bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Device indication for calcified coronary lesions based on coronary imaging findings
Authors: Ikari Yuji , Saito Shigeru , Nakamura Shigeru , Shibata Yoshisato , Yamazaki Seiji , Tanaka Yutaka , Ako Junya , Yokoi Hiroyoshi , Kobayashi Yoshio , Kozuma Ken 
Published: February 2023

AbstractPerforming percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for calcified lesions is still a major challenge. Calcified lesions are a cause of inadequate dilatation, leading to poor short- and long-term PCI outcomes. It has been suggested that modification for calcification before stent implantation might improve outcomes by providing adequate dilation. Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is available under insurance reimbursement in December 2022 in Japan. IVL is one candidate for a treatment device to modify calcified lesions in addition to atherectomy, such as rotational and orbital atherectomy, and special balloons, such as scoring and cutting balloons. Although the evidence for the indications, of these devices is insufficient, they must be used appropriately in clinical practice. In this report, we propose a method for determining an indication of these devices solely as per the coronary imaging findings with intravascular ultrasound or optical coherent tomography. This consensus document represents the collective opinion of experts on the best current indications and should be changed based on future evidence. However, we believe that it represents the optimal criteria for selecting treatment options in the current situation.
Preliminary Results of Cloud Seeding Experiments for Air Pollution Reduction in 2020
Authors: Ku Jung Mo , Chang Ki-Ho , Chae Sanghee , Ko A.-Reum , Ro Yonghun , Jung Woonseon , Lee Chulkyu 
Published: February 2023

AbstractIn previous studies, cloud seeding has been primarily used to increase precipitation; however, its use for the purpose of reducing particulate matter concentration has not yet been adequately addressed. In this study, we investigated the effect of cloud seeding on the reduction of fine dust concentration by conducting two airborne experiments in west Korea along the Yellow Sea coast on November 1, 2020. Numerical simulations showed that the seeding material diffused in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, and Chungcheongnam-do as observed from the prevailing wind direction. We also observed enhanced radar reflectivity in these areas, and analysis of aircraft observation data revealed that the average concentration of cloud, drizzle, and precipitation particles increased after seeding as compared with the observations before and during seeding. Further, the precipitation particles had large diameters after seeding; particularly, PM10 (particulate matter with size ≤ 10 µm) concentration tended to decrease owing to precipitation in the areas affected by cloud seeding; however, it remained unchanged in the unaffected areas. Although it is necessary to conduct further experiments to obtain more comprehensive results, the findings of this study highlight the possibility of reducing fine dust concentration in the atmosphere via cloud seeding.
Pushing the Electrochemical Performance Limits of Polypyrrole Toward Stable Microelectronic Devices
Authors: Tahir Muhammad , He Liang , Li Lihong , Cao Yawei , Yu Xiaoxia , Lu Zehua , Liao Xiaoqiao , Ma Zeyu , Song Yanlin 
Published: February 2023

AbstractConducting polymers have achieved remarkable attentions owing to their exclusive characteristics, for instance, electrical conductivity, high ionic conductivity, visual transparency, and mechanical tractability. Surface and nanostructure engineering of conjugated conducting polymers offers an exceptional pathway to facilitate their implementation in a variety of scientific claims, comprising energy storage and production devices, flexible and wearable optoelectronic devices. A two-step tactic to assemble high-performance polypyrrole (PPy)-based microsupercapacitor (MSC) is utilized by transforming the current collectors to suppress structural pulverization and increase the adhesion of PPy, and then electrochemical co-deposition of PPy-CNT nanostructures on rGO@Au current collectors is performed. The resulting fine patterned MSC conveyed a high areal capacitance of 65.9 mF cm−2 (at a current density of 0.1 mA cm−2), an exceptional cycling performance of retaining 79% capacitance after 10,000 charge/discharge cycles at 5 mA cm−2. Benefiting from the intermediate graphene, current collector free PPy-CNT@rGO flexible MSC is produced by a facile transfer method on a flexible substrate, which delivered an areal capacitance of 70.25 mF cm−2 at 0.1 mA cm−2 and retained 46% of the initial capacitance at a current density of 1.0 mA cm−2. The flexible MSC is utilized as a skin compatible capacitive micro-strain sensor with excellent electromechanochemical characteristics.
Robots, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and Psychology: a Bibliometric Analysis and a Case Made for Robopsychology
Authors: Krägeloh Christian U. , Bharatharaj Jaishankar , Heerink Marcel , Hannon Daniel , Albo-Canals Jordi 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Objectives
Robots have the potential to enable new ways to improve the lives of people with special needs. This bibliometric review explored the nature of research that had referred to robots in the context of neurodevelopmental disorders and psychology, outlining the range of research areas, most prolific researchers, outlets for research dissemination, and trends.

Method
Using the database Scopus, publications were identified that mentioned in the abstract robot as well as one of several common neurodevelopmental disorders. Results were analyzed and visually presented using the software VOSviewer. An additional search identified publications about robots in the context of psychological research more broadly.

Results
Studies about autism spectrum disorder and social communication skills were the most frequent. Much of this work is disseminated as publications related to engineering and neuroscience, which is also consistent with the background of the most prolific and cited researchers of this bibliometric search. A notable trend is the increasing role played by psychology in robotics research.

Conclusions
Research work on robots in the context of neurodevelopmental disorders and psychology has traditionally been developed by researchers with a background primarily in engineering and computer science. As psychology is getting ready to play a more prominent role, there is a chance to apply specific psychological theory and methods. Such application may be facilitated by the establishment of a relevant scientific infrastructure, such as through a specialist journal on robopsychology.
ATMOSPHERIC RADIOCARBON FOR THE PERIOD 1910–2021 RECORDED BY ANNUAL PLANTS
Authors: Carbone Mariah S , Ayers Tina J , Ebert Christopher H , Munson Seth M , Schuur Edward A G , Richardson Andrew D 
Published: February 2023

ABSTRACTWe present a timeseries of 14CO2 for the period 1910–2021 recorded by annual plants collected in the southwestern United States, centered near Flagstaff, Arizona. This timeseries is dominated by five commonly occurring annual plant species in the region, which is considered broadly representative of the southern Colorado Plateau. Most samples (1910–2015) were previously archived herbarium specimens, with additional samples harvested from field experiments in 2015–2021. We used this novel timeseries to develop a smoothed local record with uncertainties for “bomb spike” 14C dating of recent terrestrial organic matter. Our results highlight the potential importance of local records, as we document a delayed arrival of the 1963–1964 bomb spike peak, lower values in the 1980s, and elevated values in the last decade in comparison to the most current Northern Hemisphere Zone 2 record. It is impossible to retroactively collect atmospheric samples, but archived annual plants serve as faithful scribes: samples from herbaria around the Earth may be an under-utilized resource to improve understanding of the modern carbon cycle.
Three new species of siphuloid lichens, with a first key to the genusParasiphula
Authors: Kantvilas Gintaras 
Published: February 2023

AbstractThe term ‘siphuloid’ is introduced for a suite of distinct lichen genera with a superficially similar foliose to fruticose morphology, notablySiphula,Siphulella,Siphulopsis,ParasiphulaandKnightiellastrum. Three new species are described:Parasiphula squamosaKantvilas (from Tasmania and New Zealand), characterized by a whitish grey, squamulose or minutely foliose thallus lacking lichen substances or containing traces of atranorin;Siphula capensisKantvilas (from southern Africa), containing baeomycesic and squamatic acids, and characterized by robust, broadly flattened, rounded lobes with thickened apices; andS. crittendenii(from the Caribbean but with an outlying collection from Queensland, Australia), an epiphytic species containing thamnolic acid, with fragile, flattened lobes mostly to 10 mm long and 1−5 mm wide, with ragged or much-divided apices. Salient features of the species ofParasiphulaare summarized and a first key for this genus is presented. Infrageneric problems inSiphulaare also discussed briefly.
Two new species of the lichenized genus Lasioloma (Byssolomataceae) from Asia
Authors: Wang Wei-Cheng , Abas Azlan , Wei Xin-Li , Qian Xu , Wei Jiang-Chun 
Published: February 2023

AbstractTwo new species of the lichenized genus Lasioloma are described from Asia: Lasioloma longiramosum W. C. Wang & A. Abas (collected from Malaysia), is characterized by a distinct woolly prothallus between dispersed thallus patches, comparatively small, muriform ascospores, long filiform conidia (main branch 22–28 μm in length, the other three branches 65–80 μm) and a foliicolous habitat; L. verrucosum W. C. Wang & X. L. Wei (collected from China), is characterized by a warted thallus, filiform conidia (main branch 22–32 μm in length, the other three branches 50–65 μm) and a corticolous habitat. The placement of both new species was confirmed by a molecular phylogenetic approach based on combined ITS, mtSSU and mtLSU sequences, and both are compared in detail to other similar species of the genus. Our study also revealed that the length of the conidial branches, which has not been explored in previous studies, should be regarded as an important feature for species delimitation in Lasioloma.
On the road to self-sustainability: reintroduced migratory European northern bald ibisesGeronticus eremitastill need management interventions for population viability
Authors: Drenske Sinah , Radchuk Viktoriia , Scherer Cédric , Esterer Corinna , Kowarik Ingo , Fritz Johannes , Kramer-Schadt Stephanie 
Published: February 2023

AbstractThe northern bald ibisGeronticus eremitadisappeared from Europe in the Middle Ages. Since 2003 a migratory population has been reintroduced in Central Europe. We conducted demographic analyses of the survival and reproduction of 384 northern bald ibises over a period of 12 years (2008–2019). These data also formed the basis for a population viability analysis simulating the possible future development of the northern bald ibis population under different scenarios. We analysed life stage-specific survival rates, rearing protocols and colonies, and the influence of stochastic catastrophic events and reinforcement translocations on population growth. Life stage-specific survival probabilities were 0.64–0.78. Forty-five per cent of the mature females reproduced, with a mean fecundity of 2.15 fledglings per nest. The complementary population viability analysis indicated that the Waldrappteam population is close to self-sustainability, with an estimated population growth rate of 0.95 and a 24% extinction probability within 50 years. Of the 326 future scenarios tested, 94% reached the criteria of extinction probabilities < 5% and population growth rates > 1. Stochastic catastrophic events had only a limited effect. Despite comparatively high survival and fecundity rates the population viability analysis indicated that to achieve self-sustainability the Waldrappteam population needs further translocations to support population growth and the implementation of effective measures against major mortality threats: illegal hunting in Italy and electrocution on unsecured power poles. The findings of this study are to be implemented as part of a second European LIFE project.
Trisomy 18: disparities of care and outcomes in the State of Texas between 2009 and 2019
Authors: Mizrahi Michelle , Well Andrew , Gottlieb Erin A. , Stewart Eileen , Lucke Ashley , Fraser Charles D. , Mery Carlos M. , Beckerman Ziv 
Published: February 2023

AbstractObjective:To perform a statewide characteristics and outcomes analysis of the Trisomy 18 (T18) population and explore the potential impact of associated congenital heart disease (CHD) and congenital heart surgery.Study Design:Retrospective review of the Texas Hospital Inpatient Discharge Public Use Data File between 2009 and 2019, analysing discharges of patients with T18 identified using ICD-9/10 codes. Discharges were linked to analyse patients. Demographic characteristics and available outcomes were evaluated. The population was divided into groups for comparison: patients with no documentation of CHD (T18NoCHD), patients with CHD without congenital heart surgery (T18CHD), and patients who underwent congenital heart surgery (T18CHS).Results:One thousand one hundred fifty-six eligible patients were identified: 443 (38%) T18NoCHD, 669 (58%) T18CHD, and 44 (4%) T18CHS. T18CHS had a lower proportion of Hispanic patients (n = 9 (20.45%)) compared to T18CHD (n = 315 (47.09%)), and T18NoCHD (n = 219 (49.44%)) (p < 0.001 for both). Patients with Medicare/Medicaid insurance had a 0.42 odds ratio (95%CI: 0.20–0.86, p = 0.020) of undergoing congenital heart surgery compared to private insurance. T18CHS had a higher median total days in-hospital (47.5 [IQR: 12.25–113.25] vs. 9 [IQR: 3–24] and 2 [IQR: 1–5], p < 0.001); and a higher median number of admissions (n = 2 [IQR: 1–4]) vs. 1 [IQR: 1–2] and 1 [IQR: 1–1], (p < 0.001 for both). However, the post-operative median number of admissions for T18CHS was 0 [IQR: 0–2]. After the first month of life, T18CHS had freedom from in-hospital mortality similar to T18NoCHD and superior to T18CHD.Conclusions:Short-term outcomes for T18CHS patients are encouraging, suggesting a freedom from in-hospital mortality that resembles the T18NoCHD. The highlighted socio-economic differences between the groups warrant further investigation. Development of a prospective registry for T18 patients should be a priority for better understanding of longer-term outcomes.
Moderators of peak respiratory exchange ratio during exercise testing in children and adolescents with Fontan physiology
Authors: Carey Patricia M. , Yeh Hung-Wen , Krzywda Karoline , Teson Kelli M. , Watson Jessica S. , Goudar Suma , Forsha Daniel , White David A. 
Published: February 2023

AbstractObjectives:Many patients with Fontan physiology are unable to achieve the minimum criteria for peak effort during cardiopulmonary exercise testing. The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of physical activity and other clinical predictors related to achieving peak exercise criteria, signified by respiratory exchange ratio ≥ 1.1 in youth with Fontan physiology.Methods:Secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study of 8–18-year-olds with single ventricle post-Fontan palliation who underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing (James cycle protocol) and completed a past-year physical activity survey. Bivariate associations were assessed by Wilcoxon rank-sum test and simple regression. Conditional inference forest algorithm was used to classify participants achieving respiratory exchange ratio > 1.1 and to predict peak respiratory exchange ratio.Results:Of the n = 43 participants, 65% were male, mean age was 14.0 ± 2.4 years, and 67.4% (n = 29) achieved respiratory exchange ratio ≥ 1.1. Despite some cardiopulmonary exercise stress test variables achieving statistical significance in bivariate associations with participants achieving respiratory exchange ratio > 1.1, the classification accuracy had area under the precision recall curve of 0.55. All variables together explained 21.4% of the variance in respiratory exchange ratio, with peak oxygen pulse being the most informative.Conclusion:Demographic, physical activity, and cardiopulmonary exercise test measures could not classify meeting peak exercise criteria (respiratory exchange ratio ≥ 1.1) at a satisfactory accuracy. Correlations between respiratory exchange ratio and oxygen pulse suggest the augmentation of stroke volume with exercise may affect the Fontan patient’s ability to sustain high-intensity exercise.
Dietary behaviours and related lifestyles according to the presence or absence of skipping breakfast in Japanese adults: the JPHC-NEXT study
Authors: Okada Chika , Iso Hiroyasu , Yamagishi Kazumasa , Ikeda Ai , Umesawa Mitsumasa , Muraki Isao , Yasuda Nobufumi , Kato Tadahiro , Saito Isao , Arima Kazuhiko , Nishimura Takayuki , Tanno Kozo , Sakata Kiyomi , Goto Atsushi , Yamaji Taiki , Iwasaki Motoki , Shimazu Taichi , Inoue Manami , Sawada Norie , Tsugane Shoichiro 
Published: February 2023

AbstractObjective:To assess dietary behaviours and related lifestyles according to the presence or absence of skipping breakfast.Design:We analysed the cross-sectional data from a baseline survey of a large-scale population-based cohort study in Japan conducted in 2011–2016. Participants provided information on dietary behaviours and lifestyles through a self-administered questionnaire. Skipping breakfast was defined as not eating breakfast at least once a week and was classified according to the frequency of skipping breakfast as 1–2, 3–4 or ≥5 times/week.Setting:Sixteen municipalities in seven prefectural areas across Japan under the Japan Public Health Centre-based prospective study for the Next Generation.Participants:112 785 residents (51 952 males and 60 833 females) aged 40–74 years.Results:After adjustment for age, socio-demographic status, drinking status and smoking status, individuals who skipped breakfast at least once a week, compared with those who ate breakfast every day, were more likely to have adverse dietary behaviours such as frequent eating out (multivariable OR = 2·08, 95 % CI (1·96, 2·21) in males and 2·15, 95 % CI (1·99, 2·33) in females), frequent eating instant foods (1·89, 95 % CI (1·77, 2·01) in males and 1·72, 95 % CI (1·56, 1·89) in females). They had late bedtime (1·85, 95 % CI (1·75, 1·95) in males and 1·98, 95 % CI (1·86, 2·11) in females) and living alone (2·37, 95 % CI (2·17, 2·58) in males and 2·02, 95 % CI (1·83, 2·21) in females), using the logistic regression model.Conclusions:Both adult males and females who skipped breakfast were likely to eat out, to have a dietary habit of eating instant foods and have lifestyles such as late bedtime and living alone than those who ate breakfast.
Associations between clinically diagnosed medical conditions and dietary supplement use: the US military dietary supplement use study
Authors: Knapik Joseph J , Trone Daniel W , Steelman Ryan A , Farina Emily K , Lieberman Harris R 
Published: February 2023

AbstractObjective:This study examined associations between multiple dietary supplement (DS) categories and medical conditions diagnosed by health professionals.Design:Cross-sectional.Setting:Volunteers completed an online questionnaire on DS use and demographic/lifestyle factors. Medical diagnoses were obtained from a comprehensive military electronic medical surveillance system and grouped into twenty-four clinically diagnosed medical conditions (CDMC).Participants:A stratified random sample of US service members (SM) from all military services (n26 680).Results:After adjustment for demographic/lifestyle factors (logistic regression), higher risk was found for 92 % (22/24) of CDMC among individual vitamins/minerals users, 58 % (14/24) of CDMC among herbal users, 50 % (12/24) of CDMC among any DS users and 46 % (11/24) of CDMC among multivitamins/multiminerals (MVM) users. Among protein/amino acid (AA) users, risk was lower in 25 % (6/24) of CDMC. For combination products, risk was higher in 13 % (3/24) of CDMC and lower in 8 % (2/24). The greater the number of CDMC, the higher the prevalence of DS use in most DS categories except proteins/AA where prevalence decreased.Conclusions:Users in many DS categories had a greater number of CDMC, but protein/AA users had fewer CDMC; results for combination products were mixed. These data indicate those with certain CDMC were also users in some DS categories, especially individual vitamins/minerals, herbals and MVM. Data are consistent with the perception that use of DS enhances health, especially in those with CDMC. Protein/AA and combination product users were more likely to be younger, more physically active men, factors that likely reduced CDMC.
Exploring educational inequalities in hypertension control, salt knowledge and awareness, and patient advice: insights from the WHO STEPS surveys of adults from nine Eastern European and Central Asian countries
Authors: Maximova Katerina , Loyola Elizondo Enrique , Rippin Holly , Breda João , Cappuccio Francesco P , Hajihosseini Morteza , Wickramasinghe Kremlin , Novik Irina , Pisaryk Vital , Sturua Lela , Akmatova Ainura , Obreja Galina , Mustafo Saodat Azimzoda , Ekinci Banu , Erguder Toker , Shukurov Shukhrat , Hagverdiyev Gahraman , Andreasyan Diana , Ferreira-Borges Carina , Berdzuli Nino , Whiting Stephen , Fedkina Natalia , Rakovac Ivo 
Published: February 2023

AbstractObjective:To inform strategies aimed at improving blood pressure (BP) control and reducing salt intake, we assessed educational inequalities in high blood pressure (HBP) awareness, treatment and control; physician’s advice on salt reduction; and salt knowledge, perceptions and consumption behaviours in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.Design:Data were collected in cross-sectional, population-based nationally representative surveys, using a multi-stage clustered sampling design. Five HBP awareness, treatment and control categories were created from measured BP and hypertension medication use. Education and other variables were self-reported. Weighted multinomial mixed-effects regression models, adjusted for confounders, were used to assess differences across education categories.Settings:Nine Eastern European and Central Asian countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan).Participants:Nationally representative samples of 30 455 adults aged 25–65 years.Results:HBP awareness, treatment and control varied substantially by education. The coverage of physician’s advice on salt was less frequent among participants with lower education, and those with untreated HBP or unaware of their HBP. The education gradient was evident in salt knowledge and perceptions of salt intake but not in salt consumption behaviours. Improved salt knowledge and perceptions were more prevalent among participants who received physician’s advice on salt reduction.Conclusions:There is a strong education gradient in HBP awareness, treatment and control as well as salt knowledge and perceived intake. Enhancements in public and patient knowledge and awareness of HBP and its risk factors targeting socio-economically disadvantaged groups are urgently needed to alleviate the growing HBP burden in low- and middle-income countries.