bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Therapeutic Neuroscience Education In Fibromyalgia: A Randomized
Controlled Trial
Authors: Kabul Elif Gur , Basakci Calik Bilge , Baş Aslan Ummuhan , Karasu Uğur 
Published: January 2025

Abstract To investigate additive effect of Therapeutic Neuroscience Education (TNE)
to pilates exercises in female patients with fibromyalgia (FM).25 female patients FM included in the study. They randomly separated into two
groups. There were 11 patients in the intervention group and 14 patients in
the control group. Pilates exercises and TNE were applied in the
intervention group, and only pilates exercises were applied in the control
group. Dynamic Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment
(DLOTCA), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Brief Pain Inventory (BPI),
Widespread Pain Index (WPI), Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnare (FIQ), Symptom
Severity Scale (SSS), Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), Tampa Scale for
Kinesiophobia (TSK), Biopsychosocial Questionnaire (BETY-BQ) and pressure
algometer was used for evaluation.After the treatment, control group improved in the “visuomotor construction”
and “thinking operations"cognitive areas andtotal score of DLOTCA, BPI-pain
severity score, VAS, FIQ, SSS, PCS-magnification, and only left medial knee
mean score of pressure pain thresholds (p<0.05). Intervention group
improved in the “thinking operations” cognitive area and total score of
DLOTCA, BPI-pain severity score, BPI-pain interference score, VAS, WPI, FIQ,
SSS, TSK, BETY-BQ and all pressure pain thresholds (excluding left
trapezius) (p<0.05). In the comparison of delta values, the
intervention group improved more in WPI, FIQ, right trapezius mean score and
left trapezius, right quadriceps femoris, right-left medial knee maximum and
mean scores of pressure pain thresholds (p<0.05). TNE increased the effectiveness of pilates exercises on pain, functional
status and pressure pain thresholds in patients with FM.
Safety and effectiveness of endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage in patients with cirrhosis: an international multicenter experience
Authors: Garg Rajat , Baron Todd H. , Trieu Judy A. , Martínez-Moreno Belén , Aparicio Tormo José Ramón , Akiki Karl , Storm Andrew C. , Kumar Prabhat , Singh Amandeep , Simons-Linares C. Roberto , Chahal Prabhleen 
Published: January 2025

AbstractEndoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) for symptomatic gallbladder disease has been shown to be safe and effective in patients with high surgical risk, but data are lacking for patients with cirrhosis. We investigated the safety and effectiveness of EUS-GBD in patients with and without cirrhosis.This retrospective review included patients who underwent EUS-GBD at four (three US and one Spanish) international tertiary care centers. Outcomes, including technical success, clinical success, and procedure-related adverse events, were compared between patients with and without cirrhosis.170 patients (47 with cirrhosis, 123 without cirrhosis) were included. There was no difference in age, sex, race, comorbidities, antiplatelet use, hemoglobin, or international normalized ratio between the two groups (P > 0.05 for all). The most common etiology of cirrhosis was alcohol (42.6%) with mean Model of End-stage Liver Disease-Sodium (MELD-Na) score of 16.2 (SD 8.8). Acute cholecystitis was more common in patients with cirrhosis (74.5% vs. 56.9%; P = 0.02). Technical (cirrhosis 97.9% vs. no cirrhosis 95.1%; P = 0.67) and clinical (93.6% vs. 94.9%; P = 0.71) success rates were similar in the two groups. Adverse events were infrequent and similar between groups, the most common being stent maldeployment (cirrhosis 4.3% vs. no cirrhosis 5.7%; P = 0.99). Survival rates were similar at the end of follow-up.EUS-GBD was safe and effective in patients with cirrhosis, with outcomes similar to patients without cirrhosis when performed by experienced echoendoscopists. Patients with cirrhosis and symptomatic gallbladder disease can be considered for EUS-GBD.
Technical Considerations for Oncologic Colectomy
Authors: Bauer Philip S. , Wlodarczyk Jordan , Widmar Maria 
Published: January 2025

AbstractColectomy for malignant tumors or unresectable benign tumors requires preoperative planning based on cross-sectional imaging, consideration of neoadjuvant therapy, a decision on the extent of lymphadenectomy, and comprehensive knowledge of the relevant anatomy. Imaging review is critical for determining resectability and noting any aberrant anatomy. Based on the imaging, neoadjuvant therapy should be considered for bulky or locally advanced disease. The anatomical resection of the colon, mesentery, and lymph node basins is performed in accordance with the concept of complete mesocolic excision (CME), entailing the resection of the mesentery with visceral peritoneum intact, appropriate proximal and distal margins taken en bloc, and high ligation of the primary feeding vessels along which the lymph nodes are positioned. High ligation of the colic arteries is part of a standard lymphadenectomy and is intended to address possible micrometastatic nodal disease and proper staging for adjuvant therapy. Extended lymphadenectomy in the form of CME with central vascular ligation is indicated for patients with advanced T stage or clinical lymphadenopathy. Whether extended lymphadenectomy should be performed routinely is subject to debate. In this article, we review the indications and operative strategies for management of colon cancer in various locations in the colon, as well as key considerations for minimally invasive colectomy and advanced techniques such as CME with central vascular ligation.
CoReSi: a GPU-based software for Compton camera reconstruction and simulation in collimator-free SPECT
Authors: Lequertier Vincent , Testa Étienne , Maxim Voichiţa 
Published: January 2025

Abstract

Objective. Compton cameras (CCs) are imaging devices that may improve observation of sources of γ photons. The images are obtained by solving a difficult inverse problem. We present CoReSi, a Compton reconstruction and simulation software implemented in Python and powered by PyTorch to leverage multi-threading and to easily interface with image processing and deep learning algorithms. The code is mainly dedicated to medical imaging and near-field experiments where images are reconstructed in 3D. Approach. The code was developed over several years in C++, with the initial version being proprietary. We have since redesigned and translated it into Python, adding new features to improve its adaptability and performances. This paper reviews the literature on CC mathematical models, explains the implementation strategies we have adopted and presents the features of CoReSi. Main results. The code includes state-of-the-art mathematical models from the literature, from the simplest, which allow limited knowledge of the sources, to more sophisticated ones with a finer description of the physics involved. It offers flexibility in defining the geometry of the CC and the detector materials. Several identical cameras can be considered at arbitrary positions in space. The main functions of the code are dedicated to the computation of the system matrix, leading to the forward and backward projector operators. These are the cornerstones of any image reconstruction algorithm. A simplified Monte Carlo data simulation function is provided to facilitate code development and fast prototyping. Significance. As far as we know, there is no open source code for CC reconstruction, except for MEGAlib, which is mainly dedicated to astronomy applications. This code aims to facilitate research as more and more teams from different communities such as applied mathematics, electrical engineering, physics, medical physics get involved in CC studies. Implementation with PyTorch will also facilitate interfacing with deep learning algorithms.
Theoretical evaluation of the realizable power conversion efficiency and the possible scheme for hole-transport-layer-free carbon-cathode CsPbI2Br solar cells
Authors: Wan Guodong , Li Yali , Liu Xiaoyang , Li Wenxuan , Liu Hai , Du Mingbo , Liu Qiming , Fu Yujun , He Deyan , Li Junshuai 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Hole-transport-layer (HTL)-free carbon-cathode CsPbI2Br solar cells have gained notable attention because of the good balance between light absorption and improved stability, as well as the cost advantage. However, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) experimentally realized for the related solar cells of < 16% is necessarily improved for possible practical application. In this study, the impact of the interfacial defect density between CsPbI2Br and the carbon cathode that is one of the most pivotal factors influencing the PCE improvement is studied, and meanwhile a feasible scheme using a thin AlO
x
passivation layer to block electrons and allow hole tunneling is proposed. The PCE of 19.68% is predicted for HTL-free carbon-cathode CsPbI2Br solar cells.
Unraveling the environmental Kuznets curve in IGAD countries: interplay between ecological footprint, economic growth, renewable energy, and globalization
Authors: Warsame Abdimalik Ali , Daror Hudayfe Osman , Abdullahi Abdulkadir Mohamed 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Climate change has become a global phenomenon; hence, mitigating environmental pollution and degradation are crucial for addressing climate change consequences. A paradigm shift from fossil fuel to clean energy sources is suggested to reduce environmental pollution without compromising economic growth. This study assesses the validity of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis by incorporating the impacts of renewable energy, population density, and globalization on ecological footprint in IGAD member nations. A battery of econometric techniques, such as Pedroni, Kao, and Johansen Fisher cointegration methods, heterogeneous panel methods, and Dumitrescu-Hurlin panel causality tests are utilized. Before the formal analysis, we performed a cross-sectional dependence test; and it was observed that the data are cross-sectional dependent. Hence, the second-generation unit root test is utilized which confirms that all the interested variables are stationary at the first difference I (1). The empirical results of cointegration methods indicate that explanatory variables are cointegrated into the ecological footprint in the long run. Moreover, the PMG—which provides consistent results as evidenced by the Hausman test—underscored that globalization, population density, and renewable energy mitigate ecological footprint in the long run even though renewable energy is insignificant. An increase in economic growth is associated with a deterioration of environmental pollution, while squared growth is linked to a reduction in pollution. This evidence supports the existence of the EKC theory, which posits an inverted U-shaped relationship between economic expansion and ecological footprint. Besides, unidirectional causalities are detected from ecological footprint to population density, renewable energy, economic growth, and squared economic growth but not the other way around. In light of the empirical results, several policy recommendations are proposed.
β3 accelerates microtubule plus end maturation through a divergent lateral interface
Authors: Wood Lisa M. , Moore Jeffrey K. 
Published: January 2025

β-tubulin isotypes exhibit similar sequences but different activities, suggesting that limited sequence divergence is functionally important. We investigated this hypothesis for TUBB3/β3, a β-tubulin linked to aggressive cancers and chemoresistance in humans. We created mutant yeast strains with β-tubulin alleles that mimic variant residues in β3 and find that residues at the lateral interface are sufficient to alter microtubule dynamics and response to microtubule targeting agents. In HeLa cells, β3 overexpression decreases the lifetime of microtubule growth, and this requires residues at the lateral interface. These microtubules exhibit a shorter region of EB binding at the plus end, suggesting faster lattice maturation, and resist stabilization by paclitaxel. Resistance requires the H1-S2 and H2-S3 regions at the lateral interface of β3. Our results identify the mechanistic origins of the unique activity of β3 tubulin and suggest that tubulin isotype expression may tune the rate of lattice maturation at growing microtubule plus ends in cells. [Media: see text] [Media: see text] [Media: see text] [Media: see text] [Media: see text] [Media: see text]
A neo-Durkheimian institutional theory of buffering
Authors: 6 Perri , Heims Eva 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Sustaining cooperation during deepening mistrust requires very specific organizational dynamics in government, to cultivate—for example—both ‘realist’ and ‘liberal institutionalist’ capabilities, and find a workable relationship between them in policymaking, negotiation and implementation. This presents an acute problem of coordination, requiring ‘buffering’. The chapter presents a neo-Durkheimian institutional theory of varieties of buffering, showing that understanding how it can work is a key part of understanding why it is attempted and often achieved. It shows how informal institutional ordering cultivates styles of judgement in government, which in turn shape stances towards status in international affairs. Finally, using this theory, the chapter presents our hypotheses about trends over the period examined in Chapters 3–7.
The zenith of negotiation, 1875–1898
Authors: 6 Perri , Heims Eva 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
A more negotiated form of buffering emerged from 1879 through the 1880s. This chapter considers debates in British government about the lack of any ‘state’s interest’ clause in submarine cable landing concessions, which revealed major problems of lack of coordination between security and commercial considerations. It goes on to examine internal government negotiations as well as diplomatic talks which led to the second adherence decision, to the Submarine Cable Convention of 1884, showing how negotiated buffering shaped decision-making. The following section shows how the the theory explains British decision-making on the Pacific Cable proposal. The chapter challenges the standard view of the ‘war reservation clause’. Finally, it shows how changed buffering shaped British strategy at ITU conferences.
‘No in English I don’t do that’: exploring Gambian migrants’ linguistic cooperation in Italy
Authors: Santello Marco 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This study explores the experience of linguistic cooperation of migrants, focussing on their varying degrees of reliance on others for communication. It adopts an approach that draws theoretically on innovations in the understanding of competence beyond the cognitive-structuralist paradigm and more broadly on the importance of cooperation in the social sphere. Based on the lived experience of Gambian migrants in a shelter as it emerges interactionally between the researcher and three participants, the data show that asking for help can be problematic, and reliance on others changes over time and depending on the tasks and languages involved. Furthermore, when migrants lean on others it is not necessarily long-standing social networks that complement one’s competence but also fleeting encounters, and online tools for individual language learning can be useful when cooperation is not there. Competence beyond individual skills needs to be further researched, so that gradation in cooperation, the use of material affordances and different stances towards reliance on others, as well as where they stem from, are more fully accounted for.
Separation of Three Polar Compounds with Similar Polarities from Swertia mussotii by a Combination of Two Counter-Current Chromatography Modes
Authors: Li Hongmei , Chen Tao , Shen Cheng , Wang Shuo , Luo Juyuan , Song Zhibo , Ma Yumei , Li Aijing , Lu Weihang , Feng Hailun , Li Yulin 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Separation of polar compounds especially with similar polarities is challenging. In the present study, three polar compounds with similar polarities, including gentiopicroside, sweroside and mangiferin, have been successfully separated from Swertia mussotii by a combination of two counter-current chromatography modes. With the selected solvent system of ethyl acetate/n-butanol/water (8/2/10, v/v), a continuous injection mode was firstly employed. As a result, 10.4 g of mangiferin with purity higher than 98% and 8 g of Peak I mainly composed of gentiopicroside and sweroside could be easily obtained from 24 g of the sample by counter-current chromatography through eight injections. Then, a recycling counter-current chromatography mode was introduced for the separation of gentiopicroside and sweroside. Through six cycles, 5.3 g of gentiopicroside and 0.8 g of sweroside with purity higher than 98% were obtained from 8 g of Peak I. The research provides a reference for the large-scale separation of polar compounds with similar polarities.
Impact of Fluconazole Resistance on the Outcomes of Patients With Candida parapsilosis Bloodstream Infections: A Retrospective Multicenter Study
Authors: Vena Antonio , Tiseo Giusy , Falcone Marco , Bartalucci Claudia , Marelli Cristina , Cesaretti Mario , Di Pilato Vincenzo , Escribano Pilar , Forniti Arianna , Giacobbe Daniele Roberto , Guinea Jesus , Limongelli Alessandro , Lupetti Antonella , Machado Marina , Mikulska Malgorzata , Salmanton-García Jon , Soriano-Martin Ana , Taramasso Lucia , Valerio Maricela , Bouza Emilio , Muñoz Patricia , Bassetti Matteo 
Published: January 2025

Abstract

Background
This study assesses the impact of fluconazole resistance on 30-day all-cause mortality and 1-year recurrence in patients with Candida parapsilosis bloodstream infections (BSI).

Methods
A multicenter retrospective study was performed at 3 hospitals in Italy and Spain between 2018 and 2022. Adult patients with positive blood cultures for C. parapsilosis who received appropriate targeted therapy with either echinocandins or fluconazole were included.

Results
Among 457 patients, 196 (42.9%) had fluconazole-resistant C. parapsilosis (FLZR-CP) BSI and 261 (57.1%) had fluconazole-susceptible C. parapsilosis (FLZS-CP) BSI. All FLZR-CP patients received targeted echinocandins, while FLZS-CP patients received either echinocandins (60.5%) or fluconazole (39.5%). Unadjusted 30-day all-cause mortality rates were 28.6% for FLZR-CP and 28.4% for FLZS-CP (log-rank test, P = .998). In multivariable analysis, increased mortality was associated with age (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 1.03 per year; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01–1.05; P = .0005), solid tumor (aHR 1.91; 95% CI, 1.06–3.46; P = .0302), previous antifungal treatment (aHR 1.84; 95% CI, 1.12–3.10; P = .0192), and septic shock (aHR 2.39; 95% CI, 1.42–4.06; P = .0010), but not fluconazole resistance (aHR 1.00; 95% CI, .62–1.63; P = .9864) nor the type of initial antifungal therapy (aHR 1.46; 95% CI, .69–3.06; P = .3202). Propensity score-matched analysis showed no 30-day all-cause mortality difference between echinocandin-treated FLZR-CP and fluconazole-treated FLZS-CP patients (HR 0.81; 95% CI, .37–1.75; P = .5915). However, a higher 1-year recurrence risk was observed in FLZR-CP patients (odds ratio, 7.37; 95% CI, 2.11–25.80; P = .0018).

Conclusions
Our results suggest that fluconazole resistance is not associated with a higher mortality risk in patients with C. parapsilosis BSI, though 1-year recurrence rates were higher in the FLZR-CP group.
Guidelines for Gene and Genome Assembly Nomenclature
Authors: Cannon Ethalinda K S , Molik David C , Wright Adam J , Zhang Huiting , Honaas Loren , Chougule Kapeel , Dyer Sarah 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The rapid increase in the number of reference-quality genome assemblies presents significant new opportunities for genomic research. However, the absence of standardized naming conventions for genome assemblies and annotations across datasets creates substantial challenges. Inconsistent naming hinders the identification of correct assemblies, complicates the integration of bioinformatics pipelines, and makes it difficult to link assemblies across multiple resources. To address this, we developed a specification for standardizing the naming of reference genome assemblies, to improve consistency across datasets and facilitate interoperability. This specification was created with FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) practices in mind, ensuring that reference assemblies are easier to locate, access, and reuse across research communities. Additionally, it has been designed to comply with primary genomic data repositories, including members of the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration (INSDC) consortium, ensuring compatibility with widely used databases. While initially tailored to the agricultural genomics community, the specification is adaptable for use across different taxa. Widespread adoption of this standardized nomenclature would streamline assembly management, better enable cross-species analyses, and improve the reproducibility of research. It would also enhance natural language processing applications that depend on consistent reference assembly names in genomic literature, promoting greater integration and automated analysis of genomic data. This is a good time to consider more consistent genomic data nomenclature as many research communities and data resources are now finding themselves juggling multiple datasets from multiple data providers.
A Matter of Individual Discretion: Facilitating Performative Credibility in Asylum Interviews
Authors: Bodström Erna 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACT
This article discusses performative credibility in asylum interviews, which are regarded as the most important single event in the asylum process. Despite this importance, and although there are studies that focus on asylum interviews, there is very little research regarding how the interviews are facilitated – that is, how the interviewers guide the interview through the introduction they provide, the questions they ask, and the order in which they ask those questions. The current article contributes to filling this gap by looking at asylum interviews as performances, in which the right to seek asylum is decided not only by what the applicant says but also by how they say it. The article calls this expectation placed upon the asylum applicant ‘performative credibility’. The article asks how asylum interviews facilitate performative credibility, and answers this question by analysing the discourses of facilitation and question orders in 43 asylum interview records from the Finnish Immigration Service. The findings indicate that facilitation is uncommon in the interviews, that there is no all-encompassing way of going about it, and that it happens largely at the discretion of the individual interviewer. This means that, while a small number of applicants are facilitated, others may not even be made aware of the roles and rules of performative credibility, including that their performance is assessed during the interview, meaning that these applicants are left in a disadvantaged position. The current article seeks to make an important contribution to the field of refugee studies by showing how asylum interviews can facilitate – or not – the kinds of detailed and coherent narratives assessed to be credible and truthful in asylum decision making.