only in the direction perpendicular to the layer. Thus, in this study, we derive the exact analytical solutions for full effective stiffness coefficients of a fluid-saturated layered porous medium so as to calculate the angle-dependent seismic dispersion and attenuation and frequency-dependent anisotropy. The analytical solution for fluid pressure is derived using Biot's equations of quasi-static poroelasticity. Then, the mean stress or strain is obtained through its relationship with fluid pressure, and the stress–strain value is used to derive the effective stiffness coefficients. This is followed by the calculation of the angle-dependent seismic dispersion and attenuation and frequency-dependent anisotropy. Our results show that the layered medium with alternating gas- and brine-saturated layers having the same matrix is isotropic at all frequencies. However, the layered medium with periodically distributed highly porous, thin layers shows significant frequency-dependent anisotropy. In the case of P wave, the largest magnitudes of dispersion and attenuation are observed in the direction perpendicular to the layer, while those for SV wave occur at the incident angle of around 45°. When our model is compared with the previous models, the low- and high-frequency limits of our model are found to be identical to the poroelastic Backus averaging. In addition, the widely used single relaxation function approximation is found to be a good approximation of our exact solutions. Our proposed model is easy to use and can be applied in the seismic exploration of the layered earth.
Examining difficult conversations and transitional identities through Relational Liminality Theory
Authors: Nuru Audra K 
Published: February 2023

AbstractFramed by Relational Liminality Theory (RLT), the present study explores difficult conversations as sites for identity negotiation during times of relational change and challenge. Specifically, this study focuses on the liminal period between the “before” and the “after” of upheaval to understand how familial and romantic partners make sense of relational transitions. Analysis of in-depth, semistructured interviews with 110 individuals who represent a broad scope of ethnic-racial backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities, and ages illuminates how difficult conversations simultaneously serve as both engines of sensemaking and triggering events. Results reveal three suprathemes: (a) difficult conversations as liminal relational events, (b) making sense of relational liminality, and (c) difficult conversations as sites for relational struggle and strength. Results support RLT’s heuristic value toward examining how partners live within prolonged periods of relational transition and navigate instabilities of betweenness.
Conceptualizing other-resilience: exploring how hearing parents enact resilience for themselves and their children who use cochlear implants
Authors: Scharp Kristina M , Alvarez Cimmiaron F , Barker Brittan A 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
After an infant hearing loss (HL) diagnosis, parents face a multitude of stressors as they try to make the best decisions for their children. For many parents with typical hearing, opting for cochlear implantation is part of the decision-making process. Findings from a sample of hearing parents who chose cochlear implantation for their children with HL reveal that they experience (a) five resilience triggers, (b) five resilience processes, and (c) multiple relationships between the triggers and processes. In this study, we also advance the communication theory of resilience to illustrate four ways parents enact resilience on behalf of their children and formalize a heuristic we call other resilience. By examining the resilience between and across the resilience triggers, parent processes, and children processes, we provide practical applications for clinicians, families, and networks.
The RING-H2 gene LdXERICO plays a negative role in dormancy release regulated by low temperature in Lilium davidii var. unicolor
Authors: Fan Xinyue , Zou Xiaoman , Fu Linlan , Yang Yue , Li Min , Wang Chunxia , Sun Hongmei 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Dormancy regulation is the basis of the sustainable development of the lily industry. Therefore, basic research on lily dormancy is crucial for innovation in lily cultivation and breeding. Previous studies revealed that dormancy release largely depends on abscisic acid (ABA) degradation. However, the key genes and potential regulatory network remain unclear. We used exogenous ABA and ABA inhibitors to elucidate the effect of ABA on lily dormancy. Based on the results of weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA), the hub gene LdXERICO was identified in modules highly related to endogenous ABA, and a large number of coexpressed genes were identified. LdXERICO was induced by exogenous ABA and expressed at higher levels in tissues with vigorous physiological activity. Silencing LdXERICO increased the low-temperature sensitivity of bulblets and accelerated bulblet sprouting. LdXERICO rescued the ABA insensitivity of xerico mutants during seed germination in Arabidopsis, suggesting that it promotes seed dormancy and supporting overexpression studies on lily bulblets. The significant increase in ABA levels in transgenic Arabidopsis expressing LdXERICO indicated that LdXERICO played a role by promoting ABA synthesis. We generated three transgenic lines by overexpressing LdICE1 in Arabidopsis thaliana and showed that, in contrast to LdXERICO, LdICE1 positively regulated dormancy release. Finally, qRT–PCR confirmed that LdXERICO was epistatic to LdICE1 for dormancy release. We propose that LdXERICO, an essential gene in dormancy regulation through the ABA-related pathway, has a complex regulatory network involving temperature signals. This study provides a theoretical basis for further exploring the mechanism of bulb dormancy release.
National lung cancer screening program feasibility study in Estonia
Authors: Kallavus Kadi , Laisaar Kaja-Triin , Rätsep Anneli , Kiudma Tarvo , Takker Urmas , Poola Anneli , Makke Vahur , Frik Marianna , Viiklepp Piret , Taur Merily , Laisaar Tanel 
Published: February 2023

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
The main aim of the lung cancer screening (LCS) feasibility study was to investigate the plausibility of and bottlenecks to systematic enrolment in family physician practices by evaluating all their patients.

METHODS
In 3 family physician practices, for each individual born in 1947–1966 (target age group 55–74 years), information on ever smoking was gathered by a family physician/nurse. All current and ex-smokers were invited to an ‘LCS visit’. In parallel, 2 inclusion criteria were used: (1) current smoker (≥20 pack-years) or ex-smoker (quit &lt;15 years ago and smoking history ≥20 pack-years) and (2) PLCOm2012noRace risk score &gt;1.5. All individuals with elevated lung cancer risk were assigned low-dose computed tomography.

RESULTS
Among the total 7035 individuals in the 3 family physician practices, the LCS target age group comprised 1208 individuals, including 649 (46.3–57.1%) males and 559 (42.9–53.7%) females. Of the 1208 applicable age group individuals, 395 (all current or ex-smokers) were invited to the ‘LCS visit’. According to either 1 or both the LCS inclusion criteria, 206 individuals were referred to low-dose computed tomography, and 201 (97.6% of those referred) ended up taking it. The estimated participation rate in LCS, based on data from our feasibility study, would have been 87.4%.

CONCLUSIONS
In LCS, systematic enrolment of individuals by family physicians results in high uptake, and thus, effectiveness of the LCS in the setting of a well-functioning family physician system like in Estonia. Also, the feasibility study provided excellent input to the currently ongoing regional LCS pilot study in Estonia.
On the pole placement of scalar linear delay systems with two delays
Authors: Fueyo Sébastien , Mazanti Guilherme , Boussaada Islam , Chitour Yacine , Niculescu Silviu-Iulian 
Published: February 2023

AbstractThis paper concerns some spectral properties of the scalar dynamical system defined by a linear delay-differential equation with two positive delays. More precisely, the existing links between the delays and the maximal multiplicity of the characteristic roots are explored, as well as the dominance of such roots compared with the spectrum localization. As a by-product of the analysis, the pole placement issue is revisited with more emphasis on the role of the delays as control parameters in defining a partial pole placement guaranteeing the closed-loop stability with an appropriate decay rate of the corresponding dynamical system.
Oka Domains in Euclidean Spaces
Authors: Forstnerič Franc , Fornæss
Wold Erlend 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
In this paper, we find surprisingly small Oka domains in Euclidean spaces ${\mathbb {C}}^n$ of dimension $n&gt;1$ at the very limit of what is possible. Under a mild geometric assumption on a closed unbounded convex set $E$ in ${\mathbb {C}}^n$, we show that ${\mathbb {C}}^n\setminus E$ is an Oka domain. In particular, there are Oka domains only slightly bigger than a halfspace, the latter being neither Oka nor hyperbolic. This gives smooth families of real hypersurfaces $\Sigma _t\subset {\mathbb {C}}^n$ for $t\in {\mathbb {R}}$ dividing ${\mathbb {C}}^n$ in an unbounded hyperbolic domain and an Oka domain such that at $t=0$, $\Sigma _0$ is a hyperplane and the character of the two sides gets reversed. More generally, we show that if $E$ is a closed set in ${\mathbb {C}}^n$ for $n&gt;1$ whose projective closure $\overline E\subset \mathbb {C}\mathbb {P}^n$ avoids a hyperplane $\Lambda \subset \mathbb {C}\mathbb {P}^n$ and is polynomially convex in $\mathbb {C}\mathbb {P}^n\setminus \Lambda \cong {\mathbb {C}}^n$, then ${\mathbb {C}}^n\setminus E$ is an Oka domain.
Stable Cohomology of the Moduli Space of Trigonal Curves
Authors: Zheng Angelina 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
We prove that the rational cohomology $H^{i}(\mathcal {T}_{g};\mathbf {Q})$ of the moduli space of trigonal curves of genus $g$ is independent of $g$ in degree $i&lt;\lfloor g/4\rfloor .$ This makes possible to define the stable cohomology ring as $H^{\bullet }(\mathcal {T}_{g};\mathbf {Q})$ for a sufficiently large $g.$ We also compute the stable cohomology ring, which turns out to be isomorphic to the tautological ring. This is done by studying the embedding of trigonal curves in Hirzebruch surfaces and using Gorinov–Vassiliev’s method.
Quantifying the Cost of Web Accessibility Barriers for Blind Users
Authors: Griffith Meagan , Wentz Brian , Lazar Jonathan 
Published: February 2023

AbstractWhen a website is not accessible for users with disabilities, there is a cost imposed on that user. This study quantifies the time disparity experienced by blind users when they encounter web accessibility barriers. The resulting data illustrates a significant reason why web accessibility is imperative, by highlighting and measuring the cost of inaccessibility through the lens of the inequity that accessibility barriers place on the time of users with disabilities in both personal and business settings. This data is needed for policymakers who are creating new regulations or statutes, as well as for informing future technical standards for web accessibility.
Facilitating Implicit Emotion Regulation in Online News Commenting—An Experimental Vignette Study
Authors: Syrjämäki Aleksi H , Ilves Mirja , Kiskola Joel , Rantasila Anna , Isokoski Poika , Olsson Thomas , Surakka Veikko 
Published: February 2023

AbstractAn online experiment investigated the perceived effects of a user interface (UI) intervention aiming to support online news commenters' emotion regulation. By describing the comment's tone to the user, the expected effect was activation of the implicit emotion regulation process of affect labeling (i.e. naming emotions). The perceived emotion- and behavior-related effects of the labeling intervention were investigated using the experimental vignette methodology. Participants read a vignette describing the behavior of an uncivil commenter and assessed the commenter's probable responses to the labeling intervention or a control intervention shown in the UI. The results showed that, when compared to a control condition, the labeling intervention was assessed to evoke positive emotions and to result in mitigation of uncivil behavior. This suggests that UI solutions that support emotion regulation are a promising approach to reducing uncivil comments that users might afterward regret, and hence potentially improving the quality of online discussions.
Evaluation of carinata meal or cottonseed meal as protein sources in silage-based diets on behavior, nutrient digestibility, and performance in backgrounding beef heifers
Authors: Tarnonsky Federico , Vargas Martinez Juan , Maderal Araceli , Heredia Daniella , Fernandez-Marenchino Ignacio , Cuervo Wilmer , Podversich Federico , Schulmeister Tessa M , Chebel Ricardo C , Gonella-Diaza Angela , DiLorenzo Nicolas 
Published: February 2023

AbstractChanging climatic conditions are imposing risks and diminishing yields in agriculture. Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) silage is a feasible option for backgrounding beef cattle in terms of economic risk management and animal productivity when compared with corn (Zea mays) silage, due to its drought adaptability. Similarly, Brassica carinata meal has proven to be a viable alternative as a protein supplement in forage-based beef cattle systems, when included at 10% of the diet dry matter (DM). However, research is scarce regarding its inclusion in silage-based diets for backgrounding animals. The objective of this trial was to compare a processor-chopped sorghum silage (SS) against a typical corn silage (CS) in a digestibility and performance trial while supplementing two protein sources; one traditionally used like cottonseed meal (CSM) and one novel like B. carinata meal (BCM). A total of 84 Angus crossbred heifers (307 ± 33 kg BW) were evaluated in a randomized block design with a 2 × 2 factorial treatment arrangement with type of silage and protein source as factors. Diets were fed ad libitum, consisting of 89% silage source plus 10% protein source, and 1% mineral inclusion on DM basis. The experimental period consisted of 14 d of adaptation followed by 5 d of apparent total tract digestibility measurements and 56 d of animal performance and intake behavior measurements. Heifers fed SS showed greater number of daily meals but decreased meal sizes (P ≤ 0.05), not differing in meal length (P &gt; 0.10) when compared with CS. Dry matter and organic matter (OM) digestibility showed a silage type × protein source interaction (P ≤ 0.01), where in CS diets, OM tended to be more digestible with CSM vs. BCM, and it did not differ between protein sources in SS based diets. There was an effect of protein (P ≤ 0.01) on ADF digestibility, where CSM was greater than BCM. No effect of treatment was observed (P ≥ 0.10) on DM intake. Average daily gain (ADG) and gain-to-feed ratio were greater for CS than SS (P ≤ 0.01) regardless of protein source. Although heifers fed CS had greater feed efficiency and digestibility, SS can still be considered a viable option for backgrounding beef heifers, obtaining adequate ADG rates of 0.945 kg/d. Lastly, BCM did not differ from CSM in terms of feed efficiency and animal performance, proving to be a viable alternative protein source in silage-based diets.