bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Follicular unit extraction megasession treatment of high‐grade androgenetic alopecia in Asians: Introducing novel principles for surgical design
Authors: Di Meihua , Liu Qian , Liu Chi , Zhu Siyuan , Jiang Bo , Wu Wei 
Published: June 2023

AbstractBackgroundMale androgenetic alopecia (MAGA) has been one of the most common reasons for hair consultation, which affects more than half of men under the age of 50. Recently, follicular unit extraction (FUE) megasession has been an attractive treatment option for patients with severe AGA. However, compared with hair transplant surgery by traditional FUE or follicular unit transplantation (FUT), a megasession lacks a suitable surgical design solution for Asian high‐grade AGA patients. Therefore, we introduced novel principles for surgical design into FUE megasession for Asians.ObjectiveThe goal was to investigate the naturalness of hair, patient and doctor satisfaction level, and safety assessment of FUE megasession with the specific surgical design, to explore a novel technique for an efficient, satisfactory, and safe FUE megasession procedure.MethodsThirty‐six Asian male patients with AGA in Hamilton Grade V–VI were enrolled in the research. All participants underwent FUE megasession treatment with the specific surgical design. The investigators observed the patients' general conditions, surgical information, naturalness of hair, and patient and doctor satisfaction level and adverse reactions.ResultsBefore surgery, the average age of patients was 36.8 ± 9.6 years, and average duration of disease was 8.3 ± 3.8 years. During surgery, we harvested an average of 3705 ± 383 grafts. Recipient density ranged from 30 FUs/cm2 to 50 FUs/cm2, and the total operation time was 10.6 ± 0.9 h. After surgery, patient‐rated Likert score for naturalness of hair was as high as 4.72, and the doctor rated 4.61. Patient satisfaction score was up to 4.64, and the doctor scored 4.75. No serious side effects occurred in the study.ConclusionFUE megasession with the introduced surgical design is a satisfactory treatment option for patients with high‐grade AGA in Asians, with few side effects. The application of the novel design method can effectively lead to relatively natural density and appearance in one operation. Due to its remarkable effect, high satisfaction level, and few postoperative complications, FUE megasession with the introduced surgical design has great potential for Asian high‐grade AGA patients.
Effect of replacing a portion of fish meal with unfermented and/or fermented soybean meal on the growth performance, antioxidant and immunity capacity and related gene expression in juvenile Coho Salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch
Authors: Zhang Qin , Wang Jiajing , Yang Qiuyue , Xu Lixiao , Xu Jian , Liu Yongqiang , Tong Tong 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThis study investigated the effect of replacing a portion of fish meal with unfermented and/or fermented soybean meal in juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). Four groups of juveniles (initial weight 110.31 ± 3.12 g) in triplicate were fed for 90 days on four different iso‐nitrogen and iso‐lipid diets. The G0 diet comprised 28% fish meal protein (control group). In the other three diets (G1, G2, and G3), 10% of the fish meal protein was replaced with unfermented and/or fermented soybean meal protein. The main results were: Compared with G0, the WGR, SGR, CF; the contents of GLU, TP, ALB, T‐CHO, and T‐AOC, the activities of AKP, CAT, SOD, GST, GSH‐PX, O2·‐CR, OH·‐CR, and GSH and the expressions of SOD, GSH‐PX, GST, CAT, and Nrf2 genes of juvenile coho salmon in G3 were significantly (p < 0.05) increased, However, the FCR, HSI, the content of MDA, and the expressions of TNF‐α and IL‐6 genes of juvenile coho salmon in G3 were significantly (p < 0.05) decreased. There was no significant effect (p > 0.05) of diet on their survival rate (SR). In conclusion, the fermented soybean meal in the juvenile coho salmon diet can replace 10% of the fish meal protein.
Bite or flight? Behavioral interactions between bark anoles and brown anoles in their nonnative range
Authors: Clifton I. T. , Gripshover N. D. , Amador A. G. , Aquino W. , Fernandez J. , Mathieu M. , Menendez A. , Quintana C. , Rhoades S. , Suarez G. , Cox C. L. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractBoth intra‐ and interspecific interactions play crucial roles in defining the structure of ecological communities. However, the specific behavioral processes underlying this structuring are often unclear and must be inferred from contemporary interactions. Rapid spread of nonnative species has resulted in increasingly homogenized communities, and this homogenization provides an excellent opportunity to study the behavioral processes that lead to stable communities of introduced species in novel habitats. Here, we compared the behavior of brown anoles (Anolis sagrei) and bark anoles (A. distichus) when faced with an incursion by an unknown brown anole to examine the intra‐ and interspecific interactions underlying the structuring of novel communities in South Florida, USA. We found that brown anoles were consistently more aggressive toward intruders than bark anoles, and this pattern was accentuated when they encountered intruders of the same sex. Conversely, bark anoles were likely to flee when they encountered intruder brown anoles. We also found that brown anoles were likely to attack intruders regardless of whether they engaged in aggressive behavioral displays while bark anoles were likely to flee regardless of whether the intruder engaged in behavioral displays. Our findings suggest that behavioral interactions could play a significant role in structuring the novel Anolis communities in South Florida and demonstrate the importance of aggressive interactions both within and between species.
Behavior‐based price discrimination in the domestic and international mixed duopoly
Authors: Okuyama Suzuka 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThis study investigates mixed markets in which a social welfare‐maximizing public firm and a private firm engage in behavior‐based price discrimination (BBPD). A total of two cases are considered: one where domestic shareholders completely own the private firm and one where foreign shareholders completely own it. In the domestic mixed duopoly, BBPD is irrelevant from the viewpoint of domestic social welfare. This is because poaching does not occur. In the international mixed duopoly, BBPD improves domestic social welfare, as BBPD reduces the outflow of the private firm's profit to foreign shareholders. In both cases, privatization is more undesirable under BBPD than uniform pricing.
Understanding Heterogeneity in the Impact of Public Preschool Programs
Authors: Watts Tyler W. , Jenkins Jade M. , Dodge Kenneth A. , Carr Robert C. , Sauval Maria , Bai Yu , Escueta Maya , Duer Jennifer , Ladd Helen , Muschkin Clara , Peisner‐Feinberg Ellen , Ananat Elizabeth 
Published: June 2023

AbstractWe examine the North Carolina Pre‐K (NC Pre‐K) program to test the hypothesis that observed variation in effects resulting from exposure to the program can be attributed to interactions with other environmental factors that occur before, during, or after the pre‐k year. We examine student outcomes in 5th grade and test interaction effects between NC's level of investment in public pre‐k and moderating factors. Our main sample includes the population of children born in North Carolina between 1987 and 2005 who later attended a public school in that state, had valid achievement data in 5th grade, and could be matched by administrative record review (n = 1,207,576; 58% White non‐Hispanic, 29% Black non‐Hispanic, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial and Other race/ethnicity). Analyses were based on a natural experiment leveraging variation in county‐level funding for NC Pre‐K across NC counties during each of the years the state scaled up the program. Exposure to NC Pre‐K funding was defined as the per‐4‐year‐old‐child state allocation of funds to a county in a year. Regression models included child‐level and county‐level covariates and county and year fixed effects.Estimates indicate that a child's exposure to higher NC Pre‐K funding was positively associated with that child's academic achievement 6 years later. We found no effect on special education placement or grade retention. NC Pre‐K funding effects on achievement were positive for all subgroups tested, and statistically significant for most. However, they were larger for children exposed to more disadvantaged environments either before or after the pre‐k experience, consistent with a compensatory model where pre‐k provides a buffer against the adverse effects of prior negative environmental experiences and protection against the effects of future adverse experiences. In addition, the effect of NC Pre‐K funding on achievement remained positive across most environments, supporting an additive effects model. In contrast, few findings supported a dynamic complementarity model. Instrumental variables analyses incorporating a child's NC Pre‐K enrollment status indicate that program attendance increased average 5th grade achievement by approximately 20% of a standard deviation, and impacts were largest for children who were Hispanic or whose mothers had less than a high school education. Implications for the future of pre‐k scale‐up and developmental theory are discussed.
Use of a QDOT MICRO catheter to identify a premature ventricular contraction origin in the right ventricular anterior papillary muscle in a repaired truncus arteriosus
Authors: Itoh Taihei , Ishida Yuji , Kimura Masaomi , Tomita Hirofumi 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe ventricular papillary muscles (VPMs) can be a source of premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). Catheter ablation of VPM PVCs is challenging because of the anatomical complexity, such as the apical structures in proximity to the ventricular walls. The QDOT MICRO catheter (Biosense Webster, Diamond Bar, CA, USA) has microelectrodes embedded along the circumference of its distal tip and can provide information on which side of its tip myocardial activation is earlier. This repaired truncus arteriosus case demonstrates the usefulness of the microelectrode recording in identifying a PVC origin in a right VPM apex close to the right ventricular anterior wall.
Permanently provisional: An ethnographic analysis of responsive governance practices in and through meetings
Authors: Visser E. Lianne 
Published: June 2023

AbstractScholars of responsive forms of governance tend to analyze agreements, arrangements, and architectures. Yet, these forms of governance also require actual actors to act and interact, something that has been scarcely empirically studied. Taking a practice‐theoretical approach, I explore how responsive governance is accomplished in and through meetings. This study is based on participant observation, interviews, and document analysis of governance of child and family services in the Netherlands. It contributes to our current understanding of responsive forms of governance by situating its everyday practice in meetings. A second contribution can be found in the thorough analysis of its everyday practices, with actors continuously calibrating tasks, performance, scope, and authority. Third, this study develops an understanding of how practices of responsive governance relate to structural governance arrangements, exposing how structural contours can be challenged and changed, while other actions result in changes that remain invisible.
Environmental risk assessment of the contamination of river water and sediments from the Bor mining area, East Serbia―Secondary Cu enrichment at the reservoir site
Authors: Osenyeng Olaotse , Ishiyama Daizo , Đorđievski Stefan , Adamović Dragana , Ogawa Yasumasa 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe study area is within the Bor copper mining region, Eastern Serbia, where wastewaters from the Bor metallurgical/smelting facilities have caused serious copper (Cu) and arsenic (As) contamination to the Timok river system. The operating conditions at smelting facilities control the pH of the river waters, resulting in highly acidic waters in 2019 than 2015. This study compares the mobility of Cu and As and risk assessment of river water contamination during both years as well as assessing the risks of riverbed sediments contamination and investigating the origins of Cu and As pollution. In the river system, As generally existed as a particulate species in the entire study area during both years and was widely removed from river waters by sorption onto the hydrous ferric oxides (HFO), whereas dissolved Cu was removed from river waters only at neutral pH conditions with hydrous aluminum oxides (HAO) and HFO at the downstream reservoir site of Timok River. Despite the similarity in Cu mobility during both years, the lower pH of river waters in 2019 than 2015 enabled dissolved Cu species to be transported farther downstream, resulting in a higher level of river water pollution. The contamination factor (CF), used to estimate levels of sediment pollution, had higher values for Cu and As compared to Zn, Pb, Co, and Ni. The CF values of Cu were the highest in sediments near the Bor metallurgical/smelting facilities and at downstream reservoir site, whereas the CF values of As were generally high in the entire research field. Additionally, the ecological risk potential (Er) values of Cu were the highest in sediments of the Bor River and Timok River, reflecting an enrichment of Cu at these sites. Finally, a clarification on the origin of Cu pollution and risks of mobilization was inferred from the sequential extraction test. The predominant Cu species in sediments of the upstream region were oxidizable and residual, hosted by copper sulfides originating from the flotation tailings, suggesting a relatively low risk of Cu release from these sediments. However, at the downstream site (especially reservoir sediments), the contribution of acid‐soluble Cu was 34.8%, suggesting a higher risk of Cu release. The highest contributions of acid‐soluble and reducible Cu (18%) at the reservoir site were promoted by the effective settlement of Cu‐sorbing HAO and HFO. The Cu contents of these two fractions were 0.86 wt%, almost three times higher than that of Cu ore in Veliki Krivelj open pit mine.
Judicial recentralization as political control: Evidence from the judicial leader rotation in China
Authors: Li Zeren , Wang Zeyuan 
Published: June 2023

AbstractObjectiveThis study analyzes how authoritarian leaders use the judicial system to solve the principal–agent problem in the government hierarchy. We argue that autocrats recentralize court personnel to enhance the central government's monitoring power over local officials.MethodsOur empirical analysis takes advantage of a judicial personnel rotation reform in which the Chinese Communist Party recentralized court personnel by rotating provincial‐level court leaders in 14 out of 31 provinces.ResultsPanel data analysis shows that judicial recentralization increased adjudicated administrative lawsuits by nearly 30 percent. We also demonstrate that the enhancement in judicial responsiveness is not driven by alternative channels such as learning or the substitution between different ways of petitions.ConclusionThis study explores the dilemma faced by authoritarian leaders in balancing the need for an effective court system to address local governance issues while maintaining control, highlighting the compromise solution of recentralizing local judiciaries to partially insulate them from local interference.
Agroforestry potential for adaptation to climate change: A soil‐based perspective
Authors: Rolo Víctor , Rivest David , Maillard Émilie , Moreno Gerardo 
Published: June 2023

AbstractAgricultural systems face several challenges that threaten their capacity to feed the world while maintaining a healthy and functional environment. Climate change, together with soil degradation, biodiversity loss, resource scarcity and invasive species, is a major threat to agricultural systems worldwide. In this context, new practices have been proposed to circumvent or minimize these threats. Yet, these mostly focus on the farm or plant level (e.g., breeding for stress‐tolerant species), while frequently overlooking belowground components (e.g., soil organic carbon accrual). By interlinking above‐ and below‐ground components, the likelihood of limiting the negative effects of current threats to agricultural systems can be maximized. This review explores current knowledge regarding agroforestry and its effects on belowground components as a key property in the reducing effects of climate change. We first review tree effects on key soil properties of agricultural systems. We synthesize evidence regarding agroforestry systems response to current environmental threats that are related to climate change. We continue by discussing how soil processes play a fundamental role in the capacity of agroforestry systems to cope with climate change. We conclude by proposing options on how resilience of agroforestry systems could be further enhanced.
Burial in the western Central Andes through Oligocene to Miocene ignimbrite flare‐ups recorded by low‐temperature thermochronology in the Cañete Canyon, Peru
Authors: Audin Laurence , Gérard Benjamin , Gautheron Cécile , Schwartz Stéphane , Benavente Carlos , Robert Xavier , van der Beek Peter , Pinna‐Jamme Rosella , Balvay Mélanie , Bernet Matthias , Margirier Audrey , Zerathe Swann 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThermochronological data are essential to constrain thermal and exhumation histories in active mountain ranges. In the Central Andes, bedrock outcrops are rare, being blanketed by widespread late Palaeogene–Neogene and younger volcanic formations. For this reason, the exhumation history of the Western Cordillera (WC) in the Peruvian Andes has only been investigated locally along the mountain range. Dense thermochronological data are only available in canyons of the Arequipa (16° S) and Cordillera Negra regions (10° S). We present new apatite (U‐Th)/He and fission‐track data from the 1 km deep Cañete Canyon (13° S), where the Oligo‐Miocene deposits are preserved lying conformably on an Eocene palaeo‐topographic surface. Thermal modelling of thermochronological data indicate that the 30–20 Ma ignimbrite deposits overlying the bedrock were thick enough to cause burial reheating. We demonstrate that burial associated with thick volcanic formations should be taken into account when interpreting thermochronological data from the WC or in similar volcanic‐arc settings.
GERDH: an interactive multi‐omics database for cross‐species data mining in horticultural crops
Authors: Cheng Hua , Zhang Hua , Song Jing , Jiang Jiafu , Chen Sumei , Chen Fadi , Wang Likai 
Published: June 2023

SUMMARYHorticultural plants contribute immensely to the quality of human's life. The rapid development of omics studies on horticultural plants has resulted in large volumes of valuable growth‐ and development‐related data. Genes that are essential for growth and development are highly conserved in evolution. Cross‐species data mining reduces the impact of species heterogeneity and has been extensively used for conserved gene identification. Owing to the lack of a comprehensive database for cross‐species data mining using multi‐omics data from all horticultural plant species, the current resources in this field are far from satisfactory. Here, we introduce GERDH (https://dphdatabase.com), a database platform for cross‐species data mining among horticultural plants, based on 12 961 uniformly processed publicly available omics libraries from more than 150 horticultural plant accessions, including fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants. Important and conserved genes that are essential for a specific biological process can be obtained by cross‐species analysis module with interactive web‐based data analysis and visualization. Moreover, GERDH is equipped with seven online analysis tools, including gene expression, in‐species analysis, epigenetic regulation, gene co‐expression, enrichment/pathway and phylogenetic analysis. By interactive cross‐species analysis, we identified key genes contributing to postharvest storage. By gene expression analysis, we explored new functions of CmEIN3 in flower development, which was validated by transgenic chrysanthemum analysis. We believe that GERDH will be a useful resource for key gene identification and will allow for omics big data to be more available and accessible to horticultural plant community members.
Transfusion medicine curricular content for general pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists: A national multi‐specialty Delphi consensus study
Authors: Lieberman Lani , Hajjaj Omar I. , Walsh Catharine M. , Lin Yulia ,   the Canadian Obstetrical Pediatric Transfusion Network and the University of Toronto Quality in Utilization, Education and Safety in Transfusion Medicine (QUEST) Research Program
Published: June 2023

AbstractBackgroundAlthough pediatric residents frequently order blood products, transfusion medicine (TM) education is both limited and unstandardized during postgraduate training. Using Delphi methodology, this study aimed to identify and prioritize which pediatric TM curricular topics are most important to inform postgraduate training in TM for general pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists.MethodsA national panel of experts iteratively rated potential curricular topics, on a 5‐point scale, to determine their priority for inclusion within a TM curriculum. After each round, responses were analyzed. Topics receiving a mean rating <3/5 were removed from subsequent rounds and remaining topics were resent to the panel for further ratings until consensus was achieved, defined as Cronbach α ≥ 0.95. At conclusion of the Delphi process, topics rated ≥4/5 were considered core curricular topics, while topics rated ≥3 to <4 were considered extended topics.ResultsForty‐five TM experts from 17 Canadian institutions and 12 subspecialties completed the first Delphi round and 31 completed the second. Fifty‐seven potential curricular topics were generated from a systematic literature review and Delphi panelists. Two survey rounds were completed before consensus was achieved. Seventy‐three topics in six domains reached consensus: 31 core curricular topics and 42 extended topics. There were no significant differences in ratings between TM and non‐TM specialists.DiscussionA multispecialty Delphi panel reached consensus in identification of curricular topics for pediatric resident physicians. These results set the stage to develop a pediatric TM curriculum that will be foundational for pediatric trainees to enhance learning and improve transfusion safety.
Ultrasonographic features of Marek's disease in a chicken
Authors: Vali Yasamin , Vobornik Angela , Thaller Denise , Bagheri Sina 
Published: June 2023

AbstractA 4‐year‐old chicken was presented with a history of anorexia, depression, and blindness. An ultrasound examination of the coelomic cavity was performed that revealed splenomegaly, hepatic nodules, and hypoechoic thickening of the intestinal wall. Ultrasonography of the coelomic cavity was done and revealed splenomegaly, nodular hepatic changes, and hypoechoic thickening of the intestinal wall. A diagnosis of Marek's disease was made based on the history and extension of the abdominal organ changes and confirmed by histopathology. This study describes an ultrasonographic appearance of Marek's disease in a chicken and emphasizes the importance and benefits of ultrasonography in staging the progression of Marek's disease.