bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Lineage‐specific trait variations and plasticity of obligate parthenogenetic animals following the expansion of distribution range to a continental archipelago
Authors: Tian Xiao‐Fei , Toyota Maki , Ohtsuki Hajime , Urabe Jotaro 
Published: September 2023

AbstractEvolutionary theory suggests the hypothesis that among genetically isolated populations, phenotypic variation should be smaller in populations with smaller ratios of nonsynonymous to synonymous substitutions (dN/dS) because smaller dN/dS ratios occur under greater purification selections. Two distinct lineages (JPN1 and JPN2) of panarctic Daphnia cf. pulex sensu Hebert (1995), invaded independently into Japan from North America, provide an excellent opportunity to test this hypothesis because the earlier invader JPN1 has a lower dN/dS ratio than JPN2. Therefore, we examined phenotypic variations in fitness‐related traits, including digestive, life‐history, and morphological traits, among several genotypes within these two lineages. We found that phenotypic variations were smaller within the JPN1 lineage than within the JPN2 lineage. Furthermore, within‐lineage variation of the phenotypic plasticity to changing food levels was smaller in the JPN1 lineage than in the JPN2 lineage. These results support the hypothesis that the JPN1 lineage has been more efficiently subjected to negative selection. However, the magnitude of the phenotypic plasticity of these traits was, on average, at the same level between the JPN1 and JPN2 lineages and its direction differed among genotypes of these lineages, suggesting that the JPN2 genotypes might have exploited niches that were different from those of the JPN1 genotypes.
Effect of sodium carbonate on the properties of seventy percent of Tartary buckwheat composite flour‐based doughs and noodles and the underlying mechanism
Authors: Qi Yajing , Cheng Jiahao , Chen Yu , Xu Bin 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThe impact of Na2CO3 on the properties of doughs and noodles containing 70% Tartary buckwheat flour was investigated. Low‐field 1H nuclear magnetic resonance showed the mobility of water in the doughs significantly declined with the addition content of alkali from 0% to 0.9%. Na2CO3 promoted the transformation from free sulfhydryl groups to disulfide bonds in doughs because the sulfhydryl groups in cysteine preferred to form thiolate anion and then oxidate under alkaline conditions. As for non‐covalent chemical interactions, a significant increase of hydrogen bonds and a decrease of hydrophobic interactions were observed after Na2CO3 addition. Quantitative analysis of microstructure showed that more uniform and denser gluten networks with higher branching rate and shorter average protein length and width formed in the doughs with 0.3%–0.6% of Na2CO3. The aggregated glutenin macropolymer and enhanced protein structure led to significantly stronger tensile of Tartary buckwheat dough sheets, which could meet the demand of continuous processing in the factory. Dough with alkali had higher swelling power and pasting viscosities, contributing to higher water absorption, and improved textural attributes of cooked noodles. This study demonstrated the possibility of adding Na2CO3 at a moderate level for promoting the sheeting, cooking, and eating properties of high Tartary buckwheat flour composite noodles.
The afterlife of “doing medicine”: Birth planning, chronic illness, and regeneration among the Lisu on the China–Myanmar border
Authors: Lau Ting Hui 
Published: September 2023

AbstractBetween the late 1970s and 1990s, many indigenous Lisu people in the Nu River Valley, an Eastern Himalayan region of China bordering Myanmar and Tibet, underwent what they referred to as “doing medicine”—abortions, vasectomies, and tubal ligations—as part of China's Birth Planning Policy. Lisu, who endured these procedures, struggle with strength loss, nervousness, and pain. Government discourses diminish the Lisu experience, arguing that the policy was lenient toward them. Lisu themselves are reticent to share their experiences but have devised new practices to care for those affected. Drawing on long‐term ethnographic fieldwork, I argue that these chronic illnesses and accompanying care practices constitute everyday forms of remembering through which Lisu give shape to their experiences of cultural loss under Chinese colonization while generating new social relationships. This analysis sheds light on Indigenous experiences of birth planning in China with broader implications for understanding the bureaucratic violence of medicine.
Extensive vascular malformation in the face treated by sclerotherapy with 5% ethanolamine oleate foam
Authors: de Lima Medeiros Yuri , Silva Breno Nogueira , de Miranda Chaves Netto Henrique Duque , de Carvalho Paula Afonso Rodrigues , Fabri Gisele Maria Campos , de Carvalho Matheus Furtado 
Published: September 2023

AbstractBackground and AimThe approach to vascular malformations in the face is a challenging step for professionals involved in the treatment of these anomalies. The objective is to describe a rare case of extensive vascular malformation in the face in an adult patient who had previously undergone several unsuccessful treatments during childhood and adolescence.Materials and MethodsA 46‐year‐old female patient reported an aesthetic discomfort in her face due to an increase in the volume of the upper lip and recurrent spontaneous bleeding in the oral cavity. On oral clinical evaluation, a blue‐purple colour, firm consistency on palpation, extension into the oral cavity, and moderate mobility of the incisors in the right hemimaxilla were observed. Angiography, magnetic resonance imaging and cone beam computed tomography were performed to verify the lesion's anatomical limits and hemodynamic properties. Four injections of sclerotherapy with an injection of 5% monoethanolamine oleate foam were performed.ResultsA significant reduction in the extent of vascular malformation was noted. At the moment, the patient had 3 years of follow‐up. She is extremely satisfied with the aesthetic result, and has had no episode of spontaneous bleeding or other complications.ConclusionsThe request for new imaging exams allowed the characterization and precise delimitation of the vascular malformation, guiding the use of a minimally invasive technique using the injection of monoethanolamine oleate foam, providing an effective and satisfactory result for the patient.
Ablate and pace: Comparison of outcomes between conduction system pacing and biventricular pacing
Authors: Palmisano Pietro , Ziacchi Matteo , Dell'Era Gabriele , Donateo Paolo , Ammendola Ernesto , Aspromonte Vittorio , Pellegrino Pier Lugi , Del Giorno Giuseppe , Coluccia Giovanni , Bartoli Lorenzo , Patti Giuseppe , Senes Jacopo , Parlavecchio Antonio , Di Fraia Francesco , Brunetti Natale Daniele , Carbone Angelo , Nigro Gerardo , Biffi Mauro , Accogli Michele 
Published: September 2023

AbstractBackgroundConduction system pacing (CSP), including His‐bundle pacing (HBP) and left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP), have been proposed as alternatives to biventricular pacing (BVP) in patients scheduled for ablate and pace (A&P) strategy. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes, including the rate and nature of device‐related complications, between BVP and CSP in a cohort of patients undergoing A&P.MethodsProspective, multicenter, observational study, enrolling consecutive patients undergoing A&P. The risk of device‐related complications and of heart failure (HF) hospitalization was prospectively assessed.ResultsA total of 373 patients (75.3 ± 8.7 years, 53.9% male, 68.9% with NYHA class ≥III) were enrolled: 263 with BVP, 68 with HBP, and 42 with LBBAP. Baseline characteristics of the three groups were similar. Compared to BVP and HBP, LBBAP was associated with the shortest mean procedural and fluoroscopy times and with the lowest acute capture thresholds (all p < .05). At 12‐month follow‐up LBBAP maintained the lowest capture thresholds and showed the longest estimated residual battery longevity (all p < .05). At 12‐months follow‐up the three study groups showed a similar risk of device‐related complications (5.7%, 4.4%, and 2.4% for BVP, HBP, and LBBAP, respectively; p = .650), and of HF hospitalization (2.7%, 1.5%, and 2.4% for BVP, HBP, and LBBAP, respectively; p = .850).ConclusionsIn the setting of A&P, CSP is a feasible pacing modality, with a midterm safety profile comparable to BVP. LBBAP offers the advantage of reducing procedural times and obtaining lower and stable capture thresholds, with a positive impact on the device longevity.
Machine learning meets the Journal of Public Budgeting and Finance: Topics and trends over 40 years
Authors: Chen Can , Xiao Shiyang , Zhao Boyuan 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThis research aims to mark the 40th anniversary of Public Budgeting & Finance (PB&F) by providing a retrospective of its journey over the past 40 years using the method of an unsupervised machine learning technique—structural topic modeling (STM). The study identifies 15 key thematic topics that most optimally represent the 1028 articles that were published in the studied period from 1981 to 2020. Furthermore, the study reveals the dynamic changes in the popularity of each thematic topic over time. This research identifies past and emerging research trends in PB&F to help scholars and students keep sight of the overall landscape of public budgeting and finance literature.
The role of amicus curiae in implementing the human right to water in the context of international investment law
Authors: Chen Huiping 
Published: September 2023

AbstractForeign investment in the privatization of water services can help to promote the realization of the human right to water. However, there are instances where this has not been the case, resulting in disputes between host States and foreign investors that are brought to international arbitration. Given that these cases are at the intersection of investment and human rights, amici curiae have applied for standing and made submissions. This article explores the procedural and substantive roles of amicus curiae in implementing the right to water in the context of international investment law. The procedural role includes their contribution to the establishment of amicus curiae mechanisms which, in turn, becomes a vehicle for further amicus curiae participation. Substantively, amicus curiae could further develop the argument of the right to water through their submissions, which could influence arbitral proceedings. Ultimately, both roles assist in the implementation of the human right to water.
‘By consultation of elevated minds’: the role of paratexts in Giovanni Battista Calderari's comedies
Authors: Verbaere Lies 
Published: September 2023

AbstractGenette's Seuils considers the dramatic paratext as the odd one out, and, indeed, the early‐modern theatrical paratext has remained understudied. This article discusses the paratexts of the comedies of Giovanni Battista Calderari, a sixteenth‐century author quite neglected by scholars, whose works were published in Vicenza and Venice. By focusing on the paratexts of La Mora (The Moorish Woman, 1588), La schiava (The Slave Woman, 1589), and Armida (1600), the article stresses Calderari's attempts to clarify his poetic ideas and his endeavours to create a network of intellectuals and obtain their opinions about his work. These interlocutors belonged to the knights of Malta and the Vicenzan Accademia Olimpica, two circles to which Calderari himself belonged, but they also were authoritative Venetian intellectuals. His insertion of poems and letters that praise his person and work, reveals his attempt to promote himself and his writings. He tries to promote himself not only as a military man or a great Vicenzan poet, but as a scholar of theatre who is able to juggle poetic discourse and is worthy to be considered by intellectuals, though he ultimately seems to have failed to really assert himself on the Venetian cultural scene and the Vicenzan stage.
The resilience of the pork supply chain to a food safety outbreak: The case of dioxins
Authors: Focker Marlous , van Wagenberg Coen , van Asselt Esther , van der Fels‐Klerx H. J. 
Published: September 2023

AbstractFood supply chains are constantly challenged by food safety hazards entering the chain. The ability of the supply chain to provide safe food within a reasonable time after such a food safety threat or shock can be investigated with the concept of resilience using food safety as an indicator. Resilience is then defined as the food safety performance deviation due to the shock and takes both the severity of the shock as well as the time to fully recover or reach a new equilibrium into account. This study developed a stochastic simulation model to evaluate the resilience of the Dutch pork supply chain to dioxin contamination in the feed. The resilience of the supply chain as well as the potential costs associated with the contamination are compared between several monitoring strategies with the aim to determine the optimal control points for dioxin monitoring. Model results show that collecting and analyzing samples at more than one control point along the pork supply chain, in particular at feed mills and fat melting facilities, resulted in the highest resilience and the lowest costs after a shock. This model and these results can be used by public and private decision makers to make proactive and informed decisions on the monitoring strategies to control dioxins in the pork supply chain that result in optimal resilience to a dioxin crises.
Effects of spatial data resolution on the modelling and mapping of soil organic carbon content in hill country grassland landscapes
Authors: Tran Duy X. , Dominati Estelle , Lowry John , Mackay Alec , Vibart Ronaldo , Pearson Diane , Devantier Brian , Noakes Emma 
Published: September 2023

AbstractLimited use has been made of spatially explicit modelling of soil organic carbon (SOC) in highly complex farmed landscapes to advance current mapping efforts. This study aimed to address this gap in knowledge by evaluating the spatial prediction of SOC content in the 0–75 mm soil depth in hill country landscapes in New Zealand (NZ) using point‐based training data, along with topographic covariates and Sentinel 2 spectral band ratios using an automated set of machine learning (AutoML) tools in ArcGIS. Subsequently, it also focused on quantifying the effects of spatial data resolution (i.e., 1, 8, 15, and 25 m) in terms of predicted map accuracy. Farmlets with contrasting phosphorus fertilizer and sheep grazing histories located at the Ballantrae Hill Country Research Station, NZ were selected to conduct the research. Six candidate algorithms incorporated in the AutoML tools (i.e., XGBoost, LightGBM, linear regression, decision trees, extra trees, random forest) and ensemble model were utilized to model the spatial pattern of SOC content. The results show that the ensemble model that combine predictions of various algorithms applied for 1 m data resolution enables the highest performance and accuracy (i.e., R2 = .76, RMSE = 0.66%). Among the predictive variables used in the model, slope, wetness, and topographic position indices were found to be the most important topographical features that explain SOC patterns in the study area. Inclusion of spectral indices derived from remote sensing, including surface soil moisture and clay minerals ratio, made further improvement to the SOC content prediction. The study reveals that a decrease in the resolution of the geospatial data does not substantively affect the mean SOC content estimation of a farm‐scale modelling. However, using coarser resolution data reduces the ability of the model to predict changes in the spatial pattern of SOC content across a hill country grassland landscape.
Critical illness survivors’ experiences of attending an intensive care unit follow-up service: a systematic review protocol
Authors: Delaney Shauna , Cook Jessica-Eustace , Ryberg Melanie , O’Donnell Sharon , Byrne Gobnait 
Published: September 2023

Objective:
The objective of this review is to explore critical illness survivors’ experiences of attending an intensive care unit (ICU) follow-up service.

Introduction:
A significant proportion of critical illness survivors will require ICU follow-up care to support adverse symptoms in health domains, including cognition, mental health, and physical and social function. While there is consensus on the need for ICU follow-up services, systematic reviews to date have not identified any significant impact of ICU follow-up services on clinical health outcomes. An understanding of survivors’ experiences of attending an ICU follow-up service may improve the effectiveness and design of such services.

Inclusion criteria:
This review will include studies that explore the experiences of adult (

18 years of age) critical illness survivors who attended an ICU follow-up service following discharge from an ICU, regardless of the admitting diagnosis or ICU length of stay.

Methods:
This review will be conducted in line with the JBI methodological framework for qualitative systematic reviews. Electronic databases, including MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Embase, and Web of Science Core Collection, will be searched to identify relevant studies for inclusion in the review. Studies will be screened by 2 independent reviewers. Critical appraisal, data extraction, and data synthesis will be completed by 2 independent reviewers using a meta-aggregation method for data synthesis. Confidence in the research findings will be assessed and assigned a ConQual score.

Review registration:
PROSPERO CRD42023404585
“It’s Been a Hell of a First Year. I Can Tell You That”: Two Novice Physical Educators’ Experiences Teaching in a Global Pandemic
Authors: Peterson Jacob T. , Dennis Meghan , Curtner-Smith Matthew D. 
Published: September 2023

Purposes: The purposes of this study were to describe (a) the perspectives and practices of two beginning physical education teachers working in the COVID-19 pandemic and (b) the influence of the teachers’ occupational socialization on these perspectives and practices. Method: Data were collected with four qualitative techniques (formal interviews, informal interviews, document analysis, and a reflection journal). They were analyzed by employing the techniques of analytic induction and constant comparison. Findings: Jason and Lane were able to cope with and successfully adapt their teaching to the conditions dictated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This appeared to be due to the influence of their professional and secondary professional socialization and the fact that their schools’ cultures were mainly supportive. Conclusions: The study indicates that research-based undergraduate physical education teacher education combined with a specialist sport pedagogy master’s degree can produce skilled physical educators able to deliver effective physical education, even in very difficult circumstances.
The Effect of Detraining After a Period of Training on Menopausal Symptoms and Quality of Life
Authors: Hosseini Maryam , Koushkie Jahromi Maryam , Kouroshfard Negar , Safari Mohammadamin 
Published: September 2023

Although the effect of some types of exercise on some menopausal symptoms has been approved, the effect of exercise training and detraining, especially during long duration, on menopausal symptoms is not clear yet. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of training as well as detraining before and during the COVID-19 outbreak. Ninety postmenopausal women participated in the study voluntarily in three groups, including never-active (women who did not participate in regular exercise), formerly active (previously active women who had stopped exercise training for 1 year while participating for 1–3 years before COVID-19), and active women (women who participated in regular physical activity during and 1–3 years before COVID-19). Physical, psychological, and sexual symptoms of menopause as well as the quality of life were assessed using the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life questionnaire. Before COVID-19, menopausal symptoms were lower and quality of life was higher in active and formerly active groups compared with the never-active group. During COVID-19, menopausal symptoms in all three groups increased significantly. Most of the menopausal symptoms in active women were less than in the other two groups. In summary, exercise reduced menopausal symptoms and improved quality of life. However, these positive effects were eliminated by stopping exercise for 1 year due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Treatment-related acute toxicity with adjuvant systemic treatment among patients with HER2-positive early invasive breast cancer: a national population-based cohort study
Authors: Gannon Melissa Ruth , Dodwell David , Miller Katie , Medina Jibby , Clements Karen , Horgan Kieran , Park Min Hae , Cromwell David Alan 
Published: September 2023

ObjectiveAlthough adjuvant trastuzumab-based treatment (TBT) improves survival for patients with HER2-positive early invasive breast cancer (EIBC), risk of toxicity grows as patient age increases. We examined use of TBT and associated severe acute toxicity event (SATE) rates to understand the real-world impact.Methods and analysisWomen (50+ years), newly diagnosed with HER2-positive EIBC in England, 2014–2019, were identified from Cancer Registry data, linked to the Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy dataset for TBT information. SATEs were measured using hospital administrative data. Statistical models were developed to identify potential predictors of SATE.ResultsAmong 5087 women who received trastuzumab, with median duration 11.7 months, 47.4% (95% CI 46.0% to 48.7%) completed treatment. Women aged 70+ years made up 20.2% of patients aged 50+ who received adjuvant TBT in routine care, compared with 5% of women aged 50+ across trials. 32.8% (95% CI 31.5% to 34.1%) had a record of any SATE. 6.8% (95% CI 6.1% to 7.5%) had a cardiovascular SATE. Congestive cardiac failure rate was 0.5% (95% CI 0.3% to 0.7%). High deprivation, anthracycline use, increasing frailty were associated with increased odds of any SATE. Older age, sequential chemotherapy, history of myocardial infarction/chronic pulmonary disorder/liver disease were associated with increased odds of cardiovascular SATE. Among two-thirds of women not eligible for trial cohorts SATE rates were lower than for trial-eligible patients, explained by baseline differences in patients.ConclusionEvidence of treatment-related SATE among patients treated in routine care is needed to inform treatment decisions and counsel older patients. This study provides information on SATE rates for adjuvant TBT, and common types, overall and by age for such discussions.