bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
AGE DETERMINATION OF CAPTIVE CHILEAN FLAMINGO (PHOENICOPTERUS CHILENSIS) CHICKS BASED ON PLUMAGE CHARACTERISTICS
Authors: Chiale Maria Cecilia , Montalti Diego , Maragliano René 
Published: February 2023

Abstract ∙ Many aspects of the breeding biology of the Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) are still unknown. We studied captive breeding Chilean Flamingos at La Plata Zoo, Buenos Aires, Argentina between February and July 2014 to document chick‐aging methods based on molt and coloration of bare parts, such as beak and legs. The development of young was divided in three age categories: 1. Chick (less than 15 days old), with white down and salmon‐ pink beak and red coral legs. 2. Pre‐juvenile (1–3 months old), birds covered with gray down (due to a combination of a double down coat) and when the white down falls, a brownish down coat is more evident. In this stage, the beak had darkened and the legs turned dark gray. 3. The last category is the juvenile (4–5 months old), characterized by the presence of vaned feathers, dorsal feathers are pale brown with a dark raquis, underparts are white and inner coverts have a pale‐salmon coloration; the beak is curved and has a blueish base with a charcoal gray tip and legs are pale gray. The information presented in this study may help to age young Chilean Flamingos in the wild.Resumen ∙ Criterios para determinar la edad de pollos de Flamenco Austral (Phoenicopterus chilensis) en cautiverio basadas en características del plumaje Varios aspectos de la biología reproductiva del Flamenco Austral (Phoenicopterus chilensis) son aún desconocidos. Estudiamos una colonia en cautiverio de Flamencos Australes pertenecientes al Zoológico de La Plata; Buenos Aires, Argentina entre febrero y julio de 2014 para obtener criterios para determinar la edad de los pollos basados en la coloración del plumaje y de las partes desnudas, como pico y patas. El desarrollo de los pollos se dividió en tres categorías: 1. Pollo (menos de 15 días de edad), cubiertos por plumón blanco, pico de color salmón‐rosado y patas rojo coral. 2. Pre‐juvenil (1–3 meses), cubiertos por plumón gris (debido a la combinación de una doble capa de plumón). A medida que el desarrollo avanzó, el plumón blanco se perdió y el plumón de color pardo se hizo más evidente. En este estadio, el pico se oscureció y las patas se tornaron de color gris oscuro. 3. La última categoría, el juvenil (4–5 meses), se caracterizó por la presencia de plumas, las plumas dorsales son de color marrón pálido con un raquis oscuro, las plumas ventrales son blancas y las coberteras inferiores son salmón pálidas. El pico es curvo y tiene una base azulada con la punta gris y las patas tienen una coloración gris pálida. La información presentada en este trabajo provee ayuda para categorizar a los jóvenes de esta especie y puede ser de utilidad en estudios demográficos.
DETERMINING THE WINTERING RANGE OF BROAD-WINGED HAWK (BUTEO PLATYPTERUS) IN SOUTH AMERICA USING CITIZEN-SCIENCE DATABASE
Authors: Kilpp Jonas Claudiomar , Cruz Paula , Iezzi Maria Eugenia , Varela Diego , Balza Ulisses 
Published: February 2023

Abstract ∙ Several species of raptors that breed in North America migrate to the southern hemisphere during the non-breeding period. The Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) is one of them, and its wintering distribution reaches the north and central part of South America, although there are published records for the species in Argentina and southern Brazil. We did an exhaustive search of records of the Broad-winged Hawk for South America, using bibliography, citizen-science initiatives, personal communications, and own records. We obtained 4025 georeferenced records for the 1879–2017 period. Both the numbers of records per year and the geographical range of the species have apparently increased in recent years. We also obtained the first record for Misiones province in Argentina and for Espírito Santo state, in Brazil. The wintering range of this species is estimated to cover 12.5 million km2 of the north central part of South America, including southern Brazil and northern Argentina. While it is possible that the range has expanded 700 km southwards recently, with the data available it is not possible to disentangle this possibility from changes in the distribution of bird observers. Resumen ∙ Determinando el rango invernal del Aguilucho Alas Anchas (Buteo platypterus) en Sudamérica involucrando datos de ciencia ciudadana Varias especies de aves rapaces se reproducen en América del Norte y migran durante los meses de invierno al hemisferio sur. Uno de ellos, el Aguilucho Alas Anchas (Buteo platypterus), alcanza normalmente el norte y centro de Sudamérica, aunque se han publicado registros en Argentina y en el sur de Brasil. Realizamos una búsqueda exhaustiva de registros del Aguilucho Alas Anchas para Sudamérica, en la literatura científica, en proyectos de ciencia ciudadana, comunicaciones personales y registros propios, obteniendo un total de 4025 registros georreferenciados para el período 1879–2017. Tanto el número de registros por año como el rango geográfico de la especie han aumentado en los últimos años. También reportamos el primer registro para la provincia de Misiones en Argentina y para el estado de Espírito Santo en Brasil. La zona de invernada actual de esta especie cubriría aproximadamente 12,5 millones de km2 de la porción central-norte de Sudamérica, incluyendo el sur de Brasil y el norte de Argentina. Si bien es posible que la especie se haya expandido unos 700 km hacia el sur en tiempos recientes, no es posible diferenciar esta posibilidad de cambios en la distribución de observadores de aves.
PRIMERA DESCRIPCIÓN SOBRE LA ANIDACIÓN DEL DACNIS ANDINO NORTEÑO (XENODACNIS PETERSI) EN ECUADOR
Authors: Molina Abril Paul , Carrasco Ugalde Agustín , Iñiguez Vela Xavier , Malo Larrea Antonio 
Published: February 2023

Resumen ∙ Se presenta nueva información sobre la biología reproductiva del Dacnis Andino Norteño (Xenodacnis petersi). En Ecuador esta especie se encuentra en los altos Andes, principalmente en el Parque Nacional Cajas, donde encontramos cinco nidos entre septiembre de 2017 y noviembre de 2018. Los nidos en forma de taza estaban construidos en cuatro plantas diferentes, con la pubescencia de las flores de Puya sp., musgo, paja y ramas secas como materiales principales. El tamaño de la puesta fue de uno a dos huevos y se colocaron en días consecutivos. La hembra estuvo a cargo de la incubación, mientras que ambos sexos se hicieron cargo de las crías. La incubación duró entre 17 y 20 días, y los polluelos permanecieron en el nido durante 16 a 18 días. Abstract ∙ First nesting description of the Streaked Dacnis (Xenodacnis petersi) in Ecuador Here we report new information on the reproductive biology of the Streaked Dacnis (Xenodacnis petersi). In Ecuador, this species is found in the high Andes, mainly in Cajas National Park, where we found five nests between September 2017 and November 2018. The cup-shaped nests were built on four different plants, with the pubescence of flowers of Puya sp., moss, straw and dry branches as the main materials. Clutch size was one or two eggs and these were laid on consecutive days. The female was in charge of the incubation, while both sexes took care of the chicks. Incubation lasted between 17 to 20 days, and the chicks remained in the nest for 16 to 18 days.
SURVEYING POPULATIONS OF RED-BILLED CURASSOWS (CRAX BLUMENBACHII) IN THE ATLANTIC FOREST OF BRAZIL
Authors: Rocha Joedison , Bonfim Fernando C. G. , Gatto Cassiano A.F.R. , Develey Pedro F. , Alvarez Ariane D. , Bernardo Christine S.S. 
Published: February 2023

Threatened species are frequently difficult to monitor, leading to a lack of information for the selection of the best conservation strategies. A case in point is the Red-billed Curassow (Crax blumenbachii, Cracidae, Galliformes), whose populations have declined due to deforestation of the northern Atlantic Forest and increased poaching in the late 1960s. The species is presently absent from most forest frag- ments within its geographic range, occurring only in forest remnants on the states of Bahia and Espírito Santo, Brazil. In this study, we esti- mated encounter rates and recorded the periods of activity of the Red-billed Curassow in three large Atlantic Forest fragments in the north- eastern Brazilian state of Bahia, using line-transect sampling. The northern region of Serra do Conduru State Park (0.29 sighting/10 km) and Descobrimento National Park (0.27 sighting/10 km) presented slightly greater encounter rates of this endangered cracid, compared to the Una Biological Reserve (0.13 – 0.20 sighting/10 km). We recorded Red-billed Curassows throughout the day, mainly between 10:00–11:00 h and 14:00–17:00 h. Our study is the first step for long-term monitoring of the Red-billed Curassow. These findings serve as baseline infor- mation, which may contribute to future assessments of the conservation status and support future conservation actions for the species.
Financial Arbitrage and Information Technology
Authors: Hoque Monzurul , Mohammadi Hamid 
Published: February 2023

This abstract was created post-production by the JFI Editorial Board.
In his 2003 controversial article entitled "IT does not matter", Nickolas G. Carr argued that Information Technology (IT) has lost its magical power to provide competitive advantages and that corporations would be better off focusing on the risk of IT rather than looking at IT as a strategic asset that can provide opportunities. On the other hand, IT guru, Robert M. Metcalfe, views IT investment as a source of competitive advantage. He further argues that it determines the path of sustainable excellence for a corporation. We posit that truth may lie in the middle. That is, it is neither ‘IT does not matter at all’ nor it is ‘IT matters all the time’. Our empirical findings indicate such a result when we linked financial arbitrage and information technology. Our data show that IT investment matters sometime and not always. The implications of our findings suggest that there is an optimal IT investment level. At the beginning stage, the strategic benefits from IT investments far exceeds the risk of IT investments. At some point the role reverses and the risk and mis-utilization of IT investments outweigh the independent and interactive strategic benefits of IT. The challenge is to find the optimal level of IT investments. That will be our next endeavor.
ESG Risk in Times of Crisis: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Jones Samuel 
Published: February 2023

This study compares the volatility of the S&P 500 ESG index and its conventional counterpart during the COVID-19 pandemic. The conditional volatility of each index is generated from an EGARCH model, with these series then used in a vector autoregression. Impulse response functions computed from the VAR show an increase in the conditional volatility of both the ESG and conventional index in response to various pandemic related shocks. However, the impact on the ESG index is significantly less than that of the conventional index, providing further evidence backing the claim that socially responsible investments are less risky than other investments during times of economic crisis.
Distribution Systems and Efficiency of Life Insurers in Korea
Authors: Park Jin 
Published: February 2023

This study investigates the technical efficiencies of all life insurance companies in Korea using data environment analysis (DEA) for the sample of 2006 – 2017. During the sample period studied, new life policy sales by cyber marketing and traditional face-to-face sales have significantly increased and sales by other distribution methods have parred or decreased. The estimates of average technical efficiency measures of Korean life insurers are about 18 percent higher than those of foreign life insurers. Among competing regression models, a random effects model is found to be an appropriate model and shows that cyber marketing and tele-marketing have a statistically significant positive impact on insurers’ efficiency, while there is a statistically significant negative relationship between the capital input and the efficiency. The findings of this suggest that insurers should strive to increase their operational efficiency by reevaluating and restructuring their distribution channels.
Une initiative communautaire pour favoriser la participation citoyenne des personnes malentendantes
Authors: Poliquin Cindy , Laberge Marie , Poupart-Monette Véronique , Duchesne Louise , Croteau Claire , Boucher Normand , Tremblay Marie-Hélène 
Published: February 2023

Les personnes malentendantes rencontrent des obstacles de communication dans leur vie courante. S’appuyant sur une approche communautaire visant l’autodétermination, l’étude décrit l’apport d’ateliers de partage de savoirs expérientiels sur l’utilisation des TIC entre personnes malentendantes. Plusieurs aspects de ces ateliers ont été appréciés ; entre autres pour ce qui est des aspects relationnels. L’intention d’utilisation des connaissances et le sentiment d’efficacité personnelle ont progressé entre les ateliers et les apprentissages ont été réutilisés pour pallier certaines difficultés de communication. Ainsi, ce type d’atelier devrait être pérennisé à long terme afin de favoriser la participation sociale des personnes vivant une perte auditive les empêchant de participer pleinement à la vie citoyenne.
Effectiveness of Tepid Sponging along with Antipyretic Drug versus Only Antipyretic Drug in the Management of Fever among Children – A Randomized Control Trial
Authors: Priya D. Shanmuga , Priya B. Lakshmi , K. Babu Akshay , Rajakumar P. G. , Rathinasamy M. 
Published: February 2023

Background: Childhood fever remains a very significant health issue among parents. A wide range of childhood illnesses is accompanied by fever, leading to varied attempts at treatment by parents at home before reaching to hospitals. Common methods of treatment include the use of Antipyretics and Physical methods like tepid sponging. These methods have created varied attitudes among community. Hence this study was conducted to assess the efficacy of both methods of treatment among children with fever.
Objectives: To compare the effectiveness in reducing the body temperature between use of antipyretic drug versus tepid sponging with antipyretic drug.
Materials and Methods: A randomized control study was conducted for a period 18 months among 100 children of 6 months -12 years presenting with complaints of fever. The children were randomly allocated to Tepid sponging with antipyretic group and antipyretic alone group. The children were monitored for the reduction pattern of the temperature and vitals at various time intervals. The unpaired t test was used to compare means between groups and ANOVA test was used to compare means before and after intervention.
Results: There no significant difference in reduction pattern of temperature among the groups at admission, half an hour, one and half hours and 2 hours post intervention (p>0.001).There is a significant reduction in temperature from baseline till 2 hours post intervention in both groups. Pulse and Respiratory rate showed the potential efficacy of proposed treatment to reduce the pyrexia. As there is gradual normalization of vitals as pyrexia beings to subside (p>0.001).
Conclusion: Antipyretics was found to be one of the easier and cheaper intervention for administration when compared to physical methods in management of fever in children. Physical method like tepid sponging can be administered along with antipyretic medications to reduce the body temperature, both at home and healthcare facility by the parents or caregivers or paramedics for better and earlier relief from fever among children who don’t experience any discomfort during the procedure.
Multi-vessel Disease Percutaneous Coronary Intervention versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Authors: El Amrawy Ahmed Mahmoud , Hassan Abdelnabi Mahmoud , Almaghraby Abdallah 
Published: February 2023

Background: Revascularization of the coronary arteries is associated with better short term and long term prognosis in patients having multivessel coronary artery disease (MV-CAD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, whether revascularization using coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using drug eluting stents (DES) is better remains unknown.
Objectives: To compare the outcomes of revascularization by multi-vessel PCI using DES versus revascularization by CABG in patients with CKD having multivessel CAD, regarding in-hospital and one-year major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE).
Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of the data of a group of patients having CKD with eGFR less than 60 ml/min with multivessel CAD who underwent revascularization by PCI or revascularization by CABG and were compared as regards in-hospital and one-year MAACE.
Results: A total of 565 patients were reviewed in this study, 230 patients had multivessel PCI using DES while 335 patients had CABG. Comparing both revascularization groups regarding in-hospital MACCE, patients who had mutli-vessel PCI had significantly lower in-hospital mortality, cerebrovascular events (stroke/TIA) and lower total MACCE than patients who had CABG (P-value = 0.03 & 0.01 & 0.04 respectively). When comparing both revascularization groups regarding one-year MACCE, patients who had mutli-vessel PCI had significantly lower cerebrovascular events and total MACCE than those patients who had CABG (P-value = 0.02 & 0.03 respectively).
Conclusion: This is a retrospective study to determine which strategy is better for revascularization of CKD patients having multivessel CAD; we can conclude that multi-vessel PCI using DES for CKD patients and multivessel CAD had advantages over CABG regarding in-hospital and one-year cerebrovascular accidents (TIA/stroke) and regarding total MACCE. Larger randomized controlled trials are required to confirm our findings.
Association of Blood Pressure With Rates of Macular Ganglion Cell Complex Thinning in Patients With Glaucoma
Authors: Mohammadzadeh Vahid , Su Erica , Mohammadi Massood , Law Simon K. , Coleman Anne L. , Caprioli Joseph , Weiss Robert E. , Nouri-Mahdavi Kouros 
Published: February 2023

ImportanceThere are scarce data on the association of blood pressure measures with subsequent macular structural rates of change in patients with glaucoma.ObjectiveTo investigate the association of baseline blood pressure measures with rates of change of the macular ganglion cell complex in patients with central or moderate to advanced glaucoma damage at baseline.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis prospective cohort study, conducted from August 2021 to August 2022, used data from patients in the Advanced Glaucoma Progression Study at the University of California, Los Angeles. Participants were between 39 and 80 years of age and had more than 4 macular imaging tests and 2 or more years of follow-up.ExposuresA diagnosis of glaucoma with either central damage or a visual field mean deviation worse than −6 dB.Main Outcomes and MeasuresThe main outcome was the association of blood pressure measures with ganglion cell complex rates of change. Macular ganglion cell complex thickness rates of change were estimated with a bayesian hierarchical model. This model included relevant demographic and clinical factors. Blood pressure measures, intraocular pressure, and their interactions were added to the model to assess the association of baseline blood pressure measures with global ganglion cell complex rates of change.ResultsThe cohort included 105 eyes from 105 participants. The mean (SD) age, 10-2 visual field mean deviation, and follow-up time were 66.9 (8.5) years, –8.3 (5.3) dB, and 3.6 (0.4) years, respectively, and 67 patients (63.8%) were female. The racial and ethnic makeup of the cohort was 15 African American (14.3%), 23 Asian (21.9%), 12 Hispanic (11.4%), and 55 White (52.4%) individuals based on patient self-report. In multivariable analyses, female sex, history of taking blood pressure medications, higher intraocular pressure, thicker central corneal thickness, shorter axial length, higher contrast sensitivity at 12 cycles per degree, and higher baseline 10-2 visual field mean deviation were associated with faster ganglion cell complex thinning. Lower diastolic blood pressure was associated with faster rates of ganglion cell complex thinning at higher intraocular pressures. For intraocular pressures of 8 and of 16 mm Hg (10% and 90% quantiles, respectively), every 10 mm Hg–lower increment of diastolic blood pressure was associated with 0.011 μm/y slower and –0.130 μm/y faster rates of ganglion cell complex thinning, respectively.Conclusions and RelevanceIn this cohort study, a combination of lower diastolic blood pressure and higher intraocular pressure at baseline was associated with faster rates of ganglion cell complex thinning. These findings support consideration of evaluating and addressing diastolic blood pressure as a therapeutic measure in patients with glaucoma if supported by appropriate clinical trials.
Shellfish relaying on longlines in the open sea: A note
Authors: Zorita Izaskun , Solaun Oihana , Rodríguez José Germán 
Published: February 2023

AbstractSince bivalves are filter‐feeding organisms that can concentrate microorganisms and contaminants from the surrounding environment, there are strict sanitary requirements to ensure food safety. The legislation establishes a time limit of 2 months for shellfish relaying processes, but this study aims to determine whether the purification time can be reduced to make relaying an attractive activity for producers. For this purpose, mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and Pacific oysters (Magallana gigas) were submerged for 6 weeks in a port near untreated urban discharges and then transferred to a relaying site located in open waters off the Basque coast (Southeastern Bay of Biscay). Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli were analysed at 0, 2, 8, 14 and 21 days of depuration. After 2 days, Salmonella spp. was no longer detected in mussels or Pacific oysters. Geometric mean concentrations of E. coli (13068‐14662 most probable number [MPN]/100 g) were high at the beginning of the experiment but decreased progressively. Pacific oysters needed 8 days to show E. coli values below the acceptable threshold for human consumption (230 MPN/100 g), while mussels needed 21 days. Under the studied conditions, the shellfish relaying period in open waters could be reduced while ensuring food safety.
Marked intrafamilial variability of clinical and neuroimaging manifestations in NFIB‐related developmental disorder
Authors: Gana Simone , Serpieri Valentina , Giorgio Elisa , Iorio Melanie , Rognone Elisa , Pichiecchio Anna , Chiappedi Matteo , Valente Enza Maria 
Published: February 2023

AbstractNFIB belongs to the nuclear factor I (NFI) family of transcription factors that, by activating or repressing gene expression during embryogenesis, has a relevant role in the development of several organs including the brain. Heterozygous pathogenic variants of NFIB have recently been associated with developmental delay and mild‐to‐moderate intellectual disability, macrocephaly, nonspecific facial dysmorphisms, and corpus callosum dysgenesis. We identified a heterozygous missense variant in the NFIB gene in a 15‐year‐old boy with neurodevelopmental disorder and brain malformations, who inherited the variant from his substantially healthy mother presenting only minor physical and neuroanatomical defects.