bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A simple one-pot method for growing metal (Co, Ni, Cu) oxide naoparticles on N-doped reduced graphene oxide and their application in lithium-ion storage
Authors: Li Sijia , Duan Qiuling , Li Tao , Gao Xiang , Yang Xia , Bao Lin , Li Yan 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Nanomaterials have been used as the electrodes of lithium-ion batteries during the past years. Designing nanomaterials with a simple method is significant for saving the cost of lithium-ion batteries that will be applied in electric vehicles and portable electronic devices. In this study, a simple one-pot strategy was proposed to grow MOx (M = Co, Ni, Cu) metal oxide nanoparticles on N-doped reduced graphene oxide (rGO) sheets. The MOx/N-doped rGO composites were subsequently studied as the anodes of lithium-ion batteries. Results demonstrated that the one-pot method effectively prevents the aggregation of nanoparticles and the restacking of graphene sheets, which is important to improve the electrochemical performance of composites. Electrochemical measurements of the three composites as anode materials exhibited the high reversible capacitance, rate capability, and cyclic stability. The proposed simple one-pot method may provide researchers and industry with a new strategy to manufacture cost-effective graphene-based nanomaterials for high performance anodes of lithium-ion batteries.
Multiple-local Feature and Attention Fused Person Re-identification Method
Authors: Yu Mingxin , Wang Jun , YOU Rui , JI Xinglong , LU Wenshuai 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Person re-identification (ReID) is widely used in intelligent security, monitoring, criminal investigation and other fields. Aiming at the problems of local occlusion, scale misalignment and attitude change of pedestrian images in actual scenes, we propose a Multi-local Feature and Attention fused network (MFA) used for person re-identification task. Firstly, Channel Point Affinity Attention module (CPAA) is embedded in the backbone network to enhance the ability of the network for extracting local details. Then, the feature map output from the backbone network is horizontally segmented into four local feature maps, and further four branch networks are concatenated to the feature map of the backbone network. The four local feature maps are used to guide the four branch networks to pay more attention on different areas of pedestrians through Global Local Aligned loss (GLA) function. Finally, the pedestrian feature vector containing multi-local features is obtained. The mAP of the network on Market-1501 and DukeMTMC-reID datasets were 88.6% and 81.4%, and the Rank-1 is 95.8% and 90.1%, respectively. In addition, the model also obtained 73.2% and 68.1% of Rank-1 on partial dataset Patial-REID and Patial-iLIDS, respectively. Compared with other ReID methods, our proposed methods achieved a competitive performance for ReID task.The code was available at github:git@github.com:ISCLab-Bistu/MFA.git.
Laparoscopic Hepatectomy is a Feasible and Safe Choice for Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma Located at Favorable Location during the development period of a tertiary hospital: A case–control study
Authors: Lee Yi-Hsuan , Huang Yu-Ting , Kuo Tsai-Ling , Lee Ming-Che , Chen Yen-Cheng 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Background
Laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been well-known for its advantages in the past 10 years, but little is known regarding its oncologic outcomes while the technique is being developed at an institution. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of LH for patients with primary HCC at favorable locations, focusing on postoperative short-, and long-term outcomes during the development period.
Methods
We retrospectively reviewed patients diagnosed with primary HCC that underwent hepatectomy between January 2013 and December 2019 at Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital. Patients with HCC at favorable locations (anterolateral segments) were collected and divided into laparoscopic and open hepatectomy (OH) groups. The primary end point was long-term oncologic outcomes, including overall, and disease-free survival, whereas the secondary end point was postoperative short-term outcomes.
Results
The review included 159 patients, and among which 42, and 44 patients with HCC in favorable locations were underwent open and laparoscopic hepatectomies. There were no significant differences in intraoperative blood loss (200 vs. 300 mL, p = 0.072), overall complication rate (57.2% vs. 36.4%, p = 0.083), major complication rate (11.9% vs. 2.3%, p = 0.080), and 90-day mortality rate (7.1% vs. 0.0%, p =0.071) between the two groups. The laparoscopic group had a lower transfusion rate (14.3% vs. 2.3%, p = 0.042), shorter post-operative hospital stay (10 days vs. 7 days, p < 0.001), and lower 90-day readmission rate (14.3% vs. 2.3%, p = 0,042). There were no significant differences in 12-, 36,- and 60-month overall survival and disease-free survival.
Conclusions
LH for favorably located HCC is the preferred surgical approach compared to OH due to the decreased transfusion rate, shorter postoperative hospital stay, and lower 90-day readmission rate. LH did not compromise the 90-day mortality rate with sustained long-term overall and disease-free survival. LH for favorably located HCC is a safe and effective surgical approach even during the development period.
Fine detection and analysis of hidden Karst in wellsite with quasi-three-dimensional TDEM based on lateral constraint
Authors: Wu Bin , Liao Yunping , Chen Hongkai , Chen lichuan , Ren Shicong , Xiao Shihong , Yang Yunjian , Yang Yong , Peng Haiyou 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Considering that karst caves, underground rivers and dissolution fractures in shallow carbonate formation in Sichuan Basin are extremely developed, leakage, failure and plugging difficulties are easy to occur in the drilling process. The TDEM was used to carry out the exploration of hidden karst geological bodies in well QM2, and the quasi-three-dimensional inversion based on lateral constrain was used to invert the TDEM data. Three NW trending anomalous bands were identified in the lower Triassic Jialingjiang formation within the range of drilling, consisting of seven relatively low resistivity anomalous zones. Under the guidance of TDEM quasi-three-dimensional inversion resistivity data, the low-resistivity karst development area is avoided and the specific drilling location of well QM2 is determined. No karst cave and underground river were drilled in the later drilling process of well QM2, as well as no instability phenomenon occurred. It indicates that the TDEM detection results are consistent with the actual drilling, and the quasi-three-dimensional TDEM inversion interpretation data based on lateral constraints is reliable, and can accurately detect the buried karst in the well site.
Enhancement of β-carotene content in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by expressing bacterium-driven lycopene β-cyclase
Authors: Huang Danqiong , Su Mingshan , Zeng Zhiyong , Wang Chaogang , Hu Zhangli , Lou Sulin , Li Hui 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
β-carotene is one of economic important carotenoids, having functions as the antioxidant to remove harmful free radicals and as the precursor for vitamin A and other high-valued xanthophyll such as zeaxanthin and astaxanthin. The lycopene cyclase plays import role on the branching of β-carotene and α-carotene. Aiming to develop the microalgae with enhanced β-carotene productivity, the CrtY gene from bacterium Pantoea agglomerans was integrated into Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The lycopene-producing E.coli harboring CrtY gene produced 1.59 times of β-carotene than that harboring DsLcyb1 from Dunaliella salina (a microalga with abundant β-carotene), confirming the superior activity of CrtY on β-carotene biosynthesis. According to the pigment analysis by HPLC, in microalgal transformants that were confirmed by molecular analysis, the expression of CrtY significantly increased β-carotene content from 12.48 mg/g to 30.65 mg/g (dry weight), which is about 2.45-fold changes. It is noted that three out of five transformants have statistically significant higher amount of lutein, even though the increment was 20% in maximum. Besides, no growth defective was observed in transformants. This is the first report of functional expression of prokaryotic gene in eukaryotic microalgae, which will widen the gene pool targeting carotenoids biosynthesis using microalgae as the factory and thereby provide more opportunity for high-valued products engineering in microalgae.
Why do adults get depressed? The role of in utero malnutrition and son-preference
Authors: Wang Yanshang , He Ping 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Purpose The fetal origins hypothesis suggests that a focus on the prenatal period is driven by evidence that adult health can be shaped during fetal development. From a life-course perspective, we investigate the impact of early childhood malnutrition on depression symptoms in middle-aged adults.Methods Utilizing data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), we apply a combination of cohort difference in differences (DID) and instrumental variables (IV) methods to determine the causal effects. Our analysis also explores the son-preference culture in effects heterogeneity.Results Our study results robustly indicate that exposure to malnutrition in utero exacerbates adult depression symptoms and suggests that the son-preference culture contributes to gender-related health disparities.Conclusions These findings underscore the importance of implementing timely and appropriate screening and intervention policies during early life to improve mental health outcomes in adulthood.
Tightly Coupled Integration of MVIO and UC-PPP based on factor graph optimization for complex urban environments
Authors: Pan Cheng , Li Fangchao , Pan Yuanxin , Wang Yonghui , Soja Benedikt , Li Zengke , Gao Jingxiang 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
The emergence of low-cost micro-electro-mechanical system inertial measurement units, cameras and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers has promoted the research of multi-sensor fusion for positioning. With the rapid development of chip technology, it has become a trend for low-cost GNSS chips to provide multi-frequency carrier phase observations while supporting multiple constellations. To enhance the positioning performance of multi-frequency and multi-system precise point positioning (PPP) in the complex urban environment, this paper proposes a tightly coupled system of monocular visual-inertial odometry (MVIO) and uncombined PPP (UC-PPP) based on factor graph optimization. The initialization of the integrated system includes two parts: one is for monocular vision and inertial navigation systems, and another is for MVIO and UC-PPP. The initialization of MVIO and UC-PPP adopts a coarse-to-fine approach to correct online the transformation of local and global frames. In addition, the sliding window and marginalization methods are adopted to retain the constraints between adjacent observations and eliminate useless observations in the window. The pedestrian and vehicle tests in the complex urban environment verify the performance of the proposed method. Compared with open-source software GVINS, the positioning accuracy of the proposed method has been further improved due to the use of carrier phase observations with higher measurement accuracy. Compared with PPP alone, the improvement of the proposed method for the low-speed and short-distance pedestrian test in the east, north, and up directions is 73.3, 54.8 and 62.7%, respectively, while the improvement for the high-speed and long-distance vehicle test is 63.0, 59.3 and 70.5%, respectively. Experiment results show that the proposed method has better positioning accuracy and performance in complex urban environments.
Evaluation of Results of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion by Stand- alone PEEK Cage for the Treatment of Double level Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Authors: Islam Md. Anowarul , Mahbub Wayez , Saha Suvradev , Islam Afia Ibnat 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Objective:
To evaluate the results of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion by Stand-alone PEEK cage for the treatment of double level cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
Background:
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is a common cause of neck pain and radiating arm pain which develops when one or more of the intevertebral discs in the cervical spine start to degenerate. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is the gold standard treatment for degenerative cervical spine disease.Multiple techniques and modalities of fixation are used in ACDF, among them use of Stand-alone PEEK cage is standard one. To counteract the complications with the plating for ACDF, Stand-alone cage concept was constructed and favourable outcomes have been described with a low rate of dysphagia. Stand-alone PEEK cage provides immediate load bearing support to the anterior column and may facilitate fusion.
Materials & methods:
This retrospective study was conducted in the spine unit of Orthopaedic Surgery department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag and other private hospitals in Dhaka, Bangladesh from January 2016 to December 2021. A total number of 50 patients with cervical spondylotic myelolopathy with two level involvement confirmed by MRI were selected for the study who were failed to improve after conservative treatment. Outcome was evaluated by usingvisual analog score (VAS), Modified Odom`s criteria, Nurick’s grading and fusion rate by Bridwell’s criteria.
Results:
Mean patient age was 48.4 ± 6.49 years. Male: female ratio 2:1. Pre-operatively, mean VAS score was 7.13±1.51 whereas post-operatively VAS score was decreased significantly to 0.47±0.64 after 12 months of follow up (p value <0.001). Neurological outcome was assessed by Nurick grading system, where all patients were in grade I (80%), grade II (14%) & grade III (6%) pre-operatively. Post-operatively at 12 months follow up, maximum patients (92%) were in grade 0 (p value <0.001). Radiological fusion was assessed by Bridwell fusion criteria, fusion was found in 80% and 90% of patients after 6 and 12 months follow up. Overall improvement was assessed by modified Odom’s score; excellent improvement was seen in majority patients after 12 months of post-operative follow up (86%)
Conclusion:
ACDF by stand-alone PEEK cage is the best technique for the treatment of double level cervical spondylotic myelopathy with excellent functional outcome. This can be used with minimum risk as well excellent fusion rate.
Microstructural and compositional evolutions during transformation from biotite to berthierine: Implications for phyllosilicate alteration processes
Authors: Xi Jiaxin , Yang Yiping , He Hongping , Xian Haiyang , Tan Wei , Li Rui , Zhu Jianxi , Xu Huifang 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
The composition and microstructure of phyllosilicates are prone to transformation due to their great sensitivity to surrounding physicochemical changes. Berthierine [(R2+,R3+,☐)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8] (☐ represents octahedral vacancy) is a typical ferromagnesian phyllosilicate that commonly occurs in ferruginous rocks of shallow-marine habitats and has been used as an indicator of local depositional and/or hydrothermal activity in marine environments. However, little is known about the formation and mineral-ogy of non-marine berthierine, particularly in volcanic systems. Using high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM), we have identified a berthierine twin structure within weakly altered biotite in a rhyolite from Long Valley, California, U.S.A. The presence of nanoscale Fe-rich layers in the host biotite is revealed by energy-dispersive spectroscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). The HAADF-STEM pictures with atomic resolution demonstrate that the Fe-rich layers are composed of twinning berthierine layers rather than a single chlorite layer. The transformation of biotite to berthierine requires the dissolution of a tetrahedral (T) layer and the introduction of a new TO (O represents octahedral sheet) structure into the biotite stacking sequence, resulting in substituting one biotite layer (i.e., TOT) with two twinning berthierine layers (i.e., TO-OT). Observations based on morphology indicate that the transformation began at biotite defect locations (such as screw dislocation, edge dislocation, and microcleavage fracture), concurrent with the rearrangement of metal cations. During the fluid alteration of biotite, berthierine was produced via an interface-coupled dissolution-reprecipitation process. The EELS analyses further demonstrate that the Fe-rich biotite promotes the production of berthierine as the principal alteration product in low-temperature environments. Additionally, this study suggests that the combination of HAADF-STEM and EELS is effective for identifying nanominerals and elucidating their formation and alteration mechanisms.
Recent Updates on Interaction Studies and Drug Delivery of
Antimalarials with Serum Albumin Proteins
Authors: Azeem Kashish , Irfan Iram , Rashid Qudsia , Singh Shailja , Patel Rajan , Abid Mohammad 
Published: May 2023

Abstract:
This review focuses on recent trends in the binding study of various antimalarial
agents with serum albumins in detail. Serum albumin has a significant role in the
transport of drugs and endogenous ligands. The nature and magnitude of serum albumin
and drug interactions have a tremendous impact on the pharmacological behavior and toxicity
of that drug. Binding of drug to serum albumin not only controls its free and active
concentration, but also provides a reservoir for a long duration of action. This ultimately
affects drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. Such interaction determines
the actual drug efficacy as the drug action can be correlated with the amount of unbound
drug. With the advancement in spectroscopic techniques and simulation studies,
binding studies play an increasingly important role in biophysical and biomedical science,
especially in the field of drug delivery and development. This review assesses the insight
we have gained so far to improve drug delivery and discovery of antimalarials on the basis
of a plethora of drug-serum protein interaction studies done so far.
The Chemoprotective Potentials of Alpha-lipoic Acid against
Cisplatin-induced Ototoxicity: A Systematic Review
Authors: Lateef Al-Awsi Ghaidaa Raheem , Arshed Uzma , Arif Anam , Ramírez-Coronel Andrés Alexis , Alhassan Muataz S. , Mustafa Yasser Fakri , Rahman Ferry Fadzlul , Zabibah Rahman S. , Gupta Jitendra , Iqbal Muhammad Shahid , Iswanto Acim Heri , Farhood Bagher 
Published: May 2023

Purpose:
Ototoxicity is one of the major adverse effects of cisplatin therapy which restrict
its clinical application. Alpha-lipoic acid administration may mitigate cisplatin-induced ototoxicity.
In the present study, we reviewed the protective potentials of alpha-lipoic acid against the
cisplatin-mediated ototoxic adverse effects.

Methods:
Based on the PRISMA guideline, we performed a systematic search for the identification
of all relevant studies in various electronic databases up to June 2022. According to the inclusion
and exclusion criteria, the obtained articles (n=59) were screened and 13 eligible articles were finally
included in the present study.

Results:
The findings of in-vitro experiments showed that cisplatin treatment significantly reduced
the auditory cell viability in comparison with the control group; nevertheless, the alpha-lipoic acid
co-administration protected the cells against the reduction of cell viability induced by cisplatin
treatment. Moreover, the in-vivo results of the auditory brainstem response (ABR) and distortion
product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) tests revealed a decrease in DPOAE and an increase in
ABR threshold of cisplatin-injected animals; however, it was shown that alpha-lipoic acid co-treatment
had an opposite pattern on the evaluated parameters. Other findings demonstrated that cisplatin
treatment could significantly induce the biochemical and histopathological alterations in inner
ear cells/tissue; in contrast, alpha-lipoic acid co-treatment ameliorated the cisplatin-mediated biochemical
and histological changes.

Conclusion:
The findings of audiometry, biochemical parameters, and histological evaluation
showed that alpha-lipoic acid co-administration alleviates the cisplatin-induced ototoxicity. The
protective role of alpha-lipoic acid against the cisplatin-induced ototoxicity can be due to different
mechanisms of anti-oxidant, anti-apoptotic, anti-inflammatory activities, and regulation of cell cycle
progression.
The Fate of 1,8-cineole as a Chemical Penetrant: A Review
Authors: Dao Ligema , Dong Yu , Song Lin , Sa Chula 
Published: May 2023

Abstract:
The stratum corneum continues to pose the biggest obstacle to transdermal drug delivery.
Chemical penetrant, the first generation of transdermal drug delivery system, offers a lot of potential. In
order to fully examine the permeation mechanism of 1,8-cineole, a natural monoterpene, this review
summarizes the effects of permeation-enhancing medications on drugs that are lipophilic and hydrophilic
as well as the toxicity of this substance on the skin and other tissues. For lower lipophilic drugs,
1,8-cineole appears to have a stronger osmotic-enhancing impact. An efficient and secure tactic would
be to combine enhancers and dose forms. 1,8-cineole is anticipated to be further developed in the transdermal
drug delivery system and even become a candidate drug for brain transport due to its permeability
and low toxicity.
The Quality of Life of Latin American Immigrants and Refugees in New Zealand
Authors: López Severiche Alfredo José 
Published: May 2023

Introduction: This research explores how Latin American refugees and immigrants living in New Zealand define the quality of life. The main reason for conducting this investigation was the lack of academic research on Latin American refugees and Immigrants in New Zealand. Objective: The purpose of this research is to contribute to the development of research on Latin American people in New Zealand, to discover the factors de impact the quality of life of these people in New Zealand, and what can be done to improve their quality of life. Methodology: Ethnographic and autoethnographic were the methodologies used in this study. Also, 20 semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 participants. Results: The findings of this research show that the definitions of quality of life given by the participants are aligned with those of the academic literature. For example, the participants believe that quality of life means having sufficient financial resources to live with dignity. They also think that it is necessary to feel at peace, tranquillity, happy and safe to enjoy a true quality of life. Conclusion: In summary, this research presents the definitions of quality of life given by Latin American refugees and immigrants in New Zealand and the factors that contribute to quality of life.